SB 84

Under current federal law, a postsecondary student who is convicted of a state

or federal crime involving the sale of a controlled substance for conduct that occurred

during a period of enrollment for which the postsecondary student was receiving any

federal grant, loan, or work assistance is ineligible to receive any federal grant, loan,

or work assistance for a period of two years from the date of the conviction, and a

postsecondary student who is convicted of such a crime based on that conduct

following a previous conviction for such a crime based on that conduct is ineligible

to receive any federal grant, loan, or work assistance indefinitely, unless the student

satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program or the conviction is reversed,

set aside, or otherwise rendered nugatory.

This bill makes a postsecondary student who is convicted of manufacturing,

distributing, or delivering, or of possessing, with intent to manufacture, distribute,

or deliver, a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under the law of this

state or a substantially similar federal law or law of another state based on conduct

that occurred during a period of enrollment for which the postsecondary student was

receiving any state financial assistance provided by the Higher Educational Aids

Board or the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (state financial

assistance) ineligible to receive any state financial assistance for a period of two

years following the conviction, and a postsecondary student who is convicted of such

a crime based on that conduct following a previous conviction for such a crime based

on that conduct is ineligible for state financial assistance for an indefinite period,

unless the student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation program or the

conviction is reversed, set aside, or vacated.