{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-66024.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 66024.5","heading":"","body":"(a) This section shall apply to all segments of postsecondary education in this state.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION [66000. - 101460.]","DIVISION 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS [66000. - 70115.2.]","PART 40. DONAHOE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT [66000. - 67400.]","CHAPTER 2. General Provisions [66010. - 66093.4.]","ARTICLE 3. General Provisions [66011. - 66027.83.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"88a92b1c2e4102db989ce1c974cd7e7de4c03e94fe2af90e124c6db8911dc816","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-66024","next":"us-ca/edc-66025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}