CO governor signs law banning state-supported colleges from considering legacies in admissions

State-supported colleges in Colorado are no longer allowed to consider an applicant's legacy status in college admissions decisions, according to a new state bill signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis (D) this week.

The legislation, which Polis officially approved during a signing ceremony on Tuesday, states that considering whether a student has familial relationships with alumni of a state higher education institution "is discriminatory in nature and hurts students who are undocumented, first-generation, immigrants, or underrepresented minorities and who do not have the same relationships to Colorado higher education institutions."

The bill also notes the "significant racial and socioeconomic disparities among students who enroll in higher education institutions" in Colorado. Sixty-three percent of the state university population consists of white students and 67 percent middle-to-high income young people, compared to 42 percent Latino students and 47 percent from low-income families.

One of the bill's sponsors, state Rep. Kyle Mullica (D), said in remarks at the ceremony Colorado is the first state to enact a policy of this kind.

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