Public Act 103-0877
 
SB0462 EnrolledLRB103 02913 RJT 47919 b

    AN ACT concerning education.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Admissions 
Based on Legacy Status or Donor Relation Prevention Law.
 
    Section 5. The Public Higher Education Act is amended by 
adding Section 15 as follows:
 
    (110 ILCS 167/15 new)
    Sec. 15. Admission based on legacy status or donor 
relation prohibited.
    (a) In this Section: 
    "Alumnus" means a graduate of a public institution of 
higher education. 
    "Familial relationship" means an individual's father, 
mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, 
great-aunt, great-uncle, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, 
wife, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, 
father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, 
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, 
stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, 
or half sister; the father, mother, grandfather, or 
grandmother of the individual's spouse; or the individual's 
fiance or fiancee. 
    "Legacy status" means the familial relationship of an 
individual applying for admission to a public institution of 
higher education to an alumnus or former or current attendee 
of the public institution of higher education. 
    (b) In determining admission to a public institution of 
higher education, the public institution of higher education 
may not consider an applicant's legacy status or the 
applicant's familial relationship to any past, current, or 
prospective donor of something of value to the public 
institution of higher education as a factor in admitting the 
applicant.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  8/9/2024