UC Growth Legislative Hearing Opening Remarks Text and Audio from Asm. Budget Chair Laird

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember John Laird (D-Santa Cruz) has released the full text and audio clips of his opening remarks from today’s joint hearing by the Assembly Budget  Subcommittee 2/Education Finance and the Assembly Higher Education Committee on the LAO’s report “A Review of UC's Long Range Development Planning Process.”

Full text of opening remarks: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a27/press/UCgrowthstatement.htm

Audio clips of opening remarks:

Asm. Laird says structural differences are at the heart of the conflict:

http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/Newsline/Audio/20070130UCgrowthLaird1.mp3

Asm. Laird says local governments are caught between two conflicting facts (a rock and hard place):

http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/Newsline/Audio/20070130UCgrowthLaird2.mp3

Asm. Laird says he’s pleased with the LAO’s report:

http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/Newsline/Audio/20070130UCgrowthLaird3.mp3

Asm. Laird says he believes there’s a role for the legislature in resolving conflicts:

http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/Newsline/Audio/20070130UCgrowthLaird4.mp3

LAO report: http://www.lao.ca.gov/2007/uc_lrdp/lrdp_011007.htm

Asm. Laird’s letter, dated 12/16/05, requesting the LAO report: http://democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a27/press/LAOletter.htm