2015 House Bill 4693

Ban local “promise zone” grants to students at certain state universities

Introduced in the House

June 9, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D-8)

To prohibit local government scholarships financed by a “promise zone” tax increment financing scheme for students who attend a state college or university that does not automatically accept any student with a grade point average in the top 15 percent of his or her high school class. This is a method by which some states have gotten around bans on using race as a factor in college admissions.

Referred to the Committee on Education