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On March 2 members of the Rhode Island General Assembly introduced H 6134, a bill which if enacted will restore state aid and make up lost federal aid for students affected by the federal Higher Education Act (HEA) Drug Provision, and call on Congress to repeal the 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 Rhode Island to express support for this important legislation. If you are represented by one of the cosponsors of H 6134, please call or write your state legislator and thank him or her. If your elected officials in Rhode Island have not signed on to this legislation, please call or write asking them to do so immediately. The original sponsors of H 6134 are Representatives Almeida, Diaz, and Slater.