Bill To End Legacy & Donor-Preferred Admissions To CA Colleges Signed Into Law By Gov. Newsom

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : "Assemblyman Ting added that "If we value diversity in higher education, we must level the playing field.
58% : Finally, AB 1780 will require, on or before June 30, 2026, and annually thereafter, an independent institution of higher education to report specified information about admitted students to the Legislature.
56% : In addition, the bill will require funds in the account, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be available for purposes of funding the Cal Grant Program or the Cal Grant Reform Act, as well as require the department to post the names of the independent institutions of higher education that violate the prohibition on its internet website.
56% : "The California Dream shouldn't be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we're opening the door to higher education wide enough for everyone, fairly.
47% : Assembly Bill 1780, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), will prohibit an independent institution of higher education from providing a legacy preference or donor preference in admissions to an applicant as part of the regular or early action admissions process.
45% : The bill will make a violation of the prohibition subject to a civil penalty equal to the amount the independent institution of higher education receives in the year before the violation occurred pursuant to the Cal Grant Program or the Cal Grant Reform Act.

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