ORDER AFTERNOON, EVERYONE AS WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID 19 RISK. THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH
IN PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. THE
PARTICIPANTS WILL FREE NUMBER
AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE, AND I WILL
ANNOUNCE IT NOW TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBERS 87722681.
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS 6014832.
I WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING
THE HEARING AS THIS CUSTOMER AND
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DISRUPTIVE
MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
MEETING SERVICE OR HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE ARE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS
HERE IN THE HOUSE STREET
BUILDING. I ASK ALL COMMITTEE
MEMBERS TO BE PRESIDENT ROOM
2200 SO WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR
QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR HEARING.
THERE ARE 19 ITEMS LISTED ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING
TWO ITEMS ARE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AGENDA ITEM THREE A B
24 83. AN AGENDA ITEM. 14 23 06.
THIS MEANS WE WILL HEAR A TOTAL
OF 17 ITEMS TODAY. BEFORE GIVEN
THAT WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE
MEMBERS HERE AT COMMITTEE IN
COMMITTEE, YET WE WILL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE WITH THE PRESENTATION
OF THE FIRST BILL THAT'S ON
TODAY'S AGENDA. AND THEN WE WILL
ESTELLE ESTABLISHED ACCORDING
WITH THE MEMBERS GET HERE, SO WE
HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN
HERE. READY TO PRESENT ON AGENDA
ITEM ONE A. B 859. PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO BEGIN. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR FIRST, I'D LIKE TO THANK
YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR WORKING
WITH MY STAFF AS ON THIS BILL.
AND I AM PREPARED TO ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENT THAT YOU PROPOSED. 8 95 WILL REQUIRE NURSING
HOMES AND RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY TO
PROVIDE A WRITTEN NOTICE TO A
PERSPECTIVE RESIDENT OR THEIR
REPRESENTATIVE THAT INCLUDES THE
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE
LOCAL LONG TERM CARE ON
DESPONDENT ARMS. BUT ZEMAN AND
LINKS TO SPECIFIC WEBSITES
GOVERNING LICENSING AND QUALITY
CARE. UNLIKE OTHER REGULATORY
AGENCIES THAT OVERSEE THE
FACILITIES, THE ARMS BUSSMANN
ADVOCATES CAN NOT ONLY ESTABLISH
A FACE TO FACE RELATIONSHIP WITH
RESIDENTS BUT ALSO HAVE UNIQUE
ACCESS TO SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES AND KNOW HOW TO
NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM. THIS BILL
ENSURES THAT PERSPECTIVE,
RESIDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
KNOW ABOUT THE OFFICE SPOKESMAN
ADVOCATES AND HOW TO CONTACT
CONTACT THEM BOTH BEFORE
BECOMING A RESIDENT. AND DURING
THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS. AS WE
WORK TO HELP THE MOST VULNERABLE
AMONG US, THIS IS ONE MORE TOOL
IN THE TOOL BELT TO HELP
FAMILIES. I RESPECTFULLY LAST
FOR YOUR I VOTE. AND WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AS BLANCA CASTRO LONG
TERM CARE. ARMS BUSSMANN,
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF AGING.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE WHEN WE HAVE A QUARTER.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOLDEN AND GOOD AFTERNOON. MADAM
CHAIR HURTADO AND FOR THE
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE HEALTH
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE, MY
NAME'S BLANCA CASTRO AND THE
STATE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
FOR CALIFORNIA. AND I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE 35 PROGRAMS THAT
WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA. UM, WE
HAVE ABOUT 700 LOCAL FIELD
OFFICERS, BOTH VOLUNTEERS AND
PAID STAFF. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
8 95 BECAUSE IF IT PASSED, THIS
BILL WOUL PROVIDE PROSPECTIVE
NEW RESIDENTS UPON ADMISSION TO
LONG TERM CARE FACILITY. THE
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE
LOCAL AND STATE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN. WE HAVE AN OMBUDSMAN
24 HOUR CRISIS LINE. WHICH WE
HAVE INCLUDED IN OUR LETTER, BUT
IT'S 1 802 3140 TO 4. I WANTED
TO SHARE WITH YOU. THESE ARE THE
POSTERS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
FOR ANNOUNCING THE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM, AND ASYOU CAN SEE,
THEY NEED SOME WORK. WE NEED TO
BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE
WHAT WE DO AND THAT IT IS A FREE
SERVICE AND WHY WE'RE HERE. WITH
THE GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER
ADULTS, MAYBE A 2095 NOT ONLY
WOULD ENSURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW
HOW TO CONTACT US, BUT THEY
WOULD ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR
RIGHTS ARE. AND ENSURE THAT
THEIR RIGHTS ARE ALWAYS
PROTECTIVE, INCLUDING HAVING
ACCESS TO VISITORS. I JUST
WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IN
2021. WE HAD OVER 40,000
COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS WITH
THE HIGHEST NUMBER IN THE
CATEGORIES OF PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL
FINANCIAL ABUSE AND IN CARE. WE
KNOW THAT IN THESE PAST TWO
YEARS THERE HAVE BEEN
RESTRICTIONS AND THAT STATE AND
FEDERAL SURVEYORS WERE NOT
ALWAYS IN THE FACILITIES AND
OFTEN LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN.
WE'RE THE ONLY ONES AT THE
BEDSIDE. I JUST WANT ALSO SHARE
MOST RECENTLY, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL
CLOSURES OF SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES AS A RESULT OF THE
CERTIFICATION FROM CENTERS FOR
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. AND THE
OMBUDSMAN ARE CRITICAL IN
HELPING RESIDENTS TO NAVIGATE
ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE
TO NAVIGATE IN ORDER TO HELP
THEIR LOVED ONES. UM, TRANSITION
TO A NEW FACILITY. SO IN
ADDITION, I JUST WANT TO CLOSE
WITH THIS. GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS
PROPOSED 3.5 MILLION FOR THE
LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
TO REFRESH OUR LOGO, OUR
COLLATERAL MATERIALS, AND ALL OF
THE THINGS THAT OUR PUBLIC FACE,
INCLUDING OUR WEBSITE. SO WE
HAVE BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR 40
YEARS, AND IT'S NOW TIME TO
UPDATE AND REFRESH OUR PUBLIC
INFORMATION MATERIALS WITH THAT
I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU
FOR THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE FOR ANY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT HERE ROOM 2200. SEEN
NONE WILL MOVE ONTO THOSE WOMEN
ON THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINE PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. AND CURRENTLY, NOBODY IN
QUÊ. OKAY? AND WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND MOVED TO OPPOSITION, AND
THERE'S NO WITNESSES SCHEDULED
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
MEASURE BUT WE'LL TAKE ANY
INDIVIDUALS HERE IN ROOM 2200.
SEE NONE. CAN WE MOVE NOW TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE.
AGAINST 10. AND CURRENTLY NOBODY
IN CUBA. WELL I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT THIS BILL DOES HAVE
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, AND I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE AT THIS POINT? WHEN YOU
ESTABLISH A QUORUM, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR RIVAL
. THANK YOU AND WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND PLACE THIS BILL ON COFFEE
AND WAIT UNTIL THERE IS QUORUM
TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON IT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. RIGHT?
MEMBERS HERE TO PRESENT AND SO
PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE YOU
KNOW, JUGGLE THROUGH THIS VERY
BUSY BUSY DAY. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND JUST RECESS
UNTIL WE HAVE ANOTHER AVAILABLE
SPEAKER. HERE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM. THANK YOU.
I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UM, I WANT
TO START WITH ESTABLISHED UNIQUE
CORAM'S OF CONSULTING YOU CAN
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. POTATO
PRESENT. JONES. CORTEZ E.
KAMLAGER PAN. OKAY, QUORUM HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED. AND WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND TAKE UP THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. TO CONSULT. WITHIN.
CONSULTING QUÊ. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL MALCONTENT CALENDAR. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. IS FILE ITEM
THREE A. B 24 83 FILE ITEM 14 A
B 23 OH, SIX. HER, TATO. I KNOW
I JONES CORTEZ E. CORTEZ EI
KAMLAGER. PAN PAN. AYE. OKAY?
AND TO, UM. SO SORRY. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR HAS THREE
VOTES. HOTEL. WE'LL PLACE HONG
KONG. PERHAPS SIMMONS, PERHAPS
THAT MEMBERS AND WE ALSO HAD
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDING PRESENT
ON AGENDA ITEM ONE. THAT, UH.
THAT BILL NEEDS EMOTION IN ORDER
TO MOVE FORWARD. OKAY? WE HAVE A
MOTION TO MOVE THE BILL FORWARD.
BY SENATOR CORTESI CONSULTANT.
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. FILE
ITEM ONE. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST WE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HURTADO. I KNOW I
JONES CORTEZ E. CORTEZ EI
KAMLAGER. PAN PAN. AYE. THREE.
DON'T CARE. WE HAVE THREE VOTES
ON AGENDA ITEM ONE AND WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND PLACE THAT BELONG
CALL.
OKAY, WE WILL GO BACK INTO
RECESS MODE.
BACK FROM RECESS. WE HAVE
MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE AND READY
TO PRESENT. I NEED TO GO AND
PRESENT A BILL IN A DIFFERENT
COMMITTEE, SO I WILL GO AHEAD
AND GIVE THE GAVEL OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE, SENATOR CORTEZ E.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SURE, TONY.
WE'RE GOING. TO GO AHEAD AND
CALL SOMEBODY FOR BRIAN UP. AT
THIS TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE ON A B 16 85 AND YOU HAVE
ANOTHER COUPLE BILLS AFTER THAT
WE'LL GET TO THOSE IN SEQUENCE.
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, YOU MAY
PROCEED. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBER. AH IT'S MY
FIRST TIME APPEARING BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE HONORED TO BE HERE
REPRESENT A B 16 85. SPONSORED
BY HOUSING CALIFORNIA WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY WITH A
B 16 85 WOULD DO IS ESTABLISHED
A STATEWIDE PARKING FORGIVENESS
PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND
JURISDICTIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOUSES, NOUS AS
PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR CARS.
RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT
THE MONEY WE SPEND TRYING TO
COLLECT FINES AND FEES FROM
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEIR CARS
ACTUALLY COST MORE THAN WE END
UP COLLECTING. IT'S ALSO BEEN
SHOWN TO EXACERBATE THE ROOT
CAUSES OF POVERTY AND
HOMELESSNESS THAT LEAD TO LIVING
IN YOUR CAR. PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
EXIST ACROSS THE STATE,
WE'RE DOING IS BUILDING ON THOSE
MODELS AND TAKING THEM A STEP.
FURTHER THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
GIVE ME TO TESTIFY TODAY. SORRY
BELIEVE SEAN PLEASANT AND
CYNTHIA CASTILLO. ALRIGHT AND
CYNTHIA IS THAT YOU ARE HERE IN
PERSON WILL GO AHEAD AND START
WITH YOU AND YOU'LL HAVE A
COUPLE MINUTES TO PRESENT. THANK
YOU. PERFECT GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS CYNTHIA CASTILLO ENEMA
POLICY ADVOCATE WITH WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY.
WESTERN CENTER IS THE STATE'S
LARGEST AND OLDEST LEGAL SUPPORT
CENTER, WITH THE GOAL OF ENDING
POVERTY THROUGH THE LENS OF
ECONOMIC AND RACIAL JUSTICE. A
CRITICAL COMPONENT OF OUR
MISSION IS ENSURING THAT
INDIVIDUALS AT THE LOWEST END OF
THE INCOME SPECTRUM ARE NOT
UNFAIRLY TARGETED AND BURDENED
BY CALIFORNIA'S PARKING DEBT
COLLECTION PRACTICES. WE'RE
PROUD TO CO SPONSOR A B 16 85,
WHICH ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE
PROGRAM THAT REQUIRES ALL LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO CREATE A TICKET
RELIEF PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THAT
WOULD ALLOW FORGIVENESS OF 1000
$500, OR MORE IN PARKING FINES
AND FEES A YEAR. FOR MANY OF OUR
AND HOUSED NEIGHBORS. ONE'S
VEHICLE CAN PROVIDE LIFESAVING
SHELTER, A VEHICLE CAN PROVIDE
STABILITY AS A WAY TO ACCESS
JOBS. APPOINTMENTS WITH DOCTORS
, CASE MANAGERS AND WAYS TO
MAINTAIN THE SOCIAL NETWORKS
THAT CAN PROVIDE A WAY OUT OF
CRISIS. UNFORTUNATELY, UM, EVEN
ONE OR TWO PARKING TICKETS CAN
QUICKLY AND EASILY LEAD TO THE
LOSS OF A VEHICLE ACROSS THE
STATE. THE FAILURE TO PAY A
TICKET ON TIME LEADS TO FINDS
DOUBLING, SNOWBALLING INTO
TOWING AND UNMANAGEABLE DEBT.
THE KICKER IS THAT MOST OF THIS
DEBT GOES UNPAID AND
UNCOLLECTED. A B 16 85 CREATES A
PATHWAY THAT ENSURES PEOPLE'S
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE
NOT PUSHED FURTHER INTO
DESPERATION THROUGH UNNECESSARY
CONFISCATION OF THEIR VEHICLES,
AND SOME HAVE EXPRESSED SOME
CONCERN THAT DEBT FORGIVENESS IS
A WINDFALL OR A WAY TO LET
PEOPLE VIOLATE PARKING
REGULATIONS WITH IMPUNITY. BUT A
B 16 85 WOULD SET OUT A PROCESS
THAT PROVIDES ACCOUNTABILITY IN
PRACTICE. IF A B 16 85 WERE LAW
TODAY, AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS
ELIGIBLE BUT FIRST NEED TO PROVE
THEIR ELIGIBILITY THROUGH A
CONNECTION TO A SERVICE PROVIDER
THAT'S A HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDER MEDICAL PROVIDER, A
LAWYER. THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO
PROVIDE THAT VERIFICATION TO THE
DEPARTMENT, ISSUING THE PARKING
TICKET TO RECEIVE THE
FORGIVENESS. THIS APPROACH
ENSURES THAT THE FORGIVENESS IS
APPROPRIATELY TARGETED TO THE
ELIGIBLE POPULATION. AND THAT'S
NOT TO SAY THESE STEPS ARE EASY
GOING THROUGH. THIS PROCESS CAN
BE TIME CONSUMING AND
CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. BUT
DESPITE THAT 16 85 IS A STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND
SUPPORTING OUR OWN HOUSE
NEIGHBORS AND INCENTIVIZING
FRAUD. TO CLOSE A B 16 85 WOULD
CREATE THE MECHANISM IN
CALIFORNIA FOR THOSE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO
RECEIVE MUCH NEEDED DEBT RELIEF
, BOTH AVOIDING DAMAGING VEHICLE
TOES THAT SEND PEOPLE DEEPER
INTO CRISIS WHILE STILL
DETERRING PREVENTABLE PARKING
VIOLATIONS AND PRESERVING
FLEXIBLE HOMELESS SERVICE
DOLLARS TO FOCUS ON MOVING THESE
INDIVIDUALS INTO HOUSING, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY URGENT. I VOTE ON
THIS PROPOSAL. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. I'M
GOING TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT AS
VICE CHAIR IF HE WANTS TO TAKE
OVER THE CHAIR AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU KNOW YOU'RE FINE. I'M
STILL BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN BNP
IN HERE. SO OKAY. TRY TO ANCHOR
THINGS FOR A WHILE. THE CHAIR
GETS BACK. THANK YOU. WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD NOW TO LEAD
WITNESS NUMBER TWO SEAN PRESENTS
TO UNDERSTAND IS ON THE
COASTLINE. SEAN, ARE YOU THERE?
DO YOU THINK I'M OKAY? WE CAN
HEAR YOU. PLEASE SPEAK UP AS AS
AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. AND YOU MAY
PROCEED AT THIS TIME. OKAY. MY
NAME IS TOM PRESENT. AND LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE
MY LIVED EXPERIENCE. UM AFTER
LOSING MY MOM TO CANCER AND THE
FAILURE OF MY BUSINESS, I LOST
MY HOME AND MY WAY. MY HUSBAND
AND I COUNT SERBS, DAVID'S
FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND DIDN'T
REALIZE WE WERE HOMELESS UNTIL
WE HAD BEEN LIVING IN OUR FORT
EXPLORER FOR OVER A YEAR. UM IT
GAVE US SHELTER PLACE TO GET OUT
OF THE ELEMENTS. CHAPTERS DRY
KEPT US SAFE AND THAT THE PAPER
IS HISTORIC LOWS. OUR BELONGINGS
AND THEY TOOK ME TO MY DOCTOR'S
APPOINTMENT. ALTHOUGH I HAD A
HANDICAPPED PLACARDS TAPED TO
THE FRONT OF MY WINDSHIELD, HE
STILL ACCUMULATED LOTS OF
PARKING TICKETS WHEN I WOULD
CHALLENGE THEM AT THE PARKING
BUREAU. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD THAT
WAS MY WORD AGAINST THE
OFFICERS, SO I LOST EVERY TIME.
UM, THESE TICKETS DOUBLED. AFTER
JUST A FEW WEEKS AND THEN
DOUBLED AGAIN. AND IN NO TIME AT
ALL. I HAD OVER $1600 IN FINES
ARE CAR WAS IMPOUNDED AND WE
SPENT WHAT LITTLE MONEY WE HAD
LEFT TRYING TO GET IT OUT. GET
IT BACK. WE HAD NO LUCK.
SEVENTIES WE WERE LITERALLY
LIVING ON THE STREET. WE HAD
LOST EVERYTHING. WE LOST OUR
PLACE TO SLEEP. WE LOST OUR
CLOTHES. WE LOST OUR IMPORTANT
PAPERS. BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
SECURITY CARD ID, ALL OF MY
MEDICAL RECORDS AND ALL ON
MEDICATION. WE LOST ALL OUR
FAMILY PICTURES. THE LAST NOTE
MY MOTHER HAD WRITTEN TO ME AND
ALL OUR KEEPSAKE. WE LOST THE
ABILITY TO STORE FOOD. WE
LAUNCHED SHELTER FROM THE RAIN
AND SUN. I GOT PNEUMONIA TWICE.
ONE TIME WITH THE SEVEN DAY
HOSPITAL STAY. WE LOST OUR
SAFETY WHILE SLEEPING ON THE
SIDEWALK. I WAS STABBED IN THE
BACK OF THE NECK AND MY HUSBAND
WAS SLASHED WITH A MACHETE. UM
WE LOST. ALMOST EVERYTHING, AND
WE LOST OUR DIGNITY. MOST OF ALL
, ON THE FIRST NIGHT, WE SLEPT
ON THE STREET EXCITED FOR
SLEEPING ON THE SIDEWALK. UM
THAT WAS IN 2017 THAT TICKET
GROUPS OVER $1000 AND A WARRANT
. IT WAS JUST DISMISSED DECEMBER
WITH THE HELP OF TWO LAWYERS.
LOSS OF OUR CARD ALSO MEANT WE
REMAINED ON THE STREET MUCH
LONGER. I WAS HOPING TO USE THE
VALUE OF THE CAR AS A DEPOSIT ON
AN APARTMENT THAT NEVER
HAPPENED. HOLD IT ON. THERE WAS
A 10 YEAR DETOUR. I'VE NEVER
WANTED TO TAKE FACE OF THE
KINDNESS OF A FEW ANGELS WERE
CURRENTLY HOUSED, HEALTHY, HAPPY
AND SOBER. PROMISE ME YEARS.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WISHES TO TESTIFY
ON A B 16 85 IN SUPPORT. SO
PLEASE COME FORWARD. HELLO MARI
CASTALDI ON BEHALF OF HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA PROUD CO SPONSOR. ALL
RIGHT, THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
POSITION IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM?
SEE NO ONE COME FORWARD WILL GO
TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE AS
MODERATOR TO PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. AND IF I WOULD LIKE
YOU CAN PRESS 10 AT THIS BANK.
WE CAN FIRST GO TO LINE NUMBER 1
11. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS. THIS IS ZEKE SANDOVAL.
WITH PATH PEOPLE ASSISTING THE
HOMELESS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. NEXT. WE HAVE LINE 98.
GOOD AFTERNOON GONZALEZ WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
SUPPORT. AND NEXT THING GO TO 1
15. AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS GREGORY CRAMER ON BEHALF
OF DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
IN SUPPORT OF BABIES, 18 85. AND
1 13. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS CINNAMON
NEATLY WITH INNER CITY LAWCENTER
AND I'M CALLING HIM SUPPORTED A
B 16 85. AND 1 17. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
CHAIR AND REPORT WITH THE
CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND STRONG SUPPORT OF 16
85. THAT AND AT THIS POINT, WE
HAVE NONE FURTHER IN QUÊ. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU, MODERATOR. WE
HAVE NO LISTED LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. SO ASK IF THERE'S
ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO APPROACH IN
OPPOSITION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS ANDREW
ANTWI HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF
LOS ANGELES MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI.
WE FOUND OURSELVES IN THE
REGRETTABLE POSITION. OF
OPPOSING THIS VERY LAUDABLE BILL
. CONGRATS TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BRIAN FOR THIS GREAT IDEA. THE
ONLY ISSUE WE HAVE IS THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICES. THE BILL WAS ON THE
ASSEMBLY SIDE TO SEEK AN
EXEMPTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF
THE WORK THAT THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES HAS DONE IN THIS AREA
SINCE 2017. WE HAVE THE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PARKING
PROGRAM THAT ALREADY PROVIDES A
WAY FOR PEOPLE TO WORK OFF BACK
PARKING FINES UP TO THE VALUE OF
$1500 BY PARTICIPATING IN THE
COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. THE CITY'S
PROGRAM, WHICH BASICALLY
CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH SERVICES,
YOU CAN WORK OFF YOUR BACK.
FINE, SO I CONNECTED PEOPLE WITH
SERVICES. AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT
THIS BILL SHOULD BE AMENDED. IN
SOME FASHION. WE CAN'T SEE A WAY
FOR US TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRAM
WITH THAT LAYERING ON THIS NEW
REQUIREMENT. WITHOUT A SPECIFIC
AMENDMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
WORK THAT THE CITY HAS ALREADY
DONE TO PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO WORK OFF THEIR
BARK THEIR BACK PARKING FINES.
THERE'S ALWAYS MORE THAN ONE WAY
TO SKIN A CAT. THIS BILL IS
DRAFTED IN SUCH A WAY WHERE IT'S
KIND OF ONE SIZE FITS ALL. OUR
PROGRAM WAS ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED.
BY THE ASSOCIATION OF PARKING
PROFESSIONALS AS AN INNOVATIVE
PROGRAM BACK IN 2020 AND ALSO
UNDER MAYOR GARCETTI'S
DIRECTION. BETWEEN MARCH AND
OCTOBER OF 2020 RESPONSE TO
COVID 19 PANDEMIC. THE MAIN
INSTRUCTION. DLT TO TEMPORARILY
SUSPEND ENFORCEMENT OF SEVERAL
PARKING RESTRICTIONS. UM SO WE
DON'T WANT TO BE HERE NOW. BUT
WE FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION
WHERE WE HAVE TO GET ON THE
RECORD AS WE DID IN THE SENATE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL JUST
TREAT ALLOWED. THAT IS WE DID
NOT HAVE A LISTED LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS, SO THAT WILL
BE OUR LEAD. OPPOSITION WITNESS
ANY OTHER PERSONS WHO WANT TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION EITHER IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM OR IN THE TALL
CONFERENCE LINE, ARE ALLOWED TO
IDENTIFY THEMSELVES THEIR
AFFILIATION AND THEY'RE OPPOSED
POSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
WHO WISHES TO DO THAT? I'VE SEEN
. NONE WILL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE, FINANCE
MODERATOR AND TÔI IDENTIFY ANY
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU. AND AGAIN, IT'S 10. THEY DO
HAVE ONE ACCU HERE. WE'LL GO TO
LINE 1 12. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MATTHEW CYBERLINK ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
MOBILITY AND PARKING
ASSOCIATION, SO REGRETTABLY
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. AND
CURRENTLY NONE FURTHER IN QUÊ.
OKAY THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AT THIS
TIME. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS,
SENATOR PEN. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR BRIAN CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE. AND UH AND CERTAINLY
LISTENED TO HER. YOUR WITNESS
TALKED ABOUT CHALLENGES THAT HE
FACED, AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO
ARE HOMELESS AND GET BUTI GUESS
THE QUESTION MY QUESTION IS SO
UM, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT PARKING RULES FOR LOTS
OF DIFFERENT REASONS. RIGHT? SO
WE HAVE PLACES WHERE UM,
BASICALLY REQUIRES PERMITS,
RIGHT? SO I REPRESENT
SACRAMENTO. IF YOU GO DOWN THE
STREET HERE IN THE CAPITAL
CERTAIN AREAS DO YOU HAVE TO
AFFIRM ITS TO PARK IN CERTAIN
AREAS RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH PARKING FOR THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA, RIGHT?
YOU HAVE PARKING THAT. LIMITS
THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU CAN PARK
RIGHT, AND THOSE ARE USUALLY
THERE BECAUSE BUSINESSES NEED
THE TURNOVER FOR SO THERE IS
PARKING FOR PEOPLE TO GO VISIT
THEIR BUSINESSES. AND WHILE
CERTAINLY THE MONETARY ANCHORAGE
PEOPLE USE PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION, OTHER THINGS
WHERE THEY DON'T REALLY HAVE TO
PARK THAT'S STILL PART OF. AND
THEN OF COURSE, I JUST THINK
ABOUT YOU KNOW, BEFORE I WAS IN
THE LEGISLATURE ANYTIME I HAVE
TO GO TESTIFY HOW MUCH PARKING
WAS AVAILABLE AROUND THE
CAPITAL? SO PARKING IS A SCARCE
COMMODITY IN THAT WAY, RIGHT?
AND WE DO WE DO DIFFERENT
FUNCTIONS. WE CERTAINLY DON'T
WANT TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS AND UP. AT THE SAME
TIME BY SIMPLY SAYING, AND BY
THE WAY, AS A PHYSICIAN, I'M
OFTEN ASKED TO SIGN OFF ON
HANDICAPPED PLACARDS AS WELL. SO
I KNOW SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
THERE THAT HAPPENED AS WELL. AND
YOU WANT TO BE SURE THAT PEOPLE
TRULY HAVE YOU KNOW WHO ARE WHO
HAVE CHALLENGES GET THEIR
HANDICAPPED PLACARDS. AND THEN
YOU ALSO KNOW THAT UNFORTUNATE.
THERE'S A LOT OF ABUSE AND
FORTUNATELY AS WELL AND, UM AND
SO, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT, AND
ALSO GIVEN L. A COUNTY'S ARE
EARLY CITY OF L, A AND WHAT
THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. I'M JUST
WONDERING, IS THERE SORT OF MORE
OF A MIDDLE GROUND VERSUS SAYING
THAT, OKAY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO
WIPE OUT YOUR PARKING TICKETS
BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAIN EXTENT
THAT SENDS A SIGNAL OUT TO FOLKS
AND THAT YOU'RE NOT FATHER PART.
YOU DON'T NEED TO FOLLOW THE
PARKING RULES. RIGHT? SO NOW WE
HAVE A STREET SWEEPING AND
SOMEONE DOESN'T YOU KNOW, JUST
PARKS THERE, AND NOW THEY CAN'T
SLEEP STREET, ETCETERA. I MEAN,
I MEAN, IT'S LITTLE THINGS, BUT
IT ADDS UP RIGHT TO IN TERMS OF
MAINTAINING YOU KNOW,
MAINTAINING THINGS AND
NEIGHBORHOOD AT THE SAME TIME WE
WANT TO, YOU KNOW, I THINK
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE AN
EXPECTATION AND THAT WE SHOULD
EXPECT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND
OTHERS TO PROVIDE SPACES AND SO
FORTH FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
HOMELESS, AND I KNOW THAT CITY.
SACRAMENTO HAS DONE SOME WORK IN
THAT AREA AS WELL. SO CAN YOU
PERHAPS JUST SPEAK TO THE
OPPOSITION FROM CITY OF L A AND
WHETHER THEY'RE HIGH SORT OF
SORT OF MIDDLE GROUNDS. YOU'VE
GOT ONLY CALLED MIDDLE GROUNDS.
BUT SORT OF, YOU KNOW,
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THIS
ISSUE UNTIL YOU THOUGHT ABOUT
THESE THINGS. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
UM HMM. COURSE I THINK A BIT
LIKE THIS DOES SEND A SIGNAL,
RIGHT? AND SINCE THE SIGNAL THAT
WE ARE RECOGNIZING WE CAN'T
PENALIZE OUR WAY OUT OF POVERTY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN FOR EVERY DOLLAR
WE SPEND IN PARKING. THESE ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE ON HOUSED. UH WE
RECEIVED BACK NOTHING RIGHT AND
FOR BUILDING UP THIS ADDITIONAL
INFRASTRUCTURE ACTUALLY COST
TAXPAYERS MONEY WOULD ALSO
CLARIFY. IT'S NOT THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES. IT'S THE MAYOR'S
OFFICE OF LOS ANGELES. THERE'S A
MOTION BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
MARQUIS HARRIS DAWSON. TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL IN ITS CURRENT
PRINT FORM, AND I SUSPECT THAT
LETTERS FROM ADDITIONAL COUNCIL
MEMBERS ARE GOING TO BE COMING
IN AND SO MY HOME CITY OF LOS
ANGELES AND I ARE CONTINUING TO
TALK AS FAMILY D THIS BILL IS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I BOUGHT
THE CAR THAT MY OLDER BROTHER
CROSSOVER FOSTER YOUTH LIVED IN
BEFORE HE GOT IT TOWED AND ENDED
UP IN PERSHING SQUARE IN THE
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, WHERE HE
DEVELOPED PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA
AND SUNK DOWN DEEP INTO
HOMELESSNESS IN A WAY THAT COSTS
US SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN
THE CITY, STATE AND COUNTY LEVEL
TO TRY TO BRING PEOPLE OUT OF
THAT DEPTH. WE KNOW THAT WHEN
YOU LOSE YOUR HOME, YOU SLEEP IN
YOUR CAR WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR CAR,
YOU SLEEP ON THE STREET. SO IF
YOU CARE ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE
OFF THE SIDEWALK, WE ALSO HAVE
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DO NOT FALL
INTO THE SIDEWALK. THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES AND A COUPLE OF
OTHER CITIES HAVE STARTED THIS
PATHWAY, WHICH IS HOW WE CAME UP
WITH THE $1500 AMOUNT. IT'S NOT
WITHOUT IMPUNITY, RIGHT CAPS OUT
AT 1500. YOU CAN STILL GET THOSE
TICKETS, BUT ALSO IN ADDITION TO
GETTING THEM FORGIVEN, YOU HAVE
TO TOUCH, A HOMELESS SERVICE
PROVIDER. WHO THEN VERIFIES YOUR
ELIGIBILITY FOR A PROGRAM LIKE
THIS, AND I THINK THAT'S AN
IMPORTANT STEP FOR GETTING
PEOPLE THE SERVICES. THEY NEED
TO GET OFF OF THE STREET. AND SO
THIS BILL IS WAS THOUGHT OF AND
IT WAS THOUGHT OF WITH PEOPLE
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS IS A GOOD
GOVERNMENT BILL. WE HAD 79
MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR
WHEN THIS WAS VOTED ON THE FLOOR
GOT 74. YES, VOTES. AND SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
TODAY. OKAY AND BEFORE YOU
COMPLETELY CLOSED, WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE ADVICE. CHAIR JONES AN
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU, SIR. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THE LEAGUE OF
CITIES HAD SOME CONCERNS. AH
THEY'RE OPPOSING CIVILIZED
AMENDED TO INCLUDE FUNDING FROM
THE STATE TO COVER THE COST OF
IMPLEMENTATION. HOW ARE YOU
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
LEGAL CITIES? HOW'S IT GOING?
WHAT'S THE STATUS? THAT'S NEW,
AND SO WE'RE HAPPY TO BEGIN
THOSE CONVERSATIONS. BUT
INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH THE CURRENT
SYSTEM, AS IS CITIES LOSE MONEY
, RIGHT, SO THE IDEA THAT WE
WOULD HAVE TO WE COULD
DEFINITELY DO A COST BENEFIT
ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THAT IF
THE LOSSES THAT ARE INCURRED
UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM SUB
PLANT WHAT IT WOULD COST TO WAVE
THROUGH A TICKET FORGIVENESS
PROGRAM, AND SO WE'LL HAVE THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WILL DO THAT
ANALYSIS AND BE SURE THAT WE
INCLUDED AS THIS BILL MOVES
FORWARD. OKAY I'M SEEING NOTHING
ELSE FROM THE COMMITTEE. WE CAN
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. WELL I'LL
MOVE THE DOCTOR. ALL RIGHT,
SENATOR PEN MOVES THE BILL WAS
CONSULTED TO CALL THE ROLE. FILE
AT HIM FOR THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST. BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
POTATO. JONES. CORTEZ E I E. I
KAMLAGER PAIN. HIæN. AYE. ALL
RIGHT, SO WE HAVE TO TÔI VOTES.
AND WE'LL LEAVE THE BILL ON CALL
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. NEXT BILL IN
SEQUENCE IS 21 59. ALSO YOUR
BILL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN SO
YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ARISE NOW TO
PRESENT AT 21 59 BILL THAT WOULD
START PERMANENT FAMILY
SEPARATION IN THE CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM FOR PARENTS, WHO ARE
PRETRIAL MEANS THEY HAVEN'T BEEN
CONVICTED. CONVICTED OF ANY
WRONG DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. WE
HAVE A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS FOR
THE COURTS TO BYPASS FAMILY
REUNIFICATION SERVICES IF YOU
MEET CERTAIN CONDITIONS. ONE OF
THOSE CONDITIONS IS IF YOU'RE
INCARCERATED, NOT CONVICTED,
SIMPLY INCARCERATED, WHICH
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTS BLACK
BROWN PORN. INDIGENOUS FAMILIES
THAT ARE SIMPLY TOO TOO POOR TO
PAY THEIR BILL. AND REGAIN THOSE
UNIFICATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO
OTHER FAMILIES. INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH, THERE'S ALSO A BYPASS
THAT'S TRIGGERED IF YOU'RE
CONVICTED, SO THE IDEA THAT WE
ARE SEPARATING FAMILIES THAT ARE
PRETRIAL, WHICH MEANS THERE ARE
LITERAL CASES WHERE SOMEBODY HAS
BEEN ARRESTED. HELD COULDN'T PAY
THEIR BAIL. HAD THE CHARGES
DROPPED OR THEY WERE ACQUITTED.
AND THEY HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR
CHILDREN FOREVER. AND THAT'S THE
PRACTICE THAT WE'RE SEEKING TO
END WITH THIS BILL, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
WITH ME TO TESTIFY ON THIS ONE.
I'M SORRY. DAVID MYERS, AN
ATTORNEY AT THE DEPENDENCY,
LEGAL SERVICES, AND STEPHANIE
JEFFCOAT, AN ORGANIZER WITH ALL
OF US OR NONE OKAY? AND I ASSUME
THE SALAD WITNESS. ONE BILL OFF
HERE. IT IS ON THE ON THE
COASTLINE. THAT'S CORRECT. YES,
DAVID MYERS, YOU MAY PROCEED.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS DAVID
MYERS AND I AM AN ATTORNEY WHO
REPRESENTS FAMILIES WHO COME
BEFORE CALIFORNIA'S CUBAN OUT
THE PENALTY COURT. AS YOU ALL
KNOW OUR WELFARE AND
INSTITUTIONS CODE STARTING RIGHT
WITH SECTION 300 POINTS TO TELLS
US THAT OUR STATE CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM IS TO BE A TEMPORARY
INTERVENTION INTO A FAMILY'S
LIFE. FOR TWO REASONS. WANT TO
KEEP CHILDREN SAFE AND TO
STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. REMOVING
CHILDREN SHOULD NOT OCCUR UNLESS
NO OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE
AND TERMINATING PARENTAL RIGHTS
SHOULD NEVER OCCUR. FAMILY GIVEN
A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BE
HEARD AND REUNIFIED. TWO MONTHS
AGO, MY PLANE, TANYA THOUGHT SHE
WAS GOING ON A DATE WITH HER
BOYFRIEND. HE KNEW THIS MAN AND
HE IS THE FATHER OF TWO YOUNG
CHILDREN, BUT SHE DID NOT KNOW
THAT HONESTLY, THE OTHER DAY THE
BOYFRIEND WAS GOING TO COMMIT A
FELONY GIVEN THAT TIME HE WAS IN
THE CAR. WITH THE SAME FELONY
CRIMINAL COURT IS HOLDING HER ON
A $200,000 BAIL, WHICH MEANS MY
CLIENT NEEDS $20,000 TO GET OUT
TO FIGHT TO SAY SHE IS STILL IN
JAIL. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
REMOVED HER TWO CHILDREN. AS WE
SIT HERE TODAY, TANIA IS
INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.
CRIMINAL CHARGES ARE PENDING AND
MAY NOT BE RESOLVED FOR MONTHS.
TANIA IS ALSO A PERSON OF COLOR
ARE MOST OF THE CLIENTS WE
REPRESENT. NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF
CURRENT LAW. THE JUVENILE
DEPENDENCY JUDGE IS GOING TO
TELL TANYA THAT SHE FAILED TO
PROTECT HER CHILDREN AND THAT
SHE WILL NEVER BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEM BACK.
CURRENT LAW PROVIDES THAT CHILD
PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND THE
COURTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE
THIS DECISION AND THEY DO SO
WITH FREQUENCY. THIS BILL,
HOWEVER, WILL NOT ALLOW THE
COURT TO DENY A FAMILY THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REUNIFY UNTIL ER
UNLESS THAT PARENT IS CONVICTED.
OF A CRIME. TANYA NEXT WEEK. THE
COURT WAS SET OF HEARING IN
OCTOBER TO TERMINATE HER
PARENTAL RIGHTS. TAKE THE
CHARGES ARE DROPPED OR
NEGOTIATED, AND SHE'S RELEASED
BEFORE THEN. HE WILL THEN HAVE
THE BURDEN OF PROVING HERSELF
WHY IT IS BEST FOR HER CHILDREN
THAT SHE BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO
REUNIFY. AND OUR COURTS WON'T
EVEN HAVE TO GIVE HER A HEARING
ON THAT BEFORE SAYING NO. AND IF
THE CHARGES ARE DROPPED OR PLED
IN OCTOBER OR THEREAFTER, IT
WON'T MATTER. THEIR CHILDREN
WILL HAVE BEEN FREED FOR
ADOPTION, AND PEOPLE HAVE NO
LEGAL RECOURSE. THE CALIFORNIA
SUPREME COURT ONCE WROTE, THERE
IS NO GO TO JAIL. LOSE YOUR KIDS
RULE IN CALIFORNIA, BUT ANYONE
WHO HAS WORKED IN MY FIELD FOR A
WEEK THIS IS UNTRUE. MAYBE 21 59
WILL GO A LONG WAY. THEY'RE
GIVING FAMILIES A FAIR
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
A SYSTEM DESIGNED TO HELP THEM.
I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY, AND STEPHANIE
JEFFCOAT ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE
COASTLINE. IF SO, YOU MAY
PROCEED. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. WE ARE ALL AWARE
THAT MASS INCARCERATION HAS BEEN
SOMETHING THAT HAS PLAGUED OUR
COMMUNITIES FOR DECADES.
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WE HAVE
SEEN FAMILIES TORN APART. IT
FIRST STARTED WITH OUR BLACK AND
BROWN MEN BEING RIPPED OUT OF
OUR CMMUNITIES. AND THEN IN THE
YEARS TO FOLLOW, WE STARTED
SEEING OUR WOMEN BECOME THE
FASTEST GROWING INCARCERATED
POPULATION. WE KNOWTHE HARMFUL
EFFECTS AND TRAUMA THAT IT CAN
HAVE ON THE CHILD BEING
SEPARATED FROM THEIR BIOLOGICAL
PARENTS AND BEING FORCED TO LIVE
WITH STRANGERS OR OTHER FAMILY
MEMBERS. WHEN A CHILD IS TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY OF CHILDREN
PROTECTIVE SERVICES, THE PARENT
IS GIVEN EVERY UNIFICATION PLAN
AND A TIMELINE TO COMPLETE IT.
OFTENTIMES THESE TIMELINES ARE
STRICT AND HARD TO COMPLETE
WITHOUT THE RIGHT SUPPORT.
CURRENTLY THE COURTS ARE ABLE TO
USE WHICH SECTION 3 61.5 E TO
BYPASS PARENTS WHO ARE
INCARCERATED EVEN BEFORE THEY
HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME.
WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES A PERSON
CAN BE IN CUSTODY AND FIGHTING
THEIR CASE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY
CANNOT AFFORD TO BE BAILED OUT.
I KNOW PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN
INCARCERATED FOR OVER A YEAR AND
ARE STILL AWAITING TRIAL. IN A
COUNTRY THAT SAYS PEOPLE ARE
TECHNICALLY INNOCENT UNTIL
PROVEN GUILTY. LIKE YOU HEARD
DAVID SAY THEY SHOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO BE BYPASSED JUST ON THE
GROUND THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO
AFFORD BAIL, UNLIKE THEIR
COUNTERPARTS WHO ARE WEALTHY
DURING MY LAST TIME OF
INCARCERATION, WHICH WAS ONLY
SIX MONTHS MY DAUGHTER WAS
ADOPTED. HAD I BEEN ABLE TO BAIL
OUT I WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER
CHANCE OF BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE
MY REUNIFICATION PLAN. SINCE MY
RELEASE. I HAVE COMPLETELY
TURNED MY LIFE AROUND. I WORK AT
A NEW WAY OF LIFE WHERE WE HELP
FORMALLY INQUIRED FOR AGED
PEOPLE. I HAVE MY OTHER THREE
CHILDREN BACK IN MY LIFE. I'VE
JUST RECENTLY GRADUATED WITH
FIVE ASSOCIATE DEGREES AND HAVE
DECIDED TO GO TO LAW SCHOOL TO
HELP OTHER PARENTS DON'T HAVE TO
EXPERIENCE THE SAME PAIN YET.
STILL I HAVE NOT BEEN AFFORDED
THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN SEE MY
DAUGHTER AGAIN. A B 21 59 WILL
ALLOW FOR PARENTS WHO ARE
INCARCERATED WHO HAVE NOT BEEN
CONVICTED TO HAVE A CHANCE THAT
REUNIFYING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.
MAKING THE DECISION TO
PERMANENTLY SEVERED THE BOND
BETWEEN A CHILD AND A PARENT IS
ONE OF THE MOST INTRUSIVE
VIOLATIONS OF FAMILY CAN
EXPERIENCE. SAYING THAT A PARENT
SHOULD NEVER HAVE THE RIGHT TO
SEE THEIR CHILD AGAIN, NO MATTER
HOW THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES MAY
CHANGE IS SAYING THAT WE ARE A
COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN
SECOND CHANCES. A B 21 59 GIVES
FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
INTERRUPT THE GENERATIONAL
TRAUMA, FAMILY SEPARATION AND
MASS INCARCERATION. FOR THESE
REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR I VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THE
SUPPORT POSITION ON THIS BILL 21
59. NOT SEEN NONE. WE WILL GO TO
THE MODERATOR AND S MODERATOR TO
POLICE QUÊ UP ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES ON 21 59 THIS TIME.
THANK YOU AGAIN, IT'S 10. PRESS
10. WILL FIRST GO TO LINE 98.
GOOD AFTERNOON WERE AFFECTED
GONZALEZ OR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER. NEXT. WE
HAVE 1 18. WHEN 18. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES WE CAN HEAR YOU. HELLO? YES
WE JUST NEED YOUR NAME YOUR NAME
AND SUPPORT POSITIONS. YEAH. MY
APOLOGIES. MY NAME IS HEROIN.
MRG LAD POLICY ANALYST WITH
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS
WITH CHILDREN, ALSO A PROUD
MEMBER OF ALL OF US, AND WE ARE
IN STRONG SUPPORT. MAYBE 21 59.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ELECTIONS
LINE 81. GEORGE BRANDS DO ON THE
AREA OF CALIFORNIA ACTION AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT
DEADLINE. 108. HI. MY NAME IS
KIMBERLY DONE, AND I WORK FOR A
NEW WAY OF LIFE REENTRY PROJECT
IN LOS ANGELES AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF 18 21 59. AND
JUST ONE MOMENT HERE WE HAVE NOT
LINED 90. ANDY MOZINGO, ATTORNEY
WITH POST SPONSOR A NEW WAY OF
LIFE REENTRY PROJECT CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB 21 59. GRAB
LINE. 1 22. LISTEN MORE LEGAL
SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITH
CHILDREN, MEMBER OF ALL OF US
ARE NOW A STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 1
20. BRIAN TAN, ATTORNEY WITH
HOST SPONSOR A NEW WAY OF LIFE
BRANCH HERE PROJECTS AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF MAYBE 21 59. THANK
YOU. NEXUS LINE. 1 16. A LOT OF
MY NAME IS REMEMBER TINA FROM
HAMAS. TORNADOES DON'T SUPPORT B
59. IN CURRENTLY NONE FURTHER IN
CUBE. THANK YOU, MODERATOR. WE
HAVE NO KNOWN OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. AT LEAST LISTED AS
LEAD IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS AN
OPPOSITION? POSITION AT THIS
TIME SEEN NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD
WILL ASK THE MODERATOR THE
POLICE CHECK AND SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES ON
THE TOLL CONFERENCE LINE. AND
AGAIN, IT'S 10. CURRENTLY,
NOBODY IN QUÊ. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. MODERATOR WILL COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. YES SENATOR.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MODERATOR
. WE HAVE NO KNOWN OPPOSITION
WHERE THIS IS. HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF AN ECHO GOING ON IN THE
AUDIENCE ALMOST CLAIRVOYANT, BUT
IT WAS BEHIND A LITTLE BIT. UM
MR BRIAN. I KNOW WE SAW THIS IN
JUDICIARY AND UNFORTUNATELY WHEN
WE WERE VOTING ON IT OR HEARING
IT, I DON'T THINK I WAS ABLE TO
HEAR THE TESTIMONY. SO I
APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS AN
ELEMENTARY QUESTION, BUT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND. IF SOMEBODY IS
INCARCERATED, WAITING TRIAL. UM
HOW WOULD A REUNIFICATION WORK
IN THAT SITUATION? THERE'S A LOT
OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU CAN
DO WHILE YOU'RE INCARCERATED TO
BETTER YOURSELF SELF HELP WORK
WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE, THINGS
THAT YOU WOULD DO ON THE OUTSIDE
IF YOU HAD BAILED OUT RIGHT
PARENTING CLASSES, SELF HELP
CLASSES, THEIR DOCUMENTATION
THAT CAN BE EXCHANGED BETWEEN
YOU AND YOUR CASE WORKERS THAT
CAN BE FILLED OUT TO KEEP THE
PROCESS ONGOING. THIS IS PART OF
A MUCH LARGER SYSTEM SURE,
UNTANGLING PRETRIAL AND THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, BUT
THERE'S A LOT THAT YOU CAN DO
INCARCERATED, BUT IDEALLY, WE'D
HAVE PARENTS COMING COMING HOME
FREE TRIAL. OKAY BUT WITH AN
UNDER CURRENT LAW, IF. IF A
PARENT IS A CHILD IS REMOVED
FROM THEIR CUSTODY AND THEY'RE
INCARCERATED. UM IS THERE
POTENTIAL FOR VISITING RIGHTS OR
THE CHILD CAN COME AND VISIT
THEM, AND THIS PREVENTS THAT
FROM HAPPENING OR IS THAT PART
OF IT? YES. YOU CAN ALWAYS VISIT
A LOVED ONE WHO IS INCARCERATED.
WHAT THIS. WHAT HAPPENS IN THIS
SITUATION IS IF A CHILD IS TAKEN
BY THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
BECAUSE YOU ARE INCARCERATED,
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR FAMILY
REUNIFICATION PLAN. BYPASSED BUT
FOR ANY COURT REVIEW ANY KIND OF
HEARING IT CAN JUST BE
AUTOMATICALLY CANCELED, AND AS A
RESULT, YOUR CHILD CAN BE PLACED
IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM OR PUT
UP FOR ADOPTION. AND IF YOU HAVE
A LENGTHY CASE, I HEARD THAT
THAT WAS VERY CONCERNING,
ACTUALLY. YEAH, YOU CAN HAVE
YOUR CHILD ADOPTED OUT AND THEN
HAVE YOUR CASE ULTIMATELY
DISMISSED. AH AND BE STUCK IN
THIS KIND OF SITUATION WASN'T
TRAUMATIC. BROUGHT IT UP, AND IT
WAS PART OF YOUR TESTIMONY. CAN
YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT SITUATION
HAPPENS? HOW DOES SOMEBODY WHO'S
INCARCERATED. AND I WAS, YOU
KNOW, AS A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
. I MEAN, LONG ENOUGH, BUT HOW
DO YOU LOSE YOUR CHILD AND TO
ADOPTION WHILE YOU'RE
INCARCERATED? YES SOMETIMES
PRETRIAL INCARCERATION CAN LAST
FOR AN EXTREMELY LONG AMOUNT OF
TIME FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT IT
STARTS INITIALLY WITH YOUR WITH
YOUR BAIL BEING SET TOO HIGH.
OKAY LETS IT TOO HIGH. NOT ONLY
CAN YOU IF YOU PAY THAT IN FULL,
OF COURSE YOU CAN. COME OUT
PRETRIAL AND GET THAT MONEY BACK
. ONCE YOU ATTEND ALL YOUR COURT
PROCEEDINGS IF YOU CAN'T PAY IT
IN FULL CONTACT WITH THE BONDS,
AGENT FOR 10% BUT IF YOUR BAIL
IS 220,000 BOMB PAYMENT, YOU
CAN'T DO THAT AND DEPENDING ON
THE SITUATION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL
CASE, SOME CASES UNLESS A COUPLE
OF MONTHS SOME CASES YOU CAN
PLEAD OUT AND ACCEPT CHARGES GET
OUT RELATIVELY QUICK. SOME CASES
LAST YEARS WE'VE HAD INSTANCES I
THINK OF KALIEF BROWDER IN
PARTICULAR, WHO DI OVER 400
DAYS IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
THREE YEARS INCARCERATED FOR
STEALING A BACKPACK ONLY TO HAVE
THE CASE DROPPED AND THEN
COMMITTED SUICIDE AFTERWARDS.
AND SO, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER,
THESE SYSTEMS ARE LINKED
TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT IT IS
TERRIBLE, BUT IT EXACERBATES
OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN THIS
PARTICULAR BUT BACK TO THE POINT
OF LOSING YOUR CHILD TO ADOPTION
WHILE YOU'RE INCARCERATED.
THERE'S A FUNCTION IN CURRENT
LAW THAT ALLOWS THE STATE TO
TAKE YOUR CHILD AND PUT IT UP
FOR ADOPTION WHILE YOU'RE
INCARCERATED WITHOUT YOU HAVING
THE ABILITY WITHOUT THE
INCARCERATED PERSON HAVING THE
ABILITY TO FIGHT THAT CORRECT,
OKAY? I VOTED NO IN JUDICIARY
AGAIN. I WASN'T I WASN'T ABLE TO
HEAR THE TESTIMONY. UH IT'S ALL
VERY ALL OF THE TESTIMONY IS
INTERESTING. UM I'M GOING TO LAY
OFF TODAY ABSTAINED, BUT, UM
MIGHT ASK FOR SOME ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THIS BEFORE IT
GOES TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE. I'M
GONNA GET YOU. THANK YOU. WILL.
I DON'T THINK IT SECURES
PREROGATIVE TO MOVE THE BILL, SO
WE WILL JUST KEEP IT ON CALL FOR
A MOTION. MR. CAIRMAN I'M HAPPY
TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE BILL. I
WILL ABSTAIN TODAY, BUT I'M
HAPPY TO MAKE THE MOTION SO THAT
IT CAN BE HEARD AND MOVED ON.
APPRECIATE THAT. SO THERE'S A
MOTION BY SENATOR JONES GO AHEAD
AND CALL THE ROLE OF THOSE WHO
ARE PRESENT. FILE ITEM SIX A B
21 59. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS,
BUT FIRST WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HARTARTO. JONES. CORTEZ CORTEZ
EI KAMLAGER PAN. OKAY WE'LL KEEP
THAT BILL ON CALL FOR THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. I HEARD A
DIFFERENT SEQUENCE FOR, UM IN
THE WRONG SEQUENCE FOR THE
AGENDA TODAY, SO I INADVERTENTLY
SKIPPED OVER A B 16 80 86. WHICH
YOU PROBABLY REALIZED THEY DID
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BUT LET'S GO
BACK TO THAT. THAT'S ACTUALLY
FILED NUMBER FIVE WILL GO BACK
TO THAT, AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE. SOME OF BRYAN'S PRESENTATIONS,
BUT MAY PROCEED AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND I
APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S TIME
TODAY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT WORK. UM I'M GOING TO
CLOSE WITH A B 16 86. AND
THERE'S A PRACTICE THAT'S BEEN
HAPPENING IN COUNTIES ACROSS
THIS COUNTRY AND IN CALIFORNIA
SINCE THE EIGHTIES, ESSENTIALLY
TO RECEIVE OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS
FOR OUR CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.
RESTRICTION THAT WE HAD TO HAVE
THE ABILITY TO CHARGE PARENTS.
FOR THEIR CHILDREN BEING IN
FOSTER CARE, MEANING YOU COULD
LOSE CUSTODY OF YOUR CHILDREN
AND THEN BE REQUIRED TO PAY FEAR
CHILD SUPPORT TO THE COUNTY. FOR
HAVING YOUR CHILDREN AND WHAT
WE'VE FOUND IN PRACTICE IS THAT
FAMILIES THAT ARE CHARGED THIS
FEE. THOSE CHILDREN END UP IN
FOSTER CARE OF FOR AN ADDITIONAL
SEVEN MONTHS LONGER. AND FOR
EVERY DOLLAR THAT WE TRY TO
SPEND TRYING TO COLLECT THESE
FEES. WE GET BACK JUST 27 CENTS.
IT'S BAD GOVERNMENT. IT
EXACERBATES POVERTY, AND IT
KEEPS FAMILIES UNNECESSARILY
SEPARATED LONGER THAN THEY HAVE
TO. AND SO WHAT? WE'RE WHAT
WE'RE PRESENTING IN THIS BILL IS
A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION FOR
COUNTIES THAT YOU CAN STILL
CHARGE FAMILIES FOR THE TIME
THAT THEY'RE IN FOSTER CARE, BUT
YOU HAVE TO PROVE THAT IT WILL
NOT UNNECESSARILY EXTEND A
CHILD'S TIME IN FOSTER CARE. AND
BY SETTING THIS LEGAL BARRIER.
WE ARE STILL IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT WE
KNOW IN PRACTICE, IT WILL RESULT
IN FAMILIES BEING REUNIFIED, AND
IT WILL STOP THE EXACERBATION OF
POVERTY THAT'S HAPPENING UNDER
THE CURRENT SYSTEM. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR I VOTE AND WITH ME TO
TESTIFY TODAY ON THIS ONE IS
SABRINA FORTE, THE DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND IMPACT LITIGATION ON
BEHALF OF ALLIANCE OF A CHILD'S
RIGHT, AND PAULA VELASQUEZ,
DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AGASSI,
ADVOCACY. FOR COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. IT LOOKS
LIKE ONE OF THE WITNESSES HERE.
PRESIDENT. PLEASE COME FORWARD
AND IDENTIFY YOURSELF. AND YOU
HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO
TESTIFY. THANK YOU. SURE GOOD
AFTERNOON. PAULA V S CAUSE AND
EFFECT. OKAY I'LL GO AHEAD AND
JUMP IN FIRST, AND WE DO HAVE MS
FORTE ON THE PHONE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SENATORS. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA, AS THE AUTHOR NOTED,
THIS BILL CLARIFIES PAYMENT
REFERRAL CRITERIA FOR PARENTS
WHOSE CHILDREN ARE PLACED INTO
FOSTER CARE. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM CAN,
BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO MAKE A
REFERRAL FOR COLLECTIONS. IN
CERTAIN INSTANCES WHERE
COLLECTION IS NOT A BARRIER TO
REUNIFICATION FOR CHILDRENTHAT
HAVE BEEN INVOLUNTARILY
SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS.
THIS BILL CLARIFIES THAT A CHILD
WELFARE DEPARTMENT MUST PRESUME
THAT A PAYMENT OF SUPPORT BY THE
PARENT IS LIKELY TO POSE A
BARRIER TO REUNIFICATION, AND
IT'S CONSISTENT WITH RECENT
FEDERAL GUIDANCE THAT CAME OUT
THIS IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH
RESEARCH FOR EVERY $100 CHILD
WELFARE INVOLVED. PARENTS PAY
THEIR CHILD DURATION AND CARE
LENGTHENS FOR 6.6 MONTHS. THE
EFFECTS ARE ESPECIALLY
PRONOUNCED FOR FAMILIES OF COLOR
, WHO ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
OVERREPRESENTED IN CALIFORNIA'S
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. FAMILIES
WHO ARE SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC
SYSTEMS ARE BETTER ABLE TO
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE DEPENDENCY
COURT IN ORDER TO REUNIFY WITH
THEIR CHILDREN. CONVERSELY
ENFORCING PAYMENTS BY PARENTS
WHO ARE FINANCIALLY STRUGGLING.
GENERALLY SERVES TO MAKE
UNIFICATION WITH THEIR CHILDREN
HARDER TO ACHIEVE AND CAN
FURTHER DESTABILIZED. THE
FAMILY. THIS BILL WILL IMPROVE
OUTCOMES FOR FOSTER YOUTH. BY
ASSISTING THEM IN REUNITED IN
REUNIFYING WITH THEIR FAMILIES,
AND WE WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR CARRYING THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. AND WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY, AND IT'S SABRINA
FORTE, I BELIEVE IS ON THE
REMOTE LINE. IF YOU ARE, YOU MAY
PROCEED. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SENATORS. I'M SABRINA FORTE ON
BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS BUSTER OF
ITSELF. I'M HERE TO SHARE THE
STORY OF ONE INDIVIDUAL
CHARACTER, A STRONG SUPPORTER OF
16 86 HAS BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED
BY THE PROBLEM THAT THIS BILL
SEEKS TO ADDRESS ERICA'S
DAUGHTER WAS PLACED IN FOSTER
CARE AND I'LL GET 2019.
AFTERWARDS SHE WAS CALLED TO
RESPOND TO AN ORDER TO PAY FOR
THE COST OF HER DAUGHTER'S CARE
. HE WAS ORDERED TO PAY $945
MONTHLY. IT'S NOT HARD TO REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF $495 A MONTH,
WHICH LASTED FOR THE REST OF THE
TIME. HER DAUGHTER WAS IN CAMP
WITH ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS
AFTERWARDS. ERICA'S CASE PLAN
REQUIRED HER TO COMPLETE
MULTIPLE SERVICES DID EVERYTHING
TO GET HER CHILD ASKED, TAKING
PARENTING CLASSES, TAKING MENTAL
HEALTH EVALUATION AND
PARTICIPATING IN DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE PROGRAM. BUT IT WAS
HARD TO HOLD ON TO YOUR HOUSING
WITH AN EXTRA BILL OF ALMOST
$500 A MONTH HE COULDN'T
MAINTAIN HER JOB BECAUSE THE
COUNTY ANSWER SO MANY TIMES TO
SHOW UP FOR CHANGE, DECISION
MAKING MEETINGS AND OTHER
MEETINGS THAT WEREN'T ALWAYS
APPROVED BY HER EMPLOYER.
BILLIONS OF HER BEING. LET GO.
TO OPEN IT. WE REUNIFIED WITH
HER DAUGHTER. AFTER NEARLY TWO
YEARS, ERIKA WAS UNABLE TO
PARTICIPATE TODAY THROUGH THE
CONSTRAINTS IN HER WORK SCHEDULE
, BUT SHE WANTS THIS COMMITTEE
NOW THEY'RE MAKING PARENTS GAVE
HER FACTOR CARE AGAINST
EVERYTHING THAT CHILD PROTECTIVE
SERVICES SAYS THAT IT STANDS FOR
FAMILIES TO PROTECT AND HELP
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES REUNIFIED.
WE AGREE WITH ERICA AND DEEPLY
APPRECIATE OFFENDING NUMBER
BRIAN FOR AUTHORING THIS BELL.
THANK YOU. AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS
THERE ANY ANYONE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
COME FORWARD WITH A SUPPORT
POSITION? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ADRIAN SHELTON
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND
PROUD SUPPORT, OKAY, ANYONE ELSE
ON THE SUPPORT SIDE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM? ALRIGHT. SEE NO
ONE ELSE COME FORWARD. MODERATOR
WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL FORWARD
ANY TOLD CONFERENCE LINE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT ON A B 16
86. CERTAINLY THANK YOU. AGAIN
AT THIS TIME YOU WANT TO PRESS
10? AND THEN GO TO LINE 1 23.
GEORGE PARANTHAN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA. ACTION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AND AT THIS MOMENT WE
HAVE NO FURTHER IN. Q ALL RIGHT
, THANK YOU, AND WE DO NOT HAVE
A REGISTERED LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESS. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE THIS BILL? SEE NO ONE.
COME FORWARD. MODERATOR WOULD
YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES AT THIS
TIME? IT REALLY IS GUINNESS 10.
PERHAPS 10. OPEN LINE 98. HELLO
I MEANT TO BE IN THE SUPPORT QUÊ
REBECA GONZALEZ WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
SUPPORT. AND CURRENTLY NONE
FURTHER IN. Q ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. MODERATOR WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, SENATOR
JONES ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS?
OKAY. SENATOR JONES MOVES THE
BILL AND WILL GIVE AN
OPPORTUNITY CAUSE I THINK THE
COMMITTEE FOR ITS ITS TIME
TODAY, I GREW UP IN A FAMILY
THAT DID FOSTER CARE FOR 26
YEARS SAW HUNDREDS OF FOSTER
SIBLINGS AND ONE OF NINE ADOPTED
CHILDREN. UM, THIS BILL IN
PARTICULAR I'VE SEEN THE DAMAGE
IT CAN DO FOR REUNIFYING
FAMILIES, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR IVO OKAY. THANK YOU. AND
WE'LL GO TO THE CONSULTANT NOW
ON SENATOR JONES MOTION FOR THE
ROLL CALL. FILE ITEM FIVE A B 16
86. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HER
TATO JONES. JONES. I CORTEZ E I
E. I KAMLAGER PAN. TWO VOTES.
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU HAVE TO I
VOTES AND LEAVE THAT BILL ON
COLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
GOING TO KEEP GOING AND SEQUENCE
HERE AS BEST I CAN. THE NEXT
BILL IS A B 17 28 THAT IS
AUTHORS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REVIS
. I BELIEVE THE SAME OF RUBIO IS
HERE TO PRESENT. WELCOME THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
HERE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 17
28 ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ROBERT RIVAS. THIS BILL SEEKS TO
EXEMPT PARENTS RECEIVING COW
WORKS BENEFITS WITH CHILDREN TWO
YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER. FROM
MANDATORY PARTICIPATION IN
WELFARE TO WORK PROGRAMS UNDER
EXISTING LAW, PARENTS AND THE
COW WORK SYSTEM MUST RETURN TO
WELFARE TO WORK ACTIVITIES
UNLESS THEY FORMALLY REQUEST
THEY ONE TIME 24 MONTH
EXEMPTION. REQUESTING THIS ONE
TIME EXEMPTION INVOLVES A
LENGTHY PROCESS THAT IS OFTEN
INACCESSIBLE FOR MANY FAMILIES
BECAUSE THE COW WORKS
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR
EXEMPTION IS CONVOLUTED AND
REQUIRES NUMEROUS CONSULTATIONS.
AND THE AVAILABILITY OF
AVAILABILITY OF SUCH RESOURCES
VARIES FROM COUNTY TO COUNTY.
MAYBE 17 28 PROVIDES AN
AUTOMATIC WELFARE TO WORK
EXEMPTION FOR PARENTS OR
CAREGIVERS. PROVIDING CARE FOR
CHILDREN TWO YEARS OR YOUNGER.
PARENTING RESEARCH HAS VERY
CLEARLY EMPHASIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF EARLY BONDING FOR
THE LONG TERM MENTAL HEALTH AND
RESILIENCE OF CHILDREN AS A
RESULT, DOING ALL WE CAN TO
SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES THAT
FOSTER OR PROMOTE. MEANINGFUL
ATTACHMENT BETWEEN YOUNG
CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS WILL
GO A LONG WAY TO SUPPORT THEIR
SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT WITH ME HERE WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY OVER THE PHONE
IS KEVIN ARSLANIAN ON BEHALF OF
THE COALITION OF CALIFORNIA
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND WE WILL GO
TO KEVIN SLANEY IN IS THAT HOW
IT'S PRONOUNCED? OKAY SO YOU CAN
GOOD. THANK YOU. PLEASE PROCEED
IF YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS KEVIN AS MANY IN THE
CORNERS OF CALIFORNIA WATER
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. THERE'S
STILL BASICALLY WAS SIMPLIFY THE
SYSTEM BACK NOW, IF YOU HAVE A
CHILD IN THE TWO, YOU HAVE TO
CALL UP THE WORK OF THE TRY TO
GET INVENTIONS AND MANY
ACCOUNTANTS HAVE CALL CENTERS.
AND NOBODY PICKS UP THE PHONE.
THESE DAYS. THIS BILL WAS
AUTOMATICALLY EXEMPT PEOPLE, BUT
THEY WILL GET A BETTER IN THE
MIDDLE, SAYING THAT THEY CAN
BALANCE OF WELFARE TO WORK
ACTIVITY IF THEY WISH TO DO SO.
SO WE'LL HELP. MM HMM. SO THAT'S
WHY WE SUPPORT THE BILL BECAUSE
PEOPLE ARE FIGHTING SYSTEM AND
MAKE SURE THAT THE PERSON TO
EXERCISE THEIR PRESUMPTION THAT
PART OF THANK YOU. KATHY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. CERTAINLY ONE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM. WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS THE SUPPORT POSITION ON
THE BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ADRIAN SHELTON
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND
SUPPORT, OKAY, ANYONE ELSE IN
THE ROOM? WHO WISHES TO DO THAT?
OKAY WE'LL GO TO THE MODERATOR,
MODERATOR TO POLICE QUÊ UP ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES ON ABC 7 28 AT
THIS TIME. PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. FIRST GO TO LINE 1
27. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
REALLY MCKAY ON BEHALF OF FIRST
FIVE CALIFORNIA WEIRD, BUT THIS
LITTLE THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIND
98. FOR A MEXICAN SALAS FOR THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
SUPPORT. NEXT YEAR PLAYING 1 25.
WE'RE GOING AT WORK AND HAVE
BEEN SOME SUPPORT OF 80 1928.
AND LASTING QUÊ. WE HAVE LINE 1
19 ACTUALLY HAVE ONE MORE AFTER
THIS 1 19 YEAR OPEN. DEREK CARR
WAS NOURISHED. CALIFORNIA IS
DRUNK SUPPORT. GIVE ME JUST A
MOMENT HERE. A COUPLE MORE. HERE
WE GO TO LINE 1/10. THIS IS
KOREAN. I'M FREE STUFF ATTORNEY
AT WORK SAFE AND WE'RE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 17 28. THANK YOU.
AND ONE MORE HERE. GIVE ME JUST
A MOMENT. MHM AND ONE OF SIX.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN ONE. OH, SIX.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. BUT THEY TOOK
THEMSELVES OUT, PROBABLY NOT ON
PURPOSE. AND THEN FURTHER IN Q
AT THIS TIME, ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU. MODERATE YOU HERE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT? YES SENATOR
CORTESI, MIKE CARROLL WITH THE
WESTERN CENTER ON WORLD POVERTY.
PARDON ME FOR BEING A LITTLE BIT
LIKE WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE ALSO OKAY. LAST
CALL FOR ANYONE IN SUPPORT IN
THE COMMITTEE ROOM. ALRIGHT,
SCENE. AH NONE. WE NOW MOVE TO
THE OPPOSITION SIDE. WE HAVE NO
LEAD. OPPOSITION WITNESS LISTED
SEE NO ONE COME FORWARD. WE WILL
ASK IF THERE IS ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION. AT
ALL IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM,
SEEING NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD
WITH THE MODERATOR, MODERATOR TO
CHECK AND SEE IF WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES ON THIS
BILL THIS TIME. PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. CURRENTLY NOTHING. OKAY. THANK YOU, MODERATOR
WHEN WE COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE, AND WE ARE SO ABSENT
IN MEMBERS THAT WE DON'T HAVE,
UM PROCEDURALLY THE ABILITY TO
PUT A MOTION ON THE TABLE, BUT
WE WILL KEEP IT OPEN AND KEEP
THE BILL ON CALL AS WELL SO THAT
WE CAN DO THAT. WHEN THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS COME BACK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
WITH THAT BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ROBERT RIVAS I
REQUESTED ONCE FROM MEMBERS
ARRIVED. WE WILL ABSOLUTELY GET
TO THAT AS SOON AS WE CAN. THANK
YOU. I HAVE A BELT. I HAVE A
BILL. OPERATE. WE ARE I SEE
THAT. OKAY I'M GONNA GO AHEAD
AND JUMP UP TO A B 26. I WANT TO
LET SOME MEMBER MENTIONING KNOW
THAT YOUR BILL WILL BE NEXT WILL
COME RIGHT BACK TO YOU. UM AND
ASSUMING RUBIO ON YOUR OWN BILL
A B 28 6. THIS IS OUR FILE ITEM
18 FOR THOSE FOLLOWING THE
AGENDA MAY PROCEED. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 28 6 IN FRONT OF THE
COMMITTEE ROOM TODAY. THIS
MEASURE WILL GREATLY LIMIT THE
SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION OF
PRESCHOOL AGE STUDENTS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA'S EARLY
LEARNING SYSTEM. NATIONAL DATA
INDICATES TWO VERY CONCERNING
TRENDS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION. NOT ONLY ARE
SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS MORE
COMMON COMMON IN THE PRESCHOOL
SETTING THAN IN K 12. THEY ALSO
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT
CHILDREN OF COLOR. RESEARCH HAS
ALSO INDICATED THAT SCHOOL
EXPULSION AND SUSPENSIONS
PRACTICES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
NEGATIVE EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE
OUTCOMES. IN ADDITION TO HARMING
A YOUNG CHILD'S ACADEMIC
PROSPECTS, RESEARCH HAS ALSO
FOUND THAT SUSPENSIONS AND
EXPULSIONS DO NOTHING TO IMPACT
THE ROOT CAUSE. OF CHALLENGING
BEHAVIOR. THIS BILL IS DESIGNED
TO CREATE A PROACTIVE SOLUTION
AND WE ARE DOING THIS THROUGH
THE USE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION.
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION
SERVICES ARE A PROVEN MODEL, A
MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, WILL
ENTRY PRESCHOOL SETTING AND
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE STUDENT
TO THE STAFF AND TO THE
FAMILIES. THE SERVICES CREATE A
MEANS OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE
SUPPORT TO TEACHERS, CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE
POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH, BUT FOR
THE EFFECTS OF TOXIC STRESS AND
TRAUMA AND BRING OUT THE MOST
OPTIMAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING
OF EVERY CHILD WITH THIS BILL.
WE ARE NOT ATTEMPTING TO TIE THE
HANDS OF PROVIDERS BY LIMITING
SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS. WE
ARE ENABLING THEM WITH A NEW
TOOL TO HELP ADDRESS CHALLENGING
BEHAVIOR IN A MORE HOLISTIC AND
POSITIVE MANNER. THIS DOOR HAS A
WHITE COALITION OF SUPPORT IS
INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S EARLY
LEARNING AND CARE MASTER PLAN
RELEASED EARLIER LAST YEAR AND
HAS FUNDED INCLUDED IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET. ON THE PHONE WITH
US TODAY WE HAVE SOME OF OUR CO
SPONSORS. TINA SLOAN VICE
PRESIDENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION AND
TRAINING WITH MANGO AND KAHIN
JACKSON ON BEHALF OF BLACK MEN
FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. THANK
YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
TO TINA SALON. IF YOU'RE ON THE
REMOTE LINE, YOU COULD PROCEED
AT THIS TIME. GOOD AFTERNOON
AGAIN. I AM TINA SLOAN, VICE
PRESIDENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION AT
TANGO. A CO SPONSOR OF HB 28 6,
THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS AND
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ON YOUNG
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE
IS PROFOUND TEACHERS DESERVE AND
REQUIRE ADEQUATE SUPPORT TO BE
EFFECTIVE. ESPECIALLY IN THE
FACE OF PROFOUND CHALLENGES. ALL
OF US TODAY TO SOME DEGREE HAS
FELT THE CHALLENGES AND SPRAIN
OF THE LAST FEW YEARS. TEACHERS
AND PROVIDERS WHO WERE ALREADY
STRESSED AND STRETCHED TO THEIR
LIMITS ARE GIVEN MORE WORN DOWN
AND MORE OVERWHELMED, GIVEN THEY
HAVE SERVED AS CRITICAL,
ESSENTIAL WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE
PANDEMIC. I THINK TOLERANCE IN
PRESCHOOLERS AND OUR CLASSROOMS
AND CHILDCARE HOMES GOOD ALREADY
ENCOUNTERED. INCREDIBLE
STRESSORS HAVE ABSORBED EVEN
MORE TOXIC STRESS AND STRAIN. SO
IT'S BEEN TRAUMA COMPOUNDED BY
MORE TRAUMA. EARLY COUNTED.
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION
BRINGS SCIENCE ROUTE OF SUPPORT.
TO ADDRESS THE INTERCONNECTED
WHOLE PERSON NEEDS OF TEACHERS,
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. HIGH
QUALITY CONSULTATION, SUPPORT
ADMINISTRATOR EARLY EDUCATORS
AND PROVIDERS TO BE WELL
THEMSELVES. WELL ALSO HELPING
THESE ADULTS BUILD THEIR
CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO THE
MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL
NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE.
WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DISRUPTING
AND REPLACING THE CASCADING
FACTORS THAT LEAD TO REACTIVE,
PUNITIVE AND DEHUMANIZING
EJECTION OF INFANTS AND YOUNG
CHILDREN FROM EARLY CARE
SETTINGS. NOW THE ATTENTIVE THIS
LEGISLATION IS TO ENSURE THAT
THERE IS A FOCUS ON WHAT ALL
CHILDREN NEED AND A PROGRAM AND
IN A CLASSROOM, INCLUDING THE
CHILDREN, EXPERIENCE IS
CHALLENGING. THE INTENT ALSO IS
TO ENSURE THAT ADULT PRACTICES
AND DECISIONS RELATED TO YOUNG
CHILDREN ARE NOT BASED ON BIAS,
UNITY OF EXCLUSION OR AN
INEQUITY AND POWER. THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF CONSULTATION IS
DIRECTLY TIED TO THE COMPETENCY
OF THE CONSULTANT WORKFORCE. 80
28. OH, SIX ALSO OUTLINES THIS
SPECIALIZED EDUCATION TRAINING
SUPERVISION. AN AUTO GOING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT IS
IMPERATIVES DELIVER MENTAL
HEALTH PROMOTING OUTCOME. PLEASE
SUPPORT MAYBE. 28 OH, SIX. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY WILL NOW GO TO KIM
JACKSON. IF YOU'RE ON THE REMOTE
LINE, YOU MAY PROCEED. YOU HAVE
A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO TEST IT.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN
COMEDIANS STAFF. MY NAME IS RYAN
JACKSON WITH BLACK MEN FOR
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY, WHICH IS A
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION FOCUSED
ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN THAT HAVE
BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED. THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN
MENTIONED PRESCHOOL AND
CHILDCARE SUSPENSIONS AND
EXPLOSIONS DO MORE HARM THAN
GOOD. WE KNOW THIS SENDING OUR
CHILDREN AND YOUNGEST BABIES
HOME FROM EARLY LEARNING AND
CARE SETTING DOES NOT ADDRESS
THE CHILD AND DOES NOT PROVIDE
WHOLE SUPPORT WHAT IT DOES DO BY
REMOVING THESE YOUNG LEARNERS
FROM THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
AND REMOVING HIM FROM SOCIAL
INTERACTIONS IS HAVE NEGATIVE
IMPACT AND NEGATIVE OUTCOMES,
AND IT HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE
IMPACT AS SHE MENTIONED ON
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN BUT
ALSO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GROUP.
FOR MANY DECADES. WE'VE BEEN
AWARE OF THIS OVEREXPOSURE TO
CHILDREN OF EXCLUSIONARY
DISCIPLINE. AND WHILE THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME POLICIES TO HELP
PREVENT THIS THERE'S THIS
DISPROPORTIONALITY CONTINUES
TODAY AND IT IS EVER PRESENT IN
OUR EARLY LEARNING AND CARE
SETTINGS. FOR US. THIS IS A
MORAL ISSUE, BECAUSE IF WE
DAMAGE THESE YOUNG MINDS EARLY
THAT WE ARE SETTING THEM UP TO
ACHIEVE THESE OUTCOMES THAT
WE'RE SEEING IN OUR 8 12 SYSTEMS
SUCH AS ACHIEVEMENT GAPS, LOW
SELF ESTEEM, LOW EXPECTATIONS,
DISCONNECTEDNESS AND
DISPROPORTIONATE SUSPENSION AND
EXPLOSION RATES, WHICH WE KNOW
SUBSTANTIALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE
PRESCHOOL TO PRESENT. PIPELINE
ON RAMPS. AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS
, THE QUESTION THEN BECOMES IF
WE DAMAGE OUR BABIES, HOW DO WE
HELP THEM? DEAL? AND THAT'S
WHERE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL
HEALTH CONSULTATIONS COME INTO
PLAY AS TINA SLOAN MENTIONED AND
WITH THIS, NONE OF US CAN SAY
THAT IF WE SUSPEND OR EXPEL OUR
CHILDREN AND DAMAGE THEM AND
THEN NOT HELP THEM. WE CANNOT DO
THAT. WE MUST HELP THEM RESTORE
AND HEAL. AND WITH THAT WE
CANNOT SEPARATE THE
DISPROPORTIONALITY RATES. OF
EXPLOSIONS FROM THE CHILD. AND
IN CLOSING, WE MUST ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT ANY EDUCATIONAL CULTURE OR
CLIMATE THAT TREATS CHILDREN
THIS WAY IS OBVIOUSLY NOT ONE
THAT IS WELCOMING FOR BABIES AND
OUR CHILDREN ARE EDUCATORS AND
PROVIDERS NEEDS TO SUPPORT AND
OUR CHILDREN NEED US MORE THAN
EVER BEFORE. BEING ME IS ASKING
YOU AN AGREEMENT WITH
ASSEMBLYWOMAN RUBIO AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
SUPPORT A B 28. OH, SIX. AND WE
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE COMMITTEE ROOM? WHO WISHES
TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT POSITION
ON A B 28? 6? SO PLEASE COME
FORWARD AT THIS TIME. I'M SAYING
NO ONE COMES FORWARD WILL GO TO
THE MODERATOR MODERATED. POLICE
QUÊ UP ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES ON
28 6. THANK YOU AND AGAIN,
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. WE
ALL GO FIRST TO LINE 1 29. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR KERRY MEMBERS
KATHY VAN OXEN REPRESENTING THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF
UNIVERSITY WOMEN, CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG SUPPORT. I JUST GOT LINE
1 28. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS PRISCILLA KYOTO'S
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF CHILD AND
ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND ACTUALLY
HAVE 1 31. SESSION IN MEMBERS
WILLIE MCKAY ON BEHALF OF FIRST
FIVE CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. LINE
98. GOOD AFTERNOON, REBECA
GONZALEZ FOR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND SUPPORT.
BLIND 1 33. GOOD AFTERNOON.
AMANDA DICKIE, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE
OF EDUCATION, PROUD TO BE A CO
SPONSOR, SPONSOR AND STRONG
SUPPORT. LIKE 109. GOOD
AFTERNOON, DIANA RELEASED ON
BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF 18 28
WAS SIX LINE 1 34. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MORALES ON BEHALF OF
THE EDUCATION, TRUST WEST AND
SUPPORT LINE 1 32. HI THIS IS
DENNIS JOHNSON. THIRD WOULD JUMP
START FOR YOUNG CHILDREN CALLING
IN SUPPORT. STAND AT THIS TIME.
THERE'S NONE THERE INTO ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO
READ OPPOSITION WITNESS ON THIS
BILL LISTED. IS THERE ANYONE WHO
WISHES EXPRESS OPPOSITION AT
THIS TIME HERE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM? LET'S SEE. NO ONE STEPPED
FORWARD. MODERATOR WOULD YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY OPPOSITION
ON A B 28 6 AT THIS TIME?
CERTAINLY AGAIN, 10. AND I'VE
GOT ONE HERE. I'LL GO TO LINE 1
35. OH, HI. GOOD EVENING. AND
YOUR EQUAL KUROSAWA SUPPORT THE
SORRY. BILL WAS A V SPENDING 42.
THANK YOU. HILLARY, THIS IS THE
OPPOSITION. LINE. IS CURRENTLY
NONE OF YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. MODERATOR WILL COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE SENATOR. COM AUGUR
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ON THE
BILL? NO QUESTIONS ANSWERED
TIME. THANK YOU. I WILL MOVE IT
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU HAVE AN OFFER
OF EMOTION FROM SENATOR KAMLAGER
. WHY DON'T WE GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE? THANK YOU.
I JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU. AND
SENATOR KAMLAGER HAS MOVED THAT
BILL, SO WILL CALL THE ROLL AT
THIS TIME. FILE ITEM. 18 A B 28
OH, SIX. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR
TORONTO. JONES. CORTEZ E I E. I
KAMLAGER KAMLAGER. AYE. PAN.
ALRIGHT. TÔI VOTES WILL LEAVE
THE BILL ON CALL. THANK THANK
YOU. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK
TO FILE NUMBER TWO. AFTER THIS
IS ASSEMBLY REMAINED SHINE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PATIENTS. THIS IS A B 16 63.
JUST FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO
FALL WITHIN JUMPING AROUND. WITH
A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT CHAIRS
TODAY, BUT ITEM EIGHT WILL BE
NEXT. AFTER THIS ITEM, OF
COURSE. THANK YOU. AND WELCOME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT A B 16 63 THE
PROBATE CONSERVATORSHIP REFORM
AND SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING
ACT. THE BILL HAS TWO MAJOR
COMPONENTS FIRST JOINS 18 OTHER
STATES AND CODIFYING THE PROCESS
OF SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING.
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING ALLOWS
ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO
IDENTIFY TRUSTED SUPPORTERS TO
HELP THEM UNDERSTAND, MAKE
COMMUNICATE AND ACT ON THEIR OWN
CHOICES. THIS PROCESS PROVIDES
SUPPORT WHAT PROTECTING AN
INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS. AND
AUTONOMY OVER THEIR OWN LIVES.
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING IS A
CONCEPT WE ALL USE. WE SEEK
ADVICE FROM OUR FRIENDS AND FROM
OUR FAMILY TO HELP MAKE INFORMED
CHOICES, AND WE DO NOT LOSE THE
ABILITY TO MAKE OUR OWN
DECISIONS JUST BECAUSE WE SEEK
HELP FROM OUR SUPPORT NETWORK.
ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES DESERVE
THE SAME RIGHT? IN ADDITION TO
RECOGNIZING SUPPORTED DECISION
MAKING A B 16 63 ALSO MAKES
VITAL AND LONG OVERDUE REFORMS
TO THE PROBATE CONSERVATORSHIP
SYSTEM. MOST OF US ARE FAMILIAR
WITH PROBATE CONSERVATIVE SHIPS
THROUGH BRITNEY SPEARS 13 YEAR
BATTLE TO END HER CONSERVATIVE
SHIP. HOWEVER THOSE WHO ARE MOST
LIKELY TO ENTER INTO A PROBATE,
CONSERVATORSHIP OR PERSONS WITH
INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS THOSE
WITH AGE RELATED DISABILITIES,
SUCH AS DEMENTIA, OR
ALZHEIMER'S. 16 63 6 TO REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
WHO LOSE THEIR RIGHTS BY
REQUIRING COURTS TO CONSIDER
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING AS A
LESS RESTRICTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO
CONSERVATORSHIP. FOR THOSE WHO
ARE PLACED IN A CONSERVATORSHIP
BABY 16 63 INSURERS,
CONSERVATIVES MAINTAIN A CHOICE
IN THEIR LIVES BY REQUIRING
CONSERVATORS TO CONSULT WITH THE
CONSERVATIVE TIAN DECISIONS MADE
ON THEIR BEHALF AND TO THE
GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE ACT IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE
CONSERVATIVES STATED PREFERENCE.
LASTLY THIS BILL WILL MAKE
CONSERVATIVE SHIPS EASIER TO END
BY ENSURING CONSERVATIVES ARE
REGULARLY INFORMED OF THEIR
RIGHTS, WHICH INCLUDE THE RIGHT
TO A HEARING IF THE CONSERVATIVE
REQUEST TO TERMINATE A
CONSERVATIVE SHIP MAYBE 16 63
CREATES TWO VITAL EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS TO HELP INFORM FAMILIES
ABOUT SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING
AND DIVERT INDIVIDUALS AWAY FROM
CONSERVATORSHIPS IF OTHER
ALTERNATIVES ARE MORE
APPROPRIATE. A B 16 63 IS VITAL
HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION TO
PROTECT AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO
MAKE DECISIONS OVER THEIR LIVES
. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE AND WITH ME ON THE PHONE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTER JUDY MARK,
PRESIDENT OF DISABILITY VOICES
UNITED AND WILLIAM LINER
MANAGING ATTORNEY WITH
DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO JUDY MARK
ON THE CO HOST LINE. IF YOU'RE
READY, YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK
YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M JUDY
MARK, PRESIDENT OF DISABILITY
VOICES UNITED, AN ORGANIZATION
LED BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE ARE PROUD
CO SPONSOR OF HB 16 63. I'M ALSO
THE PERIOD OF A 25 YEAR OLD SON
WITH AUTISM WHO HAS HIGH SUPPORT
NEEDS. BUT IT'S NOT CONSERVED.
BRITNEY SPEARS COURAGEOUSLY
SHOWED US THAT CALIFORNIA'S
UNACCOUNTABLE CONSERVATORSHIP
SYSTEM MUST BE REFORMED. BUT
MAYBE 16 63 ADDRESSES MUCH MORE
. WE CALL IT A GROUNDBREAKING
CIVIL RIGHTS BILL BECAUSE THE
CHALLENGES OF THINKING THAT
COURTS SHOULD STRIP AWAY THE
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES IN ORDER TO PROTECT
THEM. THIS BILL MAKES CLEAR THAT
PROBE A CONSERVATIVE SHIPS
SHOULD BE RARE AND THE LAST
RESORT AND THAT PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES SHOULD RETAIN THEIR
RIGHTS AND GET SUPPORT WHEN THEY
NEED IT. THE BILL ALSO
RECOGNIZES SUPPORTED DECISION
MAKING AS A LEGITIMATE OPTION TO
AVOID CONSERVATORSHIP. THIS IS
AN ISSUE OF EQUITY BECAUSE MANY
FAMILIES OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANT
PARENTS CHOOSE NOT TO CONSERVE
THEIR ADULT DISABLED CHILDREN
BECAUSE OF CONCERNS ABOUT OUR
COURT SYSTEM. PUTTING SUPPORTED
DECISION MAKING INTO STATE LAW
GIVES THESE FAMILIES THE ABILITY
TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT THEIR
ADULT CHILDREN WITHOUT INVOLVING
THE CORE. URGE YOU TO VOTE AYE
ON 80 16 63 AND THANK US AND
REMEMBER MAIENSCHEIN FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP AND FOR ALL THAT YOU
DO FOR CALIFORNIA. AND WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND CALL THE SECOND
LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS ON THE CO
HOST LINE. PLEASE IDENTIFY
YOURSELF AND PROCEED IF YOU'RE
THERE, AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING
TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO OUR
CHAIR, SENATOR HURTADO. C
THANK YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS WILLIAM LINER AND HERE
ON BEHALF OF DISABILITY RIGHTS.
CALIFORNIA OUTPOST SPONSORED A B
16 63. THIS IS A CRITICAL CIVIL
RIGHTS AND DISABILITY RIGHTS.
MANY PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH
APPROPRIATE CONSOLER SHIPS
THROUGH THE CASE OF BRITNEY
SPEARS. WHICH HIGHLIGHTED HOW
EASILY SOMEONE CAN BECOME
TRAPPED IN A CONSERVATORSHIP.
AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO
ESCAPE. UNFORTUNATELY. FOR
MODERATOR. CAN YOU CHECK ON THE
WITNESS? WHAT WAS THAT PARTY'S
NAME? I'M SORRY. CAN I GIVE ME
JUST TO HEAR ME? YES. OKAY,
PLEASE PROCEED. OKAY COME, LET
ME ASK US TALKING FOR A LITTLE
BIT. WAS I ON? WE HEARD THE
FIRST PART OF IT, BUT WE LOST
YOU SOMEWHERE. ONE MINUTE. YEAH,
ABOUT ONE MINUTE IN. UM, I
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. CAN STARTS
SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. A B 16
63 OPTIONS TO AVOID
CONSERVATORSHIPS. RECOGNIZES
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING IS A
VALID WAY FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE,
UNDERSTAND AND COMMUNICATE THEIR
OWN CHOICES. AND IT REQUIRES
JUDGES TO CONSIDER SUPPORTED
DECISION MAKING AGREEMENT BEFORE
IMPOSING APPROPRIATE
CONSERVATORSHIP ON SOMEONE. A B
16 63 ALSO FIXES OTHER PROBLEMS
WITHIN THE PROBATE
CONSERVATORSHIP SYSTEM. VENTURES
THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO
INFORMATION ABOUT OPTIONS. LIKE
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING THAT
ARE INVEST INVASIVE AND THAT'S
PERMANENT AND CONSERVATORSHIP.
CREEKS PATHWAYS OUT OF
CONSERVATIVES SHOULD FOR THOSE
WHO WANT TO REGAIN THEIR RIGHTS.
THIS CHANGES WILL NOT END OR
FORECLOSED CONSERVATORSHIP. BUT
THEY WILL MAKE A REAL THE
PROMISE ALREADY IN LAW THAT
CONSERVATORSHIP.
CONSERVATORSHIPS. HILTON BACK
CONCERT. TO YOUR LINE WENT BLANK
AGAIN, THEIR OWN LIVES THEM
OPTIONS WITH SUPPORT FOR DURING
SO WE RESPECT WE REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT. OKAY WELL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I WILL WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND
SUPPORT IN ROOM 2200. SNONE. I
WILL MOVE ON TO THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE. CAN YOU
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME?
AND WE CAN GO TO LINE 1 17. GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARON REPORT WITH THE
CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 64. GOOD AFTERNOON
JOSH GAGA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY LIVING
NETWORK CO SPONSOR IN SUPPORT.
OKAY 1, 37 BLESS YOU. HI THERE.
THIS IS DAN OCON FUSS. WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. 1 26. GEORGE
PARAM ON BEHALF OF HULU
CALIFORNIA ACTION AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. 83. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS TONY CHIKATILO FROM
CALIFORNIA. ADVOCATES FOR
NURSING HOME REFORM WERE CO
SPONSOR AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. PLANE 54. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. MY NAME IS JILL
SHOE TÌM FAMILY MEMBER. WE ARE
STRONG SUPPORTERS. ASSEMBLY BILL
16 63. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. LIKE 98. SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
STRONG SUPPORT.THANK YOU. LINE
69. CEREAL CEREAL ALONE WITH
DISABILITIES, VOICES UNITED AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE
1 36. PROJECT HOLOCAUST KEY FOR
THE STATE COUNCIL ON
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
COSPONSOR ON THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. LINE
86. HI THIS IS SUZANNE BENNETT
FRANCISCO, PRESIDENT OF
EXCEPTIONAL RIGHTS AT SEA AND
PARENTS OF THREE ADULTS WITH
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY WHO ARE
NON SPEAKING AND WHO USED
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING. I'M
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 16 63.
THANK YOU. AND CURRENTLY NO MORE
IN Q AT THIS TIME. OKAY THEN
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO,
UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION. ACTUALLY, WE HAVE A
LEAD WITNESS IN OPPOSITION. GET
GO AHEAD. PLEASE, PLEASE, COME
ON BY AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS JORDAN LINDSEY I'M,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ARC OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE ARK UNITED
CEREBRAL PALSY, CALIFORNIA
COLLABORATION FIRST AND FOREMOST
, WE JUST WANT TO GIVE OUR
APPRECIATION TO SOMEONE.
MAIENSCHEIN, WHO TO BRING THIS
VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE FORWARD AND
HIS FOR HIS GREAT CHAMPION IN
AND HIS FRIENDSHIP OF THE
INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT,
DISABILITY COMMUNITY AND
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA FOR MANY
YEARS. THE ARC OF CALIFORNIA IS
THE STATE'S OLDEST AND LARGEST
ORGANIZATION BY AND REPRESENTING
PARENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF
PEOPLE WITH I, D D. AND WE HAVE
BEEN GREAT SUPPORTERS AND
PROPONENTS HAVE SUPPORTED
DECISION MAKING, WHICH HAS BEEN
AROUND AND BEING USED FOR
DECADES. AS AN AS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO CONSERVATIVE SHIP SO THIS
BILL HAS TWO PARTS THE REFORMS
TO CONSERVATIVE SHIP AND THEN
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER CAUGHT A
FIND SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING
IN LAW. WE THINK THE MEMBER'S
OFFICE FOR TAKING MANY OF OUR
AMENDMENTS ON THE
CONSERVATORSHIP SIDE TO REALLY
IMPROVE THAT AND THEN ON THE
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING,
UNFORTUNATELY, STILL HAVE TO
HAVE AN IMPOSED UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION. AND THE REASON BEING
IS THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO AS A
STATE, LEGALLY RECOGNIZED, NOW
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING AN
AGREEMENT THAT IS NOW IN LAW
THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IN
SOME FORM OR ANOTHER, WE HAVE TO
GET THIS RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
AND THERE ARE STILL ELEMENTS OF
THIS BILL THAT WE BELIEVE MAY
EITHER OPEN THE PERSON WITH THE
DISABILITY UP TO OPPORTUNITIES
OF FRAUD AND ABUSE AGAINST THEM.
BY LESSENING THEIR PROTECTIONS.
UM AND OR RIGHT NOW, AS WRITTEN
, THE LANGUAGE CREATES AMBIGUITY
FOR HOW IS THIS NEW LEGAL
AGREEMENTS SUPPOSED TO BE
RECOGNIZED BY PROFESSIONALS? IF
YOU ARE IN HEALTHCARE LAWYER
NURSE BANKER WHAT DOES IT
SUPPORT DECISION MAKING
AGREEMENT MEANS, IF ANYTHING,
AND WE HAVE TO CLARIFY THAT
FIRST, IF FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER WE'RE GOING TO CODIFY THAT
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
AUTHORS OFFICE AT LENGTH ON
THIS. WE'RE GETTING CLOSER. BUT
NOW THAT THE BILL HAS MOVED THIS
FAR, WE UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO
HAVE THIS OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION ON THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER
LEAD. WITNESS HERE TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION. YES GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS AMY WESTLING. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL CENTER
AGENCIES AND WE ARE ACTUALLY IN
ONE OF THOSE FUNKY POSITIONS OF
SUPPORT IF AMENDED. AND WITH
MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES THAT MR
LINDSAY JUST SURFACED. THE
PRIMARY ISSUE THAT WE HAVE AT
THIS TIME IS WERE VERY PROUD OF
THE EVOLUTION OF THE SERVICES
AND SUPPORTS TO PEOPLE WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THAT
ARE REQUIRING LESS AND LESS
CONSERVATORSHIP. WE'RE BUILDING
UP SUPPORTS AROUND PEOPLE TO
RECOGNIZE THE VALUE OF THEM,
SPEAKING WITH THEIR OWN VOICE AS
AN ORGANIZATION, WE ALSO SUPPORT
SUPPORTED DECISION MAKING AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO CONSERVATORSHIP.
AND WE UNDERSTAND AND VALUE THE
ABILITY THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO
MAKE DECISIONS IN THEIR OWN
LIVES, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT
MANY PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES SYSTEM
DON'T MANY PROFESSIONALS DON'T
RECOGNIZE THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE A DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITY TO SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES, EVEN WITH ADEQUATE
SUPPORT. SO THE AMENDMENTS THAT
WE ARE SEEKING WOULD CODIFY THE
RELIANCE THAT PROFESSIONALS
WOULD NEED TO TAKE IN RESPONSE
TO US WRITTEN, SUPPORTED
DECISION MAKING AGREEMENT. WE
BELIEVE THAT PROFESSIONALS
SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO
RECOGNIZE. SUPPORTED DECISION
MAKING AND DECISIONS MADE UNDER
IT. WE BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD
CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE
THEIR PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT
RELATED TO THE VALIDITY OF THOSE
AGREEMENTS AND WHETHER THEY
BELIEVE THE INDIVIDUAL IS BEING
, UM, IS BEING ABUSED IN THAT
RELATIONSHIP, AND WE ALSO
BELIEVE THAT THEY NEED LIABILITY
PROTECTION IF THEY TAKE EITHER
OF THOSE TWO STANCES. THIS IS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS AND
DO IT RIGHT. BUT WITHOUT THE
PROFESSIONAL RELIANCE WERE
AFRAID THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING S
SETTING PEOPLE UP TO BELIEVE
THAT THEY HAVE THE PROTECTIONS
NECESSARY TO AVOID
CONSERVATORSHIP AND THAT THEY
WILL FIND OUT AT THE MOMENT WHEN
THEY NEED IT. MOST. LIKE WHEN
THEY NEED TO GIVE MEDICAL
CONSENT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
ADEQUATE PROTECTION. SO WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK ON
THIS BILL BECAUSE IT HAS SO VERY
MUCH PROMISED FOR THIS
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. OKAY DO WE
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL, UM,
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO THE SPECIAL IN
ROOM 2200. SEEN NONE. WE WILL
MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE. THANK YOU. PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. AND
CURRENTLY NOTHING CUTE. OKAY
WELL, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
THE AUTHOR OTHER THAN HE WANTED
TO ANSWER ANY OF THE CONCERNS
THAT THE OPPOSITION RAISED.
SURE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
I KNOW SOMEBODY WHO WORKED IN IT
FOR IN A CONSERVATIVE SHIP COURT
. YOU KNOW, IT'S A COMPLICATED
AREA OF LAW. IT'S HIGHLY
TECHNICAL. IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT
AREA OF LAW TO PRACTICE IN AND
WE'VE WORKED THROUGH A LOT OF
THESE ISSUES. AND I THINK YOU
SAW IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE
GROUPS THAT WE GOT AT THE TABLE
AND SUPPORTED THIS, IT'S VERY
BROAD AND DIVERSE GROUP. WE
HAVEN'T QUITE GOT EVERYBODY
THERE. I APPRECIATE THAT KIND.
COMMENTS FROM ARC AND SOMEBODY
WHO HAVE WORKED WITH FOR MANY,
MANY YEARS IN MY CAREER WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO. AND I THINK A
LOT OF THIS STUFF WHERE WERE WE
ARE WORKING IN THE PROCESS OF
WORKING OUT AND WE MADE A LOT OF
PROGRESS OF THESE DEFINITIONS.
HARD AUDITIONS. A QUICK EXAMPLE
KIND OF RESPONSE. YOU KNOW, WE
LOOKED AT FIDUCIARY THE YOU KNOW
WHETHER THE FIDUCIARY
RESPONSIBILITY SHOULD BE
INCLUDED IN THIS BILL. AND EVEN
THAT'S COMPLICATED BECAUSE IF
YOU HAVE A FORMAL FIDUCIARY THAT
RAISES LEGAL AND FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS THAT MIGHT KEEP
SOMEONE FROM WANTING TO DO THAT
VERSUS WHAT WE TRIED TO DO TO
THREAD THAT THAT NEEDLE WAS
RIGHT INTO LOST SOME OF THE
PROTECTIONS WITH WITHOUT HAVING
A FORMAL, FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP
, AND I JUST USE THAT AS SORT OF
AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THE TYPES
OF REALLY DIFFICULT LEGAL ISSUES
WE'RE TRYING TO MANEUVER
THROUGH. WE'VE WE'VE MADE A TON
OF PROGRESS. THIS HAS BEEN QUITE
QUITE A BILL TO HAVE TO HAVE TO
WORK ON AND I'M PROUD. WE'VE GOT
IT TO THIS POINT AND GOT IT
ALMOST THERE AND WILL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH. I THINK IT MAKES
SOME PROGRESS STILL ALONG THOSE
LINES, BOTH THAT AND I THINK
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL.
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS
TRANSFORMATIONAL AND WILL DO A
LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY WE HAVE
MOTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AND I VOTE.OKAY, SO WE
HAVE A MOTION ON UM THIS THIS
FILM CONSULTANT, CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? FILE AT HIM TO A
B 16 63. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS.
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HARTARTO JONES. CORTEZ CORTEZ.
EI KAMLAGER I, BLOGGER I PAN. SO
THEY BOUGHT THAT BILL HAS THREE
VOTES, AND WE WILL LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN TO VOTE. THANK YOU.
AND UP NEXT WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON TO
PRESENT THE 17 94. AND THIS BILL
HAS BIPARTISAN OF SPORT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM. CHAIR AND
SINNERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT AND I APPRECIATE
THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THUS FAR
. ASSEMBLY BILL 17 94, WHICH
ALLOWS CHILDREN. AND YOUNG
ADULTS A CHANCE TO SAFELY STAY
CONNECTED WITH THEIR FAMILIES
AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS BILL
AGAIN HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. WELL THIS IS A WAY FOR
US TO MAKE SURE THAT FOSTER KIDS
AS WELL AS THOSE HAVE BEEN
ADOPTED, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
STAY CONNECTED WITH THEIR
BIOLOGICAL SIBLINGS. AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT AND SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK THAT I VOTE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME WITH ME TO
PROVIDE SUPPORTING TESTIMONY AND
SUPPORT. IS A REPRESENTATIVE
FROM THE SCENE AS WELL. JULIA
MCCORMICK, SENIOR POLICY
ATTORNEY, A CHILDREN'S LAW
CENTER OF CALIFORNIA. SHE SHOULD
BE ON THE LINE. I AM ON THE
LINE. PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.
CHAIR, POTATO AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. UM AND THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON FOR
OFFERING THIS REALLY IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION. UM AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON
MENTIONED, I MET A SENIOR POLICY
TO MEET THE CHILDREN'S LAW
CENTER OF CALIFORNIA. WE ARE THE
LARGEST CHILDREN'S LEGAL
SERVICES ORGANIZATION IN THE
NATION ADVOCATING FOR OVER
35,000 CHILDREN IN YOUTH AND
FOSTER CARE. IN LOS ANGELES,
SACRAMENTO AND PLASTIC COUNTIES.
JUST VERY BRIEFLY, AS I KNOW
THAT STILL DOES HAVE BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. IN THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM OF A CHILD CANNOT SAFELY
BE RENO TIED WITH THEIR FAMILY.
ADOPTION IS PREFERRED PLAN AND
WE REALIZED THE PERMANENCY OF
CRITICAL FOR CLIENTS. BUT
THERE'S ALSO A GROWING
RECOGNITION THAT FOR MANY
ADOPTEES THERE IS ALSO CRITICAL
TO MAINTAIN SOME CONNECTION TO
THEIR BIOLOGICAL, FAMILY AND
COMMUNITY AND THAT MAINTAINING
THESE CONNECTIONS CAN OFTEN BE
SAFE AND PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT
BENEFITS. 80 17 94 WOULD
STRENGTHEN EXISTING LOTS TO
ENSURE THAT POST ADOPTION UM
CONTACT MEETINGS HAPPEN WITH
SIBLINGS, UM, ENSURE THAT
DISCUSSION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
MAINTAINING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
. ADDITIONALLY THIS BILL WOULD
CREATE PATHWAYS TO REINSTATE
PARENTAL RIGHTS FOR YOU. WHEN IT
WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AND IN
THEIR BEST INTEREST YOUR SUPPORT
OF THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. GO
AHEAD AND TAKE ADDITIONAL
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE HERE IN ROOM 2200. SEE
NONE WILL TAKE COMMENTS FROM THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
THANK YOU AND PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. WE CAN GO TO LINE 98
JUST GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON,
REBECA GONZALEZ FOR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ONE MORE AND TO GIVE
ME JUST A MOMENT OR WE GET THEM
THEIR NUMBER HERE.
REMIND EVERYBODY ELSE THAT IS
10.
AND WE CAN OPEN LINE 1 40.
GEORGE FOR EMPATHY, CALIFORNIA
ACTION AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND CURRENTLY NONE
FURTHER IN QUÊ. OKAY THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
OPPOSITION. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
WITNESSES THAT ARE HERE OPPOSED
, BUT WE'LL TAKE ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUALS HERE IN THIS ROOM.
2200, WHO WANTS TO MIXED
STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION SEEN
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
AND AGAIN, PLEASE PRESS 10.
CURRENTLY NONE IN QUÊ. OKAY SO
WE'LL NOW BRING THE DISCUSSION
BACK TO THE MEMBERS. I
APPRECIATE THE CHANGES THAT YOU
MADE AND WORKED WITH THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD AND
I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEE IF THERE'S
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THIS BILL. NO
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, BUT I
WILL MOVE THE BILL AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. GREAT. THANK
YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES REAL
QUICKLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SENATORS JUST WANT TO LEAVE YOU
WITH THOSE SHORT STORY ABOUT A
YOUNG MAN WHO I MET SEVERAL
YEARS AGO, HE TESTIFIED ON MY
BILL. HE WAS A TWIN BROTHER.
THEY WERE PLACED IN A FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM HIM AND HIS FIVE
SIBLINGS AND THEY HAVE BEEN
SEPARATED. HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL
DID NOT KNOW THAT HIS TWIN
BROTHER WAS IN THE SAME HIGH
SCHOOL, THEY HEAR TENDED SOCIAL
WORKER DECIDED TO REUNITE THEM
BECAUSE THE BROTHER KEPT NAGGING
AND KRUPP PRODDING TO SEE HIS
BROTHER AND TWO WEEKS BEFORE
THEY WERE TO REUNITE. HIS
BROTHER WAS KILLED IN A DRIVE BY
SHOOTING. SO HE LOST ALL CHANCE
OF CONNECTING WITH HIS BROTHER.
AND WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS
MAKING SURE THAT WE TRY TO KEEP
SIBLINGS CONNECTED TO THE BEST
EXTENT POSSIBLE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK WHEN I ABOUT ON A B 17 94.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SOMETHING LIKE A PERSON. WE HAVE
A MOTION AND CONSULTANT. YOU
PLEASE CALL HER ON THIS MEASURE.
FILE AUTOMATE A B 17 94. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HER TATO TATO, I
JONES. CORTEZ E. KAMLAGER I, ER
I PAN. WE HAVE TWO VOTES. WE'LL
PUT THAT BILL ON HOLD AND ON
CALL. I SHOULD SAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SOME FOOD. IT'S
DINNERTIME, RIGHT CLOSE TO IT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND I PRE, I
WANNA INVITE UP ASSEMBLY WOMAN,
WILSON, WHO IS HERE TO PRESENT
ON A B 1957. THIS IS ANOTHER
BILL THAT HAS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN WAITING, YOU KNOW, FOR A
LITTLE BIT HERE, AND SO I THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENTS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHILE I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
ABLE TO PRESENT A ASSEMBLY BILL
1957 HERE TODAY. THIS IS MY
FIRST TIME BEFORE THIS COMMITTEE
RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT
BLACK AND LATINO ADULTS LIVING
WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
HAVE WORSE OUTCOMES WHEN
COMPARED TO WHITE ADULTS LIVING
WITH THOSE SAME DISABILITIES IN
ORDER TO GAIN A MORE ROBUST
UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXTENT OF
THESE DISPARITIES, A B 1957 WILL
REQUIRE MORE COORDINATION AND
DATA SHARING BETWEEN THE STATE
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES. AND REGIONAL CENTERS.
IN ADDITION, THIS BILL REQUIRES
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES AND REGIONAL CENTERS TO
REPORT DATA ON SERVICES SUCH AS
CAMP. SOCIAL RECREATION AND
OTHER ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ART,
DANCE AND MUSIC THERAPY.
TRACKING THIS DATA WILL PROVIDE
INSIGHTS INTO THE AUTHRIZATION
AND UPTAKE FORMALLY SUSPENDED
SERVICES, INCLUDING THEIR IMPACT
ON RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES
WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES. SYSTEM. IT IS MY HOPE
THAT THIS BILL WOULD HELP US
CREATE NEW AND INNOVATIVE
STRATEGIES TO BEST SERVE
CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH
DISABILITIES THROUGH AN EQUITY
LENS. THIS BILL HAS RECEIVED
UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND HAS NO KNOWN
OPPOSITION. I ALSO HAVE VANESSA
OKAY. OCHOA FROM DISABILITY
RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA HERE AND
BRIAN CAPRA FROM PUBLIC COUNCIL
ON HIS ONLINE AS OUR TWO
WITNESSES. WELCOME. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS VANESSA OCHOA
AND I WORK FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS
. CALIFORNIA I'M A MOTHER OF TWO
REGIONAL CENTER CONSUMERS
DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM.
THROUGHOUT MY 13 YEARS AT
DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ALL ACROSS
THE STATE. HAVE COMPLETED
HUNDREDS OF INTAKES, PARENT
SUPPORT GROUPS TRAINED FAMILIES
IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. I KNOW
THE COMMUNITIES I SERVE BECAUSE
I COME FROM THEM. AS A DAUGHTER
OF MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS. I GREW UP
WATCHING MY PARENTS WORKING
REALLY HARD IN THE FIELDS
HARVESTING GRAPES. I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THE BARRIERS
MONOLINGUAL, SPANISH SPEAKING
FAMILIES FACE WHEN MATERIALS
DOCUMENTS IN CONVERSATIONS ARE
NOT IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE.
1957 WOULD HELP ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE. IT'S SO ESSENTIAL FOR
PEOPLE SERVED BY REGIONAL
CENTERS TO HAVE DOCUMENTS THEY
CAN UNDERSTAND. IT KEEPS
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLANS HAVE
VERY LIFE CHANGING IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ON THEM. THIS MAKES
A DIFFERENCE IN WHETHER A FAMILY
IS SERVED EQUITABLY OR NOT. MANY
FAMILIES HAVE SHARED WIH ME
THAT THEY DID NOTKNOW THEIR
RIGHTS AS A SINAI PEEPS THEY DID
NOT UNDERSTAND AND IN SOME CASES
COULDN'T READ. THOSE TYPES THAT
WERE SIGNED, COULD ESSENTIALLY
ELIMINATE REDUCE LIFE ALTERING
SERVICES SERVICES LIKE BEHAVIOR
, SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION OR
RESPITE THAT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE
FAMILY. WITHOUT THEM, EVEN
REALIZING IT. PEOPLE NEED TO BE
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THEIR TRIPS
TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON
BEHALF OF THEMSELVES OR THEIR
CHILDREN. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE
TO WAIT MORE THAN 45 DAYS FOR
THAT, JUST BECAUSE ENGLISH IS
THEIR SECOND LANGUAGE. IT IS
URGENT THAT THIS MATTER BE
UPLIFTED. ANOTHER AREA OF
HORTON'S OUR SOCIAL RECREATION
AND CAMPING SERVICES. MY
DAUGHTER WHO HAS AUTISM RECEIVED
HORSE THERAPY THROUGH HER IP
WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG CHILD. IT
IMPROVED HER SOCIALIZATION,
BALANCE AND CORE STRENGTH.
HORSES MADE HER REALLY HAPPY AND
MOTIVATED HER TO SPEAK BECAUSE
THEY WERE FAMILIAR TO HER FAMILY
EXPOSED HER TO CARRY ADAS, WHICH
ARE MEXICAN RODEOS. AND SHE
REALLY ENJOYED THAT. ALTHOUGH
EXCITING THAT SOCIAL RECREATION
WAS RESTORED IN THE LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET, WE KNOW FAMILIES STILL
STRUGGLED TO GET THESE SERVICES
AND HAVING DATA ON THIS ENSURES
THAT FAMILY'S NEEDS FOR
CULTURALLY RELEVANT SERVICES ARE
BEING MET. BY REQUIRING THIS
DATA TO BE TRACKED AND REPORTED
A B 1957 WILL HELP US KNOW
WHETHER THAT IS HAPPENING. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ANOTHER
WITNESS. BRIAN IS HE UNDER COL.
YES. PRIME POLICE PROCEEDING.
YOU ALREADY. MODERATOR, CAN YOU
OPEN UP THE LINE FOR WITNESS
NUMBER. TWO MOMENT HERE.
MODERATORS I'M SEARCHING HERE.
I'M NOT. I'M NOT PLANNING, OKAY
, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND PROCEEDED
AND IMPEACHMENTS ON. WE CAN GIVE
THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
SO AT THIS POINT, WILL MOVE ONTO
PUBLIC COMMENT AND SUPPORT HERE
IN ROOM 2200. NONE, UM, WILL
MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE. MODERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE OPEN UP THE TELEPHONE
COMMENT LINE IN SUPPORTIVE A B
1957. YES, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME.
AND JUST A MOMENT HERE I DO HAVE
BRIAN'S LINE HERE. LET ME OPEN
IT UP HERE. BRIAN, YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APOLOGIZE. CHARACTER, TOTO AND
SENATOR KAMLAGER. BE ABLE TO
HEAR ME. YES, PLEASE PROCEED.
OKAY VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. YES
MY NAME IS BRIAN CAPRA. I AM A
SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY WITH
PUBLIC COUNCIL IN LOS ANGELES
WHERE I'VE WORKED FOR 15 YEARS
ADVOCATING FOR CHILDREN DULY
SERVED BY THE REGIONAL CENTER
AND CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS. I AM
ALSO A SIBLING OF A BROTHER
SERVED BY THE REGIONAL CENTER
SYSTEM. PUBLIC COUNCIL IS A
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF A B 1957.
WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE STATE'S
LANGUAGE ACCESS EFFORTS IN
DELIVERING DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES AND ENSURE THAT SOCIAL
RECREATE RECOGNITION ACTIVITIES
AND OTHER RECENTLY RESTORED
SERVICES EQUITABLY IMPLEMENTED.
IN RECENT YEARS, I HAVE ISSUED
SEVERAL REPORTS SUPPORTED BY THE
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR
CHILDREN'S HEALTH, THE TELLING
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES.
IN SERVICES FUNDED AMONG
CHILDREN SERVED BY THE REGIONAL
CENTERS. ONE MONTH AGO, THE LOS
ANGELES TIME COVERED MY MOST
RECENT REPORT, WHICH SHOWS THAT
INEQUITIES BASED ON RACE AND
LANGUAGE STILL PERSIST. A B 1957
WILL HELP ADDRESS THESE
TROUBLING PATTERNS. A B 1957
WILL HELP ENSURE THAT REGIONAL
CENTERS PROVIDE MEANINGFUL
LANGUAGE ACCESS. TO THE DIVERSE
POPULATIONS THEY SERVE CURRENTLY
REGIONAL CENTERS AND THE
DEPARTMENT ARE REQUIRED TO
REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE NUMBER OF
TIMES WHEN A TRANSLATION OF AN
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PLAN INTO AN
UNCOMMON LANGUAGE 60 DAYS FROM
THE DATE OF TRANSLATION WHEN
REQUESTED. A B 1957 WILL EXTEND
THIS OBLIGATION TO INCLUDE THE
REPORTING OF MORE COMMONLY
SPOKEN LANGUAGES, SUCH AS KNOWN
AS THRESHOLD LANGUAGES, WHICH
COULD SEE THE 45 DAY
REQUIREMENT. SET IN CURRENT LAW
, ÁP 1957 WILL ALSO REQUIRE
REGIONAL CENTERS AND THE
DEPARTMENT TO ANNUALLY REPORT ON
PURCHASES SERVICE DATA RELATED
TO THE RECENTLY STORED RESTORED
SUSPENDED SERVICES. THESE
SERVICES WERE SUSPENDED IN 2000
AND 99 AND WERE ONLY MADE
GENERALLY AVAILABLE AGAIN LAST
YEAR. THE LONGSTANDING
LIMITATION ON THE SERVICES HAS
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. WHO ARE
MORE RELIANT ON THESE TYPES OF
IN HOME SUPPORT. A B 1957 WILL
ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR
HEALTH THE RESTORATION OF THESE
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT SERVICES
WILL AFFECT EXISTING FUNDING
DISPARITIES. EQUITY REQUIRES
TRANSPARENCY. A B 1957 WILL LET
THE PUBLIC KNOW HOW THE REGIONAL
CENTERS ARE DOING IN THEIR
LANGUAGE ACCESS EFFORTS AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECENTLY
RESTORED SERVICES. WE URGE AND
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE
SKILL TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
OPEN UP THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE IN SUPPORT OF A B
1957. AND THANK YOU. PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
APPARENTLY NOBODY AND CUTE, OKAY
, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWN,
UH, WITNESSES THAT ARE OPPOSED
TO THIS MEASURE, BUT WE'LL TAKE
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. OPPOSITION
FROM ROOM 2200. SEEN. NONE WILL
MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE. AGAIN, IT'S 10.
THANKFULLY, NOBODY IN QUÊ OKAY?
WELL, I JUST. OR BRING THE
CONVERSATION BACK TO COMMITTEE
AND JUST THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD WITH THE
RESTORATION OF FORMERLY
SUSPENDED SERVICES LIKE CAMPING
AND SOCIAL RECREATION. WE HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO TRACK WHETHER
THESE RESTORED SERVICES ARE
REACHING INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE
IDE. THE EQUITABLY AND I WANT TO
SAY CONGRATULATIONS AS THE FIRST
TIME THAT I MEET YOU AND THANK
YOU FOR COMING TO THIS COMMITTEE
HEARING AND FOR CARRYING A BILL
ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND
WOULD YOU LIKE TO THAT CLOSE.
I'LL JUST SAY I WOULD REALLY
LIKE TO THANK VANESSA FOR
SHARING HER LIVED EXPERIENCE AND
HER LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA AS
WELL AS BRIAN CAPRA FOR HIS
EXPERTISE AND THINK DISABILITY
RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA AND PUBLIC
COUNCIL FOR CO SPONSORING THIS
PARTICULAR BILL, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. OKAY WELL,
THANK YOU. WELL I DON'T HAVE ANY
RIGHT MEMBERS WITH ME AT THE
TIME, BUT I'M SURE THAT WHEN
THEY ALL RETURN, WE WILL HAVE
THERE WOULD BE A MOTION BUT
THANK YOU FOR COMING IN AND FOR
SPEAKING ON PRESENTING HER.
BILL. THANK YOU CHAIR, OF
COURSE. OKAY I'VE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM 10, A B 1965 OR 1965.
WELCOME. HI, MADAM CHAIR. AND
FELLOW MEMBER. YEAH IN 1996.
FEDERAL WELFARE REFORM
IMPLEMENTED STRICT TIME LIMITS
FOR ABLE BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT
DEPENDENTS OR A BODS AS THEY ARE
CALLED. THESE RULES LIMITED
SOMEONE WITH A BAD STATUS TO
JUST THREE MONTHS WITHIN A 36
MONTH PERIOD. INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE IMPACTED BY THE RULES ARE
TYPICALLY ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE REPORTS THAT
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIKELY CUT
OFF BY THE THREE MONTH TIME
LIMIT HAVE AN AVERAGE MONTHLY
INCOME OF APPROXIMATELY 17. OF
THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND
TYPICALLY QUALIFY FOR NO OTHER
INCOME SUPPORT. TO ENSURE THAT
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE FOOD
SECURE. A B 19 SIXTIES FIVE WILL
ESTABLISH THE CARROT PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE BENEFITS TO INDIVIDUALS
WHO WOULD LOSE ELIGIBILITY FOR
FEDERALLY FUNDED CAL FRESH ADDED
TO THE A BAD TIME LIMIT. I WANT
TO THANK OUR SPONSORS. THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD
BANKS AND THE WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY. WITNESSES
TESTIFYING WITH ME TODAY ARE
PAULA GESTURES AND WITH THE
CALIFORNIA WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION, WHO I BELIEVE IS
TESTIFYING IN PERSON. CASSIDY
DEBATES WITH THE CONTRA CROSS,
THIS LINE OF FOOD BANK
TESTIFYING BY PHONE THINK
THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO BE
RELATIVELY BRIEF, BUT
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN
IPHONE. NOTED GOOD EVENING,
MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS GSK'S
ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. AS NOTED, I WILL BE
BRIEF. A BADRUL
DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMS PEOPLE
WHO ARE WORKING IN LOW WAGE JOBS
WHERE THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO
KEEP A CONSISTENT WORK SCHEDULE
20 HOURS PER WEEK. WE CONTINUE
TO QUALIFY FOR A STATEWIDE
WAIVER, BUT FEDERAL ACTION IS
UNCERTAIN. WE HAVE SOME
IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS TO
TACKLE. WE APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND
FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH US,
AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU. CAN DO WE
MODERATE. DO WE HAVE THE SECOND
WITNESS? SO THEIR LIFE COULD BE
OPEN. PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS KATHY BATES AND
THEN THE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS MANAGER AT THE FOOD BANK
OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLANO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION ON THIS IMPORTANT
BILL. TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK FOR
YOUR STRONG SUPPORT OF A B. 1965
CALIFORNIA ANTI HUNGER RESPONSE.
TRAINING ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, WHICH
SHARED CAL FRESH, RC FIRST LINE
OF DEFENSE AGAINST HUNGER IS AN
EFFECTIVE PROGRAM THAT WE AS A
FOOD BASED TRUST TO HELP US MEET
THE SECURITY NEEDS OF OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. BACK IN 2019
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WAS ONE OF
THE BIG COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA
BUT HAD TO IMPLEMENT RULES WE
ARE FAMILIAR WITH JUST HOW
COMPLICATED THE TIME WHEN IT
ROLLS CAN BE FROM AN
ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT, AND
ESPECIALLY HOW BURDENSOME FOR
OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITY
MEMBERS. KNOWN AS PEOPLE'S BODY
TO DO DEPENDING. ONE EXAMPLE OF
YOU COMPLICATIONS WAS ALERTING
CALIBRATION PARTICIPANTS WHO
MAYBE BEING JUST HAVING A BUS
STATUS. OF THE THREE MONTH TIME
LIMIT WITHIN A 36 MONTH PERIOD,
BUT THEY COULD BE SUBJECTED TO
IN TIME FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO
MEET THE CHALLENGING
REQUIREMENTS. A B 1965 WOULD
ESTABLISH CARROT BENEFITS,
ALLOWING THOSE WHO MAKE OTHER
WIFE DIRECTIVE TO BE ABOUT TIME
LIMITS CONTINUE RECEIVING
BENEFITS. THE PAST FEW YEARS
HAVE PRESENTED NUMEROUS
CHALLENGES FOR ALL OF US, BUT
OUR NOTES VULNERABLE CONTINUES
TO BE THE MOST IMPACTED,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD
INSECURITY. AND OUR COUNTY
SERVICE AREA. WE ARE CONTINUING
TO SERVE 60% MORE PEOPLE EVERY
SINGLE MONTH AND WE SERVED PRIOR
TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. MAYBE
1965 TONS AT A CRUCIAL TIME AS
THESE ARE BOLSTER, OR SOCIAL
SPEAKING AT THIS YEAR, ENSURING
THAT THOSE EXPERIENCING FOOD
INSECURITY CAN MAINTAIN THE
LEVEL OF SUPPORT THEY NEED,
ESPECIALLY DURING THESE
TURBULENT TIMES. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. WELL, THANK
YOU. WE'LL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL HERE IN
ROOM 2200. V NONE. WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVED TO THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE. PLEASE
PRESS ONES THERE WITH THIS TIME.
WE WILL GO FOR SALON NUMBER. 1
48. 48. JUST GO AHEAD. 1 48. WE
WANT TO LINE NINE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, REBECA GONZALEZ FOR
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER IN SUPPORT. THAT LINE 1
45. JAROD CALLED NOURISHED
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE LINE 77. HI.
MY NAME IS BECKY SILVER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND
CURRENTLY KNOWN FOR THEIR OWN
QUÊ. OKAY AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY
, UH, INDIVIDUALS HERE THAT WANT
TO SPEAK ON AN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL, BUT WE'LL TAKE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT AND OPPOSITION.
SEEN AND WILL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMON LINE.
AGAIN. IT'S 10 AT THIS TIME. AND
CURRENTLY NINE QUÊ. OKAY? DO WE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMITTEE
OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS? HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, OKAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE,
RIGHT? AND WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR CORTEZ E. ON THIS
MEASURE A BEING 1965 CONSULTING
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 10 A B 1965. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS POTATO. I Hí
JONES. CORTEZ E. CORTEZ EI
KAMLAGER. PAN. 20 IS THAT THAT
BILL HAS TWO VOTES AND WILL
PLACE THAT BILL ON CALL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY UP NEXT WE
HAVE A BEAT 2042. AND THIS
MEASURE HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR
MEMBERS TO 40 TO ENSURE THAT
CHILDREN CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
WILL HAVE THE BEST PRACTICE
POLICIES IN PLACE. TO PREVENT NF
ANAPHYLAXIS THE TRAINING THE
TRAINING TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS
SYMPTOMS AND THE CAPACITY TO
TREAT SYMPTOMS. K THROUGH 12
STUDENTS ARE ALREADY AFFORDED
PROTECTION FROM NFL LEXUS. WE
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE MOST
VULNERABLE OF PATIENTS THAT
BEING INFANTS SCHOLARS ARE
AFFORDED THE SAME WHEN BEING
CARED FOR IN CHILDCARE CITIES.
2042 INCREASES AWARENESS FOR THE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS TO ENSURE THE
HEALTH CARE. AND WELL BEING OF
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY OF ABBY TO 42 IS LAURIE
AND MORE IN JAPAN GEORGIE
FOUNDATION OF NATALIE GEORGIE
SUNSHINE FOUNDATION. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LUIS,
GEORGIE AND I AM THE PRESIDENT
AND CO FOUNDER OF THE NATALIE
GEORGIA SUNSHINE FOUNDATION. AS
A PHYSICIAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT
THE PREVALENCE OF LIFE
THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES HAS
RISEN FOR MARRIED OF REASONS
OVER THE LAST FEW DECADES. MANY
OF THESE CHILDREN ARE LIKELY
UNDERDIAGNOSED GIVEN THEIR YOUNG
AGE, THEY SIMPLY JUST HAVEN'T
BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH SPECIFIC
ALLERGEN OR PERHAPS NOT BEEN
DIAGNOSED YET. FOOD ALLERGY
STATUS CAN CHANGE. THE CONCERN
ULTIMATELY REMAINS FOR ALL
VIRTUAL DRIN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
ELIJAH WAS THREE YEARS OLD WHEN
HE WAS FELT FED A GRILLED CHEESE
SANDWICH DESPITE HIS DOCUMENTED
FOOD ALLERGY TO DAIRY FAILURE TO
IMPLEMENT AND THEN FOLLOW PROPER
ANAPHYLAXIS PROTOCOLS, COST HIM
HIS LIFE AND LEFT HIS FAMILY TO
MANAGE THIS UNTHINKABLE LOSS.
KLEISER TRAGIC LOSS. EXPOSED
VULNERABILITIES IN ALLERGY
AWARENESS AND TRAINING IN NEW
YORK'S CHILDCARE CENTERS, AND IT
EXPOSES WEAKNESSES IN THE FOOD
ALLERGY POLICIES IN CALIFORNIA
AND THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTRY. THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND ILLINOIS
HAVE ALREADY PASSED ELIJAH'S LAW
AND THERE'S PENDING LEGISLATION
IN PENNSYLVANIA AND VIRGINIA. WE
NEED TO CLOSE THE GAP HERE IN
CALIFORNIA PROTECT THE MOST
VULNERABLE AMONG US. ALL OF
THESE CHILDREN NEED OUR UTMOST
CARE AND ATTENTION. FOR
AWARENESS PREVENTION RECOGNITION
AND THE RENDERING OF AID. WITH
THE RISING PREVALENCE OF FOOD
ALLERGIES AND WITH LIFE
THREATENING CONSEQUENCES.
FAILURE, OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLES
TO PASSAGE IS REALLY NOT A
WORKABLE OPTION. ELIJAH'S
FATHER, THOMAS SILVEIRA, WANTED
ME TO SHARE A FEW WORDS. I
IMPLORE YOU TO AVOID TO VOTE
YES, ON A B 2042. WE ARE ALL
HERE AND WE ARE ALIVE. WE GET TO
CHOOSE TO DO SOMETHING SO THAT
FOR ALL THE CHILDREN WHO ARE
LIKE MY LITTLE BOY. IS ENSURING
ELIJAH'S LIFE CONTINUES TO HAVE
AN IMPACT ON THE WORLD. YOU ARE
ALL HERE AND YOU ARE ALIVE. YOU
GET TO CHOOSE TO DO SOMETHING
TODAY. WHAT WILL IT BE? WE NEED
THAT CHANGE BY WORKING BETTER
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS JOANNE, GEORGIE AND I AM THE
VICE PRESIDENT AND CO FOUNDER OF
THE NATALIE GEORGIE SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION OR FOUNDATION WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 2000 AND 13 AFTER
OUR DAUGHTER NATALIE. TRAGICALLY
DIED AT CAMP SACRAMENTO AFTER
EATING A RICE KRISPIE TREAT THAT
UNKNOWINGLY HAD PEANUT BUTTER IN
IT. TODAY I'M HERE TO LEND MY
SUPPORT TO 2042 IN ELIJAH'S
MEMORY. THIS BILL WILL PROTECT
THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF OUR
STATE. IT WILL PROVIDE THE
NECESSARY TRAINING AND EDUCATION
REGARDING ANAPHYLAXIS AND FOOD
ALLERGIES IN OUR CHILDCARE
FACILITIES. OUR FAMILY BEGAN OUR
ADVOCACY WORK IN 2000 AND 14
ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER NATALIE
PASSED AWAY, WE WERE HONORED TO
SUPPORT SB 12 66, WHICH ALLOWED
FOR UNDESIGNATED EPINEPHRINE. IN
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS AGAIN IN 2000
AND 19. WE ADVOCATED FOR
RESTAURANT LEGISLATION THAT
ADDRESSED FOOD ALLERGIES AND
INCLUDED CAMP DINING STAFF TO BE
TRAINED IN FOOD SAFETY. THIS LAW
IS KNOWN AS NATALIE'S LAW. THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS SHOWN
THEIR UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR FOOD
ALLERGY LEGISLATION IN THE PAST.
I KNOW THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE.
WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. YOU WILL SAVE A LIFE.
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY MARKS THE
NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF NATALIE'S
PASSING IT IS MY SINCERE HOPE
THAT I DON'T EVER HAVE TO COME
BACK TO THIS BUILDING. WITH
ANOTHER PICTURE OF OPPRESSIVE
CHILD WHOSE LIFE WAS TAKEN TOO
SOON BY FOOD ALLERGIES, MAYBE
2040 TO ENDEAR ELIJAH'S NAME.
WILL PROVIDE THE RESOURCES AND
TRAINING TO PROTECT THE YOUNGEST
CHILDREN IN OUR STATE ON BEHALF
OF OUR FAMILY AND OUR SUNSHINE
GIRL. WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE
SUPPORT A B 2042. THANK YOU.
THINK OF YOUR TESTIMONY WILL
TAKE ANY. ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
COMMENT AND SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM
2200. SEEN NONE WILL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
AND GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT. HERE
WE DO HAVE WARNING QUÊ AGAIN.
IT'S 10. WE ALSO HAVE AN IN
TESTIMONY AND OPPOSITION UNLESS
AMENDED. YES WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THE AND SUPPORT FIRST. WE WILL
GET THERE. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
TO LINE 1 47. OKAY, I'M TELLING. 1 47 HIâU. HELLO AND, UM I AM
A FOOD ALLERGY PARENTS AND
ADVOCATES. I'M FROM THAT FREE
WALK AND I ALSO ADVOCATED FOR,
UH, SPEECH 16 YEARS AGO, AND I
WERE JUST LIMITED TO A NAME
POSITION ON THE MEASURE. AN
ORGANIZATION. THANK YOU. I WILL.
IT'S URGENT TO VOTE. YES OKAY
AND BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WITH
STRATEGY. THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE
YOUR NAME? MY NAME IS SHARON
WONG. THANK YOU, SHEN. WELL,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
OKAY. NEXT CALLER. THANK YOU AT
THIS TIME. UM, MODERATED. DID
YOU SAY WE HAVE NONE AT THIS
TIME? NOTHING. QUÊ IT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. OKAY, GREAT. WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OPPOSITION
OF YOU KNOW ANY INDIVIDUAL
WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
OF A B 2042. HELLO. UM, NANCY
WYATT. FAMILY SELF. HAIR
LICENSEE FOR 37 YEARS
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA FAMILY
CHILDCARE NETWORK IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 2042 UNLESS AMENDED. IT
IS ESSENTIAL TO ANY NEW LAWS
REQUIRING TRAINING BIG IN
COMPLIANCE WITH OUR CURRENT
FEDERAL AND STATE LANGUAGE
ACCESS LAWS. IT'S A B 2042
PASSES AS WRITTEN. NOW IT WILL
ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES TO MERELY CONSIDER
FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A
REQUIRED TRAINING COURSE IN
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. A
BILL THAT COULD SAVE LITTLE
JOHNNY, BUT LITTLE MALIK CAMILLA
AND MAY YOU DIE. IT'S NOT OKAY.
CALIFORNIA MUST CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ITS
DIVERSE POPULATION. AND REMEMBER
THAT OUR CHILD CARE WORKFORCE
MANY LANGUAGES. IN ADDITION,
TRAINING SHOULD NOT HAVE EXTRA
COSTS AND SHOULD BE EASILY
ACCESSIBLE. WE ARE POORLY
COMPENSATED AND WORKED LONG
HOURS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL WITNESS.
THAT'S WISHING TO TESTIFY. YES.
THAILAND CARE PROVIDERS ARE
CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY
DIVERSE IS THE FAMILIES THEY
PROVIDE CARE FOR. I AM LAURIE,
FIRST INSTALLED CO DIRECTOR OF
LEGAL AND LEGISLATIVE AGGREGATE
TO SEE IF THE CHILDCARE
LAWCENTER CHILDCARE. LAWCENTER
AGREES WITH THE INTENT OF A B
2042 TO KEEP CHILDREN HEALTHY AS
A CHILD CARE ADVOCATE AND MOTHER
OF TWO CHILDREN WITH
ANAPHYLACTIC ALLERGIES. I
SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE NEED
FOR THIS TRAINING AND STOCK UP
ENOUGH FRIEND IN CHILDCARE.
HOWEVER WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
A B 2042 UNLESS AMENDED FOR THE
REASONS STATED BY NANCY WYATT.
THE DEPARTMENT IS LEGALLY
OBLIGATED TO TRANSLATE THE
TRAINING INTO MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
AND DOES NOT HAVE DISCRETION TO
DO SO. NOT HAVING THE TRAINING
AVAILABLE IN A CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS. LANGUAGE ULTIMATELY
PUTS CHILDREN'S LIVES AT RISK.
THE BILL SHOULD ALSO CLARIFY
THAT THE ALLERGY POLICY CANNOT
REPLACE A CHILD'S MEDICAL ORDER
AND ITS REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO
ELIA BASED CHILDCARE PROGRAMS.
PLEASE REFER TO OUR LETTER THAT
WE'VE SUBMITTED WITH OUR
FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
THANK YOU. OKAY DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE THEIR NAME ORGANIZATION
AND OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE
HERE IN ROOM 2200. SEE NONE WILL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE FOR ADDITIONAL
COMMENT FROM THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE. PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME, PLEASE. AND
CURRENTLY, NOBODY IN QUÊ. OKAY?
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
BRING THE CONVERSATION BACK TO
COMMITTEE AND I'LL JUST START BY
SAYING, UM, THINKING THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE
BEEN VERY MUCH INTERESTED IN
DOING MORE ABOUT IS. FOOD SAFETY
, RIGHT? UM IT'S ALSO REALLY
PUTTING OUT THERE THAT FOOD IS
VERY MUCH INTERCONNECTED WITH
HEALTH. AND THAT IF WE AS
INDIVIDUALS WANT TO BE HEALTHY,
WE NEED TO LOOK TOWARDS FOOD AND
IMPROVING. ALL SORTS OF THINGS,
RIGHT? UM, IMPROVING THE WAY
THAT WE EAT TOO. AND YOU KNOW,
JUST, UM TO WHAT YOU KNOW
PRODUCTS ARE USED ON THE FOOD
THAT IS BEING GROWN. AND ONE OF
THE CONCERNS THAT YOU KNOW, I
HAVE, UH IS THAT COUNTERFEIT
FOODS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY
AN ISSUE. AND AS THAT OCCURS, UM
WE, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE TO
LOOK AT THE IMPACTS THAT IT WILL
HAVE ON OUR POPULATION. BUT
PARTICULARLY OUR YOU KNOW, OUR
CHILDREN AND OUR MOST
VULNERABLE, SO I THINK THAT UM.
THIS IS THIS IS A ONE WAY OF
PREVENTING DEATH RIGHT FOR
ANYONE WHO HAS A FOOD ALLERGY.
AND SO I THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD OUT. GO AHEAD
AND ASK COMMITTEE MEMBERS IF
THEY HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS
MEASURE. YES, SENATOR CORTESI.
IS KIND OF A BASIC QUESTION.
WHAT IS THE RESPONSE BEEN LIKE
FROM HIS? I UNDERSTAND THE BILL
REQUIRES SOME COOPERATION
BETWEEN CD AND CD S S. I'M JUST
WONDERING WHAT THE
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSE HAS BEEN
IRISH STAINLESS, MOSTLY POLICY.
MAKING, BUT I'LL LEAVE THE
ANSWER TO YOU. I MEAN, WE HAVE
BEEN ADDRESSING A LOT OF THE
CONCERNS AND MAKING SURE THAT
IT'S GOING TO BE PART OF THE
DISCUSSIONS, BUT IT'S BEEN. I
KNOW THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT THE
LANGUAGE THAT'S GOING TO BE PART
OF IT, MAKING SURE THAT OF THAT
BUT IT'S BEEN GETTING A LOT OF
GOOD, POSITIVE SUPPORT. I MEAN,
THERE'S THE STATED HERE EARLIER.
UM. YOU HEARD TESTIMONY HERE
EARLIER AND I MIGHT MYSELF AS
ONE THAT, YOU KNOW. HOW DID HOW
DID DAUGHTER THAT WAS OLDER? BUT
IF IT WASN'T FOR US BEING
AROUND. WE WERE ABLE TO HELP
HER. YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED
PARAMEDICS. AH! WHEN SHE TURNED
A DIFFERENT COLOR. YOU KNOW WE
WERE RUSHING AND TRYING TO DO
WHAT'S BEST RIGHT. BUT SHE GOT
OUT OF IT. BUT AS YOU HEARD
TODAY, THIS IS GOING TO SAVE
LIVES. NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO
BE SAFE. NOT EVERYONE'S GONNA
MAKE IT THROUGH. BUT WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO IS PREVENT THAT
FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. SO I WANT
TO THANK THE GEORGIE FAMILY FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. I MEAN, THIS
HAS BEEN AN UPHILL BATTLE. AND
AS YOU HEARD TODAY, THERE THEY
IT'S BEING PASSED IN DIFFERENT
STATES. BUT WE NEED TO. WE NEED
TO BE A LAW HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
WHICH IS HOPING YOU WERE GETTING
COOPERATION FROM THE AGENCIES
THEMSELVES. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T
SEE THINGS AS CLEARLY AS WE DO.
AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL AT THIS
LEVEL. UM I'D BE PREPARED TO
OFFER A MOTION OF ATOMS SHARE
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. SO WE
HAVE A MOTION ON THIS MEASURE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? LIKE I
SAID TODAY AGAIN, I WANT TO
THANK THE FOUNDATION OF THE
NATALIE GEORGIA SUNSHINE
FOUNDATION FOR BEING HERE. THIS
IS JUST IS NOT AWARENESS. IT'S
ABOUT SAVING LIVES, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR
THOSE THAT CAME AND MADE THE
TIME TO TESTIFY TODAY, AND WE
APPRECIATE YOU SHARING YOUR
STORIES WITH US. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH AND CONSULTANT. CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS
MEASURE? FILE OUT OF THE 11 A B
2042. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
POTATO H
RTESI ORTEZ EI KAMLAGER. PAN.
THREE. OKAY THEN VOTE HAS THAT
BILL BILL HAS THREE VOTES. UH
AND WE'LL PLACE THAT BILL ON
CALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I
GET MY WORDS MIXED UP. IT'S LATE
. TWO COMMITTEES HAVE A FEELING
THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN PRETTY
OFTEN. COME ON. OKAY WE HAVE
AGENDA ITEM 12 A B 21 19. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS.
UH I'M HERE TO PRESENT A B 21
19, WHICH WOULD ESTABLISH THE
MEDICAL FASTER HOME PILOT
PROGRAM. MEDICAL FASTER HOMES
ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ELIGIBLE
VETERANS WHO LIVE IN AN
AFFORDABLE PRIVATE HOME
ENVIRONMENT RATHER THAN AN
INSTITUTIONAL SETTING. 21 19 IS
THE PATHWAY OF MAKING THAT
POSSIBLE. I'VE BEEN WORKING VERY
CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT
LICENSING STRUCTURE FOR THE
MEDICAL FASTER HORN HOMES
OPERATED IN CALIFORNIA AND TO
ESTABLISH A COLLABORATIVE
OVERSIGHT AND VISITS OF THESE
HOMES BETWEEN CDSS. IN USD VÀ.
CDSS HAS PROVIDED TECHNICAL
SENSE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. BUT
DUE TO THE TIME CONSTRAINTS,
WE'RE UNABLE TO PROCESS THOSE
AMENDMENTS FOR THIS COMMITTEE
BUT WE ARE WORKING TO MAKE THOSE
AMENDMENTS SO WE ARE COMMITTED
TO MAKING THOSE AMENDMENTS.
WHILE THIS BILL IS WAITING TO BE
HEARD IN SENATE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS AND CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THIS COMMITTEE AND
ADOPTION OF NEW LANGUAGE ANA
COOPER, WITH IT IS THE NATIONAL
DIRECTOR OF A HOMES AND
COMMUNITY CARE AND MEGHAN
MATTHEW WITH NATIONAL MEDICAL
FOSTER HOME PROGRAM IS ON THE
LINE FOR ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE. GREAT THANK YOU
SOMETHING NUMBER FOUR, AND I
JUST WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THIS
BILL DOES HAVE BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. AND THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND START WITH OUR FIRST
LEAD WITNESS. WE DON'T HAVE A
WEEK LEAD WITNESS. JUST JUST
OKAY. JUST TECHNICAL SUPPORT,
OKAY? ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND TAKE UM, PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
HERE IN ROOM 2200. ÁP NONE. CAN
WE MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE. CERTAINLY AGAIN,
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
CURRENTLY NOTHING QUÊ. OKAY
GREAT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWN
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE, BUT
WE'LL TAKE ANY OF THEIR IF WE
HAVE ANY HERE IN 20 ROOM, 2200.
NONE WILL MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMON LINE. 10, PLEASE.
CURRENTLY NOT IN Q. OKAY GREAT
AND WILL BRING THE CONVERSATION
BACK TO COMMITTEE. DO WE HAVE
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR
THE AUTHOR? SENATOR JONES. THANK
BILL. THERE'S A GREAT
ORGANIZATION SENIOR COUNTY
CALLED WARRIOR FOUNDATION
FREEDOM STATION THAT HELPS
RETURNING. WELL, I GUESS THEY'RE
NOT VETERANS. THEY'RE STILL
ACTIVE DUTY, SO THIS ONLY
APPLIES TO VETERANS. OR WOULD IT
APPLY TO ACTIVE DUTY FOLKS THAT
ARE REHABILITATING FROM
CATASTROPHIC INJURY. THINK IT
WOULD APPLY TO BOTH. IT'S GEARED
TOWARD OLDER VETERANS THAT NEED
TO BE INSTITUTIONALIZED IN A YOU
KNOW? OKAY SO IT'S NOT FOR
YOUNGER VETERANS COMING HOME
FROM COMBAT. NO. OKAY ALRIGHT
FOR OLDER, APPRECIATE THE BILL
AND WILL BE REALLY AWFUL TO SAY
THAT'S NOT FOR YOUNG FOR THAT.
NÓI. RIGHT. THANK YOU. I JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A VOTE.
32119 FILE. ADAM 12 BABY 2119.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HARTARTO. I KNOW
I JONES JONES, I CORTEZ CORTEZ
EI KAMLAGER. PAN 30. THE VOTE IS. THE BILL HAS THREE VOTES, AND
THAT THAT MEASURE WILL BE PLACED
ON CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ADDITIONAL.
MARISSA. SEVEN AND NINE.
SO I HAVE BEEN HONORED. OKAY WE
WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
19. ASSEMBLYWOMAN RAISE. PLEASE
FEEL FREE TO BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. FIRST I WANT TO
BEGIN BY THANKING THE CHAIR AND
HE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
ISSUE. I AM PLEASED TO SHARE
THAT I WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AS SEEN ON
PAGES EIGHT AND NINE IN THE
ANALYSIS. WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OVER THE
PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN THIS
BILL. AND FURTHER ENSURE THAT.
RECEIPT OF FUNDS DOES NOT COUNT
AGAINST ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. A B 28 17,
THE CALIFORNIA HOMELESSNESS
ASSISTANCE ACT. WILL HELP IN
HOUSED CALIFORNIANS MEET THE
HIGH COST OF HOUSING BY
PROVIDING RENTAL SUBSIDIES,
SUBSIDIES TO QUICKLY MOVE THEM
OFF THE STREETS AND INTO
HOUSING. IN RECENT YEARS, THE
GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATURE
HAS TAKEN TREMENDOUS STEPS TO
COMBAT THE ONGOING HOMELESSNESS
CRISIS, WHICH HAS ONLY WORSENED
WITH THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC.
DESPITE THESE INVESTMENTS, THE
IMPACT HAS LEFT HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE
STREETS, MOST OF WHOM ARE PEOPLE
OF COLOR. MAYBE 28 17 WILL PUT
THE RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN DONE
INTO ACTION BY PROVIDING DIRECT
RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
GRANTS TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CONNECT
PEOPLE TO HOUSING AND RENTAL
ASSISTANCE. FURTHERMORE A B 28
17 ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ENABLES FUTURE PLANNING BY
REQUIRING LOCAL JUSTICE
JURISDICTIONS TO REPORT ON HOW
THE SUCCESS OF THESE FUNDS IS
REDUCING HOMELESSNESS. HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OUR CHRIS
MARTIN FROM HOUSING CALIFORNIA
AND CYNTHIA CASTILLO FROM THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY. PARDON POLICY DIRECTOR
AT HOUSING CALIFORNIA WE ARE A
NONPROFIT THAT ADVOCATES TO
PREVENT AND HOMELESSNESS AND
INCREASE THE SUPPLY OF SAFE,
STABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
OPTIONS WERE PLEASED TO SPONSOR
A B 28 17 FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER, WHICH WOULD CREATE THE
STATE'S FIRST PROGRAM. DEDICATED
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PROVIDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR
UNUSED PEOPLE FACING AN
UNPRECEDENTED CRISIS, CALIFORNIA
MUST ACT WITH URGENCY AND
RESPOND WITH SOLUTIONS AT SCALE.
A B 28 17 WOULD DO JUST THAT.
BASED ON THE SUCCESSFUL FLEXIBLE
HOUSING SUBSIDY MOVE, PULL MODEL
28 17 WOULD CREATE A PROGRAM
THAT WOULD UTILIZE FLEXIBLE
HOUSING SUBSIDIES PAIRED WITH
SERVICES TO IDENTIFY. INSECURE
HOUSING PLACEMENTS TO HOUSE OVER
50,000 PEOPLE OVER THE COURSE OF
A YEAR. STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS
US THAT FLEXIBLE RENT SUBSIDIES
PAIRED WITH APPROPRIATE SERVICES
ARE ONE OF THE MOST EFFICIENT
AND EFFECTIVE WAYS TO HOUSE
SOMEBODY. COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT
OUR STATE, INCLUDING SAN DIEGO,
SAN FRANCISCO, AND EVEN NEVER
UNTIL LARRY COUNTIES HAVE
CREATED FLEXIBLE RENT SUBSIDY
PROGRAMS AND HAVE SEEN
DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN THESE
USING THIS MODEL. WHEN FULLY
OPERATIONAL PEOPLE TRANSITION
FROM HOMELESSNESS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING IN JUST A MATTER OF
WEEKS IN THESE PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE HAVE SEEN
DOCUMENTED COST SAVINGS. HOUSE
IN CALIFORNIA IS PROUD TO CO
SPONSOR A B 28 17. WE APPRECIATE
THE MAJORITY LEADER'S WORK ON
THIS AND URGE YOUR THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CYNTHIA
CASTILLO ENEMA POLICY ADVOCATE
WITH WESTERN CENTER ON MOM.
POVERTY OUR ORGANIZATION
ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIANS EXPERIENCING
POVERTY AND WE ARE PROUD TO
SUPPORT A B 28 17, WHICH WILL
HELP IN HOUSE CALIFORNIANS MEET
THE HIGH COST OF HOUSING BY
PROVIDING RENTAL SUBSIDIES TO
QUICKLY MOVE THEM OFF THE
STREETS AND INTO HOUSING.
PRESENT CALIFORNIA'S
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
DECADES IN THE MAKING ON ANY
GIVEN NIGHT THERE ARE UPWARDS OF
160,000 ON HOUSED CALIFORNIA,
SLEEPING ON THE STREETS OR IN
THEIR CARS. COUPLING THAT WITH
THE STATEWIDE SHORTAGE OF 1.2
MILLION AFFORDABLE HOMES AND
ONLY ONE SHELTER BED FOR EVERY
THREE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, THE STATES
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS HAS HIT A
FEVER PITCH. WIDELY SEEN AS A
STATEWIDE CRISIS AFFECTING ALL
CALIFORNIANS. THE HOUSING CRISIS
ACUTELY IMPACTS BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, NOTABLY BLACK PEOPLE
REPRESENT 6.5% OF THE STATE'S
POPULATION, BUT ACCOUNT FOR
NEARLY 40% OF CALIFORNIA SAN
HOUSED CLEARLY THIS IS A RACIAL
INEQUITY ISSUE AS WELL. BY
PARKER ALSO MORE LIKELY TO BE
LOW WAGE WORKERS MORE LIKELY TO
BE RENT BURDEN AND MORE LIKELY
TO BE CONTRACT AND DIE FROM
COVID 19. SO CLEARLY, THIS IS AN
ISSUE THAT WE SHOULD BE PAYING
ATTENTION TO. EVERY PERSON
DESERVES TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY
AND HAVE THEIR BASIC NEEDS MET
AND OUR CURRENT SOCIAL SAFETY
NET IS INSUFFICIENT, GIVEN THE
STATE'S UNCONSCIONABLE AND
ACCELERATING WEALTH, INEQUALITY
AND STAGNANT WAGES. 80 28 17
ESTABLISHES THE HOUSING
CALIFORNIA CHALLENGE PROGRAM,
WHICH ESTABLISHES A PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE GRANTS TO LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS. AND SERVICE
PROVIDERS TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO
HOUSING AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE.
AND I THINK CHRIS COVERED THIS
REALLY, REALLY WELL, BUT HOUSING
VOUCHERS ARE HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AT
REDUCING HOMELESSNESS, HOUSING,
INSTABILITY AND OVERCROWDING AND
IMPROVING OTHER OUTCOMES FOR
FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, AS
RIGOROUS RESEARCH RESEARCH HAS
SHOWN. IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN
EFFORT THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING
THROUGH THE THROUGH AN
INVESTMENT TO BE SPENT THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS, 80 28 17 WILL BOOST
THOUSANDS OF OUT OF THE SHADOWS
AND INTO HOUSING, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU. OKAY WE WILL
GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ANY
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO, UM, COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE HERE IN ROOM 2200.
18 AND WILL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
WE'LL GO FIRST TO LINE 70.
COMING WITH THE L. A COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. PLANE 61.
BONNET TEAM LEGISLATIVE ANALYSTS
AT FROM THE LOS ANGELES HOMELESS
SERVICES AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. I'M 1 17. GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARON REPORT WITH THE
CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IN LINE 1 15. GOOD
EVENING AND CHAIR MEMBERS.
GREGORY CRAMER ON BEHALF OF
DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND
CURRENTLY NONE FURTHER IN CUBA,
OKAY? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON
TO OPPOSITION. DO WE HAVE ANY
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO HIS MEASURE IN
THIS ROOM? SEE NONE. WE WILL GO
AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE. AND AGAIN,
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
CURRENTLY MANY QUÊ. OKAY, DO WE
HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SENATOR JONES
. THANK YOU REMEMBER THE SOME OF
THE TESTIMONY? KIND OF SOUNDS
SIMILAR TO THE GOVERNOR'S HOME
KEY PROGRAM. ARE THERE
SIMILARITIES? IS IT DIFFERENT?
HOW TO IF IT IS DIFFERENT? HOW
IS IT DIFFERENT? I WOULD ASK. MR
MARTIN, TOO. PROVIDE A RESPONSE
. THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES.
OKAY, UM. YES SO THE HUNKY
PROGRAM IS A CAPITAL KIND OF
SIMILAR AGAIN ADAPTIVE REUSE
PROGRAM LOOKING AT LIKE NEW
CONSTRUCTION OR REUSE OF
EXISTING STRUCTURES. THIS IS A
RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, WHICH
CAN OFTEN UTILIZE XISTING
HOUSING AND THE MARKET RATE OR
AFFORDABLE UNITS AND BRING THEM
ONLINE, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT. IN THAT SENSE. IT'S
MORE OF A FLEXIBLE RENT SUBSIDY
MODEL, AS OPPOSED TO AN
ACQUISITION. OKAY, THANK YOU.
OKAY WE HAVE MOTION. AND WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. OKAY WITH THE MOTION
CONSULTING QUÊ, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE OUT OF 19 A B 28 17.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HER TATO TATO, I
JONES. JONES? NO CORTEZ E.
CORTEZ EI KAMLAGER. PAN. 21.
THAT BILL HAS TO VOTE AND ONE
OPPOSITION WILL PLACE THAT
BELONG CALL. AND I BELIEVE
YOU'RE PRESENTING A DIFFERENT
BILL. YES THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS I AM PRESENTING ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN. A B 23 09, WHICH
STRENGTHENS EXISTING JUVENILE
COURT PROCEDURES TO ORDER
GUARDIANSHIP INSTEAD OF FOSTER
CARE PLACEMENT. THE EARLY STAGES
OF DEPENDENCY COURT CASE IN THE
DAYS AND WEEKS AFTER CHILD HAS
REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENTS CARE
OR CRITICAL. THESE EARLY COURT
HEARINGS DETERMINE WHERE A CHILD
WILL LIVE AND WHAT SERVICES THE
FAMILY WILL RECEIVE. FOR THE
MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME. IT IS
ALSO AT THIS EARLY STAGE THAT
THE DISPROPORTIONATE
REPRESENTATION OF FAMILIES OF
COLOR IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
MANIFESTS. JUVENILE COURTS HAVE
DISCRETION UNDER WELFARE AND
INSTITUTIONS. CODE SECTION 3 60,
A TO ORDER A SAFE AND PERMANENT
PLAN PLAN OF GUARDIANSHIP AS AN
ALTERNATIVE TO FOSTER CARE
PLACEMENT. HOWEVER STAKEHOLDERS
REPORT THAT GUARDIANSHIP IN LIEU
OF FOSTER CARE PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION OR NOT CONSIDERED EVEN
WHEN THAT OPTION WOULD BE IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD AND
FAMILY. COURTS ARE NOT REQUIRED
TO CONSIDER THE PARENT'S CHOICE
OF GUARDIAN AND TYPICALLY DO NOT
CONSIDER GUARDIANSHIP UNTIL THE
JUSTICE POSITIONAL HEARING AFTER
THE CHILD HAS BEEN DETAINED IN A
FOSTER CARE SETTING FOR SEVERAL
WEEKS. BABY'S 23 09 WOULD
PROMOTE FAMILY DECISION MAKING
AND MINIMIZE THE CHILD'S
EXPOSURE TO THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM WHEN THERE IS A SAFE AND
PERMANENT GUARDIAN AVAILABLE.
THE BILL UPDATES THE LAW BY
FIRST ALLOWING THE JUVENILE
COURT TO ORDER GUARDIANSHIP
EARLIER IN THE DEPENDENCY COURT
PROCESS AND TO REQUIRING THE
JUVENILE COURT TO SELECT THE
PARENTS. DESIGNATED GUARDIAN. AS
LONG AS THE CHILD SAFETY IS NOT
JEOPARDIZED THE BILLS. THE BILL
ALSO REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES TO COLLECT DATA
ON CHILDREN LIVING WITH RELATIVE
CAREGIVERS. THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE MOST LIKELY TO BECOME
GUARDIANS UNDER THE SPILL.
TESTIFYING AND SUPPORT BY PHONE
, OR SABRINA FORTE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND JACKIE
RUKEYSER. CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF
CAREGIVERS. PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AND THANK YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AREAS REPRESENTING ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN, THE
ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS,
IS PLEASED TO CO SPONSOR STILL
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF
CAREGIVERS. THIS STILL HAS HAD
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND NO
OPPOSITION, SO I WILL BE GREAT.
THE ALLIANCE CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
HAS SPENT THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
HAVE BEEN FOCUS GROUP SURVEYS
AND CONVENIENCE ON THE
EXPERIENCES OF KINSHIP CARE.
REVERSE RELATIVES TO CARE FOR
CHILDREN AFTER THOSE CHILDREN
ARE SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS
BY THE CHILD WELFARE AGENCY.
MAYBE 23 09 COMES OUT OF THESE
CONVERSATIONS AND ATTEMPTS TO
ENHANCE FAMILY AUTONOMY AND
ENGAGEMENT IN THE LEGAL
PROCEDURES THAT ALLOW COURTS TO
ORDER GUARDIANSHIPS INSTEAD OF
DEPENDENCY. ENSURING THAT FAMILY
BECAME MORE OF A DECISION PLAY
MORE OF A DECISION MAKING ROLE
IN THIS PROCESS LAYS THE
FOUNDATION FOR A MORE EQUITABLE
FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEM. 80 23 OR
9 16 IMPORTANT STEP IN THIS
DIRECTION AND AVAILABLE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS SUPPORT FOR
THIS MEASURE HERE IN THIS ROOM.
SEEN IN AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
WE'VE GOT A LINE 98. GOOD
EVENING, REBECA GONZALEZ WITH
THE NATIONALIST ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS. CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
NEXT CALLER. HERE WE GO IN LINE
1 43. THANK YOU. COACH GRAHAM
PETITION ON BEHALF OF THE W
CALIFORNIA ACTION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IN THE
NONE FURTHER IN CUBA. OKAY
GREAT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
TO, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE HERE
IN ROOM 2200 C. NONE WILL MOVE
TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINE. PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. AND CURRENTLY NONE IN Q.
OKAY GREAT. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOWER
FRIEDMAN, I URGE YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU WITH THE MOTION
CONSULTANT. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THIS MEASURE? FILE
AT HIM. 15 A B 23 09. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HEURTAUX H
NES JONES. I ORTEZ. CORTEZ EI
KAMLAGER. PAN. 30. OKAY, WE HAVE
THAT BILL HAS THREE VOTES AND
WE'LL PLACE THAT BELONG. CALL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP
NEXT WE HAVE I SEE IT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS HERE ON
READY TO PRESENT ON AGENDA ITEM
16 23 36.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IS IT
OKAY TO TAKE THE MASK? THANK YOU
SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. UM I WOULD LIKE TO
BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANKING
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL. BEGINNING OF THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC, THERE HAS
BEEN AN INCREASE IN LGBTQ, PLUS
YOUTH OF COLOR TRIBAL CHILDREN
AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS. THE
LONELINESS, LACK OF FORMAL
SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND SOCIAL
ISOLATION THEY ARE EXPERIENCING
HAVE INCREASED DEPRESSION,
ANXIETY AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE
WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES. L G B
T Q. PLUS YOUTH WHOSE FAMILIES
DO NOT SHOW ACCEPTING BEHAVIOR
ARE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY MORE
LIKELY TO ENTER FOSTER CARE OR
THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM THAN
ANY OTHER GROUP. RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT COVID 19 HAS ALSO INCREASE
THE RATE OF EDUCATION DISRUPTION
, FAMILY CONFLICTS AND YOUTH
UNDER 18, WHO IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ
PLUS BEING KICKED OUT OF THEIR
FAMILY HOMES. WE BELIEVE WITH
THE CONCRETE INFORMATION AND
GUIDANCE, PARENTS CAN AFFIRM AND
SUPPORT THEIR LGBTQ PLUS IN
GENDER, EXPANSIVE CHILDREN.
THUS, FAMILIES REMAIN INTACT.
AND FAMILIES PREVIOUSLY
SEPARATED CAN BE REUNIFIED. THE
INTERVENTION SERVES AS A FAMILY
PRESERVATION AND FAMILY
REUNIFICATION TOOL. ASSISTING
FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH
THE SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER
EXPRESSION OF THEIR CHILDREN.
THE CLINICIANS USE A TRAUMA
INFORMED PSYCHO EDUCATIONAL
MODEL TO ADDRESS THE
MISINFORMATION, RESISTANCE, FEAR
AND GRIEF THAT FAMILIES OFTEN
STRUGGLE WITH. WITH ME TODAY, I
HAVE ADRIAN SHELTON WITH A
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE AND VITA.
KHOBAR WHO IS A CLINICAL
DIRECTOR FOR THE YOUTH
ACCEPTANCE PROJECT. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
ADRIAN SHELTON WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES REPRESENT 160
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WHO ARE
PROVIDING SERVICES TO CHILDREN
AND YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN PUBLIC
HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEMS. SO THIS
BILL WILL HELP ONE OF THE MOST
VULNERABLE AND OVERREPRESENTED
POPULATIONS IN OUR YOUTH,
HOMELESSNESS AND FOSTER CARE
SYSTEMS. LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT FAMILY
REJECTION IS A SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF LGBTQ
PLUS YOUTH EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR WHO ARE IMPACTED
BY THE CHILD WELFARE IN JUVENILE
JUSTICE SYSTEMS. THE PAST TWO
YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT FOR SO MANY
, AND WE KNOW THAT LGBTQ PLUS
YOUTH HAVE FACED EVEN MORE
UNIQUE CHALLENGES. ONE
HEARTBREAKING STATISTIC FROM THE
TREVOR PROJECTS. MOST RECENT
SURVEY OF THIS POPULATION WAS
THAT 42% OF LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH
CONSIDERED SUICIDE IN THE LAST
YEAR AND MORE THAN HALF OF
TRANSGENDER YOUTH. IN THE WAKE
OF DISCRIMINATORY LEGISLATION
THAT IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE US
THIS LEGISLATION OFFERS US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO BETTER. BY
EXPANDING A PROVEN MODEL OF
INTERVENTION. SPECIFICALLY
TARGETING LGBTQ, PLUS FAMILIES
AND SUPPORT FAMILY ACCEPTANCE
AND PERMANENCY. WITH ALSO
JOINING US TODAY TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THE YOUTH ACCEPTANCE
PROJECT IS VIDA FAR FROM FAMILY
BUILDERS WHO WAS ON THE PHONE.
ALRIGHT VITA. FEWER ON THE CO
HOST LINE, PLEASE PROCEED. THANK
YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES AND I
SHOULD NOTE THAT OUR CHAIR AND
TEMPORARY RELIEF SHOULD BE BACK
SHORTLY. AND THIS IS SENATOR
CORTEZ E CHEERING FOR THE TIME
BEING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, SENATOR CORTESI AND, UM,
THANK YOU. AND GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
ASCENDED MEMBER RAMOS AND VICE
CHAIR BRIAN JONES AND ALL
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS VIDAK: A BAR
AND I AM THE CLINICAL DIRECTOR
FOR FAMILY ELDERS. THE YOUTH
ACCEPTANCE PROJECT WORKS WITH
PARENTS WHO STRUGGLED TO ACCEPT
THEIR LGBTQ CHILDREN. WE KNOW
THAT PARENTS LOVE THEIR
CHILDREN, BUT THEY MAY NEED HELP
IN UNDERSTANDING THEIR LGBTQ.
PLUS YOU WE ARE ABLE TO SIT WITH
THE PARENTS AND CAREGIVER OF
LGBT CUTE CHILDREN AND LISTEN TO
THEIR FEARS. GRIEF YOU ALL ARE
THEIR EMOTIONS THEY MIGHT BE
EXPERIENCING AS A RESULT OF
FINDING OUT THEIR CHILD IS HELD
TO BE HERE. WE HOLD THEIR HANDS
. WE HOLD THE HANDS OF THE
PARENTS AND THE CAREGIVER TO
THEIR OWN JOURNEY OF
UNDERSTANDING THEIR CHILD. WE
HELP THEM REALIZE WHAT THEIR
CHILDREN ARE GOING THROUGH AND
TAKE THE TIME TO HELP THEM
THROUGH THIS CRISIS. TO BECOME
THE LOVING, AFFIRMING PARENTS.
THEIR CHILDREN NEED THEM TO DO.
OUR INTERVENTION HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AT KEEPING
FAMILIES TOGETHER AS WELL AS
REUNIFYING THEM WHEN CHILD
WELFARE WAS INVOLVED. WE WORK
WITH FAMILIES FROM ALL WALKS OF
LIFE WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
THEIR CULTURE, RELIGION
BACKGROUND AND WE SUPPORT THEM.
WE LET THEM SORT OUT THEIR
FEELINGS AWAY FROM THEIR
CHILDREN. WE ALSO WORK WITH THE
L G B T Q CHILD SEPARATELY AND
SUPPORT THE USE WHO HOLD ON
WHILE THEIR PARENTS WORK THROUGH
THEIR FEELINGS. RESEARCH SHOWED
THAT CLOSE TO 50% OF OUR
HOMELESS CHILDREN. UNITED STATES
IDENTIFIES LGBTQ PLUS. IMAGINE
IF WE COULD PREVENT THESE KIDDOS
FROM LIVING THEIR HOME IN THE
FIRST PLACE. THE PROJECT'S
RESEARCH INFORMED US THAT LGBT Q
CHILDREN PLUS WHO EXPERIENCED
FOSTER CARE OR THREE TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO HAVE ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE. THE YOUTH ACCEPTANCE
PROJECTS CAN MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE IN THE WELL BEING OF
LGBTQ PERSONS AND THEIR
FAMILIES. THE YOUTH ACCEPTANCE
PROBLEM. GOAL IS FOR LGBTQ
CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA TO BE
LOVED FOR WHO THEY ARE AND BE
ABLE TO HAVE A PERMANENT, SAFE
AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT. THANK
YOU. GREAT THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
POSITION AT THIS TIME, SO PLEASE
STEP FORWARD. THIS IS ON A B 23
36 SEEING NONE WHO GO TO THE
MODERATOR, MODERATOR, WHICH
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU. PRICE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. LINE 98. GOOD EVENING,
REBECA GONZALEZ WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN
STORM SUPPORT OF THIS STUFF.
NEXT HEADLINE 1 55. SOMETHING
HALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. AND CURRENTLY FURTHER IN. Q
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO
KNOWN OPPOSITION WITNESSES. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION?
SEE NO ONE STEPPED FORWARD
MODERATOR AND COME BACK TO YOU
ONE MORE TIME AND ASK YOU TO
QUEUE UP IN THE OPPOSITION WHEN
THIS IS ON A B 2336 PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME, PLEASE. IN CURRENTLY
NOBODY QUEUING UP. ALL RIGHT.
WELL THANK YOU. BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. OBVIOUSLY YOURS
TRULY THE ONLY MEMBERS STILL
PRESENT AT THIS MOMENT, SO WE
HAVE TO WAIT FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
TO TAKE UP A MOTION AND
OBVIOUSLY, THE BILL WILL BE ON
CALL, BUT IF YOU WANT TO SAY
ANYTHING IN TERMS OF A CLOSE
WELCOME TO THAT AT THIS TIME,
THANK YOU, SENATOR. CHAIR CART
EASY. JUST FIND OUT THIS TIME
BRINGING OUT THIS MUCH NEEDED
RESOURCES TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY TO THE
LGBTQ. IN THE NATIVE AMERICAN
POPULATION. ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
WHEN THE TIME IS APPROPRIATE.
THANK YOU. THE AND WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CORA HERE WHO I
BELIEVE IS NEXT IN SEQUENCE.
UNLESS HE MADE A DEAL WITH
SOMEBODY ELSE WHO DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE IT. PLEASE COME ON UP AND I
HAVE BEEN NORMAL. I AM KNOWN TO
MAKE DEALS LIKE ANYWAY. WELCOME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR. A
B 2300 WOULD EXEMPT COWL WORKS
AND CAL FRESH RECIPIENTS FROM
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR
THREE MONTHS. THEY STATE THAT
THEY LEFT A JOB TO DO
UNPREDICTABLE, SCHEDULED HOURS
OR VIOLATIONS OF ANY WORKPLACE
RIGHTS GRANTED TO THEM BY LOCAL,
STATE OR FEDERAL LABOR LAWS.
THIS BILL WOULD ALSO REQUIRE
COUNTY HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES TO
INFORM RECIPIENTS OF THEIR
WORKPLACE RIGHTS IF THEY
VOLUNTARILY LEAVE A JOB. CAL,
FRESH AND COWBIRDS PROVIDE
CRUCIAL FINANCIAL AID AND FOOD
ASSISTANCE OF LOW INCOME
FAMILIES FOR MANY INDIVIDUALS.
THE BENEFITS PROVIDED ABOUT
THESE PROGRAMS ARE THE KEY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRUGGLE AND
SURVIVAL. THEREFORE CAL FRESH
AND CAL WORKS. PARTICIPANTS ARE
PLACED UNDER IMMENSE PRESSURE TO
RETAIN THEIR FULL BENEFITS AND
AVOID BEING SANCTIONED. UNDER
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS MAY BE GRANTED A
GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTION FROM
SANCTIONS THAT IS APPLIED IN
RESPONSE TO ABUSIVE OR ADVERSE
WORK ENVIRONMENTS. WHILE HUMAN
SERVICE AGENCIES CAN GRANT THESE
EXEMPTIONS, THEY ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO OFFER THEM OR INFORM
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR
WORKPLACE RIGHTS WHEN THEY
VOLUNTARILY LEAVE A JOB.
FURTHERMORE, TENUOUS GOOD CAUSE
EXEMPTIONS CAN MAKE PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS FEEL PRESSURE TO
REMAIN AN ABUSIVE AND OTHERWISE
INJURIOUS WORK ENVIRONMENTS.
THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING,
ESPECIALLY THIS LOW WAGE WORKERS
ARE AT A HIGHER RISK OF HAVING
THE WORKPLACE RIGHTS VIOLATED.
RESEARCHERS ESTIMATE THAT 40 TO
80% OF WOMEN WORKERS EXPERIENCED
SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE
WORKPLACE, WITH MORE INCIDENCES
FOUND IN LOW WAGE WORK. LASTLY,
AND COMMUNITY WORK COMMITTED TO
WORKING WITH THE CALIFORNIA
WELFARE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
AND CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT A
B 2300 ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF
BOTH COUNTY HUMAN SERVICE
WORKERS AND THE PEOPLE THEY
SERVE. I'LL KEEP THE COMMITTEE
INFORMED ABOUT THE DIRECTION AND
OUTCOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS.
THIS BILL WOULD EQUIP CAL FRESH
AND COWL WORKS PARTICIPANTS WITH
THE MEANS TO IDENTIFY WORK
PLACEMENTS TREATMENT AND OBTAIN
GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTIONS.
EMPOWERING OUR LOW INCOME
WORKERS AND THESE WAYS WE WILL,
BY EXTENSION, RAISE UP ALL OF
SOCIETY. WITH ME TO PROVIDE
SUPPORTING TESTIMONY OR JOCELYN
LOPEZ WITH UNITED FOR RESPECT
AND SAM LIU. SO THESE POLICY
INSTITUTE OF THE WOMEN'S
FOUNDATION RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU AND
UNDERSTAND THAT BOTH WITNESSES
ARE ON THE REMOTE LINES. WE'LL
START WITH JOCELYN LOPEZ. IF
YOU'RE THERE YOU MAY PROCEED.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JOHNSON
LOPEZ AND I AM AN ORGANIZER WITH
UNITED FOR RESPECT, A LABOR
ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES FOR
RETAIL WORKERS RIGHTS HONORED
TODAY TO SPEAK ON A B 2300 AND
EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE BILL. MAYBE 2300 AIMS TO
ENSURE CULVERTS AND CAL FRESH
RECIPIENTS OR PART OF WELFARE TO
WORK SPEAK OUT ON UNSAFE WORKING
CONDITIONS, BUT THAT'S A FEAR OF
LOSING THEIR BENEFITS AND NOT BE
SANCTIONED FOR UNPREDICTABLE
SCHEDULING THAT IS OUT OF THEIR
CONTROL. AS AN ORGANIZER, SPOKEN
TO LOW WAGE RETAIL WORKERS HAD
TO ENDURE UNSAFE AND HOSTILE
WORKING CONDITIONS THAT HAD
THEIR RIGHTS VIOLATED OUT OF
FEAR OF WHAT TYPE OF RETALIATION
OR INCOME LOSS THEY WOULD FACE
IF THEY SPOKE OUT. RICARDO IS A
WALMART ASSOCIATES, THE SOLE
PROVIDER OF A FAMILY OF FIVE AND
HAS A PARTNER WITH CONGENITAL
HEART DISEASE HAVE STARTED THE
PANDEMIC. HE CONTEMPLATED
QUITTING BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT
TO INFECT THE NEEDLE COMPROMISED
PARTNER WITH COVID. HE WAS
BOMBARDED WITH UNRULY CUSTOMERS
WHO WOULD YELL AND SPIT AT HIM
IF AN ITEM WAS OUT OF STOCK, AND
THE STRESS TOOK A MENTAL TOLL ON
HIM, HE HAD NOT ACCUMULATED
ENOUGH PAIN PROTECTED TIME OFF
AND COULDN'T TAKE ANY UNPAID
LEAVE OR QUIT BECAUSE HE KNEW IT
COULD JEOPARDIZE HIS COWART
BENEFIT. RICARDO EVENTUALLY DID
GET COVID AND HIS PARTNERS
HELPED SUFFER. WITH HIGH
TURNOVER AT WALMART AND MORE
WORKERS GOING OUT ON SICK LEAVE
MANAGEMENT EXPECTED WORKERS TO
TAKE ON MORE SHIFTS AND WORK
FULL TIME HOURS EVEN IF IT
DIDN'T WORK FOR THEIR SCHEDULE.
WORKERS FELT FORCED TO WORK LONG
HOURS AND EVEN GOING TO WORK
SINCE THEN. RICARDO'S CASE
LOOKING 25 HOURS ONE WEEK AND
THEN FORCED WORK 38 HOURS. THE
NEXT BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF
MONTHS OF UNPREDICTABLE
SCHEDULING, LOOKING BETWEEN PART
TIME AND FULL TIME HOURS, HE WAS
SANCTIONED AND LOSS OF CASH AID
AND SOUP CANS. NOW RICARDO FEARS
THAT COWARDS WILL ALSO TAKE AWAY
HIS MEDICAL BENEFITS THAT WOULD
BE DEVASTATING FOR HIS PARTNER'S
HEALTH. HOW WORKS AND CAL FRESH
RECIPIENTS COME INTO THE PROGRAM
ALREADY EXPERIENCING POVERTY AND
HOUSING INSECURITY, SO THEY RELY
ON COW WORKS AS A STEPPING STONE
FOR FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE. AND
TO REDUCE GENERATIONAL POVERTY.
THIS CANNOT HAPPEN IF RECIPIENTS
CONTINUE TO BE SANCTIONED FOR
VIOLATIONS OUT OF THEIR CONTROL
FOR PUTTING THEIR SAFETY AND
HEALTH BIRTH. THAT IS WHY I AM
URGING YOU TO SUPPORT A B 2300
WITH AN I VOTE TO PROTECT HOW
WORKS IN CAL. FRESH FAMILIES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY AND GERSH REAL GREEN.
IF YOU'RE THERE YOU MAY PROCEED.
NO. MISS GREEN. THE SAME LOU
LOU. OKAY, I APOLOGIZE. WRONG
NOTES. BUT PLEASE PROCEED IF
YOU'RE THERE. IS THIS? IT WOULD
BE ASSEMBLY. LOU LOU, OKAY? YOU
MAY PROCEED. AND WE CHECK TO
MAKE SURE THE WITNESSES THERE
AND NOT MUTED. POLAND MOVED
RIGHT NOW. JUST SONG HIM. OKAY,
GREAT. MM. THE MAT AND BLUE. I
BELIEVE YOU'RE OPEN NOW. A MR
LIU. YOU CAN PROCEED. YOU'LL
HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
TESTIFY IF YOU'RE THERE THANK
YOU. AM I ON? SAMANTHA. THANK
YOU. GREAT THANKS SO MUCH. HI MY
NAME IS SAM LIU WITH THE POLICE
POLICY INSTITUTE OF THE WOMEN'S
FOUNDATION, AND I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF COWARDS RECIPIENT
GRACIELA GREENS, WHO
UNFORTUNATELY, COULD NOT ATTEND
TODAY, AND THE FOLLOWING IS HER
TESTIMONY. I LIVE IN LANCASTER,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
ORGANIZER WITH UNITED FOR
RESPECT A SINGLE MOTHER AND A
FORMER COW WORKS RECIPIENT. I'M
HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY AS A CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL, AND TO
EXPRESS MY STRONG SUPPORT FOR A
B 2300 AS A PART OF COW WORKS,
WELFARE TO WORK PROGRAM. I
WORKED AT WALMART FOR THREE
YEARS, I WAS MAKING $9.80 AN
HOUR AND I COULD BARELY MAKE
ENDS MEET WHILE I WAS TAKING
CARE OF MYSELF AND MY FIVE YEAR
OLD DAUGHTER. AT WALMART. I
WITNESSED HOW THE COMPANY
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST PREGNANT
PEOPLE BY CUTTING THEIR HOURS,
LETTING THEM GO OR FORCING THEM
TO DO HEAVY MANUAL LABOR.
DESPITE THEIR PREGNANCY. SOME OF
MY COWORKERS HAD DEBILITATING
SYMPTOMS. INCLUDING MORNING
SICKNESS, SWOLLEN FEET. FATIGUE
DEHYDRATION, WALMART REFUSED TO
PROVIDE SAFE ACCOMMODATION SO
THAT THEY COULD CONTINUE TO WORK
. I THOUGHT WOMAN WHO HAD
MISCARRIAGES IN THE RESTROOM
BECAUSE THEY WERE LIFTING £50 OF
PRODUCT. IT WAS HORRIFIC. FOR
COW WORKS RECIPIENTS. IT FELT
LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD
DO. WE NEEDED OUR JOBS TO KEEP
RECEIVING COWARDS BENEFITS AND
WE ENDURED THE HARASSMENT. SO
WHEN I BECAME PREGNANT, I
DECIDED TO HIDE MY PREGNANCY SO
I WOULDN'T BE TERMINATED. I
COULDN'T RISK LOSING THE
CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE I RECEIVED
FROM COW WORKS FELT HUMILIATING
AND CONTROLLING THAT I HAD TO
HIDE MY BEAUTIFUL BABY. BUT I
FELT LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER
CHOICE. THEN WHEN I DECIDED TO
FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE
CONDITIONS WE WERE FACING
WALMART FIRES ME. I WAS SO
WORRIED BECAUSE I COULD LOSE MY
COWARDS BENEFITS EVEN THOUGH WE
WERE JUST TRYING TO FIGHT FOR
OUR RIGHTS. NO ONE SHOULD FACE
THE CHOICE OF HAVING CHILDCARE
OR STAYING IN A HOSPITAL WORK
ENVIRONMENT. NO ONE SHOULD BE
FORCED TO STAY AT A WORKPLACE
THAT VIOLATES THEIR RIGHTS. 80
2300 WILL PREVENT CALIFORNIA
FAMILIES LIKE MINE FROM HAVING
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE WELL BEING
OF THEIR FAMILIES. AND THEIR
RIGHT TO NOT BE DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST OR ABUSED AT WORK, JUST
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I STRONGLY
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT A B 2300 TO
CREATE A SAFER, HEALTHIER
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY THANK YOU AND APOLOGIZE FOR
ANY CONFUSION, INCLUDING GETTING
YOUR NAME AND ETCETERA WRONG.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM? YES, THERE IS
WISHING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
POSITION. POLICE PROCEED. THANK
YOU, SENATOR MIKE CARROLL, WITH
THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY WERE STRONG SUPPORTERS
AND CO SPONSORS OF THIS MEASURE
AND VERY PROUD TO WORK WITH THE
SOLDIERS POLICY INSTITUTE TO
BRING THIS MEASURE FOURTH WERE
JOHNNY VOTE. GREAT. THANK YOU
NEXT. GOOD EVENING, SEAN SMITH
WITH THE GREEN GREENBERG TARG
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PARTNERSHIPS IN DIVERSITY,
VIOLENCE AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SEE, NO ONE ELSE COME
FORWARD TO US. THE MODERATOR TO
POLICE QUÊ UP ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES ON A B 2300. THANK YOU
AGAIN, IT'S 10. WE CAN GO TO
LINE 1 58. 1 58. THIS IS THE
IDEA THAT THE CALIFORNIA WITH
SUPPORT THEY'RE BLIND 98. REBECA
GONZALEZ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORT. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINE 1 57. WILLIAM MCKAY ON
BEHALF OF FIRST FIVE CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. NEXT
YEAR. BLAME 1 25. 25 YEAR OPEN.
GOOD EVENING, BASICALLY A LOT OF
BEHALF OF LEGALLY AT WORK. A
STRONG SUPPORTER AND CO
SPONSORED THE 2300. BEING
CURRENTLY NONE FURTHER IN QUÊ.
OKAY THANK YOU. AND LET'S NOTE
THAT WE HAVE NO READ OPPOSITION
WITNESS. SO ASK. THERE'S ANYONE
IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME?
PLEASE COME FORWARD AND SEEING
NONE. MODERATOR BACK TO YOU.
COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK AND SEE
IF THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE? CURRENTLY PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. CURRENTLY NOBODY
IN. Q OKAY, WELL, WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE OF ONE AND
YEAH, GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CLOSE AND OBVIOUSLY WILL TAKE UP
MOTION AND THE ROLL CALL VOTE AS
SOON AS WE CAN APPRECIATE MR
HARRIS IF HE ASKED FOR A
NEIGHBORHOOD APPROPRIATE TIME.
OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU. AND THAT
BRINGS US TO PARLIAMENT 17. A B
2775 SOMETHING MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA IS HERE. WELCOME.
AND YOU CAN PROCEED WHEN EVERY
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THE ONLY
MEMBER HERE. THANK YOU. I WOULD
LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS AND THANK
THE COMMITTEE CONSULTANT FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL. THIS
BILL ALLOWS FOR A WAIVER OF
CALIFORNIA. OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT, DMV.
NO I JUST WANT TO SPEAK OFF
TALKING POINTS FOR THIS A LITTLE
BIT IN 2012 WHEN I WAS FIRST
ELECTED. WHAT MY VERY ONE OF MY
VERY FIRST BILLS WAS A BILL FOR
INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS, AND IT WAS A FEE
WAIVER. TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO
ATTAIN A, UM I D OR BIRTH
CERTIFICATE OR, IN SOME CASES,
BOTH BECAUSE THEY NEEDED THAT
INFORMATION TO START TO ACCESS
SERVICES. YOU ALMOST A DECADE
LATER, UM, WE KNOW AND FROM
DIRECTLY FROM NONPROFIT
PROVIDERS THAT THAT BILL MADE A
HUGE DIFFERENCE BECAUSE MOST
NONPROFITS DON'T HAVE THE $50 TO
GIVE SOMEBODY TO ATTAIN THIS.
SADLY ALMOST A DECADE LATER, WE
NOW SEE THAT MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE USING THEIR VEHICLES
AS THEIR HOMES. AND WE KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS IN THIS CYCLE, WHICH IS
MANY OF THEM GET TICKETED. MANY
OF THEM DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS NOT
ONLY FOR THE VEHICLE LICENSE
FEE, BUT CERTAINLY NOT FOR THE
TICKETS AND THOSE VEHICLES GET
IMPOUNDED, WHICH THEN? AH!
PRETTY MUCH PUSHES THEM TO THE
STREETS OR SHELTER IF THEY CAN
FIND THAT. SO, THIS BILL, UH, AS
A COMPANION TO THIS AND WHAT IT
WOULD DO IS AH, BUILD OFF THAT
LEGISLATION AND PROVIDE FOR A
FEE WAIVER THROUGH THE DMV AND
LIKE THAT FIRST PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, A PROVIDER WOULD
HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY
ARE INDEED. HOMELESS AND WORK
WITH THEM TO ATTAIN THIS WITH ME
TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. IS MR CHRISTOPHER
SANCHEZ, WHO IS A POLICY
ADVOCATE FOR THE WESTERNS CENTER
ON LAW AND POVERTY, AND I
BELIEVE IF THEY'RE STILL ON THE
LINE NARROW, ASSUME YOUR POLICY
ANALYSIS AND ADVOCATE FROM THE
CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU. SO REMEMBER, MR
SANCHEZ, PLEASE PROCEED. YOU
HAVE A COUPLE OF MINUTES? YES
GOOD EVENING, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ
POLICY. HOW DO WE GET THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY? PROUD OF BEING STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE, A B 27
75 IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. I'LL
KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF AD JUST
SAY IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT
CALIFORNIANS CONTINUE TO LIVE IN
THEIR CARS AND RVS. AND THAT'S
JUST THE REALITY THAT WE DO HAVE
HERE IN CALIFORNIA BY WAVING
THESE FEES WILL ENSURE THAT WE
CURB THE IMPOUND EMPOWERMENT OF
CARS, WHICH WILL JUST CREATE A
SNOWBALL EFFECT IF CARS WERE TO
BE IMPOUND. FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE INCREASED FEES
AND OTHER TICKETS ASSOCIATED
WITH IMPOUNDMENT. FOR THESE
REASONS, WE WOULD ASK THE
COMMITTEE AND OUR DRIVER OKAY.
THANK YOU AND EVE GARREL. IF
YOU'RE ON THE REMOTE LINE, YOU
CAN PROCEED AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE PHARAOHS, SENIOR
POLICY ANALYST WITH THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THE NUMBER OF
CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE LIVING IN
VEHICLES IS SUBSTANTIAL AND IT
IS RISING. IN MY ANGELES COUNTY
, FOR EXAMPLE, THE 2019 POINT IN
TIME COUNT SHOWED THAT OVER 40%
OF UNSHELTERED PEOPLE LIVED IN
VEHICLES. IN MARIN, THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR
VEHICLES NEARLY DOUBLED IN 2020
COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
WHILE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, THE
NUMBER INCREASED BY 146% FROM
2015 TO 2019. VEHICLES CAN BE A
LIFELINE FOR UNHEALTHY
CALIFORNIANS, YET MANY CANNOT
AFFORD TO PAY THEIR ANNUAL
VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES, AS
THE MEMBER SAID, IF THEY FAIL TO
PAY, THEY FACE HAPPY FINE FOR
HAVING AN EXPIRED REGISTRATION.
POINTS THEY ALSO CANNOT PAY IF
THEY PARK THEIR VEHICLES IN
PUBLIC, OFTEN THE ONLY LEGAL
PLACE THEY CAN PARK. THE
VEHICLES CAN BE TOWED FOR
REGISTRATION THAT IS MORE THAN
SIX MONTHS EXPIRED. ONCE TOAST.
THE OWNER MUST TAKE EMPOWERMENT
FEES THAT CAN ADD UP TO HUNDREDS
AND EVEN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
THIS SYSTEM OF SPIRALING FEES
AND FINES MEANS THEY MAY NEVER
RETRIEVED THEIR VEHICLES. AT THE
SAME TIME REGISTRATION FEES
COLLECTED FROM VEHICULAR EARLY
HOUSED CALIFORNIANS HAVE A
NEGLIGIBLE ATTACK ON THE STATE
POPPERS. FOR EXAMPLE, CARS AND
RVS THAT PROVIDE SHELTER FOR
UNHEALTHY RESIDENTS IN LOS
ANGELES, CONEY REPRESENT LESS
THAN ONE QUARTER OF 1% OF ALL
REGISTERED AUTOMOBILES IN THE
COUNTY HEALTH. CALIFORNIANS
SHOULD NOT BE FACED WITH LOSING
THEIR LAST LIFELINE THE CAR OR
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BECAUSE
THEY ARE UNABLE TO PAY THE
REGISTRATION FEE. A B 27 75
WOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, UM, BY
REQUIRING THE CALIFORNIA-DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO
WAIVE REGISTRATION FEES FOR
ANNUALLY VERIFIED. FIND HEALTH
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE USING
THEIR AUTOMOBILE OR RECREATIONAL
VEHICLE AS THEIR PRIMARY
RESIDENCE. AND THE BLUE
CALIFORNIA ACTION IS PLEASED TO
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 27 75
RESPECT. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR I VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, FOR YOUR TESTIMONY HAS COME
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM
ITSELF AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE
HERE WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT ON THE BILL. SEE NO ONE
STEPPED FORWARD. MODERATOR WOULD
YOU PLEASE CHECK THE TAIL COVER
SIGN FOR ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES
ON A B 27 75 POINTS. CERTAINLY
THANK YOU. PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. CURRENTLY NONE IN
QUÊ. OKAY THANK YOU WILL CHECK
FOR OPPOSITION. NOW THERE ARE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES. BUT
IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION? HAVE SEEN NONE.
MODERATOR WILL COME BACK TO YOU
AND ASK YOU TO CHECK FOR ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES AT THIS
TIME. AND AGAIN, IT'S 10.
CURRENTLY NONE OF YOU ALL RIGHT
, THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE AND HAVE BEEN
JOINED BY SENATOR PANTS. SO THE
FIRST TIME IN A COUPLE BILLS WE
HAVE MULTIPLE MEMBERS HERE,
SENATOR ACKNOWLEDGE MOVED THE
BILL MOVING THE BILL AND WITH
THAT WAS CONSULTANT TO CALL THE
ROLL. PLEASE LET ME PASS FROM
WOMAN GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
CAUSE ESPECIALLY SINCE SENATOR
PAN JUST AROUND. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU.
GOING BACK TO THE CONSULTANT ON
SENATOR PANTS MOTION. SPIRAL
ITEM. 17 A B 2775. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS TOÀN. OH, I JONES
CORTEZ E I E. I KAMLAGER PAN PAN
HIGH. 30. RIGHT WE HAVE THREE I
VOTES. THAT'S A GOOD THING AND
AT SOME POINT HERE. WE'RE GOING
TO KEEP THE BILL ON CALL, BUT
WE'LL GET THE REST OF THE VOTES
TALLIED UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH
YOU MEMBERS.
ALRIGHT WE HAVE, UM, A COUPLE OF
ITEMS THAT DO NOT HAVE A MOTION.
AND WE WILL BEGIN TO SEE IF YOU
KNOW, START WITH THESE ITEMS TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY MOTION SO
BEGINNING WITH ITEM NUMBER SEVEN
DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OKAY? WE
HAVE EMOTION ON A B 17 28
CONSULTING QUÊ. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL FILE ITEM SEVEN A B 17 28.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HARTARTO. I KNOW
I JONES. CORTEZ CORTEZ. EI
KAMLAGER I, ER I PAN PAN. I 40
THE VOTE IS 40, AND THAT BILL IS
OUT. AND UP. NEXT. WE HAVE
GENDER ITEM NUMBER NINE THAT
NEEDS A IF THERE'S EMOTIONAL
MOVED OKAY. MOVED BY SENATOR PAN
CONSULTING QUÊ. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FAR OUT OF NINE A B 1957.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS TOÀN I, JONES
JONES. I ORTEZ. ORTEZ EI
KAMLAGER KAMLAGER I PAN AND I 50
OKAY. THE VOTE IS 50 IN THAT
BILL IS OUT. UP NEXT WE HAVE
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13 BY A SOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHOLERA. WE
DON'T HAVE EMOTION FOR THE BILL.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR
PANIC CONSULTANT YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL OUT. UM 13 A B 2300.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS POTATO. I KNOW I
JONES JONES, NO CORTEZ CORTEZ.
EI KAMLAGER LOGGER I PAN PAN. I
FOR ONE IS A 41. AND THAT BILL
IS OUT. AND UP. NEXT WE HAVE
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 16. WE DO NOT
HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS BILL. DO
WE HAVE MOVED? MOVED BY SENATOR
PAN CONSULTANT QUÊ. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. FILE ITEM. 16 A B 2663
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HER THOUGHT. OH,
I OH, I JONES. CORTEZ CORTEZ, EI
KAMLAGER HIâU I, PAN PAN I
THAT'S 40. THE VOTE WAS 40 IN
THAT BILL IS OUT. UM AND THEN
NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LIFT, UH
, LEFT THE CALL ON ALL THE ALL
THE REMAINING BILLS. SO
CONSULTING QUÊ, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALRIGHT STARTING AT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FILE. ITEM
NUMBER THREE A B 24 83 FILE ITEM
14 A B 23 06 CHAIR VOTING I
JONES. HI JONES. I KAMLAGER I,
ER I 50. THE VOTE IS 50 ON THE
CONTENT CALENDAR AND THOSE ITEMS
ARE OUT. ALRIGHT MOVING TOO FAR.
ADAM NUMBER ONE A B 8 95. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING. AYE. JONES.
JONES I KAMLAGER I, BLOGGER. I
5050 IN THAT BILL IS OUT. MOVING
ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO A B
1663. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING I JONES JONES,
I PAN PAN. AYE. 5050 THAT THAT
BILL IS OUT. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR A B 1685. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE VICE
CHAIR AND NOT VOTING HER TOTO I
HEARD Hí
KAMLAGER I? THAT'S 40 IS 40.
THAT BILL IS OUT. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM FIVE A B 1686. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE VICE
CHAIR VOTING. I HURTADO. I KNOW
I KAMLAGER I, ER I PAN HIæN. I
5050 AND THAT BELL IS OUT.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
SIX A B 21 59. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST. BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH THE VICE CHAIR, NOT VOTING
POTATO H
PAN. PAIN I 4040 IN THAT BILL
IS OUT. ALRIGHT. AND GOING ON TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A B 17 94
. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING, AYE. JONES
JONES I CORTEZ CORTEZ. EI PAN
PAN. AYE. 50 50 THAT BILL IS
OUT. MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER 10 A B 1965. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I JONES KAMLAGER. I
KAMLAGER I, PAN PAN. I 400 THAT
BILL IS OUT. MOVING ON TO FAR
OUT IN 11 82 04 TO THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR OF
VOTING I THE VICE CHAIR VOTING.
I KAMLAGER I KAMLAGER I PAN PAN
. I 50 IN THAT BILL IS OUT.
MOVING ON TO PHARRELL ITEM 12 A
B 2119. THE MOTION IS DUE PASTBUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BUT
THE CHAIR VOTING I THE VICE
CHAIR VOTING. I KAMLAGER I
KAMLAGER I, PAN PAN. I 50 50
THAT BILL IS OUT. MOVING ON TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER 15 A B 2309.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR.
VOTING I THE VICE CHAIR VOTING,
AYE. KAMLAGER I KAMLAGER I PAN
AND I 5050 THE BILL IS OUT.
MOVING ON TO FIRE ITEMS 17 A B
2775. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THE CHAIR.
VOTING I. JONES JONES. NO
KAMLAGER. AYE KAMLAGER I FOR
ONE. ABOUT IS FOR ONE IN THAT
BILL IS OUT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING
ON THE FILE ITEM. 18 A B. 2806
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HURTADO. H
NES JONES. I PAN HI. AYE.
5050 AND THAT BILL IS OUT AND
FILE ITEM NUMBER 1982 817. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED,
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING I THE VICE
CHAIR, VOTING NO KAMLAGER. I ER
I PAN PAN. AYE. BEFORE. ONE VOTE
IS FOR ONE AND THAT BILL IS OUT.
AH! WE ARE PRETTY MUCH DONE WITH
BILLS AT THIS POINT. I WANT TO
REALLY GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO
THE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
STAFF AS WELL AS, UM SENATOR
DAVE CORTESE E FOR TAKING TAKING
ON THE ROLE AS WE ALL YOU KNOW,
WORKED AROUND OUR SCHEDULES AND
PRESENTED BILLS. THANK YOU,
SENATOR DAVID CORTEZ. AND THANK
YOU. UM TO OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AND OUR MR VICE CHAIR FOR, UM,
FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THIS
HEARING, SO THAT PRETTY MUCH
SUMMARIZES ARE COMMITTING
COMMITTEE HEARING FOR TODAY. AND
IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS YOU'D LIKE
TO PROVIDE. YOU COULD DO SO ON
OUR WEBSITE. ASIDE FROM THAT,
THANK YOU, EVERYBODY AND THE
SENATE HUMAN SERVICES. COMMITTEE
IS NOW CONCLUDED.