COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE AS WE
CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID 19 RISKS, THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS. TO BOTH
IN PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE, THE
PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE NUMBER AND
ACCESS CODE WAS POSTED ON OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AND I WILL
ANNOUNCE IT NOW. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 8772. AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS 64886. I WILL
MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THIS
HEARING, AS IS CUSTOMARY IN ANY
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DISRUPTIVE MAY
BE REMOVED FROM THE REMOTE
READING SERVICE OR HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE ARE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS
HERE IN THE STREET BUILDING. ASK
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
BE PRESENT IN ROOM 2100 SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH OUR CORN AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE
26 BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA. ITEM
NUMBER ONE A. B 558 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NAZARIAN HAS
BEEN PULLED BY THE AUTHOR. 10
BILLS ARE ON CONSENT. THE BILLS
AREN'T CONSENT OR ITEM NUMBER
THREE A. B 2116 ITEM FOUR A B
2401 ITEM FIVE A B 17 03 ITEM
SEVEN A B 29 73. ITEM 11 A B 18
68 ITEM 15 MAYBE 2072 ITEMS 16
MAYBE 21 21 17 A B 21 24 ITEM 18
MAYBE 21, 50 AND ITEM 20 A B 28
10. BEFORE WE HEAR PRESENTATION
ON BILLS WHERE WE CANNOT
ESTABLISH A QUORUM, SO WE WILL
NOT DO THAT WE WILL START AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE AND SOME REMEMBER
CHOI, YOU ARE HERE. SO PLEASE,
COME ON UP. YOU ARE PRESENTING
WHILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. RIGHT
OVER HERE, SIR. NOT RIGHT OVER
HERE TO THE PODIUM. REPRESENTING
A B 17 96. PLEASE BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. MHM YES, THANK
YOU, CHAIRPERSON IN THE SENATE.
UH SENATORS THIS MORNING, I
WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT MIGHT BE A
B 17 96. A B 17 96 DIRECTS AT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND
THE REQUEST THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA THOUGHT LAW STUDENTS.
THE RIGHT TO RE ENROLL AFTER
LEAVING THEIR BACHELORS DEGREE
PROGRAM IN THE ALLOW STUDENTS
FRESH OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH
THEIR DEGREE, THE ONLY
REQUIREMENT TO RE ENROLL IS THAT
THE ASSURANCE WAS IN GOOD
ACADEMIC STANDING AT THE TIME OF
WHAT WITHDRAW FROM THE
UNIVERSITY. WE KNOW THAT RE
ENROLLMENT. THE RIGHTS ARE ON
THE DECLINE AND A B 17 96 OR THE
HELP RAISE THE PONY 25
GRADUATION INITIATIVE BY MAKING
IT EASIER FOR CHILDREN, SIR TO
RE ENROLL WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT
THE HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE
APPLICATION PROCESS AND ONCE
MORE WHILE GRADUATING RATES ARE
IMPORTANT THAT CSU AND USES NEED
TO RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS WHO
HAVE FACED THE HARDSHIP IN THEIR
LIVES. MANY COLLEGES, STUDENTS
DROP DROP OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO
FINANCIAL ISSUES, BUT EVERY
ASSURANCE THAT HAS THEIR OWN
PERSONAL REASONS. FOR NOT
COMPLETING THEIR DEGREE. SOME
MIGHT HAVE FAMILY ISSUES, A LACK
OF SUPPORT OR UNEXPECTED MEDICAL
PROBLEMS THAT ARE BEYOND THEIR
CONTROL. A B 17 96 62. RICH
THESE STUDENTS AND ENCOURAGE
THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR GOAL OF
FINISHING THEIR UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREE WHEN THEY FEEL IT IS
RIGHT TO DO SO. ARE TESTIFYING,
TESTIFYING REMOTELY IN SUPPORT
OF MY BILL IS KIMBERLY WITH THE
GENERATION UP, COLLEGIATE AND
SARAH. UH, BE FOR GYPSUM FROM
YOUNG IN VISIBLE. EXCELLENT
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ALRIGHT MODERATOR. IF YOU COULD
PLEASE QUEUE UP KIMBERLY WOO AND
SARAH BOOBIES AND EACH OF YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. AND YOUR LINE
SHOULD BE OPEN. HI CAN PEOPLE
HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU. PLEASE
PROCEED. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS COMPLETELY WELL, I'M ADVISING
SEAT. MISS WU, ARE YOU THERE? WE
HAD YOU, BUT I BELIEVE WE MAY
HAVE LOST YOU. OH TO SEE IF
YOU'RE ON MOOT MUTE, MISS WU.
ALRIGHT MODERATOR. WHY DON'T WE
GO TO SARAH BOOBY BUS. AND SORT
OF LINE SHOULD BE OPEN AS WELL.
ALL RIGHT. SARAH, PLEASE
PROCEED, REMEMBERS. THANK YOU.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT, WE
SURE CAN. MY NAME IS DATA WITH
YOUNG INVINCIBLES AND WE ARE
NATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
COMMITTED TO UPLIFTING THE YOUNG
ADULTS IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.
I'M HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF A B
17 96. RIGHT NOW. ALL OVER
CALIFORNIA. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE
PANDEMIC AND THE UNCERTAINTY
THAT IT HAS BROUGHT INTO ALL OF
OUR LIVES, ACCORDING TO NATIONAL
CLEARINGHOUSE, CALIFORNIA
DECLINE OF MORE THAN 99,000. 1ST
4.3% AND UNDERGRADUATE
ENROLLMENT FROM 2020 TO FALL,
2021. THIS OVERALL ENROLLMENT
DROPPED IS LESS THAN THE 148,130. AND THE FOLLOWING 2020 WHEN
SCHOOLS MOVED TO REMOTE
LEARNING. THE CLUB IN 19
PANDEMIC PLAYS MANY YOUNG PEOPLE
IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. IN
SUCH UNPRECEDENTED TIME, STUDENT
PRIORITIES HAVE SHIFTED CARING
FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS. SEEKING EMPLOYMENT TO
MAKE ENDS MEET AND EVEN TENDING
TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. AS WE
BEGIN TO CLIMB OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC FOR THE LONG ROAD
AHEAD, MANY OF THE YOUNG ADULTS
WHO HAVE LEFT UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS WILL WORK WELL, LOOK TO
RETURN TO SCHOOL. THIS IS WHERE
80 17 96 WILL MAKE THIS RETURN
EASY AND ACCESSIBLE. WE KNOW
THAT LIFE TRAJECTORY AND
EARNINGS ARE GREATLY IMPACTED BY
COLLEGE EDUCATION, SO WE MUST DO
ALL THAT WE CAN TO EMPOWER YOUNG
ADULTS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL.
ALONG THE VEIN OF EASING ACCESS
TO EDUCATION RESEARCH FROM THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POLICY
INSTITUTE HAS SHOWN THAT POLICY
CHANGES IN THE CSU AND UC
SYSTEMS THAT REMOVE BARRIERS
LIKE P AND REQUIREMENTS. HAVE
RESULTED IN THAT'S 13% INCREASE
IN APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION.
SIMILARLY REMOVING THE BARRIER
OF REAPPLYING FOR CSU AND UC
WILL RESULT IN MORE STUDENTS
RETURNING TO CONTINUE THEIR
EDUCATION. FORWARD TOWARD
ECONOMIC RECOVERY. WE MUST
ESTABLISH CLEAR AND EASY POINTS
OF RE ENTRY FOR STUDENTS WHO
HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO THE
PANDEMIC. INVESTING IN THESE%
POINTS OF REENTRY TO CS VIEWS,
SEES ONLY BOTH THEIR
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY AND CREATE
GREATER STABILITY FOR THE
STATE'S FUTURE GENERATION. THANK
YOU AND I URGE YOU'RE EITHER ON
A B 17 96. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO TRY MISS
WU AGAIN. PLEASE PROCEED. HI
PEOPLE HEAR ME NOW? WE SURE CAN.
I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT.
THAT IS NOT A PROBLEM. WAS HE
GOING AGAIN? HIGH SCHOOL MORNING
. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY WILL
SENIOR C BERKELEY AND I WAS
ADDRESSED GROUP SHADOW
COLLEGIATE. GENERATION UP WITH
JENNIFER YOUTH EDUCATIONAL
ADVERSARY ORGANIZATION THAT
REPRESENTS 4000 STUDENTS ACROSS
THE STATE, AND WE PROBABLY
ADVOCATE FOR SOMETHING SOMETHING
MUMBLE CHOICE. THIS OLD WELCOME
TO DESIRE TO RETURN TO THE
EDUCATION WAS OPENED ON
UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MUST HAVE
OFTEN SO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL
PURSUITS. THE JOURNEY IS NOT
NECESSARILY TRADITIONAL FOR YOU
EXPERIENCE. BLOODY PAST FEW
YEARS, THE WORLD HAS WITNESSED A
LIFE CHANGING TO MY TIME WAS
SPENT DAMAGE AS IT WILL POSSIBLE
LOVED ONE OF PHYSICAL MENTAL
HOUSE. FINANCIAL SECURITY OF
INTIMACY AS A COMMUNITY AND ALSO
STEPPED IN THIS DISCRIMINATION.
AND AS EDUCATION SYSTEM
CURRENTLY STANDS WE EXPECTING TO
NORMALLY TOO SCARY. I MISSED THE
CHAOS. HOW WOULD SIMPLY NON
REALITY FOR A LOT OF STUDENTS?
THE DIFFERENCE THAT MILLIONS TO
START CAUSING FOR 2019 679,000
STUDENTS DIDN'T COME BACK NEXT
YEAR, AND THAT'S QUITE UNQUOTE
DROPPED OUT ACCORDING TO
TRADITIONAL DEFINITION. MANY OF
MY FRIENDS, DIFFICULT CHOICE
POLICY, COLLEGE DEGREE TO
SURVIVE, WHICH MEANS SOCIETY,
YOUNGER MINDS CHAOS AND THIS IS
NOT NEW. DID YOU SEND THEM? AS
STUDENTS WE USED TO MAKING
DECISIONS. IN 2019 FOUND THAT
50% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED
BEING FOOD, INSECURE AND 90%
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS. WE AS A
NATION CLAIMED TO BE HERE FOR
YEARS, YET OUR UNIVERSITIES
ASSETS LIKE ME TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
OUR LIVES AND OUR EDUCATION.
WHICH IS IT UNFAIR CHOICE THAT
NO ONE CHECKS THE CITY. WE NEED
TO DO BETTER QUALIFIED TO
FASHION INTO OUR LAWS AND
EMPOWER ALL STUDENTS IN THE
JOURNEY. TWO DEGREES. WE ARE
PLANNING BECAUSE BY LOUD, STUPID
TO BITE ME IN MORE PREVIOUSLY
LEGAL WITH BATHROOMS, FOR
WHATEVER REASON. THIS FOCUSED
FIRST START TO FINISH THEIR
DEGREE THE WAY THAT TRULY STILL
NEEDS AND THEIR OWN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL
NOW COME TO ROOM 2100 FOR ANYONE
HERE WHO WISHES TO TESTIFY. IN
SUPPORT F A B 17 96. SEEING NO
ONE. WE WILL GO BACK TO THE
PHONE LINES. MODERATOR IF YOU
CAN PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A
B 17 96, PLEASE. FOR SUPPORT.
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND THEN 010
SUPPORT.
ONE.
PERSONALLY I'M NOT IN SUPPORT.
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MODERATOR WE HAVE NO ONE LISTED
AS LEAD OPPOSITION. WE WILL GO
TO ANYONE HERE ROOM 2100, WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE
MODERATOR BACK TO YOU. PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 17 96. TO OPPOSE
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND THEN 01 OF
THEM, DID YOU? ONE. 46 YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. I'M ACTUALLY CALLING
AND SUPPORT. MY NAME IS KATRINA
LYNDON CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 17 96.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU. YOU HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN. Q
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT. WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS
COMMENTS CONCERNS SENATOR PEN.
THANK YOU, UH AND SENATOR TROY
REALLY APPRECIATE THE BILL, AND
I THINK CERTAINLY STUDENTS
SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE ABLE TO GO BACK. IF THEY DROP
OUT. I GUESS. TWO QUESTIONS
RELATED TO THIS ONE IS THAT YOU
SEE SOMEONE LEAVING FOR A YEAR
OR TWO? MAYBE EVEN THREE. I
DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A TIME
LIMIT 10 20 YEARS OR ARE IS THIS
YOU KNOW WHEN IT'S SO THEY LEFT
AND GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING IN
AND OUTS. WHETHER THERE'S ANY
TIME FRAME THAT THAT WAS
CONSIDERED, AND THEN THE OTHER
QUESTION. IS THAT OF COURSE, UH
, YOU KNOW OUR UNIVERSITIES.
THERE'S A LOT OF DEMAND FOR
THOSE SLOTS AND AGAIN. WE SHOULD
MAKE THIS AVAILABLE WITHOUT
HAVING BEEN APPLIED BECAUSE
THERE'S CAN UNIVERSITY PUT SOME
TIMEFRAME. IN TERMS OF YOU HAVE
TO NOTIFY US. BY CERTAIN TIMES.
THEY CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE
THEIR THOUGHTS AND YOU KNOW THE
NUMBER OF MISSIONS AND SO FORTH
AND HOW MANY APPLICANTS TO
ADMITTING DEPENDING ON I DON'T
IMAGINE THIS IS PROBABLY WELL.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW LARGE IS. THE
NUMBER WILL BE THAT SOMEONE
DROPS OUT AND THEN COMES BACK
BECAUSE THEY DON'T APPLY. AT
SOME POINT. THEY HAVE TO GIVE
NOTIFICATION TO UNIVERSITY TO
PLAN TO RE ENROLL SO THAT
UNIVERSITY CAN PLAN OR THE
CAMPUS CAN PLAN. BUT THERE'S THE
SIZE OF THEIR CLASSES. I GUESS
SO. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT
PERMITS THE UNIVERSITY TO BE
ABLE TO UM, TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF
THAT, AND THEY'RE PLANNING. THAT
DEPENDS. THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION. SECOND QUESTION FIRST
, I THINK YOU SEE SYSTEM AND
THEY'RE ALSO AH, YES, YOUR
SYSTEM ALREADY THE HAVE THEIR
OWN AREA ENROLLMENT POLICIES AND
THAT THEY ARE, IN FACT AND
ENCOURAGING FOR ASSURANCE THAT
COME BACK TO FINISH UP BUT THEIR
DEGREES IF THEY HAVE STOPPED FOR
SOME REASON. AND IN FACT RIGHT
NOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THE RE
ENROLLMENT TREND HAS BEEN
DECLINING. SO THAT'S STILL
RECENT WITH THE CONNECTED TO THE
FIRST QUESTION TIME LIMITATION.
WITH THESE STRONG RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
THAT THE ORIGINAL LAW LIMITATION
THAT I. PROPOSED FIVE YEARS.
SUCCESS FIVE YEARS IS VERY
ARTIFICIAL, SO THE BRITAIN MADE
THE AMENDMENT THAT
RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE IT SO
THAT ANY TIME IN THEIR LIFETIME
WHEN THEY ARE READY, THEY SHOULD
BE ABLE TO COME BACK. SO I THINK
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING YOU
KNOW, SOMETIMES SO WE HEARD
THERE'S SOME KIND OF STORIES ARE
LIKE PEOPLE WHO ENROLLED IN
THEIR YOUNG AGE IN MILITARY
SERVICE. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO
AND THAT THE SENIOR AGES, YOU
KNOW, SEVEN YEARS OR WHATEVER
YOU KNOW THEY HAVE COME BACK AND
FINISH THAT WE READ SUCH A
STORIES SOMETIME, YOU KNOW IN
OUR LIFETIME, BUT I THINK A
SIMILAR STORIES MAY BE INVOLVED
WITH SO MANY YOU KNOW SITUATIONS
IN THEIR LIVES, SO I THINK THIS
IS OUR ONLY WE FORMING AND
ENCOURAGING FOR PEOPLE TO
RETURN. AND UH, CSU SYSTEM AND
THE USES TO CONTINUE WHAT
THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND TO
ENCOURAGE. WELL THANK YOU SO
VERY MUCH. GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
THAT'S WHAT CSU SUGGESTED TO YOU
TO REMOVE THE TIME LIMIT THAT
MAKES LESS SENSE THAN AND ALSO
AS AS THE UNIVERSITY HAS SOME
ABILITY TO IN TERMS OF TIMING
AND THE NOTIFICATION JUST WHICH
IS AS LONG AS THE BILL PERMITS
THAT REALLY APPRECIATE. AND I
GUESS WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM
YET. SO OTHERWISE I'D MOVE YOUR
BILL, BUT AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, SENATOR PAN. BUT
REMEMBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. THIS IS A B 17
96 HAS RECEIVED NO NOR
OPPOSITION OF VOTES FROM EITHER
SIDE ALONG THE PROCESS. SO I ASK
FOR YOUR I BOUGHT THE WINDOW
TIME COMES SOUNDS GREAT. AND AS
SOON AS WE HAVE A QUORUM, WE
WILL GET A MOTION AND WE WILL
VOTE ON YOUR BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR BEING PROMPT THIS
MORNING. WE APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIRPERSON. YOU ARE
WELCOME. ALRIGHT ANYONE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO JUMP AHEAD OF THE
QUÊ THIS MORNING? WE HAVE NO
AUTHORS COME ON DOWN AND PRESENT
YOUR BILL AND SENATE EDUCATION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. YEP.
THEY DIDN'T.
MR LEVINE, COME ON DOWN. YOU ARE
HERE TO PRESENT ITEM NUMBER
NINE. A B 18 10, PLEASE PROCEED
WHEN YOU ARE READ. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND I
APPRECIATE THE PATIENTS AS I WAS
WRAPPING UP ANOTHER BILL
PRESENTATION ACROSS THE WAY. NO
PROBLEM. SO AGAIN. GOOD MORNING.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THERE ARE
NEARLY 60,000 CHILDREN LIVING
WITH EPILEPSY AND CALIFORNIA
FUTURES ARE UNPREDICTABLE AND
CAN OCCUR ANY TIME, INCLUDING
DURING THE HOURS A CHILD IS IN
SCHOOL. SCHOOL NURSES ARE
TRAINED TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION
, BUT MAY NOT BE ON SITE OR
AVAILABLE TO ADMINISTER ANTI
SEIZURE MEDICATION. WHEN ONE
OCCURS, MAYBE 18 10 ESTABLISHES
THE SEIZURE SAFE SCHOOLS ACT. TO
ALLOW SCHOOLS TO DESIGNATE ONE
OR MORE VOLUNTEERS TO RECEIVE
INITIAL AND ANNUAL REFRESHER
TRAINING FOR THE EMERGENCY USE
OF ANTI SEIZURE MEDICATION FOR
PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH SEIZURE
SEIZURE DISORDER. OR EPILEPSY.
IF THE PUPIL IS SUFFERING FROM A
SEIZURE, THE VOLUNTEER WOULD BE
TRAINED IN RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS
AND SYMPTOMS OF SEIZURES IN THE
APPROPRIATE STEPS TO TAKE TO
RESPOND TO THOSE SYMPTOMS. THE
VOLUNTEER WOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED
WITH THE STUDENTS INDIVIDUALIZED
SEIZURE ACTION PLAN. WHICH
INCLUDES INFORMATION ABOUT THE
STUDENTS, DOCTOR AND PARENTS.
CALIFORNIA HAS ENACTED SIMILAR
LAWS FOR THE USE OF EPINEPHRINE
EPINEPHRINE FOR ALLERGIC
REACTIONS IN NALOXONE FOR OPIOID
OVERDOSES. IN ADDITION, 12 OTHER
STATES HAVE ALREADY IMPLEMENTED
VERSIONS OF SEIZURE SAFE SCHOOLS
ACT. MAYBE 18 10 PROVIDES SCHOOL
SITES WITH THE INFORMATION AND
TRAINING NECESSARY TO EIGHT
CHILDREN WHO HAVE SEIZURES WHILE
ON CAMPUS. AND CREATE A SAFER
ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE CHILDREN
TO SUCCEED AND STAY IN SCHOOL.
THIS BILL ENJOYS BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND RECEIVED NO NO VOTES
ON THE ASSEMBLY. FOR I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WE
WILL NOW GO TO YOUR LEAD SUPPORT
WITNESSES, BOTH OF WHOM I
BELIEVE ONE IS IN PERSON. SO WE
HAVE REBECCA HOLLOWELL WHO WILL
BE CALLING IN BUT WE HAVE DAVID
PARKER HERE. I BELIEVE IN THE
ROOM. DAVID WON'T YOU COME UP
AND GO FIRST? YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. YES, RIGHT HERE. GOOD
MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK
YOU. CHAIR LEYVA, MEMBERS OF
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
TODAY. MY NAME IS DAVID PARKER
AND TELL YOU ABOUT MY SEVEN YEAR
OLD DAUGHTER, VIVIAN. VIVIENNE
LOVES PLAYING WITH BARBIES
HANGING OUT WITH HER LITTLE
SISTER, DAPHNE AND SEEING HER
FRIENDS AT SCHOOL. HE'S ALSO
BEEN HAVING SEIZURES SINCE SHE
WAS FIVE MONTHS OLD. AFTER EIGHT
MONTHS OF REMOTE KINDERGARTEN.
VIVIAN STARTED SCHOOL IN PERSON
IN APRIL, 2021 THE FIRST DAY WAS
PERFECT EVERYTHING WE HOPED IT
WOULD BE ON THE SECOND DAY. 15
HAD A SEIZURE DURING RECESS.
IT'S NOT EASY, LEAVING A SIX
YEAR OLD WITH EPILEPSY SOMEWHERE
NEW. MY WIFE, HILLARY, AND I
HAVE BASICALLY NEVER DONE IT. WE
WAITED TOGETHER OUTSIDE SCHOOL
THE WHOLE FIRST DAY, AND ON THAT
SECOND DAY OF KINDERGARTEN, I
SPENT THE MORNING SITTING
OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL JUST IN CASE.
SO WHEN THE SCHOOL CALLED TO
TELL ME THAT VIVIAN WAS HAVING A
SEIZURE, I WAS ALREADY RIGHT
THERE. I WAS EXPECTING A CHAOTIC
SCENES SEIZURES CAN BE SCARY.
BUT EVERYONE WAS TOTALLY CALM.
THE TEACHERS, THE KIDS, EVEN
VIVIAN, WHOSE SEIZURE HAD ENDED
, AND IT WAS RESTING SAFELY,
UNDERSIDE, A BLANKET CAREFULLY
FOLDED UNDERNEATH THEIR HEAD. I
WENT OVER TO CYNTHIA. THE
CLASSROOM MADE HAD TAKEN CARE OF
VIVIAN. SHE TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT
HAD HAPPENED. HOW? SHE RESPONDED
HOW LONG THE SEIZURE LASTED. I
THANKED HER AND ASKED A LITTLE
INCREDULOUS. HOW DID YOU STAY SO
CALM? AND SHE SAID IT WAS ALL IN
THE TRAINING. WE KNEW WHAT TO
DO. A WEEK BEFORE A HANDFUL OF
EMPLOYEES THAT VIVIAN SCHOOL HAD
VOLUNTEERED TO ATTEND A BRIEF
TRAINING WITH THE SCHOOL NURSE
ON RECOGNIZING AND RESPONDING TO
SEIZURES. THEY LEARNED ABOUT
WHAT A SEIZURE LOOKED LIKE. THEY
LEARNED THAT VIVIAN HAD A
SEIZURE TO TURN AROUND HER SIDE
AND PROTECT HER HEAD. THEY
LEARNED WHEN IT WOULD BE TIME TO
GET VIVIAN HER EMERGENCY
MEDICATION IF SHE NEEDED IT, AND
WHERE THAT MEDICATION WOULD BE
AND HOW TO USE IT. EVERYONE IN
THAT ROOM WAS PREPARED FOR A
SEIZURE. THAT'S WHY THEY WERE
ABLE TO STAY SO CALM AND ALSO
KEEP VIVIAN'S CLASSMATES COM
AVOIDING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A
TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR
EVERYONE. THE NEXT DAY, LIVING
ON THE THIRD DAY OF
KINDERGARTEN. AND LAST WEEK SHE
FINISHED FIRST GRADE SHE HAD A
GREAT YEAR. THE TRUTH IS, THAT
PROBABLY WON'T BE THE LAST
SEIZURE VIVIAN HAS AT SCHOOL.
BUT IT WAS THE LAST TIME MY WIFE
OR I SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY
SITTING OUTSIDE JUST IN CASE.
SEIZURES CAN DISRUPT SO MANY
ASPECTS OF A CHILD'S LIFE.
EDUCATION SHOULDN'T BE ONE OF
THEM. I HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT
THIS IMPORTANT BILL AND HELP
KIDS LIKE VIVIAN SUCCEED AND
THRIVE AT SCHOOL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR PARKER. ALRIGHT WE
WILL NOW GO TO OUR LEAD SUPPORT
WHO'S CALLING IN MISS REBECCA
HALLOWELL? REBECCA, YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES AS WELL. WONDERFUL THANK
YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS REBECCA HOLWELL,
DIRECTOR OF THE EPILEPSY
FOUNDATION. LOS ANGELES. I THINK
YOU ARE STEERING COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH
YOU TODAY. UH ORGANIZATION WORKS
CLOSELY WITH THE EPILEPSY
FOUNDATION THROUGHOUT THE STATE
TO ENSURE THE RIGHT
APPROXIMATELY 420,000
CALIFORNIANS, EPILEPSY, OF WHICH
NEARLY 60,000 OUR CHILDREN. WHAT
WE ALL WANT TO SEE A SCHOOL
NURSE AND EVERY CAMPUS. THE
REALITY IS THAT WE'RE NOT THERE
YET. AND THE FACT IS THAT A
PERSON DOES NOT NEED TO BE A
LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
TO ASSIST SOMEONE HAVING A
SEIZURE. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE
SCHOOLS FREQUENTLY TRAINING ON
SEIZURE RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE
, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION
OF EMERGENCY RECESION RESCUE
MEDICATION. WE'RE SO GRATEFUL
FOR THE MANY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO
STEP UP ON THEIR OWN ACCORD
WEREN THEY CAN BE IN A POSITION
TO HELP RATHER THAN STAND BY
FEELING HELPLESS. HOWEVER WE OWE
IT TO OUR CHILDREN WITHOUT BLACK
SEA TO IMPROVE UPON THE CARP
LANDSCAPE BY OFFERING BETTER
SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND
CLARIFICATION. A B 18 KANSAS
JUST THAT BY PROVIDING UNIFORM
STANDARD OF TRAINING FOR
VOLUNTEERS. THE BILL. ALSO,
SPACE GUARD POSITION DIRECTED
CARE BY SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT
OF A SEIZURE ACTION PLAN. LASTLY
IT'S STILL FURTHER GUARANTEES
LITTLE PROTECTIONS FOR EMPLOYEES
WHO VOLUNTEERED TO SUPPORTIVE
STUDENT WE ARE CONFIDENT WITH
THE ULTIMATE PASSAGES ARE STILL
INTO LAW. YOU WILL BE IMPROVING
THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND REDUCING
THE RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH.
FIRST STUDENT WE RESPECTFULLY
URGED ABOUT I ON THIS PROPOSED
MEASURE ON BEHALF OF THE 59,800
STUDENTS THAT WAS IN CALIFORNIA
. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. WE
WILL NOW COME TO ROOM 2100 FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT. SEEING NO ONE WILL GO
BACK TO THE PHONE LINES.
MODERATOR PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF A B 18 10. THANK YOU. AND IF
SO, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME
AGAINST 10. FIRST THE LINE 62.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ALEX CON ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA CHRONIC CARE
COALITION AND STRONG SUPPORT.
GIVE ME A MOMENT HERE. WE GOT
ONE MORE HERE WITH AN OPERATOR.
AGAINST 10. AND WE CAN OPEN
LINE. 40, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS LYDIA BORN
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL NURSES ORGANIZATION AND
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF
PEDIATRICS, CALIFORNIA DIVISION.
WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT. AND
CURRENTLY NONE FURTHER IN. Q
GREAT, THANK YOU, MODERATOR. WE
DO HAVE LEAD OPPOSITION, MR
CURTIS LANG. I BELIEVE YOU ARE
CALLING IN. PLEASE PROCEED WHEN
YOU ARE READY. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. MR LANG, ARE YOU ON THE
LINE? CHECK TO SEE IF YOU'RE
MUTED. OKAY WE'LL COME BACK.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ANY
OPPOSITION IS HERE IN ROOM 2100.
SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR. IF YOU
WILL PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES WISHES TO OPPOSE 18 10.
AND THEN IF WE ARE ABLE TO HEAR
MR LANGE, WE WILL GIVE HIM HIS
TWO MINUTES. AND TWO OF. YOU UP
FOR THAT. PLEASE. PRESS WONDER
AT THIS TIME. AND CURRENTLY NOT
IN CUBA. ALL RIGHT, MR. MR LINK.
ALRIGHT WELL, MR LANGE, I'M
SORRY. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT
HAPPENED. WE ARE GOING TO BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
. NONE. SENATOR PAN. LIVING
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I USED TO BE
THE MEDICAL CONSULTANT FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT. UM AND
CERTAINLY I THINK IN THE PAST
I'VE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT NOT
ESSENTIALLY NON HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS ADMINISTERING
MEDICATIONS, ONGOING BASIS TO
STUDENTS, BUT CERTAINLY YOUR
BILLS FOCUSED ON AN EMERGENCY
SITUATION WHERE PROMPT ACTIONS
NEEDED THAT ARE OPERATING UNDER
THE SUPERVISION. THERE'S
ESSENTIALLY DESTRUCTION OF THE
SCHOOL NURSE AND I SEE THE
SUPPORT FROM THE SCHOOL NURSES
ASSOCIATION ORGANIZATION. WHICH
IS I THINK EXTREMELY POSITIVE,
SO CERTAINLY, BUT WHEN WE ARE
ABLE TO VOTE ON THE BILL, WE
HAVE A QUORUM. IT'S LOOKING
FORWARD TO VOTING FOR YOUR BILL
AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD WOULD BE HAPPY TO MOVE
THE BELT APPROPRIATE TIME ONCE
WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, DOCTOR PAN. REALLY
GRATEFUL FOR YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS
ON THAT. I THINK WHAT'S REALLY
FASCINATING. UM TO ME, MADAM.
SURE IF YOU DON'T MIND IF I USE
THIS AS YOUR CLOSE, YEAH. SO
WHEN. ANYONE HAS A SEIZURE DOES
NOT ALWAYS NECESSITATE THE
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE. UM
THESE ARE REALLY UNDER DIRE
EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THE
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINE WOULD
BE REQUIRED, WHICH IS YOU KNOW
WHEN A SEIZURE LAST LONGER THAN
FIVE MINUTES, WHICH IS WHEN UM
SOMEONE WOULD BE IN DANGER OF
HAVING, UM, POTENTIALLY BRAIN
DAMAGE OR LIFE THREATENING, UM,
CONSEQUENCES OF THAT SEIZURE.
AND SO THAT IS NOT THAT IT'S NOT
EVERY SEIZURE. UM AND MR PARKER
IS NOT ALONE IN HIS TESTIMONY.
MY SON HAS EPILEPSY, AND SO HE
HAS HAD SEIZURES AT SCHOOL OR AT
CAMP OR YOU NAME IT. IN LIFE. IN
AND. SO WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO,
YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY ADMINISTER
THE MEDICINE ALL THAT WE ALWAYS
HAVE THE MEDICINE. UM AND SO I
THINK AT LEAST PEOPLE BEING
TRAINED SO THAT IN THOSE
SITUATIONS WHEN THEY DO OCCUR
THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
DOING. AND, UH AND THAT IS
REALLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
. AND I THINK THAT FOR MOST
SEIZURES, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING IS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IN A
SEIZURE, WHICH IS UM, PROTECT
THE PERSON'S HEAD. DON'T PUT
SOMETHING IN THEIR MOUTH.
THERE'S THIS MYTH THAT SOMEONE
COULD SWALLOW THEIR TONGUE OR
SOMETHING. BUT REALLY WHEN WHICH
IS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE, BUT
WHEN PEOPLE PUT SOMETHING IN THE
MOUTH. YOU END UP BREAKING
TEETH. UM SO YOU KNOW, PROTECT
THEIR HEAD. PUT THEM ON THEIR
SIDE. THEY MIGHT THEY MAY VOMIT.
LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT
CAN HAVE REALLY POSITIVE
CONSEQUENCES FOR ANYONE, LET
ALONE A CHILD IN SCHOOL. UM AND
IT ALSO, AH TAKES AWAY A LITTLE
BIT OF THE STIGMA WHEN PEOPLE
KNOW WHAT TO DO. AND WHEN
THEY'RE COMFORTABLE TALKING
ABOUT IT WITH THEIR CLASSMATES.
AND SO I THINK THAT THIS BILL
WILL REALLY HELP US YET TO THAT
POINT WHERE IT'S LESS OF A
MYSTERY. UM, WHAT DO YOU
SEIZURES ARE WHAT THEY DO AND
HOW TO RESPOND, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND
ON THAT POSITIVE NOTE. WE DO
HAVE OUR OPPOSITION HAS QUEUED
UP. SO MR LANG, PLEASE PROCEED.
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU
, MADAM CHAIR. MY APOLOGIES, MR
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS I'M
CURTIS, ALONG WITH THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION
AND RESPECTABLE OPPOSITION OF 18
10, THE ADMINISTRATION OF CAESAR
RESCUE MEDICATIONS SUCH AS DIET
STET. BECAUSE THE LEVEL OF
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT
CANNOT BE ACQUIRED WITH THE
TRAINING OF UNKNOWN DURATION FOR
NON MEDICAL SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO
LIKELY HAVE HAD NO EXPOSURE.
PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES OR
HAVE HAD AN UNDERSTANDING OF
EPILEPSY. THERE IS NOT APPEAR TO
BE ANY INDICATION THAT THE
DESIGNATED SCHOOL PERSONNEL
WOULD ADMINISTER SEIZURE. RESCUE
MEDICATIONS SHOULD HAVE ANY
EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING FIRST
AID. HAVE ANY PREVIOUS
EXPERIENCE TO EPILEPSY OR HAVE
EVER WITNESSED THE PERSON
EXPERIENCING EXPERIENCING A
SEIZURE. SEIZURE ACTIVITY DOES
NOT ALWAYS RISE TO THE LEVEL OF
THE EMERGENCY. AND THE
ADMINISTRATION OF DIASTOLIC IS
SEEN AS AN EMERGENCY AND ITS
ADMINISTRATION IS CONTRA
INDICATED IF A CHILD IS
EXPERIENCING ORDINARY SEIZURE
ACTIVITY, THESE ISSUES MUST BE
CONSIDERED IN A COMPETENT
ASSESSMENT MADE PRIOR TO
ADMINISTERING DIA STEP.
ADDITIONALLY THE ADMINISTRATION
OF A RECTAL GEL WITH AN
INDIVIDUAL IS SEIZING REQUIRES A
LEVEL OF SKILLS THAT COMES WITH
EXPERIENCE TO PREVENT INJURY TO
THE INDIVIDUAL WHILE ALSO
PROTECTING THEIR PRIVACY.
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES,
HOWEVER, CLASSIFIED OR DO NOT
ONLY FREE, FAIR AND APPROPRIATE
EDUCATION BUT ALSO ACCESS TO
COMPETENT, HIGH QUALITY HEALTH
SERVICES, IF THAT IS WHAT IS
REQUIRED TO ALLOW THEM TO
FUNCTION, LEARN AND THRIVE IN
THE EDUCATIONAL SETTING. UM THE
IN MAY 2000 AND FIVE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
THAT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MEETING
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
THESE APPROACHES INCLUDE THE USE
OF CONTRACTED RNS FROM AN AGENCY
OR REGISTRY, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
EMPLOYED BY THE LOCAL COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT, OR PARENTS
WHO CHOOSE TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES TO THEIR CHILD. DNA
SUPPORTS THOSE APPROACHES. FOR
THESE REASONS. SIENNA OPPOSES A
B 18 10 AND ASK FOR YOUR NO VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN MY
APOLOGIES AGAIN. NO NOT TO WORRY
NOT TO WORRY. THANK YOU FOR
BEING PATIENT WITH THIS. DO YOU
WANT A SECOND? QUICK CLOSE? SURE
YEAH. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO
COMMENT ON ON THAT JUST SO THAT
THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS MEMBERS
WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION. HERE'S
SOME CLARIFICATION. UM I DON'T
HAVE ANY MEDICAL EXPERTISE. I'M
JUST A PARENT. IT'S EASY TO BE
TRAINED ON HOW TO RESPOND TO
SEIZURES. THE WITNESS MADE
MENTION OF A MEDICATION. THAT IS
REALLY TWO OR THREE GENERATIONS
AGO WHERE WE'VE MOVED ON TO AN
ORAL MEDICINE TO NOW A NASAL
SPRAY MEDICINE, ALL OF WHICH
EVEN DIASPORA, WHICH HE HAD
MENTIONED IS AGAIN SOMETHING
THAT CAN BE TRAINED, BUT WE'VE
MOVED ON TO TWO GENERATIONS OF
NEWER MEDICINES SINCE THEN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND AS
SOON AS WE HAVE A QUORUM, WE
WILL MAKE A MOTION AND VOTE ON
YOUR BILL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT
NEXT I SEE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
EARLY COME RIGHT ON UP.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY IS
PRESENTING FILE ITEM 10 A B 18
67 BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU SHARE. GOOD MORNING.
I'M PRESENTING ASSEMBLY BILL 18
67. THIS BILL SIMPLY ESTABLISHES
PARITY BETWEEN BUILDING
STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL RESTROOMS
BEING RENOVATED WITH THE SAME
REQUIREMENTS AS REST SCHOOL
RESTROOMS THAT ARE NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED FROM RECEIVING STATE
FUNDING FOR THESE RENOVATIONS.
THE STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THIS
BILL ADHERE TO EXISTING
CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING
STANDARDS CODE. REQUIRE
RESTROOMS INCLUDE WATER
CONSERVING PLUMBING FIXTURES,
SUCH AS FAUCET AERATORS, WHICH
ARE VERY CHEAP. IN A STATE
VULNERABLE TO LONG LASTING
DROUGHTS REQUIRING RENOVATION
PROJECTS TO MEET THE SAME
CALDERON STANDARDS AS NEWLY
CONSTRUCTED RESTAURANTS WILL
FURTHER OUR STATE'S WATER
CONSERVATION GOALS, THE FAUCET
AERATORS THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED
TO BE INSTALLED OR ROUGHLY A
DOLLAR EACH, RESPECTIVELY. AFTER
I VOTE, AND TODAY I'M PLEASED TO
BE JOINED, BUT MY WITNESSES
SUPPORT WHO ARE NON VERMA, A
STUDENT FROM MONTE VISTA HIGH
SCHOOL. EXCELLENT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS ARNOLD VIRNA HERE,
PLEASE STEP RIGHT UP. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. MHM. GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS ANA VERMA. RIGHT HERE
. YOU'RE GOOD. WE CAN HEAR YOU.
VERMA A STUDENT AT MANIFEST HIGH
SCHOOL AND ASSEMBLY DISTRICT, 16
AND SENATE-DISTRICT, SIX ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS
. I'M HONORED TO SPEAK ON STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 18 67. IN SCHOOLS
NEAR ME. I'VE HEARD NUMEROUS
STORIES FROM FRIENDS IN WHICH
STUDENTS CAN'T USE THE BATHROOMS
NEAREST TO THEIR CLASSROOMS
BECAUSE THEIR TOILETS ARE
DAMAGED OR FLOODED, FORCING THEM
TO WALK ACROSS CAMPUS TO ANOTHER
BATHROOM. NOT ONLY IS THIS
WASTEFUL, IT DISRUPTS THEIR
EDUCATION. NOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS
RECOGNIZED THAT ANTIQUATED
PLUMBING SYSTEMS POSE A THREAT
TO THEIR STUDENTS LEARNING AND
MANY STUDENTS ARE UPDATING THEIR
SCHOOLS FACILITIES. HOWEVER
WHILE THE CONVERSATION WHAT
CONSERVATION USUALLY HAS A SEAT
AT THE RENOVATION TABLE, IT'S
NEVER AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE
CONVERSATION. THIS BILL, HOWEVER
, HAS THE POWER TO CHANGE THAT
BY ENSURING THAT SCHOOLS
PRIORITIZE SUSTAINABILITY WHEN
RENOVATING THEIR FACILITIES,
ADDRESSING WATER CONSERVATION
AND SUSTAINABILITY. CALIFORNIA
IT SEEMS, IS IN A CONSTANT STATE
OF DROUGHT, WHICH HAS WREAKED
HAVOC ACROSS OUR STATE. WATER
SHORTAGES HAVE LED TO I DON'T
LEND AND DEFICIT IRRIGATION,
CAUSING BROAD AND DEVASTATING
ECONOMIC IMPACT IN 2015, THE
DRUG COST THE AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY. $1.84 BILLION IN
DIRECT COSTS AND OVER 10,000
SEASONAL JOBS. WE NEED TO MAKE
IT CLEAR TO OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
THAT SUSTAINABILITY IS NOT AN
OPTION FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR
YOUTH. IT'S A NECESSITY. FOR
THOSE REASONS I URGE YOU TO SIDE
WITH THE STUDENTS DECIDED
SUSTAINABILITY AND AFFIRMED THE
STUDENT WRITTEN, BILL. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT
WELL, NOW GO TO ANYONE IN
SUPPORT HEARING ROOM 2100.
PLEASE STEP FORWARD STATE YOUR
NAME AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE
BILL, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ESTHER KIM
. I AM A STUDENT FROM THE CITY
OF TUNA HILLS, AND I STAND IN
STRONG SUPPORT. MY NAME IS LISA
DEL TORO. I'M A STUDENT FROM
SACRAMENTO AND I STAND IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A V 18 67. MY NAME IS
ACTUALLY TO ALLAH AND I'M A
STUDENT FROM ROCKLIN AND I STAND
IN STRONG SUPPORT. MY NAME IS
MADISON CHARLIE ON THE STUDENT
FROM IRVINE AND I STAND IN
STRONG SUPPORT. MY NAME IS JASON
JIANG. I'M FROM STOCKTON'S AND I
STAND IN STRONG SUPPORT. MY NAME
IS BRIAN PAUL. I'M A STUDENT
SACRAMENTO IZED AND I STAND AS
SONG STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD%
MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
GARRETT AND THE STUDENT FROM
SACRAMENTO AND I STAND IN STRONG
SUPPORT. EXCELLENT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL
NOW GO TO THE PHONE LINES
MODERATOR IF YOU CAN QUEUE UP
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 18 67. AND THANK
YOU TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. WE'LL GO
NOW TO LINE 41, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS SAM
NATIONAL WITH THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT. AND CURRENTLY NONE
FURTHER IN CUBE. GREAT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, RIGHT? WE HAVE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN ROOM 2100, WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NONE BACK TO YOU,
MODERATOR. IF YOU COULD PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 18 67. AND TO OPPOSE
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
AND THANK YOU CURRENTLY. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU. WE WILL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. BEFORE
I ASKED MY COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO
SAY ANYTHING I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO SAY I LOVE THIS BILL, AS AS
SOMEONE WHO GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL
IS QUITE A BIT TO SPEAK TO
STUDENTS. IT IS APPALLING THE
CONDITIONS OF WHICH WE FIND
THESE BATHROOMS, SO ANYTHING WE
CAN DO TO MODERNIZE THEM, I
THINK IS REALLY VERY IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SENATOR
PAN. SO WHEN A CLEAR PRACTICE
AND YOUR TESTIMONY SAID, I
CERTAINLY AGREE THAT IF THEY'RE
MODERNIZING THEIR BATHROOMS ARE
YOU KNOW THEY'RE DOING SOMETHING
WITH PLUMBING. THIS MAKES SENSE
. THEY ALSO NOTED IN THE
ANALYSIS, THE OPPOSITION'S
RAISED WELL, THERE'S COUNTY
SCHOOL FACILITIES CONSORTIUM
ISSUES. SO IF SO, IS THIS A
APPLY TO ANY MODERNIZATION
PROJECT AND CLAIMED THOSE THAT
DON'T INVOLVE PLUMBING. SO, FOR
EXAMPLE, LET'S SAY SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS WHY THE MODERNIZED H
VAC SYSTEM. UM. AND THEREFORE,
YOU KNOW, SAY TO ACTUALLY REDUCE
THE RISK OF COVID IN IN THE
SCHOOL, AND THEY WANT TO PROVE
THEIR VENTILATION THAT THEY
WOULD NOW NEED TO AND I GUESS IF
THEY HAVE FAIRLY MODERN PLUMBING
IN THE SCHOOL, PERHAPS IT'S NOT
PARTICULARLY, YOU KNOW BE SIMPLE
ARE RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE. BUT
IF THEY YOU KNOW THE PLUMBING IS
NOT SOMETHING THAT IS THEY'D
HAVE TO REPLACE THE FAUCETS AND
SO FORTH TO MAKE THE AREA MORE
FIT THAN THAT COULD BE GETTING
REALLY EXPENSIVE SO THAT COULD
PREVENT THEM FROM ACTUALLY DOING
THE OTHER MODERNIZATION BECAUSE
THEY HAVE TO ADD THE COST OF
THIS TO THE SO HE JUST CLARIFY
THIS IS THIS ONLY APPLY TO
MODERNIZATIONS THAT ACTUALLY
INVOLVED FIXING BATHROOMS OR
OTHER PLUMBING TYPE THINGS? OR
IS THIS APPLIED TO ANY
MODERNIZATION PROJECT, INCLUDING
THOSE THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH UPGRADING THE BATHROOMS.
WELL, CERTAINLY WE DON'T WANT TO
DISCOURAGE SCHOOL FACILITIES
UPGRADING LIKE THE FACT SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHY IN THE ASSEMBLY WE
PUT IN THE AMENDMENT THAT THIS
WOULD ONLY ENFORCEABLE FOR
FUTURE SCHOOL BOND, AND I
UNDERSTAND. OBVIOUSLY, SCHOOLS
HAVE FEEL THAT THIS GRANT IS A
FINITE AMOUNT OF SUPPLY MONEY,
AND THAT'S WHY WHEN THERE IS NEW
SUPPLY AND REINVIGORATED INTO
THE GRANT PROGRAM, WE'RE ABLE TO
HAVE HOLISTIC MODERNIZATION WITH
INCLUDING H VAC. REALLY,
REALISTICALLY SPEAKING, THE
PLUMP NET. THE BATHROOM FIXTURES
IS REALLY THE SMALLEST COST OF
IT, SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO
UPGRADE IT TOGETHER, IT'S GOING
TO BE A MINIMAL COST ASSOCIATED
WITH IT, BUT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT
IT IS A FINITE COSTS, AND THAT
EVERYONE WANTS TO MAKE THE
IMPROVEMENTS TOGETHER, WE WON'T
HAVE THIS OPERABLE UNTIL IT HAS
THE BOND UNTIL THE FUTURE BOND
IS OPERATING. WELL, OKAY, SO I
GET THE FUTURE BOND. SO I GUESS
THE QUESTION IS THAT UM EVEN
THAT FUTURE BOND WILL BE FINE
AND CERTAINLY WANT ENCOURAGE
THEM TO CHANGE TO PUT THE AREA
EATERS SO IF THE MODERNIZATION
PROPOSAL GOES TO THE STATE
ALLOCATION BOARD DOESN'T INVOLVE
UPGRADING BATHROOMS OR. UM
PLUMBING FACILITIES WOULD THEN
THEY WOULD HAVE TO ADD THAT ONTO
THE PROJECT THEY COULDN'T JUST
DO IN THEIR INITIAL PLAN IS TO
DO AN H VAC, OR I DID NOT.
CONSTRUCTING A NEW ONE. THEY'RE
NOT, YOU KNOW, DOING BATHROOMS
THAT UM THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO
ADD THAT TO THE PROJECT IN
ADDITION, BECAUSE THIS LAW
REQUIRED THAT NO MATTER WHAT
MODERNIZATION PROJECT YOU DO SO
EVEN IF IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH BATHROOMS, YOU WOULD
STILL HAVE TO MAKE THAT PART OF
THE MODERNIZATION PROJECT. IN MY
READING OF IT. NO BUT I CAN GET
BACK TO YOU AND MY STAFF AND
GIVE YOU A BETTER ANSWER ABOUT
THAT. OKAY SO THAT SO I THINK
SO. I CERTAINLY AGREE WITH YOU
THAT IF IT INVOLVES THE MARS
ASIAN PROJECT INVOLVES UPGRADING
THE BATHROOM. WE SHOULD MAKE
THIS REQUIREMENT. I THINK IT'S
SO IF IT'S IF IT DOESN'T INVOLVE
UPGRADING DOES INVOLVE BATHROOMS
AT ALL RIGHT. UM I THINK THAT I
DON'T I DON'T THINK THIS LOW
MOTOR CHALLENGING BECAUSE I
DON'T WANT TO BE CREATING
BARRIERS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
TRYING TO UPGRADE OTHER
COMPONENTS OF THE SCHOOL AND
THEN HAVING TO ADD A PLUMBING
COMPONENT THAT WASN'T PART OF
THE ORIGINAL. NEED TO DO THAT.
NO MAN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT HELPS
WITH THE ANALYSIS DOES TALK
ABOUT ANYTHING BEING DONE TO THE
INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL VERSUS
SOMETHING ON THE OUTSIDE. LIKE A
LANDSCAPING LIKE LANDSCAPING.
EXACTLY. THANK YOU. THAT'S VERY
HELPFUL. THANK YOU. WELCOME.
ALRIGHT BEFORE WE ALLOW YOUTO
CLOSE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY WE
ARE GOING TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
IT'S A VERY EXCITING MOMENT.
RIGHT NOW, MADAM ASSISTANT,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL LEVER HERE.
VOGUE CORTEZ CORTEZ HERE, DELI.
GLASER MCGUIRE MCGUIRE HERE, PAN
AND EXCELLENT. YOU MAY CLOSE
ONE. YES SO, SO I APPRECIATE
THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR
CLARIFICATION, SO I'M GOING TO
VOTE TO MOVE THE BILL FORWARD,
BUT I APPRECIATE HEARING ABOUT
THE CLARIFICATION BEFORE IT GETS
THE CLERK. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.
AND DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE
BILL? FILM MOVED BY SARAH
MAGUIRE. YOU MAY CLOSE WITH SOME
OF THE MEMBER LEE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK DR OH,
EXCELLENT. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR MCGUIRE. MADAM
ASSISTANT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
VIOLATE HIM. 10 A B 18 67 THE
MOTIONS DO PASS. BUT FIRST,
MABRY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS LEVER LEVER,
IACOBUCCI, CORTEZ CORTEZ EI
DAILY. BLAZER MCGUIRE MCGUIRE, I
PAN AND I VERY GOOD. WE WILL
LEAVE THAT BILL ON CALL, BUT IT
DOES HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO GET
OUT. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE AUTHORS.
THAT IS A GOOD THING.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VVALLAPUDUA,
YOU ARE FIRST UP. AND I THINK
YOU ARE GOING TO PRESENT ME
PRESENTING TWO BILLS ITEM 13 AND
14. WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH
A B 2042? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. PERSON WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I WILL BE
ACCEPTING COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS,
WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FURTHER
LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. MAYBE 2042
INSURERS THAT CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS WILL HAVE THE BEST
PRACTICE POLICIES IN PLACE TO
PREVENT AND ALEXIS THE TRAINING.
TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
AND CAPACITY TO TREAT SYMPTOMS.
K THROUGH 12 STUDENTS ARE
ALREADY OF ALREADY AFFORDED
PROTECTION FROM NFL IXIS. WE
SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE MOST
VULNERABLE PATIENTS THAT HAS
BEEN INFANTS. TODDLERS ARE
AFFORDED THE SAME WHEN THEY'RE
BEING CARED IN A CHILD CARE
SETTING. A B 2042 INCREASES
AWARENESS FOR SCIENCE AND
SYMPTOMS AND ENSURED THE HEALTH
OF WELL BEING OF CALIFORNIA
CHILDREN'S THROUGHOUT THE STATE
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF A B 2042. IS THOMAS
SILVERIA. FOUNDER OF ELIJAH
ELVIA FOUNDATION. OKAY VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BOTH OF YOUR
WITNESSES APPEAR TO BE CALLING
IN SO MODERATOR. THEY'RE NOT IN
THERE. OKAY SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA
DO IS WE'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR
THEM, BUT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
GOING. AND IF THEY DO MODERATOR
IF THOMAS SILVERA COMES ON THE
LINE. PLEASE LET US KNOW. BUT WE
WILL GO HERE TO ROOM 2100 FOR
ANYONE IN SUPPORT. SEEING NO ONE
MODERATOR. WE'RE GOING TO YOU TO
ASK FOR ANYONE WHO WAS JUST TO
QUEUE UP IN SUPPORT OF A B 2042.
AND PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. CURRENTLY NOTHING QUÊ.
VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT, THERE IS NO
LEAD OPPOSITION. OH, WE GOT TOM.
MR SILVERA, ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
IF SO, PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. OKAY THERE YOU GO.
WE CAN HEAR YOU AND IF THEY DO
HELLO. HELLO. WE GOT YOU. OKAY.
THANK YOU. PLEASE PROCEED. ASKED
FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD JUST HIT?
YES, ARMY. WE CAN HEAR YOU OPEN.
OKAY GREAT. UM I CAN SPEAK.
CORRECT YES. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
2042. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING BORN FOR TAKING THE TIME
OUT OF YOUR DAY TO HEAR EVERYONE
THAT IS DEFENDING THE BILL. BUT
IT'S ONE BILL IN PARTICULAR,
WHICH IS A B 2042, WHICH IS A
BUILD THAT, UM PROTECTS CHILDREN
AND CHILDCARE SETTINGS. WHAT I
WANT TO SAY. SINCE 2017 MY
FAMILY HAD MADE THE COMMITMENT
TO ENSURE THAT NO UNDERSTANDABLY
EXPERIENCED THE HEARTBREAK AND
PAIN OF LOSS LIKE WE DID AT MY
SON ON NOVEMBER 3RD 2017 MY SON
ROGER, WHO WAS ONLY THREE NEEDED
ADULT AND CHILD CARE STUDIES TO
TAKE HIS FOOD ALLERGY SERIOUSLY,
AND HE DIDN'T AND HE PASSED
AWAY. AND BECAUSE OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH. MY
SON'S SHORTLIST LIGHT HAD
IGNITED A FIRE THAT MY FAMILY TO
ENSURE THAT YOU KNOW, CHILDCARE
SAID IS IN CALIFORNIA AND EVERY
STATE. UM UNDERSTAND HOW TO
PROTECT CHILDREN WITH SEVERE
FOOD ALLERGIES. AND HE LIKED
THIS LAW DOES JUST THAT. YOU
KNOW, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU KNOW? THAT I AM
CHALLENGE WITH ON A DAILY BASIS
, KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILD CARE
CENTERS FOR NOT EQUIPMENT,
UNDERSTANDING? UM THE SCIENCE OF
SYMPTOMS. REACTION IN HOW TO
RESPOND TO THAT. AND ELIJAH BILL
, A BILL THAT ENSURES THEIR
CHILDHOODS AND FACILITATE AND
TAKE COUNTRIES TO MANAGE FOOD
ALLERGIES FOR CHILDREN IN THEIR
CARE, AND SUCH STEPS INCLUDES
DEVELOPING EMERGENCY PROTOCOL
STRATEGIES AND FOOD ALLERGIES.
WITH CHILDREN AND CLIENTS OF
PROFESSING EXPOSURE TO FOOD
ALLERGY TRIGGERS. AND I IMPLORE
YOU ALL TODAY. IT MIGHT BE IN
HERE GOES, WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE
CLEANING AND MAKING SURE THAT
HIS LARGEST BILL THAT WOULD PUT
THAT ISN'T AND POLICIES IN PLACE
TO PROTECT CHILDREN. GOING TO
KEEP THEM SAFE. SO I ASK THAT
YOU, UM BOAT. I ON THIS BILL, UM
, FOR US TO CONTINUE WORKING FOR
EXTRA STRONGER POLICY TO KEEP
CHILDREN SAFE. THANK YOU, MR
SILVER, VERY MUCH FOR SHARING
YOUR VERY PERSONAL STORY AND FOR
DOING ALL THE GOOD IN THE WORLD
THAT YOU ARE DOING, ALL RIGHT, I
THINK I ALREADY CALLED. THERE'S
NO LEAD OPPOSITION. I ASKED FOR
OPPOSITION HERE. THERE WAS NONE
. MODERATOR WAS THERE. ANYONE
WHO WISHED TO OPPOSE THE BILL ON
THE PHONE LINES? IF YOU'D LIKE
TO OPPOSE, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME AGAIN, IT'S 10. AND IT
LOOKED AS IF WE HAD ONE, BUT I
THINK THEY'VE TAKEN HIMSELF UP.
YOU ALRIGHT? GREAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD, AND
CLEARLY WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT
KIDS WHO HAVE ALLERGIES AND MY
EXPERIENCE THE ANAPHYLAXIS HAVE
PROTECTION. SO BE HAPPY TO MOVE
THE BILL. APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SENATOR PAN. SOME OF THE MEMBER
YOU MAY CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR NOT VERY GOOD. THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAN.
MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM 13. A B 204 TO
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDED AND
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN SERVICES LABOR KOBACH.
CORTEZ, CORTEZ, EI DELI, GLASER
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE, I PAN AND I HAS
ENOUGH VOTES TO GET OUT. BUT WE
WILLLEAVE IT ON CALL FOR OTHER
MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT NOW YOU ARE
GOING TO PRESENT FILE ITEM 14
2069. PRISON BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY AGAIN. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CHAIR MEMBERS, MAYBE TO 2069
WILL ACT. THE CALIFORNIA HOME
CARE AIDE TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
ACT, WHICH WILL AWARD
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS. OF 1500
EACH TO BE USED FOR HOME HEALTH
AIDE TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PAY
FOR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, SUCH AS
TRANSPORTATION TEXTBOOKS AND
CHILDCARE. THE SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS WILL REQUIRE TO WORK
IN THE FIELD FOR AT LEAST THREE
YEARS, ACCORDING TO THE MASTER
PLAN OF AGGIE, CALIFORNIA WILL
FACE LABOR SHORTAGE UP TO 3.2
MILLION PAID DIRECT CARE WORKERS
, WHICH INCLUDES HOME CARE,
HEALTH AIDES. AS GREATER NUMBERS
OF OLDER ADULTS SHOES TO AGE IN
THE IN CHOOSE TO AGE IN PLACE.
THE SHORTAGE OF THESE ESSENTIAL
WORKERS SEVERELY IMPACTS THE
WELL BEING OF OLDER ADULTS AND
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
RESIDING AT HOME. BY
INCENTIVIZING ENROLLMENT IN THIS
FIELD, IT WILL HELP ADDRESS AND
DIRECT CARE WORKER SHORTAGE AND
WILL PROVIDE IMMEDIATELY RELIEF
FOR FAMILIES WITH DESPERATE
NEED. HEALTH CARE FOR THE LOVED
ONES WHO ARE AGING AT HOME WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
OF A B 2069 IS KAREN GORBACH
WITH THE CALIFORNIA SENIOR
LEGISLATORS. VERY GOOD. THANK
YOU, KAREN. YOU ARE READY TO GO
AND YOU MAY HAVE TWO MINUTES TO
TESTIFY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
. MY NAME IS KAREN GORBACH, AND
I'M A SENIOR SENATOR IN THE
CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE
AND RETIRED COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEAN AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF A B 2069. THE BILL
SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO GOALS FOR IN
CALIFORNIA. IT'S MASTER PLAN FOR
AGING, NOTING AS THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IN COMING
YEARS, THE STATE WILL FACE THE
LABOR SHORTAGE OF UP TO 3.2
MILLION. PAID DIRECT CARE
WORKERS, WHICH INCLUDES HOME
HEALTH AIDES. NOW THIS IS
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE INCREASING
NUMBERS OF OLDER ADULTS ARE
CHOOSING THE AGE AT HOME SOCIAL
CONSTRUCT, SUPPORTED BY A 2018
AARP SURVEY, NOTING THAT NEARLY
75% OF THOSE POLLS INDICATED
THEY PREFERRED TO AGE IN THEIR
OWN HOMES. NOW IF YOU'VE EVER
HAD ATTEMPTED TO HAVE A TALK
WITH A PARENT OR A NEIGHBOR WHO
RESIST LEAVING HOME TO RELOCATE
TO AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY,
YOU'VE SEEN THE PAIN IN THEIR
EYES AND YOU'VE HEARD THE FEAR
IN THEIR VOICES. YOU KNOW THAT
THE AARP DATA ARE CORRECT,
ALTHOUGH FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY
HELP PROVIDE HOME CARE FOR LOVED
ONES THAT UNPAID CAREGIVERS OR
COMPENSATED THROUGH THE PROGRAM
, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE
EXPERTISE, THE CONFIDENCE OR
TIME TO FOLLOW THE ORDERS OF A
CLINICIAN. FINALLY WE ALL KNOW
THERE ARE NO EASY ANSWERS TO
COMPLEX PROBLEMS AND THE ISSUES
PLAGUING THIS WORKFORCE ARE
EXTRAORDINARILY COMPLEX. THEY
INCLUDE LOW WAGES AND
UNDERGROUND LABOR MARKET. AND
INHERENT INSTITUTIONAL
INEQUITIES IN WHICH WOMEN OF
COLOR SHOULDER THE LARGEST
PROPORTION OF JOBS IN A
PROFESSION THAT HAS BEEN
EGREGIOUSLY MARGINALIZED. A B
2069 PROVIDES ONE SMALL REMEDY
OF FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO COME OUT FROM
UNDERGROUND AND OBTAIN TRAINING
AS REQUIRED BY CALIFORNIA LAW.
TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL HOME
HEALTH AIDES. WHILE OTHER FORMS
OF FINANCIAL AID ARE CERTAINLY
AVAILABLE, A WELL PUBLICIZED
GATES STATE SCHOLARSHIPS
SPECIFICALLY TO TRAIN HOME
HEALTH AID WORKERS WILL AID IN
THE RECRUITMENT. AND AFFORD THIS
PROFESSIONAL RESPECT IT DESERVES
AND THE DIRECT CARE WORKFORCE
PLEASE GIVE THIS BILL YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MISS GORE. BECK ALRIGHT, WE WILL
NOW GO TO ANYONE IN SUPPORT HERE
IN ROOM 2100. SEEING NO ONE
MODERATOR, PLEASE QUEUE UP
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2069. PLEASE
PRESS 10 TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
AGAIN. IT'S 10. AND CURRENTLY
NONE IN CUBA. ALRIGHT VERY GOOD.
WE WILL WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN ROOM 2100, WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR
BACK TO YOU, PLEASE CUBE. ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 2069?
AND AT THIS POINT TO OPPOSE IT
WILL BE ONE THROUGH AS WELL.
PLEASE PRESS 10 TO OPPOSE. AND
CURRENTLY NOTHING QUÊ. ALRIGHT
VERY GOOD. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. SENATOR PAN.
THANK YOU AND SOME MEMBER BILL
TODAY TO, UM FIRST OF ALL I THIS
BILL ADDRESSES A VERY IMPORTANT
NEED, SO I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE
BILL. MY QUESTION IS THAT I SAW
IN THE ON THE FISCAL IMPACT
SIDE, BUT SORT OF FUNCTIONALLY.
THIS WILL BE ADMINISTERED
THROUGH THE STUDENT AID
COMMISSION, AND IT LOOKS LIKE
STUDENT AID COMMISSION
ESSENTIALLY FEEDING BACK THAT
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THEY
NORMALLY DO AND WOULD REQUIRE
ACTUALLY LIKE OVER $700,000 TO
ADMINISTER A PROGRAM THAT LOOKS
LIKE WE'RE GONNA BRAG ABOUT $1.5
MILLION WORTH OF GRANTS. SO
THAT'S LIKE ABOUT ANOTHER 50% ON
TOP. IF YOU HAS THERE BEEN ANY
EXAMINATION OF WHETHER THAT'S
THE RIGHT AGENCY THROUGH WHICH
THIS PROGRAM SHOULD RUN THROUGH,
GIVEN THE ESSENTIALLY HIGH
OVERHEAD AND THAT SO AGAIN. I
LIKE THE IDEA. I JUST BLOW MORE
CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER WE
SHOULD BE TRYING TO FIND THAT
WHETHER IT'S ANOTHER AGENCY
MIGHT BE MORE APPROPRIATE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO DO THIS MORE
EFFICIENTLY OR WITH, YOU KNOW,
LESS OVERHEAD. YEAH I MEAN,
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU. IT'S
REALLY TRYING TO PUT THE
INCENTIVIZE RIGHT. I MEAN, IT'S
I'M GOING THROUGH THAT RIGHT
NOW. I GET CALLS ALL THE TIME.
YOU MET THE OFFICE THAT YOU KNOW
WHAT CAN WE DO MORE? LABOR
SHORTAGES IS HARD. CAN'T FIND
ENOUGH FOLKS OUT THERE. WE'RE
TRYING TO EVEN PUT OUT BUT WE
WOULD BE WILLING TO, YOU KNOW,
GIVE THAT A LOOK ALSO, RIGHT?
BECAUSE IT IT ALL AT THE END OF
THE DAY IS ABOUT TRYING TO
INCENTIVIZE FOLKS TO COME OUT
AND JOIN THIS FIELD. HELP OUT
OKAY? WELL CERTAINLY WHEN I SEE
YOU SUCCEED IN DOING THAT, YOU
KNOW, I JUST WANT JUST JUST
LOOKING AT SORT OF OPERATIONALLY
. WHAT WHETHER, IF THE AGENCY IS
BASICALLY IN CHARGE THAT MUCH
WHETHER THERE MIGHT BE
SOMETHING, SOME OTHER AGENCY,
BUT CERTAINLY WHY SEE THIS KIND
OF PROGRAM MOVE FORWARD. I
NOTICED THIS BILL IS COMING OVER
TO MY COMMITTEE NEXT, SO AND SO
ANYWAY, APPRECIATE IT. BE HAPPY
TO MOVE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR PAN. SOME OF THE MEMBER
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? NO ONE
ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT WE
HAVE EMOTION FROM SENATOR PAN.
MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON A B 2069 ITEM 14 2069.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
WE RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON HEALTH FLAVOR FLAVOR. I CHOSE
BOOK CORTESI ORTEZ EI DELI
GLASER MCGUIRE MCGUIRE, I PAN
AND I THAT BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES
TO GET OUT. BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT
ON CALL FOR OUR MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
DAVIES, YOU ARE UP NEXT. THIS IS
ON THE WAY. BUT IF I CAN ALLOW
OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY. YES THAT
WORKS JUST FINE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM YOU ARE
HERE TO PRESENT MAYBE, PHIL I'M
24 A B 26 38 PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY. EXACTLY THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS. THIS
BILL WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC K THROUGH 12,
STUDENT TEACHER AND STAFF MEMBER
HAS ACCESS TO FREE, SAFE AND
APPEALING DRINKING WATER BY
REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF
WATER BOTTLE FILLING STATIONS IN
SCHOOLS. THAT ARE EASILY
ACCESSIBLE. WHEN A FACILITIES
BOND IS APPROVED FOR WHENEVER A
FACILITIES BONDS APPROVED FOR
NEW CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION
IN THE DISTRICT. I AM BRINGING
THIS BILL BEFORE YOU TODAY
BECAUSE PUT SIMPLY CHILDREN ARE
NOT CONSUMING THE AMOUNT OF
WATER THEY NEED TO BE HEALTHY.
THEY MAY BE DRINKING, BUT
THEY'RE NOT DRINKING HEALTHY
WATER. A 2000 AND 9 TO 2012
NATIONAL SURVEY FOUND THAT ONE
IN TWO CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 19 IN
THE UNITED STATES ARE NOT
ADEQUATELY HYDRATED WITH
DISPARITIES AS ONE MIGHT EXPECT.
BY RACE AND GENDER. FOR SOME
CHILDREN SCHOOL, MAYBE THE MOST
RELIABLE SOURCE OF SAFE AND
APPEALING DRINKING WATER.
HOWEVER ACCORDING TO A CHOICES
LEARNING COLLABORATIVE
PARTNERSHIP REPORT THAT EXAMINED
STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO
DRINKING WATER. IN CALIFORNIA
SCHOOLS, ONLY ONE IN 10 SCHOOLS
REPORTED. I SHOULD SAY ONE IN 10
SCHOOLS REPORTED HAVING NO
ACCESS TO FREE DRINKING WATER.
WHERE MEALS ARE SERVED DESPITE
STATE AND FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR THAT, ADDITIONALLY, ONLY ONE
IN FIVE SCHOOLS REPORTED MEETING
CRITERIA THAT ARE CONSIDERED THE
STANDARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN WATER
ACCESS. ON AVERAGE KIDS DRINK
ABOUT 2.4 OUNCES OF WATER WHEN
THEY DRINK DIRECTLY FROM A WATER
FOUNTAIN THAT'S ABOUT THE SIZE
OF A CONDIMENT CUP. IN SCHOOLS
WHERE KIDS HAVE ACCESS TO WATER
BILLING WATER BOTTLE FILLING
STATIONS. HOWEVER THEIR WATER
ANTIQUE INTAKE AND INCREASE BY
AS MUCH AS TRIPLE THAT AMOUNT.
INCREASED ACCESS TO FREE, SAFE
AND APPEALING. DRINKING WATER
LEADS TO INCREASED CONSUMPTION,
WHICH HAS NUMEROUS PROVEN HEALTH
BENEFITS LEADS TO IMPROVED.
HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HELPS
IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN
THE CLASSROOM, EARLY PROMOTION
AND EDUCATION ON THE BENEFITS OF
CONSUMPTION OF WATER CAN HAVE
POSITIVE LIFELONG IMPACTS.
ENGAGING IN THIS TYPE OF
INTERVENTION IN THE K THROUGH 12
SETTING IS AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT
TO ENCOURAGE THIS CRITICAL
BEHAVIOR CHANGE, AND I'M PLEASED
TO BE JOINED BY LARA SATYRICON,
A TEACHER. IN THE TWIN RIVERS
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND DR
CHRISTINA HECHT, SENIOR POLICY
ADVISOR WITH THE NUTRITION
POLICY INSTITUTE. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM, AND I
BELIEVE LARA CETRON IS RIGHT
THERE. THAT IS PERFECT. PLEASE
PROCEED. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
OKAY? GOOD MORNING. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS LAURA
CITRINE. I'M A HEART DISEASE
SURVIVOR. A TRIPLE BYPASS
SURVIVOR OF VOLUNTEER FOR
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION THAT
SPONSORS THIS BILL, AS WELL AS
AN EDUCATOR IN K NINE. SINCE THE
EARLY NINETIES SERVING ARE UNDER
UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. I'M CURRENTLY
WALKING IT WORKING AS A TEACHER
ON A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT IN THE
TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED SCHOOLS AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THIS ROLE, I
WORK WITH OUR MOST STRUGGLING
STUDENTS. THE GOAL OR PURPOSE OF
MY POSITION IS TO RAISE GRADES
ACROSS CURRICULUM. IMPROVED TEST
SCORES READING LEVELS SUPPORT
STUDENTS WITH ACADEMICS AS WELL
AS SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
SKILLS AND REDUCING SUSPENSIONS
AND EXPULSIONS. IT WOULD BE
IDEAL IF MY JOB AS AN EDUCATOR
COULD BE FOCUSED ENTIRELY ON THE
ACADEMIC SIDE OF EDUCATION. BUT
AS WE ALL KNOW, OUR STUDENTS
COME TO SCHOOL WITH NEEDS FAR
GREATER THAN JUST THEIR
ACADEMICS. ENSURING OUR STUDENTS
ARE IN THE BEST MENTAL AND
PHYSICAL SPACE. THEY CAN BE ONCE
THEY ENTER OUR BUILDINGS IS
IMPERATIVE. ENSURING THAT THEY
HAVE ACCESS ACCESS TO CLEAN AND
APPEALING DRINKING WATER
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHILE ON OUR
CAMPUSES AT THE VERY BASIC OF
OUR STUDENT NEEDS. ONLY WHEN OUR
STUDENTS BASIC NEEDS HAVE BEEN
MET. ARE THEY ABLE TO FOCUS
THEIR ATTENTION ON LEARNING,
LISTENING, PARTICIPATING AND
COLLABORATING WITH THEIR PEERS
ARE STUDENTS ARE ON CAMPUS FOR
SEVEN OR MORE HOURS, WHICH IS
NOT ADEQUATE HYDRATION FOR OUR
STAFF AS WELL AS OUR STUDENTS.
MANY OF OUR CAMPUSES HERE IN
CALIFORNIA ARE HELD IN PORTABLES
THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH
RUNNING WATER. THIS FORCES
STUDENTS TO LEAVE THEIR
ENVIRONMENT TO FIND ACCESS TO
HYDRATION. UNFORTUNATELY ACCESS
TO WATER ISN'T ALWAYS AVAILABLE
AS MANY OF OUR DRINKING
FOUNTAINS ARE CAPPED OFF IN
DISREPAIR OR, FRANKLY, NOT
AVAILABLE. TEACHERS IN
ADMINISTRATORS ARE OFTEN
PROVIDING WATER TO THEIR STUDENT
WITH THEIR OWN MONEY AS NOT TO
INTERRUPT INSTRUCTION AND
LEARNING AND ENSURE THAT OUR
STUDENTS NEEDS ARE MET WHILE
THEY'RE IN OUR CARE. THE MOST
REQUEST IN REQUESTED. INCENTIVE
ON MY CAMPUS IS BOTTLED WATER.
THESE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGING
TIMES FOR OUR STUDENTS. I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THAT THEY HAVE MANY
NEEDS LOTS OF GAPS TO FILL, AND
WE NEED TO WORK COLLECTIVELY TO
ADDRESS THEM. STARTING WITH
PROVIDING DRINKING WATER
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IS THAT THE
FOUNDATIONAL LEVEL OF SUPPORT
FOR OUR STUDENTS? I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT A B 26 38 THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT,
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE PHONE
LINES TO CHRISTINA. HETCH.
CHRISTINA, YOU HAVE A MINUTE AND
A HALF. PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
. MY NAME IS CRISTINA HECHT I'M
SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
NUTRITION POLICY INSTITUTE, AND
MY PARTICULAR EXPERTISE IS ON
POLICIES AND PROGRAMS FOR
HEALTHY HYDRATION. I'D LIKE TO
GET THREE REASONS WHY THIS BILL
IS CRITICAL FOR CHILD HEALTH AND
LEARNING. FIRST TO PROMOTE
HEALTH. WE WANT CHILDREN TO
DRINK WATER, NOT SUGARY DRINKS.
DRINKING WATER INSTEAD OF SUGARY
DRINKS CAN PREVENT OBESITY AND
CAVITIES. TWO MAJOR CHRONIC
CONDITIONS. THIS IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVEREST. STUDIES
SHOW HIGHER WEIGHT GAIN DURING
THE TANDEM. IN FACT, 46% OF
CALIFORNIA'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS ARE NOW OVERWEIGHT.
STUDIES ALSO SHOW THAT STAYING
HYDRATED SUPPORTS COGNITION AND
THEREFORE LEARNING. SECOND
CHILDREN SPEND MUCH OF THE DAY
AT SCHOOL STUDYING IS IMPORTANT
FOR PROMOTING HEALTHY HYDRATION.
CHILDREN PARTICULARLY THOSE OF
COLOR ARE UNDER HYDRATED ND
STUDY OF LÀ STUDENTS. 63% WERE
UNDER HYDRATED AT SCHOOL.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT CHILDREN GET
ONLY A FEW SIPS OF WATER FROM
TRADITIONAL BUBBLER FOUNTAINS.
AT THE SAME TIME. WE DON'T WANT
PURCHASE BOTTLED WATER TO BE THE
ONLY WAY FOR KIDS TO GET A GOOD
DRINK. EASY ACCESS TO SAFE AND
APPEALING. DRINKING WATER AT NO
CHARGE CAN PROMOTE HEALTH
EQUITY. AND THIRD WATER BOTTLE
FILLERS WORK. STUDIES SHOW THAT
INSTALLING WATER BOTTLE FILLERS
AND SCHOOLS CAN INCREASE
STUDENTS. WATER INTAKE,
DECREASED THEIR INTAKE OF SUGARY
DRINKS AND PREVENT OBESITY. IN A
STUDY OF OVER 1000 CHILDREN IN
LOW INCOME BAY AREA ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS. STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS
WITH NEW BOTTLE FILLERS HAD 70%
LOWER ODDS OF OVERWEIGHT. I URGE
YOU TO PASS THIS STILL PROVIDING
WATER BOTTLES FILLING STATIONS
IN SCHOOLS IS A SIMPLE,
SUSTAINABLE AND POPULAR
INVESTMENT THAT PROMOTES CHILD
HEALTH AND LEARNING FOR ALL
STUDENTS. THANK YOU. GREAT THANK
YOUVERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL
COME HERE TO ROOM 2100 FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. SEEING NO. ONE
MODERATOR. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
THE PHONE LINES AND OPEN IT FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 26 38. THANK YOU
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT AT THIS
TIME, PLEASE PRESS 10 AGAIN. IT
IS 10 TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. WE DO
HAVE A FEW AND QUÊ HERE I'LL GO
FIRST TWO LINES 75. 75 YEAR OLD.
APOLOGIES GOOD MORNING TO
REMEMBERS PERSONALLY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA PRODUCT
STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT. WE HAVE LINE 77. GOOD
MORNING, NICOLE KOREAN
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA AGAINST
WASTE AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THE NEXT IN LINE 78.
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THEM ON BEHALF OF POLAND'S HOUSE
ADVOCATES AND SUPPORT.
79, PLEASE GO AHEAD. OH HI, GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
GENEVIEVE ABADAN ON BEHALF OF
THE 11 CLEAN SEEDS, LOBBYING
COALITION ORGANIZATIONS AND
STRONG SUPPORT. AND NEXUS LINE,
13. GOOD MORNING, MISS CHERYL
CUNEO FROM THE CLIMATE REALITY
PROJECT FERNANDO VALLEY CHAPTER
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. AND UH, LAST IN LINE
AT THIS POINT IS LINE 18. HI
GOOD MORNING. SHARON MEMBERS,
AARON TAYLOR ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BENCH ASSOCIATION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND THEN FURTHER THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MODERATOR
ALRIGHT, THERE IS NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN ROOM 2100, WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 26 38.
TO OPPOSE. PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. GIVE IT JUST A
MOMENT. CURRENTLY MEN IN CUBE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
OF THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. KOBOKO. ONE QUESTION. AS FAR
AS BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THE
FUNDING FOR THE REMODEL OR THE
MODERNIZATION OF THE SCHOOLS.
ARE YOU PLANNING TO CARRY FORTH
OR REQUEST OR A BUDGET? ASK FOR
THE FUNDS TO BE ABLE TO, UM,
SCHOOLS COULD APPLY TO BE ABLE
TO MEET THIS NEED. THIS BILL
APPLIES TO DISTRICTS WHERE THERE
ARE BOND MEASURES PROJECTS BEING
BUILT PURSUANT TO BOND MEASURES,
SO IT'S ENVISIONED THAT THIS
RELATIVELY MARGINAL INCREASE IN
COST I WAS JUST BE INTEGRATED
INTO THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
OKAY? AND THESE ARE ALSO FOR
MODERNIZATION BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT WAS INCLUDED ALSO IN THE
LANGUAGE, RIGHT? YES. OKAY.
THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANYTHING
ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS BILL WILL
ENCOURAGE THE CONSUMPTION OF OUR
HEALTHIEST BEVERAGE. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAN.
MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM. 24 B 26 38. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LABOR CODE
BOOK II CORTESI DELI. GLASER
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I PAN AND I HAS
ENOUGH VOTES TO GET OUT, BUT WE
WILL KEEP IT OPEN FOR A SIMILAR
MEMBER DOLLY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENTS. AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. DAVIES IS HERE
TO PRESENT A B 17 31. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE. YOU'RE
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
SENATORS TODAY I'M HERE TO
PRESENT A B 17 31 UNDER CURRENT
LAW, CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 67101 IMPOSES MANDATORY
DUTIES UPON THE CALIFORNIA STATE
APPROVING AGENCY FOR VETERANS
EDUCATION SAVE REGARDING
APPROVAL OF TITLE 38 PROGRAMS.
GI BENEFITS, HOWEVER, WHILE SI
SE BEGAN TO ISSUE REGULATIONS
THAT WOULD HAVE TRANSPARENTLY
AND ACCOUNTABLY ESTABLISHED
REASONABLE CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL
OF PERMITS BY STATE LAW, IT HAS
SO FAR NOT FINALIZED SUCH
CRITERIA. A B 17 31 IS A COMMON
SENSE MEASURE TO MERELY CAT. IF
I REGULATIONS SAY WE'RE IN THE
PROCESS OF RELEASING PRIOR TO
COVID 19 PANDEMIC AND CHANGE IN
FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION THESE
REGULATIONS ENSURE INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDES
ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE
INFORMATION TO THE PROPER STATE
AGENCY ABOUT THE EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THEY OFFER
TO OUR VETERANS. THIS BILL HAS
NO FORMAL OPPOSITION AND WAS
EVEN AN CONSENT IN THE ASSEMBLY
SENATORS AT THE HEART OF THIS
MEASURE IS THE TRANSPARENCY FOR
OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES
WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR EDUCATION
WITH ME HERE TO TESTIFY ON
BEHALF OF THE SPONSOR, THE
VETERANS LINUX SORRY VETERANS
LEGAL CLINIC FROM THE UNIVERSITY
OF SAN DIEGO IS REBECCA MARCUS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE
DISCUSSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS
WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS OF THIS
BILL, AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S UM, MISS
MARCUS. PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING TO REMEMBERS RECKON
MARCUS, REPRESENTING THE THREE
CO SPONSORS OF A B 17 31, THE
VETERANS LEGAL CLINIC, THE
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INSTITUTE
AND THE CONSUMER PROTECTION
POLICY CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF SAN DIEGO SCHOOL OF LAW. A B
17 31 ASSURES THAT YEAR IN YEAR
OUT, SEE, SAY, WILL HAVE BEFORE
IT SIMPLY THE MOST BASIC
INFORMATION NEEDED TO EVALUATE
WHETHER AN INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM
IS MINIMALLY WORTHY OF BEING THE
RECIPIENT OF MONEY INTENDED TO
BENEFIT. THOSE WHO HAVE MADE
TERRIFIC SACRIFICES ON OUR
BEHALF OUR VETERANS PROGRAMS OR
INSTITUTIONS THAT WISH TO BE
PAID THROUGH GENEROUS TAX. CARE
FUNDED TITLE 38 PROGRAMS SHOULD
SHE WAS SURE MINIMUM VALUE FOR
VETERANS THE SUBJECT TO A
SEARCHING APPLICATION REVIEW
PROCESS. HOWEVER THE DOCUMENTED
EFFORTS OF SOME FOR PROFIT
BUSINESSES TO RECRUIT VETERANS.
WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE ENROLL
UNLESS EXPENSIVE PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONS. WHERE THEIR TITLE
$38 MIGHT STRETCH FURTHER
REINFORCES THE NEED FOR C SAVES
AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN MINIMALLY
RELEVANT INFORMATION FOR ITS
REVIEWS TO BE CLEARLY
ESTABLISHED BEYOND DEBATE AND
CONSISTENTLY APPLIED. A B 17 31
DOES NOT SEEK TO DIRECT SEE
SAVES APPROVAL DISCRETION.
RATHER IN ESSENCE, IT'S ASKED,
COULDN'T AGENCY CHARGED WITH
ENSURING THAT OUR TAX DOLLARS
ARE WISELY SPENT. AND OUR
VETERANS SACRIFICE HONORED AT
LEAST ASKED THE FOLLOWING OF AN
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WHEN
CONSIDERING WHETHER TO APPROVE
THEM TO SERVE VETERANS QUESTIONS
SUCH AS ARE YOU OR YOUR PROGRAM
ACCREDITED? DO YOU HAVE THE
FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL TO BE
OPENED THROUGH VETERANS, ENTIRE
EDUCATION? THE SPONSORS BELIEVE
THAT THESE QUESTIONS ARE COMMON
SENSE ONES THAT WE WOULD EXPECT
EVERY C SAFE TO ASK EVERY YEAR
OF EVERY APPLICANT TO ENSURE OUR
VETERANS ARE HONORED AND WELL
SERVED. LIKEWISE EVERY QUALITY
INSTITUTION WOULD, OF COURSE, NO
THIS DATA ABOUT THEIR OWN
OPERATIONS AND STUDENTS. FOR
THESE REASONS AND TO PROMOTE
FOUNDATIONAL CONSISTENCY AND
TRANSPARENCY AND SEE SAVES
APPROVALS. GENERALLY WE URGE YOU
TO VOTE YES, ON 17 31. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT ANYONE
HERE IN ROOM 2100, WHO WISHES TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT SEEING THAT
ONE WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
MODERATOR IF YOU PLEASE CUBE,
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 17 31. THANK YOU.
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
AND CURRENTLY NONE IN CUBE. VERY
GOOD. WE HAVE NO LEAD OPPOSITION
. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN ROOM
2100, WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE
SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR BACK TO
YOU. PLEASE KEEP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 20. EXCUSE ME, 17 31. AND IF
SO, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. AND CURRENTLY NONE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. FOR QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS, SENATOR
PAN. THANK YOU. AND FIRST OF
ALL, IT'S REALLY APPRECIATE THE
SPELL. I GUESS THE ONE THING
REASON ANALYSIS OF WHAT YOU CAN
ADDRESS IS SORT OF DUPLICATION
OF EFFORT. SO IS THERE GOING TO
AND THE BURDENS ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT? SO PERHAPS, IF YOU CAN
ADDRESS THAT APPRECIATE IT COULD
REPLAY THIS OVER TO THE WITNESS.
THANK YOU. YEAH, WE NEVER
ACTUALLY PROPOSED TO THE SEA SUS
BECAUSE I KNOW THEY BROUGHT THAT
UP SOME AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO JUST LNK TO DATA
THAT THEY'VE ALREADY PROVIDED
THAT THAT'D BE GREAT. OKAY,
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL AT
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR PAN. NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS. YOU MAY
CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.
THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY
SENATOR PAN. MADAM ASSISTANT.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
SIX A B 17 31. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST BUT FIRST WE RE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS. LEVA LEVA I
SHOW BOOK A BOOK I CORTEZ E
DOLLY. BLAZER MCGUIRE MCGUIRE, I
PAN AND I WILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES
TO GET OUT. BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBER. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU
MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARE SOME OF THE
MEMBER TING. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. SIMILAR MEMBER MCCARTY
CAN'T MAKE IT TODAY, SO SOME OF
OUR TEAM IS GOING TO PRESENT HIS
A B 16 0 TO PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
VERY EXCITED TO PRESENT A B 16.
OH, TWO. THIS IS A BILL THAT
MYSELF AND MR MCCARTHY BEEN
WORKING ON FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF
YEARS. ESTABLISHES THE
CALIFORNIA STUDENT HOUSING FUND,
WHICH IS A MULTI BILLION DOLLAR
FUND WILL PROVIDE ZERO INTEREST
LOANS TO UC CSU COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. EVERY YEAR. WE HEAR
ABOUT HOW THERE'S A LARGE
PERCENTAGE OF OUR STUDENTS THAT
CAN GET INTO COLLEGE, BUT THEY
CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE WHERE THEY
ARE ATTENDING. OFTENTIMES THEY
SLEEP IN THEIR CARS. THEY SLEEP
IN TRAILERS. THEY ARE SLEEPING
ON OTHER PEOPLE'S COUCHES. AND
ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES IS
MANY OF OUR PUBLIC COLLEGES WERE
NOT BUILT AS COLLEGES WHERE
PEOPLE ATTEND AND STAY. THEY
WERE BUILT AS COMMUTER COLLEGES
, EVEN OUR UCS AND SO THIS
REALLY ALLOWS THE STATE TO SET
UP A REVOLVING FUND ZERO
INTEREST LOANS IT WILL PROVIDE
BELOW MARKET RATE HOUSING FOR AN
ESTIMATED 25,000 STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND STAFF. THAT'S ALSO
TAKES PRESSURE AWAY FROM THE
CITIES WHERE THESE UNIVERSITIES
ARE OFTEN TIMES EVERY CITY WHERE
THERE'S UNIVERSITY. THERE'S AN
ADVERSARY RELATIONSHIP, WHETHER
YOU'RE IN SAN DIEGO OR BERKELEY
OR SAYING THOSE OBISBO SANTA
CRUZ. THIS WILL REALLY HELP THE
UNIVERSITY'S REALLY BUILD THE
HOUSING. FOR THEIR STUDENTS,
FACULTY AND STAFF POPULATIONS TO
REALLY TAKE SOME OF THAT
PRESSURE OFF OF THE HOUSING IN
THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. WE
HAVE TWO WITNESSES. I BELIEVE MR
WEDGES HERE IS A WITNESS. AS
WELL AS MATTHEW ALL NEED FROM
JENNA WILL BE ON THERE BY PHONE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
EXCELLENT THANK YOU. WE WILL
START WITH MR WHICH YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
SCOTT, WHICH ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES
COUNCIL. THE STATE ASSOCIATION
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION OF UTILITY
EMPLOYEES IN THE WESTERN STATES
COUNCIL OF SHEET METAL WORKERS.
PREVIOUSLY WE WERE OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED ON THIS BILL. THE
AUTHORS WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH
US ACCEPTED ALL OF OUR
AMENDMENTS. WE THINK IT'S A
REPRESENTS A MODEL IS HOW WE CAN
MOVE FORWARD REGARDING WORKFORCE
PROTECTIONS. IT REQUIRES THAT IF
A CAMPUS RECEIVES A GRANT THAT
THEY SEND A NOTICE TO ALL THE
BUILDING TRADES UNIONS IN THE
LOCAL AREA. IT DOES REQUIRE A
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE.
BUT IT HAS AN OFF RAMP SO THAT
IF THERE IS NOT CONTRACTORS AND
ADEQUATE POOL OF CONTRACTORS WHO
CAN MEET THAT REQUIREMENT THAT
IT WOULDN'T APPLY AND WITH THAT
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR WHICH
ALRIGHT NOW, MODERATOR. IF YOU
CAN PLEASE QUEUE UP, MR ANNIE.
IN MR IN A YEAR LINE SHOULD BE
OPEN. ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU GUYS
HEAR ME? WE SURE CAN YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. OH GREAT
. GOOD MORNING, SENATORS. MY
NAME IS MATT SHINY. I'M A RISING
SOPHOMORE C, BERKELEY, AND
THEY SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE
TEAM OF JENNIFER. COLLEGIATE
GENERATION UP IS AN EDUCATIONAL
ADVOCACY OR REPRESENTING OVER
4000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE.
AS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE BILL.
JENNIFER ADVOCATES FOR THE
PASSAGE OF A B 16 OH, TWO BY
ESTABLISHING A LOAN FUND FOR
STUDENT HOUSING CONSTRUCTION AND
APPROPRIATING THE INITIAL FIVE
BILLION IN LOAN FUNDING. THIS
BILL CAN ACCELERATE THE RATE AT
WHICH ARE PUBLIC COLLEGES CAN
BUILD HOUSING. WITH HOUSING,
ACCOUNTING FOR ROUGHLY A QUARTER
OF TOTAL ATTENDANCE COSTS, CCS
AND UPWARDS OF HALF THE COST OF
THE SUS AND YOU SEE THE IMPACT
THAT HOUSING COSTS HAVE IN
COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SIGNIFICANT.
THE COST IMPACT WAS ENOUGH FOR
ME TO DECIDE THE COMMUTE OVER AN
HOUR DAILY TO MY SCHOOL TO SAVE
MONEY WHILE I HOLD THE ABILITY
AND MEANS THE COMMUTE, THOUGH
THAT WAS ULTIMATELY WELL, THAT
IS ULTIMATELY NOT THE SITUATION
THAT HOUSING INSECURE STUDENTS
HAVE AT THEIR DISPOSAL FOR THESE
STUDENTS WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY BLACK. PANIC
AND ARE OLDER THAN THEIR FEARS.
CONTINUING SCHOOL CAN BECOME A
MATTER OF WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS
FOR SLEEPING IN A CAR.
COMPOUNDING THIS REALITY WITH
THE RISING STUDENT POPULATION
INEQUITIES EXACERBATED BY
COCAINE AND TURN INFLATION. THE
NEED FOR 16. OH, TWO, IS AS MUCH
URGENT AS IT IS IMPORTANT. WITH
THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE LOW
MARKET RATE HOUSING FOR
APPROXIMATELY 25,000 STUDENTS.
THIS BILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
MAKE AN IMPACTFUL DENT IN THE
RATE OF STUDENT HOUSING
INSECURITY IN CALIFORNIA. OUR
HOUSING, INSECURE STUDENT
POPULIST POPULATION IS INTEGRAL
TO THE COLLEGE COMMUNITIES AS
ANY OTHER. THEIR CLASS
PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT
LEARNING. THEY PARTICIPATE IN
EXTRACURRICULAR ENHANCING
COLLEGE COMMUNITIES. THEY WORKED
JOBS ON CAMPUS AND OFF MAKING
OUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AS
POSSIBLE. AND THEY EVEN TEACH
SOME OF THE CLASSES. STUDENTS
TAKE PASSING. THIS BILL ISN'T
GOING TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM
OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS, BUT IT IS A
CRUCIAL STEP TO MAKING HIGHER
EDUCATION A REALISTIC PROSPECT
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE INVESTING IN
PODS. STUDENTS HAS BEEN KNOWN AS
PAYBACK, PAYBACK DIVIDENDS TO
THE STATE IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC
GROWTH AND TAX REVENUE. AND AS
SUCH, THIS INVESTMENT WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY BENEFIT CALIFORNIA
IN THE LONG RUN FOR MORE
HOUSING. SECURE FUTURE. WE HAD
JENNA URGE YOU TO SUPPORT A B 16
OH, TWO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO
TO ANYONE HERE IN ROOM 2100, WHO
WISHES TO SUPPORT PLEASE
PROCEED. GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE
GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT MODERATOR.
WE'RE GOING BACK TO YOU. CAN YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A
B 16 02? THANK YOU. PLEASE PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. GOT A NUMBER OF
QUÊ ALREADY HERE. WE'LL GO TO
LINE 22. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS
REBECCA GONZALEZ WITH THE
NATIONALIST ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS. CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER IN SUPPORT. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINES 30. LIBBY SANCHEZ ON
BEHALF OF THE TELEVISION ACADEMY
FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT. NEXT. WE
APPLY AN 85. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MADELINE
SUPER FROM NELSON MARKS MORE ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATED
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS,
CALIFORNIA THANK YOU, THANK YOU
AND WE'LL GO TO LINE 89. THE
MORNING. ALYSSA YUM ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYEES UNION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT IN LINE, 88.
GOOD MORNING, MANNY DIAZ IN
TOWNS THEY EVERGREEN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE HISTORY, VERY MUCH
SUPPORT. AND LAUGHED AT THIS
TIME. WE'VE GOT LINE 86. HI.
THIS IS MICHAEL BORDERED ON
BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. IN
CURRENTLY NONE FURTHER IN Q.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE
HERE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE OR IS
IN BETWEEN? PLEASE PROCEED. MM
CHAIR MEMBERS, MIKE MONNING
GOING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL,
AND, REGRETTABLY, WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT MR
WHICH DID AND GETTING THE
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL. WE'RE
JUST NOT QUITE THERE YET. UM THE
MISSION OF THE BILL, OBVIOUSLY,
OVER THE ONE GETTING HOUSING FOR
STUDENTS. WE SUPPORT THAT. UM
BUT IT DOESN'T WEIGH THAT
DISREGARDS THE BLUE COLLAR
WORKFORCE THAT'S EXPECTED TO
BUILD THOSE FACILITIES. UM. WE
REQUESTED THAT OUR APPRENTICES
BE OFFERED SIMILAR OPPORTUNITIES
AS THE COLLEGE BOUND KIDS AND
GET THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
INTO THE WORKFORCE. EXPAND THEIR
HORIZONS, MIDDLE CLASS UPPER
MIDDLE CLASS JOBS. CAREERS.
EXCUSE ME, SO OUT OF RESPECT. WE
ASK FOR A NO VOTE. THANKS. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, SEE NO
ONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE
MODERATOR. CAN YOU PLEASE QUÊ UP
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B
16 02? COMPOSED PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. AND CURRENTLY
NOTHING QUÊ. GREAT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS,
SENATOR CORTEZ. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR IN NOTING THAT IF THERE IS
A MOTION THAT'S APPROVED TODAY,
THE BILL GOES OVER TO LABOR
COMMITTEE NEXT AS I UNDERSTAND
IT, UM, JUST A QUESTION ON THE
ISSUE WITH REGARD TO SKILL TO
TRAIN WITH THE OFF RAMP AND ALL
DIRECTED TO THE AUTHOR OF
COURSES. UM I WOULD ASSUME
HEARING WHAT WE JUST HEARD. FROM
A COUPLE OF THE WITNESSES THAT
THERE'S STILL WILLINGNESS TO
WORK ON THAT LANGUAGE AS IT GOES
FORWARD, YOU KNOW, ASKED THAT
BECAUSE OUR COMMITTEE CERTAINLY
HAS SEEN UM, SCHOOL AND TRAINED
LANGUAGE WITH WITH AN OFF RAMP
THAT'S SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. I
CALL IT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FOLKS
THAT ARE OUT THERE MIGHT THINK
IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT AND
JUST HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
GETTING OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY
HEADING FOR THE LABOR COMMITTEE,
BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO
WHETHER OUR STAFF IS GOING TO
GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK
THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT. WELL.
THE BILL IS GOING TO LABOR
COMMITTEE, OF COURSE. THE AUTHOR
IS GOING TO BE WORKING WITH YOUR
YOU AND THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE BILL, UH,
SATISFIED THE COMMITTEE, BUT
I'LL LET MR WEST SORT OF MAYBE
GO THROUGH ANY PARTICULAR
DETAILS. YES, CHAIRMAN. WITH THE
WITH THE LANGUAGE DOES IN THIS
BILL IS IT REQUIRES SKILLED AND
TRAINED. BUT IF A IF NOT A
MINIMUM OF TWO CONTRACTORS BID
THAT CAN QUALIFY IN THE SKILLED
AND TRAINED WOULDN'T APPLY. AND
IT'S MY CLIENT'S OPINION THAT IF
WE CAN'T GET TWO OF OUR
SIGNATORY CONTRACTORS OR MORE TO
PUT IN A BID ON A PROJECT. AND
THAT'S ON US. AND WE'RE
CONFIDENT WE CAN DO THAT. AND IN
FACT, WE HAVE DOZENS OF PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENTS THAT ACTUALLY
HAVE THREE BITTER LANGUAGE, NOT
TOO BITTER LANGUAGE, SO WE THINK
IT'S A REASONABLE BAR AND WE'RE
TRYING TO MEET PEOPLE IN THE
MIDDLE AND MOVE. THIS LOGJAM ON
HOUSING FORWARD? YEAH I DON'T I
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR. YOU KNOW
THE LANGUAGE AS IT'S AS IT'S
STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW, THE PL LA
LANGUAGE. IN THE TYPE TWO
CLASSES. WHAT I WASN'T HEARING,
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, SORT OF
ALTERNATE LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE
SEEN IN SOME OF OUR WORK, YOU
KNOW, AT LABOR COMMITTEE, SO I
JUST I JUST I DON'T WANT TO
LAUNCH INTO THAT, YOU KNOW,
EDUCATION COMMITTEE TODAY AND
HAVE A DEEP DIVE INTO IT. I'M
JUST TRYING TO YOU KNOW, GET A
FEEL FOR IT MAY BE TELEGRAPH
THAT I THINK THAT LANGUAGE YOU
KNOW, WOULD NEED TO BE LOOKED AT
A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND WE AGREE
. WE AGREE THAT THAT THAT THAT
LANGUAGE THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING TO
WOULD BE PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE
IN THIS BILL, AND WE WOULD NOT
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. OKAY
THANK YOU, MR WATSON. THANK YOU,
MADAM. SURE, VERY MUCH. YOU'RE
VERY WELCOME AUTHOR. SENATOR
PAN. THANKYOU SO VERY MUCH, AND
CERTAINLY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
BILL. IN TERMS OF WE NEED MORE
STUDENT HOUSING, I GUESS AND I
KNOW IT'S GOING TO LABOR SO
PERHAPS WILL BE ADDRESSED THERE.
AH THE OPPOSITION DID TALK A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS. I KNOW THAT SENATOR
MCCARTHY AND I HAD WORKED IN OUR
DISTRICT TO ENSURE THAT THERE
ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
APPRENTICESHIPS APPRENTICES T
ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN
CONSTRUCTION TO HELP BUILD THE
THAT WORKFORCE IS WELL. IS THAT
SOMETHING THAT YOU AND THE
AUTHOR ARE ALSO LOOKING AT? YOU
KNOW, I'M SURE THE AUTHOR IS
DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
THAT ISSUE. OKAY YOU KNOW, THIS
IS NOT JUST AN ISSUE REGARDING
THIS BILL, BUT ACROSS A NUMBER
OF OTHER HOUSING BILLS. SO
AGAIN, I KNOW THAT HE'S YOU'RE
GOOD AGAIN CONSTANT DISCUSSION
WITH WITH THE TRADES AS WELL AS
WITH MR MR WEDGES, LOCALS AS
WELL. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO NOT
JUST BUILD THIS HOUSING, BUT
WE'RE BUILDING THIS HOUSING.
WITH THE WORKFORCE THAT WE THINK
IS GETTING PAID ADEQUATELY AND
BEING RESPECTED. WELL, SO I
THINK THAT THOSE ARE ALWAYS BEEN
THE GOALS AND AGAIN JUST YOU
KNOW, I DIDN'T MENTION THIS IN
MY OPENING REMARKS, BUT UM THERE
IS APPROPRIATION IN OUR CURRENT
BUDGET THAT WE ALL PASSED ON
MONDAY FOR THIS PROGRAM. I THINK
IT IS PRETTY. IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT WE SET PARAMETERS AROUND
THE PROGRAM OTHERWISE MONEY IS
THERE AND THEN WITHOUT ANY SORT
OF INSTRUCTION. THE UNIVERSITIES
COULD DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. SO
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE
THIS BILL GET PASSED IN A
FASHION THAT IS SIGNED HERBAL SO
THAT WE CAN GIVE DIRECTION
AROUND THAT APPROPRIATION. OKAY
WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT. CLEARLY
WE NEED HOUSING FOR STUDENTS OR
STUDENTS CAN LEARN OTHERWISE.
THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO HAVING
CHALLENGES ATTENDING. WE ALSO
EDUCATION COMMITTEE LOOKING
FORWARD, ALSO CREATING
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS WHO MAY
NOT NECESSARILY BE GOING TO THE
UNIVERSITIES BUT HAVE NO
OPPORTUNITY TO WITH THIS
CONSTRUCTION TO ALSO LEARNED
START THEIR CAREERS AS WELL. SO
I WILL BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME AND DOES
IT ALL GO TO LABOR COMMITTEE?
I'M SURE SOME OF THESE ISSUES BE
SORTED OUT IN THAT COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
PAN SENATOR COBURG, SO I JUST
WANT TO MAKE A CLARIFICATION
BECAUSE I HEAR THIS QUITE A BIT
AND, UM, IN THE 18 MONTHS HAVE
BEEN HERE IN IN THE LEGISLATURE
THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE UM, SKILLED AND TRAINED
AND CERTAIN TYPES OF CONTRACTS
WITHIN OUR CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS
OR COMPONENTS OR BILLS. UM, I
JUST WANTED CLARIFY THAT ANY
STATE FUNDED CONSTRUCTION
PROJECT WHETHER IT'S HOUSING,
OR, UM, HIGHWAYS OR ANY OF THAT
ANYTHING THAT RECEIVES STATE
RUNNING. IS AUTOMATICALLY
GUARANTEED PREVAILING WAGE SO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENT. YOU DON'T HAVE
TO HAVE ANY OF THESE TYPES OF
CONTRACTS THAT LIMIT THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE WHO CAN WORK. THESE
PRODUCTS TO GET, UM PREVAILING
WAGE, SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE BECAUSE I YOU MENTIONED
THAT EARLIER AND I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ALL CLEAR
THAT ANY STATE FUNDING PROJECT
GETS PAID PREVAILING WAGE NO
MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, AND SO
THIS NOTION THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE
THESE PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS
OR THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE ONLY
SPECIFIED LABOR TO WORK AND GET
GUARANTEE THOSE PAID. IS
ACTUALLY A MISCONCEPTION. I JUST
WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT, BUT I DO
APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THIS BILL
WITH REGARDS TO HAVING A CAVEAT.
FOR WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES BIDDING
ON THESE ON THESE PROJECTS
BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT AS A TAX AS
TAXPAYERS AND AS THE OUR
FIDUCIARY DUTY TO OVERSEE THAT
BUDGET THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE'S ENOUGH CONTRACTS OR
ENOUGH I'M SORRY, NOT
CONTRACTING ENOUGH BIDDING. SO
THAT WE ARE THE MOST COST
EFFECTIVE FOR, YOU KNOW,
FINANCIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYERS. SO
IMPORTANT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT,
AND I DO APPRECIATE THE EFFORT.
THAT SAYS THAT IF YOU FOLKS
DON'T HAVE YOU KNOW THE WORK
FORCE OR THE GROUPS WERE ABLE TO
DO THE JOB THAT YOU'RE OPENING
TO EVERYBODY ELSE, BECAUSE IN
REALITY, THAT IS THE AMERICAN
WAY. THAT IS THAT SHOULD BE OUR
CALIFORNIA WAY THAT EVERYONE SHE
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID
PROJECTS AND TO BE ABLE TO WORK.
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
IN THE US SO WITH THAT I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY.
GREAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NO
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO CLOSE
SOME ROUTINE REALLY APPRECIATE
THE COMMITTEE'S DIALOGUE AND
QUESTIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HEADING TO LABOR COMMITTEE NEXT
AND JUST RESPECT THAT FIVE.
TERRIFIC THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED
BY SENATOR PAN MADAM ASSISTANT.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
TO A B 16 OH, TWO. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT LABOR CODE BOOK II
CORTEZ E V. I L E. GLASER
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE, I, PAN? CAN I
WRITE THAT BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES
TO GET OUT, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR ARE ABSENT MEMBER.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TEAM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA.
PLEASE COME ON UP. YOU ARE
PRESENTING FILE ITEM 19. MAYBE
23 15 BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. A B 23 15 MINIMIZES
THE CHANCE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS
DEAD, NAMED WHILE ATTENDING A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE BY ENSURING
CURRENT STUDENTS, FACULTY AND
STAFF. CAN DESIGNATE THEIR
AFFIRMED OR CHOSEN NAMES AND
PRONOUNS. USE OF A STUDENT'S
NAME ASSIGNED AT BIRTH RATHER
THAN THEIR CHOSEN OR AFFIRMED
NAME, IS TERMED DEAD, NAMING
SPECIFICALLY FOR TRANSGENDER AND
NON BINARY INDIVIDUALS. BEING
DEAD, NAMED BY INCORRECT STUDENT
RECORDS CAN LEAD TO UNWANTED
OUTING. BULLYING DISCRIMINATION
, VIOLENCE AND LOSS OF
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. BY
REQUIRING ALL CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO
UPDATE THEIR INTERNAL SYSTEMS TO
ACCOMMODATE ANY INDIVIDUALS
AFFIRMED NAMES. OUR PUBLIC
SYSTEM CAN AVOID THE ACT OF DEAD
NAMING I HAVE THE FOLLOWING
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OF A 23 15
TODAY. EVAN MINTON AND EBONY
HARPER, WHO ARE THE CO CHAIRS OF
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSGENDER
ADVISORY COUNCIL. EVAN WILL BE
PROVIDING REMARKS AND AS A WAY
OF INTRODUCTION IS A LONG TIME
FORMER CAPITAL STAFFER AND
SERVED AS AN EXPERT WITNESS TO
THE UNITED STATES HOUSE
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON FORMER
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. ATTACKS ON
THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILL START WITH
EVAN AND THEN GO TO EBONY. YOU
EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES, PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M
EVAN MINTON, UM, CO CHAIR OF THE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S
TRANSGENDER ADVISORY COUNCIL. I
AM HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY TO
ADVOCATE AND STRONG SUPPORT OF A
B 23 15. THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR
FOR CARRYING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
AND THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR OF
THIS COMMITTEE AND OTHER MEMBERS
OF THIS COMMITTEE. FOR BEING
STALWART ALLIES OF THE LGBTQ
PLUS COMMUNITY. AND OF MINE IN
PARTICULAR. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T
KNOW ME. I AM ALSO THE IMMEDIATE
PAST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAIR
OF THE CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC
PARTY LGBT CAUCUS. IN THAT
POSITION. IT BECAME MY MISSION
TO TRANSITION THE PARTY TO
BECOME MORE TRANSGENDER,
INCLUSIVE. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF MY WORK CENTERED AROUND THE
USE OF AFFIRMED NAMES AND
PRONOUNS. AND DOING PART OF MY
WORK. I WAS RECENTLY TAPPED AT
THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE TO BE A CHAIR THEIR
NEWLY FORMED TRANSGENDER
ADVISORY COUNCIL. I LOOK FORWARD
TO DOING SIMILAR WORK AND MORE
AT THAT LEVEL, AND I'M GRATEFUL
THAT WE ARE SEEING SO MANY OF
OUR INSTITUTIONS RECOGNIZED THE
NEED TO CREATE SAFE AND
INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR
EVERYONE. BY UPDATING THEIR
POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO
REFLECT AND INCLUDING ALL OF US.
AND ONLY MAKES SENSE. THE
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
VIEW THE SAME SURVEYS REVEAL
THAT 63% OF STUDENTS WHO I DÍAS
TRANSGENDER OR GENDER
NONCONFORMING. DID NOT HAVE
THEIR CHOSEN NAMES ARE ACCURATE
GENDER REFLECTED IN THEIR
STUDENT RECORDS. THE TRUTH OF
THE MATTER IS THAT AS ADVANCED
AS WE BELIEVE WE MAY BE DUE TO
SOCIETAL DISCRIMINATION. THE
TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY HAS AN
ASTRONOMICAL 41% SUICIDE RATE.
WE HAVE A STAGGERING RATE OF
PEOPLE HAVE TRANSGENDER
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN
FIRED, NOT HIRED OR DENIED A
PROMOTION DUE TO THEIR
TRANSGENDER IDENTITY. AND AS A
RESULT, TRANS PEOPLE ARE MORE
THAN TWICE AS LIKELY TO LIVE IN
EXTREME POVERTY. IN THE AMERICAN
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HAS DECLARED
VIOLENCE AGAINST TRANSGENDER
PEOPLE TO BE AN EPIDEMIC.
HOWEVER. WE KNOW THAT THE LESS
DISCRIMINATION THAT WE FACE, THE
MORE LIKELY WE ARE TO SUCCEED. I
ALWAYS SAY THAT WE ARE RESILIENT
, BUT WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS OFTEN WHERE
THAT SUCCESS STARTS FOR
TRANSGENDER AND GENDER. NON
BINARY PEOPLE AT YOUR TWO
MINUTES. OKAY SORRY. THAT'S
OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. JUST MAKE
SURE WE GIVE OUR OTHER WITNESS
PLENTY OF TIME JUST GETTING
STARTED. EBONY HARPER, YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES, PLEASE. UM I'D LIKE
TO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
UM, DR PAN. ACTUALLY MY SENATOR
, AND I'M A FAN OF DOCTOR PANTS
. UM UH AND JUST I WANT TO THANK
YOU COMMITTEE. MY NAME'S EBONY
HARPER I'M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AND FOUNDER, CALIFORNIA INCENSE
. WE DO POLICY WORK THROUGHOUT
THE STATE, AND WE ALSO DO
ADVOCACY WORK. AND RIGHT NOW
WE'RE WORKING ON A UM, CENTER IN
PLASTER COUNTY. UM SO THEY CAN
HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. THEY
HAVE NO SUPPORT TRANSGENDER
PEOPLE IN PLASTER COUNTY. I AM A
LITTLE DRESSED DOWN TODAY. SO
FORGIVE ME. UM I AM THE CO CHAIR
OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S
TRANSGENDER ADVISORY COUNCIL.
I'M ALSO ON THE BOARD OF
TRANSGENDER LAWCENTER. AMONGST
OTHER BOARDS, AND I'VE HOSTED
THE CALIFORNIA TREE LIGHTING
WITH THE GOVERNOR. UM AND I'VE
BEEN AN ADVOCATE SINCE THE
NINETIES. I ACTUALLY WENT
THROUGH, UH, CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, AND
I'M WHAT THEY CALL AN OLD QUEEN.
SO THOSE WERE THE DAYS LIKE THAT
WE DIDN'T EVEN GET ACKNOWLEDGED
. UM AND, UM, IT WAS REALLY
ROUGH, AND I ACTUALLY DROPPED
OUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY I WAS
TREATED IN THE COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM. THINGS ARE
DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF YOU PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY'RE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE, AND I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT, UM, THE SUPPORT THAT I
HAVE GOTTEN FROM THIS CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE THAT TRICKLED DOWN.
TO PEOPLE LIKE ME. UM HAS
CHANGED MY LIFE TREMENDOUSLY.
AND SO, UM, I JUST WANT YOU GUYS
TO VOTE IN FAVOR AND ACKNOWLEDGE
OUR HUMANITY AND HUMAN SO UP
DIFFERENT. TODAY USUALLY A BIG
OLD BLACK QUEEN IN FRONT OF YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND YES, WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT
AND UNIQUE, AND THAT'S A GOOD
THING. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE NOW
GOING TO ROOM 2100 FOR ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT.
OF A B 23 15. PLEASE PROCEED.
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION. THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS
PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS. NOT A
GREAT FAN ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING GENESIS GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
LINEKER LAKIS AS A PROUD CO
SPONSOR, AND WE HEARD TONIGHT,
BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING JAZZ AND PRASAD, VICE
PRESIDENT, LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
FOR THE STUDENT SENATE FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW
GO TO THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. OF A
B 23 15. CERTAINLY THANK YOU.
PLEASE PRESS ONE THROUGH AT THIS
TIME TO SHOW SUPPORT AGAIN. IT'S
10. WELL FIRST GO TO LINE NUMBER
19. CHARLIE AND PRACTICE
CONSERVE THE BILL IN CHONGQING.
94 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, ALSO A
STRONG SUPPORT. THE NEXT LEVEL
LINE 93. M R SHOOT ON BEHALF OF
THE COUCH, CALIFORNIA COUNTY
BEHAVIOR, HEALTH DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND CURRENTLY
KNOWN FOR LEARNING TO THANK YOU,
MODERATOR. WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN ROOM 2100, WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR
BACK TO YOU. PLEASE QUEUE UP.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 23 15. PLEASE
PRESS 10 TO OPPOSE. AND
CURRENTLY NONE IN Q. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR YES,
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU. AND
FIRST OF ALL, I'VE DEFINITELY
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY
CONSTITUENTS WHO CAME TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORTED THE BILL. EVAN AND
EBONY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR COURAGE. IT'S I KNOW THAT.
GONE THROUGH A LOT, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, SO
CERTAINLY VERY MUCH SUPPORTED
THE BILL. I GUESS THE ONE
QUESTION I WOULD HAVE WHICH
PERHAPS YOUCAN DRESSING
CLOTHES, WHY ONLY COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IN ORDER TO HIGHER
EDUCATION SEGMENTS. BUT
CERTAINLY IN SUPPORT. THE BILL
WOULD MOVE IT AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. PAN ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
THANK YOU. I FIRST WANT TO THANK
BOTH EVAN AND EBONY FOR THEIR
SUPPORT OF A B 23 15, AS WELL AS
FOR SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE. ON
BEHALF OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY. I
WILL ADDRESS THE DOCTOR PANS
QUESTION. WE STRUGGLE BEING ABLE
TO, UH, TELL THE C SINCE THEIR
CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED AND
WOULD LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CSU'S AS
WELL. BELIEVE WE NEED TO START
BY MEETING MANY OF OUR
COMMUNITIES AT COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, WHERE THEY BEGIN THEIR
HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY AND
BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD FIRST
STEP FOR US TO TAKE. VERY GOOD.
MAYBE WE TAKE THAT AS YOUR
CLOTHES ASKED FOR AN EXCELLENT
AND I, TOO. WANT TO JUST ECHO.
THANK YOU, EVAN. THANK YOU EBONY
FOR BEING HERE, AND IT'S REALLY
NICE TO HEAR THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS DONE SOMETHING
HELPFUL. I DON'T FEEL THAT WE
ALWAYS HEAR THAT. SO YOU MADE MY
DAY TO THANK YOU. MET HIM
ASSISTANT. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY, UH, SENATOR PAN.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
19. MAYBE 23 15. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY LEVER LEVER. I SHOW
BOOK A BOOK I CORTESI ORTEZ EI
DOLLY! GLASER MCGUIRE PAN AND I
VERY GOOD THAT BILL HAS ENOUGH
SUPPOSED TO GET OUT, BUT WE'LL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. ALRIGHT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN, COME
RIGHT ON UP. YOU'RE PRESENTING
FILE ITEM 22 A B 26 17 PROCEED
WHEN YOU ARE READY. PILOT? YES.
OF A SINGLE THE SAME THING. SO I
LIKE TO THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
FOR CERTAINLY THE DUE
CONSIDERATION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN
TO THIS BILL A B 26 17, WHICH
CONTINUES TO BUILD ON THE
SUCCESS OF THE COLLEGE AND
CAREER ACCESS PATHWAYS OR C CAP.
ACT ESTABLISHED IN 2015, WHICH
FORMALIZES PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS AND
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES. IT WAS
NOT LONG AGO THAT ONLY STUDENTS
WHO PARTICIPATED IN DUAL
ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS HAD THE
THESE PROGRAMS AS ADDITIONAL
CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES DURING
THEIR SENIOR YEAR BEFORE HEADING
OFF TO COLLEGE. HOWEVER DUAL AND
ROMAN HAS NOW SEEN BY EDUCATORS,
RESEARCHERS. AND POLICYMAKERS AS
A CRITICAL PATHWAY TO HELP BROAD
RANGE OF STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY
TRANSITIONED FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO
POST SECONDARY CAREERS. TAKING A
MOMENT TO REFLECT. I BELIEVE THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE PROUD OF
HOW FAR WE HAVE PROGRESS ON DUAL
AND ROMAN IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
THE COMMITMENT FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S ADMINISTRATION OF 500
MILLION AND NEW FUNDING
UNDERSCORES THE CRITICAL FOCUS
ON THIS PROGRAM. MANY COMMUNITY
COLLEGES WOULD LIKE TO EITHER
BEGIN OR EXPAND THEIR DUAL
ENROLLMENT PROGRAM BUT LACK THE
ABILITY TO DO SO. THESE
CHALLENGES RANGE FROM
ADMINISTRATIVE LIMITATIONS TO
EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATING DUAL
ENROLLMENT INTO A COLLEGE WIDE
STRATEGY. MAYBE 26 17 6 TO
ADDRESS THOSE LIMITATIONS BY
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR NEW C CAP
PROGRAMS AND EFFECTIVE TEMPLATE
THE COLLEGES AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS CAN USE TO ESTABLISH
THEIR PARTNERSHIPS. THIS BILL
ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING FOR DUAL
ENROLLMENT PARTNERSHIPS BASED ON
HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES, WHICH WILL
INCREASE STUDENT ACCESS AND
PROGRAM VISIBILITY. THIS BILL
WILL ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING TO
COUPLE THESE DUAL ENROLLMENT
OPPORTUNITIES WITH ROBUST
STUDENT ADVISE ADVISING. BECAUSE
IT IS CRITICAL STUDENTS HAVE THE
APPROPRIATE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE
THROUGH THEIR COLLEGE CAREER.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE WITH DUAL
ENROLLMENT. IS THE LOW
REPRESENTATION OF NATIVE
AMERICAN, LATINO AND AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THESE
PROGRAMS. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT
WE TAKE CONCRETE STEPS TO REACH
OUT TO THESE STUDENTS. SO A B 26
17 SPECIFICALLY PROVIDES
RESOURCES TO EFFECTIVELY
COMMUNICATE DUAL ENROLLMENT.
OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE
UNDERREPRESENTED IN HIGHER
EDUCATION. WE HAVE MET. THE
CHALLENGE OF ESTABLISHING DUAL
AND ROMAN HAS AFFECTED PATHWAY
FOR A YOUNG PEOPLE. NOW WE MUST
MEET THE NEW CHALLENGE OF
BUILDING INTENTION AND TWO DUAL
ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS AND POLICY.
JOINING ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL ARE DR NAOMI
CASTRO WITH CAREER LADDERS
PROJECT AND BRENDA RODRIGUEZ
FLORES, A FORMER DUAL ENROLLMENT
STUDENT NOW ATTENDING CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY OF CHICO. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOLDEN. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL START
WITH DR NAMELY CASTRO. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. PLEASE PROCEED.
COOL CHAIR LEVA AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE AND DR NAOMI
CASTRO. I'M AN EXPERT ON DUAL
ENROLLMENT IN CALIFORNIA AND A
SENIOR DIRECTOR AT THE NONPROFIT
CAREER LADDERS PROJECT. CLP
CONDUCTS RESEARCH PRODUCES TOOLS
AND BRIEFS FOR THE FIELD AND
ACTIVELY WORKS WITH COLLEGE AND
HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS
THE STATE TO IMPROVE STUDENT
EQUITY AND SUCCESS. STRUCTURED
DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS WHEN
DONE WELL, LIKE THE SEA CAP
PROGRAM THAT BRENDA IS GOING TO
TELL YOU TELL YOU ABOUT, UM, CAN
BE A STRATEGY FOR EQUITY
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS REGULARLY OUTPERFORM
ADULT COLLEGE STUDENTS AND DO
ENROLLMENT AND WE SEE TREMENDOUS
COURSE SUCCESS FOR BLACK LATINO
LOW INCOME AND FIRST GENERATION
STUDENTS. DUAL ENROLLMENT IS, IN
ESSENCE AND ASSET BASED APPROACH
THAT TAKES AS AN ASSUMPTION A
STUDENT'S ABILITY TO COMPLETE
COLLEGE CLASSES AND WERE HIGH
EXPECTATIONS ARE COUPLED WITH
HIGH SUPPORT. WE SEE INCREDIBLE
SUCCESS STORIES LIKE YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR FROM BRENDA. AND
ALSO A PATHWAY TO SUPPORT
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND EVEN
COMMUNITIES OUT OF POVERTY
THROUGH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.
THE BILL BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
TODAY WOULD STRENGTHEN DO
ENROLLMENT, ESPECIALLY THE
ATTENTION TO STUDENTS SUPPORTS
THAT ARE JUST SO NECESSARY TO
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED
STUDENTS TO COLLEGE. AND
COUPLING DUAL ENROLLMENT WITH
INTENTIONAL OUTREACH TO STUDENTS
WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE GO TO
COLLEGE OR WHO ARE
UNDERREPRESENTED IN HIGHER
EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL FOR
CALIFORNIA TO REALIZE THE FULL
POTENTIAL THAT DO ENROLLMENT
HOLDS AS AN EQUITY AND COLLEGE.
ACCELERATION STRATEGY, AND IT
TAKES A COMMITTED PARTNERSHIP.
LIKE THE ONE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR
ABOUT FROM EAST LA COLLEGE
BROUGH MEDICAL MAGNET HIGH
SCHOOL IN L. A GOLD CERTIFIED
LINK LEARNING SCHOOL, AND THIS
IS REALLY HARD WORK TO PULL OFF.
BUT IF STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE
OR TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
ACCESS AND SUCCEED IN DUAL
ENROLLMENT THEN WE NEED TO
SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND
COLLEGE PARTNERS IN DEVELOPING
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE SOUND
IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICES NEEDED
TO DO THIS WELL, AND THIS BILL
WOULD DO JUST THAT. TODAY'S BILL
WOULD OPEN THE DOOR TO MINUTES.
THANK YOU. AND SO WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALRIGHT MISS RODRIGUEZ FLORES,
PLEASE PROCEED. YOU ALSO HAVE
TWO MINUTES. CHARLES EVA AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE IS AN
HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY.
MY NAME IS BRENDA RODRIGUEZ
FLORES. AND I COME TO YOU AS AN
ALUMNI FROM FRANCISCO BROUGH
MEDICAL MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL WHERE
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART
OF THE OF DOLAN ROMAN AT EAST
LOS ANGELES COLLEGE. IN THE TIME
THAT I WAS COMPLETING DUAL
ENROLLMENT, IWAS ABLE TO
RECEIVE A FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE
TO HELP COLLEGE CLASSES WORK.
AND MY AND MY FIRST TASTE OF
EDUCATION INDEPENDENCE COMPARED
TO WHAT I HAD IN HIGH SCHOOL. I
LEARNED HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH
MY PEERS AND PROFESSORS WILL
ALSO DEVELOPING MY NETWORKING
SKILLS. SO I FELT PREPARED FOR I
FELT IT PREPARED ME FOR THE NEXT
STAGE, IMAGINING EDUCATIONAL
CAREER AS THE FIRST GENERATION
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT, I HAD VERY
LITTLE GUIDANCE AND HOW HIGHER
EDUCATION WORKED AS WELL AS HOW
TO NAVIGATE THROUGH THE
ADDITIONAL STEPS I HAD TO
COMPLETE DUE TO MY STATUS.
HOWEVER THE PROFESSORS I HAD
METRO DOLAN ROMANCE PROVIDED ME
WITH GUIDANCE ON RESOURCES. I
HAD AVAILABLE TO ME AND POINTED
ME IN THE DIRECTION OF WHERE I
HAD TO START. STILL IN ROMAN
ALSO ALLOWED ME TO GAIN MY
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CERTIFICATION
, WELL, COMPLETING MY HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA, WHICH GAVE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE
CAREER PATH I WAS INTERESTED IN
NOW I'M HERE TODAY, COMPLETING
MY BACHELORS DEGREE IN PUBLIC
HEALTH. FROM CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, CHICO DOLAN. ROMAN
OPENED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ME
, AND I KNOW IT CAN FOR MANY
MORE STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION FOR THIS FILM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL NOW GO TO ANYONE ELSE
HERE ON 2100, WHICH IS TO
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR A B 26
17. SEEING NO ONE. LET'S GO TO
THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
PLEASE CUBE. ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 26
17. THANK YOU TO SUPPORT PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. WE'LL GO.
FIRST ALLIANCE 30. GET IT
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
LIBBY SANCHEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
TELEVISION ACADEMY FOUNDATION
AND SUPPORT. NEXT WE HAVE THE
LINE 100. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS
IS DONNA HOFFMAN CULLINAN ON
BEHALF OF COUNCIL FOR A STRONG
AMERICA AND READY NATION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. NEXT. WE HAVE
LINE 102. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS SHAUNA. DAVID I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE OF THE
CAMPAIGNS ACROSS OPPORTUNITIES
SPEAKING SUPPORTIVELY. NEXT WE
HAVE LINE NUMBER NINE. GOOD
MORNING TERM MEMBERS. THIS IS
MARIE NURSERIES WITH CALIFORNIA
EDGE COALITION AND STRONG
SUPPORT FOR A 26 17. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. INVITE A COUPLE MORE
HERE. GIVE ME JUST A MOMENT.
PROBLEM HERE. WE'LL GO TO LINE
ONE. OH, ONE. HI. WE'RE COMING
AROUND LESS ON BEHALF OF THE
EDUCATION TRUST WEST AND
SUPPORT. ONE MOMENT HERE WE HAVE
ONE MORE.
AND APOLOGIZE OR WITH AN
OPERATOR RIGHT NOW. AND LINE 99.
THIS HAS BEEN GOLOMBEK FROM THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND SUPPORT. AND CURRENTLY, MEN
FURTHER IN. Q THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MODERATOR, RIGHT? WE HAVE
NO LEAD OPPOSITION. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE
MODERATOR BACK TO YOU. IF YOU
COULD PLEASE CUBE. ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 26 17. AND
THANK YOU TRIPLES, PLEASE PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. CURLY NONE AND
QUÊ. THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE MOVED THE
BILL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS CONCERNS
SEEN NONE AS SOME OF THE
MEMBERS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I WOULDJUST LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU. THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT, UM IT'S INTERESTING
BECAUSE ALL OF WHAT WE SEE IT TO
BE TODAY IS WHAT IT WAS WHEN IT
WAS PRESENTED BACK IN 2015. BUT
RAN AGAINST SOME OPPOSITION AND
WE HAD TO RE INTRODUCE THE BILL
AND TO SEE HOW IT IS TAKEN HOLD
AND SO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AS
BRENDA AND OTHERS. ARE
BENEFITING BY IT. IT'S REALLY A
GREAT THING. AND I REMEMBER WHEN
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU
KNOW YOU COULD TAKE MECHANICS
AND MAYBE HAKE OR BUSINESS
LEARN HOW TO TYPE ON A
TYPEWRITER, WHICH ARE IN MUSEUMS
NOW, BUT ANYWAY, UM IT'S BEEN
REALLY QUITE EXCITING TO SEE HOW
NEW VISTAS HAVE BEEN OPENED UP
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO AT ONE
POINT I THOUGHT THAT COLLEGE WAS
A FAR OFF DREAM SO WE'RE DOING
GOOD THINGS. MADAM CHAIR AND THE
MEMBERS WHO WERE IN THOSE EARLY
YEARS TO HELP GET THIS OFF THE
GROUND AND GET IT GOING. SO I
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND I
RESPECT FOR THE ASPIRIN. RIGHT
VOTE. THANK YOU. SOME OF THE
MEMBER HOLDEN. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MADAM
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
I'LL ITEM 22 A B 26 17. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LEVER LEVER,
JO'BURG, CORTEZ E ORTEZ EI DELI.
GLASER MCGUIRE PAN AND I VOTES
TO GET OUT, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALRIGHT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S VALID ERAS YOU
ARE HERE TO PRESENT VILE ITEM 25
26 40 PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY.
OH, OKAY. GOOD CATCH. I COULD
HAVE HAD SOME FUN WITH THAT.
WHAT WOULD WE DO WITHOUT OUR
PHONES? WELL, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS A B 26 40. THE
ZAKI BILL IS AN IMPORTANT
MEASURE THAT WILL HELP ENSURE
THAT PARENTS, CAREGIVERS,
EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS ALL HAVE
ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE
INFORMATION AND STRATEGIES TO
REDUCE ALLERGIC REACTIONS ON
SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND EARLY
EDUCATION CENTERS. OVER 5.6
MILLION CHILDREN IN AMERICA HAVE
FOOD ALLERGIES. NEARLY 40% OF
THESE CHILDREN HAVE EXPERIENCED
A SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION, AND
MANY OF THESE REACTIONS HAPPENED
ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES. IT IS
CRUCIAL TO EMPHASIZE THAT FOOD
ALLERGIES CAN BE LIFE
THREATENING ANAPHYLAXIS IS A
POTENTIALLY LETHAL ALLERGIC
REACTION THAT CAN HAPPEN WITHIN
MINUTES. AND IF NOT PROPERLY
TREATED, IT CAN BE FATAL. NO
STUDENTS SHOULD FEEL UNSAFE ON
CAMPUS, AND NO PARENT SHOULD
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER
THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOL IS AWARE OF
ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND BEST
PRACTICES WHEN IT COMES TO FOOD
ALLERGIES. THAT'S WHY I
INTRODUCED THIS MEASURE. A B 26
40 WILL REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE AND DIGITAL
RESOURCE THAT WILL INCLUDE
PRACTICAL INFORMATION. PLANNING
STEPS AND STRATEGIC AND
STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING ALLERGIC
REACTIONS ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
CENTERS. IT WILL HELP ENSURE
THAT CALIFORNIA PARENTS ARE
AWARE OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL
LAWS. HOW DO INITIATE
INDIVIDUALIZED FOOD ALLERGY
MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT AND
PREVENTION PLANS? HOW TO OBTAIN
INGREDIENT LISTS FROM SCHOOL
FOOD SERVICES PROVIDERS? AND
MUCH MORE TODAY, TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS THE
AMAZING EXACTLY AND PRISCILLA
HERNANDEZ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HELLO ZAKI. NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD PLEASE
PROCEED. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO
SEND A BOARD COMMITTEE. MY NAME
IS AKI MENU. AND I'M HERE TO
REPRESENT A B 26 40 ZAKI BILL.
IT'S MY HONOR TO SPEAK TO EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TODAY ABOUT
THIS IMPORTANT BILL. EVERY 26 40
IS A FOOD ALLERGY GUIDE
AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR STUDENTS
AND THEIR ADULTS. IT WILL SHOW
UP RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE WHAT
TO DO IF YOU HAVE FOOD,
ALLERGIES AND WAYS TO PREVENT
ENOUGH LEXUS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
KIDS WHO HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES
BECAUSE RELY ON INFORMATION
INGREDIENTS LIST ADULTS JUST
KNOWING WHAT TO DO FOR US. WE
JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE AND
INCLUDED AT SCHOOL. MAYBE 26 40
SHOWS THE ARTICLE CARES AND
WANTS TO MAKE US FEEL LIKE WE
MATTER. HAVING FOOD ALLERGIES
AND NOT FUN IN SCHOOL. JUST
MEANS THAT SOMETIMES YOU CAN'T
PARTICIPATE SNACKS ACTIVITIES
JUST SIT AT A TABLE WITH YOUR
FRIEND BECAUSE THEY HAVE
SOMETHING ALLERGIC TO LIKE
NUTELLA, IF I COULD BE HONEST,
THIS CAN MAKE YOU FEEL REALLY
BAD, NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. AND
WHEN YOU HAVE REACTION, IT CAN
BE REALLY, REALLY SCARY. AND
WHEN YOU HAVE AN EPI, IT'S EVEN
WORSE. IT CAN ALSO BE
EMBARRASSING AND MAKE YOU FEEL
DIFFERENT. DON'T GET ME WRONG.
VERY DIFFERENT ISN'T BAD AT ALL
. IN FACT, IT CAN BE A GREAT
THING. BUT SOMETIMES YOU JUST
WANT TO HANG OUT WITH THEIR
FRIENDS INSTEAD OF BEING AFRAID
OF FOOD. I KNOW IT WOULD BE
BETTER WITH A B TWICE 6 40.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THANK YOU
FOR BEING REPRESENTATIVES HERE
IN SACRAMENTO AND MAKING SURE
KIDS WITH FOOD ALLERGIES HAVE
THE MOST PROPER AND DEDICATED
INFORMATION AVAILABLE. WE KNOW
YOU HAVE OUR BACKS AND WANTS TO
MAKE THINGS BEST FOR KIDS LIKE
ME. AND THAT'S WHERE I THINK
CALIFORNIA IS THE BEST STATE
AROUND. SOUND CONCLUSION. I ASK
YOU TO PLEASE PASS EVERY 26 40
OUT OF COMMISSION TODAY FOR ALL
THE KIDS AND FAMILIES FOOD
ALLERGIES IN CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU,
ZACKY. WE WILL LOOK FORWARD TO
WHEN YOU WERE IN THE STATE
SENATE AND, UH, ARE UP HERE,
MISS HERNANDEZ. DID YOU ALSO
WANT TO TESTIFY? PLEASE PROCEED.
YOU ALSO HAVE TWO MINUTES. YES,
HE IS A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. YOU
DID GOOD, MOM. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS PRISCILLA HERNANDEZ.
AND MY GREATEST TITLE HERE TODAY
IS MOM OF THE TWO LITTLE GUYS IN
THIS ROOM TODAY, ESPECIALLY THAT
GUY ZAKI, WHO HAS SEVERE LIFE
THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES. I'M
HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THE ZAKI BILL A B 26 40.
A B 26 40 IS A COMMON SENSE
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT
ENSURES THAT UNIFORMED AND
EQUITABLE INFORMATION IS
AVAILABLE FOR ALL, INCLUDING
PARENTS. PUPILS AND LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES. THIS
INITIATIVE IS A VERY SMALL STEP.
I BELIEVE WITHIN LEGISLATION AND
POLICY IN CALIFORNIA, BUT IT
SERVES AS A GIGANTIC LEAP FOR
THE RECOGNITION OF THOSE LIVING.
THOSE WITH STUDENTS LIVING WITH
FOOD ALLERGIES. THE ROAD FOR A
PARENT OR CAREGIVER OF THOSE
WITH FOOD. ALLERGIES CAN BE
HEAVY AND SOMETIMES OFTEN VERY
LONELY. DURING THE JOURNEY SINCE
INITIATING THIS BILL AND FINDING
OUR CHAMPION IN THE ASSEMBLY
WOMAN I HAVE HAD THE AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO MANY
PARENTS LIKE MYSELF, WHO ARE
VERY OPTIMISTIC AND HOPEFUL IN
THIS BILL AND WHAT IT PROVIDES.
AS A PARENT. WE WANT EVERYTHING
FOR OUR KIDS. WE WANT TO ENSURE
THAT THEY HAVE THE EXPERIENCES
THAT EVERY OTHER CHILD DOES. AND
WE HAVE ALL COME TO REALIZE JUST
HOW IMPORTANT INCLUSION IS.
WHETHER IT BE ALLOWING THEM
WITHOUT FEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN
LUNCH BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE EXACT
INGREDIENTS IN THEIR FOOD OR
HAVING SNACK WITH OTHERS BECAUSE
THERE'S A GREATER SENSE OF
UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACTS,
FOOD, ALLERGIES AND SIGNS AND
THE SIGNS OF ANAPHYLAXIS. YOU
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH A COMPLEX SYSTEM TO
ACCOMMODATE YOUR CHILD AND
PROVIDE THEM WITH BASIC NEEDS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT IS OFTEN THE
CASE. THIS INVALUABLE VIRTUAL
RESOURCE GUIDE WILL MAKE
STUDENTS SAFER AND HELP
ALLEVIATE MANY OF THE FARES
ENDURED BY FOOD ALLERGY PARENTS
ON A DAILY BASIS. WOULD I BRING
TO THE TABLE TODAY IS THE
PERSPECTIVE AS A PARENT THAT
WANTS TO ENSURE THE BEST FOR
THEIR CHILD. I FEEL LIKE OUR
VOICES ARE THE VOICES OF SO MANY
SO MANY PARENTS, SO MANY
STUDENTS AND THIS THING THIS
WOULD DEFINITELY MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE FOR THEM. SO WITH
THAT I URGE THE SENATE COMMITTEE
TO PASS A B 26 42ND BILL. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MISS HERNANDEZ,
AND WE SEE WHERE ZAKI GETS HIS
ARTICULATE ARTICULATION FROM
ALRIGHT. ANYONE ELSE HERE IN
2100, WHO WISHES TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT SEEING NO ONE. LET'S GO
TO THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR,
PLEASE CUBE. ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 26
40. THANK YOU TO SUPPORT PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. GIVE ME A
MOMENT HERE. WE HAVE TO GO FIRST
TO LINE 35. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS, MARTHA GUERRERO,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT AND YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND I GOT A LINE
73. PANIC CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS JASON LINDY AND I'M
THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY
RELATIONS THAT FAIR FOOD,
ALLERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
WITH THE NATION'S LEADING
NONPROFIT ENGAGED IN FOOD
ALLERGY ADVOCACY. IT WAS THE
LARGEST PRIVATE FUNDER FOOD
ALLERGY RESEARCH VERY STRONGLY
SUPPORTS A B 26 40 ON BEHALF OF
THE APPROXIMATELY 700,000
CALIFORNIANS, CHILDREN. UNDER
THE AGE OF 18 WITH LIFE
THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES A
SIZE GREATER THAN THE POPULATION
OF SACRAMENTO IN THE TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN ATTENDING
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. WITH AN
UNDIAGNOSED FOOD ALLERGY.
UNFORTUNATELY THE COMBINATION OF
UNDER DIAGNOSIS COUPLED WITH THE
DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FOOD
ALLERGY PREVALENCE, MAKES OUR
SCHOOLS THE SITE OF THE MAJORITY
OF OUR CHILDREN'S AND A
FLAGSTICK ATTACK. AS A 2016 AND
ALLIGATORS. THANK YOU FOR THE 20
. THANK YOU. WE JUST NEED NAME
AND SUPPORT FOR THE BILL,
PLEASE. OH JASON, LET'S SEE, UH
, FAIR AND WE OBVIOUSLY SUPPORT
THE BILL. VERY GOOD. NEXT
SPEAKER, PLEASE. LINE 32. HI I'M
BEN SCHRAGER. I'M A FATHER OF
TWO ADULTERERS. SEVERAL
ALLERGIES AND I SUPPORT BILL. Y
NIGHT. 95, PLEASE. HI MY NAME IS
SARAH ROBERTS AND I'M A PARENT
OF A CHILD AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF
BB 26 40. MIX HIS LINES 61. MY
NAME IS CINDY THOMAS. I'M A FOOD
ALLERGY, PARENT AND A FOOD
ALLERGY ADVOCATES AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT A B 26 40. IN LINE ONE
OR FOUR. HI GOOD MORNING. THIS
IS MAX MET BY STRONG SUPPORT. A
THIEF'S 26 40 ALSO KNOWS EXACTLY
BILL. AND LINE 45. GOOD MORNING
, MADAM SENATOR. THIS IS GINA
BERLIN ALLERGY AWARENESS
ACTIVISTS, AMBASSADOR FOR SPOKEN
AND FOOD ALLERGY HOMESCHOOLING
MOTHER. STRONG SUPPORT, MAYBE TO
SUPPORTING AND LIKE, NEXT IN
LINE 98. OH HI. MY NAME IS RICO
RESORT. I AM A MATTER OF THE SIX
YEARS OLDER SON. MY SON HASN'T
SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES TO DAIRY
PRODUCT STRONG, WEAK POINT
EVERYTHING 40. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND CURLY. NONE FURTHER
INTO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN ROOM 2100, WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR,
PLEASE KEEP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 26 40. INTO OPPOSED
26 40, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME, JUST A MOMENT. AGAIN, IT'S
10.
GOT A LINE 98. LINE 98 YEAR LINE
IS OPEN. AND WITH NO RESPONSIBLE
GO TO LINE 103. HI I I'M NOT
SURE I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
THIS IS NEIL THOMAS. I'M A
PARENT OF TWO KIDS WITH SEVERE
FOOD ALLERGIES AND I WANT TO SAY
I STRONGLY SUPPORT 26 40. I
WASN'T ABLE TO GET INTO THE
EARLIER IN THE PROCESS. WE GOT
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
CURRENTLY NOT IN QUÊ. ALRIGHT,
VERY GOOD. WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE, SENATOR PAN.
THANK YOU AND SENATOR VALLADARES
. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. THANK YOU,
ZACKY FOR YOUR WONDERFUL
PRESENTATION HERE. AND YOU DID
FANTASTIC JOB, YOU KNOW? UM
APPARENT BY MASSIVE PEDIATRICIAN
. I WAS A MEDICAL COUNCIL FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICT. I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE KEEP OUR
SCHOOLS SAFE FOR ALL STUDENTS TO
INCLUDE STUDENTS WHO ARE
POTENTIALLY AT RISK, WHETHER FOR
THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION, OR LIKE
FOOD ALLERGIES, SO I KNOW IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT SCHOOLS HAVE
INFORMATION, BUT ALSO THEY HAVE
THE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS AND
POWER PARENTS TO BE ABLE TO ALSO
AH WORKERS SCHOOLS TO KEEP THEIR
KIDS SAFE. SO THIS THIS BILL IS
CERTAINLY VERY IMPORTANT FOR
THIS AND I'VE TAKEN CARE OF UH,
AS A PATRICIAN CHILDREN HAVE HAD
FOOD ALLERGIES AND HAVE TO HELP
THE PARENTS NAVIGATE WITH SCHOOL
TO BE SURE, THAT THEY SAFE AND
SO REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO WITH THE BILL AND
HAPPY TO MOVE TO BUILD
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENATOR PAN SENATOR
COBURG. SO, UM. YOU HAVE TO SAY
YOU ARE JUST AN ABSOLUTE GEM.
AND I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK
THAT YOUR MOM HAS DONE IN REALLY
RAISING A FINE YOUNG MAN.
CONGRATULATIONS. I KNOW IT'S
VERY HARD. AS A MOM OF A SON.
THREE KIDS AND I FIRST OF ALL,
LET ME JUST SHARE THE FACT THAT
I ALSO HAVE CHILDREN WITH FOOD
SENSITIVITIES AND THERE WERE
SEVERE WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER.
THEY GREW UP A LITTLE BIT OUT OF
IT AS THEY GOT OLDER, SO I KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE DIFFERENT.
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A
PARENT. THAT HAS TO NAVIGATE
DIETARY RESTRICTIONS, AND IT IS
VERY DIFFICULT AND IT'S VERY
HARD IN TODAY'S ENVIRONMENT TO
BE ABLE TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND
SAFEGUARD THEM. SO I ABSOLUTELY
SUPPORTED OF THIS MEASURE. I
WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR. UM WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE, UM, BUT I RESPECT
AND ADMIRE YOU ADVOCACY, AND I
HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO
THAT. THANK YOU, SARAH TOKO
BOGEY. SEE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. ASSEMBLY MOMENT YOU
MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU. AND FIRST
OF ALL, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU
FOR HEARING OUR BILL TODAY AND
FOR TWO OR WIN MY WITNESSES,
PRISCILLA AND ZACKY FOR YOUR
INSPIRATION AND YOUR ADVOCACY UM
AS LEGISLATORS. IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF
OUR MOST VULNERABLE. THIS IS
WHAT THIS BILL DOES AS A MAMA.
IT IS SO SCARY TO THINK ABOUT
YOUR CHILD HAVING AN ALLERGIC
REACTION TO ANYTHING GET ALONE
OF FATAL, POTENTIALLY FATAL
ALLERGIC REACTION. AND I JUST
THINK THAT THIS BILL IS A COMMON
SENSE SOLUTION TO MAKING SURE
THAT PARENTS HAVE THE RESOURCES
SO THAT AND SCHOOLS HAVE THE
RESOURCES THAT WE CAN KEEP
CHILDREN SAFE. SAFE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
PAN. MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM. 25 26
40. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT
FIRST WE RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LIVER CHILL BOOK, JOE BOOK LIKE
ORTEZ E DALLI DALLI. AYE, GLASER
MCGUIRE. PAN AND I HAS ENOUGH
VOTES TO GET OUT. BUT WE'LL KEEP
IT OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBER. THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO TO
ACTUALLY SINCE YOU HAVE TWO
BILLS. UM ASSEMBLYWOMAN BEAR
KAYHAN. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO,
UH, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLANCA
RUBIO BECAUSE SHE WAS HERE FIRST
. SO PLEASE PROCEED. YOU'RE HERE
TO PRESENT FOLLOW HIM. 26 A B 28
06 PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL. 2 28 6 IN FRONT OF THE
COMMITTEE TODAY, THIS MEASURE
WILL GO WILL LIMIT THE
SUSPENSION AND EXPULSION OF
PRESCHOOL AGE STUDENTS THROUGH
CALIFORNIA'S EARLY LEARNING
SYSTEM. THE MEASURE, ANSARI
NATIONAL DATA HAS INDICATED TO
VERY CONCERNING TRENDS IN EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. NOT ONLY
ARE SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS
MORE COMMON IN THE PRESCHOOL
SETTINGS. THEN IN K 12. THEY
ALSO DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT
CHILDREN OF COLOR RESEARCH ALSO
INDICATES THAT SCHOOL EXPULSIONS
OR SUSPENSIONS, PRACTICES ARE
ASSOCIATED WITH NEGATIVE
EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE OUTCOMES.
IN ADDITION TO HARMING A YOUNG
CHILD'S ACADEMIC PROSPECTS
PROSPECTS, RESEARCH HAS ALSO
FOUND THAT SUSPENSIONS AND
EXPULSIONS DO NOTHING TO IMPACT
THE ROOT CAUSE OF CHALLENGING
BEHAVIOR. THIS BILL IS DESIGNED
TO CREATE A PROACTIVE SOLUTION
AND WE ARE DOING THIS THROUGH
THE USE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIONS.
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION
SERVICES ARE PROVEN ARE A PROVEN
MODEL WHERE A MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL ENTRY PRESCHOOL
SETTING AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO
THE STUDENT. THE STAFF AND TO
THE FAMILIES. THESE SERVICES
CREATE A MEANS OF PROVIDING
ADEQUATE SUPPORT TO TEACHERS,
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN ORDER
TO PROMOTE POSITIVE MENTAL
HEALTH, BUFFER THE EFFECTS OF
TOXIC STRESS AND TRAUMA AND
BRING OUT THE MOST OPTIMAL
DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING OF
EVERY CHILD. WITH THIS BILL, WE
ARE NOT. WE'RE NOT ATTEMPTING TO
TIE THE HANDS OF PROVIDERS BY
LIMITING SUSPENSIONS AND
EXPULSIONS WERE ENABLING THEM
WITH A NEW TOOL TO HELP ADDRESS
CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR IN A MORE
HOLISTIC AND POSITIVE MANNER.
THIS LEGISLATION HAS HAD INPUT
FROM POLICY EXPERTS THROUGHOUT
OUR NATION AND ENJOYS A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SUPPORT THIS BILL, THE
BILL HAS A WIDE COALITION OF
SUPPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S EARLY LEARNING AND
CARE MASTER PLAN RELEASED
EARLIER THIS YEAR AND THIS IS
THE IMPORTANT FACTOR AND HAS
FUNDING INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET PACKAGE. WE RECENTLY
RECEIVED CONCERNS FROM THE
SPEECH, LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND
OUR AUDIOLOGY AND HEARING AID
DISPENSERS. BOARD AND MET WITH
THEM YESTERDAY. WE UNDERSTAND
THEIR CONCERNS AND SCOPE OF
PRACTICE AND ARE COMMITTED TO
ADDRESSING THEM AT THE EARLIEST
AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY ON THE
PHONE WITH US TODAY WE HAVE SOME
OF OUR CO SPONSORS. PENIS SLOAN
VICE PRESIDENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD
MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATION AND
TRAINING WITH A DANGLE AND
AMANDA DICKIE, DIRECTOR OF
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH THE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN.
ALRIGHT LET'S GO TO THE PHONE
LINES AND MISS SLOANE, YOU'RE UP
FIRST WITH TWO MINUTES AND THEN
WE WILL GO TO MISS DICKIE FOR
TWO MINUTES AS WELL. PLEASE
PROCEED. GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM
TINA, FLOWN BY PRESIDENT EARLY
CHILDHOOD AND HEALTH
CONSULTATION AT THE TANGO
COASTLINE. SURVEY. 28 OF THE
INFLUENCE OF TEACHERS AND
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ON YOUNG
CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE.
TEACHERS DESERVE CHOIR SUPPORT
TO BE EFFECTIVE, ESPECIALLY IN
THE FACE OF PROGRAM HIM. BOTHER
ME AGAIN FELT THE CHALLENGES OF
THE LAST FEW YEARS. PROVIDERS
WHO ARE ALREADY STRESSED
STRUCTURAL ARE EVEN MORE
IMPORTANT DOWN AND MORE
OVERWHELMED, GIVEN THEY HAVE
SERVED AS CRITICAL ESSENTIAL
WORKERS. ABOUT THE PANDEMIC.
INFANT TODDLER. WE ARE LOSING
YOU, MISS SLOANE, CAN YOU MAKE
SURE YOU'RE SPEAKING INTO THE
MICROPHONE? HAVE A BEEN THERE
YOU GO. SCUSE ME. THAT'S MUCH
BETTER. WE COULDN'T HEAR YOU
THERE FOR A SECOND. OKAY HAVE
ADORED EVEN MORE TOXIC STRESS IS
STRENGTH. IT'S BEEN TRAUMA
COMPOUNDED BY MORE TRAUMA. EARLY
CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH
CONSULTATION, BRAIN SCIENCE
ROOTED SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE
INTERCONNECTED WHOLE PERSON
NEEDS THAT TEACHERS FAMILIES.
AND CHILDREN. QUALITY
COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATIONS
SUPPORTS ADMINISTRATORS, EARLY
EDUCATORS AND PROVIDERS TO BE
WELL THEMSELVES. WHILE ALSO
HELPING THESE ADULTS RESPOND TO
THE MENTAL, EMOTIONAL AND
BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN
THEIR CARE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
DISRUPTING AND REPLACING. THE
CASCADING FACTORS THAT LEAD TO
REACTIVE, PUNITIVE AND
DEHUMANIZING EJECTION OF 1234
AND FIVE YEAR OLD FROM EARLY
CARE STUDIES. THE EFFECTIVENESS
OF CONSULTATION IS DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO THE CONFIDENCE E OF
THE CONSULTANT WORKFORCE.
CONSULTANTS MUST HAVE SPECIFIC
SKILLS AND EXPERTISE THAT IS
UNIQUE BUT RELEASED. HOW DID
MENTAL HEALTH AND CAN ADDRESS
THE COMPLEXITIES AND HERRING IN
THE WORKS? MAYBE. 28 OH, SIX.
OUTLINES THE SPECIALIZED
EDUCATION, TRAINING SUPERVISION
AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS IMPERATIVE
PLEASE SUPPORT 28. OH, SIX.
THANK YOU. SUPPORT WILL DIRECTLY
INFLUENCED OUR YOUNG CHILDREN.
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT MISS DICKIE, YOU'RE UP
NEXT. YOU HAVE A LITTLE UNDER
TWO MINUTES. PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU. I'M AMANDA DICKIE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FOR THE SANTA CLARA
COUNTY EDUCATION. AND I WANT TO
SPEND MY TIME TODAY TALKING TO
YOU ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE. ONE OF
THE CHILDREN IN OUR HEAD START
PROGRAM HAS DIRECTLY BENEFITED
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, IMPLEMENTING
THE POLICIES AND SUPPORTS THAT
ARE PROPOSED IN 28 OF SIX. I
RECENTLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OBSERVE THIS CHILD WHO I WILL
CALL TREVOR FOR PURPOSES OF
ANONYMITY AND TALKED TO HIS
TEACHERS, FAMILY AND OUR
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS
ABOUT HOW THE INTERVENTIONS AND
SUPPORT SANTA CLARA COUNTY
PROVIDED AND ENSURE THAT HE WAS
ABLE TO STAY ENROLLED IN OUR
HIGH QUALITY, HAS START PROGRAM
AND RECEIVED THE ADDITIONAL
SERVICES HE NEEDED TO GAIN
NECESSARY SKILLS KINDERGARTEN
NEXT YEAR. LIKE MOST CHILDREN
WHO SPEND A SIGNIFICANT PART OF
THEIR EARLY LIFE LIVING THROUGH
A PANDEMIC, TREVOR CAME TO US
WITH SOME APPARENT DELAYS AND
SOCIAL SKILLS LIKE SHARING WITH
TEARS AND SOME COMMUNICATION
DELAYS. TREVOR'S TEACHERS
DESCRIBED AS GENERALLY QUIET SO
THAT HE HAS SPECIFIC TRIGGERS
THAT WOULD CAUSE THEM TO YELL
AND SOMETIMES HIT OTHER
CHILDREN. LIKE WHEN HE AS ASKED
TO SHARE HIS FAVORITES WAY,
WHICH IS KINETIC SAND OR WHEN HE
WAS ALSO TRANSITION AWAY FROM
SACRA LUNCHTIME BECAUSE TEACHERS
AND STAFF HAVE RECEIVED
SIGNIFICANT TRAINING AND SUPPORT
THROUGH EARLY MENTAL
CONSULTATION, THEY WERE ABLE TO
QUICKLY IDENTIFY THE TRIGGERS
AND START WORKING WITH TREVOR,
HIS FAMILY AND OUR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CONSULTANT TO IDENTIFY
THE ROOT CAUSES OF TREVOR'S
BEHAVIOR, SOME OF WHICH THEY
COME FROM TRAUMA. THEY
DISCOVERED THAT TREVOR HAD SPENT
SOME TIME IN FOSTER CARE, AND
THERE APPEARED TO BE A HISTORY
OF FOOD INSECURITY THAT MADE HIM
ANXIOUS WHEN HE FELT HE NEEDED
TO SHARE FOOD OR STOP EATING
BEFORE FOOD WAS GONE. AND AFTER
WORKING WITH THE SANTA CLARA
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAM, THEY
DETERMINED THAT TREVOR HAD A
MINOR SPEECH DELAY THAT LIKELY
CAME FROM A LACK OF INTERACTION
WITH PEERS DURING ISOLATION OF
THE PANDEMIC. UNDER DIFFERENT
CIRCUMSTANCES, TREVOR WOULD HAVE
BEEN EXPELLED OR FORCED OUT OF
HIS HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING
PROGRAMS. BUT BECAUSE CLARA
COUNTY HAS CLEARLY ESTABLISHED
DIRECTIVES AND POLICIES AGAINST
EXCLUSION, AND BECAUSE TEACHERS
AND STAFF OF THE TRAINING SKILLS
NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY HIS
TRIGGERS AND SUPPORT HIM. WITH
THE HELP OF OUR BEHAVIORAL
HUSBAND, SULTAN. HE JUST
GRADUATED FROM OUR HEAD START
PROGRAM AND IS MOVING ON TO
KINDERGARTEN WITH INCREASED
SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
TREVOR IS A TRUE SUCCESS STORY.
BUT HIS EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE THE
RULES AND NOT THE EXCEPTION. 80
28. OH, SIX WILL HELP TO ENSURE
THAT ALL CHILDREN LIKE SEVER I
MET WITH UNDERSTANDING,
INCLUSION AND COMPASSION RATHER
THAN EXCLUSION AND PUNITIVE
PUNISHMENT. PUT CHILDREN ON A
PASSPORT FAILURE. WE ASKED HER.
I VOTE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WE'LL COME BACK TO ROOM 2100 FOR
ANYONE IN SUPPORT. PLEASE
PROCEED. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SENATORS. MY NAME IS MY EVA MARK
, VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVOCACY AND
POLICY WITH TANGO. ALSO UH,
PRIEST, FORMER PRESCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN 1ST AND 2ND. GRADE
TEACHER, SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHER. AND PROUD SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT SEEING
NO ONE ELSE. MODERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? OF A B
28 06. AND PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT. WELL FIRST TO LINE
100, PLEASE GO AHEAD. ESTÁN KIDS
AND COUNSEL FOR A STRONG AMERICA
AND SUPPORT. NEXT TO LINE 26 IS
GO AHEAD. YES HI. GOOD MORNING.
TURN MEMBERS. THIS IS EDWIN
BOARD BONE ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
IN LINE 51. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING, ITALY. MAGADAN ON
BEHALF OF SILICON VALLEY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT
OF THIS, BILL, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. PLAN ONE. OH, SIX. GOOD
MORNING HERE. MEMBERS COULD ALSO
BE HALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
PSYCHIATRY AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND LINE
22. GOOD MORNING WE'RE AFFECTING
GONZALEZ FOR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND SUPPORT.
LINE 108. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
PATTY HERRERA ON BEHALF OF EARLY
EDGE, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. IN
LINE 58. GOOD MORNING, TIFFANY
MATTHEWS ON BEHALF OF FIRST
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
. THANK YOU IN LINE ONE. OH,
SEVEN. GOOD MORNING, CAITLIN
JOHN WILL BE AFTER THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
COUNSELORS AND ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
AND SUPPORT AND LAST LINE ONE.
OH, ONE. HELLO RICK CAMERA.
ALICE ON BEHALF OF THE
EDUCATION, TRUST WEST AND
SUPPORT. CURRENTLY NONE FURTHER
INTO GREAT. THANK YOU, MODERATOR
. ALRIGHT WE'LL COME. WE HAVE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN 2100, WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE OKAY, WE'LL GO BACK TO
THE PHONE LINES. MODERATORS
THERE ANYONE? CAN YOU CURE UP
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B
28 06? AND PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. CURRENTLY NONE AND
CUTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
QUESTIONS COMMENTS CONCERNS
SENATOR PAN THANK YOU AND
SENATOR RUBIO DO VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THIS. WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO DO WITH THIS BILL, AND
BEING SURE, FIRST OF ALL, WE GET
RESOURCES TO OUR CHILDCARE
COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM AS A
PEDIATRICIAN, ACTUALLY TAKE A
PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CHILDREN
WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES,
BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS THAT WE EAT.
CONTINUE ENGAGES CHILDREN AGREE
THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BE EXPELLED.
SUSPENSION SHOULD BE LIMITED. I
GUESS THE QUESTION I DID HAVE
THE IS THAT, UM THAT'S ALWAYS A
LOT MORE CHALLENGING. WE'RE ON
THE FRONT LINE. SO FOR CHILDCARE
WORKER WHO HAS A CHILD AND AGAIN
I AGREE WE SHOULD TRY TO GET TO
THE CROSS. BUT THEY'RE FACED
WITH IMMEDIATE CIRCUMSTANCE
WHERE THAT CHILD'S BEHAVIOR MAY
WARRANT 1 TO 1 ATTENTION, BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, THE STAFF
AVAILABLE AT THAT MOMENT THAT
MOMENT IS ENOUGH TO PROVIDE, YOU
KNOW. DO YOU HAVE OTHER
CHILDREN? YOU HAVE TO KEEP AN
EYE ON. SO IN TERMS OF, UM YOU
KNOW AGAIN, IT SHOULD BE A LAST
RESORT. BUT UM, IS THAT AT THE
JUDGMENT OF THE CHILDCARE WORKER
BECAUSE THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU
KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SAID
THAT YOU WANT DID NOT NOT TO
HAVE THE PARENTS HAVE TO COME IN
AND PICK THEM UP EARLIER SO
FORTH, BUT IF YOU ARE CREATING A
CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE THEY THERE'S
NOT ENOUGH STAFF TO ACTUALLY
WATCH ALL THE KIDS BECAUSE YOU
HAD, YOU KNOW, ONE CHILD OR A
COUPLE OF CHILDREN REQUIRE
PARTICULAR ATTENTION THAT THE
CHILD CARE THAT THE CHILD CARE
WORKER YOU KNOW, STILL HAS THAT
OPTION BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO
KEEP EVERYONE SAFE. THEY'RE NOT
RESPONSIBLE. ONE CHILD, SO I
GUESS, I GUESS, UH, PROBABLY
LONG STORY SHORT. WHAT'S THE
RESPONSE FROM THE CHILDCARE
COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF JUST
OPERATIONALLY ON THE FRONT
LINES, SO PHILOSOPHICALLY AGREE
WITH YOU AND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO WITH THE BILL, BUT JUST
MIGHT BE SURE WE HAVE THE TOOLS
AVAILABLE FOR THE CHILD CARE
WORKERS WHO IS FACING THE
CIRCUMSTANCE IN FRONT OF THEM TO
BE SURE THAT THEY MAINTAIN A
SAFE AND UM, ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
THE CHILDREN WHO ARE IN THAT
CHILDCARE SITE. ABSOLUTELY THANK
YOU, DR PAM. FOR THAT QUESTION I
HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS BILL
FOR A FEW YEARS ALREADY AND HAVE
GONE THROUGH THE SAME QUESTIONS
. I AM A FORMER CREDENTIAL
TEACHER, BUT MY CREDENTIAL DOES
NOT INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES. I TAUGHT KINDERGARTEN
FOR THREE YEARS, FIRST GRADE FOR
FIVE AND EIGHT YEARS IN FOURTH
GRADE, AND OBVIOUSLY THE ISSUES
ARE DIFFERENT. AND YOU KNOW WITH
FRUSTRATION BECAUSE I'M NOT NOT
MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER. YOU KNOW
WE HAD INSTANCES LIKE THAT, SO I
DID LOOK INTO ALL OF THIS. AND
THE GOAL PRIMARILY FOR THIS BILL
IS THAT WE PROVIDE THIS IS WHY
I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS BILL. WE
PROVIDE CONSULTATIONS NOT JUST
TO THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY BUT
ALSO TO THE TEACHER BECAUSE WE
DON'T GET TRAINED IN MENTAL
HEALTH, ANY KIND OF MENTAL
HEALTH DURING OUR CREDENTIAL.
AND SO THE GOAL IS GOING TO BE A
ROUGH IN THE BEGINNING,
OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE WE WERE NOT
THERE YET. BUT THE GOAL OF THIS
BILL IS TO PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES AND TRAINED THE
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS THAT YOU
KNOW, PERHAPS THE REACTION TO
TWO PARTICULAR INCIDENTS WITHOUT
TRAINING WOULD BLOW UP BY THE
WITH TRAINING. AND THEN THE
RESPONSE WOULD BE DIFFERENT, BUT
ALSO TO HAVE THE MENTAL HEALTH
CONSULTATION PROVIDER AVAILABLE.
SO IF SOMETHING THAT DOES OCCUR
THEY HAVE TO CALL THEIR MENTAL
HEALTH PROVIDER AND SAY PLEASE
COME AND HELP ME. WHAT DO I DO?
BUT AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO TRAIN
THE FAMILIES, THE CHILD AND THE
TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO RESPOND
IN A MORE POSITIVE WAY. I CAN
TELL YOU THE CREDENTIAL DOESN'T
TEACH ME AND I HAVE A 15 AND 14
YEAR OLD AND YOU KNOW THE KIDS
DON'T COME WITH DIRECTIONS AND
SO FOR ME AGAIN BEING ABLE TO
PROVIDE THEM INTO ALL
CONSULTATION, AND WE WERE ABLE
TO GET THE FUNDING IN THE BUDGET
, SO IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE
BIT OF A ROUGH START, BUT I
BELIEVE THAT ONCE WE GET THROUGH
IT, EVERYBODY WILL BE TRAINED.
THEY'LL HAVE THE MENTAL HEALTH
PROVIDER OR CONSTANT CONSULTANT
AVAILABLE. SO IF SOMETHING DOES
HAPPEN, WE CAN. THEY CAN CALL
AND GET IMMEDIATE, IMMEDIATE
RESPONSE FROM THEM. BUT AGAIN AS
A TEACHER, ONCE YOU GO THROUGH
THAT TRAINING THAT MIGHT THE
RESPONSES FROM THE TEACHERS WILL
BE DIFFERENT. BECAUSE NOW THEY
HAVE. YOU KNOW SOME TRAINING.
THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO HOW TO DO
IT. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. BUT AGAIN, I'M SUPER
EXCITED BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR PUT
IT IN HIS BUDGET. AND SO THE
ROUGH START WILL WILL BE SHORT
AND I THINK LONG TERM WE ARE
ABLE TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH
CONSULTATION TO THESE KIDS. YOU
KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE ISSUES
THAT THAT ADULTS HAVE. THEY
DIDN'T START AS ADULTS. THEY
STARTED AS CHILDREN AND SO
FORTH, ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EARLY ON
AS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER, I CAN
TELL YOU THAT MY LIFE WOULD HAVE
BEEN MUCH EASIER WHEN I BROUGHT
IN A BRAND NEW SET OF KIDS
BECAUSE THEY COME WITH DIFFERENT
ISSUES AND IF WE CAN PROVIDE
THAT SUPPORT IN PRESCHOOL, THEN
IT WILL BE LESS IN KINDERGARTEN
LESSON FIRST GRADE AND SO ON AND
SO FORTH. BUT YES, SO IT WILL BE
A LITTLE BIT ROUGH, AND I'M NOT
GOING TO DENY THAT IN THE
BEGINNING, BUT ONCE WE PROVIDE
THE MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTANTS
THAN THE TEACHERS HAVE SOMEBODY
TO CALL AND SAY. YOU KNOW, COME
AND HELP ME WHAT THE STRATEGIES
THAT YOU TAUGHT ME DIDN'T WORK.
THEREFORE THEY CAN HAVE
IMMEDIATE IMMEDIATE HELP AS
OPPOSED TO SENDING THE KIDS HOME
AND EXPELLING THEM. AND, YOU
KNOW, I CAN TELL YOU FROM MY OWN
EXPERIENCE WITH KIDS IF YOU SEND
THEM HOME, THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, IF I MESS UP AND GET
TO STAY HOME AND PLAY VIDEO
GAMES? AND SO THE GOAL IS NOT TO
GET HIM OUT OF THE EDUCATIONAL
SETTING, BUT HELP THE PARENTS,
THE CHILD AND THE TEACHER BE
ABLE TO HOLISTICALLY PROVIDE
SOME OF THAT SUPPORT TO THE KIDS
. WELL CERTAINLY, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU KNOW, I MYSELF HAD AUTHOR TO
BUILD PREVIOUSLY ON PROVIDING
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING
TO TEACHERS. SOMETHING REALLY
STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. I JUST
WANT TO BE SURE THAT OUR IN IN
SORT OF THE PART THAT'S ABOUT
BANNING EXPULSIONS AND WHICH I
FULLY AGREE WITH SUSPENSIONS,
WHICH I READ SHOULD BE THE LAST
RESORT. UNFORTUNATELY MAYBE SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE FOR THE
SAFETY OF THE RISK THAT WE MAY
HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AND WHOSE
JUDGMENT THAT IS. BUT WE CAN
PERHAPS LOOK AT THAT SPILLS
GOING ON TO HUMAN SERVICES. I
BELIEVE NEXT, WHICH I ALSO SIT
ON, BUT CERTAINLY REALLY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
DO WITH THIS BILL. I THINK IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT. SO BE HAPPY TO
MOVE IT AT THIS TIME AND LOOK
FORWARD TO THE FURTHER
DISCUSSION AND HUMAN SERVICES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I SEE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU. I
THINK I CLOSED. REALLY ASKED FOR
AN I VOTE WOULD AGREE WITH YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYWOMAN THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED, I THINK DID YOU MOVE THE
BILL SANDRA PAN. THE BILLS
MOVING BY SENATOR PAN MADAM
ASSISTANT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
HIGHLIGHTING 26 28 OH, SIX. THE
MOTION S DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN SERVICES LABOR CODE BOOK.
KOBO GUY CORTEZ E Z. I. DALI
DALI, GLASER MCGUIRE PAN AND I
THAT BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO
GET OUT, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT ON
CALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE NOT. DID YOU WANT
TO DO THE CONTENT CALENDAR?
WELL. I DON'T KNOW SOMEONE WHO'S
ONLY BEEN HERE. HALF OF THE
COMMITTEE IS ASKING FOR FAVORS.
ALL RIGHT. WE CAN DO THAT. COME
ON UP, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. BY
BAUER-KAHAN I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENTS. ALRIGHT LET'S UM WE
HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS
CONSENT CALENDAR. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. CONSENT LIVER COBURG
COURTESY DOLLY DOLLY! I GLASER
MCGUIRE PAN AND I SENT CALENDAR
IS ADOPTED. ALRIGHT
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AND I THINK YOU
ARE GOING TO PRESENT TWO BILLS.
WE'LL LEAVE IT ON CALL. SORRY
FOR OUR MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I'M GETTING EXCITED. WE'RE
CLOSE TO BEING DONE HERE. OKAY
DID YOU WANT TO DO YOURS OR MISS
ASSEMBLY? YOUR IT'S YOUR CALL.
OKAY THEN I WILL DO MINE FIRST.
VERY GOOD. SO WE WILL START WITH
ADAM 23 A B 26 27, PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND SENATOR WELCOME. HIGHER
EDUCATION IS A RIGHT THAT SHOULD
BE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL EVERYONE
SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THEIR
EDUCATION FOR VULNERABLE
INDIVIDUALS LIKE VETERANS
FORMERLY INCARCERATED FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH. HIGHER EDUCATION
OFTEN SEEMS OUT OF REACH. THESE
GROUPS ARE OFTEN UNAWARE OF THE
SPECIAL PROGRAMS, GUIDANCE AND
RESOURCES THAT COMMUNITY
COLLEGES HAVE IN PLACE FOR THEIR
SPECIFIC NEEDS. SIMULTANEOUSLY
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE
EXPERIENCING DECLINING
ENROLLMENT RATE WHICH THREATENS
THEIR SOLVENCY. EVEN THOUGH
STUDENTS NEED THESE RESOURCES
AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES NEED
ENROLLMENT, COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ARE PREVENTED FROM REACHING OUT
TO THESE SPECIAL POPULATIONS AS
THEY LACK THE DATA AND
INFORMATION TO FIND THEM. 26 27
WILL RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BY
CREATING AN MOU AGREEMENT WITH
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO
SHARE DATA WITH COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS FOR OUTREACH.
ALLOWING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH OF
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUCH AS
VETERANS AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH
WILL INCREASE ENROLLMENT AND
PROVIDE LIFE CHANGING EDUCATION
TO THESE POPULATIONS WITH ME BY
PONE TODAY IS MARK MCDONALD. TO
READ A STATEMENT FROM THE
CONTROVERSIAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. AND SETH
REBA VETERANS ADVOCATE WHO
REPRESENTS OUR VETERANS SUPPORT
GROUPS ON THE BILL, ALSO BY
PHONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WILL NOW BEGIN WITH MARK
MCDONALD. ARE YOU ON THE LINE? I
AM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE SENATE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THIS IS
MARK MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF THE
SPONSORS OF THE BILL, THE CONTRA
COSTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT, AND UNFORTUNATELY
THERE CHANCELLOR COULDN'T BE
HERE TO TESTIFY TODAY, SO I'M
GOING TO READ HER STATEMENT. UM
AS MY TESTIMONY, SO, LIKE SO
MANY COLLEGES AND DISTRICTS
ACROSS THE STATE THE CONTRA
CROSSED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT IS FACING ENROLLMENT
CHALLENGES. IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF
THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
THAT COMMUNITY COLLEGES PROVIDE
. BUT RATHER, THE PANDEMIC HAS
CREATED NEW BARRIERS THAT ARE
CAUSING STUDENTS TO DROP OUT.
TAKE VIEWERS SEMESTER UNIT OR
ARE THEY ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY
NEED TO PRIORITIZE HIGHER
EDUCATION TO QUALIFY FOR GOOD
PAYING JOBS. LAST YEAR, THE
DISTRICT BEGAN A TWO PRONGED
OUTREACH STRATEGY TO ADDRESS THE
ENROLLMENT CHALLENGES. FIRST UH
, DISTRICT SOUGHT TO PARTNER
WITH FEEDER HIGH SCHOOLS TO
OBTAIN CONTACT INFORMATION OF
THEIR 10TH OR 12TH GRADE
STUDENTS SO THAT THEY CAN INFORM
THEM AND THEIR PARENTS ABOUT
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES. BY DOING
ROLE MINT COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO TAKE WHILE
STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL AT THE
PRESENT TIME THEY HAD THE
DISTRICT HAS A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WHAT SEVEN OF THE
NINE PETER HIGH SCHOOL AND THAT
IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE SECOND
IDEA WAS SINCE SO MUCH OF THEIR
WORK AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
DEDICATED TO UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. WE ARE PARTNERING
WITH CONSEQUENCE THE COUNTY TO
SEEK A SIMILAR OUTREACH EFFORT.
TO SPECIFY A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY
EMANCIPATED FOSTER YOUTH
VETERANS, UNEMPLOYED OR
UNDEREMPLOYED AND THOSE WHO WERE
FORMERLY INCARCERATED FOR
JUSTICE INVOLVED. LIKE MANY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, THESE
ARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO
OFTEN ARE PREYED UPON BY FOR
PROFIT, PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS AND ULTIMATELY
RACKED UP HUGE DEBT WHILE NOT
ACHIEVING THEIR AUTUMN IT WHILE
PAYING JOBS. MAYBE 26 27 WILL
PROVIDE THE CLARITY AND
PERMISSION TO DEVELOP A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
THE COUNTY. AND PROVIDE CONTACT
INFORMATION FOR THESE
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES SO THAT
WE CAN BETTER OFFER EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO THEM. WE ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF A B 26 27.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR MCDONALD WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO OUR WITNESSES
WAITING. OH, SORRY. WE DO HAVE
ANOTHER ONE. SET. THREE
APOLOGIZE IS SETH RIB AND THE ON
THE LINE. YES, I AM PERFECT. YOU
MAY PROCEED. DEFINITE CHAIR
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SETH. THREE
WITH THREE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
INFANTRY COMBAT VETERAN
REPRESENTING AND THAT DEPARTMENT
OF CALIFORNIA HELP FROM THE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES FROM
SERVICE OFFICERS. CALIFORNIA
STATE COMMAND RESTRICTIONS
COUNCIL MILITARY OFFICERS.
AMERICA CALIFORNIA ACCOUNTABLE
CHAPTERS IN VIETNAM VETERANS OF
AMERICA, CALIFORNIA STATE
COUNCIL IN THE BEDROOM MYSELF. I
CAN TELL YOU THAT THE PROGRAM
FOR 22 OUT OF SERVICE IS BLACK,
THE BEST I DON'T REMEMBER ME AND
PAUL ABOUT VÀ HOME HOME LOAN
PROGRAM IN ITS BENEFITS, AND IT
WAS IMPORTANT TO DR INJURIES. SO
THAT YOU COULD LATER BE
DISCONNECTED FOR THOSE NOTES.
FERGUS CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES OFTENTIMES ARE UNDER OF
THEIR BENEFITS ON A REGULAR
BASIS. MORE WAYS WE ARE ABLE TO
EDUCATE SERVICE MEMBERS AND
VETERANS ABOUT THEIR FEDERAL
BENEFITS. THE MORE WE SAVE MONEY
FOR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS THAT
ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE FOR COLLEGE. THE PAST
. 18.7 CALIFORNIA BEING ABLE TO
FREE IT SPACE TO ASSIST
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES AND
LOW INCOME STUDENTS TO HAVE BEEN
A COLLEGE EDUCATION ELECTIONS
EARN A UNIQUE BENEFIT AND SHOULD
BE UTILIZING THAT BENEFIT. AND
NOT WASTING IT BECAUSE OF BLACK
KNOWLEDGE. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY, LET'S GO TO ANY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT HERE IN
ROOM 2100. SEEING NO ONE
MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 26 27? PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. WELL,
FIRST GO TO LINE 1/10. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS EMMA MAJID
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SHOPS,
OFFICE SPIRIT SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND CURRENTLY
NONE FURTHER IN. Q TERRIFIC.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT WE
HAVE NO LEAD OPPOSITION. IS
THERE ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM
WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE SEEING NO
ONE MODERATOR BACK TO YOU FOR
ANYONE? WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B
26 27. AND AGAIN, IT'S 10. THINK
CURRENTLY NONE IN Q GREAT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS
WITH THE BILL AND HARRY MEN. THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE YOUR EYES
BEAUTIFUL. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN MADAM AND
SYSTEM. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM 23 A B 26 27. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST WE
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY LEVER. I LEAVE IT TO
JOBURG, JO'BURG, CORTEZ E CI
DELI. BLAZER. MCGUIRE MCGUIRE, I
PAN AND I VERY GOOD. THAT BILL
HAS ALL THE VOTES THAT NEEDS. WE
CAN ACTUALLY CLOSE THE ROLL ON
THIS ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLY WOMAN AND
YOU ARE GOING TO PRESENT FILE
ITEM 12 A B 1913. PLEASE PROCEED
WHEN YOU'RE READY. PERFECT.
THANK YOU. AH! I AM PRESENTING
IN 1913 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN. IT IS A
BILL THAT WOULD ESTABLISH THE
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS. CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION AT THE
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE. THE
CENTER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
CREATING A BLUEPRINT FOR CLIMATE
CHANGE CURRICULA AT THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL
CLIMATE EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR
K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS. IT WILL
ALSO PROVIDE HANDS ON JOB
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GREEN
JOBS AND CAREERS FOR LOCAL
STUDENTS. THE CENTER WILL BE
ESTABLISHED AT THE WEST LOS
ANGELES COLLEGE, WHICH IS
CURRENTLY THE ONLY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IN THE STATE THAT OFFERS
A CLIMATE CHANGE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES. ASSOCIATE
DEGREE WEST L. A COLLEGE IS
PARTICULARLY RELEVANT BECAUSE OF
ITS PROXIMITY TO THE INGLEWOOD
OILFIELD, THE LARGEST URBAN
OILFIELD IN THE COUNTRY. THE
2022 2023 LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
PLAN ALREADY INCLUDES THE
NECESSARY FUNDING FOR THE CENTER
. MAYBE 1913 SIMPLY PROVIDES THE
POLICY VEHICLE TO DECLARE THE
CENTER'S MISSION AND PURPOSE.
WITH ME TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
OUR DR JAMES LIMBAUGH, PRESIDENT
OF WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE AND
JB BOMB A CURRENT STUDENT AT
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT MR
LIMBAUGH, YOU ARE UP. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. OKAY I BELIEVE I
DID THIS CORRECTLY. WE CAN HEAR
YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. OKAY THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. I AM JIM
LINDBLOM PRESIDENT WESTERLY
COLLEGE AND I'M HONORED TO JOIN
YOU THIS MORNING REPRESENTING
THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT AS THE PROUD
SPONSOR OF A B 1913. THIS BILL
ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAUER-KAHAN
SHARED IN HER OPENING REMARKS.
THE BILL ESTABLISHES THE
CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR CLIMATE
CHANGE EDUCATION, WHICH WILL BE
THE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND AS SHE
ALSO INDICATED IT WILL BE HOUSED
WEST COLLEGE. WHICH IS%
APPROPRIATE, GIVEN THAT WE'RE
THE ONLY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
THIS STATEMENT OFFERS A CLIMATE
CHANGE DEGREE. CLIMATE CHANGE.
EDUCATION IS OF PARTICULAR
IMPORTANCE TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS, THE MAJORITY OF WHOM
COME FROM PREDOMINANTLY UNDER
RESOURCED COMMUNITIES LIKE THOSE
SERVED BY THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.
THESE ARE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED THE
MOST VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THEREFORE, A
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE
CHANGE BY THESE STUDENTS WILL
HELP TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVOCACY. MARBLE HAD BEHAVIORS
PREPARE OUR CURRENT AND NEXT
GENERATION OF WORKERS FOR GREEN
SECTOR JOBS AND CAREERS AND
DEVELOP LEADERS COMMITTED TO THE
CONCEPT THAT AT ITS CORE CLIMATE
CHANGE IS A SOCIAL JUSTICE
ISSUE. THROUGH THE INITIATIVE
PLANNED AND MAYBE 9 30 1913, THE
SENSUAL CONTRIBUTES
SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF CLIMATE CHANGE CURRICULUM
THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS
THE STATE. PROVIDE ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOBS AND
CAREERS IN THE GREEN ECONOMY,
COORDINATE VALUABLE INTERNSHIP
AND APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES
THROUGH THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND OFFER
RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS
OF COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS AND
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THEREFORE AND
FOR THESE REASONS, THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT RESPECT RESPECTFULLY
ASKS FOR YOUR IPHONE ON A B 1913
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR
LIMBAUGH. WE ARE ALSO LOOKING
FOR JB BOMB, BUT I DO NOT
BELIEVE THEY ARE ON THE LINE.
OKAY, VERY GOOD. THEN LET'S GO
AHEAD AND PROCEED TO ANYONE HERE
IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT SEEING
NO. ONE MODERATOR. LET'S OPEN
THE LINES TO MAKE SURE THAT TO
ASK ANYONE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF A B 1913. PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME TO SUPPORT. AND
CURRENTLY NONE AND QUÊ. ALRIGHT
VERY GOOD. THERE IS NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN THE ROOM
WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
SEEING NO ONE MODERATOR BACK TO
YOU. PLEASE CURE ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 1913. AND PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME IS SO. AND CURRENTLY
NONE IN Q. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS WERE CONCERNED THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
PRIVATE. THANK YOU. THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MADAM
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM 12 1913. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LIVER. COBURG
CORTESI, DOLLY. SALLY I. GLASER
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE I PAN PAN. I
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. WE APPRECIATE YOU
AND LET'S DO AN ALL CALL FOR
ASSEMBLYWOMAN CARILLO. HE IS OUR
LAST PRESENTER. LOOK AT THAT
RIGHT ON CUE. ASSEMBLYWOMAN WE
ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AND YOU
ARE PRESENTING A B 23 29 FILE
ITEM. 21. PROCEED WHEN YOU ARE
READY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 23 29,
WHICH WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS TO CONNECT
FAMILIES IN NEED WITH NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY VISION PROVIDERS SO
THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE A FULL
VISION EXAMINED GLASSES. AFTER A
REFERRAL FROM A SCHOOL NURSE UP
TO 80% OF THE INFORMATION A
CHILD IS PRESENTED WITHIN THE
CLASSROOM IS VISUAL AND STUDIES
SHOW THAT INTERVENTIONS TO
CORRECT THE CHILD'S VISION
PROBLEM HAVE IMMEDIATE POSITIVE
LEARNING OUTCOMES. A CHILD
COPING WITH AN UNCORRECTED
VISION PROBLEM WILL LIKELY NOT
ONLY EXPERIENCED LEARNING
PROBLEMS BUT DISENGAGEMENT FROM
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AS
WELL. THEY COULD EVEN EXPERIENCE
PHYSICAL PAIN, SUCH AS HEADACHES
AND FATIGUE, PARTNERSHIPS
BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
COMMUNITY VISION PROVIDERS ARE
ALREADY HAPPENING AND THEY ARE
VERY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL NURSES
ARE TASKED WITH CONDUCTING
VISION SCREENINGS AND WHERE
THESE PARTNERSHIPS EXIST. THE
SCHOOL NURSE CAN THEN REFER THE
STUDENT TO PROVIDER FOR A FULL
EXAMINED GLASSES. IF A PROBLEM
IS IDENTIFIED WHEN THIS HAPPENS
, FAMILIES IN NEED ARE RECEIVING
A SPECIALTY SERVICE FREE OF
CHARGE. THAT THEY MAY NOT
OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ACCESS
BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL
INTERVENTION LIKE THAT TO A
CHILD IN MY COMMUNITY, AND
REALLY ACROSS THE STATE IS
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY PERSONAL.
HOWEVER THERE IS ONE POINT OF
FRICTION THAT WE NEED TO REMOVE
. AND THAT IS THAT PARENTS MUST
OPT IN ON A FORM THAT MUST BE
RETURNED FOR THE EXAM. VISION
EXAMS ARE NONINVASIVE PROVIDERS
ARE BACKGROUND CHECKED, AS
REQUIRED BY EXISTING LAW. IN
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED WITH
DISTRICT STAFF PRESENT. THIS
BILL WILL STILL ENSURE THAT
PARENTS ARE INFORMED OF THE
AVAILABILITY OF A VISION EXAM
FROM A COMMUNITY PROVIDER.
HOWEVER WE JUST CAN'T ACCEPT
THAT THE FATE OF A CHILD'S
LEARNING OUTCOME MAY REST ON A
MISPLACED PIECE OF PAPER.
AVAILABLE OVER THE PHONE TO
TESTIFY OUR TWO WITNESSES THAT
SERVE MY COMMUNITY AND WE'LL
TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE
NEED FOR THIS. BILL WILLIAMS.
CELESTINE IS A DIRECTOR OF THE
WELLNESS PROGRAM WITH L. A. U.
S. D. IN MARYJANE PUFFER, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LAND
TRUST FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
TERRIFIC THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. ALRIGHT MR
CELESTINE. WE WILL START WITH
YOU. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. MR
SELL. STEEN, ARE YOU THERE?
CHECK TO SEE IF YOU'RE ON MUTE,
PLEASE. ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S
START WITH MISS PUFFER. IF YOU
ARE ON THE LINE, PLEASE PROCEED.
PAY GOOD MORNING CLEARLY AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THIS
IS MARY JEAN PUFFER. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LOS
ANGELES TRUST FOR CHILDREN'S
HEALTH. THE L. A TRUSTED AN
INDEPENDENT. FIVE OH ONE C THREE
BRIDGING HEALTH AND EDUCATION TO
ACHIEVE STUDENT WELLNESS. WE ARE
PROUD PARTNER OF L. A USB IN
LAKE. OH, WE SUPPORT AND
FACILITATE HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS
WITH SCHOOLS TRAINED STUDENT
HEALTH LEADERS. AND MONITOR
HEALTH DATA AND DEMONSTRATE HOW
ACCESS TO CARE CAN IMPROVE A
STUDENT'S ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN
SCHOOL THROUGH OUR DATA EXCHANGE
. WE ARE KEENLY AWARE OF CHILD'S
HEALTH AND HOW IT HAS DIMINISHED
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. THE
FAMILIES WE SERVE ARE PRIMARILY
LOW INCOME IN 90% REPRESENT
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. SCHOOL
BASED CARE AND SCREENING IS
ESSENTIAL SO THAT WE CAN CATCH
CHILDREN BEFORE THEY FAIL. TWO
ARE ORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. WE
SCREENED CHILDREN IN THIS PAST
YEAR AND THERE WAS A 100%
INCREASE IN THE INCIDENCE OF
URGENT DENTAL DISEASE. SIMILARLY
I WOULD ASSUME THAT THE NUMBER
OF CHILDREN WITH VISUAL
IMPAIRMENTS ALSO DRAMATICALLY
INCREASED. IN THE U. S. MORE
THAN 20% OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN
HAVE VISION PROBLEMS, AND IT'S
BEEN SHOWN THAT TITLE ONE
STUDENTS ARE 2 TO 3 TIMES MORE
LIKELY THAN NON TITLE WANT
STUDENTS TO HAVE UNDETECTED OR
UNTREATED VISION PROBLEMS. JOHNS
HOPKINS STUDY WAS PUBLISHED IN
SEPTEMBER. 21 WAS CONDUCTED FROM
2016 TO 2019 ANALYZING THE
PERFORMANCE OF 2300 STUDENTS IN
GRADES 3 TO 7. WHO RECEIVED
SCREENINGS, EYE EXAMS AND
EYEGLASSES. READING SCORES
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER
YEAR, ONE WITH THE STUDENTS WHO
GOT CLASSES COMPARED TO THE
STUDENTS WHO GOT LEFT LATER.
THERE WAS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT IN MATH FOR STUDENTS
IN ELEMENTARY GRADES. AND THERE
WERE STRIKING IMPROVEMENTS FOR
GIRLS, SPECIAL ED STUDENTS AND
STUDENTS WHO HAD BEEN AMONG THE
LOWEST PERFORMING REQUIRING
PERCENT PARENTAL CONSENT FOR NO
COST VISION EXAMS. CREATES AN
UNNECESSARY BARRIER FOR CARE FOR
THE MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN
OUR STATE. MAYBE 23 29 REMOVES
THE BARRIER AND MOVES US SUPPORT
HEALTH EQUITY FOR THESE REASONS
, THE LOS ANGELES TRUST FOR
CHILDREN'S HOUSE ISN'T
SUPPORTIVE. MAYBE 23 29 URGES
YOUR ENTHUSIASTIC AYE. GREAT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S TRY
AND BRING OUR OTHER WITNESS ON
THE LINE. MR SAUL STEAM. YEAH
ALL RIGHT. CAN YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES? OF UM GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY ON
SUCH IMPORTANT TOP BEFORE
DISTRICT AND STUDENT. OFFENSES
UNIFIED IS PLEASED TO SPONSOR
ASSEMBLY BILL 23 29, WHICH WOULD
AUTHORIZE FOOD DISTRICTS TO
ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE VISION
EXAMINATION PROVIDER AND ALLOW
PARENTS TO ACT OUT. OUR DISTRICT
SCHOOL I HEALTH PROGRAM
CURRENTLY INCLUDES SCHOOL BASED
VISION SCREENINGS, WHICH ARE
ADMINISTERED BY OUR STUDENT
NURSES. STUDENTS ARE REFERRED TO
BY EXAM EITHER SCHOOL BASED OR
OUTSIDE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEN
PROVIDED FREE GLASSES IF DEEMED
APPROPRIATE. TO BE CLEAR AND
INCREASE IN VISION EXAMS DOES
NOT TAKE AWAY FROM OUR SCHOOL
NURSES SINCE THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE INITIAL SCREENING AND BE
EXACTLY EXAMS ARE CONDUCTED BY
MISTRESS. OR OPHTHALMOLOGIST. AT
L. A UNIFIED EVERY STUDENT
RECEIVES A VISION SCREENING IN
SPECIFIC GRADES AS REQUIRED BY
CURRENT LAW. HOWEVER, WHEN IT
COMES TO VISION EXAM, STUDENTS
ARE EITHER REFERRED TO OUTSIDE
PROVIDERS. FOR OFFICE SERVICES
WITHIN THE SCHOOL BY A VISION
PROVIDER. WHILE IT'S THE
SENATE'S ARE REQUIRED FOR
SCREENING, PARENT CONSENT IS
REQUIRED FOR AN EXAMINATION
OFFENSE, UNIFIED FUNDS ONE FULL
TIME AND TWO PART TIME
OPTOMETRIST TO PROVIDE THREE
VISION EXAMINATIONS AND GLASSES.
STUDENT AT A FEW OF OUR SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH CLINIC. VISION
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED
HIM ON YOUTH WITH OUR DISTRICT
ALSO PROVIDES FREE EYE EXAMS AND
GLASSES. THE STUDENTS THE GOAL
OF A B 23 29 IS TO PROVIDE MORE
STUDENTS ACCESS TO NO POLITICIAN
EXAMS, WHILE ALLOWING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, THEY ENTER INTO THE
MOU WITH VISION EXAMINATION
PROVIDERS AND THEN PROVIDE A
REASONABLE MONITOR. TIME TO YOUR
PARENTS THE OPTION TO OPT OUT OF
THE SCHEDULED VISION EXAMS.
WHILE THESE EXAMS PROCEDURES ARE
NONINVASIVE PARENTS WILL HAVE A
CHOICE. TWO OUTS OUT. IN
ADDITION, THIS BILL FOR MRS FOR
THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT
DESIRE TO OFFER THESE PROGRAMS
AND THUS IT IS NOT CREATED
MANDATE CHOOSE NOT TO LEVERAGE
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL.
BILL PASSES L. A UNIFIED IS
HOPEFUL TO DEVELOP A CONSENT
FORM. THERE WILL BE AN
ELECTRONIC FORMAT IN ORDER TO
ALLOW PARENTS TO EASILY ACCESS
INFORMATION REGARDING THE
AVAILABILITY AVAILABLE SERVICES.
AND TO PROVIDE THAT'S TWO
MINUTES, INCLUDING THOSE FOR
ACTING OUT. UM FOR THESE REASONS
L A UNIFIED PROCESS. RESPONSE TO
A B 23 29 URGES AND I BOTH ON
THIS IMPORTANT BILL TO INCREASE
ACCESS FOR US. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT, COMING TO ROOM
2100 FOR SUPPORT. THE NO ONE, UH
, SEEING SOMEONE. HELLO MISTER
VALENCIA. HAPPY TO BE HERE IN
PERSON, MADAM CHAIR ON VALENCIA,
REPRESENTING VSP VISION CARE.
WHICH IS HAS A POSITION THAT IS
NOT REFLECTED IN YOUR ANALYSIS
OF SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS TO BE
CLEAR. WE ARE 100% IN SUPPORT OF
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE MEASURE.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR. TO TRY AND GET AN ANSWER
, AND I KNOW SHE'S BEEN WAITING
PATIENTLY FOR AN ANSWER FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES THAT WHEN A
REIMBURSEMENT SCENARIO ARISES
INVOLVING A MEDICAL CHILD THAT
THE NEW APPROACH TO PERMISSION
FOR COMPREHENSIVE EYE
EXAMINATIONS AND DELIVERY OF
CORRECTIVE EYEWEAR IS NOT IMPEDE
. THE REIMBURSEMENT SCENARIO IS
NOT IMPEDED, PERHAPS WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE CHAIR OF THE
SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE. WE CAN
GET AN ANSWER FROM D. H. C S.
ABSENT THAT WE RECOMMENDED A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THAT'S NOT AN IMPEDIMENT.
OTHERWISE WE ARE FULLY IN
SUPPORT OF THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS
MEASURE. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE
YOU AS A TWEENER. WE HAVE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN THE ROOM WHO IS OPPOSES
SEEING NO. ONE. LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINES MODERATOR. AND OH, I
DIDN'T QUEUE UP ANYBODY IN
SUPPORT DID I LET'S MODERATOR,
LET'S GO TO THE PHONE LINES AND
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
OF A B 23 29. REALLY THANK YOU.
AND IF SO, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. AND NOBODY IN QUÊ
CURRENTLY OKAY, VERY GOOD. LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR
CONCERNS, SENATOR PAM THANK YOU
. SUMMER. CARILLO DO APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH
THIS BILL. WE DEFINITELY KIDS
NEED TO GET VISION SCREENS AND
SO FORTH. SO I DO HAVE A SERIES
OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH I DID HAVE
SO FIRST OF ALL. I PRESUME THAT
THIS IS THAT WHAT WE'RE BECAUSE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE
SAYING THAT THE PARENTS HAVE TO
OPT OUT NOW, AS YOU MENTIONED,
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T WANT A KID
NOT TO GET SCREENED BECAUSE THEY
APPEARS A PIECE OF PAPER.
SOMETIMES PIECES OF PAPER GET
LOST ON THE WAY HOME SOMETIMES.
SO THE PARENTS MAY NOT KNOW. UM
NOT EVERYONE. THIS WE'VE KNOWN
THROUGH COVID HAS GOOD BROADBAND
ACCESS, ETCETERA. SO IT'S
POSSIBLE THAT THE NOTIFICATION
NEVER GOT TO THE PARENTS THAT
THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. AND
THEN UM, UH SO, UH, SO THERE'S A
LITTLE CHALLENGE THERE. BUT UM,
YOU KNOW, WE WOULD DO WANT THE
KIDS TO GET SCREENED. SO JUST TO
BE SURE THT WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT? WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT
ACUITY EXAMS. RIGHT? SO WE'RE
NOT TALKING ABOUT, UM, EXAMPLE
PUTTING DROPS IN THEIR EYES FOR
DILATION ANY OTHER TYPE OF JUST
VISUAL ACUITY. LIKE HOW? HOW
WELL DO YOU SEE WHICH IS PRETTY
NONINVASIVE, SO I JUST WANT TO
BE SURE WE HAVE A CLEAR LINE
ABOUT WHAT ARE WE SAYING THAT
THEY CAN DO TO A CHILD WITHOUT
ACTUALLY AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT
FROM THE PARENTS? BECAUSE IN
THIS CASE THIS IS THIS IS NOT
NECESSARY. AFFIRMATIVE. THIS IS
LACK OF OBJECTION. WHICH THEY
MAY NOT HAVE BEEN AWARE OF. SO I
JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YES CORRECT. OKAY, SO JUST
VISUAL ACUITY EVALUATION. OKAY
SO THAT'S HUBBLE AND THEN THE
OTHER PART THAT I DID HAVE A
CONCERN ABOUT IS THAT. IN THE
BILL, SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
THE PROFESSIONALS DO THE EXAM
AND AGAIN APPRECIATE THAT. YOU
KNOW, WE CAN GET OTHER PEOPLE
ETCETERA TO HELP OUT BUT IT
WASN'T CLEAR ABOUT IS WHY IS IT
NECESSARY FOR THE LICENSED
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS WHO
PERFORMING THIS ACT? AMATEURS UP
THAT OPHTHALMOLOGISTS? WHOEVER'S
DOING THIS TO ACTUALLY. NEED
IMMUNITY FROM THIS PLAN OF
ACTION FOR THE LICENSING BOARD
AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY. UM.
BECAUSE I MEAN, IF THEY'RE
OPERATING THEIR SCOPE UNDER
OPERATING THE APPROPRIATE SKILL
, I'M NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULD BE
AT RISK AND WHAT'S THE RISK THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THEM
FROM? AND IF THEY'RE NOT
PERFORMING WHAT SHOULD BE IN
THEIR SCOPE, OR THEY'RE DOING
SOMETHING? THEY'RE NEGLIGENT.
ARE THEY ETCETERA? THEN WHY
SHOULDN'T THE LICENSING BOARD
ACTUALLY SANCTIONED SO ANOTHER?
IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING IS
SUPPOSED TO DO? THERE SHOULDN'T
BE ANY VERY RISK FROM THE
LICENSING BOARD. I'M NOT SURE
WHAT THE RISK IS THAT THAT THAT
THEY NEED PROTECTION FROM TO SAY
THAT THEY ARE NOT SUBJECT AT
THIS POINT ACTION FROM THE
LICENSING BOARD THAT THAT JUST
SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT, BUT
BECAUSE WE DO WANT TO BE SURE
THAT THE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE
PROVIDING THE EVALUATIONS ARE
HELD TO SOME STANDARDS AND THAT
THERE'S SOME ACCOUNTABILITY. SO
I MEAN, I GET THE PERHAPS YOU
DON'T YOU KNOW, CIVIL LIABILITY
MIGHT BE AN ISSUE. BUT I'M NOT
SURE WHY LICENSING BOARD
PROTECTION IS NECESSARY AND EVEN
CRIMINAL LIABILITY IS NOW ALSO
THAT THEY CAN'T BE SUBJECT TO
THAT AS WELL. UM, YOU KNOW, I
CERTAINLY HOPE THEY'RE NOT DOING
ANYTHING THAT'S CAN YOU EXPLAIN
THAT WHY THEY NEED? WHY WOULD
THOSE PROTECTIONS CONSIDERED
SOME NECESSARY? I'M HAVING A
HARD TIME FOLLOWING YOUR TRAIN
OF THOUGHT, DOCTOR POUNDS. SO
WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR QUESTION
ISSUE IS THAT IN IN IN YOUR
BILL, IT SAYS THAT THE HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS PROVIDING THE
EXAMS. RIGHT WOULD HAVE IMMUNITY
FROM FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
LIABILITY AND ARE NOT SUBJECT TO
DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY THE
LICENSING BOARD. SO I'M NOT SURE
WHY. THEY WOULD NEED PROTECTION
FROM DISCIPLINARY ACTION FROM
THE LICENSIN BOARD. UM. FOR
JUST DOING THIS FUNCTION BECAUSE
THAT IN ITSELF SHOULD NOT PUT
THEM AT RISK. AND IF THEY WERE
DOING SOMETHING THAT WAS
INAPPROPRIATE. THE LESSON
SUPPORT SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAY,
HEY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WHEN
THEY'RE DOING THEIR EXAMS, THEY
WEREN'T DOING IT WELL, RIGHT.
THEY WEREN'T DOING IT TO THE
STANDARD OF CARE. AND NOW YOU
HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDS WHO EITHER
UNNECESSARILY GETTING GLASSES OR
MAYBE NEEDED THEM AND THEY YOU
KNOW, IT TURNS OUT THEY WERE
SAYING THEIR EYES WERE FINED
ETCETERA, OR THEY DI SOMETHING
ELSE THAT WAS OUTSIDE THE
STANDARD OF CARE. THEN THEY
SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO LICENSING
BOARD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS WHY
THEY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE
LICENSING BOARD. IN CASE THEY
ARE DOING, YOU KNOW? HOPEFULLY I
DON'T EXPECT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
WILL PICK SOMEONE WHO WOULD DO
THAT. BUT WHAT? WHAT IS THE
PURPOSE OF ACTUALLY EXPLICITLY
SAYING THAT THEY WOULD NOT THAT
THEY WOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO
DISAPPOINT ACTION FROM THE
LICENSING BOARD. UM AND ALSO AND
, FRANKLY, EVEN THE CRIMINAL
LIABILITY BECAUSE IF THEY'RE
COMMITTING A CRIME NOW WE'RE
ACTUALLY WROTE IN LANGUAGES. AS
LONG AS THEY'RE PERFORMING THIS
FUNCTION. THEY CANNOT BE SUBJECT
TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY AS WELL.
SO I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT WHAT
THE CONCERN IS THAT LEADING TO
REQUIREMENT FOR THESE
PROTECTIONS IN CODE. THAT MAKES
SENSE. NO BUT I WILL TRY TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION REGARDING,
UH, LIABILITY WAIVERS. AND I
THINK PERHAPS THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO GET AT. YES YES, BUT
BEYOND THE CIVIL LIABILITY,
RIGHT? SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
CHANGE IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A
PARENT TO NOT HAVE TO OPT INTO
AN EXAM. TRYING TO MAKE IT IF A
SCHOOL NURSE SAYS HEY, YOUR
FIRST GRADER, YOUR SIX YEAR OLD
CAN'T READ THE ABC GRAPH WHEN A
NURSE YOU KNOW, DOES A MANDATED
STATE REQUIRED EXAMS. THAT. YOU
KNOW, THE PARENT GETS INFORMED
AND ALSO GETS INFORMATION AS TO
WHERE THEY CAN POTENTIALLY GO
AND TAKE THEIR CHILD TO ACTUALLY
GO SEE AN OPTOMETRIST. NOW THE
LIABILITY WAIVER DEALS WITH
PROVIDING OF SERVICES WITHOUT
AND OPT IN, AND IT ISN'T
INTENDED TO OFFER PROTECTIONS OF
ANY KIND OF NEGLIGENCE OR
WRONGDOING. WE DID PROVIDE ALL
THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR STAFF,
SO I HOPE THAT YOU DID GET AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO IT. WE HAVE
ALSO WORKED WITH THE CONSUMER
ATTORNEYS. OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON
CHANGES THAT WOULD FURTHER
CLARIFY THE INTENT OF THE BILL,
AND THAT LANGUAGE WILL BE ADDED
AS THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD TO
JUDICIARY, SO THE INTENT IS
ACTUALLY WHEN YOU SAY THINGS
LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING TO
GET A BUNCH OF KIDS WHO DON'T
NEED GLASSES. THAT WILL GET
GLASSES. THAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF
WHAT THIS BILL INTENDS TO DO, SO
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WHAT
YOU JUST SAID. IT'S NOT THE
INTENT OF THE BILL, AND THAT
SCENARIO IS NOT THE SCENARIO
THAT WE HOPE. RIGHT IN ANY WAY
WILL BE THE TRUTH. WHAT WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE IS THAT EVERY FIVE
YEAR OLD SIX YEAR OLD SEVEN YEAR
OLD BEFORE THEY EVEN GET TO THE
THIRD GRADE HAS ACCESS TO
ACTUALLY LEARN. READ THE BOARD
IN FRONT OF THEM. READ THE BOOK
IN FRONT OF THEM. HOW MUCH MONEY
DO WE THROW INTO AN EDUCATION
SYSTEM? EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION ALL THE WAY K THROUGH
12. BUT WHAT DOES IT MATTER IF A
CHILD CAN'T READ? THAT'S THE
PROBLEM THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
SOLVE. SO I GUESS MY
CLARIFICATION IS BECAUSE I
SUPPORT THAT INTENSITY WITH THE
PURPOSE OF THE BILL IS THAT THAT
LANGUAGE? ISN'T SHIELDING. SO
YOU KNOW YOU GET OPTOMETRISTS,
ETCETERA. I THINK THE SCHOOLS
ACTING IN GOOD FAITH TO GET
SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BE DOING WHAT
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, YOU KNOW
WHO SHOULD BE COMPETENT AND
CAPABLE AND SO FORTH, RIGHT? AND
IT TURNS OUT THAT THEY AREN'T
PERFORMING THEIR FUNCTION
CORRECTLY. RIGHT SO FOR SOME ODD
REASON, ETCETERA THAT THE THAT
THE LICENSING BOARD COULD HOLD
THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR ACTIONS
THAT THEY DID THAT AREN'T
STANDARD OF CARE. YOU KNOW IF
THEY WERE PROVIDING THESE EXAMS
THROUGH THE SCHOOL THROUGH THIS
THROUGH WHAT THE SPILLS
RECOMMENDING? I GUESS THAT'S WHY
I WANT TO BE SURE THAT THERE IS
RECOURSE AND THAT REGARDS SO
IT'S NOT SO THAT IF FOR SOME
REASON THAT SO IS IT, IT'S NOT
THE INTENT OF YOUR BILL AND I
AGREE. IF THE ATOMIC TRIST OR
THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHO'S
ACTUALLY PERFORMING THE EYE
EXAMS? IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT DOING
IT COMPETENTLY. RIGHT YOU GOT
THEM IN TO HELP YOU DO THIS?
THEY'RE NOT DOING IT COMPETENTLY
FOR SOME REASON. AND SOMEONE
FILES A COMPLAINT WITH THE
MEDICAL BOARD AND SAYS, HEY,
WAIT A MINUTE. THIS PERSON
EXAMINED ALL THESE KIDS AND MADE
WRONG DIAGNOSES, ETCETERA. THAT
THE BOARD WOULD STILL HAVE
RECOURSE TO HOLD THAT PURSE.
PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABLE FOR
ESSENTIALLY NOT PERFORMING TO
THE STANDARD OF CARE OR
REFERRING TO THE APPROPRIATE
STANDARDS. I JUST WANT TO BE
SURE WE HAVE THAT WHEN THIS THE
LANGUAGE HERE IS NOT SHIELDING
THE PROFESSIONAL AND I'M A
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. SO YOU MEAN
LIKE, YEAH, SURE, PLEASE SHIELD
HEALTH PRFESSIONALS, BUT THAT
THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IS STILL
ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROVIDING
STANDARD OF CARE. TO THE KIDS
THEY'RE SEEING THROUGH THIS
PROGRAM, SO THAT'S WHY I WAS
JUST CURIOUS ABOUT THE PART THAT
SAYS THAT THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO
DEFINITELY ACTUAL LIFE SUPPORT.
IF IT'S ONLY NARROWLY
CONSTRAINED TO IF YOU THINK
THERE'S A PROBLEM WHERE THEY
MIGHT BE CALLED TO LISTEN BOARD
SIMPLY FOR PROVIDING CARE TO A
CHILD WHO YOU DON'T HAVE
AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT. THAT'S JUST
IT'S JUST NARROWLY CONSTRAINED
TO THAT. I CAN SEE WHY YOU MIGHT
NEED THAT. BUT I JUST WANT TO BE
SURE WE'RE NOT THAT THIS
LANGUAGE ISN'T GOING TO ALSO
SHIELD THEM FROM PERCENT OF
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT ISSUES THAT
MAYBE THAT'S RELATED TO THEIR
ACTIVITIES IN PROVIDING THESE
EXAMS THAT THE LICENSING BOARD
CAN STILL IF SOMEONE HAS A
COMPLAINT OR SOMETHING RELATED
TO THE QUALITY OF THE EXAM. YOU
KNOW HOW THEY'RE INTERACTING,
ETCETERA THAT LIKE THEY WOULD
WITH ANY OTHER PATIENT ENCOUNTER
THAT THEY COULD AT THE LICENSING
BOARD WOULD STILL BE ABLE TO
RESPOND TO THAT. SO LET ME LET
ME SEE IF MAYBE I CAN BE
HELPFUL. THE QUESTION HE WAS
TRYING TO GET AT ASSEMBLY WOMAN
WAS. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT IF THE OPTOMETRIST THE
PERSON WHO IS PERFORMING THE
EXAM. IF THEY ARE NEGLIGENT,
THEN THERE'S THERE ARE
CONSEQUENCES FOR THAT. AND
SENATOR PAN. I THINK MAYBE IT
WILL BE HELPFUL. IS THAT IN THE
ANALYSIS, UM ON PAGE THREE
NUMBER 14. IT SAYS THAT THE
LIABILITY AND LICENSING BOARD
WILL TAKE ACTION IF THE PERSON
WAS GROSSLY NEGLIGENT. SO I
THINK THERE ARE SOME PROTECTIONS
THERE. BUT WE JUST JUST SPEAKING
SURE THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS,
YOU DON'T JUST GET A FREEBIE IF
YOU SCREW UP VERY GOOD. AND
SENATOR COURSE HAZY. DID YOU
WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? AND THEN
SENATOR DOLLY! THANK YOU. IT'S
NOT A QUESTIONS, COMMENT FOR THE
AUTHOR. IF EARLY AS THE
COMMITTEE WAS GETTING READY TO
START THIS MORNING, COUPLE OF US
ACTUALLY, SEVERAL OF US WERE
HAVING A VERY POSITIVE. UM
ENERGY EXCHANGE YOUR INTERACTION
HERE FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH
THESE KIND OF ISSUES AND THESE
KIND OF ISSUES NOT CAUGHT, UM,
WHEN THEY COULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT
IN THE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE
TO TRY TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION
LATER. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS. SOMETIMES WE
SEE THESE THINGS IN THE LOOK
LIKE TO ME. THINGS THAT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE YEARS AND
YEARS AGO BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THE
CONSEQUENCES ARE SOMETIMES YOU
REVERSIBLE AND SOMETIMES
GENERATIONAL, IF THE IMPACTS OF
ERROR SO AGAIN THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. I AM AN
IPOD. THANK YOU. SENATOR CORTEZ
, SENATOR DOLLY. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE
BILL, AND I THINK IT GOES TO
JUDAS AFTER THIS CORRECT BELIEVE
THOSE ITEMS WILL BE FLUSHED OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST
SORRY. SORRY SENATOR OTRA BUG
JUST WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A
CO AUTHOR WHEN THE TIME IS
ALREADY BECAUSE I WAS A VICTIM
OF THAT COULDN'T SEE FOR A VERY
LONG TIME AND NO ONE EVER CAUGHT
IT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. SOME OF THE WOMEN
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS FOR
THE ROBUST CONVERSATION. THE
INTENT OF THE BILL IS TO HELP
CHILDREN. AH! THERE IS NO INTENT
WHATSOEVER TO NOT HOLD
OPTOMETRIST OR ANYBODY THAT'S
WORKING TO ENSURE THAT CHILDREN
CAN SEE ARE NOT HELD AT THE SAME
STANDARDS THAT EVERYBODY ELSE
WOULD BE, SO WE WILL DEFINITELY
BE LOOKING INTO CLEANING UP AND
CLEARING UP THE LANGUAGE AS IT
HEADS TO JUDICIARY. BUT AS MADAM
CHAIR, YOU POINTED OUT IN THE
BILL ANALYSIS THAT CLEARLY
STATES THAT THERE ARE
CONSEQUENCES FOR GROSS
INCOMPETENCE. IN ADDITION,
THERE'S ALSO PUTS A LOT OF
BURDEN. AND RESPONSIBILITY ON
SCHOOL NURSES TO ENSURE THAT THE
INITIAL EXAMS ARE ACCURATE FOR
CHILDREN AND I KNOW IN THE
SCHOOL NURSE IS THAT WE HAVE
SPOKEN TO ARE SO DEDICATED TO
ENSURING THE HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF KIDS. AND THAT
ULTIMATELY, CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO
LEARN. THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
HAS INVESTED MILLIONS, IF NOT
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN
EDUCATION. IN THIS ONE THING.
THIS ONE SMALL THING. THAT IF A
CHILD DOESN'T HAVE THE GLASSES
TO LEARN TO READ TO SEE THE BOOK
IN FRONT OF THEM WHAT ARE WE
DOING? SO THIS IS A SMALL FIX
THAT WILL HAVE HUGE HUGE
IMPLICATIONS AND AS MORE
CHILDREN ARE LEARNING THROUGH
TABLETS THROUGH SMARTPHONES
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. THAT
PRESSURE ON THE EYES IS ALSO
VERY REAL. AND SO WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALSO
GETTING AHEAD OF IT, AND THAT
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS DOING
EVERYTHING IT CAN TO ENSURE THAT
PARENTS ALSO DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT HAVING TO OPT INTO THE
PROGRAM THAT SHOULD
AUTOMATICALLY JUST BE AVAILABLE
TO THEM. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR DOLLY
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
PILOT HIM 21 23 29. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY. LEYVA YOUR BOOK,
CORTESI. ORTEZ EI DELI DELI I
GLASER MCGUIRE MCGUIRE. I PAN
AND I BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MEMBERS HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'RE GOING
TO START WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR BECAUSE I HAVE A COUPLE
OF FOLKS THAT ARE MISSING AND
THEN WE'RE GOING TO START AT THE
TOP. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF BILLS
THAT NEED EMOTION. SO MADAM
CONSULTANT PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR CONSENT. CHAIR VOTING
ADVICE, SHARE VOTING I GLASER
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE. I CAN THANK
CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. ALRIGHT
MAYBE 16 0 TO PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. WITH. ON 16. OH,
TWO MOVED OKAY? OKAY I WOULD SAY
I ONLY HAD TROY AND LEVIN AS
ONES THAT NEEDED A MOTION, OKAY?
HIGHLIGHT HIM TO A B 16. OH TWO
CHAIR, VOTING I VICE CHAIR
VOTING I DELI. GLASER. THAT
BUILDS OUT 50 ALRIGHT, UH, A B
17 31 FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX.
PLEASE CALL THE OPPOSITE
MEMBERS. VILE ITEM SIX A B 17 31
CHAIR VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING
I DELI. SALLY I GLASER. THAT
BUILDS OUT 60. ALRIGHT FINALLY
ATE A B 17 96. WE DO NEED A
MOTION ON THIS BILL. ALTHOUGH
MOVED, PAM MOVED IT WHEN THE
TIME IS APPROPRIATE. THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAM,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
EIGHT A B 17 96. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LEVER LEVER,
VOGUE. KIKE ORTEZ E G I DELI.
DELI I GLASER MCGUIRE WHERE I
PANTS 60. ITEM NUMBER NINE A. B.
18 10 MOVED. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FOLLOWED HIM
NINE. MAYBE 18 10. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
LEAVE HER. LEAVE IT I COBURG
CORTEZ E G I DELI DELI I GLASER
MCGUIRE WHERE I PAN BILLS OUT.
60 FINAL ITEM 10 A B 18 67
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS
10 A B 18 67 THE MOTIONS DO
PASS. BUT FIRST HE REFERRED THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CHAIR. VOTING I'VE I SHARE IS
NOT VOTED KOBOKO. CHECKBOOK I
DELI. KELLY I THAT BUILDS OUT 6
TO 0. ALL RIGHT, ADAM 12 1913.
DO WE HAVE EVERYONE HERE FOR
THAT? THAT ONE'S OUT, OKAY, VERY
GOOD FOLLOWING HIM. 13 A B 2042.
IS CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS. 13
2042. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDMENT
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HUMAN SERVICES CHAIR VOTING I
VICE CHAIR HAS NOT VOTED TO SHOW
BOOK. CHAPO GUY DELI. DELI. I
THAT BUILDS OUT 60. FILE ITEM.
14 A B 2069 PLEASE CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS 14 A B 2069. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HEALTHCARE VOTING I VICE CHAIR
HAS NOT VOTED. IT'S YOUR BOOK.
SHOW BOOK I DELI DELI. I BILLS
OUT 60. WELL ADAM 1923 15 PLEASE
CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS 19,
MAYBE 23 15. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS. BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
CHAIR, PUTTING I VICE CHAIR
VOTING I DELI. VALLEY. NO.
BLAZER, MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I THANK
YOU THAT BUILDSOUT 51 RIGHT.
NEXT BILL IS FILE ITEM 22 A B 26
17 PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS FILE ITEM 22 26 17. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING. I
ADVICE YOU'RE VOTING I DELI.
KELLY I GLASER MCGUIRE MCGUIRE.
I THAT BUILDS OUT 60 ITEM 23 26
27 ONES OUT EXCELLENT. 24 26 38. FILE ITEM 24 A B 26 38. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY CHAIR.
VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING I
DELI. DELI? AYE. GLASER. OKAY
THAT BUILDS OUT 60 FILE ITEM 25
A B 26 40 PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT
MEMBERS VIOLATED 25 26 40. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. VOTING I
ADVICE CHAIR VOTING, AYE. GLASER
MCGUIRE WHERE I THAT BUILDS OUT
60 LAST BUT NOT LEAST, FILE ITEM
26 A B 28 06. FILE ITEM 26 28 06
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS, BUT
FIRST WE AGREE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
CHAIR VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING
I GLASER MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I THAT
BUILDS OUT 60. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MEMBERS BE PREPARED. THE
NEXT TWO WEEKS ARE GOING TO BE
VERY BUSY IN EDUCATION. OH, YEAH
, JUST THIS WAS JUST THE TIP OF
THE ICEBERG. THANK YOU TO ALL
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATED
TODAY IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY. IF
YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO TESTIFY
TODAY, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR
COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN
WRITING TO THE SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS
ARE IMPORTANT TO US, AND WE WANT
TO INCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY IN THE
OFFICIAL HEARING RECORDS. THANK
YOU FOR TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR
PATIENCE AND COOPERATION. WE
HAVE CONCLUDED THE AGENDA IN THE
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS
ADJOURNED. OKAY?