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CA AB951
Bill
Status
2/1/2018
Primary Sponsor
Sabrina Cervantes
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AI Summary
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Appropriates an unspecified sum from the General Fund to the UC Regents each fiscal year beginning in 2018–19 for creation, construction, and establishment of a UC Riverside School of Law
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Finds that the Inland Empire region has over 4.2 million people but lacks access to a public law school accredited by the American Bar Association or Committee of Bar Examiners
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Notes the last UC law school was established at UC Irvine in 2008, with the only other southern California UC law school at UCLA, making attendance difficult for Riverside and San Bernardino County students due to geographical distance and traffic
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Declares that law schools serve as centers for regional legal systems, hubs for legal ideas, and drivers of local legal economies
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Requires a two-thirds vote for passage due to the appropriation of General Fund moneys
Legislative Description
University of California: law school.
Last Action
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2/1/2018