SENATE IS CONVENE.
WE HAVE THREE BILLS ON CONSENT
AB TWENTY FIVE TWENTY ONE AB
TWENTY EIGHT SEVENTY AND A. B..
THIRTY TWO.
TWELVE NO I'M SORRY TWENTY EIGHT
SEVENTY. AND WE ARE GOING TO.
HEAR TODAY AB TWENTY SEVEN
NINETY THAT WAY. CHAIR IRWIN AND
AB THIRTY TO TWELVE.
OF WHICH SCHOOL ROLL AND SEE
WHERE WE'RE AT I DON'T THINK WE
HAVE A QUORUM YOU KNOW WE DON'T.
ALRIGHT LET'S JUST PURSUIT THAT
TO PROCEED IS A SUBCOMMITTEE.
ASSEMBLY WOMAN IRWIN FEEL LIKE
TO GO AHEAD WITH YOUR TWENTY
FIVE TWENTY ONE I MEAN YOU'RE
TWENTY FIVE NINETY.
TWENTY SEVEN NIGHT.
IT'S.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AND
MEMBERS A. B. TWENTY SEVEN
NINETY WOULD ESTABLISH AN OFFICE
OF INTERNAL AUDIT KID AUDITS AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN
AFFAIRS AND A CHIEF AUDITOR TO
LEAD THAT DEPARTMENT.
THE CHIEF AUDITOR WOULD BE
RESPONSIBLE TO THE SECRETARY FOR
CONDUCTING AUDITS AND
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT
AND TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY
IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND REDUCE
FRAUD WASTE AND ABUSE.
BUT THE CHIEF AUDITOR WOULD ALSO
BE EMPOWERED TO CONDUCT
INVESTIGATION UPON INFORMATION
FROM ANYBODY INCLUDING
LEGISLATORS AND VETERAN HOME
RESIDENTS AS IT STANDS THE
DEPARTMENT LACKS ANY DIVISION.
UP OFFICE OR EVEN STAFF POSITION
RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERALL INTERNAL
ACCOUNTABILITY.
CAL THAT USED TO HAVE AN
AUDITOR WHICH WAS CHANGED TO AN
INSPECTOR GENERAL IN NINETEEN
NINETY NINE. THAT IT DIDN'T LAST
VERY LONG THE OFFICE WAS
ELIMINATED IN TWENTY FORTY AND
SENATE A BUT IN THE SENATE
BUDGET BILL. IN THE INTERVENING
YEARS SERVING NUMEROUS EXAMPLES
OF BLACK THAT. OF BAD.
PLANNING AND PRACTICE AT CAL
THAT THAT POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE
EVEN CAUGHT OR PADDLE COULD
COULDN'T CAUGHT OR PREVENTED HAD
THE DEPARTMENT HAD AN INTERNAL
AUDITOR. SAVING SUBSTANTIALLY
MORE THAN THE NOMINAL COST TO
FIND AN AUDITOR THERE'S BEEN
NOTABLE IMPROVEMENT UNDER DOCTOR
ABBAS YANNI. BUT THAT WE NEED TO
STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO SUPPORT
IMPROVEMENT BEYOND CHANGES IN
LEADERSHIP THIS BILL WOULD GO A
LONG WAY IN MAKING THAT CHANGE.
SOME WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BILL
STRONGER AND OTHERS THINK THAT
IT GRANTS TOO MUCH POWER TO THE
AUDITOR BUT I THINK WE HAVE THE
RIGHT BALANCE HERE.
AND WHO DID THEY REPORT TO TO TO
DIRECTLY TO THE DIRECTOR TO THE
SECRETARY.
OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT.
THAT AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS IF
THAT'S REALLY THREE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS HAVE LIKE TO APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT HAVING A SUPPORT LETTER
AND. WE'RE WORKING I GET THE
SUPPORT LETTER WITH THEIR
CLIENTS NAME RECOMMENDING THEM
TO SUPPORT THIS MEASURE.
THANK YOU.
WHO SCREWED LORNA GREECE
REPRESENTING MILITARY OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION CALIFORNIA COUNCIL
OF CHAPTERS WE SUPPORT THIS BILL?
YOU.
LORRAINE PLUS AMERICAN VETERANS
STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAIR WERE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS.
A GOOD.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION.
IN NON THAT WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
WE DO NOT
ALRIGHT WELL LET'S LEAVE THIS
ONE ON SUBMISSION UNTIL WE CAN.
GET A QUORUM.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND
PRESENT YOUR OTHER BILL.
YES I DO YOU TWELFTH UP THIRTY
TO TWELVE UPDATES AND EXPANDS
THE CALIFORNIA MILITARY AND
VETERANS CODES. TO INCREASE
MILITARY CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN
ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY
SAFEGUARD OUR SERVICE MEMBERS
AND FAMILIES.
UNDER CURRENT LAW MANY OF THE
PROTECTIONS IN CODE QUICKLY EX.
EXPIRE AFTER A SERVICE MEMBER
LEAVES ACTIVE DUTY AB THIRTY TO
TWELVE WILL HELP THOSE WHO
STRUGGLE TO RE INTEGRATE AFTER
RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT BY
EXTENDING THE TIME FRAME THAT
SERVICE MEMBERS RECEIVE
PROTECTIONS AGAINST INFECTION
PREDICTION AND NON JUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE FOR UP TO A HUNDRED
AND TWENTY DAYS. AFTER LEAVING
ACTIVE DUTY THE BILL ALSO ADD
FOR STATES FULL TIME ACTIVE
COMPONENT OF PERSONNEL.
.
ADDS THAT OUR STATE'S FULL TIME
ACTIVE COMPONENT PURCELL OF
PERSONAL RECEIVE EQUIVALENT
PROTECTIONS AS PROVIDED UNDER
THE FEDERAL SERVICE MEMBERS
CIVIL RELIEF ACT
WE MUST DO OUR PART AS STATE
LEGISLATURE LEGISLATORS TO
BETTER PROTECT THESE MEN AND
WOMEN AFTER AND IN BETWEEN THEIR
PERIODS OF SERVICE.
AND I'VE TWO WITNESSES WITH MADE
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
SENATOR DODD WERE ON THIRTY TO
TWELVE.
AND WE HAVE A QUORUM LET'S GO
AHEAD ESTABLISHED QUORUM.
NEWMAN.
NIELSEN HERE THOUGHT.
HUESO.
NGUYEN.
BROUGHT HERE WILK PRESIDENT.
Q. FLANK YOU OKAY.
OF NUMBER THE TWENTY SEVEN
NINETY HAS BEEN PRESENTED THAT
WE'VE NOT HAD A QUORUM SO WE'VE
NOT HAD A MOTION.
BUT.
LET'S GO AHEAD WITH THIRTY TO
TWELVE.
WITNESSES.
IN FAVOR.
IT AFTERNOON POUNDS FOR CHAIR
MADAM VICE CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MY NAME IS RUNNING TO
GEORGE AND I'M THE LEGISLATIVE
HAVE ADVOCATE WITH THE OFFICE OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
HAPPIER SARAH.
WHO IS THE SPONSOR OF ASSEMBLY
BILL THIRTY TO TWELVE?
ON BEHALF OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE I'D LIKE TO
THINK SOMEONE MEMBER IRWIN FOR
HER LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA AND
FOR OFFERING THIS IMPORTANT BILL.
AB TWO THIRTY TO TWELVE IS THE
SENSIBLE CONSUMER PROTECTION
MEASURE THAT SEEKS TO PEACE. THE
LEGAL AND FINANCIAL BURDENS
PLACED ON CALIFORNIA SERVICE
MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
THIS BILL WOULD DO THAT THAT BY
DOING THE FOLLOWING UPDATING AND
EXPANDING THE CALIFORNIA
MILITARY VETERAN.
MILITARY CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN
ORDER TO MORE EFFECTIVELY
SAFEGUARD OUR SERVICE MEMBERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES. MODIFYING
THE CALIFORNIA MILITARY THAT
VETERANS CODE TO ENSURE THAT OUR
STATE'S FULL TIME ACTIVE.
COMPONENT PERSONNEL RECEIVE AT A
MINIMUM.
HELLO PROTECTIONS THAT ARE
PROVIDED AT THE FEDERAL HIGH
SERVICE MEMBERS CIVIL RIGHTS
LEAFED ACT.
AND BY EXTENDING THE TIME FRAME
THAT SERVICE MEMBERS RECEIVE
PROTECTION AGAINST SUCH PERILS
AS OBJECTION. AND NON JUDICIAL
FORECLOSURE FOR UP TO A HUNDRED
AND TWENTY DAYS AFTER LEAVING
ACTIVE DUTY. IN.
TAKEN TOGETHER THE PROPOSED
CHANGES IN THIS BILL WOULD GO A
LONG WAY TOWARD BETTER
PROTECTING CALIFORNIA SERVICE
MEMBERS.
DURING THAT CRITICAL.
INCLUDING DURING CRITICAL POST
DEPLOYMENT AND POST SEPARATION
PERIODS TODAY I AM JOINED BY MY
COLLEAGUE NICK ACRES A MEMBER OF
THE CALIFORNIA MILITARY RESERVE
AND THE SENIOR ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S.
CONSUMER LAW SECTION HE'LL GIVE
BRIEF REMARKS AND ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT MAY
HAVE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS NICK ACRES
I'M THE SENIOR ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE
CONSUMER LAW SECTION IN THE
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE.
I ALSO SERVE FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
AS A JUDGE ADVOCATE IN THE
CALIFORNIA STATE MILITARY
RESERVE A MUCH OF THAT TIME IS
AS A LEGAL ASSISTANCE ATTORNEY
FOR CALIFORNIA ARMY GUARD
SOLDIERS AIRMEN.
CALIFORNIA REGARDING ARMENIAN
MILITARY FAMILIES.
UP FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CONSUMER LAW
SECTION HAS UNDERTAKEN A
TARGETED EFFORT TO PROTECT
CALIFORNIA'S MILITARY AND
VETERAN COMMUNITY. OUR WORK IS
INCLUDED OUTREACH.
TRAINING FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND
RESERVE COMPONENT JACK LEGAL
ASSISTANCE ATTORNEYS AND
MILITARY FINANCIAL COUNSELORS
AND TARGETED LAWSUITS IN
CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE
MILITARY VETERANS CODE. AND
OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.
A NUMBER OF THOSE CASES ARE THE
DIRECT RESULT OF REFERRALS FOR
PARTNERS IN THE MILITARY
VETERANS COMMUNITY NOT
PARTICULARLY FROM NAVY AND
MARINE CORPS JAGS NABBA SAN
DIEGO. MC RD MIRAMAR IN CAMPAIGN.
AND WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE US
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE STATE AND
FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS AND OTHER FEDERAL STATE
LOCAL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON
THOSE CASES.
AB THIRTY TO TWELVE IS A PRODUCT
OF THAT EXPERIENCE AND THE
INSIGHTS AND FEEDBACK WE RECEIVE
HER PARTNERS IN THE JAG LEGAL
ASSISTANCE AND MILITARY
FINANCIAL COMMUNITIES.
AND WITH IRVINE FROM INDIVIDUAL
SERVICE MEMBERS AND MILITARY
FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE REACHED OUT
TO SHARE THEIR STORIES WITH OUR
OFFICE.
AB THIRTY TO TWELVE WOULD
IMPROVE CALIFORNIA'S EXISTING
MILITARY CONSUMER PROTECTION
LAWS IN TWO WAYS.
FIRST IT WOULD MAKE EXISTING LAW
MORE EFFECTIVE.
BY FILLING GAPS THAT WE'VE
IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR WORK BY
ENSURING THEIR LAWS REMAIN AT
LEAST AS EFFECTIVE AS THE
FEDERAL SERVICE MEMBERS CIVIL
RELIEF ACT. IN BY EXTENDING THE
DURATION OF CERTAIN PROTECTIONS
INCLUDING PROTECTIONS AGAINST
FORECLOSURE EVICTION
REPOSSESSION.
TO PROTECT SERVICE MEMBERS WHO
ARE TRANSITIONING BACK TO
CIVILIAN LIFE.
SECOND IT WOULD EXTEND SELECTED
PROTECTIONS WHICH CURRENTLY ONLY
COVER MEMBERS OF THE GUARD AND
RESERVE.
TO COVER MEMBERS OF THE ACTIVE
COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES
COR STATION IN CALIFORNIA.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS MEASURE AND
WE'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
WE HAVE AN A. S..
WITNESSES.
IN OPPOSITION.
YOUR SUPPORT STONE SUPPORT
HEADSHOT OFTEN OF THE CALIFORNIA
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION
SUPPORT.
CIRCA ONE.
CATHERINE CARE MEMBERS THINGS
THAT THREE WITH THREE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS.
REPRESENT AMERICAN GI FORM OF
CALIFORNIA AMERICAN LEGION
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION COUNTY
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS.
CALIFORNIA STATE COMMANDER
VETERANS COUNCIL OWNS PART OF A
B. THIRTY.
CORD LORNA GREECE REPRESENTING
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL CHAPTERS WE
SUPPORT THIS BILL.
LORRAINE PLASS STATE LEGISLATIVE
CHAIR FOR AMERICAN VETERANS AND
THAT THIS
HI SUPPORT THIS BILL.
YOU.
AFTERNOON SENATORS HUNTING
GOTHAM AND FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL
OF VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
AND WE STRONGLY SUPPORT AB
THIRTY TO TWELVE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT.
DAVE AND I ANY OPPOSITION.
PLEASE.
YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD SAME.
GOOD AFTERNOON I'M CHRISTINA'S
BAGNOLI WITH THE CAL THINKERS
ASSOCIATION OUT WE HAVE A
NEUTRAL IF AMENDED POSITION I WE
HAVE NOT WRITTEN A LETTER OF
OPPOSITION BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS
TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE. WE CAN
BE NEUTRAL ON THE LEGISLATION.
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
WITH THE SPONSORS AND THE
AUTHORS OFFICE ON THE BILL AYE
WE FEEL IT'S AN IMPORTANT BILL.
.
YEAH I'VE THESE MEASURES WERE
NEGOTIATED SOME YEARS BACK AND
IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S TIMELY TO
UPDATE THEM. AYE WE DO HAVE SOME.
POINT SOME LOGISTICAL POINTS WE
WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS
AND WE HAVE SOME DEFINITIONAL
I'M ISSUES WITHIN THE
LEGISLATION.
I'M ONE ISSUE IS BEING ABLE TO
VERIFY.
THE ORDERS IN THE LEGISLATION
THAT SAYS WE CANNOT CONTACT THE
MILITARY OFFICERS. I IN CHARGE
OF THE AYE AYE OF THAT PERSONNEL
AND WE CAN'T CONTACT THEIR.
.
HE'S GOING.
I'M THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AND
SO I OUR QUESTION IS IS HOW DO
WE VERIFY SOME SUGGESTIONS WERE
MADE ON HOW TO VERIFY. WE LOOKED
INTO THAT AND I LOGISTICALLY IT
WAS ENJOYABLE SO WILL CONTINUE
THOSE CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE
JUDICIARY PROCESS.
I AGAIN WE'RE HOPEFUL WILL BE
ABLE TO GET THROUGH THAT. AND
THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE TERM
MILITARY SERVICE WITHIN THE BILL
AYE WE'D LIKE IT TO BE DEFINED
AS ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.
I AGAIN THAT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE
DEFINITIONAL I'M ISSUE WE THINK
IT'S REASONABLE AND TO BE CLEAR
WITH THROUGHOUT THE LANGUAGE.
I'M SO THAT WE KNEW IF WE AS AT
PEOPLE WHO ARE ATTORNEY THINKING
ATTORNEYS GET CONFUSED I THINK A
LAY PERSON COULD POTENTIALLY GET
CONFUSED ON THAT POINT.
I AM THE OTHER IS A DEFINITE
ISSUE OF GOOD FAITH REQUEST
WITHIN THE LEGISLATION I WOULD
LIKE THAT TO BE DEFINED AS. YOU
KNOW I IT ADDRESS FOR THE
CREDITOR AND OR EMAIL CASINO
THAT THERE'S A BILL. AYE THAT'S
ON CONSENT TODAY THAT ALLOWS
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
I'M EXCITED US SO WE ARE HAPPY
TO WORK WITH THE SPONSORS ON
THAT LANGUAGES WHILE THE FINAL
ONE IS A THIRTY DAYTIME LINE
THAT THE BILL. AYE IMPLEMENTS ON
TURN AROUND FOR THE CREDITOR I'M
WE FEEL THAT THAT'S A VERY SHORT
TIME LINE WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH
THE SPONSORS THE EXPLAINED SOME
OF THAT. I'VE PRACTICES THAT ARE
BEING USED RIGHT NOW THAT ARE A
PREDATORY AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO
PROTECT THESE VETERANS IN THIS
ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OFFICERS.
AND.
WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO GET
IN THE WAY OF THAT WE JUST WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT. AYE GIVEN ANSWER
WITHIN THIRTY DAYS ESPECIALLY
FOR OUR LARGER INSTITUTIONS THAT
HAVE MORE OF A PROCESS SO I WE
ASK FOR FORTY FIVE DAYS AGAIN WE
CAN DISCUSS THAT WITH THE
SPONSORING AUTHORS OFFICE.
I'M THE FINAL ISSUE WE HAD HAS
BEEN RESOLVED.
WE WERE AYE CONCERNED ABOUT
SOME OF THE DEFINITION HURT SOME
OF THE TERMINOLOGY. AROUND
REPOSSESSION AYE AYE
REPOSSESSIONS AND OTHERS OFFICE
HAS COMMITTED TO TAKING THOSE
AMENDMENTS BEFORE THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE HEARING.
AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN
GET TO A NEUTRAL POSITION I
THINK THAT THAT THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION
AND WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT
WE'VE DONE SO FAR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I TRUST
THAT YOU WILL INDEED CONTINUE TO
WORK TOGETHER.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR ROTH.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BY ANY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
HEARING NONE TO GO AHEAD AND
THIS WILL BE THE VOTE ON A. B.
THIRTY TO TWELVE. A. B. THIRTY
TO TWELVE DO PASSED BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO JUST JUDICIARY
NEWMAN.
NELSON AYE NIELSEN AYE DODD.
DODD AYE HUESO.
WHEN.
WHEN I BROUGHT A ROTH AYE WILK.
WILK AYE THAT'S FIVE BECAUSE
PATH.
VILLAGE OUT AND WE HAVE A MOTION
ON ASSEMBLY WOMAN.
ONES AB TWENTY SEVEN NINETY SHE
HAS PRESENTED THAT OF ANY. NEW
MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT TO.
SENATOR BUT DIED IT DID DOES ANY
MEMBER WHO IS NOT HERE FOR THE
PRESENTATION THAT BILL REQUIRE
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
ALRIGHT SEEING NONE WE HAVE A
MOTION.
WHO HAD CALLED ROLAND TWENTY
SEVEN NINETY AB TWENTY SEVEN
NINETY TO PASS BUT FIRST REFER
TO JUDICIARY? NEWMAN.
NELSON AYE NELSON AYE DODD. DODD
AYE HUESO.
WHEN. WHEN I ROTH ROTH AYE WILK.
WILK AYE THAT'S FIVE A PATH TO
SELF DOUBT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THEM YOU KNOW AND.
AND NOW WE WOULD HAVE THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
THAT IS MOVED. INCLUDES A. B..
NINETEEN OH OH EIGHT. AB TWENTY
FIVE TWENTY ONE.
AND AB TWENTY EIGHT
SEVEN.
CALL THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR.
YEAH. CENTER OFF MOVE THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
AB NINETEEN KNOW A AB TWENTY
FIVE TWENTY ONE IN EBAY TWENTY
EIGHT SEVENTY WILL ALL HAVE TO
SEE. ACTION TO PASS AND BE
ORDERED TO CONSENT CALENDAR.
NEWMAN.
NIELSEN AYE NIELSEN AYE DODD.
DODD AYE HUESO. WHEN. WHEN I
ROTH ROTH I WILL.
ALRIGHT LOOK I FIND THAT PASSED
SO THANK YOU MEMBERS THAT TO
CONSENT CALENDAR IS NOW MOVED
OUT DO PASSED THANK YOU MEMBERS.
WE ARE JOINED