Blog readers will recall that last fall, when the Regents came up with a tuition plan that challenged the governor, he appointed three new Regents to vacancies so as to have more allies on the Board. Such appointments eventually have to be confirmed by the state senate, but there was no doubt that they would be. Now it is happening:
A state Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved the
confirmation of three appointees to the UC Board of Regents, with
senators noting the unusual circumstance that all three nominees are
minorities. The
Senate Rules Committee voted 4 to 0 for the appointments of former
Assembly Speaker John A. Perez; Eloy Ortiz Oakley, who is superintendent
and president of Long Beach City College; and Gareth Elliott, Gov.
Jerry Brown’s former legislative affairs secretary who is now working as
a lobbyist. They were nominated by the governor. Perez
and Oakley are Latino and Elliott is black. Senate President Pro Tem
Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles), who chaired the committee hearing, said
the nomination of “three individuals of color” reflected changing
demographics. “It is a reflection of the rich diversity of the state of California,” he said. The
three already have been serving on the board that governs the 10-campus
UC system for months -- Perez and Oakley since November and Elliott
since January -- and need to have their appointments approved by the
state Senate within a year of their appointments or lose the position.
After Wednesday’s vote, their confirmations by the full Senate seems
certain as soon as next week...
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-regents-20150902-story.html
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