I I'M GONNA CALL TO ORDER THE
SIDE MEETING OF THE SENATE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE WE'RE GOING
TO.
START AS A.
OF SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL WE HAVE A
QUORUM AT WHICH POINT WILL
ESTABLISH QUORUM AND.
BE ABLE TO CAST VOTES COULDN'T
MOVE WILL BEGIN HEARING BILLS.
ARE NOW AND WILL WILL START WITH
ITEM NUMBER FIVE. A SENATOR
DARDIS YOU TEND FORTY.
WELCOME SENATOR.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN.
IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE THE CHAOS
AND UNCERTAINTY THAT TRANSPIRED
DURING THE OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN NORTH BAY FIRES.
I PERSONALLY WITNESSED EMERGENCY
SHELTER STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS.
SCRAMBLING TO GATHER COTS AND
SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT THE NEARLY
NINETY THOUSAND PEOPLE THERE
WERE BACKED EVACUATED.
IT WAS NO SMALL FEAT.
THE ONLY SILVER LINING IS THAT
THERE WERE MANY LESSONS LEARNED.
S. B. TEN FORTY SEEKS TO ADDRESS
SHORTCOMINGS AND GAPS
IN THE PROVISIONS OF SO.
SERVICES TO A IN HOME SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES IHS ASK CONSUMERS.
IN SITUATIONS WHERE NATURAL
DISASTER RESULTS IN A
DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY.
THIS BILL ALSO SPECIFIES THAT
THE RECIPIENT OF I HSS SERVICES
ARE AMONG THE LOW INCOME PERSONS
GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY FOR LOANS
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RE MEET
REMEDIATION.
RECIPIENT
THE BILL CLARIFIES THAT THE
COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS MAY
ALLOCATE ADDITIONAL HOURS TO
CONSUMERS ON A SHORT TIME BASIS.
DURING AND FOLLOWING NATURAL
DISASTERS.
THE BILL CODIFIES EXPEDITED
PROTOCOLS FOR P..
PAYCHECK REPLACEMENT FOR
PROVIDERS WHOSE PAYCHECKS HAVE
BEEN LOST OR DESTROYED DURING
THE NATURAL DISASTER.
IT WAS ALSO.
STAY OUT IT ALSO ESTABLISHES
THAT EXPERT DATED EXPEDITED
SHORT TERM.
PRE ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR
PROVIDERS UPON COUNTY APPROVAL
DURING OR FOLLOWING AN ACTUAL
DISASTER.
LASTLY THE BILL REQUIRES
COUNTIES TO INCLUDE PROTOCOLS
SPECIFIC TO IHS THAT'S CONSUMERS
AT THE NEXT UPDATE OF THEIR
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.
I HAVE WITNESSES.
WITH ME TODAY THEY CAN
PERSONALLY ATTEST OF THESE
DIFFICULTIES FACED DURING THE
NORTH BE FIRES LANI LEWIS'S IN
IN. I. H. SS RECIPIENT IN CHAIR
OF THE NAPA COUNTY I JUST US
ADVISORY COMMITTEE CASEY
ROCKWOOD IS THE AGING OF
DISABILITY PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
NAPA.
AND I THINK OF GOD THEIR OF
BABIES BILL IN THE IN THE
LITERATURE SANCHEZ ON BEHALF OF
THE BILL'S SPONSOR KAPPA.
I GOT.
IN A HARD.
WELL.
I JUST JUMP IN HERE AND I'D.
LIKE TO TALK FOR A COUPLE
MINUTES JUST ON THE EXPERIENCE
OF OF MANAGING AND I JUST US
PROGRAM A PUBLIC AUTHORITY. A
DURING THIS TIME WE HAD THE
FIRES OUT THERE IS A LOT OF.
OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF.
IMPACT THAT AND STRUGGLES THAT
ARE EXPERIENCED BY I JUST S.
RECIPIENTS WHO UMPIRE AT LIVING
WITH A DISABILITY IN SOMEWHERE
LIVING ALONE AND DEPEND ON A
CARE GIVER TO COME TO THEIR
HOME.
AND DEPEND ON SOME OF THE
STRUCTURES THAT WE CAN DEPEND ON
IN NORMAL TIMES THAT GET UPSET
WHEN WHEN THERE'S A DISASTER
LIKE WE HAD.
THOSE BEING THE COMMUNICATIONS
ARE CELLPHONE TOWERS BEING DOWN
ARE.
INTERNET'S BEING DOWN OUR PHONE
LINES NOT WORKING.
WE HAVE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
AND ELECTRICITY BEING OUT.
.
ALONG WITH THAT WITH THAT IMPACT
COMES A LOT OF INCREASED NEED
THAT THEY HAVE ON THE SERVICES
THAT THEY'RE ALREADY ALLOCATED
FOR AND SOME THAT THEY MAY. THAT
THEY MAY NOT BE COVERED BY TO
ASSESSMENT.
SO WHAT WE. WILL WE'D RESPOND
TO. AS A PROGRAM IS WE GET.
.
SUCH A SYSTEM OF THE IMPACT THAT
WE'VE SEEN IS JUST ARE YOU WITH
ELECTRICITY BEING OUT THE FOOD
WILL GO BAD.
THE FRIDGE WRITER NEEDS TO BE
CLEANED OUT AND THEN SHOPPING
NEEDS TO BE DONE I'M JUST AS AN
EXAMPLE.
THERE'S CERTAIN REGULATIONS IN
PLACE A LOT ARE SOCIAL WORKERS
TO GO IN AND USE REGULATIONS TO
HELP THOSE FOLKS THROUGH THAT
TIME AND AND AND PROVIDE THE
HOURS NEEDED TO THEIR PROVIDERS.
WE'VE RESPONDED IN TERMS OF
WELFARE CHECKS TO RECIPIENTS
WHO.
LIVED ALONE AND IN REMOTE AREAS
I'M AND WORKS TOGETHER WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT WAS.
AND THEN THEY WERE REALLY GREAT
IN GETTING OUT THERE AND AND
PROTECTING PEOPLE THAT MIGHT BE
AT RISK OF NOT HEARING
EVACUATION OR.
NOT AND AND AND BEING IN THE
LINE OF FIRE SO THAT A MONITOR
THAT AND THEN SEND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OUT AND GO THROUGH
OUR DATE AND FIGURE OUT WHO
THOSE PEOPLE WERE AND SEND THEM
OUT TO GET THEM OUT OF THERE IN
TIME. AND I'M YOU KNOW I I
HONESTLY THINK WE SAVED A COUPLE
OF PEOPLE IN DOING THAT.
.
PEOPLE ARE PROVIDERS HAVE
TROUBLE. GETTING.
IN TO WORK WITH THEIR
RECIPIENTS THEY MAY BE
EVACUATED.
WE'VE HAD PROVIDERS THAT. DODD
NEEDED TO HAVE THEIR PAYCHECKS
REISSUED AND.
THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL
INTERVENTION FROM CDSS AT THAT
TIME TO COME IN AND ALLOW US TO
REISSUE THOSE WARRANTS ON.
SO.
I THINK THAT YOU KNOW AS A
MANAGER THE I JUST US PROGRAM
THIS.
THIS BILL DOESN'T GOES A LONG
WAY TO TRY AND HELP SOME OF THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE FACE DURING
THAT TIME.
NOT PASS OVER TO LINING WHO IS A
RECIPIENT OF I JUST ASK DURING
THAT TIME AND ALSO SPEAKS FOR.
US SOME OF OUR RECIPIENTS NAPA
COUNTY.
I'M ON A LUIS AND I'M I'M THE
CHAIRPERSON FLORIDA PUBLIC
AUTHORITY.
IHS ES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND
RECIPIENT.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT.
ON.
THAT I EXPERIENCED AND OTHER
EXPERIENCES OF RECIPIENTS AND
I'VE TALKED EXPENSE THEN.
IS THAT DURING THE FIRE A LOT
OF.
ARE RECIPIENTS THEIR PROVIDERS
ONE ABLE TO GET TO THEIR HOUSES
ON BECAUSE THEY WERE EVACUATED
ORINDA. ON RECIPIENT HEADBAND ON
TAKEN AWAY SOMEWHERE.
AND ON FOR A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE
FRIENDS AND ON.
YEAH NOW EVEN PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T
FRIENDS. THAT WERE JUST LIVING
IN THE COMMUNITY TOOK CARE OF
THESE PEOPLE ON OUT LIKE MYSELF
AND OTHERS. ON YOU KNOW NOT JUST
FOUR HOURS BUT DAYS.
I AM I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PHONE
RESET SAN OR ON.
ANY ELECTRICITY OR ANYTHING.
THEIR ELECTRICITY WAS OFF FOR A
COUPLE OF DAYS BUT I DIDN'T HAVE
THE PHONE SERVICE FOR FOUR DAYS.
SO IT AYE I WAS LCKY MY
PROVIDERS CAME TO MY HOUSE TO
CHECK ON ME. I'M AND TWICE BAY
TOOK ME OUT OF NAPA COUNTY
BECAUSE THE SMOKE WAS SO BAD.
ON THAT I CAN LITERALLY COULDN'T
SEE IT THE HOUSE ACROSS THE
STREET.
I AM.
YOU KNOW SO I'D I'D REALLY LIKE
THE PART IN HERE WHERE. I AM
PROVIDERS.
YOU KNOW THAT ARE LESS STATE AND
HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL THE
TRAINING. IN AN EMERGENCY WOULD
BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF
RECIPIENTS.
I'M I THINK THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT AND ON THE YOU KNOW
MOST OF THESE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW
OF DIDN'T GET PAID PAGES DID IT
BECAUSE IT WAS AN EMERGENCY
SITUATION. AND I KNOW THAT MY
ON.
THAT MY PROVIDERS DIDN'T GET
PAID FOR MANY HOURS THAT THEY
WORKED WITH ME.
ON.
YEAH NOW BASICALLY I GUESS
THAT'S ALL I HAD. ON YOU KNOW
THAT.
.
I'M.
THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS
MENTIONED AS FAR AS LIKELY NOT
REFRIGERATORS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT. BUT ANOTHER REALLY BIG
TASK WAS WHEN YOU HAVE A FIRE
LIKE WE HAD ON AFTERWARDS OUR
WHOLE HOUSE HAS TO BE CLEAN.
ON YOU NOW THERE ARE CERT
EVERYWHERE IN YOUR HOUSE
AND.
YOU KNOW A LOT OF THE
RECIPIENTS
ON WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT
THEY WOULD NEED SOMEBODY TO DO
THAT AND MEET EXTRA HOURS TO
CLEAN UP THEIR HOUSE.
ON.
AND SO I'M HERE BECAUSE I REALLY
SUPPORT ON S. B..
TEN FORTY AND I'M HOPING GETS
BOUNCED BANKS.
IT YOU ACTUALLY FOR NEXT SPEAKER
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM THEY ALSO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
.
PLEASE I CALL THE ROLL.
WIENER.
I WINNER HERE ARE HERE.
BERRYHILL OF GLAZER AND LEYVA
HERE LEYVA HERE MCGUIRE WHEN.
WHEN HERE PORTANTINO. PORTANTINO
HERE OKAY WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
ACTUALLY LET'S QUICKLY ADOPT A
CONSENT.
EYES AND.
THE CONSENT AGENDA OUR.
ITEMS ARE SB NINE HUNDRED SB
NINE TWENTY FIVE SP TWELVE
SEVENTY FOUR NSP FOURTEEN FORTY
SIX
ARCHIVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
AND.
WILL CALL THE ROLL.
WIENER AYE WIENER AYE BERRYHILL.
GLAZER LEYVA.
LEYVA AYE MCGUIRE WENT.
WHEN I PORTANTINO. PORTANTINO
AYE
OKAY PICKING THUGS AND THERE'S
ADOPTED.
BEFORE INVITED BILL I'M GONNA
HAND THE GAVEL TO CENTER AND
WHEN I HAVE TO PRESENT SOME
BILLS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE ARCHITECTURALLY THANK
EVERYONE AND THANK YOU. I'M.
SORRY FOR. EVERYTHING THAT
HAPPENED BUT I WENT UP TO NAPA
COUNTY AND AND SPENT A DAY WITH
SENATOR DODD AND.
IT'S VERY RESILIENT STRONG
COMMUNITY SO I KNOW YOU GUYS
WILL RECOVER WELL SO THANK.
LIBBY SANTAS ON BEHALF OF KAPPA
FOR HSS THE SPONSOR OF THE
MEASURE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE ON ANY. OF THE
PROVISIONS IN THE BILL I DID
JUST WANT TO ADD THISHAS BEEN A
REAL LABOR OF LOVE ER CAPITA
WERE SO APPRECIATIVE OF SENATOR
DODD TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS.
THIS IS A COMPLETELY CONSUMER
AND PROVIDER DRIVEN BILL EVERY A
DOT EVERY IDEA WE DIE. IN THIS
UP THIS MEASURE STEMS DIRECTLY
FROM THE RECENT NATURAL
DISASTERS THAT MANY OF OUR
PUBLIC AUTHORITY DIRECTORS HAVE
X. EXPERIENCED MANY OF YOU EX OF
EXPERIENCE AND YOUR COUNTIES.
AND EVERY IDEA IN HERE WAS FROM
EITHER A CONSUMER PROVIDER CIVIL
p TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS MATCH.
THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER SUPPORT PLEASE COME
FORWARD STATE YOUR NAME AND
WHETHER USE.
STATE YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION AND THAT YOU
SUPPORT THE BILL.
DEB ROTH DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THE BILL.
AFTERNOON BEVERLY YOU ON BEHALF
OF PTW ASKED ME LOOK VERY NICE
THIRTY. WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK
THE AUTHOR LOST HALF OF FOR
THEIR WORK ON THE BILL.
WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT THERE
ARE NO GAS NIGHT SERVICES DURING
A DECLARE STIFF REGENCY AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE
EXPEDITED PROVIDER ENROLLMENT
PROCESS AS WELL AS THE.
PAYCHECK EXPEDITED PAYCHECK
PROCESS. DURING THIS
SO RESPECTFULLY ASK I THINK WE.
CHRISTIAN MCMAHON THE ARK AND
USE THE P. CALIFORNIA
COLLABORATION AND FOR THE BILL.
THINKING OF THE.
SHANNON PRIMER FROM EDUCATE.
PARA. EMPOWER FAMILIES
CALIFORNIA AND.
ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENTS I'M A
SPECIAL NEEDS PARALEGAL WE ARE
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
HELLO I AM CAROLYN MEDINA AND I
AM A MEMBER OF OUR YOUTH.
ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR EVERY
YOU KNOW.
THE BILL.
WELL CHRISTIE'S PHILIBERT SAID
ON BEHALF EDUCATE ADVOCATE WITH
THEIR SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES.
ALL AROUND CALIFORNIA AND WE
SUPPORT THEM THINKING.
JERRY DEAFENED BOND BEHALF OF A
A RP ON OUR THREE POINT THREE
MILLION MEMBERS WE WERE NOT ABLE
TO GET OUR LETTER IN ON TIME BUT
WE DO FULLY SUPPORT. TEN FORTY.
SEVEN AS THEY COLUSA CALIFORNIA
ROTH RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU.
ANY.
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE.
SENATORS ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS
SENATOR LEYVA.
EGGMAN BY SHARE IT IS WHETHER
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD.
NONE OF US CAN REALLY IMAGINE
WHO WEREN'T THERE WHAT ALL OF
YOU WENT THROUGH AND HOW
TRAUMATIC IT WOULD BE. AND WHAT
THE GENTLEMAN SAID ABOUT.
THE ASH AND HOW MUCH WORK THAT
WOULD BE AND JUST MAKING SURE
THAT THE. THE RECIPIENTS GET THE
THE CARE THAT THEY NEED BUT ALSO
THAT THE CARE GIVERS GET PAID
DURING THIS TIME SO I THINK IT'S
A VERY WELL THOUGHT OUT BILL.
VERY EXCITED TO SUPPORT IT AND
WILL MOVE IT AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME.
.
DODD WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE
THOSE PROCEED COMICS.
PRISM MOTION AND THIS IS.
MOTION TO PASS A SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL.
AND VOTE.
WIENER. BERRYHILL GLAZER.
LEYVA.
LEYVA AYE.
MCGUIRE WHEN I WHEN I PORTANTINO
PORTANTINO AYE.
WE'LL LEAVE THE.
BILL I CALL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
IF I CAN.
SENATOR REQUIRE SP ONE ONE FIVE
EIGHT.
BUT IN CHAIR ALONG WITH A
COMMITTEE MEMBERS I JUST WANNA
TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY THANK YOU
THAT THANK YOU TO.
CHAIR WILL WIENER IS WELL AS
HIS AMAZING TEAM ON THIS
COMMITTEE OUT FOR ALL THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL.
AND.
GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.
I CALIFORNIA HAS TAKEN VITAL
STEPS TO KEEP THE CHILDREN OF
THIS GREAT STATE. SAFE.
IN NINETEEN NINETY TWO THE
LEGISLATURE ESTABLISHED THE
CALIFORNIA KIDS LICENSE PLATE
PROGRAM.
SUCCESSLEASE SPECIALTY VEHICLE
LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM TO HELP
SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT KEEP
CALIFORNIA'S KIT SAFE. AT
THROUGH THE CHILD HEALTH AND
SAFETY FUND.
SO THE FUN HELP SUPPORT
CHILDCARE SAFETY INITIATIVES
SUCH AS PROVIDING SAFETY
EQUIPMENT LIKE SAFETY SEATS
SMOKE ALARMS AND BIKE HELMETS
TO SAFETY GROUPS SUCH AS SAFE
KIDS.
I CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TOOLS
PARENT EDUCATION FOR EXAMPLE
PARENT EDUCATION FOR AT RISK
PARENTS.
A RESPITE CARE AS WELL AS
HELPING UP FINE AT COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES FOR
CHILDREN.
AND THIS FUND HIS ALSO HELP
INVEST IN EFFORTS TO PREVENT
CHILDHOOD INJURIES.
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN GROUP SUCH AS
THAT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS IN
THE DROWNING PREVENTION
FOUNDATION.
THE DOLLARS THAT HAVE COME IN
FOR THE SPECIALTY PLATES HAD
BEEN INVESTED IN THE CAT AND THE
KIDS OF CALIFORNIA. INSENSITIVE
AN INCEPTION THE FUND HAS
SUCCESSFULLY INVESTED MORE THAN
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS FORTY
MILLION. INTO LOCAL SAFETY
PROGRAMS AND HELP SUPPORT CHILD
CARE HEALTH AND SAFETY OVERSIGHT
SUCH AS. A THE KIDS UP PLATE
PROCEEDS HAVE IMPROVED HEALTH
AND SAFETY OVERSIGHT PROTECTIONS
FOR MORE THAN A HALF MILLION
KIDS IN OVER FORTY EIGHT
THOUSAND CHILDCARE CENTERS.
THE FIND ALSO SUPPORTS CHILD
ABUSE PREVENTION EFFORTS LED BY
COUNTIES AND PROGRAMS THAT
ADDRESS INJURY PREVENTION.
HOWEVER SINCE THE KIDS FUNDING
PROGRAM FORMULA WAS CREATED
OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
CHILDCARE LICENSING.
AND SAFETY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
HAVE NOW BEEN DIVIDED BETWEEN
TWO STATE AGENCIES
THE CALVET APARTMENT SOCIAL
SERVICES IN THE EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES AUTHORITY.
KIDS PLATE FUNNY NOW IN ITS
CURRENT FORM IS ONLY GOING TO
SUPPORT DSS AND NOT EMSA.
LEAVING ONE PART OF THE CHILD
CARE HEALTH AND SAFETY OVERSIGHT
FORMULA WITHOUT ANY FUNDING
ASSISTANCE IN THAT IS CREATED. A
PROBLEM.
ADDITIONALLY THE CURRENT FUNDING
FOR CHILDHOOD IN UNINTENTIONAL
INJURY PREVENTION FROM THE KIDS
PLATE DOES NOT REFLECT THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF UNINTENTIONAL
INJURIES.
SINCE TWO THOUSAND THREE MORE
THAN TEN THOUSAND CALIFORNIA
CHILDREN HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES
THROUGH PREVENTABLE
UNINTENTIONAL INDUSTRY INJURIES
AND MORE THANTHREE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND HAVE BEEN
HOSPITALIZED IN MORE THAN SIX
MILLION. HAVE BEEN SEEN IN OUR
STATES EMERGENCY ROOMS.
S. B. ELEVEN FIFTY EIGHT
ADDRESSES EACH OF THESE ISSUES
BY UPDATING THE KIDS PLAY
PROGRAM IN FUNDING AND I'M GONNA
BREAK IT DOWN IN THREE WAYS
NUMBER ONE. IT ENSURES BOTH
AGENCIES DSS AN ANSWER BOTH HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILD CARE
LICENSING AND PROVIDER HEALTH
AND SAFETY EDUCATION AND
TRAINING BOTH OF THOSE TO BE
SUPPORTED WITH AN EQUAL SHARE OF
KIDS PLATE FUNDING. NUMBER TWO
IT INCREASES RESOURCES SO
DESPERATELY NEEDED.
SO DESPERATELY NEED FOR
CHILDHOOD UNINTENTIONAL INJURY
PREVENTION AND UPDATES THE
UNINTENTIONAL INJURY LIST OF
PRIORITIES TO BETTER REFLECT
CURRENT CHILDHOOD TRAUMA DATA.
FINALLY.
IN NOT JUST THE KIDS PLAY
INITIAL PURCHASE PRICE WITH THE
CURRENT AVERAGE PRICE FOR
SPECIALTY VEHICLE LICENSE PLATE
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO GET INTO
THOSE DETAILS AND I COULD SEE
THAT TERRAN IS VERY EXCITED
ABOUT.
SO I. S. B. YOU ELEVEN FIFTY
EIGHT WILL UPDATE THE CALIFORNIA
KIDS PLAY PROGRAM IN CHILD
HEALTH AND SAFETY FINE WHICH IS
NOW BEEN IN PLACE FOR TWENTY SIX
YEARS. I AND I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE TWO INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE HERE TO BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONY FOR THE
LEADERSHIP. WE HAVE STEVE BARROW
THE CALVET COALITION FOR
CHILDREN SAFETY AND HEALTH.
IS WELL I HAVE WET. YEAH I'M SO
SORRY AT STEVE IS IN MY A ITS
MARGARITA TIME.
AT HOWARD.
IS WITH.
THAT THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
INSTITUTE OF COURSE WE ALSO
KATHY HERE IS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH VENTURE.
AND THE STATE OF SENATOR.
SO I'M HERE WITH MY HEAD ON AS
THE STATE CO CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA UNINTENTIONAL
INJURIES.
PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN
PROJECT ONE OF THE MOST
OBNOXIOUS NAMES OF A. CHILDREN
SAFETY BECAUSE OF PROJECT AND IN
THE STATE BUT OUT WORD STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE CENTERS BILL
TODAY.
HE HAS REALLY MADE A.
A GOOD EFFORT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
A PROGRAM THAT NEEDED TO BE
UPDATED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO
WE'VE FINALLY GOTTEN AROUND TO
IT. TWENTY FIVE YEARS LATER ARM
THIS THE KIDS PLAY PROGRAM BOTH.
CATHY AND I WERE.
ON THE LANDSCAPE AND HELPED TO
JACQUI SPIRIT CREATE THE BILL
THAT CREATED KIDS PLATES
INITIALLY IN THE NINETEEN
NINETIES.
AND IT IS THE INTENT OF THE
FUNDING FROM THIS WAS TO ALLOW
VEHICLE OWNERS TO.
BY THE SPECIAL PLATES TO DONATE
MONEY FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND
SAFETY. AND IT WAS MEANT TO FUND
ISSUES ON CHILD CARE HEALTH AND
SAFETY CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION
AND.
CHILDHOOD UNINTENTIONAL INJURY
THAT JUST DON'T GET A LOT OF
FUNDING ITS IT THERE'S NOT A
INSTITUTIONALIZE STREAM OF
FUNDING FOR THE KINDS OF THINGS
THAT KIDS PLACES FUNDED. IT'S
NOT A GREAT BIG FUND IT'S ONLY A
FOUR MILLION DOLLAR FUND BUT IF
IT HAS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.
THESE UPDATES THAT THE SENATOR
HAS PUT INTO HIS BILL ARE
CRITICAL ON.
LIKE HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
HIM SAW HAS BEEN
ASKED TO TAKE OVER THE
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FOR REVIEWING
APPROVING AND CERTIFYING
CHILDCARE PROVIDER HEALTH AND
SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAMS.
A CHILDCARE PROVIDER THAT WANTS
TO GET LICENSE IN OUR STATE CAN
NOT GET LICENSE THROUGH DSS
UNLESS THEY GO THROUGH A
TRAINING PROGRAM LIKE THAT. BUT
I AM SO WAS NOT GIVEN AND THEY
DON'T HAVE A FUNDING STREAM
OTHER THAN SELLING THE STICKERS
THAT THEY GIVE TO CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS WHEN THEY GO THROUGH
THE PROGRAM.
OTHER THAN THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
A FUNDING STREAM WAS LUCKY THAT
THE KIDS PLATES PROGRAM IS
MATURE ENOUGH NOW IT'S STABLE
ENOUGH. THAT THE MONEY THAT'S IN
S. B. ELEVEN FIFTY EIGHT THAT'S
SH DOUBTS ARE SPLITTING. ARE YET
SUPPORT OF CHILD CARE HEALTH AND
SAFETY.
IS ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE SURE
THAT EMSA CAN MAKE SURE THE
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
CAN GET THE KIND OF TRAINING
THEY NEED AND THAT'S SO
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THESE KIDS ARE
IN THOSE SETTINGS FOR A YEAR
SOMETIMES THREE YEARS AND
UNFORTUNATELY A FEW YEARS AGO
WAS FIVEYEARS BEFORE THEY WERE
EVEN INSPECTED.
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE
TRAINING UP FRONT IS REALLY GOOD
AND ROBUST AND REALLY WELL
OVERSEEN THAT'S WHAT INSIST
CHAVEZ EMSA DOES NOT OVERSEE THE
LICENSING PROGRAM THAT'S STILL
DIAZ* AND IT'S AN INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT.
PROGRAM THE OTHER THING THIS
BILL DOES IS IT UPDATES
UNINTENTIONAL INJURY WHEN WE
WROTE THE LIST ARE THE OF THE
ORIGINAL LIST FOR KIDS PLATES OF
WHAT KIND OF. UNINTENTIONAL
INJURIES BURNS FALL SUFFOCATION
THAT KIND OF THING.
THAT THE MONEY SHOULD BE SPENT
ON WE DIDN'T HAVE REALLY GOOD
INFORMATION ON PEDESTRIANS
SPORTS ISSUES.
AND ALSO SLEEP SUFFOCATION WE
HAVE THOSE NOW AND THOSE ARE
BEING ADDED THROUGH THE SENATORS
BILL AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT
AND WE'RE REALLY IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THAT.
SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS WE KNOW THIS PROGRAM
REALLY WELL WE KNOW THE
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS REALLY WELL
AND WE CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS.
OF FOR YOU AT THIS TIME BUT WE
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS KATHY
RANKING WITH CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR CHILDREN SAFETY
AND HEALTH. UNFORTUNATELY
UNINTENTIONAL INJURY IS STILL
THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR
CHILDREN AND THIS BILL WILL GO A
LONG WAYS OF MAKING SURE THAT
THERE ARE RESOURCES OUT THERE
FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TO MAKE
SURE THEY CAN PROVIDE SAFETY
EQUIPMENT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
SO WE STRONGLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT
OF THE BILL.
ANY.
ANY OTHER SUPPORT PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
WHETHER YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE.
THE BRICKS I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE WORLD COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
HERE IN SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK
YOU.
ANY OTHER SUPPORT.
ANYBODY HERE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE.
SENATOR WHICH YOU LIKED HIM ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
THERE'S A MOTION TO MOVE THE
BILL.
SENATE MCGUIRE WHICH LIKE
CLOTHES THANK YOU SO MUCH
MANAGER I I JUST WANTED MOM SAID
THANK YOU AGAIN I TO THIS
COMMITTEE I WANNA SAY THANK YOU
THE CALIFORNIA COALITION. FOR
CHILDREN SAFETY AND HEALTH ALONG
WITH THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
INSTITUTE HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL
ON WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE IN
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND
WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT HIM. AND ALSO OF COURSE
TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL
OF THEIR WORK ON THIS THANK YOU
SO MUCH WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR NIGHT.
YOU.
IT THIS IS TIME DO PASSED TO
SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE.
PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
WIENER.
BERRYHILL. GLACIER. LEYVA.
LEYVA AYE MCGUIRE AYE MCGUIRE
AYE WHEN.
PORTANTINO.
PORTANTINO I.
WILL KEEP THEIR BILL ON CALL.
THANK YOU.
WE.
SO IT'S ON THE SCREEN.
MITCHELL. THAT BOTH OF THEM
LIKELY
WE'LL OPEN THE CALL ON THE.
SENATE BILLS.
PLEASE CALL FOR THE ROLE.
BERRYHILL GLAZER MCGUIRE AYE
MCGUIRE AYE.
CALL OPEN.
AND THEN NEXT BILL IS.
S. B. TEN FORTY WILL OPEN THE
CAR.
CALL THE OTHER.
I'M NOT FUNDED BY THINKING.
THE MOTION IS DE PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS.
ALUM. WINNER BERRYHILL GLAZIER
MCGUIRE.
WHY I KEEP THE?
HOPE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH WILL BE BACK
SENATOR MITCHELL.
S. OB ONE ZERO EIGHT THREE.
JIMMY.
THE READERS.
TO THE READING GLASSES YEAH.
OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BAR.
SEE WHAT'S ON THE BALLOT.
I HAVE THE PROGRESS OF ONE.
WE WILL MAKE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE.
REGARDLESS YOU HAVE SUPPORT ON
BOTH SIDES THING.
WE WOULD HAVE. PUT THE BOOK.
YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE A PAIR OF.
NO I DON'T. KNOW THAT. I'M NOT.
I WAS WONDERING.
THERE.
AND THE. TEAM WORKS.
AT WORK.
YEAH THE MORAL OF THE STORY IS.
YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN DON'T
GET ALL. YEAH ARE GOOD AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS TODAY
OUR PRESIDENTS IN THE BILL TEN
EIGHTY THREE A MEASURE THAT WILL
STRENGTHEN THE INTENT OF THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE REFORM
INITIATIVE BY ADDRESSING THE
IMPLEMENTATION HURDLES. IN THE
RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL PROCESS
THE RFA PROCESS.
CCR IS AIMED AT ENSURING THAT
ALL CHILDREN ARE RAISED AND
STABLE IN SUPPORT OF HOMES WHILE
THE RFA PROCESS HELP ACHIEVE
THAT VISION IN SEVERAL WAYS. IT
CREATES A MORE THOROUGH PROCESS
FOR VETTING POTENTIAL FAMILY
PLACEMENTS IN THE CYCLE OF MULTI
HOME PLACEMENTS FOR YOUTH IN
FOSTER CARE AND GRUPOM SETTINGS.
UNFORTUNATELY KALIEF CURRENTLY
THERAPY PROCESS TAKE FAR LONGER
THAN THE ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED
NINETY DAYS TO COMPLETE AS OF
DECEMBER TWENTY SEVENTEEN FOR
EXAMPLE ABOUT FORTY PERCENT. OF
RESOURCE FAMILY APPLICATIONS
TOOK LONGER THAN NINETY DAYS TO
COMPLETE.
THAT MEANS THAT FAMILIES ARE
GOING MONTHS BEFORE BEING
APPROVED AS A RESOURCE FAMILY
THEREFORE NOT RECEIVING ANY
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR TAKING
THE CHILD IN.
THE SLIGHTLY PROCESS IS
ESPECIALLY DETRIMENTAL TO THE
RELATIVES AND EXTENDED FAMILY
WHO ACCEPTED CHILD INTO THEIR
HOMES PRIOR TO BEING APPROVED.
AS A RESOURCE FAMILY.
OF THE RFA REQUIRES THAT WE
CONVERT EXISTING FOSTER FAMILIES
AND CAREGIVERS PUTTING THEM
THROUGH THIS NEW PROCESS AND
ASKING THEM TO UNDERGO MULTIPLE
NEW ASSESSMENTS EVEN FOR THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN LICENSES CARE
GIVERS FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. SO IN
SHORT WHILE WE COMPLETELY VALUE
AND SUPPORT THE CCR AND THE
WHOLE NOTION.
.
THAT THIS WHOLE KIND OF IN HOW
HOW ABOUT THAT OF HEIGHTENED
EVALUATION PROCESS.
REQUIRES WE WE ARE CONFIDENT
THAT IT WILL HELP ON ENHANCE THE
THE VET THE APPROPRIATENESS OF
THE PLACEMENT WE ALSO KNOW THAT
WERE QUIRK CAUSING.
ON NECESSARY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
ON FAMILIES WHO HAVE STEPPED UP
ON TO TAKE THESE CHILDREN IN BUT
ARE NOT RECEIVING.
PAYMENT FOR IN MANY INSTANCES
MONTHS AT A TIME WE HAVE
WITNESSES HERE WHO WILL GIVE
SPECIFIC EXAMPLES I HAVE HERE
WITH ME ANTI SWARTS WHO'S
REPRESENTING THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. AND PATTY
GEARY WHO IS A CARE GIVER FROM
DIXON WHO WENT THROUGH THE RFA
PROCESS I ASK THAT YOU ALLOW
THEM TO SPEAK AND I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS PATTY
GARY AND I LIVE IN DIXON
CALIFORNIA JUNE TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN MY HUSBAND AND I
RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT MY
NIECE AND NEPHEW WERE REMOVED
FROM THEIR PARENTS AND PLACED IN
FOSTER HOMES.
WE IMMEDIATELY WANTED THE
CHILDREN TO COME LIVE WITH US
BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD TO
COMPLETE THE TRAINING HOURS
REQUIRED BY RESOURCE FAMILY
APPROVAL FIRST.
SO WE COMPLETED THE TRAINING
QUICKLY CONSTANTLY ASKING THE
DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE CHILDREN
LIVE WITH US.
WE ATTENDED THE FIRST TWO COURT
HEARINGS BUT NOT.
THAT THERE WAS NO MENTION AT
COURT WHETHER THE CHILDREN COULD
LIVE WITH THAT. THEIR FAMILY
THERE WAS ALSO NO DISCUSSION
REGARDING WHERE WE STOOD AS PART
OF THE RESOURCE FAMILY PROCESS
MULTIPLE TIMES I CALLED THE
SOCIAL WORKER TO HAVE THOSE
CHILDREN MOVE AND. BUT SHE
CONTINUED TO SAY NOT NOW EVEN
AFTER WE COMPLETED THE TRAINING
CLASSES.
I FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO
OVERSIGHT OF THE PROCESS WE WERE
NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM. WITHOUT
MUCH HELP. AND LEAD. TO FURTHER
DELAYING AND HAVING MY NIECE AND
NEPHEW LIVE IN OUR HOME. THERE
WAS NO RUSH TO GET DISAPPROVED
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO TIME LINES
FOR GETTING FAMILY STILL RFA. IF
THEY DO NOT HAVE PLACEMENT
FINALLY SEVERAL MONTHS.
MY NIECE AND NEPHEW WERE ALLOWED
TO LIVE WITH US WE WERE RELIEVED
BUT FRUSTRATED BY THE PROCESS WE
STILL HAVE TO COMPLETE SEVERAL
ASPECTS OF OUR FAA.
MOST OF WHICH WERE NOT WITHIN
OUR CONTROL.
TO COMPLETE TO RECEIVE THE FULL
OF CARE FUNDING OUR GREATEST
CONCERN WAS MAKING SURE AND
ETHERNET BICU STATE WITH
FAMILY HOWEVER BECAUSE.
WE WERE STILL NOT APPROVED WHEN
THEY WERE PLACED WITH AS WE
RECEIVED NON NEEDY CAL WORKS AND
IT IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH TO GET
BY I WORK AT UC DAVIS DINING
HALL AND MY HUSBAND WORKS TWELVE
HOUR DAYS. DRIVING TO
VISITATIONS MULTIPLE TIMES A
WEEK PAIN DAYCARE. DRIVING THE
CHILDREN TO DOCTORS CLAIM IT AND
OTHER COST ASSOCIATE WITH TWO
CHILDREN IN DIAPERS NOT TO
MENTION MY OR CHILDREN.
HAS BEEN VERY HARD AYE BRAND OF
SICK DAYS MISS TOO MUCH WORK AND
WE OVER DRAFT OUR BANK ACCOUNTS
WE WERE IN A BIND.
WE BARELY HELD ON BUT I DID
EVERYTHING I COULD TO KEEP OUR
FAMILY TOGETHER IN THE KIDS.
WERE DOING REALLY WELL IN OUR
CARE FINALLY SEVEN MONTHS AFTER
STARTING THE PROCESS WE WERE
APPROVED FOR A RESOURCE FAMILY
ON JANUARY FIFTEENTH TWO
THOUSAND EIGHT.
FOR FULL FOSTER CARE FUNDING S.
B. TEN EIGHTY THREE WILL ENSURE
THAT THE CHAIR CHILD WELFARE
AGENCIES ARE. ACCOUNTABLE TO
NINETY DAYS TIMELINE WHEN
RELATIVES AND NON READ. RELATIVE
EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS ARE
GOING TO OUR FAITH TO GET
PLACEMENT AS A PACIFIC TRIAL IT
WILL ALSO ALLOW THE COURT TO
HAVE MORE OVERSIGHT OF THE RV.
PROCESS SO FAMILIES CAN GET
THROUGH APPROVAL QUICKLY.
BOTH PROVISION OF S. B.
TECHNIQUE THREE ARE CRITICAL
THESE PROVISIONS AYE IN
ULTIMATELY MY NIECE AND NEPHEW
COULD HAVE BENEFIT VERY MUCH
MORE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU
ALL TODAY. I RESPECTFULLY URGE
YOU TO PASSED HAVING VERY.
YEAH.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS ANGIE
SCHWARTZ ON THE POLICY DIRECTOR
AT THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S
RIGHTS AND THE CONTINUUM OF CARE
REFORM IT'S ALL ABOUT CONNECTING
CHILDREN. WITH FAMILIES FAMILIES
JUST LIKE PATTIES FAMILY AND THE
THOUSANDS OF OTHER FAMILIES
ACROSS OUR STATE WHO STEP UP
WHEN CHILDREN ARE REMOVED FROM
THEIR HOMES AND OFFER PLACEMENT
OF THOSE CHILDREN. THEIR
RELATIVES ARE THE HEART OF THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE REFORM AND SB
TEN EIGHTY THREE IS FOCUSED ON
ENSURING THAT WE DON'T HAVE
UNNECESSARY. DELAYS AND
CONNECTING CHILDREN WITH THEIR
OWN FAMILY MEMBERS AND THAT WHEN
CHILDREN ARE IMMEDIATELY
CONNECTED TO THOSE FAMILY
MEMBERS THERE AREN'T UNNECESSARY
DELAYS IN APPROVAL FOR THAT THEY
CAN ACCESS. THE IMMEDIATE
APPROPRIATE FUNDING THAT THOSE
CHILDREN NEED. DELAYS AND
APPROVALS CAUSE STRESS AND
HARDSHIP ON FAMILIES AND S. B.
TEN EIGHTY THREE WILL ENSURE
THAT WHEN THOSE DELAYS OCCUR
THERE'S APPROPRIATE COURT
OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
OVER THE PROCESS. THOSE DELAYS
ALSO CAN DELAYS EXITS TO
PERMANENCE FOR CHILDREN IN
FOSTER CARE BECAUSE THEY CAN GAP
LA WHICH IS THE LAW THAT ALLOWS
A. RELATIVE TO TAKE GUARDIANSHIP
OF A CHILD AND RECEIVE
APPROPRIATE FUNDING. AS A
GUARDIAN SAYS THAT YOU HAVE TO
BE IN THE HOME OF THAT RELATIVE
FOR SIX MONTHS BEFORE YOU CAN
EXIT TO CAN GAP. AND IF WE DON'T
COUNT THOSE MONTHS THAT THE
RELATIVE IS WORKING THROUGH THE
APPROVAL PROCESS WHILE CARING
FOR THAT CHILD ALL WE'VE DONE IS
DELAY THAT CHILD'S ABILITY TO
EXIT FOSTER CARE INTO
GUARDIANSHIP. WITHOUT RELATIVE.
WE ALSO HAVE TO MAKE SURE IS S.
B. TEN EIGHTY THREE DOES THAT
VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT AGREEMENTS
ARE STILL A VIABLE OPTION FOR
PARENTS AND CHILD WELFARE
AGENCIES. VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT
AGREEMENTS ARE USED BY PARENTS
IN ORDER TO MAKE A TEMPORARY
SHORT TERM PLAN FOR A CHILD THAT
CAN'T REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR
HOME FOR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS.
AND THEY ARE A GREAT OPTION BUT
IF A VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT
AGREEMENT HOUSE TO BE INTO A
RESOURCE FAMILY HOME VOLUNTARY
PLACEMENT HAVE BECOME OBSOLETE.
BECAUSE RELATIVES ARE NOT
APPROVED ITS RESOURCE FAMILIES
IN THAT MOMENT OF CRISIS WHEN
THEY GET THAT CALL.
ENSURING THAT RESOURCE FAMILY
APPROVAL ACTUALLY WORKS FAR
RELATIVES IN FAMILIES IS THE
GOAL OF S. B. TEN EIGHTY THREE
AND WITH THESE CHANGES IT WELL
WE URGE YOUR AYE VOTE.
ANY FURTHER SUPPORT.
FOR.
STATE YOUR NAME.
ORGANIZATION.
HELLO.
MY NAME IS AMY LEMLEY AND WOOD
FOR NAPA
FOR YOUTH WORK COSPONSORED SP
TEN EIGHTY THREE AND WORDS
TRUNKS.
CRAFTING AND I PRESSED ON ON
BEHALF OF LINCOLN FAMILIES HERE
IN STRONG SUPPORT.
LILLY COLBY AS THE FORMER FOSTER
YOUTH AND FORMER CAREGIVER AYE
IN STRONG SUPPORT.
TEACHER VS OCCUR AB TWELVE LOST
YOUTH AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT.
SHARON LAWRENCE A CEO THE
CALIFORNIA COURT APPOINTED
SPECIAL ADVOCATES ASSOCIATION WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL.
HIMMLER'S REPRESENTING AT
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
AND A SPIRIT THAT AND SUPPORT.
IT'S AN INDEFINITE CHILDREN NOW
IN SUPPORT.
YEAH THE SPILLOVER CHILDREN'S
LOST THEIR WORK COSPONSORED WITH
SUPPORT.
KELLY BROOK SOME WITH THE COUNTY
WELFARE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
AND WE HAVE A SUPPORT IN CONCEPT
POSITION WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE AUTHOR IN THE SPOTS ARE ON
AMENDMENTS. WE JUST HAVE ONE
OUTSTANDING ISSUE RELATED TO ON
THE COURT PIECE WHICH WE VIEW
MORE AS A WORKLOAD ISSUE THAT A
POLICY ISSUE AND WE ANTICIPATE
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS OF THE BILL
HAS IN THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. WERE VERY COMFORTABLE
WITH THE BILL MOVING FORWARD
TODAY THANK YOU.
GOVERNOR THROUGH COLUSA
CALIFORNIA WELFARE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION WE HAVE A STRONG
SUPPORT POSITION THINKING.
GENEREX RED WITH CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE OF CAREGIVERS AND
SUPPORT.
ARAMBULA QUIT TIPPING POINT
COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT.
IN THE.
FURTHER SUPPORT.
ANY OPPOSITION PLEASE COME
FORWARD.
CNN OF BRING BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE.
SENATOR LEYVA.
AS ONE THING CENTER MITCHELL FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD IT IS
A GREAT BILL. LITTLE JEALOUS
THAT SHE GOT TO IT BEFORE ME AND
I THINK CARRIER BUT YOU KNOW HOW
SONORITY HAS ITS PERKS ARE. A
VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
MOVE WHEN APPROPRIATE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CENTER LABOR
YOU COULD A PRESENTED IT WITHOUT
LOOKING FOR YOUR GLASSES. SO
THERE'S NOT A BENEFIT A LET ME
JUST SAY IN CLOSING THAT
FUNDAMENTALLY THIS BILL ALLOWS
FOR LICENSE CARE GIVERS AND
FOSTER FAMILIES TO BE
GRANDFATHERED IN WITH
APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS. DOES
THIS BILL A FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE
THE RFA PROCESS NO BILL ONLY
MAKE SOME EXCEPTIONS FOR.
PACIFIC GROUPS OF CAREGIVERS ON
FOSTER FAMILIES ON THOSE WHO.
WITH CURRENT PLACEMENTS OR HAVE
HAD A POSITIVE PLACEMENT HISTORY
AGAIN IT'S OUR EFFORT TO SUPPORT
FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE STEPPING
UP TO THE PLATE TO PROVIDE CARE.
AND FRESH SYSTEM TO KEEP OUR
WORD ORIGINALLY IN CC ARE WE
SAID NINETY DAYS ALL WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT SO WE NEED
TO DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE. PROVIDING THE
RESOURCES THE RESOURCE NEEDS TO
FOLLOW THE CHILD IN FOSTER CARE
ON THIS IS OUR EFFORT TAUGHT DO
A TECHNICAL FIX TO DO THAT
WITHIN CCR. AND I ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S A MOTION BY SENATOR
LEYVA PLEASE AND THIS IS DUE
PASSED TO SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. PLEASE CALL FOR THE
VOTE.
WINNER BERRYHILL GLAZER. LEYVA.
LEYVA AYE MCGUIRE WHEN I WHEN I
PORTANTINO.
PORTANTINO I.
YOU WE WILL KEEP THEIR CALL
OPEN.
VERY MUCH THANK YOU THANK YOU.
NUYS CA SENATOR SKINNER.
WELL YES SENATORS COULD HAVE.
HE'S IN YOUR COMMITTEE AT THIS.
IT IS.
SP NINETEEN.
PRO.
WELL THEN I WILL BE VERY BRIEF.
I APPRECIATE SUPPORT ON BOTH
SIDES THIS IS.
IMPORTANT GIVEN THAT WE HAVE.
.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE
PROVIDE BENEFITS TO THAT IN THE
PROVISION OF THOSE BENEFITS WE
REQUIRE THEM TO WORK
LEGITIMATELY.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE INCIDENTS
WHERE.
THEY MAY BE SEXUALLY HARASSED ON
THE JOB WERE ANOTHER
CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH IT IS ONLY
APPROPRIATE FOR THEM THAN TO
LEAVE THAT WORK IN IN THE PERIOD
WHERE THEY HAVE LEFT THAT WORK
WE DON'T WANT THEM TO LOSE THEIR
BENEFITS AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE
OF THE BILL.
YES OF COURSE THEY WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO WITHIN A REASONABLE
TIME. GET EMPLOYED AGAIN BECAUSE
THAT'S PART OF OUR CAL WORKS
PROGRAM. BUT IT LEAST ALLOWS FOR
THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE IN AN
UNFORESEEN SITUATION. THAT
BENEFIT RECIPIENT IS NOT
PENALIZED IN LOSING THEIR
BENEFITS IF THEIR WORK SITUATION
HAS CREATED A HOSTILE OR OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT'S THE PURPOSE
OF THE BILL TO ME WITNESSES.
PLEASE GO AHEAD
I THINK YOU MEANT CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE JUST OF OUR
LIVE THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW
AND POVERTY OUR SPONSOR THE
BILL.
AND I AND IT WAS VERY WELL
EXPLAINS I WON'T SAY MUCH MORE
EXCEPT TO SAY THAT YOU FEDERAL
LAW DOES GIVE US THE ABILITY TO
DICK DEFINE WHAT GOOD CAUSES. IN
THE CASE OF.
SOMEBODY WHO IS AND WHO NEEDS
TO VOLUNTARILY LEAVE A JOB OR
REDUCE THEIR HOURS AND.
AND DISPEL WHAT IT DOES IS JUST
HELP THAT THE CASE WORKERS TO
KNOW ABOUT WHEN THE GOOD CAUSES
MAC AND AND HOW KIND OF. MAKE
SURE THAT RECIPIENTS AND
APPLICANTS OF AID WHEN THEY HAVE
A VIOLATION OF THE WORKER RIGHTS
THAT THEIR INFORMED WHAT THEIR
RIGHTS ARE TO FILE A COMPLAINT.
AND THIS THIS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT AND LOW INCOME WORKERS
DON'T KNOW THEIR RIGHTS AND AND
THIS LEAVES AMID SITUATIONS IN
WHICH THERE. THEY BECOME OVERLY
DEPENDENT ON PUBLIC BENEFITS
BECAUSE.
THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO AND GET A
JOB TO KEEP A JOB.
BECAUSE OF THOSE VIOLATIONS SO
WE THINK WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE
INTRODUCTION THE BILL AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME
IS SELENA PRIOR AND I REPRESENT
ELIGIBILITY WORKERS THROUGH.
THROUGH S. S. C. ICED S. E. I
USE STATE HEALTH SO. I'M I WAS
ASKED TO JOIN TODAY'S
PRESENTATION OF S. B. NINE SIXTY
TWO BY THE AUTHOR TO SHARE
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL AND CLARIFY
ISSUES RELATING TO THE
VERIFICATION OF THE GOOD CAUSE
DETERMINATION.
FIRST LET ME SAY THAT CAL WORKS
AND CAL FRESH PROGRAMS ARE
INCREASINGLY WORKERS SUPPORT
PROGRAMS
THIS IS BECAUSE ALMOST EIGHTY
PERCENT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR.
HAVE EARNINGS FROM WORK AND
WORKING PEOPLE CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE.
TO SECURE WAGES.
TO PAY FOR BASIC NEEDS IN
CALIFORNIA WHERE THE COST OF
LIVING IS VERY HIGH.
OUR ELIGIBILITY WORKERS STRUGGLE
TO KEEP UP WITH OUR CASELOADS
AND ENSURE QUALITY CONTROL TO
ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE
PROGRAM.
STILL WE DO OUR JOB IN THESE
PROGRAMS HAVE SOME OF THE LOWEST
ERROR RATES OF ANY GOVERNMENT
PROGRAMS WERE PROUD OF THIS
WORK.
CLARIFYING RULES AND SIMPLIFYING
VERIFICATION PROCESS IS HELPLESS
TO ACHIEVE BOTH A PROGRAM THAT
SERVES ITS PURPOSE OF PREVENTING
HARM TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES.
CHILDREN AND MAINTAINING PROGRAM
INTEGRITY.
S. B. NINE TWO SIX SUPPORT THESE
GOALS BY SIMPLY CODIFIED IN THE
DEFINITION OF GOOD BECAUSE WHEN
IT CONCERNS EITHER A VIOLATION
OF WORKER RIGHTS. ALREADY IN LA
OR UNPREDICTABLE SCHEDULES THAT
UNDERMINE THE ABILITY OF A
FAMILY TO MEET THE WELFARE TO
WORK RULE WELFARE TO WORK RULES
OR SNAP WORK REQUIREMENT.
THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE GOOD
BECAUSE IN THE SITUATIONS.
ALREADY EXISTS NDER WORKER
DISCRETION.
BUT WHEN OUR WORKERS IN ADDITION
A HIGH CASELOADS ARE BALANCING
WORKLOAD DEMANDS.
AND UNLESS PROMPTED MIGHT NOT
THINK TO ASK APPLICATIONS OR
OTHER APPLICANTS OR THE
RECIPIENTS.
IF THE REASON THEY LEFT WORK WAS
A RESULT OF ONE OF THESE
WORKPLACE RELATED REASONS.
WE APPRECIATE THAT S. B. NINE
TWO SIX DOES NOT UNDULY BURDEN
THE WORKERS WITH EXTRA PAPERWORK
BUT STILL ALLOWS. US TO FURTHER.
PREVENT HARM FROM A LOW INCOME
WORKER WHO IS LEFT A JOB
VOLUNTARILY BUT ONLY BECAUSE.
WORKERS RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED OR
THEY COULDN'T GET THE HOURS HE
NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH.
WITH WORK AND CHILDCARE
OBLIGATIONS
WE ALSO BELIEVE S. B. NINE TWO
SIX WILL IT HELP US TO IMPROVE
AWARENESS OF WORKER RIGHTS.
MANY OF THEM SECURED WITH HARD
FOUGHT CAMPAIGNS LET BY THESE
VERY WORKERS THEMSELVES AND HOW
TO FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT
WITH THE APPROPRIATE STATE OR
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
THIS WILL ONLY HELP TO IMPROVE
THE OVER AND THE OVERALL
ECONOMIC SECURITY OF LOW INCOME
WORKERS.
IN CLOSING SEIU BELIEVES THAT S.
B. NOT AND I TO SIX WILL HELP
CLARIFY GOOD BECAUSE IN THE CAO
WORKS AND CAL FRESH PROGRAM. AND
OFFERS OUR WORKERS ADEQUATE
FLEXIBILITY SECURING. INCLUDING
ASKING FOR MORE IF WE FEEL IT'S
WEREN'T
WE URGE YOUR ACT.
ANY FURTHER SUPPORT.
FORCED.
STATE YOUR NAME ORGANIZATIONS.
MONICA'S I MEAN OUR BEHALF WE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAMS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
SLEEP WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
IN STRONG SUPPORT.
SEVEN OTHER CALLERS CALIFORNIA
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION
STRONG SUPPORT.
FURTHER SUPPORT.
VISION PLEASE COME
LAURIE.
HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
LAURA CURTIS I'M HERE ON BEHALF
THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE ARE ONLY CONCERNED IN
OPPOSITION WITH THIS BILL IS
THAT IT. ALLOWS FOR PARTICIPATE
TO MAKE THE INDIVIDUAL JUST ADD
AND JUDGMENT WHETHER OR NOT A
SCHEDULE IS TOO UNPREDICTABLE
WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM THE
EMPLOYER THE EMPLOYER EXPLAINING
THE CIRCUMSTANCES. AND THAT GOES
FOR AS WELL AS THE AND THE
PARTICIPANT TO BE ABLE TO
CERTIFY WHETHER OR NOT A
VIOLATION OF LAW HAS OCCURRED
AND THAT'S FOR FEE HA FOR OSHA
FOR ALL SORTS OF WORKERS RIGHTS.
WHERE THE EMPLOYER IS NOT GIVEN
THE OPPORTUNITY TO?
PROVIDER RESPONSES TO WHETHER
OR NOT AN UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY HAS
HAS OCCURRED AND WE DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THE WORD CERTIFY
SHOULD BE USED IN THAT REGARD.
BECAUSE THE PARTICIPATION BE UP
MAKE THAT LEGAL FINDING THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PREFERRED
FOR THE OPPORTUNE TESTIFIED.
ANY OTHER OPPOSITION.
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS COMMENTS A MOTION.
HAVE A COMMENT AND A QUESTION
EMMA AND I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO
MOVE THE BILL.
AT A QUESTION FOR THE CHAMBER
ABOUT THE UNPREDICTABLE
SCHEDULING. SO WOULD YOU FEEL
MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS BILL
IF. EMPLOYEES ALL HAD
PREDICTABLE SCHEDULING. NO I AM
NOT WE WOULD HAVE FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE AT THIS BILL IF THEY
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
INPUT INTO WHETHER OR NOT THE
SCHEDULE THAT THE PARTICIPANT
FEELS IS TO UNPREDICTABLE. AND
HAVE SOME SORT OF INPUT
CLARIFICATION OKAY VERY GOOD
BECAUSE I HAVE A BILL
UNPREDICTABLE SCHEDULING I COULD
HELP YOU AND.
A VERY GOOD THING THAT YOU KNOW
I THINK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD AND.
.
ASKED THE WITH THE PROPONENTS IF
THEY WERE SURPRISED BY THE
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
THANK YOU UTTERLY THAT.
YES ACTUALLY THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME TO MY KNOWLEDGE I HAVE BEEN
HAVING BAND. AN ADVOCATE FOR
ANTI POVERTY.
.
LEGISLATION AND PROPOSALS FOR
TWENTY YEARS ALMOST TWENTY
YEARS.
AD HAVING THEM POOR FOR TWENTY
YEARS BEFORE THAT. ON THAT I'VE
SEEN THE.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COME
INTO THE.
THIS COMMITTEE AND OPPOSE A BILL
RELATING TO. THE RIGHTS OF A LOW
INCOME PERSON TO SECURE A GOOD
CAUSE EXEMPTION TO A WORK
REQUIREMENT. OR ANYTHING FOR
THAT MATTER.
WE WERE NOT THAT WE THEY DO NOT
REACH OUT IN ADVANCE TO SENDING
THEIR OPPOSITION LETTER. ON
WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPLAIN THE CURRENT RULES AND
REGULATIONS AND.
SHARE WITH THEM AND OF WHAT WE
SEE IN THE FIELD. ON AND HAD
THEY COME TO US TO TALK PLUS A
PROBABLY WE WOULD PUT THEM IN
TOUCH WITH CASEWORKERS WHO COULD
HAVE TOLD THEM EXACTLY WHAT MISS
PRIOR SAID EARLIER WHICH IS.
UNDER UP WELFARE INSTITUTIONS
CODE A WORKER HAS THE RIGHT AT
ALL TIMES
THE QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT.
THE VERIFICATION PROVIDED IS
SUFFICE AND TO REQUEST
ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION ANOTHER
URGE THE ELIGIBILITY THE.
YES SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT THE.
BENEFICIARIES.
GETS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE
THINGS
HAPPENED AND.
IS IN FACT THE ELIGIBILITY
WORKER MUST AND TO PROVE IT.
THANK YOU VERY GOOD THANK YOU
VERY MUCH OUT OF THE BILL
INAPPROPRIATE THANK YOU I'M
SENATOR I JUST A QUICK COMMENT.
OF THE CHAMBER IS OFFICIALLY
LISTED SEVERAL OTHER
ORGANIZATION IS OFFICIALLY
LISTED SO IT'S NOT A SURPRISE TO
ME THAT THEY ARE HERE TODAY.
OKAY.
A SWEET PICTURE THAT WE HAVE
THAT UP. THERE IS A MOTION.
DO PASSED TO AS COMMENDED TO
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
PLEASE CALL FOR THE VOTE.
WINNER.
BERRYHILL GLAZIER LEYVA.
LEYVA AYE MCGUIRE WHEN I WHEN I
PORTANTINO.
PORTANTINO I.
IT WE WILL TYPICAL.
MADAM BACK UP HERE PLEASE
ALRIGHT WE ARE BACK AND WE HAVE
ONE LESS OF ONE LAST BILL
SENATOR WIENER IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PRESENT S. B. NINE TWENTY SIX
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT. I'VE
THANK YOU SENATOR LEYVA NINE
EIGHTEEN NINETEEN.
MY BET.
ARE THEY DO I SENATOR EMPLOYEE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE
DURING THIS.
CRAZY COMMITTEE DAY I COLLEAGUES
I I'M.
.
I'M I SP NINE EIGHTEEN.
WILL PUT CALIFORNIA ON A PASSED
I TO ADDRESSING. ARE REALLY.
BICU MORTIFYING PROBLEM THAT
WE HAVE IT'S A REAL.
SHAMEFUL SITUATION.
WHERE ON ANY GIVEN AYE IN OUR
STAY? ON AT LEAST FIFTEEN
THOUSAND I USE AGES THIRTEEN TO
TWENTY FOUR. ON ARE LIVING ON
OUR STREETS.
I THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE AYE
YOUTH WHO ARE PART OF HOMELESS
FAMILIES AND WHO ARE WITH THEIR
PARENTS. OF THESE ARE
UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH
FIFTEEN THOUSAND AND THAT IS A
CONSERVATIVE. I ESTIMATE.
I WE KNOW.
THAT MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF THE
NATION'S HOMELESS YOUTH LIVING
CALIFORNIA.
ONE IN NINE HOMELESS PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA IS AN UNACCOMPANIED
YOUTH.
A STUDY BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
CHICAGO FROM LAST YEAR. I FOUND
THAT ONE IN TEN YOUTH
NATIONALLY.
AND ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER IN
CALIFORNIA. AGES EIGHTEEN TWENTY
FOUR ONE IN TIME YOUTH AGES
EIGHTEEN TWENTY FOUR.
HAS EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AT
SOME POINT OVER THE PAST YEAR.
ONE IN TEN CSU STUDENTS
I IS HOMELESS ONE OUT OF FIVE.
LA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
I IS HOMELESS IS ARE PEOPLE ARE
LIVING AYE IN CARS LIVING ON THE
STREET. ARE SLEEPING IN PLACES
WHERE WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE
IDEALLY TO BE SLEEPING.
I.
WE KNOW THAT ARE HOMELESS YOUTH
HAVE.
NEEDS AND RISKS THAT ARE QUITE
DIFFERENT THAN THE GENERAL
HOMELESS
OUR POPULATION.
THEY ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF
VICTIMIZATION INCLUDING SEXUAL.
OF VICTIMIZATION ARE THEY HAVE
VERY DIFFERENT NEEDS IN TERMS OF
SERVICES.
COMPARED TO.
ADULTS AND PARTICULAR CHRONIC
ADULT ARE HOMELESS PEOPLE.
I AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT.
HOMELESS YOUTH WILL SOMETIMES
AVOID. ARE HOMELESS SERVICES AYE
IF THEY'RE NOT TARGETED TO THE
NEEDS OF THOSE YOUTH
IN FACT TWO THIRDS OF COUNTIES
IN CALIFORNIA. DON'T DO NOT HAVE
YOU SPECIFIC HOMELESS SERVICES
I AND YOU SORT OF. LUMP
YOUNG PEOPLE AND WITH THE
GENERAL HOMELESS POPULATION AND
YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE GREAT
RESULTS.
OUR. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO
INTERVENE AND HELP HOMELESS
YOUTH GET OFF THE STREETS.
GET THE SERVICES THEY NEED.
I WEEK THESE THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
CAN HAVE A GREAT LIFE.
IF THEY ARE ON THE STREETS FOR A
LONG TIME.
BECOMES HARDER AND HARDER AND
THEY BECOME AT RISK OF BECOMING
A CHRONIC ADULT HOMELESS.
A PERSON.
BOB.
APPROXIMATELY FORTY PERCENT OF
HOMELESS YOUTH IDENTIFY AS LGBT.
I YOUTH OF COLOR.
A FORMER OF FOSTER YOUTH.
ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS BY SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT.
I THE STATE OF ALTHOUGH WE DO
MORE THAN WE USED TO DO SO.
THE NICE INCREASE IT'S NOT
ENOUGH.
ARE WE ALSO DO NOT HAVE AS MUCH
ADMINISTRATIVE FOCUS AS WE NEED
SERVICES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH ARE
SCATTERED AMONG VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS.
I SIR S. B. NINE EIGHTEEN.
THOSE TWO THINGS THAT CREATES.
A AN OFFICE OF YOU HOMELESS
YOUTH.
DOT WILL BE AND AT EACH CD
ALTHOUGH THERE IS DISCUSSION
ABOUT WHAT THE IDEAL DEPARTMENT
AS. ODD TO TRY TO REALLY
CENTRALIZE AND FOCUS OUR
PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR
HOMELESS YOUTH. AYE IN ADDITION.
THE BILL WERE APPROPRIATE.
SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS LAWS THAT
WE SEE AYE AND IMPROVE
INVESTMENT AND HOMELESS YOUTH
AND A WE ARE OF COURSE INVOLVED
IN BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.
AND.
WILL BE WORKING VERY HARD TO
TRY TO PROCURE THAT AMOUNTS AYE
IN THE BUDGET HARD TO FIND OF
THIS PROGRAM. US SO I WANT TO
THANK MY PARTNER ON THIS BILL
SOME ROOM ASSEMBLY MEMBER BLANCA
RUBIO THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE
VOTES.
WITH ME TODAY OUT TO TESTIFY.
ON THE BILL IS I NEED TO START
ANY.
WHO IS?
WITH SOMEONE I KNOW A WELL FOR
A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW.
AND WHO IS.
COME UP AMY LEMLEY OF EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF JOHN BYRNE ADVOCATES
FOR YOUTH.
SO IN ORDER WE WANNA GO AND.
AND I'M SHARON ADAMS WITH LIKE
CONTINUE SERVICES AND THAT
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOU
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND WE
ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT THIS BILL
AFFORDS US TO BOTH ADDRESS THE
SYSTEM ISSUES TOO AS SENATOR
WIENER HIGHLIGHTED WAYS IN WHICH
BY HAVING AN OFFICE OF HOMELESS
YOUTH WE CAN HAVE A BETTER
SYSTEM CORD NATION AT THE STATE
LEVEL AND BETTER. ALIGNMENT OF
RESOURCES WE HAVE SEEN THIS TO
BE EFFECTIVE UNDER THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION WE CREATED THE
UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY
COUNCIL M. THAT HAD IT AND HURT
THE COUNCIL WORK ON A SPECIFIC
FOCUS ON YOUTH AND FAMILY
HOMELESSNESS. AND WITH THAT WE
SAW BETTER INVESTMENTS FROM HIDE
IN ADDRESSING YOUTH EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR WE COULD REALLY
LOOK AT WHAT THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES HAD WE MAKE SURE THAT
IN EACH LOCAL COMMUNITY WERE
ABLE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS FROM
OUTREACH TO ENGAGEMENT TO
SHELTER TO HOUSING. TO EDUCATION
AND EMPLOYMENT WE KNOW THAT WHEN
WE INTERVENE EFFECTIVELY WITH
YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WHEN WE ONLINE OUR
RESOURCES WELL WOULD WE HAVE
ADEQUATE RESOURCES WE ARE ABLE
TO ENSURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE NOT
ONLY GET OFF THE STREETS. BUT
THEY GET THE SUPPORTS AND
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES THAT THEY NEED SO THAT
THEY CAN GO ON TO INDEPENDENCE
AND SELF SUFFICIENCY. FIFTY
PERCENT OF THE CHRONICALLY
HOMELESS POPULATION HAD THEIR
FIRST EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS
WHEN THEY WERE UNDER THE AGE OF
TWENTY FIVE.
SO IF WE ARE AT EFFECTIVE AT
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE IN THEIR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WHO
ARE ON THE STREETS BECAUSE OF
ABUSE NEGLECT VIOLENCE BECAUSE
THEY WERE KICKED OUT OF THEIR
HOMES OR BECAUSE THEY LOST A JOB
THAT THEY HAD AND MAKE COULD NOT
GET BACK ON THEIR FEET BECAUSE
THEY DID NOT HAVE A SAFETY NET?
IF WE CAN REALLY ALIGN OUR
RESOURCES DIFFERENTLY THROUGH
THIS OFFICE AND WITH THE
pCAN MAKE AN AND AN INCREDIBLE
IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF SO MANY
YOUNG PEOPLE. ACROSS OUR STATE
THINKING.
THE NEXT WITNESS.
OKAY. HI MY NAME IS A NEW
HISTORICALLY.
AND I WAS HOMELESS FOR SIX
YEARS.
IN TIME I WAS SIXTEEN TO TWENTY
TWO.
MOST THE TIME WHEN I WAS
HOMELESS I WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO.
AND.
.
WHEN I WAS HOMELESS I WAS
SUPPORTED BY AGENCIES SUCH AS
LARKIN STREET AND H. Y. A.
AND.
BELT DOES CHO LGBTQ CENTER.
PERCENT THINGS SUCH AS.
FOOD ITEM.
CLOTHING LAUNDRY SHOWERS IN THE
LIKE.
AND.
WHEN I WAS READY I WAS.
I WAS UP PROVIDED HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES.
FROM LARKIN STREET YOU SERVICES.
WHEN I WAS ABOUT TWENTY TWO.
AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUSTAIN.
MY MY OWN PLACE FOR ABOUT TWO
YEARS NOW.
TIME.
THE REASON I THINK THAT THIS IS
A GOOD BILL IS BECAUSE I THINK
WE NEED AN OFFICE.
FOR.
THE HOMELESS YOUTH.
AND
THE FUNDING WOULD ALSO GREATLY
HELP WITH THINGS SUCH AS.
HOUSING OF BASIC NEEDS LIKE
FOOD.
I CLOTHING.
AND OUR LAUNDRY SERVICES AND ALL
THAT AND.
I THINK ALSO THAT THIS THE STATE
ARE GREAT SAY CALIFORNIA HAS
ALWAYS BEEN A MODEL. FOR
PROGRESSIVE.
TOM.
I PROGRAMS SUCH AS A MEDICAID
INTO OB MEDICAID WAS A GREAT.
ARM ARE OUR VERSION OF MEDICAID
MEDICARE WAS ACTUALLY BEFORE
MEDICAID AND LYNDON JOHNSON.
MODEL A LOT OF WHAT HE SAW A
CALIFORNIA BASED OFF MEDI CAL
AND I THINK THAT IF WE DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN BE A VERY. IT COULD BE
ANOTHER MODEL FOR FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE PRESIDENTS.
TO UP TO INSTITUTE AND IMPLEMENT
THEIR OWN VERSIONS.
SO THAT NOT ONLY IS CALIFORNIA
BETTER SIR IS I OUR STATE IS
BETTER SERVED BUT THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY AS WELL THANK YOU.
THROUGH TESTIMONY.
FELL SCOTT.
VERY GOOD THANK YOU OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
SORRY SENATOR WIENER.
I.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS CAROLING ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO MAYOR MARK FARRELL IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
AND I'LL BROUGHT ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF SAN JOSE IN SUPPORT.
NICOLE WATERMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
SAN BERNARDINO QUICK COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT.
KELLY BROOKS ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION AND THE SANTA CLARA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HERE
IN SUPPORT.
AROUND THE NEON ON BEHALF OF THE
YOUTH POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
BUT ON HAVE MYSELF RIGHT NOW IN
SUPPORT AS WELL.
ANGELIQUE YORK WITH NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
IN STRONG SUPPORT.
REGINA BE AFTER THE COUNTY
MARIPOSA ONE OF THE TWENTY TWO
COUNTIES IN THE CHEAP AND STUDY
THE AUTHOR CITED AS BACKGROUND
HERE IN SUPPORT.
MELISSA AND MOM BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF CHILD AND
ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY IN
SUPPORT.
DEBORAH SIGN ON BEHALF OF
LINKIN.
HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THE MEASURE ON BEHALF OF THE LA
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION OF IN
SUPPORT BUT WE HAVE ALL THE
HOMELESS YOUTH THAT LAYS ON THE
DOMINICAN OFF THE OF EDUCATION
AND. FOR THE FOR THE WORKING
WITH STAKEHOLDERS ON THE BILL
THANK YOU.
THROUGHOUT THE BILL'S I'M A
SOCIAL WORK STUDENT LIKE
MINISTER UNIVERSITY AND I MYSELF
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS AT THE
AGE OF SEVENTEEN DUE TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND I'M HERE AN
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON JOE MICHAEL FOR
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA WE'RE PROUD
TO BE A CO SPONSOR OF THIS BILL
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
HIMMLER'S REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
WHEN THE CO SPONSORS IN THE
BELMONT I THINK THE SENATOR AND
THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
ATTENTION TO THIS IMPORTANT
MATTER.
NICK CHROMIUM BEHALF OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT.
BUT JACQUI WITH TIES ARE ON
BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA LIGHTS A
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES FOSTER
FAMILY AGENCIES ADOPTION
AGENCIES IN STRONG SUPPORT.
FRIENDLY LIKE WITH TIPPING POINT
COMMUNITY WHERE A CO SPONSOR AND
AND HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THAT AFTERNOON TYRONE BUCKLEY
WITH HOUSING CALIFORNIA PLEASE
BE A CO SPONSOR THIS BILL ALSO
STRONG SUPPORT ALSO A CO
SPONSORS COULD BE HERE TODAY.
THAT THE CORPORATION FOR
SUPPORT OF HOUSING AND THEY ALSO
WOULD LIKE STRESSORS.
AFTERNOON THE SALAS FEATHER FROM
CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER OF
CALIFORNIANS STRONG SUPPORT.
A BRING IN MARCH WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
HOSTILE AND.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING THEM OF TAKE IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE MOVE THE BILL.
SENATOR GLAZER.
A CENTER WHERE I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOUR GREAT
LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA THAT.
PRECEDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE A
CO AUTHOR OF THE BILL THANK YOU
FOR THAT AND I. WISH YOU WELL
TODAY AND AND THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
THANK YOU SENATOR GLAZER THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
PORTANTINO. IT IS DEEP HOUSE.
AS AMENDED TO SENATE
TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING WHICH
I TO CLOSE.
NOW I FOR SOFTWARE FOR AYE VOTE
VERY GOOD PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WIENER.
WIENER AYE BERRYHILL GLAZER AYE
GLAZER AYE LEYVA AYE.
LEYVA AYE MCGUIRE. WHEN.
PORTANTINO I PORTANTINO I WILL
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN THANK YOU
CENTER WIENER.
THANK YOU SENATOR LEFT.
ALTHOUGH
.
AND EVERYONE ELSE ABSOLUTELY.
THE SENATE MCGUIRE HAVEN'T VOTED
ON EVERYTHING.
WHEN WE TOOK.
OF. THAT WE'RE GOING TO.
AND I.
I AM GOING FOR SOME REQUIRE OKAY
OKAY CIVIL IT WILL LIFT.
THE ROLE ON.
DISAGREE THIS VOTES.
I WILL START WITH.
.
THE.
SP.
NINE TWENTY.
BY TWENTY SIX.
S. B. NINE TWENTY SIX AM.
SKINNER THAT. MOTION AS DO
PASSES AMENDED TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
WIENER AYE. WIENER AYE BERRYHILL
GLACIER.
LEYVA BOMB MCGUIRE.
IT'S WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON.
OKAY I WE WILL KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN HONESTLY NINE TWENTY SIX
FOR SENATE MCGUIRE.
.
SPEED TEN FORTY.
S. B. TEN FORTY THE MOTION IS TO
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE WINNER.
OUR I COULD A VOTER BUT I DIDN'T
AYE AYE WIENER AYE BERRYHILL.
GLAZER.
GLAZER AYE MCGUIRE OF CESIUM
WAYS ALREADY VOTED.
SO THAT'S FIVE.
OKAY I NEXT WILL GO TO S. B. TEN
EIGHTY THREE.
AS B. TEN EIGHTY THREE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE WINNER
AYE WIENER AYE BERRYHILL.
GLAZER.
GLAZER AYE MCGUIRE.
ARE WE WILL TO SURVIVE
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN.
I NEXT SPELL S. B. ELEVEN FIFTY
EIGHT.
S. B. ELEVEN EIGHT THEM AT
ELEVEN FIFTY EIGHT THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSED YOU HEALTH COMMITTEE.
WIENER AYE WIENER AYE BERRYHILL
GLAZER.
LATER I.
AND THAT OKAY SO EVERYTHING ELSE
WAS CONSENT.
.
SO WE HAVE AND SO.
WILL LIVE IN A OPEN UP THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WE DEVOTED A
BEFORE AND WILL YET ALL SHARE
VOTES I THANK YOU FOR YOUR MIND.
BERRYHILL LATER.
LATER I
OKAY SO IT'S CENTER LAYS ANOTHER
ON EVERYTHING YES HE OKAY GREAT
THANK YOU CENTER. LOS EVERYONE'S
VOTED ON EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR.
CENTER MCGUIRE AND THEN THINGS
WENT OF KNOWLEDGE. OKAY.
OKAY SO I KNOW WE'VE GONE FOR
THE WHAT WHICH ONES BECAUSE HE
VOTED ON.
HAS MCGUIRE YEAH.
AND THE LOOK YOU IN THE.
OKAY SO WHAT'S THE VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR BURDEN.
SIX ZERO OKAY SO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR VOTE OF SIX ZERO AND SO
IT PASSES.
AND THEN S. B. TEN FORTY VOTERS.
THOUGH IT IS FIVE ZERO.
I THINK THERE ARE. SIX ZERO
IRONIC SUPER CENTER BERRYHILL.
OKAY SO THE VOTE ON S. B. TEN
FORTY IS SIX ZERO THAT BILL IS
NOW TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. AND.
EVERYTHING ELSE WILL.
AS THE IS MCGUIRE VETERAN OF
HEALTH AND.
OKAY.
SO WE'LL JUST THE WAY I CENTER
MCGUIRE YOU KNOW HE'S.
.
YEAH.
OLYMPIC JD VOTER ON OKAY WITH A
VOTE ON A FIFTY.
BY.
OKAY WHO WHO ELSE.
SENATOR WENT UPSTATE OKAY.
SO THE VOTE ON ESCULENTA DE A
IS FIVE ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT.
YOU'VE WRITTEN.
SO WE ARE WAITING ON.
FOR NINETEEN.
THE SOURCE OF ALL NINE TWENTY
SIX
LIFT
FOR YOU.
YEAH UNDER THE FIRST IS.
I SPEND NINE EIGHTEEN.
SHARE BOTH SIDES THE MOTION IS
TO PASS THEM IN THE TRASH
ROTATION HOUSING COMMITTEE
BERRYHILL MCGUIRE. WHEN.
OKAY AND THE LOS FOUR VOTE OKAY
SO I DON'T FOUR TO NOTHING AND
SO SP NINETY TEAMS OUT AND
PASSED TO THE SENATE TRANSITION
HOUSING COMMITTEE. I NEXT THE
CHAIR VOTES AYE BERRYHILL
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE AYE.
OKAY SO THAT BOTH THE HOUSE THAT
IT SIX NOTHING SB TENDED TO
RESULTS. AND I BELIEVED I THAT
IS ANY OTHER IS DOES THAT IF FOR
SOME OF OUR. IT WOULD YOU BE
CONTENT OWE YOU GET THE CONSENT
YEAH THAT I'M.
OKAY I THANK EVERYONE WE ARE
ADJOURNED