Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit any public or private university, college, or other institution of higher education from suspending or refusing to grant scholarships, loans, fellowships, grants-in-aid, or any other financial aid given or guaranteed by the state for academic assistance to any individual because of any other misconduct that in its judgment bears adversely on his or her fitness for the assistance.

(Amended (as to be amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 678) by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1113, Sec. 40.3. Amendments operative January 1, 1993, pursuant to Stats. 1987, Ch. 678, Sec. 4. Note: Sec. 4 of Ch. 678 made this section inoperative from January 1, 1988, until January 1, 1993.)