HMM. THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN SERVICES WILL COME TO
ORDER. GOOD AFTERNOON AS WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID 19 RISK. THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH
IN PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. THE
PARTICIPANT, TOLL FREE NUMBER
AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED ON OUR
COMMITTEE. WEBSITE AND I WILL
ANNOUNCE IT NOW. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 1877.
2268163 AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
5338635. I WILL MAINTAIN THE
QUORUM DURING THE HEARING, AS IS
CUSTOMARY, AND ANY INDIVIDUAL
WHO IS DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED
FROM THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE
OR HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED.
WE ARE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARING HEARINGS HERE IN THE
STREET BUILDING. I ASK ALL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT
IN ROOM 2200 SO WE CAN ESTABLISH
OUR QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR CURING.
BUT TODAY WE HAVE MEMBERS
THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT, UH,
HEARING, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE. UM AND HERE BUILDS WITHOUT
A QUORUM. THERE ARE 20 ITEMS
LISTED ON TODAY'S AGENDA. AGENDA
ITEM FOR A B 25 46 AGENDA ITEM.
5 25 47 HAVE BEEN PULLED AT THE
AUTHOR'S REQUEST. AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 17 A B 26. 30. WAS PULLED
BY THE COMMITTEE. AND THEN THE
FOLLOWING FOR ITEMS ARE ON THE
CONSENT. CALENDAR AGENDA. ITEM
TWO A B 16 71. AGENDA ITEM SIX A
B 18 62 AND AGENDA ITEM 19.
MAYBE 27 86 AGENDA ITEM 20.
MAYBE 28 17. THIS MEANS WE'LL
HEAR A TOTAL OF ABOUT 13 ITEMS
TODAY. SO GIVEN WE HAVE SOME
AUTHORS THAT ARE READY TO
PRESENT THEIR BILLS WILL GO
AHEAD AND START WITH THE FIRST
AUTHOR WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TING. YOU MAY PRESENT YOUR BILL
A B 16 15. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. MAYBE 16 15 REDUCES
HOMELESSNESS AMONGST FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH BY IMPROVING
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS AND
MAXIMIZING THE FEDERAL HOUSING
ASSISTANCE BY MAKING SURE THAT
WE CAN LEVERAGE THOSE FEDERAL
FUNDS. THE BILL EXPANDS AGE
ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM DURATION
FOR EXISTING HOUSING PROGRAMS
SERVING FORMER FOSTER YOUTH. IT
ALLOWS COUNTIES TO MAXIMIZE
FEDERAL RESOURCES AND INSURANCE,
THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION OF
TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH HAVE THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED TO TRANSITION
INTO SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING.
THE BILL HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
AND NO OPPOSITION. I HAVE MY
FIRST WITNESS ON THE PHONE, UM
SIMONE TURMERIC. LEE, WHO IS THE
DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND HELD AT
THE JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR
YOUTH. THANK YOU. SHALL I START
NOW? YES. PLEASE PROCEED. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
CALIFORNIA HAS TAKEN GREAT
STRIDES TO ADDRESS THE ALARMING
RATES OF HOMELESSNESS
EXPERIENCED BY YOUTH AS THEY
TRANSITION OUT OF FOSTER CARE.
21 YEARS AGO, THE LEGISLATURE
ESTABLISHED THE TRANSITIONAL
HOUSING PROGRAM PLUS OR TH
PEOPLE ACT, AS WE CALL IT IN
DIRECT RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE.
IN THE PROGRAM IS STILL THRIVING
TODAY AND 47 COUNTIES AND
PROVIDES UP TO 24 MONTHS OF
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MORE THAN
1300 YOUTH AT A MOMENT IN TIME.
WITH LEFT FOSTER CARE OR OUT OF
HOME PROBATION. SOME YOUNG
ADULTS DO NEED MORE THAN 24
MONTHS OF HOUSING AND SUPPORT.
HOWEVER THE VAST MAJORITY OF
YOUTH IN TH P PLUS ARE NOT
AFFORDED THIS OPPORTUNITY UNLESS
THE COUNTY IN WHICH THEY WERE
SIDE HAS OPTED INTO A TEACH
PEOPLE EXTENSION AND THE YOUTH
IS ENROLLED IN SCHOOL. 80 16 15
WOULD BRING EQUITY TO THE
PROGRAM, MAKING THE THIRD YEAR
OF THP PLUS ACCESSIBLE TO USE IN
ALL COUNTIES, REGARDLESS OF
EDUCATION, STATUS OR STUDENT
STATUS. AND BY CHANGING PLUS
FROM A 24 MONTH PROGRAM TO A 36
MONTH PROGRAM FOR YOUTH UP UNTIL
THEY TURN 25 YEARS OLD INSTEAD
OF 24. A B 16 15 BUT ALSO ENABLE
CALIFORNIA TO TAP INTO A KEY
FEDERAL RESOURCES. HUD
ADMINISTERS TO VOUCHER PROGRAMS
FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH, WHICH
PROVIDE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS
ADMINISTERED LOCALLY BY PUBLIC
HOUSING AUTHORITIES, COUPLED
WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
PROVIDED BY COUNTY CHILD WELFARE
AGENCIES. WHILE THE VOUCHER IS
FUNDED BY HUD, THERE IS NO
DESIGNATED FUNDING FOR THE
SERVICES. ONE OF THE MAIN
OBSTACLES REPORTED BY COUNTIES
AS TO WHY CALIFORNIA IS UNDER
UTILIZING THIS FEDERAL RESOURCE.
IS THE LACK OF FUNDING FOR
SERVICES. ESPECIALLY THE ROBUST
HOUSING NAVIGATION NECESSARY FOR
YOUTH TO IDENTIFY AND SECURE
HOUSING WITH THEIR FASTER ACROSS
SEVERAL COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA.
WERE HOUSING IS QUITE
CHALLENGING. CALIFORNIA'S
HOUSING NAVIGATORS PROGRAM
PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS PROGRAM
WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 TO 30
VIEWS. AGES 18 THROUGH 21. WITH
PRIORITY GIVEN TO CURRENT FOSTER
YOUTH. 80 16 15 WITH A LINE THE
STATE'S HOUSING NAVIGATORS
PROGRAM WITH FEDERAL VOUCHER
PROGRAM BY CHANGING THE UPPER
AGE LIMIT FROM 21 TO 24 BY
EXPANDING THE PRIORITY
POPULATION FROM CURRENT THOUGHTS
YOU USED TO ALSO INCLUDE FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH. TOGETHER THESE
PROVISIONS WOULD DRASTICALLY
IMPROVE THE HOUSING RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO YOUTH TRANSITIONING
OUT OF CALIFORNIA FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE AYE
ON ABC. 16 15 THANKS SO MUCH FOR
YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK YOU AT
THIS MOMENT. GIVEN THAT WE HAVE
ANOTHER MEMBER HERE, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM. SO
CONSULTANT IF YOU CAN PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. POTATO. HERE
HERE. JONES. CORTEZ CORTEZ HERE,
KAMLAGER. PAN AND HERE. OKAY
QUORUM HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE BACK TO NOW. PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF A B 16
15 BEGINNING IN ROOM 2200. SEE
NONE CAN WE MOVE ON TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE
FOR THOSE WAITING TO TEST TO
COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF A B 16 15.
HER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR IN SUPPORT
OF 16 15. IT IS ONE THEN ZERO ON
YOUR PHONE. YOU'RE USING A
SPEAKER PHONE. PICK UP YOUR
HANDS STEP BEFORE TESTING THE
NUMBERS. IS ONE, THEN ZERO FOR
SUPPORT. ONE MOMENT WHERE WE SEE
IF ANYBODY CUTE UP HERE. YEAH, I
DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY QUEUING UP
THIS CHAIR. OKAY THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UH, DO THE
SAME PROCESS. BUT FOR THOSE THAT
ARE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL,
WE AND WE DON'T SEE ANY LEAD
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION SO
ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE, UM OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL, AND FROM 2200. NONE OKAY.
CAN WE PLEASE MOVE ON TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
YOU'RE AN OPPOSITION. IT IS ONE
THEN ZERO OPPOSITION OF A B 16
15 1 AND ZERO. YEAH, I DO NOT
HAVE ANYBODY DOING UP. WELL, WE
DO HAVE ONE. I'M SORRY. JUST
CUED UP NOW, SO IT'LL BE JUST A
MOMENT.
SAY THEY'RE GETTING THEIR LINE
NUMBER. AND ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S
OPPOSITION LONDON ZERO. AND WE
WILL NOW START WITH LINE NUMBER.
YEAH. MY NUMBER 38 FOREHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS REBECCA
GONZALEZ, THE NATIONALISTS OF
THE ATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT OF
THE FILM. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NOW WE WILL GO TO LINE
NUMBER 39. HIKING AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBER. THIS IS EDWIN
BARBONE ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP IN
SUPPORT OF A B 16. THANK YOU.
MODERATOR, DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL COLLARS? JUST WANT TO
HAVE A SORRY NO, WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY MORE COLORS IN THE QUEUE, MR
CHAIR. OKAY? DO WE HAVE ANY
CALLERS WON'T GO AHEAD AND OPEN
UP THE LINES JUST ONE MORE TIME,
GIVEN THAT WE HAD TWO COLORS
THERE IN SUPPORT WILL GO AHEAD
AND LET'S OPEN IT UP AGAIN. BUT
FOR THOSE THAT ARE WAITING TO
PROVIDE COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL. IF YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION OF A B 16 15 AS
OPPOSITION, IT'S 1 10 0. AND I
DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY HEALING UP
WITH THIS TIME, MADAM CHAIR.
OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WELL, AT THIS MOMENT, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND, UM, BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE BILL. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE EMOTION AND DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? OK. OKAY
WELL, THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TEAM FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FOR FORWARD
AND, UM GIVEN THAT WE HAVE A
MOTION HERE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
, UH, CONSULTANT IF YOU CAN.
PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL. I MEAN,
CALL THE BOAT. PLEASE HAVE FILED
OUT IN ONE A B 16 15. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HOUSING HER TITLE. I KNOW I
JONES CORTEZ EIKAMLAGER
AND. PAN AYE. SO THAT IS 30, BUT
WE'LL PLACE THAT BILL ON CALL TO
ALLOW OTHER MEMBERS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT WE HAVE.
NAZARIAN. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO.
UH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISE WAS
HERE AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM
, GO OUT OF THE FILE ORDER AND
GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOU ON UP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. A B 22 77 WILL
REQUIRE COUNTIES TO WAIVE CAL
WORKS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. CURRENT LAW PROVIDES
COUNTIES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO
WAIVE NETWORKS PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS FOR SURVIVORS OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WHILE
COUNTIES HAVE THIS AUTHORITY
THEY MAY ELECT TO PROVIDE
ELIGIBILITY WAIVERS, BUT MANY
COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE DO NOT
PROVIDE THE SAME LEVEL OF WAIVER
AUTHORIZATION. THIS LACK OF
SERVICE UNIFORMITY HAS HINDERED
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
FROM RECEIVING SERVICES AT AT AN
EQUITABLE RATE. WITH 34.9% OF
WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE STATE,
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, THERE IS A PROMINENT
NEED FOR RAPID UNIFORM
ASSISTANCE. BY REQUIRING THE
COUNTIES TO PROVIDE KELL WORKS
ELIGIBILITY WAIVERS. A B 22 77
WILL ALLOW SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE TO RECEIVE THE
ASSISTANCE THEY NEED THROUGH AN
EFFICIENT, EXPEDITED AND
EQUITABLE PROCESS. YOU'RE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OR MICHAEL
HAROLD FROM THE WESTERN CENTER
ON LAW AND POVERTY AND REMOTELY
KEVIN AS LANEY IN FROM THE
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS WHO WILL BE
TESTIFYING REMOTELY, AS I SAID.
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS MIKE
CARROLL WITH THE WESTERN CENTER
ON LAW AND POVERTY. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL TODAY,
JUST A BIT OF HISTORY, UM, IN
1996, THEN US SENATOR PAUL
WELLSTONE. ACTUALLY CRAFTED THIS
PART OF THE FEDERAL TANF LAW,
AND IT WAS ONE OF THE LAST
THINGS THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE
BILL, AND THE GOAL OF THIS WAS
TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE
TOWARDS A WELFARE TO WORK WORLD
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THAT WE
WERE PROTECTING FAMILIES THAT
WERE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE. THE INTENT OF HIS
AMENDMENT WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT
UNTIL THE FAMILY WAS HEALED AND
WAS ABLE TO REALLY ENGAGE
EXTERNALLY THAT THEY WOULD NOT
BE FORCED TO GO TO WORK.
UNFORTUNATELY CALIFORNIA HAS
NEVER ADOPTED THIS LAW IN FULL
AND WHAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISES
BILL WOULD FINALLY COMPLETE THAT
JOURNEY. UM ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT WE'VE SEEN IS THAT FOR A
WHILE, THERE'S BEEN SORT OF THIS
BELIEF THAT YOU KNOW, AMONG SOME
FOLKS THAT, YOU KNOW. HEY IF
YOU'VE HAD A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SITUATION, THE BEST THING FOR
YOU TO DO IS JUST, YOU KNOW, GET
OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GO OUT
THERE AND GET A JOB AND FORGET
ABOUT IT. THAT SOUNDS PRETTY OLD
SCHOOL. NOW IN MY MIND, I DON'T
THINK THAT'S REALLY THE WAY
THINGS WORK WITH DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE OF FAMILIES. AND I
THINK THIS IS THE THIS IS A BILL
THAT IS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE
SHOULD HAVE BEEN PASSED DECADES
AGO. AND AS LONG OVERDUE. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU MOVING ON TO THE NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS KEVIN HAS VINEYARDS. THANK
YOU. THANKS FOR THE LISTENING TO
THIS BILL. BASICALLY THIS BILL
CHANGES IN. BASICALLY THIS BILL
SAYS IT'S THE COUNTY DETERMINES.
THAT A PERSON HAS A TV PROBLEM.
THEY MUST. ISSUE THE WAIVER.
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS CURRENTLY,
THE STATUTE SAYS THAT THEY MAY
ISSUE THE WAIVER. SO THE SAME
PERSON IN THE SAME SITUATION.
ONE WORKER ISSUES IT WORKER
DOESN'T THAT DOESN'T MEAN SENSE
THAT'S AGAINST EQUITY, AND WE
SHOULD HAVE A POLICY IF THE
PERSON NEEDS TO REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE WAIVER, THEY SHOULD GET IT.
WHY WHY? WHY? WHY? SHE MAY AND
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE BILL IN
URGENT. I VOTE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. UM WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
PUBLIC COMMENT AND SUPPORT
BEGINNING HERE IN ROOM 2200.
SEEN A NON WILL MOVE ON TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
FOR THOSE WAITING OKAY? FEWER
AND SUPPORTED A B 22 77. IT IS
ONE THEN ZERO ON YOUR PHONE. WE
DO HAVE LINE NUMBER 38. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS REFLECTED
GONZALEZ, THE NATIONALISTS AT
THE ATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN FRANCE'S
ITSELF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ONCE AGAIN, THAT ISN'T SUPPORT
ONE N ZERO. WE DO NOT HAVE
ANYBODY QUEUING UP, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UM
LEAD WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY AT THE
MOMENT, BUT WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC
COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL. DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL AND
2200? SEEN AND WILL MOVE ON TO
THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINE. YOU ARE. AN OPPOSITION IS
ONE THEN ZERO. OPPOSITION WON
THEM ZERO. DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY
GIVING UP. MADAM CARE MAY
CONTINUE. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY? UM
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SPORT QUESTION. THANK
YOU SIMPLY MEMBER RISE FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL. FORWARD AND. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND CALL THE
BOOK. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
AND EMOTION. THAT'S RIGHT. WE
HAVE EMOTION. ALLOWED IN THE
FINAL ITEM 11 22 A B 22 77 IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS POTATO H
RTEZ E. CORTEZ EI KAMLAGER.
PAN. THE VOTE IS 20, AND WE'LL
PLACE THAT BILL ON CALL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY
AND UP. NEXT WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DAVIES. AND
THAT'S ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 7
1914. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
, MADAM CHAIR SENATORS TODAY I'M
HERE TO PRESENT A B 1914 AT
FIRST WANT TO THANK COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR WORKING WITH MY STAFF
AND STAKEHOLDERS AND THIS
MEASURE UNDER CURRENT LAW, THE
RESOURCE FAMILY APPROVAL ARE F A
PROGRAM REQUIRES APPROVED
RESOURCE FAMILIES TO COMPLETE A
MINIMUM OF EIGHT HOURS OF
CAREGIVER TRAINING ANNUALLY.
THIS ONGOING TRAINING
REQUIREMENT, MAYBE ON A VARIETY
OF TOPICS, BUT A PORTION OF THE
EIGHT HOURS MUST COVER A
RESOURCE FAMILY'S RESPONSIBILITY
TO ACT AS A REASONABLE AND
PRUDENT PARENT. SHOCKINGLY
HOWEVER, IF AN INDIVIDUAL WITH
QUALIFIED MEDICAL TRAINING
APPLIES TO BE A RESOURCE, PARENT
OR FAMILY, THEY MUST TAKE THE
BASIC HEALTH PRACTICE TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS, EVEN THOUGH THEY
ALREADY HAVE ADVANCED TRAINING
AND SKILLS. MAYBE 1914 IS A
SIMPLE MEASURE THAT ALLOWS
RESOURCE FAMILY PARENTS WHO ARE
MEDICALLY PROFESSIONALS AND
ALREADY HAVE THE NECESSARY CPR
AND FIRST AID TRAINING FROM
HAVING TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR F
A. CPR AND FIRST TRAINING FIRST
AID TRAINING AS LONG AS THEY
INCLUDED CERTIFICATION OR
LICENSE IS ACTIVE. SENATOR THE
GOAL OF THIS MEASURE IS TO
STREAMLINE THE TRAINING AND
INFORMATION APPLICATIONS PROCESS
FOR THESE PROFESSIONALS AS OF
OCTOBER, 1ST, 2000 AND 21 THERE
WERE OVER 58,072 CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA'S CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM. SO IF WE CAN MAKE IT
EASIER FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS
TO GET APPROVED TO GET THESE
CHILDREN INTO GOOD HOMES. I
THINK THAT'S WORTH A VENTURE
WITH ME BY PHONE TODAY IS TO
TESTIFY AND THE NEED FOR THIS
LEGISLATION IS A CONSTITUENT OF
MINE. WHO BROUGHT THIS IDEA TO
MY OFFICE AFTER HIS EXPERIENCE.
HIS NAME IS BRETT BERGMAN. UP
BEFORE THE WITNESSES. THE
WITNESS PROCEEDS I LIKE, JUST
WANT TO GO AHEAD AND REPEAT THE
, UH, THE CALL IN THAILAND
NUMBER FOR TODAY'S HEARING, AND
THE NUMBER IS 8772 TO 6. 8163
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS 5338635.
AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND
CONTINUE WITH THE WITNESS ON THE
WAITING ON THE CAR. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. I APPRECIATE THE
TIME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A B
1914. MY NAME IS BRETT BERGMAN.
MYSELF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND
MY WIFE, A REGISTERED NURSE,
BOTH RECENTLY COMPLETED THE
PROCESS TO BECOME A RESOURCE
PARENT DURING THE PANDEMIC WITH
OUR APPROVAL IN SEPTEMBER OF
2020 AS YOU KNOW, CALIFORNIA IS
HOME TO APPROXIMATELY 60,000
INDIVIDUALS IN OUR FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM. NOW MORE THAN EVER. WE
NEED MORE RESOURCE FAMILIES.
DURING THE PROCESS OF BECOMING A
RESOURCE PARENT. YOU UNDERGO
COURSES AND TRAINING TO PREPARE
YOU TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH
TRAUMA AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD.
YOU ALSO UNDERSTANDABLY. UNDERGO
FIRST AID TRAINING AND CPR AS
SOME RESOURCE PARENTS HAVE NO
MEDICAL BACKGROUND. WITH MY WIFE
AND I BOTH CURRENTLY BEING
CURRENT LICENSED HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS. IT BECAME CLEAR TO US
THAT THIS CREATES A REDUNDANT IN
BURNING SOME REQUIREMENT FOR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS THAT ARE
BECOMING RESOURCE PARENTS. FIRST
AID TRAINING DOES NOT ACCOUNT
FOR OUR YEARS OF FORMAL
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE. AND
CURRENT LICENSURE WITH THE
STATE. FURTHERMORE NOT ONLY IS
THIS TRAINING REQUIRED AS PART
OF THE INITIAL APPROVAL, BUT
IT'S REQUIRED AS PART OF ALL
RENEWAL'S THEREAFTER. IN OUR
INSTANCE BOTH MY WIFE AND I WERE
FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
CARING FOR COVID PATIENTS. THE
EXTRA TIME COMMITMENT FOR THIS
REDUNDANT FIRST AID TRAINING
FELT ESPECIALLY FRUSTRATING TO
NAVIGATE. THE SAME VIRTUES THAT
DRIVES MANY INDIVIDUALS TOWARDS
A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE,
EMPATHY, COMPASSION, CARING. OR
THE SAME VIRTUES THAT MAKE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ESPECIALLY
WELL SUITED TO BECOME RESOURCE
PARENTS. I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION IN ELIMINATING
THIS REDUNDANT REQUIREMENT OF
FIRST AID TRAINING FOR THOSE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS WITH CURRENT
LICENSURE TO STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS AND ALLOW CHILDREN TO BE
PLACED IN HOME SOONER. THANK
YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND BEGIN
WITH PUBLIC COMMENT AND SUPPORT
HERE IN ROOM 2200. SEE NONE.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT TO
THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINE. IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT IS
ONE THEN ZERO. THAT IS SUPPORT
ONE, THEN ZERO. THERE. DO NOT
HAVE ANYBODY QUEUING UP, MADAM
SHARE. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND MOVE TO, UM PUBLIC COMMENT
AND OPPOSITION. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY LEAD WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE. SO
WE'LL BEGIN HERE IN ROOM 2200.
SEE NONE. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO
THE TELEPHONE, PUBLIC COMMON
MIND. IF YOU ARE AN OPPOSITION,
IT IS ONE THEN ZERO. ONCE AGAIN
THAT IS OPPOSITION. ONE DAY
ZERO. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY
DOING UP, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
? OKAY WE HAVE EMOTION.
REMEMBER? DAVIS? WHAT DID YOU
LIKE TO CLOSED. THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION IN RECENT AMENDMENTS
COME AT THE REQUEST OF
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN, I VOTE
OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL THE
MOTION IS DO PASS. AND, UM,
COMMITTEE SYSTEM. CAN YOU PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL? FILE ITEM SEVEN A
B 1914. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST.
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HARTARTO H
RTEZ EI KAMLAGER PAN. T. THE
VOTE IS 20 PLACE THAT BILL ON
CALL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
FORCE. THANK YOU. AND UP NEXT WE
HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NAZARIAN
HERE. COME ON UP. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. I WILL TRY TO BE
VERY BRIEF. THIS MEASURE IS A
PRODUCT OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC. 18
55 SIMPLY PROHIBITS A SKILLED
NURSING FACILITY OR RESIDENTIAL
CARE FACILITY FROM DENYING ENTRY
TO A REPRESENTATIVE, THE LONG
TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PERSON.
ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL
CAPACITY WITH ME IS BLANCA
CASTRO CASTRO AS WELL AS SERGIO
LINDROS, BOTH WITH THE YOUNG
BUDS PERSON PROGRAM TO TALK
ABOUT THIS, BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THAT I CAN YOU
HEAR ME? OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR, HER
FATHER AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE. MY
NAME'S BLANCA CASTRO AND I'M THE
STATE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
AND I FIRST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
AND THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
NAZARIAN FOR HIS LEADERSHIP AND
AUTHOR AND MAYBE 18 55. WHICH
WOULD ENSURE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN ARE KEPT OR NOT KEPT
OUT OF LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
DURING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
AS LONG AS THEY FOLLOW INFECTION
CONTROL PROTOCOLS. FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO MAY BE UNFAMILIAR WITH
WHAT OR LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
DOES. THE TERM OMBUDSMAN IS A
SWEDISH WORD, AND IT MEANS AN
OFFICIAL APPOINTED TO
INVESTIGATE INDIVIDUALS,
COMPLAINTS AGAINST GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES. THIS
PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED 35 YEARS
AGO IN ALL 50 STATES AND U. S
TERRITORIES. OUR MISSION IS TO
PROTECT THE HEALTH SAFETY AND
WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS
IN LONG TERM CARE SETTINGS. WHEN
SOMEONE CONTACTS THE LONG TERM
CARE OMBUDSMAN FOR HELP. OUR
FIRST QUESTION IS ALWAYS. WHAT
DOES THE RESIDENT WANT US TO DO?
THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN IS
A MEDIATOR, CONFIDENTIAL
COUNSELORS AND EDUCATORS AND WE
HELP RESOLVE ISSUES TO THE
RESIDENTS SATISFACTION. IN
ADDITION TO THE WORK THAT IS
RELATED TO OUR MISSION. OUR
PROGRAMS HAVE SUPPORTED AND
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RESIDENTS
WHO ARE STILL AT RISK OF COVID.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
RECOVERING FROM THE TRAUMA THEY
ENDURED IN ISOLATION. AND WE'RE
ALSO ADDRESSING THE CARE
CONCERNS DUE TO THE STAFFING
SHORTAGES AND ALL LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES. LACK OF ACCESS TO
THE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN IS
AN EQUITY ISSUE AND ONE THAT ALL
RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO
AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF
WHO WE SERVE. THERE ARE
APPROXIMATELY 118,000 FACILITIES
IN CALIFORNIA. IN THOSE
FACILITIES. 79% OF THE RESIDENTS
ARE 65 YEARS OLD AND OLDER. ON
AVERAGE, THEY NEED HELP WITH
DAILY LIVING ASSISTANCE FROM
BATHING, DRESSING TOILET TEEN
AND TRANSFERRING TO EATING. AND
ABOUT 50% OF THE RESIDENTS OR
MEDICAL. ON AVERAGE WE HAVE BEEN
RECEIVING ABOUT 30,000
COMPLAINTS A YEAR AND WE HAVE A
PRETTY GOD RECORD OF CLOSING
THESE HOWEVER, IN 2019 AND 2020
DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE
PANDEMIC WHEN THE OMBUDSMAN WERE
NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER FACILITIES
, THE COMPLAINTS WENT DOWN TO
ABOUT 28,000 RESPECT ABOUT
28,002. 29,000. AND OUR ABILITY
CONDUCTED THAT INVESTIGATION
SEVERELY SUFFERED. I'LL BE
REALLY BRIEF NOW. RESTRICTIONS
PAUSED THE NORMAL STATE AND
FEDERAL SURVEY INSPECTIONS THAT
ENSURE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND
COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION. AND
OFTEN, OMBUDSMAN ARE THE ONLY
EYES AND EARS IN FACILITIES. THE
COVID PANDEMIC LIFTED THE VEIL,
REVEALING THE AMPLIFYING LONG
EXISTING SHORTCOMINGS AND LONG
TERM CARE SETTINGS. SUCH AS
INADEQUATE STAFFING, POOR
INFECTION, CONTROL FAILURES AND
OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION AND
DEFICIENCIES THAT RESULT IN
ACTUAL RESIDENT HARM. WE KNOW
THIS BECAUSE IN 2021 OUR OFFICE
RECEIVED OVER 40,000 COMPLAINTS.
IT WAS A 37% INCREASE FROM THE
PREVIOUS YEAR. AND THE MAJORITY
OF THE COMPLAINTS ALMOST 20,000
OF THESE INVOLVED ABUSE, NEGLECT
, FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION AND
LACK OF JUST PROVIDING BASIC
NEEDS. WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
THOUSANDS OF CALLS. AND. ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF THE 35 LOCAL
LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAMS 700 STAFF AND
VOLUNTEERS AND THE THOUSANDS OF
RESIDENTS. I URGE YOUR I VOTE.
AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO
ONE OF OUR LOCAL OMBUDSMAN
REPRESENTATIVES IN THIS REGION
JUST TWO SO HE COULD PAY JUST A
VERY SPECIFIC PICTURE OF WHAT
THAT IMPACT WAS LIKE SERGIO,
ANDRAS. THANK THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, DEAR BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CHAIR HURTADO, SENATOR JONES,
CORTEZ E KAMLAGER AND DR PAN. MY
NAME IS SERGIO LANDEROS. I AM
THE LOCAL ENTERING CARE AND
BUZZING PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE
PLANNING SERVICE AREA FOR I
OVERSEE 15 PAID AND VOLUNTEER
AMBROSE AND REPRESENTATIVES AND
THE SEVEN COUNTY REGION. THAT
INCLUDES COUNTIES OF SACRAMENTO
PLASTER. YOLO UBA, NEVADA SIERRA
AND STUTTER. THERE ARE 1386 LONG
TERM CARE FACILITIES IN OUR
REGION. 35 LONG TERM CARE ON
BUSSING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE
STATE AND MYSELF SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY BILL 18 55. ONTO THE
OMBUDSMAN. ACCESS TO LONG TERM
CARE FACILITIES IS ESSENTIAL FOR
RESIDENTS SAFETY QUALITY OF
CARE. AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
REPRESENTATIVES ARE ADVOCATES,
EDUCATORS AND HELP SUPPORT
EMPOWERMENT OR MULTIPLE MOBILE
POPULATION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE FOR RESIDENTS WHO LABEL
THEM IN THE FACILITY AND HAVE NO
SUPPORT OR NO COMPANION. WITHOUT
THE PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF THE
OMBUDSMAN, RESIDENTS LOSE THEIR
SECURITY. COMFORT AND ABILITY TO
ACT TO ADDRESS CARE ISSUES.
NEITHER ARE THE RESIDENTS ABLE
TO REGISTER COMPLAINTS AND A
PRIVATE, TRUSTED AND
CONFIDENTIAL MATTER OR
ENVIRONMENT. PRIOR TO THE
PANDEMIC UNDER FEDERAL LAW
OMBUDSMAN HAD FULL ACCESS TO
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES,
RESIDENT MEDICAL RECORDS
FACILITIES, SERVING INFORMATION
AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO
RESIDENTS. AT THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC, EMBASSY
REPRESENTATIVES WERE PROHIBITED
FROM ENTERING LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES. THIS ACTION
PREVENTED DIRECT AND MOST CASES
INDIRECT ACCESS TO RESIDENTS,
THUS IMPACTING THE BUSINESS
ABILITY TO ADVOCATE EVALUATE
RESIDENCE RIGHTS VIOLATIONS,
EDUCATE THEM ON STATUTORY
ENTITLEMENTS. AND OBSERVE
OBSERVE RESIDENTS, CONDITIONS
AND SITUATIONS. JUST DUE TO THE
SEVERITY OF THE VISITATION
RESTRICTIONS AND THE ABSENCE OF
THE REPRESENTATIVES AND THE
FACILITIES. THE INSURANCE
EFFECTS LEFT RESIDENTS ISOLATED,
DEPRESS IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH.
AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE DECLINE OF
THEIR OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH AND
WELL BEING. THE NUMBER ONE
CHALLENGE WE HAD WAS THAT
INABILITY OF OBTAINING CONSENT
FROM RESIDENTS. THIS IS THE
FOUNDATION OF OUR PROGRAM.
BECAUSE WE ARE RESIDENT CENTERED
AND WE TAKE DIRECTION FROM THE
PRESIDENT TO PROCEED WITH OUR
ADVOCACY. THE MAJOR IMPACTS TO
RESIDENTS NOT HAVING NUMBERS ARE
PRESENT ARE NUMEROUS, SUCH AS
HEALTH DECLINE. AND BUSINESS
INABILITY TO ACCESS MEDICAL
RECORDS AND ADEQUATE BATHING,
HAIR, GROOMING AND PERSONAL
CARE. WE WOULD INFECTIONS
MEDICATION FAILURES. MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES DUE TO ISOLATION,
LACK OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TO
MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE RESIDENTS.
HEALTH LACK OF SUFFICIENT
TECHNOLOGY FOR RESIDENTS, VISITS
AND CALLS INABILITY TO MONITOR
RESIDENTS WELFARE. AND
INSUFFICIENT STAFFING LEVELS
COULD NOT BE MONITORED OR
REPORTED. SIGNIFICANT SECURITY
WAS COMPROMISED, UNABLE TO
MONITOR IF STAFF WERE USING PPE
OR IF THEY WERE USING IT
INAPPROPRIATELY. INABILITY TO
INVESTIGATE PHYSICAL FINANCIAL
AND OTHER MAJOR AND SIGNIFICANT
ELDER ABUSE REPORTS.
INAPPROPRIATE TASK FOR AND
DISCHARGE NOTICES. SOME
RESIDENTS WERE INAPPROPRIATE
DISCHARGED. TWO HOTEL ROOMS WERE
LEFT UNATTENDED OR UNSECURED OR
DANGEROUS HOUSING. LOCATIONS.
SOME FACILITIES REMOVE OMBUDSMAN
INFORMATION POSTERS RESULTING IN
FURTHER DELAYING OR DENYING
RESIDENTS ACCESS TO OMBUDSMAN.
LASHLEY WE WERE UNABLE TO WIN
THIS ADVANCE HEALTHCARE
DIRECTIVES, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY
FEDERAL AND STATE LAW. THE
PANDEMIC LOCKOUT MADE IT
CHALLENGING FOR UNBOXING
REPRESENTATIVES TO CARRY OUT THE
ROLES WE HAD TO COMMUNICATE WITH
RESIDENTS VIA PHONE ZOOM OR
OTHER VISUAL PLATFORMS. NOW ALL
RESIDENTS ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO HAVE A CELL PHONE OR OTHER
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVICES TO
COMMUNICATE. FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD
A RESIDENT WHO WANTED TO KNOW
WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE
YOUR FAMILY AGAIN. OR WHEN THE
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE LIFTED. ONE
OF THE RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS IS TO
HAVE A PRIVATE CONVERSATION WITH
AN OMBUDSMAN. HOWEVER THIS WAS
IMPOSSIBLEFOR THIS RESIDENT WHO
DID NOT HAVE A CELLPHONE. WHO'S
WHO'S OPTIONS WAS THE FACILITIES
PHONE? THIS IS LIKE A PRIVACY
PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS. WHICH WAS
EXACERBATED BY THE LACK OF
TECHNOLOGY DEVICES TO OUR
RESIDENTS. IN ADDITION, STAFFING
SHORTAGES FOR THE LIMITED
RESIDENTS ACCESS TO THE
OMBUDSMAN, ESPECIALLY RESIDENTS
WHO LACK CAPACITY, THE AUDITORY
CHALLENGES OR OTHER MEDICAL
CHALLENGES, SUCH AS VETERAN OR
LACK OF MOBILITY. IT TOOK A
PANDEMIC TO SIGN THE LIGHT ON AN
ONGOING ISSUES IN THE LONG TERM
CARE SYSTEM, SUCH AS POOR TO NO
INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES. LOW
STAFFING, POOR QUALITY CARE AND
NO ACCESS TO RESIDENTS AND
HONORING THE RESIDENTS. RIGHTS
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE THE IMPACT THAT LACK OF
ACCESS TO LAUNCHING CARE
SERVICES ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS AND LONG
TERM CARE FACILITIES. IT IS SO
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
IMPORTANCE OF ALLOWING OMBUDSMAN
TO HAVE ON RESTRAINT ACCESSES TO
FACILITIES UNDER ALL CONDITIONS,
SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.
OTHERWISE HOW ELSE CAN WE
ADVOCATE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF
LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES TO
ENSURE THEY RECEIVE THE BEST
QUALITY OF CARE. IN CLOSING, I
URGENT SUPPORT FOR A B 18 55.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY HERE TODAY
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START
PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL HERE IN ROOM 2200. CNN
WILL MOVE ON TO THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE. MODERATOR
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WILLING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF A B 18 55. STIR.
IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT, IT IS
WASHINGTON ZERO NEVER SUPPORT
ONE, THEN ZERO. WE DO NOT HAVE
ANYBODY GOING UP, MADAM CHAIR
QUIET MONDAY TODAY. OKAY SO WE
DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWN OPPOSITION
WITNESSES HERE FOR THE ON THIS
MEASURE, BUT WELL, UM, MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT IN OPPOSITION
HERE IN THIS ROOM, 2200. ANYONE
OKAY? WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP
THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMON LINE
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE.
IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION, IT IS
ONE THEN ZERO. OPPOSITION WON
THEM DO ON YOUR PHONE. WE DO NOT
HAVE ANYBODY QUEUING UP, MADAM
CHAIR. WELL, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. UM
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, BUT SMOCK
REPRESENTATIVES PLAY AN
IMPORTANT ROLE IN INVESTIGATING
AND OVERSEEING CONDITION IN OUR
STATE'S LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES. THE ROLE WAS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT VERSUS AS
VISITATION WAS RESTRICTED FOR
MUCH OF THE PANDEMIC, SO I WANT
TO ONCE AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. DO
WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? QUESTIONS NO,
BE HAPPY TO MOVE ABILITY,
APPROPRIATE TIME. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND ASSEMBLE URBANISM.
AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE AND
MY CLOTHES WILL BE THE COMMENTS
MADE BY MS CASTRO AND MR LANDO'S
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. OKAY. WE HAVE A
MOTION ON A B 18 55 COMMITTEE
ASSISTANT. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL? FILE AUTUMN THREE A B
18 55. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH TOÀN JONES.
CORTESI. CORTEZ EI KAMLAGER.
PAN. THE VOTE IS 20, AND WE WILL
PLACE THIS BILL ON CALL. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND JUST I FORGOT
TO MENTION. UH FOR THE RECORD. I
THINK THERE ARE SOME MINOR
TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. THAT WE
WILL BE PROCESSING. SO THANK YOU
FOR THE ANALYSIS WORK THAT WAS
DONE AS WELL. APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT WE
HAVE SOMETHING MEMBER MULLAN ON
HERE TO PRESENT A B 21 31 FILE
ITEM NUMBER, OKAY? WE WILL.
SCRATCH WHAT I JUST SAID. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARILLO
HERE READY TO PRESENT ON FILE
ITEM NUMBER 18 A B 26 65. MHM
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS AND THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT UM, I'VE NEVER BEEN IN
THIS ROOM BEFORE. SO FIRST TIME.
THANK YOU, UM I'M HERE TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 26 65
THROUGH A BLIND REMOVAL PRACTICE
PILOT. THIS BILL AIMS TO ADDRESS
THE OVER REPRESENTATION OF BLACK
AND BROWN YOUTH WITHIN OUR
STATES CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.
IMPLICIT BIAS IS A UNIVERSAL
PHENOMENON NOT LIMITED BY RACE,
GENDER OR CLASS. THE U. S HAS
LONG STRUGGLED WITH RACE AND
IMPLICIT BIAS BIASES WITHIN ITS
SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES. AND
THERE IS AMPLE EVIDENCE THAT
SHOWS HOW INDIVIDUAL IMPLICIT
BIAS LEADS TO DECISION MAKING
THAT GOES AGAINST CONSCIOUS
VALUES AND IDEALS TO ADDRESS
THIS DISPARITY, ALLEY COUNTY IS
IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING
THEIR OWN. PILOT PROGRAM TO
DOCUMENT THE RESULTS OF THIS
DECISION MAKING STRATEGY. A B 26
65 WILL ENSURE THAT FAMILIES
INCLUDED IN THE PILOT WILL
RECEIVE A FAIR HEARING AND NOT
EXPERIENCE THE TRAUMA OF
SEPARATION TO TOBIAS. THIS BILL
HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
AND HAS NO OPPOSITION. TO
TESTIFY. OUR JESSICA CHANDLER OR
SOCIAL WORKER AND CEO OF
CHANDLER HEALING SERVICES. SHE.
ON THE LINE. JESSICA, WE ARE
READY FOR YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MR CHANDLER AND I'M POSTAL
WORKERS REALLY DEPARTMENTS,
CHILDREN FOUND SERVICES. ACROSS
SECURITY. AJ SCENE AFTER
SURVIVING PARENT SCHOOL AND LOST
IT. EXTREME POVERTY AND PAIN IN
PREGNANCY. ALMOST PRISON PTSD. I
AM OUR CLIENTS, QUALITY SCREAMS.
AGI THERE'S A LOT OF BACKGROUND
RIGHT BY THE SOCIAL WORKER TO
STAY. I CAME TO CPS TO THE
BASKET DEGREE WITH EMPHASIS IN
URBAN CHILD WELKER. YEARS OF
FRESH LIFE, TRAINING AND
ADVOCACY AND MY WHOLE HEART. I
TRULY BELIEVE THAT IS THE MOST
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED NEXT. OUR
FAMILY I SHOWED UP EARLY, STAYED
LATE. ALWAYS WANT EXTRA MOUTH
OFFICE, SPENDING MY OWN MONEY TO
SHOW UP FOR MY CLIENTS FOR
FAITH. I MAKE THE LIST OF VERY
PURCHASE TO MAINTAIN A FAMILY
TOGETHER. I'VE USED MY PERSONAL
CONNECTION AND RESOURCES TO
BUILD TEAMS TO SUPPORT MY
FAMILY. WHO CAN TO HEAR THEIR
STORIES ABOUT THEIR WORK, AND I
LOVE ON THEM. BUT SOMETIMES I
DIDN'T WANT TO. AND I LIVED
THERE ALL FROM MY NEW LEAGUE OUT
FRONT OF PRIVILEGE. I COULDN'T
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY COULDN'T
JUST CALL THEMSELVES UP OUT OF
BOOTSTRAP LIKE ME. BELIEVE IN
THEMSELVES LIKE I DO. HARDER FOR
THEIR CHILDREN. I WAS EXPECTING
PERPLEXED BY MY BLACK FAMILIES
BECAUSE I FELT THAT WE SHOULD BE
AT THE FOREFRONT OF ENDING
GENERATIONAL CYCLES IN PASSION,
OUR COMMUNITIES. SOCIAL WORK ON
THE FRONT LINES START TO BURN
OUT. NOT SINCE ABUSE, DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AND PHYSICAL ABUSE CASE
TO START OFF KIND OF PAIN. AND
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU FIND
STILL HAVING TO CHECK YOUR BIKE
MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. AND THEN
SORRY UNLESS YOU DON'T BECAUSE
MOST WORKERS WON'T BECAUSE HE'S
FAMILIES ARE NOT A PART OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES HERE TO FEEL LIKE TO
PROTECT THE CHILD FROM THE LOUD
MUSIC, BAGGY PANTS, DARK SKIN
AND POVERTY PANTS. WE'RE TAKING
THEM FROM THE MONSTERS. PEOPLE
HAVE PROBABLY BEEN THE PICTURES
IN THE MEDIA. WE ALSO HEAR
BLACK, INCLUDING ME. I WAS
RAISED THAT BLACK PEOPLE
DANGEROUS FULL TIME JOB SECURITY
, BUT I DO BECAUSE I KNOW THEY
HAVEN'T MISSED POTENTIAL CREATED
FOR THEMSELVES SO THEY CAN BE
HAPPY AND FACE IF THEY ARE
SUPPORTED, PROVIDES SERVICES
NEEDED OVERCOME HISTORICAL
TRAUMA THEY WERE BORN INTO THEIR
RACIAL DISPARITIES AT EVERY
LEVEL OF SERVICE. CALIFORNIA
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM FROM THE
PENSION DURING DEFECATION AND
PERMANENCY. WE CAN'T UNDO ALL
THE YEARS AND EFFECTS THAT
RACISM HAS HAD THEM HOW WELFARE
SYSTEM THE DATA SHOWS THERE'S
SERIOUS TALENT AND IT'S TIME WE
ADDRESSED IT. PLEASE HOLD. YES
MAYBE 2665. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT
AND SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM 20 TO
2200. SEE NONE. OKAY, WE'LL GO
TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINE. OKAY. IF YOU AREN'T
SUPPORT IT IS ONE AND ZERO AND
WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY IN SUPPORT.
IT IS 43 LINE NUMBER 43. GOOD
AFTERNOON. REBECA GONZALEZ, THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE IN
QUÊ. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THOS THAT ARE
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY KNOWN
OPPOSITION WITNESSES BUT WILL
OPEN UP PUBLIC COMMENT BEGINNING
HERE IN ROOM 2200. SEE NONE WILL
MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS MEASURE. YOU AREN'T
OPPOSITION. IT IS ONE, THEN ZERO
ON HIS PHONE. YEAH. POSITION.
ONE IS THEN ZERO. THINK WE DO
NOT HAVE ANYBODY FEELING UP FOR
OPPOSITION MADAM CHAIR. OKAY.
THANK YOU. UM. HAVING HEARD FROM
EVERYBODY. WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO COMMITTEE AND DO WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
QUESTIONS? I'LL MOVE THE BILL.
OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE
THIS BILL. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED MY
VOTE FROM THE COMMITTEE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SO WE THE MOTION
IS, UM, ON WE HAVE A MOTION 26
65 COMMITTEE CONSULTANT QUÊ.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS.
FILE ITEM 18 A B 2665. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY HER TOTO Hí
CORTEZ CORTEZ EI KAMLAGER PAN.
THE VOTE IS 20. AND WHAT PLACE
THIS BILLANCOURT ALLOW OTHERS
THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.
ALSO GET HOUSING. SO WE WILL
TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. I
KNOW. I'M SORRY. I HAVE WE HAVE
TO. I HAVE TO GO VOTE IN
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS AND WE
WILL RETURN HERE IS AS SOON AS
WE'RE DONE WITH THE VOTES THERE.
UM, AND WE WILL, UM RECONVENE.
AH! AFTER THE AFTER THOSE VOTES.
THANK YOU.
OKAY THE SENATE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IS BACK FROM RECESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. AND
WE DO HAVE AN AUTHOR HERE READY
TO GO, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, UM
AH BRING HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CALDERON. COME ON UP AND PRESENT
ITEM NUMBER 12 23 31. GOOD
AFTERNOON. DO YOU MIND REALLY
BRIEFLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN IF WE
CAN TAKE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR
, BECAUSE I KNOW SOME MEMBERS
WILL HAVE TO LEAVE FOR DIFFERENT
COMMITTEE HEARING. THAT'S FINE.
YOU DON'T MIND COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT. CAN YOU PLEASE? UM
CALLED THE VOTE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. YES, HARTARTO. CAN YOU
GO? I'M SORRY. CONSENT CALENDAR
IS A B 16 71 A B 18 62 A B 27 86
A B 28 27 POTATO. POTATO I,
JONES JONES I CORTEZ CORTEZ EI
KAMLAGER. PAN PAN. AYE. OKAY THE
VOTE IS 40 ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, AND WE WILL PLACE THAT
ON CALL. OKAY. YOU MAY BEGIN.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO START BY
ACCEPTING THE SUGGESTED
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, AND I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
MY OFFICE. A B 23 31 WOULD
ESTABLISH THE BRIDGE TO RECOVERY
FOR ADULT DAY SERVICES, COVID-19
MITIGATION AND RESILIENCY GRANT
PROGRAM. ADULT DAY SERVICES
HELPED SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES STAY ACTIVE. WHILE
REDUCING THEIR ISOLATION AND
IMPROVING THEIR OVERALL HEALTH.
CENTERS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES
NEED TO ADOPT MEASURES TO
ACCOMMODATE THE REALITY THAT
COVID 19 WILL REMAIN AN ONGOING
THREAT TO THE VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS THEY SERVE. A B 23
31 CREATES A GRANT PROGRAM TO
SUPPORT THESE MITIGATION EFFORTS
SO THAT THE ADULT DAY SERVICES
MAY CONTINUE TO OPERATE SAFELY
TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. WITH ME
IN SUPPORT OF A B 23 31 ARE
BECKY DUFFY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR ADULT
DAY SERVICES AND LOWEST ZONES
FROM ELDER DAY, ADULT DAY HEALTH
CARE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CALLED IRAN SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, AND
THANK YOU, CHAIR HURTADO AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. UM I
AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR
ADULT DAY SERVICES REPRESENTING
OVER 300 COMMUNITY BASED ADULT
SERVICES AND ADULT DAY PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. I URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THE BRIDGE TO
RECOVERY. A B 2331. THE BILL
CLOSELY MIRRORS IMPORTANT GOALS
OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR AGING.
SOME OF THOSE ARE INCLUSION AND
EQUITY AND AGING AND CAREGIVING
THAT WORKS OVER 40,000 FRAIL
ELDERS AND ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES RELY ON OUR
SERVICES TO AVERT TO AVOID
NURSING HOMES AND COSTLY
HOSPITAL VISITS. CENTERS ALSO
PLAN EXTREME ROLE IN COMBATING
SOCIAL ISOLATION. 96% OF OUR
PARTICIPANTS ARE MEDICAL 67% ARE
WOMEN AND 44% LIVE ALONE SO THEY
OTHERWISE WOULD BE COMPLETELY
SOCIALLY ISOLATED. WE SERVE A
VERY ETHNIC AND DIVERSE
POPULATION. AND SINCE THE
PANDEMIC BEGAN. CENTERS HAVE HAD
MANY, MANY CHALLENGING ISSUES.
ONE OF THOSE INCLUDES STAFFING
STAFF RATE REIMBURSEMENTS HAVE
NOT BEEN RAISED SINCE 2000 AND
12 AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE COST
OF LIVING HAS DRAMATICALLY
INCREASED SINCE THAT.
ADDITIONALLY FUNDING ADDRESSES
COVID RESPONSE BY HELPING
CENTERS MAKE NECESSARY
IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE CENTERS
SAFE FOR SENIORS TO RETURN TO
CENTER. THIS REQUEST IS ALSO
BECOMING URGENT RIGHT NOW AS THE
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ENDS AND
REMOTE SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO USE PARTIALLY
ENDING AND THEY FACE A POTENTIAL
FOR RETURN TO IN PERSON
SERVICES. JULY, 1ST. IF THE
FUNDING IS NOT APPROVED CENTERS
WON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO STAY
OPEN SAFELY. I URGE YOU TO VOTE
YES, AND SUPPORT THIS INVESTMENT
FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THE
SERVICES. THE CENTERS PROVIDE
SAVE LIVES. KEEP THIS VULNERABLE
PEOPLE OUT OF ISOLATION AND OUT
OF NURSING HOMES. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND I
WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SLOWLY
INTRODUCED LOWEST ZONES WHO'S
COME ALL THE WAY FROM SANTA
CRUZ. THANKS BECKY AND THANK
SENATOR CALDERON FOR PUTTING
THIS THIS BILL FORWARD. AND SEE
IT TO FIND MY PLACE HERE. SO I'M
LOWEST ZONES. I'M THE PROGRAM
DIRECTOR OF ELDER DAY ADULT DAY
HEALTH CARE. AND FROM SANTA CRUZ
IS, BECKY SAID. OUR DAY PROGRAM
SERVES 200 TO 250 PARTICIPANTS A
YEAR, BUT THAT THE NUMBER OF
INDIVIDUALS WE ACTUALLY END UP
SERVING IS ABOUT TWO OR THREE
TIMES THAT BECAUSE WE ALSO
SUPPORT OUR FAMILY CAREGIVERS.
UM. OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE SOME OF
THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN
OUR COUNTY. THEY ARE. MOSTLY
OLDER ADULTS WITH COMPLEX
MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND ALSO OTHER. ADULTS WITH LONG TERM
DISABILITIES AND COMPLEX MEDICAL
PROBLEMS. MOST OF OUR
PARTICIPANTS ARE MEDICAL
RECIPIENTS AS WELL. TO HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND JUST A BIT ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT THIS BILL IS FOR US
AND FOR OUR SERVICES TO OUR
PARTICIPANTS. I'D LIKE TO TELL
YOU ABOUT ONE OF OUR FAMILIES.
PETER IS AN 82 YEAR OLD MAN WHO
LIVES WITH HIS WIFE IN SANTA
CRUZ. HE WORKED HIS ENTIRE ADULT
LIFE. AND NOW AS HE'S AGING, HE
HAS DEVELOPED DEMENTIA AND OTHER
SEVERE HEART PROBLEMS. HE
STARTED ATTENDING ELDER DAY IN
THE SUMMER OF LAST YEAR OF 2021.
AND AS THAT WAS AT THE TIME THAT
WE WERE SLOWLY BRINGING OUR
PARTICIPANTS BACK TO THE CENTER
AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF OF
REMOTE SERVICES. HIS WIFE
REPORTED THAT HIS MOOD IMPROVED
SUBSTANTIALLY. HE WAS MUCH
EASIER TO CARE FOR ONCE HE
STARTED COMING TO THE SERVICES.
UNFORTUNATELY THOUGH, MACRON
HAPPENED AND IN JANUARY OF THIS
YEAR WE HAD TO PAUSE OUR
SERVICES FOR TWO MONTHS. TO KEEP
OUR PARTICIPANTS SAFE. AND. SHE
DESCRIBED HER WIFE, HIS WIFE
DESCRIBED THAT SHE HE BECAME
MUCH MORE CONFUSED. HE BECAME
MOODY. HE DIDN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT
. HE WAS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO
CARE FOR. AND HE HAD A NUMBER OF
FALSE WHICH HE HADN'T HAD SINCE
HE HAD ATTENDED THE CENTER. ONE
TIME WHEN I SPOKE WITH HER IN
LATE JANUARY, I THINK IT WAS. IT
WAS JUST REALLY, REALLY MOVING.
SHE SAID. I'M GOING CRAZY. I'M
GOING NUTS HERE. I'M I CAN'T DO
ANYTHING. HE IS BEHIND ME
EVERYWHERE. HE'S CONFUSED. HE'S
ASKING QUESTIONS. HE WANTS TO
KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. HE WANTS
TO KNOW IF WE'RE OKAY. SHE WAS
REALLY, REALLY DESPERATE, AND
SHE SAID SHE NEEDED HELP. SHE
NEEDED A BREAK. AND VERY
UNFORTUNATELY. BEFORE WE WERE
ABLE TO REOPEN OUR CENTER FOR
CONGREGATE SERVICES. PETER ENDED
UP BEING PLACED IN SKILLED
NURSING. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT
SKILLED NURSING WAS PROBABLY ONE
OF THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACES.
YOU COULD BE AN OLDER ADULT
DURING THIS PANDEMIC. SO RIGHT
NOW WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU
PLEASE SUPPORT THIS. THIS THIS
ONE TIME FUNDING. UM THIS
FUNDING WILL HELP CENTERS LIKE
MINE AND ALL THE CENTERS AROUND
THE STATE PROVIDE THE PHYSICAL
KIND OF SETTING THAT PEOPLE NEED
TO BE SAFE WILL HELP IMPROVE. H
VAC SYSTEMS GET FURNITURE THAT
ALLOWS FOR PHYSICAL DISTANCING.
AND WILL ALLOW US TO IMPROVE OUR
STAFFING STAFFING AS BECKY
MENTIONED THIS IN A REALLY BIG
PROBLEM. BY DOING THIS, IT WILL
REALLY, REALLY HELP OUR
PARTICIPANTS AND THE FAMILIES
THAT WE SERVE. IT WILL KEEP OUR
PARTICIPANTS COMING TO THE DAY
CENTER. LIVING AT HOME IN THEIR
OWN HOMES AND HOPEFULLY OUT OF
LONG TERM INSTITUTIONAL CARE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
AND YOUR DRIVE UP TO SACRAMENTO
TODAY. UM WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL HERE IN
THIS ROOM IN THE HEARING ROOM.
20 2200. SEEN NONE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINE. YOU AREN'T THE COURT 1 10
0. AND THAT IS SUPPORT ONE, THEN
ZERO. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUÊ
HERE. WE HAVE LINE NUMBER 43,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. THIS IS REBECCA GONZALEZ WITH
THE NATIONALIST ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO
LINE NUMBER 48. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS MONICA
MILLER, REPRESENTING A LIMITED
COUNTY. ALZHEIMER'S LOS ANGELES
ALZHEIMER'S, AREN'T COUNTY.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO
LINE NUMBER 45. YES DAVID
FEINBERG REPRESENT AARP. WE
STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU, AND WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY MORE DO FOR SUPPORT THERE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON
FORWARD TO OPPOSITION. WE DON'T
HAVE ANY KNOWN OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. UM BUT WE'LL MOVE ON
TO PUBLIC COMMENT IN OPPOSITION
HERE IN ROOM 2200. SEE NONE WILL
MOVE ON TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE. IF YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION, IT IS ONE THEN ZERO.
ONCE AGAIN, THERE'S OPPOSITION
WON THEM ZERO. ENSURE NOBODY
QUEUED UP FOR OPPOSITION MANAGER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM, WORK.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, AND I
WANT TO JUST PROVIDE A FEW
COMMENTS AND SAY THAT ADULT
TEETH DAY SERVICES ARE ARE
ESSENTIAL TO OUR COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR
FAMILIES. AH, PERSONALLY DURING
THE PANDEMIC. I HAVE TO SAY THAT
I SAW MY. LOVED ONES. MY PARENTS
GO THROUGH ISOLATION AND AH,
WITHOUT REALLY IMPORTANT FEAR
AND NOT KNOWING WHERE TO GO AND,
UH. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND
I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR. AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
AND, UM ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU,
BUT I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. WE HAVE SENATOR PAN AND. I, TOO WAS GOING TO MOVE THE
BILL AND AFFORD SEEING HEALTH
COMMITTEE. OKAY? NO FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. WE HAVE
MOTION. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? THANK YOU, SENATOR. UM, I
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU CALL OFF
OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU FOR
ASKING, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. OKAY WE HAVE
EMOTION, AND, UH, COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THIS MEASURE? FILE
ITEM 12 A B 23 31. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH HARTARTO. HURTADO I,
JONES JONES I CORTEZ E. CORTEZ
EI KAMLAGER KAMLAGER I PAN. PEN.
I. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MULLEN HERE
READY TO PRESENT HIS BILL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENTS
AND OUR APOLOGIES FOR THAT
QUICK. RECESS THERE. OKAY? THANK
YOU, MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS WOULD
LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING THE
SUGGESTED COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
AND OFFER GRATITUDE TO COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THE
BILL. IN 2018 IN AN EFFORT TO
STREAMLINE CHILD CARE LICENSING
FOR OPERATORS AND FAMILIES THAT
CARRIED A B 605, WHICH IS SET TO
CREATE A SINGLE CHILDCARE
LICENSED BY JANUARY. 1ST 2024
HOWEVER, LANGUAGE AND CODE
REFERRED TO AS THE TODDLER
OPTION WAS INTENTIONALLY LEFT TO
BRIDGE THE EXISTING DUAL
LICENSES REQUIRED BY STATUTE
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SINGLE LICENSE. THAT LANGUAGE IS
NOW OBSOLETE. LOOMS AS A
HINDRANCE TO PROGRESS. A B 21 31
REMOVES THAT BARRIERLANGUAGE
AND ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES TO IMPLEMENT THE
SINGLE LICENSE VIA ALL COUNTY
LETTER. THIS MEASURE HAS ENJOYED
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THROUGH THE
PROCESS I HAVE WITH ME TODAY.
PAMELA GIBBS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH LOS
ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. AND ANNA I. OKA
MEADE'S GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR WITH HEAD START
CALIFORNIA. WELCOME. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE
BEFORE YOU TODAY AND I'M HONORED
TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND
SUPPORTIVE. MAYBE 21 31. WE'VE
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE
TO CO SPONSOR A B 605 WITH MR
MULLEN IN 2000 AND 18, AND WE
ARE PLEASED WITH THE WAY THAT
WORKED OUT. BUT THINGS HAVE
CHANGED NOW. AND AS THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MENTIONED, IT
IS TIME TO CREATE THE SINGLE
LICENSE. THE STATE IS ALREADY
MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION, AND WE
KNOW THAT AT THIS TIME THIS BILL
SIMPLY MAKES THAT CHANGE. A B 21
31 WILL SIMPLIFY LICENSES AND IN
DOING SO WILL SUPPORT FAMILIES
AND PROVIDERS BY MAKING THE
CHILD CARE SYSTEM MORE
EFFICIENT. BY REMOVING THE
ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
ON PROVIDERS HAVING TO OBTAIN
ANOTHER LICENSE. ALSO PROVIDING
CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR INFANTS
AND PRESCHOOL AGED CHILDREN AS
WELL AS STABILITY FOR FAMILIES,
PROVIDERS AND EMPLOYEES IS
CRITICAL. AGAIN. WE'D LIKE TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR HIS WORK IN
THIS AREA OVER THE YEARS AND
URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR A B 21 31.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M ANA
YOAKUM. EADS GOVERNMENT DIRECTOR
OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WITH HEAD
START CALIFORNIA AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MULLEN SHARED
21 31 WALL OUT FOR THE FULL
IMPLEMENTATION OF A B 605 PASSED
BY THE LEGISLATURE IN 2018. THE
FLEXIBILITY PROVIDED BY A SINGLE
LICENSE WILL BE WELCOMED BY
EARLY LEARNING AND CARE
PROVIDERS WHO INDICATE THAT
BEING ABLE TO SERVE VARYING AGES
OF CHILDREN IS CRITICAL AND
PERMITTING THEIR BUSINESSES TO
REMAIN OPEN AND SUCCESSFUL. I
DON'T THINK I NEED TO SHARE
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF BUSINESSES
THAT HAVE STRUGGLED TO REMAIN
OPEN AND PROVIDING SERVICES
DURING THE PANDEMIC. WITH THE
EXPANSION OF TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN, THE NEED FOR
INCREASED FLEXIBILITY FOR
PROVIDERS TO SHIFT TO SERVING
YOUNGER CHILDREN IS PARTICULARLY
NEEDED. THIS BILL WILL ALSO GIVE
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES THE AUTHORITY TO
IMPLEMENT THE NEW LICENSE FOR
ALL PROVIDERS. ALL COUNTY LETTER
WHILE REGULATIONS ARE BEING
DEVELOPED, ALLOWING THE NEW
LICENSES TO BE PROMPTLY
IMPLEMENTED. AS THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS
WAS ALREADY DELAYED DURING COVID
AND PROVIDERS ARE FACING
INCREASED PRESSURES DUE TO COVID
AND TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN,
THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY IMPLEMENT
REAL ALL COUNTY LETTER IS
PARTICULARLY NEEDED AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO WE'LL
GO AHEAD AND TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE HERE
IN ROOM 2200. SEE, NONE WILL
MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE IN SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE, AND I JUST WANTED AH
STATE THAT THIS MEASURE DOES
HAVE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. BUT
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
SURE IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT IS
ONE THEN ZERO ON YOUR TELEPHONE.
THAT IS SUPPORT ONE, THEN ZERO.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY QUEUING
UP IN SUPPORT, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE TO OPPOSITION. WE DON'T
HAVE ANY KNOWN WITNESSES THAT
ARE OPPOSED TO THE MEASURE. AND
WILL BEGIN WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
OPPOSITION IN ROOM 2200 SEEN AND
WE MOVED TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMON LINE. YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION. IT IS ONE THEN ZERO.
ONCE AGAIN THAT IS OPPOSITION
ONCE AND ZERO. STAND IT. YOU NOT
HAVE ANYONE IN QUÊ, MADAM CHAIR,
YOU MAY CONTINUE. OKAY? THANK
YOU. YOU HAVE A MOTION, SO I'M
BRINGING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
AND I WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK TO CREATE THE
SINGLE CHILD CARECENTER LICENSE
FOR SERVING INFANTS THROUGH A
SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. THIS BILL
WILL FURTHER IMPLEMENTATION OF
THAT LICENSE, MAKING IT EASIER
FOR CHILDREN AND PARENTS TO HAVE
CONTINUITY OF CARE. SO THANK YOU
ONCE AGAIN, AND I THANK YOU FOR
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? NO, WE HAVE A
MOTION. OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR
MEMBERS ASK FOR MY VOTE.
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT. CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? FILE OUT
OF 8 21 A B 21 31. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS HEURTAUX H
NES JONES. I ORTEZ. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER I PAN AND I. THE VOTE
IS FOR, UM ZERO AND WE'LL PLACE
THAT BILL ON CALLED ALLOW ALL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THE
OPPORTUNITY BOTH OKAY?
YEAH WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES HERE.
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T. I DIDN'T
SEE YOU WITH, UH, YOUR MOUTH
FEEL FREE TO COME ON UP AND
PRESENT. MAYBE 24 66 AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 14. HE'S DONE. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 24 66 BEFORE I BEGAN MY
PRESENTATION. I WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE THAT I WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENT AS NOTED ON PAGE EIGHT
OF THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
DILIGENT ASSISTANCE ON THIS
FILM. COLLEAGUES I'VE BEEN
HEARTBROKEN WATCHING STATES LIKE
TEXAS AND FLORIDA ATTACK AND
STIGMATIZE OR LGBT Q PLUS
COMMUNITY. FOR DOING NOTHING
MORE THAN ASSERTING OUR RIGHTS
TO EXIST AND ENJOY THE SAME
RIGHTS AS EVERYONE ELSE. FOR THE
PAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE
WITNESSED A RECORD BREAKING
NUMBER OF ANTI LGBT PLUS
MEASURES PROPOSED AND PASSED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND JUST THE
FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2022.
LAWMAKERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
PROPOSED 238 BILLS RESTRICTING
THE RIGHTS OF LGBT POOP PLUS
COMMUNITIES. IF WE FAIL TO PUSH
BACK ON OFFENSIVE RHETORIC THAT
UNFAIRLY CAST THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY AS BEING ANTI FAMILY.
OUR COMMUNITIES WILL CONTINUE TO
FACE DISCRIMINATION FOR DOING
NOTHING MORE THAN EXERCISING
THEIR EQUAL RIGHT TO BUILD A
FAMILY OF THEIR OWN. THE PURPOSE
OF A B 24 66 IS TO TAKE THIS
HATEFUL RHETORIC HEAD ON, THANKS
TO SIGNIFICANT REFORMS APPROVED
BY THIS LEGISLATURE IN RECENT
YEARS, REGARDLESS OF THE
PERCEIVED OR ACTUAL SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, GENDER, IDENTITY OR
GENDER EXPRESSION, MORE AND MORE
FAMILIES ARE SEEKING TO OFFER
THEIR SERVICES AS RESOURCE
FAMILIES. WHICH PROVIDES OUT OF
HOME CARE FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER
CARE. ALTHOUGH SOME PLACING
AGENCIES ARE CREATING SUPPORTIVE
PRACTICES FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITY
AND RECRUITING PERSPECTIVE,
LGBTQ RESOURCE FAMILIES, OTHERS
STILL EMPLOY ROLES AND POLICIES.
THAT PERPETUATE UNFAIR AND
OUTDATED STEREOTYPES ABOUT WHO
AND WHO SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO
TAKE IN FOSTER CHILDREN. IN
PARTICULAR SOCIAL WORKERS AND
CHILD WARFARE AGENCIES ARE
EMPOWERED TO EXERCISE
SIGNIFICANT DISCRETION AND
HELPING DECIDE WHO GETS LICENSED
AS A RESOURCE FAMILY AND WHO
DOES NOT. WITHOUT STATE
PROTECTIONS AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION. SOME SOCIAL
WORKERS MAIL OUT THEIR PERSONAL
BIASES AGAINST THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY TO CREATE
INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIERS FOR
OTHERWISE QUALIFIED LGBT CUES.
PLUS FAMILIES SEEKING TO SERVE
AS LOVING RESOURCE FAMILIES. A B
24 66 WILL PROVIDE THESE NEEDED
PROTECTIONS BY PROHIBITING
PLACING AGENCIES FROM DECLINING
TO PLACE A FOSTER CHILD WITH THE
RESOURCE FAMILY SOLELY ON THE
GROUNDS THAT THE RESOURCE FAMILY
IDENTIFIES AS LGBT QUÊ. ANOTHER
INCONVENIENT TRUTH IS THAT LGBTQ
YOUTH ARE OVER REPRESENTED IN
OUR FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND THE
TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES OF OUR
LGBTQ FOSTER CHILDREN ARE TOO
OFTEN OVERLOOKED. DESPITE WHAT
ONE MIGHT HEAR ON CERTAIN CABLE
NEWS CHANNELS. LGBT Q CHILDREN,
OUR CHILDREN, TOO. THEY ARE JUST
AS DESERVING OF RIGHTS, LOVE.
PROTECTION AS EVERYONE ELSE.
UNFORTUNATELY MANY YOUTH
CONTINUED TO REPORT
DISCRIMINATION, MARGINALIZATION
AND AN OVERALL LACK OF
ACCEPTANCE WHEN NAVIGATING OUR
STATE'S WELFARE SYSTEM. THIS
LACK OF ACCEPTANCE IS MANIFESTED
BY THE FACT THAT MANY PLACING
AGENCIES INCLUDING LGBTQ, FOSTER
CHILDREN IN THE LEGAL CATEGORY
OF HEART TO PLACE CHILDREN. THIS
WHOLLY UNFAIR CLASSIFICATION ON
THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
ALONE CAN HINDER FOSTER
PLACEMENT AND UNNECESSARILY
INFLICT TRAUMA ON OUR L G B T Q.
PLUS FOSTER CHILDREN MY BILL
WILL END THE STATUTORY STIGMA BY
REMOVING THE TERM HARD TO PLACE
FROM OUR STATE LAW. WE MUST
STRIVE TO INSTILL THIS BASIC
PRINCIPLE IN OUR FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM. NO CHILD IS TOO
DIFFICULT TO LOVE OR CARE. JUST
BECAUSE OF THEIR RACE, RELIGION
, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION
, GENDER EXPRESSION OR GENDER
IDENTITY. MEMBERS UNTIL WE SEE
CONGRESS PASSED NATIONWIDE LAWS
PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON
THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
AND GENDER IDENTITY STATES LIKE
CALIFORNIA, MUSTAPA PROTECT AND
BRACE AND EMPOWER OUR LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY. THEREFORE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE FOR
A B 24 66 SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
EQUAL PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY IN CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM WITH ME. TO TESTIFY
REMOTELY IS GABRIEL MALDONADO,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TRAVEL,
LUCIEN. HELLO THANK YOU TO THE
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR
YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS GABRIEL
MALDONADO. I'M THE FOUNDER AND
CEO OF THROUGH EVOLUTION. WE ARE
A COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
SERVING YOUTH. WITH PRIORITY ON
LGBT TO USE AND FAMILIES IN
RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. REVOLUTION WAS FOUNDED
IN 2000 AND SEVEN AND OVER THE
LAST 15 YEARS, I HAVE OBSERVED
HEARD TESTIMONY AND SHARED AN
EXPERIENCE. WITH THE MANY TRAGIC
TRAUMATIZING AND DESTABILIZING
FORCES IMPACTING YOUTH IN
CALIFORNIA TODAY. LGBTQ YOUTH
ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE AND
IN DANGER OF ABUSE, NEGLECT AND
UNDERACHIEVEMENT. AS AN AFRO
LATINO GAY MAN MYSELF, I CAN SAY
WITH CERTAINTY THAT THE MOST
CRITICAL OF THESE DRIVING FORCES
LOVE. LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION FOR
ALL THINGS GROWING AND POSSIBLE
WITHIN YOUNG PEOPLE. IT CREATES
SAFETY. BIG, NICE, RESILIENT. IT
OPENS THE DOOR FOR SOUTH
EFFICACY, PASSION AND A DESIRE
TO ACHIEVE LOVE IS THE MOST
UNADDRESSED OF THE SOCIAL
DETERMINANT. AND IT'S ONE OF THE
LEADING CAUSES OF FATALISM AND
DESPAIR AND THE POOR HEALTH
OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. A B
24 66 IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION ADDRESSING THE
BARRIERS TO FOSTER FOR LGBTQ,
PLUS FAMILIES. IT WORKED TO
DESTABILIZE LGBT STIGMATIZED
LGBTQ FAMILIES AND CREATE THE
PATHWAY TO RESPOND TO THE
DISPARITY OF SAFETY AND LOVE FOR
OUR STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE ARE
USED. SO I HEARD SUPPORT FOR
ABBY TO FOR 66 APPRECIATE THIS
COMMITTEE'S TIME. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF
HIS MEASURE WILL BEGIN HERE IN
ROOM 20 2200. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS MADE A
KIRCHNER WITH COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS HERE
AND SUPPORT SAYING NONE. OKAY
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMENT LINE. IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT IS ONE THEN ZERO. AND
WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF HEARING
QUÊ. WE'LL START WITH LINE
NUMBER 43, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS S REBECCA
GONZALEZ WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND BECAUSE
OF OUR CODE OF ETHICS, WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOT GO TO
LINE NUMBER 51. TIFFANY FAN ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE
ASSOCIATION OR CAL CASA IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2466. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO
LINE NUMBER 49. WILLY MACKAY.
I'LL BE HAPPY FIRST FIVE
CALIFORNIANS STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND NOW IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORTED
AS ONE, THEN ZERO. ALL RIGHT. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY MORE SUPPORT IN
THE CUBE, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU
AT THIS MOMENT WILL MOVE TO, UH
TO ALL THOSE WAITING TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE
ONE LEAD WITNESS AND OPPOSITION
TO THIS MEASURE. WE HAVE MATT
MCREYNOLDS HERE. ON THE CALL. MR
MCREYNOLDS, ARE YOU ON THE CALL?
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN
HEAR YOU. NOW. PLEASE BEGIN.
OKAY THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UH MATTHEW
MCREYNOLDS, TEAR SENIOR STAFF
ATTORNEY WITH PACIFIC JUSTICE
INSTITUTE, THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC
POLICY IN OPPOSITION TO A B 24
66. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE
THAT WE HAVE AN ENORMOUS PROBLEM
ENORMOUS CHALLENGES WITHIN OUR
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. TOO MANY
CHILDREN, NOT ENOUGH RESOURCE
FAMILIES. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE
OPPOSE THIS EFFORT, WHICH
UNFORTUNATELY, WOULD HAVE THE
EFFECT OF LIMITING THE NUMBER OF
RESOURCES FAMILIES WHO COME FROM
A MORE CONSERVATIVE OR RELIGIOUS
ORIENTATION. IN WHAT'S BEEN
SURPRISING AND REMARKABLE TO US
IS THAT IT SEEMS LIKE THE DEBATE
AND DISCUSSION SO FAR ON THE
BILL HAS BEEN VERY LIMITED. AND
HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE FACT THAT
JUST LAST SUMMER SUPREME COURT
UNANIMOUSLY STRUCK DOWN A VERY
SIMILAR EFFORT BY THE CITY OF
PHILADELPHIA, WHICH HAD THE
EFFECT OF EXCLUDING CATHOLIC
SOCIAL SERVICES BASED ON MANY OF
THE SAME THINGS THAT WERE VOICED
BY THE AUTHOR HERE. THE NOTION
OF STIGMA WITHOUT ACTUAL DATA
SUPPORTING THOSE RESTRICTIONS
AND SO IN OUR OPPOSITION, WE'VE
URGED THE COMMITTEE TO TAKE A
VERY CLOSE LOOK AT THE FULTON
VERSUS CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
DECISION. LAST SUMMER, WHICH
AGAIN WAS UNANIMOUS. EVEN
JUSTICES SOTOMAYOR JUSTICE KAGAN
JUSTICE BRYER, UM, COULD NOT
SUPPORT THE RESTRICTIONS. THAT
THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
ATTEMPTED TO PLACE ON CATHOLIC
SOCIAL SERVICES VERY, VERY
SIMILAR TO WHAT THIS BILL
PROPOSES. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS. UM DODGES
THE ISSUE AND JUST SUGGEST THAT
IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN UP BY THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WOULD SUBMIT
THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND EACH
MEMBER HAS AN INDEPENDENT
OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
BILL IS CONSTITUTIONAL. AND NOT
TO PUT TAXPAYERS IN A POSITION
OF HAVING TO FIND THE DEFENSE OF
A BILL THAT ULTIMATELY YEARS
VERY LIKELY TO BE STRUCK DOWN
AND FOUND TO BE PLASTIC TUCHEL.
SO WITHOUT WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR OPPOSITION TO A B
24 66. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO
THIS MEASURE HERE IN ROOM 2200.
SEEN NONE WILL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
YOU WEREN'T OPPOSITION. IT IS
ONE THEN ZERO. OPPOSITION WON
DÂN ZERO. OKAY. WE DO NOT HAVE
ANYBODY QUEUING UP, MADAM CHAIR.
OKAY I'LL GO AHEAD AND BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND I JUST
WANT TO SEE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CERVANTES SAID. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
LEGISLATION FORWARD. UM YOU
KNOW, AT THE TIME WHEN WE'RE
WORKING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF FAMILY BASED PLACEMENTS IN
CALIFORNIA IS IMPORTANT. THAT WE
ENSURE THAT NO LOVING HOME IS
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE
THEIR FAMILY STRUCTURE MIGHT
LOOK DIFFERENT THAN WHAT SOME
ARE COMFORTABLE WITH, UM SINCE
IT'S PRIDE MONTH, I I'D ALSO
JUST LIKE TO NOTE THAT THERE IS
NO EVIDENCE THAT CALIFORNIA'S
CURRENT PRACTICE OF ALLOWING AND
IN SOME COUNTIES EVEN ACTIVELY
RECRUITING LGBTQ PLUS FAMILIES
AS RESOURCE FAMILIES HAS ANY
NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE OVERALL
NUMBER OF RESOURCE FAMILIES IN
CALIFORNIA. RATHER WORKING WITH
WITH MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY,
CULTURALLY COMPETENT WAY
INCREASES THE NUMBER OF
COMMITTED RESOURCE FAMILY HOMES
AVAILABLE TO CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER
YOUTH. SO ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS THIS
BILL FORWARD AND I'LL GO AHEAD
AND, UM, WE HAVE A QUESTION.
COMMENT FROM SENATOR PAN. THANK
YOU. AND REMEMBER, SCIENTISTS
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AS A
PEDIATRICIAN. I HAVE CERTAINLY
TAKES CARE OF OUR FOSTER KIDS.
CERTAINLY NOW THERE'S MANY WELL
QUALIFIED AS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
WONDERFUL LGBTQ FOSTER PARENTS
OUT THERE WHO OF TAKING
EXCELLENT CARE OF THE KIDS. THE
AMERICAN CARA PEDIATRICS HAS,
YOU KNOW AS A POLICY STATEMENT
BASED ON EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT
CERTAINLY SAYING THAT THERE'S
ANY ANY ISSUES ANYONE WE RAISE
ABOUT IS NOT FOUNDED IN AN
ACTUAL FACTS. THAT THAT
CERTAINLY WE SHOULD. WE SHOULD
BE SURE WE'RE NOT DISCRIMINATING
AGAINST LGBTQ. UH FAMILY COUPLES
ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO BE
FOSTER PARENTS. WE CERTAINLY
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOSTER PARENTS
AS IT IS. I WOULD AND I KNOW
THAT THIS WILL PROBABLY ADDRESS
IN JUDICIARY. BUT UH UM YOU
KNOW, PERHAPS YOU CAN ADDRESS
THE OPPOSITION'S STATEMENT ABOUT
THE SUPREME COURT RULING. AND
HOW YOU SEE THAT AFFECTING THIS
BILL? UM SENSE THAT YOU KNOW
IT'S I MEAN, I THINK THAT THE
IDEA THAT YOU'D HAVE AGENCIES
THAT ACTUALLY INTENTIONALLY
EXCLUDE POTENTIAL FOSTER PARENTS
IS ACTUALLY A PROBLEM, NOT ONLY
FROM A PURELY CIVIL RIGHTS POINT
OF VIEW, BUT EVENFROM A ISSUE
OF TRYING TO ADDRESS THE
SHORTAGE. WE ALREADY HAVE A
RESOURCE FAMILIES TO START WITH,
SO UM, SO THAT'S AN ISSUE AND
THAT PROBLEM IN ITSELF, BUT
PERHAPS YOU CAN JUST TOUCH ON
THE OPPOSITION STATEMENT ABOUT
THE SUPREME COURT RULING HOW
THAT AFFECTS YOUR BILL. HABIT IT
DO SO IN MY CLOTHES, OKAY. ALL
RIGHT. WELL, THEN I'D BE HAPPY
TO BUILD YOUR BUILT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU. UP
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU
TO OUR SENATORS. FIRSTLY THE
FACTS OF THE CASE ARE DIFFERENT.
I DO WANT TO SAY THAT A B 24 66
SIMPLY PROHIBITS PLACE SEEN
AGENCIES FROM DECLINING TO PLACE
A FOSTER YOUTH OF THE FAMILY
IDENTIFIES AS LGBTQ PLUS ON THE
SOLE BASIS OF SELF
IDENTIFICATION, COUNSELING OF
CONTRACTS WITH PLACING AGENCIES
IS NOT IN ANY WAY MANDATED BY
THIS BILL. THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS BILL PROVIDES NO EXCEPTIONS
. THE BILL SIMPLY STATES THAT
ALL PLACING AGENCIES ARE
PROHIBITED FROM REFUSING TO
PLACE A FOSTER YOUTH WITH THE
RESOURCE FAMILY SIMPLY FROM
IDENTIFICATION. UM SOMEONE THAT
IDENTIFIES AS LGBTQ PLUS SO FULL
START A B 24 66 DOES NOT PROVIDE
ANY EXCEPTIONS AND WOULD
THEREFORE SURVIVE A FREE
EXERCISE CLAUSE CHALLENGE UNDER
THE EXISTING SMITH, PRESIDENT.
AND IF I MAY, MADAM CHAIR YOU
DID MENTION THIS MONTH AS BEING
PRIDE MONTH AND CERTAINLY WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
ELEVATING THE VOICES AND
IDENTITIES OF ALL CALIFORNIANS
AND CERTAINLY WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE IN SERVICE OF
EQUAL PROTECTION FOR LGBTQ
FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU
. WELL, WE HAVE MOTION BY
SENATOR PAN AND COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT. CAN YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ON THIS MEASURE? FILE
ITEM 14 A B 24 66. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY HER TATO H
RTEZ E. KAMLAGER I KAMLAGER I
PAN. PAN. AYE. THE VOTE IS 30
WILL PLACE THIS MEASURE ON CALL?
WE HAVE WE HAVE UP NEXT ASSEMBLY
MEMBER GIBSON WITH AGENDA ITEM
NUMBER 10, MAYBE 20 TO 30.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR
AND SENATORS. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 20 TO 30, WHICH SEEKS TO
REDUCE THE BARRIERS THAT
HOMELESS FAMILIES FACE IN
GETTING HELP THROUGH THE COW
WORKS HOMELESS ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM. MM. THIS PROGRAM
PROVIDES TEMPORARY HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES TO
SECURE HOUSING FOR UP TO 16
CALENDAR DAYS IN A 12 MONTH
PERIOD. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS
THAT THIS IS EXCUSE ME. THE
PROBLEM IS THAT THE 16 DAYS OF
ASSISTANCE IS NOT ISSUED IN
FULL. IT IS PIECEMEAL. HOW DOES
THIS WORK? THE COUNTY WELFARE
OFFICE. FIRST ISSUE ASSISTANCE
FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS. THEN
THE FAMILY HAS TO GO BACK TO GET
ANOTHER SEVEN DAY ASSISTANCE.
THEY HAVE TO GO BACK A THIRD
TIME FOR ANOTHER SIX DAYS FOR
ASSISTANCE. THIS IS AN ENORMOUS
HURDLE. FOR 100 AND 51,200.
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE
CURRENTLY HOMELESS ON THE
STREETS OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT
MONEY OR TRANSPORTATION. LET ME
GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. IF I MAY,
TANYA TANYA LIVES IN MY
DISTRICT. AND HER CHILDREN ARE
HOMELESS, AND SHE'S HOMELESS AND
OF NEED OF HELP. THEY HAVE
LITTLE MONEY AND NO CAR, BUT TO
FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE COUNTY
WELFARE OFFICE AND WAIT FOR
HOURS TO SPEAK TO SOMEONE. THEY
ARE THEN APPROVED FOR THREE DAYS
OF TEMPORARY HOUSING ASSISTANCE
AFTER THE AFTER THE THREE DAYS
THE ASSISTANCE RUN OUT NOW TANYA
AND HER CHILDREN HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THAT PROCESS AGAIN AND
GETTING A FULL 16 DAYS OF
TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE. FOR TANYA
AND FAMILIES LIKE TANYA, THIS IS
A HURDLE AND THIS IS A BARRIER
THAT THEY MUST MUST GO THROUGH
IN ORDER TO GET THE ASSISTANCE
IN WHICH THEY NEED IT IS A
BARRIER. THAT MEANS HER AND HER
CHILDREN, UM HAVE TO SLEEP
OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN. UM TRYING
TO GRAB FOOD, THEIR BELONGINGS
AND MOVE TOWARDS THAT PARTICULAR
PLACE IN ORDER TO TRY TO GET THE
ADDITIONAL HELP THAT THEY NEED.
UM AND THEIR STORY IS JUST ONE
OF MANY UNDREDS OF STORIES AS
TAKING PLACE IN OUR STATE OF
CALIFORNIA MEMBERS. WE ALL HAVE
A TANYA IN OUR DISTRICT. WE NEED
STRONG SOLUTIONS ASSEMBLY BILL
20 TO 30 WOULD REQUIRE THAT THE
ENTIRE 16 DAYS ARE OFFERED BY
COW WORKS TO HOMELESS HOMELESS
FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO BE
ISSUED. IN TOTAL DURING THE
FIRST VISIT. ADDITIONALLY THIS
BILL WOULD ELIMINATE ONCE A YEAR
RULING OF HOMELESS ASSISTANCE IS
GRANTED IN 2000 AND 20 AND 2021
. THE PROGRAM APPROVED HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE FOR APPROXIMATELY
30,869 FAMILIES. THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW FOR EVEN MORE FAMILIES TO
BE SERVED WITH RESOURCES THEY
NEED DESPERATELY ON THE PHONE TO
PROVIDE SUPPORTING TESTIMONY IS
A REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS SELF
INTRODUCED. REPRESENTING THE
COALITION. TRAVEL CALIFORNIA
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. I
BELIEVE THEY HAD AN ISSUE. ON
THE PHONES, BUT I THINK THEY'RE
COMING THROUGH THE PUBLIC. OH IN
PERSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PLEASE BEGIN. UM MIKE CARROLL
WITH THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW
AND POVERTY. UM, THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, UM UM, I THINK HE MADE A
VERY ELOQUENT CASE. HERE WE HAVE
A SYSTEM THAT IT WAS SET UP MANY
YEARS AGO, AND IT REALLY DOESN'T
MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE. IT
SETS UP A SERIES OF TRAPS FOR
PEOPLE TO FALL THROUGH AND NOT
END UP GETTING THE HOMELESSNESS
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED. THIS
IS A LONG OVERDUE CHANGE. THIS
WILL HELP FAMILIES BE ABLE TO
FOCUS ON THEIR HOUSING SEARCH
AND NOT WORRY ABOUT HAVING TO
RUN DOWN TO THE WELFARE OFFICE
EVERY FOUR OR FIVE DAYS. TO GET
ANOTHER EXTENSION OF THEIR
BENEFITS. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
THE BILL. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE
ANOTHER SPEAKER HERE. SHE'S ON
THE PHONE AFTERNOON AGAIN. THIS
IS KEVIN OPINION. HMM. UM WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL WITH
HIM FOR LONG, LONG TIME WILL
WOMAN HAPPY COME DOWN WITH
STATUS. MHM MONTHS OLD. YOU KNOW
OLD. HANG AROUND AT THE OFFICE
WITH 23 HOURS FOREVER. BEFORE
THEY COULD PICK UP THERE NEXT.
THREE DAYS, SIX DAYS BENEFITS.
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE'VE
GOT TO DO YOU ALSO MENTION
BECAUSE EVEN WORKING FOR
COMPLAINING THAT THIS IS
MONOTONOUS DOESN'T MAKE ANY
SENSE. AND THERE'S ALSO THIS JOB
. UM HOW DOES THAT YOU HAVE
THEM? THAT'S THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO GET THAT RESOLVED. SUPPORTS
THE BILL, AND WE ALWAYS DENIED
BOTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVING HEARD
FROM OUR WITNESSES WILL BEGIN
WITH THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE HERE IN ROOM 2200.
SEEN NONE WILL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMON LINE. IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT, IT IS ONE
THEN ZERO. ONCE AGAIN IN SUPPORT
ONE THAN ZERO ON HIS PHONE. WE
DO HAVE ONE FROM LINE. 43,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON REBECCA CONTROLS WITH
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORTED SYSTEM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND WE DO
NOT HAVE ANY MORE, YOU MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE
ANY KNOWN, UH WITNESSES THAT ARE
NOT POSITIONED TO THIS MEASURE.
BUT WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN
PUBLIC COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
HERE IN THIS ROOM AND ROOM 2200.
SEEN AND WILL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE, PUBLIC COMMENT LINE
AND OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE.
YOU ARE AN OPPOSITION IN ONE,
THEN ZERO. THAT'S ONE AND DARRYL
FOR OPPOSITION. AND WE DO NOT
HAVE ANYBODY INTO YOUR MANAGER.
OKAY GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
. QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU
AND DARREN GIBSON. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS SPILL BECAUSE I
DON'T KNOW WHY WE TRY TO MAKE
LIFE SO HARD FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO
GET THEIR BENEFITS AND IT'S
SOMETIMES UM, I WONDER. I MEAN,
WE DID A LOT OF THIS IN THE
GREAT RECESSION, REALLY? TO TRY
TO GET PEOPLE TO FALL OFF, AND I
THINK WE REALLY NEED TO STOP
THINKING. LIFE IS HARD ENOUGH AS
IT IS. AH AND ONE OF THE THINGS
I HAD A PROGRAM WHERE I ACTUALLY
HAD RESIDENT PHYSICIANS ACTUALLY
GO TO THINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, TAKE
PUBLIC TRANSIT TO GO TO A
WELFARE OFFICE TO SIT IN THE
WAITING ROOM FOR A WHILE AND
WATCH. WHERE PEOPLE HAVE TO GO
THROUGH. BECAUSE MOST MOST OF US
WHO ARE PROFESSIONALS NEVER SEE
THAT OURSELVES. AND THEN WE
REALIZED WHY THEY'RE ALWAYS LIKE
TO THE CLINIC. RIGHT? ALL THE
HOOPS WE MAKE PEOPLE GO THROUGH,
JUST TO BE SURE THEY HAVE
HOUSING OR OTHER BASIC NEEDS.
SO, UM DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT OF
BILL. I'VE MOVED TO BUILD
APPROPRIATE TIME AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COMMENT. SO WE HAVE EMOTION AND
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? VERY BRIEFLY. VERY
BRIEFLY, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS
COMMON SENSE BILL TO HELP
FAMILIES WHO ARE DOWN ON THEIR
LUCK DUE TO HOMELESSNESS AND
JUST TRYING TO FIND SOMEWHERE TO
STAY AND AGAIN. I THINK
GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE IN A
POSITION TO HELP THOSE, UM JUST
WANT TO LEAVE A QUOTE, UM,
SERVICE TO SERVICE TO OTHERS IS
THE RENT YOU PAY. FOR YOUR ROOM
HERE ON EARTH AND THAT WAS MY
MOHAMMED ALI SAID THAT WE CAN DO
THIS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK WHEN I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO CONSULTANT.
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
FILE ITEM 10, MAYBE 20 TO 30.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
HARTARTO. OH, I JONES CORTEZ E.
KAMLAGER HIGH KAMLAGER I PAN AND
I ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE BILL
HAS, UH, 33 VOTES AND WE'LL
PLACE THAT BILL ON TO LIKE YOU
VERY MUCH OPPORTUNITY, BUT RIGHT
. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE FOUR
BILLS LEFT TO BE HEARD, AND ALL
THE AUTHORS ARE IN THE ROOM, SO
WE'LL CONTINUE TO GO AND FILE
ORDER. UM I DO WANT TO SAY THAT
THE, UM ITEM NUMBER NINE ITEM
NUMBER 13 AND ITEM NUMBER. 15
HAVE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. I
REPEAT ITEM NUMBER NUMBER NINE
NUMBER 13 AND NUMBER 15 HAVE
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. SO UP NEXT
WE HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN
WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. YEAH.
WELCOME MADAM CHAIR. HAVE A
POWER POINT. I'M JUST KIDDING.
THIS IS A BILL TO HELP
CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER YOUTH
NAVIGATE THEIR WAY TO HOUSING
AFTER THEY TRANSITION OUT OF
THEIR EXTENDED FOSTER CARE
PROGRAM. THEY THEY WILL HELP
THEM RECEIVE CRITICAL BENEFITS,
LIKE THE CLOTHING ALLOWANCE AND
INFLUENCE SUPPLEMENTS.
REGARDLESS OF THEIR PLACEMENT.
IT WILL ALLOW THAT IT WILL
CLARIFY THAT A COURT CAN KEEP
THE CASE OPEN PAST AGE 21 IF THE
REQUIREMENTS TO TERMINATE
JURISDICTION HAVE NOT BEEN
SATISFACTORY, MET. EDIBLE
REINFORCE THE COUNTY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO
MAKE INTENSIVE AND ONGOING
EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT YOUTH
HAVE HOUSING STABILITY BEFORE
THE SYSTEM. I APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT AND YOUR HELP WITH THIS
MADAM CHAIR AND I DO HAVE A
WITNESS HERE TO TESTIFY IN
PERSON CHRISTIAN POWER. UM FROM
THE CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER, I
BELIEVE IS ON THE PHONE, SO WE
HAVE TWO WITNESSES. GOOD
AFTERNOON. KRISTIN POWER WITH
THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S
RIGHTS, AND I JUST WANT TO
EXPRESS OUR GREAT APPRECIATION
TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN FOR
HER CONTINUED LEADERSHIP ON
THESE ISSUES, AND I THINK THAT
SHE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB
PRESENTING THIS BILL AND I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT. NEXT WITNESS. DO WE
HAVE THE NEXT WITNESS ON THE ON
THE ON THE CALL? THE BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. YES OKAY, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND JUST, UH WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND JUST PUBLIC COMMENT
AND SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE IN
ROOM 2200. SEE NONE WILL MOVE ON
TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC LINE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE. YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT. IT IS ONE THEN ZERO.
THEN WE WILL START WITH LINE
NUMBER 43, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON REFLECTED GONZALEZ AND
A COUPLE YEARS CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW GO TO
LINE NUMBER 42 GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JENNY
TOILET. I'M CALLING ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COLLISION FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT FOR US A B 218.
THANK YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. QUÊ. THANK YOU WILL NOT HAVE BUNCH
OF LINE NUMBER 41. TÌM MARIA
WILL BE YOU ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC
COUNCIL. WE WILL AIDE NONPROFIT
CALLING AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR A
V 21 89. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW
GO TO LINE OF HER. 53. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. VIDAK: MILLER, WOODSTOCK
AND TALK AND THE CALIFORNIA
COAST CONCERT OF THE VILLA AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE, YOU MADAM
CHAIR. SO WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION
OR WITNESSES HERE, UM, WE'LL
MOVE TO WITNESSES THAT ARE READY
TO PROVIDE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE HERE
IN THIS ROOM. SEE YOU. NONE.
OKAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION. IF ONE
THEN ZERO. AND ONCE AGAIN
OPPOSITION ONE, THEN ZERO. WE DO
NOT HAVE ANYBODY DOING UP THAT
IN TERRIBLE CONTINUE. DO WE HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS OR THE BILL? WE
HAVE MOTION. AND WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? WE JUST ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OKAY, COMMITTEE CONSULTANT QUÊ.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE AT UM
NINE A B 21 89. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
POTATO H
MLAGER KAMLAGER I, PAN PAN. I
THANK YOU. BILL HAS THREE VOTES,
AND WE'LL PLACE THAT BILL ON
CALL. OKAY UP NEXT. WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MAZE WITH A.
SUPPORT SUPPORT. UM, FOR THIS
MEASURE. WELCOME. PLEASE BEGIN.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT A B 23 93 THE COW
WORKS EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
MEASURE. THIS LEGISLATION BUILDS
UPON THE SUCCESS OF A PROGRAM
THE COW WORKS, EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY ATTAINMENT PROGRAM
AND MY GOAL. THEN AS IT IS NOW
IS TO INCENTIVIZE STUDENTS FROM
LOWER INCOMES TO FINISH HIGH
SCHOOL AND ENROLLING HIGHER
EDUCATION WITH CASH PAYMENTS,
INCENTIVIZING DEGREE COMPLETION.
THIS PROGRAM WAS INITIALLY
FUNDED. THIS IS BACK IN 2017
WITH A $4 MILLION.01 TIME
ALLOCATION, WHICH WAS DEPLETED
WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE
PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
THE DEMAND FOR THIS PROGRAM WAS
REAL. IT IS REAL, AND IT'S STILL
REMAINS REAL. THIS BILL TWEAKS
THIS PROGRAM TO USE TAX
INCENTIVES INSTEAD OF DIRECT
PAYMENTS OR IDEA BEHIND THIS
APPROACH IS TO AVOID POSSIBLE
GANG LIMIT ISSUES BY CREATING
ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MECHANISMS.
TO BE CLEAR. THERE'S SOME
TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS. WE
NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD AND SENATE
GOV AND FINANCE IN ORDER TO
EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENT THAT THIS
BILL, SO I'D RESPECTFULLY ASKED
TO MOVE THIS LEGISLATION SO THAT
TO THE TO THE COMMITTEE. SO WE
CAN PERFECT THIS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION IN COLLABORATION
WITH STAKEHOLDERS WITH THAT I'D
LIKE TO INTRODUCE YESENIA
JIMENEZ WITH GRACE ADVOCACY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DANIEL
JIMENEZ WITH GRACE AND CHILD
POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA, AND I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A B 23 93
THE COW WORKS EDUCATIONAL
INCENTIVE PROGRAM. COW WORKS.
THE STATE'S LARGEST ANTI POVERTY
PROGRAM PROVIDES CRITICAL CASH
ASSISTANCE ASSISTANCE AIMED AT
LIFTING CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY
AND HELPING FAMILIES AID TO PAY
FOR BASIC NEEDS LIKE RENT,
CLOTHING, UTILITIES AND FOOD.
ACCORDING TO THE L A O L WORKS,
FAMILIES ACROSS ALL FAMILY SIZES
AND INCOME LEVELS RECEIVE ABOUT
$717 PER MONTH IN THE YEAR 2021
THROUGH 2022. THAT'S ONLY A
$8604 ANNUALLY AND CERTAINLY NOT
ENOUGH, BUT WITH THE RISING COST
OF LIVING AND RISING COSTS TO
ATTEND COLLEGE, WE NEED MORE
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT LOW INCOME
STUDENTS. IN PARTICULAR COW WORK
STUDENTS IN ACHIEVING THEIR
EDUCATION AND CAREER GOALS.
ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES COWL WORKS
ASSOCIATION OVER 18,000 COW WORK
STUDENT PARENTS WERE SERVED BY
THEIR PROGRAM IN THE 20 TO 2019
TO 2020 AT THE ACADEMIC YEAR
ALONE. THESE STUDENTS ARE
DEFINED THE ODDS EVERY DAY THEY
GET CLOSER TO ATTAINING THEIR
DEGREE. AND MORE IS NEEDED TO
ENSURE COWARD STUDENTS ARE
EQUITABLY SUPPORTED AS THEY
ACHIEVE THE EDUCATION AND CAREER
GOALS. WE ARE GLAD TO STILL
PROVIDES AN AWARD FOR COWARDS
RECIPIENTS COMPLETING HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ENROLLING INTO
AN EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROGRAM
THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION AND
CAREER GOALS. AND WE JUST THINK
OF SIMILAR AMAZED FOR ENSURING
THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS SOME TYPE
OF SUSTAINABLE FUNDING TO MOVE
FORWARD AS IT HAS SHOWN
INCREDIBLE SUCCESS. SO THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY
THIS AFTERNOON AND RESPECT
RESPECTFULLY AFTER AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT
SUPPORT IN THIS ROOM. 2200 C.
NONE WILL MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE
PUBLIC COMMON LINE. WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. IT IS ONE THEN ZERO.
ONCE AGAIN THAT IS IN SUPPORT
ONE THAN ZERO. HEY WE DO NOT
HAVE ANYBODY DOING UP AS OF
RIGHT NOW, MADAM SHERIFF. THANK
YOU. WELL UM, MOVED TO
OPPOSITION. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
LEAD. WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT
, AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE
PUBLIC COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
HERE IN 2200. SEE NONE ALBUM
MOVED TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE. YOU'RE IN
OPPOSITION TO THIS BUILDING ONE,
THEN ZERO. AND ONCE AGAIN, THERE
WAS ONE IN ZERO PROPOSITION. AND
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY IN YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU AND WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE AND
WE HAVE EMOTION. UM WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE WHEN THE TIME'S
APPROPRIATE RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTS AND I VOTE ALRIGHT? UM
COMMITTEE CONSULTANT, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL IS
APPROPRIATE. FILE OUT. UM 13 23
93. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON RULES POTATO H
NES JONES I. CORTEZ E.
KAMLAGER KAMLAGER I, PAN PAN I
BEFORE UM, THAT THE VOTE IS AH,
FOR, UH, THAT BILL HAS FOUR
VOTES, AND WE WILL PLACE THAT
BILL ON CALL. AND UP NEXT WE
HAVE A B 25 795 REMEMBER,
BENNETT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
COME ON UP. THIS BILL ALSO HAS,
UM, BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. WELCOME
WELCOME GOOD EVENING, MADAM
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
APPRECIATE THE BICYCLE PARTISAN
SUPPORT FOR 25 79, WHICH CREATES
A COUNTY POLICING AGENCIES THAT
ALLOWS THEM TO RECEIVE MORE
FUNDING, SO THEY DO A BETTER
JOB. OF FINDING FAMILIES AFTER
SERVING 20 YEARS ON THE VENTURA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I
CAN TEST HOW VALUABLE IT IS TO
PLACE FOSTER CHILDREN WITH
EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS RATHER
THAN ADJUDICATE, THEN. AND WITH
THAT, I'LL CLOSE AND INVITE THE
SPEAKER AMANDA KIRSHNER, FROM
THE CALIFORNIA WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION AS MY WITNESS, THANK
YOU. GOOD EVENING IN THE
INTEREST OF TIME. AMANDA
KIRSHNER KENNY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE HERE AS A
SPONSOR OF THE BILL IS GOING TO
HELP DECREASE PLACEMENT
DISRUPTIONS, DECREASE
HOMELESSNESS AND CREATE BETTER
STABLE PLACEMENTS FOR OUR KIDS.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE
TO A PUBLIC COMMENT AND SUPPORT
HERE IN 2200. 18 AND WILL MOVE
TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT
LINE. IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A
B 25 59 IT IS ONE THEN ZERO.
THEY WOULD DO HAVE A COUPLE
HERE. SUIT UP. THERE'S MY NUMBER
33. JOSH GALLAGHER ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTIES OF VENTURA AND SANTA
CLARA. IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO LINE
NUMBERS IF YOU AREN'T GOOD
AFTERNOON. SYDNEY FAN ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA COURT APPOINTED
SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION OR
COW COST TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO LINE
NUMBER 43. REBECA GONZALEZ. ANY
FW, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT? THANK
YOU. AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE
UNTIL MADAM CHAIR. OKAY WELL,
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE IT INTO OPPOSITION. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY LEAD WITNESS, BUT
WE'LL TAKE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT
FROM ROOM 2200. SEE NONE WILL
MOVE TO THE TELEPHONE PUBLIC
COMMENT LINE. YOU'RE AN
OPPOSITION OF BABY 25 79. IT IS
ONE THEN ZERO. OPPOSITION WON
THEM ZERO. PARSONS SUPPORT. OKAY
WE DO NOT HAVE ANYBODY DOING UP
, MADAM CHAIR. YOU MAY CONTINUE
. OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BRING IT BACK TO THE BILL. YEAH
WELL, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BENNETT,
AS YOU MAY KNOW, FAKE, I HAVE A
BILL WORKING TO IMPROVE FAMILY
FINDING AN ENGAGEMENT IN
CALIFORNIA'S FOSTER YOUTH. WHILE
OUR BILLS ARE A DIFFERENT DID
THEIR TARGET POPULATION. I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD AND WORKING ON
THIS ISSUE AND AH AND I WILL
TAKE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. OKAY WE WILL, UH, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE YOU WILL WITH
YOUR YOUR BILL. ALSO, THANK YOU.
OKAY, COMMITTEE CONSULTANT. CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? FILE
OUT OF 15. MAYBE 25 79. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TO TOÀN
JONES. JONES. I CORTEZ E.
KAMLAGER KAMLAGER I PAN PAN.
AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THE
VOTE IS FOR THAT BILL HAS FOUR
VOTES, AND WE WILL PLACE THAT
BILL ON CALL. UM UP NEXT. WE
HAVE, UH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JONES
SAWYER. WITH AGENDA ITEM NUMBER
16 A B 25 95. THANK YOU. I
BELIEVE I'M THE LAST ONE TO SO,
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS
. I PRESENT A B 25 95 THAT BILL
THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT CANNABIS
IS TREATED JUST AS ANY OTHER
LEGAL SUBSTANCE FOR THE PURPOSES
OF CHILD CUSTODY. AND DEPENDENCY
COURT. OUR OFFICE HAS BEEN AWARE
OF INCIDENTS WHERE FAMILIES ARE
BROUGHT INTO DEPENDENCY COURT
FOR MERE POSSESSION OF LEGAL
CANNABIS WITHOUT ANY EVIDENCE OF
CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT. AS NOTED
IN THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS NEAR
POSSESSION OF LEGAL CANNABIS IS
INSUFFICIENT TO TAKE CUSTODY OF
A FAMILY UNDER CASE LAW YET
STILL, WE ARE AWARE OF
SITUATIONS WHERE FAMILIES ARE
DRAGGED INTO COURT MERELY DUE TO
POSSESSION OF LEGAL CANNABIS. TO
BE CLEAR. THIS BILL DOES NOT AND
I REPEAT, DOES NOT MAKE ANY
CHANGES TO THE CHILD WELFARE
INVESTIGATION PROCESS OR ANY
PROCEEDINGS. IT ONLY REQUIRES
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, THE DEPARTMENT THAT
OVERSEES INVESTIGATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT ALL REGULATIONS AND
GUIDANCE GIVEN TO COUNTIES
TREATS CANNABIS, THE SAME AS
ALCOHOL OR LEGALLY PRESCRIBED
MEDICATION. DURING FAMILIES INTO
COURT FOR POSSESSION OF CANNABIS
IS NOT ONLY A STRESSFUL EVENT
THAT REQUIRES TAKING TIME OFF OF
WORK OR JUDGMENT SCHEDULES, BUT
CAN BE INCREDIBLY TRAUMATIC FOR
CHILDREN. THIS WILL MAKE SURE
THAT INVESTIGATORS STILL HAVE
THE TOOLS TO DETERMINE NEGLECT
OR ABUSE BUT DO NOT BURDEN
FAMILIES FOR THE POSSESSION OF
CANNABIS. WITH ME TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 25 95 YEARS TO
TELL IT. TELECONFERENCE LINE IS
THE BILL'S SPONSOR, BROOKE
HUGHLEY FROM THE LOS ANGELES
DEPENDENCY, LAWYERS. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF PEOPLE FREE MY NAME'S
ACUTELY AND SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
AT LOS ANGELES TENDENCY, LAWYERS
, THE LARGEST FAMILY DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION OF OUR KIND IN THE
NATION, AND WE REPRESENT AROUND
20,000 PARENTS AND THE CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEM ON ANY GIVEN DAY.
WE'RE PLEASED TO SPONSOR A B 25
95 REQUIRES CSS UPDATED
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHILD NEGLECT
INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING
CANNABIS USE. WE HAVE A MAJOR FACING THE CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM TODAY INVOLVING THE
DISPARATE TREATMENT OF PARENTS
USE OF CANNABIS VERSUS THEIR USE
OF ALCOHOL OR LEGALLY PRESCRIBED
MEDICATION. AND IT'S VERITY IS
CLOSELY TIED TO RACIAL AND
ECONOMIC DIET. SINCE 2012 SORT
OF APPEAL HAS CONSISTENTLY HELD
THAT APPARENT CANNABIS USE ALONE
IS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE STATE
TO INTERFERE IN A FAMILY. BUT
INSIDE OF THIS, I THINK
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES CULTURE
THE SYSTEM SIMPLY BECAUSE THE
PARENTS USED CANNABIS HAS SOME
POINT. IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF
THESE CASES, THE CHILD IS DOING
WELL IN THE HOME, AND IT'S NEVER
BEEN ABUSED OR NEGLECTED.
HOWEVER WHEN A PARENT DISCLOSE
THIS PATH FOR PRESIDENT CANNABIS
USE SOCIAL WORKERS IN THE FIELD
ARE COMPLETE, PRESUMING
CHILDHOOD COLLECTS EVEN WITHOUT
ANY FACTS TO BACK THAT UP.
WHAT'S WORSE THAN THE OFTEN USED
AS A PRETEXT DISRUPTS AND
SEPARATES FAMILIES OF COLOR AND
AS A RESULT OF THESE WORKERS
DECISIONS CHILD SUFFERED THE
CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES,
SUBJECTIVE FAMILIES. CONSTANT
PHONE CALLS, DROP IN
INTERROGATION AND ACCUSATIONS.
THE PARENTS JOBS OR PUT AT RISK
. FAMILY FUNCTIONING IS
DISRUPTED AND CHILDREN LIVE IN
FEAR OF BEING INVOLUNTARILY
TAKEN FROM THEIR PARENTS STILL
WILL HELP ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY
INSURING THAT PUSH WORKERS ARE
GIVEN PROPER GUIDANCE. THAT WAY
. A PARENT WHO'S SAFELY USES
CANNABIS TREATED THE SAME AS THE
PARENT RESPONSIBLY HAS A GLASS
OF WINE WOULD TAKE THEIR LEGALLY
PRESCRIBED MEDICATION FOR THESE
REASONS. L, A DEPENDENCY LAWYERS
WHOSE PROUDEST SPONSOR 18, 25,
95, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL HERE IN
ROOM 2200. I DON'T SEE ANY.
OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE PUBLIC COMMENT LINE.
IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORTIVE ÁP 25
95 IT IS 10. AGAIN IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OF FEED 9 25 95 0 ON
YOUR PHONE. OKAY. WOULD YOU HAVE
SOMEBODY HERE SCREWED UP LINE
NUMBER 43. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS
IS WHERE BECCA GONZALEZ, THE
NATIONALIST POSITION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER, AND
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE BEST
PRACTICES AND THAT STUFF THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE
ANY MORE INHUMAN ADAMS THERE.
OKAY THANK YOU. HAVING HEARD
FROM ALL THOSE IN SUPPORT WILL
MOVE ON TO THOSE IN OPPOSITION,
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE
REGISTERED HERE AS UM OPPOSITION
WITNESS, BOBO MOVED TO PUBLIC
COMMENT AND OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE HERE IN THIS ROOM 2200.
I DON'T SEE ANY WILL MOVE TO THE
TELEPHONE, PUBLIC COMMENT LINE
AND OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE.
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION OF A B 25
95. IT IS ONE AND ZERO. THIS
OPPOSITION WHEN THEN ZERO. I DO
NOT ANYBODY THROWING UP MAN
CHAIR. OKAY THANK YOU. UM I'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE OF
EMOTION. JUST MAKE A QUICK
COMMENT AND SAY THAT I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY AND
BUT I ALSO WANT TO PRESERVE BY
MY RIGHT TO NOT SUPPORTED ON THE
SENATE FLOOR, BUT I DON'T WANT
TO SUPPORT IT HERE AND GET IT
OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. ALRIGHT WE HAVE
MOTION. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE LAST YEAR? I VOTE
CONSULTING QUÊ. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM 16 A B 25 95.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY HER TOTO I H
pKAMLAGER I PAN. AYE. AT THE VOTE
IS, UH, POUR ZERO AND THAT BILL
IS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE. AND AT THIS MOMENT,
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LIFT. LIFT
THE CALLS ON ALL THE BILLS. WE
GOT ALL THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
HERE AND COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO JUST CALL
EACH ONE. ALRIGHT WE'LL START
OFF WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
WHICH CONSISTS OF A B 16 71 A B
18 62 A B 27 86 A B 28 27. WITH
THE CHAIR. VOTING I VICE CHAIR
VOTING. I KAMLAGER KAMLAGER.
AYE. 50. OKAY CONSENT. KILLER
CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT. ALL
RIGHT. MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM
ONE, ABC 16 15. THE MOTION WAS
DO PASS. BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING WITH
THE CHAIR OF VOTING. AYE. JONES.
AYE JONES. I KAMLAGER KAMLAGER.
AYE. 250. OKAY THE VOTE HAD THAT
BILL HAS, UH, BOATS 50, AND THAT
BILL IS OUT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING
ON TO FILE ITEM THREE. A B 18
55. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON HEALTH WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
I JONES. JONES I KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER I PAN CAN I 50 OKAY.
THE VOTES 50. THAT BILL IS OUT.
ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM SEVEN. THAT'S A B 1914. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST. BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I JONES. AYE. JONES. I
KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER I PAN PAN.
AYE. 50 OKAY. THE POST 50 AND
THE BILL IS OUT. RIGHT MOVING ON
TO FILE ITEM EIGHT. THAT IS A B
21 31. THE MOTION WAS DO PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST WE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH THE CHAIR. VOTING I THE
VICE CHAIR VOTING, AYE. CORTEZ
CORTEZ, EI 50. THE VOTE IS 50 ON
THE BILL IS OUT. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE. THAT'S A B 21 89. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUICIARY WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
I JONES OKAY. SAYIGH CORTEZ
CORTEZ, ER 50. THE BOAT IS 50 ON
THE BILL IS OUT. ALL RIGHT.
MOVING ON TO FILE ITEM NUMBER
10. THAT'S A B 20 TO 30. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I. JONES THE CONSULTANT.
A QUICK QUESTION ON THIS ONE. AH
IF IT'S POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN
ANSWER BECAUSE I MEANT TO ASK
THE AUTHOR, THE CURRENT LAW SAYS
THAT A FAMILY CAN APPLY FOR THIS
ONE TIME. UM DOESN'T THE
ANALYSIS ISN'T CLEAR ON WHETHER
THE NEW THE CHANGE THAT THE
AUTHORS PROPOSING MAINTAINS THAT
ONE TIME OR REMOVES THAT ONE
TIME AND IF IT REMOVES THE ONE
TIME HOW MANY TIMES IN A YEAR
CAN THEY APPLY? SO THE BILL AS
AMENDED OUT OF APPROPRIATIONS
ONLY APPLIES TO THE 16 DAYS OF
TEMPORARY BENEFITED. NO LONGER
AFFECTS THE AMOUNT OF TIMES IN A
YEAR OF FAMILY CAN APPLY SO THEY
CAN APPLY MULTIPLE TIMES IN A
YEAR. JUST ONE TIME. JUST ONE
TIME, OKAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THAT. SORRY TO PUT
YOU ON THE SPOT. I'M AN EYE.
RIGHT JONES I CORTEZ CORTEZ EI.
THAT'S 50. THE VOTE IS FIVES ARE
IN THAT BILL IS OUT. ALL RIGHT,
MOVING ON TO FILE OUT OF 11 A B
2 TO 77. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING I JONES. NEVER
KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER I PAN PAN.
AYE. 40. I'M SORRY. I'M AN EYE
ON THAT. MY APOLOGIES. JONES. I. WE CHANGE FROM.
CLOSED THEM. SHE DIDN'T CLOSE
THE ROLE, ALL RIGHT. SO THAT'S
FIVE. THAT'S 50 OKAY WITH THE
RULES. I'M OKAY WITH IT EVEN
CALLED IT YET. ALRIGHT THANK
YOU. SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT'S
50. WE HAVEN'T HAD DINNER YET.
SO ALRIGHT MOVIE GOING TO FILE
ITEM 13 HAVING DINNER HERE? FILE
ADAM 13. THAT'S A B 23 93. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES WITH THE CHAIR. VOTING I
VICE CHAIR VOTING I ORTEZ. ORTEZ
EI. 5050 AND THE BILL IS OUT.
FILE ITEM 14. THAT'S A B 24 66.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY,
THE CHAIR OF VOTING I. JONES.
ORTEZ. CORTEZ ER. 40. THE VOTE
IS 40 AND THE BILL IS OUT. RIGHT
FILE ITEM 15. THAT'S A B 25 79.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR.
VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING I
CORTESI. TO THE EYE. 5050 ON THE
BILL IS OUT. AND WE HAVE FILE ON
HIM. 18 A B 2665. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I JONES.
JONES. I KAMLAGER KAMLAGER I
PAN. YES, SIR. AND I. 5050 AND
THE BILL IS OUT. STUDENTS.
THAT'S EVERYTHING WE. PRETTY
MUCH PUT IT ON AMATEUR ITEM. 17
WITHDRAWN OR APOLOGIZE. OKAY,
THANK YOU. OKAY? WELL I WANT TO
APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S PATIENTS
WITH WITH US HERE TODAY. I KNOW
THERE WAS A LOT OF BILLS.
THERE'S A TOTAL OF 20 AND WE
WERE ABLE TO GET IT DONE BEFORE
10. PM SO THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
AH AH, ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU TO
ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TODAY. IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO
TESTIFY, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR
COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN
WRITING TO THE SENATE. HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE. YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS ARE IMPORTANT. TO
USE AND WE WANT TO INCLUDE YOUR
TESTIMONY IN THE OFFICIAL
HEARING RECORDS. THANK YOU, AND
WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION
. I APPRECIATE ALSO THE STAFF
AND THE COMMITTEE CONSULTANTS
HERE TODAY FOR MAKING THIS ALL
HAPPEN, AND I KNOW IT'S BEEN A
LONG DAY AND A LONG EVENING, BUT
NONETHELESS YOU'RE HERE. SO
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU ONCE
AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENTS
COOPERATION AND WE CONCLUDE WE
HAVE CONCLUDED THE AGENDA OF THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
SERVICES IS NOW ADJOURNED. WE
CAN ALL GO HAVE DINNER NOW.