SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The University of California Board of Regents Thursday approved the purchases of additional military equipment after receiving requests from five campuses. Each year, the board of regents approves the funding, acquisition and use of military equipment by UC police departments in compliance with Assembly Bill 481 which passed in 2021. These new requests followed after an eventful spring when many campuses -- including UCSD, UC Riverside and UCLA, among others -- saw encampments and protests in response to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Two Bay Area schools in Top 5 of Forbes’ best colleges list Inventory that fell under the protection of the statute included breaching rounds used to gain access to locked doors in the case of an emergency, which were used by police during a building takeover during the spring encampments, according to the board. Accepted inventory also included a bomb robot used by UC Berkeley, distraction devices, a portable speaker called a "long range acoustic device," and other tools including kinetic energy, pepper spray and tear gas. According to the board, "all these tools are meant to provide officers with the ability to de-escalate or overcome self-destructive, dangerous or combative individuals without having to resort to deadly force." George Kittle gives out Nikes after criticizing 49ers reporters’ ‘atrocious’ sneaker game The equipment under the statute is meant to provide UCPD with "less lethal alternatives" to standard-issue firearms, the board said. Additionally, the board said it recognizes that "the mere possession of any equipment does not warrant its use for every incident." The 2024 annual report presented to the board by UCPD revealed there were no complaints related to the use of military equipment nor violation with the policy. Each year, the board also requires a report on how the specified equipment was used plus any complaints or violations of the use policy, cost, quantities and requests for additional equipment. A’s owner John Fisher pens apology farewell letter to fans ahead of final home games In the time period of the annual report, UC Davis was the only one out of the 10 UC campuses where university police did not use any military equipment. Meanwhile, UC San Diego police used 330 40mm eXact iMpact munitions for annual training, according to the report. The five campuses requesting new equipment were UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Santa Cruz, UC San Francisco and UC Merced. Four campuses -- UCB, UCLA, UCSC and UCSF -- requested more drones. Currently, UCB has 4, UCLA and UCSF have 3, and UCSC has 2, according to the UCPD's report. Other requests include a kinetic breaching tool and a second hazardous devices robot for UCB, as well as launchers and more munitions for UCLA and UCM. UCSD did not request any new military equipment for the upcoming fiscal year.