Sharon Runner Introduces Measure to Prioritize California Students at UC Campuses
February 25, 2016
Senator Sharon Runner (R-Antelope Valley) announced that she introduced a Constitutional Amendment to focus on the admission practices of the University of California. Senate Constitutional Amendment 12 addresses the recent influx of out-of-state and international students in the University of California (UC) system. At several UC campuses, non-resident students have been granted admission at a dramatically higher rate than California students. “The primary purpose and obligation of the University of California is to serve Californians,” said Runner. “California’s hard working students should be the number one priority of our public universities.” Specifically, SCA 12 would require each University of California