In order for the Legislature to pass a "budget" by June 15 - the constitutional deadline, it actually had to have something available to pass yesterday, June 12, to meet legislative rules. Something was made available which you can find at:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB109.
If you go to the above link, you will find endless language appropriating funds for various purposes. To see the UC portion, search for "6440-001-0001" and keep scrolling down. (There are also scattered other references to UC elsewhere in the budget.) Once the legislature has passed the budget bill - probably along with associated "trailer bills" that relate to the budget, it has done its constitutional duty. The governor, however, could in principle remove items using his line-item veto. But in today's world of one-party rule, it is more likely that further discussion will occur between the Democratic leaders and the governor with further adjustments to the budget forthcoming before July 1.
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