Senator Romero on legislation to increase accountability at University of California (SCA 21)

Senator Gloria Romero, Chair of the Senate Education Committee, joined a press conference on SCA 21 on May 27. The proposed legislation would enforce accountability and oversight in the University of California.

Among Senator Romeros comments:

Im proud to co-author Senate Constitutional Amendment 21 with Senators Yee and Ashburn. Our bipartisan efforts are needed to restore sunshine on the University of California.

For too long the UC has operated as an independent Fiefdom. Audits of the UC during the last few years read more like AIG or Enron than what we expect from the University of California. This is a system that clearly has lost its sense of public accountability.

In 1868 legislation was enacted creating the University of California with the establishment of UC Berkeley. Nearly 150 years later, weve opened nine other UC campuses and five medical centers, yet the laws that govern the system have not changed. Well, the time is now.

In a statement last week regarding the budget revise, President Yudof said, The choices are stark, and everything is on the table. Well, Mr. Yudof, you are correct: everything is on the table and it starts with the UC being forthcoming and accountable to the public.

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