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AB 2296, UC-Sponsored Legislation Passes Assembly
UC-Sponsored legislation passed the Assembly by a unanimous vote on 76-0. AB 2296, the California Animal Enterprise Protection Act, would give certain protections to university faculty and staff who use animals in their research ...More.
Washington Update
Following the winter holiday recess, Congress reconvened in mid-January in advance of the President’s State of the Union Address and the release of his Fiscal Year 2009 (FY09) budget. Overall, the Administration’s proposed budget for FY09 offers... Read more...
State Awards UCLA $9 Million for Lab
On September 14, 2006 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a $9 million grant to the UCLA School of Public Health for the expansion and enhancement of a new high-speed, high-volume laboratory network ...more
Washington Update
The Washington Update , prepared by the UCLA Office of Federal Relations, covers Congressional and Federal agency activities affecting higher education and research. ...more
UC Supports SB 667
The The University of California (UC) is sponsoring and supporting SB 667, a measure to streamline and modernize our competitive bidding processes for small and large projects. SB 667 will help UC stretch capital funds, increase the quality of our buildings, and reduce project delays. ...more
UC Opposes AB 2951
The University of California is opposed to AB 2951 (Goldberg), and has initiated advocacy efforts to help defeat the bill. If passed, AB 2951 would allow California’s municipal utilities to unilaterally increase capital facilities fees assessed state and public educational agencies with no burden to prove the need for or the amount of those capital fees and with no regulatory oversight. ...more
Governor Releases May Budget Revision
Governor Schwarzenegger has released the revised version of his 2006-07 budget based on actual state revenues. Unexpected addition revenue has resulted in an increase of $5.5 billion in the state budget. The total package now stands at $131.1 billion for Fiscal Year 2006-2007. ...more
UC Sponsors Priority State Legislation
Each Year the University of California sponsors state legislation to benefit UC. These bills are among the highest legislative priorities of the year. This year, UC is sponsoring SB 1520 (Ducheny), an urgency measure that will ensure the UC Heath System can effectively implement Medi-Cal hospital finance waiver legislation. ...more
Legislature Considers Bond Bills
The state legislature is currently considering bills that would place a series of general obligation bonds on either the June or November, 2006 ballot. If approved by two thirds of both houses in the state legislature, the bonds would then need to receive 50% (plus one) of the votes on election day to pass. The bonds will fund for public school construction at campuses from Kindergarten to University. Each campus in the UC system will receive funds to support its capital program
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National Defense Education and Innovation Initiative
With Washington policymakers now focusing on how to ensure America’s competitiveness by strengthening research and education, UCLA is using the AAU white paper on competitiveness, “National Defense Education and Innovation Initiative: Meeting America’s Economic and Security Challenges in the 21st Century” as a means to help ensure that research universities are an integral part of this conversation.
PACE Legislative Package Introduced
A bipartisan group of four Senators introduced a package of three bills on January 25 aimed at bolstering the nation's competitiveness, in part by authorizing significant increases in federal funding for the physical sciences and engineering research and education. Other provisions include a proposal for a new student visa for doctoral candidates in the physical sciences and engineering and a Sense of the Senate statement supporting the National Academies' recommendation to retain the basic research exemption with respect to controls on deemed exports. The package, termed "Protecting America's Competitive Edge (PACE)," is based largely on the recommendations of the National Academies' recent report, "Rising Above the Gathering Storm." It was introduced by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Pete Domenici (R-NM), and Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). So far, 50 additional Senators have cosponsored one or more bills in the package. . ...more
National Innovation Act Introduced
Senators John Ensign (R-NV) and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) recently introduced comprehensive bipartisan legislation that will ensure the United States remains the lead in innovation, research and development and the training of scientists and engineers. The National Innovation Act, which is based on “Innovate America,” The Council on Competitiveness’ National Innovation Initiative Report, focuses on three primary areas of importance to maintaining and improving United States’ innovation in the 21st Century: research investment, increasing science and technology talent and developing an innovation infrastructure. ...more
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