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BILL · 2003–04 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 6268

SB 6268: Affirmative action

Permitting a college or university to maintain a diverse student population by considering race, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the admission and transfer process without using quotas, predetermined points, or set asides.

Summary

  • Colleges and universities are allowed to consider race, color, ethnicity or national origin in their admission or transfer policies if the purpose of the consideration is to promote diversity and if the policy meets a list of minimum requirements.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 15, 2004
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
January 15, 2004 in the Senate
Last action
January 23, 2004
Requested by
Governor
Companion bill
HB 2700
Versions
SB 6268, SSB 6268

AN ACT Relating to higher education admissions;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

8 co-sponsors (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

Don Carlson R-49Ken Jacobsen D-46Dave Schmidt R-44Paull Shin D-21Debbie Regala D-27Adam Kline D-37Rosemary McAuliffe D-1Rosa Franklin D-29

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. Referred to Judiciary. (SSB 6268)
  2. And refer to Judiciary. (SSB 6268)
  3. HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SSB 6268)
  4. HIE - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  5. And refer to Judiciary.
  6. Referred to Judiciary.
  7. First reading, referred to Higher Education.
  8. Held on first reading.

SB 6268 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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