THE SENATE LABOR REPUBLICAN
EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD MORNING
AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE SOME
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID 19 RISKS, THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC.
AND HAS PROVIDED ACCESS TO BOTH
THE IN PERSON TO TELL CONFERENCE
PARTICIPATION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
DUE TO CONSTRAINTS REGARDING THE
LENGTH OF HEARINGS, TECHNOLOGY
CONSIDERATIONS, CLEANING
PROTOCOLS. ETCETERA COMMITTEE
CHAIRS. WILL INSTITUTE TIME
LIMITS ON TESTIMONY AND TODAY,
EACH SIDE WILL BE PERMITTED AN
EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME. LEAD
WITNESSES. WE HAVE TWO MINUTES
TWO MINUTES FOR EACH WITNESS,
AND THERE IS NO RESERVING TIME
FOR OTHER WITNESSES. ALL OTHERS
WISHING TO TESTIFY MUST LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS AS USUAL TO THEIR
NAME, AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ON THE MEASURES. FOR THESE
WITNESSES, THERE WILL BE AN
OVERALL LIMIT OF 20 MINUTES FOR
SUPPORT AND 20 MINUTES FOR
OPPOSITION. FOR INDIVIDUALS
WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT VIA TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE. PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE
NUMBER AND ACCESS CODE IS POSTED
ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE. IT
WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN
AND I WILL ANNOUNCE IT NOW THAT
NUMBER IS 84429163. AGAIN
844291636. IN THE ACCESS CODE IS
5603 TO 5. 5603 TO 5 IS THE
ACCESS CODE. I WILL MAINTAIN
DECORUM DURING THE HEARING, AS
IS CUSTOMARY ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS DISRUPTIVE. MAY BE REMOVED OR
HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS MUTED.
WE'RE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE, OBVIOUSLY IN THE
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, BUT I
WANT TO ASK FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO BE
PRESENT HERE IN ROOM 1 12 SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM. AND
FORMALLY BEGIN THE HEARING. WE
DO HAVE 19 BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. UM SENATOR NEWMAN. WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN
PRESENTATION OF THE BILLS. AND
WE WILL ESTABLISH A QUORUM. WHEN
WE CAN. SO WE ARE GOING TO
BEGIN. WITH. OUR FIRST FILE ITEM
FOLLOWING NUMBER ONE IS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARDS, BILL.
MAYBE 10 14. PLEASE COME FORWARD
AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO BEGIN WHEN
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I
HAVE TWO BILLS ONE AND TWO. IF I
HAVE A WITNESS ISSUE COULD I
HEAR THE SECOND BILL FIRST? WE
CERTAINLY CAN AND LET ME IF YOU
COULD JUST PAUSE ONE MOMENT. LET
ME CHECK IN WITH THE CONSULTANT.
DO YOU WANT TO CALL ROLL JUST TO
ESTABLISH THERE ISN'T A QUORUM
YET. YOU MAY SENATOR CORTEZ E.
HERE. SENATOR OH, KOBACH.
SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR NEWMAN.
SENATOR WIENER. TWO MEMBERS.
ALRIGHT TWO MEMBERS PRESENT AND
AGAIN, I'M SURE WE'LL BE ABLE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM SHORTLY. AND
YES, SOME MEMBER MCCARTY. WE CAN
START WITH FILE NUMBER TWO A. B
16 OH, TWO, AND THEN WE'LL GO TO
YOUR NEXT 12 ITEMS. SO AGAIN,
PLEASE BEGIN WHEN READY. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. I KNOW THIS IS
THE LABOR COMMITTEE AND THIS
BILL IS A HOUSING AND HIGHER
EDUCATION ISSUE WITH A LITTLE
LABOR SPRINKLED IN WHICH WE'RE
PROUD TO INCLUDE UM THIS ADDRESS
IS ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES IN
CALIFORNIA HOUSING. UM,
AFFORDABILITY, LACK OF HOUSING,
AND THEN THE COST OF COLLEGE AND
THESE TWO ISSUES. ARE REALLY DIG
DOWN TO IT. IT'S A LACK OF
SUPPLY OF STUDENT HOUSING. WE
SAW THIS IN THE HEADLINES THIS
YEAR AT UC BERKELEY. UM SO THE
LAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE STEPPED
UP IN CALIFORNIA TO SAY, HEY,
THE STATE SHOULD PUT MONEY IN TO
HELP BUILD MORE STUDENT HOUSING
, NOT JUST ALLOWED TO HAPPEN ON
THE NATURAL, WHICH IT WASN'T
HAPPENING. SO THIS WOULD CREATE
THE FIRST TIME IN CALIFORNIA
STUDENT HOUSING FUND, A
REVOLVING LOAN FUND, WHICH WE DO
HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR SO
THIS IS THE IMPLEMENTATION BILL.
WHICH WHICH WE PROVIDE ZERO
INTEREST LOANS TO OUR HIGHER
EDUCATION CAMPUSES TO BUILD MORE
STUDENT HOUSING TO FOCUS ON THE
COST OF ATTENDANC WITH THIS
PROGRAM. WE COULD BUILD WITH $5
BILLION ABOUT 25,000 NEW STUDENT
HOUSING UNITS IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET. WE'RE ABOUT TO GET ABOUT
HALF THERE, AND HOPEFULLY WE
COULD INCREASE IN FUTURE YEARS.
UM, AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS
PROCESS, WE DECIDED TO THAT WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PUTTING
STATE MONEY OUT THERE FOR
STUDENT HOUSING. WE SHOULD NOT.
WE SHOULD GO ABOVE AND BEYOND
JUST PAYING PREVAILING WAGE. SO
WE DO HAVE PROVISIONS IN HERE,
WHICH USES SKILLED AND TRAINED
PROCESS FOR PROJECTS OVER 25
MILLION WITH A CAVEAT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO
BIDS FOR THESE FOR THESE
CONTRACTS AGAIN. WE THINK THIS
BILL HELPS MAKE SURE THAT WE
LIFT UP PEOPLE WHO BUILD THESE
PROJECTS ARE CONSTRUCTION TRADES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. PROUD TO
HAVE SUPPORT FROM MANY OF THE
CONSTRUCTION TRADES WILL BE
WORKING ON THIS PROJECT. WE'LL
HEAR FROM THEM IN A SECOND AND
THE BIG PICTURE HERE, THIS WILL
REALLY TACKLE HUGE ISSUE IN
CALIFORNIA. HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY AND THE COST OF
COLLEGE ATTENDANCE WITH ME TODAY
ARE SCOTT WEDGE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES
COUNCIL. AND THE ELECTRICAL
WORKERS AS WELL AS MATTHEW
FEENEY WITH JENNA A STUDENT
REPRESENTATIVE. THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU. MR WATCH. YOU MAY
PROCEED WHEN READY. MR CHAIRMAN,
REMEMBER SCOTT WEST ON BEHALF OF
THE 100,000, MEMBERS OF THE
STATE ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS, 55,000 MEMBERS OF THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION OF UTILITY
EMPLOYEES THAT 39,000 MEMBERS OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADES
COUNCIL AND THE 35,000 MEMBERS
OF THE WESTERN STATES COUNCIL OF
SHEET METAL WORKERS. WE'VE
CHANGED OUR POSITION FROM
OPPOSED TO SUPPORT FOR A NUMBER
OF REASONS. FIRST OFF STUDENT
HOUSING IS DESPERATELY NEEDED
NUMBER TWO, THE AUTHOR TOOK OUR
SKILLED AND TRAINED AMENDMENT.
WHICH CONTAINED TWO BITTER
LANGUAGE. WE INCLUDE THE TWO
BITTER LANGUAGE FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS THAT I THINK ARE VERY
IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMITTEE TO
UNDERSTAND ONE HE WAS EXPRESSED
BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND BY
LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP THAT THEY
WERE CONCERNED ABOUT SITUATIONS
WHERE WE MAY NOT HAVE A ROBUST,
UM, CONTRACTOR POOL. AND SO THEY
WANTED. SOME ASSURANCES NUMBER
TWO WE HAVE BITTER LANGUAGE THAT
IS MORE STRINGENT THAN WHAT'S IN
THIS BILL IN DOZENS AND DOZENS
OF OUR OWN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS AND PROJECT LABOR
AGREEMENTS. SO WE BELIEVE THAT
WOULD BE DISINGENUOUS FOR US TO
COME HERE AND NOT SUPPORT TO
BITTER LANGUAGE WHEN IN FACT, WE
HAVE IT IN OUR OWN AGREEMENTS.
AND THEN FINALLY, WE THINK IT'S
REASONABLE. AND WE THINK THAT IF
OUR LOCAL UNIONS CAN'T PRODUCE
THE CONTRACTORS IN THE WORKFORCE
TO ACTUALLY MEET THIS
REQUIREMENT THEN WE REALLY HAVE
NO BUSINESS DOING THE WORK. SO
FOR THOSE REASONS, WE WOULD URGE
THE COMMITTEE TO MOVE THIS VERY
ESSENTIAL BILL FORWARD AND WE'LL
BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND THEN, UH,
MATTHEW EONNI. UH GOOD MORNING,
SENATORS. MY NAME IS MATT HINEY.
I'M A RISING SOPHOMORE EASY.
BERKELEY AND I SERVED ON THE
EXECUTIVE TEAM OF GENERAL
COLLEGIATE GENERATION UP IS AN
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING OVER
4000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE.
AS A PROUD SPONSOR OF THE BILL.
JENNA ADVOCATES FOR THE PASSAGE
OF HB 16 OH, TWO BY ESTABLISHING
A LOAN FUND FOR STUDENT HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION AND APPROPRIATING
THE INITIAL FIVE BILLION. THIS
BILL CAN ACCELERATE THE RATE AT
WHICH ARE PUBLIC COLLEGES CAN
BUILD HOUSING. WITH HOUSING,
ACCOUNTING ROUGHLY A QUARTER OF
THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE, COSTAS CCS
AND UPWARDS OF HALF THE COST
THAT C S, U. S AND U. C S THE
IMPACT THAT HOUSING COSTS HAVE
IN COLLEGE STUDENTS IS
SIGNIFICANT. THE COST IMPACT WAS
ENOUGH FOR ME TO DECIDE TO
COMMUTE OVER AN HOUR DAILY IN
ORDER TO SAVE MONEY, AND WHILE I
HOLD THE ABILITY AND MEANS TO
COMMUTE THAT IS ULTIMATELY NOT
THE SITUATION THAT HOUSING
INSECURE STUDENTS HAVE AT THEIR
DISPOSAL. FOR THESE STUDENTS WHO
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY BLACK,
HISPANIC AND ARE OLDER THAN
THEIR PEERS. CONTINUING SCHOOL
CAN BECOME A MATTER OF WORKING
MULTIPLE JOBS OR SLEEPING IN A
CAR. COMPOUNDING THIS REALITY,
WITH THE RISING STUDENT
POPULATION IN EQUITIES,
EXACERBATED BY COVID AND CURTAIN
INFLATION, THE NEED FOR 16 OH,
TWO IS AS MUCH URGENT AS IT IS
IMPORTANT. WITH THE ABILITY TO
PROVIDE BELOW MARKET RATE
HOUSING FOR APPROXIMATELY 25,000
STUDENTS. THIS BILL HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO MAKE AN IMPACTFUL
DENT IN THE RATE OF STUDENT
HOUSING INSECURITY IN
CALIFORNIA. OUR HOUSING,
INSECURE STUDENT POPULATION IS
INTEGRAL TO COLLEGE COMMUNITIES
AS ANY OTHER. THEIR CLASS
PARTICIPATION ENHANCES STUDENT
LEARNING. THEY WORKED JOBS, BOTH
ON CAMPUS AND OFF CAMPUS, MAKING
OUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AS
POSSIBLE. THEY PARTICIPATE IN
EXTRACURRICULARS, ENRICHING OUR
COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES, AND THEY EVEN TEACH
SOME OF THE CLASSES. STUDENTS
TAKE PASSING. THIS BILL ISN'T
GOING TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS, BUT IT IS A
CRUCIAL STEP TO MAKING HIGHER
EDUCATION, REALISTIC PROSPECT
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. INVESTING
IN COLLEGE STUDENTS HAS BEEN
KNOWN TO PAY BACK DIVIDENDS TO
THE STATE IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC
GROWTH AND TAX REVENUE, AND AS
SUCH, THIS INVESTMENT WILL
UNDOUBTEDLY BENEFIT CALIFORNIA
IN THE LONG RUN. FOR MORE
HOUSING. SECURE FUTURE WE HAD
GONE UP. URGE YOU TO SUPPORT A B
16. OH, TWO. THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM HERE WHO WISHES
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT ON THIS BILL,
PLEASE COME FORWARD. MORNING,
COLLECTING WITH SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP IN SUPPORT. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. MATT BROUGHT HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MR CHAIR AND
SENATORS OR SENATOR ADAM KEIGWIN
WITH ACT. UM UM, HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE TELEVISION ACADEMY
FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT ALRIGHT,
ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM WISHING TO COME FORWARD,
SEE? NONE WILL GO TO THE
MODERATOR AND AS A MODERATOR TO
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. THIS IS ON A B 16 OH, TWO.
THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO EMMA, GO TO LINE 58. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING TURN
NUMBERS, NOT ONLY COOPER WITH
NIELSEN MERKSAMER ON BEHALF OF
THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER IN CUBA.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.
AND THAT IS LIKE 53, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES, THIS IS LIBERTAD. A
YELLOW WITH ASKED ME 30 TO 99.
WE'RE CALLING IN IN SUPPORT OF A
B 60 NOTED. THANK YOU, AND
THERE'S NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS IN
QUÊ. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE DO NOT HAVE A LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS LISTED. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS AND OPPOSED
POSITION ON THE BILL? GOOD
MORNING, MR MR CHAIR MIKE
MONEGAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING
TRADES. THE UNFORTUNATE POSITION
OF BEING OPPOSED LESS AMENDED.
WORKED WITH OR I WORKED WITH MR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARDI FOR A
LONG, LONG TIME AND RESPECT HIS
EMPHASIS YOU'RE GONNA IF YOU'RE
GOING TO TAKE THE ROLE OF LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS, UM, JUST SAY
SO. AND THEN WE'LL LIMIT YOU TO
TWO MINUTES. I'LL BE THE LEAD
OPPOSITION, OKAY? UM WE
ENCOURAGE. THE LEADERSHIP OF
LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING MR
MCCARTHY AND MR WEDGE T. COME
TO ITS CONTINUED TO DISCUSS THE
ISSUES IN THE LABOR STANDARDS.
AS I SAID A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
THE LANGUAGE. WE'VE LOOKED AT
AND WE'RE WORKING ON HOPEFULLY
AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THOSE
DISCUSSIONS. UM IT'S LIKE I
SAID, IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFICULT FOR ME TO COME UP HERE
AND OPPOSED UNLESS ADMITTED WHEN
SOME OF OUR LARGER AFFILIATES
ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE. SO WITH
THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE AND
ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH THIS. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
UH, ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS AND OPPOSED
POSITION ON THE BILL? SEEN. NONE
WILL GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. IN ASK THE MODERATOR TO
QUEUE UP ANY OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
AND IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, PLEASE
PRESS LONDON ZERO. AND NO ONE
HAS QUEUED UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. UM, SENATOR NEWMAN.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. SO MR
MCCARTY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OPPOSITION
AND FOR INCLUDING THE AMENDED
LANGUAGE TO EMPHASIZE SKILL AND
TRADE WORKERS WERE POSSIBLE
UNDER TWO BITTER PROCESS. I
WOULD HOPE IN LIGHT OF MR
MONEGAN'S COMMENTS, AND I WOULD
ASSUME YOU'RE STILL WILLING TO
CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATIONS.
WITH THE BUILDING TRADES TRYING
TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE
EVERYBODY'S SUPPORTIVE AND WITH
THAT WHEN WE DO GET A QUORUM
HERE PLAN TO SUPPORT THE BILL.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEAH, LET
ME JUST SAY, UM SIMILAR TO
SENATOR NEWMAN'S COMMENTS THAT I
THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND
PROBABLY AN OBLIGATION AND MAYBE
IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF THE
POSITION THAT WE HAVE ON THIS
COMMITTEE POSITION THAT I HAVE
WORKING WITH COMMITTEE STAFF
HERE ON UM WORKFORCE STANDARDS
IN THE KIND OF ISSUES THAT WE
JUST HEARD THE OPPOSITION SPEAK
ABOUT THAT. WE NEED TO GET ON
SOME KIND OF A UNIFORM PATH. I
DON'T PUT THAT ON YOU AS AS THE
AUTHOR OF THIS BILL. WE'RE ON
THE SUPPORTERS OF THIS BILL, BUT
UM, WE'VE GOT BY MY COUNT FIVE
DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF SKILLED
AND TRAINED LANGUAGE MOVING
THROUGH VARIOUS DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES. MANY OF THOSE
COMMITTEES ARE UM, RELATIVELY
AGNOSTIC ABOUT THE ISSUE. YOU
KNOW WHERE THEY WERE THE POLICY
COMMITTEE FOR SUCH AND SUCH, SO
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE BILL
FORWARD WERE THE POLICY
COMMITTEE FOR THIS OTHER SPACE.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE BILL
FORWARD IN IN AN EFFECT THE
UNDERLYING MESSAGES WE'RE GOING
GOING TO LEAVE. YOU KNOW THESE
LABOR STANDARDS, TOO? LABOR
COMMITTEES, OR PERHAPS THE
LEADERSHIP TO HELP RESOLVE. I
THINK THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR OUR OWN LEADERSHIP TO HELP
RESOLVE THIS. WE'VE HAD SOME
ONGOING DISCUSSIONS IN THE ONE
THING I WOULD DO, I WOULD ASK
YOU AS AS AUTHOR SOME OF THEM.
MCCARTHY IS TO BE WILLING TO
CONTINUE THE DUE DILIGENCE. UM
MUCH OF WHICH I KNOW YOU. YOU
AND YOUR YOUR SPONSORS AND
ADVOCATES HAVE HAVE ALREADY YOU
KNOW, EXERTED BUT TO CONTINUE
THAT PROCESS JUST TO HELP US ALL
, UM SOONER RATHER THAN LATER
GET INTO LANGUAGE THAT. THAT WE
CAN APPLY TO ANY OF THESE BILLS
THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE SKILLED
AND TRAINED IN THEM. AND WITH
THAT, SENATOR TERRAZZO IS HERE.
WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND
ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND THEN
WE'LL COME BACK? TO YOU, MR
MCCARTHY. SENATOR CORTEZ E. HERE
BECAUSE HE HERE SENATOR OCHOA
BOGUE. SENATOR DURAZO. TERRAZZO
HERE, SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN
HERE. SENATOR WIENER. ALRIGHT SO
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM OF THREE
MEMBERS OF PRESIDENT SENATOR
DURAZO. WE HAVE JUST HEARD
TESTIMONY ON 18 16 TO WE
STARTED. JUST TO RECAP. FOR A
MOMENT WE STARTED WITH FILE ITEM
TWO. WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO FALL
ITEM ONE SORT OF REVERSE ORDER
HERE. SO WE ARE DEALING WITH A B
16 OH, TWO. AT THIS MOMENT,
SENATOR NEWMAN AND I HAVE JUST
MADE THE REMARKS IN BEFORE I
TURNED TO THE AUTHOR FOR HIS
OPPORTUNITY CLOSE. I WANT TO
GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY IF
THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO
QUESTION OR COMMENT ON YES.
THANK YOU, UH, ALLAH JAI'S, UM,
JUST SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT, UM I
UNDERSTAND. IN THE. UH GOOD
MORNING. I'M SORRY. UM I
UNDERSTAND WITH REGARDS TO THE
STUDENT HOUSING THAT THE GOAL IS
BELOW MARKET RATE. ACCOMMODATE
STUDENTS. MAYBE I JUST WANNA
MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS. BUT
WITH THE WORKFORCE HOUSING,
THERE'S NO MARKET RATE. BELOW
MARKET RATE REQUIREMENT OR IT'S
ALL MARKET RATE. I'M SORRY IF
YOU ALREADY ASKED THIS QUESTION
, BUT THAT'S MY CONCERN IS, UM
THE AFFORDABILITY. BECAUSE.
AFTER ALL, THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY
AND I KNOW YOU BELIEVE IN THIS.
THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY NEEDED MORE
THAN ANYTHING AS FAR AS THE
HOUSING CRISIS. IS THE
AFFORDABILITY ELEMENT. SO I
THINK IT'S YOU KNOW, THE, UM.
PROVIDING AND CREATING THIS LOAN
FUND. UM, IS REALLY GREAT IDEA.
BUT HOW DO WE DO THAT BOTH FOR
THE STUDENTS AND THE WORKFORCE
AND THE WORKFORCE. ON A CAMPUS.
IT'S NOT LIKE THERE. THEY'RE
MAKING ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF
MONEY. SPONTE TO THAT. THAT'S
THAT'S MY QUESTION. MY ISSUE AND
UM I COULD. I COULD SUPPORT YOU
TODAY WITH GETTING A CLEAR CUT,
BUT I REALLY YOU KNOW, MY VOTES
HAVE BEEN MOSTLY BASED ON
AFFORDABILITY ACCESS TO
AFFORDABILITY. YEAH. THANK YOU.
GOOD QUESTION. AND THIS THIS WAS
BORN OUT OF ESSENTIALLY DOING
THAT, LISTENING TOWARDS VISITING
CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
UCC SUS PRIMARILY SOME COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, AND, OF COURSE, I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON THIS BUDGET SIDE
FOR EIGHT YEARS AND WE ALWAYS GO
BACK TO THE COST OF COLLEGE AND
HOUSING IS LIKE THE THING THAT
ALWAYS COMES UP. SO AFTER
TALKING TO A NUMBER OF CAMPUS
LEADERS, THEY SAID THAT IF WE
CAN GET ZERO INTEREST LOANS, AS
OPPOSED TO HAVING BORROWED MONEY
FROM WALL STREET THEY CAN
DEFACTO MAKE THE PROJECTS BELOW
MARKET VALUE. SO WE WOULDN'T
DIFFERENTIATE Ó BELOW MARKET
VALUE FOR YOU, FRESHMAN. AND IF
THERE'S AN AND WE AS WE HERE WE
SAY THAT THE FOCUS IS STUDENT
HOUSING. BUT THE CAMPUSES CAN
HAVE, UM FURTHER STAFF RATHER
EDUCATORS OR OTHER STAFF ON
CAMPUS. THEY WOULD ALSO BE BELOW
MARKET JUST BY IN LIEU OF HAVING
THE 0% INTEREST SO THERE
WOULDN'T BE A TWO TIER THING.
DIFFERENTIATION. IS. I'M JUST
LOOKING FOR THE CLARITY. NOT
THAT IT MAY HAPPEN OR IT'S
LIKELY TO HAPPEN OR IT'S BUT I'M
JUST LOOKING FOR THAT AGAIN. YOU
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THAT
SPECIFIC TODAY, BUT I REALLY
DON'T THINK IT'S WORDS THAT SAY
IN THE BILL BELOW MARKET, BUT
JUST BY THE DE FACTO OF HAVING
YEAH. TODAY WHEN THEY BUILD
PROJECTS, THEY HAVE TO GO AND
BORROW MONEY FROM WALL STREET
ESSENTIALLY PAY FOUR OR 5%
INTEREST, AND SO BY DOING THAT
THEY HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY CHARGED
MARKET RATE FOR THOSE HOUSING
UNITS TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE DEBT
SERVICE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND
BY HAVING 0% THEN THEY BUT THESE
PROJECTS WILL BE BELOW THEIR
OTHER PORTFOLIO, WHICH THEIR
MARKET RATE SO THE WHOLE PROJECT
WOULD BE BELOW MARKET RATE BASED
UPON 0% INTEREST. I DON'T KNOW
IF WE SPECIFICALLY SAY ANYWHERE
IN HERE, BUT THAT'S WHAT BECAUSE
YOU ARE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE
STUDENT HOUSING WOULD BE BELOW
MARKET, RIGHT? NOT JUST FOR
STUDENTS CORRECT. OKAY, OKAY.
MAYBE WE COULD WORK ON YOU
HELPING CLARIFYING? YEAH FOR ME,
BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE STUDENT WAS MORE
EXPLICIT AS BEING BELOW MARKET
RATE. BUT WORKFORCE WAS NOT
EXPLICIT. SO THAT WAS THAT WAS
WHAT I WAS. 12 POINT. OKAY SURE.
I CAN WORKING WITH CLARIFYING
THAT AS WE FINALIZE THIS.
ALRIGHT IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CARDI OR YOU'RE
WELCOME TO CLOSE. YEAH AGAIN. WE
APPRECIATE THIS IS THE LABOR
COMMITTEE SO STICK TO THE LABOR
ISSUES, BUT OVERALL, THIS IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST ISSUES IN OUR
STATE BUDGET. THEY'RE GONNA BE
VOTING ON TONIGHT. THIS IS ONE
OF THE TOP ISSUES WE FOCUS ON IN
CALIFORNIA COST OF COLLEGE.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN THIS
PUTS BOTH THOSE ISSUES TOGETHER
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME PUTS
CALIFORNIA IN THE GAME SAYING,
HEY, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
HELP. FINANCE MORE STUDENT
HOUSING, WHICH HELPS STUDENTS
BUT ALSO, WHAT DOES IT DO? IT
HELPS IN OUR COMMUNITIES IN YOUR
AREA IN SAN JOSE STATE, YOU
KNOW, THE MORE HOUSING YOU HAVE
ON CAMPUS. THAT'S MORE HOUSING
FOR PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, WHO
USED TO BE PRIMARILY STUDENTS IN
THOSE IN THOSE APARTMENT
COMPLEXES, SO THIS HELPS THE
WHOLE ISSUE OF HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY. AND SO AS WE DO
THIS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I
AGREE WITH THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES, THEY SHOULDN'T BE
PREVAILING WAGE STUDENT HOUSING
WALK AWAY. THIS IS A UNIQUE
OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT UP THE
PEOPLE WHO BUILT THESE PROJECTS
AND REAL LEGITIMATE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT
AREN'T JUST A CHECK BOX THAT
HAVE A PIPELINE FOR A CAREER. SO
YOU'RE HELPING STUDENTS IN THEIR
LEARNING. WE COULD ALSO HELP
LEARNING WITH THESE
APPRENTICESHIPS GET A JOB IN A
HIGH PAID SKILLED CAREER IN
CALIFORNIA. SO WITH THAT, I
THINK WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO THREAD
THE NEEDLE. AS YOU SAID THIS
SKILLED AND TRAINED CONCEPT HAS
BEEN ELUSIVE. MULTIPLE VERSIONS
ON DIFFERENT BILLS. YOU KNOW, WE
THINK THAT WE FOUND A SWEET SPOT
HERE THAT WE CAN UTILIZE FOR
OTHER PROPOSALS AS WELL. AND UH
, YEAH, I KNOW YOU HAD SOME
SUGGESTIONS AND WILL BE WORKING
ON THAT. I WASN'T SURE IF YOU
WERE GOING TO PROPOSE THEM TODAY
AND IN COMMITTEE, BUT WE HAVE
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO FINE TUNE
THESE WITH YOUR INPUT, AS WELL
AS FROM THE INDIVIDUALS THAT
TESTIFIED EARLIER. SO WITH THAT,
ASK FOR YOUR I APPRECIATE THAT,
AND I JUST TO NO RESPONSE
NECESSARY. JUST BE MORE CLEARER
ON MY OWN. THOUGHTS WHICH ARE
NOT ON THE TABLE TODAY, UM,
WHICH MAKE THAT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR
. THERE'S NO AMENDMENTS BEING
REQUESTED. TODAY AND, UM, LESS
SO ANY PARTICULAR UM, CONCERN,
UM, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT HOW THIS
KILLING TRADE LANGUAGES IS
STRUCTURED, BUT I THINK WE'RE
WANTING TO GET AWAY FROM THE
UNHEALTHY NOUS OF HAVING
MULTIPLE SETS OF LABOR STANDARDS
, BUT ONLY ONE LEGISLATURE AND
WE JUST NEED COOPERATION FROM A
WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS TO GET THIS
DONE. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
VERY MUCH. I DO THINK THAT THERE
IS A FURTHER SWEET SPOT OUT
THERE THAT YOU KNOW, COMBINES
THE TWO BITTER OFF RAMP WITH P
L, A LANGUAGE. IN WHAT I THINK
BUILDING TRADES CALLS A 48 HOUR
RULE. I WON'T GET INTO THE WEEDS
ON THOSE THINGS, BUT I THINK
THAT THOSE ARE THINGS THAT IF
MELDED TOGETHER IN THE NEAR
FUTURE ARE GOING TO REALLY
PROBABLY HELP. ALL THESE BILLS
MOVED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE
WITH WITH A LOT MORE EASE.
ULTIMATELY BUT THANK YOU AGAIN.
AND WITH THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF
WE HAVE EMOTIONAL SENATOR
NEWMAN. DIDN'T QUITE GET TO THAT
POINT. BUT SENATOR ROSE. OH, DID
YOU WANT TO MOVE THE BILL? SURE
I'LL MOVE THE BILL, BUT I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ISSUE
THAT I RAISED ON THE
AFFORDABILITY IS ADDRESSED AS
WELL IN THE FUTURE, SO ON THAT,
I MEAN I'M HEARING YOU SAY, YOU
WANT TO GET THOSE ANSWERS BEFORE
THIS BILL GETS TO THE FLOOR.
PICKING UP THAT I'LL MOVE. AND
OF COURSE I AGREE. SORRY.
SHOULDN'T SAY OF COURSE, BUT I
AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU SAID
AS FAR AS THE LABOR STANDARDS.
SO WITH THAT I'LL MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. ALSO, AND
WITH THAT MOTION MUST CONSULTANT
POLAROID, PLEASE. TO THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ E.
ORTEZ, EI. SENATOR OKO BOGUE.
SENATOR DURAZO. DURAZO I,
SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN. AYE.
SENATOR WIENER. ALRIGHT MEASURE
HAS THREE VOTES. SO WE HAVE
THREE VOTES ON THE BILL, WHICH
IS ENOUGH TO GET OUT. BUT LEAVE
IT ON CALL FOR THE ABSENT
MEMBERS AND WE WILL MOVE SORT OF
BACK TO ITEM ONE. ON THE AGENDA
ALSO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTHY A
B 10 14. YES, THANK YOU. THIS IS
ANOTHER KIND OF HYBRID BILL.
CANNABIS UH, BILL WHICH OF
COURSE, IS A REGULATED LATIN OR
BNP COMMITTEE, BUT IT HAS SOME
LABOR STANDARDS IN HERE AS WELL.
AND SO WE WANT TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS IS
MAYBE 10 14. WHICH WOULD MAKE
THE LEGAL CANNABIS INDUSTRY AND
SPECIFICALLY DELIVERY MARKET
MORE COMPETITIVE AGAINST THE
ILLICIT MARKET. LISTEN MARKET.
OF COURSE, THEY DON'T PLAY BY
THE RULES AND THEY GO AND
LICENSED MANY TIMES AND RIGHT
NOW A LICENSED RETAILER CAN
CARRY UP TO $5000 WORTH OF GOODS
FOR DELIVERY. THAT'S THE
EQUIVALENT OF THAT ROUGHLY A
SMALL BRIEFCASE. BECAUSE MOST
LICENSED RETAILERS AND URBAN
CITIES, UH 60% OF CALIFORNIANS
MUST DRIVE OVER AN HOUR TO REACH
A LEGAL CANNABIS STORE, THE LACK
OF ACCESS INCENTIVIZES PEOPLE TO
PURCHASE AGAIN FROM THE ILLICIT
MARKET. WHICH IS UNREGULATED,
UNTESTED AND, OF COURSE,
UNTAXED. SO THIS WOULD ALLOW OUR
RETAILERS TO HAVE SOME PARODY TO
CARRY UP TO $10,000 WORTH OF
PRODUCT AND ENSURE THAT DRIVERS
RECEIVE BENEFITS AND AUTO
INSURANCE FOR THE VEHICLES THEY
USE. AND LASTLY, FOCUSING ON
PROPER LABOR STANDARDS WITH ME
TODAY ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM
EASE, AS WELL AS UNITED FOOD AND
COMMERCIAL WORKERS AND THE
TEAMSTERS. THEY AND I'M SENATOR
COURTESY IT'D STEP OUT PLACES.
PRESENT A BILL IN ANOTHER
COMMITTEE ARE YOUR WITNESSES IN
THE CHAMBER AND THE ON THE LINE
ONE AND ONE. SO LET'S START
WITHIN THE CHAMBER. I THINK
CHRISTIAN HEIDELBERG FROM U. S.
C. W WELCOME. PLEASE PURSUE.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS KRISTEN HUDDLE. BACH CANNABIS
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE WITH THE
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS. WESTERN STATES COUNCIL
HERE ON BEHALF OF OUR 180,000
MEMBERS, THOUSANDS OF WHOM WORK
IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY. UFCW
IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AND THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTHY FOR
AUTHORING A B 10 14, WHICH WOULD
INCLUDE MUCH NEEDED WORKER
PROTECTIONS FOR DELIVERY
DRIVERS. WHO WILL SOON BE
CARRYING DOUBLE THE CURRENT CASE
LIMITS OVER CALIFORNIA ROADS PER
THE DEPARTMENT OF CANNABIS
CONTROLS PROPOSED PERMANENT
REGULATIONS. ACCESS TO LEGAL AND
TESTED CANNABIS PRODUCTS REMAINS
A CHALLENGE FOR SOME RESIDENTS
OF CALIFORNIA AS A NUMBER OF OUR
CITIES AND COUNTIES HAVE BANNED
CANNABIS COMMERCE. DELIVERY
BUSINESSES. NON STOREFRONT
RETAILERS REMAIN AN IMPORTANT
AND INTEGRAL PART OF THE SUPPLY
CHAIN. UFCW UNDERSTANDS THE NEED
TO BOLSTER OUR LEGAL MARKET AND
ALLOW CANNABIS CONSUMERS ACCESS
TO PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFE. LEGAL
AND TESTED, HOWEVER, ALLOWING
CANNABIS DELIVERY DRIVERS, MANY
OF WHOM ARE UFCW MEMBERS TO
CARRY MORE PRODUCT IS ONLY ONE
PART OF THE SOLUTION AND SHOULD
BE MET WITH ADDITIONAL
SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT WORKERS.
MAYBE 10 14 DOES JUST THAT BY
ADDING ADDITIONAL WORKERS
SAFEGUARDS IT ENSURES WORKERS
ARE DRIVING AND SAFE VEHICLES BY
ADDING REQUIREMENTS THAT ENSURE
DELIVERY VEHICLES ARE IN GOOD
WORKING ORDER. THIS IS DEFINED
BY HAVING A VEHICLE NOT OLDER
THAN 10 MODEL YEARS. NO MAJOR
CRACKS OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE
WINDSHIELDS, WORKING HEADLIGHTS
AND TAIL LIGHTS AND UP TO DATE
REGISTRATION. ADDITIONALLY, A B
10 14 REQUIRES DELIVERY.
EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE BENEFITS FOR ALL FULL
TIME NON STOREFRONT DELIVERY
EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING A SUBSIDY
TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO PURCHASE
HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH COVERED
CALIFORNIA. ACCESS TO GROUP
HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES OR
OTHER METHODS. THESE ARE SIMPLE
AND COMMON SENSE MEASURES THAT
ENSURE THE FREE DRIVERS ARE NOT
IN A POSITION TO DRIVE A VEHICLE
THAT IS VALUED LESS THAN THE
PRODUCTS THEY ARE CARRYING
INSIDE. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION ON THIS
IMPORTANT ADDITION TO DELIVERY
STANDARDS AND ENSURING THAT OUR
WORKERS ARE SUFFICIENTLY
PROTECTED FOR THESE REASONS. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MISS
HEIDELBERG AND ON THE LINE. I
BELIEVE WE HAVE RASHAD JOHNSON
FROM EASE. MR JOHNSON. IF YOU'RE
THERE, PLEASE. MORNING EVERYONE.
YOU GUYS HEAR ME? YES, VERY
WELL. HELLO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
RASHAD JOHNSON. I'M HERE
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THESE
TECHNOLOGIES AND SUPPORTED ÁP 10
14, WHICH WILL INCREASE PATIENT
ACCESS TO LEGAL, CANNABIS AND
FIGHT ILLEGAL CANDIDATES
OPERATION, WHICH STILL ACCOUNT
FOR 80% OF CALIFORNIA'S CANADA
SALES. YEARS IN THE CALIFORNIA'S
LEGAL ADULT USE MARKET. NO
EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE CLAIM THAT
CANADA'S DELIVERY THREATENS
PUBLIC SAFETY. ON THE CONTRARY,
DATA SHOWS DELIVERED TO BE SAFE
AND CONSISTENT MECHANISMS FOR
ADULT CALIFORNIA VIA LEGAL
CANDIDATES. EFFECT REINFORCED BY
HOME DELIVERIES DESIGNATION AS
ESSENTIAL UNDER COVID STAY AT
HOME ORDERS. MAYBE 10 14 GETS
THIS OVER THE FINISH LINE.
RAISING DELIVERY CASE AND ITS
SPICE ILLEGAL MARKET. CURRENTLY
80% OF CALIFORNIA'S CANADA SO
THAT CONTROLLED BY UNLICENSED
OTHERS, AND ACCORDING TO THE
SACRAMENT OF THE APPROXIMATELY
6% OF CALIFORNIA, LET'S TRY MORE
TO FINAL LICENSED CANNABIS
RETAILER. DELIVERY CASE ON THIS
MUST BE INCREASED IF LICENSED
COMPANIES ARE THE SERVICES,
CANADA'S DESERT AND MEET
CONSUMER DEMAND. TO THIS SUPPLY
AND DEMAND PROBLEM IS BIG.
CONSUMERS WILL KEEP BUYING FROM
ILLEGAL SELLERS, ENRICHING THEM
WHILE UNDERMINING POLICYMAKERS,
LABOR USE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. RAISING
CASE AND IT ALSO SUPPORTS
WORKERS' RIGHTS CASE LIMITS SEED
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN BUSINESS
TO ILLEGAL OPERATORS WHO DO NOT
FOLLOW THE IMPORTANT SAFETY AND
LABOR PROTECTION BLUE CARD BY
CANNABIS REGULATION. RAISING
CASE UNDER SUPPORTS LICENSED
BUSINESSES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO
MEET STRINGENT WORKERS' SAFETY
STANDARDS. BEST KEEPING CANADA'S
WORKERS, MANY OF THEM UNION
MEMBERS, AND ALL OF THEM W TWO
EMPLOYEES SAFE. RAISING CASES,
AND IT'S ALSO HELPS COMMUNITIES
AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THIS WILL
INCREASE TAX REVENUES FOR LOCAL
PRIORITIES, WHILE ALSO
DECREASING THE ENVIRONMENT.
IMPACT OF DELIVERY OPERATIONS.
ILLEGAL OPERATORS DON'T PAY
TAXES PASSING OFF, MY LIKE
COMMUNITY SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO
LOCATION IS ALSO FORCED DELIVERY
DRIVERS TO RETURN REPEATEDLY TO
RETAILERS EACH DAY INEFFICIENCY
THAT RESULTS IN HUNDREDS OF
ADDITIONAL MILES ON THE ROAD
CUTTING CARBON EMISSIONS WHILE
REDUCING WEARING CHANNEL
WORKERS. CARS WE BELIEVE IS GOOD
PUBLIC POLICY. THEIR NARRATIVES
AROUND ROAMING DISPENSARIES,
DELIVERY OF AN ORDER PRODUCT AND
THAT ISN'T MISCHARACTERIZATION.
EASY DELIVERY VEHICLES MARKET
THEY'RE ONLY IN AREAS WHERE
MARKET DESIRE HAS BEEN
CONFIRMED. THE CONSUMER CITIZEN
WOULD NOT KNOW THESE VEHICLES,
PRODUCT ORDERS ARRIVING AT THEIR
RESIDENCE. AND DELIVERY
COMPANIES MUST CROSS TRACK THE
LEGITIMACY OF THE BUYERS AGE AND
I D PRIOR TO ORDER COMPLETION.
THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE REFLECTED
IN CURRENT REGULATION.
FURTHERMORE INCIDENTS OF ROBBERY
AND CRIME HAVE BEEN MINIMAL
DEUCE TO PROTECTIONS ALREADY
ESTABLISHED IN THE RIG. I
BELIEVE THESE ARE SENSIBLE
CHANGES TO CURRENT LAW AND WILL
BENEFIT STRUGGLING TO GO MARKET
. THANK YOU AND I RESPECTIVELY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
MR JOHNSON. LET'S LET'S COME
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE HEARING
ROOM. IS ANYBODY HERE IN THE
ROOM LIKE TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT
OF A B 10 14. SEEING NONE. LET'S
GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE,
MR MOTO WRITER. IF YOU COULD
PLEASE QUERY THE LINE AND SEE IF
THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE LINE WAS
LIKE JUST BUYING SUPPORT. MAYBE
10 14 WITH THEIR NAME, THEIR
AFFILIATION THEIR POSITION.
THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS LONDON.
ZERO AND WE WILL GO TO THE LINE
OF 57. PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
DISCUSSED IN ON BEHALF OF BEFORE
THAT BECAUSE SUPPORT THANK YOU.
NEXT PLEASURE. THANK YOU, MY
MAMA. THAT WOULD BE FROM LINE
45. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THEY'RE
ARMSTRONG ON BEHALF OF AMERICANS
FOR SAFE ACCESS AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU NEXT WEEK. THERE IS NO
ONE ELSE. THANK YOU. PLEASE
CONTINUE. THANK YOU AND LET'S
COME BACK TO THE HEARING ROOM.
SHE IF THERE IS ANYBODY LIKE
TESTIFYING, OPPOSITION. VERY
NICE TO SEE YOU. WE HAVE NO LEAD
OPPOSITION. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SHARE HIS LEAD OPPOSITION,
PLEASE JUST INDICATES SO. YOU
HAVE TWO MINUTES. THANKS SENATOR
NEWMAN. UM ARGENTINA ON BEHALF
OF THAT UNITED CANADA'S
ASSOCIATION. WE OPPOSE A V 10 14
. WELL, 10 $10,000 OF THE OF
PRODUCT MAKES SENSE FOR
JURISDICTION THAT DON'T ALLOW
ANY KIND OF ACTIVITY. UH IF YOU
HAVE TO TRAVEL, WE UNDERSTAND
YOU WANT YOU WANT TO PROVIDE
ACCESS, HOWEVER, FOR
JURISDICTIONS THAT ALREADY ALLOW
CANNABIS OPERATIONS. IT ALLOWS
VEHICLES TO CARRY UP TO $10,000
, WHICH IS A SMALL SITES AND
MEDIA SIZE. RETAILER. OUR
CONCERN IS THAT RETAILERS HAVE
GONE THROUGH ALL THE BRICK AND
MORTAR REQUIREMENTS FOR
LICENSING AND REQUIREMENTS. AND
NOW YOU HAVE VEHICLES KID THEY
CAN CARRY UP TO $10,000 OF AN
ORDER PRODUCT. 10,000 I'M GONNA
SAY IN THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
40 VEHICLES AT 10,000 EACH
THAT'S $400,000 WORTH OF
CANNABIS PRODUCTS ON THE
STREETS, AND THAT'S JUST THE
CITY OF L. A UM, WE, WHILE THERE
ARE RESTRICTIONS THAT CANNABIS
CAN BE DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS OR
PUBLIC PLACES CANNABIS BECAUSE
IT COULD STILL BE NEAR PARKS,
YOUR SCHOOLS. AND WE ARE ALSO
REPRESENTED. UFCW WORKERS ARE
SOME ARE RETAILERS DO, UH, WERE
ORGANIZED AND THERE'S BILL
UNDERMINES THAT. WE'VE HAVE
REQUESTED AMENDMENTS FROM THE
AUTHOR, BUT THOSE HAVE BEEN
REJECTED. WE WANT TO SEE A
MIDDLE GROUND WE PROTECT. WE
AGREE WITH THAT UFCW LABOR
REQUIRED. REQUEST HOWEVER, IT
UNDERMINES RETAILERS IMAGINE
YOU'RE STRUGGLING AGAINST THE
LISTED MARKET. AND NOW YOU HAVE
A BIG WITH $10,000. MAYBE RIGHT
NEXT TO YOUR CHOP SHOP OR NEAR
YOUR SHOP OR MULTIPLE VEHICLES
WERE IN OPPOSITION. FOR THOSE
REASONS AGAIN. WE WANT TO SEE A
SOLUTION ON THIS. AND WE CLEARLY
SEE THAT THERE IS A NEED TO
EXPAND TO JURISDICTIONS THAT
DON'T ALLOW CANNABIS, SO WE HOPE
AND TO FIND A SOLUTION HERE SO
WE COULD ALL MOVE ON. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JENNY WHERE ELSE IN
THE HEARING ROOM LIKE JUST
BUYING OPPOSITION. MAYBE 10 14
SEEING NONE. MISS MODERATOR. IF
YOU COULD PLEASE QUERY THE LINE
AND SEE IF THIS INTERVIEW ON THE
LINE LIKE TESTIFYING OPPOSITION
TO A B 10 14. THANK YOU. AND IF
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS 10. AND WE DO HAVE ONE
PERSON WITH AN OPERATOR. ONE
MOMENT, PLEASE. WE HAVE A COUPLE
OF PEOPLE DIALING IN NOW. GO TO
THE LINE. 60, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ONE SECOND 60. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS
AT LEAST, MCCONNELL WITH THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. THE NEXT COLORS LINE. 46,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO. MY NAME
IS JARED KYLO. I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY
CANNABIS ALLIANCE NETWORK AND AN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU NEXT, 48.
HELLO MY NAME IS LUIS RIVERA,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. SOCIAL
EQUITY L AND MR LIVERY OPERATOR
WERE OPPOSING THAT'S AMENDED.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. 9 49. 9 49 YEAR OPEN.
YEAH, IT IS OPEN. WE'LL MOVE TO
THE LINE OF 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI. MY NAME IS MARGINALLY BY
REPRESENT THE TEMPERATURES.
CANNABIS RETAILERS ASSOCIATION
AS A DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE. OF
THE BROOM IN SAN FRANCISCO. I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE ON THE
LINE? YES, LION 70, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI. MY NAME IS CONNOR
JOHNSTON, A SOCIAL EQUITY
RETAILER WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN
CALIFORNIA AND I AM OPPOSED.
THANK YOU, SIR. PLEASE. BLAINE
18, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI. MY NAME
IS MILLIE LEHMAN. I WORKED FOR
CORTISONE WELLNESS DISPENSARY, A
UFCW MEMBER AND I OPPOSED MAYBE
10 14. THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE.
AND NEXT LINE 20, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY 20 YEAR OPEN. ONE MOVE
TO THE LINE OF 61, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS I'M JOHNNY
DISPENSARY WORKER AT L. A
CANNABIS OPPOSED THE D 10 14.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. THE
LINE. 19, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
MY NAME IS AARON HERNANDEZ ON
THE DISPENSARY WORKERS CANNABIS
COMPANY AND THE U. S B W 7 70
MEMBER AND I OPPOSE A D 10 14.
THANK YOU NEXT, PLEASE. PLANE.
67, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE 67
YEAR OPEN. YES, THIS IS DUNCAN
LINE REPRESENTING TO STOREFRONT
, CALIFORNIA STREET CANNABIS
COMPANY AND POSE. NEXT, PLEASE.
STAND LIKE LINE. 39, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LINE 39 YOU ARE OPEN. 15,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
ALEX MARTIN. I'M A DISPENSARY
WORKER. CORNERSTONE LLAMAS, A
UFCW MEMBER, AND I OPPOSE MAYBE
10 14. THANK YOU. NEXT. THANK
YOU. AND LINE 28. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. LINE 28 YEAR OPEN. HELLO
MY NAME IS LYNETTE. LATINO
RIHANNA. I AM A DISPENSARY
WORKER AT L. A CANNABIS COMPANY
, AND I AM A U. S C W 7 70
MEMBER AND I OPPOSE THE A B 10
14. THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT,
PLEASE. AND THAT IS BLIND. 56,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS
GABBY HERNANDEZ. I WORK AT
CORNERSTONE WELLNESS. DISPENSARY
IN L. A U. S. C W MEMBER AND I
OPPOSED MAYBE 10 14. THANK YOU
NEXT, PLEASE. AND THERE'S NO ONE
ELSE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO
THE MODERATOR. THANK YOU.
EVERYBODY CALLING IN, SO LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
ROOM TO MY COLLEAGUE, I GUESS
SINGULAR NOW, ANY ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS, SENATOR ROSSA. I MEAN,
I GET STARTED. LET ME START SO
CLEARLY, UH, THERE IS A CONCERN
AND I DO RECALL, REMEMBER, WE
HEARD THIS FEELING BNP QUITE
RECENTLY. UH AND THE CONCERN
REMAINS, I THINK IN THOSE
JURISDICTIONS WHERE DISPENSARIES
ARE LEGAL AND ESTABLISHED THAT
THAT THEY WILL BE DISADVANTAGE,
EVEN OVERWHELMED BY DELIVERY
SERVICES, AND I KNOW THAT YOU
HAD CONVERSATIONS. REMEMBER WITH
THE OPPOSITION. TRY TO FIND SOME
COMMON GROUND. SO COULD YOU GIVE
US AN UPDATE ON THAT. YEAH,
WELL, THERE'S THREE ENTITIES.
THERE'S THE DRIVERS. WHO ARE
DIFFERENT DELIVERY. THERE IS THE
BRICK AND MORTAR. AND THEN
THERE'S THE ILLICIT WHO HAVE NO
RULES. SO WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT THEN. SO YOU KNOW THEY'RE
NOT AT THE TABLE RIGHT HERE. SO
I THINK THAT WE DID COME UP WITH
A FAIR MIDDLE GROUND BECAUSE AT
FIRST A YEAR AGO THEY ADVOCATE
WANTED TO GO UP TO 25,000.
20,000. WE'VE GONE DOWN TO 10,
WHICH IS MIRRORED AND NOW IN
REGULATIONS, THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THIS AND THE REGULATIONS
THAT CANNABIS BUREAU WHATEVER
YOU CALL IT HAVE, AS WE HAVE
LEASED LABOR PROTECTIONS IN
THERE, WHICH ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO DRIVERS AND PEOPLE
THAT ARE OUT THERE AND OUR
COMMUNITIES. UM YOU KNOW SOME OF
THE BRICK AND MORTAR THEY DO
BOTH JUST LIKE THE FOOD TRUCK
INDUSTRY. YEARS AGO, FOOD TRUCKS
CAME AND RESTAURANTS GOING TO
TEAR US APART A LOT OF THOSE
RESTAURANTS WITH FOOD TRUCKS ARE
NOW ESTABLISHED WHETHER BRICK
AND MORTAR SO THEY'RE KINDA
THEY'RE THEY'RE A TEAM. THIS IS
SIMILAR TO THAT. UM WE THINK
IT'S A FARE INCREASE. DOESN'T GO
FROM 5 TO 25 OR 20. IT GOES FROM
5 TO 10. SO UM, BUT IT WILL PUT
THE DLIVERY AT A BETTER MORE
APPROPRIATE. FOOTING WITH THE
ILLICIT FOLKS WHO ARE DRIVING
AROUND LIKE LIKE THE ICE CREAM
TRUCK, WHICH NEVER GO BACK AND
RESTOCK BECAUSE THEY DON'T PLAY
BY THE RULES IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO UM, WE HEAR THE OPPOSITION
AND NO, BUT WE THINK THAT WE
HAVE A GOOD BUT BUT SO THAT YOU
KNOW THE AMOUNT OF TO THE VALUE
OF THE GOODS IS SORT OF. IT'S A
PROXY FOR BROADER CONCERN. RIGHT
OF COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE,
RIGHT SAID TO USE YOUR EXAMPLE
OF FOOD TRUCKS, FOOD TRUCKS,
EVEN IT KIND OF THAT. THERE.
SEEING IT REPRESENT A VERY SMALL
SHARE OF BROKEN MORTAR
RESTAURANTS. RIGHT? AND SO THERE
WAS CONCERN ABOUT NOT ABOUT THE
OVER THE RATIO BUT ABOUT SORT OF
THE IMPACT ON PARTICULAR
BUSINESSES. THIS IS, I THINK,
DIFFERENT TO THE EXTENT THAT
THERE IS A RELATIVELY SMALL
NUMBER OF LEGAL DISPENSARIES AND
IN ANY OF THE JURISDICTION WHERE
THEY'VE BEEN ALLOWED. SO THE
CONCERN THERE IS THAT IT
FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGES THE
RELATIONSHIP LIKE YOU KNOW, OR
THEIR ACCESS TO THE MARKET AND
THE ABILITY TO LEVERAGE AND GET
A RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENTS.
SO IF I COULD ASK MR PANETTA IS
IT ABOUT I MEAN, IS IT ABOUT THE
DOLLAR FIGURE? IS THERE A DOLLAR
FIGURE? THAT IS THAT WOULD BE
ACCEPTABLE OR IS THERE A BROADER
CONCERN? WE'LL GET TO MISHANDLE
BECAUSE WE HAVE A I THINK A
DIFFERENT QUESTION. MR PANETTA
FIRST DIFFEENT QUESTION ABOUT
UFCW MEMBERS. AND I KNOW THAT
TENDERIZER. JOIN US, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, SENATOR NEWMAN
. OUR REQUEST IS THAT THE VALUE
OF CANNABIS KERRY BY THE
DELIVERY VEHICLE FOR A DELIVERY
, A DELIVERY ORDER THERE WAS NOT
RECEIVING PROCESS. BY THE
LICENSED RETAILER, UH, PRIOR TO
DEPARTING THE PREMISES TO NEXT,
$3000. SO AGAIN. OUR CONCERN IS
AS WE'VE WE'VE MENTIONED, UM, WE
THINK THAT. WE WE? WE'VE TRIED
TO ENGAGE WITH THE AUTHOR
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS ON THIS,
AND, UH, WE TRIED AGAIN AFTER
THE COMMITTEE AND THOSE WERE
REJECTED. AGAIN WE WANT TO FIND
A MIDDLE GROUND IF THE DOCTOR
SAYS 3000 DOESN'T WORK, LET'S
HAVE A CONVERSATION. BUT WE HAVE
NOT HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY AND TO
ALSO ON THIS EASY SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL, IT HAS BEEN
SPONSORING THE BILL. EASY AS A
COMPANY THAT IS WORTH MORE THAN
$700 MILLION. SO IT'S BECAUSE
THAT'S THEIR DELIVERY MODEL. SO
THAT'S TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
SENATOR NEWMAN AND AGAIN WE WANT
A MIDDLE GROUND. WE DON'T WANT
THIS BILL TO STOP. WE JUST WANT
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AND HAVE
AND HAVE A MIDDLE GROUND FOR
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THAT. AND SO, SO FOR
MY PART, I THINK ONE OF THE
PREDICATES FOR THIS BILL WAS
THAT THERE ARE PARTS OF THE
STATE WHERE ACCESS TO LEGAL
CANNABIS IS VERY CHALLENGING.
THEREFORE LEGAL DELIVERY MAKES
SENSE. BUT I THINK YOU COULD
PROBABLY MAKE A DISTINCTION
BETWEEN THOSE AREAS AND IN AREAS
THAT HAVE LEGAL DISPENSARIES
WHERE THERE'S A VERY DIFFERENT
MARKETPLACE. LET'S GET TO THE
QUESTION. THAT THAT I THINK
SENATOR RAZO MIGHT HAVE RAISED
AS WELL AS IT IS TO MISS HARDER,
BUT WE'RE HEARING FROM A NUMBER
OF DISPENSARIES THAT REPRESENT
THEMSELVES AS U. S. C W MEMBERS
THAT ARE OPPOSED. SO I MEAN, IF
YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT
PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THIS
BROADER CONCERN FOR THE EXTENT
TO WHICH THE LIBERALIZATION OF
MOBILE DELIVERY MIGHT
DISADVANTAGE BRICK AND MORTAR
STORES THAT ARGUABLY HAVE GONE
THROUGH LOTS AND TO MR MCCARTY'S
POINT. ARE EQUALLY CHALLENGED.
COMPETING AS YOU LISTEN, MARK.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
CHRIS AND HUDDLE BAK U. S. C. W
WESTERN STATES COUNCIL. I WANT
TO BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR. I THINK
THAT THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING
HERE. THE DEPARTMENT OF CANVAS
CONTROL. THE DCC HAS ALREADY
PROPOSED. NEW REGULATIONS, WHICH
WILL ALREADY INCREASED THE CASE
LIMITS WHICH ARE 5000 TO 10 THAT
IS ALREADY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
CANNABIS CONTROLS. REGULATIONS
EXPECTED TO UH, UM. MOVE FORWARD
FALL OF THIS YEAR, SO THE NUTS
AND BOLTS OF THIS BILL ARE
PROTECTING OUR WORKERS, WHICH
UFCW ALSO REPRESENTS DELIVERY
DRIVERS THAT ARE OUT THERE ON
THE ROAD THAT WE HEAR FROM ON A
WEEKLY BASIS OF UNSAFE
SITUATIONS THAT THEY'RE IN
WHETHER THEY'RE IN A VEHICLE.
THEY'RE AFRAID TO DRIVE THROUGH
CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS, WHETHER
THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH
INCREASING THEIR CASE LIMITS.
AND THE PROTECTIONS THAT SHOULD
FOLLOW THAT INCREASE IN CASE
LIMITS, SO I JUST WANT TO BE
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT WE ARE
STARING DOWN THE BARREL OF
$10,000 IN THESE CARS. EITHER
WAY. THESE ARE WORKER
PROTECTIONS THAT UFCW IS ASKING
FOR TO PROTECT OUR DRIVERS. I
DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR
QUESTION, BUT I THINK THAT
CHANGES THE SCOPE OF THIS
DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE ALREADY
ARE GOING TO HAVE THE 10. I
GUESS I GUESS I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION,
SENATOR ROSA WELL. DOES
EVERYBODY AGREE THAT IT'S
ALREADY A DONE DEAL. I'M HAPPY
TO SEND YOU THE LITERATURE OF
THE PROPOSED REGULATIONS THAT
CHANGE FROM 5 TO 10. OKAY AUTHOR
REMEMBER, WE WERE WORKING ON
THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW I
THINK TO BUILD DURING COVID, AND
WE HAVE HAD PULL OUR BILLS BACK.
THE SAME TIME THE STATE THROUGH
THAT CANNABIS CONTROL ENTITY WAS
LOOKING AT THIS SIMILAR ISSUE,
LIKE MANY THINGS WE'D RATHER
HAVE UNDER STATE LAW. RIGHT, SO
THAT WAY WE HAVE A SAY IN IT.
AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, BY US
HAVING A SAY IN IT, UM WE HAVE
THESE WORKER PROTECTIONS WHICH
MISS HEIDELBERG JUST WENT WENT
OVER. SO YEAH, IF THIS BILL WENT
AWAY YEAH. THIS FALL THE
REGULATIONS THAT THEY ARE BEING
FINALIZED RIGHT NOW GOES TO 10.
WE WERE MIRROR THAT SO EVEN IF
WE TOOK, YOU KNOW THE SUGGESTION
HERE LIKE IT'S ALREADY HAPPENING
OVER THERE AT 10. SO THIS JUST
HAS IT LOCKS IN THE TENANT
STATUTE, AND IT INCLUDES THE
WORKER PROTECTION. BUT BUT AGAIN
, THE 10 IS A COMPROMISE IN AND
OF ITSELF. I KNOW THAT MR
PANETTA'S HAS MADE ME GO THREE
MORE 2500 MORE YEARS AGO, THE
SPONSOR THESE WAS ASKED AND
OTHERS AND HERE IN MY COMMUNITY
WE'RE ASKING TO GO TO 25 20. AND
SO WE, YOU KNOW, PUSH THAT BACK.
WE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THAT WAS
AN UNSAFE NUMBERS. SO 10, I
THINK IS A FAIR COMMENT. SO I
GUESS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THE REGS AREN'T FINALIZED THEIR
HEAD IN THAT DIRECTION. BUT I
WOULD SAY THIS. I THINK THAT THE
DOLLAR VALUE REALLY JUST MM.
GETS SOLVED DEPENDING ON WHAT IT
IS BY EFFICIENCY, RIGHT? I MEAN,
SO YOU CAN MAKE IT ALONE NUMBER.
I ASSUME COMPANIES LIKE THESE
WOULD ADAPT TO THAT, AND THEY
ADAPT THEIR MODEL TO HAVE LESS
BUT BE MORE EFFICIENT AND
RESUPPLY FASTER. I'M NOT SURE
THAT HASN'T AGAIN. IF THE
CONCERN IS THE IMPACT ON
DELIVERY VERSUS BRICK AND MORTAR
. I THINK THAT CONCERN REMAINS
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE NUMBER. YOU
HIT IT, AND THREE YEARS AGO, ONE
OF OUR DELIVERY OPERATORS AND
TOWN HALL BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP
AND I GOT IT RIGHT AWAY. YOU
KNOW WHY 20 SOMETHING YEARS AGO
I WAS A TEENAGER HERE. MORE THAN
THAT. I DELIVERED PIZZAS HERE.
CANNABIS DELIVERED ALL THE TIME
I DELIVERED PIZZAS. PIZZA PIZZA
DELIVERY GUY REFER RICO'S PIZZA.
RIGHT DOWN THE STREET IN THIS
DISTRICT WHERE I GREW UP. WHEN I
WAS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. AND
I REMEMBER YOU HAD TO GO BACK.
OF COURSE. AND GET THE PIZZA AND
GO DELIVER AGAIN BACK AND FORTH.
AND THEN WHEN I TALKED TO THIS
COMPANY HERE, HANA THEY SAID
WE'RE WE GET HOSED BECAUSE WE
HAVE TO GO BACK ALL THE TIME.
AND WHEN PEOPLE GO ON THE APP,
JUST LIKE YEAH. YOU WANT YOUR
DOORDASH? YOU WANT YOUR FOOD
DELIVERED IN 30 MINUTES OR AN
HOUR AND 15. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS
GOING TO VOTE FOR 30 MINUTES. SO
THESE LEGITIMATE COMPANIES HERE
THAT WE'RE PAYING TAXES WENT
THROUGH ALL THE HOOPS. WE'RE
GETTING UNDERCUT, AND SO THIS IS
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. IT DOESN'T
ALLOW THEM TO BE AN ICE CREAM
TRUCK AND DRIVE AROUND THERE FOR
EIGHT HOURS STRAIGHT, BUT HAVE
AS OPPOSED TO ONE SUITCASE WORTH
OF PRODUCT. TO SO WE THINK IT IS
A FAIR COMPROMISE WITH AGAIN.
THESE ADDED SECURITY AND WORKER
PROTECTIONS FOR THE PEOPLE OUT
THERE WHO ARE PRESIDENT QUESTION
TO FOLLOW UP TO TRY TO
UNDERSTAND THIS SO THE DELIVERY
TRUCKS ARE NOT DELIVERING ON
BEHALF OF THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY
SET UP THE STORES HAVE THEIR
RETAIL SHOPS. DELIVERY TRUCKS
ARE PROBABLY THE ONES THAT ARE
ILLEGAL OUT THERE THAT ARE
UNLICENSED. THEY'RE JUST OUT
THERE, UM, WITH UNLIMITED AMOUNT
OF PRODUCT IN THEIR CAR. THAT'S
THE POINT THAT GOD I'M NOT SURE
THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
OKAY? BUT THESE ARE THE ONES
THAT THIS IS GOING TO COVER THE
TRUCK. LET ME PROVIDE CLEAR.
THESE ARE THE CONCERN IS FROM
RETAILERS FOR THE NEW DELIVERY
ENTITIES REPRESENT COMPETITION,
RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT. THEY'RE NOT
PROVIDING A SERVICE FOR THOSE
RETAILERS. THEY'RE COMPETING
ARGUABLY, THEY'RE COMPETING WITH
THE LIST MARKET AS WELL. BUT
THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PLAYERS IN
THIS MARKET. YEAH I WAS JUST
SAYING TO YES. SO, LIKE, FOR
EXAMPLE, THE COMPANY THAT I WENT
AND VISITED RECENTLY SHOWED THAT
THE TIME THEY HAVE, UM, JUST
DELIVERY. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
THAT I VISITED HAS DELIVERY AND
A BRICK AND MORTAR THE SAME
THING. SO SOME DELIVERY
COMPANIES HAVE JUST A WAREHOUSE
AND DO DELIVERY BACK AND FORTH
OF THE PRODUCT. SOME ARE
ACTUALLY TIED TO A RETAIL
ESTABLISHED AS WELL. LIKE YOU
SEE WITH RESTAURANTS AND FOOD
TRUCKS. DEMÓCRATAS. NO UM, THANK
YOU, MR MCCARTHY. WOULD WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I APPRECIATE
THE BACK AND FORTH AND AGAIN. I
THINK THIS IS A FAIR COMPROMISE
. WE HAVE WORKED WITH PEOPLE ON
BOTH SIDES AND THINK THAT WE'VE
GOT TO GET TO A PLACE THAT'S
GOING TO HELP CALIFORNIA HELP
THE E ECONOMY AND SOME OF THESE
REGIONS HELP. YOU KNOW PEOPLE
WHO WHO NEED THE PRODUCT AND ITS
ILLEGAL PRODUCT, AND YOU WERE
HAVING TOUGH TIME WITH THESE IN
THE RURAL AREAS AND HAVE
ADEQUATE PROTECTIONS FOR PEOPLE
WHO ACTUALLY DO THE DELIVERY. SO
WITH THAT, ASK ME, RIGHT? THANK
YOU. SO THE EMOTION COME ON. THE
MOTIONS DO PASS, BUT FIRST REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. MR FAIR. PLEASE
CALL THE ROOM. FILE ITEM NUMBER
ONE. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS, BUT
FIRST WE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
E. CORTEZ EI SENATOR OCHOA
BOGUE. SENATOR DURAZO. TERRAZZO
I, SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN I,
SENATOR WIENER. THAT MEASURE HAS
THREE VOTES. TURN IT BACK TO THE
CHAIR. IT'S THE GAVEL WAS PASSED
BACK TO ME. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
THE NEXT AUTHOR IN FILE ORDER,
AND I BELIEVE THAT WOULD BE OUR
ITEM NUMBERS SEVEN.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DAILY ON A B 17
51. GOOD MORNING, AND PLEASE
COMMENCE WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
OKAY? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT MR
MCCARTHY HAD BEEN A PIZZA MAN IN
A PREVIOUS LIFE. THIS BILL. A B
17 51 SIMPLY EXTENDS THE SUNSET
DATE. FOR THE CURRENT COVID 19
RELATED WORKERS COMP
PRESUMPTIONS FOR TWO YEARS. THE
CURRENT SUNSET IS JANUARY 1ST OF
2023. THIS EXTENDS IT TO
JANUARY. 1ST OF 2025. THE TWO
PRESUMPTIONS IN THIS BILL WERE
CREATED. BY SP 11 59 BY SENATOR
HILL. IN 2020. TPRESUMPTIONS
PROVIDE FOR A REBUTTABLE
PRESUMPTION THAT A PEACE OFFICER
, FIREFIGHTERS SPECIFIED
FRONTLINE EMPLOYEES AND CERTAIN
HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES WHO
CONTRACT COVID 19. WERE INFECTED
WITH THE VIRUS AT THEIR
WORKPLACE. THE SECOND REBUTTABLE
PRESUMPTION. IS FOR EMPLOYEES
WHO CONTRACT COVID 19 DUE TO AN
OUTBREAK OF COVID 19 CASES AT A
PARTICULAR WORK LOCATION.
EXTENDING THE PRESUMPTIONS WILL
ALLOW WORKERS IMPACTED BY COVID
19 TO MORE EASILY ACCESS OUR
WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM.
AND RECEIVED THE CARE AND
SUPPORT THEY NEED AND DESERVE
WITHOUT DELAY. HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. ARE TWO
SPONSORS. MEGHAN SUPERS IS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS AND
PAT MORAN IS ON BEHALF OF POOR
WRECK. THE PEACE OFFICERS
RESEARCH. ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA. AND WHAT'S THAT THIS
SIMPLE EXTENSION OF EXISTING
LAW? I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE. RIGHT? THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WE'LL COME
BACK, OF COURSE TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
I THINK THERE'S A LACK OF
CLARITY. ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU
ARE TAKING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. LET ME GO TO THE
WITNESSES FIRST, AND THEN WE'LL
COME BACK TO THAT. MEGHAN
SUPERS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, MEGAN SUPERS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS REPRESENTING ABOUT
30,000 RANK AND FILE
FIREFIGHTERS ACROSS THE STATE.
WE APPRECIATED MR DALEY LEADING
THE CHARGE ON THIS ISSUE IN 2020
AND EXPEDITIOUSLY ENACTING THE
SB 11 59 THE INITIAL WORKERS'
COMPENSATION PRESUMPTION FOR
FRONT LINE WORKERS, AND THAT
ALSO INCLUDES THE OUTBREAK
SECTION FOR OTHER WORKERS AS
WELL. WELL SOME CONDITIONS HAVE
IMPROVED. I THINK WE CAN ALL
AGREE THAT WE ARE STILL IN THE
MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC, AND WE'VE
GONE THROUGH SEVERAL SEVERAL
SURGES. JUST THIS YEAR. THESE
PROTECTIONS WE BELIEVE WE'RE
STILL NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE
CONTINUED WELL BEING OF OUR
WORKFORCE. SB 11 59 ACTUALLY
REQUIRED THAT A STUDY WE
CONDUCTED ON COVID 19 AND ITS
IMPACT ON THE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION SYSTEM, AND THE
RAND CORPORATION PRESENTED THEIR
RESULTS OF THAT STUDY IN MARCH
OF THIS YEAR. ONE OF THE
REPORTED FINDINGS WAS THAT IF
THE GOAL OF SB 11 59 PRESUMPTION
WAS TO ENCOURAGE WORKERS
COMPENSATION, CLAIMING AND
FACILITATING ACCESS TO BENEFITS
FOR WORKERS AT HIGH RISK OF
COVID 19, THE POLICY APPEARS TO
HAVE SERVED THAT GOAL. SO WITH
THAT SAID, WE KNOW THAT AN
EXTENSION OF THE SUNSET FOR THIS
PRESUMPTION FOR TWO YEARS WILL
ENSURE THAT THOSE ARE STILL THAT
THOSE STILL ON THE FRONT LINES
OF THIS PANDEMIC, INCLUDING
FIREFIGHTERS. HAVE ACCESS TO
TREATMENT THROUGH THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION SYSTEM. SO WE'RE
PLEASED TO BE HERE IN SUPPORT
TODAY AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
AS WELL. THANK YOU. TESTIMONY.
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. YES
CHAIRMAN MORAN WITH AARON. YEAH,
WE CAN HEAR YOU. PLEASE PROCEED.
THANK YOU. OH, GREAT. PAT RAN
WITH AARON READING ASSOCIATE. UM
GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK SOME OF THE MEMBER DAILY
FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK ON THIS
ISSUE TODAY. I'M SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE PEACE OFFICERS
RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION. HIGHER PATROLMAN
AND CAL FIRE LOCAL TO EITHER
ONE. AS WE ALL KNOW COVID 19
REMAINS OF PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS
AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOING
AWAY. NOT ANY TIME SOON. MM 80
17 51 IS NECESSARY FOR OUR PEACE
OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER
FAMILIES TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND
AND SECURITY AND KNOWING THEY
WILL BE PROTECTED UNDER THE
WORKERS' COMP LAW IF THEY COME
IN CONTACT WITH OR INFECTED BY
COVID. ON BEHALF OF OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT ENVIRONMENT, EMBERS
WE ASK THAT YOU PROVIDE THAT
PEACE OF MIND AND SECURITY. AND
SUPPORT A B 17 51. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WISHES
TO COME FORWARD TO EXPRESS THE
SUPPORT POSITION ON THIS BILL?
SEE NONE WILL GO TO THE
MODERATOR AND MODERATE TO QUEUE
UP ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES ON A B
17 17 51. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS ONE
AND ZERO WE WILL GO TO LINE 80,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. I GET TURNED
AROUND THERE. GOOD MORNING. UH
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF BRAMBLE CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU AND ONE
MOVE TO THE LINE OF 83. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS PRODUCING THE
CALIFORNIA THIS IS ASSOCIATION
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THERE'S
NO ONE ELSE. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. PLEASE COME FORWARD AND
IDENTIFY MR CHAIR MATT BROUGHT
ON BEHALF OF CSC AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR RHODES.
AND THANK YOU, MODERATOR. WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO THE OPPOSITION OF
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME LEAD.
OPPOSITION IS ACTUALLY HOFFMAN.
AND UM IS ACTUALLY HOFFMAN. OH,
I'M OBVIOUSLY NOT ASHLEY HOFFMAN
. SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY. SO
IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR CHAIR, I
WOULD BE THE LEAD OFF THE
SUBSTITUTE. AND YEAH, BUT JUST
IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND PLEASE
PROCEED. YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF
MINUTES. THANK YOU, SIR. UM
JASON SHELTER, SHORT ORDER ENTRY
SMELTER AND LAYING ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA COALITION ON
WORKERS' COMPENSATION IN PRISON.
AND I DO WANT TO CUT CORRECT
DIRECTOR A LITTLE BIT WHERE
OPPOSING LESS AMENDED. I'M NOT
SURE THAT WAS QUITE REFLECTED IN
THE ANALYSIS, SO I WANT TO DO
THAT. OBVIOUSLY WANT TO THANK MR
DALEY FOR ADVANCING THIS BILL
AND DOING SO, UH, AND HELPING
CREATE PRETTY RATIONAL
CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO HERE. EMPLOYERS
OBVIOUSLY RASK TO STEP UP IN
2020 TO MAKE SURE KIND OF OPENED
THE DOOR VERY WIDE FOR COVID 19
CREATE A PRESUMPTION FOR COVID
19 AND THAT IN OUR OPINION, YOU
KNOW FIT INTO THE NORMAL
EXPLANATION OF WHY YOU CREATE A
PRESUMPTION. THERE'S AN UNCLEAR
EXPOSURE PATHWAY. THERE WAS A
LOT OF UNCLEAR DETAILS ABOUT THE
NATURE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL
EXPOSURE ABOUT WHAT WOULD WE?
WHAT WE WOULD OBSERVE AT THIS
POINT IS THAT THAT NO LONGER
EXISTS. HOW COVID 19 HAS SPREAD
IS PRETTY WELL UNDERSTOOD. THE
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT IS AMONG THE
MOST PROTECTIVE PLACES THAT
ANYBODY GOES. THERE ARE VERY
STRINGENT CAL OSHA RULES THAT
ARE IN EFFECT. UM, AND THE
WORKERS COMPENSATION SYSTEM IS
FRANKLY CAPABLE OF HANDLING THIS
WITHOUT A PRESUMPTION. ALL OF
THAT BEING SAID. WE UNDERSTAND
WHY THE LEGISLATURE MIGHT WANT
TO CONTINUE THIS PRESUMPTION FOR
A LITTLE WHILE LONGER, WHILE THE
PANDEMIC IS HOPEFULLY CONTINUING
TO WIND DOWN THE AMENDMENT THAT
WE WOULD REQUEST IS THAT IT JUST
BE EXTENDED FOR ONE YEAR INSTEAD
OF TWO. WE'RE NOT ASKING TO
CHANGE ANY PROGRAMMATIC DETAILS
. WE THINK THAT'S REASONABLE.
THE LEGISLATURE COULD IF THEY
CHOOSE COME BACK TO EXTEND IT
AGAIN NEXT YEAR, BUT IT WOULD BE
A SIGNAL TO EMPLOYERS WHO,
FRANKLY STEPPED UP PRETTY
SUBSTANTIALLY AND ARE BECAUSE OF
THE NATURE OF PRESUMPTIONS AND
HOW THEY WORK. COVERING NON
OCCUPATIONAL COVID 19 CLAIMS
UNDER THIS LEGISLATION, SO WE
WOULD APPRECIATE CONSIDERATION
OF THAT AMENDMENT. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR FOR THE INDULGENCE AND
URGE YOUR ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. OTHERS WHO WISH
TO EXPRESS NAME AND OPPOSITION
IN AFFILIATION. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, BRIAN LITTLE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION AND OPPOSITION UNLESS
AMENDED, FOR THE REASONS STATED
BY MR SCHMELZER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR, CHRIS MAKELELE ON BEHALF
OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CLAIMS
PROFESSIONALS IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION UNLESS AMENDED. THANK
YOU. FAITH FORD JUST ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
JOINT POWERS. AUTHORITIES
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED. WE ALIGN OUR COMMENTS
WITH THOSE IN MR SMELTZER. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR. SENATORS
ROBERT NUTRI, CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. WE ALSO ALIGN OR
COMMENTS WITH MR SMELTZER
INTERPOSING LAST MINUTE. THANKS.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ERIN AVERY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION ALSO POSED UNLESS
AMENDED IN LINER COMMENTS WITH
MR SCHMELZER. THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM? UH SEEN NONE. WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO THE MODERATOR. MODERATE
WOULD YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES TO A B 17
51 AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'RE
OPPOSED, PLEASE PRESS LONDON
ZERO. AND NO ONE HAS QUEUED UP.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MODERATOR,
AND WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME. UM I
JUST WANT TO PICK UP ON WHAT I
WAS LEADING TO. EARLIER UM,
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME JUST ASK.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE TAKING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, UM
SOME MEMBER DAILY. WE OUR
STAFFS. ASSEMBLY INSURANCE AND
SENATE LABOR. OUR STAFFS HAVE
TALKED ABOUT AMENDMENTS. UM. IN
THE POTENTIAL OF REDUCING THE
EXTENSION. UM IN THE CONTEXT OF
REDUCING THE EXTENSION TO JUST
ONE YEAR. UM, AS YOU CAN. AS YOU
HEARD THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
WOULD PREFER ONE YEAR I'M
PROPOSING TWO YEARS. BECAUSE
THAT'S AH, A SIMILAR TO WHAT
ALREADY EXISTS IN STATE LAW.
WHEN WE NEGOTIATED THIS WITH THE
GOVERNOR TWO YEARS AGO. UM. IT
WAS PRETTY CAREFULLY CALIBRATED
TO INCLUDE CERTAIN CERTAIN
WORKERS IN A CERTAIN LENGTH OF
TIME. AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR.
AND BALANCED APPROACH. TO THIS
ISSUE. IT'S HARD TO FORESEE THE
FUTURE OF COVID. UM BUT I WOULD
SAY UM. TO ADD THE AMENDMENTS. I
WOULD SUGGEST WE SHOULD ALSO
SHORTENED THE LENGTH OF TIME. ON
THE EXTENSION. WHICH WOULD BE
FAIR. BUT WE HAVEN'T DONE IT
YET. UM SO. LET ME AND LET ME
JUST BE CLEAR. THE COMMITTEE
HASN'T ASKED FOR ANY CHANGE ON
THE PERIOD OF TIME. I THINK YOU
BASED ON YOUR COMMENTS. YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT AND THE CHANGES
THAT THE COMMITTEE HAS ASKED ARE. FRANKLY NOT ONLY MEASURED BUT
RELATIVELY MINOR, SO IT WAS A
LITTLE STUNNING TO US THAT THEY
WEREN'T ACCEPTED. CHANGE. ONE IS
JUST SIMPLY CHANGING THE WORDS.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT TO INCLUDE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CHANCELLOR, PRESIDENT OR
SUPERINTENDENT I'M NOT SURE WHAT
THE SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE IS WITH
THAT, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN EXPOUND
ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. CHANGED TO
WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF
RECEIVING A WRITTEN OR ORAL
REQUEST FROM AN EMPLOYER AND
EMPLOYEES AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE THAT CLAIMS
ADMINISTRATOR SHALL PROVIDE A
WRITTEN AND CHRONOLOGICAL LIST
OF DATES ON WHICH EMPLOYEES
TESTED POSITIVE. VERY SIMILAR TO
CONTACT TRACING THAT WE'VE BEEN
DOING FOR AN AWFUL LONG TIME
CITY'S COUNTY SPECIAL DISTRICTS
, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ITSELF. AND
SO AGAIN, A LITTLE MORE
SUBSTANTIVE THAN THE FIRST
CHANGE. PERHAPS BUT, UH,
SEEMINGLY JUST BASICALLY
RESTATING WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
DONE. UM, THAT'S. MY OPINION,
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR WHY
YOU'RE PUSHING BACK ON THESE TWO
CHANGES. THE FIRST ONE. UM THERE
REALLY IS NO PUSHBACK ON THE
FIRST ONE. AGAIN. WE WERE
LOOKING AT THIS AS A PACKAGE. TO
MAKE THOSE TWO CHANGES TO THE
BILL. WE RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST
SHORTENING, SHORTENING THE
EXTENSION. UM. INDIFFERENCE TO
THE SUBSTANTIAL OPPOSITION THAT
EXISTS TO THE BILL AS IT IS NOW.
UM BUT THE FIRST AMENDMENT, UM
IS QUITE SMALL AND UM, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT, UM, I'LL
BE HAPPY TO ACCEPT THAT
AMENDMENT. THE SECOND ONE. UM
DOES INVOLVE, UM. AH, COST TO
THE EMPLOYERS. UM THERE IS A
BILL WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE
PROCESS. I THINK IT'S A GARCIA
BILL. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO THE
AUTHOR IS. UM, THAT DEALS WITH
OSHA REQUIREMENTS. AND I THINK
THAT CONCERN IS ADDRESSED IN
THAT BILL. THE CONCERN ABOUT THE
DATA ON OUTBREAKS. UM, SO THAT'S
UM THAT'S MY VIEW. THAT THAT
CONCERN IS ADDRESSED IN ANOTHER
BILL. ALRIGHT SOME REMEMBER LET
ME GO TO OTHER MEMBERS. UM YOU
KNOW, BEFORE WE MAKE ANY
CONCLUDING COMMENTS OR BEFORE I
DO, AND THEN WILL WILL, OF
COURSE, BRING IT BACK FOR A
MOTION AND A VOTE. IF THERE IS
ONE SENATOR AS OH, YES. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. HELLO UM, I WOULD
JUST URGE YOU, UM SEEMS LIKE
IT'S MOVING ALONG. WE'VE ALL
BEEN THROUGH THESE, YOU KNOW,
COMMITTEES THESE LAST FEW DAYS
AND TALK ABOUT AMENDMENTS THAT
ARE BEING PROPOSED OR ONE WAY
BACK AND FORTH. THESE SEEM LIKE
COMPLETELY TINY MINUSCULE
COMPARED TO THE CHANGES AND
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE FLYING ALL
OVER THE PLACE AND SIGNIFICANTLY
CHANGING THEM. SO I WOULD REALLY
URGE YOU TO ADOPT THESE. YOU
KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT.
TO OUR CHAIR. IT'S COME FROM THE
COMMITTEE UNLESS THERE'S SOME
REALLY HUGE REASON WHY UM, THEY
WOULD. COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR
BILL OR THROW OFF THE BILL. I
WOULD REALLY URGE YOU TO ADOPT
THEM. THANK YOU AND
PROCEDURALLY. WOULD THE NEXT
STEP BE TO, UM ADD LANGUAGE AT
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
YES WE HAVE. UM WE WOULD LIKE TO
HEAR YOU COMMIT TO TAKING THE
AMENDMENTS AND THEN BVIOUSLY
CROSSING THE AMENDMENTS THAT
THAT APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
MAY I WORK WITH THE TWO STAFFS,
MY OWN INSURANCE STAFF AND YOUR
STAFF ON THE DETAILED LANGUAGE
ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT BEFORE
WE GO TO A PROBES. I THINK IN
CONCEPTS I'M HEARING WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING. AND IN CONCEPT, THIS
MAKES SENSE. BUT I'D LIKE TO
FINE TUNE THE LANGUAGE AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE. THE NOTION AGAIN
THAT OUR STAFF TALKED ABOUT WITH
SHORTENING THE EXTENSION. IN
LIGHT OF. BUSINESS COMMUNITY
OPPOSITION IS THAT IS THAT PART
OF YOUR THINKING OR IS THAT? UH,
IS THAT NOT I'M NOT INCLINED TO
SUPPORT THAT TODAY OR TO
RECOMMEND IT, YOU KNOW, TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE BASED
ON COMMITTEE STAFFS WORK INTO
THAT SPACE. IT SOUNDS LIKE
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
AS TO WHETHER TWO YEARS OR ONE
YEAR WOULD BE ADEQUATE. I
CERTAINLY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT ON
THE TABLE TODAY. ABSOLUTELY. UM
WOULD GO AS FAR AS COMMENDING
YOU FOR CONTINUED TO PURSUE THAT
BETWEEN NOW AND APPROPRIATIONS
AND TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER
OR NOT THERE'S OTHER SUPPORT FOR
THAT CHANGE. UM WE'RE NOT
PREPARED TO SUPPORT THAT CHANGE
HERE TODAY. CHANGE WHAT I CALL
CHANGE ONE AND CHANGE TO THE
ADDITION OF THESE ADDITIONAL
EDUCATORS AND WHAT I'M LOOSELY
REFERRING TO, AS IS BASICALLY
CONTRACT TRACING LANGUAGE. I
COULD BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT
THAT. BUT I THINK I READ IT
EARLIER. IT JUST HAS TO DO WITH
TRANSPARENCY AROUND POSITIVE
TESTS. IN TERMS OF DATA IN TERMS
OF DATA THAT'S AVAILABLE SO TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. CHANGE ONE
BEING A SIMPLE AS IT IS, IF
YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT YOU WOULD
TAKE THAT TODAY. YES UM AND IF
YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT YOU'D
LIKE TO WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE
STAFF BETWEEN ON APPROPRIATIONS
ON CLARITY ON THE LANGUAGE ON
CHANGE, TOO. I AM CERTAINLY
WILLING TO RECOMMEND THAT GOING
FORWARD AND LIKE I SAID AS FAR
AS THIS COMMITTEE'S JURISDICTION
IS CONCERNED, YOU'RE WELCOME TO
KEEP WORKING ON THE DURATION OF
THE EXTENSION, BUT UM, WE ARE WE
ARE. THANK YOU. SENATOR ROSS IS
MOVING THE BILL. WE ARE MM.
TODAY, VOTING ON THE TWO YEAR
DURATION. LET ME JUST VERY
QUICKLY, UM, SAY, UM SOME
MEMBERS DAILY SAID, YOU KNOW,
APPRECIATE NOT ONLY YOUR
WILLINGNESS TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION HERE, BUT I I'M
ACTUALLY I APPRECIATE THE LOGIC.
BY THE POSITION THAT YOU KNOW
YOU COULD REDUCE THE SUNSET TO
ONE YEAR AND WE SHOULD WE WOULD
CERTAINLY HAVE THAT DOESN'T
PRECLUDE EXTENDING IT AGAIN.
EXACTLY CLEAR TO ME, AND I'VE
CERTAINLY MADE THOSE EXTENSIONS.
OVER THE LAST TWO NOW SOMETHING
YEARS. EXACTLY SO THAT WOULD NOT
BE DISPOSED OF. IT DOESN'T
PRECLUDE THAT AND I THINK IF IT
GIVES COMFORT AT LEAST THE
ASSURANCE THAT WE'RE BEING
DILIGENT LIKE I'M OKAY WITH
THAT. I THINK THERE'S YOU KNOW
THERE'S MERIT TO THAT. I SAY,
WITH RESPECT TO CHANGE, TOO, AND
THE CONCERN THAT THIS MIGHT BE
DUPLICATIVE OF. I THINK IT'S IN
WATER. GARCIA'S BUILT CORRECT.
YEAH, BUT YOU KNOW THAT CAN BE
WORKED OUT IN CHAPTER. I DON'T
THINK THERE'S AN ISSUE THERE.
BUT YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY WITH
RESPECT TO THE BURDEN, HOPEFULLY
CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES WE'VE
GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD AT THIS.
THEY'RE HEARING A LOT, SO THE
BURDEN ISN'T TOO SUBSTANTIAL.
AND BUT AGAIN, I THINK EVERYBODY
WITH AN EYE ON THE PANDEMIC AND
KIND OF THE CERTAINTY OR THE
DEGREE TO WHICH WE CAN PROVIDE
SIMILAR WITH CERTAIN
REASSURANCE. I'M CERTAINLY OPEN
TO REDUCING THE SUNSET. WELL
CAVEAT IN THAT IT MAY ENTAIL
AGAIN, EXTENDING IT DEPENDING ON
THE PROGRESS OF THE PANDEMIC. SO
WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THAT. AND I UNDERSTAND THE
MOTION TO BE THE MOTION TO BE
MOVING THE BILL FORWARD WITH THE
CHANGE ONE SO CALLED CHANGE ONE
THE FIRST AMENDMENT ON THE
ADDITION OF THE EDUCATORS AND
WORK ON CHANGE TO THAT'S THE
MOTION. WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY
DEALING WITH THE EXTENSION HERE
ON THE TABLE TODAY. SO UM, I
HAVEN'T HEARD THAT MOTION
CONSULT. WOULD YOU PLEASE GO
AHEAD AND CALL THE ROLL? LET ME
GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CLOSE. WE DID SO MUCH BACK AND
FORTH, APOLOGIZE, SAY, BUT IT
WAS. IT WAS GREAT, AND THIS IS
SIMILAR TO THE DISCUSSION OF TWO
YEARS AGO, LED BY SENATOR HILL,
WHERE WE TRIED TO FIND A SWEET
SPOT. AT THAT TIME, TWO YEARS
MADE GREAT SENSE NOW. UM IT MAY
BE MORE OF A YEAR TO YEAR
DECISION THAT WE ALL MAKE ABOUT.
THESE PRESUMPTIONS, BUT I
APPRECIATE THE GIVE AND TAKE. I
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,
AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU AGAIN. IN THE
ROYAL COURT. FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
SENATOR CORTEZ. CORTEZ EI,
SENATOR KOBO. SENATOR DURAZO.
DURAZO I, SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN
I, SENATOR WIENER. THAT MEASURE
HAS THREE VOTES. ALL RIGHT, SO
YOU HAVE THREE VOTES. IT'S
ENOUGH TO GET OUT AND WE'LL
LEAVE IT ON CALL FOR THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. NEXT IN
SEQUENCE HERE WE WERE ON PAUL
ITEM SEVEN. WE JUMPED OVER A
COUPLE OF PILES. LET'S SEE WHERE
WE ARE. HERE IN SEQUENCE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOW WOULD BE
NEXT IN SEQUENCE. WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP FOLLOWING THE FILE ORDER AS
BEST I CAN HERE, SO WELCOME.
WELCOME AND YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN
READY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
CHAIR. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE
ANNOUNCED THE BILL FOR YOU. A B
1949. NOW YOU MAY PROCEED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS
IS YES. INDEED. ASSEMBLY BILL IN
1949, WHICH PROVIDES UNPAID
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE PROTECTIONS
FOR WORKING CALIFORNIANS.
STRANGE ENOUGH. I HAD THOUGHT
THAT THIS WAS ALREADY LAW OF THE
LAND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT. I
APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITIES WORK
AND ASSISTING ON THIS
LEGISLATION AS WELL. WITH ME
TODAY IS EVEN TRESS ON THE PHONE
FROM A MOTHER'S VOICE AND ALSO
MARIKO YOSHIHARA FROM THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LORDS
ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ANY
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS WELL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR OUR VOTE.
OKAY THANK YOU. AND WE'LL GO TO
YVONNE TRACE ON THE COASTLINE.
IF YOU'RE THERE YOU MAY PROCEED.
GOOD MORNING ONE. CAN YOU GUYS
HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU ARE
UNCLEAR. YES, THANK YOU. PLEASE
PROCEED. BY AND CALLING AND TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR A B 1949
AND BEREAVEMENT ACT BILL AND
EVEN TRY TO SURVIVOR, A MOTHER
OF MONTE RUSSELL. AND A FOUNDER
OF MOTHERS WASTE, AN
ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS PROVIDE
SUPPORT FROM OTHERS. THAT LOST
THEIR CHILDREN AND GUN VIOLENCE.
I LOST MY SON, AUGUST 21ST 2015
JEWS TO HIM BEING MURDERED. THIS
WAS THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE
THAT I HAD EXPERIENCED SOMEONE
BEING KILLED SO CLOSE TO ME.
THIS WAS SCARY AND MY FAMILY AND
I PARTICULARLY DID NOT KNOW WHO
KILLED HIM. AND HE WAS MURDERED.
I TRIED MY BEST. TO RETURN TO
WORK. AFTER THREE DAYS, HOWEVER
, THE PAIN AND THE TRAUMA COST
ME TWO SIDED JOURNEY OF ANXIETY
AND DEPRESSION. I WAS ONLY GIVEN
THREE DAYS OFF OF WORK. AND THE
HEALING CHRISTIE PROCEDURE HAD
EVEN STARTED. YES I WAS FULLY
GET I WAS FULLY ENGAGED IN
TRAUMA, LOST MY JOB SUPPORT AND
PRAY THAT YOU PASSED THE BILL TO
ENSURE THE FAMILIES HAVE A RIGHT
TO UNPAID BEREAVEMENT. AND THE
BILL WILL PROVIDE WORKERS WITH
THE BASIC LEVELS OF PROTECTION.
DURING THE MOMENT OF THE
HARDSHIP. I AM TRULY I AM SAD
AND I'M TRULY SADDENED BY THE
FACT THAT THEIR CONTINUOUS
CONTINUED. IT CONTINUES TO BE A
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND CARE
FOR FAMILIES WHO HAVE LOST THEIR
LOVED ONES, SURVIVORS. I THANK
YOU AND I WENT TO MY TIME.
ALREADY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY AND LEAD SUPPORT.
NUMBER TWO IS MARIKO YO SAHARA
AND WELCOME YOU MR CHAIR MEMBERS
, MARIKO YOSHIHARU ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION. WE ARE ONE
OF THE PROUD CO SPONSORS OF THIS
BILL, WHICH WILL FILL A CRITICAL
GAP IN OUR FAMILY LEAVE LAWS. AS
YOU CAN, AS YOU JUST HEARD. THIS
GAP CAN HAVE DEVASTATING IMPACTS
. AND WITHOUT THESE PROTECTIONS
, WORKERS MAY BE FORCED TO
NEGOTIATE TIME OFF WITH THEIR
EMPLOYER DURING ONE OF THE MOST
DIFFICULT AND TRAUMATIC TIMES OF
THEIR LIFE. SO FOR THIS REASON
WE STRONGLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND OTHERS WHO
WISH TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT
POSITION. PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
MELISSA COZY WITH CRIME
SURVIVORS FOR SAFETY AND
JUSTICE. ONE OF THE OTHER COPS
SPONSORS A LINE OF COMMENTS WITH
MISTRESS IN ARGENTINA BOOK.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS MAP BROUGHT ON
BEHALF OF CSC AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MITCH STEIGER,
WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF LOUIS COSTA WITH THE
SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND
TRANSPORTATION WORKERS.
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, OTHER SUPPORT
WITNESSES COMING FORWARD WILL GO
TO THE MODERATOR AND AS A
MODERATOR, PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES ON THIS BILL
AT THIS TIME, A B 1949 THANK
YOU. AND IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT,
PLEASE PRESS 10. WE WILL GO TO
THE LINE OF 57. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
JESSICA TENDER ON BEHALF OF
EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES PROUD TO
COSPONSOR AND SUPPORT AND ALSO
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN,
LAWYERS AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT LINE IS 85, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MORNING CARE MEMBERS,
JENNIFER MALLEY WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THE NEXT
LINE IS 80, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THAT BRAMBLE CALLING ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION, WE ARE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT LINE IS 54.
GOOD MORNING, JUSTIN ROSE ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY
GENERAL ROB BONTA. CALVARIO J
ALSO SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU AND WE HAD LINE 89, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, JULIA
PERISH ON BEHALF OF LEGAL HATE
AT WORK. PROUD, COSPONSOR AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND LINE 88, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
LINE 88. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS
SPECULATIVE CALLING ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY AT THIS
STATION IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU IN LINE. 87, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS KATIE DUISBURG,
WITH THE CALIFORNIA WORKING
FAMILY COALITION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THERE IS NO
FURTHER PARTICIPANT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE NO REGISTERED LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL. SEE NONE. MODERATOR
WOULD YOU PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES TO A B 1949
AT THIS TIME? AGAIN IF YOU'RE
OPPOSED, PLEASE PRESS LONDON
ZERO. AND NO ONE HAS QUEUED UP
AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. THEN SENATOR NEWMAN
AND COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND
WE'LL GIVE SOME MEMBER LUÌN
OPPORTUNITY. CLOSE RESPECTFULLY
ASKED ABOUT THANK YOU. ASK THE
CONSULTANT. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. PILOT AND NUMBER EIGHT THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTESI. CORTEZ EI
SENATOR OKO BOGUE. SENATOR
TERRAZZO. SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN
I, SENATOR WIENER. THAT MOTION
HAS TWO VOTES. TWO VOTES SO FAR,
WE'LL LEAVE IT ON CALL FOR THE
OPPOSITE MEMBERS AND THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. OH,
GUY'S GOT TO BE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ITEM 10 A B 2443. WELCOME.
BRILLIANCE. YOU MAY PROCEED.
WHEN READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT A B 24 43. THIS
CLARIFIES THE PROCESS BY WHICH A
JUDGE'S BENEFITS FROM THE
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM. WILL
BE REDUCED WHEN THEIR BENEFITS
REACH THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
LIMIT. SO IT INTERACTS WITH THIS
BILL REFLECTS INTERACTION WITH
FEDERAL LAW. RECENT AMENDMENTS
EXPRESSED IT IS THE INTENT OF
THE LEGISLATURE TO MODIFY JUDGE
JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, TOO.
IN ORDER TO PROVIDE OPTIONS ON A
COST NEUTRAL, ACTUALLY
DETERMINED BASIS FOR JUDGES
SHORTLY 60 YEARS OLD. WITH AT
LEAST 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.
CURRENT FEDERAL LAW CAPS A
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES TO FIND PENSION
BENEFITS. TO A SPECIFIC DOLLAR
AMOUNT. THIS EXTENSIVE JUDGES AS
WELL. AND CALPERS HAS RECENTLY
DETERMINED THAT THEY MUST
AGGREGATE A JUDGE'S RETIREMENT.
UNDER JRS ONE AND TWO WITHIN A
PRIOR STATE SERVICE. UM. OTHER
STATE RETIREES CAN ELECT TO HAVE
HER PLACE TO BENEFIT PLAN TO
REDUCE THEIR AMOUNT. IF THEIR
BENEFIT AMOUNT EXCEEDS THE
APPLICABLE FEDERAL LIMIT. THAT'S
A GENERAL RULE FOR STATE
EMPLOYEES. BUT CURRENTLY JUDGES
UNDER THE CHAIR S ONE AND TWO
PLANTS DO NOT HAVE THIS REPLACE
THE BENEFIT PLAN OPTION. FOR
THEIR JUDICIAL PORTION OF
AGGREGATED BENEFITS. THIS BILL
WILL ALLOW JUDGES TO ACCESS THEY
REPLACE THE BENEFIT PLAN. FOR
THEIR AGGREGATED JUDICIAL AND
STATE SERVICE PENSIONS. MAKING
IT SIMILAR TO OTHER STATE
WORKERS PLAN. IT ALSO
ESTABLISHES THAT THE STATE
SERVICE PENSIONS SHOULD BE THE
PENSION AMOUNT REDUCED FIRST. IN
THIS CLARIFICATION ALL SUPPLIES
OF JUDGES WHO MAY HAVE PENSION
BENEFITS. FROM THE LEAD SHAPER
TIMER SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THAT IS
AN EXCEEDINGLY SMALL CLASS OF
JUDGES. BY ALLOWING JUDGES
ACCESS TO REPLACE THE BENEFIT
PLAN FOR THEIR STATE SERVICE
WOULD BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE
BENEFITS THEY WERE PROMISED. AND
CONTRIBUTED TO WILL NOT BEING
DISADVANTAGED. DISADVANTAGED BY
HOW MANY JUDICIAL PENSION UM.
RECENT AMENDMENTS ADDED INTENT
LANGUAGE ADDRESS BEST IN ISSUES
FOR JUDGES UNDER JUDGE
RETIREMENT PLAN UM. WORKING WITH
THEIR OWN ACTUARY, THE JUDGES
ASSOCIATION DEVELOPED A SERIES
OF COST NEUTRAL OPTIONS. TJRS
T. THAT WILL WORK IN RELATION
TO FEDERAL LAW. THOSE OPTIONS
DEVELOPED BY THERE ACTUALLY WERE
THEN SHARED WITH CALPERS. AND
ADMINISTRATIVE AND
ADMINISTRATION. AND YOUR AS WELL
AS YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF. AH
CALPERS HAS RECENTLY SHARED A
COST ANALYSIS OF THESE CHANGES
THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT THEY AH
WILL SAVE MONEY. THE PLAN. GOING
FORWARD AND WILL REDUCE STATE
EMPLOYER COSTS. MY INTENTION.
MOVING THE BILL ALONG IS TO WORK
WITH AH, BILL SPONSORS YOUR
STAFF, CALPERS AND
ADMINISTRATION TO FINALIZE THE
LANGUAGE ON THESE COST METAL ARE
COST NEUTRAL OPTIONS. EXPRESSED
THE INTENT LANGUAGE. THAT REALLY
JUST REFLECTS MAKING SURE THAT
THE WORDSMITHING IS APPROPRIATE
UNDER FEDERAL LAW STATE LAW AS
THEY MOVED FORWARD, SO THEY SORT
OF KNOW HOW THEY WILL WORK. COST
NEUTRAL. 14 JUDGES OPTIONS AND
WE JUST WANT TO REFINE THE
LANGUAGE MOVING FORWARD. AND THE
BILL HAS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. NO
OPPOSITION. I HAVE MARKED BELOTE
HERE OF THE JUDGES ASSOCIATION
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. OKAY THANK
YOU. MR BELOW. YOU MAY PROCEED
WILL BE VERY BRIEF, MR. CHAIR.
THE BILL RELATES TO JUDGES
PENSIONS, A TECHNICAL ISSUE
CONCERNING AGGREGATION AND THE
RELATIONSHIP. TO THE INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE. THE OTHER ISSUE,
THOUGH, IS A LONGER TERM ONE.
YOU KNOW WHEN WE STARTED THE
JUDGES RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO IN
1994, IT WAS A UNIQUE PLAN. IT
WAS THE STATE'S ONLY PLAYING. IN
FACT, THE ONLY PLAN I'M AWARE OF
ANYWHERE IN PUBLIC SERVICE THAT
IS A HYBRID BETWEEN A DEFINED
CONTRIBUTION AND A DEFINED
BENEFIT. IN FACT, THAT PLAN
WOULD BE IMPERMISSIBLE IN A
PRIVATE EMPLOYER. UNDER A RISK.
THE PLAN HAS A FEATURE KNOWN AS
CLIFF VESTING, AND BASICALLY, IT
SAYS, YOU HAVE TO BE 65 YEARS
OLD AND 20 YEARS OF SERVICE TO
GET A DEFINED BENEFIT. ANY TIME
UP TO THAT IT'S ESSENTIALLY
DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN. SO
THERE ARE. SITUATIONS WHERE
JUDGES DON'T GET TO THIS CLIFF.
THEY DON'T GET TO 65 WITH 20
YEARS. THEY HAVE A SPOUSE. THEY
NEED TO GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF
THEIR SICK. THEY ARE BURNED OUT
FROM THE PANDEMIC. WHAT THE WHAT
WE HAVE DESIGNED AND ARE SEEKING
TO ENACT ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR
JUDGES AT LOWER BENEFIT
MULTIPLIERS, SO THEIR COST
NEUTRAL. BUT THEY ALLOW THEM TO
LEAVE OFFICE A LITTLE EARLIER
WITH A DEFINED BENEFIT. WE HAVE
MADE A PLEDGE TO CALPERS TO
FINANCE TO YOU TO YOUR
CONSULTANTS THAT IF THIS ISN'T
COST NEUTRAL, WE'RE NOT SEEKING
ENACTMENT OF IT. THIS IS GOING
TO BE WITHOUT COST TO THE PLANS.
OR WE'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD. AND
I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT THE HARD
WORK OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE,
MR BOLDEN, THIS COMMITTEE AND
YOUR CONSULTANT, MR MILES THE
GOOD WORK OF CALPERS. UH YOU
KNOW, THEY'VE GOT DAY JOBS.
THEY'VE GOT BUSY LIVES, AND THEY
HAVE SPENT TIME NOT TAKING A
POSITION BUT GIVING US TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE IN HOW TO DO THIS.
AND I'D LIKE TO SAY IF I MIGHT.
ANDREW WHITE, WHO IS HERE FROM
CALPERS HAS BEEN A DELIGHT TO
COLLABORATE WITH. WE AGAIN MAKE
THIS PLEDGE. WE THINK IT'S
GIVING JUDGES OPTIONS WITHOUT
CAUSE. AND ALLOWING THEM TO GET
A DEFINED BENEFIT A LITTLE
EARLIER AT A LOWER MULTIPLIER
WITH THAT, I'D ASK FOR AN I
VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. UM WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO ANYONE ELSE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS THE SUPPORT POSITION.
SEE NO ONE COME FORWARD,
MODERATOR ON A B 24 43, WOULD
YOU PLEASE CHECK FOR ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES ON THE LINE? THANK
YOU. IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. AND
NO ONE HAS QUEUED UP. ALL RIGHT
. THANK YOU WERE GOING TO COME
BACK TO OPPOSITION? THERE'S NO
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESS LISTED.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO STEP FORWARD,
EXPRESSING AN OPPOSITION
POSITION? SEE NONE. MODERATOR.
AGAIN WOULD YOU PLEASE CHECK THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE FOR ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES THIS TIME?
THANK YOU. AND IF THERE'S
ANYBODY THAT IS OPPOSED, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. AND NO ONE
HAS QUEUED UP. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
AT THIS TIME, AND THANK YOU,
MODERATOR FOR CHECKING. UM SO
SOME MEMBER APPRECIATE YOUR
PRESENTATION, AND YOU KNOW,
GOING OVER THE ISSUES AS WELL AS
YOUR LEAD WITNESS TALKING ABOUT
SOME THINGS THAT THE COMMITTEE
HAS BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT UM. WE
UNDERSTAND THE TWO PARTS OF THE
BILL WE UNDERSTAND, BASICALLY
HAVEN'T INTENT LANGUAGE STILL
THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH ON THE
GRS TO PART OF THE PLAN. UM
WHICH TO US IN CORRECT ME IF I'M
WRONG, BASICALLY SAYS YOU'RE
STILL WORKING WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION ON REVISING THE
FORMULA SO JUDGES CAN RETIRE
EARLIER THAN THEY COULD. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, IT'S STILL
RECEIVING THE RETIREMENT
ALLOWANCE AND WE GET IT THAT THE
FORMULA WILL ACTUALLY. BECAUSE
NEUTRAL FOR A BETTER WAY TO PUT
IT. SO YOU KNOW, I SAY ON BEHALF
OF THE COMMITTEE, UM ITSELF
MYSELF AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF
WERE NOT SUPER EXCITED ABOUT. UH
LETTING THE BILL GO THROUGH
WITHOUT UM, THE SUBSTANTIVE
LANGUAGE IN THAT SECOND PART.
BUT I UNDERSTAND YOU WERE
WORKING ON THIS A LONG TIME CAN
CERTAINLY RELATE TO THAT. AS A
AS A LEGISLATOR. SO, UM. WE KNOW
YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE TO A
SOLUTION, BUT I DO WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT I FEEL THAT WE
HAVE TO RESERVE RESERVE. THE
RIGHT HERE OF THE BILL MOVES
FORWARD TODAY TO REVISIT THE
ISSUE. IF THE COMMITTEE HAS ANY
CONCERNS ABOUT THE FINAL
LANGUAGE, SO, UM, CERTAINLY MY,
UM, MY VOTE TO LET YOU GO
FORWARD FOR NOW. BUT WE DO WANT
TO BE KEPT IN THE LOOP AND
APPRECIATE YOUR THE WITNESSES.
EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE TO THE
COMMITTEE STAFF. MR MILES AND
FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS ALL THE MORE REASON FOR
THEM TO BE KEPT IN THE LOOP. SO
UNLESS THAT MEETS ANY OBJECTION
YOUR PART SO THAT MAKES GREAT
SENSE. OF COURSE. MY STAFF WILL
ALSO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACT WITH
YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE
AND PRESENT THIS BILL. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. SOME REMEMBER
AND SENATOR NEWMAN. I HAVE WHAT
HOPEFULLY WILL BE A PRETTY QUICK
QUESTION. SO THIS THIS IS KIND
OF AN ESOTERIC REALM FOR ME AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S COOL. I KNOW
YOU DID A BILL LAST YEAR, BUT
THERE WERE TWO BILLS PREVIOUSLY
IN IN THE SPACE DURING THE
ANALYSIS DONE BY SENATOR MORE
LIKE AN 2018 2019. THEY WERE
BOTH VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. HOW
SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT ARE THEY?
TO THIS BILL. I ASSUME IN THIS
CASE YOU'RE WORKING WITH
ADMINISTRATION. MR BELOW, YOU
CAN ANSWER AND THIS IS JUST TO
FILL OUT MY CONTEXT FOR THIS.
IT'S ACTUALLY A VERY SIMPLE
ANSWER. SENATOR NEWMAN. THOSE
BILLS ALLOWED FOR A DEFERRAL
WHERE YOU WOULD DIFFER, YOU
WOULD LEAVE TODAY AND YOU WOULD
DEFER YOUR BENEFIT UNTIL LATER
DATE. WE ARE BILL WOULD ALSO
INCORPORATE THE THAT IDEA. BUT
IT ACTUALLY COSTS A LITTLE MONEY
TO DIFFER, SO THERE WOULD HAVE%
TO BE A SLIGHT REDUCTION IN THE
MULTIPLIER IN ORDER TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPTION. SO
BASICALLY, WE WOULD INCORPORATE
THE MORLOCK CONCEPTBUT AT A
SLIGHT REDUCTION IN MULTIPLIER
TO ZERO OUT THE COST, WHICH WAS
THE PROBLEM THAT GOT THOSE BILLS
VETO, SO DOING MEGAN, NEUTRAL.
THAT MEETS THE ADMINISTRATION
ADDRESSES THE COST CONCERN.
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. I
MOVE THE BILL. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. WE HAVE A MOTION
BY SENATOR NEWMAN AND EASTERN
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE I
REQUEST AND I VOTE AND YOUR
CAVEAT AT THE END ARE MAINTAINED
CLOSE. CONNECTION DELIGHTED TO
DO THAT. THANK YOU, MR. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MÁS
CONSULTANT TO CALL THE ROLL,
PLEASE. BAIL ITEM 10. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. SENATOR CORTESI
ORTEZ. EI SENATOR OH, KOBACH.
SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR NEWMAN.
NEWMAN I, SENATOR WIENER. ALL
RIGHT, SO WE HAVE TWO VOTES THUS
FAR WILL KEEP IT ON CALL. THANK
YOU. OKAY WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MEDINA HERE ON
FILE ITEM. 13 MAYBE 21 33.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT A B 21 33.
YOU MAY HAVE READ ABOUT SPOTTY
LINCOLN. AND THE ANALYSIS HERE
IS BODY MEDINA TODAY. A B 21 33
IS A VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL
THAT'S SIMPLY REDUCES THE TIME
THAT LAID OFF SEASONAL WORKERS
RECEIVE THEIR WAGES. UM FARM
WORKERS TYPICALLY ARE NOT
EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE. YEAR
ROUND AS MANY FARM WORKERS ARE
SEASONAL AND MIGRATORY. GIVEN
THE UNCERTAINTY OF EMPLOYMENT,
THIS BILL NEARLY SHORTENS THE
TIME FRAME OF PAYMENT TO 48
HOURS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR ARRIVAL. ALRIGHT ANY
WITNESSES? SOME REMEMBER,
BELIEVE NOT ANYONE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESSES SUPPORT POSITION ON
THIS BILL, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.
SEEN NONE. WE WILL GO TO THE
MODERATOR. MODERATE. THIS IS A B
21 33. COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY SUPPORT
TESTIMONY? ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. AND AT
THIS TIME NO ONE HAS QUEUED UP.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
TO OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANYONE
IN THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION? WE HAVE NO
LEAD WITNESS. ON THIS BILL. I'VE
SEEN NONE. MODERATOR WILL COME
BACK TO YOU ONE MORE TIME ON
THIS BILL AND ASKED YOU TO CHECK
FOR OPPOSITION WITNESSES ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. THANK YOU.
AND IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, DÂN ZERO. AND NO ONE
HAS QUEUED UP. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. MODERATOR WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. UM, LET
ME JUST ASK. PROBABLY THE MOST
OBVIOUS QUESTION AND SENATOR
ROSA WAS TALKING EARLIER ON
ANOTHER BILL ABOUT THIS VERY
LENGTHY PROCESS THAT WE'VE ALL
BEEN GOING THROUGH, PRESENTING
AND WORKING THROUGH COMMITTEE
PROCESSES CERTAINLY BEEN MY
EXPERIENCE TO BE QUESTION A
NUMBER OF TIMES ALONG THE WAY.
IN OTHER COMMITTEES ABOUT. UM
WHETHER OR NOT BILLS ARE
COMPLETE. I HAVE TO SAY AS WE
LOOKED AT THIS ONE, THE
COMMITTEE STAFF I WASN'T SURE UM
WHAT? IT'S ACTUALLY STANDING
FOR. COULD YOU? COULD YOU EXPAND
ON THAT A LITTLE BIT? UH MR
CHAIR, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
ANSWER OR KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THIS
BILL IS STANDING FOR, BUT I DO
KNOW THAT IT WAS A VEHICLE
PROVIDED TO A MEMBER WHO WAS
JUST RECENTLY, UM, BROUGHT IN
SWORN IN TO THE TO THE ASSEMBLY
AND SO A VEHICLE FOR THOSE
MEMBERS TO BE ABLE TO INTRODUCE
LEGISLATION ALRIGHT IN ANY ANY
IDEA WHETHER OR NOT IT IS
INTENDED TO STAY IN THE LABOR
AND EMPLOYMENT. SPACE IN OUR
JURISDICTION. I BELIEVE THAT'S
TRUE. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU
DO APPRECIATE YOUR CANDOR. AND.
WE'LL COME BACK TO CENTER NEWMAN
FOR ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OR
EMOTIONS. WE'LL MOVE THE BILL
WITH THE CHIP. THE SAME BROAD
QUESTION ABOUT WHERE THIS IS
GOING, BUT I KNOW THAT YOU BEING
A GOOD MEMBER, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MEDINA. SO WITH THAT MAKE THE
MOST. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY SENATOR NEWMAN. UM AND
I GUESS MY CONCERNS ARE ON THE
RECORD, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND
SUPPORT THE BILL. UM REALLY,
JUST BASED ON YOUR CANDOR, UM,
THAT IT IS ABSOLUTELY AN
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME
, WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE
CONSULTANT. AND AS FOR WORLD
CALL, THOUGH, YES. AH, SENATOR
CORTEZ E. ORTEZ EI SENATOR OH,
KOBACH. SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR
NEWMAN. NEWMAN I, SENATOR
WIENER. MOTION HAS TWO VOTES.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN. THAT
WAS FAR. I'M 13. I KNOW THE
AUDIO WASN'T WORKING VERY WELL
THERE, UM, SOMEWHERE, MADONNA'S
BILL HAS TWO VOTES WILL LEAVE IT
ON CALL FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. AND
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. SOME OF THE
WORD, PLEASE COME ON UP.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR. UM I'M
SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF. LET ME
ANNOUNCE. UH WE ARE ON OUR FILE
ITEM, 15, WHICH IS ASSEMBLY
BILL. 23 16. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WARD AGAIN. POLICE PROCEED.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND SENATORS
. UH FIRST I WANT TO SAY THAT WE
WILL BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS, WHICH WERE DRAFTED
BY THE SENATE ENERGY UTILITIES
AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE AND
OUTLINED IN THIS ANALYSIS, AND I
WANT TO THANK COMMITTEE STAFF
FROM BOTH COMMITTEES. FURTHER
WORK ON THIS BILL. AS YOU KNOW,
CALIFORNIA HAS SOME OF THE MOST
AMBITIOUS RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS
IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING 60%
RENEWABLE ENERGY BY 2030 AND
100% CARBON FREE ELECTRICITY BY
2045. OR STATES MADE GAINS IN
THE CLEAN ENERGY DEPARTMENT, BUT
SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS DO EXIST
FOR ALL CONSUMER PARTICIPATION.
FOR EXAMPLE, 45% OF CALIFORNIA
HOUSEHOLDS AND 70% OF LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS ARE RENTERS, WHICH IN
NEARLY ANY SITUATION PREVENTS ON
SITE SOLAR OPPORTUNITIES, SO ONE
WAY THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS IS
THROUGH THE USE OF COMMUNITY
RENEWABLE PROJECTS, WHICH ARE
TYPICALLY SMALLER SCALE SOLAR
INSTALLATIONS BUILT ON LANDFILLS
, FORMER INDUSTRIAL SITES OR
SMALL POTS. SMALL PARCELS OF
LAND, THESE PROGRAMS COULD
OPERATE INTO ONE OF TWO WAYS
CUSTOMERS COULD EITHER SIGN UP
AS SUBSCRIBERS TO A LOWER COST
SOLAR POWER, PAYING A MONTHLY
FEE AND THEN EARNING CREDITS ON
THEIR ELECTRICITY BILL OR
CUSTOMERS MAY PURCHASE HERE IS
PROPORTIONATE TO THEIR ENERGY
NEEDS AND OWN A SET AMOUNT OF
COMMUNITY RENEWABLE PROJECTS,
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY.
ATTEMPTS AT COMMUNITY RENEWABLE
ENERGY PROGRAMS HAVE PROVEN
FUTILE SO FAR, AND THEY COULD
ALSO BE TOO NARROW IN SCOPE AND
REACH SO THIS IS CREATED A
SIGNIFICANT MARKET CAP,
UNDERMINING THE STATE'S ABILITY
TO ACHIEVE ITS ENERGY EQUITY
PRIORITIES. SO A B 23 16 WOULD
REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA PUC TO
CREATE A NEW PROGRAM TO EXPAND
RENEWABLE ENERGY ACCESS AMONG
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS AND
CREATE A COMMUNITY RENEWABLE
ENERGY PROGRAM. THAT IS BOTH
EQUITABLE AND INNOVATIVE AND FOR
THE PURPOSES OF THIS COMMITTEE
WOULD REQUIRE PREVAILING WAGE.
IT HAS BEEN TAILORED TO AVOID
NEW COSTS TO RATEPAYERS AND
REQUIRE STORAGE FOR COMMUNITY
SOLAR PROJECTS. IN ORDER TO
EXPAND SOLAR ACCESS FOR
WITNESSES. I HAVE CHARLIE KAGA
SOUL WITH THE COALITION OF
COMMUNITY SOLAR ACCESS, AND
ALEXIS SUDIRMAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ALLIANCE. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THE COMMITTEE'S I VOTE.
OKAY THANK YOU. SO REMEMBER,
CHARLIE KAGA SHAWL. PLEASE COME
ON UP. AND UH, YOU CAN HAVE A
COUPLE OF MINUTES TO TESTIFY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD. MY NAME
IS CHARLIE CARSON WITH THE
COALITION FOR COMMUNITY SOLAR
ACCESS, OR CCS, WHERE THE
SPONSOR FOR A B 23 16 CC S. A IS
A NATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION
WITH NEARLY 100 MEMBER
ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING BOTH
FOR PROFIT AND NONPROFIT THAT
ARE ENGAGED IN COMPETITIVE
COMMUNITY RENEWABLE MARKETS.
ROBUST MARKETS REPRESENTING
MULTIPLE GIGAWATTS OF CAPACITY
EXISTS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE
COUNTRY, AND THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION HAS A TARGET OF
DEPLOYING ENOUGH COMMUNITY SOLAR
TO BENEFIT FIVE MILLION
HOUSEHOLDS BY 2025. YEAH, WELL,
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN A LEADER IN
RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY AND
DEPLOYMENT. IT HAS FALLEN SHORT
ON COMMUNITY RENEWABLES. THIS
HAS LEFT A MASSIVE GAP IN
DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
PARTICIPATION OPPORTUNITIES AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD HAS
DESCRIBED. NONE OF CALIFORNIA'S
PROGRAMS IN EXISTENCE TODAY
CURRENTLY PROVIDE OR CAPABLE OF
PROVIDING THE COMPREHENSIVE AND
SCALABLE SOLUTIONS ENVISIONED IN
A B 23 16. THIS BILL WOULD
CREATE A MARKET DRIVEN, COST
EFFECTIVE PROGRAM THAT PRIMARILY
TARGETS PARTICIPATION IN
BENEFITS FOR LOW INCOME
CUSTOMERS, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING
A VEHICLE TO SUPPORT OTHER STATE
POLICY OBJECTIVES, SUCH AS THE
NEW CONSTRUCTION SOLAR MANDATES
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STATE'S
BUILDING CODE. COMPENSATION FOR
PROJECTS WOULD GO TO SUBSCRIBERS
IN THE FORM OF BILL CREDITS AND
BE BASED ON THE TIME
DIFFERENTIATED WHAT IT COST
VALUE TO AVOID SHIFTING COSTS TO
OTHER REPAIRS AND WILL IN TURN,
DRIVE THE INCORPORATION OF
ENERGY STORAGE WITH ANY SOLAR
PROJECT. IMPORTANTLY A B 23 16
WOULD GUARANTEE THAT JOBS BE
PAID AT PREVAILING WAGES TO
BUILD THESE FACILITIES. THE LIST
OF ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL, RANGING FROM
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE TO
INDUSTRY, LABOR AND REPAIR
ADVOCATES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
MERIT TO THESE CLAIMS. PLEASE
VOTE I ON 23 16. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY AND WILL NOW GO TO
ALEXIS SUDERMAN. PLEASE COME ON
UP. MORNING CHERICA. SORRY GOOD
MORNING CHAIR CORTEZ IN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALEXIS SAID HERMAN, AND I'M, THE
ENERGY EQUITY PROGRAM MANAGER AT
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE, ALLIANCE, OR SPEAKING
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 23 16.
HOW REPRESENTS WORKING CLASS
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR ACROSS
CALIFORNIA WHO ARE RIGHT NOW
FACING CUMULATIVE ENERGY
PRESSURES, INCLUDING POLLUTION
AND POOR AIR QUALITY, EXTREME
HEAT, POWER OUTAGES AND RISING
ENERGY, DEBT AND ENERGY BURDEN.
THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY
OFFERS A CHANCE TO ALLEVIATE
SOME OR EVEN ALL OF THESE
PRESSURES, BRINGING RELIEF TO
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS AS WE
ADVANCE THE STATE'S CLIMATE
GOALS. UNFORTUNATELY DATA SHOWS
THAT THE LARGEST BENEFICIARIES
OF DISTRIBUTED CLEAN ENERGY HAVE
BEEN WEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND
HOMEOWNERS. WELL FRONTLINE
COMMUNITIES HAVE THE MOST TO
GAIN FROM OWNING AND GENERATING
THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY. THEY FACE
CRITICAL BARRIERS, SUCH AS
LACKING THE CAPITAL, CREDIT OR
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP TO INSTALL
SOLAR ON THEIR ROOF. A B 23 16
PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS THESE HISTORICAL
BARRIERS BY CREATING A COMMUNITY
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS THAT
BRINGS BILL SAVINGS AND
CONTRIBUTES TO SYSTEM
RELIABILITY. THIS WOULD ALSO
BRING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL
AND CMMUNITY LEVEL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, IN ADDITION TO HIGH
QUALITY HIGH WAGE JOBS.
COMMUNITIES AT THE FRONT LINES
OF CLIMATE CHANGE CANNOT AFFORD
TO WAIT ANY LONGER AND THEY'RE
LOOKING TO CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS
TO PRIORITIZE THEM IN THE
TRANSITION TO A CLEAN AND
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY FUTURE. FOR
THESE REASONS THEY HAD ISN'T
STRONG SUPPORT OF MAYBE 23 16.
AND I URGE YOUR I VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
OTHERS WHO WISH TO EXPRESS THE
SUPPORT POSITION THEY COME
FORWARD AT THIS TIME. LEAH
BARROWS ON BEHALF OF ARCADIA AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MR CHAIRMAN, SCOTT WISH ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE ASSOCIATION
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS AND THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION OF UTILITY
EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT JOINING
CHAIR MEMBERS TYLER TRODDEN ON
BEHALF OF ASIAN PACIFIC
ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK,
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND AND
VOTE SOLAR AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADISON WAS
CYPRESS CREEK RENEWABLES IN
STRONG SUPPORT. OKAY. THANK YOU
. SEE NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD
ON THE SUPPORT SIDE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WILL GO TO THE
MODERATOR, MODERATOR TO PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES
ON THIS BILL AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU. AND IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO WE'LL
GO TO LINE 90, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. MELISSA ORTEZ ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA WIND
ENERGY ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MINE. 27, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
JENNIFER GALE HOUSE ON BEHALF OF
THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL ACTION FUND IN SUPPORT.
AND THERE'S NO ONE ELSE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL
GO TO THE OPPOSITION SIDE AND DO
NOT BELIEVE THERE IS A LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS OR IS THERE
PLEASE COME UP AND IDENTIFY
YOURSELF. YOU'LL HAVE TWO
MINUTES IF YOU'RE HERE AS A LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS. THANK YOU,
KIM STONE AND STONE ADVOCACY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SOLAR
AND STORAGE ASSOCIATION, WERE
SUPPORTIVE OF THE SPONSORS
SUPPORTIVE OF THE AUTHOR, BUT
OUR POSITION IS TO THIS BILL IS
AN OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED
POSITION. OUR FEAR IS THAT THE
LANGUAGE MAY INADVERTENTLY
UNDERMINE THE NEW SOLAR ROOFS
REQUIREMENT AND OUR SUGGESTIONS
FOR AMENDMENTS ARE THAT THE
PROGRAM BE LIMITED TO IF THE NEW
PROPERTY IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ON
SITE SOLAR IF THE SOLAR FARM IS
LOCATED NEAR THE SUBSCRIBERS AND
THAT IT IS BUILT IN THE
COMMUNITY SCALE. VERY RESPECTFUL
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED POSITION.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE. OKAY THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. ANYBODY ELSE X WISHING TO
EXPRESS AN OPPOSITION POSITION
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM, COME
FORWARD AND DO THAT NOW. I'VE
SEEN NO ONE BACK TO THE
MODERATOR ON A B 23 16. WOULD
YOU PLEASE CHECK FOR ANY
OPPOSITION TESTIMONY? THANK YOU.
AND IF YOU'RE OPPOSED, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. FRIENDLY
LOCAL TO LINE 96. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THE MORNING JAMIE MAYER
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY CHOICE ASSOCIATION. UM
WE MUST REGRETFULLY OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED, SO WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AWARD. TO MAKE
SURE THAT A AUTONOMY REMAINS
INTACT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
PROGRAMS, AND WE APPRECIATE, UM
, HIS CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU AND WE'LL GO
TO LINE 23. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. REMEMBER DANGER
WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON
EDISON IS BETWEEN ER. THEY HAVE
A COUPLE OF MOMENTS TO CLARIFY
OUR POSITION. NO THIS IS NOT FOR
THAT. THIS IS NAME, AFFILIATION
AND POSITION.OKAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANDREW COSGROVE WITH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I'M JUST
SAYING WE PREVIOUSLY HAD A CLOSE
DECISION, AND WE'RE WAITING TO
SEE THE MEMBERS AND REMEMBER TO
PRINT OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND LINE 95. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR, REMEMBERS JOHN DOHERTY, A
BAPTIST SUNRUN OPPOSING
RECOMMENDED. IN THERE. NO
FURTHER PARTICIPANT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MODERATOR
WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
CENTER. NEWMAN, ANYTHING YOU
WANTED TO ADD. REALLY QUICKLY SO
SOME MEMBER WE'RE GOOD TO SEE
YOU TO THE EXTENT THERE ARE A
BUNCH OF FOLKS I SEE YOU NODDING
YOUR HEAD WITH WHOM YOU'VE
OBVIOUSLY BEEN IN CONVERSATION
WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AMENDMENTS TO
REMOVE THEIR OPPOSITION. IS THAT
CONVERSATION GOING IN VERY
BRIEFLY? WHAT ARE THE AMENDMENTS
ARE SEEKING THANK YOU, SANDRA
MEN. YES, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK
IN PROGRESS, AND WE'VE
NEGOTIATED AND ARE ACCEPTING
COMING OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE. WE
ARE WORKING ON ADDITIONAL
DEFINITIONS THAT WE WILL INTEND
TO TAKE FOR THE SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
SHOULDN'T MAKE IT THERE. HOW WE
WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THE CALC CIA ORGANIZATION. I
STARTED UP R. C C, A IN THE CITY
OF SAN DIEGO VERY MUCH A
SUPPORTER OF THEIR INTERESTS. WE
HAVE SOME CONVERSATION WITH
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS THAT WE
WANT TO RESOLVE. AS WELL. AND
I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE WORK WITH
MISS STONE AND I'VE GOT, YOU
KNOW A LOT OF VERY PAST. HELPFUL
UM, EXPERIENCE WITH HOUSE HOLDER
AS WELL. SO UM, THERE'S A
THERE'S A LOT OF MOTION. I'M
COMMITTED TO CONTINUE TO WORK
OVER THE SUMMER RECESS ON ALL
THESE ISSUES. APPRECIATE IT WITH
THAT IN MIND HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A
MOTION ON THE TABLE BY SENATOR
NEWMAN AND YOU HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CAUSE AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS COMMITTEE'S WORK
AND STAFFS INPUT ON THIS BILL
AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD. A
CONSULTANT NOW ON THE MOTION BY
SENATOR NEWMAN. VIOLATE HIM. 15
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ CORTEZ EI SENATOR
JOE BOGUE. SENATOR DURAZO,
SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN I,
SENATOR WIENER. ALRIGHT TWO
VOTES, AND WE'LL LEAVE IT ON
CALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK WELCOME.
YOU TAKE YOUR TIME. WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, YOU CAN BEGIN. AS
WELL. A LITTLE OVER QUALIFIED
FOR THAT, BUT. I DO HAVE AN
ENGINEERING DEGREE. THAT'S WHY I
SAID, YOU'RE OVERQUALIFIED FOR
THAT. BY A FEW LIGHT YEARS, SO
IT SHOULD BE FINE. JUST ONE OF
THE COASTERS FELL OUT. AND IT'S
BACK IN AND NO ONE LIFTS THE
CHAIR. IT'LL BE FINE FOR THE
REST OF THE DAY. MR CHAIR. I
KNOW. YOU KNOW ALL THE DETAILS
OF THIS BILL, SO I WILL LEAVE
THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BILL TO
MY WITNESSES. UM FIRST, I WANT
TO SAY A. I AM ACCEPTING THE
AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED IN
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AND MODIFIED
IN THIS COMMITTEE WITH THE
CONSENT OF THE CHAIR. UH,
JUDICIARY PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON
PRETTY IMPORTANT TESTING DELAYED
IN IMPLEMENTATION DATE AND HOW
NOT TO DEFINE. BEING INHIBITED
ON THE JOB. THE RESULT OF MANY
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN
OUR SUPPORT COALITION. INCLUDING
CANNABIS ACTIVISTS AND UNION
MEMBERS. AND THE COW CHAMBER
WITH THESE AMENDMENTS. IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT CAL CHAMBER
WILL BE REMOVING THE JOB KILLER
TAG ON A B 21 88. SO I WILL NOW
CALL ON MY WITNESSES. UH FIRST
IN THE ROOM IS DALE GEHRINGER
FROM CALIFORNIA NORMAL. AND THEN
ON THE PHONE WILL BE JAZZY
GREENWALL FROM UFCW. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED. LET
ME JUST EXCUSE ME. IF YOU WILL,
I DO WANT TO PROPERLY ANNOUNCED
THAT WHAT WE'RE HEARING NOW IS
21 88. THANK YOU. RIGHT THANK
YOU. DALE GUARANTEE ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA NORMAL, THE NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION FOR REFORM OF
MARIJUANA LAWS, UM. WE ARE PROUD
TO SUPPORT A B 21 88 CANNABIS IS
CURRENTLY LEGAL IN CALIFORNIA,
AND WORKERS SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT
TO ENGAGE IN LEGAL ACTIVITY
WHILE OFF THE JOB. YET COUNTLESS
WORKERS AND JOB APPLICANTS ARE
BEING ARBITRARILY DISCRIMINATED
AGAINST ON ACCOUNT OF
MISLEADING. URINE AND HAIR
METABOLITE TESTS THAT DON'T
DETECT ACTUAL IMPAIRMENT OR JOB
FITNESS, BUT RATHER PAST USE OF
CANNABIS WHILE THEY'RE OFF THE
JOB. GOVERNMENT LET ME STRESS
METABOLITE TESTS. DON'T AND
CAN'T DETECT ACTUAL IMPAIRMENT
BY MARIJUANA BECAUSE THEY DON'T
DETECT ITS ACTIVE INGREDIENT THC
, BUT RATHER THESE NON
PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG RESIDUES. THAT
LINGER IN THE BODY DAYS AND
WEEKS AFTER USE. IN EFFECT THERE
LIKE LOOKING THROUGH WORKERS
TRASH AND FIRING THEM IF EMPTY,
BEER OR LIQUOR BOTTLES ARE FOUND
THERE. SO A B 21 88 WOULD
PROTECT WORKERS AND JOB
APPLICANTS FROM EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION FOR LEGAL OFF THE
JOB USE OF CANNABIS AND IN
PARTICULAR, WOULD PROHIBIT THE
USE OF URINE AND HAIR METABOLITE
TESTING FOR CANNABIS EXCEPT
WHERE FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES
OTHERWISE. UM LET ME JUST STRESS
THAT THE SCIENCE IS REALLY CLEAR
THAT THESE METABOLITES TESTS
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH JOB
SAFETY. THERE'S NEVER BEEN AN
FDA STUDY. OR ANY CONTROLLED
STUDY THAT HAS FOUND URINE
TESTING TO BE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE
AND IMPROVING WORKPLACE SAFETY.
UH NUMEROUS STUDIES HAVE FOUND
OTHERWISE. AH AND IN FACT, WE
JUST HAD A SURVEY OF 136,000.
CANADIAN WORKERS FOUND NO
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THEIR
CANNABIS USE AND WORK RELATED
INJURY EVEN IN HIGH WITH
OCCUPATIONS. AH SO LET ME BE
CLEAR THAT A B 21 88 IN NO WAY
COMPROMISES EMPLOYERS ABILITY TO
ASSURE A SAFE AND WORK AND SAFE.
AND DRUG FREE WORKPLACE, UM, IN
SAFETY SENSITIVE JOBS. THERE ARE
OTHER BETTER WAYS OF DETECTING
ACTUAL IMPAIRMENT. THE BEST OF
THEM ARE THESE COMPUTER BASED
TESTS THAT ARE ACTUAL IMPAIRMENT
TESTS THAT CAN DETECT IMPAIRMENT
FROM ANY REASON. MARIJUANA OR
OTHER DRUGS OR NON DRUGS. THERE
ARE ALSO, HOWEVER, NOW ORAL
FLUID AND BLOOD TESTS THAT
DETECT THE ACTIVE INGREDIENT IN
MARIJUANA. THC, WHICH DOES NOT
STAY AROUND FOR WEEKS AFTERWARDS
, BUT IT'S A WRAP UP UNDER THE
INFLUENCE. OKAY WELL, OKAY.
THESE ARE HIGHLY OFFENSIVE
INVASION OF WORKERS PERSONAL,
BOTHERING PRIVACY OVER 20.
STATES NOW HAVE LAWS PROTECTING
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS. CALIFORNIA
SHOULD JOIN THEM. WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR DERRINGER, AND
WE'LL GO TO JESSE GRAY WALL ON
THE COASTLINE. GOOD AFTERNOON TO
REMEMBERS. MY NAME IS JACKIE
GRAY, WELL LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR
WITH THE UNITED STUDENT
COMMERCIAL WORKERS WESTERN
STATES COUNCIL HERE ON BEHALF OF
180,000 MEMBERS, THOUSANDS OF
WHOM WORK IN THE CANNABIS
INDUSTRY. YES. CW TO SUPPORT AND
THANK YOUR FAMILY MEMBER CORK
FOR 80 21 88, WHICH CLARIFIES
THAT AN EMPLOYER MAY NOT
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE
OR PERSPECTIVELY CONSUME
CANDIDATE WHEN THEY ARE NOT AT
WORK. AND PROHIBIT THE USE OF
CANADA METABOLITES, TAXING AND
OUTDATED AND RACIALLY MOTIVATED
TESTS FOR ALL EMPLOYERS EXCEPT
THOSE EXEMPTED UNDER FEDERAL LAW
FOR BEING A SAFETY SENSITIVE
POSITIONS. BUT THAT SONG
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS USE IS NOW
LEGAL. IN CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER
MANY PATIENTS AND WORKERS ARE
PROHIBITED FROM USING CANNABIS
PRODUCTS ON THE JOB FOR FEAR OF
LOSING THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
OR FINDING FUTURE EMPLOYMENT
BECAUSE OF OUTDATED AND RACIALLY
MOTIVATED. THE TABLETS, ETC.
WHICH IS INEFFECTIVE AT
DETECTING IMPAIRMENT AFTER
RECENT YEARS. WORKERS INCLUDING
UFCW MEMBERS HAVE LONG SOUGHT
ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TREATMENT
TO OPIOIDS AND OTHER HARSH
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATMENT FOR
PAIN OR OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION.
BUT THERE'S CANCER. WE HAVE
WORKERS WHO HAVE USED CANADA'S
OFF THE JOB FOR MEDICAL AND
NONMEDICAL PURPOSES, BE
DISCIPLINED OR TERMINATED FROM
THEIR EMPLOYMENT WHEN THEY ARE
NOT IMPAIRED AT WORK. WORKERS
WHO HAVE HAD A WORKPLACE INJURY
OCCUR LIKE FALLING OFF A LADDER
DENIED FROM WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIMS BECAUSE THEY
TESTED POSITIVE FOR CANNABIS USE
DAYS OR WEEKS PRIOR 80 21 88
DOESN'T LIMIT AN EMPLOYER'S
ABILITY TO KEEP A SAFE AND
HEALTHY WORKPLACE AND ACTUALLY
PROMOTES A SAFE AND HEALTHY
BIRTHPLACE. THERE ARE OTHER
FORMS OF CANNABIS AND IMPAIRMENT
TESTING AVAILABLE TO EMPLOYERS,
LIKE ORAL SWABS THAT CAN DETECT
THESE CANNABIS, OUR TRIER AND
PERFORMANCE BASED TESTING. DID
ATTRACT IMPAIRMENT ON THE JOB.
I'M LIKE CANADA, THE TABLETS
PASSING WHAT'S THE TEXT USED
DAYS OR WEEKS PRIOR AND NOT
ACTUAL ON SITE IMPAIRMENT WHILE
AT WORK CALIFORNIA HE WAS
USUALLY LEADS THE WAY ON
CANNABIS ACCESS ISSUES. IS
LAGGING WHEN IT COMES TO INFLATE
DISSEMINATION FOR MEDICAL AND
RECREATIONAL CANNABIS OFF THE
JOB WITH COMMITTEE TO JOIN THE
28 OTHER STATES AND PROTECTING
WORKERS BY VOTING, ION, MAYBE 21
88. THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE
COMMITTEE MAY HAVE ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
ROOM AND WELCOME UP ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO TAKE A SUPPORT
POSITION. YOU MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
MARIKO YOSHIHARA ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS,
EDWIN BARBONE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CANNABIS INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MATT. LISTEN
ON BEHALF OF S. C I U STATE
COUNCIL AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
SEE, NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD
LAST MODERATOR TO QUEUE UP ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES ON THIS BILL
AT THIS TIME, THIS IS A B 21 88.
THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND WE
WILL GO TO THE LINE. 97, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MR TO A
MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA MUSIC
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND ONE MOMENT,
THERE'S ONE OTHER PERSON AND
QUÊ. SORRY TO, UM WE'LL GO TO
LINE 45. PLEASE GO AHEAD. 45
YEAR LINE IS OPEN. KAREN
ARMSTRONG. REPRESENTING
AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS.
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS WORTHY
BELL. THANK YOU AND WE WILL MOVE
TO LINE 99, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
WHERE THE DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 21 88.
AND THERE'S NO FURTHER
PARTICIPANT. THANK YOU. OKAY I
WILL COME BACK TO THE OPPOSITION
SIDE OF THINGS. UM, AT THIS
TIME. AND I'M NOT SHOWING LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES THAT YOU
OKAY, PLEASE SELF IDENTIFY. YES
MORNING CENTER, AND SENATOR
ROBERT NUTRI CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AS A LEAD OPPOSITION
HERE. UM AND WE ARE OPPOSED A B
2188 AS EXPRESSED BY SALOMON
QUIRK. WE WILL BE DOWNGRADING
THIS BILL OFF OF OUR JOB. KILLER
OPPOSITION DUE TO REALLY
SUBSTANTIAL AND LENGTHY
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE MEMBER
STAFF. COMMITTEE STAFF AND ALSO
THE SPONSORS AND OTHER
SUPPORTERS OVER THE LAST MONTHS
, REALLY, AND WE PARTICULARLY
WANT TO CALL IT. A COUPLE OF
THOSE KI ENDS THAT WE
APPRECIATE. FOREMOST PROTECTING
PRE EMPLOYMENT TESTING TO
CONTINUE TO GO BE CONDUCTED,
ALLOWING FOR TIME FOR THE SUPPLY
OF SALIVA TEST TO CATCH UP WITH
THIS, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERABLE
MARKET SHIFT THAT WILL BE
OCCURRING. UM AND ALSO FEDERAL
CONFORMITY ISSUES FOR THOSE
EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE THOSE DUAL
REGIMES. WE REALLY APPRECIATE
THOSE CHANGES. WE WILL REMAIN
OPPOSED TO SOME FUNDAMENTAL
OPPOSITION TO INCLUSION OF
MARIJUANA IN FEE. HA! BUT WE DO
APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERABLE
AMENDS AND WILL BE DOWNGRADING
OUR OPPOSITION FOR THAT REASON.
UM UH AND I WILL IN THE HOPES OF
GETTING US OUT OF HERE BEFORE
THIS AFTERNOON, AND PARTICULARLY
FOR 20. I WILL END THERE. SO
THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THE COVER CLOSE TO JUST
MAKE ANYONE ELSE? PLEASE COME ON
UP. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
BRIAN LITTLE CALIFORNIA FARM
BUREAU IN OPPOSITION FOR THE
REASONS ARTICULATED BY MR
METRIC. THANK YOU. OKAY ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN THE ROOM WANTING TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION SEEING NO ONE
COME FORWARD, MODERATOR AGAIN.
BACK TO MAYBE 21 88, PLEASE
QUEUE UP ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. THANK YOU AND I WERE
IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10.
IN LINE 92. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING FAITH FOR JUST ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF JOINT POWERS
AUTHORITY, RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED
FOR THE REASONS OUTLINED BY MR
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO 100.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
KATIE HANSEN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED FOR THE
REASONS OUTLINED BY MR MITRI.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I AM LINE
ONE. OH, THREE. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS DEAN TALLY
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION. RESPECTFULLY OF
THOSE THANK YOU MUCH. THANK YOU
AND LINE 94, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THE MORNING CAN NUMBERS CALLING
ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC RISK
INNOVATION, SOLUTIONS AND
MANAGEMENT, PRISON AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 98. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS
NATALIE BOUNCED ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE,
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED FOR THE
REASONS STATED BY MR MOO TREE.
THANK YOU AND LINE ONE. OH, ONE,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING.
SHARON MEMBERS, SABRINA LOCKHART
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ATTRACTIONS AND PARKS
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION, AND WE ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND THERE'S NO ONE
ELSE. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU
. WE'LL COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME. SENATOR
NEWMAN. SURE SOME MEMORY
CORRECT. THANK YOU. THROUGH YOUR
WORK ON THIS, AND I DO
APPRECIATE UM THE ARGUMENTS
BEING MADE TO THE EXTENT THAT
MARIJUANA USE IS LEGAL IN
CALIFORNIA USE OFF THE JOB
SHOULD NOT BE HELD AGAINST
EMPLOYEE WHERE THEY'RE NOT
IMPAIRED AT THAT TIME. BUT I DO
THINK THERE IS. YOU KNOW THE
CONVERSATION AROUND THIS NOTION
DISCRIMINATION? AND I THINK TO
MR MOO TREES POINTED OUT, AND I
GUESS I'D ASK THE QUESTION. SO
YOU KNOW IF THE GOAL IS TO MAKE
CLEAR THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN
YOU KNOW, IMPAIRMENT VERSUS
RECREATIONAL USE THAT DOES NOT
NO LONGER ANY RESEARCH, RESIDUAL
IMPACT ON YOUR EMPLOYMENT. UH,
PERFORMANCE. WHY HOW'S THIS IN
FIESTAS IS TOO HAS ITS SO RIGHT
AND SO FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW
WHAT FEE HIGH IS OR SO WE PUT IT
IN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION.
BECAUSE IT ALLOWS AND WE HAVE TO
HAVE SOME SOME WAY OF ENFORCING
THIS. AND THE WAY WE HAVE OF
ENFORCING IT BY YUSUFIYA IS THAT
YOU CAN GO TO COURT IF YOU FEEL
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST. THAT'S
WHY IT'S IN THE SECTION THAT
IT'S IN. AND THAT IS OUR INTENT
. AND THAT'S BECAUSE TALKING
WITH OUR SUPPORTERS, WE FELT IT
WAS THE BEST WAY TO ENFORCE THE
RULE. I WOULD HOPE NOBODY EVER
HAS TO GO. AND TWO ON THIS, I
THINK IF EMPLOYERS WILL SIMPLY
DO IS ASKED IN THE BILL. THEY
WILL NEVER BE A SUIT. AND SO YOU
WOULDN'T YOU TAKE ISSUE THE
NOTION THAT THIS CREATES SOME
LEVEL OF AMBIGUITY WITHIN THE
LAW, RESPECTIVELY, WHEN WE WHEN
IT COMES TO AN EMPLOYEE. WE DID.
SO BOTH SIDES LOOKED IF THERE
WAS A WAY TO COME UP WITH A GOOD
WAY TO DEFINE BEING IMPAIRED,
AND BOTH SIDES DECIDED THAT IT
WOULD BE BEST TO JUST LEAVE THAT
OUT OF THE BILL. OKAY, I GUESS
IF I IF YOU DON'T MIND, CAN I MR
MOO TREE, HOPEFULLY QUICKLY
BEFORE BEFORE 4 20. IS THERE
SOME OTHER SCENARIO OTHER, UH
THAN SORT OF THE UTILIZATION OF
THE FAIR EMPLOYMENT HOUSING ACT.
FRAMEWORK TO GET TO THIS IN SOME
WAY THAT THAT MIGHT RENDER THIS
CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS TO
EMPLOYERS. I THINK TO CINEMARK
WORKS COMMENT. I THINK HE
ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WE DID
DISCUSS THIS ISSUE BACK AND
FORTH, AND I'M NOT SURE THAT
THERE IS A PERFECT WAY TO DO
THAT. UM GIVEN THE WAYS YOU
COULD DO IT, YOU COULD PUT IN
LABOR CODE AND TALK ABOUT PARK
EXEMPTIONS YOU COULD. WE THOUGHT
THOSE MIGHT HAVE OTHER
ROADBLOCKS. SO WE DISCUSSED THIS
BACK AND FORTH AND NOT SURE
THERE IS A PREFERABLE WAY TO US.
UM OBVIOUSLY, WE JUST WE ARE NOT
A FAN OF PUTTING THINGS INTO
FIAT FOR LITIGATION CONCERNS.
BUT AFTER THE BACK AND FORTH
WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE, I
THINK WE ALL KIND OF CAME TO A
CONCLUSION LOOKING AT OPTIONS.
THIS WE CAN'T SEE A BETTER ONE.
THOUGH WE DON'T NECESSARILY LIKE
ALRIGHT. THAT MAKES IT PRETTY
CLEAR THANK YOU WITH THAT I AM
HAPPY TO MOVE THE BILL. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. ALRIGHT SO WE DO
HAVE EMOTION BY SENATOR NEWMAN
AND WE'LL GO TO THE CONSULTANT
TO COLORADO, PLEASE. PALE ITEM
14. THE EMOTION IS DO PASS BUT
FIRST AMEND AND REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTESI ORTEZ EI SENATOR
OKO BOGUE. SENATOR DURAZO.
SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN I,
SENATOR WIENER. THAT'S TWO VOTES
. WE HAVE TWO VOTES AND WE'LL
LEAVE IT ON CALL
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND SORRY IF I
DIDN'T GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CLOSE, BUT THAT'S WHO KILLS A
LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE BACK. THEIR
PLUS THE SO WE OWE YOU FOR THAT
AND FOR REPAIRING THE CHAIR.
GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
TO SEE YOU. WE WILL NOW IN.
AGAIN TRYING TO STAY IN FILE
ORDER WITH AVAILABLE AUTHORS
NEXT IN ORDER. ACCORDING TO MY
NOTES, WOULD BE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CARILLO. AND SOME REMEMBER, I
KNOW WE HAVE TWO BILLS FILE ITEM
11 AND 12. AT YOUR PREFERENCE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO WITH FIRST?
57 IS FINE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL
START WITH A B 2057. AND YOU CAN
JUST START WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBER. WE'RE VERY PROUD TO
PRESENT A B 2057 A BILL THAT
WOULD INCREASE TRANSPARENCY OF
DATA AND THE PORTRAIT INDUSTRY
AMID COVID 19, WE HAVE SEEN
SUPPLY CHAIN DELAYS THAT
HIGHLIGHT THE STRUGGLE TO
MAINTAIN EFFICIENT GOODS
MOVEMENT AT OUR NATION'S
SUPPORT. PORTS AND WILD COVID
WAS LARGELY RESPONSIBLE FOR
SHUTDOWNS AROUND THE WORLD.
WIDESPREAD MISCLASSIFICATION OF
TRUCK DRIVERS CONTRIBUTED TO A
SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS UNLESS
EFFICIENT, POURED OPERATIONS IN
RESPONSE. TO THIS CRISIS. THE
PORTS ARE OUR GATEWAY TO THE
WORLD AND CRITICAL TO THE FLOW
OF GOODS AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
SENATORS THE PORTA LOS ANGELES
HAS RANKED AS THE NUMBER ONE
CONTAINER PORTS IN THE UNITED
STATES EVERY YEAR SINCE THE YEAR
2000. THIS TRANSLATES TO MASSIVE
AMOUNTS OF TRUCK MOVING TRUCKS
MOVING FROM THE PORTS OF L. A.
THE COURT OF LONG BEACH. ALL
THROUGH L, A COUNTY AND TO THE
IMPERIAL INLAND EMPIRE
WAREHOUSES AND ALONG THE WAY
PAST MY DISTRICT, WHICH INCLUDES
THE TO THE 5 10, THE 60 THE ONE
OH ONE. THE 1 10, THE 1 34 AND
THE 7 10 FREEWAYS. IT IS NO
WONDER THAT MY COMMUNITY IS ONE
OF THE ONES THAT SUFFER THE MOST
FOR CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA. LABOR
AND COMMUNITY GROUPS HAVE BEEN
FIGHTING FOR DECADES TO RAISE
STANDARDS AT THE PORTS FROM
REDUCING EMISSIONS TO CRACKING
DOWN ON MISCLASSIFICATION. A B
TWO C ROW 57 WOULD REQUIRE THE
TRANSPORTATION AGENCY TO COLLECT
AND CONSOLIDATE SPECIFIC DATA
RELATED TO GOODS MOVEMENTS IN
THE TRANSPORTATION SUPPLY CHAIN
AND WOULD REQUIRE THE AGENCY TO
MAKE THIS DATA PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THIS
WORK HAS RESULTED IN A POWERFUL
PARTNERSHIP OF LABOR AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES
UNITED TO PUSH FOR CLEAN AND
SAFE PORTS. THERE HAVE BEEN
VARIOUS EFFORTS TO HELP ADDRESS
THESE CONCERNS. HOWEVER, THE
WORK IS CHALLENGING BECAUSE DATA
ON THE PORTRAIT INDUSTRY IS
SPREAD ACROSS. MULTIPLE STATE
AGENCIES AND ON MULTIPLE
DATABASES. THIS BILL ATTEMPTS TO
FILL SOME OF THOSE GAPS AND
CREATE A MUCH NEEDED STANDARD OF
DATA COLLECTION THAT CAN BE
EASILY ACCESSED. TODAY TO
TESTIFY OVER THE PHONE IS MR RON
, PRESIDENT OF THE L. A COUNTY
FEDERATION OF LABOR. THANK YOU,
MR ERA. IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, YOU
MAY GO AHEAD, PROCEED ON THE
COASTLINE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. RON HERRERA,
PRESIDENT. OF THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY FEDERATION OF LABOR,
PROUD TO SPONSOR A B 2057 FOR
MORE THAN 20 YEARS, MY UNION THE
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
TEAMSTERS HAS BEEN FIGHTING TO
IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT THE PORTS.
FAR TOO MANY OF THESE IMMIGRANT
WORKERS ARE MISCLASSIFIED AND
FORCED TO TAKE ON ALL THE COSTS
OF A BUSINESS WITHOUT HAVING ANY
CONTROL OF THEIR OWN RATES OR
WORKING CONDITIONS. USA TODAY
COMPARED IT TO INVOLUNTARY
SERVITUDE, WITH MANY DRIVERS
PAYING THEIR BOSS MORE ON THE
TRUCK LEASE THAN THEY EARN ON
THEIR PAYCHECKS. WHEN THE DRIVER
SHOT TO BEAR THE COST OF CLEAN
UPGRADES. THERE IS A LOWER
COMPLIANCE RATES AND POLLUTING
TRUCKS CONTINUE TO CAUSE ASTHMA
, CANCER AND OTHER HEALTH
PROBLEMS FOR FAMILIES LIVING
NEXT TO THE PORTS. WE NEED
BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT WHO IS
COMING IN AND OUT OF OUR PORTS
AND HOW TO MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE
EFFICIENT, SAFER AND MORE
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND. WHAT
HAPPENS AT THE PORCH. SHOULD
MATTER TO A SONG. FROM IMMIGRANT
DRIVERS LEASING BIG RIGS THEY
CANNOT AFFORD TO SINGLE MOTHERS
TRYING TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN
FROM DIRTY AIR. OUR COMMUNITIES
DESERVE BETTER FOR THOSE REASONS
. WE ARE PROUD TO SPONSOR A B
2057. AND WE COMMEND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KOREA FOR BEING
A CHAMPION FOR THIS ISSUE AND
THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THE
PORCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AND
YOUR EFFICIENCY. UM, APPRECIATE
THAT. WE WILL NOW ASK FOR
SENDING IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM
WHO WISHES TO STEP UP WITH A
SUPPORT POSITION. THANK YOU.
WELCOME, REMEMBERS MITCH STEIGER
WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
IN SPORT. THANK YOU SEE, NO ONE
ELSE STEPPED FORWARD. MODERATOR
A B 2057. COULD YOU PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANY SUPPORT WITNESSES AT THIS
TIME? IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. AGAIN IF YOU LIKE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF THE EXPRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME. FIRST ONE WOULD LINE
NUMBER. 27, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
SCALE HOUSE ON BEHALF OF THE
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL ACTION FUND IN SUPPORT.
AND ONCE AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK AND SUPPORT OF PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO AT
THIS TIME. AND AT THIS TIME
THERE ARE NO FURTHER LINE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE NO LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME, ANYONE
WISHING TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
CAN COME FORWARD. MR. CHAIR
CHRISTIAN MOTO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATION
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND
SPONSORS FOR WORKING WITH US? AS
OF THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN ON JUNE
22ND. WE ARE NEUTRAL ON THE
BILL. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU
FOR STEPPING FORWARD. ANYONE
WISHING TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION.
PLEASE COME UP SEEING NO ONE
ELSE. MODERATOR IF YOU DON'T
MIND, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO QUEUE
UP ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES ON A
B 2057. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO AT THIS
TIME. IN IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO AT THIS
TIME. AND AT THIS TIME THERE ARE
NO LINES IN QUÊ. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. WELL TIME TO BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. GIVEN
THAT ONLY THE CHAIR IS HERE,
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
EVIDENTLY. WAIT TO ENTERTAIN A
MOTION OF WHEN WE HAVE A MEMBER
TO DO THAT. THAT SAID, YOU'RE
WELCOME TO MAKE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS BEFORE WE GO ON TO THE
NEXT BILL. RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS
AND I VOTE WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU. AND NOW
WE WILL MOVE ON TO AND WE'LL WE
WILL LEAVE. WE WILL AWAIT A
MOVIE MEMBER, AS WELL AS LEAVING
THE BILL ON CALL A B 21 43. SO
WE WORK REAL. YOU MAY PROCEED
WITH THAT ONE WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I'M PROUD
TO PRESENT A B 21 43, WHICH
WOULD REQUIRE PREVAILING WAGES
FOR LARGE SCALE SOLAR PROJECTS
OVER 15 KILOWATTS THAT OPT INTO
THE NET ENERGY METERING PROGRAM.
I ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE ADDED PAYROLL CERTIFICATION
MECHANISM AND ACCEPT SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES. MEMBERS I AM A
PROUD CO AUTHOR OF SB 100. IT'S
SOMETHING THAT I DID MY FIRST
YEAR HERE, WHICH CHARTS THE
PATHWAY FOR CALIFORNIA TO CREATE
100% RENEWABLE, CLEAN ENERGY BY
2045. TO THAT END, WE MUST NOW
DO THE WORK TO ENSURE WORKERS
EVERYDAY CALIFORNIANS ARE PART
OF THE SOLUTIONS. TO ACHIEVE OUR
CLIMATE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
GOALS AT THE LEGISLATURE DOES
THE WORK NECESSARY TO REDUCE
CALIFORNIANS RELIANCE ON FOSSIL
FUELS? THE TRANSITION TO
RENEWABLE IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT
BUT NECESSARY. THAT ALSO MEANS
THAT THE TRANSITION OF THAT
WORKFORCE AND THE CREATION OF A
GREEN WORKFORCE HAS TO BE PART
OF THE SOLUTION. THIS
LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE IN THE
BUSINESS OF CREATING MEANINGFUL
LIVING WAGE JOBS. NOT CONTINUING
AND ECONOMY AND INDUSTRIES WHERE
WORKERS ARE LEFT BEHIND.
PREVAILING WAGE FOR LARGE SCALE
SOLAR PROJECT BRINGS ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY TO A CLEAN ENERGY
WORKFORCE TRANSITIONING FROM
FOSSIL FUELS. ADDITIONALLY WITH
THE LENS OF EQUITY AND ENERGY, A
B 21 43 WOULD REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION PRODUCE AN ANNUAL
CENSUS TRACK REPORT ON
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR
INSTALLATION SO THAT THE CPUC
AND THE LEGISLATURE HAVE THE
DATA NECESSARY TO ADDRESS ISSUES
OF INEQUITIES AND CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESOURCES AND
PARODY BETWEEN HOMEOWNERS,
RENTERS AND LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. AS THE GREEN NEW
DEAL CONTINUES TO BE DISCUSSED
IN CONGRESS, A B 21 43 OFFERS A
STATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE
TO LEAD AND MAKING IT CLEAN.
GREEN ENERGY FUTURE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. A REALITY.
MOREOVER THE BILL INSURANCE
EQUITY TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ARE AT THE HEART
OF A SUSTAINABLE, CLEAN GREEN
ECONOMY IN WHICH CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS AND WORKER
PROTECTIONS GO HAND IN HAND. TO
BE CLEAR. THIS BILL DOES NOT
CHANGE THE CURRENT NAME
STRUCTURE AND IN THE END IT DOES
NOT TARGET RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP
SOLAR. THE AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR SYSTEM IS LESS THAN HALF
THE SIZE OF THE THRESHOLD. OF
THIS BILL. THIS BILL WILL LOCK
IN A FAIR COMPENSATION FOR SOLAR
INSTALLERS WORKING ON LARGE
PROJECTS THAT OPT INTO THE
BENEFITS OF NIM AND WILL ENSURE
A NEED FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY
AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION AROUND
THE DEPLOYMENT. OF SOLAR
STATEWIDE, CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A WORLD
LEADER IN CLEAN. GREEN ENERGY
WOULD NOT ONLY INVESTMENT BUT
ALSO PLANNING THE NECESSARY
INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET TO 100%
RENEWABLES BY 2045. IT ALL
STARTS WITH OUR WORKERS. AND OUR
COMMUNITIES AVAILABLE HERE TO
TESTIFY AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
. IT'S GOT WET WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS. OKAY THANK
YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND MR
WATCH YOU MAY PROCEED. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBER OF SCOTT
WEST ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS AND THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION OF UTILITY EMPLOYEES.
PROUD SPONSORS OF 21 43 THIS
BILL IN ITS CURRENT FORM. WORD
ACCORDING TO THE C. P U. C S
DATA WOULD APPLY TO LESS THAN 3%
OF ALL THE ROOFTOP SOLAR THAT IS
INSTALLED UNDER THE NAME
PROGRAM. THE AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN
THE LAST COMMITTEE LIMIT THIS TO
JUST COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
PROJECTS. UM THE NECK. THEY
REALLY THE. THE IMPETUS FOR THIS
BILL WAS THE FACT THAT THE
CONTRACTOR STATE LICENSING BOARD
COMMISSIONED A STUDY LAST YEAR
BY C BERKELEY THAT FOUND THE
AVERAGE SOLAR INSTALLER IN
CALIFORNIA. ONLY MAKES $21 AN
HOUR TOTAL PACKAGE. UH THE STUDY
ALSO CONCLUDED THAT IF YOU WERE
TO ADD PREVAILING WAGE TO
ROOFTOP SOLAR, IT WOULD INCREASE
THE COST OF THOSE PROJECTS BY 3
TO 5% ON THE FRONT END. BUT THE
END BY BY USING A SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE, THEY
CONCLUDED THAT THAT INCREASE
WOULD BE NEGATED BY THE SAVINGS
DUE TO GREATER EFFICIENCY. UM WE
THINK THAT THIS IS A MODEST BUT
IMPORTANT STEP TO PROVIDE A, UM
, A PATHWAY TO A JUST TRANSITION
. YOU CAN'T VOTE FOR
DECARBONIZATION. AND TAKE A
ELECTRICIAN'S, FOR INSTANCE, OUT
OF JOBS THAT ARE PAYING THEM A
LIVABLE WAGE AND EXPECT THEM TO
THEN TRANSITION INTO ROOFTOP
SOLAR JOBS THAT HAVE NO HAVE NO
BENEFITS. AND, UH AND DON'T PAY
A LIVING WAGE. SO WE WOULD WE
WOULD URGE AND I VOTE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY, OTHERS THAT WANT
TO STEP UP AND EXPRESS SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
ALSO IN SPORT. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT SEE NO ONE ELSE STEP UP
AND SUPPORT FROM THIS COMMITTEE
ROOM. WE WILL NOW GO TO THE
MODERATOR. LIKE AN A B 21 43. IF
YOU COULD QUEUE UP ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME, WE'D
APPRECIATE COURSE, IF YOU LIKE,
SECURE AND SUPPORT OF PLEASE
PRESS 10 AND YOU TOUCHED ON
TELEPHONE AT THIS TIME. THEN
PLEASE PRESS 10. WE LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AT THIS
TIME. AND THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
LINES IN QUÊ. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. WE'LL GO TO THE OPPOSITION
SIDE. WE HAVE NO LEAD.
OPPOSITION WITNESS THOSE WHO
WISH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. KIM STONE OF
STONE ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SOLAR AND STORAGE
ASSOCIATION, IN RESPECTFUL BUT
STRONG OPPOSITION. WE DO
APPRECIATE REMOVING THE SINGLE
FAMILY HOMES FROM THE BILL. BUT
BELIEVE THAT CALIFORNIA NEEDS
MORE SOLAR AND STORAGE, NOT LESS
. THE SB 100 JOINT AGENCY REPORT
ON HOW CALIFORNIA CAN ACHIEVE
ITS 100% CLEAN ENERGY GOALS.
RECOMMENDS INCREASING SOLAR BY
AND WIND BY AT LEAST BY THREE X
FROM WHERE WE ARE NOW I'M GONNA
TREAT YOU AS A LEAD OPPOSITION
WITNESSING LIMIT YOU TO ONE MORE
MINUTE, OKAY? AND I'LL FINISH
BEFORE DON'T NORMALLY DO THAT.
BUT I'VE DONE THAT ON SOME
EARLIER BILLS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AND I DON'T WANT TO BE. UM
REGULATING WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING
HERE DIFFERENTLY FROM ONE BILL
TO THE NEXT, BUT NORMALLY WE
WOULD NOT DO THAT. OKAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
EIGHT TIMES THAT, UM, BATTERY
REQUIREMENTS TO MEET OUR GOALS.
AND COMMERCIAL, SOLAR AND
STORAGE PROJECTS ARE ARE NOT
TRADITIONALLY THE KINDS OF
THINGS THAT ARE THOUGHT OF FOR
PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC. THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT DENTIST'S OFFICE
HARDWARE STORE, GROCERY STORE
RESTAURANTS. UM NOT, UM,
PROJECTS THAT ARE PAID FOR WITH
PUBLIC DOLLARS. WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT ROADS, BRIDGES AND
SCHOOLS. UM AND THE PRESIDENT'S
THAT THIS, UM WOULD SET FOR, UM
, CALLING SOMETHING A PUBLIC
WORK COULD BE USED TO JUSTIFY A
PERMIT CALLING ALL HOUSING,
PUBLIC WORKS AND UM, WILL ALSO
SERVE TO EXCLUDE THE MANY
SMALLER BUSINESSES OF SOLAR. UM
FROM SOME OF THESE WORKS.
THEREFORE THE CALIFORNIA SOLAR
AND STORAGE ASSOCIATION IS
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. I'VE ALSO
BEEN ASKED TO REGISTER THE
OPPOSITION OF THE SILICON VALLEY
LEADERSHIP GROUP, WHOSE LOBBYIST
IS STUCK IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO STEP
FORWARD WITH AN OPPOSITION
POSITION? NAME AFFILIATION.
OPPOSITION SEE, NONE WIL GO TO
THE MODERATORS LINE AS THE
MODERATOR TO PLEASE CHECK AND
SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION. IF YOU'D
THIS TIME, PLEASE PRESS 10 ON
YOUR TELEPHONE AGAIN. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
AND WE DO HAVE ONE LINE IN Q ONE
MOMENT. AND FOR ANY OTHERS THAT
RELATE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN ZERO AND
WE WILL GO TO LINE NUMBER 12,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AFTERNOON
TEARING MEMBERS NICOLE GEARING
ON BEHALF OF BETTER SOLAR ENERGY
SYSTEMS IN MONTEREY COUNTY IS A
FULL SERVICE RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY PROVIDER
, ACCORDING TO OPPOSE 82 143.
THIS BILL DEVASTATE THE SOLAR
BUSINESS INDUSTRY CREATE LAYOFF,
HURT SMALL BUSINESSES AND SLOW
THE GROWTH OF CLEAN, RELIABLE
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE STATE.
FOR THESE REASONS WE OPPOSE.
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE LINE
NUMBER 95. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. JOHN DORY
AMBASSADORS SUNRUN IN
OPPOSITION. AND WHAT'S GOING TO
BE LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS 10. AND THERE WE
HAVE LINE NUMBER 95. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, JOHN DOHERTY ON BEHALF
OF SUNRUN IN OPPOSITION. AND
WITH THAT FURTHER ONE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MODERATOR. WE
WILL COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
AT THIS TIME. SENATOR NEWMAN
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON A B 21
43. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. SO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CAREER AND I
KNOW YOU'VE TAKEN AMENDMENTS TO
JUST THE SIZE OF THE PROJECTS
AND MAKE IT CLEARER. AND IN WAR
IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BROADER
GOALS, ESPECIALLY ON THE
DEFINITION PUBLIC WORKS. BUT HOW
THERE'S ALWAYS SOME CONCERN
AMONG THE OPPOSITION, ESPECIALLY
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS, THAT THIS
MAY SLOW DOWN SOLAR ADOPTION, SO
LIKE WITH REFERENCE TO THE
AMENDMENTS. COULD YOU COULD YOU
SPEAK TO THE SURE, THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION, SENATOR.
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR IS NOT
PART OF ANY TARGET OF THIS BILL.
THIS IS LARGE SCALE CORPORATE
SOLAR. IN FACT, THE ONLY
RESIDENTIAL THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
INCLUDED WE'RE ANYTHING RELATED
TO ANYTHING 15 KILOWATTS AND
OVER. WE'RE TALKING MEGA
MANSIONS. AT THIS POINT. WE'RE
TALKING HUGE HOMES THAT IT'S NOT
YOUR AVERAGE TWO OR EVEN FOUR
BEDROOM HOME. THE AVERAGE
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR USES
SIX KILOWATTS. WE'RE TALKING 15
ENOUGH. AND SO ANY CONCERNS THAT
THIS WOULD HALT OR DEVASTATE THE
SOLAR INDUSTRY IS COMPLETELY
WRONG. IF I MAY BE CLEAR, SO AND
I AGREE WITH THE OPPOSITION THAT
SAYS THAT WE ACTUALLY NEED MORE
SOLAR. WE NEED MORE RENEWABLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE ALSO NEED. WE
ALSO NEED GOOD LIVING WAGE JOBS
FOR CALIFORNIANS DOING THIS WORK
AND IF WE ARE TO WE REDUCE OUR
CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL FUELS,
THEN RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THOSE
TYPES OF JOBS AND THE JOBS THAT
THOSE, UH THOSE INDUSTRIES
CREATE NEED TO BE IN LINE WITH
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND LIVING
WAGE JOBS AT THE BARE MINIMUM
PREVAILING WAGE. I WELCOME ANY
CONVERSATIONS FROM ENVIRONMENTAL
GROUPS TO TRULY UNDERSTAND AND
SUPPORT. BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE GOALS, CLIMATE GOALS,
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENSURING
THAT WE ARE CREATING GOOD LIVING
WAGE JOBS. IT'S NOT ONE OR THE
OTHER WE CAN AND SHOULD DO BOTH.
LUCIEN. ALRIGHT I DON'T HAVE ANY
ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD. APPRECIATE
YOUR EFFORTS AND YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THIS, UM SENATOR NEWMAN. WE
CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION THIS
WOULD BE AGAIN ON A B 21 43 GLAD
TO MAKE MOTION. ALRIGHT THERE'S
A MOTION BY SENATOR NEWMAN WAS
CONSULTANT TO CALL THE ROLL.
VIOLATE HIM. 12 THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ E.
CORTEZ EI, SENATOR OKOLOBO.
SENATOR DARAZ Ó. SENATOR
NEWMAN. NEWMAN I, SENATOR
WIENER. ALRIGHT MEASURE HAS TWO
VOTES TO ZERO. WE'LL LEAVE IT ON
CALL BEFORE YOU LEAVE. LET ME
ASK SENATOR NEWMAN, SINCE, UH,
GLAD TO ABSENT ON A B 21 2057.
WE HAVE SIMILAR ALRIGHT, SO
WE'RE GONNA NOW ENTERTAIN A
MOTION ON THE BILL. WE HEARD
PRIOR A B 2057 WHILE THE AUTHOR
IS STILL HERE. AND A CONSULTANT
ASHLEY, CALL THE ROLL ON THAT
ONE. FAIL ITEM NUMBER 11. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
CORTEZ EI SENATOR OKO BOGEY.
SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR NEWMAN.
NEWMAN I, SENATOR WIENER. THAT
MOTION HAS TWO VOTES. THANK YOU
AGAIN TO BOATS WILL KEEP IT ON
CALL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. YES IT CONSULTANT WHERE
WE ARE IN FILE ORDER. IF YOU CAN
SIGNAL ME LOOKS LIKE SOME OF MY
BRO DONALD. MY IS. THE NEXT
VIOLATE AND WOULD BE NUMBER 16.
BUT SINCE WE AUTHOR IS NOT HERE,
SO WE'LL GO TO 17 AND THANK YOU.
BEARING WITH US SOME MEMBER WITH
DONALD JUST TRYING TO KEEP TRACK
OF 19 BILLS HERE TODAY. YOU MAY
PROCEED TO PRESENT MAYBE 25 56 1
READY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M
PLEASED. PLEASED TO PRESENT
EXCUSE ME, A B 2556, WHICH WILL
ENCOURAGE GOOD EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER
RELATIONS BY GIVING BOTH PARTIES
ADDITIONAL TIME TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT BEFORE A PUBLIC
AGENCY. IMPOSES OUR LAST BEST
AND FINAL OFFER CURRENTLY,
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS
RESOLVE THEIR UNFAIR LABOR
PRACTICE CHARGES AND
REPRESENTATION DISPUTES THROUGH
THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
BOARD. THIS BOARD PROVIDES A
COST EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE FOR
EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYEES TO
RESOLVE LABOR DISPUTES TO ENSURE
GOOD EMPLOYEE GOOD EMPLOYER
RELATIONS. THE BOARD'S PROCESSES
FOR RESOLVING AN IMPASSE
ENCOURAGED BOTH PARTIES RESOLVE
THEIR DISPUTES AS AMICABLY AS
POSSIBLE THROUGH MEDIATION AND
FACT FINDING PROCEDURES. AND OUR
CURRENT LAW, THE MEDIATION. IN
FACT, FINDING PARTIES ARE ONLY
GIVEN 10 DAYS TO REACT TO THOSE
FINDINGS TO RESOLVE THE
REMAINING ISSUES OF CONTROVERSY
BEFORE THE PUBLIC AGENCY CAN
IMPOSE THEIR LAST BEST. AND
FINAL OFFER. A B 2556 SEEKS TO
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FIVE DAYS
FOR PARTIES TO MEET TO DISCUSS
THE FACT FINDERS REPORT AND WORK
TOWARDS AN AGREEMENT BEFORE THE
PUBLIC AGENCY CAN IMPOSE THEIR
LAST BEST AND FINAL OFFER. A B
2556 ALSO EXPANDS ON EXISTING
ALLOWANCES FOR CHARGING CERTAIN
NONMEMBER EMPLOYEES LEGAL
REPRESENTATION FOR SERVICES TO
APPLY TO ALL NONMEMBER EMPLOYEES
OF FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND
DISTRICTS. HERE TO TESTIFY. I
BELIEVE IS DOUG SUPERS. FROM THE
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS, MR CHAIR. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU MAY
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DOUG SUPERS ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS PLEASED TO BE HERE
TODAY AS SPONSOR OF HB 2556,
WHICH WILL MAKE TWO IMPORTANT
UPDATES TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
STATUE. WE'D LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DONALD FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS MEASURE, THE
FIRST PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
BOARD IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT WHEN EMPLOYEE
REPRESENTATIVES AND EMPLOYERS
REACH AN IMPASSE. FIREFIGHTERS
OFTEN RELY ON PURPOSE TO, UH,
PERP'S EXPERTISE TO IMPARTIALLY
FAIRLY AND RATIONALLY SETTLE
LABOR DISPUTES. IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT PER MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE
IMPASSE PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYERS
AND EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATIONS.
DÍAS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NOTED
UNDER CURRENT LAW, UH AFTER
MEDIATION, IN FACT, FINDING
PARTIES ARE ONLY GIVEN 10 DAYS
BEFORE AN EMPLOYER CAN IMPOSE A
CONTRACT. THIS LAW OR PROPOSAL
WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL FIVE DAYS
TO ALLOW THE EMPLOYEE
ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYER TO
HOPEFULLY COME TO RESOLUTION
BEFORE. UH, AN EMPLOYER CAN
IMPOSE A CONTRACT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT FOR FIREFIGHTERS AS
THEY ARE STATUTORILY PROHIBITED.
FROM PURSUING A STRIKE OR OTHER
MECHANISMS TO REACH A CONTRACT
AGREEMENT. ADDITIONALLY AS THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NOTED THIS BILL
WOULD ALLOW UNAUTHORIZED
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTING FIREFIGHTERS UNDER
THE M M B A TO CHARGE A
FIREFIGHTER WHO REQUESTS
INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTATION IN A
DISCIPLINE, GRIEVANCE
ARBITRATION OR ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARING. FOR THE REASONABLE COST
OF THAT REPRESENTATION IF THE
MEMBER IS NOT A PART OF THE
AUTHORIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION
, THIS TYPE OF PROVISION IS
SIMILAR TO OTHER COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING STATUTES, UH IN THE
STATE, AND WE'LL ENSURE THAT
MEMBERS OF THE RECOGNIZED
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION AREN'T
REQUIRED TO SUBSIDIZE. NON
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT ON THIS BILL C NO ONE
STEPPED FORWARD MODERATOR ON A B
25 56. COULD YOU PLEASE CHECK TO
SEE IF THERE ARE ANY SUPPORT
WITNESSES ON THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE? AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO AT THIS
TIME. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF PLEASE PRESS ONE,
ALIBIED ZERO AT THIS. AT THIS
TIME. IT DOES APPEAR THERE ARE
NO LINES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR CHECKING. WE WILL
COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM
. THERE'S NO LEAD. OPPOSITION
WITNESS. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION? TO A B 25 56. SEE NO
ONE COMES FORWARD MODERATE.
COULD YOU CHECK? THE LINE AND
SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY WISHING
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION. COURSE
AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THE TIME. AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO
AT THIS TIME. AND WE DO HAVE NO
LINE. THANK YOU AT THIS MOMENT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR
CHECKING. WE'LL COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. AT THIS TIME, SENATOR
NEWMAN. WE CAN ENTERTAIN A
MOTION OF YES, MR. BILL SEEMS TO
MAKE GOOD SENSE TO ME. GLAD TO
MAKE THE MOTION. ALRIGHT. THERE
IS A MOTION BY SENATOR NEWMAN,
WHO US CONSULTANT TO CALL THE
ROLE. BUT LET ME SEE IF SOME OF
THE MEMBER WISHES TO CAUSE
FIRST. I JUST ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK
YOU. VIOLATE THEM. 17 THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ E.
ORTEZ EI SENATOR OKO BOGUE,
SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR NEWMAN.
NEWMAN I, SENATOR WIENER. THAT
MEASURE HAS TWO VOTES, ALL RIGHT
TO VOTE, SO WE'LL LEAVE IT ON
CALL AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR.
LET ME JUST EXPLAIN. SENATOR
NEWMAN AND I ARE BOTH. I HAVE TO
LEAVE NOW TO GO ACROSS THE
STREET TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
SENATOR NEWMAN IS GOING TO LEAVE
SHORTLY, BUT WE BELIEVE WE HAVE
TIME HERE. ONE PRESENTATION
BEFORE ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO,
RECESS AFTERWARDS IN THE CENTER.
NEWMAN'S GOING TO BE CHEERING,
SO I'LL LET HIM TAKE CARE OF THE
REST OF PROCEDURE UNTIL I GET
BACK. THANK YOU. OKAY? MR KENNY
HAVE WELCOMED. PLEASE PROCEED AT
YOUR LEISURE FOR ASSEMBLY BILL
27 81. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR HERE
TO PRESENT A B 27 81 MICROPHONE
REALLY AMPLIFIES. SOUND GOOD.
OKAY, AWESOME. A B 27 81 DIRECTS
THE OFFICE OF DIGITAL
INNOVATION. TO STUDY THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF BLOCKCHAIN
TECHNOLOGY IN CALIFORNIA'S
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
BLOCKCHAIN IS AN EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY THAT IS ESSENTIALLY
CRYPTOGRAPHY PROTECTED. ACREAGE
CRYPTOGRAPHY PROTECTED LEDGER
SAY THAT FIVE TIMES FAST CALLED
BLOCKS THEY'RE LINKED TOGETHER,
CREATING A CHAIN. IT'S SECURED
BY DESIGN, WHICH MAKES IT
UNIQUELY PROMISING FOR
INDUSTRIES THAT HANDLES
SENSITIVE OR PERSONAL DATA
REGULARLY. SO SUCH AS E. D. D
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. WE ALL
KNOW THE STRESS PUT ON A D D.
REVEALED SOME DEEP FLAWS AND
DEPARTMENTS PROTOCOLS. THEY PAID
OUT AN ESTIMATED UP TO $30
BILLION BILLION WITH A B AND
FRAUDULENT CLAIMS OVER THE
COURSE OF TWO YEARS. WITH
BLOCKCHAIN SECURED BY DESIGN,
TECHNOLOGY AND VERIFIABLE
CREDENTIALS. WE COULD
POTENTIALLY WHERE THEY TO
IMPLEMENT IT, REDUCE
UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD TO VIRTUALLY
ZERO I THINK IT'S A WORTHY BILL
AND OFFICE OF DIGITAL INNOVATION
WAS CHOSEN. UPON THE SUGGESTION
OF THE PRIVACY COMMITTEE AND THE
ASSEMBLY AS THE APPROPRIATE
AGENCY IN CALIFORNIA TO TAKE A
LOOK AT IMPLEMENTING BLOCKCHAIN
AND E D D. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE AND I DO NOT HAVE
WITNESSES. GET IT IS THERE WE'VE
SEEN NO PRIMARY RULES. IS
ANYBODY IN THE HEARING ROOM LIKE
TESTIFYING? PERSON ON BEHALF OF
THE 2071 SEEING NONE, MADAM
MODERATORS. EVERYTHING ON THE
LINE WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF A 27 81. IF YOU LIKE
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO
AT THIS TIME. ONCE AGAIN LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF PLEASE PRESS
10 AT THIS TIME. AND THERE ARE
CURRENTLY NO LINES IN CUBA AT
THE MOMENT. THANK YOU COMING
BACK TO COMMITTEE ROOMS. ANYBODY
HERE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WOULD
LIKE TESTIFY IN PERSON IN OUR
POSITION. MAYBE 2071 SEEING NONE
. MR MODERATOR, IF YOU COULD
PLEASE QUEER THE TELECONFERENCE
NIGHT FOR ANYBODY WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION. MAYBE
2071. DOES ANYONE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK AND OPPOSITION?
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
THE ZERO AT THIS TIME. AGAIN IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO AT THIS
TIME. I SEE NO LINE. THANK YOU.
AT THIS TIME, I'D SAY THAT SIGN
OF A GOOD BILL. SO MR CUNNINGHAM
, WE DO NOT HAVE A ANYBODY ELSE
HERE TO MAKE THE MOTION. I WOULD
SAY THIS MAKES EMINENTLY GOOD
SENSE. THERE'S ALWAYS THE
QUESTION AS TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION. AND WHO DOES
THIS AND THEIR TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE AND STATE GOVERNMENT.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL
GET TO. I'M GLAD TO MAKE THE
MOTION WHEN THE CHAIR COMES BACK
AND RESUMES IF YOU'D LIKE TO
CLOSE. I WOULD JUST SAY THIS
QUITE LIKELY AS MY LAST BILL
PRESENTATION AS AN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER, AND I'M GLAD WE COULD
SHARE THIS MOMENT IS VERY
INTIMATE MOMENT AS THEY SAY
SOMETIMES THINGS AND NOT WITH A
BANG BUT A WHIMPER. SO ALRIGHT,
WELL DONE. UH AND THANK YOU FOR
DOING THIS WHEN? WHEN THE WHEN
THE CHAIR IS BACK. WE RECONVENE.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION AND I'M
SURE THIS BILL HAS WILL HAVE NO
TRY. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK
YOU. WE ARE NOW GOING TO RECESS
FOR I'M TOLD ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
UH, OH, DO YOU OKAY? ALRIGHT I'M
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING A BILL
RIGHT AT THIS VERY MOMENT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA WELCOME
YOU'LL HAVE TO, UM.COVER FOR ME
WHEN YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE MAD AT
ME FOR NOT BEING IN THAT
COMMITTEE, BUT LET'S LET'S DO
THIS. AND SO YOU ARE HERE TO
PRESENT A B. LOOKING LOOKING
LOOKING. 11 85 11 95 WELCOME.
CONFINED PLEASE PROCEED WELL,
KEEPING IN MIND THAT WE WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO MEET MOTION. WHEN THE
CHAIR COMES BACK. WE WILL
PROCEED. BUT GO AHEAD WITH YOUR
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. A B 11. 95 SIMPLY
RESTORED TO PROVISION THAT WAS
ERRONEOUS LEFT OUT IN DRAFTING
OF A B 313 A LOT I OTHER LAST
YEAR RELATING TO THE STATE'S
LIMITED EXAMINATION AND
APPOINTMENT PROGRAM EARLY THE
PROVISION STATES THAT A B L IN
11 85 CLARIFIES IS THAT
APPOINTING AUTHORITIES CAN ASK
FOR AND YOU SLEEP. USUALLY
POWERING LIST SEPARATE FROM THE
STANDARD EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY.
THIS ONE HIRING I'LL BE BRIEF. I
INTRODUCED MAYBE 313 OUT OF
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. I HAVE, UH
, YOUNG GENTLEMAN WITH THE
DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY WHO WAS
MY INTERN IN MY OFFICE AND THEN
WORKED FOR A TIME FOR MYSELF.
AND FOR SIX YEARS WE STRUGGLE TO
HELP HIM THROUGH THE LEAD
PROGRAM, THE EXISTING THE
PROGRAM TO GAIN STATE
EMPLOYMENT. AND WE JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE MAY REMOVE
BARRIERS SO THAT INDIVIDUALS
LIKE MORALE, WHO INSPIRED THIS
BILL, WHO ARE QUALIFIED, ARE
ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A
PROGRAM THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
HELPING THEM. GAME EMPLOYMENT
AND EARNED BENEFITS AS WELL.
RESPECTFULLY AS FRIEND. I WILL
APPRECIATE THAT. I SHOW THAT YOU
HAVE TO LEAD WITNESSES, BOTH ON
THE CO HOST LINE. LET'S START
WITH MR RALPH BLACK FROM THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE
EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES. MR
BLACK. IF YOU'RE THERE, PLEASE
PROCEED. PICTURES HERE. YES,
YES. HI UH, THIS IS GREGORY
CRAMER. I'M WITH DISABILITY
RIGHTS. CALIFORNIA BELIEVE MR
BLACK HAS A CONFLICT RIGHT NOW,
BUT NOT NOT A PROBLEM. MR.
KRAMER, PLEASE PROCEED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO YES,
ON BEHALF OF DISABILITY RIGHTS,
CALIFORNIA AND ACT SAID, WE ARE
CO SPONSORING A B 11 AND THE
FIVE AND THINK AUTHOR FOR HER
CONTINUED LEADERSHIP FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES TRAINED TO
ENTER AND BE PROMOTED WITHIN THE
STATE WORKFORCE. SO PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES ARE HISTORICALLY
UNDER REPRESENTED IN STATE
SERVICE, AND THIS IS A PROBLEM
THAT'S CONTINUING TO WORSE. AND
DESPITE SOME BEST EFFORTS THAT
HAVE BEEN ROLLED OUT AND RETHINK
YEARS EXISTING WHILE REQUIRES
THAT STATE AGENCIES SHOULD
MONITOR THEIR WORKFORCE AND WHEN
NECESSARY, TAKE STEPS TO
INCREASE HIRING OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. AND SO THE LEAGUE
PROGRAM ITSELF WAS ESTABLISHED
IN THE MID 19 EIGHTIES AND WAS
DESIGNED TO STREAMLINE AND
SIMPLIFY THE EXAM PROCESS AND TO
PROVIDE DEPARTMENTS WITH A LIST
OF WELL QUALIFIED PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES THAT THEY COULD
HIRE. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT LEAP
IS VOLUNTARY, AND MANY
DEPARTMENTS WEREN'T USING IT
UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT
SPECIFICALLY ASKED UM AND, UM,
I'M SORRY. I'M NOT. THE
DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY ASKED.
THEY NEVER RECEIVED A LIST OF
LEAD CANDIDATES. UM, AND
ADVOCATES OF URGED EMERGING LIST
AND IN 2018. IN FACT, BILL A 66.
ADDED THAT REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE
THAT LEAD CANDIDATES WOULD
ALWAYS BE INCLUDED. BUT AN
UNEXPECTED PROBLEM HAS ARISEN
DEPARTMENTS THAT WANT TO IMPROVE
THEIR HIRING OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. SO ME TOO. JUST
GET THERE THE LEAP LIST
EXCLUSIVELY, BUT THERE'S
SOMETIMES TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT
GET A SEPARATE LIST. UM
RECOMMENDATION TO MERGE LIST WAS
NEVER INTENDED TO PREVENT A
DEPARTMENT WHICH WANTS TO HIRE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM
OBTAINING JUST BELIEVE PLESS.
BUT YET THAT PROBLEM HAS ARISEN
SO MAYBE 11 95 WOULD RESTORE THE
ABILITY FOR DEPARTMENT TO DO
WHAT THEY COULD BEFORE 2018 AND
OBTAIN A LEAP ONLY LIVED. THE
IDEA IS SIMPLE DEVELOPMENTS
EMERGE LIST, BUT THE DEPARTMENT
CAN REQUEST A SEPARATE LIST. IF
THEY SO DESIRE. WE'LL CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH TELL HR AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS ON THIS PROPOSAL
AND AGAIN JUST APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR FOR HER LEADERSHIP. AND
REQUESTER. I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. IS ANYBODY HERE IN
THE COMMITTEE ROOM LIKE
TESTIFYING PERSON ON BEHALF OF A
V 11 95. SEEING NONE. LET'S GO
BACK TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE
, MR MODERATORS. ANYBODY ON THE
LINE WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF A B 11 95 WITH THEIR
WITH THEIR NAME, THEIR
AFFILIATION AND POSITION. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
THE ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
THE ZERO. AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE
NO LINES QUEUED UP AT THE MOMENT
. THANK YOU. LET'S COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM. IS
THERE ANYBODY HERE IN PERSON
WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF
OF THE 11 95. AND THE OPPOSITION
APOLOGIZE, SEEING NONE BACK AT
THE TELECONFERENCING. IS THERE
ANYBODY ON THE LINE? I WOULD
LIKE TEST BY AN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL 11 95. AND WHAT'S
GOING TO HIT LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE. PRESS 10 ON
YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD. AGAIN TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY THE ZERO. IN OUR CURRENTLY NO LINE.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU BACK TO THE DAIS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA.
APOLOGIES THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE
LISTENING TO YOUR VERY GOOD BILL
PRESENTATION. I'M GLAD TO MAKE
THE MOTION WHEN WE RETURN. GLAD
TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING RETURN.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE. PLEASE
PROCEED. RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. WE WILL DO THAT
UPON RETURN. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. WE'RE GOING TO RECESS THE
COMMITTEE, PROBABLY FOR 15 TO 20
MINUTES. YEAH, AND THEN WHEN WE
RETURN, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE
MORE THAN JUST ME.
ALL RIGHT. WE ARE GOING TO
RECONVENE. AFTER RECESS HERE,
CALLING BACK TO ORDER THE LABOR
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT IN RETIREMENT
COMMITTEE. OUR NEXT AUTHOR IS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING A B 24 48
. WELCOME AND PROCEED WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR FIRST. LET ME JUST THANK
YOU. YOUR STAFF FOR ALL YOUR
HELP ON THE BILL. WE ARE HAPPY
TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE HELP. A B 24 48 INSURERS
THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE
ABLE TO GO AND SHOP AT A STORE
AND KNOW FULL. WELL WHAT THEIR
RIGHTS ARE. UM UNFORTUNATELY,
WE'VE SEEN A HUGE SPIKE IN HATE
CRIMES, NOT JUST IN. CALIFORNIA
BUT REALLY ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY IN PARTICULAR TARGETING
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS. IN FACT
, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL JUST
RELEASED REPORT SAYING WAS
ALMOST 200% JUMP THIS LAST YEAR,
WHICH IS VERY UNFORTUNATE.
UNFORTUNATELY QUITE OFTEN, THIS
HARASSMENT HAPPENS AT A
WORKPLACE AND SO WE ARE ASKING
THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FAIR
EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING, WHICH
ENFORCES CIVIL RIGHTS CASES TO
CREATE A TRAINING PROGRAM. FOR
EMPLOYEES OF LARGE BUSINESSES
THAT WOULD TRAIN WORKERS HAD TO
RECOGNIZE SPOT. AND PROPERLY
RESPOND TO INCIDENTS OF
DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT
THAT OCCURRED AT A WORKPLACE. WE
WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. NO
EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO
INTERVENE. AND NO ONE IS ASKING
THE EMPLOYEE TO, UM ENSURE
ORDER. PUT THEMSELVES INTO
HARM'S WAY IN ANY PARTICULAR
SITUATION. WE ALSO ASKED THAT
AFTER A B 24 48 IS PAST AND
HOPEFULLY SIGN THAT BUSINESSES
WOULD POST SIGNAGE THAT
CUSTOMERS KNOW IF THEY ARE
HARASSED. WHAT THE RIGHTS ARE
AND WHAT THEIR RECOURSES LASTLY
, WE HAVE TWO DFE H CREATES A
PILOT PROGRAM. TO PUBLICLY
RECOGNIZED BUSINESSES FOR
CREATING A STATE AND WELCOMING
ENVIRONMENT. THAT WE CAN REALLY
LOT THOSE COMPANIES THAT HAVE
REALLY GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO
DO THE RIGHT THING. WITH THAT WE
HAVE ONE WITNESS IN SUPPORT
CANDACE SHOW WITH API EQUITY
ALLIANCE. IN RESPECT, FIRST
FIBER. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU
MAY PROCEED AS A LEAD WITNESS AT
THIS TIME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS CANDICE CO. I'M THE
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND
COUNSEL AT API EQUITY ALLIANCE.
WE'RE IN L. A BASED NONPROFIT
AND ONE OF THE CO FOUNDERS OF
STOP ÁP. I HATE I'M PLEASED TO
TESTIFY TODAY AND SUPPORT OF A V
24 48 TO BILL AUTHORED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TING AND
SPONSORED BY STOP ÁP. I HATE TO
EXPAND CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS
AT THE LARGE BUSINESSES WHERE
HATE INCIDENTS OCCUR. NOW SINCE
THE START OF THE PANDEMIC STOP
ÁP I HATE HAS RECEIVED OVER
11,000 INCIDENTS OF HATE AGAINST
ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC
ISLANDERS NATIONWIDE AND MORE
THAN 4300 IN CALIFORNIA ALONE.
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF THESE
INCIDENTS IN CALIFORNIA TOOK
PLACE IN LARGE BUSINESSES. WE'RE
TALKING GROCERY STORES, RETAIL
STORES, CAFES, GYM. TO GIVE YOU
AN IDEA OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS
EXPERIENCING. HERE ARE A COUPLE
OF THEIR STORIES IN THEIR OWN
WORDS AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE
pANGELES. I WAS WAITING IN LINE
AT A HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE. A
MAN CUT IN FRONT OF ME. SO I
MENTIONED THAT THERE'S A LINE
AND POINTED TO THE LINE OF
PEOPLE BEHIND ME. HE BLEW UP AND
STARTED VERBALLY HARASSING ME BY
YELLING. STUPID. GO BACK TO THE
COUNTRY YOU CAME FROM. DO YOU
SPEAK ENGLISH? IN DAVIS. I WAS
SHOPPING AT A STORE WITH MY MASK
ON A WHITE OLDER MAN CAME UP AND
STARTED SCREAMING AT ME. STAIN
YOU NEED TO STAY 10 FT. AWAY
FROM ME. YOU DISGUSTING, BAD
EATING. UNFORTUNATELY WE KNOW
THAT ÁP EYES ARE NOT ALONE AND
THAT BLACK LATINO WOMEN AND LGBT
Q CUSTOMERS ALL EXPERIENCED
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT AT
THESE BUSINESSES. AND WE KNOW
THAT OUR CURRENT CIVIL RIGHTS
LAWS ARE NOT ENOUGH. THAT'S WHY
I STOPPED. ÁP HATE IS PROUD TO
PARTNER WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SITTING ON A B 24 48 A BILL WITH
BIPARTISAN AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
AND NO OPPOSITION. CALIFORNIANS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO A
GROCERY STORE, A PHARMACY OR
OTHER BUSINESS WITHOUT BEING
TARGETED FOR THEIR RACE, GENDER
OR OTHER PERSONAL
CHARACTERISTICS. WE HAD STOPPED
ÁP. I HATE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE TO MAKE SURE THAT IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
BUSINESSES ARE NO PLACE FOR
HATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. OTHERS HERE WHO WISH
TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT POSITION
IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. LEAH BARROWS ON
BEHALF OF CHINESE FOR
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SEEN NO OTHERS COMING
FORWARD AT THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO
THE MODERATE S MODERATOR TO
PLEASE CHECK THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE FOR ANY SUPPORT. WITNESSES
ON THIS BILL. MODERATOR ARE YOU
HERE? PLEASE? PRESS ONE. AND I'M
SORRY. PLEASE PUSH ONE AND ZERO
THEN WE GO TO THE LINE OF 1 10,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR MEMBERS TAQUITOS CALLING
ON BEHALF OF LOS ANGELES CITY
MAYOR ERIC GARCETTI IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ME TO
GO TO 1 11 NEXT, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR
MEMBER MARTHA GUERRERO,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND THERE'S
NO ONE ELSE IN CUBA. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WAS AT THE END OF SUPPORT
WITNESSES. OKAY? I THOUGHT YOU
SAID ONE MORE. I APOLOGIZE. AH,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR
NORMAN. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. WE HAVE NO
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESS LISTED
ON THIS BILL. ANYONE IN THE ROOM
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD.
MODERATE BACK TO YOU ONE MORE
TIME ON THIS BILL. UM A B 24 48
. PLEASE CHECK TO SEE IF THERE
ARE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES ON
THE TOLD CONFERENCE LINE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND IF YOU'RE
OPPOSED, PLEASE PRESS ONE N
ZERO. AND THERE'S NO ONE IN. Q
THANK YOU, MODERATOR AND WE'LL
COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. OR WE
CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION. ALL
RIGHT. WE DO HAVE EMOTION FROM
THE VICE CHAIR. VICE GERALD CO.
BOGEY AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THE
AUTHOR FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CLOSE JUST APPRECIATE THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE COMMITTEE.
RESPECT FOR US, RIGHT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND THEN ON THAT
MOTION WAS CONSULTANT TOO. CALL
THE ROLL CALL, PLEASE. BAIL ADAM
16, THE MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT
FIRST AMEND AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ E Z. I, SENATOR
AKO BUG. OKAY. OH, BOGEY. I,
SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR NEWMAN.
NEWMAN I, SENATOR WIENER.
MEASURE HAS THREE VOTES.
ALRIGHT, THREE OF THE BILL WILL
GET OUT. WE JUST KEEP IT OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS AND THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KALRA. NO,
YOU'RE HERE ON A B 29 55.
WELCOME. AND YOU CAN PROCEED YOU
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT A B
29 55 OUR LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE BILL, WHICH IS OUR
BILL DESIGNATED FOR ANY CLEAN UP
TO 85 FROM 2019 ON EMPLOYEE GOT
CLASSIFICATION. THIS BILL
EXTENDS THE SUNSET ON THE
COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN'S EXEMPTION
FROM MAYBE FIVE FOR THREE YEARS.
WHILE MAINTAINING CRITICAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FROM THE
ABOUT THE EXTENT OF UNEMPLOYMENT
CLAIMS FILED BY THESE WORKERS.
THE SUPPORTING IS IMPORTANT AS
IT WILL ALLOW THE LEGISLATURE TO
DEEPEN ITS UNDERSTANDING OF THE
WORK RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
FISHERMEN AND VESSEL OWNERS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE
AND WITH ME TO TESTIFY ON THE
PHONE IS MIKE CONROY CONROY WITH
THE PACIFIC COAST FEDERATION OF
FISHERMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS AND
ANDREW GOVERNOR ON BEHALF OF
DELMAR SEAFOODS. SEE, MR
GOVERNORS. HERE YOU WANT TO GO
AHEAD AND PROCEED AND THEN WE'LL
GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE.
PERFECT ANDREW GOVERNOR MATHA,
DELMAR SEAFOODS AND SILVER BASED
SEAFOODS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE ON THIS MEASURE,
WHICH IS A SIMPLE MEASURE TO
SIMPLY EXTEND THE SUNSET ANOTHER
THREE YEARS. WHILE INCLUDING THE
DATA, WE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO
HAVE MORE ED DATA SO WE COULD
SHOW YOU THE REPORTS IMPROVE THE
SUCCESS OF WHAT WE BELIEVE THE
PROGRAM. BUT WE ALL STAY
DILIGENT OVER THE NEXT FEW
YEARS. THEY GET READY TO GET THE
REPORTS OUT. UM BUT JUST SO YOU
KNOW, IN ANY GIVEN YEAR CRAB OR
SQUID IS CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST
SEAFOOD EXPORT AND CNN, DELMAR
AND SILVER BAY. ARE IN THE SQUID
INDUSTRY. SO WE SPECIALLY ASK
YOUR I VOTE. OKAY THANK YOU, FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY WILL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE NOW FOR OUR
OTHER LEAD SUPPORT WITNESS. IF
YOU'RE THERE YOU MAY PROCEED.
YEAH CONFIRM YOU CAN HEAR ME.
YES. UNCLEAR. THANK YOU. PERFECT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS MIKE CONROY AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE PACIFIC COAST OF
FEDERATION OF FISHERMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS. WE REPRESENT
FISHING ASSOCIATIONS AND THEIR
MEMBERS ACROSS THE CALIFORNIA
COAST. UM I THINK ANDREW AND SO
HAS BEEN CHOLERA SAID WHAT I WAS
GONNA SAY. SO IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME, I WILL JUST SAY THAT WE
HOPE THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS BILL
AND WE ASKED FOR AN I VOTE NEXT.
OKAY WELL, THAT GO WITH THAT
WILL GO ON A LONG WAY TOWARD
THAT END. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO STEP UP AND, UM, ADD
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. TO THIS BILL
, SEEN NO ONE. WE WILL GO TO THE
MODERATOR. UM AND ASK THE
MODERATOR TO PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
SUPPORT WITNESSES ON THIS BILL
AT THIS TIME. IF YOU'RE OPPOSED
, PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO.
THIS IS SUPPORT MODERATOR. I
APOLOGIZE. OPPOSE UNCLEAR ON A B
29 55. THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS 10. IN
THERE. NO ONE ONLINE RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, THANKS FOR CHECKING.
WELCOME BACK TO OPPOSITION.
THERE'S NO LEAD OPPOSITION ON
THIS BILL. WE'LL ASK. THERE'S
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO STEP
FORWARD AND EXPRESS OPPOSITION.
ON A B 29 55 HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM SCENE. NO ONE
MODERATOR. NOW WE CAN CHECK FOR
OPPOSITION ON A B 29 55. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU AND IF YOU'RE
OPPOSED, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO. AND NO ONE HAS QUEUED UP.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
CHECKING. WE'LL COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS, COMMENT
OR EMOTION. MOVED BY VICE CHERYL
KOBO. ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE
COMMITTEE WANTED TO COMMEND MR
GOVERNOR AND HIS REPRESENTATION
OF THE SQUID INDUSTRY. BUT I WAS
GOING TO MOVE. THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU ON THE MOTION BY THE
VICE CHAIR WILL GO AHEAD AND
CALL THE ROLL. EXCUSE ME. I'M
SORRY. SILVER CALLER. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. I THINK THE I THINK
THAT WHEN WE DO THESE
EXTENSIONS, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO USE THAT TIME
PRODUCTIVELY. I THINK COLLECTING
THIS DATA CAN DO THAT. AND ALLOW
THE INDUSTRY TO MAKE THEIR CASE
AS TO WHETHER THERE SHOULD BE A
PERMANENT EXEMPTION OR NOT, I
THINK THEY WILL HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO DO THAT.
THANK YOU APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP ON
THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU. IN L
CALDERON. BIO ITEM 19. THE
MOTIONIS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTESI
ORTEZ EI, SENATOR OKOLOBO.
CHILDBIRTH GUY, SENATOR DURAZO.
SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN I,
SENATOR WIENER. THAT MEASURE HAS
THREE VOTES. ALL RIGHT, SO WE
HAVE ENOUGH TO GET IT OUT WHEN
WE LEAVE IT ON CALL. THANK YOU.
LET ME CHECK ON THE FALL ORDER
WE COMPLETED EVERYTHING NOW, AND
I ONLY ASKED FOR THOSE LISTENING
BECAUSE WE HAVE WE HAVE ALL BEEN
IN AND OUT. WE DO HAVE THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. WHY DON'T WE
GO AHEAD AND, UM GET A MOTION ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SENATOR
NEWMAN MOVES CONSENT CALENDAR.
AND WILL CALL THE ROLL CALL NOW.
AH! MOTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THE ACTION IS CONSENT.
FOR A B 17 22 A B 18 24 A B 1971
AND A B 2015 SENATOR CORTEZ E.
CORTEZ EI, SENATOR OCHOA BOG.
CULTURE ABOUT I, SENATOR DURAZO.
SENATOR NEWMAN. NEWMAN. AYE.
SENATOR WIENER. ALL RIGHT, SO WE
HAVE THREE VOTES ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND ENOUGH TO GET IT
OUT AGAIN AS USUAL, BUT WE WILL.
LEAVE IT ON CALL AS WELL. AND
LET ME JUST ASK IF WE KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT ARE ABSENT
MEMBERS WILL BE RETURNING. OKAY?
WE APPEAR TO BE ABOUT 10 MINUTES
AWAY FROM HAVING ALL MEMBERS
HERE AS ANOTHER COMMITTEE WINDS
DOWN IN THE. MEANWHILE SARAH
NEWMAN IS MADE THE POINT THAT WE
HAVE A COUPLE OF ITEMS WHERE WE
NEED EMOTION. END IN A BOAT SO.
SARAH NEWMAN. YOU CAN GO AHEAD
AND MOVE THOSE IN ORDER. I THINK
YOU KNOW WHICH ONES THEY ARE.
ONCE YOU GO AND DO THAT. GARCIA.
OVER 18 80 2071 FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CUNNINGHAM. SO
MOVE ALRIGHT MOTION ON BOTH OF
THOSE BILLS. DO YOU MIND VICE
CHAIR TAKING BOTH OF THOSE IN
ONE MOTION? I AM THREE ITEM 18.
I COULD GET SEPARATED. IT'S
OVER. THAT'S GREAT. CUNNINGHAM
BUILDING A GARCIA. MAYBE 11, 95
AND 26. ALRIGHT SO IT APPEARS
THAT EVERYONE'S READY TO GO
AHEAD AND ACT ON THIS MOTION BY
SENATOR NEWMAN ON FILE ITEM
THREE AND FOLLOW ITEM 18. PILE
ITEMS THREE AND 18. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST WE WERE
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
E. ORTEZ EI SENATOR OKO BOGUE.
PHG I, SENATOR DURAZO.
SENATOR NEWMAN NEWMAN. I,
SENATOR WIENER. MOTION HAS THREE
VOTES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE
ARE GOING TO RECESS FOR
ESTIMATING MAYBE SEVEN OR EIGHT
MINUTES. AT THIS TIME, SO WE'LL
TURN THE MICROPHONES OFF
TEMPORARILY AND WILL COME BACK,
LIFT THE CALL AND CONCLUDE THE
COMMITTEE MEETING.
MOTIONS ON A COUPLE OF BILLS.
OKAY, UM. I'M TOLD THAT WE ARE
BACK ON STREAMING. WE HAVE
RECONVENE LABOR, PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT AND RETIREMENT. POST
RECESS. WE ARE GOING TO SENATOR
NEWMAN, WHO WISHES TO MOVE. TO
FILE ITEMS THREE AND 18 IF YOU
WERE LISTENING EARLIER THIS TIME
WE'RE DOING THOSE BILLS
SEPARATELY, AND, UM, WE'LL GO
AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER SARAH
NEWMAN, NOW FOR THE MOTIONS.
ALRIGHT MOTION BY SENATOR NEWMAN
ON FILE ITEM THREE AND WILL CALL
THE ROLL CALL. VIOLATE HIM.
THREE THE MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
E Z. I, SENATOR OKO BOGUE
BOAKYE, SENATOR DURAZO. NEWMAN
NEWMAN I, SENATOR WIENER. THAT
BILL HAS THREE VOTES. ALRIGHT,
BILL HAS THREE VOTES AND WILL
STAY ON CALL ITEM 18 CENTER.
ITEM A TUNE A B 27 81 FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CUNNINGHAM. SO
MOVED. ALRIGHT MOTION BY SENATOR
NEWMAN WILL CALL THE ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. FILE ITEM 18. THE MOTION
IS DUEPASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ E.
ORTEZ EI SENATOR OH KOBACH GUY,
SENATOR DURAZO. SENATOR NEWMAN
NEWMAN. I, SENATOR WIENER. ALL
RIGHT. THREE VOTES. THAT BILL
WILL STAY ON CALL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, SENATOR NEWMAN. BEST
WISHES ON YOUR NEXT MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO. A GOOD
ONE TIME WE'RE GOING TO TURN THE
MICROPHONES OFF, BUT JUST
INFORMALLY RECESS SO YOU DON'T
HAVE TO TURN OFF THE STREAMING
YET. LET'S SEE IF THE OTHER
MEMBERS CAN HEAR. I UNDERSTAND
THERE ARE WALKING OVER. RIGHT
NOW.
AND IF WE WEREN'T IN.
ALRIGHT I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE
30 SECONDS OR SO NOTICED BEFORE
STREAMING COMES BACK ON WHEN I
GET THE SIGNAL THAT IT'S ON WILL
OFFICIALLY RECON.
OKAY WE ARE GOING TO RECONVENE
ONE MORE TIME FROM RECESS,
LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT. AND WE WERE AT THAT
POINT. WE'RE GOING TO LIFT THE
CALL. ALL OF THE BILLS AT THIS
POINT HAVE BEEN MOVED. AND ACTED
UPON TO SOME DEGREE, BUT WE DO
NEED TO LIFT THE CALL FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS OF THIS TIME AS A
CONSULTANT TO LEAD US THROUGH
THAT. VIOLATE THEM. ONE A. B 10
14. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS, BUT
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE
CURRENTLY HAS THREE VOTES.
SENATOR OCHOA BOAKE. SENATOR
ABOUT HOBOKEN, NOT VOTING,
SENATOR WIENER. ITEM ONE.
WIENER? AYE. THAT MEASURE HAS
FOUR VOTES. RIGHT THAT BILL IS
OUT WITH FOUR VOTES. FILE ITEM
TO A B 16. OH, TWO. THE MEASURE
IS DO PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE
CURRENTLY HAS THREE VOTES.
SENATOR OH KOBACH. OH, KOBACH I,
SENATOR WIENER. WIENER? AYE.
THAT MEASURE HAS FIVE VOTES.
ALRIGHT THE BILL IS OUT ON THE 5
TO 0 VOTE. FILE ITEM THREE A B
11 95. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
THAT MEASURE CURRENTLY HAS THREE
VOTES. SENATOR DURAZO. TERRAZZO
I, SENATOR WIENER WIENER. AYE.
THAT MEASURE HAS FIVE VOTES.
HE'S UP PAUL ADAMS. THREE YEARS.
OKAY. THAT BILL IS OUT ON A 5 TO
0 VOTE. THANK YOU. MM. WE WANT
TO DO THE CONSENT CALENDAR, OR
DO WE WANT TO GO THERE? VOTING
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR A BS 17
22 18 24, 1971 AND 2015. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR CURRENTLY HAS
THREE VOTES. SENATOR DURAZO
DURAZO I, SENATOR WIENER WIENER.
AYE. THAT MOTION HAS FIVE VOTES
. ALRIGHT CONSENT CALENDARS OUT
ON THE 5 TO 0 VOTE. THEY DON'T
VIOLATE HIM. SEVEN A. B 17 51.
THAT THE MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE
CURRENTLY HAS THREE VOTES.
SENATOR KOBACH PHð BUGNO,
SENATOR WIENER. WIENER I. THAT
MEASURE IS 4 TO 1. ALRIGHT THAT
BILL IS OUT WITH A 4 TO 1. VOTE
AND I WOULD JUST ADD
CLARIFICATION. THERE WAS A
COMMITMENT ON ONE OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
PRESENTED. THANK YOU. THE FILE
ITEM EIGHT A. B 1949. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE
CURRENTLY HAS TWO VOTES. SENATOR
OH, KOBACH. NUMBER EIGHT A B
1949 LOW. SENATOR OH, KOBACH,
NOT BODING, SENATOR DURAZO.
TERRAZZO I, SENATOR WIENER.
WIENER I. THAT MEASURE HAS FOUR
VOTES. ALRIGHT, THAT PILLS OUT
ON A 4 TO 0 VOTE. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 10 A B 24 43. THE MEASURE
IS DO PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE HAS
TWO VOTES. CURRENTLY, SENATOR
OKO BOGUE PHð BOGUE, SENATOR
DURAZO. TERRAZZO I, SENATOR
WIENER 33. 24 43 TYPE. OH,
SORRY. AYE. WIENER? AYE. THAT
MEASURE HAS FIVE VOTES. ALRIGHT,
THE BILL IS OUT IN THE 5 TO 0.
VIOLATE THEM. 11 A B 2057. THAT
MEASURE CURRENTLY HAS TWO VOTES.
THE MOTION IS TO DO PASS BUT
FIRST REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR OKO
BOGUE. PHð BUGNO, SENATOR
DURAZO. DURAZO I, SENATOR
WIENER. WIENER I THAT MEASURE IS
4 TO 1. ALRIGHT BILLS ON 4 TO 1
VOTE. PILOT HIM 12 A B 21 43.
THAT MEASURE CURRENTLY TWO BOATS
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT
FIRST AMEND AND REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR OKO BOGUE. PHð BUGNO,
SENATOR DURAZO. DURAZO I,
SENATOR WIENER. WIENER NÓ. THAT
MEASURE IS 3 TO 2. ALRIGHT. THE
BILL IS OUT ON THE 3 TO 2 VOTE.
HIGHLIGHT UM 13 A B 21 33. THE
MOTION IS DO PASS. THAT MOTION
CURRENTLY HAS TWO VOTES, SENATOR
OKOLOBO 91 33 WEIGHT CORRECT
VOTING. SENATOR OH KOBACH, NOT
VOTING, SENATOR DURAZO. DURAZO
I, SENATOR WIENER. WIENER I THAT
MEASURE HAS FOUR VOTES. ALRIGHT
BILL IS OUT ON THE 4 TO 0 VOTE.
VIOLATE HIM. 14 21 88. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE
HAS TWO VOTES. SENATOR OKOLOBO
PHGUE KNOWS SENATOR DURAZO.
DURAZO I, SENATOR WIENER WIENER
I THAT MEASURES 4 TO 1 BUILDS
OUT ON A 4 TO 1 VOTE. VIOLATE
HIM. 15 A B 23 16. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS BUT FIRST AMEND AND
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. MEASURE HAS TWO
VOTES. SENATOR OKO BOGUE PHð
VOTES. SENATOR OKO BOGUE PHð-BOGUE NO, SENATOR DURAZO. DURAZO
I, SENATOR WIENER WIENER EYES
THAT MEASURES 4 TO 1 ON THE 4 TO
1 VOTE. FILE ITEM. 16 24 48. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS BUT FIRST
AMEND AND REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE
HAS THREE VOTES. CURRENTLY,
SENATOR DURAZO DURAZO I, SENATOR
WIENER. WIENER. I 5 TO 0. BILL
IS OUT ON THE ZERO VOTE. FILE
ITEMS 17 MAYBE 25 56. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MEASURE
CURRENTLY HAS TWO VOTES. SENATOR
OKO BOGUE. CORRECT. SENATOR. OH,
KOBACH, NOT VOTING, SENATOR
DURAZO. TERRAZZO, SENATOR
WIENER. WIENER I THAT MEASURES
SPORT IS ZERO. THE BILL IS OUT
ON THE 4 TO 0 VOTE. I LET HIM 18
80 27 81. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS, BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
THAT MOTION CURRENTLY HAS THREE
VOTES. SENATOR DURAZO DURAZO I,
SENATOR WIENER WIENER I THAT
MOTION IS 5 TO 0. BILL IS ON THE
5 TO 0 VOTE. BIO ITEM. 1929 55.
THE MOTION IS DUE PAST BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. THAT MOTION
CURRENTLY HAS THREE VOTES.
SENATOR DURAZO CEREZO I, SENATOR
WIENER WIENER EYES. THAT MOTION
IS 5 TO 0. BUILDS ISLAND 5 TO 0
VOTE AND THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF
OUR ITEMS TODAY. THANK YOU, UM,
RETROSPECTIVELY TO EVERYONE WHO
PRESENTED TESTIFIED ONE WAY OR
THE OTHER ON THE BILLS TODAY.
THANK YOU, OF COURSE TO MY
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU,
PARTICULARLY TO CENTER WIENER
FOR FILLING IN TODAY. APPRECIATE
IT VERY MUCH AND SPECIAL.
THANKS. ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS
TECHNICALLY ARE AND PERHAPS.
OFFICIALLY OUR LAST COMMITTEE
HEARING OF THE SESSION OF THE
LABOR COMMITTEE TO ALMA GLENN,
JAKE. EMMA, WHO ISN'T HERE
TODAY. TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE
TREMENDOUS WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
AND BEEN DOING AND KIND OF
WORKING 24 7 TO KEEP US READY
AND GET US READY. FOR THE WORK
THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SO VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE. AND WHO AM I
MISSING? I THINK I GOT
EVERYBODY. NO, NO, NO. NO BUT I
KNOW I'M MISSING THE SERGEANTS.
AND YOU DID A STELLAR JOB TODAY
OF YOU KNOW, KEEPING US ON TRACK
AS BEST YOU COULD ESPECIALLY
TRACKING DOWN FOLKS. AND I DON'T
MEAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS KNOW I
MEAN, AUTHORS. IT WAS AN AUTHOR
TRACK DOWN DAY TODAY, SO THANK
YOU FOR DOING THAT, ALL RIGHT?
WASN'T THERE. ALRIGHT? THANK
YOU, TOO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
HELP, SO WITH THAT. I KNOW I
HAVE TO DO THIS. WE ARE
OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.