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Senate Bill 14, which may give state voters the chance to approve bonds that will go toward UC and CSU campuses, was approved Wednesday by the California State Senate.

UC Berkeley librarians, wearing blue tape on their mouths and shirts that read “librarians will not be silent,” met Friday on the steps of Doe Memorial Library for a protest regarding contract negotiations with the University of California that began April 16.

The state controller is the chief financial officer for the state of California, responsible for the accountability and disbursement of the state's financial resources.

After more than a year of debate over the bill, SB 320, the only hurdle left is the governor’s approval. The bill passed the California State Assembly on Wednesday and went back to the state Senate, where it was passed Thursday morning.

Moderated by an editor for The Chronicle of Higher Education, the discussion covered public perception and mistrust of the UC and CSU systems, underrepresented student populations and state funding.

Representatives of the Hunger Free Campus Program asked for an increase in funding from the California Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance, aiming to expand programs that currently allow students with food insecurity to have access to food on campus.

Union president Mia McIver said UC librarians’ salaries are lower than those offered by the California State University system. UCOP’s goal is to reach a long-term deal that includes market-competitive pay, according to a statement provided by UCOP spokesperson Stephanie Beechem.

California public college student populations are becoming more diverse, but faculty makeup has not kept pace with this trend, a report by the Campaign for College Opportunity has found.