Report 2015-107 Recommendation Responses
Report 2015-107: The University of California: Its Admissions and Financial Decisions Have Disadvantaged California Resident Students (Release Date: March 2016)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To ensure that the university does not base future admission decisions on the revenue that students generate, the Legislature should consider amending state law to limit the percentage of nonresidents that the university can enroll. For example, the Legislature could require that the university limit nonresident enrollment to 5 percent of total undergraduate enrollment. To accomplish this, the Legislature should consider requiring that the university's annual appropriations be based on enrolling agreed-upon percentages of residents and nonresidents.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 128 (Chapter 21, Statutes of 2021) states legislative intent to reduce the number of nonresident undergraduate students at UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego such that nonresident undergraduate enrollment at each campus comprises no more than 18 percent of total undergraduate enrollment by the 2026-27 academic year. The statute further states legislative intent to provide ongoing resources to offset the associated decrease in nonresident tuition and fee revenues, beginning in 2022-23.
AB 1624 (Ting, 2022) and SB 840 (Skinner, 2022) would enact the Budget Act of 2022 and state legislative intent to reduce the number of nonresident undergraduate students at UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC San Diego such that nonresident undergraduate enrollment at each campus comprises no more than 18 percent of total undergraduate enrollment by the 2026-27 academic year. These budget bills would appropriate $31 million on an ongoing basis to offset the decrease in nonresident tuition and fee revenue associated with a target reduction for the 2022-23 academic year of 902 nonresident undergraduate students enrolled at the three campuses, and enrollment growth of an equal number of California resident undergraduate students at these three campuses. If the actual reduction in nonresident undergraduate enrollment for the 2022-23 academic year is less than the specified reduction, the Director of Finance may reduce the UC's appropriation by the portion of the appropriation that is attributable to each student under the target reduction level.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Legislation Proposed But Not Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 29, 2021, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 29, 2020, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
As of March 29, 2020, the Legislature has not taken action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
The Legislature has not taken any action to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: No Action Taken
Description of Legislative Action
Legislation has not been introduced to address this specific recommendation.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: March 2018
