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6/20/2005
Students who sell or possess
illicit drugs would lose their state education aid under a bill
introduced by a Wisconsin Senate lawmaker, the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported June 16.
State Sen. Joe Leibham (R-Sheboygan) introduced the bill in the Senate
Committee on Higher Education and Tourism, saying, "We need to take a
stand against drugs." A similar bill died in the Senate last year after
being approved in the state Assembly.
School financial-aid administrators objected to the bill, saying they
don't have the means to track student drug offenses. Congress passed a
similar law in 1998, but that measure has been roundly criticized, is up
for reauthorization this year, and is likely to be amended.
Some Wisconsin officials said the state should hold off on its bill
until the status of the federal law becomes clearer. "The bill has
laudable goals," said state Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls), chair
of the higher-education committee. "It's the details we want sorted
out."
The Wisconsin bill goes further than they federal law by banning aid and
scholarships to students convicted of possession with intent to
manufacture, deliver, or distribute, as well as those convicted of
selling drugs.
Source:
Join Together
Online.
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Boston University School of Public Health |
