Fairness in Academic Admissions Act
Section I. Title
i. This bill may be known as the “Fairness in Academic Admissions Act.”
Section II. Substance
i. This act applies to any University, College, Graduate School, or other post-secondary institution (hereafter “post-secondary institutions”) that accepts money from the Southern Regional Government or any local government in the South
ii. Post-Secondary Institutions that accept money from the Southern Regional Government or any local government in the South may not use race, ethnicity, religion, income, sex, gender, political ideology, or “legacy status” as a factor in admissions.
Section III. Enforcement
i. Post-Secondary Institutions found to violate this act by the Southern Attorney General shall be required to forfeit all government funds received in years where the institution violated this statute and shall additionally be fined the larger of $1,000,000 or 1% of the institution’s endowment.
ii. Residents of the Southern Region shall retain a private right of action against post-secondary institutions that violate this statute
Sponsor: reagente
I think it violates the spirit of the 14th amendment for academic admissions to consider demographic factors rather than academic merit. I do think educational institutions in the South should be allowed to discriminate in admissions - but not if they receive any taxpayer money from the Southern region. This bill prohibits that.
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