SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS
PROFESSIONS AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT WILL COME TO ORDER.
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I GUESS IT IS. GOOD AFTERNOON.
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID 19 RISKS. THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC.
AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH
IN PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. THE
PARTICIPANT OF FREE NUMBER AND
ACCESS CODE IS POSTED ON OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE. IT WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AND I
WILL ANNOUNCE IT NOW. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 8772. AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS 64886. I WILL
MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THIS
HEARING, AS IS CUSTOMARY AROUND
HERE, AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED FROM
THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE OR
HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE
WERE HOLDING TODAY'S COMMITTEE
HEARING AND ARE 10 21. OH STREET
LOCATION. I ASK ALL MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE WHO WERE IN THE
BUILDING COME TO ROOM 2100 SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM. AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE HAVE 14
BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. FILE
ITEM 11 A B 21 78 HAS BEEN PUT
OVER AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED
TODAY. THERE ARE THREE REMAINING
BILLS PROPOSED FOR CONSENT FILE
ITEM NUMBER TWO A B 16 46 FILE
ITEM NUMBER NINE A B 21 05 AND
FILE ITEM NUMBER 10 A B 21 55.
AT SUCH TIME. AS WE HAVE A
QUORUM PRESIDENT, WE WILL
ESTABLISH IT. AND AT THIS POINT
IN TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO OUR
FIRST BILL, AND THAT IS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK. YOU HAVE
ONE BILL ON OUR AGENDA TODAY.
IT'S A B 8 47. PLEASE PROCEED
WHEN READY. THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. OKAY? MAYBE. NBA FOR
SEVEN WILL MAKE SURE THAT
METALLIC BALLOONS ARE SAFE FOR
POWER INFRASTRUCTURE. TODAY.
METALLIC BALLOONS ARE MADE USING
A SHINY METALLIC FILM THE
KENTUCKY ELECTRICITY THESE
BALLOONS ARE FREQUENTLY RELEASED
AND GET CAUGHT IN POWER LINES,
CREATING ELECTRICAL FAULTS. AS A
RESULT, METALLIC FILM BALLOONS
CAUSE OVER 1000 POWER OUTAGES
EACH YEAR. IMPACTING MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS AND COSTING A
MILLION DOLLARS OVER A MILLION
DOLLARS TO THE UTILITIES IN
TERMS OF FIXING THINGS AFTER
THEY HAVE AFTER THE ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN. FALSE CAUSED BY METALLIC
BALLOONS ALSO SET FIRE AND
RESULT IN DANGEROUS DOWN LIVE.
WIRES. NEW MANUFACTURING METHODS
CAN CREATE METALLIC BALLOONS TO
DO NOT CONDUCT ELECTRICITY AND
MINIMIZE THE RISK TO POWER
INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS BILL
REQUIRES THE OFFICE OF ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY TO ADOPT
REGULATIONS THAT CAN BE USED TO
TEST IF METALLIC FOIL BALLOONS
ARE SAFE FOR POWER LINES.
STARTING IN 2026, ALL METALLIC
BALLOONS SOLD IN CALIFORNIA
WOULD NEED TO COMPLY WITH THIS
REGULATION. WORKING WITH THE
BALLOON COUNCIL. UM AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE TIMELINE IN THE BILL IS
FEASIBLE FOR BALLOON
MANUFACTURERS. AND WE WILL HAVE
A TIMELINE DECIDED BEFORE. UH,
THIS HITS THE SENATE FLOOR. ON
THE ONE HAND WE WANT TO
ABSOLUTELY MAKE. THERE'S NO
POINT IN HAVING THE TIMELINE
THAT CAN'T BE REACHED. BUT WE
ALSO WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE A
FIRE THAT TAKES LIVES. AND THE
SOONER WE CAN GET THIS DONE THE
BETTER AND I'M GOING TO BE
WORKING WITH THE BALLOON COUNCIL
AND THE MANUFACTURERS. TO SEE IF
THERE IS A STRETCH GOAL WE CAN
HAVE AND AT THE SAME TIME HAVING
OFF LOCK SOME SORT OF OFF RAMP
IF IT CAN'T, BUT THAT'S THAT
WOULD BE MY IDEAL CASE. UM
THERE'S NO OPPOSITION REGISTERED
AT THIS TIME TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT. AH I HAVE A VERY GOOD
SCOTT, WHICH ON BEHALF OF THE
COALITION OF UTILITY WORKERS AND
ISRAEL, SALIS FROM SEMPRA
UTILITIES. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CONSTRAINTS
REGARDING THE LENGTH OF
HEARINGS, TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS AND CLEANING
PROTOCOLS. AS YOU KNOW.
COMMITTEE CHAIRS MAY INSTITUTE
TIME LIMITS ON TESTIMONY. SO
TODAY, EACH SIDE WILL BE
PERMITTED A TOTAL OF THREE
MINUTES. SOLIDER SWISHING TO
TESTIFY MUST LIMIT THEIR
COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURES, MR. WHICH PLEASE
PROCEED. MR CHAIRMAN, REMEMBER
SCOTT WEST ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION OF UTILITY
EMPLOYEES, THE STATE ASSOCIATION
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS
REPRESENTING 75,000 UTILITY
WORKERS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. PRETTY MUCH THE
ENTIRE WORK FORCE OF ALL THE
INVESTOR OWNED UTILITIES, AS
WELL AS THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
, UH, UTILITIES. TWO MAJOR
PROBLEMS WITH MY ALARM BALLOONS
FROM THE WORKER PERSPECTIVE. THE
FIRST ONE IS YOUR AVERAGE
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRIBUTION LINE
IS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 4000 WATCH.
VOLTAGE OF 4000 OR UP TO 12,000.
SO WHEN MY ALARM MULTIPLE MYLAR
BALLOONS MELT ONTO A
DISTRIBUTION LINE. THEY DON'T D
ENERGIZE THE LINE. SO ONE OF MY
MEMBERS HAS TO GO OUT. USUALLY A
CREW OF TWO PEOPLE, SOMETIMES
JUST ONE. THEY HAVE TO PUT HOT
GLOVES ON AND THEY HAVE TO GO UP
AND EITHER WITH A STICK. OR WITH
JUST THE GLOVES. THEY HAVE TO
REMOVE THAT MILD, MELTED MYLAR
BALLOON. ONE, PERHAPS 12,000
VOLTS. EXTREMELY EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR
IN A BLINK OF AN EYE. SECONDLY
IF THE MYLAR BALLOON HAS MANAGED
TO, UM, HIT TWO PHASES OF THE
DISTRIBUTION LINE, IT SHORT
CIRCUITS THE WHOLE CIRCUIT. THEN
YOU HAVE TO SEND OUT A CREW OR
MULTIPLE CREWS TO DEAL WITH
SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA TAKE
THOSE CRUISE AWAY FROM DOING
OTHER MUCH MORE NEEDED AND
URGENT WORK LIKE HARDENING THE
SYSTEM. DEALING WITH OTHER, YOU
KNOW, LONG TERM MAINTENANCE
ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
, AND INSTEAD THEY'RE OUT TRYING
TO GET A CIRCUIT BACK UP AND
RUNNING BECAUSE OF MYLAR
BALLOONS AT GREAT COST. TWO
UTILITY INTO THE REPAIRS FOR
THAT, THOSE TWO REASONS WE WOULD
URGE AND I VOTE. THANK YOU, SIR.
NEXT, PLEASE. THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. ISRAEL SALAS
WITH SANDY GO GAS AND ELECTRIC
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS HERE AS A
SPONSOR AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL,
AS MR WELCH NOTED. YOU MAY BE
AWARE THAT SDG AND OTHER
UTILITIES REGULARLY REPORT ON
POWER OUTAGES AND FIRE IGNITIONS
WITHIN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY IS
BETWEEN 2000 AND 16 AND 2020. WE
HAD OVER 500. OUTAGES RELATED TO
FOIL BALLOONS, AND IN THAT SAME
TIME PERIOD, WE ALSO HAD OVER 18
REPORTABLE FIRES. SINCE 2012
WE'VE BEEN RESEARCHING AND
DEVELOPING NEW GENERATION
BALLOON FILM TECHNOLOGY THAT IS
RESISTANT WHEN THEY COME INTO
CONTACT WITH OUR POWER LINES,
MEANING THEY DO NOT CREATE THAT
ARC. DO NOT CREATE THAT SPARK OR
THAT FIRE OR THAT OUTAGE. THIS
BILL ESSENTIALLY WOULD CODIFY A
STANDARD THAT BALLOON WOULD NEED
TO MEET IN ORDER TO BE SOLD IN
THE STATE. AND FOR THOSE REASONS
WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW,
LET'S HEAR FROM ANY WITNESSES.
PRESENT IN THE HEARING ROOM WHO
WISH TO TESTIFY SER NAME
POSITION AND AFFILIATION MAX
PERRY WITH THE CITY OF LONG
BEACH ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, SIR. NEXT, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ASHLEY JOHNSON ON BEHALF OF
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU ANY OTHER WITNESSES HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM WE WISH TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. LET'S NOW
MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE MODERATOR IF YOU WOULD
PLEASE PROMPTLY INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
A B 847. WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A V 847,
PLEASE PRESS ONE FALL BY ZERO AT
THIS TIME, ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO
OPERATOR WILL QUICKLY GIVE YOUR
LINE NUMBER OFF LINE IN PLACE
YOU BACK INTO MOMENT. AND ONE
MORE REMINDER IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TESTIFY. PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND NOBODY IS
KILLING UP AT THIS TIME, MR.
CHAIR THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR.
HAVING HEARD FROM SUPPORTERS,
WHAT'S NOW FOLLOW THE SAME
PROCESS IN HERE FROM ANY
OPPOSITION MOVED TO WITNESSES
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM WHO
WERE OPPOSED TO THIS MEASURE
SERVE PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF
FOR THE RECORD. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR CHAIRMANAND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE SHANE GUSSMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE BALLOON COUNCIL.
TO BE CLEAR. WE ARE NOT OPPOSED
TO THE BILL. UM WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH DR QUIRKE AND
COMING TO A SOLUTION, YOU KNOW,
GONE ARE THE DAYS WHERE WE'RE
FIGHTING OVER. WHETHER WE'RE
BANNING A BALLOON AND OR, YOU
KNOW, ARGUING WHETHER THESE
THINGS ACTUALLY CAUSED FIRES ARE
CAUSED OUTAGES. THIS IS REALLY A
DIFFERENT DYNAMIC. WE'RE TRYING
TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE THE
TECHNIQUE WHERE WE CAN USE
TECHNOLOGY. RETOOL THE
MANUFACTURING AND GET TO A PLACE
WHERE WE HAVE NON CONDUCTIVE
BALLOONS IN THE MARKETPLACE. I
THINK THE ONLY ISSUE AS AS AS DR
QUIRKE IDENTIFIED AS DO WE HAVE
A TIMELINE THAT ACTUALLY WORKS
FOR THE INDUSTRY INDUSTRY SO WE
CAN GET TO A PLACE WHERE THEY'RE
NOT TEMPORARILY, YOU KNOW, PUT
OUT OF BUSINESS OR PERMANENTLY
PUT OUT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT THERE YET WITH THE
TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING I
THINK WE'RE VERY CLOSE. UM LIKE
I SAID, WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE
YET, BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS AND GETTING THEIR
PERFECT THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM WISH TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE.
MODERATOR IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS WAITING
TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO
ASSEMBLY BILL 847. WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THEM. A FEW AREAS
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY. AN
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO FOR A B 847.
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO IF YOU ARE
IN OPPOSITION TO A B 847 NOBODY
IS QUEUING UP, MR CHAIR. THANK
YOU, MR MODERATOR. LET'S BRING
THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
MEMBERS HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? YES. I
KNOW BOB. JUST WANT TO MENTION
THE FACT THAT I APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR WILL THE AUTHORS
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH THE
CONCERNS? AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE
GOES IN WITH THAT I WILL BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY. YES,
THANK YOU. WE NEED ONE MORE FOR
A QUORUM, SO WE WILL TAKE THIS
BILL UP AS SOON AS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? YES, AGAIN. WE?
WE SHOULD NOT PUT OUT A TIMELINE
UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING THE
INDUSTRY CAN READ CAN DO. AND
LITTLE HARD GETTING THAT INTO
TWO. INTO THE FINAL LEGISLATION
, BUT IT HAS TO BE THERE BEFORE
WE GO TO THE SENATE FLOOR WORK
WITH THE BALLOON COUNCILS TOO
LONG. AND WE ALL HAVE TO WORK
TOGETHER TO PREVENT THE NEXT
ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NICE PRESENTATION. LET'S NOW
MOVE. TO LET'S SEE. DO WE HAVE.
OKAY REMEMBER, YOUR CURRY IS
HERE WITH THREE MEASURES. FIRST
IS ASSEMBLY BILL 16 56. BY ITEM
NUMBER FOUR. PLEASE PROCEED WHEN
READY, FRANK AND GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIRMAN ROTH AND MEMBERS I AM
HERE TO PRESENT A B 16 56
LEGISLATION THAT CLARIFIES THAT
THE ADULT USE CANNABIS
INITIATIVE PASSED BY CALIFORNIA
VOTERS IN 2016. THE MEDICINAL
AND ADULT USE CANNABIS
REGULATION SAFETY ACT. DOES NOT
PROHIBIT A DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH LICENSES FROM
MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTING OR
SELLING PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN
INDUSTRIAL HEMP, ER, CBD
EXTRACTS OR DERIVATIVES FROM
INDUSTRIAL HEMP. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA REPRESENTS THE
LARGEST CBD MARKET, THE UNITED
STATES. DESPITE PASSAGE OF HB 45
LAST YEAR, THERE ARE STILL
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IS LEGAL
AND WHO CAN PRODUCE CBD PRODUCTS
IN THE MARKETPLACE. AN INITIAL
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS FURTHER MUDDIED
THE WATERS BY INCORRECTLY
STATING THAT OUT OF STATE
MANUFACTURERS WERE NOT ALLOWED
TO REGISTER IN CALIFORNIA. EVERY
16 56 REPRESENTS A REFINEMENT OF
LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATION. MAYBE
40 MAYBE 45 TO FURTHER OUTLINE A
DEFINED AND STABLE REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT FOR LICENSED CBD
PRODUCTS IN THE STATE. UM WE, UH. UM A B 16 56 ALSO STATES
LEGISLATIVE INTENT TO EVENTUALLY
ENHANCED THE VIABILITY OF
CANNABIS LICENSES IN THE
MARKETPLACE BY PURSUING MEASURES
TO RELIEVE TAX AND REGULATORY
REQUIREMENTS. AND TO AUTHORIZE
LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE,
DISTRIBUTE AND SELL HEMP AND CBD
PRODUCTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
CURRENT LAW. WE EAGERLY AWAIT
THE RELEASE BY JULY ONE OF A
REPORT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
CANNABIS CONTROL THAT WERE
OUTLINED THE NEEDED STEPS TO
INCORPORATE HEMP INTO CANNABIS
SUPPLY CHAIN. I ANTICIPATE THIS
BILL WILL BE AMENDED IN LIGHT OF
THAT REPORT, AND WE'LL STAY IN
COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMITTEE
AMENDED. I'D LIKE TO PRESENT MY
WITNESS RAND, PAUL OR IN MARTIN
. EXCUSE ME, REPRESENTING THE US
HEMP ROUNDTABLE. I DON'T THINK
AROUND PILE WOULD BE HERE. THE
ATTENTION. JUST AS A REMINDER
JUST WOKE UP EVERYBODY, DIDN'T I
, SIR? THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR DOING THAT
, AS I INDICATED BEFORE EACH
SIDE WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED A
TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES. ALL OF
THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY MUST
LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR
NAME, AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ON THE MEASURES. PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU. MR MR CHAIR,
REMEMBERS RAINED MARTIN ON
BEHALF OF THE US HEMP ROUND
TABLE AND THE PARENT COMPANY IN
VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
VERY CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING
WHEN WAS AGUIAR-CURRY FIRST
INTRODUCED THIS MEASURE THREE
YEARS AGO. THE INTENT WAS ALWAYS
TO HAVE THE CANNABIS AND HEMP
INDUSTRY BE ABLE TO WE HAVE THE
CAMERAS INDUSTRY BE ABLE TO SELL
PRODUCTS FROM THE HEMP INDUSTRY
. THE ADMINISTRATION IN THAT
ENSUING PERIOD IN CONVERSATIONS
WITH US, THE MESSAGE WE ALWAYS
HEARD WAS THAT THEY WERE
INTERESTED IN THAT HAPPENING AS
WELL. THEY WERE JUST CONCERNED
ABOUT HOW IT GETS DONE BECAUSE
THEY'RE VERY CONCERNED.
OBVIOUSLY AS WE ALL ARE ABOUT
DIVERSION OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS
INTO ANOTHER MARKETPLACE, AND WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN. AND SO WE
EXCEEDED TO THEIR DESIRE TO HAVE
FURTHER CONVERSATIONS FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO THIS WELL SO THAT WE
CAN ALL MOVE FORWARD AND THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA COULD HAVE
ACCESS AND NOT BE CONCERNED
ABOUT ABOUT DIVERSION. I DO WANT
TO ALSO BE CLEAR THAT REALLY THE
ISSUE IS ABOUT IS ABOUT
MANUFACTURING THE BILL, THE LAW
DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO DO
CULTIVATION OF BOTH HEMP AND
CANNABIS. ON THE RETAIL SIDE,
THE SYSTEM IN PLACE NOW TO CHECK
THE PRODUCT THAT'S ON THE
SHELVES AND BEING SOLD IS VERY
ROBUST AND VERY WELL ENFORCED.
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS
CONTROL, SO WE REALLY ARE
FOCUSED ON IS THE MANUFACTURING
OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS AND HEMP
PRODUCTS BY THE SAME LICENSEE,
AND THAT'S I KNOW WHAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS MOSTLY LOOKING AT
WHAT WE'RE MOSTLY CONCERNED
ABOUT, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT BY
THE TIME THE REPORT COMES OUT IN
THREE WEEKS TIME AND THAT THEY
WILL HAVE FOUND A SOLUTION AND
BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD IN THIS
BILL IN A SATISFACTORY WAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, SIR. NOW
LET'S TURN TO ANY OTHER
WITNESSES HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. WE WISH TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT. SEEING
NONE. LET'S MOVE TO WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
SUCH WITNESSES WILLING TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF A B 16
56. WE WILL BEGIN WITH THEM.
THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT
OF A B 16 52, PLEASE TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY AND PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY A 010 FOR SUPPORT OF
A B 16 52. 16 16 56. OH I
APOLOGIZE. MY FAULT. 16 56,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. I
APOLOGIZE. AND NOBODY IS QUEUING
UP AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. NOW LET'S FOLLOW THE
SAME PROCESS AND HEAR FROM ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION FIRST TO
ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM. SEEING NONE.
LET'S MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING
TO TESTIFY AN OPPOSITION VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
ONCE AGAIN. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY SUCH WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 16 56. WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THEM. IF YOU ARE
IN OPPOSITION TO A B 16 56,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO.
AND ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. HELLO.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE. 15,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES HI. GOOD
AFTERNOON SHARING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THIS IS EDWIN FOR BONE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CANNABIS INDUSTRY, PROFUSION AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SIR. MODERATOR, ANY OTHER
WITNESSES? WAITING ON THE LINE.
AS A REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS ONE
FILED BY ZERO IF YOU'RE NOT
POSITION TO A B 16 56 AND NOBODY
ELSE'S QUEUING UP. THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. NOW LET'S BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? WELL, IT
IS APPROPRIATE LET'S ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. THANK YOU. RIGHT? HEAR
HEAR MELINDA'S ARCHULETTA. BATES
BATES HERE, BECKER DODD. EGGMAN
HURTADO JONES JONES HERE, LEVA
THURMOND HERE. NEWMAN NEWMAN.
HIROKO BOGUE BUG HERE, PAN HERE
AND HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM. SOME
REMEMBER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASKED WHERE
I VOTE. OKAY THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR LEYVA. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE SENATE
FLOOR. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
EVERY 16 56 MOTIONS DO PASS TO
THE SENATE FLOOR. ROTH I.
MELINDA'S ARCHULETTA TÔI BATES.
BECKER. DODD. EGGMAN POTATO.
JONES. LEVER. FLAVOR. AMEN.
MOMENT I NEWMAN POTATO BUG.
OTHERS. BYE. TRY BUCKEYE PAN,
AND I BILL HAS SEVEN VOTES WILL
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
CHAIRMAN. YOUR NEXT BILL IS
ASSEMBLY BILL 17 58. AGAIN.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS.
A B 17 58 WOULD ALLOW
INDIVIDUALS SEEKING LICENSURE
WITH THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL
SCIENCES AS A MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPIST, CLAIRE
CLINICAL, SOCIAL WORKER OR
PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR.
TO OBTAIN SUPERVISION VIA
VIDEOCONFERENCING IN ALL
SETTINGS. CURRENTLY THE PRE
LICENSES MAY ONLY HAVE THE
REQUIRED WEEKLY SUPERVISION OVER
VIDEOCONFERENCING IF THEY ARE
WORKING IN EXEMPT SETTINGS, SUCH
AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SCHOOLS
OR NON PROFITS. EVERYONE ELSE
MUST MEET WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR
IN PERSON EACH WEEK. A WAIVER TO
ALLOW VIDEOCONFERENCES
SUPERVISION. ALL SETTINGS WAS
ISSUED DURING COVID 19 STATE OF
EMERGENCY, THE BOARD FOUND THIS
PRACTICE HAS PROVIDED NUMEROUS
BENEFITS. THAT MADE SUPERVISION
MORE ACCESSIBLE AND IS SEEKING
TO EXTEND THIS AUTHORITY THROUGH
CALENDAR YEAR 2025. MR CHAIR AND
SENATORS. THIS BILL HAS EMERGED
FROM THE ASSEMBLY WITH UNANIMOUS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND NO
OPPOSITION. I'M JOINED TODAY BY
ROSEANNE HELMS, LEGISLATIVE
MANAGER FOR THE BOARD OF
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE. AND
SOMETIMES YOU'VE HEARD MY SPEECH
BEFORE. PLEASE PROCEED. YES
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
AND FOR AND TWO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AGUIAR-CURRY FOR AUTHORING THE
BILL. MAYBE 17 58 WOULD ALLOW
THE BOARDS PRE LICENSES TO
CONTINUE TO MEET WITH THEIR
SUPERVISION ADVISOR VIA
VIDEOCONFERENCING, REGARDLESS OF
THE TYPE OF SETTING THEY'RE
WORKING IN. BUT LAST AUGUST, THE
BOARD CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE
SURVEY OF ITS PRE LICENSES
SUPERVISED THE SUPERVISORS AND
SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND ALL
OVERWHELMINGLY HAD FOUND
SUPERVISION VIA VIDEO
CONFERENCING TO BE HIGHLY
BENEFICIAL. THE WAIVER TO ALLOW
THIS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC PRODUCED
NUMEROUS UNFORMED, UNFORESEEN
BENEFITS THAT REDUCED BARRIERS
TO THE PROFESSION. IT WAS EASIER
FOR PRE LICENSES IN UNDERSERVED
AREAS AND RURAL AREAS TO FIND
SUPERVISION, ENABLING THEM TO BE
ABLE TO WORK IN THOSE SETTINGS
BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE A
SUPERVISOR. IT ALSO ALLOWED
SUPERVISORS AND UNDER CERTAIN
WHO WISH TO SPECIALIZED HAVE TO
FIND A SUPERVISOR MORE EASILY
WITH THEIR WITHIN THEIR SHARED
SPECIALIZATION, AND IT ENABLED
SUPERVISORS AND SUPERVISORS WITH
DISABILITIES OR HEALTH CONCERNS
IN THESE TIMES TO CONTINUE THEIR
WORK MORE EASILY. AT THE TIME AT
A TIME WHEN WE NEED MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MORE THAN
EVER. THE BOARD BELIEVES THIS
LEGISLATION IS IMPERATIVE TO
SUPPORT THOSE ENTERING THE FIELD
AND THEREFORE HAS REQUESTED IT
RUN AS AN URGENCY MEASURE. WE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR
STAKEHOLDERS FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN CONTRIBUTIONS
AND WHEN WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE THANK YOU, MA'AM. NOW
LET'S HEAR FROM ANY OTHER
SUPPORT WITNESSES IN THE HEARING
ROOM. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
JENNIFER ALI WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF MARRIAGE AND
FAMILY THERAPIST AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER SUPPORT WITNESSES IN
THE HEARING ROOM. NOW LET'S MOVE
TO WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY
VIA THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY SUCH INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORTIVE ASSEMBLY BILL 17 58,
WE'LL BEGIN WITH THEM. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 17 58 PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME ONE
FOLLOWED BY ZERO FOR SUPPORT OF
A B 17 58 LINE, 21. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, ADRIAN
SHELTON WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY
SERVICES IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. AS A FINAL
REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS 10 FOR
SUPPORT ON A B 17 58 9 16,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 9 16, YOU ARE
OPEN. NEXT, PLEASE. YES, LINE
16. PLEASE. NOBODY ELSE QUEUEING
UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
MODERATOR. NOW LET'S FOLLOW THE
SAME PROCESS AND HEAR FROM ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. FIRST
OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM. SEEING NONE. LET'S
MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY SUCH INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 17 58. WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THEM. OKAY LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU'RE AN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE
FILED BY ZERO FOR A B 17 58. 9
12, PLEASE GO AHEAD. I ACTUALLY
TRYING TO GIVE US SUPPORT
COMMENTS OPHELIA SPAGHETTI ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH STRUCTURES ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT OF 80 17. THANK YOU,
MA'AM. NEXT, PLEASE, MR
MODERATOR. AND WE WILL GO TO
LINE 13. I THINK OUR SYSTEMS
SLIGHTLY DELAYED. I APOLOGIZE
FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. UM PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS CHRIS
PEOPLE AND ALSO SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT. ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
DIALYSIS COUNCIL AND SENIORS
MEDICAL CARE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF A B 17 58. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU NEXT, PLEASE. 9 16, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. FIRE MY NAME IS FINE
IS ACTUALLY CALLING SUPPORT OF
THE BILL FROM THE CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
AGENCIES. AND AS A FINAL
REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO IF YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION TO A B 17 58. NOBODY
IS QUEUING UP. THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. LET'S NOW BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS CONCERNS FIRST. DOCTOR
PAN. THANK YOU. AND FIRST OF ALL
, IN THE THINK THIS FILM MAKES A
LOT OF SENSE, I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY MAYBE FOR THE BOARD IN
TERMS OF WHEN YOU SAY
SUPERVISION. THOSE SEEMS LIKE IT
IMPLIES IT'S ABOUT THE
SUPERVISOR AND THE STUDENTS ARE
THE LEARNER MEETING VIRTUALLY
LET'S SAY AFTER THE SESSION DOES
THAT ALSO INCLUDE DIRECT
SUPERVISION, WHERE PERHAPS THE
SUPERVISOR MAY SIT IN ON THE
SESSION OF THE PATIENT'S CONSENT
. LISTEN LISTENING TO THE
INTERACTION AS AS WELL. YES THAT
IS THAT IS ALSO ALLOWED AND IT
IS AT THE SUPERVISED DISCRETION
IF THEY FEEL THAT THEY NEED TO,
AND ACTUALLY, WE'VE BEEN TOLD
THAT THAT THE, UM THE VIRTUAL
PLATFORMS ACTUALLY ALLOW THIS
SUPERVISOR TO DO THIS A LITTLE
BIT MORE EASILY WITHOUT YOU
KNOW, COMING INTO THE ROOM AND
CAUSING A DISRUPTION. SO OF
COURSE, WITH THE WITH THE
PATIENT'S CONSENT, THAT IS
ALLOWED. YES OKAY. ALRIGHT, SO,
AND THAT'S EXPECTED PART OF THE
SUPERVISION THAT THEY HAVE THE
CAPACITY TO DO SO CORRECT. IT'S
NOT REQUIRD, BUT THE SUPERVISOR
MAY CHOOSE TO DO THAT. IF THEY
FEEL THAT IT'S NECESSARY. WELL,
I GUESS MORE FROM THE TECHNICAL
STANDPOINT RIGHT BECAUSE YOU'D
HAVE TO. VERSUS THE BECAUSE OF
THAT PERSON, THEN WHATEVER
PLATFORM THEY LEARNERS, USING
WITH THE PATIENT NEEDS TO HAVE
TO KEEP ABILITY OF THE
SUPERVISOR CHOOSES TO DO SO FOR
THEM TO BE ABLE TO, I GUESS,
WITNESS OR OR SUPERVISE
INTERACTION? YES THEY WOULD.
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
IF THEY THEY CHOSEN A LOT OF THE
PLATFORMS. HAVE THAT CAPABILITY.
OKAY WELL, I GUESS FROM THE
BOARD STANDPOINT. JUST WANNA BE
SURE THAT THAT CAPACITY IS PART
OF THE GUIDELINES FOR
SUPERVISION THAT YOU'D HAVE TO
USE A PLATFORM WHERE SUPERVISOR
COULD ACTUALLY SUPERVISE? YES AT
THE AT THE DEGREE THAT THEY FEEL
APPROPRIATE TO CLEAR TO ASSURE
THE COMPETENCE AND ALSO THE
QUALITY OF CARE BEING DELIVERED
TO THE PATIENT. CORRECT THAT
DOES REMAIN ONE OF THEIR THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES TO KEEP AN EYE
ON THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. WELL WITH THAT, I WOULD BE
PLEASED WITH THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR
PENN SENATOR COLLETTO. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, I THINK, UH, LIKE
TO COMMENT. WHAT A GREAT BILL
YOU HAVE. I THINK IT'S SO
IMPORTANT. WE REALIZED SO MANY
PEOPLE NEED HELP RIGHT NOW IN
OUR SCHOOLS OR CLINICS. IT IS
JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN
THESE FAMILIES TOGETHER AND
SUPERVISION IS THERE. TROY
HARDLY SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENTS. DOGS ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
, SAYING NONE SOME A MEMBER
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE. WE
DO HAVE EMOTION BY SENATOR PANDA
MOTION IS DO PAY US. WE REFER
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. A B 17 58
MOTION IS DO PASS AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BROUGHT MY
MELINDA'S ARCHULETTA TÔI BATES.
HI, AYE, BECKER. LIKE, ER, I
DODD. EGGMAN HURTADO. JONES
JONES I LABOR SEE THAT I'M IN.
MOMENT I NEWMAN NEWMAN. I OKO
BOG GOLDBERG. I PAN AND I BILL
HAS 10 VOTES WILL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
REMEMBER YOU HAVE YOUR FINAL
BILL A B 17 59 ITEM NUMBER SIX.
PLEASE PROCEED. WHEN READY
AGAIN, MR CHAIR MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. 17 59 MAKES THREE
AMENDMENTS TO THE BOARDS,
LICENSING LAWS. IT ENSURES ALL
LICENSEES AND NEW APPLICANTS
HAVE TAKEN BASELINE COURSEWORK
ON THE PROVISION OF MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES. VIA TELEHEALTH
, INCLUDING ETHICAL
CONSIDERATIONS. IT REQUIRES ALL
PRE LICENSED RESTRAINT.
REGISTRANTS TAKE A THREE HOUR
REFRESHER, CONTINUING EDUCATION
COURSE IN CALIFORNIA LAW AND
ETHICS EACH YEAR. CLARIFIES THAT
THE ASSOCIATE CLINICAL SOCIAL
WORKERS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONAL
CLINICAL COUNSELORS AND
PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR
, TRAINEES MAY PROVIDE SERVICES
WITH CLIENTS VIA TELEHEALTH.
THESE AMENDMENTS WILL BOTH
STRENGTHEN PUBLIC PROTECTION BY
ENSURING PRACTICING THERAPISTS
HAVE UPDATED KNOWLEDGE REGARDING
PERTINENT PRACTICE ISSUES AND
ENSURE CLARITY OF LAW FOR ALL OF
THE BOARDS. STAKEHOLDERS. MR
CHAIRMAN, SENATORS. THIS BILL
MOVES THROUGH EACH ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE AND THE FLOOR WITH
UNANIMOUS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
NO OPPOSITION. I'M JOINED TODAY
AGAIN WITH BY ROSEANNE HELMS, UM
, LEGISLATIVE MANAGER FOR THE
BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES.
WELCOME BACK, PLEASE. PROCEED.
THANK YOU. SO A B 17 AND 59
MAKES TWO IMPORTANT CHANGES
REGARDING COURSEWORK
REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE
THERAPISTS HAVE COMPETENT
COMPETENCY AND CERTAIN TOPICS.
FIRST IT REQUIRES NEW APPLICANTS
FOR LICENSURE AND ALSO CURRENT
LICENSES. TO COMPLETE THREE
HOURS OF TRAINING OR COURSEWORK
IN THE PROVISION OF MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES VIA TELEHEALTH,
INCLUDING LAW AND ETHICS RELATED
TO TELEHEALTH AS A ONE TIME
REQUIREMENT. AND THE REASON FOR
DOING THIS IS DURING THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC A VERY LARGE NUMBER
OF PRACTITIONERS, ALL OF A
SUDDEN SWITCHED TO PROVIDING
THERAPY. THE CLIENTS VIA
TELEHEALTH. A LOT OF THEM MAYBE
HAD NOT DONE SO BEFORE OR HAD
NOT. REALLY HAD A LOT OF
TRAINING IN TELEHEALTH BECAUSE
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DOING IT, SO
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PUBLIC
PROTECTION TO ENSURE THAT THESE
PRACTITIONERS WHO PREVIOUSLY MAY
NOT HAVE LEARNED MUCH ABOUT
TELEHEALTH AND THEIR GRADUATE
DEGREE PROGRAM HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE CURRENT BEST PRACTICES,
INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND ETHICS
RELATED TO ITS AND THEN THE
SECOND THING WE'RE DOING IS
REQUIRING BOARD REGISTRANTS TO
ANNUALLY TAKE A THREE HOUR
CONTINUING EDUCATION REFRESHER
COURSE IN CALIFORNIA LAW AND
ETHICS. THERE'S SOMETIMES AN
INDIVIDUAL CAN STAY REGISTERED
FOR MANY YEARS, AND THIS
REQUIREMENT WOULD ENSURE ALL
REGISTRANTS ANNUALLY UPDATE
THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE LEGAL
AND ETHICAL CHANGES OCCURRING IN
THEIR PROFESSION, AND IT ALSO
SERVES TO TRAIN TRAIN
REGISTRANTS. TO BEGIN COMPLETING
CONTINUING EDUCATION, WHICH
THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO
DO MORE OF AS A LICENSEE. SO
WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR
STAKEHOLDERS AGAIN FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN CONTRIBUTIONS
AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. NOW, LET'S
HEAR FROM ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES
IN THE HEARING ROOM. YES MA'AM.
PLEASE STEP FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON AGAIN. JENNIFER RALLY
WITH CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
IN THE HEARING ROOM, SEEING
NONE. LET'S MOVE TO WITNESSES
WILLING TO TESTIFY VIA THE TALK
CONFERENCE SERVICE. MODERATOR IF
YOU WOULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY SUCH
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 17
59. WE WILL PROCEED WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF A
B 17 59 YOU MAKE PRESS ONE AND
THEN THEIR OWN. AGAIN THAT IT'S
ONE AND THEN ZERO. IF YOU WERE
IN SUPPORT WE WILL GO TO LINE
16. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THEY ONLY HAVE THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY
BEHAVIOR, HEALTH AGENCIES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER SUPPORTING THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, MODERATOR. NOW, LET'S
FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS AND HEAR
FROM ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION FIRST WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. SEEING NONE. LET'S MOVE TO
WITNESSES WILLING TO TESTIFY OF
EITHER TALK CONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR ONCE AGAIN IF YOU
WOULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL
17 59. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH
THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR AN
OPPOSITION OF A B 17 59 YOU MAKE
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN
THAT'S ONE AND THEN ZERO IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 17 59. AND WE
HAVE NO OPPOSITION QUÊ AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU, MADAM MODERATOR
. LET'S BRING THE DISCUSSION
BACK TO MY COLLEAGUESHERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM. I SEE DR PAN
WITH HIS HAND UP ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.
PLEASE PROCEED, DOCTOR PAN.
THANK YOU, UM, AND SOME MEMBER
HARRY. IT'S A CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE WITH THIS BILL SO AS AN
EDUCATOR AS A HEALTH
PROFESSIONS, EDUCATOR I AM.
OFTEN QUITE LEERY OF SIMI
REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THEY
ACTUALLY RUN COUNTER TO THE
EVIDENCE ON ADULT BASED LEARNING
, WHICH IS THAT PEOPLE LEARNED
THE THINGS THAT THEY IDENTIFY
THAT THEY HAVE A NEED TO LEARN.
AND SO WE REQUIRE SOMEONE TO
TAKE SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T
BELIEVE IS AN AREA OF FOCUS.
THAT ACTUALLY, THEY CAN TAKE OFF
THE BOX. THEY TOOK THE HOURS,
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T
REALLY PAID ATTENTION, RIGHT? SO
UM, SEE ME REQUIREMENTS IN THE
PURPOSE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
IS REALLY TO GO AND, UH, YOU
KNOW, HAVE SOMEONE IDENTIFIED
THE GAPS THAT THEY HAVE AND, IN
FACT TRY TO FILL THOSE GAPS. AND
IN FACT, IF THERE IS A
DEFICIENCY, WHICH WERE CONCERNED
ABOUT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT ETHICS AND SO
FORTH. THAT'S BETTER TO DO AN
ASSESSMENT OF WHETHER THEY
ACTUALLY KNOW IT OR NOT,
BECAUSE, FRANKLY, IF THEY KNOW
IT, THEN THEY DON'T NEED TO TAKE
MORE CLASSES. IF THEY DON'T KNOW
IT COULD TAKE THREE HOURS. 12
HOURS X NUMBER OF HOURS. THEY
STILL DON'T KNOW IT RIGHT, SO WE
SHOULD CARE ABOUT THE OUTCOMES.
NOT THE NUMBER OF HOURS PEOPLE
TOOK BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY REFLECT ACTUALLY
THEIR KNOWLEDGE. AS WELL NOW FOR
THIS PARTICULAR BILL, IN MY VIEW
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, SO I'VE
AND I THINK MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE NÓI HAVE REPEATEDLY
NOT VOTED FOR CMI REQUIREMENT
BILLS AND HAVE OPPOSED THEM
BECAUSE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
COMPORT TO THE EVIDENCE ON ADULT
LEARNING AND THE PURPOSES OF
SEEING CONTINUING EDUCATION. I
DO UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS
PARTICULAR BILL GIVEN THE FACT
THAT WE HAD A BIT OF A SEA
CHANGE IN PRACTICE, RIGHT?
MOVING TO TELEHEALTH THAT THERE
THAT IS JUST POINTED OUT THE
TESTIMONY THAT IN THEIR INITIAL
TRAINING, THEY DID NOT PROBABLY
GET THE FOUNDATIONS OF
TELEHEALTH. YOU KNOW, LETTING
SERVICE TO TELEHEALTH THE UNIQUE
LEGAL OR ETHICAL ISSUES RELATED
TO THAT IT MAKES SENSE FOR THERE
TO BE REQUIREMENT, ONE TIME
REQUIREMENT ACROSS THE
PROFESSION. TO HAVE EVERYONE GET
UP TO SPEED. UM I WOULD SUGGEST
, UM, THAT THAT THERE BE THAT
THE THAT THE BOARD SHOULD
CONSIDER SOME FORM OF ASSESSMENT
THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY KNOW. ASIDE
FROM JUST NOT SAYING THEY TICKED
OFF THE BOX THAT THEY TOOK THE C
BUT THEY ACTUALLY DEMONSTRATED.
I ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE'VE DONE
BOARD REVIEWS. I'VE OFTEN ASKED
AGAIN HAVE YOU SAMPLED AND HOW
MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY FULFILLED
THE CE REQUIREMENT? WE'VE HAD
BOARDS WHERE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF
PEOPLE TURN OUT. THEY HAVEN'T
EVEN FULFILLED THE CT
REQUIREMENTS THEMSELVES. SO
AGAIN, SPEAKING TO THE
CHALLENGES OF JUST MAKE PASSING
CE REQUIREMENTS, SO FOR THIS
PARTICULAR BILL, GIVEN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES, I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY, BUT
I STILL WOULD CONTINUE, YOU
KNOW, FELT THE NEED TO RAISE THE
ISSUES HAVE RAISED BEFORE ABOUT
ANY C REQUIREMENTS AND HOPE THE
AS AS TIME MOVES ON AND WE'RE
PAST THIS PHASE. THE BOARD
LOOKED AT UM, YOU KNOW, NOT
TRYING TO RESTRICT CE, BUT
INSTEAD IF THEIR ISSUE AREAS
WHERE THERE ARE GAPS TO HAVE
PEOPLE DEMONSTRATE THEIR
KNOWLEDGE OR THEIR COMPETENCE IN
THAT AREA INSTEAD OF DEPENDING
ON CE REQUIREMENTS. AS A WAY TO
ACTUALLY MEASURE BECAUSE,
FRANKLY, FOR THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA FOR THE PATIENTS,
WHAT REALLY MATTERS IS THAT THEY
KNOW IT OR NOT, OR DO THEY
PRACTICE IN THAT WAY, NOT
WHETHER THEY TOOK X NUMBER OF
HOURS BECAUSE THEY STILL DON'T
NOTHING'S CHANGED FOR THEM AND
JUST NOT ACHIEVED YOUR YOUR YOUR
GAMES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR PEN. AND REMEMBER, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE APPRECIATE DR
PINS, COMMENTS AND IT'S THE
FIRST TIME THAT I'VE WORKED WITH
YOU IN THIS WORLD, SO I
APPRECIATE THAT, AND I WILL
REMEMBER THOSE EVEN WHEN YOU'RE
NO LONGER HERE IN THE BUILDING.
UM JUST SIMPLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO REMEMBER DO WE
HAVE A MOTION MOTION MOVING?
BILL'S BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
ARCHULETTA. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS. WE REFER THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. EVERY 17 59 MOTION IS DO
PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
ROTH ROTH I, MELINDA'S
ARCHULETTA TÔI BATES. BECKER
BATES BATES IS I BECKER BECKER,
I DODD. EGGMAN HER. TATO JONES
JONES. I LABOR LEVI MEN I NEWMAN
BIOKO BUG BUG PAN. CAN I HAVE 10
VOTES WILL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU,
MA'AM. GREAT JOB. NEXT. REMEMBER
RUBIO, YOU HAVE TWO MEASURES ONE
YOURS AND ANOTHER YEAR
PRESENTING FOR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RODRIGUEZ. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS
A B 17 60 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE
UP FIRST? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A B 17 60
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RODRIGUEZ ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RODRIGUEZ ACCEPTS THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THAT CLARIFY THE
PROCESS JUNK DEALERS AND
RECYCLERS NOTIFYING PALETTE.
OWNERS OF THE RECEIPT. THIS BILL
WOULD SOLVE AN ISSUE IN THE
PALETTE MARKETPLACE BY
ALLEVIATING THE NEED FOR PALLET
TRANSFERS TO OBTAIN OWNERSHIP OF
PALLETS IN ORDER TO MOVE AND
STORE THEM ON BEHALF OF
BUSINESSES. ADDITIONALLY A B 17
60 WOULD STIPULATE THAT LENT
PALLETS MUST BE COLLECTED BY THE
INDICATED OWNER WITHIN 35 DAYS
OF BEING NOTIFIED BY PALETTE
TRANSFERS. WHILE MOST PALLET
MANUFACTURERS BUILD AND SELL
THEIR PALATES, SELECT COMPANIES
LOAN THEIR PALATES. TWO
BUSINESSES FOR A FEE AND RETAIN
OWNERSHIP OF THE PALETTE. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, THESE PALLETS
CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED BEYOND THE
LEASING BUSINESS DESPITE
BUSINESSES WANTING THEM REMOVED
FROM THEIR PROPERTY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE. PALLETS CAN ACCUMULATE
QUICKLY AND CREATE A FIRE HAZARD
AND STORAGE CHALLENGES FOR
BUSINESSES. THEREFORE IT IS
ESSENTIAL THAT PALLET TRANSFERS
BE ABLE TO COLLECT PALLETS AND
STORE THEM ON BEHALF OF
BUSINESSES UNTIL THEY CAN BE
COLLECTED BY THE OWNER. AT THE
SAME TIME, PALETTE TRANSFERS
SHOULD NOT BE EXPECTED TO START
PROPERTY THAT IS NOT THERE.
THERE'S INDEFINITELY HENCE THE
NEED FOR A 35 DAY TIMELINE FOR
THEM TO BE COLLECTED BY THE
INDICATED OWNER. A B 17 60 MAKES
CHANGES THAT WILL ALLOW THE
PALETTE MARKETPLACE TO FUNCTION
SMOOTHLY FOR ALL PARTIES TO
ENSURE THAT PALLET TRANSFERS ARE
NOT PENALIZED FOR PROVIDING
THEIR IMPORTANT SERVICES ON THE
ON THE PHONE. WE HAVE FRANK
MARQUEZ WITH THE NORTH AMERICAN
PALATE ASSOCIATION AND YAHOO!
MELCHER OWNER OF QUALITY PALLETS
TO PROVIDE WITH WITNESSES,
WITNESS AND SUPPORT. PLEASE
PROCEED. WITNESSES. IS JAY
HUGHES SPEAKING. YES. I'M OKAY.
I GO FIRST. ARE YOU, MR MARQUEZ?
MR MARQUEZ, FRANCISCO. MARCUS
CHAIR. WOULD YOU LIKE THAT? I GO
FIRST. PLEASE PROCEED. OKAY
FRANCISCO MARQUEZ, CONSULTANT TO
THE NORTH AMERICAN PALATE
ASSOCIATION. I HAVE SUBMITTED MY
LETTER TO THE COMMITTEE. MR
CHAIR. AS A FORMER CEO AND
PRESIDENT OF SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AND AN
ADVISOR TO STATE GOVERNMENT
ASTRAY SHINS, THE GOODS MOVEMENT
INDUSTRY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
ECONOMY. THE MAJORITY OF THE
MURDERSARE SMALL BUSINESSES.
THIS PROVIDES EQUITY AND
CLARIFIES THE PROCESS TO
RECYCLERS AND RE MANUFACTURERS
OF PALLETS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
THANK MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. FOR
INTRODUCING THIS BILL, AND I
STRONGLY RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF
THIS BILL. I NOW PASS MY, UH, MY
TIME TO J YOU, PLEASE. SIR
PLEASE, PLEASE PROCEED. MY NAME
IS, UH, A WOMAN, TOR. UM, A
SECOND GENERATION PALLET COMPANY
OWNER, MY SISTER AND I RUN
EQUALITY PALLETS. PELLET COMPANY
AND FROM 10, A CALIFORNIA
COMPANY THAT MY FATHER STARTED
BACK IN THE EIGHTIES, AND WE'VE
BEEN IN BUSINESS, ONE OF THE
SAME NAME FOR 33 YEARS.
PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN
PALATE APPROPRIATION
REPRESENTING AN ALLIANCE OF OVER
SEVEN. THE PELLET COMPANIES. IN
CALIFORNIA, MOSTLY HERE IN THE
INLAND EMPIRE AND A FEW COVERING
NEIGHBORING STATE. SO FOR THE
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS OF PROBLEMS
THAT COME UP WITH DEALING WITH
PALLET RENTAL COMPANIES HAVE
WORSENED. THEIR BUSINESS MODEL
ALLOWS FOR THEIR PALACE TO BE
MIXED WITH OUR REGULAR BROWN
PALETTE. AND THEY JUST DON'T
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO RECOLLECT
PALACE ON THEIR OWN, AND THEY
RELY ON RECYCLERS AND
MANUFACTURERS LIKE ME. THE
PROBLEM IS THAT WE GET
PROCESSING, STORING AND
STRUGGLING TO RETURN HEAVY,
BURDENSOME PALETTE. FOR MANY
MONTHS OUT OF TIME AND MONETARY
LAST I WOULD HAVE NO CHOICE BUT
TO TAKE, UH, THINK LITTLE TO NO
CONVERSATION FOR HELPING RETURN
PALACE. BACK TO THE PROPERTY
OWNER. AH I AM MANY LIKE ME AND
SUPPORT OF BILL 50 WITH
STIPULATED REASONABLE TIME
PERIOD. FOR PALLET RENTAL
COMPANIES TO MAKE A FAIR OFFER
TO RECOVER THEIR PALATES ON
THEIR OWN. OWNERSHIP FOR
PALLETS. WE HAVE ABANDONED AND
THAT END UP GETTING UP FAITH AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASKED SUPPORT ON
THIS BUILDING. 60 OKAY, THANK
YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
LET'S TURN TO ANY OTHER SUPPORT
WITNESSES HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. SEEING NONE MOVED TO
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
SUCH WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 17 60, WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THEM. THANK YOU IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 17 16 BREAST ONE,
THEN ZERO. AGAIN THAT IT'S ONE
AND THEN ZERO FEAR IN SUPPORT OF
A B 17 60. AND MR CHAIR. WE HAVE
NO SUPPORTING QUÊ AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. LET'S FOLLOW THE SAME
PROCESS AND HEAR FROM MANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION FIRST
OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM. SEEING NONE. LET'S
MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE MODERATOR ONCE AGAIN IF
YOU WOULD PROMPT ANY SUCH
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL
17 60, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH
THEM. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT
POSITION OF A B 17 16 PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO. AGAIN IF YOU'RE IN
OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO. AND MR CHAIR. WE HAVE
NO OPPOSITION IN Q AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. LET'S BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED. BY SENATOR NEWMAN.
AND REMEMBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NIGHT,
BOTH. THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE SENATE FLOOR.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. AVERY 17
60 MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED
TO THE SENATE FLOOR ROUGH.
MELINDA'S ARCHULETTA. BY
ACTUALLY DID I BATES? I BECKER
BECKER. I DODD EGGMAN HER. TATO
JONES JONES. I'VE LEVA TÔI MEN.
I NEWMAN PHOTOVOGUE BUG I PAN.
YEAH. AND I VOTES WILL HOLD THE
ROAD OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
THANK YOU AND YOUR NEXT BILL
ASSEMBLY BUILD 17 81. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A B 17 81
HERE TODAY. THIS BILL ENSURES
THAT DOGS AND CATS ARE PROTECTED
FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURES DURING
TRANSIT IN ANIMAL CONTROL
VEHICLES OR OTHER TRAVELING
HOUSING FACILITIES BY SETTING
THE SETTING. BUT CONDITIONS
DURING TRANSPORTATION SHALL NOT
ENDANGER THE HEALTH OR WELL
BEING OF THE ANIMAL MEMBERS, AS
YOU KNOW WHETHER PLAYS A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ANIMAL
TRANSPORT SAFETY AS WE GO INTO
THE SUMMER, WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL
THAT CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCES SOME
EXTREME DANGEROUS TEMPERATURES.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE NO
MINIMUM STANDARDS IN CALIFORNIA
FOR CLIMATE CONDITIONS WHILE
TRANSPORTING DOGS AND CATS IN
THESE VEHICLES, WHICH IS THE
MEASURE WHAT WHICH THIS MEASURE
LOOKS TO ADDRESS. THIS BILL
REQUIRES THE CONDITIONS IN THE
MOBILE OR TRAVELING HOUSING
FACILITY TO NOT ENDANGER THE
WELL BEING OF DOGS AND CATS DUE
TO HEAT COLD LACK OF ADEQUATE
VENTILATION, LACK OF FOOD OR
WATER OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
THAT COULD REASONABLY BE
EXPECTED TO CAUSE SUFFERING TO
THE ANIMAL. A B 17 81 AIMS TO
ADD SAFEGUARDS AND GUIDANCE FOR
TRANSPORTING ANIMALS HUMANELY
AND SAFELY THROUGH THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. ON THE PHONE TODAY WE
HAVE NICHOLAS SOCKET ON BEHALF
OF SOCIAL COMPASSION AND
LEGISLATION TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THE SECOND.
PLEASE PROCEED. HELLO CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AS, UH, THERE'S SOME OF
THEM A RUBIO HAD MENTIONED. MY
NAME IS NICHOLAS SOCKET,
DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
FOR SOCIAL COMPASSION AND
LEGISLATION SPONSOR OF A B 17
81. WITH 2021 BEING THE HOTTEST
YEAR ON RECORD AND TEMPERATURES
IN CALIFORNIA RANGING FROM BELOW
FREEZING TO WELL OVER 100
DEGREES, ANIMALS BEING
TRANSPORTED INSIDE ANIMAL
CONTROL OR OTHER MOBILE HOUSING
FACILITY VEHICLES. USED BY
NONPROFIT RESCUES OR HUMANE
SOCIETIES CAN GET RID OF SEVERE
INJURY OR DEATH. YET CURRENTLY
THERE ARE NO MINIMUM STANDARDS
IN CALIFORNIA FOR CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS WHILE TRANSPORTING
DOGS AND CATS IN THESE VEHICLES
. THIS BILL CLOSES THAT GAP.
ANIMALS CAN SUSTAIN BRAIN DAMAGE
OR EVEN DEATH FROM HEAT, STROKE
AND JUST 15 MINUTES. SPEED IN
THE HEAT IS PARTICULARLY
DIFFICULT FOR DOGS BECAUSE THEY
CAN ONLY CALL THEMSELVES BY
PANTING OR SWEATING THROUGH
THEIR PAW PAD. THIS BILL AIMS TO
PREVENT THIS KIND OF ANIMAL
SUFFERING WHILE AND TRANSPORT A
B 17 81 WAS DRAFTED AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH SEVERAL ANIMAL
CONTROL DIRECTORS. LOCAL COUNTY
BINARY IN ANIMAL CONTROL
ASSOCIATIONS AND INPUT FROM A
FORM OF OVER 45 REPRESENTATIVES
OF SHELTER DIRECTORS, MANAGERS,
VOLUNTEERS AND THE RESCUE
COMMUNITY THAT MET IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA IN DECEMBER OF 2017
TO DISCUSS LEGISLATION THAT
COULD BETTER SHAPE HOW ANIMALS
ARE TRANSPORTED IN OUR STATE.
THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW
LET'S MOVE TO OTHER WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM,
SAYING NONE LET'S TURN TO
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY SUCH WITNESSES,
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF SOME WE BUILT 17
81, WE WILL BEGIN WITH THEM.
GIVEN FEWER IN SUPPORT OF A B 17
81 YOU MAKE PRESS ONE, THEN
ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN
ZERO HERE IN SUPPORT OF A B 17
81. AND WE WILL GO TO LINE 20.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI THANK YOU. JUDY MAN,
CRUSOE'S SOCIAL COMPASSION AND
LEGISLATION. WE WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UH THE
ANIMALS THAT ARRIVED. THE O A
ARE NOT COUNTED. AND TOO MANY
TIMES AFTER LONG TRIPS ON THE
FOUR OH 5101 FREEWAYS IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, UH, THESE
ANIMALS PERISHED IN TRANSIT. AND
UM, WE'VE HEARD MANY ACCOUNTS
FROM THE SHELTER WORKERS THAT
ARE ON THAT END RECEIVING THESE
DEAD BODIES. AND SO WE NEED
THIS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. JUST A REMINDER TO
THOSE WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE NAME
POSITION ON THE BILL AND
AFFILIATION, PLEASE. NEXT,
PLEASE. BIâU I'M 24. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. THIS IS JENNIFER HAGUE
WITH THE ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE
FUND IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
SUPPORTING QUÊ AT THIS TIME, MR.
CHAIR GREAT. LET'S FOLLOW THE
SAME PROCESS AND HEAR FROM ANY
OPPOSITION MOVED TO WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM, MANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION ONCE I GET MY
COLLEAGUES SETTLED DOWN UP HERE,
SAYING NONE LET'S MOVE TO THE
WITNESSES WILLING TO TESTIFY VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE.
MODERATOR IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS WAY TO
TESTIFY. IN OPPOSITION TO
ASSEMBLY BILL 17 81 WILL
CONTINUE WITH THEM. THAT YOU
CANNOT POSITION OF A B 17 81 YOU
MADE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. AGAIN
THAT IS ONE AND THEN ZERO. IF
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION OF A B 17
81. AND WE HAVE NO OPPOSITE YOU
AT THIS TIME, MR CHAIR. THANK
YOU, MADAM MODERATOR. LET'S
BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO MY
COLLEAGUES. I SEE DR PAN WITH
HIS HAND UP ANYONE ELSE. LET ME
KNOW. DR. PAN PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU. AND REMEMBER RUBIO
AND APPRECIATE WHAT YOU TRYING
TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THE BILL. I
GUESS WHAT? I'M QUESTION I HAVE
IS, IS THAT. I COULDN'T FIND IN
THE BILL LANGUAGE OR THE
ANALYSIS, THE ACTUAL STANDARD
THAT'S BEING USED. SO IS WHICH
AGENCIES IS SO I KNOW IT'S NOT
IN THE BILL ITSELF IS THERE AN
AGENCY IS CHARGED WITH
ESTABLISHING THE STANDARD FOR
VENTILATION AND TEMPERATURE AND
SO FORTH. HOW'S HOW'S HOW WE GOT
SHORT OF THAT? CAN WE ASK THE
PLEASE? YEAH. IT'S A SPONSOR.
JUST WANT TO PRESS THAT, MR
SACKETT. SURE. YES UM, THIS IS
ACTUALLY JUST A REASONABLE
STANDARD, SO THERE WON'T BE
REGULATIONS AROUND THIS. UM THE
ENVISIONED THAT THE REGIONAL
STANDARD WOULD BE DECIDED BY A
COURT IF IT EVER GOT THAT FAR.
UM BUT THERE IS NOT REGULATIONS
AROUND THIS. SO JUST TO CLARIFY
SO IN TERMS OF THE ENFORCEMENT
OF THIS BILL, IS THAT THERE IS
NO STANDARD. HOW DOES YEAH, I
GUESS. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON HOW?
HOW HOW WE ASSURE THESE
STANDARDS ARE MET. I MEAN, IS IT
EVERY TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE JUST
GETTING SUED? OR IS IT GONNA
BECAUSE WITHOUT CLEAR STANDARDS
EVERYONE'S GOING TO BE GUESSING
AS TO WHAT HAPPENS, YOU KNOW?
ARE THEY ARE THEY MEETING IT OR
NOT? SURE. YEAH. SURE WELL THE
ISSUE WITH GIVING HARD LINE
STANDARDS WHICH A PREVIOUS
VERSION OF STILL DID, BUT WAS
NEEDED BY GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN.
WAS THAT, UM, RECORDING THOSE?
TEMPERATURES IF YOU PUT A
HARDLINE TEMPERATURE, UM IT'S
GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO
ENFORCE. SO BY GIVING THIS A
REASONABLE STANDARD IF THERE ARE
ISSUES WHAT WE ENVISION IS THAT
FOLKS WORKING WITHIN THESE
ORGANIZATIONS WELL, YOU KNOW,
ACT AS WHISTLEBLOWERS AND SAY,
HEY, WE ARE WITNESSING STANDARDS
IN THESE VEHICLES INJURE THESE
ANIMALS, AND THEY HAVE TO BE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO MAKE A
CHANGE HERE. THAT'S HOW WE
ENVISION ENFORCEMENT HAPPENING,
AND IF THEY DON'T MAKE THE
CHANGE. CITY CITY. WE WOULD HOPE
THAT ANY ATTORNEYS, UH, WOULD
HAVE THE POWER TO FORCE HIM TO
IF THEY IF THEY CHOSE TO ENFORCE
THE LAW LIKE THAT. ALL RIGHT,
AND THEN ONE OTHER QUESTIONS.
ANALYSIS MAKES NOTES THAT AND I
THINK IN THE BILL, IT DOESN'T
ACTUALLY APPLY TO PRIVATE
TRANSPORT. IT'S ONLY SHELTERS
AND UM, YOU KNOW, ANIMAL CONTROL
AND SO FORTH. WAS THAT THE
INTENTION THAT IT NOT APPLY TO
OTHER FORMS OF AT LEAST YES. YES
THIS IS GOING TO JUST APPLIED
TO, UH, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, UH,
RESCUES THAT ARE IN QUOTE
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH
PUBLIC SECTORS. IF I'M A DOCTOR,
PLEASE. UM I RAN THE BELL IN
2017 THAT WAS VETOED AND WHAT
WAS HAPPENING AND I SPOKE TO MY
LOCAL ANIMAL CONTROL FOLKS IS
OBVIOUSLY THAT THEY'RE USUALLY
TRANSPORTED IN THE MIDDLE. YOU
KNOW TRUCKS AND WHAT HAPPENED
WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, BY THE TIME
THEY GOT TO WHATEVER THE POLICE
WAS, UM THEY WERE DEAD. AND WHAT
WE FOUND IN L. A COUNTY WAS THAT
THE MORE WELL TO DO AREAS OF THE
OF THE COUNTY? UM THE PETS WERE
TREATING BEING TREATED
DIFFERENTLY, EVEN THOUGH THEY
WERE ALL COUNTY FACILITIES AND
THE ONES KIND OF ADMIRING AND
BALDWIN PARK. WE'RE NOT AND SO
IT WOULD BE UP TO THE AGENCIES
THAT THAT OUR GOAL IS TO WORK
WITH THE LOCAL AGENCIES TO TREAT
THEM EQUALLY AGAIN IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE
SAME AGENCY. THOUGHT THE BETTER
, MORE AFFLUENT NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE TREATING THE PETS BETTER AND
THEN, ONCE IN THE POOR
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE NOT, AND SO
THE GOAL IS TO WORK WITH THEM,
AND THEY ALREADY HAVE A
STANDARD. MADDIE IN AN ACTUAL
STANDARD, BUT THEY TREAT THEM
DIFFERENTLY. AND SO THE GOAL WAS
TO COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE FOLKS
AND GET THEM TO THEIR OWN
REGULATIONS TO BE DONE ACROSS
THE BOARD. IN MY IN MY COUNTY,
AND THAT'S HOW WE CAME ABOUT
WITH THE BILL. I KNOW THAT'S
NOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT. THERE'S
NO PENALTIES OR ANYTHING ON
THERE. BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT
STANDARDS EVEN WITHIN THE SAME
COUNTY. AND SO WHAT WERE THE
GOAL IS TO TRY AND GET THOSE
SAME AGENCIES TO REGULATE
THEMSELVES. OKAY ALRIGHT. I
APPRECIATE THAT ANSWER. I GUESS
MY CONCERN IS, IS THAT FIRST OF
ALL, I'D CERTAINLY SUPPORT WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE
BILL AND I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES,
PERHAPS IN YOUR COUNTY. I DO
FIND THAT THE FACT THAT THERE
ISN'T SOME MECHANISM TO
ESTABLISH THESE STANDARDS AND
CHALLENGING BECAUSE BEFORE WE
WERE ABOUT KEEPING THE ANIMAL
SAFE THAN THERE'S GOT TO BE, YOU
KNOW, CERTAIN STANDARD BECAUSE
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURE
OF L A AND ALL VERY IMPORTANT
AND, UH AND IF SOMEONE'S GONE
FORCE IT AT SOME POINT,
SOMEONE'S GOT TO SAY THIS IS
THIS IS THE PARAMETERS ON WHICH
OF EUROPE WITHIN WHETHER IT'S
YOU KNOW, TAKING THE INFORMATION
FROM THE PARTS OF YOUR OF THE
COUNTY THAT THAT WHERE IT WRKS
RIGHT AND SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GONNA
PLAY THAT ACROSS THE BOARD. BUT
THEN THOSE ARE STANDARDS RIGHT?
AND SO DO YOU IMAGINE THAT IS
THE BILL MOVES FORWARD? YOU'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK SOME OF
THIS OUT. I KNOW WE'RE IN THE
SECOND HOUSE NOW, UH, THE REASON
THAT WE'RE RUNNING THE BILL
AGAIN AS GOVERNOR BROWN ITO DID
LAST TIME BECAUSE YOU'RE STRICT
, AH, BENCHMARKS AS TO WHAT THE
REGULATOR OR THE TEMPERATURE
CONTROLS WE'RE GOING TO BE, AND
SO OUR GOAL IS TO MOVE IT
FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN START
WORKING WITH THOSE AGENCIES AND
FIGURE OUT YOU KNOW, I
REASONABLE UM WAY OF MAKING SURE
THAT THE DOGS AND CATS ARE BEING
TRANSPORTED. NOW I KNOW THAT'S
NOT THE ANSWER THAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR, BUT I THINK I LOOK
AT IT THE FIRST STEP BECAUSE
GOVERNOR BROWN BECAUSE OF THE
STANDARDS, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS GOING TO DO.
AND SO MY HOPE, AND OUR GOAL IS
TO GET IT THROUGH AND THEN WORK
WITH THE WITH THE AGENCY.
WHOEVER MIGHT BE AT THAT POINT
TO ESTABLISH THOSE REGULATIONS.
OKAY, WELL IT'S SO WHEN YOU SAY
WORK AT THE SO WHICH AGENCY DO
YOU IMAGINE WORKING WITHIN THE
DO YOU PLAN TO TALK TO THEM
BEFORE IT GETS TO THE FLOOR, OR
IS THIS GOING TO BE AFTER YOU?
YOU GET OFF THE FLOOR AFTER THE
FLOOR, DEFINITELY BECAUSE THAT'S
WHEN WE THE CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE BEGINS,
AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHICH
AGENCY RIGHT NOW, AND THAT'S THE
CHALLENGE THAT WE HAD BECAUSE
AGAIN, GOVERNOR BROWN. YEAH I
GET THAT, SO, BUT THERE'S A
DIFFERENT GOVERNOR NOW. SO I
THINK YOU MADE A DIFFERENT SHOT.
SO DEPENDS ON THE WILL OF THE
GOVERNOR. AT THAT POINT, YOU
KNOW, MAYBE WHEN WE DO IF WE DO
PASS IT, THEN THAT'S THE
CONVERSATION. I HOPE THAT'S
THAT'S RIGHT. FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW? CERTAINLY
I WANT TO SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO. I HOPE YOU HAVE
SOME AT LEAST SOME CONVERSATION
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF
NOTHING ELSE ABOUT WHICH AGENCY
IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE OVERSIGHT OF THIS BILL. I
HAVE ACTUALLY ACTUALLY GET
SIGNED INTO LAW BECAUSE I DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHICH AGENCY IS GOING
TO BE THE ONE THAT THAT IS IT
GOING TO BE THE VETERINARY
BOARD. IS IT GOING TO BE YOU
KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. I'M JUST
TRYING TO THINK ABOUT SO TO AT
LEAST HELP US IDENTIFY THAT SO
AT LEAST WE KNOW AND YOU KNOW
WHO WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING WITH
AND WHO IS GOING TO BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE TO BE SURE THAT THE
VERY WORTHY GOALS OF THIS BILL
WILL ACTUALLY BE CARRIED OUT.
UNDERSTOOD NO. AND I COMPLETELY
AGREE. WE NEED ACCOUNTABILITY AT
SOME POINT, BUT THAT'S BEEN THE
CHALLENGE SO FAR, AND SO. SO IF
IT MOVES THROUGH, I YOU KNOW,
WILL GIVE GIVE YOU UPDATES AS TO
WHERE WE ARE AND WHAT AGENCY
SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE
SEARCHING FOR AND AGAIN. THE
CONVERSATION WITH THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE HAS TO HAPPEN. OKAY. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S YOU
KNOW, IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THE
EXISTING STANDARDS FOR ANIMAL
CRUELTY OR NOT EXACTLY SPECIFIC
EITHER, AND WE SEEM TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE THAT WORK SO I SUSPECT
WILL BE ABLE TO SHOULD YOUR BILL
PAY US WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS
WORK AS WELL. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS?
SEEING NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IPHONE.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
MOTION BY SENATOR LABOR MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE SENATE FLOOR.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. A B 17 81
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE SENATE
FLOOR. ROTH MELINDA'S ARCHULETTA
TÔI BATES BATES, I. BECKER.
BECKER I DODD EGGMAN TATO JONES.
JONES I LABOR LEVI MEN. MOMENT.
I NEWMAN CHIYOKO BOGUE. I PAN I
AND II VOTES WILL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MA'AM. LET'S SEE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD HERE. SER.
YOU HAVE ONE BILL ON OUR AGENDA
TODAY. ASSEMBLY BILL 12 94,
PLEASE PROCEED WHEN READY. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS.
UNDER EXISTING LAW, PHARMACISTS
ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE 30
HOURS OF CONTINUING PHARMACY
EDUCATION EVERY TWO YEARS IN
ORDER TO MAINTAIN LICENSURE.
THESE COURSES ARE REQUIRED TO
ENSURE THAT PHARMACISTS MAINTAIN
THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THEIR
PROFESSION AND THE PATIENTS THAT
THEY ARE SERVING DESPITE RISING
ACCEPTANCE OF LGBT Q PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
CONTINUES TO FACE WIDESPREAD
DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND WELL
BEING. DUE IN PART TO LAX IT
LACK OF ACCESS TO QUALITY.
AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. MAYBE 21
94 REQUIRES PHARMACISTS AND
PHARMACY TECHNICIANS TO HAVE ONE
HOUR OF CE THAT PROVIDES
CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE TO
MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
THIS BILL WILL ENSURE THAT
PHARMACISTS ARE EQUIPPED TO BEST
SERVE THEIR LGBTQ PATIENTS. I'D
LIKE TO PRESENT MY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL, DR RICHARD
DANG, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA PHARMACIST
ASSOCIATION, AND TERMINI MARTIN
, REPRESENTING QUALITY,
CALIFORNIA BY TELEPHONE. DR DENG
. TAMMY MARTIN, PLEASE PROCEED.
YOU'VE HEARD MY SPEECH ABOUT THE
TOTAL OF THREE MINUTES. PLEASE
PROCEED. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS RICK
COFFEE, RICHARD GANG, AND I'M,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
PHARMACIST ASSOCIATION. A
COSPONSOR OF SELF I'M ALSO BOARD
CERTIFIED AMBULATORY CARE AND
ADVANCED PRACTICE PHARMACIST
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL
PHARMACY AND RESIDENCY PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I'M PLEASED
TO SPEAK BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
TODAY AND SUPPORT OF A B 21 94
PUT ABLE PHARMACISTS AND
PHARMACY TECHNICIANS TO CONTINUE
TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
PATIENT CARE IN A MANNER THAT IS
EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS. HE TEACHES TO MAKE
IT TO SUPPORTING THE NATIONAL
MOVEMENT FIELDED MANY HIV AND WE
SEE A B 21 90 FOR THE
CONTINUATION OF OUR SPONSORSHIP
OF 159 2019 DOCTORS UNDER
WIENER. WHICH GRANDKIDS
PHARMACIST THE AUTHORITY TO
INITIATE MEDICATION FOR HIV POST
AND PRE EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS.
PHARMACISTS REMAIN ONE OF THE
MOST ACCESSIBLE AND RELIABLE
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AS
NEARLY 90% OF AMERICANS LIVE
WITHIN FIVE MILES OF COMMUNITY
PHARMACY. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE FOR AREAS WITH HIGH SOCIAL
VULNERABILITY AND LARGE
POPULATIONS OF UNDERREPRESENTED.
AND MINORITY COMMUNITIES WHERE
THE PHARMACY MAY OFTEN BE THE
ONLY LOCAL ACCESS POINT TO
HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROMISES
ARE COMMITTED TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING HIGH
QUALITY PATIENT CARE. AND
ALTHOUGH CULTURAL COMPETENCY IS
TAUGHT IN THE CLASSROOM AND
CLINICAL SETTING, THE NEEDS OF
LGBTQ COMMUNITIES AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND INDIVIDUALS
EXPERIENCING HEALTH DISPARITIES
IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. BODY OF
KNOWLEDGE WOULD ALLOW
PHARMACISTS TO BE ESTABLISHES
LEADERS THAT PROVISION OF
EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE CARE,
ESPECIALLY FOR COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN
OVERLOOKED, IGNORED AND PLACED
INTO THE SHADOWS. WHEN PATIENTS
INDUSTRIAL STATES, THE UNITED
CARE AND THEIR PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH HOW COME SUFFER.
LGBTQ PATIENTS EXPERIENCED MANY
BARRIERS WITHIN HEALTHCARE,
INCLUDING DISCRIMINATION, STIGMA
AND FEAR, AND THIS NEGATIVELY
AFFECTS THEIR WELL BEING AND
THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS ADEQUATE
AND LIFESAVING HEALTHCARE AND
MEDICATION. THIS BILL SENDS A
MESSAGE TO OCCASIONS THAT
PHARMACIES ARE SAFE SPACES FREE
FROM JUDGMENT AND CREDIT
PREJUDICE. AND WE'RE ALL ARE
WELCOME. I RESPECTFULLY ASK,
SUPPORTED MAYBE 21 94. SOON AS
PRIDE MONTH AND THE TIME IS NOW
TO SUPPORT OUR PATIENTS IN THE
LGBT AND UNDERREPRESENTED
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. TIMMY
MARTIN. YES GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. SHARON COMMITTEE MEMBERS TOMMY
MARTIN ON BEHALF OF EQUALITY
CALIFORNIA I'M PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF THIS BILL, AND THE
INSPIRATION FOR THIS BILL, OF
COURSE, WAS THE 159, WHICH MY CO
WITNESS DESCRIBED ON THAT BILL
PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT,
AND WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO CO
SPONSOR THAT WITH A RANGE OF
COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING
THE CALIFORNIA FARMERS
ASSOCIATION, AND NOW THAT THAT
BILL IS BEING IMPLEMENTED, THE
PHARMACY ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATION
JOINS US AND PUSHING FOR THIS
TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT
PHARMACISTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH
THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED AND
WANT. TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE CARE
TO ALL OF THEIR PATIENTS AND
LGBTQ CLASS PATIENTS, IN
PARTICULAR, MANY OF WHOM ARRIVE
AT PHARMACIES BECAUSE OF THOSE
LONGSTANDING BARRIERS WITHIN THE
BROADER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. AS
YOU KNOW, PHARMACISTS ARE A
CRITICAL ACCESS POINTS FOR A
VARIETY OF REASONS. FOR EXAMPLE
, LGBTQ PLUS PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT
OUT TO THEIR FRIENDS OR FAMILY
BUT WHO NONETHELESS MAY BE AT
HIGHER RISK OF HIV TRANSMISSION
, FOR EXAMPLE, OFTEN TAKE CARE
AND CONSULTATION. FROM THEIR
LOCAL PHARMACIST. FOR A B 21 94
THE CRITICAL NEXT STEP IN
REDUCING THE DISPARITIES IN
HEALTH AND WELL BEING THAT LGBTQ
PLUS PEOPLE CONTINUE TO FACE AND
WE RESPECT THE URGE THE
COMMITTEE SUPPORT AS WELL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU BOTH VERY
MUCH. NOW. LET'S HEAR FROM ANY
OTHER SUPPORT WITNESSES IN THE
HEARING ROOM. SEEING NONE. LET'S
MOVE TO THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE MODERATOR. IF HE WOULD
PLEASE PROMPT ANY SUCH
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF CINDY BILL 21 94
WILL MOVE ON WITH THEM. THANK
YOU IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OF A B
21 94 FOR US ONE, THEN ZERO.
AGAIN, THAT IS 10 FEAR IN
SUPPORT. AND WE'VE GOT TO LINE
23. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, AND IT WOULDN'T BE
GOLDEN HORN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
SUPPORTING QUÊ. THANK YOU. LET'S
FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS NOW AND
HEAR FROM ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION FIRST OPPOSITION
WITNESSES HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM. THINGS DONE. LET'S MOVE TO
WITNESSES WAIT AND TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY SUCH INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION. T ASSEMBLY BILL 21
94. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSITION OF A
B 21 94 YOU MAY PRESS ONE, THEN
ZERO. THAT IS ONE IN THE ZERO IF
YOU'RE NOT POSITION OF A B 21 94. AND MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION IN Q AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, MODERATOR. LET'S
BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE HEARING ROOM
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? IT'S BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR LEYVA, BUT I
SEE SENATOR PAN AND SENATOR OH
BUG FIRST DOCTOR PAN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SOMEBODY EVERWOOD
AWARDS ARE KAFFIR. BRINGING UP
THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. UM,
NO, ACTUALLY, MY COLLEAGUES
ALREADY HEARD SOME REMARKS MADE
ABOUT PREVIOUS BILL WHICH
REGARDING MANDATORY CMI AND I DO
HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MANDATORY
SEE ME AND I AGREE WITH YOU AND
YOUR WITNESSES. YOU TALKED ABOUT
HAVING A SAFE SPACE AND
PHARMACIES FOR WGT PATIENTS AND
ALSO CERTAINLY AGREE WITH TRYING
TO IMPROVE CULTURAL
EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS. CLEANING
PHARMACISTS. UH BUT JUST BECAUSE
SOMEONE TOOK AN HOUR OF COURSES
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE GOING
TO BE CULTURALLY EFFECTIVE AND
IF IT'S SIMPLY A MANDATE, AND
NOT SOMETHING THAT THEY
THEMSELVES, NECESSARILY SOUGHT
OUT. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN
THEY'LL CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR.
SO SAFE SPACE IS NOT GOING TO
BECAUSE SOMEONE TOOK OUR CLASS
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE WAY THEY
INTERACT WITH THEIR PATIENTS
NOW. UM SO MY GENERAL PREFERENCE
AND BILLS LIKE THIS IS TO
ACTUALLY SAY WE SHOULD HAVE
OUTCOME MEASURES OR, YOU KNOW,
MEASURES THE COMPETENCY OR
KNOWLEDGE. AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS
IF THERE'S DEFICIENCY, THEN THEY
CAN GO OFF AND TAKE THEIR CMI
COURSES AND WHETHER THEY NEED
ONE HOUR OR 10 HOURS FOR THEM TO
FILL THAT GAP, THEN LET THEM GO
DO THAT. AND THAT WE HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR EITHER
KNOWLEDGE OR TWO BEHAVIORS OR
THE COMPETENCY INSTEAD OF TRYING
TO MANDATE X NUMBER OF CMI. SO,
UM, SO I DO APPRECIATE WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE
BILL. IT'S HAD A LONG STANDING
ISSUE WITH CMI MANDATE, SO
UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT GONNA BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY,
BUT I'M HOPING WE CAN THINK
ABOUT OUTCOME MEASURES QUALITY
MEASURES OTHER TYPES OF THINGS
BECAUSE I STRONGLY SUPPORT WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH
THE BILL. BUT I'M NOT SURE THIS
IS THE CORRECT MECHANISM FOR
DOING SO. THANK YOU, DR PENN
SENATOR KOBO. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. MY QUESTIONS WITH REGARDS
TO THE CONCERNS HERE THAT,
ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA
PHARMACIST ASSOCIATION CULTURAL
COMPETENCY COURSE CURRENTLY DOES
NOT EXIST. THEY WILL NEED TO BE
CREATED AND OFFERED BY
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS.
AND SAYS, HOWEVER, THIS BILL
WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL
JANUARY. 1ST 2023 AND UNLESS
THERE IS A DELAY IN THE BILL'S
IMPLEMENTATION DATE, THE BILL
MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT LICENSES
WHOSE LICENSE IS UP FOR RENEWAL
IN EARLY 2023. UM IF I
CONTINUATION EDUCATION COURSES
NOT YET AVAILABLE, SO I WAS JUST
KIND OF CURIOUS IF YOU HAD ANY,
UM REMARKS ADDRESSING THIS
CONCERN. THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION, SENATOR. I WOULD
ACTUALLY LIKE FOR THAT TO DEFER
TO OUR WITNESS AND SUPPORT IF
THAT'S PERMITTED BY THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE PHARMACIST
ASSOCIATION, AS THEY ARE THE
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, AND ALSO
CARE VERY MUCH TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS NO IMPLEMENTATION ISSUE
FOR THEIR MEMBERS. CERTAINLY DR
DANG HI. THANK YOU. FOR THAT
QUESTION. THAT IS AN IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATION THAT CALIFORNIA
FARMING ASSOCIATION HAS ALREADY
TOGETHER LGBT TWO ADVISORY GROUP
, WHICH IS LOOKING AT DEVELOPING
THESE UNNECESSARY CD MATERIALS.
AND SO WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT WE
WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET THEM FOR
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE. MEMBERS
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS SEEING NONE SOME
REMEMBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
SENATOR. I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL. AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR FOUNDATION FOR
WHERE COMING FROM, DON'T
NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH MANY
OF THE SOME ALREADY GRATEFUL
THAT WHILE THAT'S EXISTING LAW
THAT WE HAVE A SET NUMBER OF
HOURS FOR THE PHARMACISTS HERE.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PHARMACIST
ASSOCIATION FOR BRINGING THIS
ISSUE FORWARD BECAUSE THE
DISPARITIES WE KNOW DO EXIST AND
BECAUSE IT'S SORT OF A LAST LINE
OF PATIENT COMMUNICATION
PHARMACISTS ARE IN A UNIQUE
POSITION TO BE ABLE TO, UM,
HOPEFULLY WATCH FOR SOME OF
THOSE INTERACTIONS THAT MIGHT
PLACE WITH SOME OF THEIR
CLIENTS. AND I WOULD BE HOPEFUL
THAT WHY I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU
THAT ONE HOUR MAY NOT BE ENOUGH.
WE NEED TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS. WE
NEED TO BUILD A LOT OF
UNDERSTANDING TO NECESSARILY
FULLY APPRECIATE SOME OF THE
DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE WHO
ARE NOT LIKE US. UM, IT PROVIDES
A MINIMUM FOUNDATION. FOR AT
LEAST MAKING SURE THAT THEY HAVE
PROVIDED BEEN PROVIDED SOME
EDUCATION FOR WHAT THOSE KEY
DISPARITIES ARE OUT THERE FOR
THE POPULATION, SO I THINK THIS
CAN BE AND THAT HELPFUL, BUT IT
MAY NOT NECESSARILY GUARANTEE
ALL THE THINGS THAT THE OUTCOMES
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE. AND
I DON'T DISAGREE WITH YOU ON
THAT. WITH THAT SENATORS. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST HER. I VOTE
. THANK YOU, SIR. THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR LABOR. THE
MOTION IS TO PASS. WE REFER THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. EVERY 21
94 MOTION AS DO PASSES, AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. ROTH MELINDA'S
ARCHULETTA, TÔI BATES. BECKER I
DODD AYE. EGGMAN POTATO JONES.
LABOR. LABOR I MEN, MEN I NEWMAN
NEWMAN, I OKO BUG. GOLDBERG I
PAN. BILL HAS EIGHT VOTES WILL
HOLD THE ROPE AND FOREVER ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SOME WOMEN, COOLEY.
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. IT'S NOT
TO BE WITH YOU HERE. YOU ARE.
YOU ARE PRESENTING ASSEMBLY BILL
25 68 CORRECT RELATED TO
CANNABIS INSURANCE PROVIDERS. UM. THIS SIMPLY CLARIFIES THAT AN
INSURER PROVIDING COMMERCIAL
CANNABIS INSURANCE SERVICES TO A
PROPERLY LICENSED CANNABIS
BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA. IS
OPERATING WITHIN ITS, UH, AMBIT
OF HIS PERMITS UNDER STATE LAW.
INSURANCE, OF COURSE, IS
REGULATED THE STATE LEVEL. IT IS
CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW,
WHICH PERMITS BANKS. TO PROVIDE
BANKING SERVICES AND ACCOUNTING
SERVICES RELATED TO CANNABIS
BUSINESSES. UM. IT'S AN
OUTGROWTH OF JUST WE'VE HAD
MEDICAL MARIJUANA SINCE 96
AUTHORIZED, UH MORE BROADLY
AVAILABLE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
IN 2016. WE ARE SEEKING TO
ESTABLISH A WELL ORGANIZED
MARKETPLACE. AND THESE
BUSINESSES DO NEED SERVICES.
THERE ARE ONLY EIGHT INSURANCE
COMPANIES PROVIDED SERVICES
CURRENTLY TO THESE TYPES OF
CANNABIS BUSINESSES. THERE'S A
GREAT DEAL OF INSURANCE
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SO CALLED
SURPLUS LINES MARKET OF THOSE
THEY CAN'T MEET THE NEED, BUT
THAT'S ACTUALLY MORE PRICEY. SO
THIS BILL IS A NONCONTROVERSIAL
BILLS SUPPORTED BY DEPARTMENT
INSURANCE THROUGH PROVIDE ACCESS
TO A BROAD INSURANCE MARKETED
AND IT FITS WITH THE STATE OF
THE LAW. AND IT'S AH, AS I SAY,
SUPPORTED BY THE DEPARTMENT
ASSURANCE. SO THAT'S THE BILL
REQUESTS AND I VOTE. DO YOU HAVE
WITNESSES FROM THE DEPARTMENT?
MY NOTES INDICATE A. IT LOOKS
LIKE MISS MICHAEL BROWN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. SHE MAY
BE JOINING US BY PHONE. REMEMBER
YOU ON THE PHONE LINE. YES, I
AM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY OR YOU SIMPLY HERE TO
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS?
I HAVE A TESTIMONY TO GO AHEAD.
YES, MA'AM. YOU'VE HEARD MY
SPEECH. SO THREE MINUTES. THANK
YOU. PLEASE PROCEED AFTERNOON.
THE AFTERNOON CHAIR ROCK MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE, MALLORY
MICHAEL BROWN, DEPUTY
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR HERE ON
BEHALF OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
REQUIRE LARA AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF INSURANCE. AS BILL SPONSORED
COMMISSIONER, OR I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S COOLEY
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND OFFERING
THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE.
CALIFORNIA HAS COMMITTED THE USE
OF CANNABIS FOR OVER 25 YEARS
AND CONTINUES TO PASS LAWS TO
FURTHER REGULATE LICENSE AND
FORCE AND PERMIT KIND OF EXCUSE
IN OUR STATE. EVEN THOUGH WE
HAVE DECADES OF ALLOWING FOR THE
LEGALIZATION AND
COMMERCIALIZATION OF CANNABIS,
MANY INSURANCE CONTINUE TO BE
RELUCTANT TO PROVIDE INSURANCE
PRODUCTS TO COMMISSION TO
COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES.
MR LARA IS SPONSORING A V T 568
BECAUSE HE BELIEVES THAT WE MUST
PROVIDE COMMERCIALS. CANNABIS
BUSINESSES WITH MULTIPLE,
RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ADMITTED
INSURANCE COVERAGE OPTIONS TO
COVER ALL ASPECTS OF THESE
CANNABIS BUSINESSES. FROM SEED
TO SALE TO ENSURE THAT THESE
BUSINESSES CAN CONTINUE TO
FLOURISH IN CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I VOTE
ON THE MEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NOW LET'S MOVE TO ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM. I SEE ONE. PLEASE,
SIR. PLEASE APPROACH. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, RAND MARTIN ON BEHALF
OF THE PARENT COMPANY IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM, SAYING NONE. LET'S MOVE TO
WITNESSES WISH TO TESTIFY VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT ANY SUCH WITNESSES.
WAITING TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORTIVE ASSEMBLY BILL 25 68.
WE WILL BEGIN. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF A B 25 68 10.
SKIN THAT IS ONE IN THE ZERO
APPEARANCE. SUPPORT OF A B 25
68. AND WE DO HAVE ONE IN Q ONE
MOMENT, MR CHAIR. WHAT WOULD
GIVE THEIR LINE NUMBER? THANK
YOU. JUST A BRIEF REMINDER. WE
ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 25 68. AND
WE WILL GO TO LINE 29 NEAR LINE
IS OPEN. THANK YOU. THIS IS
CHRISTIAN HEIDEL BOX HERE ON
BEHALF OF UFCW WESTERN STATES
COUNCIL IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU NEXT, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. WE HAD NO FOR THIS
IMPORTANT QUÊ AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. LET'S FOLLOW THE SAME
PROCESS AND HEAR FROM ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION FIRST
OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM, SEEING NONE. LET'S
MOVE TO WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE MODERATOR, IF YOU WOULD
PLEASE PROMPT ANY SUCH
INDIVIDUALS WAITING, TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL 25
68. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THEM.
THE OPPOSITION OF A B 25 68.
HUMID PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IS ONE IN THE ZERO IF
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION AND WE HAVE
NO OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU ABOUT RAIDER, BRINGING
THE CONVERSATION BACK TO MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE HEARING ROOM
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? BEEN MOVED
BY SENATOR ARCHULETTA. REMEMBER,
COOLEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I JUST REQUESTED I WROTE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
HEARING ROOM. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS. WE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON INSURANCE. THE MOTION HAS
BEEN MADE BY SENATOR ARCHULETTA
, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 25 68
MOTION IS DO PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE.
BRAH. BREATH I'M MELINDA'S
ARCHULETTA TÔI BATES. BATES, I
BECKER. DODD EGGMAN TATO JONES.
JONES. I. LEAVE HER. LEAVE MY
MEN IN I. NEWMAN AND I ARE KOBO
JAPAN AND I WILL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN. PERHAPS SOME MEMBERS.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. REMEMBER CHEN? THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR FOR YOUR TIME ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT 80 24 52. THIS
BILL WILL EXTEND THE SUNSET DATE
OF STRUCTURAL FUMIGATION AND
SPECIAL PROGRAM FROM JANUARY 1
2023 GENERAL 1 2024. THE
INSPECTION SERVICES, WHICH ARE
FORMED BY COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO
MONITOR AD REGULATE THE TOXIC
CHEMICALS USED BY COMPANIES TO
CONDUCT STRUCTURAL HUMILIATIONS
. 24 52 WILL ENSURE THAT THE
INCREASED OVERSIGHT A REGULATORY
ACTIVITIES THAT COMPRISE THE
MAJORITY OF STRUCTURAL
FUMIGATION ACTIVITY WILL
CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THIS
BILL HAS PASSED THROUGH ASSEMBLY
WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT. WITHOUT
WE HAVE SOME WITNESS TESTIMONY
HERE TO TESTIFY WITH ME IS CHRIS
REARDON, EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE PEST CONTROL
OPERATORS OF CALIFORNIA. WELCOME
MR REARDON. HERE YOU'VE HEARD MY
SPEECH. PLEASE PROCEED. MR
CHAIRMAN, MR. CHAIR MEMBERS.
PLEASURE TO BE HERE. I WANTED TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHEN FOR
SPONSORING OR CARRYING THIS
BILL. FOR US. IT'S A VERY
IMPORTANT BILL. THIS PROGRAM
FOCUSES BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST
30 YEARS AND REALLY THE
RATIONALE FOR THIS. THIS PROGRAM
WAS WE HAVEN'T HAD THE
STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL INDUSTRY
HASN'T HAD ADEQUATE. RESOURCES
TO FUND INSPECTIONS AND
ENFORCEMENT. RESTRUCTURING
FUMIGATION HISTORICALLY, SO OUR
MEMBERS VOLUNTARILY STOOD UP IN
IN PROVIDED RESOURCES MONIES FOR
VIDEO JOBS THAT WENT TO COUNTIES
THAT WERE PARTICIPATING IN THIS
PROGRAM. SO IT'S A VOLUNTEER
PROGRAM. WE'RE VERY PROUD OF ITS
BEEN A COLLABORATION. UM WITH
THAT, WE THINK IS A MODEL. UM WE
MEET QUARTERLY WITH WITH ALL
FOUR COUNTIES DEPARTMENT
REGULATION OF GO OVER BOTH
INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT,
VERY PROUD OF HER PROGRAM AND
HOPE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, SIR. LET'S NOW HEAR FROM
ANY OTHER SUPPORT WITNESSES IN
THE HEARING ROOM. THING DONE.
LET'S TURN TO THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE MODERATOR, IF YOU WOULD
PLEASE PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
ASSEMBLY BILL 24 52, WE WILL
BEGIN WITH THEM. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF A B 24 52 YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IT'S ONE AND THEN
ZERO FAIR IN SUPPORT OF A B 24
52. AND WE HAVE NO SUPPORTING
QUÊ AT THIS TIME, MR. CHAIR.
THANK YOU. LET'S FOLLOW THE SAME
PROCESS WITH REGARD TO WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION. FIRST WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM, SEEING NONE. NOW
LET'S MOVE TO WITNESSES. WAITING
TO TESTIFY AND OPPOSITION VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
IF ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WOULD
PLEASE PROMPT ANY SUCH
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY, BILL
24 52. WE WILL CONTINUE WITH
THEM. THEY GIVE YOU AN
OPPOSITION OF A B 24 52 YOU MAKE
FOR US ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN
THAT IS ONE AND THEN ZERO HERE
IN OPPOSITION OF A B 24 52. AND
WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION IN Q AT
THIS TIME, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU,
MODERATOR. LET'S BRING THE
MATTER BACK TO MY COLLEAGUES IN
THE HEARING ROOM COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS?
SENATOR DODD SHARE. I WAS JUST
WONDERING. WHY DID WHY DID SAN
DIEGO COUNTY WANT OUT OF THIS? I
WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THE
BACKGROUND WAS ON THAT. THANK
YOU FOR THAT QUESTION, SENATOR
DODD. I'M GONNA REFER TO OUR KEY
WITNESS FOR THAT QUESTION,
SENATOR DODD. WE HAVE WE'VE HAD
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. THUMB IT
HAS TO DO WITH, UM, BUT WE
CHARACTERIZES THE AMOUNT OF
INSPECTIONS. THE QUALITY
INSPECTIONS ALSO WE HAVE OUR
DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON SORT OF
FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AS
WELL. SO WE'VE HAD THIS TO
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNTY. WE
HAVE INDICATED THEM THAT WE
THINK, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
PARTICIPATE. WE'D LIKE THEM TO
PARTICIPATE, BUT ALSO. QUÊ
TIDDLY. THEY'RE NOT DOING THINGS
WITH OTHER THREE COUNTIES IN THE
PROGRAM ARE DOING SO WE'RE
HOPING TO GET SOME CONSISTENCY
IN THIS, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE
STILL HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH
SANDY ACCOUNT. AND THEN I GUESS,
FINALLY, JUST ASK THE QUESTION.
THIS EXTENDS THE SUNSET. UH, IS
THERE A REASON TO EVEN HAVE A
THAT IN THE BILL, I'M JUST
WONDERING WHAT THE THOUGHT
PROCESSES THAT YEAH, I THINK IF
I MIGHT, UM THROUGH THE CHAIR,
UM THE DISCUSSION WAS WE FOUND
OUT IN FEBRUARY BEFORE THE BILL
INTRODUCTION THAT THERE MIGHT BE
SOME ADDITIONAL COUNTIES. THAT
MIGHT WANT TO PARTICIPATE,
PARTICULARLY THE POTENTIALLY TO
INLAND EMPIRE COUNTIES. AND SO
WE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SORT
OF SIT DOWN AND WALK THROUGH
THIS ISSUE, SO THAT'S WHY THE
ONE YEAR EXTENSION SO WE COULD
SIT DOWN AND WORK THROUGH THESE
ISSUES VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE
COLLEAGUES SAYING NONE REMEMBER
, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR I VOTE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION
ON ASSEMBLY? BILL? 24 THANK YOU.
EXCUSE WHO MOVED IT. FLIP A COIN
, SENATOR MEN ABOUT YOU, SENATOR
MEN MOVED THE BILL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MAYBE 24
52 MOTIONS DO PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. MELINDA'S
MELINDA'S. AYE ARCHULETTA TÔI
BATES. STATES. I BECKER DODD.
THOUGHT I EGGMAN OR TATO JONES.
GROUNDS I LEVA LEVA. AMEN MAN. I
NEWMAN AND I A TRAIL BUG. I PAN
AND I 11 VOTES WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOREVER AND MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO BACK.
TELLINGS TO ITEM NUMBER ONE. NOT
HAVE A CHANCE TO VOTE ON THAT
ITEM NUMBER ONE. IS ASSEMBLY
BILL. 847 BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK. WE NEED A MOTION MOTION
BY SENATOR LEYVA. AND THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS. WE REFER THE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES
AND COMMUNICATIONS. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. A V 847 MOTIONS DO
PASS AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY, UTILITIES
AND COMMUNICATIONS ROUGH.
MELINDA'S. ARCHULETTA TÔI BATES
BATES, I. BECKER. DODD DIæN
EGGMAN HER TATO JONES. GROUNDS.
I LEAVE TO MY MEN. MOMENT. I
NEWMAN NEWMAN IAKOVOS. STAND.
HI. DID THEY GET YOUR VOTE?
SEARCH. A TOWBOAT GUY. SO. MY
RECORDS INDICATE 10 BILLS. 10
VOTES RATHER HOLD THE ROLL OPEN
WHAT MEMBERS? LET'S TAKE THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. AND THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS. FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWO AND WE BUILD 16 46
VIOLATED MEMBER NINE ASSEMBLY
BILL 21 OH 5, 21, 05 AND FILE
ITEM NUMBER 10 ASSEMBLY BILL 21
55. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. I
MELINDA'S. LINDA'S AYE.
ARCHULETTA TÔI BATES BECKER
BECKER. I DODD DOT I EGGMAN
POTATO JONES JONES, I LABOR
LABOR. I'M IN MOMENT. I NEWMAN
BIOKO BOGUE TURBO GUY PAN AND I
12. 12 VOTES THAT BUILT THAT THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT. LET'S
UM. LET'S OPEN THE Ó. AH
REMEMBER, MCCURDY, PLEASE STEP
UP. THANK YOU SEND IT OVER TO
OUR FLOOR SESSION. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
A BILL THAT WOULD UPDATE THE
PROCESS IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD TO
GIVE FRANKLIN SOME MORE CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS ABOUT FIVE YEARS
AGO, THIS COMMITTEE AND THIS
LEGISLATURE CREATE THIS NEW
PROCESS. LETTERS OF ADMONISHMENT
FOR INFRACTIONS FROM CONTRACTORS
. UM AND THIS WOULD ESSENTIALLY
EXTEND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
PUBLIC TO SEE THIS INFORMATION
FROM ONE YEAR UP TO TWO YEARS.
PROVIDING IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY
AND AGAIN CONSUMER PROTECTIONS.
THIS ISSUE CAME TO LIGHT FROM MY
LOCAL CONSTITUENTS WHO DID NOT
HAVE PROPER INFORMATION ABOUT
SOME CONTRACTORS WHO HAD SOME
ISSUES WITH THE STATE LICENSING
BOARD AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE THIS MORNING AND
WITH ME IS A LOCAL, UM,
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS IN THE REAL
ESTATE BUSINESS AND CONSTRUCTION
BUSINESS AFTER BEING A FORMER
LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIAL, THANK
YOU. AND IS THAT MR ROB FONG
FONG, PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU,
UM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
SENATORS. KEVIN DOCTOR PAN YOU
GUYS REPRESENTED. SO THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT WORK FOR US, SO
JUST REAL QUICKLY. MY WIFE AND I
ARE BOTH ATTORNEYS. WE DECIDED
TO DO A REMODEL WERE FAIRLY
SOPHISTICATED CONSUMERS LONG
STORY SHORT OR CONTRACTOR TOOK
2.5 YEARS. ON AN EIGHT MONTH JOB
, WALKED OFF THE JOB FILE THE
MECHANICS LIEN AND THEN FATHER
LOST IT AGAINST US. THREE YEARS
LATER WE'VE GOT WE SETTLED THE
LAWSUIT, BUT UM, HAD WE BEEN
ABLE TO ACCESS UM, SORT OF.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AGAINST
THIS CONTRACTOR SLB. IT WOULD
HAVE MADE OUR LIFE WAY BETTER UP
FRONT. I THINK THAT WITH ALL THE
EMPHASISON REMODELING AND 80
YEARS TO SORT OF ADDRESS
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE ARE SO
MANY PEOPLE AT RISK. AND EVEN
THOUGH THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS CODE HAS RULES
PROTECT CONSUMERS MANY, MANY,
MANY OF THE CONTRACTORS ARE NOT
FOLLOWING THOSE RULES. WE
WEREN'T AWARE OF THEM AS
ATTORNEYS, NOT OUR AREA FACTORS
AND SELF ANYTHING YOU ALL CAN DO
TO KIND OF PROTECT CONSUMERS IS
A GREAT THING. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE
TO RELY ON YELP TO FIND IT IF
SOMEONE IS GOOD OR NOT, AND SO
WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION. UM AND WE
ARE HOPING THAT YOU SUPPORT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PARTIES STILL
TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY, SIR. NOW
LET'S HEAR FROM ANY OTHER
SUPPORT WITNESSES IN THE HEARING
ROOM, SEEING NONE. LET'S MOVE TO
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE MODERATOR
. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PROMPT ANY
SUCH INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTIVE ASSEMBLY
BILL 29. 16 WE WILL BEGIN WITH
THEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
OF A B 29 16 YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN THAT IT'S
ONE AND THEN ZERO. FEAR AND
SUPPORT OF A B 29 16. ONE
MOMENT, MR. CHAIR. WE HAVE ONE
IN QUÊ. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T
ALREADY DONE SO YOU MAY, PERHAPS
ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE WERE GOING
TO LINE 31. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
THANK YOU, SENATOR ROTH AND
MEMBERS SKIPPED ON ON BEHALF OF
HUNDREDS OF SUBCONTRACTING
COMPANIES, BOTH UNION AND OPEN
SHOP COMPANIES IN SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER SUPPORTING QUÊ AT
THIS TIME, MR. CHAIR THANK YOU.
LET'S FOLLOW THE SAME PROCESS
AND HEAR FROM ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION FIRST WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM, SEEING NONE. LET'S MOVE
THE WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY
VIA THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR IF YOU WOULD ONCE
AGAIN PROMPT ANY INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
TO ASSEMBLY, BILL 29 16, WE WILL
CONTINUE WITH THEM. NICK YOU IF
YOU'RE NOT POSITION OF A 29 16,
YOU MIGHT PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN
ZERO FOR ANY OPPOSITION. WE WILL
GO TO LINE 27. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. 27 YOU'LL HAVE TO PUSH ONE
AND THEN ZERO. AND YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS
MY GENETICALLY WITH THE
CONTRACTORS. THEY LICENSE BOARD
. WE ARE IN SUPPORT. I'M TRYING
TO GET THROUGH ON THE SUPPORT
SIDE, ONE THAN ZERO MY CANETTI
CONTRACTORS BOARD IN SUPPORT OF
EVERY 29 16. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SIR. NEXT, PLEASE. AND WE
HAVE NO FURTHER POSITIONING QUÊ
IT THIS TIME, MR CHAIR. THANK
YOU, MADAM MODERATOR. LET'S
BRING THE CONVERSATION BACK TO
MY COLLEAGUES IN THE HEARING
ROOM. ALEX ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS? SEEING
NONE. IT'S BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
ARCHULETTA ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MCCARTY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? THANK YOU. UM NOT MUCH MORE.
JUST AS MY WITNESS SAID. THERE
IS AN INCREASE AS WE KNOW IN
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. PEOPLE
LOOKING TO REMODEL OR BUILD A
DUS OR JUST GENERALLY BE PART OF
THE SOLUTION WITH HOUSING SUPPLY
AND CONSUMER INFORMATION ISN'T
ALWAYS READILY AVAILABLE LIKE IT
IS ON THE INTERNET FOR OTHER
SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, SO THIS
WOULD HELP PEOPLE THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA WE THINK IT'S A FAIR
COMPROMISE AND ASKING RIVAL
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS. WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 29 16
MOTION IS DO PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BROTH. MELINDA'S
ARCHULETTA TÔI BATES. BECKER
RECORD. I DODD DODD. AYE EGGMAN
POTATO JONES. JONES. I LEVER.
LABOR AMEN. MAN I NEWMAN PHùBUG
I PAN AND I VOTES WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN PREPS AND MEMBERS.
LET'S GO AHEAD NOW AND OPEN THE
ROLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE. AND
YOUR WORK IS COMING FROM ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE ME.
UM THE TOTALS. LESS BECAUSE I
THINK WE TOOK THEM OUT OF ORDER,
SO IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR ME
MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU DO IT
IN THE ORDER. WE TOOK THEM, I
THINK IS THE WAY YOU DO IT.
ISN'T IT FILE ORDER'S FINE.
START WITH THE CONSENT. CONSENT
IS OUT. SOME FINAL ITEM NUMBER
ONE A B 8 47. THE CURRENT
VOTERS, 10 0. MELINDA'S. OKAY
WE'RE ON. WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THE ROLE. THIS IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE A B. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WORK. I KNOW COLLEAGUES. WE'RE
VOTING. THAT ITEM NUMBER ONE.
MAYBE 8 47 CURRENT VOTES TEND TO
ZERO. MELINDA'S. BECKER. I DON'T
WANT TO BURST THE BUBBLE. BUT ON
A LIGHTER NOTE, I WILL VOTE AYE
ON THIS BILL. BECKER. AYE.
EGGMAN AND EGGMAN AND HER TAITO.
SO THE VOTE IS 11 VOTES WILL
HOLD THE ROLL. OPEN IT, WE'RE
GOING TO CLOSE THEM. OKAY BILL
IS OUT. 11 VOTES LEVEL EYES. I
AM. NUMBER THREE. ASSEMBLY BUILD. 24 52. AND NUMBER. THREE A B
24 52 CURRENT VOTE IS 11 TO 0.
BECKER. BECKER I EGGMAN HER
TAITO. 12 0 BILLS OUT FINAL ITEM
NUMBER FOUR A B 16 56. CURRENT
VOTE IS 70. MELINDA'S. BATES.
EGGMAN EXCUSE ME. BECKER BECKER.
I DODD. THOUGHT I EGGMAN HURTADO
JONES. VOTE IS 90 BILL IS OUT.
REMEMBER FIVE A B 17 58.
DIFFERENT VOTERS TEND TO ZERO
MELINDA'S. MELINDA'S AYE, DODD
DOT I EGGMAN HER TAITO. VOTE IS
12 0 BILL IS OUT. ITEM NUMBER
SIX A. B 17 59 PHOTOS 10 TO 0
MELINDA'S. DODD DI. EGGMAN HER
TAITO. CODE IS 11 0 BILL IS OUT.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ASSEMBLY BILL
17. 60. CURRENT VOTERS TEND TO
ZERO MELINDA'S. LINDA'S AYE DODD
, I EGGMAN HER TATO. MODE IS 12
0 BILL IS OUT. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT
A. B 17 81. GRAND VOTES 11 TO 0.
MELINDA'S. MELINDA'S AYE. EGGMAN
POTATO. VOTE IS 12 0 BILL IS
OUT. FINALLY AND NUMBER 12 A B
12 94. CURRENT VOTE IS 8 TO 0.
MELINDA'S. BATES. HAGEMAN. HER
TATO. DOWNS. AND PAN. VOTE IS 80
BILL IS OUT. FOLLOWING HIM. 13 A
B 25 68 CURRENT VOTE IS 10 TO 0.
MELINDA'S. BETTER. I, ER I.
EGGMAN HER TAITO VOTE IS 11 0
BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM NUMBER 14
A B 29 16. CURRENT VOTERS TEND
TO ZERO MELINDA'S. BATES. VOTE
10 TO 0 BILL IS OUT. COME ON.
YEAH. GENTLEMEN THAT CONCLUDES
OUR AGENDA TODAY. THE SENATE
BUSINESS SENATE COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS PROFESSIONS IN ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT UM, THE AGENDA IS
FINISHED. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION AND WE ARE NOW
ADJOURNED.