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House File 2036

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 123.46, subsection 1, Code 1999, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  e.  "Undergraduate dormitory" means a
  1  4 dormitory or residence hall used for housing undergraduate
  1  5 students, which is under the control of a board of directors
  1  6 of a community college under chapter 260C, an accredited
  1  7 private institution as defined in section 261.9, or an
  1  8 institution of higher learning under the control of the state
  1  9 board of regents pursuant to chapter 262.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 123.46, Code 1999, is amended by adding
  1 11 the following new subsection:
  1 12    NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  A person shall not possess or consume
  1 13 alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in an undergraduate dormitory.
  1 14 In addition to a criminal penalty which may apply, a person
  1 15 violating this subsection shall pay a civil penalty not to
  1 16 exceed two hundred dollars.  Judicial magistrates shall hear
  1 17 and determine violations of this subsection.  The civil
  1 18 penalties paid pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited
  1 19 in the county general fund.  A person aggrieved by another
  1 20 person possessing or consuming alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer
  1 21 in an undergraduate dormitory, or an institution of higher
  1 22 learning or community college, may request the court to impose
  1 23 additional sanctions for a violation of this subsection.
  1 24    Sec. 3.  Section 260C.4, Code 1999, is amended by adding
  1 25 the following new subsection:
  1 26    NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Adopt a policy to monitor the
  1 27 enforcement of the prohibition on the possession or
  1 28 consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in
  1 29 undergraduate dormitories at community colleges pursuant to
  1 30 section 123.46.  The policy shall include a clear statement of
  1 31 sanctions for failure of a community college to enforce the
  1 32 prohibition on the possession or consumption of alcoholic
  1 33 liquor, wine, or beer in undergraduate dormitories under its
  1 34 control.
  1 35    Sec. 4.  Section 261.2, Code 1999, is amended by adding the
  2  1 following new subsection:
  2  2    NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  Establish sanctions for accredited
  2  3 private institutions which fail to enforce a prohibition on
  2  4 the possession or consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or
  2  5 beer in undergraduate dormitories under their control pursuant
  2  6 to section 123.46.  The sanctions may deny participation in
  2  7 tuition grant and other state financial aid programs by an
  2  8 accredited private institution.
  2  9    Sec. 5.  Section 262.9, Code Supplement 1999, is amended by
  2 10 adding the following new subsection:
  2 11    NEW SUBSECTION.  30.  Adopt a policy to monitor the
  2 12 enforcement of the prohibition on the possession or
  2 13 consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in
  2 14 undergraduate dormitories at the institutions of higher
  2 15 learning under its control pursuant to section 123.46.  The
  2 16 policy shall include a clear statement of sanctions for
  2 17 failure of an institution of higher learning to enforce the
  2 18 prohibition on the possession or consumption of alcoholic
  2 19 liquor, wine, or beer in undergraduate dormitories.  
  2 20                           EXPLANATION
  2 21    This bill establishes a prohibition on the possession or
  2 22 consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in a
  2 23 undergraduate dormitory of a private or public postsecondary
  2 24 educational institution.  A person who violates the alcoholic
  2 25 beverage prohibition shall pay a civil penalty not to exceed
  2 26 $200.  Judicial magistrates shall hear and determine
  2 27 violations.  The civil penalties paid shall be credited to the
  2 28 county general fund.  An aggrieved person or an institution of
  2 29 higher learning or a community college may request the court
  2 30 to impose additional sanctions for a violation of the
  2 31 prohibition.  A person who is under legal age and who
  2 32 possesses or consumes alcoholic beverages is guilty of a
  2 33 simple misdemeanor for a first offense and a serious
  2 34 misdemeanor and loss of one's driver's privileges for one year
  2 35 for a second or subsequent offense.
  3  1    The state board for community colleges and the state board
  3  2 of regents are directed to adopt policies to monitor the
  3  3 enforcement of the prohibition on the possession or
  3  4 consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in
  3  5 undergraduate dormitories.  The policies are to include a
  3  6 clear statement of sanctions to be imposed for failure of the
  3  7 community colleges or other institutions of higher learning to
  3  8 enforce the prohibition.
  3  9    The college student aid commission is also directed to
  3 10 establish sanctions for accredited private institutions which
  3 11 fail to enforce the prohibition on the possession or
  3 12 consumption of alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in their
  3 13 undergraduate dormitories.  The sanctions may include the
  3 14 denial of participation in tuition grant or other state
  3 15 financial programs by an accredited private institution.  
  3 16 LSB 5032HH 78
  3 17 tj/cls/14.1
     

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