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NY A02125
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Latrice Walker
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AI Summary
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Prohibits all higher education institutions in New York State—including SUNY, CUNY, and private degree-granting colleges—from considering an applicant's family relationship to alumni as a factor in admissions decisions
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Allows institutions to comply by redacting, suppressing, or removing alumni/ae relation information from application materials reviewed during the admissions process
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Establishes a civil penalty of up to $50,000 for institutions found to have engaged in a knowing pattern or practice of violating the prohibition, following notice and a hearing
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Declares that legacy admission policies disproportionately harm students from low-income families, first-generation college students, immigrants, undocumented individuals, and historically underrepresented minority groups
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Takes effect on July 1 following enactment
Legislative Description
Enacts the "fair college admissions act"; prohibits legacy admissions policies at colleges and universities in New York; declares such policies and practices to be discriminatory and inequitable.
Last Action
referred to higher education
1/7/2026