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An Act to Prohibit the Consideration of Legacy Preferences or Donor Preferences in Postsecondary Educational Institution Admissions

An Act to Prohibit the Consideration of Legacy Preferences or Donor Preferences in Postsecondary Educational Institution Admissions

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Sponsor
Senator Michael Tipping
Last action
2025-05-06
Official status
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date
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An Act to Prohibit the Consideration of Legacy Preferences or Donor Preferences in Postsecondary Educational Institution Admissions

An Act to Prohibit the Consideration of Legacy Preferences or Donor Preferences in Postsecondary Educational Institution Admissions Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to Prohibit the Consideration of Legacy Preferences or Donor Preferences in Postsecondary Educational Institution Admissions Sponsor: Senator Michael Tipping Reference committee: Education and Cultural Affairs Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

  2. 2025-04-29 Committee

    Reported Out; ONTP

  3. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Work Session Held

  4. 2025-04-28 Committee

    Voted; ONTP

  5. 2025-03-25 House

    The Bill was REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS . In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  6. 2025-03-25 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs.

Official Summary Text

An Act to Prohibit the Consideration of Legacy Preferences or Donor Preferences in Postsecondary Educational Institution Admissions
Sponsor:
Senator Michael Tipping
Reference committee:
Education and Cultural Affairs
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

Current Bill Text

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 1285
S.P. 513 In Senate, March 25, 2025
An Act to Prohibit the Consideration of Legacy Preferences or
Donor Preferences in Postsecondary Educational Institution
Admissions
Reference to the Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs suggested and ordered
printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator TIPPING of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Senators: CURRY of Waldo, DUSON of Cumberland, RAFFERTY of York,
TALBOT ROSS of Cumberland, Representatives: GOLEK of Harpswell, RANA of Bangor,
SATO of Gorham.

Page 1 - 132LR1525(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §10018 is enacted to read:
3§10018. Legacy and donor preference prohibited
41. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the
5 following terms have the following meanings.
6 A. "Donor preference" means a preference given to an applicant to an educational
7 institution based on the applicant's familial relationship to a person who provides or
8 provided financial support to the institution.
9 B. "Educational institution" or "institution" means any postsecondary educational
10 institution incorporated or chartered under the laws of this State.
11 C. "Legacy preference" means a preference given to an applicant to an educational
12 institution based on the applicant's familial relationship to a graduate of the institution.
132. Prohibition. An educational institution may not consider a legacy preference or
14 donor preference when determining admission to the institution.
153. Data collection. This section may not be construed to prohibit an educational
16 institution from asking an applicant to provide information about familial relationships to
17 graduates of the institution for the purpose of data collection.
184. Applicant's life experience. This section may not be construed to prohibit an
19 educational institution from considering in the admissions process an applicant's discussion
20 of how a familial relationship to a donor or graduate affected the applicant's life.
21SUMMARY
22 This bill prohibits postsecondary educational institutions in the State from considering
23 legacy preferences or donor preferences in the admissions process.
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