VA SB71 | 2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 28 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-18 - Incorporated by Education and Health
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Public institutions of higher education; admissions applications; legacy admissions and admissions based on donor status prohibited. Prohibits any public institution of higher education from providing any manner of preferential treatment in the admissions decision to any student applicant on the basis of such student's legacy status, defined in the bill, or such student's familial relationship to any donor to such institution.

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Title

Higher educational institutions, public; admissions applications, legacy admissions, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-01-18 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Education and Health (Y: 15 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-01-18SenateIncorporated by Education and Health
2024-01-12SenateAssigned Education and Health Sub: Higher Education
2023-12-28SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2023-12-28SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104326D

Same As/Similar To

HB48 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0015)
SB46 (Similar To) 2024-03-08 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0002)

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231407.2(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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