Bill Text: CA AB2597 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2597 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Programs in Medical Education.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-08-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2597 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2597-Introduced.html

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2597

Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula

February 15, 2018

An act relating to University of California.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2597, as introduced, Arambula. Programs in Medical Education.

Existing provisions of the California Constitution establish the University of California as a public trust under the administration of the Regents of the University of California. The University of California system includes 10 campuses, which are located in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to appropriate moneys to the Regents of the University of California in the Budget Act each fiscal year for allocation to the University of California for the support of Programs in Medical Education for full-time students.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to appropriate moneys to the Regents of the University of California in the Budget Act each fiscal year for allocation to the University of California for the support of Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) for full-time students. It is the intent of the Legislature to increase the funding for PRIME for each of the subsequent years as follows:

(a) For the first year, by an appropriate amount.

(b) For the second year, by 25 percent.

(d) For the fourth year, by 100 percent.