SENATE SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL
COME TO ORDER GOOD AFTERNOON THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME
PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS BROUGH
DIVISIONAL SWITCHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY THE PROTEST
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS. EIGHT
SEVEN SEVEN. TWO TWO SIX. EIGHT
ONE SIX THREE AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS. SIX NINE FOUR EIGHT
NINE THREE ZERO I WILL REPEAT
THESE NUMBERS THROUGHOUT THE
HEARING TODAY WE ARE HOLDING A
COMMITTEE HEARING HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING AND I ASK THAT
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE BE
PRESENT IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED SO THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH
OUR QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR HEARING
. WE HAVE A BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA BEFORE WE HEAR
PRESENTATION ON THE BILLS WE
WILL ESTABLISH A QUORUM
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
EVERADO GIL I THE TROUBLED. HER
TADO. MENJIVAR BOB. HI NOTICING
AND THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM WE
WILL BEGIN AS A SUB COMMITTEE.
WE WILL START BY ADOPTING OR
COMMITTEE RULES AND THESE RULES
HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
REVIEW. WE'LL COME BACK TO THOSE
I WANT TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM
SACRIFICE THANK YOU HEY. RIGHT
WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR FIRST
AUTHOR CENTER CORTESE ARE YOU
READY. AT THIS OF.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT
SB NINE SPONSORED BY THE
CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION SB
NINE WILL EXTEND THE AGE OF
JURISDICTION FOR VOLUNTEERING
CENTER FOR SECURE FOR AN
ADDITIONAL YEAR. FROM AGE TWENTY
ONE TO TWENTY TWO THE TEAMS-
DOUBLE FAULTS YOU THIS NON MINOR
DEPENDENTS. OR IN M. DIS IT
ALLOWS. ALL OF THEM TO EXTEND
THEIR ACCESS TO PAYMENT BENEFITS
AND TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT
SERVICES A NON MINOR DEPENDING
COMING OUT OF BOTH THE FOSTER
CARE IN JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS
IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE EXTENDED
JURISDICTION UNDER THIS
PROPOSAL. IN ORDER TO QUALIFY
THE NON MINOR MUST BE HOMELESS
OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND
MEET ONE OR MORE OF THE
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OUTLINED
IN THE BILL WHICH FOR THE SAME
REQUIREMENTS AS IN CURRENT LAW.
THE NEED FOR THIS BILLS
TREMENDOUS. IN PART A GIVEN THE
NEGATIVE IMPACT IMPOSE ON OUR
MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH BY THE
COLD WOULD CRISIS WHICH- OF
COURSE CONTINUES IN TERMS OF ITS
IMPACT. IN FACT IT IS SHOWS THE
DECLINING OUTCOMES RESULTING
FROM THE PANDEMIC OF MAKING IT
CLEAR THAT FOSTER YOUTH OF LIKE
MANY OTHER YOUTH NEED A WIDER
SAFETY NET. ADDITIONALLY ALL
DATA POINTS TO THE NEED FOR
EXTENDED FOSTER CARE. ACCORDING
TO THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU
APPROXIMATELY FOUR THOUSAND
YOUTH AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE IN
CALIFORNIA. EVERY YEAR OF THE
NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO AGE
OUT APPROXIMATELY 20% END UP
HOMELESS. AS REPORTED BY THE
ONLY- STUDY DONE BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IN TWENTY
EIGHTEEN FOUND THAT EVERY
ADDITIONAL YEAR YOU'VE SPENT ON
FOSTER CARE INCREASE THE
PROBABILITY. THAT THE COMPLETE A
HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL BY A
PERCENT INCREASE OUR PROB
PROBABILITY IN ROLE IN COLLEGE
BY 11% A DECREASE THE ODDS OF
BEING HOMELESS BETWEEN THE AGES
OF SEVENTEEN AND TWENTY ONE BY
TWENTY EIGHT PERCENT. THE
BENEFITS OF EXTENDED FOSTER CARE
UNDENIABLE IT'S TIME TO GIVE OUR
YOUTH THE ABILITY. TO HAVE MORE
TIME TO ADDRESS THE EFFECTS OF
THEIR TRAUMA. MAKE STRIDES
TOWARD THEIR EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND
ACCUMULATE SUPPORT. BEFORE
TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
WITH TODAY- WILL BE OUR- OF.
PRIMARY SUPPORT WITNESS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA JUDGES
ASSOCIATION AND JUDGMENT
EDWARDS. AGAIN TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SENATOR CORTESE. IT KNOWLEDGE
CENTER WILL HAVE DESTROYED THIS
THANK YOU SO MUCH WE WILL MOVE
FORWARD Q. ARE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS I AM LIKE BELOW
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
JUVENILE COURT JUDGES OF
CALIFORNIA WHICH IS A SECTION OF
THE STATE WIDE CALIFORNIA JUDGES
ASSOCIATION. AND WE ARE THE
SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND WE'D
LIKE TO THANK- CENTER CORTESE
FOR CARRYING. WHAT THIS REALLY
DOES DESPITE IT BEING A NINETY
FOUR PAGE BILL IS MAKE A RATHER
SIMPLE CHANGE IN THE LAW- AND IT
WILL. BUILD UPON LESSONS LEARNED
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHEN THE
STATE BUDGET ALLOWED ONE MORE
YEAR IN THE EXTENDED FOSTER CARE
PROGRAM. AND JUDGES HAVE BEEN
HEARING ABOUT FOLKS WHO ARE
AGING OUT AND ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESS. I BELIEVE CENTER
CRITICIZING MAY HAVE MENTIONED
APPROXIMATELY THAT ACCORDING TO
THE CHILDREN'S CARE
APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THOSE WHO
AGE OUT OF EXTENDED FOSTER CARE
END UP HOMELESS. AND WE HAVE
PEOPLE NOW REACHING OUT TO THE
COURT ASKING TO COME BACK INTO
THE PROGRAM. SO THE BILL IS
SIMPLE IT'S WHAT ONE ADDITIONAL
YEAR WITH THE SUPPORTS AVAILABLE
AND PRESENT LAW IF THE USER IS
IN AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. OR
IS ACTUALLY HOMELESS. WHAT WE
HAVE THE PERSON WE HAVE WITH US
IS A TRUE LEGEND IN JUVENILE LAW
IN CALIFORNIA. JUDGE LANDLORDS
FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND I'D
LIKE TO TURN OVER THE MIKE TO
HIM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. MARRINSON I STIFF SEE YOU
TODAY. AND TO APPEAR- YOU ARE
NOT A- HOW ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO
WHEN AB TWELVE WAS PASSED. AND
IT WAS A RADICAL MOVE IT WAS
BASED UPON THE FEDERAL STATUTE
THE FOSTERING CONNECTIONS ACT
AND IF IT EXTENDED JURISDICTION.
FROM EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY ONE. IT
THE DEPARTMENT WAS WISE ENOUGH.
TO EVALUATE WHAT THAT MEANT TO
THE YOUTH WHO EXTENDED
JURISDICTION UP TO THEIR TWENTY
FIRST. BIRTHDAY AND THE RESULT
IS IN VERY THOROUGH COMPLEX
REPORT THAT SHOWS THAT THESE YOU
BENEFITTED FROM EXTENDED
JURISDICTION. AND WHAT WE'RE
DOING NOW AND THIS IS AFTER
PULLING THE JUVENILE COURT
JUDGES OF CALIFORNIA POT THERE
OVER A HUNDRED OF THEM. AND THEY
THEY TOLD US THAT OUR EXECUTIVE
MEETING. THESE KIDS NEED ANOTHER
BOOST NOT ALL OF THEM BUT THOSE
WHO WORK RISK OF HOMELESSNESS
AND SO. HIS ONE JUDGE SAID TO ME
AFTER WE'VE WORKED WITH THESE
YOUNGSTERS FOR FOUR OR FIVE
YEARS IT'S A TRAGEDY TO SEE THEM
GRADUATE FROM JUVENILE COURT AND
GOAL HOMELESS. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT BILL TO. POSTED THEM
UP AND GIVE THEM THE ADDED
SUPPORT. THE JUDGES KNOW THAT
ONE MORE YEAR FOR MANY OF THESE.
YOU IS GOING TO MEET A
PRODUCTIVE LIFE A LIFE WHERE
THEY'RE NOT IN JAIL THEY'RE NOT
HOMELESS. THEY'RE NOT ON THE
WELFARE ROLLS AND SO WE'RE
ASKING THIS COMMITTEE AND THIS
THE ENTIRE LEGISLATURE TO
SUPPORT SB NINE. THANK YOU THANK
YOU AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO-
ESTABLISH A QUORUM PLEASE AB.
THE ASSISTANT CAN PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. EVERADO GIL. PRESENT A
TROUBLED. FOR TARO. PRESENT
MENJIVAR. YEAH WHAT HERE.
WONDERFUL THANK YOU. SO WE WILL
PUT. TO ADOPTING OR COMMITTEE
RULES THESE RULES HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED TO ALL OF OUR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW
MEMBERS WITHOUT OBJECTION WE
WILL ADOPT THE COMMITTEE RULES
FOR THE TWENTY TWENTY THREE
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR LEGISLATIVE
SESSION. ANY OBJECTIONS. HEARING
NONE THE COMMITTEE RULES ARE
ADOPTED. THREE COULD HAS A
PLEASE CONTINUE DO YOU HAVE ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT- NOT
OTHERS- IN SUPPORT AND I'M NOT
SURE IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION MADAM CHAIR- MMHM.
OTHERWISE WILLING TO TESTIFY BUT
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME OF
COURSE- I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR
AYE VOTE. I AM NOW WE WILL TAKE
TIME TO HEAR FROM ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES HERE IN THE ROOM-
MANAGER I'M SORRY MICHAEL RAT
AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS SANTA CLARA COUNTY
IN SUPPORT- IN SUPPORT. YEAH
OKAY GREAT WE HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO
THEM. PUBLIC HELLO NO I THINK
WE'RE OKAY ALL RIGHT. ANY
WITNESSES LEAD WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY THANK YOU SEE
WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO
THE WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY
VIA THE TELECONFERENCE THIS.
HANG. HM I SHOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN A PRESS ONE AND ZERO
AT THIS TIME. THE FIRST BECAUSE
THE LINE THE NINE PLATE. FIVE
YOU'RE A MEMBER OF BOOKSTORES
BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC ACADEMY
SHOT AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
IN FONG FOR THANK YOU. NEXT
DEADLINE SEVEN PLEASE CALL. NINE
THIRTY SEVEN YOUR LINES OF. FROM
AN ONLINE FORTY. I FORTY FIVE.
YEAH I MEAN REBEKAH GONZALEZ THE
NATIONALISTS OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT.
AT THIS TIME THERE'S NO THERE'S
A Q. THANK YOU MODERATOR. THANK
YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORT IN
OPPOSITION WITNESSES- WILL NOW
BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
MEMBERS DO ANY OF THE MEMBERS
HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR
SENATOR CORTESE. I'M OF THE
ITEM. THANK SO WE HAVE A MOTION
. THANK YOU THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED BY SENATOR WHILE HOBBS.
PAGE ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. I'M SORRY. APOLOGIZE
SENATOR WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. YES JUST TO THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR IN THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE STAFF OF FOR ITS
ATTENTION TO THIS BILL AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR RIVAL
THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE BILL
MOVED BY SENATOR WHAT HAAB
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS TO PASS THE FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY OF RATHKEALE. HI I'M
ROBERT I A TROUBLED. HER TOTAL I
FOR TOTAL ARE MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR
HI WOW BY. HUNDREDS OF THANK. WE
FOUR ZERO WE WILL BE THAT BILL
CALL THEY CONSIDER. TO
HEARING FROM OUR NECKS OFFERED.
SENATOR SKINNER ARE YOU READY.
SENATOR SKINNER WITH S. B. BILL
SENATE BILL. TWO FORTY TWO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS- LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET
WE CREATED THE HOPE FOR CHILDREN
TRUST ACCOUNT AND WITHOUT HOPE
ACCOUNT WAS FOR ITS PURPOSE WAS
TO PROVIDE- SOME HOPE TO THOSE
CHILDREN WHO LOST A PARENT OR A
PRIMARY CARE GIVER TO COBIT AND
ALSO FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE
WARDS OF LONG TERM WORDS OF OUR
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. WHAT WE KNOW
ABOUT CHILDREN WHO DON'T HAVE
FINANCIAL MEANS WHEN THEY TURN
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN IS THAT THE
NUMBER ONE THERE'S NOT GENERALLY
REGIONAL WEALTH THAT GETS
TRANSFERRED BECAUSE IF THEY
HAVE- FOSTER CHILDREN NO PARENTS
TO RELY ON OR ORPHANS- AND ALSO
THE IF THEY HAVE BEEN IN A
FOSTER SYSTEM THAN THEY ONCE
THEY ARE RELEASED FROM THAT THEN
IN FACT THERE ON THEIR OWN. AND
WHAT THE HOPE ACCOUNTS DO IT'LL
BE A MODEST AMOUNT OF MONEY BUT
IT'S STILL YOU KNOW WE WILL MOST
OF US RELIED ON A FAMILY MEMBER
TO HELP US SAY BUYER FIRST CAR
WILL PAY THE- FIRST AND LAST ON
OUR FIRST DEPARTMENT OR ANY
NUMBER OF THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT
THESE CHILDREN WERE NOT HALF SO
I'M VERY PROUD THE CALIFORNIA
CREATED THE FIRST IN THE NATION-
TRUST ACCOUNTS. AND NATIONALLY
THE TREND TO DO THESE KIND OF
THINGS ARE CALLED BABY BONDS BUT
OURS ARE SPECIFIC FOR CERTAIN
KINDS OF CHILDREN AND THEY'RE
CALLED HOPE ACCOUNTS. AND WHAT
SB TWO FORTY TWO DOES IS
STRENGTHENS THAT PROGRAM BY
ENSURING THAT FUNDS DEPOSITED
INTO HOPE TRUST ACCOUNTS ARE NOT
CONSIDERED INCOME OR ASSETS
ASSETS IN NEEDS TESTED PROGRAMS.
AND THUS WILL NOT AFFECT THE
RECIPIENTS ACCESS TO SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS WHICH THEY MAY STILL
NEED TO RELY ON. AND WITH THAT
ERA I'LL HAVE I BELIEVE WE HAVE-
WITNESSES INTERCHANGED- GRACE
AND CODY THEN FILLED IN FROM JP
. THANK YOU CENTER WILL MOVE ON
TO OUR LEAD WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS ENTER SHANE- WITH-
POTENTIAL POVERTY GRACE
CALIFORNIA. WE STRIVE TO ADDRESS
THE NEEDS OF THOSE LIVING IN
POVERTY AND DARE TO IMAGINE A
LIBERATED FUTURE FREE FROM
SYSTEMIC RACISM AND POVERTY IN
WHICH ALL CHILDREN EXPERIENCE
THE CHILDREN CHILDHOOD OF
ABUNDANCE. DIGNITY LOVE AND
OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE. IT IS
FOR THIS REASON WE ARE PROUD
PARTNERS WITH CENTER SKINNER TO
FULFILL THE PROMISE OF HOPE
COUNTS AS A CRITICAL
INTERVENTION TO CLOSE THE RACIAL
WEALTH GAP. LAST YEAR CALIFORNIA
MADE BOLD INVESTMENTS BY
ESTABLISHING HOPE FOR CHILDREN'S
TRUST ACCOUNT PROGRAM. SB TWO
FOUR TWO MAKES IMPORTANT
CLARIFYING PROVISIONS TO ENSURE
THAT HOPE ACCOUNTS DO YOU HAVE
ANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
PREVENTING LOW INCOME YOUTH
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS CRITICAL NEW
INTERVENTION FROM ACCESSING
OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS SUPPORTS.
THIS INCLUDES CLARIFYING THAT
ANY DEPOSIT FOR ACCRUED INTEREST
DOES NOT COUNT AS AN INCOME OR
ASSET FOR THE CHILD IN THE
HOUSEHOLD. ESTABLISHING THAT
FUNDS WITHDRAWN OR TRANSFERRED
SHALL BE CONSIDERED A LUMP SUM
PAYMENT UNDER THE RULES OF EACH
SAFETY NET PROGRAM. AT THE
BOUNDS OF WHATEVER ACCOUNT THE
FUNDS ARE TRANSFERRED INTO OUR
COUNTRY ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT
SUCH PROGRAMS COUNT ABOUT. THIS
LED TO IS TIMELY AS CALIFORNIA
THE FIRST STATE TO IMPLEMENT A
STATEWIDE BE BONDS PROGRAM
THANKS TO THE EXCELLENT WORK BY
TREASURE MA AND THE RECENTLY
ESTABLISHED BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
CONSEQUENCES OF SIMILAR PROGRAM
INTERACTIONS THAT CREATE
UNBELIEVABLE HARDSHIP IN THE
COMMUNITY. INCLUDING RECENTLY
WHEN COVERT YOUR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS WERE COUNTED FOR
CALFRESH. LEAVING COUNTLESS
HOUSEHOLDS HUNGRY ANGRY AND
ASKING WHY. THE SAME THING
HAPPENS EACH NEW YEAR WHEN SS I
RECIPIENTS RECEIVE THEIR COST OF
LIVING INCREASE IN OUR SOCIETY
ONLY TO SEE THEIR CALFRESH
REDUCE. THESE FUNDS ARE A SEED
OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN WHO FACE
INCREDIBLE GENERATIONAL TRAUMA
AS THE RESULT OF RACIAL WEALTH
GAPS AND SOCIAL INEQUITIES THE
PANDEMIC HAS ONLY SERVED TO
EXACERBATE. CHAMBERS SB TWO FOUR
TWO BY CENTER SKINNER IS VITAL
TO ENSURE THAT THESE FEDERAL
YOUTH ARE NOT FURTHER PUNISHED
THROUGH ANY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THE PUBLIC BENEFITS
NEEDED TO MEET THEIR BASIC
NEEDS. FOR THIS REASON WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER WITNESS IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
AND OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME IS
CODY I WORK WITH JOHN BURTON
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH. WE DO HAVE
A WORK TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
LIFE FOR USE IN CALIFORNIA WHO
HAVE BEEN IN FOSTER CARE OR ARE
HOMELESS. I MYSELF AM USE
ADVOCATE SHARING MY LIVED
EXPERTISE TO CREATE LASTING
CHANGE. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE
HOPE ACCOUNT OR SOMETHING I WISH
I HAD. ACCESS TO WHEN I WAS
EXPERIENCING THE HURDLES THAT
ARE OFTEN EXPERIENCED BY THOSE
WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE. AS A
CHILD I GREW UP WITH ADOPTIVE
PARENTS FOR THIRTEEN YEARS.
UNTIL THEY DECIDED TO ABANDON ME
WHEN I TURN SIXTEEN. UP UNTIL I
TURNED EIGHTEEN I SAID IN A
FOSTER HOME. BUT THEY TO ABANDON
ME WHEN I TURNED EIGHTEEN. I WAS
HIT WITH THE HARSH REALITY OF
LIFE AND WAS THE HOMELESS AND
ALONE. WELL IT WAS EIGHTEEN
YEARS OLD MY EXPERIENCE OF
FACING HOMELESSNESS AS A RESULT
OF BEING ABANDONED. CREATED A
CRIPPLING FEAR INSIDE OF ME I
DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO SPEAK
FOR MYSELF. LET ALONE REALLY
THINK FOR MYSELF I FELT TRAPPED
IN THE MINDSET OF A CHILD. MY
PARENTS AND ULTIMATELY THE
SYSTEM SET ME UP TO FAIL. HOPE
ACCOUNTS WOULD HAVE GIVEN ME A
MINIMUM FOUNDATION WHEN MY
SAFETY NET WAS ABRUPTLY STRIPPED
AWAY FROM ME. IN ADDITION KOBE
NINETEEN IS ALSO CREATED A
SUDDEN AND ABRUPT CHANGE AND
MANY PEOPLE'S LIFE. AND TO MAKE
HAS LEFT MANY CHILDREN EITHER
ORPHANED OR HAVING ONE CARE
GIVER LEFT. STRUGGLING TO FIND A
WAY TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY
ON THEIR OWN. HOPE ACCOUNTS
WOULD HELP THESE CHILDREN AS
THEY ENTERED ALL HOOD AND
NAVIGATE THEIR NEW REALITIES. AS
A FIRST TIME PARENT I TO IN
TRYING TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD AND
BREAK MY OWN GENERATIONAL
POVERTY. SO THAT MY DAUGHTER
DOES NOT EXPERIENCE THE LIFE I
DID. THE FUTURE I HOPE TO BUILD
FOR MY DAUGHTER IS THE FUTURE
THAT HOPE ACCOUNT WOULD
ESTABLISH. FOR THOSE WHO LOST A
PARENT OR CAREGIVER TO COVER
NINETEEN. AND FOR CHILDREN
WHO'VE EXPERIENCED LONG TERM
FOSTER CARE. FOR THESE REASONS I
REGION AYE VOTE ON SB TWO FOUR
TWO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. ANYMORE I'M SUPPORT.
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS MICHAEL RAT
AGAIN ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS SANTA CLARA COUNTY
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU THANK YOU
. THANKS KELLY BROOKS OF BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION HERE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. WHEN THE WATER WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC
CONFERENCE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHURCH
MEMBERS JARED CALL INTEREST
CALIFORNIANS STRONG SUPPORT.
KEVIN IS THERE COLUSA CALIFORNIA
FOR ITS ORGANIZER. STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. YEAH RIGHT.
THERE ANY- OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. HE'S SEEN NONE. WE WILL
NOW MOVE ON TO THE WITNESSES
WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE MODERATOR IF YOU
PLEASE PROMPT INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF SENATE BILL TWO
FORTY TWO WE WILL BEGIN. HE LIKE
TO TESTIFY FOR OFFICE TEAM PRESS
ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME. THE
TO LINE UP FORTY FIVE IF I HAD.
UNDER IT BANNER OF HELLO COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL. EXECUTION CAL
IN SUPPORT AT THE PEOPLE TO
THINKING. NEXT TO LINE UP FORTY
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON KELLY ON BEHALF HEALTH
NET OF CALIFORNIA SUPPORT. EACH
REPORT HE'LL THANK YOU. SO THE
TWO LINES FORTY PLEASE BUT- THE
NEW WORK ACT GONZALEZ THE NOW
ASSOCIATION OF STRUCTURE WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN. THANK YOU
. SHE WAS A LINE FORTY EIGHT
CITIES AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON I'M
TRYING NUMBER CHRISTOPHER TO THE
PORTIONS MONTHS WILLIAMS OF.
THIS TIME THERE'S NO THERE'S IN
Q. THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
EVERYONE WHO CAME AND SERVE AND
I ACTUALLY NO. SO WE'RE NOT
GOING TO BRING TO BACK TO THE
MEMBER BEFORE I ENTER A- WANT TO
MAKE SURE THE ALL MEMBERS HAVE A
CHANCE FOR QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS AND SENATOR SKINNER HAS
A CHANCE TO CLOSE. MEMBERS
CENTER WALK UP THANK YOU- I
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS I WILL
ALSO SAY AS A FORMER FOSTER KID-
I GENERALLY APPRECIATE ANY
SUPPORT THAT WE CAN GIVE TO
FOSTER YOUTH I'D ALSO LIKE TO CO
AUTHOR THIS- OTHER THAN THAT I
THINK. THANK YOU. HE CAME CENTER
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE- THANK
YOUR LINK VIA THE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT DID EVEN A BETTER JOB
THAN I DID IN THE PRESENTATION I
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
TO BE A MOTION I'LL MOVE THANK
YOU AS BILL HAS AND WE WILL AYE
CENTER ONE HAPPENED OUT HARPER
OF COST THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
THAT. YOU CAN GO. ON CO AUTHOR
THE. ALRIGHT SO SYSTEM APP CALL
THE. FILE ITEM NUMBER TO THE IS
PASS FIRST WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS OF
RADO GIL I OF RADO GIVE ON THE
TROUBLED. HER TOTAL. FOR TITLE
II MENJIVAR. DEVORE I WILL HAVE
I'M WHAT BY. GREAT THANK YOU THE
VOTE IS FOR AS ZERO NO WE WILL
PUT THIS ON THING YOU SENATE.
THANKS WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE-
NEXT WE WILL HEAR FROM AUTHORED
WITH THAT'LL ON SENATE BILL TWO
FORTY FIVE THE CALIFORNIA FOOD
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ELLEN
ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS.
WELCOME CENTER FEATHER THANK YOU
. BOB GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS
MADAM CHAIR I'M HERE TO PRESENT
ON SB TWO FOUR FIVE COULD MEET
UP ON A TOTALS. BUT I'D LIKE TO
A- SURE WITH YOU FIRST WHAT SB
TWO FOUR FIVE MEANS OF FOR ME
AND MANY MORE ACROSS OUR STATE.
OF THE CHILD AND TO THE STATE MY
MOTHER- SHARES WITH ME BUT TIME
WHEN SHE WENT FROM HOME TO HOME
ASKING NEIGHBORS FOR LEFTOVER
FOOD BECAUSE HER FAMILY DIDN'T
HAVE ANY AT HOME. EVERY TIME SHE
TELLS ME THE STORY SHE ALSO
TELLS ME THAT WHENEVER A VISITOR
COMES BY OUR HOME. IF ALL WE
HAVE IS EIGHT THIRTY ON SOME
CANCEL IN THE HOUSE WE SHARE
WHAT WE HAVE. CALIFORNIA COULD
LEARN A LESSON FROM MY MOTHER
MANY MOTHERS ACROSS THE STATE WE
MUST END HUNGER IN OUR STATE.
BUT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS. AND S. B. TWO
FORTY FIVE MODERNIZES THE
CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY
FOR STATE FUNDED NUTRITION
BENEFITS TO ANYONE IN A LEGIBLE
FOR CALFRESH. DUE SOLELY TO
THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. IN
DOING SO THE BILL PROVIDES
GREATER FOOD SECURITY TO LOW
INCOME IMMIGRANT WORKERS.
HELPING LIFT THEM OUT OF PARK
HOPING TO LIFT THEM OUT OF
POVERTY. AS CALFRESH IS PROVEN
TO DO SO. COMING UP ON A TOTALS
IT'S NOT JUST FOOD SECURITY
ISSUE FOR MANY IT'S ALSO. A
NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT I HAVE-
BINYAMIN CHILD HEALTH AND PUBLIC
BENEFITS POLICY MANAGER THE
CALIFORNIA. IMMIGRANT POLICY
CENTER YOU HAVE SO MANY THAT
RESIDENT OF A MADERA CALIFORNIA.
AND WE'LL HAVE FOR OUR FIRST
SPEAKER. WONDERFUL SO LET'S MOVE
ON TO OUR LEAD WITNESS IN
SUPPORT. WELCOME HI GOOD
AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. HAS SENATOR
TIME TO MENTION MY NAME IS
BENJAMIN CHAU AT THE CALIFORNIA
IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER AND WE
ARE CO SPONSORS OF SB TWO FOUR
FIVE. ALONG SIDE MIRRORS
CALIFORNIA. SO S. B. TWO FOUR
FIVE WOULD INCREASE ACCESS TO
THE CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS. BY REMOVING THE
EXCLUSION OF INCOME ELIGIBLE
CALIFORNIANS DUE TO THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS. OR H. AS IN
HENRY GET MYSELF WAS EXCLUDED
FROM CALIFORNIA AND SEE FIVE
GROWING UP. I UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF MAKING SURE THAT
EVERYONE WHO'S STRUGGLING TO
AFFORD ENOUGH FOOD. CAN GET THE
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED.
CURRENTLY CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE
UNDOCUMENTED TPS HOLDERS FOR
DACA RECIPIENTS ARE UNJUSTLY
EXCLUDED FROM CALFRESH AND SEE
FOR UP. THE ALLEY- RECENTLY
ESTIMATED THAT THERE BETWEEN SIX
HUNDRED AND 527-005-0000
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS WHO WOULD
BE ELIGIBLE FOR CALFRESH. BUT
FOR THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
FURTHERMORE UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS PAY TAXES AND
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ECONOMY BUT-
AND HEALTH AND ELIGIBLE FOR MOST
BENEFITS. THE FACT OF THE MATTER
IS THAT. UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
LIVING IN CALIFORNIA PAY
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND LOCAL
TAXES EACH YEAR TO THE COUNTIES
THAT THEY LIVE. AND THAT ADDS UP
TO AN ESTIMATED THREE BILLION
DOLLARS COMBINED. AND BOTH STATE
AND LOCAL TAXES. THESE
EXCLUSIONS TO PAINFUL HIGH RATE
OF HUNGER. WHICH HAVE SO
CONSEQUENCES ON HEALTH. FINANCE
FINANCIAL SECURITY AND
CHILDREN'S LONG TERM SUCCESS.
NEARLY HALF OF UNDOCUMENTED
CALIFORNIANS ARE AFFECTED BY
FOOD INSECURITY ACCORDING TO THE
MOST RECENT DATA FROM UCLA. AND
THIS RATE IS NEARLY SIXTY FOUR
PERCENT. THAT'S TWO OUT OF THREE
FOUR AND DOCUMENTED CHILDREN.
WHO ARE GOING HUNGRY FOR. IN
CONCLUSION I STRONGLY URGE YOU
TO PASS SB TWO FOUR FIVE TO END
THE RACIST AND XENOPHOBIC
EXCLUSION OF CALIFORNIANS FROM
C. FAP. DUE TO THEIR IMMIGRATION
STATUS. THIS INVESTMENT IS EVEN
MORE URGENT TODAY DUE TO
INFLATION AND DECADES OF
EXCLUSION. WE RIGHT NOW HAVE THE
ABILITY TO REVERSE THESE
INEQUALITIES AND BUILD THE
CALIFORNIA THAT IS MORE HEALTHY.
AND RESILIENT WE CAN DO THAT BY
INVESTING IN FOOD FOR ALL. THE
MATTER OF BASIC HUMAN DIGNITY
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECONOMIC
JUSTICE NO EXCEPTIONS NO
EXCLUSIONS NO DELAYS THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. HERE
FROM ANY OTHER SUPPORT WITNESSES
THERE HERE IN THE ROOM TODAY.
THIS IS NEW VESTED IN ME THAT
THE ISSUE BE SPEAKING IN HER
NATIVE LANGUAGE AND VICKY AND
I'LL BE THE INTERPRETER.
INTERPRETING IT FROM TO IT THANK
YOU. TO WELCOME ANOTHER KNOW THE
NUMBER WIS LEN CONTENT AND BEEN
WITH. THE VEHICLE THAT WAS. NINE
THAT THE THEY CAN'T EVEN DOCTOR
TO THE SHE CAN YEAH I THOUGHT
THAT ON THE FOR AND THE- MEET UP
TO THIRTY AND IT'S EASY EXACTLY.
TO HAS A SON LAW CAN ME. THAT IS
NOT ENOUGH TO DO AS GUEST
FARMLAND ON HE I. TO THE I THINK
THE I THOUGHT WAY ASSEMBLY ON
THE DEFINITELY HE- YEAH THAT WAS
NOT A FLUKE SEEM TO AND I WILL
DO YOU MEAN.
THIS ONE IS FAIRLY NOTHING
THAT'S ONLY. AVAILABLE GET SOME
BUT YOU GET THE GET IT DONE GET
IT SO. IS SOMETHING THAT AS A OF
OUR YOUNG SOON WHO WASN'T IT THE
SALOON SOME OF. THOSE HE WOUND
AND I SAW ON THE FACT THAT HE
DONE HE DONE THE WHOLE TIME. I
THINK AND GET SON YOU GUITAR
IT'LL WHEN I NEED A JOHNNY DONE
I THOUGHT CALIFORNIA ACT NEW
THIRTY. FIVE IN THE FALL RES
SEPI SEE WHAT YOU MIGHT WHEN I
S. THAT THESE JOHN LEARNING HE
HAS ONLY NINE WATCHES ON DONE ON
ALSO FEDERAL SCHOOL. DIPLOMA
WITHOUT THAT FEDERAL SOON AS THE
TO COME HAS SOME YEAH SO YEAH
WOMAN NOTHING PHONE.
THAT WAS THE GUY WE A LOT OF TWO
MONTHS AND YOU GET A SENSE. MARK
ANILINE TO GET ON THE NEWS THAT
WE GAS FEDEX. LEAD ACTING ALONE
LIKE YOU ONE OF YEAH AND COULD.
ALSO MY DIFFERENT. ALISON IS
ONLY THOUGHT WILL NEED SOMETHING
THAT GIVE YOU SOME IF THE FORTY
FIVE. DAIMLER GET YOU OVER THE
PHONE YES OF. YES YES. HI MY
NAME IS NAY OF THESE I AM READY
AT THE CENTER OF I AM HERE
SUPPORT OF FOOD FOR UP TO ALL
CALIFORNIANS REGARD OF THEIR
STATUS AGE I WELL AS TO SHARE MY
STORY TO WITH THE- WITH EVERYONE
- I SHERMAN PROPOSAL VERY TO ME
AND I INCOME. I HAVE BEEN BURKE
IN THE STATES AND CA YOU TO THE
IT IN FOR TWO YEARS I A SINGLE
FROM AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY WHO
SPEAKS HER NATIVE LANGUAGE NAME
ASK THE KEY I LIVE WITH MY NIECE
AND NEPHEW WHO DEPENDS ON MY
INCOME I AM A SEASONAL FARM
WORKER WHO IS SOME MONTHS MUST
TROUBLE OTHER CITIES IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY SUCH AS FRESNO
SELMA KIDS WORDS SALINAS
LIVINGSTON. AND OTHER CITIES IN
SEARCH OF WORK AND TO BE ABLE TO
PAY FOR RENT AND BUY GROCERIES
HAVE BEEN- TO BE AWAY FROM HOME-
FROM EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME HAS
CAUSED ME HEADACHES AND ANXIETY
ABOUT BEING AWAY FROM MY FAMILY
DOCTOR YEARS I HAVE TO STRUGGLE
TO DECIDE WHETHER TO BUY FOOD.
OR TO HAVE A SAVINGS ACCOUNT TWO
FOUR DOES DAYSTAR DIFFICULT. AS
A FARM WORKER I OFTEN STRUGGLE
TO THINK BEFORE I BUY IN THE
CENTRAL BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I
WOULD NEED THE MONEY TO BUY
FOOD. I WILL HAVE TO DECIDE
WHETHER TO BUY WHETHER TO NOT TO
BUY SOAP CLOTHES. CLEANING
SUPPLIES EVEN WITH GASOLINE. IF
I WILL HAVE OR SOMETIMES I HAVE
TO BUY THEIR MONEY TO BUY FOOD.
I ALSO PLAN ON MY INCOMES
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO SPEND
WISELY SINCE THERE ARE MANY
TIMES. DURING THE MONTH WITH NO
WORK I MUST- USE MY SAVINGS-
FOOD SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO BUY FOOD
I KNOW THAT I. DON'T QUALIFY FOR
FULL SPENT PEOPLE'S OF MY LEGAL
STATUS. SO I DON'T ASK FOR
ASSISTANCE I FIND IT HARD TO
UNDERSTAND HOW IT GOT BUT SIGNAL
A FARM. WORKER WHO WORKS IN OUR
CULTURE TO PRODUCE FOOD TO COVER
. ANOTHER STATE WHY ARE WE ARE
LEFT BE JUST THE OF OUR LEGAL
STAFF. I HAVE WORKED HARD GRAPES
. PEPPER LET IS STRAWBERRIES
ONIONS MUCH. FIFTY HAS CAUSED ME
STRESS AND SOCIETY AS BEARD TO
GO WITHOUT FOOD ONE DAY I WAS
ACT THIS PROPOSAL TO BE APPROVED
THAT SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE LIKE
ME HAVE. TO LESS THINGS TO WORRY
ABOUT WITH THIS FOOD FOR A
PROPOSAL YOU WILL HELP ME IN MY
FAMILY NOT TO WORRY WHEN WORK
SEASON IS OVER KNOWING THAT WE
DON'T. WE WILL HAVE FOOD
AVAILABLE IN BE ABLE TO BUY HELP
THE PARTY. THIS IS- THE THIS IS
TO GO TO IMPROVE A MOMENT HEALTH
AND ALSO HELP. WITH MANSA. TO BE
ABLE TO HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE
FOR MY FAMILY THANK YOU. YES YES
THANK YOU. ANY MORE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. IN THE WATER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
IN STRONG SUPPORT. HE'S MOST OF
THE GUN ON BEHALF OF THE
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK IN
BERKELEY FOOD INSTITUTE IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU Q. KELLY
BROOKS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY
WELFARE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
THE COUNTY HEALTH EXECUTIVES
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA. THE
URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
SANTA CLARA COUNTY HERE IN
SUPPORT. Q. NORRLAND ON BEHALF
OF CHILDREN NOW SUPPORT. Q.
KEVIN AS THE CHORUS OF
CALIFORNIA FOR RIGHTS OF
ORGANIZATIONS AND STRONG SUPPORT
BECAUSE THE THING CONSTABLE THEN
THIS RICH COUNTRY KIDS GO
HUNGRY. THAT'S BARBARIC THANK
YOU THANK YOU. AFTERNOON CARE
CALL NURSE CALIFORNIA CO SPONSOR
AND INSTRUCTS APART THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS ALI SMITH MY MEMBERS
ARE GOING TO YOUTH OF A KID
VILLAGE APARTMENT AND WE'RE HERE
IN SUPPORT. HE MY NAME IS TECH
ALABAMA FACILITATOR FOR THE
SECOND YOU'D ADVOCATES
FELLOWSHIP PIPELINE AND THE
PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL
FREE FACE COALITION IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. INTERCHANGE WITH
INTEL POVERTY CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU Q. HI NOT
MEDINA THE FBS COMMUNITY
ORGANIZER WITH CENTRAL VALLEY
INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVE HERE
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SO NOW MOVE ON TO LEAD WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WITH LIKE TO TESTIFY. THANK
THE NONE WE WILL MOVE ON TO
WITNESSES WAITING TO TESTIFY VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICES.
MODERATOR TO PLEASE PROP IN
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. OF
SENATE BILL. TWO FOUR FIVE. THE
GENERAL. FUND SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION YOU MAY PRESS ONE
ZERO AT THIS TIME. FIRST BECAUSE
LINE FIFTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO CARE AND MEMBERS. O'MALLEY
WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT. THANKS TO
THE TIMELINE FORTY. RIGHT NOW DO
YOU AFTERNOON MARKET THE
NATIONALIST OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MEXICO TO LINE UP
FORTY EIGHT EIGHT GO AND-
RESPONSIBLE AFTER CAROLINE PARTY
STRONG WHAT. Q. THANKS FOR THE
CLIENT THIRTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON HANNAH
BRAG SIDE WITH THE CAL STATE
UNIFICATION IN STRONG SUPPORT.
DID YOU. THANKS TO THE TIMELINE
FIFTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. AND
HI CABBIE DAVID AND WHAT THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD
BANKS CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THAT
IF YOU FORTY FIVE THANK YOU
THANK YOU. NEXT TO THE CLIENT
TWENTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. WELL
MAYBE IS NOT GOING TO HELP THE
WOMEN IN SUPPORT OF EACH YEAR
FIVE THINK THANK YOU. CONNECT
WITH US LINE THIRTY SIX PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI THIS IS THE BEST
POKER WHICH ACCOUNT SHOULD AND
FARMING AND STRONG PART OF IT
YOU FOR. THANK YOU. THANKS TO
THE TIMELINE FIFTY SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY DEVELOPMENT. NO
COLLISION FOR A HEALTHY
CALIFORNIA AND FROM FORTY
FOOTBALL URGING DELAYED THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT DEADLINE
FIFTY FIVE THE FIRM HAS. AND
MAKE IT ONE OF COORDINATOR FOR
THE LONG BEACH EMIGRATE
COALITION AND A MEMBER OF THE
FOOTBALL COALITION STRONG WITH
RECORDING AT THE TWO FORTY FIVE
EIGHTY. THANK THANKS TO THE
TIMELINE FIFTY PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO THIS IS TERRIBLE CUT OFF
BUT THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL
FOOD BANK CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE. FIFTY
THREE SIXTY FIVE. BERMAN OF THE
CLOSE FOR HUMAN IMMIGRANT RIGHT
SIDE ALI AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR. CONNECT WITH A
TWO LINE FORTY SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. JERRY MEMBERS MICHELLE
TRAMMELL PARKED AT THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN
STRONG SUPPORT S. B. Q. FOUR
FIVE THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANKS
FOR THE TWO LINES FIFTY EIGHT
PLEASE CLASS. HELLO THIS IS
KEVIN'S GIRLFRIEND CANADIAN
LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG FOR THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. AND I LIVE FIFTY FOUR PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THE MY NAME IS JESSICA
WITH THEIR WITH THE WOMEN'S
BUILDING AND I'M CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT FOR YOU TO
PROVIDE. THANK YOU. AT A TIME
THERE'S NO THERE'S A QUEUE THANK
YOU MODERATOR. I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK ALL THE WITNESSES THAT
CAME IN SUPPORT TODAY WILL BRING
THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
MEMBERS AND BEFORE I ASK FOR ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I WANTED
TO GET SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS
FROM AT. THAT ARE WITHOUT OF A
SENATOR FOR THE CPSC FAP THE
CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM IT CURRENTLY IS- IT IS
CURRENTLY A BENEFIT IS THAT
CORRECT IT'S THIS IS NOT A NEW
BENEFIT. CORRECT AND THE YOUR
BILL SEEKS TO REMOVE THE AGE
RESTRICTION M. IN ORDER TO ALLOW
FOR MORE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA TO
ACCESS FOOD IS THAT CORRECT.
OKAY SO- I JUST WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT IT WAS CLEAR TO THOSE
WHO ARE HERE TODAY- BECAUSE
PARTICULARLY IN IN THE
AGRICULTURAL A RURAL COMMUNITIES
UNITS WE HAVE SUCH ABUNDANCE OF
FOOD AND- HERE IN CALIFORNIA WE
ARE A LEADER IN AGRICULTURE AS
YOU KNOW. AND YOU KNOW IT I
THINK FOR ME THE WITNESS- THAT
SPOKE ON HER EXPERIENCES REALLY
THE STORY THAT I'VE HEARD FOR SO
MANY GENERATIONS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. OF OUR PICKERS ARE
GROWERS ARE FOR OUR FARMWORKERS-
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY
THAT- C. PAP IS AN EXISTING
PROGRAM WE'RE NOT CREATING A NEW
ONE AB OR SIMPLY ALLOWING FOR
MORE PEOPLE. SPECIFICALLY
SENIORS- TO NOT GO HUNGRY IN OUR
STATE. THANK YOU SO I'D LIKE TO
OPEN UP TO MEMBERS IS THE MAKE
OF OUR- THANK YOU MA'AM SURE.
EITHER YOU KNOW STARTING IN THE
NEXT WEEK OR SO THREE A CERTAIN
THE NEXT WEEK OR SO WE'RE GOING
TO START. SEEING THAT THE
EMERGENCY ALLOTMENTS THAT
ALLOWED FOR THE INCREASE IN
CALFRESH TO GO AWAY. SO WE HEARD
STORIES NOW. AND I WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR OF THIS BECAUSE
SOMETIMES THE CALVET YOU HAD A
FAMILY MEMBER THAT I WAS A
CITIZEN. PRESS THE CHILD- THAT
WAS ABLE TO BRING IN AND
SUPPLEMENT NOW WITH THE REMOVAL
OF. E. A. YOU PROMISE CAN NO
LONGER PERHAPS DEPEND ON THAT
FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS A CITIZEN
TO BRING IN THE EXCESS MONEY
SOME. MORE THAN EVER NOW IS THE
TIME TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS
HUNGER CLIFF THAT IS ABOUT TO
START. EVEN MORE SO- IN THE NEXT
WEEK AND A HALF OR SO SOMEONE I
THINK THE AUTHOR FOR HER
LEADERSHIP ON THIS. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING MORE WITH YOU
AND ENSURING THAT. LIKE EVERYONE
ELSE HAD SAID HERE THAT NO ONE
GOES HUNGRY THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SENATOR. MEMBERS THANK
YOU AND I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE
MADE A REQUEST CO AUTHOR OF THIS
AS WELL- STOPPING MANY. YOU KNOW
BUT I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THIS
I THINK THAT ONE OF THAT THE
CONCERNS THAT WE ALL HAVE A IS
THE FACT THAT. AS WE ARE SEEING
MORE OF THE ECONOMY- AND JUST
NATURAL DISASTERS AND SO MUCH
MORE AND WE SEE- HOW ARE
FARMWORKERS AND OTHER
INDIVIDUALS ARE STRUGGLING- JUST
WITH HOUSING LET ALONE FOOD
SECURITY- AND- YOU KNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY. FORM THE
FOOD OR EVEN. HE GRANTED THE
ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE
FOOD SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE.
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL
AS EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE AND- TO
THE WITNESS WHO SHARED HER
STORY. IT'S VERY VALUABLE FOR
ALL OF US TO LISTEN TO THE
PEOPLE DIRECTLY AFFECTED SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND-
SENATOR BOTH FOR THINK YOU. I
JUST WANTED TO- TO EXPRESS SOME
REMARKS WITH REGARDS TO. THE
GENTLEMAN'S COMMENT THAT- ABOUT
CHILDREN GOING HUNGRY AND IN
THIS IN THIS STATE- I HAVE TO
SAY. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR TWO
YEARS AND THAT THIS LEGISLATURE
HAS WORKED VERY HARD- INCLUDING
A BILL BY SENATORS SKINNER WHICH
WE ARE- WE JUST VOTED ON I
BELIEVE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS
WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS. TO
MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD.
INCLUDING SIBLINGS AT SCHOOL
RECEIVED- MEALS- AT SCHOOL BOTH.
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH REGARDLESS
OF THEIR INCOME OR OR AND- OR
LEGAL STATUS SO IN CALIFORNIA WE
ARE MAKING EVERY AVAILABLE
EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY
CHILD DOES NOT GO HUNGRY- IN IN
OUR STATE SO. I JUST WANTED TO
BE SURE THAT GENTLEMAN- I DON'T
OKAY YOU ARE- THE GENTLEMAN
THAT. THE LEGISLATURE HAS WORKED
VERY DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE MAXIMIZE THE FEDERAL
DOLLARS AVAILABLE- IN THAT WE
USE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE HERE. IN
THE STATE TO MAKE SURE THAT NO
CHILD GOES HUNGRY REGARDLESS OF
AGE OR INCOME OR LEGAL STATUS ON
THAT AND. THANK YOU SENATOR FOR
ANY OTHER COMMENTS. OKAY SO
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE UNDER.
AND I JUST WANNA THINK OF MY
COLLEAGUES HERE IN THE DIRE
STRAITS- FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND
YOUR QUESTIONS AND OUT WITH THAT
I WOULD OF RESPECT LESS FOR
NAVAL. THANK YOU TO HAVE A
MOTION ON THOSE ITEMS HE'S
THINKING THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED
BY CENTER WHAT HOP. ASSISTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
THREE SB TWO FORTY FIVE THE
MOTION IS TO PASS WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
EVERADO GIL. YES A ROGUELIKE
SHOWBOAT. FOR TOTAL. I RETURN
ALIVE MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR HIGH UP
HI BOB HI. HE SAID GATES OKAY SO
HERE IS AT- WANT TO SENTENCE.
THIS ZERO FOUR ZERO IN THE BILL
NOW OUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
CENTER THAT'LL BE YOU LEAVE YOUR
OUR NEXT ONCE PLEASE ASK CLOSE
AB ONE DOWN FORWARD WITH US I
DON'T THE OTHER BILL SB TO SEE
TWO CAL FORMER DROUGHT IN FRUIT
RESULT HIGHLY PROJECT. THANK YOU
- SECURE I'M- HERE FOR SB TWO
SIX TWO I WILL SPEAK- TOO MUCH
IT. I THINK WE HER ALREADY QUITE
A ABOUT THE FOOD INSECURITY THE
FARMWORKERS ALREADY FACE SEEN.
AND ON TOP OF THAT THE DROUGHT
THE FLOODS THAT WE THAT-
CURRENTLY THAT WE'RE FACING AT
THE MOMENT. FURTHERMORE IMPACT
FARMWORKERS THEIR ABILITY TO. B.
FOOD SECURED THE ABILITY TO HAVE
HOUSING. THEY THEY ARE AT THE
FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND
THE MOST AND HARDEST IMPACTED
AND SO S. B. TWO SIX TWO REALLY
LOOKS TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT. FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO
MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AT THE
MOMENT FARMWORKERS AND I'LL GIVE
YOU AN EXAMPLE OF. I RAN INTO-
OF FARM WORK OVER THE WEEKEND
AND SHE WAS TELLING ME THAT YOU
KNOW THIS JUST PAST WEEK SHE
WORKS THREE DAYS. OUT OF THE
WEEK THREE DAYS IS REALLY ARE
NOT MUCH OF FOR HER TO BE ABLE
TO SURVIVE ON. AND SHE'S NOT
ABLE TO APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE BECAUSE SHE HASN'T
BEEN OFFICIALLY LAID OFF SO
SHE'S NOT ABLE TO MEET HER FORTY
HOURS. SO THESE ARE THE TYPES OF
CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE ON TOP
OF THAT WITH THE FLOODS. ARE
THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA SEE
AN ADDITIONAL REDUCTION IN HOURS
AND THEREFORE A REDUCTION IN
THEIR PAY AND SO S. B. TWO SIX
TWO REALLY LOOKS. TO PROVIDE
SOME- FINANCIAL CERTAINTY FOR OF
FARMWORKERS AS THEY FACE A
DECENT PIECE CLIMATE DISASTERS
AND OF COURSE TO PROVIDE SOME
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO FOR TO
FARMERS AS WELL. SO WITH THAT I
HAVE WITH ME. R. ONE WITNESS
MICHAEL CYCLE SAT HERE TO SPEAK
ALL IN SUPPORT OF S. B. TWO SIX
TWO. THANK YOU THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON- CHAIR VICE CHAIR
CENTERS- FIRST ELECTED THING
SENATORS DONALD- FOR ALWAYS
THINKING OF FARMWORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES. OVER THE PAST
DECADE CLIMATE CHANGE HAS
RESULTED IN LESS WORK
AVAILABILITY FOR FARMWORKERS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE
CURRENT DROUGHT IN NOW FLOODS I
HAVE BECAUSE FARMS THE FELLOW
LAND RESULTING IN LESS JOBS FOR
WORKERS IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
ONE ALONE. CALIFORNIA'S DROUGHT
LED TO ONE POINT TWO BILLION IN
DIRECT COSTS TO THE AGRICULTURAL
INDUSTRY IN A LOSS OF OVER
EIGHTY FIVE HUNDRED JOBS. LET'S
WORK AVAILABILITY MEANS MORE
FARMWORKERS ARE EVICTED FROM
THEIR HOMES- MORE FOREIGN
WORKERS EXPERIENCING FOOD
INSECURITY AN INCREASE IN
POVERTY. FARMWORKERS OF PLAY AND
CONTINUE TO PLAY A CURRENT A
CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE COVE IT
NINETEEN PANDEMIC AS FRONT LINE
WORKERS- DURING THE HEIGHT OF
COVER NINETEEN. OF THE ONE AREA
AT THE GROCERY STORE TO NEVER
EXPERIENCE SHORTAGES WITH THE
FRESH PRODUCE SECTION AND I WAS
THANKS TO THEIR- TO THEIR WORK
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. TODAY MORE
THAN EVER IT IS IMPORTANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR CRUCIAL ROLE
IN THE ECONOMY BY SUPPORTING. SB
TWO SIX TWO WHICH WILL BRING
MUCH NEEDED RELIEF TO A
POPULATION THAT IS LIVING DAY TO
DAY. CLIMATE CHANGE WILL ONLY
INTENSIFY THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS
IN CALIFORNIA. THE FORMER
CRISTINA SEATING AT TO MAKE SURE
THEY ARE NOT DISPLACED. FROM THE
PLACE THEY HAVE CALLED HOME FOR
DECADES. WE BELIEVE THE PILOT
PROJECT PROVISION IN THIS
LEGISLATION IS A GOOD SAFEGUARD.
TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY DATA TO
ASSESS THE PROGRAM. AND TO MAKE
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ALARM
LONG TERM PROGRAM. BUT ALSO WILL
PROVIDE SOME GEOGRAPHIC EQUITY
AS WELL. IN THE TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY TWO BUDGET- THERE WAS A
PILOT PROGRAMS IN THERE WILL BE
CENTERED- IN- LOS ANGELES- IN
THE GREATER US ON CALIFORNIA
AREA AS WELL AS THE BAY AREA.
THIS WILL BRING SOME EQUITY INTO
THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AS WELL.
I LIKE THE ONCE AGAIN THANK
SENATOR WITH OTHER FOR
SUPPORTING A FARMWORKERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES. AND FOR
CHAMPIONING NEEDS THEIR
COMMUNITY. CFF STRONGLY
ENCOURAGES AND I'VE KNOWN AS B.
TWO SIX TWO. WE THANK. YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU. THE OTHER WITH. IN
SUPPORT. HE. OKAY NOT YES OVER.
THE NINE WE WILL MOVE FORWARD
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
PLEASE. WELL PLEASE. NOT IN A
POSITION OKAY. YES I THOUGHT YOU
WOULD GET A WAIVER THANK YOU
THANKS FOR COMING BACK. HOLLY IS
SEVENTH ON WE HAVE THE SECOND
ONE A YOUTH ADVOCATE FELLOWSHIP
PART PARKWAY WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. ANY OTHERS
IN SUPPORT. OPPOSITION EIGHT.
EIGHT THANK YOU MODERATOR FOOD
PLEASE PROMPT INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. OF SENATE BILL. TWO
SIX TWO WE WILL BEGIN. AS
DEREGULATED TO. THAT'S TO FIND
SUPPORT OPPOSITION YEAH PRESS
ONE IF YOU'RE AT THIS TIME. AND
FOR SIGNATURE LINE FORTY PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON REBEKAH
GONZALEZ. WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME THERE'S
NO OTHER SECURE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH- I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THOSE OF YOU CAME AS WITNESSES
TODAY WILL BRING THE DISCUSSION
BACK TO THE MEMBERS. AND BEFORE
I OPENED IT UP TO THOSE ON THE
ON THE- COMMITTEE I'M SENATOR
FELLOW I WANT TO AGAIN
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN. THE
PREVIOUS ITEM AND DECIDED THIS
IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT YOU'RE
PROPOSING TO THIS BILL IS THAT
CORRECT THAT'S CORRECT OKAY. SO
WITH THIS NEW PROGRAM- ONE OF
THE AREAS THAT YOU'RE ASKING
THIS BILL TO- TO ELEVATE IS
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH ASSISTANCE IS
THAT CORRECT THAT'S CORRECT
OKAY. SO- I I'VE I FEEL THAT ONE
OF THE- RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE
HAVE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS IS TO
BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR TAXPAYER
DOLLARS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. AND
WE HAVE SUCH A RICH ECONOMY BUT
YET WE ARE STILL MISSING THE
MARK AND OBVIOUSLY IN FOOD
INSECURITY WERE CONTINUING TO
MISS THE MARK AND IT IS SO
FRUSTRATING AND IN SOME PLACES
THE SOMETIMES. IT HUMANE AND I'D
LOVE TO SEE US GET TO A PLACE
WHERE WE AND NUMBER SUCH A RICH
COUNTRY AND SUCH A WEALTHY
ECONOMY HERE IN STATE ARE ABLE
TO PROVIDE REAL SOLUTIONS-
HOWEVER I STILL AM STRUGGLING
WITH- CREATING NEW CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS- IN IN OUR
STATE AND- I. I WOULD NOT BE A
GOOD STEWARD OF THOSE TAX
DOLLARS IN A REPRESENTATIVE MY
DISTRICT- IF I WERE TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. SO I DO WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY- AND
BECAUSE THIS BILL DID GO THROUGH
BOTH HOUSES LAST YEAR DURING A
PANDEMIC I DO WOULD WANT THIS
BILL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE AGAIN WITH NEW MEMBERS. AND
MANY OF THOSE NEW MEMBERS BEEN
ON THIS COMMITTEE. SO I WILL BE
UP STAINING FROM THE VOTE- BUT I
ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO VOTE FREELY AND
BASED ON THE DISTRICTS ON YOUR
OWN DISTRICTS BEST INTEREST.
OPEN IT UP TO THE OTHERS. ALMOST
ITEM. HE. THANK YOU SENATOR WILL
HAVE WITNESSED RIGHT ALONG. WE
HAVE A MOTION ON SENATE BILL TWO
SIX TWO ITEM IS BEEN MOVED. THE
SIMPLEST CULTURAL. THANK OKAY
I'M SO SORRY. AND CENTER TYLER
WE PLEASE CLOSE. YES OF COURSE I
WILL THANK YOU- I FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND- I JUST WANT TO.
REEMPHASIZE AND STATE THAT THE
CURE CALIFORNIA OF CALIFORNIA
FARMWORKERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE
IN HELPING PEOPLE WORLD THE PART
OF OUR FOOD SYSTEM. WHEN
DISASTER HITS. BETTER THERE THE
READY TO WORK IN THE FLOODS AND-
IN THE MIDDLE THE HEAT. AND THEY
ALSO- THERE'S NO FEMALE TO COME
IN AND HELP THEM HELP IN
SUPPORT. YOU ARE FARMERS THEY DO
GET SOME. SOME SOME SUPPORT- IF
EMAIL COMES IN OR IF THE STATE
CONSENT BUT- FARMWORKERS ARE
REALLY. DON'T REALLY GET THE
ATTENTION THAT THEY DESERVE AND
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WITH THE
SENATE BILL S. S. SENATE BILL
TWO SIX TWO ADVOCATE THEY HAVE
SOME A FAIR SHOT AT- YOU KNOW.
GETTING TO THEIR AMERICAN DREAM
AND HELPING CONTINUE TO FEED THE
WORLD. AND WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I.
BOATS. THANK YOU SENATOR NOW
ASSISTANT HE'S CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOR THE MOTION
IS TO PASS A RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNANCE AND
FINANCE OF RADO GIL. THE CHOI
BOGUE. FOR TARA I FOR TITLE II
MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR FLUB HI WELL
BY. THREE ZERO. HE THE BILL-
WITH THREE ZERO THANK YOU SO
MUCH. FOR RIGHT. TAKE A BRIEF-
DETOUR OUR ORDER- MOVING FORWARD
TO SB SIX AWAIT BECKER CHILD
HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EXCUSE ME
MY APOLOGIES- BEFORE WE GET TO
YOU SENATE RECORD WE HAVE.
SENATE BILL FOUR SIXTY TWO S. R.
WHAT HAAB GENERAL ASSISTANCE.
THANK YOU AND THANK YOU SENATOR-
SYSTEM GIVE ME ONE MOMENT CENTER
.
CENTER WILL HAVE IT PEEL IT
APPEARS THAT YOUR SENATE BILL
FOUR SIX TWO WAS IS MOVE HAS
MOVED TO CONSENT. YOU DO NOT
HAVE TO PRESENT. OKAY WOULD YOU
LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMITTEE.
YOU KNOW I APPRECIATE IT AND I
THINK THAT THIS IS JUST A
CLARIFICATION BILL AND- I HOPE
THAT YOU KNOW ALL OF YOU GUYS
CAN SUPPORT IT IN THE FUTURE AS
WELL SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR. TAKING YOU CAN
TOTALLY OF. YES OKAY WE'RE GONNA
MOVE ON- IS.
OKAY THE THREE. MOVING RIGHT
ALONG. OKAY WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP
THE CONSENT CALENDAR RIGHT NOW
WE HAVE. I'M SORRY. I'M OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU
CENTER WILL HAVE. THE WORLD
MOVED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR WE
HAVE TWO BILLS SENATE BILL FOUR
SIXTY TWO ASIN OR WALK UP AND
SENATE BILL TWO FORTY SIX SENATE
WHICH- ABOUT. ALL RIGHT A BILL.
YES ARUGULA THE TROUBLE THE
TROUBLED BY HER DAUGHTER I FOR
TO OUR MENTOR IMAGE I WAS UP HI
. WHAT ARE. DOES IT INCLUDES
FIVE ZERO SO WE WILL CLOSE THE
VOTE ON BOTH OF THOSE THE BILL
BOTH BILLS ARE OUT. OKAY THANK
YOU SENATOR BAKER FOR BEING SO
PATIENT WITH ME TODAY WE WILL
NOW MOVE TO SENATE BILL SIX OH
EIGHT CHILD HEALTH AND SAFETY
HAVE A HEART BE A STAR HOPE OUR
KIDS LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM.
PLEASE THANK YOU- AFTERNOON
CHAIR OF OUR GUILD MEMBERS THANK
YOU UP 2% SB SIX TO EIGHT THE
BILL THAT WILL GIVE RENEWED
SUPPORT TO CHILD HEALTH AND
SAFETY PROGRAMS ALL ACROSS THE
STATE THE KIDS PLATE SPECIALTY
VEHICLE LICENSE PROGRAM PROVIDES
CRITICAL FUNDING TO CENTRAL
LOCAL COMMISSIONS AND STATE
DEPARTMENTS COMMITTED TO
CHILDREN'S SAFETY. IS IN ACTED
KIDS PLAY TO GENERATE OVER SIXTY
MILLION IN PLAYED SALES AND
RENEWALS FOR CHILD SAFETY
PROGRAMS. ACTUALLY FOUR POINT
FIVE MILLION IS A POSITIVE THE
CHART HEALTH AND SAFETY FIND
EACH YEAR. HOWEVER THE KIDS PLAY
PROGRAM HAS NOT. BEEN UPDATED
SINCE NINETEEN NINETY TWO IT'S
CREATION. DESPITE THE NEEDS OF
THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES
CHANGING AND GROWING. AS A
CONSEQUENCE ONLY FIFTEEN
COUNTIES HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
ACCESS THESE FUNDS. IN THE LAST
TWO YEARS. AND IN TWENTY
EIGHTEEN THE CALIFORNIA CHILD
CARE RESEARCH AND REFERRAL
NETWORK. IDENTIFIED THAT ONLY
TWENTY THREE PERCENT. OF
CALIFORNIANS LACES CHILD CARE
NEEDS ARE BEING MET. SB SIX
AWAIT INCREASES FUNDING AND
IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE
CHILD HEALTH AND SAFETY FUND TO
COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND LOCAL
CHILD CARE. AND DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING COUNCIL'S. PROVIDING
THIS MUCH NEEDED TRAINING TO THE
COMMUNITIES BY INCREASING THE
KIDS PLAY ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL
FEE AND ALLOCATING FUNDS
DIRECTLY TO THEM AGAIN DIRECTLY
TO THE COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND
LOCAL CHILD CARE DILLON
PLANNING. COUNCILS THIS WILL
EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTE FUNDS TO
ALL COUNTIES OPPOSED TO SAID
BEFORE ONLY FIFTEEN COUNTIES
HAVE GOTTEN FUNDING LAST YEAR'S
THIS WILL ACTUALLY TO REFINING
TO ALL COUNTIES. AND INCREASE
THE OPPORTUNITY THE FUNDING SAID
THE DOLLARS DIRECTLY IMPACT THE
COMMUNITIES THAT NEED IT MOST.
SB SIX AWAIT PRICE SUPPORTED
COVERAGE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY
SYSTEM AND FUNDS TO WORK THESE
COMMUNITIES ARE ALREADY DOING.
WITH THAT I'VE TWO WITNESSES-
WITH ME- HERE TO. TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. EXCEPT OUR
FIRST LEAD WITNESS AND TESTIMONY
OF SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
CHAIR AND SENATORS MY NAME IS
LUCAS FRERICHS SAMIULLAH COUNTY
SUPERVISOR IN ADDITION I'M ALSO
COMMISSIONER ANNUAL COUNTIES
FIRST FIVE COMMISSION I'D BE
HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY IN
SUPPORT CENTER BACKERS SB SIX
AWAIT WHICH MAKE BEADED
ENHANCEMENTS TO KIDS PLATE
SPECIALLY LICENSE PLATE PROGRAM.
AS A COUNTY SUPERVISOR I'M
FAMILIAR WITH THE THREE PROPOSED
AREAS SB SIX AWAIT SET UP TO
RECEIVE FUNDING. CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION INCLUDING CHILD ABUSE
TRUST FUND AN ABUSE PREVENTION
PLANNING ACTIONS AT THE COUNTY
LEVEL A CHILD CARE AVAILABILITY-
THE DIRE NEED FOR TRACKING NEW
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS THROUGH
LOCAL RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING
JUSTIN YOLO COUNTY ALONE WE LOST
OVER A THOUSAND CHILD CARE SLOTS
DURING THE PANDEMIC. INTEL PUT
INTO PREVENTION- PUTTING ON MY
FIRST FIVE COMMISSIONER HAS THE
IMPACT EVEN THIS IS THE FUNDING
CAN HAVE AN INCREASING PARENT
INJURY PREVENTION. AND SAFETY
WITH THE CHILD INJURY PREVENTION
COMPONENT OF THE BILL BE
MEANINGFUL. I ALSO WANT TO SPEAK
BRIEFLY TO THE FIRST PER FIRST
FIVES ABILITY TO INCREASE
NETWORKING WITH OTHER CHILD
SAFETY GROUPS NOT ONLY ARE THE
FIFTY EIGHT FIRST FIVE COUNTY
COMMISSION'S A GREAT WAY TO GET
MORE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF
KIDS PLATES CHILD INJURY
PREVENTION FUNDING. BUT ALSO WAY
TO HELP INCREASE INJURY
PREVENTION OTHER PROGRAMS
REACHING THOSE FAMILIES AND-
CHILDREN MOST AT RISK. I'M
GRATEFUL FOR CONGRESSWOMAN
SPEARS ORIGINAL LEGISLATION
CREATING THE KIDS PLAY PROGRAM
OVER THIRTY YEARS AGO AND I
APPRECIATE CENTER BACKERS
LEADERSHIP NOW IN OFFERING SB
SIX AWAIT. RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL AMNESTY SIX AWAIT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT
WITNESS PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON KATHY BRING CAN AND
I'VE BEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND HEALTH.
FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS AND I ECHO
THE THANKS TO SENATOR BACKER FOR
SPONSORING THIS IMPORTANT PIECE
OF LEGISLATION. CHILDHOOD INJURY
PREVENTION. IS SO CRITICAL. THAT
WE- RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S THE
NUMBER ONE LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH AND FOR A TOP OUT DEATH
AND INJURIES. FOR OUR YOUNG
CHILDREN SO KEEPING THE WORK
GOING ON THIS ISSUE IS
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT. OUR
ORGANIZATION ALONG WITH THE
CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY INSTITUTE
WERE THE SPONSORS OF THE
ORIGINAL LEGISLATION. CARRIED BY
VAN ASSEMBLYWOMAN JACKIE SPEAR.
FIVE NOW. FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN
SPEAR. ASKED ME TO EXTEND HER
BEST WISHES TO YOU AND IS SORRY
THAT SHE CAN'T BE HER. TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR SELF BUT
OTHER COMMITMENTS HAVE KEPT HER
FROM GETTING TO SACRAMENTO. SO
THE BILL BEFORE YOU WILL PROPOSE
OF THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION WILL
REPURPOSE THE ORIGINAL
LEGISLATION BY SENDING THE
INJURY PREVENTION FUNDS FROM THE
KIDS PLAY PROGRAM TO ALL FIFTY
EIGHT COUNTIES WHICH WAS JUST
MENTIONED. THAT'S IMPORTANT
BECAUSE ONLY VERY FEW COUNTIES
HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS FUNDING
AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE STATE
ARE BUYING THESE PLACE TO
SUPPORT THESE EFFORTS YET NO
MONEY IS COMING BACK TO THEIR
COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT INJURY
PREVENTION ANOTHER CHILD CARE
PROGRAMS. THE COALITION STAFF
AND BOARD MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
WORKING OVER EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO
COME UP WITH WHAT THEY THINK IS
THE BEST SOLUTION AND WE'RE VERY
FORTUNATE THAT SENATOR BACKER
AGREES WITH THAT. AND HAS
PROPOSED THIS PARTICULAR BILL.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION THIRTY YEARS
AGO THE KIDS PLAY PRICING HAS
NOT BEEN ADJUSTED FOR THOSE I
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT WHY WE'RE
RAISING THE FEE WE HAVE NINETEEN
NINETY TWO PRICES WHICH IS
ROUGHLY HALF THE AMOUNT THAT'S
BEING RAISED BY OTHER LICENSE
PLATE PROGRAMS. SEVEN SUMMARY-
SENATOR BACKERS BILL WILL BRING
A NEW LEVEL OF EQUITY FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF THE KIDS PLAY
FUNDING. IT WILL ADDRESS
CALIFORNIA'S NEED FOR MORE CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS. AND IT WILL FULL
AND WILL FUND CHILD CARE
TRAINING PROGRAMS AND AS I SAID
EARLIER PERHAPS MOST
IMPORTANTLY. SUPPORT EXPANDED
CHILDHOOD INJURY PREVENTION
EFFORTS AND SAVE COUNTLESS
CHILDREN'S LIVES THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
THANK YOU SENATOR DOCTOR FOR
YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU ANY MORE
WITNESSES. HE CARE MEMBERS GET
THE MOST FOR WITH FIRST FIVE SO
SHE SHOULD OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. HE. ANY
WITNESSES HERE IN OPPOSITION.
OKAY THANK USE HERE IN CNN AT
MODERATOR WILL YOU PLEASE PROP
THE INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF SENATE
BILL SIX AWAIT. TO PROCEED
PLEASE. THIS IS DONNA TUITION
TESTIFYING IN A PRESS ONE AND
ZERO AT THIS TIME. S. C. KNOWING
YOU THANK YOU FOR INDIVIDUALS
WILLING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT TODAY'S PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN. TWO
TWO SIX. EIGHT ONE SIX THREE.
AND THE ACCESS CODE IS SIX NINE
FOUR EIGHT NINE THREE. ZERO SO I
WILL BRING THIS BACK TO THE
MEMBERS NOW. AND I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU CENTER FACTOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD-
BRINGING EQUITY TO THE FIFTY TWO
COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA SO
IMPORTANT WHEN IT COMES TO
SERVING OUR KIDS. AND ENSURING
THAT OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE
ARE HAVING ACCESS HAVE ACCESS TO
FUNDS- TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY
JUST AS MUCH AS THE URBAN
CENTERS TO AS WELL SO I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD- AND- THANK YOU FOR
THOSE WHO CAME HERE TODAY. HE
COMMENTS YES MAKE YOUR- THANK
YOU CHAIR- AS CHAIR OF BUDGET
SUB COMMITTEE NUMBER THREE THERE
ARE SOME CONCERNS I WANT TO
RAISE HERE TO AUTHOR. THE
CURRENTLY THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES RECEIVED FOUR
MILLION DOLLARS FROM THESE
LESSONS LICENSE PLATE A
REVENUES. AND IT FINDS LICENSING
CHILD CARE 25% OF THE FUNDS GO
TO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND
THE RECIPE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH INJURY PREVENTION.
RIGHT NOW IS THE STATE IS
LOOKING TO RAMP UP. THE
EXPANSION OF CHILD CARE IN OURS
HERE IN THEIR STATE I'M
WONDERING WHY YOU BELIEVE NOW IS
THE RIGHT TIME TO RE DIRECT
FUNDING AWAY FROM CHILD CARE
LICENSING AND CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION. SURE I'LL ANSWER A
LOVE BITE BUT- THE KATHY YOUR C.
BARRETT OF MAYBE CHIME IN
QUICKLY IF THAT'S POSSIBLE- CHAU
WILL FIRST REACH OUT TO DSS AND
TODAY SO THEY'VE THIRTY MILLION
DOLLARS FROM THIS IS YOUR FOR
SERIES OF- LICENSE FEES PENALTY
FEES STATE GENERAL FUNDS. CAN
YOU WE REACH OUT TO THEM ON A
COUPLE OCCASIONS FOR THIS BILL
AND NOT HEARD BACK YET ABOUT ANY
PARTICULAR CONCERNS THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO TRUST THEM AS
WE KEEP GOING- BUT I WILL SAY I
MAKE IT SO IT'S OUR BELIEF THAT.
BY GIVING THIS MONEY DIRECTLY TO
THE COUNTIES. WERE ALSO HELPING
THE MISSION OF. THE SSS WERE
GIVEN THE MONEY TO PEOPLE OF THE
COUNTY AND LOCAL LEVEL WHO HAVE
THE MOST. CURRENT CLOSEST TO THE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. AND IN
TERMS OF YOU KNOW FIGURE OUT HOW
THAT MONEY CAN BE SPENT AGAIN
GETTING TO ALL COUNTIES AS
OPPOSED TO. JUST A FEW- IS IT
OKAY TO HAVE. WOULD BE OKAY TO
HAVE A- YES PLEASE. HI MY IS
STEVE BERYL THE STATE. PROGRAM
DIRECTOR FOR THE- COALITION FOR
CHILDREN'S SAFETY AND HEALTH I
ACTUALLY SAT AT. THE END
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACQUI SPEARS
DESK ALONG WITH PROFESSOR FROM
WITH THE HELP HER DRAFT THIS
BILL BACK IN NINETEEN NINETY
TWO. AND HAVE BEEN SHEPHERDING
THE PROGRAM EVER SINCE- THE
THING WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IS
THAT THIS IS. CONTRIBUTIONS
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY
PEOPLE BUYING THOSE PLATES. AND
SENDING THEM INTO THAT- TO-
CHILDREN'S SAFETY PROGRAMS. THE
LICENSING PROGRAM. BACK THEN IN
NINETEEN NINETY TWO DIDN'T
EXIST. SO WITHOUT BILL. BACK AB
THIRTY EIGHTY SEVEN- CHAPTER
THIRTEEN SIXTEEN BACK IN
NINETEEN NINETY TWO WE CREATED
THE CHILD CARE LICENSING. YOU
KNOW HOW TO DO CPR HOW TO CHANGE
A DIAPER ALL THAT STUFF CAME
FROM. FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SEVERE AND HER EFFORTS TO HAVE
SOME MEANINGFUL. REQUIREMENTS
FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WE USE
KIDS PLATES IN THE FIRST FEW
YEARS. JUST TO ESTABLISH THAT.
NOW THAT AGENTS IS FOR JUST ALL
OTHER LICENSE AGENCIES. BARBER
LICENSING- MECHANIC LICENSING
THEY'RE ALL PAID FOR THE
LICENSING OVERSIGHT IS PAID FOR
BY LICENSING FEES PENALTY FEES
GENERAL FUND MONEY. LIKE YOU'RE
WORKING ON IN YOUR SUBCOMMITTEE
AND FEDERAL DOLLARS. THIS MONEY
WAS MEANT TO HELP WITH THIS IS
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WAS
MEANT TO HELP WITH WHAT ARE THE
OTHER PROBLEMS GOING ON WITH
THAT WHATEVER THE ISSUE AREAS.
AND THERE AND IN THIS CASE THE
BIGGEST PROBLEM WE HAVE IN OUR
STATE IS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS WE
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WE DON'T HAVE
FOR EVERY HUNDRED FAMILIES.
GOING TO WORK MOM'S GOING TO
WORK ONLY TWENTY FIVE WERE GONNA
FIND CHILD CARE. I'D WHEN I WAS
A YOUNG PARENT JUST A COUPLE
YEARS AGO. I USED TO CARRY MY
YOUNG SON LIKE BACK HERE AT THE
CAPITOL YEAH DIFFERENT MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEES WOULD TAKE
CARE OF MY SON WHILE I WAS
TESTIFYING AWAY AS BACK IN THE
HALLWAYS WRITING WRITING ON THE
BILLS. BECAUSE WE COULDN'T FIND
CHILDCARE AND NOW IT'S EVEN
WORSE AND SO. THE MONEY WHAT
WOULD A SENATOR BACKERS BILL
DOES AND WE APPLAUD HIM FOR. FOR
LOOKING AT THIS IS HOW DO YOU
GET MORE CHILD CARE PROVIDERS.
WHILE THE STATE HAS BEEN WORKING
ON FOR TWENTY YEARS AND WE'RE
STILL AT TWENTY FIVE PERCENT. SO
WHY NOT HEY ON THIS VOLUNTARY
MONEY. TO ALL FIFTY EIGHT COUNTY
CHILD CARE COUNCILS IN THE REAR
R. AND R'S AROUND DURING THE
COUNCIL'S AT THE COMMUNITY
LEVEL. AND LET THEM RECRUIT THE
NEW PROVIDERS AND TRAIN THE NEW
PROVIDERS SO THAT'S WHAT THIS
CHANGES IT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY
FROM THE LICENSING OVERSIGHT.
THEY ALREADY HAVE. TWENTY SIX
MILLION THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
IN THAT POCKET FROM ALL THE
DIFFERENT SOURCES- TO DO THE
LIGHTS LICENSING OVERSIGHT SO WE
DON'T AFFECT LICENSING OVERSIGHT
HOW IT'S NORMALLY PAID FOR.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO HELP WITH.
THE PROBLEM. OF THE PROBLEMS
THAT EXIST IN. FOR CURRENT
FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU SAN. YES NO THANK YOU SO
MUCH YOU KNOW. I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE A PLAN FOR HOW THIS FUNDING
WILL BE BACK FILLED IN THE
DEPARTMENT- I WILL VOTE THIS
BILL OUT OF THE COMMITTEE. AND I
HOPE THAT YOU CONTINUE WORKING
WITH THE DEPARTMENT- TO ANSWER
SOME OF MY CONCERNS. AND I DO
RESERVE MY RIGHT TO CHANGE MY
BUT LATER ON. THANK YOU. THE
COMMENTS QUESTIONS. SENATE IT
WOULD. THREE WOULD YOU LIKE TO A
CLOSE YES THANK YOU APPRECIATE
THE- THE QUESTIONS AND WE'LL
ENTER MIJAR LOOK TO LOOK FOR TWO
BUCKS YOU. HAVE CONVERSATIONS
WITH YOU IN YOUR ROLE BUDGET SUB
THREE AND THE ASSESSOR TO GO
FORWARD- AND WITHOUT
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. HE'S TO HAVE A MOTION I'M THE
ITEM. THANK YOU CENTER WILL HAVE
. THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY
CENTER WHILE HOBBS ASSISTANT
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT THE MOTION IS TO
PASS A RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON TRANSPORTATION OF RADO GIL. I
OF RODRIGUEZ I SHOW ABOVE AYE
MITCHELL BOWTIE FOR TOTAL. FOR
TOTAL AYE MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR I
WILL HAVE I. WHAT I. HE FIVE
ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU
SENATOR AND- I WILL LET CORRECT
MYSELF FIFTY COUNTIES AND WE
HAVE TO EIGHT COUNTIES I WROTE
EASILY SUCH TWO. THEY YOU. CAN
YOU NOT ALONG WITH MAYES. IT HAS
A LONG DAY BIGGEST MUCH. RIGHT.
GREAT WE WILL CONTINUE ALONG-
ARE OTHER BILL ARE- COMMITTEE-
SAID BUT WHO ARE YOU. CORRECT WE
WILL MOVE TO SENATE BILL TWO
SIXTY MEG OF ARE THE CAL WORKS
IN SUPPORT OF SERVICES. HAVE
BILL THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS. WANT TO TAKE THIS
MOMENT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
CONSULTED STOP. FOR THEIR WORK
WITH MY TEAM AND IN THIS BILL.
SO I'M HERE TO REPORT ON PERCENT
U. S. B. TWO SIXTY ONE WHICH
WOULD EXPAND THE CAL WORKS THE
GRANT AMOUNT BY ADDING A MONTHLY
ALLOTMENT OF TWENTY DOLLARS FOR
EACH CAL WORKS RECIPIENT. THAT
NEEDS TO PURCHASE MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS THIS MONTHLY ALLOTMENT
ADMINISTRATOR BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES IS A
NECESSARY INVESTMENT IN
SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA'S FAMILIES
PARTICIPATING IN CALVERT. IT
WOULD MOVE CALIFORNIA CLOSER TO
EQUITY BY MAKING MONSTER
PRODUCTS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
MENSTRUATING PERSONS IN OUR MOST
AFFORDABLE COMMUNITIES. I
COMMEND THE LATEST LEGISLATORS
BEFORE MY TIME OF CALIFORNIA HAS
TAKEN THE LEAD IN SUPPORTING
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. FOR
EXAMPLE IN TWENTY SEVENTEEN IT
WAS CLARIFIED AND STAY LOCKED
AWAY BEFORE EIGHTY THE DIAPERS
WERE NICE NECESSARY AND EXPANDED
THE COW WORKS MONTHLY BENEFIT
TOWARD AN EXTRA THIRTY DOLLARS
OF ASSISTANCE FOR DIAPERS. AB
THREE SIXTY SEVEN IN TWENTY
TWENTY ONE WHAT THE NOT TO
REQUIRE ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL
SERVING SIX OR TWELVE GRADERS
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY IS
TO STOP RESTROOMS WITH FREE
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS BUT AGAIN WE
KNOW NOT EVERYONE IS IN SCHOOL
AND THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT
OFFERED DURING THE WEEKEND. OR
SCHOOL BREAKS DESPITE THE
PROGRESS TO INCREASE MONSTER
EQUITY AXIS CONTINUES TO THIS
DAY TO BE AN ISSUE FOR MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
ACCORDING TO THE LINES FOR
PERIOD SUPPLIES IN TWENTY TWENTY
ONE ONE IN THREE LOW INCOME
WOMEN REPORT MISSING WORK.
SCHOOL OR SIMILAR COMMITMENTS
DUE TO A LACK OF ACCESS TO
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS. ANOTHER
SERVING TWENTY TWENTY ONE FROM
THE GAPS CONTINUE TO EXIST FOR
BLACK INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR. COLOR ARE BY PART
COMMUNITY. A QUARTER OF BLACK
AND LATIN NEXT PEOPLE WITH
PARENTS STRUGGLING AGREE THAT
THEY HAVE STRUGGLE TO AFFORD
PERIOD PRODUCTS IN THE PAST
YEAR. THE INDEX UP OVER NINETEEN
PANDEMIC IN THE RISING COSTS OF
MONSTER PRODUCTS HAVE
EXACERBATED THE ISSUE OF MEN'S
FOR PRODUCT AND SECURITY. I
DON'T WANT PARENTS UP TO JUNE
CHOOSE BETWEEN THE FIRST
NECESSITIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES
OR MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS WHICH
IMPACT TO THE HEALTH AND ABILITY
TO WORK. BUT THEY DO. I COME
FROM WORKING AS A DIRECTOR OF
THE NONPROFIT WHERE WE WOULD
CONSTANTLY SEE FAMILIES AND MOMS
COME. AND TELL US THAT THEY
WOULD CHOOSE PAYING RENT. BUYING
BABY FORMULA AND FOOD. ON BEFORE
THEY CHOSE TO BY. THEMSELVES
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS. WHAT ACCESS
MEANT THREE PEOPLE MAY TO USE
MAKESHIFT PRODUCTS OR THESE
PRODUCTS FROM. THAN THE
RECOMMENDED TIME. THIS CAN BE TO
SERIOUS HEALTH. SUCH AS TOXIC
SHOCK SYNDROME OTHER INFECTIONS
. TO THAT END SB TWO SIXTY WOULD
ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE THE
PROGRESS MADE IN INCREASING
AMOUNTS FOR EQUITY ACROSS AND
SUPPORTING. OUR CALIFORNIA
FAMILIES PARTICIPATING COUNT
WORK SOMEONE I THINK COMMITTEE
MEMBERS LIKE SENATOR PER TITLE.
AND CENTER HOT FOR BEING CO
AUTHORS ON THIS MOVE VERY MUCH
NEEDED BILL SO HERE TODAY TO
TESTIFY. IT IS A FEELING OF LIEU
POLICY DIRECTOR WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL DEMOCRATS
IN ONE OF THE CO SPONSORS. NGO
BONTA A COLLEGE STUDENT AND A
SPARK LEADER WITH KERR WORKS.
HOUSE PART BEING A PROJECT-
KNOWN AS THE STUDENT PARENTS RE
IMAGINING CAL WORKS. THANK YOU
PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON TERRA MEMBERS MY NAME
IS FIONA LIEU AND I'M A SENIOR
IN HIGH SCHOOL IN ORANGE COUNTY.
I ALSO CURRENTLY SERVE AS THE
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR CALIFORNIA
HIGH SCHOOL DEMOCRATS. I'M HERE
IN STRONG SUPPORTER OF SB TWO
SIXTY WHICH WOULD PUSH FOR
MENSTRUAL PRODUCT ACCESS FOR LOW
INCOME PEOPLE ON CAL WORKS. I'VE
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ONE
OF THE USERS WHO HAVE BEEN
CHAMPIONING SB TWO SIXTY AND I'M
PROUD TO SAY THAT THIS BILL HAS
BEEN A VASTLY YOU FLAT OUT FOR.
I SEE TWO SIXTY WOULD BE A
STRONG CONTINUATION OF
CALIFORNIA'S DEDICATION TO
PROVIDING MEASURE PRODUCTS FOR
ALL MEN STREETERS. RECOGNIZING
THAT THIS IS ESSENTIAL HEALTH
CARE ACCESS AND A HUMAN RIGHT.
CALIFORNIA HAS HISTORICALLY
SERVED AS A MODEL STATE FOR ANTI
POVERTY POLICIES AND THIS BILL
WOULD SET INSPIRATIONAL
PRECEDENT FOR MANY OTHER STATES
AND FUTURE. FUTURE MENSTRUAL
EQUITY EFFORTS. AS A STUDENT WHO
HAS GROWN UP IN A LOW INCOME
FAMILY RELYING ON PROGRAMS SUCH
AS CALFRESH MEDI CAL AND FREE
AND REDUCED LUNCH. I WITNESS MY
FAMILY'S OWN FRUGAL SPENDING ON
NECESSARY ITEMS SUCH AS MONSTER
PRODUCTS. MY MOM WOULD TELL ME
TO USE PASSED SPARINGLY BECAUSE
OF THE TAXING FEEDS THESE
PRODUCTS POSE ALL MY FAMILY'S
LIMITED INCOME. I OFTENTIMES LOW
INCOME PEOPLE ON HOWARD'S FACE
THE SAME STRUGGLES IF NOT WORSE.
MAIN STREET IS TO DO NOT HAVE
ACCESS TO PRODUCTS HAVE REPORTED
USING MAKESHIFT PRODUCTS.
REUSING PRODUCTS OR NOT USING
PRODUCTS AT ALL. ALTHOUGH FREE
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS ARE NOW
FORTUNATELY PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS
AS LOOK GREAT AT GREAT LEVELS SB
TWO SIXTY ADDITIONALLY ADDRESSES
MENSTRUAL PRODUCT NEEDS. FOR LOW
INCOME ADULTS AT HOME USE AND
YOUNGER MEN STREETERS. FOR THESE
REASONS I URGE YOUR YOUR AYE A
BOW ON SB TWO SIXTY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR GOOD AFTERNOON TO
REMEMBER MY NAME IS JOHN AND I
MISS BURKE LEADER. WITH PROJECT
BURKE WE ARE STUDENT PARENTS
REIMAGINING CAL WORKS AND WE ARE
IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL UP TO
SIXTY. SENATE BILL TWO SIXTY
WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED
SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES ON CAL
WORKS. WHO ARE STILL STRUGGLING
TO STRETCH THEIR GRANT TO COVER
BASIC NECESSITIES BY PROVIDING
TWENTY DOLLARS PER MONTH. THE
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS. AS A
COVER STUDENT PARENT ATTENDING
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND WORKING
MORE THAN TWENTY HOURS A WEEK
STRUGGLES WITH ACCESS TO BASIC
NECESSITIES SUCH AS MENSTRUAL
PRODUCTS. WOOD AND HAS CREATED
AN OBSTACLE TO MAINTAIN
MOTIVATION TO PURSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION. BY PROVIDING RELIEF
FROM BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS
MR PRODUCTS IT IS AN IMPORTANT
BENEFIT FOR OUR FAMILIES TO
ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE RELIEF
FOR GREAT CALIFORNIANS AND IT IS
CRITICAL BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE
BASIC NECESSITIES. CRUCIAL TO
PROVIDING FOR CHILDREN BUT THE
STABILITY OF OUR FINANCES IS A
MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO STABILITY
FOR FAMILIES THAT. AS A PARENT
IN THE SYSTEM I KNOW I SPEAK FOR
MOST OF US IF NOT ALL WHEN IT
COMES TO BUDGETING EVERY SINGLE
PENNY BURKE WITH. AND IT COMES
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF
EMBARRASSMENT TO SAY THAT COMES
WITH MASTER PRODUCTS TO. FIVE
EARNED DISSATISFIED ABOUT TWENTY
TO THIRTY DOLLARS A MONTH AND-
HE'S- IF I CAN'T MAKE IF I CAN.
MAKE LAST MONTH STRETCH INTO THE
NEXT MONTH. BECAUSE AND I HAVE A
TWENTY THIRTY DOLLARS FOR THE
NEXT MONTH- AND- THIS ISN'T
SOMETHING THAT'S OBVIOUSLY
COMFORTING ARE EASY TO COME TO
THE SENATE WITH BUT IF IT HELPS
IMPERIAL POVERTY AND IT HELPS
THAT. WORKS MOMS AND DADS IN THE
SYSTEM AND CHILDREN I'M HERE FOR
IT. IS THESE TWO SIXTIES-
BENEFITS WILL NOT ONLY BRING
RELIEF TO MY HOME BUT THE HOMES
AND CAL WORKS FAMILIES ACROSS
THE STATE. I THINK YOU CAN
MEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME AND IT IS
FOR THESE REGIONS REASONS I URGE
YOUR AYE FOR VOTE SB TWO SIXTY.
THANK YOU. IN YOU. HE DID GREAT
. THANK OTHERS PLEASE. HELLO
WATER RIGHTS ORGANIZER. THANKS
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ENTERTAIN
WITH GREAT GREAT SENSE OF
POVERTY CALIFORNIANS TRANSPORT
THANK YOU CENTER THANK YOU. WHEN
THE WATER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CATHOLIC CONVERTS IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THE OTHERS IN
SUPPORT. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU HERE IN C.
NINE. THE MODERATOR IF YOU'LL
PLEASE PROMPT INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION IS SENATE BILL TWO
SIX C. PLEASE BEGIN. I TO-
TESTIFIED THAT AND SUPPORT
OPPOSITION YOU MAY PRESS ONE AT
ZERO AT THIS TIME. FIRSTLY THE
DEADLINE SEVENTY. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS NOT THE NUMBER
. THE INTEL ALSO CALLED ON THE
CELL PHONE CRYING IN STRONG
RIGHT FEATURES THAT. THANK YOU.
THANKS TO THE A FIFTY FOUR THE
FUNDS.
ONE FIFTY FOR YOUR LINE IS OPEN
. I WOULD NOT TO NEXT ONLINE
NINE IF I HAD. HI MY NAME IS
MOLLY MOCK UP THE TOURNEY WITH
PUBLIC COUNCIL AND I'M CALLING
IN SUPPORT OF SB SIXTY. THANK
YOU. THIS LINE TWENTY EIGHT
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS IS
MADE JERRY THE HOBBIT BUT
FRANCISCO TO REFLECT THE PRODUCT
WERE IN FRONT FOR A BILL TO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
DEADLINE THIRTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. IN A BAGHDAD WITH THE CAL
STATE INVESTIGATION AND FROM
WHAT. THANK YOU. FIVE MEXICO TWO
NINE FORTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD.
KAREN MEMBERS MACHEL DURANDAL
FOR BUT THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN AND GIRLS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB TWO SIX ZERO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT TO THIS
LINE FIFTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JENNIFER MALLEY WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT TO
THIS LINE IS SIXTY TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I'M SURE. SUPPORT MMHM
THANK YOU. NEXT TO THE LINE
SIXTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
WHAT HELL AT THE AGE THAT IT
EIGHT FALLING INTO OF A IF YOU.
HERE THANK YOU. NEXT LINED EIGHT
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS
RESPONSIBLE ACTIONS ON OUR NON
POVERTY EXTRA SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. ANEXO THE TO LINE THIRTY FOUR
PLEASE FIVE. GOOD AFTERNOON
ASHLEY FROM WORKING WITH GIRLS
LEARN INTERNATIONAL IN THE
CEMETERY FOUNDATION CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF SB TWO SIXTY. THANK
YOU. AND ACTIVISTS LINE FIFTY
NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD. MOVE ON TO
LINE SIXTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
. GOOD AFTERNOON HONORABLE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS TIANANMEN
LINE THE GIRL AND I AM CALLING
SUPPORT SD TO FIX THANK YOU
THANK YOU. FOR THANKS FOR THE
TIME SIXTY FOUR. FIND. FORTY
NINE FORTY NINE FORTY THREE
FUNDS. LINE FORTY OR LINES OF.
GOOD AFTERNOON REBEKAH GONZALEZ
FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER IN FRONT PART OF THE
STUFF. THANK YOU. NEXT IN LINE
IS SIXTY FIVE THREE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO I'M ON THE NORTH
CALIFORNIA HAS PUT OUR CUSTOM
CALLING FEATURES SIXTY. BEEN YOU
. AND THE TO LINE FIFTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MEETING THE
NEEDS OF THE GROUP WAS GATHERED
WITH THE LIMON SOMETHING AND I'M
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
SIXTY. THANK YOU. ALL. NINE
SIXTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD. I AM
CALLING HIM STRONG SUPPORT OF S.
TWO SIXTY THANK YOU. ANEXO THE
TO LINE SEVENTY ONE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS CURTIS
SMITH I'M WITH DAYS FOR GIRLS
AND CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THAT EACH SIXTY. THANK YOU.
MEXICO TO LINE OUT OF THIRTY
EIGHT PLEASE FIVE. HI IN YOUR
BILL CALLING FROM PERIOD THE
MONSTER MOVEMENT AND STRONG
SUPPORT. YOU. AT THIS TIME
THERE'S NO THERE'S IN Q. THANK
YOU MODERATOR AND THANK YOU TO
ALL THOSE WHO ARE. RATED AS A
WITNESS TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT IN
COLTON WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO THE MEMBERS-
I WANT TO THANK YOU AT SENATOR
FOR MAKING FIVE FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD I KNOW THAT THERE
ARE SEVERAL BILLS THAT ARE
LOOKING AROUND- EQUITY IN AND MR
PRODUCTS THROUGH VARIOUS
ASPECTS- YOU CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO. GARNER A LOT OF
SUPPORT- FROM ALL GENDERS- AND
ALL AGE GROUPS SO- I LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING MORE WORK
AROUND EQUITY- AND CURIOUS- ON
THE COSTS- AND I KNOW THAT YOU
ALSO SIT ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE-
AND THIS WOULD NOT BE
IMPLEMENTED UNTIL TWENTY TWENTY
FIVE- BUT BEING THAT YOU. HAVE A
VOICE IN POLICY AS WELL AS A
VOICE IN THE BUDGET- I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO DIVE DEEPER INTO THAT TO
ENSURE THAT. WE'RE EQUITABLE
EQUITABLE NOT ONLY IN HOW WE
CREATE A LOT BUSY CAL WORKS BUT
HOW WE SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS.
ABSOLUTELY IN THE TWENTY DOLLARS
YOU KNOW WE WERE WE'RE LOOKING
FOR. RESEARCH AROUND WHAT GET
THAT ACTUAL NUMBER WE FOUND ONE
OUT OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
OF WOMEN BUT WE SET THAT AS A
BASELINE AND DEFINITELY ARE OPEN
TO YOU KNOW FOR THE
COMMUNICATION ON THAT ESPECIALLY
TO MYSELF THREE- THANK YOU. CAN
OPEN IT UP TO OTHER MEMBERS FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE.
WHICH IS WHY MAKE A COMMENT WITH
REGARDS TO- JUST COMMENDING THE
MANY NON PROFITS- SOCIAL
SERVICES- THAT ARE PROVIDED
WITHIN COMMUNITIES THAT ACTUALLY
- MAKE. HAVE THEM AVAILABLE TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS I KNOW THAT-
AS I'VE BEEN TOURING MY DISTRICT
THESE PAST TWO YEARS. MANY OF
OUR AND- MANY OF OUR
ORGANIZATION NONPROFITS ARE
ACTUALLY- VERY ENGAGE IN.
ACQUIRING DONATIONS WITH REGARDS
TO DIAPERS- FEMALE PRODUCTS-
PERSONAL HYGIENE JUST IN GENERAL
JUST PERSONAL HYGIENE ALONG
WITH- GIVES I KNOW WE HAVE A- A
NONPROFIT IN OUR AREA CALLED.
SANTA CLAUS INC RUSSIA PROVIDES-
CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO CHILDREN IN
THE COMMUNITIES AND ALONG WITH
THAT AS WELL. THERE ARE HUGE ON
MAKING SURE THAT- FAMILIES HAVE
DETERGENT AND THEY HAVE- ALL OF
THAT SO. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING
THE BILL- THIS TIME AROUND ON
THAT AND JUST BECAUSE- I
PERSONALLY HAVE SEEN MANY MANY
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN MY
COMMUNITY- STEPPING UP ON THAT
AND- AND MEETING THOSE NEEDS IN
MY COMMUNITY- BUT I THINK YOU
FOR THE EFFORTS IN IN IN MOVING
THIS FORWARD- AND I- I KNOW THAT
OUR OFFICE ACTUALLY. WE ATTENDED
IT WE DIDN'T HOLD IT BECAUSE I
WE HAVE COVERED IN OUR OFFICE IN
I KNOW OUR HOLIDAY- OPEN HOUSE
WE'RE ACTUALLY WE'RE COLLECTING.
DIAPERS ALONG WITH FEMALE
PRODUCTS- FOR LOCAL NONPROFITS
TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THOSE TO OUR
COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE VERY
ENGAGED IN THAT PROCESS BECAUSE
WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEED-
BUT- THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. THANK YOU KNOW
SOMEONE IS WORKING ON NONPROFIT
AND YOU KNOW I HAVE SEEN SOME OF
THE WORK NOT NEVER IN MY ANY
TIMES THAT I WORKED THERE DID WE
SERVE A MILLION PEOPLE. NEVER WE
EACH REPRESENT ONE MILLION
PEOPLE AND- ALL THE NONPROFIT TO
MY DISTRICT CAN COME UP TOGETHER
CAN'T WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. COME
TOGETHER AND PROVIDE FEMININE
HYGIENE PRODUCTS FOR ONE MILLION
PEOPLE SO WHILE. I RESPECT THE
NONPROFIT TO DO THE WORK- THE
NEED IS STILL THERE AND WHETHER
WE CAN VISIT VISIT FIVE HUNDRED
NONPROFITS. AND THE NEED WOULD
STILL BE THERE WE CAN VISIT THEM
AND SEE THE GREAT WORK THAT
THEY'RE DOING BUT THE NEED IS
STILL THERE JUST LIKE WE HEARD
ABOUT HUNGER. THE SAME THING
HERE I APPRECIATE COMMENTS WE
CAN DEFINITELY WORK. MORE ON IT
LATER. Q. CENTER WHAT. ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. OKAY
CORRECT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSER
THANK YOU SO MUCH BEFORE SO YOU
I DO WANT TO YOU KNOW GIVE SUCH
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE ARE JUST
LIKE COMMAND THE USE THAT ARE
HERE YOU KNOW THEY'RE NOT. OUR
FUTURE THERE ARE PRESENT- YOU
ARE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
PARTNERING WITH ME- IT'S THE
YOUTH THAT YOU HEARD ARE REALLY.
LIFTING THIS OP SO I ASK MY
COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT THIS- IN
ENSURE THAT THE RECIPIENTS OF
COMMERCE ONE OF OUR MOST LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES AND
CALIFORNIA. I GET THIS MONTH
ALLOTMENT OF TWENTY DOLLARS HELP
AND POVERTY AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK RIVAL. THANK YOU WE HAVE A
MOTION FOR S. B. I'LL MAKE THE
MOTION E. THANK YOU SENATOR WILL
HAVE. THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY
CENTER WILL HAVE A SYSTEM PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM SIX THE
MOTION IS TO PASS A RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION OF RADO GIL. I
EVERADO GOODBYE THE TROUBLE. HER
TOTAL. FOR TITLE II MENJIVAR.
MENJIVAR I WILL HAVE I WILL HAVE
A BY. THREE ZERO SAN SO THE BILL
IS OUT WE HAVE FOUR ZERO VOTES
THANK YOU SO MUCH- WE WILL NOW.
OKAY WE'LL- THE MOTION. WE WILL
NOW MOVE TO LIFT THE CALLS. HEY
WE HAVE. TWO ITEMS THE SENATE
BILL NINE AND SENATE BILL TWO
FORTY TWO. IT SORRY GO AHEAD.
FILE ITEM ONE SB NINE CORTESE
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
I SHOW ABOVE. THE CHEWABLE GUY.
THE SERGEANTS. THAT BILLS OUT.
FIVE ZERO. FILE ITEM TO S. B.
TWO FORTY. BY SANDERS THEM IS
PASS A RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I. SHOWBOAT HI TROUBLED
BY. SAN FRANCISCO FIFTY BILLS
OUT. FIVE ZERO. ALL RIGHT. SO
CONGRADULATIONS FOR. STICKING
WITH ME MY FIRST CHERRY OF THE
HUMAN SERVICE COMMITTEE THANK
YOU OF THE IS A FOR YOUR PART-
WE CONCLUDE OUR MEETING AT THE
HUMANS CAN THANK YOU.