University of California: meetings of the Regents.

Assembly Member Patel's proposal to expand open meeting requirements at the University of California would bring two additional university bodies under the state's public access laws. The legislation amends the Education Code to include the Academic Senate and the Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools within the definition of entities subject to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act.

Under current law, the Bagley-Keene Act's transparency requirements apply to meetings of the UC Board of Regents, its committees and subcommittees, and advisory bodies with jurisdiction over compensation matters. The proposed change would require the Academic Senate and Board of Admissions to follow the same protocols, including providing public notice of meetings, allowing public attendance and comment, and maintaining meeting records.

The measure contains no appropriations but would require administrative adjustments by the affected university bodies to implement the new requirements. The University of California would need to modify existing meeting procedures and ensure compliance mechanisms are in place for the additional entities covered by the open meeting standards.