FISCAL REVIEW WILL COME TO
ORDER. UM. WE DON'T HAVE QUORUM
YET, SO I WILL PROCEED WITH. OUR
USUAL OPENINGS FOR COMMITTEE,
HOWEVER, MEMBERS WHO MAY BE IN
THE SWING SPACE AND LISTENING TO
THIS COME ON OVER. SO GOOD
MORNING AS WE CONTINUE TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE ONGOING
COVID RISKS. WE WELCOME THE
PUBLIC. WE PROVIDED ACCESS TO IN
PERSON AND TELECONFERENCE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO DO THE PUBLIC COMMENT
VIA TELECONFERENCE, THE
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS 844.
2914185. THE ACCESS CODE IS
984113. BUT THAT IS ALSO POSTED
ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE. I WILL
MAINTAIN DECORUM DURING THE
HEARING, AND ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS DISRUPTIVE MAY BE REMOVED
FROM EITHER THE REMOTE MEETING
SERVICE. OR HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED. WE ARE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HERE IN
THE SENATE CHAMBER IN THE
CAPITOL. AND, UH, ALREADY
MENTIONED. PLEASE MEMBERS COME
DOWN SO WE CAN GET WARM. THOSE
PROVIDING TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE TODAY ARE ALSO
PARTICIPATING REMOTELY. SO I
KNOW THAT OUR DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE FOLKS KNOW WHAT TO DO TO
IDENTIFY YOURSELF BEFORE YOU
TALK AND ALSO TO, UH, RAISE YOUR
HAND IF YOU WANT TO ADD
SOMETHING, AND I WILL, UM AH,
TECHNOLOGY. THE I T PERSONNEL
WILL PUT YOU BACK ON ME WHEN YOU
FINISHED SPEAKING TO ALLOW
PUBLIC ACCESS. WE HAVE ADMITTED
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE
HEARING ROOM TO THE A TENT.
THAT, UH TO EXTEND SOCIAL
DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS ALLOW AH
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE HEARD.
AFTER ALL OF OUR BUDGET ITEMS
HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. AND THAT WE
WILL GET FROM DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. BUT I STILL SEE WE
DON'T HAVE QUORUM. SO WHAT WE'RE
GONNA DO IT IS. BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE SO THAT WE COULD
BEGIN TO HEARING AND LET ME JUST
GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE
HEARING TODAY. WE ARE HEARING 13
BUDGET BILLS. AND THEY REPRESENT
CHANGES WILL RATHER WE'RE
HEARING ONE MAIN BUDGET BILL IN
A NUMBER OF TRAILER BILLS, BUT
13 IN TOTAL. AND THEY REPRESENT
ADJUSTMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE
BUDGET BILL AND ACCOMPANYING
TRAILER BILLS TO ENACT THE
BUDGET THAT THE LEGISLATURE TOOK
ACTION ON IN JUNE. SO MUCH OF
WHAT'S IN THESE BILLS IS
TECHNICAL CLEANUP. HOWEVER THERE
ARE SOME ITEMS OF SUBSTANCE IN
PARTICULAR. THERE ARE DETAILS
WITHIN THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY
APPROPRIATIONS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE AGREED TO IN JUNE.
THERE IS EXTENDED PAID SICK
LEAVE FOR WORKERS AND THE
WORKERS TAX CREDIT. OUR CLINIC
WORKFORCE WILL BE ABLE TO
RECEIVE RETENTION PAYMENTS IF
THIS PASSES AND THAT WILL BE
PAYMENTS OF 1002 COMMUNITY
CLINIC WORKERS, AND THIS IS VERY
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID IN THE
JUNE BUDGET FOR HOSPITAL AND
NURSING HOME WORKERS. THERE IS
57 MILLION FOR COUNTIES TO GET
STARTED ON THE CARE COURT. A
SUIT. BASED ON WHETHER THE
POLICY BILL PASSES AND THERE IS
NEW GENERAL FUND. 41 5 MILLION
TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
HEALTH. TO DEAL WITH THE M POX
VIRUS. AND THERE'S ALSO A NUMBER
OF MOU S THAT RATIFY. COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS ACHIEVED
BY VARIOUS STATE EMPLOYEE
BARGAINING UNITS. I ALSO WANT TO
TAKE A MINUTE TO CELEBRATE AN
ITEM THAT WE DECIDED IN THE JUNE
BUDGET. AND THAT ITEM MAKES
DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH
CARE, AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESS
FOR CALIFORNIANS. IN THE JUNE
BUDGET. WE HAD 304 MILLION TO
REDUCE THE COST OF CO PAYS AND
PREMIUMS FOR CALIFORNIANS WHO
GET THEIR HEALTH CARE THROUGH
THE COVERED CALIFORNIA EXCHANGE
, AND THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THE
FEDERAL INFLATION REDUCTION ACT%
WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW
RECENTLY ADDS EVEN MORE RELIEF
TO THE COST OF HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE. OUR BUDGET HAS A BUILT
IN PLAN TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE
PROVIDE THAT ADDITIONAL RELIEF
TO MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS. AND
THIS IS A FIRST IN THE NATION
RELIEF FROM THE OVERWHELMING
BURDEN OF DEDUCTIBLES AND COPAYS
THAT OFTEN PREVENT PEOPLE FROM
PURSUING EVEN WHEN THEY HAVE
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE. CAUSED
THEM TO THINK TWICE BEFORE THEY
GO TO THE DOCTOR. SO WE KNOW
THAT WE NEED GOOD PREVENTATIVE
MEDICINE AND BY MAKING IT
AFFORDABLE WILL HELP TO LIMIT
POTENTIALLY PREVENTABLE. AH!
CHRONIC ISSUES AND OTHER THINGS
, SO IT'S VERY GOOD FOR THE
HEALTH OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
GET HEALTH CARE ON THE EXCHANGE.
AND BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF
OUR HHS SECRETARY MARK GALLI AND
THE COVERED CALIFORNIA BOARD.
CALIFORNIA'S EXCHANGE IS READY
TO GO. AND IN ADDITION TO
PREMIUM HELP NEARLY TWO MILLION
CALIFORNIANS THAT OUR ROLE IN
COVERED CALIFORNIA THIS COMING
YEAR CAN EXPECT REDUCTION IN CO
PAY FOR OFFICE VISITS REDUCTION
IN CO PAYS FOR SPECIALISTS, X
RAYS AND LABS REDUCTION IN THE
COST OF PRESCRIPTIONS REDUCTION
IN DEDUCTIBLES, WHICH SOME
DEDUCTIBLES CAN BE AS HIGH AS
ALMOST 4 $5000 AND THE ACTION
COULD REDUCE THOSE 20. SO
CALIFORNIA IS ONCE AGAIN LEADING
THE NATION, SO I WANT TO THANK
GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS
MINISTRATIONS. AND OF COURSE,
THE LEGISLATURE FOR ADOPTING
THAT AND THE INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT ON BEHALF OF THE TWO MILLION
WORKING IN MIDDLE CLASS
CALIFORNIANS WHO WILL SEE THEIR
HEALTH CARE COSTS DROPPED
DRAMATICALLY. NOW BACK TO OUR
HEARING. AFTER HEARING THE 13
BILLS GETTING THEM PRESENTED,
WHICH OBVIOUSLY MEMBERS. IF YOU
HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO. WE WILL THEN HAVE OUR PUBLIC
COMMENT PRIOR TO VOTING. NOW
SINCE THE. THIS CHAMBER WILL
NEEDS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE
FLOOR. WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR
BEST TO FOR THE FLOOR SESSION,
WHICH BEGINS AT NOON. WE'RE
GOING TO DO OUR BEST TO HAVE OUR
QUESTIONS AND THE PRESENTATION
BE DONE BY 11 SO THAT WE CAN
BEGIN OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. SO LET
ME UM SEE IF MY VICE CHAIR
SENATOR NIELSEN IF YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AS
WE BEGIN. THE BUDGET. I MUST
LARGE MY ANNUAL OBJECTION. TO
THE LACK OF PROCESS. AND THE
DEGRADATION OF PROCESS THAT HAS
OCCURRED YEARLY. FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS HERE IN THIS INSTITUTION.
THE BUDGET PROCESS IS REALLY NOT
OPEN PROCESS. WE BEGAN OUR
BRIEFING THE REPUBLICANS AROUND
SIX O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. AND THIS
ISN'T A BUDGET DOCUMENT. IT'S A
HUGE MAJOR POLICY DOCUMENT.
THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CASE
HISTORICALLY. BUT IT'S NOW
BECOME THE NORTH. AND THE PUBLIC
AND I WISH THEY WOULD GET ANGRY
ABOUT IT. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S
GOING ON HERE. THEY HAVE NO WAY
OF KNOWING. WHAT IS IN THESE
BUDGETS? WE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS,
BARELY D AND WE HAD ZERO
INPUT. IN THE PROMULGATION. OF
THIS BUDGET ALWAYS SEND IN
LETTERS. WE HAD A FEW MOMENTS IN
COMMITTEE. BUT THERE ARE MILLION
PEOPLE WE REPRESENT. WHOSE
VOICES CANNOT BE HEARD. THROUGH
US. NOR CAN THEY BE HEARD
DIRECTLY. IN BOTH THE
LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PROCESSES
IN CALIFORNIA NOW. PUBLIC INPUT
, WHICH IS ALLOWED AT THE END OF
THE HEARING IS A JOKE. ALL
ANYONE GETS TO DO IS SAY I'M JIM
AND I LIKE IT. I'M JANE AND I
DON'T LIKE IT. THAT IS NOT
PUBLIC INPUT, AND I DO SUGGEST
FOR THE SAKE OF HONESTY TO THE
PUBLIC. THAT WE CHANGE OUR
POLICY AND HAVE THE MODERATOR
SIMPLY TAKE A TOLL FIVE AGAINST
10 4. AND LET IT GO AT THAT. NOT
WASTE THE TIME OF IDENTIFYING
THEMSELVES AND OR THE
ORGANIZATION. THEY MAY REPRESENT
THE HUGE BUDGET. LARGEST EVER. A
LOT OF POLICY CONTAINED THEY'RE
IN. AND WE'RE GONNA JAM IT
THROUGH. NOT ONLY LATE IN THE
PROCESS. IN THE LAST DAYS OF
SESSION. AND I WILL GUARANTEE
THE PUBLIC THAT THERE WILL BE
FURTHER TRAILER BILLS STRAGGLE
IN INTO THE NEXT YEAR. THAT HAS
ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. I WOULD
EXPECT NO CHANGE. IN THAT NOW.
MANY PROVISIONS IN THIS BUDGET
ARE WORTHY OF SUPPORT. THEIR
WIVES POLICY. SOME ARE JUST
ABSOLUTELY NOT WISE POLICY AND
UTTERLY POLITICAL. I WOULD ARGUE
THAT IS NOT HOW CALIFORNIA.
SHOULD GET THEIR BUDGET PASSED.
AND CONSIDERED. SO WE WILL BE
VOTING YES, ON SOME BILLS
SELECTIVELY. NO. ONE MANY BILLS.
AND CERTAINLY NO UNDER BUDGET
BUDGET BILL JR. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK. THANK YOU, SENATOR
NIELSEN. AND, UH, I WOULD ONLY
NOTE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
FRUSTRATION, BUT I WILL ONLY
NOTE THAT OBVIOUSLY, THE BUDGET
PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT HAS TO
BE NEGOTIATED WITH TWO
ADDITIONAL PARTIES, NOT ONLY THE
SENATE SO MANY OF THE TOUGH
ITEMS HAVE TAKE HOURS TO WORK
OUT WITH THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
ADMINISTRATION. AND SO IT'S THE
NATURE OF THINGS THAT
NEGOTIATIONS CAN OFTEN COME DOWN
TO THE LAST MINUTE. BUT I DO
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THINGS
ARE MUCH BETTER. NOW THEN THE
TIMES THAT YOU'VE HARKENED BACK
TO BECAUSE THE 72 HOUR RULE AT
LEAST REQUIRES ALL OF THOSE
BILLS, WHICH IS AN OBVIOUSLY
THERE IN PRINT NOW. TO BE IN
PRINT 72 HOURS PRIOR TO OUR
ACTING ON THEM. UM AND, UH,
THINGS AREN'T PERFECT, BUT AT
LEAST THEY'RE BETTER THAN WHAT
SOME PEOPLE REFER TO AS THE GOOD
OLD DAYS. BUT LET US UM LET US
NOW I THINK I CAN ESTABLISH
QUORUM. YES. SECRETARY, WOULD
YOU CALL THE RULE? SENATORS
SKINNER. I AM HERE. NIELSEN.
CABALLERO. CORTESI. VALLEY.
DURAZO. BIG MAN. GROVE. KAMLAGER
LAIRD. MCGUIRE WINDOWS. MEN.
NEWMAN. HORRIBLE PAN. ROTH.
STERN. WIECKOWSKI. THANK YOU.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED QUORUM. SO WE
HAVE REMOTELY PARTICIPATING WITH
US. BOTH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND THE L A. OH BUT
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO PRESENT
THE BILLS AND OBVIOUSLY MEMBERS
. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS WE CAN
HEAR FROM EITHER, OR BOTH L A
AND DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SO
LET'S SEE. WHO ARE WE? STARTING
WITH ERIC LEE FROM DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
BEGIN? YES GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND JUST ONE QUESTION.
SHOULD I GO THROUGH ALL THE BILL
PRESENTATIONS? OR WOULD YOU LIKE
ME TO STOP AT EACH BILL FOR
QUESTIONS? WHY DON'T YOU GO
THROUGH ALL OF THEM? AND THAT
WAY WE CAN THEN SEE WHAT
QUESTIONS AND MIGHT MAKE ALLOW
FOR A LITTLE MORE PUBLIC COMMENT
, BUT GO AHEAD. OK, THANK YOU
FOR CLARIFYING GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR, VICE CHAIR NIELSEN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
ERIKA LEE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. AND I WILL BE
PRESENTING ON A BUDGET BILL JR
AND 12 RELATED TRAILER BILLS AS
A CHAIR MENTIONED. THESE ARE
BILLS TO THE, UM, AMENDMENTS TO
THE 2022 BUDGET ACT THAT DEAL
WITH ASPECTS OF THE OF THAT
BUDGET THAT WERE DEFERRED TO
THIS SUMMER. AND THE FIRST BILL
IS A V 1 79. IT'S A BUDGET BILL
JR. WHICH AMENDS THE 2022 23
BUDGET ACT AT A HIGH LEVEL. THIS
BILL INCLUDES A MILLION DOLLARS
FOR THE NEW HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL. UM THE BILL
IMPLEMENTS AND AUTHORIZES
FUNDING FOR SIGNIFICANT HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES PROPOSALS,
INCLUDING EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY
FOR THE HEARING. AID COVERAGE
FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. START UP
FUNDS FOR CARE COURT 320 MILLION
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ONE TIME
STIPENDS FOR ALL STATE
SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.
AND 41.4 MILLION GENERAL FUND TO
SUPPORT IMPACTS. EMERGENCY
RESPONSE COSTS, INCLUDING 15.8
MILLION IN LOCAL ASSISTANCE. UM
JUST BILL ALSO INCLUDES 942.5
MILLION GENERAL FUND ACROSS
MULTIPLE YEARS FOR VARIOUS
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THROUGHOUT
RESPONSE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO FUNDING TO SUPPORT
THE SAVE OUR WATER CAMPAIGN.
WATER RIGHTS, MODERNIZATION DATA
AND FORECASTING WATERSHED
CLIMATE, RESILIENCE AND EFFORTS
TO EXPEDITE LARGE SCALE HABITAT
RESTORATION. THIS BILL INCLUDES
895 MILLION GENERAL FUND OVER
TWO YEARS ACROSS VARIOUS
PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 30 BY 30
PATHWAYS AND NATURAL AND WORKING
LANDS. CLIMATE SMART STRATEGY.
THIS BILL INCLUDES 350 MILLION
GENERAL FUND OVER TWO YEARS
ACROSS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT
ADVANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
EXTREME HEAT ACTION PLAN,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT COOLING
OF COMMUNITIES PROTECT
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND
ECOSYSTEMS FROM THE IMPACTS OF
EXTREME HEAT AND INCREASE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISKS POSED
BY EXTREME HEAT THROUGH A PUBLIC
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. THIS BILL
INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL 100
MILLION IN 22 23 600 MILLION IN
23 24 TO SUPPORT WILDFIRE AND
FOREST RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES.
THIS BILL INCLUDES 185 MILLION
GENERAL FUND AND 50 MILLION FROM
THE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
FUND IN 22 23 ACROSS VARIOUS
RELATED PROGRAMS THAT JUST CLEAN
CARS FOR ALL EQUITY EQUITABLE AT
HOME CHARGING AND SEVERAL
OTHERS. THIS BILL INCLUDES AN
ADDITIONAL 280 MILLION
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND IN
22. 22 23 FOR SEVERAL CRITICAL
PROGRAMS AIMED AT REDUCING
HARMFUL GREENHOUSE GASSES AND
ADVANCING EQUITY. EXCUSE ME. AND
LASTLY, THE STILL MAKES
TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING CHANGES
TO VARIOUS EDUCATION PROVISION
OF THE 2022 BUDGET ACT. GOING ON
TO THE SECOND FELT. EXCUSE ME.
81 51 MOU TRAILER BILL. UM THIS
BILL RATIFIES AND FUNDS MOU IS
BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND
BARGAINING UNITS THAT REPRESENT
ATTORNEYS, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW,
JUDGES AND HEARING OFFICERS, CAL
FIRE ENGINEERS AND PSYCHIATRIC
TECHNICIANS. THOSE ARE BUDGET
START. EXCUSE ME, YOUR
BARGAINING UNITS 289 AND 18.
THIS BILL ALSO FUNDS PAYMENTS
AND PAY DIFFERENTIALS FOR
BARGAINING UNITS 10 AND 19, OR
CALIFORNIA SCIENTISTS AND HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
PROFESSIONALS. THE BILL. ALSO
FUNDS STATUTORILY REQUIRED
GENERAL SALARY INCREASES FOR CHP
AND FOR JUDGES. AND FINALLY, THE
TO INCLUDE THIS BILL INCLUDES
298.7 MILLION APPROPRIATION, UM
FOR RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES AND
55.9 MILLION FOR EXCLUDED
EMPLOYEES. MOVING ON TO A B 1 52
A SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
TRAILER BILL. WHICH INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL PROVISIONS
. THE BILL EXTENDS THE SUNSET
DATE FOR COVID 19 SUPPLEMENTAL
PAID SICK LEAVE FROM SEPTEMBER
30 OF THIS YEAR TO DECEMBER 31ST
OF THIS YEAR, WHICH ALLOWS
EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE TO ACCESS
UP TO 80 HOURS OF SUPPLEMENTAL
PAY, BASICALLY, IT ESTABLISHES
THE CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS
AND NONPROFIT COVID-19
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE SMALL
BUSINESSES AND NON PROFITS OF UP
TO 5 $50,000 TO REIMBURSE COSTS
INCURRED FOR COVID 19
SUPPLEMENTAL, BASICALLY, THIS
BILL ALSO ALLOWS UP TO AN
ADDITIONAL 70 MILLION TO BE
APPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT THIS
PROGRAM IF GENERAL FLYNN SAVINGS
ARE ACHIEVED DUE TO INCREASES IN
FEDERAL FUNDS BECOMING AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT OTHER PROGRAMS. WE
BEGAN TO THE NEXT BILL 81 56, A
GENERAL GOVERNMENT TRAILER BILL
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGH
LEVEL PROVISION. IT ALLOWS THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL
PROTECTION AND INNOVATION TO
ISSUE CONDITIONAL LICENSES TO
DEBT COLLECTORS UNTIL JANUARY
ONE OF NEXT YEAR SO WE CAN
CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM WHILE IT WORKS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
ON A SOLUTION FOR CONDUCTING
FEDERAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. IT
EXTENDS THE SUNSET DATE OF THE
PRECISION MEDICINE PROGRAM FROM
JANUARY 1 2026 TO JUNE 30 2029
CLARIFIES ADMINISTRATIVE COST
HOUSE FOR PRECISION MEDICINE
PROJECTS IT AUTHORIZES THE COURT
REPORTERS BOARD OF CALIFORNIA TO
ISSUE SHORTHAND REPORTING
CERTIFICATES FOR VOICE WRITERS
CLARIFIES THAT GOAT HERDERS ARE
SUBJECT TO THE SAME ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM WAGE AS SHE HEARD HERS
UNTIL JANUARY. 1 2024. LASTLY,
THE BUDGET PROVIDES 100 MILLION
GENERAL FUND IN THE 22 23 FISCAL
YEAR WHEN THE CALIFORNIA HOPE
OPPORTUNITY, PERSEVERANCE AND
EMPOWERMENT OR HOPE FOR CHILDREN
TRUST ACCOUNT PROGRAM. THIS
LEGISLATION FORMALLY ESTABLISHES
THE DEPARTMENT, ITS BOARD AND AN
ADVISORY WORK GROUP TO EVALUATE
HOW TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM. THE NEXT BILL IS A V 1
57, ANOTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TRAILER BILL, WHICH INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL PROVISION.
IT ESTABLISHES THE CALIFORNIA
SMALL AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
DROUGHT RELIEF PROGRAM, TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY GÓMEZ IN
CONSULTATION WITH CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE TO ASSIST SMALL
AGRIBUSINESS AGRICULTURAL
BUSINESSES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY
SEVERE DROUGHT. AND IT EXPANDS
THE INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
PROGRAM OF 2019 TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
FOR LARGE SCALE AD PHIL
DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTED FOR USE.
MOVING ON TO A V 1 58, A
TAXPAYER RELIEF TRAILER BILL.
THIS BILL INCLUDES A TECHNICAL
CHANGE TO THE MAIN STREET TAX
CREDIT PROGRAM THAT WAS INCLUDED
IN THE 2022 BUDGETS. UM THE
LANGUAGE FOR WORKERS TAX CREDIT
PROGRAM WHEREBY QUALIFIED
TAXPAYERS RECEIVE A REFUNDABLE
TAX CREDIT AS A SHARE OF THEIR
UNION DUES PAID SUBJECT TO
INCLUSION IN THE BUDGET AND NO
EARLIER THAN TAX YEAR. 2024 IS
STILL SHIFTS THE OPERATIVE DATE
FOR THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM EXTENSION PACKS,
INCLUDING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
FROM JANUARY 1 2022 TO JANUARY
ONE. 2019 IN LINE WITH ALL, UM P
P P LOANS TO ENSURE THAT NO
BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE THESE
LOANS BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE OF
2021 ARE INADVERTENTLY EXCLUDED
FROM THE TAX BENEFIT THAT WAS
PROVIDED IN THE 22 23 BUDGET.
THE BILL HAS THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO EXCHANGE DATA WITH
THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD,
INCLUDING THE NAMES, ADDRESSES
AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY QUALIFY FOR
THE CALIFORNIA E I T C AND
FINALLY CLARIFIES THAT FOR THE
BETTER FOR FAMILIES TAX REFUND
THAT FRANCHISE TAX BOARD WILL BE
MAKING THE PAYMENTS TO
CALIFORNIANS RATHER THAN THE
STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. AND
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT BILL 81
60, A PUBLIC SAFETY TRAILER BILL
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGH
LEVEL PROVISION. IT MAKES
VARIOUS STATUTORY CHANGES THAT
EXPAND THE VICTIM COMPENSATION
PROGRAM AND COMPENSATION FOR
ERRONEOUSLY CONVICTED
INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO A
DETERMINATION IN THE SPRING OF
2024 THE GENERAL FUND OVER THEM
ALL TIE YOUR FORECAST IS
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT ONGOING
AUGMENTATIONS 2022 BUDGET ACT
REMARKS 75 MILLION GENERAL FUND
FOR THIS PURPOSE BEGINNING IN 24
25. THE CORRESPONDING STATUTORY
CHANGES WILL GO INTO EFFECT AT
THAT TIME. TÌM YES. THIS BILL
EXEMPTS YOUTH SPORTS, SHOOTING
EVENTS, FIREARM SAFETY EVENTS
AND OTHER SPECIFIED EVENTS FROM
PROHIBITIONS AGAINST MARKETING.
FIREARM RELATED MATERIAL, TOO
MINOR TO MINORS AND VIOLATE
MAKES TECHNICAL CHANGES TO
CORRECT CORRECT ERRONEOUS CODE
SECTION REFERENCES AND EXISTING
LAW AND TO ADDRESS CHAPTER
ISSUES WITH PENDING LEGISLATION.
THE NEXT BILL IS A B 1 85 AND
EDUCATION TRAILER BILL. THIS
BILL REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO CONVENE AND PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A STATEWIDE
WORKGROUP OF PRESCHOOL
STAKEHOLDERS AS SPECIFIED
REGARDING PRESCHOOL QUALITY
STANDARDS ACROSS THE MIXED CHILD
CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. UPON FULL
RATIFICATION OF A SIDE LETTER
AGREEMENT WITH CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS UNITED OR C. CPU THIS
BILL PROVIDES UP TO 16 PAID NON
OPERATIONAL DAYS FOR CCP. YOU
REPRESENTED PROVIDERS THROUGH
JUNE 30TH OF 2023 FOR USE WHEN
I'M PROVIDER IS RECOMMENDED BY
LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
GUIDELINES TO CLOSE DUE TO COVID
19. IT REDISTRIBUTES A PORTION
OF THE 188.8 MILLION AUTHORIZED
IN THE 21 BUDGET ACT FOR
SUPPLEMENTAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES
FOR CENTER BASED CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS. AND LASTLY,
THE STORE REVISE IS THE L C F F
DISCRETIONARY BASE INCREASES
FROM BASE INCREASE FROM 6.28% TO
6.7% AND CLARIFIES THAT THIS
PERCENTAGE INCREASES ADDITIVE TO
THE STATUTORY 6.56% COST OF
LIVING ADJUSTMENT. AND MOVING ON
TO A V 1 90 HIGHER EDUCATION
TRAILER BUILT THE BILL
APPROPRIATES AN ADDITIONAL 2.1
MILLION AND ONE TIME GENERAL
FUND IN 22 23 FOR THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STUDENT HOUSING GRANT
PROGRAM TO PRACTICE THE
CONSTRUCTION GRANT AMOUNT FOR
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY. IN
ADDITION, THIS BILL MAKES
TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING CHANGES
TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT
HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM, SUCH AS
PROVIDING GREATER FLEXIBILITY
FOR THE ADMINISTERING ENTITIES
TO ESTABLISH INTERNAL
APPLICATION DEADLINE. THE BILL
ESTABLISHES THE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT HOUSING REVOLVING LOAN
FUND ACT OF 2022, UNDER WHICH TO
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION FACILITIES
AUTHORITY AND THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL OF FINANCE AUTHORITY WILL
ADMINISTER ITS ZERO INTEREST
LOAN PROGRAM TO DEVELOP
AFFORDABLE STUDENTS, FACULTY AND
STAFF HOUSING, BENEFITING AND
STAFF HOUSING AND BENEFITING THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND
THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. AND LASTLY, IT
MODIFIES THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, PART TIME
FACULTY HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
TO EXTEND ELIGIBILITY TO MULTI
DISTRICT PART TIME FACULTY AND
AUTHORIZE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE A HIGHER
LEVEL OF REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE
PROGRAM UNDER SPECIFIED
CIRCUMSTANCES. AND MOVING ON TO
A B 204, A HEALTH TRAILER BILL.
UM THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL
PROVISIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
BILL RETENTION PAYMENTS FOR
CLINIC WORKERS. ELIMINATION OF
ALL COPAYMENTS FOR IN THE
MEDICAL PROGRAM. THE BILL
CLARIFIES THAT FOR PRACTICAL
SUPPORT TO ACCESS, ABORTION
CARE, SERVICES, FINANCIAL OR IN
KIND ASSISTANCE IS ALLOWED IN
THE PROGRAM AS WELL AS MAKES
OTHER CHANGES TO INCREASE ACCESS
TO NEEDED SERVICES FOR THINGS
LIKE DEPENDENT CHILD CARE,
TRANSLATION SERVICE AND OTHER
AID. UM AND IT INCLUDES
TECHNICAL CLEANUP ISSUES. MOVING
ON TO A B 207 A HUMAN SERVICES
TRAILER BILL. UM THIS BILL
PASSES THROUGH CHILD SUPPORT
COLLECTIONS OF PERMANENTLY
ASSIGNED A RARE TO FAMILIES WHO
FORMERLY RECEIVED TELL WORKS
BEGINNING JULY 1 2023. I MEAN,
INCLUDES INTENT LANGUAGE TO
PROVIDE PASS THROUGH OF CHILD
SUPPORT COLLECTIONS TO FAMILIES
CURRENTLY RECEIVING HEALTHWORKS
SUBJECT TO AN EVALUATION OF
GENERAL FIND AVAILABILITY. BY
JANUARY, 1 2025. AND LASTLY
CODIFIES THE EXCELLENCE AND
FAMILY FINDING ENGAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT PROGRAM, A COUNTY
OPTIONAL FIVE YEAR PROGRAMS
IMPLEMENT TO SUPPLEMENT FOSTER
CARE GIVER, RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION. AND THE NEXT BILL IS
A B TWO OR NINE. IT IS AN ENERGY
TRAILER BILL AND INCLUDES
IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS AND
LANGUAGE TO SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY
, ENERGY, RELIABILITY AND ENERGY
AFFORDABILITY. THE AUGUST
INVESTMENTS BUILD ON 4.3 BILLION
OF INVESTMENTS THAT WERE MADE IN
JUNE WITH ANOTHER 3.6 BILLION
FOR A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF ALMOST
EIGHT BILLION IN ENERGY. THE
TRAILER BUILD INCLUDES LANGUAGE
TO ENACT INVESTMENTS FOR MANY
ENERGY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING
EQUITABLE BUILDING
DECARBONIZATION ACCESS TO SOLAR
AND STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR LOW
INCOME POPULATIONS. INDUSTRIAL
DECARBONIZATION CARBON REMOVAL,
CLIMATE INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM
INCENTIVES FOR LONG DURATION
STORAGE AND OFFSHORE WIND
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
AMONG MANY OTHER INVESTMENTS.
AND OUR LAST BILL, MAYBE 2 11 IS
A RESOURCES TRALER BILL, WHICH
MAKES VARIOUS CHANGES RELATED TO
PUBLIC RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
ALLOCATING 1.4 BILLION FROM THE
2021 BUDGET ACT APPROPRIATIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT AND
WATER, RESILIENCE, WILDFIRE AND
FOREST RESILIENCE AND ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. IT OUTLINES
OUT YOUR FUNDING COMMITMENTS
ACROSS DROUGHT AND WATER
RESILIENCE IN NATURE BASED
SOLUTIONS, EXTREME HEAT PARKS
AND ACCESS ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES AND OTHER RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INVESTMENTS. IT EXTENDS AN
EXISTING SEQUEL, EXEMPTION FOR
FOREST AND WILDFIRE RESILIENCE
PROJECTS WHICH HAVE ALREADY
COMPLETED UM IT REINSTATES
ADMINISTRATIVE PEST, PESTICIDE
USE ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
AUTHORITY AND INCREASE THE
STATUTORY PENALTY CAPS TO
STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S ABILITY
TO ENFORCE PESTICIDE USE
VIOLATIONS. AND FINALLY, THE
BILL INCLUDES VARIOUS OTHER
TECHNICAL AND CLEANUP AMENDMENTS
TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED
IN THE BUDGET. AND UM, WITH THAT
, UM, I'M ABOUT HAPPY TO RESPOND
TO QUESTIONS AND I HAVE SEVERAL
COLLEAGUES ON THE LINE AS WELL.
GREAT. SO MEMBERS ALL 13 BILLS,
WHICH IS THE BUDGET BILL JUNIOR
AND THE THEN 12 TRAILER BILLS
HAVE NOW BEEN PRESENTED. WE HAVE
THE LAO AVAILABLE AND WE ALSO
HAVE VARIETY OF STAFF FROM
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SO UM,
PLEASE, IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ON THE BILLS THAT ARE
PRESENTED UM, PUT YOUR MIKE UP
AND I'LL RECOGNIZE YOU. COMMENTS
ARE OKAY TOO. MEMBERS. YES
SENATOR NIELSEN, MADAM PRESIDENT
FOR FINANCE. IF I MAY. THE.
CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES FINANCE
THAT. HMM NO MORE THAN ONE
SUBJECT. IN THE HEALTH OMNIBUS
BILL. IT'S CALLED GENERAL
GOVERNMENT. THERE ARE ALL KINDS
OF PROVISION IN HERE GOAT
HERDERS. SHAPER FOSTER KIDS
FISCAL ONE OF THE GREAT
DISASTERS OF GOVERNMENT NOW THAT
WE'RE DEALING WITH PHYSICAL HOW
BUT THIS FINANCE RESPOND TO
CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT THIS IS
A SINGLE SUBJECT ISSUE. THAT
DOUBT. THANKS GENERAL GOVERNMENT
, AND IT APPEARS THAT IT'S JUST
A MISHMASH OF MANY, MANY
DIFFERENT ITEMS. GO AHEAD.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. SURE
SENATOR NIELSEN. I WOULD JUST
SAY THAT THE ISSUES AND
PROVISIONS THAT ARE IN BOTH THE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT ONE AND TWO
BILLS DO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE
OPERATIONS OF STATE GOVERNMENT.
AND THAT IS THE GENERAL, UM,
THREAD THAT GOES THROUGH EACH OF
THOSE, UM ISSUES. THE TAX REBATE
ISSUE HAS BEEN AROUND A LONG
TIME. THE REBATES FOR APPROVED.
I BELIEVE IN JUNE. UM THE BETTER
FOR FAMILIES, TAX REFUNDS. AND
NOW WHERE ARE WE AT TODAY? OUR
MONEY IS BEING NOW PROVIDED
UNDER THAT BUDGET ITEM OF LONG
AGO. UM SURE THAT THAT BUDGET
ITEM WAS, UM, PROPOSED AT $9.5
BILLION F T B IS TO IMPLEMENT
THAT AND THEY HAVE BEGUN THAT
PROCESS OF DATA CLEANSING AS
WELL AS UM, PROCUREMENT FOR A
VENDOR TO ASSIST IN DISTRIBUTION
OF DEBIT CARDS. SO THEY ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING. UM, THERE'S
ACTUALLY, QUITE A QUITE A BIT OF
WORK UNDERWAY. AT THIS POINT
FUNDS WILL BEGIN TO BE
DISTRIBUTED IN OCTOBER THROUGH
JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR. OCTOBER
THROUGH JANUARY. CORRECT SO
OCTOBER THIS YEAR, FUNDS WILL
BEGIN TO BEING DISTRIBUTED AND
THE GOAL WAS TO GET THOSE OUT AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE
RELIEF TO CALIFORNIANS. WELL I
TRUST MY COLLEAGUES ARE GETTING
THE SAME FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS
. WE'VE BEEN GETTING INQUIRIES
FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS IS ONE IS
THIS MONEY GOING TO BE THERE?
WHY DOES IT TAKE GOVERNMENT SO
VERY LONG TO COME UP WITH SOME
SOMETHING IS SIMPLE AS A REBATE.
UM AS YOU KNOW, WE TOOK SEVERAL
MONTHS TO DETERMINE THE BEST
METHODOLOGY FOR DISTRIBUTING
THESE FUNDS AND THE TAX SYSTEM
WAS WHERE WE LANDED IN REGARDS
TO THE INFORMATION THAT IS
ALREADY IN HOUSE WITH TV. UM
THERE'S THE NEED TO SCRUB DATA
ON THE FRONT END TO ENSURE THAT
THE FUNDS ARE GOING TO THE
CORRECT PEOPLE. THERE'S UM WE'VE
LEARNED FROM PAST MISTAKES, UM,
OF THE IMPORTANCE OF UPFRONT
SCRUBBING OF THAT DATA TO ENSURE
NO FRAUD IS OCCURRING TAKES TIME
TO GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT AS
WELL TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A
VENDOR THAT IS ABLE TO, UM,
IMPLEMENT THIS PROGRAM THAT
THEY'RE VIABLE AND THAT THERE'S
INTEGRITY IN THE PROCESS. AND
USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS. WE THINK
THAT'S IMPORTANT TO DO ALL ON
THE FRONT END. THANK YOU
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS.
WHY? FOR ABORTION RELATED
CONTRACTS. HAS THE
ADMINISTRATION WAVED PUBLIC
CONTRACT LAW FOR THIS SPECIFIC
AREA. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY
THAT PARTICULAR PROCEDURE IF YOU
WILL. SHOULD BE WAVES FROM
CONTRACT LAW. UM I WILL TURN TO
MY COLLEAGUE ADAM DORSEY FOR
ASSISTANCE ON THAT QUESTION.
THANK YOU. ADAM TO RECEIVE THE
PERMANENT FINANCE. SO THIS IS
JUST AN ISSUE OF TRYING TO GET
THOSE FUNDS OUT AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE. WELL YOU KNOW, IT
SOUNDS KIND OF FLIP IT. AND
CASUAL. YOUR REMARKS. THIS IS AN
ISSUE OF SOME CONCERN TO A LOT
OF CALIFORNIANS. AND A PART OF
IT WOULD BE CALIFORNIANS NEED
FOR TRANSPARENCY. AND CANDOR.
ABOUT THIS. AND THE PROVISION.
OF THE CONTRACT. ARE VERY
IMPORTANT. SO HOW THEN? WILL THE
PUBLIC BE APPRISED? OF THE
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS. OF THESE
VARIOUS AND SUNDRY CONTRACTS
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION
NEGOTIATES. HOW WILL THE PUBLIC
BE INFORMED AND LEGISLATORS FOR
THAT MATTER? THANK YOU, SENATOR.
I WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU ON KIND OF THE INS AND OUTS
OF WHAT KIND OF DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENTS OR, UM, RELATED TO
THOSE CONTRACTS. PLEASE DO, SIR
, BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO ME THAT
THE GOVERNOR AND THE
ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT WANT TO
HAVE ANY INFORMATION OUT ABOUT
THIS. AND I THINK FOR SUCH AN
IMPORTANT SUBJECT MATTER, IT'S
CERTAINLY JUSTIFIABLE. THAT
THERE BE MORE INFORMATION
AVAILABLE. AH! MAY I ASK ABOUT
THE VICTIM'S COMPENSATION
PROGRAM? AND VARIOUS CATEGORIES
OR. AH AND INCREASED THE
REIMBURSEMENT LIMITS ARE
INCREASED. BUT WE ARE RUNNING A
DEFICIT IN THAT REST RESTITUTION
FUND. WHAT'S PROPOSED HERE IS
GOING TO COMPOUND THAT PROBLEM.
IS THERE A PLAN TO ADDRESS THE
STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE. AND THE
VICTIM'S COMPENSATION PROGRAM,
AND WE HAVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS
ABOUT THAT, BY THE WAY TO YES,
I'LL TURN THAT QUESTION OVER TO
MY COLLEAGUE AND MY YOUNGER
THANK YOU. HI THIS IS MARK
MEADOWS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. I CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS
THAT QUESTION. SO THE CHANGES TO
THE VICTIM'S COMPENSATION
PROGRAM ARE DO NOT TAKE EFFECT
THIS FISCAL YEAR. THERE IS
SUBJECT TO A DETERMINATION I'M
THE SPRING OF 20 TO 24 TO
CONFIRM THAT THERE ARE
RESOURCES. TO EXPAND THE
BENEFITS STRUCTURE THAT'S WITHIN
THE VICTIM'S COMPENSATION
PROGRAM. OKAY PLEASE ALLOW ME TO
GO BACK TO THE ABORTION ISSUE.
THE ABORTION PRACTICAL SUPPORT
FUND. AH! CERTAIN USES. WERE
REPORTED FOR THAT IN THE JUNE
TRAILER BUILD AND THE JUNE
TRAILER BILL. IT WAS TERM
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND IN
CONDESCENSION STINTS. WELL. WHAT
NOW IS GOING TO BE PERMISSIBLE
UNDER THIS NEW DEFINITION. OF
THE ALLOCATION OF REVENUES. THE
ABORTION PRACTICAL SUPPORT FUND
DO. WE DON'T HAVE A LISTINGOF
WHAT CHANGES NOW. WILL GOVERN.
FOR EXAMPLE, AIRFARE. IS THAT
GOING TO BE A PART OF THE DEAL
NOW? UM I CAN ANSWER. I CAN
START THAT RESPONSE AND THEN I
WILL TURN TO A COLLEAGUE, BUT
THE FINANCIAL OR IN KIND
ASSISTANCE. UM, THAT WAS SPOKEN
BACK IN JUNE INCLUDED THINGS
LIKE DEPENDENT CHILD CARE
TRANSLATION SERVICES. UM AND, UM
THIS CHANGE NOW ALLOWS FOR MORE
FLEXIBILITY, WHICH COULD INCLUDE
IN STATES AND OUT OF STAGE
TRAVEL. LET ME MOVE TO THE
ANOTHER AREA OF SOME DRAMA
ENERGY. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE
GOVERNOR HAS PRONOUNCED HIS
GREEN ENERGY. PLANT. FOR THE
FUTURE. AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY
IT'S GOING TO BE. WELL WE FOUND
OUT LAST WEEK. THAT NOW THERE'S
BEEN SOME SECOND THOUGHTS. ABOUT
THE ABILITY OF GREEN ENERGY TO
SUPPLY THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA. TWO, FOR EXAMPLE,
AVOID BLACK HOUSE. ONE OF WHICH
INCLUDES MAINTAINING POWER
DERIVED FROM DIABLO CANYON. NOW
THAT IS A QUANTUM LEAP. FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION. WHY ARE WE SO
HECK BENT ON MAKING EVERYTHING
ELECTRICAL. BUT I BELIEVE IT'S
2035. WHEN IT'S CERTAINLY CLEAR.
BASED ON THE ADMINISTRATION
DON'T ACTIONS. IT'S NOT THAT
CLEAR. WHAT THE ENERGY FUTURE IS
GOING TO BE. AND I DID ASK THE
QUESTION. BY THE WAY THAT REALLY
DIDN'T GET ANSWERED. ARE WE
LOOKING INTO COGENERATION? AND
ENERGY GENERATED BY HYDRO POWER.
UM YEAH, I BELIEVE THERE ARE
STATEMENTS. AND FIRST I'D JUST
LIKE TO SAY THAT WE WON'T BE
CONSIDERING ANYTHING IN REGARDS
TO DIABLO CANYON IN THE BUDGET.
THAT IS A POLICY BILL. SB 846,
SO I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO THAT
IN REGARDS TO ENERGY GENERATION
. I THINK OUR ENERGY PLAN DOES
INCLUDE A DIVERSITY OF
PROPOSALS. UM, THAT ARE ALRIGHT
, JUST THAT ATTEMPTING TO GET AT
A DIVERSIFIED MEANS OF
ELECTRIFICATION, BUT I WILL TURN
TO A COLLEAGUE FOR ANY FURTHER
DETAILS BEYOND THAT. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, THERESA COVER WITH
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE THE ENERGY
PACKAGES MISS LEE DESCRIBED AS A
NUMBER OF PROVISIONS. A NUMBER
OF THEM HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED
THROUGH THE SPRING, AND WE'RE
PART OF OUR JANUARY AND NEIGHBOR
VISION PROPOSALS, BUT THERE'S A
NUMBER OF THINGS THAT TRY TO
ADDRESS DIFFERENTCOMPONENTS OF
ENERGY. THE RELIABILITY. UM YOU
KNOW THERE WAS PIECES IN JUNE
REALLY TO RE PREPARE PRESSURES,
BUT TRIES TO REALLY. PROVIDE THE
STATE WITH MANY TOOLS AS
POSSIBLE, GIVEN THE STRESSES ON
OUR ENERGY SYSTEM. WELL THANK
YOU. AND I GUESS I HAD TO SAY
THAT LAST WEEK. I APPRECIATED
THE CANDOR ADMITTING THE
ADMINISTRATION ADMITTING THAT
IT'S CLEAN AIR GOALS. WERE NOT
CONSISTENT WITH ENSURING POWER.
TWO CALIFORNIANS INTO THE
FUTURE. THAT WHAT'S ABSENT IS
PLANS FOR PROVIDING THAT AND I
DON'T EVEN WANT TO CALL IT
TRANSITION. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO
DO TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUTURE OF
CALIFORNIANS? WHEN WE CANNOT
RELY SOLAR A GREEN ENERGY. AND
ALIEN WIND ENERGY. TO SUPPLY
THAT FUTURE. I SUGGEST THE
ADMINISTRATION REALLY ADDRESS
THAT WITH A HIGHER DEGREE OF
SERIOUSNESS AND GRAVITY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR NIELSEN.
DO YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR THAT WILL BE ALL RIGHT FOR
NOW. OKAY, SO I HAVE A SENATOR
PAN AND SENATOR GROVE. OH, AND,
UH. ALL RIGHT. SO, SENATOR YOU
WANT TO SENATOR WHEREAS OH,
SENATOR GROVE, THEN SENATOR PAN.
OKAY, SENATOR DURAZO. SORRY I
HADN'T SEEN THAT MIKE UP THE OUR
LITTLE BARRIER. SENATOR DURAZO,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT OR ASK
YOUR QUESTIONS? THESE UM
PLEXIGLASS MAKE IT HARD TO
SOMETIMES SEE THE MIX. GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST,
UM I DON'T KNOW IF THE QUESTIONS
RIGHT NOW ARE FOR ANY ANY ANY
ANY OF THEM IF THERE COULD BE
SOME CLARIFICATION AS TO THE
FUNDING FOR HYDROGEN VEHICLES.
UM THERE'S A NUMBER. BEING
TOSSED AROUND, AND I'M JUST NOT
QUITE SURE. WHERE WE LAND AS FAR
AS FUNDING FOR VEHICLES. UH, ON
HYDROGEN. GREAT LET'S SEE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. IF YOU
COULD ADDRESS THAT. YES I'M
SORRY, SENATOR GERARD. SO WE HAD
A HARD TIME. IT WAS A QUESTION
WAS, WHAT IS THE I'M ASSUMING
IT'S THE TRAILER BILL FOR IN THE
CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE
AROUND FUNDING FOR HYDROGEN FOR
USE IN VEHICLES FOR FUELING
VEHICLES. GOT IT. OKAY I WILL
TURN THAT QUESTION TO MY
COLLEAGUE TERESA CALVERT FOR THE
DETAILS. WHAT. HI THERESA
COVERED AGAIN. UM, SENATOR
DIRECT, SO LET ME GET BACK FOR
THAT KIND OF SPECIFICITY. I CAN
TALK ABOUT THE HYDROGEN GRANTS
PROGRAM. SO WE HAVE 100 MILLION
IN THERE AND AS PART OF THE
BUDGET, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT
THAT IS, UM SOLELY PARTICULAR TO
VEHICLE FUNDING, SO I WANT TO
GET BACK TO YOU TO KIND OF
REFINE THAT ANSWER A LITTLE BIT.
UM. PERHAPS DEPARTMENT FINANCE.
IF YOU CAN REFERENCE, THERE'S
ALSO 60 MILLION. FOR ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. AND AREN'T
THE HYDROGEN FUELED VEHICLES
CONSIDERED PART OF THE ZEV
PACKAGE? OKAY I WILL HAVE TO
TURN THAT OVER TO ONE OF OUR MY
COLLEAGUES THAT WORKS MORE
CLOSELY OBSERVED, AND I'M GOING
TO TURN THAT OVER TO SERGIO
AGGIELAND. THIS IS CHRISTIAN
BELTRAN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE HAPPY TO ADD SOME
INFORMATION HERE, SO JUST TO
KIND OF GIVE A QUICK HIGH LEVEL
SUMMARY OF WHAT'S INCLUDED FOR
THE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE
PACKAGE, SO AS YOU MAY ALL
RECALL, THERE WAS ABOUT $6
BILLION THAT WE HAVE INVESTED
BEGINNING IN 21 22 AS WELL GOING
ALL THE WAY OUT TO THE OUT YEARS
OF 25.6, UH, SO THERE ARE
MULTIPLE PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE
THAT ARE INVESTING SPECIFICALLY
IN THE ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE, UH
, REALM AND SO TO GET TO THE
SPECIFICITY OF THE HYDROGEN
INVESTMENTS THAT WE'RE MAKING,
WE'D BE HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP AND
GIVE YOU THAT BREAK DOWN AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE TO YOUR STAFF.
SENATOR DRAWS IS OKAY. I'M
ASSUMING SENATOR WIECKOWSKI OF A
FOLLOW UP QUESTION IN RELATING
TO THAT APOLOGIES. I KNEW I SAID
THAT I WOULD CALL ON SENATOR
GROVE AND PANEL. I GUESS IT
WOULD BE A COMMENT MADAM. MADAM
CHAIR IS THAT ON THE HYDROGEN
INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE, WHICH I
THINK IS WHAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE
, ARE THERE THE 60 MILLION
DOLLARS THAT WAS AGREED ON
AROUND THE OUTLIERS. THERE'S NO
ADDITIONAL MONEY THIS YEAR OR
NEXT YEAR ON THAT, AND IT WAS
THE IT WAS THE OUT YEARS THAT WE
AGREED TO LAND ON THE 60 MILLION
, SO I KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH THAT, AND
IT'S IN THE BUDGET, BUT IT'S ON
THE COMEAS THEY SO TO SPEAK IF
I COULD USE THAT LAS VEGAS
ANALOGY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
AND, UH. I DON'T KNOW IF
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE WHO WANTS
TO AFFIRM THAT CLARIFICATION?
YES, YES. GO AHEAD JUST TO
CONFIRM SO IT IS $60 MILLION
OVER THREE YEARS FOR
SPECIFICALLY HYDROGEN, AND I'M
SORRY, SENATOR RAKOWSKI. I'M
HAVING ISSUES HEARING YOU AS
WELL. I'M NOT SURE THE MICS ARE
BEING ACTIVATED FOR THOSE THAT
ARE ASKING. QUESTIONS OTHER THAN
THE CHAIR. ALRIGHT WE'LL MAKE
SURE WE CAN HEAR HIM ON THE MIC
HERE, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE
THERE'S WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS
FOR YOUR HEARING, AND I WILL TRY
TO CLARIFY QUESTIONS. SO LET US
NOW GO TO SENATOR GROVE. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR, OKAY? I JUST
WANTED TO CONFIRM THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE CAN HEAR
ME. GOOD. LET'S CONFIRM
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. COULD YOU
HEAR SENATOR GRASS? WE CAN HEAR
SENATOR GROWTH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON MY
COLLEAGUE FROM TO HAMAS
QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THOSE, UM
, SPECIFICALLY, I GUESS IN THE,
UM IN THE ABORTION CONTRACT
LANGUAGE FOR THE BUDGET BILL.
JUNIOR TRADER BILL A. B 1 79.
THERE IS ALSO NO. IT'S NO BID
CONTRACTS LIKE A SINGLE SOURCE
SUPPLIER. NO BIG CONTRACTS. AND
ALSO IN THE LANGUAGE DEALING
WITH PRESCHOOL PLANNING GRANTS
IN, UM A B 1 85. IT DEALS WITH
NO BID SINGLE SOURCE SUPPLIER
CONTRACTS FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THAT SEEMS TO BE A
NORM FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION. IS
THERE OTHER? UH, CAN SOMEONE IN
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PROVIDE ME
BECAUSE WE DON'T MAYBE CATCH ALL
OF THEM. UM A LIST OF ALL THE
SINGLE SOURCE SUPPLIER, NO BID
CONTRACTS THAT THIS
ADMINISTRATION AND THE GOVERNOR
HAS MADE WITH THE INDIVIDUALS.
YEAH. THANK YOU, SENATOR. GROVE
UM UNDERSTAND, UNDERSTAND THE
QUESTION AND I JUST PUT ONE TO
REITERATE SORT OF THE NEED AT
TIMES TO HAVE THESE NO GOOD
CONTRACTS IN REGARDS TO MORE
QUICKLY ADDRESSING ISSUES. UM I
DO NOT KNOW IF SUCH A LIST
EXISTS ACROSS ALL OUR VARIOUS
POLICY AREAS, BUT WE CAN LOOK
INTO GETTING YOU SOME MORE
INFORMATION ON THAT. SO I'D
APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THERE
WAS A $1 BILLION DEAL WITH B Y D
FOR 400 MILLION MASKS THAT WE
NEVER SAW. THERE WAS A NO BID
CONTRACT WITH TRAILER COMPANIES,
UH, MOVING TRAVEL TRAILERS TO
GIVE THE HOMELESS PLACES TO LIVE
AND WHEN, WHEN THEY BOUGHT ALL
OF THOSE AND SPENT BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN TAXPAYER MONEY. THEY
FOUND OUT WITHIN A FEW WEEKS
THAT THEY NEEDED TO HAVE SEWAGE
PUMPING AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
AND NOW THOSE TRAILERS ARE IN
STORAGE. SO IT WAS INACCURATE OR
IT WAS IN INEXCUSABLE WAY TO
SPEND TAXPAYER DOLLARS WHEN YOU
LOOK AT, UM THIS PARTICULAR
LANGUAGE IN THIS BILL ON THE NO
BID CONTRACT, AND YOU LOOK AT NO
BIG CONTRACTS FOR, UH THE KAISER
DEAL THAT WE JUST DEALT WITH A
FEW MONTHS AGO OR LAST MONTH
REGARDING THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THAT'S A NO BID CONTRACT AS WELL
. AND THEN NOW YOU HAVE THESE NO
BID CONTRACTS THAT ONLY THE
ADMINISTRATION IS DEALING WITH,
AND IT'S NOT A FAIR, COMPETITIVE
BIDDING PROCESS FOR OTHER
INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND IT DOESN'T
PROVIDE GOOD ACCESS OR GOOD. UM
IT DOESN'T PROVIDE A GOOD BUDGET
PROCESS FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND ITS CITIZENS TO
BE ABLE TO HAVE THE BEST QUALITY
PRICE FOR THE BEST QUALITY
PROJECT. OR PRICE OR PRODUCT
THAT THEY PURCHASE, SO I WOULD
JUST LIKE SOME INFORMATION ON
ALL THE NO BID CONTRACTS SINCE
THERE ARE THERE MORE THAN THE
TWO I JUST MENTIONED IN THESE IN
THE BUDGET BILL. WE JUST GOT THE
LANGUAGE LAST NIGHT. ACTUALLY,
WE JUST GOT IT THIS MORNING
BECAUSE OUR STAFF GOT IT LAST
NIGHT. BUT ARE THERE ANY MORE
THAN THESE TWO THAT WE HAVE
FOUND THAT ARE NO BIG CONTRACTS
IN THESE BUDGET PACKAGES. ALL OF
THEM. UM I AM NOT AWARE OF
ADDITIONAL ONES. BUT AGAIN, WE
CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
OKAY, SO THESE ARE THE ONLY TWO
IN THE ENTIRE, UH WHAT DO WE
HAVE HERE? 12 OR 13 BILLS. HOW
MANY BILLS FINANCE CLARIFIED AS
SHE, UH, BELIEVE SO. BUT SHE
WILL GET THE INFRA. SHE WILL GO
THROUGH IT AND GET THE
INFORMATION BACK TO YOU. OKAY?
THANK YOU. AND THEN THE NEXT
QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS TO
FOLLOW UP ON MAYBE 1 56 AGAIN.
THE LAW REQUIRES US OR THAT WE
WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE SINGLE
SUBJECT IN THESE BILLS. AND UM,
I KNOW MY COLLEAGUE FROM DAME
ASKED THIS QUESTION, BUT I NEED
SOMEBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW, UH
, GOAT HERDERS HAVE ANYTHING TO
DO WITH FOSTER CHILDREN AND HOW
EITHER ONE OF THEM ARE A GENERAL
GOVERNMENT OF OR A GENERAL
GOVERNMENT BILL. YES AND JUST
GOING BACK TO THE ISSUE OF, UM
BUT. OPERATIONS BEING YOU KNOW,
THE STATE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, NOT JUST THE STATE
BUT IN LOCAL LOCAL ENTITY IS
BEING ABLE TO CONDUCT THEIR
BUSINESSES THAT IS AGAIN THE
THEME FOR THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TRAILER BILLS. AND GOAT HERDERS
ARE NECESSARY TO CONDUCT THE
GENERAL OPERATION OF THE STATE
GOVERNMENT FOR WHAT PURPOSE?
WELL IT'S NOT JUST STATE
GOVERNMENT IS ALSO AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL, SO TRYING TO DEAL WITH AN
ISSUE THAT IMPACTS UM BOTH FARM
FARMERS AS WELL AS THE GOAT
HERDERS AND THE GOATS THAT
PROVIDE THE WORK ON THEIR ON
THOSE FARMS ARE GOAT HERDERS
HIRING FOSTER YOUTH. NO BUT I
THINK THAT THEME OVERALL WHILE
IT IS WIDE AND, UM DOES HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THE OPERATIONS OF
BUSINESSES ACROSS THE STATE. THE
GOAT HERDERS HAVE TO DO HAVE TO
DEAL WITH THE OPERATIONS OF
BUSINESS OVER BUSINESSES OVER
THE STATE OR AROUND THE STATE.
WELL IN THAT PARTICULAR ONE IS
DEALING WITH, UM A CHANGE IN
CODE THAT WOULD MATCH THE
PRACTICE THAT HAS BEEN IN TERMS
OF PAYING GOOD HERDERS AND PAIN
SHEEP HERDERS CORRECTLY THAT
AGAIN HAS I'M SORRY. DIDN'T MEAN
INTERRUPT. GO AHEAD. NO THAT'S
OKAY JUST AGAIN. JUST TRYING TO
UNDERLINE THE FACT THAT THESE
ARE ISSUES THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
CORRECT IN, UM IN THE GENERAL
GOVERNMENT TRAILER BILLS THAT DO
DEAL WITH BUSINESSES ACROSS THE
STATE. YEAH. SO BRINGING PARODY
WITH GOAT HERDERS AND SHEEP
HERDERS THROUGH 2024 JANUARY
2024 CORRECT THAT'S CORRECT, OK
AND A FOSTER YOUTH EXPENDITURE
BILL AGAIN HAS WHAT IN COMMON
AGAIN UNDERSTAND? THE POLICIES
MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT THE INTENT
IS TO REALLY GET THAT ISSUES
THAT HELP THE EFFICIENT RUNNING
OF BUSINESSES, BUT THAT THE
STATE LEVEL AND LOCAL LEVEL
ACROSS THE STATE AND FISCAL FITS
INTO THAT SAME SUBJECT MATTER
BECAUSE GOAT HERDERS AND FOSTER
YOUTH AND FISCAL IS A SYSTEM
THAT WE USE FOR OUR FINANCIAL
AND ACCOUNTING. PURPOSES HERE AT
THE STATE AGAIN JUST OPERATIONS
ACROSS THE STATE. SO JUST MAKING
SURE THAT UM FISCAL FOSTER USE
AND GOAT HERDERS AND PARITY WITH
SHEEPHERDERS IS DEFINED BY THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND HIS
ADMINISTRATION AS A SINGLE
SUBJECT. UM, CORRECT. OKAY? AH!
I'VE JUST HAD ONE OR 12
QUESTIONS ON THE ENERGY BILL. UM
THERE'S $15 MILLION OR $15
BILLION. LET ME GO BACK TO THAT
TWO PAGER. YES, SO IT'S $15
MILLION A SALES EXEMPTIONS FOR
LITHIUM PROJECTS. I KNOW THAT,
UM WE ARE LOOKING AT WHEN YOU
LOOK AT BATTERY STORAGE LITHIUM
SEEMS TO BE THE TOP THING THAT
WE'RE LOOKING A BATTERY
BATTERIES. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING
AT BATTERIES, LITHIUM SEEMS TO
BE NUMBER ONE IS THE
ADMINISTRATION AWARE OF THAT, UM
THAT EUROPE AND FRANCE HAVE
DETERMINED THAT LITHIUM IS GOING
TO BE UPGRADED TO A CLASS A
TOXIN, AND IT CAUSES HEALTH
DEFECTS. UM. ALONG WITH COLBERT
, CHROMIUM, LITHIUM AND IRON,
ACTUALLY, LITHIUM MORE THAN ANY
OTHER SUBSTANCE OUT THERE. IS
THE ADMINISTRATION AWARE THAT
THAT INCREASING THE PRODUCTION
OF LITHIUM OR USING THESE
LITHIUM PROJECTS COULD BE OF
SERIOUS HEALTH VIOLATION TO THE
CITIZENS OF CALIFORNIA. UM NO, I
AM NOT AWARE OF THAT. I'LL TURN
THAT QUESTION ALSO OVER TO MY
COLLEAGUE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
INFORMATION THAT SHE CAN
PROVIDE. GREAT THANK YOU. TERESA
COVERED WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UM NO. I WAS NOT
TRACKING THAT NEWS, SO WE WILL
TAKE THAT INFORMATION BACK. SO
JUST SO, YOU KNOW, UM, IT'S AT
THE END OF 2020 PM WHEN THE
EUROPEAN CHEMICALS AGENCY AND
THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT CAME
TOGETHER FOR PROPOSALS TO
CLASSIFY LITHIUM CARBONATE,
LITHIUM HYDROXIDE AND LITHIUM
CHLORIDE IS A CATEGORY ONE. A
REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN THAT COULD
DAMAGE THAT DAMAGES. FERTILITY
AND BORN CHILDREN HARM TO BEHEST
TO BREAST FED CHILDREN AND SO
ON. IT ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE
EXAMPLES OF HEAVY METALS IN THE
HEAVY METALS THAT CAUSE HEALTH
DAMAGE TO INDIVIDUALS, HUMAN
BEINGS ANIMALS, UM, AND IT HAS
THE NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACT FOR
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, WHICH IS
NOW LISTED AS COLBERT, CHROMIUM
, LITHIUM AND EVEN IRON. SO UM,
I GUESS WITH ALL THIS INVESTMENT
, EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND FRANCE
ARE ALREADY DETERRING THEIR WAY
AGAINST LITHIUM, AND WE'RE JUST
GOING TO GO DOWN THIS PATH AND,
UM CONTINUE TO FUND LITHIUM
PROJECTS THAT MAY CAUSE
DETRIMENTAL HEALTH TO HUMAN
BEINGS. AGAIN SENATOR GRAB THIS
IS, UM UH, USED HELPFUL
INFORMATION. THANK YOU. WE WILL
TAKE IT BACK. AND, UM FOR
CONSIDERATION. AND I APPRECIATE
THAT THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
IT BACK. BUT THIS IS $15 MILLION
OF TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WE'RE
GOING TO USE TO POISON HUMAN
BEINGS. I MEAN, I THINK WE
SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER THE FACT
THAT YOU KNOW, THIS HAS ALREADY
BEEN LISTED WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
THAT ARE LEADING THE WAY AND
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY. UM AND
LITHIUM IS A HUGE CONCERN TO
THESE OTHER COUNTRIES THAT WE
LOOK TO AS CALIFORNIA CONSIDERED
TO BE A NATION STATE. FOR THEIR
WISDOM AND DIRECTION, ALSO FOR
CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, AND SO
I JUST I'M A LITTLE ALARMED BY
THAT. AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION
I HAD ON THE ON THE ENERGY
TRAILER BILL WAS, IT SAYS IT
ESTABLISHES A CLIMATE INNOVATION
PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE
ENERGY COMMISSION TO PROVIDE
GRANTS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL
INCIDENT IS SIN IS FOR
CALIFORNIA HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
DEVELOPING AND COMMERCIALIZING
TECHNOLOGIES THAT PROVIDE
ADVANCEMENT AND HELPING
CALIFORNIA MEET THEIR MEET THEIR
GREENHOUSE GAS MEETS NEEDS. I'M
SORRY. IS THERE A LIST OF
COMPANIES THAT YOU GUYS ARE
READY TO DO? SINGLE SOURCE ONLY
SUPPLIERS WITH OR IS THIS GOING
TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS THAT HAVE
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN
ORDER TO EITHER CAPTURE
GREENHOUSE GAS SUBMISSIONS OR TO
PRODUCE ENERGY FOR MORE LENGTHY
PERIOD OF TIME? UM SOME
TECHNOLOGY THAT'S OUT THERE IS
ALMOST INDEFINITELY. UM AND AH.
AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE'S
TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE
SPECIFICALLY IN MY DISTRICT.
THAT HAS, UH. IS A PROVEN MODEL
TO BE ABLE TO, UH BE LONGER THAN
EIGHT HOURS OF ENERGY STORAGE
VERSUS IT'S ACTUALLY 16 HOURS OF
ENERGY STORAGE VERSUS JUST FOUR
HOURS OR IS THERE A SINGLE
SOURCE SUPPLIER THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO USE
FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE?
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I
THINK WHERE WE CAN, WE WILL BE
ENTERING INTO COMPETITIVE. UM
BEDS, BUT I WILL TURN THIS
QUESTION OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE,
MR ALFORD FOR MORE DETAILS.
THANK YOU. I AM. YEAH. SO THE
ADDITIONAL DETAIL, OF COURSE OF
ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM WILL
OPERATE IS IN THE TRAILER BILL.
ONE OF THE THINGS KIND OF TO
YOUR QUESTION OF, UM AREAS OR
BUSINESSES OF INTEREST. THERE IS
GOING TO BE A STAKEHOLDER DRIVEN
PROCESS TO IDENTIFY PRIORITIZE
INVESTMENTS FOR THIS PROGRAM, SO
I HOPEFULLY THAT PROVIDES AN
AVENUE TO WAY IN N, UM AS A
COMMISSION DEVELOPS THIS BRAND
NEW PROGRAM AND THERE WOULD BE,
UM, YOU KNOW, UM ADOPTIONS OF
AGREEMENTS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS,
UM, CONSIDERING THE COMMISSION
PROCESS. SO I GUESS MY QUESTION
MY QUESTION IS AND MAYBE I'M NOT
GOING TO GET AN ANSWER IS THAT
THERE ARE VAST AMOUNTS OF
TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE FOR ENERGY
GRID SECURITY FOR, UM, HAVING A
CLEANER, MORE SAFER WAY TO DO
ENERGY STORAGE UP TO 12 HOURS.
THERE'S JUST FOUR HOURS. THERE'S
ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE,
BUT IT IF IT'S NOT ON THE
GOVERNOR'S LIST OF A SINGLE
SOURCE SUPPLIER. WILL THOSE
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES BE AVAILABLE
TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION SO
THAT WE CAN BENEFIT CALIFORNIANS
LIVES IN A BETTER WAY,
POTENTIALLY, OR IS IT JUST GOING
TO BE A SINGLE SOURCE SUPPLIER
BID, LIKE MOST CONTRACTS ARE. HI
AGAIN. I'M NOT SURE IF I AM CAN
TOTALLY ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.
THE ONLY PROVISION IN THE BILL
THAT TALKS ABOUT LIKE A
NONCOMPETITIVE, UM, COMPONENT IS
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE
PROGRAM, SO I DON'T KNOW IF THAT
KIND OF HELPS. THERE'S YOU KNOW,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. AND UM AH
, LIMIT ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
FOR THIS PROGRAM, SO HOPEFULLY
THAT HELP UM. WITH THE QUESTION
OF THE THIS ALL SORCERERS THAT,
UM APPROACH TO THE PROGRAM. OKAY
I'M JUST LOOKING AT WE HAVE
SOLUTIONS. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE
SOLUTIONS ABOUT ENERGY
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THEY'RE
PROVEN SOLUTIONS. AS A MATTER OF
FACT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
EVEN FUNDED SOME OF THESE
SOLUTIONS. BUT YET IF THEY DON'T
ALIGN WITH THE SINGLE SOURCE
SUPPLIER CHAIN THAT THE GOVERNOR
HAS THESE SOLUTIONS PROBABLY
WON'T COME TO FRUITION IN
CALIFORNIA, SO I GUESS THAT'S
WHERE I'M CONCERNED. MY QUESTION
IS, WILL THIS BE OPEN BID
PROCESS TO LOOK AT ALL SOLUTIONS
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR
ENERGY STORAGE FOR ENERGY
CONSUMPTION FOR ENERGY GRID? UM
YOU KNOW, A SECURITY EVERYTHING
THAT WE NEED TO MOVE TO WHERE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT BICARB WAS MADE
JUST THE OTHER DAY. AH! ARE WE
GOING TO LOOK AT ALL SOLUTIONS
OR WE JUST GOING TO USE A SINGLE
POINT SUPPLIER THAT THE GOVERNOR
CHOOSES? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT THE IN THE
TRAILER BILL PROVISION, THE ONLY
COMPONENT RELATED TO, UM UM NON
COMPETITIVELY. HMM. ALRIGHT
NONCOMPETITIVE APPROACH IN
REGARD TO THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND THEN THE OTHER
COMPONENT IS I POINT AGAIN TO
THAT THERE'S A STAKEHOLDER
DRIVEN PROCESS RELATED TO THIS
PROGRAM, SO I'M HOPING BETWEEN
THOSE TWO THAT THAT HELPS ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION OKAY. WELL, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'S
ALL MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THANK YOU, SENATOR
GROVE, SENATOR PAN. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MADAM CHAIR AND AGAIN
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION THAT
WOULD MAKE NOTE THAT I
UNDERSTAND. THIS IS, UH UM MUCH
OF THIS IS RESOLVING SOME FINAL
ISSUES WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS
THAT ACTUALLY BEGAN AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR INVOLVING
MONTHS OF HEARINGS AND, OF
COURSE, TESTIMONY. FROM
STAKEHOLDERS, CONSTITUENTS AND
SO FORTH. UM I GUESS A COUPLE OF
COUPLE OF POINTS I JUST WANT TO
MAKE. FIRST OF ALL AGAIN
APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION,
MADAME CHAIR ABOUT THE ACTIONS
WE TOOK IN IN THE BUDGET
REGARDING THE 300 MILLION THAT
THE STATE ACTUALLY GETS FROM
PEOPLE WHO DON'T BUY HEALTH
INSURANCE, BUT YET SOMETIMES MAY
ACTUALLY END UP USING IT. AND
HELPING MAKE HEALTH INSURANCE
MORE AFFORDABLE. UM AND AGAIN
GRATEFUL TO UM. THE DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESS WHO CONGRESS MEMBERS
WHO VOTED FOR THE INFLATION
PROTECTION ACT AND PRESIDENT
BIDEN FOR BEING ABLE TO ENSURE
THAT THE FEDERAL SUBSIDIES WILL
CONTINUE FOR ADDITIONAL THREE
YEARS SO THAT CALIFORNIANS WHO
DEPENDED ON THE SUBSIDIES THAT
WERE ORIGINALLY IN THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN. DID NOT FALL OFF
THE CLIFF AND I ALSO WANT TO
THANK THE GOVERNOR AND HIS
ADMINISTRATION FOR AH! THEIR
LONG TERM SUPPORT OR ENSURING
THAT WE MAKE COVERED CALIFORNIA
MORE AFFORDABLE TO CALIFORNIANS
IS SOMEONE WHO SERVICE ON THE
BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE HEALTHY
SERVICES AND PREVIOUSLY CHAIRED
THAT SUBCOMMITTEE. I KNOW THAT
THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS WORKED
VERY CLOSELY WITH US HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE TO BE ABLE TO, UH
IT. SURE PEOPLE GET THOSE
SUBSIDIES. I LOOK FORWARD TO
THAT MOVING FORWARD, AND I
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNORS IN THIS
ADMINISTRATION'S LEADERSHIP IN
THAT REGARD AND LOOKING FORWARD
TO CONTINUING I DID ALSO WANT TO
MAKE NOTE THAT WE'RE TAKING SOME
VERY IMPORTANT STEPS,
PARTICULARLY IN OUR BUDGET
TRAILER BILL, UM AND OF COVID
RELIEF, SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK
LEAVE TO ENSURE THAT WE N KEEP
OUR WORKPLACES SAFE. I GUESS MY
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I DID JUST
WANT TO BRIEFLY POSED TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. PERHAPS
THEY CAN ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT
ON THE WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE
SMALL BUSINESS AND NOT NOT
NONPROFIT COVID SUPPLEMENTAL
PAID SICK LEAVE RELIEF PROGRAM
BECAUSE CERTAINLY IS A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER. I KNOW HOW
CHALLENGING SOMETIMES IT CAN BE
TRYING TO KEEP YOUR WORKPLACE
OPEN. YOU'RE TRYING TO BE SURE
YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE HEALTHY. YOU
WANNA BE SURE YOUR CUSTOMERS
DON'T GET INFECTED. THAT'S BAD
FOR BUSINESS. SO UH, I
UNDERSTAND. WE ARE TRYING TO
PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE TO SMALL
BUSINESSES AND NOT FOR PROFITS
TO AS AS, UNFORTUNATELY COVID
CASES AND THE ENTIRELY GONE
AWAY. SO PERHAPS YOU CAN JUST
ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT. ABOUT
WHAT IN THAT TRAILER BILL, WHAT
WE'RE DOING TO HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. HI AND
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION,
SENATOR PAN. UM I WAS HAD A
LITTLE DIFFICULTY HEARING YOU,
BUT I THINK YOU ASKED ABOUT THE
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
RELIEF GRANTS. UM SO I THINK
WHAT HE WAS SPECIFICALLY ASKING
IS UM HOW? HOW. WHAT IN THIS.
OUR ACTIONS DAY ARE GOING TO
SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES WHO ARE
RESPONDING TO THE, UH COVID
CIRCUMSTANCE AND DR PAN. DO YOU
WANT TO CLARIFY ANY OF THAT? YES
SO BASICALLY IN A B 1 52 ON THE
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
PROGRAM. PART OF THE IN THAT
BUDGET TRAILER BILL IS ABOUT THE
SMALL BUSINESS AND NOT FOR
PROFIT. UH SUPPLEMENTAL, UH,
FORT. RIGHT SO IT'S SPECIFIC TO
QUESTION IS SPECIFIC TO THE
SUPPORT TO SMALL BUSINESSES AND
NONPROFITS IN RELATIONSHIP TO
THE EXTENSION OF THE PAID SICK
LEAVE. OKAY GOT IT. SO THERE IS
THE SMALL BUSINESS, THE
CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS AND
NONPROFIT COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL
PAY PICK BELIEF GRANT PROGRAM,
WHICH DOES IT ISSUE UP TO
$50,000 TO, UM SMALL BUSINESSES
AND NONPROFITS FOR COST THAT
THEY HAVE INCURRED AS A RESULT
OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL PAINTING,
CLEAVE GRANT. WE ALSO HAVE
LANGUAGE IN HERE THAT ALLOWS UP
TO $70 MILLION TO BE
APPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT THIS
PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THE 250
MILLION THAT IS ALREADY INCLUDED
IN THE BUDGET, SHOULD WE BE
REIMBURSED? OR SHOULD THAT
SHOULD FEDERAL FUNDS? UM BE
PROVIDED AND AVAILABLE TO
BACKFILL FOR GENERAL FUNDS?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AGAIN APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH INDUSTRY ATION AND LEADING
AND HEALTH ISSUES. I KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER ELEMENTS
HERE, WHICH I WON'T TOUCH ON. UM
AND AGAIN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH.
NOT JUST TODAY, BUT WHAT WE'VE
ACCOMPLISHED IN THE MAIN BUDGET
DISCUSSION BACK IN JUNE, WHICH
WE ADOPTED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
SIGN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET
ME SEE SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. THE
OROVILLE DAM. UH PUMP STORAGE. I
KNOW THAT THERE WAS THE JUNE
DEAL. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY
IN THERE. AND NOW WE HAVE 100
MILLION IN THIS FISCAL YEAR AND
100 AND 40 MILLION IN NEXT FIX
SCHOOL YEAR, SO THE QUESTION IS,
WHAT'S THE TIMELINE FOR THAT
PROJECT? WHAT'S THE TOTAL COST?
AND WHAT? HOW DOES THIS
ASSISTANCE IN OUR ENERGY
RELIABILITY AND WHEN WOULD THAT
ADDITIONAL ENERGY BE ONLINE? IF
ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO. THANK YOU. I
WILL TURN THAT QUESTION OVER TO
MY COLLEAGUE, MR ALBERT. IF I AM
TERESA CALVERT. IF I UNDERSTOOD
IT CORRECTLY, THE QUESTION WAS
ABOUT THE OROVILLE PUMP STORAGE
. IS THAT ACCURATE? CORRECT YES,
WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 240 MILLION
OVER 22 23 23 24 FISCAL YEAR.
THAT'S CORRECT. HAVE TO GET BACK
TO YOU ON THE TIMING UNLESS MY
COLLEAGUE SERGIO REGULAR HAS IT,
BUT WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO
YOU ON THE TIMING OF WIND. THE
UM THE ENERGY WOULD COME ONLINE.
THAT'S NOT A DATA POINT THAT I
HAVE. OKAY? THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM AH YES,
SENATOR. EDMUND GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU. I JUST WANTED TO, UM, JUST
TO CLARIFY THE HYDROGEN AGAIN
BACK TO THE HYDROGEN THAT IS
GOING TO BE 100 MILLION, AND
THAT'S GOING TO BE NOT FOR CARS
. BUT FOR OTHER FORMS OF
TRANSPORTATION. IS THAT CORRECT?
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. CAN YOU
ADDRESS THAT? CHAIR TERESA
COWARD AGAIN. AND YES, THERE'S A
DIFFERENT UM HYDROGEN OTHER THAN
THE OUTSIDE OF THE JOBS PROGRAM.
IT WAS DISCUSSED EARLIER. THERE
IS A HYDROGEN PROGRAM THAT WOULD
BE FUNDED. UM HYDROGEN GRANTS AT
$100 MILLION IN THE 22 23 FISCAL
YEAR AND THAT WOULD BE OPERATED
BY THE ENERGY COMMISSION AND
THAT IN OUR ENERGY TRAILER BILL
, OKAY, AND THAT'S FOR RAIL.
WE'RE THINKING UM, I DON'T KNOW.
UM IF IT. ONLY RAIL. I THINK IT,
UM MIGHT BE BROADER THAN THAT.
BUT IT IS FOR HYDROGEN PROJECTS
FOR THE DEMONSTRATION OR SCALLOP
OF THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING,
DELIVERY, STORAGE OR END USE OF
HYDROGEN. SO IT'S BRIGHT, SO
IT'S BROAD. OKAY? AND IT'S 100
MILLION BEFORE BEFORE. FOR THIS
YEAR FOR NEXT YEAR. BIRD 22 23?
YEAH IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
, OKAY? AND I ALSO JUST WANT TO
COMPLIMENT THE ADMINISTRATION ON
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
BE ABLE TO MEET THAT COVERAGE.
UM, FOR SHERIFF COST AND CO PAYS
FOR PEOPLE. UM AFTER THE FIRST
OF THE YEAR WITH THE AFFORDABLE
CARE ACT, UM, I DON'T THINK I
DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING
WORSE THAN PEOPLE GETTING A BIG
SURPRISE. ON HOW MUCH YOUR
HEALTHCARE COSTS. UM ESPECIALLY
DURING TIMES LIKE THIS, AND I
ALSO JUST WANTED TO CALL OUT AND
THANK THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
SENATE LEADERSHIP FOR THE MONKEY
POX FUNDING REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE'RE RIGHT ON THE CUTTING
EDGE OF THAT. AND THANKS, SCOTT
WIENER FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. UM
AND THEN ALSO JUST TO SAY I'M
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE BATTLE
BILL AND SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGY
THAT WILL BE COMING ONLINE TO BE
ABLE TO ADDRESS A LOT OF OUR
WASTE AND RECYCLING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET ME SEE
IF THERE'S ANY OTHER. MIKE'S UP
BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ALRIGHT NOW I'M GONNA GO TO, UH
PUBLIC COMMENT. UM. LET'S SEE.
LET'S START WITH THE WITNESSES
IN THE GALLERY. BUT FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO ARE ON PHONE LINES OR
WANT TO TESTIFY, I WILL AGAIN
READ THE PARTICIPANT NUMBER.
IT'S 84429. 4185. AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS 9841. BUT GO AHEAD.
LET'S HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THAT FROM THE HERE IN THE
GALLERY. PLEASE PROCEED. HELLO
THIS IS GREG TURNER ON BEHALF OF
THEY CAN MANUFACTURERS
INSTITUTE. I'M NOT GOING TO GO
IN DEPTH ON THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I
HAVE A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES THAT
WILL BE EXPLAINING MORE ABOUT
THE BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING
FUND AND OUR CONCERNS WITH THE
DIVERSION OF FUNDS FROM THAT.
BUT ON BEHALF OF THE SPORT
FISHING ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA
AND THE GOLDEN GATE FISHERMEN'S
ASSOCIATION AND THE OVER 23,000
INDIVIDUALS, COASTAL, TOURISM
DEPENDENT BUSINESSES AND LOCAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS. I WOULD LIKE
TO EXPRESS OUR DISAPPOINTMENT IN
THE PROPOSED BUDGET. CARBON
MODELED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
VESSELS AS STATIONARY SOURCES
WITH THE DRY EXHAUST THAT
OVERSTATES PARTICULAR
CONTRIBUTIONS 90% OR POSSIBLY
MORE. YET THESE FAMILY OWNED
OPERATORS STILL SOUGHT TO WORK
WITH CARBON EVENTUALLY REACHED
AN AGREEMENT THAT TOOK THEM AWAY
FROM LARGER DIESEL ENGINES. AND
INSTEAD PUT THEM ON A PATH TO
HYBRID AND ZERO EMISSIONS
SYSTEMS. WHY BECAUSE THEY CARE
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE
CONTINUED TO INVEST ROUTINELY IN
EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS. CARBON
KNOWLEDGE IS THAT THEY WERE 80%
OF THE MARITIME PROJECTS TO
REDUCE EMISSIONS AND CARL MOYER
PROGRAM THERE ARE ALSO DEDICATED
TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. AND THIS
IS HOW KIDS FROM TITLE ONE
SCHOOLS EXPERIENCED MARINE LABS.
OR AT PROMISE YOUTH ACCESS THE
OCEAN FOR THE FIRST TIME. AND
OTHER PROGRAMS SERVE WOULDN'T
HAVE VETERANS AND THOSE WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITIONS. BUT
THE CHC RULE MADE THESE
BUSINESSES IN ELIGIBLE FOR CARL
MOYER. FUNDS IN THIS BUDGET
LEAVES OVER 100 SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS WONDERING HOW THEY WILL
BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE INVESTMENT
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
JUST FOR A TEMPORARY BRIDGE
UNTIL THEY CAN PURCHASE HYBRID
OR ZERO EMISSIONS SYSTEMS WHEN
THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. REPLACING
THE HEADLINES IN THE PRESS
CELEBRATING THE AGREEMENT WILL
BE WHISPERS ABOUT HOW FOOLISH IT
IS TO COOPERATE WITH CARB. TO
ACHIEVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS
. THE GOVERNOR IN THIS
LEGISLATURE HAS SET BUT WHILE
YOUR VOTE ON THIS BUDGET WON'T
HELP THE SMALL BUSINESS
BUSINESSES OR PRESERVE
AFFORDABLE OCEAN ACCESS FOR
YOUTH AND SCHOOLS OR NON PROFITS
EVEN AFTER OUR WARNINGS ON
DRAFTING YOU WILL PROVIDE
CERTAIN LUXURY YACHT OWNERS
EQUAL ACCESS TO THE FUNDING AS
SOMEONE DEPLOYING A ZERO MISSION
FERRY. WE WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO
WORK ON THIS ISSUE FURTHER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS RAND MARTIN
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE AIDS
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION ON TWO
ITEMS. FIRST WE WANT TO EXPRESS
OUR GRATITUDE. THE INCLUSION OF
$15 MILLION TO GO TO EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENTS FOR HIV, SYPHILIS
AND HEP C. TESTING THE
POPULATION THAT USES EMERGENCY
ROOMS IS THE HARDEST TO GET TO
IN TERMS OF CONTROLLING THESE
EPIDEMICS, AND THIS MONEY WILL
GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS TOWARDS
BENEFITING THAT OBJECTIVE. THE
SECOND ITEM IS THE $41.5 MILLION
FOR MONKEY POX. WE ALSO
APPRECIATE THE INCLUSION OF THAT
THAT MONEY AS WELL. HOWEVER WE
ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE LENGTH
OF THE LANGUAGE AND THE BUDGET
DOES NOT GIVE APPROPRIATE
ATTENTION TO COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS. AS WE'VE SEEN
AMONG THE EPIDEMICS OVER THE
LAST 40 YEARS, BEGINNING WITH
HIV ALL THE WAY THROUGH COVID.
THE STD EPIDEMIC THAT'S STILL
ONGOING NGUYEN COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS GET INVOLVED AND
ACTUALLY DELIVERING SERVICES
THAT WE GET AHEAD OF THOSE
EPIDEMICS AND START TURNING THE
CURB. YOU ALL AS A LEGISLATURE
AND THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT
FIVE YEARS AGO, ADDED LANGUAGE
RELATIVE TO STD PREVENTION AND
CONTROL THAT GUARANTEED THAT 50%
OF THE MONEYS APPROPRIATED WOULD
GO TO COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZING THE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT CBOS WERE
INVOLVED IN THIS. WE HOPE THAT
AT SOME POINT PEOPLE WILL
RECOGNIZE THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR
MONKEY POX AS WELL. AND WILL
MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
MEGAN SUPERS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE
ASSOCIATION. AND WHEN I FIRST
EXPRESS MY THANKS TO THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY
BUDGET COMMITTEE AS WELL AS YOUR
STAFF FOR THE CREATION OF THE
CLINIC WORKER RETENTION PAYMENT
PROGRAM, WE THINK THIS WILL GO A
LONG WAY TO PROVIDE $1000 TO
EACH ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTER WORKER AND WE APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK ON ON THAT PROGRAM AND
ALSO THE $5 MILLION TO H. CHI.
FOR ADDITIONAL NURSE
PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIAN'S
ASSISTANT POST GRADUATE
FELLOWSHIP SLOTS. APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK ON THAT AS WELL. BOTH
OF THOSE ITEMS INCLUDED IN A B
204 AND THEN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE
COVID SUPPLEMENTAL. SICK LEAVE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING AND THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M SUSAN
COLLINS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
CONTAINER RECYCLING INSTITUTE,
AND I'M HERE TO TESTIFY
REGARDING MAYBE 1 79. THE IT'S
ON THE BEVERAGE CONTAINER
PROGRAM. THERE ARE MANY GOOD
PROVISIONS IN THE BILL THAT WILL
RESTORE RECYCLING AND PROVIDE
NEW FUNDING FOR REFILLABLE.
HOWEVER WE'RE VERY CONCERNED
BECAUSE THE FUNDING IN THIS BILL
DOESN'T ADD UP. TOGETHER WITH SB
10 13. THESE TWO SPENDING BILLS
TOGETHER WILL LIKELY CAUSE THE
PROGRAM TO GO BANKRUPT BECAUSE
THE TOTAL SPENDING IN THE TWO
BILLS ADDS UP TO ALMOST $1.3
BILLION WHEN THE SURPLUS IN THE
FUND IS CURRENTLY ONLY $600
MILLION. UM WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT
THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PAYMENTS
THAT ARE IN THIS BILL ARE
ESSENTIALLY USELESS. WE FOUND
THAT THEY DON'T ADD UP AND
PRODUCE ANY NEW RECYCLING.
THAT'S BEEN THE HISTORY SO THOSE
SHOULD BE DELETED. WHAT WE NEED
INSTEAD IS STRICT QUALITY RULES
AND STANDARDS WITH STRONG
ENFORCEMENT FOR LOW
CONTAMINATION IN RECYCLING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MATT CREMINS HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA ABOUT A
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS
OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR MAYBE 1,
52 AND MAYBE 1 58. I WANTED TO
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK
BOTH HOUSES OF THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE LABOR
FEDERATION FOR THEIR WORK ON
THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. GOOD MORNING. GLENN BECK
IS FOR THE L. A. BAKER CENTER
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND A C L U.
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE
TRAILER BILLS RELATED TO PUBLIC
SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES. A B 1
60, MAYBE 207. HOWEVER A C L U
AND DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
EXPRESSED STRONG CONCERNS FOR
ASPECTS OF A B 204. IN SECTIONS.
11 12 AND 14 RELATED, TOO
INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL. ANY
GIVEN NIGHT. THERE'S 1800 PEOPLE
HELD IN JAILS DEEMED INCOMPETENT
TO STAND TRIAL. THE CONSTITUTION
AND OUR STATE LAWS REQUIRE THAT
THEY BE PROVIDED TREATMENT OR BE
RELEASED, WITH ALL DUE HASTE.
THE JUNE BUDGET MADE GOOD
PROGRESS, INCREASE ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTHCARE AND DIVERSION
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE. THERE
WERE, HOWEVER, ASPECTS OF THE
JUNE BUDGET THAT WERE
PROBLEMATIC, INCLUDING FAST
TRACKING FORCE MEDICATION AND
ALLOWING PSYCHOLOGISTS T UM
ORDER MEDICATIONS OUTSIDE OF
THEIR SCOPE. TODAY'S BILL HB 204
REQUIRES THE COURT TO FOLLOW
ORDERS. BASED ON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF A CLINICIAN.
NOT WELL DEFINED AND CONTINUES
THAT SCOPE CREEP OF ALLOWING
PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHERS TO
ORDER MEDICATION. FURTHER THE
COURT IS REQUIRED TO FOLLOW
THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS. FURTHER
THIS BILL PROVIDES THAT PATIENT
HEALTH INFORMATION BE PROVIDED
TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S WITHOUT
JUSTIFICATION AND WITHOUT
QUALIFICATION IN ALL CASES. AND
FINALLY A B TO AFFORD GUTS THE
REQUIREMENT FOR WHAT SHOULD BE
IN REPORTS POST COMMITMENT TO
THE COURTS, ALLOWINGDHS TO
DECIDE WHAT THEY SHALL PROVIDE
IN THOSE REPORTS WITHOUT MINIMAL
STANDARDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. SHE REMEMBERS
MICHELLE GIBBONS AT THE COUNTY
HEALTH EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA, REPRESENTING LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE
STATE. WE WANT TO THANK AND
EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR THE
ROUGHLY 45 41.5 MILLION FOR
IMPACTS. MONEY PROVIDED AN SB 1
79 LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE
WORKING HARD TO PREVENT THE
CONTINUED SPREAD OF THIS VIRUS,
REDUCE STIGMA AND WORK WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO REACH
THOSE THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
WE APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY TO
DIRECT FUNDING PROVIDED FOR
STATE SUPPORT BACK TO THE LOCAL
LEVEL, AS WE HAVE ALREADY
ESTIMATED IN NEED OF ROUGHLY 35
MILLION FOR THE 1ST 90 DAYS OF
RESPONSE FOR LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS. WE WOULD NOTE THAT
AS CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO
EXPERIENCE AND IMPACTS OUTBREAK
, ADDITIONAL FUNDING MAY BE
NECESSARY, BUT WE DO WANT TO
THANK THE LEGISLATURE AND
ADMINISTRATION FOR THIS TIMELY
INVESTMENT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MIKE CARROLL WITH THE WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY, UM,
HERE TO TALK ON TWO ISSUES
RELATED TO HUMAN SERVICES FIRST
, UM WE WISH TO EXPRESS OUR
WHILE DISAPPOINTMENT OR
DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE PROVISIONS
RELATED TO THE CHILD SUPPORT
PASTOR PROVISIONS ON THE JUNE
BUDGET MADE A PROMISE THAT WE'RE
GOING TO SEE FULL PASS THROUGH
TO CURRENT COW WORKS RECIPIENTS
. THAT'S NOT IN THIS BUDGET.
IT'S MERELY INTENT LANGUAGE. WE
THINK THESE, UM FAMILY SHOULD
HAVE BEEN THEPRIORITY IN THIS
BUDGET AND WERE DISAPPOINTED TO
SEE THAT THAT'S NOT INCLUDED.
WE'RE VERY HOPEFUL THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION OF THE
LEGISLATURE STAKEHOLDERS CAN
COME TOGETHER WITH AN AGREEMENT
BY NEXT YEAR TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN
FOR THE LOWEST INCOME FAMILIES
IN CALIFORNIA AND THEN SECONDLY
, WE ALSO WISH TO EXPRESS SOME
DISAPPOINTMENT THAT WE WERE NOT
ABLE TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON
ENDING THE TANITH PASS ON
PENALTY, WHICH PUTS UM PENALTIES
ON COUNTIES WHEN WE MEET FAILED
TO MEET FEDERAL CANNOT WORK
PARTICIPATION RATES AGAIN. THIS
IS SOMETHING WE WERE HOPING TO
GET DONE THIS YEAR. THERE'S A
WORKGROUP THAT'S NOW BEEN
ESTABLISHED. THE THAT WILL
OPERATE AND COME BACK WITH THE
REPORT NEXT YEAR. BUT THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT REALLY SHOULD GET
DONE THIS YEAR SO THAT WE CAN
FULLY IMPLEMENT CAL OR ANTANAS
TWO POINT. OH, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. GOOD
MORNING, MA'AM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MICROBES KHN. I'M BEFORE I
START. I JUST WANT TO THANK
SENATOR NIELSEN FOR HIS
INSIGHTFUL OPENING COMMENTS AS A
FORMER LEGISLATIVE STAFFER, HIS
HIS INSIGHT IS GOING TO BE
MISSED WHEN HE LEAVES AND I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GLASS
PACKAGING INSTITUTE ON ITEM 1 14
OF YOUR ANALYSIS ON 81 79. IT'S
THE IT'S THE ISSUE DEALING WITH
THE BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING
FUND AND ITS CONCURRENT BILL 80
TO 82 11, SPECIFICALLY TALKING
ABOUT THE $40 MILLION OF BOTTLE
BILL MONEY THAT IS GOING TO BE
USED FOR THERMAL FORM PACKAGING.
AND PACKAGING ISN'T A BOTTLE
BILL MATERIAL THAT PACKAGING
MATERIAL DOESN'T PAY INTO THE
FUND YET. YOU'RE GOING TO THIS
BUDGET BILL AND THE TRAILER BILL
WILL WILL TAKE BASTABLE MONEY
THAT'S MEANT FOR CONSUMERS AND
MEANT FOR MEANT FOR IMPROVING
THE RECYCLING AND MANUFACTURING
OF BOTTLE BILL MATERIAL IS GOING
TO TAKE $40 MILLION OUT OF THAT
FUND AND SPEND IT ON NON BOTTLE
BILL MATERIAL. THAT'S A THAT'S A
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN
PUBLIC POLICY, AND I THINK IT
SHOULD BE. IT SHOULD BE TAKEN
OUT OF THIS OUT OF THIS BILL AND
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY. FOR THE
REST OF THE BOTTLE. BILL.
MATERIAL GLASS PACKAGING BOTTLE
BILL SECTION, THE GLASS
PACKAGING INSTITUTE, SUPPORTIVE
OF SOME OF THE IDEAS IN THERE. I
THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DEFERENCE
GIVEN TO CALORIE CYCLE IN
SETTING UP GUIDELINES ON HOW TO
SPEND THAT MONEY. SENATOR
WIECKOWSKI HAD A VERY
SUBSTANTIVE SUB TO HEARING
EARLIER THIS YEAR ON OVERSIGHT
OF CALORIE CYCLE, AND I WOULD
ENCOURAGE WHOEVER IS SHARING
THAT SUBCOMMITTEE NEXT YEAR. TO
CONTINUE THE EFFORT TO MAINTAIN
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT.
GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF FLEXIBILITY
AND GUIDELINES THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN GIVEN IN THIS SPENDING,
BILL, THANK YOU. I'M SURE
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI APPRECIATES
THE NOD. THAT GIVEN THAT THIS.
IS HIS LAST BUDGET HEARING THAT
HE WILL NEED OTHERS TO BE THE
WATCHDOGS ON THOSE ISSUES.
POLICE PROCEED NEXT SPEAKER.
GOOD MORNING, MICHAEL SKVARLA
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
HYDROGEN COALITION. UH I WANT TO
START BY THINKING THE CENTER'S
NUMBER OF YOU ARE ON THIS
CHAMBER FLOOR TODAY. FOR ALL THE
HARD WORK THAT YOU'VE PUT INTO
PROMOTING HYDROGEN AND MOVING,
UH, WHAT'S IN THE BUDGET? UH,
FORWARD. THERE WAS SOME FAR HARD
FOUGHT FUNDING ACHIEVED FOR
PRODUCTION. THAT'S 100 MILLION,
THOUGH IT DOES HAVE A 10%
ADMINISTRATION FEE FOR THE CCN
IT UM WHICH SEEMS A BIT BIG. WE
ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
FUNDING FOR HEAVY DUTY DREDGE
AND OFF ROAD, WHICH I THIK GOES
TO SENATOR EDMONDS POINT ON.
REAL. TO THAT END, THOSE FUNDS
ARE RELIANT ON C C DESIGNATION,
AND OFTEN TIMES WE HAVE BEEN
MINIMIZED WITH THOSE FUNDS TO
LESS THAN PARODY. WITH BATTERY.
AND SO, UNFORTUNATELY, THE END
OF SESSION, POLITICS HAVE STRUCK
HYDROGEN AGAIN. THERE'S AN
AMBIGUOUS DEFINITION FOR THE
CLEAN HYDROGEN HUB OR FOR THE
DEFINITION OF CLEAN HYDROGEN,
WHICH MAY LEAVE EVEN THE
CLEANEST, ELECTROLYTIC HYDROGEN
BEHIND AND WE REQUEST THAT THE
SENATE, UH, WORK WITH US OVER
THE FALL TO GET THAT CORRECTED
EARLY NEXT YEAR. ADDITIONALLY WE
WANT TO CALL OUT THAT SECTION 15
OF SB 1 26 APPEARS TO INVERT THE
LOADING ORDER REFERENCING DIESEL
GENERATORS OVER STATIONARY FUEL
CELLS. AND LASTLY, IN THE
TRANSPORTATION SPACE, HYDROGEN
FUNDING HAS AGAIN BEEN DELAYED
AND WHAT WE APPRECIATE ALL THE
HARD WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO
THIS. WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT
OUT. YOUR FUNDING IS
DISCRETIONARY NOT GUARANTEED,
BASED ON THE ADVANCED CLEAN CARS
RULE THAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED BY
AIR B. WE NEED TO BE BUILDING
ROUGHLY 90 LIGHT AND MEDIUM DUTY
STATIONS THAT WILL SERVE OUR
SUPER COMMUTERS. PEOPLE LIVE IN
MULTI FAMILY PARK ON THE STREETS
OR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS DRIVING
PICKUPS TO WORK. UM PER YEAR
BETWEEN NOW AND 2035, SIMPLY
DELAYING THAT PROGRESS IS GOING
TO CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE THE
LACK OF ADOPTION OF THIS ZERO
MISSION TECHNOLOGY. WE
UNDERSTAND THE FACTORS THAT WERE
PUT UPON THIS BODY AT THE END OF
SESSION. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
SACRIFICES THAT WERE MADE. WE
APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE
SENATE AND THE SENATORS THIS
EAR, BUT AMBITION REQUIRES
ACTION AND UNFORTUNATELY, THIS
BUDGET FALLS SHORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR SENATORS
MICHAEL YOUNG WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS WERE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF A BSB 1 90, WHICH INCLUDES
PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS TO THE
PART TIME FACULTY HEALTH
INSURANCE PROGRAM WHEN PAIRED
WITH THE INCREASED INVESTMENT
PROVIDED EARLIER IN THIS BUDGET
YEAR, THIS PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS
WILL GO A LONG WAY IN INCREASING
AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND
QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR PART
TIME FACULTY AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM. WE'RE ALSO VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF 1 52, WHICH
INCLUDES THE EXTENSION OF COAL
BIT SUPPLEMENTAL, SICK EAVE
ENSURING HEALTHIER WORKPLACES
FOR CALIFORNIA WORKERS ACROSS
THE STATE. UM WE'RE ALSO VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF 1, 85 AND 1 90,
WHICH INCLUDES MODIFICATIONS TO
THE SUMMER ASSISTANCE, THE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SOME
RESISTANCE PROGRAM AS WELL AS
WAGE OVERPAYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. AND, LASTLY, A
BI. 1 58, WHICH INCLUDES THE
WORKER TAX CREDIT. THESE
COMBINED INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT
PROTECTIONS AND INVESTMENTS IN
CALIFORNIA WORKERS, AND WE THINK
THE WORK OF THE STAFF BOTH D O F
LEGISLATIVE IN THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR HELPING LAND
A PLANE ON MANY OF THESE ISSUES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS JAILED
DANTAS ON BEHALF OF U TWO W TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT TO A B 1 58
WORKERS TAX CREDIT LANGUAGE.
MAYBE 1 52 COVID PAID SICK LEAVE
EXTENSION. MAYBE 1 85 AND THE 1
71 79, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS,
HEALTH CARE AND RETIREMENT
FUNDING PIECES. WE ARE GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
APPRECIATE ALL THE MEMBERS AND
THE STAFF HARD WORK DURING THIS
YEAR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, DENNIS ALBION ON BEHALF
OF THE PLASTIC RECYCLING
CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA
CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION IN
SEVERAL BEVERAGE ENTITIES. WE
MIGHT COLLEAGUE MR ROSEN DID A
GREAT JOB LAYING OUT THE ISSUES
WITH THE NICKELS AND DIMES, THAT
CONSUMERS, UH DEPOSIT FOR THEIR
BEVERAGE CONTAINERS AND THAT
THAT THAT UNREDEEMED FUND IS
FOCUSED AND HAS BEEN SOLELY
FOCUSED ON TRYING TO IMPROVE THE
CRV SYSTEM AND THE DEPOSIT
SYSTEM SO THAT CONSUMERS CAN GET
THEIR MONEY RETURNED. WOULD THIS
BUDGET BILL 2 TO 11 AND THE
JUNIOR BUDGET BILL? BOTH
REFERENCE $40 MILLION GOING TO
NON BOTTLE BILL MATERIAL. THE 40
MILLION THAT WAS REFERENCED FOR
THOSE OF US WHO ARE OLDER AND
REMEMBER HAPPY DAYS. IT WAS A
GREAT SHOW. UNTIL FONZIE JUMPED
THE SHARK. THIS IS THE
EQUIVALENT OF FONZIE JUMPING THE
SHARK HERE THAT WE ARE MOVING
INTO USING THIS MATERIAL TO
SUBSIDIZE ENTIRELY OTHER
MATERIALS, AND WE JUST PASSED.
SB 54. THIS IS A HORRIBLE
PRECEDENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO
START SPENDING THIS BOTTLE BILL
MONEY, CONSUMERS, NICKELS AND
DIMES. ON MATERIAL THAT IS NOT
PART OF THE PROGRAM, AND WE NEED
TO PULL THAT OUT OR ENCOURAGE
THE GOVERNOR TO ADDRESS IT. UM
WHEN THE BILL GETS TO HIM, THANK
YOU APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. SO
I THINK THAT'S ALL THE WITNESSES
IN THE GALLERY. LET ME NOW GO TO
THE MODERATOR, PLEASE. MODERATOR
PROMPT THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
WAITING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT, AND I HAVE ALREADY READ
THE LINE. SO MODERATOR, POLICE
PROMPT THANK YOU. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
WEIGH IN, PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN
ZERO ON YOUR TOUCH TONE PHONE,
YOU'LL HEAR AN INDICATION YOU'VE
BEEN PLACED INTO Q AND AN 18 T
SPECIALISTS WILL PROVIDE YOUR
LINE NUMBER. WE'LL CALL YOUR
LINE NUMBER WHEN IT'S READY TO
OPEN. WELL, FIRST GO TO LINE 20.
AND UH, CAN WE TURN UP THE BOOK?
HOLD ON. CAN WE TURN UP THE
VOLUME ON THAT MODERATOR? WE
COULD NOT HEAR THAT WELL. BUT GO
AHEAD. APOLOGIES. I YOU NOW WE
CAN ABILITY. NOW WE CAN HEAR
YOU. NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU GO
AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
LINE 20 GO AHEAD. HELLO MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS, STEVE BAKER WITH
AARON READING ASSOCIATES FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. IN
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT IN SUPPORT
OF A B 1 51. THANKS TO YOU AND
YOUR STAFF, FORGETTING THIS
IMPRINT AND GETTING IT READY TO
GO IN QUICK ORDER. IT WAS
TEETERING AROUND. WE APPRECIATE
EVERYBODY'S HELP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 27. GOOD
MORNING. I'M 27. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR MEMBERS SONG LORD WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION IN MAYBE 1 85. WE
APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION
THAT ALLOWS FOR A NON ATTORNEYS
REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE LAYUP
PROCESS FOR CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
. WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE MONTH
DEFINITION FOR PURPOSES OF THE
CLASSIFY SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
AMERICA SINCE PROGRAM IN A B 1
50 TO SUPPORT THE COVID 19
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY BASICALLY
EXTENSION AND MAYBE 1 58. WE
SUPPORT THE WORKERS FAIRNESS
CREDIT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
BLOOD AND 34. GOOD MORNING.
DIANA DOUGLAS WITH HEALTH ACCESS
CALIFORNIA I WOULD LIKE TO
ACTUALLY COMMENT WITH THE CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AND EXPRESS
APPRECIATION FOR THE LEGISLATURE
AND ADMINISTRATIONS PARTNERSHIP
TO CONTINUE LEADING THE WAY ON
KEEPING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABLE
FOR COVERED CALIFORNIA'S
ENROLLEES THAT $304 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
TO LOWER COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES
ENSURE PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO USE
THEIR COVERAGE AND ENCOURAGE
MANY, MANY MORE TO SIGN UP MORE
OF WHAT MAKES GOOD ON OUR
STATE'S COMMITMENT TO USE THE
REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE
INDIVIDUAL MANDATE PENALTY TO
MAKE CARE MORE AFFORDABLE, WHICH
MOVES US CLOSER TO OUR SHARED
GOALS. THAT UNIVERSAL COVERAGE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HEARING
OUR PROMISE. THANK YOU.
MODERATOR. HAVE WE LOST THE
MODERATOR? DO WE HAVE MORE PHONE
LINE? WE HAVE MORE WITNESSES.
YES SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE NEXT
LINE UP IS LINE NUMBER 34. LINE
34. ARE YOU GOING TO BEGIN?
MODERATOR IS THERE AN ISSUE
ONLINE? 34? DO YOU WANT TO GO TO
THE NEXT ONE? UH, YEAH. LET ME
GO TO THE NEXT ONE. A LINE
NUMBER 16. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, MITCH
STEIGER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. I JUST
WANTED TO SPEAK IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF MAYBE 152 EXTENDING
COVID-19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK
LEAVE THROUGH THE END OF THE
YEAR AND A B 158 CREATING THE
WORKER FAIRNESS TAX CREDIT. BOTH
MEASURES WE THINK ARE INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY THE SICK
LEAVE ONE. THERE ARE STILL A LOT
OF WORKERS OUT THERE THAT HAVE
NOT EXHAUSTED THEIR SICK LEAVE
AND EXTENDING IT THROUGH THE END
OF THE YEAR WILL NOT ONLY GIVE
THOSE WORKERS WHAT THEY NEED TO
BETTER CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND
THEIR FAMILIES, BUT WE BELIEVE
WILL DO A LOT TO SLOW THE SPREAD
OF THE VIRUS AS IT CONTINUES TO
RAVAGE TOO MANY COMMUNITIES
AROUND CALIFORNIA. WE THANK YOU
FOR INCLUDING THESE IN THE
BUDGET AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 37. WESTERN
GENERAL ON POVERTY RELATED TO
THE HEALTH TRAILER BILL. WE WANT
TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR
MEDICAL COPAYMENTS ELIMINATION,
ADDING CHIP TO BE INCLUDED IN
THE MEDICAL PROGRAMS FOR WHICH
CHILDREN UP TO AGE BIBLE REMAIN
CONTINUOUSLY ELIGIBLE AND FUTURE
IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL SHARE
COST REFORM TO ENSURE MEDICAL IS
AFFORDABLE FOR SENIORS AND
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
RELATED TO COVERED CALIFORNIA
AFFORDABILITY. WE APPRECIATE THE
304 MILLION LEGISLATURA
ADMINISTRATION SET ASIDE JUST
WITH THAT WHICH WILL HELP
CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS REDUCE
THEIR CO K'S AND ELIMINATE
DEDUCTIBLES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. LINE 39. 39 YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GO AHEAD. MOVE ON TO LINE
40. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC
LAWCENTER NOW THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS EXTENDED FEDERAL
PREMIUM SUBSIDIES, CALIFORNIA
WILL GO FURTHER TO HELP
CONSUMERS BY ENSURING THAT $304
MILLION WILL HELP COVER
CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS REDUCE
THEIR COCAINE'S AND ZERO OUT
DEDUCTIBLE. HELP ENSURE VITAL
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
COVERAGE FOR THE LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THE
PUBLIC LAWCENTER SERVES WE THANK
THE SENATE ADMINISTRATION FOR
CONTINUING TO LOWER COST
RECOVERY. CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LINE 45. GOOD
MORNING, CHAIR SKINNER AND
MEMBER. MY NAME IS JANINE
COLBURN, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM ASSOCIATION. WE WOULD
LIKE TO RAISE UP THE FOLLOWING
ISSUES IN REGARDS TO FAIRNESS
AND EQUITY IN REGARDS A B 1 79
THE FUNDING FOR CHILDCARE
STIPENDS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THE
FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO ALL
FAMILY, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND
CENTERS. THAT CONTINUE TO STAY
OPEN TO SERVE THE MOST FRAGILE
OF WORKING FAMILIES, AND NOT
ONLY THOSE REPRESENTED BY PCP.
YOU ALSO IN REGARDS TO THE
DISTRIBUTION OF STIPENDS. WE
ASKED THAT IT BE NOTED THE
DISTRIBUTION OF TYSON'S GO
THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THE DATA OF
THE PROVIDERS. AND HAVE
ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS. IN TWO
PATHS DIED IN DISTRIBUTIONS. THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
WITH FUNDING TO DO THE WORK. AND
THEIR WORK REQUIRED DATA FROM
THE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAMS
WHO DID NOT RECEIVE ONE SET. WE
BELIEVE IT'S SIMPLY IS MORE
EFFICIENT TO USE THE ENTITIES
THAT ACTUALLY HAVE THE
INFORMATION AND FUND THEM
DIRECTLY IN REGARDS TO 1 85. I
WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSCORE THE
NECESSITY OF ACTIVELY INCLUDING
PRIVATE SECTOR CHILDCARE CENTER
OPERATORS THAT HAVE INVESTED
DOLLARS INTO THE TRAINING OF
THEIR HIGH QUALITY STAFF
TARGETED TOWARDS SERVING
PRESCHOOLERS. CURRENTLY THESE
PRIVATE BUSINESSES ARE BEING
FORCED OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO
THE EXCLUSION OF THEIR CRITICAL
SUPPORT TO NOT ONLY CHILDREN BUT
ALSO WORKING FAMILIES. THEIR
VOICE AND ALL EXPANSION OF
PRESCHOOL AND TK HAS BEEN
IGNORED. THEY DESERVE A PLACE AT
THE TABLE. FINALLY THE
APPLICATION OF 16 NON OPERATIVE
DATES FOR STATE SUBSIDIZED
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS IS
PROBLEMATIC. THE REALITY OF
THESE PROGRAMS NECESSITATES
ALLOWING THESE 16 NON UPDATES TO
BE CONSTRAINED TO COVID 19, FOR
EXAMPLE, IT'S NOT ASSOCIATED
WITH COVID PANDEMIC SEND THESE
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED
TO CLOSE DUE TO THE MCKINNEY
FIRE OR OTHER DECLARED STATES OF
EMERGENCIES BENEFIT. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THE ABOVE.
THANK YOU. LYLE 52. GOOD MORNING
AUDREY RETAIL CHECK ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION, CALLING IN TODAY TO
SUPPORT THE BUDGET TRAILER BILL
81 85. IT PROVIDES THE NEEDED
CLARITY ON THE $5 BILLION SCHOOL
FACILITIES LANGUAGE THAT WAS IN
THIS YEAR'S PREVIOUS BUDGET.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LINE 28.
GOOD MORNING. SHARON MEMBERS
ABIGAIL MAIL ON BEHALF OF THE
MID PENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN
SPACE DISTRICT, THE REDWOODS
LEAGUE SUPER VIRUS FUND AND THE
LAND TRUST OF INCREASE COUNTY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE CONSIDERABLE
INVESTMENTS FOR NATURE BASED
SOLUTIONS AND A B 1 79 AND SB 1.
28 IS INVESTMENT AND ACQUISITION
, LAND STEWARDSHIP AND TRAVEL
ENGAGEMENT WILL HELP US TAKE
LARGE STRIDES AND ACHIEVING THE
STATE'S 30 30 GOAL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. 55. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR. MY NAME IS MORONIC
CONIFER AND THE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BLACK HOUSE NETWORK.
WE WOULD LIKE TO COMPLIMENT THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION. FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT TO MAKING HEALTH CARE
AFFORDABLE BY LOWERING COSTS FOR
COVERED CALIFORNIA AND RELEASE
NOW THE, UH, INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT OF 2022 EXTENDED PREMIUM
PREMIUM SUBSIDIES. CALIFORNIA
CAN USE THE 304 MILLION SET
ASIDE AND THAT 2022 23 BUDGETS
FOR MIDDLE CLASS MARKETABLE
EMPLOYEES TO REDUCE CO PACE
FURTHER IN LEMONADE, DOCTOR
BILLS FOR CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. LINE 59. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. JENNIFER
MALLEY, LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES. WE APPRECIATE THE
WORK OF THIS BODY AND
ADMINISTRATION NOT INCLUDING THE
WORKER TAX, FAIRNESS, CREDIT AND
MAYBE 1 58. THIS TAX CREDIT WILL
HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR
WORKERS FOLLOWING THE TRUMP ERA
TAX CUTS IN 2017 THAT SUSPENDED
THE FEDERAL TAX DEDUCTION FOR
UNION DUES, MAKING THE BENEFIT
AVAILABLE TO A BROADER SET OF
CALIFORNIANS MORE EQUITABLE
ACROSS DIFFERENT UNION WORKERS
WITHIN THE STATE. I ALSO WANTED
TO EXPRESS OUR THINGS FOR THE
EFFORTS BY THIS BODY AND
EXTENDING SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK
LEAVE IN A B ONE B TWO. THIS HAS
BEEN A LIFELINE FOR OUR MEMBERS
THIS YEAR DURING THE SURGE IN
THE PANDEMIC, IT'S ALSO
PROTECTED OUR COMMUNITIES AND
HAS ALSO ALLOWED WORKERS TO CARE
FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES WITHOUT FEAR OF LOSING
PAY, AND WILL CONTINUE TO HELP
THOSE WHO NEED TO LEAVE
THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE YEAR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
LINE 67. GOOD MORNING, SHARON
SENATORS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
CAMERA SHEET FROM THE CARRY
BEHAVIOR HEALTH DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA. WE
APPRECIATE THE INITIAL FUNDING
FOR CARE COURT AND LOOK FORWARD
TO ONGOING CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT
ENSURING THAT THERE'S ADEQUATE
FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM
EXPANSION AND SIGNIFICANT NEED,
WE KNOW HAS ONLY INCREASED
DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE ALSO
APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE HOSPITALS WORKING WITH
COUNTIES TO INCREASE INFORMATION
SHARING AND LOOK FORWARD TO
FINDING STATUTORY AND
TECHNOLOGICAL OCEANS TO MAKE IT
HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
TODAY. THANK YOU. MODERATOR. WE
HAVE LINED FIFTH PARDON ME BLIND
. 57 WAS IN CUBA UNFORTUNATELY,
LOST YOU. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
REACH YOU BY PRESSING ONE THAN
ZERO. MEANWHILE, WE'LL GO TO
LINE 69. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS THAT ARE
RIGNEY, POLICY ANALYST FOR
INITIATE JUSTICE ON BEHALF OF
THE DEBT FREE JUSTICE COALITION.
WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THE
LEGISLATURE IS DOING TO
STABILIZE THE STATE RESTITUTION
FUND, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO END
RELIANCE ON RESTITUTION SIGNS
FOR A MORE STABLE FINANCIAL
SUPPORT FOR CRIME SURVIVORS IN
CALIFORNIA. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
THE COMMITTEE REVISITING THIS IN
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET INTO THE WAYS
THAT OUR STATE CAN CARE AND
COMPENSATE FOR CALIFORNIA
SURVIVORS WITHOUT THIS TIME FOR
PRACTICE. THANK YOU AGAIN. COME
ON. THANK YOU. LINE 71. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
MARTHA GUERRERO, REPRESENTING
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BORDERS
SUPERVISORS. WE ARE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE APPROPRIATION
FOR DELIVERY OF TAR PITS. THE $5
MILLION. THANK YOU SO MUCH, UM,
LOOK FORWARD TO AND WE, UM, ARE
SUPPORTING THIS PROPOSAL. SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
79. MADAM CHAIR IN SENATORS,
THIS IS KOBE PRESIDED WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS IN
SUPPORT OF A B 1 51 AND MAYBE 1
50 TO 81 51 CONTAINS THE
RATIFICATION OF THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN, UH
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION,
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS AND THE
STATE. AND WE JUST LIKE TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE SENATE BUDGET
STAFF FOR THE QUICK TURNAROUND
TIME ON THIS AND AS WELL AS
MAYBE 1 52. THE SUPPLEMENTAL
PAID SICK LEAVE WILL CERTAINLY
HELP WITH THE ISSUES IN STATE
HOSPITALS AND PRISONS IN TERMS
OF OUTBREAKS AND PANDEMIC OF THE
PANDEMIC VIRUS. UM WE CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE STAFF HELP.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 9 72.
GOOD MORNING, ANDREA SAN MIGUEL,
ON BEHALF OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD
, AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA, JUST
CALLING IN TO SUPPORT THE
REVISIONS TO ITEMS RELATED TO
ABORTION ACCESS IN 81 79 AS WELL
AS TWO OH FOUR. THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THE BUDGET CHAIRS, STAFF
AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOR
WORKING WITH US ON SOME OF THESE
DETAILS. THE IMPLEMENTATION THAT
IS NOW PAST OR THAT WILL BE
PASSED IN THESE ITEMS WILL
REALLY GO A LONG WAY TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE PROVIDERS AND
NONPROFITS WORKING TO ENSURE
EQUITABLE ABORTION ACCESS IN
CALIFORNIA CAN DO THE WORK THAT
THEY NEED TO DO. SO. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU
. PARDON ME LIKE 26. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ELAINE ORTIZ ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL
CONSERVATION CORES, EXPRESSING
STRONG SUPPORT FOR 81 79. WE
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE,
INCLUDING $38 MILLION FOR THE
LOCAL NATURE BASED SOLUTION
CORES TO ENSURE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE PART OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE
SOLUTIONS. THANK YOU. LYDON 62.
THIS IS KATIE DUISBURG WITH A
CALIFORNIA WORK AND FAMILY
COALITION. WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE EXTENSION OF
COVID 19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK
LEAVE AND MAYBE 1 52. THIS IS AN
ESSENTIAL PROTECTION TO ENSURE
THAT CALIFORNIA WORKERS CAN
FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE
WITHOUT RISKING THEIR JOBS OR
PAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FOR
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
SENATORS. MY NAME IS MELISSA.
FORGET ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIANS FOR PESTICIDE
REFORM, PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
AND CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
FOUNDATION. WE LIKE TO VOICE OUR
SUPPORT FOR FEW ITEMS FIRST, WE
WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT GPRS
TESTIFIED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
UNDER A B 211, INCLUDING
PESTICIDE ENFORCEMENT IS VERY
CRITICAL AND LONG OVERDUE, AND
WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR INCREASING
PENALTIES FOR PESTICIDE
VIOLATION. SECOND WE SUPPORT THE
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
APPROPRIATION TO CDF TO DPR AND
MAYBE WANT SOME NINE. THIS ONE
SURE FUNDING FOR MORE
ECOLOGICALLY FRIENDLY MANAGEMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FARMERS
. AND, LASTLY, THE PESTICIDE
ACTION NETWORK WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE 15
MILLION APPROPRIATION. FOR THE
LOW INCOME WEATHERIZATION
PROGRAM UNDER C. D S, WHICH WILL
HELP BETTER PROTECT OUR LOW
INCOME PHARMACISTS FROM EXTREME
KEY AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF
YOUR HARD WORK ON THE BUDGET
THIS YEAR, AND WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, 13. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
STEPHANIE REGULAR ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC DEFENDERS
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION TO
THE PROVISIONS IN A B 204 THAT
WERE ADDED ON FRIDAY REGARDING
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCOMPETENT
TO STAND TRIAL. INCLUDED IN THE
PROVISIONS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
HOSPITALS PROVIDE PROTECTED
HEALTH INFORMATION. THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S ABSENT DUE PROCESS OR
COURT OVERSIGHT. EDITIONS ALSO
SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERMINE JUDICIAL
REVIEW PETITIONS FOR INVOLUNTARY
MEDICATION. WE FEAR THAT THIS
PROVISION GIVE DEPARTMENT OF
STATE HOSPITALS TOO MUCH POWER
AND ARE REMINISCENT REMINISCENT
OF POLICIES FROM PRIOR TO THE 19
SEVENTIES. NOT ONLY ARE THESE
PROVISIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
THEY DO NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE
STATE'S REAL PROBLEMS TO ADDRESS
1800 PEOPLE ON THE STATE
HOSPITAL LATE LIST. THANK YOU.
LINE 41. 9 41. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. PARDON ME LINE 18. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
AFTERNOON. MY APOLOGIES. WE'RE
HAVING SOME TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES LINE 18 IF YOU
WOULD WREAK YOU BY PRESSING ONE,
THEN ZERO WILL THEN GO BACK TO
LINE 41 GO AHEAD, PLEASE. GOOD
MORNING CHAIRMAN MEMBERS JOSHUA
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA
DISTRICT NINE IS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF MAYBE 1 52 WHICH
WOULD EXTEND COVID SUPPLEMENTAL
SICK LEAVE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, 24. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. SENIOR HUMAN IS WITH
GRACE AND CHILD POVERTY IN
CALIFORNIA, JUST CALLING WITH
GREAT GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT HAS GONE TO
ESTABLISH THE HOPE ACCOUNTS, UM
, IN PARTICULAR YOU,
CALIFORNIA'S RECOGNIZING THAT
OVER 32,000 CHILDREN ARE
ESTIMATED TO HAVE LOST PARENTS
TO COVID 19. AND OF COURSE, OUR
FOSTER YOU USE HAVE BEEN
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
THE PANDEMIC AND A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT ISSUES IN THE PAST,
AND JUST GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT SENATE, THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE. UM WE'RE ALSO
CALLING UM TO SHARE. UM YOU
KNOW, WE SHARE SIMILAR COMMENTS
FROM THE WEDDING CENTER ON LAW
AND POVERTY REGARDING THE ISSUES
OF CHILD SUPPORT AND COW WORKS
AND JUST LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION TO GET TO WORK
FOR THESE PARTICULAR TWO ISSUES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND HAVE A
GREAT DAY. LINE 74. GOOD MORNING
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS ALICIA
MAN EMMANUEL FROM THE NATIONAL
HEALTH PROGRAM. UM, IN REGARD TO
THE HEALTH TRAILER BELT, WE ARE
SUPPORTIVE AND RELIEVED TO SEE
THE INCLUSION OF FUTURE MEDICAL
SHARE OF COST REFORMS,
CONTINUOUS MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR
CHILDREN AND CO PAY REFORM. UM
AND IN REGARDS TO COVER
CALIFORNIA AFFORDABILITY WE WANT
TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO THE
LEGISLATOR AND THE
ADMINISTRATION AND FOR
CONTINUING TO LOWER COSTS.
COVERED CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES
WERE THRILLED AND RELIEVED TO
SEE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
HAS EXTENDED FEDERAL PREMIUMS
THROUGH THE INFLATION REDUCTION
ACT, AND NOW CALIFORNIA WILL GO
FURTHER TO HELP CONSUMERS IN OUR
HIGH STATE. BY ENSURING THAT THE
304 MILLION WILL HELP CALIFORNIA
CONSUMERS REDUCE THEIR COPAYS
AND ZERO OUT DEDUCTIBLES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 17 1
MOMENT, PLEASE. LINE 17. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD. WINE.
THIS IS LINE 17. CHAIRMAN
SKINNER, SENATOR PENN SENATOR
NELSON. WE ARE LISTENING. UM I
WILL INVITE YOU TO FINISHING UP
THIS MEASURE AND NEEDS TRAILER
BILLS IS IMPORTANT, BUT ALSO IT
WAS IMPORTANT TO SEE THE PUBLIC
COMMUNICATION GOES OUT. I COULD
NOT HEAR WHAT SENATOR PANS
QUESTIONS WERE, UM, I HOPE THAT
YOU DO A BETTER JOB OF IMPROVING
NEXT YEAR ABOUT THE SENATE
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. I WAS ON
THE LINE FOR SEVEN AND 27 PEOPLE
THERE NOW INTERRED AT BEING 38
PEOPLE AT THE TOTAL END OF THIS
ONLINE. AND VERY DIFFICULT TO
COMMUNICATE WITH YOU. AND ALSO
HAVING NO IDEA WHERE YOU WERE
LOCATED. ACT BUT PLEASE DO A
BETTER JOB IN THE FUTURE. UM
WE'LL MOVE ON TO LINE 75 GO
AHEAD, PLEASE. HI GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JAMIE CATS WITH
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE
ELECTORATE EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE
FOR ADDRESSING HEALTHY INDOOR
AIR TEMPERATURES BY ALLOCATING
RESOURCES TO ALLOW EACH CD TO
WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO
DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS WERE
HAPPY TO SEE CONTINUED FUNDING
FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTERS
. WE NEED CONTINUED FUNDING FOR
THIS CRUCIAL SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU. TO MEET THE
STATE WIDE SCALE OF NEED IN THE
COMING YEAR. WE EXPRESSED
DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE $100
MILLION FOR HYDROGEN, GIVING IT
GIVEN ITS INCLUSION OF HYDROGEN
PRODUCED FROM FACTORY FARM GAS,
WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO POLLUTE
COMMUNITIES. WE ARE DISAPPOINTED
THAT NO FUNDING IS PROPOSED FOR
LOW INCOME RATE ASSISTANCE FOR
WATER AND SEWER BILLS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY NEXT
SESSION TO MAKE WATER MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR LOW INCOME
CALIFORNIANS. FINALLY LAND
TRANSITION WILL INEVITABLY MEAN
THERE WILL BE FARM WORKERS THAT
WILL LOSE EMPLOYMENT AND AS A
RESULT TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS
OF THE MULTI BENEFIT LANDRY
PURCHASING PROGRAM TO
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. THE
FUNDING MUST BE MADE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE FOLLOWING USES WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITION TRAINING
AND RECOVERY PROGRAM, INCLUDING
LOSS OF JOB COMPENSATION.
DISPLACED WORKERS FUND,
INCLUDING WAGE DURING WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAM. SUPPORT FOR
PLACEMENT AFTER WORKFORCE,
TRAINING AND COMPENSATION FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY
RESIDENTS THAT PARTICIPATE IN
THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS OF
THE FUNDING. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU, 89 83. LINE 83.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING TO LOUIS
REPRESENTING A SPEAR NET AND WE
ARE SUPPORTIVE OF THE EXTENSION
OF SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
AND BUT HELP THE ADMINISTRATION
AND LEGISLATURE WOULD CONSIDER
EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THOSE
NONPROFITS WHO COULD GET GRANTS
TO HELP PAY FOR THIS RELIEF WHEN
MANY OF OUR CONTRACTS STATE OR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, WHO SAID
THOSE RATES AND WOULD HOPE THAT
WE COULD BE ABLE TO GET OFF THAT
AND NOT JUST BE LIMITED TO 26 TO
49 EMPLOYEES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. LINE 64. LINE 64. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GO AHEAD. PARDON ME
LINE 84. LINE 80 FOR YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. LINE 84 HAS TAKEN
THEMSELVES OUT OF Q WILL MOVE ON
TO LINE 76. HEY THERE. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS BIANCA
BLOMQUIST AM POLICY DIRECTOR FOR
AN ORGANIZATION CALLED SMALL
BUSINESS MAJORITY. WE EMPOWER
AMERICA'S DIVERSE ENTREPRENEURS.
TO PARTICIPATE AND BUILDING A
THRIVING AND EQUITABLE ECONOMY
OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS
BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL TAX
CREDITS, MORE SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS
QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
THAN EVER BEFORE, UM THE TAX
CREDITS AND REFERRING TO THE
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE NOW THAT THAT
HAS BEEN EXTENDED. IT'S
IMPERATIVE THAT CALIFORNIA
SPEAKS. TO IMPLEMENT TAKE
CAUTION REDUCTIONS MAKE HEALTH
CARE EVEN MORE AFFORDABLE FOR
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. IT'S
WORTH NOTING 59 44 IS ESSENTIAL
FOR OUR NETWORK BECAUSE THE
MEDIUM INCOME FOR A SMALL
BUSINESS OWNER WITH EMPLOYEES IS
JUST OVER. UM THE CUT OFF FOR,
UM, UPSTAIRS SUBSIDIES, WHICH IS
ABOUT $50,000 SO MAKING HEALTH
CARE MORE AFFORDABLE FOR FOLKS
IN THIS INCOME RANGE INCLUDES
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. UM
ADDITIONALLY, OUR RESEARCH SMALL
BUSINESS MAJORITY DEMONSTRATES
THAT 70% OF SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS SUPPORT EXPANDING
POSTURING SUBSIDIES TO
INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE ABOUT 600%
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THAT'S THE F B 9
44 SEEKS TO DO SO WE ENCOURAGE
YOU TO SUPPORT SB 9 44 AND A
HUGE THANKS FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK
ON THIS EFFORT TO DATE. THANKS
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. MODERATOR.
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MANY MORE IN
THE QUEUE WE HAVE 14 LINES IN
QUÊ. OKAY, LET ME JUST DO A TIME
CHECK. ALRIGHT WE IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE SESSION AT NOON AND
VOTE ON THE BILLS. I'M GOING TO
CUT OFF THE, UH, THE TESTIMONY
AT ABOUT 11 05 LITTLE FEW
MINUTES AFTER 11 SO THOSE OF YOU
ARE STILL IN THE QUEUE IF YOU
COULD, UH BE AS CONCISE AS
POSSIBLE. WE'D APPRECIATE IT GO
AHEAD AND MODERATOR. LINE 56.
GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
SAUDI ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
FOUNDATION AND ESCONDIDA CREEK
CONSERVANCY. WE WOULD LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERABLE
INVESTMENTS AND SB 1 79 TO THE
STATEWIDE PARKS PROGRAM AND THE
OUTDOOR EQUITY PROGRAMS AT STATE
PARKS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE
CRUCIAL TO CONNECTING
UNDERSERVED CALIFORNIANS TO THE
OUTDOORS AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL
OUTDOOR EDUCATION TO THOSE WHO
WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS
TO THESE HUGELY BENEFICIAL
RESOURCES. FORWARD TO PARTNERING
WITH STATE PARKS AND
IMPLEMENTING THESE PROGRAMS.
THANK YOU. FINE, 85. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS ASHLEY
DENNIS AND I'M AN ATTORNEY FROM
WRITTEN, RE BANNED FROM ENTRY.
LEGAL SERVICES CALL AGAIN
SUPPORTED A B 1 60. EVERYONE. 60
INCLUDES FORMALLY INCARCERATED
FIREFIGHTERS WHO SERVED AS
INSTITUTIONAL FIREHOUSES, MAKING
THEM ELIGIBLE FOR RECORD
CLEANING RELEASE. CURRENTLY,
FOLKS WHO SERVED AS FIREFIGHTERS
AT INSTITUTIONAL FIREHOUSES ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE DESPITE HAVING FAT
FIRES AND SAVE LIVES WHILE
INCARCERATED. THERE'S STILL
FIXES A GAP THAT ALLOWS US
INDIVIDUALS OPPORTUNITY TO
PURSUE ADVANCEMENT OF
FIREFIGHTERS AND POTENTIALLY AS
MTS, BUT IT'S CURRENTLY ONLY
AVAILABLE TO FIRES CAN'T
PARTICIPANT. THANK YOU. LINE 86.
GOOD MORNING, KAREN MEMBERS
REBECCA MARCUS AND SUPPORTED THE
TITLE PROVISIONS AND 81 56.
THAT'S THE 1 37 ON BEHALF OF THE
DEPOSITION. REPORTERS OF
CALIFORNIA THESE PROVISIONS WILL
BENEFIT CONSUMERS BY EXPANDING
THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
CAN QUALIFY AS LICENSED COURT
REPORTERS WHILE LIKEWISE
BRINGING UP TO DATE LAW THAT
ALLOWS CONSUMERS TO DISTINGUISH
BETWEEN LICENSED AND UNLICENSED
INDIVIDUALS. ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CLIMATE AND AG
NETWORK, CARBON CYCLE INSTITUTE
AND THE AMERICAN FARMLAND, TRUST
AND SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING
PROVISIONS IN BUDGET BILL JR 15
MILLION FOR THE FARMWORKER
COMPONENT OF LOW INCOME, WHETHER
IZATION PROGRAM 14 MILLION IN TO
FOR THE CLIMATE SMART LAND
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT 75 MILLION
FOR CALIFORNIA SMALL AGS IN
STROKE RELEASE. GRANT PROGRAM
AND FINALLY $60 MILLION FOR
SWEEP AND HAVE ASKED ME 1 28 A B
2 11 GRATEFUL FOR YOUR WORK.
THANK YOU. BUYING 89. GOOD
MORNING CHAIRMAN MEMBERS,
STEPHANIE THORNTON ON BEHALF OF
COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS IN LOS
ANGELES. KINDA EXPRESS OUR
THANKS TODAY TO THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOR
CONTINUING TO LOWER COSTS FOR
COVERED CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TOWARDS THE
MORE HEALTH AFFORDABLE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM FOR ALL, THANK
YOU. LINE 88. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND THE SENATORS LOUIS
COSTA WITH THE INTERNATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR
, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION
WORKERS TRANSPORTATION DIVISION.
SMART TV. COLLEGE IN SUPPORT OF
THE 1 52 COVID 19, SUPPLEMENTAL
SICK LEAVE EXTENSION AND ABBY 1
58 THE WORKERS TAX TAX CREDIT,
MAKE THE COMMITTEE AND THANK THE
CALIFORNIA LIBERAL FEDERATION
FOR THEIR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND
THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION FOR
OUR MEMBERS. THANK YOU. LINE 58.
GOOD MORNING, KAREN COMMITTEE
MEMBERS JACKIE GRAY WELL WITH
UFCW WESTERN STATES COUNCIL
EXPRESSING OUR STRONG SUPPORT
FOR ABBY 1 52, THE SUPPLEMENTAL
PAID SICK LEAVE BENEFITS PROGRAM
EXTENSION AND MAYBE 1 58. THE
WORKER FAIRNESS, TAX CREDIT
REALLY WOULD WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
THANKS AND APPRECIATION TO THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATURES
WORK ON BOTH OF THESE MEASURES.
THANK YOU. LINE 91. GOOD
MORNING. JEFF LANDO, DEPUTY
PUBLIC DEFENDER, CALLING AN
OPPOSITION TO A 204 IN
PARTICULAR THE CHANGES THAT WERE
MADE LAST MINUTE RELATED
INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
CASES. AND DEPARTMENT OF STATE
HOSPITALS. THANK YOU. LINE 92.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. THIS IS JENNIFER
FEARING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUM
, CALLING TO EXPRESS OUR
DISAPPOINTMENT THAT THE STATE IS
APPROPRIATING NO FUNDING FOR THE
STATES, CALIFORNIA CULTURAL AND
HISTORICAL ENDOWMENT OR MUSEUM
GRANT PROGRAM DESPITE A $125
MILLION ASKING, CHAMPIONED BY
SENATOR LAIRD AND 20 LEGISLATIVE
COLLEAGUES, THESE GRANT PROGRAMS
WHICH THE LEGISLATURE SAW FIT TO
MODERNIZE THROUGH FB 9 63 THIS
YEAR. HELP ASSURE EQUITABLE
SUPPORT FROM THE STATE FOR
CALIFORNIA, SMALLER AND MIDSIZE
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND TO
REACH TITLE AND STUDENTS AND
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE URGE
YOUR PRIORITIES THAT YOU
PRIORITIZE THIS INVESTMENT NEXT
YEAR. THANK YOU. LINE 18. BY AN
18 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING. ON BEHALF OF HAL,
STARTING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING ASSOCIATION. NOT JUST
FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND
APPRECIATION FOR THE SHORT
FUNDING PLANS AND 80 TO 11 81 29
M ZERO VISION GOALS. FUNDING FOR
ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS, BUSSES AND
CHARGING FOR LIGHT DUTY AND
OTHERS WILL CONTINUE.
CALIFORNIA'S LEADERSHIP HOSIERY
SPACE. THANK YOU. LINE 96. LINE
96. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINE 96
HAS TAKEN THEMSELVES OUT OF Q
WILL GO NOW TO LINE 84. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. JOLIE ONODERA, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTY REPRESENTING THE STATE 58
COUNTY, CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF 81
79 APPRECIATE THE INITIAL
COMMITMENT. $57 MILLION TO BE
ALLOCATED TO COUNTY TO SUPPORT
LOCAL COSTS FOR PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CARE ACT.
ADDITIONALLY DISSECT REPORTS THE
ADDITIONAL $41.5 MILLION TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. FOR
PURPOSES RELATED TO THE EMPIRE
STATE OF EMERGENCY, INCLUDING
THE 15.75 MILLION IN LOCAL
ASSISTANCE FUNDING TO SUPPORT
CRITICAL COMMUNITY RESPONSE
EFFORTS. THANK YOU. LINE 99.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. THIS IS LIN KIRSI WITH
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACCESS
IN LOS ANGELES, AND I'M CALLING
JUST TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
AND ADMINISTRATION FOR
CONTINUING TO LOWER COSTS FOR
COVERED CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES.
PEOPLE IN OUR STATE OR IN NEED
AFFORDABILITY. WE SEE THIS DAILY
IN OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY.
MANY PEOPLE THINK THEY ARE
MISTAKENLY CAN'T AFFORD COVERAGE
. THE FEDERAL PREMIUM SUBSIDIES
AND STATE ADD ONS WILL HELP
IMMENSELY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LINE 100. ANDREA RIVERA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA PAN ETHNIC HEALTH
ETWORK. WE'D LIKE TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR CONTINUING TO
LOWER COSTS FOR COVERED
CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES OF PEOPLE
IN OUR STATE ARE IN NEED OF HELP
WITH AFFORDABILITY, AND THIS IS
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR LOW
INCOME AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
, WHO OFTEN HAVE TO PRIORITIZE
RESOURCES TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR
FAMILIES IMMEDIATE NEEDS INSTEAD
OF PAYING FOR HIGH HEALTH CARE
COSTS. THANK YOU. FIND 101. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS. ERIN
APATHY WITH PUBLIC ADVOCATES
COMMENTING ON THE 1 85 THE CATO
BUDGET TRAILER BILL, THANK YOU
FOR STRENGTHENING REPORTING FOR
THE $7.9 BILLION LEARNING
RECOVERY EMERGENCY BLOCK GRANT
BY REQUIRING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
REPORT EXPENDITURES.
DISAGGREGATED BY ALLOWABLE YOUTH
, IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY WILL
THAT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES SEE
HOW FUNDS ARE BEING SPENT AND
INFORMED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ABOUT THE BEST WAY TO INVEST
THESE DOLLARS TO SUPPORT
LEARNING RECOVERY OF STUDENT
WELL BEING. THANK YOU AS WELL
FOR EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTING FUNDS
AND PROPORTION TO THE CFF
SUPPLEMENTAL AND CONCENTRATION
FUNDING. WE RECOMMEND ADDING
GUIDANCE THAT DISTRICTS MUST
ENGAGE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
DECISION MAKING ON PLANS FOR THE
BLOCK GRANT JUST AS THEY DO,
I'LL CFF DOLLARS. WE APPRECIATE
THE AMENDMENTS DIRECTING CD TO
USE ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE FOR
PARENTS IN THE EXPENDITURE
REPORT TEMPLATE. HOWEVER THIS
ALONE WILL NOT ENSURE ADEQUATE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, WHICH IS
ESSENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVELY USING
FUNDS TO MEET STUDENT NEEDS.
FAMILIES HAVE SPENT NEARLY 10
YEARS ENGAGING IN THE PROCESS
AND RELY ON THE BUDGET OVERVIEW
FOR PARENTS TO SEE HOW THEIR
DISTRICT IS SPENDING EDUCATION
DOLLARS. WE URGE YOU TO REQUIRE
REPORTING FOR THE $7.9 BILLION
BLOCK GRANT IN THE AL CAPP
BUDGET OVERVIEW HER PARENTS,
LASTLY, IN LINE WITH RL, CFS
EQUITY COALITION COLLEAGUES, WE
ASK YOU TO DIRECT DISTRICTS TO
SHOW THE GOALS, ACTIONS AND
SERVICES. PLANS FOR THESE FUNDS
IN THEIR OUTCOMES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MODERATOR
. WE WILL TAKE FIVE MORE PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND THEN WE WILL CUT IT
OFF. WE HAVE TWO MORE IN Q AT
THIS TIME LINE, 102. WELL, THEN
WE'LL END IT AFTER THOSE TWO GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. I'M NINA
PATO. HELLO YES, PLEASE GO AHEAD
, HARWELL WITH AARP, CALIFORNIA
AND ARE 3.3 MEMBERS IN THE
STATES. I AM CALLING AND
SUPPORTIVE A B 1 50 TO THE COVID
19 PAID SICK LEAVE EXTENSIONS.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ON THIS
EXTENSION, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT TO WORKERS OVER 50
THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE THEY
CARE FOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
97. HI THERE. MY NAME IS LILY
DORN. I AM A LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
SPECIALIST AT THE COMMUNITY
CLINIC ASSOCIATION OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY. WE THANK THE
LEGISLATURE AND ADMINISTRATION
FOR CONTINUING TO LOWER COSTS
FOR COVERED CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES
, AND WE'RE ALSO GRATEFUL FOR
THE TWO NEW WORKFORCE.
INVESTMENTS FOR HEALTH CENTERS
SECURED IN ABC'S FOUR A FAIR AND
EQUITABLE WORKFORCE RETENTION
PROGRAM, AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR
PRIMARY CARE, NURSE PRACTITIONER
AND POSITION ASSISTANCE. POST
GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS TO
STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTER WORKFORCE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SO MODERATOR. THAT'S
OUR CUE. CORRECT. THERE ARE NO
FURTHER LINES IN QUÊ, MADAM
CHAIR, ALRIGHT, SO WE DIDN'T
HAVE TO CUT ANYONE OFF. UM
ALRIGHT, SO MEMBERS LET'S UH GET
OUR ATTENTION AGAIN SO WE CAN
START TO TAKE, UH SOME MOTIONS.
UM. MEMBERS IF YOU'RE READY, WHY
WILL TURN YOU TO THE AGENDA AND
BEFORE I JUST WANT TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BEFORE I ENTERTAIN A
MOTION ON THE FIRST. AH BILL,
WHICH IS A B 1 79 IN THE BUDGET
ACT, SO MEMBERS ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS BEFORE I START
ENTERTAINING MOTIONS. ALRIGHT SO
MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON MAYBE 1
79 THE BUDGET ACTIVE 2022. ALL
RIGHT, SENATOR. MEN MOVED BY
SENATOR MEN AH! SEEING NO
DEBATE. WELL, LET'S CALL THE
ROLL. MAYBE 1 79 MOTION IS DUE
PAST SENATORS SKINNER. GO AHEAD.
CALL THEM ROLL. SORRY SENATORS.
SKINNER. AYE. SKINNER. AYE.
NELSON. CABALLERO. V CORTESI.
CORTESI. AYE, DOLLY. DARLING,
NO. DURAZO. H
OVE GROVE. NO. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD. GLAD I
MCGUIRE MELINDA'S. THURMOND. MEN
ARE WOMEN. NEWMAN. AYE. TROUBLE.
PEN. CAN I ROTH. BROTH. I STERN
STERN. I WIECKOWSKI ASKING. I.
ALRIGHT THAT COUNT IS 13 I TO
KNOW. BUT WE ARE GOING TO HOLD
THE ROLL OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. SO LET'S GO TO THE
SECOND BILL A B 1 51 ON STATE
EMPLOYMENT. IS THERE A STORY I
SEE SENATOR DOLLY HAS MOVED A B
1 51, WILL YOU PLEASE SEEING NO
QUESTIONS CALL THE ROLL. MAYBE 1
51 MOTION IS DUE PASS SKINNER.
SKINNER. I NELSON. CARRIERE Ó.
CAVIAR. I CORTESI. CORTESI. AYE,
DOLLY. DOLLY! I TERRAZZO.
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. EDMUND. I
GROWTH. GROVE. AYE. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER. AYE. LAIRD. LAIRD. I
MCGUIRE MELINDA'S. MEN. MEN. I
NEWMAN. NEWMAN I OR CHEWABLE.
VúI PAN. PAN. AYE. ROTH ROTH.
AYE. STERN. STERN. AYE.
WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI, AYE.
NELSON. AYE. NIELSEN I ALRIGHT?
THE COUNT ON THAT ONE IS 17
EYES, BUT WE WILL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN. SO NOW LET US GO TO A B 1
52. THAT IS THE COVID 19 RELIEF.
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE. DO
I HAVE EMOTION? YES, SENATOR
LAIRD'S MOVES. LET'S CALL THE
ROLL. SENATORS SKINNER. I
NELSON. CARRIERA. CAVIAR. OH, I
CORTESI. CORTESI. AYE, DOLLY.
WHEREAS Ó DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
BIG MAN. I GROVE. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD. LAIRD. I
MCGUIRE MELINDA'S. MEN. MAN, I
NEWMAN. NEWMAN. I CHEWABLE. NOT
SURE ABOUT THE I PEN. AND I
BROUGHT ROTH. I STERN. STERN. I
WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
PERHAPS CALLED THE ABSENT
MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE JUST IN
CASE THEY WANT TO. THEY DIDN'T
HEAR IT. SENATORS NIELSEN DOLLY!
GROVE. ALRIGHT THE COUNT RIGHT
NOW IS 14. WE WILL WAIT UNTIL WE
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR WE HAVE AN
ABSENT MEMBER WHO WILL ONE ADD
ON WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR THAT
PURPOSE. LET US GO NOW TO A B 1
56, THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND,
UH, SENATOR DURAZO MOVES TÌM
WELL. THEY CALLED THE RULE.
SENATORS SKINNER. I, ER I
NELSON. NELSON. NO. CAVIAR Ó.
PIERROT. I CORTESI. COURTESY I
VALLEY DURAZO. H
MUND I GROVE. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD. LAIRD. I
MCGUIRE MELINDA'S. MEN. MAN. I
NEWMAN. MM. AND I BROUGH. PEN.
CAN I? RATH? ROTH. I STERN.
STERN. I WIECKOWSKI AYE. OKAY.
WHAT'S THAT COUNT? 13. THAT'S
WHAT I HAD TO. ALRIGHT SO THE
COUNT RIGHT NOW IS 13? YES. ONE.
NO, WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN. NOW LET
US GO TO A B. 1 57 COMMITTEE ON
STATE GOVERNMENT, SENATOR LAIRD
MOVES. MAYBE 1 57 MOTION IS DUE
PAST SENATORS SKINNER ER, I
NIELSEN. RIVIERA. CAVIAR. I
CORTESI. CORTESI. AYE, DOLLY.
DURAZO. DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
EGGMAN I GROVE. KAMLAGER.
KAMLAGER. AYE. LAIRD. LAIRD?
AYE. MCGUIRE MELINDA'S.
THURMOND. MAN, I NEWMAN. NEWMAN.
AYE. PAN. AND I ROTH ROTH. I
STERN. STARTING, AYE. WIECKOWSKI
WIECKOWSKI. AYE. ALRIGHT, THAT
COUNT RIGHT NOW IS 13 AND WILL
KEEP IT OPEN AND WE WILL GO TO
ITEM SIX. MAYBE 1 58 ON TAXATION
. DO WE HAVE EMOTION? UH,
SENATOR LAIRD'S MOVED WILL CALL
THE ROLL. SENATOR SKINNER. I
KNOW I NELSON. CAVIAR Ó. COVER
YOUR EYE. CORTESI. CORTESI. AYE.
DOLLY! TERRAZZO. V BAGMAN.
EDMUND I GROVE. GROVE. NO.
KAMLAGER KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD.
LAIRD. I MCGUIRE MELINDA'S. MEN.
MEN HIGH. NEWMAN. UM AND I OR
CHEWABLE. SURE, BONO. PAN. PEN.
I ROTH. ROTH. I STERN. STERN.
AYE. WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI, AYE.
YOU CAN CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
SENATR NELSON. NELSON. NO.
DOLLY! ALRIGHT. THE COUNT RIGHT
NOW IS 13 EYES THREE? NO. AND WE
WILL HOLD IT OPEN AND WE WILL GO
TO ITEM 1 60 ON PUBLIC SAFETY.
SENATOR LAIRD MOVES, LET'S CALL
THE RULE. SENATORS SKINNER, I,
NELSON. CAVIAR Ó. CAVIAR. I
CORTESI. PROTEST. EI DOLLY!
DURAZO. DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
EVEN I GROVE KAMLAGER KAMLAGER.
AYE. LAIRD. LAIRD. I MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE? AYE. MELINDA'S. MEN.
MEN. I NEWMAN NEWMAN I OR
CHEWABLE. CHEWABLE? AYE. PAM.
PAN. I ROTH ROTH. I STERN.
STERN. I WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI.
AYE. THAT VOTE WAS 15. UM. LET
ME JUST. SEE IF I CAN CLOSE THAT
ONE OUT. DO YOU WANT TO CALL
THOSE, UH, THE ABSENT MEMBERS
ONE LAST TIME. SEE IF THEY WANT
TO ADD ON OR SENATOR NELSON.
DOLLY! GROVE. MELINDA'S. ALRIGHT
WE'LL CLOSE THE ROLE IN THAT
BILL 81 60. IT'S 15 EYES. ALL
RIGHT. WE WILL GO TO A B 1 85.
THIS IS ON EDUCATION. SENATOR
LAIRD MOVES. SENATOR SKINNER.
SKINNER. I NELSON. CAVIAR Ó.
CAVIAR. I CORTESI. COURTESY I
BALI. DURAZO. DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. EDMUND I GROVE. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD. LAIRD. I
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I. MELINDA'S
MEN. MEN. I NEWMAN. NEWMAN. AYE.
JOB. V PEN. PAN. I RATH. ROTH.
I STERN. STERN. I WIECKOWSKI
WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
ALRIGHT THAT VOTE IS 15. UM AH!
I THINK WE CAN CLOSE IT OUT. IS
THERE ANY ISSUE WITH CLOSING IT
OUT? NO. ALRIGHT, SO MAYBE 1 85.
THE ROLE IS CLOSED, AND IT
PASSES 15. ALRIGHT. WE WILL NOW
GO TO A B 1 90 THAT'S ON HIGHER
EDUCATION, SENATOR. UH, TERRAZZO
MOVES. I WILL CALL THE ROLL.
SENATORS SKINNER, I, ER I
NELSON. CAVIAR Ó. CAVIAR. OH, I
SEE. CORTESI. AYE, DOLLY.
DURAZO. DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN.
EDMUND I GROVE. GROVE. NO
KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD.
LAIRD MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE I.
MELINDA'S MEN. MEN ARE NEWMAN.
NEWMAN. I CHEWABLE. PAN. AND I
ROTH ROTH. I STERN. STERN. AYE.
WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI. AYE. WHAT
WHAT COUNTED. YOU GET ON THAT.
DO YOU WANT? THAT'S WHAT I HAD
TO. OKAY SO THAT BILL, THE COUNT
IS 14 1. I THINK YOU SHOULD CALL
THE ABSENT MEMBERS JUST IN CASE.
SENATORS, NELSON DOLLY! GROVE.
MELINDA IS WEIGHT GROWTH JUST
SAID NO. DID WE ALREADY RECORD?
NO FOR HER GROVE? NO WE ALREADY
RECORDED THAT. RIGHT? SO THAT
WAS THE ORIGINAL. NO. OKAY,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MELINDA'S. WHAT
YOU'RE ABOUT. ALRIGHT SO THE
COUNT ON THAT BILL IS 14. RIGHT
14 1, AND IT'S UH, PASSES AND
WE'RE CLOSING THE ROLE THAT'S A
B 1 90. ALL RIGHT. A B 204.
SENATOR. TO ROSEAU MOVES OR WITH
SENATOR PAM, WHERE YOU TRYING TO
MOVE THAT SENATOR PAN SENATOR
PAN MOVES A B 204 GO AHEAD, CALL
THE ROLL. SENATORS SKINNER. AYE.
SCARY. I NIELSEN. NELSON. NO
CAVIAR Ó. CABALLERO, I CORTESI.
ORTEZ, CI DOLLY! DURAZO. H
GMAN. I MEAN, I GROVE GROWTH.
NO KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER. AYE,
LAIRD. WHERE'D I MCGUIRE MCGUIRE
I. MELINDA'S MEN. MEN. I NEWMAN. NEWMAN. I KNOW ABOUT. NOT SURE
ABOUT NOW. PAN PAN. I RATH. ROTH
ICE TURN. STERN. I WIECKOWSKI
WIECKOWSKI. AYE. ALRIGHT THE
COUNT ON THAT IS 14 EYES THREE
KNOWS I BELIEVE THAT IS THE
FINAL COUNT. JUST TRYING TO MAKE
SURE WE GOT EVERYBODY RECORDED.
SO A B 204 14 EYES THREE. NO
MEASURE PASSES, RULES CLOSED. UM. NOW, BEFORE WE CONCLUDE OUR
HEARING, I REFERENCED EARLIER,
UH, WHEN A PUBLIC COMMENT, UH,
REMINDING US THAT THIS WAS MR
WHITE HOUSE KEYS LAST HEARING,
AND THUS WE, UH WE NEEDED
SOMEONE ELSE TO USE WATCHDOG.
BUT I THINK VERY IMPORTANTLY, WE
NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS
OUR ADVICE CHAIRS LAST HEARING
THAT SENATOR NIELSEN YOU HAVE
BEEN SUCH A YOU HAVE BEEN PART
OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE. I THINK
IN ALMOST ALL OF THE YEARS THAT
YOU HAVE SERVED IN THE
LEGISLATURE, AND WHILE YOU. HAVE
EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH THE
PROCESS. YOU HAVE ALWAYS
PARTICIPATED. YOU HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN, UH, CLEAR ABOUT THE
CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE THE
VALUES REPRESENT ABOUT THE NEEDS
FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS, BUT NOT
ONLY YOUR CONSTITUENTS, BUT THE
STATE IS A WHOLE. AND I WANT TO
TELL YOU APPRECIATE IT. AND UM
ONE MOMENT.
AH! I WANT TO CONTINUE. WE DO
HAVE A COUPLE MORE BILLS. I
DIDN'T GO TO THE SECOND PAGE OF
THE AGENDA, SO I DO HAVE A
COUPLE MORE BILLS TO TAKE ROLLS
ON. SO I WILL NOT BE CLOSING OUT
THE COMMITTEE YET, BUT I THINK
IT IS STILL APPROPRIATE BEFORE I
TAKE THE VOTE ON THOSE FINAL TO
CONTINUE THE COMMENTS FOR THE
APPRECIATION OF SENATOR NIELSEN
, BUT SENATOR NIELSEN IF YOU
DON'T MIND ONE MOMENT BEFORE YOU
, HOW ABOUT WE TAKE THE ROLE?
AND THEN I GIVE YOU THE MIC AND
YOU CAN MAKE SOME COMMENTS FOR
US ALL. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. SO, UH,
APOLOGIES I DIDN'T HAVE I HAD MY
TWO SIDED PAPER AND I DIDN'T
TURN IT OVER. SO WE WILL GO NOW
TO EMOTION ON A B 207. SENATOR
LAIRD MOVES. AND IT'S HUMAN
SERVICES TRAILER BILL, LET'S
CALL THE RULE. SENATORS SKINNER
, I, ER I NELSON. CAFIERO.
CARRIERE OI CORTESI. SEE I
DOLLY. DURAZO. DURAZO. AYE,
EGGMAN. EGGMAN I GROVE. KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD. LARRY
MAGUIRE. WIRE I MELINDA'S MEN.
MEN ARE NEWMAN. NEWMAN I OR
KOBO. V PEN. PEN. I RATH.
RALPH I STERN. STERN. I
WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
ALRIGHT. THAT VOTE IS 15. AND WE
WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. THE BILL
PASSES A B 207 15 EYES. ALRIGHT
MAYBE TWO. OH, NINE THAT IS
MOVED BY SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. IT
IS THE, UH UH, ENERGY. TRAILER
BILL CALLED THE RULE THANK YOU.
SENATORS SKINNER. NELSON. CAVIAR
Ó. CAVIAR. OH, I CORTESI.
CORTESI. AYE. DOLLY! DURAZO.
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. AND I GROVE
GROVE. NO KAMLAGER. COME WATER
ARE LAIRD. WHERE'D I MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE I. MELINDA'S MEN. MEN. I
NEWMAN NEWMAN. NO. OCTOBER. PAN.
CAN I ROTH ROTH. I STERN. STERN.
I WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
OKAY?
YEAH. LET ME CALL THE ROLE. UM
AGAIN ON THAT ONE. THERE WAS ONE
CONFUSION ABOUT WHETHER SOMEONE
DIDN'T VOTE OR VOTED. SO LET'S
CALL THE ROLL ONE MORE TIME.
209. MAYBE TWO. OH, NINE. MOTION
IS DUE PAST SENATORS. SKINNER.
AYE. SKINNER. I NELSON. CARRIERE
Ó. CORTESI. DOLLY! DURAZO.
DURAZO. AYE, EGGMAN. EGGMAN I
GROVE. GROVE. NO KAMLAGER.
KAMLAGER. AYE, LAIRD. LAIRD. I
MCGUIRE MCGUIRE I. MELINDA'S
MEN. MEN ARE NEWMAN. NEWMAN, NO
HOBO. PEN. AND I ROTH ROTH
STERN. STERN. I WIECKOWSKI
WIECKOWSKI. AYE. OKAY THE THAT
VOTE IS 13. T. AH THE MEASURE
PASSES AND I WILL CLOSE THE ROLE
AND I SEE SENATOR WIECKOWSKI
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION ON
A B 2 11 GO AHEAD. YEP, CALLED
THE RULE. SENATORS SKINNER, I,
ER I NIELSEN. CARRIERE Ó.
CAVIAR. OH, I CORTESI. CORTESI.
AYE. DARLING. DURAZO. DURAZO.
AYE. EDMUND. AND I GROVE. GROVE.
NO KAMLAGER. KAMLAGER. AYE,
LAIRD. LAIRD. I MCGUIRE WIRE I
MELINDA'S MEN. MEN ARE NEWMAN.
NEWMAN. NO. SHOW ABOUT PAN. PAN.
I ROTH ROTH. I STERN. STERN. I
WIECKOWSKI WIECKOWSKI. AYE.
ALRIGHT MAYBE 2 11. THE VOTE IS
13 TO AND, UH, THAT THAT MEASURE
PASSES. SO THAT DOES COMPLETE
THE ITEMS. THERE ARE NO OTHER
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. SO WE DO
HAVE TO OPEN THE ROLE FOR MR
MCGUIRE. UM, FOR, UH, THE FIRST
SIX BILLS, SO LET'S JUST OPEN
THE ROLL ON A B 1 79. YOU CAN
JUST CALL. UH. THE ONLY
NECESSITY IS TO ADD MR MCGUIRE
TO A NUMBER OF BILLS BECAUSE THE
OTHER PEOPLE UM, WE'RE CLEAR
THAT THEY WEREN'T VOTING. SO
LET'S JUST DO THIS. MAYBE 1 79.
ANYONE. 79 MOTION IS DUE PASS,
SENATOR MCGUIRE MCGUIRE? AYE.
ALRIGHT THAT BILL, THE FINAL
COUNT IS 14 EYES TO NOSE.
MEASURE PASSES ROLLS CLOSED.
MAYBE 1 51. SENATOR MCGUIRE.
MCGUIRE? AYE. ALRIGHT THE FINAL
COUNT ON THAT BILL IS EIGHT. 18
18 EYES. AH THAT BILL PASSES
ROSE CLOSED. MAYBE 1 52. SENATOR
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE? AYE. ALRIGHT
THE FINAL VOTE ON MAYBE 1 52 IS
15 EYES. AND THAT MEASURE PASSES
. THE ROLE IS CLOSED. MAYBE 1
56. SENATOR MCGUIRE. WHERE I.
OKAY THE FINAL VOTE ON THAT IS
14 TO 1. THE 14 EYES ONE NO.
MEASURE PASSES ROLE IS CLOSED.
ALL RIGHT, MAYBE 1 57. SENATOR
MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE? AYE. ALRIGHT
THE FINAL COUNT ON THAT IS 14.
IZED. AND, UH, HOUSES. MEASURE
PASSES, ROLE IS CLOSED. I THINK
WE GO TO 1 58 NOW MAYBE 1 58 GO
AHEAD. SENATOR MCGUIRE. MCGUIRE
I ALL RIGHT, SO THE FINAL VOTE
ON THAT IS 14 EYES THREE KNOWS
THREE MEASURE PASSES. AND, UH,
ROLL IS CLOSED. UM, NOW WE DID.
WE ALREADY GET SENATOR MCGUIRE
ON ABBY 1 85. I KNOW WE DID ON A
B 1 60. WHAT ABOUT 81 85? OKAY,
SO ALL THE REST WE HAVE ALRIGHT
. EXCELLENT SO NOW WE HAVE
COMPLETED THE VOTING THAT'S
REQUIRED. WE'VE CLOSED THE
MEASURES. AND NOW LET ME I GIVE
THE FLOOR TO OUR VICE CHAIR,
SENATOR NIELSEN. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
. I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR FOR
HER REMARKS. AND I WOULD REMIND
THE MEMBERS HERE. MEMBERS WHO
ARE TO COME THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW
GOVERNMENT AND HAVE IT SAY IN
GOVERNMENT THIS IS A COMMITTEE
TO COME TO I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT
THINGS, BUT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
IS WHERE YOU REALLY LEARN HOW
GOVERNMENT WORKS. AND I HAVE
FOUND THAT EVEN MORE SO THAN
SOME OF MY FAVORITE BILLS. MY
GREATER IMPACT OVER THE DECADES
HAS BEEN ON THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE. IT'S ONE OF THE
WORLD'S LABORIOUS AND DEMANDING
OF COMMITTEES FOR THE HOURS THAT
YOU SPEND ON THE SUBCOMMITTEES.
AT THE SUBCOMMITTEE WORK IS
IMPORTANT. IT'S CRITICAL. IT'S
BUDGET BUILDING. SO I AM PROUD
OF THOSE YEARS OF SERVICE AND
I'M IN BLESSED TO SERVE MOST OF
THOSE YEARS AS VICE CHAIRMAN.
AND WITH ALL OF YOU ON THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU, MY COLLEAGUES. I
THANK YOU, TOO. AND. AND SENATOR
NIELSEN. TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER
SPOKEN. SO OFTEN WE FALL IN LOVE
WITH BILLS. OBVIOUSLY OUR
LEGISLATION IS IMPORTANT. BUT
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK OF THIS
HOUSE IS THE BUDGET AND I'M VERY
GLAD YOU REMINDED ALL OF US AND
I WANT TO EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION FOR SERVING WITH
YOU. ALSO, FOR WHEN YOU WERE
VICE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY
BUDGET SUB OR MAYBE NOT. VICE
CHAIR JUST MEMBER. WE OBVIOUSLY
SPENT HOURS AND HOURS IN THAT
SUBJECT AREA OVER A NUMBER OF
YEARS AND AGAIN EXPRESS MY
APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU ALL
FOR, UM YOUR EVERYONE FOR YOUR
SERVICE ON THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'LL COME UP
NEXT YEAR, BUT THIS IS OUR LAST
HEARING. AND OF COURSE, IT IS
ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR US TO THANK
OUR STAFF WHO WE KNOW THIS IS,
UH, AS MUCH AS IT'S ARDUOUS FOR
US MEMBERS. OUR STAFF NOT ONLY
PARTICIPATE IN ALL OF OUR
HEARINGS, THEY PREPARE ALL THE
MATERIALS AND ALL OF THE
ANALYSIS AND INTERACT WITH ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS SO I WANT TO
THANK THE BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF
. BUT OF COURSE, THE STAFF ON
THE OTHER AISLE WHO CLEARLY
BRIEF AND ANALYZE FOR THEIR
MEMBERS, SO I THINK LET'S GIVE A
ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR STAFF
AND APPRECIATION. AND WITH THAT
I WILL GAVEL DOWN ON THIS LAST
COMMITTEE HEARING OF THIS YEAR.
HMM.