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Preliminary Regents Agenda: May 13-15, 2025

The Regents will have a 3-day meeting May 13-15, 2025 at UC-San Francisco. Below is the agenda with some notes about particular items:

May 13-15, 2025 UC-San Francisco

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

10:30 am Investments Committee (open session - includes public comment session)

Agenda – Open Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 18, 2025

I1 Discussion: Review of Performance for the Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024–25 of UC Pension, Endowment, Blue and Gold Pool, Working Capital, and Retirement Savings

I2 Discussion: Navigating Uncertainty in the Markets

NOTE: It will be interesting to see what is said about dealing with recent volatility related to the Trump tariffs and other developments.

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1:00 pm Special Committee on Athletics (open session)

Agenda – Open Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of November 13, 2024

S1 Discussion: Student-Athlete Insights and Perspectives: UC Berkeley and UC Riverside

NOTE: Berkeley is receiving a subsidy from UCLA as a result - though a chain of events - of a gubernatorial intervention. 

S2 Discussion: Campus Athletics Overview: UCLA and UC Santa Cruz

NOTE: UCLA is paying a subsidy to Berkeley as a result - through a chain of events - of a gubernatorial intervention.

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2:30 pm Health Services Committee (open session)

Agenda – Open Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 18, 2025 the Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Health Services Committee and the Governance Committee of March 19, 2025

H1 Discussion: UC Health Strategic Plan

H2 Discussion: The 340B Program at UC Health

NOTE: The 340B plan provides a federal subsidy to UC Health for low income Medicare and Medi-Cal (Medicaid) patients. Unclear it this funding is under threat.

H3 Discussion: Medi-Cal Landscape Overview

NOTE: There have been reports of planned cuts to Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) funding.

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Upon end of open session:

Health Services Committee (closed session 

Agenda – Closed Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 18, 2025 and the Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Health Services Committee and the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee of March 20, 2025

H4(X) Discussion: UC Health Litigation Update

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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

Agenda – Open Session

Public Comment Period (30 minutes)

Remarks of the Chair of the Board

Remarks of the President of the University

NOTE: Presumably, this will be the last meeting for UC president Drake.

Remarks of the Chair of the Academic Senate

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9:30 am Board (closed session)

Agenda – Closed Session

B1(X) Discussion: Research and Programs Funding Legal Issues

B2(X) Action: UC Riverside Health Clinical Enterprise Development Plan: Phase 1 Funding, Riverside Campus

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1:30 pm Governance Committee (closed session)

Agenda – Closed Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 19, 2025

G1(X) Discussion: Collective Bargaining Matters

NOTE: Undoubtedly, recent strikes at UC will be discussed.

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Upon end of closed session:

Governance Committee (open session) 

Agenda – Open Session

Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 19, 2025

Alternative Housing Arrangements for Chancellor, Davis Campus

Alternative Housing Arrangements for Chancellor, Santa Barbara Campus

Amendment of the Charters of the Health Services Committee and the Compliance and Audit Committee

Amendment of Regents Policy 4105: Policy on Settlement of Litigation, Claims, and Separation Agreements

NOTE: The policy, which is revised from time to time, sets dollar amounts for delegation of approval of such agreements to the UC president and general counsel and reporting requirements to the Regents. Included are settlements under which tenured faculty are in effect terminated by a negotiated settlement. It is unclear whether a significant change in policy is being considered or whether the dollar amounts are being adjusted for inflation. 

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3:00 pm Compliance and Audit Committee (open session) 

Agenda – Open Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of January 22, 2025

C1 Action: External Audit Plan for the Year Ending June 30, 2025

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Concurrent Meetings

3:25 pm Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (open session) 

Agenda – Open Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 19, 2025

Consent Agenda:

F1A Action: Consent Item: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Bond Issuances

F1B Action: Consent Item: Adoption of Expenditure Rate for the General Endowment Pool

F1C Action: Consent Item: Adoption of Endowment Administration Cost Recovery Rate

F2 Action: UCLA Research Park East Core and Shell Improvements, Los Angeles Campus: Preliminary Plans Funding

NOTE: This item refers to UCLA's acquisition of the Westside Pavilion property from Google.

F3 Action: Facilities Renewal and Improvements, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: Amendment of Budget, Scope, and External Financing

F4 Discussion: The Governor’s May Revision to the 2025-26 Budget and Update from the Systemwide Budget Management Workgroup

NOTE: As indicated, whatever the governor's May Revise has as a proposal for UC funding will be up for discussion. There was pushback from UC about the governor's January budget proposal. Whether that pushback has resulted in a change in the proposal or will produce some deviation from the proposal by the legislature remains to be seen.

F5 Action: Revision to Requirement on Undergraduate Nonresident Supplemental Tuition Return-to-Aid

F6 Action: University of California Retirement Plan – Amendment of a Previously Approved Action: Authorization to Maintain the Current University Employer Contribution Rate for 2025-26 and to No Longer Transfer $700 Million from the Short Term Investment Pool in 2025-26

NOTE: These changes appear to be negatives for UC pension funding.

F7 Action: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget for the University of California Office of the President

F8 Information: East Campus Student Apartments Phase 5, Irvine Campus

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Upon end of open session:

Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (closed session)

Agenda – Closed Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of November 13, 2024 and the Minutes of the Joint Meeting of the Health Services Committee and the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee of March 20, 2025

F9(X) Action: Agriculture Research and Extension Facility, Davis Campus: Gift of Real Property Closed Session Statute Citation: Acquisition or disposition of property

F10(X) 2 Action: Real Property, San Francisco Campus: Acquisition and External Financing Closed Session Statute Citation: Acquisition or disposition of property

F11(X) Discussion: University of California Retirement Plan – Amendment to Allow Extra Shift Incentive Pay as Covered Compensation for Specific Period

NOTE: Unclear what this change entails. Usually, UC has avoided including irregular payments in the pension calculation to prevent pension "spiking."

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Upon end of closed session:

Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (open session) (pdf)

Agenda – Open Session

F11 Action: University of California Retirement Plan – Amendment to Allow Extra Shift Incentive Pay as Covered Compensation for Specific Period

NOTE: See note for F11(X).

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3:25 pm Academic and Student Affairs Committee (open session) (pdf)

Agenda – Open Session

Action Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 19, 2025

A1 Action: Approval of New Multi-Year Plans for Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition for Ten Graduate Professional Degree Programs

A2 Discussion: Quantum Information Science: A Key Priority for UC and the State of California

A3 Discussion: Update on Faculty Discipline and Dismissal Policies and Procedures: Joint Senate-Administration Workgroup Recommendations

NOTE: Likely to be a sensitive topic.

A4 Discussion: BOARS Update on Engagement with California K–12

NOTE: There could be mention of the recent rejection by UC of an ethnic studies requirement for high school students.

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Upon end of open session:

Academic and Student Affairs Committee (closed session) (pdf)

Agenda – Closed Session

Action Approval of the Minutes of the Meetings of May 15, 2024 and March 19, 2025

A5X Action: Appointment of Regents’ Professor, School of Law, Los Angeles Campus

A6X Action: Appointment of University Professor, Berkeley Campus

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Thursday, May 15, 2025

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

Agenda – Open Session

Public Comment Period (30 minutes)

Approval of the Minutes of the Meetings of March 19 and 20, 2025

Remarks from Student Associations

B3 Discussion: UC Inspires: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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10:40 am Board (closed session) (pdf)

Agenda – Closed Session

B4(X) Action: Dismissal of Faculty Member, Berkeley Campus 

NOTE: No, I don't know who this is.

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Noon - Compliance and Audit Committee (closed session) (pdf)

Agenda – Closed Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 20, 2025 

C2(X) Action: Recommended Settlements for Board Action (series of medical & whistleblower cases)

C3(X) Discussion: Appellate, Trial Court Developments and Updates (Includes the UCLA Heaps sexual abuse cases, dismissal of cases related to DEI statements which are now no longer required, and cases related to last year's protests. The Gordon Klein case, which goes back to the George Floyd unrest of 2020 at UCLA, is not listed, although as far as yours truly knows, it is still in progress.)

C4(X) Information: Settlements and Separation Agreements under Delegated Authority Reported from February 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025

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1:00 pm Board (closed session) (pdf)

Agenda – Closed Session

Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 19-20, 2025

Committee Reports Including Approval of Recommendations from Committees:

-Academic and Student Affairs Committee

-Compliance and Audit Committee

-Finance Committee

-Governance Committee

-Health Services Committee

Officers’ and President’s Reports:

-Personnel Matters

-Report of Interim, Concurrence, and Committee Actions

-Report of Materials Mailed Between Meetings

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Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/agendas/may25.html.

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