Rep. COBB-HUNTER proposes the following Amendment No. to H.4025 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: No funds shall be expended by a public institution of higher learning to grant preferential admission to an applicant on the basis of legacy status.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 554, after line 21, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/(GP: Legacy Admissions) No funds appropriated in this act shall be expended by a public institution of higher learning to grant preferential admission to an applicant on the basis of legacy status. For the purposes of this proviso, a "legacy applicant" is defined as an individual who has a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or permanent legal guardian who previously attended the institution. Both undergraduate and graduate admissions decisions shall be made without regard to legacy status, and no legacy applicant shall receive preferential treatment over any other applicant based on such status./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.