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CA ACA18
CA
Status
Introduced
2/20/2026
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Ahrens
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AI Summary
- Requires the UC Board of Regents to appoint two voting student members (currently optional), with one undergraduate and one graduate/professional student serving staggered two-year terms
- Each student regent must first serve one year as a nonvoting "student regent-designate" before beginning their voting term on the board
- UC enrollment has grown from approximately 124,000 students in 1974 (when the single student regent position was created) to nearly 300,000 students across 10 campuses
- Student regents would be selected through consultation with the UC Student Association and UC Graduate and Professional Council
- Requires a two-thirds legislative vote and voter approval as a constitutional amendment, officially titled the "Student Empowerment Referendum for Voting Inclusion in Colleges and Education (SERVICE) Act"
Legislative Description
University of California: regents: student members.
Last Action
From printer.
2/21/2026
Full Bill Text
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