RETIREMENT WILL COME TO ORDER.
GOOD AFTERNOON AS WE CONTINUE TO
TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE
ONGOING COVID 19 RISKS. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLICANS PROVIDED ACCESS. TO
BOTH IN PERSON AND
TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. DUE TO
CONSTRAINTS REGARDING THE LENGTH
APPEARANCE, TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS AND CLEANING
PROTOCOLS. COMMITTEE CHAIRS
MILLIONS TO TIME LIMITS ON
TESTIMONY TODAY, EACH SIDE WILL
BE PERMITTED AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF
TIME AS USUAL. WE HAD WITNESSES
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH.
AGAIN TWO MINUTES FOR EACH
WITNESS, AND THERE'S NO
RESERVING TIME FOR OTHER
WITNESSES. FOR OTHERS WISHING TO
TESTIFY MUST LIMIT THEIR
COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURES FOR THOSE WITNESSES,
THERE WILL BE A TOTAL LIMIT OF
20 MINUTES FOR SUPPORT AND 20
MINUTES FOR OPPOSITION, MEANING
40 MINUTES MAXIMUM TOTAL FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. THE
PARTICIPANT. TOLL FREE NUMBER IN
ACCESS CODE IS POSTED ON OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE. IT WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AND I
WILL ANNOUNCE IT NOW THE
PARTICIPANT NUMBERS 844291. 6364
AGAIN 8442916364 IN THE ACCESS
CODE IS 141. ONE. 140. AGAIN
1411140 DOT OF ONES THERE. I
WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THE
HEARING, AS IS CUSTOMARY IN ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DISRUPTIVE.
MAY BE REMOVED, INCLUDING FROM
THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE OR
HAVE THEIR CONNECTION MUTED.
WE'RE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THOSE STREET
BUILDING AND LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE
ALMOST A FULL HOUSE. BUT I ALSO
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE BE
PRESENT IN ROOM 1200, SO THAT WE
CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM. I THINK
WE CAN DO THAT NOW AND BEGIN OUR
HEARING. LET ME JUST SAY BEFORE
WE START, WE HAVE 11 BILLS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. BEFORE WE HEAR
PRESENTATION ON THE BILLS. WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND ESTABLISHED
THE QUORUM AT THIS TIME
CONSULTANT. IF YOU COULD PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL, SENATOR CORTEZ E
EASY HERE, SENATOR KOA BOGUE.
SENATOR DURAZO, SENATOR DURAZO
HERE, SENATOR LAIRD HERE HERE,
SENATOR NEWMAN NEWMAN. HERE WE
HAVE A QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. WE DO
HAVE ONE CONSENT ITEM. 17 14. DO
WE HAVE A MOTION ON CONSENT?
MOVE MOVE BY SENATOR. WHERE'D
ANY ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE
COMMITTEE SEEN NONE. CONSULTANT
POLICE CALL THE ROLL FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX A. B 17 14 SENATOR
CORTEZ E D. I, SENATOR C
BOGUE. SENATOR DURAZO. KIRA'S
OI, SENATOR LAIRD, I, SENATOR
NEWMAN, THOSE ON CALL. OKAY,
FOUR VOTES. WOULD BE ENOUGH
ORDINARILY, BUT WELL, EVEN ON
CALL FOR THE ABSENT MEMBER. AND
WE ARE GOING TO NOW CALL INTO
SOME REMEMBER HOLDEN TO PRESENT
THE FIRST BILL IN SEQUENCE TODAY
THAT 2 57 WELCOME WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. HE MAY HE MAY
BEGIN. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU. SO GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU AND MEMBERS.
FIRST I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY
SAYING I WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. AND I
WANT TO ALSO SAY THAT I THINK
THE CHAIR AND HIS STAFF ARE
WORKING OVER THIS WEEKEND TO TRY
TO GET US TO A GOOD PLACE. ON
THIS BILL, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
AS A FORMER SMALL BUSINESS
FRANCHISE OWNER. I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THE DIFFICULTIES THAT
COME WITH RUNNING A BUSINESS.
THE EXPERIENCE I HAD AS A
FRANCHISE FRANCHISING MOTIVATED
ME TO AUTHOR LEGISLATION SUCH AS
A B 5, 25 AND 2015 TO PROTECT
FRANCHISEES AGAINST THE
ARBITRARY TERMINATION OF THEIR
CONTRACTS. THIS YEAR. I AM
CURRENTLY WORKING ON A B 6 76,
WHICH WILL TAKE MAKE AMENDMENTS
TO A B 5 25 AND ENSURE
FRANCHISORS DO NOT CONTINUE TO
CIRCUMVENT CALIFORNIA LAW. THOSE
EXPERIENCES HAVE PROMPTED ME TO
AUTHOR A B 257. HAS AMENDED THIS
BILL WOULD ESTABLISH THE FAST
FOOD SECTOR COUNCIL WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS AND THE CHAIR WOULD BE
THE SECRETARY OF CALIFORNIA
LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY. UNDER THIS BILL ANY
STANDARD OR REPEAL OR AMENDMENT
OF A STANDARD WOULD NOT TAKE
EFFECT UNLESS A REPORT OF THE
ACTION IS SUBMITTED TO THE
LEGISLATURE BY JANUARY. 15TH THE
PROPOSAL WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT
BEFORE OCTOBER, 15TH ON THE SAME
YEAR AND THE BILL RESERVES THE
RIGHT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
MODIFY OR PREVENT THE PROPOSAL
FROM TAKING EFFECT. FURTHERMORE
THE STANDARDS SET BY THE COUNCIL
WOULD NOT PROCEED THOSE COVERED
BY A VALID COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT. LASTLY THIS BILL
INCLUDES A JOINT LIABILITY
CLAUSE FOR FRANCHISORS AND
FRANCHISEES. WITH ME TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT OR JOSEPH BRYANT S
EU 21. MARIA BERNAL FIGHT FOR
15. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. REMEMBER AND
APPRECIATE EXCELLENT JOB HE DID
WITH THE OVERVIEW OF THE
AMENDMENTS IMAGES. DÍAS. HAD A
COUPLE OF MORE NOT BECAUSE I
DON'T THINK YOU'RE AWARE OF
THEM. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE BUT
MORE SO FOR THE AUDIENCE NOT
ONLY HERE BUT ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINES. AND AGAIN
. I WANT TO THANK YOU AS YOU
JUST DID US HERE AT THE
COMMITTEE. FOR COOPERATION ALONG
WITH THE SPONSORS WHO WORKED ON
THE SET OF AMENDMENTS. ONE OF
THE AMENDMENTS WILL INCREASE THE
COMPOSITION THE COUNCIL TO BE AN
EQUAL AMOUNT OF REPRESENTATIVES
FROM INDUSTRY WORKERS AND
EMPLOYERS. ANOTHER ONE ENSURES
THAT ALL MEETINGS BY THE COUNCIL
OR LOCAL COUNCILS COMPLY WITH
EITHER THE BROWN ACT OR THE BAG
OF KEEN OPEN MEETINGS ACT AS
APPROPRIATE. YOU MENTIONED. THE
SECRETARY OF LABOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY IS AS A
MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL
WILL BE THE SECRETARY AND INDIA
ALSO MENTIONED THE TIMELINE FOR
SIMILAR TO SUBMIT TO THE
LEGISLATURE. IN THE LEGISLATURES
AUTHORITY TO MODIFY. OR REJECT
RECOMMENDATIONS. PRIOR ON OR
BEFORE OCTOBER, 15TH. CLARIFIES
THE ROLE OF LEGISLATURE WHEN
RECEIVING PROPOSALS BY THE
COUNCIL BY ENSURING THAT THE
LEGISLATURE WILL HAVE
INEFFECTIVE FULL LEGISLATIVE
YEAR TO MODIFY OR PREVENT ANY
STANDARDS FROM BECOMING
EFFECTIVE. AND I KNOW HE STATED
THAT I DON'T MEAN TO BE
REDUNDANT, BUT WANT TO BE CLEAR
ON WHAT WE FEEL IS THE PRIME THE
MAIN SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO
THAT YOU ARE ACCEPTING, AND
AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THAT. AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
WE WILL MOVE TO THE FIRST LEAD
SUPPORT WITNESS, JOSEPH BRYANT.
AND I THINK MR BRYANT IS ON THE
CO HOST LINE. SO, MR BRYANT, YOU
MAY PROCEED WHEN READY. I AM
READY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY.
YES VERY WELL. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU AND GOOD
EVENING CHAIR FORTESE AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ALSO
LIKE TO THANK MARIA FOR NOW,
SPEAKING ON PERSONAL TESTIMONY,
TESTIMONY JUST AFTER I CONCLUDE
AGAIN. MY NAME IS JOSEPH BRYANT
AND THE PRESIDENT OF HIâU 10 TO
1 AND I SPEAK TODAY AND SUPPORT
OF A B 257 THE FAST RECOVERY
ACT. I AM HERE WITH MARIA
BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN AS
THE PRESIDENT OF A LOCAL UNION.
I KNOW TRADITIONAL WORKPLACES
AND HOW UNIONS CAN FUNCTION WELL
, THAT IS NOT THE FAST FOOD
INDUSTRY. THERE'S A REASON UNION
DENSITY IS EFFECTIVELY ZERO FOR
FAST FOOD WORKERS. THERE'S A
REASON 85% OF FAST FOOD WORKERS
EXPERIENCED WAGE THEFT.
ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY AND
THERE'S A REASON ENFORCEMENT
ALONE WILL NOT WORK COMPANIES
LIKE MCDONALD'S PROFITS BUT ALL
THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPLYING
WITH LABOR LAWS FALL ON THE
HANDS OF THE LOCAL FRANCHISE
OPERATORS. THE OPERATORS ARE
LEFT WITH VIRTUALLY NO PATH TO
PROFIT EXCEPT CUTTING LABOR
COSTS TO THE BONE SYSTEM
DESIGNED TO REWARD ABUSIVE
PRACTICES. AND THAT'S WHY WE
CANNOT ABOUT ABUSES THROUGH
ENFORCEMENT ALONE. YOU CANNOT
HIRE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. WE'VE GOT
TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM, AND THAT'S
WHY WE ARE HERE. FAST FOOD
WORKERS ARE 80% WORKERS OF COLOR
TWO THIRDS WOMEN, AND THERE ARE
100% IN THE FIGHT. WE ARE HERE
BECAUSE WORKERS LIKE MARIA ARE
DEMANDING MORE FROM US. SINCE
THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIA FAST FOOD WORKERS
HAVE GONE ON STRIKE AT OVER 350
LOCATIONS. FAST FOOD WORKERS
HAVE DETAILED, ATROCIOUS
CONDITIONS AND HUNDREDS OF
HEALTH AND SAFETY AND WAGE
COMPLAINT. LAST WEEK, WORKERS
WENT ON STRIKE UP AND DOWN. THE
STATE WORKERS WERE ARRESTED,
PROTESTING AT A JACK IN THE BOX
HEADQUARTERS IN SAN DIEGO
WORKERS WENT ON STRIKE AND
MARCHED IN LOS ANGELES AND
OAKLAND. ABSOLUTE WORKERS ACTION
HERE IN SACRAMENTO VIGILANT
OVERNIGHT, CALLING US PAST 82 57
. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE IT'S TIME
FOR CALIFORNIA TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
SUPPORT OF A B 257 82 57, BUT
ERIC COMPANIES ON THE HOOK FOR
VIOLATIONS SO THEY CANNOT PROFIT
BY SQUEEZING FRANCHISES. TO THE
POINT OF CHEATING OUT WORKERS OF
WHAT THEY'VE EARNED. A B 257
GIVES FAST FOOD WORKERS THE
VOICE. THEY DESERVE A SEAT AT
THE TABLE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY LEADS
SUPPORT WITNESS NUMBER TWO IS
MARIA BURNELL MARIA ON THE
COASTLINE. YOU MAY PROCEED. IF
YOU'RE HERE YOU MAY COME
FORWARD. WELCOME. THAT'S FINE.
FOLA NUMBER IS MARIA BERNAL. AND
JACK IN THE VAST OR THE NOSE
TORMENTED AND MCDONOGH'S.
BARONESS PHOTOS FAMILIAR. SO FOR
A YEAR, THE LARIO JACKET. OTHER
CINQUANTA MILL DOLLARS. FOR
ECONOMIC BÀN. OKAY OKAY,
EXISTENCE. HE PAUSED FOR A
MOMENT. I JUST ASKED THE
TRANSLATOR DO YOU KNOW SUMMARIZE
AT THE END, OR DID YOU WANT TO
TRANSLATE AS YOU WENT ALONG AT
THE END? OKAY. THANK YOU. PLEASE
PROCEED. LAST MEDIA OR THE BRE
LAUNCHES. TAMPOCO SEMADAR BÀN.
MAIN PLAY A DORMER OVER TIME.
TIEMPO CORRIDO. IMPLEMENT THE
MISSOURI REGULATORS. GEORGE.
BINGO TO THE AREA, BROKEN LOCUS,
RENTA. THROUGH THE STUDIOS. BIâU
TABA. CON EL DINERO.
SORRY. RONALD DINERO. HAND OVER
TIME. FOR YOU ARE LET ME
COMPLETE. LET ME SEE SEQUELS.
OKAY YOU KNOW WHERE. YOUR KIDS
OPINION PRESENCIA. THERE IS A
LARIO JEREMY. C
E YOU'RE DOING PERCEIVED
MESSAGE. AND MAKE OUR OWN. IN
THE IMPOSING BEER. NO. LEAVE A
BIT. FELICITY IMPORTANT NEWS.
WHEN WE STRENGTHEN. LET'S GET
YOU LOST IN THE AREA. MERCIA
HUSING USED TO OVERTHROW
HANDLED, BUT I USED. OPINION.
I'LL GIVE ME A REAL CAR HOST.
LARA. OKAY, LET'S GO FOR US. YOU
KNOW THE JACK IN THE BUS.
FRANKIE'S BNN OPTION. IT'S SORT
OF LIKE COMPANY ESTÁ.
MCDONOUGH'S OTRAS. DOORS.
ARAMBULA. COMPANIES AND
RESPONSIBILITY. FOR THE MOST
DIRECTAMENTE PERSONAS.
STANDARDS. CAN ALSO AFFECT US
REPRESENT AREAS. OKAY SO WHAT
ARE THEY CAN ALSO THROW ADORES.
TO COME BUILD RIALS. WHAT UP
KIDS. ADDRESS FOUR MILLION
NOTHING. SOMEONE MAY SEE WHO'S
BI. THAT MUST BE BEER. I WAS
GETTING ON MEDICINE REPRESENTED?
YES. GRACIAS. THANK YOU, MARIA
HILL. MY NAME IS MARIA BIRDAL. I
HAVE WORKED AT JACK IN THE BOX
14 YEARS AND I ALSO WORK AT
MCDONALD'S AND A SINGLE MODEL OF
THREE CHILDREN. MY OLDEST
DAUGHTER IS WORKING ON HER
MASTER DEGREE. THE WEST F I
EXPERIENCED WHILE WORKING AT
JACK IN THE BOX HIT ME HARD. FOR
YEARS. MY EMPLOYER MADE ME WORK
14 HOURS REGULARLY WITH NO
BREAKS, WHICH IS WHY THEY OWE ME
OVER 150,000 IN WAGES AND
PENALTIES. ON SOME SHIPS. MY
HOURS WERE OF THE CLOCK SO THEY
WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ME
OVERTIME. DECIDED NOT HAVE THE
MONEY. THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID ME
ESPECIALLY HARD. I WAS HELPING
MY DAUGHTER WITH HER STORIES AND
RENT AND DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY TO COVER THE RENT FOR MY
OWN HOME. SO WE WERE EVICTED. HE
WAS VERY SHOCKING FOR ME AND MY
CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY MY YOUNGEST
WHO WAS JUST THREE AT THE TIME.
WE ENDED UP LIVING IN MY CAR FOR
SIX MONTHS. EVERY NIGHT. I WAS
TERRIFIED THAT SOMEONE WOULD
BREAK INTO OUR CAR WHILE WE WERE
SLEEPING. FOR ME ALL THESE
AUSTRALIAN AND IT WAS VERY
SHOCKING BECAUSE I WAS WORKING
REALLY HARD AT THAT I SHOULD BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEM.
CORPORATIONS LIKE YAKKING THE
BAGS CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
FRANCHISE OWNER FEEL THEY HAVE
NO CHOICE BUT TO BREAK THE LAW.
IT'S TIME FOR THE COMPANIES LIKE
THIS ONE IN MCDONALD'S AND
OTHERS TO RESPECT THE LAWS
CREATED TO PROTECT THE WORKERS.
82 57 GIVES FAST FOOD WORKERS
ARE REAL VOICE IN MAKING SURE
COMPANIES ARE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
WE COULD GO DIRECTLY TO THE
PEOPLE WHO SAID THE STANDARD
THAT AFFECT AFFECT US WITHOUT
FEAR OF RETALIATION. IT'S TIME
FOR US WORKERS TO HAVE A WAY TO
MAKE REAL CHANGES THAT PROTECT
US AND HELP US PROVIDE TO OUR
FAMILIES WITH THE DIGNITY WITH
RESERVE. WE DON'T WANT MORE
PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH THE SAME
THING THAT I WENT THROUGH WITH
MY FAMILY. THANK YOU. AND I HOPE
YOU SUPPORT THIS YEAR GRASSY
GRASSES AND MARIA AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH TO THE TRANSLATOR. ALL
RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO STEP
FORWARD? AND EXPRESSED SUPPORT
FOR 2 57 AGAIN. THIS IS NAME,
AFFILIATION AND SUPPORT IF
THAT'S WHAT YOU WISH. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, RENE BY
ARTO WITH CTU, CALIFORNIA ALONG
WITH THE FIGHT FOR 15, WHERE A
CO SPONSOR THE BILL, AND WE
ASKED FOR AN I VOTE. NEVER NEED
PRAYER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. NORMALLY WITH, UH WITH
ASKED ME CALIFORNIA SPORT. KAYLA
ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF NRDC
ACTION FUND AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. MY NAME'S KRISTEN, FELLOW
FAST FOOD WORKER AND I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT FOR 82 56. HELLO MY
NAME IS MARIA HERNANDEZ. AND I'M
A JACK IN A BOX WORKER AND I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR EVERY 257.
THE NUMBERS ARE LIVING RCS. WHEN
I STARTED MARIA GARCIA BINGO
THAT MCDONALD'S CANNOT SUPPORT
IT. THE NUMBER IN THE PAST. WHEN
THEY SAID THEY WOULD. MY NAME IS
HUGH ARCHIE BEC. I WORK AT JACK
IN THE BOX AND I'M ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT ON A B 2 57. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR EDUARDO MARTINEZ
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION IN STRONG SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SHANE GUSSMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS, THE
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION
MACHINISTS AND UNITE HERE IN
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR MEMBERS, SARAH
FLOCKS ON BEHALF OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FEDERATION OF
LABOR IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IT
APPEARS TO CONCLUDE THE SUPPORT
FROM WITHIN THE COMMITTEE ROOM
HERE WILL GO TO THE COASTLINE S
A MODERATOR TO POLICE QUÊ UP ANY
SUPPORT TESTIMONY ON THE
COASTLINE AT THIS TIME? AND
PLEASE, IF YOU CAN LET US KNOW
HOW MANY HAVE IN THE QUEUE.
THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS
ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND
WE ONLY HAVE FOUR FINDS AND Q
AND THE FIRST ONE IS 365 LINE. 3
65. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PAYMENT
AND I'M HAPPY. I'M A POLICY
INTERN WITH THE WESTERN CENTER
ON LAW AND POVERTY. WE STAND IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND OUR TO
LINE 400 TO GO AHEAD. TWO IN
PARK FROM A W CALIFORNIA ACTION
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND NOW TO MY 427, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS.
SYLVIA POLICE SHOT ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU AND TO LINE 378, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CLIENT 3 78. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN YOUR PHONE ON YOU. WE WILL
MOVE ALONG TO LINE 435 OR 35,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR CAMERON
MEMBERS, MICHAEL RATTIGAN ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
AND NOW TO LINE 346, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS BECKY SILVA
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF FOOD BANKS. WE REPRESENT 41 2
VENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
WE'RE CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF A B 2 57. THANKS. THANK YOU
AND OUR FINAL PERSON IN CUBA IS
LINE 3 62, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY
NAME IS TONY LUXURY. I OWN A
FAMILY FRANCHISE AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. I AM OPPOSED TO 57.
MODERATE SOUNDS LIKE THAT
CONCLUDES, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN
SUPPORT. TESTIMONY ON 57 THE CO
HOST LINES SO WE ARE GOING TO
COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM.
AND CALL ON THE FIRST LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS AT THIS TIME,
JESSE LARA. WHO UNDERSTANDS HERE
IN PERSON. YOU MAY PLEASE COME
FORWARD AT THIS TIME. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JESSE
LAUREN. I'M IN AREA LEADER PEG
LINE, A MULTI UNIT FRANCHISEES
FOR LOCAL RESTAURANTS IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PEG LINE IS
A FAMILY COMPANY. WE'VE BEEN IN
BUSINESS FOR 40 YEARS AND AN
EXTREMELY EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE
COMPANY WE BUILT IN THE
COMMUNITIES WE SUPPORT WITH OUR
RESTAURANTS. I'M STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO 57, WHICH TARGETS
QUICK SERVICE AND FAST CASUAL
RESTAURANTS UNDER A BRAND. WITH
30 OR MORE STORES NATIONWIDE.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT POINT.
DESPITE THIS BILL HAS BEEN
PORTRAYED A B 2 57 7 NOT ONLY
TARGETS FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT
, BUT ALSO COFFEE SHOPS,
BAKERIES, YOGURT AND ICE CREAM
COUNTERS. USERY'S DELHI'S
PIZZERIAS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND
OPERATED RESTAURANTS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. THE BILL IS AN
ALARMING PROPOSAL TO EMPOWER A
NEWLY UNELECTED BODY, A FAST
FOOD SECTOR COUNCIL TO SET WAGE
AND WORKPLACE REGULATIONS FOR A
SUBSET OF THE RESTAURANT
INDUSTRY. SETTING A WAGE AND
WORKPLACE STANDARDS IS AN
AUTHORITY CURRENTLY RESERVED.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE WITH
ENFORCEMENT COMING FROM THE
APPROPRIATE STATE AND LOCAL
ENTITIES CHARGED WITH DOING SO,
AS YOU KNOW, OUR STATE HAS SOME
OF THE STRONGEST LABOR AND WAGE
LAWS IN THE COUNTRY, AND I TAKE
MY RESPONSIBILITY TO OPERATE MY
RESTAURANTS ACCORDINGLY TO THOSE
STANDARDS SERIOUSLY. I AM DEEPLY
OFFENDED BY THE CONTINUAL
MISCHARACTERIZATIONS THAT WE FIT
THAT WE AS FRANCHISEES HAVE TO
BREAK THE LAW TO EARN A LIVING.
IT'S SIMPLY NOT TRUE. MARGINS IN
THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN SMALL, BUT THE FACT
THAT FRANCHISEES AND OTHER
LOCALLY OWNED RESTAURANTS EMPLOY
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND PROVIDE
WORKERS OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE A
LIVING. ADVANCE WITHIN THE
COMPANY AND MAYBE EVEN BECOME
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS THEMSELVES
. ONE DAY ACROSS OUR 34
RESTAURANTS WE EMPLOY ABOUT 1000
CALIFORNIANS. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT POINT IMPORTANT POINT
AS WE THE FRANCHISE DIRECTLY
EMPLOY ALL THE WORKERS IN MY
ESTABLISHMENT. WE MAKE ALL THE
DAY TO DAY EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS
, NONE OF WHICH ARE INFLUENCED
OR DETERMINED BY MY FRANCHISE
BRAND. IT IS MY JOB TO BE A GOOD
LEADER AND CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE
HOSPITABLE TO BOTH WORKERS AND
CUSTOMERS. I AM SORRY, AND I
TAKE THAT RESPONSIBILITY VERY
SERIOUSLY. THERE ARE ALSO MANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER GROWTH
AND ADVANCEMENT IN OUR COMPANY
31 OF OUR 34 GENERAL MANAGERS
BEGAN AN ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS.
90% OF OUR SHIFT LEADERS AND
ASSISTANT MANAGER STARTED WITH
US AT ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS.
FOUR OF OUR SEVEN AREA LEADERS
ALSO STARTED ENTRY LEVEL
POSITIONS AND WERE PROMOTED FROM
WITHIN. ARE TWO CURRENT HR
MANAGERS ALSO STARTED OUT AT
ENTRY LEVEL POSITIONS, AND WE
PUT THEM THROUGH SCHOOL SO THEY
CAN ASSUME THOSE ROLES. AND
FINALLY OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF
OPERATION STARTED TO COOK IN THE
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND BUILT A
CAREER WITHIN THIS INDUSTRY. WE
PLAN TO OPEN THREE NEW
RESTAURANTS IN THE COMING YEAR,
WITH EACH RESTAURANT, CREATING
30 TO 40 NEW JOBS, THOUSANDS OF
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE I JUST
DESCRIBED FROM ME AND MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE COUNTER
SERVICE INDUSTRY WOULD BE LOST
IF ABBY TO 57 BECOMES LAW. A B 2
57 ESSENTIALLY HENCE LEGISLATIVE
AUTHORITY OVER TO A SECTOR UH,
SECTOR COUNCIL WITH ZERO
ACCOUNTABILITIES TO VOTERS
COUNCIL ABLE TO IMPOSE LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES THAT
SUPERSEDE THOSE BEING MADE BY
ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE COST
INCREASES IMPOSED ON US FOR NEW
MANDATES WILL LEAD TO FEWER
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEES AND
HIGHER PRICES FOR CUSTOMERS. AS
I STATED EARLIER, PROFIT MARGINS
AT RESTAURANTS WERE VERY SMALL.
YOU CANNOT IMPOSE WAGE AND
REGULATORY INCREASES ON SMALL
BUSINESSES WITHOUT CONSEQUENCES
. THESE RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO RAISE PRICES ON
CONSUMERS AND HIRE FEWER PEOPLE.
THAT THAT IS A REALITY, PLAIN
AND SIMPLE. I KNOW MY WORKERS
AND MY CUSTOMERS REGULAR
EVERYDAY WORKING FOLKS, THEY'RE
DEALING WITH THE HIGHEST
INFLATION 40 YEARS HOUSING THAT
IS UNAFFORDABLE AND SKYROCKETING
GAS AND FOOD PRICES. I CAN'T
THINK OF A WORSE TIME TO RAISE
COSTS AND WORKING FAMILIES
DINING CHOICES. THE OTHER
PORTION OF THE BILL ATTACKS A
RESTAURANT FRANCHISE MODEL AND
TURNS THE MODEL ON ITS HEAD. 82
57 SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A JOINT
AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF
FRANCHISE STORES BY TEMPTING TO
MAKE FRANCHISE STORES, THE JOINT
EMPLOYERS OR FRANCHISE THE
FRANCHISEES. ADVOCATES FOR THIS
CHANGE IN ACCURATELY DEPICT
OWNERS OF THE FRANCHISE BRANDS
THE FRANCHISE STORES AS A TRUE
OPERATORS OF THE STORE. IN
REALITY FRANCHISE ESTABLISHMENTS
LIKE MINE UP AND DOWN THE STATE
ARE LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES
OPERATING UNDER A NATIONAL BRAND
OR IDENTITY. MR LARA, I'M GONNA
HAVE TO ASK YOU TO CONCLUDE
BECAUSE WELL OVER THE TWO
MINUTES AND IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF FAIRNESS, ALL SIDES WE HAD
INTERPRETER EARLIER, SO THAT WAS
A DOUBLE TIME, BUT THANK YOU
ENFORCEMENT EXISTS OF THE
EXISTING LABOR EMPLOYMENT LAW IS
REALLY AN ISSUE AS ADVOCATES FOR
A B 2 57 SAY, THEN LET'S HAVE A
DISCUSSION. UH BECAUSE NEITHER A
WAGE SECTOR COUNCIL RAISING
CONSUMER PRICES OR DESTROYING
THE FRANCHISE MODEL WILL ENHANCE
ENFORCEMENT. ALL IT WILL DO IS
RAISE PRICES AT LOCAL
RESTAURANTS ON MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS ALREADY SUFFERING
FROM RUNAWAY PRICES ON
EVERYTHING FROM FOOD TO GAS OR
RENTS. HIæN THOUSANDS OF OTHER
FRANCHISE FRANCHISEES IN THE
STATE UNIFORMLY OPPOSED THE
BILL. AND RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU
TO VOTE NO ON ABP 57. THANK YOU.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. SANTA SHEER, PLEASE
COME FORWARD. WELCOME A GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
SONYA SHARE AND I'M HERE THIS
AFTERNOON TO OFFER COMMENTS ON
ASSEMBLY BILL 2 57 THE FAST
RECOVERY ACT. AS A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER IN CALIFORNIA.
I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
RAMIFICATIONS OF A B 2 57. I'M A
FRANCHISEE OF BIRKIN WITH STORES
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
THROUGHOUT L. A INLAND EMPIRE.
THROUGH THE FRANCHISE MODEL. I
WAS ABLE TO GROW MY BUSINESS MY
FATHER STARTED AS AN IMMIGRANT
31 YEARS AGO FROM ONE STORE IN
SANTY ANNA TO 21 LOCATIONS,
NEARLY EMPLOYING 500
CALIFORNIANS. AS A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER. MY EMPLOYEES ARE
FAMILY AND I PRIDE THEMSELVES ON
FOSTERING A POSITIVE WORK
ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM WITH
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO LEARN
VALUABLE SKILLS AND EMPOWER THEM
TO BETTER THEIR LIVES AND THE
LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES. MY
JOURNEY IS A SMALL BUSINESS
FRANCHISEE BEGAN WITH MY FATHER
AND I HAVEN'T INVOLVED WORKING
IN THE RESTAURANTS VIRTUALLY MY
ENTIRE LIFE. MY FATHER
IMMIGRATED HERE 31 YEARS AGO AND
SAVED EVERY PENNY. HE COULD. TO
OPEN HIS VERSE BURGER KING IN
1991. SINCE THEN, OUR FAMILY
BUSINESS HAS GROWN AND PROVIDED
OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNTLESS
EMPLOYEES AND COLLEAGUES. I AM
FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH MY YOUNGER BROTHER TO
CONTINUING OUR GROWTH THAT OUR
FATHERS STARTED. IT'S A TRUE
AMERICAN DREAM STORY AND A
POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT FRANCHISE
BUSINESS MODEL PROVIDES. AS I
FRANCHISEE. I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR
MAKING DAY TO DAY EMPLOYMENT
DECISIONS AND EXACTLY THE SAME
WAY MY NON FRANCHISE NEIGHBORING
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HIRING PAY
LEAVE BENEFITS. THOSE ARE ALL
DECISIONS THAT GO BY MY DESK.
HOWEVER A B 2 57 WOULD TAKE
THESE DECISIONS OUT OF MY HANDS
AND INSTEAD EMPOWERS AND
UNELECTED AND UNACCOUNTABLE
COUNCIL OF POLITICAL APPOINTEES
TO DETERMINE WORKING POLICIES
FOR MY EMPLOYEES. NOT ONLY WOULD
A B 2 57 TAKE THESE DECISIONS
OUT OF MY HANDS. IT WOULD TAKE
THEM OUT OF YOURS AS WELL. WHY
WOULD THIS ESTEEMED BODY DIFFERS
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY TO AN
UNELECTED BOARD TO MAKE THESE
IMPORTANT DECISIONS? A B 237
WOULD INEVITABLY LEAD TO HIGHER
COSTS FOR ME AS A BUSINESS OWNER
THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE COST DOWN,
PASSED DOWN TO MY CUSTOMERS AT
EXACTLY THE WRONG TIME.
ADDITIONALLY THE SIMILAR
BUSINESSES TO MIND WOULD NOT
HAVE TO SHOULDER THIS BURDEN. A
B 2 57 1 ON LEVEL PLAYING FIELDS
SIMPLY BASED ON MY BUSINESS
BEING A FRANCHISE AND THAT IS
APPARENTLY UNFAIR. MOREOVER A
FRANCHISE FRANCHISING AS A
FRANCHISEE, MY BRAND PARTNER HAS
NO ROLE IN DETERMINING ANY OF MY
EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS. BUT AGAIN
, MAYBE TO 57 INCORRECTLY
PRESUMES THAT TO BE THE CASE.
UNDER A B 2 57. MY BRAND WOULD
HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BE
ENROLLED DAY TO DAY EMPLOYMENT
DECISION ESSENTIALLY RE LET IT
GET IT GAINING ME TO MIDDLE
MANAGER ROLE. THAT IS NOT WHY MY-FATHER BECAME A FRANCHISEE AND
CERTAINLY NOT WHY I LEFT A
CAREER IN MARKETING THE JOIN OUR
FAMILY BUSINESS. QUITE SIMPLY,
IT'S NOT HOW THE BUSINESS MODEL
WORKS. THE PROPONENTS FOR ABBY
TO 57 HAVE STATED THAT WORKING
CONDITIONS ARE WORSE IN THE
COUNTERS, RESTAURANT AND THE
COUNTER SERVICE RESTAURANT SPACE
AS THE REASON WHY THE LAW IS
NEEDED. FIRST THE STATE'S OWN
DATA DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS, AND
ADDITIONALLY I AM TOO CONCERNED
ABOUT THE WELFARE OF WORKERS IN
MY INDUSTRY, WHICH IS WHY I
FOLLOW ALL LABOR, WAGE AND
HEALTH LAWS SET FORWARD BY THE
STATE. HOWEVER PROPONENTS ARE SO
CONCERNED ABOUT COUNTER SERVICE
INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES. THEY
WOULDN'T BE PUSHING FOR THE
CREATION OF AN ENTITY WITH NO
POWERS. THEY WOULD BE INSTEAD
URGING YOU TO FULLY FIND RATHER
THAN SLASH THE BUDGET. OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS AND WOULD BE IMPLORING
THE STATE TO FILL VACANCIES AND
SPEED OF THE REVIEW OF CASES. I
AM A PROPONENT FOR FULL
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS WE HAVE
IN THE BOOKS, WHICH ARE THE
STRONGEST IN THE COUNTRY. WHEN
OTHERS IN THE INDUSTRY FLOUT THE
LAW. IT'S JUST SERVICE TO THE
REST OF US WHO TAKE OUR JOBS AND
RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR OUR
EMPLOYEES SERIOUSLY. BAD ACTORS
SHOULD BE PENALIZED, BUT LET'S
HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT
ENFORCEMENT. THE COUNCIL,
CREATED BY A B TWO FOR SEVEN HAS
NOTHING TO DO WITH ENFORCEMENT.
IT ONLY MAKES IT MORE EXPENSIVE
TO OPERATE COUNTER SERVICE,
RESTAURANT BUSINESSES AND MORE
EXPENSIVE FOR CALIFORNIA'S
ALREADY FACED WITH INSISTED ABLE
HI FOOD, HOUSING AND GAS PRICES
WILL HAVE TO ASK YOU TO CONCLUDE
BECAUSE AGAIN OVER THE TWO
MINUTES AND SORRY SO SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE OFTEN SEEN
AS THE FAT CATS WHO EXPLOIT
THEIR EMPLOYEES, WHICH IS A
TOTAL MISPERCEPTION. AND THE
PRIMARY NARRATIVE USING FOR A B
2 57. THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
I KNOW MYSELF. INCLUDED ARE THE
ONES BEHIND THE CASH REGISTER
EVERY DAY. IN CLOSING A B 2 57
IS SUPPORTED BY A FALSE
NARRATIVE AND IS WRONG FOR SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS, THEIR EMPLOYEES
IN CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS. I URGE
YOU TO OPPOSE THIS LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
TODAY, AND WE'RE GONNA ASK IF
THERE IS ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS AND OPPOSED POSITION
HERE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM. IF
SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS
TIME AND AGAIN. THIS IS FOR NAME
AFFILIATION AND OPPOSED. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND SENATORS MATT
SUTTON WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION. I'M ALSO
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. MR
CHAIRS, MEMBERS, REPUBLICAN
BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL
FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. I JUST WANT TO LET
THE COMMITTEE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
PEOPLE TRYING TO CALL IN SOME
FRANCHISEES, AND THEY'RE UNABLE
TO GET THROUGH. AND SO IF YOU
COULD GET AWAY A LITTLE BIT
LONGER, WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT GOING TO
DELAY BUT PEOPLE CAN COME IN
ONTO THOSE VINES. AND IF THERE'S
MORE THAN 20 MINUTES WORTH WILL
BE CUTTING IT OFF. IF THERE IS
LESS THAN 20 MINUTES, THEY WILL
CONTINUE TO BE AFFORDED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CALL IN AS PEOPLE
DROP OFF THE LINE. MORE PEOPLE
ARE ADDED TO THE LINE, SO PLEASE
SHARE THAT WITH ANYONE OUT THERE
THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO. THANK
YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. ACTUALLY HOFFMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE KEVIN PEDRETTI
, REPRESENTING ENOUGH IBI WERE
OPPOSED TO THE LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU. IS CHAIRMAN MANY DAYS
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
SPANK CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE WERE
OPPOSED. WE WERE, WE WOULD BE
SUPPORTIVE OF AMENDMENT THAT
WOULD LOOK AT IT MORE IN AN
ADVISORY CAPACITY. TO THE
DEPARTMENT INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
. WE THINK THAT WOULD ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS RAISED BY THE
AUTHOR. THANK YOU, MR DIAZ. YES
JULIE MALINOWSKI, BUT ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND
LODGING ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION ALRIGHT, THAT
CONCLUDES FOLKS WHO ARE HERE IN
THE COMMITTEE ROOM, MOSTLY TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION A MODERATOR
TO COME BACK TO YOU ON A B 2 57
ASKED YOU TO QUEUE UP ANY
OPPOSITION TESTIMONY AT THIS
TIME. ON THE CO HOST LINE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO VOICE YOUR
OPPOSITION, PLEASE. 10 AT THIS
TIME. AND OUR FIRST PERSON IS
LYING. 3 83 AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, DONNA DO PERON,
REPRESENTING THE FORINT AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND WE
STRONGLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU. AND
OUTLINES FOR 31 GO AHEAD. WE
WERE TOP ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. AND NOW TO LINE 4 45,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIND FOR 45.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. I'M NEW. WE
WILL MOVE ON TO LINE 4 34 4 34
PEOPLE. BY MY NAME IS LESLIE
MANIS. I AM A THIRD GENERATION
FRANCHISEE OF RESTAURANTS
STARTED BY MY GRANDPARENTS. IN
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSED THE SELF. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND NOW FLYING
FORWARD. 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
MY NAME IS KARINA RILEY AND I
SUPPORT FRANCHISES AND AWESOME
AND STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS SELF. THANK
YOU AND NOW TO LINE 46. GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS SUZETTE AND
LANDON HOFFMAN. WE HAVE
FRANCHISED RESTAURANTS IN
MONTEREY SEASIDE CITY MARINA.
HOLLISTER PRIN, DALE AND GILROY.
AND ULTA MARINA CITIES AND WE
STRONGLY APPROACH PROPOSED BILL
A B 257. LINE 3 40. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARK CITY
FRANCHISE AND THAT WATER MERCED
, LOS BANOS AND CANNON, ELLA AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSE 80 57. THANK
YOU. LINE 3 34. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
EVENING, KELLY BROOKS WITH THE
COUNTY HEALTH EXECUTIVES
ASSOCIATION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
THE BILL IS GOING TO BE
INCORPORATING AMENDMENTS, UM, TO
STANDARD TO MAKE CLARIFY THAT
THE STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY THE
COUNCIL WILL NOT ALTER OR AMEND
THE REQUIREMENTS HELP CODE YOU
CAN'T MAKE COMMENTS OR ASK
QUESTIONS. YOU CAN JUST SIMPLY
INDICATE IF YOU'RE OPPOSED WILL
BE REMOVING OUR OPPOSITION BASED
ON THE AMENDMENTS, I WOULD LIKE
TO THINK ABOUT HER AND SPONSORS.
THANK YOU. LINE 3 29. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. IT'S
HARD GUY FRANCHISE RESTAURANT
OWNER IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE BILL. LINE
3 76 9 IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MR CHAIR OF JUST MYLAN HERE FROM
THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
AND SAME AS C CHECK. WE WERE
COMPARED TO REMOVE OUR
OPPOSITION, BUT WE HAVEN'T SEEN
THE RETRACTION OF TELCO FROM
THIS BILL. SO WE REMAIN
OPPOSITION UNTIL THAT'S DONE.
THANK YOU. 9 TO 31. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GLENN
MORRIS, CEO OF THE SANTA MARIA
VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
CHAIR OF THE TRI COUNTY CHAMBER
ALLIANCE, BOTH IN OPPOSITION.
LINE 3 42 1 MOMENT IN THREE. YES
THIS IS ADAM HAVERSTOCK,
REPRESENTING THE GREATER CARILLO
VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITH
800 MEMBERS AND 1000 OAKS,
CALIFORNIA IN OPPOSITION. LINE 3
52, PLEASE GO AHEAD, YOU, LINUS
OPEN. DEFINITELY CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF MANY JEFF HANSON WITH
THE INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE
ASSOCIATION AND STRONG
OPPOSITION TO HB 2 57. THANK
YOU. FIND 3 67. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS ALEX JOHNSON, MY FAMILY AND I
OWN AND OPERATE FRANCHISE
RELOCATIONS IN SAN JOSE KNOW
PETER'S HAYWARD PLEASANT
LIVERMORE IN TRACY STRONGLY
OPPOSED A B 2 57. AND FOR THOSE
OF YOU JUST JOINING YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 257. LINE 4 22
. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 94 22. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
MY NAME IS RICHARD SHOW HUG OAN
RESTAURANTS AND 14 DIFFERENT
CITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
AND I AM OPPOSED TO THIS
LEGISLATION. MINE 3 43. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS JOE DEVINE
ON THE HALF OF THE DIVERSIFIED
RESTAURANT GROUP IN OPPOSITION.
94 45. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. AND MOVING ON TO LINE
3 69 93 69. YOUR LINE IS OPEN
PEOPLE HAVE NOW. HI. HI MY NAME
IS KATHY PADDLER. I'M A PROUD
MCDONALD'S FRANCHISE OWNER AND
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA AND I
OPPOSED TO 57. MIND FOR 23. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI MY NAME IS STEVE PEAT AND I
OWN FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS IN
CAPITOLA GILROY. SANTA ROSA.
WILL IT? AND OTHER AREAS. NORTH
OF THE BAY, AND I AM STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO THIS BILL. FLYING FOR
25. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS STACY HENLEY
AND ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY
FELLOW WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNED
FRANCHISE BUSINESSES IN MORGAN
HILL AND SAN JOSE, STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO 57. THANK YOU. LINE 3
26. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI THIS IS JIM VICTOR
WITH THE SIMI VALLEY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN OPPOSITION OF A B 2
57. LINE 3 41. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, JAMIE HUFF ON BEHALF OF
THE CIVIL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
TO THE BILL. THANK YOU. AND ONCE
AGAIN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU'RE JUST JOINING YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO IN
OPPOSITION OF AB 57. AND YOU
MIND 301. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MY
NAME IS GEORGIA HOLLAND, MY
FRIEND TODAY AND THEY COULD
STILL PRAISING AN. SACRAMENTO.
HE WAS SITTING IN NORTH IN A
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO SEVEN. THANK
YOU. BUYING FOR 47. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
EVENING, SABRINA DE MAYO
WOCKHARDT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ATTRACTIONS AND PARKS
ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION TO HB
257. THANK YOU. LINE 3 61. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI MY NAME IS RON ROSS. I'M A
WENDY'S FRANCHISEE AND THE AREA
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED TO 57.
LINE 3 85. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
MEGAN SCHRADER AND I'M A
FRANCHISE OWNER. AND MANTECA,
CALIFORNIA AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO 57. LINE 1 68. THE
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
91 68, YOU MAY BE ON MUTE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WILL MOVE ON TO LINE 3 73
70, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS JAMES JACKSON
. I REPRESENT 201 FRANCHISE
AGREEMENTS FROM FOUR DIFFERENT
BRANDS AND I OPERATING
RESTAURANTS IN 75 DIFFERENT
CITIES. I STRONGLY OPPOSE A B 2
57. LINE 1 13. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
EVENING. MY NAME IS MAX GELWIX,
INDEPENDENT BUSINESSMAN AND A
FRANCHISEE FOR SONIC DRIVE INS.
I OPERATE FACILITIES AND CAMP
PENALTY ONBOARD CAMP PENDLETON
IN CORONA MENIFEE. MARIE AT
NATIONAL CITY, RIVERSIDE,
ROOSEVELT SEND DIEGO SAN MARCOS
SENTI VISTA USC IN YUCCA VALLEY.
I STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 2 57.
LINE 3 91. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. TIME AND THE
NEW KING OF AN ARBY'S FRANCHISE
OWNER THROUGHOUT NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL. PLANE 3 51.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES MY NAME IS SHIRLEY
HUMIRA. RIAN AND I'M, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BURGER KING
FRANCHISEE ASSOCIATION, AND WE
HAVE RESTAURANTS IN LOS ANGELES,
ORANGE COUNTY, SAN DIEGO.
CURRENT COUNTY, VENTURA, SANTA
BARBARA AND SLOW COUNTY AND WE
STRONGLY OPPOSE A B 257. THANK
YOU. 94 49. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. MY NAME IS ANDREW CHANG
FRANCHISE THE AND GARDENA,
CALIFORNIA AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. PLANE. 3
63. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS FRACTURE. I'M
A FRIEND JOSIE AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. I STRONGLY OPPOSES,
THOUGH. 93 55. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. LYDIA
BORN REPRESENTING HEALTH OFFICES
OF CALIFORNIA WILL REMOVING OUR
POSITION OF OPPOSING CEMENT.
LINE 3 82. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MHM MY NAME IS
COREY JOHNSON RESTAURANTS UP AND
DOWN THE CENTRAL VALLEY,
CALIFORNIA IS STRONGLY OPPOSED
THE SPILL. MIND 4 33. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY
NAME IS VERONICA SANCHEZ AND ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY FELLOW
LATINA OWNED FRANCHISE
BUSINESSES IN LOS ANGELES. WE
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO 57. THANK
YOU. LINE 404. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS NPR'S ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY
WHO OPERATE RESTAURANTS IN L. A
COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY, RIVERSIDE
COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WE
STRONGLY OPPOSE A B 2 57. LINE 3
64. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS ALMA YAKKING.
AND I'M, A FRANCHISE OWNER IN
THE CITIES OF STOCKTON'S LATHROP
AND TRACY AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL. MIND FOR 44. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
94 44. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. YOU MAY BE A NEW MAN
REPRESENTING THE FRANCHISE GROUP
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA AND WE
STRONGLY OPPOSED TO 57. AND FOR
THOSE OF YOU JUST JOINING IT,
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
TO COMMENT ON OPPOSITION OF A B
257. LINE 3 86. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS CINDY JONES AND I WORK FOR A
FRANCHISE BUSINESS IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY, AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED HIMSELF. 9 400. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS JULIE PER NICKY, SIX
FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS IN
ALHAMBRA, 20 AND MONTEBELLO. ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY FELLOW
WOMAN OWNED FRANCHISE BUSINESSES
. WE STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 257.
THANK YOU. 94 28. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS JIM, PETE AND I OWN FRANCHISE
RESTAURANTS IN SANTA CRUZ AND
SCOTTS VALLEY ON BEHALF OF
MYSELF AND MY FELLOW WOMEN OR A
FRANCHISE BUSINESS IS SANTA CRUZ
AND SCOTTS VALLEY. WE STRONGLY
OPPOSE A B 2 57. LINE 3 90. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS CAMERON CHOUDHARY.
I'M IN MULTI UNIT OPERATOR IN
BASKIN ROBBINS AND I OPPOSED TO
SPELL LINE FOR 26. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS JASON WROTE, AND I AM
PRESIDENT ELECT FOR THE KING
COUNTY HISPANIC CHAMBER AS WELL
AS A RESTAURANT MANAGER FOR
MCDONALD'S AND STOCKTON,
CALIFORNIA AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL. LINE 3 93. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO,
MR CARE AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ANDREA CAO
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
AGENT PACIFIC CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, WHICH REPRESENTS OVER
600,000 AND GROWING ASIAN
AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
BUSINESSES. IN CALIFORNIA AND
YOU STRONGLY OPPOSED TO 57.
LINE. 3 48, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MANDY PONDEL
REPRESENTING SACRAMENTO. WE
OPPOSE THIS BILL, MAYBE 25
STEPS. LINE 3 80. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS FRANK RODRIGUEZ, FRANCHISE
OWNER IN THE CITIES OF VELCRO
CALL IN LODI. THE NEXT STRONGLY
OPPOSED ANY 257. THANK YOU. LINE
306. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. 9 306. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO MY
NAME IS KAY. I'M THE PRESIDENT
OF THE GREATER STOCK IN CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND ON BEHALF OF OUR
STOCKTON FRANCHISE STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS STUFF. LINE 4 52.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS TONY
BLADE AND MY FATHER AND I ARE
FRANCHISEES IN THE CITIES OF LOS
ANGELES. EL SEGUNDO, HAWTHORNE,
MANHATTAN BEACH, HERMOSA BEACH,
REDONDO BEACH, CARSON. AND
TORRENTS LAMEDA MARINA DEL REY,
AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL
ALONG WITH OUR FELLOW WOMEN
OWNED FRANCHISES. 94 29. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS PETER. OH I'M A
FRANCHISEE OUT HERE IN SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA, AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL. AND
FOR THOSE OF YOU JUST JOINING
THE LINE. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION OF AB 257. MIND 4 37
. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS CARRIE
HARPER HOWIE, AN AFRICAN
AMERICAN WOMAN, UM, FRANCHISE
OWNER IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE
OWN RESTAURANTS AND ENGLEWOOD,
CARSON, COMPTON, GARDENA AND LOS
ANGELES. I'M IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
MY SISTER AND WE ARE STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO 57. PLANE 3 77. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO MY NAME IS CARLY SCHRADER
AND ON BEHALF OF WOMEN OWNED
FRANCHISE BUSINESSES AND THE
BANKING VALLEY. WE STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
LINE 4 38. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
DAVID EAGER AND I SUPPORTED
FRANCHISE BUSINESS AND THE SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO 57. MIND FOR 30. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO MY NAME IS ASHLYN CHOPRA
OPERATING NINE RESTAURANTS IN
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE LINE 4 39. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS A PRO AND JOHNSON ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF AND FELLOW
MINORITY OWNED FRANCHISE
BUSINESSES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
WE STRONGLY OPPOSED 82 57. MIND
FOR 48. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
JASON. GO BLONDE ON BEHALF OF MY
MOTHER, MY FATHER, MY SISTER AND
MY BROTHER. THAT OPERATION
OPERATE FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS
AND CONTRA COSTA ALAMEDA, SOLANO
DAMAGED TAIL AND SONOMA COUNTY'S
FROM PAST 49 YEARS STRONGLY
OPPOSED THIS BILL. LINE 4 46.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS JOSE BARCELONA, AND I
REPRESENT A FAMILY AND MINORITY
OWNED FRANCHISE IN NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WITH OVER 50
RESTAURANTS AND STRONGLY OPPOSED
A B 2 50 SORT OF BUDGET. LINE 4
53. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO AS AN ASIAN
AMERICAN WOMAN WHO OWNS
FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS IN
LANCASTER, PALMDALE IN LOS
ANGELES, ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED.
82 57. THANK YOU. 94 14. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO. MY NAME IS AMY O LEARY
AND MY FAMILY AND I OWN
FRANCHISE BUSINESS ITSELF OUT
CORNEA CITY AND MY FAMILY
STRONGLY. ABLE TO 57. LINE 4 32.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU.
YEAH THIS IS JAIME GARCIA. I
OPERATE SIX RESTAURANTS IN
ORANGE COUNTY AND L. A COUNTY
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL.
LINE FOR 18. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. MY NAME IS
ROD EMPLOYER. FOR 22 YEARS FOR
FRANCHISEE AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED MAYBE SEVEN. LINE 3 84.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THREE D FOUR. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS CHARLES JARVIS
JOHNSON. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN
FRANCHISE FOR 29 YEARS AND WE'VE
RAISED OUR FOUR BOYS IN OUR
BUSINESSES. WE PRESENTLY HAVE
FOUR STORES. SAN JOSE, MILPITAS,
HAYWARD, LIVERMORE AND TRACY.
AND WE STRONGLY STRONGLY OPPOSED
A B 2 57. THANK YOU. LINE 3 89.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LINE 3 89. YOU MAY BE ON
MUTE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HI MY NAME IS YASMINE
BB. I WORK FOR FRANCHISING
BUSINESS IN EL GROVE AND LAURA
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 257.
MIND FOR 12 YEARS LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS PAUL
PANICKY. I HAVE FRANCHISE
RESTAURANT. FOR OVER 25 YEARS IN
THE FOLLOWING CITIES LOS
ANGELES, PASADENA, ROSEMEAD,
GLENDORA, AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
A B 2 57. THANK YOU, MADAM.
IRISH START INTERRUPTED IF YOU
COULD. THAT SHARE STATE. STEP
DOWN. I'VE GOT THE GAVEL IT IF
YOU COULD QUERY THE LINE AND
TELL US HOW MANY MORE CALLERS WE
HAVE ON RIGHT NOW, BEFORE
PROCEEDING, EXTEND LEFT IN THE
HOUSTON. OKAY SO WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO GO TILL 5 50. UM AND
WE WILL PROCEED FOR ANOTHER
COUPLE OF MINUTES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AND LINE 4 56 YEAR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI MY NAME IS MARK NICHOLSON,
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR MULTI BRAIN
FRANCHISOR, INCLUDING 100
FRANCHISEES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND I OPPOSE A B 257.
MIND FOR 54. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME
IS CARMEN LEANNESS. MY HUSBAND
AND I RUN FOUR FRANCHISES IN SAN
JOSE. WE HAVE RAISED OUR
CHILDREN DOING DWELL OPERATING
THOSE RESTAURANTS FOR THE LAST
25 YEARS, THEN WE STRONGLY
STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 2 57.
BANKRUPT. LINE 3 92 9 IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. WE'LL BE HERE.
93 92 YEAR. LINES OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE
FOUR. OH, ONE MIND FOUR. OH,
ONE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD, RIGHT? MY NAME IS SAM.
I HAVE THE FRANCHISE RESTAURANT
IN A COUPLE OF CALIFORNIA
STRONGLY OPPOSED EVERY. LINE FOR
57. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. LINE
4 57. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
COURTNEY ESCALANTE. I'M A
FRANCHISE OWNER IN THE CITIES OF
RANCHO CORDOVA, FOLSOM, CITRUS
HEIGHTS AND ROOSEVELT. ON BEHALF
OF MYSELF AND MY FELLOW WOMEN
AND MINORITY OWNED FRANCHISE
BUSINESS OWNERS. WE STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO 57. LINE 405. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MY NAME IS LARRY KAPLAN. I'M AN
OWNER OF FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS.
SEVERAL. NEXT YEAR OR THREE
GENERATION FAMILY BUSINESS.
CELEBRATE OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY
60. WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE BT 57
. I WOULD ASK THAT IF ANY OF THE
ALLEGATIONS, EXAGGERATIONS
FABRICATIONS. THE SO CALLED
FALSE NARRATIVE CONTAINING THE
PREAMBLE OF THE BUILDING
INCLUDES THEIR MODERATOR. THANK
YOU. LINE FOR 59. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN TO GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
CRAIG SCHRAEDER. I'M A FRANCHISE
OWNER IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
AND I OPPOSE A B 257. MINE 3 79
. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS MARCUS
GÓMEZ. I AM ESSENTIAL REGION
SHERIFF FOR THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CAME THIS
FROM BAKERSFIELD, CHICO AND WE
STRONGLY OPPOSED 82 57. THANK
YOU. MIND. 4 63. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. 4 63
LINES UP. MY NAME IS ALTAF AND
I'M A SINGLE FRENCH FRIES, THE
OWNER IN SAN JOSE AND I HAVE ONE
MORE GUY, WHICH IS JOHN HARLEY,
AND WE HAVE SINGLE FRANCHISEE
AND WE CAME AS A WORKING AS AN
EMPLOYEE. THROUGHOUT AND THEN
WHAT THE BURGER KING TO BE
OPPOSED TO 57 STRONGLY AND WE
KIND OF BANKRUPT IF THE
MODERATOR, THAT'S ALL WE CAN
HEAR FROM THE WITNESS, THANK
YOU. MODERATOR CAN I ASK YOU HOW
MANY ARE LEFT? WE WERE AT THE 20
MINUTE. MARK ACTUALLY, A LITTLE
OVER THERE. SEVEN LEFT,
ACCORDING TO THE STAFF. I'M
GOING TO AS THE MODERATOR TO END
AFTER THE SEVEN. IT'S I THINK,
TECHNICALLY RIGHT AROUND THE 20
MINUTE MARK NOW WAS ENGAGING THE
IMPERSONAL WITNESSES MINUTE BY
MINUTE, BUT WE WILL CALL IT OF
FAIR AT SEVEN MORE WITNESSES
UNDER THE ORIGINAL TIME
CONSTRAINTS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MY 3 57. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
APPLYING 3 57 MINUS, MAYBE
MUTED. PLEASE GO AHEAD YOUR
LINES OPEN. WE'LL MOVE ON TO 93
28.3 28. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 3 28. YOU
MAY BE ON MUTE. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE 4 13 4 13.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LET'S GO
AHEAD. TÌM MY NAME IS PLAY
PASSION, FRANCHISEE, 50 YEARS
AND THE COUNTY AND I AND MY
SON'S BUSINESS ARE TOTALLY
OPPOSED. LINE 4 62. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS MARISOL SANCHEZ. I HAVE
FRANCHISE RESTAURANTS IN
CLAREMONT BALDWIN PARK AND OTHER
AREAS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE AND
ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY
FELLOW WOMAN OR MINORITY OWNED
FRANCHISE BUSINESSES. WE
STRONGLY OPPOSE A B 2 57. LINE 3
12, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. TÌM MANAGE CHANGE, SO I
WORKED FOR A FRANCHISE BUSINESS
. AND TRACY AND BOSTON AND
ABSOLUTELY SUPPOSED TO 57. THANK
YOU. CLIENT FOR 65. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS CHALLENGING GUY AND I WORKED
FOR FRANCHISES ARE BEING A
FRANCHISEE. IN THE LAST 30 YEARS
THAT I'VE BEEN IN THIS COUNTRY.
BEYOND STORES ALL THE WAY FROM
THE OREGON BORDER TO THE GRAPE
WINE. THIS IS ALL MY CHILDREN
HAVE LEARNED TO DO STRONGLY
OPPOSED TO 57. IN OUR LAST LINE
BEING TAKEN IN. Q IS MINE FOR
60. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS LISA
BELLA. I AM THE CEO OF THE
LINCOLN COUNTY HISPANIC CHAMBER
OF COVERS REPRESENT OVER 350
BUSINESSES AND SAMUEL KING
COUNTY. STOCKTON LODI MESS CRAZY
THAT'S GOING AND RIBBONS AND
STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 12 7. IN
THIS WHOLE TIME AND ONE DAY JUST
GREAT. THANK YOU. MODERATOR THAT
WILL CONCLUDE ALL THE TESTIMONY
. BOTH SUPPORT IN OPPOSITION IN
PERSON AND BY CO HOST LINE. WE
APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE
TIME TO APPEAR OR CALL IN AND
APPRECIATE ALL THE TESTIMONY ON
HER SIGNIFICANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION TODAY WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AT THIS
POINT IN TIME. I KNOW SENATOR
LAIRD. SINGLE ME THAT HE WANTED
TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FOUR. I
DO KNOW CENTRAL ER. THERE WERE
SOME UNDERSTANDABLE, UM, EITHER
MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR LACK OF
INFORMATION ABOUT THE AMENDMENTS
THAT WE WENT OVER EARLIER, AND
IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOU'RE QUITE
AWARE OF THE AMOUNT, CERTAINLY
QUITE AWARE OF THEM HAVING
WORKED ON THEM AS THE CHAIR, BUT
I'LL LET YOU YOU GET TO SAY WHAT
YOU WANT TO SAY. AND IF YOU
DON'T COVER SOME OF THAT, I'LL
COVER MYSELF UNDER MY COMMENTS.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. MR
CHAIR AND I HAVE MET WITH MANY
PEOPLE. ON ALL SIDES OF THIS,
AND I THINK THAT THIS BILL HAS
BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS AND
AUTHOR HAS TAKEN AMENDMENTS HERE
AND I WOULD HAVE FOR MYSELF
DIVIDE THE ISSUES INTO SORT OF
THREE BUCKETS. IT'S THE ISSUE OF
WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS AND
WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S AN ISSUE
THERE. IT'S THE SECOND ONE IS
REALLY THE ISSUE THE PROCESS
LIKE HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THEM?
THE BILL HAD SET FORTH CERTAIN
WAYS IN THE AMENDMENT ADJUST
THAT AS WE HEARD SOME OF THE
OPPOSITION WITHDRAWN. AND I
HEARD ONE PERSON STAND UP AND
TESTIFY. WHERE? ACTUALLY, I
THINK THE AMENDMENT HAS
ADDRESSED. THE CONCERN AND I
THINK THERE'S A THIRD ISSUE,
WHICH IS THE MORE LEGAL OR
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ISSUES, AND
I SIT ON JUDICIARY. AND IF THE
BILL DOES GET THE VOTES TODAY,
IT WILL GO ON TO JUDICIARY AND
THERE ISSUES. I THINK OF JOINT
AND SEVERAL LIABILITY, AND
THAT'S WHERE THE ISSUE WOULD BE
ADDRESSED. NOT HERE. THAT'S
REALLY WITHIN THAT COMMITTEES
JURISDICTION AND I KNOW THERE
ARE ISSUES ABOUT JUST MAKING
SURE THAT. THIS IS IN DON'T KNOW
HOW TO SAY IT WITHIN THE
STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION OR
THE LAW, AND I THINK THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WE HAVE A
LENS ON THAT AS WELL. AND SO
THEN GOING TO THE TWO ISSUES
THAT I THINK WE'RE REALLY GOING
TO HAVE TO CONSIDER IN THIS
TODAY. ONE IS THE WAGES AND
WORKING CONDITIONS. AND I THINK
THAT THAT THERE WILL BE OTHERS
THAT PROBABLY SPEAK TO THAT. I
THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.
I THINK THAT'S ONE THAT NEEDS TO
BE ADDRESSED. I THINK THE BILL
TRIES TO GET AT IT. AND THE
QUESTION IS, WHAT IS THE FAIR OR
EQUITABLE? OR REASONABLE OR
LEGAL WAY TO DO IT. WHICH GETS
TO THE ISSUE OF THE PROCESS AND
IN THE ORIGINAL BILL. I HADTO
CONCERN ABOUT THE PROCESS AND WE
HEARD IT. WITH A NUMBER OF THE
OPPOSITION WITNESSES THAT IT WAS
AN INDEPENDENT BODY. THAT REALLY
DIDN'T WAS OUTSIDE THE LINE OF
AUTHORITY AND AS SOMEBODY THAT
SPENT EIGHT YEARS OF MY LIFE AS
A CABINET SECRETARY. I RESPECT
THAT KIND OF LINE OF AUTHORITY,
AND WE ELECT PEOPLE AND THE
PEOPLE OF 80.2 CABINET
SECRETARIES AND THEY IMPLEMENT
THINGS AND SO ONE OF THE
AMENDMENT. ADDS THE SECRETARY OF
LABOR AND WORKFORCE DVELOPMENT
AS A MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE
COUNCIL THAT SET UP HERE. AND
THAT REQUIRES AH, THAT ANY
STANDARD SUBMITTED TO THE
LEGISLATURE MUST INCLUDE AN
AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE
SECRETARY. SO WHAT IS REALLY
SAYING IS THAT SOMEBODY THAT IS
APPOINTED BY SOMEBODY WHO IS
ELECTED WILL HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO DECIDE WHETHER THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE
FORWARDED TO THE LEGISLATURE.
AND THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS THAT THERE ARE I
WOULD SAY FOUR MAIN PIECES, BUT
ONE OF THEM ALSO SAYS IS THAT
THIS COUNCIL WOULD HAVE AN EQUAL
NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM
INDUSTRY WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS.
AND THERE WAS A CONCERN
INITIALLY, THAT THIS COUNCIL ONE
SIDE WITHOUT VOTE, THE OTHER, I
THINK THIS SORT OF EVEN THAT,
AND ALSO SAYS THAT SOMEBODY
THAT'S APPOINTED BY SOMEBODY
THAT'S ELECTED CAN DECIDE
WHETHER THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WORKS. THE ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS
ALSO ENSURES PUBLIC MEETINGS
THAT THIS WILL THESE COUNCILS
WILL APPLY TO COMPLY WITH THE
BROWN ACT AND THE BAGLEY KEEN
OPEN MEETING SEX WE'VE GOT EVEN
EVEN MEMBERSHIP. YOU'VE GOT A
CABINET SECRETARY THAT CAN
AFFECT VETO WHATEVER COMES SO
THAT THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE
LINE OF AUTHORITY AND WILL BE
DONE IN PUBLIC AND IT'S
TRANSPARENT. AND IT ALSO SAYS
THAT IT CLARIFIES THAT THE
LEGISLATURE CAN RECEIVE
PROPOSALS BY THE COUNCIL AND
HAVE A FULL LEGISLATIVE YEAR TO
MODIFY. FOUR STOP ANY STANDARD
FROM BECOMING EFFECTIVE, SO
RESTORES THE ROLE OF THE
LEGISLATURE IN THIS AS WELL. AND
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS I
THOUGHT WAS THAT THE BILL WASN'T
COMPLETELY WORKABLE IN THE
PROCESS AS IT ARRIVED IN THE
COMMITTEE, AND I THINK THE
AMENDMENTS DO THAT. THIS THIS
MAKES IT SO THAT THERE IS
AUTHORITY WITH SOMEBODY THAT'S
ELECTED ITS EQUAL ON THE SIDES
HAS TO BE PUBLIC AND
TRANSPARENT. AND THE LEGISLATURE
WILL HAVE A TIMELY ABILITY TO
DEAL WITH THIS IF THERE'S A
QUESTION AND SO HE BASED ON
THAT. I HAVE MORE OF A COMFORT
LEVEL THAT I MIGHT HAVE HAD WITH
YOUR BILL AS IT ARRIVED, AND I
THINK THAT IF IT GETS THE VOTES
TODAY, THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
WILL ADDRESS THOSE OTHER ISSUES
AND IT GOES TO APPROPRIATIONS,
WHICH I THINK WILL LOOK AT
THINGS AND ITS ENTIRETY IN THE
COST. SO I REALLY RESPECT THE
TESTIMONY WE HAD. I RESPECT THE
VEHEMENCE OF SOME OF THE
TESTIMONY, BUT BASED ON THOSE
AMENDMENTS IN ADDRESSING THE
THINGS THAT I HAD CONCERNS WITH
WILL BE PREPARED TO VOTE FOR
THIS BILL. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
WEIRDO I'M GOING TO MAKE A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS VERY QUICKLY
BECAUSE I HAVE TO RUN OVER TO
HOUSING COMMITTEE TO CAST SOME
VOTES WILL BE BACK TO TURN THE
KABUL OVER TO SENATOR NEWMAN.
HER PLACE SURE IS NOT HERE AND
SENATOR NEWMAN WILL PRESIDE IN
MY ABSENCE. I DON'T THINK IT
DOES A LOT OF GOOD FOR ME TO
SPEND A LOT OF TIME CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BASICALLY
YOU KNOW, MEMORIALIZED BY THE
COMMITTEE BY COMMITTEE STAFF BY
THE AUTHOR, AND I THINK THEY'VE
BEEN DISTRIBUTED WIDELY. BUT
AGAIN FOR THOSE LISTENING I DO
THINK AT FIRST BLUSH THAT BILL
AS IT WAS IN PRINT PRIOR TO
ARRIVING HERE IN THE SENATE OR
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SENATE WAS A
LITTLE CONFUSING AS TO THE
DEGREE OF AUTHORITY OF THE
COUNCIL VERSUS THE DEGREE OF
AUTHORITY TO THE LEGISLATURE. IN
FACT, WHAT I REFERRED TO AS
PARAGRAPH K IN THE ORIGINAL.
BILL IN PRINT AS I LOOKED AT IT.
INDICATED THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD
NOT USURP THE AUTHORITY, THE
LEGISLATURE BUT AT THE SAME TIME
, ANOTHER SECTION OF THE BILL
THAT WE CALL TWO A AND TWO B.
BASED ON THE PARAGRAPH, NORMAN
CLINCHER SAID THAT A STANDARD
COULD BE. THE STANDARD WOULD
TAKE EFFECT. 60 DAYS AFTER
SUBMITTAL TO THE LEGISLATURE TO
COMMITTEES IN THE LEGISLATURE,
SO THAT WAS VERY MUCH AT A
MINIMUM, CONFUSING OR AT ODDS ON
THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN REMOVED,
AS THE AUTHOR SAID, WRITING IS
OPENING AN EXCHANGE FOR LANGUAGE
THAT SAYS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IF
THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS ON AN
ANNUAL BASIS, THEY HAVE TO BE
SUBMITTED BY JANUARY. JANUARY,
15TH THAT THE LEGISLATURE WOULD
THEN CONSIDER THEM UNTIL NO
LATER THAN OCTOBER. 15TH
CERTAINLY IF THERE'S LEADERSHIP
PRESENT IN THE LEGISLATURE THAT
UM, NEEDS TO EXERCISE ITS
AUTHORITY OVER STANDARDS,
MEANING WAGES AND WORKING
CONDITIONS. IT HAS THAT PERIOD
OF TIME TO DO IT JUST AS IT
WOULD BY INTRODUCTION OF ANY
PIECE OF LEGISLATION OR BILL IF
THE LEGISLATURE DOES NOT ASSERT
ITS AUTHORITY OR LEADERSHIP.
THEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD
TAKE EFFECT BY BY RATIFICATION
BY BY INACTION OR BY ITS SILENCE
, SO I DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE.
BESIDES THAT. THE CHANGE IN
COMPOSITION AND SOME OTHER
SOMEWHAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL.
PREPARED UM, AMENDMENTS THAT THE
AUTHORS AGREED TO TAKE THAT
REALLY, FOR MY FROM MY POINT OF
VIEW. CREATE A BILL THAT SHOULD
GO FORWARD TO THE JUDICIARY FOR
FURTHER VETTING AND FURTHER WORK
. I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR ONE
MORE TIME AND PROPONENTS SINCE
I'M GOING TO STEP OUT RIGHT NOW.
FOR THE HARD WORK AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
EXTRAORDINARILY HARD WORK. ON
DAYS THAT MIGHT HAVE ORDINARILY
BEEN DAYS OFF TO TRY TO GET THIS
LANGUAGE RIGHT. SO I'M PREPARED
TO INVEST IN IT TODAY WITH AN I
VOTE. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING
TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO
SENATOR NEWMAN AND LET HIM
PRESIDE. HOWEVER HE WISHES TO DO
SO. SO SO THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
AND I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT I
AM GOING TO BECAUSE I JUST SIT
CLOSEST TO CENTER COURT EASY,
NOT FOR ANY OTHER REASONS NOT
FOR MERIT AND SENATOR, AS I
BELIEVE YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME
COMMENTS? GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
AND THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR. UM
AND TO THE COMMITTEE, AND, UM,
MY COLLEAGUE, SENATOR LAIRD FOR
REALLY GETTING INTO THIS AND NOT
JUST BEING HAPPY WITH THE
CONCEPT OF IT, BUT REALLY
GETTING INTO THE SPECIFICS A LOT
. A LOT OF WORK FROM THE
ORIGINAL TWO WHERE IT'S AT NOW
AND THE ONLY WAY THAT COULD HAVE
HAPPENED WAS BY THIS INPUT FROM
ALL SIDES FROM BOTH SIDES. AND
THE FACT THAT THERE HAS BEEN
PROGRESS MADE BY ORGANIZATIONS
OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE VERY
OPPOSED. WE'RE NOW MOVING AWAY
FROM THAT SAYS A LOT TO ME. UM
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUE, SENATOR LAIRD IN THE
WAY THAT YOU LAID OUT THESE
THREE AREAS MADE IT EASIER FOR
ME TO MAKE MY COMMENTS AS WELL
AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO JUST
SAY A BIT ABOUT THE WAGES AND
WORKING CONDITIONS. I UM, HAVE A
LOT OF RESPECT FOR ALL OF THE
FRANCHISE. THE OWNERS WHO CALLED
IN WHO ARE HERE TODAY, UM, FOR
WHAT IT TAKES. I'VE NEVER OWNED
A SMALL BUSINESS. I'VE RUN
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT I'VE NEVER
OWNED A SMALL BUSINESS, BUT I
HEAR AND UNDERSTAND THE AMOUNT
OF SACRIFICE AND RISK THAT IT
TAKES. UM AND I'M REALLY GLAD TO
HEAR THAT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES
THOSE FRANCHISES REALLY HELPED
THOSE AH MEN AND WOMEN AND
FAMILIES ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES
AND MOVE FORWARD IN THEIR LIVES.
UM FOR ME. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT
THAT THE EMPLOYEES IN THE
INDUSTRY CAN HAVE A STABLE,
SUCCESSFUL LIFE FOR THEMSELVES
AND FOR THEIR CHILDREN. IT'S GOT
TO GO BOTH WAYS. AH AND I CAN
ONLY IMAGINE THAT THERE ARE MANY
, MANY OF VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE
OF FRANCHISE OWNERS WHO DO RIGHT
BY THE LAW. UM SO THERE'S NO
DOUBT HERE. UM AND WE'RE NOT
SAYING 100% OF EVERY SINGLE
FRANCHISE OWNER. UM IS VIOLATING
THE LABOR LAWS. BUT I DO BELIEVE
THAT THERE ARE UM WHEN THERE IS
AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY THAT HAS
SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH
REGARDS TO WAGES AND WORKING
CONDITIONS THAT WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AT THAT.
AS AN INDUSTRY AND NOT AS
INDIVIDUAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND
INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYERS LAST YEAR
AND TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS. AH
BUT GARMENT WORKERS CAME TO THIS
LEGISLATURE AND WE TOOK UP A
BILL BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF WAGE
THEFT AND WORKING CONDITIONS
WITH SO MUCH FOR THOSE 45,000
WORKERS THAT WE FELT COMPELLED,
DO SOMETHING THAT WAS GOING TO
GET TO LUMBER MORE TO THE CORE
OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. IT WAS
A SYSTEMIC ISSUES. SYSTEMIC
PROBLEM. AND IF WE WERE TO TRY
TO GO ONE BY ONE BY ONE TO FIX
THE LABOR PROBLEMS AND THAT
PARTICULAR PLACE WE NEVER WE
NEVER WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
ANYWHERE. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT
WITH BY MAKING THE BRAND NAMES
SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY WITH A
SMALL, SMALLER BUSINESSES THAT
WE'RE GOING TO GET SOMEWHERE
WE'RE GONNA REALLY BEGIN TO FIX
THE PROBLEM. AND I THINK THAT'S
WHAT WHAT I HEAR FROM THE
EMPLOYEES IN THE INDUSTRY ARE
TRYING TO SAY IS THAT THIS IS
VERY BROAD. IT'S VERY THE DEPTH
AND THE BREADTH OF US IS VERY
BIG. AND WE ARE COMING TO US IN
GOVERNMENT SAYING HELP US FIND A
SOLUTION HERE. WE CAN'T KEEP
GOING ON LIKE THIS. THEIR LIVES
ARE SEVERELY IMPACTED THEIR
CHILDREN. THEIR SONS AND
DAUGHTERS ARE SEVERELY IMPACTED
. AND SO THAT'S HOW I SEE OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL. YOU PUT
THAT WE CARE ABOUT EVERY
CALIFORNIAN WE CARE ABOUT.
EVERYONE HAVING THE EQUAL RIGHT
TO BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN
CALIFORNIA. UNFORTUNATELY, WHILE
WE'RE THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY
IN THE WORLD WERE ALSO IF NOT
THE FIRST, THE SECOND HIGHEST
PERCENTAGE OF WILL ALWAYS JOBS
IN THE COUNTRY. I MEAN, HOW
COULD THAT BE? WE HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT IN A MUCH
BIGGER WAY. THAT'S HOW I SEE IT
. IT'S THROUGH THOSE LANDS THAT
I JUST LAID OUT. THAT I SEE THAT
WE NEED TO REALLY MOVE THIS
FORWARD. IT MIGHT TAKE A FEW
MORE THINGS, UH, TO MAKE IT AN
EVEN BETTER, BILL. UM, BUT I
THINK THAT THE JOURNEY OF
GETTING TOWARDS, UH, INDUSTRY
THAT IS GOING TO BE, UM WERE
MANY BUSINESS OWNERS ARE NOT
CURRENTLY TREATING THEIR
EMPLOYEES THE WAY THAT THEY
SHOULD RESPECT IN THE LADS.
WE'RE GOING TO GET THERE. FOR
ALL THOSE WHO ARE OWNERS WHO
TESTIFIED THAT THEY DO WELL BY
THEIR EMPLOYEES. KEEP DOING WELL
BY YOUR EMPLOYEES KEEP DOING ALL
THOSE GOOD THINGS. NOTHING IS
GOING TO STOP YOU FROM PAYING
THE BETTER WAGES. NOTHING'S
GOING TO STOP YOU FROM HAVING
THE KIND OF RELATIONSHIP THAT
YOU DO NOW. THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS
IS ABOUT. KEEP GOING IN THAT
DIRECTION. YOU WILL BE THE
EXAMPLES. AND FINALLY, I JUST
WANT TO SAY IN OUR GARMENT
WORKER BILL, PART OF THE REASON
I BELIEVE WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IS
BECAUSE A NUMBER OF THE SMALL
GARMENT SHOPS ESPECIALLY LED BY
WOMEN, SAID. WE AGREE WITH THE
WORKERS IN OUR INDUSTRY THAT
THERE ARE MANY, MANY BAD ACTORS
. WE WANT TO BE HELPFUL TO THOSE
EMPLOYEES AND HELP RAISE THAT
STANDARD. SO WITH THAT, I ALSO
WILL BE THANK YOU. FROM MY PART
. LET ME SAY FIRST. I APPRECIATE
SENATOR ROSE'S COMMENTS. I
APPRECIATE VERY MUCH UNDER
LAYERS. COMMENTS BEFORE AND MR
HOLDEN. I TRULY DO APPRECIATE
THE OVERALL INTENT OF THIS
LEGISLATION, WHICH IS TO RAISE
THE LIVING STANDARDS FOR WORKERS
IN THE SECTOR. AND I COMMEND YOU
FOR YOUR EFFORTS THUS FAR. BUT
YOU KNOW, AS I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,
HAVING MET WITH SUPPORTERS AND
OPPONENTS THING I KEPT COMING
BACK TO IS THE PREDICATE THE
PREDICATE FOR THIS LEGISLATION
THAT CRICKET FOR THIS PARTICULAR
SOLUTION. AND IT SEEMS TO BE
THAT THAT THERE'S SOMETHING
INTRINSIC AND UNIQUE TO WORKING
IN THIS SUBSECTOR, THE FOOD
SERVICE INDUSTRY THAT WOULD
NECESSARY NECESSITATE THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL. ITS
PASSAGE IN SOME FORM, AND AS I
THOUGHT ABOUT I ACTUALLY I'M NOT
SURE I CAN AGREE WITH THAT. I.
MEANWHILE I'LL RARELY
ACKNOWLEDGED THAT WORKING IN THE
FAST FOOD INDUSTRIES BY ALL
ACCOUNTS DIFFICULT, CHALLENGING
WORK INTERNALLY WAGES THAT MAKE
IT DIFFICULT TO SUPPORT A
FAMILY. CALIFORNIA IT SEEMS TO
ME THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ALL THAT
WORKING IN THIS INDUSTRY IS NOT
INTRINSICALLY DIFFERENT THAN
WORKING IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY, NOR IS IT
ESSENTIALLY OR INTRINSICALLY
DIFFERENT FROM MANY OTHER KINDS
OF WORK AT THE AT THE BOTTOM
HALF OF THE WAGE SCALE. IN
CALIFORNIA. AND SO WHILE I WOULD
AGREE WITH ANYONE THAT INCOME
INEQUALITY IS ONE OF THE MOST
PRESSING PROBLEMS FACING
CALIFORNIANS, BOTH NOW AND
LOOKING FORWARD. AND WHILE I
HAVE A TON OF SYMPATHY FOR ANY
AND ALL WORKERS AND FAMILIES,
WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS
MEET IN THIS STATE, I'M NOT SURE
THAT THIS BILL, WHICH WOULD
CREATE A NEW GOVERNING
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE FOR THE
FAST FOOD INDUSTRY, AS DISTINCT
FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE FOOD
SERVICE INDUSTRY, AS OPPOSED TO
OTHER PARTS OF THE ECONOMY,
ESPECIALLY THE SERVICE ECONOMY,
AND IN A WAY THAT'S
UNPRECEDENTED, NOT JUST IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT NATIONALLY AS I
UNDERSTAND IT. I AM REALLY NOT
SURE THAT THIS IS THE BEST
PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS PROBLEM AT
THE CURRENT TIME, SO WE DID HEAR
ONE OF THE WITNESSES AT THE
OUTSET SAY THAT ENFORCEMENT
ALONE WON'T WORK NOW. THAT MAY
BE TRUE, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT WE CAN'T AND SHOULDN'T DO
BETTER. IT ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULDN'T TRY HARDER
TO MEET OUR OWN OVER START
OBLIGATIONS AND TO ENSURE THAT
EXISTING ENTITIES AND AGENCIES
WITH ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS LIKE THE
DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS
ENFORCEMENT, LIKE LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS SHOULDN'T DO BETTER
AND MUCH BETTER, AND SO SENATOR
LAIRD, IN HIS COMMENTS POINTED
OUT THAT YOU KNOW THERE ARE SOME
LEGAL ISSUES THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY IF THIS BILL MOVES
FORWARD, BE HEARD AND CONSIDERED
IN JUDICIARY. I DON'T SERVE ON
JUDICIARY, SO I CONSIDERED MY
OBLIGATION TO MAKE MY OWN
DETERMINATION ON THIS BILL IN
THIS COMMITTEE AND SHOW, YOU
KNOW, I AM CONCERNED. I THINK
OTHERS ARE THAT THIS MAYBE THIS
BILL MAY DELEGATE LEGISLATIVE
AUTHORITY IN WAYS THAT MAY OR
MAY NOT BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
EVEN IF THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL ARE
STILL PROBLEMATIC IN THAT, YOU
KNOW, EFFECTIVELY ABSOLVES US AS
LEGISLATION FROM DOING OUR JOBS,
IT WOULD SEEM TO. TO ENTAIL, IN
SOME CASES, US MAKING PASSIVE
DECISIONS THAT WOULD LEAD TO
CHANGES IN LAW, WHICH I FIND
CONCERNING I'M ALSO CONCERNED
ABOUT THE POSSIBLE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. OF MAKING SUCH
VULNERABLE CHANGES TO A BUSINESS
MODEL THAT IS FRANCHISING, WHICH
IS VERY DIVERSE, IS
CHARACTERIZED BY A SUBSTANTIAL
VARIETY BOTH IN ITS OPERATIONS
AND ITS OFFERINGS IN WHICH IN
MANY WAYS IN CALIFORNIA HAS HAD
VERY POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT.
THUS FAR. NOW THERE ARE PROBLEMS
WE NEED TO SOLVE. BUT MY CONCERN
HERE IS THAT AS WE'VE SEEN
BEFORE THIS BILL, WHICH IS BOTH
VERY BROAD AND UNTESTED, COULD
HAVE A HOST OF UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF PAST. SOME OF
WHICH COULD BE PROFOUND, AND
WE'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE. SO YOU
KNOW WITH THAT? THOSE ARE MY
CONCERNS, MR HOLDEN. I
APPRECIATE UH YOUR POSITION. I
APPRECIATE HOW HARD EVERYBODY
HAS WORKED TO FIND COMMON
GROUND. I WILL NOT BE VOTING FOR
THE BILL TODAY. BUT AT THIS
POINT, MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ANY
OTHER COMMENTS. INCORRECT DO WE
HAVE A MOTION? I DO WANT TO SAY
WHICH IS REALLY SMALL. FINAL
COMENT IS WE HAVE SEEN HERE.
SEVERAL WAYS IN WHICH
HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN. ARE
NOT GETTING EVEN WHAT IS
REQUIRED BY LAW. WE SEE A
MASSIVE MISCLASSIFICATION OF
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS.
WE SEE THE CONTRACTOR BRAND
NAME, YOU KNOW. THERE IS AN
SEVERAL MODELS. BUT THE BOTTOM
LINE IS THAT WE ALL TOGETHER AS
A STATE HAVE GOT TO STAND UP FOR
AND REALLY REALLY? AH! FIGHT FOR
THE FACT THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE
PAID WHAT THEY'RE OWED. AND THIS
SHOULD NOT HAVE COTTON TO THIS
POINT. FISH SHOULD NOT HAVE COME
TO THIS TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE
TO FIX THAT INDUSTRY SHOULD HAVE
FIXED THIS. INSTEAD OF PUTTING
IT HERE AS SOMETHING BUT IF IT'S
NOT FIXED AMONGST THE INDUSTRY,
THEN IT'S GOING TO COME HERE AND
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT
IT. SO, UH, YOU KNOW WHO KNOWS
IF WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN
INVOLVED, BUT I KNOW ONE THING
IS THAT AS LONG AS IT CONTINUES
TO HAPPEN OUT THERE AND NOT GET
FIXED, THEN WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR RUSSELL AND MR
HOLDEN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME THANK
ALL OF YOU. BEFORE YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS AND FOR YOUR
STUDIOUS REVIEW OF THIS BILL. UM
AS WAS MENTIONED BY THE CHAIR.
THIS IS A BILL THAT IS WORK IN
PROGRESS. WHEN I RECEIVED IT. WE
WORKED VERY HARD IN THE ASSEMBLY
TO TRY TO GET IT INTO GOOD SHAPE
TO GET IT HERE TO REALLY GET
INTO THE WEEDS. AND I DO
APPRECIATE THIS BEING THE FIRST
COMMITTEE THAT WE HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO THAT YOU
HAVE SHOWN MAVERICK CARE AND
TRYING TO RESPOND TO THE VARIOUS
POINTS OF VIEWS. UM I CAN TELL
YOU THAT NO MODEL IS PERFECT. I
KEEP HEARING ABOUT THIS MODEL,
AND HOW IS IT WORKS? AND THAT'S
A BEAUTIFUL THING. AND IT DOES.
I WAS IN IT. I KNOW HOW IT CAN
WORK. I KNOW THAT THOSE WHO
CALLED IN TODAY ARE ALL
STIPULATE. ARE PROBABLY
EXCEPTIONAL. OPERATORS OF THEIR
FRANCHISE. BUT WHO DIDN'T CALL
IN TODAY. THOSE OPERATORS WHO
ARE COMMITTING WHICH THEFT THEY
DIDN'T CALL IN TODAY. THOSE
OPERATORS WHO ARE CREATING
HARASSING SITUATIONS OR WORK
CONDITIONS THAT AREN'T EQUITABLE
OR FAIR. FOR THESE WORKERS. THEY
DIDN'T CALL IN TODAY. THE
WORKERS WHO ARE HERE TODAY.
TAKING TIME OFF OF WORK AT RISK
, BUT PROBABLY LOSING THEIR JOB
OR BEING FROM ABOUT OPERATOR.
PUT IN JEOPARDY. THOSE WHO
SHOWED UP AT THE CAPITOL LAST
THURSDAY. THOSE HAVE BEEN IN ALL
OF THE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE
STATE. REITERATING THE PROBLEM
THAT EXISTS. BUT WE GET PROBLEMS
ALL THE TIME. PACKAGED IN ALL
KINDS OF BILLS DEALING WITH ALL
KINDS OF SECTORS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SOMETHING NOT
WORKING HERE. BRING US A BILL
WILL FIX IT. SO FROM LOW WAGE
WORKERS SHOW UP AND SAY
SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING. THEN
ALL OF A SUDDEN, WELL, YOU KNOW,
THE MODEL WORKS. YOU GAVE IT A
GOOD SHOT. NO. THAT'S NOT HOW IT
SHOULD WORK. WE'VE GOT TO LISTEN
TO THEM WITH THE SAME KIND OF
INTENSITY THAT WE WILL LISTEN TO
THE CORPORATE FOLKS WHO KNOCK ON
OUR DOOR TO AND AGAIN. I
APPRECIATE SUPPORT. OR NOT. THE
THOUGHTFULNESS. I REALLY DO.
THIS COMMITTEE STILL HAD. THIS
BILL STILL HAS TWO MORE
COMMITTEES TO GO TO AND I'VE
TRIED TO SHOW MY COLLEAGUES. I
TOLD THEM WHEN I BROUGHT IT OVER
HERE. I WOULDN'T STOP WORKING ON
IT. AND I WONT SHOULD IT GET OUT
OF THIS COMMITTEE AND GO TO
JUDICIARY. THEN WE'LL ZERO IN ON
THOSE ISSUES AS SENATOR, YOU
HAVE POINTED OUT THAT NEED
FURTHER. REVIEW. AND
CLARIFICATION AND DETERMINATION.
BUT I CAN TELL YOU JUST FROM
THIS COMMITTEE. THIS IS IN GREAT
SHAPE. TO NOW GO TO THE NEXT
COMMITTEE. WE'RE MAKING
PROGRESS. AS YOU EXPECT. THIS
INSTITUTION AND THE WAY THIS
SYSTEM IS SET UP TO YIELD. NOT
JUST FOR THE WELL HEELED BUT FOR
THOSE WHO ARE FIGHTING AND
TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CRACKS,
THAT SOCIETY HAS CREATED THAT
SOMETIMES THEY FIND THEMSELVES
INTO THAT I'M NOT CONDEMNING THE
ONES THAT OPERATORS WHO CALLED
AND THOSE WHO DIDN'T WHO ARE
OUTSTANDING. AND RESPECTFUL AND
APPROPRIATE. EMPLOYERS OF PEOPLE
AND TREATING THEM FAIR AND
RIGHTEOUSLY. BUT WE WOULDN'T BE
HERE TODAY. IF EVERYBODY WAS
PLAYING BY THOSE RULES, IF
EVERYBODY WAS ADHERING TO THOSE
POLICIES, EVERYBODY WAS SAYING,
OH, HERE'S WHERE YOU HAVE TO GO.
SUPPORTING FORCE MINT, MAKE SURE
I'M DOING THE RIGHT THING. FOR
THOSE WHO AREN'T DOING THE RIGHT
THING. I GOT TO TELL THEIR
EMPLOYEES HOW TO DO THAT, HOW TO
PULL THEM ACCOUNTABLE. THAT'S
WHY THIS BILL ISN'T HERE. SO I
THINK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
HOLDEN, MADAM CONSULTANT. WE
HAVE THE MOTION IS TO PASS. BUT
FIRST AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. I'M
SORRY. I THOUGHT WE HAD A
MOTION. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION
FROM ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES? WE DO
HAVE A MOTION FROM SENATOR
ROSSI. AND SO THAT MOTION HAVING
BEEN PROBABLY MADE OR ASKED FOR
IS TO PASS. BUT FIRST AMENDMENT
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE AND WE
THANK YOU. FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
A. B 2 57. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST BUT FIRST AMENDMENT
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE AND
JUDICIARY SENATOR CORTEZ E.
SENATOR ECHO A BUG, SENATOR
DURAZO TERRAZZO I, SENATOR
LAIRD. LAYERED I SENATOR NEWMAN
NEWMAN KNOW THAT BILL IS ON CALL
CURRENTLY HAS TWO EYES ONE NOW.
THANK YOU. LISTENING AUDIENCE.
SO THAT BILL HAS TWO VOTES, AND
IT REQUIRES THREE TO GET OUT
SENATOR TOSHIO BAG AT SOME POINT
SOON. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY. AND NOW MOVING
RAPIDLY ALONG AS WE'VE BEEN
DOING ALL AFTERNOON.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AKILA WEBER
WELCOME. YOU'RE REPRESENTING A V
16? OH, ONE. YOU MAY PROCEED.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND GOOD
EVENING. I AM HERE TO PRESENT A
BASE 16. OH, ONE GOOD MORNING
BEFORE OH, GOD. I HOPE NOT THIS
SAVE CALIFORNIA CALL CENTERS JOB
TO ACT. A BILL TO PROTECT
CALIFORNIA CALL CENTER WORKERS
AND DISINCENTIVIZE EMPLOYERS
FROM MOVING JOBS OUT OF
CALIFORNIA. CALL CENTERS ARE A
MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE IN THE US
REPRESENTING ABOUT 3% OF OUR
WORKFORCE. YET THE NUMBERS OF
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CONTACT
CENTRAL JOBS HAVE DECLINED IN
THE LAST FOUR YEARS BY ABOUT
500,000. LARGELY DUE TO
OUTSOURCING AND LAYOFFS, IT HAS
BECOME ALL TOO COMMON FOR
CORPORATIONS TO REAP THE
BENEFITS OF STATE FUNDING AND
SUBSIDIES, WHILE THE SAME TIME
EXPORTING JOBS OVERSEAS. THESE
OFFSHORING PRACTICES HAVE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS ON
COMMUNITIES AS THERE ONCE GOOD
PAYING JOBS ARE TAKEN AWAY.
CALIFORNIA MUST PROTECT THE HARD
WORKING WOMEN AND MEN EMPLOYED
IN COST CENTERS AND CORPORATIONS
SHOULD NOT REAP THESE BENEFITS
IF THEY OUTSOURCE THEIR JOBS.
CALIFORNIA IS CURRENTLY BEHIND
STATES SUCH AS NEW YORK,
CONNECTICUT, NEW JERSEY, ALABAMA
, NEVADA AND LOUISIANA WHO HAVE
ALL TAKEN ACTION TO ENACT COMMON
SENSE REFORMS. TO ENSURE
TAXPAYERS ARE NOT LEFT FOOTING.
THE BILL, CORPORATIONS MOVE
THEIR JOBS OVERSEAS. A B 16. OH
ONE IS A JOB AND TAXPAYER
PROTECTION MEASURE THAT REQUIRES
EMPLOYERS TO GIVE THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER A 120 DAY NOTICE
WHEN RELOCATING 30% OR MORE OF
THEIR COSTS IN THEIR JOBS FROM
CALIFORNIA TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.
IN ADDITION, THESE EMPLOYEES
WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM
RECEIVING STATE GRANTS,
GUARANTEED LOANS OR TAX CREDITS
FOR FIVE YEARS. THIS BILL WOULD
ALSO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES WHO
CONTRACT OUT FOR COST CENTER
SERVICES TO PERFORM AT LEAST 90%
OF THOSE SERVICES IN THE STATE.
THIS BILL IS SPONSORED BY THE
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA
AND SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION, CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS,
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. CALIFORNIA STATE
LEGISLATIVE BOARDS, SMART
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION AND THE
UNITED STEELWORKERS DISTRICT, 12
HERE TO SPEAK WITH ME TODAY IS
SCOTT TURNER FROM THE
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA
DISTRICT NINE. THANK YOU AND MR
TURNER, YOU MAY PROCEED YOU IF
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY THINK YOU SHOULD BE ON
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS DOCTOR. I'M A
LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
LEADER. WORKERS AMERICAN. I'M
HEARING SUPPORT OF 81 RESPONSES
THE DEAL SO DOCTOR, HE WOULD
NEVER JUST SPOKE TO CALL CENTERS
ARE IMPORTANT ECONOMIC LIFELINE
FOR MANY CONCLUSIONS STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE COUNTRY
210,116 WORKERS. WITH THE JOB
TITLE CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE IN CALIFORNIA
ALONE CALL CENTER WORK PROVIDES
A PATH TO A CAREER WITH MANY
WORKERS SPENDING 15 20 OR UP TO
30 YEARS IN THIS KIND OF WORK.
UNFORTUNATELY THOUSANDS OF CALL
CENTER WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA
ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE LOST
THEIR JOBS. AND RECENTLY YEARS
MAJOR CORPORATIONS HAVE OFFSHORE
CUSTOMER SERVICE OPERATIONS
OVERSEAS. FOR MANY YEARS THE
STATE USED TO REQUIRE ALL CALL
CENTER CUSTOMER SERVICE JOBS IN
CALIFORNIA. INCLUDING STATE
DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES. 2011
FOR EXAMPLE, INFLUENCES CLOSE
CALL CENTERS AND ANAHEIM
BAKERSFIELD. ATWATER SACRAMENTO
AND OAKLAND. 18 TEARS ALSO
SEVERELY REDUCE ITS WORKFORCE
AND SAN RAMON, FRESNO, SAN DIEGO
COMMERCE PASADENA AS CAN BE
DOING, TORRANCE IN MAY 2017
SPECTRUM, FORMERLY TIME WARNER
CABLE QUOTES ITS CALL CENTER AND
PALM DESERT WITHOUT WARNING,
LAYING OFF 200 WORKERS. IN
FEBRUARY. 2000 AND 14 VERIZON
WIRELESS CLOSE ITS CALL CENTER
IN IRVINE THAT EMPLOYED OVER
1000 WORKERS AND OCTOBER 2000
AND 16. THE COMPANY CLOSED ITS
CALL CENTER RANCHO CORDOVA ALSO
LIVING LIVING OFF OVER 1000
WORKERS. SO THIS TREND IS HARMED
WORKING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
IN CALIFORNIA ACROSS AMERICA
WHILE ENDANGERING CONSUMER
SECURITY, FOR EXAMPLE, CALL
CENTERS AND COSTA RICA WE'RE
HOME TO A MASSIVE TELEMARKETING
SCAM THAT DEFAULTED THOUSANDS OF
US CITIZENS MOST OVER THE AGE OF
55 OF UPWARDS OF $20 MILLION
WITH THE NEW TASK PROVISIONS IN
THE TRUMP TAX BILL, COMPANIES
ARE EVEN MORE LIKELY TO MOVE
THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE WORK
OVERSEAS, ACCORDING TO THE JOINT
COMMITTEE ON TAXATION, THE NEW
TERRITORIAL TAX SYSTEM. EXEMPT
OFFSHORE INCOME FROM US TAXATION
COSTING $215 BILLION OVER THE
NEXT DECADE, AND IT WILL CREATE
A TAX INCENTIVE FOR CORPORATIONS
TO MOVE THOSE SHOPS OFFSHORE THE
COUNTRY'S LOWER TAX RATES.
COMPANIES ARE ALREADY TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROVISION.
AFTER THE FEDERAL TACTICAL PATH
C A COMPANY THAT MEDIC $20
BILLION FROM THE TAX SAVINGS.
THEY'VE ELIMINATED OVER 10,000
CALL CENTER JOBS. US LEGISLATORS
IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY
RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION
SIMILAR TO 80 16. OH ONE TO
PROTECT COSTS AND OUR WORKERS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU
TO WRAP UP YOUR OVER THE TWO
MINUTES. SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE GO
TO YOUR CONCLUSION WOULD BE
APPRECIATED. NOT A PROBLEM, SIR.
IT'S ALL THE TIME WE PUT
CALIFORNIA WORKERS FIRST AND NEW
LEVELS OF ACCOUNTABILITY. I'M
SURE THAT WE ARE NOT REWARDING
COMPANIES ACTIVELY ELIMINATING
GOOD JOBS IN OUR STATE AND HIS
DOCTOR WEBER SPOKE TO ABOUT THE
90% OF COST CENTER WORK
CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE. HE ALSO SPOKE TO, UM, THE
NOTICE OF A COMPANY OFFSHORING
30% OF THE COST CENTER WORK
ABROAD, TAKING AWAY THEIR
ABILITY, GRANTS LOANS ATTACKS,
WHETHER FOR FIVE YEARS I WANT TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER FOR
HER LEADERSHIP. FOR INTRODUCING
. IT'S IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT 80 16. OH,
ONE. I THINK YOU ALL COMMITTEE
AND CARE FOR YOUR TIME. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. WE WILL COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE ROOM NOW AND ASKED
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS A SUPPORT
POSITION ON THIS BILL, PLEASE
COME FORWARD. THANK YOU. NEVER
ANY PER YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WISHING TO SPEAK
TO THIS BILL ON SUPPORT?
MODERATOR WE WILL TURN TO YOU
AND ASK YOU TO POLICE QUÊ UP ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES ON A B 16? OH,
ONE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT THAT, BABY,
YOU KNOW ONE YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORTIVE, ABC ONE, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. HER
FIRST COMMENT IS MINE. 500 IN
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
MITCH STEIGER, WITH CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION, ALSO IN SPORT.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS AND
QUÊ AT THIS TIME. OKAY THANK
YOU, MODERATOR. I WILL COME BACK
TO THE OPPOSITION SIDE AT THIS
TIME. AND WE HAVE ACTUALLY
HOFFMAN HERE TO TESTIFY. IN
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME. WELCOME
GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ASHLEY HOFFAN ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND OPPOSITION TO A B
16. OH, ONE ALWAYS CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF THE
BILL TO KEEP JOBS IN CALIFORNIA.
OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES WILL
DETER THE CREATION OF NEW CALL
CENTERS HERE AND THEREFORE NEW
JOBS. MAYBE 16 OH, ONE PENALIZES
ANY BUSINESS COST CENTER
OPERATIONS HERE THAT DECIDES TO
LATER MOVE THOSE OPERATIONS TO
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. IT REQUIRES
A BUSINESS TO PROVIDE FOUR
MONTHS NOTICE PRIOR TO MOVING,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY TWICE THE
AMOUNT CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY THE
WARREN ACT OF THE PENALTIES FOR
FAILURE TO WHERE I NOTICED
ARTIST STAGGERING $10,000 PER
DAY. FURTHER THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE THE NAMES OF THOSE
COMPANIES TO BE PUBLISHED
ONLINE. IN MOST TROUBLING THE
BILL WOULD REQUIRE CALIFORNIA TO
DENY THOSE COMPANIES AND HE
GRANTS LOANS OR TAX CREDITS FOR
A FULL FIVE YEARS. ONE COMPANIES
ARE AWAY WHERE TO PLACE NEW JOBS
OR NEW CALL CENTERS. THESE ARE
THE KINDS OF LAWS THAT WE ARE
AFRAID WILL DETER THEM FROM
CHOOSING CALIFORNIA. IT'S
ESPECIALLY TRUE WITH THE JOB
LIKE A CALL CENTER THAT CAN
EASILY BE DONE REMOTELY IN OTHER
STATES. THEM ALL. THE PROPONENTS
ARGUE THAT THIS WILL NOT DETER
EXPANSION IN CALIFORNIA. WE DO.
IN FACT, MEMBERS HAVE MEMBERS
THAT HAVE HAD DEEP CONCERNS
ABOUT THE PRIOR BILL AS WELL AS
THIS BILL AND HAVE TAKEN THAT
INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DECIDING
WHETHER OR NOT TO PLACE CALL
CENTERS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
GOVERNOR NEWSOM VETOED THE SAME
BILL IN 2019 FOR THIS EXACT
REASON THAT IT WOULD DETER
COMPANIES FROM INVESTING
CALIFORNIA WHICH HURTS ALL
WORKERS, AND WE BELIEVE THE
GOVERNOR MADE THE CORRECT
DECISION AND THEREFORE URGED A
NO VOTE ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
OKAY THANK YOU. VERY TESTIMONY.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS AND
OPPOSED POSITION ON THE SPILL?
PLEASE COME FORWARD. IF SO, SEE
NONE. MODERATOR WOULD YOU PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANY OPPOSITION?
WITNESSES STARTING TO 16. OH,
ONE AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
OPPOSITION OF A B 16 OH, ONE YOU
MAY PRESS ONE, AND THEN THERE
AGAIN. IF YOU WISH TO COME IN
FROM OPPOSITION OF ABC ONE, YOU
MAY PRESS ONE. AND THEN THE
EURO. MY 4 99 IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU. THIS IS DONE
IT SILVA CARTER, REPRESENTING
THE HILLARY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WITH EXTENDED AND 50 MEMBERS AND
OVER 11,000 EMPLOYEES. WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 161 AND STAND
ALIGNED WITH THE COUCH CHAMBER.
CLIMB 3 41. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. UM, ARE YOU
NEXT? NO, THEY HAVEN'T GIVEN HIM
MY NUMBER. LIKE WAITING FOR
THAT. OPERATOR TO COME ON AND
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR LINE IS OPEN
FOR THOSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
COMMENTER THAT JUST SPOKE. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. YES, THAT WAS 41.
YES, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
RESPONSES IN CUBA. OKAY THANK
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AT THIS
TIME QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT
SURE. ETERNITY QUICK, AND I KNOW
IT'S WE'RE ALL LOOKING. WE'RE
ALL READY TO GO HOME, BUT, UM SO
, LIKE, JUST SAY, UM I WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE AUTHORS OF
THE CHAIR IF POSSIBLE, CONCERNS
OUR RESPONSE TO THE CONCERNS OF
THE OPPOSITION AND NUMBER TWO
YOU KNOW THE CONCERNS WITH OF
WHY WE HAVE THESE BUSINESSES
LEAVING IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE
SHOULD PROBABLY CONSIDER WHEN
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD IS HOW ARE
REAL TORREY ENVIRONMENT IS
AFFECTING OUR BUSINESSES IN
THEIR DESIRE TO THAT WAS A FUN
DESIRE, BUT NUMBER TWO ABILITY
TO STAY IN NUMBER THREE WELL
ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THE
OPPOSITION, BUT ALSO THE NOTION
THAT IT WOULD DESCENT OF EYES
ANY FUTURE COMPANIES FROM COMING
IN INTO THE STATE. THAT'S OF
GREAT CONCERN TO ME. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE ALL
SHOULD START HAVING MORE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE CAN
INCENTIVIZE MORE BUSINESSES TO
COME. BUT THAT TO ME IS A
SEPARATE CONVERSATION. IT
DOESN'T RELATE TO THE FACT THAT
BUSINESSES WHO CHOOSE TO TAKE
JOBS OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA ARE
STILL REAPING THE BENEFITS FROM
THE TAXPAYERS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THAT'S REALLY
ONE OF THE MAIN PROPONENTS OF
THIS BILL IS THAT IF YOU ARE
REAPING BENEFITS FOR BEING A
CALIFORNIA BASED COMPANY, THEN
YOU SHOULD YOUR EMPLOYEES SHOULD
BE HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
ADDITIONALLY IF YOU ARE CHOOSING
TO MOVE OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA,
THEN YOU SHOULD GIVE PROPER
NOTICE. I THINK WHAT YOU'VE
HEARD FROM THE WITNESS IS THE
CONTINUING NUMBER OF JOBS,
COSTING HER JOBS THAT ARE BEING
MOVED OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA.
EVEN AFTER 2019 WHEN THE LAST
BILL, WHICH PASSED THROUGH ALL
THE LEGISLATURE WAS VETOED BY
THE GOVERNOR. WE HAVEN'T SEEN
MORE CALL CENTERS COMING INTO
CALIFORNIA AS A RESULT OF THAT,
IF ANYTHING, WE'VE SEEN MORE OF
THEM MOVE THEIR JOBS OUTSIDE
WHILE THEY CONTINUE TO REAP THE
BENEFITS. SO ALTHOUGH I DO
RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT WE AS A
LEGISLATIVE BODY AND JUST
CALIFORNIA IN GENERAL NEED TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN
INCENTIVIZE MORE. I DON'T THINK
THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE BACKS
OF THE TAXPAYERS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA TO CONTINUE TO GIVE
SUBSIDIES AND GRANTS, UM TO
PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING JOBS
OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA. OKAY
THANK YOU. SO THE FOUR PLEASE.
SORRY I DO HAVE ONE MORE
QUESTION IF I MAY, MR CHAIR WITH
REGARDS, SO THIS IS THIS HAS
SUPPLIES TO COMPANIES THAT
RELOCATE 30% OR MORE OF THEIR
BUSINESSES. BUT YOU STILL HAVE
THOSE COMPANIES THAT ARE STAYING
HERE AND CURRENTLY KEEPING, YOU
KNOW LESS THAN 30% OF THEIR
WORKFORCE. AND ARE YOU REFERRING
TO THOSE AS WELL? THEY SHOULD
NOT BE RECEIVING. NO, NO, NO.
THIS IS ONLY APPLYING TO THOSE
WHO MOVE MORE THAN 30% OUTSIDE
OF THE STATE. TO ANOTHER
COUNTRY. MHM ANYBODY ELSE ON THE
COMMITTEE? YES SENATE ALERT.
JUST QUESTION. IT WAS STATED
THAT THIS WAS IDENTICAL OR VERY
CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS BILL
INTRODUCED BY SOMEBODY THAT WAS
ALSO NAMED WEBER. UM AND. AND I
DON'T KNOW WHEN I READ THE
ANALYSIS AND READ THAT BILL
SEEMED TO PROHIBIT. PEOPLE
LEAVING OR HER AND THIS IS MORE
REPORTING, SO THERE'S A
DIFFERENCE. THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE. YEAH THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE. THERE IS A SLIGHT
DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO BILLS AND
ADDITIONALLY THAT ONE WAS DONE
IN 2019, WHICH THE GOVERNOR DID
VETO, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS TIME HE
WILL RECOGNIZE THAT, UM WHAT HAS
HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS SINCE HE VETOED IT IS THAT
MORE JOBS HAVE LEFT THE STATE
LEFT THE STATE. EXCUSE ME FOR
INTERRUPTING THE STATE. BUT
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE IN THE
BILLS. THERE ISN'T AND THERE WAS
A PROHIBITION AND THIS JUST SAYS
YOU PROVIDE NOTICE IN 120 DAYS,
AND YOU DON'T GET STRAIGHT
GRANTS. IF YOU'RE INTENDING TO
LEAVE. YES, THAT'S THAT'S A
PROFOUND DIFFERENCE. IT IS A
DIFFERENCE. YES OKAY, JUST FOR
THE RECORD BECAUSE SOME OF THE
TESTIMONY WAS GOVERNOR VETOED
THIS BEFORE, JUST VETOES IT
AGAIN, AND IT SEEMED TO ME FROM
READING THE ANALYSIS. IT WAS
DIFFERENT. I KNOW IF IT IS
REALLY ABOUT ANNOUNCING THEIR
INTENT TO TAKE JOBS OUT OF THE
STATE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET
STATE GRANTS. IS THAT ONLY SEEMS
LOGICAL. I WOULD AGREE. WELL
GOOD. IF I WERE THE CHAIR, I
WOULD TAKE THAT AS YOUR CLOTHES.
BUT THANK YOU GET CORRUPTION,
GIVEN THE TIME ANYTHING ELSE
FROM ANYBODY ON THE COMMITTEE?
IF NOT, YOU MAY CLOSE. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND REQUEST
WHEN I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
CONSULTANT IN COLORADO, PLEASE.
PFIZER MOTION. IT WAS AN
EMOTION. SENATOR LEYRITZ SENATOR
ALSO, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO A. B
16 OH ONE. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION, SENATOR CORTEZ E Z
. I, SENATOR C BOGUE CO.
BUGNO, SENATOR DURAZO. TERRAZZO
I, SENATOR LAIRD, I SENATOR
NEWMAN NEWMAN I THAT BILL IS OUT
FOR TO ONE. ALRIGHT WE JUST
HEARD THAT THE BILL WAS UP FOR
THE ONE. THANK YOU. WE'LL CALL
OUR NEXT AUTHOR.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROBERT RIVAS ON
A B 16 43. PLEASE PROCEED
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS. GOOD
EVENING. IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO T. PRESENT THESE TWO BILLS, AND
THE FIRST BILL IS SIMILAR. BILL
16 43 BEFORE IT BEGAN LIKE TO
NOTE THAT I WILL BE OFFERING
AUTHOR AMENDMENTS THAT MAKE
MINOR AND SOME TECHNICAL
CHANGES. AND THESE AMENDMENTS
THEY DON'T AFFECT THE SUBSTANCE
OF THIS LEGISLATION AND THIS
BILL. LIKE OTHER LEGISLATIVE
BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED
THIS YEAR, SEEKS TO ELEVATE THE
VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM OF EXTREME
HEAT HERE IN CALIFORNIA. IT WAS
BILL SEEKS TO ESTABLISH AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITHIN THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. TO STUDY THE
EFFECTS OF EXTREME HEAT ON
CALIFORNIA'S WORKERS' OUR
BUSINESSES AND OUR ECONOMY. IT'S
ANTICIPATED THAT THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE WILL MAKE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE
STATEWIDE TRACKING ON EXTREME-HEAT. RELATED ILLNESSES AND
DEATHS AND ALLOW THE STATE MORE
TO MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS THEIR
FULL IMPACT. AS WE ALL KNOW, AND
AS IT'S BEEN REPORTED ON IN
RECENT MONTHS, MANY, IF NOT ALL
OF OUR COMMUNITIES THAT WE
REPRESENT HAVE EXPERIENCED OR
ARE EXPERIENCING WORSENING
IMPACTS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND
EXTREME HEAT IS ONE OF THE MOST
FATAL CONSEQUENCES OF OUR
WORSENING CLIMATE CRISIS.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR STATE IS NOT
ACCURATELY TRACKING THE FULL
IMPACT OF EXTREME HEAT, AND
THEREFORE IT'S NOT ESTABLISHING
ADEQUATE AND TARGETED POLICY,
SOME SOLUTIONS AND WITHOUT
ACCURATE REPORTING AND TRACKING
. WE'RE NOT IN A POSITION TO
MITIGATE THE EFFECTS. HAVE
EXTREME HEAT, AND I SHOULD NOTE
THAT HEAT RELATED INJURIES ARE
ESTIMATED TO COST ANYWHERE
BETWEEN 750 MILLION TO $1.25
BILLION PER YEAR HERE IN OUR
STATE. WITH ME HERE TO TESTIFY
OVER THE PHONE IS MARSHALL BURKE
, WHO IS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH SYSTEM
SCIENCE AND IS A DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AT THE CENTER ON FOOD, SECURITY
AND THE ENVIRONMENT AT STANFORD
UNIVERSITY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
GLORY THANK YOU AND WE'LL TURN
TO THE LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS
MARSHAL BURKE. IF YOU'RE ON THE
COASTLINE, AND YOU CAN HEAR ME,
YOU MAY PROCEED. EXCELLENT CAN
YOU HEAR ME? OKAY PERFECTLY.
THANK YOU. EXCELLENT. THANKS MR
CHAIR, THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE
AND THANKS ESPECIALLY THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE. AS YOU SAID, MY NAME IS
MARSHALL BURKE. I'M ON THE
FACULTY AT STANFORD IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF OUR SYSTEM SCIENCE
AND MY RESEARCH FOCUSES ON THE
ECONOMIC AND THE HEALTH IMPACTS
OF A CHANGING CLIMATE, SO THE
NEED TO BETTER ADAPT TO EXTREME
HEAT INTO A CHANGING CLIMATE IS
AN IMPERATIVE IN CALIFORNIA AS
IT IS AROUND THE COUNTRY. SO
EVEN WITH HEROIC EFFORTS ON
CLIMATE MITIGATION, WE'RE LIKELY
TO SEE AT LEAST 3 TO 4 F
INCREASE IN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES
IN CALIFORNIA IN COMING DECADES.
IN THIS INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE
IMPLIES AN EVEN LARGER INCREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF REALLY HOT
DAYS. THE NUMBER OF EXTREME HEAT
DAYS WE'RE GOING TO GET
ESTIMATES SUGGEST THAT BY MID
CENTURY WE COULD SEE MORE THAN A
DOUBLING OF THE VERY HOT DAYS.
THE EXTREME HEAT DAYS WE'RE
GOING TO GET TIS INCREASE IN
EXTREME HEAT IS ONE OF THE BEST
UNDERSTOOD ASPECTS OF CLIMATE
CHANGE. WE KNOW IT'S COMING AND
IT'S UP TO US TO FIGURE OUT HOW
TO RESPOND. BUT RIGHT NOW WE
DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION.
WE NEED TO GUIDE THAT RESPONSE.
FIRST WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A WE
DON'T HAVE AN AGREED UPON WAY TO
DEFINE EXTREME HEAT, AND WE NEED
ONE. WHAT IS EXTREME WILL DEPEND
ON THE LOCATION. SO A PERSON IN
BAKERSFIELD SACRAMENTO MIGHT NOT
BAD ENOUGH. I AT 100 DEGREE DAY
, BUT SUCH DAYS ARE BASICALLY
UNHEARD OF AND IN SAN FRANCISCO
OR IN SAN DIEGO, RIGHT? UM SO WE
NEED A BETTER DEFINITION. AND
SECOND, WE NEED A BETTER WAY TO
TRACK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE
A HOT DAY. WHAT HAPPENS TO
WORKER HEALTH AND WORKER
PRODUCTIVITY? EXISTING RESEARCH
SUGGESTS THAT MANY TYPES OF
WORKPLACE INJURIES GO UP ON HOT
DAYS, AND MANY OF THESE INJURIES
THAT WE SEE ARE NOT
TRADITIONALLY CONSIDERED HEAT
RELATED. SO THIS RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT ON HALF DAYS, PEOPLE ARE
MORE LIKELY TO FALL FROM LADDERS
. THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO BE
STRUCK BY MOVING VEHICLES ARE
MORE LIKELY TO MISHANDLE
DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT. AND
ANECDOTALLY, MANY ADDITIONAL
INJURIES LIKELY GO AND REPORTED
STUDIES FROM OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA
HAVE ALSO SHOWN THAT WORKERS IN
A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES ARE ALSO
WAY LESS PRODUCTIVE EVEN IF
THEY'RE NOT INJURED. BUT WE
DON'T HAVE THESE STUDIES RIGHT
NOW IN CALIFORNIA AROUND THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE, SO WITHOUT
A PRECISE UNDERSTANDING OF
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR STATE'S
WORKERS ON EXTREME HEAT, WE
WON'T KNOW HOW TO CRAFT
APPROPRIATE RESPONSES. SO IN MY
VIEW, A B 16 43 WILL ENABLE A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL
THESE THINGS. IT WILL SUPPORT A
MORE COHERENT AND COMPREHENSIVE
MEASURE OF EXTREME HEAT, AND IT
WILL HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE HEALTH AND
THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OUR WORKERS
ON HOT DAYS. SO AGAIN IN DOING
BOTH OF THESE THINGS THAT WILL
HELP US CRAFT MORE EFFECTIVE
POLICY RESPONSES, WHICH IS WHAT
WE NEED, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO
MAKE CALIFORNIA A LEADER IN
MITIGATING AND ADAPTING TO
GLOWING GROWING CLIMATE RISK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM? WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THE
SUPPORT POSITION ON A B 16 43 OF
SO PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEN NO
ONE WILL GO THE MODERATOR AND
ASK YOU TO PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES ON THIS BILL,
MAYBE 16 43. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU WISH TO COME AND IN SUPPORT
OF A B 16 43 YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. BUT AGAIN IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT THE
BABY 16 43 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. LINE 500. IN LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS TIGER WITH
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SPORT. FAIR ENOUGH FOR THEIR
LINES IN QUÊ. OKAY THANK YOU. WE
DO NOT BELIEVE OPPOSITION
WITNESS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE 16 43 SO YOU CAN COME
FORWARD. WE WILL GO BACK TO THE
MODERATOR, MODERATOR, POLICE QUÊ
UP ANY OPPOSITION TO A B 16 43
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO COME IN
POSITION OF BABIES, 43 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN.
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO
IN OPPOSITION OF A B 16 43. WE
HAVE NO LINES IN QUÊ. ALL RIGHT
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
COMMITTEE DISCUSSION ON A B 16
43? LAWCENTER NEWMAN NEWMAN
MOVES THE BILL. THREE OF US
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE HIS
RESPECT WHEN I VOTE? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CONSULTANT. WOULD YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE A B 16 43. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ E Z. I, SENATOR
KOBO GTA. A CHEWABLE GUYS.
SENATOR DURAZO, WHEREAS OI,
SENATOR LAIRD LAYERED I, SENATOR
NEWMAN NEWMAN. I THAT BUILDS OUT
50. OKAY THE BILLS OUT 50 AS WE
JUST HEARD. RIVAS NOW WOULD BE A
GOOD TIME TO PRESENT 18 51. IF
YOU'RE READY, FANTASTIC. AND, UM
, THANKS AGAIN, MR CHAIR IN THIS
LEGISLATION, SOME OF THE BILL
18516 TO ENSURE THAT ON HALL
DRUG DRIVERS WHO BRING MATERIALS
TO A PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT SITE
FOR PAVING, GRADING AND FILL
THAT THEY'RE PAID PREVAILING
WAGE, WHICH IS ALREADY THE CASE
FOR OFF HAUL TRUCKING WORK.
EXISTING LAW REQUIRES THAT ALL
WORKERS ON A PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECT PAID PREVAILING WAGE.
JUST LAST SUMMER, A SERIES OF
RECENT COWBOYS SUPREME COURT
DECISIONS INJECTED SOME
UNCERTAINTY. ABOUT WHETHER ON
WHOLE WORK WHETHER THAT
QUALIFIES FOR SOME PREVAILING
WAGE AGAIN OFF HAUL TRUCK
DRIVERS WHO PERFORM SIMILAR WORK
TO OUR HAUL. TRUCK DRIVERS ARE
UNAMBIGUOUSLY COVERED. UNDER THE
PAVILION, WAGE REQUIREMENTS AND
LABOR CODE SECTION 1720.3. I
JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT I'M I
HAVE FOR THIS BILL AS WELL. I'M
PROPOSING SOME AUTHORS
AMENDMENTS, AMENDMENTS THAT WILL
REMOVE MUCH OF THE OPPOSITION
THAT HAS, YOU KNOW TO THIS BILL.
THESE AMENDMENTS WILL SIMPLY
CLARIFY THAT ON HAUL TRUCKING OR
OF PAVING, GRADING AND FILL TO
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT IS
CONSIDERED PART OF THE PUBLIC
WORKS PROJECT FOR PREVAILING
WAGE REQUIREMENTS. WHEN THAT
WORK IS INTEGRATED INTO THE FLOW
PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION, THE
LANGUAGE OF THIS LEGISLATION, AS
PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED IS
CONSISTENT WITH STANDARDS THAT
HAVE THAT HAVE GOVERNED THE
INDUSTRY FOR DECADES. WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY AS SHANE GUSSMAN
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA,
TEAMSTERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL
. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. MR
GUZMAN, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE SHANE GASSMAN, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL.
AS THE AUTHOR STATED. THIS IS A
MINOR CLARIFICATION OF THE
PREVAILING WAGE LAW. THIS WAS
ALWAYS OUR UNDERSTANDING PRIOR
TO THESE SUPREME COURT CASES
THAT KIND OF THREW SOME DOUBT
INTO WHETHER OR NOT SOME
PREVIOUS DETERMINATIONS BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS WERE SORT OF
ADEQUATELY LEGAL. AT BUT YOU
KNOW, PRIOR TO THIS, THIS WORK
WAS COVERED BY PREVAILING WAGE.
THIS JUST MAKES THE
CLARIFICATION. IT'S A SMALL ONE.
BUT IMPORTANT TO OUR MEMBERS IN
THIS INDUSTRY AND URGE ARRIVE
OUT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
POLICE PROCEED WERE ARE WE TO
THAT POINT WE ARE TALKING. THANK
YOU. JEREMY SMITH ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL,
ALSO IN SUPPORT. OKAY THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE WISHING TO STEP
FORWARD AND EXPRESSED SUPPORT ON
THIS BILL 18 51. WE'LL GO TO THE
MODERATOR AT THIS TIME AND ASK
MODERATE TO QUEUE UP ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES ON THIS BILL. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF MAYBE 18
51 IN THE OPPRESSION ONE AND
THEN GERALD AT THIS TIME. AGAIN
IF YOU WISH TO SUMMON MAYBE 18
51. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
FIND 46 YEAR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS CHRIS MOTO
CALCULATION TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
WITH THE MOST RECENT AMENDMENTS
REFERENCED BY THE AUTHOR, WE ARE
NEUTRAL IN THE BILL. THANK YOU.
LINE 500. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MITCH STEIGER
WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
IN SPORT. FAIR ENOUGH FURTHER
LINES IN QUÊ. OKAY THANK YOU. WE
DO NOT HAVE A LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESS, SO WE'LL ASK IF THERE'S
ANYONE HERE TO OPPOSE. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. IDENTIFY YOURSELF
AND GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FELIPE
FUENTES HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS
OF CALIFORNIA WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR PROVIDING THE FORUM.
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO WORK THIS
OUT WITH MY COLLEAGUES AT THE
CALIFORNIA TRUCKERS ASSOCIATION
AND THE TEAMSTERS AND WITH THE
AMENDMENTS, WE ARE REMOVING OUR
OPPOSITION, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO
BE NEUTRAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS. TODD BALLOONS
STEIN FOR THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION AS WELL. WE'RE
NEUTRAL WITH THE AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT ANYBODY ELSE
WISHING TO SPEAK IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM? OKAY THANK YOU
WERE GONNA ASK MODERATE OR IF
THERE IS ANY OPPOSITION
TESTIMONY TO BE 18 51 AT THIS
TIME? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF
A B 18 51, YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN GERALD AT THIS TIME. BUT
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION, MAYBE 18 51 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. THERE
ARE NO COMMENTS. OKAY WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
AT THIS TIME COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
SENATOR WHERE'D AND UM, LOOK AND
SEE THAT THERE IS NO OTHER
REQUEST TO BE RECOGNIZED AT THIS
TIME. SO AS TO CONCERN THE
POLICE CALL ME PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT AND SEE IF SOMEONE WANTS
TO CLOSE. JUST WAS ABOUT TO ASK
FOR MY VOTE. SMARTPHONE THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT WAS
CONSULTANT COLOR. OH, PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR A B 18 51. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ E Z. I, SENATOR
KOA BOGUE. THE CHEWABLE. BUT NOW
SENATOR DURAZO H
IRD LAYERED I, SENATOR NEWMAN
NEWMAN I THAT BILL IS OUT FOR
ONE. OKAY THANK YOU. IN THE
SUMMER, MEDINA, IF YOU ARE HERE
, YOU MAY PRESENT IT'S BEEN HERE
FOR A LONG TIME. I JUST WANTED
TO MAKE SURE THAT HE JUST LIKES
A GOOD HEARING. WE'RE GOING TO
GIVE YOU UNDERSTAND. WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE YOU TWO FOR AND LET YOU
PRESENT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
CHAIR. THIS WOULD BE A B 16 91
AT THIS TIME. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. YES ALRIGHT. WELL, THANK
YOU, CHAIRS AND MEMBERS TODAY I
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BUILT 16 91.
MAYBE 16 91 WOULD MAKE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SUMMER
ASSISTANT PROGRAM PERMANENT.
ALSO INCREASING THE PROGRAM'S
FUNDING TO ENSURE A DOLLAR FOR
DOLLAR MATCH AND TO CREATE
PARITY BETWEEN ALL CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES TO INCLUDE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE THE
LOWEST PAID SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
MANY OF THEM ARE WOMEN AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR CLASSIFIED
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES SUMMER
ASSISTANT PROGRAM HAS HELPED
EASE THE FINANCIAL BURDEN. FOR
MANY CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES.
HOWEVER MANY EMPLOYEES CANNOT.
STILL ACCESS THE PROGRAM AND THE
CURRENT LAW CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
WHO WORK AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE
. THIS BILL WOULD INCLUDE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES. AND CREATE PARITY
BETWEEN ALL CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
IN THE STATE. A B 16 91 ALSO
PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED WORKFORCE
RETENTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
CLASSIFIED WORKERS THAT ONLY
HAVE REASONABLE ASSURANCE
PROFILE EMPLOYMENT. NO
COMPENSATION DURING THE SUMMER
MONTHS WOULD OFTEN NOT RETURN
THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL YEAR.
MAKING THIS PROGRAM PERMANENT
WILL PROVIDE CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES AND LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
SUMMER ASSISTANT PROGRAM WILL
CONTINUE TO EXIST AND MAKE CLEAR
THAT IT'S NOT JUST A SHORT TERM
INVESTMENT. SPEAKING IN SUPPORT
OF A B 16 91 PERSON IS KIMBERLY
ROSEN BURGER WITH EU AND OVER
THE PHONE, GABRIELA NAVARRO, A
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER. OKAY THANK
YOU, MISS ROSA BURGER. YOU ARE
HERE PRESENT. PLEASE COME
FORWARD, AND HE MAY TESTIFY THIS
TIME. KIMBERLY ACTUALLY HAD TO
LEAVE. SO WE JUST HAVE TO
WITNESS OVER THE PHONE TODAY.
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING
THAT GABRIELA NAVARRO. IF YOU'RE
ON THE COAST SIGN, YOU MAY
PROCEED AT THIS TIME. YES. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
GABRIEL NAVARRO. I WORK FOR THE
SNOW LINE TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT AS A SCHOOL BUS
DRIVER. I AM PROUD CSC A MEMBER
AS WELL. AND I WILL LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT ON ABE'S 1691 CLASSIFIED
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. SUMMER
ASSISTANT PROGRAM HAS HELPED
BRIDGE THE FINANCIAL GAP FOR
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS. WHEN WORK IS NOT
AVAILABLE. IT'S BEEN SO
SUCCESSFUL THAT ALL THE BUS
DRIVERS HAVE SNOW LINE UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE ENROLLED.
IN IT. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY
BENEFICIAL TO US, AND HERE ARE A
FEW MAJOR REASONS WHY THIS
PROGRAM IS GREAT. IT HAS ALLOWED
US TO HAVE EXTRA INCOME TO
FULFILL OUR FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS WHEN WE ARE OFF
DUTY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THIS IS A GREAT INCENTIVE FOR
OUR DRIVERS TO STAY WITH SNOW
LINE AS WE ARE PART TIME 10
MONTHS EMPLOYEES. TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM,
FURTHERMORE, HELPS OUR MEMBERS
WHO ARE SINGLE PARENTS,
INCLUDING MYSELF, WHO RELY ON A
SINGLE INCOME AND ARE THE HEADS
OF THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. IT ALSO
ALLOWS DRIVERS TO SAVE A LITTLE
AND COME TO HELP WITH HEALTH
MAINTENANCE REPAIRS, CAR
PROBLEMS AND OTHER UNFORESEEN
COSTS. OVERALL THIS PROGRAM HAS
BECOME A GREAT HELP TO US, AND
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE ON A B 1691. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM? WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR A
B 16? 91? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IF SO. I SEE NO AND COME FORWARD
. MODERATOR RESCUE UP ANY
SUPPORT ON A B 16 91 AT THIS
TIME? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M
SORRY, MODERATOR. IF YOU CAN
PAUSE JUST A MOMENT I APOLOGIZE.
WE DO HAVE SOMEONE WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM. I
APOLOGIZE, MR CHAIR RENE
BORRADOR, ICU, CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM? I WASN'T
TRYING TO RUSH ANYONE. ALL RIGHT
BACK TO THE MODERATOR WILL LET
YOU CONTINUE ON THANK YOU WOULD
LIKE EXPRESS SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, DEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
. ONE MINUTES ZERO SUPPORT. AND
WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM THE LINE.
500, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, MITCH STEIGER
WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
AND SUPPORT. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
AGAIN ONE, THEN ZERO. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. AND NOW
TO LINE 455 OR 55. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD EVENING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS IS JANICE. SOMALI
WITH APPS ME CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO
ONE ELSE IN QUÊ. FOR IT. THANK
YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS HE ASKED FOR
SOMEONE. HERE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM WISHES TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. IF SO, PLEASE STEP
UP STEP FORWARD. I SEE NONE BACK
TO THE MODERATOR. I WILL ASK YOU
TO PLEASE SECURE ANY OPPOSITION.
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO.
WE HAVE NO. ONE IN CUBA AT THIS
TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
CHECKING THEM TO COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE AT THIS POINT. I
DO WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING. I
DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS JUST A
MATTER OF THE SPEAKING POINTS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, BUT IT'S OUR
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE LANGUAGE
. MAKING THIS A PERMANENT
PROGRAM IS NOT IN THIS
PARTICULAR VERSION OF THE BILL.
THE BILL WOULD STILL BE SUBJECT
TO THE BUDGET. AND IF THAT'S IF
THAT'S CLEAR, I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE IT'S ON THE RECORD IN
AGREEMENT. UM. APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION IS ALRIGHT IF THAT'S
YOUR FUTURE INTENT, BUT WE DON'T
HAVE THAT ON THE TABLE TODAY. AS
I UNDERSTAND. IT LOOKS LIKE
SOMEONE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER
THAT QUESTION. YES YEAH, NEVER
KNEW PRAYER FROM CSKA, UM, THAT
THERE IS AN ONGOING
APPROPRIATION IN THE MAY REVISE.
FOR THIS PROPOSAL. ALL RIGHT.
THERE'S AN ONGOING APPROPRIATION
MAY AREVA IS SO WE WILL JUST
LEAVE THAT TESTIMONY ON THE
RECORD AT THIS TIME. I THINK
THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION HERE.
ON THE PART OF THE COMMITTEE,
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
QUESTION WAS POSED ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS BY MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE VICE GERALD KOBO. SO
I'M I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
THERE'S A CONCERN ABOUT WHETHER
OR NOT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN
DONE THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS LOCALLY, SO
I'M KIND OF CURIOUS TO KNOW WHY
THIS IS COMING TO THE
LEGISLATURE FOR APPROVAL OF
VERSUS BEING ADDRESSED LOCALLY
THROUGH THE BARGAINING PROCESS.
SO. MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE
HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM. IS THAT
IT HAD BEEN MADE AVAILABLE.
THROUGH LEGISLATION. AH! TWO K
12. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES, BUT
THAT IT THE PROGRAM. DID NOT
INCLUDE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES IN
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND IT DID
COME BY THROUGH LEGISLATION. THE
PROGRAM. THIS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
FOR SUMMER. DURING THE SUMMER.
AND IT IS. WRITE A PROGRAM WHERE
MANY IS MATCH AND IT IS ONGOING
ISSUE FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. YOU KNOW
THE TIME I WAS A TEACHER. 10
YEARS AGO. IT WAS AN ISSUE
BECAUSE, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM
DURING THE SUMMER. MANY OF THE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE NOT
EMPLOYED. AND IT IS ACTUALLY
SEEMS LIKE A PROGRAM THAT THEN
COVERS THAT PART OF THE 23
MONTHS WHERE CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES ARE NOT EMPLOYED. BUT
NO, I DON'T THINK IT IS
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE BARGAIN
LOCALLY. IT IS A STATEWIDE
PROGRAM AND WE MAKE THE PROGRAM
AVAILABLE TO DISTRICTS. SO FLICK
CLARIFICATION. BRAZIL'S ONE
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE
ATTEMPTING TO DO THIS BILL, SO
YOU WANT TO EXTEND THIS PROGRAM
TO OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CLASSIFIED, CORRECT. BASED ON
THE WITNESS'S TESTIMONY, THIS
MONEY HAS ALREADY BEEN FOR THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM HAS ALREADY
BEEN ALLOCATED IN AN ONGOING UM
IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET. BUT IT WILL BE
ONGOING TO FUND THIS PROGRAM AND
THEN IT WILL BE LEFT TO THE
LOCAL DISTRICTS OR DID OR THE
LOCAL EMPLOYEES TO DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM? I
DO THINK THAT THERE IS
DISCRETION CORRECT THAT THERE IS
DISCRETION. AH TWO DISTRICTS
WHETHER THEY PARTICIPATE OR NOT
IN THE PROGRAM. YES SO DISTRICTS
DO HAVE TO OPT INTO THE PROGRAM
. IT'S NOT MANDATORY, AND
EMPLOYEES HAVE TO OPT IN AS
WELL. SO IT'S COMPLETELY
VOLUNTARY FOR DISTRICTS AND
EMPLOYEES. OKAY AND THIS IS NOT
SO THIS IS THE EMPLOYEE PUTTING
MONEY IN THERE USING IF APPROVED
AND OPT IN BY BOTH THE LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR LOCAL SCHOOL
AGENCY AS WELL AS THE EMPLOYEE,
THEN THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE
MONEY THAT THE STATE IS
CURRENTLY ALLOCATED IN THE
BUDGET, UM AND AN ONGOING BASIS
CORRECT. OKAY I'M GOOD, RIGHT?
ANYTHING ELSE? SOME MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. IF NOT, YOU MAY
CAUSE SOME. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. ALRIGHT, DO A
CALL. THE ROLE CODE THIS TIME,
PLEASE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WE
HAVE MOTION BY SENATOR NEWMAN.
FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE, ABC 16 91
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
E Z. I SENATOR JOE BOGUE BOAKYE
, SENATOR DURAZO H
IRD GUYS. SENATOR NEWMAN
NEWMAN. AYE. THAT BILLOWS OUT 50
. OKAY BUILDS OUT 50. AND BEFORE
WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT BILL,
YOU'RE PRESENTING A SIMILAR
MODEL I UNDERSTAND WILL BE
PRESENTING 26 14 IS THAT
CORRECT? IF YOU WOULD JUST BEAR
WITH SOME MOMENT I WANT TO LIFT
THE CALL, WHICH AT THIS POINT
APPLIES TO 2 57 AND THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IN CASE THERE'S ANYONE
WAITING TO SEE. THAT BILL, GET
OUT. THANK YOU. WE'LL START WITH
THE CONSENT ITEM FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX A. B 17 14 SENATOR
KOBO GTA I THAT BILL IS OUT 50.
OKAY, THAT GOES UP 50. WE'LL
MOVE ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
A. B 2 57 CURRENTLY HAS TWO
VOTING I ONE VOTING NO, SENATOR
CORTEZ E Z. I, SENATOR KOA
BOGUE. NO, SENATOR JOE ABOVE
NOW. FOR THAT BILL IS OUT. 3 TO
2. ALRIGHT THE BILL IS OUT 3 TO
2. THAT WAS A B 2 57 THANK YOU,
AND NOW WE'LL COME BACK TO THE
ORDER OF OUR AGENDA. AND THAT
WOULD BRING US WE'RE REALLY
ACTUALLY NOT IN THE ORDER THE
AGENDA WE'RE GOING TO TAKE. WHAT
IS OUR ITEM NUMBER 11 ON THE
AGENDA? A B 26 14 THE BILL BY
SOMETHING OF RODRIQUEZ. AND
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE MEDINA IS
HERE TO PRESENT THAT FOR THE
AUTHOR, WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW
THEM TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME,
AND THEN WE'LL GO BACK TO THE
REGULAR ORDERS IF YOU'RE
FOLLOWING ALONG 11, AND THEN
WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEMS SEVEN,
WHICH IS A GR CURRY BILL. SO GO
AHEAD AND PROCEED WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS BILL
ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ.
MAYBE 26 14 WOULD REQUIRE THE
COMMISSION ON HEALTH AND SAFETY
WORKERS COMPENSATION TO CONDUCT
THE STUDY ON WORKERS'
COMPENSATION INSURANCE. THERE IS
EVIDENCE THAT SOME STAFFING
AGENCIES IN CALIFORNIA HAVE
CREATED A NICHE INDUSTRY BY
SELLING THEIR ABILITY TO LOWER
AND EMPLOYERS WORK COMPENSATION
COSTS. THEY DO THIS BY ASSUMING
EMPLOYEES FROM CLIENTS.
EMPLOYERS HAVE HAD BAD WORK
WORKERS COMP RATINGS. THE
EMPLOYEES THEN HAS A LOWER
WORKERS COMP PAYMENT. THAT DOES
NOT REFLECT WHAT THE EMPLOYEE
ACTUALLY DOES FOR A LIVING. TO
BEGIN TO ADDRESS THIS A B 26 14
BUT REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO
SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE
LEGISLATURE BY JANUARY 1ST 2020.
FOUR BASED ON THIS STUDY HA
OFTEN AND IN WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES
SUCH FRAUDULENT EVENTS OCCUR
WITH ME TODAY, I HOPE IS MR MATT
MORETTI, REPRESENTING THE
SPONSOR THE FORCE. IT APPEARS MR
MORETTI IS HERE MAY PROCEED WITH
THE TESTIMONY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. SENATORS. MATT MORETTI ON
BEHALF OF THE FORCE JUST WANTED
TO ADD. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
WE TOOK A DIFFERENT ATTEMPT IN
THE ASSEMBLY AND ACTUALLY TRIED
TO COME UP WITH LANGUAGE
DIRECTED RIGHT AT IT. WE STARTED
ENGAGING WITH LABOR, THE CHAMBER
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND
WORKERS COMP EARLIER IN THE
YEAR. AND THIS IS THE COMPROMISE
. WE CAME UP WITH HIM HERE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YOU MAY
HAVE. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO
ASK IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL, SO PLEASE
STEP FORWARD, SEEING NONE. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE
MODERATOR, CO HOST WINE AND ASK
IF THERE IS A MODERATE TO POLICE
QUÊ UP ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES ON
THIS BILL 26 14. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND
SUPPORT OF A B 26 14 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A B 26 14
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
YEAH I HAVE NO COMMENTS. OKAY.
THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO BRING
IT BACK TO THE OPPOSITION SIDE.
THERE'S NO LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESS ON THIS BILL. IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION? A
B 26 14 C NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD
MODERATE. COULD YOU CHECK AND
SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION ON
THE COASTLINE TO MAYBE 26 14.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF A B 26
14 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
GERALD BUTTS AGAIN IF YOU WISH
TO COMMENT AN OPPOSITION OF A B
26 14 MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. WE HAVE NO LINES IN. Q
OKAY. THANK YOU FOR CHECKING
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS
ON A B 26 14 AT THIS TIME
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SEEN
NONE. WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO MOVE IT. SENATOR NEWMAN MOVES
THE ITEM AND WE'LL ASK
CONSULTANT. COLORADO, PLEASE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 11 A B 26 14.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS, BUT
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
E. ORTEZ EI SENATOR KOA BOGUE.
PATROL BOAT, NOT VOTING. SENATOR
DURAZO DURAZO I, SENATOR LAIRD.
ALRIGHT, I, SENATOR NEWMAN. AYE.
THAT BILL IS OUT FOR ZERO. OKAY
THE BILL IS UP FOR ZERO, AND I
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT GIVING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE BUT YOU
PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO SNATCH
DEFEAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO A B 17 17
. THIS IS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S A
CURRY. AND SHE IS HERE. PLEASE
COME. MAY PRESENT WHEN READY.
THANK YOU. THIS WILL CHANGE IT
FROM GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS BEFORE I BEGIN. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR YOUR WORK ON
THE ANALYSIS OF THIS BILL. A B
17 17 EXPANDS THE DEFINITION OF
PUBLIC WORKS TO INCLUDE FUEL
REDUCTION ACTIVITIES PERFORMED
AS PART OF THE WILD FIRE
MITIGATION PROJECT. THIS WILL
BETTER PROTECT COMMUNITIES FROM
WELL FIRES BY ENSURING THAT
WORKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE
PROJECTS ARE WELL TRAINED, USING
THE SAFEST PRACTICES AND ARE
PAID TO PREVAILING WAGE. WE HAVE
ALL SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
DEVASTATING IMPACT OF WELL FIRES
IN CALIFORNIA. IN 2021 ALONE,
THE STATES ARE CLOSE TO 9000
ACTIVE, WELL, FIRES THAT BURNED
MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION ACRES OF
LAND. AND SADLY COSTS THREE
CALIFORNIANS THEIR LIVES. GIVEN
THIS NEW REALITY, THE STATUS
PLACED A STRONG EMPHASIS ON
WILDFIRE MITIGATION EFFORTS.
THIS WORK TYPICALLY INCLUDES
RESIDENTIAL CHIPPING, REAL ROAD
FUEL BREAKS, FIREBREAKS AND
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT. WILDFIRE
MITIGATION ACTIVITIES ARE
CRUCIAL TO PROTECTING OUR
COMMUNITIES FROM THE SPREAD OF
DANGEROUS FIRES. WE ALREADY RELY
RELY ON THE ONE WILDFIRE
MITIGATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS RANGING FROM PROTECTING
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO
DEFENDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 17 17
MAKES CLEAR THAT LOCAL WORKERS
PERFORMING HAZARDOUS LABOR
INTENSIVE WORK DESERVE TO BE
PROPERLY PREPARED FOR THEIR JOBS
AND PAID A LIVABLE WAGE FOR
THEIR DUTIES. WE HAVE STRONG
SUPPORT FROM SEVERAL LABOR AND
TRADE ORGANIZATIONS THAT KNOW
THE VALUE AND IMPORTANCE OF
PREVAILING WAGE TO SUPPORT BOTH
THE WORKERS DOING THE WORK AND
THE COMMUNITIES THEY PROTECT. A
B 17 17 WILL SHOW CALIFORNIA'S
COMMITMENT TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE
CHANGE WHILE ENSURING OUR
WORKERS ARE WELL TRAINED AND
FAIRLY IN A FAIRLY PAID WAGE. I
WILL ASK FOR YOUR VOTE TODAY
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IS MET
CREMINS FROM THE NEVADA
CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OPERATING
ENGINEERS, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE
GERMANY. SMITH ON THE LINE
SHORTLY AFTER. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN CREMINS HERE ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA ABOUT ECONOMY AND
PUT MY GLASSES ON. THANK YOU.
MATT CREMINS WILL BE AFTER THE
CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONFERENCE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS WERE ONE OF
THE PROUD SPONSORS OF THIS BILL.
THIS BILL IS INTENDED TO ENSURE
THE FAIR PAYMENT OF WORKERS
PERFORMING THE INCREASINGLY
IMPORTANT WORK OF WILDFIRE
MITIGATION AS THIS COMMITTEE
KNOWS ALL TOO WELL. WILDFIRES
HAVE UNFORTUNATELY BECOME AN
ANNUAL OCCURRENCE IN THE STATE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JUST STATED
THEY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIVES
, A LOSS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES
IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PUBLIC
INFRASTRUCTURE. THE STATE HAS
MADE A CONCERTED EFFORT TO
ENSURE THA MITIGATION IS USED
AS A MEANS TO REDUCE THE
INTENSITY OF WILDFIRE SEASON.
LAST YEAR ALONE, THE STATE
APPROPRIATE AT $1.5 BILLION FOR
WILDFIRE MITIGATION AND
ADDITIONALLY INSURED MULTIYEAR
FUNDING BY PROVIDING $200
MILLION ANNUALLY GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION FUNDS UNTIL 2028
BECAUSE IN LIGHT OF THIS A B 17
17 IS INTENDED TO LEVEL THE
PLAYING FIELD WHEN THIS WORK IS
CONTRACTED OUT AND ENSURE THAT
CONTRACTORS ARE NOT BEING
AWARDED THIS WORK SIMPLY BY WAY
OF PAYING SUBSTANDARD WAGES.
ADDITIONALLY MAKING THIS CHANGE
WILL PROVIDE FOR APPRENTICESHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING
LOOKING TO START A CAREER IN
THIS INDUSTRY. AND WILL,
ADDITIONALLY ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
A WORKFORCE THAT IS TRAINED AND
READY TO GO FOR YEARS TO COME
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST ARRIVAL. THANK YOU.
OKAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY, AND WE'LL TURN NOW TO
JEREMY SMITH AND JEREMY SMITH IS
NO LONGER IN THE ROOM. HE HAD TO
TAKE OFF. I DO BELIEVE HE'S ON
THE PHONE LINE, OKAY? ALRIGHT
THAT WORKS, JEREMY. IF YOU'RE ON
THE PHONE LINE, YOU CAN PROCEED.
IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO ALL RIGHT.
WELL, UM. CAN'T SAY WE DIDN'T
OFFER THEM AN OPPORTUNITY, AND
WE WILL NOW COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE ROOM AND ASK IF
THERE'S ANYONE ELSE HERE IN THE
ROOM. WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THE
SUPPORT POSITION. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR TODD BLUMSTEIN FOR THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTRACTORS
ASSOCIATION, 100% UNION
ORGANIZATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. OKAY THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE
ON THE SUPPORT SIDE? IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM SCENE WILL GO TO
THE COASTLINE AND AS THE
MODERATOR TO CHECK FOR SUPPORT
COLORS ON THE TOLL CONFERENCE
LINE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COME AND SUPPORT AS A B
17 17 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN IF
YOU WISH TO COME INTO SUPPORT OF
CASEY SHEVIN SCHEMES, 17 YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN GERALD FINE.
509 MINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU,
MODERATOR. MR CHAIR COMMITTEE.
JEREMY SMITH IS HERE JUST ON THE
NORMAL CONFERENCE LINE. THANK
YOU FOR GIVING ME A CHANCE TO
SPEAK. WE ARE HERE IN SUPPORT ON
BEHALF VARIETY ON THIS WORK.
TIME HERE IN SUPPORT ON BEHALF
OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL.
THERE'S NO BETTER WORKFORCE THAT
ON THE PROGRAM IN EXISTENCE,
PAIN GOOD, DECENT MIDDLE CLASS
WAGES. WE COULDN'T FILM. THANK
YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE WORLD
COUNT THAT AS THE SECOND SUPPORT
WITNESS HOW MODERATOR IF YOU CAN
JUST GO THROUGH AS WE NORMALLY
DO WITH THE REST OF THE WAY. I
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. LINE 409. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR CHAIR.
THIS IS MARK EXTRA MAKER FOR THE
WATERSHED RESEARCH AND TRAINING
CENTER DIRECTION THAT SUPPORT
COMMENDED POSITION LOTS OF LIKE
IN THIS BILL THAT WE THINK
THERE'S MORE THAT CAN BE DONE TO
HELP ON THE GROUND
IMPLEMENTATION. WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR AND THE SPONSORS TO MAKE
THAT HAPPEN WITH SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 500. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS, WHICH
TIGER WITH CALIFORNIA FEDERATION
FORCE. AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER
LINES IN CUBA. ALRIGHT THANK
YOU, MODERATOR, AND WE'RE GONNA
COME TO LEAD OPPOSITION. NOW I
HAVE LISTED STACY HEATING. IF
STACY IS HERE, YOU MAY COME
FORWARD AT THIS TIME. AND STACY
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BOB RIEBE.
WELCOME GOOD EVENING CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE STACY
HEATING WITH THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA
REPRESENTING 39 RURAL COUNTY
STATEWIDE. R C R C MEMBER
COUNTIES CONTAIN THE MAJORITY OF
THE STATES FORESTED LANDS AND
HAVE BEEN GROUND ZERO. FOR MOST
OF THE DEVASTATING WILDFIRES THE
STATE HAS EXPERIENCED IN THE
LAST DECADE. MANY OF OUR
COUNTIES ARE ALSO SOCIO,
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AND
STRUGGLE FOR RESOURCES AND STAFF
TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF
WILDFIRE, MANY OF WHICH
ORIGINATE ON STATE AND FEDERALLY
CONTROLLED LANDS. GIVEN THE
DIFFERENCE IN COST OF LIVING
BETWEEN MANY OF OUR COUNTIES IN
URBAN AND SUBURBAN AREAS,
PROJECTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY
SUBJECT TO PREVAILING WAGE ARE
OFTEN PUT ON THE BACKBURNER. WE
CAN'T JUST RAISE TAXES DUE TO
PROP 2 18. SO THINGS ARE
BACKLOGGED DUE TO SIMPLE LACK OF
RESOURCES. WHILE THEY CAN AFFORD
TO DELAY FIXING POTHOLES ARE
UPGRADING COUNTY BUILDINGS
COUNTIES SUCH AS LAKE SIERRA,
TRINITY AND OTHERS. CAN ILL
AFFORD TO DELAY FUELS TREATMENT
PROJECTS BECAUSE THEY'RE DOLLARS
HAVE SHRUNK TO COMPLETE FIRE
PREVENTION PROJECTS THAT ARE
VITAL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
COUNTIES LIKE LAKE ARE ALSO
GRAPPLING WITH ESCALATING TREE
MORTALITY NOW FROM THE ONGOING
DROUGHT, CAL FIRES CURRENTLY
EVALUATING THE SEVERITY OF BARK
BEETLE KILL IN AND AROUND
COMMUNITIES IN LAKE COUNTY AND
AROUND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE INITIAL OUTLOOK IS SIMILAR
TO WHAT AREAS LIKE BASS LAKES ON
2015 THAT INITIATED THE
GOVERNOR'S TREE MORTALITY TASK
FORCE. RC RC HAS LONG ADVOCATED
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A ROBUST
, WELL PAID FOREST RESILIENCE
WORKFORCE, AND THAT HASN'T
CHANGED, AND THAT'S PARTICULARLY
PARTICULARLY SINCE LOCAL
CONTRACTORS ARE OFTEN
INSUFFICIENT. FOR PROJECTS AND
WORKERS MUST BE BROUGHT IN FROM
OTHER AREAS. HOWEVER WE BELIEVE
MANDATING PREVAILING WAGE FOR
FUELS TREATMENT PROJECTS IS
PREMATURE UNTIL THE POTENTIAL
DELAYS ON THE PACE AND SCALE OF
THESE VITAL PROJECTS CAN BE
REVIEWED. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
URGENT NEED FOR THESE PROJECTS
TO SAFEGUARD BOTH RESIDENTS AND
THE STATE'S FOREST RESOURCES
WITH THAT RIVER. WE RESPECTFULLY
EXPRESS OUR OPPOSITION AND ASKED
FOR YOU KNOW THAT TODAY. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY, AND BOB RIEBE
BOB IN PERSON OR ON THE
CONFERENCE LINE, I GUESS SAYS IN
PERSON HERE BUT WE'LL GO TO MR
REAP. ARE YOU ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE? YES MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS. THIS IS
BOB RIEBE ON BEHALF OF
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TO CLIENTS
WITH POSITIONS ON THE BILL
ELDORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT
CONCURS WITH THE STATEMENT BY MS
HEATON. I'D LIKE TO FOCUS MY
TESTIMONY ON BEHALF OF SOLANO
COUNTY WATER AGENCY, WHICH IS
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED, THE
AGENCIES PREPARE TO HABITAT
CONSERVATION PLAN PURSUANT TO
RENEWING THE WATER SUPPLY
CONTRACT FROM THE FEDERAL SOLANO
PROJECT. WHICH IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT WATER RESOURCES SOLANO
COUNTY. THAT PROJECT IS OWNED BY
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT WAS
REQUIRED, RESULTING IN THE NEED
FOR A HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN.
TO DEAL WITH POTENTIAL IMPACTS
TO ENDANGERED SPECIES CAUSED BY
THE WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT
RENEWAL. WHEN THE AGENCY GETS
APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR THE HCP, IT WILL
DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS TO REDUCE OR CONTROL
PROBLEMATIC, INVASIVE, EXOTIC
AND PLANT ANIMAL SPECIES THAT
DEGRADE NATURAL COMMUNITIES AND
COMPETE WITH COVERED SPECIES. SO
THEY'RE GOING TO USE A VARIETY
OF MANAGEMENT MEASURES,
INCLUDING THE USE OF HERBICIDES
. LAST THOUGHT, GRAZING FIRE AND
OTHER VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES. THE AMENDMENT THE
AGENCY SEEKS IS TO CLARIFY THE
DEFINITION OF FIRE REDUCTION
PROJECT TO ENSURE THAT HABITAT
CONSERVATION PROJECTS THE
PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO
DEAL WITH THESE HABITAT
CONSERVATION PLANS AND
ENDANGERED SPECIES. ARE NOT
INCLUDED. THEY'RE NOT CONSIDERED
TO BE FIRE. MITIGATION OR
REDUCTION PROJECTS, FOR EXAMPLE
, THE AGENCY HAS BEEN INVOLVED
IN REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES
CALLED A RONDO ON PEWTER CREEK.
SOME MAKE IT'S TRUE THAT PROJECT
TYPE OF A PROJECT TO BE A FIRE
REDUCTION PROJECT. BUT IN FACT
IT'S TO DEAL WITH THIS HABITAT
RESTORATION PROJECT. FINALLY, MR
CHAIRMAN WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE LANGUAGE IN THE BILL THAT
WORK DONE UNDER CONTRACT AND
PAID FOR IN WHOLE OR IN PART OUT
OF PUBLIC FUNDS COULD CONFLICT
WITH PROVISIONS OF THE FISH AND
GAME CODE. AND A PRIOR
DETERMINATION, THE DEPARTMENT
DUST RELATIONS. THAT HELD IN
ORDER FOR WORK PERFORMED UNDER
CONTRACT BE ACCEPTED FROM A
PUBLIC WORK DESIGNATION CONTRACT
BETWEEN PUBLIC AGENCIES OR
INDIAN TRIBES ARE NONPROFITS.
WE'D LIKE TO GET THAT CLARIFIED
IN THIS MEASURE AS WELL. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIRMAN. OKAY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. WE'RE GOING
TO COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
ROOM AND WELCOME ANYONE UP WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. GOOD EVENING. I'M ERIK
KARLSSON. WITH ASSOCIATED.
CALIFORNIA LOGGERS, UH, OPPOSE.
WE ARE LOOKING TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE AND TO DEAL WITH
SOME VERY COMPLEX ISSUES HERE.
IN TERMS OF THOSE OF US WHO DO
THE WORK AND THE ABILITY TO
HANDLE PROJECTS WHERE THERE IS
PUBLIC FUNDING VERSUS FUNDS,
WHETHER IT'S NOT IN THE CONFLICT
BETWEEN THAT FOR WORKERS IT
AFFECT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE? WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION. AND AGAIN THE
MODERATOR TO ANYONE WHO HAPPENS
TO BE ON THE LINE. JUST A
REMINDER. THIS SECTION IS FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO IDENTIFY
THEMSELVES. IN AN AFFILIATION
AND EXPRESS OPPOSITION MODERATE
QUÊ UP ANY SUCH PERSONS AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
OF A B 17 17 YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME AGAIN
, YOU MADE THAT'S ONE AND THEN
ZERO IN OPPOSITION OF A B 17 17.
95 16. THE LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. CHRIS ROSE ON BEHALF
OF OUR FORESTS IN RESPECTABLE
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THERE
ENOUGH FURTHER LINES IN QUÊ.
OKAY THANK YOU WILL COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. SENATOR ALERT,
YOU KNOW, SAVE SOME QUESTIONS
FIRST, WOULD YOU, UM SOME WAY
MEMBER RESPOND TO THAT LAST
COMMENT THAT WAS MADE FROM THE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LOGGERS
ABOUT THE MIXED SO WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM. WE
HAVE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
THE OPPOSING THE BILL, AND WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION TO MOVE FORWARD AND
ON THE ISSUE ITSELF, BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, REPRESENT
AN AREA WHERE 925 HOMES WERE
LOST. AND THAT JUST BARELY
WORKED SOME OF THE PLACES THAT
ARE RIPE FOR FIRE. AND SO I HAD
TO JUST THE QUESTIONS ABOUT. WHO
WE APPROVED THIS BILL, WILL IT
IN ANY WAY DELAY AND IF THE WORK
ARE THERE, ENOUGH TRAINED
PEOPLE. TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. WE
DEFINITELY NEED MORE PEOPLE THAT
ARE TRAINED. THERE'S NO DOUBT
ABOUT IT. AND IF YOU GO UP AND
DOWN HIGHWAY 50 AND YOU SEE ALL
THE LOGGING THAT'S GOING ON IN
THE CLEAN UP RIGHT NOW. IT IS
REALLY TREACHEROUS WORK. IT'S
VERY DIFFICULT WORK, UM AND
PEOPLE SHOULD BE TRAINED TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT. UM, AND QUITE
FRANKLY, THEY NEED TO BE PAID
FOR THE CORRECT PRICE FOR DOING
THE WAGED FOR DOING THAT. SO
IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME TO
ACTUALLY GET THEM UP AND
ONGOING, JUST LIKE ANYTHING
ELSE. YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH
SOME TRAINING. BUT THE FACT THAT
MATTER IS THAT I DRIVE BY THESE
AREAS AND WORRIES ME TO DEATH
THAT WE DON'T HAVE TRAINED
PEOPLE AND THEY WERE GETTING
EMPLOYEES FROM OUT OF STATE THAT
ARE DOING THIS WORK THAT MAY NOT
BE TRAINED. AND I THINK THAT WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU'RE
WORKING ON ANY OF THESE PROJECTS
YOU'VE GOT TO BE DON'T DISAGREE.
YOU SEE, BECAUSE MY QUESTION IS
THERE GOING TO BE A GAP IN DOING
THE WORK WHILE PEOPLE GET UP TO
SPEED? AND WE'RE IN ONE OF THE
WORST FIRE SEASONS THAT WE'VE
EXPERIENCED? THAT'S WHAT I'M
TRYING TO GET. AND I THINK I
THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT
THERE. I THINK THERE'S GOING TO
BE SOME TIME THAT WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH OF A WORKFORCE TO DO
THIS. BUT WE CAN'T WAIT BACK AND
JUST ASSUME IT'S NOT GONNA EVER
HAPPENED, SO WE HAVE TO MOVE.
DON'T DISAGREE IN PEOPLE NEEDING
TO BE TRAINED AND NEED TO BE
SAFE AND NEED TO BE ADEQUATELY
PAID. BUT I DO HAVE A PROBLEM IF
IT HALTS IN PLACE FOR A YEAR TO
SOME OF THIS WORK WHEN PEOPLE'S
LIVELIHOOD AT RISK IN THE
INTENTION IS NOT TO DELAY
CONTINUED WORK GOING ON,
APPRECIATE INTENTION. I THINK IF
THIS BILL MOVES AND I THINK WE
WANT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO
WORK ON IT. YOU HAVE TO ADDRESS
THAT ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN'T GO
HOME AND SAY IN THE INTEREST OF
JUSTICE, WE'RE NOT DOING THIS
WORK FOR A YEAR OR TWO. I WANT
TO VOTE FOR JUSTICE IN WAGES AND
FAIR TRAINING, BUT I ALSO HAVE
TO STARE 925. PEOPLE IN THE FACE
STEP LOST THEIR HOMES, AND THIS
WORK IS GOING ON THROUGHOUT THE
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS, AND I'D
LIKE TO JUST KNOW THAT THERE IS
A WHITE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MEET BOTH GOALS. I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENT, AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK ON AND AS WE
MOVE IT FORWARD, ABSOLUTE
COMMITMENT. I WILL SUPPORT THE
BILL. BUT I REALLY WANT TO SEE
THAT. THAT WE MOVE TOWARDS THE
GOALS, BUT WE DON'T PUT PEOPLE
IN JEOPARDY WHILE WE TRANSITION
TO UNDERSTAND. OKAY, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. ANYBODY ELSE
WISH TO SPEAK FROM THE COMMITTEE
STANDPOINT? SENATOR ROSA MOVES
THE BILL AND ASSUMING WE
APPRECIATE YOUR ASSURANCES AND
REASSURANCES THAT YOU CONTINUE
WORKING WITH FOR THE COMMENTS.
WE HEARD FROM THE OPPOSITION AND
YOU'RE WELCOME TO CLOSE AT THIS
TIME, IF YOU LIKE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
AND I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
THE BILL. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
BILL. WE'VE SEEN IT. THERE'S SO
MANY HOMES AND PROPERTIES GET
LOST DURING THE FIRES, AND
THERE'S SO MUCH REMNANTS BEHIND
. SO WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE ARE TRAINED AND IT
MAKES ME NERVOUS WHEN I DRIVE
DOWN HIGHWAY 50 AND SEEING THEM
CUTTING TREES AND CLEANING OUT
AREAS. THAT ARE DANGEROUS DOWN
SLOPES. WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE
THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAINED AND
THEY'RE GETTING PAID A GOOD
WAGE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND
WITH THAT WE HAVE MOTION BY
SENATOR ROSAL IN LAST FOR THE
ROLL CALL. FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN A B 17 17. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ E. ORTEZ EI
SENATOR KOA BOGUE. A SHOW ABOUT
NOW, SENATOR DURAZO. DURAZO
EYES, SENATOR LAIRD. I SENATOR
NEWMAN NEWMAN I THAT BILL IS OUT
FOR 21. ALRIGHT THE BILLS OUT
FOR THE ONE VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO CALL
ASSUME MEMBER AWARD. NO, HE'S
HERE. HE'S BEEN HERE. SORRY NEAR
THE FRONT ROW. YOU'RE WELCOME TO
COME UP AND PRESENT A B 17 75
AND PROCEED WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE THE FULL OR
ABBREVIATED VERSION? WE LIKE THE
EXIT QUESTIONS. HE WANTS TO
BUILD A PATH. THANK YOU.
SENATORS A B 17 75 REQUIRES
ENTERTAINMENT VENDORS THAT
CONTRACT FOR EVENTS AT STATE
OWNED OR OPERATED FACILITIES TO
CERTIFY THAT ALL EMPLOYEES
COMPLETED FEDERAL OSHA WORKPLACE
SAFETY COURSES WITH LEADS
REQUIRED TO, UM COMPLETE MORE
ADVANCED COURSES. THE BILL
ENSURES THAT WORKERS HAVE THE
NECESSARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING
TO COMPLETE THEIR JOBS SAFELY.
I'D LIKE TO PRESENT MY WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL JOANNE
DESMOND, REPRESENTING LOCAL 16
FROM SAN FRANCISCO AND SARAH
FLOCK REPRESENTING IASI,
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ALL RIGHT
, WE'LL SEE IF THEY'RE EQUALLY
AS EFFICIENT AND WILL CALL
JOANNE DESMOND AT THIS TIME AND
JOAN'S ON THE CO HOST, FIND IF
YOU WANT TO PROCEED, YOU MAY
GOOD VENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, WE CAN LOUD AND CLEAR.
OKAY? GREAT WELL, THANK YOU. AND
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JOANNE
DESMOND, AND THEY WORK FOR THE
LOCAL 16, REPRESENTING STATE
CHANCE AND THEY AREA AND HERE
TESTIFYING FOR THE CALIFORNIA
OUTSIDE COUNSEL. AND I THINK
ASSEMBLYMAN WAR FOR AUTHORING
THIS BILL. IMAGINE IF YOU WILL
30 OR 40 SEMI TRUCKS ARRIVING AT
THE VENUE AT SIX A.M. TO MEET
THE TRUCKS OR HUNDREDS OF STATE
HANDS. THERE'S A LOT OF HEAVY
EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING CRANES,
FORKLIFTS AND SCISSOR SLIPPED.
AND THIS LITTLE AS 12 HOURS, A
TEMPORARY STAGED 80 FT HIGH 120
FT WIDE 40 FT DEEP HAS BEEN
ERECTED. THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF
EQUIPMENT AND SCENERY ARE
SUSPENDED OVER THE HEADS OF CREW
AND TALENT. THOUSANDS OF AMPS OF
ELECTRICITY ARE DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE SITE. EVERYONE IS
WORKING 12 TO 14 HOURS ON THE
END. 8 TO 10 HOURS ON THE OUT.
BY SIX A.M. THE NEXT DAY, THE
TRUCKS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THE
NEXT VENUE. THIS IS ALL DONE
WITH AMAZING EFFICIENCY AND
GENERALLY SAFETY. THANK YOU.
HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN THIS
TAPS STRUCTURES HAVE FAILED
RIGGERS HAVE FALLEN REFORMERS
AND CREW HAVE SUFFERED
ELECTRICAL SHOCK. MANY LIVE
EVENTS ARE STAFFED FROM LABOR
BROKERS WITH A LITTLE OR NO
EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY. THEY
DO NOT TRAIN THE CREW. IN RECENT
YEARS, WORKERS ATVARIOUS VENUES
HAVE DIED OR SETTING UP OR
STRIKING STAGES. A B 17 75 IS
GEARED TO ADDRESS THE
QUALIFICATIONS. CREW WHO DO THIS
WORK TO ELIMINATE ACCIDENTS AND
FATALITIES, IT REQUIRED
PROMOTERS PUTTING ON LIVE EVENTS
AT PUBLIC SPACES, USE WORKERS,
PROPER TRAINING AND
CERTIFICATION. THROUGH OSHA AND
THE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNICIAN
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. MY UNION
REPRESENTS THOUSANDS OF WORKERS
WHO MEET THE TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS BILL. WE
STRONGLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY. AND THEN SARAH
FARC WAS ACTUALLY HERE EARLIER.
THERE SHE IS. YES. SARAH FLOCKS
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA YACHT
SEE COUNCIL. WE ARE ONE OF THE
PROUD SPONSORS OF THE BILL.
THAT'S ANOTHER IN MY COMMENTS
THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANYONE
ELSE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT
POSITION? HAVE SEEN NONE.
MODERATOR DO YOU HAVE ANYONE
QUEUED UP? WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS
THE SUPPORT POSITION ON THIS
BILL? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO MENTION SUPPORT YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME, ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A B 17 75
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
FLYING 500. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS, WHICH STEIGER
WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
EXPORT. LINE 3 96. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. KATHY
GAARDE ENERGY ON BEHALF OF THE
ENTERTAINMENT UNION COALITION
AND STRONG SUPPORT. 0.408 YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YES ROBERT PECK NOTED BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE BY LOCAL 33
STRONG SUPPORT. APPLYING FOR 75
. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. FLORES, DIRECTOR OF THE
LOCAL 1, 22 AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. 95 13. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS
THE BONY, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE COSTUME DESIGNER
SKILLS, THE LOCAL 892 AND STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE IVE PEN. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI RONNY VALENTINE. I SEE LOCAL
NUMBER. 33 LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.
WE ARE IN FULL SUPPORT. MY
ENFORCED 69. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HEY, THIS IS
ADAM WEST BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE OF LOCAL 705 BY
80 SC. THE MOTION PICTURE OF
CUSTOMERS ON BEHALF OF OUR 2600
MEMBERS WERE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. 94 10. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. TOM
DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA EITC COUNCIL. STRONG
SUPPORT. 95 17. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS CARLOS KOTA COHEN FROM THE
SEA, SENDING CALIFORNIA CALLING
AND STRONG SUPPORT. WE HAVE NO
FURTHER LINES IN. Q ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU. THERE IS NO LEAD.
OPPOSITION WITNESS. CERTAINLY
ONE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM
WISHING TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
SEEN NO ONE COMES FORWARD.
MODERATOR COULD YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES AT
THIS TIME? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COMMENT IN OPPOSITION OF
A B 17 75 YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT ON
OPPOSITION OF A B 17 75, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE HAVE
NO LINES IN OPPOSITION. OKAY.
THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMISSIONER. CHAIRED
MOVED TO BILL. SENATOR LEARN
MOVES THE BILL C NO ONE ELSE
OTHER THAN SENATOR NEWMAN
WISHING TO BE RECOGNIZED. DO I
ALWAYS FEEL THE NEED TO POINT
OUT THAT I MAY BE THE ONLY
MEMBER OF THE CALVARY
LEGISLATION WAS A FORMER MEMBER
OF IATSE LOCAL 44 IN NORTH
HOLLYWOOD. GLAD TO SUPPORT THE
BILL. I WANTED TO BE TO THE
ACCOUNT. I'LL COUNT THAT. I'M
NOT SURE THEY WILL DO OKAY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. YOU'RE WELCOME
TO CLOSE AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. MY BROTHER IS A
PROUD MEMBER OF IATSE LOCAL 1 22
. THIS BILL CERTAINLY WILL HELP
TO SAVE LIVES BY RAISING THE
STANDARDS FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY
AND I APPRECIABLY I WERE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. OKAY SO WE HAVE A MOTION
BY SENATOR NEWMAN AND WEST
CONSULTING THE POLICE CALL THE
ROAD THIS TIME. HE WAS LATER
CLEARED. I'M SORRY. JUST
ENTERTAINING GUYS, MIX ME UP
BEHIND YOUR TOES UP HERE. OKAY,
WHICH I'M NOT ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A B
17 75. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS,
BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY SENATOR
CORTEZ E. ORTEZ EI SENATOR KOA
BOGUE. NOT VOTING, SENATOR
DURAZO, DEBRA'S OI, SENATOR
LAIRD LAYERED I, SENATOR NEWMAN
I THAT BILL IS OUT FOR ZERO.
ALRIGHT THE BILLS OUT 40. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE'RE GOING
TO MOVE ON NOW TO MAYBE 2003
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FONG. PLEASE
COME ON UP PATIENTLY WAITING. HE
HAS BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING TO
SENATOR LAIRD. AND YOU MAY
PROCEED WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS SOME WE BUILT
2003 DIRECTS OF CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO
DEVELOP MODEL CAREER PATHWAYS
FOR CENTRAL WORKERS THROUGHOUT
THE PANDEMIC. ESSENTIAL WORKERS
HAVE BEEN OVERWORKED, UNDERPAID
AND CONSTANTLY EXPOSED TO COVID
19. THEY DESERVE RECOGNITION FOR
ALL THEIR EFFORTS, AND PART OF
THAT RECOGNITION SHOULD INCLUDE
HELPING THEM ADVANCE THEIR SKILL
SETS. THE HIGH ROAD OCCUPATIONS
WITHIN THEIR INDUSTRIES. MAYBE
2003 WITH DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO
DEVELOP MODEL CAREER PATHWAYS
FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. BILL
REQUIRES THE BOARD TO THE DRAFT
HIS MODEL CAREER PATHWAYS. IN
COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT RELATED PARTNERS WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
IS JUST COME AROUND WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION.
OKAY JESSICA MORAN. I BELIEVE
YOU'RE ON THE COASTLINE AND YOU
MAY PROCEED IF YOU ARE CITY. WE
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS JUST RAN
CALIFORNIA FUSION. I'D LIKE TO
BEGIN BY THINKING OF SEPTEMBER
SONG FOR ASKING US TO TESTIFY AN
82,003. DENTISTRY LIKE MANY
OTHER PROFESSIONS, WAS HIT HARD
BY THE ONSET OF THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC. UNPRECEDENTED PUBLIC
HEALTH EMERGENCY LED TO
APPROXIMATELY 97% OF DENTAL
OFFICES, CLOSING COMPLETELY
DURING THE INDUSTRIAL MONTHS OF
THE 2020 SHOTS IN PLACE ORDERS.
EVEN THOUGH DENTAL OFFICES ARE
OPERATING NEAR PANDEMIC LEVELS,
WORKED FOR SHORTAGES AMONG STAFF
BECAUSE THIS ISN'T HYGIENISTS
HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE
PANDEMIC. MAYBE 2000 AND THREE
WILL ALIGN AFFAIR, PASSAGE
RESOURCES AND FAST TRACKED THE
ADOPTION OF LOCALLY APPROPRIATE
CAREER PATHWAYS. WHICH ARE
UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO CREATE ON
RAMPS TO WORKERS WHO HIGH ROAD
DROPS. INFORMATION CAN BE USED
BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
AND LOCAL WORKS FOR DEVELOPMENT
BARS IN DEVELOPING MODELS WERE
PATHWAYS FOR CENTRAL SUPPORTING
ROLES. SUCH AS THE EXISTENCE AND
I HIDE THAT IS AT CALIFORNIA'S
WORKFORCE CONTINUES TO REBOUND
FROM THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. IT
IS INSIDE THAT WE INVEST IN
SOLUTIONS THAT IT'S ESSENTIAL
WORKERS IN THE CAREER PURSUIT,
ACTUALLY, AFTER I VOTE TODAY.
PHIL. OKAY THANK YOU. THERE
ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS SUPPORT? MAYBE
2000 AND THREE SEEN OWEN? COME
FORWARD. MODERATOR WOULD YOU
PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES ON THE CO
HOST LINE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR, AND LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF 2000 AND
THREE YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME ONCE AGAIN IF
YOU WISH TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT
OF 82,003 YOU MAY PRESS ONE, AND
THEN THERE. WE HAVE NO COMMENTS
IN Q AT THIS TIME, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE NO READ
OPPOSITION WITNESS. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM, WHICH
IS TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION? SEEN
NONE. MODERATOR COULD YOU PLEASE
CHECK AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE
ON THE CO HOST LINE WHO WISHES
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. AND
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO COME AS AN OPPOSITION OF
2000 AND THREE, YOU MAY PRESS
ONE AND THEN DO THIS TIME. ONCE
AGAIN IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION OF 2003, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE HAVE
NO COMMENT. THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU, AND WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AT THIS
TIME. EVEN WITH BILL CHIEF MOVE
THE BUILDING SENATOR WEIRD AS
OFFERED TO MOVE THE BILL, BUT WE
DO HAVE A COMMENT BY THE VICE
CHAIR FOR QUESTION. THANK YOU,
MR. HERE. JUST KIND OF QUESTION
IS TO, UM, YOU'RE DESCRIBING
HERE FOR MODEL CAREER PATHWAYS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ON WHAT
THOSE MODELS WOULD BE? THANK YOU
SO MUCH ADVICE CHAIR TERRIBLE.
WE WOULD WORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARD ON THE 13TH OCCUPATIONS
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A
CENTRAL WORKER CATEGORIES AND
WORK WITH THEM ON THE FOUR
CAREER PATHWAYS. OKAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. IF THERE'S
NOTHING ELSE FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, WE DO HAVE A MOTION
BY SENATOR LARD ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
PH. YOU MAY CLOSE AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR
MEMBERS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU AND TO THE
CONSULTANT, WE JUST ASK YOU TO
CALL THE ROLL CALL ON THE ROAD,
PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE A.
B 2000 AND THREE. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
. SENATOR CORTEZ E G. I, SENATOR
CHAIR A BUG. A TERRIBLE GUY.
SENATOR DURAZO DURAZO I, SENATOR
LAIRD LAIRD. I SENATOR NEWMAN
NEWMAN. I'D THAT BILL IS OUT
5050 YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
WHAT WILL BE OUR FINAL. BILL
HEARING TONIGHT WITH THE DRUM
ROLL IS A B 24 64 SAMMY MEMBER
CRISTINA GARCIA. IT WAS NOT
HERE. IS SHE ON THE COASTLINE?
JUST KIDDING. IT'S NOT
CONCERNED, OKAY? SHE IS ON THE
WAY WE'RE HEARING FOR THOSE
LISTENING IN THERE'S RUMORS IN
THE COMMITTEE ROOM THAT SHE IS
IN ROUTE. SO WE WILL PAUSE.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO RECESS BUT WE
WILL STAND BY FOR A FEW MINUTES
HERE, HOPEFULLY LESS THAN THAT.
YEAH. YEAH.
WE'RE GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO
RECESS FOR TWO MINUTES. AND IF
THE AUTHOR IS NOT HERE IN TWO
MINUTES, WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE
THANK YOU.
SENATOR I JUST ANNOUNCED ONE
MINUTE AGO THAT IN TWO MINUTES
WE ADJOURN IF THE AUTHOR WASN'T
HERE, BUT IF YOU WISH TO PRESENT
ON HER BEHALF TONIGHT, THAT
OPPORTUNITY, OKAY? JUST AS I WAS
GOING TO THANK YOU. 44 SECONDS
LEFT THE SPEAR. ALRIGHT POLICE
PROCEED. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S A B 24
64 WOULD REQUIRE CAL STATE
UNIVERSITY TO GRANT AN EMPLOYEE
A LEAVE OF ABSENCE. WOULD PAY
FOR A SEMESTER. SORRY. I WAS
FUNNY. HAVE AN ACADEMIC YEAR
FOLLOWING THE BIRTH OF A CHILD
OF THE EMPLOYEE OR THE POLICEMEN
OF ITS SHELL WITH AN EMPLOYEE IN
CONNECTION WITH THE ADOPTION.
FOR FASTER, CURRENT CHAMP. OH,
THANK YOU. CHILD EMPLOYEE. IT IS
AND CATCHING MY BREATH. I WILL
BE BRIEF AND I'LL LET MY WITNESS
FILL IT IN FOR ME, BUT I WAS AN
EDUCATOR AND PLANNING TO HAVE A
BABY AROUND SUMMER LEAVE OR
WINTER BREAK MAKES NO SENSE. AND
A BABY COMES WHEN IT NEEDS TO
COME. AND YOU WELCOME THAT GIFT
ANY TIME OF THE YEAR OUT THERE,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
IT'S AN EDUCATOR. YOU HAVE THAT
PRIVILEGE OUT THERE,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IBOOK.
THANK YOU AND WE HAVE RALLIED
SUPPORT WITNESS OF IN LUNA ON
THE CO HOST LINE. YOU MAY
PROCEED IF YOU'RE THERE. GOOD
EVENING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS AND LUNA, ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR AT SACRAMENTO STATE
HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING IN THE
TRENCHES FOR CALIFORNIA
SECRETARY ASSOCIATIONS WOMEN'S
CAUCUS. AND A CAPITAL CHAPTER
VICE PRESIDENT I'M SPEAKING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE A B 24 64.
PROVIDING FOR ADEQUATE PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE WITH A B 24 64
WILL CREATE GREATER EQUITY FOR
BIRTHING AND CAREGIVING FACTS.
FACULTY. THIS IS A SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUE, WHICH AFFECTS THE
PERSON AND PARENTS AND
PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. IN MOST CASES, IT IS A
BIRTHING PARENT WHO TAKES
PARENTAL LEAVE. THE CURRENT
POLICY DOESN'T COVER A WHOLE
SEMESTER. FACULTY ARE STUCK
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.
YOU MUST EITHER GET COVERAGE FOR
PORTION OF THEIR CLASSES DURING
THEIR LEAVES, WHICH COULD
DISRUPT THEIR CLASS AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE COURSE
EVALUATIONS. OR THE ALTERNATIVE
IS TO TAKE OFF THIS MUSTER AND
USE ACCRUED SICK LEAVE AND
LIKELY HAVE TO GO WITHOUT PAY
FOR PART OF THIS SEMESTER. THIS
IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE OF
FAIRNESS. WHEN FACULTY RETIRE,
THEY RECRUIT SICKLY GETS COUNTED
AS DAYS OF SERVICE AND RAISES
THE FINAL PAY SCALE UPON
RETIREMENT. MY BIRTH PARENTS
USER PAID SICKLY TO HELP COVER
SEMESTER FRONTALLY. THEY'RE
LOWERING THEIR RETIREMENT PAY.
WHEN I DECIDED TO HAVE MY BABY
I'VE BEEN STRESSING ABOUT IT
SINCE I FOUND OUT ABOUT OUR
LEAGUE POLICY. BASICALLY TRYING
TO TIME I DELIVERY TO MAXIMIZE
MY TIME OFF TO SOME OF MY BABY.
I'D UNDERGONE ACUPUNCTURE
FERTILITY TREATMENT FOR HALF THE
YEAR WHEN I HEARD THE
MISCARRIAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
SEMESTER. I DIDN'T TAKE ANY TIME
OUT AFTERWARDS. AT THAT POINT,
MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED IT MIGHT
NEED TO TAKE MEDICAL LEAVE OR
EVEN LOOK FOR A NEW JOB IF I
WANTED TO HAVE A BABY. I
CONTINUE WITH THE TREATMENT.
FIVE MONTHS LATER DURING THE
COVID 19 SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER
WAS ABLE TO STAY IN THE
PREGNANCY. I WAS STILL VERY
STRESSED, BECAUSE THERE IS NO
WAY TO TAKE A SEMESTER OFF
HAVING TO GO WITHOUT PAY.
THANKFULLY EMERSON'S BIRTHDAY
DECEMBER 2020 DIDN'T REQUIRE ANY
MEDICAL INTERVENTION.
UNFORTUNATELY THIS KIND OF THE
BIRDS WAS SUCH THAT I WASN'T
ABLE TO USE BASICALLY TO COVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE SPRING
SEMESTER. THERE ARE ALSO MAJOR
CHALLENGES FOR OUR FAMILY WENT
TO REST WITH FORUMS. POOR OXYGEN
UPTAKE, FLOPPY ESOPHAGUS, AND
THAT CAUSED REFLUX. I MISS
DROPPED A TON OF WEIGHT, WHICH
LEFT ME IN A PANIC ABOUT THEIR
WEIGHT THEREAFTER. PARTNER
RETURNED TO WORK A WEEK AFTER I
GAVE BIRTH BECAUSE OTHERWISE WE
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
AFFORD ME TAKING OFF THE
SEMESTER. NOT LEFT ME ALONE AT
HOME, STRUGGLING WITH FEEDING
OUR NEWBORN BECAUSE NOT ONLY
COULD THEY NOT DRINK MUCH AT
EACH FEEDING, BUT I ALSO
COULDN'T PRODUCE ENOUGH MILK,
LACTATION CONSULTANTS AND
DOCTORS TOLD ME REPEATEDLY. AND
IF I WANTED TO PRODUCE MORE
MILK, I NEEDED TO REDUCE MY
STRESS. GET MORE SLEEP AND
SIMULTANEOUSLY PUMP AROUND THE
CLOCK NOT FELT LIKE AN
INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGE. THE
FIRST THREE MONTHS WERE
ABSOLUTELY THE HARDEST TIME OF
MY LIFE. I WAS DEPRESSED,
ISOLATED AND FAKING ECONOMIC
HARDSHIP. I WAS PLAGUED BY
RACING THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW WE
WOULD MAKE ENDS MEET. NEVER ABLE
TO PRODUCE ENOUGH. NO BUT IF I
HAD BEEN PROVIDED ADEQUATE PAID
LEAVE THIS, IT WOULD HAVE MADE
IT A MUCH LESS ANXIOUS TIME FOR
OUR FAMILY. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT
THAT WOULD HAVE MADE FOR OUR
FEEDING JOURNEY. I DON'T WANT
ANYONE ELSE TO HAVE TO MAKE A
KIND OF CHOICES I HAD TO MAKE.
IT IS FOR THESE REASONS THAT I
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 24 64
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I VOTE
ON THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.%
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
TESTIMONY. MEGAN O'DONNELL, IF
YOU WERE ON THE COASTLINE WERE
LISTED AS LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS
NUMBER TWO. YOU MAY PROCEED. AH!
IS MEGAN OR DONALD PRESENT. WE
SHOW YOU ON EVENING. SORRY I WAS
ON. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR ME.
YES WE CAN. NOW YOU MAY PROCEED.
APOLOGIES. GOOD EVENING CHAIR
COURTESY AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MEGHAN O DONNELL, AND I'M, A
FACULTY MEMBER AT CAL STATE
MONTEREY BAY, AS WELL AS THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION,
STATE VICE PRESIDENT AND A
MEMBER OF OUR BARGAINING TEAM.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SHH, TRUNK SUPPORT OF AB 24 64.
WE ARE PROUD SPONSOR OF THIS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION, AND I'D
LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA FOR BEING AN AUTHOR. SOME
PEOPLE MIGHT BE ASKING. WHY DO
WE NEED THIS? BILL? WHY NOT WORK
TO EXPAND PARENTAL LEAVE THROUGH
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING INSTEAD?
HOWEVER IT'S IMPORTANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT ADEQUATE PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE SHOULD NOT JUST
BE A PERK OR BENEFIT THAT COMES
FROM A BENEVOLENT EMPLOYER. THIS
IS A PUBLIC POLICY ISSUE EQUAL
RIGHTS ISSUE, AND THIS IS AN
ISSUE OF FAIRNESS, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION FROM DATA ACROSS THE
NATION, INCLUDING HERE IN
CALIFORNIA THAT INADEQUATE
SUPPORT FOR WORKING PARENTS,
INCLUDING A LACK OF PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE. IS A DRIVING
FORCE IN WOMEN LEAVING THE
WORKPLACE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT
INADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
HAD A LONG TERM DESPAIRED IMPACT
ON WORKING MOTHERS RELATED TO
THEIR PAY, PROMOTION AND
PENSIONS. AMONGST FACULTY AND
THE CSU. WE CALL THIS THE MOMMY
TAX. BUT IN REALITY, IT'S
SYSTEMIC INEQUALITY, AND IT
REFLECTS A LONG HISTORY OF
SEXISM IN OUR SOCIETY THAT
PENALIZES WOMEN PROFESSIONALLY
WHEN THEY GIVE BIRTH OR ADOPT A
CHILD. LIKE ISSUES RELATED TO
TITLE NINE. IT IS CRITICAL THE
GOVERNMENT NOT LEAVE PARENTAL
LEAVE, WHICH HAS SUCH WEIGHTY
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EQUITY AND
INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THE CSU,
THE HANDS OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS
PROVEN REPEATEDLY THAT THEY ARE
NOT UP TO THE TASK. WE'RE STILL
THEIR ACTIONS DEMONSTRATE A LACK
OF CARE AND THE LACK OF
SERIOUSNESS. I CAN TELL YOU
FIRSTHAND MY EXPERIENCES AT THE
BARGAINING TABLE WITH THE CSU.
BUT NOT ONLY WERE THEY
DISINTERESTED AND WORKING WITH
US EARNESTLY ON PARENTAL LEAVE,
THEY REFUSED TO DEVELOP A SINGLE
COUNTERPROPOSAL ON THE ISSUE
DURING MORE THAN A YEAR AND A
HALF OF BARGAINING. THEY NEVER
PASSED PAPER ON HOW MUCH IT
WOULD COST. THEY NEVER PRESENTED
DATA ON HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE
ACTUALLY USING BELIEVES THAT
THEY ALREADY PROVIDED WHEN
PRESSED TO JUSTIFY THE REFUSAL
TO ENGAGE WITH US AND GET BASED
ON THIS ISSUE THERE, CHIEF
NEGOTIATOR SAID. QUOTE WE AREN'T
IN THE HABIT OF PAYING PEOPLE
NOT TO WORK AND QUOTE. DIFFERENT
PARENTAL LEAVE LIKE THAT IS AN
OUTRAGE. BUT THANKFULLY, THE
LEGISLATURE HAS THE POWER TO
MODEL THE KIND OF MORAL
LEADERSHIP MISSING IN THE CSU.
THIS GOES TO THE HEART OF WHO WE
ARE AT THE STATE AND THE VALUES
WE HAD FOUND A SPOUSE AROUND
JUSTICE AND FAIRNESS. AND THE
LEGISLATURE CAN DO THIS BILL FOR
THE CULTURE SHIFT IN THE CSU AND
HOW IT VIEWS AND TREAT IS WORTH
FOR PARENTS. THE MAJORITY OF
WHICH ARE WOMEN. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE ON THIS
CRITICAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. WE WILL
COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM
AT THIS POINT IN TIME AND ASK IF
THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO IS TO
EXPRESS THE SUPPORT POSITION ON
24 64 SCENE. NO ONE COMES
FORWARD. MODERATOR COULD YOU
PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANYONE ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THE
SUPPORT POSITION ON THIS BILL?
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO
COMMENT AND SUPPORT OF A B 24 64
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. POINT AGAIN. YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN BUREAU TO
COME IN FOR 64. 0.500 YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. ONE
MOMENT. FLYING 5 22. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR
SHARON MEMBERS. THIS IS AARON
EVANS ON BEHALF OF NERO. PRO
CHOICE CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MINE 500. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS TIGER WITH
CALIFORNIA LABOR SEPARATION AND
SPORTS. AND THERE ARE NO FURTHER
LINES IN CUBA AT THIS TIME. ALL
RIGHT, THANK YOU. AND WE WILL
NOW GO TO OPPOSITION WITNESSES.
WE HAVE TO LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESSES, JOHN CHASE AND
JOSEPH. LEÓN CHECK. WE'LL START
WITH JUNE CHASE IN PERSON.
PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU. GOOD
EVENING AT HER CRITICIZING
MEMBERS CHEN CHASE WITH
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY HAS
ADOPTED A POST POSITION ON 24
64. FOUR WE AGREE WITH THE
AUTHOR'S GOAL OF PROVIDING PAY
PARENTAL LEAVE. THE CSU BELIEVES
THAT THESE DISCUSSIONS SHOULD
OCCUR THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS RATHER THAN
LEGISLATION PROVIDES FOR SIX
WEEKS OF FULLY PAID PARENTAL
LEAVE WITHIN OUR COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, AS WELL
AS FOR NON REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES. EMPLOY THE EMPLOYEES
CAN ACCESS MORE PAID TIME WITH
ACCRUED VACATION AND SICK LEAVE
AND MAY RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH
OTHER LEAVES, LIKE FMLA AND CFR,
A UNFORTUNATELY, A B 24 64 GOES
OUT OF THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
PROCESS TO EXTEND PAY PARENTAL
LEAVE FROM 6 TO 16 WEEKS FOR ALL
CSU EMPLOYEE GROUPS, EXCEPT
CONFIDENTIAL AND MONETARILY.
EMPLOYEES ESTIMATED THE COST OF
SYSTEM AT LEAST $24 MILLION
ANNUALLY. WHILE THE CSU IN
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
RATIFIED A NEW COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT ON FEBRUARY
3RD 2022. THEY SIGNED A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO
FORM A PARENTAL SUPPORT
WORKGROUP TO REVIEW PARENTAL
SUPPORT FOR FACULTY. THE WORK
GROUP HAS BEGUN MEETING AS
EXPECTED TO RELEASE A REPORT IN
DECEMBER OF 2022. IS THE CSU'S
PREFERENCE OF THE SYSTEM
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS PAY PARENTAL
LEAVE THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS. CHANGES CAN
BE INITIATED WITHIN THE
RESOURCES AND TOOLS AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE TO US IF THERE ARE ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. WE HAVE
JOSEPH JELINCIC ASSISTED VICE
CHANCELLOR OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING ON THE LINE. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED NO VOTE
ON 24 64. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK
YOU. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE OTHER
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESS WILL BE
SPEAKING ON A CERTAIN QUESTIONS
. IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY, THANK
YOU, SHE SAYS THAT'S CORRECT.
JOINT CHIEFS IS AS CORRECT SO
THERE ARE QUESTIONS FOR MR JOHN
CHECK IS AVAILABLE. THAT'S WHERE
WE'LL LEAVE THAT. WE WILL COME
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM.
ASKED IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
SEEN NONE. MODERATOR WILL ASK
YOU TO CHECK FOR OPPOSITION.
TESTIMONY ON THE TOLL
CONVERSATION AT THIS TIME,
PLEASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AS ONCE AGAIN IF
YOU WISH TO COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. WE HAVE NO LINES.
THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU WERE
GOING TO COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME VICE
CHAIR BEFORE? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
. UM I'M NOT SURE IF I SHOULD
ADDRESS THE AUTHOR FIRST THROUGH
THE CHAIR OR THE WITNESS FIRST,
BUT, UM, PRESENT THE QUESTION
AND WHAT THE AUTHOR DIFFER IF
SHE WISHES TO THE WITNESS. THANK
YOU, OKAY. SO MY I JUST WANTED
TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE
COMMENTS THAT THE OPPOSITION
MADE WITH REGARDS TO, UM THE MOU
THAT WAS AGREED UPON IN
FEBRUARY, BELIEVE AND. AND THEN
FOLLOWING THAT, I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR FROM THE WITNESS FROM THE
OPPOSITION WITNESS AS FAR AS
WITH THE CSU DESCRIBES THEIR
CURRENT PARENTAL LEAVE AS WELL
AS IF THEY COULD GIVE ME SOME
BACKGROUND ON THE RECENT, UM
BARGAINING WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION ON THAT END
AS WELL, SO, UM, YEAH, THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THE
CURRENT LEAVE OF 30 DAYS OR SIX
WEEKS CLOSE TO 30 DAYS. EITHER
WAY. IS NOT. NOT ADEQUATE IN
GENERAL LIMIT TO SAY THIS. WE
LOOK AT THE CAL STATE AS A JEWEL
IN CALIFORNIA AND A LOT OF
RESPECTS. OUR
DEMANDS TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS
ARE GRADUATING ARE MOST
VULNERABLE STUDENTS OR STUDENTS
OF COLOR ARE IMMIGRANT STUDENTS,
CERTAIN INCOMES, LONG INCOME
STUDENTS ARE SUCCEEDING, AND
WE'VE SEEN YEAR AFTER YEAR THAT
THEY ARE MEETING AND EXCEEDING
METRICS THAT WE MET FOR THEM,
AND THEY'VE BEEN A JEWEL AND OUR
JEWEL AND IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND FOR ME, THEY CAN
ALSO BE A JEWEL IN TERMS OF HOW
WE TREAT PARENTS HOW WE TREAT
NEW MOTHERS OUT THERE IN
PARTICULAR. OUT THERE AND SO THE
FACT THAT RIGHT NOW A NEW MOTHER
HAS TO LOOK AT USING VACATION
TIME. AH HEALING AND BONDING
WHEN YOUR CHILD IS NOT A
VACATION. IT'S NOT A RESORT. IN
ANY CAPACITY OUT THERE, AND I
WON'T GO INTO ALL THOSE DETAILS.
BUT WE KNOW IT'S ANYTHING BUT
THAT THE MERE FACT THAT YOU HAVE
TO START USING THAT LEAVE
ALREADY. HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR SICK
LEAVE AND YOU GET TO THE POINT
WHERE THERE'S NOTHING THERE LEFT
AND WE HAVE WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE
IN THE CAPITAL THAT DO THE SAME
THING I HAVE STAFF AND WHEN THEY
DO YOU TAKE THE LIKE, OH, I
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SICK BY NOW.
SO HOW DO I MAKE THIS WORK? AND
SO THOSE THOSE VACATION LEAVES
THAT SICK LEAVE US SOURCE OF
DIFFERENT PURPOSE HERE. AND I
THINK IT'S DUE RESPECT A PARENT
IN THEIR BONDING TIME, AND
THEY'RE HEALING TIME OUT THERE
AND WE KNOW IT'S INADEQUATE.
THERE WAS A COMMITMENT. THROUGH
THIS MOU TO CREATE THIS GROUP,
AND THERE WAS ANY ACTION. AND AS
THIS VILLA HUSBAND WILLING,
WE'VE BEEN SEEING SOME ACTION,
AND FINALLY SOMETHING'S
HAPPENING, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE END
OF DECEMBER, POSSIBLY A REPORT A
WHOLE YEAR LATER. WHEN WE HAVE
AN ISSUE FOR ME. MY GOAL IS THAT
THE TELL STATES ARE NOT JUST A
LEADER IN STUDENT SUCCESS, BUT
ALSO A LEADER AND HOW WE TREAT
OUR NEW PARENTS OUT THERE. UH AS
WELL AND SO I WILL LET THE OTHER
SIDE. TALK ABOUT THAT. BUT THE
REALITY IS THAT THE LEGISLATURE
OFTEN STEPS IN TO CREATE A FLOOR
HINATA, CELINE, AND I THINK THIS
IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES WHERE WE
NEED TO STEP IN TO CREATE A
FLOOR OUT THERE AS WELL. THANK
YOU. 10 TEAMS FROM FROM CSU, AS
SOME MEMBER SAID, THERE ARE A
LOT OF SIMILARITIES BETWEEN SOME
OF THIS ISSUE LEAVE AND WHAT
LEGISLATIVE EMPLOYEES BUT WE
HAVE SIX WEEKS OF FULLY PAID
LEAVE. FOR A PARENT AS WELL AS
BEING ABLE TO RUN CONCURRENTLY
WITH FMLA, CFR A AND OTHER OTHER
THINGS, AND WHEN WE TALK TO OUR
HR MANAGER MANAGERS ON CAMPUS,
COMMON TIMEFRAME THAT EMPLOYEES
TAKE FOR PARENTAL LEAVE IS ABOUT
FOUR MONTHS IS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS
AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE
PROCESS OF REVIEWING MORE DATA
TO COME UP AND LOOK AT AN
INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS LEVEL TO TRY
TO UNDERSTAND. WHAT THE OVERALL
TIMEFRAME IS MORE CIVICALLY AND
I CAN DEFER TO JOSEPH ON THE
LINE FOR THE SECOND QUESTION
ABOUT THE BACKGROUND AS HE IS
OUR MAIN COLLECTIVE PARTNER.
HMM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE
. MY NAME'S JUST ONE SECOND BY
CHANCELLOR FOR COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AT THE CF DEAL, THE
UNIVERSITY DID START BARGAINING
WITH THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION. JUST BEFORE THE
START OF THE PANDEMIC. WE
ENTERED INTO A ONE YEAR
EXPANSION, AND IN JUNE PERIOD
2021. UM THERE WERE PROPOSALS
ND BARGAINING FROM CF A TO DO
EXACTLY WHAT THIS BILL PROPOSES
EXPAND PARENTAL LEAVE TO ONE
SEMESTER. THE FAA DIDN'T BRING
FORWARD DIFFERENT EXAMPLES OF
OTHER KIND OF HIGHER EDUCATION
EMPLOYERS. THEY HAVE DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF BENEFITS, BUT WE FOUND
THAT THERE WERE ASPECTS OF THE
BENEFITS THAT WEREN'T AS
GENEROUS. BUT FOR EXAMPLE, ONE
HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYER
PROVIDES EIGHT WEEKS OF
PARENTALLY. BUT IT IS AT 70% PAY
, WHICH IS A LESSER OVERALL
BENEFITS GOING TO CSU PROVIDES.
ANOTHER HIGHER ED EMPLOYER HAD A
WAITING PERIOD OF ONE YEAR
BEFORE THE EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE
TO USE THE BENEFIT. AND THEN ON
TOP OF THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES HAD
TO WORK ON MINIMUM NUMBER OF
HOURS, WHICH FOR AN ACADEMIC
YEAR EMPLOYEE WHO WORKS
TRADITIONALLY AUGUST THROUGH MAY
WOULD EXCLUDE ALMOST ALL FACULTY
WHO ARE NOT FULL TIME. CSU
DOESN'T HAVE ANY SUCH
REQUIREMENTS AND THEN A THIRD
EMPLOYER THAT THE FAA BROUGHT
FORWARD. REQUIRED FACULTY TO
STILL PERFORM DUTIES SUCH AS
STUDENT ADVISING, UM AND OTHER
NON INSTRUCTIONAL TASKS. UM
WHILE HANA PARENTAL LEAVE THAT
DOES NOT SO THE PARTYING DID
REACH AN OVERALL COMPREHENSIVE,
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT IN DECEMBER
OF 2021 IN THE END THE UNIVERSE
BE ANTIFA AGREED TO MAINTAIN THE
STATUS QUO ON THE PARENTAL LEAVE
BENEFIT, WHICH IS 30 PAID
WORKING DAYS OF LEAVE. FOR SIX
WEEKS, HOWEVER, WE DID AGREE TO
FORM A WORK GROUP OF EXPERTS TO
LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT THE ISSUE.
LOOK AT WHAT OTHER SIMILAR
EMPLOYERS WERE DOING THE MOST
AREA ALONG WITH UTILIZATION AND
TRENDS. IN THE T S U REPORT IS
DUE WITHIN SIX MONTHS. WHICH IS
GOING TO PUT US ON TARGET TO
DELIVER THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2022
. THAT REPORT WILL GO TO OUR
ACADEMIC SENATE, THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES AND THE CHANCELLOR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT MANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IF I MADE
JUST A COUPLE OF MORE COMMENTS,
UM, CENTER COURT EASY, AND I
APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I KNOW WE ALL
WANT TO GO HOME. BUT I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE IS SOMEONE
WHO ADVOCATES FOR FAMILIES AND
I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHERE
WE ARE IS FAMILIES AND IN
CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE
FAMILIES CAN THRIVE. I ALSO
BELIEVE SIX WEEKS UM IT'S NOT
ENOUGH FOR MOMS TO STAY AT HOME
AND I KNOW FROM HAVING DIFFICULT
DELIVERIES AND, UM YOU KNOW, THE
HEALING PROCESS AND EVERYTHING
THAT GOES ON THERE, SO I VERY,
VERY APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF
THE BILL. THE CONCERN THAT I
HAVE RIGHT NOW IS, UM, QUITE
FRANKLY, THE ABILITY FOR THE
UNIVERSITIES TO PROVIDE THE
FINANCIAL MEANS TO BE ABLE TO
COVER THIS COST, AND I THINK
THAT'S THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE THAT
I HAVE. WITH THIS IS MAKING SURE
THAT YOU KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO
REQUIRE THE UNIVERSITIES TO BE
ABLE TO DO THIS, THAT WE AS A
STATE, UM, PROVIDE FOR THE
FUNDING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
WERE ABLE TO MEET THOSE NEEDS
BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT
YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T EXPECT THEM
TO MEET IF WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM
THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO DO
THAT, EITHER THAT OR CREATING
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, UM,
INSURANCE PROGRAMS THAT ALLOW TO
PAY INTO A PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS
TO TAKE AWAY FROM IT. IF YOU
KNOW IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS
HAPPENS, SO IF THIS WEREN'T TO
GO THROUGH, PERHAPS TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT AS A STATE
LEGISLATURE, OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE
INSURANCE MODELS OR SO FORTH
THAT FAMILIES COULD PAY INTO TO
BE ABLE TO, UM BE ABLE TO
WITHDRAW FROM IT IF NEEDED, SUCH
AS YOU KNOW, HEALTH LIKE AFFLECK
. I THINK I CAN THINK OF MY HEADIS A LITTLE DUCK GOING OUT LIKE
IN MY IN MY HEAD, FRANKLY, BUT
THAT'S THE BIGGEST CONCERN THAT
I HAVE RIGHT NOW IS TO BE TO BE
FAIR WITH OUR UNIVERSITY. IF YOU
KNOW WITH ANYTHING THAT WE
EXPECT FROM ANY OF OUR STATE
INSTITUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT
AS A STATE WE PROVIDE THAT
ABILITY TO DO THAT. OTHER THAN
THAT, CREATING A DIFFERENT MODEL
ON THAT END, BUT I JUST WANTED
TO STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD.
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. IF
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE WE CAN GIVE
THE AUTHOR YES, SENATOR. SORRY
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I UM I
UNDERSTAND MY COLLEAGUES, ISSUES
AND QUESTIONS ABOUT PAYING FOR
THIS, AND I BELIEVE THAT OTHERS
WILL RESPOND TO THAT. UM. WE
HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE
ISSUES OF FAMILIES BEING ABLE TO
SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER. UM AND
INEVITABLY, AND I FOUND THIS
BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER BILL
RELATED TO WAGE WE REPLACEMENT.
UM IF WE IF WE DON'T DEAL WITH
THAT, IN THE FRONT END, IT COMES
BACK TO HAUNT US WHEN OUR
CHILDREN HAVE NOT SPENT THE
TIME. WITH THEIR PARENTS WITH
THEIR FAMILIES, AND WE PAY FOR
IT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, AND SO
WE MIGHT AS WELL PAY FOR IT UP
FRONT IN THE WAY IT'S GOING TO
BE VERY POSITIVE FOR THE FAMILY.
AND FOR THE UNIVERSITY TO SEE
SUS TO TAKE THIS AND SEE
THEMSELVES AS AS THE LEADERS IN
MOVING THIS FORWARD, NOT JUST
OKAY, YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING I
WOULD PREFER, UH, IT HAPPENING
THAT WAY. BUT EITHER WAY, I
BELIEVE THAT THE FINANCIAL
INVESTMENT EITHER COMES IN THE
FRONT OR IT COMES IN THE END,
AND NOT SO NOT SO GOOD
CIRCUMSTANCES, SO I HOPE YOU CAN
ADD MORE TO THAT TO THE OTHER.
MAYBE YOU CAN INCLUDE THAT IN
YOUR CLOTHES AT THIS TIME AND WE
WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. THANK
YOU. YES I WANT TO SERVE
OBVIOUSLY BY THANKING THE
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR PAIENTS,
AND I RAN OVER HERE. LET ME
CATCH MY BREATH AS WELL AS I
WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND
THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING WITH
US ON THIS. UM MY 10TH YEAR IN
MY LAST YEAR IN THE LEGISLATURE,
AND I WILL SAY THAT PASSING
BILLS LIKE THIS FORCES US TO PUT
OUR VALUES IN THE BUDGET, AND SO
I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO AFFORD THIS TODAY.
WE PUT IT ON A BUDGET IN BOTH
HOUSES THAT WE SENT TO THE
GOVERNOR HAS TO CONTINUE THE
THREE WAY NEGOTIATIONS OUT
THERE, AND I THINK A BIT LIKE
THIS, MOVING US SAYING THIS IS
WHERE OUR VALUES IS. THAT FORCES
US IN THE BUDGET TO THEN SAY OUR
VALUES ARE GOING TO MATCH THE
LEGISLATION THAT WE'RE PASSING
OUT THERE. AND THE REALITY IS
THAT WE KEEP HOPING THAT WE
NEGOTIATED. WE GET THEIR SOCIETY
HAS SHOWN US TIME AND TIME AGAIN
THAT WE NEVER GET THERE. UH AND
WE HAVE WOMEN NOT RETURNING TO
THE WORKPLACE. WE HAVE WOMEN WHO
ARE LEAVING ACADEMIA OR LEAVING
OUR EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS FOR
EDUCATORS BECAUSE IT'S NOT
WORKING OUT FOR THEM ANYMORE,
AND IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE ANYMORE
. AND SO WE NEED TO GET OUTSIDE
OF OUR COMFORT ZONES AND WE NEED
TO FORCE OURSELVES. TO ACTUALLY
SAY WE NEED TO DO THIS. I DO
BELIEVE THAT IN PASSING THIS
BILL, THE LEGISLATURE WILL AND
SAY, LET'S MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE
DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET TO GET
THIS DONE. IN MY 10 YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE THAT HAS ALWAYS
FOLLOWED SUIT. IT FOLLOWED
THROUGH WITH MR PRODUCTS. WE
SAID, LET'S GET RID OF THE TAX
OR LET'S HAVE IT IN SCHOOLS,
BATHROOMS, AND NOW WE'RE PAYING
FOR IT THROUGH THE BUDGET TO
MAKE SURE WE CAN MAKE THAT
HAPPEN. BUT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN
UNTIL WE ACTUALLY PASSED THESE
SPILLS OUT THERE. UH AND I'M 45
. THIS IS LONGER. WE DO LONG
BEFORE I WAS 45. I THINK THAT
KELSEY'S HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE THE MODEL FOR SO MANY OTHER
STATE AGENCIES ARE SO MANY OTHER
PRIVATE INDUSTRIES OFTEN TIMES
AND CLEAN ABOUT HOW WE'RE ASKING
PRIVATE. IN THE STREETS. HE DID
THINGS BEFORE WE'RE DOING THEM.
I THINK THAT CALC IT'S CAN
FIGURE IT OUT WITH OUR HELP, AND
WE DO HELP THE SIGNATURES.
DOLLARS IN THE BUDGET AND A HALF
HAVE A LOT OF FAITH THAT WE WILL
GET THERE. BUT WITHOUT THAT,
NEITHER THE CAL STATES NORTHER
LEGISLATURE GONNA PRIORITIZE IT,
AND THAT'S HOW WE PRIORITIZE IT
IN BOTH PLACES, TOO. HONOR THOSE
FAMILIES HONOR THOSE KIDS AND
INVESTING THEM UP FRONT, SO
WE'RE NOT INVESTED IN THEM. ON
THE BACK END OF THAT. I WAS ONE
OF THOSE KIDS AND I THINK ABOUT
THAT JUST PARENTAL LEAVE, BUT I
THINK THAT EVEN SIMPLE THINGS
LIKE ON A VACATION DAY THAT WHEN
I WAS GOING TO GO WITH MY MOM TO
WORK, AND I WAS GOING TO HANG
UP, HANG OUT IN A CART FOR
CLOTHES BECAUSE THEY HAD TO KEEP
ME OFF WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. 30
BUT THERE IS NO CHILDCARE.
THERE'S SO MANY CHOICES WE HAVE
TO MAKE AND WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY. TO CREATE A MODEL
OUT THERE WITH THE CALC TO
HAPPEN. A BEACON OF SO MANY
OTHER AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING
FOR OUR STATE, AND SO AT THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION MOVED BY
SENATOR NEWMAN CONSULTING THE
COLD ROLLED, PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER
10 A B 24 64. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. SENATOR
CORTEZ E Z. I, SENATOR KOA BOGUE
BOAKYE. SENATOR DURAZO DURAZO. I
SENATOR LAIRD PARADISE, SENATOR
NEWMAN NEWMAN. I BILL IS OUT 50
. OKAY THE BILLS OUT 50. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU AGAIN
TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF. AT LEAST
ONE OF THESE GIRLS REQUIRED AN
AWFUL LOT OF WORK AGAIN. I
MENTIONED THAT EARLIER. ALL OF
THEM REQUIRED A LOT OF WORK IN
TERMS OF ANALYSIS IN PREPARATION
FOR TODAY, SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. TO EVERYONE WHO TESTIFIED.
I IMAGINE MOST OF THEM ARE LONG
GONE TO SOME OTHER ACTIVITY BY
NOW, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE
PUTTING UP WITH MY MOVING IN AND
OUT, FORGETTING PEOPLE'S NAMES
AND FORGETTING WHO MADE MOTIONS
IN OTHERWISE DOING A LITTLE BIT
OF A SLOPPY JOB CHEERING TODAY.
TRUE, NOT TRUE. APPRECIATE
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S PATIENCE.
THANK YOU. GOOD NIGHT. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.