BILL ANALYSIS Ó Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary Senator Kevin de León, Chair SB 21 (Roth) - UC Riverside Medical School Amended: April 23, 2013 Policy Vote: Education Urgency: Yes Mandate: No Hearing Date: May 23, 2013 Consultant: Jacqueline Wong-Hernandez SUSPENSE FILE. AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED. Bill Summary: SB 21 would annually appropriate $15 million from the General Fund to the Regents of the University of California (UC) for allocation to the School of Medicine at UC Riverside, establishes requirements for allocation, and make various legislative findings and declarations. Fiscal Impact: This bill makes a $15 million annual appropriation from the General Fund to UC Riverside. Background: In 1974, a joint UC Riverside - UCLA program in biomedical sciences was established. The program educates 28 first-year and 28-second year medical students at UC Riverside; the students complete years 3 and 4 at UCLA along with their medical residencies. This collaboration has served approximately 700 students. In 2008, the UC Regents fully endorsed the curriculum and development of a medical school on the UCR campus. Proposed Law: SB 21 annually appropriates $15 million from the General Fund to the UC Regents for allocation to the School of Medicine at UC Riverside. This bill would provide that these funds shall be available for: 1) Academic planning activities, support of academic program offerings, and faculty recruitment; 2) the acquisition of instructional materials and equipment; and 3) Ongoing operating support for faculty, staff, and other annual operating expenses. Staff Comments: This bill would make an ongoing appropriation to the UC Regents, detailed above, that is supplemental to any appropriation made to the UC Regents in the annual Budget Act. AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED: Amend per author to make findings and > (>) Page 1 declarations relative to the physician workforce and the UC Riverside medical school, and to specify spending requirements for the appropriation.