OUR THE SENATE BUDGET SUB
COMMITTEE NUMBER ONE ON
EDUCATION WILL COME TO ORDER-
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IS. SIX TWO ONE SEVEN ONE SIX
ONE. OUR WERE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARING HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING BOB I ASKED
THAT- THE REMAINING MEMBERS
PLEASE REPORT TO ROOM TEN TWENTY
ONE HUNDRED AND WHEN THEY DO WE
WILL ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM- THIS
IS OUR FIRST HEARING. AS SENATE
SUBCOMMITTEE ONE ON EDUCATION
FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE
YEAR- WE EXPECT TO MEET EVERY
THURSDAY THROUGH A PAROLE EXCEPT
FOR THE THURSDAYS OF THE SPRING
BREAK- ARM AND WALKED
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY REMAINS
SOUND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FROM
FAR HIGH INFLATION TO THE
SLUMPING STOCK MARKET HAVE
RESULTED IN MODEST PROPOSED
REDUCTIONS. IN REVENUE
PROJECTIONS HOWEVER WEREN'T TO
WITHSTAND TO USE ARE CHALLENGES
WITHOUT CUTS TO COURT PROGRAMS
DUE TO THE PAST DECADE OF
RESPONSIBLE BUDGETING NOW THESE
PAST FEW YEARS WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO SECURE A RECORD LEVEL OF
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR LOCAL
SCHOOLS STABILIZE FUNDING FOR
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION. PROVIDE
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS
REGARDLESS OF INCOME AND BUILD
THE RESERVES THAT WERE
ESTABLISHED FOR PROPOSITION
NINETY EIGHT UNDER. OF
PROPOSITION ONE A PASSED BY THE
VOTERS IN TWENTY FOURTEEN. OF
THIS YEAR SOMEONE WILL CLOSELY
EXAMINE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
FACING K. TO GRADE TWELVE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND HIGHER
EDUCATION AND ENSURE THAT WE
PROTECT OUR PROGRESS AND ENSURE
THAT OUR SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO
THRIVE DURING THESE TIMES. WE'LL
START WITH THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
AS A FRAMEWORK FOR DISCUSSION
BUT FULLY EXPECT TO ACT ON OUR
OWN PRIORITIES AS WE MOVE
THROUGH- THE CONSIDERATION OF
THAT BUDGET- TODAY WE HAVE FOUR
ISSUES ON TODAY'S AGENDA. I
THINK THAT OUTSIDE TIME FOR OUR
HEARING IS ONE PM AND SO WE WILL
ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END
OF THE FOUR ISSUES AND I WILL
JUDGE THE LENGTH OF THE PUBLIC
COMMENT BASED ON HOW MANY
SPEAKERS ARE OUT THERE AND WHAT
THE TIME IS AVAILABLE. UNTIL ONE
PM. BUT WE DO NOW HAVE A QUORUM
SO BEFORE WE HEAR THE
PRESENTATIONS. ON THE ISSUES LET
ME ASK THE CONSULTANT TO CALL
THE ROLL. UNDER LAYERS HERE.
SENATOR MEN UNDER TOWBOAT HERE
SENATOR TOTAL HERE SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. ANDERSON
CREDIT HERE. WE A QUORUM.
ALTHOUGH DON'T EXPECT TO BE TAKE
ANY VOTE TODAY BY AT LEAST HAVE
A QUORUM FOR CONSIDER OF THE- ON
L. S. SAID- EARLIER WE HAVE FOR
DIFFERENT- ISSUE MATTERS TODAY
IN OUR CONSIDERATION WILL BE
DIVIDED ITEM BY ITEM. AND THE
VERY FIRST ONE IS THE- STATE OF
EDUCATION. AND IT WILL BE
PRESENTED BY- THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND WHO
ARE PROVIDERS REMARKS ON THE
STATE OF EDUCATION WE WANT TO
WELCOME HIM TO THE COMMITTEE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO. HEARING WHAT
YOU SAY WELCOME SUPERINTENDENT
THURMAN. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
INTO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
THIS YEAR YOU ARE REMARKS AND
HIGH THOUGHTS ABOUT THE STATE OF
EDUCATION AND- THANK YOU TO YOUR
STAFF- CENTER SCARY THOUGHTFUL-
POINTS AND PROPS- TO HELP GUIDE
CONVERSATION TODAY. I WOULD OPEN
BY SAYING THAT THE STATE OF
EDUCATION IS HOPEFUL- WE
CERTAINLY HAVE MANY CHALLENGES
AS SYSTEM TO OVERCOME. AND
THAT'S NOT LIMITED TO CALIFORNIA
THE ENTIRE NATION OF SCHOOLS IS
TRYING TO OVERCOME MANY
CHALLENGES THAT WERE EXACERBATED
DURING THE PANDEMIC. BUT THERE'S
SO MUCH GOOD STUFF HAPPENING IN
OUR SCHOOLS. I'D BE REMISS TO
NOT POINT THAT OUT AND TO- ASK
US TO CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE
THOSE GREAT THINGS. NOT THE
LEAST OF WHICH IS OUR MOST
RECENT CELEBRATION OF. THE
DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS AWARDS FOR
MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE RECOGNIZED
. F. IN CLOSING THE OPPORTUNITY
IN FOR OTHER- AREA BUT THEY WERE
RIGHT. FOR THEIR WORK IN
EDUCATION I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT
THIS WEEK OUR SCHOOLS CONTINUE
TO CELEBRATE READ ACROSS AMERICA
DAY AND WEEKEND THAT THIS IS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY. TO SUPPORT
LITERACY AND REINFORCE ONE OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT. SKILLS FOR
STUDENTS AND PERHAPS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT- WAYS THAT OUR
STUDENTS WILL BOUNCE BACK FROM
SOME OF THE- SET BY THE PARENT-
TO ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WEEK WE MAKE THE OFFER THAT WE
ALWAYS DO. THAT IF WE CAN HELP
YOU CONNECT WITH ANY OF YOUR
SCHOOLS OR YOU WANT TO JOIN YOUR
SCHOOL BUSINESS WE ARE ALWAYS
AVAILABLE TO JOIN YOU IN TO HELP
IN ANY WAY IN ADDRESSING ANY.
ISSUES THAT SCHOOL LEADERS IN
YOUR DISTRICT MAY BE. LOOKING
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH. I WOULD
ALSO POINT OUT AGAIN- AS OUR
SCHOOLS ARE OVERCOMING THESE
CHALLENGES CALIFORNIA HAS
PROVIDED RESOURCES THAT ARE
UNLIKE. WHAT ANY OTHER STATE. IS
PROVIDING THE CARE NOTED THE
UNIVERSAL MEALS PROGRAM IF YOU
THINK ABOUT WHERE OUR SCHOOLS
WERE DURING THE PANDEMIC WHERE
EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION MEALS WERE
PROVIDED. TO STUDENTS THROUGH
SCHOOLS- TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF
THE DESTRUCTION THAT MANY OF OUR
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. ARE
EXPERIENCING WE HAVE A LEARNING-
OF- RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT THAT'S
EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS ALLOCATED
TO OUR SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE THEM
WITH THE KEY RESOURCES. MORE
TUTORING- FOR MORE LEARNING
ACCELERATION STRATEGIES TO
SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. OUR
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE
WORK BILLION DOLLARS ALREADY SIX
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS OF THAT HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED FOR. PLANNING GRANTS
AND FOR IMPLEMENTATION. GRANTS-
S. FOR OF THE FOR ARTS TO.
BILLION CURRENTLY. FUNDED IN
THEN A NEW BALLOT THAT WAS
SUCCESSFULLY PASSED. IN
NOVEMBER- TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR OUR SCHOOLS AND THEN
AGAIN ON THE READING- TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS
ALREADY BEING IMPLEMENTED WITH
THE READING COACHES AND
SPECIALIST PROGRAM. ANOTHER TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS AS
YOU ALL KNOW IS PROPOSED IN THIS
VERY BUDGET AND YES WE SUPPORT
THAT ALLOCATION WERE HAPPY TO
TALK WITH YOU ABOUT THAT AT ANY
POINT THAT- YOU SHOULD DEEM FIT.
A PRESS TO YOU AGAIN THERE ARE
CHALLENGES AND THESE ARE BEING
EXPERIENCED NATIONWIDE. WE'VE
SEEN LEARNING GAPS EXACERBATED-
WE'VE SEEN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
GROW WE KNOW THAT THEIR MANY
STUDENTS WE NEVER CHECKED INTO
INDEPENDENT I CAN ATTACH FRONT
DESK. WE KNOW THAT THE DECLINING
AND- WE ARE WORKING ARTISTS
DEFINING WAYS TO OFFSET THAT
ENROLLMENT IN WE'RE FINDING
ANYTHING. IN SOME CASES STUDENTS
AND FAMILIES LEFT THE DISTRICT
LEFT THE STATE SOME EVEN LEFT
THE COUNTRY IN THERE ARE OTHER
CHALLENGES WOULD YOU KNOW
IMPACTED THIS BUT- WE'RE BUSY
WORKING ON WAYS TO ADDRESS
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM. I'M FOR OUR
SCHOOLS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE
CONTINUES TO BE A DAUNTING
CHALLENGE ALL ACROSS THE STATE
MANY OF YOU KNOW. THAT WE'VE
INTRODUCED LEGISLATION THIS YEAR
THAT WOULD PROVIDE A WAIVER SO
THAT RETIRED TEACHERS COULD
CONTINUE TO SUBSTITUTE. IN OUR
SCHOOLS WE IT IS CRITICAL- THAT
WE FIND MORE TEACHERS- I'M HAPPY
TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF THE
MEASURE THAT WE'RE WORKING ON.
WE KNOW THAT THIS YEAR ALL
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WE ARE SEEING
A TAX. ON OUR SCHOOLS AS IT
RELATES TO HAVING DISCUSSIONS
ABOUT RACISM AND THEY'RE OVER
AND- ATTACKS ON OUR LGBTQ PLUS
YOU WE WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS.
AND- BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT
OUR SCHOOLS ARE DEALING WITH AND
WE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT WE ARE AYE
IMPLEMENTING TO. A TRAIN OUR
TEACHERS ON HOW TO SUPPORT OUR
LGBTQ PLUS YOU- AND WE WON'T
STAND. FOR ANY BOOK BANNING AND
WE WILL SUPPORT SCHOOLS AND
STUDENTS WHEREVER THEY ARE WE'VE
GOT ABILITY YEAR IN THIS. THAT
WOULD CREATE- GENDER INCLUSIVE
BATHROOMS ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE
ACCESS. TO SAFE AFTER IT THANK
FINALLY OUR SCHOOLS. WEATHER CHU
- OF ONE. MAGNITUDE THERE CALL
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FLOODING RAIN
YOU NAME IT IN WEATHER. AS OUR
SCHOOL NEXT ONE OF KNOWLEDGE ARE
UP NEWLY. AMBER TEAM IN THE LAST
COUPLE YEAR AT ALL DUES. SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND OFFICES OF A-
HONOR THE IMPACT OF WHILE. RANGE
AND OTHER. WEATHER IMPACTS
BECAUSE OUR SCHOOLS TO BE CLOSED
BECAUSE OF THE THREE. THREE PP
IN THAT DIVISION. ALL HAPPENED
THE FIRST NAME THAT STARTS WITH
THE LETTER J. AND THEY BECOME.
ON THE FIRST NAME BASIS. WITH
MANY OF OUR SCHOOLS. AS WE GO
OUT TO THOSE COMMUNITIES WE
BRING- BELCHER'S TO HELP PAY FOR
HOTELS FOR FOOD FOR WATER-
REPLACING COMPUTERS- I WOULD
ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE ABILITY AND
WORK AT THE SUPERINTENDENT'S
WHO'S VISITED. MANY OF THE VERY
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE ARE WORKING
WITH OUR DISTRICT AND SHOWING
THEM HOW TO ACCELERATE LEARNING-
ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THAT BY
PROVIDING WHAT'S CALLED HIGH
DOSAGE TUTORING- WE HAVE THREE
THOUSAND TUTORS AND MENTORS IN
OUR SCHOOLS. TO OUR PARTNERSHIP
WITH CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS. AND
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GREAT
WAY TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS IN
IN TERMS OF. LEARNING
ACCELERATION OUR SCHOOLS THANKS
FOR YOUR HELP IN THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE GOVERNOR. AND ALL OF OUR
EFFORTS. HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH
MORE THAN FOUR BILLION DOLLARS
IN EXPANDED LEARNING RESOURCES
TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS AND SO
ON THE RESOURCES ARE CERTAINLY
IN PLACE. WE'RE WORKING WITH
DISTRICTS ON HOW THEY IMPLEMENT
THEM- AS IT RELATES TO CHRONIC
ABSENTEEISM BUT- GIVE A BIG
SHOUT OUT TO ONE OF OUR PARTNERS
CALLED ATTENDANCE WORKS. IT'S
ONE OF THE LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
AS IT RELATES TO RESEARCH AND
BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO-
COUNTERING CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM.
THEY HAVE WORKED WITH US AND
HELPED US PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON HOW TO
COUNTER BY GAS AND HE ISN'T
WHICH IN SOME CASES AS REACHES
HIGHEST THIRTY PERCENT. FOR SOME
STUDENTS I WANT TO THANK THE
FOLKS AT MOUNT DIABLO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. ALLOWED ME TO
COME OUT AND TO DO SOME VISITING
WITH THEIR HOME VISITING TEAM OF
FAMILIES. WERE CHRONICALLY
ABSENT YOU WON'T KNOCKING ON
DOORS TO FIND WHAT ARE THE- THAT
ARE KEEPING. STUDENTS FROM ITS
SCHOOL AND THEY- US ALMOST NAY-
LACK OF CHANCE. MENTAL ISSUE- IF
. AND OTHER THREE TO THE- OUR
ALL CONTRIBUTING. TO THE
CHALLENGES OUR FAMILY FACE AN
FINALLY AS WANT TO SHARE THE
NOTED CRACK AT FROM. WE WILL BE
PROVIDING SOME MANY GRANTS
STORES DISTRICTS HELP THEM.
EXPAND YEAR- THIS FOR STUDENTS
WHO CHRONICALLY. BY PER. WILL
CALL A STEPHEN KING. IN
OPPORTUNITY TO LENGTHEN THE
SCHOOL YEAR FOREST FOR THOSE
STUDENTS AND TO GIVE THEM ACCESS
TO AN INCREDIBLE CAREER PATHWAY.
THAT CAN LEAD TO A GREAT CAREER
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM. IN THE
FUTURE. WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE
ARE THE ONLY STATE THAT HAS THE
RESOURCES TO PROVIDE UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL FOR EVERY FOUR YEAR
OLD AND REALLY EVERY THREE YEAR
OLD IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE
RANGE. OF OPTIONS THAT ARE NOW
AVAILABLE TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN STATE PRESCHOOL- AT
OUR STATE HAS STAR OUR HEAD
START PROGRAMS ARE CHILD CARE
PROGRAMS- WE HAVE MANY WAYS TO
MEET THIS AGAIN ARE UNIVERSAL
MEALS PROGRAM. WE HAVEN'T
FEDERAL PROGRAMS- WE ARE WORKING
TO RECRUIT TEN THOUSAND
COUNSELORS AND MENTAL HEALTH
CONDITIONS TO WORK IN OUR
SCHOOLS. UTILIZING A GRANT THAT
YOU ALL WORK WITH US TO HELP
SECURE- THE ABILITY TO USE THE
GOLDEN STATE TEACHER GRANT A
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
SCHOLARSHIP. FOR ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO BECOME A MENTAL HEALTH
CLINICIAN AND COMMIT TO WORKING
AT LEAST TWO YEARS IN OUR
SCHOOLS THIS WORK IS UNDERWAY-
THAT SAME GRANT. IS AVAILABLE TO
ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BECOME A
TEACHER IN OUR SCHOOLS AND WE
ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO RECRUIT
TEACHERS YOU KNOW HISTORICALLY
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION HAS NOT ENGAGED
DIRECTLY IN RECRUITMENT WE DON'T
HAVE A GROUP AND STAFF. IN
DISTRICTS HAVE TYPICALLY LED
RECRUITMENT BUT RECOGNIZING THE
CHALLENGES THAT EXIST NONE OF
THESE GREAT PROGRAMS CAN BE
SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IF WE
DON'T RECRUIT MORE. TEACHERS AND
CLASSIFIED STAFF AND ON THAT
NOTE I JUST WANTED KNOWLEDGE ARE
GREAT TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED
STAFF AND ADMINISTRATORS AND
STUDENTS AND PARENTS. BUT THE
RESILIENCE IN THE GREAT WORK
THAT THEY ARE DOING UNDER
DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. AND SO
WE'VE ENTERED INTO THE LINE OF
RECRUITMENT TO SUPPORT OUR
SCHOOLS. WE HAVE CREATED A
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
THAT. HIGHLIGHTS AWARD WINNING
TEACHERS- TO TALK ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE PROFESSION.
THE PSA REMINDS FOLKS ABOUT THE
SCHOLARSHIP THAT'S AVAILABLE-
WE'VE CREATED. A WHOLE- TEACHER
RECRUITMENT. CAREER FAIRS HERE.
WHERE WE'RE HELPING FAMILIES I'M
WILL HELP. FUTURE TEACHER. FIND
OUT HOW TO BE A TEACHER. YOU THE
RESOURCES FOR OUT INTO AGENTS.
SO WE'VE CREATED A ONE STOP THAT
SOMEONE CAN GO TO LEARN ABOUT
HOW TO BECOME A TEACHER. HOW TO
GET THE SCHOLARSHIP HOW TO GET
INTO A TEACHER CREDENTIALING
PROGRAM. AND WE'RE DOING THIS
WORKING WE'VE CREATED A WHOLE
SET A SERIES OF CAREER FAIRS WE
STARTED. WITH- OUTREACH TO TEN
THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO WERE SERVING
IN THE CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS
ORGANIZATION THIS IS OUR SERVICE
CONDITION. IN THREE THOUSAND OF
THOSE TEN THOUSAND ALREADY
WORKING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND SO
WE'VE CREATED A WAY TO
PRIORITIZE THEM. RECRUITMENT WE
CAN DO THE SAME THING FOR
CLASSIFIED STAFF IT FOR STAFF
WHO WORK IN AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS AND I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BECOME
A TEACHER. AND SEND US A NOTE AT
ANYTIME WILL CALL BACK AND
PROVIDE THE KIND OF.
CUSTOMIZABLE YOU NEED TO GET THE
INFO YOU SENT US A NOTE IT TEACH
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. SO I WOULD SIMPLY CLOSE WITH
HOW STARTED. THAT ARE. IN CAL
THE STATE OF EDUCATE IS FOR.
EVEN THOUGH WE WORKING TO
OVERCOME. THAT ARE BEING
ADDRESSED- IN NATION WIDE I
WOULD SAY THAT WE SHOULD ALSO
GIVE THOUGHT TO THINGS AS WE
PURSUE THIS BUDGET YEAR- TO
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS
STUDENTS. THERE ARE SOME OF
ESTIMATED THERE ARE TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND. HOMELESS STUDENTS IN
OUR STATE AND MAYBE EIGHT
THOUSAND HOMELESS STUDENTS WORK
ON THEIR OWN WITH NO SUPPORT- I
THINK WE HAVE TO GIVE THOUGHT TO
HOW WE HELP THEM. THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION IS WORKING ON SOME
IDEAS TO DO SEXUAL WOULD LOVE TO
WORK WITH THE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE- WE HAVE TO CONTINUE.
TO EXPAND OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE
EDUCATOR HOUSING- IN TWENTY
NINETEEN WE SPONSORED
LEGISLATION THAT BECAME PART OF
THE BUDGET. THAT PROVIDED TAX
CREDITS WERE- THE DEVELOPMENT OF
EDUCATOR HOUSING TEACHING
TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED STAFF.
IN THE USE- SURPLUS PROPERTY ON
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEN THE
TAX CREDITS MADE THE FINANCING
POSSIBLE WITH THE DEVELOPERS-
THOSE TAX CREDITS HAVE ALL BEEN
USED UP. NOW'S A GREAT TIME FOR
US TO LOOK AT- RENEWING- THAT-
FUNDING FOR OTHER STRATEGIES TO.
PROVIDE EDUCATOR HOUSING SO THAT
WE CAN OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF
HOUSING WHICH WE KNOW IS A BEARD
EVERY PROFESSION AND CERTAINLY.
TO THOSE WHO WORK IN EDUCATION
AND OF COURSE WE MUST CONTINUE
TO WORK ON THINGS TO SUPPORT-
MANY STUDENTS LIKE BLACK AND
NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS AND
DISABLED STUDENTS. WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCE HIGHER. OF
DISPROPORTIONATE DISCIPLINE. AND
I INVITE YOU ALL TO JOIN US IF
YOU ARE ABLE TO OR HAVE YOUR
TEAM JOIN US AT ELEVEN AM WE'RE
DOING A WEAPON ARE- FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ON HOW TO REDUCE
DISPROPORTIONATE- DISCIPLINE.
OUT WE'RE MAKING IT A PRIORITY-
TO- ACCELERATE THE SUCCESS OF
STUDENTS FROM UNDER. GROUPS WHO
HAVE BEEN DEEPLY IMPACTED BY THE
LEARNING GAP AN OPPORTUNITY GAP
. AND WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH
YOU. IN THIS NEW BUDGET YEAR
COMICAL. THANK YOU AND- I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS-
MAY HAVE. A MISTER CHAIR THE MAN
OF THE- THANK YOU MISTER ANSWER
- REALLY. YOUR COM. I HAVE A FEW
COMMON AND THEN WILL HAVE A
QUESTION AND SEE OTHER MAY HAVE
A AND UNDER COM I JUST WANTED A
COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE TO
ANNOUNCE THAT WE'VE BEEN JOINED
BY SENATOR MEN SO- HE IS HERE I
WAS REMISS AND YOUR COMMENTS
REMINDED ME. IN NOT ANNOUNCING
THAT WE ARE DOING OVERSIGHT THIS
YEAR AS WELL AS PART OF THE
BUDGET PROCESS. AND ON MARCH
FIFTEENTH AT NINE AM IN THIS
VERY ROOM ROOM TWENTY ONE
HUNDRED. ARE WE WILL HAVE THE
SENATE POLICY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE JOIN WITH US AND DO AN
INFORMATIONAL AN OVERSIGHT
HEARING ON THE STATE OF THE
EDUCATOR WORK FORCE. AND THAT
YOU MENTIONED THAT. AND I ALSO
WANTED TO THANK YOU AND
CONGRATULATE YOU. OF THIS JAY IS
HAPPY THERE'S THREE JAY'S THAT
ARE WORKING ON STORMS ANOTHER
THINGS AND AS THE PERSON THAT
REPRESENTS THE SENATE DISTRICT
IT WAS GROUND ZERO FOR THE
STORMS. ARE SCHOOL IN BIG SUR IS
STILL I BELIEVE MAYBE THEY
FINALLY MOVED THE LAST ROAD
CLOSURE BEHIND THE ROAD CLOSURE
AND STAFF COULDN'T ACCESS IT.
AND THE PARO VALLEY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WAS. A HAD VERY SCHOOLS
CLOSE FOR WEEKS AND IN ITS
ENTIRETY WAS CLOSED FOR A PERIOD
OF TIME. AND ALL THROUGHOUT THE
CENTRAL COAST THAT WAS TRUE. AND
SO WE APPRECIATE THE FACT IT.
THE THERE WOULD BE HELP- TO THE
LOCALS AS THAT HAVE. AND THEN
LEADING TO A QUESTION AND YOU
YOU MENTIONED ONE IN YOUR
COMMENTS I KNOW THERE BEEN AT
LEAST THREE INITIATIVES THAT YOU
HAVE ANNOUNCED. YOU'VE LAUNCHED
A WORKGROUP TO ADDRESS SCHOOL
SHOT STAFF SHORTAGES AND YOU
MENTIONED OF THE SUBJECT. YOU'VE
RELEASED A NEW PUBLICATION ON
EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
FOR YOUNG BOYS OF COLOR. AND
YOU'VE ANNOUNCED PROGRAMS TO
TACKLE DISPROPORTIONATE
DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOLS AND WE
WILL BE IN. THE HEARING AT
ELEVEN O'CLOCK SO WE WON'T BE
ABLE TO LOG ON YOUR YOUR WEAPON
ARE. BUT I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT
ONE OF OUR MY WOULD ASK WHICH IS
YOU'VE LAUNCHED THE WORKGROUP TO
ADDRESS SCHOOL STAFF SHORTAGES
AND WE WILL BE HAVING THAT
OVERSIGHT. A HEARING ON THAT
GENERAL SUBJECT. IN TWO WEEKS I
WONDER IF YOU COULD JUST COMMENT
ON- WHAT YOU EXPECT TO COME FROM
THE WORK GROUP PROCESS AND IF
THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'VE LEARNED
ALREADY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE
WITH OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU. MYSTERION FOR JAY'S- NOT
JUST THE THREE DAYS- HELPING OUR
DISTRICTS AND WE'LL ASK OUR
EMERGENCY. TO CIRCLE BACK. THE
FOLKS IN PARUPALLI TO MAKE SURE
OF THIS PAINTING THAT CAN DONE
SUPPORT THAT WOULD DO THAT. YOU
KNOW THE WORK GROUP WAS. TO GIVE
US A TO JUST HEAR- FROM OF THE
DIFFERENT ENTITY THAT ARE
INVOLVED IN SOME WAY OF
ADDRESSING- THE WORK FOR
SHORTAGE AND- THERE ARE STRONG
PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE ALREADY
HAVE. WITH THE COMMISSION ON
TEACHER CREDENTIALING- WITH THE
TULARE COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION THERE HISTORICALLY
SOME OF THE LEAD ORGANIZATIONS
AS IT RELATES TO. A RECRUITMENT
OF TEACHERS- AND OF COURSE WE
WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH- ARE ARE
ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATORS
ACCESS OUR- COMPANY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION. REYES OF A TEACHER
WHO BE GROUPS TO IT'S THAT WERE
WERE TAKE. FOR EVERYONE IMPACT.
ABOUT AT LEAST- YOU KNOW WHAT
WE'VE LEARNED. IS THAT- THE
CALIFORNIA DIFFERENT THAN OTHER
STATES THAT WE ARE NOT SAYING
THAT WE SHOULD. WE CAN THE
QUALITY OF WHAT WE EXPECT FOR
TEACHERS IN TRAINING- AS AS- AS-
OUR STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
PRESIDENT DR DRAWING HIM AND
ALWAYS POINTS OUT. CALIFORNIA
INVEST MORE IN TEACHERS OR
TEACHERS WHO GET A CREDENTIAL
STAY LONGER AND HAVE A- BETTER
EXPERIENCE OTHER STATES ARE
ESSENTIALLY SAYING IT WILL TAKE
ANYONE EVEN WITHOUT A DEGREE TO
JUST BECOME A TEACHER AND WE
THINK THAT- WHICH PROVIDES
TEACHER TRAINING. A CREDENTIAL
OPPORTUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA HAS
AN INCREDIBLE PROGRAM TO DO
THAT- WE OFFER A RESIDENCY
PROGRAM WHICH IS A- JUST ANOTHER
WAY OF SAYING THAT TEACHERS CAN
CAN. BE IN TRAINING AND BE
COACHED AND MENTORED WHILE
THEY'RE LEARNING WHETHER GETTING
A CREDENTIAL THEY CAN GET. A
STIPEND. THE SECOND HAS NOT BEEN
ENOUGH TO RETAIN PARTY RESIDUE
CAN SINCE. WE ALSO ARE. LET THE
SHE- IN THE SENATE- WITH SENATOR
PORTANTINO. SB SEVEN SIX FIVE A
BILL THAT WOULD EXPAND. THE
AMOUNT OF THE STIPEND THAT
RESIDENCY- AFTER DISAPPEARANCE-
CAN WE SEE. AND SO WHAT WE'RE
LEARNING IS- WHILE THE WHOLE
NATION IS EXPERIENCING A
SHORTAGE OF THE WORK FORCE
CALIFORNIA HAS RESOURCES THAT
CAN BE HELPFUL MAY THOSE
RESOURCES HAVE TO BE DEPLOYED IN
A LONG TERM. KIND OF WAY THAT WE
BUILD A PATHWAY FOR SOMEONE
WHO'S THINKING ABOUT BECOMING A
TEACHER- THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON
FOLKS WHO MAYBE EVEN IN HIGH
SCHOOL THE THINK ABOUT BECOMING
A TEACHER. BUT AT THE SAME TIME
BECAUSE WE FEEL THE PAIN OF OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS WE'RE ALSO
FOCUSING ON THOSE WHO ARE IN
COLLEGE PREPARE TO GRADUATE. OR
SOMEONE WHO'S A CAREER CHANGER
LIKE TO BECOME A TEACHER AND IT
IS THESE EXPERIENCES THAT LED US
TO CREATE THIS WHAT I'M CALLING
A ONE STOP KIND OF RECRUITMENT
METHOD- FOR HOW TO BECOME A
TEACHER. WE'RE STRETCHING
OURSELVES- MISTER CHAIRMAN WE
JUST DON'T HAVE RECRUITERS- AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- AND
WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD OUR
CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO DO MORE
BUT EVERY WEEK MYSELF OF THE
MEMBERS. HE ARE LITERALLY
CALLING THE APPLICATIONS- THAT-
I REACHED OUT TO SAY HOW DO I
BECOME A TEACHER AND SO THE WAY
THAT WE CAN SUPPORT- TEACHER.
RECRUITMENT IN THE NEAR TERM IS
TO MAKE SURE THAT. THOSE WHO
WERE ABOUT TO GRADUATE COLLEGE
ARE AWARE OF THE RESOURCES THAT
ARE AVAILABLE AND WE'RE MAKING
THEM AVAILABLE TO OF MANY OF
OUR- TEACHER CANDIDATES AND
CAREER CHANGERS OUR PUBLIC
SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD BE
OUT. SHORTLY AGAIN THIS IS GOING
TO GIVE US- I WOULD SAY
CERTAINLY STATEWIDE REGION MAYBE
EVEN NATIONAL REACH TO HOW WE
CAN ATTRACT MORE- TEACHER
CANDIDATES. TO THE STATE AND I
WOULD THE MAN BECAME ON TEACHER.
AND LYFT IS. FOR HAVING SO MANY
WAIVER. TO READ FEES. THAT
TEACHER APLIK HALF PAY. TO
BECOME A TEACHER THIS IS BEEN A
BARRIER AND I WOULD JUST COMMEND
THE CTC AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SAID
THAT WE'VE BEEN A WEEK WE
PARCELS FEES WHILE THE FEES
STILL HAVE TO GET PAID. BUT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS PAYING
THOSE FEES OF FOR OUR CANDIDATES
AND SO- THE WORKGROUP HAS LED US
TO CREATE IN THIS EFFORT AND
WE'RE WE'RE WORKING IN THESE
WAYS THAT ARE DESCRIBED IN. A
WORLD IN ANY FEEDBACK YOU HAVE
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
ABOUT HOW WE'RE APPROACHING
TEACHER TRAINING. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THAT IN. EITHER WE-
SORT OF STRUGGLED WITH THIS
ISSUE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
IN. SOME OF THE DATA. HAS A TWO
YEAR DELAY SO WE WERE TRYING IN
THE MIDDLE OF COVERED UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE TEACHER RETIREMENT
LEVEL WAS AND NO STATISTICS.
READILY AVAILABLE AND I THINK WE
CATCH UP THIS YEAR SO WHEN YOU
DO YOUR WORK GROUP AND WE DO OUR
HEARING WE HOPE TO HAVE THOSE
STATISTICS TO BE ABLE TO THEN
LOOK AT. WHAT THE IMPACT HAS
BEEN IN THE LAST TWO YEARS AS
WELL AS THE ON GOING TRENDS WITH
REGARD TO THE TEACHER SHORTAGE.
SENATOR MEN HAD A QUESTIONS. MEN
THANK YOU KAREN AND LET- I
PURCHASED A COUPLE COMMENTS I TO
MAKE FOR IS THAT I KNOW WE
PROPOSE A ENOUGH OF NEW PROGRAMS
OF THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND-
THERE FOR I THINK CAUSES THAT WE
ALL AGREE WITH- INCLUDING
SPENDING ACCESS- DEALING WITH
LEARNING LOSS ETCETERA BUT- I DO
JUST WANT TO STATE MY- BASS- YOU
THAT. WHEN IT PUSH COMES TO
SHOVE SHOULD WE BE IN A POSITION
WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE CUTS I
THINK I THINK THAT WE NEED TO
PROTECT BASS FUNDING AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE THAT NEEDS TO BE ARE.
OUR TOP PRIORITY. WHEN IT COMES
TO LOOKING AT THE BUDGET. I ALSO
WANT TO MENTION AND AT FIRST I
WANT TO THANK YOU-
SUPERINTENDENT FOR ALL OF YOUR
GREAT WORK IN. YOU KNOW TRYING
TO US TO REPAIR. TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH A
LOT OF CHALLENGES RESPONSIBLY-
ONE CHALLENGE I WANT TO NOTING
YOU KNOW I'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS.
BUT IN MY DISTRICT AN ORANGE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT- WE JUST
HAD A NEW SCHOOL BOARD TAKEOVER
NEW MAJORITY. AND IMMEDIATELY
FIRED IN VERY SPECIAL MEETING
CALLED AD HOC- THE
SUPERINTENDENT AND ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT. I AND I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HAPPENING
MORE BROADLY ACROSS THE STATE
THIS IS BECAUSE A LOT OF
DISRUPTION TO STUDENTS IN MY
DISTRICT. I AND I'M WONDERING IF
YOU HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPENING IN
OTHER PARTS OF STATE IF THERE'S
THINGS THAT YOU. IF YOU HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT IT AND IF THERE
ARE STEPS THAT YOU THINK WE IN
THE LEGISLATURE OR YOU. AYE AS
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION CAN TAKE TO TRY TO.
PREVENT THIS TYPE OF DESTRUCTION
IT SEEMS VERY VERY
IRRESPONSIBLE. I SEEMS LIKE A
VIOLATION OF FIDUCIARY DUTIES
BUT I JUST WAS WANTING TO
COMMENT ON THAT. THANK YOU
SENATOR I WOULD FIRST NOTE THAT-
I'M EXCITED TO SHARE THAT AT
EVERY YEAR. FOR THE LAST FOUR
YEARS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SPEND MY
READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY- IN
ORANGE UNIFIED- ED JORDAN
ACADEMY- IN YOUR DISTRICT AN
INCREDIBLE SCHOOL THAT- OFFERS-
STEM EDUCATION IN BILINGUAL- DO
A LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAMS-
INCREDIBLE TEACHERS THERE. AND-
IN I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THE
SCHOOL WILL NOT BE- IMPACTED BY
THE CHANGES THAT YOU INDICATED
HAVE HAPPENED- AT THE- DISTRICT-
YOU KNOW I HAVE TO SAY THAT AT
THIS SCHOOL AND I'LL BE THERE
TOMORROW. AS A MATTER OF FACT-
FOR A READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY
CONTINUING. THE TRADITION- THE-
INCREDIBLE. THAT HAS BEEN
STARTED BY THE FORMER PRINCIPAL-
PRINCIPLE RUBIO SHE'S BEEN AN
INCREDIBLE LEADER. AND I WANT TO
THANK AT THE KNEES ACOSTA
FLETCHER ALL WHO HAS INVITED ME
TO COME TO ORANGE I MEAN TO
JORDAN ACADEMY. EVERY YEAR AN
INCREDIBLE TEACHER AND ALL THE
GREAT TEACHERS AND STAFF THERE
HAVE BEEN A REMARKABLE. AS YOU
POINT OUT A SENATOR THIS TREND
IS UNSETTLING- WHERE- A SCHOOL
LEADER- WILL LOSE THEIR POSITION
SIMPLY BECAUSE THE BOARD
MAJORITY HAS CHANGED. IT HAS
BEEN DONE SO THAT- DISTRICTS
WITH A SUPER AT A TIME WHEN
SUPERINTENDENTS ARE RETIRING IN
THE COUNTRY AT A VERY HIGH RATE
AND IT IS A DIFFICULT JOB AND-
FOR ANY- DISTRICT BOARD TO. FIRE
A SUPERINTENDENT WHO'S A GOOD
SUPERINTENDENT ASSEMBLY BECAUSE
THEY HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENT OR
FRUSTRATION ABOUT SOME POLICY
WHETHER IT'S MASKING OR
SOMETHING ELSE- I CANNOT SEE HOW
THAT KIND OF TURN IN TURN IS
HELPFUL- TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
TO THE STUDENTS AT THE END OF
THE DAY. I APPRECIATE THE
LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE SHOWN ON
THIS ISSUE- WE CONTINUE TO LOOK
INTO IT AND WE CONTINUE TO BE
AVAILABLE TO HELP IN ANY WAY
THAT WE CAN. THANK YOU
SUPERINTENDENT- SWITCHING GEARS
AND I SHOULD JUST KNOW THAT THAT
PARTICULAR SUPERINTENDENT IN
QUESTION I HAD NEVER RECEIVED
ANYTHING BUT EXCEPTIONAL
RATINGS- SO THIS WAS VERY
SURPRISING IS GOING TO MIDDLE
SCHOOL YEAR I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS
WELL- SWITCHING TAX- THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED AT TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN
NEW DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FOR
READING COACHES. AND I GUESS I
WANTED TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON
SPENDING THAT MONEY THERE VIS A
VIS SPENDING IT IN OTHER PLACES
INCLUDING ON TEACHER RETENTION
OR ANYTHING ELSE AND IF YOU HAVE
ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT. YEAH I
MEAN I WOULD SAY THAT- AS YOU
SORT OF HINTED. IN A IN A YEAR
WHERE AS CHAIRMAN CLEARED POINTS
OUT THAT THERE ARE FEWER
RESOURCES. IN CALIFORNIA HAS
FUNDED SO MANY PROGRAMS IS SUCH
A HIGH LEVEL- WE'RE TALKING LIKE
TIME INVESTMENT THAT YOU ALL
HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO. UNIVERSAL
TKA AND UNIVERSAL MEALS-
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AT FOUR
BILLION DOLLARS AND THE GOVERNOR
HAS THE MENTAL HEALTH.
CHILDREN'S HEALTH- INITIATIVE
THAT. UPWARDS OF FOUR BILLION
ALMOST FIVE BILLION- YOU KNOW
THERE ARE ONCE IN A LIFETIME
INVESTMENTS THAT WE ARE SEEING.
IN THE READING COACHES AND
SPECIALISTS GRANT. IS ONE OF
THEM- AND IN EVERY STATE IN THIS
COUNTRY. FOR DECADES ADVOCATES
HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT WE SHOULD
HELP OUR STUDENTS REACH LITERACY
BY THIRD GREAT- IN THAT. HAS
INVADED MANY OF OUR DISTRICTS
AND SO I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT
THIS NEW PROPOSAL FOR AN
ADDITIONAL TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
MILLION DOLLARS IS. IS CRITICAL-
I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT THE
PROPOSAL'S IN THE BUDGET THAT
FOCUS ON LITERACY. AND THEIR
FOCUS ON TEACHER RECRUITMENT ARE
THE ONES THAT SHOULD ONLY BE
PRESERVED BUT IF IT'S GOING TO
BE ANY ADDITIONAL SPENDING IT
SHOULD BE IN THIS AREA- IT WHAT
I'M SAYING IS IF YOU LOOK AT THE
FUNDING THAT CALIFORNIA HAS- FOR
EDUCATION IT WE NOTE THAT. ON
THE PER PUPIL AMOUNT THAT IS
PROPOSED IN THIS BUDGET WOULD BE
THE HIGHEST EVER- AT WELL OVER
SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
PUPIL UP WE WERE SEEN. IN MATIC
SHIPS IN IN MANY WAYS- WE'VE
COVERED THE BASE OF WHAT'S
NEEDED. I DO KNOW THAT THERE IS
SOME- DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE
STATEWIDE LEGISLATION THAT WOULD
HELP- SCHOOLS- IN INCREASE-
TEACHER SALARIES AND I AND I
THINK THAT IS CRITICAL BECAUSE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE A LOT OF
FUNDING RIGHT NOW BUT A LOT OF
IT IS STILL ONE TIME. IT AND I
THINK THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO
REALLY CHANGE THE CONVERSATION.
ABOUT A TEACHER RECOUP AND
INCOME EMPLOYEES WE HAVE TO THEM
BETTER WE HAVE TO END THIS ERA
WE'RE SO. WHO THE ONE AIDE SAID
I CAN'T DO THE ANYMORE. BECAUSE
I CAN MAKE MORE MONEY WORK AND
FOR FOOD AND IS NOT TO ANY IN
FAST FOOD DOES MY FIRST. AND I'M
JUST SAYING BUT WE VALUE. OUR
BUT WE'VE OUR VALUES WHAT'S IN
OUR BUDGETS IN THIS COUNTRY. WE
SAY THAT WE EDUCATION WE HAVE TO
FUND IT LIKE WE MEAN IT. WE HAVE
TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FINANCE
OUR DISTRICTS IN A WAY WHERE
THEY CAN PROVIDE MORE FUNDS. TO
PAY TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED
STAFF AT A AT A BETTER RATE. YOU
KNOW I THINK THAT THAT ALL THAT
TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT THE
READING COACHES AND SPECIALISTS
GRANT. IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
IN THIS CURRENT BUDGET PROPOSAL
BECAUSE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
MILLION DOLLARS IS SIGNIFICANT
BUT IT GOES SO FAR. AND I GET IT
I'LL ASK MY STAFF TO GET A
NUMBER OF THE NUMBER OF
DISTRICTS. THAT THAT HAVE BEEN
SELECTED. TO RECEIVE THE GRANT
IN THE FIRST ROUND BUT I CAN
TELL YOU FALL SHORT OF THE
NEEDS. AND THIS IS RESEARCH HAS
SHOWN THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPACTFUL WAYS. TO AFFECT
LITERACY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IN YOU KNOW THERE ARE MANY
THINGS ARE GOING TO BE IMPORTANT
HELPING OUR STUDENTS BOUNCE BACK
FROM LEARNING GAPS. BUT LITERACY
IS PROBABLY THE BEST IF YOU
THINK ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO
LEARN TO READ AND HOW YOU CAN.
READ TO LEARN ANYTHING AS A
GATEWAY- ESKIL- IT IS SO
CRITICAL. I'M I'M THINKING ABOUT
SOMEONE WHO JUST YESTERDAY WAS
SHARING WITH ME- HEALTH SHE HAS
SEEN. ACCELERATED LITERACY FOR
STUDENTS. YOU KNOW. IN HELP THEM
EVEN IMPROVE. THEIR THEIR- MATH
PROFICIENCY BUT BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE THE BASIC
FUNDAMENTALS AROUND READING-
THEY STRUGGLED AND THEN ONCE
THEY DID GET THOSE SUPPORTS THE
IMPROVE. AND SO ABSOLUTELY WOULD
RECOMMEND AND HOPE THAT- THIS
COMMITTEE WILL SUPPORT THIS NEW
ALLOCATION. FOR READING COACHES
AND SPECIALISTS. THAT IT WILL BE
DEEPLY IMPACTFUL- FOR THE
STUDENTS OF CALIFORNIA. I THANK
YOU SUPERINTENDENT I WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO JOIN YOU TOMORROW BUT
MAYBE NEXT YEAR. READ ACROSS.
AMERICA DAY ENJOYED ORANGE.
THANK YOU THANK YOU SENATOR A
SENATORS. CUEVAS THANK YOU SO
MUCH MISS WHO MIGHT. FOR THAT
VERY IN DEPTH. OVER AND THAT.
THE SPECTRUM OF WORK THAT IS
HAPPENING- IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM-
IN THE PRIORITIES THAT ARE BEING
SET. I'M I'M I'M A PROUD MOM OF
A PUBLIC SCHOOL- STUDENT IS
PROBABLY CRINGING IF SHE'S
LISTENING TO THIS- HEARING SHE
IS- SHE HAD SHARED WITH ME LAST
NIGHT HER COURSE. LOAD FOR- NEXT
YEAR AND ON IT WAS HER EIGHT P.
AFRICAN AMERICAN- STUDIES COURSE
SO I WAS. VERY EXCITED TO SEE
THAT AND- WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN
QUITE A NATIONAL DEBATE AND
DISCUSSION ABOUT THE LEVEL OF
EDUCATION THAT- STUDENTS- ARE
BEING DENIED- IN PLACES LIKE
FLORIDA. OTHER PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY- WHERE- THE EDUCATION IS
IN KEEPING UP WITH THE
SCHOLARSHIP. AND THE- THE
LESSONS OF HISTORY AND OTHER
IMPORTANT- EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
THAT THAT OUR STUDENTS NEED- TO
HELP NOT JUST- THEM UNDERSTAND
THEMSELVES AND THE COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY ARE. GOING TO LEAD-
BUT ALSO TO REALLY FULLY
PARTICIPATE IN THIS DEMOCRACY
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A FULL AND
RELEVANT- I IN FACT BASED-
LEARNING IN EDUCATION SO I'M
VERY PROUD. OF HER SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR OFFERING THAT BUT
IT DOES RAISE THE QUESTION FOR
ME- TO WHAT EXTENT ARE WE
INVESTING. IN THE KINDS OF
RELEVANT. EDUCATION THAT HELPS
OUR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND-
THEMSELVES AND THEN THE WORLD
THAT THEY ARE IN A PARTICULARLY-
LOOKING AT THE ISSUE OF A
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION- I COME
FROM. WORKING IN COMMUNITY AND
LABOR PARTNERSHIPS WHERE WE ARE
BUILDING PATHWAYS INTO QUALITY
JOBS. AND THE TOOLS- THAT
STUDENTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO
NAVIGATE THIS ECONOMY AND TO
REALLY LEAN INTO OF THE WORLD OF
WORK- CERTAINLY NEEDS TO START
SOONER AND I WONDER WHAT KIND IN
IN THE IN THE KINDS OF
PRIORITIES WHERE DOES THAT
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FIT IN AND
PARTICULARLY- VOCATION THAT IS
LINKED TO HIGH ROAD- UNION
APPRENTICESHIP PRE
APPRENTICESHIP- AND THOSE KINDS
OF PARTNERSHIPS I'D LOVE TO HEAR
MORE ABOUT. WHAT IS BEING-
PRIORITIZE IN THAT AREA. THANK
YOU SENATOR SOME SO MUCH GREAT
STUFF THERE- AND WHEN YOU SAID
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER WOULD CRINGE-
ABOUT YOU TALKING ABOUT YEAH
YOUR DAUGHTER I THOUGHT IT MIGHT
MY DAUGHTERS ARE THE SAME WAY IN
THE THEY NEVER WANT. ANY
REFERENCE OR MENTION BUT I HOPE
THAT YOUR DAUGHTER WATCHES THIS
HEARING AND- AND KNOWS THAT- ON
THIS PROPERTY AS IT SHOULD BE. A
LOT OF GREAT STUFF THERE I
SHOULD KNOW TO THAT AND AS AN
ANSWER TO THE LAST QUESTION BY
SENATOR MAN- READING COACHES AND
SCREEN AND THIS IS FOR THE
COMMITTEE. CURRENTLY WE HAVE A
HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED THE
READING COACH IS A SPECIALIST
GRANT. AND SO- SHOULD THIS NEXT
ROUND OF FUNDING BE APPROVED-
WE'D BE ABLE TO HAVE ANOTHER I
DIDN'T TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED
TWENTY FIVE. DISTRICTS THIS OF
THANK YOU TO- OUR GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS- TEAM- FOR SENDING THAT
INFORMATION- AB TAKE RETURN- THE
LEADER OF OUR GROUP THANK YOU-
THE CENTER BACK TO YOUR- POINTS.
THEY SET- YOU KNOW IT'S JUST
FOR. THAT OUT SO A COUPLE THERE
ARE THOSE ARE- THE TRYING TO.
THE BILL TO TALK RACE OR THE OF
RACE- BANNING- AROUND- HOW WE
SUPPORT LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS AND
WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT. BECAUSE
THERE MAY BE SOME IN CALIFORNIA
WILL RAISE THIS AND WE THINK
THAT THIS IS A MISTAKE- YOU KNOW
CALIFORNIA'S TRADITION HAS BEEN.
THAT IN RECENT YEARS- WE
HIGHLIGHT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER-
GROUPS OF COLOR- BECAUSE WE KNOW
THAT BENEFITS OUR STUDENTS AND
WE'RE DOING THAT IN WAYS WE HAVE
AN ETHNIC STUDIES GRADUATION
REQUIREMENT. OF IN CALIFORNIA-
WE WORK TO CREATE A MODEL-
CURRICULUM GUIDE TO HELP SCHOOL
DISTRICTS- LEARN HOW TO CREATE
THEIR OWN ETHNIC STUDIES
CURRICULUM AND THAT DOES GIVE A
WAY. TO HIGHLIGHT THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE ANCESTORS
OF OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE AFRICAN
AMERICANS. WHO ARE LATINO- WHO
ARE NATIVE AMERICAN OR WHO ARE
ASIAN AND ASIAN AMERICANS
PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN WHAT THE
RESEARCH SHOWS. STUDENTS AND
STUDENTS OF COLOR DO BETTER
ACADEMICALLY BUT STUDENTS FROM
ALL BACKGROUNDS DO BETTER AND
SO- AS WE HAVE SAID THIS PAST
MONTH- THAT BLACK HISTORY MONTH
SHOULDN'T BE JUST LIMITED TO THE
ONE MONTH. AND WE TALKED ABOUT
HOW BLACK HISTORY'S EVERYONE'S
HISTORY AT BECAUSE EVERY STUDENT
BENEFITS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE
THE BROUGHT IN BRAVE
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DIVERSIFYING
OUR WORKFORCE BECAUSE RESEARCH
SHOWS AGAIN. THAT IF THERE'S AT
LEAST ONE BLACK TEACHER IN A
SCHOOL THAT AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDENTS TO BETTER BUT STUDENTS
FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS TO BETTER
AND SO WE HAVE BEEN VERY
EXPLICIT IN WANTING TO- CONTINUE
TO USE EDUCATION. AND HATE- TO
TALK ABOUT- CONCEPTS IN AFRICAN
AMERICAN HISTORY AND- OTHER
HISTORY WE WE'VE SPONSORED
LEGISLATION THAT PASSED LAST
YEAR- TO- HIGHLIGHT APPROPRIATE
A CLOSELY APPROPRIATE HISTORY OF
THE FIRST PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NATIVE AMERICANS IN CALIFORNIA
TO. UNDO SOME OF THE THINGS THAT
ARE ARE STILL BEING TAUGHT IN
OUR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE PREJUDICE
IN THEM AND STILL TYPICAL-
CONTENT IN SO WE HAVE WORK TO DO
BUT YET WE ARE ACTIVELY DOING
THAT. WE'VE PROVIDED GRANTS TO
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THANKS TO
THE LEGISLATURE- TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING FOR
EDUCATORS TO HELP CHECK OF THE
BIASES AT THE DOOR- SO THAT WE
CAN PROVIDE THE BEST A FOR OUR
STUDENTS. TO YOUR POINTS ABOUT-
LOCATIONAL EDUCATION AGAIN
CALIFORNIA HAS AND CONTINUES TO
FIND AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL OUR
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION. PASS
OUR STUDENTS ARE GETTING ON
PATHWAYS TO LEARN ABOUT ALL-
ABERTIS WE ALWAYS STATE COLLEGE
AND CAREER- WE DON'T CHOOSE ONE
BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT-
THERE'S A PATH THAT'S RIGHT FOR
EVERY STUDENT IN THAT DAY AND
THEIR FAMILIES WILL CHOOSE THAT
PATH. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT
THERE ARE MANY MANY JOBS- THAT
MAY NOT REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE
THAT WILL PROVIDE A FIRST. GREAT
SIR- TO AND CAL. IT'S MY HONOR
TO JUST. AS THAT- A MEMBER OF
CALIFORNIA- I STAY
APPRENTICESHIP- IT IS A FORM.
LABOUR CHAIR IN THE LEGISLATURE
YOU KNOW HAVING AUTHORED
LEGISLATION TO TEACH ABOUT LABOR
STUDIES AND WOULD LOVE TO WORK
WITH YOU YOU KNOW GIVE ME YOUR
WORK- IN IN LABOR IN THE BLACK
LABOR MOVEMENT IN IT TOO. TO
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND LABOR HISTORY AND
UNFORTUNATELY MANY DON'T AND FOR
THEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT ACCESS.
TO THESE LABOR OPPORTUNITIES
MEANS OPPORTUNITY FOR GOOD
PAYING JOBS AND WORKPLACE
PROTECTIONS WE'D LOVE TO WORK
WITH YOU ON ANY THOUGHT THAT YOU
HAVE ABOUT WHAT ELSE WE CAN BE
DOING- TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS
BUT WE WILL BE GOING. AS DEEP AS
WE CAN A CAREER TECHNICAL
EDUCATION TO MAKE SURE OUR
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT ALL CAREER
PATHWAYS INCLUDING ACCESS TO
LOCATIONAL TRANSACTION I KNOW
THAT THERE IS A BILL THIS YEAR
ALREADY BEGINNING IN THE
LEGISLATURE THAT WITH- SPEAK TO
HOW TO BRING BACK EVEN MORE.
FOCUS ON SHOCK PROGRAMS IN THAT
USED TO TAKE PLACE IN SOME
SCHOOLS BUT OUR SCHOOLS ARE
WORKING HARD TO DO MORE ACCURATE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND WILL
CONTINUE. TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
THEM UP. IN THESE WAYS AND LOVE
THE WORK YOU IN YOUR OFFICE. AND
WAYS TO SUPPORT. GREAT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND HOW- WHY ONE
FINAL. IN SOME OF. ONE OF THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MY AREA
THERE IS- THERE'S BEEN YOU KNOW
AS OFTEN IS ON ON SCHOOL
CAMPUSES PARTICULARLY AT THE AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. I THINK
GOING BACK TO THE YEARS OF WEST
SIDE STORY WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE CONFLICTS AND TEMPERS
FLARE. AND SOMETIMES THOSE
THOSE- PUNCHES WILL WILL WILL
WILL FLY- IN THE INSTANCE WITH
HEARING THERE BEEN A NUMBER OF
TOWN HALLS AND CONVERSATIONS
BETWEEN PARENTS AND- THE CAMPUS-
BECAUSE SO MANY OF THESE
INSTANCES HAVE BEEN RECORDED IN
ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND- HAVE
CREATED A SENSE OF. CONCERN
OBVIOUSLY FOR PARENTS AND ONE OF
THE AREAS- THAT I'M I'M CURIOUS
ABOUT IN TERMS OF INVESTMENT IS
HOW ARE WE TRAINING- INVESTING
IN THE TRAINING OF SECURITY
STAFF- YOU KNOW I BELIEVE IN
HAVING- SCHOOL. CAMPUSES THAT
WITHOUT METAL DETECTORS WITHOUT
ARMED POLICE WITHOUT- DISTRICT
ATTORNEY OFFICES I BELIEVE IN
HAVING CAMPUSES OF LEARNING BUT
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO
HAVE A TRAINED SECURITY STAFF.
THAT IS ABLE TO DE ESCALATE-
THAT IS TRAINED ON- HOW TO DEAL
WITH CROWD CONTROL THAT IS
TRAINED ON HOW TO KEEP OUR OUR
OUR CHILDREN SAFE WHAT IS THE
DISTRICT DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE STAFF MEMBERS AND MANY OF
THESE ARE OFTEN- SOME OF THE
LOWER PAID- OF POSITIONS BUT
CERTAINLY COULD BE UP SKILLED.
SO THAT THEY CAN PLAY A MORE
RELEVANT ROLE IN THE PROTECTION
OF OUR STUDENTS- AND IN THE
SAFETY OF OUR CAMPUSES CAN YOU
SHARE WHAT. HOW THE DISTRICT IS
THINKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF- A
COMMUNITY SAFETY THAT NEEDS TO
EXIST ON THESE CAMPUSES. IT
SENATORS MODE CUEVAS THANK YOU
THAT'S IT- EXPERIENCE FORTY
QUESTION AND- YOU KNOW I'M
THINKING ABOUT MY OWN
EXPERIENCES YEARS AGO AS A
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ADDED
DISTRICT WHERE I FELT THERE WAS
A VERY STRONG TRAINING PROGRAM-
TO- SUPPORT- STAFF SECURITY
STAFF AND AT THIS DISTRICT YOU
KNOW IT WAS A UNIFIED DISTRICT
AND SO THAT MEANT THERE WERE.
FIVE CITIES- SCHOOLS IN FIVE
CITIES SPREAD OUT AND SO THEY
WERE ALSO SCHOOL POLICE BUT
THOSE- SCHOOL POLICE WERE SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS WHO WERE
TRAINED IN HOW TO INTERACT WITH
YOU- IT INAPPROPRIATE WAYS WITH
AN EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION AND DE
ESCALATION IF YOU POINT OUT-
LAST YEAR- WE WROTE AND
SPONSORED A BILL. THAT WOULD
PROVIDE- AT A NEW POSITION IN
SCHOOL SO WE CALLED THE
ESCALATION- SPECIALIST
INTERVENTION SPECIALIST- TO DO
DE ESCALATION. AND I THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER GIPSON- WHO WAS
THE AUTHOR OF THAT BILL- BECAUSE
WE ENVISIONED CREATING A NEW
WAY. TO APPROACH ANY KIND OF
ACTIVITY OR BEHAVIOR TO SCHOOL-
AS YOU POINT OUT THAT FOCUSES ON
DE ESCALATION AND ON PREVENTION-
THE BILL DIDN'T PREVAIL. IN SO-
WE'RE COMING AT IT AGAIN IN
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO- YOU KNOW
PROMOTE THE INTERVENTION
SPECIALIST IDEA WHERE WE'RE
PROVIDING SOME- SOME MINI GRANTS
TO HELP DISTRICTS- TEST OUT HOW
TO PROVIDE THIS WORK- AND- WE
HAVE BEEN PROVIDING DOLLARS TO
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON HOW TO USE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. AND WE SORT
OF PRACTICE- TO DATE WELL OVER A
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN
ALLOCATED- ON THE SUBJECT AND
I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD A
CHANCE TO CARRY A BILL MANY
YEARS AGO- CALLED AB TEN
FOURTEEN. THAT MOVE MONEY FROM
THE CRIMINAL. JUSTICE SYSTEM
INTO OUR K. THROUGH TWELVE
SYSTEM IN. PRO IN SO WE THAT
THINGS WILL. UP WE WANT TO-
SCHOOLS WITH THE RESOURCES TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS- IN AN
APPROPRIATE WAY WITHOUT PUSHING
THEM OUT OR PUSHING THEM INTO
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM-
YEAH AND SO WE ARE STILL WORKING
ON WAYS. TO TO- PROMOTE THIS AND
WE'RE PUTTING OUT ANOTHER ROUND
OF GRANTS THAT WILL ALSO BE
FOCUSING ON THE SORT OF JUSTICE-
THIS MONTH AS A MATTER OF FACT
AND- WILL SHARE THAT
INFORMATION. WITH YOUR OFFICE-
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE
NEED THAT YOU POINT TO IS A NEED
TO CREATE SOME UNIFORMITY-
ACROSS SCHOOL DISTRICTS I
IMAGINE THAT SOME DISTRICTS- DO
QUITE WELL. AND OTHERS MAY. NOT
HAVE AS WELL PLUS A TRAINING I
THINK IF YOU DID NOT IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU WOULD FIND. IT AND I
THINK IN ORDER TO CREATE THE
UNIFORMITY IN TRAINING FOR
SCHOOL SECURITY- I THINK YOU
WOULD FIND IT OR PROBABLY NEED
TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL.
LEGISLATION TO HELP CREATE THAT
UNIFORMITY BUT TO CREATE THE
TRAINING RIGHT NOT JUST THE
MANDATE BUT TO CREATE THE
TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR THE
TRAIN. I THINK THIS ANSWER JUST
IMPROVISING AND DOING THE BEST
THEY CAN WITH THE RESOURCES THAT
THEY HAVE. BUT THIS IS NOT A
PLACE WHERE- WE HELP SCHOOLS
WILL JUST A SCHOOLS PLAN THAT
MUCH CERTAIN OF SCHOOLS A SCHOOL
SAY PLAN IN OUR OFFICE. THEM YOU
KNOW WRITE THOSE OUT BUT LET'S
FACE IT THESE ARE COMPLEX TIMES
IN IN IN SO TO YOUR POINT. WE
THINK THAT THERE IS- I COULD BE
A NEED A WILL WE'RE HAPPY TO
LOOK INTO. HOW IT WORKS FOR
DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF WHAT THEY
PROVIDE- WITH WITH WITH A
THOUSAND DISTRICTS. IT MIGHT BE
VERY VERY WHAT THEY'RE PROVIDING
BUT WE DO WILLING TO WORK WITH
YOUR OFFICE AND OTHERS. TO GET
THAT INFORMATION AND TO EXPLORE
SOME NEW WAYS. TO MAKE SURE
THAT- THE TRAINING IS BEING
PROVIDED THE RIGHT KIND OF
TRAINING SO THAT THAT THE
SECURITY PERSONNEL CAN RESPOND.
IN IN THE BEST WAY STUFF FOR
STUDENTS. RESHAPE THOSE
RESPONSES IN TWENTY FOUR TO
WORKING WITH YOU IN AND DIGGING
MORE INTO- THE BUDGET IN THE
NEEDS- TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS
STATE SAVE A IN OUR COMMUNITIES-
UNITED AROUND THE EDUCATION OF
OUR CHILDREN. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. THANK YOU SENATOR. THANK
YOU SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
ARM. THAT COMPLETES THE
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE AND
I WANT TO THANK THE
SUPERINTENDENT FOR BEING HERE
AND- A DISSERVICE. WHO ARE ONE
OF THE MORE ENGAGED QUESTIONS
PERIODS WE'VE HAD IN THE THREE
YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS SO-
I AM VERY GRATEFUL AND- AND MORE
JUST GOING TO HAVE A LIVELY YEAR
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU ESTAS TO COMMITTEE AS
WE MOVE THROUGH THE BUDGET. SO
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
BE WITH US TODAY. USER THANK YOU
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE TO ISSUE TO WHICH
IS THE PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT
OVERVIEW AND STRUCTURE. OF WE
HAVE TO OUR PANELISTS TO
INTRODUCE THIS THE FIRST ONE IS-
IT CREATE THING FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND THEN
CAN COUPON FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. AND WE'RE
GOING TO HEAR AN OVERVIEW FROM
THEM AND THEN ASK A FEW
QUESTIONS SO- WE WILL MOVE TO
THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WELCOME TO
THE COMMITTEE. GOOD MORNING
KAREN MEMBERS- I'M INDICATING
HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE I WILL BE GOING OVER AT
THE PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT
GUARANTEE FOR TKA THROUGH
FOURTEEN EDUCATION. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ESTIMATES THAT
THE PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT
GUARANTEE AMOUNT FOR FISCAL YEAR
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR WILL BE
A HUNDRED AND EIGHT POINT EIGHT
BILLION DOLLARS. WHICH IS ONE
POINT FIVE BILLION DOLLARS LOWER
THAN FORECAST AT THE TWENTY
TWENTY TO BUDGET. THIS
REPRESENTS A ONE POINT 35%
DECLINE OVER BUDGET THAT.
DESPITE THIS DECLINE THE PER
PUPIL SPENDING AMOUNT REMAINED
AT ONE OF ITS HIGHEST YEARS YET
AND THE OVERALL SIZE OF THE
GUARANTEE IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
DIFFERENT THAN THAT BUDGET ACT.
ACROSS THE THREE YEAR BUDGET
WINDOW FROM FISCAL YEAR TWENTY
ONE TWENTY TWO THROUGH FISCAL
YEAR TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR.
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT SHOWS A
DECLINE OF FOUR POINT SEVEN
BILLION DOLLARS COMPARED TO
BUDGET ACT. ALL BUDGET YEARS
REMAIN IN A TEST ONE WHICH MEANS
THAT PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT.
THE AMOUNT IS ROUGHLY EQUAL 238%
OF THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND. THE
CURRENT COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT OR COLA IS EIGHT
POINT 13% WHICH POSES A LARGE
COST PRESSURE ON THE BUDGET. THE
JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSES FUNDING
COLLECT IN THE FULL STATUTORY
RATE OF EIGHT POINT THIRTEEN
PERCENT. WHICH WILL KEEP FUNDING
FOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND LINE
WITH THE HIGH RATE OF INFLATION
. DESPITE THE DROP IN THE
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT
GUARANTEE LEVEL HER PUPIL
SPENDING IS OUT OF ONE OF ITS
HIGHEST EVER YEARLY AMOUNTS WITH
OVER SEVENTEEN THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS. AND PROPOSITION
NINETY EIGHT PER STUDENT IN OVER
TWENTY THREE THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR STUDENTS OF
ALL FUNDING SOURCES ARE INCLUDED
IT. HER DRESS THE PROPOSITION
NINETY EIGHT DECREASED THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET DOES CONTAIN
MULTIPLE ONE TIME SOLUTIONS.
THAT OFFER A BALANCED AND
REALISTIC APPROACH TO AMENDING
THE BUDGET GAP. THE STATE
MAINTAINS OUR RAINY DAY FUND FOR
EDUCATION AND THE BALANCE OF THE
RAINY DAY FUND IS CURRENTLY
EIGHT POINT FOUR BILLION
DOLLARS. WHICH IS ONE POINT ONE
BILLION DOLLARS LOWER THAN
ESTIMATED BUDGET ACT. THE REASON
FOR THIS DOWNGRADE IT IS DUE TO
A DECREASE AND CAPITAL GAINS
REVENUES. DESPITE THE LOWER
BALANCE THE RAINY DAY FUND WILL
STILL BE RECEIVING A DEPOSIT IN
THE AMOUNT OF THREE HUNDRED
THIRTY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THAT'S BASED UPON THE
STATUTORY FORMULA. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET DOES NOT
PROPOSED MAKING A WITHDRAWAL
FROM THE RAINY DAY FUND AS A
CRITERIA FOR WITHDRAWAL HAVE NOT
BEEN MET. THOSE CRITERIA ARE
GENERALLY IF THE GOVERNOR
DECLARES A STATE OF BUDGETARY
EMERGENCY OR IF THE- FORMULA FOR
WITHDRAWAL IS MET AND IF THAT
FORMULA IS MEANT THAT NEEDS AN
AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL. OCCURS US
WERE POLICY CHANGES THAT IMPACT
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT.
GUARANTEE HAS BEEN REVENGE TO
REFLECT THE CONTINUED
IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND
WHEN I SAY REVENGE I MEAN THE-
GUARANTEE CALCULATION HAS BEEN
RECALIBRATED TO INCLUDE THAT.
PROGRAM UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN PERMANENTLY IN THE
OUT YEARS. THE NEWLY PASSED
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT ARTS
AND MUSIC IN SCHOOLS ACT
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT EQUAL
21% OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S
GUARANTEE LEVEL. SO TO REPHRASE
THAT PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT
WON'T REQUIRE THAT WITH THE
CURRENT GUARANTEE LEVEL PLUS AN
ADDITIONAL 1% OVER THE PRIOR
YEAR'S LEVEL. THE VERY FIRST
YEAR OF THE PROPOSITION TWENTY
EIGHT PROCREATION WILL BE FISCAL
YEAR TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR
AND IT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF A
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT OF NINE
HUNDRED FORTY ONE MILLION
DOLLARS. THAT'S MY OVERVIEW OF
PROPOSITION EIGHT- I'LL BE
AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE
APPRECIATED AND WILL MOVE ON TO
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
. THANK YOU MEMBERS CAN RUN WITH
THE ANALYST'S OFFICE YEAH THE
HEAD OF NEW PACKET ONLINE THAT
COVERS A KEY POINTS I THINK THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE GIVE YOU
THE OVERVIEW OF THE MOVING
PIECES IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. I
WANTED TO PICK UP ON ONE
IMPORTANT POINT THAT ON THE
MENTIONED WHICH IS THE
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT. THIS
YEAR IS DETERMINED BY A FORMULA
CALLED TEST ONE. AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN PAST ONE
YEAR IS THE MAIN FACTOR
AFFECTING TO GUARANTEE A STATE
GENERAL HOSPITAL WILL. EACH
DOLLAR OF HIGHER LOWER REVENUE
WE GUARANTEED WOULD INCREASE OR
DECREASE WHAT FORTY CENTS. OTHER
INDUCTION THE GUARANTEED
COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR BUT YET
NINO FLEX ON THE LOWER GENERAL
FUND REVENUES IN JANUARY WE- ARE
BASED IN OUR MOST RECENT
ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT WE THINK THE
STATE OPEN UP REVENUE HAS A
ROUGHLY 7280% CHANCE OF BEING
LOWER THAN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
ESTIMATES. A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT
LEADING ECONOMIC INDICATORS LIKE
RETAIL SALES INCOME TAX
WITHHOLDING HAVE BEEN A WEEK
SINCE JANUARY. OUR BEST ESTIMATE
IS THAT REVENUE IS ABOUT TEN
BILLION LOWER ACROSS TWENTY TWO
TWENTY THREE AND TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR. SO IF THAT
TRANSPIRES THE GUARANTEED WOULD
BE ABOUT FOUR MILLION LOWER THAN
THE LEVEL. OF THE GOVERNMENT'S
BUDGET. SOME OF THAT COULD BE
MITIGATED HIGHER PRO TAX. FROM
PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ACCOUNTS
FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A OF THE
- AND WE THINK IT COULD BE SO
HUNDRED NO. TO A BILLION HIGHER
THAN THE LEVEL IN THE- BY.
ANOTHER POTENTIAL. FACTORS
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT. YOU
HEARD A LOT ABOUT STATEMENT- IN
YOUR FULL COMMITTEE HERE. OUT
WHAT MAKES THE PROP. NINETY
EIGHT RESERVES. IS THE MORE THE
EIGHT POINT BILLION THE RESERVE
. IS ONLY. TO SUPPLEMENT FUNDING
FOR EDUCATION. UNLIKE OTHER
STATE RESERVE ACCOUNT IS NOT
AVAILABLE FOR DRESSING OVERALL
BUDGET SHORTFALL. OF THE
GUARANTEE IS PARTICULARLY WEAK
GIRLS MIGHT BE REQUIRED. THE
LEGISLATURE CAN ALSO ACCESS TO
ANSWER THEM IF THE GOVERNOR
DECLARES A BUDGET AND WE CAN
SEE. I SHIFTING TO THE
GOVERNOR'S FUNDING FOR. WE HAVE
A FEW HIGH LEVEL COMMENTS WAS
BEGINNING PAGE FIVE OF THE
HANDOUT. EVEN THOUGH THE
GUARANTEE IS LOWER UNDER THE
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET THE STATE
HAS ABOUT FIVE POINT TWO BILLION
AVAILABLE TO KEEP HEALTH PROGRAM
INCREASES. AS FAR AS THE
STRUCTURE OF THE BUDGET WE
REALLY THINK OF IT IN IN IN
THREE PARTS. THERE IS SIX
BILLION ON BY I'M GOING TO. WE
NEED TO COVER BEFORE CREEK GRIST
HELLO. AND THE NEW FUNDING
CALLED IF WE WILL. THERE IS THE
IN SEVENTY MILLION ONE TIME.
MAINLY WITH FUN AND A HIGH
SCHOOL SIMPLE ON IT INITIATIVE.
ALL OF THOSE PROPOSALS THE AT A
TO SIX FOUR. AND BECAUSE THERE'S
ONLY FIVE POINT TWO BILLION
AVAILABLE THE BUDGET PROPOSES A
ONE POINT TWO BILLION REDUCTION
TO ARTS AND MUSIC. INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANTS. OKAY SIX IN YOUR HAND
OUT HAS A LIST OF ALL OF THE
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT
PROPOSALS FOR K. TWELVE SCHOOLS
AND BUDGET. I TURNING BRIEFLY
RSS. THIS IS PAGER OF OUR HAND.
WE THINK THIS OF THIS IS THE A
PRIORITY. QUICK PROGRAM. AND
IT'S NOT HAVE JUNIOR. WE THINK
THAT THE POD APPROACH THROUGH
THAT FISCAL ENVIRONMENT THE
STATE AND- I DIRECTING. FOR THE
NEXT EXIST PROGRAM TO HELP YOU.
OF MOBILE COST FACTORS. AND
SISTINE- COMMITTEE PROGRAM IS.
THEY BEGAN OVER THE COUPLE. WE
ALSO THE PLAN TO SAVE THE CROP.
NINETY EIGHT WAS THERE AND FOR
NOW IS A GOOD AND STARTING.
HOLDING ON TO THAT WAS GIVE THE
STATE A TO. FROM IN THE- OF A
LARGE DOWNTURN THAT MIGHT IN. IN
THE COMING OR YEARS. BUT TO OUR
CONCERN ARE THIS IS PAGE NINE.
BUT USING POINT THE BUDGET YOU
OF ONE POINT FOUR BILLION AND
ONE TIME FUNDS COVER ONGOING.
SCHOOL PROGRAM. AND THAT'S A
CONCERN BECAUSE IT CREATES A
DEFICIT IN THE PROPOSITION
NINETY EIGHT BUDGET THE
FOLLOWING YEAR. IN TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE THOSE COSTS WILL
CONTINUE BUT THE ONE TIME
FUNDING IS NOT. AND THAT'S
PROBABLY EVEN MORE OF A CONCERN
THIS YEAR GIVEN OUR ESTIMATE
THAT THE GUARANTEE IS LIKELY TO
BE LOWER THAN THE LEVEL THE
GOVERNOR AND DISSIPATES. WE ALSO
HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE MANY
REDUCTION- IT'S MUSIC
DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANTS. WE
THINK THAT'S LIKELY BE
DISRUPTIVE DISTRICT ALREADY GONE
FOR THE LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS
FOR THOSE FUNDS. THEY WERE THE
REDUCTION MIGHT REQUIRE
DISTRICTS REPRESENT THOSE PLANS.
TENSELY CHANGES IN MY ASPECTS OF
THAT. AS TURNING TO PAGE TEN
THAT WE WERE BUILDING BUDGET
THAT IS RELIANT TIME FOR RUN BY
PROGRAMS. AND ALSO BUILDING
ABOUT WITH IT TO. THE YOUR
INDUCTION THE ISOLATED. MISTER
OF A COUPLE OPTIONS MAKE THAT.
WHEN STARTING POINT THAT WE- IS
TO NOT END UP THE GOVERNOR'S.
FOR THE MULTIPLE LATER GRANT.
AND CULTURAL IMAGE PROPOSAL
WE'LL TALK ABOUT ALL OF THOSE
PROPOSALS ON THEIR MERITS AND
LATER HEARINGS. WITHIN TWO OF
THOSE HAVE A LOT OF OVERLAP WITH
EXISTING FUNDING AND ONE IS
PREMATURE GIVEN THAT WE ARE
STILL WAITING ON. THE PREVIOUS
ROUND. REJECTING OPPOSED WOULD
MAKE MY FUNDING. SHE SAYS THIS
PROGRAM. ANOTHER OPTION BE
FUNDING A LOCAL. EACH CHAPTER
VERSE CHANCE IN THE COLOR. BUT
SUPPORT FOR HUNDRED MILLION AN
ENVOY COSTS. IF THIS WANTED TO
AVOID ALLOW AND ONCE FUND ONLY
BY ADJUSTING THE COLOR GRAY NOT
. ANY ELSE GOVERNMENT BUDGET.
WOULD FUND THE SIX POINT FOUR.
COLA. BY TURNING TO THE OLD
QUITE A PAGE A THIRD OPTION
WOULD BE TO. OF THE YOU A FEW
PREVIOUS SEGMENT. I TO THAT WE
HAVE. IN THIS REPORT ARE THE OF
THE UP FOR TWO PRO. AND STATE
PLEASE OF. FOR LEARNING SOME.
INDICATE THAT THEY ARE HAVING
DIFFICULTY RUNNING THOSE
PROGRAMS OF THE SKILL THE STATE
AND NATION. OUR UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT REFLECTS DIFFICULTY RAMPING
UP THE PROGRAMS AND HIRING
STAFF. AS WELL AS NOT ALL
STUDENTS BEING INTERESTED IN THE
PROGRAM. THAT WE THINK THE STATE
PRODUCE FUNDING BASED ON THE
LONGER ASSUMING SUCH HIGH
PARTICIPATION. OR ACCOUNTING FOR
THE FUND'S DISTRICTS ARE YOU SEE
THE EXISTING AFTER SCHOOL. AND
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY PROGRAMS.
THE STATE PRESCHOOL SOME OF THE
FUNDING THE STATE IS ALLOCATED
FOR REASONS. CREASE REMAINS
ALLOCATE. AND WE THINK THE COST
ESTIMATE FOR THE COLI THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ARE TOO HIGH.
THE STATE COULD PROBABLY REDUCE
ONGOING SPENDING UP FOR THAT
PROGRAM WILL STILL MAINTAINING
ITS EXISTING SERVICE LEVEL.
AGAIN WILL COVER MORE OF THOSE
DETAILS AND POTENTIAL SAVINGS IN
FUTURE HEARINGS. I THINK WE ALSO
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT FOR ALL
OF THESE OPTIONS YOU CAN DO THEM
TO DIFFERENT EXTENTS. AND THE
MORE YOU DO WITH ONE OF THE LESS
YOU NEED ANOTHER. I THINK YOU
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU VERY. AND I KNOW WE'RE
- OR NAVIGATING THE FACT THAT
THE NEXT ITEM IS ON THE LOCAL
CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA. AND
YET. WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE
OVERVIEW PROP NINETY EIGHT DID
NOT GET INTO A LITTLE BIT. LET
ME. OUR LEAD OFF BY ASKING A
QUESTION. AND I'LL START WITH
THE L. A. O. AND YOU HAVE TO
BEAR WITH ME HERE. BECAUSE WE
HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WALK IN
THE HEARING ROOM. AND IT OUR JOB
IS TO TRY TO EXPLAIN. COHERENTLY
ARE WHAT'S IN THIS BUDGET RATHER
THAN GOING THROUGH THIRTY TWO
LINE ITEMS AND SAY THERE YOU
ARE. A FIGURE IT OUT AND WHAT I
WANTED TO DO. IS MAYBE TRY TO
OFFER A VERY SIMPLE FRAMEWORK TO
EXPLAIN THE WAY THE BUDGET IS
PROPOSED. IN SEE IF YOU THINK
IT'S TRUE THE FAX OR OR YOU
WOULD LIKE TO. TO ADD MORE.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE WAY I
WOULD EXPLAIN IT IS THE
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT MONEY.
WHICH GOES TO K. TO FOURTEEN IS
FLAT. IN ESSENCE YEAR TO YEAR.
AS WAS SAID THOUGH EVEN THOUGH
THE FUNDING'S FLAT THERE'S AN
EIGHT POINT 13% COLA. OF FOR THE
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA
AND GROWTH. AND ONE OF THE WAYS
TO EXPLAIN THAT IS THE ONE TIME
MONEY IS LOWER THAN IN THE
PREVIOUS YEARS THAT ALLOWS FOR
THE- THE COLA. WHILE THE MONEY
IS FLAT. BUT THERE WAS ALSO SOME
ONE TIME MONEY AND LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET OR THE CURRENT YEARS.
THAT IS OVER MULTIPLE YEARS SO
WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
REALIZE THE BENEFITS. THERE'S NO
DRAW ON THE RESERVES AS WAS SAID
EIGHT POINT FOUR BILLION. AND
THERE'S SOME ONE TIME FUNDING.
THAT IS GOING INTO THE ANNUAL
COST THIS YEAR WHICH IS WAS JUST
BROUGHT UP. HE IS IF I WAS
TRYING TO EXPLAIN SIMPLY THOSE
OF THE GLOBAL WASTED THAT DEAL
WITH THE FACTORS IN THIS BUDGET
. WOULD YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
THAT OR WOULD YOU HAVE SOMETHING
YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT TO
EXPLAIN CLEARLY WHAT. WHAT'S IN
A VERY COMPLICATED- BUDGET.
UNLESS YET THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR I THINK YOU'VE HIT
ON A KEY PIECE OF THAT WORKS AT
THE ONE TIME FUNDS- WE HAVE
GOTTEN THIS QUESTION. AND IT
SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE BIT A
MYSTERY HOW CAN WE BE TALKING
ABOUT. HAVING ANY AUGMENTATIONS
PROGRAMS THE NEW YEAR WITH A
GUARANTEE IS LOWER THAN IT WAS
IN THE ADOPTED THE BUDGET BACK
IN JUNE. AND I THINK THERE ARE
THREE. HE FACT THE NEXT THAT.
ONE IS THE ONE THAT YOU
MENTIONED JUST LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET- NEED MORE THAN TWO POINT
EIGHT BILLION AN ONGOING
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT FUNDS
FOR ONE TIME PROGRAMS. HEADING
INTO TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR
THE COST OF THOSE PROGRAMS GO
AWAY BUT THE FUNDING IS STILL
THERE SO WE CAN REPURPOSE
TECHNICAL AND OTHER THINGS- THE
SECOND IMPORTANT FACTOR IS THAT
COSTS THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA ARE COMING IN LOWER THAN
ANTICIPATED. A LARGELY THAT'S
BECAUSE SOME OF THE CHANGES THE
STATE ADOPTED LAST YEAR ON LIKE
THE ROLLING AVERAGE
UNCONDITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.
AREN'T AS EXPENSIVE AS THE STATE
ESTIMATED AT THAT TIME. IN THE
THIRD FACTOR IS THAT BECAUSE OF
THE LOWER REVENUE AND THE
WEAKENING ECONOMY. WE'RE NOT
REQUIRED TO DEPOSIT AS MUCH
FUNDING INTO THE PROPOSITION
NINETY EIGHT RESERVE SO THE
FUNDING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
DEPOSITED INTO THE RESERVE. NOW
AVAILABLE AFTER COAL AND OTHER
SORTS OF PROGRAMS. SO I THINK
YOUR ANSWER- GET GETS THE KEY
PART- THE AS FAR AS THE
LEGISLATURE DECISION THAT WAS A-
AN AGREEMENT WITH NO LEGISLATION
THE GOVERNOR. TO HAVE. SET ASIDE
. YOU A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ON
GOING FOR ONE TENTH OF. AND I
THIS WE- VERY SO THE VALUE OF
THAT THIS IS. BECAUSE YOU'RE
STILL A TO SUPPLY SOME OF
PATIENT. EVEN THOUGH THE HEARING
HAS DROPPED COMPARED TO LAST.
THANK YOU MUCH THAT'S- HELPFUL.
DOES THE DEPARTMENT FINANCE
ANYTHING THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADD.
TO THAT. HERE'S CHRIS FERGUSON
TO THE RESCUE. CERTAINLY I CHRIS
VERY SOME OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. NO I DON'T THINK WE'D
ADD UP MUCH OF THAT I'M
CERTAINLY IT'S A OF THE
ARCHITECTURE OF PASS BUDGETS IN
TERMS OF HOW WE- EXPANDED SOME
ONGOING RESOURCES FOR ONE TIME
PURPOSES AS WELL AS- SOME OF
THOSE ARE. COSTS BEING LOWER
THAN ANTICIPATED- RESULTING IN-
OUR ABILITY TO PLAN WHAT YOU SEE
TODAY AS WELL AS THE AREAS. YOU
KNOW THAT ONE REDUCTION TO THE
ARTS MUSIC INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS BLOCK GRANT THE WE'RE
ALSO USING. A TO SUPPORT SOME OF
THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE
PROPOSED. THANK YOU. THEN LET ME
ASK ANOTHER QUESTION ON ANOTHER
SUBJECT TO- CHRIS FERGUSON JUST
REFERRED TO IT AND THERE'S A
LITTLE BIT OF. OF CONTROVERSY
OVER THE ARTS OF MUSIC AN
INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK GRANT THE
VOTERS APPROVED. A NEW AMOUNT OF
MONEY LAST NOVEMBER AND SO THE
NEW AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR ARTISTS
COMING IN THE BUDGET AND THEN
THIS BUDGET. LOWERS WHAT THE
EXISTING FUND LEVEL WAS SO THAT
NEW MONEY IS NOT- A NET GAIN OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT
THE VOTERS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER.
AND THERE'S ONE ROB THAT WE'RE
HEARING FROM DISTRICTS. THAT
SOME OF THE DISTRICTS
COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED WHAT WAS
IN THE EXISTING GRANT AND WOULD
HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE TABLE. IF
THERE ARE IF AS IT'S PROPOSED
WORD OPTED AND SO I WOULD ASK
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
THEN. THE L. A. O. TO COMMENT ON
THAT SUBJECT. I'M INSANE-
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO BUDGET ACTED
PRIORITIZE ARTS AND MUSIC WITH A
ONE POINT. ONE TIME THREE POINT
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN THE ARTS
MUSIC AN INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
BLOCK GRANT. HOWEVER AS YOU
MENTIONED THE VOTERS APPROVED
ANOTHER- FUNDING STREAM WHICH IS
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT AN ARTS
AND MUSIC IN SCHOOLS ACT. ON
THOSE THIS PAST NOVEMBER- THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES A ONE
BILLION DOLLAR REDUCTION TO THE
GRANT AND THAT WILL BE A
REDUCTION FROM ABOUT THREE POINT
FIVE TO TWO POINT FIVE BILLION
DOLLARS- AND LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCIES WILL SEE APPROXIMATELY
A ONE THIRD REDUCTION IN THAT
INITIAL ALLOCATION AMOUNT.
HOWEVER THE PROPOSITION TWENTY
EIGHT- NEW FUNDING IS A
PERMANENT FUNDING STREAM OR AS
THAT INITIAL BLOCK GRANT AMOUNT
WAS A ONE TIME NOW. SO WHILE
THAT INITIAL AMOUNT IS BEING
REDUCED WE WILL SEE PROPOSITION
NINETY EIGHT GUARANTEE THE
GUARANTEED PERMANENTLY REVENGE
MOVING FORWARD TO INCLUDE THIS
IN YOUR FUNDING STREAM. WITH
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT SITTING
OUT OVER A HUNDRED BILLION
DOLLARS A YEAR IN THE BUDGET
WINDOW THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF NEW FUNDING GOING
TOWARDS ARTS AND MUSIC AND
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. I DON'T HAVE ANY
FACTUAL ARGUMENT WHAT WITH WHAT
YOU SAID BUT I THINK. BOB A LOT
OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FEEL
LIKE IT'S A LITTLE BAIT AND
SWITCH THAT THE VOTERS VOTE AND
THEN THINGS ARE TAKEN AWAY AND
THERE WERE SOME THINGS
PREDICATED ON THE WAY IT WAS IN
THE BUDGET BEFORE THE VOTERS
VOTED SO- I WAS GONNA ASK WHY
BUT I DON'T THINK OR GET
ANYWHERE SO- SO WHAT I'LL DO IS
JUST TAKE KNOWLEDGE THAT TO.
IT'S AN ISSUE THAT WE WILL TALK
ABOUT. AS WE GO THROUGH THIS
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO HAVE
QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM. SAN
ROMAN. THE REALLY SO. I GUESS
APARTMENT FINANCE COULD WEIGH
IN- YOU WE WHEN WE HAD OUR-
BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARING THAT
LAST WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO. I
THINK THAT THE ANALYSTS THERE. I
THINK THERE WAS CONSENSUS THAT
WE MAYBE SEE STAGNATION IN OUR
REVENUES FOR A PERIOD OF THREE
YEARS OR LONGER. AND I GUESS I'M
WONDERING DOES DO ANY OF YOUR
RECOMMENDATIONS CHANGE IF WE'RE
LOOKING AT A LONGER TERM-
DECLINE IN REVENUES. YEAH THANK
YOU THURMOND- THAT IS LIKE THAT
IS A CONSIDERATION. AN IMPORTANT
ONE THAT WOULD AND WENT INTO THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO
FOR YOU. LOOKING OLD LOOKING
AHEAD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
YEARS- I THINK COMMUNITY THAT
THE GOVERNOR'S REVENUE ESTIMATES
ARE FOR OUR REVENUE ESTIMATES
THE STATE WILL ALSO HAVE
DIFFICULTY. GALLAGHER POLLS IN
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET THIS YEAR
IT WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY
MAINTAINING THOSE IN PROVIDING
COLLETTE AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
SO ONE REASON THAT WE HAVE-
CONCERNED ABOUT. THE AMOUNT OF
SPENDING ON ONGOING PROGRAMS
THIS YEAR ISN'T JUST A ONE TIME
ISSUE RULING. LIKE RELATED TO
REVENUE WEAKNESS RIGHT NOW IS
THAT EVEN IF THE ECONOMY DOES
CONTINUE TO GROW AT THIS MODERN.
AT THIS AT A MODERATE RATE ON
THOSE CHALLENGES ARE LIKELY TO
REOCCUR AND WE HAVE SOME I GUESS
. ON THESE LINES ARE A YEAR FROM
NOW SO- YEAH THE LONG TERM
PICTURE. WE THINK ECONOMIC
GROWTH EVENTUALLY WERE WILL
RETURN. BY THE END OF OUR- FOR
YOUR OUTLOOK. WE'LL SEE A GIRL
MORE LINE OF THIS ARTICLE
AVERAGE. BUT THE NEXT YEAR OR
TWO THINGS TO DO SEEM TO BE
HOLDING A WE PROJECTED RIGHT NOW
AND THAT WILL. HAVE A DIRECT
EFFECT ON THE FUNDING AVAILABLE
. FOR SCHOOLS IN THE
COMPETITION. THANK YOU ANY
QUESTIONS CENTER. NO JUST MORE
OF A COMMENT I THINK OUR
COMMITMENT TO- INVESTING IN- ARE
OUR TEACHERS ARE EDUCATORS ARE
CLASSIFIED WORKERS. GIVEN STILL
AM IN MANY OF MY COMMUNITIES THE
COVERT RECOVERY IS FAR FROM
OVER- IN SOME COMMUNITIES AND-
THERE'S RESEARCH THE SHOWING
THAT THERE'S A- TEN YEAR
RECOVERY PERIOD PRETTY GOOD FOR
BLACK. IN IMMIGRANT- RESIDENTS
OF MY DISTRICT SO. I WANT TO
JUST- YOU KNOW I AM
APPRECIATING- MAINTAINING-
REALLY THE BASIC INVESTMENT OF A
COLOR THAT KEEPS OUR COST OF
LIVING IN THESE- THESE WORKERS-
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE-
AND TO- KEEP THEMSELVES AFLOAT
IN THIS IN THIS PERIOD OF HIGH
INFLATION. HIGH HOUSING COSTS
HOW TRANSPORTATION PRICES HIGH
FOOD PRICES- I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO KNOW THAT
THESE ARE ECONOMIC ENGINES
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ECONOMIC
ENGINES. IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND
THERE ARE SOME. AREAS IN MY
DISTRICT WHERE- THE SCHOOL IS
REALLY THE ONLY PLACE WHERE-
THERE IS A GOOD JOB IN SIGHT SO
I JUST WANNA- JUST MAKE THE
COMMENT THAT IS WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THIS PROCESS- I'M IS
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE EBBS AND
FLOWS OF RESOURCES AND WHAT IS
DELAYED AND WHAT IS TRIGGERED I
THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR US
TO ALWAYS PRIORITISE- OUR
EDUCATION WORKERS- WHO ARE.
BEING THAT ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR
SO MUCH AND FOR SO MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AND THOSE FAMILY SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT THANK YOU WE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
. AND I'M SURE THAT. WHAT YOU
JUST REFERRED TO WILL COME UP
THROUGH A LOT OF DIFFERENT
HEARINGS AND WE'LL JUST MAKE
SURE THAT WE CAN ALL CHAT WITH
PEOPLE AS WE DO THAT. LET ME
THANK THE PANELISTS FOR ISSUE
NUMBER TWO FOR BEING HERE WE
REALLY. APPRECIATE YOUR
CONTRIBUTION WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON
TO ISSUE NUMBER THREE WHICH IS
THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA WE STARTED TO GET INTO
IT IN THE IN THE DISCUSSION AT
THE LAST- ITEM. AND SO WE HAVE-
THREE PEOPLE ON OUR PANEL
MICHAEL FERRIS FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
KATIE LAGOMARSINO FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND MARRY
NICELY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. SO WHAT LET'S BEGIN
WITH SOME- MR AFFAIRS AND WILL
GO IN THAT ORDER WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR OF MORNING MISTER TURNER
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MICHAEL FERRIS THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. WE WERE ASKED
TO PROVIDE A BRIEF OVERVIEW
TODAY A LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA ONE OF THE FEW AFFECT.
OF FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THIS
SUPPLEMENTATION ALL COVER THE
MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE FEAR OF
THE MECHANICS OF CALIFORNIA THE
WORKS THAT I LATE SOME. RECENT
POLICY CHANGES FROM LAST FEW
YEARS. OUR OFFICE RECENTLY
PUBLISHED A PRIMER ON ALL CFF
WHICH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN
YOUR. PACKETS AND FOR FOLKS
ONLINE- THE PRIMER COVERS MORE
DETAILED WE COVER IT TODAY
PRESENT ABOUT A FEW FIGURES TO
HELP WALK IN CERTAIN THAT. ALSO
JUST A LITTLE BIT OF A- LCF WAS
FIRST IN. IN THE TWENTY FOR JUST
YEAR. AND MARK THE PARTS FROM
THE PRE FUNDING- HIGH LEVEL L.
AFFECT AIMED AT SIMPLIFYING IT
TO FIND. GIVING SCHOOLS MORE
DISCRETION TO SPEND THEIR
FUNDING FOR AND PROVIDING MORE
DETAIL THE FUNDING BASED ON
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS- UNTIL I
MAKE. OF THOSE EFFECTIVE YOU'RE
FOLLOWING ALONG ON THE RECORD-
AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE TWO. OF
FIGURE ONE HAS THE THREE MAJOR
COMPONENTS OF THE ABOUT BEING A
BRIEF. OF FUNDING FOR ALL
STUDENTS. AS WELL AS
SUPPLEMENTAL CONCENTRATION GRANT
THAT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
PROPORTION OF STUDENTS THAT ARE
LOW INCOME ENGLISH LEARNERS ARE
FOSTER YOU. ANALYSTS TO THE
THREE MAIN. THERE ARE ALSO
SEVERAL SMALLER ADD ONS TO THE
FORMULA. OF ALMOST ALL OF THE A
FEW OF HER FUNDING ABOUT 90% IS
ALLOCATED THROUGH THE MAIN
COMPONENTS- I'LL JUST COVERS
THE- TO MAKE A POINT OF SALE
GOING TOO MUCH DETAIL ON THE ADD
ONS- ONE IMPORTANT THING. ONE
PART OF THE TO KNOW ABOUT ALL
THESE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THAT
THE WAY THAT STUDENTS ARE COUNTY
THROUGH A FEW AFFECT FOR FUNDING
PURPOSES. THE AVERAGE DAILY
ATTENDANCE. WAS THE IS THE
AVERAGE AMOUNT OF STUDENTS THAT
ATTEND CLASS EVERY DAY
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'RE A SCHOOL THIS THEIR CREDIT
WITH THE- OF. AND IS IN THE
CURRENT PRIOR YEAR THAT OF THE
THREE PART YEARS. OF THE TWENTY
TWENTY THREE- YOUR THE FIRST
YEAR THE YEAR AVERAGE POLICY IS
IN EFFECT. A CHARTER SCHOOLS
CONTINUE TO BE FUNDED. WITH
THEIR CURRENT EVERY STUDENT AND
THAT'S ONLY ON. SO THE- MAJORITY
OF US HAVE A BY 80% IS ALLOCATED
THROUGH A UNIFORM PACE GRANT AND
- GREENSPAN'S- ON. PAGE THREE OF
THREE FIGURE TWO SHOWS INTO FOUR
DIFFERENT GRADES FANS OF THE
BASE RATES ARE GENERALLY HIGHER
AT THE HIGHER LEVELS OF
KNOWLEDGE THE HIGHER COST OF
EDUCATION AT THE HIGHER LEVELS.
OTHER TO GREENSPAN ADJUSTMENTS
ONE FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
THIRD GRADE TO HAVE LOWER CLASS
SIZES ARE GENERALLY. TWENTY FOUR
TO ONE. AND A GREAT HISPANIC
JUST NUMBER HIGH SCHOOL
TECHNOLOGY COSTS WITH ASSOCIATED
ON. THE. TO PROVIDING CRITICAL
EDUCATION- THE FIGURES NINE THE
THREE. IMPLEMENTED TRYING TO
KINDERGARTEN ON THAT PROVIDE
ABOUT TWENTY HUNDRED PER STUDENT
AND TURNED. KINDERGARTEN TO
REDUCE CLASS SIZES THE TWELVE TO
ONE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. FOR THE
ASSEMBLY MENTAL COUNTRY GRANT
THERE OUT BASED THE- OF STUDENTS
AT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS THAT ARE ENGLISH
LEARNERS LOW INCOME STUDENTS ARE
FOSTER YOU. OF THESE STUDENTS
ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO
ACCOUNTABLE CARE TO PEOPLE SINCE
WHEN STUDENTS ARE- AND ONE MORE
THE SUBGROUPS THERE WERE ONLY
COUNTED ONCE FOR FUNDING
PURPOSES. OF FOR EXAMPLE A
STUDENT THAT IS LOW INCOME IN
THE STERNER. THE ONLY COUNTED
ONCE. THIS YEAR OF. PEOPLE THAT
COULD THIS- CHARTER SCHOOLS
OFTEN TO AS THE UNDUPLICATED
PEOPLE PERCENTAGE. WELL FOR THE
SPECIFIC- CALCULATIONS THE
SIMPLE MONOGRAPH PROVIDES 20% OF
THE JUST THE BASE RATE FOR EVERY
INDUSTRY- ALONG CONSTRUED IN.
OUR SCHOOLS OF HIGH SHARES OF
INVESTORS LOGAN STUDENTS ABOUT
55% OF THE RECEIVER
CONCENTRATION GRAHAM OUT OF 65%
OF THE BASE RATE. PER THE
STUDENTS ABOVE 55% OF THEIR
ENROLLMENT. FOR TWENTY ONE.
TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO THIS
CONCENTRATION GRANT RATE WITH
50% OF THE DOES THE BASE RATE. I
WOULD BE INCREASED 255% AND
TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO- DISTRICTS
WERE EXPECTED TO. USE THE
INCREASE FUNDING TO HIRE
CERTIFICATED AND CLASSIFIED
STAFF AT SCHOOLS WITH HIGH STIRS
UP INTO CENTERS AND LOW INCOME
STUDENTS. DON'T DISTRICTS PAPER
MOSTLY GENERAL OPERATING
EXPENSES USED TO USING A CFF THE
OF BASE GRANITE FLEXIBLE AND IS
TO BE USED FOR ANY AT LEAST IT.
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. FOR ITS
SUPPLEMENTAL CONCENTRATION GRASS
THIS IS MY DISTRICT MUST USE
THEIR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
QUESTION INCREASE OR IMPROVE
SERVICES. ARE THERE INDICATED
PEOPLE'S. I THE TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO BUDGET AND A NEW. TO
DESTROY TRACTOR ON SPENT SOME
CONTENT CAMP. AND USE THE
FUNDING TO INCREASE OUR PER AND
PROVE SERVICES AND FUTURE YEARS.
OF PRIOR TO THIS CHANGE UNSPENT
FUNDING WHEN YOU'RE COULD BE
USED FOR ANY- EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSE IN FUTURE YEARS SIMILAR
TO THE BASE GRAPH. ON PAGE SIX.
FIGURE FOUR SHOWS THE AFFECT OF
ACROSS YEAH. ON THE IF I PER UP
AND RATE YOU SEE THE A MATTER
OF- SHERIFF STUDENTS DURING THIS
. LOW INCOME THE FIRST. ABOUT
TEN ONE AND NINE DOLLARS PER
STUDENT IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
THIRD GRADE. AND THE HIGHER GO
UP AND TERMS OF BACKING MR LOW
SURE YOU GET. A- YOU KNOW MORE
OF A INCREASE ESPECIALLY WHEN
YOU GET TO ABOUT 55% OF
ENROLLMENT BEING BE STUDENTS- SO
WITH THESE- MAIN COMPONENTS ARE
SURE SOME JUST ADDITIONAL
CONTEXT ONE OF THE AFFECT. ON
PAGE EIGHT. SEE FIGURE FIVE
SHOWS LCF WAS IMPLEMENTED OVER A
MULTI YEAR PERIOD NOT BEING
FULLY IMPLEMENTED AND TWENTY
EIGHTEEN NINETEEN. TWENTY TO
NINETEEN THIS THIS PROVIDED AN
ANNUAL STATUTORY COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT AND IN THREE
INSTANCES HAVE PROVIDED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO. BE
INCREASED LVEF. RAYTHEON OF BOTH
OF HUNDRED SEVENTY MILLION INTO
EIGHTEEN. FIVE TWENTY MILLION
AND TWENTY ONE CAN TWO. AND
RECENTLY FOUR POINT TWO BILLION
IN TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE. AND
A CONTACT THE PROVISION NINETY
EIGHT. AS FIGURE SIX SHOWS ON
PAGE NINE A MAJORITY OF
PROPOSITION AT OPPOSITION AND
THE FUNDING IS THROUGH YOURSELF
ABOUT 80% OF ALL THE FUNDING
THAT IS ALLOCATED. TO PUBLISH
NINETY EIGHT- REGARDS OUR
STUDENTS ARE ACROSS THE STATE-
OF ALL OF ALL
SEN-CANNELLA-PUBLIC-SAFETY-MEASURE-FURTHER-ITS-WAY-APPROVAL
. INCOME STUDENTS ARE FOSTER YOU
. AND- FIGURE SEVEN SHOWS KIND
OF THE- WHERE THE STUDENTS ARE
IN TERMS OF. WHETHER THEY'RE AT
CONCENTRATION GRANT DISTRICTS.
HAVING OF. APPELLATIONS AFTER
THE 5% OF THEM WERE LISTED AS
BEING ESSENTIAL INCOME- ABOUT
54% OF STATEWIDE ENROLLMENT IS
ALL IN. CONCENTRATION GRANDIS
TRICKS. AND WE'RE LOOKING
SPECIFICALLY AT NEWS MISTER
LOGAN STUDENTS BUT EIGHTY
PERCENT. OF THE STUDENTS ARE IN
CONCENTRATION GRANT DISTRICTS.
BOB WHAT THAT OVERVIEW OF THE
WAY. WHICH ONE OF THE HIGHLY ONE
THING ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSALS- THEY GOT MINISTRY
SENATE ESTIMATES THAT THE TWENTY
TWO TWENTY FOUR CALL IT WILL BE
EIGHT POINT ONE THREE PERCENT.
OUR CURRENT ESTIMATE AS OF THE
CALL WILL BE ABOUT EIGHT POINT
FOUR PERCENT. WE WILL HAVE THE
FINAL NUMBER LATER IN THE SPRING
BUT WE EXPECT THE CALL IT WILL
LIKELY BE HIGHER THAN THE AMOUNT
INCLUDED IN THE JANUARY BUDGET.
IF IT IS EIGHT POINT 4% IN
NETWORK TRANSLATE TO ABOUT TWO
HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION
DOLLARS AN ADDITIONAL COST- WITH
THE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK WILL HOLD ALL
SERIOUS QUESTIONS TO ASK BUT LET
ME ASK A NONCE QUESTION. WHAT
SENATOR GAVE YOU THE CERTIFICATE
THAT'S ON THE WALL BEHIND HIM.
SENATOR SKINNER OKAY ALL
COMPLEMENT HER THE NEXT TIME I
TALKED TO HER. A WILL MOVE ON TO
KATIE LAGOMARSINO FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. PRINTER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS KATIE
LOCOMOTION OVER THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE I'M GOING TO PROVIDE
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET FOR THE LCS.
SO IN THE PAST YEAR TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO WE HAVE A SLIGHT
DECREASE THAT'S PRIMARILY
ALIGNING WITH ACTUALS AND SEEING
THIS IS TYPICAL. IN THE CURRENT
YEAR TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE WE
SEE A BIGGER DECREASE THIS
REFLECTS UPDATED CASELOAD
UPDATED PROJECTION OF THE
INITIAL IMPACT OF THE TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO. EIGHTY EIGHT YOUR
PROTECTION. AS WELL AS A THREE
YEAR ROLLING AVERAGE. IN THE
BUDGET YOU'RE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR. OF THE ALCS HALF
GREW BY FOUR POINT ONE BILLION.
THIS COMPARES THE BUDGET YEAR TO
THE REVISED CURRENT YEAR. SO
OVER WHERE WE NOW KNOW TWENTY
TWO TWENTY THREE LANDED FOR
GOING TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL
FOUR POINT TWO BILLION. THIS
INCREASE. REFLECTS OUR
HISTORICALLY HIGH COLON- OF
EIGHT POINT 13% AS WELL AS THE
CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF
EXPANDED T. K. THE ONLY. A
POLICY PIECE TO MENTION IS THAT
WE'RE USING ONE TIME RESOURCES
IN THE AMOUNT OF SIX HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN MILLION FOR THE CURRENT
YEAR. AND ONE POINT FOUR BILLION
FOR THE BUDGET YEAR TO FULLY
FUND THE LCF- THAT CONCLUDES MY
PRESENTATION OF HAVE TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO MARRY
NICELY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION.
ARE YOU SEE THAT SHE WAS. THERE
YOU ARE. SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
SHE'S TURNED UP BECAUSE IT SHE
IS MUTED SOMEHOW HERE. DO WE
KNOW WHICH SIDE SHE'S MUTED ON
IT SHE MUTED HERSELF OR DOES SHE
HAVE TO BE ON. YOU'RE A WELL
BOTH OF YOU'RE POINTING AT EACH
OTHER ZOSO. EACH OF YOU TRY TO
ON MUTE AND SOMEBODY WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL.
OKAY. THEY'RE CHATTING WITH EACH
OTHER WE HOPE WE GET. DO A
LITTLE NOISE HERE IN A MOMENT.
ARE WE MAKING ANY PROGRESS HERE
. THERE WE GO CAN YOU HEAR ME
YES WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU- GOOD MORNING SENATOR
LEHRER COMMITTEE MEMBERS- VERY
NICELY ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT. HIS OVERVIEW OUR
SCHOOLS STUDENTS FAMILIES AND
EDUCATORS CONTINUE TO BASED
EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES YOU'RE
DEALING WITH THE LINGERING
EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE
NEED TO ACCELERATE LEARNING
WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TACKLING
THOSE LONG STANDING ISSUES THAT
CREATED A CODE NINETEEN ALL IN
THE MIDDLE OF RECORD INFLATION.
GENERALLY HEARD CONCERNS AROUND
GROWING PENSION COSTS AND
STAFFING ALSO REMAINS A HUGE
CHALLENGE IN FIELD AND THEIR
CONCERNS ARE BEING ABLE TO
EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS
WHILE TRYING TO ATTRACT QUALITY
OF QUALIFIED STAFF. AND OF
COURSE THERE WERE CONTINUED
CONCERNS AROUND DECLINING
ENROLLMENT AVERAGE DAILY
ATTENDANCE AND CONTINUED HIGH
CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM RATES THE
STUDENTS COMPARED TO PRE
PANDEMIC LEVELS. WE ARE THANKFUL
FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE
SO FAR TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES
SUCH AS ALLOWING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO USE AN AVERAGE OF
THE THREE PRIOR YEARS OF EIGHTY
EIGHT WHEN DETERMINING THEIR LCS
THE FUNDING LEVELS TO ADDRESS
THE EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS IN
ATTENDANCE IT WE'VE SEEN AS A
RESULT OF COPING NINETEEN AND
OVERALL DECLINING EVERYONE. THE
RECENT EIGHTY A BOOST FOR
ELEAZAR THE PROVIDED INDEPENDENT
STUDY AS PRESCRIBED BY THE
LEGISLATURE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY
HELPED OVER SIXTEEN HUNDRED
DELEGATES MAINTAIN STABLE
FUNDING IN LIGHT OF PANDEMIC
DRIVEN ABSENCES.
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL THIS
YEAR TO FULLY FUND THE COLA
EIGHT POINT 13% CONTINUES THOSE
EFFORTS TO KEEP. HEALTHY AT THE
FULLY FUNDED AND WE SINCERELY
HOPE THAT THAT LEVEL OF COLA
WILL BE MAINTAINED DURING BUDGET
NEGOTIATIONS. ARE ELEAZAR AS
WELL AS OUR EDUCATORS FACE NEVER
CAN COST PRESSURES IN THIS
INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT. AND
ANY REDUCE COAL ONLY EXACERBATE
THE PROBLEM. IN CLOSING JUST
HIGHLIGHT THAT THERE ARE OTHER
INTERCONNECTED ISSUES TO
ADDRESS. SUCH AS THE SUPPLY OF
IT. AS WORK THROUGH THE BUDGET
THIS YEAR IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT
WE WORK HARD TO PROTECT
EDUCATION FUNDING TO ENSURE THAT
OUR SCHOOLS CAN DO THE BEST.
THEY CAN FOR OUR STUDENTS AND I
HAVE WITH ME- ERIN HER READY FOR
SCHOOL FISCAL SERVICES DIVISION
TO ASSIST IN ANSWERING ANY
QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH WE'RE GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO
JOIN US- WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON
THE QUESTIONS. AND MY QUESTION
IS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
COMMENT AFTERWARDS AND IT IS
COME UP IN. IN THE TWO ITEMS AND
IT'S- GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING
USING ONE TIME FUNDS- TO AUGMENT
OF. LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA L. CFF FUNDS. IN TWENTY
TWENTY TWO AND TWENTY THREE AND
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR- HOW DO
YOU PROPOSE TO ADDRESS. THE
ONGOING COSTS IN THE OUT HERE
ONCE THE ONE TIME FUNDS ARE GONE
. THE LOCAL LITERACY TO WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE I'M HAPPY
ANSWER THAT QUESTION. SO GIVEN
THAT THE LCF IS CONTINUOUSLY
APPROPRIATED THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET ESTIMATES THAT THE L. SIX
US WILL BE FULLY FUNDED AT THE
CORRECT LEVEL IN TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE. THE ECONOMIC
RESEARCH TEAM AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE PROVIDES US WITH THE
MOST RECENT DATA AVAILABLE WHICH
WE THAT INCORPORATE INTO OUR
CALCULATIONS- AND AVAILABLE ONE
TIME RESOURCES FROM- PAST YEAR
TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO WERE USED
TO FUND THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR
GIVEN THEIR AVAILABILITY. GIVEN
THE FISCAL SITUATION AND REVENUE
PICTURE THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH.
THE ADMINISTRATION. BUILT IN
THIS FUNDING ASSUME THAT THE
GUARANTEE WOULD GROW BY THE ONE
POINT FOUR BILLION AMOUNT IN THE
OUT YEARS. WE ALSO WANT TO BE
CLEAR IN OUR BUDGET THAT WE
WEREN'T PUTTING FORWARD ANY ON
GOING REDUCTIONS TO ANY PROGRAMS
AND THIS APPROACH ACHIEVES THAT
GOAL. SO IN THE EVENT THAT ARE
FORECASTING TEAMS REVENUE
ESTIMATES ARE REVISED
SIGNIFICANTLY DOWNWARD THE
ADMINISTRATION WILL CAREFULLY
REVISE THE PROPOSALS OF THE
VISION. LIKE THE UPDATED FIGURES
THEN LET ME ASK A CLARIFYING
QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK YOU
SAID IT BUT IT JUST WASN'T AS
CLEAR. ARE YOU SAYING THAT WITH
YOUR CURRENT REVENUE
CALCULATIONS IN THE TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE BUDGET AFTER WE'VE
HAD TWO YEARS OF ONE TIME
FUNDING SUPPORT THE LCS THAT.
YOU BELIEVE THAT ONGOING
REVENUES WILL FULLY FUND L. C.
F. F. BASED ON YOUR REVENUE
ESTIMATES IN TWENTY FOUR TWENTY
FIVE. IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE
SAYING. I'D LIKE TO READ THAT
QUESTION TO MY COLLEAGUE NINA
GRANT IF THAT'S OKAY. I LEANING
GRANT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
THANKS KATIE- YEAH IT JUST TO
ECHO WHAT HE WAS SAYING THE
ADMIN THE CURRENT FORECAST THAT-
WE BUILT. WE BUILT IN OUR
FUNDING FOR IT WITH AND WE BUILT
THIS AND ASSUMING THAT THE
GUARANTEE WOULD GROW
SUFFICIENTLY TO SUPPORT- THIS
AMOUNT IN THE OUT YEARS AND SO-
UNLESS YOU KNOW THAT. IF THAT
SCENARIO CHANGES IN THE OUT
YEARS WE WOULD ADJUST THAT AND
YOU KNOW BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH
OUR CURRENT FORECAST NOT IS WHAT
WERE. SHOULD BUT THE REASON I
ASKED THE QUESTION YOU JUST
AGREED WITH HER AND THE REASON I
ASK QUESTIONS SHE WASN'T CLEAR.
SO WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT
HERE. YOUR YOU KEEP TALKING
ABOUT THE FORECAST AND ALL
BUSINESS. IS WHAT YOU'RE
ESTIMATING THAT THE ON GOING
COSTS WILL COVER THE FULL
FORMULA IN TWENTY FOUR TWENTY
FIVE WITHOUT ANY ONE TIME. A
MONIES NECESSARY TO AUGMENTED IN
THAT YEAR. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING THE FORECAST. SHOW YOU.
YES THAT'S THE THAT IS WHAT WE
ARE. ESTIMATING OKAY THANK YOU
THAT THAT WAS JUST THE CLARITY
THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. SOME LET
ME ASK OUR OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS
ON THE SIDE. NOTHING FROM
SENATOR MEANT NOTHING FOR-
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. DON'T
EVER CONFUSE THE FACT THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS
WITH THE FACT THAT. WE'RE NOT
GOING TO HAVE HEAVY SCRUTINY ON
THIS ITEM AS IT GOES THROUGH BUT
WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING
HERE TODAY WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU PROVIDING THE BACKGROUND AND
WE KNOW. THIS IS GOING TO BE AT
THE CENTER OF A LOT OF
DISCUSSION AS WE MOVE THROUGH
THE HEARINGS. ARE WE'RE GONNA
MOVE TO OUR LAST ISSUE. WHICH IS
THE FISCAL HEALTH OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS- AND- END AS THE ANTI
ACRONYM PERSON I APOLOGIZE FOR
THE FACT THAT OUR INITIAL
HEARING. A NOTICE IN THE A DAY
WE ARE FILE SAID AT THIS AGENDA
ITEM WAS FC MATT SO AT LEAST
WERE CLEARED FISCAL CRISIS AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TEAM. SO
WE HAVE ONE PERSON ON THE
PANELIST ARM. WE HAVE MIKE
FUNDING IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OF NOTHING ELSE BUT- FC
MATCH SO- WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING YOUR REPORT. THANK YOU
SENATOR GOOD MORNING TO YOU AND
TO- COMMITTEE- MICHAEL FINE I AM
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF
THE STATE'S FISCAL CRISIS AND
MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TEAM. ARE
YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL HANDOUT
MATERIAL FROM US- INCLUDING THE
OUTLINE OF MY COMMENTS AND I'M
JUST GONNA FOLLOW THAT- JUST TO
KEEP THINGS SIMPLE- WITH RESPECT
TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ABILITY WHAT
WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US RIGHT
NOW IS ACTIVELY. OF FOUR ADOPTED
BUDGETS BACK IN THE FALL IN OUR
FIRST IN A ROOM- FINANCIAL
UPDATES THE DISTRICTS ALL FILED
IN MID. DECEMBER AND SO I'M
GONNA REFER YOU TO THE ATTACHED
PARTS- TO WALK YOU THROUGH VERY
VERY BRIEFLY ABOUT STATUS- AS
YOU KNOW FROM YOUR STAFF
AFFORDABLE BOTH KNOWLEDGE YOU
HAVE BEFOREHAND BUT ALSO AS
OUTLINED IN YOUR STAFF SUPPORT.
DISTRICTS SUBMIT BUDGETS- TO
THEIR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS FOR
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT FOR
CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL- EACH
EACH YEAR EACH SUMMER JULY FIRST
AND THOSE ARE REVIEWED AND-
EITHER APPROVED DISAPPROVED OR
CONDITIONALLY APPROVED- WITH
RESPECT TO DISAPPROVE BUDGETS
THERE WERE NONE THIS FALL. I
THAT'S A PLEASANT CHANGE FROM
THE ONE OR TWO JUST ROLES THAT
WE HAVE THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
WITH REGARD TO BURST IN ARM
REPORTS IN DECEMBER- WE ARE
CURRENTLY ESTIMATING THAT THERE
ARE NINE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
QUALIFIED CERTIFICATIONS AND
I'LL PAUSE FOR JUST A MINUTE
ALTHOUGH THIS IS SENIOR STAFF
REPORT. I WILL PAUSE FOR JUST A
MOMENT. TO INDICATE THAT THERE
ARE THREE CERTIFICATIONS
AVAILABLE TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
THEY ARE SELF CERTIFICATIONS AND
THEN THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF THE STATE SUPERBOWL IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR INCURRING ARE
NOT EARNING. WITH THEIR
CERTIFICATIONS THE FIRST
CONSIDERATION OUR FIRST.
CERTIFICATION IS A POSITIVE
CERTIFICATION MOST SCHOOL
DISTRICTS FALL IN THIS CATEGORY
THIS IS AN INDICATION THAT THEY
ARE ABLE TO MEET THEIR FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS FOR THE FIVE. PLUS
TO SUBSEQUENCE. OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR. THEY QUALIFIED. IS THAT
THEY NOT BE THEIR FINANCIAL FOR
THE CURRENT OR TWO SUBSEQUENT.
FISCAL YEARS AND A NEGATIVE
CERTIFICATION IS THAT THEY WILL
NOT MEET THEIR FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS AND YOU NEED THE
CURRENT OR SUBSEQUENT ONE FISCAL
YEAR. AND AS OF DECEMBER IF YOU
WERE FORTY NINE QUALIFIED
CERTIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED YOU
A LIST OF THOSE DISTRICTS. ARE
AND I'LL TALK IN A FEW MINUTES
ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMON
CHARACTERISTICS OF THESE
DISTRICTS AND WHY THEY NEED TO
QUALIFY- SEVEN OF THE NINE- THIS
IS. A NON CONSECUTIVE QUALIFIED
REPORT MEETING- LAST IN A REPORT
FROM LAST SPRING WAS NOT
QUALIFIED- WE TAKE A DEEPER
DIVE- IN LOOKING AT- HOW. LONG
THEIR QUALIFICATIONS- EXACTLY
QUALIFICATIONS LAST IS ONE OF
THE INDICATORS OF- HOW MUCH
TROUBLE OR DISTRESS THEY MAY BE
EXPERIENCING. ONE OF THE NINE
ALL THIS IS THE THIRD
CONSECUTIVE QUALIFICATION. AND
ONE OF THE NINE THIS IS THE R.
ELEVEN AND SECOND FALL IT SHOULD
. WITH RESPECT TO NEGATIVE
CERTIFICATIONS AT FIRST THEY'RE
ON THERE ARE TWO DISTRICTS OF
BOTH OUR FIRST TIME NEGATIVE
CERTIFICATIONS- AND FOR OUR
SMALL DISTRICTS I WILL SPEND
JUST A MINUTE ON BOTH OF THOSE.
JUNCTION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND- COUNTY ARM AND-
HOW UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
VENTURA COUNTY- HI DID FIVE A-
SUGAR. BUT THE COUNTY. IN WITH
YOUR FIRST AND- OF NOT AGREE
WITH THAT ALL FIVE OF THE
DECISION AND THEY CHANGED IT TO
MAKE IT IS. A TECHNICAL DATA
DOWN GREAT- WE'RE CURRENTLY
WORKING WITH- HIGH- THEY ARE.
AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA LAST NIGHT-
IN ANOTHER SPECIAL AND ANOTHER
MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK
ARE WE EXPECT THEM TO ADOPT THE
FISCAL RECOVERY PLAN THAT WILL
BE ADEQUATE. TO TURN THE CORNER
OFF FOR THIS DISTRICT- BOTH OF
THE DISTRICTS ARE SMALL OVER
THESE THIS RICHARD SPIRIT SEEN A
PROGRAMMATIC DECLINING
ENROLLMENTS. ON IN BOTH OF THESE
DISTRICTS ARE- I'M QUALIFIED A
BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF- OVER OVER
PERIOD- WHERE THEY HAVE NOT
RELIABLE. THE GOVERNING BOARD
SHOULD NOT. HAVE ADEQUATE FOR
REFORM ARE DOCTOR THE GOVERNOR
FOR THE CASE OF JUMP. ARE THEY-
ARE SHORT ON THEIR GOVERNMENT
BORDERS SO TELL ME ALL THIS NOW
THE OFFICE OF THE- BOARD MEMBERS
ARE IN PART SERVING AS. DISTRICT
UP FOR GRABS. ARM WITH REGARD TO
THE IN ARMOR. ARE WERE TO OHIO
FROM QUALIFIED TO MAKE. AND
OAKLAND FROM POSITIVE QUALIFY
THE FIRST GENERAL. AND THEN THE
LAST CATEGORY IS WHAT WE CALL
LACK OF GOING CONCERN MEASURES
ASSEMBLY TO STATUTE IN IN- FORTY
TWO ONE TWENTY SEVEN POINT SIX
THESE ALLOW THAT IT ANYTIME
DURING THE YEAR THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS FOR THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT AND DESIGNATED
DISTRICT THE LACK OF GOING
CONCERN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT
JUST THE FIRST AN ARM OR THE
SECOND INTERIM REPORT- IF
CONDITIONS ARE- WHO ARE.
JUSTIFIED AND SUPERINTENDENT
AND- WITH THEM ON THIS WATCH
THIS IN IN THE PROCESS OF
INTERVENTIONS WITH THAT DISTRICT
YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE CURRENT
YEAR OLD HAVE FIVE OF THOSE
THAT'S A PLEASANT CHANGE FROM
LAST YEAR WORLD HAVE NUMEROUS-
WE PUT THE DATES ON THE CHART
FOR YOU SHE CAN GET A FLAVOR- OF
WHEN THEY HAPPEN ON MOST OF
THESE EVENTS EARLIER IN THE
FALL- BUT ONE OF THEM JUST IN
THE LAST. COUPLE WEEKS AND ONE
OF THEM HAS TO- DESIGNATIONS OF
LACK OF GOING CONCERN I WILL SAY
FOR WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT THE FORMER
RICHMOND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
IT STARTED. THE WHOLE AB TWELVE
HUNDRED OVERSIGHT PROCESS. YEARS
AGO. THEY DIDN'T TAKE ACTION-
EARLIER THIS. WHAT THE REST OF
THE- TO- MEET THEIR FINANCIAL.
TAKE ALL ACTION. TO BE DEFINING
OBLIGATIONS I WOULD SAY THAT AT
LEAST IN THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS
THAT HAVE BEGUN TO ADDRESS.
THEIR CURRENT ISSUES. I THINK
IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT THE
COMMITTEE. NO THAT AT THIS POINT
IN TIME- THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED
DISTRICTS THAT NINE IS OUR
LOWEST LEVEL. ON IN OVER A
DECADE- SO VERY POSITIVE AND
THAT REFLECTS THE FACT IT IS
FISCAL HEALTH SCHOOL DISTRICTS
IS STRONG WITH THE COUPLE
EXCEPTIONS THAT I VOTED FOR. THE
GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET
PROPOSALS WILL ALL START TO BE
INCORPORATED INTO THE DISTRICT'S
SECOND INTERIM REPORTS WHICH ARE
FILED HERE- IN THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS- AND WILL HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL LOOK AT THOSE- IN THE
CONDITIONS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING AT THIS
POINT IN THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
FROM BIRTH I'M NOT. BUT ALSO
MOVING MOVING THROUGH MY
OUTLINE- YOUR MIND THAT THE
COMMITTEE THAT- WHILE MOST OF
THE WORK WITH MATH DOES IS AT
THE INVITATION OF THE DISTRICT.
OCCASIONALLY WE ARE ASKED TO GO
TO THE DISTRICT- BY THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT STATE
SUPERINTENDENT- OR THROUGH-
OTHER AUTHORITIES- BUT WE DO
AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE WITH
DISTRICTS UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS. AND THOSE CONDITIONS
ARE WHEN THEY HAVE A DISAPPROVE
OF JET A NEGATIVE CERTIFICATION
THREE CONSECUTIVE QUALIFIED
CERTIFICATIONS. OR A DOWNGRADE
BY THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT ALL
IN ALL THESE CASES ARE WE ARE
ENGAGE WITH THE DISTRICT AND
CONDUCTING. THE FISCAL HEALTH
RISK ANALYSIS. I OVER THE PAST
ROUGHLY J. SHY OF YEARS- THERE
BEEN FIFTY TWO OF THESE TRIGGERS
ARE IN WE HAVE COMPLETED FORTY
TWO OF THOSE ANALYSIS- FOUR OF
THEM ARE IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW
IF YOU ARE ON HOLD. IN FOR WORK
CANCEL BECAUSE THEIR CONDITIONS
CHANGE FOR THE BETTER ALMOST
IMMEDIATELY. ALSO IMPORTANT TO
UPDATE- COMMITTEE ON- BE
ADDITIONAL OF COURSE AMOUNTS
THAT WERE AUTHORIZED IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN AND ASSEMBLY
BILL EIGHTEEN FORTY- ONE OF THE
BUDGET TRAILER BILLS FOR THAT
YEAR- AND THIS IS FOR PEOPLE
WITH UNIFIED IN OAKLAND UNIFIED-
WE HAVE NOW COMPLETED. THE FOUR
YEAR- OF ADDITIONAL PREPARATIONS
FOR THESE TWO DISTRICTS UNDER
THESE UNDER THIS AUTHORITY ON
FOR LAST YEAR- PEOPLE WE DID NOT
QUALIFY FOR ANY OF THE FUNDS
BECAUSE THEY DID NOT OBJECT THE
DEFICIT. INCLUDE UNIFIED IS AND
HAS A STRONG HEALTHY FUND
BALANCE AT THIS POINT- AND IS
WORKING TO- MAINTAIN. A
STRUCTURAL- ENVIRONMENT IN THEIR
FINANCES THAT DO NOT HAVE A
DEFICIT IN THE CASE OF OAKLAND
THERE WAS A FORECASTED FORTY
MILLION DEFICIT IN SO THEY
RECEIVED THE FINAL PAYMENT OF
25% OF THE APP. FOR ABOUT TEN
MILLION DOLLARS- LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET BILL AB ONE EIGHTY- THESE
TWO SPECIAL CORPORATIONS WITH
HER ISSUE- SIR IF YOU COULD
BEGIN TO WRAP UP WE HAVE YOUR
OUTLINED AND- INTER WALKING
THROUGH IT AND SO JUST LET US
KNOW ANYTHING SIGNIFICANT YOU
WANT TO MAKE PUBLICLY ON THE
RECORD BEFORE WE MOVED ANY
QUESTIONS. I WILL JUMP TO THE
SOLVENCY TRENDS WHICH ARE ALSO
THERE TO SPEAK TO THOSE SPECIFIC
THOSE ARE VERY. I'M DECLINING
ENROLLMENT TO BE OF A COMMON
ACROSS- REFERENCE 5% OF OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE SPEND DOWN
AT THE ONE TIME ENDEMIC DOLLARS-
AND THE EXPIRATION OF THOSE
DOLLARS- ARE ALSO GOING TO BE
CHALLENGES FOR DISTRICTS COME.
UP IN THE IN THE COMING YEARS-
NAMELY BECAUSE THEY HAVE STAFF
ASSIGNED TO THOSE- SERVICES
ENABLE ME- REFUSED STAFF FOR
OTHER FUNDING. FOR THAT STAFF.
AS YOU DISCUSSED AS A POTENTIAL
STATE REVENUES INFLATION
PRESSURES ON COSTS FIVE WEEKS
AND CONTINUES IN FACT THEM. ONE
IS THAT THE WALL- ARE START TO
NOW SEE. JUDGMENTS IN THE CASE
OF THE IS. CD AND SURE LEVELS-
YEAH THOSE HAVE A IMPACT ON
DISTRICT FISCAL CONDITIONS WE
HAVE ONE DISTRICT AT THIS POINT
IN THE STATE. THAT HAS A JURY
JUDGE FOR ALL WELL EXCESS OF
THEIR COVERAGE OF FIVE- THAT- IF
THE A LOT APPEAL- WITH WITH THEM
INTO SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL.
DIFFICULTIES I'M- THE- THE- PAUL
HI. KANYAMA IS THE COMMENTED-
EIGHTY IS NOT REBEL- AS YOU HAVE
ALREADY HEARD- RIVAS TESTIMONY
AND WILL CONTINUE TO FEAR OVER
THE COURSE OF THE HEARINGS ON
THERE SOMEHOW YOUR DISTRESS YOU
THE EXPIRED ONE TIME FUNDS IS
ABILITY TO. AT THE SAME TIME
BERMAN TEN YEARS AGO UNBALANCE
IS A MUCH STRONGER THE AND-
SEVEN OH EIGHT AS WE SPEAK AND
INNER DOWNTURN THE AVERAGE IS
ABOUT 8% IN RESERVES TODAY GOT
AVERAGE WAS TWENTY TWO PERCENT.
AND CASH RESERVES ARE ALSO VERY
STRONG DISTRICTS WITHOUT SIR
HAPPY ANSWER. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH I THINK. YOU WERE VERY
CLEAR AND YOU'RE VERY CLEAR
GOING THROUGH METICULOUSLY ON
THE FINANCES BUT I WANT TO ASK
MORE OF A LAY PERSON'S QUESTION
AND THAT IS THAT. THERE ARE AT
LEAST. FIVE OF THE DISTRICTS IN
YOUR CHARTS OF EMERGENCY LOANS
THAT. HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR TWENTY
TO THIRTY YEARS IN. ARE YOU
MENTIONED- WEST CONTRA COSTA
THEY CAME ON IN NINETEEN NINETY
COACHELLA VALLEY CAME ON IN
NINETEEN NINETY TWO. COMPTON
CAME ON IN NINETEEN NINETY
THREE. OUR OAKLAND IS TWO
THOUSAND THREE AND MY HOME
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHERE I WENT TO
K. THROUGH TWELVE TO VALLEJO
DISTRICT HAS BEEN ON SINCE TWO
THOUSAND FOUR. IF WE HAVE SOME
OF THESE THAT HAVE BEEN ON FOR
THIRTY OR THIRTY TWO OR THIRTY
THREE YEARS WHEN IS IT EXPECTED
THAT. THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET
OUT OF THIS YOU MENTION ONE BUT
DO WE JUST SEEM TO GET A
REPORTED AS THE SAME PEOPLE
THERE EVERY YEAR AND FOR A VERY
LONG TIME. WHAT WHAT'S THE
PROGNOSIS FOR GETTING PEOPLE. IT
OFTEN OUT OF THIS STATUS. REGARD
YOUR ATTENTION TO THE LAST
COLUMN ABOUT REPORTING YOUR
STAFF REPORT WHICH IS TO PAY OFF
THE DISTRICT STAYS IN A FORM OF
RECEIVERSHIP AND TELL THE PHONE
PAID THE STATE BACK ON THE LINE.
ELEMENTS OF THE LONG MATURITY
DATE IS KEY TO THAT THERE ARE
PROVISIONS IN THE STATUTE THE-
THEN THEY CAN BEGIN TO PHASE OUT
OF THAT EXTRA OVERSIGHT- MORE
INTENSE OVERSIGHT- AS A FEW KEY
TO MAKE PROGRESS. OF IT HE IS
THAT THEY HAVE MADE THEIR FINAL
PAYMENT. THESE LOANS TYPICALLY
RUN TWENTY TO TWENTY FIVE YEARS
I THINK WHAT'S. CONFUSING IS
THAT. IS THE OF FIVE TO I MEANT-
THREE OF A MORE SIGNIFICANTLY
PASSED THE PAYOFF DEBTS IN THE
CALL. IT SO THAT'S WHAT
CONFUSING IN THE IN THE COLUMN
FOR COMPTON IT SHOWS A TWO
THOUSAND ONE PAYOFF DATE SAME
FOR COACHELLA IN A TWO THOUSAND
TWELVE. PAYOFF DATE FOR WEST
CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED SO WHAT
DOES THAT MEAN IF THEY'RE
SIGNIFICANTLY PASSED THE PAYOFF
DATE THAT'S LISTED IN THIS
CHART. THEY'RE OUT OF
RECEIVERSHIP THERE ONLY ON THE
CHART TO GIVE YOU THE HISTORY.
SINCE NINETEEN NINETY ONE THE
LEGISLATURE DR- AB TWELVE
HUNDRED AND THE PROVISIONS OF.
OF THE COURTS- WHAT ULTIMATELY
WAS THE COURT MATTER. JANET
RICHMOND UNIFIED- AND- SO DATE
COMPTON IS THE- ON THE LIST.
FROM WEST FRESNO NOW. ARE
COMPLETELY OUT OF RECEIVERSHIP
AND ARE. ARGUING WELL- ONLY
OAKLAND WHITE HOUSE SOUTH
MONTEREY COUNTY AND PEOPLE WOULD
HAVE LOAN BALANCES AND REMAIN IN
SOME FORM. OF RECEIVERSHIP THEN
I WOULD SUGGEST FOR NEXT YEAR
YOU'RE DIVIDED INTO TWO COLUMNS
THE ONE SISTER HISTORY UNDER
DONE AND THEN THE ONES THAT ARE
ACTIVE SO IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
IT RUNS TOGETHER. JUST JUST A
STYLISTIC THING NADA- BUT THANK
YOU FOR THOSE RESPONSES WHEN
ASKED MY COLLEAGUES. IF THERE'S
ANY QUESTIONS. I DO THAT
CLARIFYING- SENATORS CUEVAS SO.
YOU MENTIONED AN I NOTICED THAT
- DISTRICTS HAVE TO DO INTERIM.
REPORTS AROUND THE
CERTIFICATIONS- IT. AND IT. AND
I'M CURIOUS. WHEN WHEN IT WHEN
IT DISTRICTS- WHEN I DISTRICTS.
FALLS IN THAT THIRD COLUMN THE
NEGATIVE COLUMN IN AND THERE ARE
RESOURCES THAT ARE- AND SUPPORTS
THAT ARE ADMINISTERED. TO THAT
DISTRICT IS THERE ONGOING AGAIN
ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THOSE
DISTRICTS- I JUST WONDER WHAT
HOW DO YOU YOU KNOW KEEP A
DISTRICT FROM COMING BACK INTO
THE NEGATIVE COLUMN ONCE THEY'VE
RECTIFIED AND NOW THEY'RE
QUALIFIED IS THEIR ONGOING
SUPPORT- FOR THOSE DISTRICT THIS
IS REALLY JUST THE- AN OBVIOUS
QUESTION DUE TO THE PROCESS.
JUST TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE
THE WAYS TO KEEP BUILDING THE
CAPACITY OF DISTRICTS TO STAY IN
THE QUALIFIED COLUMN AND THEN MY
OTHER QUESTION IS YOU KNOW L. A.
U. S. D. SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN THE NATION 80% OF
OUR STUDENTS ARE LIVING ADAM
BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL AND I
NOTICED THAT. THE NUMBER OF
ELEAZAR WOULD QUALIFY
CERTIFICATIONS- HAVE GONE DOWN-
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS- BUT I'M
CURIOUS HOW DOES THE ECONOMIC
STABILITY OF COMMUNITIES
CORRELATE TO. THE WEATHER FOLKS
END UP IN THE NEGATIVE COLUMN-
AND WILL NEED ADDITIONAL
SUPPORTS FOR EXAMPLE YOU KNOW
INGLEWOOD. IS ADJACENT TO MY
DISTRICT BUT ALSO REPRESENT SOME
OF THE POOREST COMMUNITIES- IN
IN IN IN OUR IN OUR IN OUR
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA AND I'M
JUST CURIOUS HOW. HOW DOES THE
COMMUNITY FISCAL AND ECONOMIC
HEALTH IMPACT OF THAT SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR WHEN YOU
HAVE HIGH LEAD CONCENTRATIONS OF
STUDENTS. WHO ARE IN TREMENDOUS
OVERLAPPING NEED- AND THEIR
FAMILIES FACING A NUMBER OF
OVERLAPPING BARRIERS. SO I HAD
TWO QUESTIONS IN THERE HOW DO
YOU HELP SUPPORT THOSE DISTRICTS
AND THEN HOW HOW DO THEY WHAT
ARE THOSE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS
TO ENDING UP. IN THE- NEGATIVE
CERTIFICATION. SO I WILL TAKE
THEM- THOSE TWO QUESTIONS AND IN
THAT OFFICE AND ORDERED FOR
START TO TALK ABOUT THE
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN
DISTRICTS- YOU JUST HAVE THE SUB
SECTION OF YOUR HEARING ON- THE
LCF. REMEMBER THAT THE LCF HAS-
TO BASIC. ON ITS TO IT IT HAS
DECREASED. WHICH IS A FIXED
DOLLAR AMOUNT FIRST- AVERAGE
DAILY ATTENDANCE- THAT VARIES BY
GRADES SO CERTAIN. THREE CERTAIN
AMOUNT BEFORE HE SAYS CERTAIN
OUT SEVEN EIGHT IT'S THE SAME
ACROSS ALL DISTRICTS IN THE
STATE. THEN YOU HAVE A SECOND
MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE ALSO GOT
THAT THAT- PROVIDES DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF FUNDING BASED ON
STUDENT CHARACTERS. AND THERE
ARE THREE PRIMARY
CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE
INCLUDED IN THIS- DEFINITION ONE
IS ENGLISH LEARNERS THE SECOND
IS STUDENTS IN POVERTY OR WHAT
WE KNOW OF AS STUDENTS THAT
QUALIFY. FOR FREE OR REDUCED
PRICE MEAL PROGRAMS. AND THE
THIRD IS FOSTERED. AND WHY WE
DON'T CALL NOW TO SAY- ALMOST
ARE PART OF THE- BECAUSE THEY
ARE OUT OF AND ALL OF FOR FREE.
YEAH SO TO YOUR POINT AS THE
AFTERNOON IMPACT. THE IN A PER.
OF THE STUDENTS IN THIS FAMILIES
THAT COMMUNITY ARE ALL. ALL
BOARD ONE OF THOSE OTHER
CHARACTER IN THE DISK SEEMS MORE
FUN. AND THEY RECEIVE MORE BASED
ON THE NUMBER. AND THE CARD. OF
IN THOSE. SO THE SUPPLEMENTAL
GRANTS WITHIN THE LCF OUT- BITES
FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR ALL STUDENTS IN THOSE
CHARACTERISTICS. THE MEET THOSE
CHARACTER. AND THE CONSTANT
BROWN THE BODY JUST OFF
SUBSTANTIALLY FUNDING. R. FOR.
STUDENTS FOR DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
HIGHER LEVELS OF CONCENTRATION-
55% OR MORE OF THEIR STUDENT
POPULATION- MEETS ONE OF THOSE
CHARACTERISTICS AND SO
UNDERSTANDING THAT MAYBE HAVE
MAY HAVE LESS RESOURCES THE
STATE AID. COPULATION WITHIN THE
LC L. ATTEMPTS TO- HAVE THIS
EQUITY- COMPONENT TO IT- TO
BRING FUNDING LEVELS UP ORDER
UNITIES THAT MAKE OUT- ECONOMIC
OR- CHILDREN THAT MAY HAVE
EXPERIENCE OF GAPS- IN THEIR
LIVES. ALL THIS SEPT QUESTION
WHICH IS OR DISTRICTS MADE
HAVEN'T TYPE OF TROUBLE OR BEING
FISCAL. CERTAIN CRISIS WHAT'S
FOREMOST OR- SO FOR DISCRETE AND
NAY SERVICE AGENT MR- THERE NOW
ONCE AND FOR FROM SOME COUNTIES
- THE COUNTY SHOULD. HAS FOR THE
SERGEANTS OF FOR ON THIS FOR
RESPONSE. TO PROVIDE A
PROGRESSIVE INTERVENTION OR THAT
DISTRICT OVER TIME TO HELP OUR
TURNAROUND WHATEVER THE TROUBLE
OF VISIONS FACE THEMSELVES OFF
ON THE EDUCATION SIDE WHEN WE
WORK WITH STUDENTS IN THE
CLASSROOM THAT ARE STRUGGLING
ACADEMICALLY WE CALL THAT A
MULTI TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT.
WE PROVIDE PROGRESSIVE
INTERVENTION FOR THE STUDENT AT
JUST WHAT THEY NEED BASED ON
WHAT THEIR THEIR ACADEMIC NEEDS
ARE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS
WALGREENS TO DO EXACTLY THE SAME
THIS PHONE FOR SCHOOLS FOR. BY
PROGRESSIVELY INCREASING
INTERVENTION FOR AS LONG AS THEY
MAY NEED IT YOUR POINT ABOUT
WHAT THE DURATION OF THE SUPPORT
IS THERE TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT
TYPE OF INTERVENTION THAT MAYBE
ADDITIONAL STAFFING- IN THE
BUSINESS OFFICE AT EXPERTS HE
SAID MAY BE INDUCTED SOME
STUDIES USING OUTSIDE RESOURCES
SUCH AS MAC. OR A CPA FIRM ARM
IT IT THAT THE INTERVENTION
LEVEL VARIES AND IT CAN BECOME
MORE INCREASINGLY MORE INTENSE.
ALL IF THE DISTRICT DOESN'T
RESPOND WELL TO THE
INTERVENTION- THAT THAT SUPPORT
STAYS WITH THE DISTRICT AS LONG
AS THEY- MAY NEED IT AND THE
GOAL IS TO GET THEM BACK TO A
POSITIVE. CERTIFICATION THANK
YOU. EVERYONE THANK YOU VERY
MUCH SO. OF THAT. THIS ITEM AND
FOR AND WE PER SHARE YOUR READ
AND ALL THE BACKGROUND. THERE'S
A CHIU IT'LL UP AS WE MOVE
THROUGH THE- HEARING PROCESS
AGAIN BUT- THIS IS ALWAYS PART
OF OUR INITIAL OVERVIEW AND
WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO HAVE IT. SO
WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. AND AS A
REMINDER TODAY'S PARTICIPANT
NUMBERS EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO
TWO SIX. EIGHT TWO ONE SIX AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS SIX TWO ONE
SEVEN ONE SIX ONE. AND WE'RE
GOING TO START IN THE ROOM AND
I- WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE THING OF
ONE O'CLOCK IN THIS- ROOM
ALTHOUGH WE- WE COULD WE'D AND
EARLIER. AND SO- WHEN I GET DONE
WITH THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM ALL
ASK HOW MANY PEOPLE WE HAVE
WAITING ON THE LINE. WE HAVE
FIVE RIGHT NOW OKAY STOOD UP TO
A MINUTE WELCOME TO THE-
COMMITTEE THANK YOU CAN REALLY
ROSENBERGER WITH SEIU I WOULD
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
TODAY AND ALSO- THE CONTINUED
FUNDING FOR THE FULL COLA WE DO
HAVE SOME CONCERNS AROUND
WORKFORCE I KNOW WE TALK ABOUT
THE EDUCATED WORKFORCE A LOT
WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT. BUT
SO IS A CLASSIFIED WORK FORCE
THEY PROVIDE CRUCIAL SUPPORT
SERVICES WITHOUT THAT TEACHERS
ARE CARRYING A GREATER WORKLOAD
THAT LEAVES THEM BURNT OUT IN
DEALS WITH RETENTION SO WE WOULD
ASK THAT WE CONTINUE HAVING
THESE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE
SCHOOL BUDGET. IN A ROW
WORKFORCE WE DON'T LEAVE A
CLASSIFIED OUT OF THE
CONVERSATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE
BEEN SOME OF THE GREATEST
IMPACTED THANK YOU. THANK YOU
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
WELCOME THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS- JEFF BARKER REPRESENTED
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY. RECOGNIZING
THAT THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW
HEARING WILL FOLLOW UP WITH. A
MUCH MORE DETAILED COMMENTS ON
ANY NUMBER OF ISSUES. WITH
RESPECT TO THE OVERALL APPROACH
IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. I MEAN
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION AND FOR THE
LEGISLATURE'S INVESTMENTS IN. IT
K. THROUGH TWELVE SCHOOLS IN
RECENT YEARS PARTICULARLY WITH
RESPECT TO LEARNING RECOVERY
EFFORTS AS A RESULT OF THE
PANDEMIC. AT THE RISK OF
SOUNDING LIKE I'M KISSING UP- WE
THINK YOU'VE. LAID IT OUT VERY
WELL IN YOUR SENATE BUDGET PLAN.
PROTECT THE PRAGUE THAT WE'VE
MADE- EVER VERY GRATEFUL TO SEE
FOR EXAMPLE HOME TO SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION OUTLINED IN THIS
DOCUMENT. YOUR STAFF IN THE
POLICY COMMITTEE STAFF WERE
INSTRUMENTAL IN THAT
CONVERSATION. SO MOVING FORWARD
BEFORE WE MAKE INVESTMENTS AND
NEW PROGRAMS WOULD VERY MUCH
LIKE TO PROTECT THE EXISTING
PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE COST OF
LIVING ADJUSTMENT. ONE QUICK
COMMENT ON THE ARTS MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BLOCK
GRANT- WE DO PREPARA OPPOSE THE
PROPOSED REDUCTION. WE AGREE
WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
CHARACTERIZATION OF IT AS BEING
DISRUPTIVE. AND ONE THING THAT I
WOULD ADD TO THE DISCUSSION YOU
HAD EARLIER. IS THAT THE FUNDS
WITHIN THAT BLOCK GRANT EVEN
THOUGH IT WAS CALLED ARTS MUSIC
AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. IT
WAS BASICALLY DISCRETIONARY
DOLLARS A NUMBER OF OUR
DISTRICTS USE THAT FUNDING OF TO
RECOGNIZE STAFF FOR THEIR
EFFORTS DURING THE PANDEMIC WITH
A ONE TIME SALARY INCREASE FOR
EXAMPLE. OTHERS USE IT FOR-
PURPOSES SUCH AS UPGRADES OF
THEIR HVAC SYSTEMS. SO IT'S NOT
QUITE APPLES TO APPLES WHEN YOU
COMPARE PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT
FUNDING WITH THE ARTS MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BLOCK
GRANTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND- I DON'T
USUALLY RESPOND TO COMMENTS BUT
THANK YOU FOR SHAMELESSLY
SUCKING UP IF YOU WISH TO DO IT
IN FUTURE HEARINGS WE WOULD
HAPPILY ACCEPT. OUR WELCOME TO
THE COMMITTEE A GOOD AFTERNOON
MICHELLE UNDERWOOD ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FUNDING
COALITION- I'LL TRY MY BEST TO-
TO FOLLOW UP ON ON THOSE
PRAISEWORTHY COMMENTS- I'M GOING
TO START WITH A SENATOR MAN AND
YOUR DESIRE TO PROTECT LCF BASE-
THAT HAS BEEN OUR GOAL SINCE THE
CREATION OF LCF- WE HAD SUCH A
GREAT INCREASE THIS YEAR. AND
WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
STATE'S ABILITY TO PAY FOR THIS
YEAR'S COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT- SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS NOTED JUST THE HIGH COST
OF LIVING- FOR OUR STAFF FOR OUR
PROGRAMS. AND SO WE'RE VERY
CONCERNED AS YOU ARE CHAIR
LAYERED- ABOUT THE STATE'S
ABILITY TO PAY YES. AS WE SEE
THE TAXES NOT COMING IN AS
EXPECTED SO THE THING THAT CAN-
ARE OUR STRONGEST POSITION IS TO
FIND THE L. CFF. TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT POSSIBLE TO THE EXTENT
THAT WE CAN'T MEET THAT
STATUTORY COLA THERE'S NO
CURRENT MECHANISM TO MAKE UP FOR
IN THE FUTURE WE USED TO HAVE A
DEFICIT FACTOR. THAT DOESN'T
EXIST ANYMORE IF THE STATE CAN'T
AFFORD IT WE CAN'T JUST IGNORE
IT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO PAY IT
OFF IN THE FUTURE. OUR SECOND
POINT IS VERY MUCH ALONG THE
LINES OF THE ARTS AND MUSICAL
AND- ARTS MUSIC INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS. DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT YOUR MEMBER THE DEBATE
LAST YEAR WAS HOW- TIED THE FUND
SHOULD BE VERSUS HOW
DISCRETIONARY AND THIS
PARTICULAR POT. GIVE A LOT OF
DISCRETION AND IT'S ACTUALLY
INCLUDED IN THAT TITLE WE
SOMETIMES FORGET IT. AND SO WE
VERY MUCH OPPOSE THAT MID YEAR
REDUCTION TWO OF THE PLANS THAT
WERE ALREADY CREATED STATEWIDE-
THAT. THAT DISTRICTS ARE USING
AND WE REALLY- DISPUTE THE FACT
THAT YOU CAN SWAP OUT THOSE
DOLLARS FOR PROPOSITION TWENTY
EIGHT DOLLARS WHICH HAVE THEIR
OWN. SET OF USES AN ONGOING-
RESTRICTIONS WITH THEM SO WE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING
UP A LOT OF THOSE ISSUES- AND
CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW SAYING
NO ONE IN THE REMAINING TO SPEAK
IN THE HEARING ROOM. ARE WILL GO
TO THE PHONE LINES SO WELCOME
OPERATOR. THANK YOU. BUT COMMENT
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN THEY
OFFER ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. AND
ONE MOMENT WELL TOGETHER THEIR
LINE NUMBER. AND WHILE YOU
GATHER THEIR LINE NUMBER WILL
TRY TO LIMIT THESE TO AMEND IT
IF- IT'S AT ALL POSSIBLE. OKAY.
ONE AND THEN ZERO. THEN WE'LL GO
TO LINE FOURTEEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. YES GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME
IS RITA FERNANDES LU. AND I AM A
TRUSTEE ON THE TAMARIKI. COUNTY
BOARD OF EDUCATION REPRESENTING
FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR
THOUSAND RESIDENTS IN THE WEST
END. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL FOR K.
TWELVE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND
SUMMARIZED ON PAGE NINE ON THE
AGENDA DOCUMENTS. TO LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT HELPS ARE
ALLOWED TO RETAIN FOR NON DIRECT
STUDENT SERVICES. THAT SPECIAL
PARENT COMMUNITY IN MY AREA HAD
IN HARM BY THE EXPECTED
EXPENDITURES IN LEGAL FEES.
KALADY EIGHT AGAIN. DALY. TWO
SIX NINE SEVEN THE THAT SERVICE.
THE WHOLE SUPPORT RESTRICTING
THE USE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
DOLLARS FOR SERVICES TO HELP YOU
. RATHER THAN TO FUND LAWYERS WE
SUPPORT EDUCATION NOT
MEDICATION. IN THE SPIRIT OF
LOCAL CONTROL WE URGE THE
GOVERNOR TO GIVE FLEXIBILITY TO
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO MAKE
THEIR OWN DECISIONS ASKED
WHETHER OR NOT TO JOIN AND
SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL PLAN
AREA THUS WE DO NOT THE POINT IF
YOU WOULD PLEASE. PLEASE
SUMMARIZE CLOSE TO JUNE TWENTY
TWENTY SIX THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS NEXT CALLER. THANK YOU
ONE TWENTY FIVE YOUR LINE IS
OPEN- GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MICHALIK GALA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
BUSINESS OFFICIALS. REPRESENTING
OVER TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND-
BUSINESS LEADER IN PUBLIC
EDUCATION ONLY SUPPORT FULLY
FUNDING THE SECRETARY KOLA BUT
THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA AND CATEGORICAL SUCH A
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND
COMMUNICATION HOWEVER WE DO
OPPOSE THE ONE POINT TWO BILLION
REDUCTION TO THE TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY TWO DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT. ALREADY ADOPTED PLANS FOR
HOW TO USE THE FUNDS TO COVER
COSTS SUCH AS PENSION
OBLIGATIONS HIRING INCENTIVES
AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. SO
ARE WE RECOMMEND WILL BE FUNDING
THE COMMITTED BLOCK GRANT BEFORE
CREATING ANY- ARE THERE FEDERAL
FUNDING PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
MODERATOR NEXT CALLER. THANK YOU
WELL THAT'S LINE A- YOUR LINE IF
. HI YES I GOOD AFTERNOON THIS
IS MY OF AREAS FROM THE YOU TO.
WE EXTRA SUPPORT LIMITING THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THE- OF
THE- SPECIAL EDUCATION LOCAL
PLAN AREA. AS MOST OF THE
SCHOOLS ARE USING THIS FUNDS TO
LITIGATE AGAINST SPECIAL
EDUCATION CHILDREN TONIGHT
SERVICES. WERE NOT IN SUPPORT
THAT YOU CONTINUED. ASK US TO
REMAIN FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS HI
. IT IS FROM THE- RECOMMENDED
BUDGET. WE ARE IN SUPPORT
INCREASING FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
BY REQUIRING CALIFORNIA PRIMARY
EDUCATION TO PROVIDE YOU TO HELP
US ADDING A LOCAL ONE. WE ARE
FOR MORTGAGE TO KEEP SHOWS
BLUNTLY CATION FOLLOW OUR
MOVEMENT ON THE U. TO MOVEMENT
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVIDE COMMENT THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COMMENTS MODERATOR NEXT CALLER.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE
NO OTHER COMMENTS IN HERE WITH
THE FACT. OKAY THANK YOU FOR
ASSISTING US TODAY- THAT
CONCLUDES OUR BUSINESS LET ME
ASK. OF THE REMAINING MEMBER FEE
AS ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
BEFORE WE CLOSE OUT WELL THIS
WAS THANK YOU THIS WAS OUR- THE
FIRST. HEARING AND GENERAL
OVERSIGHT WE WANT TO THANK ALL
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED
IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY IF YOU WERE
NOT ABLE TO TESTIFIED TODAY YOU
CAN SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING. TO THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE VIA OUR WEBSITE
ARE YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS ARE IMPORTANT AND AS
WE GO THROUGH WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO TAKE THEM. INTO ACCOUNT AND
HAVE THEM IN OUR OFFICIAL
RECORDS SO I THANK EVERYONE FOR
THEIR- PARTICIPATION. OF
PATIENTS AND COOPERATIONS WE'VE
CONCLUDED THE AGENDA OF THE
SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE BUDGET
SUB COMMITTEE NUMBER ONE ON
EDUCATION STANDS A JERK.