SERVICES COMMITTEE.
WE WILL START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE
UNTIL WE ACHIEVE A QUORUM WE
HAVE THREE ITEMS TODAY. AND
WE'LL START WITH ITEM NUMBER
ONE.
SP NINETY TWO OF A SENATOR
MITCHELL. AND.
THE. I AM THE ONLY OTHER TWO ARE
ON CONSENT SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE
A.
BATH HEARING TODAY SENATOR
WELCOME THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. ON I'M VERY
PROUD OF MYSELF I HAVE MY OWN
GLASSES ON TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'D LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
GOOD WORK AS ALWAYS ON THIS BILL
TODAY ARE PRESENTING SENATE BILL
NINE EIGHT TO A BILL THAT WOULD
INCREASE THE AMOUNT RECEIVED
FROM A COW WORKS GRANT. IN AN
EFFORT TO HELP LIFT FAMILIES OUT
OF DEEP POVERTY. I'M GONNA START
BY STATING A FACT. CALIFORNIA
HAS THE HIGHEST POVERTY RATE IN
THE NATION DESPITE OUR MORE
RECENT ECONOMIC WINDFALL. CAL
WORKS HOWEVER IS ONE OF THE
STATE'S MOST EFFECTIVE ANTI
POVERTY MEASURES.
SERVICE IN ABOUT ONE POINT TWO
MILLION CALIFORNIANS OVER EIGHTY
PERCENT OF WHICH ARE CHILDREN
WITHOUT THE CAL WORKS PROGRAM
ALMOST HALF A MILLION
CALIFORNIANS WOULD BE IN DEEPER
POVERTY THAN THEY ALREADY ARE.
AND ALMOST A QUARTER MILLION.
OF THOSE BEING CHILDREN.
COLLEAGUES DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION TO A TWENTY TWO
THOUSAND EIGHT R. PREDECESSORS
CUT THE AMOUNT OF AID FOR CAL
WORKS RECIPIENTS INCLUDING
REMOVING THE COLA ADJUSTMENT AND
IT HAS REMAINED. ABYSMALLY
ABYSMALLY LOW EVER SINCE. THE
CURRENT MAXIMUM CASH GRANT LEVEL
OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN
DOLLARS IS ACTUALLY NINE DOLLARS
LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM GRANT
LEVEL WAS. OVER A DECADE AGO.
IN FACT THE CAL WORKS GRANT HAS
LOST MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF ITS
PURCHASING POWER SINCE NINETEEN
NINETY EIGHT.
WHAT THIS MEANS IS AS OUR STATES
COST OF LIVING RENT FOOD
AMENITIES HAS RISEN ARE MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATION CONTINUES
TO SUFFER? WITHOUT A SUBSTANTIAL
INCREASE THE GROUT LEVELS WILL
HAVE REMAINED BELOW THE DEEP
POVERTY LINE FOR ELEVEN YEARS IN
A ROW. TO ME AND HOPEFULLY ALL
OF YOU THIS IS ENTIRELY
UNACCEPTABLE.
POVERTY ITSELF IS NOT COST FREE
CHILDREN LIVING DAY IN AND DAY
OUT WITH DEPRIVATION OFFER
SUFFER FROM DELAYED BRAIN
DEVELOPMENT THAT SHADOWS THEM
THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. CHILDREN
IN DEEP POVERTY ARE LESS LIKELY
TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL
MORE LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED
IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
EVEN A SHORT DURATION OF TIME
LIVING IN SUCH CONDITIONS CAN DE
RAIL A CHILD EMOTIONALLY
PHYSICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY.
AND I FUNDAMENTALLY BELIEVE ONLY
KNOW BETTER WE DO BETTER AND
SINCE WE KNOW THESE THINGS TO BE
FAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
COLLECTIVELY TO DO ALL WE CAN TO
MITIGATE THEM. LET'S BE FRANK
THESE ARE NOT CONDITIONS ANYONE
SHOULD BE LIVING IN BUT
PARTICULARLY NOT CHILDREN. SP
NINE EIGHT TWO IS BACKED BY AN
EXTREMELY DIVERSE GROUP OF
SUPPORT FEATURING FAITH LEADERS
HEALTH ADVOCATES CHILDREN'S
ADVOCATES YOU LITTLE JUSTICE
ADVOCATES CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORM ADVOCATES FOOD BANKS PAN
ETHNIC COALITIONS LABOR GROUPS.
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS INCLUDING
BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.
IT FALLS ON ALL OF US TO NOT
ONLY HELP UNDO THE HARM THAT HAS
BEEN DONE TO THE CAL WORKS
PROGRAM.
BUT TO ALSO HELP MITIGATE THE
SHAME AND SOME OF THE MYTHS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAL WORKS
PROGRAM.
TODAY I HAVE PROUD TO HAVE WITH
ME JEANETTE HALL APPEARED
ADVOCATE WHO IS UTILIZED TO CAL
WORKS PROGRAM.
AND MY FRIEND MR FRANK MAC
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNTY
WELFARE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION I
ASK FOR YOUR EYE ABOUT.
THANK YOU SENATOR.
THE.
HELLO MY NAME IS DONNA ALONE IN
YOUR OWN CHILD.
LOAN JOURNEY ONLY FIND FIVE
FORTY FOUR ON CAL WORKS.
AND WE ARE STRUGGLING WE DON'T
WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE STAYING
WHERE SLEEP MY HOUSE TO HOUSE.
AND ON. WE DON'T WE DON'T.
HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE IT
THROUGHOUT THE THE WHOLE MONTH
ON WHAT WE GET ON AND TOOK SHOP
FOR HER CLOTHES BECAUSE SHE'S
CONSTANTLY GROWING.
AND WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO
SURVIVE THE WHOLE MONTH.
THANK YOU.
SAMANTHA. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
FRANK MAKO WITH THE COUNTY
WELFARE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
HERE ON BEHALF OF THAT LARGE
DIVERSE COALITION TO URGE.
I YOUR SUPPORT FOR SB NINE
EIGHTY TWO AS THE AUTHOR OF THE
BILL IN THE ANALYSIS POINTS OUT.
THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR THAT
LIVING IN DEEP POVERTY IS
EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL TO
CHILDREN. IT LITERALLY DAMAGES
THEIR DEVELOPING BRAINS RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT CHILDREN LIVING IN
POVERTY AT HAD AN AVERAGE OF
SEVEN TO TEN PERCENT. LESS GRAY
MATTER IN THE FRONTAL LOBE THEIR
TEMPORAL LOBE IN THEIR
HIPPOCAMPUS. THE AREAS OF THE
BRAIN TIED TO LEARNING AND
EDUCATIONAL FUNCTIONING THAN
KIDS WHO ARE NOT POOR.
GROWING UP POOR RESULTS IN A
LIFETIME OF NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCES FOR CHILDREN
DECREASING THE LIKELIHOOD THAT
THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL
LESSENING THE LIKELIHOOD OF
FINDING A WELL PAYING JOB.
SUFFERING EXTREMELY DEGRADED
HEALTH OUTCOMES AND BECOMING
INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SYSTEM.
IMPORTANTLY. CHILD POVERTY FUELS
INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY POOR
CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO
BECOME POOR ADULTS.
NEARLY HALF OF ADULTS WHO ARE
PERSISTENTLY POOR DURING THEIR
CHILDHOOD.
LIVED IN POVERTY AT THE AGE OF
THIRTY FIVE COMPARED TO LESS
THAN ONE PERCENT OF ADULTS WHO
NEVER. EXPERIENCED CHILDHOOD
POVERTY.
THE PARTY ALSO AFFECTS THE
ABILITY OF PARENTS TO MOVE FROM
WELFARE TO WORK WHEN THE FOCUS
OF THE DAY IS THE BASIS IS YOUR
BASIC SURVIVAL HOW ARE YOU GOING
TO FEED AND CLOTHE YOUR CHILD
WHERE MY GONNA LIVE TONIGHT.
IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE STATE OF
NEAR DESTITUTION AND LET'S BE
HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS.
IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE RESOURCES CAL
WORKS PROVIDES TO HELP PEOPLE
MOVE FROM WELFARE TO WORK. IF
THE BASIC SURVIVAL IS.
YOUR DAILY STRUGGLE BECAUSE
YOUR INCOME IS SO LOW.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE KNOW
HOW TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE
INCREASING THE RESOURCES OF VERY
POOR FAMILIES IS THE ANSWER.
RESEARCH IS CLEAR THAT DOING SO
VASTLY IMPROVES THE WELL BEING
OF CHILDREN MONEY WORKS.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT MODEST
RELATIVELY MODEST INCREASES IN
DISPOSABLE INCOME MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN CHILD WELL BEING.
THAT WE MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST
CRITICAL INGREDIENT IN CHILD
REARING BUT THE ABILITY TO
PROVIDE BASICS SUCH AS FOOD
SHELTER HEALTH CARE AND
EDUCATION CAN MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
MODEST INCREASES IN FAMILY
INCOME REDUCES MARITAL STRESS
REDUCES REPORTED DRUG ALCOHOL
USAGE INCREASES PARENTAL
SUPERVISION. MAKES IT MORE
LIKELY THAT PARENTS ARE ABLE TO
PROVIDE ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES PAY FOR
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES MOVE
TO BETTER NEIGHBORHOODS AND
SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH THEIR
CHILDREN THAT WE KNOW LEADS TO
HELP THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT.
IT IS LIKE TO CONCLUDE BY.
.
ASKING A QUESTION OR PAINTING A
SCENARIO THAT I'VE I'VE STATED A
BIT THIS YEAR ALREADY SO IF
YOU'VE HEARD IT BEFORE I
APOLOGIZE. IMAGINE IF THERE WAS
SOMETHING IN THE AIR OR WATER
SOME PATHOGEN. SOMETHING THAT WE
KNEW AUSED THIS MUCH DAMAGE TO
THE BRAINS OF CHILDREN. AND THEN
IMAGINE FURTHER IF WE KNEW HOW
TO A RACKET.
I SUBMIT THAT WE WOULD NOT AS A
STATE. HESITATE TO A RADICALLY
THAT PASSAGE.
BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THAT IT'S
DOING AND I WOULD SUGGEST THE
DEEP POVERTY IS JUST THAT. IT IS
THE PATHOGEN THAT'S. EXTREMELY
DETRIMENTAL TO CHILDREN AND ONE
FOR WHICH WE KNOW WHAT THE
SOLUTION IS. AND SO FOR THOSE
REASONS I BELIEVE SB NINE EIGHTY
TWO IT'S NOT JUST IMPORTANT BUT
IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IN THE
ABSENCE OF.
LIFTING CHILDREN OUT OF VERY
DEEP POVERTY.
WHAT? IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE FROM
THE STANDPOINT OF OF THIS
COALITION AND WE APPRECIATE ALL
YOUR SUPPORT ENERGY RIVAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL.
SUPPORT IF SO PLEASE COME
FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND
ORGANIZATION.
CLEAN UP PRIOR SEIU IN SUPPORT.
MY CAR WITH WESTERN SEVERAL LONG
POVERTY IN SUPPORT.
HI LIANE TRITON REPRESENTING
BLACK WOMEN FOR WELLNESS AND
STRONG SUPPORT.
JENNIFER GRABBY WITH PARENT
FIFTEEN CHAPTERS ACROSS THE
STATE INSTRUCTS IMPORT THANK
YOU.
CLICK HEREFOR THE JEWISH PUBLIC
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND JEWISH
FAMILY SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES
AND STRONG SUPPORT.
MICHELLE SILVERMAN'S HE
CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
VIDEO OF ONE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS AND SUPPORT.
DIANA DOMINGUEZ WITH THE CHILD
CARE ALLIANCE OF LOS ANGELES AND
SUPPORT.
KELLY BROOKS ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SANTA
CLARA SANTA CRUZ AND BEEN TRACK
COUNTIES HERE IN SUPPORT.
POLICE IN LEWIS ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA LATINAS REPRODUCTIVE
JUSTICE ABOUT CO SPONSOR IN
SHOCK SUPPORT.
KEVIN ANTS GO FRIENDS COMMITTEE
ON LEGISLATION CALIFORNIA AND
THE CALIFORNIA INTERFAITH
COALITION ALSO CO SPONSORS AND
SUPPORT.
REBECCA GONZALEZ NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER CO SPONSOR
AND STRONG SUPPORT.
ANA HAS SUPPLIED WITH UNITED
WAYS OF CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT.
CHRIS RESPONSE OF THE CHILL OF
THE COALITION FOR ME AND A GUN
RIGHTS PROBABLY BECAUSE ONCE I.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHANTIERS RUN THE
ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
WE'RE IN SUPPORT.
HAS A FEW NANOMETERS NOTHING TO
WITH CHILDREN NOW IN STRONG
SUPPORT.
JOSEPH LOVES STAYING WITH
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
IN STRONG SUPPORT.
KEVIN AS THE COALITION
CALIFORNIA WELFARE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU.
ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. I SING
ON IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL IF SO PLEASE COME
FORWARD.
OKAY SAYING NONE OVER ABOUT THE
COMMITTEE.
SERVICE I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD I.
I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR THAT WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU. AND I WANTED TO SAY
YOU KNOW IT'S INTERESTING ARMS
TO MAKE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT IF
THIS WERE A PATHOGEN THAT WE'RE
DOING THIS WE WOULD DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
TRAGICALLY. WHETHER IT'S.
DIABETES OR MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES OR ANY OTHER NUMBER OF.
ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY DAMAGING
OUR COMMUNITY ALWAYS SOMETIMES
DON'T DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO
ABOUT IT. IT'S ALL ABOUT
POLITICAL WORLD AS YOU KNOW AND
SO WHETHER IT'S A DEALING WITH.
HEALTH EPIDEMICS OR DEALING
WITH THE INTENSE DAMAGE AT THE
POVERTY DOES. WE JUST HAVE TO
HAVE THE POLITICAL WILL. TO BE
ABLE TO TO FIND IT AND MAKE GOOD
POLICY CHOICES AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS BILL IS ABOUT WHICH IS WHY
I'M HAPPENED TO. OUR SUPPORT AND
SO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
IT. UP FORWARD COLLEAGUES ANY
COMMON NECESSARILY ABOUT.
I TOO WANT TO THANK YOU SENATOR
HOLLY MITCHELL AND JUST REMIND
FOLKS THAT ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF FOUR YEARS AGO THERE WAS AN
ARTICLE ON YOU AND. THE AUTHOR
CALLED TO THE CONSCIENCE OF THE
SENATE. AND I THINK YOU REMAIN
TO BE THE CONSCIENCE OF THE
SENATE SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
US ALONG WITH YOU APPRECIATES
EVEN FLAVOR.
GREAT ANY OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY
WELL WE I NEED WE HAVE A QUORUM
NOW SO IT'S ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
THANK YOU.
WINNER I.
BUT THIS.
HELLO. GLACIER LEVER LLEVA
LIVING HERE.
MCGUIRE WHEN.
WHEN HERE QUESTION TINA I'M HERE
PUT INTO YOU KNOW HERE.
SO WE HAVE A OKAY WE HAVE A
QUORUM.
ON SB NINE EIGHTY TWO.
AND I'M SORRY SENATOR I SHOULD
HAVE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CLOSE SO WOULD YOU PLEASE.
IF YOU ALLOW ME I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE A MINUTE.
.
MS HALL IS A
.
A REGULAR HERE IN THIS BUILDING.
I GUESS FOR ME I WANT TO DO
THAT.
HAPPENS TO ALL.
AND I'M EMBARRASSED.
IF YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR THE
MAXIMUM FAMILY GRANT FIGHT SHE'S
HERE FOR STAND FOR CHILDREN DAY.
I THINK THE ELEVEN YEAR OLD GREW
UP IN THIS BUILDING AS SHE COMES
TO EDUCATE US ABOUT THE CAL
WORKS PROGRAM. AND SHARES ARM
HER LIFE AND I'M EMBARRASSED
BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE
HEARD THEY SHOULD HAVE A PLACE
TO LIVE.
THIS BILL ALONE WON'T SOLVE THAT
BECAUSE WE KNOW FOR A FULL HOUSE
AND IT'S A STRUGGLE HERE.
BUT I'M EMBARRASSED AS A POLICY
MAKER. AND AS SOMEONE WHO WAS
TAPPED HER FOR HER LIFE
EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE TO
INFORM THE POLICIES WE WORKING
ON AND I'M EMBARRASSED THAT I
DIDN'T KNOW THAT. AND WE HAVE TO
DO BETTER WE HAVE TO DO BETTER
ON BEHALF OF ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S
CHILDREN. WERE PARTICULARLY
THOSE WHO ARE ENGAGED IN THIS
PROCESS WITH US WHO SUPPORT US
IN BEING BETTER POLICY MAKERS
AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ON THE
PATH THAT ALL CALIFORNIANS WALK.
ON AND FOR THAT I ASK FOR YOUR
ABOUT.
THANK YOU SENATOR THANK YOU FOR
ALL YOU DO.
FOR SO MANY PEOPLE LIVING IN
POVERTY IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND WITH THAT WE
WILL CALL THE ROLL.
AND THEN MOTIONS ARE WE IN A
MOTION FROM CENTER LAID OUT TO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. K..
SP NINETY TWO MITCHELL THE
MOTION IS TO PAST APPROPRIATIONS
WINNER RIGHT WINNER I BURIAL.
GLACIER. GLAZIER I LIVE I LIVE I
AM ACQUIRE WHEN. WHEN I PUT IN
CHINO PUT INTO YOU KNOW I CARE
HAS ENOUGH VOTES BUT WE WILL
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN. THANK YOU
SENATOR.
OKAY NOW WE HAVE ARE THE OTHER
TWO ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SO.
WE WILL HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. OKAY
COMBINED MOTION BY CENTER LABOR
WILL CALL THE ROLL. WINNER I
WINNER I VERY HILL GLACIER.
GLACIER I LIVE A. LIVE I AM
ACQUIRE WHEN. WHEN I PUT INTO
YOU KNOW. PUT INTO YOU KNOW HIGH
OKAY HAS ENOUGH VOTES WILL BE
THE ROLE OPEN MY UNDERSTANDING
IS SENATOR VERY HILL IS NOT HERE
TODAY BUT WE WILL BE THE ROLE OF
AND FOR SENATOR. REQUIRE.
DO WE KNOW SENATOR MCGUIRE IS
ON HIS WAY.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OKAY OUR STRUGGLE HAS ARRIVED.
WE WILL.
LIST.
IT RECALLS ON ITEM NUMBER ONE.
FIRST LOOKED UPON ITEM NUMBER
ONE.
SP NINETY TWO.
SURE VOTES I SP NINETY TWO
MITCHELL THE MOTION AS DO PASTOR
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR
BUT SIGH VERY HILL MCGUIRE.
MAGUIRE I OKAY THAT ITEM IS OUT.
WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
THE CHAIR BUT SIGH.
BERRY HILL MCGUIRE. WHERE I OKAY
TO?
THE ITEM IS OUT.
WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR BUSINESS
AND THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED