Regents Agenda for July 20-22, 2021 (Including Tuition Plan)

The Regents in Pre-Zoom Days

The UC Regents have a busy agenda for their upcoming meeting. Indeed, an extra day, July 20, has been added to the official schedule which is now July 20-22. And note that there was a special meeting last month, too. It looks as though the big controversy for this month will be the tuition plan on Thursday, July 22nd. There will be a total of three public comment sessions - one on each day - and you might expect tuition to be discussed in those sessions before the Regents get to that topic.

The meetings will still be via Zoom. 

Below is a summary of what is to come:

UC Regents Agenda: July 20-22, 2021

Tuesday, July 20

2:00 pm Board (open session - includes public comment session) 

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2:30 pm National Laboratories Committee (open session) 

Agenda – Open Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of January 19, 2021

N1 Action: Allocation of LLC Fee Income to Be Expended in Fiscal Year 2021–22

N2 Discussion: State of the Laboratory: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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3:15 pm Governance Committee (closed session) 

Berkeley Athletic Director pay; Berkeley executive pay matter; collective bargaining

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Upon end of closed session: Governance Committee (open session) 

Berkeley Athletic Director pay; Berkeley executive pay matter; classified information restrictions; Amendment of Certain Bylaws and Amendment and Rescission of Certain Standing Orders and Policies on Personnel Matters, and Adoption of Bylaw on Officers of the University and Policy on Service Obligations and Leaves of Absence

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Wednesday, July 21

8:30 am Board (open session - includes public comment session) 

Remarks of the Chair of the Board; Remarks of the President of the University; Remarks of the Chair of the Academic Senate; Annual Report of University of California Staff Assemblies; Report of Special Committee to Select a Student Regent: Appointment of 2022–23 Student Regent

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Concurrent Meetings

9:45 am Public Engagement and Development Committee (open session) 

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of May 12, 2021

P1 Discussion: Diversity in UC Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Campus Speaker

P2 Discussion: State Investments in UC for 2021–22

P3 Discussion: Federal Governmental Relations Update

P4 Discussion: Future Goals of the Committee for the Upcoming Year

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9:45 am Compliance and Audit Committee (open session) 

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 17, 2021

C1 Action: Approval of Compliance Plan for 2021-22 and Internal Audit Plan for 2021-22

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Upon end of open session: Compliance and Audit Committee (closed session) 

C2(X) Discussion: Update on the Pension Administration Project. NOTE: THIS IS THE MYSTERIOUS PENSION PROJECT THAT HAS APPEARED IN REPEATED CLOSED REGENTS MEETINGS WITHOUT EXPLANATION.

Note: Various court cases and settlements are to be reviewed. Among them: ERAZO v. REGENTS and ACCELLION, INC. – Class Action Complaint Filed – Data Breach – Systemwide. (Yours truly could not find other references to this case on the web.)

Selected dismissals of other cases of potential interest:

SMITH v. REGENTS, et al. and NAPOLITANO – Dismissals Entered – State Equal Protection Claims Challenging Use of SAT and ACT Test Scores in Admissions – Office of the President

TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION 2010, et al. v. REGENTS and PRESIDENT DRAKE –Agreement to Dismiss – Privacy and Equal Protection Claims in Response to Presidential Executive Order Requiring Vaccination for Flu – Office of the President. NOTE: Unclear how dismissal of this flu vaccine case relates to mandate for coronavirus vaccination.

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Noon

Special Committee on Nominations (closed session) 

S1(X) Action Appointment of Regents-designate and Faculty Representatives as Advisory Members to Committees and Appointment of Advisory Member to National Laboratories Committee

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Concurrent Meetings:

12:30 pm Academic and Student Affairs Committee (open session) 

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of May 12, 2021

A1 Discussion: Fulfilling the Academic Mission: Academic Senate Survey of UC Faculty and Instructors About Their Experiences During the Pandemic, March 2020 to May 2021

A2 Discussion: Instruction and Research at the University of California: COVID-19 Impact and Plans for Fall 2021

A3 Discussion: University of California Efforts to Advance Affordable Course Materials and Open Educational Resources

A4 Discussion: Exploring the Transfer Pipeline to the University of California A5 Discussion Future Goals of the Committee for the Upcoming Year

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12:30 pm Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (closed session) 

Upon end of closed session: Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (open session) 

(Various construction projects discussed in both closed and open sessions)

Update on the Final 2021-22 State Budget

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Thursday, July 22

8:30 am Board (open session - includes public comment 

Approval of the Minutes of the Meetings of May 12 and 13, 2021

Remarks from Student Associations

Outstanding Student Award

B1 Action: Multi-Year Tuition and Financial Aid Plan (THIS ITEM IS THE BIG CONTROVERSY FOR THE JULY MEETINGS.)

B2 Action Consent: Approval of Conforming Language for Regents Policy On Affiliations With Healthcare Organizations That Have Adopted Policy-Based Restrictions On Care (LANGUAGE IMPLEMENTING WHAT THE BOARD AGREED TO IN THE SPECIAL MEETING LAST MONTH REGARDING AFFILIATIONS WITH CATHOLIC HOSPITALS)

B3 Discussion Update of COVID-19 Impact on the University of California: UC Health Issues

B4 Discussion 2021 University of California Accountability Report: Highlights and UC 2030 

Note: UC 2030 is a plan to raise 4-year graduation rates. See https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-s-ambitious-plan-help-more-students-earn-degree

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Upon end of open session: Board (closed session) 

Litigation; personnel issues; collective bargaining

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Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/agendas/july21.html