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Assembly Actions -
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| May 14, 2024 |
print number 1378a |
| May 14, 2024 |
amend (t) and recommit to higher education |
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referred to higher education |
| Jan 17, 2023 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A1378A
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Rebecca Seawright
Eddie Gibbs
Philip Ramos
Karines Reyes
2023-A1378 - Details
2023-A1378 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1378
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2023
___________
Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, GIBBS -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting legacy
preference as eligible criteria for admission standards or for partic-
ipation in state awards programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 209-b
to read as follows:
§ 209-B. LEGACY PREFERENCE FOR ADMISSION. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, "LEGACY PREFERENCE" MEANS A PREFERENCE GIVEN BY A PUBLIC
COLLEGE OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ON THE BASIS OF AN APPLICANT'S FAMILIAL
RELATIONSHIP TO ALUMNI OF SUCH PUBLIC COLLEGE OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY.
2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY,
A PUBLIC COLLEGE OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SHALL NOT CONSIDER A LEGACY PREF-
ERENCE AS ELIGIBLE CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION STANDARDS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT A PUBLIC COLLEGE OR PUBLIC UNIVERSITY MAY STILL INQUIRE ABOUT FAMI-
LIAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ALUMNI IN ORDER TO COLLECT DATA.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 665-a of the education law, as amended
by chapter 146 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
1. Participation agreement. No institution may participate in the
general, academic or other award programs described in this article
unless it shall have entered into a written agreement with the corpo-
ration under which it shall be bound to comply with all laws and rules
applicable to such programs. The participation agreement may contain
such other terms and conditions, consistent with such applicable laws,
rules and procedures, as the president may require in accordance with
rules adopted for this purpose by the board and shall be developed in
consultation with the commissioner of education; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
A PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH ANY INSTITUTION SHALL INCLUDE THE CONDI-
TION THAT SUCH INSTITUTION SHALL NOT CONSIDER A LEGACY PREFERENCE AS
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03385-01-3
co-Sponsors
Rebecca Seawright
Eddie Gibbs
Philip Ramos
Karines Reyes
2023-A1378A (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A1378A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
1378--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2023
___________
Introduced by M. of A. EPSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, GIBBS, RAMOS, REYES, ARDILA,
DINOWITZ, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Higher Education -- recommitted to the Committee on Higher Education
in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting legacy
preference as eligible criteria for admission standards
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 239-c
to read as follows:
§ 239-C. LEGACY PREFERENCE FOR ADMISSION. NO DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITU-
TION OF HIGHER EDUCATION SHALL GIVE PREFERENCE TO AN APPLICANT FOR
ADMISSION TO SUCH INSTITUTION ON THE BASIS OF SUCH APPLICANT'S FAMILIAL
RELATIONSHIP TO A PERSON WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM SUCH INSTITUTION. AN
INSTITUTION MAY INQUIRE ABOUT AN APPLICANT'S FAMILIAL RELATIONSHIP TO A
PERSON WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM SUCH INSTITUTION AFTER AN OFFER OF ADMIS-
SION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY AN APPLICANT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DATA
COLLECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03385-02-4
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