MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN ARCHULETTA. ATKINS
FAITHS BACKER. GORGEOUS.
BRADFORD CABALLERO ORTEZ. DOLLY!
DODD. OH, ROZ O EGGMAN. BLAZER
GONZALES GROVE. HERTZBERG WEST.
SO HURTADO JONES KAMLAGER LAIRD.
LEYVA. LIMÓN MCGUIRE, MELINDA'S
MEN. NEWMAN NIELSEN VOGUE. PAN
PORTANTINO ROUGH. RUBIO SKINNER
STERN. HAMBURG WIECKOWSKI WIENER
WILK. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY
MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
MEMBERS WOULD YOU AND OUR GUESTS
BEYOND THE RAIL AND IN THE
GALLERY, PLEASE RISE WILL BE
LETTING PRAYER THIS AFTERNOON BY
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI, AFTER WHICH
PLEASE REMAIN STANDING WILL BE
LEADING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG BY SENATOR OCHOA
BOGEY. SENATOR WIECKOWSKI.
SPIRIT GIVER OF LIFE AS YOU CARE
FOR ALL OF CREATION. GIVE US
YOUR PIECE. MAY I? SECURITY COME
NOT FROM WEAPONS, BUT FROM
RESPECT. MAYOR STRENGTH COMES
NOT FROM VIOLENCE BUT FROM LOVE.
MAYOR OAN WEALTH COME NOT FROM
MONEY, BUT FROM SHARING. MAYOR
PATH BE NOT ONE OF AMBITION. BUT
OF JUSTICE. MAY OUR VICTORY BE
ONE OF FORGIVENESS SO THAT
UNARMED AND CONFIDENT WE WILL BE
MOVED IN COMMITTED TO DEFEND THE
DIGNITY OF ALL PEOPLES. ON
BEHALF OF ALL CREATION. MAYBE WE
SHARE TODAY AND ALWAYS THE BREAD
OF SOLIDARITY AND PEACE. AMEN.
MEMBERS PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS MEMBERS.
WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE
PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR, SENATOR
BRADFORD. PLEASE PROCEED WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO
WELCOME SOME AMAZING INDIVIDUALS
WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT.
MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAM. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO
WELCOME AND GREET THESE
INDIVIDUALS OVER A NUMBER OF
YEARS IN THE LEGISLATURE. BUT
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE
MANDELA FELLAS ARE BACK AT THE
CAPITAL SINCE THE PANDEMIC
BEGAN, AND I'M HONORED TO
WELCOME THIS YEAR'S PRESTIGIOUS
GROUP BACK TO SACRAMENTO,
REPRESENTING 15 COUNTRIES IN SUB
SAHARAN AFRICA. THESE YOUNG
FELLOWS BETWEEN THE AGE OF 25
35. HAVE ALREADY ESTABLISHED
RECORDS FOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN
PROMOTING INNOVATION IN THEIR
ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS,
COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRIES AND
TWO'S UP 2010 PRESIDENT OBAMA
LAUNCHED A YOUNG AFRICAN
AMERICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE TO
SUPPORT AND INVEST IN THE NEXT
GENERATION OF AFRICAN LEADERS AS
A FLAGSHIP PROGRAM ESTABLISHED
IN 2000 AND 14. THE MANDELA
FELLOWSHIPS HAS BROUGHT NEARLY
5100 YOUNG LEADERS TO THE UNITED
STATES, EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE
THROUGH ACADEMIC COURSEWORK.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND
NETWORKING. EACH YEAR. EACH
FELLOW TAKES PART IN A SIX WEEK
ACADEMIC AND LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE AT THE UNITED STATES
COLLEGE OR UNIT UNIVERSITY, AS
WELL AS NETWORKING SUMMIT IN
WASHINGTON, D. C WHAT US LEADERS
FROM THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON
PROFIT PROFIT SECTORS UPON
RETURNING TO THEIR HOME
COUNTRIES. FELLOWS CONTINUE TO
BUILD THE SKILLS THEY HAVE
DEVELOPED DURING THEIR TIME IN
THE UNITED STATES THROUGH
SUPPORT FROM US EMBASSIES, THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND OTHER
AFFILIATE PARTNERS. THIS YEAR'S
GROUP HAS A WIDE RANGE OF
INTEREST FROM THE PROVISION OF
HEALTH CARE. FOR DISADVANTAGED.
COMMUNITIES TO DROUGHT
MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTIONS. CALIFORNIA HAS
WORKED HARD TO BE A LEADER IN
CREATING A SYSTEM OF EQUITABLE
PROVISION FOR SOCIAL SERVICES AS
WELL AS IN COMBATING THE FACTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT WE CANNOT
DO THIS ALONE. IT IS THROUGH
THIS COLLABORATION EXCHANGE WITH
SUCH INDIVIDUALS LIKE THESE THAT
WE WILL ADVANCE. AND IT'S
SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE FUTURE
FOR ALL. PLEASE JOIN ME IN
WELCOMING THESE GIFTED YOUNG
LEADERS AND WISHING THEM A
PRODUCTIVE VISIT. HERE AT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL TODAY.
THANK YOU, SENATOR BRADFORD. AND
WE WELCOME OUR YOUNG AFRICAN
LEADERS TO YOUR CALIFORNIA STATE
SENATE. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. BEING AGAINST SENATOR
BRADFORD UNDER PRIVILEGES OF THE
FLOOR, SENATOR DODD MADAM
PRESIDENT PERMISSION TO USE A
PROP. FOR PERMISSION GRANTED,
TENTATIVELY? YES, MA'AM. YES,
THANK YOU. OH THANK YOU, SENATOR
DODD. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO
REAL BUSINESS. MESSAGES FROM THE
GOVERNOR WILL BE DEEMED READ.
AND WE DO HAVE A MESSAGE FROM
THE ASSEMBLY. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ MADAM PRESIDENT, I
AM DIRECTED TO INFORM YOUR
HONORABLE BODY THAT THE ASSEMBLY
AMENDED ON THIS DAY PASSED AS
AMENDED SENATE BILL 1, 54 AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS YOUR
HONORABLE BODY TWO CONCURRENT,
SAID AMENDMENTS TO PARKER, CHIEF
CLERK OF THE ASSEMBLY ABOVE BILL
ORDERED TO UNFINISHED BUSINESS
FILE. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY
. REPORTS OF COMMITTEE WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND AMENDMENTS
ADOPTED, MOVING TO MOTIONS,
RESOLUTIONS AND NOTICES. MOTION
TO APPROVE THE SENATE JOURNALS
WITHOUT OBJECTION. THE SENATE
JOURNALS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE
SIX THROUGH 9 2022 WILL BE
APPROVED AND CORRECTED BY THE
MINUTE CLERK. MEMBERS. WE ARE
NOW MOVING TO CONSIDERATION OF
THE DAILY FILE. SECOND READING,
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1
15 ASSEMBLY BILL 15 76 ASSEMBLY
BILL 18 82 WITH AMENDMENTS FOR
52 WITH AMENDMENTS 12 87 WITH
AMENDMENTS 13 81 WITH AMENDMENTS
. THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
THE SECOND READING FILE WILL BE
DEEMED READ. WE'RE MOVING TO
GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS, SENATOR
LAIRD PLEASE PRESENT FILE ITEM,
21. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
PRESIDENT FILE ITEM. 21 IS THE
CONFIRMATION OF DR FRANCISCO
ESCOBEDO FOR APPOINTMENT AND DR
CYNTHIA GLOVER WOODS FOR
REAPPOINTMENT TO THE STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION. DR ESCOBEDO IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
NATIONAL CENTER OF URBAN SCHOOL
TRANSFORMATION. AT SAN DIEGO
STATE UNIVERSITY. HE PREVIOUSLY
SERVED AS SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
TRUE OF VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISTRICT. DR GLOVER WOODS IS
CURRENTLY THE BOARD'S VICE
PRESIDENT. AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RED ONES
SHE PREVIOUSLY SERVED. IS THE
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER FOR THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. THEY WERE APPROVED BY
THE RULES COMMITTEE ON JUNE 1ST.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR LAIRD MEMBERS
DISCUSSION OR DEBATE. SEEING AND
HEARING NONE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ALAN
ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I FAITH
BECKER. HI FORGES. BRADFORD.
CABRERA. AYE, CORTEZ E. I DOLLY.
DODD. AYE, DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. I GROWTH.
HARTSBURG I WEAR SO I HURTADO.
JONES. KAMLAGER KAMLAGER I
FLARED. AYE. FLAVOR. AYE, LIMÓN.
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN.
ALCOA, BOGUE. PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT AYE,
RUBIO. SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I
HAMBURG. AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE,
WIENER. I WILL. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ALAN ARCHULETTA.
SPACE. PORGES. BRADFORD. AYE.
SALLY. GLASER. GROWTH. FURTADO.
JONES. MELINDA'S. NIELSEN. OCHOA
BOGUE RUBIO. WILK. SENATOR MOVES
THE CALL MEMBERS. WE'RE MOVING
ON TO SENATE THIRD READING. WE
ARE GOING TO START WITH FILE
ITEM. 40 SENATOR DODD. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE READ. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1 12 BY
SENATOR DODD RELATIVE TO ELDER,
INDEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE
AWARENESS MONTH, SENATOR DODD
MADAM PRESIDENT MEMBERS SCR 12.
SEEKS TO RECOGNIZE THE MONTH OF
JUNE IS ELDER AND DEPENDENT
ADULT ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH.
THIS ANNUAL RECOGNITION ALLIANCE
WITH THE NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL
RECOGNITION DURING THE MONTH OF
JUNE. SADLY ONE IN 10, AMERICANS
, 68 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER
EXPERIENCE ABUSE EACH YEAR. AND
THIS FIGURE IS WIDELY BELIEVED
UNDERESTIMATE THE TRUE INCIDENTS
OF ELDER ABUSE NATIONWIDE. THE
ELDERLY AND ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES MAY BE IMPACTED BY
A CONSTELLATION OF PHYSICAL,
MENTAL, PHARMACEUTICAL OR
MEDICAL INFLUENCES, ANY OF WHICH
COULD RESTRICT THEIR ABILITY. TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES OR SELF
ADVOCATE TO REPORT TO
AUTHORITIES WOULD ABUSE OCCURS
OR TO TESTIFY AGAINST THEIR
PERPETRATORS. THE ABUSE, MAYBE
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL OR
FIDUCIARY AND CONSISTENT CRIMES
THAT RECOGNIZE NO BOUNDARIES OF
ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL OR SOCIAL
STATUS, GENDER, RACE, CULTURE OR
RELIGION. RECOGNIZING THESE
RISKS ARE SPREADING AWARENESS.
AND SPREADING AWARENESS IS THE
FIRST STEP TOWARDS PREVENTION OF
ELDER ABUSE. AND THAT'S WHY I AM
PROUD TO AUTHOR THIS RESOLUTION
. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR DODD,
MEMBERS DISCUSSION AND DEBATE.%
SEEING AND HEARING NONE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I BATES
AYE, BECKER. AYE, GORGEOUS. AYE,
BRADFORD. CABRERA. AYE, CORTESI.
I DOLLY. AYE, DODD. AYE, DURAZO.
AYE, EGGMAN. AYE, LASER.
GONZALEZ. I GROW. AYE,
HERTZBERG. I WEAR SO AYE,
HURTADO. JONES. AYE, KAMLAGER. I
LAYERED I LABOR. AYE, LIMÓN.
AYE, MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S I
MEN. AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN.
A CHEWABLE. I PAN. I PORTANTINO
I BROUGHT AYE, RUBIO. SKINNER.
AYE, STERN. I AM BERG. AYE,
WIECKOWSKI. AYE. WIENER WILK.
AYE. PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ALAN, I ARCHULETTA.
BRADFORD. AYE. GLASER. HURTADO.
AYE. NIELSEN. AYE. RUBIO. 37 NO.
ZERO THE MAJOR PASSES MEMBERS IF
YOU CAN ALL PLEASE TAKE YOUR
SEATS. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO
FILE ITEM 21 GOVERNOR'S
APPOINTMENT AND WE'RE GOING TO
LIFT THE CALLS. THE CALL. ALAN
AYE. ARCHULETTA. BATES. PORCHES.
DOLLY! GLASER. GROVE. HURTADO.
AYE. JONES. MELINDA'S NIELSEN.
HOWEVER VOGUE RUBIO WILK. SIZE
28 NO. ZERO. THE APPOINTMENT IS
CONFIRMED. MEMBERS WERE GOING TO
TAKE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
BUT PLEASE DO NOT THINK THAT WE
ARE DONE AFTER THAT. WE ARE JUST
BEING EXPEDIENT WITH OUR TIME.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE READ.
ASSEMBLY BILL 21 55. THANK YOU,
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ALAN I ARCHULETTA. ATKINS
I FAITH AYE, BECKER. AYE,
GORGEOUS. AYE, BRADFORD. AYE
CABALLERO. CORTESI. AYE, DOLLY.
AYE, DODD. I BARROSO. AYE,
EGGMAN. AYE, GLASER. GONZALES. I
GROWTH. AYE, HERTZBERG. I WEAR
SO AYE, HURTADO. AYE, JONES.
AYE, KAMLAGER. I GLARED. FLARED.
I LABOR. AYE, LIMÓN. AYE,
MCGUIRE. AYE. MELINDA'S MEN.
AYE, NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. I
WILL SHOW ABO PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. I BROUGHT RUBIO.
SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM BERG.
AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER.
AYE, WILK. AYE. PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. ARCHULETTA.
LASER TRUE. A VOGUE? AYE. RUBIO.
37 NO. ZERO MEMBERS. IF YOU CAN
PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS SEAT YOU
WILL FIND ON YOUR DESK OR DOES
IS COMING TO YOU QUICKLY. SENATE
SUPPLEMENTAL FILE ONE. I WANT
YOU IN YOUR SEATS BECAUSE I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW IT BEFORE
WE VOTE ON IT.
PRIME MEMBERS. NOW THAT YOU'VE
ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
SUPPLEMENTAL FILE NUMBER ONE.
I'M GOING TO GO TO SENATOR
SKINNER. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
READ SENATE BILL 1 54 BY SENATOR
SKINNER AND ACT RELATING TO THE
STATE BUDGET TO TAKE EFFECT
IMMEDIATELY. BUDGET BILL SENATOR
SKINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT MEMBERS. I'M VERY
PLEASED TO PRESENT SB 1 54 THE
BUDGET ACT OF 2022. SP 1 54
REPRESENTS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
OUR TWO HOUSES. HE SENT IT AND
THE ASSEMBLY. SB 1 54 IS CRAFTED
BASED ON THE BUDGET PRESENTED TO
US BY THE GOVERNOR IN JANUARY
AND MAY. AND REFINED. OVER MY
MANY MONTHS, FIVE MONTHS NOW.
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS IN
BOTH HOUSES, PLUS STEAK,
ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDER AND
MEMBER INPUT. THIS BUDGET PLAN
INCLUDES 300 BILLION IN TOTAL
SPENDING. 235.9 BILLION OF THAT
IS GENERAL FUND. IT ALSO
ALLOCATES A HISTORIC LEVEL OF
DISCRETIONARY RESERVES. SETTING
ASIDE A RECORD 37.8 BILLION IN
COMBINED TOTAL RESERVES.
COVERING OUR BUDGET
STABILIZATION ACCOUNT. THE
SPECIAL FUND FOR ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTIES. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACCOUNT AND
OUR SAFETY NET RESERVES. IT ALSO
KEEPS SPENDING UNDER THE STATE
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT BY AN
ESTIMATED 20 BILLION IN 22 23
SETS US ON A PATH TO STANDARD
THAT LIMITS FOR THE NEXT TWO
YEARS. THIS RESPONSIBLE BUDGET
PACKAGE STRIKES THE RIGHT
BALANCE OF PROVIDING FISCAL
RELIEF TO BUSINESSES, FAMILIES
AND SMALL BUSINESSES. IT FINDS
INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHER ITEMS
WITH ONE TIME INVESTMENTS.
BUILDS AS I MENTIONED THE RECORD
RESERVES TO ASSIST US WITHSTAND
ANY TYPE OF REVENUE REDUCTIONS,
ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OR OTHER
BUDGET CHALLENGE. NOT WHEN I
MENTIONED THE RELIEF. THIS
BUDGET PACKAGE PROVIDES EIGHT
BILLION INDIRECT RELIEF TO LOW
AND MIDDLE INCOME CALIFORNIANS
TO HELP AGAINST RISING GAS AND
OTHER INFLATIONARY COST
INCREASES. THROUGH. THE
LEGISLATURE'S BETTER FOR
FAMILIES REBATE PLAN. NOW LET ME
BE SPECIFIC. THE BETTER FOR
FAMILIES REBATE WILL PROVIDE
$200 PER TAXPAYER. AND HER
THEY'RE DEPENDENT. FOUR FAMILIES
UP TO 250,000 ANNUAL INCOME AND
INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOME OF UP TO
125,000. NOW THAT REPRESENTS 90.
OF CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS 90% SO
THE BETTER FOR FAMILIES REBATE
PLAN WILL PROVIDE DIRECT RELIEF
TO 90% OF CALIFORNIANS. SB 1. 54
ALSO MAKES STRONG INVESTMENTS IN
PROGRAMS, STRENGTHEN FAMILIES
AND OTHER WAYS AND THE ECONOMY,
FOR EXAMPLE, THROUGH WORKFORCE
INVESTMENTS TO HELP STRENGTHEN
THOSE AREAS WHERE WE HAVE
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES, FOR EXAMPLE
IN HEALTH AND ANOTHER AREAS, IT
PROVIDES ENHANCED SUPPORT TO
BUSINESSES. THROUGH EXPANSION OF
THE COVID RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM.
ASSISTANCE TO COVER PAGE SICK
LEAVE COSTS AND WAVING THE
BUSINESS LICENSE FEE FOR NEW
SMALL BUSINESSES. AND AS WE
MOVED TO A FINAL BUDGET PACKAGE
, THERE WILL BE TRAILER BILLS TO
REPRESENT A FINAL AGREEMENT.
HOWEVER THIS SPECIFIC BILL
CONTAINS THE BUDGET ACT
APPROPRIATIONS WE NEED FOR 22
23. NOW THIS CRITICAL BUDGET
PACKAGE INVESTMENTS CONTAINED
WITHIN THE BILL. OR THE HIGHEST
LEVEL OF QUÊ THROUGH 12 FUNDING
EVER. INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN
OUR EARLY EDUCATION AND
CHILDCARE, INCLUDING INCREASES
TO CHILDCARE PROVIDER RATES, AND
AS WE KNOW WE SAW MANY CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS DROPOUT OF THE. OF
THAT PROFESSION OVER THIS
PANDEMIC, AND WE FIND MANY WOMEN
NOT RETURNING TO WORK BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIND
CHILDCARE OR IT IS TOO
EXPENSIVE. SO AS PART OF OUR
CRITICAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENTS
IS THIS CHILD CARE PACKAGE WHICH
, AS I MENTIONED INCLUDES
INCREASES TO THE PROVIDER RATES.
AND OTHER ITEMS WITHIN THAT.
INCREASED FUNDING FOR OUR
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITY
PROGRAM IN ARCADE THROUGH 12
SCHOOLS. INCREASED FUNDING FOR
OUR UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS AND
FOR OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS WITHIN HIGHER ED. WE'VE
INCREASED FUNDING FOR STUDENT
HOUSING AT UC CSU AND OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES. WE
PROVIDED FOR ENROLLMENT GROWTH
THAT YOU SEE NCSU AND INCREASE
THE BASE FUNDING TO ALL THREE
SYSTEMS, ALONG WITH MORE FUNDING
TO ASSIST WITH DEFERRED
MAINTENANCE. AND FOR STUDENTS
SUPPORT PROGRAMS AT UC CSU AND
CC COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGH
THE HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACTS
PLUS PACKAGE. NOW WITHIN THE
RESOURCES AREA. THE CLIMATE AND
ENERGY PACKAGE IS 4.3 BILLION IN
22 23 AS PART OF A 21 BILLION
PACKAGE OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. IN
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. AS I
MENTIONED WE INVESTED IN
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THOSE
PROGRAMS OR THOSE AREAS THAT WE
ARE SEEING WORKFORCE SHORTAGES
LIKE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PUBLIC
HEALTH PRIMARY CARE. WE ALSO
RESTORE SOME OF THE RECESSION
ERA CUTS TO MEDICAL AND WE
ACCELERATE RATE INCREASES FOR
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES PROVIDERS
CUTS THAT WE MADE BACK IN THE
RECESSION AND HAVE NOT ADJUSTED
SINCE. AND WE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO HELP OUR FOSTER
YOUTH STAY WITH THEIR FAMILIES
RATHER THAN BEING SENT OUT OF
STATE INSTITUTIONS. FOR OUR
SAFETY NET. THIS BUDGET PROVIDES
MANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WILL
PROVIDE THOSE CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES IN DEEP POVERTY, WHICH,
UNFORTUNATELY, UNFORTUNATELY,
CALIFORNIA STILL HAS MANY. TO
HELP THEM GET A PATHWAY OUT.
THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN COW WORKS
IN OUR EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
EXPANSION. CHILDCARE AS I
MENTIONED AND REDUCTIONS IN MANY
OF THE FEES THAT ARE OFTEN
LEVIED ON SUCH FAMILIES. AND I'M
PARTICULARLY PROUD OF THE
FUNDING TO EXPAND AND ENSURE
ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
CARE, ESPECIALLY TO ABORTION AT
A TIME WHEN THE ABILITY TO
ACCESS A SAFE AND LEGAL ABORTION
IS IN JEOPARDY NATIONWIDE.
WITHIN THE HOUSING AND HOMELESS
AREA. AN AREA THAT HAS BEEN
CONCERNED TO EVERY CALIFORNIAN.
WE PROVIDE 1.55 BILLION FOR THE
FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PACKAGE. AND
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE HELP
PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES HOMELESS
PROGRAMS SUPPORT WHICH ARE
CITIES HAVE ASKED FOR IN SUCH
STRONG SO STRONGLY WITHIN PUBLIC
SAFETY AND THE JUDICIARY. WE
BACKFILL THE ELIMINATION OF
CIVIL ASSESSMENT FEES, AND WE
FIND THE EXPANSION OF A
COMMUNITY REENTRY PROGRAM TO
HELP ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE
RELEASED FROM OUR PRISONS. CAN
FUNCTION AND LIVE. WELL IN THE
COMMUNITIES WHEN THEY RETURN
HOME. WITHIN TRANSPORTATION. WE
HAVE 5.5 BILLION FOR THE FIRST
YEAR OF A MULTIYEAR PACKAGE,
WHICH WILL INVEST IN TRANSIT,
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION AND
TRADITIONAL TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE. SO HERE IS THE
APPROPRIATION BUT NOT THE
SPECIFICS. AND THEN I WILL END
WITH THAT THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE GOVERNOR CLEARLY SHARE MANY
COMMON PRIORITIES. AND AS I
MENTIONED, THIS BUDGET WAS
CRAFTED ON MANY OF THE VERY
EXCELLENT PROPOSALS MOST OF THAT
THE GOVERNOR PUT FORWARD, BUT IT
ALSO RETAINS AND BUILDS ON
PROPOSALS BY THE LEGISLATURE
THAT REFLECT THE STAKEHOLDER
INPUT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER
THIS 5 TO 6 MONTH PERIOD. AND
MEMBERS WITH THAT I ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. SENATOR SKINNER
REMEMBERS DISCUSSION AND DEBATE,
SENATOR NIELSEN. MADAM
PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, THE SENATE I CANNOT RISE
SUPPORTING THIS BUDGET. IT'S A
BUDGET YET AGAIN IN PROCESS.
BEEN AN INTERESTING YEAR. FIRST
WELL, WE WERE NOT GOING TO HAVE
A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND THEN
WE WERE, BUT IT WAS GOING TO
HAVE 13 MEMBERS ON IT. SO THAT
LANGUISHED AROUND FOR A WHILE,
AND THEN IT COMES TO OUR
ATTENTION COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
WELL, THERE WON'T BE A
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AGAIN. SO
THE OLD QUESTION ARISES. HOW DO
WE RECONCILE THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN THE TWO VERSIONS OF THE
BUDGET? THE ASSEMBLY IN THE
SENATE. WELL THAT JUST KIND OF
MAGICALLY HAPPENS OVER A PERIOD
OF TIME. THEN WE FIND OUT THAT
THIS IS REALLY A ONE PARTY
BUDGET. ONE PARTY, MEANING THE
MAJORITY PARTY LEADERS HAVE
DECIDED WHAT THAT BUDGET IS
GOING TO BE. YES, THERE HAVE
BEEN SOME SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS.
SOME OF THOSE RESULTS OF THOSE
HEARINGS ARE EMBODIED IN THE
BILL. I'M SURE BUT MANY ARE NOT.
IN. MANY ARE ON THE FLY. AND THE
DEGREE THAT I HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF
IT. THE GOVERNOR'S TEAM HAS NOT
BEEN A PART OF THAT PROCESS. IT
WAS A TWO LEADERSHIP MAJORITY
PARTY PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE
BUDGET. NOW OF COURSE THE
GOVERNOR HAD SUBMITTED HIS AND A
LOT OF HIS PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN
REJECTED. AS I UNDERSTAND IT. SO
NOW I ASSUME AS THIS SO CALLED
BUDGET PROCEEDS, THE GOVERNOR
WILL BE SOMEHOW ENGAGED. AND
THERE WILL BE. THE MAJORITY
PARTY AND THE GOVERNOR,
VARIOUSLY NEGOTIATING ON ITEM BY
ITEM. NOW. WILL THE REPUBLICANS
HAVE ANY INPUT? NOT MUCH, IF
ANY. THAT'S NOT REALLY NEW.
THAT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL AROUND
HERE. AND YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO,
THERE WAS JUST DISSATISFACTION
WITH A TWO THIRDS MAJORITY
REQUIRED. WE JUST COULDN'T PASS
A BUDGET. BECAUSE THE
REPUBLICANS WOULDN'T GO ALONG
WITH THE BUDGET. SO WHAT DID WE
DO? WE GOT RID OF THE
REPUBLICANS. OH, WE GOT RID OF
THE TWO THIRDS VOTE. BUT IN
EFFECT AND FUNCTION WE GOT RID
OF THE REPUBLICANS. SO THAT'S
OKAY. THAT'S KIND OF NORMAL
AROUND HERE THESE DAYS TO WE DO
A LOT OF THINGS WITH JUST THE
MAJORITY PARTY DICTATING. THAT'S
OKAY. BUT IT'S REALLY NOT. THE
WHO IS CUT OUT OF THE BUDGET.
THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE CUT OUT
OF OUR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS. THE
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. THEY HAVE
NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON. IN THE
PRESS DOESN'T REALLY REPORT ON
IT. THEY MIGHT PUT A SOUND
BITER, TOO. IN BUT NOTHING
SUBSIDY. SO THE CALIFORNIA
CITIZENS NO. SOME OF US WHO HAVE
BEEN AROUND HERE A LONG TIME.
PUT A VALUE ON TRUST. WELL. THE
YEARS ARE CORRUPTED TERM. THERE
AIN'T ANY TRUST AROUND HERE
ANYMORE. TRUST. IS ONLY OF THEY
PERCEPTION. AN IDOL ASSERTION.
IT IS NOT A REALITY. WAY BACK IN
THE EIGHTIES, MAJOR WELFARE
REFORM WAS ACCOMPLISHED HERE.
FIRST CALLED THE GAME PROGRAM.
THEN IT BECAME CALLED CAL WORKS.
VERY SUBSTANTIAL. PARADIGM
SHIFT. IN THE WELFARE SYSTEM.
BUT THAT DIDN'T SUIT. SOME FOLKS
SO OVER THE MANY YEARS,
INCLUDING EVEN MORE IN THIS
BUDGET. THOSE SIGNIFICANT
WELFARE REFORMS THAT MADE IT A
MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE
DELIBERATIVE SYSTEM. MORE
TRANSPARENT. HAVE DISAPPEARED.
EVEN THIS BUDGET. VOYAGE SOME
MORE OF THOSE SO CALLED WELFARE
REFORMS. THAT BILL CLINTON
BRAGGED ABOUT BACK TO CO OPTED
OUR PLAN IN CALIFORNIA. FOR HIS
WELL TOUTED WELFARE REFORM. WELL
I LIKE TO POINT TO THAT AS ONE
OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORKING
WITH SOME OF MY VERY LIBERAL
DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES. THROUGH
THE EIGHTIES. GOT SOME LOVELY
PICTURES OF THOSE WONDERFUL
COMPROMISE. THAT ARE ALL GONE
NOW. SO WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WELL WE CAN GO TELL THE PUBLIC
AND THUMPER CHEST AND SAY WE'VE
GOT A BUDGET ON TIME. BUT CAN WE
TELL THE CITIZENS THAT WE
REPRESENT WHAT'S IN THAT BUDGET?
LIKELY NOT. LIKELY NOT MOST
ASSUREDLY NOT AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU CALL BET ON THE COPS. YOU DO
NOT HAVE A FIRM PROMISE. OF WHAT
ACTUALLY WILL BE IN THIS BUDGET.
NOW IT'S A DELIGHT. WE DON'T
HAVE A PUSH TO 40 TRAILER BILLS.
TRAILING ALONG WITH THIS BUDGET
RIGHT NOW. OH, BUT THEY'RE OUT
THERE LINGERING SOMEWHERE.
SOMEBODY'S IDENTIFIED THE BILL
NUMBERS THAT THINGS WILL BE
AMENDED TO AS WE PROCEED. SO
THERE WILL BE TRAILER BILLS. BUT
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THIS
YEAR. IT'S THERE'S JUST NOT SUCH
AN OBSCENE NUMBER. TRAILER
BILLS. SO THE MEMBERS HAVE A BIT
OF A DILEMMA. HOW DO YOU KEEP
FAITH WITH THE CITIZENS THAT YOU
REPRESENT? AND REPRESENT TO
THEM. WHAT IS IN THE BUDGET THAT
WILL AFFECT THEIR LIVES. WE
DON'T REALLY KNOW. AND THAT'S
THE REASON ENOUGH. TO BE A NO
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
NIELSEN SENATOR MORTGAGES. MADAM
PRESIDENT. MAY POSE A QUESTION
TO SARAH SKINNER, WILL YOU TAKE
A QUESTION? PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING AT. MM
OVERVIEW AND IT SAYS 175
MILLION. IN FISCAL RELIEF FOR
SMALL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING
INDEPENDENT THEATERS IN
AGRIBUSINESSES. I'M TRYING TO
REMEMBER THE AMOUNT FOR AG
BUSINESSES. IS IT AROUND 80?
DOES THAT SOUND ABOUT RIGHT? SAY
I DIDN'T HEAR YOU. FOR THE
DOLLAR BUSINESSES. YEAH, THE
DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR
AGRIBUSINESSES. AND HE THOUGHT
AROUND 80. I'M PRETTY SURE
YOU'RE RIGHT. LET ME JUST MAKE
SURE 75 75. THANK YOU. AND WHAT
IS ALSO BY MAY. WHAT WAS OUR
SURPLUS? PROJECTED SURPLUS
AMOUNT WAS AROUND 90 100. THE
BALLPARK. APPROXIMATELY 90. SO
HERE'S WHERE I HAVEN'T AN ISSUE
AND I'M HOPING MY COLLEAGUES
WILL CONSIDER THE IMPORTANCE
WHEN WE WENT THROUGH COVID. WE
REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION TO OUR
TO OUR STATE TO OUR NATION AND
BEYOND. AND THOSE THAT SUFFERED
. YOU HAD TO WORK IN THE FIELDS
IN VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND WE ALSO REALIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF FOOD AND WATER TO
OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. THESE
WERE PART OF THE LESSONS THAT
WERE LEARNED DURING THE COVID
PROCESS. AND I KNOW THAT A
BUDGET IS A REFLECTION OF
PRIORITIES. AND I'M HAVING A
REAL HARD TIME. THINKING THAT
$80 MILLION. OFFERED IN
INDISCERNIBLE SET OF
BENEFICIARIES FOR A PURPOSE
STILL UNKNOWN EXCEPT UNDER THE
TITLE OF AGRIBUSINESS, AND WE
HAVE A BUDGET SURPLUS 90 TO $100
BILLION THAT SEEMS TO BE A
PRIORITY PROBLEM. AT LEAST FOR
THOSE THAT REPRESENT
AGRICULTURAL TERRITORIES, UH, IN
OUR STATE. BUT FRANKLY, ALL OF
US WHO RELY ON AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS FOR EVERY SINGLE
CONSTITUENCY THAT WE HAVE. FOLKS
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS GOING TO
GO THROUGH ANOTHER ITERATION,
BUT IT'S ALMOST LAUGHABLE TO
THINK THAT $80,000,075 MILLION
IS GOING TO GO HELP. OUR FARMERS
FORMED BUSINESSES. WHEN WE HAVE
A SURPLUS OF RECORD AMOUNTS. NOW
YOU COMPARE THAT TO THE 200
MILLION IN, UH, HEALTH SERVICES
FOR ABORTION RELATED SERVICES. I
THINK THAT LITERALLY IS TWICE
THE AMOUNT MORE THAN TWICE THE
AMOUNT AND WE HAVE GOING SENATOR
BORDERS. DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION
FOR THE OTHER FINISHED THAT
SECOND QUESTION BUDGET AMOUNT ON
MY OWN TIME. IF I MAY. I JUST
DIDN'T ANSWER. I WAS ANSWERING
YOU SPECIFICALLY. OKAY THE
SUPPORT FOR THE BUSINESSES. IN
FACT, THERE IS ADDITIONAL MONEY
FOR EGG IN THE CLIMATE AND
DROUGHT PACKAGE WHILE WE HAVE
NOT DETAILED IT YET, AS I
MENTIONED IT'S 22 BILLION JUST
IN THIS YEAR AND MULTIPLE
BILLIONS INTO THE FUTURE. AND
THERE IS ADDITIONALLY WHICH I
IMAGINE OUR SUB CHAIR WILL
DESCRIBE 75 MILLION FOR A CSU AG
PROGRAMS, SO THERE IS ADDITIONAL
MONIES. IT'S JUST THE DIRECT
SUPPORT TO ACT BUSINESSES. IS
THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT I
ANSWERED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THAT AD ON. IN FACT, THAT
BUTTRESSES THE POINT EVEN EVEN
FURTHER. THAT CLIMATE
RESILIENCY. IN HAVING IT UNDER
THE LABEL OF AN AG APPROPRIATION
IS ALSO LESS THAN LESS THAN
HONEST IN MY OPINION. IF WE ARE
LOOKING AT SERVICING AND
PROTECTING OUR PRODUCTION OR
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. IT
DESERVES A DOLLAR AMOUNT
COMMENSURATE WITH OUR NEEDS. AND
THIS DOES NOT REFLECT THE NEEDS
THAT WE HAVE. WHEN WE CONSIDER.
THE AMOUNT THAT IS AVAILABLE, I
GUESS MY SECOND AND THIS WILL BE
MY LAST QUESTION TO THE AUTHOR.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE
QUESTION? YES PLEASE PROCEED.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE GAS
REBATE. I KNOW THAT ONE PARTY
PUT FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION.
EVEN THE GOVERNOR HIMSELF PUT
FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION. FOR A
CREDIT OR A GIVE BACK TO, UH,
RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE
HIGH GAS PRICES. IS THAT IN
HERE? THAT'S MY QUESTION. AS I
REFERENCED IN MY OPENING REMARKS
, SP 1 54 INCLUDES THE BETTER
FOR FAMILIES REBATE PROGRAM,
WHICH PROVIDES. DIRECT CASH TO
90% OF CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS. AND
WILL TO COVER. THE NOT ONLY THE
HIGHER HELPED THEM ASSIST THEM
WITH THE HIGHER GAS COSTS, BUT
THE OTHER INFLATIONARY GAS COSTS
THAT INFLATIONARY COSTS THAT
WE'RE EXPERIENCING, WHICH I
THINK EVERYONE KNOWS. IS FAR
MORE THAN GAS, BUT COMMON
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS ARE HAVE
INCREASED IN COST THROUGH DOING
INFLATION. AND SO THE BETTER
FAMILIES FOR REBATE PROVIDES
DIRECT CASH TO ASSIST THAT. THE
REDUCTIONS IN FOR EXAMPLE, I
GUESS TAX WE COULDN'T EVEN
GUARANTEE WOULD BE FELT AT THE
PUMP. SO THIS PROGRAM IS MORE
DIRECT, PROVIDING CASH INTO THE
HOUSEHOLDS OF CALIFORNIANS.
THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER,
SENATOR PORGES. ART. MONNING.
IT'S HARD TO REVIEW A BUDGET
WHEN IT'S CONCEPTUAL IN NATURE,
WITH SWEEPING CATEGORIES IN
DOLLAR AMOUNTS ATTACHED, BUT. I
THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
DIFFICULTY LOOKING AT FINE PRINT
FOR WHERE EXACTLY THESE DOLLARS
ARE GOING. AND THE ELIGIBILITY
FOR BUSINESSES TO TAP INTO
THESE, UM I WOULD JUST I WOULD
FINISH HERE COLLEAGUES THAT IF A
BUDGET IS SUPPOSED TO REFLECT
OUR PRIORITIES THEN I BELIEVE
THAT CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE
DESERVES A HIGHER PRIORITY.
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF OUR
RECORD SURPLUS. WE HAVEN'T EVEN
GONE INTO THE UNEMPLOYMENT
PAYBACK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO PROVIDE THE FEDS. I DON'T SEE
THAT IN HERE, EITHER. BUT
COLLEAGUES I DON'T THINK THIS IS
WHO WE ARE. IN NORTH SHOULD IT
BE WHO WE OUGHT TO BE? THANK
YOU, SENATOR BORGIAS, SENATOR
TERRAZZO. THANK YOU. UM MADAM
PRESIDENT, I WANNA THANK CHAIR
SKINNER. UM THE BUDGET STAFF TO
CONSULTANTS. UM EVERYONE WHO
HELPED, UH AND THE MEMBERS OF
SUBCOMMITTEE FIVE ON CORRECTIONS
, PUBLIC SAFETY, JUDICIARY,
LABOR AND TRANSPORTATION. WE HAD
13 HEARINGS. EACH HEARING WAS OF
SEVERAL, IF NOT MANY HOURS. AND
SOME WERE THEREFORE EVERY SINGLE
HEARING. WE HAD HUNDREDS AND
HUNDREDS OF CALIFORNIANS CALL IN. COME IN PERSON, AND I WANT TO
THANK EVERYONE OF THOSE
CALIFORNIANS VERY, VERY MUCH FOR
THE TIME THAT THEY TOOK, UH, TO
PARTICIPATE AND TO GIVE US WITH
THE IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE FOR THE
WAY THAT WE SHOULD SPEND OUR
MONEY. UM THIS IS A HUGE
INVESTMENT OF TIME THAT WE PUT
INTO THIS BUDGET. AND JUST TO
GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES OF HOW WE
CAME OUT, UH, IN TERMS OF OUR
PRIORITIES IN TRANSPORTATION,
THERE'S A PROPOSED INVESTMENT OF
ALMOST $11 BILLION OVER FOUR
YEARS. THIS IS NOT ONLY TO
IMPROVE MOBILITY, BUT IT'S ALSO
THE QUALITY OF LIFE ADDRESSES,
CLIMATE CRISIS AND ENFORCEABLE
GOOD JOBS. WAGE REPLACEMENT FOR
PAID FAMILY LEAVE AND DISABILITY
INSURANCE. WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR
OUR CHILDREN TO MORE SUPPORT FOR
PROGRAMS THAT HELPED OUR MOST
VULNERABLE, SUCH AS FUNDING FOR
DEPENDENCY COUNCIL AND COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES. UH
THE BUDGET INVESTS IN CAREER
PATHWAYS AND THOSE RE ENTERING
OUR COMMUNITIES WITH $50 MILLION
FOR REENTRY WORKFORCE PROGRAM.
AND WE HAVE WORKFORCE PACKAGE
FOCUSED ON HIGH ROAD THAT MEANS
HIGH ROAD GOOD PAIN JOBS,
TRAINING. UM AND ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH THAT COLLEAGUES URGE AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR DURAZO,
SANDRA DOLLY. THANK YOU, MADAM.
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS. AYE. JUST
WANT TO. I SAID ON SUB TO, UM
THAT'S THE END THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE AS WELL AND I JUST
WANT TO SHARE MAYBE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT WHAT? I'M HEARING FROM MY
CONSTITUENTS. AS AS WE KNOW, WE
HAVE THE HIGHEST COST OF LIVING.
IN MOST OF THE NATION IN
CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE THE HIGHEST
GAS PRICES. WE HAVE SOME OF THE
HIGHEST ENERGY PRICES. WE HAVE
CRIME THAT'S RUNNING RAMPANT. WE
HAVE SCHOOLS THAT ARE FAILING
OUR CHILDREN. WE JUST CAME
THROUGH A PANDEMIC. AND SO
TODAY, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK THIS
BUDGET IS LACKING. THAT I
BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE
SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE FULL
COMMITTEE. NUMBER ONE. THE ARMED
PROHIBITED PERSONS SYSTEM APPS
SYSTEM. I KNOW THERE'S A LITTLE
BIT OF MONEY IN HERE, BUT THIS
IS A ALLOWS LOCAL SHERIFFS AND
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO GO AFTER
FELONS. THAT HAVE FIREARMS. AND
WE KNOW THERE ARE LITERALLY TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF FELONS IN
CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE FIREARMS
AND IF WE WANT TO MAKE OUR
STREETS MORE SAFE, WE SHOULD
FUND. OUR SHERIFF DEPARTMENTS
AND THE A G DEPARTMENT WITH MORE
RESOURCES TO GET THOSE ILLEGAL.
FIREARMS OFF OUR STREETS. THE
SECOND THING I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IS I'M A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER. ACTUALLY DO A PAYROLL
EVERY TWO WEEKS. AND PART OF
THAT PAYROLL IS UNEMPLOYMENT
TAXES THAT WE PAY INTO A SYSTEM.
THAT. WHEN SOMEBODY'S LAID OFF
THERE'S MONEY THERE FOR THEM.
THEY PAY IN THAT WORKERS PAYING
AND THE BUSINESS OWNERS PAY IN.
I NEVER LET ANYBODY OFF IN MY
BUSINESS DURING COVID. WE WERE
NECESSARY. WE ARE FARMERS AND WE
FEED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE NEED TO
EAT EVERY DAY, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE
TO LET ANYBODY OFF. BUT I GET
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY BACK. THE
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WERE
PAID OUT IN UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS OVER THE TIME IN THIS
BUDGET. THERE HAS BEEN ONLY A
FEW MIL BILLION DOLLARS EVEN
PROPOSED BY THE GOVERNOR, WHICH
THIS BODY DID NOT EMBRACE. WE
SHOULD BE PAYING DOWN THOSE
THOSE UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES BECAUSE
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING
GOING TO PAY THOSE ARE THE
THEY'RE THE WORKERS. AND THE
BUSINESSES THE SMALL BUSINESSES
THAT ARE SUFFERING IN CALIFORNIA
DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF DOING
BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE
$97 BILLION EXTRA. SURPLUS
MONEY. WE SHOULD BE HELPING THE
UNEMPLOYMENT BUSINESS ARE THE UI
BENEFITS. IN SUB TWO. WE TALKED
ABOUT WATER. WE'RE IN A DROUGHT
ONCE AGAIN. WHICH CALIFORNIA
KNOWS THAT WE HAVE DROUGHTS AND
WE HAVE FLOODS IF YOU RECALL
2000 AND 17 AND 2000 AND 18 WAS
THE WETTEST YEARS ON HISTORY
SINCE WE'VE BEEN RECORDING
MOISTURE IN CALIFORNIA. THE
OROVILLE DAM SPILLWAY BROKE. WE
ALL REMEMBER THAT. HOW ARE WE
GOING TO SUSTAIN THROUGH THE
NEXT GENERATIONS IF WE DON'T
BUILD MORE WATER STORAGE NOW.
THE PROPOSAL BY THE SUB TWO WAS
TO BUY WATER RIGHTS. SENIOR
WATER RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA.
THAT'S THAT'S THE PROPOSAL. WAS
IT? IT WAS A ONE PARTY. PUT
FORTH IDEA. THAT WE ARE GOING TO
SPEND AROUND A BILLION AND A
HALF DOLLAR BUYING WATER RIGHTS.
THAT MEANS THE GOVERNMENT WILL
OWN THE WATER. IN PERPETUITY.
FOREVER. AND AS YOU RETIRE THOSE
LANDS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
WATER NOW. TO GROW CROPS. IT
DRIVES UP THE COST OF FOOD. SO I
KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE
SOME TRAILER BILLS COMING FORTH.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M TALKING ABOUT
THESE ISSUES BECAUSE I WANT TO
SEE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS. GO TO
STORAGE. IN 2000 AND 14. THIS
BODY LONG WITH CALIFORNIANS
PASSED WATER BOND. THEY SAID
THEY WANT TO STORE WATER. SIX
YEARS AGO. WE HAVE NOT TURNED
ONE SHOVELFUL OF DIRT TO BUILD
SITES RESERVOIR. WHICH WOULD
CREATE ABOUT A MILLION ACRE FEET
OF WATER, WHICH WAS IS GOOD FOR
THE DELTA. IT'S GOOD FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT, AND IT'S GOOD FOR
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BUILD HOMES
IN CALIFORNIA. I WANT TO TOUCH A
LITTLE BIT ON THERE IS NO
PROPOSAL TO BACKFILL THE GAS TAX
, AND I KNOW THERE'S A PROPOSAL
TO GIVE CALIFORNIA IS A COUPLE
$100. BUT BY REDUCING THE GAS
TAX. WHAT DOES THAT DO? IT NOT
ONLY HELPS THE PERSON THAT'S
PUTTING GASOLINE IN THEIR CAR.
IT ALSO HELPS THE TRUCKING
COMPANIES. I PERSONALLY OWN A
TRUCKING COMPANY. IN THE LAST
2.5 MONTHS. FOR EVERY. TRUCK I
OWN SEMI TRUCK. IT'S $300 A DAY
JUST IN FUEL COST. $300 A DAY.
NOW I HAVE TO PASS THAT ON TO
SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT PASSING THAT
ON TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO BUY
A GALLON OF MILK AND A LOAF OF
BREAD. A TWO BY. FOUR GARDEN
HOSE. YOU NAME IT EVERYTHING
THAT YOU NEED TO SURVIVE IN LIFE
IS MOVED TO YOU ON TRUCKS. SO IF
YOU DRIVE DOWN THE COST OF GAS
BY DROPPING THE GAS TAX YOU
ACTUALLY HELPED DRIVE DOWN THE
COST OF A LOAF OF BREAD. AT THE
SAME TIME DROPPED DOWN THE COST
OF GASOLINE GOING INTO YOUR
PERSONAL CAR. I THINK WE SHOULD
REEVALUATE WHAT THE TAX SYSTEM
LOOKS LIKE ON FUEL BECAUSE IF
YOU REALLY WANT TO CROSS THE
BOARD, HELP EVERYBODY YOU WILL
DROP THE FUEL TAX. THOSE ARE
JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I WANTED
TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE BUDGET
COMMITTEES AND THE SUB TWO AND
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY
GOING TO GET TO NEGOTIATE THIS
BILL BECAUSE IN MY
SUBCOMMITTEES. I BROUGHT UP
THESE POINTS AND IN THE FULL
BUDGET COMMITTEE, I BROUGHT
THESE POINTS AND THEY'RE STILL
NOT IN THIS BUDGET. SO I, WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE
COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE WORKED
REALLY HARD, PUTTING TOGETHER A
BUDGET IN THE TRAILER BILLS. I
WOULD JUST URGE YOU TO THINK
ABOUT THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN
CALIFORNIA. I WOULD. I WOULD ASK
YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WHO PROVIDE THE SERVICES TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS. THE TRUCK DRIVER,
THE FARMER. THE WAITRESS. THE
MECHANIC. THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO
ARE SUFFERING IN CALIFORNIA. WE
HAVE A LOT OF MONEY, AND WE HAVE
A LOT OF TOOLS AT OUR DISPENSE
TO ACTUALLY HELP THEM. SURVIVE.
THE STOCK MARKET IS TAKING SOME
BIG HITS, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO
SEE SURPLUSES LIKE THIS AGAIN.
I'LL CLOSE WITH THE LAST THING.
THERE WAS NO MENTION OF WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT POWER
OUTAGES THIS SUMMER, WHICH ARE
GOING TO HAPPEN. THERE'S VERY
LITTLE WATER IN OUR RESERVOIRS,
WHICH GENERATES ELECTRICITY. AND
IT'S A WEST WIDE. PROBLEM AND WE
HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON THIS
SUMMER. PROJECTED ROLLING
BLACKOUTS. TWO MEMBERS. THERE'S
A LOT IN HERE. THERE'S A LOT OF
ICE CREAM. I CALL IT THERE'S NOT
A LOT OF VEGETABLES. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME, AND I JUST ASKED
THAT THE TRAILER BILL'S ADDRESS
SOME OF THESE ISSUES I BROUGHT
FORTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR DOLLY, SENATOR LAIRD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
PRESIDENT. IT WAS JUST MENTIONED
ABOUT VEGETABLES AND ICE CREAM.
LET ME ADD THE PROTEIN TO THIS
DEBATE RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE REALLY
, THIS HAS BEEN AN ANIMATED
DEBATE. AND I THINK IT IGNORES
SOME OF THE UNDERLYING FACTS
AROUND THIS SITUATION. START
WITH THE SURPLUS. WE HAVE A ONE
TIME SURPLUS THAT WENT BACK AND
FORTH IN THE QUESTIONS. IT'S
ASSESSED TO BE OVER $90 MILLION
WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT GLOBALLY.
YOU HAVE TO TAKE A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OFF FOR RESERVES AT LEAST 20
BILLION OFF FOR PROPOSITION 98
EDUCATION. THE MONEY THAT WAS
DESCRIBED THAT WILL GO BACK TO
PEOPLE THAT ARE IN NEED. WHAT IT
REALLY MEANS IS A SURPLUS IS
ROUGHLY HALF THAT NUMBER THAT
FALLS ON A DISCRETIONARY BASIS.
AND OUR GOAL AND THE GOVERNOR'S
GOAL WAS REALLY TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT WAS DISPROPORTIONATELY
TO ONE TIME ITEMS. THAT WAS WHAT
THIS BUDGET DOES. IT WAS ALSO
SUGGESTED THE GOVERNOR IS NOT
PART OF THIS PROCESS WILL THIS
PROCESS IS BASED ON THE MAY
REVISE, AND WHAT? WE DID NOT DO
A PRECISE NUMBER. I SUSPECT 95%
OF THE BUDGET IN FRONT OF US. IS
EXACTLY THE MAY REVISE. AND IF
YOU HAD AN ACTUAL NUMBER, IT
MIGHT BE 96 97 98. SO FOR THE
GOVERNOR TO HAVE SOMEWHERE
BETWEEN 95 98% OF THIS BUDGET BE
THE BUDGET, HE SUGGESTED I WOULD
CALL THAT INVOLVEMENT. I.
ADDITIONALLY. THERE'S A QUESTION
ABOUT EDUCATION THAT WAS RAISED,
BUT WE HAD 12 HEARINGS. THROUGH
FEBRUARY AND MAY AND WE'RE
HAVING THIS DISCUSSION NOW. THE
THEMES WERE THE SAME ALL THE WAY
THROUGH. IT WAS BASICALLY THAT
IF YOU LOOK THROUGH K THROUGH 12
, THE BASED FUNDING WAS NOT
ENOUGH FOR THE K THROUGH 12
DISTRICTS IN THE STATE AND THIS
BUDGET. HAS A 16% YEAR OVER YEAR
INCREASE IN THE BASE FUNDING FOR
K THROUGH 12 EDUCATION. THAT'S
WHAT WE HEARD IN FEBRUARY.
THAT'S WHAT WE HEARD IN MAY.
THAT'S HERE. THIS IS NOT A
SURPRISE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT POPPED OUT OF NOWHERE. THIS
WAS VETTED AND DISCUSSED AND
CAME FROM THE STAKEHOLDERS AT
EVERY STAGE IN THE PROCESS. WE
ALSO HAD EXTRA MONEY THAT WE
WANTED TO PUT INTO GRANTS ONE
TIME GRANTS THAT GIVES
FLEXIBILITY LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IF THEY WISH TO PAY
PENSION COSTS THEY WISH TO DEAL
WITH LEARNING LOSS THEY WISH TO
DEAL WITH ARTS AND MUSIC. THEY
BASICALLY HAVE GRANTS TO DO
THAT. AND THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS
THAT ARE MOVING AHEAD THAT WE
THOUGHT WEREN'T ADEQUATELY
ADDRESSED LIKE THE PRE K T K IS
GOING TO HAVE FACILITIES AND
STAFF PROBLEMS NEXT YEAR. WE
WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT THIS YEAR
, AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE
MONEY WAS IN THERE TO START THAT
THINKING THIS YEAR. THAT'S WHAT
THIS BUDGET DOES. THAT'S WHAT WE
HEARD IN THE HEARINGS FROM
PEOPLE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL.
THAT'S WHAT WE ADDRESSED. AND
WITH HIGHER EDUCATION. THE
GOVERNOR SUGGESTED 5% FOR EACH
OF THE THREE SEGMENTS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION PLUS A COMPACT THAT
WOULD BE A ROADMAP FOR FIVE
YEARS IN SIMILAR INCREASES IN
HOW TO ADDRESS IT. WELL, 5% DOES
NOT EVEN KEEP UP WITH INFLATION
, AND WE HEARD FROM EVERYONE
ACROSS THE HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEM THAT THEY NEEDED MORE.
AND SO WE DEVELOPED IN IN OUR
HEARINGS AND THIS BUDGET WHAT'S
KNOWN AS COMPACTSPLUS WHICH IS
REALLY A HIGHER PERCENTAGE TO
ALLOW THEM TO KEEP UP TO ALLOW
FOR AN ENROLLMENT GROWTH. AND
MEET THE BASIC THINGS THAT THE
GOVERNOR INCLUDED IN THAT. AND
SO WHAT WE REALLY DID IS TAKE
WHAT WE HEARD. OVER THE LAST
FOUR OR FIVE MONTHS, AND IT IS
IN THIS BUDGET. NO SURPRISES. IT
IS THE THEMES THAT ARE OUT THERE
QUESTIONS WE ASKED. IT'S THE
DIRECTIONS. WE POINTED THIS
PROCESS, TOO. AND THEN LASTLY,
LET ME JUST MENTION THE ISSUE ON
AGRICULTURE. AND LET ME MENTION
IT FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS. ONE IS IT'S IN THE
EDUCATION BUDGET. WE HAVE $75
MILLION IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM TO BEEF UP
THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
THAT IS WHERE WE TURN OUT PEOPLE
LAST YEAR WE DID. C
COOPERATIVE AT EXTENSION TO
BRING IT BACK TO WHERE IT WAS 20
YEARS AGO. THIS YEAR WE ARE
DOING OF THE AGRICULTURE
EDUCATION IN THE CSU SYSTEM. THE
GOVERNOR WANTED 50 MILLION. WE
ADDED TO IT. IT IS MORE IN THIS
BUDGET. BECAUSE WE HAVE A
COMMITMENT TO THAT. AND I HAVE
MORE THAN A PASSING KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT WATER SUPPLY THEN AND WHAT
WAS MENTIONED IN THAT BUDGET AND
WE HAVE PROBLEMS WHERE WE'RE
HEADING INTO. HIGHER
TEMPERATURES, EVAPORATION AND
DIRECTOR FOR MORE DRAMATIC
CLIMATE SEASONS AND THE FACT
THAT WE WANT TO ADDRESS
RESILIENCY AND WATER IN ANY OF A
NUMBER OF WAYS. IS AN
AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. IN A NORMAL
YEAR, AND WE DON'T HAVE THEM
ANYMORE IN A NORMAL YEAR. THE
STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DOES WATER. YOU KNOW, FIVE
MILLION ACRE FEET TO DEAL WITH
THREE MILLION ACRES OF IRRIGATED
AGRICULTURE WHENEVER WE WORK TO
MAKE WHILE THE RESILIENT WE MAKE
THREE MILLION ACRES OF IRRIGATED
AGRICULTURE, RESILIENCE. THAT'S
WHY THIS IS IN THIS BUDGET, AND
THAT'S WHY IT'S ADDRESSED, AND
THAT'S WHY WE ARE ADDRESSED LAST
YEAR THROUGH C THIS YEAR
THROUGH CSU HAD TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE TRAINING
AND EDUCATION. TO REALLY BRING
THAT KNOWLEDGE TO BEAR IN THE
GRASSROOTS AND AGRICULTURE SO
THIS BUDGET IS A GOOD BUDGET. IT
BUILDS ON WHAT THE GOVERNOR DID
IT FINE TUNES. IT RESPONDS TO
WHAT WE HEARD IT TRIES TO DEAL
IN A ONE TIME BASIS TO THE
SITUATION WE HAVE WITH THE A
SURPLUS, AND IT GIVESMONEY BACK
TO PEOPLE AT A TIME THEY STILL
NEEDED. I THINK THIS IS AN
INCREDIBLE JOB FROM THE FIVE
SUBCOMMITTEES FROM THE CHAIR OF
THE COMMITTEE FROM THE STAFF.
AND FROM THE IMPORT BECAUSE WE,
TOO, HAD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT
CALLED IN OVER THE HEARINGS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THEIR
SUGGESTIONS FOR WHAT WE DO. THIS
IS A GOOD BUDGET. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR LAIRD MEMBERS SEEING NO
FURTHER DISCUSSION OR DEBATE,
SENATOR SKINNER, YOU MAY CLOSE
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
MEMBERS APPRECIATE THE.
CONVERSATION OF OUR COLLEAGUES
AND I WANTED TO SPECIFICALLY
THANK OUR SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS
WHO POINTED OUT THE NUMBER OF
HEARINGS THAT WERE HELD ON THIS
NOT ONLY THE IN CRAFTING THIS
BUDGET BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET AND AS OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
SANTA CRUZ, THE CHAIR OF SUB ONE
POINTED OUT THIS BUDGET IS MORE
THAN LARGELY THE BUDGET THAT THE
GOVERNOR PRESENTED TO US, AND AS
WE KNOW WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS
A LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT A BUDGET
. THE OBLIGATION DOES NOT STATE
YOU MUST ADOPT EXACTLY WHAT THE
GOVERNOR PRESENTS. IT IS WHY WE
HAVE A WHOLE PROCESS. IT IS WHY
WE VET THINGS HEAR THINGS HERE
FROM STAKEHOLDERS. HEAR FROM
MEMBERS AND REFINE AND SO THE
REFINEMENTS WERE ONLY A VERY
SMALL PORTION AS AGAIN 95% OF
WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON TODAY IS
WHAT THE GOVERNOR PROPOSED. AND
THE REFINEMENTS ARE BASED ON ALL
OF WHAT WE HEARD OVER THE COURSE
OF THOSE MONTHS, AND IN OUR
BUDGET HEARING ON THURSDAY, WE
HEARD FROM OVER 100 STAKEHOLDERS
JUST IN THAT HEARING ALONE. NOW
ON THE UNEMPLOYMENT, THE U. I
PAYMENTS THAT WERE MENTIONED.
WHILE IT DOESN'T SPECIFY IT HERE
IN THE BUDGET BILL THAT WE'RE
ADOPTING IT WILL BE IN THE
TRAILER BILL. AND WHAT HAS BEEN
DID AND IS BEING WORKED ON IS
THAT 99% OF EMPLOYERS COSTS FOR
THE FIRST TWO YEARS WILL BE
FULLY REIMBURSED UNDER THE PLAN
THAT WE ARE UH, ADOPTING AN
EFFECT IN THE TRAILER BILL THAT
WE ARE WORKING ON. UM WE SEE IF
THERE IS ONE OTHER POINT THAT I
WANTED TO REFERENCE BEFORE I
CLOSE. UM I THINK WE HAVE THE
PLAN IS GOOD. IT REFLECTS WHAT
WE'VE HEARD FROM. FOLKS OVER THE
COURSE OF THE VETTING. AND WITH
THAT, I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR SKINNER. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ALAN AYE, ARCHULETTA. ATKINS. I
FAITH? NO, BECKER. I GORGEOUS.
NO BRADFORD. I CABRERA. AYE,
CORTESI. I DOLLY. NÓ DODD. I
PARAS Ó. AYE, EGGMAN. I'VE
GLASER. GONZALEZ. I GROW. NÓ
HERTZBERG. I WEAR, SO I HURTADO
I JONES NO KAMLAGER. I GLARED. I
LABOR? I LIMÓN AYE, MCGUIRE.
AYE. MELINDA'S NO MEN. AYE,
NEWMAN. AYE, NIELSEN. NO, I'LL
THROW A VOGUE. PAN. AYE,
PORTANTINO. AYE, ROTH. I RUBIO.
SKINNER. AYE, STERN. I AM BERG.
AYE, WIECKOWSKI. AYE, WIENER. I
WILL. NO, PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. ARCHULETTA. GLASER.
SHOW A BUG. RUBIO. I WAS 28 NOS.
EIGHT THE MAJOR PASSES MEMBERS.
WE ARE MOVING TO COMMITTEE
ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH SENATOR ROTH. THANK
YOU, MADAM. PRESIDENT SENATE
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
COMMITTEE WILL RECONVENE IN ROOM
1215 MINUTES AFTER SENATE
BUSINESS CONCLUDES. THANK YOU.
SANTA ROTH, SENATOR CORTEZ.
LABOR COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE 20
MINUTES AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF
PP BNP COMMITTEE IN ROOM 1200.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
TATO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT
. THE SENATE QUÊ MISTRESSES
COMMITTEE WILL MEET 20 MINUTES
AFTER OBSESSION. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. WIENER THANK YOU, MADAM
PRESIDENT COLLEAGUES. THE SENATE
HOUSING COMMITTEE WILL CONVENE
20 MINUTES AFTER THE END OF
SESSION AND 2100. THANK YOU,
SENATOR WIENER. WE'RE RETURNING
TO MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS. THIS
WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME
FOR A JOURNAL MEMORIES. BUT
SENATOR HERZBERG FOR WHAT
PURPOSE? DO YOU RISE? THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS
IS AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR.
IMAGINE THAT WE REMOVED FOR THE
FOLLOWING BILL FROM THE INACTIVE
FILE FILE OUT OF A 18. WHICH IS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S 561 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KING 561 BY
ASSEMBLY, RETAINING THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, SENATOR
HERTZBERG. THE DESK WILL NOTE
SENATOR JONES HAVING A GERMAN
MEMORY, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT'S
WHAT I HAVE TO. OKAY. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS I RISE TODAY FOR AN
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY, AND I WOULD
ASK THAT YOU WOULD ADJOURN THAT
WE HAD ALL ADJOURNED IN MEMORY
OF FRANKLIN ANTONIO OF SAN
DIEGO. TO SAY FRANKLIN ANTONIO
WAS BIGGER THAN LIFE IS INDEED
AN UNDERSTATEMENT. HE CAME FROM
A SMALL FARMING TOWN OF CLOVIS
TO SAN DIEGO AND BECAME ONE OF
THE FOUNDERS OF THE
MULTINATIONAL TECH COMPANY
QUALCOMM. IN THE EARLY DAYS OF
QUALCOMM. HE WAS NICKNAMED
EMPLOYEE NUMBER SEVEN. BUT
FRANKLIN ANTONIO WOULD GO ON TO
BE THE LONGEST SERVING AND ONE
OF THE MOST INSTRUMENTAL
EMPLOYEES EVER AT QUALCOMM.
IRWIN JACOBS, A MAJOR FORCE
BEHIND QUALCOMM SAID THAT THIS
ABOUT FRANKLIN ANTONIO HE WAS A
STUDENT OF MINE AT UCSD AND ONE
OF THE BEST UNDERGRADUATES THAT
I'D EVER HAD. HE THEN WORKED
WITH ME AT LINK A BIT AND
QUALCOMM AND HE WAS A KEY FIGURE
IN THE SUCCESS OF BOTH
COMPANIES. BESIDES HIS WORK
LIFE, FRANKLIN ANTONIO WILL
ALWAYS BE KNOWN FOR HELPING
OTHERS. HIS DONATION OF $30
MILLION TO UCSD HELPED FUND A
NEW ENGINEERING BUILDING THAT
WILL SERVE THE FUTURE
GENERATIONS FOR YEARS TO COME.
FRANKLIN ANTONIO ALSO HELPED
FUND AN ONGOING LUNCH PROGRAM AT
FATHER'S JOE'S VILLAGES, WHICH
SERVES HOMELESS AND STRUGGLING
SAN DIEGANS. AND FOR ALL YOU
TECHIES, YOU'LL APPRECIATE THAT
FRANKLIN ANTONIO WOULD OFTEN
POSE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MATH
QUESTIONS TO WIDE EYED
ENGINEERING JOB APPLICANTS
DURING JOB INTERVIEWS. AND THOSE
QUESTIONS WERE KNOWN AS KOBE
KOBE XI MARU, NAMED AFTER A NO
WIN TRAINING EXERCISE IN STAR
TREK. INDEED FRANKLIN WAS A MAN
OF MANY TALENTS WHO GENEROUSLY
GAVE OF HIS WEALTH, WISDOM AND
TIME TO HIS COMMUNITY. FRANKLIN
ANTONIO PASSED AWAY LAST MONTH,
AND WHEN WE DEARLY MISSED BY ALL
THOSE ALL OF THOSE IN NEW HIM
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU SENATORS FOR A JOURNEY
IN HIS MEMORY. THANK YOU,
SENATOR JONES. PLEASE BE SURE TO
BRING HIS NAME FORWARD SO HE MAY
BE PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED BY THE
STATE SENATE. MEMBERS IF THERE
IS NO OTHER BUSINESS, SENATOR
ATKINS THIS IS CLEAR. MADAM
PRESIDENT. THANKS SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. I KNOW MANY OF YOU
STILL HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO
TODAY WITH COMMITTEE SO LET ME
EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK TODAY.
OUR NEXT FLOOR SESSION IS
SCHEDULED FOR THIS. THURSDAY
JUNE 16TH 2022 AT NINE A.M.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT.
THANK YOU, MADAM PRO TIM. THE
SENATE WILL BE IN RECESS UNTIL 3
30 PM, AT WHICH TIME THE
ADJOURNMENT MOTION WILL BE
PLACED. WE WILL RECONVENE
THURSDAY AT NINE. A.M. HAVE A
GREAT REST TODAY MEMBERS.