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Last week the Arizona General Assembly introduced a resolution, concurrent memorial HCM 2004, which, if enacted, will call on Congress to repeal the Higher Education Act (HEA) Drug Provision. The HEA Drug Provision is a federal law that delays or denies eligibility for financial aid for college to would-be students with drug convictions -- even a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge can result in the loss of aid. Since the law took effect in 2000, more than 160,500 would-be students have lost financial aid because of the law.

The Coalition for Higher Education Act Reform (CHEAR) is asking supporters to contact their elected officials in Arizona to express support for this effort. If you are represented by one of the cosponsors of this bipartisan effort, please call or write your state legislator and thank him or her for supporting this important issue. If your elected officials in Arizona have not signed on to this legislation, please call or write asking them to do so immediately. The original cosponsors of HCM 2004 are Representatives David Bradley, Cheryl Chase, Ted Downing, Michele Reagan, Amanda Aguirre, Manuel Alvarez, Olivia Cajero Bedford, Ann Kirkpatrick, and Senators Jorge Garcia and Gabrielle Giffords.