University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine: teaching hospital.

Existing law establishes the University of California, under the administration of the Regents of the University of California, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The University of California provides instruction and performs research at the 10 campuses it operates and maintains in Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. This bill would authorize the Regents of the University of California to expend money, upon appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, to secure an acute care teaching hospital in the County of Riverside through acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, lease, management, or operating agreement to serve as an academic medical center for the purpose of training University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine medical students, medical residents, and medical fellows.