Amended in Senate March 18, 2013

Senate BillNo. 21


Introduced by Senator Roth

December 3, 2012


An act relating to the University of California, making an appropriation therefor, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 21, as amended, Roth. University of California: UC Riverside Medical School: funding.

Existing provisions of the California Constitution establish the University of California as a public trust under the administration of the Regents of the University of California. The University of California system includes 10 campuses, which are located in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.

This bill wouldbegin insert annuallyend insert appropriate $15,000,000 from the General Fund to the Regents of the University of California for allocationbegin delete, without regard to fiscal year,end delete to the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.

Vote: 23. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000)
2is hereby appropriatedbegin insert annuallyend insert from the General Fund to the
3Regents of the University of California for allocationbegin delete, without
4regard to fiscal year,end delete
to the School of Medicine at the University
5of California, Riverside.

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SEC. 2.  

This act is an urgency statute necessary for the
7immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within
8the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into
9immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:

10In order to provide crucial funding to launch the vital health care
11mission of the School of Medicine at the University of California,
12Riverside, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.



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