From Bakersfield.com: A new law directs the University of California to set up a new medical school branch in Kern County, thanks to a bill authored by Assemblywoman Dr. Jasmeet Bains, D-Delano. Assembly Bill 2357, also known as the "Grow Our Own" bill, was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sunday, creating a new endowment fund to finance the future school and its operations.
"This is dream that’s been a long time coming for Kern County," Bains told The Californian. "This is an opportunity for our kids to uplift themselves and truly be the leaders in the medical world that the community needs them to be."
The law establishes the University of California Kern County Medical Education Endowment Fund within the State Treasury to "support annual operating costs for the development, operation and maintenance of a branch campus of an existing University of California School of Medicine Kern County." Money in the fund — which can also accept public and private donations — will be invested with the goal of achieving a sufficient balance to support the school...
The bill can be found at https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB2357/id/2925427. A target of half a billion dollars is set for the fund.
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