New York S 6597: Prohibits legacy preference as eligible criteria for admission standards

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S06597 Summary:

BILL NOS06597 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRPARKER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §239-c, Ed L

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Prohibits legacy preference as eligible criteria for admission standards.

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BILL NOS06597 

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03/18/2025REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO HIGHER EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6597

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed 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

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 239-c
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 239-c. Legacy preference for admission. No degree-granting institu-
 4 tion of higher education shall give preference to an applicant for
 5 admission to such institution on the basis of such applicant's familial
 6 relationship to a person who has graduated from such institution. An
 7 institution may inquire about an applicant's familial relationship to a
 8 person who has graduated from such institution after an offer of admis-
 9 sion has been accepted by an applicant for the purposes of data
 10 collection.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding
 12 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the
 13 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
 14 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
 15 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.
 LBD11123-01-5

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