UC Sponsored Legislation

2012

SB 1280 (Pavley) would provide that the University of California and California Community Colleges may utilize “best value” as a bid evaluation and selection methodology for certain contracts, and follows on the heels of a successful UC-sponsored bill from last year that provided similar authority for construction projects. The bill is awaiting action on the Governor’s desk. Jason Murphy

AB 1533 (Mitchell) is co-sponsored by UC and the Medical Board of California to create a pilot program permitting International Medical Graduates to engage in hands-on clinical training in preparation for medical residency programs leading to the practice of medicine in California. The bill was signed into law on July 13, 2012. Angela Gilliard

AB 1663 (Dickinson) would request the UC Regents to set a tuition fee for the COSMOS program up to $2,810 for the 2012 session and continue to request that the Regents not increase that fee by more than 5% annually thereafter. Current Education Code language is outdated because it references the year 2000, with a tuition level of $1,000, as the base for future tuition increases. The bill is awaiting action on the Governor’s desk. Nadia Leal-Carrillo

ACR 168 (Perez J) expresses congratulations and appreciation to the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) on its 50th Anniversary, for its historic and continued success in providing study abroad opportunities to Californians, and for advancing internationalization on University of California campuses and in the state.  The resolution was adopted by the Legislature on August 29, 2012. Nadia Leal-Carrillo

SB 1028 (Sen Budget and Fiscal Review Cmte) would reallocate LRB funds previously provided for other UC capital projects for the preliminary plans and working drawings for a research building at UC Merced.  This is UC’s only state- supported capital activity for 2012-13.  The bill is awaiting action on the Governor’s desk. Jason Murphy