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On March 13, U.S. Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) introduced the first ever Senate bill to prevent college students from automatically losing financial aid as a punishment for drug offenses. S.2767 would allow students with drug convictions to keep aid and stay in school unless a judge specifically ruled they should lose education in addition to other punishments imposed like fines, jail time, or community service.
Although the penalty should be repealed outright, the judicial discretion bill would tremendously reduce its impact by turning it into an opt-in punishment instead of an automatic one. Take action now by spending one minute to edit and send a pre-written letter to your senators!
Any college student who gets convicted of a drug offense automatically loses his or her financial aid. Unfortunately, this harmful aid elimination penalty has already impacted more than 200,000 students.
Thankfully the U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would significantly scale back the penalty, allowing students to keep aid and stay in school unless a judge specifically ruled they should lose their education in addition to other punishments usually imposed such as fines, jail time, or community service.
While only a full and complete repeal of the penalty would address all its problems, the judicial discretion bill would at least eliminate the mandatory minimum punishment on every and all drug students with convictions, immensely reducing its negative impact
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