University of California regents approve committee reports including tuition plans, UCLA housing project and a lab salary adjustment

The University of California Board of Regents on March 2026 adopted several committee reports, approving tuition plan proposals, audit items and a range of administrative measures across finance and governance.

Regent Saras, reporting for the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, told the board: "Our committee met and we recommend that the board, full board approve four multi‑year plans for professional degree supplemental tuition increases." The committee asked for a motion to adopt those recommendations; the motion and second were called and the report was approved by roll call.

The vote followed a roll call in which the regents present voted to adopt the committee recommendation. The approval covers four multi‑year supplemental tuition plans for professional degree programs; the transcript records the committee recommendation but does not list the tuition amounts or the specific programs in the full meeting minutes.

Regent Angiano presented the Compliance and Audit Committee report, saying the committee had "two items for action: C1 the amendment of our internal audit charter and C2 the approval of our external audit plan for 2026." He moved the committee's report; the board voted to approve both items by roll call.

Regent Cohen, reporting for the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee, said the committee considered three items and spent the most time on a student housing project at UCLA. "The one we spent the most time on was the 1100 plus student housing project at UCLA with a commitment for them to take another look at the design of the bathrooms and they'll circle back with the committee," Cohen said. The board moved and approved the finance committee report; the transcript notes the committee asked UCLA to revisit bathroom design and return with revisions.

The Governance Committee reported a single personnel item: a market‑based salary adjustment for Michael Brandt, described in the meeting as "deputy laboratory director for operations and chief operating officer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory." The governance report was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.

Each committee report was adopted through a motion, a second and a roll‑call assent recorded in the transcript. The meeting transcript records the individual regents saying their votes aloud during each roll call; the record as provided does not include the precise dollar amounts for the tuition plans or the text of the audit‑charter amendment.

The board adjourned after adopting the committee reports.