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Privacy policy </td> <td class="ga-campaignLetter"> Urge AZ General Assembly to Pass Pro-Education Resolution 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. <input name="confirm_input" value="1" type="hidden"> <input name="rk" value="" type="hidden"> <input name="client_id" value="" type="hidden"> <input name="refer_type" value="" type="hidden"> <input name="refer_id" value="" type="hidden"> <input name="force_prefix_collection" value="1" type="hidden"> <table> <tbody><tr> <td></td> <td> Subject: \t\t\t\t \t \t\t\t\t<input name="subject" value="HCM 2004: Support Repealing the HEA Drug Provision " size="36" type="text"> \t \t\t\t\t \t \t\t\t \t </td> </tr> </tbody></table> \t \t\t\t Dear [ Decision Maker ], (Edit Letter Below) <textarea name="text" cols="46" rows="20" wrap="virtual">This week the Arizona General Assembly will consider a resolution, concurrent memorial HCM 2004, which if passed will call on Congress to repeal the Higher Education Act (HEA) Drug Provision. The Drug Provision is a federal law that denies eligibility for financial aid to anyone with a drug offense on his or her record, no matter how minor. Since taking effect in 2000, the Drug Provision has delayed or denied financial aid to more than 160,500 students. I am writing to ask you to support this effort by cosponsoring HCM 2004 and voting "yes" when the resolution comes up for a vote later in the session. Denying eligibility for financial aid to a first-time drug offender is an overly harsh consequence for someone who has already been punished by the criminal justice system. More importantly, an education is one of the best ways to combat problems associated with drug addiction. Drug abuse among young people is a problem that Arizona should take seriously, but denying financial aid opportunities to individuals with drug problems is a fundamentally flawed approach. Students seeking to improve their lives through education deserve a second chance and denying them access to funds for school only perpetuates the cycle of addiction they are trying to break. I sincerely hope that you will support this important resolution and reopening the doors of opportunity for young people who have made past mistakes. I would greatly appreciate a response with your thoughts on this matter.</textarea> \t Sincerely, [Your name] [Your address] \t \t</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </form> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>Link to action alert: http://ga0.org/campaign/AZlegislators/