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Maryland Senate Bill SB543

Maryland 2024 Regular Session

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33 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
44 [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5- Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6- Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
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107 SENATE BILL 543
118 F2 4lr1571
129 CF HB 4
1310 By: Senator Brooks
1411 Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2024
1512 Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
16-Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17-Senate action: Adopted
18-Read second time: March 21, 2024
1913
20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Institutions of Higher Education – Admissions Standards – Prohibition on 2
25-Consideration of Legacy Preference or Donor Preference 3
19+Consideration of Legacy Preference 3
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2721 FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain institutions of higher education from considering a 4
28-legacy preference or donor preference as an eligible criterion for admissions 5
29-standards at the institution; and generally relating to admissions standards and 6
30-institutions of higher education. 7
22+legacy preference as an eligible criterion for admissions standards at the institution; 5
23+and generally relating to admissions standards and institutions of higher education. 6
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32-BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
33- Article – Education 9
34-Section 10–101(a) and (h) 10
35- Annotated Code of Maryland 11
36- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
25+BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
26+ Article – Education 8
27+Section 10–101(a) and (h) 9
28+ Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
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38-BY adding to 13
39- Article – Education 14
40-Section 26–901 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Consideration of Legacy 15
41-Preference Preferences in the Admissions Process” 16
42- Annotated Code of Maryland 17
43- (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18
31+BY adding to 12
32+ Article – Education 13
33+Section 26–901 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 9. Consideration of Legacy 14
34+Preference in the Admissions Process” 15
35+ Annotated Code of Maryland 16
36+ (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
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45- SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
46-That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
38+ SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
39+That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
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48-Article – Education 21 2 SENATE BILL 543
41+Article – Education 20
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43+10–101. 21
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45+ (a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated. 22
46+ 2 SENATE BILL 543
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49+ (h) (1) “Institution of higher education” means an institution of postsecondary 1
50+education that generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools, and awards 2
51+degrees at either the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level. 3
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52-10–101. 1
53+ (2) “Institution of higher education” includes public, private nonprofit, and 4
54+for–profit institutions of higher education. 5
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54- (a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated. 2
56+SUBTITLE 9. CONSIDERATION OF LEGACY PREFERENCE IN THE ADMISSIONS 6
57+PROCESS. 7
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56- (h) (1) “Institution of higher education” means an institution of postsecondary 3
57-education that generally limits enrollment to graduates of secondary schools, and awards 4
58-degrees at either the associate, baccalaureate, or graduate level. 5
59+26–901. 8
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60- (2) “Institution of higher education” includes public, private nonprofit, and 6
61-for–profit institutions of higher education. 7
61+ (A) IN THIS SECTION , “LEGACY PREFERENCE ” MEANS A PREFERENCE 9
62+GIVEN TO AN APPLICAN T TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION BY THE 10
63+INSTITUTION BASED ON THE APPLICANT ’S FAMILIAL RELATIONS HIP TO AN ALUM OF 11
64+THE INSTITUTION . 12
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63-SUBTITLE 9. CONSIDERATION OF LEGACY PREFERENCE PREFERENCES IN THE 8
64-ADMISSIONS PROCESS. 9
66+ (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN 13
67+THE STATE THAT RECEI VES STATE FUNDS. 14
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66-26–901. 10
69+ (C) (1) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY NO T CONSIDER A 15
70+LEGACY PREFERENCE AS AN ELIGIBLE CRITERIO N FOR ADMISSION STAN DARDS TO 16
71+THE INSTITUTION . 17
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68- (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 11
69-INDICATED. 12
73+ (2) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY AS K APPLICANTS 18
74+TO PROVIDE INFORMATI ON ABOUT FAMILIAL RELATION SHIPS TO ALUMS OF TH E 19
75+INSTITUTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIN G DATA. 20
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71- (2) “DONOR PREFERENCE ” MEANS A PREFERENCE G IVEN TO AN 13
72-APPLICANT TO AN INST ITUTION OF HIGHER ED UCATION BY THE INSTI TUTION BASED 14
73-ON THE APPLICANT ’S FAMILIAL RELATIONS HIP TO A PERSON WHO PROVIDES 15
74-FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTION . 16
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76- (3) “LEGACY LEGACY PREFERENCE ” MEANS A PREFE RENCE GIVEN 17
77-TO AN APPLICANT TO A N INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION BY THE INSTITUTION 18
78-BASED ON THE APPLICA NT’S FAMILIAL RELATIONS HIP TO AN ALUM OF TH E 19
79-INSTITUTION. 20
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81- (B) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN 21
82-THE STATE THAT RECEIVES STATE FUNDS. 22
83-
84- (C) (1) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY NO T CONSIDER A 23
85-LEGACY PREFERENCE OR DONOR PREFERENCE AS AN ELIGIBLE CRITE RION FOR 24
86-ADMISSION STANDARDS TO THE INSTITUTION . 25
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88- (2) AN INSTITUTION OF HIG HER EDUCATION MAY AS K APPLICANTS 26
89-TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT FA MILIAL RELATIONSHIPS TO ALUMS OF THE 27
90-INSTITUTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIN G DATA. 28
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92- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29
93-1, 2024. 30
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77+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
78+1, 2024. 22