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MN SF377

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Clare Oumou Verbeten

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Origin

Senate

94th Legislature 2025-2026

AI Summary

  • Prohibits both public and private higher education institutions in Minnesota from giving preferential treatment in admissions based on legacy status (familial relationship to alumni)
  • Bans admissions preferences for applicants with familial relationships to institutional donors
  • Defines "legacy status" as an applicant's familial relationship to an alumnus of the institution
  • Requests (but does not mandate) the University of Minnesota Board of Regents to comply, reflecting the university's constitutional autonomy
  • Would be codified as new section 135A.063 in Minnesota Statutes

Legislative Description

Legacy admissions prohibition

Last Action

Authors added Putnam; Gruenhagen

2/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education1/21/2025

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