THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD
AFTERNOON AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE THE
ONGOING COVID 19 RISKS. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS
TO BOTH IN PERSON. IN
TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS
WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE THAT PARTICIPANT TOLL
FREE NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS
POSTED ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AND IT WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE
SCREEN AND I WILL ANNOUNCE IT
NOW. TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER
IS 844. 291. 6364 AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS 14111. 40 I WILL
MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THE
HEARING IS CUSTOMARY IN ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DISRUPTIVE MAY
BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
MEETING SERVICE OR HAVE THE
CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE'RE HOLDING
OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN
THE STREET BUILDING, AND I ASK
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
TO BE PRESENT IN ROOM 1200 SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND BEGIN
TO HEARING WE HAVE 18 ITEMS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER 13
BY SIMILAR THREE OF US IS BEING
WITHDRAWN FOR THIS HEARING. WE
HAVE 11 ITEMS ARE PROPOSED
CONSENT CALENDAR. THOSE ARE ITEM
NUMBER ONE A. B 16 18 DECEMBER
AGUIAR-CURRY IS AMENDED ITEM
NUMBER TWO A. B 18 60 BY
DECEMBER OF REWARD ITEM NUMBER
FOUR A B 18 92 BY SIMILAR FLORA.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A B 25 81 BY
SOME OF HER SALAS AS AMENDED.
ITEM NUMBER 8 27 7 BY SUMMER
BREAK CALDERON. ITEM NUMBER NINE
A B 21 45 BY SOME MEMBER DAVIES
AS AMENDED. ITEM NUMBER 11 22 60
BY SOME MEMBER RODRIGUEZ HAS
AMENDED ITEM NUMBER 12 23 26 BY
SUMMER VARIOUS I AM NUMBER 14 BY
A B 24 20 BY SEVEN BARACK
ARAMBULA I AM NUMBER 17 26 55 BY
SOME MEMBER BLANCO RUBIO AND
ITEM NUMBER 18 80 28 23 BY
SUMMER RULE LEVIN AS AMENDED. SO
THESE ARE THE BILLS THAT ARE
BEYOND THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I
WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT, UH,
ACCORDING TO OUR HEALTH
COMMITTEE RULES DUE TO
CONSTRAINTS REGARDING THE LENGTH
OF HEARINGS AND TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS. IS THE COMMITTEE
CHAIR FOR INSTITUTE TIME LIMITS
ON TESTIMONY, EACH SIDE WOULD BE
PERMITTED IN EQUAL AMOUNT OF
TIME TO BE DETERMINED BY THE
CHAIR AND THAT IS USUALLY FOR UP
TO FOUR MINUTES ON BOTH SIDES
WITH TWO WITNESSES TWO MINUTES
APIECE. AFTER THE FORMAL
TESTIMONY, ALL OTHERS WISHING TO
TESTIFY MUST LIMIT THEIR
COMMENTS, THEIR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURES. AND WITH THAT, I SEE
THAT WE DO HAVE AN AUTHOR. WE
ARE CURRENTLY NOT DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM SO BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. SO I'LL SEE. I SEE
A SIMILAR ARAMBULA. I KNOW THAT
YOUR MEASURE IS ACTUALLY ON
CONSENT, BUT I BELIEVE YOU ARE
HERE TO PRESENT ITEM NUMBER 10
22 OH, FIVE BY SOME MEMBER
CARILLO ON HER BEHALF. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. THAT IS CORRECT.
THANK YOU BOTH. PLEASE BEGIN.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN,
SENATORS. ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYWOMAN CARILLO. I AM HERE
TO PRESENT ON A B 22 OH, FIVE,
HE BILL RELATED TO DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ABORTION
PREMIUMS. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
HELP, INSURERS AND PLANS ARE
REQUIRED TO COLLECT THE $1
MONTHLY PREMIUM PER ENROLLEE
SPECIFICALLY FOR ABORTION
SERVICES. A B 22 OH, FIVE
REQUIRES INSURERS TO SUBMIT AN
ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING
INFORMATION ON HOW MUCH MONEY IS
CURRENTLY IN THOSE ACCOUNTS AND
HOW MUCH IS BEING USED TO PAY
CLAIMS. THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE
MUCH NEEDED TRANSPARENCY OF THE
FUNDS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED
FOR ABORTION SERVICES. SENATORS
AMID ATTACKS AGAINST ROE V. WADE
AND A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE.
WE MUST ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA
IS READY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO
COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH CARE AND REPRODUCTIVE
JUSTICE. THIS BILL IS SPONSORED
BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE, PLANNED PARENT
AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
NATIONAL HEALTH LAW PROGRAM.
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF A B 22
OH, FIVE ARE KATE FISHER AND
JOSEPHINE FIGUEROA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE. THANKS SO MUCH
CEMETERY ARAMBULA, SO WE'LL NOW
MOVE TO WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF
A B 22 OH, FIVE. MODERATOR,
PLEASE BRING ONTO THE LINE. KATE
FISHER FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
INSURANCE AND ACTUALLY, AND ALSO
JOSEPHINE FIGUEROA FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. YOU
EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES APIECE TO
TESTIFY. WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON
. REMEMBER FIGUEROA, OKAY. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR FAIR MEMBERS. UM
MY NAME IS JUST FIGUEROA. I'M
THE DEPUTY LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
FOR THE INSURANCE HERE ON BEHALF
OF HIS COMMISSIONER RICARDO LARA
, A B 25 REQUIRED PARENTS FROM
HEALTH SISTERS AND HEALTH PLANS
REGARDING THE COLLECTION. UM,
SECRETARY PAYMENTS? SPECIFIC. TO
ABORTION PREMIUMS. UNDER CURRENT
LAW, HEALTH INSURERS, PLANS ARE
REQUIRED COLLECTED $1 ENROLLING
FOR MONTHS BEFORE ABORTION
SERVICES. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO
REQUIREMENT THAT HAS TOURISTS
AND PLANS SUPPORT HOW MUCH
SELECTED BY THEM FROM ENROLLEES
AND HOW THE FUNDS BEING YOU. THE
SUPREME COURT UPHOLD MISSISSIPPI
SAND, THEREBY OVERTURNING ROE
GÂY WAY PEOPLE IN OVER HALF A
CENTURY TRUMPCARE. AS A RESULT,
THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO WOULD
FIND THE NEAREST ABORTION
PROVIDER IN CALIFORNIA WILL
INCREASE BUT NEARLY 3000%
CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO
SERVE PATIENTS SEEKING ABORTION
SERVICES BUT AS A THREAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL FUNDING
TO SUPPORT ALL PARTIES. SEEKING
CLARITY NEEDING CALIFORNIA. ON
BEHALF OF INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER. I ASKED MY M
ANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
NOW WILL BRING ON KATE FISHER,
ALSO FROM THE DEPARTMENT
INSURANCE.
ALRIGHT IS OKAY, SO I, THERE'S
UH, IS KATE FISHER ONLINE? HIGH
ON THE HARDEST PART. UM I I'M
HERE. BUT I'M HERE. UM DO YOU
HAVE ANY. OKAY WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO HEAR INCLUDED. I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE JUST HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES OKAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO I
THINK ALL RIGHT. THAT'S NOW MOVE
ON TO ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT OF A B 22. OH, FIVE.
LET'S BEGIN HERE IN ROOM. 1200
OR DANNY WITNESSES WISHES
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM
1200. SEEING THE ONE APPROACHING
THE MICROPHONE THAT TIME
MODERATOR PLEASE OPEN THE LINES
FOR WITNESSES WHO WISH TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF 22. OH
FIVE NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION
ONLY. JEWISH YOU CAN SUPPORT OF
A B 22 OH, 51 AND ZERO WE'LL
START WITH LINE. 1 10, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON ISABELLA
OR GUARA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES STATION IN NEW
OUT CALIFORNIA FROM THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 106, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MOLLY
ROBSON WAS PLANNED PARENTHOOD
AFFILIATE CALIFORNIA WHERE A CO
SPONSOR SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU NEXT WITNESS. NEXT. WE'RE
GONNA LINE 90 TO GO AHEAD. JOANN
PARKS FROM BLU CALIFORNIA ACTION
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE. BY
96, WHICH GO AHEAD. HI I'M AMY
ALI, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
. I'M HERE TO PRESS THE GENERAL
ROB FONT SUPPORT BABY TO FIVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS, PLEASE. MRS HERE. WE
HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN. Q ALL
RIGHT. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR NOW
AND MOVE TO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO HB 22. OH, FIVE.
WE DO NOT HAVE SOMEONE FORMALLY
REGISTERED FOR TESTIMONY IN
OPPOSITION TO A V 22. OH, FIVE
WILL BRING IT HERE TO ROOM 1200
OR ANY WITNESSES WHICH TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION TO 2018 22. OH,
FIVE. SAYING NO ONE APPROACHING
THE MICROPHONE. MODERATOR PLEASE
OPEN THE LINES FOR WITNESSES WHO
COULD TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO A
B 22 OH FIVE NAME ORGANIZATION
POSITION ONLY. IN OPPOSITION OF
A B 22. OH, FIVE, JUST WONDERING
HERE AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO ONE KEEPING UP THIS TIME
. OKAY. THANK YOU. MODERATOR
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. BUT I WISH TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION. ALSO SPEAKER FOR
A DIFFERENT VIEW OF DIFFERENT
BILL, HOWEVER. MY NAME IS SUSAN
ARNEL. I AM WITH THE RIGHT TO
LIFE LEAGUE AND I OPPOSED 22.
OH, FIVE. THANK YOU. AT ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 22 5. OKAY.
MODERATOR. NO, NO ONE ELSE ON
THE LINE. I HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN.
Q THANK YOU. MODERATOR WILL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE OR
THE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SENATOR
MELINDA'S THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
, ASSEMBLYMAN ARAMBULA. I JUST
WANT TO CLARIFY IN THE FACT SHE
SAYS CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO
SERVE ABORTION PATIENTS, BUT AS
RESOURCES BECOME STRETCHED AS
IMPORTANT TO DETERMINE POTENTIAL
ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES TO
SUPPORT PATIENTS SEEKING CARE IN
CALIFORNIA. SO THIS BILL I'M
ASSUMING IS AN ATTEMPT TO
COMPLEMENT SB 11 42, WHICH SETS
UP A FUND TO COVER THE COST OF
ABORTION SERVICES FOR WOMEN WHO
COME HERE FROM OUT OF STATE IS
THAT CORRECT? SPEAK TO THE BILL
. THAT'S BEFORE US TODAY. IS
THAT THE ONLY ONE WORD DEBATING
? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US
TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY OVER THESE
PREMIUMS. THE PLANS HAVE BEEN
COLLECTING AND HAVING THAT
INFORMATION WILL BE VITAL FOR US
AS LEGISLATORS. FOR A NUMBER OF
OTHER ITEMS THAT WE MAY BE
LOOKING AT IN THE FUTURE. OKAY
WELL, THANK YOU. SO AM I WILL
THEN JUST ADD THAT, UM IN
READING. THE ANALYSIS SEEMS
FAIRLY CLEAR THAT THIS BILL IS
INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT SP 11 42.
I WASN'T ASKING FOR JUDGMENT ON
THAT, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
YOU CHOOSE NOT TO DO THAT. AND
THAT IS FINE. BUT I WAS HOPING
THAT PERHAPS WE CAN GET SOME
CLARITY ON THAT. SO THAT BEING
SAID I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OKAY
SEEING NONE. SO SOME ARAMBULA
AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE AND PRESENT BEHALF OF
SUMMARY CARILLO. I AGREE THAT
YOU KNOW THE WAS ACTUALLY A
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ROLE THAT
MADE US REQUIRE US TO COLLECT A
DOLLAR PER MEMBER PER MONTH TOO,
SO PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY
SERVICES, BUT JUST CERTAINLY
MANY INDICATIONS THAT THE ACTUAL
EXPENDITURE ON ABORTIONS IS
ACTUALLY MUCH LESS THAN THAT.
AND KNOWING WHAT'S ACTUALLY
BEING SPENT IMPORTANT. AND THAT
TRANSPARENCY IS IMPORTANT AND
PERHAPS ACTUALLY HAVING MORE
REALISTIC. RATE THAT BETTER
REFLECTS RIGHT THAT MAYBE CAN'T
POLICY. THE BETTER REFLECTS THE
ACTUAL TRUTH. EXPENSE VERSUS
POTENTIALLY WHAT APPEARS TO BE
AN INFLATED EXPENSE AND
INCREASED PREMIUMS. PEOPLE HAVE
TO PAY BECAUSE OF THAT, SO
CERTAINLY I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THE BILL TODAY. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT WHEN THE
TIME IS APPROPRIATE. I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND THANK
YOU, UNFORTUNATELY, DO NOT HAVE
A QUORUM YET, SO WE'RE UNABLE TO
TAKE MOTIONS OUR VOTE ON THE
BILL. BUT AS SOON AS WE
ESTABLISHED A QUORUM, WE WILL DO
SO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUMMER
RAMBLER. OKAY NOW I SEE SENATOR
SALAS. WELCOME. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND I THINK
YOU HAVE BEFORE US. ASSEMBLY
BILL 1940. YES I AM NUMBER 6
1940 WELCOME. PLEASE BEGIN.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND THANK
YOU COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND THANK
YOU SENATORS. TODAY I AM PROUD
TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 1940,
WHICH UPDATES AND MODERNIZES.
THE EXISTING SCHOOL BASED HEALTH
CENTERS RSP HCS GRANT PROGRAM TO
MEET THE CURRENT NEEDS OF
STUDENTS. HEALTH CURRENTLY RIGHT
NOW THERE'S ONLY LESS THAN 3% OF
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ACTUALLY
HAVE STUDENT BASED HEALTH
CENTERS. AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS WE WANT TO EXPAND THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS SO
THAT STUDENTS THAT NEED THINGS
LIKE EYEGLASSES, FOR INSTANCE,
CAN GET ACCESS TO EYEGLASSES
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT IF WE CATCH
THEM EARLY, THEN WE HAVE LESS
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN THE
CLASSROOM. IT'S BETTER FOR
HEALTH OUTCOMES. IT'S BETTER FOR
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. AND WITH THAT
, I JUST WANT TO SAY I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
WHEN THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE.
BUT I DO HAVE TESTIMONY IN
SUPPORT. I DO HAVE WITH ME. LISA
EISENBERG FROM THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL BASED HEALTH ALLIANCE.
OKAY WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS AGAIN. MY NAME
IS LISA EISENBERG. I'M THE
POLICY DIRECTOR WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BASED HEALTH
ALLIANCE. AND WE ARE A SPONSOR
OF THIS BILL. WE REPRESENT THE
293 ACTIVE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH
CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA AND THE
MANY MORE SCHOOLS, SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS
INTERESTED IN STARTING SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH CENTERS. I KNOW
MANY OF YOU KNOW, SCHOOL BASED
HEALTH CENTERS ARE CLINICS ON OR
NEAR K THROUGH 12 SCHOOL
CAMPUSES THAT PROVIDE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, AGE AND CLINICALLY
APPROPRIATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES.
I'D LIKE TO JUST QUICKLY SHARE
THREE THINGS THAT ARE MAKING
SCHOOL BASED HOW SINNERS SO
EFFECTIVE RIGHT NOW. THEY
DELIVER COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED
HEALTHCARE, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH, AND I THINK ONE THING A
B 1940 DOES IS SUPPORTS THIS
MODEL BY ADDING LANGUAGE THAT
PRIORITIZES FUNDING FOR SITES
THAT INTEGRATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AND PRIMARY CARE AND HEALTH CARE
SERVICES. SECOND SCHOOL BASED
HEALTH CENTERS ARE HELPING
STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS RECOVER
FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC. THEY'RE
PROVIDING COVID TUSTIN AND
VACCINATIONS. THEY'RE HELPING
STUDENTS CATCH UP ON UNMET AND
EXACERBATED HEALTH NEEDS. THAT
OCCURRED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND
THEN THIRD SCHOOL BASED HEALTH
CENTERS. OUR PROVEN STRATEGY TO
INCREASE HEALTH AND EDUCATION
EQUITY. THEY'RE PREDOMINANTLY
LOCATED IN SCHOOLS, WHERE
MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARE LOW
INCOME AND STUDENTS OF COLOR.
FOR THESE REASONS, WE URGE YOUR
I VOTE IN SUPPORT OF A B 1940.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANKS
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THE
1940. IT WILL BE IN HERE ROOM
1200. SEEN ON APPROACHING THE
MICROPHONE. MODERATOR PLEASE
OPEN THE LINES FOR WITNESSES WHO
WISH TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF 18
, A B 1940 NAME ORGANIZATION
POSITION. DID YOU WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF A B 19 FORTIES,
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO THIS TIME
WE'LL START WITH LINE 1 16,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THAT CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP AND OR THANK YOU,
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. NEXT TO
GO TO LINE 18. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, KELLY BROOK ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS, PLEASE. FIND 1 17,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ERIKA HOFFMANN
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
BOARD ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS. LINE 1 19, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. AFTERNOON SMILE AND HAIR
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
DANCE ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. LINE 1
20 TO GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
ON A PODCAST FROM THE NATIONAL
CENTER FOR THE USE SPOT IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. AND WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE
IN Q AT THIS TIME, MR CHAIR.
THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. MODERATOR
WILL NOW MOVE TO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO A B 1940. I
BELIEVE WE DO HAVE A WITNESSES
WILL BE TESTIFYING IN OPPOSITION
ON THE THROUGH THE PHONE LINE.
SO MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE
BRING ONTO THE PHONE AS SUSAN
ARNOLD FROM THE RIGHT TO LIFE
LEAGUE? AND UM, SUSAN ARNOLD,
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE HEALTH
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS SUSAN
ARNOLD. I AM A CALIFORNIA
ATTORNEY AND VICE PRESIDENT OF
LEGAL AFFAIRS AT THE RIGHT LIFE
, LEAD AMERICA'S FIRST PRO LIFE
ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1967. ON
BEHALF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIANS. WE URGE YOU TO
AMEND ÁP 1940. WE FAVOR
PROVIDING HEALTH CARE FOR
CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.
PROVIDING SUCH HEALTH COURT
THROUGH SCHOOLS MAKES GOOD
SENSE. YET IN ITS EFFORT TO
EXTEND FUNDING AND HEALTH
SERVICES, THE BILL WILL AMEND
SECTION 124174.6 HEALTH CODE.
SUBSECTION TWO F THAT SECTION.
INCLUDES LANGUAGE AUTHORIZING
THESE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH
CENTERS TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE
THAT ENSUED. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
SERVICES THROUGH MOBILE HEALTH,
HEALTH HEALTH. REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH SERVICES IS CODE FOR
CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION. THIS
LANGUAGE WILL ALLOW THESE SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE
CONTRACEPTION LIKE BIRTH CONTROL
PILLS AND CONDOMS. SUBSECTION
WOULD ALSO ALLOW THESE CENTERS
DISTRIBUTE ABORTION PILLS, THE
GRADE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS THROUGH THESE SAME HEALTH
CENTERS WITHOUT PARENTAL NOTICE.
CALIFORNIA FAMILIES REALLY DO
WANT THINGS LIKE EYEGLASSES FOR
THEIR KIDS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
, AND THEY WANT SCHOOL NURSES
AND HEALTHY KIDS, ESPECIALLY IN
RURAL AREAS IN NEED. BUT THEY DO
NOT WANT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
, GIVING OUT BIRTH CONTROL PILLS
. CONTRACEPTIVE FOR ABORTION
SERVICES, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
PLEASE AMEND THE BILL BY
REMOVING SUBSECTION TWO F SO
THAT ALL CALIFORNIANS FULLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. AND I DO
THINK MR SALAS BRINGING IT
FORWARD. THESE AMEND IT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO ADDITIONAL WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION TO 1940 WILL
BEGIN HERE IN ROOM 1200. SEEN ON
APPROACHING THE MICROPHONE HERE
IN ROOM 1200 MODERATOR, PLEASE
OPEN THE LINES FOR ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO A B
1940 NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION
ONLY. POSITION BECAUSE ONE AND
HERE AT THIS TIME. JUST FINE. WE
DO HAVE SOMEONE QUEUING UP,
OKAY?
OKAY. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR. WE'LL
GO WITH LINE. 1, 21, JUST GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS DEJA
RANGEL AND I'M FROM SANTA CLARA
COUNTY. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO AND
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE AMENDED
IN THE SECTION TO US. AND SO I'D
ASK YOU TO PLEASE AMEND IT AND
VOTE. NO, NO, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE. WE
HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN CURE. ALL
RIGHT. THANKS VERY MUCH, WILL
NOW BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SENATOR
MELINDA'S. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN, ASSEMBLYMAN SALAS.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I HAVE A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
BILL. SO THERE ARE SOME THINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN ADDED AS FAR AS
SERVICES PROVIDED SOME OF WHICH
THE WITNESSES COMMENTED ON THE
THREE THAT I'M MOST CURIOUS
ABOUT ARE THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER SERVICES, THE MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES AND REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTH SERVICES. SO WITH THESE
SERVICES BEING PROVIDED, WILL
THERE BE ANY PARENTAL
NOTIFICATION THAT THE SERVICES
WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT?
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO OFFER
SOME CLARIFICATION. RIGHT NOW.
3% OF OUR SCHOOLS ACTUALLY HAVE
STUDENT BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND
THAT'S USUALLY DONE THROUGH THE
LOCAL ELIA'S. IN THE LA'S HAVE
COME UP WITH GUIDELINES. WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS EXPAND
THAT TO THE ENTIRE STATE SO THAT
WE CAN PROVIDE SYMMETRICAL
GUIDELINES FOR EVERYBODY
THROUGHOUT THE THING RIGHT NOW,
IT'S DONE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN I'M
ASKING NOW IS WITH THE CHANGE
THAT YOU ARE SUGGESTING IN THIS
BILL, WILL THERE ARE YOU ALSO
MAKING IT CLEAR THAT PARENTAL
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION WOULD BE
REQUIRED OR NO? RIGHT NOW. I
BELIEVE THE BILL IS WE'RE JUST
TRYING TO CREATE MORE STUDENT
BASED HEALTH CENTERS. RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND MR
SHERIFF, YOU ALLOW ME TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THE POINTS BROUGHT UP BY
THE OPPOSITION AS WELL. I'D LOVE
TO DO THAT. PERHAPS EITHER. IF
THE QUESTION DOESN'T COME UP,
YOU CAN CERTAINLY ADDRESS THAT
IN CLOSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY. OTHER
QUESTIONS. YES SENATOR EDMUND. I
WASN'T HERE FOR SOME OF THE
OBJECTIONS FROM THE, UM FROM THE
OPPOSITION, CAN YOU CAN YOU TELL
ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? SIMPLY
MEMBER AND THANK YOU, SENATOR. I
APPRECIATE THAT. I DO APPRECIATE
THE OPPOSITION, SAYING THERE AND
SUPPORTIVE STUDENTS RECEIVING
THINGS LIKE EYEGLASSES AND
MENTAL HEALTH CARE. THEY ARE
REFERRING TO A SECTION OF THE
BILL. I BELIEVE THAT WE ACTUALLY
DO NOT ADD INTO THE BILL, WHICH
IS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
THAT'S ACTUALLY BEEN IN STATUTE
FOR OVER A DECADE. AND THIS BILL
DOES NOTHING TO ADD OR CHANGE
THAT SECTION WHERE WE ARE
LOOKING AT IS SPECIFICALLY
STUDENT BATES HEALTH CENTERS,
TRYING TO EXPAND ACCESS AND
SERVICES FOR STUDENTS BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT IF THE STUDENTS
RECEIVE THE SERVICES, THEY NEED
THE BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES THEY
HAVE, BUT ALSO THE BETTER
ACADEMIC OUTCOMES THEY HAVE AS
WELL AND SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING
TO JUST PUT OUR KIDS ON A PATH
FOR SUCCESS. IN DISRESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO I THINK THIS ISN'T REALLY
ADDING. IT'S JUST AS YOU SAY,
ADDING CLARIFICATIONS ANY ANY
ANY LAWS ABOUT PERSONAL
NOTIFICATION OR AS THEY'VE
ALWAYS BEEN IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AS IT RELATES TO
MENTAL HEALTH CARE AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE, AND ALL
THOSE THINGS WERE JUST SAYING
WHEN YOU HAVE IT HERE AT THE
SCHOOL. UM SET, THE INSURANCE IS
APPLIED EVENLY. THANK YOU SO
VERY MUCH. AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME I'D MOVED THIS
BILL. OKAY THANK YOU.
UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM YET. SO I CAN'T TAKE A
MOTION YET, BUT THANK YOU FOR
THANK YOU AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. UM ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? OKAY SEEING NONE
SIMILAR, NOT SALAS. AND MAYBE
YOU CAN ALSO ADDRESS THIS IN
YOUR CLOTHES. FIRST OF ALL, WHAT
IS A PEDIATRICIAN WHO ACTUALLY
WAS A MEDICAL CONSULTANT FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT VERY MUCH IN
SUPPORT OF YOUR BILL, A STRONG
ADVOCATE FOR BELIEVER IN SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH SYSTEMS. ALSO MAKE
NOTE THAT AND MAYBE YOU CAN
ADDRESS THIS THAT THAT ACTUALLY
WHEN YOU HAVE SCHOOL BASED
HEALTH CENTERS, UM UH, THE
ELIA'S WHO HAVE AN ELECTED
SCHOOL BOARD ACTUALLY ARE QUITE
INVOLVED WITH PARENTS AND OTHERS
AND STUDENTS AND TRYING TO
DEVELOP WHAT THEY BELIEVE ARE
THE APPROPRIATE SERVICES. SO WE
DO HAVE IN STATE LAW, BUT THAT
YOUR BILL IS PERHAPS TO HELP
BETTER SUPPORT. SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND TRYING TO ESTABLISH SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH SYSTEMS. AND, IN
FACT, THE ACTUAL WHILE CERTAINLY
MENTIONS A SET OF SERVICES, THE
ACTUAL SERVICE THAT WILL BE
DELIVERED AS OFTENTIMES DECIDED
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. UM WE SEND
STATE WILL SUPPORT THESE BUT THE
LOCAL SO IT'S ACTUALLY IT'S A
LOCAL DECISION WHERE PARENTS ARE
ENGAGED MY UNDERSTANDING SO AND
SO WITH THAT. I CERTAINLY
OBVIOUS SUPPORTED THE BILL. BUT
PERHAPS YOU CAN ADDRESS SOME OF
THAT IN YOUR CLOTHES AS WELL. SO
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. YES,
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
MR CHAIRMAN. IT'S DONE WITH THE
LOCAL L E. A S. IT'S A LOCAL
CONTROL. IT'S OUR LOCAL SCHOOL
BOARDS. IT'S OUR LOCAL PARENTS
THAT ARE INVOLVED, AND THEY
ACTUALLY ATTEND THE SCHOOL BOARD
MEETINGS. BUT AT THE END OF THE
DAY, WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS
ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK SO THAT WE
COULD HAVE MORE STUDENT BASED
HEALTH CENTER SO THAT WE'RE
HELPING MORE STUDENTS AS MANY
STUDENTS AS WE CAN GET THEM THE
HELP THAT THEY NEED WHETHER LIKE
I SAID, WHETHER IT'S EYEGLASSES,
WHETHER IT'S MENTAL HEALTH SO
THAT THEY CAN BE SET UP FOR
SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE AND FOR
THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AS WELL
AND AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME MADE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN ISLAND.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM.
BUT WHEN WE ESTABLISH A QUORUM
WE WILL BRING WILL BRING YOUR
BILL UP FOR A VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANKS SO MUCH. SALAS
I MAKE NOTE. WE APPRECIATE THE
AUTHORS HERE HERE IN THE BILL.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE, OF
COURSE, TAKING TESTIMONY. IF I
CAN. I KNOW THE SURGEONS HAVE
BEEN CALLING. BUT FOR ALL THE
STAFF ARE MEMBERS OF OUR HEALTH
COMMITTEE WHO MAY BE WATCHING
IT. AND I KNOW YOUR RESPECTIVE
MEMBERS OR I PERHAPS ALSO
PRESENTING ANOTHER OTHER
COMMITTEES AND SO FORTH, BUT IT
WOULD BE GREAT IF SOMEONE PEOPLE
CAN DROP BY ENOUGH. SHORT ENOUGH
TIME FOR US TO ESTABLISH A
QUORUM BECAUSE I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BEING HERE ON
TIME AND HELPING PRESENT THEIR
BILLS SO WE CAN TRY TO MOVE THEM
OUT OF OUR COMMITTEE. SO IT'S
JUST MY LITTLE WILL PUSH THERE.
SO WITH THAT, LET'S SEE WHO I
THINK ACTUALLY. SESSIONS AS
SOMEONE WHO'S NEXT HERE, GABRIEL
AND YES, OKAY, I THINK SUMMARY
GABRIEL. I BELIEVE YOU'RE THE
BILL NEXT AND THEN I SEE NO
SIMILAR ONES HERE AS WELL. SO
OKAY, SO WE ARE NOW GOING TO
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. A.
B. 1929 BY A SUMMARY GABRIEL
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PLEASURE TO BE HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT 1929 A BILL TO
PROVIDE MEDICAL REIMBURSEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL VIOLENCE
PREVENTION SERVICES THAT HAVE
PROVEN EFFECTIVE AT STOPPING GUN
VIOLENCE. AND THE THEORY OF THIS
BILL IS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS
GUN VIOLENCE HEAD ON NOT ONLY AS
A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, BUT ALSO
AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, AND WE
HAVE SEEN THAT OUR HEALTHCARE
SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAVE
LIVES WHERE AND BUT OFTENTIMES
FROM GUN VIOLENCE, BUT
OFTENTIMES PATIENTS ARE
DISCHARGED BACK INTO THE SAME
CONDITIONS THAT LED TO THEIR
VIOLENT VICTIMIZATION IN THE
FIRST PLACE, AND THIS CREATES A
REVOLVING DOOR OF VIOLENT INJURY
AND TRAUMA CENTERS, TOO OFTEN
SEE THE SAME VICTIMS OVER AND
OVER AGAIN. THIS BILL ADDRESSES
THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY THAT FAR
TOO MANY VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE
ARE AT HIGH RISK FOR RE INJURY
AND RETALIATION AND THAT
LEVERAGES FEDERAL MEDICAID
DOLLARS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE
FUNDING STREAM FOR EVIDENCE
BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION
SERVICES. THAT PROMOTE TRAUMA
RECOVERY AND REDUCE THE RISK OF
VIOLENT RE INJURY. BY EXPANDING
ACCESS TO VIOLENT PREVENTION
SERVICES. THIS BILL WILL SAVE
LIVES, REDUCE BURDENS ON THE
MEDICAL AND JUDICIAL SYSTEMS AND
ADDRESS TROUBLING RACIAL
DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE OUTCOME.
THAT'S WHY THIS BILL, SUPPORTED
BY A BROAD COALITION OF GUN
VIOLENCE, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING MOMS
DEMAND ACTION, GIFFORDS, THE
BRADY CAMPAIGN EMERGENCY
PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PEDIATRIC
PRACTITIONERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
ADVOCATES. WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OUR GABRIEL
GARCIA, THE POLICY AND ADVOCACY
DIRECTOR AT YOUTH ALIVE, AND DR
KYLE FISHER, THE POLICY DIRECTOR
AT THE HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR
VIOLENCE, INTERVENTION, THANK
YOU AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AND I VOTE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU.
SENATOR GABRIEL WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO OUR WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF A
B 1929. I BELIEVE THEY'RE BOTH
ON THE PHONE LINES. SO MODERATOR
, CAN YOU PLEASE BRING ONTO THE
LINES? KYLE FISHER FROM THE
HEALTH ALLIANCE FOR VIOLENCE
INTERVENTION. AND THEN ALSO
GABRIEL GARCIA WITH YOUTH ALIVE
. I THINK WE'RE GONNA BELIEVE
WITH START WITH KYLE FISHER, YOU
EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES, FOUR
MINUTES TOTAL BETWEEN THE TWO OF
YOU WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY. I'M KYLE FISHER, THE
POLICY DIRECTOR AT THE HEALTH
WISE FOR VIOLENCE INTERVENTION.
WE ARE A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
THAT REPRESENTS ABOUT 50
HOUSEHOLDS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
AROUND THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS
ANOTHER 40 EMERGING PROGRAMS
EXCITED THAT GABRIEL IS
FOLLOWING ME FROM THIS ALIVE.
FROM ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF OUR
NETWORK, AND WE HAVE DONE NINE
PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA. AT
HARVEY. WE REPRESENT HUSTLING
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
THAT WAS A TEAM BASED APPROACH
TO CARE FOR SURVIVORS OF
VIOLENCE IN THE HOSPITAL CARE
FOR THEM FOR MONTHS OF THAT. A
YEAR OR LONGER. AH BY SO MUCH
VIOLENCE PROFESSIONALS SER
INDIVIDUALS THAT COME FROM THE
COMMUNITIES THAT SERVED THAT
LOOK LIKE POSITIONS THAT THEY
HELP TAKE CARE OF THEIR OFTEN
SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE HELPED
REACH HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
, STIGMATIZED POPULATION. THESE
ARE PROFESSIONAL THRESHOLDS,
RECOGNIZES ROMA AND MAKE SURE
THAT OUR PATIENTS GET EVERYTHING
THAT THEY NEED TO HEAL
EVERYTHING FROM MEDICAL CARE TO
MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE TEARS,
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS RELATED
SYMPTOMS BECAUSE WE KNOW LIKE
SOME OF THEM WERE, GABRIEL SAID
. IF WE YOU KNOW PEOPLE IN THE
HOSPITAL AND DESTRUCTION AFTER
THINGS LIKE GUNSHOT WOUNDS THAT
THERE IS THIS REVOLVING DOOR
FILLED UP ABOUT UM YOU MAY BE
ASKING YOURSELF. WHY WHY USE
MEDICAID? THE ADDRESS OF ISSUE
LIKE THIS. THE REALITY IS WE
KNOW THAT VIOLENCE IS A PUBLIC
HEALTH ISSUE. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT
WHERE OUR PATIENTS INTERACT WITH
THE HEALTH SYSTEM THAT DEDICATED
SINGLE PAYER OF THE MEDICAL
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH WOOD AND
FAMILY IF YOU LOOK AT NUMBER TWO
DESTINATION UNINSURED. SO MANY
CASES SIMPLY GO IF YOU WANT
SERVICES VACATION. ELECTORATE
SUPPORT THIS FRONTLINE WORK, SO
NONE OF OUR TWO MINUTES RECOVERY
SERVICES TAKE IT OVER TO GABRIEL
AND CLUSTER. YOU'RE SUPPORTING.
THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO
OUR SECOND WITNESS. I WOULD MAKE
NOTE. NOW THE PHONE CONNECTION
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THAT GREAT.
AND SO, UM, FOR THE WITNESSES
JUST PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU'RE
SPEAKING STRAIGHT INTO YOUR
MICROPHONE. WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN
ON OUR END. BE SURE WE CAN HEAR
YOU CLEARLY. BUT I DO URGE JUST
PAY ATTENTION TO TRY TO SPEAK
DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE, SO
HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET BETTER
SOUND QUALITY. WE ARE ABLE TO
HEAR PEOPLE, BUT IT'S A BIT
CHALLENGING AT TIMES. SO AGAIN.
LET'S MOVE ON TO GABRIEL GARCIA
WITH THE YOUTH ALIVE. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. CHAIR PEN AND MEMBERS
OF THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS GABRIEL GARCIA AND
THE POLICY ADVOCACY DIRECTOR
FREEH'S ALIVE. WE ARE IN DEBATE
ORGANIZATION AND OAKLAND THAT
FOCUSES ON VIOLENCE, PREVENTION
, INTERVENTION AND HEALING, AND
WE ARE PROUD SPONSORS OF 18
1929. BECAUSE WE NEED ALL HANDS
ON DECK APPROACH TO ADDRESSING
VIOLENCE LIKE THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS THAT IT IS IT STILL WOULD
ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA CAN HAVE
A TARGETED PUBLIC HEALTH
STRATEGY FOR REDUCING GUN
VIOLENCE BY CREATING A COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE PREVENTION. AND
RECOVERY PROGRAM AS A COVERED
BENEFIT UNDER THE MEDICAL
SYSTEM. AS THE NATIONAL BEFORE
HOMICIDE HAS REMAINED A LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES AND FOR BLACK MEN
UNDER THE AGE OF 44. IT IS THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH. IN 2020
GUN VIOLENCE BECAME THE LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG CHILDREN IN
THE UNITED STATES. YOU ARE
DEPENDENT BALANCES SPIKE
CONTINUES ACROSS THE STATE. HERE
IN OAKLAND FROM MARCH 2022 MARCH
2021. WE EXPENSIVE 314% INCREASE
IN OUR HOMICIDE RATE. SO EXACTLY
ALMOST EXACTLY A YEAR AGO,
PRESIDENT BIDEN SAID IN THE ROSE
GARDEN TO ENCOURAGE STATES TO
USE THEIR MEDICAID SYSTEMS TO
FUND VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK GARLAND
EVEN HIGHLIGHTED THE HOSPITAL
VOLUNTEER INVENTION PROGRAM THAT
WAS CREATED RIGHT HERE AT
UTILIZED IN OAKLAND AS AN
EFFECTIVE MODEL FOR REDUCING GUN
VIOLENCE. SO FAR, CONNECTICUT
AND ILLINOIS HAVE MOVED TO COVER
VIOLENCE PREVENTION UNDER THEIR
MEDICAID SYSTEMS, AND WE NEED
CALIFORNIA TO DO THE SAME. WHY
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT ON A B 1929 BECAUSE IT
PRESENTS A SOLUTION FOR
CALIFORNIA TO ADDRESS ABOUT IT,
LIKE THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
THAT IT IS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
OF A B 1929 WILL START HERE IN
ROOM. 1200 PLEASE COME UP TO THE
MICROPHONE IF YOU'RE GOING TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OKAY.
ALRIGHT. WELCOME. NAME
ORGANIZATION POSITION. MY NAME
IS MARY DO PLA AND I AM WITH THE
MOMS DEMAND ACTION. I'M A
VOLUNTEER AND IN GUN VIOLENCE
SURVIVOR IN SUPPORT OF A B 1929.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NEXT WITNESS. THANK YOU. CHAIR
MEMBERS TO MAN REPRESENT THE
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER OF THE BERGEN
COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
SAYING NO ONE ELSE APPROACHING
THE MICROPHONE. MODERATOR PLEASE
OPEN THE LINES FOR WITNESSES WHO
WISH TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A
B 1929. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT, MAYBE 1929 1 TIME.
WE'LL START WITH MINE ONE. OH,
SEVEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS
PERSONALLY ON BEHALF OF LOS
ANGELES CITY MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI
IN SUPPORT OF A B 1929. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE.
FLYING 108 GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, KELLY BROOK ON BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS. FIND 100 FT AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. WE'RE BACK TO
GONZALES. THE NATIONALISTS OC
ATION AS SOCIAL WORKERS.
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. TEXT
ALIGN 1 34 AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, JAMIE MINOR ON BEHALF OF THE
GIFFORD CENTER TO PREVENT GUN
VIOLENCE IN SUPPORT SO MUCH
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. FIND 1
35 GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON OF
COCAINE ON BEHALF OF EVERY TOWN
FOR GUN SAFETY AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. FIND 1 36 GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS
CALLED HOLLY ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH SUPPORT.
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. 1 37
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR SHORT
ON BEHALF OF LOMA LINDA
UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. FIND 1
38, PLEASE GO AHEAD. AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ARE WELCOME,
MARCUS. REPRESENTING BRADY.
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS. DON'T GO
ANYWHERE BY 95. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI MY NAME IS KAREN JENKINS. I'M
A GUN, SILENCE, SURVIVOR AND
VIOLENCE OF VOLUNTEER WITH MOMS
DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN SENSE IN
AMERICA, CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A
B 1929. THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS,
PLEASE. FIND 1 18 FOREHEAD. MY
NAME IS MARINA DIET, AND I AM A
WALL INTERIOR WITH THE MONTH THE
MONTH ACTION FROM DANCING
DARLING IN SUPPORT OF A B 1929.
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. FLYING 1
12, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HOW MANY
CRYSTAL OF LOTTO VOLUNTEER WITH
CONSTANT ACTION CALLING IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. FIND 1 23, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HEY CHRIS THOMAS,
SURGEON. GLOBAL LINDA UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER REPORTED. A B
1925. THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. MR
CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN Q
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. I WOULD
NOW LIKE TO TAKE A PASS BECAUSE
I NOTE THAT WE MAY HAVE A
QUORUM. SO SECRETARY, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO
ESTABLISH QUORUM? 10 HERE AND
HERE. MELINDA'S MELINDA'S HERE.
EGGMAN EGGMAN HERE. GONZALES
GROVE, HER TAITO LEYVA HERE,
LIMÓN. THE AMOUNT HERE, ROTH
RUBIO. RUBIO HERE, WIENER. GOOD
WE HAVE WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THE
QUORUM. THANK YOU WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
TO 1929. WE DO NOT HAVE FORMAL
SOMEONE WHO IS FORMALLY
REGISTERED FOR TESTIMONY SO WELL
AGAIN HERE IN ROOM 1200. SEE NO
ONE APPROACHING THE MICROPHONE
HERE IN ROOM 1200 MODERATOR,
PLEASE OPEN THE LINES FOR
WITNESSES WHO WISH TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION TO ABBY 1929 NAME
ORGANIZATION POSITION. IF YOU
WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF
MAYBE 1929 1 THAN ZERO THIS
TIME. MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO IN
KEEPING UP. THANK YOU. WE'LL
BRING YOU BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
ARE THE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? YES
SENATOR RUBIO. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD. UM I THINK IT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE
THEY SAY AVAILABLE. AS THE
VICTIMS HAVE A KID. IT JUST
BREAKS MY HEART. EVERY TIME I
HEAR, YOU KNOW, SITUATIONS WHERE
WE LOSE ANY PERSON WHETHER IT'S
A CHILD OR A FAMILY MEMBER, AND
I FEEL THAT WE CANNOT CONTINUE
TO NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND
SO I AGAIN. I WANT TO COMMEND
THE OUT THERE FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND I WANT TO BE PART OF
THE SOLUTION. EVERY TIME I HEAR
THAT THERE'S VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS
AS A FORMER TEACHER AGAIN, IT
BRINGS ME BACK TO MY CLASSROOM
WHEN WE USED TO HAVE THESE
DRILLS TO STAY SAFE AND I THINK
OF OTHER TEACHERS, AND I KNOW
THAT MAYBE UNRELATED BUT I FEEL
WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME TOOLS TO
HELP IN THIS CRISIS. WHAT I
BELIEVE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS AND WE JUST HEARD SOMEONE
MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT WE NEED
ALL HANDS ON DECK AS IT PERTAINS
TO SOLVING THESE ISSUES, AND SO
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED IS THAT
QUITE AUTHOR WHEN APPROPRIATE,
AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE
MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE BILL'S
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR RUBIO
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS. OKAY SAYING NO ONE. NO
OTHER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, SENATOR GABRIEL THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. JUST MAKE NOTE. I
THINK WE'VE BEEN SAYING IT
REPEATEDLY. UNFORTUNATELY
FIREARM DEATH IS ACTUALLY THE
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN
CHILDREN. TOO MANY AMERICANS
HAVE BEEN LOST. WE NEED TO HELP
PREVENT THESE. THIS IS YOUR
BILL, I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP TO HOPEFULLY MOVING THAT
DIRECTION AND CERTAINLY WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL, WHICH I
LIKE TO CLOSE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR CHAIR, APPRECIATE THAT
AND APPRECIATE THE KIND WORDS
FROM SENATOR RUBIO. I GUESS I
WOULD JUST SHARE YOU KNOW, IN
THE WAKE OF THESE HORRIFIC
COUPLE WEEKS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE
IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ROBUST DEBATE
ON THE ASSEMBLY SIDE ABOUT HOW
WE ADDRESS THE EPIDEMIC OF GUN
VIOLENCE IN OUR SOCIETY, AND I
THINK WHAT WE'VE SETTLED ON
REALLY ACROSS THE SPECTRUM FROM
LEFT TO RIGHT IS THAT WE NEED IN
ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH. WE
NEED TO BE THINKING CREATIVELY
ABOUT HOW WE ADDRESS THIS
EPIDEMIC OF GUN VIOLENCE, AND SO
WE'RE DOING A LOT IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SPACE. BUT THIS IS A
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH. AND I
THINK YOU'VE HEARD FROM
PHYSICIANS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTITIONERS AND FOLKS WHO DO
THIS WORK ON THE GROUND THAT
THIS IS A WAY THAT WE CAN SAVE
pTHE FACT THAT THIS BILL SECURED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE
ASSEMBLY BECAUSE IN NO WAY
RESTRICTS WHO CAN ACCESS
FIREARMS. IT'S SIMPLY
ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE
DYING FROM GUN VIOLENCE, AND
THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO
LEVERAGING FEDERAL DOLLARS TO
SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA TO HELP SAVE LIVES
WITH THAT. APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE BILL
AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU, SENATOR
GABRIEL, SO THE MOTIONS DO PASS
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HAS BEEN MOVED BY
SENATOR RUBIO. SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL CAN CAN I?
MELINDA'S LINDA'S EGGMAN
GONZALES GROVE, HER TATO LEYVA?
AYE, LIMÓN. AYE. BREATH, RUBIO.
VúI WIENER. THAT BILL CURRENTLY
HAS FIVE VOTES, IT WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL AUTHORS
. OKAY, SO I THINK NEXT UP THERE
YOU ARE. SUMMER NGUYEN. FOR YOUR
NEXT. SORRY. THAT SOMEONE ELSE
IS BEHIND THE PILLAR THERE. OH
OKAY. OH, WAIT A MINUTE. ARE YOU
FOR OKAY? HOLD ON TRACTORS WHOSE
BILL IS FIRST? IN THE FIREWORKS.
PAYMENTS. RIVAS. OH THERE WE GO
. WE HAVE OKAY. SORRY OVER THERE
. OKAY, SCANNING AROUND, OKAY?
WELL LET'S GO IN ORDER.
TECHNICALLY, WE SHOULD GO AND
FILE ORDER, SO I APOLOGIZE. THAT
WOULD BE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ROBERT RIVAS FIRST. ALRIGHT AND. I APOLOGIZE. YOU'RE ACTUALLY
SITTING RIGHT BEHIND THE PILLAR
, SO I CANNOT SEE YOU WERE THERE
WAS LIKE THIS. OKAY SO AND I
KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN
WAITING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOU
ALL BEING HERE SO PROMPTLY AS
WELL. SO OKAY, WE'LL BEGIN ITEM
NUMBER THREE A B 18 82 BY
DECEMBER. ROBERT REVIS. I
APOLOGIZE. I DID NOT SEE BEHIND
THE PILLAR THERE IN MY ANGLE
WELCOME. YES, ABSOLUTELY REALLY
APPRECIATE IT AND SORRY FOR NOT
BEING HERE AT THE START OF THE
HEARING ON TIME, SO THAT'S ON
ME, BUT, UM IT'S GREAT TO SEE
EVERYBODY HERE BEFORE WE BEGIN.
I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT I'LL BE
OFFERING AUTHORS AMENDMENTS, AND
THIS IS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS FROM
THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION. THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS WILL FIRST REQUIRE
ANNUAL STATUS. UPDATES ON
HOSPITALS, PROGRESS IN MEETING
THIS 2030 SEISMIC STANDARD
SECOND IS TO INCLUDE HOSPITAL
BOARDS IN THE LIST OF ENTITIES
THAT RECEIVE THESE UPDATES AND
FINALLY THE THIRD MEMBERS TO
MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE
REPORTING IN PUBLIC POSTING
REQUIREMENTS. YOU KNOW, AND THIS
LEGISLATION ASSEMBLY BILL 1882
SEEKS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY.
SO THAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE
AGENCIES CAN PROPERLY PREPARE
OUR COMMUNITIES FOR A MAJOR
SEISMIC EVENT AND ENSURE THE
SAFETY OF IN THE CONTINUITY OF
SOME CRITICAL CARE FOR
RESIDENTS. SPECIFICALLY THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE HOSPITALS
THAT HAVE NOT YET MET THE 2030
STANDARDS TO NOTIFY THEIR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AS WELL AS
THE HOSPITALS, LIBERALIZATIONS.
OF THEIR COMPLIANCE STATUS AND
SUBMIT A LIST OF SERVICES THAT
ARE PROVIDED IN EACH IN EACH
BUILDING OF HOSPITAL. IN
ADDITION, HOSPITALS WILL BE
REQUIRED TO POST NOTICES OF
THEIR SEISMIC COMPLIANCE STATUS
IN PUBLIC AREAS. UM, YOU KNOW,
SO CURRENTLY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
AND FIRST RESPONDERS THEY MAY
NOT BE AWARE OF WHICH LOCAL
HOSPITALS ARE AT RISK OF
REMAINING OPERATIONAL IN THE
EVENT OF A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE, AND
UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS NO FORMAL
PROCESS FOR THEM TO RECEIVE THIS
INFORMATION. YOU KNOW, IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
HAVE THIS INFORMATION AT THEIR
DISPOSAL SO THAT THEY CAN CREATE
CONTINGENCY PLANS IF HOSPITALS
WERE TO BECOME UNSAFE AS A
RESULT OF A MAJOR EARTHQUAKE AS
A FORMER PAY CALLED FIREFIGHTER.
MYSELF I CAN I CAN PERSONALLY,
YOU KNOW, SAY THAT EVERY SECOND
COUNTS WHEN YOU KNOW THERE'S AN
EMERGENCY AND THERE IS NO MARGIN
FOR ERROR BECAUSE AREAS COST
LIVE. UM YOU KNOW, AND I WANT TO
MAKE VERY CLEAR THAT THIS
LEGISLATION DOES NOT ACCELERATE
THE TIMELINE TO MEET THIS 2030
STANDARD, WHICH AGAIN IS
EXISTING STATE LAW. THIS
LEGISLATION IS JUST ABOUT
TRANSPARENCY AND REPORTING. YOU
KNOW, FOR THE MOST PART, WE ARE
VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE ACCESS TO
MEDICAL CARE WHEN WE NEED IT.
AND CLEARLY OUR STATE HAS SOUGHT
TO ENSURE THAT OUR ACCESS TO
MEDICAL CARE WON'T BE
COMPROMISED SHOULD AN
UNPREDICTABLE A DISASTER OCCUR
SUCH AS AN EARTHQUAKE WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY THIS AFTERNOON
IS EDUARDO MARTINEZ, LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION. WITH THAT, THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
SIMILAR REVIS WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO OUR WITNESSES IMPORTANT.
EDWARD MARTINEZ MARTINEZ FROM
THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATIONS
HERE IN PERSON. WELCOME AWESOME
. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU
. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, EDUARDO
MARTINEZ WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION. PLEASE BE HERE
IN HIS AS A SPONSOR OF 18 82.
TOM AND I WANT TO THANK YOUR
STAFF, MR CHAIR AND HIT FOR
EFFECTUATING A GOOD COMPROMISE
BETWEEN THE HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, NOT MUCH MORE TO
ADD THAN WHAT THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SAID. WE FEEL
LIKE IT'S REALLY VITAL THAT
LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS, PARTICULARLY
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AS WELL AS
THE WORKERS AND THEIR WORKERS,
REPRESENTATIVES ARE AWARE OF AND
ARE THINKING THROUGH PLANS. FOR
WINNING HOSPITAL MIGHT NOT BE
OPERATIONAL FOLLOWING WHAT WE
ALL UNDERSTAND TO BE AN
INEVITABLE BIG ONE THAT MAY BE
COMING HERE SOON. SO HAPPY TO BE
HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT, HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, TOO.
THANKS VERY MUCH, WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT OF A B 18 82 WILL BEGIN
HERE IN ROOM 1200, PLEASE NAME
ORGANIZATION POSITION. GIVE THE
FULL TWO MINUTE TESTIMONY. OH
ARE YOU OKAY? SORRY I DIDN'T
HAVE YOU LISTED YOUR SORRY.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE DEVIN
LOMBARD WITH THE STRUCTURAL
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA. OKAY,
UM REALLY? IS THAT A. OKAY RIGHT
. OKAY OKAY. ALRIGHT THEN I WILL
GIVE ALLOW YOU TO DO THE SECOND
TWO MINUTE TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT
I ASSUME. RIGHT THANK YOU. CHAIR
MEMBERS. I'M DEVON LOMBARDO
PRACTICING STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERING CALA IN SACRAMENTO.
I'M HERE TODAY AS POLICY CO
CHAIR FOR THE STRUCTURAL
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA. WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHORS BRINGING
FORTH THIS LEGISLATION. WHICH
HELPS US STAY ON TRACK TOWARDS
MEETING OUR STATE'S SEISMIC
SAFETY GOALS FOR OUR HOSPITALS.
EXISTING LAW, STARTING WITH THE
ALCHEMIST HOSPITAL SEISMIC
SAFETY ACT OF 1983 INTENDS THAT
HOSPITALS FACILITIES BE AS
FUNCTIONAL AS PRACTICAL,
FOLLOWING UP DAMAGING
EARTHQUAKE. THE LAST YEAR'S
CALIFORNIANS THAT BY 2030
CRITICAL MEDICAL CARE WILL BE
CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE AFTER A
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE. CONDITION THAT
WAS NOT MET. WHEN HOSPITALS WERE
DAMAGED AND FORCED TO EVACUATE
FOLLOWING EARTHQUAKES IN 1971,
1989 AND 1994. SIMPLY PUT A B 18
82 REQUIRES HOSPITAL OWNERS TO
PROVIDE AN ANNUAL STATUS UPDATE
OF THEIR OBLIGATION TO MEET THE
2030 DEADLINE AND COMPLETING THE
JOURNEY WE STARTED IN 1983. IN
THIS TIME, ALL THE FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THANKS
VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
OF A B 18 82 HERE IN ROOM 1200
NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JENNA SOMALI WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASKED ME
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MATTLAGE A
ON BEHALF OF STU, CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. I SEE NO
OTHER WITNESSES APPROACHING THE
MICROPHONE. MODERATOR PLEASE
OPEN THE LINES FOR WITNESSES WHO
WISH TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A
B 18 82 NAME ORGANIZATION
POSITION. AND IF YOU WISH BEING
SUPPORTED A B 18 82 PRESS, ONE
THAN ZERO WELL, STARTING LINE 1
29, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 91 29.
OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON LINE. 1 39,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS TAKE OVER THERE AND READ
THOSE SEATS FOR THE PROFESSIONAL
INTERVIEWS IN CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE.
FIND 1 40, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS AT
WHALEN ELLISON WILSON ADVOCACY
HERE ON BEHALF OF YOU, UNITED
NURSES ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
UNIQUE IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS,
PLEASE. FIND 1 41 IS GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN, SENATOR
SPOKE SUPERS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE.
MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN
Q AT THIS TIME. THANKS VERY
MUCH. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO HB 18
80 TO BELIEVE WE DO HAVE
CATHERINE SCOTT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
. WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHOR
AND THE SPONSORS FOR WORKING
WITH US AND THANK YOU CHAIR FOR
HELPING TO GET US TO A PLACE
WHERE, AS THE AUTHOR SAID, THIS
WAS A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE
INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED TO
HK. I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE
OUTCOME ANYMORE, OLD ARTHROPOD.
UM TO THE LOCALS SO THAT THAT
CONVERSATION CAN PROGRESS AS
WELL. AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. WE DO
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING FURTHER
TO MAKE SURE THERE'S AMENDMENTS
WORK, BUT I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THAT WE
STILL HAVE A 2030 REQUIREMENT
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT AS
WE HEAD TOWARDS THAT DEADLINE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU WILL NOT
TAKE ON ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO A V 18 82. C
GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS JONATHAN CLAY AND
BAPTIST SCRIPTS HEALTH. WE HAVE
AN OPPOSING LESS AMENDED, BUT
BASED ON WHAT WE'RE HEARING
TODAY, I THINK WE'LL BE
REVISITING THAT POSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SAYING NO ONE
ELSE APPROACHING THE MICROPHONE
HERE IN ROOM 1200 WILL MODERATOR
PLEASE OPEN THE LINE FOR
WITNESSES WHO WILL TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 18 82. IF YOU
WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF A
B 18 82 PRESS 10 THIS TIME. MR
CHAIR WE HAVE KNOWN INTO AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU. I WILL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
SEEING NONE AS SUMMARIES AGAIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION AND
MY STAFF AS WELL. AND I KNOW
YOU'RE TAKING UP THESE AUTHORS
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD REMOVE THE
OPPOSITION. CERTAINLY. I
STRONGLY AGREE WITH YOU THAT UM
, WE HAVE SEISMIC STANDARDS. WE
WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. WE'RE
GONNA KEEP PATIENTS SAFE. WE
WANNA KEEP WORKERS SAFE, AND THE
COMMUNITY NEEDS TO HAVE A
FUNCTIONAL HOSPITAL EVEN DURING
A DISASTER HOSPITALS DISASTER
FACILITY. AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DO KNOW
THAT THIS DEADLINE IS COMING UP.
AND THAT'S GOING TO TAKE
RESOURCES. IT'S GOING TO TAKE
EFFORT THAT'S GOING TO TAKE
POLITICAL WILL T YET OUR
HOSPITALS UP TO THOSE STANDARDS,
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
PEOPLE ARE NOTIFIED AND THAT
PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO DO IT ON AND IN 2029 FOR
DEADLINE IN 2030, SO, UM, SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT THIS BILL
IS ABOUT TRYING TO BE SURE THAT
CONVERSATION HAPPENS IN A TIMELY
MANNER THAT PEOPLE ARE ENGAGED
THAT PEOPLE ARE AWARE. AND SO
CERTAINLY BEEN SUPPORTING YOUR
BILL TODAY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU BRING FORTH
. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECT? ASK FOR MY VOTE AND
APPRECIATE THE ENGAGEMENT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, OKAY. THE BILL
MOVED BY SENATOR RUBIO. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AN AMENDED
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. CAN I? MELINDA'S
EGGMAN GONZALES GROVE. POTATO.
LABOR. LABOR. I LIMÓN BREATH.
RUBIO V WIENER. OKAY, I'M
SORRY. UM MELINDA'S NO. OKAY SO
THE BELLS CURRENTLY FOR ONE, AND
WE'LL PUT THE BILL ON A CALL FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. SENATOR ABOUT
BAUER-KAHAN WELCOME. SORRY
MISSED. YOU WAS AWESOME KEEPING
TRACK OF THE ORDER AND SO FORTH.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I DON'T
HAVE THE EXCUSE OF THE PILLAR
FOR YOU. SO I WAS STARING RIGHT
AT YOU. SO I APOLOGIZE. SENATOR
MELINDA HAS HAD MY BACK. THERE
YOU GO. EXACTLY. SHE HAS ALL HER
BACKS. SO ITEMS SO WE'RE NOW
ITEM NUMBER 15, MAYBE 24 36 BY
DECEMBER BARRICADE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND SENATORS TODAY AND
PRESENTING EVERY 24 36, A
STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL THAT
STRENGTHENS CURRENT LAW AND
REFLECTS THE DIVERSE CALIFORNIA
BY ELIMINATING GENDER LANGUAGE
IN REFERENCE TO PARENTS LISTED
ON DEATH CERTIFICATES. FAMILIES
TODAY AS WE ALL KNOW, HAVE A MOM
AND A DAD. SOMETIMES TWO MOMS.
TWO DADS ARE NON BINARY PARENTS.
ALL FAMILIES DESERVE TO BE
REPRESENTED AND IDENTIFIED
CORRECTLY. LEGAL DOCUMENTATION
REPRESENTATION HAS BEEN AN
ONGOING BATTLE FOR THE LGBT
COMMUNITY TO GAIN FULL RIGHTS,
PROUD TO BE STANDING WITH OTHER
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS HAVE
ALREADY STARTED PAVING THE WAY
BY CARVING INCLUSIVITY INTO THE
LAWS. PRO TEM ATKINS HAS BEEN A
LEADER IN THIS FIGHT WITH A B 1
79 IN 2017, WHICH ALLOWED
CALIFORNIANS TO IDENTIFY AS MALE
FEMALE OR NON BARRIER. NERI ON
BIRTH CERTIFICATES, DRIVER'S
LICENSES AND COURT DOCUMENTS. WE
HAVE MORE WORK TO DO, WHICH IS
WHY I'M HERE TODAY. CURRENT
PRACTICE ONLY LEAVES ROOM FOR A
MOTHER AND A FATHER ON DEATH
CERTIFICATES. THIS CAN CREATE
UNNECESSARY HURDLES FOR PARENTS
AND FAMILIES WHO DON'T IDENTIFY
AS A MOTHER AND FATHER. MAYBE 24
36 BUILDS ON THIS CRITICAL
PASSWORD BY MAKING THIS GENDER
INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE ON DEATH
CERTIFICATES. WE AS LAWMAKERS
HAVE A DUTY TO ENSURE THAT LEGAL
DOCUMENTATION DOES NOT LEAVE OUT
. QUEER PARENTS ARE ROBBED THOSE
PARENTS OF THOSE FAMILIES OF
THEIR PARENTHOOD WITH ME TODAY
AND SUPPORT IS TOMMY MARTIN, THE
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR OF
EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA ON THE
PHONE. AND PHILIP BATCHELDER,
WHO WILL READ HIS CLIENTS
WRITTEN TESTIMONY HERE IN THE
ROOM. THANKS VERY MUCH SO AND
THEY'RE BOTH ON THE PHONE. ALL
RIGHT, BUT YOU DID WANNA START
TIMING. TELL ME, MARTIN, SURE.
OKAY ALRIGHT, SO MODERATE.
PLEASE BRING ONTO THE LINE.
TOMMY MARTIN FROM QUALITY
CALIFORNIA TO TESTIFY. ON THE
LINE FIRST. THE AFTERNOON
SHARING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS
IS FAMILY WORKING ON BEHALF OF
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA WE'RE PROUD
TO SPONSOR THIS BILL, WHICH WILL
NOT ONLY INCREASE THE ACCURACY
OF THE CERTIFICATES. ALSO
REFLECTS THAT I HAVE THE
DIVERSITY OF MODERN FAMILIES IN
CALIFORNIA AND BRINGS THAT
CERTIFICATES IN LINE WITH
EXISTING LAWS THAT ALREADY
REFLECT GENDER DIVERSITY. FOR
EXAMPLE, LAST YEAR WE SPONSORED
THE BILL THAT ADDED NON BINARY
AS A GENDER OPTION ON DUST
CERTIFICATES AND WITHOUT THIS
BILL, MAYBE 24 36. WE'RE STUCK
IN A SORT OF LIMBO. WHERE
DECEDENT FIELDS CAN BE ACCURATE,
BUT PARENTAL FIELD CANNOT BE
WHICH COMPLICATES LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING A DEATH
AND COMPOUNDS THE TRAUMA AND
GREECE THAT PARENTS GO THROUGH
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A CHILD.
OVERALL THIS IS UPON PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION AND CONTINUES
LEGISLATURES WORK TO ENSURE THAT
LGBT KEEP US FAMILIES ARE
RESPECTED AND REFLECTED IN
CALIFORNIA LAW, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY URGE THE COMMITTEE
SUPPORT AS WELL. THANKS SO MUCH.
THANKS VERY MUCH. WE'LL NOW MOVE
TO PHILIP, MUCH OTHER PRONOUNCE
IT CORRECTLY. ER THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
PHILIP BATCHELDER. I'M AN
ATTORNEY PRACTICING IN BERKELEY.
I AM HERE TO READ THE STATEMENT
FROM MY CLIENT DREW SCYLLA SARIN
, DEAR SENATORS OF THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING A B 24 36 TO UPDATE
THE STATE'S DEATH CERTIFICATE OF
DEATH FORM. AFTER NINE YEARS
TOGETHER, MY REGISTERED DOMESTIC
PARTNER AND I WANTED TO ADD TO
OUR FAMILY THAT THEN CONSISTED
OF MY TWO DAUGHTERS AFTER THREE
DIFFICULT YEARS, TRYING TO
CONCEIVE MY SON, AKIVA SARIN.
DEMARINIS WAS BORN INTO A FAMILY
THAT WAS JUBILANT AT HIS
ARRIVAL. I WAS THE FIRST PERSON
TO HOLD HIM, BUT I COULD NOT BE
ON HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE BECAUSE
IN 1988, ONLY ONE MOTHER AND ONE
FATHER COULD BE LISTED MY FATHER
MY EXCUSE ME, MY PARTNER. THE
BIRTH MOTHER WAS LISTED AS THE
MOTHER. WE PURSUE THE BIZARRE
METHOD THAT LESBIANS FOLLOWED,
WHICH WAS TO REQUEST AND
ADOPTION THAT HAD TO BE
EVALUATED BY SOCIAL SERVICE
WORKER WHO WAS THEN REQUIRED TO
DENY IT BECAUSE OF THE LAW. WE
THEN APPEALED TO THE SUPERIOR
COURT WHERE JUDGE KEN KOICHI
DECREED THAT WAS A KEY EVA'S
LEGAL ADOPTED MOTHER. I ACTIVELY
REMAINED HIS MOTHER THROUGHOUT
HIS CHILDHOOD IN OUR JOINT
CUSTODY ARRANGEMENT IN PAID
CHILD SUPPORT FOR 11 YEARS WHEN
HIS OTHER MOTHER AND I
SEPARATED. AKIVA WASN'T
INDUSTRIOUS, HIGHLY SKILLED
INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS WHO SERVED
IN THE MARINES AND WAS
DETERMINED TO EARN ENOUGH MONEY
TO RETIRE AT 40 AT THE TIME OF
HIS DEATH AT 28, FEBRUARY, 2016.
OUR RELATIONSHIP HAD ONLY
DEEPENED. IN CONTRAST, HE RARELY
SAW HIS BIRTH MOTHER HER. HIS
LOSS BROUGHT MY DAUGHTERS
GRANDCHILDREN AND ME
INEXPRESSIBLE PAIN THAT SCARCELY
LESSENS OVER TIME. MEANWHILE
SINCE OUR SEPARATION, MY FORMER
PARTNER AND I DID NOT HAVE AN
AMICABLE RELATIONSHIP, SHE WAS A
VENGEFUL AND DISHONEST PERSON.
AFTER AKIVA DIED, SHE USED HIS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH, WHICH ONLY
BORE HER NAME. AND FALSELY
CLAIMED TO BE THE ONLY LIVING
PARENT TO COLLECT HIS ENTIRE AT
AND T RETIREMENT ACCOUNT WORTH
ROUGHLY $100,000. SHE ALSO
PURSUED WHATEVER INSURANCE THE
MARINE CORPS PAYS HIS FIVE
BEDROOM VIRGINIA HOME AND ITS
CONTENTS HAS AUTOMOBILE AND
OTHER ASSETS UNKNOWN TO ME. THE
DEATH CERTIFICATE FIGURED INTO
ALL HER EFFORTS. THOUGH I CAN
ONLY CONFIRM THAT IT WAS
DETERMINATIVE IN REGARDS TO THE
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT. I DID NOT
NEED HIS MONEY, ALTHOUGH OTHERS
IN MY POSITION MIGHT HAVE.
NONETHELESS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
WONDERFUL TO CREATE COLLEGE
FUNDS FOR HIS NEPHEWS. AND I
KNOW AKIVA WOULD HAVE BEEN LIVID
AT HIS OTHER MOTHER, WHO
ARRANGED TO GIVE WHAT SHE
INHERITED OR STOLE FROM HIS
ESTATE TO PEOPLE. HE HARDLY
KNEW. YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT.
JUST SO, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU.
SHE DIED. NOT LONG AFTER HE DID
. ALL OF THIS HAS MADE LOSING
AKIVA HARDER TO BEAR. BUT THE
PIECE THAT STINGS ME THE MOST IS
HAVING BEEN DENIED ONCE AGAIN AS
A RESULT OF CALIFORNIA'S
DEFICIENT. DEATH CERTIFICATE
FORM THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT
AKIVA AND I WERE LEGALLY SON AND
MOTHER. I URGE YOU TO UPDATE
THIS FORM TO REFLECT THE MANY
FORMS FAMILY MAY TAKE A B 24 36
ADDRESSES. THE VERY IMPORTANT
EFFICIENCY HAVE HIGHLIGHTED. IF
APPROVED, IT WILL SURELY PROTECT
OTHER CALIFORNIANS FROM SOME OF
THE ANGUISH EXPERIENCED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. JERUSALEM SARIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. WE WILL MOVE ON NOW
TO SUPPORT HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO
COME FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL? NO OKAY, WE WILL MOVE THEN
TO THE PHONE LINES MODERATOR, IF
YOU WOULD QUEUE UP THOSE WHO
WISH TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL FOR THOSE WAITING ON
THE LINE TO TESTIFY, PLEASE NOTE
THAT IT IS YOUR NAME THE
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING THEIR
POSITION ON THE BILL ONLY
MODERATOR, WE ARE WAITING. IT
WAS IN SUPPORT ONE THE DEER AT
THIS TIME. YOU GOTTA WIND 1 43,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. JOANN PARKS
FROM THE A. C L U CALIFORNIA
ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL?
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE
NO ONE ELSE IN Q AT THIS TIME,
ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO LEAD
OPPOSITION OF WHICH I SEE THERE
IS NONE REGISTERED SO WE WILL
COME HERE TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM
. IS THERE ANYONE HERE WISHING
TO TESTIFY? AN OPPOSITION? TO A
B 24 36. NO ONE IS COMING
FORWARD. SO WE WILL MOVE TO THE
PHONE LINES. MR MARGARITA, WOULD
YOU OPEN UP THE PHONE LINES,
PLEASE FOR OPPOSITION, AND
PLEASE REMEMBER NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ON THE
BILL ONLY IF YOU WISH, SPEAKING
OUT POSITION OF A B 24 36 1 AND
YOU'RE AT THIS TIME. CHAIR. WE
HAVE NO ONE TEARING UP. OKAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR MODERATOR
, SO WE WILL BRING IT BACK UP
HERE TO THE DAY IS FOR
DISCUSSION MEMBERS, SENATOR
RUBIO. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
YES I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE
STORY THAT WAS JUST RIGHT HERE
TO US IS VERY COMPELLING. IT'S
UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE WE'VE COME
SO FAR AS A SOCIETY AS THAT
COUNTRY AS CALIFORNIANS, AND YET
WE STILL DON'T HAVE THIS VERY
BASIC. UM OFFERING RESPECT TO
THOSE EDGES, YOU KNOW, CHOOSE TO
IDENTIFY IN A DIFFERENT WAY THAT
THEY WERE BORN. I WAS PROUD CO
AUTHOR TO BUILD 218 WHICH ALSO
GAVE THAT SAME COURTESY. I THINK
BIRTH CERTIFICATES AND MARRIAGE
CERTIFICATE, SO IT'S ABOUT TIME
WE DO THIS AS WELL. AND DEATH
CERTIFICATE, SO I DEFINITELY
WANT TO BE A CO AUTHOR IN THIS
BILL AS WELL, AND IT'S TIME WE
GIVE RESPECT TO THOSE THAT THAT
DESERVE IT. AND SO WITH THAT, I
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SENATOR RUBIO. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
MEMBERS? OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
THE COMMENTS, ENTIRE WITNESSES,
AND IT'S JUST TIME WE DO THIS,
SO I RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN
EITHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED. MADAM
SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL? PAN MELINDA'S. OH I'M
SORRY. DID YOU CALL THEM? YOU
MOVED YEAH. CALL THE MOTION. UM
CALL IT OH, I'M I APOLOGIZE.
YES, THE MOTION IS PASSED AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. OKAY. PAM
MELINDA'S MELINDA'S NO EGGMAN
AND I, GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, I
GROVE HER. TATO LEYVA. AYE LIMÓN
ROCK. RUBIO RUBIO. I WIENER
WIENER. AYE. THANK YOU. THAT
BILL HAS SIX VOTES. WE WILL HOLD
IT OPEN FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ASSEMBLYWOMAN
BARRICADE, HAN AND NEXT UP. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLYWOMAN ERWIN
FINALLY. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND
YOU ARE PRESENTING A B 25 11
TODAY, SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR IN THE MIDDLE OF COVID, MY
MOTHER IN LAW WHO WAS IN A
NURSING FACILITY. THE NURSE WAS
IN THE NURSING FACILITY HAD TO
BE EVACUATED BECAUSE THE POWER
WENT OUT. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE FOR
THOSE OLDER, VULNERABLE PEOPLE.
WHAT A INCREDIBLE DANGER IT IS
AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS FOR
THEM. EXCUSE ME ONE SECOND
MEMBERS. IF WE COULD TAKE
CONVERSATIONS OUT OF THE
COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM, PLEASE
THANK YOU AND HOW DIFFICULT IT
IS FOR THEM TO HANDLE IT. SO A B
25 11 WOULD REQUIRE SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES. TO HAVE AN
ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF POWER TO
KEEP VITAL SYSTEMS ONLINE DURING
A POWER OUTAGE, SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES ACROSS OUR STATE CARE
FOR APPROXIMATELY 400,000
CALIFORNIANS. WHO REQUIRE
INTENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES AND
POWERED LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS TO
LIVE AS YOU KNOW, EMERGENCY AND
PS PS POWER OUTAGES ARE ON THE
RISE WITHOUT A RELIABLE SOURCE
OF POWER IN PLACE TO HELP AND
SAFETY OF THOSE RESIDENTS WILL
BE COMPROMISED AND LEAD TO
DANGEROUS EVACUATIONS, AS WAS
THE CASE WITH MY MOTHER IN LAW,
25 11 HAS NO OPPOSITION AND HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. IN
THE ASSEMBLY WITH ME TODAY IN
SUPPORT IS KAREN JONES,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROGRAM
MANAGER OF THE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN SERVICES OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO COUNTY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I HAVE. TWO WITNESSES HERE
AS LEAD SUPPORT. IS THAT STILL
CORRECT? I THOUGHT THERE WAS
ONE, BUT SURE I'LL TAKE TWO.
OKAY WELL, WHAT I HAVE LISTED
HERE IS KAREN JONES AND MICHAEL
CONNORS FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ADVOCATES FOR NURSING HOME
REFORM. YEAH, OKAY, BUT I DON'T
SEE ANYBODY HERE IN THE ROOM, SO
I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE ON THE PHONE
LINES. OKAY, SO, UM MR MODERATOR
, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE OPEN THE
PHONE LINE FOR KAREN JONES FOR
HER TESTIMONY, PLEASE, MISS
JONES, PLEASE NOTE YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THINKING MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
HEALTH COMMITTEE. FOR ALLOWING
US TIME TO DISCUSS THIS BILL. MY
NAME IS SHARON JONES AND THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SO LONG TERM
CARE SERVICES COUNTY. I'VE BEEN
AN OMBUDSMAN FOR 23 YEARS. AND
FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, I HAVE
PARTNERED WITH STAN LEWIS COUNTY
HEALTH AGENCY. THE PLAN FOR
EMERGENCIES THAT AFFECT LONG
TERM CARE FACILITIES. THIS
INCLUDES POWER OUTAGES, FIRES.
NUCLEAR EVENTS AND PANDEMICS.
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED TO
HURRICANE KATRINA IN 2000 AND
FIVE IS THE NEED FOR SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES TO HAVE
ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE POWER
DURING OUTAGES. AND TO SHELTER
IN PLACE WHENEVER POSSIBLE, FOR
EXAMPLE, IN 2017 12 ELDERLY
RESIDENTS DIED HEAT EXPOSURE AT
A NURSING FACILITY IN FLORIDA.
THIS WAS IN THE AFTERMATH OF
HURRICANE IRMA WHEN THE POWER
FAILED AND THE INSIDE
TEMPERATURES REACHED NEARLY 100
DEGREES. WITHOUT A BACKUP POWER
SYSTEM. THE FACILITY HAD NO
METHOD TO CONTROL THE HEAT. IN
2019 ELECTRICITY PROVIDERS IN
CALIFORNIA BEGAN USING PUBLIC
SAFETY POWER SHUT OFF TO TURN
OFF THE ELECTRICITY IN LARGE
PORTIONS OF THE STATE.
EVERYTHING NURSING FACILITIES
WORK WITHOUT 96 HOURS OF
GENERATOR, FUEL OR BACKUP POWER
OPTIONS DID NOT HAVE THE MEANS
TO PROTECT TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE
MEDICATIONS. OR PROVIDE SAFE
TEMPERATURES FOR RESIDENTS. IF
THAT WAS CURRENT REPORTS OF
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES TO THE
NATIONAL POWER GRID, WE EXPECT
LONG TERM ADAGES TO CONTINUE.
ONE PARTICULAR CONCERN DURING
POWER OUTAGES FACILITY RESIDENTS
WHO REQUIRE CONSTANT OXYGEN.
WITHOUT ACCESS. THESE RESIDENTS
ARE AT RISK FOR NEGATIVE HEALTH
CONSEQUENCES. MOST FACILITIES DO
NOT HAVE THEIR OWN METHOD FOR
STORING OR GENERATING OXYGEN.
THEY ARE DEPENDENT ON
ELECTRICITY BASED INDIVIDUAL
OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS. TO MEET
THE NEEDS OF THESE RESIDENTS.
THEY CANNOT ACCESS ELECTRICITY,
THE RESIDENTS MUST QUICKLY
TRANSFERRED TO A HOSPITAL OR
ANOTHER CARE LOCATION, WHICH
WILL IMPACT RECEIVING LOCATION
IN PLACES THE RESIDENT AT RISK
OF TRANSFER TRAUMA. THIS CAN BE
AVOIDED IF THE FACILITY HAS
SUFFICIENT BACKUP POWER.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN'S VILLE.
MAYBE 25 11 WILL ENSURE THAT
NURSING FACILITIES IN CALIFORNIA
HAVE THE ABILITY TO MEET
RESIDENTS. NEEDS DURING A POWER
OUTAGE AND AVOID MOVING
RESIDENTS TO OTHER LOCATIONS.
WITH COVID OUTBREAKS AND
FACILITIES. THIS IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER DUE TO THE
RISK OF SPREADING COVID DURING
AN EVACUATION. MAYBE 25 11 IS
VITAL FOR THE PROTECTION OF
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY.
RESIDENTS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
YES, OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
MISS JONES APPRECIATE YOUR
TESTIMONY, THE OTHER LEAD
WITNESSES NOT TESTIFYING TODAY,
SO WE WILL MOVE TO ANYONE HERE
IN THE ROOM AND WISHES TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF BABY 25 11
SEEING NONE. WE WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES NOW. AND MR
MODERATE. IF YOU WOULD OPEN THE
PHONE LINES UP FOR THOSE WISHING
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A B 25
11 NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. ONLY
PLEASE. I WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF MAYBE 25 11 1, AND
DURING THIS TIME AND WE'LL GO TO
LINE 1 29 GO AHEAD. I APOLOGIZE
. CHEER THESE BECOME OKAY. 1 29
AHEAD. FLOW THE TRUMP WINTER.
CALIFORNIA'S LEGISLATURE,
SPEAKING THE SUPPORT OF A B 25
11. THANK YOU, SIR. MADAM CHAIR,
HAVE NO ONE ELSE HERE AT THE
TIME. OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
MODERATOR, SO THAT IS EVERYONE
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL NOW WILL
MOVE TO OPPOSITION. THERE IS NO
LEAD OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL, SO
WE WILL MOVE TO ANY OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM IN THE ROOM OR
CHAIRMAN IS BACK OUT OF BREATH
LIKE HE WAS LAST WEEK. I LET YOU
CATCH YOUR BREATH, AND WE'LL
JUST HAVE THE MODERATOR OPEN UP
THE PHONE LINES FOR THOSE
WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL NAME ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION ONLY. NEPHEWS
OPPOSITION OF A B 25 11 1 AND
ZERO AT THIS TIME. CHAIR. WE
HAVE APPOINTED QUÊ AT THIS TIME.
RIGHT OKAY, BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE OF THE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
OKAY MOVE BY, CENTRALLY TO
SENATOR EDMUND. THAT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN. AND I
JUST I JUST AND I WANT TO ALERT
ANYBODY TO ANYTHING. BUT I JUST
I JUST NOTICED WITH INTEREST
THAT WERE SINGLE REFERRED TO THE
HEALTH COMMITTEE, WHICH I AGREE
WITH. I JUST THINK THIS IS JUST
A LARGER OBSERVATION HAS NOTHING
DO WITH YOU, BILL. I THINK YOU
WILL FIND BELL AS A YOU KNOW, AS
A MEDICAL IS HEAD OF WORK IN
STRESSFUL SITUATIONS HAVING TO.
THAT WAS SOME OF MY HUGE FEARS
WHEN THE FIRES ARE BREAKING OUT,
HAVING TO EVACUATE SENIORS AND
OUR MOST DISABLED PEOPLE WITH
I'D INDEED ISSUES GOING TO
FAIRGROUNDS AND ANYWAY. A LOT OF
A LOT OF CONFUSION. BUT JUST
KIND OF IN THE CONTEXT OF
CALIFORNIA. BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING
HERE IS APPROPRIATE IN SAYING
THAT YOU CAN HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE
SOURCE OF ENERGY, EVEN IF THAT
IS RUN BY THE GAS, BIOFUEL OR
SOME KIND OF FUEL. THE WORST
THING THAT'S OKAY BECAUSE THAT
THAT IS TAKES PRIORITY OVER OUR
OTHER POLICY GOALS THROUGH THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND I JUST LIKE TO
SAY, JUST AS AS I DO NOT
REPRESENT A FIRE AREA, BUT I
HAVE A AS A CALIFORNIA WE ALL
HAVE A LOT OF INTEREST IN THE
FIRE AREAS AND PEOPLE HEARD ME
SAY MY IN LAWS LIVE UP. IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND HAVE HAD TO BE
EVACUATED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND
THEY BROUGHT UP A FULL HOUSE
GENERATOR BECAUSE IT'S HOT UP
THERE, AND THE POWER GOES OFF
AND YOU'RE JUST STUCK IN THEIR
SENIORS. AND ASKED ABOUT SOME
KIND OF TAX CREDIT WHEN THEY
HAVE TO DO THAT, BECAUSE BUT OF
COURSE IT IS AGAINST OUR POLICY
SO WE CAN'T WE CAN'T DO THINGS
LIKE THAT FOR PEOPLE. EVEN
THOUGH THEY CAN BE WITHOUT POWER
FOR WEEKS, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO
SAY THAT. IT'S OKAY TO BURN GAS
. SO ANYWAY, IT IS OKAY,
SOMETIMES TO BURN NATURAL
RESOURCES IN AN ESPECIALLY WHEN
PEOPLE SAFETY AND IN QUALITY OF
LIFE IS SO IMPACTED, SO THANK
YOU FOR THIS BILL. OKAY AND I
JUST WANT TO COMMENT. THERE WAS
A SIMILAR BILL THAT WAS VETOED A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ON THIS AND
THAT BILL REQUIRED FUEL BACK UP
THIS ONE. WE REALLY WANTED TO
ENCOURAGE BATTERY BACKUP, BUT WE
ARE STILL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DO NOT GAIN OPPOSITION. WE ARE
FLEXIBLE ON THE TYPE OF BACKUP
AT THE BILL REQUIRES YEP, YEP.
YEP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
NICELY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS SEEN ON EVERYONE AND
AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. I'VE SEEN YOU WAITING
OUT THERE FOR A LONG TIME TO,
UH, REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. I
CERTAINLY UM ECO CENTER. EDMONDS
COMMENTS ABOUT WE ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO THINK HOW WOULD PROBLEM
SOLVE THIS. THIS BILL CERTAINLY
ADDRESSES AND URGENT SITUATION
AND THE ANSWER CAN'T BE LIKE
SORRY YOU'RE YOU KNOW, YOU'RE
GONNA LOSE POWER. SO WE NEED
THIS BILL. WE ALSO NEED TO THINK
ABOUT YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE TALK
ABOUT MICRO GRIDS, YOU KNOW
WHETHER IT'S BATTERY FUEL CELL,
OTHER TYPES AND THEN, OF COURSE,
MAKING IT AFFORDABLE TO BECAUSE
OF KNOWING THAT INSTITUTIONS AND
EVEN WITH THIS BILL FOR SOME
PUSHBACK FROM SOME OF THE
INSTITUTIONS IN TERMS OF WORDING
AND PUT THE BACKUPS AND SO
FORTH, DEPENDING WHERE THEY'RE
LOCATED, ETCETERA AND CERTAINLY
WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
FIGURE OUT ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S
NOT LIKE PEOPLE ARE BUILDING
LOTS OF NEW FACILITIES ARE
HAVING TO RETROFIT EXISTING
FACILITIES AND SO FORTH, BUT
PATIENT SAFETY DEFINITELY COMES
FIRST AND CERTAINLY STRONGLY
SUPPORTED THIS BILL. I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING FORWARD
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
IPHONE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT UM
AND HE WAS MOVED BY SENATOR
LEYVA. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
PAN AM MELINDA'S BELINDA'S AYE,
EGGMAN. EGGMAN I GONZALES. GROVE
HER TAITO LIVER. I LIMÓN. LIMÓN
ROTH RUBIO RUBIO, I WIENER. OKAY
THAT BILL CURRENTLY HAS SIX
VOTES AT 60 WILL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU, OKAY. AND THEN I GUESS THE
FINAL ITEM IS WE DO HAVE OUR
CONSENT CALENDAR FOR VOTING. SO
SECRETARY WANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL IN THE CONSENT CALENDAR PEN
. MELINDA'S MELINDA'S AYE,
EGGMAN. EGGMAN I GONZALES GROVE
, HER TATO LEYVA LABOR. I LIMÓN
ROTH RUBIO. RUBIO. I WIENER IN
CASE CALENDARS, CURRENTLY 60
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. OKAY WELL, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND START FROM THE JUST GO
AND TAP THE BATTLE ORDER AND
OPENED THE ROLES. SO FOR ANY
MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS STAFF WHO'S
WATCHING. IF YOUR MEMBER COULD
PLEASE HEAD OVER SOMEONE WHO
JUST DRAGGED BACK AND FORTH FROM
THE CAPITAL. I DO UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT OVER HERE.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE ROLE. AND A
LOT OF PEOPLE TO ADD ON SO WELL.
FIRST BEGIN WITH I AM NUMBER
THREE A B 18 82 BY SOME MEMBER
RIVAS SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS.
GONZALEZ. GROVE, HER TATO. LIMÓN
ROTH. WIENER. OKAY, SO THAT BILL
IS CURRENTLY 51 WILL HOLD THE
ROLE OPENED. THE NEXT ITEM IS
ITEM NUMBER. 5 1929. DECEMBER
GABRIEL SECRETARY POLICE CALLED
THE ROLE OF ABSENT MEMBERS
EGGMAN. EGGMAN I GONZALES GROVE,
HER TATO. BROTH, WIENER. OKAY,
THAT BUILDS CURRENTLY 60 HOLD
THE ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
. MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 6 18
1940 BY SOME MEMBERS SALAS,
ACTUALLY, WE HAVEN'T TAKEN THAT
UP. SO IS THERE A MOTION ON THAT
BILL? TO MOVE BY SENATOR LEYVA.
THE MOTIONS DO PASS AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL PANPAN I MELINDA'S
MELINDA'S NO EGGMAN. EGGMAN I
GONZALEZ GROVE. HER TATO LEYVA.
I LEMON BROTH! RUBIO! RUBIO! I
WIENER OKAY, THAT IS CURRENTLY
51. WE HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS WILL MOVE ON TO
ITEM NUMBER 10. MAYBE 22 5 BY
SUMMER, RICK OREO. ACTUALLY WE
DID THAT WAS PRESENTED WHILE
SUBCOMMITTEES OR MOTION. TO MOVE
BY SENATOR LEYVA. THE MOTIONS DO
PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
PAN PAN. I'M MELINDA'S MELINDA'S
NO EGGMAN. EGGMAN I GONZALES
GROVE, HER TATO LEYVA LABOR. I
LEHMAN ROTH RUBIO RUBIO. I
WIENER OKAY, THAT BUILDS
CURRENTLY 51 HOLD THE ROLL OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. UM REMEMBER
, 13 WAS WITHDRAWN IN CASE
SOMEONE HERE AT THE BEGINNING
ANNOUNCEMENT WILL NOW MOVE TO
ITEM NUMBER 15 18 24 36 BY SOME
HERB BAUER-KAHAN PARTICULARLY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT
MEMBERS. PAN. AYE. GROVE, HER
TATO ROTH. THE TOLL ON THAT 171
. OKAY, THAT'S CURRENTLY 71.
OKAY WELL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS WILL NOW MOVE TO
ITEM NUMBER 16 25 11 BY SOME
MEMBER URWIN SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS.
GONZALES GROVE, HER TATO. RATH
WIENER. OKAY, SO THAT BILL IS
CURRENTLY 60 OF ALL THE ROLES IN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU
AGAIN. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WE ARE. WE HAVE
ESSENTIALLY CONCLUDED OUR AGENDA
. WE ARE NOW JUST WAITING FOR
MEMBERS TO ADD ON TO THE
EXISTING ROLES.
SO WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR
MEMBERS, WE WILL PUT THIS REALLY
HEARING INTO RECESS. HOWEVER I
WOULD JUST MAKE NOTE FOR ALL THE
STAFF ARE WATCHING AS SOON AS
OKAY. THEY'RE IN JUDICIAL. OKAY
ADDING ON AND OH, ALRIGHT RULES
. OKAY ALRIGHT. ACTUALLY, WE
WILL BE IN RECESS. NÓI
APPRECIATE COMING OVER, SO WE'RE
GOING TO READ, OKAY? YEAH. OKAY,
SO WE WILL NOT GOING RECESS AND
SECRETARY WE WILL REOPEN THE
ROLES. WE'LL JUST GO IN ORDER
AND THE FILE ORDER. SO UM
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GONNA START
WITH ITEM NUMBER THREE A B 18 82
BY DECEMBER RIVAS SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT
MEMBERS. GONZALEZ GROVE GROVE.
NO. BROTH WIENER. OKAY THAT BILL
IS CURRENTLY FIVE TO HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE A
B 1929 BY SUMMER BREAK, GABRIEL
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
OF ABSENT MEMBERS. GONZALES
GROVE GROVE. I HEARD TAITO.
BREATH WIENER. OKAY THAT'S BILLS
CURRENTLY 70 HOLD THE ROLL OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. NEXT ITEM IS
ITEM NUMBER 6 1940 BY SOME
MEMBER SALAS SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS
CONCERNED. NO NO, NO. THIS IS
ITEM NUMBER 6 1940. YEAH SECTOR
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT
MEMBERS. GONZALES GROVE GROVE.
NO HURT OTTO ROTH WIENER. WIENER
I OKAY, SO THAT'S ITEM NUMBER 6
18 1940 THE ROLES CURRENTLY 62
ALRIGHT, WE ARE NOW GOING TO
MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10 22 OH,
FIVE BY DECEMBER, BERG CREO.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
OF ABSENT MEMBERS. GONZALEZ
GONZALEZ, I GROW GROVE KNOW HER
TATO ROTH WIENER WIENER. I
CURRENTLY SEVEN TO HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. NEXT
ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 15. A B 24
36 BY SOME HERB BAUER-KAHAN
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
OF ABSENT MEMBERS. GROWTH KNOW
HER TATO. BRAH. THAT'S IT. 72
OKAY. THAT BILLS CURRENTLY SEVEN
TO HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. NEXT TIME AS I AM
NUMBER 16, MAYBE 25 11 BY SOME
MEMBER URWIN SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS.
GONZALEZ. GONZALES. I GROW. I
HEARD TATO. ROTH WIENER WIENER.
AYE BILLS CURRENTLY 90. WELL,
NOW WE'LL PUT THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS WILL NOW MOVE TO
CONSENT. CALENDAR SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. GONZALEZ
GONZALEZ. I GROVE HIGH HER TATO
BROTH WIENER! WIENER, I CONSENT
CALENDARS CURRENTLY 90 HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
OKAY I'M GOING TO START FROM THE
TOP AGAIN FROM THERE. YOU'RE
WELCOME. THANK YOU.
OKAY SO WE'RE GONNA WE'LL START
FROM THE TOP AGAIN. SO THAT TOO,
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE SO, UH, ITEM
WILL MOVE THE ITEM NUMBER THREE
A B 18 82 BY DECEMBER. RIVAS
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. GONZALEZ
GONZALEZ, I HEARD TATO BROTH
WIENER WIENER. I CURRENTLY 72
WILL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. NEXT ITEMS I'M
ITEM NUMBER 5 1929 BY SUMMARY
GABRIEL SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS.
GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, I HARTARTO
WRATH WINNER WINNER BUILDS 90
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. NEXT ITEM IS ITEM
NUMBER 6 1940 BY SOME MEMBER
SALAS SECONDARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS. GONZALES
GONZALES. AYE. POTATO BROTH.
OKAY THAT BILLS CURRENTLY 72
WILL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. CARILLO YET OR
NOT? NEXT ITEM WOULD BE ITEM
NUMBER 10 22 OH FIVE. DECEMBER
CREO DEVOTED. OKAY. NUMBER TWO.
YEAH. AT THAT TIME CONSENT YOU
DID CONSENT. PEOPLE. THEY BOTH
VOTED ON 24 36 26 FOR THEM, HMM.
THAT ONE. YES, CLEAR. YES. SO
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH
WILL BE ON RECESS FOR A MOMENT.
THANK YOU.
WE WILL CONCLUDE THE RECESS.
OKAY GOOD. ALRIGHT SO WE ARE NOW
GOING TO GO AND CLOSE THE ROLE.
SO UH SO WE'LL JUST GO THROUGH
THE FOLLOWERS OF BEGINNING WITH
ITEM NUMBER 3 18 82 BY SUMMER.
REVIS SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS. HER TOTO
ROTH. OKAY THAT BILL IS OUT.
SEVEN TO NEXT ITEM IS ITEM
NUMBER 3 1929 BY SIMILAR GABRIEL
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
OF ABSENT MEMBERS. POTATO BROTH.
THAT BILL IS OUT 90. NEXT ITEM
IS I AM NUMBER 6 1940 BY SOME
MEMBER SALAS SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT MEMBERS
. BROTH IS OUT. SEVEN TO NEXT
ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 10 22 OH,
FIVE BY SOME MEMBER KOREA
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
OF ABSENT MEMBERS. TAITO ROTH IS
OUT SEVEN TO NEXT ITEM IS ITEM
NUMBER 15. MAYBE 24 36 BY A
SIMILAR ABOUT BAUER-KAHAN
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
OF ABSENT MEMBERS. SO ROTH YEP,
THOSE OUT SEVEN TO NEXT ITEM IS
ITEM NUMBER 16 25 11 BY SOME
MEMBER URWIN SECRETARY CALLED
THE ROLE OF ABSENT MEMBERS. ROTH
THAT BILL IS OUT. 90 NOW GO TO
THE CONSENT CALENDAR SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL OF ABSENT
MEMBERS FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. HER TATO ROTH CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT 90. THIS
CONCLUDES THE AGENDA OF THIS
HEARING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON HEALTH. I WANT TO THANK ALL
OF THE STAFF WHO WORKED ON THIS
HEARING AGAIN. I THINK THE
HEALTH COMMITTEE STAFF AND WHAT
THEY ARE SURGEONS WHO ENSURE
THAT AND ALSO OUR TECHNICAL
STAFF SO WE CAN HEAR THE
TESTIMONY AND PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
TESTAMENT TESTIFY REMOTELY AS
WELL. AND WHAT THAT DOES
CONCLUDES THIS AGENDA OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH. WE
ARE NOW ADJOURNED.