Bill banning legacy admissions in all California colleges and universities passes Assembly

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people think this will pass a legal action for the privates? There are limits to state action. They could not pass a valid law that says only serve skim milk. Where does this power come from?

Those private institutions get tax dollars, both directly and indirectly.

Federal money, yes. But state?

+1 already explained earlier in this thread. The privates receive state funds. If they don't want to follow the law they will have to forfeit the money.

What state money does Stanford get? Or USC?

Even if they do -- you cannot contition something unrelated to state or federal funds. The condition has to be about the grant of the money.

It is tied to the condition of the Cal Grants. Read the law. It clearly states tied to Cal Grants (student funding). If Stanford decides that they want to continue using legacy in admissions, they will not be able to access Cal Grants as part of the funding package for 1st gen/low/middle-income students. They can come up with other funds to replace the lost money for financial aid or comply with the law. However, do you think Stanford or USC will give up that funding stream? Yes, they have the endowment and could probably afford to but politically it looks bad in the progressive state of CA.