California Education Code

§ 66018.4

EDC § 66018.4 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 5 · Title 3 · Part 40 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature to stop the practice of legacy and donor admissions and protect students as they pursue their higher education.

(b)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1)“Donor preference in admissions” means considering an applicant’s relation to a donor of, or a donation to, the independent institution of higher education as a factor in the admissions process, including asking an applicant to indicate their family’s donor status and including that information among the documents that the independent institution of higher education uses to consider an applicant for admission.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 1006, Sec. 1. (AB 1780) Effective January 1, 2025.