The Undergraduate Student Association Council allocated over $125,000 in funding and approved the 2025-2026 election ballot during its Tuesday meeting.

USAC is the official student government representing the undergraduate student body at UCLA. Council meetings are open to all students and usually take place in person at the Bruin Viewpoint Room and on Zoom every Tuesday at 7 p.m. Students can find the links for the meetings on the agenda posted on the USAC website or watch a livestream on the USAC Live! channel on YouTube.

Public comment:

• Leila Salam, the chair of the California Public Interest Research Group’s UCLA chapter, said the organization is preparing for Youth Earth Week, an environmental campaign that surrounds Earth Day. She added that the group is organizing a Los Angeles Oceans Day in Santa Monica on Saturday that will include a press conference and beach clean up.

Funding:

• The council allocated $16,753.33 from the Contingency Programming Fund to one USAC entity and 49 non-USAC entities.

• The council allocated $1,468 from the Student Wellness Programming Fund to one USAC entity and one non-USAC entity.

• The council allocated $3,780 from the Travel Grant Mini Fund to ten non-USAC entities.

• The council allocated $1,686.07 from the Academic Success Referendum Fund to five non-USAC entities.

• The council allocated $6,000 from the Arts Restoring Community Fund to three non-USAC entities.

• The council allocated $20,818.16 from The Green Initiative Fund to six non-USAC entities.

• The council allocated $5 from the BruinCard Replacement Fund to one person.

• The council allocated $70 from the UCLA Housing Laundry Fund to fourteen people.

• The council allocated $75,000 from the USA/Board of Directors Programming Fund to 69 non-USAC entities and one USAC entity.

Special presentations:

• General Representatives Diego Emilio Bollo and Tommy Contreras gave a presentation on UC policing. The presentation included information regarding how police have historically responded to student activism and information about the UCPD budget.

• Undergraduate members of the UCLA Academic Senate gave a presentation on the Academic Affairs Commission’s transfer newsletter. Hyerim Yoon, a third-year English and history transfer student who is running to be the USAC transfer student representative and who is a member of FEM, a newsmagazine which shares a publisher with the Daily Bruin; Caitlyn Kim, a third-year English and sociology transfer student and member of FEM; Mariam Ally, a fourth-year political science transfer student and Tracy Le, a third-year political science transfer student, said they organized the newsletter for incoming transfer students. The newsletter informs incoming transfer students of what USAC is, important dates and contacts, facts about the campus and a club feature that changes weekly, Le said.

• UC Student Association President Aditi Hariharan gave a presentation on UCSA. Hariharan said the association is conducting five campaigns and will hold its Hill Day Conference – an event for students to develop lobbying skills, learn more about issues affecting students and engage with elected officials – from April 27 to April 29. The organization will host Transfer Student Lobby Day on May 8, she said.

Officer reports:

• President Adam Tfayli said his updates were written but did not update his written report for the week.

• Internal Vice President Josh Garland said his assistant IVP attended a meeting with USAC External Vice President Javier Nuñez-Verdugo, Tfayli and Steve Lurie – the associate vice chancellor of campus and community safety – to discuss transparency regarding UCLA’s response to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement potentially being on campus. He added that his office is planning a resource fair in collaboration with the Academics Affairs Commission.

• Nuñez-Verdugo said their office is working to schedule meetings with members of the UC Board of Regents to discuss supporting undocumented students.

• Bollo, who is running for the council’s presidency, said in his written report that he is working with the Latinx Success Center Student Advisory Board to organize a tour of the space for USAC members.

• Contreras, who is running to be the council’s IVP, did not update his written report for the week.

• General Representative Chris Ramsey said in his written report that he is continuing to organize a pre-law, business and pre-health panel. He added in his report that he met with UCLA Housing to discuss summer storage publicity, partnerships and discounts.

• Academics Affairs Commissioner Cristopher Espino, who is running for reelection, said in his written report that the inventory for his office’s graduation materials rental program is completed.

• Campus Events Commissioner Robert Hall said in his written report that his office is holding an advanced screening of “Overcompensating” – an upcoming Amazon Prime Comedy Drama series starring Benito Skinner – at the Landmark Theater on Monday. He added in his written report that he is continuing to prepare for his office’s transition to his successor.

• Community Service Commissioner Carolyn Wang said in her written report that her office is creating transition documents and letters for their successors.

• Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kyland Talbott said his updates were written but did not update his written report for the week.

• Facilities Commissioner Joy Huang, who is running to be elected to a full term as facilities commissioner, said in her written report that she has been campaigning for the Universal Access Transit Pass Renewal Referendum, which would reauthorize the pass for a fee of $6.80 per quarter.

• Financial Supports Commissioner Nico Morrone, who is running for reelection, said in his written report that he worked with the Budget Review Committee on USA/BOD Fund allocations.

• Student Wellness Commissioner Chiara Frank said her office is holding multiple mental health focused events throughout the week, including a food cooperative, an art fair and a body image workshop.

• Transfer Student Representative Mona Tavassoli did not update her written report for the week.

• International Student Representative Syed Tamim Ahmad, who is running for the council’s presidency, said in his written report that he worked with Hariharan to pass a UCSA resolution for students impacted by immigration-related disruptions.

Agenda items:

• The council unanimously approved the 2025-2026 USAC ballot.

• The council unanimously approved changes to the USA Election Code. The updates include giving the USA Elections Board chair the ability to assign signboarding locations rather than them being chosen by candidates in a lottery system. The changes also reduce the amount of the undergraduate student body signatories needed to advance in the ballot initiative process from 10% to 5%. The Elections Board chair also will gain the ability to change the candidate packet without council approval after week 5 of winter quarter, so long as the chair gives a special presentation to update the council.

• The council unanimously approved a letter in support of California State Assembly Constitutional Amendment Three, which would help UC staff who are first-time homebuyers secure loans.