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WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD MORNING
EVERYONE- SENATE CONTINUES TO
WELCOME THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND
VIA THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT- TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
844-291-5491 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS SEVEN ZERO FOUR TWO FOUR
SEVEN SEVEN WE ARE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE
CAPITAL I ASK ALL MEMBERS OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT AND
ROOM ONE TWELVE SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING. WE HAVE WE DON'T
HAVE. WE CAN DO OKAY WE HAVE-
THIRTEEN ISSUES ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. BEFORE WE ARE
PRESENTATION ON THE ISSUES LESS
ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM CONSULTANTS
PLEASE DO THE ROLE. SENATOR
DORADO HERE HERE SENATOR NEWMAN
SENATORS THEY ARE TO APPEAR HERE
. OF THE CONSULTANT NOTES A
QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WE
WILL BEGIN WITH THE BOARD OF
STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
TODAY'S HEARING WILL ALSO COVER
THE OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC
DEFENDER THE JUDICIAL BRANCH AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BEFORE
WE ACTUALLY GET STARTED WITH
THEIR PRESENTATION CENTER SO
YOUR DON'T YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW
WORDS- YES I WOULD MEAN I
APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR MY
ABBREVIATION. ABBREVIATED
ATTENDANCE TODAY- THIS
PARTICULAR. ISSUE ALL OF THESE
ISSUES THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH
TODAY A PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR
ME IS OUR TRADITION OUR JUDICIAL
BRANCH. OF OF GOVERNMENT- RIGHT
NOW WE'RE HAVING A PUBLIC SAFETY
CRISIS IN IN CALIFORNIA AND ALL
OF THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF
PUBLIC SAFETY HAVE TO WORK WELL-
RIGHT NOW DO JUDICIAL BRANCHES
IS NOT WORKING WELL. AND PART OF
IT IS UNDER FUNDING OF JUDGES
AND- AND WE HAVE A LOT OF-
INCREASED BURDENS PUT ON TO THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH. AND I'M
CONCERNED THAT OUR FUNDING ISN'T
UP TO PAR WITH WHAT THEY NEED TO
DO THE JOB. AND IF THE JUDICIAL
BRANCH ISN'T WORKING WELL- THE
REST OF PUBLIC SAFETY DOES NOT
WORK WELL. AND SO- I'M HOPING
THAT- THE IN OUR- PROCEEDINGS OF
GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET AND
ENSURING THAT DEPARTMENTS HAVE
WHAT THEY NEED- THAT. THAT WE
INSURE- THE FUNDING THAT IS
NECESSARY- FOR VARIOUS AGENCIES
TO DO THEIR JOBS- STATE COUNTY
RIVERSIDE IS TWENTY TWO JUDGES
SHORT. AND IT'S CAUSING MASS
RELEASES OF PEOPLE THAT AREN'T
EVEN BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE- FOR
SOME OF THE- CRIMES THAT THEY
ARE COMMITTING OR THEY HAVE BEEN
ACCUSED OF BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T
EVEN. THEY DON'T EVEN GET TO THE
PART WHERE THEY'RE THEY'RE
BEING- BEING CHARGED- SO- THAT
SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE SHOULD
PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO- IN
THE DEPARTMENT JUSTICE AREA- WE
HAVE. A PRETTY LARGE LITIGATION
DEPOSIT DEPOSIT FUND. AND THERE
ARE SOME OTHER AREAS OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY SYSTEM AND CDC ARE
AND THINGS LIKE THAT THERE WERE
ACTUALLY REALIZING SAVINGS FROM
BECAUSE WE'VE- RATED LESS-
PRISON INMATES. AND I WOULD HOPE
THAT THE SAVINGS THAT WE REALIZE
FROM THESE DIFFERENT AREAS CAN
BE PUT INTO AREAS THAT ARE
SUFFERING. AND BECAUSE IF WE IF
WE DON'T GET A HANDLE ON THIS- I
FEAR THAT- THE PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA WILL LOSE CONFIDENCE
IN OUR ABILITY TO KEEP THEM
SAFE- SO WITH THAT BEING SAID.
MADAM CHAIR AND HANDED BACK TO
YOU THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
JUST SAY. THOSE WORDS- MY WE
SHOULD BE HERE FOR THE WHOLE
PROCEEDING CANNOT. THANK SEVEN-
LET'S BEGIN NOW WITH OUR FIRST
ITEM OUR PROPOSED REDUCTION IN
PUBLIC DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM
FIRST WE'RE GOING TO HEAR AN
OVERVIEW FROM KATIE HOWARD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD
OF STATE AND COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS. BROUGH ASSEMBLY- HI
THANK YOU MAKE FUNDS ON MY NAME
KATIE HOW AS YOU I AM THE-
DIRECTOR HERE AT THE B. S. C. C.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE IN
PERSON TODAY GOOD MORNING
SENATOR ALSO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE- I WILL GIVE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
PILOT PROGRAM WHICH THE PSEC
ADMINISTERS- AND IF YOU DON'T
MIND I'M GONNA REFER TO IT AS P.
D. P. P. TO SAVE TIME- THIS
PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED ANOTHER
ONE I'M GONNA HAVE TO READ. WE
MIGHT. PROVIDE THE PROGRAM WAS
ESTABLISHED IN THE BUDGET ACT OF
TWENTY TWENTY ONE IT WAS TO BE A
THREE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM. FUNDED
WITH FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS EACH
YEAR. IN THE FIRST YEAR- FORTY
NINE POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
WAS AVAILABLE FOR INDIGENT
DEFENSE MATTERS AND FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE
PSEC TO CONTRACT WITH. AN
INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE RAND
CORPORATION ON THIS PROGRAM-
SUBJECT TO FUTURE STATE
APPROPRIATIONS WE ANTICIPATED
FUNDING IN THE SUBSEQUENT TO
ADDITIONAL BUDGET YEARS. VERY
QUICK OVERVIEW BECAUSE THIS IS-
GOING OUT PER A FORMULA THAT WE
ESTABLISHED IN CONSULTATION
WITH. THE LANGUAGE THAT WAS
PROVIDED IN THE BUDGET ACT AS
WELL AS WORKING WITH THE OFFICE
OF THE STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER.
AND IN ESSENCE WE DID IT A
CALCULATION BASED ON THE TOTAL
ADULT POPULATION BY COUNTY. AND
THAT NUMBER WOULD FLUCTUATE EACH
YEAR DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF
COUNTIES THAT WANTED TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT
PROGRAM. SO FOR EACH YEAR IT WAS
A MATTER OF DETERMINING HOW MANY
COUNTIES WERE INTERESTED IN
RECEIVING THE FUNDING AND THEN
IN TURN HOW MUCH THEY COULD.
CONTRACT FOR UNDER THIS PILOT
PROGRAM SO OUR FIRST APPLICATION
WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER OF
TWENTY TWENTY ONE- IN THAT YEAR
THIRTY FOUR COUNTIES WERE
FUNDED- FOR AN AGREEMENT THAT
GOES THROUGH MARCH OF TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE THAT'S WITHOUT
INITIAL YEAR OF APPROPRIATION-
THEN. IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO WE
LEARN FROM THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER. THAT MORE
COUNTIES WERE INTERESTED IN
APPLYING SO WE WORK TOGETHER TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THAT
FINDING OUT WE WANTED TO BE SURE
THAT INTERESTED COUNTIES COULD
RECEIVE THE FUNDING AND
PARTICIPATE. THIS WASN'T A
COMPETITIVE GRANT IT WAS MORE OF
WHO'S INTERESTED AND THEN YOU
COULD GET THE FUNDING. SO WE
CREATED A MODIFIED APPLICATION
PROCESS AND SHORTENED THAT GRANT
TIME PERIOD SO THAT FOR BROWN TO
IF YOU WILL IT WOULD BE FUND
FUNDING FOR MARCH TWENTY TWENTY
THREE. THROUGH MARCH TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE WE MODIFIED THE TIME
FRAME- WE ARE. DID SEVERAL OTHER
THINGS I DON'T GIVE YOU TOO MUCH
DETAIL HERE- IN THE- FISCAL YEAR
TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE FUNDING-
WE HAD FIVE NEW COUNTIES COME
INTO THE PROGRAM THAT WAS AMADOR
KINGS MADERA SAN BENITO. AND SAN
LUIS OBISPO AND THEN TO COUNTIES
THAT DID NOT APPLY FOR THE
SECOND YEAR FUNDING THOSE WERE
IMPERIAL AND MERCED. SO THE
ISSUE NOW WITH THIS PROPOSED
REDUCTION IN YEAR THREE WE HAVE
ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS UP AND
RUNNING THE GRANTEES ARE AWARE
OF THE FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE
TO THEM AND THEY'RE UNDER GRANT
AGREEMENTS FOR THE SPECIFIED
PERIOD OF TIME- SO WITH THE
PROPOSED REDUCTION. IT IN
ESSENCE JUST PUT A STOP ON
GETTING THAT THIRD YEAR OF
FINDING OUT INTO THE FIELD IT
DOESN'T CHANGE THE AGREEMENTS
THAT ARE ALREADY OUT THERE
OBVIOUSLY A THIRD YEAR FUNDING
WOULD PROVIDE MORE RESOURCES TO
DO. MORE OF THIS INDIGENT
DEFENSE WORK BUT THAT'S KIND OF
THE LEVEL OF OVERVIEW I WANTED
TO OFFER AND OF COURSE I'M HAPPY
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MAY HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HOWARD- NEXT
WE'RE GONNA HEAR FROM TWO PUBLIC
DEFENDERS. STARTING WITH COULD I
SEE A LOT MARTINEZ FROM LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. THAT GOOD
MORNING SENATOR THE LAST AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY. ME AND MY- COLLEAGUES. ON
THIS. WEEKEND SIXTY AND- GETTY
AND ACTIVISTS I WOULD LIKE TO
BRIEFLY. AT SHOULD KNOWLEDGE
MIGHT COLLEAGUES THAT ARE IN THE
ROOM I LEAD IT MAY BE HOLDING
SOME SIGNS- AND. HI CHRIS. SEPT
. THIS OBVIOUS A- COMMITTEE AND
- THERE WILL NUMBERS THAT I WILL
BE DISCUSS. I'M SO. IF WE CAN
JUST YOU VERY APPRECIATE THAT
SIR OTHERS WHO ARE IN THE ROOM
COULD COULD SEE THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GO OKAY- IT AND I'M SORRY
I'M NOT EXACT SURE IF I INTEND
TO MYSELF OR NOT I'M GONNA SEE
DENNIS AND I'M ASSISTANT PUBLIC
DEFENDER. HERE IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY I'M ALL THE OF THE CAL
PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATION. AND
A LONG. ADVOCATE IMMIGRANT
RIGHTS ESPECIALLY THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN THE
CRIMINAL- LEGAL SYSTEM AND
IMPACTED- BY EIGHT BY THE SYSTEM
- THE FOCUS IS GOING TO BE- ON
SOME OF THE ANGELES NUMBERS ALSO
SOME OF THE NUMBERS EIGHT Y. AND
THE REASON WHY WE CAN. TO
MAINTAIN THE THAT WAS A RICH
APPROACHED FOR LESS AND COUNTY
SO IN LOS ANGELES OF BEACH.
JANUARY NINETY I'M SORRY YEAH
JANUARY TWENTY NINE AND YOUR
THIRTY TWENTY- TWENTY TWENTY TWO
THERE ARE HUNDRED EIGHTY
INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE SENSE. AND
BY THOSE RECENT DEEPER INTO THE
WORKING. ONE- REQUIRED SHOULD BE
INFERRED GIVEN BELL GIVEN THE
CHANGE AND ALL. AND THERE WAS
STAVING OF NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED
SEVENTY MILLION. ADDITIONALLY
THAT RESTORED NEARLY FIVE FOUR
HUNDRED. YEARS BACK TO THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO PREVIOUS IN CARS
AND TO FAMILIES THE. JACKSON- CD
FOR. B. AS B. I'M FOURTEEN
THIRTY AND AS- SEVEN SEVENTY
FIVE THIS PROJECT AT ONE ONE
BILLION ALONG. THIS IN TIME AND
SO NOW I'M GOING TO DO A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE INTEREST OF THESE
AND WHY THEY ARE SO ARE NOT ON.
TO OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN AND HOW
- BUT ALL TO THE COMMUTER STATE
- OUT THIS WONDERFUL OF
CALIFORNIA. I WOULD LIKE TO
ABOUT THIS. THE BEAUTY OF THIS
PRO IS HOW. WE HAVE IS. AS FRAME
WITHIN OUR OFF IS AN
INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT TRY TO RE
THESE INTO BACK IN THE CAN AND
STATE AND HER DOCTOR MANNER.
BECAUSE PART OF THE THAT WE AND
THAT THIS WHAT BODIES GRAY GAVE
US- WEST FIND NOT ONLY PUBLIC
DEFENDERS WHO ARE OBVIOUSLY
CRITICAL TO THIS- JEFF THE
IMPLEMENTATIONS OF THESE GREAT
LAWS ALSO. I'M TO FIND OTHER
OTHER- OTHER RESOURCES INCLUDING
SOCIAL WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN
VERY CRITICAL IN MEEKER
INGREDIENT RE ENTRY PLANS FOR
OUR CLIENTS AND FOR THE
COMMUNITY SO THAT WHEN THEY GET
RELEASED INTO THE COMMUNITY THEY
ARE PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS TO HAVE
EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE IT'S CRITICAL
THAT PEOPLE. ARE EMPLOYED DURING
THIS TIME SO I'M GOING TO GIVE A
COUPLE OF EXAMPLES NOW OF HOW WE
HAVE USED THESE RESOURCES HERE
IN IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES-
WE HAVE SOCIAL WORKERS THAT HAVE
BEEN HIRED. WE HAVE A UNIT THAT
HAS BEEN CREATED CHIU CHU
LITIGATE THESE CASES TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE AN
INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE AS WE
MOVE FORWARD- ONE OF AN EXAMPLE
OF SUCH A CASE IS- CHARLES
CHARLES WAS RELEASED FROM.
PRISON AFTER SERVING TWENTY SIX
YEARS- AND HE IS NOW LIVING IN
NORWALK HE HAS BEEN AS PART OF
OUR COLLECTIVE BALLISTIC HE IS
NOW. BEEN RESTORED TO A UNION
LABOR ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS
WITH YOU SEEN OUR SERRATED
INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THEY CAN GET
UNION JOBS WITH THE FILM
INDUSTRY- ONE OF THE OTHER
THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
CREATE HERE IS EXPAND THE USE OF
CAMPUS SECTION FOURTEEN SEVENTY
THREE POINT SEVEN WHICH ALLOWS.
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ACCESS THE
WONDERFUL RELIEF UNDER FORTY
SEVENTY THREE POINT SEVEN. SURE
RESTORE OR IN. WHO ARE TO KEEP
HER. BASED ON THE- OF LOS. AT
THE TIME IT BECAUSE THEY NEED
KLAY UNDER THIS CONCEPT I HERE
LOSS AND COUNTY. I AM HAPPY TO
SAY WE HAVE HAD MANY SUCCESS ON
TO. TWO SIX WERE OF THEM IS JUST
OUT WHO WAS ON WHO HAD BEEN
GIVEN. OF DRUG RELATED. WE WERE
A TO SEE- RECALL THOSE CAN BE
BASED ON. THE CONSTITUTION
ABILITY THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME
AND NOW SHE ONLINE RESEARCHING
WEEKEND HERE IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY SHE. A U. S. THAT'S ONE.
YEAH AND WE OTHER EGGS OF INDIAN
INTERSECTIONAL. LOST WERE PEOPLE
HAVE RELEASED FROM STATE PRISON
. I HAVE- AND THEY HAD. THEY HAD
A ISSUES AND WE WERE TO WORK
THEM SO EIGHT UPON RELEASE FROM
STATE PRISON BE RE INTEGRATED
INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THEIR
FAMILIES ESTOPPEL. FROM COUNTY
JAIL AND STATE PRISON TO
DEPORTATION SO THOSE ARE SOME OF
THE MANY EXAMPLES THAT WE HAVE
THAT WE HAVE HERE BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY TO AND- IN THIS
COMMUNITY IS. HOW THIS- HOW
THESE LAW AND THE REACHED. ALLOW
ISSUE PREVENT AND SHOULD RATHER
RELEASE SOME OF THE INEQUITIES
THAT ARE PREVALENT IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND THE STATE AND IN
ARTIST. WE ASK PUBLIC KNOW ALL
TOO THAT THE LAW ON THE ARE
ALWAYS THE ONES ST. AND WHAT
WHAT THESE LAWS REAL ALLOW US TO
DO IS TO HAVE EQUITY IN. WORKS
MANY YOUNG MEN ESPECIALLY MEN OF
WOMEN OF COLOR AROUND HIM ALSO
OTHER FORCE BROWN AND BLACK MEN
ARE BROUGHT IN THE SYSTEM BASED
ON OVER. BAY ON THE IN AFTER- OF
THE LAST WHAT WE ARE TO CHOOSE
IT'S TO GO. AND WRIST THIS AND
WE DON'T HAVE THIS IS MY ON THE
YEAR. TOM DALY THAT HAVE LATE
AND THE THAT HAVE JOHN. WILL GO
TO AND IT WILL BACK FROM
CONTINUING OUR- THE POWER OF THE
LAWS SO THAT WE CAN FULLY AND
THE VISION. THAT THIS SURPRISE-
FROM THE. IN TERMS OF ITS FIRST
I AND RACIAL. I WITH THAT I WILL
GET IT DOWN AND I'M HERE TO ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU. EIGHT THANK
YOU FOR MUCH MARCH A PRE DAHLE
THE WAY THAT YOU DO AND- TANPA
CENTER THE PRO. A NEXT WE'RE
GOING HEAR FROM- THE COUNTY
PUBLIC THE- THANK YOU GO MORNING
YES MY NAME'S TRACEY ALSO I'M ON
BEHALF OF THE CAL PUBLIC TO IS
A- WHERE I MIX. OR MEMBER BUT I
AM ALSO AS YOU NOTED THAT YOU'LL
COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER. TO MY
LEFT IS CARLOS FERNANDES AND HE
AS ACTUALLY A PERSON THAT WAS
RELEASED UNDER THIS GRANT AND HE
HE WILL ADDRESS YOU IN A FEW
MINUTES- MY COUNTY IS ABOUT TWO
HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE.
WE RECEIVED TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY
NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THIS
GRANT PROGRAM. AND EVEN THOUGH
THERE ARE FOUR CATEGORIES OF
WORK THAT WE COULD DEDICATE THIS
MONEY TOWARDS WITHOUT AMOUNT OF
MONEY WE DECIDED THAT REALLY THE
MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK WOULD BE
TO FOCUS ON RESEND SEEMS. ARE
JUST IN YOLO COUNTY ACTUALLY
SHOWN INTO AND- TO BE LOOK AT
PEOPLE TO LOOK AT PEOPLE WHO HAD
RECEIVED REALLY LONG SENTENCES
TO SEE WHO THEY WERE TODAY AND
TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT. WE
ABILITY SHOULD HAVE BEEN
DEMONSTRATED AND THEY WOULD GET
A SECOND CHANCE IN THE
COMMUNITY. WE ARE ALSO YOUR
COUNTY IT WAS ONE OF NINE-
COUNTIES IN THE STATE TO GET
ANOTHER SMALL POT OF MONEY JUST
TO DO THIS WORK. SO BETWEEN THE
TWO GRANTS WE SET UP A POST
CONVICTION UNITS. IT'S ONE
ATTORNEY TO PARALEGALS. AND THEY
DO ALL OF THE WORK. AND WHEN I
SAY ALL OF THE WORK WHAT THEY DO
IS THEY- COME UP WITH
PRESENTATIONS FOR. WHAT WAS THE
PERSON LIKE WHEN THEY COMMITTED
THE CRIME. HOW OLD ARE THEY WHAT
WAS GOING ON IN THEIR LIFE WHERE
THEY- IN A STABLE ENVIRONMENT
WHERE THEY- SUBJECT TO MENTAL
HEALTH. BEHAVIOR HEALTH WHATEVER
THOSE ISSUES MIGHT BE. BREAKING
IN TRANSIT CENTER AND THEN WHO
ARE THEY TODAY. WHAT HAVE THEY
DONE IN PRISON TO DEMONSTRATE
THAT THEY ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
DIFFERENT TO THE POINT THAT THEY
CAN BE RELEASED INTO THIS
COMMUNITY. NOT CREATE NEW
VICTIMS AND GIVE BACK IN A WAY
THAT IS A VERY VERY MEANINGFUL
NOT JUST. BECAUSE THEIR LIVES
HAVE BEEN SAVED BUT BECAUSE
THEY'RE GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO
THEIR FAMILIES. AND. AND BE
SUCCESSFUL HUMAN BEINGS- SO THAT
WE DO THIS PRESENTATIONS WE ALSO
CREATE REENTRY PLANS. WE'RE VERY
COGNISANT. THAT WITHOUT A GOOD
REENTRY PLAN. WHERE ARE YOU
GOING TO LIVE WHAT'S HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO GET TO WHERE YOU NEED
TO GO WHAT'S YOUR INCOME GOING
TO LOOK LIKE- IF YOU NEED
MEDICATIONS CAN YOU STILL GET
THOSE WHEN YOU'RE RELEASED. WE
DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO BE RELEASED
AND FALTER. WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE
TO BE RELEASED AND ROOM REALLY
THAT CHANCE THAT THEY'VE REALLY
BEEN GIVEN. AND WE CERTAINLY
DON'T WANT NEW VICTIMS. SO WE
SPEND A LOT OF THE MONEY FROM
THIS GRANT MAKING SURE OF THAT
FOR IDENTIFYING THE PROPER
PEOPLE AND WE'RE GETTING THEM
RELEASED IN A WAY THAT'S GOING
TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THEM AND
SEE FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO WHAT
THAT LITTLE. UNIT HAS DONE IN
MY- COUNTY IS EARNS A RELEASE
ACTUALLY I CAN'T SAY WE EARNED
IT THEY THEY'VE EARNED IT IF THE
PEOPLE WHAT CARLOS EARNED IT.
BUT HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE
SYSTEM TO BE RELEASED AND THAT
WAS FOR SEVENTEEN PEOPLE JUST IN
YOUR ONE. SUGGESTING YOU'RE ONE
OF SEVENTEEN PEOPLE. OF THE
1771% OR PERSONS OF COLOR. 41%
WERE SERVING LIFE SENTENCES- MAY
HAVE NEVER BEEN RELEASED. TWO
HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT YEARS FOR
SAVINGS AND RETURNS. COMING UP
WITH EITHER DEPENDS HOW YOU
CALCULATED THE THIRTY MILLION
DOLLARS. OF COSTS AVOIDED OR IF
YOU LOOK AT THE MARGINAL COST
ALMOST FOUR MILLION DOLLARS OF
ACTUAL SAVINGS. FIGURE TWO
HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE THOUSAND
DOLLAR INVESTMENT ANGELO COUNTY
RETURNED ALMOST FOUR MILLION
DOLLARS. AN ACTUAL SAVINGS. AND
I'M GONNA SEE SOME OF MY TIME
SAID MR HERNANDEZ BUT I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT HE WAS EIGHTEEN
YEARS OLD IN TWENTY TEN. HE WAS
DRIVING A CAR WITH. TWO OTHER
ADULTS AND ONE UNDER AGE PERSON
. BUT AT THE PLEASE DECIDED TO
PULL THEM OVER FOR WHATEVER
REASON. AND BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY
STOPS. AN ADULT IN THE CAR
HANDED THE GUN TO THE- YOUNGSTER
AND SAID HERE YOUNGSTER YOU TAKE
THIS GOING BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA
TAKE THE TIME. NOW THAT
YOUNGSTER DIDN'T DIDN'T AGREE
WITH THAT. THIRTY KICKED THE GUN
UNDER THE SEAT. NGUYEN CARLOS
WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR PULLED
OVER- NOBODY THREATENED NOBODY
WAS HURT NOTHING HAPPENED BUT
THE CAR WAS SEARCHED THE GUN
THAT WAS STOLEN WAS FOUND. AT
ALL FOUR GENTLEMAN WERE ARRESTED
BOOKED INTO THE JAIL. CARLOS
ALWAYS MAINTAINED THAT HE DIDN'T
KNOW THERE'S A GUN IN THE CAR.
HE WENT TO A JURY TRIAL HE WAS
CONVICTED AND HE GOT TWENTY SIX
YEARS IN PRISON. SEVEN TO JUNE
OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO HE WAS ONE
OF OUR FIRST. PR RELEASES UNDER
THIS GRANT- THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HE LOOKED AT
EVERYTHING CARLESS A DONE AND IN
PRISON AND CONCLUDED. IN THEIR
WORDS THAT HE HAD SHOWN
OVERWHELMING REHABILITATION. AND
DESERVE TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE-
HE WAS SERVING A SENTENCE THAT
WASN'T IN THE INTEREST OF
JUSTICE ANYMORE. IN THIS GRANT
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MISTER
HERNANDEZ THIS GRANT IS- MY
IDEAS BUDGET IS TWENTY SIX
MILLION DOLLARS. MY BUDGET IS
TEN MILLION DOLLARS- OF THE DISK
ATTORNEYS TWENTY SIX MILLION
SIXTEEN OF IT COMES FROM TAXES
AND GRANTS AND THINGS I DON'T DO
NOT HAVE ACCESS TO I WILL NEVER
HAVE ACCESS TO MANY OF THOSE
THINGS. BUT EVEN THOUGH THIS
GRANT WON'T BRING ME INTO PARITY
IT'S LEAST GIVE ME THE RESOURCES
TO IMPLEMENT THE LAWS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE- AFFECTING PEOPLE
LIKE CARLOS FERNANDES AND
RELEASING HIM. IN A SAFE MANNER.
IN IN WITHOUT THIS GRANT I CAN
TELL YOU'RE SURELY THAT MOST OF
THIS WORK WILL JUST STOP I JUST
BUT JUST WON'T HAPPEN. AND
PEOPLE LIKE MISTER HERNANDEZ
WILL BE SITTING IN AN COULD JAIL
OR IN PRISON. WAITING FOR A TURN
THAT MAY NEVER COME. BUT I WANT
YOU TO HEAR DIRECTLY FROM MISTER
HERNANDEZ BECAUSE I THINK WHAT
HE HAS TO SAY IS MORE POWERFUL
THAN ANYTHING HOWEVER SAY- GOOD
MORNING MADAM CHAIR THANK YOU
MISSILES AND APPRECIATE VERY
MUCH. MAKING THE PRESENTATION
AND- AND THE INTRODUCTION AND
WELCOME. MISTER HERNANDEZ. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS- MY NAME IS CARLOS
FERNANDES PROVIDING- JUST AS
POLICY ANSWER WITH THE NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION. THE ME BY
COLLECTIVE- PROJECT
OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE YESTERDAY.
AS MISS OLSON TOUCHED ON HOW IS
A- RELEASE LAST SUMMER AFTER
DOING SERVING TWELVE YEARS IN
STATE PRISON SYSTEM- I WAS
ORIGINALLY SENTENCED TO TWENTY
SIX YEARS. EIGHT YEARS WAS A
BASE TERM. THE OTHER EIGHTEEN
CAME FROM- MANDATORY ALTERNATIVE
STATING ENHANCEMENTS. DURING MY
INCARCERATION I QUICKLY LEARNED
AND FOUND THAT. THAT'S NOT HOW I
WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE AND I
REALIZE THAT AND TELL YOU THAT I
CAME INTO THE PRISON SYSTEM WAS
FLAWED. AND I DECIDED TO CHANGE
IT THROUGH. WITHOUT BILL TATIAN
PROGRAMS THE MAJORITY OF TIME
THROUGH EDUCATION. M. BY THE
TIME A BASE TERM WAS COMPLETED.
I RECEIVING A DEGREE IN
SOCIOLOGY. AND I FACILITATED
MULTIPLE GROUPS OF
REHABILITATION- FINANCIAL
LITERACY ALTERNATIVE VIOLENCE
PROJECT. MULTIPLE RANGE TUTORED
STUDENTS THROUGH COLLEGE
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS. YOU NAME
IT. BUT IF IT WASN'T FOR THIS
GRANT WOULD HAVE THE LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FROM THE L. A. COUNTY
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND
SPECIFICALLY FROM- STARED
JOHNSON AND HER STAFF- I
WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE
RELEASED EVEN THOUGH I FELT MY
HEART I'LL SURELY BE RELEASED.
THAT SHOULD BE TRUE BELIEFS AND
ALTHOUGH DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN
THE VERY SAME D. A. WHO
PROSECUTED ME AGREED THAT. I
SHOULD BE IN OUR OVER ONE THE
SHOW THAT I SHOULD BE RELEASED
WITHOUT THIS GRANT. THERE WOULD
BE NOBODY TO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF
NOBODY TO NAVIGATE THE LEGAL
PROCESS ON MY BEHALF. SO FOR
PEOPLE WHO AND WHO ARE STILL IN
PRISON WHAT NO OTHER LEGAL
REMEDY OR MEANS TO PROVIDE THEIR
STEM CELLS LEGAL SUPPORT THIS
GRANT GIVEN THE LEGAL AID THEY
SO BADLY NEED. TO COME BEFORE
COURT TO COME BEFORE THE DA TO
PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION AND
TESTIMONY OF THEIR
REHABILITATION. SO WITHOUT A
PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES HELP I
WOULD STILL BE IN PRISON TODAY.
ASSEMBLY SPENDING A WASTEFUL
THIRTEEN MORE YEARS OF TAXPAYER
DOLLARS. OF ATTACHMENT TO MY OWN
WELL BEING. BUT BECAUSE THIS
GRANT I FINALLY HOME MY FAMILY
FINALLY HOME- UNABLE TO PURSUE
MY GOALS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. OF
WORKING WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS.
POLICY TEAM TO NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP HEAL AND
UPLIFT OUR COMMUNITY AND
SPECIFICALLY OUR YOUTH. SO IN
CLOSING ACTS THAT YOU PLEASE DO
NOT GET THE FUNDING FOR THIS
GRAHAM. BUT AS THEY CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT HEAVILY UNDERSTAFFED
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.
BECAUSE THEY DO SO MUCH FOR IS
EVEN POST RELEASED. THE SERVICES
THAT THEY PROVIDE OPPOSE
RELEASES IT'S EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT. MAYBE THEN THE PRINT
SERVICE THAT THEY PROVIDE OVER
INSIDE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MISTER HERNANDEZ AND
CONGRATULATIONS. NOT ONLY ON
YOUR RELEASE BUT ON THE CHANGE
IN YOUR LIFE- THAT'S GOOD FOR
YOUR FAMILY FOR YOU FOR YOUR
FAMILY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR
THE COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR WHOLE
STATE SO AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS-
WE WANT TO MOVE ON NOW. TO MISS
O'NEILL FROM THE LA O'S OFFICE
AND BY THE WAY WELCOME IT'S
GREAT TO SEE REAL PEOPLE. HERE I
LOVE SAYING CENTER NEWMAN BUT HE
KNOWS. OKAY MORE NEW PEOPLE AND
REAL PEOPLE SO WELCOME- THE PART
OF FINANCE AND THE LABELS OFFICE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS GOING TO
BE HERE IN PERSON. CAITLIN
O'NEILL AT THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE WE DON'T HAVE
COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM BUT ARE
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. THAT'S
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA START. THAT'S
ALL YOU CAN SAY THE FIRST TIME
TO GIVE IT TO. OKAY WE'RE GONNA
MOVE TO DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR- PATRICK
PLANT DEPARTMENT FINANCE THE
PUBLIC DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM WAS
CRAFTED TO INCLUDE THREE YEARS
OF FUNDING TOTALING ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY MILLION. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSED TO
REDUCE THE THIRD YEAR OF FUNDING
FOR THE PILOT PROGRAM WHILE
RETAINING ONE HUNDRED MILLION
FROM COHORT ONE AND COHORT TO.
THIS APPROACH ALLOWS THE STATE
TO FIND ONE HUNDRED MILLION FOR
THE PROGRAM AND EVALUATE THE
EFFICACY. WHILE REDUCING FIFTY
MILLION ONE TIME GENERAL FUND
FOR THE FINAL YEAR OF THE
PROGRAM. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
MERITS OF THE PROGRAM. DIFFICULT
DECISIONS HAD TO BE MADE. WITH
DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO MAKE WE
IDENTIFIED AREAS WHERE FUNDS HAD
NOT BEEN COMMITTED OR DISPERSED
AND LARGELY SELECTED LIMITED
TERM PROGRAMS. THE ORIGINATION
OF THE AUTHORIZED SPENDING DID
NOT PLAY A PART IN THE DECISION
MAKING PROCESS. THANK YOU AND
WITH THAT. I'M OPEN FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. OKAY. SENATOR NEWMAN
ANY QUESTIONS OKAY I HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS. ON DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE OF. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL
FOR THE LONG TERM SAVINGS
THROUGH REDUCED INCARCERATION
AND SO MANY OTHER- WAYS THAT WE
ARE SAVING- I WAS JUST MEANT
PRESENTED BY OUR- OUR PUBLIC
DEFENDERS AND MISTER HERNANDEZ-
WHY. DID THE ADMINISTRATION MAKE
THE DECISION- THE CUT THE
FUNDING WHEN ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF IT. THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE
SAVINGS AND REAL DOLLARS AND
CENTS. THE IDEA WAS TO EVALUATE
THE EFFICACY OF THE PROGRAM
ITSELF AND AS A- MISS HOWARD
STATED EARLIER SHE HAS
CONTRACTED WITH THE BRAND
ORGANIZATIONS TO EVALUATE THOSE
RESULTS. ARE THOSE. RESULTS I'M
SORRY I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THEM
. YEAH BUT THOSE WILL BE FORTH
COMING IN A FEW YEARS WE ARE
WORKING WITH THE RAND
CORPORATION ON THE EVALUATION OF
THIS PILOT PROGRAM OKAY BUT IF
WE DON'T HAVE THE RESULTS IN IN
IN A REPORT YET WHAT WERE YOU
RELYING ON. TO MAKE THE DECISION
I'M SORRY YOU SAID IT WAS BASED
ON IT WAS BASED ON THE EFFICACY
OF THE PROGRAM. IT TO EVALUATE
THE EFFICACY OF THE PROGRAM SO
AS TO WHAT THE STATE IS STILL
COMMITTING A HUNDRED MILLION- IT
FOR THESE- IT. OFFICES AND THEN
WILL BE EVALUATED AT THE END OF
AS A PILOT PROGRAM WOULD BE AND
THEN THOSE DATA THE DATA WOULD
BE AVAILABLE- TO MAKE FURTHER
BUDGETARY DECISIONS. OKAY BUT WE
ALREADY HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF THE
SAVINGS THAT WE'RE GETTING. ARE
YOU ARE YOU DISPUTING THAT THE
SAVINGS THAT WERE WE'RE GETTING
OUT OF THE PROGRAM SO FAR I
UNDERSTAND IT'S GOOD TO HAVE
THE- THE STUDY AND WE'LL GET TO
THAT. BUT RIGHT NOW AS FAR AS
THE PROGRAM IS GOING. THERE IS
NO DISPUTE AS OF THE EFFICACY OF
THE PROGRAM BUT- SIMPLY THAT
THIS WAS A PILOT PROGRAM AND-
THE FUNDS FOR THE THIRD YEAR HAD
NOT BEEN- ENCUMBERED OR SPENT.
OKAY WITH REGARDS TO THE- THERE
WAS A MENTION I THINK IT WAS
MISS OLSON MAYBE MISS MARTINEZ-
THAT THE INDIGENT DEFENSE
OFFICES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY
OUTSPENT BY THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. HOW DO YOU
THINK WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT
PUBLIC DEFENSE ESPECIALLY. GIVEN
THE- THE BENEFITS. THAT ARE YOU
KNOW- ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE
BENEFITS THAT WE COULD SEE NOT
ONLY BY THE TESTIMONY SOMEONE
WHO'S GONE THROUGH THE- PROGRAM
LIKE THIS. BUT WE UNDERSTAND
DOLLARS AND SENSE BENEFITS SO-
DO YOU CONSIDER DOESN'T
ADMINISTRATION CONSIDER FUNDING
FOR DEFENSE WHEN PROVIDING
FUNDING FOR THE PROSECUTION HOW
DO YOU. DO YOU TAKE THAT INTO
ACCOUNT. I'M SORRY THE SENTIMENT
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE A
PLATE IS NOT INTRODUCED MYSELF
EARLIER- WHEN. I THINK YOU'RE
ASKING AN IMPORTANT QUESTION AND
I THINK IT'S IT IS A LARGER
QUESTION ABOUT- FAIRNESS- IN
SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY
EFFORTS ON BOTH SIDES- REALLY
WHEN IT CAME DOWN TO- LOOKING AT
THE BUDGET AND- THE LACK OF
RESOURCES IN THE COMING YEAR. IT
IT WAS REALLY GOOD A TECHNICAL
PROCESS BUT I WOULD AGREE THERE
AT THE I MEAN IN TERMS OF-
LOOKING UP AT THE DISPARITIES
AND IN FUNDING. THAT HASN'T COME
TO US YET AS A PROPOSAL BUT- WE
WOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER AND
WORK WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION ON
THOSE ITEMS. MMHM OKAY- I KNOW
YOU MENTIONED MISA OLSON- YES
MISS OLSON YOU MENTIONED
SOMETHING ABOUT SOME OF THE
CASES ON THE SAVINGS AND ALL OF
THIS. WHAT REVIEW AGAIN THE
TIMELINE OF THOSE OF MAYBE ONE
OF THOSE CASES- DO YOU HAVE AN
ESTIMATE. YOU MIGHT HAVE
MENTIONED THIS ALSO
UNDERESTIMATE OF THE INDIVIDUALS
IN YOUR COUNTIES THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY BE ELIGIBLE FOR
RESENTENCING. DO YOU HAVE ANY
IDEA YES- SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT
CATEGORY UNDER SB FOURTEEN
THIRTY SEVEN WHICH IS THE ONE
THAT WOULD BE CATEGORIZED ON A
MURDER RULE WORKING ON ABOUT
TWENTY LITTLE BIT LESS THAN
TWENTY OF THOSE CASES IN MY
PARTICULAR COUNTY ONE OF WHOM
WE'VE ALREADY GOT RELEASED THE
GENTLEMAN WAS SERVING A LIFE
SENTENCE. AND ONCE WE RE APPLY
THE LAW HE WAS STOOD ONLY
CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR.
AFTER IT SERVE TWENTY YEARS- AS
FAR AS THE RE SENTENCING SO WE
HAVE A LITTLE OVER FIVE HUNDRED
PEOPLE IN STATE PRISONS THAT ARE
SERVING SENTENCES FROM YOLO
COUNTY. TECHNICALLY EVERYONE IS
ELIGIBLE FOR RESENTENCING BUT
THE TRICK IS TRYING TO GET TO
KNOW THEIR CASE TO SEE WHETHER
OR NOT THAT WE ABILITY SINCE
BEEN DEMONSTRATED. AS FAR AS
USEFUL USEFUL FOUNDER PAROLE
WHICH IS ACTUALLY HOW WE'VE BEEN
IDENTIFYING A LOT OF OUR
CLIENTS- PEOPLE THAT WERE
CONVICTED CONVICTED UNDER THE
AGE OF TWENTY SIX AND SERVED AT
LEAST EVER SINCE AT LEAST
FIFTEEN YEARS IN PRISON- WHICH
MR NANCE WOULD FALL IN THAT
CATEGORY WE HAD AND. TWENTY
PREPARE FOR PAROLE. AND WITH THE
START OF THIS GRANT WE DON'T
ONLY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
ABOUT TWENTY SOMETHING OF THOSE
OF THOSE FILES THREE RELEASED
FIFTY PEOPLE LIKE MISTER
HERNANDEZ. THAT GOT EXCESSIVELY
LONG SENTENCES WHEN THEY WERE
UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY SIX. AND
FOR WHOM THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE
PROCESS OF TRYING TO FIND OUT
WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IN
PRISON SINCE THEY'VE THEY WORK
ACT CONVICTED. AYE THIS SOME OF
THESE NEW LAWS CREATED BACKLOGS
SO FOR INSTANCE WHEN I GET
THROUGH MY- SB FOURTEEN THIRTY
SEVEN CASES. I'M NOT CAN ALL BE
DONE. THOSE THAT THE SB FORTY
FIVE SEVEN CASES- OR THE ONES
THAT ARE WORSENS IN THE OLD
FILLING MURDER RULE. AFTER I GET
THROUGH ALL TWENTY OF THOSE I'M
GONNA BE DONE WITH THOSE AND I
CAN I DON'T NEED MORE FUNDING
FOR THAT. BUT I THINK I'LL
ALWAYS NEED A POST CONVICTION
UNIT FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE SENSE
BECAUSE EVEN. IN MY COUNTY I
THINK MISTER HERNANDEZ WAS-
SENTENCE IN TWENTY TEN WHEN AT A
TIME WHEN MY JUST RETURNING WAS
VERY ADAMANT ABOUT. TARGETING
YOUNG MEN THAT THEY PERCEIVED TO
BE GETTING INVOLVED AND GIVING
THEM EXCESSIVELY LONG CENSUS. I
CAN TELL YOU I BELIEVE THAT THAT
HAS PASSED BUT WHAT WHAT WILL
ALWAYS BE PRESENT. IS WHEN
SOMEONE DOES COMMIT THEIR CRIME
WHEN THEY'RE EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD
. THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM FOR
TRANSFORMATION. SO THE DECADE
THAT MISTER HERNANDEZ WAS IN
THERE EVEN IF WE COULD EVER
ARGUE THE TWENTY SIX YEARS WAS
APPROPRIATE AT THE TIME WHICH I
WOULD AGREE WITH THAT BUT LET'S
SEE WHAT WE- BAKERY- YOU. CAN
NEVER PREDICT WHO'S GOING TO BE
TAKING THE REHABILITATION
SERIOUSLY LIKE MISTER HERNANDEZ
SAID AND THEN THERE FOR HAVE
TRANSFORMED THEMSELVES. I
BELIEVE ALWAYS YOU TO POST
CONVICTION UNIT. TO ADDRESS OF
THOSE CASES. A HOPEFUL YES OKAY
. VERY GOOD VERY GOOD FOR A TIE
- I'M I JUST WANNA THE L. A. OLD
OFFICE IF YOU ANY THOUGHTS ON.
THE DIFFERENT SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN. THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS AND- DEFENSE
ATTORNEYS- THE BUDGET THAT THEY
FACE. AND ESPECIALLY WE CAN SEE
OVER AND OVER IT'S NOT THE FIRST
TIME I'VE HEARD. FILLED IT IN
WITH A LOT OF DETAILS NOT THE
FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THE
BENEFITS. OF BEING ABLE TO HELP
INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE EITHER
WRONG OR NEED THAT CERTAINTY THE
SERVICES. NEED THE ATTENTION
WHEN THEY ARE RELEASED. I NEED A
- SORRY ANY DALY WITH ALLEGED
ALICE OFFICE- WE DID ACTUALLY
RELEASED A REPORT EARLIER. THIS
FALL IN SEPTEMBER THAT ASSESSED
THE RESOURCES THAT WERE BEING
PROVIDED ONE OF THE FIGURES IS
ACTUALLY REFLECTED IN YOUR
AGENDA TODAY- WE ALSO FOUND THAT
THERE WAS REALLY KIND OF A LACK
OF INFORMATION TO APPROPRIATELY
ASSESS. THE LEVEL THEY WERE
DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS- WHICH IS
NO SURPRISE HERE FROM COUNTY TO
COUNTY THE OPERATIONS ARE A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. AND SO WE
USE THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA THAT
WE COULD FIND AND IN THAT REPORT
WE DID NOTICE THAT THERE WERE
DIFFERENCES IN FUNDING LEVELS IN
STAFFING LEVELS- IN TERMS OF
STAFFING LEVELS THAT ALSO
INCLUDED THINGS LIKE- RATIOS OF
SUPPORT IN TERMS OF ATTORNEYS
VERSES- OTHER STAFF. YOU KNOW
YOU HEARD SOCIAL WORKERS BEING
MENTIONED AND SO THAT WAS
DIFFERENT AS WELL. AND SO WE DID
OFFER A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO
SORT OF GET THE BALL ROLLING.
AND OUR FIRST RECOMMENDATION WAS
TO DEFINE APPROPRIATE METRICS
THAT THE LEGISLATURE WAS
INTERESTED IN. TO REALLY
DIRECTLY MEASURE THE QUALITY OF
INDIGENT DEFENSE AND SO TO MAKE
SURE WE'RE HAVING CONVERSATIONS
ABOUT- WHAT THAT MEANS TO THE
STATE AND THAT WERE PROPERLY
MEASURING IT ACROSS THE
DIFFERENT COUNTIES. WE ALSO HAD
A SECOND RECOMMENDATION TO
REQUIRE COUNTIES ACTUALLY
COLLECT AND REPORT DATA. WE
DIDN'T KNOWLEDGE THAT THAT WOULD
COST MONEY BUT WE DIDN'T THINK
IT WAS THAT IMPORTANT. TO REALLY
DETERMINE SORT OF WHAT WE WERE
DOING- AND THE QUALITY OF THE
WORK THAT WAS BEING- PROVIDED IN
THAT AREA TO THEN ALSO DETERMINE
WHETHER OR NOT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES. WERE NEEDED AND SO
THE FINAL RECOMMENDATION WAS TO
USE THAT DATA TO INFORM
LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND FOR US
THAT REALLY COULD FALL WITH IN
DIFFERENT WAYS. THAT COULD
INCLUDE THINGS LIKE ESTABLISHING
STATEWIDE STANDARDS TO MAKE SURE
THAT QUALITY WAS CONSISTENT
ACROSS THE STATE. PROVIDING
GRANTS- WORKING WITH OSP WHO
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR LATER FOR
TO CHI OF WORK AND THAT AS WELL.
OR ALSO TO DO EVALUATIONS OF
WAYS THAT- INDIGENT DEFENSE
SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN THE
TESTIMONY TODAY- I THINK FROM
THIS MARTINEZ YOU HEARD THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT HOLISTIC
DEFENSE AND SO THAT IS KIND OF A
MORE WELL ROUNDED APPROACH.
WHICH IS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT FROM SORT OF THE DAY
IN AND DAY YOU KNOW JUST GOING
TO COURT AND THAT'S IT AND SO.
THERE ARE SOME REALLY
INTERESTING POLICY QUESTIONS FOR
THE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER
REGARDING WHAT THE STATE
BELIEVES CONSTITUTES YOU KNOW
GOOD QUALITY INJECTION EFFECTS.
MMHM YEAH I JUST- I JUST WANT TO
NOTE THAT- WE PROVIDED IN THE
LAST BUDGET D. A. FUNDING- FOR
THEIR RETAIL THEFT PROGRAM- EVEN
THOUGH THAT HASN'T BEEN
DISBURSED THAT WASN'T CUT. SO I
DO THINK WE NEED TO. EVALUATE
THIS AND I'M AT A AS YOU SAID
NOT JUST HOLISTIC FOR THE
INDIVIDUALS BUT HOLISTIC FOR US.
IS NOT BE SO NARROW AND HOW
WE'RE APPROACHING THE DOLLARS
AND CENTS BUT WHAT IS IT REALLY
BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY SO I LOOK
FORWARD. TO GETTING THE KIND OF
FUNDING THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS
NOT ONLY TO HELP INDIVIDUALS BUT
AGAIN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS TO
BE EQUAL AND WE HAVE TO HAVE THE
RESOURCES BOTH. FOR PROSECUTION
BUT ALSO FOR DEFENSE WE DON'T
WANNA. COMMIT ANY MORE TRAUMA
THE NEEDS THAT'S ALREADY
COMMITTED FROM THE FROM THE-
FROM THE CRIMES THAT ARE
COMMITTED SO. THANK YOU ANYTHING
I THINK NOTHING ELSE. OKAY ALL
RIGHT THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
COMING IN FOR TESTIFYING THANK
YOU VERY MUCH- DIRECTOR BAKER.
IN OKAY IT SHOULD TO. IS
INCREASE IN SPENDING AUTHORITY
FOR SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT
FUNDING. AGAIN AND DIRECTOR
HOWARD. THANK YOU SENATOR AND
AGAIN GOOD MORNING KATIE HOWARD
WITH THE BORDER STATE COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS- YES THIS ITEM IS
FOR A RATHER TECHNICAL- ITEM IN
THE BUDGET IT IS TO INCREASE THE
BSE SEES FEDERAL FUNDING
AUTHORITY WHICH WE ROUTINELY DO
WHEN NEW FEDERAL GRANTS- COME
AVAILABLE AND- UNDERSTANDABLY
THIS COMMITTEE IN THE L. A.
ALWAYS VERY INTERESTED IN THIS.
PARTICULAR SET OF ISSUES SO VERY
QUICK CONTEXT HERE A MINUTE
PROVIDE TRY TO PROVIDE A QUICK
OVERVIEW AND THEN OF COURSE TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
UNTIL IN JUNE OF TWENTY TWENTY
TWO- CONGRESS FINALLY CAME TO AN
AGREEMENT THIS IS A FOLLOWING.
TOO TRAGIC EACH MASS SHOOTING IS
TRAGIC BUT WE ALL REMEMBER-
BUFFALO NEW YORK AND INVOLVED A
TEXAS MAY OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO
THOSE EVENTS BOTH HAPPENED AND I
FEEL LIKE THAT FINALLY MOTIVATED
CONGRESS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY
COULD. REACH AGREEMENT ON- AND
THAT CAME IN THE FORM OF THE
BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT
WHICH WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
BIDEN ON JUNE TWENTY FIFTH OF
LAST YEAR AND AS PART OF THAT-
THE LAW ALLOCATED AND FROM THE
PEOPLE I WORK WITHIN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WE LEARNED THAT THE
THAT CONGRESS ACTUALLY ALLOCATED
THE FUNDING WITH THE BUDGET SO
KIND OF LIKE THE CONVERSATIONS
WERE HAVING YOUR TODAY. THERE
REALLY IS A COMMITMENT THAT THIS
FUNDING WILL BE GOING OUT TO THE
STATES- OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD
DEFINE VERY SPECIFIC THINGS
RELATED TO GUN VIOLENCE- THE
PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED THROUGH
THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
WHICH IS PART OF DOJ AND THE
PSEC HAS BEEN THE STATE
ADMINISTERING AGENCY FOR A
NUMBER OF FEDERAL GRANTS THAT
ARE- ADMINISTERED SIMILARLY TO
THE WAY THIS ONE IS. SO THIS IS
CALLED THE BURN SKIP PROGRAM
SKIP STANDS FOR STATE CRISIS
INTERVENTION PROGRAM SORRY
SENATOR DRAWS A MORE. ALPHABET
SOUP RIGHT. SO THE BURNS GET
PROGRAM FORMULA CAME OUT AND THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA- THEY
ACTUALLY DECIDED TO PUT THE
FIRST TWO YEARS OF FINDING OUT
TOGETHER. AND THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA RECEIVED THIS IS ON A
FORMULA BASIS- TWENTY NINE POINT
TWO MILLION DOLLARS. PART OF
THAT IS A STATE ALLOCATION AND
PART OF IT IS THE PAST READ
LOCALS WE MOVED DISCO. AS COULD
AS THE STATE ADMINISTERING
AGENCY AND WE DO OF COURSE NEED-
THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET BLESSING
TO INCREASE OUR FEDERAL SPENDING
AUTHORITY BUT WE GOT RIGHT TO
WORK. ON IN PUTTING A PLAN
TOGETHER FOR THIS- NEW GUN
SAFETY RELATED- LEGISLATION AND
SO. WE HAD TO PUT AN APPLICATION
IN AND SOME OF THE THINGS I
REALIZE THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE BIT
OF CART BEFORE THE HORSE BUT-
WITH TO FOLLOW ALL THE FEDERAL.
APPLICATION DEADLINES AND THAT
SORT OF THING WE HAD TO PUT OUR
APPLICATION IN IN DECEMBER OF
TWENTY TWENTY TWO. WE WROTE A
PROGRAM NARRATIVE THAT WAS VERY
HIGH ALTITUDE BUT IT DID FOCUS
ON OBVIOUSLY ON THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE FEDERAL LEGISLATION WHICH
ARE LARGELY COURT CENTRIC SO WE
ARE IN- PLANNING PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF
CALIFORNIA TO FIND MORE.
COLLABORATIVE COURTS WHERE THERE
IS A VERY SPECIFIC CONNECTION
TO- GUN VIOLENCE ISSUES AND
FIREARMS RELINQUISHMENT AND
THOSE SORTS OF THINGS SO. MENTAL
HEALTH COURTS VETERANS COURTS-
THOSE SORTS OF THINGS- WE ONE OF
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS FEDERAL
LAW IS THAT THE STATE
ADMINISTERING AGENCY WHICH IS
THE B. S. C. C. IN THIS CASE.
FORM A- A BURN SKIPPED ADVISORY
COUNCIL SO WE- HELD AN INITIAL
MEETING OF THE BURN SKIP
ADVISORY COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY-
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO SORT OF MEET
SOME OF THESE TIME LINES THAT
ARE. YOU KNOW IT IN A CERTAIN
WAY- PRETTY QUICK- WE'RE WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE- JUDICIAL
COUNCIL ON A PROPOSAL TO FUND
PROGRAMS ADDRESSING THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM AND WHO
ARE LIKELY TO USE GUNS OR BE THE
VICTIM OF GUN VIOLENCE. WILL
ALSO BE CONDUCTING RESEARCH FOR
THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL WILL BE
CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY
BEST PRACTICES FOR FIREARMS
RELINQUISHMENT. IN THE CRIMINAL
COURTS AND TO SUPPORT LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS IN THEIR EFFORTS
TO IMPROVE FIREARMS
RELINQUISHMENT PROCEDURES. THAT
WE ACTUALLY IF I MAY WE FEEL
PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE PROGRAM
THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH AT
THE STATE LEVEL FOR THE- SEVEN.
POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS THERE
IS STILL TEN POINT SEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PASS
THROUGH THAT WORK IS STILL AND
ABOUT DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE
ANTICIPATE- WE NEED TO HAVE AN
APRIL MEETING OF OUR BRING SKIP
ADVISORY GROUP. WE ANTICIPATE
HAVING ANOTHER MEETING IN JUNE-
TO MORE FULLY FLESH OUT A PLAN
FOR THE LOCAL PASS THROUGH AND
OF COURSE WE'RE INTERESTED IN
HEARING. INPUT AND SUGGESTIONS
FROM THIS COMMITTEE ABOUT.
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AROUND
THIS FUNDING JUST WITH THE A
REMINDER THAT THE FOCUS OF THE
FEDERAL LEGISLATION IS FAIRLY
WELL STRUCTURED IN TERMS OF THE
ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE USED FOR.
SO I'LL STOP THERE AND I'M HAPPY
TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH- MISSILE NEIL.
CAITLIN O'NEILL AT THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
WHILE BSE SEES- PLANNED USES OF
THE FUNDS THAT- AT LEAST THE
DETAIL THAT WE HAVE AT THIS
POINT. I DO APPEAR TO BE
PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE FEDERAL
GUIDELINES OF THE PROGRAM THE
LEGISLATURE MAY SIMPLY HAVE
DIFFERENT PRIORITIES FOR THIS
MONEY. AND TO ENSURE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS SUFFICIENT TIME
TO DELIBERATE ON ITS PRIORITIES-
AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ANY
GUIDANCE TO BE SEC AND TAKE ANY
CORRESPONDING ACTION IN OTHER
AREAS OF THE BUDGET. WE
RECOMMEND DIRECTING THE SEC IT
NOT TO FINALIZE THE USE OF THESE
GRANT MONIES UNTIL AFTER THE
BUDGET IS ADOPTED. AND THEN WE
HAVE A FEW GUIDING PRINCIPLES TO
OFFER FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
CONSIDER AS IT. DELIBERATES ON
ITS PRIORITIES FOR THESE GRANT
MONIES. THE FIRST IS THAT GIVEN
THE DETERIORATION IN THE STATE'S
BUDGET CONDITION. IT WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL. TO USE THESE FUNDS
TO SUPPORT NEW OR EXPANDED-
PROGRAMS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE
SUPPORTED WITH GENERAL FUND. SO
FOR EXAMPLE THE BUDGET PROPOSES
TEN POINT SIX MILLION GENERAL
FUND IN TWENTY TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR INCREASING TO THIRTY
THREE MILLION ACTUAL
IMPLEMENTATION. TO SUPPORT
INCREASED CHILD WELFARE SOCIAL
WORKER WORKLOAD RELATED TO
PARTICIPATION IN WHAT'S CALLED
CHILD AND FAMILY. TEAMS FOR
CERTAIN FAMILIES- AT RISK OF
CHILD REMOVAL. SO TO THE EXTENT
THE LEGISLATORS OTHERWISE
INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS
PROGRAM AND PRIORITIZING AND A
COULD EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY.
OF INITIALLY FINDING IT WITH
SKIP FUNDING RATHER THAN GENERAL
FUND WHICH WOULD THEN FREE UP.
THE GENERAL FUND THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE GO TO THAT PROGRAM TO
SUPPORT OTHER AREAS OF
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES- AND THEN
OUR SECOND GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS
TO FOCUS ON LIMITED TERM
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PILOT
PROGRAMS- SO AS NOT TO CREATE
ONGOING GENERAL FUND COST
PRESSURES- IN ADDITION WE
RECOMMEND THAT THE LEGISLATURE.
CONSIDER WITH- YOU KNOW WHAT
TYPES OF ACTIVITIES IT'S
INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING- AND
THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE
ACTIVITIES WOULD BE BETTER DONE
AT A STATE OR LOCAL LEVEL
BECAUSE- THERE IT IS POSSIBLE-
THERE'S A MINIMUM AMOUNT- AND AS
IT'S HARD NOTED THAT MUST BE
PASSED THROUGH TO LOCAL.
GOVERNMENTS BUT THE STATE COULD
CHOOSE TO PASS MORE THROUGH SUCH
AS IF IT WANTED TO- PILOTS SAY
THAT CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS-
WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT- AND
THEN FINALLY WE RECOMMEND THAT
THE LEGISLATURE ENSURE THAT
WHATEVER PRIORITIES IT HAS FOR
THIS FUNDING THEY ARE REFLECTED
IN THE FINAL BUDGET. PACKAGE
SUCH AS THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF
TRAILER BILL LEGISLATION. AND
THEN OUR LAST RECOMMENDATION ON
THIS ITEM PERTAINS SPECIFICALLY
TO THAT TECHNICAL ISSUE AROUND
THE FEDERAL FUNDING AUTHORITY
INCREASE THAT THAT IS
SPECIFICALLY BEFORE YOU RIGHT
NOW- AND THE SEC HAS REQUESTED
AN INCREASE IN ITS FEDERAL FUNDS
AUTHORITY OF. FIFTY MILLION PER
YEAR FOR FIVE YEARS WHICH WAS-
THAT THOSE NUMBERS WERE AT ASTON
MADE IT AT A TIME WHEN THE STATE
FARM IT WOULD BE RECEIVING. MORE
MONEY THAN IT ULTIMATELY WILL BE
RECEIVING UNDER THIS GRANT
PROGRAM- IN ADDITION THAT- THE
ADMINISTRATION IS REQUESTING
AUTHORITY FOR NOT JUST THE
CURRENT ALLOCATION THAT IT'S
EXPECTING TO RECEIVE IN PLANNING
FOR- BUT FOR FUTURE- APPLICA
ALLOCATIONS THAT IT'S EXPECTING
TO RECEIVE- AND SO WE RECOMMEND
THAT THE LEGISLATURE ALIGN THE-
FEDERAL FUNDS A STORY. THAT IT
PROVIDES WITH THE ACTUAL AMOUNT
OF MONEY THAT THE STATE IS
EXPECTING TO RECEIVE IN THE
FIRST- ALLOCATION WHICH IS
TWENTY NINE POINT TWO MILLION-
AND THEN AND PROVIDE PROVISIONAL
LANGUAGE ALLOWING THE FCC TO
SPEND THAT. MONEY OVER THE FIVE
YEAR GRANT PERIOD- AND TO THE
EXTENT THAT IT NEEDS ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL FUNDS AUTHORITY IN THE
FUTURE TO RECEIVE AND SPEND
FUTURE ALLOCATIONS BCC CAN COME
FORWARD WITH THEIR REQUEST- AT
THAT TIME WHEN IT HAS A WHEN
IT'S MORE CLEAR HOW THAT MONEY.
WOULD BE USED THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ALL OKAY DEPARTMENT FINANCE
PLEASE. PATRICK PLANT DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE- THE REQUEST TO
INCREASE THE SPENDING AUTHORITY
WAS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE
SEC COULD MEET ITS ONGOING
FEDERAL- GRANT OBLIGATIONS AND
OF THOSE NOTE NEW AWARD- THE
BURN STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION
PROGRAM THE- ALPHABET SOUP THAT
WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER THE BURNS
CARE. ACT PROVIDES FUNDS TO
IMPLEMENT STATE CRISIS
INTERVENTION COURT PROCEEDINGS.
AND RELATED PROGRAMS OR
INITIATIVES WITH THE NEXUS TO
GUN VIOLENCE. AND MUST BE USED
WITHIN THAT SCOPE- IN WAYS
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS-
ORDER PROGRAMS THAT WORK TO KEEP
GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF THOSE
WHO POSE A THREAT TO THEMSELVES
OR OTHERS- MENTAL HEALTH COURTS
DRUG COURTS AND- VETERANS
TREATMENT COURTS- THERE IS NO
GENERAL FUND IMPACT. AS THE
STATUTE WILL SET ASIDE SPECIAL
FUNDS SPECIFICALLY TO ALLOW THE
PSEC TO ADMINISTER THE GRANT
PROGRAM IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU I AM
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS STATE
THANK YOU- THE DIRECTOR HOWARD
IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THIS
ISSUE THAT. WE KEEP COMING BACK
AND FORTH THERE'S A TIMING.
RIGHT THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR
THIS AUTHORITY BEFORE WE
FINALIZE OUR BUDGET RIGHT AND
THEN THERE'S THE AMOUNT. AND
PROBABLY A THIRD ONE WHICH IS
THE USE OF THE FUNDS RIGHT- BUT
WERE. WHICH GOES FIRST AND WE'RE
HAVING TO WE WANT TO GIVE THE
LEGISLATURE OF COURSE OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO A BUDGET
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA. THEN BEFORE
THAT BUDGET IS FINALIZED YOU'RE
ASKING FOR THE AUTHORITY TO.
WHEN THE BIRD SPEND THE MONEY
THAT'S SO THAT REALLY PUTS US IN
A BIND HERE SO IF YOU COULD
RESPOND TO THAT SURE- IN GENERAL
TERMS- THE- REQUEST FROM A STATE
AGENCY TO INCREASE FEDERAL
SPENDING AUTHORITY IS KIND OF
ROUTINE. AND TECHNICAL AND
SOMETIMES IT'S A GRANT THAT
EVERYBODY ALREADY IS VERY
FAMILIAR WITH AND WE MIGHT SAY
OH THIS THE FUNDING AMOUNT WENT
UP YOU KNOW WITH THE WAY THE L.
A. O. WAS POINTING TO SO IN. A
FEW YEARS AGO WE HAD TO MAKE
SOME SORT OF A REALLY TECHNICAL
CHANGE BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO
BE GETTING A LARGER FEDERAL
GRANT IN A PARTICULAR YEAR SO
IT'S THAT KIND OF A TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENT JUST SO THAT. THE
FEDERAL FUNDING CAN COME INTO
THE B. S. C. C. BUDGET YOU CAN
THINK OF IT THAT WAY BUT THE
CONVERSATION TODAY IS MUCH MORE
INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM
AND HOW THE FUNDING IS GOING TO
BE A CELL. I REALLY AGREE WITH
YOU IT'S AT LEAST TWO WITH NOT
THREE DIFFERENT ISSUES THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE FIRST
ONE I WOULD HOPE WOULD BE EASY
AND IF IT IF IT'S DETERMINED
THAT. THAT AMOUNT SHOULD BE
SOMEWHAT LOWER THAN FIFTEEN IT I
MEAN THAT WOULDN'T MAKE ANY
DIFFERENCE TO US IN TERMS OF
OPERATING THE PROGRAM WE JUST
NEED TO BE HAVE THE HAVE THE
AUTHORITY. UP TO THE AMOUNT WE
ANTICIPATE GETTING SO YOU KNOW
NO PROBLEM ON THAT. AND THEN IN
TERMS OF. THE LEGISLATURE IS
INTERESTED IN SETTING
PRIORITIES- THIS IS A FEDERAL
GRANT THAT LAYS OUT A FAIRLY
SHORT LIST OF KINDS OF
ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE DONE. AND
WE ARE STILL IN OUR PLANNING
PROCESS- I CERTAINLY WOULD
PREFER TO HAVE. DISCUSSIONS AND
INPUT AND WHEN WE WILL CARRY
THAT BACK TO THE BURN SKIP
ADVISORY BOARD. THE PROSPECT OF
HAVING TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE
DIRECTING HOW WE DO THIS FUNDING
ACTUALLY DOES NOT SOUND. AWESOME
BECAUSE THAT MIGHT A GOOD THROW
IN DIFFERENT TIMING WRENCHES FOR
US SO WE'VE ALREADY PUT IN- A
PROGRAM NARRATIVE LIKE I SAID
THAT'S AT A HIGH LEVEL OF. DOING
VARIOUS- PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE
STATE COURTS AS WELL AS WITH
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONSISTENT
WITH WHAT'S IN THE- LAW. AND I
AM HERE VERY HAPPY TO TAKE
SUGGESTIONS IT HAS TO HAVE A
NEXUS TO GUN VIOLENCE SO I'M I
UNDERSTAND THE SUGGESTION. ELLIE
ALWAYS MAKING BUT IF THERE'S NOT
AT. NEXUS TO GUN VIOLENCE AND
GUN SAFETY IT WOULDN'T BE A FIT-
AND SO. OUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE
TO HAVE YOU KNOW THE KIND OF
DISCUSSIONS THAT WE ROUTINELY
HAVE ABOUT WHAT WOULD YOU
CONSIDER THIS OR THAT SORT OF
THING AND WE'LL TAKE IT BACK TO
THE TABLE. SO I HOPE THAT HELPS
YEAH- BUT THE ADVISORY BOARD IS
STILL PLANNING TO ADOPT- OF. THE
FINAL PLAN AT THE APRIL MEETING
ONLY THE STATE PART ONLY WHAT WE
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL AND THAT PLAN
HAS VARIOUS COMPONENTS TO IT
INCLUDING. RESEARCH ON BEST
PRACTICES FUNDING MORE
COLLABORATIVE PORK COURTS AS
PATRICK- OUTLINES SO. VETERANS
COURTS MENTAL HEALTH COURTS. AND
DRUG COURTS AND THEN WHERE WE
STILL NEED TO DO MORE PLANNING
WORK IS IN THE LOCAL PASS
THROUGH. AND THAT COULD THAT
COULD ENCOMPASS A LOT MORE
THINGS THAT WE WOULD. BE VERY
INTERESTED IN GETTING YOUR INPUT
ON SHOULD THE PRIORITY BE FOR
CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM SHOULD
THE PRIORITY BE FOR FIREARMS
RELINQUISHMENT IN STATE STORE
EXCUSE ME. SAFE STORAGE THERE A
LOT OF GOOD THINGS ALLOWED ON
THAT LOCAL PASSED THROUGH AND
THAT'S WHERE. I THINK PLENTY
MORE CONVERSATION CAN TAKE PLACE
. OKAY IS THERE ANYTHING THAT
YOU WANT TO ADD TO THE- I NEED
ONLY WITH THE L. A. L. SO WHEN
WE REVIEWED THE FEDERAL LANGUAGE
FOR ALLOWABLE USES- IT TALKS
ABOUT CRISIS INTERVENTION. GUN
VIOLENCE IS ONE OF THE KEY
EXAMPLES AND THERE IS A FOCUS ON
THAT. BUT WE WOULD ALSO NOTE FOR
THE LEGISLATURE THAT IN THE-
GUIDANCE PROVIDED FOR ALLOWABLE
AND IT INCLUDED THINGS LIKE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEFLECTION
THEY GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES
RELATED TO TRIAGE SERVICES
MOBILE CRISIS HEALTH. AND SO
BECAUSE OF THAT WE DO THINK IT
IS OPEN. BROADER TO JUST BEYOND-
GUN VIOLENCE AND SO THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY HE SAID IT
REALLY DEPENDS ON SORT OF
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN TERMS
OF WHERE YOU WANT TO FOCUS. IN
RELATIONSHIP OF THAT- THIS
HOWARD MENTIONS THAT FOR THE
STATE SHARE A LARGE CHUNK OF THE
MONEY ABOUT FIFTEEN MILLION IT'S
GOING TO GO TO A COLLABORATIVE
COURTS MENTAL HEALTH- DRUG AND
VETERANS COURTS. THE CONNECTION
WITH GUN VIOLENCE IS NOT
NECESSARILY THE CLEAREST LIKE
NOT EVERYONE WHO IS
PARTICIPATING IN A MENTAL HEALTH
COURT. IS GOING TO BE A VICTIM
OF GUN VIOLENCE IS SOMEONE YOU
KNOW IS IMPACTED BY THAT COURT
DRUG COURT DRUG COURT MIGHT
ACTUALLY BE A BETTER EXAMPLE OF
THAT. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT WE
DO THINK THAT THERE IS MORE ROOM
FOR LEGISLATIVE CHOICE IN THAT
AREA TO THE EXTENT OF THE
LEGISLATURE IS INTERESTED IN
FOCUSING IN ON FIREARMS WE HAVE
OPTIONS TO DO THAT. TO THE
EXTENT THAT THE LEGISLATURE
THINKS THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
WHETHER AT THE STATE LEVEL OR AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL. IS A GREATER
PRIORITY THEIR OPTIONS THERE AS
WELL AND THAT GOES TO MY
COLLEAGUE'S COMMENTS IN TERMS OF
THINKING ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY
WOULD BE BEST PLACED AT THE
STATE LEVEL OR THE LOCAL LEVEL.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S HELPFUL IS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE WE'RE
HAVING TO MAKE DECISIONS. BASED
ON WHAT WE HEAR FROM YOU ALL AS
TO WHERE AND WHERE WHERE CAN BE
CUT WHERE CAN BE DELAYED I MEAN
THERE'S ALL THOSE SORTS OF
OPTIONS THAT WERE FACING. A IF
THIS IS ENOUGH. TO FILL
SOMETHING THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE
TO CUT SOMEWHERE ELSE I THINK
THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE FACE AND
TIMING. SENATOR AND THANK YOU
THANK YOU DIRECTOR HOWARD FOR.
BEARDED ENTRY TEST ONCE OR SO I
WANT TO TALK ABOUT BE THE THIRD
CATEGORY USE- SPECIFICALLY IN IN
AND GO. I GUESS A LAYER DEEPER
ME CLEARLY THESE FEDERAL FUNDS
ARE WELCOME. BUT TO THAT
QUESTION. ABOUT HOW TO USE THEM
AND HOW WE USE THE LEGISLATURE
CAN ENSURE. THAT THEIR USE IN
WAYS THAT ARE DUPLICATIVE. WITH
EXISTING PROGRAMS SO IT'S YOU
KNOW PRETTY GOOD PROGRESS RENTS
MHSAA FUNDED PROGRAMS- DID DID
LOCAL LEVELS ON MY IN MY COUNTY
WE'RE YOU KNOW WE'RE MAKING. I
THINK GREAT STRIDES MAKE GOOD
EFFORT ON ON LOTS OF DIFFERENT
APPROACHES TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.
CRISIS INTERVENTION. BUT HOW DO
WE- IN SHORT THESE. ARE YOU.
WELL GIVEN KIND OF THE LOGISTICS
OF ACCEPTING THEM AND PASSING
THROUGH. IN WAYS THAT THAT
SUPPORT EITHER EXISTING EFFORTS
ARE FOR TODAY AT A MINIMUM DON'T
DUPLICATE. EXISTING EFFORTS TO
CREATE AN ACCOUNT OF THE WHAT
WERE USED TO SAYING WHICH IS
SILENT. AND REDUNDANCY INTO YOUR
POINT- TRAILER BILL. LANGUAGE
MIGHT BE LESS IDEAL FOR YOU BUT
IT'S REALLY THE ONLY WAY THAT
WE- CAN ENSURE. THAT THESE FUNDS
ARE PROPERLY PROGRAMMED TO ALLOW
FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES. YOU KNOW
THAT ARE IN THE SAME NEXUS RIGHT
RICHARD CONSIDER BE ALLOWABLE
SICK AND THAT IS OUR OBLIGATION-
IN IN A TOUGH BUT YEAR THAT'S
OUR INCENTIVE. HOW DO WE THINK
ABOUT THAT. GIVEN KIND OF THE
PRACTICALITIES OF ACCEPTING THIS
MONEY- I THINK I HOPE THAT OUR
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE TO BEING
IN DIALOGUE WITH YOU
UNDERSTANDING THE INPUT THAT
WE'RE RECEIVING TODAY AND AS
I'VE OUTLINED THERE ARE DECISION
POINTS FOR. THE BSE SEE BOTH AT
THE APRIL AND THE JUNE BOARD
MEETINGS THAT WE CAN BE IN
CONVERSATION COMPLETELY SUPPORT
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT. THERE
OUGHT TO BE SOME FOCUS ON WHAT
SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED AND NOT
DUPLICATING EFFORTS FOR SURE I
MEAN THERE'S EVEN NON SUPPLANT.
LANGUAGE YOU KNOW IN THIS
FEDERAL GRANT SO WE ARE HAPPY TO
CONTINUE TO BE IN CONVERSATION
AND I HOPE WE CAN JUST WORK. TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE TIME LINES-
ARE YOU KNOW AS SEAMLESS AS
POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF WHEN- YOU
KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS THAT BALANCE
BETWEEN. DOING A GOOD JOB AT THE
PLANNING AND GETTING THE FUNDS
OUT INTO THE FIELD BUT WE'RE
VERY HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE
COMMITTEE AND STAFF AND- L. A.
NOT A YOU KNOW ALL OF OUR
COLLEAGUES TO. ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE A PLAN THAT'S REFLECTIVE
OF- YOUR INPUT AS WELL AND I DO
APPRECIATE THAT. THE ONLY WAY TO
DO THAT EFFECTIVELY IS THROUGH.
THE TRAILER BILL PROCESS WITH
WITH YOUR- YOU KNOW FOR
COLLABORATIVE INPUT TO IT THANK
YOU THANK YOU MEASURE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH- OKAY.
IF NOTHING ELSE WE'RE. GONNA
MOVE ON TO ISSUE THREE. I THIS
IS A POST RELEASE. COMMUNITY SO
. FOR AND WE HAVE THE HONOR OF
HAVING AGAIN. DIRECTOR HOWARD.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE TIME BECAUSE
I GET TO SAY ALL DEFERRED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. PATRICK
PLANT- DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
THE POST RELEASE COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION ACT OF TWENTY ELEVEN
AUTHORIZED- THE- CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION. TO RELEASE
CERTAIN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS
TO- COUNTY SUPERVISION. WHEN
PROPOSITION FIFTY SEVEN WAS
APPROVED BY VOTERS IN TWENTY
SIXTEEN- ARE COUNTY PROBATION
PARTNERS RECEIVED EXTRA FUNDING
TO ASSIST WITH THE ADDITIONAL
INDIVIDUALS RELEASED TO THE POST
RELEASE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
THE BUDGET ACT OF TWENTY TWENTY
THREE CONTINUES THIS FUNDING
PROVIDING EIGHT POINT TWO
MILLION GENERAL FUND- TWO
COUNTIES BASED ON THE INCREASED
POPULATION BEING RETURNED TO THE
COUNTIES DUE TO PROPOSITION
FIFTY SEVEN. LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
ALLOCATED TWENTY POINT NINE
MILLION FOR THIS PURPOSE. AND
WITH THAT. HAPPINESS ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS GREAT THANK YOU. THE
NEW. THANK YOU JUST GOING TO
QUICKLY- HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY. I
BRIEFLY SOME KEY HISTORICAL
INFORMATION JUST BUILD OFF WHAT
MR PLANT SAID- SO DAVE PEARCE
YES POPULATION WAS CREATED AND-
WITH THE TWENTY ELEVEN
REALIGNMENT- AND ALONG WITH THAT
RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPERVISE THAT
PORTION OF INDIVIDUALS AFTER
THEY'RE RELEASED FROM STATE
PRISON. THE STATE PROVIDES
COUNTIES WITH A PORTION OF STATE
SALES TAX REVENUE TO PAY FOR
THAT AND OTHER WORKLOAD THAT WAS
REALIGNED- PROPOSITION FIFTY
SEVEN WHICH- WAS IMPLEMENTED
BEGINNING IN TWENTY SEVENTEEN
HAS RESULTED IN SOME PEOPLE
BEING RELEASED FROM STATE PRISON
EARLIER THAN OTHERWISE. AND WHEN
PEOPLE ARE RELEASED FROM PRISON
EARLIER THAN OTHERWISE THAT
MEANS THEY GO ON TO SUPERVISION
EARLIER THAN OTHERWISE AND ALSO
LEAVE SUPERVISION EARLIER THAN
OTHERWISE SO IT DOESN'T IT
HASN'T INCREASED OVERALL ON THAT
DAY CAP WORKLOAD OF COUNTY
PROBATION DEPARTMENT IS JUST
SHIFTED WORKLOAD. FOR US FORWARD
IN TIME SOMEWHAT SAYS SO
ESSENTIALLY THAT MEANS THAT PROP
FIFTY SEVEN CREATED A TEMPORARY
INCREASE IN THE P. R. C. S.
POPULATION. AND BECAUSE THE
STATE SALES TAX REVENUES THAT
PAY FOR THAT AND OTHER WORKLOAD
DO NOT GET SHIFTED FORWARD IN
TIME THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT.
COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENTS
MIGHT FACE SOME CASH FLOW ISSUES
IN TERMS OF HANDLING THAT- THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARRIVE ON THEIR
CASELOAD EARLIER THAN OTHERWISE
. SO IN IN RESPONSE TO THAT
CONCERN THE STATE HAS PROVIDED A
SERIES OF ONE TIME
AUGMENTATIONS- TO COUNTIES-
THROUGH THE SEC'S BUDGET- TO PAY
FOR THAT- XCELERATED WORKLOAD
ESSENTIALLY- AND IN OUR REVIEW
OF THE CURRENT FUNDING AND THE
CURRENT. LANDSCAPE WE FOUND THAT
THE POLICY RATIONALE APPEARS TO
BE- ESSENTIALLY NO LONGER.
PRESENT AND THAT'S BECAUSE THE
POST RELEASE COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION POPULATION. IT IS
DECLINE HAS BEEN DECLINING IN
RECENT YEARS AND IS NOW LOWER OR
AROUND THE SAME LEVEL. AS IT WAS
PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
PROP FIFTY SEVEN SO IT'S NOT IT
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THAT- IT
SEEMS UNLIKELY TO US THAT
COUNTIES ARE EXPERIENCING. CASH
FLOW- ISSUES AND THE
ADMINISTRATION ALSO HASN'T. AT
LEAST PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION
TO THE CONTRARY- AND THEN THE
SECOND MAN. CONCERN HERE IS
THAT- WE FIND THAT THERE'S A
HIGHER UP BAR FOR APPROVING NEW
SPENDING AT THIS YEAR GIVEN THE
STATE'S GENERAL FUND CONDITION-
EVERY NEW DOLLAR AS THE
COMMITTEE IS WELL AWARE- OF
SPENDING IN THE BUDGET YEAR
COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF A
COMMITMENT THE LEGISLATURE
DEEMED A PRIORITY. FOR IN THE
PAST SO WE DO RECOMMEND
REJECTING THIS FUNDING. YES
MISTER PLAN WOULD YOU LIKE TO
RESPOND THANK YOU- THE GENERAL
INCARCERATED POPULATION IS DOWN
WHICH IS WHY THE- P. R. C. S.
POPULATION IS ALSO DECLINING
HOWEVER MORE CREDITING
OPPORTUNITIES. ARE AVAILABLE TO
THE INCARCERATED- POPULATION AND
ARE CONTINUING TO BE RELEASED TO
THE COUNTY PROBATION. SO OKAY SO
. IS THAT- SO IS THAT IN
RESPONSE TO WHY YOU WANTED
ADDITIONAL FUNDING I MEAN I
THINK THE QUESTION YEARS BUT
ADDITIONAL FUNDING. SO. SHE WAS
THE SORRY MR NEIL WAS WAS SAYING
THAT THE- TOTAL POPULATION HAS
BEEN DECLINING AND IT IN AS WE
STATED EARLIER WITH TWENTY
FOURTEEN THAT STARTED WITH THE-
WELL THE THREE JUDGE PANEL
HILLARY. AND SO THERE WAS AN
INCREASE BEEN BUT THEN WITH
THOSE- EARLY RELEASES AND
EARNING CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES THE
POPULATION HAS BEEN DECREASING
BUT THERE'S STILL THE NEED FOR
THE- INDIVIDUALS BEING RELEASED.
TO THE- TO THE COUNTIES TO
ASSIST. OKAY BUT I GUESS THE
QUESTION IS DE HAVE YOU PROVIDED
INFORMATION AS TO. TO JUSTIFY
WHITE. CONTINUE THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE- THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT-
CREDIT RATING CHANGES WHERE AT
OPPORTUNITIES HAVE INCREASED
WHICH- THERE'S STILL. MORE
INDIVIDUALS- LEAVING PRISON TO
POST RELEASE COMMUNITY
SUPERVISION- AND WHICH IS WHY WE
ARE CONTINUING NOT FUNDING AND
IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE STATE
HAS DONE SINCE TWENTY FOURTEEN
THAT WE'VE SORT OF LOOKED AT
THEM UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF
CREDIT EARNING- I MEAN AND
THAT'S HOW IT SENDS IT ALTHOUGH
THE LANGUAGE AT THIS POINT IN
THE BUDGET BILL STATES IT'S
RELATED TO PROP FIFTY SEVEN
HOWEVER THERE ARE THERE HAVE
BEEN CONTINUED EXPANDING CREDIT
EARNING OPPORTUNITIES- WHICH-
HAS HAD EFFECTS ON OUR COUNTY
PARTNERS. WELL IT SEEMS TO BE
THE MORE WE CAN RELEASE OF
NUMERICALLY CHAU RIGHT YEAR
AFTER YEAR THEN WE COULD. BE
ABLE TO ACCEPT THAT WOULD HELP
TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU WANT THE WAY
YOU FEEL THAT DECISIONAL FUNDING
CONTINUES TO BE NEEDED SO
ANYTHING THE INFORMATION THAT
YOU COULD PROVIDE. THAT WILL
HELP EXPLAIN THAT I THINK WE
WOULD APPRECIATE IT. OKAY YES
CENTER. WHICH I JUST WANT
REINFORCE THAT SO OF THE TRUCKS
OF THE DISAGREEMENT HEARS ABOUT
CASH FLOW WHETHER OR NOT
THERE'S- A BIG PERSPECTIVE CASH
FLOW ISSUE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL
CHAU THAT'S NOT SUBJECTIVIST
THAT'S BASED ON DATA SO D. O. F.
DO YOU HAVE THE DATA SHOW- THE
SAID. WE IT'S REASONABLE TO
EXPECT A CASH FLOW PROBLEM FOR
WHICH THIS FUNDING IS NEEDED
BECAUSE THE- L. A- SEEMS TO HAVE
DATA THAT SUGGESTS THE OPPOSITE
. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
YOUR CONSULTANTS TO GET BACK TO
IT I THINK EVERY HELPFUL IN THIS
CASE THANK YOU. OKAY CORRECT. I
THINK THAT MIGHT BE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND
PRESENTING AND ANSWERING ALL THE
QUESTIONS FRAZIER THANK THANK
YOU. OKAY ISSUE FOUR IS
RECRUITMENT SUPPORT FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC
DEFENDER. AND WE WILL BEGIN
WITH. CHARLENE BENNETT THE
MINISTER THE CHIEF FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC
DEFENDER. WHICHEVER ONE YOU
PREFER. LOS. MORNING GOOD
MORNING GOOD MORNING. TO I
NEEDED TO SIGN. YES GOOD MORNING
I'M CHARLENE BENNETT I AM THE
ADMINISTRATION CHIEF FOR THE
OFFICE OF THE STATE PUBLIC
DEFENDER. AND NEXT TO ME IS
MERRY- MACOMB THIS THE STATE
PUBLIC DEFENDER- THANK YOU FOR
HAVING US HERE. ONE TO- JUST
START BY GIVING YOU A LITTLE BIT
OF INTRODUCTION ABOUT US AND WHY
WE'RE REQUESTING THESE FUNDS.
THE OFFICE OF THE STATE PUMP
PUBLIC DEFENDER IS REQUESTING
TWO POSITIONS AND THE RELATED
FUNDING OF TWO HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. TO
SUPPORT RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION TO EMBED. EQUITY
INCLUSION AND BELONGING BEST
PRACTICES INTO OUR AGENCY
CULTURE. OUR AGENCY HAS A MODEST
BUDGET THAT IS SOLELY FROM THE
GENERAL FUND. THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER VIEWS D.
III AND BELONGING AS INTEGRAL TO
THE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO
ACCOMPLISH ITS LEGISLATIVE
MANDATES. TO REPRESENT INDIGENT
CLIENTS IN APPEALS PROCESS THAT
THAT THEIR DEATH PENALTY
CONVICTIONS AND TO IMPROVE
INDIGENT DEFENSE ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. THESE POSITIONS AND
THE RELATED FUNDING WILL PROVIDE
DEDICATED CONSISTENT AND
SUSTAINED EQUITY AND INCLUSION
EFFORTS. THIS EQUITY AND
INCLUSION WORK IS IMPORTANT TO
O. S. PT CLIENTS. HOME OUR
PARTNERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES AND
HERE'S HOW. OF THIS WORK
SUPPORTS OUR ATTORNEYS TO RELATE
TO OUR CLIENTS CURRENTLY 78% OF
O. S. PT DEATH PENALTY CLIENTS
ARE NON WHITE WELL 76% OF O. S.
PT APPELLATE ATTORNEYS ARE WHITE
. THESE ATTORNEYS NEED ONGOING
CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND RELATE AND
EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH OUR
CLIENTS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR
PARTNERS. IN OUR AGENCY'S
ABILITY TO RELATE CREDIBLY TO
OUR PARTNERS WHERE- S. PD. IS
ENCOURAGING ARE THESE PARTNERS
TO HAVE DIVERSE TEAMS AND
DEVELOP CULTURAL COMPETENCY. TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND AND RELATE TO
THEIR CLIENTS O. S. PT MUST
FOLLOW ITS OWN TEACHINGS AND-
SHOW UP AS A DIVERSE. AND
CULTURALLY COMPETENT TEAM. AND A
LASTLY BUT PROBABLY MOST
IMPORTANTLY THIS WORK IS
IMPORTANT TO OUR EMPLOYEES
WITHOUT WHOM NONE OF THE AGENCY
WORK GETS COMPLETED. SO IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR US TO BUILD A
CULTURE OF EQUITY INCLUSION AND
BELONGING SO THAT WE CAN RECRUIT
AND RETAIN A WORKFORCE THAT
LOOKS LIKE CALIFORNIA. CREATING
A WORK CULTURE THAT SUPPORTS AND
ENCOURAGES STAFF TO SHOW UP AS
THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES WHERE
EACH PERSON IS TREATED WITH
DIGNITY AND RESPECT REGARDLESS
OF THEIR ROLE AGE GENDER RACE
EDUCATION OR OTHER ATTRIBUTES
ACHIEVING SUCH A CULTURE
REQUIRES A COORDINATED
SUSTAINED. AN INTENTIONAL EFFORT
IN THIS REGARD HAVING THESE
POSITIONS IN THE ASSOCIATED
FUNDING WILL BE A GOOD START TO
DEMONSTRATE TO OUR CLIENTS OUR
PARTNERS AND OUR EMPLOYEES. THAT
THE AGENCY AND THE STATE ARE NOT
JUST CHECKING A BOX WHEN WE
PUBLISH OUR COMMITMENT TO
DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
AND BELONGING BUT WE ARE SERIOUS
IN OUR COULD OUR REGARD FOR THE
IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICES THAT
ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT. DIVERSITY
EQUITY INCLUSION AND BELONGING
TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN THE WORK
FORCE THAT LOOKS LIKE AND RETAIN
IS RELATABLE TO THE CALIFORNIANS
WE SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH OF A SPEND
IT AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING
EVERY WORD THAT YOU JUST SAID TO
US AT THAT. CHECK IN THE BOX IS
THE EASIEST THING TO DO- MCU'S
MCCALL WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A
FEW WORDS ANYTHING TO ADD TO
THAT. IF YOU OKAY BUT TO MISS
BENEFITS PRESENTATION
REPLICATION RISES I CANNOT HELP
ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT WAS
PREVIOUSLY ON THE- THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER PUBLIC PUBLIC DEFENDER
PILOT PROGRAM I CAN ALSO TALK
ABOUT THAT. OKAY WELL MAYBE WE
SHOULD TAKE THAT UP BEFORE WE
GET INTO. YEAH I JUST WANTED TO
RESPOND TO MISS LEASE OF
INVITATION TO- ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AS COMMITTEE MIGHT
HAVE ABOUT THAT PROGRAM. AND
GENERALLY ABOUT- THE IMPORTANCE
TO THIS COMMITTEE AND TO THE
LEGISLATURE GENERAL CHECK OVER
ALL OF ADDRESSING THIS PARITY
ISSUE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC DEFENSE
AND THE PROSECUTOR. I THINK WE
HAVE SEEN THE WAY FORWARD IS
WITH PARITY BETWEEN THE PUBLIC
DEFENSE AND THE PROSECUTOR YOU
CAN SEE. THE DATA THAT I WAS P.
D. HAS PROVIDED THIS COMMITTEE
THAT EVEN A MODEST PROGRAM A
MODEST PILOT PROGRAM THAT
ADDRESSES A SMALL FRACTION OF
THE PROBLEMS OF THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER FACES. LEAD SIGNIFICANT
RESULTS IN THREE AREAS ONE IS
REDUCED IN COST OF CAR SERRATION
SECOND IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS LEGISLATORS GOAL AND
SETTING FORTH THESE STATUTES.
AND THIRD IS ADDRESSING THE OF
SYSTEMIC RACISM THROUGH THE
PREVIOUS- THE PREVIOUS ONTO THE
UNFAIRNESS IS CREATE CREATED
THROUGH THE PREVIOUS CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM- O. S. PT CREATED
A FEW YEARS AGO THE OFFICE THE
INDIGENT DEFENSE IMPROVEMENT OF
VISION. AND EXPANDED ITS MANDATE
TO PROVIDE BOTH TRAINING AND
TECHNICAL SUPPORT. TO OF LINE
PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND I CAN TELL
EVEN FROM THE FEW YEARS WE HAVE
BEEN IN THIS WORK THAT THERE IS
A CHRONIC UNDERFUNDING. OF
PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEMS AND
WHILE I REALLY APPRECIATE- MR
LEE'S INVITATION FOR THIS
LEGISLATURE TO GATHER MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT A GOOD
PUBLIC DEFENSE WOULD LOOK LIKE I
THINK WE SEE THE WAY FORWARD. WE
SEE THE WAY FORWARD TO PROVIDES
MORE RESOURCES FOR OUR
COLLEAGUES IN THE TRIAL PUBLIC
DEFENDER. OFFICES- OF THIS WILL
NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A GREATER
COMMITMENT ON THE PART OF THE
LEGISLATURE IN A PART OF THE
GOVERNMENT OVERALL TO BE
ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ASSURING
THAT. THE KIND OF CAL KIND OF
PUBLIC DEFENDER SYSTEM THE
CALIFORNIA WANTS TO HAVE REALLY
IS ABLE TO HAPPEN THANK YOU.
THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THEIR
FOR YOUR WORDS- THE GOING BACK
TO- ISSUE FOR- MISLI. I NEED A
LAWYER AT THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE- SO WE DO
BELIEVE THAT SEEKING TO IMPROVE
D. E. I. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
IS A LOT OF LOCAL AND IT MERITS
CONSIDERATION. HOWEVER THERE ARE
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN GO
ABOUT ACHIEVING THAT AND SO WE
DO HAVE KIND OF SEVEN KEY
QUESTIONS AS THE LEGISLATURE
CONSIDERS WHETHER THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL IS THE BEST WAY OF
DOING IT- IT IS LAID OUT IN
DETAIL ON PAGES SIXTEEN AND
SEVENTEEN OF YOUR AGENDA IF YOU
WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG BUT I'M
GOING TO COVER THE SEVEN
QUESTIONS AT A HIGH LEVEL. AS
WELL. SO THE FIRST QUESTION IS
SHOULD RESOURCES BE PROVIDED
BEFORE CAL HR DEVELOPS THE STATE
WIDE D. I. STRATEGY. SO THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO TWENTY THREE
BUDGET PACKAGE INCLUDED BOTH
POSITIONS AND RESOURCES FOR
CALLIE CHARTS TO IMPLEMENT
VARIOUS PROPOSALS. TO MAKE THIS
STATE A BETTER EMPLOYER WHICH
INCLUDED IMPROVING STATE
WORKFORCE DATA COLLECTION TO
THEN INFORM A STATE Y. D. E. I
PLAN THAT PLAN HASN'T BEEN
COMPLETED YET. AND SO THE
LEGISLATURE MIGHT WANT TO
CONSIDER WHETHER- THE DEPARTMENT
HAS AN IMMEDIATE OR HIGH
PRIORITY ENOUGH NEED TO MOVE
FORWARD BEFORE THE STATEWIDE
PLAN. IS COMPLETED. THE SECOND
QUESTION IS SHOULD O. S. PT
EFFORTS BE COORDINATED WITH
OTHERS THE TO THE EXTENT WE HAVE
A ATTORNEY DIVERSITY PROBLEM
JUST GENERALLY- IT COULD BE
IMPORTANT FOR O. S. PT TO
COORDINATE WITH OTHERS SUCH AS
THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA TO
MAKE SURE EFFORTS ARE SORT OF
COMPLEMENTARY AND GOING. IN THE
SAME DIRECTION- THE THIRD
QUESTION IS SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE
FIRST DEVELOP A CLEAR PLAN
BEFORE RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED.
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
REQUESTED POSITIONS WOULD ALSO
HELP O. S. PT DEVELOP A TACTICAL
AND STRATEGIC D. I PLAN. THE
CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS WITHOUT A
PLAN BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE IT
IS DIFFICULT FOR THE LEGISLATURE
TO DETERMINE WHAT GOALS OR
OUTCOMES ARE SEEKING TO BE
ACHIEVED WHAT STEPS WOULD BE
TAKEN. AS WELL AS WHAT LEVEL OF
RESOURCES AS APPROPRIATE.
QUESTION NUMBER FOUR IS OUR
ONGOING RESOURCES NEEDED AT THIS
TIME THE ONE APPROACH IS THE
LEGISLATURE COULD PROVIDE
LIMITED TERM RESOURCES FOR
EXAMPLE TO FUND. THE COMPLETION
OF A D. I PLAN THAT THE
LEGISLATURE COULD THEN CONSIDER.
ON THE OTHER HAND IF THE
LEGISLATURE THINKS THAT THERE
ARE VERY PARTICULAR ACTIVITIES
THAT ARE JUSTIFIED YOU KNOW
ONGOING FUNDING COULD BE
PROVIDED FOR THOSE SPECIFIC
PURPOSES. QUESTION NUMBER FIVE
IS WOOD CONSULTANTS BE BETTER
POSITIONS TO OBTAIN THE DESIRED
OUTCOMES. THE D. III EXPERTISE
IS USUALLY BUILT UP OVER TIME
THE RESEARCH STUDY AND-
EXPERIENCE AND IT MIGHT BE
DIFFICULT FOR THE STATE TO
GENERALLY. RECRUIT THOSE
INDIVIDUALS INTO LESS SENIOR
LOWER PAYING POSITIONS LAKE THE
AG PA POSITIONS BEING REQUESTED
AS PART OF THIS PROPOSAL. ON THE
OTHER HAND YOU KNOW PAYING FOR
HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS MIGHT NOT
MAKE SENSE FOR AN AGENCY OF O.
S. PT SITES BECAUSE THEY HAVE
UNDER A HUNDRED STAFF AND SO IT
THAT MIGHT BE LIKE A BIGGER
PICTURE BROADER STATEWIDE. KIND
OF CONVERSATION. THIS SIX
QUESTION IS TO THE EXTENT THE
LEGISLATURE THINKS THAT STATE
EMPLOYEES ARE APPROPRIATE. THEN
THE QUESTION IS WHAT POSITION
CLASSIFICATIONS ARE MOST
APPROPRIATE. SO WE WOULD NOTE
HERE THAT CALLIE CHART RECEIVED-
FORTY FOUR FIVE STAFF SERVICE-
MANAGER POSITION ACCESS SOME
POSITIONS. TO WORK ON THAT STATE
Y. D. E. I PLAN THAT I MENTIONED
IN THE REPORTED RECENTLY AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR THAT THEY
HAD DIFFICULTY FILLING THOSE
POSITIONS. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT
APPLICATIONS AND SO THAT MIGHT
SUGGEST THAT- O. S. PT WOULD
FACE SIMILAR CHALLENGES BECAUSE
THE POSITIONS THEY'RE
REQUESTING. ARE OF A LOWER
TECHNICAL CALL ON QUALIFICATION
THEN WHAT CAL HR THE REQUESTED
AND SO THAT'S JUST SOMETHING FOR
THE LEGISLATORS LEGISLATURE TO
CONSIDER. AND THE SECOND
QUESTION IS TO THE EXTENT
RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED WHAT- HOW
SHOULD LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT BE
CONDUCTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE UNDERSTANDS HOW THE
MONEY WAS USED WHAT OUTCOMES
WERE OBTAINED WHETHER THERE WERE
ANY UNANTICIPATED CHALLENGES-
THAT EMERGED. AND THE
LEGISLATURE COULD USE THAT
INFORMATION TO ASSESS FUTURE
PROPOSALS WHETHER IT'S FROM O.
S. PT OR OTHER DEPARTMENTS. AS
WELL AS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR
NOT D. I. NEEDS TO BE MORE
BROADLY COORDINATED ACROSS THE
ENTIRE STATE TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S CONSISTENCY. OR HAPPY TO
ANSWER. ANY QUESTIONS OKAY. OF
MISTER JIMENEZ. HI MARC BERMAN
THE PART OF FINDING. I'M STILL
NOT LIKE THAT THIS IS MODEST
REQUEST TO SUPPORT THE OFFICE OF
THE AT THE STATE PUBLIC
DEFENDERS ON. EXISTING EFFORTS
TO. A IMPROVE RECRUITMENT
RETENTION TO IMPROVE US STAFF
THAT FIRST CITY AND EXISTING
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF
DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION-
AND SO ON AND GIVEN THE- SPD'S
UNIQUE MISSION- AND THEY'RE LEAN
OPERATING BUDGET- THE- WE
DETERMINE THAT IT WAS-
APPROPRIATE TO PROVIDE THEM A
MODEST- AUGMENTATION. TO SUPPORT
THEIR EFFORTS IN THIS AREA I
THINK A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS
THAT- AT MISS LEE HAS HAS RAISED
OR OR OR OR QUESTIONS THAT THE-
OFFICES ALREADY- YOU KNOW
ADDRESSING IT INTERNALLY WITHIN
EXISTING RESOURCES AND I SHOULD
ALSO POINT THAT- D. D. I. IS A
MATTER- THAT IS. THAT MANY MANY
STATE AGENCIES ARE ARE ARE
ADDRESS IT I POWER DRESSING IN
UTAH EIGHT WITHIN EXISTING
RESOURCES ON THAT HOWEVER- THE
ALWAYS PLEASE BUDGET IS REALLY
JUST TWENTY IT'S TWENTY MILLION
DOLLARS AND WE FIGURED THAT THIS
MODEST AUGMENTATION WOULD
SUPPORT THEM IN. THEIR EXISTING
EFFORTS ON THE AND- IT
ADDRESSING RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION GIVEN THEIR BEING
OPERATING BUDGET AND THEIR
UNIQUE. MISSION RIGHT. THANK YOU
CENTER. THE THING YOU AND THANK
YOU BOTH FOR HERE CHOICE SO I
THINK IS- SEVENTY THAT DIDN'T
VERY AREAS IS READ. MORE
IMPORTANT DEFENSE BY THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER'S SHOULD HE INITIALLY
NEAR THE CLIENTELE THEY'RE
SERVING- BUT I THINK THE ONLY-
HAS RAISED SOME INTERESTING
QUESTIONS READ SAID AND BOTH
HAVE KIND OF A CHICKEN A QUALITY
ONE IS SHOULD YOU WAIT. FOR THE
STATE POLICY- I'M SYMPATHETIC TO
THE TIME BEING- KIND OF CRITICAL
BUT BUT TO THE BROADER QUESTION
OF YOU KNOW SHOULD YOU DEVELOP A
PLAN AND HIGHER TO IMPLEMENTED
OR OR HIRED TO DEVELOP AND THEN
IMPLEMENT THE PLAN. AND NOT AN
EASY QUESTION- BUT I THINK SHE
POINTS OUT SOMETHING IS MORE
IMPORTANT WHICH IS HOW DO WE AS
A LEGISLATURE PARTICIPATE. YOU
KNOW AS- ONE OF OUR OVERSIGHT
FUNCTION YOU DO THAT SO IF YOU
DO YOU INTO A PROCESS- THEY
WOULDN'T SOME YOU KNOW METRICS
AND MILESTONES THAT WE COULD
TRACK AS YOU MOVE FOR INDIA
EXISTS SO THAT THAT I THINK
WOULD REPRESENT A GOOD PILOT
PROGRAM. FOR US TO LEARN FROM
AND APPLY MORE BROADLY. YES
THANK YOU FOR THE FOR THE
QUESTION- SO IN TERMS OF A PLAN
- SPD DOES HAVE A PLAN WE HAVE A
AND WE WILL BE PARTNERING WITH
OTHER STATEWIDE EFFORTS SO ONE
OF I HAVE SIX AREAS THAT WE
ALREADY HAVE OUTLINED FOR THESE
POSITIONS TO ADDRESS. OF THE
FIRST OF WHICH IS OUR
PARTICIPATION AND THE CALIFORNIA
STATE BAR D. E. I. LEADERSHIP
SEAL PROGRAM- THAT IS. JUST
ROLLING OUT NOW. WE PLAN TO-
APPLY APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AT
THE END OF THIS MONTH AND PRINCE
PURSUE A GOLD HERE- ACHIEVEMENT
WHICH- SIGNIFIES TWO. OTHER
ATTORNEYS THAT ARE COMING INTO
THE STATE BOARD OF A BAR. THAT
OUR AGENCY. HAS DONE SOME WORK
TO DEMONSTRATE OUR COMMITMENT
TO- D. E. I. INCLUDING T. I.
INTO OUR CULTURE AND- WE'RE
WE'VE DONE THE WORK OF- ACTUALLY
TAKING SOME PREDETERMINED
ACTIONS THAT THE BAR HAS.
OUTLINED IN THE APPLICATION
PROCESS. SECONDLY THESE.
POSITIONS WOULD REPRESENT OUR
AGENCY UP ON THE GOVERNMENT
ALLIANCE FOR RACIAL EQUITY. THIS
IS A AND IN INTO T. THAT. EXISTS
WITH PUP GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO
HELP PROVIDE BEST PRACTICES TO
HELP PUT TOGETHER D. E. I.
STRATEGIC PLANS- AND I WANT TO
ALSO NOTE THAT THERE ARE OVER
TWENTY STATE DEPARTMENTS THAT
ARE ALREADY MEMBERS OF THIS.
ALLIANCE AND WE FOUND OUT ABOUT
THIS ALLIANCE BACK IN TWENTY
NINETEEN- AND WE JUST RECENTLY
JOINED THE ALLIANCE OF THIRDLY
THEY WILL COORDINATE AND TRACK
OUR ONGOING STAFF TRAINING TO
RESPOND TO AN IDENTIFIED.
TRAINING NEEDS AND I A TWENTY
TWENTY ONE AGENCY ASSESSMENT
THAT WE DID HAVE CONDUCTED BY
CONSULTANTS THAT. IDENTIFY THAT
WE HAVE SPLIT IF TRAINING NEEDS
OUR- EMPLOYEE- WE NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT- IMPLICIT BIAS WE NEED TO
LEARN ABOUT- POWER DYNAMICS AND
HOW THEY PLAY OUT IN OUR AGENCY
AND IMPACT. THE WAY WE DO OUR
WORK A NUMBER FOUR WE WANT TO
COORDINATE AND EXPAND OUR THE
EFFORTS OF OUR VOLUNTEER
COMMITTEES WE HAVE A RACIAL
EQUITY COMMITTEE AND I
RECRUITMENT HOT AND HIRING
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE. OF THE
INVOLVEMENT OF THESE DEDICATED
POSITIONS WILL PROVIDE
CONSISTENCY FOR THESE VOLUNTEER
GROUPS WHICH HAVE ONLY
EXPERIENCED MINIMAL SUCCESS DUE
TO THEIR VOLUNTEER STATUS
BECAUSE THE WORK THAT THEY WERE
HIRED TO DO. ENDS UP TAKING
PRECEDENCE OVER THEIR ABILITY TO
GET ANY TRACTION GOING. UP
NUMBER FIVE WE THEY WILL
REPRESENT OUR AGENCY AND- KELLY
CHARLES D. E. I. FORUM KELLY
CHAR ALTHOUGH THEY HAVEN'T FILL
THEIR POSITIONS. THEY DO HAVE A
D. E. I. FORUM WHERE- AGENCIES
STATE AGENCIES COME TOGETHER AND
SHARE SUCCESSES AND GATHER
INFORMATION AND BEST PRACTICES
FROM EACH OTHER. AND NUMBER SIX
THEY WILL SERVE ON IMPLEMENTING
OF- THE E. I. GOALS THAT OUR
AGENCY IS PUTTING INTO OUR
AGENCY STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH IS
CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT WE
JUST HAD OUR LAST MEETING
YESTERDAY. AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE
THE A FINALIZED PLAN WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW WEEKS. AND THEN YOU
TALKED ABOUT THE METRICS WE ARE
HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY DATA THAT
WE ALREADY HAVE FROM THE
ASSESSMENT THAT WAS COMPLETED IN
TWENTY TWENTY ONE WE ARE ALSO
HAPPY TO COLLECT DEBT WHICH WE
ARE GOING TO BE COLLECTING DATA
BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE BAR.
LEADERSHIP SEAL PROGRAM- SO
WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT AND
WE'RE HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY
OTHER REQUIREMENTS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE DEEMS ARE NECESSARY
FOR THEIR INFORMATION GATHERING
AND I DO I DO APPRECIATE THAT I
THINK ONE THING THAT NEEDS TO
BE. NOTED HERE SAID THAT YOU
KNOW YOU ARE RECRUITING TO FILL
WHICH- IS. TRADITIONALLY VERY
FUND DIVERS MOREOVER- YOU WERE
COMPETING IN A FIELD WHERE YOUR
COMPENSATION. BEATRIZ CHAO IN
HIRING. RUBIO THAT IS SO REAL
QUICK QUESTIONS ARE YOU KNOW
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE IF THIS IS
ABOUT CLIENT FACING DIVERSEY.
WHAT'S WHAT'S THE SPREAD BETWEEN
LAWYERS PARALEGALS AND OTHERS
THAT IS A SUGGEST LAWYERS ARE
THERE ARE THERE OTHER.
PARALEGALS AND STAFF THEY'RE
LOOKING TO. TO RECRUIT TO
IMPROVE YOUR DIVERSE RELATES
YOUR CLIENT SERVICE IS IT
EVERYBODY I SOON AS WELL. WE
CURRENTLY RECRUIT. EVERYONE YEAH
HOWEVER OUR ATTORNEY CLIENT OF
THE POPULATION IS WHERE WE ARE
LACKING DIVERSITY. SO THE ISSUE
IS TO SEE ISSUE SO IT'S PROBABLY
HARD TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY. YOU
KNOW ABOVE THE ON THIS
CONVERSATION WITHOUT TALKING
ABOUT COMPENSATION WHICH IS NOT.
PART OF THIS CONVERSATION BUT I
THINK AT SOME POINT THAT BECOMES
NECESSARY I THINK YOU'D AGREE
WELL ARE FOR SURE SO BECAUSE THE
COMPENSATION IS WHAT IT IS THIS
YOU KNOW THE STATE WIDE
COMPENSATION IS WHAT IT IS- WE
ARE STILL ABLE TO RECRUIT
ATTORNEYS BECAUSE ON THE DEFENSE
SIDE IT IS A LABOR OF LOVE TYPE
OF. A JOB. THAT YES THEY COME IN
. WE HAVE WE'VE HAD STAFF THAT
HAVE. YOU KNOW TURNED OUT PAY
POSITIONS BECAUSE THEY WERE
GOING TO HAVE A HIGHER IMPACT
WITH US- WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
THE COMPENSATION. CONVERSATION
UNIT IS CURRENTLY IS MY REVIEW
NOW CITY 70% OR 6% WHITE LABOR
OF LOVE RIGHT AND THAT'S THAT'S
PART OF YOUR YOUR CHALLENGER
THING- AND SO. I THINK BEGIN TO
MISLEAD POINT THAT'S PROBABLY
WHERE SOME LEVEL OF EXPERT.
CONSULTATIVE SERVICES PROBABLY
NECESSARY- TO IMPROVE THESE
OUTCOMES AND CHANGE THE SPREAD
SHOW YOU KNOW I GUESS WE'LL LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
INCLUDED. ACCEPT THE OFFER- BUT
IT YOU KNOW THIS IS INHERENTLY
CHALLENGING SO THE I THINK THE
LEGISLATURE PARTICIPATION
IRRESPECTIVE OF COST- TO TRY TO
ENSURE THAT WE ARE A GOOD
PARTNER TO THAT THE YOU THE
RESOURCE TO DO IT- PROBABLY
SENSUAL. TO MAKING PROGRESS IN
THIS IN THIS AREA. THANK YOU
THANK THANK YOU I JUST WANNA SAY
I DO AGREE WITH THE OFFICE OF
FINANCE- THIS IS A MODEST
REQUEST- I THINK. BASED ON HIS
LEASE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS
BEING DONE HERE ON THE RIGHT
TRACK. FOR ADDRESSING THOSE
ISSUES YOU KNOW- WHAT IS REQUEST
LIKE THIS TO GET. SO TO GET THE
NEW STAFF. TO END UP DOING THESE
OTHER THINGS BOERSE'S ACTUALLY
DIGGING IN AND DOING THE
RECRUITMENT. SO WE CAN GET TO
CUT UP. AND GO TO THE EXTREME ON
THE PLANNING AND ALL OF THAT.
AND THEN END UP NOT GETTING WHAT
WE NEED WHICH IS MORE DIVERSITY
AMONGST THE ATTORNEYS SO. BUT I
THINK YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK
I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU'VE DONE A
NUMBER OF THINGS AND I THINK
IT'S- BEEN A VERY SOLID WAY
ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT THE
L. ALES OFFICE IS- HAS RAISED.
SO GOOD LUCK. AND I APPRECIATE
ALL OF ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS THANK
YOU. VERY MUCH MR MCCOLLUM
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
AND YOUR COMMENTS ON THE OTHER
ISSUE THAT WE HAD ADDRESSED
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE OFF.
THIS IS JUST WRONG. THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY KILL. K. RUN TO
ISSUE FIVE IS OUR FIRST-
JUDICIAL BRANCH ITEM THE
PROPOSED REDUCTION IN THE COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OR
CASA FUNDING. IN THE. WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A MISTER JIMENEZ FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
THEN SHARON LAWRENCE CEO THE
CALIFORNIA CASA ASSOCIATION. AND
THEN THE L. A. O. ALL AND OR
JUDICIAL COUNCIL. MISTER YOU
MENACE. I'M MARK MINUTES
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SO TO
ADDRESS THIS YEAR'S A REVENUE
SHORTFALLS DIFFICULT CUTS WERE
MADE ACROSS STATE AGENCIES ALL
STATE AGENCIES- AT INCLUDING
REDUCTIONS TO THE JUDICIAL
COUNCIL'S COURT APPOINTED
SPECIAL ADVOCATES PROGRAM- THIS
OF THE BUDGET GENERALLY INCLUDES
A BASS LINE FUNDING OF ABOUT
THREE MILLION GENERAL FUND ON AN
ONGOING BASIS TO SUPPORT THE
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL AT-
SPECIAL ADVOCATE PROGRAM. THE
TWENTY TWO BUDGET ACT- PROVIDED-
OR INCLUDED A ONE TIME
AUGMENTATION OF TWENTY MILLION
EACH YEAR OVER THREE YEARS SO
TOTALING SIXTY MILLION GENERAL
FUND FOR THE CASA OR THE COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE
PROGRAM ON THE BUDGET THIS
BUDGET PROPOSES TO MAINTAIN.
TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ALLOCATED
THIS YEAR- BUT BRINGS DOWN THE
TWENTY MILLION ALLOCATED NEXT
YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER SO FORTY
MILLION- AND THIS REDUCTION WAS
SELECTED BECAUSE THIS IS ONE
TIME FUNDING ON THE FUNDING HAS
NOT YET GONE OUT- IT HASN'T BEEN
ALLOCATED SINCE HIS BUDGET FOR
THE NEXT FISCAL YEARS. AND THE
TWENTY MILLION ALLOCATED FOR
THIS YEAR- CAN STILL BE USED UP
UNTIL NOW THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR
AT THE END OF NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.
AND LASTLY THE BUDGET STILL
MAINTAINS THE ON. ON BASELINE
FUNDING OF THREE MILLION I'M
GENERAL FUND ON AN ONGOING BASIS
TO SUPPORT THE COSTA PROGRAM ON
AND SO WHAT WITH THAT. I'M HAPPY
TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY
WE'RE GOING TO. HEAR MISS LAURA
. RIGHT THIS MORNING- ARE
CASHIER THERE YOU ARE CAN
FINANCE HELLO YES I AM SHARON
LAWRENCE THE CEO OF THE
CALIFORNIA CASA ASSOCIATION
WHICH IS SET AS- THE FORTY FOUR
LOCAL COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL
ADVOCATE PROGRAMS THAT OPERATE
IN FIFTY ONE COUNTIES STATEWIDE.
AS MANY OF YOU KNOW CALIFORNIA
HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF
CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE IN OUR
NATION OVER A YEAR APPROXIMATELY
EIGHTY THOUSAND ARE WARDS OF THE
STATE WHO WERE REMOVED FROM
THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF ABUSE OR
NEGLECT. AND ARE PART OF OUR
UNDER COURT JURISDICTION THE
PROFESSIONALS IN THE CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEM DO THEIR VERY
BEST TO HELP THESE CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES. BUT FOSTER CARE WAS
ALWAYS MEANT TO BE A TEMPORARY
SOLUTION IN FACT IT CAN GO ON
FOR YEARS AND IT IS A TERRIBLE
PLACE TO SPEND A CHILDHOOD.
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL
ADVOCATES ARE CROSSES ARE AN
IMPORTANT PART OF THE SYSTEM
THERE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO
ARE SCREENED WELL TRAINED AND
SUPPORTED BY A PROFESSIONAL
STAFF AT LOCAL CASA PROGRAMS.
ACOSTA IS A SIGN BY A JUVENILE
COURT JUDGE TO A FOSTER CHILD
AND WORKING ONE ON ONE THEY GET
TO KNOW THE CHILD BECOME
FAMILIAR WITH THE FAMILIES AND
CAREGIVERS RUBIO RECORDS
CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS AND
ULTIMATELY. PROVIDE A POWERFUL
IN DEPTH RECOMMENDATIONS TO
JUDGES ABOUT THE CHILD'S BEST
INTEREST. MOST IMPORTANT TO A
CHILD'S ACOSTA IS BY THEIR SIDE
DURING A DRAMATIC CHAOTIC
CHALLENGING TIME AND OFTEN
ACOSTA IS THE ONLY CONSISTENT
ADULT AND A FOSTER CHILD'S LIFE.
SO DOES THE COST IMPACT A CHILD
BY SHOWING THEM THE VERY FIRST
DAY AT A CHILD'S NEW FOSTER HOME
WHEN SHE WAS PANICKED THAT
ACOSTA WOULD NEVER FIND HER
AGAIN. BY ADVOCATING FOR A
KIDNEY TRANSPLANT AND SAVING THE
LIFE OF A THREE YEAR OLD LITTLE
BOY WHO HAD BEEN ABANDONED BY
HIS MOTHER IN THE HOSPITAL. BY
ATTENDING A CHOIR PERFORMANCE AT
SCHOOL. TO CHEER ON THEIR CHILD
WHO WOULD HAVE I HAD NO ONE IN
IDEA. HAD ACOSTA NOT BEEN. BY
TOM TO THEIR CHOI ABOUT HOPES
DREAMS. EXPLOITING TO GET. CLAIM
CAN IN THE- HOPE WITH. ON THE
CHILD'S BIRTHDAY IS OFTEN THE
COSSACKS- BAKES AND BRINGS THE
CUPCAKES TO SCHOOL BUT THE
ENTIRE CLASS JUST LIKE ALL THE
OTHER KIDS TOO. ACOSTA IS THERE
TO LET THE PROFESSIONALS NOTE
THAT A CHILD DESPERATELY WANTS
TO GO HOME WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO
SO AND HELPS ENSURE THAT
SERVICES FOR PARENTS ARE
OFFERED. APPS THE MOST POWERFUL
THING THAT ACOSTA DESK FOR
FOSTER CHILD IS SIMPLY TO LISTEN
ENCOURAGE REASSURE. SIMPLY BEING
THERE NO MATTER WHAT. IN
NINETEEN SIXTY THREE PRESIDENT
JOHN F. KENNEDY SAID THE-
CHILDREN ARE THE MOST VALUABLE
RESOURCE AND IT'S THE BEST HOPE
FOR THE FUTURE. I KNOW THIS
COMMITTEE AND YOUR SENATE
COLLEAGUES AGREED WITH THAT
SENTIMENT LAST YEAR WHEN YOU IN
THE ASSEMBLY MADE COSTA
LEGISLATIVE FUNDING PRIORITY AND
THE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TO
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY THREE
BUDGET. YOU ALLOCATED SIXTY
MILLION DOLLARS TO S. OVER THREE
YEARS SO THAT WE COULD
STRENGTHEN COSTS AT LOCAL COSTA
PROGRAMS INFRASTRUCTURE
STABILIZE OPERATIONS HEY STAFF A
LIVING WAGE AND DEVELOP
INNOVATIVE GROWTH PROGRAM SO WE
CAN SERVE MORE CHILDREN WITH
COSTS AS- THE DAY WE ARE SERVING
ONLY 16% OF THE FOSTER CHILDREN
WHO NEED US. BUT LAST YEAR'S
FUNDING AGREEMENT WAS THE
FOUNDATION TO IMPLEMENT OUR
CALIFORNIA CONCEPT TO SERVE
EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE WHO
NEEDS A CASA WHICH IS ESTIMATED
TO BE FIFTY THOUSAND CHILDREN. I
AM VERY GRATEFUL TO YOU AS ARE
THE ELEVEN THOUSAND CASA
VOLUNTEERS WHO LAST YEAR SERVE
MORE THAN TWELVE THOUSAND YOU
THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM. AND THE
FIVE HUNDRED COSTA STAFF MEMBERS
AND THE HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY
LEADERS SERVING ON FORTY FOUR
LOCAL PROGRAM BOARDS OF
DIRECTORS. THANK YOU FOR
RECOGNIZING THE VALUE OF CASA.
WELL WE KNOW THAT OUR CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEM IS CHANGING TO
PROVIDE MORE FAMILIES WITH
NEEDED SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT
WILL ALWAYS BE CHILDREN WHO MUST
BE REMOVED FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY
BECAUSE OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. AND
WE OWE IT TO THESE CHILDREN TO
PROVIDE THEM EFFECTIVE AND
COMPASSIONATE ADVOCACY THAT IS
WHAT OUR LOCAL CASA PROGRAMS DO
AND OUR CASA VOLUNTEERS DO.
EVERY SINGLE DAY. WE DEEPLY. THE
FIRST PAIN OF TWENTY MILLION
WHICH IS ALREADY WORKING ACROSS
THE STATE AND EVERY ONE OF OUR
LOCAL CUSTOM PROGRAMS. BUT OUR
STRATEGY WAS BASED ON YOUR
FUNDING OF SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS
OVER THREE YEARS WHAT THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET THAT
ELIMINATES THE TWO PAYMENTS IN
THE NEXT TWO YEARS. MUCH OF OUR
HOPE FOR PROGRESS CANNOT OCCUR.
WITHOUT CONTINUE FUNDING SHE
STABILIZATION AND OPERATIONAL
SUPPORT WILL END COSTA STAFF
WILL LOSE THEIR SALARY INCREASES
AND BENEFITS IN SOME CASES THERE
WILL BE LAYOFFS RESULTING IN
FEWER CHILDREN SERVED BY COST
SAYS. WE WILL HAVE TO SHORT
CIRCUIT MANY INNOVATIVE GROWTH
IDEAS THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED
MORE CHILDREN. WE FULLY
UNDERSTAND THAT THE LEGISLATURE
HAS SOME VERY DIFFICULT
DECISIONS TO MAKE GIVEN THE
CURRENT FINANCIAL SITUATION AND
PROJECTIONS FOR THE STATE. I
DON'T NEED TO REMIND YOU OF THE
HUMAN COST OF THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM THE TERRIBLE HUMAN COST
OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. EVERY
YEAR CALIFORNIA SPENDS
APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT SIX
BILLION DOLLARS ON THOSE FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH. WHO AGE OUT OF THE
SYSTEM ONLY TO FIND THEMSELVES
HOMELESS OR IMPRISONED THE SIXTY
MILLION DOLLAR YOU ADAM
ALLOCATED TO US IS BUT A
FRACTION A TINY FRACTION OF THAT
SOCIETAL COST. WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THAT THE LEGISLATURE
RESTORE THE REMAINING FORTY
MILLION DOLLARS OF SPENDING IN
YOUR BUDGET. RESTORATION OF
THESE FUNDS WILL GO A LONG WAY
TO HELPING CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER
CHILDREN CHILDREN WHO ARE INDEED
THE WORLD'S MOST VALUABLE
RESOURCE. AND I BEST HOPE FOR
ITS FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MISS
LAWRENCE- IF YOU COULD JUST STAY
ON THE LINE AVAILABLE FOR US I
REALLY APPRECIATE IT- ANY
COMMENTS FROM THE LA YOU. ARE
FROM JUDICIAL COUNCIL. NO NOPE
NONE OKAY SENATOR GEN AB. SO I'M
A FORMER COST- AND I DIED MY
WIFE AND I. AND GET A MOTION. I
HAVE I HAVE SEVERAL YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE WITH COST ESTIMATES
SO I WAS NOT HERE LAST YEAR- FOR
THE TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS A
YEAR THAT'S SIXTY MILLION
DOLLARS- AND MISS LAWRENCE HAS
SPOKEN I THINK VERY ELOQUENTLY
ABOUT THAT THE BENEFITS OF THE
SYSTEM THE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY
UNDER FUNDED. BY THE STATISTICS
AROUND FOSTER OUTCOMES FOR- WELL
KNOWN AND REALLY SHOT- THE CASA
PROGRAM. IS NOT ONLY A COST
EFFECTIVE BUT IT FEELS A NEED
THAT OTHERWISE GOES COMPLETELY
ON FILM- AND THE OUTCOMES THAT
IT PRODUCES PART NOTHING SHORT
OF AMAZING SO. IT WOULD BE A
SHAME TO NOT RESTORE THESE FUNDS
THE IDEA YOU CAN MAKE AN ORDER
THAT THIS ISN'T NEARLY ENOUGH-
BUT THE PROMISE MADE WE MADE TO
THE SYSTEM LAST YEAR WE SHOULD
WE SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON- AND IT
IS BOTH. MORALLY I THINK
APPROPRIATE BUT BUT EMILY
SENSIBLE AND HUGELY COST
EFFECTIVE OVER THE LONG TERM SO
THAT'S MY TWO CENTS AND I'M GLAD
TO. VOTE FOR AN ARGUE. FOR THE
RESTORATION THE FUNDS. THANK YOU
SENATOR. REALLY APPRECIATE
STATUS BUT COMING FROM YOUR-
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE- I TO. I
GUESS THE QUESTION FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION IS WHY DID YOU
PROPOSED TO CUT THE FUNDING FOR
THIS PROGRAM AND I HAVE BEEN
GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY YET.
AGAIN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE
POTENTIAL FOR LONG TERM SAVINGS
WAS OR ANYTHING ABOUT THE
PROGRAM ITSELF OR- WHAT IS IT
ABOUT THE- WOOD. WHY BIG BASS.
SO MORE COMMENDED DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE ON THE DECISION TO
REDUCE THE COSTS OF PROGRAM WAS
NOT BASED ON THE MERITS OF THE
PROGRAM WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT-
IT REDUCTIONS TO ADDRESS THE
THIRTY BILLION REVENUE DOLLARS
SHORTFALL- WE WERE LOOKING AT
ONE TIME FUNDING AND FUNDING
THAT HAS NOT YET COME OUT THE
DOOR. RIGHT AND SO IN THIS
SPECIFIC CASE- IT'D THE IS FORTY
MILLION IS ALLOCATED FOR THE
NEXT FISCAL YEARS- SO IT IT
HASN'T BEEN- COMMITTED- AND-
THE- TWENTY MILLION ALLOCATED
FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS
AVAILABLE UNTIL THE END OF THE
NEXT FISCAL YEAR SO TWO YEARS.
AND AND LASTLY- YOU KNOW. THERE
IS A- FUNDING OF THE MILLION ON
AN ONGOING BASIS- FOR THIS
PROGRAM SO I'M YOU KNOW THERE IS
A IT IT IT IT WERE. WE SUPPORT
THAT PROGRAM WORKING FOR
MAINTAINING THE- THE THREE
MILLION- THAT'S ALREADY BUILT IN
WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE
BUDGET FOR JUST LOOKING AT- WE
WERE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THE
ONE LIKE ONE TIME AUGMENTATIONS
AND FINDINGS THAT WERE NOT
COMMITTED. ON INTO- BUT THAT
WOULD THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN
COMMITTED. THAT'S OUR THINKING
WHEN MAKING THIS- MAKING
REDUCTIONS BUT ALL WE RECOGNIZE
THAT THIS IS. JUST A STARTING
POINT WELL- I I'D LOVE FOR THE-
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
LEGISLATURE ON ON ON FOR
FINDING- THE BUDGET INFO AS WE
FIND A LOT AS WE WORK TOWARDS
FINALIZING THE BUDGET. OKAY
THANK YOU I WANT TO GO BACK TO
MISS LAWRENCE CAN YOU JUST-
COMMENT A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE
PLANNING PART THAT HAS ALREADY
OCCURRED FOR THAT SECOND AND
THIRD YEAR OF FUNDING. OFF HOW
THESE PROPOSED CUTS. WILL AFFECT
THE PROGRAM. YES CHAIRMAN DURING
. IF COULD ADDRESS THE AB PRETTY
QUESTION WE WAS YES BECAUSE AS
THE- LOCAL CA APPROACH WE SEE TO
PUT SEVEN DOLLAR. IN THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL BUDGET AT AN
AVERAGE COST OF FOUR THOUSAND
DOLLARS TO SERVE A CHILD WITH A
CASA THE STATE IS TAKING CARE OF
SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
CHILDREN. THE REST OF THE ELEVEN
THOUSAND CHILDREN THAT WE SERVED
ARE PAID FOR BY PHILANTHROPY AND
THE IDEA BEHIND THIS THREE YEAR
FUNDING WAS THAT WE WOULD
INCREASE OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVE
MORE CHILDREN. WHILE AT THE SAME
TIME INCREASING OUR FUNDRAISING
CAPACITY BY HIRING STAFF TO HELP
RAISE MORE FUNDS FROM THE
COMMUNITY SO THAT IN YEAR FOUR
WE WOULDN'T FALL OFF A CLIFF.
AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ABSORB
ALL OF THOSE NEW CHILDREN
BECAUSE WE HAD RAMPED UP OUR
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISING. SO WHEN
WE RECEIVE THIS MONEY WE DECIDED
ON A THREE YEAR PLAN THAT WE
DEVISED IN CONSULTATION WITH OUR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND THERE
WERE THREE CATEGORIES OF FUNDING
THE FIRST WAS UNRESTRICTED
OPERATIONAL DOLLARS TO PAY FOR
THE RENT AND THE COMPUTERS AND-
THE PAPER CLIPS THAT COSTS AS
OFTEN. ACOSTA PROGRAMS OFTEN
CANNOT GET SUPPORT FOR. THE
SECOND BUCKET OF FUNDING WAS ON
STAFF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
SOME OF OUR LOCAL CASA PROGRAMS
COULD NOT PROVIDE. HEALTH
BENEFITS TO THEIR STAFF THEY'RE
PAYING THEM MINIMUM WAGE AND WE
KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO ATTRACT
AND RETAIN COMPETENT STAFF. WE
NEED TO EXPAND THEIR- THEIR
COMPENSATION SO THE BULK OF THE
MONEY ALMOST SEVEN OR EIGHT
MILLION DOLLARS WAS GIVEN TO
STAFF COMPENSATION THE THIRD
BUCKET OF FUNDING WAS INNOVATIVE
WORLD. AND THE IDEA WAS THAT THE
FUNDING IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS
WHICH CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
OPERATION AND STAFF COMPENSATION
AT A DECREASED LEVEL BUT THEN
THEN WOULD GROW AND SERVE MORE.
CHILDREN AND BACK AT NUMBER
THREE. SO HAPPENED IS THE GUY.
OPPOSE HAS AND- TENTH BEFORE.
BUT WE HAD ALREADY DISPERSED THE
FIRST SPENDING PAYMENT WITH
THIS- VISION IN MIND AND SO
RIGHT NOW COSTA PROGRAMS ARE
WRESTLING WITH THE FACT OF DO
THEY HIRE STAFF. DOWN TO HELP
THEM WITH THE FUNDRAISING AND TO
EXPAND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN
THAT RECEIPTS CLASSES. OR DO
THEY WAIT- DO THEY GIVE STAFF
SALARY INCREASES AND TAKE THEM
BACK IN- JUNE OF TWENTY FOUR SO
THERE'S A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY AND
WHAT THE MONEY DID OVER THREE
YEARS WAS GIVEN A RUNAWAY AND
FOUNDATION THAT WE CAN
STRENGTHEN OUR PROGRAMS. SO THAT
WE COULD SERVE MORE CHILDREN IN
ORDER TO REACH THE GOAL OF
SERVING FIFTY THOUSAND CHILDREN
WITH CASA VOLUNTEERS IT WOULD
COST TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
ANNUALLY WHICH IS AGAIN A
FRACTION OF THE SOCIETAL COST OF
ONE POINT SIX BILLION. WE'RE NOT
ASKING THE LEGISLATURE DEFINED
AS THAT TO TWO HUNDRED MILLION A
YEAR WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE
REINSTATE THAT FORTY MILLION
OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS SO THAT
WE CAN BUILD OUR ORGANIZATIONS
TO BE STRONG NONPROFITS. THAT
ARE READY AND ABLE TO HELP MORE
CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT-
YOU KNOW THIS IS THERE'S A
FAMILIAR SOUND TO WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT EARLIER HERE ABOUT
PUBLIC DEFENDERS. IN THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER PILOT PROGRAM AND THE
INEQUITY OR THE UNEQUAL FUNDING
BETWEEN THE PROSECUTORS AND THE-
AND THE DEFENDERS AND IT'S JUST.
WE KEEP COMING YOU KNOW UP TO
PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN FACT THE
SAVING THOSE DOLLARS SAVING TAX
DOLLARS ON THE ONE HAND IF
THAT'S ALL YOU WE CARE ABOUT. IT
WOULD AT LEAST SHOW THAT WERE
BEING MORE EFFICIENT BUT AT THE
SAME TIME THE HUMAN ISSUE. I
MEAN WE HAD A TESTIMONY FROM A
YOUNG MAN WHOSE LIFE WAS SAVED
BECAUSE OF THE- PILOT PROGRAM
NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. WE
SHOULD GIVE UP. PEOPLE WHO CAN'T
TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
PROBLEMS THAT THEY FACE. AND
TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM. BECAUSE WE
ARE TAKING AWAY FROM THE
CHILDREN WELL WE CUT THESE FORTY
MILLION DOLLARS WE'RE TAKING
AWAY FROM THEIR- ABILITY AND
THEIR RIGHT. AND OUR MORAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE THEM SO
I. AM UNFORTUNATELY BEGINNING TO
SEE MAYBE A PATTERN HERE. OF
REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAMS
THAT ARE GETTING CUT- ARE
PROPOSED TO GET CUT BY THE
ADMINISTRATION AND- THESE ARE
THERE'S NO JUSTIFICATION. AND
YET OTHER. PROGRAMS THERE. WERE
JUST CONTINUING ON WITH THEM OUT
WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS SO I JUST
ASK YOU TO. TAKE THAT INTO
CONSIDERATION- TO THE
ADMINISTRATION YES. AN
INTERESTING AD SHOWED YOU KNOW
ONE DISTINCTION YOU CAN MAKE
BETWEEN THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S
PROGRAM ACOSTA IS. AB
REPUBLICANS WITH THERE'S NO
THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE NEED TO
FIND THIS AT THE CASA PROGRAM.
GREW UP. BY A BUNCH OF REALLY
WANT PEOPLE ADDRESSING. A NEED
THE STATE DID NOT AND STILL HAS
NOT ADDRESSED. I ENDED MISS
LAWRENCE'S POINT TO EITHER OF
THEIR ONLY THIRTEEN THOUSAND OUT
OF EIGHTY THOUSAND CHILDREN- IN
CALIFORNIA WHO ARE RECEIVING THE
BENEFIT. OF THIS PROGRAM RIGHT
SO THAT YOU YOU WIND UP WITH
KIND OF A RUSSIAN ROULETTE
SITUATION GOING ON WHERE YOU
LIVE- WHO THE POOL VOLUNTEERS.
BUT THE OUTCOMES ARE
INCONTROVERTIBLE. BY THE END OF
THE SITUATION FACED BY EVERY
CHILD IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
IS REALLY BLEAK. YEAH AND SO YOU
KNOW I WOULD POINT OUT THAT NOT
ALL ONE TIME FUNDS ARE CREATED
EQUAL YEAH YOU CAN MAKE AN
ARGUMENT THAT WE SHOULD INVEST.
ON A CONTINUING BASIS AT A MUCH
GREATER LEVEL TO MISS LAWRENCE-
TO THE CHURCH POINT YOU WOULD
SEE A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT
BOTH IN MONEY AND LIVES THAT IS
REALLY MEANINGFUL THE DATA
ALREADY EXIST- AND SO THERE ARE
LOTS OF OTHER PLACES TO SAVE
MONEY. IN THIS BUDGET. AND WE
SHOULD NOT TAKE IT OUT OF THIS
PROGRAM. I'LL JUST END BY SAY
THAT WOULD IMPRESSIVE TO ME IS
THAT THESE ARE DOLLARS GOING
TOWARDS RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS.
YOU KNOW THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME TO
DO THIS SO OUR INVESTMENT IS NOT
JUST. FOR THOSE WHO ARE ACTUALLY
GETTING PAID AND BARELY GETTING
PAID. BUT FOR THE MANY THOUSANDS
WHO DON'T GET ANY MONEY
WHATSOEVER THE HELP SAVE
CHILDREN'S LIVES SO. WITH THAT-
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
EVERYBODY WHO MADE THE
PRESENTATION. WILL KEEP THAT
OPEN BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY
CLEAR WHERE YOU AND I STAND ON
THIS MAYBE. OKAY WE'RE MOVING ON
THEN TO ISSUE SIX. ISSUE SIX IS
OUR ONGOING CARE ACT SUPPORT OF
WE WILL AGAIN WITH THE-
MISDEMEANOR DIRECTOR OF THE
CENTER FOR FAMILIES CHILDREN AND
THE COURTS FOR THE JUDICIAL
COUNCIL. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS- I'M SURELY
DEVON- FROM THE TRADITION
COUNCIL AND- I THINK THE FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS I WAS ASKED TO
COVER WAS WHAT WHERE HOW. WHAT
IS OUR PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING
THE PROGRAM SO FAR- THIS IS OF
VERY. COMPLEX PRAGA PROCESS- IT
INVOLVES PEOPLE AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL PEOPLE IN THE COURTS
PEOPLE IN. THE IN THE
COMMUNITIES. OF COURSE THE COURT
THE COURTS THEMSELVES AND DEAD
STEERING COMMITTEES THAT EACH
COUNTY HAS AS- PUT TOGETHER AND
IS WORKING. THAT THE TELEPHONE
WITH AND IT'S ALL OF THESE FOLKS
HAVE TO COME TOGETHER AT SOME
POINT. AND AT THE FIRST PHASE OF
OUR PLANNING WAS TO GET STARTED
TO ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND
FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO
FOR THE COURTS. A WEEK IT ALSO
THREE DAYS AFTER THE BAY
ACTUALLY SIGNED WE STARTED
MEETING WITH OUR CUT COLLEAGUES
IN HHS DEPARTMENT HEALTH CARE
SERVICES IN LIKE. SO THAT WE
COULD AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ALIGN
OUR EFFORTS FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING AND I WILL SAY THAT
I'M VERY PLEASED WITH THAT
COLLABORATION. IN ADDITION OF
WHAT NOW ALIVE WHAT WE'RE DOING
IS WORKING WITH THE COURTS AND
COURTS. HAVE ALSO IMPRESSED ME
VERY MUCH BECAUSE THEY WERE
READY THE WEEK AFTER THAT THE
ACT WAS SIGNED WITH THEIR TEAMS.
TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND
TELL US WHAT THEY WERE THINKING
ABOUT AND WHAT THEIR WITH THE
QUESTIONS WERE. TO THE BEEN
GREAT PARTNERS AND ALL OF THAT
AND REALLY TAKE THIS VERY
SERIOUSLY. IN ADDITION MANY OF
THEM HAVE EXPERIENCE WORKING- IN
ADULT MENTAL HEALTH AND HAD
GREAT IDEAS ABOUT HOW TO HOW TO
PROCEED. WE WORK WITH THEM AND
THEN WE STARTED CONNECTING THEM
AT A PLATFORM WHERE THEY COULD
SHARE THEIR IDEAS TO COMMUNICATE
WITH EACH OTHER- AND THEN. AFTER
THAT WE STARTED HAVING COHORT
MEETINGS WHICH INCLUDED ALL THE
PEOPLE IN EACH COUNTY WHO ARE
WORKING ON MONNING THIS PROGRAM.
AT THE WITH THE FIRST ONE WAS AT
THE END OF OCTOBER- THE SECOND
ONE WAS UNFORTUNATELY LAST
FRIDAY SO. WHETHER EFFECTED THE
ATTENDANCE THERE ANSWERING THIS
DO SOME FOLLOW UP ON THAT. IT'S
BEEN A VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION
AND THE- AND IN THE WORK THAT WE
PUT ON OUR WEBSITES AND
COMMUNICATED OUT. IS NOT JUST
THE WORK OF OUR TEAM BUT ABOVE
ALL OF THE FOLKS WERE WORKING
WITH- OUR TEAM HAS WORKED REALLY
CAREFULLY AND QUICKLY FOR OUR
FOR OUR RULES AND FORMS PROCESS.
THEY'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
PRO PROBATE IN MENTAL HEALTH SUB
COMMITTEE TO DO THE RULES OF
COURT. AND ALSO NOW SIXTEEN
FORMS. TO FACILITATE THE- THE
COMPLETION OF THE PROCESS. AND
THOSE ARE THOSE DOCUMENTS WILL
BE GOING TO THE RULES TO ON.
APRIL FIFTH AND TO THE JUDICIAL
COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL IN
JUNE. AB THREE MAY THE END OF
MAY- SO ONCE THE THEY ARE
APPROVED THEN OUR TEAM WILL BE
STARTING TO WORK ON ENHANCEMENT
OF THOSE FORMS- TO MAKE THAT.
MAKE THEM MORE LIKE A- A TURBO
TAX KIND OF PROCESS WHERE YOU
PUT IN THE NAME ONCE IT'LL BE
POPULATE ALL THE OTHER FORMS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. ANYTHING TO
TRY TO FACILITATE THE PROCESS
FOR THE PETITION. AND WE'RE ALSO
NOW BACK TO WORKING WITH ALL OF
OUR PARTNERS AND TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT AND PRIORITIZE
TRAINING AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE. TO THAT ALL OF THE
PARTIES INVOLVED IN THIS HAVE
THE INFORMATION THEY NEED- AND
TRAINING IN WORKING WITH THIS
POPULATION IT THEY DON'T HAVE IT
ALREADY. AND THE DATA COLLECTION
IS JUST REALLY GET THE PLANNING
OF THAT IS JUST GETTING
UNDERWAY. IT'S THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF HHS AND ALSO
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES. AND THEY HAVE A
CONSULTANT WHO'S JUST STARTED
SAID THEY'RE THEY'RE MEETING
WITH US TO LOOK AT THE VERY VERY
LONG LIST. OF ITEMS TO COLLECT
THAT IS IN CHAPTER SIX OF THE
ACT. WE IN THE DIGITAL CONSULAR
COMMITTED IN THE AXE TO
PROVIDING THREE. DIFFERENT
METRICS ONE IS THE NUMBER OF
PETITIONS SUBMITTED. THE SECOND
IS INITIAL APPEARANCE ON
PETITIONS AND THE THIRD IS THE
NUMBER OF HEARINGS. BUT THERE'S
A NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE
IN THE ACCIDENT WILL BE. WORKING
WITH- HHS. TO DECIDE HOW TO
PROCEED WITH THAT. AND- I JUST
SAY THAT ALL OF THIS IS. CORD
PROCESS AND A VERY VOCAL. WITH
LOTS OF MEETINGS. OKAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- MISLI. THE OF ANY
COMMENTS YES I THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR WE HAVE TWO
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU ON THIS
ITEM- OUR FIRST RECOMMENDATION
IS WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT ONGOING
FUNDING WILL BE NEEDED. HOWEVER
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE
LEGISLATURE ONLY PROVIDED THE
TWENTY NINE POINT NINE MILLION
REQUESTED FOR TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR. AND THIS IS BECAUSE
THE CARE PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN
IMPLEMENTED YET AND THERE IS
SIGNIFICANT FISCAL UNCERTAINTY
WITH THE ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING
THE ESTIMATES IN THOSE
ASSUMPTIONS ARE LAID OUT ON PAGE
TWENTY THREE OF YOUR AGENDA- AND
SO IF YOU HAVE MAJOR DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE ASSUMPTIONS. AND
ACTUAL DATA THAT COULD ACTUALLY
IMPACT TO THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
THAT IS NEEDED IN THE FUTURE
POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANTLY. FOR
TWENTY- TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR
IT'S REASONABLE TO PROVIDE A
BASED ON THE ASSUMPTIONS BECAUSE
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE THE PROGRAM
HASN'T BEEN IMPLEMENTED. BUT
MOVING FORWARD ACTUAL DATA
COLLECTED FROM COLD WIND WOULD
BE REALLY HELPFUL TO INFORM
THOSE FUTURE FUNDING LEVELS. AS
WELL AS TO HELP THE LEGISLATURE.
MONITOR THE PROGRAM AND
DETERMINE WHETHER LEGISLATIVE
CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE
THE PROGRAM OPERATES AS INTENDED
OR TO CONTROL COSTS. IN LINE
WITH THAT WE WOULD JUST KNOW FOR
THE LEGISLATURE KIND OF GIVEN
THE STATE'S BUDGET SITUATION.
THE LEGISLATURE MIGHT WANT TO
CONSIDER WHETHER TO LIMIT THE
NUMBER OF COUNTIES- IN THE
SECOND COHORT THAT START EARLY
YOU KNOW BEFORE JULY FIRST OF
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR BECAUSE THAT
WOULD INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF
GENERAL FUND NEEDED IN BOTH
TWENTY TWENTY THREE. TWENTY FOUR
AS WELL AS TWENTY FOUR TWENTY
FIVE. OUR SECOND RECOMMENDATION
IS- AS NOTED BY- MISSTEP IN OUR
- THE SB THIRTEEN THIRTY EIGHT
DOES REQUIRE ANNUAL REPORTING ON
KEY OUTCOME AND PERFORMANCE
MEASURES. HOWEVER THE FIRST SET
OF INFORMATION IS LIKELY TO BE
REPORTED AFTER YOU COMPLETE
DELIBERATIONS FOR THE TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE BUDGET.
SO BECAUSE OF THAT WE RECOMMEND
THE LEGISLATURE DIRECT TO THE
TRIAL COURT'S IN THE FIRST
COHORT THE FIRST GROUP THAT'S
IMPLEMENTING. TO REPORT MONTHLY
ONCE THEY BEGIN OPERATIONS ON
KEY METRICS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO
CALCULATING FUTURE FUNDING
NEEDS. AND SO THOSE WOULD
INCLUDE. THE NUMBER OF PETITIONS
RECEIVED AND DISMISSED THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
ENROLLED NUMBER OF COURT
PROCEEDINGS THAT ARE GENERATED.
AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT JUDGES COURT STAFF AND
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE SPEND TOO
YOU KNOW ADDRESS THOSE CASES
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE
INDIVIDUALS- IN QUESTION. AND
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE
REALLY HELPFUL TO THAN
CALCULATING THE APPROPRIATE
LEVEL OF FUTURE FUNDING MEANS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MISTER JIMENEZ. MARKHAM AS
APARTMENT A FINANCE- SO WE AGREE
WITH THE ELIAS'S COMMENTS THAT-
THE FUNDING NEEDS OF THE PROGRAM
IS UNCERTAIN. IT'S A NEW PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION IS STILL UNDER
WAY HOWEVER WE ARE RESPECTFULLY
DISAGREE WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION- TO PROVIDE ONLY
WHEN YOU'RE A FUNDING ON THE
PROGRAM INVOLVES A COMMITMENT OF
MANY STAKEHOLDERS SO THIS
INVOLVES ALL FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTIES THE COURTS WITHIN EACH
COUNTY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SERVICES LEGAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS- YOU KNOW IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE BUILD IN THE
NECESSARY RESOURCES IN THE
BUDGET. TO DEMONSTRATE THE
STATE'S ONGOING COMMITMENT TO
TEXAS THE SUCCESS OF THIS
PROGRAM- AS NEEDS CHANGE WE
EXPECT- AT THAT THROUGH THE
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT
WE WOULD. MAD MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
TO REFLECT THE NEEDS- AND WHAT
WE'RE SEEING ON THE GROUND- AND
LASTLY- YOU KNOW WE APPRECIATE
THE ALEJO'S RECOMMENDATION FOR-
I. DATA REPORTING HOWEVER- ALL
WERE WE THINKING- THAT MONTHLY
REPORTING MIGHT BE A BIT ONEROUS
FOR THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL SO WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
LEGISLATIVE STAFF ON THE DETAILS
. OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
IT THANK YOU VERY- SENATOR-
SEARCH I THINK I AM SYMPATHETIC
TO THE ARGUMENT WE NEED MORE
THAN ONE YEAR FUNDING BUT BUT
BUT I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT. TO
THE EXTENT THAT THIS IS A NEW
PROGRAM IS TO ADDRESS A VERY
SPECIFIC PROBLEM THERE THERE'S
NO INSURANCE AT ALL THAT THEY-
SHOULD THE UPTAKE WILL BE A
SMOOTH CURVES. RIGHT WHAT I
THINK MOST PEOPLE GET WE WE'RE
GONNA SEE A MUCH LARGER NUMBER-
IN THE FIRST YEAR WITH THEM YOU
KNOW THE FIRST YEAR OF A COHORT-
BUT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY
PREDICTIVE OF THE SUBSEQUENT.
PATH BECAUSE IN AND THEN THERE'S
ALSO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO
LOTS FRICTION AROUND WHAT
QUALIFIES- AND THE COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH YOU KNOW
FIGURING OUT WHAT YOU KNOW WHAT
ARE THE STANDARDS WERE. PROPER
PROCEDURES- TO ADDRESS IT WHAT
IS ACTUALLY A FAIRLY NARROW BAND
OF STEVEN KING OF THE BOND HOUSE
POPULATION IT HAS TO MEET A VERY
SPECIFIC SET OF CRITERIA. SO I
THINK YOU DO NEED MORE THAN. A
YEAR BUT I THINK WE SHOULD BE
DELIVERED IN ASSUMING THAT THAT
THE FIRST YEAR IS NUMBER IS NOT
NECESSARILY. GOING TO BE PREDICT
THE SECOND YEARS NUMBER TO DATE
IS IMPORTANT- AND THE QUESTION
IS YOU KNOW HOW BEST TO COLLECT
THAT DATA IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T
INTERFERE. WITH THE ONGOING
WORK- BUT THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD
BE FULLY INVOLVED IN ALL OF THAT
IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE. A SENSIBLE
PROGRAM BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WE
CAN BUDGET EFFECTIVELY FOURTEEN
IN THE COMING YEARS. TO
APPRECIATE. YOUR YOUR INPUTS.
THANK YOU THANK YOU REMOTE I
HAVE A FUSED. QUESTIONS WE'VE
HEARD A PREVIEW. ABOUT THE DAY.
OF LEGAL AID ORGANIZATIONS FACE.
IN RECRUITING AND RETRAINING
ATTORNEYS SO. HOW CAN THE STATE
ENSURE YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO
TAKE ON. THIS NEW DUTY- WHAT
WE'VE DONE SO FAR IS- PARTNER
WITH IT THE STATE BAR ON POLICE.
HAS ISSUED A PLANNING GRANTS FOR
INTERESTED PROVIDERS. AND THE
GOAL OF THE PLANNING GRANTS IS
FOR. IDENTIFY WITH THE PROBLEMS
AND CHALLENGES ARE AND ALSO- TO
GET A SENSE OF HOW MANY LEGAL
SERVICES PROVIDED USE WOULD BE.
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING. IN
AND WHAT LOCATIONS TO MAP IT
GEOGRAPHICALLY. OKAY THAT'S
REALLY NOT. AND THAT'S NOT
REALLY GETTING TO THE CAPACITY
THOUGH I MEAN YOU'RE TAKING
STEPS BUT- HOW DO YOU GET TO
THAT LEVEL OF CAPACITY. PROBABLY
WILL NOT KNOW UNTIL APRIL OR SO
AFTER AFTER DAYS IN THE REVISED
MAYBE- WHAT- WHAT. NUMBER OF-
LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS WANT TO
CONTRACT WITH US. THAT'S WHEN
WE'LL KNOW THE NUMBER. AT THAT
POINT- THAT IS THE ACT SHOWS- WE
THEN GO TO PUBLIC DEFENDERS AS
REPRESENTATIVES- CHEST ACTUALLY
IT'S BEEN WEEKS RIGHT SINCE LA.
JUMPED INTO- TO INCLUDE
THEMSELVES IN IT- THAT'S ALMOST
HALF OF THE- THAT WILL MEAN THAT
ALMOST HALF OF THE STATE'S
POPULATION WILL BE IN COUNTIES
AS A RESULT OF ELLIE OF A
JUMPING IN- HOW ARE YOU. HOW HAS
THIS CHANGED YOUR ABILITY TO
IMPLEMENT ESPECIALLY ON A
QUICKER SCALE AND ENSURE THAT.
AS THE SMOOTH ROLLOUT THAT WORLD
LOOKING TO SEE. AN UNITECH
SHIRTS FOR I'M NOT MAYBE IT
SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THE BUDGET
THAT WE PROPOSED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET DOES NOT
ASSUME ALEJO STARTING OUR AND
ALEJO SORRY LOS ANGELES STARTING
RIGHT AND SO ON THERE IS A
COMPETITOR THIS HAS OFFERED. AND
SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION IS WORKING WITH
THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL TO
DETERMINE THE- RESOURCES
NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE ON THE
LOS ANGELES HI HI IS LOTS OF
SALT LOS ANGELES'S EAGERNESS TO
START OF THE PROGRAM EARLY SO-
WERE WERE IN DISCUSSION. I
SHOULD ADD THAT FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING WE STARTED SHARING ALL
THE RESOURCES WITH LA THAT WE
SHARE WITH THE QUOTE ONE COURT
SO THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION
THEY WORK IN THE PLAN SO THEY
WILL NOT BE DELAYED DEPENDING
ON. WHICH WAY IT GOES. I'M COULD
YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF THE ESTIMATE I
ACTUALLY REMEMBER HEARING EARLY
ON THAT LAST POSSESSION THAT IT
WOULD BE SOMEWHERE AROUND SEVEN
THOUSAND- OF. PARTICIPANTS OF
YOUR USING THE NUMBER OF
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND PETITIONS AND
TWELVE THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS. OF
THE L. A. NOTED THAT. SOME
STAKEHOLDERS- THINK THERE WILL
BE EVEN MORE SO HOW WOULD THE
SYSTEM CAN HANDLE. THESE LARGER
NUMBERS OR UNANTICIPATED INFLUX
MAYBE I CAN ADDRESS THAT SO- THE
RANGE THAT THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCY PROVIDED- WAS
ABOUT SEVEN TO TWELVE THOUSAND
PARTICIPANTS- AND SO- WHAT WE-
ASSUMED IN THE BUDGET WAS- TO-
ON THE HIGHER IN THE TWELVE
THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS THE
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND THAT YOU'RE
REFERENCING IS- IT NOT NOT THE-
IT'S A IT'S SO. NOT THE NUMBER
OF- PETITIONS COMING IN TWELVE
THOUSAND IS THE NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS ELIGIBLE. AFTER YOU
KNOW DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT
THEY ARE ELIGIBLE ON AND ON IT
TO THE EXTENT THAT- IS HE MMHM
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE
NECESSARY TO COMBAT IT MAY BE AN
INFLUX AN ANTICIPATED INFLUX
THERE ARE TOOLS WITHIN THE
BUDGET. ON THAT HELP. THAT WE
CAN YOU UTILIZE TO ADDRESS ANY
UNANTICIPATED COSTS. AND AND WE
WOULD HE EXERCISE THOSE TOOLS ON
TO- AND SUPPORT HIGH ANY INFLUX
I AND RESOURCE AS- OKAY- THE
MORE CHRISTMAS CENTER DON'T.
HELLO ANYBODY OKAY. WELL YOU CAN
GET TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I
THE BUDGET SO THERE'S ANY
QUESTIONS ON THAT END BUT I
THINK WE'VE DONE. OKAY OKAY
THANK VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT THANK
YOU ALL OF MUCH WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO ISSUES SEVEN WHICH IS
CAPITAL OUTLAY AND FACILITIES-
WILL BEGIN WITH. HELLO MCCORMICK
. DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES
SERVICES FOR THE JUDICIAL
COUNCIL. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
ARAMBULA MCCORMICK I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES SERVICES
FOR JUDICIAL COUNCIL CALIFORNIA.
OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL'S
FACILITIES PROVIDE. PORTFOLIO
CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR
HUNDRED AND FIFTY FACILITIES
WITH OVER TWENTY ONE HUNDRED
COURT ROOMS ACROSS THE STATE AND
MORE THAN TWENTY ONE MILLION
SQUARE FEET THE PROGRAM'S GOAL
IS TO PROLONG ASSET USEFULNESS
TO ENSURE RELIABLE SAFE AND
FUNCTIONAL COURT FACILITIES FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS. RECENTLY TO
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ONE STUDY
HAVE COMPLETED TWENTY TWO
CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ONE STUDY
ARE ON GOING THESE PROJECTS WILL
ACTIVATE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
NINE COURT ROOMS AND VACATE
FORTY ONE SUB STANDARD
FACILITIES. THE PROGRAM
COMPLETES APPROXIMATELY ELEVEN
HUNDRED FACILITY MODIFICATION
PROJECTS AND SEVENTY THOUSAND
MAINTENANCE SERVICE WORK ORDERS
ANNUALLY. THE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR CAPITAL BROOK.
PROJECT REQUEST INCLUDE
CONTINUING FACES BURKE TRIAL
COURT PROJECTS AND SAMPOERNA
DINO MONTEREY AND ABOUT A
COUNTIES AND A NEW START CAPITAL
PROJECTS FOR THE SIX DISTRICT
COURT OF APPEAL IN SUNNYVALE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THE ENDING
IS ALSO REQUESTED FOR THE DESIGN
FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION OF
A NEW SIGNAGE FOR THE NEWLY
RENAMED CHARLES JAMES OGLETREE
JUNIOR COURTHOUSE FOR THE
SUPERIOR COURT OF MERCED. THE
FACILITIES PROGRAM IS REQUESTING
CONSIDERATION FOR OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE FUNDING FOR NINE
FACILITIES THAT HAVE RECENTLY
COMPLETED OR WILL COMPLETE
CONSTRUCTION IN THE UPCOMING
YEAR. CURRENTLY THE EIGHT
PROJECTS TO COMMENCE
CONSTRUCTION JUST PRIOR TO OR
DURING THE PANDEMIC HAVE
EXPERIENCE SCHEDULE DISRUPTION
DUE TO MANDATORY CODE CLOSURES
POLITE CHAIN CHALLENGES AND
SCARCITY OF LABOUR DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THESE PROJECTS WERE
AFFECTED BY MISSING COMPONENTS
WHICH DISRUPTED THE SEQUENCE OF
CONSTRUCTION. AND THE ABILITY TO
COMPLETE THE BUILDINGS TIMELY
THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL AND OUR
CONTRACTORS WORK DILIGENTLY AND
COLLABORATIVELY TO MINIMIZE THE
IMPACTS HOWEVER SCHEDULE
OVERRUNS HAVE OCCURRED. AS
CALIFORNIA EMERGES FROM THE
PANDEMIC. SCHEDULE CERTAINTY IS
RETURNING THE PROJECTS AND
SHASTA IMPERIAL ENGLAND WILL
OPEN THIS YEAR. AND OTHER
PROJECTS ARE PROGRESSING WITH
MORE PREDICTABILITY. THE ONGOING
STUDY FOR THE LOS ANGELES
SUPERIOR COURT THAT WAS
AUTHORIZED IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY
ONE TWENTY TWO IS COMPLETING AS
SCHEDULED THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
THE STUDY ANALYZES AND DEVELOPS
A PLAN FOR IMPROVING AND
MODERNIZING LOS ANGELES FORTY
THREE COURT FACILITIES. IN
JUDICIAL COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED
THE NEED FOR EIGHTY CAPITAL
OUTLAY PROJECTS STATEWIDE
SEVENTEEN OF THESE PROJECTS FOR
THE LOS ANGELES SUPERIOR COURT.
BASED ON THE L. A. STUDIES
PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS COUPLED
WITH POST PANDEMIC ADAPTATIONS
IN COURT OPERATION ADJUSTMENTS
WILL BE MADE TO THE FUTURE LOS
ANGELES CAPITAL PROJECT
PROPOSALS. NEXT YEAR'S JUDICIAL
COUNCIL FIVE YEAR INFRASTRUCTURE
PLAN MAY BE ADJUSTED AFTER
CONSIDERING THE STUDY FINDINGS.
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE
JUDICIAL COUNCIL'S FACILITY
PROGRAM IS APPRECIATED AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- MISLI. ANY
COMMENTS. YES THANK YOU WE HAVE
COMMENTS ON TWO DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE PROPOSALS ON THE COVER
FINANCING FIRST AND THEN THE
PROPOSALS RELATED TO. THAT STATE
COURTS FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
FINE FCSC OFFENSE ALL AND SEE
THE FIRST RELATED TO FINANCING
BROADLY SPEAKING- THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET INCLUDES A TOTAL OF
NEARLY TWO BILLION IN CASH FROM
THE GENERAL FUND OR- LEASE
REVENUE BONDS TO SUPPORT CAPITAL
OUTLAY PROJECTS ACROSS THE
STATE. THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
SPECIFICALLY HAS THREE PROJECTS-
IN WHICH THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSES TO SHIFT EIGHTY NINE
POINT THREE MILLION IN
CONSTRUCTION COSTS FROM LEASE
REVENUE BONDS TO CASH. FROM THE
GENERAL FUND THESE PROJECTS
WOULD OTHERWISE NEED TO USE
TAXABLE BONDS TO FINANCE THE
COSTS BECAUSE THEY EXCEED THE
THREE WE ARE YEAR WINDOW
REQUIRED FOR TAX EXEMPT BONDS.
USING BONDS OR CASH ARE BOTH
REASONABLE WAYS TO FINANCE-
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS BUT
THERE ARE TRADE OFFS WITH THOSE
APPROACHES THE FOR EXAMPLE IF
THE STATE HAS A BUDGET DEFICIT
AND WE'RE TALKING YOU KNOW. WE
ARE WELL VERSED IN IN THE BUDGET
CONDITION RIGHT NOW- BONDS
CONFINES IMPORTANT PROJECTS.
WITHOUT FORCING THE STATE TO CUT
EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ARE
RECEIVING GENERAL FUND. ON THE
OTHER HAND USING CASH TO PROCEED
FROM THE PROGRAMS MEANS THAT THE
OVERALL SPENDING FOR A PROJECT
MIGHT BE LAST BECAUSE THE STATE
DOESN'T HAVE TO PAY THE
INTEREST. AND SO GIVEN THE
CURRENT BUDGET PROBLEM FACING
THE STATE INCLUDING THE FACT
THAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE WORSE
THAN THE GOVERNOR. PROJECTS THE
LEGISLATURE MIGHT WANT TO SWITCH
TO LEASE REVENUE BONDS INSTEAD
OF CASH FINANCING FOR. THESE
PROJECTS ARE SOME OF THE OTHER
ONES PROPOSED BY CASH- IN ORDER
TO MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR EGGS
OTHER EXISTING PROGRAMS. WE
WOULD NOTE THAT EVEN THOUGH
INTEREST RATES ARE RELATIVELY
HIGH RIGHT NOW- IF INTEREST
RATES COME DOWN IN THE FUTURE
THE STATE TYPICALLY HAS THE
OPTION TO EFFECTIVELY REFINANCE.
AT A LOWER RATE- SO THAT'S. ONE
SET OF COMMENTS THIS SECOND SET
OF COMMENTS RELATES TO THE S.
THE- INSOLVENT PROPOSALS. WE DO
RECOMMEND THAT THE LEGISLATURE
APPROVED SHIFTING THE FIFTY FIVE
POINT FIVE MILLION IN SUPPORT
FOR TRIAL COURT OPERATIONS FROM
THE S. C. F. C. F. TO THE
GENERAL FUND. AS WELL AS
PROVIDING A GENERAL FUND BACK
FILLED TO THE S. YES YEAH
BECAUSE THAT WOULD PERMANENTLY
SORT OF ADDRESSED THE ISSUES
THAT WE'RE FACING IN TERMS OF
ITS SOLVENCY. HOWEVER BECAUSE
THE BACK FILL AMOUNT NEEDED IS
GOING TO CHANGE OVER TIME WE DO
RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE DIRECT
JUDICIAL COUNCIL TO REPORT
ANNUALLY. ON THE SCS LONG TERM
FINE CONDITION STATEMENT AS LONG
AS A GENERAL FUND BACK FILL IS
REQUIRED. AND THIS INFORMATION
WILL HELP THE LEGISLATURE ENSURE
THAT THE BUDGET IS ADJUSTED
APPROPRIATELY. TO REFLECT ANY
CHANGES THAT COULD BE HIGHER SO
FOR EXAMPLE IF REVENUES CONTINUE
TO DECLINE. OR LOWER IF
EXPENDITURES ARE LAST AND A KEY
EXAMPLE OF THAT IS- DEBT SERVICE
EXPENDITURES ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE BY ABOUT FORTY MILLION
DOLLARS ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN
TWENTY THIRTY TWO THIRTY THREE.
WITH ADDITIONAL COURT DECLINES
OF FIFTY MILLION IN TWENTY
THIRTY EIGHT THIRTY NINE AND
ANOTHER FORTY MILLION AND TWENTY
THIRTY NINE FORTY. AS ADJUSTING
THAT BACK FILLING OUT WOULD NEED
THAT GENERAL FUND IS THEN
AVAILABLE FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
OUR FINAL COMMENT IS THAT
RELATED TO THIS PROPOSAL A PART
OF IT WOULD PERMANENTLY EXTEND
FIFTEEN MILLION IN FACILITY
MODIFICATIONS FUNDING THAT WAS
SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT THE END
OF THIS BUDGET YEAR- AND SO IN
THINKING OF THAT WE DO RECOMMEND
THE LEGISLATURE WEIGH THAT
AGAINST YOUR OTHER BUDGET
PRIORITIES. SINCE THAT WOULD
RESULT IN GENERAL FUND COST
PRESSURES WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL HAS.
FACILITY NEEDS THEY DEFINITELY
HAVE THAT. BUT IF YOU REDUCE OR
REJECTS KIND OF THAT PROPOSED
ONGOING- SPENDING IT WOULD
PROVIDE THE LEGISLATURE WITH THE
BUDGET SOLUTION. THE HELP
ADDRESS- PROJECTED OUT YEAR
DEFICITS THAT ARE ALREADY KIND
OF PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
. OKAY THANK YOU. AND MR OSBORNE
. I CAN SPEAK TO THE FIRST PART
OF THE LAS ONE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT FINANCE. AND SO- WE
SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL WAS
PRESENTED THE USE OF THE GENERAL
FUND FOR THESE- FOR THE THREE
PROJECTS THAT HAVE- EXPENDITURES
OUTSIDE OF THE THREE YEAR.
FEDERAL WINDOW WE THINK IT'S
MORE PRUDENT TO USE GENERAL FUND
THAT WOULD BE TO. TO HAVE TO
ISSUE TAXABLE BONDS FOR THE FOR
THE ENTIRE PROJECT SO. GIVE AND
I JUST ADDRESS THE SECOND ISSUE
WE APPRECIATE THE ONLY A SUPPORT
FOR- THE- D. S. YES YOU HAVE
PROPOSAL AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH LEGISLATIVE STAFF
ON ON THE DETAILS OF THE
REPORTING REQUIREMENT AS SHE
REFERRED TO. THANK YOU- I KNOW
THIS IS. A MY QUESTION IS A
VERY. MUCH A PART OF WHAT HAS
ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED BUT- IF
YOU COULD COMMENT ON THE NEED
FOR THE PERMANENT INCREASE IN
THE FACILITY MODIFICATION
FUNDING. AND THEN OPPOSE CUTS TO
THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE OF
FUNDING IF YOU COULD. EXPLAIN
THAT MORE IN WHERE THE PRIORITY
IS. CERTAINLY SO FACILITY
MODIFICATIONS IS REALLY KIND OF
A MISNOMER THAT IS CAPITAL
RENEWALS OF FAILING ASSETS SO
FOR EXAMPLE IT'S LIKE-
REPLACEMENTS OF LARGE MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT- ERROR HANDLERS
CHILLERS THAT SORT OF THING. IF
YOU DON'T DO FACILITY
MODIFICATION CAPITAL RENEWALS
THAT. ADDS TO YOUR DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE LIST AND THE PROBLEM
BECOMES WHEN YOU DEFERRED THINGS
YOU RUN THEM TO FAILURE. SO THEN
YOU HAVE TO REPAIR THEM UNDER AN
EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH IS
TYPICALLY MORE DISRUPTIVE AND
MORE COSTLY. THROUGH THE ONGOING
FACILITY MODIFICATION MONEY
REALLY DOES REDUCE THE DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE- SPENDING OVER TIME.
N. THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE
BEEN VERY WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE
HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE AND BEEN
ABLE TO. MMHM REDUCE OUR
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE BACKLOG
QUITE A BIT WITH THE FUNDING
THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IT'S
REALLY PAID DIVIDEND WITH THESE-
STORMS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH
THIS YEAR WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY
LIKE MAJOR NEW BUILDING CLOSURES
DO TELL THE ONLY KING ROOFS OR-
OTHER STORM RELATED DAMAGE SO IT
DOES PAY DIVIDENDS TO GO AHEAD
AND DO THE DEFERRED MAINTENANCE.
AND THE FACILITY MODIFICATIONS
WILL AVOID BUILDING THE DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE BACKLOG. I COULDN'T
IF I MAY IN. GO IN THE
DEPARTMENT PART OF YOUR
QUESTION- THERE'S A RETIRED BUT
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES A
REDUCTION OF FORTY NINE POINT
FIVE MILLION GENERAL FUND- IN
THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL'S
DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE BUDGET ON
THIS PART OF FUNDING HAS NOT YET
BEEN ENCUMBERED- AND- AND SHOULD
NOT IMPACT EXISTING- PROJECTS SO
ON THE CONTEXT IS THAT THE
TWENTY TWENTY ONE BUDGET ACT
PROVIDED A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
EIGHT MILLION TO THE- JUDICIAL
COUNCIL FOR DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
SO BY REDUCING- BY THIS
REDUCTION- WILL STILL LEAVE THE
GENERAL. JUDICIAL COUNCIL ABOUT-
HUNDRED THIRTY EIGHT POINT FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS IS THE TO
SUPPORT THEIR DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE BUDGET SO THIS IS
JUST ONE OF THE SOLUTIONS- OVER
UTILIZING TO ADDRESS THE REVENUE
SHORTFALLS IN GOVERNMENT AND IN
THE BUDGET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY OF I THINK THAT'S IT FOR
THIS ISSUE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR BEING HERE. AND PRESENTING
THANK YOU. BUT ISSUE EIGHT. IS A
- OF SO DATES FOR. SYMBOLS. A
SLIGHT CURVE HERE OVER THE JULY
CAL FIVE- MAY- BUT WAIT LET ME
TO. SURE GO AHEAD THE THEODOOR.
THEODORE OF H. THEODORE VENTURE
AT. IN THANK YOU AN EMAIL
MEMBERS- LIKE WITH YOUR GARBAGE
- BUT SERVICE DIRECTOR THE
JEWISH COUNCIL COULD YOU JUST
BRIEFLY TO ISSUES EIGHT. OKAY
JANET DOESN'T REALLY KNOW JOB OF
ADDRESSING- THE BACKGROUND THE
ISSUE- THIS- THESE FEES WERE
INCREASED IN TWENTY TWELVE IN
PART DUE TO IN LARGE PART DUE TO
THE GREAT RECESSION AND GENERAL
FUND REDUCTIONS THAT WERE
OCCURRING AT THE TIME. IS TO GO
SHE ASIANS THE BUDGET
DEVELOPMENT THAT THESE FEES
WOULD BE INCREASED TO OFFSET
SOME OF THESE GENERAL FUND
REDUCTIONS- OVER THE YEARS THEY
WERE WHEN THEY WERE INITIALLY
APPROVED THEY WERE. WITH THE
SUNSET- TO POSSIBLY REVISIT THE
FISCAL HEALTH OF THE STATE AND
POSSIBLY- UNDO THE INCREASES BY
THE FISCAL CONDITION HAS BEEN
SUCH THAT THERE'S NOT BEEN THAT
TYPE OF RESTORATION. AND SO
THESE ARE A VARIETY OF FEES IN
THE CIVIL FILINGS- MOTION FEES
COMPLEX FEES FIRST PAPER FEES-
THEY GENERATE APPROXIMATELY
FORTY MILLION DOLLARS THAT
SUPPORT TRUCKLOAD OPERATIONS
CRITICAL OPERATIONS. TO THE
EXTENT THAT THESE FEES ARE NOT-
CONTINUED THAT WOULD EITHER.
REQUIRE FOR GENERAL INVESTMENT
OF UP OF THAT AMOUNT. OR A
REDUCTION IN TRUCKLOAD
OPERATIONS AND SO WE BELIEVE
THAT THESE ARE- A REASONABLE AND
APPROPRIATE A METHOD TO GO
FORWARD TO MAKE THEM PERMANENT I
MEAN IT'S BEEN OVER A DECADE
THAT THESE REVENUES. HAVE BEEN
PART OF OUR FUNDING STREAMS AND
I KNOW THAT THE THIS OF THE
LEGISLATURE IN THE GOVERNOR
AGREED TO- INCREASING THE FEE
WAIVER- INCOME THRESHOLDS AND
THAT'S A QUESTION I THINK WE
MIGHT HAVE IN TERMS OF. HOW DOES
THAT ACTION FROM LAST YEAR-
IMPACT- THESE REVENUES AND THEY
ARE L. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR FEE WAIVERS IN
THESE FEE CATEGORIES AS WELL
THERE'S JUST A COUPLE THAT ARE
RELATED TO COMPLEX- AND WITH
THIRTY TEND TO BE- BUSINESSES
THAT ARE INVOLVED THERE. AND
THERE STILL IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR JUDICIAL DISCRETION ON
WAIVING THOSE. FEES IF NECESSARY
SO- SHOULD BE NO IMPACT ON ANY
OF ACTION THAT YOU TOOK. LAST
YEAR OLD TO FOR INCREASE. FEE
WAIVERS IN ELIGIBILITY. OKAY
THANK YOU. OF MISTER YOU MENACE
OBVIOUSLY SORRY. NO COST NO
COMMENTS. OKAY YES. AVAILABLE
FOR QUESTIONS OKAY GREAT- JUST
IF YOU COULD GO BACK TO THE- YOU
MENTION THE WAIVERS COULD YOU
EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE
BECAUSE- OBVIOUSLY THEY'LL BE
INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN'T AFFORD THE
FEES. TO COME STAND ON THAT A
LITTLE BIT IN BRIEF- THERE ARE
OTHER IN STATUTE THERE ARE-
INCOME THRESHOLDS AND WHICH IF
YOU ARE BELOW THOSE THRESHOLDS.
YOU CAN APPLY TO THE COURT AND
THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY GRANTED
I'M FOR YOU TO NOT PAY YOUR
FEES. AND SO- AN INDIVIDUAL CAN
COME TO THE COURT- COMPLETE THE
FORM AND THE FEES ARE WAIVED-
FOR THEM TO PROCEED WITH THEIR-
LEGAL ISSUES OTHER STYLE-
BERRIER TAXES TO JUSTICE BECAUSE
OF THEIR INABILITY TO PAY. OKAY
DO YOU HAVE ANY. GUESSTIMATE AS
TO WHAT THAT COULD AMOUNT TO.
THE UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T WE
WE'VE WE'VE TALKED TO STAFF
ABOUT THAT OVER THE LAST FEW
MONTHS ABOUT. HOW YOU COULD
POSSIBLY ISOLATE- THE CHANGE AND
THE THRESHOLD TO THE TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT- BUT IT IT IT'S- WE
DON'T HAVE AN ABILITY TO
UNDERSTAND WHO WHO'S COMING IN
MORE OR LESS- OVERALL BECAUSE OF
THE INCREASING THE FEE WAIVED.
BUT WE DO- HAVE THE BUDGET
PROCESS IS THAT TO THE EXTENT
THAT THERE ARE REDUCED REVENUES-
TO THE BRANCH THAT'S OUR BACKS
BILLS SO THEY DO GET CAPTURED OR
TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS
REDUCED REVENUES SO THAT THE
BRANCH OPERATIONS ARE NOT
IMPACTED. OKAY I. HAVE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS. OF THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. PRESENTATION OUR
FIRST PROPOSAL FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS THE DNA
IDENTIFICATION FUND BACK FILL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. I
DON'T HAVE A- I DON'T HAVE A
NAME. OKAY. UPDATED IN THE STATE
OKAY. TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OKAY
MISTER RYAN. YES YOU AND ME
MILLER. A TWO OKAY MR A RYAN YOU
FIRST YES MADAM CHAIR THANK
CHRIS RYAN DEPARTMENT JUSTICE
AND TO COVER THE- THE DNA ID
FUND BACK SO WE HAVE VERY MILLER
WAS ARE FORENSIC LAB DIRECTOR.
MISTER OKAY. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR- JEFF DISCUSS SOME OF THE
ITEMS THAT PER IN THE AGENDA
THE- REFERENCE OF SERVICES WAS
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A REPORT
THAT TALKED ABOUT ALTERNATIVE
FUNDING OPTIONS- RELATED TO A
NON GENERAL. OPTIONS AND WE DID-
SUBMIT THAT MANDATED REPORT. THE
OPTIONS THAT WE EXPORTER LISTED
IN THAT REPORT BUT THE HISTORY
OF THE BUREAU AND WHAT WE
REPRESENT- WAS IMPORTANT AS WELL
BECAUSE- IN SOME OF THE COMMENTS
THAT CAME BACK FROM THE REPORT
THERE WAS A TALK ABOUT EQUITABLE
RESOURCE- ABILITY SO. BASICALLY
THAT THE BUREAU WAS PROVIDING
SOME SORT OF SUBSTANTIAL
SUBSTATION SUBSIDIZATION OF THE
- MUNICIPALITIES THAT WE SERVICE
AND THAT WAS INTENTIONAL WHEN
THE BUREAU WAS FORMED THERE WAS
A INEQUITABLE ACCESS TO FORENSIC
SERVICES IN THE OTHER DIRECTION
THE LARGE CITIES AND COUNTIES
THAT HAVE THEIR OWN LABORATORIES
WERE NOT PROVIDING THOSE
SERVICES FOR THE RURAL COUNTIES
THAT NEEDED THAT ACCESS TO
JUSTICE. SO WHEN THE BUREAU WAS
FORMED. IT WAS FORMED ON A GRANT
AND THEN IT TRANSFERRED OVER TO
THE STATE TO. MONITOR THOSE
FUNDS AND PROVIDE THE SERVICES
TO THOSE MUNICIPALITIES. WE
CONTINUE TO DO THAT FREE OF
CHARGE- FOR MANY DECADES AND
WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES IN
FUNDING THAT WENT TO CRIMINAL
FINES AND FEES. BUT THE IDEA
THAT THAT WE WOULD WANT TO
CHARGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES IS
STILL SOMETHING THAT WE FIND WE
DON'T WANT TO PURSUE AND THE
REASON THAT WE DON'T WANT TO
PURSUE IT IS BECAUSE WE STILL
FEEL THAT IT. DOESN'T PROVIDE
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND IT
ACTUALLY INCENTIVIZES- LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT TO DECIDE WHETHER OR
NOT THEY SUBMIT EVIDENCE. AND
ONE OF THE TERMS THAT IS USED IN
THE IN THE COMMENTS IS THAT IT
GIVES THEM THE INCENTIVE TO.
DECIDE WHAT THEY TURN IN AND
THINK ABOUT IT. THAT PLACE IS
THE IDEA IN MY MIND THAT THAT
MEANS THAT THEY SOMEHOW CONTROL
WHAT WE ANALYZE HOW WE ANALYZE
IT OR OUR WORK FLOW IN THE
LABORATORY. AND THAT DOESN'T
HAPPEN THE LABORATORIES THAT WE
RUN AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE
SERVE TURN IN THEIR THEIR
EVIDENCE AND WE PROCESS IT BASED
ON EITHER DISCUSSIONS OR
EVALUATION OF THAT EVIDENCE. AND
IT'S ERRONEOUS TO ASSUME THAT WE
WILL ANALYZE EVERY PIECE OF
EVIDENCE THAT THEY TURN IN EVERY
TIME SO THERE IS THERE IS. A
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT GOES
ON WITHIN THE BUREAU AS WELL.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE HAVE
BEEN- DEALING WITH IS A MATTER
OF. WHO PAYS FOR THE SERVICES
AND- IN TWO THOUSAND AND THREE
AND TWO THOUSAND FOUR. SAN DIEGO
AT THE SHERIFF'S LAB THEY THEY
ACTUALLY HAVE A CRIME LABORATORY
AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN SAN
DIEGO AND THE GRAND JURY FOR THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. HAD DONE A
STUDY ON WHETHER. SERVICES AND
IN THAT STUDY THE GRAND JURY
DID- PRESENT A CONCLUSION THAT
THE BUREAU ALSO- PRESENTED IN A
REPORT THAT WE PROVIDED TO THE
LEGISLATURE IN THE L. A. WAS
WELL IN TWENTY TWENTY. AND THE
CONCLUSION WAS THAT INSERTING
FEES AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
COULD BECOME A DETERRENT TO
EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS BE
DIVISIVE OR MOTIVATE CITIES TO
SHIFT THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF
LABORATORY TESTS TO OTHER
AGENCIES. WE AGREE. THE IDEA
THAT WE WOULD CHARGE THESE
AGENCIES FOR THIS SERVICE- YEAH
THAT. IS SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD
NOT WANT TO DO BECAUSE WE DON'T
FEEL THAT THAT WOULD BE AN EQUAL
ACCESS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
VERY MUCH. DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING MORE STORAGE OKAY. ALL
RIGHT FOR OKAY MISLI. YES THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR- WE DO HAVE
THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
LEGISLATURE ON THIS ITEM- FIRST
WE RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
REQUIRE USERS OF BFS SERVICES TO
PARTIALLY SUPPORT. ITS
OPERATIONS BEGINNING IN TWENTY
FOUR TWENTY FIVE AGENCIES WOULD
BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR A PORTION
OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY
RECEIVE UNDER THAT
RECOMMENDATION. I JUST TO
BRIEFLY WALK YOU THROUGH THAT-
IF THE FIRST LOOK OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS IT'S LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND
PROSECUTORIAL AGENCIES THAT ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING AND
SUBMITTING THIS TYPE OF EVIDENCE
FOR TESTING AND THEN USING THAT
TO PURSUE CONVICTIONS. UNDER THE
EXISTING SYSTEM WE DO FIND IT IS
AN EQUITABLE BECAUSE THEY'RE
AGENCIES IN FORTY SIX COUNTIES
THAT ARE RECEIVING SERVICE
GENERALLY AT NO CHARGE SO THAT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT. WE ARE
EFFECTIVELY BFS DOJ AND THE
STATE FUNDING OF IT. IS
EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING TENS OF
MILLIONS OF SERVICE- TO THOSE
AGENCIES THAT IS IN CONTRAST TO
THE AGENCIES AND THE TWELVE
COUNTIES AND EIGHT CITIES THAT
PAID TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN
LABORATORIES. AND SO BECAUSE
THEY'RE PAYING FOR YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU'RE PAYING FOR THE SERVICE
THAT DOES PROVIDE INCENTIVE TO
THINK ABOUT. WHAT WORKLOAD IS
BEING SUBMITTED AND TESTED. I WE
WOULD NOTE THAT AS AS MENTIONED
BY MR MILLER DOJ DID SUBMIT A
REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE TWENTY
TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO BUDGET. TO
IDENTIFY OPTIONS OTHER THAN THE
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT BFS
OPERATIONS- THAT IS LAID OUT ON
PAGE THIRTY NINE OF YOUR AGENDA.
WE AND OUR REVIEW FOUND-
CONCERNS WITH MOST OF THOSE
ALTERNATIVES WHICH ARE LAID OUT
IN DETAIL AND HE JUST FORTY ONE
AND FORTY TWO OF YOUR AGENDA.
THE ONE THAT WE THOUGHT WAS
POSSIBLE AND IT'S FOLDED IN AS
PART OF OUR RECOMMENDATION WAS
FOR NON LOCAL ENTITIES TO PAY
FOR A PORTION OF THE SUPPORT.
AND SO THIS RECOMMENDATION
REQUIRING USERS TO PARTIALLY
SUPPORT BFS OPERATIONS THE US-
IN OUR ANALYSIS WOULD BE MORE
EQUITABLE THAN THE EXISTING
SYSTEM. WOULD INCREASE USER AT
INCENTIVE I'M TO USE BFS
SERVICES MORE COST EFFECTIVELY
AND WOULD REDUCE- THE GENERAL
FUND BACK FILL NEEDED IN TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE AND IN
FUTURE YEARS AND THEN DELAYING
IMPLEMENTATION UNTIL TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE. WOULD
PROVIDE TIME FOR THAT NEW
FUNDING FRAMEWORK TO GO INTO
PLACE AND FOR THE ENTITIES TO
ADOPT. IN LINE WITH THIS OUR
SECOND RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO DIRECT DOJ TO
SUBMIT A PLAN FOR CALCULATING
EACH AGENCIES SHARE. NO LATER
THAN OCTOBER FIRST OF TWENTY
TWENTY THREE. WE WOULD ALSO
RECOMMEND THAT THE LEGISLATURE
PROVIDE DOJ WITH DIRECTION ON
HOW MUCH OF BFS OPERATIONAL
COSTS WHETHER IT'S ONE HALF ONE
THIRD WHATEVER AMOUNT. SHOULD BE
COMING IN FROM THESE TYPES OF
PAYMENTS. DOJ WOULD HAVE
FLEXIBILITY IN THAT CALCULATION
SUCH AS- CHARGING MORE OR LESS
BASED ON THE TYPE OF SERVICE
THAT'S OFFERED OR THE SIZE. OF
THE REQUESTING ENTITY. OUR FINAL
THIRD AND FINAL RECOMMENDATION
IS FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
APPROVE THE PROPOSED INCREASE-
SUPPORT FROM THE DNA
IDENTIFICATION FUND AS PART OF
THIS PROPOSAL IT'S AN INCREASE
OF SEVENTEEN POINT THREE MILLION
DOLLARS. BUT IN TERMS OF THE
BACK FILL THE BACK FILL A FIFTY
THREE POINT FOUR MILLION WOULD
ONLY BE PROVIDED FOR ONE YEAR TO
ALLOW FOR THAT NEW FUNDING
STRUCTURE THAT WE RECOMMEND TO
GO INTO PLACE. THANK YOU. OKAY A
MISTER CLARK. GOOD AFTERNOON
KEVIN CLARK WITH BERMAN FINANCE-
I JUST WANNA RESPOND TO A FEW OF
L. A. O.'S RECOMMENDATIONS-
SPECIFICALLY IN NUMBER ONE AND
TWO WHICH- RECOMMENDS HAVING
USERS OF BFS SERVICES PARTIALLY
SUPPORT THEIR COSTS. FOR THE
PROGRAM AND ALSO DIRECTING DOJ
TO CALCULATE EACH AGENCY SHARE
OF BFS SERVICES THAT'D BE
PROVIDED. OR PAY- SO WE AGAIN
LIKE MR MILLER MENTIONS ON THIS
REALLY ISN'T AN ISSUE OF ACCESS
TO JUSTICE AND HAVING USERS OF
BFS SERVICES PARTIALLY SUPPORT
COSTS FOR THE PROGRAM COULD
CREATE IS DISINCENTIVE FOR
LOCALS. AS WELL AS STATE
AGENCIES TO UTILIZE THESE
FORENSIC. SERVICES TESTING
SERVICES. AND- YEAH WE KNOW THAT
MAYBE EQUITY ISSUES FOR THAT
DON'T COLLECTS ADDITION TAX
REVENUES SO THESE ARE SMALLER
RURAL COUNTIES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. IN TERMS OF THE THIRD
RECOMMENDATION WHICH IS TO
PROVIDE THEIR PROPOSED GENERAL
FUND BACK FILL FOR ONE YEAR-
WE'VE EVALUATED IT I KNOW THE
DIFFERENT PROPOSALS PUT FORTH IN
THE DOJ- REPORTS AS WELL AS
ALEJO. AND OUR FOCUS ON AS THE
ADMINISTRATION IS ADDRESSING
THE- DNA ID FUND BACK FILL THE
THEY ARE EXCUSE ME THE- THE
STRUCTURAL AND SOLVENCY OF THE
FUND. AS WELL AS FOCUSING LIKE
WE MENTIONED ON ACCESS TO
JUSTICE BY PROVIDING THESE
FORENSIC SERVICES. AND STONE
ONGOING GENERAL FUND BACK THOUGH
CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST
EFFECTIVE SOLUTION FOR
ADDRESSING BOTH OF THOSE ISSUES.
AND ALSO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'M-
COULD EITHER MISTER RYAN- FOR.
MR MILLER SORRY- COULD YOU
EXPLAIN HOW IT IS THAT WE END UP
WITH SOME COUNTIES PAYING
ANOTHER COUNTIES NOT PAIN WHAT'S
THE HOW DO YOU DETERMINE MATTER
WHO. WHO DECIDES THAT. YES MADAM
CHAIR AND I APOLOGIZE I DON'T
THINK I INTRODUCED MYSELF AND I
STARTED SPEAKING LAST TIME SO
BERRY MILLER I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
THE BUREAU FORENSIC SERVICES.
THE DETERMINATION OF WHO WOULD
PAY AND HOW THEY WOULD PAY IS
SOMETHING THAT WE- WOULD HAVE TO
COME UP WITH A PLAN THE
RECOMMENDATION. FOR THEN I
ASSUME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IF WE
WERE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN FOR
SOME SORT OF SLIDING SCALE ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE ABOUT
CURRENTLY CURRENTLY- WE DON'T
CHARGE ANY OF THE COUNTIES OR
CITIES THAT WE SERVICE CURRENTLY
SO THERE IS NO THERE IS NO
CHARGE THAT THAT GOES. TO THEM
FOR THE SERVICE THERE ARE SOME-
FEES THAT ARE SET UP IN THE
STATUTE SUCH AS A D. WIRED
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE FEE
IT'S A FIFTY DOLLAR FEE THAT. IF
A- PUBLIC CRIME LABORATORY HAS
ITS OWN LABORATORY IT RECEIVES
THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE FIFTY
DOLLAR FEE. AND IF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA DOES THAT- ANALYSIS
IT'S A SPLIT BETWEEN THE- LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY IN THE STATE. THE
OTHER ONE IS SET IN THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY CODE WHICH WAS A
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ALAB CRIME
LABORATORY FEE. AND I BELIEVE
THAT WAS SET AT AROUND TWENTY
FIVE TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
SOMEWHERE IN THERE FOR THAT. BUT
THOSE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT
THAT HAPPENED FOR THE STATE WE
DON'T CHARGE ANYBODY ELSE. OKAY
THEN I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED
AT FORTY SIX COUNTIES DON'T PAY
IN TWELVE COUNTIES TO PAY IS
THAT MISLI DID YOU SAY THAT ARE
MAD AS HELL UNDERSTOOD HERE LET
ME PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT OF
CLARIFICATION SO. BFS IS
PROVIDING SERVICE TO AGENCIES IN
THOSE FORTY SIX COUNTIES NO
CHARGE- THERE ARE TWELVE
AGENCIES AND TWELVE COUNTIES AND
EIGHT CITIES THAT HE TO SUPPORT
THEIR OWN LABORATORIES OF THEIR
LOCAL LABORATORIES AND SO LOCAL
TAX DOLLARS. ARE BEING USED AND
SO THAT IS KIND OF THE
DIFFERENCE RIGHT SO IF YOU'RE IN
A COUNTY. WHERE YOU'RE
SUBMITTING THE EVIDENCE TO THE
STATE AND YOU'RE NOT PAYING
ANYTHING IT'S THE STATE THAT'S
BASICALLY PAYING TO TEST FOR YOU
AND SO THEN REALLY IT IS
CONSTRAINED AND I AND I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE- YOU KNOW DO J. AS
PART OF THEIR WORK. WILL BE
SORTING THROUGH THE PRIORITY BUT
FOR THE LOCAL AGENCY SIZE WHEN
THEY'RE SUBMITTING IT THEY'RE
NOT THINKING ABOUT. THE ADDRESS
CAPACITY AND SO IT'S REALLY
LIMITED BY WHAT FUNDING THE
LEGISLATURE IS WILLING TO
PROVIDE. THAT IS IN CONTRAST TO
THOSE CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT
ARE OPERATING THEIR OWN
LABORATORIES RIGHT SO THEY'RE
MAKING THOSE DECISIONS AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL IN TERMS OF HOW TO
FUND THEM. AS A PART OF THOSE
DECISIONS ABOUT HOW TO FUND THEM
INCLUDE WHAT EVIDENCE IS GOING
TO BE TESTED HOW DO THEY MOVE
FORWARD AND YOU HAVE DISCUSSIONS
AROUND THOSE AREAS. AND SO
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT LEADS TO US
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT IT AS IT
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN
IMBALANCE. AND SO FOR US OUR
FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS TO
PARTIALLY SUPPORT WE DO
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE MIGHT BE
CHALLENGES. RELATED TO AGENCY
SIZE AND SO I THINK THAT THERE
ARE VARIOUS OPTIONS. THAT COULD
BE IMPLEMENTED TO THE EXTENT OF
THE LEGISLATURE WAS INTERESTED
IN IMPLEMENTING OUR
RECOMMENDATION. AND OKAY- MY
OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT THE NON
LOCAL AGENCIES- AND- THEIR PART
THERE. THEY PAY FOR THEIR-
SERVICES RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T
RIGHT. OR DO I HAVE THAT ALSO.
BARRY MILLER WITH FORENSIC
SERVICES- JUST A POINT OF
CLARIFICATION FORTY SIX COUNTIES
DO RECEIVE OUR SERVICES
PRIMARILY. WE DO WORK FOR ALL
FIFTY EIGHT FOR INSTANCE IN THE
DATA BANK THE DNA DATA BANK
PROGRAM. AS WELL AS SOME OF THE-
OTHER NUANCED ANALYSES THAT
THOSE. COUNTIES CAN UTILIZE US
FOR. SO AS FAR AS- TO YOUR TO
YOUR QUESTION. THE IF YOU COULD
REPEAT IT UNDER WELL I'M A I
THINK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
LOCAL EIGHT LOCAL DISTRICTS OUR
LOCAL AGENCIES BEFORE. WHAT
ABOUT NON LOCAL OUR STATE
AGENCIES LIKE C. R. D. C. OR
WHOEVER ELSE MIGHT USE THEIR
SERVICES BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THEY
DON'T. PAY FOR SERVICES THAT IS
CORRECT AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT
COMPLICATED AS WELL FOR INSTANCE
THE CDC ARE AS AS YOU MENTIONED.
DOES NOT PAY FOR OUR SERVICES
WHEN WE DO WORK FOR THEM. THE
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL PASSES
THAT COST ON TO THE LOCAL
AGENCIES IN WHICH THEY'RE DOING
THEIR THEIR OPERATIONS. AND SO
YES THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY
PATROL WOULDN'T PAY. BUT IN THE
END THE LOCAL AGENCY TAKES ON
THE BURDEN OF THAT. PROSECUTION
OR- CASE FILING AS WELL AS THE
COST OF THE CHEMICAL TESTS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE. OKAY WHAT ABOUT
THE IDEA THAT THEY- HEY THERE
SHOULD THE SHARE- FOR THEIR
SERVICES. I MEAN I THINK THAT
THIS IS COME UP RIGHT. AND TERMS
OF A RECOMMENDATION WAS ONE OF
THE ALTERNATIVES- RAISED IN THE
REPORT IDENTIFIED BY DOJ SO THAT
THAT'S WHAT WE REFERENCE TO ONLY
MAKE THAT COMMENT. AND SO COULD
YOU RESPOND TO THAT IN TERMS OF
A REQUIRING NON LOCAL AGENCIES
TO PAY FOR THEIR SERVICES. YES
BUT I'M SURE THAT THE IDEA OF
SIMPLY WAS THAT WE PROVIDE A
CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF SERVICE
FOR NON LOCAL ENTITIES AND SO
TRANSFERRING THE E. THE
ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT
IT COSTS TO PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES TO THE BUREAU. OF WOULD
BE AN OPTION OKAY OKAY. I'LL
JUST ADD CHEMICAL OF THAT WE
DEAL AT THAT MAGICIAN LOOK AT
THAT AS WELL AND YOU KNOW AT THE
END OF THE DAY NO FOR ONE OF THE
USERS OF DFS CDC ARE- THEIR
GENES TIGHTLY FUNDED WITH
GENERAL FUND SO AT THE END OF
THE DAY IT'S GOING TO BE THE
SAME IMPACT TO THE GENERAL FUND
. WE HAVE TO PAY FOR IT ANYWAY
MADAM CHAIR IF I MIGHT- I THINK
THE ONE THING ON THAT ONE IS
THAT IT THAT YOU WOULD
POTENTIALLY BE SHIFTING GENERAL
FUND FROM DOJ TO CDCR. BUT ONE
OF THE KEY THINGS- THAT WE WANT
TO JUST HIGHLIGHT IS LIKE ONE
REASON FOR THE RECOMMENDATION IS
TO PROMOTE- GREATER USE OF
CAUGHT GREATER THOUGHT IN TERMS
OF WHAT IS PRIORITIZE AND WHAT
IS SENT. AND SO IN JUST TO ADD
TO THAT LIKE FOR EXAMPLE IN CDCR
CCR TO BEING CHARGED FOR IT IT
COULD CHANGE BEHAVIORS AND OTHER
WAYS THAT GENERATE WHAT IS BEING
SUBMITTED EXCITER AND SO THERE
ARE. POSSIBILITIES THAT THE
AMOUNT COULD ACTUALLY BE REDUCED
AS WELL IT REALLY DEPENDS ON
HOW. THEY ADAPT TO IT SO WE JUST
WANT TO ADD A COMMENT. TWENTY
THE NEXT. THANK YOU MUCH OF.
ISSUED TEN. OKAY ISSUE TEN IS
THE FEE INCREASE TO MAINTAIN
OPERATIONS OF THE MISSING
PERSONS DNA PROGRAM. AGAIN
MISTER RYAN OR MAKE YOU MADAM
CHAIR CHRIS RYAN DEPARTMENT
JUSTICE HI THIS PROPOSAL REALLY
HAS TO- TWO PIECES TO IT THERE
IS THE REQUEST FOR RESOURCES THE
ADDITIONAL BUDGET AUTHORITY
ASSOCIATED WITH. AN INCREASE IN
POSITION OF AUTHORITY AND
FUNDING ONE POINT FIVE MILLION
FROM THE MISSING PERSONS DNA
DATABASE FUND IN ONE POSITION.
AND ONE POINT FOUR MILLION IN
THE OUT HERE- THE OTHER
COMPONENT TO THIS- PROPOSAL IS
THE FEE INCREASE. HI THIS IS A
FEW THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADJUSTED
IN APPROXIMATELY TWENTY YEARS.
AND IT DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR CPI
ADJUSTMENT. AND SO IN ORDER TO
GENERATE THE REVENUE NEEDED TO
SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL
EXPENDITURES WERE REQUESTING A
FEE INCREASE THROUGH THE-
TRAILER BILL PROCESS. OKAY OF.
THIS BILL MISLI. NO COMMENTS
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU. MISTER
CLARK IN ADDITION COMMA STABBING
ANSWER QUESTIONS- I HAVE A
COUPLE QUESTIONS JUST READ. THE
MINISTRATION IS PROPOSING TO
INCREASE THE REVENUES BY MORE
THAN 80% YEAH. OF THERE'S NO
PREDICTED INCREASE IN AN OUTPUT
SO WHAT WOULD BE HOW WOULD YOU
DESCRIBE WHAT WE'RE GETTING FOR
THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. I
THINK THE CALCULATION WAS ABOUT
A 50% INCREASE BUT YOU KNOW I
THINK THE COST OF OPERATIONS AND
MR MILLER CAN SPEAK TO MORE THE
OPERATIONAL ITEMS THAT THERE'S
BEEN A COST INCREASE IN THE-
SUPPLY IS. ALSO AN INCREASE IN
THE COST OF THE THAT THE
POSITION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
WORKLOAD AS WELL- IF YOU NEED
MORE DETAIL LIKE AN ASPIRIN
MILLER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
CLARIFICATION. YES PLEASE. YOU
HAVE A SHORT SHORTER VERSION.
YES MADAM CHAIR OF BURY MILLER-
DIFFERENCE SERVICES AS MISTER
RYAN POINTED OUT IT. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT HASN'T BEEN
INCREASED IN OVER TWENTY YEARS
AND THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS
HAVE INCREASED OF SUPPLIES FOR
THE DNA KITS- PERSONAL EXPENSES
ALL THOSE THINGS HAVE INCREASED
OVER THE YEARS AND SO. THIS IS
REALLY ABOUT ABOUT RIGHT SIZING
OR- MAKING THE PROGRAM RIGHT FOR
THE FEED THE FUNDS THAT ARE
COMING INTO THAT SYSTEM. SO
ALONG THOSE LINES I UNDERSTAND
THAT OUR OUR BUDGET CONDITIONS
AND- WE WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING
AS IS OR INCREASE WHERE WE FIND
THAT THERE'S A NEED TO- THE FEE
FOR DEATH CERTIFICATES SINCE-
SOUNDS LIKE OF. YOU KNOW GOING
TO A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE. MANY
PEOPLE MOST IN NEED WOULD NOW BE
PAYING MORE WHAT WAS YOUR
THOUGHT BEHIND THAT- BUT I'M
SURE THE FEE WAS SET AND TO THE
PENAL CODE IN TWO THOUSAND AND
ONE AND- CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM
RECEIVES A TWO DOLLAR. FEE ON
DEATH CERTIFICATES WHICH WAS A
PROPOSAL THAT WAS ACCEPTED AND
PUT INTO. STATUTE IN IN TWO
THOUSAND TWO THOUSAND ONE- SO
THE THOUGHT WAS IT WAS ALREADY
THERE AND THAT'S THAT'S THE MOST
LIKELY PLACE WHERE WE WOULD
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THAT PROGRAM
FROM. YEAH I ONLY SAY THAT
BECAUSE IN IN OTHER WE'VE DONE
SO MUCH TO REDUCE FINES AND
FEES- AND IT'S LIKE. THE SAME WE
REDUCE IT OVER HERE BUT IF WE'RE
GOING TO INCREASE IT OVER HERE
THEN WE'RE NOT REALLY GETTING
THE KIND OF FINANCIAL RELIEF.
THAT MANY OF THOSE FAMILIES
WHICH WOULD NEED SO I PROBABLY
ASKED HER WE CONSIDER THAT. OKAY
I THINK THAT'S IT HERE I DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS- THANK YOU VERY MUCH OF
ISSUE ELEVEN. IS LEGAL WORKLOAD
AND IMPLEMENTATION OF
LEGISLATION. MISTER RYAN. THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR CHRIS RYAN WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND
THIS IS AN ISSUE WHERE THERE'S
QUITE A BIT OF- PROPOSALS QUITE
A FEW PROPOSALS DONE PACK- SO
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A THOMAS
PATTERSON GIVEN BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF THE AG'S OFFICE. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON MANAGER THOMAS
PATTERSON FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND THE SENIOR ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL OVER THE
GOVERNMENT LAW SECTION- THIS
AFTERNOON WE'RE DISCUSSING A
BROAD ARRAY OF AREAS IN WHICH
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE UNDER
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
DIRECTION. IS DILIGENTLY WORKING
TO PROTECT AND SERVE THE PEOPLE
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AT
THE DEPARTMENT OUR CORE
RESPONSIBILITY IS TO DO JUSTICE.
AND WILL ADDRESS VARIOUS WAYS IN
WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING
JUST THAT. WHETHER THAT MEANS
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING SHORTAGES. INVESTIGATING
OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS. AND
FORCING CALIFORNIA'S COMMONSENSE
FIREARM LAWS. HELPING TO SOLVE
COLD CASE CASES THROUGH DNA OR
PROTECTING CONSUMERS AND WORKERS
RIGHTS. NOT TO MENTION VERY
SOUTHERLY EQUALLY IMPORTANT
AREAS THAT ARE NOT PROMINENTLY
FEATURED ON TODAY'S AGENDA SUCH
AS IMPROVING HEALTH CARE.
FIGHTING THE OPIOID CRISIS
PROTECTING CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
AND MANY OTHER IMPORTANT
MISSIONS. AND CONSIDERING THE
DEPARTMENTS WORK THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S CONSTITUTIONALLY
GRANTED DISCRETION PLAYS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE. AS HE IDENTIFIES
THE BEST WAY TO UTILIZE THE
DEPARTMENT'S IMPACT TO
EFFECTIVELY MEET CALIFORNIA'S
DIVERSE NEEDS AT THE RIGHT
MOMENT. AS HE ENFORCES THE
RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES FOR
CALIFORNIANS UNDER THE STATE AND
U. S. CONSTITUTIONS. AND THE
LAWS THAT THE LEGISLATURE PASSES
. THERE'S A LONG LINE OF
AUTHORITY FOUND IN THE
CONSTITUTION STATUTES IN
CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
DECISIONS. RECOGNIZING THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE AG EXERCISING
BROAD DISCRETION IN THE TYPES OF
INVESTIGATIONS IN CASES HE
BRINGS. AND HOW HE LITIGATED
THOSE CASES AND HOW HE ORGANIZES
THE DEPARTMENT. SO THAT IT CAN
REMAIN NIMBLE. TO MEET THE
STATE'S NEEDS IN A BROAD ARRAY
OF AREAS AT THE TIME THAT THEY
ARISE. WELL THERE ARE MANY STATE
AGENCIES THAT ADDRESS AREAS OF
GOVERNANCE OR OR OVERSIGHT. THAT
MAY OVERLAP TO SOME DEGREE WITH
THE AG'S AUTHORITY. THE AG IS
UNIQUE AND DISTINCT FROM THOSE
STATE AGENCIES. UNDER THE
CONSTITUTION THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL IS ONE OF THE FEW
INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED STATEWIDE
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS. SPECIFICALLY
THE CHIEF LAW OFFICER. ON THE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SIDE THE AG
OVERSEAS SHERIFFS AND THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S. HE HANDLES
MOST CRIMINAL APPEALS AS WELL AS
SOME CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS. HE
ALSO HAS CHARGED OVER DOJ PEACE
OFFICERS WITH SPECIALIZED
MISSIONS. SUCH AS ENFORCING
STATE FIREARMS LAWS BY KEEPING
GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF PERSONS
WHO ARE PROHIBITED PROHIBITED
FROM HAVING THEM. ON THE CIVIL
SIDE IN REGARDING PUBLIC RIGHTS
THE AG HAS BROAD RANGING
AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE RIGHTS. AS
DEFINED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND
THROUGH LEGISLATION. INDEED THE
CONSTITUTION AND STATUTES
AUTHORIZE THE AG TO HAVE CHARGE
OVER NEARLY ALL LEGAL MATTERS IN
WHICH THE STATE IS INTERESTED.
AND THE FILE ACTIONS TO ENFORCE
THE CONSTITUTION AND TO PROTECT
PUBLIC RIGHTS AND INTERESTS. AND
THE EIGHTY HAS ABILITY TO
DICTATE THE DEPARTMENT'S
PRIORITIES AND RANGE RESOURCES
IN A MANNER THAT SERVES THE
GOALS OF JUSTICE. IMPORTANTLY
THE CONSTITUTION WISELY GIVES
HIM POWER TO DETERMINE THE LAWS
AND THE PUBLIC RIGHTS TO
PRIORITIZE. THIS IS A QUESTION
ALLOWS THE AG TO USE THE
DEPARTMENTS FULL COMPLEMENT OF
DIVERSE TOOLS. TO ADDRESS
MULTIFACETED PROBLEMS AS JUST
ONE EXAMPLE IN ADDRESSING THE
HOUSING CRISIS THE AG CAN USE
TOOLS RELATED TO CONSUMER
PROTECTION. TENANTS RIGHTS LAND
USE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND
CIVIL RIGHTS. HE ISN'T BOUND BY
A NARROW AND CABIN RESTRAINT IN
ANY AREA. AS THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL EXERCISES HIS DUTY TO
SERVE JUSTICE. AND PARTICULARLY
WHEN HE HAS THE RESOURCES HE
REQUIRES TO EFFECTIVELY EXERCISE
THAT DISCRETION. THERE ARE
DISTINCT AND VALUABLE BENEFITS
FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS. FIRST THE
AG GAINS FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS
EMERGING AND OFTEN SYSTEMIC
ISSUES AS THEY ARISE. AND WE SEE
THIS OVER THE YEARS WHEN THE AG
HAS QUICKLY PIVOTED TO ADDRESS
CORPORATE OFFENSES.
ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS THE
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY DURING
THE PANDEMIC. AND PENDULUM
SWINGS IN FEDERAL POLICY OF THE
PRIOR FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION. AS
WELL AS MANY OTHER AREAS. SECOND
BY ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES WITH
HIS FULL SCOPE OF AUTHORITY THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL GAINS THE
ABILITY TO OBTAIN COMPLIANCE. OR
CALIFORNIA'S LAWS HAVE
PREVIOUSLY BEEN VIOLATED. AND
REFORM THROUGH SUCCESSFUL
LITIGATION AND SETTLEMENTS. AND
THIRD HE'S ABLE TO DISCOURAGE
VIOLATIONS. FROM OCCURRING IN
THE FIRST PLACE SIMPLY BY
MAINTAINING A STRONG AND NIMBLE
DEPARTMENT. THEY CAN READILY
ENFORCE PUBLIC RIGHTS CREATED BY
THE LEGISLATURE AND THAT ARE
WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF THE
CONSTITUTION. AS THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL DETERMINES HOW TO USE
THE DEPARTMENT'S RESOURCES TO
ITS BEST ANDS. AND NIMBLE AND
WELL RESOURCE DEPARTMENT GIVE
SOME FLEXIBILITY HI JENNIFER HI
THE GREATEST AREAS OF IMPACT FOR
CALIFORNIA. WHICH OFTEN INCLUDE
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING.
ISSUES OF BROAD IMPORTANCE.
PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS. LEVERAGING
CALIFORNIA STATE LAW TO ADDRESS
UNIQUE PROBLEMS. AND FILLING IN
A VOID IN ENFORCEMENT BY OTHER
AGENCIES INCLUDING FEDERAL
AGENCIES. IN ORDER TO PROTECT
CALIFORNIA'S CONSUMERS AND
ECONOMY. THE DEPARTMENT'S
REQUEST THAT WE PRESENT THIS
THIS AFTERNOON ADDRESS THESE
VERY TYPES OF ISSUES FOR EXAMPLE
. LEGAL RESOURCES TO DEFEND THE
COVERT NINETEEN TENANT RELIEF
ACT OF TWENTY TWENTY. WHICH IS
ESTABLISHED PROTECTIONS AGAINST
EVICTIONS FOR THOSE FACING
HARDSHIPS FROM THE PANDEMIC.
AUGMENTING THE WORKER RIGHTS AND
FAIR LABOR SECTIONS ROBUST
ENFORCEMENT AGAINST THE MOST
EGREGIOUS VIOLATORS OF WORKERS
RIGHTS. INCLUDING SERIAL
VIOLATORS AND THOSE WHO ENGAGE
IN LABOR TRAFFICKING. BOLSTERING
THE DEPARTMENT'S ANTITRUST
ENFORCEMENT CONCERNING GASOLINE
PRICING AGRICULTURE AND TECH
ENFORCEMENT. WORK THAT NOT ONLY
PROTECTS CONSUMERS BUTTON THAT'S
SUBSTANTIAL SUMS FOR THE STATE
TO FACILITATE ADDITIONAL
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACTION. AND
PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR THE
HOUSING STRIKE FORCE WHICH HAS
EXPERTISE FROM DIVERSE LEGAL
BACKGROUNDS. IN LAND USE
CONSUMER PROTECTION CIVIL RIGHTS
ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS
AND TO ALLEVIATE IT'S A FAX.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DISCUSS THESE IMPORTANT WAYS IN
WHICH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SIX
TO MORE EFFECTIVELY SERVE
CALIFORNIA'S INTERESTS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT-
MISLI. THANK YOU THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR- THE STAFF THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE HELPFUL IF WE PROVIDED
SOME KEY CONTACTS AND KIND OF
WALKED THE COMMITTEE THROUGH OUR
RECOMMENDATIONS- ON AN OVER
ARCHING BASIS AND THEN WE HAVE A
COUPLE OF KEY SPECIFIC COMMENTS.
WE DO HAVE A CANNOT FOR YOU FOR
THOSE WHO ARE FOLLOWING ALONG IS
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE SENATE
WEBSITE AS WELL AS THE ONLY A
WEBSITE- IF YOU TURN TO PAGE ONE
OF YOUR HAND OUT- THE DOJ
DIVISION OF LEGAL SERVICES IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR. MOST
LITIGATION- IN. TWENTY TWENTY TO
TWENTY THREE FIFTY THREE.
ATTENTION FOR. A COPY OF. OKAY
AND THE HAVE NOTS WHICH.
ALL RIGHT WE GET A ALL
APOLOGIES- SO IF YOU TURN TO
PAGE ONE OF YOUR HAND OUT- YOU
CAN SEE ON. ON THE IMAGE BEFORE
YOU IS THAT- I'M JUST GONNA TAKE
A QUICK STEP BACK TO IN
20222353% OR SIX HUNDRED AND
FORTY FIVE MILLION OF DOJ'S
BUDGET SUPPORTED IN THE BROADER
LEGAL DIVISION. AS YOU CAN SEE
ON THE FIGURE BEFORE YOU- THEIR
VARIOUS FUND SOURCES THAT
SUPPORT THAT ACTIVITY RAINING
RANGING FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO
SPECIAL FUNDS IN LITIGATION
FEDERAL FUNDS AND
REIMBURSEMENTS. DOJ THEN
ORGANIZES THE DIVISION INTO
VARIOUS SECTIONS AND UNITS- AT
THEIR DISCRETION. DOJ LETTER IS
LOOK- INITIATED TWO KEY WAYS THE
FIRST IS THAT STATE AGENCIES CAN
REQUEST AND BE BILLED FOR THE
SERVICES AND THEN THE SECOND WAY
IS THAT DOJ CAN SELF INITIATE
ACTIONS AND THEY WOULD PAY FOR
THOSE FROM THEIR OWN BUDGET. DOJ
DOES HAVE FLEXIBILITY OVER ITS
LITIGATION WORKLOAD WITHIN
EXISTING RESOURCES PARTICULARLY
FOR THAT SELF INITIATED WORKLOAD
. IF YOU TURN TO PAGE TWO OF
YOUR HAND OUT THE STATE HAS A
SPECIAL FUND CALLED THE STATE
LITIGATION DEPOSIT FINE OR THE
L. D. F. AND THIS WAS CREATED TO
RECEIVE LITIGATION PROCEEDS IN
CASES WHERE THE STATE IS A PARTY
TO THE ACTION AND THERE'S NO
OTHER STATE LAW THAT DICTATES.
HOW THE MONEY I'M SHOULD BE USED
THE FINAL PRIMARILY SUPPORTS
PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS OR
BUSINESSES THAT HAVE SUFFERED
HARM AS WELL AS FOR TRANSFERS TO
DOJ SPECIAL FUNDS AND THEN
SUPPORT THEIR LITIGATION
WORKLOAD. IF YOU LOOK AT THE
FIGURE BEFORE YOU ON THAT PAGE
YOU'LL SEE THAT THE FINE BALANCE
IN THE LDF HAS STEADILY GROWN
OVER THE PAST DECADE AND REACHED
JUST UNDER ONE POINT ONE
BILLION. AT THE END OF DECEMBER
TWENTY TWENTY TWO. THE LDF
BECAUSE IT IS A TRUST FUND IS
NOT CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE
ANNUAL BUDGET. INSTEAD STATE LAW
PUTS FOR KIND OF CONTROL AND
ADMINISTRATION WITH DOJ AND THAT
INCLUDES DECISIONS ABOUT WHEN
PAYMENTS ARE MADE. THERE IS A
REQUIREMENT FOR SOME LIMITED
STATUTORY QUARTERLY REPORTING.
IF YOU TURN TO PAGE THREE OF
YOUR HAND OUT. TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS ARE REGULARLY
TRANSFER EACH YEAR TO FOR DOJ
SPECIAL FUNDS. THE UNFAIR
COMPETITION LAW FIND IN THE ANTI
TRUST ACCOUNT WHICH IS YOU'LL BE
DISCUSSING IN MORE DETAIL TODAY.
AS WELL AS THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT
FUND AND THE PUBLIC RATES LAW
ENFORCEMENT SPECIAL FUND. STATE
LAW SPECIFIES WHAT LITIGATION
PROCEEDS CAN GO INTO THOSE FUNDS
AS WELL AS AND WHAT THEY CAN BE
USED FOR. IF YOU TURN TO PAGE
FOUR OF YOUR HAND OUT JUST AT A
BROAD LEVEL. THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET IS PROPOSING A TOTAL OF
TWENTY FOUR POINT FIVE MILLION
IN TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR OF
WHICH FIFTEEN MILLION IS COMING
FROM THE GENERAL FUND. TO
SUPPORT EIGHTEEN BUDGET
PROPOSALS TO END TO ADDRESS
INCREASED WORKLOAD. IF YOU WANT
THE PARTICULAR DETAILS THAT IS
ON- PAGES FIFTY FIFTY ONE AND
FIFTY TWO OF YOUR AGENDA
WEATHER'S JUST MORE DETAIL ON
THAT. BUT THEY REALLY FALL INTO
TO KEEP BUCKETS FOURTEEN OF THE
PROPOSALS ARE RELATED TO
IMPLEMENTING RECENT LEGISLATION
AND THAT'S ABOUT ELEVEN MILLION
DOLLARS. FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
AND WE WOULD JUST NOTE THAT SOME
OF THAT ENACTED LEGISLATION
REQUIRES DOJ TO ENGAGE IN
CERTAIN ACTIVITIES. WHILE OTHERS
AUTHORIZES BUT DO NOT REQUIRE
ACTION. THE REMAINING FOR
PROPOSALS- APPROXIMATELY
THIRTEEN POINT FOUR MILLION IN
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR WITH
FOUR MILLION COMING FROM THE
GENERAL FUND AND NINE POINT FIVE
MILLION COMING FROM VARIOUS
OTHER FUNDS. WOULD SUPPORT
INCREASED WORKLOAD IN HOUSING
ANTI TRUST AND WAGE THEFT- AREAS
BUT THE KEEPING ON THAT ONE IS
IT'S NOT TO ENACT LEGISLATION.
SO IF YOU TURN TO PAGE FIVE OF
YOUR HAND OUT WE'RE GOING TO
WALK YOU THROUGH KIND OF OUR
OVER ARCHING ASSESSMENT AT A
HIGH LEVEL WHEN WE WERE- DOING
OUR ANALYSIS. ANSWERED STARTING
AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WE DID
FIND THAT LEGAL WORKLOAD WOULD
INCREASE DUE TO THE ENACTED
LEGISLATION YOU DO HAVE
INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES
THERE. IN THE AREAS OF HOUSING
AND ANTI TRUST FOR EXAMPLE DOJ
WAS ABLE TO MAKE THE CASE WHERE.
YOU KNOW THE STATE COULD BENEFIT
FROM ACTIVITIES IN THOSE AREAS.
IT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO
PROVIDE FUNDING IF. UNDER THE
ASSUMPTION THAT ALL EXISTING
FUNDING WAS BEING USED
EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY. WE
WOULD NOTE THAT THE OTHER SOME
OF THE OTHER LEGISLATION
AUTHORIZES BUT DOES NOT REQUIRE
DOJ ACTION AND SO THE ONGOING
WORKLOAD LEVEL FOR THOSE IS A
BIT UNCLEAR. MOVING DOWN THE
PAGE THE LEGISLATURE CURRENTLY
LACKS INFORMATION ON HOW DOJ
PRIORITIZE AS IT WORKS ITS
WORKLOAD HOW IT USES
APPROPRIATED FUNDING AS WELL AS
THE EXTENT TO WHICH L. D. F. OR
OTHER REVENUES ARE AVAILABLE TO
OFFSET THE WORKLOAD. AND WITHOUT
THAT IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT FOR
THE LEGISLATURE TO DETERMINE
WHETHER ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE
TRULY NECESSARY AND I'M GONNA
WALK YOU THROUGH A COUPLE OF
THOSE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE
DETAIL. IF YOU KEEP MOVING DOWN
THE PAGE- FIRST I WANT TO FOCUS
ON- ARE FINDING THAT IT WAS
DIFFICULT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
MONITOR HOW FUNDING FOR LEGAL
WORKLOAD IS USED OVER TIME.
SINCE TWO THOUSAND NINE TEN
ANNUAL BUDGETS APPROPRIATE
FUNDING TO THE LEGAL DIVISION AS
A WHOLE. AND SO THIS PROVIDES
DOJ WITH FLEXIBILITY ON HOW
THOSE RESOURCES ARE USED HOW THE
OFFICE IS ORGANIZED WHAT CASES
ARE INITIATED HOW THEIR PER
STUDENT HOW THEY RESOLVED. THAT
FLEXIBILITY CAN BE A MAJOR
BENEFIT BECAUSE IT DOES ALLOW
DOJ TO PIVOT QUICKLY TO ADDRESS
IMPORTANT ISSUES AND TO MAKE
SURE THAT RESOURCES ARE WHERE
THEY NEED TO BE AS WELL AS TO
TEST KIND OF ACTIVITIES BEFORE
COMING TO LEGISLATURE. FOR
FUNDING. BUT IF YOU TURN TO PAGE
SIX OF YOUR HAND OUT. THIS
FLEXIBILITY HOWEVER CAN MAKE IT
DIFFICULT TO MONITOR HOW THOSE
RESOURCES ARE USED OVER TIME.
WHEN IT REQUESTING RESOURCES ARE
USUALLY PROVIDED FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND OVER TIME
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT- TO MONITOR
WHETHER IT'S STILL BEING USED
FOR THAT PURPOSE. OR IF IT'S
BEEN ROCA REDIRECTED TO OTHER-
NEEDS AND SO THAT MAKES IT
DIFFICULT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
KIND OF KEEP MONITORING THAT. IN
TERMS OF THE L. D. F. IT WAS
UNCLEAR TO US THE EXTENT TO
WHICH L. D. F. FUNDS COULD BE
TRANSFERRED TO SUPPORT. DOJ
WORKLOAD. AND THIS IS GENERALLY
BECAUSE STATE LAW AND DOJ
PRACTICES LIMITS LEGISLATIVE
OVERSIGHT OVER THE L. D. F. AND
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE-
IDENTIFIED- AND ANALYZED IN MORE
DEPTH IN THE REPORT THAT WE DID
IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE. THE FOR
EXAMPLE THERE IS LITTLE
MEANINGFUL INFORMATION THAT'S
INCLUDED IN THE STATUTORILY
REQUIRED REPORTS. AND DOJ HAS
LITTLE INCENTIVE TO TRANSFER
MONIES FROM THE L. D. F. WHERE
THERE'S LIMITED. LEGISLATIVE
OVERSIGHT TO THE DOJ SPECIAL
FUNDS WHERE THERE'S MORE
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT. AND BASED
ON OUR- EVALUATION OF SOME HIGH
LEVEL DATA WE ESTIMATE THAT
APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE FUND
BALANCE MIGHT BE. ABLE TO BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE DOJ SPECIAL
FUNDS. TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU
MAXIMIZE USE OF THOSE DOLLARS IT
MEANS THAT THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL
FUND NEEDED POTENTIALLY AS
NECESSARY. THAT WOULD REDUCE
COST PRESSURES ON THE GENERAL
FINE IN BOTH THE BUDGET AND
FUTURE YEARS. OUR FINAL FINDING
FREE ON THIS PAGE IS THAT IT'S
UNCLEAR HOW DOJ IS ACCOUNTING
FOR OFFSETTING REVENUE. FOR SOME
OF THE RECENTLY ENACTED- PIECES
OF LEGISLATION. DOJ IS
AUTHORIZED TO SEEK CIVIL
PENALTIES AND OR REASONABLE
ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS BUT THE
REQUEST FOR FUNDING IS COMING
FROM THE GENERAL FUND. AND SO IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH DOJ WAS
UNCLEAR TO US- HOW SUCH
PENALTIES OR FEES WOULD BE
SOUGHT HOW MUCH MIGHT BE
ATTAINED AND HOW THEY WOULD BE
USED TO OFFSET THE GENERAL FUND
THAT WAS BEING REQUESTED TO
SUPPORT. THAT WORKLOAD. SO IF
YOU TURN TO PAGE SEVEN OF YOUR
HAND OUT IN LIGHT OF ALL OF
THOSE FINDINGS. THE WE HAVE TWO
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU. SO
THE FIRST RECOMMENDATION IS FOR
THE LEGISLATURE TO DIRECT TO DOJ
TO REPORT ANNUALLY BEGINNING
JANUARY FIRST OF TWENTY TWENTY
FIVE. ON ITS PLANS LEGAL
WORKLOAD POSITION COUNT AND
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES- IN
DETAIL FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL
YEAR. AS WELL AS THAT
INFORMATION ON AN ACTUAL BASIS
FOR THE PRECEDING FISCAL YEAR
AND HOW IT COMPARED TO ITS
PLANS. THE TYPE OF INFORMATION
PROVIDED COULD VERY IT COULD
INCLUDE- PRIDE DESCRIPTIONS OF
WORKLOAD WHEN CASES WERE
INITIATED- HOW MUCH TIME WAS
BEING SPENT OR COULD BE
AVAILABLE FOR NEW CASES. AND
THEN FINALLY- WHAT POTENTIAL
REMEDIES ARE BEING SOUGHT OR
ACHIEVED SO THAT COULD INCLUDE
THINGS LIKE AND JUNCTIONS BUT IT
COULD ALSO INCLUDE LITIGATION
PROCEEDS. OUR SECOND
RECOMMENDATION IF YOU MOVE DOWN
THE PAGE. IT'S FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE THE
REQUESTED FUNDING ON A TWO YEAR
BASIS PENDING THE RECEIPT OF
THAT RECOMMENDED REPORT. WE
WOULDN'T KNOW THAT THIS
RECOMMENDED REPORT. IF YOU ALSO
DO R. LDF RECOMMENDATIONS- COULD
PROVIDE GREATER- OVERSIGHT SO R.
LDF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE MADE
IN OUR REPORT INCLUDED THINGS
LIKE REQUIRING DOJ TO TRANSFER
MONIES FROM THE L. D. F. TO IT
SPECIAL FUNDS WITHIN A
PARTICULAR TIME WINDOW. OR TO
REPORT THE AMOUNT THAT'S
AVAILABLE JUST TO SUPPORT DOJ
WORKLOAD AND SOME COMBINATION
THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE
LEGISLATURE WITH A LOT MORE
INFORMATION. TO MONITOR WORKLOAD
HOW FUNDS ARE BEING USED WHAT
OUTCOMES ARE ACHIEVED AND
WHETHER YOU KNOW WHAT LEVEL OF
RESOURCES AS APPROPRIATE AND
FROM WHAT FOUGHT FUND SOURCES.
THIRTY MOVING FORWARD. IF YOU
TURN TO THE NEXT- PAGE OF YOUR
HAND OUT SO HE EIGHT AND NINE
WE'RE ALMOST THERE- PROVIDE KEY
DETAILS ON JUST TO THE
PROPOSALS- SO THE FIRST ONE ON
PAGE EIGHT IS THE ANTI TRUST.
PROPOSAL IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
DOJ WE HAD GOOD CONVERSATIONS
AND THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY
IDENTIFY BOTH RECENT AND
POTENTIAL WORKLOAD- IN
PARTICULAR SECTORS THAT COULD
BENEFIT CALIFORNIA INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH- AS AN EXAMPLE THE RE
DIRECTED SIX UNFUNDED ATTORNEY
POSITIONS TO THEN COMPLETE A
MAJOR TECHNOLOGY CASE- BUT IT
WASN'T CLEAR TO US WHETHER THE
ANTI TRUST ACCOUNT AND THE
UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW FUND.
WHICH RECEIVED LITIGATION
PROCEEDS WOULD RECEIVE ENOUGH TO
SUPPORT THIS WORKLOAD ON AN
ONGOING BASIS FROM CASES
INITIATED BY THE ANTI TRUST LAW
SECTION. AND THIS IS BECAUSE
ANTI TRUST CASES ARE VERY
RESOURCE INTENSIVE COMPLEX AND
TECHNICAL THEY CAN TAKE A LOT OF
TIME- TO RESOLVE. AND
SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE FOR THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL THE SECTION
STAFF WOULD PERMANENTLY INCREASE
BY 56% SO THAT'S A PRETTY
SIZEABLE INCREASE SINCE WE JUST
WANTED TO FLAG THAT FOR. THE
LEGISLATURE'S CONSIDERATION.
TURNING TO THE FINAL PAGE OF
YOUR HANDOUT PAGE NINE WE HAD
SOME SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON THE
HOUSING STRIKE FORCE PROPOSAL.
AND SIMILAR TO THE PRIOR
PROPOSAL DOJ WAS ABLE TO
IDENTIFY BOTH RECENT AND
FORTHCOMING WORKLOAD IN THE
HOUSING ARENA. WE WOULD NOTE
THAT A PORTION OF THE REQUEST
WOULD BE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AND
BUILD BACK TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EACH CD.
AND THE OTHER PORTION WOULD BE
UNDER THE AG'S INDEPENDENT
AUTHORITY- EVEN WITH THE
INCREASE IN HOUSING RELATED LAWS
IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE
ONGOING WORKLOAD WOULD. REMAIN
HIGH ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY THE
WORKLOAD ON AN ONGOING BASIS. IN
ADDITION TO THAT- WE WANTED TO
KNOW FOR THE LEGISLATURE THAT
ACTIVITIES BY EACH CD'S NEW
ACCOUNTABILITY UNIT WHICH WAS
CREATED IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE
TWENTY TWO. AS WELL AS THE CIVIL
RIGHTS DEPARTMENT FORMERLY THE
DEPARTMENT OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT
AND HOUSING COULD END. IMPACT
DOJ'S WORKLOAD IN THE FUTURE BY
INCREASING OR DECREASING YOU
KNOW DEPENDING ON WHAT THEY DO.
IT'S A GIVEN THAT UNCERTAINTY
THE LEGISLATURE COULD CONSIDER
WHETHER ANNUAL REPORTING TO
MONITOR DOJ WORK WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL TO CONDUCT OVERSIGHT
OF LEGAL WORK IN THIS AREA TO
MAKE SURE IT'S BEING PURSUED IN
THE MOST EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE
MANNER POSSIBLE- SO. WITH WE
WILL CONCLUDE COM HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MISLI- MISTER CLARK
GIVEN THE COMMENTS A GOOD
AFTERNOON KEVIN CLARK FROM A
FINANCE SO RESPONDING TO EARLIER
WAS OVER ARCHING COMMENTS- TWO
OF WHICH WE LIKE TO. DISCUSS
REQUIRING DOJ TO REPORT ON LEGAL
WORKLOAD ANNUALLY. WE JUST WANT
TO NOTE THAT- THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF
INFORMATION ABOUT DOJ POSITIONS
AS WELL AS GENERAL FUND AND
SPECIAL FUND EXPENDITURES- BY
DIVISION THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO
BOTH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
PUBLIC. WITHIN PUBLISHED
GALLEYS- AND SO WE'RE OPEN TO
HAVING THAT CONVERSATION AROUND
WHAT ADDITIONAL REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AND HAPPY TO PROVIDER ASSESSMENT
OF SPECIFIC. REPORTING LANGUAGES
IS- RECOMMENDED. IN TERMS
REQUIRE THE REQUESTED FUNDING
FOR THE LEGAL- WOULD LEGAL WORK
ON TO YEAR BASIS- OUR
RECOMMENDATION IS REALLY BASED
ON THE FACT THAT MANY OF THESE
RESOURCES ADDRESS ONGOING
PROGRAMS AS WELL AS LEGISLATIVE
MANDATES THAT ARE LIMITED
TERMINATOR. AND SO THE RESOURCES
SUPPORT STATE ENTITIES AND DOJ.
AND ADMINISTRATION AND
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES IN
PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS OF STATE
LAW. AS WELL AS BEING PROACTIVE
IN ADDRESSING POLICY ISSUES THAT
ARISE ARISING IN THE STATE SUCH
AS HOUSING. AND WAGE THEFT THAT
ARE GROWING CONCERNS FOR
CALIFORNIA. AND THEN IN REGARDS
TO THE TWO PROPOSALS- WHERE
THERE ARE SPECIFIC COMMENTS- THE
FIRST BEING ANTI THE ANTI TRUST.
PROPOSAL ANDS AND SO. V. WE JUST
ONE NOTE THAT THE LITIGATE
LITIGATION DEPOSIT FUND HAS
SUFFICIENT REVENUES TO SUPPORT
THIS WORKLOAD AND HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT
THAT. AND THEN FINALLY THE
HOUSING STRIKE FORCE SO THE
RECOMMENDATION- OR THE NOTES
THAT ONGOING WORKLOAD AND
OUTCOMES FOR THE HOUSING
STRICTER AND CLEAR. SO GAME
WE'RE WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE
IN ACTION TAKEN AGAINST
VIOLATIONS OF HOUSING LAWS
ACROSS THE STATE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION IS COMMITTED TO
TAKING ACTION AGAINST THOSE
VIOLATIONS- SO FOR EXAMPLE ELIA
NOTED THE HOUSING ACCOUNTABILITY
UNIT WITH H. C. D. WE BELIEVE
THAT THAT MAY INTENTIONALLY I'M
ACTUALLY DRIVE MORE WORK FOR.
FOR BOTH FOR DOJ AND SO WE'RE
BEING PROACTIVE IN OUR RESPONSE
- HAPPY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
MIGHT HAVE. EIGHT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. I
THINK WITH FEET- BECAUSE OF THE
- BALANCE OF THE LITIGATION
DEPOSIT FUND- HOW CAN WE MORE
EFFECTIVELY USE. THOSE FUNDS-
EXAMPLE GIVEN THAT BALANCE CAN
THE DOJ USE EVEN MORE OF THIS
FUND TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE IN
SOME OF THE OTHER UNITS LIKE THE
WORKERS RIGHTS ARE- HOW MUCH OF
IT IS ELIGIBLE. A. B- HOW MUCH
OF IT IS ELIGIBLE TO BE
TRANSFERRED. TO THE VARIOUS OF
SPECIAL FUNDS- WHAT ARE THE
BROAD CATEGORIES OF CASES THAT
LED TO THIS BALANCE. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR CHRIS RYAN AND I
WILL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER ALL OF
YOUR QUESTIONS AND I HAVE A
GROUP OF ATTORNEYS HERE WHO CAN
FILL IN SOME OF THE BLANKS
THERE- SO SPEAKING TO THE
QUESTION ABOUT HOW MUCH IS
THERE- WE REPORT. QUARTERLY THE
LITIGATION DEPOSIT FUND AND AS
REPORTED BY THE L. A. O. IT'S
APPROXIMATELY ONE BILLION
DOLLARS RIGHT NOW 60% OF THAT IS
ELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER TO
SPECIFIED FUNDS IN THOSE OF THE
SPECIAL FUNDS THAT WE CALL THE
UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW FUND. THE
ANTI TRUST FUND THE PURITY LAW
ENFORCEMENT FUND AND THE FALSE
CLAIMS WE HAVE A SCHEDULE OF
CASES AND SETTLEMENTS AND THINGS
THAT HAVE GENERATED THIS
REVENUE. AND SO BASED ON THAT
LISTING THOSE ITEMS ARE
IDENTIFIED AND IDENTIFIED FOR
TRANSFER AS NEEDED TO THE
SPECIAL FUND. TO SUPPORT THESE
BCPS AND OPERATIONS THAT
HAPPENED SO THAT'S A AN ANNUAL
PROCESS AND TO INCREASE THE
AMOUNT THAT WE ARE L. ABLE TO
USE IN THE SPECIAL FUNDS WE GO
THROUGH THE ANNUAL BUDGET
PROCESS SO WE SUBMIT BCPS TO
DEPARTMENT FINANCE WE COME THE
LEGISLATURE. WE TALK ABOUT WHY
THERE'S A NEED FOR THE INCREASE
SPENDING AND WHAT WE WILL BE
USING THOSE RESOURCES FOR- SO.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF ISSUES IN
REGARDS TO THE ALLEY AS
COMMENTS- ONE THE QUARTERLY
REPORT WE- WE PROVIDE IS
SPECIFIED IN THE GOVERNMENT CODE
SO WE ARE. MEETING THE
REQUIREMENTS THAN AND COMPLYING
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE
CURRENTLY SPECIFIED IN THE
GOVERNMENT CODE WE UNDERSTAND WE
HEAR THAT THERE MIGHT BE A
DESIRE FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING-
BUT I THINK SOME OF THAT
REPORTING AS COVERED BY
DEPARTMENT FINANCE. WHERE THAT
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE HOW
MANY POSITIONS ARE ARE IN THE
SECTION IS SOMETHING THAT'S IN
THE SALARY WAGES DOCUMENT IF
THAT'S WHAT IT STILL CALLED- AND
THERE ARE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION
AMOUNTS THAT ARE COVERED IN THE-
IN THE BUDGET ACT IN TERMS OF-
IN TERMS OF. SPECIFIC LITIGATION
ACTIVITIES I THINK WE HAVE MANY
CONCERNS ABOUT TELLING FOLKS
WITH THE PLAN RELATIVE TO
SPECIFIC LITIGATION- AND THEN
POTENTIALLY THE OUTCOME AND
AGAIN LIKE I SAID WE HAVE
ATTORNEYS I CAN SPEAK TO THAT
DETAIL IF NEEDED- I THINK THAT
THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS.
IN TERMS OF MAXIMIZING THE USE-
DO YOU OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE
BEEN A PART THAT COME. AND WHAT
I MEAN BY OVER THE YEARS- THE IN
THE GREAT RECESSION- THERE WAS A
PROPOSAL TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF
GENERAL FUND AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE AND THE LEGAL SERVICE
REVOLVING FUND WAS CREATED. AND
THIS MODEL OF DOING A FEE FOR
SERVICE LEGAL SERVICE FOR STATE
AGENCIES HAPPENED- WE HAVE OTHER
AREAS WHERE- WE'VE ALSO YOU KNOW
WE'VE MAXIMIZED- AND WE'RE
WILLING TO DO THAT. AS WELL
AGAIN- THAT'S WHY WE COME
FORWARD EVERY YEAR WITH PCPS
ASKING FOR ANTI TRUST AND SOME
OF THESE OTHER SPECIAL FUND-
INCREASES. TO THE COMMENT THAT
UNCLEAR ON WHETHER OR NOT IT CAN
BE SUSTAINED I WOULD JUST. YOU
KNOW ECHO WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE WAS SAYING. AS WE GO
THROUGH THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS WE ARE SHARING THAT
INFORMATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE WITH THE L. A. O. WITH
THE BUDGET CONSULTANTS- AS PART
OF THAT CONVERSATION ON EACH OF
THESE. PROPOSALS AND SO- IF
THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I
MISS THAT MORE THAN HAPPY TO
CIRCLE BACK TO THE SITE. MANAGER
WELL I WAS. SPECIFICALLY LOOKING
TO SEE- ON HOUSING IN TERMS OF
HOW. IF THERE'S A WAY OF
MAXIMIZING. THE YOU KNOW THROUGH
THE STRUCTURE OF THE- OF THE
FUND. HOW CAN WE USE MORE FOR
HOUSING AND- JUST AS AN EXAMPLE.
OF THE THERE'S SUCH A CRISIS. ON
THE HOUSING FRONT- AND
ESPECIALLY CRISIS FACING TENANTS
- THAT. WEEK YOU KNOW THE MORE
WE LET THAT GO ON WITH OUT OF
MORE LEGAL ATTENTION TO HELPING
THOSE TENANTS. WE FACE AN EVEN
BIGGER CRISIS ON THE HOMELESS
NOUS UP FRONT. SO THAT'S A
SPECIFIC EXAMPLE OF WHAT WHAT
CAN WE DO WITH. ISSUES LIKE THIS
ARISE TO SACHA OFF HIGH LEVEL OF
IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE.
ABSOLUTELY AND I THINK WE HAVE
SOME- SOME STAFF HERE THEY CAN
SPEAK MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THE
HOUSING INITIATIVE THE
JUSTANSWER KIND OF THE FUNDING
QUESTION THAT PROPOSAL IS BUILT
ON. LEGAL SERVICE REVOLVING FUND
WHICH IS THE WORK WE DO- FOR
CLIENT HDD SO THAT IS A SPECIAL
FUND- AND THEN THERE IS A SMALL
PIECE OF GENERAL FUND IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE B. C. P. FOR
THE- FOR THE HOUSING- WORK THAT
WE'RE PLANNING TO DO- I THINK.
INTERMENT DETERMINING WHETHER OR
NOT A SPECIAL FUND WOULD WORK WE
WOULD LOOK TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT
THERE IS SOME I'M **** OF
CONSUMER PROTECTION ASPECTS. IS
THERE AN ANTITRUST ASPECT INTO
THE EXTENT THERE ARE CONSUMER
PROTECTION OR ANTI TRUST ISSUES
THAT ARE PART OF THAT
INVESTIGATION ARE PART OF THAT
WORKLOAD. THEN WE IDENTIFIED
THAT AS A FUND SOURCE. IF WE PUT
FORWARD A PROPOSAL WHERE WE
DON'T THINK THAT'S- A VIABLE.
FUND SOURCE OR NEXUS THAN WE
TYPICALLY WOULD SAY YOU KNOW
THIS IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO BE
FUNDED BY THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT'S SOME OF THE INTERNAL
CONVERSATIONS THAT THAT WOULD
HAPPEN BUT IF THE IF YOU HAVE
MORE SPECIFIC YOU KNOW QUESTIONS
ON HOUSING OR WANT TO KNOW IF
THERE IS A CONSUMER PROTECTION-
AS I INDICATED EARLIER WE DO.
HAVE SOME STAFF HERE THEY COULD
ANSWER THAT. UP. OKAY WELL
ANYWAY MAYBE WE CAN PRESS THAT
YOU KNOW- OUTSIDE OF LINE.
THAT'S AN AREA OF CONCERN.
OBVIOUSLY TO EVERYBODY IN THE
LEGISLATURE AND- TO THE
LEADERSHIP OF WE REALLY. NEED TO
ADDRESS THAT MORE FORCEFULLY.
AND I'M AGAIN PARTICULARLY
CONCERNED ABOUT. FULL BOARD
TENNIS BEFORE THEY BECOME
HOMELESS. SO ANY IDEAS OF GOING
IN THAT DIRECTION WOULD BE.
REALLY WONDERFUL ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU OKAY. AND THEN- THIS
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THAT YOU
COVERED BUT- THIS IS A OF. A
REPORT THAT WAS- FUNDED THROUGH
AND SUPPORTED BY THIS
DEPARTMENT- AND THAT IS THE
INTERIM REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE
TO STUDY AND DEVELOP REPARATIONS
PROPOSALS. OF FOR AFRICAN
AMERICANS. I KNOW THAT WENT
THROUGH YOUR DEPARTMENT- I'M
JUST WONDERING IF- IF THERE ARE
LEGAL RESOURCES PROPOSED TO HELP
SUPPORT THE EFFORTS AND THE
RECOMMENDATIONS IN THAT REPORT.
SO AT THIS POINT MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THE REPORT IS
STILL UNDER DEVELOPMENT HASN'T
BEEN RELEASED YET- AND SO THERE
WAS FUNDING PROVIDED FOR THE
TERM OF THE TASK FORCE. THE
PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS CAME
OUT I THINK IT WAS A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO OKAY WEEK OR TWO WEEKS
AGO. AND SO AT THIS POINT TO
ANSWER QUESTION ABOUT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES OR THINGS LIKE THAT WE
DON'T HAVE- IT WILL BE WORKING
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS- TO
THE EXTENT THAT'S NEEDED AND THE
THAT THE FUNDING FOR THAT WAS
TWO YEARS- LIMITED TERM- AND SO-
WE WILL YOU KNOW BOARD THROUGH
THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT THERE'S
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NEEDED BUT-
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO REPORT
ON THAT AT THIS POINT. OKAY AND
NOBODY HAS. FOR FINANCE. I KNOW
I WAS PREPARED TO DISCUSS THIS
TOPIC BUT HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP
ITSELF AGAIN COULD YOU PLEASE I
MEAN I KNOW IT'S COME UP. IT
OBVIOUSLY IS SOMETHING OF GREAT
. IMPORTANCE TO THE TO THE STATE
INTO THE LEGISLATURE WE GOT THAT
PASSED AND WE GOT THE FREE FIRST
STEP PAST AS FAR AS FOUR MINUTES
THE TASK FORCE NOW WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT. WHATEVER IS
NEEDED BY THE TASK FORCE YOU
KNOW IS PROVIDED. OKAY OKAY
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND I
THINK WE'RE MOVING ON TO ALL WE
HAVE TO MORE. OKAY I ISSUE
TWELVE- IS A FIREARMS A WORKLOAD
. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR CHRIS
RYAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE- AS I UNDERSTAND TODAY
WE'RE GONNA. COVER THIS IN HIGH
LEVEL- SUMMARY- IN TERMS OF
THESE PROPOSALS- WE HAVE THE
EFFORTS PROPOSAL IS THE
COMPLIANCE OF PORT SECTION.
WHICH IS A WORKLOAD PROPOSAL THE
DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING THREE
PERMANENT POSITIONS- GENERAL
FUND AUGMENTATION. OF
APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED AND
FORTY TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS- FOR
ONGOING. AND THIS IS REALLY TO
WORK ON MAINTENANCE MAINTENANCE-
AND- AND- I. THAT MADAM CHAIR I
WAS GOING TO THE NEXT PUZZLE-
THIS IS STAFFING RELATIVE TO THE
WORKLOAD THAT COMES IN- FOR THE
TRANSACTION SO FIREARMS DEALERS-
I ARMED- AMMON AMMUNITION
DEALERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT SO.
THIS IS A UNIT THAT PROCESSES
MANY OF THE WORKLOAD OF MUCH OF
THE WORKLOAD- BASED ON THE
REQUIREMENTS THEIR GOVERNMENT
STATUTE. AND SO GIVEN THE SALES
IN THE TRANSACTIONS IN THE
NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS THEY'VE
BEEN PROCESSING LAST YEAR'S- OR
ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS
SO THAT'S THE FIRST PROPOSAL.
AND IF YOU WANT I CAN GO ON AND
COVER THE REST OF THE FIREARMS
ITEMS AND THEN DO QUESTIONS. AT
THE END OF THAT OKAY. THE NEXT
PROPOSAL WE'RE LOOKING AT IN
THIS AREA IS THE MICRO STAMPING
AND LAW ENFORCEMENT- TRANSFER-
THIS PROPOSAL IS- FOR ONE POINT
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS GENERAL
FUND IN FIVE POSITIONS.
BASICALLY THIS PRO THIS PROPOSAL
WILL HELP THAT ARE C. JUST
DIVISION OUR TECHNOLOGY
DIVISION- MAKE UPGRADES- AND DO
MAINTENANCE OPERATION ON THE-
NINE FIREARMS SYSTEMS THAT ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WORKLOAD-
BUT IT ALSO- PRETTY LIGHTS TO-
IT ALLOWS US TO TRACK AND REPORT
THE INDIVIDUAL FIREARM
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS. AT THE
POINT IN TIME IN WHICH A FIREARM
IS TRANSFERRED OR SOLD- SO
THAT'S WHAT THIS PROPOSAL IS ALL
ABOUT AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM IS-
IMPLEMENTATION OF VARIOUS
FIREARM. RELATED LEGISLATIVE
LEGISLATION AND I THINK THERE
ARE QUITE A FEW ITEMS IN THIS
PROPOSAL THEIR SIX ITEMS- AND
THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR
IMPLEMENTING THESE BILLS IS
APPROXIMATELY FIVE POINT SEVEN
MILLION. AND REQUIRES
APPROXIMATELY SEVENTEEN
POSITIONS AND SO WITH ALL OPEN
TO QUESTIONS. OKAY MISLI. THANK
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR- FOR YOUR-
FOR YOUR REFERENCE- OUR COMMENTS
ARE GOING TO PROTECT PERTAIN TO
THE SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSALS
THAT ON PAGE SIXTY OF YOUR DATA
AND THE REASON WHY THAT MATTERS
IS THAT ONE OF THE- FIREARM
PROPOSALS WE ACTUALLY CONSIDER
AS PART. OF THE LEGAL PROPOSALS
AND THAT SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO
EIGHTY FIFTEEN NINETY FOUR AND
SO I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR THAT
WANT TO GIVE YOU MY COMMENTS. ON
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE THAT ONE. SO
WE DO RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE APPROVED THE REQUEST
FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING BECAUSE
THEY ARE NEEDED TO. ADDRESS THE
INCREASED WORKLOAD- AS WELL AS
TO IMPLEMENT THE ENACTED
LEGISLATION. HOWEVER WE DO
RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
REJECTION THE GOVERNOR'S
APPROACH TO FINDING THEM FROM
THE GENERAL FUND AND INSTEAD
SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL'S ENTIRELY
FROM THE DROZ SPECIAL ACCOUNT-
THIS IS BECAUSE THE PROPOSED
WORKLOAD SEEMS TO BE AN
ALLOWABLE USE OF THE SPECIAL
FUNDS. AND THE FUND APPEARS TO
HAVE SUFFICIENT REVENUE AND FUND
BALANCE IN THE NEAR TERM TO
SUPPORT THAT. ANSWERS
SPECIFICALLY MADAM CHAIR- AND
MEMBERS IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE
FIFTY NINE OF YOUR AGENDA THERE
IS A FIGURE THAT SHOWS THE FUND
BALANCE. AND SO AFTER A FEE
INCREASE- IN TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN YOU WILL SEE THAT
REVENUES GENERALLY EXCEED
EXPENDITURES AND THE DIFFERENCE
IS CURRENTLY ABOUT FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS. THIS HAVE ALLOWED THAT
FUND BALANCE TO STEADILY
INCREASE AND YOU'LL SEE THAT AT
THE END OF TWENTY TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR IT IT IS EXPECTED TO
REACH. THIRTY FIVE POINT NINE
MILLION AND SO THAT WOULD BE
SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE
WORKLOAD. OUR RECOMMENDATION
DEFINES THESE PROPOSALS ENTIRELY
FROM THE TRUST ACCOUNT WOULD
ALSO FREE UP ONGOING GENERAL
FUND RELATIVE TO THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET SPECIFICALLY SIX POINT
THREE MILLION IN TWENTY TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR. DECLINING TO
THREE POINT THREE MILLION
ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN TWENTY
TWENTY SIX TWENTY SEVEN. AS OF
THIS IS REALLY HELPFUL AS THE
LEGISLATURE MIGHT PREFER A
DIFFERENT PACKAGE OF BUDGET
SOLUTIONS THAN CURRENTLY
PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR TO
BALANCE THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR BUDGET. YOU MIGHT
HAVE INCREASED REVENUE RISKS-
COMING UP IN IN THE YEAR AND
THERE ARE PROJECTED OUT YOUR
BUT- DEFICITS UNDER. THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. ONE
OTHER COMMENT THAT WE WOULD-
LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT- IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH THE
DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THERE WAS
AN INDICATION THAT GENERAL FUNDS
RESOURCES WERE BEING REQUESTED
FOR THIS WORKLOAD. IN ORDER TO
ENSURE THAT THERE WERE
SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO PAY FOR
FUTURE PROPOSALS. MOST NOTABLY
AND I. T. PROJECT THAT IS IN THE
PLANNING PROCESS NOW. TO REPLACE
THE SEVENTEEN- FIREARM AND
AMMUNITION DATABASES AND SYSTEMS
HOWEVER YOU DO NOT HAVE A
PROPOSAL FOR YOU- AT THIS TIME
AND SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE
SOMETHING IN FRONT OF YOU TO
ANALYZE AND REACT- FOR US THAT
IS A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE
THE APPROPRIATE FUNDS SOURCE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT PROJECT LOOKS
LIKE SIX CENTER SO JUST WANTED
TO ADD THAT- TURKOMANS THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. YES YES MISTER
CLARK EGG GOOD AFTERNOON CAN
CLARK FROM FINANCE SEARCH A
WRIST. TO THIS RALLY IS COMMENTS
OF- THESE PROPOSAL BEING FUNDED
WITH ROSE RATHER THAN TO FUND
AND- MISLEAD MENTIONED THAT
THERE IS A FIREARMS ID SYSTEM
MODERNIZATION PROJECT IN THE
WORKS RIGHT NOW THE DUDE IS
WORKING ON. IT'S COMPLEX IT'S
THERE IT'S REALLY HAULING
ANTIQUATED FIREARMS DATABASES
THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG
TIME. AND- IT'S GOING TO COST-
THERE IS A FOR THERE IS THERE
ARE PROPOSALS THAT ARE
FORTHCOMING AND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE BE RECEIVING SOON-
JUST KNOW THAT- THE DRUGS
REVENUES HAVE INCREASED OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS DUE TO A FEE
INCREASE IN TWENTY NINETEEN SO.
THERE ARE REVENUES- THOUGH AS
MENTIONED THE FITS AND PROJECTS-
IS FORTHCOMING AND WITH THEIR B.
AS PIECES. ARE COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THAT. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR JUST FOR PLAY CLERK- ON
THE- THE I. T. PROJECT THERE WAS
A B. C. P. THAT WAS APPROVED FOR
THE PLANNING PHASE- SO I JUST
WANNA MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THAT
THERE IS SOME MONEY THAT'S
ALREADY BEEN APPROPRIATED TO THE
DEPARTMENT SO. THE LARGER
PROPOSAL WHICH WILL BE THE
LION'S SHARE OF THE COSTS THAT
IS GOING TO COME FORWARD IS
STILL IN THE PLANNING PHASES AS-
AS DESCRIBED. AND IN THE CURRENT
AND LAST BUDGET- SO IT'S NOT AS
IF THE- HASN'T BEEN ANY TALK
ABOUT AN UPGRADE TO THE SYSTEM I
JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
RIGHT BUT I THINK MISS LEE I
WANT TO SPEAK FOR YOU IS THE-
THE ACTUAL THE ACTUAL COST OF
THE- SYSTEM ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY AND NOT BEEN
SPECIFICALLY OUTLINED CORRECT
AND YOU WANT. APPROVAL FOR THAT
NO I THINK WHAT WAS BEING
INDICATED BY THE L. A. O. WAS
THAT THERE'S A FINE BALANCE
AVAILABLE CURRENTLY- AND THAT
OUR CONVERSATION OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS HAS BEEN ALONG THE
LINES THAT WE DID A PLANNING.
BCP THERE'S GOING TO BE A
PROJECT THAT COMES AND THOSE
THOSE REVENUES WILL BE CONSUMED-
AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE. THE
PROPOSAL OR THE RECOMMENDATION
AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM THE L.
A. AT THIS POINT IS THAT THERE'S
A FINE BALANCE THERE THAT CAN
PAY FOR THESE BCPS THESE
LEGISLATIVE BCPS RIGHT NOW. AND
THAT ANY ADDITIONAL REVENUE
NEEDED TO TH TO FUND THAT
PROPOSAL IN THE FUTURE CAN BE
ADDRESSED AT THAT FUTURE TIME.
AND SO WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS THAT
THAT WAS LIKELY IS GOING TO
REQUIRE A FEE INCREASE I DON'T
KNOW FOR CERTAIN WHAT AMOUNT-
BUT THAT WOULD LIKELY BE
SOMETHING BECAUSE THESE
PROPOSALS. WERE NEVER
CONSIDERED- AT THE POINT IN TIME
THAT THE FEE WORK WAS DONE.
HOPEFULLY THAT MAKE SENSE WE'RE
SPEAKING FOR YOU YOUR RIGHT HERE
SO. YOU KNOW AND THAT IS TOTALLY
FINE- STILL AT THE YOU KNOW AS
MANAGER PROBABLY WHEN YOU LOOKED
AT THESE PROPOSALS YOU WOULD
SIMILARLY ASK YOU KNOW WHY THE
GENERAL FUND AND THAT IS THE
QUESTION THAT WE POSE TO BOTH
THE DEPARTMENT. AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND SO THE
INDICATION WAS EFFECTIVELY WE
WANT TO SAVE IT. FOR THIS
UPCOMING EXPENSE THAT WE SEE
COMING DOWN THE LINE. AND WE CAN
KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS THIS- I.
T. PROJECT IN THE WORKS BUT
THERE COULD ALSO BE OTHER. YOU
KNOW EXPENSES YOU KNOW THE
LEGISLATURE NEXT MORE
LEGISLATION THERE COULD BE MORE
YOU KNOW REQUIREMENTS THERE. THE
KEY THING FOR US IS RIGHT NOW
YOU HAVE THESE BUDGET PROPOSALS
IN FRONT OF YOU YOU HAVE THE-
BUDGET SITUATION A BUDGET AND
GENERAL FUND SITUATION THAT
YOU'RE DEALING WITH AND SO. THIS
IS WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AT
THIS TIME. WHEN THAT PROPOSAL
COMES FORWARD WHENEVER IT DOES.
IT WILL INCLUDE THE PROPOSED
FUNDING SOURCE THE LEGISLATURE
MAY OR MAY NOT DISAGREE WITH
THAT YOU KNOW THE LEGISLATURE
MIGHT SAY. IT WOULD BE A FEE
INCREASE LEGISLATURE FLETCHER
MIGHT THINK OF SOMETHING LIKE A
GENERAL FUND LOAN. YOU KNOW
THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND
UNTIL YOU HAVE A PROPOSAL BEFORE
YOU. IT IS DIFFICULT TO REACT OR
THINK ABOUT WHAT IS THE NEXT
STEPS. THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN. AND
SO I THINK THAT THAT IS KIND OF
OUR PERSPECTIVE- MORE ANALYZING
THESE BILLS. THANK YOU. OKAY ALL
RIGHT PRECIADO. THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU I THINK WE HAVE ONE
MORE YES AND YES NATIONAL
OPERATIONS THAT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ISSUE THIRTEEN IS A
SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT. AGAIN
MISTER RYAN. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR CHRIS RYAN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE- THE
SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT IS A-
PROPOSAL. THAT RELATES TO A LONG
STANDING- AND- YOU BETWEEN
DEPARTMENT JUSTICE AND THE CHP-
HEAD LOUIE LOPEZ HERE WHO CAN
ANSWER SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE OPERATIONS BUT- JUST
TO GIVE YOU. A PERSPECTIVE FROM
A TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE THE- THE
FOR THE FUNDING SOURCE OF THIS
PROPOSAL HAD TO HAVE BEEN
REIMBURSEMENTS IN THE PAST- OUR
UNDERSTANDING IS THE MOTOR
VEHICLE ACCOUNT CAN NO LONGER.
AFFORD THIS AND THAT WAS
INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US BY
THE CHP. SO IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
THESE OPERATIONS WE STEP FORWARD
WITH A GENERAL FUND REQUEST- TO
CONTINUE ABSENT THIS FUNDING.
THESE OPERATIONS WON'T BE IN
EXISTENCE AFTER JULY ONE BECAUSE
THERE WON'T BE ANY FUNDING
SOURCE- SO WITH THAT I WILL.
YIELD FOR QUESTIONS. MISLI. AT
WE HAD NO COMMENTS BETTER
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS THANK
YOU. AND KEVIN CLARK FROM THE
FINANCE NO FURTHER COMMENTS-
OKAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS HERE-
DID THE CHP CONTRIBUTE OTHER
EXPERTISE TO THE UNIT- IN
ADDITION TO STAFF AND FUNDING.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR LOUIS
LOPEZ IN THE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF
THE DIVISION LAW ENFORCEMENT.
THE CHP HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC
PARTNER- OVER THE YEARS AND-
THEY PROVIDED. RESOURCES YOU
KNOW HUMAN RESOURCES HAVE BEEN
PART OF ALL OF OUR
INVESTIGATIONS- BUT TO BE
PERFECTLY FRANK WITH YOU THE
DEPARTMENT JUSTICES LET. LET
THIS PROGRAM SINCE ITS
INCEPTION- WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH
CHP- AND THEY HAVE INDICATED
THAT THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE.
PARTICIPATING WITH US SO-
PROVIDED WE ARE ABLE TO SUSTAIN
IT THROUGH THE MAIL THROUGH THE
FUNDING AND WILL CONTINUE WITH
OUR OPERATIONS AND CONTINUE WITH
THE PROGRAM. OKAY TWO MORE
QUESTIONS FOR ME. REACH THE END
- REACHED THE END OF THANK YOU
EVERYONE THANK YOU. FROM FOR
YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND FOR YOUR
TIME- WE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO
ANYONE WANTING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT- AND APPRECIATE THE
PATIENCE OF EVERYBODY WHO'S BEEN
THERE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS NOW-
AS A REMINDER TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS EIGHT FOUR
FOUR. TWO NINE ONE FIVE FOUR
NINE ONE AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
SEVEN ZERO FOUR TWO FOUR SEVEN
SEVEN. NOW LET'S BEGIN FIRST
WITH WITNESSES HERE IN ROOM ONE
TWELVE AND THEN WE WILL PROCEED
WITH THE MODERATOR IF YOU WOULD
COME UP AND- PLEASE KEEP YOUR
COMMENTS AS BRIEF AS YOU CAN SO
WE CAN GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO
SPEAK. THANK YOUR HEAD THANK YOU
I'M GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
BRANDON WOODS AND THE CHIEF
PUBLIC DEFENDER ALAMEDA COUNTY
CURRENT CPA BOARD MEMBER AND
PAST PRESIDENT. ARE URGED TO
REJECT THE PROPOSED CUTS TO THE
PUBLIC FROM THEIR PILOT PROGRAM
AND PLEASE MAINTAIN THE FUNDING.
ALAMEDA COUNTY PART SOCIAL
WORKERS ATTORNEYS SUPPORT STAFF
AND WE'VE CREATED A POST
CONVICTION UNITS TO IMPLEMENT
THE SENTENCING AND CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORMS PASSED BY THOSE
THAT ARE. THOSE REVERSE SOME OF
THE HARSH EFFECTS OF MASS
INCARCERATION. AND THIS FOR
IMPACTS ON BLACK AND BROWN
COMMUNITIES. FUNDING PUBLIC
DEFENDERS ONE OF THE BEST THAT
WE CAN TAKE TO REDUCE OUR PRISON
POPULATION CORRECT PAST
INJUSTICES. THE TIMING HERE TO
MANY COULD BE CUTS MY HEART
ACHES FOR INCARCERATED PEOPLE.
AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT WOULD
NOT BE SERVED THAT WILL REMAIN
INCARCERATED. EVEN THOUGH THE
LAW PROVIDES THEM WITH A WAY TO
BE RELEASED. SIMILAR TO YOLO
COUNTY WE'VE SEEN THOSE SAVINGS
COST SAVINGS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY
FROM LEASES. AND FROM THE SENATE
THINKS. AND THE ISSUE OF PARITY
CAME UP TODAY. IN ALAMEDA
COUNTY. ACROSS THESE BUDGETS ME
TWICE THE SIZE OF OUR BUDGET. TO
PUT THAT IN CONTEXT IF I WAS
ABLE TO HIRE FIFTY LAWYERS
TOMORROW. THE LAWYERS. OUR
PROCESS IS BUDGET WAS TO BE
TWENTY FOUR MILLION DOLLARS MORE
THAN OURS. SO CENTER THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS TODAY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS I JUST
SIMPLY ASK YOU. TO FUND PUBLIC
DEFENSE THANK YOU. THANK. GOOD
MORNING I'M ELLEN MCDONNELL I'M
THE CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER FROM
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. I WANT TO
JOIN IN THE CRIES OF MY
COLLEAGUES TO FIND PUBLIC
DEFENSE. INTO CONTINUE FINDING
THIS INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL
PUBLIC DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM IN
CONTRA COSTA ALONE WE'VE HAD
THIRTY SIX INDIVIDUALS RELEASED
BACK HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES AND
OTHER COMMUNITY IN JUST THE
LAST. YEAR WE HAVE OVER THREE
HUNDRED CLIENTS DEPENDING ON OUR
POST CONVICTION UNIT WHICH
DEPENDS ON THE STATE WIDE
FUNDING. 41% OF THOSE THAT WENT
HOME FACED A LIFE SENTENCE. 59%
OF THEM WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN.
AT THIS TIME IT IS SO CRITICAL
THAT WE LOOK TO RESTORE EQUITY
THAT WE LOOK TO REDRESS THE
INEQUITABLE SENTENCES THAT HAVE
COME DOWN IN THE PAST TWO YEARS
AND THAT WE CAN UPHOLD THIS
LEGISLATURE'S. INTENT IN THE
LAWS THAT YOU'VE PASSED AROUND
RESENTENCING THERE IS FRANKLY NO
OTHER WAY FOR OUR OFFICES TO DO
THIS WITHOUT THIS FUNDING I
GETTING CONTRA COSTA WE HAVE TEN
INDIVIDUALS. IN OUR POST
CONVICTION UNIT WORKING TO. WORK
CLOSELY WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS
TO BRING THEM HOME SAFELY TO
THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES TO MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE THE REENTRY SERVICES AND
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. AND TO
ENSURE THAT AT THE PROMISE OF
THESE LAWS CAN BE REALIZED THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON SENATOR AND CHAIR
DORADO I MELANIE KIM STATE
POLICY DIRECTOR AT THE SAN
FRANCISCO PUBLIC DEFENDER'S
OFFICE IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR
MAINTAINING FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
DEFENSE. THE WORK TO UNDO
DEVASTATINGLY PUNITIVE SENTENCES
BUT DO NOT SERVE PUBLIC SAFETY
AND HAVE DISPROPORTIONATELY
HARMED BLACK AND BROWN COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THE WORK TO REUNITE
FAMILIES HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN. I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO
MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
DEFENSE THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ALL RIGHT GOOD AFTERNOON
THAT CHAIR COMMITTEE AND THE
STAFF MY NAME IS RYAN MORE MUNY
AND I'M WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES
REPRESENTING ALL FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTIES- FIRST WE'D LIKE TO
OPPOSE THE PROPOSED CUTS THE
PUBLIC DEFENDS PILOT PROJECT.
WHICH IS NOTED EARLIER CURRENTLY
SERVES THIRTY FOUR OF OUR
COUNTIES- TO PROVIDE CRITICAL
POST CONVICTION SERVICES- TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTIES
TO MEET D. M. RECENTLY ENACTED
LEGISLATION- AS IT RELATES TO
RESENTENCING. AND SO SECOND WE
SUPPORT THAT EIGHT POINT TWO
MILLION DOLLARS- FOR COUNTY
PROBATION DEPARTMENTS TO MANAGE
A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE POST
RELEASE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
POPULATION. AND THEN LASTLY
THIRD- IN REGARDS THE DOJ'S
BUREAU FORENSIC SERVICES WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THE L. A.
O.'S- RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE TO
FEE BASED SYSTEM. FOR STATE
CRIME LABS- WHICH WOULD EITHER
RESULT IN CUTTING FUNDING FOR
OTHER COUNTY PROGRAMS- AS WAS
STATED EARLIER BY THE PANEL- MAY
CUT THE LEVEL OF FORENSIC
SERVICES UTILIZED BY COUNTIES.
AND SO LASTLY WANTED TO KNOW
THAT COUNTIES LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH. THE
ADMINISTRATION THE LEGISLATURE
IN THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL- ON- FOR
FURTHER ALLOCATION AND FUNDING
FOR CARE IMPLEMENTATION ACT.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS GET
ELEMENT AYE JAAN I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF ALAMEDA COUNTY TODAY
IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED.
REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEFENSE
PILOT PROGRAM THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON ATTACHMENTS-
FOR SMART DRESSES CALIFORNIA OUR
PRIORITY BUDGET REQUEST IS TO
FIND PUBLIC DEFENSE INCLUDING
ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA RACIAL JUSTICE ACT.
FOR DECADES WHERE EVERY TIME WE
HAVE ENACTED A NEW CRIMINAL LAW
INCLUDING CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REFORMS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THE
STATE HAS PROVIDED ADDITIONAL
FUNDING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND HAS IGNORED THE
NEEDS OF THE DEFENSE. THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER GRANT PROGRAM WAS THE
FIRST EVER EFFORT BY THE STATE
TO BRING BACK BALANCE. AGAIN
THIS YEAR THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSES MORE MONEY TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
RACIAL JUSTICE ACT AND NO MONEY
TO THE DEFENSE. EVEN THOUGH
DEFENSE LAWYERS WILL DO ALL OF
THE WORK TO RIGHT THE WRONGS OF
THE PAST AND FIGHT THE RACISM IN
OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE
URGE YOU TO BALANCE THE SCALES
OF JUSTICE TO FIND PUBLIC
DEFENSE AND ENSURE ROBUST
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
RACIAL JUSTICE ACT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MADAM AND CHAIR
MEMBERS- THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME
MY NAME'S AMANDA NEVER READY AND
I AM HERE TO ASK THAT- TO URGE
YOU TO REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED CUTS TO THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER GRANT PROGRAM. FUNDING
PUBLIC DEFENDERS IS ONE OF THE
BEST STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO
REDUCE OUR PRISON POPULATION AND
CORRECT THE PAST INJUSTICES MY
HUSBAND IS KURT CURRENTLY
SERVING A LIFE WITHOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE SENTENCE
HE SERVED TWENTY NINE YEARS TO
DATE COSTS IN THE STATE OVER TWO
POINT SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS. WE
COULD USE THIS MONEY TO BETTER-
AFFECT WITH OUR FUTURE
GENERATIONS AND INVEST IN OUR
CHILDREN THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND I ALSO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF.
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WOMEN
PRISONERS AND FELONY MURDER
ELIMINATION PROJECT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR MY NAME IS
MIKE A DOCTOR OFTEN THE STAFF
ATTORNEY AT THE ACLU OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. SPEAKING TODAY ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA ACTION ACLU
CALIFORNIA ACTION THE ACLU IS
DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ENSURING
THAT THE GUARANTEES OF THE SIXTH
AMENDMENT ARE UPHELD AND THAT
ALL CALIFORNIANS REGARDLESS OF
INCOME. ARE AFFORDED THE
EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL
WHEN THEY ARE ACCUSED OF CRIMES
IN OUR STATE. WE DO THIS WORK
THROUGH LITIGATION ADVOCACY AND
POLICY AND TODAY WITH OUR ALLIES
AND COLLEAGUES WE ARE HERE TO
URGE YOU TO RETAIN THIS CRITICAL
FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC DEFENSE
PILOT PROJECT. RESPECTFULLY THIS
MODEST FUNDING IS ALREADY
WOEFULLY INADEQUATE TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF INDIGENT DEFENDANTS
ACROSS OUR STATE. AND FURTHER
DEPLETING THESE FUNDS WILL ONLY
HURT ALREADY STRUGGLING PUBLIC
DEFENSE PROVIDERS. WE SEE
FUNDING PUBLIC DEFENSE AS A
RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE AND
ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUE AN
IMMIGRATION. RIGHTS ISSUE. AS
CALIFORNIA'S BUDGET IS A
REFLECTION OF OUR VALUES WE HOPE
THAT THESE VALUES PREVAIL TODAY
AND MOVING FORWARD IN THE BUDGET
PROCESS THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION
TO THIS IMPORTANT ITEM. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOOD
AFTERNOON GOING BACK AS PHILIP
BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WE
ASK THAT YOU RESTORE FUNDING
FOR. PUBLIC DEFENSE AND WE ASK
THAT. FUNDING BE ROBUST FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
RACIAL JUSTICE ACT NO ONE SHOULD
BE FACING DEPORTATION A DEATH
PENALTY OR LANGUISHING IN PRISON
FOR UNLAWFUL CONVICTION. WE NEED
PUBLIC DEFENDERS IN THEIR ROLE
TO HELP IMPLEMENT LAWS SO THAT
PEOPLE AREN'T IMPRISONED
DEPORTED OR ON DEATH ROW FOR
UNLAWFUL CONVICTIONS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MARCO
GEORGE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ASSOCIATION I WOULD JUST ECHO
THE COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUES-
PLEASE MAINTAIN FUNDING FOR IN
JUST TO THE FENCE AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HAVING THIS HEARING.
WITH THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
GOOD AFTERNOON JOSH DUGGAR ON
BEHALF OF THE CHIEF PROBATION
OFFICERS OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT OF THE POST RELEASE
COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FUNDING
DISCUSSED AN ISSUE THREE. TWO
THOUSAND ELEVEN PUBLIC SAFETY
REALIGNMENT FOREVER FURTHER LINK
THE STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC
SAFETY SYSTEMS CONSEQUENTLY WHEN
A SUBSET OF THE STATE PRISON
POPULATION WITH PRIOR SERIOUS OR
VIOLENT CONVICTIONS ARE RELEASED
FROM STATE PRISONS AS A RESULT
OF PROP FIFTY SEVEN. CREDIT
EARNING ENHANCEMENTS THE STATE
RELIES ON PROBATION DEPARTMENTS
TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THEIR
REENTRY SERVICES AND
SUPERVISION. WE DO NOT SEE THIS
FUNDING AS A CASH FLOW ISSUE
THIS IS DIRECT FUNDING FOR
PROGRAMS SERVICES AND
SUPERVISION OF THIS POPULATION.
IS FAIR TO SAY THAT THIS FUNDING
WAS AND STILL IS EXPECTED TO BE
LIMITED TERM HOWEVER IT HAS
CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL YEARS
BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE
ITERATIONS OF STATE DECISIONS TO
INCREASE CREDIT EARNING. AND
AGAIN EACH TIME PROBATION IS A
KEY PARTNER IN ENSURING THE
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF THOSE A
STATE DECISIONS LASTLY I KNOW
FUNDING HAS BEEN HAS SOMEWHAT
MIRRORED THE CHART IN THE L. L.
ANALYSIS IT WAS OVER TWENTY
MILLION DOLLARS OF THE LAST TWO
YEARS. IT IS NOW DOWN TO EIGHT
MILLION AS THE TEMPORARY
INCREASE SUBSIDES. AND THE STATE
IS GOING STATE SAVINGS FROM
PRISON CLOSURES AS INDIVIDUALS
ARE RELEASED TO PROBATION
SUPERVISION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS
IMPORTANT FUNDING STREAM FOR
COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT'S.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS I'M ELIZABETH
ESPINOSA HERE TO SPEAK ON THREE
SPECIFIC ISSUES VERY BRIEFLY-
UNDER- THE BORDER STATE AND
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS ISSUES ONE
AND THREE. I WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT AS YOU'VE
HEARD VERY CLEARLY TODAY FOR
RETAINING THE FUNDING FOR THE
THIRD YEAR. OF THE PUBLIC
DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM ON BEHALF
OF URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA.
FOURTEEN LARGEST COUNTIES IN
CALIFORNIA THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA AS
WELL AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IN THE COUNTY. OF LOS ANGELES
AND SANTA BARBARA. I'M WITH
RESPECT TO THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED FUNDING FOR THE POST
RELEASE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
POPULATION ALSO IN SUPPORT OF
FUNDING THAT ITEM. ON BEHALF OF
THE URBAN AND RURAL COUNTY
ASSOCIATIONS. AND LASTLY I WILL
MIND MY COMMENTS ON ISSUE NINE
WITH RESPECT TO THE- STATE CRIME
LABS AND CHARGING COUNTIES FEES-
WE WISH TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE
TOO WOULD OPPOSE MOVING TO A FEE
BASED SYSTEM. FOR THE ISSUES
THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN COMMITTEE
TODAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION ON
THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU. LOW
CHAIRED MEMBERS RITA MEDINA WITH
THE COALITION FOR HUMANE
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS CHEERED LAST.
JULY'S HERE TODAY TO URGE THE
LEGISLATURE TO ALLOCATE FUNDING
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
CALIFORNIA RACIAL JUSTICE ACT.
INCLUDING THE NECESSARY FUNDING
FOR DEFENSE COUNSEL. CHIRLA HAS
BEEN A SUPPORTER OF THE RACIAL
JUSTICE ACT OVER ITS MANY
ITERATIONS AND WE KNOW ALL TOO
WELL THAT. IN ORDER FOR THESE
LAWSUIT HAVE TRUE IMPACT WE HAVE
TO PUT RESOURCES BEHIND IT SO
THAT OUR FOLKS CAN ACCESS IT.
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET
ONLY INCLUDES RACIAL JUSTICE ACT
FUNDING FOR THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE. THIS IS
INSUFFICIENT AS THE VAST
MAJORITY OF WORK TO IMPLEMENT
THIS LAW FALLS ON THE DEFENSE
ATTORNEYS SEEKING TO REDRESS THE
HARMS OF RACISM IN OUR COURTS.
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES ARE
ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY CRIMINAL
JUSTICE LAWS. YOU KNOW THERE ARE
A LOT OF PLACES IN OUR SYSTEMS
WHERE FOLKS ARE PROFILED AND
TARGETED. AND THE RGA IS REALLY
A FORM OF RELIEF FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES AND SO WE HOPE THAT
WE CAN HAVE A STRONG
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE SPENDING
IS NECESSARY THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. I SEE NO
MORE. WITNESSES OR INDIVIDUALS
WANTING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT IN ROOM ONE TWELVE-
MODERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE- Q. FOR
UP. ANYBODY WANTING TO TESTIFY
ON THE PHONES. AND IF YOU COULD
START OUT BY GIVING ME THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WANTING TO.
SPEAK. DIGITAL PHONE SECURE UP
FOR COMMENT PRESS ONE ZERO IF
YOU'RE NOT ALREADY DONE SO IF
YOU ALREADY PRESS ONE ZERO PRESS
OF SECOND TIME YOU BE REMOVED
FROM THE QUEUE. ABOUT IT WITH A
LINE NUMBER AND ADDED TO THE
QUEUE WHEN YOU HEAR LINE NUMBER
CALLED. STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION TO LEGISLATIVE
RECORD AND PROCEED WITH YOUR
COMMENT WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON
ADELINE NUMBER FIFTY THREE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
MY CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COLD WAR
TO ON BEHALF OF ORANGE. REQUEST
THAT THE- REJECT DILEMMA. OF THE
THIRTY I'M FOR THE- TO. HELLO
PROGRAM. WHICH WOULD BE IN. FORM
DOLLAR CUT TO COUNTY IMPLEMENT
FOR RECENTLY. CRIMINALS AND DATE
. THIS FUNDING CURRENTLY WORK
ACROSS FOR PRO IN ORANGE. ONE
COULD THE SPECIFIC TO RESET
THING YOU AND ACROSS. AND
DEGRADING PRIOR TO. WE ARE
CONCERNED THAT THE READ. COULD
TO. OF JUST THAT. POPULAR
ADDITIONALLY WE THE FIRST YEAR
OF ACT. FOR LEGAL. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR
CALLING. THANKS LINE FOR SEVEN
PLEASE GO. ONE FIFTY SEVEN GO
AHEAD PLEASE. WE LINE SEVENTY
LINE SEVENTY PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MY NAME IS REBECCA
GONZALEZ AND I REPRESENT THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER I AM
COMMENTING ON AGENDA ITEM ONE
AND ADVOCATING TO MAINTAIN THE
FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC IT'S AND
PILOT PROGRAM THIS FUNDING HOW
WILL ALSO IMPACT THE FUNDING FOR
SOCIAL WORKERS WHO WORK IN THE
ADOPTED THE- SOCIAL WORKERS ARE
OFTEN THE PRIMARY PROFESSIONALS
RESPONSIBLE FOR RE ENTRY AND
PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICES. WE
PERFORM DISCHARGE PLANNING TO
KEEP PEOPLE FROM IMMEDIATELY
COMING BACK INTO CUSTODY WE
ENSURE THAT THOSE REENTERING
HAVE ACCESS PRESCRIBED
MEDICATIONS PLACEMENT ON
RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY
OR SOBER LIVING PROGRAM WE OFTEN
CONNECT CLIENTS DIRECTLY TO
CRISIS STABILIZATION HOSPITALS
AND OTHER FORMS OF RESIDENTIAL
CARE DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT
HELP DIAGNOSES AND ACUITY OF
TURNING. WE WORK BETWEEN PROVIDE
CHANGE THAT METAL CLEARANCE AND
NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO THE PATHS
ARE CLOSED AND WE BY RESIDENTS
PROVIDE DURING THE REVAMPS
PROCESS WE ARE UP IN THE ONLY
THING OR AWARE OF STATE UNDER
PROGRAM. TARGET THE POPULAR UPON
REENTER AND CAN THEM TO THE A
PRECURSOR. IN THE LONG RUN HE OF
THESE THREE AT OFF IT COST BURN
THE CARE. ACT THANK YOU AND
BECAUSE EFFICIENT. THAT THE
STATE OFTEN IN CAL YOU SERVICE
THE B. POPULATION. BUT WHICH ARE
RARELY. ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE TO
MAINTAIN THE FUNDING FOR THE
PUBLIC AND PILOT PROGRAM I ALSO
WANT TO THANK FUNDING PUBLIC. TO
IMPLEMENT CAL RACE DRAFT IF ACT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COULD YOU
OF LET ME APPROXIMATE MANY P.
ARE WAY. WE HAVE NINETY. NINETY
THANK YOU NEXT PLEASE. THANKS A
SEVEN ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS ELIZABETH
FRASER I'M CALLING FROM THE BAR
ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO ON
ISSUE NUMBER ONE. RESPECTFULLY
URGE YOU TO MAINTAIN THE THIRD
YEAR FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC
DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU NEXT PLEASE.
NINE TEN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS ELLIOT
HOFFMAN AT THE THEORETICAL
DEFENDER'S OFFICE. THE FREEDOM
PROJECT WHICH IS COMPOSED
CONVICTION AND THAT MADE
POSSIBLE BY THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
PILOT PROGRAM. BEGIN URGED. AND
FUNDING THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NINE SIX SIXTY GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON DORADO. A MEMBER ALEX
TO DIRECTOR TO GO AGENTS FOR THE
BAY AREA COUNCIL HEARING ON
BEHALF OF OUR OVER THREE HUNDRED
EMPLOYER MEMBERS. APPOINTED BY
THE COUNCIL SUPPORTS THE DOJ'S
WORKLOAD AUGMENTATION REQUEST
RELATED TO HOW THE STRIKE
FORCIBLY THAT ISSUE NUMBER
ELEVEN. RATIO LAST YEAR THE
HOUSING. UNIT WITH THE OF
HOUSING AND TO AND HELP ON ABOUT
DOLLARS HOMES OR WHAT WHAT
ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT. 5% OF ALL
HOW DO PRODUCTION IN CALIFORNIA
GUMBEL'S INVOLVES THE CREATION
OF THE UNIT WE'RE VERY PLEASED
WITH WHAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO
ACCOMPLISH. ADVOCATES
UNANIMOUSLY AGREED A PARTNERSHIP
IS INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE AND MAKE
YOUR HOUSING LAWS ARE
IMPLEMENTED BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
JUST THE LOCKET BETTER THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECE. BECAUSE
ADVOCATES HAVE THAT THAT TOOL AS
WELL THE TOOL WE DO KNOW HAVE
THAT THE PART USES WITH GREAT
EPIC AT THE IS THAT A TECHNICAL
SYSTEM TO LOOK HOUSING OR IS.
EXTREMELY COMPLEX AND HOW CITIES
STATE LAW CAN KIND WITH OUR LOW
ORGAN. GET HOMES BUILT FASTER
AND OF FOR. WE WANT TO VIDEO AND
THE- FOR THE WERE ON IT YOUR
CONSIDERING. THANK YOU THANKS
PLEASE. FINE FOR SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN
STATE CALMLY NEXT CAL. THANK THE
COURTS THE OF THE PLAN. KEYWORDS
MATH AND CAR. CAL BUT MUCH MORE
REMAINS AND SO WE URGE YOU TO
GRANT PRO FOR IF. THAT SPENDING
IS BEING USED RIGHT NOW TO IN.
THAT REDUCE PARKING. ALSO- YOU
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR COUNSEL
TO IMPLEMENT HEALTH RACIAL
JUSTICE THE FUNDING WILL BE USED
TO CORRECT BECAUSE BY REYES ARE
. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANKS
FOR. PINE SEVENTY TWO GOING
PLEASE. SEVENTY WILL HAVE. FIND
SEVENTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GENTRY CONVEYED WITH. CALIFORNIA
ATTORNEYS CONFIRMED OBJECT SO WE
ARE TODAY SO. OF COMMITTED
LAWYER AND DEFENDERS- WE ASK ALL
SHE REJECT PROPOSED. TO THE
PUBLIC BECAUSE PROGRAM THANK YOU
THANK YOU. BY SIR FOUR PLEASE
AHEAD. I KNOW HEARING. I CAN
HEAR YOU BUT PLEASE. THANK YOU
MY NAME IS AHMED SO I AM WAY
THEY WERE DOING ORANGE AND
WILLING TO WITH THE OR COUNTY
RESPONSE NETWORK. I DON'T YOU
KNOW. SENATOR JOHN YEAR THERE AT
THE I YOU'RE THERE I MEAN- THE
WHICH YOU WERE CALLING ON
CONDITION WHEN LETTING YOU THAT
YOU KNOW YOU SHOULD BE FAVOR OF
THE CALL DEFENDER. I UNDERSTAND
HERE I KNOW THE- DAVID SO HOW TO
DOJ HELPING THE IMAGE QUE BETTER
. I'M SHOT OUT TO THE OR COUNTY
DEFENDER OFFICE- THEY THEY CO
HOW AND I READ OUT TO THEM AND A
LOT OF OUR FAMILY. MEMBERS
THINKING MEMBERS REACH OUT US
SUPPORT WITH THEIR CONDITION.
AND SO- IF THAT IN THE THAT THE
STATE GOVERNOR LIKE TRYING TO
CUT THE FUNDING BY NO GIRL LIKE
WE NEED MORE WE NEED JACQUELINE
WE NEED MORE PUBLIC DEFENDER
THAT ARE OUT HERE ON GROUND.
AND- YOU YEAH BUT PLAN. AND I
HOPE YOU VOTING FOR OF MORE
FUNDING FOR COVER DEFENDER
BECAUSE THEN WE GET GREEN CARD
CHECK. BLANCA THE MICROCHIP
COURT ADJUSTED JACK SO. YEAH
FROM COLLEEN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. BY SIXTY SEVEN GO AHEAD.
SENATE I AM A VOLUNTEER WITH THE
OR COUNTY RESPONSE THAT HERE
ORANGE. I AM ALSO CALL- AND I.
FOR OUR MAIN THE FOR THE PUBLIC
THAT PROGRAM. ON A PUBLIC
DEFENDER ARE VITAL TO PROVIDE
WEBER. FRESH EQUIPPED SOMETHING
RIDLEY. ARE WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED
AND OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU
TO UNDERMINE SOME OF THE HIGH
THAT THE HAVE BEEN. TO AT THE
RATE OF THE CRIME AND- YOUR CALL
COULD. ARE ONE AGAIN IS AND FAME
OF CONTAINER THE PUBLIC PRO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT PLEASE
. PINE SIXTY FIVE PLEASE GO ON.
MY NAME IS LOT OF MONEY AND I'M
WITH HUNDRED EPIC NETWORK. AND
YOUR KEY- ABOUT AGENDA ONE NIGHT
OF MY- BUT- OPPOSING THE REQUEST
OF THE COVER DEFENDER KERR. BUT
EVERYWHERE ARE FEELING THE
STRAIN OF THE ECONOMIC LIKE
SPIRAL THAT WE. ONE BOOKS ARE
NOW COLIN FOR WHILE THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER OFFICE COULD CONTINUE
BE ON.
ASSEMBLY DEPART AFTER THE
FIFTEEN FAILED TO PROVIDE USEFUL
BUT PUBLIC REGARDING IMMIGRATION
CONSEQUENCES. AND EVEN THOUGH
HE'S PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY I
AGREE THAT WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT
THEM BUT NOT TO CUT THE FUNDING
RATHER THAN ANYTHING. I'M
ACTUALLY A RECIPIENT OF THE
SERVICES PROVIDED THEM AND STILL
HAVE A PENDING CASE. SPENDING
WILL LEAD ME IN LIMB. YOUR
COUNTRY OF WHICH I. I'M A WHOLE
NEW MORE ARE CONTRIBUTING OF OUR
COMMUNITY ACT HERE MOM POP GRAND
. AND HE LEANS AND I WANT OF THE
FORTY BY DOESN'T AND NOT ARE YOU
. ARE YOU THE REAL UNDER IN FACT
I PEOPLE SHOULD BE TO HAVE YOU
BACK. WAIT A CONSEQUENCES EVERY
. I FORGOT THANK AGAIN OCCURRED
TO WE- THANK YOU.
BUT DEFENDER TIME PROGRAM MASCOT
YOU MAINTAIN THE THIRD YEAR OF
FUNDING. CREATION OF THE
ORIGINAL FUNDING LIST MONEY
PUBLIC DEFENDERS HAVE DONE A LOT
OF WORK FROM THE STATE CHIEF
JUSTICE REDUCING PERSPIRATION
REDUCE THE RACIAL IMPACT OF SOME
OF OUR OUTDATED CRIMINAL
SENTENCING LAWS. THERE'S MUCH
MORE TO DO- MANY PEOPLE WHO
REMAIN BEHIND BARS WHO SHOULD BE
CREATE OR HAVE THEIR SENTENCES
REDUCED PUBLIC DEFENDERS DO THIS
HARD WORK WE DO THE HEAVY
LIFTING WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE
WHO CAN HELP ITS CLIENTS WE
DESPERATELY NEED THIS FUNDING TO
DO SO. SACRAMENTO COUNTY WITH
THIS FUNDING WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
HELP DOZENS OF PEOPLE SOME
SERVING LIKE CERTAIN FISH
REDUCTION OF FUNDING WILL RESULT
IN THE INABILITY TO DELIVER
THESE SERVICES TO DOZENS OF
OTHERS AT LEAST EIGHT PEOPLE
FROM MY OFFICE COULD LOSE THEIR
JOBS. THAT INCLUDES ATTORNEYS
SOCIAL WORKERS AND SUPPORT STAFF
AS RESTORE THIS FUNDING. THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FIND
SEVENTIES PLEASE AHEAD. TODAY
MADAM CHAIR AND MY NAME IS THREE
WILLIAMS I WITH THE RIVERSIDE TO
ON AND THAT INDIA OKAY. I AM
THERE IN. SPECIALIST AND I CALL
REGARDING ISSUE ONE AND
RESPECTFULLY. ASK THAT YOU
RESPECTFULLY REJECT THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION AND PUBLIC EVENTS
PILOT PROGRAM. FOR MANY AND-
AFTER THAT- FOR MANY OF THE
REASONS THAT WERE ARTICULATED BY
OUR COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS THE
MANY BENEFICIARIES. OF THE
FUNDING- THE POST CONVICTION
RELIEF- I. THAT IT BRINGS IS
CRITICAL FOR OUR CLIENTS BOTH
CITIZENS AND NONCITIZENS AND IT
ENCOURAGES FAMILY UNITY AND
FAMILY SOCIAL STABILITY BY
KEEPING. THE MAJOR BREAD WINNERS
OF THESE VULNERABLE FAMILIES
FROM DEPORTATION. AND IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS
THAT ARE OFTEN NOT SEEN SO WE
ASK THAT YOU RESPECTFULLY REJECT
THE PROPOSED REDUCTION IN PUBLIC
DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR TIME
AND CONSIDERING THIS MATTER. ONE
FORTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
AFTERNOON THIS IS JIM LINDBERG
WITH THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE-
LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA. I
JUST WANT TO ALIGN MY COMMENTS
WITH MY FELLOW ADVOCATES AND
URGE THE COMMITTEE TO REJECT THE
PROPOSED CUTS TO THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER PILOT PROGRAM. AND TO
ALLOCATE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR
DEFENSE COUNSEL IN ORDER TO MAKE
THE CALIFORNIA JUSTICE ACT
RACIAL JUSTICE ACT
IMPLEMENTATION A REALITY. THANK
YOU THANK YOU. FIND SEVENTY NINE
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
COUNTY BRADY AND I AM DIRECTING
ATTORNEY AT THE IMMIGRANT LEGAL
RESOURCE CENTER WHICH IS A
NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER BASED
IN SAN FRANCISCO. FOR THE PAST
THREE YEARS I HAVE WORKED ON
IMMIGRATION AND CRIMES ON IN THE
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S IN CALIFORNIA
I WANTED TO JUST MAKE TO. ONE IS
THE LOW INCOME IMMIGRANTS CANNOT
AFFORD THE SEVERAL THOUSAND
DOLLARS THE PRIVATE ATTORNEYS.
CHARGE TO VACATE THESE
CONVICTIONS A LOT OF THE
CONNECTIONS- WHICH WERE IMPOSED
WITHOUT ON ADEQUATE. NUMBER DIRE
IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES. WELL I
FOR THAT REASON I REALLY HOPE
THAT YOU WILL PRESERVE THE
FUNDING FOR AGENDA ITEM ONE. THE
SECOND IS THAT I FACILITATE A
WEEKLY MEETING OF PUBLIC
DEFENDERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE
WHO ARE THE EMBEDDED
IMMIGRATION. EXPERTS IN THEIR
OFFICES. THIS ACTION BY THE
GOVERNOR IS CAUSING CHAOS STATE
STAFF WHO'S BEEN HIRED. CASES
ARE IN THE MIDDLE. TAKING LIKE
THE PURSE HER FROM. AND THIS IS
HAPPENING TO BUT ALL RIGHT- SO.
USES UNDER COMPARED IN BLOOD
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICES. I AM
THAT REASON TO WOULD URGE NOT TO
SUDDENLY AWAY THE FUNDING.
RHAETIAN ARE LEGALLY CENTER ALSO
FROM FOR THE JUSTICE ACT ON THE
THANK YOU. FIND SEVENTY SIX
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH GOOD
AFTERNOON MADAM CHIP BUT I'M
SURE AND EVERYONE- MY NAME IS
GABRIEL WELLS AND I'M A HUMAN
RIGHTS ADVOCATE BASED IN SAN
FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA AND I ECHO
THE VOICES OF SO MANY COLLEAGUES
IN THE ROOM AND ON THE PHONE AND
I STRONGLY URGE THE LEGISLATURE
TO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
CONTINUE. THIS CRITICAL FUNDING
FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS- IT'S USED
TO CORRECT INJUSTICES AND TO
REDUCE INCARCERATION AND- IT IS
SO ESSENTIAL THAT THE ALLOCATED
FUNDS THAT THE FUNDING IS
ALLOCATED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE RATE CALIFORNIA RACIAL
JUSTICE ACT- REALLY REALLY
IMPORTANT AT THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET- THAT THE
FUNDING SORRY THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET ONLY INCLUDES
THE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT FUNDING
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
OFFICE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
INSUFFICIENT AS THE MAJORITY OF
THE WORK TO IMPLEMENT A RACIAL
JUSTICE ACT FALLS ON THE DEFENSE
ATTORNEYS SEEKING TO REDRESS SO
MANY HARMS OF RACISM IN OUR
CRIMINAL COURTS SO PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE- PLEASE CONTINUE THE
FUNDING FOR THESE NECESSARY-
PUBLIC DEFENDERS IN THANK YOU SO
MUCH THANK YOU. NEXT FIND SIXTY
NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES MY
NAME IS CONFERENCE WEEK IN ON
BEHALF OF THE ELLA BAKER CENTER
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WE BELIEVE
STRONGLY THAT THE FUNDING FOR
PUBLIC DEFENDERS MUST BE
CONTINUED AT THEIR KEEP FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. FOR
THE WEAK SUPPORT DOCUMENTATION-
COURT AND DEFENDER BUDGET TO
IMPLEMENT THE CALIFORNIA RACIAL
JUSTICE ACT AND LASTLY I WOULD
SAY WHEN I WAS INCARCERATED AT
THE YOUNG FOSTER YOUTH OF COLOR
ALL I HAD WAS THE OVERWORKED AND
UNDERSTAFFED PUBLIC DEFENDER WHO
HAD TO PLAY THE ROLE. OF
ATTORNEY. TO WORKER AND THERE
CAN. AND WITH TEN YEARS LATER
THAT A PUBLIC DEFENDER
VOLUNTEERED ON HIS FREE TIME THE
REAL LOOK AT MY CASE IN GOT ME
WE SENTENCE. EVER UNITED ME WITH
MY FAMILY BUT WE MUST CONTINUE
TO FUND PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND WE
MUST CONTINUE TO FUND THE
CALIFORNIA RACIAL JUST ACTING.
YOU THANK YOU LINE SEVENTY FOR.
ONE SEVEN FOUR P. GO AHEAD. NOW
THE RUNNING NORMAN FROM. RAN
AGROUND AS WELL MY NAME IS THAT
CALLING. AMONG PRIME CANDIDATE
OF WHAT ARE. THEIR RECOVERY.
WOULD DO- THE COUNTRY CODE IT.
COUNTY DO ATTORNEYS ARE IS ARE.
HELP ME. AND NOT IN A NORMAL TO
GET BACK TO. I'LL JUST RELEASE.
OUR THREE NINE LAST WEEK MATTER
OF FACT A WEEK. ANDREA COULD END
REQUIRED WITH THE- WHAT THE
DEFENDER THE MAN YOU MAY. AND I
COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT.
ARMS HELLO FOUR YEAR FORTY YEARS
SINCE LIFE FROM A ELEMENT COUNTY
- WITHOUT THE FUNDING THAT- I
WILL BE HERE RIGHT NOW ONE IS
NOW ON PER. UNDERWENT IN FOR ME
TO GET OUT I HAD TO- CHANGE
LOCAL LAW WAS. A LITTLE LINE. I
HAD TO TAKE A COUPLE. THE SAN
QUENTIN WAS A CRIME GANG AND
GANG MEMBERS ONLY SERVES TO BE
VICTOR IMPACT LITTLE AWARENESS.
MISSING VIOLENCE AND. RIGHT NOW
WITH THE FACILITATOR IN DOMESTIC
BY SORRY THE STREETS. I JUST TO
SAY THAT THIS FUNDING GO ON.
WITHOUT THE FUNDING OF THE
PROJECT AND LONGER ARGUE WITH
THE STATE COUNCIL IN THE-
CONTINUE FIVE. WITH HIM FOR THE
CONGRESS SYSTEM. AND TO RECALL
THE RESEND THOSE INDIVIDUAL AND
TRULY OF DONALD. AMADOR YOU KNOW
BECOMING AT. THE BIRD
COMMUNITIES WILL PROBABLY TO
WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH BUT HEAR ME
. I WOULD DAY. YOU'LL BE GLAD TO
KNOW L. WAS THE FIRST TO SPEAK
TODAY. GO AHEAD NEXT. NEXT LINE
THIRTY SIX GO AHEAD. HELLO MY
NAME IS ONE WHILE BY ME A FIFTY
PUBLIC IN PANAMA COUNTY. AND
ALSO THE HEAD OF OUR CLOSE
CONNECTION YOU THAT WAS FUNDED
BY THEIR BY THE FUNDING FOR
INDIGENT DEFENSE. THE TRUE
MEASURE OF OUR CARE AND HOW WE
TREAT THE POOREST THE DISFAVORED
THE ACCUSED THE INCARCERATED AND
THE CONDEMNED. BRANDS EVEN THEN
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVE
CALIFORNIA'S TRIM MEASURE BY
FUNDING PUBLIC DEFENSE AND
RESTORING IT THE FUNDING FOR THE
INDIGENT DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM.
IF I NEED TO IMPLEMENT CRIMINAL
JUSTICE REFORM. AND ALLOW PUBLIC
DEFENDERS THE PAINT CLEAR TRUE
ENVIRONMENT. OF THOSE WHO ARE IN
. FAVORED ALLOWING RE ENTRY INTO
KERR INTO OUR- AND STRENGTHENING
PUBLIC FACE. IT ALLOWS US TO
TRAIN THE GAP FUNDING BETWEEN
DEFENDER AND PROPER AND PUT THE
FOR ON THE PATH THE PARA. THREE
HI BY INCARCERATION I FELT
DEEPLY IN OUR COMMUNITY OF COLOR
. AND ANY ARE MADE BY COUNTY
ATTENDED BY WE CENTER MORE THAN
A HIGH PEOPLE. IF YOU CAN BETTER
LIVES OVER. PEOPLE THERE MIGHT
THEIR BROTHER IN. CHILDREN ARE.
ONE EIGHT OF ZERO THE FINAL WILL
BE PEOPLE STRANDED LITTLE
GETTING BY CRACKED HOMELESS IN.
RELIEF TAKE TIME TO CREATE. AND
AT WORK WE ARE BATES OFF THE
GOING OF HOPE. THROUGH THE CHAIN
IN THE LAW. EVEN PEOPLE MADE
DREAM WITHOUT PUBLIC. AND THEIR
HELP THANK PEOPLE OF COLOR CARD
FAMILY ABLE INCLUDE WE- WHAT
DOES THAT SAY ABOUT THE MEASURE
OF OUR CARE. THANK YOU VERY.
BLIND'S SEVENTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WE WILL DO THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER'S OFFICE. AND
REQUIREMENTS I CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY. DOWNEY I REMEMBER
WANTING CHEN PERFORMANCE
ENGINEERS I WAS JACKSON THIRTY
COMPUTERS LIBRARY I DO DO. I
MEAN I DIDN'T THINK COMING THEIR
FUNDING AGENCY. IF YOU REALLY
WANT TO DO SOMETHING MAJOR THE
PROBLEM TO. AT THE AMOUNT
FUNDING AND THIS AMOUNT
EVERYTHING WE DID COULD TURN HAS
. YOUR PARENTS ARE JUST BUT
STILL WANT NOW. CRAZY I BELIEVE
YOU'RE- FATHER CUTTING IN THERE
PUNCHING GUYS READ HER BRING IT
.
FOUR NINE EIGHTY ONE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ONE EIGHTY ONE YOU LINES
OPEN BUT IN. GOOD AFTERNOON THIS
IS THE REFERENCE CLEARLY SPOKE
WITH CALIFORNIA BUILDING
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WHERE
SUPPORT OF THE DOJ'S HOUSING
STRIKE TEAM FUNDING REQUEST WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT. THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATURE
FUNDS TO DOJ THOUSAND STRIKE.
OVERS AND STRIKE TEAM SO THAT
THEY COULD PROPERLY ENFORCE
EXISTING STATE HOUSING LAW.
THANK YOU. TWENTY FORTY TWO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER
THIS IS BERKLINE WITH THE
VENTURA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER'S
OFFICE HAS RECENTLY HIRED AS AN
IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY TO ASSIST
OUR CLIENTS IN OBTAINING POST
CONVICTION RELIEF. AND I WOULD
LIKE TO REQUEST THAT WILL I
THINK THAT YOU CONSIDER TO
MAINTAIN THE FUNDING FOR THE
PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE AND
SEEN THE AMOUNT OF WORK I'VE
SEEN SOME OF THE IMPACT THAT IT
CAN HAVE ON THE LIVES OF OUR
CITIZENS AND NONCITIZENS AND I
WOULD URGE YOU TO CONTINUE
FUNDING THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
FIND A FIFTY SEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS JOHN
HANCOCK I WOULD URGE ANY
IMPARTIAL. NEXT OKAY. BUT
LOOKING MEETING YOURSELF SIR
SORRY ABOUT THAT LINE FIFTY TWO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AFTERNOON MY
NAME IS QUITE ABOUT THE STOCK
AND I'M THE CHIEF PUBLIC
DEFENDER IN VENTURA COUNTY AND I
WANTED TO URGE THE COMMITTEE
YOU. ARE PLEASE RECOMMEND TO THE
GOVERNOR NOT TO CUT OFF FUNDING
FOR MIDSIZE. COUNTY HAS
BENEFITED GREATLY. FROM THE
FUNDING FROM THE HEART THE GRANT
AND CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK THAT
IS NECESSARY AND I'M ASKING.
THANK ADVOCATE. TO THE GOVERNOR
IT'LL FILL ITS PROMISE. TO TAKE
BACK MATH YOU. CORRECT NOTHING.
THANK YOU FINALLY FIND REST AT
THE LEVEL THAT WE CAN DO THE
WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO. TO MAKE
AN IMPACT IN OUR- COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR IN OUR CORE COMMUNITIES
AND OUR- THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
ALLOWING ME. THIS PLATFORM- IT
CAN BE HARD THANK YOU THANK YOU
. FIND SIXTY THREE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME'S PUBLICLY
FIGUEROA AND I'M THE CHAIR OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY QUALITY
COALITION- WE WORK WITH MANY
IMMIGRANTS- MANY OF THEM IN THE
LGBTQ COMMUNITY- IN ORANGE
COUNTY AND I WANT TO LET ALL OF
YOU KNOW THAT WE DESPERATELY
NEED THESE POST CONVICTION
RELIEF SERVICES FOR OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS- WE HAVE SEEN
SO MANY. HEARTBREAKING STORIES-
THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED INTO
SUCCESS STORIES- BY WAY OF THAT
TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR PUBLIC
DEFENDER'S OFFICE- ANDY LAST
THING WE NEEDED TO CUT BACK WHAT
WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE THAT
FUNDING- PRESIDENTE OF ALL OF
PARKING. SO AGAIN PLEASE DO NOT
CUT THAT FUNDING FOR PUBLIC
DEFENDERS THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. BLIND AB PLEASE GOING
OUT. HI MY NAME IS MICHELLE SAKE
READ IN IRVINE CA. ALL A MEMBER
OF THE ARMED RAPID RESPONSE
NETWORK. I AM URGING YOU TO
PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE PUBLIC
DEFENDER PILOT PROGRAM FUNDING-
ALLOWING. US TO DO A POST
CONVICTION RELIEF- AS YOU KNOW
ORANGE COUNTY IS A OF THE
MAJORITY ALMOST AND- MIGRANT
COMMUNITY WE HAVE SO MUCH AND
AS- EARLIER SPEAKERS SAID WE'VE
HAD AMAZING SUCCESS STORIES COME
OUT OF THREE SENTENCING. IS
ADDED TO THE FABRIC AND STRENGTH
. OF OUR COMMUNITIES THANK YOU.
I'M KAREN AND PUT THANK YOU. I'M
SURE WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL
CALLERS IN Q. I. HAVEN'T HEARD
FROM ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
MEMBERS- NOBODY NOBODY'S HERE.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS
TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TODAY IF YOU WERE NOT
ABLE TO TESTIFY TODAY PLEASE
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING. YOUR
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT TO
INCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY IN THE
FACIAL HEARING RECORDS THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE WE'VE
CONCLUDED THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S
HEARING THANK YOU.