Lawmakers lift SAT and ACT requirements, end legacy admissions to advance racial equity within colleges In an effort to grow and promote equity among colleges, legislators have passed two bills that will lift s-a-t and a-c-t requirements, and end legacy admissions. and last updated 2021-05-27 08:03:00-04 SOUTHERN COLORADO â In an effort to advance racial equity within colleges, Colorado lawmakers have passed two bills to lift SAT and ACT requirements and end legacy admissions. Both bills aimed at making admissions practices equitable for first-generation college students and people of color. "It's a landmark achievement, especially for their family. We have to think about the hardships some of these families have really been through to get into education and not everyone has that opportunity. So when a student of color graduates, and has the opportunity to go to a university, it's such a big deal," said Jevon McKinney, Widefield School District 3 alumni.