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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74443</law_id><section_number>23.1-407.2</section_number><catch_line>Admissions applications; legacy admissions and admissions based on donor status prohibited</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="23.1">Institutions of Higher Education; Other Educational and Cultural Institutions</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="II">Students and Campus</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="4">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> As used in this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">legacy status</span>&#x201D; means the familial relationship of an individual applying for admission to an institution of higher education to an alumnus of such institution. <a id="paragraph-267557" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-407.2/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> No <span class="dictionary">public institution of higher education</span> shall provide any manner of preferential treatment in the admissions decision to any student applicant on the basis of such student&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">legacy status</span> or such student&#x2019;s familial relationship to any donor to such institution. <a id="paragraph-267558" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/23.1-407.2/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, cc. 2, 15.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
