An Act to advance fairness, integrity, and excellence in higher education admissions

This bill requires all 4-year degree-granting colleges and universities in the state to annually report detailed admissions data to the attorney general and higher education department. Institutions must disclose whether they use legacy preferences, donor relationships, or early decision/early action policies, and provide disaggregated enrollment statistics broken down by race, financial aid status, and admission pathway. The law prohibits institutions from considering legacy status, donor relationships, or using early decision policies without paying a public service fee calculated based on their endowment size (ranging from 0.01% to 0.2% of endowment). Non-compliant institutions face fees deposited into a Higher Education Opportunity Trust Fund supporting public community colleges and state universities. The bill aims to increase transparency around admissions practices while using financial penalties to enforce accountability.