GA HB602

Students convicted of criminal offenses resulting from "materially and substantially disruptive conduct" on their postsecondary institution's campus will be denied state loans, grants, and scholarships

Disruptive conduct includes fighting or violence, property damage, physically blocking or using threats to prevent others from attending events, occupying campus facilities without consent, or engaging in harassment

Constitutionally protected activity is explicitly excluded, including lawful protests in unrestricted outdoor campus areas and minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions

Funding denial takes effect at the start of the term following conviction and continues through the end of the next term; relief is available if convictions are overturned on appeal

Georgia Student Finance Commission must develop implementing rules in consultation with the University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia