Senate BillNo. 1274


Introduced by Senator Wolk

February 19, 2016


An act relating to the University of California.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1274, as introduced, Wolk. University of California: Innovation Acceleration Fund.

Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state.

This bill would express the Legislature’s intent to enact legislation to create an Innovation Acceleration Fund at the University of California to apply existing research efforts to solving California’s most pressing public policy issues and to establish a robust innovation infrastructure at its campuses to accelerate local economic development and job creation.

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

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

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
2legislation to create an Innovation Acceleration Fund at the
3University of California to apply existing research efforts to solving
4California’s most pressing public policy issues and to establish a
5robust innovation infrastructure at its campuses to accelerate local
6economic development and job creation.



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