BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

SB 5870: Higher edu admissions

Requiring the public institutions of higher education to use admission standards similar to those used by United States military academies.

Summary

The Higher Education Coordinating Board would be required to include policies identical to those used by the United States military academy to create a diverse student body when establishing the minimum admissions standards for the state baccalaureate institutions of higher education.

From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5870), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to admission standards for public four-year institutions of higher education;

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

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

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