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Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action

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State	Status/Date	Level	Summary
CA	Vetoed 10/2011	Postsec.	Consideration of Race, Gender, Ethnicity and National Origin in Undergraduate and Graduate Admissions S.B. 185 From bill summary: Authorizes the University of California and the California State University to consider race, gender, ethnicity and natio...	More...
NH	Became law without governor's signature 06/2011	Postsec.	Preferential and Disciminatory HR Practices H.B. 623 Prohibits preferences in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or admission by state agencies, the university system, the community college system,...	More...
AR	Signed into law 03/2011	Postsec. Community College	Higher Education Annual Report H.B. 1454 Clarifies what information specific to higher education-related reports should contain, including information on affirmitive action programs...	More...
CA	Vetoed 09/2010	Postsec.	Consideration of Certain Factors in Student Admissions A.B. 2047 From bill analysis: Authorizes the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) to consider geographic origin and...	More...
NE	Signed into law 05/2009	P-12 Postsec.	Amends Criteria for Receiving Scholarship L.B. 440 Changes diversity criteria (deletes terms racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds but leaves term "diverse") under the Student Diversity Sc...	More...
NE	Approved by voters 09/2008	P-12 Postsec.	Ballot Initiative: Prohibits Discrimination V. 3; (Initiative Measure No. 424) (INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. 424) Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution; prohibits the State from discriminating against, or granting p...	More...
CO	Approved by voters 07/2008	P-12 Postsec. Community College	Affirmative Action in Education Amendment 46 Proposes and amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the state from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment to any indiv...	More...
MI	Approved by voters 07/2006	P-12 Postsec. Community College	Bans Affirmative Action By State V. 3 (Prop. 2) Amends the state Constitution through a ballot proposal to prohibit the University of Michigan and other state universities, the state, and ...	More...
TX	Signed into law 05/2005	Postsec.	Minority Enrollment S.B. 302 From bill analysis: Enables the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to better monitor universities' minority outreach efforts by requ...	More...
CA	Vetoed 09/2004	Postsec.	Public Postsecondary Education: Admissions Policy A.B. 2387 Authorizes the University of California and the California State University to consider culture, race, gender, ethnicity, national origin, g...	More...
CA	Did not pass 10/2002	Postsec.	Classification By Race, Ethnicity, Color or National Origin Proposition 54 October 2003 Special Election. Initiative Constitutional Amendment: Classification by race, ethnicity, color or national origin. Prohibits s...	More...