YEAH OKAY. GOOD ALRIGHT, UM
FLIPS. COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
FISCAL REVIEW WILL COME TO ORDER
AND GOOD MORNING AS WE CONTINUE
TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR THE
COVID 19. THE SENATE WILL
WELCOME THE PUBLIC AND HAS
PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH IN
PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION. IN ORDER FOR THE
PUBLIC TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT VIA THE TELEPHONE
CONFERENCE SERVICE. THE
PARTICIPANTS TOLL FREE NUMBER
AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. BUT LET ME
SAY IT NOW IT IS 84429. AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS ONE FOR 11140.
AND AS USUAL, I WILL MAINTAIN
DECORUM DURING THE HEARING. ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DISRUPTIVE MAY
BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
MEETING SERVICE. EXCUSE ME. AH
ALLERGIES OR HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE ARE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARING
HEARING THE 10 21 OH STREET
BUILDING. AND SO I JUST WANT TO
IF THERE'S ANY BUDGET COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WHO ARE ELSEWHERE IN THE
BUILDING, YOU CAN COME ON DOWN
TO ROOM 1200. SO WE COULD
ESTABLISH QUORUM. THOSE
PROVIDING TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE TODAY WILL BE DOING SO
REMOTELY AND FOR OUR REMOTE
PARTICIPANTS, I THINK YOU ALL
KNOW THE DRILL. YOU WOULD MUTE
YOUR PHONES WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO
OR COMPUTERS WHEN YOU'RE GOING
TO PRESENT SO THAT WE DON'T GET
THE ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK. AND IF
YOU WANT, IF IT'S NOT A TIME
I'VE CALLED IN YOU DIRECTLY. BUT
YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING USED
THE RAZOR HAND FEATURE AND, OF
COURSE, WHEN THE WINDOW POPS UP
AND ASKS YOU TO MUTE AND MUTE,
BUT ONCE YOU FINISH TALKING THE
STAFF WILL PUT YOU BACK ON MUTE.
NOW. LET'S SEE. PUBLIC COMMENT
WILL BE HEARD. AFTER ALL THE
DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL. THERE IS
A SINGLE DISCUSSION. I AM BUT
AFTER THAT IS PRESENTED, AND
WE'VE HAD QUESTIONS AND SUCH
FROM THE MEMBERS THEN WE'LL HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT. BUT BEFORE WE
BEGIN, LET'S SEE IF I CAN
ESTABLISH QUORUM. I THINK I NEED
ONE MORE FOR CORN, OR DO I HAVE
IT? GOT IT. OKAY GREAT. SO UM,
WOULD YOU, UH, CALL OUR ROLE?
YES. THANK YOU HERE. NELSON.
CARILLO. CORTESI HERE. VALLEY
NEXT TO DANCE TERRAZZO EGGMAN.
GROWTH. KAMLAGER. BLARED
MCGUIRE. MELINDA'S. AMEN.
NEWMAN. WATCHABLE. PAN HERE. REF
STERN. WIECKOWSKI HERE. HERE WE
HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. DO WE
NEED TO RECALL THAT BECAUSE THE
MIC WASN'T ON IN THAT BEGINNING
OR WE OKAY? ANYWAY UM ARE WE
OKAY? WE BETTER OKAY? APOLOGIES
WE WILL TAKE THE ROLE ONCE AGAIN
BECAUSE THE MIX WEREN'T
FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. PLEASE
PROCEED. SENATORS SKINNER HERE
NIELSEN CAVIAR Ó. PROTESTS
HERE. DOLLY! TERRAZZO. BIG MAN.
GROWTH. KAMLAGER BLARED HERE.
MCGUIRE MELINDA'S. MEN. NEWMAN
HERE. PHùBO HERE, PAN BROTH
HERE, STERN. WIECKOWSKI HERE. WE
DO HAVE A CORN. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE QUORUM. SO WE WILL BEGIN
AND WE ARE MEETING TODAY. THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE TO TAKE UP THE
BUDGET BILL A B 1 54. AND THE
ASSEMBLY WILL BE TAKING UP THE
COMPARABLE BILL. SENATE BILL BUT
BASICALLY IDENTICAL. AND MAYBE 1
54 REPRESENTS THE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN OUR TWO HOUSES, THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE. IT IS
THE LEGISLATURE'S BUDGET CRAFTED
BASED ON THE BUDGET PROPOSALS
THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE
GOVERNOR BOTH IN JANUARY AND MAY
AND REFINED AS A RESULT OF FIVE
MONTHS OF BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
HEARINGS AND BOTH HOUSES. ALONG
WITH STAKEHOLDER AND MEMBER
INPUT, AND THIS BUDGET PLAN
INCLUDES 300 BILLION IN TOTAL
SPENDING, OF WHICH 235.9 BILLION
IS GENERAL FUND. IT ALLOCATES A
HISTORIC LEVEL OF DISCRETIONARY
RESOURCES AND SETS ASIDE A
RECORD 37.8 BILLION. IN OUR
MULTIPLE RESERVE ACCOUNTS, WHICH
INCLUDE THE BUDGET STABILIZATION
ACCOUNT, THE SPECIAL FUND FOR
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES, THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL STABILIZATION
ACCOUNT. AND THE SAFETY NET
RESERVE KEEP SPENDING UNDER THE
STATE APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT BY AN
ESTIMATED 20 BILLION IN 22 23
SETS THE PATH FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS. MAYBE 1 54 YEARS. SOME
HIGHLIGHTS. PROVIDES FISCAL
RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND SMALL
BUSINESSES FROM CURRENT
INFLATIONARY COSTS. IT MAKES
STRONG INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMS
THAT STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND OUR
ECONOMY. IT RESPONSIBLY FOCUSES
ON FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND
OTHER ONE TIME INVESTMENTS WITH
THE HISTORIC SURPLUSES WE'VE
ACHIEVED AND IT BUILDS RECORD
RESERVES TO WITHSTAND THE
POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS OR
OTHER BUDGET CHALLENGES. NOW THE
BUDGET PACKAGE STRUCTURE
INCLUDES A MAJOR REBATE
COMPONENT EIGHT BILLION FOR THE
BETTER FOR FAMILIES REBATE PLAN
, WHICH WILL PROVIDE RELIEF TO
CALIFORNIANS FROM THE IMPACT OF
HIGH GAS PRICES AND OTHER
GROWING COSTS DUE TO INFLATION.
AND THE BUDGET FOR FAMILIES
REBATE. IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE
$200 PER TAXPAYER PLUS 200 FOR
THEIR DEPENDENCE FOR FAMILIES UP
TO 250,000 IN ANNUAL INCOME. AND
INDIVIDUAL FILERS UP TO 125,000
IN ANNUAL INCOME. IT ALSO
PROVIDES REBATE FOR FAMILIES
ENROLLED IN THE COW WORKS
PROGRAM AND THOSE WHO RECEIVE
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND
STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT.
THAT'S THE SS ISP. SINCE MANY OF
THOSE ARE NOT ALWAYS TAX FILERS.
SOME OF THE CRITICAL BUDGET
PACKAGE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
CONTAINED WITHIN THE BILL THAT
WE ARE TAKING UP TODAY. INCLUDE
THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF K 12
FUNDING EVER. INCREASED
INVESTMENTS IN EARLY EDUCATION
AND CHILDCARE, INCLUDING
INCREASES TO CHILDCARE PROVIDER
RATES. INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM ARE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL
MEALS AND OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION
PROGRAM. AND HIGHER EDUCATION.
THE INCREASE. THERE IS INCREASED
FUNDING FOR STUDENT HOUSING AT
OUR UC CSU AND OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THERE IS
FUNDING FOR ENROLLMENT GROWTH AT
OUR UC AND CSU SYSTEM. AND THERE
IS AN INCREASE TO THE BASE
FUNDING FOR ALL THREE SYSTEMS AS
WELL AS FUNDING TO ASSIST WITH
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE. WITHIN THE
RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT AND
ENERGY. AREAS THERE IS A CLIMATE
AND ENERGY PACKAGE OF 4.3
BILLION IN 22 23, WHICH IS PART
OF A 21 BILLION PACKAGE ACROSS
MULTIPLE YEARS AND WITHIN THE
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AREA.
WE INVEST IN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. FOR
BEHAVIORAL PUBLIC. HEALTH AND
OTHER AREAS WHERE WE ARE HAVING
SOME WORK FOR SHORTAGES AND
WHERE THERE ARE CRITICAL NEEDS.
WE ALSO MAKE INVESTMENTS TO HELP
EXPAND OUR REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE. WORKFORCE. AND WE
RESTORE RECESSION. AREA ERA CUTS
TO MEDICAL WE ALSO ACCELERATE
THE RATE INCREASES FOR OUR
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDERS
AND PROVIDE RESOURCES TO CONNECT
OR FOSTER YOUTH WITH THEIR
FAMILIES SO THAT WE CAN KEEP
THEM FROM BEING
INSTITUTIONALIZED. WITHIN
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. AND AS
WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A CRITICAL
HOUSING AND HOMELESS CRISIS. IT
PROVIDES 1.5 BILLION FOR THE
FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PACKAGE AND
PROVIDES ADDITIONAL PROGRAM
SUPPORT TO VARIOUS OF OUR
HOMELESS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE
HELP PROGRAM. WITHIN PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE JUDICIARY. WE
BACKFILL THE ELIMINATION OF
CIVIL ASSESSMENT FEES. WHICH
HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY ONEROUS
TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES, AND WE
FIND THE EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY
REENTRY PROGRAM WITHIN
TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE INCLUDES
5.5 BILLION
AND TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE. AND THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
OBVIOUSLY SHARE MANY COMMON
PRIORITIES. AND THIS BUDGET, AS
I MENTIONED, RETAINS AND BUILDS
ON MANY OF THE PROPOSALS THAT WE
RECEIVED. FROM THE GOVERNOR IN
BOTH JANUARY AND THE MAY
PROPOSALS. UM NOW BEFORE I TURN
TO WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM THE
LAO. TO PRESENT THIS. AND I WANT
TO FIRST THANK. ALL FIRST OUR
SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR THE
HOURS AND HOURS OF HEARINGS THAT
YOU HELD FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS
WHO HELPED US CRAFT THIS AND
THEY'RE GOOD INPUT. AND, OF
COURSE, OUR STAFF. BOTH IN THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE AND THE
PROTESTS OFFICE WHO HAVE AS
ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN
THIS BUDGET PROCESS. NOTE THE
INCREDIBLE HOURS OUR STAFF PUT
IN AND THE VERY GOOD WORK
THEY'RE DOING. AND BECAUSE THIS
BILL IS A TO HOUSE AGREEMENT. I
ALSO WANT TO GIVE A NOD TO THE
ASSEMBLY STAFF BECAUSE ASSEMBLY
STAFF IN THE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS IN
THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE
WERE ALSO HAD A CRITICAL ROLE IN
THIS SO AFTER HEARING THE BILL,
WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD BEFORE WE VOTE. AND
BEFORE WE GO TO THE LAHU WILL
PRESENT TO US. LET ME TURN TO
OUR ADVICE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR
NIELSEN, SENATOR NIELSEN AND
PLEASE PROCEED FOR COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, MADAM SHARE AND THIS
IS A ONE PARTY BUDGET. THE
MAJORITY PARTY HAS SAT DOWN NOW
WE'VE HAD THE SUBCOMMITTEE
HEARINGS. AND THAT'S THE ONLY
PLACE WHERE REPUBLICANS HAVE ANY
INPUT AT ALL. AND I WOULD SUBMIT
WE'VE HAD SOME I APPRECIATE
THAT, BUT WHAT'S BEFORE US TODAY
IS ALL LAST MINUTE IN PROCESS.
IT ISN'T EVEN IN FINAL FORM, YET
IT'S BEING WRITTEN AS WE GO
ALONG. PUBLIC INPUT. GET THE
SERVICE. NOT MUCH MORE THAN THAT
. SO WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY AND IT'S
DISAPPOINTING TO ME IN THE LAST
BUDGET THAT I'M A PART OF WE
HEARD EARLIER ON THAT WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A BUDGET
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. WHERE IS
HISTORICALLY HOW BOTH HOUSES OF
RECONCILED THEIR DIFFERENT
VERSIONS. AND THEN IN THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE GOTTEN
OUT OF THE HABIT EARLIER THIS
YEAR, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE. I WAS VERY
PLEASED, BUT THEY WERE GOING TO
BE 13 MEMBERS. UNWILLINGLY.
ABSOLUTELY LUDICROUS. WELL THEN
WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE A
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE HERE. WE'RE
BACK TO BUSINESS AS USUAL. NO
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, NO
RECONCILE NO ADDITIONAL
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS, NO
OPPORTUNITY AND FORUM. FOR FINAL
DISCUSSIONS ON THE BUDGET. SO
HERE WE ARE. IT'S ALL THROWN IN
OUR LAP. IT'S IN PROCESS. IT
WILL STILL BE UNFOLDING INTO
NEXT YEAR AS SOME IN THIS BUDGET
OR UNFOLDING FROM LAST YEAR. SO
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE? WELL
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS
WERE GETTING A BUDGET TIMELY.
DECEPTIVELY THOUGH, TO THE
CITIZENS WHO THOUGHT THAT THEY
WERE GOING TO ENSURE THAT THERE
WAS A BUDGET INTEGRITY. WE DO
NOT HAVE BUDGET INTEGRITY NOW
AND SO I'M COMPLAINING A LITTLE
BIT, MADAM CHAIR. BUT I DO.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US AS
YOU HAVE. SO THAT SAID, WE WILL
HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE DO NOT
HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION
PROVIDED TO US. THANK YOU,
SENATOR NIELSEN AND. I DO JUST
WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING THE
BILL HAS BEEN IMPRINTED HAS BEEN
AVAILABLE AND WILL CERTAINLY
HAVE BEEN IN PRINT WILL MUCH
LONGER THAN THE 72 HOUR
REQUIREMENT WHEN WE TAKE IT UP
POTENTIALLY MONDAY. AND. SO NOW
LET ME TURN TO, UH, THE L A. OH
WHO WILL PRESENT THIS BILL? A B
1, 54 AND OF COURSE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE IS ALSO
AVAILABLE. FOR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, BUT LET'S START WITH
LA GO AHEAD. OKAY GOOD MORNING,
AND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, MR
VICE CHAIR AND SENATORS. FOR
INVITING US TO PRESENT TODAY. MY
NAME IS GABE PADDOCK.
LEGISLATIVE ANALYSTS AND I WILL
PROVIDE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET PACKAGE.
AND THEN I'M JOINED HERE BY
SEVERAL OF MY COLLEAGUES IN THE
EVENT THAT YOU HAVE QUESTIONS,
SO MY PLAN IS TO WALK THROUGH
THIS SHORTHAND OUT THAT YOU
SHOULD HAVE BEFORE YOU. AND
WHICH IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR
WEBSITE, DEALIO DOT CA.GOV. SO
WITH THAT I'LL GO TO THE FIRST
PAGE AS THE CHAIR SAID THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE INCLUDES
ABOUT 236 BILLION IN GENERAL
FUND EXPENDITURES. IN THE BUDGET
YEAR. SO IN THE BUDGET YEAR,
THAT'S ABOUT NINE BILLION HIGHER
THAN THE MAY REVISION HAS THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE IS BUILT
UPON THE ASSUMPTION THAT USES
THE ADMINISTRATION'S REVENUE
ESTIMATES. SO THE ADDITIONAL
SPENDING CAPACITY IN THE BUDGET
YEAR REALLY COMES FROM REDUCED
EXPENDITURES IN THE CURRENT YEAR
, SO THAT'S HOW THAT'S HOW IS
THE MATH WORKS. A COUPLE OF
OTHER POINTS, UM, WHEREAS THE
MAY REVEAL MAY REVISION LEAVES
AROUND THREE BILLION IN
UNADDRESSED STATE APPROPRIATIONS
LIMIT REQUIREMENT. BY THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE DOES INCLUDE
ACTIONS THAT ADDRESS THOSE AND
MAKES IT SO THERE ARE NO
UNADDRESSED SELL REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE 2022 23 BUDGET YEAR. AS
THE CHAIR MENTIONED. UM SO FOR
YOU KNOW, WHILE THESE ACTIONS DO
NOT PERMANENTLY RESOLVED THE
CELL RELATED ISSUES THAT OUR
OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED AND RECENT
MONTHS UM THE ACTIONS DO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL TIME. AND THE
DOCUMENTS DESCRIBING THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE SKETCH OUT A
LONGER TERM PLAN FOR THE CELL
CONSTRAINTS. AND AS MENTIONED
ALSO, THE PACKAGE INCLUDES 28
BILLION IN DISCRETIONARY
RESERVES, BUDGET RESERVES AND
ALMOST 38 BILLION IF YOU DO
INCLUDE THE PROP 98 SCHOOL
RESERVE. AND I WOULD JUST NOTE
THAT ON RESERVE, THE LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE IS A BIT HIGHER THAN THE
MAY REVISION BECAUSE IT INCLUDES
$600 MILLION DISCRETIONARY
DEPOSIT INTO THE STATE'S SAFETY
NET RESERVES. AND THEN THIS
SPECIAL FUND FOR ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTY IS ALSO ABOUT 100
MILLION HIGHER, SO IN TOTAL
ABOUT 700 MILLION HIGHER IN
RESERVES UM OKAY, SO IT'S THAT
MOVING TO THE SECOND PAGE? I'LL
JUST MENTION GO THROUGH QUICKLY
. UH SEVERAL OF THE MAJOR
CHOICES IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PACKAGE BEYOND JUST THE OVERALL
STRUCTURE. FIRST OF ALL, THE
PACKAGE INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 82
BILLION IN GENERAL FUND FOR
PROPOSITION 98, WHICH IS THE
SAME AS THE MAY REVISIONS. THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE IN THE MAY
REVISION PACKAGE, HOWEVER, THAT
MORE OF THE FUNDING INCREASES
FOR SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, BOTH IN THE ONE TIME
AND ONGOING AREA ARE FOR
DISCRETIONARY PURPOSES. THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE, AS NOTED IT
DOES REJECT THE GOVERNOR'S
TRANSPORTATION RELATED RELIEF
PROPOSALS, AND IT REPLACES IT
WITH THE, UH EIGHT BILLION ABOUT
IMPACTS, RELIEF AND CASH
ASSISTANCE. SO INSTEAD OF
DIRECTING THESE, UH, RELIEF
PAYMENTS TO CAR OWNERS. THEY
WOULD INSTEAD GO TO TAXPAYERS SO
IN THE FORM OF $200 REBATES FOR
TAXPAYERS STAND THOSE AND THEIR
DEPENDENTS SO AIMING AT THOSE
WITH INCOMES BELOW 125,000, OR
250,000 FOR JOINT FILERS. AND
THEN UM YES. THE PACKAGE ALSO
INCLUDES ONE TIME CASH
ASSISTANCE PRETTY ASSESS THE SSP
AND COW WORKS FAMILIES. ON THE
CLIMATE RELATED POLICY.
LEGISLATIVE PACKED THE
LEGISLATURE'S PACKAGE MAINTAIN
THE OVERALL $21 BILLION IN
FUNDING THAT IS IN THE MAY
REVISION FOR CLIMATE RELATED
ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING DROUGHT,
ENERGY, ZERO MISSION VEHICLE
INCENTIVES AND WILDFIRE. BUT AT
THIS POINT, THE PACKAGE DOES NOT
SPECIFY THE ALLOCATIONS ACROSS
THESE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES IN
LARGE PART. FOR HOMELESSNESS AND
HOUSING. THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE
PROVIDES ABOUT ONE BILLION IN
NET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
IT ALSO ESTABLISHES A NEW HOME
OWNERSHIP PROGRAM. AND PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
HOMELESSNESS SERVICES AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL OVER MULTIPLE YEARS.
IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE BEGINS WITH
150 MILLION IN A HIGHER ONGOING
BASE INCREASE FOR THE C. AND
SEE SUS SYSTEMS AND THOSE THAT
AMOUNT WOULD INCREASE IN FUTURE
YEARS. UNDER THE PLAN, THE
PACKAGE ALSO PROVIDES
SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR STUDENT
HOUSING, BEGINNING WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 450 MILLION IN THE
2022 23 BUDGET YEAR. AND THEN
THERE ARE ALSO ARE LARGER
AUGMENTATIONS THAN THE MAYOR.
REVISION HAS FIRST, UM, THE
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FOR
MULTIPLE YEARS, AND IT BEGINS
WITH THE 104 112 MILLION
INCREASE IN BUDGET YEAR. AND
THEN FINALLY, THE LAST ONE. I'LL
JUST HIGHLIGHT IS IN THE AREA OF
HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH. THE
LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE, UM, WOULD
ACCELERATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES RATE
STUDY WITH THE COST OF ABOUT 340
MILLION IN THE BUDGET YEAR. AND
THEN ALSO THE PACKAGE SETS ASIDE
AROUND 1.1 BILLION AND FUNDING.
SO IT DIFFERS ACTING ON AT THIS
POINT SOME OF THE GOVERNOR'S
MAJOR HEALTH RELATED BUDGET
PROPOSALS, UH, IN PARTICULAR FOR
THE HOSPITAL, AND THEY'RE SEEING
FACILITY RETENTION PAYMENTS. SO
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS
THAT I WANTED TO. JUST, UM
DESCRIBE BRIEFLY AND WITH THAT
ALL STOP, AND ALONG WITH MY
STAFF WERE HAPPY TO RESPOND TO
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
PADDOCK, AND I WANTED TO THANK
THE LÀ. ALSO I KNOW I CAN SPEAK
FOR OUR BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
HEARINGS, THE PRESENTATIONS FROM
YOUR STAFF AND THE REPORTS THAT
WE RECEIVED HELPED CRAFT MUCH OF
THIS. I KNOW THAT IT'S BEEN
VERY, VERY VALUABLE WORK FOR US.
OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PERIOD
OF TIME IN TERMS OF REFINING
APPROACHES TO VARIOUS OF THE
BUDGET EXPENDITURES, APPRECIATE
IT AND APPRECIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION. NOW WE CAN. TURN
TO MEMBER QUESTIONS OR ONE
SECOND. BUT LET ME FIRST TURN TO
ERIKA LEE ARE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS
IN THIS LEAGUE YES. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM. SURE BEISTER NIELSEN AND
MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
ERIKA LEE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION TO COMMENT ON A B
1 50 FOR THE LEGISLATURE'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL. THERE ARE MANY
SHARED PRINCIPLES BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURES AND THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSAL, INCLUDING A
COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIA'S
CALIFORNIANS HAVE BEEN IMPACTED
BY RISING COSTS. OF GAS AND FOOD
, AS WELL AS A SHARED DESIRE TO
INVEST IN PRIORITIES SUCH AS OUR
AS HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. OUR PRESCHOOLERS
ARE KEEP YOUR DEFAULT STUDENTS
AND IN OUR PREMIER HIGHER
EDUCATION SEGMENTS, BUILDING
MORE HOUSING AND AS WELL AS
ADDRESSING THE STATE'S
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. AND
INVESTING IN THE STATE'S
INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING IN
TRANSPORTATION. HOWEVER I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS SIGNIFICANT
CONCERNS REGARDING THE
LEGISLATURE'S BUDGET FRAMEWORK,
GIVEN RECENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
, INDICATING THAT THERE MAY BE
CHALLENGING FISCAL TIMES AHEAD
OF US. UM SINCE THE MAY REVISION
, THE RISK OF THE ECONOMIC
OUTLOOK HAVE INCREASED. UM STOCK
PRICES HAVE DROPPED 5 TO 10%
FORECASTS ARE GENERALLY NOW
PROJECTING LOWER U S REAL GDP
GROWTH IN BOTH 2022 2023 UM AND
HIGHER INFLATION IN OUR FORECAST
DUE TO CONTINUED SUPPLY CHAIN
ISSUES AND THE SUSTAINED PRICES
FROM THE RUSSIAN INVASION IN
UKRAINE, WHICH CONTINUE TO DRIVE
UP GLOBAL PRICES AGAIN FOR BOTH
OIL AND FOOD. GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTY OF THE ECONOMY AND
RISING INFLATION WERE CONCERNED
THAT THE LEGISLATURE IS THE
BUDGET COMMITS AN UNSUSTAINABLE
AMOUNT TO ONGOING EXPENDITURES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUDGET PROPOSAL
COMMITS 2.4 BILLION IN ONGOING
EXPENSES ABOVE THE GOVERNORS.
MAYOR VISION AMOUNTS IN THE
BUDGET YEAR AND THIS GROWS TO
OVER 5.6 BILLION IN ONGOING
EXPENSES BY 25 26. DEDICATING
SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT TOWARD NEW
AND EXPANDED ONGOING PROGRAMS IS
CONCERNING SHOULD ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO WORSEN IN
THE NEAR FUTURE? THERE WILL BE A
NEED TO SCALE BACK OR
POTENTIALLY EVEN CUT VITAL
PROGRAMS. LASTLY WHILE THE
LEGISLATURE'S BUDGET INCLUDES AN
IMPORTANT RELIEF PROPOSAL, AS
IT'S CURRENTLY STRUCTURED, IT
WILL TAKE LONGER TO IMPLEMENT
AND NOT REACH AS MANY
CALIFORNIANS WHEN COMPARED TO
THE GOVERNOR'S REFUND PROPOSAL.
GIVEN THE RISING COSTS OF GAS,
FOOD AND OTHER DAILY NECESSITIES
. OUR PRIORITY IS TO HAVE A
RELIEF PROGRAM THAT MOVES WITH
SPEED AND BENEFITS AS MANY
CALIFORNIANS AS POSSIBLE. THE
ADMINISTRATION LOOKS FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH BOTH THE SENATE AND
THE ASSEMBLY TO COME TO A FINAL
BUDGET AGREEMENT THAT IS
STRUCTURALLY BALANCED THAT IT
MAINTAINS BUDGET, RESILIENCE AND
FISCAL STABILITY IN THE FACE OF
RISING ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY.
PROVIDES IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO
CALIFORNIANS AND MAKES
INVESTMENTS THAT ENSURE ENERGY
RELIABILITY IN THE STATES THAT
BUILDS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
TO ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE THAT SUPPORTS
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. THANK YOU. I'M
JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUES AND
WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AS
WELL. THANK YOU, MISS LEE. SO
NOW LET ME TURN TO MY COLLEAGUES
AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. SENATOR NIELSEN. THE
MR PENNOCK. HOW LONG DID YOUR
STAFF HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PREPARE
AND ANALYZED THE BUDGET? WE ONLY
HAD A FEW HOURS. OURSELVES OTHER
THAN THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S, BUT
WHAT FINALLY IS BEFORE US HERE
TODAY, WE ONLY HAD A FEW HOURS.
HOW LONG DID ANALYSTS HAVE TO
REVIEW THIS BUDGET? THAT'S
BEFORE US TO DIE? UM WELL, WE
RECEIVED THE, UH, DESCRIPTION OF
THE FRAMEWORK WHEN IT WAS
RELEASED AND. SO I DON'T I DON'T
KNOW. AT WHAT LEVEL OF DETAIL.
WE HAD THAT. UM SO WE DIDN'T. WE
DIDN'T REALLY SEE THE BUDGET
BILL LANGUAGE BEFORE YOU DID.
OKAY, WELL, THAT SOMEWHAT
TYPICAL, I SUPPOSE. NOW MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
MAJORITY PARTY IN BOTH HOUSES
HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS AND
NEGOTIATIONS AND REACHED
RESOLUTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE HAS THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE BEEN ENGAGED AND HAVE
THEY AGREED TO ALL THINGS THAT
ARE BEFORE US HERE TODAY. TÌM
SENATOR NIELSEN. I THINK, AS I
STATED, WE SHARE WE HAVE SOME
CONCERNS IN REGARD TO THE
ONGOING NATURE OF THIS OF THIS
SPENDING MUCH OF WHAT IS IN
HERE. WE HAVE SHARED PRINCIPLES
AND SHARED PRIORITIES. BUT AT
THIS POINT WE WOULD NOT SUPPORT
THIS MOTION. BUT I THINK I
INTUITED YOUR CONCERNS BEING
THAT THIS MAY NOT BE AS
RESPONSIBLE BUDGET. RIGHT NOW AS
FINANCE AND THE GOVERNOR WOULD
LIKE TO SEE MY CORRECT THAT IS
CORRECT, OKAY? SO THEIR
DISCUSSIONS ARE ONGOING WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE CORRECT. BUT
THAT IS CORRECT THE BUDGET
BEFORE YOU IS A JOB. A TWO PARTY
PLAN WITH THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
SENATE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION
LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
HOUSES AS WE CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP. A SHARED BUDGET AND
SOME OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS
MAY HAVE REVISED AND ORIGINALLY
SUBMITTED HAVE BEEN REJECTED. IS
THAT CORRECT? OKAY. THANK YOU.
LET ME JUST BRIEFLY RESPOND. THE
FRAMEWORK. WAS SHARED. WITH, UM. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ALL
PARTIES. LAST WEEK, AND THE BILL
HAS NOW BEEN IN PRINT FOR MORE
THAN 24 HOURS. AND YES, AS I
MENTIONED, IT IS DIFFERENT THAN
THE. THE BUDGET. THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSALS, AS IS THE
LEGISLATURE'S WRITE THE
CONSTITUTION INDICATES THE
GOVERNOR PRESENTS A BUDGET TO US
AND THEN WE ARE THE ONES TO
ADOPT. SO OF COURSE, THE FOR US
TO WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT OF
HAVING A LEGISLATURE WITH BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEES THAT HOLD HEARINGS
OVER A SIX MONTH PROCESS IF WE
DIDN'T REFINE IT, SO WE HAVE
MADE THOSE REVISIONS AND, OF
COURSE THE DISCUSSIONS AND
NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO
COME UP WITH THE FINAL THIRD
PARTY THREE PARTY AGREEMENT BUT
ON THE ISSUE OF THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUDGET.
CERTAINLY THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE HAS EXPRESSED THE VIEW
THAT THIS THAT WE HAVE PERHAPS
CONSTRUCTED SOMETHING THAT HAS
TOO HIGH OF ONGOING
EXPENDITURES. I THINK WE HAVE
BEEN VERY MODEST IN THAT IT'S A
VERY, VERY SMALL PERCENT OF THE
TOTAL EXPENDITURE PLAN, BUT
ADDITIONALLY WE ASKED THE LAO
POINTED OUT THE RESERVES THAT WE
HAVE SET ASIDE OR HIGHER. THEN
WHAT THE GOVERNOR'S RESERVES
WERE PRESENTED IN THE MAY REVISE
, AND THEN FINALLY ON OUR REBATE
PLAN. UM WHILE YES, THERE ARE
MORE CALIFORNIANS WHO WOULD GET
REBATES UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S
PLAN. THOSE ARE CALIFORNIANS WHO
HAVE INCOMES OF ABOVE 250,000.
THAT'S TAXABLE INCOME. SO YOU
KNOW WE HAVE TAKEN THE
LEGISLATURE'S TAKING THE
APPROACH THAT THE INFLATIONARY
COSTS THAT WE SHOULD BE
SUPPORTING. THOSE FAMILIES AND
HOUSEHOLDS, MIDDLE CLASS AND
BELOW THAT ARE WOULD BE REALLY
STRUGGLING FROM THESE COSTS
VERSUS THOSE WITH INCOMES FOR
WHOM THIS WOULD NOT BE AS MUCH
OF A PROBLEM. BUT LET ME I HAVE
MR DALI ON THE LIST. LET ME SEE
IF OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO WANT TO
MAKE EITHER COMMENTS OR MR
LAIRD. QUESTION. MR WIECKOWSKI.
GO AHEAD, MR DALI. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. AYE. I AM GOING TO BE
VERY BRIEF TODAY. UM, BUT I'M
KIND OF TAKEN ABACK BY FIRST OF
ALL THE LACK OF INFORMATION I DO
SIT ON SUB, TOO. I DO HAVE
DIRECT QUESTION FOR SUB TWO IN
SUB TWO THERE WAS $1.5 BILLION.
PROPOSED. FOR TWO BY SENIOR
WATER RIGHTS. AND I BROUGHT
GREAT EXCEPTION TO HOW THAT'S
GOING TO LAY OUT, SO I DON'T SEE
IN HERE. IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
ANY DETAIL LAID OUT ON WHAT
THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE, AND
MANY PLACES THROUGHOUT MY
DISTRICT, THE STATE HAS SEEN FIT
TO BUY LAND. OR RANCHES THAT HAD
WATER RIGHTS WITH THEM OVER THE
PAST. 30 OR 40 YEARS, AND THEN
THEY DON'T MANAGE THEM VERY WELL
AT ALL, AND THERE'S NO FUNDING
TO MANAGEMENT ALONG WITH THOSE
THERE ARE WATER RIGHTS WITH
THOSE FARMS IN THE STATE ENDS UP
HOLDING THOSE WATER RIGHTS, AND
SO I WANT TO JUST GO ON RECORD
SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE
PROPOSING TO BUY SENIOR WATER
RIGHTS. AND THE FACT THAT WHAT
THAT WILL DO NOT ONLY TO, UH,
THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE WITHOUT
MANAGEMENT AND OWNING OF WATER
RIGHTS, WHICH IS QUITE FRANKLY,
THESE ARE PRIVATE PRIVATELY.
THEY'RE THEY'RE A PRIVATE
PROPERTY, RIGHT? WATER, RIGHT IS
A PRIVATE PROPERTY, RIGHT? AND
WHEN THE STATE TAKES THAT
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHT AWAY OR
BUYS IT AND THE CHAIR OF SUB
TWO, SAID THESE ARE WILLING
SELLERS AND I WANT TO GO ON
RECORD. YOU'RE NOT A WILLING
SELLER UNTIL YOU CAN'T MAKE A
LIVING ON YOUR FARM ANYMORE. AND
THEN YOU'RE A WILLING SELLER.
AND THEN THAT MEANS THAT THE
PUBLIC IS GOING TO OWN THOSE
WATER RIGHTS AND WHAT WE DO WITH
THOSE WATER RIGHTS IN
PERPETUITY. ARE GOING TO AFFECT
HOW OUR COMMUNITIES LOOK. FOR
ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE AN AD
COMMUNITY. IF THE GOVERNMENT'S
OWNING YOUR WATER RIGHT? IT'S
GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT. YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO HAVE A, UH,
DEALERSHIP THERE FOR THE TRACTOR
SALESMAN. YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
HAVE YOUR STORY CAN HAVE A
COMMUNITY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
SUPPORTS YOUR COMMUNITY. SO I
JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT.
I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE DETAIL ON
HOW WE'RE GOING TO LAY OUT.
PURCHASE OF SENIOR WATER RIGHTS.
I THINK IT'S CRITICAL. THAT'S
NUMBER ONE NUMBER TWO. I DON'T
SEE WE HAVE $97 BILLION IN
SURPLUS. THAT MEANS THAT WE'VE
MET OUR OBLIGATIONS AND WE JUST
INHERITED $97 BILLION MORE MONEY
THAN SOME COUNTRIES FOR THEIR
WHOLE BUDGET ARE IT'S
ASTRONOMICAL. IT'S A LOT OF
MONEY. IT'S 2000. $400 PER
RESIDENT IN CALIFORNIA. NOW
WE'RE GONNA NOW THERE'S ALL
KINDS OF PROPOSALS IN HERE ABOUT
HOW WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT BACK
TO HIM. INSTEAD OF JUST MAYBE
DIRECTLY GIVING IT RIGHT BACK TO
HIM BECAUSE THEY'RE THE ONES
THAT PAID IT. I KNOW THAT'S A
CONCEPT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO GET
VERY MUCH TRACTION AROUND THIS
PLACE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A
LAUDABLE MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST
GIVE THEM THEIR MONEY BACK AND
STOP HANDING IT AND DOING THE
MOTHER. MAY I PROGRAM AND HERE?
YOU GET A LITTLE OVER HERE AND
YOU GET THIS OVER THERE AND JUST
GIVING BACK SOME OF THEIR MONEY.
SO THAT'S A CONCEPT THAT MAYBE
WE OUGHT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IN
THIS BUDGET PROCESS AS WELL. THE
THIRD THING I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
WHICH IS REALLY DISHEARTENING TO
ME IS THE APPS PROGRAM. THAT'S
THE. WILL SHOOT. THAT'S THE
FOLKS WHO HAVE GUNS, FIREARMS
THAT ARE FELONS AND WE KNOW THEY
HAVE THOSE FIREARMS. THANK YOU.
REMOVE THE ACRONYM FOR APPS IS.
ARMED AND PROHIBITED PERSONS
HAVING A FIREARM. ZERO MONEY IN
THIS BUDGET FOR THAT. WHY DON'T
WE EMPOWER THE A G S OFFICE AND
LOCAL SHERIFFS TO GO GET THE
FIREARMS, SMILING MARTIN. SHOULD
NOT HAVE HAD A FIREARM. THESE
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE FELONIES.
AND I'M GONNA GO ON RECORD THAT
WE'RE NOT FUNDING THAT. WHY ARE
WE NOT FUNDING THAT IN
CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW WE HAVE
PLENTY OF MONEY. WE SHOULD MAKE
SURE THERE ARE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE AND OUR LOCAL
SHERIFFS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
GO OUT AND GET ILLEGAL FIREARMS
OUT OF FELONIES HANDS. THOSE ARE
THE THREE THINGS I WANTED TO
COMMENT ON TODAY. AND IF YOU
WANT TO RESPOND, I'D BE HAPPY TO
HEAR. WE DON'T GET MUCH PLAY AS
REPUBLICANS IN THE BUDGET, BUT
THERE'S SURELY SOME THINGS THAT
COULD BE DONE A LITTLE BIT
BETTER IN MY OPINION. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
DOLLY SENATOR LARRY BEFORE I
CALL ON YOU, I'M GONNA ALLOW
SENATOR WHITE COST WIECKOWSKI TO
GO FIRST BECAUSE SOME OF THE
WATER QUESTIONS HE CAN ADDRESS
BUT I WANTED TO JUST POINT OUT
IN THE $97 BILLION SURPLUS. DUE
TO OUR TO PROP 98 40 BILLION OF
THAT SURPLUS GOES DIRECTLY TO
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SO IF WE
WERE TO RECONSTRUCT THAT, AND
INSTEAD GIVE, AS YOU HAVE
SUGGESTED, ALL OF IT BACK TO
TAXPAYERS WILL BE DENYING OUR K
TO 12 SCHOOLS. $40 BILLION JUST
WANT TO MAKE THAT LITTLE
CLARIFICATION. LET ME CALL AND
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI AND THEN
SENATOR LAIRD. YES SENATOR
DOLLY. THANK YOU FOR REPEATING
THE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE WITH
THIS WITH THE SENATE $18.5
BILLION PROPOSAL. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? OKAY, SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED?
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR
FIVE PRONGED DROUGHT PLAN, WHICH
WILL INCLUDE $2 BILLION TO BUY
SENIOR PROPERTY RIGHTS OR SENIOR
WATER RIGHTS AND 500 MILLION
INCLUDED 500 MILLION TO BUY THE
LAND. I WILL DIRECT YOU TO TOM
BIRMINGHAM, WHO IS THE WHO IS
THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE
WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT, WHICH
IS THE LARGEST LARGEST
AGRICULTURAL WATER DISTRICT IN
OUR COUNTRY, AND HE WAS QUOTED
AS COMMENTING THAT THE SENATE
PLAN MAKES AN AWFUL LOT OF SENSE
BECAUSE WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT
THE CONFLICT CAN BE AVOIDED WITH
PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE
WATER RIGHTS, AND HE GOES ON TO
BE QUOTED THAT MANY FARMERS
THEIR CHILDREN SIMPLY ARE NOT
INTERESTED IN CONTINUING WITH
THE FARM, AND HE BELIEVES THAT
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT
NOW IN THE WESTLANDS WATER
DISTRICT AND THROUGHOUT THE
STATE WHO ARE WILLING TO SELL
THEIR SENIOR WATER RIGHTS, AND
SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THAT. THIS BUDGET BEFORE US
INCLUDES 21 $MILLION BILLION FOR
CLIMATE OF WHICH WE HAVE
ARTICULATED FOR POINT POINT, 34
. THERE IS ANOTHER $16.6 BILLION
THAT WE HAVEN'T WORKED OUT THE
DETAILS THAT SUB TWO ENDED OUR
COUNTERPARTS IN SUB THREE IN THE
ASSEMBLY WILL WORK OUT THOSE
DETAILS. IT WILL INCLUDE THAT
THE SENATE $18.5 BILLION DROUGHT
CLIMATE. PACKAGE OBVIOUSLY, WITH
ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE DOLLARS, BUT
ALL THE COMPONENT PARTS ARE
STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE AND VERY
MUCH BEING NEGOTIATED WITH THE
GOVERNOR AND WITH THE WITH THE
ASSEMBLY. THAT'S UP. TO AND I'LL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH YOU AS I
ALWAYS HAVE ON THE DETAILS OF
WHAT THAT WHAT THAT MAY LOOK
LIKE, BUT, UM, THERE'S ALSO I
JUST WILL SAY IN FRONT OF US, WE
HAVE ANOTHER 1.2. BILLIONAIRE
BEING SPENT ON RESOURCES THAT
ARE SEPARATED OUT THERE, AND
I'LL JUST CALL OUT 180,000,004
THE ORGANIC PROGRAMS, WHICH
HELPS EVERY ONE OF OUR LOCAL
DISTRICTS TO MEET THERE. THEIR
REQUIREMENTS UNDER SB 13 83 SO
THAT WE DID 180 MILLION LAST
YEAR. THIS IS ANOTHER ANOTHER
YEAR. THERE'S LOTS OF GOOD STUFF
IN THERE, BUT THE BULK OF IT IS
GOING TO BE NEGOTIATED GOING
FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THOSE.
REMARKS SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. BUT
AGAIN, I WANT TO JUST I CAN
HARDLY KEEP FROM JUST EXPLODING
RIGHT NOW. YEAH THE WESTERN
WATER DISTRICT. YOU KNOW WHY
KIDS DON'T GO INTO FARMING. IF
YOU COULD JUST BE BRIEF BECAUSE
SENATOR LAIRD IS NEXT TO MY
LIST, AND I DIDN'T REALLY BRIEF
IF YOU DON'T HAVE WATER AND YOU
DON'T HAVE PEOPLE FARMING.
CALIFORNIA IS GOING TO LOOK A
LOT DIFFERENT ABOUT 20 YEARS A
LOT DIFFERENT AND THE REASON
THAT FAMILIES DON'T CONTINUE
FARMERS BECAUSE THE LEGISLATURE
MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO STAY IN
BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA. THERE
YOU GO. UM SENATOR LAIRD. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR I WAS GOING TO
MAKE A SIMILAR POINT THAT THAT
THE CHAIR ENDED UP MAKING IN
FRONT OF ME, BUT LET ME MAKE IT
MORE GLOBALLY BECAUSE HEY, BOB,
BOB, WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION HERE. THE BECAUSE
IT WAS RAISED ABOUT THE SURPLUS
, AND I THINK THAT THAT A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THE
SURPLUS GOES AS WHAT WAS SAID TO
PROPOSITION 98 AS SUBSTANTIAL AS
AUTOMATICALLY PULLED OFF INTO
RESERVES. AND A SUBSTANTIAL
AMOUNT IS GIVEN BACK UNDER THE
REQUIREMENTS OF GIVING BACK THAT
IS OVER HALF THE SURPLUS. THAT
IS ALL BASICALLY OUT OF OUR
DISCRETION. THAT IS WHAT HAS TO
BE DONE. AND SO WHENEVER THAT
LARGE NUMBERS USED, I THINK IT'S
NOT I THINK IT'S MISLEADING
BECAUSE THE STATUTE WHETHER IT'S
BEGAN INITIATIVE PROPOSITION 98
PROPOSITION ONE ON THE RESERVES
, SCRAPES OF SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT
OF THE TOP. THE SECOND POINT I
WANTED TO MAKE IS THAT THE
INFERENCE THAT SOMEHOW THE
DIRECTION OF THIS BUDGET IS JUST
HOURS OLD AND AS A SURPRISE TO
PEOPLE WE HAD 10 HEARINGS IN
FEBRUARY. WE HAD MORE HEARINGS
IN MAY. AT EVERY STEP IN THE WAY
IN THE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE.
THE THEMES WERE CLEAR IN THEIR
THE SAME THEMES, AND THEY ARE
THE THEMES REPRESENTED IN THIS
BUDGET. AND IT WAS BASICALLY
THAT WHEN THE GOVERNOR WAS DOING
IN HIGHER EDUCATION A 5%
INCREASES FOR THE THREE SEGMENTS
. IT WAS THAT THEY WERE NOT
ADEQUATE, THEY WILL NOT KEEP UP
WITH INFLATION THAT IN FACT, WE
HAVE TO GO FURTHER TO HELP
HIGHER EDUCATION. KEEP UP. THAT
WAS THE THEME IN FEBRUARY AT
MULTIPLE HEARINGS, A THEME IN
MAY AND MULTIPLE HEARINGS. IT IS
WHAT IS REFLECTED IN THE LINE
ITEMS IN THIS BUDGET. THAT'S NO
SURPRISE. THAT'S NOTHING NEW.
THAT'S NOTHING THAT'S LIGHT
ADDED ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF THE
BIGGEST PIECES IN EDUCATION.
HIGHER EDUCATION IS THE SUBJECT
OF HOUSING. AND LAST YEAR WE PUT
$2 BILLION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
HOUSING OVER THREE YEARS, AND IT
WAS OVER SUBSCRIBED BY OVER A
BILLION DOLLARS IN THE FIRST
YEAR. AND SO WE HAVE ADDED TWO
BILLION MORE IN THIS LEGISLATIVE
BUDGET. THAT'S SOMETHING WE
TALKED ABOUT IN FEBRUARY. THAT'S
SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT MAY
THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET
BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH THE NEED
THAT IS ON THE GROUND. THAT
EVERYBODY IS EXPERIENCING AND
ALL OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
, UC AND CSU DISTRICTS AND WHEN
YOU GO TO K THROUGH 12 THE BASE
FUNDING THAT EXISTS THROUGH BAIT
K THROUGH 12 ONCE AGAIN DID NOT
KEEP UP. SO WHAT WAS PROPOSED IN
THE ORIGINAL BUDGET AND IT WAS
NOT INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY
COMPARED TO WHAT THE ABILITY
WAS. IN THE MAY REVISE. THERE'S
REALLY ADDING TO THAT BASE
FUNDING LEVEL AND DOING IT IN A
WAY THAT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ACROSS THE STATE CAN DECIDE HOW
THEY WISH TO ALLOCATE IT. ON TOP
OF IT IS ROUGHLY. $8.5 BILLION
OF ONE TIME GRANTS THAT ARE ALSO
DISCRETIONARY, SO THAT IF A
SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DEALING WITH
PERSON STIRS THAT CAN REACH INTO
THIS AND DO IT. IF THEY HAVE
TROUBLE BECAUSE OF LOSS OF
ENROLLMENT. THEY CAN REACH INTO
THIS AND DO THIS IF THEY HAVE
LEARNING LOSS THAT STILL EXISTS
OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, THEY CAN
REACH INTO THIS AND DO IT AND IT
IS THE HIGHEST YEAR OVER YEAR.
INCREASED TWO K THROUGH 12% WAS
IN MODERN TIMES, AND IT IS WHAT
WE HEARD FROM THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN FEBRUARY. IT'S WHAT
WE HEARD AGAIN IN MAY. YES WE
DISAGREE WITH THE GOVERNOR
BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE WE WANT TO
GO FURTHER AND BE RESPONSIVE TO
WHAT THE LOCALS ARE SAYING, AND
THAT IS EXACTLY OUR PURPOSE. THE
GOVERNOR DIDN'T PUT IN THE EXTRA
HOUSING MONEY FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION. PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING
. THERE'S A HOMELESS PERCENTAGE
AND A LOT OF THESE SCHOOLS. WE
HAVE TO RESPOND, AND IT
SHOULDN'T BE THAT THE GOVERNOR
JUST SAID WE'RE GOING THIS FAR
AND NOT FARTHER. IT IS OUR
OBLIGATION TO GO THAT FURTHER
LEVEL AND MAKE SURE THAT MONEY
IS IN THERE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
HOUSING. AND SO I THINK IT'S
JUST IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE
EDUCATION PIECE IS ROUGHLY
ALMOST HALF THE ENTIRE BUDGET
AND I THINK WE WERE REALLY CLEAR
THAT IN COMING OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC WITH INFLATION WITH
DECLINING ENROLLMENT OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC THAT WE HOPE WILL
REBOUND IN SOME MEASURE AT BOTH
HIGHER EDUCATION IN K THROUGH 12
. WE WANT TO BE RESPONSIVE AND
THERE WERE EVEN TIMES IN
FEBRUARY AND WE HAD THE
HEARINGS. THE PRE K TK
IMPLEMENTATION IS MOSTLY NEXT
YEAR. WE KNOW NOW THAT THERE
AREN'T ENOUGH STAFF THAT THERE
AREN'T ENOUGH FACILITIES TO DO
IT. AND SO EVEN THOUGH EVERYBODY
SAYS WE'LL ADDRESS THAT NEXT
YEAR, WE WANTED TO RAISE IT AND
TALKED ABOUT IT NOW AND SO.
THERE WAS A REASON WE ATTEND
HEARINGS IN FEBRUARY, WHICH WAS
A SLOG. IT WAS TO AIR ALL THESE
ISSUES AND SAY HERE ARE
DIRECTIONS AND THEY ARE
REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET. AND SO
AND EVERYBODY HAD TO HAVE THAT
THERE WASN'T SEEMED LIKE WE HAD
50 PEOPLE CALLING IN AND A LOT
OF THE HEARINGS. WE HAD
PARTICIPATION FROM EVERY
COMMITTEE MEMBER IN A VERY GOOD
WAY, AND THIS BUDGET REALLY
REFLECTS IT. AND I THINK THAT
IT'S VERY GOOD. YES IT ISN'T
EXACTLY WHAT THE GOVERNOR
SUGGESTED. BUT I THINK THAT IT
SETS THE TABLE. FOR THE
NEGOTIATIONS IN A WAY THAT
EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S ON THE
TABLE. THEY KNOW WHERE THE
LEGISLATURE IS. AND FOR SOME OF
THE THINGS THERE STILL NEEDS TO
BE TRAILER BUILD DETAILS, BUT
THE OUTLINE OF THIS IS WHERE THE
LEGISLATURE WANTS TO GO. BASED
ON FIVE MONTHS OF INPUT AND
DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE HELD IN
PUBLIC, SO I APPRECIATE THE
CHANCE TO COMMENT, AND I REALLY
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS
WHEN WE GET TO THE CHANCE TO LET
ME SEE IF ANY OTHER MEMBERS,
SAID SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU,
MATT. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. UM
I TOO WANT TO PERHAPS TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY. A FEW COMMENTS.
SINCE THIS IS MY HAVE SERVED ON
THE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE. HEALTHY
HUMAN SERVICES FOR, I GUESS NOW
SIX YEARS AND CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THE ABLE LEADERSHIP
OF OUR CHAIR. SIR EDMUND FROM
STOCKTON. I WOULD MAKE NOTE THAT
MANY OF THE ISSUES AND THINGS
ARE IN THIS BUDGET RELATED TO
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OR
ISSUES WE'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR A
LONG TIME. AND THE GREAT THING
IS THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE FUNDS
TO ADDRESS MANY OF THEM SOME
OLDER, SOME NEWER, SO FOR
EXAMPLE, UM WE ARE GOING TO BE
TRYING TO RESTORE CUTS MADE BACK
IN THE GREAT RECESSION TO
MEDICAL TO IMPROVE ACCESS,
SOMETHING THAT I KNOW THERE HAS
BEEN BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR
DURING AT LEAST MY TIME IN THE
SUBCOMMITTEE I WOULD MAKE NOTE
THAT WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FUNDING,
STRENGTHENING OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
SYSTEM, AND I WOULD NOTE THAT
THERE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES
WHERE THERE IS AGAINST STRONG
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. IN FACT,
THINGS LIKE VALLEY FEVER IS
SOMETHING THAT'S AFFECTED
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED MANY
OF THE CONSTITUENTS IN MY
PARTNERS, MY FRIENDS ACROSS THE
AISLE AND WE'VE WHILE WE PROVIDE
SOME FUNDING BEFORE, HOPEFULLY
WITH THE STRENGTH PUBLIC HEALTH
SYSTEM. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS IN MENTAL
HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE WE?
UNFORTUNATELY OBVIOUSLY WE'RE
DEALING WITH A PANDEMIC RIGHT
NOW. HOWEVER THERE ARE OTHER
THINGS GOING ON, SUCH AS THE
OPIOID. USE THE RIGHT SO BEING
SURE WE HAVE INCREASED FUNDING
FOR ADDRESSING THOSE ISSUES AND
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. WELL,
A LOT OF THINGS GET BLAMED ON
MENTAL HEALTH THAT I'M NOT SURE
NECESSARILY SHOULD BE BLAMED ON
MENTAL HEALTH, BUT CLEARLY WE
HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
RIGHT AND IT'S BEEN ONE THAT
ACTUALLY WAS GOING ON BEFORE
COVID SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE
TREND LINES AND WE ARE INVESTING
IN THOSE, AND ALSO TRYING TO BE
SURE WE TARGET EFFORTS WHERE
THEY ARE LINKED TO ISSUES LIKE
HOMELESSNESS OR OTHER THINGS
THAT WE WANTED. WHAT TO DEAL
WITH. I WOULD MAKE NOTE THAT
PARTICULARLY HUMAN SERVICES SIDE
THAT IT WAS A BIPARTISAN, UH,
DESIRE TO ACTUALLY, UM PUSH BACK
ON THE ADMINISTRATION AND TRY TO
BETTER FUND DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES. THE ADMINISTRATION DID
A RESERVE STUDY SEVERAL YEARS
AGO, ANDIT WAS THE LEGISLATURE
TO PUSH BACK AND SAID OKAY, WE
ACTUALLY SHOULD. APPROPRIATELY
WE DID A RESERVE STUDY. WE SAID,
WELL, LET'S WAIT FOR THE
VISITORS STUDY. AND IT TURNED
OUT WE SHOULD BE PAYING A LOT
MORE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
RIGHT THAT THE COSTS AND SO IT
WAS A LEGISLATURE. ALL OF US
WORKING TOGETHER, UH, SAYING
THAT WE SHOULD BE AND AGAIN IN
THIS BUDGET, WE ARE PUTTING
FUNDS MORE FUNDS INTO THAT AS
WELL TO TRY TO BE SURE THAT WE
ADDRESS ABOUT APPROPRIATE
SUPPORT AND THE PROMISES WE MADE
. UM SO I MEAN, I COULD KEEP
GOING ON AND ON AND ON. THERE'S
MANY ITEMS HERE AND AGAIN. THESE
WERE WE'VE WE'VE NOT ONLY OF
COURSE WE'VE DISCUSSED THEM THIS
YEAR AND OUR BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
, UM AND THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR
BOTH PARTIES TO ENGAGE IN THAT.
THESE ARE ALSO ISSUES WE HAVE
DISCUSSED IN PRIOR BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS IN PRIOR
YEARS AS WELL. SO TO ME, IN FACT
, THESE PIECES ACTUALLY
REPRESENTS SUBSTANTIAL PARTS OF
THE BUDGET, SO TO ME, WELL, YES
, PERHAPS THE EXACT LANGUAGE OF
THIS PARTICULAR BILL. YEAH
PEOPLE CAN SAY, ALTHOUGH IT
SKINNED. IT'S BEEN IN PRINT. BUT
THE COMPONENTS OF THIS ARE
THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT. NOT ONLY THIS YEAR AND
HAS HAD NUMEROUS HEARINGS. ON
THOSE ISSUES, BUT ALSO EVEN BEEN
TALKED ABOUT IN PREVIOUS YEARS
AS WELL. SO TO AT LEAST YOU
KNOW. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE. I
WOULD SAY THAT NOONE SHOULD BE
PARTICULARLY SURPRISED ABOUT
WHAT'S HERE. OBVIOUSLY DECISIONS
ARE MADE. SOME PEOPLE WERE
HAPPIER. SOME PEOPLE MAY BE MORE
DISAPPOINTED. SOME PEOPLE WANT
MORE RESOURCES, OTHERS. BUT
CERTAINLY THE ISSUES AND
PRESENTED AND ITEMS ARE FUNDED
BUT ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT? THROUGHOUT THE
YEAR AND EVEN FOR MANY YEARS AND
I THINK THAT IN MANY WAYS, WE
HAVE EMPHASIZED A LOT OF THINGS
WHERE I THINK BOTH PARTIES AT
LEAST HAVE EXPRESSED THAT THEY
WANTED TO SEE THINGS DONE. AND
WE'VE BEEN TOLD IN THIS BUDGET.
WE ARE ACTUALLY FUNDING THOSE
AND SO CERTAINLY I WANT TO BE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BUDGET PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
PAN SENATOR DURAZO. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO WANT TO
POINT OUT AND THANK THE MEMBERS
OF BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE FIVE FOR
ALL THE TIME THAT WENT INTO. UM
THE ISSUES THAT ARE COVERED IN
CORRECTIONS, PUBLIC SAFETY,
JUDICIARY, LABOR AND
TRANSPORTATION. WE HAD 13
HEARINGS, EACH OF WHICH WAS
SEVERAL HOURS AND WE HEARD
EXTENSIVELY FROM THE PUBLIC.
BOTH UM IN OUR HEARINGS AND ALSO
IN WRITTEN COMMENTS IN VISITS,
AND THERE WERE SO MANY WAYS THAT
ALL THESE ISSUES WERE
COMMUNICATED TO OUR UM TO OUR
SUBCOMMITTEE, AND TO BE ABLE TO
PUT ALL OF THAT INTO SOMETHING
VERY SPECIFIC ON THESE ISSUES IS
REALLY TOOK AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT
OF WORK AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
SEEN DIFFERENT THINGS, UH, THAT
I BELIEVE ARE MORE IMPORTANT,
BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS. EVERY STEP
IS A NEGOTIATING PROCESS, BUT AH
, EVERYTHING FROM OUR TRIAL
COURTS TO GET THE TECHNOLOGY
UPGRADES, SAYING THEY NEED
VICTIMS COMPENSATION FUNDING.
FUNDING FOR OUR REENTRY CENTERS.
FOR OUR FORMALLY INCARCERATED,
UM AND ONE THAT IS VERY NEAR AND
DEAR TO MY HEART IS THE AMOUNT
OF FUNDING FOR TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE FUTURE BECAUSE IT IS A
CLIMATE ISSUE. BUT I REMEMBER
MEETING WITH MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE, UM SENATOR OR CHA BUG
PRESENTED ALSO SOMETHING THAT
THE INLAND EMPIRE ALTOGETHER
BIPARTISAN. OUT THEIR, UM, THEIR
PRIORITIES FOR TRANSPORTATION,
HOW TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION IN
AN AREA THAT IS GROWING
ENORMOUSLY AND HAS MANY, MANY
CHALLENGES. SO ALL OF THESE
THINGS TO ME. THAT MEANT NOT
JUST WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE
INLAND EMPIRE. WHAT WAS GOING ON
IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TRANSPORTATION, SO OUR JOINT
EFFORT WAS TO GET THE MOST WE
COULD INTO TRANSPORTATION. AND
THEN FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD BE
THE PRIORITIES ON WHAT TO DO
WITH THE FUNDING AND WE'RE AT
OUR CURRENT PROPOSAL IS JUST
UNDER $11 BILLION. THAT'S AN
EXTRAORDINARY AH, INVESTMENT
INTO OUR FUTURE. IT'S AN
EXTRAORDINARY INVESTMENT INTO
THE KINDS OF CLIMATE CHANGE JOBS
THAT WOULD PAY WELL AND HELP OUR
FAMILIES TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES
AND HAVE HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOODS.
SO, UM, I'M REALLY PROUD OF ALL
THE WORK THAT WENT INTO IT IN
SPITE OF SOME OF MY OWN
DIFFERENCES. THIS IS A BUDGET
THAT REALLY ADDRESSES ALL THE
ISSUES, INCLUDING BEING
RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR RESERVES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU, SENATOR DURAZO, SENATOR
EDMUND. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND I JUST WANT TO JOIN SOME OF
MY COLLEAGUES AND MAKING SOME
REMARKS ON THIS BUDGET, AND THE
PROCESS ALSO HAS A BUDGET CHAIR
HAD I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER HOW
MANY MEETINGS WE HAD DR. PIANOS
ALIVE WAS A LOT OF THEM AND THEY
WERE VERY LONG HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES GET A LOT OF CALLS. YOU
MAY HAVE HEARD I SAT HERE ON MY
BIRTHDAY AND 350 PEOPLE CALLED
TO MAKE SURE THEY SAID HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO ME WHEN THEY CALLED
IN WITH THEIR REMARKS FOR HOURS
AND HOURS ON END, UM AND YOU
KNOW, AND WE ALL GET A CHANCE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT, YOU KNOW,
AND I'M I'M SAD. MY MEMBER
ACROSS THE AISLE CHOSE NOT TO
COME. TOO MANY COMMITTEES AND
BUT WE STILL CARRY IT ON AND WE
SAT THERE AND WE DID THE WORK.
AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SHOW
UP, YOU DON'T SHOW UP. BUT
THERE'S UM SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT THAT I JUST WANT TO KIND OF
WHAT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT DR
PANTS AND SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT WE ALL WE ALL AGREE ON.
LIKE OUR OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
WORKFORCE THAT IS OF TRYING TO
GET AN APPOINTMENT SOMEWHERE AND
TELL ME THAT WE DON'T NEED TO
INVEST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS INTO
GETTING OUR BEHAVIORAL WORKFORCE
OR POSITIONS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR
RURAL AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE
VALLEY, ESPECIALLY WHERE A LOT
OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS DON'T
FLOCK THOSE KINDS OF ISSUES THAT
WE NEED TO DO OUR D D. AND I D
THAT WE ALL HEARD ABOUT THAT
DURING THE PANDEMIC. FOLKS WHO
STILL NEEDED A PLACE TO LIVE AND
CAREGIVERS TO PROVIDE CARE FOR
THEM WHO STOOD UP AND DID THAT,
AND THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE
CARE OF THOSE FOLKS, TOO. AS WE
SAID, PEOPLE WERE LIVING IN DEEP
POVERTY FROM CUTS THAT WE MADE
IN THE GREAT RECESSION. THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO RESTORE. THOSE ARE
THINGS THAT WE ALL WE HAVE ALL
SEEM TO AGREE ON AND ARE PART OF
THIS BUDGET DIDN'T GET SOME OF
MY BIGGEST PRIORITIES IN HERE.
EITHER BUT THAT'S YOU KNOW,
THAT'S KIND OF THE NATURE OF THE
GAME AND WHAT WE DO, BUT I THINK
WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING OF THIS
MAGNITUDE. NOT MANY PEOPLE
SITTING AROUND. UH LEGISLATORS
GET TO DO THIS KIND OF MASSIVE
WORK THAT WE'RE DOING, AND I
JUST WANT TO DO A PERSONAL THANK
YOU TO THE STAFF FOR ALL THE
WORK THAT THEY DID ON THIS. I
KNOW WE? YOU KNOW, WE DO. A LOT
OF PEOPLE THINK THAT WE'RE THE
WE'RE THE MAJOR ONES. BUT THEY
ARE HOURS AND HOURS AND LATE
NIGHTS AND ALL KINDS OF WORK TO
ANALYZE DEEP, DEEP, DEEP IN AND
ANALYSIS. OF ALL THESE ISSUES
AND HOW THEY ALL FIT TOGETHER
AND FOR AND ESPECIALLY IN MY
COMMITTEE, BUT I'M SURE IN ALL
COMMITTEES IS THE AMOUNT OF
STAKEHOLDERS THAT PARTICIPATE IN
THIS PROCESS THAT REVERE THIS
PROCESS. UM AND WHO YOU KNOW,
AND THAT WE ARE WE ARE PARTNERS
WITH AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO GO FORWARD WITH
CALIFORNIA. AND SO THAT'S WHAT
THAT'S WHAT WE DO, AND THAT'S
WHAT ARE THE COMMITTEE PROCESS
IS COMPRISED OF, AND THEN WE
COME TOGETHER AND BUT IT'S NOT
ALWAYS PERFECT. AND IT IS THE
PROCESS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S 40
MILLION OF US AND IN CALIFORNIA
, AND HERE WE SIT MAKING THESE
BIG DECISIONS SO WE ARE GRATEFUL
TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS. IS
IT PERFECT COURSE NEVER NEVER
IS, BUT ARE WE DOING THINGS TO
REALLY IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES IS
WHAT I ASK MYSELF EVERY DAY. AND
I THINK WE ARE AND I WOULD
ENCOURAGE MY VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR EDMUND SENATOR KAMLAGER.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I ALSO
WANT TO ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF
MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WHO SPOKE
UP. I WANT TO AS BUDGET, SO
CHAIR BUDGET SUB. FOR NOT ONLY
DO WE HAVE REALLY STRONG, WISE
ENGAGED MEMBERS ON THAT
COMMITTEE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE
AMAZING STAFF WHO YOU KNOW, BURN
THE MIDNIGHT OIL TO MAKE SURE
THEY WERE REFLECTING THE
QUESTIONS THAT CONCERNS THE
IDEAS. THE INNOVATIONS THAT WERE
BUBBLING UP IN OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS AND I HAVE TO ECHO. UM
THE STATEMENT THAT MY COLLEAGUE
FROM STOCKTON JUST SHARED, WHICH
IS STAFF DO SO MUCH OF THE HEAVY
LIFTING TO BE AS RESPONSIVE AS
POSSIBLE. TO THE QUESTIONS THAT
WE HAVE ABOUT HOW TO MAKE
GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER, AND I
THINK THAT'S WHAT BUDGET SUB FOR
IS ALL ABOUT. HOW CAN WE DEVISE
PROPOSALS? THAT WILL ALLOW THE
GUT CALIFORNIA TO CONNECT TO
CONSTITUENTS ACROSS THIS GREAT
STATE. WE HAD MULTIPLE HEARINGS
. WE HAD A NUMBER THAT WE'RE
JUST INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS
WHERE WE WERE GATHERING
INFORMATION ON HOUSING ON
HOMELESSNESS. PREVENTION ON
CANNABIS ON E I T C AND, YOU
KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THOSE
THINGS AS WELL AS HOW TO HELP
SMALL BUSINESSES HOW TO PROVIDE
STUDENT LOANS, INNOVATIVE WAYS
THAT WE CAN UPGRADE HOW
GOVERNMENT WORKS AND RESPONDS TO
THE NEEDS OF CONSTITUENTS. IS IT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS A
GREATER OUTREACH. IS IT MORE
EDUCATION? BUT HOW DO WE.
CONNECT HOW DO WE CONNECT
RESOURCES? HOW DO WE CONNECT
INFORMATION? HOW DO WE CONNECT
GRANT? DOLLARS HOW CAN WE BE
MORE RESPONSIVE AND THAT'S WHAT
CALIFORNIANS WANT. THEY DON'T
WANT BLOVIATING POLITICIANS.
THEY WANT SOLUTIONS. THEY WANT
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS THAT
THEY SEE EVERY DAY WHEN THEY GET
UP, AND I THINK THAT THIS BUDGET
IS A DIRECT RESPONSE TO THOSE
ISSUES AND CONCERNS. SO I AM.
ALSO ASKING FOR AN I VOTE ON
THIS BUDGET BECAUSE I THINK WE
HAVE LEANED IN AND A DEEP AND
MEANINGFUL WAY. AND I KNOW THAT
WE WANT TO KEEP EVERYTHING
SHORT. SO I'M GOING TO STOP.
BLOVIATING UM, BUT I JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT THIS IS MEANINGFUL.
AN IMPORTANT AND IT IS A FIRST
SUBSTANTIVE STEP. AND HOW WE CAN
UPGRADE RESPOND MORE NIMBLE AND
BE MORE REFLECTIVE OF THE NEEDS
OF CALIFORNIANS. THANK YOU,
SENATOR CON LOGGER. AND. SO
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO TO A PUBLIC
HEARING, BUT I APPRECIATE ALL OF
YOUR COMMENTS. AND OF COURSE, I
GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE
WORK THAT YOU ALL DID IN THOSE.
MANY, MANY, MANY BUDGET
HEARINGS. AND I JUST WANT TO
THANK PARTICULARLY, UM WELL, NOT
ONLY DOCTOR PAN, BUT OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM STOCKTON, SENATOR
EDMUND BUT THE DOCTOR PEN GIVEN
THAT THIS IS YOUR LAST BUDGET, I
WOULD JUST WANT TO REITERATE
THAT YOUR REFERENCE TO THE
RESTORATION WE ARE DOING IN THIS
BUDGET, WHICH WAS NOT IN THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL. TO OUR
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
AND THE MEDICAL CUTS BOTH
RECESSIONARY CUTS OR ITEMS THAT
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO
RESTORING. SINCE I WAS THE
BUDGET HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY IN
2014, SO WE'VE HAD PROVIDERS.
WE'VE GREATLY EXPANDED THOSE WHO
RECEIVE MEDICAL, WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT. SO WE HAVE SO MANY
MORE CALIFORNIANS WHO HAVE
GUARANTEED HEALTHCARE. HOWEVER
WE HAVE NOT APPROPRIATELY.
PROVIDED THE TYPE OF PAYMENT
BACK TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS THAT
WOULD REALLY ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE THAT WE ARE WE ARE NOW
MAKING ELIGIBLE TO MEDICAL CAN
ENSURE THAT THEY GET THE QUALITY
CARE THAT THEY NEED AND DESERVE.
AND OF COURSE, DURING THE
RECESSION, WE HAD TO MAKE SOME
SERIOUS CUTS, AND, UH IT'S BEEN
A LONG TIME COMING TO TRY TO
BRING SOME OF THOSE BACK AND NOT
EVERYTHING IS BROUGHT BACK. BUT
A LOT HAS BEEN AND I'M VERY GLAD
TO HAVE BEEN YOUR PARTNER WITH
YOU IN THAT EFFORT. UM ALRIGHT,
SO LET US NOW TURN TO PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND I WILL ASK OUR
PUBLIC TO HOLD THEIR REMARKS TO
ABOUT A MINUTE. AND UH, WE WILL
START FIRST WITH THOSE IN THE
ROOM. BUT THEN THOSE WHO WANT TO
PARTICIPATE BY TELECONFERENCE, I
WILL STATE THE NUMBER ONCE
AGAIN. AND THAT NUMBER IS
8442916. THE ACCESS CODE IS 1411
. SO THOSE WHO WANT TO USE THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE CAN DO THAT
AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT
YOU'RE GIVEN BY THE OPERATOR.
BUT LET US START WITH THOSE IN
THE ROOM. PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
CHRISTMAS KEIGHLEY ON BEHALF OF
THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. WE APPRECIATE THE
TARGETED MONIES FOR COVID SMALL
BUSINESS RELIEF GRANTS, AS WELL
AS FUNDING FOR PAID SICK LEAVE,
ALTHOUGH DO HAVE CONCERNS AND
WOULD LIKE YOUR CONSIDERATION TO
INCREASE THE CAP. IT'S CURRENTLY
AT 150 EMPLOYEES. ALSO ON THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND.
WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE PROPOSAL
TO PAY FOR AT LEAST THE FIRST
YEAR OF THE TAX INCREASES THAT
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
IMPOSE ON EMPLOYERS THAT, TOO,
IS CAPPED AT 250 EMPLOYEES.
UNDER THE FEDERAL LAW, THE PER
EMPLOYEE TAX INCREASE PAID BY
EMPLOYERS DOES NOT CHANGE WITH
THE TYPE OF BUSINESS YOU'RE IN
THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES OR
ANYTHING ELSE. WE'D LIKE TO SEE
THAT PROPOSAL FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.
AND FINALLY ON THE UI. WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE SOME ACTION RELATED
TO THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY
PROPOSAL, WHERE HE PROPOSED A
TWO YEAR $3 BILLION PAYMENT. TO
THE DEFICIT OF ABOUT 19.6
BILLION OWED TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. AS YOU KNOW, MADAM
CHAIR, THE STATE PAYS THE
INTEREST ABOUT 475 MILLION THIS
YEAR. THE EMPLOYER COMMUNITY
PAYS THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT BACK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI ANDREAS
SAN MIGUEL ON BEHALF OF PLANNED
PARENT AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA
AND A MEMBER OF THE STEERING
COMMITTEE OF THE FUTURE OF
ABORTION COUNCIL. I JUST WANT TO
EXPRESS VERY STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE FIVE ADDITIONAL ITEMS THAT
WERE INCLUDED BY THE LEGISLATURE
INTO YOUR VERSION OF THE BUDGET.
SPECIFICALLY CREATING AN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUITY
PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS
THAT OFFER ABORTION SERVICES
ESTABLISHING THE CALIFORNIA
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICE
CORPS FOR SOME ADDITIONAL
COMPLEMENTARY WORKFORCE
INVESTMENTS. CREATING THE
PRACTICAL SUPPORT FUND. FOR
PATIENTS. THE L. A COUNTY SAFE
HAVEN PILOT PROGRAM AS WELL AS
REALLOCATING $1 MILLION TO
SUPPORT TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ON SOME
OF THE DETAILS AS THE
LEGISLATURE HAS THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION AND SPECIFICALLY
WANT TO THANK THE SUB CHAIR, DR
EGGMAN DOCTOR PAN FOR ALL OF
YOUR LEADERSHIP. CHAIR SKINNER
AND THE REST OF YOU WHO HAVE
SUPPORTED THE URGENT NEED FOR
CONTINUED INVESTMENT AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACCESS,
ESPECIALLY ABORTION ACCESS
DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME,
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS JENNIFER
FEARING FIRST ON BEHALF OF COUNT
ON PROFITS, MEALS ON WHEELS,
CALIFORNIA AND LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY. WE WANT TO THANK
YOU, SENATOR DURAZO FOR
CHAMPIONING THE SICK LEAVE
RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM AND
ENSURING NONPROFIT ELIGIBILITY.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
YOU AND YOUR STAFF ON LANGUAGE
THAT WILL ENSURE EQUITABLE
ACCESS FOR AS MANY NONPROFITS AS
POSSIBLE. MEALS ON WHEELS,
CALIFORNIA ALSO THANKS YOU FOR
THE INCLUDING THE AUGMENTATIONS,
A SENIOR NUTRITION FUNDING, GAS
AND FOOD PRICE. INFLATION ARE
HAVING A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON
OUR ABILITY TO MEET OUR
VULNERABLE CLIENTS NEEDS. AND
LASTLY, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS URGES YOU
TO APPROVE SENATOR LAIRD'S
PROPOSAL TO APPROPRIATE $125
MILLION TO THE CALIFORNIA
CULTURAL HISTORICAL ENDOWMENT
AND MUSEUM GRANT PROGRAM AND
THANK YOU TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MEN STERN AND KOBOKO AND 15.
OTHER LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE
JOINED SENATOR LARRY AND MAKING
THAT REQUEST. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR SKINNER AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
CHRISTINA BOSS, HAMILTON'S HERE
REPRESENTING THE ECONOMIC
SECURITY PROJECT ACTION, AND I
TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF
PRIVILEGE AND SEE MY PERSONAL
THINGS TO SENATOR PAN. I HAVE
SPENT HOURS IN FRONT OF SENATOR
PAN TALKING ABOUT HUMAN SERVICES
, LONG TERM CARE, AGING
DISABILITY ISSUES. I WANT TO SAY
I SPEAK FOR THE WORLD OF AGING
AND DISABILITY AND SAYING JUST
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION.
REALLY? THANK YOU. WE WILL MISS
YOU. UM SO, SPEAKING ON BEHALF
OF SUB FOUR AND WANTING TO THANK
SENATOR KAMLAGER FOR HER
LEADERSHIP. WE ARE VERY MUCH
SUPPORTING THE INCREASE IN THE
EITC, CREATING THE MINIMUM
CREDIT. THAT IS HUGE. WE KNOW
THAT THAT'S HOW WE COMBAT
POVERTY. INCREASING THE KELLY
EITC OUTREACH FREE TAX PREP
ASSISTANCE. PEOPLE GO TO PAY TAX
PREP THEY WIND UP ALL THE MONEY
THAT CALIFORNIA IS GIVING THEM
IN THE FORM OF TAX CREDITS GOES
TO THE PAY TAX PREP BUSINESSES
WHO COLLECTED FOR THEM TO FILE
THEIR TAXES. WE OUGHT TO MAKE
FILING TAXES FREE AND EASY FOR
ALL LOW INCOME CALIFORNIANS.
PLACEHOLDER TRAILER BALL
LANGUAGE TO PREVENT THE
INTERCEPTION OF DEBTS FROM THE
AGAIN LOW INCOME TAXPAYERS WHO
ARE GOING TO GET THESE CREDITS.
$1000 FOSTER YOUTH TAX CREDIT
FOR YOUNG ADULTS WHO WERE IN THE
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND THEN THE
EXPANDING THE YOUNG CHILD TAX
CREDIT TO INCLUDE CALIFORNIANS
WITH ZERO INCOME AND THEY'RE
ELIGIBLE CHILDREN. ALL REALLY
PROFOUND POLICIES TO ADDRESS
POVERTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HI
MY NAME IS BECKY DUFFY I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT
DAY SERVICES, AND I WANT TO
THANK EVERYBODY EMPHATICALLY FOR
SUPPORTING THE BRIDGE TO
RECOVERY. ONE TIME FUNDING
REQUEST. OF 61.4 MILLION FOR
COVID RELIEF. ADULT DAY SERVICES
HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED TO ANY
FORM OF FULL CAPACITY SINCE THE
GREAT RECESSION CUTS. THE
PROPOSAL MIRRORS THE MASTER PLAN
FOR AGING, PROVIDING EQUITY AND
ACCESS TO CARE FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE AND FUNDING IS
IMPERATIVE FOR OUR CENTERS TO
PROVIDE A SAFE TRANSITION BACK
TO CENTER AND ADDRESSES COVID
RESPONSE BY HELPING CENTERS MAKE
NECESSARY FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
AND EASES WORKFORCE AND
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR THEM.
IT KEEPS CALIFORNIA'S MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATION OUT OF
NURSING HOMES IN THE COMMUNITY.
IF THIS FUNDING IS NOT APPROVED
, THE CENTERS WOULD NOT BE ABLE
TO HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED
TO STAY OPEN. SO AGAIN ON BEHALF
OF THE OVER 40,000 CALIFORNIANS
THAT RELY ON THESE SERVICES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS.
MARTHA GUERERRO, REPRESENTING
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, AND JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
BUDGET ITEM OF HER CHILD WELFARE
SERVICES. COUNTY SOCIAL WORKER
LAYOFF IN PREVENTION ASSISTANCE
. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
IMPORTANT ITEM IN A PRIORITY FOR
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
ADDRESSING THE INVESTMENTS THAT
LOS ANGELES COUNTY HAS MADE AND
THE CONCERNS OVER THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF BOTH FEDERAL
AND STATE INITIATIVES THAT, UM,
AS HAS CREATED A STRUCTURAL
BUDGET DEFICIT AND THIS
PARTICULAR FUNDING FOR THE 600
MILLION WILL HELP GREATLY
HELPLESS ANGELES COUNTY LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND
THE ADMINISTRATION AS TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE IS BEING
IMPLEMENTED FOR THE ROLLOUT OF
THE FUNDING IN PARTICULAR, AS
I'M HEARING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
HOW THE BUDGET WAS CREATED. I
GOTTA SAY THAT THE THAT THE
BUDGET ITEMS THAT ARE TAKEN UP
TODAY HAVE BEEN YEARS IN THE
WORKING YEARS. I CAN NAME QUITE
A FEW, BOTH IN CHILD WELFARE. UM
CHILD SUPPORT REMEMBERS HAVE
SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME OVER
SIGNIFICANT SHORTFALLS THAT
WE'VE EXPERIENCED AT THE COUNTY
LEVEL. SO IN INCLUDING MEDICAL
AND IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
. UM AH COUNTY TELL WORKS THIS
NUMBER OF ITEMS SO WE ARE
GREATLY APPRECIATIVE FOR ALL THE
WORK AND THE INVESTMENTS YOU'RE
MAKING. SO THAT THOSE THAT ARE
MOST VULNERABLE AND ARE BEING
IMPACTED OVER THE IMPACT OF
COVID AND THE LONG HAUL OF
UNEMPLOYMENT AND OTHER RELATED
ISSUES AND HOMELESSNESS. WE ARE
GREATLY APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE
INVESTMENTS WE ARE MAKING TO
HELP US OVERCOME. THESE
CHALLENGES, SO THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. JESSICA MORAN OF THE
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR INCLUDING OUR
TWO BUDGET PROPOSALS IN THE
JOINT AGREEMENT, THE FIRST ONE
TO BUILD THE SPECIALTY DENTAL
CLINICS AND THE SECOND FOR THE
DENTAL SCHOOL ROTATIONS. THESE
ARE TWO UM 30 GIG ONE TIME
INVESTMENTS THAT WILL INCREASE
ACCESS TO CARE FOR UNDERSERVED
RURAL AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
. SECOND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE ONGOING
INVESTMENTS IN THE MEDICAL
DENTAL PROGRAM. INCLUDING IN THE
BACKFILL OF THE DOMAIN NUMBER
THREE WITH GENERAL FUND DOLLARS
REJECTION OF THE HDP SUNSET,
MAINTAINING 56 PROVIDER RATES
AND EXTENDING THE STUDENT LOAN
REPAYMENT PROGRAM. LASTLY WE
WOULD LIKE TO GIVE OUR STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNOR'S
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT WAS
IN HIS JANUARY PROPOSAL, AND WE
WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
FINAL BUDGET AS IT WILL ADDRESS
THE ONGOING WORKFORCE SHORTAGES
THAT WE WERE SEEKING INDUSTRY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY GOOD.
GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WONDERFUL GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
. ADRIAN MOHAMMED WITH
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
SPUR AND THE BLACK LEADERSHIP
COUNCIL ALL AND FULL THROATED
SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION FOR THE
CALHOUN BUDGET HAS BEEN FILLED
AT 350 MILLION. WE WANTED TO
THANK EVERYONE HERE FOR THAT. A
LOT OF HARD WORK HAS GONE INTO
IT, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONTINUED FUNDING. ADDITIONALLY
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE BAY
AREA REGIONAL HEALTH INEQUITIES
INITIATIVE, BAR TÌM. WE HAVE
SUBMITTED A 500 MILLION. YOU
KNOW THEY AREA BLACK HOUSING AND
ANTI DISPLACEMENT BUDGET ASK
THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING
CHAMPIONED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON, AND IT WAS MADE A BAY
AREA CAUCUS PRIORITY AS WELL AS
A BLACK CAUCUS PRIORITY. HOWEVER
IT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE
CURRENT BUDGET FRAMEWORK. AND
THOUGH WE UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS
ARE TOUGH, EVERYONE IS VYING FOR
MONEY. THIS IS A HISTORIC
PROGRAM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
IS ABSOLUTELY NEW HAS NOT BEEN
DONE ANYWHERE. UM AND IT IS
SOMETHING THAT IS INCREDIBLY
TIMELY GIVEN THE REPARATION TASK
FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT HAVE
JUST COME OUT. UM THIS BUDGET
ASK IS NOT JUST FUNDING NEW
HOUSING. IT'S ALSO FUNDING
DEVELOPERS. IT'S ALSO FUNDING
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT HAVING
THESE NEW FAMILIES. THESE NEW
HOMEOWNERS EVENTUALLY DISPLACED
, SO WE'RE JUST CALLING YOU ALL
ASK YOU TO, UM WORK WITH US AND
FIND A WAY TO GET THIS INCLUDED
IN THE BUDGET. THANK YOU ALL.
CARING MEMBERS OF MARTIN PINEL
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION. WE
SUPPORT THE $50 MILLION FOR RATE
FOR CLINICS. WE REQUESTED THE
FUNDS. PART DISTRIBUTED
THROUGHOUT THE STATE BASED ON
NEED TO PROVIDE CARE. WE HAVE
GREAT NEED IN SOME URBAN AND
RURAL AREAS, ESPECIALLY AS WE
CONTINUE TO FACE THAT THE COVID
PANDEMIC UM SO THAT'S UH, ON
ANOTHER ISSUE ON THE FARM WORK
INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FIELD. A
LOT OF YOU'VE PART OF FIELD
THERE. IT'S THE NONPROFIT
CREATED BY OUR GREAT LEADER
SYSTEM. CHAVEZ TO TRAIN FARM
WORKERS AND A LOT OF TIMES THAT
JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS PUT OUT BY
THE STATE ARE HIGH ROAD
CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE NOT FORGOT.
WE FORGET THE FARM WORKER. THIS
IS FOR WOMAN THAT COMMON GET
THEIR G D, THEIR HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA. THEY GET TRAINING WHILE
THEIR KIDS MAYBE NEXT ROOM BEING
TAKEN CARE OF. WE CANNOT FORGET
ABOUT THE CENTRAL VALLEY. THE
CENTRAL VALLEY IS KEY. AND WHEN
I TALK ABOUT THE CENTRAL VALLEY,
ALSO INCLUDING OTHER AREAS, AND
THERE'S A N $8 MILLION REQUEST
FOR THEM. TO CREATE THIS JOB
TRAINING CENTER. IT'S DISTRICT
REQUESTS SUPPORTED BY 15
LEGISLATORS. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
REBECCA MARCUS ON BEHALF OF
LEADING AGE, CALIFORNIA AND LIFE
STEPS AND STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
$12.5 MILLION CONTAINED IN 81 54
TO FUND THE R AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH CARE WORKER PILOT. AND
SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING ON BEHALF OF
THE BRADY CAMPAIGN AND SUPPORT
OF THE $40 MILLION AND MAYBE 1
54 TO SUPPORT COURT ORDERED
FIREARM RELINQUISHMENT EFFORTS
AND FINALLY, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CERTIFIED ORGANIC
FARMERS. AMERICAN FIRM LAND
TRUST, CALIFORNIA CLIMATE AND
AGRICULTURE NETWORK AND THE
CARBON CYCLE INSTITUTE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE $5 MILLION FOR
THE ORGANIC TRANSITION PROGRAM
PROPOSED TO BE AT CDF TO WE
THANK ALL OF YOU, AND WE HOPE
THE ADMINISTRATION DECIDES TO
PUT ALL OF THESE IMPORTANT
PROGRAMS IN THE NEGOTIATED FINAL
BUDGET. THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS NICCOLO DELUCA HERE TO OFFER
THINGS ON A HANDFUL OF ITEMS.
THE FIRST IS ON BEHALF OF THE
OAKLAND MAYOR LIBBY SCHAA.
SHE'S THE CHAIR OF THE BIG CITY
MAYOR COALITION THIS YEAR. VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE HAP
RECOMMENDATION, AS YOU KNOW THAT
PROVIDES CITIES THE BIG 13
CITIES MAXIMUM. FLEXIBILITY TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS, VERY
GRACIOUS, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
RECOMMENDATIONS. SO THANK YOU.
THE SECOND IS ON BEHALF OF THE
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES IN SUPPORT OF THE CAM
BUDGET REQUEST CHAMPIONED BY
SENATOR LAIRD FOR THIS FUNDING,
SO THANK YOU. AND THEN THE THIRD
IS ON BEHALF OF NPH NONPROFIT
HOUSING OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
VERY, VERY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE
ALLOCATIONS TO THE AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROGRAMS, WHETHER IT'S
THE ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. UM HP,
OR WOULD HAVE YOU THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THOSE INVESTMENTS.
THANKS. HELLO CHAIR MEMBERS,
JANICE O'MALLEY WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASKED
ME, CALIFORNIA JUST WANTED TO
EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR ALL
THE HARD WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
AND ALSO OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF.
FOR HELPING CREATE THIS HISTORIC
BUDGET TO HELP EASE THE BURDEN
THAT WORKING FAMILIES ARE FACING
. UM WE ALSO WANTED TO TAKE THE
TIME TO APPRECIATE THE INCLUSION
IN THE BUDGET FUNDING FOR THE
WORKER TAX FAIRNESS CREDIT. UM A
TAX CREDIT, WHICH WILL TURN
UNION DUES FROM TAX DEDUCTIONS
TO TAX CREDITS. WE ALSO LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
LEGISLATURE ON UPDATING NEW
LANGUAGE REQUIRING PUBLIC
EMPLOYERS TO HOLD IN PERSON
ORIENTATIONS. TO NEW EMPLOYEES
OR PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS,
INCLUDING HSS PROVIDERS AND
ANOTHER NOTE OF THINGS TO OUR
BUDGET COMMITTEE FOR THE
INCLUSION OF THE $933 MILLION
INVESTMENT AND THE RETENTION OF
THE HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOME
WORKFORCE. WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE
THE TOLL THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON
THIS WORKFORCE, AND THIS IS ONE
OF MANY STEPS WE CAN TAKE TO
HELP THEM. BUT I ALSO WANTED TO
DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO ANOTHER
WORKFORCE NOT COVERED UNDER THE
HEALTHCARE WORKER RETENTION PAY
, WHICH ARE THE MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF STATE HOSPITALS AND CDCR WITH
A 50% VACANCY RATE. WE'RE IN A
STATE OF CRISIS. THESE PUBLIC
SERVANTS PROVIDE CARE TO THOSE
WITH THE GREATEST NEED FOR
MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AND
WE URGE YOU TO PROVIDE A $16
MILLION.01 TIME RETENTION BONUS
TO STATE CIVIL SERVICE
PSYCHIATRISTS. THIS BONUS WILL
BE EQUAL TO 15% OF EACH
EMPLOYEE'S ANNUAL COMPENSATION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KIMBERLY
ROSENBERG, ER WITH CTU,
CALIFORNIA WE REPRESENT 700,000
MEMBERS NOR THE LARGEST PUBLIC
SECTOR, SO I'M GOING TO PRE
ALIGNED IN AN EFFORT FOR BREVITY
. MY COMMENTS WITH THOSE TO COME
FROM YOU TW ON BEHALF OF C C P U
C. S U U N C F A THAT BEING SAID
. I DO WANT TO ECHO THAT WE ARE
IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING
PROPOSALS RELATED TO HUMAN
SERVICES. THE WORKERS TAX CREDIT
30 MILLION TO EXPAND MSW SLOTS
AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 210
MILLION FOR SOCIAL WORKERS,
TRAINING AND STIPENDS. WE
APPRECIATE THE FULL FUNDING FOR
RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL. 50
MILLION ADDED TO THE PROPOSED
150 MILLION FOR FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT, AND WE'RE THANKFUL
FOR THE INCLUSION OF CWS LAYOFF
PREVENTION FUNDING AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED
DISCUSSION RELATED TBL AND
HIGHER EDUCATION. WE ARE
APPRECIATIVE OF THE AUGMENTATION
TO THE CSU BUDGET. THAT
RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO PAY FOR
THE WORKFORCE. SPECIFICALLY THE
PENDING K A IN THOSE NON
FACULTY CONTRACTS THAT ARE TO
COME AS WELL AS THE YEAR, TWO
COMMITMENT TO FUND THE SALARY
STUDY. WE WOULD URGE THAT WE
FULLY FUND THE SALARY STUDY, AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE THIRD PARTY
THAT WE HIRED TO LOOK AT THE
ISSUE AS A COST CONTINUE TO
INCREASE OVER TIME. UM AND IN
TERMS OF INVESTMENT IN CHILDCARE
, I WILL KEEP THAT BRIEF BECAUSE
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE OF US
TESTIFYING, BUT THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO
FUND BENEFITS, SPECIFICALLY
THOSE FOR HEALTHCARE AND
RETIREMENT AS WELL AS INCREASING
THE RATES. AND FINALLY, WITH K
THROUGH TAL, WE ARE REALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF FINALLY FULLY
FUNDING THE SUMMER BRIDGE
PROGRAM, WHICH IS A SAFETY NET
FOR CLASSIFIES AND EXPANDING
INTO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. UM
AND WE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF THE
FUNDING FOR SCHOOL, NUTRITION,
TRANSPORTATION, BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY PERSONNEL AND THAT
IS A DISTINCTION. WE REALLY WANT
TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE SENATE AND
ASSEMBLY LEAD ON HIS INVESTMENT
IN THE WORKFORCE IN FUNDING,
RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND
MAKING SURE THE PERSONNEL ARE
RECOGNIZED FOR ALL THAT THEY DO,
BECAUSE WE CAN EXPAND SERVICES
WITHOUT THE LABOR. THANK YOU.
HELLO TARA THORNTON, CO FOUNDER
. FREEDOM ANGELS. UM AND I WANT
TO ASK THAT AS YOU CONSIDER ANY
PROPOSALS FOR BUDGE THAT YOU
REMEMBER TO LOOK AT IT THROUGH A
LENS OF INCLUSIVITY, DIVERSITY,
EQUITY AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN
AND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE ITEMS ON YOUR
BUDGET ARE NOT DISCRIMINATING
AGAINST A GROUP OF PEOPLE BASED
ON THEIR HEALTH STATUS. BASED ON
ANYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT COME UP
AGAINST HARASSMENT OR COERCION
FOR SO WHEN YOU PASS THIS, WE
ARE MOVING INTO A NEW TIME WHERE
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT ISSUES BEYOND
THE ONES WE ALL KNOW ARE
IMPORTANT FOR DIVERSITY,
INCLUSIVITY AND EQUITY AND HUMAN
RIGHTS, AND WE CONSIDER WHAT
DOES IT MEAN? TO BE VACCINATED
OR UNVACCINATED, TESTED OR
UNTESTED. AND ARE WE SUPPORTING
THE PROGRAMS THAT NOT ONLY ARE
LOOKING AT AT THAT AS THE TRUE
HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS THAT IT
ISSUE THAT IT IS, BUT THAT WE
ARE ALSO PUTTING THINGS LIKE
INFORMED CONSENT AS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF ANYTHING THAT WE WOULD
SUPPORT. I THINK WE ALL KNOW
THAT CHOICE IS AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE FOR A HUMAN TO BE FREE.
BUT THERE IS NO CHOICE. IF THERE
IS NOT IF THEY FIT IT HAS ANY
COERCION OR HAS A LACK OF
TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMED
CONSENT. SO WHATEVER YOU SUPPORT
IN THE BUDGETS, PLEASE LIKE YOU
WOULD FOR ANY EQUITY ISSUE. LOOK
AT IT THROUGH THE SAME LENS OF
HOW DO WE PROTECT INBORN RIGHTS
OF A HUMAN AND IT MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE CONVERSATIONS ARE BEING
HAD THAT EVERY VOICE IS HEARD AT
THE TABLE. I KNOW THAT WE TALK
ABOUT THIS IS CALIFORNIA FOR ALL
WE NEED TO HAVE EVERY VOICE
REPRESENTED AT THE TABLE AND
YOUR BUDGET BILLS ARE SO
IMPORTANT THAT WHEN YOU DO THIS
, MAKE SURE THESE PROGRAMS HAVE
THOSE CHECKS IN PLACE FOR THE
PEOPLE OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND AN
INFORMED CONSENT. DON'T FORGET.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE LANGUAGES IN
THIS STATE. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHATEVER PROGRAMS WERE
SUPPORTING INFORMED CONSENT IN
THE LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE SPEAK
AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE IS
CRITICAL. SO PLEASE CONSIDER
THAT IF YOU COULD WHEN YOU DO IN
YOUR BUDGET, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE
COLIN AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S
ABOUT 70 HUNT IN THE QUEUE. SO
WHAT? I'M GOING TO ASK THOSE OF
YOU WHO ARE CALLING IN IS THAT
IF YOU IF YOU'RE IF SOMEONE HAS
ALREADY MADE THE POINT THAT YOU
ARE COULD YOU JUST ADDED ME TO
UM, SO OTHERWISE I WILL START TO
HAVE TO LIMIT AND I'M A CUT OFF
. SO PLEASE, JUST ADD A ME TOO.
AND PHONE. UM A T AND T. IF YOU
COULD CURE HIM UP AND LET'S
START THE ARE CALLING TO PLACE.
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON TODAY'S
QUESTION. I'M SORRY. PLEASE
PROCEED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MADAM. SHARE ONE, FOLLOWED
BY ZERO. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE PROBABLY COMMENT. WELL, ARE
YOU READY TO START? I'M
ABSOLUTELY READY. PLEASE
PROCEED. BY 23. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. CONNIE DELGADO ON
BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT HOSPITAL
LEADERSHIP FORUM HERE IN SUPPORT
OF THE INCLUSION OF THE $40
MILLION BRIDGE LOAN FOR DISTRICT
HOSPITALS AS THEY TRANSITION
BETWEEN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMS RESULTING IN DELAYED
REIMBURSEMENT. WE SHOULD THANK
THE LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING THIS
ITEM IN THE BUDGET. PUZZLE AND
SUPPORTING OUR 33 DISTRICT
HOSPITALS AND SINCERELY HOPE
THAT THIS THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION INCLUDES IT IN
THE FINAL. AGREED UPON PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT BREVITY. YES, PLEASE.
MURDER. JUST KEEP GOING. SIGN 18
YEAR OLD BUT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS.
MICHELE GIBBONS AT THE COUNTY
HEALTH EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION FOR THE INCLUSION
OF 300 MILLION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH DEDICATES
200 MILLION ONGOING TO LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND ALSO
195.5 MILLION FOR THE PUBLIC
HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. UM THIS LEGISLATIVE
BUDGET AGREEMENT PROVIDES NEW
RESOURCES TO EXPAND OUR STAFFING
CAPACITY AND ALSO RECRUIT
ROUTINE AND TRAIN THE PUBLIC
HEALTH WORKFORCE. A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO SENATOR PAN FOR
BEING A VOICE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
AND A CHAMPION FOR THESE PUBLIC
HEALTH INVESTMENTS AND THANK YOU
TO THE FULL BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
OR EXCUSE ME THE FULL BUDGET
COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF OUR
LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND
WORKFORCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANNEXES LYING 34 YOU ARE OPEN.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. ALEX WALKER, SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS. JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSED IN THIS
BUDGET AGREEMENT. WE CONTINUE TO
ENCOURAGE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF
ANY POSSIBLE FOR TRANSIT AND
RAIL CAPITAL PROJECTS AS WE'RE
WORKING TO TYPE RIDERSHIP POST
PANDEMIC AND TRYING TO DELIVER
CAPITAL PROJECTS TO MAKE THE
RIGHT EXPERIENCE BETTER AND
DETECT MORE OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
AND YOU REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE HOPE
THERE IS AN AGREEMENT REACHED
WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON A
PUTTING PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES
HIGH SPEED RAIL FUNDING BECAUSE
AGAIN FOR CONNECTING TO OUR
SYSTEMS. OUR REGIONAL SYSTEMS
HAVING CONNECTIONS, SO THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON
SUPPORTING OUR TRANSIT,
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 0.27 YOU
ARE OPEN. MORNING THE COLD WAR
DELMAN ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP, GRATEFUL FOR THE
LEGISLATURE'S INCLUSION OF
FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S HEARING
AIDS, AS WELL AS 15 MILLION TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR ACCOUNTABLE
COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTH IN YOUR
BUDGET. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE INCLUSION OF CONTINUOUS
MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN
AGES, 0 TO 5 3/4 OF CHILDREN
COVERED BY MEDICAL OR CHILDREN
OF COLOR. COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
ARE EXPERIENCING THE IMPACTS OF
THE PANDEMIC DISPROPORTIONATELY
AND BY REMOVING COVERAGE AND
ACCESS BARRIERS. MEDICAL CAN
PLAY A ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE
STRUCTURAL RACISM THAT HELPED
DISPARITIES REVEAL AND THAT
COVID HAS EXACERBATED FINALLY,
THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP
DISAPPOINTED THAT THE
COMPREHENSIVE PERINATAL SERVICES
PROGRAM FUNDING TO PROVIDE
SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE 12
MONTHS POST PREGNANCY PERIOD.
IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET
. THIS WILL LEAD POSTPARTUM
WOMEN WITHOUT CRITICAL SERVICES
IN IN ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE
TIMES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. FIND 36. YOU ARE
OPEN. FLYING 36. CAN YOU HEAR
US? PLEASE GO AHEAD. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
COREY CHAU ZILLA ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE
SHERIFFSASSOCIATION. WE'RE
GRATEFUL FOR THE LEGISLATURE AND
GOVERNORS WORK ON THIS BUDGET.
WE ARE AWARE THAT WE'RE
CONTINUES BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR AND
WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORTS TO
PROVIDE FISCAL SUPPORT FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT MUTUAL AID RESPONSE.
AH SUPPORT FOR PEACE OFFICER,
WELLNESS GRANTS AND FINALLY TO
SUPPORT FUNDING FOR A NEW
FACILITY FOR THE HUMAN
IDENTIFICATION LAB AT CAL STATE
UNIVERSITY. CHICO. THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 37. APPOINTED
CHAIR AND MEMBERS MARK C DRAW
ON BEHALF OF THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WERE
GRATEFUL FOR THE INCLUSION OF
FUNDING FOR THE ADAPTIVE REUSE
OF THE COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL
AT THE USC MEDICAL CAMPUS. CAN
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT? THANK YOU.
FIND FORWARD TO YOU ARE OPEN.
HMM. LINE. 40, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? WE HEAR
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS JOSE TORRES WITH
HEALTH ACCESS CALIFORNIA WE
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE'S
SUPPORT FOR THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED 304,000,010 VEST AND
COVERED CALIFORNIA
AFFORDABILITY. ESPECIALLY
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE GOING
A STEP FURTHER TO ENSURE THAT
THESE FUNDS CAN BE TARGETED
TOWARDS MUCH NEEDED COST SHARING
ASSISTANCE IF FEDERAL PREMIUM
ASSISTANCE IS EXTENDED. WE ALSO
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE'S
CONTINUED LEADERSHIP TO REMOVE
IMMIGRATION STATUS AS A BARRIER
TO ELIGIBILITY IN MED ACCOUNT.
WE HAVE MADE GREAT PROGRESS IN
MAKING MEDICAL HAVE UNIVERSAL
ACCESS. BUT HEALTH ACCESS ALONG
WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE
CONCERNED THAT IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SHIFT STARTS SOONER THAN
JANUARY. 2024 AS PEOPLE NEED
CARE NOW, AND WE THAT WE HAVE
ALSO FIND A WAY TO PREVENT YOUNG
ADULTS FROM LOSING COVERAGE
DURING THE TIME THAT THIS WOULD
BEGIN. AND THEN FINALLY, WE ARE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF REFORMING
THE MEDICAL SHARE OF COST
REQUIREMENTS AND INCREASING THE
MAINTENANCE NEED INCOME LEVEL
THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO
SUPPORT THE HEALTH, EQUITY AND
RACIAL JUSTICE FUND. CONTINUOUS
MEDICAL COVERAGE TO CHILDREN UP
TO THE AGE OF FIVE AND THEN ALSO
FINDING TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH
ENROLLMENT NAVIGATORS PROJECT.
THANK YOU. 9 17, YOU ARE UP,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MORNING CHAIR
SKINNER AND MEMBERS JARED CALL
WITH NOURISHED CALIFORNIA,
COMMENTING IN SUPPORT OF THE
NUTRITION AND HUNGER ITEMS,
PARTICULARLY THE FOOD FOR ALL
PROPOSALS. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR TAKING THIS MAJOR
STEP FORWARD TOWARDS AN
EQUITABLE NUTRITION SAFETY NET
BY MAKING CALIFORNIA THE FIRST
STATE IN THE NATION PROVIDES
FOOD ASSISTANCE TO CALIFORNIANS
AGE 55 OLDER REGARDLESS OF THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS. THIS WILL
PROVE A VITAL SUPPORT FOR MANY
OF OUR FELLOW CALIFORNIANS. BUT
AS WE KNOW THE NEED IS MUCH
GREATER, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
TO ENSURE THE CALIFORNIA FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS EVENTUALLY
EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CALIFORNIA
IMMIGRANTS OF ALL ASIAN
REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS
. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO
THE FOOD THEY NEED. NOT JUST
SOME MEMBERS OF AN IMMIGRANT
HOUSEHOLD ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS
OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE
UNIVERSAL PRE SCHOOL MEALS
PROGRAM AND THE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR OUR FOOD BANKS.
THANKS. 9 31, YOU ARE OPEN.
ACTIVITY LINE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FIRST THANKFUL FOR
THE INCLUSION OF THE $10 MILLION
FOR THEIR ESTABLISHMENT QUALITY
STANDARDS FOR ITS STANDARDS
BOARD APPRECIATE THE
LEGISLATURES, INCLUDING
AFFECTING MILLION DOLLARS ON
GOING TO RAISE HC WORKERS,
WAGES, SUPPORT FOR THE PUBLIC
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC
HEALTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT.
SUPPORT THAT 30 MILLION
COMMITMENT FOR PRIMARY CARE
RESIDENCY. ENCOURAGE DEEPER
INVESTMENT THAT MIRRORS ARE $120
MILLION REQUEST FOR AGES AS WE
SUPPORT THE 3.4 MILLION CAL
SAVERS AUTOMATION DEDUCTION.
PROVIDED AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS REGARDING
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, WITH
THANKFUL FOR THE 340 TO
ACCELERATE RATES AND 100 AND 86
MILLION TO PROMOTE WORKFORCE
ABILITY AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES
IN RECRUITING AND RETAINING
REGIONAL COORDINATORS IN DSPS.
SUPPORT THE 290 MILLION FROM
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PLUS MAJOR
INVESTMENTS AND BEHAVIOR.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE FROM
POSITIONS TO L. C. S W S AND M F
PIECE APPRECIATE THE INVESTMENT
AND FUNDING FOR 100% OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH ANY
HP ACCELERATOR AND OTHER EQUITY
FOCUSED PROGRAMS. AND THEN
FINALLY FOR HOSPITAL AND NURSING
FACILITY WORKER RETENTION
PAYMENTS. WE URGED THE INCLUSION
AND ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO INCLUDE STATE AND OTHER
HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO HELPED
N THE SETTINGS DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME AND EXTREMELY THANKFUL
TO THE COMMITTEE STAFFER ALL OF
THEIR HARD WORK. THANK YOU. 9
45, YOU ARE OPEN. THE MORNING
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, SEVERAL EU
ON BEHALF OF BEAUTY. W THANK YOU
FOR THE HEARING TODAY. WE
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK ON THE
BUDGET THIS YEAR. WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT OUR SUPPORT FOR THE
200 MILLION FOR THE WORKERS TAX
FAIRNESS CREDIT? UFCW COULDN'T
BE HERE TODAY, BUT I'M
AUTHORIZED TO SHARE THEIR
SUPPORT WITH YOU ON THIS
IMPORTANT TAX CREDIT AS WELL,
WHICH WOULD HELP LEVEL THE
PLAYING FIELD PROTECTS FAIRNESS.
THE SUPPORT PROVISIONS IN THE
AGREEMENT RELATED TO THE PROGRAM
, INCLUDING THE NATURAL
PROFESSOR. WAGE DIFFERENTIAL,
EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION CHANGES AND
AUTOMATING COUNT SAVERS. I ALSO
THINK SENATE FOR RECOGNIZING THE
NEED FOR MORE FUNDING TO PROVIDE
BENEFITS FOR FAMILY, CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE AND
RETIREMENT TO SUPPORT CCP
RECOMMENDATIONS. WE APPRECIATE
ALL THE INVESTMENTS THE CHILD
CARE SYSTEM TO IMPOSSIBILITY FOR
THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE. THANK
YOU BY SAYING WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE SKINNER
BUDGET STAFF AND WE APPRECIATE
THE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT OF
SUB CREATURE EGGMAN AND DR PLAN
AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
PLANE. 48, PLEASE GO AHEAD. ON
BEHALF OF CONTROL. THEY'RE MORE
RESOURCES, A GEOTHERMAL AND
RECOVERY PLATFORM AND IMPERIAL
COUNTY WERE CONCERNED THAT THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED PER 10
LITHIUM TAX WILL THIS ADVANCED
LITHIUM RECOVERY FROM THE
LITHIUM VALLEY. HAS PROPOSED THE
TAX BILL ONLY APPLIED TO LITHIUM
SOURCE FROM CALIFORNIA THAT IS
IMPORTANT IN THE CALIFORNIA FROM
OTHER STATES OR COUNTRIES LIKE
CHINA, WHICH ALREADY ACCOUNT FOR
80% OF LITHIUM IMPORTED INTO THE
UNITED STATES TODAY WILL NOT BE
SUBJECT TO THIS TAX, CREATING A
SIGNIFICANT AND UNFAIR COST
ADVANTAGE FOR THOSE LITHIUM
PRODUCTS OVER LITHIUM SOURCE
FROM THE LITHIUM VALLEY. WE
ENCOURAGE THE COMMITTEE TO NOT
RUSH DECIDED AS YOU NEGOTIATE
THE FINAL BUDGET WITH THE
GOVERNOR AND TO SERIOUSLY
CONSIDER HOW SUCH SIGNIFICANT
TAX WILL AFFECT THE
COMPETITIVENESS OF THE LITHIUM
VALLEY. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
DEVELOP A TAX BASED ON SALES
RECEIPT AND NOT AN ARBITRARY,
PERTINENT NUMBER THAT DOES NOT
CAPTURE THE REALITIES OF THIS
GLOBAL COMMODITY. OR THE
HEADWINDS INHERENT TO A NASCENT
INDUSTRY THAT IS JUST BEGINNING
TO DEVELOP THE INFRASTRUCTURE
NEEDED TO MAKE THE LITHIUM
VALLEY A REALITY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'LL GO TO LINE 49 YOU
ARE OPEN. CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
OUR QUARREL WITH MY PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF THE PRO
CHOICE CALIFORNIA AND OUR
295,000 UNDER IN CALIFORNIA,
THERE IS A MEMBER OF THE FUTURE
OF ABORTION COUNCIL STEERING
COMMITTEE AND STRONGLY SUPPORTS
THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PACKAGE.
PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR NEEDS SOME
AND ENHANCED IN THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET AGREEMENT HAS
PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED BY PLANNED
PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONTINUING WORK TO ENSURE
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR EVERY
PERSON IN CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU.
9 28, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS IS AARON
EVANS, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER
DISTRICT, SALLY WATER
APPRECIATES THE LEGISLATURE
PRIORITIZING $100 MILLION FOR A
FIRST OF ITS KIND DAM SAFETY
PROGRAMS. WE ALSO URGE YOU TO
CONSIDER INCREASING THAT BECAUSE
WE KNOW THERE ARE BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS OF NEED. WE'RE
UNDERTAKING A 10 YEAR SEISMIC
RETROFIT OF THE ANDERSON DANCE,
WHICH UPON COMPLETION WERE BUILT
IN WATER STORAGE THAT CAN SERVE
ONE MILLION PEOPLE FOR ONE YEAR,
AMONG OTHER STATEWIDE AND
REGIONAL BENEFIT. WE ALSO
SUPPORT THE 1 $100 MILLION
ALLOCATION FOR RECYCLED WATER
AND GROUNDWATER AGAIN ENCOURAGED
US TO BE INCREASED DUE TO
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF NEED.
THANK YOU FOR EXTENDING THE
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSITION ONE
CLUB CONVENTION FUNDING. THIS IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO US. WE
ALSO SUPPORT UP PLEASE FUNDING
FOR STAKEHOLDER, CONSERVATIVE
LEVEL RISE PROJECTS. THANK YOU.
BUYING 50. YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD
MORNING, SHERIFF, VICE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS VINCENT MÀ FROM THE
SOLANO TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
. YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT
CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON THE
EXPRESS LINKS PROJECT AND SOLANO
COUNTY. SO LET ME FIRST START BY
THANKING YOU FOR PASSING US. WE
WON, WHICH PROVIDED MUCH OF THE
FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. WE
ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR THE HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS BEEN
PROPOSED IN THIS BUDGET
AGREEMENT. OVER AS WE UNDERSTAND
HE'S FUNDAMENTALLY FLOAT THROUGH
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE NEWSOME
ADMINISTRATION REACHED AN
AGREEMENT ON HIGH SPEED RAIL.
THEREFORE THE ISLAMIC
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES
ENCOURAGING ALL PARTIES TO REACH
AN AGREEMENT ON THIS POINT. I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE
ALLOCATING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF
FUNDING POSSIBLE FOR TRANSIT AND
RAIL CAPITAL PROJECTS. THANK
YOU. WHOSE LINE 30 YOU ARE OPEN.
GOOD DAY, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. CHRISTIAN
BROWNING WITH SUPPLY BANK .ORG.
THANK THE LEGISLATURE FOR
PRIORITIZING $30 MILLION CDSS
FOR DIAPERS AND WIPES OVER THREE
YEARS, DISTRIBUTING CRITICAL
SUPPLIES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES
WILL HELP OFFSET THE HIGH COST
OF INFLATION AND SCALE UP THE
IMPORTANT TYPE OF PROGRAM TO
START FAMILIES. STAY BLACK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PLEASE GO
AHEAD LINE 54. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS PATRICIA MON DRAGON
ON BEHALF OF THE SAN DIEGO
IMMIGRANT IMMIGRATION CONSORTIUM
, A COALITION OF NEARLY 50
ORGANIZATIONS. WE, TOO, ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF PROPOSAL TO
EXPAND TAX CREDITS AND INCREASE
ACCESS FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS CAN CLAIM THESE
CREDITS IN FULL WE, TOO ARE IN
FULL SUPPORT A BETTER FOR
FAMILIES REBATES TO GIVE $200
PER TAXPAYER AND DEPENDENCE TO
ADDRESS INCREASING COSTS OF
BASIC NEEDS, LIKE FOOD AND GAS.
WE TO SUPPORT REMOVING
IMMIGRATION STATUS AS A BARRIER
FOR ELIGIBLE YOUNG ADULTS AGES
26 TO 30 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
AND THEY BEGIN IMPLEMENTING
HEALTHCARE ALL FOR THOSE AGED 31
TO 49 SOONER THAN 2024. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 0.56, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. REMEMBER? GO AHEAD. I'M
SORRY. PARDON ME, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MIKE CARROLL, WITH
THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY WERE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE
OF THIS BUDGET OVERALL, STARTING
WITH THE INCREASE IN COWARDS
GRANTS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED
IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. THE
LEGISLATURE'S PROPOSALS TO END
THE DEEP POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN
AND THIS PROGRAM, WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT THIS LEGISLATURE
IN ADVOCATES AND STRIVING FOR
MANY YEARS. SO WE'RE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. WE ALSO
APPRECIATIVE OF THE ADDITIONAL
MONTH OF ASSISTANCE FROM BOTH
THE RECIPIENT AND COWARDS
RECIPIENTS TO HELP BATTLE COST
THAT THEY'RE FACING DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC. UM WERE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE LEGISLATURES OF VERSION OF
THE REBATE PROPOSAL. WE THINK
THAT IS THE RIGHT APPROACH,
MAKING SURE THAT WE GET THE
MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF PEOPLE
WHO REALLY NEED IT. WE YOU THINK
THAT THAT WILL REALLY HELP LOW
INCOME FAMILIES ALSO, UM, WE
SUPPORT THE INCREASE IN THE
EXERCISE GRANTS THAT ARE
PROPOSED STARTING IN THE
FOLLOWING YEARS BUDGET AND 23 24
BUDGET TOM AGAIN APPRECIATE THAT
BEING DONE, THE CHILD SUPPORT
PASSED THROUGH TO ALL FAMILIES,
CURRENT AND FORMER COWARDS,
ASSISTANT FAMILIES GETTING OUT
OF ASSISTANCE, THE REPEAL OF
CIVIL ASSESSMENTS, SOMETHING
THAT WE TRIED TO GET DOWN IN
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. HOPEFULLY WE
CAN BRING THAT INTO THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET AND HAVE THAT FINISHED
ONCE AND BROUGHT AND THEN LASTLY
, UM, THE EXPANSION OF THE THAT
WAS MENTIONED BY BOSS HAMBLETON
EARLIER. WE ALSO ARE VERY
THANKFUL FOR THAT AND APPRECIATE
IT BEING IN THE BUDGET. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE
COMMITTEE'S WORK IN THE STAFF'S
WORK THIS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. 58. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS STAND ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COURT APPOINTED
SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION OR
CAL CASA. WE WANT TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR INCLUDING 60
MILLION TO EXPAND COST OF
SERVICES IN THE STATE. FEW OVER
80,000 WARDS OF THE STATE. THE
STATE CHILDREN WILL GREATLY
BENEFIT FROM THIS ALLOCATION BY
EXPANDING COST OF SERVICES THAT
WILL REACH ADDITIONAL USE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 2060, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN
SKINNER AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JANINE COLBERT, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
APPRECIATIVE TO SEE
INCORPORATION OF THE 20 MILLION
TO SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING OF
COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS THAT
HAVE STAYED OPEN DURING THE
COVID CRISIS. THROUGH FIRES AND
ARE THE ONLY STABLE KNOWN PLACES
WHERE MANY FRAGILE FAMILIES YOU
KNOW THEY CAN WALK THROUGH THEIR
DOORS AND GET SUPPORT FOR
CHILDCARE, HOUSING, FOOD AND
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. WE ASK
THAT THERE STILL BE
CONSIDERATION TO CORRECT IN 2000
AND 9 10 RECESSION ACTION
WHEREIN SPLIT SUBSIDIZED
CHILDCARE VOUCHER WAS CREATED AS
A WAY TO SAVE THE STATE MONEY.
DISTRICT CONEY IN AND UNFAIR
POLICY. POOR FAMILIES AGAINST
POOR FAMILIES, WITH THE OUTCOME
BEING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
BABIES AND CHILDREN FROM THE
VERY POOREST FAMILIES WE PROFESS
TO WANT TO SUPPORT. BEEN UNABLE
TO ACCESS HIGHER QUALITY, STABLE
CHILDCARE ONCE A FAMILY BECOMES
INCOME ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A
CHILD CARE SUBSIDY, THEN THEIR
CHILDREN ARE TO BE ABLE TO BE
SERVED FOR 12 MONTHS IN STABLE
CARE. THE SPLIT VOUCHER CREATED
IN 2009 10 HAS PENALIZED
SUBSIDIZED FAMILIES THAT ARE
DOING EVERYTHING WE ASK OF THEM.
THIS MUST BE CORRECTED. FINALLY
WE WOULD LIKE TO ALIGN OR INPUT
TO WITH THAT OF THE PRIOR
PRIORITIES OF THE COALITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 65, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. SHARON
MEMBERS. THIS IS DEVIN RYAN,
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF CALTRAIN.
WE WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
FOR PUTTING THIS PLAN FORWARD
AND ITS LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT
OF PUBLIC TRANSIT. CALTRAIN
STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE MAJOR
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSED IN THIS
BUDGET AGREEMENT. WE'RE MOVING
FORWARD ON OUR ELECTRIFICATION
PROJECT WHICH WILL CONVERT 75%
OF OUR DIESEL FLEET TO HIGH
PERFORMANCE. ELECTRIC TRANS
PROJECTS DON'T NEED ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE COMPLETION
IN 2024. WE HOPE WE CAN ENSURE
YOU CAN ENSURE A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF FUNDING IS AVAILABLE
FOR TRANSIT AND RAIL CAPITAL
PROJECTS, INCLUDING CALTRANS
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT. HELPING
CLOSE THIS GAP BENEFITING THE
REGION AND THE STATE WITH A
MODERN, SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC
TRANSIT SYSTEM OR ELECTRIC
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT IS
LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS
SPEED RAIL AND OUR CORRIDOR AND
WE HOPE AN AGREEMENT CAN BE
REACHED WITH THE ADMINISTRATION
ON A STRONG PASSPORT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. 71 YOU ARE
OPEN. KAREN MEMBERS. GOOD
MORNING TURN MEMBERS OF
CALIFORNIA LINES OF TRAVEL AND
FAMILY SERVICES. CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE IS DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO
THE LEGISLATURE COMMITTEE FOR
YOUR ATTENTION TOWARDS AND
FUNDING TOWARDS OUR BUDGET
BECAUSE OF ACROSS THE CHILDREN
IN THE CARE, CONTINUING TO
STABILIZE FOSTER FAMILY AGENCIES
, TPS AND FAMILY RESEARCH
CENTERS, EXPAND TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING PROTECTED AND
SCHOLARSHIPS TO GROW THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE,
THANKFUL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU. 75, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS SYLVIA
SO LEAF SHOP ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. VERY
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE 75
MILLION TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH,
EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE FUND,
WHICH WILL HELP REDUCE HEALTH
DISPARITIES AND ADDRESS PUBLIC
HEALTH IMPACTS OF SYSTEMIC
RACISM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 9
73, YOU ARE OPEN. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS BROUGHT HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS. I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE, PARTICULARLY THE
SENATE FOR PUSHING SO HARD ON
THAT $100 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR
SALARY STEPS AT THE CSU. IT'S A
LONG TIME COMING AND YOU KNOW
WE'LL GO FAR TOWARDS RECTIFYING
THAT, UM, THAT PAY DISPARITIES
THAT CSU SUPPORT WORKERS
EXPERIENCE. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW
IF THERE'S ANY MORE MONEY
ALRIGHT, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC
. WE'RE STILL SHOOT QUITE A BIT
SHORT OF WHAT THE INDEPENDENT
STUDY RECOMMENDED AND THEN ALSO
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF
PARADISE WOULD URGE THE
LEGISLATURE TO CONTINUE TO
CONSIDER SEVERAL NIELSEN'S
BUDGET ASKED FOR $10 MILLION.
FOR ROADS FUNDING. OBVIOUSLY,
PARADISE IS STILL RECOVERING
AFTER THE FIRE. UM AND YOU KNOW
THIS MONEY IS NOT VERY MUCH, BUT
WE'LL GO FAR AWAY A LONG WAY
TOWARDS FIXING REST. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 67 EUROPE. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
PAMELA GIBBS, REPRESENTING THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. LAKOS SUPPORTS THE
GOVERNOR'S MAINLY VISION
PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE AN
ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION IN ONE
TIME FUNDING FOR THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM. FUNDING WILL ENSURE
MORE SCHOOLS CAN RECEIVE GRANTS
FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT THE
COMMUNITY SCHOOL STRATEGY, WHICH
IS AIMED AT SERVING THE WHOLE
CHILD. THE COMMUNITY SCHOOL
MODEL IS AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY
TO ADJUST, ADMIT NEEDS OF
UNDERSERVED STUDENTS THROUGH A
HOLISTIC APPROACH. WE KNOW THIS
IS A PRIORITY FOR THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION, ESPECIALLY NOW,
WHILE CHILDREN ARE FACING
LEARNING A LOT. AND OTHER
TRAUMAS THAT THEY NEED THIS TYPE
OF SUPPORT IN THE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM. OUR
BUDGET LETTER IS BEEN FILED WITH
YOUR COMMITTEE ON OTHER ISSUES,
AND WE ARE JUST SUPPORT FOR
THOSE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CUST. IF I THANK
YOU. 76 YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KATIE.
COOL WITH FAMILY CIRCLE ADULT,
THE HEALTH CARE CENTER IN
VENTURA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA WE
HAVE BEEN LOW INCOME SENIORS,
DISABLED ADULTS AND USED FROM 19
YEARS. I'M CALLING TO SUPPORT A
B TWO B ONE AND REQUEST OF 61.4
MILLION IN ONE TIME STATES
FINDING THE BRIDGE TO RECOVERY
FOR THE SERVICES, MITIGATION AND
RESILIENCE PROGRAM. THIS FUNDING
WILL ALLOW OUR MOST VULNERABLE
POPULATION TO HAVE A PROOF
ENVIRONMENT WAS URGENTLY NEEDED
SAFETY UPGRADES SO THEY CAN KILL
ATION SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTATION.
DEFINE HIM GREW HELP US TO
RECRUIT AND RETAIN EMPLOYEES.
DURING THE OVERWHELMING STACKING
SHORTAGE. FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC,
HEROIC STAFF NURSES, THERAPISTS
, DRIVERS RISK THEIR LIFE CARING
FOR HUNDREDS OF ISOLATED,
VULNERABLE SENIORS AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS FOR TWO YEARS BY
DELIVERING MEALS, MEDICATIONS
AND PROVIDING TREATMENT. POLICE
SUPPORT SAFE ADULT DAY SERVICES
FOR SENIORS AND COMPARE WAGES
FOR OUR EXCELLENT STUFF. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. DIæN 80, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
LANA HEART UNION. I'M A PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AT NEW SUNRISE ADULT
DAY HEALTH CARE CENTER IN
NORTHRIDGE, WHICH IS IN L. A
COUNTY, ALSO A BOARD MEMBER FOR
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
ADULT BASED SERVICES. I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT FOR THE
BRIDGE TO RECOVERY. ASKED WHICH
CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 22 LINE,
112 AND TODAY'S AGENDA. I'M
PROUD THAT 41 AGING AND
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
PROVIDERS ALSO ENDORSED THIS
PROPOSAL. A CURRENT. OUR CENTER
CURRENTLY SERVES 290 OLDER
ADULTS WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES
AND APPROXIMATELY 195 FAMILIES
AND CAREGIVERS WHO CANNOT WAIT
TO SAFELY RETURN TO RECEIVE AND
CENTER SERVICES. I'D LIKE TO
THANK MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND SENATE LEADERSHIP
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR
RECOGNIZING THE NEED OF OUR
PARTICIPANTS TO BE IN THE SAFEST
ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE WITH
REQUIRED STAFF WHO ARE
APPRECIATED FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO
KEEP PEOPLE SAFE DURING THE
PANDEMIC. THE BRIDGE TO RECOVERY
. $61.4 MILLION ASK IS A ONE
TIME INVESTMENT IN COVID RELATED
SAFETY FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE,
VULNERABLE SENIORS AND PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES. THE FUNDING
WILL ALLOW CENTERS LIKE MINE TO
IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENT MITIGATION
MEASURES TO HELP OUR
PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
BE AND FEEL SAFE. COMING OUT OF
ISOLATION BY IMPROVING FILTERING
COULD WRAP UP OUTDOOR SPACE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 9 77, YOU
ARE OPEN. 77 CAN YOU HEAR US?
YES THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM. CHAIR AND COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD
WORK ON BEHALF OF ALL OF
CALIFORNIANS TO GET THIS WORK
MOVE FORWARD. I'M LARA O'CONNOR
CALLING ON BEHALF OF MY ADVISORY
ROLE TO FRIENDSHIP HOUSE. SAN
FRANCISCO TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL FOR THE FRIENDSHIP
HOUSE MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS
THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
WANTED JUST APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT YOU'RE ALL DOING A CROSS
CALIFORNIAN FOR OUR NATIVE AND
INDIGENOUS LEADERS BOTH URBAN
AND TRIBAL AND THE NATIVE CAUCUS
FOR ALSO SUPPORTING THIS AND
LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE NATIVE
LED SUPPORT ACROSS THE STATE AND
PROVIDE PACK LEADERS LEADING
THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VERY HARD
WORK. THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE'LL
GO TO LINE 82. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR MEMBERS ZONG NOR WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. WE WANT TO THANK
THE LEGISLATURE AND BUDGET STAFF
FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THE
BUDGET. WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THE CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES. SUMMER PROGRAM FOR
BOTH OUR TICKET TO 12 AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES THESE DOLLARS TRULY
HELP OUR LOWEST SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES, WHETHER THEY SUMMER
MONTHS WE ARE ALSO IN SUPPORT OF
THE $200 MILLION FOR THE WORKERS
. TAX FAIRNESS CREDIT REFUNDABLE
TAX CREDIT ALLOWS THE WIDER
RANGE OF WORKERS, REGARDLESS OF
THEIR ABILITY TO ITEMIZE OR TAKE
DEDUCTION TO RECEIVE THE CREDIT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PLANE. 88
YOU ARE OPEN. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS
SEAN Y'ALL CALLING ON BEHALF OF
AN APRIL JUSTICE PROJECT IN THE
OFFICE OF THE STANDARD DISCARD
TREASURER. I WANT TO COMMEND YOU
ALL FOR YOUR PROPOSALS TO
ELIMINATE THE CIVIL ASSESSMENT
AND TO ENSURE THAT 100% OF CHILD
SUPPORT PAYMENTS GETS A LOW
INCOME CHILDREN AND PARENTS
ECHOING COMMENTS MADE BY THE
WESTERN CENTER PEOPLE WE
APPRECIATE THE STAFF FOR THE
VOICES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. I'M
WORKING TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC
JUSTICE AND THE STATE OF THE
CONGRATULATE YOU ALL FOR
BRINGING US ONE STEP CLOSER TO
ENDING THE PUBLISHER OF POVERTY
THROUGH THE ELIMINATION OF
UNJUST AND PROGRESSIVE AND
COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FEAST. WE HOPE
THAT THE GOVERNOR AND THE
COMMITTEE OF PRIORITIZE THESE
REFORMS COME IN THE FINAL
ENACTED BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND WE'LL GO TO LINE 92.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS BECKY SILVA ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
FOOD BANKS, CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE MANY PROPOSALS
OUTLINED IN THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET, AND IN
PARTICULAR, WE'RE SO
APPRECIATIVE OF THE ONE TIME AND
ONGOING INVESTMENT FOR THE CAL
FOOD PROGRAM. WHICH WILL HELP
FOOD BEING TO KEEP SERVING THEIR
COMMUNITIES AT ELEVATED LEVELS
AND MISSED A HUGE SURGE IN THE
PRICE OF FOOD AND DECREASING
FEDERAL SUPPORT. WE ARE ALSO
GRATEFUL FOR THE INVESTMENT INTO
THE CLIMATE CAPACITY RESILIENCE
FUND. FOR A FEW BANKS SO THAT
THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE CAN BE
RESPONSIVE IN TIMES OF DISASTERS
AND SO THAT THEY CAN BE QUITE AS
SMART. THERE ARE MANY OTHER
PROPOSALS IN THE BUDGET THAT
WE'RE ALSO IN STRONG SUPPORTIVE
, SUCH AS THE MONUMENTAL
INVESTMENT IN TIM SHARING
CHILDREN ARE NOURISHED AT
SCHOOL. THE EXPANSION OF THE SEA
THOUGHT PROGRAMS INCREASING
HOWARD GRANT. INCREASE IN CALI
EITC THE HOPE ACCOUNTS, SUPPORT
FOR FFC RECIPIENTS AND MANY
OTHERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CENTERING THE BUDGET ON
CALIFORNIA'S MOST VULNERABLE
RESIDENTS. AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT TODAY.
THANK YOU. STAND AND MOVING
ALONG. 93 YOU ARE OPEN. HELLO MY
NAME IS RUDY POSADAS CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING
NONPROFIT ONLY UNDERWATER. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE
$15 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY
CLINICS AND DISTRIBUTED
GEOGRAPHICALLY. BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES BASED ONLY ON THE NEED
TO RECRUIT AND RETURN WORKERS TO
PROVIDE ACCESS WITHOUT IMPOSING
ALL THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS. CLINICS IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES. MUST BE SERVED AND
HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND THEIR
REQUEST THAT THAT IS THE OTHER
CLINICS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN
RURAL AREAS THAT HAVE THE
HIGHEST NEAR ELIGIBLE FOR THE
FUNDING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. LINE 98 YOU ARE OPEN.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MEGAN
SUPERS ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTH PLUS ADVOCATES THE
COMMUNITY CLINICS AND HEALTH
CENTERS. BUT LIKE I THINK, THE
LEGISLATURE DR EGGMAN AND DR PAN
FOR THE LEADERSHIP ON AND
INCLUSION OF THE $51 MILLION
PACKAGE FOR HEALTH CARE
WORKFORCE PROGRAMS UNDER THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE,
ACCESS AND INFORMATION. WE WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTED THE LEGISLATURE
CONSIDER ADDING BACK THE EQUITY
AND PRACTICE TRANSFORMATION
PAYMENTS, WHICH WOULD GO A LONG
WAY IN ENSURING THE TRANSITION
TO ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
METHODOLOGY FOR HEALTH CENTERS
AND FINALLY URGED THE INCLUSION
OF THE $50 MILLION AUGMENTATION
FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT
POOLS WITH 3 40 B CLINICS, WHICH
IS SUPPOSED TO OFFSET THE LOSSES
TO THE SAFETY NET TO THE MEDICAL
PHARMACY TRANSITION. THE
TRANSITION IS NOW IN EFFECT IN
HEALTH CENTERS ARE FEELING THE
IMPACT OF THESE LOSSES WITH NO
BACKFILL PROVIDED TO DATE, WHICH
IS IMPACTING THEIR ABILITY TO
PROVIDE PHARMACY ACCESS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. I WANT
TO JUST ANNOUNCED THERE IS STILL
A GOOD NUMBER IN THE QUEUE. AND
I APPRECIATE THE COMMONERS SO
FAR BEING AS SUCCINCT THERE HAVE
BEEN GREAT. BUT I'M GOING TO
JUST ANNOUNCE THAT WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A HARD STOP FULLER
COMMENT AT 12 30, SO JUST
ALERTING EVERYONE NOW HARD STOP
AT 12 30 MODERATOR, PLEASE
PROCEED. ALIGN. 42 YOU ARE OPEN.
YES I DID. MORNING TERM MEMBERS
, EDWIN BARBONE ON BEHALF OF
ORANGE COUNTY AND SUPPORTIVE AND
APPRECIATIVE OF A NUMBER OF
ELEMENTS CONTAINING THE
LEGISLATURE'S BUDGET, MANY OF
WHICH WERE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET
PROPOSALS. 300 MILLION ANNUALLY
FOR LOCAL PUBLIC CULTURAL
DEPICTIONS WILL BE CRITICAL TO
REBUILDING OUR DECIMATED PUBLIC
HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM, ONE
EXTENSION LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN
THE BUDGET WILL ASSIST THE
COUNTY AND MOVING FORWARD WITH
FLOOD PREVENTION PROJECTS.
ADDITIONALLY THE ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IS SUPPORT
THE $60 MILLION INCLUDED FOR
CALPERS ADMINISTRATION. 4.6
MILLION FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES, TRAINING, 290 MILLION
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE. 50
MILLION TO ADDRESS VETERANS,
SUICIDE AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING
TO PREVENT AND REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS AMONG MANY OTHER
INVESTMENTS AIMED AT IMPROVING
THE LIVES OF ALL CALIFORNIANS
AND ASSISTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND OUR WORK. FINALLY WE URGE
THE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER THE
REPAYMENT OF LOCAL MANDATES AND
REIMBURSEMENT FOR SPECIAL
ELECTIONS IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BY 97. YOU
ARE OPEN. NEXT MORNING. TIM
LEWIS, REPRESENTING A COUPLE OF
CLIENTS ON BEHALF OF THE SPEAR,
ANNETTE WANT TO ECHO CHRISTMAS
HALEY'S COMMENTS ON CPS L AND U
I FUNDS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
FOR A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. AS
WELL AS THE COVID SCR TP
SUPPORT. FOR THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR YOUTH. WE
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURES,
INCLUDING FUNDING FOR THE
CALIFORNIA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
COMMISSION, INCREASED RESOURCES
FOR HAP AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON ENSURING THE
FUNDING AND HUNKY FOR YEARS.
ACTUALLY GOES TO CREATING
HOUSING UNITS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
AND FINALLY FOR CHILDREN AND A
BROAD COALITION OF OTHERS
APPRECIATE THE INCLUSION OF
ADDITIONAL FUNDING, BUT
EMERGENCY CHILDCARE BRIDGE AND
THANK YOU LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU. 64,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HONORABLE CHAIR
SKINNER AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
AMY HIND STRIKE WITH WILDCAT
CONSULTING AND I'M REPRESENTING
HOUSING NOW AND THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST NETWORK. WE
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ON AGENDA
ITEM. 1 37. THE INCLUSION OF THE
200 MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY
ANTI DISPLACEMENT AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM TO ASSIST
IN THE PRESERVATION OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THANK YOU
FOR INVESTING IN PERMANENT
HOUSING SOLUTIONS. ADDITIONALLY
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
INCLUSION OF THE 30 MILLION FOR
THE EVICTION DEFENSE BUDGET ITEM
. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR THE
INCLUSION OF BUDGET TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE AND KEEPING WITH THE
VISION OF A B 14 87 FROM LAST
YEAR BY MR GABRIEL AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOUR
TEAM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. 0.15. YOU ARE OPEN.
SUPPORTING CARA MEMBERS
REPRESENTING SEVERAL CLIENTS
FIRST ON BEHALF OF THE CENTER
FOR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
SUPPORT OF THE 50 MILLION
TOWARDS THE STATEWIDE REENTRY
EMPLOYMENT GRANT PROGRAMS.
ORGANIZATIONS LIKE OURS WILL BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
FOR THOSE RETURNING HOME. I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
LOS ANGELES UP WASTE ASSOCIATION
OF NORTH AMERICA WESTERN PLASTIC
WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY,
ALWAYS DRUNK SUPPORT OF THE 180
MILLION GOVERNMENT. ASSISTANCE
FOR ORGANIC WASTE RECYCLING
PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ONE. OH, FOUR. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS DONNA SITES
REPRESENTING A LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF TWO ITEMS. THE
1ST $100 MILLION IN GENERAL
FUNDS. FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO
ACQUIRE AND OR FUND CAPITAL
INNOVATION. FOR THE MODERATELY
AND SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL
JUSTICE INVOLVED POPULATION.
THIS FUNDING WILL DIVERT THE
MOST VULNERABLE AND OFTEN THOSE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED. BY
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AWAY
FROM JAIL AND INTO TREATMENT.
AND ULTIMATELY PREVENT THEM FROM
ENTERING INTO THE POTENTIAL
PIPELINE. INTO THE STATE PRISON
SYSTEMS. AND THE $18.6 MILLION
FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE LOS
ANGELES REGIONAL INTEROPERABLE
COMMUNICATIONS LAND MOBILE RADIO
SYSTEM, WHICH IS A BIBLE STATE
OF THE ART PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USED
THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT THESE
ITEMS BE APPROVED AS PART OF THE
BUDGET ACT AT 2022. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ONE.
OH, THREE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, LINDA WAY WITH
WESTERN CENTRAL MOM, POVERTY WE
WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
AND STAFF THEIR INCLUSION OF
IMPORTANCE. HEALTH INVESTMENT.
SPECIFICALLY WE SUPPORT FUNDING
TO REFORM THE MEDICAL SHARE
PROGRAMS AND PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED TO LIVE ON $600 A MONTH
AND CAN AFFORD TO ACCESS MEDICAL
WE SUPPORT EXPANSION OF MEDICAL
FOR ALL INCOME ELIGIBLE ADULTS,
REGARDLESS F IMMIGRATION STATUS
WITH EARLIER IMPLEMENTATION DATE
AND REQUESTING THAT MEANT TO
PREVENT AGE OUT OF YOUNG ADULTS
SUPPORT CONTINUOUS MEDICAL
COVERAGE UP TO AGE FIVE. HEALTH
ENROLLMENT NAVIGATOR CALIFORNIA
PREMIUM SUBSIDY PROGRAMS AND
HEALTH EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE
FUND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 102,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
PERSONAL VERY I'M, PRESIDENT OF
THE CALIFORNIA NURSES MIDWIVES
ASSOCIATION, WHERE A MEMBER OF
THE FAB COUNSEL AND SUPPORT THE
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PACKAGE
OUTLINED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD
AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA. WE
ALSO APPRECIATE THE $1 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN MIDWIFERY TRAINING
PROGRAMS OVER THREE YEARS TO
SUPPORT THE WORK THE LEGISLATURE
THAN IN RECENT YEARS TO SCALE UP
THE TRINITY SERVICES. TWO PARTS
OF THE STATE WITH LIMITED
ACCESS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 10. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
COLLINS WHO ORDERS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION, WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE LEGISLATURE FOR TAKING
ACTIVE POSITIONS ON DEVELOPING
BETTER OFF WORKFORCE, INCLUDING
FUNDING FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE
LOWER PAYMENT PROGRAM. THE EARLY
TALENTS PROGRAM, THE UNIVERSITY
AND COLLEGE TRAINING GRANTS FOR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SEVERAL
GOVERNORS PROPOSALS, INCLUDING
THE PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENCY
PROGRAM. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE
$7.5 MILLION FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1988
BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
HOTLINE. AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANY
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE OF
THE LEGISLATURE WOULD BE WILLING
TO MAKE AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH
THE GOVERNOR. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ONE. OH, SEVEN. YOU ARE
OPEN. MORNING CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
ALEX GRACE, THE ASSOCIATION
INDEPENDENT CALIFORNIA COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES. WANT TO THANK
THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE SUPPORT
POST $25.9 MILLION TO MAKE
SEVERAL INVESTMENTS AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CALDERON
PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS
ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT. OF THE $1.5 MILLION
PROPOSAL TO INTEGRATE OUR
INSTITUTIONS INTO THE ASSIST
TRANSFER PLATFORM AS WELL AS THE
$5 MILLION PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE
FUNDS TO THE CALIFORNIA INDIAN
NATIONS COLLEGE IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. 1 11, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, ERIN. HAPPY WITH PUBLIC
ADVOCATES. I THINK THE COMMITTEE
FOR YOUR WORK ON THE EDUCATION
BUDGET ENERGY TO FURTHER
STRENGTHEN THE CFF PRINCIPLES
AND EQUITABLE FUNDING,
TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. AND TO INVEST IN
WHOLE SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION AND
EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS PROGRAM.
WE SUPPORT THE INCREASE IN
ONGOING FUNDING TO DISTRICTS BUT
RECOGNIZE THAT STUDENT NEEDS AND
ECONOMIC STRESS ARE MORE ACUTELY
FELT IN DISTRICTS WITH HIGHER
CONCENTRATIONS OF LOW INCOME
ENGLISH LEARNER FOSTER YOUTH AND
HOMELESS STUDENTS. WE URGE YOU
TO EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTE THE 8 TO
$9 BILLION DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANTS USING THE L C. F F
ALLOCATION FORMULA RATHER THAN
ON A PER PUPIL BASIS. IN
ADDITION TO INCREASING THE CFF
BASED GRANT, WE URGE YOU TO USE
AT LEAST HALF OF ANY LCF F
INCREASE TO EXPAND THE
SUPPLEMENTAL AND CONCENTRATION
GRANTS, WHICH PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR HIGH NEEDS STUDENTS.
ONE SUGGESTION IS TO INCREASE
THE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT WEIGHT
ABOVE THE CURRENT 20% THE
CURRENT BASED INCREASE WILL SEND
ONLY ABOUT 18 CENTS ON EVERY LCF
F DOLLAR TESTING. SEE WE ALSO
SUPPORT THE $1.5 BILLION
INCLUDED IN THE MAY REVISE TO
ENSURE THAT ALL HIGH NEED
SCHOOLS TO BECOME COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS. LASTLY WE URGE YOU TO
ALLOCATE 130 MILLION TO SUPPORT
THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
INITIATIVE EXPANSION. THANK YOU.
96 YOU ARE OPEN. HEY AND THIS IS
DERBY KERNAN ON BEHALF OF RED IF
THE ROBERT ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT FUND, WE'RE
EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE
LEGISLATURE'S BUDGET PROPOSAL TO
INVEST IN CALIFORNIA, RIGHT? A
PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT
, SOCIAL ENTERPRISES THAT HELP
EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HARD
TO EMPLOY ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF AREA
AGENCIES ON AGING INVESTMENTS IN
AGING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SENIOR
NUTRITION, AND THE LEGISLATIVE
BUDGET WILL SIGNIFICANTLY HELP
SENIORS IN CALIFORNIA. WE CAN'T
THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THAT
INVESTMENT. AND LASTLY, ON
BEHALF OF THE FIRST FIVE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA THE
INCLUSION OF THE 0 TO 5
CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS
ELIGIBILITY IS AMAZING. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND
INVESTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. 2013, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
THIS IS CHRIS SHOPPERS OF
COALITION FOR CLEAN AIR, WHICH
IS PART OF THE CHARGE AHEAD,
CALIFORNIA AND INVEST IN CLEAN
AIR CAMPAIGNS. SPEAKING ON THE
PROPOSED CLEAN TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING PLAN, WELL MANY OF THE
SPECIFICS OF THE PLANET OF STILL
BEING DEVELOPED. WE URGE THE
LEGISLATURE TO CONTINUE
PRIORITIZING CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION FOR DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. AIR POLLUTION AND
HIGH FUEL PRICES HAVE A
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON OUR
MOST VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS AND
THE NUMBER ONE SOURCE OF AIR
POLLUTION IS THE TRANSPORTATION
SECTOR. EQUITY PROGRAMS ARE
OVERSUBSCRIBED AND NEED
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY
IF THE LEGISLATURE WANTS TO SEE
ADDITIONAL AREAS BEING SERVED.
ADDITIONAL BUDGET ALLOCATIONSTO
CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND
REDUCING BARRIERS TO CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION FOR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. LASTLY
THE LEGISLATION SHOULD TAKE CARE
IN PRESERVING SUCCESSFUL
PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND
INITIATIVES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. 46, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MORNING MRS MICHAELA,
RIGHT, PATRICK, ON BEHALF OF SAM
TRANS THE BUS SYSTEM IN SAN
MATEO COUNTY. I WANT TO ECHO
PREVIOUS COMMENTS THANKING YOU
FOR THIS. HISTORIC INVESTMENT
AND TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET AGREEMENT. STATE FUNDS
ARE CRITICAL TO OUR ABILITY TO
PROVIDE SERVICES TO SAM TRANS
CUSTOMERS WHO ARE PRIMARILY LOW
INCOME. AND THESE FUNDS WILL
ALSO HELP US CONVERT THE SAME
TRANS BUS FLEET FROM DIESEL TO
100% 0 MISSIONS AND INVEST IN
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. WE'RE
HOPEFUL THAT THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE NEWSOME ADMINISTRATION CAN
REACH AGREEMENT ON A
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PACKAGE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR TRANSIT AND REAL
PROJECTS AND A RESOLUTION ON
HIGH SPEED RAIL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 1 20, YOU ARE UP. HI
KATIE HARDWARE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
APPRECIATES THE SENATE SUPPORT
FOR EDUCATION AND SIGNIFICANT
INCREASE FOR THE L. C. F S. WE
ALSO WANT TO URGE THE
LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE THE MAYOR
VISION PROPOSAL TO PROVIDE COVID
A REALLY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND WE
ALSO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL ONE TIME
FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 1 18, YOU
ARE OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
JULIUS FASHION. I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE CULTURAL LABOR
CLIMATE JOB COLLISION WITH BAD
COALITION OF LABOR UNIONS WHO
SUPPORT THE STATE AND REACHING
ITS EMISSIONS REDUCTION TARGETS
, BUT ALSO ENSURING GOOD FAMILY
SUSTAINING JOBS IN THE NEXT
ENERGY ECONOMY. I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR WORK TO
ADVANCE CLIMATE WHERE, OF COURSE
AND LABOR PROGRAMS AND WE'D LIKE
TO POINT TO SOME IMPORTANT AND
URGENT GUTS IN THE BUDGET FOR
THE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER ONE.
WE SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE THE 50
MILLION DISPLACED OIL AND GAS
WORKER PILOT PROGRAM. AND WE
RECOGNIZE PROVIDING DIRECT
SUPPORT FOR DISPLACED WORKERS IS
A HUGE AND IMMEDIATE NEED SAID
WE REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL 55
MILLION AND ALSO IMPORTANTLY
ASPECT NEED TO ENSURE THAT ALL
THESE FUNDS ARE DIRECTLY
ACCESSIBLE TO DISPLACED WORKERS.
TO MAINTAIN THEIR LIVELIHOOD
SUCH AS HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND
EVERYDAY NEEDS, AS THEY
TRANSITION TO WE REQUEST AN
AMENDMENT TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY FUND
TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA,
ALL LOCAL COUNTIES AND CITIES
FACING DECLINING TAX REVENUE.
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY CONTRACTION
THEY APPLY TO THE FUNDAMENT
AIN'T CRITICAL CONSTITUENT
SERVICES, HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES WITH WATER AND
TRANSPORT. AND FINALLY WE WANT
TO APPRISE THE COMMITTEE OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF ADDING
INCLUSIONARY LABOR LANGUAGE TO
THE OIL AND GAS BALL, CAPPING
WORKFORCE PILOTS. SO THAT
WORKERS WHO CURRENTLY DO OIL AND
WELL CAPTAIN WORKING CONTINUING
CAREERS AS MORE STATE FUNDING
COMES THROUGH. THIS MEANS
SPECIFICALLY, WE NEED LANGUAGE
THAT SPECIFIES ELIGIBLE WORKERS
TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO ARE QUOTE
COVERED BY A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT. THOSE WHO
ARE TRAINED ON THE JOB FOR
DECADES CAN CONTINUE TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS WORK. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. BY 99.
YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD MORNING.
MADAM IS HERE REMEMBERS GRAHAM,
LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
85 TRENDS IN REAL AGENCIES
ACROSS THE STATE. WE ALIGN
OURSELVES WITH THE COMMENTS OF
CALTRAIN, THEIR MEMBER AGENCIES
MANCHURIANS PART AND S T A. WE
JUST WANT TO EXPAND FURTHER BY
NOTING THAT BEYOND THE HIGHEST
LEVEL UM, FUNDING FOR TRANSIT
AND RAIL AND ALSO LIKE TO MAKE
SURE THAT I EXPRESS OUR STRONG
SUPPORT FOR PROVIDING TARGETED
INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT PROJECTS
THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED
FRANCE WARD BUT NOW FACE NEW
COST PRESSURES AND OBSTACLES
FROM INFLATION THAT CHALLENGE
COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT. WE
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT SET ASIDE
FUNDING FOR THE TRANSITION TO
THE ROOM MACHINE TRANSIT
TECHNOLOGIES AS PART OF THE
CLIMATE PACKAGE, AND FINALLY, WE
CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
ALLOW TRANSIT AGENCIES TO
UTILIZE ADDICT COMMERCIAL
DRIVER'S LICENSE PROCESSING
CAPACITY AT DMP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 1 24, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. SHARON
MEMBERS MICHAEL JARED, ON BEHALF
OF THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH
FAMILY FARMERS. THANK YOU FOR
THE INCLUSION OF THE $75 MILLION
FOR THE SMALL AGRICULTURAL
DROUGHT RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM AND
CDF, A INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
AND THE 25 MILLION FOR THE
CALIFORNIA UNDER SERVING SMALL
PRODUCER PROGRAM AGREED TO AS
PART OF THE DROUGHT PACKAGE ALSO
URGES THE INCLUSION OF $10
MILLION FOR THE SMALL AND
UNDERSERVED FARMER ENGAGEMENT.
IN THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER
MANAGEMENT ACT AS PART OF THE
DROP PACKAGE ON BEHALF OF THE
CENTER FOR FOOD, SAFETY AND CALF
. THANK YOU FOR THE INCLUSION OF
THE $5 MILLION FOR THE ORGANIC
TRANSITION PROGRAM AT CDFA IN
THE BUDGET AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
86, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS
IS RIO SHARKS, AN ATTORNEY WITH
THE LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA, JUST ECHOING THE COMMENTS
OF THE FINANCIAL JET PROJECTS
AND THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW
AND POVERTY. TO CELEBRATE THE
INCLUSION, ELIMINATING CIVIL
ASSESSMENTS AND BACKFILLING THE
REVENUES AND DISCHARGING THE
ASSOCIATED DEBT OF CIVIL
ASSESSMENTS IN SP 1 54. WE WANT
TO APPLAUD THAT COMMITTEE FOR
INCLUDING THAT IN THE LANGUAGE,
AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO
PRIORITIZE THE ENDING OF THESE
HARMFUL RACIST. UNFAIR FEES IN
THE FINAL BUDGET THIS YEAR, SO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT,
PLEASE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. 84 YOU ARE OPEN. THANK YOU
. THIS IS CORAL SEA. DORIC LEASE
CEO FOR THE MONTEREY SALINAS
TRANSIT DISTRICT, PROVIDING
NECESSARY PUBLIC TRANSIT
SERVICES TO THE PERSONS ARE LOW
INCOME PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
, SENIORS AND STUDENTS WHO
RESIDE ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA
SALINAS VALLEY AS REPRESENTED BY
THE MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMUNITY
CENTERS. CAVIAR OH, AND LAIRD.
AH WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
PROPOSAL BUDGET AGREEMENT WE ARE
USING CURRENTLY USING FUNDS FOR
IMPLEMENTATION OF ZERO EMISSION,
BUS, TECHNOLOGY AND
INFRASTRUCTURE TO COMPLY WITH
THE INNOVATIVE QUEEN TRANSIT,
RURAL AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BUS
RAPID TRANSIT PROJECTS
THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. TO
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS AND MEET
OUR STATE'S CLIMATE CHANGE GOALS
AGAIN. WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE AS
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS HAVE THE
IMPORTANCE OF REACHING AGREEMENT
WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION ON
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PACKAGE.
THAT INCLUDES HIGH SPEED RAIL SO
THAT WE CAN GET THE HIGHEST
LEVELS OF FUNDING POSSIBLE FOR
THESE VITAL TRANSIT AND RAIL
CAPITAL PROJECTS, BOTH WITHIN
THE MONTEREY PENINSULA SALINAS
VALLEY BUT AROUND THE STATE AS
WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE
ON ONE YOU ARE OPEN. HELLO MY
NAME IS ANA HALF ABIDE WITH
UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA AND ON
BEHALF OF GREECE AND CHILD
POVERTY, CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S
DEFENSE FUND, CALIFORNIA EQUAL
RIGHTS ADVOCATES GLIDE AND YOUNG
INVINCIBLES IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS TO
UPLIFT FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO
GET BY. INCREASING THE MINIMUM
CALIFORNIA EARNED INCOME TAX
CREDIT, INCREASING THE OUTREACH
AND FREE TAX PREPARATION PROGRAM
TO 20 MILLION VIA YEAR ROUND
GRANTS, EXPANDING THE YOUNG
CHILD TAX CREDIT TO INCLUDE
CALIFORNIANS WITH ZERO INCOME.
AND ESTABLISHING A FALSE SHEET
TAX CREDIT AS WELL AS FOCUSING
TARGETED RELIEF VIA THE BETTER
FOR FAMILIES. REBATES INCREASING
TELEWORK GRANTS LEVELS TO END
CHILD POVERTY, INVESTING IN HOPE
TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS AND PROMISED
NEIGHBORHOODS. AND INCREASING
CHILDCARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES,
INVESTING IN ADDITIONAL
CHILDCARE FACILITIES AND WAVING
FAMILY FEES FOR CHILDCARE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. 89 YOU
ARE OPEN. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS IS GEORGE
CHARAMBA. THÄU, CALIFORNIA
ACTION REPRESENTING NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SAN DIEGO, CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF 81 34. ONLY FOR
ELIMINATION OF ASSESSMENTS AND
BACKFILL OF FUNDS. THE
COLLECTION OF CIVIL ASSESSMENTS
HAS BEEN USED AS A RACIALIZED
WEALTH EXTRACTION TOOL TARGETING
BLACK AND BROWN CALIFORNIANS,
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ALREADY
STRUGGLE WITH POVERTY AND
DISENFRANCHISEMENT. GREAT
THANKFUL FOR THE LEGISLATURE FOR
RECOGNIZING THESE FACTORS IN OUR
SUPPORT OF A B 1 34. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE WILL GO
TO LINE 1 31, YOU ARE OPEN.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS IS
JOHNNY PINERA ON BEHALF OF
HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES. WE WANT TO
TAKE CENTER DURAZO FOR INCLUDING
FUNDING FOR HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES
TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF MANY
INDIVIDUALS. ON ANOTHER BY
BUDGET, I MM COALITION FOR
HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. LOS
ANGELES CHARLOTTE IS IN SUPPORT
OF SENATOR DURAZO'S LOCAL BUDGET
REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A LOS
ANGELES WELCOME CENTER. TO HELP
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES WE
RESPECT RESPECTIVELY. ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS IMPORTANT
BUDGET REQUESTS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 9 20, YOU'RE OPEN.
MEDIA MOTO CALIFORNIA DISABILITY
FROM YOUR COMMUNITY ACTION
NETWORK OUT SO FAMILY MEMBER OF
THE 29 YEAR OLD COUNCIL GENERAL
IS STRONG SUPPORT THE
LEGISLATIVE VERSION OF THE
BUDGET, ESPECIALLY DIRECTOR OF
FUNDING FOR MEDICAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES,
ESPECIALLY THE ADDITIONAL
POLENTA ACCELERATE THE RATE
STUDY. AND LASTLY, JUST WANT TO
EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION
DESCENDANT AND NIELSEN FOR YOUR
DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA AND ALSO TO
SENATOR JAPAN HAS SAID CHAIR
PLEASE USE HELPING PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES, DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES AND STANDING. THANK
YOU. AND WITH NEXT WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO THE LINE. 1 32, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS IS KEVIN IN
SCHOOL WITH THE FRIENDS
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION OF
CALIFORNIA, ECHOING THE COMMENTS
OF UNITED WAYS OF CALIFORNIA TO
EXPAND TAX CREDITS FOR LOW
INCOME CALIFORNIA THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
KARINA LIQUOR WITH A CHILDCARE.
LAWCENTER WE WANT TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR HIS PROPOSAL FOR
CHILDCARE, AND FOR ALL THE
LEGISLATURE SUPPORT, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE
ON INCREASING RATES, LOTS AND
WAVING FAMILY FEES. THANK YOU
AND HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU.
0.1 33, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 1 33.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TESTIFY? OH
YES, THIS IS ERIC REYES ON
BEHALF OF AND WE ARE SUPPORTING
THE $80 MILLION ALLOCATION FOR
SAN DIEGO STATE AND FOR A LITTLE
CAMPUS TO BRING EDUCATION TO
BRAWLEY, CALIFORNIA. TO TAP INTO
THE LITHIUM DEVELOPMENT COMING
TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ALSO
SUPPORT ALL LITHIUM INITIATIVES
FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY WITH THE
LOWEST PER CAPITA INCOME AND
HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. WE
THANK YOU FOR THE NOT SO WE'RE
HERE IN THE HEALTH EQUITY LINES.
WE REQUEST THAT THE $50 MILLION
FOR COMMUNITY CLAIMS BE
DISTRIBUTED GEOGRAPHICALLY.
SOLELY ON NEED, AS RURAL
COMMUNITIES HAVE CONSISTENTLY
BEEN LEFT OUT OF PROPER SERVICES
AND HAVE BARRIERS THAT ARE SELF
IMPOSED AS WELL. SYSTEMATIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
1 34, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS BRENDAN TO IT
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION. WE DO VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE'S BUDGET AGREEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED FOR
CONSISTENT ONGOING FUNDING FOR
THE A B 6 17 COMMUNITY AIR
PROTECTION PROGRAM. BY SETTING A
FLOOR OF 300 MILLION IN ONGOING
ANNUAL FUNDING, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROGRAM
HAS THE FUNDING. IT NEEDS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. 1. 12, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M DEBBIE
ORACLE, WITH HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY CALIFORNIA REPRESENTING
OUR NETWORK OF HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY AFFILIATE STATEWIDE,
I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR PRIORITIZING THE INVESTMENT
OF 350 MILLION FOR CAT HOME
AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP PRODUCTION.
WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE
SENATE'S LEADERSHIP, RECOGNIZING
THE BENEFITS OF EQUITABLY
INCREASING ACCESS TO OWNERSHIP
HOUSING FOR MORE CALIFORNIANS
PROUDLY SUPPORT THE
LEGISLATURE'S PROPOSED BUDGET ON
HOUSING. EXPLICITLY THE
INCLUSION OF CAL HOME BECAUSE
IT'S THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT
INCREASES THE DESPERATELY NEEDED
SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE UNITS TO
OWN AND CAL HOME FUNDING RUNS
OUT LATER THIS YEAR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 9 68, YOU ARE OPEN.
MADAM CHAIR RYAN SPENCER ON
BEHALF OF SEVERAL CLIENTS FIRST
ON BEHALF OF OCEAN, BUT THANK
YOU FOR INCLUDING $15 MILLION TO
CREATE A HEALTH WORKFORCE
RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR HEALTH CLINICS IN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WERE
HOPEFUL THIS WILL REMAIN IN THE
NEGOTIATED BUDGET ON BEHALF OF
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF O. B. G.
Y N NINE. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED
THAT THE PROPOSAL TO INCREASE
THE MEDICAL OBSTETRIC RATE FOR
MALCOLM WRITERS WAS NOT
INCLUDED. WE DO HOPE THIS
PROPOSAL WILL CONTINUE TO BE
CONSIDERED AS NEGOTIATIONS
CONTINUE OUR PARTY NOTE CALLED
SUPPORTIVE OF AND APPRECIATE THE
INCLUSION OF THE FUNDING PACKAGE
FOR VARIOUS REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE PROPOSALS. FINALLY ON
BEHALF OF TRIPLE P. AMERICA WE
HOPE YOU'RE STILL CONSIDERED THE
PROPOSAL FROM A COALITION OF
LEGISLATORS, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO
EXPAND POSITIVE PARENTING
PROGRAMS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WE
BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL WILL
GREATLY COMPLEMENT THE
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS, WHICH
WOULD BE SUPPORTS AND WAS
INCLUDED THAT WILL PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THE WELLNESS AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH OF YOUTH AND PARENTS,
INCLUDING PARENT SUPPORTS. THANK
YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. LINE FIVE. YOU
ARE OPEN. AND HELLO, MADAM CHAIR
SKINNER AND ESTEEM COMMUNITY
UNIVERSE. MY NAME IS JOE MARI
ROBINSON, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON ASIAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN
AFFAIRS. I WOULD LIKE TO
COMMUNICATE GRATITUDE AND
SUPPORT. BUT LEGISLATORS
PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES
FUNDING OF A MULTITUDE OF
PIONEER A NEW PROGRAMS TO
SUSTAIN AND INCREASE DUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT FOR CALIFORNIA'S
HIGHER EDUCATION, STUDENTS OF
COLOR. FROM NATIVE HAWAIIAN,
AFRICAN AMERICANS, PACIFIC
ISLANDER X AND ASIAN AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES. SO THANK YOU ALL
AND YOUR STAFF AT OUR EXPENSE
AND CONTINUED DEDICATION TO OUR
STATE. THANK YOU. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. QUÊ. THINKING CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF FOR
ALL YOUR WORK. RYAN MORE IMMUNE
E FROM THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES. FIRST
WE APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE'S
DEFERRED ACTION ON THE
ADMINISTRATION'S CARE COURT
PROPOSALS, SO INVESTMENTS MATCH
THE FINAL APPROVED POLICY. BUT
WE MUST HIGHLIGHT THE NEED FOR
START UP AND ONGOING FUNDING TO
COVER ALL NEW RESPONSIBILITIES
ACROSS ALL IMPACTED COUNTY
DEPARTMENTS. IN REGARDS TO
TRANSPORTATION. WE URGE A
COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE THAT
INCLUDES LOCAL FUNDING FOR
BRIDGE REPAIRED SAFETY, ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION AND CLIMATE
ADAPTATION. AND AS IT RELATES TO
D. J J REALIGNMENT ITEM, 1 81.
WE APPRECIATE THE FUNDING FOR
JUVENILE FACILITY MODERNIZATION
, HOWEVER, PROJECTED COSTS WILL
EXCEED THE $100 MILLION
INVESTMENT. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
, WE MUST EXPRESS THE NEED TO
EXPEDITE FUNDING TO PROBATION
DEPARTMENTS WHO ALREADY HAVE
REALIGNED YOUTH IN THEIR CARE.
AND THEN LASTLY, WE'RE GRATEFUL
FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING PROVIDED
TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS
HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. 59, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE.
59. CAN YOU HEAR US? YES. HELLO?
HELLO IS OPEN. HELLO THANK YOU.
SORRY STEPHEN JONES. WHAT THEY
TRANSIT IN OAKLAND LIKE TO JOIN
MY PUBLIC TRANSIT COLLEAGUES AND
APPRECIATING AND SUPPORTING THE
$10.9 BILLION PROPOSED FOR
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE ALL GO CALLS FOR A DEAL WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION THAT PROVIDES
THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF FUNDING
POSSIBLE FOR TRANSIT AND RAIL
CAPITAL PROJECTS. IT'S GOING TO
COST A C TRANSIT MORE THAN $2.3
BILLION TO CONVERT. OUR FLEET TO
100% 0 EMISSIOS, IMPROVED
TRANSIT CORRIDORS AND UPGRADE
OUR AGING FACILITIES. I JUST
ALSO WANT TO STRESS REAL QUICKLY
THAT FUNDING FOR TRENDED
OPERATIONS IS JUST AS IMPORTANT.
TRANSIT REVENUES HAVE PLUMMETED
. FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDING HAS
ENDED BECAUSE CONTINUE TO
INCREASE TWO ADDITIONAL
OPERATIONS. FUNDING WILL HELP
TRANSIT RECOVER FROM THE
PANDEMIC, AVOID LAYOFFS AND MEET
THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS. SO
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SENATORS
SKINNIER AND SKINNIER AND
WIECKOWSKI FOR YOUR CONTINUED
WORK. ON BEHALF OF THE EAST
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU CONTINUE. 8. HI GOOD
AFTERNOON. TERROR AND MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS HILLARY BLACKERBY AND
THE CALLING ON BEHALF OF SANTA
BARBARA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT
DISTRICT. I WANT TO ANTICIPATE
OURSELVES WITH OUR COLLEAGUES
FROM THE OTHER TRANSIT AGENCIES
AND REALLY THANK YOU FOR
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF
THIS HISTORIC INVESTMENTS IN
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.
IN PARTICULAR TRANSIT AND REAL
CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION ON A FUNDING
PACKAGE THAT FUNDS ALL OF THESE
THINGS AND INCLUDES HIGH SPEED
RAIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU. 9 39, YOU ARE OPEN.
QUÊ MADAME CHERON SENATORS. MY
NAME IS KATHERINE HUTCHINSON AND
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEE. THANK
YOU FOR THE CSU ITEM ON PAGE
SEVEN OF THE AGENDA UNDER ITEM
21 C. WE APPLAUD THE INCLUSION
OF 311 MILLION AND THIS BUDGET
YEAR AND 411 MILLION IN FUTURE
BY THE YEARS TO IMPROVE WAGES
FOR FACULTY AND NON FACULTY
STAFF AT THE ISSUE. THANK YOU
FOR THE INCLUSION OF 100 MILLION
IN THE BUDGET YEAR, PLUS ONE TO
START IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SALARY STUDY AND THE BUDGET BILL
LANGUAGE STATING THAT INTENT
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING
NON FACULTY STAFF AND SEE IF HE
AND THE FISH YOU HAVE BEEN
ADVOCATING FOR A 287 MILLION
BUDGET AUGMENTATION TO FULLY
FUND THE SALARY STUDY. FUNDING
AND IMPLEMENTING THE SALARY
STUDY TO A NEW MERIT SALARY STEP
, WHICH STRUCTURE IS IMPERATIVE
AND AS NOTED IN THE SACRAMENTO
BEE AND L A TIMES THIS WEEK,
WE'LL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED PAY
EQUITY AND EVENTUALLY ELIMINATE%
GENDER AND RACE. INEQUITIES OF
WAGES AT THE ISSUE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK AND LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. LINE 29
YOU ARE OPEN. CHAIR SKINNER,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS DAVE BUTLER AND WITH THE
UNITED CHAMBER ADVOCACY NETWORK
, A COALITION OF NINE LOCAL
CHAMBERS OF CRAMER'S ACROSS FOUR
COUNTIES AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND WE'RE STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF
THE BUSINESS COALITIONS PROPOSAL
TO ADDRESS THE UNPRECEDENTED $20
BILLION DEFICIT IN THE STATES.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FUND WE
SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT TO ENSURE
THAT EMPLOYERS DON'T HAVE TO PAY
THE $21 PER EMPLOYEE SURCHARGE
THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED AS LONG
AS THE FUND IS NOT REPAID. AND
THEN, SECONDLY, THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL TO UNDERWRITE A PORTION
OF THE DEBT. WE THINK THAT
THAT'S SOLID FISCAL PLANNING AND
WHAT ANY FINANCIAL ADVISOR WHAT
ENCOURAGE THE LEGISLATURE TO DO
AND LASTLY, WE WANT TO THANK, UM
SENATORS NIELSEN, SENATOR PAN
AND SENATOR DOLLY ALL OF WHOM
REPRESENTED LEADS TO ONE OR MORE
OF OUR LOCAL CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
22 YOU ARE OPEN. QUÊ THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. MY NAME
IS DAN JACOBSON. FIRST
REPRESENTING ENVIRONMENT,
CALIFORNIA WE WANT TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR RECOGNIZING THE
URGENT NEED FOR CONTINUED
FUNDING FOR RBS CLIMATE EQUITY.
AND CHANGE. CLEAN CARS WERE ALL
CONTINUES TO BE OVERSUBSCRIBED
AND MOST OF THE AIR DISTRICT IT
WOULD BE EVEN BETTER IF STEPS
ARE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT THIS
FUNDING IS QUICKLY DELIVERED. UM
AND FUTURE ALLOCATIONS AND
SUBSEQUENT TRAILER BILLS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE, BREAKING
DOWN THE BARRIERS TO CLEAN
TRANSPORTATION FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS. AND ON
BEHALF OF ALL TO SEE FORMER CAL
EPA SECRETARY KERRY CAMERON
SENDS HIS THANKS TO THE
LEGISLATURE, UM AND ENCOURAGES
YOU ALL TO WORK WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO FULLY FUND
THE ALTAR C PROGRAMS AND THANKS
TO SENATOR BRADFORD AND SENATOR
GONZALEZ, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. FIND 100, YOU ARE
OPEN. BIT AFTERNOON, SHARON
MEMBERS AND THANKS FOR HANGING
IN THERE, RACHEL SMITH, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR COMMUNITY
INVESTMENT. OUR COALITION OF
MORE THAN 35, CALIFORNIA BASED
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS OR SEED FIVE ARE
STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THE 50
MILLION IN FUNDING PROCEDURE
DEFIES IN THE BUDGET BEFORE YOU
TODAY WE APPRECIATE THE SENATE
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND
URGED SUPPORT FOR IT IN THE
FINAL ADOPTED BUDGET. THANKS SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. 91 14, YOU ARE
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON, JAMIE
MINOR ON BEHALF OF THE GIFFORDS
CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE.
WE WANTED TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR THE INCLUSION OF
$40 MILLION TO SUPPORT COURT
ORDERED FIREARM RELINQUISHMENT
EFFORT. WE PARTICULARLY
APPRECIATE THIS SENATE
LEADERSHIP FROM THE BEGINNING OF
THE YEAR ON THIS LIFE SAVING
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. DEAR SKINNER AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
KELLY FONG AND I'M A LECTURER IN
ASIAN AMERICAN CITIES THAT YOU
FEEL A AND THE CO EDITOR OF THE
ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC
ISLANDER IMMEDIATE TEXTBOOK
PUBLISHED BY THE ASIAN AMERICAN
STUDIES CENTER. I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN
CITY CENTER TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN
EDUCATION AND ASK YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE $10 MILLION.01 TIME FUN
TO SUPPORT THE MULTIMEDIA TAXES
PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS
ESSENTIAL WITH THE MOVE TOWARDS
INTEGRATING ETHNIC STUDIES AND
SECONDARY AND HIGHER EDUCATION
IN CALIFORNIA, AND IN A MOMENT
OF INCREASING ABOUT EVEN HATE.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT IN FAVOR
FOR THE POST FUNDING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 57, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, STEPHEN SENSOR WITH
BRAUNSTEIN ON BEHALF OF THE
HOUSING ACTION COALITION,
EXPRESSING OUR SUPPORT OF THIS
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN
HOUSING FOR CALIFORNIANS IN THIS
BUDGET, IN PARTICULAR THE 350
MILLION FOR THE GAL HOME PROGRAM
AND 50 BILLION FOR CARRIAGE OF
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS. IS CRITICAL AND TIMELY
INVESTMENT WILL WORK.
CALIFORNIA'S ACCESS TO THE
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS
CONFERRED BY STABLE HOME
WORSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. 1 35,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 1 35. THIS IS
JUSTIN FLOORS FROM CPU.
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS UNITED.
THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR INCLUDING
FUNDING TO ADDRESS FAMILY,
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, RETIREMENT
AND HEALTH CARE NEEDS. THIS MUCH
NEEDED FUNDING WILL ALLOW
PROVIDERS LIKE MYSELF TO KEEP
THE DOORS OPEN FOR CARRY FOR
CALIFORNIA FAMILY AND BRING NEW
PROVIDERS INTO THIS BUILD,
PLEASE. WE ASK THAT YOU ENSURE
THAT THE FUNDING REMAINS IN THE
FINANCE IN THE FINAL BUDGET THAT
GETS PASSED AND SIGNED. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. 91,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M PILAR NOT
TAKING TONIC, CALLING ON BEHALF
OF THE WATER AGENCY THAT IRVINE
RANCH WATER DISTRICT, CALLING TO
EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR THE
LEGISLATURE'S CONTINUED
ATTENTION ON DROUGHT AND WATER,
AND IN PARTICULAR, CALLING TO
THANK THE LEGISLATURE FOR TAKING
THE STEP OF ADVANCING A FIRST
EVER. PART OFFENDING FOCUSED ON
DAM SAFETY FOR EXISTING DAMS. WE
ALSO WISH TO URGE CONSIDERATION
OF A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE
PROPOSED $100 MILLION AS
DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDING CLIMATE
RELATED FUNDING CONTINUE THIS
YEAR. ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE VERY
LEGITIMATE CLIMATE RESILIENCE
AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION BENEFITS
OF IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING
DANCE, INCLUDING ENHANCED
MANAGEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH
FORECASTS, INFORMED RESERVOIR
OPERATIONS. WATER SUPPLY
BENEFITS, WATER MANAGEMENT LIKES
ABILITY AND FLOOD PROTECTION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. 26, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS ROCKY RUSHING WITH ECO
EQUITY AND I WANT TO ALIGN MY
COMMENT. OF THOSE MADE EARLIER
BY DAN JACOBSON REGARDING
AUGUST. SEE I JUST WANTED TO ADD
THAT OXY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED
THE FINAL BUDGET, INCLUDING
ALLOCATION CODING 50 MILLION IN
ORDER TO COMPLETE ALL THE CITY'S
INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE
INVESTMENT WILL BRING MANY
RETURNS IN THE STATE AND QUEEN
ADVANCEMENT IN CLIMATE
RESILIENCY, GREEN HYDROGEN
DEVELOPMENT, DEPLOYMENT AND
RECOVERY SPACE FOR FIRST
RESPONDERS TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
A NEW HOME FOR STATE PATIENT
WILDLIFE STAFF AND EQUIPMENT,
JOB DEVELOPMENT STEM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ELLIE USC
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. MIXED
HIS LINE. 1 37, YOU ARE OPEN.
HELLO, CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS OSCAR SANDOVAL,
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS SENIOR
MANAGER WITH PEOPLE, YOU KNOW
COALITION FOR HEALTHY CALIFORNIA
. I'M GOING TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR INCLUDING A ONE
TIME $10 MILLION ALLOCATION TO
SUPPORT OUR ORGANIZATIONS.
HEALTH AMBASSADOR LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE HELP JUSTICE YOUTH
INITIATIVE AND OUR STATEWIDE
COMMUNITY LISTENING TO HER.
WE'RE ALSO CALLING TO LEND OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE HEALTH, EQUITY
AND RACIAL JUSTICE FUND. AND TO
ENSURE THAT BOTH ASKS ARE
INCLUDED IN THE FINAL STATE
BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
FIND 1 39, YOU ARE OPEN. THANK
YOU, OPERATOR. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS TIFFANY
MOCK WITH CST. WE WANTED TO
THANK THE SENATE AND LEGISLATURE
FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE 200
MILLION ONGOING FOR PART, PART
TIME FACULTY HEALTH INSURANCE
PROGRAM. ALONG WITH THE CHANGES
TO ENSURE MORE FACULTY OF ACCESS
TO HEALTHCARE, WHICH FURTHER
SUPPORT THE INVESTMENTS IN
WORKFORCE. WORKER TAX FAIRNESS.
CREDIT CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND
THE INCREASE IN LCS FUNDING.
FINALLY WE ALIGN OUR COMMENTS
WITH TO ON THE LEGISLATURE TO
INCLUDE THE NEIGHBOR. CONSULT
INCLUDE COVID 80, A RELIEF IN
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. 1 40, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 1 40. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
TESTIFY? ONE MORE SHOT 1 40.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE 1 36. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MEMBERS. MADAM CHAIR
COMMITTEE. EVERYBODY ON THIS
CALL AND SENATORS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. MY NAME IS DIANA ROBLES. I
REPRESENT THE CPU. CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS UNITED FAMILY
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. AND I WANT
TO THANK EACH AND EVERYONE THAT
IS ON THIS BUDGET COMMITTEE.
HELPING AND INCLUDING FUNDING TO
ADDRESS PROVIDERS RETIREMENT.
AND HELP THEIR NEEDS. THIS IS
MUCH NEEDED FUNDING WILL ALLOW
PROVIDERS LIKE MYSELF TO KEEP MY
DOORS OPEN TO SERVICE CALIFORNIA
FAMILIES AND BRING NEW PROVIDERS
INTO THIS FIELD. PLEASE ENSURE
THAT THIS FUNDING REMAINS IN THE
FINAL BUDGET THAT IT GETS PASSED
IN SCIENCE. FAMILY CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS ALL OVER CALIFORNIA
AND THE FAMILIES NEED YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO
TESTIFY, HAVE A BLESSING. THANK
YOU. 1 44. YOU'RE UP, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I'M KIM DELFINO,
REPRESENTING DEFENDERS OF
WILDLIFE, CALIFORNIA NATIVE
PLANT SOCIETY, AUDUBON,
CALIFORNIA KNOW MILAN TRUST AND
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUST. I'D
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE
PROPOSED INVESTMENTS IN CLIMATE
AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND IN
PARTICULAR THE APPROPRIATION OF
120 MILLION TO THE STATE COASTAL
CONSERVANCY FOR NATURE BASED
SOLUTIONS AS WELL AS THE 40
MILLION OVER TWO YEARS. 20
MILLION FOR ONE YEAR OF GENERAL
FUND FOR ONE TIME TO DEPARTMENT
OFFICIAL WILDLIFE. FOR THE
COMPLETION OF FINE SCALE
VEGETATION. MAPPING THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO MAKE A GOOD
SCIENCE BASED DECISIONS ON
CLIMATE, LAND CONSERVATION AND
FIRE MANAGEMENT. IN FACT, IT WAS
SO IMPORTANT THAT THE CALIFORNIA
NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY WAS ABLE TO
TURN AROUND A LETTER. SIGNED BY
136 SCIENTISTS IN IN JUST TWO
DAYS SUPPORTING THIS AS BEING
SUCH A CRITICAL INVESTMENT AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT INCLUSION
. FINALLY JUST LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE AS
WE AS YOU WORK ON THE
APPROPRIATION OF THE 4.34
BILLION FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY
PACKAGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND MODERATOR JUST GIVING THE
LITTLE NOW TO HAVE FIVE MINUTES
LEFT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS, SO
MEMBERS WHO HAVE NO LONGER AT
THE DIOCESE CAN COME BACK
BECAUSE WE WILL START OUR VOTING
, THEN SO FIVE MINUTES MORE
PUBLIC COMMENT. GO AHEAD. 91 43,
YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS MIKE PEREIRA. I'M AN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AL ACOSTA
CENTERS OF FIVE. OH ONE C THREE
NONPROFIT THAT SERVES PEOPLE
WITH INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN
BERKELEY. I ALSO REPRESENT THE
EAST BAY LEGISLATIVE COALITION
FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
AS THE CO CHAIR REPRESENTING
ALAMEDA COUNTY. I WANT TO THANK
THE SENATE AND THE LEGISLATORS,
JOINT PROPOSALS LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSAL, IT DOES OUTLINE ROBUST
AND INTENTIONAL PATHWAYS TO
ENSURE THE DIVERSE NEEDS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WHICH IS
GREAT. IN PARTICULAR. I WANT TO
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR SKINNER
AS A DIRECT CONSTITUENT AS WELL
AS THE LEADERSHIP OF SENATOR
EDMUND AND DR PEN AS THE ACTING
BUDGET CHAIRS FOR SENTENCE OF
THREE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS. AND ALL OF YOUR LONG HELD
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE FUNDING
CHALLENGES THAT HAVE IMPACTED
THE I DID COMMUNITY FOR A
GENERATION. STAFF ALSO NEEDS TO
BE PRAISED AS WELL, BUT REALLY
THROUGH LAST YEAR'S BUDGET,
COUPLED WITH THE PROPOSAL HELD
THIS YEAR, THE INVESTMENT THAT'S
TAKEN AND PROPOSED WILL TRULY
IMPACT THIS COMMUNITY AND
SIGNIFICANT WAYS. ESPECIALLY
SUPPORTING THE DIRECT SUPPORT
WORKFORCE. ONE OF THANK A NUMBER
I WANT TO LIST A COUPLE OF
AGENDA ITEMS THAT ARE IMPORTANT
BUT PRIMARILY THE ONE THAT IS
MOST OF PRESIDENT FOR US IS THE
ACCELERATION OF RATE STUDY, UM,
AND ALSO SUPPORTS TWO ADULTS
THAT DAY SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
SPECIALTY DENTAL CLINICS.
FINALLY I'M HOPING THAT THE
BUDGET WILL ALSO INCLUDE SOME
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE THAT WILL
HELP ENSURE COMMITMENT TO THE
LETTERMAN ACT BY AVOIDING FUTURE
FUNDING DISPARITIES FOR THIS
COMMUNITY TO THE REGULAR
UPDATING OF RATES. AND LOOKING
AT LESSONS LEARNED DURING THE
PANDEMIC TO MAKE NECESSARY
ADJUSTMENTS AND ADDRESS ANY
OPPORTUNITIES MISSED AS THE
SYSTEM EVOLVES, PRIORITIZED
PERSON CENTERED PRACTICES AND
QUALITY OUTCOMES. THE BEST
IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WERE
FORTUNATE TO SERVE. THANK YOU
ALL SO MUCH REALLY HOPE THIS
BUDGET GETS PAST. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 41. HELLO
MANAGE CHAIRS AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JORDAN,
BANANA CARVAJAL AND I'M CALLING
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA MB. WE
ALIGN OUR COMMENTS SUPPORTING
HASN'T CONSTRUCTION WITH HABITAT
FOR HUMANITY AND THE BLACK
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. WE ALSO
REQUEST MORE FUNDING FOR THE
CARAMEL PROGRAM TO HELP WITH
ADDING NEW CONSTRUCTION. AND
HOME OWNERSHIP HOUSING. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. 1 47,
YOU ARE OPEN. THIS MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. THIS IS BRIAN
LONDON OF PLATINUM ADVISORS ON
BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE
ON MENTAL ILLNESS, CALIFORNIA
NAOMI IS ASKING THE LEGISLATURE
TO REAFFIRM THE STATE'S
COMMITMENT TO ITS FAMILY TO
FAMILY AND PERIOD OF PYRAMIDAL
HEALTH SERVICES WITH AN
INVESTMENT OF $2 MILLION FUNDING
CHANGES UNDER THE DISSOLUTION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
SEVERAL YEARS AGO LEFT MIAMI'S
TRAINING UNFUNDED AT THE STATE
LEVEL, PUTTING LOCAL CAUSES IN
JEOPARDY. NAMI FOR THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS HAS FILLED THIS
GAP WITH ITS OWN RESOURCES TO
MEET THESE EXPANDING NEEDS.
HOWEVER THE APPROACHING NEED
WILL REQUIRE LONGER TERM AND
MORE STABLE FUNDING SOURCE. THE
FUNDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
STATE AND NANNY WAS PLACED IN
STATUTE 1989. AND NANNY
CERTAINLY WOULD ENJOY RESTARTING
THIS ENDEAVOR AND IS AGAIN
RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR $2
MILLION APPROPRIATIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANKYOU. 91 45,
YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, SOME OF
THEM CALLING ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC
HEALTH ADVOCATES, WHICH IS A
MEMBER OF A COALITION OF
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
, ADVOCATING TO CREATE A HEALTH
EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE FUND.
I'M CALLING TO COME OUT EITHER.
THAT INCLUDES $75 MILLION
ANNUALLY TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH,
EQUITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE FUND,
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH THE
LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR'S
ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE THIS FUN
IN REALITY FOR COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. TO HELP US
RECOVER. REPAIR AND REBUILD OUR
MOST DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES
FOLLOWING THE PANDEMIC. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS WE'LL GO
TO THE LANE OF 1 52, YOU'RE
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON INSURANCE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THIS IS
PHILLIP CRABS BECAUSE THEY CAN D
VERY THANKFUL AND APPRECIATIVE
THAT THE LEGISLATURE'S BUDGET
AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES THE NEED
FOR CONSISTENT ONGOING FUNDING
FOR THE 86 17 PROGRAM BY SETTING
A FLOOR OF $300 MILLION IN
ONGOING ANNUAL FUNDING, LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
TO MAKE SURE THE PROGRAM HAS THE
FUNDING. IT NEEDS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL GOING FORWARD.
ADDITIONALLY SIGNIFICANT
SUSTAINABLE INCENTIVE FUNDING IS
CRITICAL FOR MEETING HEALTH
BASED FEDERAL AIR QUALITY
STANDARDS AND ACCELERATING
SORELY NEEDED THEIR TERM
EMISSION REDUCTIONS. WE SUPPORT
FUNDING HEAVY DUTY ZERO EMISSION
TECHNOLOGY BEING DEVELOPED FOR
MASS DEPLOYMENT IN THE FUTURE.
HOWEVER GIVEN OUR NEED TO
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH NOW WE
SUPPORT FUNDING TO REPLACE HEAVY
DUTY DIESEL TRUCKSWITH NEAR
ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS THAT ARE
LOWER COSTS OR COST EFFECTIVE
AND PROVIDE MORE IMMEDIATE AIR
POLLUTION AND EMISSIONS
REDUCTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND MODERATOR. THIS WILL BE OUR
LAST SPEAKER. OKAY. OUR FINAL
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL COME FROM
LINE 1 55. HIæN BUDGET COMMITTEE
. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HANGING
IN THERE. FRANCISCO HERE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING
NOW TO POINTED TO THANK YOU ALL
FOR THE INCLUSION OF TWO ITEMS
THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR
HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. 200
MILLION FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
PRESERVATION PROGRAM AND 30
MILLION FOR THE HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION AND EVICTION DEFENSE
BUDGET ITEM. I WANTED TO JUST
ECHO THE NEED FOR THAT BUDGET
TRADED, THOUGH, THAT ALIGNED
WITH A B 14 87 FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CABLE FROM LAST
YEAR BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED THAT
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. SOME MEMBERS.
SO FIRST FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO
ARE STUNNED THE QUÊ. MY
APOLOGIES. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SUBMIT COMMENTS TO OUR BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND WE WILL MAKE SURE
THAT THE MEMBERS RECEIVED THEM.
WE DID TAKE OVER 80 80
INDIVIDUALS TESTIMONY. UM AND
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO
CALLED IN AND EVERYONE WHO? WELL
WE ACTUALLY TOOK MORE THAN 80.
SINCE WE HAD PEOPLE WHO ALSO
SPOKE TO US IN PERSON SO CLOSE
TO 100. BUT AGAIN FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO ARE IN THE QUEUE, MY
APOLOGIES, BUT WE REALLY DO
ENCOURAGE YO TO SUBMIT THEIR
COMMENTS IN WRITING WILL MAKE
SURE THAT MEMBERS GET THAT ON BY
BEFORE I ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR
SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE WE ARE
STILL IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THERE WILL BE
REVISIONS, BUT AS IS OUR
CONSTITUTIONAL RAW. WE HAVE
PUTTING FORWARD A RESPONSIBLE
BUDGET, A BUDGET THAT INCREASES
OUR RESERVES AS I MENTIONED AND
A BUDGET THAT STAYS UNDER OUR AS
MR PADDICK REFERRED TO THE CELL
LIMIT. THE STATE APPROPRIATIONS
LIMIT, AND I JUST WANT TO
MENTION THAT I'M PARTICULARLY
PROUD OF THE MONEY FOR
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE THAT IS
IN THIS PLAN. TO ENSURE ABORTION
ACCESS AT A TIME WHEN THE
ABILITY TO ACCESS A SAFE AND
LEGAL ABORTION IS IN JEOPARDY.
AM ALSO, AS I MENTIONED PRIOR
FOR VERY HAPPY THAT WE WERE ABLE
TO ADD SOME INCREASES TO OUR
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SERVICE
PROVIDERS SUPPORT OUR FOSTER
YOUTH AND THE MANY ADJUSTMENTS
THAT MANY OF THE PEOPLE WHO
TESTIFIED REFERENCED THAT REALLY
DEAL WITH THOSE PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA WHO ARE IN DEEP
POVERTY, AND SO I KNOW I'M
CHANNELING OUR PREVIOUS CHAIR.
NOW COUNTY SUPER L. A COUNTY
SUPERVISOR FOR CARRYING ON THAT
LEGACY, TO REALLY ADDRESS THOSE
FAMILIES WHO ARE IN DEEP POVERTY
. THERE IS MANY, MANY
ADJUSTMENTS IN THIS BUDGET THAT
WILL REALLY HELP THOSE FAMILIES.
UM AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO
POINT OUT THERE WERE SOME
COMMENTS ABOUT OUR PLAN FOR THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, AND I
WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THE PLAN
IN THIS BILL IS FULLY REIMBURSE
IS 99% OF EMPLOYER. COST THERE
AND PAYS FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS
. THERE WERE SOME COMMENTS THAT
WEREN'T QUITE ACCURATE. AND WITH
THAT, WE'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. THE BILL.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION.
THEN UM, HERE, DID YOU OKAY? WE
HAVE A MOTION BEFORE US. AND
THAT IS DO PASS A B 1 54 AND.
ANY OTHER PART OF THE JUST TO
PASS IF YOU WANT. YES OKAY,
ALWAYS USED TO REFERRING IT TO
SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT IT IS GOING
TO BE REFERRING IT TO THE FLOOR.
ALRIGHT, YOU CAN DO A ROLL CALL.
MAYBE 1 54. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS SKINNER BY SCARE I, NELSON
NELSON CARRIERE Ó. CORTESI DIæN
DOLLY DOLLY! NO! DURAZO H
GMAN IN I GROVE KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER. AYE LAIRD. BLARED. AYE
MCGUIRE. WHERE I MELINDA'S MEN,
NEWMAN CHEWABLE. PEN AND I,
RALPH STERN. WIECKOWSKI HIGH
CASCADE. AYE. I'M GONNA HOLD THE
RULE OPEN. THERE'S ONE MEMBER
WHO IS GOING TO COME BACK. SO
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN. FANS BUT
MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
AND YOU DON'T NEED TO STAY WHILE
WE ARE WAITING FOR THAT MEMBER
TO ADD ON YOU ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND
. I WILL ENJOY MINE. TODAY IS MY
GRAND BABIES ONE YEAR OLD
BIRTHDAY. CONGRATULATIONS THANK
YOU BROUGHT THIS REPLACING
SISTER.
RIGHT SO LET'S HAVE OUR CAREER
CALLED THE ROLE FOR OUR MISSING
MEMBER. HIMSELF CARRIERE O
GROVE. MELINDA'S. ROTH ROTH. I
STERN. ALRIGHT. THAT BILL IS OUT
IN THE COUNT WAS I WAS 12. SIZE.
12 KNOWS TOO. AND WITH THAT.
BILL IS OUT AND THE. THIS PLACE
IS JOBS. HANG ON. YES, SHE MADE
CLEAR THAT SHE WAS NOT VOTING.
OKAY? UM ANYWAY, THAT BILL IS
OUT AND ALREADY REPORTED THE
VOTE. THANK YOU STAFF VERY MUCH
, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO TAKING
THIS UP ON THE FLOOR AND THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON BUDGET AND
FISCAL REVIEW IS NOW ADJOURNED.