California is banning legacy admissions at private colleges and universities, ensuring that some of the country’s most selective schools will not favor applicants with familial or monetary connections to the schools.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that makes California the latest state to ban legacy and donor admissions in higher education, including at Stanford and USC.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a measure prohibiting alumni and donor children from receiving preferential treatment during the college admissions process, joining a growing campaign to end this practice at private universities.