BILL ANALYSIS �
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 1955 (Block)
As Amended June 21, 2012
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |74-0 |(April 26, |SENATE: |25-10|(August 20, |
| | |2012) | | |2012) |
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Original Committee Reference: HIGHER ED.
SUMMARY : Requires the California State University (CSU) Board
of Trustees, and requests the University of California (UC)
Board of Regents, to require each of its campuses to designate
an individual to serve as a liaison between campus law
enforcement agencies and students exercising specified
constitutionally guaranteed rights.
The Senate amendments make technical and clarifying changes.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill was substantially similar
to the version approved by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : In December 2011 and May 2012, the Assembly Higher
Education Committee and the Senate Education Committee held
joint informational and oversight hearings related to campus
protest incidents on public university campuses, including
presentations on various reports commissioned in response to
these protests. Campus leadership, faculty, and student groups
reported upon progress in implementing recommendations from the
reports, outlined additional steps being taken in response to
the report findings and highlighted additional concerns needing
to be addressed. One theme that emerged from the hearings was
the lack of communication between members of the university
police departments, the university administrators that oversee
those departments, and the students and demonstrators protesting
on campus.
Analysis prepared by : Sandra Fried / HIGHER ED. / (916)
319-3960
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