THE SENATE BUDGET SUB COMMITTEE
NUMBER FIVE ON PUBLIC SAFETY THE
JUDICIARY LABOR AND
TRANSPORTATION WILL COME TO
ORDER GOOD MORNING THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
844-291-5491 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS. SEVEN ZERO FOUR TWO FOUR
SEVEN SEVEN WE ARE HOLDING A
COMMITTEE HEARINGS IN THE
CAPITAL ASK OUR MEMBERS TO BE
PRESENT ROOM ONE TWELVE SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING. WE HAVE FOURTEEN
ISSUES ON TODAY'S AGENDA BEFORE
WE HEAR PRESENTATION ON THE
ISSUES- AND CONSULTANT LET'S
ESTABLISH A CORD. SENATOR ALSO
HERE SENATOR NEWMAN HERE
SENATORS THEY ARE TELL. WHEN THE
CONSULTANT NOTES A QUORUM HAS
BEEN ESTABLISHED TODAY'S HEARING
WILL COVER THE COMMISSION ON
PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND
TRAINING THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION
ALL ITEMS WILL BE HELD OPEN AND
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL TAKE BE
TAKEN AT THE END. CAN WE WILL
BEGIN WITH ISSUE ONE WHICH IS
THE PEACE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
HEARINGS AND WE WOULD ASK OF MR
MANY ALBERT IS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION ON
PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND
TRAINING- AND THERE WE WILL HAVE
A LEÓN DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
FOLLOWING.
GOOD MORNING GO AHEAD MR OVER
THIS. HER EIGHT. GOOD GOOD
MORNING MADAM CHAIR DELIGHTFUL
IN SENATORS ON THE SUB COMMITTEE
AND ALL THE STAFF. MY NAME IS
MANNY ALVAREZ AND DI SERVIZI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
COMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER
STANDARDS AND TRAINING. OR POST
AS WE ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO.
SEATED TO MY RIGHT IS ASSISTANT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNE MARIE
DEL NILE. SYSTEM EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR DYLAN I- IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE NEW PEACE OFFICER
STANDARDS ACCOUNTABILITY
DIVISION WITHIN POST. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY
AT THIS MORNING'S HEARING. POSES
A REGULATORY AGENCY WHICH SETS
THE MINIMUM SELECTION AND
TRAINING STANDARDS FOR
APPROXIMATELY SIX HUNDRED LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND
APPROXIMATELY NINETY THOUSAND
PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
DISPATCHERS IN CALIFORNIA.
PURSUANT TO THE PENAL CODE THE
POST COMMISSION IS MADE UP OF
EIGHTEEN MEMBERS. FIFTEEN OF
WHICH ARE APPOINTED BY THE
GOVERNOR. TO BUY LEADERSHIP IN
THE LEGISLATURE AND ONE IS A
PERMANENT EX OFFICIO. ADDITION
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. TODAY
WE WILL SPEAK TO WHERE WE STAND
WITH THE EXECUTION OF SENATE
BILL TWO. OUR TESTIMONY WILL
INCLUDE IMPLEMENTATION STEPS THE
VOLUME OF SERIOUS MISCONDUCT
REPORTING WE RECEIVE SINCE
JANUARY FIRST OF THIS YEAR. AS
WELL AS THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDING TO SUPPORT EXPECTED
EXPENDITURES FOR EVIDENTIARY
HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS HEARINGS
WHICH ARE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
THE LEGISLATION. PRIOR TO THE
GOVERNOR SIGNING SENATE BILL TO
PUSH BEGAN COORDINATING
IMPLEMENTATION SHOULD THE BILL
BE SIGNED INTO LAW. IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE BILL WAS SIGNED BY THE
GOVERNOR. POST RE DIRECTED
APPROXIMATELY 8% OF OUR EXISTING
STAFF TO THE IMPLEMENTATION
PROJECT. IN THE SPRING OF TWENTY
TWENTY TWO. THE COMMISSION
APPROVED OVER TWENTY NEW
REGULATIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES TO FOLLOW. ONCE FISCAL
RESOURCES WERE PROVIDED THE POST
- IN- THE FY TWENTY TWENTY TO
TWENTY THREE BUDGET. POST
STARTED HIRING FOR THE NEW
DIVISION IN EARNEST. WE ALSO
STARTED TRAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL ACROSS THE STATE.
SINCE JULY TWENTY TWENTY TWO.
CLOSEST TRAIN MORE THAN THIRTY
TWO HUNDRED LAW ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL ON IT SENATE BILL TWO
ON THE NEW REGULATIONS AS WELL
AS PROCEDURES TO BE USED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS TO
REPORT SERIOUS MISCONDUCT POST.
POST ALSO WORK DILIGENTLY AND
ACCOMPLISHING PLANTATION OF A
SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS TO
SUBMIT DATA INTO ENABLE POST TO
TRACK INVESTIGATIONS AND PERFORM
OVERALL CASE MANAGEMENT. WE
SEPARATELY TRAINED OVER
SEVENTEEN HUNDRED LAW
ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL ON THE USE
OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY. SENATE
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DUMB AND I'LL WELL NOW PROVIDE
INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT. AND
EXPECTED VOLUME OF DATA ON
CERTIFICATION ACTIONS AND SHE
WILL DETAIL THE NEED FOR FUNDING
TO SUPPORT THE EVIDENTIARY
HEARINGS BEFORE THE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. EMORY.
YEAH GOOD MORNING CHAIRED ARIZA
AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
MY NAME IS HENRY DOWN THE NILE.
I AM THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE PEACE OFFICER
STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
DIVISION WITHIN POST. TODAY THE
DIVISION IS IN FULL OPERATION
AND IS COMPRISED OF SIX BUREAUS
CERTIFICATION IN TAKEN
DISPOSITION AND FOR PROFESSIONAL
CONDUCT HEROES THAT ARE BROKEN
INTO FOUR DISTRICTS ACROSS THE
STATE SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS. SINCE JANUARY FIRST
TWENTY TWENTY THREE THE DIVISION
EVERY HAS RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY
FIVE THOUSAND REPORTS OF SERIOUS
MISCONDUCT FROM APPROXIMATELY
31% OF THE SIX HUNDRED NINETY
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS
THE STATE. WHICH ON AVERAGE IS
ROUGHLY FOUR HUNDRED REPORTS
WEEKLY. ABOUT 59% OF THOSE
REPORTS RECEIVED OR WHAT WE
REFER TO AS LOOK BACK CASES
WHERE THE INVESTIGATIONS AND
FINDINGS OCCURRED BETWEEN
JANUARY FIRST TWENTY TWENTY IN
JANUARY FIRST TWENTY TWENTY
THREE. SENATE BILL TWO INCLUDED
PROVISIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES TO SUBMIT LOOK BACK
REPORTS OF SERIOUS MISCONDUCT TO
POST BY JUNE THIRTIETH OF TWENTY
TWENTY THREE. AND POST TO ACT ON
CASES INVOLVING EXCESSIVE USE OF
FORCE LIKELY TO CAUSE SERIOUS
BODILY INJURY OR DEATH CASES OF
DISHONESTY IN CASES OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT
WHILE POST SHOWS THAT ONLY 30%
OF THE AGENCIES ARE CURRENTLY
REPORTING THESE ARE THE LARGEST
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE
STATE AND EMPLOY ROUGHLY EIGHTY
FIVE THOUSAND PEACE OFFICERS. IT
SHOULD ALSO BE NOTICED THAT
NOTICED THAT WHILE THE LARGEST
PIECES OFF THE LARGEST PEACE
OFFICER AGENCIES IN THE STATE
ARE REPORTING. THEY ARE NOT
NECESSARILY REPORTING-
PROPORTIONATELY TO THE NUMBER OF
OFFICERS THAT THEY CURRENTLY
EMPLOY. GIVEN THE SHEER NUMBER
OF REPORTS THE DIVISION HAS
IMPLEMENTED A TRIAGE SYSTEM
WHERE UPON INITIAL REVIEW OF THE
SERIOUS MISCONDUCT REPORTS STAFF
ASSIGNED A PRIORITY TO THESE
CASES ACCORDING TO THE SERIOUS
NATURE OF THE ACT. AND WHETHER
THE SUBJECT PEACE OFFICERS STILL
EMPLOYED. CURRENTLY THE DIVISION
IS ACTIVELY REVIEWING TWO
THOUSAND CASES THAT MAY RESULT
IN SOME FORM OF ACTION. THE
DIVISION IS ALSO ELEVATED
FIFTEEN CASES TO THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR THAT HAVE RESULTED IN
THE ISSUANCE OF IMMEDIATE
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION. WHERE THE
SUBJECT OFFICER SUSPENDED FROM
SERVING AS A PEACE OFFICER UNTIL
FULL EDUCATION OF THE CASE OR
UNTIL THE MATTER HAS BEEN
RESOLVED THROUGH CRIMINAL
PROCEEDINGS. TODAY WERE BEFORE
YOU REQUESTING THE FOUR POINT
FIVE MILLION FROM THE GENERAL
FUND IN TWENTY THREE TWENTY
FOUR. AND THE THREE POINT NINE
MILLION ON GOING TO FUND THE
WORK OF THE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS. THESE
COSTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
EDUCATION OF THE PEACE OFFICER
DE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AS
REQUIRED UNDER SENATE BILL TWO.
POST ESTIMATES IT WILL RECEIVE
THOUSANDS OF CASES MONTHLY ONCE
ALL AGENCIES BEGIN TO FULLY
REPORT ACTS OF SERIOUS
MISCONDUCT. THE PROJECTION IS
BASED ON ANALYZING THE PUBLIC
COMPLAINTS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
ANNUALLY. WERE ROUGHLY THREE
THOUSAND TO THIRTY FOUR HUNDRED
OF THOSE COMPLAINTS INVOLVED
ACTS OF SERIOUS MISCONDUCT BY
PEACE OFFICERS WHICH MAY RESULT
IN SOME FORM OF DISCIPLINARY
ACTION WHERE THE OFFICER IS
AFFORDED DUE PROCESS AND HEARING
. WE DO PROJECT THAT ABOUT 30%
OF THOSE CASES MAY BE HANDLED
THROUGH STIPULATED SETTLEMENTS
AND NOT REACH A FULL EVIDENTIARY
HEARING. THAT BEING SAID THERE
STILL WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED WITH
THESE. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
THROUGH THE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
INCLUDING ANALYZING THE
COMPLEXITY OF THE CASE
COUNTERING THE MATTER FOR
HEARING. SCHEDULING AND STAFFING
SETTLEMENT CONFERENCES AND
CONSULTATION ON RESOLUTION. WELL
POST APPRECIATED THERE'S A GREAT
DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING
THE VOLUME OF CASES THAT WILL
RESULT IN DECERTIFICATION WE
KNOW THIS WORKLOAD IS ON GOING.
WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
APPROVAL OF THIS FUNDING TO
ENABLE POST TO MEET THE MANDATES
OF SENATE BILL TWO. AND TO
RESPONSIBLY ADDRESS ACTS OF
SERIOUS MISCONDUCT BY PEACE
OFFICERS WHO POSE A THREAT TO
THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH WELFARE AND
SAFETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
EXACTLY THAT'S IT YOU'RE
PRESENTING THEM CHERRY THANK YOU
THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. BUT
NOW WE WANT TO MOVE ON TO THE L.
A. O. THAT MR. SIBAL THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR SENATORS- MY NAME IS
JARRETT SEBELUM WITH THE L. A.
O. OF FOR THIS PROPOSAL WE
RECOGNIZE THERE IS A FUNDING
NEED HERE HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE
RECENT IMPLEMENTATION OF S. B.
TWO AND THE PEACE OFFICER
DECERTIFICATION. PROCESS THE
NUMBER OF EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS
THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
HEARINGS IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS
POINT OF TIME. AND SO THERE'S
REALLY NO- ACTUAL- CASELOAD DATA
TO BASED ON GOING FUNDING LEVEL
NEEDS ON. AN ADDITION POSTED
STILL BUILDING ITS CAPACITY TO
REVIEW IN PROCESS CASES WHICH
COULD AFFECT THE NUMBER AND
VOLUME OF CASES THAT ARE FILED.
WITH THE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS AND FOR
THESE SO FOR THESE REASONS WE
MAKE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE
LEGISLATURE'S CONSIDERATION. OF
THE FIRST AS WE RECOMMEND THAT
THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED THE
FUNDING FOR THREE YEARS AS
OPPOSED TO ONGOING AS PROPOSED
BY THE GOVERNOR- AND REQUIRE
POST TO REPORT ON ITS OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING COST OVER
THAT TIME. WE BELIEVE THAT WITH
THAT INFORMATION AND AFTER THAT
TIME THE LEGISLATURE WOULD BE
BETTER POSITIONED TO DETERMINE
WHAT THE ON GOING FUNDING LEVEL
NEEDS ARE. FOR THESE COST. IN IT
IN ADDITION OUR SECOND
RECOMMENDATION IS BECAUSE OF THE
UNCERTAINTY AROUND THE NUMBER OF
CASES. AND THERE MAY BE FEWER
CASES FILED WITH THE OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS THAN
ESTIMATED WE WOULD RECOMMEND THE
LEGISLATURE ADOPT PROVISIONAL
LANGUAGE THAT LIMITS THE USE OF
THESE FUNDS TO OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING COST. AND
REQUIRES ANY UNSPENT FUNDS TO
REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND. THAT
WAY IN THE EVENT THAT COSTS ARE
LESS THAN ESTIMATED THESE FUNDS
WOULD REVERT TO THE GENERAL
FUND. WHICH WE BELIEVE IS
IMPORTANT GIVEN THE CURRENT
BUDGET ENVIRONMENT. AND SO WITH
THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK
YOU I. AND FOR DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE MISTER THOMPSON. SIR
YES. OF THE ADMINISTRATION
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ONGOING
COSTS THE COMMISSION FOR
DECERTIFICATION HEARINGS
REPRESENTS THE BEST ESTIMATES
AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME- AND THAT
COSTS IN THE FUTURE COULD VERY.
HOWEVER THE ADMINISTRATION NOTES
THAT THIS REQUEST IS BASED ON A
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES. A. N. TO
THE COST AND WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED
WITH THESE HEARINGS WILL BE
ONGOING ACCORDINGLY THE
ADMINISTRATION. POSITION IS THAT
ONGOING FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE
IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND
REASONABLE APPROACH AT THIS
TIME- AS IT PERTAINS TO
SUPPORTING POST IMPLEMENTATION
OF SB TWO. ARE THE
ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HAVE
CONCERNS WITH ADDITIONAL
REPORTING- AS POST CAN EXPLAIN
IN MORE DETAIL SB TWO DID
INCLUDE A REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
AND COULD BE LEVERAGED FOR THIS
PURPOSE THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU- COLLEAGUES
. QUESTIONS COMMENTS AND- NO NO
I HAVE A COUPLE- JUST WITH
RESPONSE UP TO THE- DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE OR TO- ESTRADA'S. DO
YOU HAVE ANY- OR OR WHAT MIGHT
YOUR CONCERNS B. FROM THE
RECOMMENDATION FROM THE L. A. O.
FOR A LIMITED TERM FUNDING. YOU
GET THE FUNDING BUT- LIMITED
TERM SO ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO
ADDRESS THAT. I'LL SEND YOU A
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
ULTIMATELY I'M I THINK THE
ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE OPEN TO
WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE ON
THAT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE
THOUGH. THIS IS AN ONGOING COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF LEGISLATION
THAT- I BELIEVE AS MY COLLEAGUE
FROM POST SHARED THE VOLUME OF
CASES THAT POST IS TAKING AN IS.
EXTREME I'M AND SO IN FACT TO
THIS AMOUNT MAY NEED TO BE
ADJUSTED UP RATHER THAN DOWN I'M
BECAUSE WE TOOK A RELATIVELY
CONSERVATIVE APPROACH. YEAH I'M
FORTUNATELY IT WILL JUST LEAVE
US SOMEWHAT WITH THE BUDGET GAP
IN THE OUT YEARS BECAUSE WE
THINK THAT COSTS WILL BE ON
GOING WE WOULD JUST NOT HAVE
FUNDING PROGRAMS IN THOSE OUT
YEARS- TO COVER THESE COSTS SO
WE HAVE TO. FACTOR IN ACCOUNT
FOR THOSE IN FUTURE YEARS. SO
WHAT IF THERE'S A LARGER
WORKLOAD. THAN ANTICIPATED I
THINK WE'VE I THINK WE- LAST
YEAR WHEN WE ADAM BROUGHT
FORWARD A PROPOSAL TO STAFF POST
FOR SB TWO I THINK WE WERE CLEAR
THAT IT WAS BASED AND- AND- MY
COLLEAGUES IN CALL ME IF I'M
WRONG BUT THERE'S NO SNOW STATE.
THAT IS REALLY COMPARABLE TO US
IN TERMS OF BOTH THE
EXPANSIVENESS OF THE LAW AND
THEN SIMILARITIES IN TERMS OF
OPERATIONS. SO WE WERE CLEAR
THAT THIS WAS KIND OF OUR OUR
BEST GAS BUT THERE MAY BE NEEDS
TO ADJUST IN THE FUTURE. I'M AND
JUST GIVEN THE VOLUME I THINK
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE
LOOKING NOT CLOSELY THE ANNUAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT MY
COLLEAGUE ALLUDED TO. AND THAT
POST CAN SPEAK TO IN A BIT MORE
DETAIL WILL PROVIDE US EXTENSIVE
INFORMATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
IN. TERMS OF THE VOLUME THAT
THEY'RE SEEN. BUT WE STILL FEEL
THAT WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FOR
RIGHT NOW KIND OF REPRESENTS.
THE BEST THAT WE HAVE- WITH THAT
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MONITOR EACH
YEAR IN TERMS OF HOW THAT
PROCESS ROLLS OUT. OKAY ANYWAY
ANYONE WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT-
WE COULD PROVIDE WORKLOAD OF THE
REPORTING. REQUIREMENTS UNDER
SENATE BILL TWO AND MARIE COULD
DISCUSS THAT- OBVIOUSLY
CONCURRENCE THEM MISS HEWITT'S
COMMENTS. ANY FUNDING THAT WE DO
RECEIVE OBVIOUSLY WE WILL RETURN
TO THE GENERAL FUND IS ELLY ELLS
RECOMMENDATION NUMBER TWO. THAT
IS A GIVEN FOR US- COULD YOU GO
OVER SOME OF THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AMERI. POLICE ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER PENAL CODE
SECTION THIRTEEN BY TEN POINT
NINE. I'M WHICH WAS PART OF SB
TWO INITIALLY THERE IS A
REQUIREMENT THAT POST PRODUCE AN
ANNUAL REPORT AND ITS EXTENSIVE
IT'S ON EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION
SEPARATIONS. CHARGES COMPLAINT'S
ALLEGATIONS OF SERIOUS
MISCONDUCT SETTLEMENTS OF
CIVILIAN CLAIMS CIVIL JUDGMENTS.
THE NUMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES REPORTING. NUMBER OF
CASES SENT TO- SENT TO PEACE
OFFICERS REGARDING CASES OF
SERIOUS MISCONDUCT. NUMBER OF
HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD
AND THE COMMISSION. NUMBER OF
HEARINGS CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE
OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
NUMBER OF CERTIFICATIONS THAT
HAVE BEEN SURRENDERED SUSPENDED
OR OTHERWISE REVOKED. THE NUMBER
OF AUDITS AND REVIEWS CONDUCTED
INTERNALLY REGARDING THE
ANALYSIS OF AND AN INVESTIGATION
SUBMITTED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES. AND THAT ISN'T THE
FULL HOST OF THAT REPORT SO
THERE'S QUITE AN EXTENSIVE
REPORTING REQUIREMENT CURRENTLY
IN THE LAW THAT POST WILL REPORT
ON ANNUALLY IN TERMS OF THE
WORKLOAD. I THINK IT'S FAIR TO
MENTION THAT WHEN WE LOOKED AT
HISTORICALLY THE NUMBER OF
PUBLIC COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED IN
CALIFORNIA TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND AGAIN THAT'S LIMITED
IT'S NOT THE FULL EXPANSIVE.
NINE ACTS OF SERIOUS MISCONDUCT
THERE'S SIXTEEN THOUSAND CASES
REPORTED ANNUALLY TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AGAIN WE
FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A PRETTY
CAN IRVINE EFFORTS- S. ALSO TO
BE NOTED- OTHER LICENSING-
REGULATORY PROVISIONS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IF A PEACE
OFFICER IS REVOKED THERE'S NOT
AN OPPORTUNITY TO REINSTATE AS
THERE IS IN MOST PROFESSIONS.
THEREFORE CHANCES ARE IN
INDIVIDUAL WHO FEELS LIKE THEY
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL
THIS YOU KNOW DECERTIFICATION
FINDING IS MOST LIKELY GOING TO
TAKE THIS THROUGH FULL EDUCATION
SINCE THERE'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY
TO COME BACK IN A YEAR OR TWO.
AND PETITION THE STATE FOR
REINSTATEMENT OF THAT LICENSE
THEY'RE SENSUALLY LOSING THEIR
LIVELIHOOD FOR THE REST OF THEIR
CAREER. THANK YOU. OKAY YES
SENATOR. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING IS BECAUSE IS THE
FIRST YEAR. WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO IDEA HOW MUCH IT'S GONNA COST
SO WE NEED SOME FLEXIBILITY IN
FUNDING INCLUDING THE FACT
FLEXIBILITY TO ADD MORE SO THAT
WE CAN GET AN ACCURATE- READ- BY
THE END OF THE YEAR. ON ON WHAT
THIS PORTION WITH THE WITH THE
CATCH UP STUFF IS GOING TO BE
AND THEN GOING FORWARD- WILL
PROBABLY NEED ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
OF NORMAL OPERATIONS TO FIGURE
OUT WHERE THIS ULTIMATELY LANDS
FROM A FUNDING AND BUDGETING
PERSPECTIVE. FOR EVERY YEAR
GOING FORWARD. I THINK THAT'S
REASONABLE BUT I WILL DEFER TO
MY COLLEAGUES AT DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. I WAS ALWAYS JUST WHAT
WE INCLUDED IN THAT BUDGET FOR
LAST YEAR AND THIS FUNDING SO WE
WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS WHAT WE
NEED FOR NOW TO THE EXTENT THAT
WE NEEDED TO MORE AYE AYE SO I
DON'T THINK WE'RE ASKING. AT I
GUESS IN SOME SENSE WE'RE ASKING
FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THAT WE WANT
ONGOING FUNDING- BUT I DON'T
THINK WE'RE ASKING THAT THERE IS
ANY LANGUAGE THAT ALLOWS US TO
AUGMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE WELL
I'M JUST I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT WE YOU GUYS HAVE THE TOOLS.
AND RESOURCES YOU NEED TO DO
WHAT THIS BILL SAYS SO THAT WE
CAN GET AN ACCURATE. ACCURATE
IDEA OF HOW IT'S- BEING UTILIZED
AND HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS. BY THE
END OF THE NEXT YEAR AND THEN IN
THE SUBSEQUENT COUPLE OF YEARS
AFTER THAT THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU
. YOU CAN. WELL THANK YOU BOTH
VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION-
IT'S A- VERY BIG TASK OF THAT
YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU BUT-
YOU THINK YOU NEED THE RESOURCES
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT SO. PUSH
EIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK
YOU THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR- WE'LL
MOVE ON NOW. TO DEPARTMENT
OVERVIEW. WITH CAL ALWAYS YES-
WE HAD HOPED TO HAVE OUR NEW.
DIRECTOR NANCY WARD
UNFORTUNATELY SHE IS AT A STORM
RECOVERY EVENT. AND WILL BE ABLE
TO BE WITH US. BUT FORTUNATELY
WE HAVE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
MISS CHRISTINA CURRY. WELCOME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOOD MORNING
CHAIRED ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE- AS YOU STATED MY NAME
IS TINA CURRY AND CHIEF DEPUTY
DIRECTOR. AT THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND
JOINED HERE WITH ME OUR DEPUTY
DIRECTOR. OF FINANCE
ADMINISTRATOR JUST AS THE
MINISTRATIONS GIVES ME ERIC
SWANSON- I'LL JUST GIVE A VERY
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT
AND- IN THE MOMENT MOVE TO-
OTHER SPEAKERS FOR YOUR ISSUES
ON YOUR AGENDA- WELL TO TWENTY
TWENTY THREE KIND OF GOES
WITHOUT SAYING HAS ALREADY BEEN.
A REALLY EVENTFUL YEAR FOR
EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS AND
OUR COMMUNITIES IN CALIFORNIA
HAVE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT-
BETWEEN ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS THAT
STARTED BACK IN LATE DECEMBER
AND JANUARY OF THIS YEAR.
FOLLOWED BY MORE COLDS COLD
STORMS IN FEBRUARY
UNPRECEDENTED- SNOW PACK AND
THEN THIS LATEST ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER SERIES THAT HAS OCCURRED
HERE IN MARCH. CALLAWAY S. IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER STATE AND
FEDERAL AGENCIES HAS BEEN
COORDINATING. ALL ALONG THROUGH
ALL OF THESE EVENTS. THE STATE
AND LOCAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY
ALL ACROSS THE STATE- FROM
CORNER TO CORNER HAS BEEN
IMPACTED BY BY THE STORMS IN A
NUTSHELL IN SHORT OUR ROLE IS
THAT OF CORD NATION TO BRING
TOGETHER ALL OF THE ELEMENTS OF
GOVERNMENT OR NON GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD BE
NEEDED. TO CONTEND WITH THE
DISASTER OF ANY TYPE WERE
CHARGED WITH ANTICIPATING
PLANNING AND PREPARING TO
COORDINATE CRITICAL RESOURCES
AND SUPPORT TO IMPACTED
COMMUNITIES TO PROTECT THEIR
LIVES TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY
AND ULTIMATELY TO SEE THEM
THROUGH- FOR THE NEEDED SUPPORT
FOR THE RECOVERY FROM THESE
DISASTERS. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL
YEARS THE STATE HAS EXPERIENCED
AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF
EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS WE'VE
HAD CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES AS
YOU'RE WELL AWARE. WE'VE HAD
POWER GRID CHALLENGES OUTAGES
EXTREME HEAT. EARTHQUAKES THE
PANDEMIC. AND THEN WE SWUNG FROM
A SEVERE DROUGHT SITUATION- TO
WHAT WE FACE NOW WITH THESE WITH
THIS EXTREME WEATHER AND STORMS
FIFTEEN OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE
FIRES IN THE STATE'S HISTORY
HAVE OCCURRED. SINCE TWENTY
FIFTEEN AND SEVEN OF THOSE JUST
IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. SO AS A
RESULT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES
CALIFORNIA HAS MOVED INTO A NEW
ERA A NEW CHAPTER OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER RESPONSE
RECOVER WE HAVE TO DO THINGS
DIFFERENTLY. EMERGENCIES AND
DISASTERS ARE MORE FREQUENT. THE
MORE COMPLICATED TO RESPOND TO
AND THEY INVOLVE MULTIPLE
COUNTIES AND REGIONS OF THE
STATE ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS
KALAYEH S. HAS BEEN BEFORE YOU.
DISCUSSING THE CHANGING AND
WORSENING DISASTER LANDSCAPE AND
WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE'VE MADE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN
CREATING A STRONGER CALLAWAY US
FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR
WE HAVE PROPOSALS TO MAKE
PERMANENT CALIFORNIA'S CYBER
SECURITY INTEGRATION CENTER. AND
EXPAND WHAT WE CALL HAZARD
MITIGATION OR THAT RISK
REDUCTION INVESTMENT INTO
RESILIENCE FOR AGAINST FUTURE
HAZARDS. TO IMPROVE OUR
PROCESSES AND ADMIT AN OR
COORDINATION TO INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE RECEIVING THIS IMPORTANT
AID. I WAS ASKED TO TOUCH A
LITTLE BIT ON THE CURRENT STORMS
THAT WERE BEEN FACING. IN
ADDITION TO THE ATMOSPHERE
PREVENTS I MENTIONED EARLIER
JANUARY FEBRUARY I CALIFORNIA'S
NOW FACED ABOUT TWELVE OF THESE-
ONE AFTER ANOTHER. AND FOR THE
MARCH EVENT SPECIFICALLY
GOVERNOR NEWSOM HAS DECLARED A
STATE OF EMERGENCY AND IS ALSO
REQUESTED DIRECT FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE FROM THE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY'S IN
FORTY EIGHT OF FORTY THREE I'M
SORRY OF CALIFORNIA'S FIFTY
EIGHT COUNTIES COUNTY SO FAR.
HELLO YES ALONG WITH OUR
CRITICAL STATE AND LOCAL
PARTNERS IN FEMA USED-
TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIVE MODELING
ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN
COULD GARNER ABOUT THESE AMHERST
FOR. ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS EXCUSE
ME IN ORDER TO PRE POSITION
RESOURCES SO ALL THROUGHOUT THE
STATE AS WE SAW THE STORM'S
COMING WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT LIFESAVING RESOURCES FOR
RESCUE- FOR RESPONSE TO
DISASTERS WERE IN PLACE AHEAD OF
TIME. SO THAT THEY CAN BE PUT TO
WORK- TAKE TO CONDUCT THIS
LIFESAVING SAFETY ACTIONS THOSE
INCLUDED FIRE ENGINES WILL BE
CALL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAMS
TO OVERSEE THE RESPONSE. A SWIFT
WATER RESCUE TEAMS HIGH WATER
VEHICLES THROUGH THE NATIONAL
GUARD. AS WELL AS SNOW REMOVAL
EQUIPMENT AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES
SUCH AS FOOD WATER AND SHELTER
ING SUPPLIES LIKE HOT COTS AND
BLANKETS THAT CETERA. ALSO
WORKING CLOSELY WITH FEMA TO
CONDUCT DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS TO
RAPIDLY- YEAH WHILE WE'RE STILL
RESPONDING- LEARN WHAT WE CAN
ASSESS WHERE WE CAN ACCESS IT TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF THIS
DISASTER ESPECIALLY IN THOSE
HARDEST HIT COUNTIES WHERE WE
KNOW THERE'S DAMAGE. TO
DETERMINE IF CALIFORNIA WILL
MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR FURTHER
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE THERE ARE
THRESHOLDS THAT CALIFORNIA HAS
TO HAS TO EXCEED IN ORDER TO- BE
SUCCESSFUL IN THOSE TYPES OF
REQUESTS FOR WORKING ON THAT
NIGHT AND DAY- WELL AT THE SAME
TIME OR- RESPONDING. THESE
STORMS LIKE SO MANY OTHER
DISASTERS DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACT THE MOST VULNERABLE
CALIFORNIANS. DURING THIS EVENT
STATE GOVERNMENT IS TAKING A NEW
AND NOVEL APPROACH TO DISASTER
MANAGEMENT BY PRIORITIZING HOW
WE COMMUNICATE. WITH DURING A
CRISIS TO EMPHASIZE OUR REACH TO
THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST WE FIRMLY
BELIEVE THAT THE CHANCES OF A
CALIFORNIANS SURVIVING A
DISASTER SHOULD NOT DEPEND ON
THEIR AGE. THEIR ABILITY THEIR
ZIP CODE. AND IT SHOULDN'T
MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK
OR HOW MUCH MONEY IS IN THEIR
BANK ACCOUNT. WITH NEW FUNDING
APPROVED LAST YEAR BY THE
LEGISLATURE AND CHAMPIONED BY
GOVERNOR NEWSOM THE TEAM AND-
YES CHANGED OUR COMMUNICATION
APPROACH. FOR THIS EVENT TO
SPEAK DIRECTLY TO THOSE WHO ARE
TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED AND MOST AT
RISK. WE HAVE ALSO ESTABLISHED
WHAT WE CALL A PRIORITY
POPULATIONS TASK FORCE THAT IS
BRINGING TOGETHER ALL THE
DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND EXPERTS-
AND CHARGED WITH IDENTIFYING
WAYS TO PROTECT CALIFORNIANS.
WHO THESE STORMS THREATEN MOST.
MATERIALS WERE DELIBERATELY
PREPARED TO BE CULTURALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY INVITING
ACCESSIBLE RESPECTFUL AND
USEFUL. OUTREACH LIKEWISE WAS
INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO BE
PEOPLE CENTRED IN PEOPLE
POWERED. IN HARNESSING THE- THE
STRENGTH OF LOCAL COMMUNITY
GROUPS WHOSE LEADERS AND MEMBERS
KNOW BEST HOW TO REACH THEIR
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
IMPORTANTLY HAVE THE TRUST OF
THEIR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND
WORKING RAPIDLY ON THE GROUND TO
GET THE WORD OUT. AS NOTED IN
YOUR AGENDA THE TWENTY TWENTY TO
BUDGET ACT INCLUDED A
REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT
TO SIT OVER SUBMIT A REPORT TO
THE LEGISLATURE. NEXT YEAR
OUTLINING OUR EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
PLANNING STRATEGIES THIS REPORT
IS A PRIORITY FOR DIRECT AWARD
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
DISCUSSING WITH YOU. IN THE NEXT
YEAR. TODAY WE BROUGHT TOGETHER-
CALLAWAY S. PROGRAM EXPERTS TO
DISCUSS THE ITEMS ON YOUR
AGENDA- BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME ON THAT BRIEF OVERVIEW AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU HAVE OF ME AT THIS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND APPRECIATE THE
UPDATE THE REPORT- SO MANY.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE RELY ON YOU
AND YOU'RE A SERVICES SO. SHAPE
THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH CENTER
YES. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
WORK- YES IS BEEN DOING
ESPECIALLY IN RESPONSE TO- THESE
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS IN OUR SNOW
PACK AND DOWN THE SAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS AND WERE HAVING ISSUES
THERE. SO IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS
. THAT'S NO PASS GONNA MELT.
IT'S GONNA MELT AT A RATE THAT
WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T EVER SEEN
BEFORE. AND WHAT IS WHAT IS
BEING DONE AND HAS IT BEEN
BUDGETED IN HERE- TO DEAL WITH-
RIVERS AND- OTHER. WATERWAYS
THAT WE PROBABLY HAVE NOT SEEN.
THEM CREST LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO
AND ESPECIALLY IN AREAS- THEIR
LOW LYING. YOU KNOW LOWER LYING
AREAS THE ONES THAT CATCH CATCH
IT AT THE END WHICH ARE A LOT OF
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND PLACES
LIKE THAT. IS- YES- BUDGETING
FOR THAT IN ALSO IS FEMA TAKING
INTO ACCOUNT. BECAUSE I AM IT'S
ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THEIR HELP.
AFTER IT STARTS BUT IT'S ALSO
NICE TO HAVE THEIR HELP BEFORE
IT STARTS SO WE CAN GET PEOPLE
OUT OF THE WAY BECAUSE THAT'S
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO DEAL WITH IT. IS
ALLOWING PEOPLE AND HAVE ENOUGH
LEAD TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY-
BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO AYE. AYE
I SAW WHAT HAPPENED TWENTY YEARS
AGO UP AT THE WALKER RIVER IT.
WENT UP THE SIDES OF THE WALLS
OF THE HELL CANYON WHICH IS
UNBELIEVABLE. AND AND WE DIDN'T
HAVE HALF OF WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
AND SO I'M REALLY CONCERNED
ABOUT GOING FORWARD NOT JUST
WHAT HAPPENED BUT GOING FORWARD
. AND THAT WE HAVE OUR EYES ON
THAT. THANK SO MUCH FOR COMMENT
QUESTION AND I'LL TRY TO. ANSWER
THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU
BROUGHT UP FIRST OF ALL THIS IT
INCIDENT IS STILL ONGOING YOU
KNOW TO YOUR POINT- WE'RE
ALREADY WORKING WITH- IMPORTANT
PARTNER DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES AND OTHERS WHO DO
MODELING- WHO UNDERSTAND THAT
THE HISTORIC SNOW PACKED THAT
FACES AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO
PRESENT ITSELF- SO WE DON'T SEE
OURSELVES EXITING RESPONSE BY
ANY MEANS BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING
TO BE IT SIMULTANEOUSLY. YOU
KNOW WORKING WITH THESE
COMMUNITIES WHO'VE ALREADY BEEN
IMPACTED ON THEIR RECOVERY PART
OF WHAT WE DO IS FORWARD
PLANNING- IS WHAT ALLOWED US TO
STATION THESE RESPONSE RESOURCES
WHERE THEY WERE FOR THE CURRENT
STORM SO BE LOOKING AT THINGS
LIKE THAT WHERE DO WE EXPECT.
FUTURE FLOOD IMPACTS AND THEN AS
WE GO FORWARD WORKING WITH-
FEMALE ON YOU KNOW SOME TYPE OF
ASSISTANCE REQUEST PART OF WHAT
WE'LL BE LOOKING ABOUT IS WHAT
IS THE- YOU KNOW INCIDENT IF YOU
WELL BECAUSE IT'S- IT'S- NOT
UNLIKE WILDFIRES THAT HAVE.
CONSEQUENCES DOWN THE LINE WHEN
IT RAINS- YOU KNOW THESE EVENTS-
WITH THE SNOW PACK THAT HAS
ALREADY FALLEN WILL HAVE
CONSEQUENCES DOWN THE LINE SO.
WE'LL TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION
AS WE FIGURE OUT WITH THE
TRAJECTORY OF ASSISTANCE. WILL
BE BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PLANNING FOR AND RESPONDING TO-
YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT IS EXPECTED
TO COME WITH THIS- WITH THE SNOW
MELTING CERTAINLY IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR
COMMUNITIES BUT THANK YOU FOR
THAT QUESTION. AND I THINK A BIG
PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE A
DISPLACEMENT- BEFORE. BEFORE
PEOPLE ARE FLOATING DOWN THE
RIVER. AND SO- HOPE THAT IN THE
BUDGET AND- WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT
THAT IF IT IS. THANK YOU
SENATOR. MMHM OKAY- JUST A
COUPLE OF THINGS- YOU'RE
INVOLVED IN. PUTTING TOGETHER A
STRATEGIC PLAN- BY NEXT ON
FEBRUARY AND JUST- WHATEVER
THOUGHTS YOU HAVE ON HOW THAT'S
MOVING ALONG. YOU KNOW. TO BE
ABLE TO GET TO THAT PLAN YEAH IT
DIDN'T I'VE MENTIONED IT BRIEFLY
TO WHERE WE'RE DEFINITELY ON
TRACK TO- PREPARE THAT AND-
WORKING THROUGH AS YOU CAN SEE
WITH MY DESCRIPTION OF. THE
TYPES OF THINGS WE FACE IS WHAT
WE'RE AN AGENCY THAT HAS TO BE
BOTH ANTICIPATORY AND
RESPONSIVE- YOU KNOW GIVEN THE
FACT WE HAVE ALL HAZARDS IN
CALIFORNIA WE CAN'T PREDICT- SO
WE'RE- I'M GOING TO BE
THOUGHTFUL WORK THROUGH. A LOT
OF THE- EXISTING YOU KNOW
CONSTRUCT WE HAVE BEEN PARTLY
LESSONS LEARNED. FROM THESE
DISASTERS BECAUSE EVERYONE OF
THEM PRESENTS US YOU KNOW SOME
WAY- AT SOME LEARNING OF HOW
THINGS CAN WORK BETTER OR
CAPITALIZE ON THOSE THINGS THAT
WORKED WELL SO THAT WE CAN
CONTINUE TO THEM SO WE ARE- IT
IS A PRIORITY FOR US IN WERE- B.
B. YOU KNOW BEING. WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH
ESPECIALLY GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT
WE'VE BEEN THROUGH IN
CALIFORNIA. ON AND WORKING
WORKING WITH YOU GOING FORWARD
ON THAT IMPORTANT PARTS. WELL I
LOOK FORWARD ALSO TO SEEN. YOU
JUGGLE THE COR- MISSION THAT YOU
HAVE WITH REGARDS TO EMERGENCY
SERVICES BUT YOU ALSO HAVE
RESPONSIBILITY OVER. NON
EMERGENCY SERVICES LIKE. GRANTS
AND VICTIMS SERVICES-
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES SO HOW
DOES ALL FIT IN WITH THE CORE
MISSION. RIGHT YEAH ABSOLUTELY
WELL WE HAVE EXPERTS IN CALLAWAY
S. THAT LAND TO DISASTER
RESPONSES CERTAINLY WE'RE
LEVERAGING THAT BUT ONE OF THE
IMPORTANT. INVESTMENTS THAT YOU
MADE- AND THEN WE WORK WITH YOU
WAS TO MAKE PERMANENT OUR
DISASTER RESPONSE WE'RE ACTUALLY
RE DIRECTING- STAFF FROM THOSE
VERY PROGRAMS YOU MENTIONED AND
YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT YOU KNOW
THE BALANCE AT THAT. REQUIRED
AND SOME DESTRUCTION TO SUMMER
CITY STATE WORK SO WE'RE VERY
PLEASED TO- TO HAVE THAT
CAPABILITY NOW IT HAS ALLOWED US
TO RESPOND TO THESE- DISASTERS
THAT HAVE HAVE IMPACTED US SO
FAR AND CERTAINLY GOING FORWARD.
THAT IS A HUGE HELP. TOWARDS-
TOWARDS RB A LADY TO SUPPORT CAL
CAN BE. WITH WE NEED TO. OKAY
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR PRESENTATION WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO- ISSUE
THREE- AND THAT'S IMPLEMENTING.
A NINE EIGHT EIGHT BEHAVIORAL
MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE. ELM WE
BEGIN WITH. BUDGET CAREER. AS A
CORRECT AND ERIC SWANSON.
WELCOME THANK YOU CHAIR- I AM
ERIC SWANSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE ADMINISTRATION AT
CALLAWAY US. HI THIS ITEM ON
YOUR AGENDA IS A REQUEST FOR
POSITIONS IN TWENTY THREE POINT
EIGHT MILLION NINE EIGHT EIGHT
STATE SUICIDE OF BEHAVIORAL.
HEALTH CRISIS SERVICES FUND IN
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY THREE TWENTY
FOUR. AND ONGOING. TO SUPPORT
ACTIVITIES REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT
AB NINE EIGHT EIGHT THIS AMOUNT
INCLUDES REQUEST TO SHIFT THE
SIX MILLION AND ONGOING FUNDING
AUTHORIZED IN THE TWENTY TO
TWENTY THREE BUDGET. FROM THE
GENERAL FUND TO THIS NEW NINE
EIGHT EIGHT FUND AND WITH ME
TODAY IS MR CAREER. WILL FURTHER
DESCRIBE OUR PROPOSAL. THANK YOU
WELCOME I THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
MY NAME'S BUDGET CARRIER I
OVERSEE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMUNICATIONS- WITHIN CALORIE
S. WHICH INCLUDES NINE ONE EIGHT
NINE EIGHT EIGHT. AND I'M GONNA
GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE
PROGRESS WE'VE MADE SENSE THE WE
FIRST BEGAN THIS NINE EIGHT
EIGHT JOURNEY AS YOU MAY RECALL
ON JULY SIXTEENTH TWENTY TWENTY
TO NINETY DAY BECAME. THE
NATIONAL LIFELINE AND SUICIDE
HOTLINE NUMBER THAT WAS AN
EFFORT THAT WAS INITIATED BY THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND WE
RESPOND TO THAT. REQUEST OF THE
BCP WHICH THANKFULLY- AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT YOU
AUTHORIZE THAT TO BE HELP US TO
BEGIN THE WORK TO MOVE BEYOND.
JUST THE ABILITY TO DO SORT OF A
BASIC TRANSFER BETWEEN NINE ONE
A NINETY DAY TO REALLY IMPLEMENT
A SYSTEM THAT NO MATTER WHAT
CHOICE AN INDIVIDUAL MAKES
WHETHER IT'S- CALLING NINETY DAY
CALLING NINE ONE. CALLING WHAT'S
CALLED A WARM LINE WHICH ARE
DIRECT LINES INTO SOME OF THESE
CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME
SERVICES. WHICH MEANS WE NEED
THE ABILITY TO MOVE THAT CALL
AND THAT INFORMATION. BETWEEN
THOSE SYSTEMS SO WE BEGAN THAT
WORK. ON WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT
THAT WE COMPLETED A COMPETITIVE
BID PROCESS WE SELECTED A
VENDOR. IS CONNECTED KICKED OUT
KICKOFF MEETINGS ADDITIONAL SITE
SURVEYS HAVE BEEN DONE AT ALL
THE TWELVE CENTERS. WE'RE
STARTING THAT INITIAL WORK FLOW
ANALYSIS TO ROLL OUT THAT
SOFTWARE. THEN ALONG CAME. AB
NINE EIGHT EIGHT IN AS WE WERE
IN BEGINNING STAGES OF THAT
PROCESS. AND IT ADDED SOME
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO WHAT
WE ARE ARE CURRENTLY DOING. SO
OUR NEXT STEPS WERE ALREADY
IDENTIFIED WE KNOW WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO ROLL OUT THAT
TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL SUPPORT.
ANSWERING THE CALL AND PROVIDING
THE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE
COUNSELORS TO BE ABLE TO
SERVICE. THOSE ARE CALLING IN.
BUT IT GAVE US SOME ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS. IT ESTABLISH
CALORIE **** THE TECHNICAL LEAD
FOR NINETY DAYS. AND ALSO GAVE
US THE REQUIREMENT TO ADMINISTER
. THE NINETY DAY SURCHARGE. IT A
DENTAL. H. H. AS THE- LEE AND
REQUIRED US TO COLLABORATE. AND
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT
COLLABORATION IS GOING WELL WE
MEET WEEKLY. SOMETIMES MORE
FREQUENTLY DEPENDING ON WHAT. IS
GOING ON. IN WE'VE ALSO STOOD UP
AND I NEED A TECHNICAL ADVISORY
BOARD THAT BORDERS MET A COUPLE
OF TIMES. ON THERE SOME PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON WHAT
THAT BOARD IS DONE SO FAR. THE
STAFF PERSON WORKING GROUP'S.
WITH IDENTIFIED IN NINETY EIGHT
SYSTEM DIRECTOR WITHIN CALLOW
YES. AND IT ALSO ADDED SOME
MOBILE REQUIRES CRISIS RESPONSE
CAPABILITIES AND ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS DOWN OF THOSE
CENTERS. AND IT'S THOSE. THOSE
ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD ABOVE AND
BEYOND THAT FEDERAL INITIAL
FEDERAL REQUIREMENT. THAT THE
BUDGET REQUEST IS BEFORE YOU
THIS YEAR'S REALLY FOCUSED ON
AND THAT'S THE SUMMARY THAT AIR
GAVE SO. AND AGAIN OUR GOAL IS
THE SAME WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE MATTER WHICH CHOICE AN
INDIVIDUAL MAKES THEY HAVE EQUAL
ACCESS. TO ALL OF THESE SERVICES
AND WE'RE BRINGING THE SYSTEMS
UP TOGETHER THE NEXT ONE WILL BE
BRIEFING OUT OF THE NEXT AGENDA
ITEM NEXT GEN NINE ONE IS A KEY
PART OF THIS TECHNOLOGY
INITIATIVE SO. HAPPY ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
THE L. A. O.'S OFFICE. JR'S
ARTWORK LEGISLATIVE ANALYST
OFFICE WE DID NOT RAISE ANY
CONCERNS WITH THIS PROPOSAL.
THANK YOU. AND FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. HI MY
NAME IS TASHA MACK AND WITH
DEPARTMENT FINANCE FOR HER TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE NO
COMMENTS. GREAT OKAY. COLLEAGUES
IN QUESTIONS NO. I'M JUST IF YOU
COULD EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT OF.
ABOUT ADMINISTERING THE
SURCHARGE FUND EXPLAINED THAT
TAKE FOR COMPLIMENTS TO DO THAT
. YES SO INITIALLY THE
LEGISLATION SET THE SURCHARGE OF
EIGHT CENTS- SO THAT'S WHERE IT
IS FOR CALENDAR YEAR TWENTY
TWENTY THREE AND TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR- IT'LL BE IN THAT THE YEAR
FOLLOWING THAT THAT THE
SURCHARGE WOULD HAVE TO BE
POTENTIALLY ADJUSTED BASED ON.
THE AUTHORIZATIONS WERE
DISCUSSING THIS YEAR AND OF
COURSE NEXT YEAR. THE WAY THE
FUND WORKS IS EACH OF THE
CARRIERS THAT ARE OUT THERE THIS
IS WIRELINE WIRELESS VOICE OVER
IP ALL OF THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE
PROVIDING DIAL TONE. ARE
REQUIRED TO REPORT THE NUMBER OF
ACCESS LINES INTO CALLOW YES
WHICH THEY DO THIS YEAR BY
AUGUST WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE
NUMBER OF ACCESS LINES WE
COMPARE THAT TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS THAT ARE
AUTHORIZED. TO GO TOWARD THE
FIND DO THE SIMPLE MATH TO SAY
THE FUND NEEDS TO BE SET AT THIS
LEVEL WE MAKE THAT
RECOMMENDATION OVER TO CD TFA.
THEY THEN SET THE FEE AT THAT
LEVEL AND THEY BEGIN TO COLLECT
THOSE FEES THAT ARE REMITTED BY
THE CARRIERS AND THEN IT PASSES
FROM THEM OVER TO US OBVIOUSLY
THERE'S SOME ADMINISTRATION. THE
CDFA IS DOING ON THEIR SIDE. AND
THEN WE MONITOR THAT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHAT CAME IN. ALIGNS
WITH WHAT THE CARRIERS REPORTED
TO US IN TERMS OF ACCESS LINE SO
WE HAVE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY
THERE- AND THEN OBVIOUSLY-
THEY'LL BE A PIECE. DEPENDING ON
WHAT'S AUTHORIZED TO THE BUDGET
THAT GOES TOWARD THE WORK EFFORT
THAT'S UNDER THE STATUTE THAT
CAROL YES DOES. RELATIVE TO WHAT
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. DOZEN
THEIR PIECE ON THE POLICY SIDE.
OKAY AND- IS THERE A AN AMOUNT I
SAW ABOUT TWENTY CENTS. SO THAT
IS THAT. IS THAT THE MAXIMUM OR
THE MAXIMUM IS THIRTY SIX THIRTY
SEVEN GO FROM ZERO TO THIRTY
CENTS. AND RIGHT NOW IT'S AT
EIGHT CENTS. SO DEPENDING ON THE
NEEDS THEY CAN GO AS HIGH AS
THIRTY CENTS THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY OKAY AND- HOW WHAT IS THE
ROLE WITH BETWEEN YOU AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES OR IN ANY OTHER
ENTITIES. PROBABLY THE AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL IF YOU'RE THINKING
TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTERING THE
FUND. THAT'S CARILLO YES.
TALKING POLICY AND PROCEDURES
THAT'S HHS OBVIOUSLY THERE'S A
BLENDED THERE BECAUSE THE
TECHNOLOGY NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT WHAT THEY IMPLEMENTED
POLICY. AND THAT'S THE NEED FOR
THE COLLABORATION AND- WE'VE
BEEN WORKING VERY COLLABORATIVE
NOT ONLY WITH THEM BUT WITH
OTHER STATES THAT ARE DOING
SIMILAR INITIATIVES. AND OTHER
AGENCIES THAT HAVE ARE
IMPLEMENTING SIMILAR PROGRAMS
AROUND THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU
AND JUST ONE NO TO IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT. ANY
INCREASE OR ANY CHANGE OF POLICY
THAT REQUIRES AN EXPENDITURE
INCREASE WILL GO BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE THROUGH THE BCP
PROCESS SO WE SORT OF
ADMINISTERING THE FINE WORDS
WERE DOING SORT OF A MATH
EQUATION IT'S NOT LIKE WHICH
WERE. CHANGING THE ACTUAL
PROGRAM ITSELF. SO IF THAT.
NUMBER GOES UP YOU'LL HAVE TO
COME BACK. WE HAVE ACTUALLY
APPLIED MINISTRY TO PROCESS THAT
WE DO AN ANNUAL BASIS WHERE WE
CAN ADJUST THE FEE BASED ON THE
EXPENDITURES OF THE GOVERNOR AND
THE LEGISLATURE APPROVED- SO WE
CAN NOTIFY THE CARRIERS THAT THE
FEE HAS GONE UP OR GONE DOWN
BASED ON. THAT MATH EQUATION
WE'RE DOING ON THE NUMBER OF
LINES AND THE NUMBER
EXPENDITURES IN THE BUDGET. IT
JUST SAID COME BACK. WOULD YOU
MEAN BY THAT I MEAN UP COME BACK
IN TERMS OF ANY KIND OF
EXPENDITURE INCREASE FOR POLICY
CHANGE THAT REQUIRES AN INCREASE
WOULD COME BACK TO YOU THROUGH
BCPS. OKAY GOT IT. OKAY NO MORE
QUESTIONS THANK YOU BOTH VERY
MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION
PRECIADO. UP TO MOVING ON NOW TO
ISSUE FOR WHICH IS NEXT
GENERATION NINE ONE ONE AND THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY
MICROWAVE NETWORK. YOU GET THE
SAME TWO PEOPLE FOR THIS ONE TO.
THAT'S FINE. IN THE NEXT ITEM
WERE REQUESTING A HUNDRED AND
THIRTY SEVEN POINT SIX MILLION
IN TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR. AND
LESSER AMOUNTS IN SUBSEQUENT
YEARS. OF STATE EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE NUMBER ACCOUNT OR SET
NOT. TO SUPPORT THE COMPLETION
OF THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SAFETY
MICROWAVE NETWORK BUILD OUT.
COMPLETION OF THE NEXT GEN NINE
AM NINE NINE ONE ONE SYSTEM. AND
THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND
SUPPORT OF THE SYSTEMS AND MR
CAREER AGAIN WILL DESCRIBE THIS
PROPOSAL. SEN THANK YOU VERY I
THINK I'LL START- JUST TO
ANTICIPATE THAT THE QUESTION I
DIDN'T HAVE A BY TALKING POINTS
BUT- THIS FEE IS ALSO IN SET NOT
A HAS A RANGE FROM ZERO TO
EIGHTY CENTS. AND IT WAS REALLY
THE- THE EFFORT OF THE
LEGISLATURE THAT PROVIDED THAT
FUNDING TO US IT'S BEEN THE
CATALYST THAT HAS REALLY.
ENABLED US TO BRING TECHNOLOGY
INTO THE NINE ONE ONE SPACE AND
OF COURSE BY EXTENSION NINETY
DAY AS I JUST DISCUSSED. THAT
RATE IS CURRENTLY AT THIRTY
CENTS AND THIS PROPOSAL WOULD
NOT CHANGE THAT RATE- IT'S JUST
ASKING FOR. ONGOING AUTHORITY TO
FINISH A COUPLE OF PROJECTS THAT
WE STARTED THOSE TWO BIG
PROJECTS ARE MOVING US AWAY FROM
OUR LEGACY NINE ONE SYSTEM.
WHICH WAS STATE OF THE ART IN
ABOUT NINETEEN EIGHTY- INTO NEXT
GEN NINE ONE ONE WHICH IS AN IP
BASED TECHNOLOGY. AND THE OTHER
PROJECT IS CAPS NET OR THE
STATEWIDE MICROWAVE NETWORK
WE'RE USING THAT AS THE BACK
CALL TO MOVE THOSE NINE ONE
CALLS- UP AND DOWN THE STATE.
AND IT THAT NETWORK SUPPORT SOME
OTHER KEY INITIATIVES. WE
INITIALLY GOT AUTHORIZATION TO
START THESE PROJECTS IN TWENTY
EIGHTEEN FUNDING. TWENTY
NINETEEN SO THE PROJECTS
AUTOMATICALLY STARTED THE YEAR
BEHIND. AND THEN. THIS LITTLE
THING CALLED A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROLL
OUT OF WHICH YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW
THAT IMPACTED BOTH OF THESE
PROJECTS NOT JUST IN TERMS OF
RESOURCE BUT- ACCESS TO THE NINE
ONE CENTERS WHERE THE WORK
NEEDED TO BE DONE. AND THEN THE
MICROWAVE NETWORKS THAT'S ON ALL
OF OUR MOUNTAIN TOPS. THE FIRES
AND THE- THE RECENT SNOW AND
EVERYTHING IS IMPACTING THAT SO
THERE'S BEEN SOME DELAYS IN THAT
PROJECT WERE THOSE BOTH THOSE
PROJECTS ABOUT A YEAR BEHIND.
WHICH IS GOOD CONSIDERING WE
STARTED THE YEAR LATE AND ALL
THESE THINGS HAVE HAPPENED BUT
WE'VE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT
PROGRESS SO NEXT GEN NINE ONE
ONE. IS A LIVE IN EL DORADO
COUNTY TO WHILE IN THE COUNTY
IMPERIAL COUNTY AND L. A.
COUNTY. AND WE WILL BE BRINGING
MORE AND MORE COUNTIES ONLINE
IT'S A LONG PROCESS IT WILL TAKE
US. ANOTHER TWELVE TO EIGHTEEN
MONTHS TO PROBABLY FINISH
COMPLETELY FINISH THAT ENTIRE
WORK EFFORT- BUT WE'RE MAKING
SOME GREAT PROGRESS THERE. WE'RE
SEEING TO WITH THE NETWORK WITH
BUILT IN SOME OF THE SINGLE
POINTS OF FAILURE THAT EXIST IN
THE LEGACY NETWORK WHEN WE PUT
IN THIS NEW SYSTEM. THOSE
SYSTEMS DON'T GO DOWN LIKE THE
OLD ONE DEBT SO WE'RE SEEING
SOME HUGE GAINS WITH NEXT GEN
NINE ONE. FOR CAPS NET WE HAVE
ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY
SEVEN SITES THAT WE NEED TO
UPGRADE WE FINISHED A HUNDRED
FIFTY NINE OF THOSE TWO HUNDRED
NINETY SEVEN. THE REMAINDER OF
THEM ARE ALL IN THE PIPELINE SO
WE HAVE THIS PHASED APPROACH
WERE WORKING THROUGH THIS
PROCESS. AND WE FINISH THE SITE
SURVEY A MAJORITY OF THOSE
SITES. BY THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES
THERE IS- WHEN WE GO TO THAT
THAT SITE. IF WE NEED POWER
UPGRADES OR ADDITIONAL SPACE
MANY TIMES WE KNOW WE'RE NOT THE
SITE OWNER SO WE HAVE TO WORK
WITH THE SITE OWNER. AND THEN
ACCESS TO THOSE SITES IF THERE'S
AN ACTIVE FIRE. OR TWENTY FEET
OF SNOW WHICH IS THE CASE RIGHT
NOW OR OTHER- WHERE THE ROADS
ARE IMPASSABLE BECAUSE OF-
EXCESSIVE RAIN AND STUFF OR MAKE
IT CHALLENGING FOR US BUT- WE'RE
ON TRACK- IF THIS IS AUTHORIZED
PRESS TO FINISH THESE PROJECTS.
SORT OF THE BASELINE FOUNDATION
FOR TECHNOLOGY WE NEED TO MOVE
ALL THESE INITIATIVES FORWARD IN
CALIFORNIA HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ON THOSE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. A-LEAGUE'S NO. NO
TWELFTH. WELL DONE WE HAVE SOME
- FROM. L. A. O. NOT. BERMAN
FINANCE NONE. QUITE REQUIRED
GROUP TO SIGNED A GOOD WORK. THE
THESE ARE THE LET'S LET'S GIVE
YOU WHAT IS. GOOD PROGRAM. I'LL
AND GIVE YOU CHRIS FOR A BECAUSE
IF YOU CAN THE IS WE DON'T ANY.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THE MEASURE MOVE ON TO A FIVE.
WHICH IS- MISTER. YOU STATE.
YEAH AT ISSUE FIVE FEDERAL
FUNDING AND- MAN. AND I WE HAVE
MISSED. RYAN BORRIS. GO AHEAD
THAT'S RIGHT- GOOD AFTERNOON-
THIS IS A- THIS ITEM IS SORT OF
A SERIES OF FOUR REQUESTS THAT
ARE LOOSELY CONNECTED BY FEDERAL
FUNDS AND GRANT PROGRAMS. MISTER
VERSUS BEEN ASKED BY YOUR-
COMMITTEE STAFF TO GIVE AN
OVERVIEW OF OUR FEDERAL DISASTER
FUNDING PROCESS AND HE'LL DO
THAT JUST A SECOND BUT LET ME
DESCRIBE THE TWO PROPOSALS THAT
ARE SORT OF IN HIS AREA WHICH
ARE. THE I THINK THE SECOND AND
THIRD ON YOUR AGENDA. THE FIRST
IS A REQUEST FOR THIRTY SEVEN
POSITIONS OR NINE POINT FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS IN TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR AT A LESSER AMOUNT
I'M GOING TO ESTABLISH A
RESILIENCY BRANCH WITHIN THE
HAZARD MITIGATION SECTION. COULD
MINISTER HAZARD MITIGATION
FUNDING AVAILABLE THROUGH
VARIOUS FEMA PROGRAMS AND THE
SECOND REQUEST IS HE POSITIONS
ARE ONE POINT THREE MILLION
FEDERAL TRUST FUND FOUR HUNDRED
SIXTEEN THOUSAND GENERAL FUND TO
IMPLEMENT THE NEW FEMA VALIDATE
AS YOU GO PAYMENT PROCESS. WILL
TURN IT OVER TO MR BURRIS. THANK
YOU ERIC THANK YOU CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FOR SOME AGO OVER JUST
THE FEDERAL FUNDING- ASPECT OF
OVER HAS MITIGATION PRE AND POST
DISASTER AND THEN PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE. FUNDING POST
DISASTER. PRE DISASTER FOR HAS
START A NEW PROGRAM IT'S CALLED
THE BUILDING RESILIENT- AND
COMMUNITIES A GREAT PROGRAM AND
ALSO THEY HAVE THEIR ON GOING
FLOOD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.
GRANT PROGRAM. THESE ARE ANNUAL-
GRANT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY IN THEIR ALLOCATED AT
DIFFERENT DOLLAR AMOUNTS PER
YEAR. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
THAT THESE ARE COMPETITIVE SO WE
AS A STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S
COMPETING AGAINST. THE REST OF
THE US TO GET THESE. FUNDS IN.
HERE A CALLAWAY YES WE REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE THE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. TO COMPETE AND
RECEIVE THAT FUNDING WE HAVE TWO
BIG COMPONENTS OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE ONE IS TO MAKE SURE
THE PROJECTS ARE ELIGIBLE- ONCE
SUBMITTED. INTO TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY MEET- THE AREAS OF
INTEREST THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT PUTS IN A NOTICE OF
INTENT. EACH YEAR. I WOULD SAY
THAT WE HAVE BEEN COMPETITIVE
AND- SO FAR- WE AVERAGE ABOUT
TWENTY PERCENT. OF NATIONAL
FUNDING SINCE THIS PROGRAM HAS
BEEN- A WATERED. FOUR POSES AS
WE HAVE THE FOR MAN'S ASSISTANCE
GRANTS CUT HALF MAG AND ALSO THE
HAZARD MITIGATION. GRANTS
PROGRAM. TYPICALLY YOU GET 15%
OF THE ESTIMATED COSTS OF A
DISASTER- AND YOU GET THAT INTO
HAS MEDICATION THAT YOU CAN
INVEST IN TO THE STATE HERE IN
CALIFORNIA WERE ACTUALLY AND
ENHANCE STATE. WE HAVE AN
ENHANCED STATE HAS MITIGATION
PLAN SO WE CAN ADDITIONAL 5% SO
WE GET TWENTY PERCENT. OF THOSE
ALLOCATED FUNDS THAT WE CAN USE-
TO MAKE OUR STATE MORE
RESILIENCE. ONCE AGAIN CALORIE
ESSES- WE ARE PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES TO SUBMIT THEIR
APPLICATIONS AND A MINISTER THE
FUNDING. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS THE FEDERAL
CARNAGE THERE'S A LOT OF THEM-
TO SIX ON A PAGE DOCUMENT THAT
WE HAVE TO COMPLY WITH TO INSURE
THOSE LOCAL COMMUNITIES
UNDERSTAND THAT WE GIVE THEM
THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. SO
THEY CAN SUBMIT THAT FINDING IT
IS ALL HAZARDS. SO INCLUDES
THINGS WHILE FIRE FLOOD
EARTHQUAKE. A TSUNAMI LATELY I
THINK EVERYTHING COMES TO BEAR
IN CALIFORNIA- THE FOR FEMA POP
ASSISTANCE FUND THAT'S A LITTLE
DIFFERENT- ONCE WE GET A MAJOR
DECLARATION LIKE WE DID IN
DECEMBER- AWARDED. THERE'S NO
CAP TO THE FUND- BUT IT DOES
COVER THINGS LIKE EMERGENCY
RESPONSE COSTS OVER TIME AND
ALSO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO
INCLUDES ROADS. BRIDGES
FACILITIES- IT'S IMPORTANT NOTE
THAT THE DAMAGE HAS TO HAVE
INCURRED DURING THAT INCIDENT
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING
THAT WAS DAMAGED BEFORE IT HAD
TO BE. DAMAGED DURING THAT
INCIDENTS NOW SAYS BE COST
EFFECTIVE- AND THAT'S THINGS
THAT OUR TEAM HELPS THEM- WITH-
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE
PROJECTS ARE LONG- YOU KNOW
REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE IS
NEVER EASY IT TAKES SEVERAL
SEVERAL YEARS- TOO I DO THAT
AND- EVERY TIME THERE'S A NEW
DISASTER THAT'S JUST MORE WORK
THAT WE ASSIST OUR LOCALS- WITH
IN CASE LIKE EARTHQUAKES THAT
COULD TAKE. OVER A DECADE- TO-
TO OVERCOME THAT. I'M A GO RIGHT
INTO AND ACTUALLY MY SWITCH AT
MY ORDER SINCE THE ORDER THAT
YOU PROPOSED EVERITT FOR ME I'M
A FIRST TALK ABOUT THE HAZARD
MITIGATION- THE PROGRAM WITH
TRIED WITH A CHANGING CLIMATE.
THINGS ARE INTENSIFIED NOT JUST
HERE- THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND
THE BURKE PROGRAM AS I SAID THE
WAY THE BRICK PROGRAM WORKS. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AWARDS UP TO
SIX PERCENT. OF FUNDING- FOR
EACH FISCAL YEAR FOR- THE US U.
S. SO IT'S NOT JUST CALIFORNIA'S
ALL DISASTERS COMBINED THEY
OFFER UP TO SIX PERCENT. AND
THAT'S- AWARDED ANNUALLY
ANNOUNCED ANNUALLY AND WE CAN
COMPETE FOR THOSE- AWARDS IT
STARTED ABOUT A HALF A BILLION
DOLLARS A DOUBLES EVERY YEAR
SINCE TWENTY. THIS PAST YEAR WAS
OVER TO BUY BILLION DOLLARS
ANNOUNCED. IT'S VERY TECHNICAL
IN NATURE TO GET THESE GRANTS
AWARDED- BOB THIS. PROPOSAL IS
TO GET THOSE EXPERTS INTO THE
FIELD SO WE CAN BE MORE
NATIONALLY COMPETITIVE MY GOAL
IS- I THINK EVERYONE'S GO AS IS
I WANT TO GET EVERY DOLLAR THAT
WE CAN FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA.
ANOTHER ONE LEAVE ANYTHING ON
THE- ON THE A TABLE THIS PROGRAM
INVEST- A LOT NOW SO THE
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THAT
DON'T HAVE THE STAFF AND OR THE
MONEY TO COMPETE. WITH OF THE
LARGER A- AKHBAR COMMITTEE AND
OUR TECHNICAL. IS YEAH DESIGN TO
HELP OUR THOSE. CAR COMMUNITIES
IN FACT WE- ASSIST THE PROJECT
IN KERN COUNTY- THIS PAST YEAR
WAS SELECTED ACTUALLY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE JUSTICE FOR THE
PROJECT. RECOGNIZING ITS
INNOVATIVE PROJECT FOR
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN THAT
PARTICULAR COMMUNITY FOR DROUGHT
IT WAS ABLE TO STORE- A GROUND
WATER AND USE IT IN THE FUTURE-
FOR A FUTURE THINGS FOR DROUGHT
SO THAT WAS A KEY. A JACQUI OUR
PROGRAM- I'M GOING TO THE VAGO.
PROGRAM NOW VAGO ALSO IT'S VÀ.
AS YOU GO IT'S NEW IT'S BASED
OFF THE FEDERAL. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT SPIRALING SO BEFORE
IT WAS ALL SELF CERTIFICATION
YOU WOULD DO A PROJECT AND
PUBLIC ASSISTANCE YOU WOULD SELF
CERTIFY THAT YOU DID SOMETHING
RIGHT AND THEN FEMA AUDITS AT
THE END. AND IN SOME CASES THEY
FIND SOMETHING AND THEN THAT SUB
APPLICANT HAS TO- GIVE THE MONEY
BACK THIS NEW PROGRAM THAT'S
REQUIRED BY FEMA TO VALIDATE AS
YOU GO- SO IT'S THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO
RECEIVE. THINGS FROM OUR LOCAL
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROJECT
WAS DONE IN ACCORDANCE IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THIS RIGHT-
BECAUSE NOTHING'S WORSE THAN AT
THE END OF A PROJECT TO GO TO A
LOCAL COMMUNITY AND EXTRA MONEY
BACK. IT'S ALSO- WE AS THE
APPLICANT ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY
BACK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE
FEMA STATE AGREEMENT SIGNED BY
THE GOVERNOR. SAYS THAT WE HAVE
THIRTY DAYS TO RETURN THIS MONEY
BACK TO FEMA SO- IT'S GOOD FOR
ALL OF US IF THERE'S NOTHING ON
THE BACK AND THAT WE HAVE TO
RETURN AND THAT'S WHAT. THIS
PROPOSAL WILL ASSIST WITH SO
WITH THAT ERIC LEAVE IT FOR THE
QUESTION. SO I'M GOING TO
DESCRIBE REALLY BRIEFLY I KNOW
THIS IS A LONG ISSUE THE LAST
TWO REQUESTED THE GROUPING THE
FOURTH PROPOSAL ON YOUR LIST
THERE. IS REALLY A BUDGET
DISPLAY ISSUE. OUR OUR BUDGET
REQUEST IS TO SEPARATE OUT OR
MAKE MORE TRANSPARENT DISASTER
RELATED FEDERAL GRANT
REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS. SO THAT
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN BUDGET ITEM.
CURRENTLY FEDERAL DISASTER
FUNDING IS CO MINGLED WITH OTHER
KINDS OF FEDERAL NON DISASTER
GRANTS. IF APPROVED THESE NEW
BUDGET ITEMS WOULD HAVE ENOUGH
BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR THE NEXT
FISCAL YEAR. BASED ON ANALYSIS
WE LOOK BACK AT THE PAST FOUR
YEARS. OF HOW MUCH WE HAVE
RECEIVED. ARE THE OTHER IMPORT
FACTOR TO MENTION IS THE STATE
HAS NO DISCRETION AS TO HOW MUCH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVED
FOR FUNDING. IN THIS CATEGORY WE
KIND OF ACT AS A PASS THROUGH.
FOR FEMA REIMBURSEMENTS THE GO
TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
OTHER STATE AGENCIES OR TO
REIMBURSE THE GENERAL FUND. SO
WE'RE PROPOSING ONE BILLION IN
FEDERAL FUNDING FEB JUST FEDERAL
FUNDING AUTHORITY FOR STATE
OPERATIONS. AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE
TO SAUDI ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
NEW ITEM. THERE IS NO GENERAL
FUND SPENDING IMPACT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS REQUEST. AND FINALLY
REQUESTING FIFTY FIVE PERMANENT
POSITIONS TO ADMINISTER A
PORTFOLIO OF STATE AND FEDERAL
GRANTS. THAT HAVE INCREASED
OVERALL LEVEL NUMBER OF SOURCES
AND COMPLEXITY. ALL OF THESE
REQUESTED POSITIONS WILL BE
FUNDED WITH OUR EXISTING
APPROPRIATION AUTHORITY. THROUGH
FEDERAL GRANTS THROUGH FEDERAL
MONEY AND THROUGH SOME STATE-
GRANTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
APPROVED- YES GRANTS MANAGEMENT
IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING
APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED.
FEDERAL AND STATE GRANT PROGRAMS
TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
FROM TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN TO
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY ONE. THE
HOMELAND SECURITY IN GRANTS
PROCESSING BRANCH HAS HAD A 43%
INCREASE IN FUNDING. THERE'S
ONLY BEEN A 3% INCREASE IN
PERMANENT STAFFING. IF WE HAVE
LIKE QUITE STATISTICS FOR VICTIM
SERVICES GRANTS AS WELL AN
INCREASE AND THAT'S NOT UP NOT
THE SAME AS WE HAVE HAD IN TERMS
OF STAFF. CHRIS MANAGEMENT HAS
SUPPLEMENTED PERMANENT POSITIONS
WITH TEMPORARY HELP WHICH WERE
FORMALLY CALLED LIMITED TERM. TO
CONTINUE ADMINISTERING VITAL
FUNDING TO THE CITIZENS OF
CALIFORNIA. BUT THESE TEMPORARY
HELP POSITIONS HAVE A TERM OF
TWELVE MONTHS WITH A POSSIBLE
TWELVE MONTH EXPANSION IT
EXTENSION WITH A MANDATORY
EXPIRATION AFTER TWO YEARS AND
SOME OF THESE GRANTS LAST THREE
TO FOUR YEARS. HAVING TO TURN
OVER A STAFF IN THE MIDDLE OF
GRANTS. WITH THAT I AM AVAILABLE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS BRIAN AND I
ARE BOTH AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE FOR
PROPOSALS. OKAY COLLEAGUES OPEN
SORRY. DONT LA O'S OFFICE. NEW
PRESIDENT OF DEPARTMENT FINAL
NOTE COM OKAY- I JUST DEBORAH.
QUESTION ABOUT- BALANCING THE
WORKLOAD OF THE GRANT
ADMINISTRATION WITH THE
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
RESPONSIBILITIES THAT YOU HAVE
HOW DO YOU BALANCE THOSE. WE DO
THAT IS A- THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION. WE DO HAVE A GRANTS
MANAGEMENT- PROGRAM THAT IS ONLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR GRANTS THAT
THERE IS A CABBIE OUGHT TO THAT.
BECAUSE KELLY US WE S. AS ONE
YOU KNOW TEAM IN WEST EVENTS
COME UP WE DO ACTIVATE SOME OF
OUR FOLKS TO HELP SUPPLEMENT
ACTIVITY TO MEET THE DEMAND OF
WHATEVER EVENT IS COMING UP. SO
WE ACTUALLY DIVERT SOME GRANT
STAFF SOME ACCOUNTING STAFF
STAFF FROM ALL OVER CALLAWAY. TO
HELP MANAGE THE RESPONSE AND
RECOVERY ACTIVITIES OF DISASTERS
. OKAY DOES THAT THAT DOESN'T.
WHAT KIND OF IMPACT AT THE SAME
TIME THAT WE HAVE I THINK WE
HAVE A- WE ARE I WANT TO SAY ONE
OF THE MOST EFFICIENT
DEPARTMENTS IN TERMS OF. RATING
AND YOU KNOW GETTING OUR OF PEAS
OUT FOR GRANTS AND CONTACTING
LOCAL AGENCIES SOLICITING INPUT
PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ON SOME GRANTS BECAUSE THESE ARE
SOME OF THESE FEDERAL GRANTS ARE
SUPER YOU KNOW COMPLICATED IN
TERMS OF APPLYING. AND SO WE DO
PROVIDE THAT AS WELL WE TRY TO
MAKE SURE THAT- THAT- FOLKS KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE DOING WHEN THEY'RE
APPLYING. AND I AM I WE HAVE A-
WE GO THROUGH THESE ALL THE TIME
AND HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SYSTEM
DOWN FOR GETTING OUT THE
FUNDING- VERY FAST TO LOCALS.
THANK YOU AT YES. OF STEVEN
BENSON FINANCES ONE FOLLOW ADD
ON A IS LAST YEAR WE DID AT THE
LEGISLATURE APPROVED FOR
INITIATION PROPOSED MEASURE
APPROVED A PROPOSAL TO SET UP
SOME. BASE PERMANENT STAFFING IN
THE STATE OPERATIONS CENTER TO
HELP MINIMIZE SOME OF THAT RE
DIRECTION RECOGNIZING SOME OF
THE DRUGS THAT DOESN'T SO IT'S
DOESN'T ELIMINATE IT THEY STILL
HAVE TO DO SOME OF THAT BUT-
THERE WERE SOME INVESTMENTS IN
LAST COUPLE OF YEARS TO REALLY
HELP MANAGE AND LIMIT THAT. TO A
CERTAIN EXTENT OKAY THANK YOU
AND- YOU MUST MENTION MR BURRIS
ABOUT ON UNDERSERVED I'M NOT
SURE DISADVANTAGED A COULD COULD
YOU DEFINE HOW YOU. COULD YOU
DEFINE THAT IS OUR DEFINITION
FOR THAT AND- YOU KNOW YOU GAVE
AN EXAMPLE WHICH IS GREAT- ABOUT
HOW YOU SERVE. UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES SURE SO WE DO YOU
SEE THE C. SOCIAL VULNERABILITY
AND TAX- THAT'S ONE THING WE DO
LOOK AT WE ALSO LOOK AT THE-
COUNTY IN THE CITY'S- BUDGET AS
WELL JUST TO SEE IF IT'S A
FISCALLY AS WELL WE ALSO LOOK UP
THERE'S A SEVERAL DIFFERENT
FACTORS- TO INCLUDE. SPEAKING
HOW YOU SPEAK REYES- WE PUT ALL
THOSE FACTORS AND AS IT PRODUCES
A SCAR- AND THEN ON MOST OF
THESE PROGRAMS RESIDENTS HIGH
THAT'S A RISK. AS WELL AS THEY
SUPPORT YOU KNOW- APPLY FOR
THESE GRANTS WHETHER IT'S FIRE.
OR FLOOD- AND WE'VE BEEN- OUR
OUTREACH TARGETED BASED OFF OF
THAT SO INSTEAD OF JUST SENDING
OUT A NOTICE OF INTENT HEY THE
STATE HAS ON I MEAN DOLLARS OF
HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT
AVAILABLE. WE ACTUALLY
PERSONALLY MY TEAM PERSONALLY
CALLS THOSE ARE COMMUNITIES AND
SAY HEY THIS IS AVAILABLE ARE
YOU INTERESTED WHAT DO YOU NEED.
AYE DEPLOYMENT TEAM OUT TO THESE
COMMUNITIES TO ASSIST THEM WITH-
WITH- THERE ARE GRANT WRITING
AND IT JUST MORE PARTLY GIVE
THEM IDEAS AND ONE THING THAT
THIS PROPOSAL DOES IS REALLY
DOUBLE DOWN ON THAT. EXPERTISE
AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNERS AND
HOW DO YOU PLAN FOR TOMORROW
BECAUSE WE KNOW. PLAN FOR
YESTERDAY IS NOT GONNA GET IS
WHERE WE NEED TO BE. AND THE
MORE THAT WE INVEST THESE
DOLLARS INCIDENT INTO THESE
COMMUNITIES WHICH TIME AND TIME
AGAIN OR THE ONES THAT ARE
BEING. HIT THE HARDEST AND THEY
HAVE THE HARDEST TIME TO
RECOVER- THAT INVESTMENTS GONNA
PROVE ITS WORTH. WELL I
APPRECIATE YOU- DOING THAT I
THINK THE OTHER. SUGGESTION THIS
COME UP FROM DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS IS OUT REGION TO
ORGANIZATIONS ON THE GROUND NOT
SURE HOW THAT FITS INTO WHAT YOU
DO. BUT THESE SPECIFIC LOCAL
VERY VERY LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
THAT PROBABLY AREN'T. MANY TIMES
ON THE RADAR OF OUR GOVERNMENT-
JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHO
THEY ARE. IS TO SEARCH THEM OUT
BECAUSE THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND
AND- FRANKLY MANY TIMES THEY SET
UP THEIR OWN INFORMAL SYSTEM TO
HELP EACH OTHER. IN THE BE GREAT
IF THEY WERE CALLED ON. SOONER
SO THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO
IT THEMSELVES. BUT ANY ANYTHING
ALONG THOSE LINES I THINK WOULD.
REALLY HELP REACH THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE VULNERABLE BEFORE THE
DISASTER AND EVEN MORE
VULNERABLE AND HARD HIT AFTER.
ABSOLUTELY AND YOU KNOW PROGRAMS
LIKE TO LIST THOSE PROGRAMS THAT
WE HAVE- YESS HELP NOT. WE ARE-
UNFORTUNATELY BUT FORTUNATELY IN
THESE COMMUNITIES. EVERY MONTH-
AND WE ARE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO
MORE THESE ARTISTS- STOOD UP
ORGANIZATIONS AND MEET WITH THEM
A LOT OF THAT'S HAPPENED ON THE
NATURAL- JUST BECAUSE OF THE
ACTIVITY THAT WE'VE BEEN AND IN
AND OUT REACTING TO. UP BUT WE
ARE REACHING OUT TO GROUPS LIKE
THAT- AND- IT HAS PROVED ITS
WORTH SO FAR SO AND WE CONTINUE
TO HOPE FOR THE EXPAND. THANK
YOU. OKAY ALSO THE QUESTIONS I
HAVE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATED. WE'RE MOVING ON NOW
TO- ISSUE SIX COVR NINETEEN
EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES. MISTER
SWANSON AND I BELIEVE MISTER
GREEN. WELCOME THANK YOU. YEAH
THE FINAL TWO PROPOSALS FOR
CALLAWAY S. ON YOUR GENDER ARE
RELATED TO THE STATES ARE
COVERED NINETEEN RESPONSE. WE'RE
REQUESTING FOUR POINT FIVE
MILLION ONE TIME GENERAL FUND TO
CONTINUE DALY COVERT NINETEEN
TESTING PROTOCOLS. AT MULTIPLE
CALLAWAY S. LOCATIONS TO HELP
ENSURE WE ARE ALWAYS PREPARED.
TO CONTINUE EMERGENCY RESPONSE
AND DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. HI
SPECIFICALLY DALY TESTING
CONTINUES TO BE MANDATORY FOR
THOSE WHO ARE WORKING IN CERTAIN
LOCATIONS- TO MAINTAIN
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS. FOR
EXAMPLE EVERYONE ENTERING OUR
STATE OPERATIONS CENTER
INCLUDING ACTIVATED EMPLOYEES
FROM OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES ARE
REQUIRED TO TEST ON A DAILY
BASIS. DURING PERIODS OF MORE
SERIOUS OUTBREAKS CALLOW YES
ALSO REQUIRES OTHER EMPLOYEES TO
TEST DALY- OUR AGENCY NEEDS TO
BE ABLE TO RESPOND TO MULTIPLE
EMERGENCIES AT ANY TIME AND THIS
LEVEL OF TESTING HAS PROVEN
ESSENTIAL TO PERFORMING THAT
MISSION. BECAUSE MONITORING FOR
BIRD MERGING SHE'S AND DISASTER
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY ACTIVITIES
ALSO REQUIRES MORE IN PERSON
TWENTY FOUR SEVEN OPERATIONS AND
OTHER TYPES OF STATE WORK. OUR
AGENCY HAS A MORE ROBUST TESTING
PROGRAM THAN MANY OTHER STATE
DEPARTMENTS. AND FOR THE SECOND
PROPOSAL I WILL TURN IT OVER TO
THE DEPARTMENT FINANCE. HAS YOUR
CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE SO YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE
IS A PROPOSED GENERAL FUND
SOLUTION IT THAT IS A PRODUCTION
AND WAREHOUSING OPERATIONS
SPENDING AND- THAT HARKENS BACK
TO THE TWENTY TWENTY TO TWENTY
THREE BUDGET. THAT INCLUDED A
HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN POINT THREE
MILLION GENERAL FUND AND THAT
WAS ONE TIME TO PROVIDE
WAREHOUSING SPACE PURCHASED NEW
AND REPLACE EXPIRING PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I'M
INCREASED COMMODITY SUPPLY AND
ALSO SECURE LOGISTICS SUPPORT
EQUIPMENT. SO OF THIS PROPOSAL
THIRTY SEVEN MILLION WAS FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF UP- PP STOCKPILE.
AND ALSO TO REPLACE EXPIRING PP-
HOWEVER HELLO YES CURRENTLY HAS
A HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE
MILLION MASKS AND THE NEW
SMARTER PLAN THAT HAS BEEN
INTRODUCED ONLY CALLS FOR A
STOCKPILE OF SEVENTY FIVE
MILLION MASKS. SO THERE WAS NO
NEED FOR CALLOW YES TO PURCHASE
THOSE ADDITIONAL PP AND SO
THEREFORE THE ADMINISTRATION HAS
DETERMINED THAT WE'RE GOING TO
SCORE ON THE CURRENT YEAR
SAVINGS OF ABOUT THIRTY SEVEN
MILLION AND RETURN THIS FUNDING
TO THE GENERAL FUND. AND WE'RE-
HE GOT UP AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
WILL STILL BE FULLY IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SMARTER
PLAN. THANK YOU. OKAY THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. OF THEM LMAO. THE NEW
QUESTIONS OKAY COLLEAGUES IN
QUESTIONS. I HAD TO RUN MY ST
GOOD CHRISTIAN. M. AND IT'S PART
OF LONGER. READ BUT IT'S WITH.
TO THE REDUCTION- AND OPERATIONS
THE MONEY COMING BACK. CHAU R.
I. COMMITTEE YOU FOR THAT- BUT-
JUST VERY QUICKLY AS WE LOOK
FORWARD WHAT WHAT IT WHAT IS THE
PLAN WAS THE S. AND P. FOR-
MAINTENANCE OF THAT P. P.
SUPPLY. WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE
ASSUMPTION BUT AT WHAT POINT
WOULD YOU WOULD YOU ASSUME THAT
IT NEEDS. THAT IT'LL WILL EXPIRE
IN AND OF COURSE REFER TO THE
CONDITIONS WE FOUND OURSELVES IN
THE BEGINNING A PANDEMIC WILL
YOU KNOW WE HAD STOCKPILES OF
PPA BEEN MANY CASES IT WAS
EXPIRED. OR UNUSABLE. RIGHT
THANK YOU QUESTION NEWMAN THE-
THE EXPIRATION DATES FOR
SURGICAL MASKS ARE IT TO TWO
YEARS AND WE HAVE YOU KNOW AND
WE ARE PROCESSING THOSE MASS
EVERY TWO YEARS AND PURCHASING
BEHIND THEM. WE WERE ABLE TO
WORK WITH THE MANUFACTURER FOR
THE N. NINETY FIVE MASKS. IN TO
EXTEND THAT TO FIVE YEARS. AND
SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT
NOW AND THAT ALLOWING HAVING AN
EXTENSION AND HAVING SERVICE
WILL MASS TO COVER THAT HAS
ALLOWED US TO NOT HAVE TO SPEND
THE MONEY ON. ON GOING FOR THAT
BUT WE DO MANAGE LIFECYCLE
MANAGEMENT ON ALL OF THE PPV PP
ITEMS AND THE INVENTORY-
EXPIRATION DATES SO THAT WE
PREPARE OURSELVES IN THE
UPCOMING YEARS. TO BE ABLE TO
DEAL WITH- ANY EXPIRATIONS AND
SO AND IS THERE AND THAT'S
THAT'S GOOD HERE IT IS THERE A
PLAN OF RECORD- THAT- IS PUT
TOGETHER THAN OUTLINES ALL OF
THE PROTOCOLS. AND PLANS MOVING
FORWARD TO MAINTAIN A USEFUL
PIECE OF ALL. THAT GLITTERS I
THINK I AM WE'RE LOOKING AT
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A FUNDING FOR
A WAREHOUSE AND CRAZIER WE'RE
GOING TO NEED WE'RE GOING TO
LOOK AT ALL OPTIONS MOVING
FORWARD- ON- SORT OF US HOW WE
FUND THIS WAREHOUSE OPERATION IN
FUTURE YEARS. OKAY SO WE CAN
EXPECT TO HEAR ABOUT THAT IN
FUTURE. YEARS THANK YOU- YEAH.
SAN SO. FOR NOW MILLION DOLLARS
FOR KOBE TESTING. EVERY EVERY
DAY. WHAT I THINK HE MIGHT OF
TOUCH ON IT BUT WHAT IS THE
RATIONALE FOR CONTINUING TO TEST
EVERYBODY. EVERY DAY. BECAUSE IN
IN. WHEN YOU GET TESTED- IF YOU
FINALLY TEST POSITIVE. YOUR TWO
DAYS OF IT YOU'RE ALREADY TWO
DAYS INTO EXPOSING PEOPLE- IT'S
MORE RELATED TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL
. THAT ADDITIONAL ONSET OF
SYMPTOMS. IN IT I IT JUST SEEMS
TO BE THAT WE SHOULD BE MORE
FOCUSED ON THAT. THEN JUST
SPENDING MONEY ON TESTING MAKING
PEOPLE THINK THAT. IT'S YOU KNOW
IS AS LONG AS YOU GET THAT. THAT
NEGATIVE IN THERE. YOU'RE GOOD.
IS THAT I THINK THE EXPERIENCE
UP HERE IN THE CAPITAL. IS
BANNED THAT. BY THE TIME THEY
FIGURE OUT YOUR POSITIVE. LITTLE
TOO LATE. AND THEN WE HAVEN'T
HAD THE RAPID SPREAD THROUGHOUT
THE CAPITAL WHEN WE HAVE HAD
MEMBERS SAY THE GUY INCLUDING ME
. SO WHEN DOES THAT STOP. WHEN
DO WE ARE WE JUST GOING TO BE
SPENT FOUR AND A HALF MILLION
DOLLARS EVERY YEAR. FOR TESTING
EVERYBODY EVERY DAY INSTEAD OF
JUST TESTING PEOPLE WHO MAY BE
SYMPTOMATIC. SO I THINK I AM
FIRST OF ALL LET ME CLARIFY IT
ISN'T ALL OF CALLAWAY YES IT'S
TESTING IT'S SORT OF IT'S OUR
STATE OPERATIONS CENTER WHICH
WOULD BE YOU KNOW GREAT IT'S
ONLY IF YOU CAN COME OUT AND SEE
IT OR- IT'S A SORT OF LOOKS
LIKE- YOU KNOW MISSION CONTROL
IT. I'M AWARE YEAH. AND IT'S- IT
HAS A LOT OF ROOMS AND SPACES
WHERE WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER
AGENCIES SO WHAT'S RAFI IS A
LIKE. A POTENTIAL I THINK TODAY
OR THE LAST FEW DAYS WE'VE HAD
TWENTY FOUR SEVEN SHIFT GOING
WITH DEPARTMENT OF WATER
RESOURCES AND OTHER AGENCIES
THAT ARE INVOLVED IN DISASTER
RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. AND WE
MEET- CLOSELY THIS- COMPARED TO
WHAT A LOT OF LOT OF DEPARTMENTS
DONE HAVE DIED OF MOVE TO SORT
OF A TELEWORK- SORT OF- A
STATUS. IT HELPS FROM OUR
STANDPOINT WHEN YOU'RE DEALING
WITH RAPID RESPONSE AND
RECOVERY. TO MEET IN PERSON. AB
RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. WE
ALSO BRING IN- FEMA WE ALLOW
THEM WE HAVE THEM COME IN AND
MEET WITH US DIRECTLY SO THAT
WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. AS
WE DEAL WITH THESE DISASTERS. SO
ALL OF THAT SORT OF COMING TO
SAY LIKE. I THE- BECAUSE OF THE
CRITICAL NATURE OF WHAT. THEY'RE
DOING WE FEEL LIKE- THIS
MITIGATES THE RISK OF A SEVERE
OUTBREAK AND- I AM I AGREE WITH
WHAT WE'RE SAYING THAT. THERE
MAY BE A FEW DAYS BEST WHERE
TRANSMISSION OCCURS BUT THE SAME
TIME. IF WE HAVE- WE HAVE A
GROUP OF FOLKS THAT COME IN AND
WE START GETTING HITS AND WE GET
A- IS A DAILY REPORT THAT GOES
OUT TO EVERYBODY THAT SAYS THESE
OF THE DAILY HABITS THAT HAVE
OCCURRED. POSITIVES THEY WERE
TAKING THOSE PEOPLE OUT OF THE
EQUATION AND WE BRING IN OTHER
PEOPLE THAT CAN HELP WITH THE
RESPONSE EFFORT. SO I DON'T KNOW
WHEN THE END DATE IS THIS IS
ONLY A ONE YEAR PROPOSAL IT'S
NOT FOR PERMANENT. FUNDING AT
SOME POINT WILL WE WILL HAVE TO
RE EXAMINE YOU KNOW- WHETHER
THESE RESOURCES ARE NEEDED
AGAIN. THANK YOU. FIND TASK
ABOUT THE PART FINANCE I ALSO
JUST WANTED TO CLEAR. THE THIS
REQUEST IS FOR ONE TIME FUNDING
OF FOUR POINT FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS SO ANY YOU KNOW. ANY
FUTURE REQUESTS FOR FUNDING ON
THIS WOULD HAVE TO YOU KNOW COME
BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE AGAIN FOR
CONSIDERATION. SO I'M JUST WANT
TO CLARIFY THAT POINT. LAST
QUESTION COVERS WHAT I WAS GOING
TO ASK SO. P. SHADING GREAT GOOD
ANSWERS AND I AND I UNDERSTAND
WHERE. WITH THE RATIONALE IS AND
I APPRECIATE THAT IT'S ONLY FOR
ONE YEAR BECAUSE THAT. THAT
QUESTION REALLY MAKES A WHOLE
LOT OF SENSE. OKAY THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
MISTER SWANSON. WE WILL NOW MOVE
ON TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION-
ISSUE SEVEN DIVISION OF JUVENILE
JUSTICE CLOSURE. WE'LL BEGIN
WITH DR HEATHER. BOWLS THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE AT CDC ARE. IN
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS HEATHER
PULLED FROM THE DIRECTOR G. J.
J. I'M HERE TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE
ON THE PROGRESSION OF THE DJJ
REALIGNMENT AND THE CLOSURE OF
THE DJJ FACILITIES. AS NOTED IN
THE AGENDA CDCR SUBMITTED A
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL TO
REFLECT THE CLOSURE OF DJJ
FACILITIES EFFECTIVE JUNE
THIRTIETH. TWENTY TWENTY THREE.
BEGINNING IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR.
SLASH TWO THROUGH TWENTY TWENTY
FIVE. THE CLOSURE OF DJJ
FACILITIES WILL RESULT IN AN
ONGOING ANNUAL SAVINGS OF NINETY
EIGHT POINT NINE MILLION. AND
SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY ONE POINT
FOUR POSITIONS. THE REQUESTED
CLOSE THE RETENTION OF VARIOUS
POSITIONS TO COMPLETE- THE
TEMPORARY RAMP DOWN OF
ACTIVITIES MAINTAIN DJJ
FACILITIES AND WARM SHUT DOWN
AND MANAGE ON GOING DJJ SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES AND WORKLOAD. AS WELL
AS CONTINUE THE OPERATIONS OF
PINE GROVE YOUTH CONSERVATIVE
CONSERVATION CAMP FOR LOCAL
JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH POST
CLOSURE POSTIE J. CLOSURE.
THEY'RE A LITTLE MORE THAN THREE
MONTHS LEFT UNTIL THE DJJ
CLOSURE. THESE PAST TWO AND A
HALF YEARS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT
FOR BOTH YOUTH AND STUFF FOR
MULTIPLE REASONS. I MENTIONED
LAST YEAR WE'VE HAD TO ASK FOR
PATIENCE AND FLEXIBILITY AND
THIS CONTINUES TO HOLD TRUE. DO
YOU HAVE BEEN RIGHTLY ANXIOUS
ABOUT WHAT THINGS WILL BE LIKE
FOR THEM WHEN THEY RETURN TO THE
COUNTIES AND THE STAFF OF
RIGHTLY BEEN INTEREST ABOUT WHAT
THEIR FUTURE WILL BE AFTER
CLOSURE. REGARDLESS OUR DIVISION
IS STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE USE
UNDER OUR CARE AND OUR JOB IS TO
SAFELY GUIDE AND SUPPORT THEM AS
THEY ENGAGE IN TREATMENT.
ANXIETY LEADS TO CHALLENGES AND
WE HAVE HAD TO CONSTANTLY
PROBLEMS ALL THE BEST WAY TO
SUPPORT OUR YOUTH AND OUR STAFF.
TO MAINTAIN THIS THAT MISSION
EVEN WHEN SO MANY THINGS WERE
YET TO BE DECIDED AND WORKS
THROUGH. WE CONTINUE TO TAKE
THINGS STEP BY STEP WORKING
THROUGH EACH ITEM OFTEN IN A
MATTER THAT REQUIRES OUT OF THE
BOX THINKING AND UNIQUE
SOLUTIONS. EACH STEP HAS HELPED
TO PROVIDE ANSWERS AND DECREASE
THAT ANXIETY STILL THERE ARE
SOME UNCERTAINTIES THAT ARE JUST
INHERENTLY HARD TO ADDRESS. WITH
THIS TYPE OF LARGE SCALE CHANGE.
THAT IS WHERE WE'VE LEANED INTO
SUPPORT- AB PROVIDING AVENUES OF
SUPPORT FOR BOTH YOUTH AND STUFF
. AS WE TRANSITION USED BACK TO
THE COUNTIES I'VE MAINTAINED
THAT THE TRANSFER OF CARE
REQUIRES AN INDIVIDUALIZED
APPROACH. A ONE SIZE FITS ONE.
AS WE KNOW EACH YOUTH IS UNIQUE
AND EACH COUNTY IS UNIQUE. DJS
ROLLERS TO ENSURE THAT THE
COUNTIES IN COURT PARTNERS HAVE
THE NECESSARY MOST UP TO DATE
INFORMATION. ON EACH YOUTH TO
INFORM THE LOCAL CONVERSATIONS
AND COURT HEARINGS THAT WILL
DETERMINE THE USE LOCAL
PLACEMENT. THE INCLUSION OF
PROBATION AND CASE PLANNING FOR
EACH YOUTH WAS AND CONTINUES TO
BE A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS
TRANSITION OF CARE. SO THAT
STAFF ARE YOU AWARE OF THE U.
STRINGS NEEDS SERVICES THE YOUTH
RECEIVED. ADDITIONAL TREATMENT
NEEDS BEING RECOMMENDED AN
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS. IT ALSO
ALLOWS FOR COLLABORATION AND
FURTHER CONVERSATIONS. FOR
CREATING THE BEST PLAN TO MOVE
FORWARD TO LOCAL CARE. AND
SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE THE YOUTH
INTO THEIR NEW TREATMENT SETTING
. CURRENTLY THERE ARE THREE
HUNDRED ONE YOUTH REMAINING
UNDER DJJ IS AUTHORITY. OF THOSE
A HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE. WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO DISCHARGE PRIOR
TO THE DJJ CLOSER. YOU HAVE A
POSSIBLE DISCHARGE DATE BEFORE
JUNE THIRTIETH WILL STILL BE
AFFORDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
A BOARD HEARING. PRIOR TO
CLOSURE. SEVERAL COUNTIES HAVE
ALREADY BEGUN HOLDING HEARINGS
TO TRANSITION THEIR YOUTH BACK.
WHICH WILL REFLECT A STEADIER
DECLINE IN OUR POPULATION OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. BASED
ON THE CURRENT NUMBER OF
HEARINGS COUNTIES HAVE SCHEDULED
AN ESTIMATED OF THE NUMBER OF
YOUTH WHO MIGHT BE DENIED
DISCHARGED BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE.
WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT WE COULD
HAVE A RANGE BETWEEN A HUNDRED
AND A HUNDRED AND FIFTY USE
STILL BY OUR FINAL MONTH. THOSE
REMAINING USEFUL TRANSITION BACK
THROUGH THAT MONTH BUT NO LATER
THAN JUNE THIRTIETH. THE
TREMENDOUS GAINS THE DJJ HAS
MADE OVER THE YEARS TO OFFER
INTERVENTIONS AND SPECIALIZED
PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH HAS TRULY
BEEN A REMARKABLE. IN THIS
POLICY RE DIRECTION IN NO WAY
REFLECTS THE GOOD WORK BEING
DONE BY DJJ STAFF. DJJ REMAINS
DEDICATED TO ITS MISSION OF
PROVIDING SERVICES TO YOUTH WITH
THE GOAL OF TRANSITIONING TO A
PRODUCTIVE FUTURE IN THE
COMMUNITY. AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO UNTIL OUR LAST VERY
LAST TIME. THANK YOU AND I'M
HAPPY HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU- THE LA
OFFICE PLEASE MR SOLA- MY NAME'S
ORLANDO SENSES WITH- WITH THE L.
A. R. OUR FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS OF GONNA FOLLOW
ALONG ARM PAGES TWENTY SIX
THROUGH TWENTY SEVEN. A PLAN A
WALK THROUGH EACH OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AS IT RELATES TO
THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE
PROPOSAL. THE FIRST I'D LIKE TO
SPEAK ON THE PROPOSED
REDUCTIONS- WE RECOMMEND ARE WE
HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THE
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS TO DJS
BUDGET AND RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE. APPROVE THEM IF THE
ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES FURTHER
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE FUTURE WILL
ADVISE THE LEGISLATURE AT THAT
TIME. THE NEXT SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS COVER THE
ADMINISTRATION'S. REQUEST FOR
TEMPORARY RESOURCES. THE
PROPOSAL INCLUDES FUNDING TO
KEEP WITHIN DJJ IS BUDGET ABOUT
A HUNDRED AND ELEVEN TEMPORARY
STAFF. BETWEEN STE ONE MONTH TO
SIX MONTHS. AT TO COMPLETE THE
CLOSURE THE STAFF WILL COMPLETE
VARIOUS TASKS AN EXAMPLE OF
THIS. IS TO LIEUTENANT
CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS THAT WILL
BE KEPT FOR TWO MONTHS TO
PROCESS CONTRABAND AND TAKE
INVENTORY OF. A CORRECTION
OFFICER EQUIPMENT. WE RECOMMEND
THE LEGISLATURE WITHHOLD ACTION
ON APPROVING THE A HUNDRED AND
ELEVEN TEMPORARY- STAFF- WE KNOW
GIVEN THAT THE PROPOSAL WAS
PREPARED IN THE FALL WE NOTE
THAT. THE DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE
BETTER INFORMATION IT MAY- AS TO
WHAT TASKS ARE NECESSARY TO
COMPLETE THE CLOSURE- IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF THE
WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED WITH THESE
POSITIONS COULD BE COMPLETED
AHEAD OF TIME AND MAY NOT BE
NEEDED. THE PROPOSAL ALSO
INCLUDES FUNDING WITHIN DJJ IS-
BUDGET FOR THIRTEEN TEMPORARY
POSITIONS- BETWEEN SIX MONTHS
AND A YEAR. TO TRANSITION YOU
WITH THESE POSITIONS INCLUDE
MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND
PAROLE. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE REJECT THESE
THIRTEEN TEMPORARY POSITIONS- AT
THE TIME OF OUR ANALYSIS THE
DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THESE
POSITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN
SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED. BY
COUNTIES BUT SINCE THEN WE'VE
BECOME AWARE THAT COUNTIES ARE
INTERESTED IN. IN FURTHER
SUPPORT HOWEVER HOWEVER WE STILL
FIND THAT THESE POSITIONS ARE
NECESSARY GIVEN THAT EACH YOUTH
WILL HAVE A TRANSITION PLAN. IN
ADDITION OF THE TEMPORARY STAFF
THE PROPOSAL INCREASES CDC OURS.
NINE DJJ BUDGET A PERMANENTLY
FOR WORKLOAD TO REMAIN AFTER THE
CLOSURE. THE NEXT SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS- GO OVER COVER
THESE PERMANENT POSITIONS.
NUMBER THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES
PERMANENT STAFFING- TO
TRANSITION THE FACILITIES INTO
WARM SHUT DOWN WHERE THEY WILL
RECEIVE MINIMAL. MAINTENANCE AND
WE RECOMMEND APPROVING THESE
FIFTEEN POSITIONS REQUESTED FOR
WARM SHUT DOWN. THE PROPOSAL
ALSO INCLUDES PERMANENT FUNDING
TO PROCESS WORKERS COMPENSATION
CLAIMS THESE ARE BENEFITS
ENTITLED TO WORKERS- FOR WORK
RELATED INJURIES OR ILLNESSES.
AND FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
WORKLOAD TO REMAIN AFTER THE
CLOSURE- WE RECOMMEND THE
LEGISLATURE APPROVED THE
RESOURCES AND POSITIONS ON A
THREE YEAR LIMITED TERM BASIS
RATHER THAN A PERMANENT BASIS AS
PROPOSED BY THE ADMINISTRATION.
WE FIND THAT THE POSITIONS AND
FINDING- AND THE WORKLOAD
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT- IS LIKELY
NECESSARY IN THE BUDGET YEAR-
BUT THE WORKLOAD WOULD DECLINE
IN THE FUTURE- AN EXAMPLE OF
THIS IS THAT AS WORKERS
COMPENSATION CLAIMS CLOTHES AND
NO NEW CLAIMS ARE FILED- THE
NEED TO CONTINUE THE WORKLOAD
AND PROCESS THE REMAINING ONES
WOULD DECLINE- WE ALSO NOTE THAT
THE DEPARTMENT CAN REQUEST TO
RETAIN THESE RESOURCES IN THE
FUTURE. IF THE NEED CONTINUOUS.
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL ALSO NO
. AS REQUEST PERMANENT RESOURCES
TO USE- DJJ IS EXISTING
FACILITIES TO- TO REPAIR
AUTOMOTIVE FLEET FOR THE
CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE FACILITY
WE RECOMMEND APPROVING THE
POSITION AT FORTY FOR THE
REQUESTED HIS. POSITIONS TO
REPAIR TO PROVIDE REPAIR
SERVICES. HOWEVER WE RECOMMEND
WEEK REJECTING THE FUNDING
BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD
HAVE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES FOR
THESE POSITIONS ALREADY WITHIN
ITS BUDGET FROM THOSE FREE FIVE
FROM SERVICING THE FLEET.
OUTSIDE OFF SITE. THEN TO WRAP
UP OUR FINAL SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN REGARDS
TO THE PINE GROVE YOUTH
CONSERVATION CAMP. UNDER THE-
UNDER THE CURRENT CONTRACTS AND
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL THE
STATE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
OVER 90% OF THE COST OF THE CAMP
WE RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO CHARGE
COUNTIES A FEE. THAT MINIMIZES
STATE COSTS. WE FIND THAT THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL. WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE THE STATE TO COVER MOST
OF THE COST IS INCONSISTENT WITH
THE UNDERLYING GOAL OF.
REALIGNMENT WHICH WOULD MAKE
JUVENILE JUSTICE I COUNTY
RESPONSIBILITY. REFINE IN
ADDITION THE COUNTIES WOULD
RESULT IN THE STATE. OR THE
CONTRACTS WOULD RESULT IN THE
STATE EFFECTIVELY DOUBLE PAYING
COUNTIES THAT CHOOSE TO SEND
REALIGNED USED TO THE PINE GROVE
CONSERVATION CAMP. THIS BECAUSE
THE STATE ALREADY PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR REALIGNED USED-
THROUGH VARIOUS- PROGRAMS AND
ONE EXAMPLE THE FEE STRUCTURE
THAT COULD MINIMIZE THE STATE
COST. IS ABOUT AN ANNUAL FEE OF
ABOUT SEVENTY THOUSAND PER YOUTH
THIS WOULD ROUGHLY COVER THE
COSTS OF PINE GROVE. AND LASTLY
WE RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE NEED FOR
THE UP FOR PINE GROVE FOR
EXAMPLE IS IT BECOMES UNVIABLE
FOR COUNTIES TO CONTINUE TO
PLACE YOUTH AT THE CAMPS- THE
LEGISLATURE COULD RECONSIDER THE
COST EFFECTIVENESS OF
MAINTAINING THE CAMP- BUT TO THE
EXTENT IT REMAINS A LEGISLATIVE
PRIORITY AT THE LEGISLATURE
COULD CONSIDER TAKING ADDITIONAL
STEPS TO ENCOURAGE COUNTIES TO
PLACE USE THAT THE CAMPS. FOR
EXAMPLE IF COST IS THE MAIN
BARRIER OF FOR. ALLEN IS NOT
PLACING YOU THE STATE COULD
CONSIDER- REDUCING THE COUNTY
SHERIFF COSTS- FOR PLACING AND
THANK YOU I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THOSE IN. THAT SUMMARY. OF
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. I'LL SEND
YOU A DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE JUST
ONE RESPOND TO A COUPLE OF THE
COMMENTS I'M FROM MY COLLEAGUE
AT THE L. A. L. I. REGARDING THE
TEMPORARY STAFFING IN ADD TO BE
CLEAR YOU ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE
AT DJJ UNTIL THE DAY OF CLOSER
SO A LOT OF THE PLEA- KIND OF
WRAPPING UP ACTIVITIES AND
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ANTICIPATED
TO TAKE PLACE WILL NEED TO TAKE
PLACE AFTER THE LAST YOUTH
LEAVES THE FACILITY. AND WHILE
IT'S A HUNDRED AND ELEVEN
POSITIONS THAT ARE REQUESTED
TIME OUR CD HOLD A TOTAL OF A
HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR THE NET
TOTAL OF THOSE POSITIONS IS
TWENTY SIX POINT ONE OVER IF YOU
ANNUALIZED THAT SO IT'S REALLY.
NINETY TWO POSITIONS THAT ARE
REQUESTED FOR BETWEEN ONE AND
THREE MONTHS WHICH WE THINK IS
REASONABLE GIVEN THE VOLUME OF
WORK THAT WILL HAVE TO OCCUR
AFTER THE FACILITIES CLOSE. AND
GIVEN THAT THERE ISN'T REALLY AN
ABILITY TO START THAT WORK UNTIL
YOU THERE ARE NO LONGER YOU
THOUGHT THOSE FACILITIES. AND
REGARDING THE COUNTY TRANSITION
TEAM WHICH IS THE THIRTEEN
POSITIONS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO
REMAIN FOR A FULL YEAR. AGAIN
COUNTIES HAVE AS THAT AGENDA
ITSELF NOTES COUNTIES HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT SERVING THAT
POPULATION THAT WILL BE
RETURNING TO THEM FOLLOWING DE
GEA'S SURE.
SPECIALISTS AND PROVIDERS THAT
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THESE
YOUTH IN DJJ FACILITIES BE
AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE
TRANSITION OF YOUTH- WE FEEL IS
THAT IS THAT KIND OF A NECESSARY
STEPS TO ALLOW COUNTIES TO- HAVE
PROVIDE A CONTINUITY OF CARE
PARTICULARLY FOR YOUTH WITH
SERIOUS BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL
HEALTH NEEDS. I'M IN MAKING SURE
THAT THOSE USE THAT RETURN AND
THAT THE TRANSITION A SUCCESS AS
SUCCESSFUL AS POSSIBLE.
REGARDING THE OPERATION OF PINE
GROVE SAID THE FIRST IS THE FEE
STRUCTURE IS THE SAME STRUCTURE
THAT THE STATE ALREADY USES WHEN
WE TAKE ADULTS- FROM COUNTY
JAILS INTO FIRE CAMPS THAT ARE
OPERATED BY CDCR SAID THERE'S A-
GENERALLY. I THOUGHT AROUND
HAVING PARITY WITH THE STRUCTURE
THAT ALREADY EXISTS ADDITIONALLY
PINE GROVE OFFERS THE STATE A
BENEFIT BECAUSE IT IS A FIRE
PROTECTION RESOURCE THAT WOULD
STILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STATE
RESPONSE. AND JUST TO NOTE THAT
SB EIGHT TO THREE INCLUDED
SPECIFIC INTENT LANGUAGE THAT
PINE GROVE CONTINUE TO OPERATE
TO SERVE LOCAL YOUTH. JUSTICE
INVOLVED YOUTH AND SERVICES THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL WHICH
IS THAT THE STATE BEAR THE
LARGER SHARE OF THE COSTS BUT
AGAIN THERE'S BENEFITS BOTH ON
THE JOB TRAINING SIDE AND THEN
ON THE FIRE PROTECTION SIDE. I'M
WITHOUT AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THAT SUB COMMITTEE
MAY HAVE THANK YOU. GREAT THANK
YOU. SENATE COLLEAGUES. THERE IT
IS. SO. IN A SHUTDOWN THE
REMAINING STATE FACILITIES AND
HOPEFULLY WE'RE NOT GOING TO
SEND THEM TO THE L. A. COUNTY.
RIGHT DALY COUNTIES A DISASTER
RIGHT NOW- THIS PROGRAM. I WHAT
THIS- REALIGNMENT MEANS THAT
WITH THAT WE CAME UP WITH- SEEMS
TO BE A DISASTER. AND IT'S NOT
DISASTER FOR US IT'S NOT A
DISASTER FOR BUDGET IS A
DISASTER FOR THE KIDS. THERE
WERE WE'RE HOPING TO HELP AND
GET THEM STEERED IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. AND WHAT I SEE IS A
SEVERE SEVERE UNDERFUNDING. OF
AN ENTIRE DEPARTMENT THE NEEDS
TO BE FIXED AND THESE ARE JUST
BANDAIDS TO TRYING GET THE
RESPONSIBILITY OFF TO SOMEBODY
ELSE. AND BELIEVE ME THERE'S NO
THIS IS NO SLAM ON THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE TRYING DESPERATELY. TO
MAKE A TRANSITION THAT THEY'VE
BEEN ORDERED TO DO. GOOD BUT
IT'S THIS ISN'T WORKING. I JUST
THIS ARTICLE. THE L. A. TIMES.
ABOUT THE STATE STATE OF THE
PROBATION AND- JUVENILE JUSTICE
AND L. A. COUNTY. TO BIG COUNTY
FOLKS THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE GO
THERE- THEY'RE NOT READY FOR
THIS THEY'RE NOT READY TO HAVE
ALL THESE KIDS SHIFTED INTO.
FACILITIES THAT ARE NOT READY
FOR THE KIDS AT ALL- THEY'RE NOT
GONNA GET HELP THERE. SO I HAVE
A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THIS
WHOLE TOPIC. AND WHERE WE'RE
GOING WITH IT AND WHERE WE'VE-
WE'VE BEEN GOING AND IT'S
ALARMING THAT. IT JUST KEEPS
GOING DOWN THAT TRACK EVEN
THOUGH AT THE END OF THAT. IS A
DISASTER FOR THESE KIDS. WHO'S
AND THAT'S THEY'RE THE ONES WHO
I MEAN THEY'RE DEPENDING ON US
TO HELP THEM BEFORE THEY TURN
INTO ADULTS AND KEEP GOING DOWN
THE PATH THAT GOT THEM THERE IN
THE FIRST PLACE. WE DON'T TAKE
CARE OF OUR PROBATION OFFICERS.
THOSE FOLKS ARE USUALLY THE ONLY
NORMAL PEOPLE IN THESE KIDS
LIVES. WE ARE NOT FUNDING THEM.
SO I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE- THAT
YOU KNOW THAT THIS THE DIVISION
OF JUVENILE JUSTICE THE CLOSURE.
THAT SHOULD BE STOPPED. WE NEED
TO FIX THAT. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO
CONTINUE TO WRITE IN CERTAINLY
IT I MEAN OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING
TO GO DOWN THAT THE MEN GET
DONE. BUT I CAN'T DENY THE
FUNDING FOR THIS STUFF THAT YOU
NEED TO CLOSE. THIS BUT I DON'T
KNOW WHERE THESE WHAT HAPPENS
THESE KIDS AFTERWARDS THAT'S
GOING TO BE THE REAL DISASTER
HERE. ANY COMMENTS TO THE- NO.
OKAY I MEAN I DO WANT TO
UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT CLEARER-
THAT THE TIME LINE THAT'S
INVOLVED HERE WITH MOVING THE
YOUTH- TO. COUNTY RESPONSIBLE
FACILITIES- AND IF WE DID THE
CLOSURE OF THE J. J. AT THE
WHICH IS OUR STATE LEVEL RIGHT.
THEN THEN WHY IS IT WHERE WE
TURNING KEEPING PINE GROVE AND
THEN KEEPING IT UNDER CDCR WHAT
. YOU KNOW THERE'S A WERE
SUPPOSED TO BE MOVING IN THE
DIRECTION OF IT BEING A COUNTY
RESPONSIBILITY WE'RE GIVING THE
COUNTIES. A NORM SOMEONE NINETY
NORMS I SHOULD SAY THAT BUT WE
WERE GIVEN THE COUNTIES THE
FUNDING SO THEY COULD ABSORB
THAT RESPONSIBILITY BUT YET WE
KEEP. ONE CAMP STILL UNDER UNDER
THE STATE COULD SOMEBODY TALK ME
THROUGH THAT AND THEN THE
TEMPORARY STAFF IT IS FOR A
MAXIMUM IT SEEMS LIKE WHETHER
IT'S- TO HELP THE YOUTH
TRANSITION OR TO COMPLETE THE
CLOSURE. IT'S A TOTAL A MAXIMUM
OF SIX MORE MONTHS IS THAT WHAT
THE TEMPORARY SO I'M TRYING TO
GET A BETTER IDEA OF THIS
PROCESS WE'RE GOING TO. SO I CAN
AT IT THIS STARTED WITH THE TIME
. FOR SURE IS ALL OF OUR USERS
HAVE TO BE TRAINED AT TRANSITION
BACK TO THE COUNTY BY JUNE
THIRTIETH OKAY- SO THE SO THAT
IS THAT THE END DAY AND WE'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH EACH COUNTY IN
THE COURT PARTNERS ON WHAT TIME
FRAME WORKS BEST FOR THAT COUNTY
GIVEN THAT. EACH COUNTY HAS
DIFFERENT RESOURCES EACH COUNTY
HAS DIFFERENT A DIFFERENT AMOUNT
OF YOUTH RETURNING TO THEM- BUT
AGAIN THEY ALL HAVE TO RETURN BY
JUNE THIRTIETH. I'M SORRY IN
JUST ONE THING THAT WHEN THAT
WAS DECIDED- WAS. A IN TWENTY
TWENTY. I BELIEVE THAT WAS
TWENTY TWENTY ONE WITH S. B.
NINETY TWO IS WHERE THE CLOSURE
DATE CAME FROM S. B. EIGHT
TWENTY THREE AND TWENTY TWENTY-
INITIATED THE REALIGNMENT
PROCESS OKAY SO THAT'S BEEN.
ALMOST THREE YEARS CLOSE TO
THREE YEARS THAT THAT DECISION
WAS MADE TO START THE PROCESS
OKAY I'M SORRY GO AHEAD YES. SO
SO THAT'S REALLY THE TIMELINE
THAT THAT WE HAVE IS THAT LAST
STATE. HAS TO BE FINALIZED- FOR
THE YOUTH NEED TO BE OUT- IN
TERMS OF THE PINE GROVE- AS A
PART OF S. B. TWENTY THREE IT
WAS SPECIFICALLY CALLED OUT AS
SOMETHING THAT WAS AN INTEREST
TO MAINTAIN. GIVEN THE HISTORY
OF PINE GROVE THE SUCCESS- OF
WHAT IT'S ACCOMPLISHED FOR YOU
TO BE ABLE TO TRAIN TO BE
FIREFIGHTERS. TO BE A PART OF
THAT PROCESS SO THERE WAS A YOU
KNOW IT DESIRE TO KEEP THAT
BEING ABLE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR
USE IN THE COUNTY. AS IT MOVES
FORWARD- BECAUSE OF THE DYNAMICS
OF PINE GROVE IF. IT WORKED OUT
BETTER TO BE AN OPERATIONAL. RUN
OPERATIONALLY BY CDC ARE BUT IT
IS STILL SPECIFIC TO BE A YOUTH
CAMP. THAT COUNTIES CAN CONTRACT
AND SEND USE AS A PART OF THEIR
CONTINUING OF CARE. TO BE ABLE
TO RECEIVE THOSE FIRE FIGHTING
SKILLS. A FOR THE TEMPORARY
POSITIONS MOST OF THOSE YES ARE
WITHIN SIX MONTHS THE ONLY ONES
THAT WE HAVE REQUESTED TO GO
BEYOND SIX MONTHS. ARE THE
CLINICIAN- STAFFING THAT WOULD
BE HELPING WITH THAT TRANSITION
OF THE USE GOING BACK TO THE
COUNTIES IN THOSE ARGUES THAT
ARE SPECIFICALLY RECEIVING OUR
HIGHER HIGHER. MORE INTENSE
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AS WELL AS
YOUTH IN OUR SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT LONGER
TIME FRAME WAS PUT THERE IN
AGAIN RECOGNITION THAT THIS IS A
CRITICAL TIME FOR THOSE YOUTH
WHO ARE TRANSITIONING. THAT MANY
COUNTIES ARE WORKING TO STAFF UP
BOTH COUNTY AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH TO STAFF OF POSITIONS AND
SO IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THAT
TRANSITION AND MAKE SURE THERE
WAS YOUTH. HAVE THE CARE AS THEY
MOVE BACK WHICH IS A CHALLENGE
FOR YOUTH WHO HAVE BEEN UNDER
UNDERGOING CHAIR IT'S A VERY
FRAGILE PERIOD OF TIME FOR THEM.
THAT WE WANTED THOSE POSITIONS
TO REMAIN AVAILABLE. AND THESE-
THESE POSITIONS THAT WILL HELP
TRANSITION THE YOUTH. THEY ARE
WHEREVER THEY ARE LOCATED RIGHT
NOW THESE POSITIONS THAT'S WHERE
THEY WILL STAY AND CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. AND THEN
. EVENTUALLY THE YOUTH.
PHYSICALLY LEAVE SO THE YOUTH
WILL STILL NEED TO PHYSICALLY
LEAVE WHAT WILL BE WORK DOING AS
THIS PROPOSAL HAS BEEN GOING
THROUGH AND THAT'S PART OF IT IS
. OBVIOUSLY NOT WANTING TO GET
AHEAD OF THE PROPOSAL AND THE
APPROVAL OF THEIR PROPOSAL BUT
IT WILL BE WORKING WITH THE
COUNTY'S- ON THOSE USE THAT ARE
RETURNING TO THE DIFFERENT
COUNTIES ON WHAT MAKES THE MOST
SENSE AND WHAT RESOURCES. DO CAN
WE HELP SUPPLEMENT AND PROVIDE
AS THOSE USED THE TRANSITIONING
SO THERE MAY BE SOME COUNTIES
WHERE THERE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
STAFF HAS. THEY IF THEY ARE RICH
IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF AND
WON'T NEED THAT DIRECT SUPPORT
WHERE'S OTHER COUNTIES MAY NEED
THAT DIRECT SUPPORT FOR THOSE
YOUTH RETURN RETURNING. AND PINE
GROVE IS OPEN RIGHT NOW YES. AND
IT'S SERVICING WHO RIGHT NOW. SO
RIGHT NOW AT PINE GROVE THERE
ARE YOUTH WHO ARE STILL UNDER
DJJ IS AUTHORITY THAT THERE. BUT
THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY
CONTENT COUNTIES THAT HAVE
CONTRACTED WITH PINE GROVE TO
ACCEPT USE. THAT ARE WITH FROM
THE LOCAL COUNTY SYSTEM. OKAY
AND WHAT'S YOUR SENSE OF- YOU
KNOW WHAT WOULD- WHAT WOULD HELP
WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT WOULD
GO IN TO. DO WE KEEP PINE GROVE
OPEN. WHEN DOES IT BIG. CONTINUE
TO MAKE SENSE AND ONE DOES THAT
NOT CONTINUE TO MAKE SENSE. YOU
KNOW I THINK OUT OF THE FOR AS
WELL BUT I DO. I THINK A PART OF
IT WILL BE JUST ON THE INTEREST
OF THE COUNTIES TO BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE IT AS ONE OF THEIR
CONTINUUM OF CARE'S PLACEMENT I
THINK THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHERE
IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE
CONVERSATIONS OF HOW MANY YOUTH.
ARE BEING REFERRED TO PINE GROVE
. ALICE AND YOUR DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE I THINK WE'D BE OPEN TO
TRACK ELECTED TRACKING AND
REPORTING NOW ON HOW MANY YOUTH
ARE THERE BUT I THINK IT ADDS.
BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION IS
SEEKING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH S.
B. EIGHTY THREE WHICH SAYS. THAT
THERE'S AN INTEREST IN
CONTINUING TO OPERATE PINE GROVE
THE RECEIPT LOCAL PARTNERSHIP I
THINK AT WITH THAT THE
CONTRACTING PROCESS. WITH THAT
FEE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE
ASSUMING WE'RE I THINK
ANTICIPATING AND HOPEFUL THAT
THAT WILL HAVE. A AT FULL
CAPACITY- OF THE EIGHTY TO A
HUNDRED YOU THAT CAN BE PLACED
THERE. RIGHT NOW THERE ARE.
TWELVE TWELVE TWELVE NOW. SOME
OF THAT ISN'T AS AS DOCTOR
BOARDS COULD SAY IS INFORMED BY
THE FACT THAT THEY'RE RAMPING
DOWN AND WE ARE WE ARE STILL
WORKING TO- WORKING WITH COUNTY
STATUS. PUT CONTRACTS INTO PLACE
AND I THINK THAT WORK IS STILL.
IN IT SOME OF ITS INITIAL STATUS
YES THERE'S ONGOING DIALOGUE
WITH THE COUNTIES- MAKING SURE
THAT AT THE- GETTING INFORMATION
OUT THERE MAKING SURE THAT THE
COUNTIES ARE AWARE THAT THIS IS
A POSSIBLE PLACEMENT OF VIABLE
PLACEMENT IN LOOKING AT THE
CONTINUUM OF CARE MAKING SURE
THAT THERE'S- A CONVERSATIONS
AROUND WHAT THE CRITERIAS AND SO
THERE'S LOTS OF ONGOING WORK TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTIES- I
WORKING WITH THE COUNTY'S ON. ON
GETTING MORE REFERRALS FOR THE
FOR YOUTH. OKAY WELL IT SEEMS
LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME WAY TO
EVALUATE RIGHT. WHAT IT IS THAT
WOULD MAKE SENSE TO KEEP I GREW
OPEN AND NOT. DISORDER LET IT
HANG OUT THERE WITH. WHATEVER
NUMBER OF YOUTH- ARE GOING.
OKAY- IT DID FOR ME. AND NO MORE
QUESTIONS OKAY THANK YOU BOTH
VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
OKAY WE'RE MOVING NOW TO ISSUE
EIGHT. CAL AIM TECHNICAL
ADJUSTMENTS- MISTER READER YES.
GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS I'M DOING READER W.
DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL SERVICES
FOR CALIFORNIA CORRECTIONAL
HEALTH CARE SERVICES- THE
CALIBER PROPOSAL IS A REDUCTION
IN POSITIONS AND FUNDING- TIED
TO THE DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE CALLIN PROGRAM- BATTALION
PROGRAM IS. A MEDICAID
REIMBURSEMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR
THE STATE- IT WAS. ORIGINALLY
SUPPOSED TO BE IMPLEMENTED
SOONER BUT NOW IT APPEARS THAT
IT WILL NOT BE IMPLEMENTED UNTIL
APRIL OF TWENTY. TWO THOUSAND
TWENTY FOUR- THE DEPARTMENT
NEEDS TO ALSO DEVELOP A BILLING
SOLUTION TO BILL FOR THE
MEDICAID SERVICES WITH HEALTH
CARE SERVICES IN ORDER TO
COLLECT THAT REIMBURSEMENT- THE
REIMBURSEMENT IS TIED TO- THE
LAST NINETY DAYS FOR
INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL WHO IS
MEDICAID ELIGIBLE- FOR
QUALIFYING SERVICES AND THEN-
FOR ANY ENHANCE CARE MANAGEMENT
SO. WE ARE WORKING TO DO WARM
HANDOFFS TO THE COUNTIES SO THE
COUNTIES HAVE A HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE- SOME OF
THIS REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH
KALYAN AS WELL TO ENSURE- WE'RE
PUTTING PATIENTS IN THE BEST
OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN SERVICES
AS A TRANSITION FROM- THE
INCARCERATED SETTING BACK INTO
THEIR COMMUNITIES. WITH ME TODAY
IS LISA HINES DIRECTOR OF
LEGISLATION SPECIAL PROJECTS TO
HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS- IF YOU
HAVE ANY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
THE ALEJO'S OFFICE. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR WE HAVE NO CONCERNS
WITH THE PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU AND FORMER FINANCE. I
ALSO CERVANTES DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE NO SPECIFIC COMMENTS BY
HAPPY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH COLLEAGUES NEW
QUESTIONS COMMENTS OKAY- GIVEN
THE POTENTIAL FOR GETTING OF
FEDERAL DOLLARS AND- THE
BENEFITS SAID IT WOULD PROVIDE
THE INCARCERATED POPULATION.
MAYBE I KNOW YOU MADE SOME
REFERENCE BUT WHY CAN'T WE START
THIS INITIATIVE EARLIER. AND
WHAT COULD WE DO TO GET PAST
WHATEVER BARRIERS. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON. WE WERE ACTUALLY A
LITTLE BIT AHEAD THE DEPARTMENT
WAS ON THIS WE ARE WAITING FOR
THE CMS WAIVER TO BE APPROVED
AND WORKING WITH OUR DH YES
PARTNERS- THERE ARE A COUPLE
AREAS THAT WERE REALLY TRYING TO
EXPLORE THAT AND- TAKE THE CMS
WAIVERS REQUIRING THAT WE ARE A
FULLY. BILLABLE AND CLAIMS
ENTITY WHICH REQUIRES AN IT
SOLUTION TO LINK WITH OUR
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AND
SOME OTHER AREAS ARE PHARMACY-
ORIGINALLY WERE TRYING TO GET
THE PHARMACY AND THE DURABLE
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MEDICATIONS. A
REIMBURSED PRIOR TO BECOMING A
FULLY MEDICAL ARE FULLY BILLABLE
ENTITY IN THE LAST NINETY DAYS-
BUT THAT- WAIVER DOES NOT ALLOW
FOR THAT SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO BE COMPLIANT AND BUILD THE I.
T. INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR TEAM HAS
STARTED THAT PROCESS- CURRENTLY
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO TRY TO GET
IT DONE BUT IT WILL BE. PRETTY
BIG LEFT TEMPLE AND ALL THE I.
T. INFRASTRUCTURE. I'M REALLY
HAPPY THAT WE ARE THE FIRST DATE
AND TO ENTERTAIN THIS INITIATIVE
AND WE GET A LOT OUTRAGE FROM
OTHER STATES ASKING HOW WE PLAN
ON DOING IT WE'VE ALSO TRIED TO
REACH OUT TO OUR COUNTY PARTNERS
TO SEE IF THEY HAD. A FASTER
SOLUTION IF YOU WILL AND THEY
REALLY DON'T RIGHT NOW OUR
INTERNAL TEAMS DOING A GREAT JOB
WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT RE
PRIORITIZING SOME OF OUR
EXISTING PROCESSES. AND YOU KNOW
SHIFTING THINGS AROUND TO GO
AHEAD AND COMPLY WITH THIS. I AM
IN A BID BIG AND ADVOCATE FOR
CALLIN WE DO THAT MEDI CAL
BENEFITS CURRENTLY IN A
TRANSITION PROCESS THIS IS
SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR
YEARS. MEDICAL BENEFITS WILL BE
IN PLACE THE DAY THAT THEY LEAVE
RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO.
INITIATE THOSE- SO IT'LL BE
BETTER FOR COUNTY PARTNERS WHEN
WE DO THE WARM HAND OFF AS WELL.
ALLOWING US TO- YOU KNOW
ACTUALLY IT RATHER THAN JUST
HAVING A REFERRAL ACTUALLY
HAVING A MEANS TO PAY FOR THE
SERVICES WERE REQUESTING THAT
THE COUNTIES. I AGREE WITH YOU
OKAY. WONDERFUL REALLY GOOD I
SAW SOMETHING ABOUT HOW.
CURRENTLY EIGHTY PERCENT. ARE
ENROLLED IN NON MEDICAL DOES
THAT MAKE SENSE YES AND- SO WE
OFFER MEDICARE BENEFITS
APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO ALL OF
OUR POPULATION THAT'S ELIGIBLE.
AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM DO-
EXCEPT THE BENEFIT APPLICATION
ASSISTANCE AGAIN IT'S JUST
WHETHER OR NOT IT'S IN A SUSPEND
STATUS UNTIL THEY'RE RELEASED
INTO THE COUNTIES- AND I CAN'T
THANK THE COUNTIES ENOUGH
THEY'RE TRYING TO DO ALL THEY
CAN ENTER COUNTY MISS WELL. TO
LIFT FROM THEIR SIDE TO SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
TRANSITIONS ARE MORE EFFECTIVE.
GREAT AND- ARE YOU INVOLVED AND
OR WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE
REINVESTMENT A PLAN ON HOW TO
USE THE STATE SAVINGS. WE'VE
BEEN TOLD THAT DHS IS GONNA HAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY AND THAT THE
REINVESTMENT WOULD BE HOPEFULLY
TO BUILD MORE- UTILIZATION SO
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TOLD NOW I
THINK THERE'S STILL SOME
DISCUSSIONS THAT. WILL BE HADN'T
WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS. OKAY
ANY FURTHER KNOWLEDGE BY LA OR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NO OKAY.
WE'LL KEEP THE SECRET PLAN. OKAY
I THINK THAT'S IF THERE'S NO
MORE QUESTIONS THANK YOU VERY
VERY MUCH WE MOVE ON NOW TO
ISSUE NINE. INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAM.
AGAIN- MISTER READER. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR- WE STARTED THE
INTEGRATED SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER PROGRAM ROUGHLY THREE
YEARS AGO. AND WE ARE NOW COMING
BACK IN INTRODUCING A
METHODOLOGY TO ADJUST OUR
FUNDING AND STAFFING TO THE
POPULATION WITHIN THE PROGRAM.
SO WE HAVE INTRODUCED
METHODOLOGIES THAT CURRENTLY
WILL BE REDUCING OUR BUDGET- AND
CURRENT YEAR BUDGET YEAR- THESE
METHODOLOGIES ARE FOR STAFFING
AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO
THIS POPULATION THAT OUR
POPULATION DRIVEN. SO WE ARE
COMING FORWARD TO- INTRODUCE
THESE METHODOLOGIES AND WE- AS
WE KNEW IT METHODOLOGIES A WILL
YOU KNOW LEAD TO SOME REFINEMENT
OVER TIME. AND WE WILL BE YOU
KNOW REVISITING THEM. BUT AT
THIS POINT- THE METHODOLOGIES
WILL BE REDUCING OUR BUDGET- AND
POSITION AUTHORITY TIED TO THE
ICT PROGRAM I HAVE LEASES HINES
HERE AGAIN TO HELP ANSWER ANY
PROGRAMMATIC QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE. AT THIS TIME. CHINES
ANYTHING ADDED JUST TO FOR
QUESTIONS. PARDON ME WELCOME TO
GOOD TO TEST WRITER USE YOUR FOR
QUESTIONS I UNDERSTAND I CAN
QUESTIONS I CAN GIVE YOU A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM IN OUR
CURRENT STATUS ROOF OVER YOU'D
BE WONDERFUL JUST GOING ON BY MR
READERS. COLLEGE IN SANTA WILL
BE RIGHT BACK. PLEASE WOULD YOU
LIKE ME TO PROCEED SURVIVED OKAY
THANK YOU- THE SIGNS DIRECT
LEGISLATE SPECIAL PROJECTS AND
THE IS FOR THE ICE PER. ON TO
THANK LET'S JUST BODY FOR EXCEPT
OF THE ICT PROGRAM. AND OUR
EFFORTS TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE
THE WAY WE TREAT THOSE DIAGNOSED
WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN
OUR PRESENT. REALIZING THAT
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IS A
TREATABLE CHRONIC DISEASE AS
WELL AS A CRIMINAL GENIC FACTOR
FOR RECIDIVISM. THAT WOULD BE
CRISIS FACING THIS NATION IS AND
PRESIDENT RESULTING IN ADDICTION
LOSS OF LIFE HOMELESSNESS AND
HEALTH DISPARITIES THROUGHOUT
OUR COMMUNITIES AND
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING THE
INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. DICEY
PROGRAM CONTINUES TO MAKE
MEANINGFUL PROGRESS IN TREATING
AND REHABILITATING CDC OURS MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUFFERING
WITH SEAD. 99% OF OUR POPULATION
AND OVER NINETY FOUR THOUSAND.
AT OF THE POPULATION HAS BEEN
SCREENED FOR SCID. OVER FOR
THIRTY SIX THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS
HAVE BEEN ASSESSED FOR STDS IN
THAT. NINE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON
DRUG DRUG ABUSE AND OR THE HCM
SUITE OF TOOLS. OVER SIXTEEN
THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS ARE
RECEIVING MEDICATED ASSISTED
TREATMENT FOR THEIR OPIOID USE
DISORDER. APPROXIMATELY TEN
THOUSAND PARTICIPANTS ARE
RECEIVING REHABILITATIVE
COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
INTERVENTIONS. OVER TWENTY THREE
THOUSAND BEDS ARE IDENTIFIED AS
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO HELP
PEOPLE MAINTAIN A DRUG FREE
LIFE. OVER FIFTEEN THOUSAND
PARTICIPANTS ARE RECEIVING
ENHANCED PRE RELEASE AND
TRANSITION SERVICES- WITH 87% OF
THEM BEING CONNECTED TO THEIR
COUNTY- FOR THEIR FIRST
APPOINTMENT UPON RELEASE. AND
ARE NALOXONE RATE IS 80% OF
THOSE LEAVING RECEIVE A LETTER
IN A LOCK ST UPON RELEASE WITH
87% OF THE POPULATION THAT HAVE
AT. MATT AT PRESCRIPTION ALSO.
REQUESTING A LOCSIN. OVERDOSE
DEATHS CONTINUE TO REDUCE OVER
THE LAST THREE YEARS FROM A PEAK
BY AT LEAST FIFTY PERCENT. NOT
ONLY IS THIS PROGRAM SAVING
LIVES TOGETHER WE ARE ALSO
OFFERING THE POPULATION WE SERVE
WITH ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO
CHANGE THEIR LIVES. THE
DEPARTMENT IS EXPANDED THE LMC
PEER FENDER MENTOR CORRECTIONAL
PROGRAM FROM THREE PRESENTS TO
SEVEN PRISONS AND WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING ON
INCORPORATING THE I. S. U. T. T.
PEER MENTOR PROGRAM COMPONENT TO
ASSIST THE POPULATION WE SERVE
IN BECOMING CERTIFIED. PEER
MENTORS OBTAINING PAY WHILE
INCARCERATED AND EVENTUALLY
OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT UPON
RELEASE TO ENSURE WE CONTINUE TO
SAVE AND CHANGE THEIR LIVES I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU ANY QUESTIONS AND- I'M
SURE LET ME TO THE L. A. O. IPOD
FOR L. A. R. D. HAVE ANY COME.
YEAH WE DO THANK YOU SIR AS PART
OF LAST YEAR'S ICTP EXPANSION
THE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT
THEY WOULD ADJUST- THERE BUDGET
BASED ON POPULATION CHANGES OF
THAT MEDICATION ASSISTED
TREATMENT PATIENT POPULATION.
THE PROPOSAL BEFORE THE
LEGISLATURE IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE
GETTING OR THAT THERE'S THESE
ADJUSTMENTS TO POPULATION
CHANGES- THE- CONSISTENT WITH
OTHER POPULATION ADJUSTMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS WE PROVIDE. WE
RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
WITHHOLD ACTION- AND GIVEN THAT
THE PROJECTIONS WILL BE REVISED
IN MAY- WE ALSO RECOMMEND THE
LEGISLATURE DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT. TO REVISE VARIOUS
PARTS OF THEIR BUDGETING
METHODOLOGY WE HAVE CONCERNS
WITH SOME OF THE CALCULATIONS
USED TO DETERMINE THE NEED OF
THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS STAFF AND
RESOURCES. I'LL GO THROUGH EACH
OTHER SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS
AT A HIGH LEVEL. OF BASED ON OUR
ASSESSMENT WE FIND THAT THE
DEPARTMENT- WE FIND THAT THE
DEPARTMENT IS. OPPOSING NURSING
POSITIONS THAT HAVE WORKLOAD
OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM- AND THIS
IS PROBLEMATIC GIVEN THAT THAT
NURSING IS ALREADY FUNDED
ELSEWHERE IN THE BUDGET AND
THEREFORE WE RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT TO. DEVELOP A NEW
METHODOLOGY- SPECIFICALLY FOR
THESE LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES
THAT MANAGE MEDICATIONS- FOR THE
PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE
OTHER WORKLOAD- SECOND THE
CALCULATIONS USED TO DETERMINE
THE NUMBER OF PHARMACISTS AND
PHARMACY TECHNICIANS WERE NOT
CLEAR ENOUGH FOR US TO
DETERMINE. WHERE THAT THE
ADJUSTMENTS ARE APPROPRIATE.
THEREFORE RECOMMENDING THAT THE
LEGISLATURE DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE CLEAR
JUSTIFICATION ON HOW THOSE
CALCULATIONS LED TO THE SPECIFIC
NEEDS. AND THE DEPARTMENT. IS
ALSO REQUESTING SOME RESOURCES
BASED ON. HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD
ENTER AND EXIT CDC ARE AND THIS
IS BASED ON AN ASSUMPTION THAT
THREE THOUSAND MONTHLY
ADMISSIONS AND EXITS FROM CDC
ARE- WELL THIS HAS HISTORICALLY
BEEN TRUE- UPDATED DATA SHOW
THAT THIS IS. MUCH LOWER THAN
THAN THAT WHICH COULD
POTENTIALLY LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT
WITH TEXAS RESOURCES ACCORDINGLY
WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE
LEGISLATURE DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT TO UPDATE BASED ON.
RECENT DATA AND LASTLY AS PART
OF THE ICTP PROGRAM PEOPLE ARE
RECEIVING MEDICATION ASSISTED
TREATMENT OR- UNDERGO TOXICOLOGY
TESTING TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE AT
HEARING WITH THE MEDICATION- WE
ALSO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION IS PROPOSING TO
CHANGE THE BUDGETING FOR THESE
TESTING FROM LIKE. FROM A RATE
OF ABOUT TEN TEST PER YEAR PER
PATIENT TO FOURTEEN. AND WE FIND
THAT BUDGETING TO FOURTEEN MAKE
SENSE IN THE NEAR TERM THE COULD
BE FLAWED IN THE FUTURE- GIVEN
THAT THIS COULD CHANGE AS- AND
THEREFORE WE'RE RECOMMENDING
THAT THE LEGISLATURE DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT. TO TIGHTEN BETTER
TIE RESOURCES WITH ACTUAL
TESTING- IN THE FUTURE INSTEAD
OF FOURTEEN ON AN ONGOING BASIS
THANK YOU KNOW I'D BE HAPPY TO
SPEAK ON. AND MANY OTHER USERS
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MANY
COMMENTS. YES THE ICT
METHODOLOGY IS A BRAND NEW ONE
THIS YEAR AND THE DEPARTMENT
WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THESE-
SIMILAR TO OUR OTHER POPULATION
ADJUSTMENTS AND THAT'S DALY I
MENTIONED- WE WILL BE PROVIDING
UPDATES AT THE MAY REVISION AND
SOME OF THESE UPDATES MAY
ADDRESS SOME OF THE ELLY ELLS
CONCERNS. SHOULD THE SUIT ONE
QUICK QUESTION ANSWER TO THE
MINISTRATION- DO YOU HAVE A
REACTIONARY SPECIFIC CONCERNS
ABOUT THE L. A. AS PROPOSED MARK
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE
FOR THE BUDGING METHODOLOGY
WHERE YOU ANTICIPATE MAKING THIS
MODIFICATIONS IN THE MAY
REVISED. I'M AT THIS TIME WE
AREN'T SURE EXACTLY WHICH-
UPDATES WE ARE MAKING WE ARE
LOOKING CLOSELY AT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ALSO AT- THE
ADJUSTMENTS AS A WHOLE. AND WILL
COME BACK WITH SOME. ADJUSTMENTS
AND REVISIONS BOUCHUT THE-
SENATE ZERO. PUBLIC ABOUT THE-
ITSELF. SO AN OPIOID ADDICTED
PERSON GETS ADMITTED TO I'M
COMMITTED MINUTES- ENTERS THE
SYSTEM. AND THEN- THEN THEY'RE
TREATED WITH MEDICATION. LIKE
WHAT WOULD THEY USE FIRST VISITS
A BOX CENTER. ELO WE OFFER ALL
FDA APPROVED MEDICATIONS AND
RIGHT WITH THE AND THAT'S AN
OPIOID ALSO. SO AND IT'S
ADDICTIVE. CORRECT ARE BEEPING
OFFERING IS THE PRIMARY AS-
SUBSTANCE THAT WE'RE TREATING
THEM WITH AND IT ALSO HAS A
NALOXONE IN IT SO IT DOES ALSO
HAVE. SUCH TRYING TO. MODERATE
THE SYMPTOMS A LITTLE BIT. YEAH
THAT'S IN OUR CAMPUS KEEPING IT.
CORROBORATE YES YES YES- IS THE
GOAL OF THE PROGRAM TO GET THEM
OFF OF DRUGS OR IS IT TO TIDE
THEM OVER UNTIL THEY GET OUT.
YOU KNOW THAT'S AN INTERESTING
QUESTION WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT
AND IT'S ACTUALLY OF COURSE TO
HELP HELP THEM IT IS A CHRONIC
DISEASE SO TO BE TREATED SIMILAR
TO OTHER DISEASES I DATE
DIABETES OR OTHER THINGS AND THE
EVENT THAT YOU NEED. THE
SUBSTANCE TO ASSIST YOU AND
TRANSITIONING WE ALSO- ARE
PROVIDING THE REHABILITATION
COMPONENTS FOR CRIMINAL GENIC
FACTORS TO HELP THEM ALSO WITH
THEIR- AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
INTERVENTIONS AND THAT WERE AT
THE BEGINNING COGNITIVE
BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT FOR THOSE
THAT HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
SO THAT WE CAN REALLY LOOK AT
ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSE AND
THEN YES HAVING THEM BE
PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYED CITIZENS
WHEN THEIR TRANSITION IS THAT
THAT'S THE PART THAT. I'M KIND
OF CURIOUS ABOUT WHEN THEY GET
OUT WE'RE GIVING HIM NOR CAN IT
MEANS THEY'RE STILL ON DRUGS OR
THEY'RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO GOING
BACK ON DRUGS AND THAT'S THEIR
ESCAPE. ROUTE IF SOMEBODY IS
THERE TO GIVE IT TO HIM- HOW IS
THAT GOING TO MAKE THEM
EMPLOYABLE- YOU ARE EMPLOYABLE
WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE WHO COME TO
WORK THAT MAY BE ON MEDICATED
ASSISTED TREATMENT THROUGH
OTHER. REAL LIFE AREAS LIKE
KAISER BLUESHIELD- AND THEN THEN
I CAN. IN TALKING WITH THE-
POPULATION WE SERVE IT WAS KIND
OF INTERESTING. AS THEY ARE
TAKING IN OUR CANNOT JUST FOR
THEMSELVES THEY'RE WORRIED
ABOUT. OTHER ENVIRONMENTS THEY
MIGHT BE IN INCLUDING THEIR
CHILDREN FRANK HELPING. OTHERS
THAT THEY MAY RUN ACROSS RIGHT
WE ARE NOT TRYING TO SUPPLANT
ONE- ISSUE WITH ANOTHER WE ARE
WORKING ON ALL BEST PRACTICES
FOR THIS PROGRAM. TO REALLY HELP
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER HAD. AN
OPPORTUNITY WE GET- WE ALSO DO
AN ICT AND CITED A EDUCATE THE
POPULATION. ON FENNEL AND THAT
INAPPROPRIATE THAT SKIN
INFECTIONS THAT MIGHT THEY
MIGHT. RECEIVE IF THEY THINK
THAT INJECTIONS ARE YOU KNOW
HAVE VISUAL WAY TO GO- THE HARM
THAT THEY'RE DOING TO THEIR
FAMILIES ICG INSIDER HAS WE'VE-
GOTTEN OVER THOUSAND. LETTERS WE
UP WE IMPLEMENTED THAT DURING
BECAUSE OF IT BECAUSE WE
COULDN'T REACH OUT ACTUALLY MAKE
THAT CONNECTION WITH THE
POPULATION. AND THE WE GET A FEW
LETTERS THAT ARE NOT POSITIVE
BUT OVERALL WE HAVE OVER ABOUT A
THOUSAND LETTERS OF THE
POPULATION SAYING THAT WERE
ACTUALLY SAVING THEIR LIVES
THEY'VE NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
LIKE THIS BEFORE THEY'VE ALWAYS
HAD TO GO TO. OTHER SUBSTANCES
THAT WERE MORE HARMFUL RIGHT AND
THAT'S IT I JUST YOU KNOW WHEN
WE'RE INVESTING IN A PROGRAM AND
GIVING FUNDING TO A PROGRAM. AT
THE END OF THE DAY YOU KNOW THAT
THE OBJECT IS HOPEFULLY TO NOT
PUT THEM BACK IN THE PLACE THAT
GOT THEM PROBABLY IN PRISON IN
THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE- A LOT
OF THE CRIME THAT'S BEING
COMMITTED OUT THERE IS FROM
PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO FEED
THEIR- AND- YOU KNOW FEEL THEIR
HABIT. AND SO. WHEN THEY DO
BECOME INCARCERATED. WE CAN
SOMEHOW BE THEM OFF OF THAT OF
THOSE DRUGS AND GET THEM. TO
SOMETHING. AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE
RELEASED THEY'RE CLEAN AND THEY
CAN GET OUT THERE AND GET THAT
JOB AND KEEP THAT JOB- THAT'S- I
THINK THAT'S THE GOAL. AND I'M
I'M HOPING WERE MEETING THAT
GOAL THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE
IS WHENEVER WE HAVE- DRUGS
INSIDE THE PRISON- PEOPLE ARE
PRETTY CREATIVE AND THEY CAN- IT
CREATE BUSINESSES FOR
THEMSELVES. DO WE HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS LIKE THAT IN- IN THE
PRISON SYSTEM WHERE. PEOPLE ARE
GETTING A HOLD OF THIS A BOX AND
GOING OUT AND- TURNING THAT INTO
A BUSINESS FOR THEMSELVES. AGAIN
WE'RE EDUCATING THE POPULATION
THAT THE WAY THAT WE PROVIDE THE
SIX RIGHTS OF MEDICATION AT THE
MEDICATION LINE. WE ACTUALLY
REQUIRE THE POPULATION TO LIFT
THEIR TONGUE AND PUT THAT. AT WE
DON'T USE A PILL FORMAT WE IS A
FILM. IMMEDIATELY UPON THE FILM
TOUCHING BECAUSE THIS WITHIN
ABOUT TEN TO TWENTY SECONDS IT
STARTS TO DISSOLVE. SO YOU NEVER
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING IN THAT
FILM STRIP OR TRYING TO EDUCATE
THE POPULATION. THE YOU MAY BE
GETTING A WHOLE LOT OF NALOXONE
THAT YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE GONNA
MELT DOWN AND CHAT. AND THAT'S
JUST NOT A GOOD WAY TO GO SO THE
MORE. I HAVE FOUND THE MORE WE
EDUCATE OUR POPULATION. ON WHAT
THE SUBSTANCE ACTUALLY IS- THAT
THEY'RE- AT LESS INCLINED TO GO
IN THAT DIRECTION WE ALSO WORK
WITH OUR KIDS TO BE PARTNERS.
AND HAVE PROCESSES IN PLACE.
THAT DURING MEDICATION PASS OR
DURING. ANY OTHER. TIME THAT
THEY THINK THAT THERE MAY BE AN
APPROPRIATE ACTIVITY. GOING ON
THAT THEY HAVE A MECHANISM TO
REPORT. THAT GOES THROUGH A
VARIETY OF- QUALITY CONTROL
MEASURES IF YOU WILL THROUGH
THEIR PRIMARY CARE VISIT
PHYSICIAN BACK THROUGH OUR
CLINICAL STAFF IN OUR NURSING.
AND THEN ALSO THROUGH THE C. B.
T. PROGRAM SO. AS I HAVE HEARD
SOME HORROR STORIES FROM PEOPLE-
IN COUNTY. FACILITIES STATE
FACILITIES THAT. DRUGS ARE
RAMPANT. MEN AND CARRY HOW THAT
HALF. SO ANYWAY I'LL I'LL FOLLOW
UP WITH THAT ANOTHER DAY BUT
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THOSE
QUESTIONS I APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU JUST A QUICK QUESTION ON THE
LARGE SENSOR IS THIS I AM AND
I'M GOING PROGRAMS IS A NEW
PROGRAM. FOR IT FOR TO ISSUE THE
NALOXONE NALOXONE VIA NO WE'VE
BEEN DOING THAT FOR A WHILE
SEIZE THEIR DATA ON ON POST
RELEASE USE- SO NO THERE'S NOT
ACTUALLY ON POST RELEASE. THAT
USE. THE AT THE NALOXONE WE ARE
WORKING WITH OUR COUNTY PARTNERS
IN TRYING VERY HARD TO GET-
EMOJIS IN PLACE FOR. AND THE
COUNTY MICHIGAN THAT YOU JUST
HEARD ABOUT I THINK WILL BE
HELPFUL TOWARDS THAT END. WHEN
WE DO THE WARM HAND OFF AT THE
COUNTIES ACTUALLY GOING AHEAD
AND LOOK AT THAT WHAT WE DO. A
RESEARCH IS GOING TO BE AND- THE
MORTALITY RATE OF THIS
POPULATION WHEN THEY LEAVE ALSO
THE- A MEDIC CAL UTILIZATION
RATE WHEN THEY LEAVE WE CAN WORK
WITH OUR DH CS PARTNERS ON THAT.
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THAT FOR
QUITE A LONG TIME. S. U. D. AS
FORTY TWO CFR COVERED SO WE HAVE
FEDERAL REGULATIONS WE HAVE TO.
OVERCOME BUT I THINK WE WILL AND
THE COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS TO THE
SENATORS POINT PREVIOUSLY-
EMPLOYMENT AND IT REALLY SAVES
THE COUNTIES IN THE LONG RUN.
AND TRY I GUESS THE MORE YOU YOU
IT'S A HARD THING TO TRACK RIGHT
SO BUT TO MY TOWN AS A PROXY.
FOR THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
MORTALITY AND. MEDICARE
UTILIZATION FOR THAT. EACH OF
ANY. HOWEVER THE- TO. THANK YOU
FOR THAT. REGION WILL NOW MOVE
ON ISSUE NUMBER TEN CO NINETEEN.
RESPONSE SIX- STAN WITH MR
READER- IF. YOU HAVE VISITATION
PLEASE PROCEED. FROM THE CHAIRS
BACK. GOOD AFTERNOON- THE
DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING A
HUNDRED FORTY ONE POINT EIGHT
MILLION. TO CONTINUE OUR
MITIGATION EFFORTS FOR THE COVER
NINETEEN RESPONSE- THIS IS ONE
TIME FUNDING IN THE BUDGET YEAR.
THAT WILL BE USED FOR. TESTING
OF BOTH STAFF AND INCARCERATED
INDIVIDUALS- MEDICAL TREATMENT
PP- OVERTIME AND- STAFFING
COVERAGE. FOR INDIVIDUALS AT ME-
HAVE COVER TO NOT BE ABLE TO
WORK. SAYS THIS FUNDING. WAS
BASED ON OUR CURRENT YEAR
EXPENDITURES SO WHAT WE'VE BEEN
EXPERIENCING CURRENT YEAR WE'VE
CARRIED THAT FORWARD- AND USED
OUR EXPENDITURE TRENDS TO
ESTIMATE OUR BUDGET YOUR NEEDS-
THE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY
WORKING WITH CITY PH ON OUR
COVERT PROTOCOLS AND- WE WILL
BE. LOOKING TO UPDATE THOSE- AS
FAR AS MASTER REQUIREMENTS
TESTING REQUIREMENTS ISOLATIONS-
AND POSSIBLY SOME OTHER AREAS-
THAT COULD IMPACT THESE
EXPENDITURES. BUT THESE COSTS
ARE LARGELY BASED ON OUR
ESTIMATES- USING CURRENT YEAR
TRENDS WITH ME TODAY IS MAD WHEN
THE CLAIM- DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
SALUTE FISCAL SERVICES FOR CDC
ARE AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS. WE HAVE THE L.
ALEJO'S OFFICE. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR OUT WE RECOMMEND THAT THE
LEGISLATURE WITHHOLD ACTION
GIVEN THAT THE DEPARTMENT WAR
INDICATES IT WILL REVERT SUBMIT
A REVISED PROPOSAL AT THE MAY
REVISION WE ALSO RECOMMEND
DIRECTING. THE THE LEGISLATURE
TO HER DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT TO
PROVIDE SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION
FOR ALL OF ITS REQUESTED
RESOURCES WELL THEY JUSTIFIED
SOME PARTS OF THE PROPOSAL- NOT
ALL OF THEM WERE FOR EXAMPLE THE
DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT IT
EXPECTS TO TREAT ABOUT THIRTY
TWO THOUSAND EMPLOYEES PER MONTH
BUT DIDN'T NOT PROVIDE THE
INFORMATION. ON HOW IT ARRIVED
AT THAT MONTHLY ESTIMATE-
WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION IT
MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER
THE LEVEL OF RESOURCES IS
JUSTIFIED THINKING HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS THANKS FOR. DEPARTMENT
FINANCES AS OUR MONTHS AT TO
JUST L. IS CONCERNED WE ARE
HAPPY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND WE DO ANTICIPATE
ESTIMATES WILL BE REVISED.
VERSION AS WELL. OKAY GREAT-
YES- MISTER READER COULD YOU-
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT
THEIR CURRENT TESTING PROCEDURE
FOR THE STAFF AND- HOW MANY
STAFF ARE UP TO DATE- WITH
VACCINATIONS INCLUDING THE
BOOSTERS. I KNOW THIS IS A
DIFFERENT NUMBER FOR THE
ORIGINAL- AND YOU KNOW- I
UNDERSTAND IS ONLY 38% OF
INCARCERATED. INDIVIDUALS WERE
COMPLETELY UP TO DATE AGAIN
INCLUDING THE BOOSTERS. SO
WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS AND YOU
KNOW HOW DO WE GET BETTER AT
THAT. SOME WHAT WE'VE I HAVE AN
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAM THAT
HELPS US MANAGE EMPLOYEES AND
WORK WITH THEM ON GETTING
VACCINATED- WE ARE REVISING OUR
VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS- IN
WORKING WITH CITY PH- BUT WE-
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR
EMPLOYEES TO ENSURE THAT THEY
ARE VACCINATED AND MEETING THE
CURRENT PROTOCOLS- WITH THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY LIFTING DOES
CONTINUE TO CHANGE- IT MAY
PATIENTS. HAVE A RIGHT TO REFUSE
VACCINATIONS- THE- INITIAL ROUND
OF VACCINATIONS I THINK WE HAD
ABOUT AN 80% COMPLIANCE WAIT
WAIT WITHIN THEM AND THEN. THE
BOOSTER RATE HAS DROPPED DOWN
SIGNIFICANTLY- PROBABLY IN LINE
WITH- SOME OF THE OUTBREAKS IN
THE INSTITUTIONS POSSIBLY BUT WE
CONTINUE TO EDUCATE OUR INMATE
POPULATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
GETTING VACCINATIONS SPECIALLY
AND- THEN CARS FROM FIREMAN
WHERE YOU'RE IN VERY CLOSE
PROXIMITY IN ATVS ARE VERY- EASY
TO SPREAD IT AND THAT TYPE OF
ENVIRONMENT- SO WE- CONTINUE TO
THE- TO LOOK AT VACCINATIONS
AND- THE TEST REQUIREMENTS. WE
HAVE TESTING UPON TRANSFERS- WE
HAVE TESTING WITHIN- HOUSING
UNITS THAT- HAVE OUTBREAKS IN
THEM R. AS AS PATIENTS TEST
POSITIVE- EMPLOYEE TESTING WE-
DO SIMILAR IF THEY ARE
SYMPTOMATIC- IF THEY COME TO
WORK IN THE- COMPLAIN OF ANY
SORT OF SYMPTOMS. WE REFER THEM
TO TESTING OR IF THEY'RE WORKING
IN AN AREA THAT HAS HAD AN
OUTBREAK- WE REQUIRE TESTING AS
WELL. SO ARE TESTING PROTOCOLS
LIKE I MENTIONED ARE. WE'RE
WORKING WITH CPA'S TO UPDATE
THOSE- I ANTICIPATE IN THE NEXT
MONTH WILL BE- RELEASING SOME
NEW PROTOCOLS ON THE ON THE TEST
REQUIREMENTS MASTERY CHOIR MEN'S
AND THE VACCINATION
REQUIREMENTS- SO THAT IS IT IS
ALL UNDER REVIEW BUT WE DO TEST
THEM AS- THEY PRESENT OR YOU
KNOW- THEY REQUIRE. SO YOU YOU
EXPECT HE SAID OVER THE NEXT
MONTH THAT YOU'RE REVIEWING THIS
TO. YES WHAT YOU CHANGER DONTRE
YEAH WHO- YOU KNOW THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY HAS HAS HAS CHANGED-
AS WELL AS YOU KNOW- THE
RESPONSE TO COVIDIEN- EIGHT IT
STILL IS AN ISSUE WITHIN THE
INSTITUTIONS BUT IT'S NOT AS
PREVALENT AS IT HAS BEEN AND- IN
THE PAST. SO AS WE CONTINUE TO.
GAIN MORE CONTROL- WE YOU KNOW
NEED TO REVISIT THOSE AND FALL
MORE IN LINE WITH- CDPH
REQUIREMENTS AND SO- AS THE
EMERGENCY HAS TRANSITIONED INTO
. I'M NOT I'M NOT A DOCTOR BUT-
MORE OF A NORMAL PHASE- WE'RE
LOOKING TO UPDATE OUR PROTOCOLS
ON ON HOW WE RESPOND. OKAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. SOMEBODY ELSE
OKAY THAT'S IT FOR THE THAT
ISSUE WE MOVE NOW TO ISSUE
ELEVEN. THE COMPREHENSIVE
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAM OKAY.
STREETER YEAH GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS REQUEST IS TO CONTINUE TO
MAINTAIN OUR EMPLOYEE HEALTH
PROGRAM WITHIN CDCR THE PROGRAM
WAS ESTABLISHED DURING CO BID
AND IS TO MITIGATE RISKS AND
ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL
AND STATE REGULATIONS- THE
EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAMS BEEN
IMPLEMENTED IN ALL INSTITUTIONS
AND IS IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNOR
SMARTER PLAN. WITH ME TODAY IS
DEVER AMOS TERRELL ASSISTANT OF
THE DIRECTOR OF NURSING TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL OVERVIEW AND
HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU WELCOME THANK YOU I'M AS
TWAIN SAID MY NAME IS DEBORAH
AMOS TO ROUND I AM THE ASSISTANT
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF NURSING I AM
PROUD TO REPRESENT AND SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF THE EMPLOYEE
HEALTH PROGRAM STAFF. WHO HAVE
WORKED TIRELESSLY TO MITIGATE
THE SPREAD OF COVERT NINETEEN
WITHIN THE CORRECTIONAL SETTING
STATEWIDE- I'D LIKE TO JUST WILL
HIGHLIGHT ONE ABSOLUTE AMAZING
INTERVENTION THAT THE STAFF OR
RETIRE OR ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER-
THAT ACROSS THE STATE- SO THE H.
P. STAB INTERFACE WITH AND HAVE
IMPLEMENTED THAT TESTED SAY
STRATEGY. THEREBY ELIMINATING
THE NEED TO QUARANTINE A
SYMPTOMATIC CDCR STAFF WHO WERE
EXPOSED TO COBIT THIS
INTERVENTION WAS CRUCIAL AS IT
ALLOWED FOR CONTINUED
PROGRAMMING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.
AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR
OUR PATIENTS BUT P. H. P.'S WORK
IS NOT DONE COVERT NINETEEN
EXPOSE A GAP AND ILLUMINATED THE
ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WE ARE
OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE AND FOR AND
PROTECT OUR STAFF. BASED UPON
THE CAL OSHA REGULATIONS
ALTHOUGH COBIT NINETEEN IS THE
MOST RECENT PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT
IT CERTAINLY WILL NOT BE THE
LAST THE EPIDEMIC INTELLIGENCE
SERVICE A DISTINCT PART OF THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION. HAVE SURVEILLED
SIGNIFICANT COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN
. NINETEEN FIFTY ONE ACROSS THE
TIME A TIME SUCH A SMALL POX IN.
AND ZEKA OF PARTICULAR CONCERNS
OVER THE INCREASING NUMBERS OF
AIRBORNE AND DROPLET
TRANSMISSION TRANSMITTED
DISEASES. E. G. H. P. WILL
ADDRESS OTHER COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES SUCH AS TUBERCULOSIS
LEGIONELLA SERRATIA GIARDIA AND
SHINGLES THAT HAVE RECENTLY
CHALLENGED OUR INSTITUTION. CDCR
MUST REMAIN PREPARED TO RESPOND
TO EMERGING HEALTH THREATS
CONSISTENT WITH THE GOVERNOR
SMARTER PLAN THE H. P. IS
ESSENTIAL IN IDENTIFYING AND
MITIGATING POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN
THE WORKPLACE. PROMOTING
EMPLOYEE WORK- AND WELLNESS AND
ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH CAL
OSHA REGULATIONS I RESPECTFULLY
URGE THE COMMITTEE TO PRIORITIZE
ONGOING AND PERMANENT FUNDING
FOR THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAM.
IF ON GOING FUNDING IS NOT
ALLOCATED THE DEPARTMENT RUNS
THE RISK OF LOSING A COMPETENT
WORK FORCE SECONDARY TO LIMITED
TIME FINDING AND THE RESILIENCY
AND READINESS OF THE DEPARTMENT
TO BE PART TO PURCHASE PROACTIVE
IN MITIGATING RISK. OKAY ILIO
OFFICE. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
LINDA SANCHEZ WITH THE L. A. L.
WE RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE
APPROVED THE TWENTY TWO POINT
SEVEN MILLION FOR THE EMPLOYEE
HEALTH PROGRAM ON A ONE TIME
BASIS. GIVEN THE ON GOING
PRESENCE OF COVERT NINETEEN WE
FIND IT REASONABLE TO MAINTAIN
THE PROGRAM IN THE BUDGET YEAR.
BUT WE NOTE THAT THESE RESOURCES
SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE
DEPARTMENT TO BECAME TO BEGAN AT
ITS EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING OTHER
DISEASES OTHER THAN COVERT
NINETEEN. BUT BECAUSE DATA IS
NOT YET AVAILABLE ON HOW
EFFECTIVE THIS PROGRAM IS AND IT
IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THESE
RESOURCES ARE NEEDED IN THE
FUTURE WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT
THE LEGISLATURE DIRECT THE
DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE A REPORT
BY JANUARY TENTH. TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR THERE'S THIS REPORT SHOULD
INCLUDE THREE PIECES OF
INFORMATION. THE FIRST IS THE
AMOUNT OF WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED
WITH COVERT NINETEEN. THAT AND
THE SECOND IS THE AMOUNT OF
WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED WITH. THE
TRANSMISSION OF OTHER DISEASES
AND THIRD. IS ESTIMATES OF THE
BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM- THIS
INFORMATION WOULD ALLOW THE
LEGISLATURE TO BE BETTER
POSITIONED. TO WEIGH THE MERITS
OF THE PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
DIPPER REFINANCE. SO FIRST EVEN
AT THE END OF THE STATE OF
EMERGENCY THE DEPARTMENT IS
TAKING PER A PRECAUTIONS TO
PREVENT BOTH COVERED OUTBREAKS
AND TO LIMIT QUARANTINE IN ORDER
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF BOTH STAFF AND INMATES-
AND ORDER TO SUPPORT REGULAR
PRISON OPERATIONS. SO MORE
IMPORTANTLY AS THE DEPARTMENT
MENTIONED THE PANDEMIC REALLY
HIGHLIGHTED THE GAP- THAT
EXISTED IN THE DEPARTMENT WITH
THEIR APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE AND
THAT WAS STAFF HEALTH AND
WELLBEING AND HOW THAT PLAYS
WITHIN THE BROADER PRISON
INFRASTRUCTURE. SO WHILE EACH BE
HAS PRIMARILY BEEN FOCUSED ON
CLUB IN NINETEEN IN RESPONSE TO
THAT OUT OF NECESSITY- AS A
DEPARTMENT MENTIONED AS WELL
THEY WILL ALSO BE FOCUSED ON
THINGS LIKE TUBERCULOSIS.
LEGIONELLA SHINGLES. MONKEY POX
AND THE FLU. WE NOTE THAT THE
IN. IS PER. ONGOING FOR THIS- IN
ORDER TO- BE CONSISTENT WITH THE
OVER ARCHING SMARTER PLAN. AND
IN ORDER TO HAVE ONGOING
RESOURCES AVAILABLE IF AND WHEN
THE NEXT PANDEMIC HIT SO THAT
THE DEPARTMENT IS PREPARED. AND
MAINTAINS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
READINESS IN ORDER TO ENHANCE
THEIR CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO
THESE HEALTH RELATED ISSUES.
THESE RESOURCES WILL HELP TO
SUPPORT A MORE RESILIENT PRISON
SYSTEM WHILE ALSO PROVIDING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE THE
HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THOSE
THAT LIVE AND WORK IN THE PRISON
ENVIRONMENT. CAN I JUST ASK YOU-
WHAT YOUR THOUGHTS ARE ON THE L.
LEO'S PROPOSAL TO APPROVE A ONE
TIME. YES OF THE UNWINDING SORRY
ABOUT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS
PROPOSING ONGOING FUNDING FOR
THIS IN ORDER TO YOU- NOT ONLY
FOR COVERED IN THE CURRENT YEAR
AND OUT YEARS BUT ALSO THE
OTHER- THE OTHER HEALTH ISSUES
THAT I MENTIONED AS WELL- IN
ORDER TO. MAINTAIN THE HEALTH
AND WELL BEING OF BOTH STAFF
AND- INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS IN
THE OUT YEARS IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT THEY ESTABLISH A
SPENDING ON GOING. OKAY- SO- THE
. THE VIOLATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
FOUND OVER THAT AND SEE HOW
MANY. OR WHAT LENGTH OF TIME.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS- THE
VIOLATIONS HAVE IN THE WORKPLACE
VIOLATIONS AND CITATIONS FROM
CAL OSHA. AMOUNTED TO ABOUT A
MILLION DOLLARS. COULD YOU
RESPOND TO THAT. ESPECIALLY
SINCE THAT WAS. BEFORE COVERED
RIGHT NOW IS DEFINITELY BEFORE
COVE IT ON THOSE FINES ARE
RELATED TO ERISA ALL TRANS- IT'D
DISEASES DEFICIENCIES. AND OUR
PLANS AND OUR PRACTICES AS WELL
AS THE- I. I. P. P. WELL AS R.
P. P. AND I BELIEVE THERE IS ONE
OTHER SECTION THAT I MIGHT HAVE
HERE. THAT- THE FINES WERE
RELATED TO- I WOULD JUST YOU
KNOW THAT EMPHASIZE THE POINT
THAT YOU'RE RIGHT IT WAS PRIOR
TO COBIT AND SO NOW WE'RE
WORKING ON OUR ATV PLANS THAT
HAVE BEEN- REVIEWED BY CAL OSHA-
BY THEIR CONSULTING SITE WE
FULLY EXPLICATED BACK THEIR
ENFORCEMENT SIDE. TO COME IN AND
ENSURE THAT WE ARE- AT
IMPLEMENTING WHAT WE DEFINE IN
OUR EIGHTY PLANTS AND SO- THEY
EACH PIECE STAFF WOULD BE VERY
HELPFUL WITH ENSURING THAT-
MAJOR PARTS. OF THAT PLAN ARE
IMPLEMENTED APPROPRIATELY. OKAY
BUT CAN YOU GIVE US SOME INSIGHT
AS TO WHAT HAPPENED WHAT WAS
GOING ON FOR THE FIVE YEARS THAT
LED TO ALL THESE VIOLATIONS I'M-
STILL THOSE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED
PRIOR TO- SORT OF THAT SO WE
HAVE TWO SIDES OF THE HOUSE WE
HAVE THE CITY'S HERE SIGN IN THE
C. C. TIA AND SITE- WE WERE NOT
NECESSARILY- RUNNING THAT THAT
PROGRAM IT WASN'T EVEN STAND TO
STOOD UP AS YOU STATED BEFORE.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN
EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
SOMETHING. THERE'S NOT
NECESSARILY ONE PERSON- THAT IS
RESPONSIBLE SO IN THE PAST WHAT
WE'VE HAD TO DO WAS RE DIRECT-
TAKE YOU KNOW AS A INDIVIDUALS
FROM HERE BECAUSE WE WERE NEVER
FIND IT FOR. THE OVERSIGHT. OF
AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH PROGRAM. OKAY
THAT DOESN'T. SEEM TO ADD UP TO
THIS. I MEAN IT OVERSIGHT. AGAIN
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS
TRIGGERED BY COVERT NINETEEN
CORRECT AND SO I'M JUST. YOU
KNOW FOR THOSE KINDS OF
VIOLATIONS TO GO ON FOR SEVERAL
YEARS AND ADD UP TO SO THAT SUCH
A- LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY- WE
WERE ALWAYS EXPECTED TO BE A COP
COMPLYING WITH THE CALIFORNIA
REGULATIONS. WHEN I AM IS
STATING IT IS THAT WE WERE NEVER
GIVEN THE FINDING IN ORDER TO-
ENSURE THAT NUMBER ONE- ARE A TV
PLANS WERE UP TO SPEED AND
IMPLEMENTED- R. P. P. R. I. P.
P. BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD A LINE
ITEM FUNDED FOR. THAT OVERSIGHT.
I HOPE THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL
THE LAWS OF THE LAWS ABSOLUTELY
RIGHT ABSOLUTELY ANYWAY I JUST
FIND IT. IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND
HOW THAT CAN GO ON FOR SEVERAL
YEARS WITH SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT
OF MONEY BEING FINED. OKAY IN
THE- QUESTIONS ARE CURRENT OKAY
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
WE'RE MOVING ON TO ISSUE TWELVE.
STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
REGIONAL STAFFING AUGMENTATION.
STREETER YES GOOD AFTERNOON JIM
- THIS REQUEST IS FOR STAFF IN
IN THE FOUR REGIONS AND OUR
REGIONAL OFFICES TO SUPPORT THE
INSTITUTION EFFORTS ADDRESSING
SUICIDE PREVENTION. ENSURE
IMPLEMENTATION OF CORRECTION
ACTION PLANS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
PLANS ANNUAL UTILIZATION
MANAGEMENT INPATIENT BEDS- WITH
ME TODAY IS DOCTOR MORE META
DIVVY DIRECTOR THE STATEWIDE
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
AN ADDITIONAL OVERVIEW AND
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. YEAH THANK
YOU GO AHEAD AND SEVEN GETS
EVERYONE THANK YOU SENATORS AND
COLLEAGUES HI MY NAME IS AMER
META I AM DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION.
SO THIS REQUEST- IN THIS
PROPOSAL IS FOR THIRTEEN
POSITIONS WHICH ARE BASICALLY
THREE TEAMS OF FOUR WE DIVIDE
OUR INSTITUTIONS UP BY FOUR
REGIONS- GOING FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH AND SO THIS IS. A THREE
THREE TASKS THAT NEED TO BE DONE
AT EACH REGIONAL LEVEL- THE
FIRST ONE IS THE SUICIDE
PREVENTION EXPERTS- THERE'S
OBVIOUSLY A HUGE FOCUS ON THAT-
IN IN OUR- IN OUR DEPARTMENT.
YOU KNOW ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE DO IS
TO IS TO PROTECT OUR- OUR
PATIENTS FROM SUICIDE. AND THIS
IS REALLY A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
WILL BE ABLE TO RUN THESE
INSTITUTIONAL AUDITS- AS MR
READER MENTIONED WE HAVE TO STE
TWO KINDS OF THAT THERE THE
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS WHEN WE
FOUND SOMETHING WRONG. AND THE
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLANS WHEN
WE'RE JUST IMPROVING OUR SYSTEM-
SO WE HAVE ABOUT- HUNDRED
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS A YEAR
AND ABOUT TWO HUNDRED AG QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PLANS A YEAR. AND
THE STANDARD IS ALWAYS EVOLVING
SO IT IT THAT'S THAT GOES ON
FOREVER WHO ARE ALWAYS KIND OF
STRIVING- WE ARE ALSO ASKING FOR
REGIONAL PSYCHIATRISTS- THESE
PSYCHIATRISTS HELP- SUPPORT THE
INSTITUTIONAL PSYCHIATRISTS. WHO
IN THE PAST WE'VE NOT HAD ENOUGH
STAFFING TO BE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE THIS GROUP- AND IF.
IT LEADS TO A VICIOUS CYCLE
WHERE THE INSTITUTIONAL FOLKS
DON'T FEEL SUPPORTED AND THEN.
WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE
COMING IN AND SO IF WE CAN BREAK
THAT CYCLE WITH THIS GROUP. MORE
SUPPORT TO THE INSTITUTIONAL
FOLKS MAKES IT A BETTER PLACE TO
WORK BRINGS IN MORE PEOPLE KIND
OF KEEPS THAT KEEPS THAT GOING-
THE LAST GROUP IS FOR
UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT NURSES.
SO THESE PEOPLE HELP US REVIEW
ESPECIALLY IN PATIENTS BUT
REALLY ALL OF THE ALL OF THE
DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND- THE
DIFFERENT PATIENTS IN OUR
SYSTEM- REVIEW THEIR CASES TO
SEE IF THEY'RE AT THE RIGHT
LEVEL OF CARE. AND WHEN THEY'VE-
TO HELP THEM GET TO THE NEXT
STEP IN THEIR IN THEIR PROGRESS-
THIS REALLY HELPS BY OPENING UP
THE NUMBER OF BEDS WE HAVE
AVAILABLE AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS
OF KERR- SO WE CAN USE THAT FOR
OTHER PATIENTS THAT NEED IT- AND
THEN ALSO TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE NOT BEING OVERLY
RESTRICTIVE IF THE PATIENTS AT
A- AT AN INPATIENT LEVEL OF CARE
AND THEY DON'T NEED IT. WE DON'T
WANT THEM AND NOT RESTRICTIVE
ENOUGH OF AN ENVIRONMENT. OKAY
IT. IS ONLY OFFICE. YEAH RACHEL
. ALL OF. ARPITA THANK YOU. NO
SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON THIS
PROPOSAL BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY I
HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS SO. ON
APRIL FIRST THE STATE WILL START
ACCUMULATING FINES FOR FAILING
TO IMPLEMENT. SUICIDE PREVENTION
SAFEGUARDS- THAT'S RIGHT AROUND
THE CORNER. SO HOW CLOSE ARE YOU
TO MEETING. THE REMAINING
FIFTEEN. COURT ORDERED SUICIDE
PREVENTION SAFEGUARDS. WHAT ARE
SOME EXAMPLES OF THE SAFEGUARDS
THE STATE IS NOT MEETING. AND
WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO MEET
THEM. THANK YOU. SO THERE AREN'T
THESE ORDERS ARE ARE RELATIVELY
NEW AND WHERE WE'RE DEVELOPING
OUR RESPONSES TO IT. THE FIFTEEN
ITEMS ARE FROM A LIST BY THE-
COURT EXPERT ON SUICIDE LINDSAY
HAYES AS WE CALL THEM THE HAZE
ITEMS THERE ARE THERE ARE VERY
WIDE RANGING AND WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH MISTER HAYES ON
THESE FOR MANY YEARS- AND WE
WERE FEELING LIKE WE WERE DOING
PRETTY WELL WITH WHAT WHAT WE
ARE BEING ASKED TO DO BY THE
COURT. I'M HERE THIS ORDER WAS A
LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE IN PACE
FOR US- WE FELT LIKE WE WERE
DOING ALL THAT WE WERE ASKED AND
WE ARE FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULE-
AND THEN WE KIND OF JUMPED AHEAD
A COUPLE OF STEPS- I CAN GIVE
YOU A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES AT THAT
SOME OF THE CHANGES REQUIRE
CONSTRUCTION AND WE'VE BEEN
INFORMED THE COURT FOR YEARS AT
THIS CONSTRUCTION WOULD TAKE A
CERTAIN TIME LINE. THAT ORDER
NOW JUST KIND OF CIRCUMVENT
THOSE PAST UNDERSTANDINGS AND IT
TAKES A STRAIGHT TO THE FINAL
STAGE- ONE OF THE EXAMPLES OF
THE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT WERE
REALLY STRUGGLING WITH IS- HAS
TO DO WITH NURSING CHECKS. SO
WHEN A PATIENT AT THAT HIGHEST
LEVEL OF CARE- IF THEY NEED
SOMEBODY TO CHECK IN ON THEM-
ALL OF LIKE VERY FREQUENTLY TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING
OKAY- WE DO IT WE HAVE A SACK. A
TYPE OF TACKLE TO EVERY ELEVEN
MINUTES CHECK. SO THAT EVERY
ELEVEN MINUTES CHECKS HAPPENS.
FOR AS LONG AS THE PATIENT IS
THERE- THE NURSE. THEY CAN'T BE
EVERY ELEVEN MINUTES EXACTLY IF
IT'S AT ELEVEN AND TWENTY TWO
AND THIRTY THREE. WE FAIL- IT
ACTUALLY HAS TO BE STAGGERED AT
UNPREDICTABLE INTERVALS SO THAT
THE PATIENT DOESN'T IMMEDIATELY
TRY TO HARM THEMSELVES THE LAST
TIME YOU SAW. YOU WALK BY- SO.
WE DO ACROSS ALL OF OUR THIRTY
THREE FACILITIES AND CRISIS BEDS
AND ALL THESE THINGS. WE DO
ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND OF
THOSE TRACKS A MONTH- IT'S A
VERY HIGH VOLUME THING IT DRIVES
A LOT OF- CARE. SO THAT'S SIX OR
SEVEN MILLION A YEAR- WE ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE 1100%
COMPLIANCE IN ORDER TO PASS-
THAT. THAT HE'S ITEM SO SEVEN
MILLION TIMES A YEAR AND NURSES
CHECKING IN. AND IF WE FAIL ONE.
YOU FAIL- IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME
COURT GO SHE ATION ABOUT HOW TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING.
EVERYTHING THAT IS SAFE FOR OUR
PATIENTS AND I WILL SAY WE'RE
OVER 95% AND EVERYONE OF THE
INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE BEING-
MONITORED FOR THIS AND SO WE'RE
DOING. REALLY WELL BY OUR
STANDARD AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT. WE'RE SPEAKING THE
SAME LANGUAGE AS THE COURT AND
THAT. THE RECENCY OF THE ORDER
IS REALLY A AN EFFECT THERE WE
NEED TO WE NEED TO BE WORKING
WITH THE COURT WE ARE OF COURSE
WORKING WITH THE COURT. TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE'RE ALL
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE ARE. YEAH
THE- I SEE ONE. IS THAT THESE
FIFTEEN ITEMS WERE ORDERED EIGHT
YEARS AGO AS I UNDERSTAND. SO
FOR EIGHT YEARS YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THESE ITEMS- AND THE
COURT JUST FINALLY SAID WE'RE
GONNA START FINING YOU. SO I'M
NOT SURE WHEN YOU MAKE REFERENCE
TO CONVERSATIONS OR- TALKING TO
WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO BUT- THIS
KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE THE COURT
SAID ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WE'RE
GOING TO START FINDING YOU
BECAUSE- YOU'RE NOT DOING.
WHAT'S EXPECTED OF YOU ON WHAT'S
NEEDED. SO I UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU
SAY WELL WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
TALKING THIS THROUGH. THIS
SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY SERIOUS
ORDER. VERY CLEAR ORDER AN ORDER
THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE. FOR YEARS
NOW. YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND
I SHOULD SAY THAT THE FIFTEEN
REMAINING ITEMS ARE FROM A MUCH
LONGER LIST- BUT ALL OF THE
OTHER ITEMS WE'VE MAPPED- AND
BEEN ABLE TO. TO ACHIEVE THOSE
GOALS- THESE FIFTEEN REMAINING
ITEMS WERE THINGS THAT WE WERE-
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR SOME
TIME AND I DON'T WANT OUT- I
DON'T WANNA A- UNDERESTIMATE
THEIR IMPORTANCE THEY THEY
REALLY. ARE A HUGE. PRIORITY FOR
OUR FOR OUR ENTIRE ORGANIZATION-
IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF SOME OF
THESE THINGS TAKING A CERTAIN
TIME TO COMPLETE LIKE
CONSTRUCTION WHERE. YOU CAN'T
REALLY SPEEDED UP- AND- THE- THE
ITEMS THAT WERE TALKING ABOUT AS
WELL ARE. ALSO EVOLVING SO THE
ORDER ORIGINAL ORDER WAS EIGHT
YEARS AGO BUT THAT THE CRITERIA
HAVE CHANGED SOMETIMES DURING
THAT PERIOD- AND WE'RE WE'RE
ALWAYS GOING FOR THE HIGHER
CRITERIA- SO- ARE THERE ANY
CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED- TO THE
RESOURCES THAT YOUR- PROPOSING.
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET THE
TIME LINE- THAT'S REQUIRED OF
THESE SAFEGUARDS. YEAH THE FOR
POSITIONS THAT SUICIDE
PREVENTION EXPERT IN THIS IN
THIS PROPOSAL ARE ARE IMPORTANT
BUT I WILL SAY- MENTAL HEALTH IS
A IS A PARTICIPANT IN A LOT OF
THAT THE DIFFERENT PROPOSALS WE
HAVE HERE TODAY INCLUDING.
THINGS LIKE HOW LAME AND ICD T.
AND THEN IN A SHORT TIME YOU'LL
HEAR ABOUT THE- HAD. A GENDER
MINORITY SUPPORT PROGRAM AS
WELL- ALL OF THESE THINGS KIND
OF FIT TOGETHER TO SUPPORT
DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THESE
POPULATIONS ARE DIFFERENT-
ELEMENTS OF THESE POPULATIONS.
OKAY WELL. DO YOU FEEL THAT YOU
HAVE THE PLAN IN PLACE
SUFFICIENT TO BE ABLE TO AVOID
THESE FINES. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS-
IF WE ARE WORKING ON THE FULL
RESPONSE AS I MENTIONED SOME OF
THE THINGS JUST SIMPLY WON'T BE
DONE CONSTRUCTION AND THAT KIND
OF THING WON'T BE DONE AT THAT
TIME. SOME OF THEM DO REQUIRE
SOME DISCUSSION WITH THE COURT-
IS WHAT IS THE CUT OFF STANDARD
FOR COMPLIANCE AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. I DEFINITELY WE ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THOSE
CONVERSATIONS RIGHT NOW THE
COURT ORDER ALSO SAID THAT AT
THE NEXT AUDIT- BY LINDSAY HAYES
WHICH IS A FEW MONTHS OUT. IF WE
ARE MEETING THOSE CONDITIONS
THAT MAY RETROACTIVELY REMOVE
THE FINES FROM APRIL FIRST SO
WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THAT'S ALSO A- SOME THAT WE'RE
ABLE TO ACHIEVE. OKAY I HOPE
YOU'RE NOT EXPECTING TO. HAVEL'S
FINES KICK IN. NO NO WE'RE NOT
SITTING ON OUR WE'RE NOT WAITING
. OKAY THE M. COLLEAGUES NONE
OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WANT TO ISSUE THIRTEEN THE
JOINT. COMMISSION ACCREDITATION
. YES GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN- THE
JOINT COMMISSION REQUEST IS FOR
SIX POINT ONE MILLION AND-
THIRTY POSITIONS OVER A FIVE
YEAR. ROLLOUT TO IMPLEMENT AND
MAINTAIN JOINT COMMISSION
ACCREDITATION. AT ALL CITIES
HERE INSTITUTIONS THE DEPARTMENT
HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE AT
LEAST ONE ACCREDITATION PROGRAM
AT FOUR INSTITUTIONS- AND JOINT
ACCREDITATION. IS THE HEALTHCARE
COMMUNITY STANDARD FOR HOSPITALS
AND IS BASED ON CMS STANDARDS-
WITH ME TODAY IS KENNETH MARTIN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF LICENSING
AND COMPLIANCE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL OVERVIEW AND HELP.
ANSWER QUESTIONS- GOOD AFTERNOON
AGAIN CAN OF MARTIN- JOINT
COMMISSIONERATE IT'S
APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TWO
THOUSAND- ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS
THE U. S. ARMY IN VARIOUS
ACCREDITATION TYPES- THEY ARE
CONSIDERED THE GOLD STANDARD.
ABOUT 80% OF HOSPITALS IN THE U.
S. OR CREATED BY THEM- WE FEEL
THAT. WE HAVE CURRENTLY HAVE
FOUR INSTITUTIONS AS DWAYNE WAS
MENTIONING THAT HAVE AT LEAST
ONE TYPE OF ACCREDITATION WE
HAVE TO THAT HAVE BEEN ONE THAT
HAVE THREE TYPES AND ONE THAT
HAS TO- WE FEEL THAT MOVING
FORWARD JOINT COMMISSION.
ACCREDITATION WILL SUPPLEMENTS-
ARE CURRENTS PROPHECIES AND
COURT LITIGATION REQUIREMENTS
AND MOVED TO A SUSTAINABLE
PROCESS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN
THE FUTURE- JOINT COMMISSION-
LOOKS IS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO
HEALTH CARE AND COMPASSES MENTAL
HEALTH. DENTAL OUTPATIENT
MEDICAL SERVICES- AND BY
DEVELOPING- SOME SUSTAINED-
PROCESSES AND A HOLISTIC
APPROACH- WILL MOVE FORWARD AND
ENHANCE OUR OUR OF HEALTH CARE
DELIVERY TO OUR PATIENT
POPULATION. IN ITS- A SELF
ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS A SURVEY
PROCESS- WHEREBY JOINT
COMMISSION SURVEYS BETWEEN
NINETY FIVE HUNDRED AND- TEN
THOUSAND ORGANIZATIONS EVERY
SINGLE YEAR. I'VE EVER BY
PROVIDING CONSULTATION AND
SURVEY RESULTS AND IMMEDIATE-
PROCESSES FOR IMPROVEMENTS- YOU
HELP US WITH A PROACTIVE AND
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO ASSESS
AND SUSTAINABILITY IN POTENTIAL
IMPROVE OVERALL DELIVERY OF
HEALTH CARE. OBTAINING AND
SUSTAINING ACCREDITATION ASSIST
THE ORGANIZATION AND SYSTEM IN
MEETING COMMUNITY STANDARDS-
JOINT COMMISSIONS- STANDARDS
ARE- AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR-
REVIEWED AND UPDATED SO THAT WE
CAN THEN ASSESS OUR INTERNAL
PROCESSES- TO- IN HANDS OF OUR
PROCESSES FOR OUR PATIENT
POPULATION. THANK YOU THANK YOU
LA- PLEASE. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR SENATORS MY NAME'S ORLANDO
SENT TO THE L. L. WE RECOMMEND
REJECTING THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL UP TO PROVIDE- OR TO
PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ATTAIN THE
JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION.
THREE MAIN REASONS LED TO THIS
RECOMMENDATION I'LL GO OVER
THOSE FIRST IS THAT WE FIND THAT
ACCREDITATION HAS NOT BEEN
ORDERED BY THE COURTS ALSO THE
COURTS HAVE NOT SPECIFICALLY
SELECTED- A SPECIFIC
ACCREDITATION AS THE MOST
APPROPRIATE. OUR SECOND FINDING
IS THAT THE CREDIT ATION COULD
DUPLICATE OVERSIGHT ALREADY
PROVIDED BY THE COURTS AND THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL- IT IS LIKELY
THAT ACCREDITATION WOULD FIND
SIMILAR DEFICIENCIES ALREADY
HIGHLIGHTED BY THESE OVERSIGHT
ENTITIES THERE BY NOT PROVIDING
MUCH ADDITIONAL VALUE. AND THIRD
WE FIND MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE
STATE TO PRIORITIZE ITS
RESOURCES STANDING OVERSIGHT IS
BECAUSE THE STATE HAS NOT YET
BEEN ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE OF THE
COURTS THAT- ADVOCATE CARE IS
BEING PROVIDED AT ALL PRISONS
BUT WE DO NOT THAT THIS PROPOSAL
COULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE
FUTURE IF ACHIEVING.
ACCREDITATION AS ORDERED BY THE
COURTS ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE
QUALITY OF CARE IS MAINTAINED
ONCE THE STATE EXITS COURT
OVERSIGHT THANK YOU AND I'D BE
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. YES OF AN
ACQUAINTANCE. I WILL THE OFFICE
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DOES
PROVIDE SOME OVERSIGHT TO THE
DEPARTMENT THEIR OVERSIGHT IS
LIMITED TO HOW WELL THE
DEPARTMENT IS MEETING THEIR OWN
AT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
WHEREAS OBTAINING THE JOINT
COMMISSION ACCREDITATION IS A
COMMUNITY STANDARD OF CARE
RATHER AND IT GOES BEYOND THE
METRICS OUTLINED BY THE O. I. G.
AND THIS CAN HELP TO SHOW THAT
THE LEVEL OF CARE PROVIDED TO
THE PATIENTS WITHIN CDCR. IS
CONSISTENT WITH CARE THEY MIGHT
RECEIVE OUTSIDE OF
INCARCERATION. AT THE JOINT
COMMISSION ACCREDITATION WILL
NOT ONLY HELP AT THE DEPARTMENT
ENSURE PROACTIVE OR PREVENTATIVE
MEASURES ARE TAKEN. ALSO HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL
DELIVERY OF THEIR HEALTHCARE
SERVICES AND PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE
COMPLIANCE COURTS. WITHOUT.
HAPPENING ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
OKAY. THANK YOU. FROM QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS COLLEAGUES. NOT OKAY
- SO HAVE THE COURTS I THINK YOU
JUST THE LAST THING YOU SAID.
ABOUT WILL A CHEAT ACHIEVING
THIS ACCREDITATION. ACTUALLY BE
HELPFUL. TO THE COURT. AND TO
THE- YOU KNOW WHICH THEN LEADS
TO. IF THE DEPARTMENT IS NOT
FOCUSING ON IMPLEMENTING THE
CURRENT COURT ORDERS SO HOW DOES
THAT HELP. WELL WE HAVE TO FACE
WERE FACING THESE COURT ORDERS
HOW DOES IT HELP US TO DO THIS
ACCREDITATION. AND WHY WOULD WE
DO THAT WELL WE HAVE. SO MUCH
WORK TO DO ON THE ON THE- COURT
ORDERS. THE ARM. FOR ORDERS
JOINT COMMISSION HAS A STRUCTURE
AND THAT STRUCTURE IS BASED
UPON- REQUIREMENTS AND
CONSULTATION WITH VARIOUS PEOPLE
WITHIN WITHIN THE U. S. IN THE
WORLD WHEN THEY DEVELOP THEIR
REQUIREMENTS. THE JOINT
COMMISSION REQUIREMENTS I THINK.
DAY ENHANCE AN AIDE WHAT ARE
COURT ORDERS ARE REQUIRING. BUT
ALSO ELEVATES THAT SO THAT-
VALUE ADDED FOR INTRINSIC FOR
STAFF IS- HEALTH CARE STAFF
REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS HIGH
STANDARDS AND BEING ABLE TO SAY
I'M JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED.
AIDS IN THAT PIECE BUT AGAIN IT
IT'S AN AIDE SO THAT THE COURT
REQUIRES ACCESS JOINT COMMISSION
IS X. AND Y. ANY BUILD THOSE
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS TOGETHER. SO
THAT WHEN AND IF THE-
LITIGATIONS EXITED THOSE THOSE
SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES USED TO
MAINTAIN THE ACCREDITATION ARE
ALREADY IN PLACE AS THAT AS WAS
MENTIONED AS. THE ACT THAT
OCCURS OR POTENTIAL. OKAY THAT
STILL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME.
IS TAKING AWAY THE FOCUS FROM
RESOLVING THE ISSUES IN THE
COURT ORDERS AND PAYING SO MUCH
ATTENTION TO THEIR ACCREDITATION
IF IT'S NOT GOING TO HELP. THEN
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WOULD
BE DOING IT. AND WHAT MIGHT NAY
MADAM CHAIR. YOU IT DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE I I'D I'D THAT WILL
THAT LEAN ON THE DEPARTMENT A
LITTLE BIT IN THIS CASE BUT I
THINK WHAT WERE WE VIEW THESE
EFFORTS AS COMPLEMENTARY SO
WE'RE NOT LOOKING AT TAKING AND
RESOURCES FROM THIS LOCATION TO
THIS LOCATION WE THINK. AT A
JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITATION
WILL HELP US BE ABLE TO MODEL
STATE WIDE AT EVERY INSTITUTION
THAT THE INSTITUTION IS MEETING
A CERTAIN STANDARD OF CARE AND
THAT IT CAN SUSTAIN THAT LEVEL
OF CARE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
I'M WITHIN THAT CONTEXT OF THE
COURTS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
THE COURT. COURTS ARE LOOKING
FOR IN GENERAL IS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT CAN NOT JUST TO
PROVIDE CARE IN ANY GIVEN MOMENT
BUT THAT THEY CAN SET SUSTAIN A
LEVEL OF CARE OVER TIME SO WHAT
WE CAN'T SAY THAT AT THAT THESE
RESOURCES WILL AND COURT
OVERSIGHT I THINK WHAT WE'RE
SAYING AS WE FEEL THAT JOINT
COMMISSION ACCREDITATION WILL BE
HELPFUL. IN PROVING THAT THAT
DEPARTMENT IS- ABLE TO SUSTAIN
COMPLIANCE OVER THE FUTURE BY
NEEDING A COMMUNITY STANDARD OF
CARE THAT'S REGARDED OUTSIDE OF
THAT CARCERAL SYSTEM BUT IT'S
GENERALLY. A STANDARD OF CARE
THAT MANY HEALTH CARE ENTITIES
LOOK TO IN TERMS OF- WHAT'S-
KIND OF THE LEVEL OF CARE THAT
THEY'RE BEING PROVIDED IN THAT
THE- BUT THE COMMUNITY STANDARD
AND REALLY A GOLD STANDARD MANY
HEALTH CARE AT- ENTITIES SEEK
THIS. OUT JUST AS A MATTER OF
COURSE. I DON'T KNOW- IF MY
COLLEAGUES HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD
THE THANK YOU FOR THAT I
PERSONALLY WOULDN'T WANT THE-
ISSUES THAT ARE BEING. THAT
WE'RE FACING IN THE COURT
ORDERS. SHOULD THOSE BE
CONSIDERED PART OF ARE THEY PART
OF THIS. GOLD STANDARD THIS
COMMUNITY STANDARD. OF- SERVICE
. I'M I THINK I'M I THAT'S OUR-
FARE- INTO. THAT ENJOY
COMMISSION ONE OF THE
ACCREDITATIONS IS BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH WHICH I GUESS YOU COULD.
DO SO FIRST I MEAN WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT A BROADER THAN JUST THE
MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM WHICH IS
THE SUBJECT OF THE COMMON CORE
ORDER SO WE'RE I THINK WE'RE
LOOKING AT CARE. HOLISTICALLY
ACROSS THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ACCREDITATIONS. I THINK I.
WITHIN THE COURT ORDER THERE'S A
COUPLE OF LIKE THE SPECIFICS OF
THAT AT THAT ARE MENTIONED
STAFFING- THE SUICIDE PREVENTION
WORK IN TRANSFER TIMELINES- ALL
OF WHICH THE DEPARTMENT IS
WORKING. VERY DILIGENTLY ON IN
TRYING TO RESOLVE I THINK DOCTOR
MET AT- MY COLLEAGUE SPOKE TO
SOME OF THAT KIND OF BARRIERS OR
CHALLENGES SOME OF WHICH- ARE
KIND OF. NOT EASILY SOLVABLE I
THINK THOUGH THAT THESE
RESOURCES ARE GREAT IN THAT A
STUDY SPEAKING FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION STANDPOINT ARE
COMPLEMENTARY- AND WOULD HELP BY
THE DEPARTMENT DEMONSTRATE A
LEVEL OF IMPROVEMENT OVER TIME
AS IT PERTAINS TO MENTAL HEALTH
THAT. THAT MAY ASSIST THAT THAT
COURT DOWN THE LINE IN TERMS OF
HOW IT. VIEWS THE MENTAL HEALTH
PROGRAM THE MEDICAL PROGRAM
EXETER. AGAIN LOOKING TO MY
COLLEAGUES TODAY THAT IT'S A WAY
AND IF THEY HAVE I WOULD ADD
THAT- AGAIN L. A. G. AND OF
COURSE SOME AND LOOK AT OUR
POLICY THE POLICIES THAT ARE
DEVELOPED MY COMMISSION- SETS
THE STANDARD THAT. YOU LOOK AT
YOUR POLICIES IN YOUR
ASSESSMENTS AND YOUR RISK AND
YOU DO MITIGATION SO AGAIN- AS
ALLISON WAS SAYING IT
COMPLIMENTS THOSE ORDERS IN
THOSE REVIEWS. BY PROVIDING A
ROAD MAP FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO
DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PROCESS SEES
SAY FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION
ASSESSMENTS OR ENVIRONMENT OF
CARE AREAS. TO CROSS OVER THE
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE
INCLUDES OUR PARTNERS AND- D. A.
I. A BECAUSE HE PARTNERS- THEY
REALLY LOOK AT LOCAL- LEADERSHIP
AND THE CULTURE OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. AND HOW THAT
AFFECTS- DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE
AND PLANS IN PROCESS SEES. CHIU
REALLY LOOK AT THE WHOLE
APPROACH AND I THINK THAT AGAIN
IT COMPLIMENTS THE- ORDERS AND-
THOSE THINGS THAT COMPLIMENTS
THE RECEIVERS TURNAROUND PLAN-
AND THOSE KINDS OF AREAS. OKAY
WELL. YOU KNOW I'M FROM MA'AM
THINK YOU KNOW THE- IT IS. I
THINK IF IT'S NOT FULL OF
FEELING. AND HELPING US GET
THROUGH THESE COURT ORDERS AND I
THINK WE'RE YOU KNOW. WE'RE
GONNA CONTINUE TO FACE THOSE- I
IT MIGHT EVEN BE UPSETTING TO
THE COURT I DON'T KNOW YOU KNOW
THAT- THAT WE'RE NOT REALLY
FULFILLING WE'RE NOT DOING WHAT
WE SHOULD UNDER THESE COURT
ORDERS. AND I CAN APPRECIATE THE
HOLISTIC APPROACH I THINK THAT'S
GREAT. BUT WE CAN EVEN DO. WHAT
THE COURT IS ASKING US TO DO IT
AND THAT'S A PROBLEM. THANK YOU
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY THE MOVE ON TO- WOW IS IT
REALLY OUR LAST ISSUE. OKAY OUR
LAST ISSUE FOURTEEN THE
INTEGRATED GENDER AFFIRMING
HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. MISTER
READER GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN WITH
A SOLID. NICE YOU LET ME TO SAY
. YEAH BEING UNDER THE- THIS
WEEK- IS FOR RESOURCES ADDRESS
GENDER FOR ME HEALTHCARE WITHIN
CDCR. ME INTERNAL POLICY STATE
LAW AND PROVIDE TIMELY CARE FOR
THIS PATIENT POPULATION. THE
PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED WITH
MINIMAL MINIMAL LIMITED TERM
RESOURCES AND THE DEPARTMENT HAS
NOW IDENTIFIED RESOURCES TO
MAINTAIN THE PROGRAM AND TO
ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THIS
VULNERABLE POPULATION. WITH ME
TODAY IS DR TRICIA WALLACE
SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST SPECIALISTS
OVER THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL OVERVIEW AND HELP
ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE- MADAM CHAIR
AND- SENATORS AND COLLEAGUES- MY
NAME IS DR TRICIA WALLACE MY
PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER AND I'M A
SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST SPECIALIST
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION.
I AM AGE GENDER HEALTH CARE
SPECIALIST IN TRANSGENDER AND
GENDER DIVERSE CARE AND I'M A
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN TRANS
GENDER NON BINARY AND INTERSEX
CARE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS. I
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT- THE INTEGRATED
GENDER FOR ME HEALTHCARE
PROGRAMMER I GAP. IN TWENTY
TWENTY ONE SB ONE THIRTY TWO
AUTHORED BY SENATOR WIENER ALSO
KNOWN AS THE TRANSGENDER
RESPECTED AGENCY AND DIGNITY ACT
OR TRATA- IT WAS ENACTED AND
WHICH AMENDED THE PENAL CODE
TWENTY SIX OH FIVE AND TWENTY
SIX OH SIX. AS A PART M. AS PART
TO ASSIST IN IMPLEMENTATION OF
TROTTA A PREVIOUS BCP. A
KNOWLEDGE THAT THE HEALTHCARE
POSITIONS IN ITS WERE
ESTABLISHED TO IN PART MINOR THE
NEEDS OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER
DIVERSE- PATIENTS AND POPULATION
IN CDCR AND LEARN. AND WHAT
WE'VE LEARNED IS THAT THE-
VULNERABLE TRANSGENDER AND
GENDER DIVERSE POPULATION AND
CDCR HAS GROWN AND CONTINUES TO
GROW. AND THERE ARE ARE IN
DURING NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE
MET. WE NEED PERMANENT POSITIONS
AND STAFFING RESOURCES THAT
ACTON HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF TGT
PEOPLE WITHIN THE CUSTODY OF
CDCR. AND THIS B. C. P. IS A
MULTI DISCIPLINARY ASK THAT WILL
RESOLVE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
OF THE POPULATION THAT IS
VULNERABLE AND NOT GETTING IT'S
NEEDS MET CURRENTLY. THE SPIRIT
OF THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES SEVERAL
THINGS. EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SAFE
AND OPTIMAL GENDER AFFIRMING
CARE. FOCUS ON PATIENT CENTERED
INDIVIDUALIZED CARE AND PATIENT
SAFETY AND IT'S AN ALIGNMENT
WITH LAW POLICY. AND UP THE
CURRENT W. PATH OR WORLD
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
TRANSGENDER HEALTH CURRENT
STANDARDS OF CARE. GENDER
AFFIRMING CARE ITSELF IS
RECOGNIZED AS ESSENTIAL FOR
OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING
FOR TGT FOLKS. IT IS PART OF
SUICIDE PREVENTION CARE FOR THIS
POPULATION AND IT IS MEDICALLY
NECESSARY CARE BOTH IN THE
COMMUNITY AND IN CARCERAL
SYSTEMS. GENDER AFFIRMING CARE
IS WHAT OUR PATIENTS IN CDCR
NEED AND WE ARE ASKING FOR THE
RESOURCES TO HELP ADDRESS THOSE
NEEDS. THANK YOU. EIGHT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. OF LA OFFICE
PLEASE. WE DO NOT RAISE CONCERNS
WITH THE PROPOSAL AT THIS TIME.
OKAY THIS BINANCE NO SPECIFIC
CONCERNS BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS OKAY. COLLEAGUES YOU
GO. GIRL OKAY WELL I DON'T HAVE
A QUESTION BUT I JUST TO COMMENT
IS- IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE
DEPARTMENT. MEETING THE NEEDS OR
TRYING TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF
TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE
POPULATION- TAKING A THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH- AS- INDICATED IN THEIR
RECENT REPORT- I'M SURE YOU KNOW
THAT THEY'LL- BE AREAS OF
IMPROVEMENT AND MUCH MORE THAT
HAS TO DO. BUT IN THE MEANWHILE
WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR
WORK- IN PARTICULAR BUT ALSO
AGAIN COMMAND THE DEPARTMENT FOR
TAKING THIS STEP. THANK YOU
MICHAEL OKAY. OKAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION YOU'RE FREE TO
GET YOUR PREFERRED DOCTOR LEE
RIGHT. THE WE COULD COME UP WITH
MORE QUESTIONS THE DOG OF A-
THANK YOU TO- EVERYONE WILL NOW
MOVE TO ANYONE WANTING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. AS A
REMINDER TWO DAYS PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS. 844-291-5491 AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS. SEVEN ZERO FOUR
TWO FOUR SEVEN SEVEN AND WE WANT
TO BEGIN WITH WITNESSES WHO ARE
HERE IN ROOM. TWELVE GO AHEAD
THANK YOU CHAIR DRAWS- GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND- MEMBERS MY
NAME IS ED MANNING- WITH KP
PUBLIC AFFAIRS SOME HERE FOR
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC TELEVISION.
AND I'M HERE TODAY PRIMALITY
THANK YOU- SENATOR- DRAWS SO IN
YOUR COLLEAGUES FOR- WORKING
WITH US IN CALLAWAY US TO ENSURE
THAT- THE DATA CASTING
TECHNOLOGY WHICH HELPS-
TRANSMIT- IN IN THE EVENT OF AN
EMERGENCY IN PARTICULAR NERVE
QUAKES BUT BEYOND THAT.
INSTANTANEOUSLY THAT WE COULD
EXPAND THAT CAPABILITY OUT TO
SIX MORE PUBLIC TELEVISION
STATIONS AND COMPLETE THE
PROGRAM WE STARTED SEVERAL YEARS
AGO- WE'RE WORKING WITH CARILLO
YES NOW ON THAT AND YOUR YORK'S
PERSONAL STAFF. AS WELL AS
BUDGET COMMITTEE STAFF- WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR THEIR THEIR WORK-
WE HAD ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR TWO
POINT THREE MILLION THIS YEAR
ONE TIME- THAT'S NOW REDUCE
THANKFULLY TO ONE POINT EIGHT
MILLION AND THE REST OF THE
MONEY THAT WE'RE STILL SEEKING.
IS FOR THE RECEIVER BOXES THEY
CAN BE PLACED WITH FIRST SIR-
FIRST RESPONDERS COULD BE PLACED
IN- SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND
A NUMBER OF OTHER AREAS WHERE
THE RECEIVER WOULD THEN GET THE-
MESSAGE INSTANTANEOUSLY FROM OUR
TOWERS IN THE EVENT OF. OF
EARTHQUAKE BUT ALSO LOCKDOWN
SITUATIONS OTHER EMERGENCIES SO
THAT THEY CAN INSTANTANEOUSLY
TAKE ACTIONS THINGS LIKE OPENING
UP FAR OF STORES- STOP BEING A
MEDICAL PROCEDURE
INSTANTANEOUSLY IT'S CETERA. SO
AGAIN THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
HELP WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT
AND- WE'D LOVE TO SEE IF WE CAN
GET SOME RECEIVERS OUT THERE AND
PRACTICE THIS YEAR THANK RATE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PERSISTENCE. GOOD AFTERNOON JOSH
DUGGAR ON BEHALF OF THE CHIEF
PROBATION OFFICERS OF CALIFORNIA
BRIEFLY RELATIVE TO THE DJJ
REALIGNMENT AND THE TRANSITION
OF THE REMAINING YOUTH AND STATE
FACILITIES. A PROBATION CHIEFS
WANT TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH
THE STATE TO MAKE SURE THE FINAL
TRANSITION IS DONE RIGHT THE
TRANSITION OF THESE YOUTH WILL
APPROXIMATELY DOUBLE THE
POPULATION OF LOCAL SECURE YOU
TREATMENT FACILITIES. ONCE
COMPLETED AND THIS IS A NEW
POPULATION THAT COUNTIES WERE
NOT RESOURCE FOR AND DIDN'T
DESIGN SYSTEMS FOR AS PART OF
THE ORIGINAL DJJ REALIGNMENT
LEGISLATION. WE THINK A CHANGE
THE LOCAL POPULATION OF THIS
MAGNITUDE MUST BE DONE
THOUGHTFULLY TO INCREASE CHANCES
OF SUCCESS WITH BOTH THE
TRANSITIONING POPULATION AND THE
EXISTING LOCAL POPULATION.
PROBATION CHIEFS HAVE IDENTIFIED
SYSTEM GAPS AND WE HOPE TO
PARTNER WITH THE STATE ON A
FOCUSED EFFORT TO FILL THOSE
GAPS IN SHORT ORDER AS PART OF
THIS TRANSITION. WE HAVE SHARED
A LETTER WITH THIS BUDGET
COMMITTEE IDENTIFYING OUR
CONCERNS AND SYSTEM GAPS AND
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMITTEE
TODAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I GET AFTERNOON THANK YOU
CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
STAFF RYAN MOORE MUNY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES- ALSO HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE URBAN COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA
AS WELL AS THE RURAL COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA.
AND SO- AS AS MY COLLEAGUE JOSH
STATED FROM. REPRESENTING SEE
PARK- I'M HERE TO PROVIDE BRIEF
COMMENTS AS IT RELATES TO ISSUE
SEVEN DJJ CLOSURE. I'M NOT TO
SOUND REPETITIVE- BUT YOU KNOW
WE'RE HERE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION OF THE
POPULATION RETURNING TO COUNTY.
COUNTIES NOT ONLY REQUIRES
ADDITIONAL FUNDING AT DJJ BUT
ALSO SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR THE
COUNTIES THAT RECEIVED THEM-
MORE AS S. B. A. TWENTY THREE
FROM TWENTY TWENTY PROVIDED
FUNDING PROSPECTIVELY FOR THE-
REAL LINE POPULATION. SB NINETY
TWO IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE DID NOT
INCLUDE FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUALS
RETURNING UNDER THE STATUTORY
DEADLINE- SO YOU KNOW THAT SAID-
YOU KNOW WE URGE THE LEGISLATURE
TO PROVIDE RESOURCES OPEN SURE
APPROPRIATE PLACEMENTS AND
INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT NEEDS.
OF ALL RETURNING YOUTH ARE MET
AND THEN LASTLY WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO NOTE YOU KNOW WE THINK-
DOCTOR BALLS IN HER WORK AT DJJ
FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT
IN COLLABORATION COUNTIES. THANK
YOU RIGHT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW WE'RE- C. NO MORE. WITNESSES
HERE OUR TO. MODEL UNDERSTAND.
SILVA YES- WOULD YOU PLEASE
PROMPT INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. OUR LADY
GERMAN THE PHONE LINES IF YOU DO
WISH TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
COMMENT ON TODAY'S OUR
PRESENTATION PLEASE PRESS ONE
FOLLOWED BY ZERO ONE FELL BY
ZERO. AND NOBODY HAS QUEUED UP.
NOBODY NOBODY. AT IT THIS TIME
MEDICARE THIS. E. SAYS. I WAS
SHOCKED. OKAY THAT WAS EASY IT'S
C. AND BECAUSE OF THE WILL.
BECAUSE OF THE THOROUGH JOB.
OKAY OF COURSE EVERYBODY WHO
CAME TODAY WE OKAY THANK YOU
MODERATE THANK YOU. FOR GIVING
ME THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WAITING TO TESTIFY- AND- WITH
THE MORE CALLERS- THANK YOU TO
EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED TODAY.
IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO TESTIFY
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS OR
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO A
BUDGET FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE.
YOUR COMMENTS AND PARTICIPATION
ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US- I
SPECIALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AND COOPERATION
ONE OF THANK MY COLLEAGUES ON
THE COMMITTEE- FOR HANGING IN
THERE AND- WE HAVE NOW CONCLUDED
THE AGENDA FOR TODAY'S HEARING-
M. S. THEN.