THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER. GOOD
MORNING. I'M GLAD YOU ALL FOUND
US HERE IN ROOM 2200 VERSUS 2100
. AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGING ONGOING
COVID RISK OF 19 RISK. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WORK ON 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 PARTICIPANT. TOLL
FREE NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS
POSTED ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AND I WILL ANNOUNCE IT NOW.
TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS
8772. AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
601483. I WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM
DURING THE HEARING, AS IS
CUSTOMARY IN ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED
FROM THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE
OR HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED
. WE'RE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THE STREET
BUILDING, AND I ASKED HER ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE BE
PRESENT IN ROOM 2200. SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM AND BEGIN
THE HEARING. WE HAVE 12 BILLS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA FOR BILLS AROUND
CONSENT. THE BILLS ON CONSENT
ARE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A B 23 75
ITEM10 MAYBE 28 27 ITEM 11 A B
28 30 TO 12 A B 28 81 AND WE DO
NOT HAVE A QUORUM SO WE WILL
START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE AND SOME
OF THE MEMBER GIBSON. I'M GOING
TO ASK YOUR INDULGENCE SINCE YOU
HAVE TWO BILLS AND MISS
AGUIAR-CURRY WAS HERE. JOINT GOD
ALMIGHTY. I LOOKED. TOUCHE
TOUCHE. DO YOU MIND IF I START
WITH MISS AGUIAR-CURRY? THANK
YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING SO
EARLY, MISS AGUIAR-CURRY, YOU'RE
PRESENTING FILE ITEM THREE A B
17 77. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK
ON THE ANALYSIS OF THIS BILL AND
FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH MY
STAFF TO ENSURE ITS INTENT IS
MEANT I WILL ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. A B 17
77 EXPANDS EDUCATION ACCESS TO
MIGRANT STUDENTS IN TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SIXTH GRADE
. SPECIFICALLY IT ALLOWS TO
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO
ACCESS FUNDING FROM MIGRANT
STUDENTS. TO ATTEND
COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLING DURING
THE MONTHS THAT MATCH THEIR
FAMILIES MOVEMENT FOR WORK.
CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THEM WAS
ONE OF EVERY THREE MIGRANT
STUDENTS IN THE COUNTRY AND THE
COUNTRY AS OF 2018, MORE THAN
ANYONE. 1000 MIGRANT STUDENTS
LIVED IN CALIFORNIA, AND MORE
THAN HALF OF THE STUDENTS WERE
ENGLISH LEARNERS. MIGRANT
STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
ALREADY FACED MANY CHALLENGES
ASSOCIATED WITH MIGRANT WORK.
OFTENTIMES STUDENTS MOVE WITH
THEIR FAMILIES BASED ON SEASONAL
AGRICULTURAL SEASONS AND UNABLE
TO STAY AT THE SAME SCHOOL FOR A
WHOLE ACADEMIC YEAR. LET ALONE
LONG TERM. MIGRANT FAMILIES ALSO
STRUGGLED. CHALLENGES RELATED TO
LACK OF AVAILABLE HOUSING, FOOD
INSECURITY AND LIMITED ACCESS TO
CULTURALLY COMPETENT RESOURCES.
STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED
TO WORRY ABOUT RECEIVING A FULL
YEAR OF SCHOOL. AS STUDENTS MOVE
FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THEY ARE
ALSO LESS LIKELY TO SUCCEED IN
SCHOOL AND ARE OFTEN ISOLATED
FROM THEIR PEERS. PASSING A B 17
77 WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT
MIGRANT STUDENTS RECEIVE ACCESS.
TO THE HIGH QUALITY AND
CONTINUOUS EDUCATION THEY
DESERVE. WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS JENNIFER
BAKER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION, BILINGUAL EDUCATION
AND L DEAR LYDIA ORTEGA. LAMPKIN
IS SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE
WOODLAND JOINT UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. AND A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LATINO
SUPERINTENDENTS. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. ALRIGHT WE WILL
GO TO MISS BAKER, PLEASE PROCEED
. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES MORNING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHEERLEADER
BRAH AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE JENNIFER BAKER,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL
EDUCATION. THIS IMPORTANT BILL
IS REALLY ABOUT SUPPORTING
STUDENTS AND PROVIDING THEM THE
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT THAT THEY
NEED TO HELP THEM SUCCEED IN THE
PARTICULAR SITUATION THAT WE'RE
IN, AS WAS NOTED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AGUIAR-CURRY.
HALF OF THOSE MIGRANTS STUDENTS
ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS. THEY NEED
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, EVEN THOUGH
CALIFORNIA IS DOING AN EXCELLENT
JOB, TRYING TO ENSURE THAT ITS
ENGLISH LEARNERS ARE RECEIVING
ALL THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO
SUCCEED. WE STILL HAVE QUITE A
BIT THAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN SERVE THEM AS
EFFECTIVELY AS WE NEED TO. SO
THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE IS A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THAT'S
GOING TO PROVIDE THAT ADEQUATE
SUPPORT IN A CULTURALLY
COMPETENT SUPPORT. TO HELP
STUDENTS THAT ARE REALLY
IMPACTED THROUGH MIGRANT
EDUCATION TO BE ABLE TO SUCCEED
ON BEHALF OF COBB. WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WILL NOW GO TO THE PHONE LINES
AND MISS GALATEA ORTIZ LAMPKIN.
IF YOU CAN CUE HER UP,
MODERATOR. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS LAMPKIN AND
I'M SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WOMAN
JOINT OF OUR SCHOOL DISTANCE.
I'M ALSO HERE TODAY AT THE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS FOR KHALSA, THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LATINO
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, I'M HERE AS A
FORMER MIGRANT FARM WORKER,
MYSELF AND AS AN EDUCATOR WHO
HAS FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT THE STUDENTS OF
MIGRANT FARM WORKERS SPACE AND I
AM IN SUPPORT OF A B 17 77. THE
REALITY IS THAT THE LIFE OF
MIGRANT FARM WORKERS, FAMILIES
AND THE STRUCTURE OF OUR SCHOOL
YEAR UNINTENTIONALLY CREATES
INEQUITIES THAT RESULT IN
FRAGMENTED AND CONSISTENT,
DISRUPT DISRUPTIONS TO LEARNING
THIS BECAUSE THEY FOLLOW THE
CROPS UP AND DOWN. OUR STATES
MOVED FROM ELLIOTT TO L E. A
RECEIVED HALF STATE OR LIMITED
SUMMER FOR THE OPPORTUNITIES
EXPERIENCE. INCONSISTENT
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS HAVE
MULTIPLE TEACHERS AND THIS
DEVELOPED LEARNING GAPS. THERE
ARE VERY CHALLENGING TO
OVERCOME. UNFORTUNATELY CURRENT
LAWS DID NOT PROVIDE LDS WITH
EQUITABLE FUNDING NEEDED TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS OF MIGRANT FARM
WORKERS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO
HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY,
EQUITABLE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. IT'S BECAUSE L E
A S DO NOT EARN A D A OR MIGRANT
STUDENTS WHO ARRIVED AFTER P TWO
TO THEIR MIGRATION PATTERNS. ÁP
17 77 WOULD AMEND ASSISTING LAW
FUNDS TO PILOT PROGRAMS BY%
FUNDING TO ELLIOTT TO RECEIVE
FUNDING AFTER P TWO SO THAT EACH
EARLIER COULD CONDUCT ONE
CONTINUOUS FULL DATE OF SCHOOL
FROM APRIL THROUGH THE SUMMER
MONTHS. ADDITIONAL
SENATE-DISTRICT GRADE STUDENTS.
IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM COULD
CONTINUE SERIOUSLY AT THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR
BECAUSE REGULAR INDIA FUNDING IS
AUBREY PROVIDED TO LDS FROM THE
BEGINNING OF THE NEW SCHOOL
YEAR. MY GUEST STUDENTS WOULD
BENEFIT FROM BEING AND THEN ONE
FULL DAY OF SCHOOL WITH THE SAME
TEACHER AND STUDENTS FROM APRIL
TO OCTOBER, WHEN MIGRANT FARMERS
ONCE AGAIN MIGRANT TO FOLLOW OUR
SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORK IN
OUR STATE. THESE TWO PRODUCTS
PROGRAMS DEMONSTRATE IN MORE
CALL, QUALITY, EQUITABLE AND
MODEL FOR THE EDUCATION FOR THE
STATE TO CONSIDER IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT LET'S GO TO ANYONE HERE
IN ROOM. 2200 WHO WISHES TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT SEEING NO
ONE MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE ON THE LINE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A
B? 17 70 I APOLOGY MODERATOR.
ONE MOMENT RIGHT AHEAD. MY
APOLOGIES. MADAM CHAIR FARC'S
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DAVIS HERE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 17 77. THANK
YOU, SIMON MEMBER. EXCELLENT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT
MODERATOR. IF YOU CAN NOW PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO IS IN
SUPPORT. OF A B 17 77, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 17 77
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO AT THIS TIME ONE, FOLLOWED
BY ONE FELL BY ZERO AND LINE 45
YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, MADELINE
COOPER WITH NIELSEN MERKSAMER ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTIES OF COST
AND YELLOW IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL GIVE
ONE MORE REMINDER ONE FALL BY
ZERO FOR SUPPORT ON A B 17 77
LINE. 18 YOU ARE OPEN. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF NICK ROMLEY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP, MADAM
MUCH, MR MODERATOR, RIGHT? WE
HAVE NO LEAD OPPOSITION. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE IN 2200, WHICH
WAS JUST TO OPPOSE SEEING NO
ONE. MR MODERATOR GOING BACK TO
YOU, PLEASE COUPE. ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 17 77.
SUPPRESS OPPOSITION FOR A B 17
77 GO AHEAD AND HIT 10 AT THIS
TIME. AND NOBODY IS QUEUING UP.
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT, LET'S BRING IT BACK TO
OUR COMMITTEE OF TO SENATOR PAN
. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? PARLIAMENT
WE GET A COURT AND BE HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL. OKAY VERY GOOD.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT. AND I WOULD
JUST SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY FANTASTIC BILL. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
OBVIOUSLY RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY
THIS BILL OPENS UP MY HEART.
THERE'S SO MANY STUDENTS HAVE
BEEN LEFT BEHIND IN MANY OF OUR
RURAL COMMUNITIES. AND RIGHT NOW
WE'RE STRUGGLING COLUSA COUNTY
THAT SO MANY FAMILIES DON'T HAVE
JOBS OR MIGRANT CENTERS ARE
STRUGGLING AND TO BE ABLE TO
STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE EDUCATION
FOR THESE KIDS IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH TO HEAR. IF WE GET
THIS FAST, WE WILL LET YOU KNOW
FOR SURE. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. A SIMILAR MEMBER
JOHN SAWYER, PLEASE BRING
YOURSELF AND YOUR STYLISH HAIR
UP HERE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING
SO ACCOMMODATING. I APPRECIATE
YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AND
FILE ORDER? YES WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH FILE NUMBER ONE A B
16 55 BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I AM SO
PROUD. TO PRESENT A B 16 55 DID
JUNETEENTH STATE HOLIDAY ACT
JUNETEENTH AT THE ANNUAL
CELEBRATION OF JUNE 19TH 18 65
WHEN WORD OF FREEDOM REACHED TO
THE LAST ENSLAVED BLACK PEOPLE
AND GALVESTON'S BAG, TEXAS THE
FINAL CONFEDERATE STATE WITH
SLAVERY IN PLACE. ON THAT DAY,
TWO YEARS LONG AFTER PRESIDENT
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S EMANCIPATION
PROPERLY MISSION HAD BEEN ISSUED
FREEDOM FROM CHATTEL SLAVERY FOR
OVER THREE MILLION BLACK
AMERICANS WAS SECURED, MARKING
THE BEGINNING OF THE FIGHT. TO
PROVIDE FAIR AND EQUAL TREATMENT
FOR THE FORMERLY ENSLAVED TODAY.
JUNE. 19TH REMINDS US THAT
EQUALITY IS NOT ACCOMPLISHED
OVERNIGHT. DESPITE THE
SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS BY BOTH
FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE HISTORY AND
ADDRESS THE PLIGHT OF THE BLACK
AMERICAN COMMUNITY. WE STILL
HAVE A LONG, LONG WAY TO GO.
UNTIL UNDER A B 16 55 JUNETEENTH
WILL JOIN THE LIKES OF MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR AND SISTER CHAVEZ
AS A PAID HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT
THIS STATE. JOINING ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT TODAY IS
CHRIS MYERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
CHRISTOPHER SANDINO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HAWAII STATE
CONFERENCE IN A C P THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AND CHRIS MYERS. WE'LL START
WITH YOU. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBER. MY NAME IS CHRIS MYERS,
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING MORE
THAN 250,000 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE STATE. IS
ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF A B 16 16
55. WE COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH
THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER, THEN AND
OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
ON THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF
THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY. TODAY I
JUST WANT TO QUICKLY ADDRESS THE
RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL.
SO AS YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR,
PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED INTO LAW
SENATE BILL FOR 75 MAKING
JUNETEENTH ILLEGAL HOLIDAY NO
ALMOST SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA
FOLLOW THE LAW AND PROVIDED
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES THE DAY
OFF. NOT ALL OF THEM DID THOSE
THAT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT LAW
PASSED BY CONGRESS AND SIGNED
INTO LAW BY THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T
CONSTITUTE PRESIDENTIAL E
APPOINTED HOLIDAY AND OUR
EDUCATION CODE A ALONG WITH THE
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEGAL
SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA INTERPRET
THE EXISTING STATUTE TO ME THAT
ANY HOLIDAY SIGNED INTO LAW BY
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES. IS A SCHOOL HOLIDAY. AS
A B 16 55 WAS MOVING THROUGH THE
ASSEMBLY. IT WAS AMENDED IN
APPROPRIATIONS AND INADVERTENTLY
REMOVED A RIGHT THAT CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY HAVE BY
MAKING THE HOLIDAY OPTIONAL. SO
WE WORKED WITH THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICE WERE WORK WITH ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE STAFF ON AMENDMENTS TO
THE EDUCATION CODE TO CLARIFY
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTED HOLIDAY.
THE GREAT UPON LANGUAGE WAS
AMENDED IN THE BILL BY THE
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE AFTER
PAST STATUS ENERGY OH LAST WEEK
AND THAT AMENDED BILL IS NOW
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AND
SPONSORS WERE URGING. I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
SIR. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ANOTHER
CHRIS CHRISTOPHER. SANDINO,
PLEASE PROCEED WHEN YOU ARE
READY. HELLO MADAM CHAIR. I JUST
WANNA THANK MY FELLOW CHRIS FOR
GOING OVER SOME OF THE MORE
TECHNICAL THINGS THERE, BUT I
KIND OF WANT TO GO INTO A LITTLE
BIT MORE OF THE HISTORY ABOUT
JUNETEENTH AND KIND OF THE
MEANING BEHIND IT. SO UM, ON
BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE
CALIFORNIA HAWAII STATE
CONFERENCE OF THE ACP, WE ARE
PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS. THIS THIS
GREAT BILL JUNETEENTH, AS WE
KNOW IT TODAY IS THE OLDEST DAY
OF CELEBRATION THAT SYMBOLIZES
THE END OF SLAVERY HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES. JUNETEENTH OR
JUNE 19TH OF 18 65 IS
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT WAS ON
THIS DAY THAT MAJOR GENERAL
GORDON GRANGER ARRIVED IN
GALVESTON'S TEXAS CARRYING AN
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT THAT FREED
THAT FREED THE SLAVES ENSLAVED
PEOPLE IN TEXAS THERE, AND IT
WAS ON THAT DAY. THAT WAS NEARLY
TWO YEARS AFTER THE EMANCIPATION
PROCLAMATION WAS SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT LINCOLN THAT THERE
WERE NUMEROUS ENSLAVED AMERICANS
IN TEXAS RIGHT THERE. MAJOR
GENERAL GRANGER'S ORDER ALONG
WITH THE 1800 UNION TROOPS THAT
CARRIED OUT THAT ORDER WOULD
INSPIRE CELEBRATIONS ACROSS
TEXAS AND WOULD EVENTUALLY SPUR
MOVEMENTS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY
THAT WOULD RECOGNIZE AFRICAN
AMERICANS AS A FULL PERSON, NOT
THREE QUARTERS OF ONE AND GIVE
THEM BODILY AND SOCIAL AUTONOMY
FOR THINGS LIKE PUBLIC
ACCOMMODATION AND USING THEIR
AND SEEKING THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT.
THINGS LIKE VOTING RIGHTS AND
ALSO WOMEN'S RIGHTS WOULD CUT
WOULD FOLLOW FROM THE
CELEBRATIONS AND THESE MOVEMENTS
THAT THAT CAME AFTER LET'S FAST
FORWARD TO 2000 AND THREE, THEN
GOVERNOR GRAY DAVIS SIGNED INTO
LAW SB 812, WHICH PROCLAIMED THE
THIRD SATURDAY IN JUNE OF EACH
YEAR TO BE KNOWN AS THE
JUNETEENTH NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY,
A DAY OF OBSERVANCE. AND SO SPE
812 WAS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
IN RECOGNIZING THIS TRAVESTY OF
OUR NATION HERE, BUT HERE IS THE
NEXT GREATEST STEP THAT WE CAN
TAKE TO RECOGNIZE. AND TO AND TO
COMMEND ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO
LOST THEIR LIVES AND WHO SPENT
MOST MOST AND NOT ON ALL OF
THEIR LIVES ENSLAVED. SO AND
LET'S ALSO FAST FORWARD TO LIKE
MY COLLEAGUES AND ON JUNE 17TH
2021 PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED INTO
LAW THE JUNETEENTH NATIONAL
INDEPENDENCE DAY, WHICH IS THE
U. S FEDERAL HOLIDAY THAT
COMMEMORATES THE END OF SLAVERY.
A B 65 15 15 16 55 SORRY ABOUT
THAT WOULD HAVE CALIFORNIA JOINS
OTHER STATES LIKE TEXAS. NEW
YORK, VIRGINIA WASHINGTON,
ILLINOIS, ALL IN RECOGNIZING
JUNETEENTH AS A PAID HOLIDAY FOR
STATE EMPLOYEES AND WOULD ALSO
MAKE IT AGAIN THE FIRST PAID
HOLIDAY IN CALIFORNIA SINCE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF CESAR CHAVEZ
DAY IN 2000. WE ARE PLEASED TO
CO SPONSOR THE BILL. AND URGED
THE COMMITTEE TO VOTE. AYE. ON
THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR SANDINO, RIGHT
? ANYONE ELSE HERE IN ROOM 2200
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR
SUPPORT, PLEASE STEP RIGHT UP
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
ON THE BILL. INDWELLING BRIANNA
BRANDS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES ASSOCIATION. PLEASED TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MORNING MADAM CHAIRS
IN HER PAYING TRISTAN BROWN AT
CFT UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS. HAPPY
TO BE A CO SPONSOR OF THIS BILL.
AND URGENT I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. BETH
MANAUS QUÊ. THAT'S HOW YOU
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT SEEINGNO ONE ELSE
. MR MODERATOR, COULD YOU PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
EXPECT EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR A B
16 55? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 16 55,
PLEASE PRESS 10 THIS TIME. AND
WE'LL START WITH LIGHT. 16 YOU
ARE OPEN. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS BRAMBLE
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS AS
SUBSTATION. WE ARE IN SUPPORT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 24. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR, AND DR
PAM. THIS IS JENNIFER MELLIE
WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT BUYING 25.
YOU ARE OPEN. GREETINGS YES. MY
NAME IS MICHAEL HARRIS. THE
REGION ONE DIRECTOR FOR THE
NATIONALS, JUNETEENTH OBSERVERS
FOUNDATION. THE WESTERN UNITED
STATES. WHY ALASKA? AND WE'RE
THE ORGANIZATION THAT PUSHED FOR
27 YEARS FOR JUNETEENTH TO BE A
FEDERAL HOLIDAY. HERE IN
CALIFORNIA LULA BRICK GALLOWAY,
DR RONALD MYERS. WHERE THE
PRESIDENT, THANK THANK YOU, SIR.
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT, I THINK.
GREAT I'M IN SUPPORT AND WHAT
I'D LIKE TO SAY IN TWO MINUTES
IF I COULD. YOU KNOW, SIR, SIR,
WE'RE DONE WITH OUR LEAD.
WITNESSES WERE JUST ASKING FOLKS
THAT CALL INTO EXPRESS THEIR
NAME AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE
BILL. WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE 26,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR LEVA AND DR PAN. MY NAME
IS DANIEL CHERYL ON BEHALF OF
TH LOCAL 1000 CALLING AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 33 YOU ARE OPEN. YES GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS CARLOS
MONTHS COMMUNITY SERVICE
ORGANIZATION. AND WE ARE
SUPPORTING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. QUICK REMINDER IF
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT FOR A B 16 55
PRESS 109 52 YOU ARE OPEN. HI
THIS RYLANDER ON BEHALF OF KIDS,
SO CALLED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HE'S GOT A HEADLINE FOR 54. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR, LABOR AND SENATOR
PAN CURTIS, PLAYING WITH THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND MADAM CHAIR. THERE ARE NO
OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP.
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
AND ROOM 21 2200. I KNEW IT WAS
GOING TO DO THAT. WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE. MR.
MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A
B 16 55? IF YOU'RE NOT POSITION
TO A B 16 55 PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. AND MADAM SHARE. NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. THANK YOU, SIR.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE, SENATOR PAN. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH CHAIR LEVA. AND UH
, SOME MEMBER JOHN SAWYER. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I'M PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR AS CHAIROF THE ASIAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER LEGISLATIVE
CAUCUS. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS THAT WE MAKE OUR HISTORY
VISIBLE. AND PART OF THAT
INCLUDES, OF COURSE CELEBRATING
, UH, EXTREMELY IMPORTANT
MILESTONES, AND CERTAINLY
JUNETEENTH IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN U. S
HISTORY. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT BOTH. WHAT HAPPENED
BEFORE JUNETEENTH AND ALSO WHAT
HAPPENED AFTER JUNETEENTH
BECAUSE THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER,
RIGHT, SO CERTAINLY A DAY OF
CELEBRATION. A DAY. YOU KNOW IN
A VERY IMPORTANT MILESTONE, BUT
ALSO DAY TO REFLECT ON DESPITE
THE CELEBRATION THAT IT
DESERVES. WHAT HAPPENED AFTER
STILL SHOWS WE HAVE A LONG WAY
TO GO AND WE STILL NEED TO
CONTINUE THAT STRUGGLE, AND IT'S
A GOOD REMINDER THAT WE
CELEBRATE OUR VICTORIES AND WE
CONTINUE TO FIGHT SO PROUD TO
SUPPORT IT PROUD TO BE A CO
AUTHOR AND HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
WHEN WE FINALLY GET A QUORUM,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
PAN SIMILAR MEMBER. I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE
BILL FORWARD. IF THERE IS AN
OPPORTUNITY I WOULD LOVE TO BE
ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. UM I JUST
I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT THIS IS
MY LAST YEAR AND I WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON THIS.
WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE EIGHT
YEARS AGO, I DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT JUNETEENTH. AND SO IT'S
TAKEN EIGHT YEARS TO GET US HERE
. THANK GOD FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN
AND MAKING IT A FEDERAL HOLIDAY
AND NOW WE CAN MAKE IT A STATE
HOLIDAY. AND I JUST FEEL TRULY
THAT THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT EACH
OTHER AND THE MORE WE KNOW ABOUT
HISTORY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN NOT
REPEAT HISTORY. SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING IT FORWARD. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? YES AND I WILL
TELL YOU. THIS IS EXTREMELY
PERSONAL TO ME, NOT JUST FOR
OBVIOUS REASONS. I TOLD THE
STORY THAT MY UNCLE WAS ONE OF
THE LITTLE ROCK NINE GREATEST
PRINCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN
1957. I WAS BORN IN 1957. AND SO
WHEN EISENHOWER CENTER THE
TROOPS TO GO AHEAD AND
INFORMALLY IN FORCE. GETTING
NINE YOUNG, BRAVE BLACK KIDS TO
BE ABLE TO GO DOWN ALL WHITE
SCHOOL IN 1957. JUNETEENTH
PARALLEL IS UNBELIEVABLE. BUT I
WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS. WE
COME HERE WE SERVE. AND WE DO
THINGS ALL THAT WE YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE ALL THESE EXPECTATIONS FOR
ALL THIS STUFF ON OUR POLITICAL
BANNERS AND EVERYTHING. UM I
NEVER DREAMED THAT I WOULD DO
SOMETHING THIS SIGNIFICANT AS A
LEGISLATOR, AND SO I'M JUST SO
PROUD NOT ONLY TO BE ABLE TO DO
THIS AND UM, MY UNCLES PASSED ON
. HE'S ONE OF THE PAST, AND I
KNOW HE'S LOOKING DOWN RIGHT NOW
, AND HE'S EXTREMELY PROUD OF
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
RIGHT NOW. SO AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT YOUR WELCOME. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. AND ONCE
WE HAVE A QUORUM, WE WILL TAKE A
VOTE. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO TO
YOUR SECOND BILL. FILE NUMBER
TWO A B 2045 PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU FIRST MADAM
CHAIR MEMBER. I WILL GLADLY
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
ON PAGE FIVE. YOU SIS AND I WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE'S WORK
STAFF ARE WORKING SO CLOSELY
WITH MY OFFICE. THEY'VE BEEN
INCREDIBLE HELP US BEING ABLE TO
GET THIS DONE. I AM PROUD OF IT
AND A B 2045 BUILT TO PROVIDE
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES LIAISE
WITH AN OPTIONAL ALTERNATIVE
HIRING TOOLS TO ADDRESS
CLASSIFIED STAFF SHORTAGES SINCE
1975. CALIFORNIA L E. A S HAVE
USED THE RULE OF THREE RANKS TO
HIRE CANDIDATES SEPARATING
CANADA'S SCORES FROM THE
EXAMINATION PROCESS BY 1% AND
ONLY ALLOWING THE TOP THREE
SCORES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR
EMPLOYMENT. WHILE INTENDED TO
PREVENT NEPOTISM OR BIASED AND
HIRING. THE RURAL THREE RANKS
HAS ITS OWN SET OF CHALLENGES
THAT MAY PREVENT WELL QUALIFIED
CANDIDATES FROM HIRING
CONSIDERATION. A B 2045 WILL OUT
AND UPDATED HIRING METHOD WHERE
ELIA'S CAN OPT INTO A BRANDING A
BANDING SYSTEM THAT WOULD
ESSENTIALLY INCREASED THE NUMBER
OF CANDIDATES CAN BE SENSITIVE
FOR HIRING. UNDER THIS BILL
PERSONNEL COMMISSION WOULD
DETERMINE WHETHER TO SHIFT THE
BANNING IS FEASIBLE. THEN
EMPLOYEES WOULD CONFIRM THIS
CHANGE VIA A MAJORITY VOTE. IF
ENACTED, A B 2045 WOULD HELP
COMBAT THE LACK OF ADEQUATE
REPRESENTATION. HELP ALLEVIATE
STAFF SHORTAGES AND IMPACTING
OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND TAKE
ANOTHER STEP TOWARD TRUE EQUITY
IN ELIA'S AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ACROSS OUR STATE. JOINING ME
TODAY TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT VIA
PHONE IS ERIC WONG ROWAN WITH
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION PERSONNEL COMMISSION.
AND MICHAEL HENRY FROM THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. TERRIFIC THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MR ROWAN, YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU AND GOOD
MORNING COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS ERIC RIPPER. MY NAME IS ERIC
ROHAN AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF CLASSIFIED HUMAN RESOURCES AT
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. OUR ORGANIZATION IS
IN FULL SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL
2045, WHICH WILL PROVIDE T K
THROUGH 12 AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS WITH AN OPTION TO MAKE
MERIT BASED HIRING DECISIONS
FROM LENGTH GROUPS. OF HIGHLY
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS RATHER THAN
THE CURRENT SYSTEM THAT
MINISTERS DECISIONS TO ONLY THE
TOP THREE RINGS ON AN
ELIGIBILITY LIST, AS DETERMINED
BY AN INEXACT 1% DIFFERENCE IN
SCORES. WHEN OUR PERSONAL
COMMISSION WAS TRUMPED BY THE
COUNTY'S SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
SCHOOL THEM IN ANY EXISTING LAWS
AND SYSTEMS THAT MAY CONTRIBUTE
TO ADVERSE IMPACT IN OUR HIRING
PRACTICES, THIS BETTING PROPOSAL
CLEAR AND UNANIMOUS CHOICE TO
PROMOTE EQUITY AND MERIT SYSTEM
HIRING. COMMISSIONERS WITH THEIR
DECADES OF HUMAN RESOURCES
LEADERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, USD AND LEKO ALL
AGREE THAT THE RESULTING GOALS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE
BANDING OPTION IN THE MYRIAD
SYSTEM, AS HAS BEEN THE STANDARD
PRACTICE IN MANY CITIES. COUNTY
STATE AND FEDERAL CIVIL SERVICE
SYSTEMS FOR DECADES.
SPECIFICALLY THE SYSTEM OUTLINED
IN ÁP 2045 HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
IN PLACE IN THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES SINCE THE EARLY 19
EIGHTIES. IF PASSED, THE BILL
WILL ALLOW DISTRICTS THE LOCAL
CONTROL TO THE OPT IN TO A WELL
ESTABLISHED PRACTICE MORE
FLEXIBILITY FOR EQUITABLE HIRING
, INCREASING EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFIED JOB
APPLICANTS. AND MAKE THE HIRING
PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT TO FILL
THE ESSENTIAL CLASSIFIED JOB,
CHILDHOOD AND ADULT EDUCATION
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WE THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE IN SUPPORT OF
ASSEMBLY. BILL 2045. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE WILL NOW GO TO MR
HENRY. MR HENRY YOU TO HAVE TWO
MINUTES AS WELL. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. CHEER AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS MIKE. MICHAEL HENRY I'M
A PERSONNEL COMMISSIONER FOR THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. LEKO. AND AS AN
ORGANIZATION, WE TOTALLY SUPPORT
A B 2040 FOLLOW IT. THIS
LEGISLATION IS LONG OVERDUE AND
WILL SERVE TO BENEFIT. EMPLOYEES
MANAGERS AND THE ADMINISTRATION.
WELL, I'M CURRENTLY A PERSONNEL
COMMISSION WITH LEKO FOR OVER 20
YEARS. MY TESTIMONY TODAY WILL
CENTER AROUND MY EXPERIENCE. I
PERSONALLY THANK YOU STANDING
DURING MY 32 YEAR CAREER WITH
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, WHITE
SERVED IN A VARIETY OF POSITIONS
FROM AN INITIAL INTERNSHIP TO
DEPARTMENT, HEAD OF THE COUNTY
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. I
SERVED AS THE COUNTY'S PERSONNEL
DIRECTOR FOR ABOUT 14 YEARS AND
RETIRED FROM THAT POSITION IN
2000 AND NINE SO LOS ANGELES
COUNTY'S USE OF BANDING STARTED
IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES. AROUND
THE SAME TIME THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTED THIS
PROCESS AS A MEANS OF GIVING
EMPLOYEES AND MANAGERS MORE
FLEXIBILITY IN THEIR HIRING
PROCESS. DURING MY TENURE IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY, BOTH EMPLOYEES
MANAGER AND MANAGERS AND BRACE
THE BANDING PROCESS WHICH
CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. I
PERSONALLY DURING MY 32 YEAR
CAREER WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES, PARTICIPATED, AS CAN AS
A CANDIDATE IN MANY EXAMS UNDER
BANDING AND COMPARED TO THE RULE
OF FREE BANDING WITH MORE
EFFICIENT AND FAIR. I URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT A B 2045. IT IS
GREATLY OVERDUE AND WILL SERVE
TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS. HAVE A
LARGER POOL TO SELECT FROM, AND
IT IT WILL DEFINITELY DO GOOD
FOR THESE ORGANIZATION. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I HOPE
YOU PASS A B. 2045 THANK YOU,
SIR. ALRIGHT BEFORE WE GO TO
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT HERE,
LET'S ESTABLISH A QUORUM. MADAM
ASSISTANT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
LIVER HERE. LEAVE IT HERE. SO
BOOK YOUR BOOK HERE. CORTESI,
DOLLY! DELI HERE. GLASER MCGUIRE
, PAN PAN HERE. TERRIFIC THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY LET'S GO TO
FOCUS IN 2200 WHO WISH TO
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. DOLLY, PLEASE
PROCEED. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR, AND SENATORS PAMELA
GIBBS, REPRESENTING THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS AND THE LOSS, ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. WHO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING BRIANNA
BRANDS REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES ASSOCIATION. PLEASED TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT
WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. MR. MODERATOR IF
YOU CAN PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
SUPPORT FOR A B 2045. THANK YOU
MUCH IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A
B 2045 PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO AT THIS TIME.
THEN WE WILL BEGIN WITH LINE 58,
YOU ARE OPEN. MORE INVENTOR AND
MEMBERS, CHRIS REEF ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT AND NEXT
IS LYING. 39, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
KENNETH COTTO. I AM CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE PERSONNEL
COMMISSION FOR THE LONG BEACH
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE
SUPPORT ÁP 2045. PLAYING 37, YOU
ARE OPEN. 9 37. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO TESTIFY? PLEASE. PLEASE. I'M
YOUR EUROPE AND 37 GO AHEAD.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE 42. IF
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS A B 2045.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 42. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS DOROTHY JOHNSON
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS. PLEASED TO BE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2045. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS
DID QUÊ UP. THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION? PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS CASSIE MANZINI AND
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. TAKE TWO MINUTES
CAN THANK YOU. THEY'RE WELCOME.
SIESTA IS RESPECTFULLY OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED. FIRST WE WOULD
LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF
THE AUTHOR OF THE SPONSORS AND
STAFF TO ADDRESS MANY OF THESE
CONCERNS IN PRIOR AND PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THIS BILL. OUR
MEMBERS ARE DEEPLY PROTECTIVE OF
THE MERIT SYSTEM. THEY FIRST
CIRCULATED PETITIONS THEN VOTED
IN A IN AN ELECTION TO INSTITUTE
MERIT SYSTEMS AT THEIR DISTRICTS
OUT OF DEEP CONCERN FOR FAIR
HIRING AND PROMOTION PRACTICES.
AND THESE CONCERNS ARE WELL
FOUNDED. JUST THIS YEAR, ONE
DISTRICT UNLAWFULLY USED BANDING
RATHER THAN THE RULE OF THREE
RANKS TO HIRE A CANDIDATE WHO IS
THE SPOUSE OF THE DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENTS, NIECE. OUR
MEMBERS FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT ANY
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE TO HOW THE
MERIT SYSTEM WORKS MUST BE
INITIATED AND AGREED UPON BY THE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES EXCLUSIVELY
, NOT THE PERSONNEL
COMMISSIONERS CHARGED WITH
IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM. AND
ACCORDINGLY, IN ORDER TO CHANGE
OUR POSITION. WE WOULD NEED
AMENDMENTS TO REQUIRE THAT THE
SWITCH TO BANDING BE INITIATED
EXCLUSIVELY BY A PETITION OF THE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. FINALLY
I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS THAT SIESTA
IS APPRECIATIVE OF THE
AMENDMENTS TO MAKE THE BANDING
ELECTION SUBJECT TO THE
PROCEDURES ALREADY OUTLINED AN
EXISTING LAW. AND WE THANK ALL
PARTIES FOR THEIR CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT ON THAT ISSUE. GREAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RIGHT.
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN ROOM 2200
WISHES TO OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE.
MR. MODERATOR, PLEASE CUBE.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B
2045, PLEASE. EXPRESS OPPOSITION
TO A B 2045 PLEASE PRESS 101
FALL BY ZERO. AND NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. GREAT THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. I WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? ALRIGHT
WITH SOMEONE LIKE TO MOVE THE
BILL. NO, OKAY. WHICH YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE. MR JONES SAWYER. ON
THE RESPECTFULLY. ASTRA ARRIVAL.
YES LET ME START WITH HOPEFULLY
AND GET EMOTION, UM, TO MOVE THE
BILL, BUT ON THE NEPOTISM
SITUATION. I WORKED IN TWO
DIFFERENT AND WE ALSO WORK IN A
IN A SYSTEM WHERE NEPOTISM IS
FRAIL, DYING AND THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE THAT SEPARATE RULES AND
REGULATIONS AGAINST NEPOTISM. WE
FROWN ON IT. WE DON'T WANT IT TO
HAPPEN WHEN I WAS THE CITY OF L.
A IT WENT SO FAR AS TO INSIST
THAT IF YOU THAT SIBLINGS OR
RELATIVES DID NOT WORK IN THE
SAME DEPARTMENT NO MATTER WHERE
THEY WERE, BECAUSE BECAUSE OF
FEAR OF THE APPEARANCE OF
IMPROPRIETY THAT WAS DONE BY A
SEPARATE PERSONNEL RULE AND
DIDN'T NECESSARILY HAD TO DO
WITH BANDING OR MERIT, IT HAD
SPECIFICALLY BANNING IT
ALTOGETHER SO THAT THEY WOULD
NEVER, EVER EVER BE. I WOULD
SUGGEST THAT THAT IS THE PROPER
WAY TO GET THAT DONE, UM, FOR
THESE EMPLOYEES, SO THAT THERE
WOULDN'T BE ANY. I FROWN ON IT.
EVERYBODY DOES. AND WE DO HAVE
TO WORK REALLY HARD TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT THAT THAT WE HAVE
THOSE PROTECTIONS THANK YOU,
SAM. REMEMBER I'M SURE WHEN WE
HAVE A FULL COMMITTEE, THERE WAS
SOMEONE WHO WILL AT LEAST GIVE A
COURTESY VOTE. I HAVE A DUE
PASSI IS RECOMMENDED AS MY
RECOMMENDATION. SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. OKAY COURTESY MOTION
. OKAY THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY
. ALL RIGHT, SO THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR OKO BOGUE,
MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM TWO. A B 2045.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMEND AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LABOR BY LEVI JOE
. BOOK KOBO GUY CORTEZ E DAILY,
GLASER MCGUIRE PAN. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, SIR. AND WHY YOU'RE
HERE? WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
VOTE MADAMA ASSISTANT IF YOU'LL
OPEN THE ROLL ON FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE. I THINK WE HAVE A
MOTION BY SENATOR PAN. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM ONE A B
16 55. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LIVER PHð BUG SHOW BOOK I
CORTESI, DOLLY GLASER MCGUIRE
PAN, CAN'T I? AND LET'S GO AHEAD
AND VOTE ON. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LET'S GO AHEAD
AND VOTE AND FILE ITEM. THREE
MOVED. THANK YOU BEEN MOVED BY
SENATOR PAN ASSISTANT. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ITEM THREE A B 17
77. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. LEVER LEAVE
JO'BURG CORTESI DELI, GLASER
MCGUIRE PAN AND I VERY GOOD.
WE'LL LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR A ON
CALL FOR MEMBERS WHO AREN'T HERE
. COME RIGHT UP, MR NAZARIAN,
BUT LET'S VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AS WELL. DO WE HAVE
EMOTION? THANK YOU, SENATOR.
PANDAS MOVED. PLEASE CALL THE
POLICE CALL THE ROLL. CONSENT
LEVER. I LEAVE IT TO BOOK A BOOK
I CORTEZ E DOLLY GLASER MCGUIRE
PAN PAN. I EXCELLENT THANK YOU.
SOME OF MEMBERS, ARIAN, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE. YOU
HAVE FILED ITEM FOR 18 01
PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS, MAYBE 18 OH, ONE
ESTABLISHES THE GENOCIDE
REMEMBRANCE DAY AS A STATE
HOLIDAY OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON
APRIL 24TH OF EACH YEAR. AS A
STATE HOLIDAY. THIS BILL WOULD
AUTHORIZE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO CLOSE
ANNUALLY ON APRIL 24TH WHILE
GIVING STATE EMPLOYEES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE TIME OFF
WITH EIGHT HOURS OF PAY. THE ACT
OF SYSTEMICALLY ERADICATING
ANOTHER GROUP IS BORN OUT OF
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN FLAWS LIKE
HATE. PREJUDICE. LACK OF EMPATHY
, WHICH CAN ONLY BE RESOLVED
WITH RECOGNITION, UNDERSTANDING
AND AWARENESS. GENOCIDE HAS
IMPACTED MANY COMMUNITIES WHICH
HAVE FOUND REFUGE FROM THESE
MASS ATROCITIES IN CALIFORNIA,
SUCH AS THE ARMENIAN, SYRIAN,
GREEK, RWANDAN CAMBODIAN
COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO THE RICH VIBRANCY
OF OUR STATE'S MOSAIC, INCLUDING
OUR ORIGINAL INHABITANTS OF
NATIVE AMERICANS. THIS BILL
GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE
A DAY AS A STATE TO REFLECT ON
PREVIOUS AND CURRENT ACTS OF
GENOCIDE AND TO RAISE AWARENESS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO HELP
PREVENT FURTHER ATROCITIES WHILE
RECOGNIZING THE GENERATIONAL
TRAUMA THAT MANY OF THESE GROUPS
HAVE ENDURED WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE,
BUT I DO HAVE TWO SPEAKERS.
SERENA A. BURSTEIN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE JEWISH WORLD,
WATCH AND IMAGINE. WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF THE WESTERN REGION
OF ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
. PERFECT THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALRIGHT. BOTH
OF YOUR WITNESSES ARE CALLING IN
MISS A BURSTEIN. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO BEGIN. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS SERENA
OVERSEEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
JEWISH ROBUST WERE AN ANTI
GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES
NONPROFIT FOUNDED IN 2000 AND
FOUR AS A RESPONSE TO THE
GENOCIDE IN DARFUR. MORE THAN 17
. YEARS LATER, GENOCIDE AND MASS
ATROCITIES HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE
PREVALENT REVISION, OUR OWN
EXPERIENCES OF PERSECUTION,
JEWISH TRADITIONS AND VALUES
WHERE OBLIGATED TO ENSURE THAT
NEVER AGAIN IS INTERESTED,
VISCERAL PHRASE, BUT A CALL TO
ACTION. ON BEHALF OF OUR
SUPPORTERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
THE COUNTRY. I STRONGLY URGE YOU
TO PASS A B 18 OH ONE TO
ESTABLISH APRIL 24TH AS GENOCIDE
. REMEMBRANCE DAY. THE ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE IS THE FIRST MODERN
GENOCIDE ON RECORD, ALTHOUGH IT
TOOK 160 YEARS TO RECOGNIZE THE
GRAVE ATROCITIES PERPETRATED
AGAINST THE ARMENIANS, PEOPLE IT
HAS BEEN THE ROADMAP FOR MANY
ONGOING GENOCIDE. JEWISH
WORLDWATCH COME BACK TODAY FROM
THE WORKERS IN CHINA TO THE
ROHINGYA AND MYANMAR, BURMA TO
MASS ATROCITIES AND TIGRE.
GENOCIDE DENIALISM IS MORE THAN
A SIMPLE DENIAL OF FACTS AND IS
PERPETUATED BY A LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE ON THE ISSUE. THIS CAN
RESULT IN THOSE RESPONSIBLE,
AVOIDING ACCOUNTABILITY THAT
CREATES THE FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE
CONFLICT AND PERSECUTION BY
ERASING THE PAST OPPRESSORS AND
EXTREMISTS ARE BETTER ABLE TO
FILM IT HATE AMONG AN UNWITTING
PUBLIC IN 2000 AND SEVEN RABBI
HAROLD SOULLESS FOUNDER OF
JEWISH WORLDWATCH, RECOGNIZING
THE 92ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, THAT MEMORY
IS AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO
DEVELOP MORAL SENSIBILITY.
AMNESIA OF THE PAST FLAGGED INTO
IN THE FUTURE TO DENY YESTERDAY
IS TO FORGET TOMORROW. IT IS AN
INSULT TO YESTERDAY'S VICTIMS
AND TODAY'S LESSON. GENOCIDE
COMMEMORATION IS MORE THAN A
HISTORY LESSON. IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CONSEQUENCES OF DANGEROUS SPEECH
AND HELP UTTERING PERVADE
PERVADE SOCIETIES. IS A POWERFUL
TOOL TO ENGAGE PEOPLE ACROSS
GENERATIONS IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
HUMAN RIGHTS, THE NATURE AND
DYNAMICS OF ATROCITY CRIMES AND
HOW TO PREVENT THEM. IN A MOMENT
IN OUR COUNTRY WHERE DIVISION
AND INTOLERANCE ARE FEELING EVER
RAMPANT. WE NEED TO SET AN
EXAMPLE ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE THAT ACKNOWLEDGING ONE
ANOTHER'S PAIN IS A STARTING
POINT FOR HEALING, WHICH WE SO
DESPERATELY NEED.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JEWISH
COMMUNITY. WE STRONGLY URGE THE
CALIFORNIA SENATE TOO QUICKLY
PAST THE 80 18 OH 11 AND ENSURE
THAT WE ARE STRIDENT AND OUR
COMMITMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGING THE
ATROCITIES OF THE PAST. TO BE
BETTER PREPARED TO STAND AGAINST
HATE AND TARGETED PERSECUTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT MIRAN TO
MARGIN YOU HAVE A MINUTE AND A
HALF. PLEASE PROCEED. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? WE SURE CAN. OKAY
TRIPPERS AND LABOR AND FELLOW
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE
CALIFORNIA SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AT THE HALF OF THE
ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
NATIONWIDE, NON PARTS AND
NONPROFIT ARMENIAN AMERICAN
HAVING THE ORGANIZATION THE
UNITED STATES. START READING ITS
50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. UH
WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON A B 18.
OH, ONE. IT ADOPTED A B 18. OH,
ONE WOULD HAVE THE 24TH VEHICLE
TO THE LIST OF CALIFORNIA STATE
HOLIDAYS AND WOULD BE PREFERRED.
AS GENOCIDE. REMEMBRANCE DAY.
THE ARMENIAN ASSEMBLY OF AMERICA
SUPPORTS THE ADOPTION OF A B 18
OH, ONE AS THE LINES WITH OUR
CORE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES,
INCLUDING WITH THE IMPORTANCE
THAT WE ATTACH TOWARDS HUMAN
RIGHTS AND GENOCIDE EDUCATION.
WE CAN ONLY RESOLVE HOPES
THEY'LL VIOLATIONS OF
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS, BUT
RECOGNIZING THEM AND RAISING
AWARENESS REFLECTING ON BASIC
HUMAN RIGHTS IS THE AIM OF A B
18. OH, ONE AS THE BILL REQUIRED
THAT WE CALIFORNIANS TAKE ONE
DAY IN OUR CALENDAR YEAR TO
REFLECT ON PREVIOUS AND CURRENT
ACTS OF GENOCIDE AND THROUGH
SUCH ACTIONS. HELP PREVENT
REALIZED REALIZATION FUTURE MASS
ATROCITIES. ON APRIL 24 2022
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
CALIFORNIANS EXTENDING FROM SAN
FRANCISCO TO LOS ANGELES AND
ORANGE COUNTIES FROM SAN DIEGO
COUNTY TO SAN MATEO AND PERSONAL
COUNTIES COMMEMORATED 107TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN
GENOCIDE. THE JETS. THE LIVES IS
ONE OF THE ONE OF 1.5 MILLION
ARMENIANS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF
MY FAMILY MARGINS AND THE HARBOR
BIAN'S CONCURRENTLY DISPOSSESSED
ARMENIANS FROM THEIR THREE
MILLENNIA OLD ANCESTRAL HOMELAND
OF WESTERN ARMENIA. I'M VERY
PLEASED THAT ALL 50 STATES AS OF
MARCH, 2022. NOW RECOGNIZE THE
GENOCIDE STATE MISSISSIPPI, UH
AND ITS GOVERNOR RECOGNIZED IT
IN MARCH OF 2020 2022. AH INDEED
, CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN AN
EXEMPLAR WITH RESPECT TO
STATEWIDE RECOGNITION OF THE
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE. UH AND THIS
BILL A B 18. OH, ONE WOULD
BUTTRESS PREVIOUS PREVIOUS BILLS
THAT HAPPENED, UH, ADAPTED BY
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FOR
WHICH THE ARMENIAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITY IS GRATEFUL. IN
CONCLUSION, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
GENOCIDE. YEAH. PLEASE, PLEASE
WRAP UP YOUR OVERTIME. IN
CONCLUSION. THE ESTABLISHMENT
SHIPS REMEMBER TODAY AT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE HOLIDAY WITH
SERVICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO HELL
FOR MANY PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
TRANS GENERATIONAL TRAUMA, IN
ADDITION, REAFFIRMED
CALIFORNIA'S RECOGNITION OF ALL
GENOCIDES AND ALLOW CALIFORNIANS
TO CONTEMPLATE ABOUT PAST AND
PRESENT MASS ATROCITIES WHILE
MEMORIALIZES ALL WHO HAVE
SUFFERED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT WE'LL GO TO
ANYONE IN SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM
2200. SEEING NO ONE. MR
MODERATOR OF YOU CAN QUEUE UP
ANYONE ON THE LINES WHO WISHES
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF 18 01.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF YOU'RE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 18 01, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY A 01 FALL
BY ZERO. AND LINE 26. YOU ARE
OPEN. MORNING CHAIR, LABOR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DANIEL
CHERYL. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
WITH CTU, LOCAL 1000 CALLING IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE'LL GIVE ONE MORE
REMINDER. ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO
FOR 18 OH, ONE IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT. NOBODY ELSE IS QUEUING
UP, MADAM. THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN 2200 WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE
SEEING NO ONE. MR MODERATOR BACK
TO YOU IF YOU CAN. PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A
B 18 01. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO 18
OH ONE, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME ONE FILED BY ZERO. AND
NOBODY IS QUEUING UP. THANK YOU
. MR MODERATOR WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE TO BILL.
THANK YOU, SENATOR PAN AND THE
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
CONCERNS, SENATOR KOBO. I DO
pREGARDS TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS
THAT SCHOOLS HAVE TO, UM HAVE IN
PLACE FOR EDUCATION WHEN WE ADD
A STATE HOLIDAY, UM T. THE
CALENDAR. WHAT IS THAT DEAL, OR
DOES IT HAVE IT IN IMPACT ON THE
NUMBER OF DAYS THAT EACH SCHOOL
DISTRICT HAS TO BE? UM IN EFFECT
. I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO
THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF MADAME
CONSULTANT YOU KNOW.
THEY THEY HAVE TO MEET. SO IF
THIS WORK THEY DO SO IT DOESN'T.
IT DOESN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE
NUMBER OF DAYS THAT THE CHILDREN
WILL BE IN SCHOOL. CORRECT OKAY,
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, IN LIGHT
OF THE PANDEMIC AND HOW WE'RE
ENCOURAGING. WE KNOW THAT
CHILDREN INTERVENE SCHOOL. I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT
DOESN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE
NUMBER OF DAYS OF ACTUAL SCHOOL.
OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION AND THE RESPONSE AND
I'LL TAKE THE CLOSING COMMENTS
TO BE WHAT SERENA A PRISTINE AND
MITTERRAND BOTH SAID. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? YOU DID. THANK YOU,
SENATOR PAN HAS MOVED. 18 01
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. PILOT THEM
FOR A B 18 OH, ONE. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LEAVE A JOB BOOK
, CORTEZ E. DOLLY GLASER MCGUIRE
PAN AND I WE WILL LEAVE THAT
BILL ON CALL FOR OUR MEMBERS WHO
ARE ABSENT. THANK YOU. REMEMBER
NAZARIAN. UP.
THE PHONE WENT SILENT. I'M NOT
SURE WHY. AYE. I THINK THEY'RE
JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT PERSON
. CORRECT WE'RE WAITING FOR AN
AUTHOR. SO IF ANYONE WHO IS
PRESENTING IN SENATE EDUCATION
FROM THE ASSEMBLY WOULD LIKE TO
COME ON OVER, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT.
MR MCCARTY, YOU HAVE FILED ITEM
FIVE. A B 1973 PRESENT WHEN YOU
ARE READY. SENATOR I WAS WITH
SOME OTHER SENATORS OVER THERE.
SO HERE WE ARE NOW. THIS IS A
BILL ON FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
AND THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH
US. YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF
AND SO OUT OF THE GATE. YES WE
WILL ACCEPT YOUR GOOD COMMENTS
AND SUGGESTIONS AND IN THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU
. SO THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT I
KNOW YOU CHAIR AND I HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR YEARS, AND THAT'S
EDUCATION AND OUR YOUNGEST
LEARNERS AND THE RELATIONSHIP
WITH FAMILIES. AND A LOT OF
WORKING PARENTS HAVE A TOUGH
TIME GOING TO PART DAY
KINDERGARTEN, AND I CAN'T
IMAGINE IF YOU GO TO SCHOOL AND
YOU SAY OKAY, HERE'S YOUR PART
DAY KINDERGARTEN. YOU CAN START
AT 11. AND IT GOES TO TWO. SO
WHAT'S THE WORKING PARENTS
SUPPOSED TO DO? YOU KNOW, GO TO
WORK. GO HOME. PICK UP THE KIDS
. GO AT 11, GO PICK IT UP AND GO
BACK TO WORK AND JUST DOESN'T
QUITE WORK AND WE HAD HIS FIRST
HAND AND WE WERE ABOUT TO ENROLL
OUR KIDS IN KINDERGARTEN AND
CHOSE THE SCHOOL THAT HAD A FULL
DAY. KINDERGARTEN NOT A FULL DAY
OF FULL SCHOOL DAY. SO RESEARCH
ALSO SHOWS THAT FULL DAY KINDER
PROGRAMS GIVE CHILDREN THE TIME
THEY NEED TO ENGAGE IN
MEANINGFUL IN MEANINGFUL
LEARNING AND PLAY. RESULTING IN
GREATER AND GREATER SCHOOL
READINESS OF CONFIDENCE AND
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, COMPARED
TO PART DAY PROGRAMS. AND IN
ADDITION, OF COURSE, THIS HELPS
WORKING FAMILIES BALANCE THE
NEEDS OF WORK. AND, UM AND THEIR
KIDS, SO THIS BILL WILL SIMPLY
ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN HAVE
ACCESS TO THE SAME. STANDARDS OF
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN,
REGARDLESS WHERE THEY LIVE.
WE'VE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF LAST FOUR YEARS TO
HELP DISTRICTS ACHIEVE FULL DAY
KINDERGARTEN AS WELL AS MORE IN
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THIS JUST
ESSENTIALLY STATES THAT EACH
SCHOOL DISTRICT SHALL HAVE A
MINIMUM OF SCHOOLS HAVING A FULL
DAY PROGRAM. IT'S A WIN WIN FOR
KIDS. AND FOR OUR FAMILIES AND
WITH ME TODAY ARE APPARENT AS
WELL AS REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
EDUCATION TRUST QUEST ASKED ME
RIGHT BOOK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. REMEMBER MCCARTY AND
IS IT RAQUEL MORALES? IN PERSON
PERFECT. PLEASE RECEIVE WHEN
YOU'RE READY. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS MORALES
ON BEHALF OF THE EDUCATION,
TRUST. WORST AND SUPPORTIVE. A B
19 SORRY, A B 1973. ATTENDING
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN IS
ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED
COGNITIVE. LITERACY MATH AND
SOCIAL SKILLS COMPARED APART
DATE PROGRAMS. AND AS WE ALL
KNOW, THESE ARE CRUCIAL ECONOMIC
BUILDING BLOCKS FOR SCHOOL
READINESS AND INCREASED SELF
CONFIDENCE, BOTH OF WHICH
POSITIVELY BENEFIT CHILDREN
THROUGHOUT THEIR EDUCATION.
FAMILIES ALSO STAND TO BENEFIT
FROM FULL DAY TO RUN PROGRAMS.
THE LENGTH OF THESE PROGRAMS CAN
RELIEVE OUR FAMILIES OF THE HIGH
COST OF CHILDCARE, MEANING THEY
WILL NOT NEED TO RESTART TWO
MEASURES SUCH AS TAKING TIME OFF
FROM WORK. RECOGNIZING THE NEED
TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SAY HAS
ALREADY INVESTED 898 $190
MILLION AND GRANT FUNDING
FUNDING OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS
TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF
FACILITIES. TO BE USED FOR FULL
DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. THIS
INVESTMENT AFFORDS STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BENEFIT ENHANCED FROM ENHANCED
ACCESS TO FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN.
THE ADDED BENEFITS OF EXPANDING
FOR THE KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS
COMES AT NO EXTRA COST TO THE
STATE. ACCORDING TO THE L A AS
OF 2017, 2018 71% OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA, ONLY 40
KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS. 19% RENT
ONLY PARTY PROGRAMS AND 10% RENT
A MIX OF FULL DAY AND PARTY
PROGRAMS. THE STATE FUNDS
DISTRICTS AT THE SAME RATE PER
STUDENT FOR PART DAY AND FULL
DAY PROGRAMS. MEANING THE STATE
IS ALREADY PAYING THE ELIA'S TO
PROVIDE A FULL DAY PROGRAM. WE
BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR ALL
CHILDREN TO RECEIVE THE FULL
BENEFIT OF THIS INVESTMENT, AND
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT AND ARCH
YOUR SUPPORT FOR A B 1973. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MS.
MORALES WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE
DEER. GOOD MORNING, MADAM SHARON
MEMBERS AND AH PRESENT. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
MY TESTIMONY. I AM HEARING
SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
KEVIN MCARTHUR. SO THEY
KINDERGARTEN BUILD EVERY 1973. I
HAVE THREE BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS,
MY YOUNGEST JUST FROM THREE
YESTERDAY, MY OLDEST ATTENDED
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN AND MY
SECOND DAUGHTER PARTICIPATED IN
PAST WEEK. IT WAS CHALLENGING
WHEN I HAD TO PICK UP MY
CHILDREN AT DIFFERENT TIMES
EVERY DAY. IT FELT LIKE THE DAY
WENT BY JUST RUNNING BACK AND
FORTH FROM SCHOOL. IT IS ALMOST
IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A SINGLE
INCOME HOUSEHOLDS AND EASY IN
TIME TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE TIMES.
HAVING FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
ENSURES THAT BOTH PARENTS
HOPEFUL TIME JOBS. WHO THEY
KINDERGARTEN WILL REDUCE THE
FINANCIAL BURDEN AND LESS AND
STRESSFUL SITUATIONS. CHILDCARE
IS HIGHLY UNATTAINABLE TO HAVING
KINDERGARTEN RESULTS IN FEWER
CHILDCARE HOURS. DURING THE TIME
MY CHILDREN HAVE DIFFERENT
SCHEDULES. I HAD TO PICK UP MY
CHILD DURING MY LUNCHTIME, WHICH
MADE ME LATE TO WORK OFTEN AND
NOT TO MENTION MISS MILLS, MEALS
AND BREAKS. ALL THE
COMPLICATIONS THAT COME WITH A
HALF DAY KINDERGARTEN HAVE A
DOMINO EFFECT AND, IN THE END
RESULT IN OTHER ISSUES FOR THE
ENTIRE FAMILY UNITS. A
KINDERGARTEN HELPS NOT ONLY OUR
CHILDREN WHO ARE FUTURE, BUT IT
HELPS ENTIRE HOUSEHOLDS AND,
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHOLE
COMMUNITY. TALKING THOSE
AFFECTED OUR COMMUNITIES OF
LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. THIS
CREATES A CYCLE CHALLENGING TO
BREAK OUT OF ABSOLUTELY. I MEAN,
SPEAKING UP ALL YOUR CHILDREN
SIMULTANEOUSLY HAVING PEACE OF
MIND LESS STRESS MORE INCOME
MORE TIME TO INTERACT WITH OTHER
CHILDREN DEVELOPING SOCIAL
SKILLS MEANINGFUL LEARNING IN
PREPARING CHILDREN FOR THEIR
FUTURE ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS.
PASSING THIS LEGISLATION WILL
GIVE OUR FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITIES MORE SIGNIFICANT
OPPORTUNITIES. WHEN MY YOUNGEST
DAUGHTER TURNS FIVE, I WILL HAVE
THE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE TIME
IN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT
MIGHT NOT MY DAUGHTER NEEDS AND
SEARCH OUR CHILDREN DESERVE
BETTER TOGETHER. WE CAN DO
BETTER FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU
FOR GIVING ME THIS HAPPENED
TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
DEAR. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR
WITNESSES HERE IN ROOM 2200. DO
WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
OF A B 1973. SEE NONE. WE WILL
MOVE ON TO WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
OF A B 1973 TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE. UM META MODERATOR. IF
YOU WOULD PLEASE PROMPTLY,
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF A B 1973?
ABSOLUTELY IF YOU AREN'T 19 NO
SWEAT. SORRY NO WORRIES. IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 1973
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO AT THIS TIME WHEN FOLLOWED
BY ZERO AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN
WITH LINE. 29 YOU ARE OPEN. HES
ON THOSE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE
THAT WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT ON A B 1973 COIN HIT 10
AT THIS TIME. AND WE HAVE NO
WHAT THAT WAS JUST FLYING 33 GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS
CARLOS, WITH TEAM NEIGHBORHOOD
COUNCIL AND SUPPORTED THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP. THANK
YOU. MR MODERATOR. WE WILL NOW
HAVING HEARD FROM ALL OUR
SUPPORT. WITNESSES WILL NOW
CONTINUE WITH ANY, UM WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION TO A B 1970. WE
WILL BEGIN AND WE DO HAVE ONE
REGISTERED LEAD. OPPOSITION
WITNESS CHRIS REEF WITH
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE
SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION. MR
RIVERS AND MEMBERS YET, THANK
YOU. CHRIS BRIEF ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS
ASSOCIATION, UM, FIRST WANNA
THANK AND COMMEND BOTH THE
AUTHOR AND THE CHAIR AND THE
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF ON
THE AMENDMENT. WITH THE
ACCEPTING OF THE AMENDMENTS. UM
WE'RE GOING TO BE REEVALUATING
OUR OPPOSITION AT OUR FACES. THE
OPPOSITION WAS REALLY ABOUT THE
APPLICATION OF THE CLASS SIZE
REDUCTION, SUPPLEMENTAL. UM AS A
TOOL TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
KINDERGARTEN, AND WE CERTAINLY
AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS MADE
PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE
OF WHAT THEY CAN REGARDING
SOMETHING THAT HAS LONG
SUPPORTED BUT THE MATTER IS
ISSUING A MATTER OF LOGISTICS.
CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE AND
FUNDING. UM AND THOSE ARE ISSUES
THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM,
RECOGNIZING THAT MANY SCHOOLS,
WORK CAPACITY AND FACILITIES
SPACE TO BE ABLE TO OFFER FOR
THE KINDERGARTEN. SO AGAIN, WE
JUST WANT TO COMMEND THE AUTHOR
HAS BEEN A LEADER ON EXPANDING
ACCESS. YOU'RE REALLY CARE
EDUCATION PROGRAMS, TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTEN. UM,
AND WE'LL SEE THE BENEFITS FOR
YEARS TO COME. BUT UNFORTUNATELY
, THAT WAS THE BASIS FOR OUR
OPPOSABLE CEMENTED AND BUT WITH
THE AMENDMENTS, WE WILL
REEVALUATE THAT POSITION IS
MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
REEF WILL NOW CONTINUE WITH ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION HERE IN
ROOM 2200. DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION HEARING
2200 FOR A B 1973? SEE NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO 19 TO A B 1973. ON
OUR TELECONFERENCE SERVICES. MR.
MODERATOR IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPTLY. INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO A B
1973. WE WILL BE GETTING THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF YOU ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 1973 AND HIT
10 AT THIS TIME ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO AND MADAM CHAIR. NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, MR MODERATOR, HAVING HEARD
FROM ALL OUR SUPPORT, AND-OPPOSITION WITNESSES, WILL WE
WANT TO THANK THEM AND WILL
CONTINUE AND BRING IT BACK TO
OUR COMMITTEE MOVE THE BILL.
THANKYOU VERY MUCH, AND I DO. I
DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WITH
REGARDS TO THE MERIT. BEHIND THE
BILL IS WONDERFUL. NICE SUPPORT
THAT I DO SHARE THE SAME
CONCERNS AS FAR AS, UM, THE
OPPOSITION'S CONCERNS ON THAT.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS WHAT HAS
BEEN ADDRESSED? THROUGH THE
AMENDMENTS. UM. SURE SURE. WELL,
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
CSB A IS REEVALUATING THEIR
OPPOSITION. SO THAT'S THAT'S A
GOOD GOOD SIGN. AND WAS NOTED TO
BUY THE WITNESSES IS WE PUT
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN THE
BUDGET, INCLUDING THIS YEAR TO
HELP DISTRICTS DO THIS. MOST
DISTRICTS OFFER THIS ALREADY. SO
WE'RE JUST SAYING THAT YOU KNOW
IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THAT THAT
DON'T HAVE AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL
THAT DOES THIS, YOU KNOW THEY
SHOULD STEP UP THEIR GAME. CAUSE
IT'S AS AS YOU HEARD FROM THIS
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF YOU GET
SLOTTED IN THE AFTERNOON. FOR A
KINDER AND YOU'RE FROM 11 2 TO 3
HOUR PROGRAM FOR 11 AND TWO.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR WORKING
FAMILIES. WE ALREADY HAVE THAT.
YOU KNOW. CHILDCARE CRISIS IN
CALIFORNIA. SO HAVING MORE
FAMILY FRIENDLY SCHOOLING
SYSTEMS HELPS FAMILIES AND IT
HELPS STUDENTS SUCCEED AS WELL.
SO WE DON'T THINK THIS IS OVERLY
OVERLY BURDENSOME. WE PROVIDE
MONEY'S IN THERE, AS THE
GENTLEMAN SAID FROM CSP, A FOR
THE SO CALLED LOGISTICS ISSUES,
AND WE THINK THAT WE HAVE THE
ANSWER TO THAT. SO WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK THE RIGHT
PERFECT. UM META MODERATOR IS
THAT YOU'RE CLOSING. OKAY, THANK
YOU. REMEMBER, MCCARTY, MADAM,
ARE MADAM CONSULTANT. WOULD YOU
MIND CALLING THE ROLL, PLEASE?
FILE IT AND 5 1973. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LABOR CHILL BUG. NOT VOTING AT
THIS TIME. CORTEZ E DELI GLASER
MCGUIRE PAN AND I THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND DID I MENTION THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE A MOTION BY DOCTOR
PANTS? THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU.
SORRY. THANK YOU. REMEMBER
MCCARTHY. OH, SORRY. YES UM SO
WELL. WE HAVE ONE VOTE FOR THE
BILL. WE'RE GONNA LEAVE THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. YOU. DO
WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL NOW?
WE FIND THE RIGHT FOLDER. QUÊ.
WELCOME MEMBER GARCIA. YOU HAVE
TWO BILLS COMMITTEE WILL BEGIN
WITH PHARRELL. ITEM NUMBER SIX A
B 22 14. PLEASE BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. GOOD MORNING. A B
22 14 OKAY. EXISTING LAW
REQUIRES PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
FOLLOW CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE APPROVING AND BUILDING A
NEW SCHOOL. PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AND
SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO MEET THE SAME,
CITING REQUIREMENTS AS PUBLIC
SCHOOLS BEFORE BUILDING A NEW
SCHOOL. FOR EXAMPLE, IN FREMONT
OF PRIVATE SCHOOL WAS BUILT
RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO A CEMENT
PLANT, EXPOSING THE CHILDREN AND
STAFF TO HARMFUL AIR TOXICS. AND
CUT AHI, WHICH IS MY BACKYARD.
THERE WAS A PLAN TO BUILD A NEW
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LAND THAT
CONTAINS TOXIC SUBSTANCES,
INCLUDING LEAD AND ARSENIC. A
COMMUNITY GROUP BY THE LAWSUIT
AND WAS SUCCESSFUL IN STOPPING
THE CONSTRUCTION. UNTIL FEW, UH
FOR REVIEW AND MITIGATION IS
COMPLETED. MAYBE 20 TO 14
ENSURES THAT PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF ALL STUDENTS AND
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES IN CALIFORNIA
VERY CLEAN PRIVATE INSURERS.
SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY NEARBY
SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION,
CONSULT THEIR LOCAL AREA
DISTRICT DETERMINED THAT THE
PROPERTY IS NOT A HAZARDOUS
SITE. OR A SITE THAT CAN
POTENTIALLY RELEASE HAZARDOUS
EMISSIONS, SUBSTANCES OR WASTE.
RECENTLY 100 AND 20. PEOPLE WITH
CONNECTIONS TO THE SAME HIGH
SCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY, HAD BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH A BRAIN TUMOR TO
SCHOOL BEING NEAR AN INDUSTRIAL
SITES. THIS BILL SIMPLY REQUIRES
PARTIES THAT ALL STUDENTS
WHETHER THEY ATTEND A PUBLIC
SCHOOL OR PRIVATE OR CHARTER
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL SET
FREE FROM HAZARDOUS WASTE OR
ADMISSIONS. EMISSIONS ARE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EYE BILL
WITH ME TODAY I HAVE ABS WITH
THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT AND BROUGH WHO
REPRESENTS A CUT OF HEADLINES
FOR JUSTICE ON THE PHONE.
PERFECT THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT. LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS
ALLEN ABS, LET'S PROCEED. GOOD
MORNING MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M ALAN, ABSOLUTE
LEGISLATIVE OFFICER IN THE BAY
AREA, AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT AND SPONSOR OF HB 22 14
IN CURRENT LAW PRIOR TO
CONSTRUCTING A NEW PUBLIC SCHOOL
OR PUBLICLY FUNDED CHARTER
SCHOOL SCHOOL AUTHORITIES ARE
REQUIRED TO PERFORM SEVERAL ACTS
OF DUE DILIGENCE TO BETTER
ENSURE THE HEALTH OF THEIR
FUTURE STUDENTS IN SCHOOL STAFF.
BE DETERMINED THAT THE PROPERTY
TO BE BUILT UPON IS NOT A
CURRENT OR FORMER HAZARDOUS
WASTE SITE OR HAS JUST
SUBSTANCES RELEASED SITE AND
THEY CONSULT WITH STATE AND
LOCAL AGENCIES AND MAKE A
FINDING THAT THE HEALTH RISKS OR
OTHER POLLUTION SOURCES. DO NOT
AND WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN
ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL ENDANGERMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO PERSONS WHO
WOULD ATTEND OR BE EMPLOYED AT
THE SCHOOL. THIS INCLUDES
WORKING WITH THE LOCAL AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT OR
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
TO IDENTIFY BOTH PERMITTED AND
NONPROFIT PERMITTED FACILITIES
WITHIN THAT DISTRICT AUTHORITY
WITHIN 1/4 OF A MILE OF THE
PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE. THAT MIGHT
REASONABLY BE ANTICIPATED TO IT
EMIT HAZARDOUS AIR EMISSIONS.
THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT DOES
NOT CURRENTLY APPLIED TO PRIVATE
SCHOOLS IN SOME CHARTER SCHOOLS
. AND WHILE WE ARE NOT CLAIMING
THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF THE
SCHOOLS ARE POORLY SIGHTED
INCREASING LAND USE DENSITY AND
REPURPOSING INFILL SITES RAISES
THE POSSIBILITY THAT WITHOUT
SIMILAR DUE DILIGENCE, FUTURE
SCHOOLS MAY BE CONSTRUCTED IN
THE VICINITY OF POLLUTION
SOURCES THAT UNNECESSARILY
EXPOSED CHILDREN AND EMPLOYEES
AND CREATE AN UNHEALTHY WORK
ENVIRONMENT. 22 14 REQUIRES
THESE SCHOOLS AUTHORITIES TO
ASSESS THE HAZARDOUS WASTE AND
AIR POLLUTION CONDITIONS ON IN
THE VICINITY OF THE PROPOSED
SCHOOL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS
INFORMATION AND IF NECESSARY TO
USE IT IN THEIR DECISION MAKING
PROCESS WHEN CONSTRUCTING THEIR
SCHOOL. ON BEHALF OF THE BAY
AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT. I THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA FOR
AUTHORING THIS BILL AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM MR ABS
WILL NOW MOVE TO 80 BROUGH.
HELLO GOOD MORNING. EDUCATION
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM I DEAD
BROUGH, TEACHER OF 28 YEARS IN
SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES AND HAVE
LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY MY
ENTIRE LIFE. I AM PART OF THE
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION ALLIANCE
FOR JUSTICE. CAUSE. KIDS SOAK
OUT CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
ASSERTED THAT THE CONTAMINATED
THAT THEY PURCHASED IN CUTTING
HAY IN SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES WAS
SAFE TO BUILD A NEW SCHOOL EVEN
THOUGH BOTH THE PHASE ONE OF
THESE TWO SOIL SAMPLES REPORTS,
WHICH WERE CONDUCTED BY AN
OUTSIDE AGENCY KEEPS LOCALES
REQUEST. INDICATE ARSENIC AS A
VERY SITE 200 TIMES THE LEVEL OF
WHICH IN STATE LEAD AND PC WERE
ALSO FOUND AT THE SITE, ALONG
WITH OTHER CONTAMINANTS. THE
PROPOSED SITE FOR THE NEW SCHOOL
WAS ORIGINALLY A METAL FOUNDRY,
WHICH PROCESSED METAL FOR 90
YEARS. BUT HOW DID HE CITY
COUNCIL APPROVED OF THEIR PLANS
TO BUILD ON THIS TOXIC SITE VIA
A MINISTERIAL PROJECT, WHICH DID
NOT REQUIRE AN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT. NOR DID IT
REQUIRE THE KIDS SO CALLED,
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A
GOVERNMENTAL. A GOVERNMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY. UNDER
UNDER THIS APPROVAL, THAT KIND
OF COMMUNITY WOULD NEVER KNOW
IT'S INDEED THE SPOIL WAS
REMEDIATED FOR ITS INTENDED
PURPOSES. THIS IS THE REASON WHY
MY GROUP CAUSED PURSUIT A
LAWSUIT AGAINST THE CITY OF
CUTTING HAY AND KIP HOTEL CAUSE
BELIEVES THE NEW SCHOOL SHOULD
NOT BE BUILT ON TOXIC SOIL
WITHOUT OVERSIGHT BY A
GOVERNMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY
AND THAT THERE BE TRANSPARENCY
INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN
REGARDS THE CLEANUP OF TOXIC
SUBSTANCES. COLLEGE HASN'T HAD.
AND ON JANUARY 2022, A LOS
ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
RULED THAT KEEPS LOCAL AND THE
CITY OF CARRYING A VIOLATED
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
WHEN IT APPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF
TIP. QUITE LOOK NEEDLE AND THE
PROJECT WAS HALTED. INTO
REMEDIATION TAKES PLACE.
COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDED
SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITIES HAVE DEALT WITH MANY
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES. I AM
ASKING THAT ALL SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENTS SAY FOR STUDENTS,
STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS,
PLEASE YES. ON 18 22 14. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. SO
VERY MUCH WILL NOW TAKE ON ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
OF 22 14 HERE IN ROOM. I GUESS
WE'RE 2100. 2200 SORRY. I'M
CASSIE ANCINI ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU SAYING NO ONE ELSE
APPROACHING THE MICROPHONE.
MODERATOR PLEASE OPEN THE LINES
FOR WITNESSES WHO WISH TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A B 22 14
NAME ORGANIZATION POSITION ONLY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT OF A B 22 14, PLEASE
GO AHEAD AND HIT JUST HIT ONE
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH LINE
27, YOU ARE OPEN. 9 27. WE'LL
MOVE ON. WE'LL GO. TRAIL LINE.
33, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOU DIDN'T
TELL US WHAT NUMBER OR LINE WE
WERE. YOU'RE OPEN. 33 GO AHEAD.
OKAY YES, THIS IS CARLOS MONTEZ
, UM, HEAVILY POLLUTED BOYLE
HEIGHTS. ASSAULT IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
NEXT WITNESS. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. ONE OH, TWO. YOU'RE OPEN.
ERIN GILBERT FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
NEXT WITNESS. 9 27, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS FIDENCIO HOYLE
GALLARDO COUNCIL MEMBER CITY OF
BELL IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. 9 51, YOU ARE OPEN. BUT
MARTINEZ, UM KIND OF HEY, UM AND
I USED FOR JUSTICE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. WE WILL
GO TO LINE ONE. OH, SEVEN. THANK
YOU. YES MY NAME IS WILLIAM J. J
GOES WITH THE CENTER FOR EARTH,
ENERGY AND DEMOCRACY. I LIVE IN
LYNNWOOD AND I'M IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. PLEASE
GO AHEAD LINE 76. I DID
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JASMINE
GARCIA ON BEHALF OF EAST SIDE,
PADRES CONTROLLER. WE SUPPORT
MAYBE, UM. AH I'M SORRY. A B 22
14 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS. LINE, 100,
YOU ARE OPEN. IN LINE 100,
PLEASE A MUTE. ONE MORE SHOT.
100. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TESTIFY?
I WILL MOVE ALONG TWO LINES. 67,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI I'M ALLISON
YOSHIHARA FROM THE COMMUNITY OF
CYPRUS. I'M IN SUPPORT OF A B 22
14. THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. 9
46, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
SUZY DE SANTIAGO. I LIVE IN
CUTTING HEAD AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. I'M ALSO WITH THE
HAIRLINES WITH JUSTICE AND WITH
LIKE THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL.
THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS. YOU ARE
OPEN LINE, 70. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS JACQUELINE CARDONA. COMMUNITY
MEMBERS FROM TODAY AND I SUPPORT
BILL 82 TO 14. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS. YOU ARE OPEN
ONE. OH, FIVE. LINE 105 PLEASE
ON ME. WE KNOW WHEN LOS ANGELES
AND OPPOSITION TO 22 14. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE ARE TAKING
WITNESSES SUPPORT RIGHT NOW. WE
WILL GET TO OPPOSITION NEXT
WITNESS. LYING ONE. OH, FIVE.
EXCUSE ME LINE 1. 10, YOU ARE
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS JULIE
REGALADO ON BEHALF OF THE SIDE
POLICIES AND CENTRAL CITY ITSELF
. WE SUPPORT UH 14 22, RIGHT,
23-14. THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS.
78 PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR, ROSS BUCKLEY ON BEHALF
OF THEIR FUNDING MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
NEXT WITNESS. LINE 83 YOU ARE
OPEN. HI MY NAME IS SAVINA
QUINTANA FROM THE CITY OF
CUTTING HEAD ALSO CUTTING HAIR
ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE AND I
SUPPORT UM A B 22 14. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. LINE.
92, PLEASE GO AHEAD. PINE MY
NAME IS TERESA NOTA. I AM FROM
THERESA HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
IN THE CITY OF CREDIT, AND I
SUPPORT A B 2 TO 14. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. ABSOLUTELY FINE. 94 YOU
ARE UP. HI MY NAME IS BETTY
PERFECT TEACHER AT ELEMENTARY
AND I SUPPORT 80 TO 114. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS. PLEASE GO
AHEAD LINE 96. HELLO MY NAME IS
BETTY FORRESTER. I AM A FORMER
OFFICER OF U. T L, A CURRENT
MEMBER OF THE LAKE KHÓ BOARD OF
EDUCATION, A MEMBER OF PAUSE,
AND I'M SPEAKING AS AN
INDIVIDUAL AND SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU NEXT WITNESS.
ONE. OH, FOUR. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I'M ONE OF FOUR YOU ARE OPEN. MY
NAME IS VICTOR FEEL MY NAME IS
VICTOR CREATES AND I'M REMEMBER
CARD AIRLINES FOR JUSTICE AND
THE TEACHER IN CODY ELEMENT.
CARILLO, CALIFORNIA NICE SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. WE'LL GO THROUGH IT.
ONE FINAL REMINDER ONE, FOLLOWED
BY ZERO FOR SUPPORT FOR A V 22
14 AND LINE 75. YOU ARE OPEN.
SEND MONEY. MY NAME IS STAR
LAKA. I AM A MEMBER OF THAT, AND
I'M IN FAVOR OF A B 2 TO 14.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS. ONE
MOMENT MR KERRY DO HAVE ONE MORE
QUEUING UP. BE WITH THIS
MOMENTARILY. 9 49, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
ELIE D'ALLESANDRO. I'M A TEACHER
AT ELLEN OCHOA LEARNING CENTER
IN THE CITY OF QUETTA. HEY AND
I'M IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS. WE HAVE EXHAUSTED THE
CURE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. PASS
IT BACK TO VICE CHAIR FOR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, SENATOR
PAN. IT WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO A B
24 14 20 TO 14. WE DO HAVE TO
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES. WE
HAVE JOHN WINGER, GOVERNMENTAL
ADVOCATE FOR SLOWED HIGGINS
JENSEN AND ASSOCIATES. AND WE
ALSO HAVE MARY GRACE, HOULIHAN'S
PROJECT DIRECTOR FOR THE PACIFIC
CHARTER SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT, MR
WINGER, ARE YOU IN PERSON. OH,
MARY'S GOING FIRST, OKAY? ON THE
PHONE. YES SHE IS ON THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. PLEASE
PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND MARY GRACE, WHO
LANDED PROJECT DIRECTOR WITH
PACIFIC CHARTER SCHOOL
DEVELOPMENT PCS. DIY PRESENTING
ON BEHALF OF THE CSD IN
OPPOSITION TO 22 14. PTSD IS
NONPROFIT STARTED IN 2000 AND
FOUR TO ADDRESS THE SINGLE
GREATEST HURDLE THAT THEY SERVE
IN CHARTER SCHOOLS, SECURING
ADEQUATE FACILITIES CSD HAS
BUILT OR RENOVATED OVER 100
SCHOOL SITES TODAY. MY 35 YEARS
OF EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, CIVIL
ENGINEER LANCE SEVERE FORMER
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND A
CURRENT PLANNING COMMISSIONER,
PROVIDE ME A SIGNIFICANT
UNDERSTANDING WITH LOCAL
ENTITLEMENT PROCESS AND AGENCY
STAFFING IMPACTS RESULTING FROM
HER BURDENS, IMPORTANT
PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS. PRIVATE
AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IS SUBJECT
TO A RIGOROUS LOCAL AGENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR WINNING, WHICH
INCLUDES SEQUA AND REGULATORY
COMPLIANCE, PUBLIC REVIEW AND
COMMENT. THE PROCESS INCLUDES
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT OF MITIGATION
MEASURES FOR ANY CONTAMINANTS
FOUND LOCAL AGENCIES HAVE A
REDUNDANT PROCESS THAT IS THAT
IF A PROJECT IS IDENTIFIED FOR
NICK DECK DURING CLEANING THE
MIDDLE CONDITIONS FOR GRADING
AND BUILDING PERMITS INCLUDE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
REPORTS THAT IDENTIFY ISSUES AND
REQUIRE MITIGATION MEASURES.
THIS RESULTS IN THE SAFE
REGULATORY COMPLIANT PROJECTS
THAT ADDRESS LOCAL COMMUNITY
CONCERNS. 22 14 CHANGES PROCESS
CONFLICT WITH LOCAL MUNICIPAL
CODES ANNOUNCED DUPLICATIVE HATE
LEVEL PERMITTING. WHICH HAS BEEN
SIGNED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT SITES
THAT ARE EXEMPTED FROM LOCAL
REVIEW. THESE REDUNDANT
REQUIREMENTS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED PROJECT COSTS AND
TIMELINES AND MAKE N ALREADY
DIFFICULT PROCESSING MORE
CHALLENGING AND FURTHER OVERLOAD
LUCAN AGENCY STATE AGENCY STAFF.
DID. THIS BILL WILL HAVE VERY
REAL REQUIREMENTS AND CURRENT
PCS DIY PROJECTS. FOR EXAMPLE,
THE BAY TECH MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL
SITE WHICH IS INITIATED AND
ENTITLEMENT PROCESS DEVELOP A
PERMANENT HOME FOR SCHOOL. THE
SCHOOL HAS MOVED MULTIPLE TIMES
IN 21 YEARS. SCHOOL POPULATION
IS 89% MINORITY UNDERSERVED IN
THEIR GRADUATION RATE IS 100.
THE PROJECT. ENTITLEMENT
INCLUDES SEQUENCE, ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSESSMENT AND SUCCESSFUL
REDEVELOPMENT WILL BRING AN
EXISTING FACILITY BACK TO LIFE
BENEFITING COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
STUDENTS, MAYBE 20 TO 14 AND
REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY,
2023 WILL CAUSE DELAY INCREASED
COSTS AND MAKE THE PROJECT AND
SIMILAR PROJECTS NEAR
IMPOSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO OPPORTUNITY
PRESENT, AND THAT WOULD BE HAPPY
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MISS HOOLAHAN.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO MR
WINEGAR. MR. WINEGAR, YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. WENGER. EXCUSE ME.
THANKS MADAM CHAIR JOHN WINGER
HERE FOR THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
OPPOSED TO 22 14. MR POLIAN
DESCRIBED A LOT OF THE
OPPOSITION. WE HAVE OUR
CHALLENGES WE HAVE WITH THIS
BILL, AND THIS IS SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR TO A BILL LAST YEAR, SO
I'LL BE PRETTY BRIEF. I THINK WE
CONTINUE TO DISAGREE WITH THE
CHARACTERIZATION THAT THIS PLACE
IS JUST THE SAME REQUIREMENTS ON
CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT IT DOES ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHILE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW
THESE REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE NOT
REQUIRED TO FOLLOW ANY OF THE
LOCAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE
TO FOLLOW AND SO PUTTING STATE
REQUIREMENTS ON TOP OF LOCAL
REQUIREMENTS IS NOT THE SAME
THING AS WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
HAVE TO GO THROUGH. AND WHILE WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CHALLENGES TO
DEVELOPING SCHOOL FACILITIES IN
AREAS OF THE STATE THAT HAVE
BEEN CONTAMINATED, WE DO BELIEVE
PROPER MITIGATION IS OCCURRING.
WE CERTAINLY DO NOT BELIEVE ANY
SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD SKIRT
EXISTING LAW AND FAILED TO
REMEDIATE TOXIC SITE. BUT WE
MUST ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT KIDS
LIVING IN THE SAME TOXIC
ENVIRONMENTS DESERVE A HIGH
QUALITY EDUCATION. WE HAVE BEEN
AND REMAIN WILLING TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION AROUND STRIKING AN
APPROPRIATE BALANCE. BUT FROM
OUR PERSPECTIVE, THIS BILL
PLACES SIGNIFICANT, IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGES TO
BUILDING ADEQUATE FACILITIES IN
THESE AREAS. AND SO WE MUST
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT
NOW WHERE WE WILL GO TO ANYONE
HERE IN ROOM 2200, WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE. MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 22 14, PLEASE. TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO A B 22 14
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND LINE 108.
YOU ARE OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR ERIC PRIMACK WITH THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT
CENTER. WE REMAIN IN FIRM
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL ON
BEHALF OF OUR SEVERAL 100 MEMBER
SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
FOR ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION
OKAY? AND WE DO HAVE ONE QUEUING
UP ONE MOMENT MATTER CHAIR.
LATER. EVERYBODY ELSE TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION FOR 20 TO 14 GOING
HIT 10 AS WELL. 9 82, YOU ARE
OPEN. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
JENNIFER. AFTER ALL RIGHT. I AM
SPEAKING AND OPPOSITION TO 22 14
AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
THE BAY AREA REGION OF SPECIFIC
CHARGES DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NOBODY ELSE IS QUEUED
UP AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MR MODERATOR WILL BRING IT
BACK HERE TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS,
SENATOR COBURG UM SO I DO HAVE.
I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE AUTHOR
AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS THAT THE OPPOSITION
RAISED WITH REGARDS TO THE
DOUBLE STANDARDS, THERE WOULD BE
BASICALLY DOUBLE STANDARDS
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE UM THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ARE SUBJECT
TO STATE LAW. AND THEN WE HAVE
THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS THAT ARE
SUBJECT TO LOCAL LAW AS FAR AS
CONSTRUCTION AND APPROVAL
PROCESS, WHICH ALSO HAS THEIR
OWN ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
AND SO FORTH. UM AND I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANT TO
BRING PURITY. BUT PURITY WOULD
MEAN THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
PUBLIC SCHOOL THIS YEAR WOULD BE
ALSO SUBJECT TO LOCAL IZED. IF
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE CHARTER
SCHOOLS SUBJECT TO STATE, SO
YOU'RE BRINGING CHARTER SCHOOLS
TO THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
BUT YOU'RE NOT BRINGING THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TO THE LEVEL OF
CHARTER SCHOOLS, SO THEY EACH
HAVE THEIR OWN REQUIREMENTS. BUT
I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO MAKE
THEM TO STATE, SO WILL YOU BE
REMOVING THE LOCAL REQUIREMENTS
? BECAUSE THAT'S DOUBLE
STANDARDS THAT YOU'RE HOLDING
THE CHAT CHARTER SCHOOLS? SO A
LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS BILL,
THIS IS I'M I'VE BEEN TO JOIN
AUTHOR TO THIS FULL ITERATION.
AND SO I'VE TAKEN OVER THIS
YEAR, BUT MR KANSEN SHE WAS
WORKING ON THIS BEFORE MYSELF AS
SOME OF THEM WERE, TOO. AH AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALEXEY. WE'RE
WORKING ON THIS AND NOW MYSELF
SAID MULTIYEAR APPROACH WITH THE
OPPOSITION IN THE IDEA OF
CHARITY HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY THE
GOAL THERE. AND SO AS WE HAVE
TRIED TO ADDRESS, UM CONCERNS
AND OPPOSITION WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT PARODY BEING IDENTICAL
VERSUS PARODY THAT GETS US TO
THE SINGLE AND YOU KNOW,
CERTAINLY MAYBE SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT. AND SO WE WERE AT
THIS BILL. NOW WE'RE IT'S
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT THE
SINGLE AT THE END OF THE DAY AND
BOTH BOTH, UH, STATE LEVEL THEY
WILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS STILL HAVE A
DEFENDANT HIGHER THRESHOLD AT
THE STATE LEVEL, THEN CHARTER
SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
WOULD HAVE UNDER THIS BILL. THEY
STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE
STATE ARCHITECTS DIVISION. THEY
STILL HAVE TO DO THE S P I. AND
SO THERE'S MULTIPLE PLANS THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE THAT WAY. FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT CHARTER
SCHOOLS AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL
NOT HAVE TO DO UNDER THIS BILL.
IN EXCHANGE HE HAS THERE IS A
LOCAL LEVEL AS WELL FOR THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT THEY HAVE
TO GO TO. THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM
THE STATES. BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY PARODY HAS BEEN ACHIEVED
IN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TRACKS.
WE'RE GONNA END UP IN IN THE
SAME SPOT HERE, AND I WOULD SAY
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, THAT'S AN
ISSUE THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS WANT
TO LOOK AT, ENCOURAGE THEM TO
LOOK AT A DIFFERENT OUT THERE
AND A DIFFERENT BILL, TOO. TALK
ABOUT THAT AS WELL. I DO FIND
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION A LITTLE
BIT DISINGENUOUS IN TOWNS
BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TRYINGTO
ACCOMMODATE THEM IN THE BAR GETS
MOVED ON ME AND HAS BEEN MOVED
ON ME MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE
YEARS, IF I AS I'VE BEEN AT THE
TABLE AND NEGOTIATING ON THIS
BILL ALONG THE WAY. AND I WOULD
POINT TO CUT A HAIR AND I WOULD
POINT TO FREMONT OF EXAMPLES OF
HOW THE SYSTEM IS FAILING RIGHT
NOW, AND WE NEED TO FIX IT. KIDS
TO SERVE HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
, AND THOSE KIDS ALSO DESERVED
TO BE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENTAL
SPACE OUT THERE AT THE END OF
THE DAY. I'VE BEEN WORKING IN
THE E G SPACE FOR YEARS. AH AND
I HAD A NUMBER OF BILLS THAT ARE
BIG LIVES, AND I ALWAYS WORK
WITH OPPOSITION TO GET TO
COMPROMISE AND OPEN TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH THE GROUPS HERE
THAT, UM I DON'T WANT THE BAR TO
KEEP ME MOVED ON THE S. I WORKED
WITH THEM. MHM. AND OH, SORRY.
YES, PLEASE. UM SO. AT THE END
OF THE DAY, THOUGH THEY WERE
STILL REQUIRED TO HAVE LOCAL, UM
MEET LOCAL CRITERIA. WHICH YOU
KNOW, HAVING WORKED AT THE LOCAL
, UM, JURISDICTION LEVEL. I KNOW
THAT THERE'S PRETTY. PRETTY HIGH
STANDARDS. UM AS FAR AS MEETING
THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS TO
BE ABLE TO BUILD. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I WANTED TO NOTE IS
THE FACT THAT IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT WHERE THERE
IS PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONCERNS. BUT THERE'S ALWAYS HAD
THEIR REQUIRED TO HAVE
MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS TO BE
ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT, UM,
OF THOSE OF THOSE CONCERNS AND
MY THAT'S WHAT MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT YOU
WILL BE, UM ABLE TO IF YOU'RE
FOLLOWING THE LOCAL PROTOCOL,
AND IF YOU FOLLOW THE LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS, UM
YOU CAN'T BUILD WITHOUT THE
MITIGATION OF THOSE
ENVIRONMENTAL ARE YOU ASKING MR
WINGER UESTION? SORRY. I JUST
MAKING A STATEMENT, I GUESS AND
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR
CONFIRMATION. IF YOU CAN CONFIRM
OR THE WITNESS CAN CONFIRM. I'M
JUST LOOKING FOR CONFIRMATION AS
THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. SO IT
IS A QUESTION QUESTION. SORRY,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ANSWER IT FIRST AND THEN? SURE,
I WOULD SAY THAT. PETA HATES AN
EXAMPLE. THE LOCAL LEVEL WAIVED
ALL THAT AND ALLOWED THEM TO UM
, MOVE FORWARD WITH BUILDING ON
A CONTAMINATED SITE WITH THAT
ALL THE MITIGATION THAT WE FEEL
IS REQUIRED, AND WE'VE HAD TO
SUE THE COMMUNITY LEVEL. THAT'S
BEEN A LAWSUIT THAT HAS FINALLY
BEEN ONE. UM IN THE COMMUNITY
WAS SO THAT THEY WERE RIGHT THAT
THE PROCESS WITH SHORT CHANGING
THE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
THERE AND THE CLEANUP WAS NOT
THE MITIGATION WAS NOT GOING TO
BE APPROPRIATE. UH AND SO THAT
TO ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL WE HAVE BEEN FEELING
THEM AND THEY WEREN'T GOING TO
BE MITIGATING AT THE LEVEL THAT
TOTALLY GOING TO BE NEEDED, BUT
IT WAS TAKEN CARE O AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL. WE HAVE TO SUE. WE
HAD TO SUIT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THE LOCAL LEVEL WAVED AND SAID
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF
THIS. THEY HELD THAT AUTHORITY
SET UP LOCAL LEVEL, BUT YOU
STILL HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BASICALLY HALT THE CONSTRUCTION
AND SAY THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND
HAVE YOU HAD RECORD BECAUSE I
HAD TO HAVE RECOURSE LAWSUIT.
LET ME SAY THIS. IN THESE LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES HAVING THE
RESOURCES TO STEP IN AND DO
THOSE LAWSUITS. USUALLY
IMPOSSIBLE, AND WE HAVE BUILT ON
CONTAMINATED SITES THAT ARE
PROBABLY MITIGATED AND THEN
BUILDINGS LIKE OUR LOCAL GYM AT
ONE OF MY PARKS JUST SUNK INTO
ITSELF THREE YEARS AGO BECAUSE
THE MITIGATION WAS NEVER DONE
PROPERLY BECAUSE AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL, THEY WAVE THAT STUFF.
IT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE ACTUALLY
HAVE THREE BUILDINGS LIKE THAT
IN MY DISTRICT OF MITIGATION NOT
BEING DONE AND START THINKING
THEM TO ITSELF. SO IT'S SCARY
RIGHT THAT WE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
YOU CANCER CONVINCE THE RULES
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE SEEING IT,
GENE THINGS UP PROPERLY, AND SO
WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE LEFT UP
TO THESE LAWSUITS. YOU KNOW TO
DO WHAT'S RIGHT THERE. THE
RESEARCHES ARE NOT ALWAYS THERE
. AND I'M SO APPRECIATIVE THAT
IN CUDAHY WE HAD THE RESOURCES,
BUT IT'S MY EXPERIENCE THAT
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FEW IN
BETWEEN THESE COMMUNITIES. THANK
YOU, UM I'M NOT SURE IF. I'M NOT
SURE IF THE CHAIR WOULD BE
COMFORTABLE TO HERE, I WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR A MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE. IF YOU WANT TO ASK A
QUESTION, ASK YOUR QUESTION. I'M
JUST GOING TO CURIOUS. HOW DO
YOU HOW DO YOU HOW DO YOU
EXPLAIN THE CONCERNS THAT UM NOT
THAT CONCERNS. I GUESS THE WELL
YES, THE CONCERN IS THAT THE
AUTHOR EXPRESSED WITH REGARDS
THAT, UM THESE MITIGATION UM
FACTORS WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF,
APPROPRIATELY AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL, AND HOW DO WE PROTECT OUR
FUTURE SCHOOLS? YEAH I CAN. I
CAN LET MISS HOOLAHAN ELABORATE,
AS WELL AS TO THE PROCESSES THAT
WE GO THROUGH ON THE LOCAL LEVEL
. I CAN'T SPEAK SPECIFICALLY TO
THAT PROJECT, BUT I THINK IN THE
RARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
MITIGATION DOESN'T HAPPEN.
LITIGATION. IS AN IS AN OPTION.
I THINK IF WE WERE TRYING TO
PLACE A BUNCH OF STATE LAWS TO
AVOID ALL LITIGATION ON ALL
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS WOULD HAVE
QUITE A FEW LAWS THAT WE THINK
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT. UH A LITTLE
LITTLE BIT OF TAKING A
SLEDGEHAMMER TO A ATTACK. I MEAN
, IT DID GET REMEDIATED. IT DID
GET ADDRESSED. UM, AND THIS BILL
IMPACTS A WIDE VARIETY OF
SCHOOLS THAT ARE DOING PROPER
MITIGATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
AND SO WE DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR
TO BE PLACING ALL THOSE
REQUIREMENTS ON THEM. I WOULD. I
WOULD ALSO TAKE A LITTLE ISSUE
WITH MOVING THE GOALPOST. WE'VE
BEEN PRETTY CLEAR ON OUR
POSITION FOR THE LAST THREE
YEARS. WHEN THIS BILL STARTED AS
A CANTON TO BILL, WE HAD NO
POSITION ON THE BILL. IT'S
CONSISTENTLY OR PERSISTENTLY
GOTTEN. WORSE AND WE HAVE HAD
MORE AND MORE ISSUES WITH THE
BILL. WE'VE ONLY RECEIVED ONE
OUTREACH FROM THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICE. AND THAT WAS PRIOR TO
THE BILL GOING INTO PRINT
HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM SINCE,
AND SO, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE
ALWAYS HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND
STRIKE AN APPROPRIATE BALANCE
AND FIGURE OUT. IF THERE ARE ANY
GAPS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. WE CAN
HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. BUT THIS
IS MUCH BROADER THAN THAT. BUT
MISS HELEN SHE DOES THIS FOR A
LIVING. I THINK SHE CAN PROBABLY
SPEAK TO WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL AND OBVIOUSLY
, SEQUEL HAD SOME PROTECTIONS
HERE, TOO. SO UNLESS YOUR
QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED,
WE'LL GIVE MISS WILLIAMSON AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE LOCAL
PROCESSES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT
THERE'S PRETTY RIGOROUS AND
ACTUALLY HONESTLY QUITE
SURPRISED THAT A PROJECT WENT
THROUGH. UM AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS, NOT
BEING MITIGATED. I'M ACTUALLY
APPALLED THAT THAT ACTUALLY WAS
ABLE TO HAPPEN. I'M NOT SURE HOW
THAT COULD HAVE UM, MOVE FORWARD
. UM AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT IF
IT'S FROM THE LACK OF LEADERSHIP
A LOCALLY OR INAPPROPRIATE TYPE
OF LEADERSHIP AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
, BUT THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER
HAVE OCCURRED. SO MISS HOOLAHAN
IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE, IF YOU
WANT TO GIVE A ONE MINUTE
ANSWER, THAT WOULD BE FINE.
HAPPY TO AND I THINK SOMETHING
TO UNDERSTAND AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
IS IN. I TRY TO SPEAK TO IT IN
MY PRESENTATION IS THERE ARE A
NUMBER OF REDUNDANCY ELEMENTS.
IF SOMETHING DOES GET THROUGH
THE PLANNING ELEMENT IN HIS
IDENTIFIED AS A BIG DECK RATHER
THAN A MITIGATED NICK DECK. IT'S
GOING TO GET PICKED UP IN THE
GRADING PERMIT OR BUILDING
PERMIT PROCESS AND I DON'T KNOW
ALL THE DETAILS OF CUTTING HAY,
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS DID
IDENTIFY ISSUES AND MITIGATION
PLAN. WHAT THERE ARE NOT
FOLLOWED THE AND GOT CAUGHT FOR
A MITIGATED NICK DECK VERSUS A
DECK THAT THAT IS, I THINK THE
QUESTION UM, BUT LOCAL LEVEL
DOES. ALSO NOT JUST DEPEND ON
THE SAME STUDIES DONE BY
CONSULTANTS THAT THE STATE
PROCESS DOES. BUT IT ALSO BRINGS
IN THE ELEMENT OF THE LOCAL
EXPERIENCE SO CITY STAFF BRINGS
UP THAT YOU DO HAVE THESE ISSUES
THAT ALSO NEED TO BE ADDRESSED,
AND THAT IS ONE OF THE HUGE
BENEFITS OF LOCALLY ONE MINUTE
THEY ARE EXTREMELY FAMILIAR.
GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
OKAY? SARATOGA DO YOU HAVE ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OF THE AUTHOR?
NO QUESTIONS. JUST A FINAL
STATEMENT. I HAVE A I DO HAVE A
CONCERN ABOUT I WON'T BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, AND THE
REASON BEING IS THAT I DO
BELIEVE THAT THERE WE ALREADY
HAVE, UM DIFFERENT STANDARDS ARE
STANDARDS IN BY WHICH CHARTER
SCHOOLS HAVE TO BUILD BY, UM I'M
NOT SURE HOPING THAT THOSE
SCHOOLS THAT DID NOT WENT
THROUGH WITHOUT THE PROPER
MITIGATIONS. I'M HOPING THAT
THERE ARE OUTLIERS. I REALLY,
REALLY DO. BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
VERY STRICT LOCAL CONTROL. I
MEAN, IT'S VERY HARD TO BUILD IN
CALIFORNIA. FIRST OF ALL,
ANYTHING IS VERY DIFFICULT TO
BUILD. UM BUT WE DO HAVE PRETTY
STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS LOCALLY
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SO FORTH
BECAUSE THE STANDARDS ARE PRETTY
MUCH THE SAME EVERYWHERE TO BE
ABLE TO BUILD. AND TO HOLD OUR
LOCAL CHARTER SCHOOLS AT THIS,
YOU KNOW, WITH ANOTHER LAYER.
AND WHILE NOT HOLDING THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, I MEAN, I CAN SEE IF
YOU IF THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT
WOULD PUT BOTH OF THEM AT THE
SAME LEVEL. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE
ONE, ESPECIALLY WITH CHARTER
SCHOOLS THAT DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
FUNDING BEING ALLOCATED TOWARDS
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. YOU KNOW,
THERE WERE THERE WERE AT A
DISADVANTAGE WHEN IT COMES TO
THE FACILITIES OVER. I KNOW AT
OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE
HAVE UH, BOTH PUBLIC CHARTER
SCHOOLS, AND WE ALSO HAVE A
PRIVATE CHARTER SCHOOL IN THERE,
AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR
THEM TO FIND FACILITIES FOR THEM
TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR
STUDENTS, SO I DON'T WANT TO ADD
ANOTHER LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY FOR
THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. AND
I'M GOING TO IN GOOD FAITH. UM,
YOU KNOW, TRUST THAT AND THIS IS
A QUALITY ANYBODY LOCALLY TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY FOLLOW THE
ENVIRONMNTAL UM, PROCEDURES
THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO BUILD
LOCALLY. AND UM AND BE ETHICAL
ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE
THE SAME PROCESSES IN ORDER T
DO THAT. SO AT THIS TIME, I
WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT YOUR
BILL. BUT I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THE MERITS AND I
UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS. UM THAT
THAT WE HAVE THERE, BUT I THINK
THAT IN ITSELF BECAUSE WE DO
HAVE THE PROBLEM LIES ON LOCAL
LEADERSHIP AND THEIR LACK OF
WHATEVER IT WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T
FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE RIGHT
PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO MITIGATE
THE ISSUES THE AMOUNT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND NOT
THAT LOCALLY IS A PROBLEM. THANK
YOU, SENATOR, SENATOR PAN. THANK
YOU AND APPRECIATE THE
DISCUSSION. I WOULD MAKE NOTE
THAT, UH, THAT THE SPONSORED THE
BILL IS ACTUALLY BECAUSE WE'RE
UNDER EDUCATION COMMITTEE, SO WE
ALWAYS KNOW THE BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN THE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND
ETCETERA, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE
BAY AREA QUALITY. MANAGEMENT
DISTRICT. SO, UM, A AS HE
USUALLY IS NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF
EDUCATION. DISPUTES, BUT.
ACTUALLY IS ABOUT ENVIRONMENT
BUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND
OBVIOUSLY I THINK I KNOW THAT
BOTH CHARTER SCHOOLS AND AS WELL
AS OUR YOU KNOW, OUR AGRICULTURE
, ADDITIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
TEACHERS, OTHER OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS ALL CARE ABOUT THEN
THE ENVIRONMENT WITH OUR
CHILDREN LEARNED, SO IT'S OF
COURSE. UM SO I JUST I DO WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT, UM SO I GUESS
THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, IS THAT
UM. THERE. WE HAVE A PROCESS FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, RIGHT? IT'S
THROUGH THE STATE. UM, AND IN
FACT, MAYBE JUST CLARIFY SO IF
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL GOES THROUGH
THE STATE PROCESS, AND IT'S BEEN
POINTED OUT THAT YOU KNOW WE
WANT PARODY. PERHAPS YOU KNOW,
YOU KNOW THE CHURCH SCHOOLS
SAYING WELL, WE HAVE TO PROCESS
WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH, BUT AT
LEAST FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SO
BASICALLY THIS SO ANOTHER. IT'S
NOT TO CLARIFY. SO THEY GO
THROUGH THE THAT STATE PROCESS
THEY DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY LOCAL
APPROVAL IS THAT IS THAT THE? IS
THAT THE IMPLICATION OR ARE YOU
OKAY IF I DEFER THAT QUESTION TO
MR YES, SURE. YEAH. ARE BECAUSE
THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT STILL HAS A
SAY AND WHERE SCHOOLS GET PLACED
AND SO FORTH. THANK YOU, SENATOR
. SO SO ALL ACKNOWLEDGE ITS
START THAT THAT I AM NOT AN
EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS. I
APPRECIATE YOU ACKNOWLEDGING
THAT, BUT IF I COULD JUST IF I
COULD JUST GIVE YOU A QUICK
STORY ABOUT THE GENESIS OF THIS
BILL, I THINK IT CLEARS UP A LOT
OF THINGS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
SAYING THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS AND
PRIVATE SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE
PROCESSES THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO GO TO. I'M NOT MAKING A
JUDGMENT THAT THEY HAVE OR
HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THESE
PROCESSES. BUT I WHAT I WANT TO
SHOW YOU IS WHERE THE WHOLE IN
THIS PROCESS IS THAT WE'RE
TRYING TO FIX AND SO THE REASON
THE BAY AREA DISTRICT SPONSORED
THIS BILL WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CANCER AND CHOOSE SEVERAL YEARS
AGO, WE HAD A PRIVATE SCHOOL. UM
COMPANY OR BUSINESS THAT WANTED
TO EXPAND THEIR PRIVATE SCHOOL
NETWORK. AND SO THEY ENDED UP
PURCHASING LAND FROM AN
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY IN FREMONT.
AND SO THIS IS A FACILITY THAT
HAD SPARE LAND. THEY SOLD OFF A
COUPLE ACRES TO THIS PRIVATE
SCHOOL. THE PRIVATE SCHOOL WENT
TO THEIR LOCAL PLANNING
DEPARTMENT AND SAID, WE WOULD
LIKE TO BUILD A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT
THEY CAN SPEAK TO THEIR SECRET
PROCESS IF THEY EVER WANT TO.
BUT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT
RANDOM THROUGH SEQUEL, THE
SEQUEL PROCESS AND SAID, GO
AHEAD AND BUILD YOUR SCHOOL. UM
THE THEY BUILT THEIR PRIVATE
SCHOOL AND ON THE FIRST DAY OF
SCHOOL, THE PARENTS SHOWED UP
WITH THEIR KIDS. AND THEY
REALIZED THAT RIGHT AT THE FENCE
LINE WAS A CONCRETE PLANT.
LANDSCAPE LANDSCAPE YARD DIESEL
TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT
CONCRETE BEING PRODUCED AND THE
PARENTS RIGHTLY WONDERED HOW
THAT SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO BE
BUILT, AND NO ONE SAID ANYTHING.
AND SO THEY SHOWED UP AT OUR AIR
DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS FOR
SEVERAL MONTHS AND DEMANDED THAT
THE DISTRICT SHUT DOWN THIS
FACILITY THAT IT HAD A PERMIT
WITH THE AIR DISTRICT FOR IT
WASN'T GOOD STANDING FOR
DECADES. AND SO WE DID SOME
RESEARCH AND YOU KNOW, BECAUSE
WE WANTED TO KNOW HOW THIS HOW
THIS CAME ABOUT AND WHAT WE WHAT
WE FOUND OUT IS THAT PRIVATE
SCHOOLS AND IN SOME CHARTER
SCHOOL WHEN YOU'RE A PUBLIC
SCHOOL, AND YOU WANT TO PURCHASE
A SITE OR BUILD A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO DO
AS PART OF YOUR SECRET PROCESS,
WHICH IS VERY RARE IN SEQUA IS
THAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK OUTSIDE OF
THE PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO
BUILD AND YOU HAVE TO, AND YOU
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ARE THERE ANY
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OUTSIDE OF
THE SITE THAT COULD AFFECT THIS
PROJECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE?
THAT'S GOING TO BE BUILT
NORMALLY IN SEQUEL, WHEN YOU
BUILD SOMETHING YOU WANT TO LOOK
AT THE EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT. WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
YOU HAVE TO DO A QUICK LOOK AT
WHAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE THAT
SITE. AND COULD IT AFFECT THE
STUDENTS OR EMPLOYEES AT THAT
SCHOOL, AND SO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
HAVE TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL AIR
QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT. TO
FIND OUT. ARE THERE ANY
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES WITHIN A
QUARTER MILE? ANY MAJOR FREEWAYS
ANY HAZARDOUS EMISSIONS THEY
HAVE TO CONTACT, BELIEVE DTSC
AND ASKED THE SAME QUESTIONS
ABOUT HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
PIPELINES, HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES
AND THOSE AND THOSE REQUIREMENTS
DON'T AUTOMATICALLY APPLY TO
PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND IN SOME
CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND SO THE
ENTIRE GENESIS OF THIS BILL WAS
TO TRY TO WAS TO TRY TO, UM,
CHANGE THAT SEQUEL PROCESS SO
THAT SCHOOL DEVELOPMENTS WOULD
HAVE TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AS
PART OF THEIR AS PART OF THEIR
LAND USE, AND WE FEEL THAT IF
YOU ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, AND YOU
GET AN ANSWER THAT, UM THAT IS
pTHAT ANSWER IN THAT DECISION
MAKING PROCESS GOING FORWARD.
YOU'RE BETTER ABLE TO LOOK AT
WHAT THE MITIGATIONS COULD OR
SHOULD BE AT THAT SITE. UM AND
SO IT'S SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE
HOPING NOT TO TAKE AWAY THE LAND
USE AUTHORITY, BUT WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A BETTER
DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND THEY
CAN, YOU KNOW, LEARN ABOUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF THAT
SCHOOL BOUNDARY AND USE IT TO
DESIGN A SAFER SCHOOL FOR
STUDENTS IN THE EMPLOYEES. THANK
YOU APPRECIATE THAT ANSWER. I
MEAN, I CAN IMAGINE AND AGAIN,
I'M AND I DON'T CLAIM TO BE AN
EXPERT IN A SECRET PROCESS, BUT
IF SOMEONE BAD A PIECE OF LAND
IN MELVIN DUST REAL SITE, RIGHT
AND THEN SAID THEY WERE GOING TO
BUILD. SCHOOL WHATEVER.
HOPEFULLY THEY'RE BEING STRAIGHT
FORWARD TO GOING TO BUILD THE
SCHOOL, AND THEY SEND A NOTICE
TO ESSENTIALLY ALL THE
NEIGHBORS, RIGHT. SO IF I GOTTEN
NOTICES FOR PROPERTY LIKE
SOMEONE'S GONNA BUILD SOMETHING
AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF
INDUSTRIAL FOLKS THEY'RE
PROBABLY LIKE. YOU KNOW, AND
THAT'S SOMEONE'S REALLY PAYING
ATTENTION. LIKE OKAY, NOT A BIG
DEAL, BUT THEY'RE NOT THINKING
ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT GETTING WIDER
NOTICE THAT YOU TALKED ABOUT AND
TO ME THAT THAT YOU KNOW, THAT
ISN'T A MAJOR CONCERN THAT THE
LOCAL PROCESS WE HAVE A LUMINARY
CALLED LOOPHOLE GAP RIGHT THAT
NEEDS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. UM
YEAH. I CERTAINLY HEAR THE
OPPOSITION. THEY'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT DUPLICATION AND MAYBE WE
CAN TRY TO LOOK AT ELIMINATING
SOME OF THE DUPLICATION,
PARTICULARLY PERHAPS, AND AGAIN
BECAUSE THEIR SCHOOLS AND
CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS ARE PUBLICLY FUNDED. AH
YOU KNOW, I DO FAVOR WHAT
SUGGESTED BY THE AUTHOR, WHERE
THEY SHOULD PERHAPS THE STATE
PROCESS AND THEN WE SHOULD
PERHAPS FIND WAYS TO REMOVE THE
DUPLICATION, THE LOCAL GOODS AND
OTHERS. NORTH OF THE GET
APPROVAL. YOU KNOW, ONE SEQUENCE
THAT DOUBLE RIGHT? SO, BUT YOU
DO THE STATE ONE AND THEN THAT
MEANS THAT THAT CAN SUBSTITUTE
FOR THE LOCAL OR WHATEVER. SO
MAYBE WE CAN TRY. MAYBE
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN EXPLORE AND I
KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR MANY YEARS. TONY GARCIA
MAYBE CAN ADDRESS THAT. UM YOU
KNOW AUSTRALIANS THINK IT'S THE
WAY WE CAN MITIGATE SOME OF THE
LOCAL REQUIREMENTS THAT SEEM TO
BE DUPLICATIVE OF THE STATE
REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE I AM
CONCERNED THAT WHAT HAPPENS IS
THAT YOU KNOW, I KNOW LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CERTAINLY TRY TO DO
YOU KNOW THEY'RE THEY'RE TRYING
TO DO THE RIGHT THING. BUT THEY
JUST CAN'T IMAGINE THAT WHAT
HAPPENS IS BECAUSE THE USUAL
PROCESS FOR SCHOOLS IS THAT THEY
HAVE TO MEET STATEWIDE
STANDARDS, RIGHT? THERE'S
PROBLEM, PERHAPS NOT AS MUCH
EXPERIENCE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
BECAUSE IT'S CAVALRY TAKEN CARE
OF FOR THEM, AND THEN SO WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN THEY GET AN
APPLICATION FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL
CHARTER SCHOOL OR WHATEVER THEY
MAY NOT BE THINKING ABOUT THINGS
AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE THINKING
ABOUT OTHER PRICE OF PROJECTS.
AND OBVIOUSLY THEY CARE ABOUT
THE KIDS. BUT SOMETIMES YOU
KNOW, THE NORMAL PROCESSES
AREN'T THE ONES THAT ARE
ACTUALLY DESIGNED FOR SCHOOLS,
RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THE STATEWIDE
SCHOOL PROCESSES AND SO WE
SHOULD PROBABLY TRY TO FIGURE
OUT HOW DO WE EMPLOYEE OF
PROCESSES DESIGNED FOR SCHOOL,
CITING TO ASSURE THE SAFETY AND
SO FORTH? AND THEN FIGURE OUT
WHAT WE CAN DO TO REMOVE THE
DUPLICATIVE PARTS OF WHILE
STILL, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE
YOU KNOW THAT THE WE STILL WANT
LOCAL TROLL, BUT THAT SAME TIME
THE SAME WAY THAT BY THE WAY,
WHEN YOU CITE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW, I KNOW
LOCALITIES HAVE SOME SAY AS WELL
IN TERMS OF ZONING AND WHERE
THEY CAN LOCATE THEIR SCHOOLS AS
WELL. SO PERHAPS YOU CAN ADDRESS
SOME OF THOSE ISSUES IN YOUR
CLOSE, UH, BUT CERTAINLY WHY
THEY CONTINUE TO ALLOW YOU TO
WORK ON THIS MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
PAN SENATE REQUIRE OKAY, VERY
GOOD BEFORE I ASK YOU TO CLOSE
SOME OF THE MOMENT. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. I THINK THAT
SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK THAT WHEN
THERE WAS A BILL THAT ADDRESSES
A CHARTER SCHOOL ISSUE THAT IT
NOW IS ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU
KNOW, PUBLIC SCHOOL CHARTER
SCHOOL HEAD TO HEAD BUTTON EACH
OTHER, AND IT'S REALLY NOT THAT
IN MY ESTIMATION AT ALL, AND I
ALSO THINK IT'S A LITTLE
DISINGENUOUS TO SAY THAT THE
REMEDY FOLKS HAVE IS A LAWSUIT.
I REPRESENT AN AREA WHERE THERE
ARE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES THAT
ABSOLUTELY CANNOT AFFORD TO FILE
A LAWSUIT FOR ANY NUMBER OF
THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO THEM
ENVIRONMENTALLY. SO RATHER THAN
FILING A LAWSUIT, WOULDN'T IT BE
BETTER IF WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE
TO HEAD OFF THOSE PROBLEMS? SO,
UH, I THINK YOU FOR BRINGING THE
BILL FORWARD. AND I KNOW THAT
YOU WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU
ALWAYS DO, WHICH IS WORK
DILIGENTLY AND TRY TO GET TO A
PLACE WHERE EVERYBODY IS A
LITTLE HAPPY AND A LITTLE
UNHAPPY WITH THAT, PLEASE CLOSE.
THANK YOU. YES, UH THE PHONES
WORK BOTH WAYS AND SO ENCOURAGED
THE OPPOSITION TO COME AND REACH
OUT TO MY TEAM, AND WE'LL KEEP
TRYING TO WORK WITH THEM. THE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE AMENDMENTS
ARE ACTUALLY NOT AS STRINGENT AS
WELL. PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST DO
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE TO HAVE
THEIR STRUCTURAL PLANS TO
PROVIDE THE DIVISION OF STATE
ARCHITECTURE. BUT THE AMENDMENTS
DO NOT REQUIRE PRIVATE SCHOOLS
TO DO THAT. AND INSTEAD CREATE A
DIFFERENT PROCESS THAT GETS US
TO THE SAME SPOT AT THE END OF
THE DAY. I WILL SAY THAT AT THE
END OF THE DAY I COULD HAVE A
LOT OF THINGS AND I WAS A
CLASSROOM TEACHER FOR 13 YEARS.
UM AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT I
CLEAN, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IS
FOR THE STUDENTS WHO WILL TO
THRIVE. AND THE CONCEPT THAT IN
THESE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES WE
HAVE TO MAKE SACRIFICES AND TAKE
SHORTCUTS BECAUSE WE NEED TO
BUILD A SITE THAT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE TO ME AND I WANT TO KEEP
STUDENTS SAFE. I WANT TO KEEP
STUFF SAFE. AND I WANT TO KEEP
TOXICS OUT OF THAT LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT OUT THERE AND WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES BOTH
IN FREMONT AND IN CUTTING HAY OF
LOOPHOLE, A LOOPHOLE THAT NEEDS
TO BE CLOSED AND THAT'S WHAT I
AM TWO AND AM ATTEMPTING TO DO
AND WHETHER THEY ARE THE NORM OR
THE OUTLIERS. ONE SCHOOL IS ONE
SCHOOL TOO MANY, BECAUSE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HUNDREDS OF KIDS
OUT THERE THAT ARE GOING TO BE
LIVING WITH GENERATIONAL HEALTH
EFFECTS FROM SOMEBODY'S TOXICS
OUT THERE. AND SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. THAT
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
MCGUIRE, MADAM ASSISTANT, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FILE ITEM SIX A B
22 14. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LEVER LEVER, I CHILL BOOK.
KOBACH NOTE. CORTESI DELI,
GLASER MCGUIRE. PAN MCGUIRE. I
CAN AND I THANK YOU. I WILL KEEP
THAT BILL ON CALL FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. ASSEMBLYWOMAN YOU HAVE
FILED ITEMS 7 24 64 PRESENT WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. I'M
LUCKY TO MYSELF BECAUSE I
THOUGHT I WAS THEN. OH WE'RE NOT
GONNA LET YOU OFF THAT EASY. UM
MAYBE 24 64 WOULD REQUIRE CAL
STATE UNIVERSITY TO GRANT AN
EMPLOYEE BELIEVABLE SINS WOULD
PAY FOR ONE SEMESTER OF AN
ACADEMIC YOUR FOLLOWING THE
BIRTH OF A CHILD OF THE EMPLOYEE
OR THE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD WITH
AN EMPLOYEE IN CONNECTION WITH
THE ADOPTION OF ADOPTION OR
FOSTER CARE OF THE CHILD BY THE
EMPLOYEE. CAL STATE UNIVERSITIES
. PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY OF 30
DAYS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED TO
REFLECT TO THESE REALITIES
FACING THE SYSTEMS 29,000
COACHES COUNSELING LIBRARIAN.
AND INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY HORSE
STARTING OR EXPANDING THEIR
FAMILIES OUT THERE WITH ME TODAY
IT IS TESTIFY. IN PERSON IS
MEGHAN O. DONNELL A LECTURE OF
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY AND
MEMBERS OF A STATEWIDE
BARGAINING TEAM. TESTIFYING
REMOTELY IS AND LUNA OR IN THE
AIR DME A PH. D N. C. F A
CAPITAL, CHAPTER VICE PRESIDENT
. I HAVE MORE COMMENTS, BUT I'M
GONNA LET MY WITNESSES FILL IN
AND I COULD ANSWER QUESTIONS.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY THIS. IT'S
UNREALISTIC FOR PARENTS WILL SEE
WOMEN MOMS THEY HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT. UH HOW DO I HAVE A BABY
DURING THE SUMMER OR HOW DO I
HAVE ENOUGH VACATION TIME AND
FIGURE IT OUT SO I CAN HAVE A
BABY AND I WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
NOT HAVE TO MAKE THOSE HARD
CHOICES AND HALF BOTH THE
EDUCATION AND THE PATHWAY AS AN
EDUCATOR, TO BE IN A CLASSROOM
IN THE STUFF THAT WE LOVE. AH
BUT ALSO BE ABLE TO HAVE A
FAMILY. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR ENABLE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. AND I
THINK DID YOU SAY MISS O'DONNELL
IS IN PERSON? WE HAD VERY GOOD.
MISS LUNA IS ALSO ON THE PHONE.
SO LET'S GO TO MS O'DONNELL. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR, LEVA AND MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS MEGHAN O DONNELL, AND I'M, A
FACULTY MEMBER AT CAL STATE
MONTEREY BAY, AS WELL AS THE
PALESTINIAN FACULTY ASSOCIATION
STATEWIDE ASSOCIATES PRESIDENT
AND A MEMBER OF OUR CF, A
BARGAINING TEAM. I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE SOFA AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 24 64 IS A PROUD
SPONSOR OF THIS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA
FOR BEING AN AUTHOR. SO MAYBE
ASKING. WHY DO WE NEED THIS?
BILL WHY NOT WORK TO EXPAND
PARENTAL LEAVE THROUGH
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING INSTEAD?
THE ADEQUATE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
SHOULD NOT JUST BE A PRECOR
BENEFIT THAT COMES FROM A
BENEVOLENT EMPLOYER. THIS IS A
PUBLIC POLICY ISSUE. THIS IS AN
EQUAL RIGHTS ISSUE, AND THIS IS
AN ISSUE OF FAIRNESS, EQUITY AND
INCLUSION. WE KNOW FROM DATA
ACROSS THE NATION, INCLUDING
HERE IN CALIFORNIA THAT
INADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR WORKING
PARENTS, INCLUDING A LACK OF
PARENTAL LEAVE IS A DRIVING
FORCE IN WOMEN LEAVING THE
WORKPLACE. WE ALSO KNOW THAT
INADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
HAD A LONG TERM DISPARATE IMPACT
ON WORKING MOTHERS RELATED TO
THEIR PAY. PROMOTION AND
PENSIONS. AMONGST FACULTY IN
THIS ISSUE. WE CALL THIS THE
MOMMY TACT. IN REALITY. IT'S
SYSTEMIC INEQUALITY, AND IT
REFLECTS THE LONG HISTORY OF
SEXISM IN OUR SOCIETY THAT
PENALIZES WOMEN PROFESSIONALLY
WHEN THEY GET BIRTH OR ADOPTED
CHILD. ISSUES RELATED TO TITLE
NINE. IT IS CRITICAL OF THE
GOVERNMENT NOT LEAVE PARENTAL
LEAVE, WHICH HAS SUCH WEIGHTY
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EQUITY AND
INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN THE CSU TO
THE HANDS OF AN EMPLOYER WHO HAS
PROVEN REPEATEDLY THAT THEY ARE
NOT UP TO THE TASK. WE'RE STILL
THEIR ACTIONS DEMONSTRATE A LACK
OF CARE AND A LACK OF
SERIOUSNESS. I CAN TELL YOU
FIRSTHAND FROM MY EXPERIENCES AT
THE BARGAINING TABLE WITH THE CH
YOU. NOT ONLY WERE THEY DIS
INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US
EARNESTLY ON PARENTAL LEAVE,
THEY REFUSED TO DEVELOP A SINGLE
COUNTERPROPOSAL ON THE ISSUE
DURING MORE THAN A YEAR AND A
HALF MARKETING THEY NEVER
CLAIMED COSTS WAS AN OBSTACLE.
IN FACT, THEY NEVER SHARED ANY
DATA RELATED TO THE USE OF
PARENTAL LEAVE IN THE CSG TODAY
AT ALL WHEN PRESSED TO JUSTIFY
THEIR REFUSAL TO ENGAGE WITH US
IN GOOD FAITH ON THIS ISSUE
THERE, CHIEF NEGOTIATOR SAID,
QUOTE WE ARE IN THE HABIT OF
PAYING PEOPLE NOT TO WORK AND
QUOTE. TO FRAME PARENTAL LEAVE
LIKE THAT IS AN OUTRAGE. TWO
MINUTES LEGISLATURE HAS THE
POWER TO MODEL THE KIND OF MORAL
LEADERSHIP MISSING IN THE CSU.
THIS GOES TO THE HEART OF WHO WE
ARE AS A STATE AND THE VALUES WE
ESPOUSE AROUND JUSTICE AND
FAIRNESS. AND AT THIS CRITICAL
MOMENT IN A POST ROE AMERICA
WHEN THOSE OF US WHO ARE FEMALE
BODY NO LONGER HAVE ANY
CONFLICTS WRAP UP OVER TIME. IT
IS IMPERATIVE THAT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA WE CONTINUE TO
CHAMPION THIS RIGHT TO CHOICE
AND THAT WE NOT BE PUNISHED.
WHEN WE MAKE THAT CHOICE TO HAVE
A CHILD. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR I VOTE ON THIS CRITICAL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THANK YOU.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO MISS LUNA. MISS LUNA. YOU
HAVE, UM THE PREVIOUS WITNESS
TOOK UP SOME OF YOUR TIME. SO
YOU HAVE ABOUT A LITTLE LESS
THAN A MINUTE AND A HALF. PLEASE
PROCEED. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ANNE LINDBERGH ORDINAIRE,
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT
SACRAMENTO STATE. I HAVE THE
NOUR AS SERVING AS A TRY CHAIR
FOR THE CALIFORNIA EFFECTIVE
ASSOCIATIONS WOMEN'S CAUCUS, AND
I'M SPEAKING IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF A B 24 64. PROVIDING FOR
ADEQUATE PAID PARENTAL. THE 80
24 64 WOULD CREATE GREATER
EQUITY FOR BIRTHING AND
CAREGIVING FACULTY. THIS IS A
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE, WHICH
AFFECTS BIRTHING PARENTS AND
PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. IN MOST CASES, IT IS A
BIRTHING PARENT WHO TAKES
PARENTAL LEAVE AS A CURRENT
POLICY DOESN'T COVER A WHOLE
SEMESTER. FACULTY ARE STUCK
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.
THEY MUST EITHER GET COVERAGE
FOR A PORTION OF THEIR CLASSES
DURING THEIR LEAVE. WHICH COULD
DISRUPT THEIR CLASS AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEIR COURSE
EVALUATION OR THE ALTERNATIVE IS
TO TAKE OFF THIS SEMESTER AND
USE ACCRUED SICK LEAVE AND
LIKELY HAVE TO GO WITHOUT PAY
FOR PART OF THE SEMESTER. THIS
IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE OF
FAIRNESS. WHEN FACULTY RETIRE,
THEY'RE CRITICALLY CAPITAL JUST
DAYS OF SERVICE AND RAISES THE
FINAL PAY SCALE UPON RETIREMENT.
WHEN PARENTS USE PAID SICK LEAVE
TO HELP COVER SEMESTER PARENTAL
LEAVE, THEY'RE LOWERING THEIR
RETIREMENT PAY. WHEN I DECIDED
TO HAVE MY BABY I'VE BEEN
STRESSING ABOUT IT. SINCE I
FOUND OUT ABOUT OUR LATE POLICY.
I WAS TRYING TO TIE MY DELIVERY
SYSTEM MAXIMIZED BY TIME OFF TO
SPEND WITH MY BABY HAD UNDERGONE
ACUPUNCTURE FERTILITY TREATMENT
FOR HALF A YEAR WHEN I
EXPERIENCED A MISCARRIAGE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SEMESTER. I DIDN'T
TAKE OFF ANYTIME AFTERWARDS, AND
AT THAT POINT, MY DOCTOR
SUGGESTED I MIGHT NEED TO TAKE
MEDICAL LEAVE OR EVEN LOOK FOR A
NEW JOB. IF I WANTED TO HAVE A
BABY. I CONTINUE WITH THE
TREATMENTS, AND FIVE MONTHS
LATER, I WAS ABLE TO SUSTAIN A
PREGNANCY DURING THE SHELTER IN
PLACE ORDER. WE'RE STILL
INCREDIBLY STRESSED BECAUSE
THERE'S NO WAY I COULD TAKE A
SEMESTER OFF WITHOUT HAVING TO
GO WITHOUT PAY. THANKFULLY EVER
SINCE BIRTH IN 2020 DIDN'T
REQUIRE ANY MEDICAL
INTERVENTION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY
THE TIMING OF THE BIRTH WAS SUCH
THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO USE PAID
SICK LEAVE TO COVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE SEMESTER. ALSO
HAD A LOT OF CHALLENGES WITH
BREASTFEEDING AND THEIR ABILITY
TO MAINTAIN THEIR WEIGHT. MY
PARTNER HAD TO RETURN TO WORK A
WEEK AFTER I GAVE BIRTH BECAUSE
OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO
AFFORD ME TAKING OFF THIS
SEMESTER. SO I WAS ALONE AT HOME
STRUGGLING WITH FEEDING OUR
NEWBORN. THANK YOU. PLEASE
PLEASE WRAP UP. YES, YES. SO THE
FIRST THREE MONTHS AFTER THE
HARDEST OF MY LIFE, WRAPPED UP
YOUR OVERTIME AND FACING
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, AND I REALLY
THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
SUPPORT BIRTHING PARENTS FIND
SUPPORT TO THANK YOU, MA'AM.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ANYONE
HERE IN SUPPORT IN ROOM 2200.
ALRIGHT SEEING NO ONE. MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU CAN PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO IS IN
SUPPORT OF A B 24 64 ON THE
PHONE LINES. CERTAINLY AND AT
THIS POINT YOU WANT TO PRESS
1010. SWITCHED. MY MAMA TIER
WILL GO FIRST TO LYON, 74. SHE
REMEMBERS ISABELLA ORQUERA ON
BEHALF OF THE CHOICE, CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. FEW MORE WITH THE OPERATORS
FOR ME JUST A MOMENT HERE. FIND
1 11. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, RON WRAPS BECAME ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION. WE'RE PROUD
SPONSORS OF BABY 24 64
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THERE. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. PLANE ONE OR
SIX. MY NAME IS ALMA FLORES AND
I'M, A FACULTY MEMBER AT
SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY. AND
I STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 2464.
THANK YOU. AGAIN. IT'S 10. WE
HAVE BLIND 89. HELLO MY NAME IS
DR NICK ANY AND I'M, A PROFESSOR
OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AT CAL
STATE FULLERTON AND A PROUD
ADOPTIVE FOSTER AND BIRTH PARENT
OF THREE AWESOME KIDS. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS MUCH
NEEDED LEGISLATION. AND
CURRENTLY THEN FURTHER IN CUBA.
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MODERATOR WE'RE NOW GOING TO
MOVE ON TO LEAD OPPOSITION. CHEN
CHASE FROM THE CSU IS HERE IN
PERSON. WE WILL THEN GO TO THE
COMMON LINE. COURTNEY HA SHAH
FOR TESTIMONY AS WELL. MR BHATIA
OF TWO MINUTES. WHEN A STATE
UNIVERSITY THE CSU HAS ADOPTED
OPPOSED POSITION ON A B 24 64
WHILE WE AGREE WITH THE AUTHOR'S
GOAL OF PROVIDING PAID PARENTAL
LEAVE, THE CSU BELIEVES HE'S
JUST DISUSSION SHOULD OCCUR
THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS RATHER THAN
THROUGH LEGISLATION. PROVIDES
FOR SIX WEEKS OF POLY PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE WITHIN OUR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
AS WELL AS FOR NON REPRESENTED
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES CAN
ACCESS MORE PAID, LEAVE TIME,
THE CREW VACATION AND SICK AND
MAY RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH OTHER
LEAVES, LIKE XML AND CFR, A
UNLIKE MANY PARENTAL LEAVE
PROGRAMS THAT REQUIRE EMPLOYEES
TO WORK FOR A SPECIFIED AMOUNT
OF TIME TO ACCESS THE BENEFITS.
CSU GENEROUSLY ALLOWS EMPLOYEES
ACCESS PAI PARENTAL LEAVE
IMMEDIATELY UPON EMPLOYMENT.
UNFORTUNATELY A B 24 64 GOES
OUTSIDE OF THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS TO EXTEND
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE FROM 6 TO 16
WEEKS FOR ALL CSU EMPLOYEE
GROUPS, EXCEPT CONFIDENTIAL AND
MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES. THIS
SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION ALSO DOES
NOT TAKE INTO THE IMPACT OF THE
FISCAL IMPACT OF THE SYSTEM,
WHICH WE ESTIMATE TO BE ABOUT
$24 MILLION ANNUALLY. WHEN THE
CSU AND CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION RATIFIED A NEW
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
ON FEBRUARY 3RD 2022, THEY
SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING TO FORMER PARENTAL
SUPPORT WORKGROUP TO REVIEW
PARENTAL SUPPORT FOR FACULTY.
THIS WORK GROUP HELD THEIR FIRST
MEETING ON JUNE 6TH AND HAS SET
A MEDIUM SCHEDULE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL MONTHS AND EXPECTED TO
RELEASE A REPORT OF THEIR
FINDINGS IN DECEMBER. 2022 IT'S
THE CSU'S PREFERENTIAL SYSTEM
CONTINUE TO ADDRESS PAY PARENTAL
LEAVE THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS SO THAT
CHANGES CAN BE INITIATED WITHIN
THE RESOURCES AND TOOLS
AVAILABLE TO US IF THERE'S ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO
TECHNICAL RELATED TO COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING, WE HAVE DATA SHAH,
SENIOR MANAGER OF LABOR
RELATIONS ON THE LINE, AND SO WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED A VOTE ON
A B 24 64. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO TO MISS
SHAW, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AS
WELL. MORNING THEY HAVE SHOT
HAIR SYSTEM WIDE SENIOR SYSTEM
WIDE LABOR RELATIONS MANAGER AT
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND
OPPOSITION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE IN ROOM
2200, WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE
SEEING NO ONE. LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. MODERATOR PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 24 64. CERTAINLY
THANK YOU AGAINST 10 AT THIS
POINT TO OPPOSE AGAIN. IT'S 10.
AND CURRENTLY NONE. THANK YOU.
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS SENATOR PANIN AND
SENATOR KOBACH. FIRST OF ALL,
I'M GONNA MOVE THE BILL. THANK
YOU. AH! I MEAN, I THINK THAT
CERTAINLY UNDERSTANDABLE SUS
CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER
DISTRIBUTE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING, BUT I THINK YOU'LL
SEE IF A SAID I MEAN
FUNDAMENTALLY. AND CERTAINLY
WE'RE TRYING TO WORK ON POLICY
HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE, YOU
KNOW PARENTAL LEAVES IMPORTANT
OF BOTH. FOR NOT ONLY THE
EMPLOYEE BUT ALSO FOR THE. THE
CHILDREN THAT THEY'RE THEY THEY
CHILDREN TO TAKE CARE OF. SO YOU
KNOW, CERTAINLY BE SUPPORTING
THE BILL. AND HOPEFULLY, YOU
KNOW, WE CAN COME TO SOME
RESOLUTION ON THIS AND THAT
REGARD BUT CERTAINLY SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
SENATOR COBURG. I'M JUST GOING
TO. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO
DETAILS BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE
ALREADY HAD THE DISCUSSION
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT WITH THE
INTENT OF THE BILL. BUT THE
CONCERNS THAT I HAVE THAT BY
PLACING THIS, UM ON C SUS
WITHOUT THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING
IS A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE IT'S
UM I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO EXPECT
THEM TO PERFORM AND AN
ACCOMPLISHED THIS GOAL WITHOUT
THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING ON THAT
END, AND WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS
THE PROPER WAY. ALSO THE STUDY
GROUP THAT IS IN PLACE THAT IS
LOOKING INTO THAT IT SHOULD BE
ALSO UM UM, HONORED BECAUSE
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WAS AGREED
UPON AND SHOULD BE HONORED IN A
WAY THAT, UM IT MERITS SO. THAT
IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT I THINK
WE NEED TO, UM, WE NEED TO LOOK
INTO OR FOLLOW THROUGH WITH AS
WELL AS WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS
THE BEST WAY OF COVERING THESE
FEES. AND I'M NOT AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER IN OUR OTHER COMMITTEE.
WHETHER OR NOT DO WE NEED, YOU
KNOW, HAVE SUPPLEMENTAL
INSURANCE THAT COVERS FOR THESE
TYPE OF SITUATIONS JUST LIKE WE
HAVE INSURANCE THAT COVERS. WHEN
WE'RE AGING CARE WHEN WE'RE
AGING OR CARE WHEN WE HAVE, UM,
AN ILLNESS SUCH AS CANCER OR
SOMETHING, AND I KNOW THAT THE
NEGATIVE SIDE BUT THIS IS A
POSITIVE SIDE OF WORK. YOU KNOW
, REPRODUCTIVE AGE AND WE'RE YOU
KNOW, WE'RE PLANNING ON FOR A
FAMILY OR WE'RE LOOKING INTO
THAT MAYBE THERE IS SOMETHING
THAT WE COULD LOOK INTO THAT
POSSIBILITY OF SOMETHING THAT
COULD BE OFFERED ON THAT. AND,
UM THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT
WE COULD LOOK INTO, AND THAT'S
WHY I APPRECIATE THE STUDY GROUP
THAT WAS THERE WAS CALLED UPON
OUR AGREED UPON. SO WITH ALL OF
THAT I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE
BILL BECAUSE IN INTENT I DO
BELIEVE THAT SIX WEEKS IS NOT
ENOUGH FOR RECOVERING MOMS AND
BABIES TO BOND SO WITH THAT I AM
GOING TO SUPPORT THE BILL THAT I
DO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S
THINGS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO
THIS, WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE
LEGISLATORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
PROVIDE THE FUNDING FOR IT.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. SENATOR OKO
BOG SOME OTHER WOMAN WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? YES THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW, IN MY 10 YEARS HERE
OFTEN TIMES WE PASSED
LEGISLATION LIKE THIS, AND THEN
WE GET TO COME BACK TO THE
BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE
ARE CALC. IT'S HAVE THE TOOLS
THAT THEY NEED. WE SEE THEM AS A
JEWEL HERE IN OUR STATE. THEY
HAVE DONE A LOT OF GOOD WORK
THAT I'M PROUD OF. AND THIS IS
ANOTHER PLACE WHERE THEY COULD
BE LEADERS AND BE A JEWEL. AH AS
WELL. AND I THINK, WHILE THE
STUDY GROUPS MAYBE TRY TO FIGURE
OUT HOW WE MAKE SURE THIS IS
PROPERLY FUNDED, AND WE HAVE THE
FLEXIBILITY AT THE END OF THE
DAY, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO
STUDY ANYMORE. WE KNOW OUR
PARENTS. OUR MOMS AND OUR KIDS
NEED THAT BONDING TIME NEEDED
HEALING TIME IN SIX WEEKS IS NOT
ENOUGH AND HAVING TO PLAN AROUND
SUMMER VACATION IS NOT REALISTIC
FOR WINTER BODIES ARE READY TO
HAVE A BABY AND JUST, I THINK AS
A SOCIETY AND A CULTURE CHANGING
THE WAY WE SEE PARENTS THE WAY
WE SEE BROTHERS, BROTHERS AND
MOTHERS, AND THAT'S WHAT I SEE.
WITH THIS BILL TO. THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT WITHIN ONE
OF OUR TOOLS AND OUR PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS HERE AND TO BE A
MODEL AS WELL. AND I'M
PRESENTING THIS THE WHOLE TIME.
I'M LIKE, JUST LET THE MAMAS AND
THE BABIES HAVE THE TIME THEY
MEET WITH EACH OTHER TO BOB,
RESPECTIVELY. AS FRIEND I VOTE
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. I
COULD NOT AGREE MORE. THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAN
MADAM ASSISTANT, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. SEVEN A B 24 64. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LEVER LEVER,
IACOBUCCI. JOBURG I CORTEZ E
DOLLY GLASER MCGUIRE PAN HIGH.
VERY GOOD. WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON
CALL. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN.
ALRIGHT OUR FINAL BILL OF THE
DAY FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTE A B 24 84
PLEASE PRESENT WHEN YOU ARE
READY. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO START
BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THINKING THE
COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR THEIR
VERY THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS. A B 24
84 PROTECTS PROPOSITION 98
TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND BOLSTERS
ACCOUNTABILITY. WHEN SCHOOLS
CLOSE WITH THREE CORE CHANGES
FIRST. THE BILL REQUIRES
REPAYMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS
TO THE STATE WHEN SCHOOLS CLOSE
AND THE PROPERTY SOLD OR LEASED
FOR PURPOSES UNRELATED TO PUBLIC
EDUCATION. WITHIN 10 YEARS OF
RECEIVING, SAID FUNDS. THIS
PROVISION MIRRORS THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICTS MUST COMPLY WITH AFTER
PURCHASING PROPERTIES USING
STATES FOR FACILITIES PROGRAMS.
SECOND THE BILL ALLOWS SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND CHARTER AUTHORIZED
TO SPEND ASSETS ABANDONED BY
CHARTER SCHOOLS UPON CLOSURE.
THIRD THE BILL REQUIRES CHARTER
SCHOOLS TO UPDATE PEOPLE,
INFORMATION PADS AND REPORT TO
THE NUMBER OF DISPLACED STUDENTS
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
BE CLEAR. THIS BILL IS NARROWLY
TAILORED ONLY IMPACTING CHARTER
SCHOOLS UPON CLOSURE. IF A
CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES, WE MUST
ENSURE THAT OUR STATE
INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO BE
AVAILABLE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS
OF STUDENTS, UM AND FOR THE
PURPOSES OF SUPPORTING
FACILITIES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS ARE ON
HOW BEST TO PRESERVE PERSON
PRESERVE PUBLIC GOVERNANCE,
PUBLICLY FUNDED FACILITIES. WITH
THAT. I RESPECTFULLY RESPECT
YOUR VOTE WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE AND WITH ME TODAY.
TO TESTIFY. I HAVE CASSIE
MANCINI FROM C C. A. TERRIFIC
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. AND
CASSIE, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM.
TERRENCE. EDITORS MY NAME'S
CASSIE MANCINI. AND I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, THE
SPONSORS OF 24 84. FIRST I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BONTA AND HER STAFF FOR THEIR
HARD WORK ON THIS BILL IN THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FURTHER THAT
FULL ANALYSIS THIS LEGISLATION
STRENGTHENS THE PROCEDURES THAT
GOVERNED HERDER SCHOOL CLOSURES
. THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS THE SP 7 40 PROGRAM WAS
CREATED IN 2001 TO PROVIDE
CHARTER SCHOOLS SERVING
EXTREMELY LOW INCOME STUDENTS
WITH ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR
FACILITIES RENT COSTS. RECENTLY
IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THAT THE
LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THIS
PROGRAM TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS WITH
RENT AND LEASE REIMBURSEMENTS
HAS BEEN CIRCUMVENTED BY
SOPHISTICATED CHARTER MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONS TO INSTEAD USE
THOSE FUNDS TO PURCHASE
PROPERTIES. HERE'S HOW THAT
WORKS. FIRST CHARTER MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATION CREATES A LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY. THEN THAT LLC
TAKES OUT A PRIVATE LOAN OR
CONDUIT REVENUE BOND PURCHASES
SCHOOL FACILITY. NEXT THAT LLC
LEASES THE FACILITY TO THE VERY
CHARTER SCHOOL OPERATOR THAT
CREATED THE LLC IN ORDER TO
QUALIFY FOR SB 7 40 LEASE
REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS. OVER TIME,
THE LLC USES THOSE LEAST
REIMBURSEMENTS TO PAY OFF THEIR
ENTIRE LOAN. AND ONCE THAT
LOUGHNER BOND IS REPAID THE LLC
AND EFFECTIVELY THE CHARTER
SCHOOL OPERATOR PRIVATELY OWNED
THEIR SCHOOL FACILITY THAT HAS
BEEN PAID FOR ENTIRELY WITH
TAXPAYER FUNDS. BUT WHAT HAPPENS
IF THAT CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES
WHILE THE LLC IS FREE TO SELL
THAT PROPERTY, WHICH IS ACCRUED
VALUE OVER TIME, OR LEASE IT,
FOR EXAMPLE, TO A PRIVATE
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL AS A PRIVATE
LANDLORD THAT CMO MAY CHARGE
WHATEVER RENT THEY DEEM
APPROPRIATE TO THEIR TENANTS.
DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE
FACILITY HAS BEEN PAID FOR WITH
PROP $98. BECAUSE THE CHARTER
SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM
WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH THE
ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY IN MIND
. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR
TAXPAYER CLAIMS TO PROPERTY
OWNERSHIP OR COMMUNITY
OVERSIGHT. THIS BILL WOULD ADD
ADDITIONAL GUARDRAILS TO THE
PROGRAM TO SAFEGUARD TAXPAYER
DOLLARS AND ENSURE THAT OUR
INVESTMENTS AND SCHOOL
FACILITIES ARE NOT LOST WHEN A
CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES. IT WOULD
SPECIFICALLY ENSURE THAT THE
CHARTER SCHOOL THAT RECEIVES SP
7 40 PROGRAM DOLLARS SPENT
CLOSES WILL REIMBURSE THE
PROGRAM UPON SALE OR LEASE OF
THE FACILITY IF IT'S USED FOR
NON PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE.
THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO ASK FOR
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
DID WE HAVE A CIGARETTE?
KAMINSKY ON THE LINE MODERATOR.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS. GOOD
MORNING TO RECOGNIZE. MY NAME IS
PREGNANCY WITH THE ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS. WE SUPPORT
DOUBLY BILL 24 84 BECAUSE IT
WILL ENSURE THAT ONE OF THE
CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES PROP $98
CONTINUE TO BE SPENT FOR THE
BENEFIT OF OUR STATE PUBLIC
EDUCATION SYSTEM. CURRENTLY WHEN
A CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES. THE
REMAINING ASSETS ARE USED TO PAY
OUTSTANDING DEBTS. THEN THEY'RE
HELD IN AN ACCOUNT BY THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZE, ER,
THEY'RE NOT AUTHORIZED TO SPEND
THOSE REMAINING FUNDS AND THESE
FUNDS ARE ALSO NOT AUTOMATICALLY
RETURNED TO THE STATE. 18 24 84
WOULD REQUIRE THAT IF THERE
ISN'T ALREADY A DESIGNATED
DENSITY, ANY REMAINING NET
ASSETS FOR THE CLOSING CHARTER
SCHOOL HE TRANSFERRED TO THE
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS TYPICALLY
LOCATED. THIS BILL ALSO ALLOWS
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT RECEIVED
THESE FUNDS AND ASSETS THAT
THEIR DISCRETION, THUS ALLOWING
THESE PROP 98 FUNDS TO DIRECTLY
SERVE THE STUDENTS DISPLACED
WHEN THE CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSED.
THIS BILL WOULD ALSO ADD
TRANSPARENCY BY COMPELLING A
CLOSING CHARTER SCHOOL TO UPDATE
ALL STUDENT RECORDS AND CALL
TODD AS WELL AS THE REPORT THE
NUMBER OF DISPLACED PUPILS TO
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ED
THIS HELPS EDUCATORS BETTER
SERVE TRANSFERRING STUDENTS.
LASTLY A B 24 84 ALSO MAKES
CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS. THE CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY GRANT PROGRAMS SO THAT
THE REPAYMENT BACK TO THE GRANT
FUND IS ENSURED IF THE CHARGE
SCHOOL CLOSES WITHIN 10 YEARS
AFTER RECEIVING A GRANT AND IF
THEY'VE SOLD OR LEASED FACILITY
FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN
PUBLIC, NON SECTARIAN EDUCATION.
MAYBE 24 84 ALLOWS FOR THE
RETURN OF PUBLIC DOLLARS TO THE
VERY STUDENTS THAT WAS INTENDED
FOR THESE REASONS. ACTUALLY
SUPPORT MAYBE 24 84 RESPECTFULLY
URGES YOUR IPHONE. THANK YOU.
TERRIFIC THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO
WE HAVE ANYONE HERE IN ROOM 2200
IN SUPPORT, SEEING NO. ONE
MODERATOR. LET'S OPEN THE LINES
FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT OF A B 24 84,
PLEASE. THANK YOU. PLEASE PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. WE'LL GO FIRST
LINE 95. MADAM CHAIR, SENATORS.
MY NAME IS SETH BRAMBLE. I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
WE ARE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
EXPLAIN 109. TAKE HIM OUT AND
REMEMBERS TRISTAN BROWN CFT
UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO IN
SUPPORT. AND CURRENTLY THERE
AREN'T ANY FURTHER IN. Q
TERRIFIC. THANK YOU, MODERATOR.
ANYONE HERE? WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
? OKAY I DO NOT HAVE YOU LISTED
IF YOU LEAD OPPOSITION, COME ON
UP. NO OKAY. ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO EXPRESS THEIR OPPOSITION FOR
A B 24 84. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS ZOE SIERRA, AND I AM THE
ORIGINAL ADVOCACY ARE RICH
MANAGER AT ASPIRE SCHOOLS. IN
SACRAMENTO IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY. UM. ASPIRE SCHOOLS ARE
CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT
OPERATE THEIR OPERATES 36
SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
SERVING OVER 15,000 STUDENTS,
OVERWHELMINGLY LOW INCOME I GREW
UP IN A SECTION EIGHT IN A PLACE
CALLED SIERRA VISTA IN STOCKTON,
A LOW INCOME HOUSING OTHERS CALL
IT THE PROJECTS. IF A CHARTER
SCHOOL HAD BEEN AVAILABLE TO ME
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, I WOULD
HAVE TAKEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND
EARN A DEGREE WHILE THEY HAD
HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED COLLEGE
. MY PARENTS DID WHAT THEY
COULD. UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T
GRADUATE OR ATTEND COLLEGE UNTIL
I BECAME A PARENT. ASPIRE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IS NOW MAKING A
DIFFERENCE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE
OFFER SIX AND SEVENTH GRADE AND
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR WHEN THE SCHOOL
IS FULLY COMPLETED. UM BECAUSE
IT'S BEEN CONSTRUCTED COMMUNITY
WILL HAVE A CHOICE TO ENROLL
THEIR CHILDREN IN OUR T K
THROUGH NINTH GRADE. BEING OUT
IN THE COMMUNITY, TALKING TO
STUDENTS AND PARENTS AND SEEING
THAT THERE ARE SIX AND SEVENTH
GRADERS STUDENTS HAVE SUCCEEDED
ACADEMICALLY MAKES ME PROUD TO
WORK IN A SCHOOL THAT MAKES THAT
IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. IT MAKES ME EVEN MORE
PROUD THAT GROWING UP IN A LOW
HOUSING COMMUNITY. NOW STUDENTS
HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO
GRADUATE WITHIN A IN ATTEND
COLLEGE, I COULDN'T BE MORE
HAPPY THAN A CHARTER SCHOOL.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. UM
INSURANCE STEPHAN, ADEQUATE
FACILITIES IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES FOR OUR CHARTER
SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE HAVE LIMITED
ACCESS TO DISTRICT FACILITIES OR
LOCAL SCHOOL BONDS. FORTUNATELY
THERE HAS TO BE 7 40 FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAMS PROVIDE PARTIAL
BUT RAINBOW IS MADE UP OF OUR
LEASE CAUSED FOR OUR SCHOOLS IN
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. THIS
PROGRAM ENSURES THAT MORE, UM
MORE OF OUR OPERATED OPERATIONAL
FUNDING IS SPENT IN THE
CLASSROOM. WITHOUT THE SUPPORT
OUR SCHOOLS WILL HAVE TO
INCREASE PUPIL TO TEACHER RATIO
OR ELIMINATE COURSE SUPPORTS FOR
STUDENTS SUCH AS LITERACY AND
INTERVENTION AND INSTRUCTIONAL
AIDS. OUR FACILITY IS OWNED BY
AN AFFILIATED NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION, WHICH HAS BEEN
BETRAYED BY THE PROPONENTS AS A
PROBLEM THAT NEEDS FIXING. BUT
THESE AGREEMENTS ARE GOOD FOR
STUDENTS, THE COMMUNITY AND THE
STATE. IF YOU COULD WRAP UP BOTH
ASPIRE YOU COULD WRAP UP PLEASE
YOUR OVERTIME. AND OUR LANDLORD
IS GOOD. BURNED BY CALIFORNIA
NON PROPERTY LAWS THAT INSURANCE
IN OUR AND ALL ASSETS ARE HELD
IN PUBLIC TRUST FOR CHARITABLE
PURPOSES ARE OUR LEASE
AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING THE
OFFICIAL. IT OFFICIALLY
RELATIONSHIP IS MORE AND MONITOR
AND APPROVED BY THE CSF, WHICH,
UM. WHICH WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE
LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR CHARTER
SCHOOLS, CLOSURES AND ON
PROPERTY SOLUTION ENSURES THAT
ASSETS ARE USED TO THE PUBLIC
INTEREST. NOT PROVIDED NOT
PRIVATE OUTFIT. UM OKAY? THAT'S
GREAT. THANK YOU. YOU ARE ARE WE
REQUEST THAT YOU REJECT THIS
REALTY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT, ANYONE ELSE HERE AND
2200, WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE
EXPANDING CHAIR AND MEMBERS JOHN
WINGER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 24 84. I THINK
AS WAS MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE A
LOT OF DIFFICULTY AND OBTAINING
ADEQUATE FACILITIES. WE ARE
CONSTANTLY DENIED PROP 39
OBLIGATIONS. WE ARE DENIED
SURPLUS PROPERTY. WE HAD A BILL
ON THAT. BUT THE PROPONENTS OF
THIS BILL ACTUALLY KILLED THAT
BILL SO WE DID NOT GET SURPLUS
PROPERTY EITHER WERE NOT
ADEQUATELY FUNDED WITHIN THE
STATE BOND PROGRAM. WE DON'T GET
ANY LOCAL BONDS AND SO ONE OF
THE ONLY WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN
GET ADEQUATE FACILITIES IS
THROUGH THESE LEASE
ARRANGEMENTS. THEY ARE NONPROFIT
LEASE ARRANGEMENTS. THEY ARE
SUBJECT TO NONPROFIT LAW. THEY
HAVE DISSOLUTION OF ASSET
REQUIREMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT
IT GOES BACK TO A PUBLIC
BENEFIT. I THINK FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE TO EXPERTLY
ADMINISTERS THIS PROGRAM, IT'S
HEAVILY SCRUTINIZED. IT'S
HEAVILY REGULATED, SO WE
DISAGREE WITH THE ANALYSIS. THAT
IT IS RELIANT ON SELF REPORTING
. AND SO WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN THE ASSEMBLY
, AND WE APPRECIATE THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED AN ANALYSIS
, WE CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED
OVER THE REQUIREMENT. THAT TO
AVOID THE REPAYMENT PENALTIES,
THE FACILITY MUST BE SOLD TO THE
DISTRICT. SORRY OKAY. OKAY I
GAVE YOUR OTHER WITNESS THREE
MINUTES. SO YOU GOT ONE. OKAY WE
DO WE HAVE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION. JUST STATE
YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION
SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR. CAN YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 24 84? CERTAINLY IN THE END,
IT IS 10 AT THIS TIME. 10. FIRST
THE LINE 80 TO GO AHEAD. IT TOOK
THEMSELVES OUT. ONE MOMENT HERE.
THAT AGAIN. LINE 82 YEAR OPEN.
IS THAT ME? YES. OKAY SORRY. I
WAS NOT GIVEN MY LIFE. THIS IS
JENNIFER APPLE RICE, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR THE BAY AREA REGION
OF PACIFIC CHARTER SCHOOL
DEVELOPMENT AND THEN IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 24 84. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 1 17. THIS IS
KATLYN O'HALLORAN WITH THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT
CENTER AND WE ARE OPPOSED TO 80
24 84. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT TO HIS LINE. 1 13. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM SHARON CENTERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. THIS IS CASEY
O'CONNOR, CALLING ON THE
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR STATE
TREASURER FIONA MA, WHO IS THE
CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
FINANCING AUTHORITY. UM I REALLY
MUCH REGRET TO DO THIS, BUT WE
DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE BILL
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHORS ON THIS. I DO JUST WANT
TO HIGHLIGHT NEXT CALLER,
PLEASE. FOR OKAY. JUST NAME AND
OPPOSITION. 1 19. HI. THIS IS
TISH RYLANDER ON BEHALF OF TIPS
TO HELP PUBLIC BOARD AND WERE
OPPOSED TO A B 24 84. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 18. HI RICH
HARRISON CEO LIGHTHOUSE
COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA IN A B 24 84
IS OFFERED ME A BOTTLE DISTRICT
IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE BILL
. WE NEED TO ENSURE COLLAR
FACILITIES. LYING 1 20. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? WE SURE CAN. YES. OKAY.
MY NAME IS ALISON DIAZ AND I'M
WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER
SCHOOLS. AND I'M IN OPPOSITION
TO THIS BILL. THANK YOU. FIND 1
16. HI. MY NAME IS GERALD IN A
TOWN WITH RENAISSANCE ARTS
ACADEMY AND I'M IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. THANK YOU. LINE 86.
THIS IS BRIAN LONDON,
REPRESENTING ALLIANCE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND WE ARE IN STRONG
OPPOSITION OF 18 25. THE LESS
WINNING QUÊ HERE IS LYING. 34.
HELLO THIS IS MYRA SALAZAR WITH
THE LIONS COLLEGE READY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN OPPOSITION OF A B 24
84. THANK YOU. AND NONE AND CURE
THIS TIME. GREAT. THANK YOU,
MADAM MODERATOR. LET'S BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEES, SENATOR
PAN. THANK YOU. AND THEY'RE
ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS IN
THE BUILDING SENSE THAT YOU
KNOW, OF COURSE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT PUBLIC FUNDS WILL BE SURE
PUBLIC FUNDS ARE DIRECTED
APPROPRIATELY. UM I KNOW THAT WE
THERE WASN'T REALLY AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE THE WAY IN, UM I AM
CURIOUS AS TO, UM, SINCE THEY
WEREN'T I GUESS THEY'RE NOT
REALLY TECHNICALLY OPPOSED HER.
SUPPORTING, BUT I WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM THE
TREASURER'S OFFICE IF THEY'RE ON
THE LINE TO EXPLAIN THE CONCERNS
THAT THEY HAD SORRY, MODERATOR.
IF THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
TREASURER'S OFFICE IS ON THE
LINE, PLEASE OPEN THEIR LINE.
AND IF THEY DID DIAL IN AS A
WITNESS, THEIR LINES SHOULD BE
OPEN. GREAT. THANK YOU. WE DO
HAVE SOMEBODY QUEUING UP.
PERHAPS US WHO WERE LOOKING FOR
TERRIFIC. THE ASSET HERE. ONE
MOMENT HERE LINE 1 13. YES
THAT'S ME FROM THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE. ALL RIGHT, BUT I THINK
SENATOR PAN HAD SOME QUESTIONS.
IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN YOUR CONCERNS
, UH, SURE, THANK YOU. AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY. AS I WAS SAYING, WE
DO HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR
THE AUTHOR. WE'VE BEEN TALKING
TO HER AND SPONSOR SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THIS BILL, BUT FROM
OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR
INTENT, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO
FOCUS ON BAD ACTORS. BUT RIGHT
NOW, THE WAY IT'S DRAFTED, IT
WOULD NOT. AND I ALSO DO WANT TO
STAY ON BEHALF OF THE CHARTER
SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAMS. THE
TREASURER IS THE CHAIR OF
ALBERTA SCHOOL FINANCING
AUTHORITY THAT OVERSEES THAT
PROGRAM. THE AUTHORITIES
PROGRAMS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT
ITS STATE AND FEDERAL REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. ALL OF THE REGS
AND VETTING PROCESSES HAVE BOARD
APPROVAL. STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT
AND CLEARANCE FROM THE A. L.
THROUGH OUR RAGS PROCESS, SO
THERE IS HEAVY VETTING. I ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO NOTE THAT THE BILL
IMPOSES SEVERAL NEW PROCESSES,
PROCEDURES AND OVERSIGHT
OBLIGATIONS WITHOUT THE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. AND
INSTEAD WHAT? IMPOSE A C WE
WOULD NEVER ACTUALLY USED THAT
FEED BECAUSE 7 40 PROGRAM WAS
CREATED FOR RENT LEASE
ASSISTANCE FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
SERVING AND SOCIO ECONOMIC
AREAS. WE CAN FIND NO OTHER
GRANT PROGRAMS FOR EQUITABLE
USES THAT CHARGE OF THE SO WE
WOULD NOT WANT TO BE PREDATORY
AND UTILIZING A FEE IN THAT
STRUCTURE, AND WE HAVE TOLD THAT
CONCERNS SEVERAL TIMES, REMEMBER
AND JUST IN RESPONSE TO ITEM
NUMBER FOUR FROM THE ANALYSIS IN
SP 1 26 THAT CHANGED THE
AUTHORITIES, VETTING OF RELATED
PARTIES AND CONFERENCES,
INTERESTS THAT WHEN ALL CHARTER
SCHOOLS BECAME SUBJECT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE, 10 NINETIES OF
BILL SHIFTED THAT COMPLIANCE
RESPONSIBILITY. FROM THE
AUTHORITY TO THE SP PC TO DATE
WE HAVE RECEIVED ZERO VIOLATIONS
FROM PPC REGARDING GOVERNMENT
CODE 10 NINETIES, BUT WE DO HAVE
MORE THAN SELF REPORTING AND OUR
AUTHORITIES STILL REVIEWS,
RENTAL OR LEASE AGREEMENTS. FOR
FLAGRANT VIOLATIONS, BUT WE HAVE
NOT RECEIVED ANY TO THIS DATE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO WORK
ON THIS, BUT WE REALLY FEEL LIKE
WHAT THE AUDIT NOW THROUGH JAIL
ACT, WHICH WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO
COMPLY WITH. CHAU WOULD ANSWER A
LOT OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
THAT RIGHT NOW ARE STILL OUT IN
THIS BILL. AND SO ONE, FOR
EXAMPLE, I'LL GIVE YOU AND THEN
IT DEFENDER ANYONE ELSE'S
QUESTIONS. HAPPY TO RESPOND
RIGHT NOW. THE BILL FORCES THE
AUTHORITY TO RECOUP PLUNGED FOR
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE CLOSED FOR
EXTERNAL EVENTS. BEYOND THEIR
CONTROL AND CREATE A LOOPHOLE
FOR BAD ACTORS, ACTUALLY, IF A
REASONABLE SCHOOL CLOSES DUE TO
A WILDFIRE, AND THEY TRULY CAN'T
FIND A BUYER DESCRIBED IN THE
BILL, BUT I'M NOT SURE HE'S
GOING TO BUY THAT FIRST DOWN
FACILITY, INCLUDING A LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT. THERE WOULD
HAVE TO PAY THOSE FUNDS BACK TO
US YET IF A SCHOOL CLOSES FOR
FRAUD BUT THEY SELL TO A CHARTER
SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT. THEY
WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY THOSE FUNDS
BACK. WE'VE EXPRESSED THOSE
CONCERNS SEVERAL TIMES. WE
REALLY THINK THERE'S MERIT IN
DOING SOMETHING NARROW TO HIT
THAT EFFORTS. BUT NOW THAT WE
HAVE THIS AUDIT, WE WOULD VERY
MUCH REQUEST THAT THE AUDIT
COMES TO FRUITION. WE'RE VERY
HAPPY TO COMPLY. OUR PROGRAM
WORKS WELL IN THE WAY IT WAS
INTENDED, AND WE'D BE VERY HAPPY
TO WORK ON ANY LEGISLATION AND
COLLABORATION AFTER WE RECEIVED
DATA FROM THE AUDIT, BUT DOING
THIS BILL, WHICH IS ALSO
CONTINGENT ON INFORMATION WE
HAVE YET TO GET FROM THE CREDIT.
I THINK I THINK WE GOT IT. YEP.
I THINK WE GOT IT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SENATOR PAN. DID YOU
HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK
YOU. AND UM AND I GUESS SO. SO I
AM TO ASSIST TO PUT THE
CONVERSATION SHE HAD WITH THE
TREASURER'S OFFICE. HOPEFULLY
THIS ISN'T NEW TO YOU EXPRESSED
TODAY AND MAYBE IF YOU CAN SERVE
ADDRESS SOME OF THE POINTS
BROUGHT BY THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE. IN REGARDS TO CONCERNS
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REALLY THE
IMPLEMENTATION OPERATION THAT
BILL AND I GUESS, AND I GUESS
MAYBE RELATED QUESTION IS, IS
THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT THE
PROPERTY IF THEY DISPOSE OF
PROPERTY GOES TO THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, RIGHT? UM IF LET'S SAY
THE SCHOOL BURNS DOWN OR IT
TURNS OUT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH
THE SCHOOL. UM WITH THAT, THEN
POTENTIALLY BURDENED THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT WITH A PIECE OF
PROPERTY THAT MAY BE A WHITE
ELEPHANT OR SOMETHING THAT MAY
ACTUALLY BE COSTLY TO THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. UH IF IT'S THEN
ABANDONED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOL,
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WHETHER THAT
BECOMES AN ISSUE OR NOT, SO I
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
DO, WHICH IS TO SAY WE HAVE
PUBLIC FUNDS, AND WE SHOULD BE
SURE THAT THOSE PUBLIC FUNDS
THAT IF FOR SOME REASON, THEY'RE
NOT BEING USED FOR ITS PURPOSE,
RIGHT EDUCATION, RIGHT? THAT UM
, NOW I KNOW THAT OPPOSITIONS
THAT PUBLIC BENEFIT BUT ONLY BE
SURE TO GO BACK TO EDUCATION.
RIGHT UM, UH, THAT THAT THEY BE
USED THAT WAY, BUT I ALSO WANT
TO BE SURE WE'RE NOT CREATING
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, OR ALSO SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT WERE RAISED BY THE
CHURCH'S OFFICE. SO PERHAPS, CAN
YOU PERHAPS ADDRESS THAT?
APPRECIATE THAT. AND UM SO FIRST
. I JUST WANT TO KIND OF CLARIFY
THAT THIS IS THE INTENTION OF
THIS BILL IS TO ENSURE IT MORE
SPECIFICALLY. THAT PUBLIC FUNDS
THAT ARE DESIGNATED AND WE LIVE
IN CATEGORICAL GRANT WORLD IN
EDUCATION RIGHT THAT ARE
DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY FOR
FACILITIES ARE RETURNED BACK FOR
THE PURPOSE OF BEING ABLE TO BE
USED FOR SPORT FACILITIES. SO
IT'S NOT TO THE KIND OF THE
BROADER INTENT OF KIND OF PUBLIC
BENEFIT, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY
ROUND EDUCATION AND FOR THE USE
OF ALLOWING ALLOWING FUNDS TO BE
ABLE TO BE USED FOR FACILITIES.
LIKE IN THE CASE OF THIS
PARTICULAR GRANT PROGRAM. IN
ACTUALITY, THIS CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM IS OVER
SUBSCRIBED AND THE CHALLENGES
THAT WE HAVE AH FUNDS RIGHT NOW
AND LET'S IS WHAT WE DISCOVERED
AND IN CONVERSATION WITH THE
TREASURER'S OFFICE AND OTHERS
THAT WHILE THIS SP 7 40
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR RENT
AND LEASE IS THAT THERE HAVE
BEEN OTHER USES OF THESE FUNDS.
THAT THAT ARE PROBLEMATIC, UM,
AND IN TERMS OF LIKE, ACTUALLY
PAYING OFF MORTGAGE INTEREST AND
OTHER THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND THE
SCOPE OF THIS, SO I THINK, WHILE
THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND WE'VE
HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS HAVE HAS
HAS ADMINISTERED THIS PROGRAM SP
7 40 PROGRAM WITH GREAT FIDELITY
TO HOW THE LEGISLATOR
LEGISLATURE STRUCTURED IT. I DO
BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE BEEN SILENT
IN SOME AREAS, PARTICULARLY ON
CLOSURES. WHICH IS WHY WE MOVE
FORWARD WITH A B 24 84. SO SO
THAT'S THE INTENTION OF ITS
NARROWLY SCOPED AROUND CLOSURE
SPECIFICALLY DURING THE COURSE
OF OUR DO DILIGENCE AROUND THIS
PARTICULAR PIECE OF LEGISLATION
. WE STARTED TO COME TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WERE SOME
OTHER ISSUES THAT WE NEEDED TO
THINK ABOUT ADDRESSING, UM AND
WANTED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AROUND
THE ELIGIBILITY AROUND THE
ADMINISTRATION AND, QUITE
FRANKLY, AROUND THE IMPACT OF
THIS LEGISLATION AMONGST
CHARTERS, NOT AROUND THE
SPECIFICALLY THE WAY IN WHICH
THE TREASURER'S OFFICE HAS
ADMINISTERED IT BECAUSE I DO
BELIEVE THAT THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB
AND ADMINISTERING AS WE HAVE
INTENDED. BUT WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO HAVE WAR
INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER
ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM. THAT
DOES NOT THE EXISTENCE OF THE
AUDIT DOES NOT AH, REQUIRE US TO
NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT THAT WE
ALREADY KNOW IS A CHALLENGE
AROUND CLOSURES, UM, TO BE ABLE
TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE OTHER
ISSUES RAISED BY THEIR TREASURE.
UM THE UM AROUND CONFLICT OF
INTEREST, WHICH WAS A POINT IN
THE ANALYSIS THAT WAS RAISED BY
THE SENATE, UM BY THE SENATE
ANALYSIS. I THINK THE CONFLICT
OF INTEREST AS I UNDERSTAND IT
IN AS DESCRIBED HERE HAS MORE TO
DO WITH A NONPROFIT BEING ABLE
TO ACTUALLY REPORT ANY CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE
BEING SOMEONE THAT WORKED IN
NONPROFITS FOR 25 YEARS. I
CERTAINLY KNOW THE REQUIREMENT
AROUND THAT AND ALSO KNOW THAT
IT IS, FOR THE MOST PART, A SELF
REPORTING ENDEAVOR, AND THAT IS
JUST THE NATURE. THE NATURE OF
THAT, UM I DIDN'T REALIZE WE
WERE IN A BACK AND FORTH WITH
WITNESS. NO I THINK THAT'S A
MISTAKE. OKAY. THANK YOU, SO WE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
TREASURER'S OFFICE AS WE HAVE
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS AND HOPE
THAT WE CAN COME TO SOME
UNDERSTANDING AROUND HOW WE CAN
ARE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH
THIS. WE HAVE TAKEN MANY
AMENDMENTS FROM THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO
SO. UM AS WE AS WE MOVE FORWARD
WITH THIS THANK YOU. ACTUALLY
JUST SO I DID ASK SPECIFICALLY
ABOUT THE FEDERAL OFFICER MADE
SOME MENTION. BUT FOR EXAMPLE,
IF A TERRORIST SCHOOL CLOTHES
BEFORE, BECAUSE LET'S SAY THE
BUILDING BURNED DOWN A WILDFIRE
OR SOME AND ACTUALLY COULD BE A
CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE NOW THAT
REVERTS TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IT MAY ACTUALLY BE MORE
EXPENSIVE FOR THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO HOLD THE PROPERTY.
THEN BECAUSE WHETHER THEY MAY
HAVE NOT HAVE USE FOR IT RIGHT,
IT'S BURNT DOWN AND MAY NOT BE
PARTICULARLY USEFUL, ETCETERA.
SO I JUST YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE WE
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE AND I'M
NOT SURE THAT'S EXACTLY THE
POINT. THE TREASURER'S OFFICE
WAS MAKING IT ALSO, BUT IN TERMS
OF YEAH, SURE. WE'RE NOT BURNING
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH PROPERTY
THAT EITHER THEY CAN'T USE OR
ACTUALLY IS GOING TO COST THEM
MONEY TO LOOK FOR A LOT OF THE
REASON THAT CLEANUP MAINTAIN
WHATEVER. SO I DO BELIEVE THAT
THIS IS A B 24 84 WOULD ACTUALLY
NOT APPLY IN THAT SCENARIO,
WHERE THERE IS A PROPERTY THAT
IS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF SOME
CATASTROPHE. SO IN THAT
PARTICULAR INSTANCE, WE WOULDN'T
BE BURDENING THERE WOULDN'T BE A
REQUIREMENT TO REIMBURSE THE TO
REIMBURSE THE BECAUSE WOULDN'T
IT REVERT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
? AT LEAST THAT'S HOW I READ THE
BILL. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE
CHARTER SCHOOL SAYS, OKAY, WE SO
GIVE UP THE PROPERTY. WHATEVER
ELSE IT REVERTS TO THE IN THAT
PARTICULAR INSTANCE. SO WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT NET ASSETS, SO,
YEAH, RIGHT IN THE EVENT OF A
CLOSURE, CATASTROPHIC CLOSURE.
THIS BILL I BELIEVE WOULD NOT
HAVE WOULD NOT HAVE APPLICATIONS
SO THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY
SADDLING OF OKAY. ALRIGHT
PROPERTY. OKAY, SO OKAY.
HOPEFULLY WE SEASON NODDING
HEADS. I'M SURE YOU'LL LOOK INTO
IT AS WELL. AND BE SURE WE DON'T
CREATE SITUATION FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR PAN, OTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
, SEEING NONE OF SOME OF THE
WOMEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE OR
MAY WE TAKE YOUR LAST STATEMENT
AS YOUR CLOTHES? THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THAT JUST VERY
QUICKLY. IN 2021 ALONE. 2022 20,
2100 AND $37 MILLION WERE
ALLOCATED TO CHARTER SCHOOLS FOR
ONGOING FACILITIES COSTS. THE
STATE HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE A
INVESTMENT IN ENSURING THAT WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO BUILD
CHARTER SCHOOLS WITH THE
FACILITIES FUNDING THAT HAVE
BEEN AFFORDED AT THE END OF THIS
DAY. THE INTENTION OF THIS IS TO
ENSURE THAT LIKE DOLLAR IS USED
FOR THE PURPOSE, AND THAT IS
THAT IT IS INTENDED TO AND SEEKS
TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE AND PROVIDE
CLARITY. AROUND THE SCENARIO
THAT I DON'T THINK THAT WE
BELIEVE THAT WE WOULD BE FACED
WITH TO THE EXTENT THAT WE ARE,
UM, AMIDST DECLINING ENROLLMENT
THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEMS RIGHT NOW. WHICH
IS TO FOCUS ON CHARTER ON
CHARTER CLOSURES AND THE ASSETS
THAT COME FROM THAT. WITH THAT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
OUR OPPOSITE THE OPPOSITION. WE
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
TREASURER'S OFFICE THAT HAS NOT
AT THIS POINT. THAT HAS
EXPRESSED CONCERNS. UM AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH THAT.
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION ON THE BILL? THANK YOU.
SENATOR MCGUIRE HAS MOVED THE
BILL. MADAM ASSISTANT, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FILE ITEM NINE A B
24 84. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDMENT WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LIVER LIVER.
JOBURG BUGNO, CORTEZ E JELLY.
SALLY NO. GLASER MCGUIRE FROM
WHERE I PAN PAN. I ALRIGHT. YOU
HAVE GOTTEN THE FIRST VOTE WITH
A FULL COMMITTEE TODAY AND YOUR
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME EVERYONE. I KNOW IT'S A
BUSY DAY. WE'RE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND START WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS CONSENT, CORTEZ E DOLLY!
DELI I GLASER MCGUIRE MCGUIRE.
AYE. VERY GOOD. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS BEEN ADOPTED.
ALRIGHT LET'S START WITH FALLON.
UM NUMBER ONE. A B 16 55 VIOLATE
HIM ONE A B 16 55. THE MOTIONS
DO PASS. BUT FIRST WE RE
REFERRED THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS CORTEZ E CI
DOLLY. KELLY I GLASER MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE. I WAS OUT 60 VIOLATE
THEM TO A B 2045 VIOLATE HIM TO
A B 2045. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CORTEZ E. PRETTY AS THE EYE DELI
DELI. I GLASER MCGUIRE WHERE I
PAN. THAT BILL IS OUT 50 OR DID
SENATOR PAM VOTE? HE WAS NOT
VOTING. OKAY. VERY GOOD ZERO.
OKAY FILE ITEM THREE A B 17 77
ITEM THREE A B 17 77. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES A MINUTE. BUT
FIRST AMENDMENT REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CORTESI DOLLY! DELI I GLASER
MCGUIRE. AND WHERE I THAT BUILDS
OUT 60 HIGHLIGHTING FOUR A B 18
014 A B 18 01. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS. BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CORTEZ E JELLY. DELI I GLASER
MCGUIRE WHERE I THAT BUILDS OUT
6055 A B 1973 5 1973. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LEVER LEVER. AYE. AND JOBURG.
CORTEZ E. COURTESY I DALLY
DALLY. NO GLASER MCGUIRE. WHERE
I THAT BUILDS OUT FOR ONE ITEM
SIX A. B 22 14 ITEM 6 22 14. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS CORTEZ E. BECAUSE
THE IDEALLY DELI, NO GLASER OR.
OKAY VERY GOOD. THAT BILL IS OUT
FOR ONE. TO WAR TO THANK YOU.
AND, UM 7 24 64. I LET HIM SEVEN
A B 24 64. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
ORTEZ E L E. BARELY KNOW GLASER
MCGUIRE, WHERE I THAT BUILDS OUT
FOR TWO FOR ONE. 5151 THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT LAST BILL
FILE ITEM NINE. I THINK WE GOT
EVERYONE SO WE'RE GOOD. THANK
YOU, EVERYONE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TODAY. IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO
TESTIFY, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR
COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN
WRITING TO THE SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND YOUR COOPERATION.
WE HAVE CONCLUDED THE AGENDA IN
THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
STANDS ADJOURNED.