University World News - US: California vetoes university transparency bill

University World News - US: California vetoes university transparency bill

US: California vetoes university transparency bill

Roisin Joyce and Ramin Namvari* 17 October 2010 Issue: 143 California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have required foundations and other auxiliary groups tied to California's main universities, California State University and the University of California, to open their list of donors to the public, Inside Higher Education reported on 1 October. Schwarzenegger said the bill would not "provide sufficient protection for many who rightfully deserve a level of privacy as part of their giving". The University of California and California State University claimed that the bill would have a "chilling effect" on private donations. The bill had been proposed by Senator Leland Yee, a frequent critic of university governance and spending pract