Text of CA SB 574 (2026)

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 574 Introduced by Senator Umberg February 20, 2025 An act to amend Section 92611.9 of the Education Code, relating to public postsecondary education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 574, as introduced, Umberg. Public postsecondary education: University of California: contracting for services. Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requests the University of California to report annually to the fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 15 of each year, information regarding its decision to contract for services at newly developed facilities, as specified. This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the latter provision. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 92611.9 of the Education Code is amended to read: 92611.9. It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California carefully monitor the use and effects of the contracting of services at newly developed facilities. In order to To assist in an improved understanding of such impacts, the university is requested to report annually to the fiscal committees of the Legislature, on or before January 15 of each year, the extent to which it has chosen to contract for services, the rationale for those decisions, the cost implications of those decisions, the impact on hiring, and the extent to which the hiring and contracting practices are at variance with the practices at existing facilities.