California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 66024.5

Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 29, Sec. 4. (SB 118) Effective August 6, 2020.
(a)This section shall apply to all segments of postsecondary education in this state.
(b)Except for purposes of an application for a professional degree or law enforcement basic training courses and programs, a postsecondary educational institution shall not inquire about a prospective student’s criminal history on an initial application form or at any time during the admissions process before the institution’s final decision relative to the prospective student’s application for admission.
(c)A postsecondary educational institution shall make any necessary changes to its application form to comply

with subdivision (b) by the fall term of the 2021–22 academic year.

Cite this section

Cal. Educ. Code § 66024.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-3-postsecondary-education/division-5-general-provisions/part-40-donahoe-higher-education-act/chapter-2-general-provisions/article-3-general-provisions/section-66024.5

Other sections in Article 3 - General Provisions

§ 66011§ 66012§ 66013§ 66014§ 66014.2§ 66014.3§ 66014.4§ 66014.5§ 66014.6§ 66014.7…§ 66027.3§ 66027.4§ 66027.41§ 66027.5§ 66027.6§ 66027.7§ 66027.8§ 66027.81§ 66027.82§ 66027.83

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