SR 25/26-053 equity

In Support of California Assembly Bill 713, The Opportunity for All Act, and Demanding Its Passage and Implementation

Sponsored by
Co-sponsored by
Abigail Verino VerinoIA at UC BerkeleyIP PrasadUS Students Affairs Committee
Introduced
Feb 3, 2026
Referred
Executive Committee
Feb 3, 2026
Consent Calendar
Feb 11, 2026
Passed
Feb 11, 2026
Final Vote
Yes 15
Colton BeardsleyMargaret SolomonSydnee ThyJada YangSomer AlraiAbdullah MemonSara TeránRayne XueSelina MendezAyden ReadingBella SantosJoshua De MiguelLucia StankovicTalia GolshaniReg Macarro
Absent 6
Shawn CaninNicole Nunez RiveraAnamaria AbnusyKianna RodarteSydney ScottAbigail Cho
Passed, 15 in favor. Canin, Nunez Rivera, Abnusy, Rodarte, Scott, and Cho were absent.

This resolution formally reaffirms and strengthens the ASUC's support for California Assembly Bill 713 (The Opportunity for All Act), urging the California State Assembly, Senate, and Governor Newsom to pass and sign it into law. It aims to end discriminatory employment bans against undocumented students across California's public higher education systems, ensuring equal access to campus jobs and addressing their significant financial hardship. The resolution also calls for UC Berkeley to swiftly eliminate work-authorization-based barriers upon AB 713's enactment and for the ASUC to create accessible hiring pathways for undocumented students.