A. As used in this section, “legacy status” means the familial relationship of an individual applying for admission to an institution of higher education to an alumnus of such institution.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 23.1-407.2

  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Public institution of higher education: includes the System as a whole and each associate-degree-granting and baccalaureate public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 23.1-100

B. No public institution of higher education shall provide any manner of preferential treatment in the admissions decision to any student applicant on the basis of such student’s legacy status or such student’s familial relationship to any donor to such institution.

2024, cc. 2, 15.