Plain English Breakdown
The bill states an intent to pass future legislation but does not guarantee that such laws will be enacted.
Funding for UC Merced Medical Residents and Future Tutoring Rules
This law provides $15 million annually to the University of California, Merced to help medical residents apply for retention programs and states a goal to pass future laws allowing schools to use existing funds for tutoring.
What This Bill Does
- Appropriates $15,000,000 from the General Fund on or before July 1, 2026, and each year after that.
- Sends this money to the Regents of the University of California for allocation to UC Merced's Medical Education Collaborative.
- Requires the collaborative to create a program with health facilities in its medical residency programs to identify eligible residents.
- Mandates assistance for these residents in applying for specified physician retention programs as a condition of receiving funds.
- States legislative intent to pass future laws allowing schools to use Expanded Learning Opportunities Program funds for tutoring under the direction of certified staff.
Who It Names or Affects
- The University of California, Merced Medical Education Collaborative
- Medical residents in UC Merced residency programs
- School districts and eligible charter schools regarding future funding rules
Terms To Know
- General Fund
- The main state account used to pay for government services.
- Medical Education Collaborative
- A group at UC Merced that works with health facilities on medical training and residency programs.
- Expanded Learning Opportunities Program
- An existing state program providing funds for after-school activities in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states an intent to change school funding rules but does not include the actual new law or specific details on how tutoring will work.
- The text defines 'physician retention programs' only as specified elsewhere, so exact program names are not listed here.