Section 92440.5 Of Article 2. Powers Of Regents From California Education Code >> Division 9. >> Title 3. >> Part 57. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
92440.5
. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the
extent that the regents adopt or amend a rule or regulation
pertaining to the governance and maintenance of the buildings and
grounds of the University of California pursuant to this section,
addressing the conduct of persons who are not students, officers, or
employees of the University of California when that conduct is a
threat to persons or property or constitutes interference with
functions or activities of the university, the violation of that rule
or regulation is a misdemeanor.
(b) (1) A proposed rule or regulation subject to this section
shall be reviewed by the regents' office of general counsel for
necessity, authority, clarity, consistency, reference, and
nonduplication. The office of general counsel may recommend to the
regents any action it deems appropriate concerning the proposed rule
or regulation.
(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), "necessity," "authority,"
"clarity," "consistency," "reference," and "nonduplication" have the
same meaning as those words are defined by Section 11349 of the
Government Code.
(c) Notice of the proposed rule or regulation described in this
section shall be available to the public in electronic format and
shall be published at least 45 days prior to a public hearing in a
newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the regents
maintain a campus. The notice shall include the right of the public
to comment orally or in writing on the proposed rule or regulation
either prior to or during the public hearing.
(d) The public shall be provided the opportunity to comment on the
proposed rule or regulation at that public hearing.
(e) The regents shall maintain a rulemaking file containing the
public notice, public comments, and minutes of the public hearing,
including the action taken.
(f) The rulemaking file maintained pursuant to subdivision (e)
shall contain a summary of each objection or recommendation made with
an explanation of how the proposed rule or regulation was changed to
accommodate each objection or recommendation, or the reason or
reasons for making no change.
(g) The proposed rule or regulation shall be accompanied by an
estimate of the effect of the proposed rule or regulation with regard
to the costs or savings to the regents, other state or local agency,
or any combination.
(h) The regents shall transmit the rule or regulation, as adopted,
to the Secretary of State for filing, and, upon publication in the
California Code of Regulations, a violation of the rule or regulation
is a misdemeanor.
(i) This section may not be utilized to impinge upon the lawful
exercise of constitutionally protected rights of freedom of speech or
assembly, or the constitutionally protected right of personal
privacy.