UC Berkeley may avoid enrollment freeze if new legislation quickly passes

State Senate Budget Committee Chair Nancy Skinner praised the bills’ efforts to spare students from becoming the collateral damage of an environmental law.

“It was never the intent of the legislature for students to be viewed as environmental pollutants,” Skinner said in a statement. “This legislative agreement ensures that California environmental law does not treat student enrollment differently than any other component contained in our UC, CSU or Community College long-range development plans.”

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