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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 168
Author: John A. Pérez (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 8/22/12 (Consent) - See last page
for vote
SUBJECT : University of California Education Abroad
Program
SOURCE : University of California
DIGEST : This resolution 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
opportunities abroad for Californians.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. The UCEAP was established by the Regents of the
University of California (UC) at UC Santa Barbara in
1962 to serve the international education needs of
undergraduate students; and, in its first year, 80 UC
students studied abroad and currently 81,500 students
have been sent to study abroad.
2. In 1963, the UCEAP implemented a successful student
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exchange model and serves to further internationalize UC
campuses and their communities by hosting undergraduate
and graduate students from top-ranked partner
institutions at the UC's 10 campuses, with approximately
25, 000 students hosted since the program was
established.
3. The primary charge of the UCEAP is to provide students
with an international academic program. The UCEAP also
prepares students for academic and professional work in
a global economy through internships, laboratory
research, independent research projects, and community
service opportunities; and, by providing semester or
year in length programs, they are also promoting
language acquisition and supporting UC, state, and
national goals of creating students with foreign
language expertise.
4. The UCEAP strives to make studying abroad affordable for
all by utilizing the UC Financial Aid program and the
Gilman Scholarship Fund which has a $1.5 million
scholarship initiative for participants to work towards
being awarded.
5. The UCEAP is committed to providing the highest levels
of health, safety, and security support for its
students, faculty, and staff by partnering with United
States governmental agencies, UC risk managers, and UC
travel and security assistance providers to add value to
UCEAP's emergency response and security program.
6. In the changing global academic and economic
environment, the UCEAP continues its commitment to UC
students and continues to create new and innovative
international partnerships and academic opportunities
for students which are vital to our state in its global
economy.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/28/12)
University of California (source)
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ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The UC writes, "This resolution
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."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 8/22/12
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall,
Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford,
Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos,
Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson,
Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani,
Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell,
Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hill,
Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara,
Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller,
Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby,
Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva,
Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao,
Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Roger Hernández
PQ:m 8/28/12 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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