An Act to end discriminatory outcomes in vocational school admissions

This bill requires vocational-technical schools to use a blind lottery for admissions when applications exceed available spots, ensuring no student is selected based on factors like race, disability, or socioeconomic status. It mandates that schools place unselected applicants on a lottery-ordered waitlist and forward this data to the education department by June 1 each year. The department must collect and publicly report annual data on admissions, enrollment, and waitlists, including breakdowns by race, ethnicity, disability status, and economic background. These provisions directly affect students applying to vocational programs and aim to prevent discriminatory outcomes through transparent, randomized selection and data tracking.