CHAPTER 13. California Institutes for Science and Innovation [92900. - 92901.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 13.

in effect

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 92900. Section 92900.

(a) The Regents of the University of California may establish four California Institutes for Science and Innovation at separate campuses of the University of California for the purpose of combining technological and scientific research and training and educating future scientists and technological leaders. (b) Each institute shall be created pursuant to a competitive application process conducted by a panel selected by the Governor and administered by the University of California. (c) In order to utilize the vast array of research and intellectual resources available from throughout the state, each institute may develop programs in cooperation with the private sector and with California’s other public and independent colleges and universities. (d) The concentration of each institute may include, but shall not necessarily be limited to, any of the following: (1) Medicine. (2) Bioengineering. (3) Telecommunications and information systems. (4) Energy resources. (5) Space. (6) Agricultural technology. (e) Funding for the state’s share of operating and facilities costs under this chapter is subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 92901. Section 92901.

It is the intent of the Legislature that all of the following occur: (a) That the University of California receive seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) for each year for four years, for a total of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) for the 2000–01 fiscal year to the 2003–04 fiscal year, inclusive, for capital and operating budget purposes. (b) That the University of California receive twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) for each of the 2001–02 and 2002–03 fiscal years and thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) for each of the 2003–04 and 2004–05 fiscal years, for a total of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for capital and operating budget purposes. (c) That a portion of the funds referenced in subdivisions (a) and (b) be available, in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the annual appropriation, for annual operating budget expenditures. Upon completion of each project, the level of ongoing funding for the operating budget of the institutes will be determined by the Governor and the Legislature through the annual budget process. (d) That the University of California will not seek further state funding for capital outlay associated with these four institutes beyond that provided within the four hundred million dollar ($400,000,000) total. (e) Every dollar of state funds appropriated for these institutes shall be matched by at least two dollars ($2) of nonstate funds, including, but not necessarily limited to, federal and private funds.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026