Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, legacy admissions, etc.
Summary
Public institutions of higher education; admissionsapplications; legacy admissions and admissions based on donor status prohibited. Prohibits any public institution of higher educationfrom providing any manner of preferential treatment in the admissionsdecision to any student applicant on the basis of such student'slegacy status, defined in the bill, or such student's familial relationshipto any donor to such institution. This bill was incorporated into SB 46.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2023
Last action Jan 18, 2024
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Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 12, 2024
Committee
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
upper
Dec 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeremy McPike
DDemocratic
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