TO ORDER. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE
AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE THE
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 IS
POSTED ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AND I WILL ANNOUNCE IT NOW.%
TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS
877. 22681. AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS 306356. I WILL MAINTAIN
DECORUM DURING THE HEARING, AS
IS CUSTOMARY, AND ANY INDIVIDUAL
WHO IS DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED
FROM THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE
OR HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED
. WE'RE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THE STREET
BUILDING. ASK ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT IN ROOM
2100. SO THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH A
QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR HAIR
HEARING. WE HAVE 26 BILLS ON
TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM 11 A B 1939
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THREE OF US
REVIS HAS BEEN PULLED BY THE
COMMITTEE. ITEM 21 A B 24 59 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES HAS
BEEN PULLED BY THE AUTHOR. EIGHT
BILLS ARE ON CONSENT. THE BILLS
ON CONSENT ARE ITEM THREE B.
2286 ITEM FIVE A. B 17 64 ITEM
EIGHT A B 17 18. ITEM 10 A B 24
65 ITEM 15 A B 1998 ITEM 17.
MAYBE 2051. ITEM 23 A B 25 08
AND ITEM 26 A B 28 14 AND WE DO
NOT HAVE A QUORUM, SO WE'RE
GOING TO START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE
. I DO SEE THAT WE HAVE AN
AUTHOR HERE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MEDINA. PLEASE COME ON DOWN. I
THINK YOU HAVE ONE BILL ON
CONSENT, AND YOU HAVE TO OTHERS
TO PRESENT WHICH ONE? WOULD YOU
LIKE TO START WITH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER MADAM CHAIR IF I COULD
BEGIN WITH A B 2046 ABSOLUTELY.
AND THEN MADAM CHAIR, WHICH ONE
IS ON CONSENT. UM 17 64. OKAY
AND THEN I ACTUALLY HAVE THREE
BUILDS ALTOGETHER, HAVE THREE
BILLS ALTOGETHER AND ONE ON
CONSENT. THANK YOU. AND YOU'RE
GOING TO BEGIN WITH 2046 6.
PERFECT. BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY
. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. TODAY I PRESENT A B
2046. A BILL THAT IS VERY
PERSONAL TO ME. CALIFORNIA IS
THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY THAT
THESE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ARE NOT
SHARED BY ALL THE REGIONS OF THE
STATE. THIS LACK OF EQUAL
EQUALITY EQUITY BEGINS WITH
SCHOOLS. A B 2046 ADDRESSES THIS
PROBLEM BY ESTABLISHING THE
INLAND RISING FUN AT UC
RIVERSIDE AND UC MERCED. THIS
FUN AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTMENTS
WOULD EXPAND CAMPUS CAPACITY
MORE RAPIDLY TO RESPOND TO THE
CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE STATE AND
LOCAL REGIONS. SPECIFICALLY IT
ADDRESSES EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.
CLIMATE CHANGE HEALTHCARE AND
RESEARCH. THE INVESTMENT WILL
RESULT IN THE FIRST A. AND ONLY
THE SECOND RESEARCH ONE
INSTITUTION IN THE INLAND VALLEY
REGIONS. INCLUSIVELY BENEFITING
USES MOST DIVERSE STUDENT
POPULATIONS. STRATEGICALLY
ADVANCING THE STATURE OF THESE
TWO UNIVERSITIES WILL ACCELERATE
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND INLAND
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN
LABOR PROVISIONS IN THE BILL.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPED ON
CAMPUSES THROUGH THE PHONE. THIS
WILL ALSO GENERATE JOBS FOR OUR
COMMUNITY. GIVEN RECENT
ENROLLMENT ISSUES THAT OTHER UC
CAMPUSES SUCH AS UC BERKELEY AND
THE HISTORIC LACK OF EQUITABLE
INVESTMENTS ACROSS CAMPUSES, IT
IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE BEGIN TO
RECTIFY THESE PROBLEMS. THIS ONE
BILL. THIS IS BUT ONE BILL, BUT
IT REPRESENTS A BIGGER QUESTION
. HOW LONG DOES THE INLAND
EMPIRE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE THEY ARE AN
EQUAL FOOTING WITH THE REST OF
THE STATE? WHEN CAN OUR
COMMUNITIES WHO FEEL THE BLEND
OF POLLUTION, THE PANDEMIC AND
POVERTY FEEL AS THOUGH THE STATE
IS SERVING THEM? IT'S TIME WE
ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS, AND WE
INVEST IN OUR VALUES. I ACCEPTED
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS,
WHICH INCLUDE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA REGARDING THE USES
OF THE FACT HERE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT IS ALEX CORTES OF THE UC
RIVERSIDE. AND ANDREW SAUL OF
THE RIVERSIDE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
MR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALRIGHT. WE
WILL START WITH ALEX CORTEZ,
PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. UM I'M VERY MUCH IN
FUNDS. AS A FACULTY MEMBER
ACADEMIC COORDINATOR AT UC
RIVERSIDE AND ITS SHARE OF THE
ADVOCACY COMMITTEE FOR THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. I CAN SAY
THAT I'M A BENEFICIARY OF AH!
ABILITY THAT IN IN THE PROGRAM%
THAT'S IN THE SALADS, PRE FUNDS.
SUPPORT FROM DONORS WHICH LED TO
THIS, UH. SO THAT IS STATE OF
THE ART AND THE IMPACT IT HAS ON
THE STUDENTS. THE VERY TANGIBLE
SO THEIR STUDENTS THAT PROGRAM
UM, ARE ABLE TO PLACE IN THE
RESEARCH LAB MUCH SOONER, BUT
IT'S THIS IS A MATTER OF SKILL
AND THE PROPOSAL LIKE THIS WOULD
IN ESSENCE. IF THE TWO SHIN
ALLIES IT, UM CURRENTLY THE
PROGRAM THAT I'M PART OF IS
SUPPORTED BY GRANTS AND ANOTHER
MEANS, WHICH MAY NOT BE
SUSTAINABLE, BUT WE STILL SEE
THE BENEFITS OF HAVING STUDENTS
GOT TO SUCH PROGRAMS. I THINK,
STEVE. IN SORT OF THE ANALOGY OF
LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD. C
ARE HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN ABLE
TO DO A LOT WITH VERY LITTLE.
IT'S SIMILAR TO I THINK PLAYING
BASKETBALL AND FLIP FLOPS, SO I
THINK IF WE WERE ONLY GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO, UM HAVE THE
SHOES AND REALLY. BE AT THE
OTHER SISTER CAMPUSES ARE, IT
WILL HAVE GREAT BENEFITS TO THE
REGION. UM. I WANTED TO CHECK ON
TIME. I'M NOT SURE IF I'VE
EXCEEDED YOU GOT ABOUT 10
SECONDS LEFT. WELL THAT IS IT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK. EXCELLENT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR CALLING IN. WE
APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT WE HAVE
ANOTHER WITNESS, ANDREW SAUL,
BUT THEY ARE NOT ON THE LINE. SO
IF THEY DO, HE DOES COME ON THE
LINE. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND GO TO
HIM. BUT RIGHT NOW, LET'S GO TO
ANYONE HERE IN ROOM 2100, WHO
WISHES TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
SEEING NO. ONE. LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINE MODERATOR. IF YOU CAN
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT FOR A B
2046, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A
B 2046 PLEASE PRESS 10 THIS TIME
ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND WE
WILL BEGIN WITH LINE ONE. OH,
ONE YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, CALLING
HOLLY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
LINE. 102, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. STEPHANIE ESTRADA WITH
CRUZ STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FLORIDA ACTION FUND
AND SUPPORT BY 99. YOU ARE OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF 2065 10,
REPRESENTING OVER 30,000
WORKERS, THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
108. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ERIC TURNER WITH CAMILLA
PAPPAS AND ASSOCIATES ON BEHALF
OF EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
9 50, YOU ARE UP. HI MY NAME IS
FRANCESCA. AND REMEMBER OF THANK
YOU ALL FIRST OF ALL, AND I'M
THE MEMBER OF X FIVE AND THE
NEWLY FORMED STUDENTS
RESEARCHERS UNITED HERE AT UC
RIVERSIDE AND I'M CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2046 OR CAMPUS
COULD REALLY USE IT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. I'M ONE OF FIVE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. ROBERT MUSRI,
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN SUPPORT, MAYBE 2046. THANK
YOU. YOU ARE OPEN LINE ONE. OH,
SIX. MELANIE ROMERO FROM THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
RIVERSIDE, ALSO IN SUPPORT. THIS
GUY HAD 45. OKAY THANK YOU. I AM
A STAFF MEMBER AT UC RIVERSIDE
AND I AM IN SUPPORT OF SPEECH TO
06. LINE 84 YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS DR
RAMIREZ GUARDIANS. AND I AM A
STUDENT. SOMERSET AND I VOTE YES
. SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. A B
2046. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE. 33, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS JEFF THROW.
I'M THE PRESIDENT'S STAFF
FRIENDLY UC RIVERSIDE. WE
SUPPORT MORE THAN 2000 STAFF
MEMBERS. I'M ALSO C RIVERSIDE
ALUMNUS AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF
MAYBE 2046. LYING. 85 YOU ARE
OPEN. BY AN 85. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MOVING ALONG. WE'LL GO TO LINE 1
13, AND IT'S A FINAL REMINDER,
PLEASE PRESS ONE PROBLEM BY ZERO
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT FOR A B 2046 PLEASE CALL
pOH I'M A MEMBER OF BETWEEN 65
THE WORK THAT YOUTUBER SIDE AND
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A B
2046. AND WE DO HAVE ANOTHER ONE
WITH AN OPERATOR. ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE.
FLYING 112, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
TIME AND I MISS YOU, MARY. I'M
IN A LONG TIME TO DECIDE, AND I
ALSO URGE EVERYONE TO VOTE
PASSED THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE
ONE MORE QUEUING UP. AND LIGHT.
67, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH MY
NAME IS RANDALL OLSEN. I AM THE
PRESIDENT OF THE U. C. RIVERSIDE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND AS OUR
BOARD MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE
EXHAUSTED THE QUÊ. VERY GOOD.
AND I BEFORE WE GET TO YOU, SIR,
AND BEFORE WE GET TO OUR LEAD
WITNESS WHO JUST CAME ON, LET'S
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. QUORUM.
MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL LEVER HERE. LEAVE IT HERE
AT SHOWBOAT, CORTEZ E. DELI DELI
HERE. GLASER GLASER HERE AT
MCGUIRE, PAN PAN HERE. THANK YOU%
TO OUR MEMBERS FOR BEING HERE SO
WE COULD ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
OKAY THIRD, PLEASE GO AHEAD. I'M
SORRY I MISSED YOU EARLIER. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MIKE WEST ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND MR ANDREW SAUL, I
THINK YOU WERE ON THE LINE. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES AS THE LEAD
WITNESS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND GOOD MORNING AND AS WELL AS
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
YES. MY NAME IS ANDREW SAUL I'M
THE GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS MANAGER
FOR THE GREATER RIVERSIDE
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. WE'RE
REALLY HAPPY AND PROUD TO STAND
IN SUPPORT OF A B 2046. I WANTED
TO NOTE THREE YEARS AGO,
GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
ESTABLISHED THE REGION'S RISE
TOGETHER INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS
REALLY TASKED WITH ADDRESSING
DISPARITIES BETWEEN THE STATE'S
COASTAL AND INLAND REGIONS. ON
THIS BILL PUTS THAT VISION TO
WORK BY MAKING INVESTMENTS AT UC
RIVERSIDE AND UC MERCED THAT
WILL ADJUST MANY ONGOING
DISPARITIES EXPERIENCE IN OUR
REGIONS HERE. CLUED IN THOSE IN
HEALTHCARE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND CLIMATE CHANGE. WE KNOW THAT
GREATER ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL
INVESTMENTS LEAD TO A HIGHER
STANDARD OF LIVING BETTER
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND
IMPROVED ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY
JOBS TO THIS EFFECTS. MORE THAN
A DECADE AGO, THE LEGISLATURE
INVESTED IN ESTABLISHING A
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT UCR. TO
MEET GROWING DEMAND FOR HEALTH
CARE SERVICES IN OUR REGION.
WHILE THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN
AMAZING AND NOW TRAINED HUNDREDS
OF FUTURE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS
ANNUALLY, THERE'S STILL MORE
WORK TO BE DONE. AS YOU SEE ARE
THE ONLY CAMPUS SYSTEM WIDE.
WITHOUT A MEDICAL WITH THE
MEDICAL SCHOOL BUT WITHOUT A
TEACHING HOSPITAL TO ACCOMPANY
IT. THIS BILL PROVIDES FOR THE
ALL IMPORTANT FINAL PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE, IF YOU WILL THAT
COMPLETES DECISION FROM THE
MEDICAL EDUCATION THAT YOU SEE
ARE THESE PROFESSIONALS AS YOU
KNOW, WE'LL GO BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY LOCALLY HERE IN THE
INLAND EMPIRE. WHICH HAS
HISTORICALLY RANGE NEAR THE
BOTTOM STATEWIDE IN TERMS OF
FUNDING FOR RESOURCES AND
HEALTHCARE. SEPARATELY AS YOU
WELL KNOW, THE INLAND EMPIRE
ALSO EXPERIENCED SOME OF THE
MOST CHALLENGING AND WORSE AIR
QUALITY CONDITIONS IN THE
NATION. UM 80 2046 MAKES SERIOUS
THE STATE'S DESIRE TO REDUCE
CARBON EMISSIONS. WITH THEIR NEW
CLIMATE RELATED RESEARCH
FACILITIES, AND THIS WILL BUILD
ON ASSETS SUCH AS CARBS. NEW
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS
HERE IN RIVERSIDE AND SHOWCASE
THAT THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH. JUST
ONE FINAL NOTE. WE DID SEE LAST
YEAR HOW THE STATE INVESTED $450
MILLION TO MAKE HUMBOLDT STATE
UNIVERSITY, NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTION. UM REPORTS DO SHOW
THAT THIS WILL HAVE A MAJOR
IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY AND THE
NORTH COAST. AND WE DO BELIEVE
THAT NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE
COMPARABLE INVESTMENTS THAT YOU
SEE ARE AND U. C. MERCED.
TRANSFORMER ECONOMY AS WELL AS
TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE. GREAT
THANK YOU. YOU'RE OVER YOUR TIME
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY
WE WILL. WE HAVE NO LEAD,
OPPOSITION LISTED, SO WE'LL COME
HERE TO 2100. HAS ANYONE WISH TO
OPPOSE THE BILL HERE IN THE ROOM
SEEING NO ONE. MR. MODERATOR CAN
YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 2046 ON THE
PHONE LINES?
OH SORRY, MADAM CHAIR. I WAS
MUTED IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 2046 PLEASE PRESS 1010.
HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF US, MR
MODERATOR. SORRY, TALKING TO
MYSELF AGAIN. PLEASE PRESS A 10
FOR A B 2046 IF YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION AND WE ARE GETTING
NOBODY QUEUING UP AT THIS TIME.
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
GO AHEAD AND BRING IT BACK HERE
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. COMMENTS CONCERNS,
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BILL WOULD LIKE
TO POINT OUT. I THINK U C. DAVIS
IS ALSO INLAND, BUT IN MY AREA
BUT CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND WHY THE
TWO CAMPUSES OF PARTICULAR FOCUS
OF THAT BUT CERTAINLY SUPPORTED
THE BILL AND WOULD MOVE IT AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME. GREAT
THANK YOU, SENATOR. PANTSING NO
OTHER QUESTIONS. SOME OF THE
MEMBER WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR. ALRIGHT
THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY
SENATOR PAN. MADAM ASSISTANT.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
SEVEN. A B 2046. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMEND AND RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LEVER LEVER. I SHOW BOOK CORTEZ
E. DELHI BELLY I GLASER. MCGUIRE
PAN, AND I BELIEVE THAT ON CALL
ALRIGHT. WHICH BILL? WOULD YOU
LIKE TO GO TO NEXT?
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WITH A B 18 56
YOU GOT IT. PLEASE PROCEED WHEN
YOU'RE READY, BUT THANK YOU
AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS.
I REPRESENT A B 18 56 BILL,
WHICH WILL INCREASE THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS%
THAT A PART TIME CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBER
MAY TEACH AT ANYONE COLLEGE
DISTRICT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES RELY HEAVILY ON PART
TIME FACULTY TO PROVIDE
INSTRUCTION AND SUPPORT THE 1.8
MILLION STUDENTS THEY SERVE.
PART TIME TEACHERS. PROFESSORS
COMPROMISE 7% 70% OF COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FACULTY AND TEACH
APPROXIMATELY 50% OF CLASSES
ACROSS THE SYSTEM. EXISTING LAW
, KNOWN AS THE 67% LAW LIMITS
THE TEACHING LOAD OF PART TIME
TEMPORARY FACULTY TO 60 TO 67%
OF THE HOURS THAT CONSTITUTE OF
FULL TIME FACULTY ASSIGNMENT.
UNDER THIS THRESHOLD, ANY PART
TIME FACULTY MEMBERS MUST
TEACHING MULTIPLE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS TO PIECE
TOGETHER A FULL TIME SCHEDULE,
LIMITING THEIR ABILITY TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE CAMPUS
COMMUNITY. AND BE A RESOURCE TO
STUDENTS. A B 18 56 WOULD CHANGE
THE PERCENTAGE OF OURS THAT ARE
PART TIME TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE MAY
TEACH TO UP TO 85% OF THE HOURS
PER WEEK THAT A FULL TIME
EMPLOYEE HAS A B 18 56 WOULD
ALSO CHANGE THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE FULL TIME EQUIVALENT LOAD TO
THE RANGE OF 80 TO 85% FOR ANY
NEW ASSIGNMENT OR UPON
EXPIRATION OF NEGOTIATED
AGREEMENT IN EFFECT. ON JANUARY
1ST 2023. WITH ME TODAY AND
SUPPORT AND FOR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS IS MICHAEL YOUNG ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND WENDY
BROUGH ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION. THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME MR
YOUNG. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MICHAEL
YOUNG WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, ONE OF
THE SPONSORS ORCO SPONSORS OF A
B 18 56 AS THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
STATED, THE GOAL OF THIS BILL IS
TO ALLOW PART TIME FACULTY TO
HAVE INCREASED WORK LOADS OF UP
TO 85% RIGHT NOW, A NUMBER OF
OUR PART TIME FACULTY OR WILL BE
CALLED FREEWAY FLYERS. THEY HAVE
TO PIECE TOGETHER A FULL TIME,
THOUGH. BY WORKING DIFFERENT
PIECES OF THEIR WORKLOAD AT
DIFFERENT DISTRICTS BECAUSE THE
WORKLOAD CAMPUS SOLO IS THAT 65%
BY RAISING THAT CAP WILL ALLOW
THOSE FREEWAY FLYERS TO GIVE
MORE HOURS IN ONE PLACE. THEY
WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE SPEND LESS
TIME ON THE FREEWAY AND MORE
TIME IN THE CLASSROOM. HELPING
OUR STUDENTS REMARK PERSPECTIVE.
THIS IS A GOOD DEAL OF SOUND
BILL THAT'S GOING TO HELP OUR
PART TIME FACULTY IMMENSELY AND
HELP THE STUDENTS IMMENSELY. AND
WE URGENTLY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND I THINK WAS
IT WINDY? BRILL? WENDY, PLEASE
PROCEED. IT IS, BUT ACTUALLY
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN, SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF WENDY, YOU HAD A
FAMILY EMERGENCY. STEPHANIE I
HAD YOU LISTED, ACTUALLY. SO I
GOT A LITTLE CONFUSED. BUT YOU
KNOW, WE ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES
HERE IN THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD MORNING.
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF WENDY
BROUGH WYNKOOP IS THE PRESIDENT
OF THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF
THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND TEACHES PHOTOGRAPHY
AT THE COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS.
WE'RE ASKING FOR THE PASSAGE OF
HB 18 56, WHICH WOULD INCREASE
THE PERCENTAGE OF HOURS PART
TIME FACULTY MAY TEACH UP TO 85%
OF THE HOURS OF A FULL TIME
EMPLOYEE WITH COMPARABLE DUTIES.
CURRENT LAW LIMITS A PART TIME
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY MEMBER
TO TEACHING 67% OR LESS OF OURS,
CONSIDERED A FULL TIME
ASSIGNMENT. A FULL TIME TEACHING
LOAD IS DEFINED AS THE NUMBER OF
IN CLASS HOURS THAT IT CUT
CONTRACTOR FULL TIME FACULTY
MEMBER MUST FULFILL TO EARN FULL
SALARY. BENEFITS AS WELL AS
TENURE. UNDER THE PRESENT 6%
THRESHOLD, MANY PART TIME
FACULTY MEMBERS MUST TEACH IN
MULTIPLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS TO PIECE TOGETHER A
FULL TIME SCHEDULE. THIS LIMITS
THEIR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN
CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND TO BE A
RESOURCE FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW PART 10
FACULTIES. THE DATA TO KEEP MORE
TIME TO TEACHING AT A SINGLE
CLASSROOM. CAMPUS AND LESS TIME
TO COMMUTING BETWEEN CAMPUSES.
18 56 WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SPEND
MORE TIME ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS
RATHER THAN RUNNING DOOR TO DOOR
AND INDIGENOUS DISTRICT IN RURAL
DISTRICTS WHERE IT IS DIFFICULT
TO GET ENOUGH FACULTY. THIS
WOULD ALLOW COLLEGES TO OFFER
MORE CLASSES SECTIONS TO A
SINGLE PART TIME FACULTY. IN
ADDITION TO INCREASING STUDENT
SUCCESS, PART TIME FACULTY WILL
HAVE MORE TIME TO SERVE ON
SHARED GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES
RANGING FROM THE ACADEMIC SENATE
BUDGET CURRICULUM AND
ACCREDITATION COMMITTEES.
PARTICIPATION GIVES PART TIMERS
MORE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH
THEIR CAMPUS BY CONTRIBUTING TO
THE EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND
THE ACADEMIC INTEGRITY OF OUR
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND COURSES.
WE URGE YOU TO VOTE ITEMS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. ALRIGHT
ANYONE HERE IN 2100, WHO WISHES
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT SEEING NO
ONE. MR MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 18 56,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 18
56, PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED
BY 01 FALL BY ZERO. ONE MOMENT
WE GOT SOME QUEUING OUT, PLEASE.
ALRIGHT, THERE WE GO. OUR FIRST
ONE WILL BE LYING. 47, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS JASON MAYFIELD
AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
FACULTY AND THE COUNTRY CUSTOM
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT,
REPRESENTING ROUGHLY 1516 100
FACULTY. UM I HEARD YOUR SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL WITH MANY FOLKS. WE
HAVE MANY FULL TIME FACULTY AND
MANY, MANY, MANY PART TIME
FACULTY WHO WOULD REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BILL'S PASSAGE.
MERGER. I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. BY 1 40. YOU ARE OPEN. HI
MY NAME IS GEORGE ASHFORD. I GO
TO SCHOOL IN L. A COUNTY. I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF
THE EDUCATION EQUITY GROUP LED
BY STUDENTS GENERATION UP. YOU
KNOW, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO
HEAR A LOT FROM PART TIME PACKED
TODAY. YOU NEXT CALLER, PLEASE.
WE'RE JUST TAKING NAME. THANK
YOU. AS MADAME CHAIR SAID,
PLEASE JUST NAME AND
ORGANIZATION LENGTH. 58. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. LEARNED IN THAT
DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT SOUTHWESTERN
COLLEGE, AND THEY SUPPORT THIS
STUFF. THANK YOU. PLAYING 36,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. PEARSON LAWLESS
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE. I'M IN
SUPPORT. BUYING 1 38 YOU ARE
OPEN. HI MY NAME IS KATE ROD. I
AM WITH POSITION OF SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BY
94. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO WENDY
BOROUGH WINE COOP, PRESIDENT OF
FACT AND FACULTY MEMBER APOLOGY
, CANYONS AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL GIVE A
FINAL REMINDER IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 18 56, PLEASE
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESS
1011 30, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ALRIGHT MY NAME IS JASON NEWMAN
PRESIDENT BILL WAS MOST RIOS
COLLEGE FEDERATION OF FUTURES
AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 9 78,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
ALBERT. NEIGHBORS SAID, UM, THE
A SECRETARY MEMBER IN THE ESTÁ
AT AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE. ALSO
SERVICES THE TEXT, THE FACULTY
PRESIDENT THERE YOUR NAME
PRESIDENT DEREK. I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 1 34, YOU ARE UP.
JENNIFER BROWN CONSTRUCTOR AT
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE
SUPPORT. AND NEXT IS LYING. 93,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES AND I'M
TALKING FACULTY IN AMERICAN
RIVER AND I SUPPORT THIS. WE
HAVE ONE MORE WITH AN OPERATOR.
BY 1 45. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
THIS IS KWON SOUTHWESTERN
COLLEGE. I WAS THE SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. WAS A FORMER, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM CHAIR.
THERE ARE NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS.
QUÊ TO THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR.
ALRIGHT WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION LISTED. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM? WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE.
MR MODERATOR BACK TO YOU PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 18 56. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO A
B 18 56 PLEASE PRESS 101,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO OH, WE HAVE NO
PARTICIPANTS QUEUING UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. SENATOR DOLLY THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD AND MOVE IT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. SENATOR GLASER,
PLEASE PROCEED. THANK YOU. CHAIR
AND YOU KNOW THAT WE'VE THOSE OF
US WHO HAVE SERVED ON THIS
COMMITTEE AND WORKED IN THIS
FIELD NOW THE ANGST OF PART TIME
FACULTY AND THE CHALLENGES THAT
THEY FACE. I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY GOOD BILL. I'M GLAD IT'S
MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ALRIGHT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ENCLOSING STRONGLY AGREE SENATOR
GLASER AS A FORMER PART TIME
FACULTY OF HISTORY AT RIVERSIDE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE COLLEGE OF THE
DESERT AND SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY
COLLEGE. I KNOW HOW TOUGH IT IS
TO BE A PART TIME FACULTY
MEMBERS OF RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ALRIGHT THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR DOLLY! MADAM
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM SIX A B 18 56. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LEVER LEVER. I
HOPE POPE CORTEZ E VALLEY GLASER
GLASER I MCGUIRE PAN. VERY GOOD
. WE'LL LEAVE THAT BILL OPEN FOR
OUR ON CALL FOR OUR ABSENT
MEMBERS. ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE ONE
MORE BILL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S A B
17 12. PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY LAST BILL A B 17
12, WHICH ALLIANCE STATE LAW
WITH FEDERAL LAW REGARDING
ONLINE SURVEYS OF COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY CAMPUS SAFETY.
REPORTS OF RACIALLY TARGETED
VIOLENCE AGAINST ÁP, AYE, MUSLIM
BLACK AND OTHER STUDENTS OF
COLOR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES HAVE
RISEN ALMOST 57% OVER THE LAST
DECADE. THE 2022 FEDERAL
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
AUTHORIZATION ACT REQUIRES THAT
THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CREATE A CAMPUS SAFETY SURVEY
AND REQUIRES POST SECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THAT
RECEIVED FEDERAL FUNDING TO
CONDUCT A SURVEY AND PUBLISH THE
RESULTS TO CONGRESS EVERY TWO
YEARS. A B 17 12 REQUIRES THAT
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND REQUEST THE C TO
DEVELOP AND SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND
CAMPUSES TO ELIMINATE. ON CAMPUS
CLIMATE TO THE U. S SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
FEDERAL ONLINE SURVEY ON
STUDENTS SAFETY. MOREOVER A B 17
12 REQUIRES CALIFORNIA SEGMENTS
TO SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE
PUBLISHED CAMPUS LEVEL RESULTS
TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION EVERY
EVERY TWO YEARS IN FOREIGN STATE
LEVEL RESPONSES TO THE CAMPUS
HATE CRIMES. COLLEAGUES FOR THE
REASON FOR THESE REASONS, A B 17
12 AS MUCH NEEDED STEP. TO
ELIMINATE FOR CAMPUS CLIMATE
OVERSIGHT. A B 17 12 ALSO
PROMOTES AWARENESS AND HELPS
DEVELOP SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR
TARGETED STUDENTS ACROSS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITH ME TO
TESTIFY VIA TELEPHONE. IS
KIMBERLY WOO, DIRECTOR OF
COLLEGIATE A GENERATION UP GREAT
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY PASS THE
GAVEL OVER TO SENATOR GLASER. AS
I HAVE A COUPLE OF BILLS TO
PRESENT. DOES THAT CONFLICT WITH
YOUR SCHEDULE? OKAY VERY GOOD,
SO WE WILL START WITH OUR FIRST
A LEAD WITNESS OR ONLY LEAD
WITNESS. KIMBERLY WOO. KIMBERLY
PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. VERY MANY CHOICES. I
WANNA HEAR LIAM. YES, WE CAN
HEAR YOU. OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
KIMBERLY WILL MEAN UNDERGRAD AT
JR EAST LOOSELY, AND I STILL
HAVE THE DOCTOR JENNIFER.
COLLEGIATE GENERATION UP IS THE
YOUTH EDUCATION. OBVIOUSLY,
ORGANIZATION BEFORE THAT. AS
APARTMENTS BOOKAL UP AND COACHES
YOUR SUPPORT OF ASSUMPTION. 12
BY SOME OF THE MEDINA, WHICH
REQUIRE AND ENCOURAGED
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
SYSTEMS TO EACH GENERAL REPORT,
PUTTING CAMPUS SAFETY WE HAVE.
JENNIFER WANTS STATEMENT
WELCOMED AN EDUCATION WITHOUT
THE TRAUMA OF HARASSMENT
INFORMATION AS AN ASIAN AMERICAN
INDIVIDUAL LIKE A HEAVY
EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
BROGAN'S WHEN HEARING ABOUT 239%
INCREASE OF OVER 9000 HATE
CRIMES AGAINST API COMMUNITY THE
SITUATION ORGANIZATIONS PANDEMIC
THIS DISCRIMINATION CHINA PEOPLE
COLOR LIKE ME FROM EVERYDAY
HOPEFUL. ACTIVATE SPEECH TO
VIOLENT HATE CRIMES WHICH
FASTERS INTO OPPOSED TO RACIALLY
TARGET VIOLENCE. AGAINST ASIANS
UNDER MUSLIM BLOCK AND STUDENTS
OF COLOR AND CALLED HIM THERE
WASN'T BY ALMOST 57% OF THE LAST
DOCUMENT, JUST BUILD ALSO
PRIORITIZES CONSULTATION,
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND TRAUMA
EXPERTS. SERVICE TO FOCUS ON THE
COMMUNITIES. WE MUST UPLIFT
STUDENT VOICES WHEN DISCUSSING.
I WANT EXPERIENCES AS WE BEST
KNOW HOW WE AND OUR PEERS HAVE
FELT IN TIMES OF CRISIS. WE KNOW
ALL TOO WELL, THE OVERWHELMING
STRESS ACCUSING BETWEEN OUR
LIVES AND OUR ACADEMICS. SOME OF
OUR TEACHERS FAILED TO
ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS DURING
PANDEMIC. WE KNOW ALL TOO WELL
THE PAIN OF THE RACE. BUT IT
RACISM ENABLES TOWERING
STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS. WE
KNOW ALL TOO WELL THE STRUCTURAL
VIOLENCE INSTANCE THAT FOSTERS
DISTRESSING VIOLENCE. APPROACH
REQUIRES CONFIDENTIAL TRAUMA
INFORMED. THROUGH THE STATE OF
FROM THESE REPORTS, SOMETHING
TROUBLED BY HIMSELF INFORMATION
TO TRULY UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS
THE CRAMPS. THE COURT CULTURE,
WALKING HIM BACK IDENTITY BASED
DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE IS
CAMPUS. CAREFUL JOB PROCESS
INCLUDED YOUR SUPPORT. DECEPTION
12-1 SHOW US STUDENTS LEARNING
THE STATION BY ERNMENT FROM
HARASSMENT AND STILL NATION.
COWARD. WELCOME BY THE
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MISS WU. I WILL GO TO OTHERS
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM. ANYONE PLEASE COME
FORWARD. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR CAN
YOU ASK THOSE WHO WISH TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF 17? 12?
2, PLEASE SO INDICATE AND WE'RE
JUST TAKING NAME AND AFFILIATION
NOW. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 17 12,
PLEASE PRESS 15 BY ZERO AT THIS
TIME WHEN FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND
ONE MOMENT WE HAVE LINE 1 40,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIND 1 40, YOU
ARE OPEN. YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN'T
GO AHEAD. OKAY GREAT. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS GEORGE ASHFORD AGAIN.
I GO TO SCHOOL IN L. A COUNTY
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A B 17 12.
THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT PLEASE. AND
1 54, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS MAGGIE WHITE,
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
A B 17 12. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MAGGIE. WHITE TO HEAR
FROM YOU NEXT, PLEASE. THANK
YOU, LION 78 YEAR OLD SON. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS ALREADY
ITALY. MANY PERCENT. I AM THE
ASIAN WAS BIG AMERICAN LABOR
ALLIANCE PRESIDENT, SACRAMENTAL
CHAPTER PRESIDENT. I'M CALLING
IN IN STRONG SUPPORT FOR 80 12
17 12. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. NEXT CALLER. 1 50 EUR OPEN.
HI MY NAME IS CASEY CHANG. I'M
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
AND AFFILIATED WITH GENERATION
UP AND I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. AT THE
FINAL REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS 10
IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OF A B 17
12 LINE, 1 38, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI AGAIN. MY NAME PROJECT. I'M
SUPPORT OF FISCAL. THANK YOU. BY
93. PLEASE GO AHEAD. BY 93. YOU
ARE OPEN. 93 1 MORE SHOT. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO TESTIFY? I WILL MOVE
ON JULY 92. HI. MY NAME IS
JOHNSON PRASAD V P, A
LEGISLATIVE STAGE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES WERE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. YEAH MR. CHAIR
THERE'S ONE MORE WITH AN
OPERATOR. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. 91
41, PLEASE GO AHEAD. OH DEAR.
WELL STEPHEN, FROM GENERATION OF
AND SUPPORT OF 17 12. THERE ARE
NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP
THIS TIME. OKAY? THANK YOU. FOR
THOSE WHO TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT
WILL GO TO THOSE IN OPPOSITION
NOW IS I DON'T HAVE ANY LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS ANYONE HERE
IN THE HEARING ROOM, WHICH
SPEAKING OPPOSITION? SEEN AND
WILL GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
MODERATOR CAN YOU CUE UP ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 17 12? THANKS
SO MUCH AGAIN IF YOU ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 17 12 BUT HAD
10 AT THIS TIME, 10. AND NO
PARTICIPANTS ARE CLOSE. THE
PUBLIC ARE PORTION OF THE
HEARING. BRING THE MATTER BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE LOOKING TO MY
COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE DAY AS IF
THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. I DON'T SEE ANY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MEDINA. I KNOW
THIS BILL ENJOYS THE SUPPORT OF
THE CHAIR AND MANY HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
IBOOK AND SELLING THEM. IS THIS
YOUR LAST BILL BEFORE THIS
ESTEEMED SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE? I BELIEVE IT IS TO
MAKE ANOTHER SPEECH. AND THANKS
TO YOU, AND ALL THE WONDERFUL
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP YOU
PROVIDED OVER THE YEARS. ARE YOU
FEELING OLD OR ACCOMPLISHED?
FEELING ACCOMPLISHED. GOOD.
THAT'S THE RIGHT ANSWER. OKAY SO
WE'LL WAIT FOR THE COMMITTEE TO
GET A MOTION. IS THAT RIGHT
STAFF? I CAN'T MAKE THE MOTION.
I CAN'T. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO
PUT THAT ON HOLD. THANK YOU,
SIR. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
GLASER. BEEN AN HONOR TO WORK
WITH YOU. YES, THANK YOU, SIR.
OKAY WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A
RECESS. JUST KIDDING. I SEE
ASSEMBLYMEMBE'S IRWIN IS HERE
AND WILL INVITE HER UP TO
ADDRESS THIS ESTEEMED COMMITTEE.
OKAY? GOT TO KEEP EVERYONE
LIGHT. AND ENGAGED. YOU GOT TO
PAY ATTENTION. OKAY SO WE HAVE
THE WE HAVE ONE BILL OF YOURS OR
A COUPLE OF BILLS OF YOURS.
SECOND PILL IS ON CONSENT.
AREN'T YOU LUCKY? LET'S
FANTASTIC. MAYBE YOU'RE LUCKY TO
PROBABLY TRUE. OKAY, SO WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE ITEM NUMBER TWO. A
B 17? OH, FIVE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE AND YOU
CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SENATOR
GLACIER, ABC, 705 HAS USHERED IN
A NEW ERA OF SUCCESS. TWO AND
COMPLETION OF ENTRY LEVEL
ENGLISH AND MATH COURSES AT
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS MORE
STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING
TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES. THE
INCREASES IN THROUGHPUT ARE
PRESENT ACROSS DIFFERENT STUDENT
POPULATIONS, WHETHER BROKEN DOWN
BY RACE, AGE OR DISABILITY
STATUS. THESE CHANGES SAFE
STUDENTS, TIME AND MONEY, WHICH
IS CRITICAL FOR DECREE DEGREE
COMPLETION, AS WELL AS RE
ENGAGING STUDENTS AFTER LONG
DECLINES IN ENROLLMENT. I WANT
TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE
THOSE EXTREMELY PROMISING
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE
TIRELESS WORK OF COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FACULTY COUNSELORS,
ADMINISTRATORS. AND SUPPORT
STAFF ACROSS THE STATE, AS WELL
AS CHANCELLOR OAKLEY, WHO
DESERVES RECOGNITION FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP. UM SO WHY IS FOLLOW
UP LEGISLATION NEEDED. THIS BILL
MAKES SEVERAL IMPORTANT
CLARIFICATIONS TO ABC, 705 1ST
AND FOREMOST IN THE UNIVERSE OF
WHO THE TRANSFER LEVEL
REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO A B 17 OH,
FIVE EXPLICITLY EXEMPTS PROGRAMS
THAT DO NOT HAVE MATH OR ENGLISH
REQUIREMENTS AS A B 705 WAS
NEVER INTENDED TO CREATE NEW
REQUIREMENTS WERE NONE EXISTED.
IT EXEMPTS STUDENTS IN ADULT
EDUCATION CLASSES. HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN DOLA ENROLLMENT
PROGRAM STUDENTS IN TECHNICAL
CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE PROGRAMS,
WHERE THERE ARE SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS THAT CANNOT BE MET
BY AN APPROPRIATE TRANSFER LEVEL
CLASS. THESE CHANGES ARE
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY MAKE VERY
CLEAR DESPITE CLAIMS TO THE
CONTRARY THAT COLLEGES ARE STILL
ALLOWED TO OFFER PRE TRANSFER
LEVEL COURSEWORK WHERE
APPROPRIATE. INCLUDING LIFELONG
LEARNING AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE COURSE, THERE IS
ABSOLUTELY A ROLE FOR COLLEGE
LEVEL COURSES, BUT THEY NEED TO
BE RELEVANT. TO A STUDENT'S
GOAL. WE OWE IT TO OUR STUDENTS
TO HELP THEM CHOOSE THE BEST
CHOICE FOR THEIR INTENDED GOAL,
NOT INSISTS ON PRESENTING THEM
ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS AS EQUALLY
LIKELY TO HELP THEM SUCCEED.
RECENT AMENDMENTS MAKE THESE
EXEMPTIONS EVEN MORE EXPLICIT
AND WHERE THE RESULT OF
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
INSTRUCTORS FOCUSED ON ADULT
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES. WHILE I HAVE
NOT ACCEPTED ALL THE SUGGESTED
AMENDMENTS FROM THE OPPOSITION,
MY STAFF HAS HELD NUMEROUS
MEETINGS WITH FACULTY MEMBERS
AND WORKED WITH THE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE TO INCORPORATE CHANGES
THAT ADDRESS LEGITIMATE ISSUES
WITHOUT CREATING A NEW LOOPHOLE.
THIS BILL ENJOYS A LARGE
COALITION OF SUPPORT FROM
STUDENT LEADERS, SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC JUSTICE ADVOCATES. THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHIEF
INSTRUCTS STRUCTURAL OFFICERS
SEVERAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
INCLUDING CITY COLLEGES OF
PASADENA, SANTA BARBARA,
BAKERSFIELD AND COMPTON.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND COMPTON
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND
WITH ME TODAY TO SPEAK AND
SUPPORT OUR DR AISHA LOW, VICE
CHANCELLOR FOR EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES AND SUPPORT AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE AND ANGELIKA COMPOST, THE
PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT SENATE
FOR THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, AND SO WE'LL
GO TO YOUR LEAD. WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. DR AISHA LOW, ARE YOU
HERE IN THE ROOM? WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE. AND YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIRMAN GLASER,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE DR
AISHA, LOW VICE CHANCELLOR OF
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND
SUPPORT. FOR THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF A B 17
OH, FIVE. WE SERVE MORE THAN 1.8
MILLION STUDENTS IN THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYSTEM ALL COME TO US WITH
VARIOUS GOALS. BUT WE KNOW FOR
SURE WHAT RESEARCH IS CLEARLY
DEMONSTRATED IS THAT THEIR
pAND IN PARTICULAR THEIR INITIAL
PLACEMENT INTO THE GATEWAY
COURSES. THOSE MATH AND ENGLISH
COURSES IS A SENSUAL TO THEIR
ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND WHETHER OR
NOT THEY EVER ACHIEVE THEIR
GOALS. PRIOR TO A B 705. THE
VAST MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE
PLACED INTO REMEDIAL COURSES,
AND VERY FEW WERE SUCCESSFUL.
ATTRITION WAS HIGH, PARTICULARLY
FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN AND LATIN
STUDENTS. AND FEW EVER MADE IT
THROUGH THOSE COURTS SEQUENCES
TO GET TO TRANSFER LEVEL COURSES
OR TO COMPLETE OR MEET THEIR
GOALS. MAYBE 17. OH, FIVE, HAVE
REFORMED THOSE PRACTICES AND IS
PROVING TO BE ONE OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
OF OUR TIME. THIS REFORM HAS
DISMANTLED STRUCTURAL BARRIERS
THAT PREVIOUSLY PREVENTED
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
STUDENTS FROM EVER REACHING
THEIR ACADEMIC GOALS. THAT
TRADITIONAL SYSTEM THAT 87 05
AND NOW ALSO A B 17. OH, FIVE,
IS REPLACING IS A SYSTEM WHERE
STUDENTS HAD NO CHOICES, AND THE
CHOICES THAT WERE MADE FOR THEM
WERE COUNTER PRODUCTIVE TO THEIR
SUCCESS AND THE SUCCESS OF OUR
COLLEGES. DESPITE ALL THE
PROGRESS THAT HAS MADE BEEN MADE
UNDER A B 75 AND SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. THERE
REMAINS UNEVEN IMPLEMENTATION
AND EQUITY GAPS PERSIST. HENCE
THE NEED FOR A B 17. OH, FIVE.
ONE THING THAT MUST BE MADE
ABSOLUTELY CLEAR. AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IRWIN SAID. A B
17 OH, FIVE DOES NOT REQUIRE
COLLEGES TO ELIMINATE REMEDIAL
OR PRE TRANSFER LEVEL COURSES.
THE BILL PROVIDES THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM WITH
THE FLEXIBILITY ABILITY NEEDED.
FOR APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION,
ADULT EDUCATION STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES AND ENROLLMENT
STUDENTS. WHAT IT REQUIRES IS
THAT OUR COLLEGES VALIDATE THEIR
PRACTICES AND WE ARE IN FULL
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. DOCTOR LOWE WILL NEXT
INVITE UP, ANGELIKA CAMPOS, UH,
PRESIDENT OF STUDENT CENTER FOR
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ON THE
PHONE LINES AND THE PHONE ON THE
PHONE LINES. OKAY MODERATOR, IF
YOU WOULD INVITE MISS CAMPOS TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONY NOW. SHE HAS
TWO MINUTES. GO AHEAD. ALL
RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. I'M
ANGELICA COMPASS AND SAN
FRANCISCO AND PRESIDENT OF THE
STUDENT SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. MHM. SO
AGAIN. GOOD MORNING. I AM A
PROUD LESSON EXT. DISABLED AND
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AS
WELL AS PRESIDENT OF AN
ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS THE
OVER 1.8 MILLION STUDENTS. BIG
WIFE I BEGAN MY HIGHER EDUCATION
JOURNEY ACTUALLY CALLED THE SAN
FRANCISCO BACK IN 2016,
EXPECTING THE TRANSFER. AFTER
TWO YEARS, I TOOK MY PLACEMENT
TEST AND WAS PLACED INTO PRE
ALGEBRA. WOULD SEND IT OUT,
MEANING THAT I WOULD HAVE TO
TAKE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF OF
REMEDIAL CLASSES BEFORE I COULD
ENROLL IN ONE THAT WOULD COUNT
TOWARDS MY SET DEGREE PATH. THIS
PLACEMENT STAGE FOR MY COLLEGE
CAREER. AND ROOTING MY
CONFIDENCE AS A STUDENT AND
LEAVING ME POWERLESS OVER MY OWN
EDUCATION. 18 17 705 HAVE SAID
ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I HAD STARTED
COLLEGE, GIVING ME A RIGHT TO
BYPASS THE MEDIA CLASSES AND
ENROLL DIRECTLY TO TRANSFERAL
FULL COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES. YET
STUDENTS, NOT STUDENTS, CUT
COUNSELORS TOLD ME I'D BE BETTER
OFF STAYING ON THE REMEDIAL
PACKAGE STARTED ON I NEVER
REALLY FELT CONFIDENT IN MATH
BEFORE, SO, OF COURSE, I BELIEVE
THEM AND UNFORTUNATELY WASTED
TIME AND MONEY AND CLASSES. I
NOW REALIZE I NEVER NEEDED MY
STORY IS NOT UNIQUE.
UNFORTUNATELY MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TRAPPED IN
REMEDIAL CLASSES THAT
UNDERESTIMATE OUR ABILITIES AND
TOO OFTEN LEAD US TO
UNDERESTIMATING OURSELVES. AND
THAT IS WHY THE STUDENT SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES SUPPORTS MAYBE 75.
STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT
IMPLEMENTATION OF 75 HAS BEEN
UNEVEN AND INEQUITABLE ACROSS
THE SYSTEMS 115 DEGREE GRANTING
COLLEGES AND THAT COLLEGES ARE
CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS
ENROLL IN REMEDIAL CLASSES.
DESPITE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH
SHOWING THAT THIS MAKES US FAR
LESS LIKELY TO REACH OUR GOALS.
I'VE HEARD OPPONENTS OF A B 17
OH, FIVE CLAIM THAT COLLEGES
MUST PRESERVE THE MEDIA COURSES
AS A TWIST FOR STUDENTS, BUT IN
MY OWN EXPERIENCE, THIS JUST
ILLUSTRATES. WHAT A DANGEROUS
CHOICE. THIS IS. I BELIEVE
COUNSELORS WHEN THEY SAID THESE
CLASSES WOULD BE GOOD FOR ME AND
HEARING AM SIX YEARS LATER, NOT
A FAILURE, BUT I HAVE STILL YET
TO TRANSFER. WE CAN'T CONTINUE
TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO FALL FOR
THESE FALSE NARRATIVES THAT
THEY'RE NOT CAPABLE OF
SUCCEEDING IN TRANSIT LEVEL
COURSES. WE NEED TO GIVE THEM
MORE SUPPORT TO SUCCEED. INDIA'S
TRANSFER LEVEL COURSES. SO IT'S
THAT I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
AND URGE YOU ALL TO VOTE. AYE ON
80 17. OH, FIVE. THANK YOU, MISS
COMPOST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PERSEVERANCE. AH! PERSONAL
POINT. I DIDN'T DO VERY WELL IN
ALGEBRA EITHER. BUT HERE I AM IN
THE SENATE, SO MAYBE YOU CAN
JOIN ME IN THE SENATE HERE IN
YOUR FUTURE. SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT TESTIMONY. ALRIGHT WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO OTHER WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT OF 17. OH, FIVE AND
WE'RE JUST NOW AT A POINT WHERE
WE'RE GIVING YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION WILL START HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM. AND YOU CAN
BEGIN. GOOD MORNING. GENESIS
GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR, LENNY CANOLA KISS AS A
PRACTICAL SPONSOR AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, KATRINA
LYNDON ON BEHALF OF THE CAMPAIGN
FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY, A CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND PROUD
SUPPORT A B 17 OR FIVE THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR ADAM
KEIGWIN WITH ACTING HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE TELEVISION ACADEMY
FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, CAROLINE
NGUYEN ON BEHALF OF THE C
STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, DAVID
NEVIN ON BEHALF OF CERRITOS
COLLEGE IN PASADENA CITY.
COLLEGE AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, U C
SANTA BARBARA STUDENT WHEN HE
GUAN IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE. GOOD
MORNING CORINA PARADE, PUBLIC
ADVOCATES AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. OKAY? WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
MODERATOR IF YOU CAN ASK THOSE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO PUT THEIR NAME
IN THE RECORD IN SUPPORT OF 17?
OH, FIVE TO SO INDICATE NOW.
THANKS MUCH IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 17 05, PLEASE
PRESS ONE FALL BY ZERO. AND WE
WILL BEGIN TO PLAY IN 1 17, YOU
ARE OPEN. FIND 1 17 PLEASE A
MUTE. ONE MORE SHOT 1 17. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF A B? 17? OH, FIVE. WILL MOVE
ALONG TO 1 65, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, AND ALVARADO ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA EDGE
COALITION AND STRONG SUPPORT. BY
AN 83. YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD
MORNING, JASON VASQUEZ, CALLING
ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE PAYMENT
NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF A B 17.
OH, FIVE. THANK YOU. PLEASE GO
AHEAD ONE OR THREE. SCANNER
ALONG WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR
COLLEGE ACCESS AND SUCCESS AND
STRONG SUPPORT FOR 80 17. OH,
FIVE. LINE 1 61 62, YOU ARE
OPEN. GOOD MORNING, ALL ELMER
MARTINEZ ON BEHALF OF CULT
COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA AND
OUR MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION.
BREAD NATION IN SUPPORT OF 17.
OH, FIVE. THANK YOU. PLANE. 1
60, PLEASE GO AHEAD. TÌM ANYONE
CAN REALLY WELL AND ON BEHALF OF
GENERATION UP WITH JENNA WAS
STRUCK, WE POLISHED SKILL. THANK
YOU. FLYING 1 40, YOU ARE OPEN.
TOURED ASPIRIN AGAIN, ALSO WITH
JENNA AND STANDING WITH OTHER
STUDENTS IN STRONG SUPPORT.
BUYING 1 59, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, MELISSA BARDO ON
BEHALF OF THE EDUCATION. TRUST
US IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 17.
OH, FIVE. LINE. 66, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MY WRISTS
NO FOUNDER OF THE CALIFORNIA
ACCELERATION PROJECT, AND THAT
PROFESSOR WAS MADONNA'S COLLEGE
, CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ACCELERATION PROJECT
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 17.
OH, FIVE. THANK YOU. YOU ARE
OPEN 1 69. HI. MY NAME IS PAMELA
SEXTON AND I'M A TEACHER, A
PARENT COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORTED A B 17. OH,
FIVE. AS A FINAL REMINDER,
PLEASE PRESS 10 TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF A B 17 OH, 51 50,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. 91 50 YEAR OLD
AND. WE CAN HEAR YOU ON 50.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. I WILL MOVE ON
TO LINE 1 80, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE JOBS AND
PRASAD LEGISLATIVE FARES AND ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE ARE PROUD
TO BE CO SPONSORS. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE ONE MORE WITH AN
OPERATOR. ONE MOMENT. AND WE
WILL GO TO LINE 1 70, PLEASE GO
AHEAD, DEAR. WELCOME. UM MR
CHAIR THERE. NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. OKAY. THANKS FOR ALL THOSE
TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT. WE'RE NOT
GOING TO GO TO OPPOSITION TO A B
17. OH, FIVE. WE HAVE TO LEAD
OPPONENTS IN THE QUEUE, DANIEL
JUDGE AND JEFFREY HERNANDEZ. I
HAVE KEPT TRACK OF TIME THEY DID
GO A LITTLE BIT OVER SOIL
PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN
TWO MINUTES EACH. SO WHO WOULD
BE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN?
CIRCUIT COME ON IN, MR JUDGE.
WELCOME TO YOUR TESTIMONY. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR GLASER. REMEMBER
IT'S NOT WHERE YOU START. IT'S
WHERE YOU END. THAT IS TRUE. MY
NAME IS DANIEL JUDGE AND I AM
THE CHAIR OF THE DISTRICT MATH
COUNSEL FOR THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. A
COLLEGE DISTRICT THAT IS EITHER
THE LARGEST OR AMONGST THE
LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE NATION
THAT IT ROLLS OVER 200,000
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS EVERY
YEAR. I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY
IF IT WEREN'T FOR PRE TRANSFER
ENGLISH AND MATH COURSES AS THIS
IS WHERE I STARTED AS A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT AT
EAST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE. AND
I'M, A FORMER STUDENT OF JAIME
ESCALANTE, FAME MATH INSTRUCTOR
AT GARFIELD HIGH WHERE WE STAND
AND DELIVER. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR OF THE BILL IRWIN AND
OTHERS WHO HAVE WORKED
TIRELESSLY AND AMENDING A B 17
OH, FIVE, CREATING MORE FLEXIBLE
BILL AND SERVING THE NEEDS OF
ALL STUDENTS. IN OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM. HOWEVER I OPPOSE
A B 17 05 FOR THE FOLLOWING
REASONS. ABSENT AND ABC 705 HAS
INSTITUTED A TREMENDOUS LACK OF
STUDENT SUCCESS WITH MORE
STUDENTS NOT PASSING THE
TRANSPORT LEVEL MATHEMATICS
COURSE PASSING A TRANSIT LEVEL
MATH COURSE FOR STUDENTS OF
COLOR, AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE
STATE CHANCELLORS WEBSITE. THIS
IS AMONGST THE MOST PREPARED
STUDENTS OF COLOR. IT FAILS TO
PROVIDE ONGOING ONGOING STUDENT
SUPPORT FUNDING FOR EMBEDDED
TUTORS. SEE COACHES, TUTORING,
LAB PERSONNEL AND INSTRUCTIONAL
ASSISTANCE. THESE RESOURCES WILL
GO A LONG WAY AND INCREASING
STUDENT SUCCESS IN MATHEMATICS
AND ENGLISH. IT FAILS TO PROVIDE
STUDENTS A CHOICE IN TAKING A
PRE TRANSIT LEVEL ENGLISH AND
MATH COURSE THAT WILL ASSIST
THEM IN BEING SUCCESSFUL IN STEM
CAREER PATHWAYS. AND POSSIBLY
NON STEM PATHWAYS AS WELL.
STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES. WHAT'S
BEST. AND UNLESS WE REMEDY THESE
CONCERNS IN THE FORM OF FUTURE
AMENDMENTS, I CANNOT SUPPORT A B
17 05. I OPPOSE A LESS AMENDED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU, SIR. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
THE PHONE LINES NOW FOR MR
HERNANDEZ TO PROVIDE THAT LEAD
TESTIMONY. OPPOSITION. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES, SIR. AND MODERATE
IF YOU COULD INVITE MR HERNANDEZ
TO SPEAK NOW. GOOD MORNING. GOOD
MORNING. YES WE CAN. MORNING MY
NAME IS JEFFREY HERNANDEZ, THE
ACADEMIC SENATE PRESIDENT OF
BOSTON COLLEGE. SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 17 OH, FIVE
UNLESS AMENDED. I SHARED. THE
STUDENT CONCERNS WERE HERE TODAY
. I HAVE SHARED THEM FOR DECADES
DATING BACK TO WHEN I WAS
STUDENT BODY VICE PRESIDENT AT
YOU ACT INDEED, I APPLAUD AT ABC
745 ELIMINATED PLACEMENT MY EXAM
, THE STUDENTS ARE NO LONGER
FORCED TO TAKE REMEDIAL
EDUCATION OF PORKY. SOME WANT
THIS BILL TO BE THE BASIS FOR
REMOVING THE TRANSFER OPTION
ALTOGETHER. UNIVERSITY DENT'S
WHO SEEK OUT THESE COURSES LIKE
I DID YEARS AGO. IF I DIDN'T
HAVE THE OPTION OF REMEDIATION,
I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. I
APPRECIATE THE RECENT AMENDMENT
RECOGNIZING PRE TRANSFER LEVEL
COURSES MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THE DEFIANCE
POPULATION. THAT SPEAKS TO MY
EXPERIENCE FOR WHOM PRE TRANSFER
LEVEL ENGLISH WAS APPROPRIATE.
BUT HOW WILL THE DEFINED STUDENT
POPULATION BE DETERMINED? WILL
INCLUDE THOSE WHO WERE LIKE ME.
WHAT WORRIES ME IS THAT THE
DASHBOARD CALLED FOR IN THIS
BILL RELIES ONLY ON EXISTING
DATA. I IMPLORE YOU TO INSIST
THAT THE BILL BE AMENDED TO
REQUIRE DATA ON STUDENT
ENROLLMENT FROM THE FIRST DAY OF
EAST COURSE. SO THAT WE CAN BE
SURE THAT WE ARE NOT
BENEFICIALLY DRAGGING STUDENTS
AWAY. ADDITIONALLY THE DASHBOARD
NEEDS TO INCLUDE DATA ON PRE
TRANSFERRABLE COURSES IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND IN COLLEGE AS WELL AS
AH. SO THAT WE CAN ACCURATELY
PRECISELY IDENTIFY THE STUDENT
POPULATION FOR WHICH WE
TRANSFERRABLE COURSES MAY BE
APPROPRIATE FOR THOSE WHO SAY
IT'S TOO COSTLY TO GREAT NEW
DATA FIELDS. I STAYED. WE CANNOT
AFFORD THE CONSEQUENCES OF NEVER
FAILING OUR STUDENTS. ISN'T THAT
WHAT THE PRE 87 OR FIVE WORLD
WAS ABOUT? THINK ABOUT THAT BIG
. WE ALL WANT TO IMPROVE EQUITY
. NOT WORSE THAN IT. WE HAVE TO
BE SURE WE REALLY DO HAVE TO GET
THIS RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, SIR. OKAY WE'VE HAD
THE LEAD. OPPOSITION WITNESSES
NOW WILL WILL DO ME TO SPEAK IN
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM FOR
THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PUT
THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD IN
OPPOSITION? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.
MR CHAIR. AUSTIN WEBSTER WITH W
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
ACADEMIC SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WE
APPRECIATE THE ENGAGEMENT FROM
THE AUTHOR AND HER STAFF BUT
REMAIN RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU, SIR.
NEXT GOOD MORNING, STEPHANIE
GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED MICHAEL YOUNG WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS. ALSO AN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU, SIR. MM. DR KIRK
DUFFY. ENGLISH PROFESSOR PIERCE
COLLEGE, A T FACULTY GRIEVING
TRIP. STRONGLY OPPOSE UNLESS
FURTHER AMENDED. THANK YOU, SIR.
TIM MELVIN, CHAIR OF MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT, SENATE, ROSA JUNIOR
COLLEGE AND I POST. THANK YOU,
SIR. I'M COORDINATION ULT. I'M A
MATH FACULTY AT CENTER AS A
JUNIOR COLLEGE AS WELL. AND THE
PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE
CALIFORNIA MATHEMATICS COUNCIL
FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AND I'M
OPPOSED UNLESS FURTHER AMENDED.
THANK YOU, MA'AM. AH! CHEN
CARLIN GOLDBERG FROM THE MATH
DEPARTMENT IN THE CENTERS OF
JUNIOR COLLEGE AND ALSO FROM CMC
, CUBED. I'M OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MA'AM. KATYA FOLKS CHAIR THEM
AFTER APARTMENT STUDY CALLED TO
SAN FRANCISCO, FORMER PRESIDENT
OF CMC CUBED ALSO OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. THANK YOU. LARA
WEDEMEYER, PRESIDENT OF STUDENT
GOVERNMENT OF LOST PASSAGES
COLLEGE, AS WELL AS STUDENT
TRUSTEE OF THE SHABBA LOSS
PROCEEDED TO COLLEGE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT. I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS, BILL. THANK YOU.
NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM MY
DISTRICT HERE. THANK YOU. HI
REBECCA TRIP FROM SAN JOAQUIN
DELTA COLLEGE MATH DEPARTMENT
AND I OPPOSE THIS, BILL. THANK
YOU. HI I'M SURGEONS FROM SANTA
MATH INSTRUCTOR AT SANTA ROSA
JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED THE INTERPRETATION OF
THIS BILL THAT PREVENTS STUDENTS
FROM EVER SIGNING UP FOR
BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE
ALGEBRA. OKAY, THANK YOU. WELL,
THAT'S THE AUTHOR TO SPEAK TO
THAT IN A MOMENT, ALRIGHT, THAT
CONCLUDES THE OPPOSITION HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM WILL GO TO OUR
PHONE LINES MODERATOR, HUMAN
VI. THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
PUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD IN
OPPOSITION TO THROW INDICATE NOW
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
TO A B 17 05, PLEASE PRESS ONE.
FALL BY ZERO IN 1 61, YOU ARE
OPEN. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ASHLEY WALKER WITH NO
SEMEN ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY AND
CONTINUING EDUCATION AS WELL AS
MOUNT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE. WE
THINK THE AUTHOR AND HER STAFF
ARE WORKING ON NON CREDIT.
CONCERNS HOWEVER, MOUNT SAN
ANTONIO REMAINS OPPOSED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 61. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES. MY NAME IS CARLOS DE
LA LAMA. I AM THE CHAIR OF THE
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT OF SAN
DIEGO CITY COLLEGE, AND I
APPROACHED THIS BILL ON THAT
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. NEXT
PLEASE. 1 63, YOU ARE OPEN. DR
RICK SCUDERI. PAST PRESIDENT AND
FORMER LEGISLATIVE CHAIR OF CAPE
IN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AND
DISABILITY. AND I'M OPPOSED. TO
A B 17 OH, FIVE. FIND 1 91,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME'S
KRISTI COVINGTON'S AND I'M, THE
PROGRAM TECHNICIAN FOR THE DSPS
OFFICE HERE AT PORTUGAL COLLEGE
AND I OPPOSE A B 1705. LINE 97
YOU ARE OPEN. STEPHANIE NICU Z.
I MUST PHYSICIAN. I DID PART OF
MY TRAINING AT PENROSE, A JUNIOR
COLLEGE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS
MEASURE AS IT WITH DRAWS THE
ABILITY OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL. AH
REQUIREMENT TO ADVANCE THEIR
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. LINE. 87,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. MY NAME IS
DR ALEXA FORRESTER. I'M A
PROFESSOR AT SANTA ROSA JUNIOR
COLLEGE AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED
80 17. OH, FIVE AS WRITTEN. LINE
1 51, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME
IS MICAH CARLIN GOLDBERG. I'M A
K 12 EDUCATORS. SANTA ROSA CITY
SCHOOLS ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED
THIS BILL UNLESS AMENDED. BY 30,
YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD MORNING. THIS
IS AN SHOT AND THE MOTHER OF
THREE HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. I STRONGLY
OPPOSE A B 17 5. THANK YOU. LINE
1 47, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LIKE 47,
ARE YOU MUTED? JASON MAYFIELD.
DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE STRONGLY
OPPOSE NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE 58.
HI. MY NAME IS KIMIA CLARK AND
THE DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE INTO A
VISTA ON BEHALF OF OUR ACADEMICS
AND IT POSED A B 17 OH, FIVE AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN. LINE 1 64,
YOU ARE OPEN. TÌM KWAN.
PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AT
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE. I STRONGLY
OPPOSE A B 17 05. FIND 65. YOU
ARE OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS DENISE
SCHULTZ ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER
, A MATHEMATICS PROFESSOR AT
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE. I
STRONGLY OPPOSED THIS BILL
UNLESS AMENDED. THANK YOU. YOU
ARE OPEN 27. HI. MY NAME IS
ANDREA RENO. FRANCO BALLERINI.
I'M A STUDENT MATH TUTOR AND
MATH CENTER SUPERVISOR, SAID
DIEGO CITY COLLEGE AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSED BABY 17. OH,
FIVE UNLESS THE LANGUAGE THANK
YOU. LINE 1 77, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
1 77, ARE YOU MUTED? CHRISTOPHER
I'M STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER
AND MILITARY VETERAN AND FATHER
OF FOUR. I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS
BILL 17. OH, FIVE. LINE. 86,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS GREG
MORI. I'M A MATH INSTRUCTOR IN
SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE, AND
I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED A B 17 PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE 78.
UM DR. ALREADY LEMONY VERSUS
PROFESSOR BSL AND EQUITY UNION
PRESIDENT FOR AMERICAN RIVER
COLLEGE. I AM IN STRONG
OPPOSITION TO THE CURRENT BILL
THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN. THANK YOU.
BY 94. YOU ARE OPEN. WENDY FOR A
WINE COOP. APOLOGY CANYONS
OPPOSED. PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE
43. THIS IS EVEN TACKLED THE
GENERAL THE JOURNEY OF COLLEGE
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE A B 17 OR
FIVE THANK YOU. DOING AN OPEN
LINE. 1 86. SHAWNA WILLIAMS BY
LANGUAGE INTERPRETER AT
PORTERVILLE COLLEGE. I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL. LINE 59 YOU
ARE OPEN. ANY DAY MUSIC, COLLEGE
STUDENT AND STUDENT COORDINATED
. FOR FACT, I OPPOSE THIS STUFF.
THANK YOU. 91 47, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
TREATED TIGER. I'M A MAC
PROFESSOR AT COLLEGE AS WELL AS
IN THE REST OF THE MASS ENERGY
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED TO STILL
RECOMMEND IT. 91 66, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
BARBARA BEL. I'M AN ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AT SANTA
BARBARA CITY COLLEGE. AND
DESPITE WHAT WAS INDICATED
EARLIER, I, ALONG WITH THE
MAJORITY OF MY ENGLISH
COLLEAGUES THAT SANTA BARBARA
CITY COLLEGE STRONGLY OPPOSED
17. OH, FIVE. AND WE'LL GIVE A
FINAL REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS 10
IF YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION TO A B
17 OH, FIVE AND YOU ARE APPLYING
90. HELLO MY NAME'S SECTOR.
ANGELA ETCHEVERRY. I AM A
BIOLOGY PROFESSOR AT MISSION
COLLEGE AND THE MOTHER OF THREE
SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN. I'M ALSO
THE PRESIDENT OF THE DISTRICT
ACADEMIC SENATE ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. AND
WE REPRESENT OVER 5000 FACULTY
AND WE ARE OPPOSED THIS BILL AS
CURRENTLY WRITTEN. WINE. 36,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. UH KIRSTEN
LAWLESS FROM SAN DIEGO CITY
COLLEGE. I OPPOSED THE BILL
UNLESS AMENDED. 9 38, YOU ARE
OPEN. LOGIN DISABLED FIRST
GENERATION FORMER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. I CREDIT THESE
COURSES TO MY TRANSFER SENTENCES
THAT I BELIEVE SCHOOLS AND I'M
TOTALLY INVOLVED BIOMEDICAL
RESEARCH. I STRONGLY OPPOSED. 81
705. AND WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 85.
HELLO MY NAME IS CORNELIA.
ALZHEIMER I'M, THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AT SANTA
BARBARA CITY COLLEGE AND DESPITE
WHAT WAS SAID EARLIER IN THIS
MEETING, SANTA BARBARA CITY
COLLEGE FACULTY OPPOSES. 17 05.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND MR
CARE. THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP. ALRIGHT
SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY PORTION OF HER HEARING
, BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMENTS. AYE. I WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I WANT TO
GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS
THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED HALF BY
SOME OF THE WITNESSES, ONE IN
PARTICULAR THAT THIS BILL WOULD
ELIMINATE STUDENT CHOICE. COULD
YOU SPEAK TO THAT? SO, UH, WHAT
WE SAW PRE 705 IS THAT THE
AVERAGE STUDENT SPENT SIX YEARS
IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND WHEN WE
TALK ABOUT STUDENT CHOICE WHAT
WE SAW BACK IN THE PRE 705 TIMES
IS THAT MANY STUDENTS,
ESPECIALLY STUDENTS OF COLOR
WERE NUDGED TO NON TRANSFER
LEVEL CLASSES AND IN MANY, BUT
WHAT I'VE SEEN AT OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS THOSE
STUDENTS THAT END UP IN THESE
NON TRANSFER LEVEL CLASSES.
WHERE THEY SEE THE FINISH LINE
SO FAR AWAY, THEY OFTEN END UP
DROPPING OUT AT INCREDIBLY HIGH
RATES. AND THESE ARE STUDENTS
OFTEN FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS
THAT MADE THAT VERY IMPORTANT
DECISION TO GO TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND IT'S IS, UM IT IS A
TRAVESTY THAT THOSE ARE THE
STUDENTS THAT ARE DROPPING OUT.
SO THAT'S THE ISSUE WITH STUDENT
CHOICE. I ALSO HEARD A SOMEBODY
TALKING ABOUT. I BELIEVE IT WAS
DUAL ENROLLMENT. A DUAL
ENROLLMENT IS EXEMPTED AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE ADULT EDUCATION
PROGRAMS, STUDENTS AND WITH
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE
PROGRAMS. AND IN PROGRAMS WHERE
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS CANNOT BE
MET BY THE APPROPRIATE TRANSFER
LEVEL CLASS. THE FIRST SPEAKER
TALKED, TOOK AS ITS STATISTIC
OUT OF CONTEXT WHEN HE SAID,
SINCE 705 THERE HAVE THE FAILURE
RATE OF PEOPLE AND TRANSFER
LEVEL CLASSES SPINS. IT'S
SLIGHTLY HIGHER. OF COURSE, IT'S
SLIGHTLY HIGHER. THERE ARE MANY
MORE STUDENTS THAT WERE PLACED
DIRECTLY INTO TRANSFER LEVEL
CLASSES, THE TWO REPORTS THAT
HAVE COME OUT HAVE SHOWED THAT
THAT COLLEGES THAT FULLY
EMBRACED 705 WITH THE
APPROPRIATE SUPPORTS, SO CO
REQUISITE SUPPORTS OR EMBEDDED
TUTORING HAD THOUSANDS OF
STUDENTS GOING THROUGH AND AGAIN
. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHETHER WE
WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT
BACKGROUNDS WE WERE TALKING
ABOUT ACROSS THE BOARD. THOSE
STUDENTS IMPROVED, AND SO I
THINK I JUST I DID WANT TO CALL
OUT THAT THAT STATISTIC WAS
TAKEN OUT OF ORDER. WE REALLY
NEED TO TRUST THAT OUR STUDENTS
ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH MORE THAN
THEY CAN AND AGAIN. STATISTICS
HAVE SHOWN THEY ARE DO WE NEED
TO DO? WE NEED TO GATHER MORE
STATISTICS? CERTAINLY WE ARE
COMPLETELY FOR DATA. SO I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT AND WE'VE HAD MANY
, MANY CONVERSATIONS AND HAVE
ACCEPTED MANY AMENDMENTS TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DEALT WITH WHAT WE
THOUGHT WERE THE YOU KNOW THE
MAJORITY OF THE FACULTY ISSUES.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ARE
IMPROVEMENTS TO 17 OH, FIVE OR
NOT HAPPENING IN A VACUUM. I'M
ACTIVELY WORKING TO SECURE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR
CAMPUSES, FACULTY AND STUDENTS
TO SUPPORT THESE CHANGES THROUGH
A V. 11 87, WHICH IS CURRENTLY
IN THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. AND WILL I WHEN IT
ENABLE COLLEGE TO CLAIM A
PORTION IT CREDIT FOR STUDENTS
RECEIVING SUPERVISED TUTORING.
IN CREDIT BEARING COURSEWORK. SO
AGAIN IF YOU'RE DOING THIS AT
THE SAME TIME, THE STUDENTS ARE
NOT WASTING A WHOLE BUNCH OF
TIME BY BEING STUCK IN REMEDIAL
FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. I'M ALSO
SPEARHEADING A $63 MILLION
BUDGET ALLOCATION TO SUPPORT
CAMPUSES, INCLUDING MONEY FOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
EMBEDDED TUTORS AND OTHER FORMS
OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT. THIS
FUNDING WAS INCLUDED IN THE
JOINT LEGISLATIVE BUDGET
FRAMEWORK AND WAS THAT WAS
RECENTLY RELEASED AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO ITS INCLUSION IN THE
HIGHER EDUCATION TRAILER BILL
THAT WILL BE IN PRINT SOON, AND
FOR THE RECORD, WE HAVE RECEIVED
ONLY YES VOTES ON THIS BILL. AND
SO WE HOPE THAT WE CAN DO THAT
ON THE SENATE SIDE TO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SHOULD I TAKE THAT AS YOUR
CLOSE? YES. EXCUSE ME, SENATOR
PANTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR ERWIN AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK IN THIS ISSUE. YOU
KNOW, I HEAR FROM THE EDUCATORS
WHO WHO ARE IN OPPOSITION, OF
COURSE, HAVE ALWAYS HAD
TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR THE
PEOPLE ON THE FRONT LINES,
ACTUALLY DOING THE TEACHING, AND
SO OF COURSE. THAT THAT ALWAYS
BECOMES A CHALLENGE WHEN I YOU
KNOW, AS THEY'RE GIVING THEIR
TESTIMONY AND SO FORTH, AND
THEY'RE RAISING THEIR CONCERNS
AND BE SURE THAT WE ARE
LISTENING TO THEM. BUT ALSO
REMEMBER SOMEONE WHO SERVED ON
THIS COMMITTEE. WE'VE HAD
HEARINGS LOOKING AT THESE, UM
THESE CLASSES AND LOOKING AT THE
DATA AND NO CHALLENGES IS THAT
IT DOES SEEM LIKE TOO MANY
STUDENTS GET PUT IN REMEDIAL
CLASS AND THAT, UNFORTUNATELY,
BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE LENGTH
OF THE TIME THEY NEED TO GO IN
SCHOOL, THE CAUSES THE LICENSE
OF WORTH IT. IT HAS LED TO IT
POTENTIALLY BEING A NOT THE AID
THAT WE WANTED TO BE. THE
PURPOSE OF IMMEDIATE CLASS
SHOULD BE TO HELP SOMEONE
ACTUALLY CATCH UP. IF THEY
AREN'T ABLE TO BUY INSTEAD AS A
SOMETHING THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY
ALSO PLAYED A ROLE IN KEEPING
PEOPLE BEHIND. AND IN FACT,
THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS AS WE
HEARD IN THIS AND THIS WAS
SEVERAL MANY YEARS AGO. WHO PUT
IN REMEDIAL CLASSES WHO ACTUALLY
PROBABLY DIDN'T REALLY NEED TO
BE THERE AND BECAUSE THEY WERE
THAT THE LATER EDUCATION AND
THAT ALSO CAUSED THEM TO BE MORE
LIKELY TO FAIL BECAUSE YOU'VE
POINTED OUT SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I
THINK SO. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP N THIS I DO WANT TO
JUST SAY TO THE FACULTY YOU'RE
OPPOSED. AND WE ARE. WE ARE
LISTENING TO YOU. BUT I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TRY TO
FIGURE OUT WORK TOGETHER AND I
KNOW THAT'S WHAT EVERYONE'S
INTENT IS TO TRY TO BE SURE WE
GET OUR STUDENTS OVER, YOU KNOW,
GET THEM EDUCATED. GET THEM OVER
THE FINISH LINE WITH A DEGREE.
BE SURE THEY HAVE A GOOD
EDUCATION AND THEY'RE ABLE TO
PURSUE THEIR CAREER OR WHATEVER
OTHER PURSUITS WE WISH TO PURSUE
WITH THEIR EDUCATION. SO WITH
THAT I'M GOING TO BE IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL, AND I'M GOING TO
MOVE THE BILL AT THIS TIME.
OKAY, UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK
YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN THIS AREA.
I KNOW THIS BILL ENJOYS THE
CHAIR, SUPPORT AND MINE AS WELL
. I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
FACULTY ON THE FRONT LINES AND
THE HARD WORK THAT THEY HAVE TO
EDUCATE OUR KIDS IN WHATEVER
PLACE THEY COME TO THEIR
CLASSES, AND THAT'S NOT ALWAYS
AN EASY THING AT EVERY LEVEL OR
EDUCATION SYSTEM. BUT ONE OF THE
FRUSTRATIONS THAT I HAVE HAD AS
I'VE WORKED IN THIS SPACE FOR A
WHILE NOW. IS THAT WE HAVE SOME
OF THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE
ACADEMY. GUIDING OUR STUDENTS
GUIDING OUR EDUCATION POLICY.
BUT AT SOME POINT, THERE'S BEEN
A LACK OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE
ROADBLOCKS THAT HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED THAT ACTUALLY HAVE
CONTRIBUTED TO STUDENT FAILURE.
AND STUDENT FAILURE IN THE TENS
OF THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR. IF WE
WERE A PRIVATE BUSINESS, AND WE
WERE LOSING 10,000 CUSTOMERS A
YEAR I THINK WE'D BE DOING A LOT
OF RESEARCH TO FIGURE OUT WHY
AND WHAT WE COULD DO ABOUT IT.
AND FOR SO MANY YEARS, EVEN
DECADES, IT'S BEEN A PLACE THAT
HAS BEEN KIND OF A HUGE BLIND
SPOT FOR ONE OF OUR SMARTEST
EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AT EVERY
LEVEL. AND AS I HAVE WATCHED
THIS AND SEEING HOW CHALLENGING
IT IS TO ASKED FOR ANOTHER LOOK
AND RECHECK WITH THE FOCUS
ALWAYS BEEN ON STUDENT SUCCESS
THAT IS RUN INTO OUR OWN
ROADBLOCKS. AH AND I THINK THAT
YOUR BILL AND AS IT FOLLOWS
OTHER BILLS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
WHILE WE DO A LOT OF THINGS,
RIGHT AND OUR EDUCATION SYSTEMS
. WE ALSO HAVE CREATED A LOT OF
SHORTCOMINGS THAT HAVE LED TO SO
MUCH STUDENT FAILURE. NOT JUST
IN THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE
THEIR ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
UM, BUT ALSO. PUTTING ON THEM
ENORMOUS FINANCIAL BURDENS.
STUDENT DEBT. UH AND OTHER OTHER
ROADBLOCKS TO PURSUING THEIR
DREAMS BECAUSE WE IN THE IN THE
LEADERSHIP AS DEFINED AREN'T.
TAKING STUDENTS AS THEY ARE AND
WORKING WITH THEM IN THE MOST
CONSTRUCTIVE WAY POSSIBLE. AND
YOUR BILL IS AN EXAMPLE OF A
NUMBER OF BILLS THAT I THINK
HAVE REALLY STARTED TO BREAK
DOWN. THOSE ROADBLOCKS FOCUSED
ON STUDENT SUCCESS. AS YOU SAID
IN YOUR TESTIMONY. IT'S NOT JUST
ABOUT THE PASSAGE RATE AS AN
ISOLATED NUMBER. BUT HOW MANY
MORE STUDENTS ARE SUCCEEDING,
AND I THINK THAT'S HAS ALWAYS
BEEN AND SHOULD BE OUR GOAL.
YOUR BILL PROVIDES FOR THAT AND
HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. I'M GONNA
ACKNOWLEDGE THE MOTION FROM
SENATOR PAN. THIS IS A DO PASS.
FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. AND
WITH THAT SECRETARY WOULD CALL
THE ROLL. FILE ITEM TO A B 17
05. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT
FIRST WE RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LABOR SHOWBOAT, CORTEZ E DOLLY
GLASER GLASER I MCGUIRE PAN. I
THAT BILL HAS TWO VOTES. WE'RE
GOING TO HOLD IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. AND DID YOU
HAVE ANOTHER BILL? YOU'RE ON
CONSENT. YOU'RE THE BILL WAS I
CONSENT? OKAY, CONGRATULATIONS
ON THAT. OKAY? GOING TO GO TO
FILE ITEM NINE. ASSEMBLYWOMAN
BITER. WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT ARE
PRESENTING BILLS AND OTHER
COMMITTEES, SO WE HAVE A LITTLE
BIT OF A SHORT STAFF HERE AT THE
DAY AS, BUT WE WELCOME YOU AND
WE WELCOME YOUR TESTIMONY ON
YOUR BILL. THIS IS A B 1912.
MAYBE 1912. YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. EVERY 1912 CREATES A
NEW PROCESS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND FINANCIAL DISTRESS WILL NEED
TO FOLLOW WHEN CONSIDERING
SCHOOL CLOSURE AND
CONSOLIDATIONS. AS A FORMER
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. I KNOW THAT
SCHOOL CLOSURES ARE NOT EASY
DECISIONS TO MAKE. THEY ARE
EMOTIONAL, IMPACTING COMMUNITY
MEMBERS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND
THEIR FAMILIES. IF NOT DONE
TRANSPARENTLY WITH COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT. THERE IS MISTRUST IN
THE PROCESS. THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CONSTITUENTS
AND HOW THEY ARE FEELING WITH
RECENT DECISIONS MADE BY THE
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
FEELING PRESSURE TO MAKE A
DECISION IN ORDER TO GET A $10
MILLION PROMISED. IN LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET. THE BOARD OF USD SWIFTLY
COMPILED A LIST OF SCHOOLS
SLATED FOR CLOSURE OR
CONSOLIDATION AND PROVIDED VERY
LITTLE NOTIFICATION TO THE
COMMUNITY. BASED ON THE
FINANCIAL PRESSURE THAT THEY
WERE EXPERIENCING. THERE WAS
CONFUSION, SHOCK AND DISBELIEF
ABOUT THE PRECIPITOUS ACTION.
PARENTS, STUDENTS AND EVEN
HUNGER STRIKERS PROTESTED. I
SPENT HOURS WITH ADVOCATES,
ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE
DISTRICT COULD HAVE DONE
DIFFERENTLY. YET THE COMMUNITY
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES STILL DO
NOT HAVE RESOLUTION AROUND THIS
ISSUE. IN FACT, THE HAS FILED A
CLAIM AGAINST THE ACTIONS TAKEN
BY $0 THIS YEAR AND LATER TODAY
, THE SCHOOL BOARD IS EXPECTED
TO REVIEW A PROPOSAL TO REVISIT
ITS SCHOOL CLOSURE DECISIONS.
THIS IS WHY A B 1912 IS PERSONAL
TO ME AS IT IS PERSONAL TO THE
STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND BOARD MEMBERS
WHO CAN ONLY AVAIL THEMSELVES OF
ONE APPROACH. FOR LOOKING AT
THIS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS WHEN
MAKING CRITICAL DECISIONS RATHER
THAN THE TOTALITY. OF THE
FACTORS THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO
INADEQUATE OUTCOMES FOR
CHILDREN. 18 1912 WILL REQUIRE
SCHOOLS IN FINANCIAL DISTRESS
DEFINED AS SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A
STUDENT ESTATE LOAN OR UNDER
RECEIVERSHIP TO CONDUCT AN
EQUITY IMPACT ANALYSIS TO GUIDE
THE IDENTIFICATION OF SCHOOLS TO
BE CLOSED OR CONSOLIDATED. THIS
EQUITY IMPACT ANALYSIS AT A
MINIMUM WILL NEED TO LOOK AT A
NUMBER OF METRICS THAT INCLUDE
THE OPERATING COST OF THE SCHOOL
AND THE ASSOCIATED SAVINGS
RESULTING FROM THE CLOSURE OR
CONSOLIDATION. SPECIAL PROGRAMS
AVAILABLE AT THE SCHOOLS BEING
CONSIDERED FOR CLOSURE OR
CONSOLIDATION AND WHETHER THOSE
PROGRAMS WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE
SAME CURRENT LEVEL. AT THE
SCHOOLS TO WHICH PEOPLES WILL BE
DIVERTED. AND BALANCE OF PEOPLE
DEMOGRAPHICS, INCLUDING RACE OR
ETHNICITY. PUPILS WITH
DISABILITIES, ENGLISH LEARNERS,
FOSTER YOUTH AND HOMELESS YOUTH
IN SCHOOLS BEING CONSIDERED FOR
CLOSURE OR CONSOLIDATION. THE
BILL DIRECTS A SCHOOL BOARD TO
PRESENT THESE METRICS THAT WILL
BE USED IN THEIR EQUITY IMPACT
ANALYSIS AT A BOARD MEETING AND
ONCE A LIST IS PROPOSED OF
SCHOOL CLOSURES AND DEVELOPED
THE BOARD WILL PRESENT THAT LIST
TO THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE HOW
IT IDENTIFIED THESE SCHOOLS ON
THE LIST. THIS BILL IS A DIRECT
RESPONSE TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN
MY DISTRICT, BUT QUITE FRANKLY.
WE WILL IMPACT OTHER DISTRICTS
THAT ARE FACING DIFFICULT
DECISIONS RELATED TO SCHOOL
CLOSURES AS WE CONTINUE TO FACE
DECLINING ENROLLMENT PROCESS
STATE YOU'RE WITH ME TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL ARE
KATY HARDIMAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AND CLOSER DETERRED WITH PARENT
VOICES. OAKLAND TERRIFIC. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL GO TO YOUR
LEAD WITNESSES AND SUPPORT. I
UNDERSTAND. MISS HARDIMAN IS
HERE IN THE ROOM. WE WELCOME
YOU. WE HAVE TWO MINUTES AND YOU
CAN BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
GREAT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
KATY HARDIMAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
. SITA'S IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A
B 1912, AND WE WANT TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. SCHOOLS ARE THE
BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND
CDVA BELIEVES SCHOOL CLOSURES
AND ARE DESTRUCTIVE AND
DETRIMENTAL TO THE EDUCATION OF
STUDENTS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THE
COMMUNITIES. DECISIONS AROUND
SCHOOL CLOSURES SHOULD NOT BE
TAKEN LIGHTLY AND SHOULD NOT BE
MADE UNILATERALLY BY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. WHENEVER SCHOOL
CLOSURES ARE CONSIDERED ALL THE
IMPACTS ON THE COMMUNITY SHOULD
BE CONSIDERED. INCLUDING THE
DISPROPORTIONAL IMPACT ON
VULNERABLE STUDENT GROUPS.
ADDITIONALLY THE PROCESS FOR
APPROVING SCHOOL CLOSURES MUST
BE TRANSPARENT AND INCLUDE INPUT
FROM COMMUNITY GROUPS. THIS BILL
WOULD REQUIRE A SCHOOL DISTRICT
IN PHYSICAL DISTRESS TO CONDUCT
AN EQUITY IMPACT ANALYSIS BEFORE
APPROVING THE CLOSURE OR
CONSOLIDATION, AND WE BELIEVE
SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD ALREADY
BE DOING THIS BEST PRACTICE AS
IT IS ESSENTIAL IN MITIGATING
THE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR
COMMUNITIES. ALL STUDENTS
DESERVE ACCESS TO A QUALITY
EDUCATION IN THEIR COMMUNITY,
AND THIS BILL SIMPLY REQUIRES
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO CONSIDER ALL
THE IMPACTS ON STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES BEFORE APPROVING SCHOOL
CLOSURES OR CONSOLIDATIONS. I
URGE YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MISS. PARLIAMENT WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO THE PHONE LINE.
NOW. FOR THE SECOND LEAD. WE
HAVE ANOTHER. SHE'S HERE.
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. HELLO SOCIAL
DISTANCE. ALL GOOD. WELCOME TO
THE COMMITTEE. SORRY. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR HEARING A B
1912 TODAY AND PROVIDING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CONVEY THE
IMPORTANCE OF THIS BILL. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER LABONTE FOR INCREDIBLE
FOR HER INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE. MY NAME IS CLAIRE
SAID ALFRED I'M, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PARENT VOICES
OAKLAND WERE APPARENT RUN PARENT
LED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION THAT
ADVOCATES FOR AFFORDABLE QUALITY
CHILDCARE AND OTHER FAMILY
FRIENDLY POLICIES. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, I AM THE PROUD
PARENT OF A 14 YEAR OLD PUBLIC
SCHOOL STUDENT WHO WILL BE
ENTERING HIGH SCHOOL THIS FALL.
MY SON WENT TO PRESCHOOL NEXT
DOOR TO OUR HOUSE WHEN I COULD
AFFORD IT. AND KINDERGARTEN
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND MIDDLE
SCHOOL WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE
OF OUR HOUSE WHILE I WORKED
REGARDLESS, HE WAS ABLE TO
ACCESS CARE AND EDUCATION,
REGARDLESS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION
ISSUES, OR OUR FAMILY'S BUDGET.
EVERY CHILD DESERVES THIS
EXPERIENCE. EVERY PARENT
DESERVES THE PEACE OF MIND. THAT
THEIR CHILD IS SAFE.
UNFORTUNATELY ON FEBRUARY 4TH OF
THIS YEAR, OAKLAND UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT DID NOT
DEMONSTRATE THESE VALUES ARE
DISTRICT DECIDED THAT SEVEN
SCHOOLS WOULD BE CLOSED OVER TWO
YEARS DURING A SPECIAL BOARD
MEETING WITH ONLY SIX DAYS
NOTICE TO COMMUNITY AND NO
PROCESS TO ENSURE MINIMAL IMPACT
TO FAMILIES. THE LIST OF
CLOSURES INCLUDED CHILD
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FAMILY
RESOURCE SITES THAT SERVE AS
CRITIC CRITICAL HUBS FOR
NUTRITION, EARLY EDUCATION AND
LITERACY PROGRAMS. PARENTS AND
YOUTH ACROSS THE STATE ARE
CALLING FOR TRANSPARENCY AND
INCLUSION IN DECISIONS THAT
IMPACT FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS
. 1912 IS PROTECTING OUR
DEMOCRACY DURING THIS
LEGISLATIVE CYCLE AFTER A SERIES
OF DEVASTATING DECISIONS, WE ARE
FIGHTING TO DISRUPT A LONG
HISTORY OF INSTITUTIONAL RACISM
IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT HAS
LED TO INCREASES IN OUR PRISON
POPULATION. AND DEEPENED
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY WE NEED AND
WE NEED AN EQUITY ANALYSIS. IT
IS TIME TO SAY YES TO KIDS AND
FAMILIES. I URGE YOU TO PASS A B
1912. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US
IN PERSON. ALWAYS BETTER. OKAY
WE'VE HEARD FROM THE TWO LEAD.
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT WILL NOT
TAKE ME TO AS HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM AND THEN ON THE
PHONE LINES, JUST YOUR NAME AND
YOUR AFFILIATION. GOOD MORNING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE
RESTAURANT MEDIA IS ON BEHALF OF
OAKLAND MAYOR LIBBY SCHAAF AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. MIKE PATTERSON.
AUTOMOTIVE TEACHERS HOW HOW HIGH
SCHOOL AND MORTAR DIRECTORS OF
THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION. I STAND IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING TECH
ALLEN, LEGISLATIVE CHAIR FOR THE
STATE'S BLACK CAUCUS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING GENEVA
REED, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHAPTER IN SUPPORT OF A B 1912.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, BETH.
NOT ASK YOU, THE STATE COUNCIL
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, DAVID QUINTANA ON
BEHALF OF BUILD AFFORDABLE,
FASTER OAKLAND PROGRESSIVE
ALLIANCE OAKLAND RISING IN THE
EAST BAY ALLIANCE FOR
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
. BOBBY LOPEZ, OAKLAND UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT PARENTS AT A
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. JAMES CHONG, POLITICAL
DIRECTOR. C I U LOCAL TEND TO
ONE REPRESENTING 10,000
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL WORKERS AND
URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEMS ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND I SPEAK
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. OKAY. SYRIA, SEE, NO ONE ELSE
HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM WILL GO
TO THE PHONE LINES. MODERATOR
WOULD YOU ASK THOSE WHO WISH TO
PUT THEIR NAME ON THE RECORD IN
SUPPORT OF A B 1912 TO DO SO
NOW? SURE IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT
OF A B 1912 PRESS 1010 LINE 1 50
TO EUROPE. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS SAM NASHER WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. 207, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, SIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THIS IS IGOR, TRADE UP
CHAIR OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, ITS TRUNK
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. 1 19, YOU
ARE OPEN. BY 1 19. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO TESTIFY? WE'LL MOVE
ALONG THE LINE. 109 PLEASE GO
AHEAD AND AS A FINAL REMINDER
FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, PLEASE PRESS
10. IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OF A B
1912, PLEASE GO AHEAD, 1, 18, OR
BIGGEST, TOOK HIMSELF OUT OF CUE
, THE OTHER PERSON ANYBODY ELSE
GOING AT 10? NOBODY ELSE WAS
QUEUING UP. MR CHAIR. THANK YOU
SAID THAT SOMEBODY IS WITH AN
OPERATOR. ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
THEY'RE STILL WITH AN OPERATOR
LIKE TO 10. PLEASE GO AHEAD. 9
TO 10, YOU'RE OPEN. HELLO. WE
CAN HEAR YOU GO AHEAD, MA'AM. MY
NAME IS FRANCIS MAMMALS. I AM
THE DIRECTOR OF CAMPAIGNS AND
ORGANIZING WITH AN ORGANIZATION
. COURAGE COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN OAKLAND,
AND I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A
B 1912. GREAT. THANK YOU. NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. LINE 1 19,
YOU'RE OPEN. TAKE ME. YOU HEAR
ME? WE CAN'T. OKAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
MY NAME IS CHRISTINE BOYS
CALLING IN ON BEHALF OF PARENT
VOICES OPEN IN SUPPORT. FULL
SUPPORT FOR 18 1912. THANK YOU.
I HOPE YOU GUYS ALL STAY
HYDRATED. IT'S REALLY HARD
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT CALLER, PLEASE. AND WE HAVE
ONE WITH AN OPERATOR. ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. PLANE TO 11,
YOU'RE OPEN. YES THIS IS
ALEXANDRA CONDON. I AM AND
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AND A TEACHER YELL COACH IN
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,
AND I AM STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. GREAT. THANK YOU. CAN LINE
1 97, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES.
HELLO? YES WE CAN HEAR YOU. GO
AHEAD, PLEASE. NAME IS NORA
MARTINEZ. I AM WITH PARENT
VOICES. COPELAND AND I AM HERE
IN FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR MARTINEZ. NEXT
CALLER. NOBODY ELSE IS QUEUED
UP. MR. CHAIR THANK YOU GOING TO
GO TO THE OPPOSITION SIDE OF THE
INDEX HERE FOR THOSE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION?
DON'T HAVE ANY LEAD OPPONENT.
ANYONE HERE IN THE HEARING ROOM,
WHICH IS TESTIFYING, OPPOSITION.
SEE NOW WE'LL GO TO THE PHONE
LINES. MODERATOR ASK ANYONE WHO
IS IN OPPOSITION TO PROVIDE
THEIR TESTIMONY NOW. THANK YOU
IF YOU'D LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION TO 1912, PLEASE PUT
YOUR SELF IN CUBA PRESIDENT 101,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND NOBODY IS
KILLING UP. OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE
THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION.
BRING THE MATTER BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE AND COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE ON THE PANEL
MOVED THE BILL, ALL RIGHT? UM
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. IT'S VERY HARD
TO KNOW THIS. THIS BILL ENJOYS
THE SUPPORT OF THE CHAIR AND NO
DOUBT THE COMMITTEE BUT I DID
WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF
DIFFICULT QUESTIONS. UM IT'S NOT
AS IF AT FIRST OF ALL, WHO COULD
DISAGREE WITH THE NEED FOR AN
EQUITY INDEX ANALYSIS, SO
THERE'S NO REAL DISPUTE THERE.
BUT THE POINT OF FRUSTRATION
FROM HIM FROM THIS SEAT IS THAT
THIS IS NOT THIS WAS NOT A NEW
ISSUE IN OAKLAND. THE $100
MILLION BAILOUT OCCURRED IN 2000
AND THREE ALMOST 19 YEARS AGO.
SO THE FINANCIAL PERIL THAT THE
DISTRICT WAS UNDER WAS NOT
SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED
YESTERDAY IT HAD BEEN IN PLACE.
AND HOW MANY SCHOOLS HOW MANY
ELECTED LOCALLY ELECTED SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS HAVE COME TO SERVE
DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME. I
DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER. I GUESS
IT'S MANY AYE. AND MAYBE YOU'RE
AWAREOF HOW THINGS HAVE TURNED
OVER A CHANGE BECAUSE ELECTIONS
REALLY IS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR THE CHOICES THAT THOSE
LEADERS MAKE DURING THEIR
SERVICE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND
YET FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS, YOU HAD
A DISTRICT IN CRISES. NOT
MEETING THEIR FINANCIAL
OBLIGATIONS. AND I KNOW THE
CHOICES WERE ALL REALLY
DIFFICULT ONES. UM CERTAINLY THE
ISSUE OF POTENTIALLY CLOSING IN
SCHOOL. HOW HARD IS THAT? WE
HEARD FROM WITNESSES HERE TODAY.
ABOUT MAYBE THE CHOICES THEY'VE
MADE TO LIVE IN A PARTICULAR
PLACE BECAUSE OF THE CONVENIENCE
OF THAT LOCAL SCHOOL. AND I
CAN'T IMAGINE HOW CHALLENGING
THAT PERSONALLY MUST FEEL WHEN A
SCHOOL THAT THEY BECOME SO CLOSE
TO OR ISN'T SO NECESSARY TO
THEIR LIFE IS POTENTIALLY
CLOSING. SO. AT THE SAME TIME,
IT'S HARD TO EXCUSE THE ACTIONS
OF THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT YOU
THAT THIS BILL IS IN RESPONSE TO
UM, SO DISRUPTIVE IN SUCH A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT YOU
CAN FEEL THE ANGST AND THE
DISTRESS BUT I WANTED TO GIVE
YOU THE CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THIS
ISSUE OF 19 YEARS KNOWING THE
PROBLEM WAS THERE THE CRISIS WAS
THERE. 19 YEARS TO DO THE WORK
19 YEARS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO
THE COMMUNITY. CAN YOU CREDIT
PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR THAT?
BE HELPFUL TO ME. I'D BE HAPPY
TO AND I THINK WE ARE ACTUALLY
DEALING WITH KIND OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCE THAT WE ARE IN
RIGHT NOW, AND I WILL ADDRESS
THAT VERY DIRECTLY. I THINK
ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS A
RESPONSIBILITY OF FIDUCIARY
RESPONSIBILITY OF BOARD MEMBERS
OF LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES TO
ENSURE CONTINUED FISCAL
VIABILITY OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT.
IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE
THERE WAS 19 YEARS ALSO INCLUDE
SIGNIFICANT STATE ACTION. THAT%
ACTUALLY WORKED AGAINST THE
WISHES OF. OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
AT THE TIME WHILE THE STATE
WHILE THIS IS THAT SCHOOL
DISTRICT WAS UNDER STATE
RECEIVERSHIP, WHICH CAUSED THERE
TO BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN
THE LOAN AMOUNT THAT WAS TAKEN
THAT PUT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
INTO FURTHER DEBT. UM THAT IS
STILL, UH WE ARE STILL
EXPERIENCING THE LEGACY OF IN,
UM IN OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND THAT SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS WHO ARE MAKING VERY
CHALLENGING DECISIONS ARE ALSO
HAVING TO, UH, HAVING TO WRESTLE
WITH. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS
THAT THAT ISSUE IS. IS ONE THAT
HAS CAUSED INCREDIBLE
CONSTERNATION WITH THE LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH PARENTS
ADVOCATES, SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
AND THE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE
OF THAT LACK OF RECOGNITION,
QUITE HONESTLY OF THE STATE
ACTION AND THE IMPACT OF THE
STATE ACTION WITHIN THE CONTEXT
OF THE ENTIRETY OF IT. THAT
NOTWITHSTANDING WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE IN 18 1912 IS
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SCHOOLS IN
DISTRESS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND IN DISTRESS DUE TO BE ABLE
TO ENSURE THAT THE IMPACTS OF
CLOSURE THAT WILL HAPPEN. AH,
PARTICULARLY RELATED TO
FINANCIAL DISTRESS HAVE MORE TO
DO WITH JUST COUNTING DOLLARS
AND CENTS AND HAVE MORE TO DO
WITH ENSURING THAT SHOULD THERE
NEEDS TO BE A NEED TO CLOSE
SCHOOLS THAT THAT IS DONE IN A
WAY. THAT RECOGNIZES THAT
SCHOOLS ARE THE EPICENTER OF OUR
COMMUNITIES OF MAKING SURE SURE
THAT STUDENTS AND CHILDREN CAN
BE KEPT WHOLE THAT COMMUNITIES
HAVE THE ABILITY TO NHÌP
SUPPORTIVE OF NOT ONLY THE
STUDENTS WHO ARE IN THAT SCHOOL,
BUT QUITE FRANKLY, UM, AS COVID
19 HAS SHOWED US, UH, THAT THEY
ARE THE EPICENTER OF CARE.
WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE%
KNOW THAT BECAUSE CALIFORNIA
BELIEVES IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
AND HAS INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY
IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND TO NOT
RECOGNIZE OR GIVE A SCHOOL
DISTRICT, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
HAVE TO CONSIDER THE EQUITY
IMPACTS RELATED TO SCHOOL
CLOSURE ON THE STUDENTS AND
STUDENT OUTCOMES AND THE OVERALL
COMMUNITY. UM AS WELL AS MAKING
SURE THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO
ACHIEVE FINANCIAL. UH FINANCIAL
SECURITY IS WHAT THE INTENTION
OF 1912 IS. SO WHILE OUR FIRST
STORY AROUND. THIS IS IN PLACES
LIKE OAKLAND, AND QUITE FRANKLY
, INGLEWOOD HAS ALSO BEEN A PART
OF THIS CONVERSATION, UM, FROM
THE ADVOCACY SIDE, AT LEAST, UM. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE
COMING AND WHAT I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE HAPPENED IS THAT THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA IS NOT PREPARED TO
RECOGNIZE THAT WHEN YOU CLOSE
THE SCHOOL, YOU CLOSE THE
LIFELINE FOR CHILDREN. AND IT
NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN JUST ABOUT
DOLLARS AND CENTS TO TURN THE
MATTER BACK TO THE THEIR CHAIR
WHO HAS JUST ARRIVED. I HAD ONE
FOLLOW UP QUESTION IF I MAY
CHEER LEVER. THANK YOU FOR
HELPING ME OUT. I APPRECIATE IT.
UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I MEAN, YOU
YOU RAISE A POINT THAT I
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH, WHICH IS
THAT WE HAVE OTHER SCHOOL
DISTRICTS UNDER DISTRESS AND WE
GET THE APPEAL TO THE STATE TO
PLEASE BAIL US OUT. AND HELP US
GET THROUGH THIS AND TIME AFTER
TIME WHERE I HAVE SEEN THESE
OCCASIONS AND LUCKILY THEY'RE
NOT AS OFTEN THEY'RE NOT THAT
PREVALENT AS AS THEY COULD BE.
IS THAT IN MANY CASES IT'S
SCHOOL BOARDS THAT ARE NOT
WILLING TO MAKE THE HARD
DECISIONS TO BALANCE THEIR
BUDGET. AND SO MANY OF THESE
TOUGH CHOICES OF REVOLVE AROUND
THE PHYSICAL SCHOOL LOCATION,
WHETHER THEY CAN HAVE ENOUGH
STUDENTS. AND THE STAFFING COSTS
THAT REVOLVE AROUND THAT. AND I
KNOW WHY THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE
THESE CHOICES BECAUSE THEY ARE
SO HARD IF YOU'RE ON THAT SCHOOL
BOARD AND YOU HAVE A DEFICIT AND
YOU'RE TRYING TO CLOSE IT. YOU
KNOW HOW HARD THAT DECISION IS.
SO I GUESS. MY CLOTHES ON. THIS
WOULD BE TO SAY THAT UM, IT'S
BIGGER. I THINK THE ISSUE IS
BIGGER THAN AN EQUITY INDEX. I'M
GOING TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY
AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT.
BUT I THINK IT'S A BIGGER ISSUE
WHEN WE HAVE FAILED LEADERSHIP
IN COMMUNITIES. THAT AREN'T
WILLING TO OWN UP TO THESE
FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND MAKE
THE HARD DECISIONS WITH NOTICE
AND PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ALL THAT
PROCESS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE, INCLUDING THE STANDARDS
THAT ARE IN YOUR BILL. THAT THAT
THAT THAT FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP
AT THE FUNDAMENTALLY HAS TO HAVE
ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL BECAUSE THEY ARE LOCALLY
ELECTED. AND IT'S A HARD THING
FOR US IN THE STATE LEVEL, AND
WE'RE TRYING TO BE COMPASSIONATE
AND CARING TO SOMEHOW HAVE
THINGS CONNECT WHERE WE GIVE THE
MONEY AND WE MAKE SOME TOUGH
CHOICES THAT WILL FORCE SOME
TOUGH, TOUGHER CHOICES IN THIS
CASE IN OAKLAND. 19 YEARS THEY
WENT WITHOUT MAKING HARD
CHOICES. INCLUDING GETTING A
GRAND JURY REPORT IN 2000 AND 17
ACKNOWLEDGING THE FAILURES, THE
FINANCIAL FAILURES AND YET YOU
HAD THAT RUSH DECISION WITH ALL
THE CONSEQUENCES THAT YOUR BILL
RESPONDS TO. SO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR ENGAGEMENT IN THIS. I KNOW
HOW HARD OF INITIATIVES FOR YOU
AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, SENATOR GLAZER AND
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE GAVEL.
I PRESENTED MY BILLS. I JUST
WANT TO SAY, I THINK IT'S A
GREAT BILL AND TO YOUR POINT
ASSEMBLYWOMAN THAT OUR SCHOOLS
ARE ABOUT CHILDREN, AND IF THEY
DON'T IF THOSE SCHOOLS ARE NO,
BUT IT'S ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS ARE SOMETHING
WE HAVE FOCUSED ON. HERE IN THIS
LEGISLATURE, SO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING FORWARD SENATOR PAN.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY VERY
GOOD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THE
FACT THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE FULLY FUNDING OUR
SCHOOLS AND FROM MY PERSPECTIVE
THEIR SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY
BETWEEN THE STATE AND LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES AND ENSURING
THAT WE ARE FULLY FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS FOR
CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS,
PARTICULARLY IN NEIGHBORHOODS
AND COMMUNITIES. THAT EXPERIENCE
JUST OVERALL DEPRESSION OF
ECONOMIC SECURITY. ON THAT. I
THINK WE CAN HOPEFULLY AGREE,
SENATOR, I WILL SAY THAT AGAIN.
A B 1912 AFFORDS US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT
SHOULD DISTRICTS BE IN THE
POSITION OF MAKING VERY
CHALLENGING DECISIONS ABOUT
SCHOOL CLOSURES AND
CONSOLIDATIONS. THAT WE ARE
CENTERING THAT THE IMPACT OF
THAT FROM USING AN EQUITY LENS
IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT,
AND WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MADAM
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
VIOLATE THEM. 9 18 1912. THE
MOTION IS TO PASS. BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LIVER, KOBOKO
ORTEZ E. SALLY GLASER. PLEASE,
SIR, I MCGUIRE PAN AND I WILL
LEAVE THAT BILL ON CALL FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. YES, SIR. WE ARE LOOKING
FOR AUTHORS. WE HAVE 12 BILLS
LEFT ON THE AGENDA. SO IF YOU
HAVE A BILL TO PRESENT AND
SENATE EDUCATION COME ON DOWN.
VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT MADAM
ASSISTANT. CAN YOU OPEN THE ROLE
FOR US ON ITEM FOUR. I WOULD
MOVE FILE ITEM 4 80 17 12 BY
MEDINA. THANK YOU. THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR GLASER.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL VIOLATE
THEM FOR A B 17 12. THE MOTION
IS PASSED BUT FIRST BE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. LEYVA KOBOKO
ORTEZ E. DELIC GLASER GLASER I
MCGUIRE PAN. WELL ITEM FOR MR
MEDINA A B 17 12. VERY GOOD. AND
I. ALL RIGHT, AND I THINK THAT
ALSO IRWIN 17 OH FIVE FILE ITEM
TWO. THAT ONE IS ON CALL IF WE
CAN CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS ITEM
TO A B 17 05. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LIVER. CHAVO COURTESY DELI
MCGUIRE. OKAY? GREAT. THANK YOU
. AND DID WE DO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? OKAY ON THAT THAT
WOULD BE WONDERFUL CONSENT
CALENDAR. COULD YOU HEAR THAT
WOULD MOVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR
. THANK YOU. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS BEEN MOVED BY
SENATOR GLASER. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL CONSENT LEVER, POPO CORTESI
DELI, GLASER. LASER EYE MCGUIRE
PAN. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
CAN WE PLEASE OPEN THE ROLL ON
FILE ITEM SEVEN A. B 2046 7 2046
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS COPE. Ó CORTEZ
E. GLASER GLASER. I MCGUIRE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL LEAVE
THAT ON CALL.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHERE YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MURATSUCHI IS BILL AND THEN YOU
WILL BE RIGHT UP NEXT. OKAY
SOUNDS GOOD. WELL I CAN'T
GUARANTEE THAT. BUT I CAN
GUARANTEE I'LL BE HERE.
ALL RIGHT. WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI.
YOU'RE HERE TO PRESENT FILE ITEM
12 A B 1942, PLEASE PROCEED WHEN
YOU ARE READY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. I AM
PRESENTING A 1942, WHICH SEEKS
TO REQUIRE INSTRUCTION PROVIDED
BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS
UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENTS WITH THEIR LOCAL
PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES TO BE
FUNDED UNDER THE APPORTIONMENT
FORMULA USED FOR INSTRUCTION AND
CAREER. DEVELOPMENT THIS WOULD
BE A WIN WIN WIN FOR OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS AND FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES. EVER SINCE THE
ADOPTION OF THE STUDENT CENTER
FUNDING FORMULA, IT BECAME CLEAR
TO ALL THAT, UH, THAT THE
PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES PROVIDE TO TRAIN OUR
LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS. DIDN'T
QUITE FIT IN WITH THE BASIC
LOGIC BEHIND THE STUDENT
CENTERED FUNDING FORMULA THAT IS
TO INCENTIVIZE FUNDING FOR LOW
INCOME STUDENTS, AS WELL AS TO
INCENTIVIZE STUDENTS COMPLETING
TWO YEAR DEGREES OR CERTIFICATES
BECAUSE THESE TRAINING PROGRAMS
FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ARE
DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE ONGOING
IN HEALTH TRAINING FOR OUR
FIREFIGHTERS. OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICERS ARE PARAMEDICS. UM
THESE PROGRAMS HAVE ADDITIONAL
COSTS, WHETHER IT'S EQUIPMENT OR
SPECIAL STRUCTURES AS SPECIAL
TRAINERS. THAT OFTEN MAKE THESE
COURSES MORE EXPENSIVE. THIS
WOULD BE A COMMON SENSE FIXED
WHO ARE STUDENT CENTERED FUNDING
FORMULA TO SUPPORT OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS THAT WORK WITH
OUR LOCAL FIRST RESPONDERS. UM
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS THE
SPONSOR OF THE BILL CHANCELLOR
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. AS WELL AS CAPTAIN
STEVEN RUIZ, A FORMER STUDENT IN
ONE OF THESE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
ALRIGHT. I THINK BOTH OF YOUR
FOLKS ARE CALLING IN. SO
CHANCELLOR RODRIGUEZ. IF YOU ARE
THERE YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. YES
SIR. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR LEYVA.
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND CHANCELLOR
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ. SO THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AND WE'RE PROUD
SPONSORS OF A B 1942. I'M
HONORED TO BE JOINED WITH SOME
OF THE MEMORY OF SUKI HAVE
SUPPORTED THIS BILL. WHICH
ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL NEED TO
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR
TRAINING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
THAT ARE STATES COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. MAYBE 1942 GUARANTEES
THAT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL
80% OF WHOM ARE TRAINED AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE PROPERLY
RESOURCED. AND EQUIPPED FOR
EMERGENCY HEALTH AND SAFETY
SITUATIONS, INSTRUCTIONAL
SERVICE AGREEMENTS OR ESSAYS
PROVIDE TRAINING FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTER
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
PERSONNEL FOR NEW RECRUITS
THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE
ACADEMIES, AS WELL AS IN SERVICE
TRAINING FOR CURRENT
PROFESSIONALS. THE STATEWIDE
STUDENT CENTERED FUNDING FORMULA
WAS AN IMPORTANT POLICY SHIFT TO
RECOGNIZE INCENTIVIZING FUND
COLLEGES FOR HAVING HIGH
COMPLETION RATES, ESPECIALLY FOR
LOW INCOME STUDENTS. HOWEVER,
THIS FORMER DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR
PUBLIC SERVICE ACADEMY STUDENTS
ENGAGED TO ISSA'S COLLEGES THAT
OFFER THIS TRAINING HAVE THE
REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRAINING
CUT BY 30% A B 1940 TO CORRECT
THAT. AS AN EXAMPLE ARE EAST LOS
ANGELES COLLEGE PUBLIC SERVICE
ACADEMY OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS
AS A ROAD ABOUT 24,000 STUDENTS
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTER
AND EMT TRAINING, AS WELL AS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND PROBATION.
ALTHOUGH OUR ENROLLMENT FORECAST
WITH US NEXT YEAR ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE WITHOUT A B 1942 THE
REVENUE LOSSES PROJECTED AT 5.5
MILLION. MAYBE 1942 PROVIDES THE
RESOURCES THAT ALLOW FOR THE
QUALITY TRAINING NECESSARY. IT
IS ESSENTIAL SAFETY OFFICERS AND
FIRST RESPONDERS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME, MADAM CHERRY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, CHANCELLOR RODRIGUEZ.
ALRIGHT CAPTAIN STEVEN RUIZ, YOU
ARE UP NEXT. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING,
CHARLIE. EVEN HONORABLE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
STEPHEN RUIZ. AND I'M ADDRESSING
YOU TODAY AS LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROFESSIONAL INFORMER. STUDENT
FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT, DISCUSS A B 1942 WHICH
ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF
ONGOING MANDATED TRAINING FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL. OVER
THE PAST 35 YEARS. I HAVE
PERSONALLY BENEFITED FROM AN
EXCELLENT AND ONGOING TRAINING
OPPORTUNITY IN STRUCTURAL
SERVICE ACADEMIES PARTNERSHIP.
BETWEEN THE LEFT COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ALL
KINDS OF COLLEGE. I'M HONORED TO
JOIN YOU THIS MORNING TO SHARE
MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES WITH
THIS PROGRAM. THE LEVEL OF
INSTRUCTION PROVIDED BY SALLY
COLLEGE STRUCTURAL SERVICE
ACADEMY HAS FAR EXCEEDED
STANDARDS. NECESSARILY TRUE,
RIGHT? QUALITY TRAINING AND
EDUCATION TO ME AND THOUSANDS OF
MY LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLEAGUES.
MAYBE 1942 ENSURES THAT PUBLIC
SAFETY PERSONNEL CAN RECEIVE
ONGOING TRAINING THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYSTEM AND THAT COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE PROPERTY FUNDED FOR
THEIR COLLABORATION IN OFFERING
THIS TRAINING TO ALL FIRST
RESPONDER AGENCIES WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. LIKE MANY I ESA'S
ACROSS THE STATE. THE
PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE JUST
COLLEGE ENABLES THE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. TO OFFER
MANDATED TRAINING TO ALL ITS
PERSONNEL, AND IT COST EFFECTIVE
MANNER TO ALLOW THE FUNDS.
RECEIVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET THE
CURRENT NEEDS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
TRAINING. THIS INCLUDES TRAINING
ON EQUITY AND SOCIAL ISSUES
RELATED TO FORCE TRAINING,
MENTAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY
POLICING AND ALL OTHER AREAS OF
SAFETY TRAINING THAT REQUIRE
SPECIAL HANDLING AND
KNOWLEDGEABLE ASSESSMENT TO ALL
OFFICERS AND DEPUTIES. AS WE ALL
KNOW, EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO
DEVELOPMENT AROUND WELL ROUNDED
SAFETY PERSONNEL WHO CAN MOVE
FORWARD IN THIS COMPLEX
ENVIRONMENT. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS
LAW ENFORCEMENT ANOTHER
CHRISTMAS FARMERS TO DO THIS BY
PROMOTING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES. AND MOVE
FORWARD IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL
GOALS. FOR THIS REASON, I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE ON A B 1942. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.
NORWAY'S ALRIGHT WE'RE GOING TO
COME HERE TO ROOM 2100 FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS
THEIR SUPPORT FOR A B 1942.
PLEASE PROCEED. MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS AUSTIN WEBSTER WITH W
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ASSOCIATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL
EDUCATION IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR BRANDON UP ON BEHALF
OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MARK
MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF THE PALO
VERDE, ANTELOPE VALLEY, SAN
DIEGO AND YOU BOOK COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT SEE NO ONE
ELSE IN THE ROOM. MR MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR
SUPPORT FOR A B 1942? THANK YOU.
IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B
1942 PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME, 10. WE WILL GO TO LINE 2
28, YOU ARE OPEN. HI GOOD
MORNING, CAROL GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF LOS RIOS COMMUNITY.
COLLEGE DISTRICT SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT HIS LINE
14, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 14 YOU
ARE OPEN. HI MY NAME IS DR
SHARON JOHNSON, CHAIR OF THE
PUBLIC SAFETY AFFILIATION
DEPARTMENT FOR YOU, STELLA
COLLEGE. FULL SUPPORT FOR ABBY
1942. FLYING 34, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, SENATE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ATTENDED
MEETINGS. THIS IS YES, WE CANNON
, DEPUTY CHIEF OF LOBBIES FIRE
DEPARTMENT IN FULL SUPPORT OF A
B 1942. WE APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
SPECIFICALLY, LOS ANGELES
COLLEGE PERFECT. THANK YOU. JUST
NAME AND SUPPORT, PLEASE. FLYING
TO 32. YOU ARE OPEN AND IF
THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
PRESS ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO
PLEASE GO AHEAD TO 32. JASON
ROSEANNE FIRE AND FULL SUPPORT.
MADAM CHAIR. NOBODY ELSE PICKED
YOU UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
MODERATOR WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN ROOM 2100 WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE. MR.
MODERATOR, WE'RE COMING BACK TO
YOU. OH, GO AHEAD. ONE MOMENT,
MR MODERATOR. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR DEVIN ON BEHALF OF
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE AND THE
SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT MR
MODERATOR, IF YOU CAN QUEUE UP
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B
1942 ON THE PHONE LINES. THAT
WOULD BE GREAT. IF YOU ARE
OPPOSED TO A B 1942 PLEASE PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. AND NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. ALRIGHT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH BEFORE I BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. SOME OF THE
MEMBER DID YOU ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS? YES THANK YOU. I
FORGOT TO CLARIFY THAT I WOULD
LIKE TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS AS
OUTLINED IN PAGES FIVE AND SIX
OF THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS AS
AUTHORS AMENDMENTS. PERFECT
THANK YOU SO MUCH QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS CONCERNS SENATOR PAN,
MOVE THE BILL. VERY GOOD. THE
BILL WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASTRONAUT. THANK
YOU, SIR. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MADAM
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
FILE ITEM 12 1942. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED BUT FIRST
AMEND, AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LEVER COBURG ORTEZ E. DELI
GLASER MCGUIRE, PAN PAN. I THANK
YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WE WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ARE ABSENT
MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NAZARIAN. COME
RIGHT UP. WE'LL DO THAT IN JUST
A SECOND, LAUREN. ALRIGHT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ALRIGHT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NAZARIAN YOU
WERE HERE TO FIT PRESENT FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE, MAYBE 558
PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. UM. MAYBE 558
ACCOMPLISHES TWO MAIN GOALS. UH
PROVIDES VOLUNTARY REIMBURSEMENT
AND GRANT FUNDING TO LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES, WHICH
STUDENT POPULATIONS WHO REQUIRE
OR PREFER THE ADOPTION OF PLANT
BASED AND RESTRICTED DIET MEALS.
AND PLANT BASED MILK OPTIONS,
TOO. IT REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW ELIA'S CAN
FEED THE YOUNGER SIBLINGS OF
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN OF FREE
BREAKFAST OR MORNING SNACK. AND
THIS IS FULLY REIMBURSABLE FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WANT TO
BE VERY CLEAR THAT THIS BILL
THAT IS STILL IS NOT ELEVATING
ONE DIET OVER ANOTHER. AH
INSTEAD, IT PROVIDES GRANTS AND
REIMBURSEMENTS TO ELIA'S
RESPONDING TO STUDENTS WHO
ALREADY WANT OR NEED THESE DIET
OPTIONS. UM AS MANY OF, YOU
KNOW, PLANT BASED THEN
RESTRICTED DIET OPTIONS HAVE A
HIGHER PRICE THAN ANIMAL BASED
MEALS, AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE ALSO
WORKED INTO THE BUDGET. A
INCREMENTAL REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT
SO THAT IT COULD COVER THOSE
EXPENSES FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL.
AGENCIES AS WELL. UM I MUST
EMPHASIZE THAT THIS IS AN
OPTIONAL PROGRAM FOR ELIA'S WHO
WANT TO PROVIDE THESE MEALS FOR
STUDENTS WHO, OUT OF PREFERENCE
OR FOR HEALTH OR RELIGIOUS
REASONS REQUIRE PLANT BASED OR
OTHER RESTRICTED OPTIONS. AND I
WANT TO END BEFORE I TURN IT
OVER TO THE WITNESSES THAT WE
HAVE, UM I WANT TO END BY
STATING THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TO YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND TO YOUR
STAFF. FOR WORKING WITH ME. I'M
MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND THANK
YOU FOR IMPROVING THE BILL WITH
THE AMENDMENTS. UM UH AND.
WITHOUT FURTHER ADO WOULD LIKE
TO INVITE NICK SECOND WITH
SOCIAL COMPASSION LEGISLATION AS
WELL AS DR ENNA, HERBIE.
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR
RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE TO MAKE
THEIR PRESENTATIONS. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU, SOME OF MEMBER AND
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US.
WE APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT? I
THINK WE'RE STARTING WITH DR
HERBIE IS THAT CORRECT? YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. PLEASE PROCEED.
HOLD A DOCTORATE IN HEALTH
SCIENCES, AND I'M A REGISTERED
DIETICIAN AND DIABETES EDUCATOR
WITH THE PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE.
AS A PROUD CO SPONSOR AND
SUPPORTER OF THIS BILL. THE
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE IS A
NATIONAL NONPROFIT MADE UP OF
DOCTORS, DIETICIANS AND
SCIENTISTS. WITH OVER 12,000
MEMBERS IN CALIFORNIA I LIVE AND
WORK IN WILLITS, CALIFORNIA. 85
58 WILL INVEST IN THE HEALTH OF
CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN TODAY AND
DRAMATICALLY REDUCE HEALTH CARE
COSTS WELL INTO THE FUTURE. LET
ME SMELLS ARE HIGH IN FIBER,
ANTIOXIDANTS AND IMPORTANT
NUTRIENTS THAT PREVENT CHRONIC
DISEASES. RESEARCH CLEARLY SHOWS
THAT ANIMAL PRODUCTS ARE LINKED
WITH DIABETES, OBESITY AND HEART
DISEASE. PROBLEMS THAT MOST
AMERICANS ARE FACING. IN MY WORK
AS AN OUTPATIENT DIETITIAN. I'VE
GOTTEN MANY REFERRALS FOR
CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH OBESITY
OR PREDIABETES WHEN WE SIT DOWN
TOGETHER AND GO THROUGH WHAT
THEY'RE EATING. THEY'RE OFTEN
RELYING ON SCHOOL MEALS FOR
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH, AND I
CLEARLY SEE HOW THE FOODS
THEY'RE PROVIDED ARE
CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR HEALTH
PROBLEMS AND MAKING THEM WORSE.
I CAN EDUCATE THE CHILD AND
THEIR PARENTS ABOUT HEALTHY
OPTIONS TO PREVENT DIABETES AND
MANAGE WEIGHT. BUT AT THE END OF
THE DAY OF THE CHILD DOESN'T
HAVE THESE OPTIONS IN FRONT OF
THEM. WE WON'T MAKE PROGRESS.
MANY CHILDREN NEED TO TALK TO
WANT TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES,
AND IF THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH
THE MEALS TO DO SO WE CAN SEE A
REDUCTION IN CHRONIC DISEASES
AND HEALTH CARE COSTS AS THEY
GROW INTO ADULTS. IN CONCLUSION
. THE PHYSICAL PHYSICIANS
COMMITTEE URGES THIS COMMITTEE
TO SUPPORT AND ADVANCE A B 5 58
. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
ATTENTION TO THIS VITAL ISSUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, RIGHT. MR
SECOND. YOU'RE UP NEXT. YOU ALSO
HAVE TWO MINUTES. YES GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS
SOCKET DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL
COMPASSION LEGISLATION PROUD
COSPONSOR OF THE BILL A MARKET.
A REPORT BY MARKET RESEARCH FIRM
NIELSEN SHOWED THAT 39% OF
AMERICANS CLAIM THAT WHILE THEIR
DIETS ARE NOT FULLY PLANT BASED
THEY ELIMINATE AS MANY ANIMAL
RELATED FOOD PRODUCTS AS
POSSIBLE AND STRIVE TO ONE DAY
EAT COMPLETELY. PLANT BASED IN
2021 PLANT BASED FOOD SALES
SKYROCKETED 2.5 TIMES FASTER
THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR SCHOOLS HAVE
TROUBLE RESPONDING TO THIS
CULTURAL SHIFT OF THE TOP 10
SCHOOL MEALS SERVED. ALL OF THEM
CONTAIN MEAT OR DAIRY. AND MOST
OF THEM CONTAIN PROCESS ME. THIS
YEAR. THE CALIFORNIA P T A WITH
750,000 MEMBERS PASSED A
RESOLUTION THAT GIVES BOTH OCAL
AND STATE PTA S AUTHORITY TO
DEMAND PLANT BASED MEAL OPTIONS
TO BE A REGULAR PART OF SCHOOL
MEALS. THE GRANT PROGRAM IS
ESSENTIAL TO THE TO HELP THOSE
SCHOOLS RESPOND TO THIS RISING
DEMAND FROM STUDENTS AND
PARENTS. CALIFORNIA SERVES AN
ASTOUNDING 540 MILLION SCHOOL
LUNCHES EACH YEAR. THIS MASSIVE
AMOUNT OF FOOD NOT ONLY HAS AN
ENORMOUS IMPACT ON OUR STUDENTS
HEALTH, BUT ALSO UNLESS
OBVIOUSLY AN ENORMOUS IMPACT ON
OUR ENVIRONMENT, WHICH
CONTRIBUTES TO CLIMATE CHANGE.
IN ANALYZING THE FOOD PURCHASED
BY CALIFORNIA SCHOOL, SO THE
USDA BEEF REPRESENTS 16% OF THE
TOTAL MENU OFFERINGS. YET IT
ACCOUNTS FOR NEARLY 60% OF THE
CARBON FOOTPRINT OF LUNCH IS
OFFERED IN THE TOP 25 SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA.
MEANWHILE AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF
PLANT BASED PROTEINS WOULD
REPRESENT A MERE 4% OF THE
CARBON FOOTPRINT. BECAUSE OF
THIS BILL WILL HELP OUR
CHILDREN. AH MAKE HEALTHIER
CHOICES, LOWER CARBON FOOTPRINT
AND ASSIST OUR SCHOOLS TO MEET
THE CULTURAL DEMANDS OF TODAY
WITH THAT, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
RIGHT. ANYONE ELSE HERE IN ROOM
2100 WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT? PLEASE GO AHEAD.
FEDERAL SHARE MEMBERS AUSTIN
WEBSTER W STRATEGIES ON BEHALF
OF THE ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT
SEEING NO ONE ELSE. MR MODERATOR
, CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE
ON THE LINES WHO WISHES TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF A B 558? WE WILL
TAKE NAME AND SUPPORT ONLY THANK
YOU. IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A
B 558, PLEASE PRESS ONE FILE BAY
01, FOLLOWED BY ZERO AND WE WILL
BEGIN TODAY WITH LINE 48. YOU
ARE ONLY 9 48, YOU ARE OPEN. CAN
YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN. GREAT MY
NAME IS ZOE NOVICK. I'M A MEMBER
OF THE PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR
RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE. I LIVE IN
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA AND I FULLY
SUPPORT MAYBE 558. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. PLANE. 1 99, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. FIND 1 99. OH HI. MY
NAME IS CRISTINA COOL. LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA RESIDENT AND
A STRONG SUPPORT FOR PLANT BASED
FOODS FOR HELP FOR A B 558. 1 84
, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 1 84, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WE CAN OKAY. MY NAME IS
ELIZABETH. TAKE A BELLY. I'M A
PARAPROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION AND SCHOOLS IN
CALIFORNIA AND I SUPPORT A B 558
CHILD NUTRITION ACT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MINE, TOO. OH, FOUR.
YOU ARE OPEN. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WE CAN. HI MY NAME IS DANIEL CEO
. I AM A VEGAN VETERINARIAN
LICENSE IN CALIFORNIA. AH AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 558 FOR THE
HEALTH OF THE KIDS AND FOR
EXPANDING COMPASSION TO THE
OTHER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. THANK YOU. WE'LL
GO TO LINE 1 43, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN
YES. HI THIS IS TRACY CHILDS AND
SAN DIEGO ON THE DIRECTOR OF
PLAN, DIEGO AND I'M IN FAVOR OF
BILL. 558 ALSO A MEMBER OF
PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR
RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. AND
LINE 1 14, YOU ARE OPEN. HI DUTY
MAN CREW, STO SOCIAL COMPASSION
AND LEGISLATION CO SPONSOR IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EYEBALLS. PLAYING 1 96, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HELLO SIMONE REYES,
SOCIAL COMPASSION AND
LEGISLATION AND FULL SUPPORT OF
558. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 2 39,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? WE CAN THANK YOU. THIS
IS PAGE PERSONS WROTE TO MOTHER
CHILDREN. SCHOOLS IN LOS ANGELES
AREA I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF BABY
558. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MOVING ALONG. LINE TO 40, YOU
ARE OPEN. I THIS IS JULIE
WALDRIP IN WALNUT CREEK. UM I
WAS TWO DECADES AND AS A HEALTH
CARE WORKER, AND I'M IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES
IN SCHOOL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
57, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME
IS RACHEL HOSLER AND SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA MOTHER AND FOUNDER OF
KIND HEART COALITION, AND I AM
STRONG SUPPORT OF 85 58. THANK
YOU IN 2 38, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 2
38, YOU ARE OPEN. HI MY NAME IS
JOHN L. BUTLER AND I'M A MOTHER
OF FIVE CHILDREN AND FACILITATOR
OF YOUTH PRIMACY, WHICH IS THE
YOUTH ORGANIZATION THAT RAISES
AWARENESS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND
THE LINKED ANIMAL AGRICULTURE.
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT BILL.
MAYBE 558. LINE 2 36, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 2 36. HELLO MY NAME IS
LAURA HAIDER SUPPORTIVELY
BELIEVED THAT 58. FROM FRESNO.
THANKS. THANK YOU. LINE 2 46,
YOU ARE OPEN. MY NAME IS AMY
HELPER LAUGH FACTORY FARMING
AWARENESS, COALITION SPONSOR AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. 2 42, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
MEANING IS NORRIS STEWART AND I
WORK WITH THE EARTH AND WE WORK
WITH 64 FOODS TO RESPECT PATH
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND SHIFTING
THE PLANT BASED OPTIONS AND I AM
STRONG SUPPORT OF NB 558. THANK
YOU. 1 94, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LIKE
YOU TOOK YOURSELF OUT IF YOU GO
AND HIT ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO
AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO RE
PROMPT TO 42, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 2
42. ONLINE TO 25, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI. MY NAME IS CAMILA
SOCIAL WORKER IN CALIFORNIA, AND
I SUPPORT TO BE 5000. 2 45, YOU
ARE OPEN. HI MY NAME IS TAMMY
HOFFMAN AND I'M, A RESIDENT OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE YOUTH
DIRECTOR OF A YOUTH ACTIVIST
ORGANIZATION CALLED THE RAVEN
CORE, AND I SUPPORT A B 558.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 2016,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS CHERYL
STUDIO FROM SANDTON END OF
VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE CLIMATE
REALITY PROJECT IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. YOU ARE OPEN TO 44.
MY AME IS DR CRYSTAL HEATH, OUR
HONOR, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
THAT SUPPORTS ANIMAL
PROFESSIONALS. I'M FROM BERKELEY
, CALIFORNIA AND I DROPPED IT
FOR 85 5 PAGE. LIKE IN 2 48, YOU
ARE OPEN. MY NAME IS LINDSAY
MARIE BAKER. I'M A FORMER
EDUCATOR. I LIVE IN CARS BANA,
CALIFORNIA AND I'M IN FULL
SUPPORT OF A B 558. THANK YOU. 1
27, PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES. CAN
YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN. MY NAME IS
JANE VELEZ MITCHELL. I'M A
JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR AND THE
PRESIDENT OF UNCHAINED TV
SCREAMING NETWORK BASED IN
MARINA DEL REY, CALIFORNIA AND I
AM VERY, VERY, VERY STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS EXCELLENT BILL
TO SAVE CHILDREN. THANK YOU,
MA'AM. THANK YOU. 2 37, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. 9 TO 37. ARE YOU
MUTED? ONE MORE SHOT 9 TO 37 TO
TESTIFY. MOVING ALONG 1 72,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME
IS JARED REINOSO STUDENT IN
CALIFORNIA AND LIVE IN SAN
DIEGO. AND I TOTALLY SUPPORT
ABBY. I THINK THANK YOU. 1 58,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. I AM. MY NAME
IS MICHELLE WALKER. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? WE CAN OKAY, THIS IS A NO
BRAINER FOR 2022. I AM TOTALLY
IN SUPPORT OF A B 558. MAKE THE
CHILDREN HELP THEM FUTURE NEXT
CALLER, PLEASE. LINE 98 YOU ARE
OPEN. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE NEVER
PER YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WILL GIVE A
QUICK FINAL REMINDER ONE
FOLLOWED BY ZERO IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 558, PLEASE GO
AHEAD TO 52. HI MY NAME IS ELIE
SWEPT. I LIVE IN SACRAMENTO AND
I STRONGLY SUPPORT SOME PART OF
THE 558. THANK YOU. PLANE. 1 94,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
ERIC AND NIELSEN. I'M A RESIDENT
OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND A
MEMBER OF PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE
FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE, AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT MAYBE 55 DAYS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 2 53, YOU
ARE OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS
MONICA GARCIA. I AM A PARENT OF
A MEMBER OF YOUTH CLIMATE CHANGE
THE LAKE AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
85 58. AND WE HAVE EXHAUSTED THE
CUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
MODERATOR. ALRIGHT, WE DO HAVE
SOME LATE LEAD OPPOSITION. I
THINK BOTH OF YOU ARE HERE IN
THE ROOM. WE'RE GOING TO START
WITH MR JASON BRYANT OF THE
CATTLEMEN'S ASSOCIATION. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES, SIR. SENATOR
MEMBERS, JASON BRYANT ON BEHALF
OF THE STATE'S DAIRY FARMERS
REPRESENTED BY WESTERN I'D AREAS
WERE OPPOSED TO 558. THE BILL
CREATES A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE
FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PURCHASE
PLANT BASED FOODS, REPLACING
OTHER NUTRIENT RICH, MINIMALLY
PROCESSED CALIFORNIA GROWN FOODS
LIKE CALIFORNIA DAIRY PRODUCTS.
ACCORDING TO AN L A USD ANALYSIS
30 CENT REIMBURSEMENT RATE
INCLUDED IN THIS BILL FOR
PURCHASING PLANT BASED FOODS.
EXCEEDS THE AVERAGE COST OF
THESE SAME FOODS BY THREE TIMES.
AND UNDER THIS BILL, A DISTRICT
ONLY RECEIVES THE REIMBURSEMENT
RATE OF THOSE DISTRICTS FAVOR
THESE OFFERINGS OVER
CONVENTIONAL OFFERINGS. THAT'S
APPROACH OF REWARDING DISTRICTS%
ONLY IF CERTAIN PURCHASES ARE
MET IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE
STATE'S EXISTING PROGRAMS IN
THIS AREA OF POLICY.
SPECIFICALLY THE FARM TO SCHOOL
PROGRAM THAT INCENTIVIZES THE
PURCHASING OF FRESH, LOCALLY
GROWN MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS,
INCLUSIVE OF PLANT THESE ITEMS.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS THAT
HAVE BEEN MADE BY PROPONENTS OF
THE BILL AS A RATIONALE TO
ADVANCE A PLANT BASED POLICY OR
SIMPLY NOT ACCURATE. ACCORDING
TO THE USDA. LIVESTOCK
PRODUCTION IN THE U. S IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR 3.3% OF GHG
EMISSIONS, ACCORDING TO THE AIR
RESOURCES BOARD HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, LIVESTOCK REPRESENTS
5.4 OF OVER EMISSIONS PORTFOLIO
, AND THAT FIGURE IS INCLUSIVE.
NEARLY ALL ANIMAL, AGRICULTURE,
LIVESTOCK AND OTHERWISE.
CALIFORNIA DAIRY PRODUCERS LEAD
THE WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY PRODUCTION. AND
ACCORDING TO CEO TO THE DAIRY
INDUSTRY, IS ON TRACK TO REDUCE
ITS MANURE METHANE EMISSIONS BY
57. A FEAT THAT HAS NOT BEEN
ACHIEVED ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE
WORLD. IN CONTRAST,
INCENTIVIZING PURCHASE OF OUT OF
STATE PRODUCTS. THIS BILL COULD
ACTUALLY EXACERBATE CLIMATE
IMPACTS BY FACILITATING THE
SOURCING OF SOY PRODUCTS FROM
THE MIDWEST COMMONLY GROWN. AND
P PROTEIN FROM CHINA, WHERE
THEY'RE ALSO COMMONLY GROWN. THE
TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING
RELATED TO THOSE PRODUCTS AND
EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT
WOULD POTENTIALLY EXACERBATE
CLIMATE CHANGE. AS THOSE
PROJECTS ARE PROCESSED INTO
PLANT BASED SCHOOL MEALS. TWO
MINUTES IN APRIL, THIS COMMITTEE
APPROVED 13 OH EIGHT, BUT
STRENGTHENS CALIFORNIA'S
BUYBACK. BUY AMERICAN POLICY BY
INCENTIVIZING PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO
PURCHASE PRODUCTS GROWN
DOMESTICALLY. GET THIS BILL IS
PLANT BASED INCENTIVES DO NOT
INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENT. THE
ITEMS BE GROWN IN CALIFORNIA OR
IS REQUIRED TO BE MINIMALLY
PROCESSED. WE SUPPORT
INITIATIVES THAT EXPAND ACCESS
TO A DIVERSITY OF FOOD ITEMS SO
LONG AS THEY ARE SOURCING FOOD
ITEMS THAT ARE CALIFORNIA GROUND
AND MINIMALLY PROCESSED AND TO
THOSE CLARIFICATIONS ARE MADE IN
THE BILL. WE ARE OPPOSED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AMY
MODELL MILLER. YOU'RE NEXT. YOU
ONLY HAVE A MINUTE AND A HALF
BECAUSE HE TOOK 2.5 MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. I'M AMY MERDLE MILLER
. I'VE BEEN A REGISTERED
DIETITIAN FOR 26 YEARS AND I'VE
SPENT MUCH OF MY CAREER WORKING
ON SCHOOL NUTRITION RELATED
ISSUES AS A DIETITIAN. I AM VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT INCENTIVIZING
SCHOOLS TO OFFER PLANT BASED
ALTERNATIVES TO BEEF DAIRY.
ANOTHER ANIMAL BASED FOODS.
PLANT BASED ALTERNATIVES ARE
HIGHER AND ADDED SODIUM AND
SUGAR AND THEY OFFER MUCH LOWER
PROTEIN QUALITY FACTORS THAT PUT
STUDENTS NUTRITION SECURITY AT
RISK. CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS SHOULD
BE SUPPORTED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO
FOLLOW USDA NUTRITION STANDARDS
FOR SCHOOL MEALS, STANDARDS THAT
ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE
NUTRIENT NEEDS OF STUDENTS TO
SUPPORT GROWTH, HEALTH AND
OVERALL WELLNESS. FUNDING SHOULD
FOCUS ON HELPING SCHOOLS OFFER
MORE CALIFORNIA GROWN MINIMALLY
PROCESSED FOODS THAT CAN
INCREASE STUDENTS. INTAKE OF
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, DAIRY AND
FOR TEENAGE FEMALES. HIGH
QUALITY PROTEIN. THE PANDEMIC AS
WE ALL KNOW IT'S HAD A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON FOOD
NUTRITION SECURITY, ESPECIALLY
AMONG VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS
NEED POLICIES THAT BOTH PROTECT
FOOD. AND NUTRITION SECURITY AND
ENSURE ACCESS TO NUTRIENT RICH
FOODS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT
OFFER HIGH QUALITY PROTEIN FROM
ANIMAL BASED SOURCES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN ROOM 2100,
WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE GOOD
MORNING TAYLOR, RUSSIAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU,
REPRESENT DAIRIES, LIVESTOCK
PRODUCERS AND PLANT BASED PRICES
IN CALIFORNIA IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MATT BROUGHT ON BEHALF
OF THE TEAMSTERS. WE ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS IN
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, MICHAEL LYONS ON BEHALF
OF DAIRY INSTITUTE IN OPPOSITION
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
MODERATOR. WE'RE GOING TO YOU TO
OPEN THE LINES FOR ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 558 NAME
AND OPPOSITION, PLEASE. THANK
YOU IF YOU ARE OPPOSED TO A B
558 PLEASE GO AHEAD AND HIT 10
AT THIS TIME TO PLACE YOURSELF
IN Q ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO FIND
1 11, YOU ARE OPEN. 11. SOUNDS
LIKE THE DOG OPPOSES, ALL RIGHT
? UM THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP. I'LL
GIVE ONE MORE FINAL REMINDER,
PLEASE PRESS 10 IF YOU ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 555558. NOBODY
IS QUEUING UP, MANAGER. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR MODERATOR.
ALRIGHT WE'LL BRING IT BACK HERE
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS.
SEEING NONE. SENATOR PAN SO JUST
TO CLARIFY BECAUSE I THOUGHT
THAT IN THE LEAST THE AMENDMENTS
, IF NOT AN ORIGINAL BILL, THE
OPPOSITION SAID ABOUT CALIFORNIA
SOURCE PRODUCTS OR WE AREN'T WE
REQUIRING THAT IN THIS BILL YES
, PREFERENCE TO PRODUCTS. YES IT
WILL GIVE PREFERENCE. THAT IS
CORRECT. ALL RIGHT? I JUST WAS A
LITTLE PUZZLED BECAUSE I THOUGHT
I HAD WRITTEN ANALYSIS THAT SO
THAT WAS PART OF THE BILL. THAT
WAS PART OF THE BILL. YOU ARE%
CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR POINTING
THAT OUT. YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
ALRIGHT UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MOVE THE BILL? SENATOR PAN? I
WILL. I WILL MOVE THE BILL.
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SUMMARIES ARIAN, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? I AM HAPPY TO CLOSE. I
JUST WANT TO SEE IF THERE WAS
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. I
WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A BRIEF
MOMENT OF YOUR TIME ALREADY.
YOU'RE FINE. I WOULD LOVE TO
JUST GO OVER A COUPLE OF ITEMS.
THE BILL OFFERS UP TO 30% AND
REIMBURSEMENT, ADDITIONAL
REIMBURSEMENT, BUT THAT MEANS
THAT YOU'LL GET LET'S SAY 12
CENTS IF YOU ARE EXPANDING 12
CENTS. AH IT'S NOT NECESSARILY
THE ENTIRETY OF THE AMOUNT OF
ALSO, THE BILL INCLUDES
RESTRICTED DIETS, WHICH INCLUDES
MEAT AND DAIRY. THAT'S THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT'S CONSTANTLY
BEING NOT MENTIONED. AH I MADE
IT A POINT TO INCLUDE HALAL AND
KOSHER RESTRICTED DIETS IN THE
BILL. IT INCLUDES MEATS, I
MYSELF AM NOT EVEN A VEGETARIAN.
I ENJOY MY MEAT CONSUMPTION. AND
I THINK IT'S PART OF A HEALTHY,
BALANCED DIET TO INCLUDE TO MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS
INCLUDED. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
SOME PLACES IN THE STATE, WHERE
ALL A CHILD IS GETTING THE BEST
NUTRITION IS THEY'RE GETTING IS
THE YOU KNOW THE THREE DAY OLD
HOT DOG ROLLING ON TOP OF THE 7
11. AH, HEAT WARMER LAMP. UM
THAT'S OF CONCERN. AND SO YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ONE
PLACE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET
THE BENEFIT OF NUTRITION IS IN
OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. IT IS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S WHAT SOME
FAMILIES ARE LIMITED TO, AND WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
PROVIDING THAT. SO WHY DON'T I
JUST STOP THERE AGAIN? THANK
YOU, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THIS HERD
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
AMENDMENTS, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MADAM
SECRETARY ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL, PLEASE. SOMEONE MAYBE
558. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LIVER. I CHILL
BOOK FOR TESSIE, DOLLY BELLINO,
GLASER MCGUIRE PAN AND I VERY
GOOD. WE WILL KEEP THAT BILL ON
CALL FOR OTHER MEMBERS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ALRIGHT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GIBSON. I AM GOING TO BEG YOUR
DIFFERENCE, SINCE YOU HAVE TWO
BILLS THAT SOME OF THEM WERE.
GABRIEL HAS BEEN HERE FOR A
WHILE AND LET HIM GO FIRST. I
HOPE YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GABRIEL IS HERE TO PRESENT A B
2284. PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
FOR INDULGING ME AND I WANT TO
THANK MY COLLEAGUE AS WELL FOR
HIS COURTESY. I AM PLEASED TODAY
TO PRESENT A B 2284, WHICH WOULD
INSTRUCT THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN
DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY. ONE
OF THE BIG ISSUES THAT WE'VE
BEEN FOCUSED ON. IN THE
ASSEMBLIES. HOW DO WE BETTER
PROTECT KIDS ONLINE AND WE KNOW
THAT SINCE THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
TEENAGERS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ARE SPENDING MORE
THAN EIGHT HOURS A DAY ONLINE
FOR NON EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES,
MORE THAN A THIRD OF THEIR DAY,
AND WHILE THIS PRESENTS A LOT OF
WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM
IT IS CERTAINLY ALSO EXACERBATED
CHALLENGES AROUND CYBERBULLYING
, BODY IMAGE, MENTAL HEALTH,
THEIR PHYSICAL SAFETY FROM
ONLINE PREDATORS AND A WHOLE
HOST OF OTHER ISSUES. AND SO AS
WE CONSIDER THE TOOLS THAT WE
HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL TO PROTECT
THEM, AND WHAT WERE THE
CONVERSATIONS WE'RE HAVING WITH
THE PLATFORMS ABOUT HOW THEY
COULD BECOME MORE PROTECTIVE,
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, WE ALSO HAVE
IDENTIFIED DIGITAL AND MEDIA
LITERACY AS A REALLY IMPORTANT
PART OF THE PUZZLE. UM TO TEACH
OUR CHILDREN TO BE SAFE AND
RESPONSIBLE ONLINE TO TEACH THEM
TO BE GOOD DIGITAL CITIZENS.
THIS BILL WOULD ENABLE TEACHERS
AND SCHOOLS TO INTEGRATE DIGITAL
AND MEDIA LITERACY INTO THEIR
INSTRUCTION. PROVIDE THEM WITH
THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO
HELP YOUNG CALIFORNIANS SAFELY
CONSTRUCTIVELY AND RESPONSIBLY
NAVIGATE THE DIGITAL WORLD, AND
WE'RE PROUD THAT THIS BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
IS ALSO BROUGHT TOGETHER
INDUSTRY AND ADVOCATES THAT
AREN'T ALWAYS ON THE SAME SIDE
OF THE ISSUES WITH THE SHARED
GOAL OF KEEPING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
SAFE ONLINE. SO WITH ME TODAY, I
HAVE MARVIN DION THE ESTEEMED
VICE PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA
POLICY, A COMMON SENSE MEDIA AND
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MR
DION, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
PLEASE PROCEED. GOOD MORNING,
TERRAN SENATORS. AS I'M SURE ALL
AWARE DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC, LOTS OF KIDS WERE
FORCED TO DO THEIR SCHOOLING
ONLINE AND A LOT OF PLACES THEY
WEREN'T EVEN CONNECTED. AND SO
THROUGH THE GREAT WORK OF THE
COMMUNITY GROUPS, THE
LEGISLATURE. WE HAVE NOW FOUND
WAYS TO CONNECT A LOT OF THESE
KIDS. UNFORTUNATELY A LOT OF
THIS CONNECTION HAS COME WITHOUT
A DRIVING MANUAL. AND A LOT OF
KIDS ARE EXPERIENCING BULLYING.
UM HATE SPEECH, TONS OF NEGATIVE
THINGS ONLINE. AND AS WE START
TO MOVE KIDS EVEN MORE INTO THIS
TECHNOLOGIES PLACE SPACE. HAS
BECOME CLEAR THAT WE NEED THINGS
IN SCHOOLS TO HELP GET KIDS INTO
THE RIGHT HIT SPACES AS THEY
NAVIGATE AND, UM THIS BILL
PROVIDES A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS
TO GET THAT EDUCATION IN THE
DIRECTION THAT THEY NEED. IN
ORDER TO BE SAFE ONLINE AND
COMMENT SINCE MEDIA WE ALSO
PROVIDE A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF
CURRICULUM ONLINE FREE TO
PARENTS AND TEACHERS, AND SO UH
, WE'RE HELPING THERE. BUT WE
ALSO NEED ADDITIONAL HELP IN THE
CLASSROOMS. AND SO WITH THAT WE
ASKED FOR SUPPORT ON THIS BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT. MR GABRIEL ALSO
HAD JIM STEYER LISTED. OKAY IF
HE GETS HERE WHEN WE'RE STILL
PRESENTING THE BILL HE CAN
PRESENT SO ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.
ANYONE ELSE IN ROOM 2100 WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, NAME
AND SUPPORT, PLEASE? MARK
EPSTEIN, CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION NETWORK, LOOKING TO BE
IN SUPPORT AND JUST WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT AS FAR AS ON THE
DIGITAL MEDICARE MATERIALS THAT
A LOT OF THAT WOULD ONLINE
TUTORIALS AND WHAT WE REALLY
NEED. IS CREATING A, UM SOURCE
OF PROVIDING WHERE THOSE
TUTORIALS FOR THOSE TOOLS ARE IN
GETTING THAT DISSEMINATED OUT TO
SCHOOL SITES. THANK YOU, SIR.
ALRIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MR
MODERATOR. PLEASE QUEUE UP
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK OR
GIVE THEIR NAME AND SUPPORT OF A
B 2284. IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF
A B 2284 PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO. AND I'LL GIVE ANOTHER
REMINDER TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR
A B 2284 PRESS 10. AND NOBODY IS
COMING UP AT THIS TIME. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR.
ALRIGHT WE HAVE NO ONE LISTED AS
LEAD OVER THE OTHER SUPPORT.
ALRIGHT PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. I'M I'M JUST
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT. EVEN BETTER
. OKAY MELANIE MORALES ON BEHALF
OF THE GREENLAND INSTITUTE AND
SUPPORT GREAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO
LEAD. OPPOSITION IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN ROOM 2100 WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 2284 SEEING NO ONE
GOING TO THE MODERATOR, MR.
MODERATOR, PLEASE QUEUE UP.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SAY THEIR
NAME AND EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO A
B 2284. IF YOU ARE AN OPPOSITION
TO A B 22 84 PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO.
AND NOBODY IS QUEUING UP, MADAM
CHAIR. GREAT THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. FOR QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS CONCERNS MOVE THE BILL
. BILL HAS BEEN MOVED. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE MR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE
THE COURTESY AGAIN. WE SPENT A
LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT HOW
TO PROTECT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE IN
PHYSICAL SPACES TO BE A REALLY
GREAT TOOL TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE
CAN BETTER PROTECT THEM ONLINE
WITH RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I
VOTE AGREE THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MINIMUM
SYSTEM. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FINAL ITEM 28 B 22 84. THE
MOTIONS DO PASS BUT FIRST BE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LABOR. COBURG
ORTEZ E DOLLY. DELI I GLASER
MCGUIRE PAN THAT BILL AND CALL
FOR OTHER MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON. I
APPRECIATE YOU INDULGING ME. YOU
HAVE TWO BILLS FILE ITEM 13 AND
14. WHICH WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PRESENT FIRST? HOW ABOUT ITEM 13
? YOU GOT AN A B 1997 PROCEED
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. UM MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT TO SIMPLY BILL
1997, WHICH SEEKS TO CREATE A
DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS GROUP
WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM WITH THE
INTENT TO CREATE A TRAUMA
INFORMED CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE'S AND AMENDMENTS
AND APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAS DONE WITH MY
OFFICE SUBMIT ONE SUBMITTING
REPORTS TO THE CHANCELLOR TO
EXTENDING THE DATE OF THE FIRST
REPORT AND THANK YOU AGAIN,
MADAM CHAIR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
THESE TRAUMA INFORMED CRISIS
RESPONSE TEAMS WOULD BE
AVAILABLE AT EVERY, UM UM CSU
CAMPUS THAT WILL RESPOND TO
UNDERSCORE NONCRIMINAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY INCIDENTS SUCH AS
CLASSROOM DISRUPTIONS AND
INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT. THE
STAKEHOLDERS. WORKGROUP WILL
INCLUDE FACULTY STAFF, STUDENTS
, CAMPUS HEALTH AND SAFETY
PERSONNEL, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES
AN UNDERSCORE CAMPUS POLICE. YOU
CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT CAMPUS
POLICE CURRENTLY THERE ARE 23
CSU CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE.
ONE OF THOSE CAMPUSES IS NESTLED
IN MY DISTRICT. I'M HAPPILY
HAPPILY PROUDLY REPRESENTING AND
CASA UNIVERSITY DOMINGUEZ HILLS
OF FOR OUR YOUTH TO REACH THEIR
FULLEST POTENTIAL. IT'S
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT WE
CREATE A SAFE, HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT FOR THEM TO DO SO. A
SAFE AND SECURE CAMPUS
ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO NECESSARY
FOR FACULTY AND STAFF WHO SPEND
LONG DAYS AND OFTEN LONG NIGHTS
ON CAMPUS TEACHING AND PREPARING
FOR THE NEXT CLASS, STARTING
WITH THE WORKGROUP WILL ALLOW
ALL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
CAMPUS POLICE AGAIN. TO FIND THE
BEST APPROACH TO ADDRESS
CONCERNS REGARDING CURRENT
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAMS AT
CSU CAMPUSES. LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
KEEPING OUR SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS
SAFE AND SECURE. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO ME THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO UTILIZE ALL RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO THE C, UH TO CSU
CAMPUSES TO ENSURE THE BEST AND
SAFE EXPERIENCES FOR OUR
STUDENTS AS WELL AS OUR FACULTY
. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO HAVE
TRAINED MENTAL HEALTH
SPECIALISTS. THAT FOCUS ON
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
TRANSFORMATION, TRANSFORMATIVE
JUSTICE TO BEST RESPOND TO
NONVIOLENT NONCRIMINAL
SITUATIONS ON CAMPUS JOINING ME
TODAY. UM IS, UM RON OF I'M
SORRY, BRIAN. OKAY BRIAN HA WITH
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASKED WHAT I VOTED APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO
NOT SEE MR HOT IN THE ROOM. HE'S
ON HIS WAY WALKING. IS THAT WHAT
THAT MEANS? GOT IT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM. CHAIR MEMBERS CALLING IN
YOU HEAR ME? OKAY THIS IS RON.
HI RON. PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES, SENATOR. I AM. I'LL
BE THE LEAD WITNESS TODAY. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU RON
RAP SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
29,000, MEMBERS OF THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION,
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 1997,
WE'RE PROUD TO SPONSOR OF THIS
IMPORTANT BILL WOULD LIKE TO
THINK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON
FOR IS LEADERSHIP ON THIS
ISSUE. THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION, WHICH REPRESENTS
29,000, TENURE, TRACK PROFESSORS
, LECTURERS, LIBRARIANS,
COUNSELORS AND COACHES AT THE 23
. CSU CAMPUSES, BELIEVES THAT IS
CRITICAL FOR OUR STUDENTS AND
FACULTY, DAVIS SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
THE IDEA FOR THIS BILL CAME FROM
INPUT FROM THE STUDENTS AND
FACULTY AT CSU CAMPUSES ACROSS
THE STATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY
ON CAMPUSES OF THE CSU SYSTEM,
PARTICULARLY THOSE STUDENTS OF
COLOR REPORT THAT THEY DO NOT
FEEL SAFE AROUND ARM CAMPUS
POLICE IN ORDER TO TRY TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, A B 1997
WILL CREATE A DIVERSE
STAKEHOLDER WORKGROUP TO
RESEARCH, DISCUSS AND REPORT ON
ALTERNATIVES TO CURRENT CAMPUS
POLICING. ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY
AND STAFF WILL SAY FUNNY CSU
CAMPUS, THE STAKEHOLDER
WORKGROUP WILL LOOK AT
ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF CAMPUS
POLICING, INCLUDING PROCESSES
AND PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH
AND RESPONDING TO NON VIOLENT A
NON CRIMINAL SITUATIONS ON
CAMPUS. SOME OF THE MODELS BEING
USED ACROSS THE COUNTRY INCLUDES
SENDING ON OUR MEDICAL OR MENTAL
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WITHOUT
ARMED LAWN FORCE MINT IN
RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
, SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND
HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS
REQUIRING CRISIS INTERVENTION
TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICER
OFFICERS, THE CF A BELIEVES IT
IS TIME THAT THEY CSU LOOK AT
THEIR CURRENT PRACTICES RESEARCH
ON SUCCESSFUL MODELS OF
ALTERNATIVE POLICING AND BEGIN
MAKING POLICY CHANGES TO REFLECT
BEST PRACTICES. THE CREATION OF
THE STATE HOLDER WORKGROUP
OUTLINED AND A B 1997. WILL
SERVE AS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
TO ENSURE THAT ALL CSU CAMPUSES
ARE SAFE AND NURTURING LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT. IT IS FOR THESE
REASONS THAT WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR REP. ALRIGHT,
WE'LL COME BACK TO ROOM 2100 FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. SEEING NO ONE. MR
MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO STATE
THEIR NAME AND SUPPORT FOR A B
1997? THANK YOU IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 1997 POLICE PRESS
ONE, FOLLOWED BY 01, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO. AND NOBODY IS QUEUING UP
AT THIS TIME. VERY GOOD. THANK
YOU, MR MODERATOR. WE HAVE NO
ONE IN LEAD. OPPOSITION IS THERE
ANYONE IN ROOM 2100 WHO WISHES
TO OPPOSE A B 1997 PLEASE STEP
FORWARD. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR MORNING SATINDER MOLLY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. WE DO NOT
HAVE AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON
THIS BILL, HOWEVER, AS NOTED IN
THE ANALYSIS OUR PREVIOUS
CHANCELLOR DID COMMIT TO MOVING
FORWARD WITH THIS WORKGROUP. DUE
TO SOME OTHER RECENT EXECUTIVE
LEVEL TRANSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
UNDERTAKEN. THERE HAS BEEN A
DELAY, BUT I JUST WANTED TO
APPEAR HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
WE ARE VERY MUCH COMMITTED TO
MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS
WORKGROUP IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
GREAT, THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE
THAT. NO ONE ELSE HERE IN ROOM.
2100 MR. MODERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR
OPPOSITION TO A B 1997? THANK
YOU IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 1997 PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. ONE FOULED BY ZERO. YEAH I
DON'T HAVE ANYBODY QUEUING UP
THIS TIME. GREAT THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE, THE TWO OF US
SENATOR PAN QUESTIONS, COMMENTS
CONCERNS SOMEWHERE GIFTS AND
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I KNOW CSU RAY TOOK
SOME PREVIOUSLY COMMITTED. I'M
GLAD TO HEAR THEIR CONTINUING TO
COMMIT BUT SOMETIMES LEGISLATIVE
PROMPTING, WHICH I THINK YOU'RE
DOING HERE IS HELPS MOVE THINGS
ALONG AND APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THE SYRIA AND
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. PAN. GIVE SOMEONE YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE. YES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AGAIN, INSTILLING BILL
8 1997 WILL PROVIDE A PATHWAY
FOR CSU CAMPUSES. TO DEVELOP
MORE APPROPRIATE WAYS TO DEAL
WITH AND RESPOND TO NON VIOLENT
AND NON CRIMINAL SITUATIONS ARE
RESPECTFULLY ASKED WHAT I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SIR. ALRIGHT THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SOME EXCUSE ME
BY SENATOR PAN AND AN ASSISTANT
CALLED THE ROLE VIOLATE HIM. 13
1997. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LIVER. KOBACH
CORTEZ E. SALLY. GLASER MCGUIRE,
PAN PAN. AYE. WE'LL KEEP THAT
OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS. ALRIGHT
FALLON 14 23 59 PROCEED WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ONCE AGAIN, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 23
59, WHICH SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A
TIMELINE FOR THE REINSTATEMENT
OF COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT PERSONNEL COMMISSION.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND THANK
THE COMMITTEE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE STAFF WORKING WITH MY
TEAM IN ORDER TO UM, MAKE THIS
BILL BETTER WHEN COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LOSSES
ACCREDITATION IT BECAME THE
FIRST PUBLIC COLLEGE IN
CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY TO DO SO.
FACULTY CLASSIFIED STAFF
ADMINISTRATORS AND LEGISLATORS
WORKED TOGETHER TO BUILD A PATH.
BACK TO ACCREDITATION OF FISCAL
SOLVENCY AND EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE. I SUPPORT THE HARD
WORK OF THE FACULTY AND THE
CLASSIFIED STAFF OF COMPTON
COMMUNITY COLLEGE COME TO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIES SQUARELY
IN MY DISTRICT. AND THEY DESERVE
THE RETURN BACK OF THEIR
PERSONNEL COMMISSION, WHICH
DEMONSTRATES LOCAL CONTROL
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
PROVIDE THE BACK THE BACKBONE
FOR EVERY OPERATION OF COMMUNITY
COLLEGES RANGING FROM
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY. JOB
FOOD SERVICES AND CLERICAL.
THESE EMPLOYEES KEEP THE
DISTRICT FUNCTIONING DAY AFTER
DAY AFTER DAY AND YEAR AFTER
YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE MOST
RECENT THICK MAC REPORT. COMPTON
COLLEGE IS RANKED SIGNIFICANT
HAS HAS REACHED SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS. JOINING ME PROVIDES
SUPPORTING TESTIMONY. IS MR
TRISTAN BROWN FROM THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTIES OF TEACHERS
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT AND
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
THAT THIS BODY MAY HAVE. THANK
YOU FOR SOME OF THE MEMBER
GIBSON. MR TRISTAN BROWN,
PLEASE. PROCEDURE HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR,
SENATOR PAN. IT'S GOOD TO BE IN
FRONT OF YOU TODAY. THIS BILL IS
SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
THE COLLEGE HAS STUMBLED IN THE
PAST. THAT WAS NOT THE FAULT OF
THE CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
, BUT THEY DID LOSE THEIR RIGHTS
TO OPERATE WITH A PERSONNEL
COMMISSION, WHICH IS AN
ESSENTIAL PART OF A MERIT
DISTRICT, AND IT ALLOWS LABOR
AND MANAGEMENT AND A NEUTRAL
THIRD PARTY TO COME TOGETHER AND
WORK THROUGH. HR ISSUES THEY
LOST IN 2000 AND FOUR THEY
WOULDN'T GET IT BACK UNTIL IN
CURRENT LAW, 2029, WHICH IS A
VERY LONG TIME TO NOT BE ABLE TO
EXERCISE THE RIGHTS THAT YOU AND
YOUR CO WORKERS VOTED IN SO MANY
YEARS AGO, SO WE'RE HAPPY THAT
WE WERE ABLE TO WORK SOMETHING
OUT WITH THICK MAT. WITH THE
COLLEGE AND THANKS TO MR
GIBSON'S LEADERSHIP, WE WERE
ABLE TO CRAFT A BILL THAT
EXPEDITES A TIMELINE SO THAT
THEY HAVE AN ADVISORY COMMISSION
, WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ITS LEGAL
AUTHORITY BUT ALLOWS THEM TO
KIND OF DUST THEMSELVES OFF AND
GET BACK INTO THE MODE OF USING
PERSONNEL COMMISSION BEFORE THE
KEYS ARE TURNED BACK TO THE
COLLEGE FULLY AND SO ONCE THE
LOAN IS REPAID, WILL BEGIN TO
OPERATE IN THIS ADVISORY
CAPACITY. AND THEN A YEAR LATER
, WITH BUDGETING, BE ABLE TO
HAVE THEIR FULL LEGAL AUTHORITY
BACK, AND SO WE'VE USED THIS AS
ALMOST LIKE TRAINING WHEELS TO
GET BACK ON THE BIKE. AND SO
WITH THAT WE REALLY URGENT I%
VOTE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. AND HERE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO
TO ANYONE IN SUPPORT HERE IN
ROOM 2100. SEEING NO ONE. MR.
MODERATOR CANYOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE IN SUPPORT OF A B 23
59? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF
YOU'D LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR A B 23 59 PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME WHEN FOLLOWED BY ZERO
WILL BEGIN WITH LYING 98, YOU
ARE OFTEN. 98, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ONE MORE SHOT BY 98. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
TESTIFY? AND THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR,
RIGHT? WE HAVE NO ONE IN LEAD
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. IS
THERE ANYONE IN 2100 WHO WISHES
TO OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE? MR.
MODERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A
B 23 59. THANK YOU. YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION TO A B 23 59. PLEASE
PRESS 10. AND NOBODY IS KILLING
UP. THANK YOU. MR MODERATOR WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
SENATOR PAN. DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS CONCERNS
AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK THE
SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT,
UH, COMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GETTING BACK
ON THEIR FEET, THE ACCREDITATION
AND NOW AND UH AND A BETTER
FISCAL SITUATION. AND, OF COURSE
IN WITH THAT HAPPENING. WE
SHOULD BE TRYING TO, OF COURSE,
RETURNED GOVERNANCE TO THEM AND
ALSO BE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT
THEIR STAFFS WILL BE HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, SENATOR. PAN
SOME BOOMER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I WOULD SAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AS A COMEDIAN SECURE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR HELPING US
AND ALSO MR TRISTAN BROWN FOR
HIS COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL COMPTON COMMUNITY CARS HAS
BEEN THROUGH A LOT. NO FAULT OF
THE FACULTY. UM THE TEAM. THERE
IS ABSOLUTE SUPERB. WE BELIEVE
THIS IS AN A STEP OF WRITING A
NEW NARRATIVE FOR THE FUTURE OF
CALM TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
ONE OF MY COMMITMENTS WAS WHEN I
FIRST ELECTED 2014 IS REGAINED,
REGAINED THE ACCREDITATION AND
THE SELF GOVERNANCE BACK. WE
WE'VE DONE THAT, BUT WE NEED TO
NOW DEAL WITH THE PERSONNEL
COMMISSION. AND THIS WILL
COMPLETE ALL THAT WE NEED TO DO
AND WE KNOW THAT COMES COMMUNITY
COLLEGES OWNERS COURSE FOR
GREATNESS AND SUCCESS. AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK WHEN I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAN
MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. PROBABLY LET HIM 14 A B 23
59 59. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDED AND
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS FLAVOR SHOW BOOK
CORTEZ E DOLLY GLASER MCGUIRE
PAN AND I VERY GOOD. WE WILL
LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR ARE ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GREAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. I SEE
YOU THERE. PLEASE COME RIGHT ON
UP AND PRESENT FIVE ITEMS. 16 82
004. THANK YOU, MADAM. CHAIR AND
MEMBER. UM MAYBE 2000 AND FOUR
WILL ENSURE UNDOCUMENTED YOUTH
WHO OBTAINED A CALIFORNIA DREAM
LOAN. BE PROVIDED CRITICAL
RESOURCES ABOUT THE ATTAINMENT,
REPAYMENT AND RELIEF OPTIONS
AVAILABLE TO THEM AS A BORROWER.
THIS BILL WILL CLARIFY THE
AMOUNT OF STUDENT CAN BORROW FOR
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AND
GRADUATE STUDIES, SIX TO
ESTABLISH LONG FORGIVENESS
PROGRAMS AND REQUIRE
PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. TO
REPORT ADDITIONAL STUDENT BAR
DEMOGRAPHIC EATER. THIS BILL.
ALSO MAYOR, FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN
REPAYMENT REFERRALS REPAYMENT
PLANS THAT RELIEF REPAYMENT
PASSES, DISCHARGE OF DEBT AS
WELL AS ESTABLISHED MORE LOAN
EDUCATION FOR THE STUDENTS WHO
ACCEPT THESE LOANS. WITH THAT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE AND
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY, HAVE
THE SPONSORS OF THE BILL. AH
MEDINA WITH SHEILA AND CHRIS
SANCHEZ WITH THE WESTERN STATE.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. ALRIGHT I THINK
WE HAVE RITA MEDINA IN PERSON.
PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS RITA
MEDINA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF STATE
POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT CHEERED.
LÀ PROUD CO SPONSOR OF 2000 AND
FOUR WE THINK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA FOR HER LEADERSHIP. AS
MANY OF YOU KNOW, THE DREAM LOAN
WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE YET
ANOTHER RESOURCE FOR
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA TO BE ABLE TO FINANCE
THEIR EDUCATION JOURNEY THROUGH
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND WE
ANTICIPATE THAT THIS LOAN
OPPORTUNITY WILL CONTINUE TO
GROW AS A RESOURCE, ESPECIALLY
AS A GENERATION OF STUDENTS FIND
THEMSELVES UNABLE TO APPLY FOR
DACA FOR THE FIRST TIME AND
WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OBTAIN A WORK PERMIT. AND SHE IS
ALSO HOME TO THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM NETWORK, WHICH IS A
NETWORK OF UNDOCUMENTED COLLEGE
STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
AND SOME OF THEM ARE DREAM LOAN
BORROWERS, AND THEY SHARED
STORIES OF FRUSTRATIONS.
OBTAINING TIMELY AND CORRECT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE DREAM LOAN
LACK OF EDUCATION ON WHAT IT
ACTUALLY MEANS TO BE A LOAN
BORROWER AND ONCE THEY GRADUATE,
CONFUSING ROAD AH, AND OPTIONS
FOR REPAYMENT, ESPECIALLY DURING
COVID. I WANT TO SHARE A QUICK
EXCERPT FROM A TESTIMONY OF IT.
SEE, A SELENA SOCIETY AND MEMBER
RECENT GRADUATE OF CAL POLY
POMONA AND A DREAM LOAN
BORROWER. IT WAS THE FIRST IN
HER FAMILY. TO ATTEND AND
GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND
RELATED TO HER EXPERIENCE WITH
DREAM, LONEY SAID. I WANT TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW TO PAY OFF
MY LOANS, AND I WANT ACCESS FOR
MYSELF AND OTHERS TO FINANCIAL
INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP US
MAKE BETTER FINANCIAL DECISIONS.
I WAS 19 THE FIRST TIME I TOOK
OUT A DREAM LOAN. IT WAS AT THE
END OF MY FIRST YEAR OF
UNDERGRAD, AND I LEARNED ABOUT
IT THROUGH THE OFFICE OF
FINANCIAL AID AT MY UNIVERSITY
SPECIALIST TOLD ME ABOUT IT. I
KNEW IT WAS ALONE. BUT I DIDN'T
UNDERSTAND HOW IT WORKED OR THE
SPECIFICS. I FELT PRESSURED TO
DECIDE BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT
THERE WAS A DEADLINE AND I
NEEDED TO PAY FOR MY UNIVERSITY
HOUSING. BUT I WAS NOT WELL
PREPARED TO MAKE A DECISION AND
HAD LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT IT REALLY MEANT TO TAKE OUT
A LOAN, BUT I KNEW THAT THIS
LOAN WOULD TAKE PRESSURE OFF OF
MY PARENTS TO PAY FOR TUITION.
BUT LAST DREAM LOAN I TOOK OUT
WAS IN JANUARY AND I STILL FEEL
UNPREPARED AND UNINFORMED. I
STILL DON'T EVEN KNOW WHICH
QUESTIONS TO ASK. THE LOAN AGENT
URGED ME TO MAKE A DECISION AND
DIDN'T PROVIDE MUCH GUIDANCE.
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT DREAM
LOANS HAVE RELIEVED FINANCIAL
STRESS FOR BOTH ME AND MY
FAMILY. BUT I THINK BETTER
INFORMATION THAT WE COULD EASILY
ACCESS AND UNDERSTAND FULLY
ABOUT THE RISKS INVOLVED WOULD
HAVE ALLOWED US TO MAKE BETTER
DECISIONS AT OUR OWN PACE AND
PACE OUR DEBT. IT HAS EXPERIENCE
IS NOT IN ISOLATION, AND WE HEAR
STORIES LIKE THIS FROM STUDENTS
ACROSS THE STATE FACING THESE
SAME CHALLENGES EVERY TIME THEY
THINK ABOUT HOW TO FINANCE THEIR
EDUCATION. WITH THAT I CLOSED
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
SANCHEZ. YOU'RE HERE FOR
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, OR DID YOU
WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT AS
WELL? FORTUNATELY OUR STUDENT IS
ON THE LINE. THEY JUST GOT ON IF
THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND SPEAK AND
CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ WITH WITH
THE WESTERN CENTRAL ON POVERTY.
AH OF COURSE SPONSOR AND HERE
FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, AND
I'LL LET MY STUDENTS SPEAK
GREAT. WE DID NOT HAVE YOUR
STUDENT LISTED. BUT STUDENT IF
YOU COULD STATE YOUR NAME AND
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI MY NAME
IS YURI BLONDES. I'M A RISING 30
, OR LAW STUDENT AND CLINICAL
STUDENT AT THE LOYOLA LAW SCHOOL
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CLINICS IN
SUPPORT OF 82,004. ABSOLUTELY
OLA IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CLINIC IS
A COMMUNITY BASED HOSPITAL
CONNECT PROVIDES FREE
IMMIGRATION, DIRECT LEGAL
SERVICES TO EAST LOS ANGELES AND
ADVANCES THE RIGHTS OF THE
IMMIGRANT POPULATION. THEIR
EDUCATION, COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
AND ADVOCACY. FOR THE LAST SIX
MONTHS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING
ALONGSIDE THE WESTERN CENTER ON
POVERTY AND SHERLOCK RESEARCHING
THE CALIFORNIA DREAM LAND
PROGRAM. THE CALIFORNIA DREAM
LOAN PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM THAT
IS UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS IN
FINANCING THEIR EDUCATION, THIS
PROGRAM AND ITS SUCCESSOR
SIGNIFICANT TO ME, BECAUSE I WAS
A FORMER DOCTOR RECIPIENTS AND I
UNDERSTAND FIRSTHAND OBSTACLES.
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS FACE AND
FINANCING THEIR EDUCATION. HAVE
THIS PROGRAM BEEN AVAILABLE WHEN
I WAS AN UNDERGRAD AT C
BIRTHDAY? I KNOW IT WOULD HAVE
HELPED MY FAMILY AND BEING
IMMENSELY, ALTHOUGH THE CURRENT
PROGRAM HAS BROUGHT MANY
OPPORTUNITIES TO 85 40 STUDENTS
TO RECEIVE HIGHER EDUCATION,
MANY ISSUES STILL NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
CURRENT PROGRAM ALLOWS FR
DISCHARGING FOR BARENTS. HOWEVER
THESE PROVISIONS ARE UNCLEAR AS
TO WHO QUALIFIES AND MANY
STUDENTS DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE
PROGRAMS OR HOW THEY WORK. MORE
EDUCATION FOR UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS IS
ESSENTIAL AS THESE STUDENTS ARE
FIRST TIME LOAN BORROWERS OFTEN
FIRST TIME LOAN BARS IN THEIR
FAMILIES. THE CURRENT PROGRAM
ALSO DOES NOT HAVE ANY
ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF
PROTECTION, SUCH AS EMERGENCY
RELIEF DURING NATURAL DISASTERS
. THIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT
IN OUR STATE, AS WE HAVE SEEN
AND WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WHAT
DISPLACED AND PUT PEOPLE AND
UNPREDICTABLE FINANCIAL
SITUATION. FURTHERMORE ABOUT
FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS
WERE GRANTED TEMPORARY FOR
BEARINGS DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC. IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER
DREAM LOVE STUDENT POWERS WERE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE SAME PARENT.
AND MANY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
TEAMMATES DURING THE PANDEMIC,
SPACING OUT OF WORK AND BEING
FINANCIALLY UNSTABLE. THIS
WASN'T PARTICULAR WAS IN IS
PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC AS
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
HAS BEEN SOME OF THE HARDEST HIT
FINANCIALLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
BECAUSE THEY HAVE LIMITED OR NO
ACCESS TO COVID RELIEF PROGRAM.
WITH TWO MINUTES MUST CLEARLY
STATE STATUTES THAT DREAM LOAN
BORROWERS WILL BE PROTECTED
DURING FUTURE EMERGENCIES, JUST
LIKE THEIR FEDERAL COUNTERPARTS.
IN ADDITION, THE CURRENT DREAM
MONTH PROGRAM IS MISSING
NECESSARY FORGIVENESS PROGRAM,
PLEASE FARMERS. YES. UM.
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS ALREADY
FACED TREMENDOUS OBSTACLES AND
FINANCING THEIR EDUCATION. MAYBE
2004 IS A NECESSARY STEP IN
PROMOTING EQUITY AMONGST STUDENT
LOAN BORROWERS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT WE'LL GO
TO SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM 2100.
SEEING NO ONE. MR MODERATOR, CAN
YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A
B 2004 TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT PRESS
ONE THAN ZERO AT THIS TIME. WELL
FIRST GO TO LINE 2 17. COMMANDOS
ON BEHALF OF THE CAMPAIGN FOR
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY AND STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 83. MY LADY.
THREE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI,
DUDE. LINE 83. I'M SORRY. IF YOU
WOULD REACH YOU UP, WE WILL GET
YOU BACK UP AGAIN. WE'LL GO NEXT
TO LINE 18. HI GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS DANIEL RODRIGUEZ CALLING
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
SUNNI COMMISSION CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF 82 004. LINE 2 17.
CLUB KATRINA LYNDON ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA AND DOCUMENTED
HIGHER EDUCATION COALITION IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 2004.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BILL.
REOPEN LINE, 83 GO AHEAD. I
THANK YOU, JASON VASQUEZ ON
BEHALF OF THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES PAYMENT
NETWORK, CALLING SUPPORT OF
MAYBE TWO ZEROS REPORT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE NO FURTHER
LINES IN CUBA. PLEASE CONTINUE.
THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR. WE HAVE
NO LEAD OPPOSITION LISTED. IS
THERE ANYONE IN ROOM 2100, WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE?
MR. MODERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE A B 2004? TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. MED CHAIRMAN WHO
HAVE KNOWN QUEUING UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE,
SENATOR PAN, THANK YOU AND SEND
MEMBER GARCIA REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR BRAINS BILL FOR AND I
UNDERSTAND YOU'RE TRYING TO
PARALLEL THE LOAN FORGIVENESS
AND THE FEDERAL PROGRAM. WE DID
GET SOME COMMENTS. I CAN IMAGINE
THAT THE FEDERAL PROGRAM BEING
MUCH LARGER IN THIS PROGRAM
BEING SMALLER. THAT UM, MAYBE
THERE THEY TALKED ABOUT SOME
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES. I THINK
THE GOAL IS I SUPPORT YOUR GOAL.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THERE'S
SOME WAYS TO SIMPLIFY THINGS.
PERHAPS THAT MIGHT HELP WITH
IMPLEMENTATION. BUT PERHAPS CAN
YOU JUST SPEAK TO ANY
CONVERSATIONS YOU'VE HAD WITH UC
AND CSU REGARDING IN TERMS OF
IMPLEMENTATION, SO WE CAN STILL
ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL OR YOU KNOW
WHAT? I DON'T MIND IF WE GET
MORE PEOPLE FORGIVEN THAN THE
FEDERAL PROGRAM. THAT'S FINE,
TOO, BUT AT LEAST MAKE THE
PROGRAM EASIER TO IMPLEMENT. I
KNOW WHETHER THERE'S THEY RAISED
ISSUES WITH YOU. UM. I APOLOGIZE
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY
IMMEDIATE ANSWER FOR YOU. AND
I'M GONNA LET ONE OF YOUR
WITNESSES CAN HELP YOU.
CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ WITH THE
WESTERN SANLAM POVERTY. WE'VE
BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
BOTH THE UC AND CSU REGARDING
IMPLEMENTATION. I THINK IT'S
REALLY FIGURING IT OUT. HAVE WE
ENSURE THAT THE BORROWERS CAN
BENEFIT FROM A FORGIVENESS
PROGRAM GIVEN THAT THEY DON'T UM
, BORROW SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
LIKE FEDERAL STUDENT BORROWERS.
WE HAVE BEEN REACHING, HAVING
RECENT DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
IMPLEMENTATION AND TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT THE BEST PATHWAY
FORWARD FOR LONG FORGIVENESS. I
THINK WE'RE ALMOST THERE AND
WAITING FOR FEEDBACK FROM C
NCSU ON FURTHER CLARIFYING
AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD MAKE IT
FEASIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTATION WITH
THEM. OKAY I APPRECIATE THAT. I
THINK THAT, UM WELL, CERTAINLY
DESIRES TO PARALLEL THE FEDERAL
PROGRAM IF WE CAN MAKE OUR
PROGRAM OR FUNCTIONAL, GIVEN THE
DIFFERENCE IN SIZE, BUT YOU KNOW
THAT LEADS TO MORE PEOPLE
GETTING LOAN FORGIVENESS AND THE
FEDERAL SIDE THAT'S FINE, TOO.
SO BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY WANT
TO BE SURE THAT WE MAKE IT
AVAILABLE AND WORKABLE FOR BOTH
THE UNIVERSITIES AND
PARTICULARLY FOR THE STUDENTS,
SO I APPRECIATE THAT ANSWER AND
CERTAINLY HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL. THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
PAN. I ALSO WISH TO EXPRESS MY
SUPPORT AND THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. I
THINK IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.
UM AND I REALLY LIKED THE WOMAN
WHO CALLED IN TALKING ABOUT HOW
SHE FELT UNPREPARED. SHE KNEW
SHE HAD TO TAKE THE LOAN, BUT
SHE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT SHE
WAS DOING. AND THE MORE WE CAN
EDUCATE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE
BETTER OFF WE WERE ALL BE AND I
AGREE. IF WE CAN FORGIVE MORE
LOANS, THAT'S TERRIFIC. SOME OF
THE WOMEN YOU MAY CLOSE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR PAN.
MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ITEM. 16 A B. 20 0/4. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
PEOPLE HE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
LIVER KOBO CORTESI, DOLLY GLASER
MCGUIRE PAN. VERY GOOD. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. WE WILL KEEP
THAT BILL OPEN. ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME BACK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MCCARTY. FILE ITEM 18 AND 19.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO START WITH 18
OR 1919? CAN THIS ISSUE YEAH,
ABSOLUTELY. 25 73 CORRECT. BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY, YES. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT THIS BILL AS WE ALL
COULD OCCUR. CALIFORNIA'S
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS DESERVE TO
HAVE STABLE EXPERIENCE HIGH
QUALITY EDUCATOR IN THEIR
CLASSROOM, HELPING THEM REACH
THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. AND
ESTABLISHING A PATHWAY FOR
QUALIFIED TEACHERS TO ATTAIN
PERMANENT STATUS PROVIDES
GREATER STABILITY FOR BOTH
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. PERMANENT
EMPLOYEES HAVE BETTER JOB
SECURITY ARE ENTITLED TO GREATER
DUE PROCESS. AND HAVE
PREFERENTIAL REHIRE RIGHTS AS
OPPOSED TO NON PERMANENT
EMPLOYEES. MOST TEACHERS AS WE
NOW ATTAINED PERMANENT STATUS.
AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING A
TWO YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
HOWEVER EXISTING LAW HAS AN
EXCLUSION. THERE'S SOME GROUP OF
EDUCATORS, UNFORTUNATELY, HAVE A
SEPARATE ROLE HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, PREDOMINANTLY ADULT
EDUCATION, TEACHERS, CAREER
TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS
AND TEACHERS THAT WORK AT
DISTRICT OFFICES IN COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION. WITH SMALL
88. THIS BILL WOULD SIMPLY GIVE
THESE TEACHERS THE SAME PATHWAY
AS REGULAR TEACHERS. THERE
SHOULDN'T BE A DUAL TRACK SYSTEM
HERE. THIS SHOULD BE RIGHT FOR
EVERY EDUCATOR IN CALIFORNIA.
THE PANDEMIC HAS EXASPERATED
CALIFORNIA'S TEACHER SHORTAGE
AND DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE
ARE STRUGGLING TO RECRUIT AND
RETAIN HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS
TREATING QUALIFIED TEACHERS WITH
DIGNITY, EQUALITY AND RESPECT
HELPS US HELPS US EDUCATE OUR
STUDENTS AND IS A NO BRAINER FOR
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE BETTER
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA
AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A FREE PASS
FOR TEACHERS, THEY STILL MUST
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE TWO YEAR
PROBATIONARY PERIOD. AND FURTHER
THIS BILL DOES NOT PREVENT
PERMANENT STATUS TEACHERS FROM
BEING LAID OFF, HOWEVER, THEY
WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THE DUE
PROCESS. LIKE OTHER TEACHERS,
SHOULD THERE BE A BUDGET CUT OR
IN NEED, ESPECIALLY IN THE
SPECIFIC JOB SKILL SET WITH THE
R P PROGRAMS WITH ME TODAY ARE
KATY HARDIMAN, WHETHER
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS AND VIA THE
VIA THE PHONE AND AN INDIVIDUAL
FROM THE L. A OCCUPATIONAL
CENTER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE WILL START WITH
OUR IN PERSON. WITNESS K.
HARDMAN, PLEASE BEGIN. WHEN
YOU'RE READY. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS K
HARDMAN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, CTS, A
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THIS BILL,
ALONG WITH C F T TOLD TO SAY A
UNION AND EDUCATORS IN
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS. I WANT
TO THANK BOTH THE AUTHORS FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. AS
YOU KNOW, MANY OF OUR TEACHERS
ARE PROVIDED PERMANENT STATUS.
HOWEVER AS WE'VE HEARD FROM MANY
TEACHERS ACROSS THE STATE THESE
PROTECTIONS ARE NOT PROVIDED TO
ALL EDUCATORS. CERTAIN TEACHERS
ARE EXCLUDED, INCLUDING THOSE IN
REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL CENTERS,
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND IN
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COUNTY
OFFICES WITH LESS THAN 250
STUDENTS. AND A B 25 73 WOULD
CHANGE THAT TO PROVIDE THOSE
EMPLOYEES WITH THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY AS OTHER TEACHERS
AND OBTAINING PERMANENT STATUS.
CDVA BELIEVES ALL TEACHERS
SHOULD BE TREATED AS
PROFESSIONALS AND AFFORDED DUE
PROCESS. REGARDLESS OF WHAT
SUBJECT THEY TEACH, OR WHAT
SCHOOL DISTRICT THEY TEACH IN.
THIS BILL DOES NOT PREVENT
SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM LAYING OFF
STAFF OR ELIMINATING PROGRAMS
DUE TO CHANGING NEEDS OR
BUDGETARY REASONS. THERE IS A
PROCESS IN PLACE FOR ISSUING
LAYOFFS OR MAKING PROGRAM CHANGE
CHANGES. THIS BILL ENSURES
TEACHERS ARE TREATED FAIRLY AND
PROFESSIONALLY IN THAT PROCESS.
MANY OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
EXPERIENCING AND PRECEDENT AND
TEACHER AND STAFFING SHORTAGES,
AND THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE MORE
STABILITY FOR OUR TEACHER
WORKFORCE. WHICH WE KNOW IS
BETTER FOR OUR STUDENTS. I URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. OUR
NEXT WITNESSES ON THE PHONE
LINE. LISA HERNANDEZ, PLEASE
PROCEED. WHEN YOU'RE READY. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS DR LISA HERNANDEZ. I AM
AN ADULT ENGLISH AS A SECOND
LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR AND
DEPARTMENT CHAIR AT ANGELES
OCCUPATIONAL CENTER. I AM HERE
TO TELL YOU HOW TENURE CHANGED
MY LIFE. AND ASK YOU TO GIVE
PERMANENT STATUS TO MY
COLLEAGUES. CAREER TECHNICAL
EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS. I'VE BEEN
TEACHING OVER 20 YEARS IN THE
ADULT DIVISION OF LÀ USD. THIS
LAST TRIMESTER. I HAD HOMELESS
STUDENTS DISABLED STUDENTS.
STUDENTS RECOVERING FROM
DOMESTIC ABUSE AND STUDENTS WHO
LOST THEIR LOVED ONES. AS WELL
AS THEIR BUSINESSES DUE TO
COVID. ARE PEOPLE TRYING TO
IMPROVE THEIR LIVES? I LOVE MY
STUDENTS, AND THEY LOVED ME. BUT
SIX YEARS AGO, I ALMOST HAD TO
QUIT. IN 2000 AND NINE MY
HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMOR. AT THE
TIME I HAD A TODDLER AND WAS
PREGNANT WITH MY SECOND TRIAL. I
CAN'T EXPRESS HOW DIFFICULT THIS
WAS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. MY
HUSBAND, SCOTT DIED IN 2011.
THAT SAME YEAR, THE ADULT
DIVISION CLOSED MY SCHOOL DUE TO
A BUDGET DEFICIT. DO NOT
ENCOUNTER. I DID NOT HAVE
PERMANENT STATUS AT THE TIME. I
WAS REASSIGNED BUT DID NOT HAVE
ENOUGH HOURS TO COVER INSURANCE
FOR MY CHILDREN. SO I CALLED
EVERY BOSS AND FORMER BOSTON YOU
AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL CLASS
ASSIGNMENTS, NOT AN EASY THING
TO DO. UM, BUT I WAS DESPERATE.
MY SCHEDULE INCLUDED AN EARLY
MORNING CLASSES CITY TERRORISTS
. THEN I HEADED OFF TO DIFFERENT
SCHOOLS AND BELL AND MAYWOOD. IN
THE AFTERNOON, I DROVE ACROSS
LOS ANGELES TO PACOIMA AND TWICE
A WEEK I TAUGHT NIGHT IN
HOLLYWOOD. THEN I DROVE HOME TO
PASADENA. I HARDLY SAW MY
CHILDREN. THINGS CAME TO AN END
WHEN I CRASHED MY VAN ON THE
WINDOW, ONE FREEWAY RACING TO
GET TO MICROPHONE ASSIGNMENT. I
REALIZED THAT I COULD NO LONGER
CONTINUE THIS WAY AND I HAD TO
QUIT. I CONTEMPLATED AND AN
ADMINISTRATIVE JOB TEACHING WITH
MY TRUE LOVE. THEN IN 2016. I
WAS GIVEN PERMANENT STATUS
SINGLE 30 OUR ASSIGNMENT. AS A
SINGLE OTHER. THIS HAS GIVEN ME
SECURITY AND AFFORDABLE MORTGAGE
HEALTH BENEFITS AND A SINGLE
COMMUTE. I AM STILL THANKFUL FOR
THIS. IN CLOSING THE MANY C T E
INSPECTORS I KNOW ARE EXCELLENT
, DEDICATED TEACHERS WHO ARE SO
DESERVING OF PERMANENT STATUS.
IT'S LONG OVERDUE. I AM IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 2573.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
WE WILL GO TO ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT HERE IN ROOM
2100. NAME AND SUPPORT, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. MIKE PATTERSON, CT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AUTO SHOP
TEACHER SOUTH TAHOE HIGH SCHOOL.
I REPRESENT MOST OF THE TEACHERS
IN CALIFORNIA THAT DON'T HAVE
PERMANENT STATUS BECAUSE THEY'RE
FROM SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
SORRY THANK YOU, MADAM. SHE
REMEMBERS MITCH STEIGER WITH
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION.
IT'S FOR THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. GOOD MORNING. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SHELLIE UPTON WITH
GRADE TEACHER. I'LL GO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT C T A BOARD OF
DIRECTORS AS WELL. AND I STAND
IN SUPPORT. GREAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND TIFFANY MARK WITH
CFT. PROUD BECAUSE SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR.
MODERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2573? TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. WELL, FIRST GO TO
LINE 98 AHEAD. PER YEAR ON
BEHALF OF THE CLASS. EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 2 72. BUY
INTO 72. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GIVE
YOU ONE MORE CHANCE LINE TO 78
TO CHECK YOUR MUTE FEATURE. PICK
UP YOUR HANDS UP. WE WILL MOVE
ON. TWO LINE 2 65. HELLO GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS JENNIFER O
MALLEY WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT.
LINE 2 74. 9 TO 74. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. MIND YOU 74. YOU WOULD
CHECK YOUR MUTE FEATURE. PICK UP
YOUR HANDSET. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
LINE 39. MY NAME IS MATTHEW
KOGAN, ADULT EDUCATION TEACHER
DSL AND I'M ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF
ADULT ED UNITED TEACHERS, LOS
ANGELES. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS. LINE 75. THIS IS PATRICK
MEIER. I'M AN ADULT AT TEACHER L
A U. S. D. I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 71. HELLO THIS
IS ALEXANDRA CONDON AND ENGLISH
LEARNER INSTRUCTIONAL COACH WITH
THE ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND THEY WORK CLOSELY
WITH ADULT ED AND ALSO A C T A.
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS.
LINE 55. TIME MY NAME IS JOHNNY
SHA HASKELL BURGER. I'M AN ADULT
EDUCATION TEACHER FOR 15 YEARS
IN LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. LINE 2 26. HI MY NAME
IS LORENA SADRIYA AND I AM
MULTIPLICATION. CITIES TEACHER
AT WEST VALLEY OCCUPATIONAL
CENTER. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF A
B 2573. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 78. HELLO MY NAME IS
MICHELLE COHEN. I'M AN ACADEMIC
TEACHER IN L. A USC IN LOS
ANGELES TECHNOLOGY CENTER. I
URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL
. A B 25 73 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 2 69. HELLO MY NAME IS TOM
MCCLUSKEY CTE, TEACHER OF
MULTIMEDIA ADVANTAGES HIGH
SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. 22 YEARS AND I
URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR ABBY TO
573. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE
52. HELLO MY NAME IS JAMIE
TALBOT FRANKLIN AND I'M, AN
ADULT EDUCATION TEACHER AT EVANS
COMMUNITY ADULT SCHOOL IN LOS
ANGELES. I SUPPORT AND I URGE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR A B 25 73.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 66. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS ANNE MARIE HAIR AND I AM
AN ADULT INSTRUCTOR AT THE LOS
ANGELES TECHNOLOGY CENTER. I AM
URGING THE COMMITTEE TO PLEASE
SUPPORT A B 25 73. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 30. HELLO. CAN
YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN OKAY. HI MY
NAME IS RAYMOND CUEVAS K
TEACHER IS A POTENTIAL
OCCUPATIONAL CENTER WITH
LUFTHANSA THIS UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT A B 2573. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 9 77. YES MY NAME IS
KEVIN JORDAN'S HAVE BEEN ADULT
EDUCATION TEACHER, MAXINE WATERS
EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION CENTER
AND AN 18 YEAR EDUCATOR AND I
URGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR A B 25 73.
THANK YOU. LINE 2 68. HI LISA
HICKMAN TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. CALLING AND SUPPORT OF
25 73. LINE 2 14. HIâU ZERO. I'M
A CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATED
TEACHER AT WEST VALLEY
APPLICATION CENTERS, AND I URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT A B 2573. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 2 81. HI.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN. OH YES.
HI MY NAME IS CONSCIOUS. AND I'M
A TEACHER FOR L A U. S. C, AND,
UM AYE. REALLY URGES TO SUPPORT
A B 25 73. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 2 83. HI THIS IS LAURA
VASQUEZ FROM SRS ANGELES
OCCUPATIONAL CENTER. I URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT A B 73. THANK YOU.
TENTATIVE CHAIR. WE HAVE NO
FURTHER LINES IN. Q THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR MODERATOR.
ALRIGHT, WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO
TO OPPOSITION. WE HAVE TO FOLKS
AND LEAD OPPOSITION. JULIE
DUNCAN. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES AND
THEN WE WILL GO TO RICHARD. D
VARNEY. JULIE PLEASE, PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHERIFF MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JULIE DUNCAN,
REPRESENTING THE C T. E J P A
COALITION. UNFORTUNATELY I'M
HERE TODAY TO RAISE CONCERNS
ABOUT ASSEMBLY BILL 25 73. THE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT WILL HAVE AN
ROPP PROGRAM. I'M NOT HERE TO
OPPOSE OUR TEACHERS HAVING
ACCESS TO DUE PROCESS IN THE
LAYOFF PROCESS. HOWEVER THIS
STILL WILL CREATE HUGE HURDLES
THAT WILL PLACE AN IMPOSSIBLE
BURDEN ON EMPLOYERS. IF WE'RE
FORCED TO IMPLEMENT LAYOFF THAT
RELIANCE SENIORITY AS THE
PRIMARY CONSIDERATION. RATHER
THAN SUCCESSFUL, INNOVATIVE AND
INDUSTRY RELEVANT PATHWAYS WE
TEACH CURRENT STATUTE ALLOWS ROP
S TO ADAPT THAT RCT HAPLESS,
ALWAYS STAY CURRENT AND RELEVANT
TO LOCAL AND STATE ECONOMIES.
INDUSTRY CHANGES AFFECT WHAT
COURSES ARE OFFERED OR NOT
OFFERED BASED ON LOCAL
WORKFORCES. FOR THIS REASON, ROP
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO CLASSES
SUCH AS VIDEO GAME DESIGN
SPORTSMAN CYBERSECURITY,
MAXIMIZING THEIR OPPORTUNITIES
TO ATTAIN APPOINTMENT OR FURTHER
EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF
STUDIES THAT STUDENTS HAVE
CAREERS BY CHOICE AND NOT BY
CHANCE. ARE OPIATES ALSO DO NOT
HAVE STABLE, DEDICATED FUNDING
WITH THE ELIMINATION OF CATEGORY
FUNDING RLP ISRAELI YOU'RE HERE
ON COMPETITIVE GRANTS, SUCH AS
CT INCENTIVE AND K 12 FROM
WORKFORCE. BOTH GRANTS
SUPPLEMENT OUR FUNDING, BUT DO
NOT COVER A FRACTION OF OUR
COSTS AGAIN. OUR FUNDING IS
COMPETITIVE AND NOT GUARANTEED.
OUR REMAINING FUNDS TO OPERATE
ARE DEPENDENT UPON OUR MEMBER
DISTRICTS AND COUNTIES, LOCAL
DECISIONS. THE CLASSES. WE OFFER
OUR ELECTIVE AND ARE UP TO LOCAL
DECISIONS ON STUDENT BAND,
LABOR, WORKFORCES AND PRIORITIES
DISTRICTS. IMPLEMENTING
SENIORITY BASED LAYOFFS WOULD
FORCE US TO RETAIN TEACHERS AND
PROGRAMS THAT MAY NOT HAVE LABOR
MARKET DEMAND OR WHICH THEY
DON'T HAVE THE PROPER EXTRA
EXPERTISE AND TRAINING BECAUSE
OF THE WAY CTE CREDENTIALS ARE
STRUCTURED. FOR EXAMPLE, A
TEACHER IN CYBERSECURITY WILL
HAVE THE SAME KÞT CREDENTIAL AND
INFORMATION COMMUNITY
TECHNOLOGIES AS A TEACHER OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES AND A
LAYOFF HEARING. HOW WILL ROPP A
TEACHER HAS THE EXPERTISE THEY
NEED A PARTICULAR AREA? WHAT IS
THE METRIC IN MATH. THE STATE
CAN PROVE EXPERTISE BY SUBJECT
MATTER CREDENTIALS. THERE'S NO
GUESSWORK. IF THERE WAS A
CALCULUS OPENING AT A HIGH
SCHOOL, ONLY A MATH TEACHER WITH
THAT HIGHER LEVEL OF A
CREDENTIAL CAN TEACH THAT COURSE
NOT A MASK FEATURE WITH ONLY
FOUNDATIONAL THAT CREDENTIALS.
IT ISN'T UP TO INTERPRET MINUTES
NEED TO IMPLEMENT A LAYOFF. THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE ME TO LAY OFF
BASED ON SENIORITY AND NOT, OF
COURSE, THAT HAS THE GREATER
INDUSTRY DEMAND BECAUSE THEY
HAVE THE EXACT SAME CREDENTIAL.
FOR THESE REASONS. PLEASE
CONSIDER THE IMPACT MAYBE 23 75
HAVE ON OUR OWN PEOPLE PROGRAMS.
THE PATHWAYS WE OFFERED TO
STUDENTS SHOULD BE DICTATED BY
LABOR MARKET DEMANDS AND NOT
SENIORITY OF TEACHERS. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR D
VARNEY YOU'RE UP. NEXT. YOU HAVE
A MINUTE AND A HALF. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS RICH DO BARNEY TO HIM A
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION, SDA IS OPPOSED TO
25 73 BECAUSE OF THE EFFECT IT
WOULD HAVE ON THE STATE'S
SMALLER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION
WOULD BE 25 73 WOULD REDUCE
SMALL L E A S ABILITY TO ADAPT
TO THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR
STUDENT POPULATIONS. RARELY ATE
WITHIN THE A. D, A OF LESS THAN
2 50 EVEN SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS
AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT CHANGES.
STAFFING NEEDS IS IMPERATIVE
THAT SMALL ELIA IS RETAINED THE
ABILITY TO RESPOND. BIG CHANGES
IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT AS OUR
BUDGETS DO NOT ALLOW US TO KEEP
BEFORE WORKFORCE BEYOND WHERE
THEY'RE NEEDED TO SERVE OUR
STUDENTS. THERE IS PRECEDENT
THROUGHOUT EDUCATION COULD TO
TREAT SMALL DISTRICTS
DIFFERENTLY. FOR EXAMPLE, SMALL
DISTRICT SURGEON FROM THE BUDGET
RESERVE CAP AND NECESSARY SMALL
SCHOOLS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TATE
FUNDING TO SUPPORT THEIR
OPERATIONS. THESE ARE
APPROPRIATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
THE UNIQUE OPERATIONAL PERSONNEL
AND BUDGETARY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
SMALL DISTRICT SPACE CURRENT LAW
ALSO PROPERLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE
SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS.
NAVIGATING THE THAT DISMISSAL
PROCESS WOULD HAVE ON THESE VERY
SMALL DISTRICTS GIVEN THE
SMALLEST DISTRICT DO NOT HAVE
ROBUST STAFFING NOR HR
DEPARTMENTS. SCHOOL LEADERS WHO
SERVED BOTH AS SUPERINTENDENTS
AND PRINCIPALS ARE THE ONES THAT
WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
NAVIGATING THE DISMISSAL
PROCESS. THIS IS UNREALISTIC,
GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND
ENERGY THIS WOULD PULL AWAY FROM
THEIR MANY DUTIES INDIRECTLY
SERVING KIDS, NOT TO MENTION THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY THE ATTORNEY
FEES THAT THEY DISMISSAL.
PROCESS REQUIRES REPRESENTS
SIGNIFICANT HISTORY, THE
DISTRICT BUDGETS AND THEY CANNOT
AFFORD TO ABSORB IT GOES WITHOUT
SAYING THAT WE VALUE OUR TIME.
BUT WE CAN IGNORE THE REALITIES.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU
VOTE NO ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, SIR. ALRIGHT, WE'LL
GO TO ANYONE HERE KNOW 2100, WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND OPPOSITION.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.
LEILANI AGUINALDO ON BEHALF OF
THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. HI
ELIZABETH ESQUIVEL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
BUSINESS OFFICIALS IN OPPOSITION
AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT SEE NO ONE ELSE. MR.
MODERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION OF A B 2573? SPEAKING
OPPOSITION PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME. WELL, FIRST GO TO
LINE 56 GO AHEAD. 5 56. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. COMING FROM IN
FAVOR. I MEAN, FAVOR OF OKAY.
GREAT. THANK YOU. WE WILL NOTE
THAT THANK YOU, SIR. LINE 2 63.
GOOD MORNING. THIS IS KAI
JACKSON ON BEHALF OF ORANGE
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
ON BEHALF. OKAY? YOU SEEM TO
HAVE SOME TROUBLE WITH HIS LINE
WILL GO TO LINE 2 82. THIS IS
DANA LYNCH, SUPERINTENDENT OF
NORTH ORANGE COUNTY. ROP. I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
LINE 1 33. DR SHELLEY ADAMS,
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NEW
REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM,
AND WE HAVE STILL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LYING TO 73. ALIGNED
TO 73 YOU PERIOD OF TAKING
YOURSELF OUT OF CUBA, PRESSING
ONE AND ZERO AGAIN. IF YOU WISH
TO WREAK YOU, PRESS ONE, THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. MADAM CHAIR.
WE HAVE NO FURTHER LINES IN. Q
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
MODERATOR. WE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE, SENATOR PAN.
THANK YOU AND SARAH MCCARTY DO
APPRECIATE YOU MOVING THIS
BEFORE TO PROVIDE PROTECTIONS
FOR MORE TEACHERS IS THE
QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU. WE'VE
HEARD FROM THE R C. R A P
INSTRUCTOR. WHERE THEY TALKED
ABOUT. WELL YOU KNOW, UM, GIVEN
NOT ONLY THE FUNDING, BUT ALSO
THE COURSE CONTENT IS FAIRLY
DYNAMIC, GIVEN, YOU KNOW THE
TYPES OF WHAT THEY'RE TEACHING.
THAT UM, THAT POTENTIALLY BEING
RESTRICTED TO SENIORITY MAY
ACTUALLY MEAN THAT WE'RE NOT
ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS. CAN YOU?
PERHAPS JUST THE DRESS? HOW YOU
SEE THAT PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED
THROUGH YOUR BILL OR HOW YOU IN
TERMS OF OUR OCR P INSTRUCTORS
AND WHAT AND THE MAN FOR
DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOPICS THEY
NEED TO TEACH. YEAH THANK YOU,
DOCTOR PAN. MAYBE I'LL ADDRESS
THAT AND THE OTHER ISSUES ALL AT
ONCE HERE, AND I CAN BRING MY
WITNESS AS WELL TO HELP TO
EXPAND UPON THIS, BUT, UM, ARE
READING OF IT IS THE SENIORITY
RULES WILL ALLOW UH, SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IF
THEY NEED A SPECIALIST TEACHER
IN AN EMERGING TECHNICAL FIELD.
NOW THE ECONOMY'S CHANGES IN
NEED CHANGES, SO THAT'S THERE AS
WELL. UM YOU KNOW THIS. THIS
DOESN'T PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
BEING LAID OFF AS WELL. JUST HAS
TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS, LIKE
OTHER TEACHERS DO. AND THEN,
LASTLY, FOR FUNDING WHEN WE
CREATED L C F F. WE PUT ON THIS
ADD ON FOR THIS INCREASED
OVERALL SCHOOL FUNDING SINCE
YOU'VE BEEN HERE MORE THAN
DOUBLE AND I HAVE BEEN HERE. YOU
KNOW, ALMOST THAT, AND THIS YEAR
OUR BUDGET WE'RE ABOUT TO ADOPT,
YOU KNOW. DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASE
IN L. C S F BASE, SO IT'S NOT
NECESSARILY FIND FINANCIAL PEACE
. THERE'S ADEQUATE RESOURCES.
THESE THESE THESE PROGRAMS HAVE
STABLE FUNDING. THIS JUST
PROVIDES, YOU KNOW, NOT A TWO
TIERED PROCESS AND GIVES MORE
RIGHTS TO ALL TEACHERS, NOT JUST
ONES AND, UH, SPECIAL FIELDS.
APPRECIATE THAT, SO CERTAINLY
I'M GOING TO SUPPORT AND BILL
MOVING FORWARD, I THINK JUST
WANT TO BE SURE THAT WE TRY TO
END HERE. WE'RE SAYING TO BE
SURE WE WOULD ADDRESS THOSE
ISSUES JUST AGAIN. TO BE SURE WE
MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS
AND WHAT WE'RE PROVIDING
IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS FOR
TEACHERS. SO APPRECIATE AND
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL. THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SARAH PEON. SENATOR
MCCARTHY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
THAT, AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP IS
THAT IT'S SPECIFIC IN LAW THAT
THEY CAN DO THAT. SO I'M NOT
SURE WHAT THE CONFUSION IS ON. I
DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO MAKE
ADJUSTMENTS WILL LOOK AT IT. BUT
WE CAN, I GUESS CLARIFY WHAT
EXISTING LAW PERMITS BUT THANK
YOU AND THE COMMITTEE FOR
WORKING WITH US AND ASK YOUR
RIVAL. THANK THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ALRIGHT THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MADAM
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM 1980 25 73. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. LEVI LEVI KOBO
CORTESI, DOLLY GLASER MCGUIRE
PAN AND I VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S YOU NOW HAVE
FOUND OUT OF 18. MAYBE 20 TO 30
TO PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY.
YES THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THIS
BILL IS ABOUT OUR SCHOOLS, BUT
REALLY ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL
ISSUES AS WELL IS THAT INDOOR
AIR QUALITY OF OUR STUDENTS WHO
SAW THIS FIRSTHAND HERE IN
SACRAMENTO IN THE FIRES? WE HAD
THE WORST AIR QUALITY IN THE
WORLD AS YOU REMEMBER? DR PAN
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF
THOSE FIRES UP NORTH OF HERE,
AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR
STUDENTS AND OUR EDUCATORS ARE
HEALTHY IN THEIR CLASSROOMS BY
HAVING HIGH FILTRATION
STANDARDS. AND MEETING
VENTILATION RATES REQUIRED UNDER
STATE REGULATIONS. THIS BILL
IMPROVES VENTILATION AND
ADDRESSES POOR AIR QUALITY. BUT
PUTTING CHILDREN AND A BETTER
AND SAFER PLACE IN OUR
CLASSROOMS. STUDY SHELLS AT
ENTRE VENTILATION UNDER
VENTILATION IN CLASSROOMS CAN
HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON
STUDENT PERFORMANCE. AND THEIR
COGNITIVE ABILITIES. THIS IS WHY
EXISTING LAW REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO
MAINTAIN FUNCTIONAL SYSTEMS TO
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
DESPITE THESE PROTECTIONS, POOR
INDOOR AIR QUALITY REMAINS AN
EXTENSIVE PROBLEM. AND CONTINUES
TO IMPACT THE WELL BEING AND
LEARNING OF OUR STUDENTS. THIS
IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF OUR CLASSROOMS HAVE
BEEN FAILING TO MEET MINIMUM
VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS. THIS
WOULD THIS WOULD ENSURE THAT OUR
SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE
THEIR H FACTS SYSTEMS REGULARLY
CHECKED OUT TO MAKE SURE THEY
MEET REGULAR MINIMUM VENTILATION
RATES REQUIRING OUR STATE LAW
FURTHER. THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE
THE DIVISION OF STATE ARCHITECT
DEVELOPED AND PROPOSED STANDARDS
ON THE INSTALLATION OF CARBON
DIOXIDE MONITORS IN CLASSROOMS
BY REQUIRING THESE SYSTEMS TO
MAINTAIN PROPER VENTILATION
RATES AND FILTRATION SYSTEMS.
THIS BILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL
AIR QUALITY AND STUDENT
ENVIRONMENT AND SECONDLY,
IMPROVE STUDENT HEALTH AS WELL
AS THE HEALTH OF OUR EDUCATORS
WITH ME TO TESTIFY. OUR
REPRESENTS FROM THIS STATE SHEET
METAL AND PIPE TRADES AS WELL AS
A PRACTITIONER IN THIS CRAFT.
THANK YOU. OKAY EXCELLENT.
WITNESSES. SUPPORT. PLEASE
INTRODUCE YOURSELF. THAT'S GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS AFTERNOON NOW
ALREADY AFTERNOON, TOM INSEL ON
BEHALF OF THE WESTERN STATES
COUNCIL SHEET METAL WORKERS AND
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL
OFFICIALS, SCAT WHICH WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE WITH ME. TODAY
BUT HE HAD A CONFLICT WITH
ANOTHER HUMAN. MAYBE 20 TO 32
SETS FORTH SEVERAL REQUIREMENTS
TO ENSURE PROPER VENTILATION IN
OUR SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, AND AS
YOU HEARD VENTILATION IN OUR
SCHOOL STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS
THAT THE MAJORITY OF SCHOOLS DO
NOT HAVE PROPER VENTILATION.
THIS HAS BEEN THE IMPACT OF THIS
HAS BEEN EXASPERATED BY THE
PANDEMIC. THERE WAS A RECENT
STUDY THAT SHOWED THAT PROPER
VENTILATION SCHOOLS REDUCES
COVERED TRANSMISSION BY 80% HAS
WE HAVE STUDENTS STOPPED USING
MASKS IN SCHOOL? THIS IS REALLY
CRITICAL THAT THE SCHOOLS
PROVIDE ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
AND ESSENTIALLY, THIS BILL DOES
THREE THINGS YOU KNOW, IT'S
FAIRLY SIMPLE, YOU KNOW, FIRST
REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE
VENTILATION AT THE RATES THAT
ARE SET FOR US AND THE ENERGY
CODE FOR CLASSROOMS. CURRENT LAW
DISTRICT CHOIRS CLASSROOMS TO
PROVIDE VENTILATION AT THE RATES
THAT WERE SET FORTH AT THE TIME
OF INSTALLATION AND THAT MAY NOT
BE APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT WE NEED
TO PROVIDE TODAY. IT ALSO
REQUIRES MERV 13 FILTRATION WHEN
YOU REPLACE THE FILTERS, AS
RECOMMENDED BY THE CDC. WE
WORKED WITH L. A UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO CLARIFY THAT IF A
SYSTEM IS A CANNOT HANDLE MERV
13 FILTRATION, YOU KNOW, YOU
JUST PUT IN AS MUCH AS HIGHER
FILTRATION IS YOU CAN WITHOUT
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTING
PERFORMANCE LIFESPAN OR ARE
EFFICIENCY. AND FINALLY, WE
REQUIRE AMENDMENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS
CODES SO THAT FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION OF
CLASSROOMS, WE ADDED TWO
MANAGERS. THIS IS CRITICAL
BECAUSE EVEN IN STUDIES SHOW,
EVEN IN NEW SYSTEMS WITHIN THREE
YEARS OVER 50% OF THEM DON'T
HAVE PROPER VENTILATION AND THIS
CAN CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF A
SCHOOL YEAR. SO WE NEED THAT
CANARY IN THE COAL MINE WHAT
PEOPLE KNOW IF THEY NEED TO
ADJUST THE VENTILATION. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. GREAT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND MAYBE WE CANNOT
KILL THE CANARY. WHO KNOWS? OKAY
I THINK SCOTT WHICH WERE ON
SUPPORT, CORRECT. ARE YOU GOING
TO TESTIFY? I'M NOT SCOTT. BUT
YOU'RE NOT CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE
CHURCH COUNCIL AND HIS PLACE AND
ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
TERRIFIC THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT. ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT,
PLEASE. STATE YOUR NAME AND
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. TIFFANY
MARKS CFT AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. MY QUEST ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL ALSO
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. STEVEN
MYERS ON BEHALF OF NRDC ACTION
FUND AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. EJECUTIVAS ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF A B 20 TO 32? THANK YOU. IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 20 TO
32, PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED
BY 01 FOLLOWED BY ZERO AT THIS
TIME. AND WE WILL GET LINE 2 72,
YOU ARE OPEN. MADAM CHAIR TONY
TRIGUEROS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND AS A REMINDER OF ONE
THOUGHT BY ZERO FEAR AND SUPPORT
OF 20 TO 32, PLEASE GO AHEAD
LINE TO 36. WOMAN IN IS LARA.
HAIDER SUPPORT THEY BE 2 TO 3 TO
AND ALSO I WENT TO SEE MY
SUPPORT A B 1939 THE CLIMATE
LITERACY. BILL. GREAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND THERE'S NOBODY
ELSE QUEUED UP AT THIS TIME.
TERRIFIC THANK YOU, MR
MODERATOR. ALRIGHT WE HAVE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN THE ROOM? WHO WISHES TO
OPPOSE SEEING NO ONE? MR
MODERATOR, WE'RE GOING BACK TO
YOU TO QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 20 TO 32.
THANK YOU TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
TO 20 TO 30 TO GO AHEAD, 100.
AND NOBODY IS QUEUING UP. GREAT
THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR, OR WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE,
SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU SO VERY
MUCH. AND SENATOR CARNEY REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BUILDING. IT'S
GOING TO BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR
THE HEALTH OF OUR CHILDREN. I
MEAN, CLEARLY WITH COVID. WE
KNOW HOW IMPORTANT VENTILATION
IS. WE OFTEN DON'T TALK ABOUT
THAT AS MUCH SO WE TALKED ABOUT
MASKS AND VACCINATIONS AND
CERTAINLY BOTH ARE VERY
IMPORTANT BUT GOOD VENTILATION.
AND ALSO THERE'S OTHER THINGS. I
MEAN, THERE'S OTHER VIRUSES.
THERE'S OLDER, VOLATILE SO FORTH
. I DO NOTE THAT IN YOUR AUTHORS
AMENDMENTS, AND I APPRECIATE
THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO NAVIGATE
AND I CERTAINLY SYMPATHETIC
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TALKING ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU HAVE AN H
VAC SYSTEM THAT ISN'T QUITE UP
TO SNUFF, AND OBVIOUSLY WE WANT
TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO IT OR DESTROY
IT. UH AND SO, BUT I GUESS I
WOULD. MAYBE I WOULD HOPE THAT
MIGHT CONSIDER THAT IF YOU DO
HAVE A SCHOOL THAT HAS A SYSTEM
LIKE THAT, THAT UNFORTUNATELY IS
NOT THAT THE PARENTS ACTUALLY
ARE AWARE. AND THAT THERE WERE
THAT THAT AND THAT MAYBE THAT
WILL CREATE SOME INTEREST IN THE
SCHOOL UPGRADING OR IMPROVING
THAT BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT ALL
CHILDREN DESERVE THAT. AND WHILE
CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND, THESE ARE
EXPENSIVE, I GET IT AND I SERVED
ON THE STATE ALLOCATION BOARDS
WHERE WE GOT ALL THE YOU KNOW
THE REQUEST FOR YOU KNOW FUNDS
TO UPGRADE OR MODERNIZATION,
ETCETERA, BUT I DO THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT IF WE'RE NOT IF
AN H VAC SYSTEM ISN'T ABLE TO
OPERATE AT THE LEVEL EXPECTED
THAT PARENTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF
THAT. NOT IN A NEGATIVE WAY, BUT
YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO, YOU
KNOW, UPGRADE THEIR FACILITIES
IN A WAY IN THE SYSTEMS, TOO. SO
THAT UH, SO THAT PARENTS ARE,
YOU KNOW, CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE
AND SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT PART OF
YOUR AMENDMENT. MAYBE THAT'S A
SUGGESTION ON MY PART SO THAT
THERE'S BETTER DISCLOSURE OF FOR
PARENTS IF THEIR IF THEIR CHILD
IS ATTENDING SCHOOL WHERE THE
IT'S NOT MEETING THAT STANDARD
OF YOUR ESTABLISHING A MURDER OF
13 SO AGAIN BE HAPPY TO MOVE
YOUR BUILT APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE AND I
DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD YOU SAY
YOU ACCEPTED THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. OKAY VERY GOOD. YES
GOOD. THANK YOU. PERFECT THANK
YOU. GOOD SUGGESTIONS. DR PAN.
WE'LL TAKE THAT AS WE AS WE MOVE
ALONG, AND YOU'RE RIGHT TO. THIS
IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT WITH
COVID NOW AND ARE THE IMPORTANCE
OF HAVING A CLEAN AND HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT AND ALL OF OUR
CLASSROOMS. IT LOOKS, SCHOOL
DISTRICTS NEED TO KNOW IF THE
EQUIPMENT IS OUT OF DATE BECAUSE
IT WANTS IT MAY NOT BE WORKING
PROPERLY IN COST DISTRICT, MORE
MONEY AND ALL THEIR ENERGY BILLS
AND TO NOT BE PROVIDING THE BEST
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STUDENTS. SO
I THINK HAVING THESE INSPECTIONS
WILL JUST, UM, YOU KNOW, MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE AWARETO MAKE
THOSE DECISIONS AND WE HAVE BEEN
PUTTING PLENTY OF MONEY, ONE
TIME MONEY FOR UPGRADES AS WELL
. SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S ALWAYS
THE ISSUE. SO WITH THAT. THANK
YOU. ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR PAN. MADAM
ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ITEM 18. MAYBE 20 TO 30 TO THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED BUT
FIRST AMEND AND RE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SLAVER COBURG CORTESI DELI
GLASER MCGUIRE PAN PAN. AYE.
VERY GOOD. WE WILL LEAVE THAT ON
CALL. DID I HEAR RUMORS THAT YOU
ARE GOING TO PRESENT A SEVEN
MEMBER THINGS, BILL? YES.
ALRIGHT VERY GOOD. A FOLLOWED
HIM 24 27 31 PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY THANK YOU. MR TING IS
TRYING TO ADDRESS OUR STATE
BUDGET AS WE SPEAK. SOUNDS GOOD
, SO THIS IS A KIND OF A HYBRID
ISSUE AS WELL. EDUCATION AS WELL
AS TRANSPORTATION AND OUR
ENVIRONMENT. ESSENTIALLY TRYING
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SCHOOL
BUSSES PURCHASED IN THE FUTURE
AFTER 2035 ARE CLEAN VEHICLES,
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES, UM AND
SO ON BEHALF CENTER THING I
PRESENT THIS AND WANT TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS HAS
DESCRIBED THE ANALYSIS
CALIFORNIA HAS GATHERED
SUBSTANTIAL DATA ON THE IMPACT
OF SCHOOL BUS EMISSIONS ON OUR
KIDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. EVEN
THOUGH THE TIME CHILDREN SPEND
IN SCHOOL BUS COMMUTES ACCOUNT
FOR LESS THAN 10% OF THEIR DAY.
IT CONTRIBUTES TO A THIRD OF A
CHILD'S DAILY EXPOSURE TO AIR
POLLUTANTS. AH THIS HAS CREATED
MONTH MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND
PILOT PROJECTS TO INCENTIVIZE
THE ADOPTION OF CLEAN SCHOOL
BUSSES, BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE
ENOUGH SO THIS ACCELERATES THAT
PROGRESS. BY HAVING A STANDARD
THAT SAYS BY 2035, ALL BUSSES
CALLED OR CONTRACT ID SHOULD BE
CLEAN, SO WE DON'T SHUT DOWN THE
BUSSES AND 2030. FIVE WHO ARE AN
OPERATION IF YOU PURCHASE THEM
PRIOR EVEN THE DAY BEFORE THEY
CAN STILL BE AN OPERATION, SO I
DON'T THINK THIS IS THAT
BURDENSOME AND TECHNOLOGY IS
CHANGING AS WELL IN THE RURAL
AREAS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
BUSSES THAT CAN FOCUS ON THOSE
LARGE COMMUTES. THIS BILL ALSO
ALLOWS A ONE TIME FIVE YEAR
EXTENSION FOR THOSE DISTRICTS
WITH TERRAIN AND ROUTE
CONSTRAINTS BECAUSE OF THEIR
RURAL POPULATION. AND THEN
FURTHER ANY REQUEST FOR AN
EXTENSION SHALL BE REVIEWED BY
THE CALIFORNIA AIR BOARD IN
DEPARTMENT WITH IN CONSULTATION
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. AGAIN THIS IS NOT
OPERATION A MANDATE. THIS HAS
JUST A DATE A DECADE DOWN THE
ROAD THAT SAYS IT ALL. SCHOOL
BUSSES PURCHASED SHALL BE ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES WITH ME TODAY
IS ONE WITNESS IN PERSON. I
BELIEVE WITH ADVANCED EDUCATION.
ADVANCED ENERGY ECONOMY AS WELL
AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM OUR
TEAMSTERS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD
. I THINK IT'S MR RYAN. GALLANT
EEN. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S
RIGHT. PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS RYAN
GALENTINE, AND I AM A POLICY
DIRECTOR WITH ADVANCED ENERGY
ECONOMY. THE NATIONAL BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION OF ADVANCED ENERGY
AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES IS
PROUD TO SPONSOR A B 27 31. THIS
BILL SETS A REASONABLE,
ACHIEVABLE GOAL FOR NEW SCHOOL
BUS PURCHASES TO BE ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES AND ENABLES
ELIA'S TO MAXIMIZE LONG TERM
SAVINGS FROM THESE CLEANER
BUSSES. AS OF THIS YEAR, THERE
ARE 22 ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS
MODELS COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE
FROM 12 DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS.
ACCORDING TO INDUSTRY EXPERTS.
ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSSES CAN
RELIABLY COVER MORE THAN 99% OF
RATS IN OPERATION TODAY. AS
BATTERY RANGE INCREASES IN COST
DECLINE, WHILE THE PRICE OF
DIESEL CONTINUES TO CLIMB.
ELECTRIC BUSSES ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
PARODY BEFORE THE END OF THE
DECADE. WHEN PAIRED WITH THE
ARRAY OF PROPOSED AND EXISTING
STATE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, LOW
CARBON FUEL STANDARD
COMPENSATION AND NEW FEDERAL
FUNDING FROM THE BIPARTISAN
INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. THERE'S
NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME FOR
SCHOOLS TO MAKE THE TRANSITION.
THIS BILL GIVES SCHOOL DISTRICTS
12 YEARS TO UNDERTAKE THE
NECESSARY PLANNING TO MEET THE
2035 GOAL. AND HAS AMENDED THE
BILL GIVES ELIA'S THAT CAN
REASONABLY DEMONSTRATED
INABILITY OF THIS TECHNOLOGY TO
MEET THEIR NEEDS IN THAT YEAR,
AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS TO
PURCHASE INTERNAL COMBUSTION
MODELS SHOULD THEY CHOOSE AS
REFLECTED IN THE DIVERSE SET OF
SUPPORT LETTERS FILED. THIS BILL
REPRESENTS A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO
NOTCH A WIN FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
FOR SCHOOL BUDGETS FOR
ADDRESSING OUR STATE'S CLIMATE
GOALS AND FOR THE CLEAN ENERGY
SECTOR. FINALLY CALIFORNIA RISK
FAILING TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF
OUR MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS,
OUR CHILDREN IF WE DO NOT TAKE
SWIFT, PRACTICAL ACTION FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS. TO CONCLUDE
OUR RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
YES. VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT I DO HAVE
OKAY. ARE YOU SHANE? OKAY?
YOU'RE IN PERSON. VERY GOOD. I
THINK WE HAD WE DID HAVE YOU IN
PERSON? I CAN'T READ. PLEASE
PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU.
SHANE MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, SHANE
LEVIN ON BEHALF OF FIRST STUDENT
INTERNATIONAL EXPRESSES STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 27 31 1ST TO
NATIONAL EXPRESS OR TO THE
COUNTRY'S LEADING PROVIDERS OF
TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY, PROVIDING BUS TRANSIT
AND SHUTTLE TRANSPORTATION WITH
NEARLY 100% OF OUR WORKFORCE
FROM BOTH COMPANIES ARE MEMBERS
OF THE TEAMSTERS UNION. NATIONAL
EXPRESS OPERATES NOT ONLY IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT IT'S ALSO
PRESENT IN 34 STATES AND
OPERATES MORE THAN 22,000 SCHOOL
BUSSES AND SAFELY TRANSPORTS
OVER 1.3 MILLION KIDS EVERY DAY.
FOR STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA ALONE
OPERATES IN 33 LOCATIONS,
SERVICING BOTH PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SCHOOLS FOR STUDENT
OPERATES APPROXIMATELY 3000
BUSSES IN THE STATE AND EMPLOYS
4000 PEOPLE. BOTH COMPANIES ARE
LEADERS IN THE ZEB SPACE AND
HAVE BEGUN TO DEPLOY ELECTRIC
VEHICLE BUSSES INTO THE
RESPECTIVE FLEETS. FOR STUDENTS
WILL, FOR EXAMPLE, BE DEPLOYING
CLOSE TO 90 BUSSES OVER THE NEXT
18 MONTHS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THE BIGGEST BARRIER
TO ENTRY IN DEPLOYING THAT
BUSSES AS THE CURRENT CONTRACT
LINKED TO SHORT, GIVEN THE
EXPENSE OF THESE NEW BUSSES AND
ANALYSIS POINTS OUT, THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT COST. IT'S THE
BIGGEST BARRIER TO ENTRY,
FRANKLY FOR US IN THE MARKET.
THIS BILL IS HELPFUL BECAUSE IT
SEEKS TO REMEDY THE CONTRACT
LINK BETWEEN OUR COMPANIES AND
THE DISTRICTS, WHICH FACILITATES
THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE WITH
CONFIDENCE AND COVER THE EXPENSE
OF PURCHASING THESE NEW BUSSES.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS VERY
THOUGHTFUL POLICY THAT WILL HELP
EXPEDITE THE CHANGEOVER AND
FLEETS FROM DIESEL TO ZERO
EMISSION THAT MUCH SOONER. WE
APPRECIATE MR TING'S LEADERSHIP
ON THE ISSUE. WE ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU. GREAT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT. ANYONE HERE
IN ROOM 2100, WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT? STEP UP STATE
YOUR NAME AND SUPPORT, PLEASE.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS DAN CHAWL
WITH CHARLES STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF ARRIVAL, AUTOMOTIVE
AMERICAN MANUFACTURER OF MEDIUM
HEAVY DUTY AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ALRIGHT MR MODERATOR, CAN YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE ON THE
LINE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT? OF A B 27 31. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OF A B 27 31 WHEN IT
STARTED ONE AT THIS TIME TO PUT
YOURSELF INTO LINE 1 74, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THIS IS 20 BRUNELLO,
REPRESENTING ENGY NORTH AMERICA
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 27 31. 2
94, YOU ARE OPEN. OIL THIS IS
AMBER SEJAL ATTRACTED PRESS
CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF AN HOUR
IN SUPPORT. 9 TO 96. YOU ARE UP.
THIS IS SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ WITH
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
AND SUPPORT PLEASE GO AHEAD TO
36. LARA FROM FRESNO. WHAT UM
731. AND WE'LL GIVE IT. ONE MORE
FINAL REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS 10
TO PUT YOURSELF IN QUEUE FOR
SUPPORT ON A B 27 31. PLEASE GO
AHEAD TO 97. HI THIS IS SANDOR
FROM CAL PIRG AND STRONG SUPPORT
OF 2731. MADAM CHAIR. THERE ARE
NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP.
THANK YOU, MR MODERATOR. WE HAVE
NO LEAD OPPOSITION. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN 2100, WHO WISHES
TO OPPOSE SAYING NO ONE, MR
MODERATOR, WE'RE GOING BACK TO
YOU. THE QUEUE OF ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
A B 27 31, PLEASE.
MODERATED YOU MUTE YOURSELF.
YEAH. SORRY TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION TO A B 27 31. PLEASE
PRESS WHO ARE PRESS ONE POWERED
BY 09 TO 95 GO AHEAD ANYBODY
ELSE THAT 10 FOR OPPOSITIONS,
MADAM, OKAY. YOU MIGHT HAVE
TAKEN YOURSELF OUT OF YOU, SO
WE'LL GIVE THE DESTRUCTION ONE
MORE TIME. PRESS 10 TO REMOVE
YOURSELF FROM A B 27 31. PUT
YOURSELF IN QUÊ. AND NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. THANK YOU. MR
MODERATOR WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. SENATOR PAN
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS CONCERNS.
THANK YOU. AND THEN MCCARTY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING FORWARD
SIMILAR ROUTINES. BILL HAD THE
PLEASURE OF BEING A TWIN RIVERS
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHEN THEY WILL
GET ABLE TO GET ELECTRIFIED
BUDGETS. BOTH OF US ARE THERE
EXACTLY, AND IT WAS VERY
EXCITING TO SEE THAT THIS
TECHNOLOGY AND WE TALKED A LOT
ABOUT NOT ONLY OF COURSE, IT'S
BETTER FOR THE OVERALL
ENVIRONMENT. BUT ALSO YOU KNOW
THE CHILDREN RIDING IN THE IN
THE BUSSES AS WELL AS PEOPLE
LIVE ALONG THE BUS ROUTES. THE
PARTICULATE POLLUTION THAT CAN
COME FROM ETCETERA SO AND BEING
ABLE TO REDUCE THAT EXPOSURE FOR
BOTH THE STUDENTS RIDING THE BUS
AS WELL AS PEOPLE LIVING ALONG
THE ROUTES AND AS THE STUDENTS
ARE WAITING FOR THE BUS AND SO
FORTH. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE
THIS BILL. I KNOW THERE MAY BE
SOME CHALLENGES WITH SOME SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WHERE THERE'S LONG
ROUTES. I KNOW THAT THE AUTHOR
IS TRYING TO JUST THAT, BUT
CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE BILL AND
WOULD MOVE THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU, SENATOR PAN. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU ASK
FOR YOUR I'VE UP VERY GOOD. THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
PAN. MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FINAL ITEM. 24 27
31. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LEVER LEVER,
MCGUIRE, PAN PAN. I THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR MCCARTHY. WE WILL
EAVE THAT ON CALL, MADAM
MAJORITY LEADER. STEP RIGHT UP.
YOU HAVE 5 25 A B 27 38. AND I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO REMIND ANY
SENATORS WATCHING THAT ARE ON
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. WE HAVE
ONE BILL AFTER THIS, AND WE'LL
BE LIFTING CALLS. SO PLEASE MAKE
YOUR WAY TO ROOM 2100 MAJORITY
LEADER. PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY. MADAM CHAIR. I AM ALSO
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELISA CALDERON
. BEAUTIFUL WONDERFUL. THANK YOU
. THAT'S GREAT. YOU MAY BEGIN
WITH THAT ONE. ABSOLUTELY 22 A B
24 82 WONDERFUL AND I AM
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALDERON. THE
AUTHOR WILL BE TAKING ALL THE
COMMITTEES SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS. THANK
YOU, A B 2042 WOULD ESTABLISH A
WELLNESS VENDING MACHINE PILOT
PROGRAM AT COLLEGE CAMPUSES
ACROSS THE STATE TO ENSURE
STUDENTS HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS
TO HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS.
STUDENTS FACE SEVERE BARRIERS
ACCESSING HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ON
CAMPUS. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY
STUDENTS HEALTH CENTERS DO NOT
OPEN 24 7 AND SOME LACK SAME DAY
APPOINTMENTS. OTHERS ARE CLOSED
ON WEEKENDS, AND SOME DO NOT
HAVE CALL CENTER CALL. DO NOT
HAVE HEALTH CENTERS AT ALL. A B
2042 WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO
ACCESS DISCOUNTED OVER THE
COUNTER HEALTH AND WELLNESS
PRODUCTS OUTSIDE PHARMACY HOURS
AND WITHOUT HAVING TO LEAVE
THEIR CAMPUS. CALLING IN TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A B 2042
IS CARLA MAKETA, WHO WAS A FIELD
DEPUTY FOR THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD
GENERATION ACTION ALUMNI AT UC
RIVERSIDE. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. CARLA MUKATA. QUETTA YOU
ARE UP. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. HI
MY NAME IS CARLA. I'M A UCR
ALUMNI. DURING THAT TIME, I WAS
ALSO VERY ACTIVE IN PLANNED
PARENTHOOD GENERATION ACTION AND
WAS IN A WORKING GROUP TO PLACES
FIRST. BENDING MACHINE WITH
SUCCESSFUL CONTRACEPTIVES ON
CAMPUS. NOW I CURRENTLY SERVE AS
A LOS ANGELES FIELD DEPUTIES. I
WAS APOLOGIZE. FRESHMAN. COOL IS
IN DIRE NEED OF EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTIVE. I DID NOT HAVE
THE $60 FOR AN EMERGENCY
CONTRACEPTIVE OR THE $40 FOR
TRANSPORTATION BECAUSE THERE WAS
NO RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT. THAT
WEEK. PRIOR I NAIVELY AS A FIRST
GENERATION STUDENTS SPENT $600
AT THE COLLEGE BOOKSTORE,
GETTING THE BOOKS AND LAST
SUPPLIES SUPPOSEDLY NEEDED.
LUCKILY I HAD GREAT FRIENDS WHO
UNDERSTOOD AT THE TIME THAT THIS
WAS A TIME SENSITIVE ISSUE AND
LET ME PAY THEM BACK THE WEEK I
GOT PAID. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE
NEED THIS TYPE OF RE STORIES AT
ALL. COLLEGE CAMPUSES. FIRST
VENDING MACHINE WAS NOT THAT YOU
SEE ARE OR WAS THAT YOU SEE ARE
I WOULDN'T NEED TO HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT ALL THAT TIME AND MONEY.
WITHOUT ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVES
. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE ONE
OF THE FIRST PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY
TO GRADUATE COLLEGE WERE GOOD
USE ER ADMISSIONS TO WELCOME
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS NOR
LEAD COVID 19 RELIEF EFFORTS AT
THE VIDEOS LOS ANGELES HEATING
THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES DURING THE
WORST POSSIBLE TIME. IF WE WANT
OUR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED, WE NEED
TO GIVE HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO
DO SO ACCESSIBLE. REPRODUCTIVE
JUSTICE ITEMS EQUAL ACCESS TO
EDUCATION AND SOCIAL MOBILITY,
WHICH IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
THAT ALL CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
HAVE ACCESS TO THE SERVICE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CARLA. ALL
RIGHT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
ROOM 2100 WHO WISHES TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT? PLEASE COME
FORWARD. CRYSTAL DOES ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. TENNIS GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
LINEKER, LAKIS AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR
MODERATOR. WE'RE GOING TO COME
BACK TO YOU AND OPEN THE LINES
FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF A B 24 82, PLEASE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OF A B 24 82 GO
AHEAD ONE. FOULED BY 01 POLE BY
ZERO. AND WE WILL GO TO LIKE
NINE OR 2 91, YOU ARE OPEN. 2
91. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS
MICHELLE TURAN WILL FORK WITH
THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN
SUPPORT OF A B 24 82. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND NOBODY ELSE HAS
QUEUED UP. TERRIFIC THANK YOU.
MODERATOR WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE
SEEING NO ONE? MR. MODERATOR,
CAN YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE?
WHO WISHES TO OPPOSE A B 24 82.
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION FOR A B 24
82 PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
010. AND NOBODY IS QUEUING UP AT
THIS TIME. GREAT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE, SENATOR PAN. WITH THE
BILL. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISED. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY
SENATOR PAN. MADAM ASSISTANT.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ITEM. 22 A
B 24 82. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND, AND
WE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS LIVER KOBO
COURTESY, DOLLY! GLASER MCGUIRE
PAN AND I VERY GOOD. I AM DOING
AN ALL CALL TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO COME. THIS IS OUR
LAST BILL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISE
. PLEASE PRESENT A B 27 38.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. CURRENT
MEMBER. A B 27 38, THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES COMPLETION ACT IS A
BILL THAT REQUIRES CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO TAKE
ACTION TO ENSURE STUDENTS CAN
COMPLETE THEIR ASSOCIATES DEGREE
OR CERTIFICATES WITHIN TWO
YEARS. WHILE MANY STUDENTS ENTER
CUP COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH THE
EXPECTATION OF COMPLETING THEIR
DEGREE OR TRANSFERRING IN TWO
YEARS, COMPLETION RATES ARE LOW
RATES ARE ESPECIALLY LOW FOR
STUDENTS OF COLOR. WHAT 79% OF
BLACK AND 78% OF LATINO STUDENTS
ENROLLED WITH THE GOAL OF
ATTAINING A TWO YEAR DEGREE OR
TRANSFERRING TO A FOUR YEAR
INSTITUTION. ONLY ABOUT 10% ARE
ABLE TO DO SO WITHIN TWO YEARS.
MANY STUDENTS SIGHT DIFFICULTIES
WITH PLANNING THEIR COURSE
SCHEDULES AND ACCESSING THE
COURSES THEY NEED WITHIN TWO
YEAR TIMEFRAME, THESE STUDENTS
MUST OFTEN CHOOSE BETWEEN MANY
COURSES OFFERED AT INCONSISTENT
TIMES. AND INTERVALS. THIS MAKES
IT ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR
STUDENTS WITH OBLIGATIONS
OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, SUCH AS
WORKER FAMILY TO PLAN FOR AND
COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES. A B 27
38 WILL ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BY
REQUIRING COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO
PUBLISH A CLEAR SCHEDULE OF
COURSES THE STUDENTS NEED TO
COMPLETE. EACH DEGREE IN THE
TIME IT TAKES TO COMPLETE THEM.
THE BILL WILL INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY REGARDING
COMPLETION RATES BY REQUIRING
COLLEGES TO THIS AGGREGATE. DATA
BY RACE, ETHNICITY, ECONOMIC
STATUS ENROLLMENT STATUS.
FINALLY A B 27 38 WILL ENSURE
COLLEGES OFFER COURSES AT THE
INTERVALS. STUDENTS NEED TO
COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES AND
CERTIFICATES WITHIN TWO YEARS.
THIS BILL ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY
BY REQUIRING COLLEGES TO DO NOT
THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE
PROVISIONS TO HOLD A PUBLIC
HEARING AND REPORT THE REASONS
THEY DID NOT MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS. CALLING AND
SUPPORT IS JOSE FIERRO,
PRESIDENT OF CERRITOS COLLEGE,
WHO WILL BE STAYING ON FOLLOWING
HIS TESTIMONY TO PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MADAM MAJORITY LEADER. JOSE, ARE
YOU ON THE LINE? YES I AM.
PLEASE PROCEED. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. WELCOME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR,
LABOR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JOSE FIERRO AND THE
CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LATINO
COMMUNITY, COLLEGE SPEED AND
TRAITORS. BUT I'M ALSO THE
PRESIDENT, SUPERINTENDENT AFTER
COLLEGE, WHERE NINE OF EVERY 10
INDIVIDUALS, STUDENTS OF POLAR
APOLOGIZED. STUDENTS ACROSS THE
STATE TAKE A LONG JOURNEY TO
GRADUATE ONLY TWO IN EVERY 100.
LATINO STUDENTS COMPLETED
ASSOCIATE DEGREE INTO JEERS. YES
YOU HEARD ME CORRECTLY. ONLY TWO
OUT OF 100. EXTRA STUDENTS IN
THE STATE COMPLETE PROGRAMS IN
TWO YEARS. EVEN AFTER EIGHT
YEARS 61% ABOUT LATIN STUDENTS
SAY WHY THAT IS STILL WORKING
FOR FINISHING THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CLOSE. ABOUT THREE YEARS
TOWARDS STUDENTS. STUDENTS
STAYED IN THE CAFETERIA MODEL OF
SELECTING COURSES. FOR THE
STUDENTS ARE FREE TO RANDOMLY
CHOOSE COURSES FROM A
COMPLICATED MANY OF OPENINGS.
MAYBE 27 38 MAKES AVAILABLE AND
OPTIONAL REBUILD. THE CLASS IS
BROKEN DOWN BY TERMS THAT
PROVIDES RESOLVE MOMENTUM FOR
COMPLETION. IF WE WANT TO REMAIN
THE FIFTH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE
WORLD, WE MUST EDUCATE THE
LARGEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC IN
THE STAY WITHOUT THE LAKE
PEOPLE. COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IMPROVED FROM AWARDING T T
AWARDING FOUR DEGREES TO EVERY
100 LATINO STUDENTS. EVERY FEW
YEARS, IT WILL LEAD TO AN
ADDITIONAL 12,245. LATIN
COMPLETION EACH YEAR. 18 27 38
CHOSE A STUDENT EXACTLY HOW THEY
CAN COMPLETE THEIR GOALS IN A
TIMELY MANNER. RESPECTFULLY I
ASKED YOU TO VOTE YES. ON 27 38
HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR
STUDENTS OF COLOR ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO
TO ANYONE HERE IN ROOM 2100, WHO
WISHES TO SUPPORT SEEING NO ONE.
MR MODERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE QUÊ
IN UP ANYONE IN SUPPORT OF A B
27 38? IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF
A B SEVEN A B 27 38 GO AND HIT
10 AT THIS TIME ONE FOLLOWED BY
ZERO. WE DO HAVE ONE QUEUING UP
ONE MOMENT ANYBODY ELSE BUT
YOURSELF IN. Q. PLEASE PRESS
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO.
EVERYBODY'S TRICKLING. YEAH AND
LYING TO 61. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, DAVID NEVIN ON BEHALF
OF THE LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY,
COLLEGE DISTRICT AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. AND THERE ARE NO
OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUING UP AT
THIS TIME. GREAT. THANK YOU. MR
MODERATOR WILL BRING IT BACK TO
NOPE. SORRY. THERE IS NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN THE ROOM WHO WAS USED TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION? SEEING NO
ONE. MR. MODERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 27 38? TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 27 38 PLEASE
PRESS 10. AND NOBODY IS QUEUING
UP AT THIS TIME. TERRIFIC THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. SENATOR
PAN THE BILL THE BILL, SENATOR
GLASER. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO
BRIEFLY SAY THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AS
THIS COMMITTEE KNOWS THAT WORKED
A LOT IN THE SPACE OF STUDENT
COMPLETION AND THEN OVERCOMING
THESE ROADBLOCKS AND
INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS TO MAKING
OUR KIDS SUCCESSFUL, AND YOUR
BILL DOES EXACTLY THAT AND HAPPY
TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. SENATOR GLASER, MAJORITY
LEADER WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU FOR YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY SENATOR
PAN. MADAM ASSISTANT. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM. 25 27
38. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS. BUT
FIRST WE RE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
GOLDBERG CORTESI DOLLY. DELI I
GLASER GLASER, MCGUIRE PAN AND I
THAT BILL HAS ENOUGH VOTES TO
GET OUT, BUT WE'LL KEEP IT ON
CALL FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK
YOU, MADAM. THANK YOU. SEE YOU
ON THE PLANE TOMORROW. ALRIGHT.
ANY IDEA ABOUT OUR OTHER FOLKS?
OKAY THAT WOULD BE GREAT,
MCGUIRE SAYS. HE'S ON HIS WAY.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM LIKE 30
SECONDS BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
GREAT IF WE COULD DO IT REALLY
QUICKLY AND ONE TIME MAY THE
FORCE BE WITH US. SAID TWO
O'CLOCK. OH YEAH, I KNOW.
COMMITTEE HEARING ALTHOUGH WE
HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT. YES I SAW
THE EYES. THERE'S MAGUIRE. OKAY
YES. WE JUST NEED CORTEZ IF HE
CAN. FRIDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY
BAD LIST. IT IS THE SAME THING
FRIDAY. AMEN. SEE WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THERE WAS DEFINITELY TALK
ABOUT TOMORROW. YEAH. WE DO WHAT
WE CAN BE HELPFUL IN THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. THAT'S IT,
WE OTHER ASSEMBLY HOUSE THAT THE
ASSEMBLY. THERE YOU GO. THEY DID
SEND US A LOT OF BILLS. ALL
RIGHT. DO WE THINK CORTEZ IS ON
HIS WAY? YEAH I JUST WOULD LOVE
TO GO THROUGH ONE TIME, AT LEAST
SO NICE FOR ALL OF US. PERFECT.
ALRIGHT, WE CAN WAIT ANOTHER 30
SECONDS. YEAH. UM I'M GONNA DO
MY TIME. LET'S SEE HOW LONG IT
TAKES. OKAY THIS TIME IN
SECONDS. I LEARNED THAT FROM
SENATOR MCGUIRE, WE GO 30
SECONDS. THAT'S IT. THAT'S FIVE
MINUTES. YEAH. NOW HAS THE
DEVICE WILL ACTUALLY.
THAT WAY, HE BECAUSE HE HAS TO
PREPARE FOR HIS COMMITTEE AS
WELL. OKAY? OKAY WE'RE GOING TO
OPEN THE ROLL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. PLEASE CALL THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. HOMER OH,
THEY'RE HERE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY
ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE'RE UM,
SENATOR COURTESY. WE'RE OPENING
THE ROLE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
CONSENT. A SHOW BOOK, CORTEZ
DALLI DALLI? AYE MCGUIRE. WHERE
I PAN AND I AND WHAT WAS THE
OTHER BILL THAT SENATOR PAM
MISSED? ALL RIGHT, WELL, ADAM,
SIX, PLEASE OPEN THE OR CALL THE
ABSENT MEMBERS. FINAL ITEM SIX A
B 18 56. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SHOWBOAT. CORTEZ E. ORTEZ EI
MCGUIRE. BY WHERE I PAN AND I
ALRIGHT, THAT BILL IS OUT. OKAY?
60 THANK YOU. LYNN WOULD BE
WOULD BE NUMBER 11 AND NUMBER 21
OR THE TWO. I DON'T HAVE 11 WAS
PULLED PULLED, OKAY. AND SO MUCH
SO YOU'RE GOOD. SO YOU JUST
DOUBLE CHECK, ALL RIGHT? OKAY
EXCELLENT. THANK YOU, SENATOR
PAN. I APPRECIATE IT. STEPHEN
HEALTH COMMITTEE. WE'RE GOING TO
START AT THE TOP OF THE ROLE
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE A B 558.
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS
IN 1 85 58. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS KOBO CORTEZ E.
PUDDING. GLASER. HIâU. AYE
MCGUIRE. AND WHERE I. ALRIGHT
THAT BILL IS OUT 50. 41 THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ALRIGHT FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWO A. B 17 OH, FIVE, WHO
IS CALLED THE ABSENT MEMBERS
ITEM TO A B 17 05. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST BUT FIRST BE REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS AT COBO CORTEZ E.
BUT AS THE EYE DELHI DELHI I'M
MCGUIRE WHY ARE I BUILDS OUT 60?
PAL ITEM NUMBER FOUR, PLEASE A B
17 12. PILOT AND 4 17 12. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS KOBOKO ORTEZ E.
AS HE I DELI DELI. I HAVE
MCGUIRE WHERE I THAT BUILDS OUT
60 ITEM SEVEN A. B 2046. FILE
ITEM SEVEN. A B 2046. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THAT
SHOW BOOK CORTEZ E. BECAUSE I
MCGUIRE IS OUT 60. ALRIGHT FILE
ITEM NUMBER NINE A B 1912
VIOLATE. UM 9 18 1912. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS A SHOWBOAT CORTEZ
E Z. I DALLY. DELI I MCGUIRE
WHERE I OUT. 60 SKIPPED OUT OF
FILE ITEM 12 A B 1942 12 18 1942
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SHOW BUG ORTEZ E.
IT IS THE I DELI GLASER GLASER.
I'M MCGUIRE MCGUIRE I THAT FILLS
OUT 60 FILE ITEM 13 A B 1997
VIOLATING 13 1997. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED, BUT FIRST
AMENDMENT REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THAT
SHOW BUG CORTEZ E. BUT AS THE
EYE DELHI BELLY NO GLASER GLASER
I MCGUIRE WHERE I FEELS OUT 51
FOLLOWING 14 A B 23 59 PLEASE 14
A B 23 59. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND
AND REFERRED T COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SHOW BUG ORTEZ.
AS THE EYE DELI DELI. I, GLASER
GLASER. I MCGUIRE MY CAR. THAT
BILL IS OUT 60 PROBLEMS 16 TO
004 16 82 004. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST BUT FIRST WE RE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SHOW BUG ORTEZ E. DOES HE I DELI
DELI. NO, GLASER GLASER. I
MCGUIRE HI. WHERE I THAT BILL IS
OUT. 5 TO 1. ALRIGHT FILE ITEM
18, MAYBE 20 TO 30 TO VIOLATE
HIM. 18 80 20 TO 30 TO THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST AS AMENDED
BUT FIRST AMEND AND REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SHOWBOAT CORTEZ E. NOT BLOODY
DELI DELI. NO, GLASER GLASER.
I'M MCGUIRE WHERE I BUILDS UP
FOR ONE. IN 1980 25 73
HIGHLIGHTED 1980 25 73. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST WE
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS IT SHOW POGUE
CORTEZ E. CORTEZ EI DARLING
BELLINO GLASER. NOT VOTING.
MCGUIRE. MORE AT THAT BILLS OUT
FOR ONE ALRIGHT, MAYBE 20 OR
EXCUSE ME FOLLOWING 2022 84 28
22 84. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
CHILD BOOK, CORTEZ E. TO THE EYE
. GLASER GLASER. I'M MCGUIRE
WHERE I THAT BILLS OUT 60 GALLON
22 A B 24 82 VIOLET, HIM 22 A B
24 82. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SHOW PUB, CORTEZ
E. COURTESY I DELI DELI. NO
GLASER GLASER. I'M MCGUIRE WHERE
IT FILLS UP. 5 TO 1 FILE. UM 24
27 31. VIOLATING 24 A B 27 31.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED, BUT FIRST AMENDMENT
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS THAT SHOW BOOK
CORTESI. CRITICIZED BY DALI.
GLASER GLASER. I'M MCGUIRE. BY A
CRY THAT BUILDS OUT PRIVATE
ZERO. ALRIGHT A BR FATHER 25 27
38. PILOT IN 25 27 38 DO PASS.
THE MOTIONS DO PASSES THEM AND
EXCUSE ME. THE MOTION IS TO BEST
BUT FIRST BE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AT
COBO. CORTEZ E C. I AM AWARE
WHERE BILL IS OUT, 60. THANK YOU
ALL VERY MUCH FOR HUSTLING OVER
HERE SO WE COULD CLOSE THE ROLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS
WHO PARTICIPATED IN PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TODAY. IF YOU'RE NOT
ABLE TO TESTIFY, PLEASE SUBMIT
YOUR COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN
WRITING TO THE SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT TO
INCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY IN THE
OFFICIAL HEARING RECORDS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME THE SENATE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED. MHM.