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Bill H.1452
SECTION 1
Section 9 of Chapter 15A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the fourth paragraph the following:
For purposes of this paragraph, a public higher education institution shall mean a school in the University of Massachusetts segment or in the state university segment of the system of public institutions of higher education established in section 5 of chapter 15A. When deciding whether to grant admission to an applicant, a public higher education institution shall not consider the applicant’s familial relationship to a graduate of the institution. A public higher education institution shall not include in the documents that it uses to consider an applicant for admission information that discloses the name of any college or university that any relative of the applicant attended.
SECTION 2
Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after section 30A the following:
Section 30B.
When deciding whether to grant admission to an applicant, a degree granting institution of higher education located in the commonwealth authorized to grant degrees by the board of higher education shall not consider the applicant’s familial relationship to a graduate of the institution. Such institution shall not include in the documents that it uses to consider an applicant for admission information that discloses the name of any college or university that any relative of the applicant attended.
SECTION 3
SECTIONS 1 and 2 shall take effect for admission decisions that lead to an applicant’s initial enrollment in a higher education institution in the 2026-2027 school year and thereafter.
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