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MORNING THE SENATE CONTINUES TO
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WILL BE PERMITTED IF EQUAL
AMOUNT OF TIME WE WITNESSES WILL
HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH AND
THERE'S NO RESERVING TIME FOR
OTHER WITNESSES. ALL OTHERS
WISHING TO TESTIFY MUST LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURES TESTIMONY TAKEN VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE OR WAS BE LIMITED
TO A TOTAL. TOTAL SUPPORT AND
OPPOSITION OF TWENTY MINUTES- WE
ARE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE AS YOU CAN SEE IN
THE- STREET BUILDING. AND I ASK
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
BE PRESENT I THINK ACTUALLY WE
DO HAVE EVERYONE HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED- SO- WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM IN BEGINNER
HEARING- WE DO HAVE THREE BILLS
ON THE AGENDA TODAY BUT LET'S GO
AHEAD AND ESTABLISH A QUORUM AT
THIS TIME. PLEASE HOLD. SENATOR
CORTEZ HE HERE ARE TEN Z. HERE
SENATOR WELK. WELCOME PRESENT
SENATOR DORADO DORADO HERE
SENATOR LAYERED HERE WHERE HERE
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HERE WE HAVE A
QUORUM. OKAY THANK YOU- FIRST OF
ALL NATURE LIKE TO TAKE UP- THE
AS A CONSENT ITEM S. J. R. ONE
DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THAT ITEM
. WHO IS THE- MOTION BY WILK-
ANY COMMENT. ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IF NONE OF US COULD
SOLVE PLEASE CALL NOW I DO WANT
TO COMMENT YES SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR CARRYING THIS
RESOLUTION I'VE CARRIED THIS
THREE TIMES DURING MY TEN YEAR
CAREER IN THE LEGISLATURE. AND
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND
I REALLY WISHED US SOCIAL
SECURITY I MEAN THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ACTUALLY ADDRESS THIS
ALONG WITH OTHER REFORMS FOR
SOCIAL SECURITY TO KEEP IT YOU
KNOW VIABLE FOR ALSO WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THIS EFFORT. THANK
YOU FOR COMMENT- WEST CONSULTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE S. J. R. ONE THE
MOTION IS CONSENT SENATOR
CORTEZ. CORTEZ III SENATOR WELL
BY WILK HI SENATOR DORADO.
DORADO AYE SENATOR LAYERED.
LAYERED HI SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS HI SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI.
BILL IS OUT FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU
SO MUCH MORE NOW GOING TO GO TO
OUR FIRST AUTHOR- WHO IS OUR
VERY OWN SENATOR DOOR ALSO.
SENATOR YOU CAN PRESENT FROM
HERE OR THE PODIUM WHAT YOU.
DECIDED TO HAVE A COUPLE BILLS
TODAY SO WE'RE WE FEEL MORE
COMFORTABLE THANK YOU. ID WERE
ASKING HER TO PRESENTS- AS HER
FIRST BILL SB. TWENTY SEVEN.
GREAT GOOD MORNING THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS. OF
AND I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AND OUR COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS. AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING THE SUGGESTED
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. ON PAGE SIX
OF THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS AS AN
AUTHORS AMENDMENT. SB TWENTY
SEVEN CREATES AN ABILITY FOR
EMPLOYEES TO RECOVER THEIR UN
EARNED BUT THERE EARNED BUT
UNPAID WAGES THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA'S EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL
WORK POLICY REQUIRES VENDOR
COMPANIES THAT HAVE ONE OF THE
ESTIMATED FOUR HUNDRED SERVICE
CONTRACTS WITH YOU SEE. TO PAY
THEIR COMPANY EMPLOYEES THE
WAGES AND BENEFITS EQUAL TO WHAT
YOU SEE PAYS THE SERVICE WORKERS
THAT IT EMPLOYS WELL THE UC HAS
RESPONDED TO AN EARLIER VERSION
OF THE BILL LAST YEAR MY
INITIATING A STRONG AUDIT
PROCESS. THE IMPACTED WORKERS
ARE STILL LEFT WITH NO WAY TO
RECOVER EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGES
TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THE
BILL REQUIRES VENDORS TO SUPPLY
YOU SEE AND THE APPROPRIATE
JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
THE BASIC PAYROLL INFORMATION
NECESSARY AND ANY AUDIT OUTCOMES
TO KNOW IF A VENDOR IS ABIDING
BY UC POLICY. THE BILL ALSO
REQUIRES A VENDOR TO SUPPLY A
WRITTEN NOTICE TO THEIR
EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE RELEVANT
COMPENSATION RATES. THE BILL
WOULD ALSO APPLY ALLOW THE
CONTRACTING VENDOR COMPANY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT AND CURE
ANY DISCREPANCIES BEFORE FACING
A CONSEQUENCE. IF AN EMPLOYER
REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH THE UC
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK POLICY
OR REFUSES TO CORRECT AND KIIR.
EMPLOYEES WOULD THEN HAVE THE
RIGHT TO PURSUE RECOVERY OF
THEIR EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGES
FROM THE CONTRACTING VENDOR IN
COURT. THE BILL ADVANCES THE
STRIDES THAT UC CONTINUES TO
MAKE TOWARDS THIRD PARTY VENDOR
COMPLIANCE AND IT WILL NOT
INTERFERE WITH THE UC'S HIRING
ABILITY. BUT IT DOES ADDRESS THE
PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN
ADDRESSED OF WORK GETTY WORKERS
THEIR MONEY THE MONEY THEY
EARNED BUT HAS BEEN ON PAID. MY
WITNESS TODAY IS MONICA THEY
LEÓN WITH ASKED ME THREE THIRTY
TWO NINETY NINE. THANK YOU
CENTER. THANK YOU SENATOR GOOD
MORNING EVERYONE MY NAME IS
MONICA THEY LEÓN EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEMBER AND TREASURER FOR ASKED
ME THIRTY TWO NINETY NINE AND
THE SEVENTEEN YEAR EMPLOYEE OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT
UC IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER. IN
SUPPORT OF SB TWENTY SEVEN I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF SERVICE
WORKERS CLEANING TOILETS CUTTING
GRASS PICKING UP TRASH COOKING
FOOD AND CLEAN HOSPITAL BED PANS
HOPING TO MAKE UNIVERSITY ONE OF
OUR GREATEST EDUCATION. RESEARCH
AND PUBLIC MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
RUN AND SUCCEED. I'M ADVOCATING
FOR WORKERS WHO HAVE NO
PROTECTION IF THEY WERE TO SPEAK
OUT TODAY IN FEAR OF
RETALIATION. THESE COLLEAGUES
WORK ALONG SIDE US AT UC BUT WHO
WORK FOR THIRD PARTY VENDORS AND
COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS WITH
THE UNIVERSITY. THOSE WORKERS
NEED THE RECOVERY OF EARNED BUT
UNPAID WAGES ACT BECAUSE WE NEED
THE MONEY AND YOU CAN HELP THEM
GET IT. YOU SEE HOW THE POLICY
TITLED EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK.
THAT MEANS FOR SERVICE WORK
BEING PERFORMED AT UC BY OUTSIDE
VENDORS THOSE WORKERS SHOULD GET
THE SAME PAY AND BENEFITS THAT
YOU SEE EMPLOYEES LIKE ME
RECEIVE. UC HAS MADE STRIDES IN
IMPLEMENTING THAT POLICY AND WE
APPLAUD THAT PROGRESS. BUT YOU
SEE IT KNOWLEDGE IS THAT THEY'RE
OFTEN LEFT TO RELY ON VENDORS
ABOUT ACTUAL WAGES AND BENEFITS
BEING PAID SINCE THOSE VENDORS
EMPLOYEES AND THE WORKERS. YOU
SEE ADOPTED A RECENT PROCEDURE A
RECENT AUDIT PROCEDURE I'M
SORRY. HOWEVER THIS WORTHWHILE
PROCEDURE WON'T GET AT THE
FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM IT WON'T
GIVE WORKERS A WAY TO RECOVER
THEIR EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGES
AND BENEFITS. THIS BILL SB
TWENTY SEVEN FIX THAT PROBLEM.
IN SIMPLE TERMS SB TWENTY SEVEN
MEANS THE DIFFERENCE OF GETTING
THEIR CHILD A BACKPACK FOR
SCHOOL. PUTTING GAS IN THEIR CAR
PAINTER UTILITY BILLS OR PAYING
THE RENT. THE BILL IS FAIR FOR
BOTH THE WORKERS AND THEIR
EMPLOYERS BEFORE WORKER CAN
PURSUE RECOVERY OF UNPAID WAGES
AND BENEFITS. THEY'RE PLOY WILL
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE AND
CORRECT THE SHORTFALL. IS THE
VENDOR REFUSES TO KAREN CORRECT
THEN THE WORKER IS PERMITTED TO
RECOVER THEIR EARNED BUT UNPAID
WAGES IN COURT. WE ASK FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY WE WILL
NOW GO TO- SUPPORT WITNESSES
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WITNESSES- WE
DEAL WITH THE LEAD WITNESS SO
WITNESSES NOW ON THE SUPPORT
SIDE WILL BE LIMITED TO NAME
AFFILIATION. AND POSITION. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS AND
STAFF MITCH SNIDER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION ALSO
IN SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING TERM
MEMBERS JANICE A VALLEY WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
AND STRONG SUPPORT. HURRIED CENA
NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD- ON THE
SPORTS SIDE WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO
THE OPPOSITION LEAD WITNESS- IS
ZERO OPPOSITION LEAD WITNESS
TODAY. PLEASE COME FORWARD
YOU'LL HAVE TWO MINUTES UP TO
TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR- MICHAEL BUT OUR
NUMBER HAVE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA WE DON'T HAVE OPPOSE
POSITION WE DON'T HAVE A
POSITION ON THE BILL AT ALL YET.
RECENT AMENDMENTS- HAVE US
WORKING WITH OUR SUPPLIERS BUT I
COULD TAKE A SECOND TO JUST TALK
ABOUT SOME OF OUR CONCERNS THANK
YOU- YOU SEE SUPPORTS WHICH
BENEFIT PARITY WE SUPPORT OUR
VENDORS EMPLOYEES GETTING PAID
THE AMOUNT THAT WE REQUIRE. TO
REGION'S POLICY IN OUR CONTRACT
WITH- ASKED ME THIRTY TWO NINETY
NINE ON THESE TWO BARGAINING
UNITS. OUR CONCERNS WITH THE
BILL OR SIMILAR TO THE MEASURE
FROM LAST YEAR LARGELY AND SO
WE'RE TALKING TO SUPPLIERS TO
UNDERSTAND. WHETHER SB TWENTY
SEVEN WOULD- CHILLING EFFECT
WHERE THEY WON'T WORK WITH US
ANYMORE IF SO THAT COULD HAVE A
REALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR
ABILITY TO DELIVER- AFFORDABLE
AND SAFE HEALTH CARE AND FULFILL
OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION ON
CAMPUSES. WERE ALSO CONCERNED
THAT THE BILL IS A LITTLE BIT
OVERLY BROAD IT GOES BEYOND.
JUST THE ASK ME BARGAINING UNIT
WE HAVE THIRTY SEVEN UNITS
COVERING A- HUGE RANGE OF-
TITLES WE ARE NOT SURE. HOW WE
WOULD IMPLEMENTED WE DON'T HAVE
A WAY TO BENEFIT OR EQUAL PAY
FOR EQUAL WORK. POLICY FOR THESE
OTHER I. THIRTY FIVE BARGAINING
UNITS. I LASTLY AS THE AUTHOR
AND SOME WITNESSES HAVE SAID WE
ARE IN THE MIDST OF THIS AUDIT-
DATA HAS NOW COME IN FROM ALL OF
OUR VENDORS AND SUPPLIERS. WHERE
WERE- THE DEBTOR IN THE AUDIT
AND WERE ANALYZING THAT DATA
NOW. THE AUDIT RESULTS SHOULD BE
. AVAILABLE ON APRIL FIFTEENTH.
OUR THE AUDITING REMAIN. AND
REMEDIATION PLANS ARE ALREADY IN
PLACE FOR ANY NON COMPLIANCE.
FOR THESE VENDORS WHERE WE'VE
IDENTIFIED IT AND AGAIN I DON'T
HAVE ANY OF THE DATA IT'S NOT.
AVAILABLE TO US YET BUT- IT WILL
BE SHORTLY AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO
SHARE THAT WITH THE COMMITTEE
WHEN WE'RE DONE. WE THINK YES
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY OF
ANY WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO.
EXPRESS IN OPPOSITION POSITION.
BEYOND THE LEAD WITNESS WHO JUST
TESTIFIED SO INCOME FOR NOW-
SEEN NONE. LET'S- NO GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE. IS LET ME
ASK. THE TELECONFERENCE
OPERATOR- TO CHECK FORCE. EITHER
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION WITNESSES
ON THE TELECONFERENCE LINE WE
WILL BEGIN. THAT MAXIMUM OF
TWENTY MINUTES AT THIS POINT-
FOR THOSE WITNESSES AND THEY
WILL BE LIMITED TO AGAIN TO.
NAME AFFILIATION AND POSITION
EITHER SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION-
WE- WILL CUT SOMEONE OFF- EVEN
BEYOND THAT IF THERE'S ANY
DISRUPTION OF TOLD CONFERENCE
LINE. ASIDE FROM THAT WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM ANYONE
THANK YOU Q. THANK YOU SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION YOU MIGHT PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO
LINE SEVENTEEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. NINE SEVENTEEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. OKAY M. SELF OUT THE LINE
THIRTY THIRTY THIRTY EIGHT YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HELLO CHAIR AND
MEMBERS- ACTUALLY SPEAKING IN
REGARDS TO OUR- SUPPORT FOR SB
THREE TWO SEVEN NINE OH THERE'S
SOME LIMIT. LET ME CLARIFY I AM
SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU BUT- WE
HAVE NOT OPENED THE HEARING ON
SB TWO TWENTY SEVEN YET THAT
WILL BE THE NEXT BILL THAT WE
TAKE UP SO IF YOU COULD REMAIN
IN THE TELECONFERENCE Q. OR GET
BACK INTO IT. WILL CALL TWENTY
ONE WE GET TWO TWO TWO SEVEN
IT'S A LITTLE. PROBABLY
CONFUSING ENOUGH THE BILL WERE
ON IS ACTUALLY S. B. TWENTY
SEVEN SO TO ALL THOSE ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE IF YOU'RE
WAITING FOR TWO TWO SEVEN- THE
TELECONFERENCE OPERATOR CAN.
SKIP OVER YOU WE JUST. WANT TO
HEAR FROM SUPPORT OPPOSITION ON
TWENTY SEVEN AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU IF YOU ARE FOUR TWO TWO
SEVEN YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND ZERO
TO GET YOURSELF OUT OF Q. NOW WE
ARE DOING AT THE TWENTY SEVEN.
AND WE'LL GO TO LINE TEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. LIFE CAN YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. LESS THAN FOR THE OTHER
ONE LINE TWELVE YOUR LIGHT IS
OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY TWELVE
YEAR LINE IS OPEN. OKAY. WE WILL
GO TO LINE OF THIRTY ONE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN.
RIGHT THIRTY ONE YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. OKAY. NINE FORTY NINE OKAY
IT TOOK THEM SOUTH. OKAY SO IF
YOU WERE IN OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT- SB TWENTY SEVEN YOU
MADE PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
MODERATOR CAN YOU EXPLAIN JUST
ONE MORE TIME HOW PEOPLE CAN
TAKE THEMSELVES OUT OF THE QUEUE
BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING SOME OF
THOSE ARE TRYING TO GET OVER TO
THE TO TWENTY SEVEN ON. I SURE
CAN THANK YOU RYAN- OPPOSITION
OF SUPPORT AT BETWEEN TWO SEVEN
PLEASE REMOVE YOURSELF FROM
QUEUE BY PRESSING ONE AND THEN
ZERO. WE WILL TAKE SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION SB TWENTY SEVEN BY
PRESSING ONE AND THEN ZERO.
WE'LL GO TO LINE THIRTY EIGHT
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. ABOUT
CAROLINA THIRTY FIVE YOUR LIFE
IS OPEN. MY. THIRTY FIVE. YOU
LIVE IN THE OPEN. OKAY. WE WILL
GO TO LINE AT HAND YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME. YES
HELLO. NUMBER MY NAME IS. ALONG
WITH BUILDING OUT OF INLAND
EMPIRE CULTURAL VALLEY I HAPPY.
YOU PLEASE VOTE YES ON B. TO
SEVEN. AND WE'RE GOING TO LET
THE- WE'RE NOT LAUGHING AT THE
WHITNEY WERE JUST ON- TO SB TWO
SEVEN AT THIS TIME TWO TWO SEVEN
IS THE NEXT BILL THAT WILL HERE-
AFTER WE'RE DONE WITH THE
CURRENT ONE SO- AGAIN SORRY TO
HAVE TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THIS-
BUT IT I GUESS WE HAD A LITTLE
CONFUSION AT THE START OF THE OF
THE HEARING. THIS IS A TESTIMONY
FOR S. B. TWENTY SEVEN ONLY
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION THANK YOU
THANK YOU MODERATOR. THANK YOU
WE'LL GO TO LINE TWELVE LINE IS
OPEN. BUT YOU'RE CARE WE HAVE NO
FURTHER A DIVISION OR CORPS IN
Q. OR A GREAT JOB MODERATOR WE
APPRECIATE- YOU'RE WADING
THROUGH THAT IF YOU WILL- WE'RE
GONNA COME BACK NOW TO THE
COMMITTEE ITSELF AND- ASK IF
THERE'S ANY- QUESTION OR
COMMENT- BY MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE CENTER ALERT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND LET ME JUST
SAY TO THE AUTHOR. WHEN I WAS IN
THE ASSEMBLY AT THE TWENTY
SEVENTH DISTRICT AND I ALL I
DESPERATELY TRIED TO GET BILLS
WITH TWENTY SEVEN IN THEM AND I
THINK YOU'RE REGRETTING THAT
RIGHT NOW. SO I HAVE A QUESTION
FOR YOU AND THEN ONE FOR THE UC
PERSON THAT STILL HERE AND- I
SUPPORTED THE VERSION OF THIS
BILL LAST YEAR AND I OBVIOUSLY
SUPPORT THE DIRECTION THIS YEAR.
IT WAS VETOED AND ANALYSIS SORT
OF. GOES BY THAT. THE IT SOUNDS
LIKE YOU OF ADDRESSED A CONCERN.
THAT THE GOVERNOR OF MADE IN HIS
VETO MESSAGE AT DO YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'VE ADDRESSED WHAT HE SAID IN
HIS VETO MESSAGE IN THE THIS
VERSION OF THE BILL. WHAT WE
TOOK ALL THAT INTO CONSIDERATION
TO TRY TO GET TO THE CORE ISSUE
YOU KNOW- AND THE CORE ISSUE IS
HOW CAN SOMEBODY WE COVER. THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT IT
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE PAYING
THIS OUTSIDE VENDOR SUPPOSED TO
BE PAYING AND WHAT. THEY
ACTUALLY GOT PAID SO WE TRIED TO
DEAL WITH. OTHER OTHER ISSUES
AND JUST GET MORE TO THE CORE SO
I FEEL VERY DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU
DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE
CORE ISSUE IT A PROBLEM WITH ALL
THESE OTHER ISSUES NO. A WELL.
I'M HOPING. I'M HOPING THAT WE
ADDRESSED IS- HIS CONCERNS AND
WE JUST GET TO THE TO THE BOTTOM
OF IT AND THIS IS NOT- THIS IS
NOT ERA. OF PUTTING STOOD NOT
PUT YOU SEE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT
. BUT RATHER ALLOW THE EMPLOYEES
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO COLLECT.
AND ALL WE HOPE THAT YOU SEE
CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS ON
THE COMPLIANCE FRONT CORRECT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THEN. TO
THE UC REPRESENTATIVE- IT SAYS
IN THE SAME PARAGRAPH. ABOUT THE
GOVERNOR'S ABOUT THIS AUDIT. AND
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT
YOU'RE WILLING PROVIDED THE
MINUTE IT'S AVAILABLE BECAUSE I
THINK IT'LL BE USEFUL TO ALL OF
US. BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
TOTALLY WHAT WILL COME OUT OF
THE AUDIT THAT WILL REFLECT ON
THE NEED FOR THIS BILL I MEAN
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE- THE AUDIT
WILL PRODUCE THAT WOULD. BE
HELPFUL SURE THE QUESTION
SENATOR- DAUGHTER- THE STORE FOR
THE AUDIENCE ACTUALLY COVERS AT
A COUPLE DIFFERENT AREAS THERE
IS AN AUDIT OF- VERY LARGE
SAMPLE OF VENDORS- THAT ARE IN
OUR- SO CALLED ARTICLE FIVE
CONTRACTS. ARTICLE FIVE OF OUR-
BARGAINING AGREEMENT ASKED ME.
SO LOOKING AT THOSE AUDITS WILL
WILL ALLOW US TO VERIFY THAT
LOCATIONS THE HOSPITALS THE
CAMPUSES ARE PUTTING THE CORRECT
WAGE RATES INTO THE CONTRACTS
WITH VENDORS. AND VENDORS
ACTUALLY REMITTING THOSE
PAYMENTS THAT WE GIVE THEM TO
THEIR EMPLOYEES. AND IF THERE'S
A MISTAKE ON THE VENDOR SIDE
WERE FORCING REMEDIATION- AND
ASKING FOR THAT THERE THE MONEY
TO BE RID- GIVEN TO THE
EMPLOYEES WHO WERE- UNDERPAID. I
IF THERE IS A PROBLEM ON OUR
SIDE WHERE WE HAVE- NOT INCLUDED
THE CORRECT WAY TO WRITE IN A
CONTRACT. WILL MAKE GOOD ON THAT
AND WE WILL THE UNIVERSITY WILL
PAY UP TO MAKE SURE THE
EMPLOYEES MADE WHOLE. THE OTHER
THING WE'RE LOOKING AT IN THE
AUDIT IS UC'S PROCESSES AND
POLICIES AS A SYSTEM. ABOUT HOW
WE'RE NOTIFYING VENDOR EMPLOYEES
HOW WE'RE NOTIFYING VENDORS. HOW
ARE EMPLOYEES ARE- AWARE OF
THEIR OTHER RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE
FIVE SUCH AS- YOU KNOW WE HAVE A
POLICY THAT- FINNERAN PLAYS FOR
THESE COVERED SERVICES CAN BE
OFFERED A FULL TIME JOB AT UC OR
APP OFFER TO. A CAREER
EMPLOYMENT POSITION AT UC. HI IF
THEY MEET CERTAIN HOURLY
THRESHOLD OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF TIME THAT'S IN OUR BARGAINING
AGREEMENT AND REGION'S POLICY AS
WELL. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL
THESE ELEMENTS OF ARTICLE FIVE
AND REGION'S POLICY WHICH-
PASSED AND TWENTY TWENTY TWO
BECAUSE ABOUT A YEAR TO PUT OUT
SOME GUIDELINES AND RENEGOTIATE
HIS CONTRACT SO IT'S STILL. ONCE
IT'S NEW BUT IT'S KIND OF NEW
ISSUE STILL SO THAT'S KIND OF
TYPICAL FOR US FOR YOU THE
UNIVERSITY TO GO BACK AND LOOK
AT HOW THOSE THINGS ARE DONE SO.
THE ANSWER THE QUESTION IS WILL
UNDERSTAND THAT LOCATIONS- ARE
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY ARE
NOTIFYING EMPLOYEES- AND NOT
VENDORS ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING
THROUGH ON. THE CONTRACTUAL RATE
THAT WE HAVE SEVEN KATE SAYS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT THAT'S
HELPFUL ALL LOOK FORWARD TO THE
AUDIT AND ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO
THE COMING OF THE AUTHOR WHEN
THE ORDER COMES OUT. THANK ON
BECAUSE ON CONFIDENT SHE WILL
HAVE ONE- THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR
REDUCE UNDER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. YES CENTER NO I
JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION
TWO OF YOU SEE ABOUT THE
TIMELINE ON THAT. AUDIT BECAUSE
I UNDERSTAND THAT'S. BEEN
HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I
NOT GONNA HAPPEN. ARE WE STARTED
COLLECTING DATA FROM OUR VENDORS
IN JANUARY. AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT- VENDORS OUT UNTIL MARCH
FIRST. IT'LL TAKE OUR- SO WE USE
THEY ALL HAD APPROVED THIRD
PARTY AUDITORS THIS WEREN'T- YOU
KNOW IT WASN'T YOU SEE DOING THE
AUDIT WE HAD A LIST OF. I THINK
TENER SO AUDITORS THE VENDORS
COULD SELECT FROM THESE ARE
VERIFIED- AUDITORS. AND SO WE
HAVE. MRS I UNDERSTAND IT- WE
RECEIVE THAT DATA. WE'RE GOING
THROUGH IT WE HAVE TO DO SOME
VALIDATION OF THOUGHT IT'S AN-
EIGHT I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
SOME CONTRACTS THAT ARE CURRENT
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS YOU SEE
LOCATIONS WITH THE SAME VENDOR
SO WITH THE KIND OF COMBINE THEM
AND MAKE SURE. AND UNDERSTAND
WHERE THE PROBLEMS YOU KNOW
WHERE IF THERE'S ANY NON
COMPLIANCE AND WHAT REMEDIATION
PLANS LOOK LIKE. THANK YOU FOR
THAT NO AND I WANTED TO JUST SAY
THANK YOU I WANT TO SAY TO THE
AUTHORIZED I APPRECIATE- THE
PERSISTENCE AND CONTINUING TO
MOVE THIS THIS POLICY FORWARD- I
CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY SECTORS
WHERE WE SEE. THIS ON EQUAL PAY
FOR THE SAME WORK- AND AS THE
WITNESS TALKED ABOUT YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU BRING THOSE DOLLARS
HOME THOSE COMMUNITIES WHERE
WE'RE GETTING THE I'M EVEN PAY
WE HAVE AN EVEN. STABILITY IN
THOSE COMMUNITIES- AND SO MANY.
OF OUR FAMILIES- NEED THAT FAIR
IN AN LIVING WAGE AND I'M GLAD
THAT YOU SEE IS NOT OPPOSING. US
THIS- POLICY BECAUSE EQUAL PAY
IS THE LAW AND DISCRIMINATION.
KNOW WHETHER IT'S A CONTRACTOR
OR AN EMPLOYEE- IT FEELS THE
SAME WAY- IN THEIR FAMILIES SO I
WANT TO APPRECIATE. THIS POLICY
AND- GETTING TO THE CORE OF THE
MATTER- APPRECIATING THAT SO-
I'M I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
AUDIT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY THOSE
WORKERS BEING MADE WHOLE.
THROUGH THIS BILL. THANK YOU
SENATOR YES- BUT I SURE WILL.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR. I'VE
BEEN HERE I GUESS GOING ON YEAR
ELEVEN AND WE HAVE A LOT OF
THESE WAGE ISSUES WITH WITH THE
UC SYSTEM IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE
THEY DO. DO AS I SAY NOT AS I DO
WHICH I REALLY FIND OFFENSIVE I
WAS IN THE SPACE A FEW YEARS AGO
WITH THEN ASSEMBLY WOMAN
LORRAINE IT AND SALAS. AND WE
WANTED TO CODIFIED IN THE
CONSTITUTION UNFORTUNATELY WE
CAME UP A LITTLE SHORT- BECAUSE
IT WAS IS TWO THIRDS VOTE- I'M
ISSUE TO SEE IF THEY'RE GONNA DO
THE RIGHT THING. SO I'M GONNA
LAY OFF FOR TODAY BECAUSE I WANT
TO SEE WHAT THEY COME BACK WITH
AND IF THEY ARE GOING TO REMEDY
IT. AND I'M OPEN TO VOTING IT IN
THE FUTURE BECAUSE IT'S TIME
THESE GUYS START DOING THE RIGHT
THING. AND AGAIN. I APPRECIATE
YOUR PERSISTENCE AS WELL SO
THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR
EFFORTS THANK YOU THANK YOU
CENTER. THANK YOU. OF THE LET ME
JUST. FOR THE RECORD FIRST OF
ALL I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
BILL AND HAVE BEEN. SUPPORTIVE
OF GETTING TO THIS PLACE IN THE
PAST- JUST A QUESTION I THINK IS
PROBABLY IMPORTANT JUST TO GET
OUT ON THE RECORD OR NOT BETWEEN
THE FOR YOU. A CENTER DRAWS SO
AND THAT IS- IT IS SOMETHING
THAT WE HEARD WHICH THE KIND OF
THINGS YOU HEAR WHEN YOU'RE
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
STAFF- WHICH I THINK DID A GREAT
JOB. ON THE ANALYSIS OF THE
BILL- THAT- THE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS ABOUT. ALLOWING ANY
INDIVIDUAL YOU SEE EMPLOYEE. TO
HAVE STANDING- YOU KNOW UNDER
THIS BILL LEGAL STANDING- TO
PURSUE REMEDIES- I'M QUITE SURE
THAT WAS DONE BY DESIGN BUT- WE
JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY. OR LEAD WITNESS FOR
THAT MATTER I THINK YOU'RE
PROBABLY BEST TO EXPLAIN- WHAT
THE PAUCITY IS BEHIND- UP
ALLOWING EACH AND EVERYONE OF
THEM TO HAVE HAVE STANDING ON. A
TO PURSUE REMEDIES SURE. WELL
IT- ONE THING IS CLEAR IS AS THE
LEAD WITNESS SAID. THESE VENDOR
EMPLOYEES AND YOU SEE EMPLOYEES
WORK SIDE BY SIDE. THEY KNOW
EACH OTHER THEY WORK WITH EACH
OTHER. AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
WHEN IT COMES TO THE WAGE AND
COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THAT
THAT'S ALSO. THE SAME AND- SO
THAT THERE'S NO THREAT OF.
PULLING THAT WORK AWAY. MORE AND
MORE INTO THE OUTSIDE VENDORS
DOING THAT AND NOT THE UC
EMPLOYEES DOING THAT. THAT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE THE STANDING TO SAY
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG HERE YOU
ARE NOT YOU VENDOR COMPANY ARE
NOT PROVIDING THE SAME WAGES. BY
POLICY YOU SHOULD BE DOING THAT
AND I'M GOING TO STEP UP IN CASE
THAT EMPLOYEES TO AFRAID. WHICH
IS ALSO THE TESTIMONY GIVEN TO
AFRAID I'M GOING TO STEP UP AND
HELP ENFORCE THIS BECAUSE IT'S
IN THEIR INTEREST IT'S IN THE
EMPLOYEE THAT'S BEEN WRONGED
INTEREST AND WE THINK THAT'S THE
BEST WAY OF ENFORCING WHAT THE
POLICY IS- SO THAT'S THE BASIC I
DON'T KNOW IF- ON. EITHER OF THE
A KEY WITNESS WANTS TO ADD
ANYTHING TO THAT. I'M CERTAINLY
SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE
THANKS MORE THAN ANYTHING I
WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU TO GET
THAT ON THE RECORD BEFORE THE
BUILD STARTS PROCEEDING INTO
OTHER COMMITTEES AND SO FORTH-
WITH THAT- THERE'S NOTHING ELSE-
CENTERED ROSAL GIVING
OPPORTUNITY CLOSE. WELL OF. I'M
GONNA KEEP DOING THIS UNTIL WE
GET THE ALTHOUGH ALL THOSE
EMPLOYEES PAID WITH THEY SHOULD
BE PAID WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT
FROM YOU SEE TO PAY THE SAME
WAGES AND COMPENSATION- AND IT'S
NOT BEING DONE SO NOW IT'S GOING
TO BE PUT IN THE HANDS OF THE
EMPLOYEES- THEY NEED TO BE GIVEN
BUT- AGAIN. THIS USE THAT THE
VENDORS WILL BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY CORRECTIVE. THIS IS
NOT A I'M GONNA TRY TO CATCH YOU
DOING SOMETHING WRONG WE JUST
WANT THE POLICY TO BE
IMPLEMENTED AND I HOPE THAT THE-
AUDIT YOU KNOW SHOWS THAT BUT
THE AUDIT IS NOT GOING TO PAY.
WHEN IT'S THE EMPLOYEES HAVE
BEEN WRONG AND THAT'S THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THAT WE NEED TO
GET THAT SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION AYE URGENT
AYE CLOSE. OR ANYTHING HE SAID
WE HAVE A MOTION ON SB TWENTY
SEVENTH. SO MOVED OKAY MOVED BUT
A CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. IN
THE- ACID TO. THE ROLL CALL BE
COLD THANK YOU. FILE ITEM NUMBER
ONE S. B. TWENTY SEVEN THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSED THE FIRST
AMEND AND RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. SENATOR
CORTEZ THE CORTEZ III SENATOR
WILK. NOT LOADING CENTER WILL
NOT VOTING CENTER DORADO HI
DOURADO HI SENATOR LAYERED
LAYERED I SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS HI SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI
THAT BILL IS OUT. FOUR ZERO.
JUST TO BE CLEAR THE MOTION. WAS
DUE PASSED BUT FIRST AMEND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY AS WE NOTED EARLIER
THE TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS- WERE
ADOPTED BY THE AUTHOR THANK YOU.
THE AND- SAID RUSSELL. IF YOU'RE
READY YOU MAY PROCEED WITH YOUR
SECOND BILL SB TWO TWO SEVEN
SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE SOME OF THE
FOLKS WHO WANT TO SPEAK ON THAT
ONE TWO EIGHT. THANK YOU-
FEDERAL LAW EXCLUDES OVER ONE
MILLION CALIFORNIANS FROM
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS
WHEN THEY TEMPORARILY LOSE WORK.
YET EMPLOYER TAXES ON THE LABOR
OF UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
CONTRIBUTE AN ESTIMATED FOUR
HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS EACH YEAR. TO OUR
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SYSTEM
EVEN THOUGH THOSE SAME EMPLOYEES
NEVER SEE A CENT OF THE BENEFITS
THIS DISPARITY HURTS EMPLOYERS
AS WELL AS WORKERS. THAT MONEY
IS SUPPOSED TO HELP SUSTAIN
INDUSTRIES. HAVE A WORK FORCE
READY TO GO AS- CONDITIONS ALLOW
AND HELP WORKERS GET BACK TO
WORK WHEN THE JUMP JOBS BECOME
AVAILABLE WITHOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS OUR ECONOMY SUFFERS.
MISSED PAYCHECKS SPIRAL INTO
MISSED RENT. MISSED CAR PAYMENTS
AND THE INABILITY TO PROVIDE
FOOD FOR FAMILIES DURING THEIR
HARDSHIP MODELED ON SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAMS IN NEW YORK AND
COLORADO SB TWO TWO SEVEN
CREATES A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
UNEMPLOYED WORKERS WERE EXCLUDED
FROM UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DUE
TO IMMIGRATION STATUS WITH A
THREE HUNDRED DOLLAR PER WEEK
BENEFIT FOR UP TO TWENTY WEEKS.
THAT'S THE ESSENCE OF THE BILL
HERE WITH ME TODAY TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL R.
ERICA. THURMOND YOUNG CENTER FOR
WORKING RIGHTS WORKERS RIGHTS
AND FRANCISCO VENTURA CENTRAL B.
NACIONAL BUT I'LL DECIDE ROYAL
IN THE HANNAH WELL HOW CAN YOU.
THANK YOU FOR STRUCTURE FOR RATE
THANK YOU SENATOR- IN I ASSUME
ERICA'S OF COURSE LEAD WHEN THE
SO YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES APIECE
HELLO THANK YOU YES THE MORNING
CARE AND MEMBERS. OF MY NAME IS
ERICA IS THAT A MANUAL HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE SAFETY NET FOR ALL
COALITION SPONSORS OF SB TWO TWO
SEVEN. THIS BILL INTENDS TO
ESTABLISH AN EXCLUDED WORKERS
PROGRAMS PROGRAM TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE EDT THE
EXCLUDE WORKERS PROGRAM WOULD
PROVIDE INCOME ASSISTANCE TO
WORKERS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND
CURRENTLY NOT ELIGIBLE FOR STATE
OR FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR REASONS
RELATED TO THEIR STATUS.
MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIA'S
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WORK IN
INDUSTRIES THAT ARE CENTRAL AND
CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMY SUCH AS
AGRICULTURE CONSTRUCTION AND
DOMESTIC WORK YET TO STORE GIVES
CLINICIANS FROM SAFETY NETS
CALIFORNIA'S UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCESS
ECONOMIC ECONOMIC SUPPORT WHEN
THEY FACE UNEXPECTED JOB LOSS.
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS HAVE
CONTRIBUTED AN AVERAGE OF FOUR
HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS PER YEAR INTO THE
REGULAR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
SYSTEM THIS MEANS THAT IN TOTAL
APPROXIMATELY FOUR POINT EIGHTY
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN TAXES
HAVE BEEN PAID OVER THE PAST TEN
YEARS. AND UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS ANY
OF THIS. IN RECENT YEARS WE'VE
SEEN NUMEROUS NATURAL DISASTERS
IMPACT COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
STATE THESE NATURAL DISASTERS
OFTEN PUT WORKERS OUT OF WORK
AND CONSEQUENTLY OUT OF INCOME.
WITHOUT ECONOMIC SUPPORT
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANT WORKERS
ARE OFTEN FORCED TO EXHAUST
THEIR LIFE SAVINGS ACCUMULATE
GREATER DEBT AND COMPROMISE
THEIR HEALTH TO SIMPLY AFFORD
BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS FOOD
AND SHELTER WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR
JOBS. UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
ARE CATEGORICALLY CATEGORICALLY
EXCLUDED FROM UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE THERE ARE JUST OVER
ONE MILLION UNDOCUMENTED.
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA WE'RE ALL CURRENTLY
EXCLUDED FROM RECEIVING
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THIS
PROGRAM WOULD ENSURE THAT ALL OF
THOSE ONE MILLION WORKERS HAVE
ACCESS. TO A SAFETY NET IF THEY
LOSE THEIR JOB. THANK YOU THE
NEXT LEAD WITNESS. YES WE NUMBER
IS FRANCISCO INTO THAT SO YOU'LL
THROW HAD LOADED THE GUN FOR WE
WILL SEE THAT IN MY YEAH. LET ME
ASK YOU TO PAUSE FOR A MINUTE DO
WE HAVE A TRANSLATOR. OKAY SO
YOU DO A SUMMARY TRANSLATION AT
THE END ALL RIGHTS WILL OUT TWO
MINUTES AND TWO MINUTES FOR THE
TRANSLATION THANK YOU FOR MORE
THAN NINETY SINGLE ARE YOU IS
TELL US INTO THE FOOD INDUSTRY I
WORK WITH A COUPLE OF KEY IN
YOUR STYLE THE CALIFORNIA. SB
SCUTTLE THIRTY FOR THE POLITICAL
MORE WELL KNOWN ANCHOR TO MY
TABLE WHERE HE LEFT BOTH OF THE
V. OF THE LEFT CALIFORNIA S.
ONE. THIS DILUTES INTO SCRIPT IN
NORTON MEDICAL CENTER I KNOW
WHERE THEY- ARE LOWER BUT ARE.
WE KNOW ME FOR ME NAY THIS YET
THEY PUT US ON A SINGLE EITHER
MISSY COURSE BY TO ME. IS THE PC
THE RENTER LOS MENOS. THIS
DAMPENING THOSE MINUTES IN
NOVEMBER IF I WOULD MUST YOU E.
ENABLE FOUR K. ABOUT AT LAW THEM
BUT AT LET THEM BUT I THE LOCAL
KNOW I YOU THROW COUPLE SOON.
LAW APRIL CASKET MUST THIS IS
THE TIME ONCE WE GET A SYSTEM
MOST WILL OPEN UP A VITAL
SKRASTINS THEY LOSE YOU RENT
THAT SEEMED. TO NOTE ON THE AIR.
OKAY SOME TEMPLES THE CAN BE
REALLY EASILY RADICAL MISTER
FAMILIA LAMENTABLE IN MINDANAO
SO IT'LL SCHOOL MORE. COMMON
COMPASS IN MOST NOT. NOTATE NAME
WAS QUICKLY MENTAL NOTE THEN NAY
MOSTLY NAY- BUT OUR IS. IS THE
ASSEMBLY RESCUE HONEST. LOCAL
CARE. GET THE NAME OF THIS
PRODUCT CALM. COMPARABLE ECONOMY
THAT I SAVINGS THROUGH BY WILL
THEY LOSE THE RENTER YOU MUST
ESTO TEMPLE KAYLA. CALL ME THE-
ELEVENTH. THAT AS LEGAL THEY
MUST SEE OTHER. IS STORY IS THE
BEST OKAY. THE IS STORY CONTENT-
ISN'T STORY OF. ONLINE BETTER
TAMBIÉN LE IS TO OF THE- ONCE
THE COMPARES. HAVE THE INCOME.
WHAT IS SO IS STILL I KEEP. OF
THIS. OF STATUS CARE. IS MORE
YOU. THAN GAP BUT- YOU HAVE. K.
FOR YOU YEAH PUT IN THE- IS
SEVEN. LOS IN THE CITY CAN ALSO
USE WITH THAT ARE. LOCAL ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT ANALYST DIMPLES QUE
MÁS. LOAN ASSIST THEM WITH WATER
. GLASS YES IS BITCOIN. GAPE
WITH CONDUCTING STATUS PRESS YES
. SAYS MY NAME IS FRANCISCO
INTEREST I'M A FARM WORKER AND I
LIVE IN THE CITY OF MOTHER. FOR
OVER TWENTY FIVE YEARS I'VE BEEN
DOING DIFFERENT FARM DRIVES FARM
JOBS HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AS PICKED ALL KINDS
OF FRUITS SUCH AS GRAPES ORANGES
TOMATOES BLUEBERRIES. AND I
CURRENT GRAPEVINES CALIFORNIA IS
A STATE WITH THE HUGE WINE GRAPE
HARVESTING INDUSTRY. THERE ARE
SEVEN PEOPLE IN MY FAMILY
INCLUDING MY CHILDREN FOR ME IT
IS DIFFICULT DURING THE MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER FEBRUARY
MARCH IN JANUARY BECAUSE THE
WORK SEASON AS LOW OR THERE ARE
NO JOBS. AND THESE ARE THE TIMES
THAT WE NEED MORE INCOME NOT
ONLY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF
LIGHT AND RENT BUT ALSO BECAUSE
THEY ARE TIMES TO LIVE IN
CELEBRATE WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAS FARMWORKERS
WHO DID NOT HAVE DOCUMENTS DO
NOT HAVE MONEY FOR THE
CELEBRATIONS WILL WE HAVE IS TO
BUY FOOD PAY ARE LIGHT AND RENT
BILLS. ESPECIALLY IN THESE TIMES
THAT FOOD AND RENT HAS RISEN TO
MUCH. WHEN I'M TELLING YOU IS MY
PERSONAL STORY BUT IT IS ALSO
THE STORY OF MANY OF MY FELLOW
FARMWORKERS. THAT IS WHY I AM
HERE TO TELL YOU THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT THAT YOU SUPPORT AND
APPROVE SB TWO TWO SEVEN. WHICH
WILL HELP US ALL A LITTLE
ECONOMICALLY ONLY IN THE TIMES
WE NEED THE MONTHS. ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY
GROSSES OF TOTALS. AND WE'LL
MOVE ON NOW TO ANYONE ELSE IN
THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS A
SUPPORT POSITION NAME
AFFILIATION. AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU CHAIR MEMBERS JANICE SMELLY
WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
AND SUPPORT. MORNING MR CHEN
MEMBERS INTO MY BEST ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT
POLICY CENTER PROUD BECAUSE
SPONSOR OF THE BILL IN SUPPORT.
HELLO JERRY MEMBERS SAM
WILKINSON REPRESENTING GRACE AND
IN CHILD POVERTY CALIFORNIA AS
WELL AS A SAFETY NET FOR ALL
COALITION IN SUPPORT OF SB TWO
TWO SEVEN. ANYONE ALSO WISH TO
EXPRESS A SUPPORT POSITION IN
THE ROOM IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED SEEN NONE. IS THERE A
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESS ON THIS
BILL IF SO YOU MAY COME FORWARD
AT THIS TIME IT'D BE ABOUT TWO
MINUTES. OBSCENE NONE IS THERE
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS- IN
OPPOSITION POSITION ON THIS BILL
SB TWO TWO SEVEN. IF SO YOU MAY
COME FORWARD NOW. AND INDICATE
YOUR NAME AFFILIATION IN
OPPOSITION. A SCENE THAT NO
ONE'S IN THE ROOM WE WILL MOVE
TO THE TELECONFERENCE LINE AT
THIS TIME- IN AGAIN- SUPPORT IN
OPPOSITION. UNLIKE LAST YEAR
WILL BE COMBINED- INTO. ONE
TELECONFERENCE QUEUE WAS THE
MODERATOR TO PLEASE CHECK AT
THIS TIME. OF FOR FOLKS WHO WISH
TO EXPRESS SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
ON S. B. TWO TWO SEVEN AND A
REMINDER TO THOSE WITNESSES
AGAIN NAME AFFILIATION. IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION IS- ALL WE
CAN HEAR FROM YOU THANK YOU.
OKAY THANK YOU YOUR SUPPORTER OF
OPPOSITION OF AT THE TWO TWO
SEVEN YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. THANK YOU AND WE WILL GO
TO LINE FORTY FIVE YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
BEYOND A BLOCK AND POLICY
DIRECTOR FOR SMALL BUSINESS
MAJORITY AND I'D LIKE TO EXPRESS
OUR EMPHATIC SUPPORT FOR FTP
TWENTY FIVE AND- I'M ALSO ON THE
BOARD OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSET
BUILDING COALITION EXPECTING.
FROM THE COURT TO THE SOUTH
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEXICO TO
LINE FIFTY FOUR YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS I'M NOT AVAILABLE ON THE
HALF OF THE CALIFORNIA COALITION
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE OF FORTY
TWO YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI THAN
YELLOW LETTING CALIFORNIA POLICY
CENTER IN SEEKING THEIR
PROCLAMATION IN SUPPORT OF SB
TWO TWO SEVEN. BOB THANK YOU
MEXICO CAROLINA SIXTY SIX YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MY NAME IS GINGER
MEMBERS FIRST RESPONSES POLICY
ADVOCATE THE WASHINGTON ON MON
PARTY IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. NEXT TO GO TO MINUS SIXTY
ONE YEAR LICENSE OPEN. HELLO
TURN NUMBERS MEMBERS OF THE
COALITION IN IRAQ. YEAH SB TWO
TWO SEVEN THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT GO TO LINE OF FIFTY TWO
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. NINE FIFTY TO
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO DURING
MEMBERS MEANING NUMBER OF AND I
AM ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES ON SB
TWO TWO SEVEN THANK YOU. THANK
YOU LINE SIXTY TWO YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO HELLO CAN YOU HEAR
ME. YES YES YES. OKAY HELLO. AND
MEMBERS MY NAME IS NOW AND WE
WENT TO A BANK AND I AM ASKING
YOU TO VOTE YES ON SB TWO TWO
SEVEN THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT
GO TO LINE OF SIXTY NINE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. THE LETTERS
NUMBERS MY NAME IS DANNY ABOUT
HE'S DEALT WITH UNITED WAYS OF
CALIFORNIA AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT
OF SB TWO TWO SEVEN AND ASK FOR
YOUR IPHONE THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MEXICO TO LINE A SEVENTY YEAR
LINE IS OPEN. HI GOOD DAY CARE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS STANDING IN
LINE WITH THE MONEY ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES CENTER HAVE THE
SAFETY NET FOR ALL POLLUTION I
THINK YOU TO VOTE YES ON IT
BECAUSE THE SEVEN THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MEXICO TO LINE FIFTY
THREE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO
CARE MEMBERS MY NAME IS THE
THOUSAND TALENTS AND THEN WENT
CLEAN CAR WASH WORKER CENTER AND
THE SAFETY NET. FOR ALL
COALITION ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES
ON AT FIFTY TWO THOUSAND. THANK
YOU NEXT TO BOTTOM LINE OF
THIRTY SEVEN YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
ALL CARE MEMBERS MAKING GENEROUS
AND THAT'S AND I'M WITH SAFETY
NET FOR ALL I USED TO BOWL- YES
ON AS THE TWO THAT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT THE TO LINE THE
SIXTY EIGHT YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
WELL GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MAY NEED TO GET FROM YOU
ABOUT IT I AM WITH THE WAREHOUSE
WORKERS RESEARCH CENTER AND THE
SAFETY NET FOR ALL COALITION. IN
SUPPORT IN ASKING YOU TO VOTE
YES ON S. B. TWO TWO SEVEN THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NETWORK ALIGN OF
THIRTY SIX YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
GOOD MORNING TERRA MEMBERS MY
NAME IS KIND OF SOME OF OUR AND
I'M WITH THE SAFETY NET
PROCLAMATION I ASK FOR YOUR I.
BOATS ON SB TWO TO SEVEN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU MEXICO CAROLINA
SEVENTY THREE YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. HELLO THIS IS KEVIN AND GO
WITH THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON
LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MEXICO CAROLINA FORTY FOR YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HI GOOD MORNING I
MEANT THAT I WAS FOUNDED WITH
THE CLEAN CAR WASH WORKER CENTER
AND THE FIFTY NOT FOR ALL
COLLECTION. HERE TO. SUPPORT SB
TWO TO TWENTY TWENTY. THANK YOU
MEXICO CAROLINA FORTY YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MY NAME IS ALEX CRISTEA
WISCONSIN THE STICKING UP FOR
OUR COALITION AND I'M ASKING
YOUR SUPPORT FOR SB TWO TWO
SEVEN. THANK YOU MEXICO TIMELINE
IS SIXTY SEVEN. HELLO NUMBER
NINE UNIFORMITY ALLAH AND I AM
PART OF A LONG BECAUSE THE
MIGRANT RIGHTS COALITION AND-
COALITION- BUT IF YOU GET A
BOTTLE AND P. DAVIS BEAUTIFUL
DAY TO VOTE. YES ON EACH YEAR
SEVEN. THANK YOU MEXICO TO LINE
TWENTY SIX YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
THE MORNING CARE NUMBERS THAT'S
NOT ALFIE WITH SEIU CALIFORNIA
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE UP TO
SEVENTY FIVE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HI THIS IS KATIE BURKE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA WORKING FAMILIES
COALITION WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT SB TWO TWO SEVEN THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NEXT WILL LINE
TWENTY THREE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HI GOOD MORNING MY NAME XTERRA
BREAD AND I AM WITH WHEN THE
FEMALE INVENTOR COUNTY AS WELL
AS THE SAFETY NET FOR ALL
COALITION IS ASKING YOU TO VOTE
YES ON SB TWO TWO SEVEN. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MEXICO
LINE IS SEVENTY FOR YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. SCHLEIZ SEVENTY FOR YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. WE WILL MOVE ON TO
LINE OF FIFTY SEVEN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING MY NAME THEY
ARE NOT IN THE NUMBER OF
PRODUCTS AND I ASK YOU TO VOTE
YES AND S. B. TWO TWO SEVEN
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEXICO TO
LINE UP FIFTY ONE YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. I MEAN IF YOU WANT. TO BE
. FOR RIGHT APPLICATION SUPPORT
OF THESE WE ARE GOING TO BE
FRUITFUL. THANK YOU MEXICO TO
LINE TWENTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO JERRY MEMBERS MY NAME IS
ARIANNA NUMBER OF TODAY CAN I AM
ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES OR NO
THANK YOU TO CHOOSE. THANK YOU
NEXT TO GO TO LINE UP THIRTY
THREE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. A LOT
OF TRIMMING WITH MINIMAL JOHNSON
WHICH CURRENTLY ASK YOU TO VOTE
YES ON SB TWO TWO SEVEN. THANK
YOU NEXT TO GO TO LINE TEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. WINDS TEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. NEXT WE'LL GO TO
LINE THIRTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
NINE THIRTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO YES WE CAN HEARING MEMBERS
WILL. WHAT REMEMBER ME HELLO
KAREN MEMBERS MEANING IT'S NOT
BAD YEAH AND I AM A MEMBER OF
TONY FROM COACHELLA AND I AM
ASKING YOU TO VOTE YES ON SB
RICHARD PLANT TO PLANT. THANK
YOU MEXICO NINE TWENTY FIVE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MY TWENTY FIVE
YEAR LINE OF THE. WHAT'S YOUR
NUMBER LOWERED THE VOLUME ALL
THE NUMBER OF PRODUCTS FROM
COACHELLA AND I IN MY FOOD ABOUT
YET. ON AS THE PEOPLE. THANK YOU
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE OF SEVENTY
SIX YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
MORNING UNACCEPTED WITH THEM
THAT GO INTO CANNOT COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING PROJECT AND THE
FIFTEEN AT BROAD COLLISION IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU AND MEXICO TO LINE UP FORTY
THREE YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO
KAREN MEMBERS MY NAME IS RIGHT
THANK YOU WITH THE INLAND
COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE
PART OF THE STATE ENOUGH ALL
COALITION AND I'M IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AT B. TWO TWO SEVEN.
ALL THANK YOU MEXICO TO LINE AT
SIXTY THREE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO JERRY MEMBERS MY NAME AND
THEN THE INTERVENTIONISTS WITH
THE COALITION FOR HUMANE
IMMIGRANT RIGHT ASKING YOU TO
VOTE YES ON SB TWO TWO SEVEN
THANK YOU- THE- THANK YOU NEXT
TO LINE. OF SEVENTY SEVEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HI THIS IS JENNA
GET WITH NATIONAL LAW PROJECT
INTO SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU MEXICO CAROLINA NINETEEN
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO CAN YOU
HEAR ME YES. PLEASE PROCEED
HELLO. MEMBERS MY NAME IS ONE OF
THE FILES NAMES ARE IDEAS BASE
AND TRY TO COME IN. AND ARE SET
IN THAT WORLD. AND I'M ASKING
YOU TO GET PUBLIC GETS ON S. B.
TWO SEVEN. THE. THANK YOU BOTH
SO UP ONE YEAR LINE OF OPEN.
NINE THIRTY ONE YEAR LINE IS ALL
. HELLO CHAU MEMBERS- HELLO
CHAIRED AND THEN HI MY NAME IS-
NOW AND I AM A MEMBER
POLITICALLY LAWCENTER. WHICH OF
ALUNITE AFTER YOU TO VOTE ON SB
P. TO. EIGHTY OUR- THANK YOU
MEXICO TO TWENTY FOUR LINE OF
OPEN. HELLO KAREN MY NAME IS OUT
ON THE OF THE UNFORTUNATELY I AM
NOT YOU CAN YES ON SB. TWO
THOUSAND. THANK YOU MEXICO LINE
.
GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS
PRISCILLA GUIDE YOUR WITH
PROBABLY CAUSE OF ENTERED INTO A
FOUR WAY SB. TWENTY LIEUTENANT.
FOR THANK YOU NEXT TELL EIGHTY
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THE MORNING
JERRY MA'AM MY NAME IS THAT ON A
LOT OF AND WE THE WAREHOUSE
WORKER THAT AN AWFUL OF THE
THING NET FOR ALL CO. IN STRONG
OF AT THE TWO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU MEXICO TO LINE TEN YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HELLO HI MY NAME IS
GREG GOALS ALL OUT OF THE INLAND
EMPIRE AND SUPER SUPER STOCK
THAT ON A B. TWO TWO SEVEN.
THANK YOU TO GO TO LINE TWO YEAR
LINE OF THE. HELLO GERMAN.
WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION I MOVED A
RATE- CENTER WHERE DOES MOVE THE
BILL- CENTERS MALL CUEVAS- YOU
HAVE A COMMENT I DID I DID HAVE
A COMPETITION TO SEE THAT WAS MY
QUESTION- ONE- THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THIS THIS BILL AS I WAS
HEARING THOSE CALLS OF SUPPORT I
WAS THINKING ABOUT MY- GREAT
GRANDFATHER CHARLIE SMALLWOOD
WHO WORK THE TOBACCO FEELS. WHO
DIDN'T HAVE THIS PROTECTION
WHOSE FAMILY. MY FAMILY COULDN'T
WHETHER. THESE KINDS OF-
ECONOMIC STORMS THAT HAPPENED
WHEN EMPLOYERS- DON'T ALLOW
FOLKS TO EARN A FAIR WAGE AND
THEN WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT STRIKES-
YOU HAVE TO JUST WHETHER IT SO
I'M I'M HOLDING CHARLIE SMALL
WOULD- IN THIS- HEARING TODAY
AND- YOU KNOW ALSO REALLY
APPRECIATING THE COMMENTS FROM-
FROM THE WORKERS I'M
PARTICULARLY AT THE GENTLEMAN.
IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR- WHO
ARE FEEDING OUR COMMUNITIES. THE
QUESTION I HAD IN IN THIS COMES
FROM SOME OF THE WERE DOING IN
THE IN COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE
WE'RE SEEING A LARGE NUMBER A
GROWING NUMBER OF- OF BLACK
IMMIGRANTS FROM AND ACROSS A
BROAD DIASPORA- THE FEAR OF
COMING FORWARD THE FEAR OF
ACCESSING THE SERVICES JUST. YOU
KNOW HOW IN YOUR VIEW HOW ARE
YOU SEE MAKING SURE THAT THESE
COMMUNITIES THESE WORKERS NO
THESE BENEFITS WILL BE FOR THEM
AND TO BREAK THROUGH THAT FEAR
TO ACCESS. OF THE RESOURCES THAT
THEY NEED THAT THIS BILL THIS
VERY IMPORTANT BILL WILL PROVIDE
AND SO I WANTED TO JUST ASPECTS
SHOULD I SHOULD HAVE YOUR
THOUGHTS ON THAT THANK YOU
SENATOR AND THANK YOU FOR
SHARING YOUR FAMILY STORY- THIS
IS A CONSTANT CHALLENGE. IS A
STATE LIKE CALIFORNIA BUT
THROUGHOUT OUR NATION WHEN YOU
KNOW SOMETIMES THE POLITICAL
ENVIRONMENT MAKES IT. EVEN MORE
FEARFUL FOR PEOPLE TO STEP UP
AND- AND ASK FOR THE HELP THAT
THEY NEED SOMETIMES THEY- DON'T
ASK FOR THAT HELP BECAUSE THEY
ARE SO AFRAID OF ENGAGING WITH
GOVERNMENT. BUT I THINK WE'RE
MUCH BETTER PLACE IN CALIFORNIA
WE ALSO HAVE OUR MOMENTS IT IT
AFFECTS US AS WELL WE KNOW THAT
WITH CERTAIN PROGRAMS BUT THERE
ARE OTHER PROGRAMS WHERE THE
CULTURE HAS BECOME SO NATURAL-
WHETHER IT'S WORKERS
COMPENSATION- OTHER OTHER
PROGRAMS WHERE. THERE IS A LOT
LESS FEAR BECAUSE THE PROGRAM
HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AND PEOPLE
ARE USED TO IT AND WORD GETS
AROUND THAT IF YOU FOR EXAMPLE
TAKE USE THE SERVICES A WORKERS
COMPENSATION THAT. NOTHING
HAPPENS TO YOU KNOW THERE'S NO
THERE'S NO FEAR THERE SO I THINK
IT'S WE STILL HAVE TO
CONTINUOUSLY STRUGGLE WITH IT-
BUT WHEN THERE ARE ORGANIZATIONS
ON THE GROUND IS SO MANY
TESTIFIED TODAY. THEY ARE THE
ONES WHO HELP THOSE CALIFORNIANS
GET THROUGH THEIR FEAR HELP THEM
WALK THEM THROUGH IT AND THEN
WORD BEGINS TO GET AROUND SO I
THINK THAT THAT'S EMPOWER MENT
IN THE TRUE SENSE OF THE WORD.
AND IT ALSO LEADS TO. GETTING
WHAT'S FAIR AND WHAT THEY
DESERVE AND WHAT THEY NEED AND
FRANKLY WHAT WE ALL NEED. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL
RIGHT ANYTHING ALSO FROM MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE- SEEN NONE WE
DO HAVE A MOTION BY CENTER WHERE
THE MOTION IS TO PASS BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
GOVERNANCE AND FINANCE. LESS
COMMITTEE ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO
SB TWO TWENTY SEVEN THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED THE FIRST RE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE
AND FINANCE. SENATOR CORTEZ HE-
PRETENDS THE ICE SENATOR WILK
SENATOR DORADO I RAZA ON ICE
SENATOR LAYERED. LAYERED ICE
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI THE BILL IS
OUT FOUR ZERO. THE BILL SO FOUR
ZERO WOULD JUST NOTE THAT- VICE
YOU'RE WELCOME TO CATER TO THEM
HE WOULD NOT BE BACK TODAY SO
CLOSE ROLE. IN AGAINST THE BILL
ITSELF. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR
MEMBERS THANK. YOU MISTER. THANK
YOU. APOLOGIZE OF. NOT GIVING
YOU ENOUGH CO. I DO WANT TO IT
WHO THE COMMITTEE STAFF. FOR-
CONNECTS WITH THE- OF AN HOUR
TODAY ON THESE. AND LET'S BEFORE
US TODAY AND THANK YOU TO THE
WITNESS SO WHO TOOK THE TIME TO
PARTICIPATE TODAY- WE ARE NOW
ADJOURNED. IF YOU. I IF YOU
COULD TRY NOT TO X. THE MOST.
BEFORE.