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Introduced
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
In Committee
02/27/2025
02/27/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
194th General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the consideration of familial relationships to graduates in applications to higher education institutions. Higher Education.
AI Summary
This bill aims to ban legacy preferences in higher education admissions across public and private institutions in Massachusetts. Specifically, the bill prohibits public higher education institutions (including schools in the University of Massachusetts and state university segments) and private degree-granting institutions from considering an applicant's familial relationship to alumni during the admissions process. This means that colleges and universities cannot give preferential treatment to applicants who have relatives who previously graduated from the same institution. Additionally, the institutions are forbidden from including any documents in the application that reveal the names of colleges or universities attended by an applicant's relatives. The provisions of this bill will take effect for admission decisions leading to initial student enrollment in the 2026-2027 school year and subsequent academic years. By eliminating legacy preferences, the bill seeks to create a more equitable and merit-based college admissions process that does not advantage applicants based on family connections.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Joint Committee on Higher Education Hearing (13:00:00 5/5/2025 A-1) (on 05/05/2025)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1452 |
BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1452.pdf |
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