as introduced - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to postsecondary education; providing 1.3 penalties for students convicted of rioting; proposing 1.4 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes 2002, chapter 1.5 135A. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [135A.157] [PENALTIES FOR RIOTING.] 1.8 If a student enrolled in a postsecondary institution is 1.9 convicted of damage to property or violence to persons in 1.10 connection with a riot, the student is not eligible for a state 1.11 grant award under section 136A.121 after conviction and must pay 1.12 the highest applicable tuition rate, including the nonresident 1.13 tuition rate, to attend a public postsecondary institution in 1.14 any subsequent enrollment periods. In addition, a public 1.15 postsecondary system may not count a student convicted of damage 1.16 to property or violence to persons in conjunction with a riot 1.17 for the purpose of state aid under section 135A.031, subdivision 1.18 2. 1.19 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.20 Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment.