US BUDGET SUB COMMITTEE NUMBER
ONE ON EDUCATION- WILL COME TO
ORDER- THE IT MIGHT BE GO
THROUGH JUST A FEW OF THE GROUND
RULES HERE OF THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE OF AN
LASSER'S IT EXIGENT
CIRCUMSTANCES WE ASK THE PEOPLE
THAT ACTUALLY PERCENT BE IN THE
HEARING ROOM- ARM AND ON THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY ARE THE
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
877-226-8216 THIS IS SHOWN ON
THE SCREEN. AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS. SIX TWO ONE SEVEN ONE SIX
ONE OF WERE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS IN THE STATE
CAPITAL OF IN ROOM TWENTY ONE
HUNDRED AND SO ASKING THAT ALL
COMMITTEE MEMBERS REPORT TO THE
ROOM SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. A TO DATE WE'RE GOING TO
DO MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT- WE
HAVE NOT DONE YET ON OUR K.
THROUGH TWELVE EDUCATION
INCLUDING THE COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION AND THE ADMINISTRATION
ON THEIR PROPOSALS ON SCHOOL
NUTRITION PROPOSITION TWENTY
EIGHT IMPLEMENTATION. CULTURAL
FIELD TRIPS THE REDUCTION IN THE
ARTS MUSIC CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT LITERACY OPIOID
ANTAGONISTS THE SCHOOL FACILITY
PROGRAM AND THE PRESCHOOL T. K.
AND FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN
FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM. I WE DO
NOT QUITE HAVE A QUORUM YET AND
WHEN SOMEBODY WALKS IN THE ROOM-
THE THIRD MEMBER I WILL CALL THE
ROLL- BUT I WON'T INTERRUPT ANY
OF YOU IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE
TALKING AT THE TIME. AND- AND
WHEN WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING IT
ITEM BY ITEM WE WILL DO IT AT
THE END OF HEARING EVERY ITEM
DOING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANYTHING
THAT WE HAVE HEARD. A DURING THE
DAY. SO- WITH BATCH- WE'RE GOING
TO GO DIRECTLY TO. OUR ITEM
NUMBER ONE ON THE COUNTY OFFICES
OF EDUCATION AND OUR THREE A
SCHEDULED PANELISTS ARE SARAH
CORTEZ FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE DR MARY BARLOW
FROM THE KERN COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. AND SUSAN CONNOLLY
FROM THE PLASTER A COUNTY OFFICE
OF EDUCATION AND YOU CAN'T. MOVE
TO THE TABLE HERE. OUR WITH
BATCH OF. WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE AND WILL GO IN THAT
ORDER AND BEGIN WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST GOOD MORNING
SARAH CORTEZ LA GO TODAY WE ARE
ASKED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW
ABOUT HOW COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION OR CEO HE SAYS I'LL
REFER TO THEM ARE FUNDED- THE
STATE ALLOCATES BOCA FUND THE
FUNDING THROUGH L. C. A FAST.
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION
RECEIVE L. CFF THROUGH A TWO
PART FORMULA THE FIRST PART IS
TO PROVIDE DIRECT INSTRUCTION TO
STUDENTS RECEIVING ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION FOR EXAMPLE IN
JUVENILE COURT SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY DAY SCHOOLS- FUNDING
FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION IS
TIED TO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
ENROLLED IN THESE PROGRAMS. THE
SECOND PART OF THE FORMULA IS
FOR COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION
TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF SUPPORT
SERVICES TO THEIR COUNTY AND
FUNDING FOR THE SERVICES IS TIED
TO THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS- AND
STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY. IN TOTAL
COUNTIES RECEIVED ONE POINT ONE
BILLION THROUGH LCF IN TWENTY
TWO TWENTY THREE WHICH IS
FLEXIBLE FUNDING THAT CAN BE
SPENT FOR ANY PURPOSE. EACH A CO
WE ALSO SEPARATE FUNDING TO
SUPPORT DISTRICTS AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED AS
NEEDING ASSISTANCE OFTEN
REFERRED TO AS DIFFERENTIATED
ASSISTANCE. STATEWIDE COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION RECEIVED
SEVENTY MILLION IN THE TWENTY
TWENTY TO TWENTY THREE FISCAL
YEAR. FUNDING FOR THESE
ACTIVITIES IS TIED TO THE NUMBER
AND SIZE OF DISTRICTS IDENTIFIED
AS NEEDING ASSISTANCE. SOME
COUNTIES- COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION ALSO RECEIVE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO BE
GEOGRAPHICALLY- AND SUPPORT
OTHER CO EASY IN THEIR
DIFFERENCES ASSISTANCE WORK. AND
FOUR MILLION WAS PROVIDED TO
NINE C. AT LEAST FOR THIS WORK
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS
BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL MOVE
ON TO THE- KERN COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. JOHN SHOULD BE READ.
MY APOLOGIES. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. DR GARY BARLOW.
THANK YOU. ALSO SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF MY- AND WE'RE WORKING
HERE TO MAKE SURE YOUR
MICROPHONE IS ON AND IT IT'S NOT
YOU SO.
WHILE THEY'RE WORKING ON THE
MICROPHONE NOMINA ****- WE HAVE
A QUORUM OF THAT THE ROLL CALL
BE STABBED CENTER LAYERED HERE
CENTER LEAD HERE SENATOR MAN.
SENATOR MEN HERE SENATOR-
TOWBOAT CENTER SMALL OAKLEY THIS
YEAR AND ARE SOLIDLY THIS YEAR
WE HAVE A QUORUM. YES. ARM. GOES
ANOTHER FEW SECONDS MAYBE.
BECAUSE THAT MICROPHONE WORK FOR
THE FIRST COMMENTS SO SOMEHOW
THAT POINTS HOOKED UP. HE. SORRY
LAGAN LET NEGATIVE ENERGY IN OUR
HEARING KERRY. AND SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS WAS SPEAKING
FOR ALL OF US JUST FOR THE
RECORD SO WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU SO MUCH- I
AGAIN I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF ALL FIFTY EIGHT COUNTY
OFFICES OFFICES OF EDUCATION AND
THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION TO
SPEAK- IN MY TESTIMONY I WANT TO
DISCUSS THREE TOPICS TO HELP THE
COMMITTEE BETTER UNDERSTAND THE
STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF SUPPORT AND
HOW IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THE
LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS. YOU KNOW
THE PURPOSE OF THE STATEWIDE
SYSTEM OF SUPPORTERS TO IMPROVE
STUDENT OUTCOMES AND BEFORE THE
PANDEMIC WE WERE DOING JUST THAT
. IN KERN WE SAW THAT DISTRICTS
THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR
DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE IN
20001766% WERE NO LONGER
ELIGIBLE IN TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN OR NINETEEN. AGAIN IN
TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN WE REDUCE
THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS THAT
WERE ELIGIBLE BY 50% AND IN
20001857% SUEZ THEY ARE INVOLVED
IN THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
PROCESS AND THIS VERY INTENSIVE
SUPPORT WE'RE FINDING THAT THEY
WERE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS AND
OF COURSE IN THE PANDEMIC. AS A
COUNTY OFFICE WE WORK WITH FORTY
SIX DISTRICTS FROM SMALL RULE TO
LARGE URBAN SUBURBAN AND IN THAT
SUPPORT WE PROVIDE HERE ONE
SERVICES TO ALL FORTY SIX LET ME
GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THAT
MIGHT LOOK LIKE. MY ONE OF THE
STUFF NINETEEN THOUSAND STUDENTS
IT'S A LARGE URBAN 74% OF THE
STUDENTS ARE SOCIALLY
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
IDENTIFIED BECAUSE AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDENTS. WERE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IDENTIFIED
FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND
DISCIPLINE IN THIS CASE WE
SURVEYED THE ENTIRE STAFF
CONDUCTED FOCUS GROUPS WITH
PRINCIPALS TEACHERS AND PARENTS
CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF THERE'S
STUDENTS STUDY TEAM FORMS AND
PROCESSES. USED TO TEACH SCHOOL
SITE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE
DISTRICT LACKED A SYSTEMATIC
APPROACH TO IDENTIFICATION AND
TIERED SUPPORT. THE COUNTY AND
DISTRICT TEAM COLLABORATIVE LEE
CO CREATED A COMPREHENSIVE SET
OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND KCSO HAS
PROVIDED ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT TO CALIBRATE
STUDENTS STUDY TEAM PROCESSES
AND INTERVENTIONS STOPS WE HELP
DESIGN TIERED SUPPORT SUCH AS
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL COUNSELING. AND
ACADEMIC TUTORING INCLUDING
CONNECTING THE DISTRICT WITH
EXTERNAL PARTNERS THAT COULD
PROVIDE THE COUNSELING SUPPORT.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF TIERED
SUPPORT TO DIFFERENT AGES
SYSTEMS. IN TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN LAKESIDE A SMALL RULE
DISTRICT WAS EXPERIENCING HIGH
RATES OF CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM
ACROSS MULTIPLE STUDENT GROUPS
AGAIN A DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH
SUSPENSION RATE AMONG AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDENTS HERE THE
COUNTY OFFICE PUSHED INTO THE
DISTRICT TO UNDERSTAND THE ROOT
CAUSES. YOU'RE A HIGHLY
COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP
DRIVEN PROCESS IN THE AGREED ON
A PROBLEM OF PRACTICE THE NEXT
STEP WAS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT
AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO SUPPORT
THE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS.
IN THIS CASE WE CONNECTED THE
DISTRICT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COLLABORATIVE FOR EDUCATIONAL
EXCELLENCE. AND THE PLASTER
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION WE
ARE REGIONAL US SUMS COMMITTEE A
MULTI TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORTS.
SO SCHOOL SITE TEAMS
PARTICIPATED IN A POSITIVE
BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SERVICE
TIER ONE TRAINING WHERE THEY
DEVELOP SCHOOL WIDE BEHAVIOR
MATRIX WITH CLEARING CONSISTENT
BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS WITH THE
FLOW CHART TO HELP DEFINE MINOR
AND MAJOR BEHAVIORS. AMONG THE
M. THE APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS
IN ADDITION THEY DEVELOPED A
RECOGNITION SYSTEM TO REINFORCE
POSITIVE BEHAVIORS THE RESULTS A
3% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE AND
WITH THAT COMES BETTER OUTCOMES
FOR STUDENTS. THESE EXAMPLES
ILLUSTRATE SEVERAL IMPORTANT
POINTS. ABOUT THE STATEWIDE
SYSTEM OF SUPPORT. FOR THE
SYSTEM IS MULTI LAYERED IT'S
FLEXIBLE IT'S NIMBLE AND IT'S
THERE TO RESPOND TO THE
TREATMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS
THAT EXIST IN DIVERSE STUDENTS
AND SCHOOL GROUPS IT CAN BE
SCALED FOR LARGE AND SMALL
DISTRICTS AND ACROSS AN ENTIRE
COUNTY. SECOND NOTWITHSTANDING
THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON
STUDENTS WE'RE SEEING EARLY
SUCCESS AS A RESULT OF
DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE. AND
THE SYSTEM OF SUPPORT. THIRD BY
THE TIME INTERVENTIONS ARE
REQUIRED BY THE EDUCATION CODE
ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS
WITHIN A DISTRICT ARE OFTEN WELL
ESTABLISHED. IT ACTUALLY TAKES
YEARS OF ONGOING WORK WELL AFTER
THE INTERVENTION OCCURS EXPERTS
IN CHANGE A TURN OR
TRANSFORMATION SAY IT TAKES
SEVEN YEARS FOR CHANGE OF A
CULTURE. AND THERE'S NO ONE AND
DONES- SOLUTION TO THAT POINT
WANT TO GO BACK TO STUDENTS. SO
WE KNOW THAT THROUGH NEW AND
TRANSFORMATIVE WHOLE CHILD
PROGRAMS COUNTY OFFICES ARE
HELPING SCHOOL DISTRICTS ADDRESS
TRAUMA AND LEARNING LOSS THAT
OCCURRED DURING THE PANDEMIC.
AND IN THE CALIFORNIA TWENTY
TWO- DASHBOARD WE SHOW THAT
STUDENTS HAVE PERSISTENT AND
WIDENING GAPS IN OUTCOMES YOUTH
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND A NEED
FOR A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE
RELATIONSHIPS. ALL OF THIS
ADVERSELY AFFECTS LEARNING THE
WAY STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS RESPOND
MATTERS SO WE SEE THESE RECENT
INVESTMENTS EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES COMMUNITY SCHOOL
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS UNIVERSAL
MEALS UNIVERSAL PRE
KINDERGARTEN. AND CHILDREN AND
YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
INTERVENTION. WITH EACH NEW
CLINICAL TRIAL PROGRAM COUNTY
OFFICES ARE PROVIDING THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
PARTNERSHIP TO HELP DISTRICTS
IMPLEMENT THESE PROGRAMS
LOCALLY. IN THE CASE OF-
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THIS IS
ESSENTIALLY A ONE STOP SHOP A
COMMUNITY SCHOOL IS WHERE
STUDENT MIGHT BE REFERRED FOR
SOMETHING LIKE NEED FOR OF THE
FOR A PAIR OF GLASSES. BUT ONCE
WE BEGIN TO WORK WITH THE FAMILY
WE BUILD TRUST AND THEN THEY ARE
ABLE TO ACCESS OTHER SUPPORTS
THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED SUCH AS
TUTORING PARENTING CLASSES OR
COUNSELING. AND COUNTY OFFICES
HEALTH DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL
STAFF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THOSE
COMMUNITIES SCHOOLS AND CASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT BUILD
TRUST AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES.
NKC SOS'S CASE WE WERE ABLE TO
WORK WITH A TOTAL OF FOURTEEN
DISTRICTS FORTY ONE SCHOOLS AND
EIGHT FOUR IMPLEMENTATION EIGHT
DISTRICTS FOR PLANNING IN THE
FIRST COHORT IT'S SIGNIFICANT
AND IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IN A
KANEMI WHERE ONE IN THREE
CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. WE
DEVELOPED A NEW DEPARTMENT WEEDS
THAT WE HAVE EXPERTS IN
COMMUNITY SCHOOL STUDENT
WELLNESS COLLABORATION AND WE
HOLD MONTHLY COMMUNITY MEETINGS
OF PRACTICE. WITH THOSE SCHOOL
LEVEL COMMUNITY LEADERS TO SHARE
BEST PRACTICES. INDIVIDUALLY WE
MEET WITH EACH SCHOOL COMMUNITY
LEADER. AND WE PROBLEM SOLVE IN
REAL TIME AND ASSIST THEM WITH
THINGS SUCH AS DEVELOPING
MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH OUR COUNTY AGENCIES AND
WITH OTHER NON PROFITS. SUBJECT
MATTER EXPERTS HELP WITH A
DEVELOPING ELLIE A MEDICAL
BILLING AND ELLIE A BOT TO
ASSIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS DESIGN
SYSTEMS WHERE THEY CAN DRAW DOWN
OTHER DOLLARS AND THEREFORE
CREATE A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY
SCHOOL POST GRANT. FINALLY THE
WORK OF IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR
STUDENTS IS INTENSIVE AND
DYNAMIC. AS EVIDENCE FROM THE
PANDEMIC WE'VE SEEN HOW OUR
EDUCATION SYSTEM HAS SHIFTED AND
OUR STUDENTS OF CHANGED. FOR
COUNTY OFFICES WE REMAIN NIMBLE
AND OUR PROVISION OF SUPPORT WE
WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW
KEY LESSONS THAT WE'VE LEARNED.
FIRST BY THE TIME DIFFERENTIATED
ASSISTANCE AND OTHER SYSTEMS OF
SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS OCCUR THE
ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY GAPS
AND A. ARE OFTEN DEEPLY
ESTABLISH THIS UNDERSCORES THE
IMPORTANCE OF OFFERING UNIVERSAL
LEVEL ONE TIER ONE SUPPORT EVERY
DISTRICT. IT'S CRITICAL TO
ACHIEVING THE OF THE CLOSING THE
ACHIEVEMENT GAP PROACTIVELY
SECOND IT TAKES YEARS FOR DATA
TO REFLECT THE IMPACT OF
INTERVENTION. TRANSFORMATIVE
PROGRAMS TAKE A GREAT DEAL OF
HUMAN CAPACITY AND ONGOING
SUPPORT. WE'RE NOT JUST CREATING
PROGRAMS WERE TRANSFORMING
MINDSETS AND CULTURE AT SCHOOL
SITE LEVELS IT'S THE RIGHT THING
TO DO BUT IT TAKES TIME. AND WE
NEED TO CREATE- FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENTS THAT SHOW THOSE
RESULTS ARE ON TRACK. WE ALSO
THIRD HAVE A WIDE DEGREE OF
VARIATION BETWEEN COUNTY OFFICES
ABILITY TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND THAT'S WHY THE
STATE SHOULD CONTINUE TO INVEST
IN UNIVERSAL. SUPPORTS THAT
IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF COUNTY
OFFICES TO PRO ACTIVELY CLOSE
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS IN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND
ENHANCE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IN
THE ARE NOW WILL MOVE TO THE
REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE PLASTER
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION THANK
YOU GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
WITH YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS SUSAN
CONNOLLY AND I AM THE ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT OF STUDENT
SERVICES FOR THE PLASTER COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION. TODAY I
WILL BE SHARING INFORMATION
ABOUT THE STUDENTS WE SERVE IN
JUVENILE COURT SCHOOLS
ENROLLMENT TRENDS AND
IMPLICATIONS DUE TO THE
REALIGNMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUVENILE JUSTICE. COUNTY OFFICES
OF EDUCATION OPERATE OVER FORTY
COURTS SCHOOLS IN JUVENILE
DETENTION FACILITIES ACROSS THE
STATE. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS DO
NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ENROLLMENTS
AND RETURN TO THEIR SCHOOL OF
RESIDENCE WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME. FOR EXAMPLE DURING THE
TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWO SCHOOL
YEAR AT THE PLASTER COUNTY COURT
SCHOOL. ONLY FIVE OF A HUNDRED
AND TWENTY ONE STUDENTS WERE
ENROLLED FOR MORE THAN NINETY
DAYS. AS COUNTY OFFICE EDUCATORS
WE FEEL IT IS IMPERATIVE TO USE
THE STUDENTS TIME IN COURT
SCHOOL TO SUPPORT. NURTURE AND
PREPARE THEM FOR WHAT COMES NEXT
IN THEIR LIVES. MANY HAVE BEEN
IMPACTED BY TRAUMA AND NEGATIVE
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES. WE
SERVE STUDENTS WHO FACE SOME OF
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO
ACHIEVEMENT AND OPPORTUNITY IN
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. OUR
SCHOOLS SERVE A DISPROPORTIONATE
NUMBER OF STUDENTS OF COLOR. AND
STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE
HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR
STUDENTS AND GRADUATES. WE KNOW
THAT ONE CARING ADULT CAN AND
DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
COURTS SCHOOLS PROVIDE
INSTRUCTION IN ALL CONTENT AREAS
THROUGH GRADE TWELVE.
ADDITIONALLY WE PROVIDE SERVICES
TO STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
SPECIAL EDUCATION. MANY CO EASE
HAVE MADE IT A PRACTICE TO
EMPLOY TEACHERS WITH TOOLS
GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
CREDENTIALS IN THESE PROGRAMS.
COURSE SCHOOLS REQUIRE INTENSIVE
STAFF SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN A SAFE
AND EDUCATIONALLY. PRODUCTIVE
STUDENT ENVIRONMENT. IT IS NOT
UNUSUAL FOR DE JUVENILE
DETENTION FACILITIES THE
SEPARATE STUDENTS BASED ON
VARIOUS CRITERIA. FOR EXAMPLE
GENDER AGE OR SEVERITY OF AN
INFRACTION. A COURT SCHOOL WITH
TWENTY STUDENTS MIGHT NEED THREE
TO FOUR CLASSROOMS EACH
REQUIRING ITS OWN TEACHER. THE
GAME PERSPECTIVE I WOULD LIKE TO
GIVE YOU A SNAPSHOT VIEW OF
PLASTER COUNTIES COURT SCHOOL.
ON ANY GIVEN DAY TEN TO TWENTY
FIVE STUDENTS AND ONE TO FIVE
GRADUATES ARE IN THE FACILITY.
THREE TO FOUR MULTI GRADE LEVEL
CLASSROOMS ARE OPERATING THIS
MEANS FOR FULL TIME TEACHERS
MUST BE IN PLACE DURING THE
SCHOOL YEAR. REGARDLESS OF
STUDENT NUMBERS. SUPPORT STAFF
WILL BE WORKING WITH STUDENTS
YOU MIGHT SEE A SCHOOL
PSYCHOLOGIST PROVIDING
COUNSELING AND ACADEMIC
COUNSELOR HELPING A STUDENT
COMPLETE A FINANCIAL AID
APPLICATION. A TRANSITION
SPECIALIST REACHING OUT TO A
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
FACILITATE A SCHOOL TRANSITION.
A STUDENT SUPPORT PRACTITIONER
CONNECTING FAMILIES WITH
COMMUNITY RESOURCES OR AN
EMPLOYMENT SPECIALIST LINKING A
STUDENT WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
. MANY COURT SCHOOLS ARE
EXPERIENCING DECLINING
ENROLLMENT WHICH IS A GOOD THING
COMMUNITIES HAVE SUCCEEDED IN
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN
AND YOUNG ADULTS WHO EXPERIENCED
INCARCERATION. BUT COURTS
SCHOOLS ARE FUNDED EXCLUSIVELY
BASED ON AVERAGE DAILY
ATTENDANCE. AS A RESULT IT IS
UNIVERSAL THAT COUNTY OFFICES
BACK FILL THEIR PROGRAMS FROM
THE GENERAL FUND AND ONE TIME
FUNDS. C. O. EASIER COMMITTED TO
PROVIDING A ROBUST EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS AND
GRADUATES BUT CLEARLY OUR
CURRENT EXCLUSIVELY ADA BASED
MODEL IS A CHALLENGE. THERE IS A
HIGH DEGREE OF VARIATION BETWEEN
COUNTIES WITH RESPECT TO BOTH K.
TWELVE AND POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION PROVIDED BY COURT
SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION CAN DIFFER DEPENDING
ON THE COUNTY. YOU MIGHT SEE
PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE IN PERSON
COURSES WITH THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR. TOOL
ENROLLMENT COURSES WITH A COURT
SCHOOL INSTRUCTOR VIRTUAL
COURSES CORRESPONDENCE COURSES.
OR A COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION
PROGRAM. HOW MANY OFFICES DO NOT
RECEIVE FUNDING FOR EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES FOR GRADUATES IN SOME
CASES PROBATION DEPARTMENTS
PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THESE
SERVICES. COURSE SCHOOL
EDUCATORS RECOGNIZE THESE
DISPARITIES DO NOT PROVIDE
EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO
STUDENTS AND GRADUATES IN
JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES.
WNIE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION AND
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
MUST ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A
POSITIVE SOLUTION ORIENTED FOCUS
ON PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION TO STUDENTS
AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN
JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES.
IN MANY CASES THIS IS BEEN A
CHALLENGING TASK I HAVE WORKED
WITH MY PROBATION COLLEAGUES FOR
OVER FIVE YEARS TO ESTABLISH A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS.
OUR LOCAL COLLEGE LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS CURRENTLY
APPLYING FOR THE RISING SCHOLARS
NETWORK GRANT WITH OUR FULL
SUPPORT. WELL COURT SCHOOL
EDUCATORS ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE
SUSTAINABILITY OF POSTSECONDARY
ACCESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
IN THESE FACILITIES. THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND- WE HAVE AN ACTION
PACKED HEARING TODAY WERE WERE
WE HAVE- NINE ITEM SO I DON'T
WANT TO DWELL TOO MUCH BUT- ARE.
THERE BEEN TIMES IN THE PAST
WHERE. OF THIS SUBCOMMITTEE
HASN'T FULLY GIVEN TIME TO
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION 2%
WHAT THEY DO AND YOU JUST DID A-
AN EXCELLENT JOB ON A NUMBER OF
TOPICS OF SORT OF WHINING ABOUT
AND I THOUGHT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON
OR OR TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS
ANY QUESTIONS. IS IT THIS IS
YOUR CHANCE BECAUSE THERE ARE A
LOT OF PEOPLE THEY'RE PROBABLY
LISTENING FOR MUSIC ARTS AND
HISTORY AND HAD DON'T HAVE FULL.
OF FAMILIARITY WITH COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION YOU'VE
TALKED ABOUT JUVENILE COURTS
YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT
THINGS. THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE
YOU WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT
ABOUT THE ROLE OF COUNTY OFFICES
THAT. THAT MAKES THEM VALUABLE
IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM THAT
PEOPLE LISTENING MIGHT BE-
SOMETHING I MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT
. I'M NOT SURE THAT THE GENERAL
PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS THE LEVEL OF
SUPPORT THAT IS- PROVIDED
THROUGH COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION BOTH FOR ALL THINGS EL
CAP RELATED THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE L. COBB AND IT IN JUST FOR.
THE PEOPLE THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND
TO DIALOGUE- WHAT WE HAVE
ACRONYM ISSUES HERE SO LOCAL
CONTROL ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ENGAGING
WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A
PLAN. OF AT EACH DISTRICT AND
INSURE THAT THE PLAN MEETS ALL
OF THE NEEDS OF THE DIFFERENT
STUDENT SUBGROUPS WE ALSO
APPROVED BUDGETS THAT'S A
STATUTORY REQUIREMENT. AS
REVIEWED THREE TIMES A YEAR TO
IN TERMS AND ON AND ON AN ANNUAL
BASIS. AND WE- HAD OUR HEARING
ALREADY ON THE DISTRICTS THAT
ARE IN RECEIVERSHIP. IN IF SOME
DISTRICT FALLS INTO THAT THAT'S
WHERE THIS WORK BEFOREHAND THEN
AFTER. OF FALLS WITHIN THE
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO
REALLY MONITOR ABSOLUTELY AND SO
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION
UNDER STATUTE HAVE BEEN GIVEN. A
VARIETY OF EXPANDED
OPPORTUNITIES OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS BUT REALLY WERE
THERE IN SUPPORT AS THE
INTERMEDIARY AGENCY BETWEEN THE
STATE. AND THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO ENSURE THAT WERE ABLE TO
FULLY SUPPORT STUDENTS EVERY
STUDENT REGARDLESS OF THE ZIP
CODE IN WHICH THEY RESIDE. TO
ACCESS THE SPORTS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL WE RUN A LOT OF
COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS WE RUN
QUITE A FEW- REGIONAL
OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT
SUPPORT. FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION
MOST OF OUR OFFICES OPERATE ON
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS THAT HELP
WITH THE DIRECT SUPPORTS I
DESCRIBED EARLIER. SO IF YOU CAN
THINK ABOUT IT WE ARE WE ARE
PROVIDING THAT INTERMEDIARIES
SUPPORT FOR ALL DISTRICTS
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO
THE- YES I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
ADD THAT MANY COUNTY OFFICES
ALSO PROVIDE- REGIONAL SPECIAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
. A MODERATE TO SEVERE OF
LEARNER STUDENTS WHO ARE L. FOR
A PIECE ALL THE- AN OUR
COMMUNITY. GREAT AND LET ME ASK
MY COLLEAGUES IF THERE'S ANY
QUESTION. SENATOR SMALLWOOD
QUITE THANK YOU- MISTER CHAIR-
IN THANK YOU FOR THE
PRESENTATION COMING FROM L. A.
COUNTY- IF IT'S GOOD TO HEAR.
SOME OF WHAT YOUR- BOARD OF
COUNTY. OFFICE OF EDUCATION IS
DEALING WITH- I'M I'M REALLY-
ONE. WAS GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT THE
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TO CLOSE
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS PARTICULARLY
FOR THOSE. STUDENTS WHO ARE
HARDEST HIT IN SOME OF THE WAYS
IN WHICH YOU ALL ARE DOING THAT
AND SEEING RESULTS- I THINK THE
IDEA THAT. TO HAVE THE SERVICES
BUT TO ALSO THEY WOULD HAVE A
METRICS FOR IN REAL TIME SEEING
THE IMPACT OF THOSE SERVICES THE
SOUL SO VERY IMPORTANT- IN L. A.
COUNTY WE HAVE A FAIRLY TROUBLED
JUVENILE. SYSTEM THAT IS GOING
THROUGH DEEP TRANSITION AND-
SOME OF YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT-
PROBATION FOR JUVENILES WHO ARE
IN GOING THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL
PROCESS WHILE ALSO GOING
THROUGH- WHAT IS OFTEN A
TRAUMATIC EVENT OF BEING-
INVOLVED IN A SYSTEM INVOLVED IN
IN THE JUVENILE. COURT SCHOOL-
IT WAS REALLY ENLIGHTENING WHAT
WHAT YOU SHARED MY PREDECESSOR-
HIGHLY MITCHELL- I WAS
INSTRUMENTAL IN PASSING SB SEVEN
SIXTEEN AND IT LOOKED AT MAKING
SURE THAT YOU THE REQUIRED TO
HAVE ACCESS. TO PARTICIPATE IN
PUBLIC POST SECONDARY
OPPORTUNITIES AND YOU TALKED
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF THAT AND
I HAVE A FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR
YOU ONE IS YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT
THE FUNDING. ELEMENT SURROUNDING
THE POST SECONDARY WORK AND THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION-
SOMETIMES FUNDS THOSE ACTIVITIES
I WANT COULD YOU ELABORATE A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT ABOUT THAT-
WHAT IS- THE SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY THERE HOW DOES.
IT YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE FORMULA
FOR WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND
WHEN YOU SAY SOMETIMES THAT THAT
TERM JUST STRUCK ME. WHEN IT
DOESN'T HAPPEN WHAT DOES THAT
LOOK LIKE AND WHEN IT DOES- AND
THEN THE SECOND QUESTION IS. HAS
COLLUDED IMPACTED THE DELAY SB
SIXTEEN AND WHAT'S THE STATUS OF
THAT. SO I AND II SO THAT'S A
GREAT QUESTION I THINK THAT I'M
LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR COUNTIES
ARE FORTY ONE COUNTIES ACROSS
THE STATE- OUR PROBATION
DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING VERY
HARD TO TRY TO ACCESS POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION. DEPENDING
ON WHERE YOU ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY
THAT CAN BE A FAIRLY SIMPLE
ENDEAVOR- AND IT CAN BE A VERY
CHALLENGING ENDEAVOR- SO FOR
EXAMPLE IF YOU LIVE IN A SMALL
IF YOU HAVE A FACILITY IN A
SMALL RURAL AREA WHERE THERE
ISN'T A LOT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ACCESS. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO
FORM THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. TO BE
HONEST THE PLASTER COUNTY THE
COLLEGES WE SO WE REACHED OUT
TO. THEM WE HAD TO MAKE GAINS
SOME TRACTION AND THEN WE HAD
THE PANDEMIC AND THERE WAS A TON
OF TURNOVER AT LOCAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. AND SO WE LOST OUR
CONTACTS AND SO IT TOOK IT'S
TAKEN FIVE YEARS TO GET TO WHERE
WE ARE NOW AND I THINK THAT
THAT'S A FAIRLY COMMON SITUATION
IN MID SIZED. TO SMALL COUNTIES-
AND SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE WILL
OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR THE
LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND YOU
HOT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE
CORRECT RESOURCES. AND BE
PREPARED TO ENGAGE IN THAT
ACTIVITY. PROVIDING POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION IN A COURT
SCHOOL IS INCREDIBLY
CHALLENGING. I COULD HAVE TO
GRADUATE. I COULD HAVE FIVE
GRADUATES WHO NEED TO ACCESS
POST SECONDARY SOME LARGER
FACILITIES MIGHT HAVE TWENTY
FORTY. I'M REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
I HAVE A ONE GRADUATE WHO NEEDS
TO ACCESS POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION OR TWENTY I NEED A
PROGRAM. SO ALL OF THE WORK
STILL NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND IT'S
DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND T. TO CREATE ALL OF
THAT PROGRAMMING FOR A ONE
STUDENT WHO MAY BE THERE. FOR
TWO WEEKS A YEAR SO NOW WE KNOW
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING
MORE STUDENTS THAT ARE GOING TO
BE WITH US FOR A LONGER PERIOD
OF TIME MORE GRADUATES. AND SO
WE'RE REALLY FEELING THE
PRESSURE. IT'S PROHIBITIONS
REQUIREMENTS BUT TITLE FIFTEEN
SAYS TO US THAT EDUCATION
PARTNERS CEO EASE SHOULD PARTNER
WITH PROBATION TO TRY TO WORK
THROUGH THIS. IT'S DIFFICULT IN
SOME PLACES FOR PROBATION
DEPARTMENTS TO KNOW THE
EDUCATION LINGO TO KNOW WHO TO
REACH OUT TO AT THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE LEVEL. AND THAT'S WHY WE
SEE THAT WE HAVE VARYING TYPES
OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE
FOR EXAMPLE RIGHT NOW WE ARE
ALIVE WE HAVE A FEW STUDENTS
THAT ARE ABLE TO LOG IN AND IN
ROLE WITH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. BUT THAT'S VERY LIMITED
AND IT'S VERY CHALLENGING. TO
HAVE A STUDENT TRADITIONALLY AND
ROLL AND FOR A TWELVE WEEK
COURSE AND THEN WHAT DO WE DO
WHEN THEY LEAVE. ARE WE MAKING
SURE IS THERE ANY TRANSITION
SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT
STUDENT THEN CONNECTS WITH THE
LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
CONTINUES THEIR EDUCATION. SO I
THINK IT'S VERY COMPLEX AND
THERE HAS TO BE A WELL LIKE I
SAID OF THE C. O. E. THE
PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND ANY
SORT OF- POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION PROVIDER. TO WORK
THROUGH THE DIFFICULT
INTRICACIES OF THE PROBLEM. AND
SO WILL. WE AS OF THAT DATE JUST
MAKE BROUGHT BROUGHT UP ANOTHER
QUESTION FOR ME SO IS IT THAT
THE POLICY THAT WOULD BEAR SOME
SUPPORT THAT THE LEGISLATURE
COULD OFFER IN HELPING TO MORE
CLARIFY. WHAT THOSE PARTNERSHIPS
NEED TO BE A KIND OF- OR IS IT
MORE OF A BUDGET QUESTION JUST
TRYING TO THINK ABOUT IN TERMS
OF THE LEGISLATURE WAIT KID WE
DO TO. WHO MAKE THIS PROCESS
HAVE MORE IMPACT THESE ARE ALL
OF OUR YOUTH ARE IMPORTANT BUT
THESE ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE
AND THESE ARE THE ONES MOST AT
RISK- OF COMING BACK INTO THE
SYSTEM AND THE IDEA IS TO
LIBERATE TO REHABILITATE THE
LIBERATING TO MOVE FOLKS INTO A
DIFFERENT. PATHWAY WHERE THEY
ARE CONTRIBUTING AND MAKING
THINGS HAPPEN IN THEIR LIVES BUT
AND NOT. HAVING THINGS HAPPEN TO
THEM AND THEN HAVING TO BE
SUPPORTED BY A DEEPLY BY THE
STATE SO. FOR ME IT'S LIKE WHAT
IS IT THAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN
DO TO. SUPPORT THE CLARIFICATION
TO BRING THOSE PARTIES TOGETHER
IN A WILLINGNESS WITH REAL
RESOURCES. SO I THINK THAT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES I THINK THAT
THERE SHOULD BE IT'S A BOTH TO
ME IT'S A BOTH THING IT'S A IT'S
A- IT'S IT RESOURCES. ANSWER AND
A LEGISLATIVE ANSWER I THINK
THAT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
PROBATION DEPARTMENTS AND CO
EASE. SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO WORK
TOGETHER RIGHT NOW IT'S- IT'S
INC IT'S UNCLEAR THERE'S SHEDS.
OKAY SO BUT I ALSO THINK THAT
THAT PEACE COMES WITH THE
REVENUE PIECE SO WHEN OUR
GRADUATES WHEN WE'RE NOT
RECEIVING RESOURCES FOR THOSE
GRADUATES WHO BUT WE KNOW THAT
IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO THE
WORK WE'RE STILL. GOING TO DO
THE WORK- BUT I THINK. WHEN YOU
WHEN YOU ARE FUNDING SENDING
THROUGH GRANTS. IN MY MIND IT'S
NOT NECESSARILY SUSTAINABLE ARE
PEOPLE REALLY ENGAGING IN THE
WORK WITH THE LONG TERM IT'S
THESE ARE GRANT FUNDS THAT ARE
OVER FIVE YEARS RIGHT NOW THAT
RISING SCHOLARS NETWORK GRANT-
WILL THAT SUSTAIN. PASSED THE
FIVE YEARS I MEAN WE ARE GOING
TO LIKELY HAVE A NUMBER OF
COURSE SCHOOLS IN OPERATIONS FOR
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. WE ARE
GOING TO HAVE MORE GRADUATES
BECAUSE OF THE DJJ REALIGNMENT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
RESOURCES ARE THERE SO THAT WHEN
THOSE GRADUATES LEAVE THE
FACILITY AT TWENTY FIVE IF
THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. THAT THEY
HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION OR SOME
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION OR
SOME FUTURE BECAUSE I AGREE WITH
YOU. WE NEED HIM TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE GENERALLY THESE
STUDENTS STAY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE WHEN
THEY LEAVE THE FACILITY. THANK
YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
GROUPS THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
PARTICIPATING IN THIS PANEL. MAN
CAUGHT LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE ISSUES
THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY.
WELL WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO
ISSUE NUMBER TWO WHICH IS.
SCHOOL NUTRITION. AND ARE WE
STILL NEEDING TO HAVE. OKAY
WE'RE GONNA HAVE PLEASE PEOPLE
SIT ON THE WINGS HERE. WELL WE
WERE GOING TO PUT OUR MONEY EACH
BUT YOU'VE MOVED OVER THERE SO
MAYBE WE'LL PUT THEM. WE WERE
JUST GOING TO PUT HIM UP HERE
SOMEPLACE. OKAY THEN WE'LL PUT
THEM ON THE SIDE. OKAY. ONE
YOU'RE FINE I THINK BUT WE'LL
SEE IN A SECOND. YES THEY HAVE A
SEAT. AND THEN. AND JUST FOR
THOSE OF YOU AT HOME WE ARE
HAVING MICROPHONE PROBLEM SO
WE'RE GOING TO SEE MOST PEOPLE
ARE WITH THE SEPTA DYESS. SO
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ISSUE
NUMBER TWO SCHOOL NUTRITION
FIRST UP WILL BE ALLOTROPE FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
FOLLOWED BY- SARAH CORTEZ FROM
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
AND WE HAVE BOTH KIM FRIENDS SO.
AND SERRA NEVER MORGAN FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND WE
WILL GO IN THAT ORDER SO WELCOME
TO THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN VERSE ALEX JOKED
APARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES AN
INCREASE OF SEVENTY FIVE MILLION
EIGHT THOUSAND TO REFLECTS AN
EIGHT POINT 13% COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS- AND A DECREASE OF
THIRTY SIX MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED
AND THREE THOUSAND. TO REFLECTS-
UPDATED FORMULA ESTIMATES FOR
THE STATE MEAL PROGRAM- FOR A
TOTAL INCREASE OF THIRTY EIGHT
MILLION TWO HUNDRED AND FIVE
THOUSAND FOR THE PROGRAM. THIS
INCREASES THE TOTAL
APPROPRIATION FOR STATE
REIMBURSEMENT TWO ONE POINT FOUR
FIVE FIVE BILLION PROP NINETY
GENERAL FUND- FOR TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR. THE STATE
REIMBURSEMENT RATE IN TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR WILL BE NINETY
SIX POINT SEVEN EIGHT CENTS PER
MEAL- SERVED AND AN INCREASE OF
MORE THAN SEVEN CENTS- FROM THE
TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE RATE OF
EIGHTY NINE AND A HALF CENTS. SO
THE TOTAL REIMBURSEMENT PER MEAL
INCLUDING FEDERAL REIMBURSEMENT
IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT FIVE
DOLLARS AND FORTY ONE CENTS FOR
LUNCH AND FOUR DOLLARS AND THREE
CENTS FOR BREAKFAST- THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ALSO MAINTAINS
THE SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION DOLLAR ESTIMATE FROM THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO BUDGET FOR
UNIVERSAL MEALS. HOWEVER DUE TO
TIME AND WE ONLY HAD. ACTUAL
MEAL DATA THROUGH AUGUST TWENTY
TWENTY TWO FOR THESE
PROJECTIONS. WE CONTINUE TO WORK
CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND ARE CURRENTLY
REVIEWING SPRING PROJECTIONS-
AND WE INTEND TO. FURTHER REFINE
THE BUDGET- FOR THE STATE MEAL
PROGRAM BASED ON UPDATED TRENDS
FOR BOTH TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE
AND TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR AS
PART OF THE MAY. REVISION LASTLY
THE BUDGET PROPOSES TO SET ASIDE
FIFTEEN MILLION OF THE SIX
HUNDRED MILLION APPROPRIATED FOR
THE TWENTY TWENTY TWO. KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING
PROGRAM- TO PROMOTE SINGLE USE
WASTE REDUCTION IN SCHOOL
CAFETERIAS. THROUGH THE PURCHASE
AND INSTALLATION OF COMMERCIAL
DISHWASHERS- WALL DISHWASHERS
ARE ALREADY AN ALLOWABLE USE WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT MANY ELEAZAR
MAY NEED TO PRIORITIZE
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR OTHER
PURPOSES. WE BELIEVE THAT
UTILIZE IN THIS EXISTING FUNDS-
TO PROVIDE A FOCUS ON AND TO
PROMOTE THE USE OF DISHWASHERS.
WILL HELP TO TRANSITION SCHOOLS-
TO REUSABLE FOOD SERVICE WHERE
FOR THEIR MEALS- IT WILL NOT
ONLY HELP TO REDUCE WASTE- BUT
ALSO LITTER AND HAULING COSTS TO
SCHOOLS- ESPECIALLY WITH THE
INCREASING BILL SERVED WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL
FREE. LUNCH AND BREAKFAST- THAT
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND HAPPY
TO TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. I BONTA THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
GOOD MORNING SARAH CORTEZ L. A.
L. WE RECOMMEND REJECTING THE
PROPOSAL TO RE DIRECT A FIFTEEN
MILLION FROM THE TWENTY TWO
TWENTY THREE KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING AND TO
INSTEAD PROVIDE GRANTS TO AT
LEAST TO PURCHASE OR INSTALL
COMMERCIAL DISHWASHERS- WE FIND
THAT THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS
ARE UNNECESSARY GIVEN ELEAZAR
CAN ALREADY USE THE TWENTY
TWENTY TO TWENTY THREE KITCHEN
AND FOR STRUCTURE FUNDS TO
PURCHASE AND INSTALL COMMERCIAL
DISHWASHERS. REJECTING THE
PROPOSAL ALLOWS- ELEAZAR
DETERMINE WHAT UPGRADE THEIR
KITCHEN NEEDS A KITCHEN THE NEED
RATHER THAN SETTING ASIDE FUNDS
FOR ONE SPECIFIC PURPOSE. WE
FURTHER QUESTION WHETHER
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR COMMERCIAL
DISHWASHERS IS AN EFFECTIVE WAY
TO ACHIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION'S
GOAL OF REDUCING SINGLE USE
PLASTICS. MANY ALTERNATIVES
EXIST FOR AT LEAST REDUCE SINGLE
USE PLASTIC I'M IN SCHOOL
NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR EXAMPLE
RATHER THAN USING. SINGLE USE
PLASTIC TRAYS TO FOR FOOD IN L.
A. COULD INSTEAD USE COMPOSTABLE
TRAYS- IF THE LEGISLATURE IS
INTERESTED IN REDUCING SINGLE
USE PLASTIC- IT COULD DIRECT YOU
TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ELOISE ON
EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES. OF
REDUCING SINGLE USE PLASTIC IN
ADDITION PROGRAMS THANK YOU AND
THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND THEN WILL MOVE
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
THE MORNING MISTER CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CAN FRIENDS OUT ON
BEHALF OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TONY
THURMAN. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION APPRECIATE THE
CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL MALES. THE
PROGRAM IS KEY TO TRANSFORMING
OUR CALIFORNIA SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AND AS A VITAL ELEMENT TO A
STUDENT'S OVERALL EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE. UNIVERSAL MAIL
SUPPORT MARK A COUPLE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OVER EIGHT
POINT FIVE MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS
FOODS EACH AND EVERY SCHOOL DAY
WITHOUT STIGMA. COOL MALES ARE
NOW MORE ACCESSIBLE REGARDLESS
OF INCOME STATUS. SCHOOL MEALS
ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY A
THIRD TO A HALF. OF A STUDENTS
DAILY NUTRITIONAL AND CALORIC
NEEDS AND FOR FAR TOO MANY
STUDENTS. THESE ARE THEIR
HEALTHIEST MEALS. AND MANY TIMES
THE MOST COMPLETE MAIL THAT THEY
ARE RECEIVING. WE ARE HAPPY TO
SEE A RETURN TO ABOUT 99% OF OUR
PRE PANDEMIC MALE PARTICIPATION.
WITH AN ESTIMATED. EIGHT HUNDRED
EIGHTEEN MILLION BREAKFAST AND
LUNCH PROJECTED TO BE SERVED
THIS SCHOOL YEAR WE COMPARE THAT
TO PRE PANDEMIC WHERE WE SERVED
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION
MALES. THE ONGOING INVESTMENT IN
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL MEALS FOR
STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO BETTER
LEARN AND THRIVE AND SET SOME UP
FOR LIFELONG HEALTHY HABITS. AND
EVIDENCE AND RESEARCH CONFIRMS.
WITH AND- STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS
TO SCHOOL MEALS THERE'S
INCREASED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
YOU WERE ABSENTEEISM AND
TARDINESS. I INCREASED
CONCENTRATION AND WE SEE REDUCE
OBESITY RATES. OUR SCHOOLS RELY
ON ADEQUATE. MEAL REIMBURSEMENT
TO KEEP THEIR MAIL PROGRAMS
FINANCIALLY VIABLE ESPECIALLY AS
HIGH FOOD COSTS AND STAFFING
SHORTAGES CONTINUE. IN AUGUST OF
TWENTY TWENTY TO THE NUTRITION
POLICY INSTITUTE PUBLISHED THEIR
STUDY ON THE BENEFITS AND
CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING
UNIVERSAL MEALS IN CALIFORNIA.
AND FOOD SERVERS FOOD SERVICE
DIRECTORS WHETHER THEY WERE
SMALL MEDIUM LARGE- URBAN RULE
REPORTED THAT THE MINIMUM
REIMBURSEMENT RATE NECESSARY TO
PROVIDE MEALS THAT MEET THE
NUTRITION STANDARDS AND APPEAL
TO STUDENTS. WAS ON AVERAGE
THREE DOLLARS AND THIRTY NINE
CENTS FOR BREAKFAST AND FIVE
DOLLARS AND EIGHT CENTS FOR
LUNCH. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION IS WORKING CLOSELY
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
ON UNIVERSAL MALE FUNDING LEVELS
PROJECTIONS AND TRENDS THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS- CONVEYED
THEIR INTENT TO ENSURE THAT
UNIVERSAL MALES REMAIN WHOLE AND
FINANCIALLY VIABLE FOR OUR
SCHOOLS. WE APPRECIATE THIS
COMMITMENT TO FULLY COMPENSATE
OUR SCHOOLS FOR PROVIDING A
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT NO COST
TO STUDENTS WITHOUT RISK OF PRO
RATING THE STATE NO MANDATE. THE
PANDEMIC HAS REVEALED QUITE A
LOT AND I WANNA SHARE- FIVE
TRENDS THAT WE'VE SEEN AS A
RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC AS WELL
AS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL MEALS. THE
FIRST ONE IS THAT WERE SEEN
SCHOOLS ARE NOW OFFERING MEALS.
MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN SCHOOL'S
NOT IN SESSION SO FOR EXAMPLE-
DURING DECEMBER BREAK ONES
THERE'S A WINTER BREAK WHEN WE
COMPARED THE SEAMLESS SUMMER
MEALS SERVED IN DECEMBER OF TWO
THOUSAND AND EIGHTEEN. COMPARED
TO- SUMMER SEAMLESS MEALS SERVED
DURING THE BREAK IN DECEMBER OF
TWENTY TWENTY TWO. THERE WAS A
FOUR THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND
25% INCREASE AND MEALS BEING
SERVED AND DECEMBER DURING THE
BREAK UNDER THE SEAMLESS SUMMER
OPTION. THE SECOND TREND IS A
GRADE IS A GREATER NUMBER SCHOOL
MEALS BEING CLAIMED IN THE PAID
CATEGORY IT'S DOUBLED SINCE THE
PANDEMIC. THE THIRD TREND IS-
THAT SCHOOLS ARE NOT ON A
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION.
I READ FOURTEEN A DECREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF MAIL APPLICATIONS
BEING SUBMITTED BY HOUSEHOLDS
FOR THE MAIL PROGRAMS. THIS CAN
BE ATTRIBUTED TO A COUPLE OF
REASONS FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE
PANDEMIC WHERE THAT WE HAD MANY
FEDERAL WAIVERS THAT- ALLOWED
MILLS TO BE SERVED WITHOUT THE
COLLECTION OF MAIL APPLICATIONS.
AND NOW THAT WE ARE BACK TO
NORMAL FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND
REQUIREMENTS IT DOES MANDATE THE
COLLECTION OF MAIL APPLICATIONS
AND IT'S- FAMILIES ARE HAVING TO
TRANSITION BACK INTO THAT
REQUIREMENTS. THIS TREND IS
ACTUALLY SUPPORTED BY BY A
REPORT THAT WE HAVE TO SUBMIT TO
U. S. CA WHERE WE'RE REPORTING
IN OUR VERIFICATION. OF MAIL
APPLICATIONS A 78% DECREASE IN
THE NUMBER OF MAIL APPLICATIONS
SUBMITTED THIS YEAR. AND IT'S IT
IS IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
THE FEDERAL MIL PROGRAMS MANDATE
THAT SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT ON. A
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION
MUST STILL COLLECTS MAIL
APPLICATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSAL-
FOR THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH
AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM.
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE
UNIVERSALLY- FREE FOR ALL
STUDENTS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH SCHOOLS ON STRATEGIES AND
BEST PRACTICES TO INCREASE THEIR
MAIL APPLICATION RETURN RATE.
THE FOURTH TREND- IS AROUND
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION
WE'VE SEEN AN 88% INCREASE IN
THE SCHOOL SITES APPROVED FOR
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY COMPARED
TO PRE PANDEMIC. THIS IS
ATTRIBUTED TO THE CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSAL MAIL REQUIREMENTS
WHERE- IT DOES REQUIRE ALL HIGH
POVERTY SCHOOL SITES ADOPT A
FEDERAL MIL PROVISIONS SUCH AS
COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY. HIGH
POVERTY SCHOOLS ARE DEFINED
UNDER UNIVERSAL MALES AS SITES
THAT MEET THE CURRENT FEDERAL
THRESHOLD FOR THE IDENTIFIED
STUDENT PERCENTAGE THROUGH
DIRECT DIRECT CERTIFICATION.
THIS REQUIREMENT HELPS
CALIFORNIA TO MAXIMIZE AND DRAW
DOWN AS MANY OF THE FEDERAL
DOLLARS FOR THE MILL
REIMBURSEMENT AS POSSIBLE AND
THAT IS OUR GOAL. THE CURRENT
FEDERAL IDENTIFIED STUDENT
PERCENTAGE THRESHOLD IS 40% THE
FORMULA USES A FACTOR OF ONE
POINT SIX THAT IS MULTIPLIED BY
THAT. BY THE IDENTIFIED STUDENT
PERCENTAGE TO DETERMINE THE
NUMBER OF MEALS THAT WILL BE
REIMBURSED AT THE FREE RATE. IN
THE PAST SCHOOLS MIGHT NOT ABOUT
TO DIG INTO COMMUNITY
ELIGIBILITY IF THEY WERE JUST AT
THAT 40% THRESHOLD BECAUSE OF
THE PHYS THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS
TO THEIR SCHOOLS GENERAL FUND.
THE DISTRICT OR HAVE TO MAKE UP
THAT DIFFERENCE UP AT THE PAID
RATE. SO FOR EXAMPLE A SCHOOL
SITE WITH UNIDENTIFIED STUDENT
PERCENTAGE OF 40% THEY WOULD
RECEIVE. THE FEDERAL FREE
REIMBURSEMENT RATE AT A 464% OF
THEIR MEALS AND THEN THE
REMAINING 36% WOULD BE
REIMBURSED AT THE PAID RATE.
WITH CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL MILLS
THE STATE MAIL FUNDING- IS NOW
PAYING THAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE FREE AND THE PAGE. ON MARCH
TWENTY THIRD OF THIS YEAR USDA
RELEASED A PROPOSED RULE THAT
WOULD LOWER THE COMMUNITY
ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD FROM 40%
TO TWENTY FIVE PERCENT. IF THIS
FEDERAL PROVISION IS ENACTED IT
WILL IT WILL IMPACT OUR
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL MALE
FUNDING. STATE FUNDING FOR
UNIVERSAL MEALS I WILL NEED TO
COVER A LARGER DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE FEDERAL FREE. RATE
AND THE PAID RATE SO THE SCHOOLS
ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE OFFERING
MEALS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS. SO
GIVING EXAMPLE WHAT THAT WOULD
LOOK LIKE AT THE 25% THRESHOLD.
AT THE SCHOOL SITE HAS A 25%
IDENTIFIED STUDENT PERCENTAGE
TIMES THE FEDERAL MULTIPLIER OF
ONE POINT SIX. 40% OF THE MILLS
WOULD BE REIMBURSED AT THE FREE
RATE AND 60% WOULD BE REINTERRED
WOULD BE REIMBURSED AT THE PAID
RATE. SO THIS CHANGE AS I
MENTIONED WOULD RESULT IN
CALIFORNIA'S INCREASE
CONTRIBUTION TO THE MAIL-
REIMBURSEMENT UNDER UNIVERSAL
MALES. SO TO ESTABLISH LIKE WHAT
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR
CALIFORNIA- AND WHAT DOES THE
IMPACT OF THIS PROPOSED RULE
HAVE. THE BEST KIND OF PROXY
THAT WE HAD IS A REPORT THAT WE
SUBMIT ANNUALLY TO U. S. C. A.
WHICH IS THE COMMUNITY
ELIGIBILITY PROVISION. A NEAR
ELIGIBLE SITE LIST AND IT'S FROM
SCHOOL YEAR. TWENTY ONE TWENTY
TWO AND- THIS LIST ONLY INCLUDES
THOSE SCHOOL SITES THAT- ARE
DIRECTLY CERTIFIED. THROUGH A
STATE LEVEL DIRECT CERTIFICATION
MATCH THROUGH- THE CALIFORNIA
LONGITUDINAL- A CHEAP PEOPLE
ACHIEVEMENT DATA SYSTEM THAT WE
CALL CAL PADS. AND SO THIS
NUMBER THAT I'M GOING TO SHARE
WITH YOU IS LIKELY A LOW
ESTIMATE THAT WE APPROXIMATE
THAT THERE ARE A HUNDRED NINETY.
SCHOOL SITES THAT WOULD BE ME
THIS NEAR ELIGIBLE- THRESHOLD AT
THE TWENTY FIVE PERCENT. LEVEL
THAT IS IN THE PROPOSED RULE.
THIS REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY-
ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN POINT FIVE
MILLION STUDENTS THROUGH
ASSUMING THAT ALL OF THOSE
STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN BOTH
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH EACH SCHOOL
DAY HUNDRED EIGHTY SCHOOL DAYS.
CALIFORNIA COULD EXPECT AN
ADDITIONAL. A TWENTY POINT SEVEN
MILLION BREAKFAST AND LUNCH
BEING SERVED- SO WHILE WE LOVE
SEEING MORE STUDENTS RECEIVING
THE MILLS THAT THAT IS WHAT IT
WOULD BE MEAN FOR CALIFORNIA.
THE ADVANTAGE TO LOWERING THE-
COMMITTEE ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD
IS THAT MORE SCHOOL SITES RATE
ARE- ARE ELIGIBLE FOR COMMUNITY
ELIGIBILITY IN CALIFORNIA SO
THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO ANNUALLY
COLLECTED THE FEDERAL HOUSEHOLD
MIL APPLICATIONS FOR THE
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH AND SCHOOL
BREAKFAST PROGRAM. I THINK WOULD
HELPS US SPEED UP SOME OF OUR
POINT OF SERVICE LINES AND OUR
SCHOOLS JUST FOR THE KIDS COULD
GET THROUGH LUNCH A LITTLE
QUICKER. SO I THINK THOSE ARE
SOME POSITIVE THE FIFTH AND
FINAL TREND IS REALLY JUST THE
CONTINUED NEED FOR UPDATES TO
KITCHEN AND CAFETERIA
FACILITIES. THE KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING
GRANTS AND- THE SCHOOL FOOD BEST
PRACTICE FUNDING ARE SUPPORTING
STUDENTS THAT HAVE ACCESS TO
HAVE ACCESS NOT JUST TWO MEALS
BUT TO QUALITY MEALS. GREATER
ACCESS TO FRESHLY PREPARED PLANT
BASED- CULTURALLY RELEVANT
LOCALLY SOURCED MEALS EACH EACH
AND EVERY DAY. THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION IS EXTREMELY THANKFUL
TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE EIGHT
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS.
IN SCHOOL MIL GRANT FUNDS SINCE
TWENTY TWENTY ONE MANY OF OUR
SCHOOL CAFETERIAS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE ARE OUTDATED THERE-
INADEQUATELY WIRED PLUMBED
QUIPPED. ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT
INCREASED MEALS UNDER UNIVERSAL
MEALS. AS WELL AS MOVING TO MORE
SCRATCH COOKING. FOR THE TWENTY
TWENTY TWO KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING A ONE
THOUSAND AND TEN SCHOOL FOOD
AUTHORITIES OPTED INTO THESE
FINDINGS AND FIVE HUNDRED
NINETEEN OPTED INTO. THE 40%
FRESHLY PREPARED MEALS SO THE
INTEREST IS ABSOLUTELY THERE
WITH OUR SCHOOLS AND THEY HAVE
EXPRESSED THEIR APPRECIATION FOR
THE FLEXIBILITY AND TERMINATING.
AT A LOCAL LEVEL HOW BEST TO USE
THE FUNDING THEY KNOW THEIR
NEEDS THEY APPRECIATE THE LOCAL
CHOICE IN HOW TO SPEND THE
DOLLARS FOR THE CAFETERIAS.
THEIR KITCHENS THE MALES ARE
SERVING AND TRAINING RELATED
NEEDS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THEY'LL
BE SOME ONGOING NEEDS AS KITCHEN
FACILITIES IN CAFETERIAS THINK
ABOUT- HOW HOW CAN WE ENSURE
THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE ADEQUATE
TIME FOR SEEK TIME TO ENJOY.
THESE MILLS. THE NUTRITION
POLICY INSTITUTE SURVEYED
PARENTS STUDENTS AND FOOD
SERVICE DIRECTORS ABOUT ADEQUATE
TIME TO EAT AND THE SURVEY
REVEALED- THAT ABOUT 70% OF THE
FOOD SERVICE DIRECTORS DO NOT
FEEL STUDENTS HAVE ENOUGH TIME
FOR THERE TO ENJOY THEIR SCHOOL
MEALS- WHICH CAN INCREASE FOOD
WASTE. AND ALSO YOU KNOW IT CAN
DECREASE PARTICIPATION IN THE
MAIL PROGRAM. STUDENTS REPORTED
THAT THEY FELT THIRTY MINUTES OF
SEAT TIME WAS NEEDED FOR THEIR
LUNCH. THE ENCLOSING THE STATE-
CALIFORNIA HAS ACCOMPLISHED SO
MUCH SINCE JULY OF TWENTY TWENTY
ONE WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL MALES WE
ARE LEADING THE NATION AND WE
ARE STRENGTHENING OUR FOOD MIL
PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING OUR
CHILDREN. WITH FOODS THAT
NOURISH THEIR BODIES MINDS AND
OVERALL WELL BEING THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VALUES
THE COOPERATION WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION THE LEGISLATURE
AND OUR SCHOOL NUTRITION FOR.
NATIONALS DURING THIS HISTORIC
JOURNEY OF IMPLEMENTING
UNIVERSAL MALES AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THIS CONTINUE
DISCUSSION. I WANT HIM ALL OF
YOU THAT ON MAY FIFTH IS A
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ZERO DAY.
TIME TO ELEVATE AND CELEBRATE
OUR PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK IN
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE SO I INVITE
ALL OF YOU TO CONTACT YOUR LOCAL
SCHOOL AND GO AND PARTAKE IN A
LUNCH WITH THEM. THANK YOU THAT
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND I ALONG
WITH DEPUTIES THERE AND NOVEL
MORGAN AND CORYTON ARE AVAILABLE
THE ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND- SINCE THAT RECOGNITION
DAYS ON CINCO DE MARIO I HOPE
YOU HAVE SOME MARK. TACKETT
USERNAME FOOD THAT DAY- YET LET
ME I HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT
FROM SENATOR MEN WHO HAD TO
LEAVE BUT BEFORE THAT. LET ME
TRY TO DISTILL YOUR FIVE TRENDS
IT INTO A- BRIEFER GLOBAL ANSWER
BECAUSE- THE PANDEMIC HAPPENED
IN MARCH. TWENTY TWENTY. AND
BEFORE THAT THERE WAS A CERTAIN
. USAGE OF SCHOOL NUTRITION THE
PANDEMIC LOWERED AT. THE
UNIVERSAL INCREASED IT. WHAT CAN
YOU SAY ABOUT THE TREND. BETWEEN
BEFORE MARCH TWENTY TWENTY AND
NOW I MEAN WHETHER THERE'S SOME
WRONG NUMBERS OR WHATEVER. HOW
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE TREND IN
WHO'S HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
SERVED IN THAT PERIOD. SO AS-
YOU KNOW PUBLIC SCHOOL.
ENROLLMENT HAS HAS DIPPED WE'VE
ACTED WE'RE ACTUALLY SEEN WHEN
WE COMPARED TO PRE PANDEMIC WHEN
WE LOOK AT OUR MAIL PROGRAMS
THAT WERE ACTUALLY AT ABOUT 99%
OF WHERE WE WERE PRE PANDEMIC
THEY WERE RETURNING TO WHERE WE
WERE BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. BUT
WITH OUR ENROLLMENT DOWN WITH
ENROLLMENT DOWN AND SO THOSE ARE
NUMBERS WHERE IT'S 99% THAT MUST
MEAN THAT IT'S A HIGHER PERCENT.
EVEN IF THE SMALL HIGHER HIGHER
PERCENT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE
UTILIZING MEAL PROGRAMS THAN
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC CORRECT-
WELL I WOULD SAY WHAT AND. WHEN
WE LOOK AT ACTUAL NUMBERS- SIR-
BETWEEN- JULY AND DECEMBER OF
TWENTY TWENTY TWO OUR ACTUAL
NUMBERS WERE- THREE HUNDRED
SEVENTY SIX POINT EIGHT MILLION
MEALS IN THE SCHOOL NUTRITION
PROGRAM COMPARED TO THREE
HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN POINT FIVE
MILLION IN- TWO THOUSAND AND
EIGHTEEN BUT THAT MATCHES YOUR
NINETY NINE. CENTS IT JUST
WASN'T DONE WITH A SLIGHTLY
LESSER ENROLLMENT YES. AND
BOUGHT. THE UNIVERSAL NUTRITION
OR MEALS IS SUCH THAT THAT'S A
TREND IT SHOULD BE CONTINUING TO
GO UP RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY AND YET
IT'S A FUNCTION OF SOME OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU WERE LISTING US
NUTS AND BOLTS ISSUES TO TRY TO
ADDRESS. OKAY ARM IN. I DON'T
KNOW HOW MUCH OF THIS COMMENT TO
READ BUT SENATOR MAN. OUR FELT
LIKE THERE WERE SPECIFICALLY
OTHER WAYS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE
AND SINGLE USE PLASTICS. SUCH AS
MAY BE OUR ONLY A WIDE
ASSESSMENTS OF WHICH TYPES OF
FOOD BEING THROWN AWAY THE MOST.
I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO HEAR
THE BROCCOLI'S THROWN AWAY THE
MOST. AND THINGS RELATED TO FOOD
PACKAGING- PREPARATION TO HIM IT
SEEMS LIKE THE DISHWASHER
APPROACH. IS REMARKABLY SPECIFIC
AND SO COULD YOU COMMENT ON THAT
. WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT- MANY
OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE LOTS OF
STRATEGIES TO HELP REDUCE- PLATE
WASTE AND- CERTAINLY SHARE
TABLES SO IF A CHILD DOESN'T
WANT TO HAVE THEIR APPLE OR
THEIR ORANGES OR BROCCOLI. THEY
CAN PUT ON A SHARE TABLE THAT
ANOTHER CHILD CAN- TAKE I OFFER
VERSUS SERVE AS A FEDERAL
PROVISION THAT IS BEEN PROVEN TO
HELP REDUCE WASTE AS WELL
BECAUSE WITH AND THE- THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL MAIL
PROGRAM- STUDENTS HAVE SOME
CHOICE IN OPTIONS OF WHAT THEY
CAN TAKE SO THAT'S ANOTHER GREAT
STRATEGY. AND CERTAINLY MANY OF
THEM WORK WITH THEIR STUDENT
COUNCILS TO- THEY DO TASTE TEST
TEAM THEY GET THE KIDS INVOLVED
IN AND MENU PLANNING AND SO
THOSE STRATEGIES ALSO HELP WITH
HELPING TO REDUCE THE PLATE
WASTE. AN ADEQUATE TIME TO EAT
IS REALLY REALLY IMPORTANT AS
WELL MUNZ INTERESTING. OKAY ARE
THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS-
CENTER ROADSHOW BOOK. SO IT'S
QUITE INTERESTING I HAVE LUNCH
TIME HERE IS A COMMON FOR ME
BECAUSE I DO HAVE A SON WHO'S
STILL IN SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
AND- M. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
HAVE. I KNOW THAT HE'S PRETTY
GIVE MUCH MORE BECAUSE I I'M
HERE- DURING THE WEEKEND SO HE
HE GETS LUNCH THERE. AND BUT THE
TIME AND I THINK THE TIMING IS
NOT A STORY THAT THIRTY MINUTES
IS NOT ENOUGH BUT THE FACT THAT
DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS. BY THE TIME THEY THEY
GET TO THE LINE OF WHERE HE IS
STANDING- THEY REALLY DON'T HAVE
VERY MUCH TIME SAY REALLY IT
VARIES- AND I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU
FIX THAT IF. YOU HAVE MORE LUNCH
PERIODS OR AB AND- YEAH I THINK
THAT'S THE ONLY OPTION THAT YOU
WOULD HAVE IN ORDER TO
ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENTS IN
ORDER TO HAVE. THE PROPER TIME
TO EAT LUNCH- BUT THAT'S THE
HARDEST PART IS FOR THEM AND I
THINK IT'S JUST THE POP
POPULATION ABOUT SCHOOL THE
ABILITY TO SERVE ALL THE ISSUES
IN A TIMELY MANNER. AND OF
COURSE BECAUSE IT'S AT- I DON'T
MEASURE WITH MODEL IT'S CALLED
THE DAY YOU CHOOSE WHERE YOU
WANT TO GO OUT FOR THE ITEMS
THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN AND
DEPENDING ON THE POPULARITY OF
THOSE ITEMS. THE LINES ARE A
LITTLE LONGER THAN OTHERS- AND
THERE'S ANOTHER THING THAT I
WANTED TO MEET IT WAS SPECIFIC
TO THE FIFTY MILLION. DOLLAR OR
FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TOWARDS-
TOWARDS THE DISHWASHERS. AND HOW
SPECIFIC THAT IS BECAUSE- I'M
NOT SURE IF WE HAVE. CONSIDERED
FOR HIS HEARING SOMEWHERE ELSE.
AB THE ABILITY FOR SOME OF THE
KEY JUST TO BE- MODERNIZE TO BE
ABLE TO MEET. AB THE ABILITY TO
PROVIDE THOSE HEALTHY MEALS AND
APPROPRIATIONS AND SO FORTH SO
IN B. I THINK THAT IT WOULD
PROBABLY. BE MORE HELPFUL IF
IT'D BE A GRANT PROGRAM- THAT SO
THAT. THESE SCHOOLS COULD DECIDE
AND ASSESS WHERE AND WHAT IT IS
THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE THEIR
KITCHENS- UPDATED AND
MODERNIZED. IN ORDER TO MEET YOU
KNOW THIS NEW REQUIREMENT. BY
THE STATE TO YOU- PETER CHILDREN
JUST A THOUGHT I'M NOT SURE IF
IT HAD BEEN CONSIDERED OR NOT
BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE GRANT
PROGRAM WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA TO
ALLOW FOR MORE FLEXIBILITY- AND
LOCALS AB. DECISION MAKING ON
THE ON THE CAPACITY FOR THE FOR
THE KIDS JUST TO BE ABLE TO- TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS
AND- I SEE. WERE YOU ASKING FOR
COMMENT ON THAT OR IS THAT JUST
EVERYBODY JUST A COMIC NOTE YET
TAKE. THIS TAKE NOTICE I FIGURE
THIS IS OUR TIME TO. TO PLANT
THE SEEDS AS I LIKE TO CALL JUST
PLANT THE SEEDS FOR
CONSIDERATION- AS WE MOVE
FORWARD AND THE LAST COUNT VERY
APPROPRIATE PLANTING THE SEEDS
IN THE FULL. AND THEN THE OTHER-
THIS ONE IS A QUESTION I'M JUST
KIND OF CURIOUS AS TO HOW THE
DEPARTMENT OF BY THIS- CALCULATE
THE FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS
HIGHER THAT FIGURE COME TO BE.
SO THE FIFTEEN MILLION THAT
WOULD PROVIDE- FOR THREE HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY FIVE FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLAR GRANTS WHICH IS THE
MAXIMUM GRANT AWARD UNDER THAT
LANGUAGE- I THINK THAT WE SAW
THIS AS A REASONABLE FUNDING
LEVEL- FOR THIS SET ASIDE- BOTH
TO. BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE YOU
KNOW POTENTIAL- DEMAND- FOR THE
FUNDING- BUT ALSO NOT- YOU KNOW
COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF
THE EXISTING- KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING. SORRY
YEAH I COULD GO AHEAD SO
BASICALLY WE DO HAVE FUNDING FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE FORGET JUST TO BE
UPDATED AND HAVE THAT THIS WOULD
BE IN ADDITION TO THAT FUNDING.
THIS IS A THIS FIFTEEN MILLION
WOULD COME FROM THE EXISTING-
FUNDING FROM THE TWENTY TWENTY
TWO KITCHEN INFRASTRUCTURE- AND
TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM WHICH
WAS- A SIX HUNDRED MILLION.
DOLLAR APPROPRIATION- I THINK
THE DEPARTMENT IS HOLDING BACK-
FIFTEEN MILLION AS THIS GOES
THROUGH- THE BUDGET PROCESS SO
IT WOULD NOT CREATE ANY-
ADDITIONAL COSTS THE STATE.
TONIGHT ISSUE COST THE STATE
DOES NOT. WITHOUT WORK. TO BE
ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS
BECAUSE I'M ASSUMING IT'S STILL
. IT'S STILL MEETS THE NEEDS OF
THE UPDATING THE ABILITY FOR THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO
APPLY FOR GRANTS TO UPDATE AND
MODERNIZE OUR KITCHENS BUT THIS
IS JUST THE SPECIFICALLY FOR
JUST THE DISHWASHERS. THERE
CORTES LA ALSO IF I CAN CLARIFY
SO THAT TWENTY TWENTY TWO TWENTY
THREE BUDGET ACT PROVIDED SIX
HUNDRED MILLION FOR DOING
EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE INFO IN UPDATING
KITCHENS UPDATING INFRASTRUCTURE
THE PROPOSAL IS NOW THE
MINISTRATION PROPOSES NOW-
TAKING FIFTEEN MILLION OF THAT
SIX HUNDRED MILLION AND
REDIRECTING IT. SPECIFICALLY FOR
THE COMMERCIAL DISHWASHERS SO
THAT SO THAT IS THE PROPOSAL
BEFORE YOU OF WHETHER YOU
WHETHER YOU WOULD WANT TO AGREE
WITH THE GOOD THE ADMINISTRATION
AND RE DIRECT FIFTEEN MILLION-
THE A SIX HUNDRED MILLION PARTS
THAT WAS PART OF THE TWENTY
TWENTY TO TWENTY THREE BUDGET.
AND USE IT SPECIFICALLY FOR
DISHWASHERS RATHER THAN KIND OF
MORE OF THE GENERAL UPDATES THAT
SCHOOLS SCHOOLS CAN DECIDE THAT
THEIR KITCHEN SPEED WITH THIS
WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY FOR
DISHWASHERS. SO WITHOUT THE
SPECIFIC ALLOCATION OF THE
FIFTEEN MILLION THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WOULD STILL HAVE
ACCESS. TO USE THAT FUNDING FOR
DISH WASHERS WITHOUT
SPECIFICALLY ALLOCATING THE
FIFTEEN MILLION I READ THAT
REGIONAL BUDGET A LOT. YES
CORRECT. SO YOU MIGHT FOLLOW
QUESTION IS WHY THIS IS THE SO
SPECIFIC TO SAY THIS IS WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AVAILABLE.
JUST FOR THAT WHEN THEY COULD
ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO IT WITH
THE GENERAL ONE. SO I THINK THE
ADMINISTRATION SEES THIS AS YOU
KNOW WAY TO USE THE EXISTING
RESOURCES- TO MORE
INTENTIONALLY- YOU KNOW PROMOTE
SUSTAINABILITY- AND- YOU KNOW
WASTE REDUCTION IN SCHOOL
CAFETERIAS- THE DISHWASHERS ARE
ALREADY AN ALLOWABLE USE- I
THINK THAT IN. YOU KNOW PROPOSED
IN THE SET ASIDE WE WILL ALSO TO
ACKNOWLEDGE- YOU KNOW THAT
SCHOOLS LIKE WE HAVE YOU KNOW
MANY NEEDS- FOR THIS FUNDING YOU
KNOW AS A AS ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF IMPLEMENTING- UNIVERSAL
DEALS- SO I THINK WE SEE THIS AS
A WAY. TO SORT OF THE SIGNAL THE
SIGNAL THAT PRIORITY YOU KNOW
WITHOUT CREATING TO COST OR A
NEW PROGRAM. I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT LET'S JUST PUT IT IS A
HIGHLIGHT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT
WE SHOULD BE DOING AND THEN JUST
LEAVE IT IN THE GENERAL JUST. MY
PERSONAL HUMBLE OPINION. ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS I JUST HAD A
BRIEF QUESTION ABOUT THE- THIS
WHAT WHAT IS THE BARRIER FOR
MORE CAMPUSES TO- DO MORE OF THE
FARM TO TABLE MORE DIFFICULT
FROM SCRATCH MORE OF THE- SO
THERE ARE DISTRICTS. IN SOUTH
CENTRAL THAT ARE DOING
TRADITIONAL RIPPING HEATS RATE
AND THEN IN CULVER CITY THEY
HAVE GUARDIANS AND THE- STUDENTS
MAKE THEIR OWN SALADS AND-
THERE'S FRESH VEGETABLES THAT
COME IN- SO I I'M CURIOUS WHAT
IS THE WAY WE- CREATE. MORE
EQUITY AND ACCESS TO THAT AND
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT THE
BARRIERS ARE BECAUSE IT SEEMS
LIKE I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NUMBER
OF. SCHOOLS THAT ARE
PARTICIPATING IN THOSE KINDS OF
FRESH FOOD. PROGRAMS I PRAY WITH
A SAYS SOMETHING DIFFERENT-
BEFORE UNIVERSAL MEALS AND THE
EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS IN THE KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAINING
GRANTS BUT IT REALLY DOES COME.
DOWN YOU KNOW IS IT YOUR TO PULL
BACK THAT THE ONION A LITTLE BIT
THE LAYERS THERE BUT MANY TIMES
IT'S THE KITCHEN FACILITIES.
RIGHT HOW LARGE IS THAT KITCHEN
ARE THEY JUST DO THEY JUST HAVE
MICROWAVES THAT THEY CAN JUST
HEAT AND SERVE. OUR THEIR STAFF
TRAINED LIKE DO THEY KNOW HOW TO
DO SCRATCH COOKING FOLLOW
STANDARDIZED RECIPE SO WHAT
TRAINING IS NEEDED THERE. WHAT
CHANGING AGENTS DO YOU HAVE IN
YOUR DISTRICTS RIGHT TO STAND UP
A REALLY SOLID FARM TO SCHOOL
PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST
ABOUT- SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE RIGHT
IT REALLY DOES TAKE. THE WHOLE
SCHOOL COMMUNITY TO INVEST IN
THAT- SO I THINK THERE'S A LOT
OF DIFFERENT LAYERS AND I THINK
INVESTING AND OUR- NUTRITION
PROFESSIONALS WITH WITH THE
SKILL SET AND THEN THE FACILITY
DEVELOPMENT IS. INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT AS WELL. FOR SPECIFIC
GRANTS THAT DO THAT AND IS THAT
GRANT PROGRAM SORT OF A
REVOLVING. PROGRAM IS IT. SORT
OF TIME BOUND IS IT JUST.
RESOURCE IS IT. SORT OF FUNDING
THAT CAN BE- FLEXIBLE AND SO
FOLKS ARE DECIDING WILL DO WE DO
BOOKS OR DO WE DO. YOU KNOW
FRESH FRUIT THE HOW WHAT WHY I'M
Q. IN IN MY VIEW THERE ARE MANY
REASONS. TO HAVE A FARM TO TABLE
EXPERIENCE- IT'S ABOUT HOW WE
CARE FOR OUR BODIES THAT. JOBS
THERE'S A LOT OF LESSONS IN THAT
AND SO THAT I AM THAT'S WHY I'M
I'M CURIOUS WHY. HOW DO. WHAT
ARE THE BARRIERS AND HOW DO YOU
THINK ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN
EXPOSE AND EXPAND MORE STUDENTS
IN PARTICULAR THOSE STUDENTS.
WHO ARE IN CONCRETE JUNGLES
WHERE THEY ARE IN OPEN SPACE
SCARCITY WHERE YOU KNOW HOW DO
WE BEGIN TO BRING THOSE. KINDS
OF PROGRAMS AND MAKE IT MORE
ACCESSIBLE IMPAIR I JUST USE
THAT THE CHALLENGES THEM AND
WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE
MAY. BE ABLE TO HELP CREATE. I
THINK AND THERE'S LOTS OF
OPPORTUNITY AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION HAS A REALLY
STRONG. PARTNERSHIP AND
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF FOOD NAG AND THE OFFICE OF
FARM TO SCHOOL IS- HOUSE THERE
AND SO WE MEET WITH THEM AND
THEY HAVE A LOT OF GRANT.
PROGRAM AND THEY'RE STANDING UP
A WHOLE NEW REGIONAL SYSTEM
WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE-
SPECIALIST IN THE REGIONS TO
HELP THEM PROMOTE FARM TO SCHOOL
SO I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE
PHENOMENAL. OF THE PARTNERSHIPS
THAT WE'RE BUILDING WITH LOCAL
SMALL SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED
FARMERS IN COMMUNITIES IS
ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
BECAUSE MANY TIMES THEY'LL COME
INTO THE SCHOOL RIGHT AND TAKE
ON SOME OF THAT GARDEN AND
EDUCATIONAL WORK. AND THEN
THROUGH THE CONNECTIONS OF
WHAT'S SERVED IN THE KITCHEN
WITH THE EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
AND MATH AND- HEALTH WITH MORE
I'M JUST GOING MAKING THOSE
CONNECTIONS AT THE DISTRICT
LEVEL I THINK OUR OPPORTUNITIES
I LOVE TO CONNECT WITH THAT
PROGRAM AND TO SEE HOW THAT
WORKS- WE WORK WITH A NUMBER OF
URBAN. FARMERS IN WOULD LOVE TO.
GET A SENSE OF HOW TO BUILD OUT
MORE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS AND
PILOT IN IN SOME OF THE AREAS
THAT ARE JUST- THERE'S SO MUCH
SCARCITY IN. FOOD DESERT SO
APPRECIATE IT. YOU ARE. WE
APPRECIATE THIS DISCUSSION AND I
THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE THE
QUESTIONS AS A REAL SIGNAL OF
INTEREST AND I THINK THAT. IF
SENATOR MEN WERE HERE WE WOULD
HAVE GONE LONGER AT SOME OF US
HAD OUR DESIRES WE WOULD'VE GONE
LONGER BUT WE HAVE SEVEN
ADDITIONAL ITEMS. AND WE HAVE
TWO PEOPLE THAT HAVE FLIGHTS.
THAT ARE. PROBABLY GOING TO
HAPPEN BEFORE I CAN GET YOUR
PUBLIC TESTIMONY SO- HE- WE
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE TO ISSUE NUMBER
THREE WHICH IS PROPOSITIONS
TWENTY EIGHT IMPLEMENTATION. AND
I SUSPECTED ISSUES THREE AND
FIVE WILL BE SIMILAR. SIMILAR OF
SIMILAR INTEREST BROAD OF WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO MOVE IT
ALONG A LITTLE SO THAT WE CAN
TRY TO MAKE SURE THE TESTIMONY
HAPPENS WHILE. OUR PEOPLE ARE
STILL HERE SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE
DEBT ISSUE NUMBER THREE AND
ASKED THE PANELISTS TO- ONE TO
MOVE TO THE TABLE AND THE OTHER
THREE TO MOVE UP HERE. AND WE
HAVE WINNER GRANT FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MICHAEL
FERRIS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST AND ERIN READY- AND P.
CALLAS FROM THE- DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND I KNOW THAT I'VE
BEEN LISTING TO. DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION PEOPLE HERE AND
GENERALLY THE SECOND ONE MIGHT
BE JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
BUT- LET'S BEGIN WITH OUR
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT AND
BEGIN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. AND YOU HAVE TO TURN
THE MICHAEL. HE'S FINE NOW OKAY.
OF LENA GRANT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES AN
ESTIMATE OF NINE HUNDRED AND
FORTY ONE MILLION TO SUPPORT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT TO
SUPPORT ARTS AND MUSIC PROGRAMS
IN THE STATE. WE WILL ADJUST
THAT ESTIMATED THE NEAR ME
REVISION AND WE'RE WORKING WITH
THE DEPARTMENT AND INTERESTED
PARTIES TO DETERMINE IF THERE
ARE ANY PARTICULAR AREAS OF
CLARITY THAT MAY REQUIRE
GUIDANCE OR POTENTIAL TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE AMENDMENTS. BUT AT
THIS POINT WE HAVE NOT PUT FORTH
ANY TVL GUIDANCE. I WOULD NOTE
THAT THE PROPOSITION NINETY
EIGHT GUARANTEE WOULD BE
REBADGED IN FUTURE YEARS TO
ACCOMMODATE THE PAYMENT- THIS
YEAR. THE STRUCTURE OF THE
INITIATIVE IS SUCH THAT THE NINE
HUNDRED FORTY ONE MILLION WOULD
BE PERMANENTLY BAKED INTO THE
GUARANTEE STARTING AT TWENTY
FOUR TWENTY FIVE. THAT CONCLUDES
MY PREFERMENT WESTON'S THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MOVED TO THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
WELCOME. A GOOD MORNING MR
TURNER. OF MICHAEL AFFAIRS WITH
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
YEAH WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO IT
NOT BEING MORNING SORRY- KEEP
GOING I ALREADY NINE ALREADY
ADVANCE PAST IT BUT YOU ARE
CORRECT. AS ALWAYS THE OHIO IS
GIVING US A DOSE OF REALITY.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR OF
MICHAEL OF IT IS LET'S LIVE IN
THIS OFFICE- CALIFORNIA PARMA
EDUCATION SHARE WITH US THAT
THERE'S SUGGESTED MODIFICATIONS
TO THE PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT.
LANGUAGE WE DON'T HAVE ANY
SPECIFIC CONCERNS AT THIS TIME-
IF ANY CONCERNS ARISE IN THE
FUTURE WE WILL FOLLOW UP. I
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF
THE PROJECT THANK YOU AND THEN
WE'LL GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. GOOD MORNING STILL.
CHAIRED MEMBERS ERIN AREA. FROM
THE DEPARTMENT EDUCATION
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF STATE
SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND.
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT WAS
PASSED IN NOVEMBER TWENTY TWENTY
TWO ESTABLISHING ARTS MUSIC IN
SCHOOLS FUNDING GUARANTEE AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WITH THE
GOAL. OF CREATING MINIMUM
FUNDING THAT IS DEDICATED TO
ARTS PROGRAM EDUCATION'S.
EDUCATION WHICH INCLUDES
INSTRUCTION. TRAINING SUPPLIES
MATERIALS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH.
PROGRAMS IN VARIOUS AREAS OF
ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION.
BEGINNING WITH THE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR FISCAL YEAR THE
PROPOSITION REQUIRES STATE
PROVIDE A MINIMUM LEVEL OF
FUNDING. FOR ARTS AND MUSIC
PROGRAMS SUPPORT TO PUBLIC
PRESCHOOL THROUGH GRADE TWELVE
SCHOOLS INCLUDING CHARTER
SCHOOLS COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND STATE SPECIAL
SCHOOLS. PARTS IS A NECESSARY
PART OF A WELL ROUNDED EDUCATION
AND RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ARTS
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES HAVE
REMARKABLE IMPACTS ON STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT. SOCIAL AND
EMOTIONAL OUTCOMES. ADDITIONALLY
THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT ARTS
EDUCATION HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE. THE TEAM
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
IS WORKING HARD ON THE-
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
LEGISLATURE AND STAKEHOLDERS TO
CLARIFY SOME PROGRAM PROVISIONS.
AND ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM IS
IMPLEMENTABLE. AS OUTLINED IN
THE- PART OF ME AS A DAILY-
MENTIONED IN THEIR COMMENTS WE
HAVE SUBMITTED SOME FORMAL-
SUGGESTIONS FOR CLEANUP
CONSIDERATION FOR THE PROGRAM-
BOTH TO LEGISLATIVE STAFF AND TO
THE DEPARTMENT- OF FINANCE- AS
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED SEVERAL
ISSUES WITH THE LANGUAGE AROUND
THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING. AT
THE SCHOOL SITE LEVEL FOR
PRESCHOOLS FOR EXAMPLE- THERE
ARE SOME DATA AVAILABILITY-
HURDLES WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THEIR
THAT WOULD NEED TO BE IDEALLY
CLEANED UP- TO HAVE SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION IN AND FUNDING
ALLOCATION. SO THOSE ARE ARE
THERE FOR CONSIDERATION- WE ALSO
HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL QUESTIONS
AND CONCERNS OF FROM THE FIELD
REGARDING THE SUPPLEMENT NOT
SUPPLANT REQUIREMENT FOR EXAMPLE
THAT'S REQUIRED IN THE STATUTE I
BELIEVE THAT THAT'S OUTLINED IN
THE AGENDA TODAY AS WELL- THE
MAIN CONCERN. CENTERS AROUND THE
BASELINE FUNDING REQUIREMENT IN
ESSENCE WHAT CONSTITUTES
EXISTING FUNDING IN THE STATUTE
AND HOW THAT IMPACTS WHETHER
SCHOOL IS SUPPLEMENTING OR
SUPPLANTING FUNDING FOR THEIR
PROGRAMS THE CURRENT LANGUAGE
DOESN'T SEEM TO PROVIDE
DIRECTION FOR HOW THIS
REQUIREMENT WOULD INTERACT WITH
VARIOUS. POSSIBLE SCENARIOS FOR
EXAMPLE TREATMENT OF ONE TIME
FUNDS WHETHER FROM STATE FEDERAL
OR OTHER SOURCES TREATMENT OF A
PTA FUNDS CHARITABLE DONATIONS
PHILANTHROPY IT CENTER THAT
MAYBE ONE TIME OR ONGOING. AND
EXPECTATION OF ELEAZAR RIGHT
SIZING ARTS PROGRAMS OFFERING.
DUE TO DECLINING ENROLLMENT. IF
THERE IS NOT TECHNICAL CLEAN UP
LANGUAGE ADOPTED TO ALLEVIATE
SOME OF THESE FISCAL
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES IT'S
UNCLEAR HOW SOON THE DEPARTMENT
BE ABLE TO BEGIN APPORTIONING
FUNDS TO LEASE PURSUANT. TO THE
CURRENT STATUTE. WE'RE ALSO
WORKING WITH FINANCE TO GET SOME
DEDICATED STAFFING
IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCES FOR
THIS PROGRAM CURRENTLY THE WORK
IS BEING SPREAD OVER MULTIPLE
DIVISIONS AND DOES NOT HAVE
SUBJECT MATTER US EXPERTS AT
THIS TIME FOR THE PROGRAM- I
WOULD KNOW AS WELL JUST. A
COUPLE WEEKS AGO THE CITY DID
POST A PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT
WEBPAGE WITH SOME FAQS ON A
PUBLIC WEBSITE. THERE WILL ALSO
BE A- LIST SERVE LINK GOING UP
THERE SOON AS WELL FOR ELEAZAR
OTHERS WHO WANT TO SUBSCRIBE. TO
UPDATES FROM THE APARTMENT AS WE
ROLL THOSE OUT REGARDING THE
PROPOSITION. WITHOUT I AM
CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION I ALSO
DO HAVE P. CALLAS FROM THE
CAREER AND COLLEGE TRANSITION
DIVISION CANCER ANY PROGRAMMATIC
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ARM. I'M A
LEADOFF WITH A QUESTION. AND
AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT
WEIGHED INTO THE SUPPLANT
SUPPLEMENT QUESTION. OUR GENDER
DOES REFERENCE SAID BUT IT SAYS
WE MIGHT WISH TO CLARIFY IT AND
I JUST DON'T GET THE IMPRESSION
THAT WERE THE ONES. THAT DO THE
CLARIFYING IT AND SO THE REAL
QUESTION IS HOW DO WE GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THIS BECAUSE
EVERYBODY'S. BUZZING ABOUT IT
AND IF I JUST HEARD YOU SAY IT'S
REALLY HARD TO MAKE THE
ALLOCATION UNTIL THIS IS
RESOLVED WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE
PATH TO RESOLUTION OF THIS
QUESTION. WHAT I WOULD CLARIFY-
IN SORRY OF MY REMARKS CONFUSE
THE ISSUE A BIT- THERE ARE SOME
FISCAL IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
WHICH LIKE I SAID WE HAVE
SUBMITTED DALY- SEEN THEM BUT
STAFF SEE NO FINANCING THEM. AND
THOSE ARE SEPARATE IN OUR MIND
DEPARTMENT FROM- THE SUPPLEMENT
NOT SUPPLANT ISSUE THAT'S A-
REALLY AN ALLEY A LEVEL
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUE RIGHT AND
KIND OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUE
FOR WHAT THEY'LL BE HELD TO. SO
THOSE ARE I DON'T WANT TO
CONFUSE MATTERS TOO MUCH THERE-
I THINK WHEN WE WHEN WELL NOT TO
PRESUME TO KNOW WHAT THE-
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR TRYING TO
SAY EXACTLY ON THE AGENDA BUT- I
THINK WHEN I READ THAT SENTENCE
I ASSUME THAT- BECAUSE- OUR
DEPARTMENT AND CERTAINLY FOLKS
IN THE FIELD HAVE SAID THAT IN
THE STATUTE. THERE ARE SOME
VAGUENESS AROUND THAT
REQUIREMENT AS WELL AS OTHERS-
THAT IN ORDER TO. CLARIFY THAT
AND THAT WOULD REQUIRE STATUTORY
LEGISLATIVE CHANGE AND I THINK
THAT'S WHERE IT'S COMING FROM
GIVEN HOW IT'S WRITTEN
CURRENTLY- ISSUING GUIDANCE
THAT'S- CLEAR BEYOND WHAT'S IN
THE STATUTE. MIGHT BE DIFFICULT
FOR US TO DO AS THE DEPARTMENT.
WOOD FINANCE LIKE TO COMMENT ON
THIS BECAUSE IF IT'S A IF IT'S
HARD FOR THEM TO DO BOB THAT
MEANS SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT. BUT
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S SORT OF
BACKING AWAY RIGHT NOW SO. WHERE
DOES THAT LEAVE US IN THIS
CLARIFICATION OUR DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE SO THE INITIATIVE NOW-
THAT CODE. BUT IT DOES DEFINE
SUPPLEMENT- AND WHAT IT MEANS IT
IT SAYS IT'S SUPPLEMENT MEANS OF
THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THIS
CHAPTER SHALL BE USED FINALLY A
TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR ARTS
EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND NOT TO
SUPPLANT EXISTING FUNDING FOR
THOSE PROGRAMS. THAT EFFECTIVELY
MEANS SCHOOLS WOULD NEED TO SHOW
THAT THERE EXPENDITURES IN A
GIVEN YEAR TIED TO A FIXED POINT
IN TIME ARE INCREASED BY THIS
NEW FUND SOURCE I THINK THE
DEATH AND THE QUESTION IS WHAT
DEFINES EXISTING FUNDING AND I
THINK THAT'S SOMETHING. WE WILL
HAVE TO ISSUE AN GUIDANCE I'M
NOT SURE IF- MY COLLEAGUE AT
CITY AND INTEND TO SAY THAT LIKE
WE NEED TO MODIFY IT. YOU KNOW
CLARIFY THAT AN ACTUAL LANGUAGE
OR GUIDANCE WOULD BE SUFFICIENT
BUT WE THINK WE GET ISSUE
GUIDANCE ON THE ON THE MATTER.
YOU KNOW AFTER. DISCUSSING WHAT
EXISTING FUNDING EXCLUDES AND
WHAT IT INCLUDES. I'M BACKING
AWAY FROM THE ISSUES WELL. THAT
IS THE MOST CLARITY I'VE HAD
FROM FINANCE ON AND- ON THAT AS
A COMPLIMENT. D. I KNOW YOU'RE
LOOKING AWAY MR OFFICE. LIKE I'M
NOT GONNA NOTICE YOU'RE HERE.
BUT BUT TO HAVE BACKED AWAY AND
YOU'RE STILL SITTING HERE. WHAT
DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT. I'M
AFRAID I'M AT THE BACK AWAY.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE-
OKAY. WELL IT WITH EVERYBODY
HAVING- BACKED AWAY- LET ME JUST
SAY WE REALLY WOULD LIKE TO
RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. AND WOULD
REALLY LIKE TO FIGURE OUT THE
WAY TO GET THERE AND IT SEEMED
TO ME IN READING THE STAFF
REPORT. AND WHILE THE VISITS
I'VE HAD THE LAST MONTH OR TWO
FROM PEOPLE ON THIS ISSUE. THEY
REALLY WANT CLARIFICATION ON
THIS AND I THINK THAT. THAT IT
GOES FURTHER AND I THINK IT WAS
GOING TO COME UP AND GOES
FURTHER IN THAT. THERE IS A
GENERAL VIEW OF PEOPLE THAT WERE
INVOLVED IT'S INITIATIVE. THAT
THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE OF
EFFORT IN GENERAL AND THAT THE
FACT THAT IN ONE OF THE NEXT
ITEMS IT'S CAUGHT. IN AND THE
EIGHT WHILE THIS IS COMING IN IS
NOT MADE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAPPY
AND THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS IN
FRONT OF PEOPLE NOW AND SO. IT
IS ALMOST AN ANCILLARY ISSUE TO
DEAL WITH SUPPLANT OR SUPPLEMENT
BECAUSE THERE'S THIS LARGER VIEW
THAT. THAT THE PREVIOUS FUNDING
SHOULD NOT BE CAUGHT AFTER THE
INITIATIVE WAS PASSED AND SO I
THINK THAT. WE ARE HEARING THIS
AND EVEN THOUGH I MAY BE THE
ONLY ONE LEFT HERE AT THE TIME
OF PUBLIC COMMENT- WE'RE GOING
TO HEAR A BUNCH ABOUT IT AND
HAVE ALREADY AND SO. I THINK IT
IS OUR DESIRE THAT. WITHIN THE
FRAMEWORK OF THE MAY REVISED AND
FINAL BUDGET WE ADDRESS THESE
ISSUES ONE WAY OR ANOTHER SO
THAT. WE CAN START ROLLING OUT
AND WE CAN DEAL WITH WHAT THE
EXPECTATIONS WERE AS IN THE
INITIATIVE BEING PASSED SO. ARM
I THINK I'M JUST GONNA LEAVE IT
AT THAT BECAUSE- THE AND NUMBER
THIS IS JUST YET BECAUSE ALL
THREE OF YOU BACKED AWAY BUT
YOU'RE STILL SITTING AT THE
MICROPHONES SO- YOUR YOU KNOW WE
WILL. GET WITH THAT AND THEN LET
ME ASK MORE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION FOR STARTERS. AND A
MORE PRACTICAL QUESTION BECAUSE
ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS RAISED
IN OUR HOUSE- AGENDA. IS THE ART
TEACHER WORK FORCE AND WE
ALREADY HAD A HEARING. ON
TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION AND THE PROBLEMS THAT
WE'RE DEALING. IF YOU IF YOU
LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT WE ARE- DEALING WITH AS A
SUB COMMITTEE. WAR LOOKING AT A
PRE KINDERGARTEN AND
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND
CHILD CARE AND HAVING ENOUGH
STAFFING. WE'RE LOOKING IN
GENERAL AT NOT HAVING ENOUGH
STAFFING IN A COUPLE OF. A
TEACHING SUBJECTS AND THEN
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE WHERE WE
HAVE. ADDED RESOURCES BUT ARE
THERE ENOUGH FOR TEACHERS TO DO
IT R. OR DO WE HAVE TO WORK ON A
PIPELINE TO HAVE ART TEACHERS TO
DO IT AND- I THINK YOU'RE THE
LOGICAL FIRST PERSON TO ADDRESS
THAT ISSUE. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS A
WORK FORCE ISSUE IF THERE'S
GOING TO BE A WORK FORCE TO BE
ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS NO MATTER
HOW WE RESOLVE THE OTHER
UNRESOLVED ISSUE. AT I THINK I
WOULD DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUE BE
CALLOUS AS FAR AS THE PIPELINE
QUESTION GOES. SO YOU'RE RIGHT
IT IS A PIPELINE ISSUE WE'RE
LOOKING AT JUST EVEN. MY
DIVISION OVERSEES CREW TECHNICAL
EDUCATION. HUGE SHORTAGE IN
TEACHERS IN THAT AREA ALSO AND
LOOKING AT BRINGING ON LOOKING
AT THE INITIATIVE IN LOOKING AT.
WHAT THE NUMBERS WERE ON HOW
MANY TEACHERS WE NEED TO BRING
ON TO MAKE THIS WORK- WE HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING ABOUT CREATING A
PIPELINE FOR THESE. POSITIONS.
THEN I WOULD JUST SET THAT OUT
AS ANOTHER ISSUE THAT WE WOULD
LIKE TO PARTNER ON THROUGH THE
BUDGET IN WHATEVER WAY WE CAN
BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZED THAT'S AN
ISSUE AND- AND IT'S- SOMETIMES
IN THIS PROCESS PEOPLE ARE
FOCUSED ON THE SHINY. ARE ITEM
IN THE SHINY ITEM THIS RESOLVE
RESOLVING THE- THE SUPPLANT
SUPPLEMENT WHEN. WE COULD
RESOLVE ALL THOSE ISSUES AND NOT
HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS TO SPEND
THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE
APPROPRIATED AND SO IT'S GOING
TO BE VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE
ADDRESS THAT. ARM DOES THE OTHER
MEMBER HAVE ANY QUESTION. OKAY
THEN OUR WERE JUST BEFORE WE
MOVE ON AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE
GETTING TO ITEM FIVE IN A MINUTE
AND VARIOUS THINGS MIGHT COME
UP. AGAIN FROM. I WOULD JUST.
SAY WE WANT TO WORK ON THE
RESOLUTION OF THE ISSUES THAT
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DID WE KNOW
WE HAVE. THE MAY REVISE COMING
UP IN THE FINAL BUDGET COMING UP
AND I THINK. ARM YOU'RE GONNA
HAFTA. YOU'RE OUT WITH US HOW TO
RESOLVE THESE ISSUES BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT CAREER MOVE AHEAD
SATISFACTORILY CALIFORNIA. THEN
LET ME THANK ALL OF YOU- AND
WE'RE GOING TO- MOVE TO THE NEXT
ITEM. HANDSCHAR CULTURAL FIELD
TRIPS PROGRAM MR FERRIS WILL
REMAIN HERE AND WE HAVE- PAULA
FOR NOT C. A. TANG FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. AND I
BELIEVE VERY OF A IS JOINING US
THERE SHE IS SHE'S JOINING US-
REMOTELY. SO LET'S JUST GO WITH
ANY PRELIMINARY COMMENTS IN THAT
ORDER. THE BEGINNING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. ONCE THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCES SEATED.
WELCOME. NOTHING THANK YOU CHAIR
AT ITS STILL MOURNING THE GOOD
MORNING SHARON MEMBERS
POLITICIANS HANG WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES ONE
HUNDRED MILLION ONETIME
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT GENERAL
FUND TO PROVIDE ALL CLASS OF
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS. WITH ACCESS TO OFF
CAMPUS LEARNING EXPERIENCES A
CALIFORNIA ARTS AND CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS CORRECT CALIFORNIA
ARTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
MUSEUMS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
FUNDING WILL BE ALLOCATED TO
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES BASED
ON THE PROPORTION ENROLLMENT OF
ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO MAKE
UP THE CLASS OF TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR. THESE FUNDS MAY BE USED
FOR ADMISSION AND TRANSPORTATION
TO CALIFORNIA ARTS AND CULTURAL
INSTITUTIONS AND MUSEUMS LIVE
ART AND CULTURAL PERFORMANCES
SUCH AS OPERAS AND PLAYS AN ARTS
AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
WORKSHOPS. THIS PROPOSAL HAS A
DIFFERENT FOCUS THAN THE OTHER
TWO SIMILAR SOUNDING ARTS
INVESTMENTS. AS PREVIOUSLY
MENTIONED PROPOSITION TWENTY
EIGHT REQUIRES FUNDING TO
PRIMARILY BE USED TO HIRE ARTS
EDUCATORS. ADDITIONALLY THE ART
MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS BLOCK GRANT THAT WILL
BE DISCUSSED IN THE NEXT PANEL
IS DISCRETIONARY. DESIGNED TO BE
USED BROADLY FOR VARIOUS
PURPOSES FROM INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS THE COVERING
OPERATIONAL COSTS. THIS PROPOSAL
IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS. WHO MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO UTILIZE THE FULL EXTENT
OF PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT
PROGRAMS THAT COULD STILL BE IN
THE WRAP UP STAGE NEXT YEAR.
WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE AND
AMHERST SAID AND HANDS ON ART
AND CULTURAL LEARNING
EXPERIENCES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF
THE TYPICAL CLASSROOM. THE
ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZES THE
POSITIVE IMPACTS THAT ARE IN
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES CAN HAVE ON
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. MENTAL
HEALTH AND WELL BEING AND
ENGAGEMENT WITH SCHOOL AND
LEARNING. ALTHOUGH SCHOOLS COULD
USE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THESE ACTIVITIES.
OFTENTIMES FUNDING FROM THESE
SOURCES LIKE THE ART MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BLOCK
GRANTS OR THE LOCAL CONTROL
FUNDING FORMULA IS FOR BROADER
USE. WHEN SCHOOLS MAY HAVE OTHER
COMPETING PRIORITIES FOR THESE
FUNDS. PROVIDING DESIGNATED
FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE WILL
ALLOW SCHOOLS TO SEE THE VALUE
OF THESE TYPES OF EXPERIENCES
FOR THEIR STUDENTS. AND IF THE
PROGRAM IS SUCCESSFUL ENCOURAGE
SCHOOLS TO PRIORITIZE ONGOING
FUNDING THAT THEY RECEIVE TO
PROVIDE FUTURE STUDENTS WITH
SIMILAR OFF CAMPUS ARE IN
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. ESPECIALLY
FOR STUDENTS WHO WOULD NOT
OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ACCESS
THESE OPPORTUNITIES. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS I'D BE
HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THEN WE'LL GO TO THE
LEGISLATIVE FANS. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN OF MICHAEL IF IT
IS ILLEGAL OUR OFFICE RECENTLY
PUBLISHED A IN OUR BROADER
ANALYSIS LOOKING AT THE
GOVERNOR'S PACKAGE OF ONE TIME
K. TWELVE FUNDING PROPOSALS
INCLUDING THIS ITEM. WE'LL TALK
MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION TO THE ARTS MUSIC
INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK GRANT THAT-
MISSED PUBLIC FUNDS HERE THING
MENTION. OF BUT I'LL JUST NOTE
HERE THAT THIS PROPOSAL IS
PARTLY FUNDED FROM THE REDUCTION
TO THE ARTS MUSIC INSTRUCTIONAL
OF BLOCK GRANTS CAN BE COVERED
IN THE NEXT. A PANEL. OVER
RECOMMENDING REJECTING THIS
PROPOSAL FOR THAT REASON AND
ALSO DUE TO THE LIMITED SCOPE OF
THIS PROPOSAL THAT IT WOULD JUST
BENEFIT ONE CLOVER OF HIGH
SCHOOL SENIORS FOR ONE SET OF
ACTIVITIES. AND TO THE EXTENT
THAT LOCAL EDUCATION AS
ENTITIES. OF SORRY LOS IT'S
AGENCIES FIND THIS TO BE A LOCAL
PRIOR TO THE CAN USE OTHER FUND
SOURCES SUCH AS L. C. OTHER
EXTERNAL EARNING OPPORTUNITIES
GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING. OF THE
PER PERSON- THE PERSON OF THE
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT FUNDING
THAT IS NOT RESTRICTED FOR
HIRING NEW STAFF- SO USING THESE
OTHER FUND SOURCES A LOT OF THEM
ALLOW- CLOSE TO. PROVIDE THESE
OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS GRATES FAST
BUDGETS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS.
I CONCLUDE THEIR COMMENTS AT THE
TWO COUNTRIES QUESTIONS
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND THEN WE HAVE MARIA.
VELLA. REMOTELY. I THINK YOU'RE
MUTED I THINK YOU'RE MUTED. CAN
YOU HEAR ME NOW YES I CAN HEAR
YOU NOW. AND SO CAN EVERYBODY
ELSE. GOOD MORNING EMILY
ENVELOPES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND. WE
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL
OF A MILLION DOLLARS YOU ARE
ELLIE AS FOR CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
FOR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND THE
INTENTION BEHIND THIS. THE
PROPOSAL ALIGNS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION ADOPTED ARTS AND
EDUCATION STANDARDS FROM TWENTY
NINETEEN. AND THE ADOPTED ARTS
EDUCATION CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
IN TWENTY TWENTY. FOR EXAMPLE
THE ARTS EDUCATION STANDARDS AND
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK ARE
COMPRISED OF IN PART THE
ARTISTIC PROCESS SEES. IN VISUAL
ARTS THE PRESENTING PROCESS
SPEAKS TO THE FOLLOWING INJURING
UNDERSTANDING OBJECTS ARTIFACTS
AND ARTWORKS COLLECTED
PRESERVED. WERE PRESENTED EITHER
BY ARTISTS MUSEUMS OR OTHER
VENUES AT TO COMMUNICATE MEANING
AND A RECORD OF SOCIAL CULTURAL
AND POLITICAL EXPERIENCES
RESULTING IN THE CULTIVATING. OF
APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING.
IN CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE ARTS
EDUCATION FRAMEWORK EACH GRADE
LEVEL STANDARD IN VISUAL ARTS
INCLUDES SKILLS THAT RELATE TO
ARTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
INCLUDING MUSEUMS AND OTHER
VENUES. THE FRAMEWORK ALSO
DISCUSSES THE WAYS MUSEUMS
PROVIDE PRIMARY SOURCES OF STUDY
FOR THE VISUAL ARTS AND
DESCRIBES APPROACHES TO
UNDERSTANDING ARTEN PHYSICAL AND
VIRTUAL WEB BASED GALLERIES AND
MUSEUMS. AS NOTED BY FINANCE
WITHOUT THIS PROPOSED PROGRAM
FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS MANY
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WOULD NOT
HAVE THE SIX IMPORTANT ANGELA
OPPORTUNITY. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
CULTURALLY ENRICHING FIELD TRIPS
LEADS STUDENTS TO A GREATER
INTEREST IN THE ARTS GREATER
TOLERANCE FOR PEOPLE WITH
DIFFERENT VIEWS AND BOOST THEIR
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. UNLESS THE. THE
REMAINING MEMBERSHIP IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE SIDE.
SIR I'M- SOME OF THESE REALLY.
INTRIGUED WHEN WE HAVE AT ONE
TIME GRANT FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC
PURPOSE IN THIS CASE. AND I
DON'T I. HIS MOM WHOSE CHILDREN
DID. ARTICLE PIANO. I TRULY
APPRECIATE THE ARTS AND THE
MONEY IN THIS WAY BUSINESS
SUPPORTER OF THIS FUNDING BUT I
BUT I THINK IT'S KIND OF
INTERESTING THAT WE HAVE IT AS A
ONE TIME FUNDING. SPECIFICALLY
FOR TWELFTH GRADERS AND MY
QUESTION WOULD BE ONE WHY
TWELFTH GRADE COULD NOT SAY
SOPHOMORE JUNIOR YEAR BECAUSE
THAT REALLY DIRECTS THE TYPE OF
CLASSES THAT YOU SEEK OUT IN THE
FOLLOWING YEAR WITH REGARDS TO
IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT REALLY
ENTRIES IF YOU'RE INSPIRED. BY A
WHATEVER MEDIUM OR THE ARTS AB
EXPOSED THAT SHE HAD IT COULD
INCENTIVIZE. THE CHARGE YOU KNOW
I WOULD REALLY. ONE TO PURSUE
THIS THIS FIELD AND THEREFORE
DIRECT THEIR EDUCATIONAL CHOICES
IN HIGH SCHOOL- GLASSES MOVING
FORWARD. BUT THE ONE TIME MONEY
BUT I THINK IT'S INTERESTING
THAT WE M. AND I THINK IT'S ON
THE FOLLOWING- I AM WILL BE A
REMOVING. A PART OF THE BUDGET
FROM THE. YOU CAN BUY AT THE
DISCRETIONARY- THE BLOCK GRANT
THAT WE HAVE IN THE IN THE MONEY
THAT'S BEING REDUCED ON THAT END
BUT WE'RE- BRINGING BACK JUST
THAT SPECIFIC ONE TIME FUNDING
FOR THIS YEAR SO I THINK THERE'S
A- THERE IS A- I JUST FIND IT
INTERESTING HOW WE'RE REMOVING.
SOME OF THE FUNDING COMING BACK
AND SAYING OKAY THE FROM THAT
FUNDING WE ARE. ALLOCATING THIS
SPECIFIC FUNDING JUST FOR
TWELFTH GRADERS NOT FRESHMAN
SOPHOMORE JUNIORS BUT JUST THE
TWELFTH GRADERS ONE TIME I WOULD
WRITE I ACTUALLY. THINK M. THAT
IF IN A IN A IT'S PROBABLY. I
WOULD LIKE IT TO PROBABLY WHAT
THE STATEMENT WAS MADE WITH
REGARDS TO THE- THE DISHWASHER
IT'S MAYBE THE STATEMENT THAT
THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO PUT
OUT. THAT THE ARTS ARE VERY
IMPORTANT AND THEREFORE. AB YOU
KNOW THEY THEY WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE SENDING A MESSAGE
BY PROVIDING THE SPECIFIC
FUNDING. M. AN INMATE IF THAT'S
THE CASE THEN I GET IT BUT- ONCE
AGAIN I THINK WE CAN MAKE THOSE
STATEMENTS HERE AND CARRY THAT
MESSAGE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. SO THAT THAT CAN BE.
EMPHASIZED AND THEN GIVE THE V.
ELEAZER ABILITY TO. AB MAKE
THOSE CHOICES IN PRIORITIZE
DEPENDING ON THE STUDENT NEED
AND THE INTEREST OF THE
STUDENTS. I'M ABOUT LOCAL
CONTROL BUT I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU. WOULD WANT IF THE INTENT IS
TO. SEND A MESSAGE I ABSOLUTELY
UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS
SENATOR ARE YOU ASKING FOR THEM.
TO RESPOND OR YOU JUST SAYING
THIS OF THEY WOULD NOTE THEY
WOULD I WOULD I MEAN SORRY
NORMALIZATION YOU YEAH I WOULD
IS THAT THE INTENT OF THIS THE
FUNNY IS THE SAME THING AS THE
REFRIGERATE AT THEIR FOR THE
DISHWASHER. TO CARRY A MESSAGE
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SAYING THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR
US- YES ON I THINK YOU'RE- IN
THAT- PROVIDING THESE TYPES OF
ART AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES FOR
STUDENTS AS A PRIORITY FOR THE
ADMINISTRATION. WE RECOGNIZE THE
VALUE OF THESE TYPES OF
EXPERIENCES A SUPPORT- STUDENT
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING-
CHIEF MEN HELPING THEM STAY
ENGAGED- AND LEARNING ESPECIALLY
AS WE COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC.
I THINK I THINKING BEHIND THIS
ONE TIME FUNDING IS THAT WE
RECOGNIZE THAT PROPOSITIONS
TWENTY EIGHT FINE AREN'T THERE
COULD BE A RAMP UP PERIOD NEXT
YEAR. AND SO FOR THE STUDENTS
THAT ARE GRADUATING THAT YEAR
THESE SENIORS- THEY MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO PARTICIPATE- N. N.
ACTIVITIES FOR THE FULL EXTENT
OF THE PROGRAMMING WHILE THESE.
PROPOSITIONS TWENTY EIGHT
PROGRAMS ARE STILL WRAPPING UP
WHICH IS WHY WE THAT
MINISTRATION HAS- AT DECIDED TO
PROVIDE ONE TIME FUNDING FOR
TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS FOR THIS
PURPOSE. SO THIS IS THIS IS
SHERRY WHILE WE'RE GOING THROUGH
THE PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE THE
EXPERIENCE IS NOT TO SAY OR
IMPLY PERHAPS THEY WE WILL BE
ABLE TO HAVE THAT SPENDING ON
GOING. IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
YES SO THIS IS THE- A THIS
PROPOSALS CURRENTLY BY TIME BUT
- WE HOPE THAT IF THIS. SIX THAT
SCHOOLS CAN BE ABLE TO
PRIORITIZE THESE TYPES OF
EXPERIENCES FOR FUTURE STUDENTS
WITH. THE ONGOING FUNDING AND AS
YOU MENTIONED LIKE THE LOCAL
CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA
EXPANDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
PROGRAM SO WE HOPE THAT SCHOOLS
AND- FEEDS. SEE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SORT OF LIKE
PILOT THIS PROGRAM AND SEE IF
SUCCESS AND THEN. BE ABLE TO
PRIORITIZE- THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR
THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE
STUDENTS. THANK YOU AND THEN IF
I CAN ASK A FOLLOW UP QUESTION.
YOU KNOW IF YOU IS I HAVE ONE OF
THOSE SPRAWLING DISTRICTS WHERE
. I HAVE BASIC AID SCHOOLS IN.
CARMEL AND PACIFIC GROVE AND IN
SAN LUIS OBISPO. AND THEN I HAVE
REALLY STRUGGLING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS SUCH AS THE PAPAROA
WHICH IS WHERE THE- THE LEVEE
BROKE AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY
STRUGGLING AND SO AND ONE OF
THOSE DISTRICTS. AS BASIC AID
HAS I THINK 43% HIGHER REVENUE
THAN. SOME OF THE NON BASIC AID
DISTRICTS WHY ARE WE EQUALLY
PROVIDING MONEY TO ALL DISTRICTS
WHEN IT'S CLEAR SOME HAVE
RESOURCES AND SOME ARE MUCH MORE
DISADVANTAGED WHY IS THERE NO
DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE
DISTRICTS. I THINK OUR INTENTION
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE PROVIDED FOR
ALL STUDENTS- REGARDLESS OF- YOU
KNOW WHERE THEY LIVE OR THEIR
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS BUT IT
CERTAINLY WE'D WE'D- WE'D HOPE
THAT- THAT THESE EXPERIENCES
THAT WE- WE THINK THAT THESE
EXPENSES ARE FOR AND ESPECIALLY
FOR THOSE STUDENTS WOULD NOT.
OTHERWISE BE A FOUR DOOR I AGREE
TOTALLY AND IT'S LIKE ONE OF THE
THINGS AND IT'S NOT IN IT IN THE
ARTS ROOM WHEN I WAS RESOURCES
SECRETARY. I NEVER CEASED TO BE
SURPRISED. AT PROGRAMS TO HELP
DISADVANTAGED KIDS SEE THE
OCEANS OVER THE FACT THAT IN SAN
DIEGO THERE WERE KIDS THAT LIVE
SIX MILES FROM THE OCEAN AND
NEVER BEEN TO IT. AND IN SAN
JOSE THE ROLE THESE KIDS THAT
HAD NEVER BEEN TO THE OCEAN. AND
SO NEIL C. ODYSSEY OF. I'M
TRYING TO OF WILD COAST THERE
ARE THESE PROGRAMS THAT DID AND
SO. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THE
CARMEL VALLEY THAT'S KID IS NOT
SEE THE OCEAN. AND SO IT'S GREAT
THAT ARM THAT YOU WANT EVERY HI
SHOULD SO YOU I'M SORRY THAT DID
MINISTRATION WANTS EVERY KID TO
DO THIS. BUT MY GUESS IS THAT
THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS THAT
ARE THAT ARE WELL TO DO THAT ARE
DOING THIS ALREADY AND WE'RE
GIVING THEM MONEY AND WE'RE
GIVING THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF
MONEY TO DISADVANTAGED DISTRICTS
SAID. AND I WOULD JUST SAY TAKE
IT INTO ACCOUNT I'M NOT ASKING
FOR READ RESPONSE NOW BECAUSE
THE PROPOSAL'S WHAT THE PROPOSAL
IS BUT IT SEEMS TO ME IT'S
WASTING MONEY TO GIVE IT TO THE
WEALTHIEST DISTRICTS. WHEN IT
COULD GO A LITTLE FOR FURTHER
FOR THE DISTRICTS THAT ARE
WEALTHY. AND EITHER WAY YOU'RE
ACCOMPLISHING DECIDE. SO I WOULD
JUST. ARE KNOWN. I WOULD JUST
NOTE TO AND HOPE TAKE IT INTO
ACCOUNT. AND- WHAT WE'RE ON ITEM
NUMBER FOUR CULTURAL FIELD TRIPS
WITH ESSENTIALLY FINISHED I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BEFORE WE
MOVE. NO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
IN MY IN A DISTRICT- AND BUT I
HAVE CULVER CITY- UNIFIED DOES A
PHENOMENAL JOB OF. OF PLANNING
TRIPS TEACHERS GIVING THEIR TIME
OFF TO CHAPERONE STUDENTS. ALL
AROUND THE GLOBE- THE CHALLENGES
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD. THE TRIP
YOU DON'T GO. SO EVEN HAVING IT
ACCESSIBLE AND THERE ARE YOU
KNOW- THERE ARE STUDENTS WITH
DIVERSE SOCIO ECONOMIC
BACKGROUNDS. IN YOU KNOW IN SOME
OF. THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT
YOU MIGHT SAY ARE A FLUENT OR
THAT ARE WELL WELL FUNDED I
THINK THERE'S THAT THERE'S A
NEED TO ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT
THERE ARE STUDENTS IN NEED. ON
EVERY CAMPUS AND IF THESE
PROGRAMS ARE BEING MADE
AVAILABLE IN IN IN OFTEN IN THE
CASES THROUGH PRIVATE. PARENTS
ARE PAYING FOR THEIR THEIR FOR
PUTTING THE BILL- BUT THERE ARE
STUDENTS WHO ARE FREE LUNCH
THERE ARE STUDENTS- WHO ARE
COMING FROM THE TITLE ONE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INTO THE
MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS
AND THEY- DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES IT CREATES A
VERY. AND EVEN- EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE IN TERMS OF THEIR
ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE SO I
THINK I AGREE WITH WHAT THE
CHAIR- LIFTED UP BUT ALSO THAT
WHERE WE HAVE THOSE THOSE
CAMPUSES THAT HAVE A DIVERSITY
OF ECONOMIC. BACKGROUNDS THAT WE
CREATE FUNDS FOR THOSE STUDENTS
TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE SO NO
STUDENT GETS LEFT OUT. THANK YOU
. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY AS A
COMMENT TO MAKE BEFORE WE MOVE
ON. NOBODY IS RUSHING TO THE
MICROPHONE SO THANK YOU WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AND JUST.
FOR THOSE OF YOU LISTENING AT
HOME- OUR PROCESS IS REALLY TO
ERROR ISSUES AND HOPE THAT
EITHER IN THE MAY REVISE OR AND
HOW THE LEGISLATURE RESPONSE TO
THE MAY REVISE WE ADDRESS THE
ISSUES THAT WE ARE RACING SO
THAT'S- THAT'S- NO BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT EVERYONE OF THESE WERE
NOT. FOR HOLDING OPEN AND NOT
TAKING A POSITION TODAY BUT IN
MANY WAYS WERE SENDING SIGNALS
ABOUT WHERE WE WOULD HOPE THE
BUDGET. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. MOVED
UP ISSUE NUMBER FIVE. WHICH IS
THE REDUCTION IN THE ARTS MUSIC
AND STRUCTURAL DISCRETIONARY
BLOCK GRANT. WE HAVE A WINNER
GRANT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE MICHAEL APHERESIS ENOUGH
TO NEVER HAVE TO MOVE HERE. WITH
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
AND- MARIA VELLA IS A JOINING US
AGAIN ON THIS ONE REMOTELY AND
WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT PHONES. GOOD
AFTERNOON LENA GRANT DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE THE ADMINISTRATION
HAS PUT FORTH A REDUCTION OF
APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT TWO
BILLION. IN THE ARTS MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT. IN
RECOGNITION OF THE PASSAGE OF
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT WHICH
IS NOW PROVIDING AN ONGOING
FUNDING SOURCE FOR ARTS AND
MUSIC PROGRAMS. WE RECOGNIZE OF
COURSE THAT IF IT IS A ONE POINT
TWO BILLION DOLLAR ONE TIME
REDUCTION. BUT WE ALSO UTILIZE
THOSE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT PACKAGE
THAT HAS BEEN PUT FORWARD WHICH
AS YOU WORK MAY RECALL DOES NOT
REFLECT ANY ON GOING PROGRAM
REDUCTIONS. ALL OF THE ON GOING
PROGRAMS ARE FULLY SUPPORTED SO
THOSE RESOURCES USE WHERE YOU
THOSE RESOURCES WERE USED TO
HELP BALANCE THAT APPROACH. WE
RECOGNIZE OF COURSE THAT THERE
ARE CERTAIN ELLIE AS THAT ARE
CONCERNED WITH THE REDUCTION BUT
WE THINK IN THE SHORT PART SHORT
TERM IT'S A REASONABLE APPROACH
SUPPORT LONG TERM FISCAL
STABILITY THAT CONCLUDES MY
REMARKS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
WILL MOVE TO THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST. MICHAEL FERRIS LMAO- AS
I MENTIONED THE PREVIOUS PANEL
THE PROPOSAL TO ACTION STARS
MUSIC AN INSTRUCTIONAL.
MATERIALS BLOCK GRANT IS NEEDED
TO FUND OTHER PROPOSALS INCLUDED
IN THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET WHILE
MAINTAINING SPENDING AT THE
PROPOSITION NINETY MINIMUM
GUARANTEE. OF THIS RELATES TO
THE ITEM THAT YOU HEARD ON THE
PREVIOUS PANELS WAS THE ITEM ON
THE NEXT PANEL. OF FOR THE BLOCK
GRANT CITY HAS NOTIFIED ELEAZAR
THE- THE CATIONS OF PART PART OF
THIS FUNDING LAST FALL AND
DISTRIBUTED FUNDING IN DECEMBER
. OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE
FUNDING- ARE UNDERSTAND OF THAT
MAN ANY OTHER MANY A ELLIE AS
SORRY. ALREADY A PLAY FOR HOW TO
THESE. AND THIS REDUCTION WOULD
BE DISRUPTIVE TO THE LOCAL
PLANNING AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO
VISIT THE PLANS THAT THEY'VE
ALREADY ADOPTED AND- MIGHT HAVE
TO MAKE BIGGER STRUCTURAL
CHANGES THEIR BUDGET AS PART OF
THAT. I'M GIVING THIS TO
RECOMMEND THE LEGISLATURE TAKE
ACTION THAT WOULD MINIMIZE THE
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS OF THIS
BLOCK GRANT. US SUCH AS
REJECTING THESE ONE TIME
PROPOSALS THAT YOU HEARD THEM
LAST PANEL WILL HEAR THE NEXT
PANEL. THAT WOULD FREE OF
FUNDING THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO BE
USED TO RESTORE THIS REDUCTION-
CONCLUDES OUR COMMON EVIDENCE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS THE PROTECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN WE
MOVED TO- THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. GOOD AFTERNOON.
REALLY APOLOGIZE SUPER. AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SPEAKING
ON BEHALF OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION FROM THE
GOVERNMENT. ARE FOR THE MOST
PART WE AGREE WITH THE ALIENS
PRESENTATION. ESPECIALLY ABOUT
THE HARDSHIP TO OUR ELEAZAR. THE
FUNDS FOR THE ARTS MUSIC AND
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS BLOCK
GRANTS ARE MUCH MORE FLEXIBLE
THAN PROP TWENTY FARMS. THE
BLOCK GRANT ALLOWS A MUCH WIDER
WIDER RANGE OF EXPENDITURE AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL THAN THE PROP
TWENTY FUNDS. I AND AS THE ELLIE
- MENTIONS THAT- REQUIREMENTS WE
HAVE THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE HEARD
THAT ELEAZAR ALREADY ADOPTED
PLANS. BY THEIR LOCAL GOVERNING
BOARDS FOR HOW TO USE THESE
FUNDS. REDUCING THE FUNDING
WOULD REQUIRE THE LEDS TO
REVISIT THEIR BUDGETS AND GET
NEW LOCAL BOARD APPROVAL. CVT
ISSUED THE FIRST OF COURSE IN
MANY OF ONE POINT BILLION
DOLLARS DIRECTLY TO ELEAZAR
NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO.
THE SECOND PORTION THAT WAS
SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED IN
MAINE TWENTY TWENTY THREE. BUT
IF PEOPLE DELAYED UNTIL SUMMER
TWENTY TWENTY. THREE PENDING THE
OUTCOME OF THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL. I WHICH WOULD REDUCE
THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE
PROGRAM FROM THREE POINT FIVE
BILLION TO TWO POINT THREE
BILLION. THIS APPROACH AVOIDS
NEEDING TO RECOVER THE
OVERPAYMENT OF FUNDS FROM ALL
LEDS SHOULD. THE REDUCTION
PROPOSAL BE ADOPTED. WITH THE
FLEXIBLE OF THESE. EAT YOU
RECOMMEND THAT. FOR THE ARTS IN
A- MATERIAL BLOCK FOR NOT BE
REDUCE. YOU FUNDS WILL HELP
ALLEVIATE ME MANY OF THEIR
COMPETING. I HAVE WITH ME AARON
HER IDEA FROM THE SCHOOL WILL
SERVICES DIVISION TOP ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS ANY FISCAL QUESTIONS
IN MY HOUSE. THAT CONCLUDES MY
REMARKS THANK YOU VERY MUCH OUR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS LET ME JUST
ASK. BECAUSE I A SEEING NON
RIGHT AWAY MAYBE I WANT
INADVERTENTLY PROVOKE ONE. BUT
BUT I THINK THAT- IS IT I WOULD
TEND TO AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS
OF THAT L. A. O. ON. NOT
NECESSARILY WHERE REDUCTIONS
MIGHT BE TO DO THIS BUT THAT.
THAT THERE THERE IS AS I
MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM A
BIG OUTCRY OVER THIS AND I JUST
HOPE WE COULD FIGURE OUT A WAY.
TO WORK THROUGH IT WITHOUT.
SOARED ACCEPTING THIS
RECOMMENDATION AS IT WAS
PRESENTED BUT- THAT AND THAT'S
WHAT- THE TIME IS HERE SO. YES
CENTER VOTE SHOWS. YOU'RE RIGHT
YOU'RE- THE SORT OF- HI I TO-
JUST SECONDS OF MINE. DETERMINES
COMMENTS. I'M JUST. I'M A LITTLE
CONCERNED WITH THE WITH THE
PROPOSED CUT HERE. AND THE
REASON BEING- AS A DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION MENTIONED THEY- THEY
HAVE MORE FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS AND
EXPERIENCES MATERIALS THE
PURCHASE OF INSTRUMENTS- WHEN
THEY HAVE THIS BUDGET IN PLACE.
VERSUS THE AT THE PROP TWENTY
EIGHT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT WHICH
LIMITED BY INCORRECTLY FROM
WRONG BUT M. I BELIEVE IT STATES
THAT. IT'S 80% OF THE OF THE- OF
THE PROPOSED OF THE MONIES AND
PROP TWENTY OR PROP TWENTY
EIGHT. HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO
STAFFING SO IT DOESN'T LEAVE
MUCH. MONIES FOR ACTUAL PROGRAMS
EQUIPMENT MATERIALS AND
EXPERIENCES AND I THINK WITHIN
THAT CAUSES A APPRECIATE THE
PREVIOUS- PAT AT PANEL WILL WE
TALKING ABOUT THE FUNDING FOR
THE TWELFTH GRADERS. BUT IN
REALITY THE COST OF THE
MATERIALS IN THE ARTS IS
EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE- AND I'M NOT
SURE THAT JUST ALLOWING PROP
TWENTY EIGHT MONEY WHICH IS AN
ON GOING REALLY PROVIDES FOR THE
FUNDING FOR. WHAT THEY'RE GOING
TO BE NEEDING IN ORDER TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM IF THAT
MAKES ANY SENSE IS SOME REALLY
CONCERNED THAT WE'RE NOT
ALLOCATING ENOUGH MONEY TOWARDS
THAT IN I AND I THINK I KNOW
WHERE THE ADMINISTRATION IS
GOING WITH REGARDS YOU. REMOVING
THAT FUNDING AND MAKING IT ON
GOING BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO
LOCK IN THAT THOSE MONIES TO A
PERCENTAGE OF. AS HIGH AS 80%
FOR STAFFING AND NOT MUCH FOR
THOSE EXPERIENCES THE MATERIALS
AND ONGOING COSTS OF THOSE
MATERIALS AND EXPERIENCES. THAT
I THINK AND I KNOW THEY CANNOT
BE CHANGED IS THE PROPOSITION
I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT THIS
BUDGET CUT WILL SEVERELY IMPACT
THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS ARE
GOING TO BE. ABLE TO BE
AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS IN THIS
ENDEAVOR SO I A IS THE SEED TO.
BE PLANTED ON THERE THAT. AB
IT'S EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE- HE HAD
THESE PROGRAMS AND IF WE DON'T
HAVE THE MONEY WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE ONCE AGAIN IT IN BALANCE
BETWEEN STAFFING IN NO PROGRAM
IT IN NO. CONTENT IN IT. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS. THEN OF. I THINK
WE HAVE SORT OF. INDICATED AMONG
THE MEMBERS WHAT ARE GENERAL
CONCERNS ARE. OF WHERE THEY
WOULD BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS
WE MOVE FORWARD. WE'RE GONNA
MOVE ITEM NUMBER SIX WHICH IS
THE ITEM ON LITERACY. AND- MR
FERRIS GETS TO STEP ASIDE FOR A
MOMENT SO HAVE JACQUI ROCIO FROM
THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S FIRST
WILL HAVE WIENER GRANT AGAIN
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND THEN MARRY NICELY FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SO WILL
BEGIN. WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. WELCOME THANKS LENA
GRANT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
INCLUDES TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION ONE TIME PROPOSITION
NINETY EIGHT FUNDING. FOR THE
LITERACY COACHES AND READING
SPECIALISTS GRANT PROGRAM TO BE
AVAILABLE OVER FIVE YEARS WITH
THE MINIMUM MINIMUM GRANT OF
FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
PER QUALIFYING ELLIE A- THIS
FUNDING BUILDS ON THE TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLAR
INVESTMENT- THAT WAS INCLUDE FOR
THIS PROGRAM THAT WAS INCLUDED
IN THE TWENTY TWENTY TO BUDGET
ACT. CONTINUING THE FOCUS OF
DEVELOPING SCHOOL LITERACY
PROGRAMS EMPLOYING AND TRAINING
LITERACY COACHES READING AND
LITERACY SPECIALISTS AND
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING
INTERVENTIONS FOR PUPILS IN NEED
OF TARGETED LITERACY SUPPORT.
THIS PROGRAM FUNDS HIGH POVERTY
SCHOOLS TO TRAIN AND HIRE
LITERACY COACHES AND READING
SPECIALISTS FOR ONE ON ONE AND
SMALL GROUP INTERVENTION FOR
STRUGGLING READERS. THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WOULD ALLOW
SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE HIGH
POVERTY SCHOOLS TO HIRE THESE
COACHES AND SPECIALISTS AND
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF READING
INSTRUCTION FOR THOUSANDS OF
ADDITIONAL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES
ONE MILLION GENERAL FUND FOR
LITERACY LITERACY ROAD MAP FOR
SCHOOLS STATEWIDE. THIS ROAD MAP
WOULD PROVIDE EDUCATORS STATE
LEADERS AND ELLIE A
ADMINISTRATORS CLEAR AND
PRACTICAL DIRECTION FOR LITERACY
INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION. IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE STATE ADOPTED
E. L. A. AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND
FRAMEWORKS IN ADDITION TO
CURRENT READING RESEARCH FOR ALL
STUDENTS INCLUDING ENGLISH
LEARNERS. STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES STUDENTS STRUGGLING
WITH READING AND THE STATE'S
EARLIEST LEARNERS LEARNERS. THAT
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS THE
APPROPRIATE TIME THANK YOU VERY
MUCH BUT THEN WILL MOVE TO THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST. JACQUI
BREAST AT THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE OVERALL WE
RECOMMEND REJECTING THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR
TWO REASONS. ONE HAS BEEN
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED- THE
PROPOSED DOLLARS ARE MADE
AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF THE
REDUCTION TO THE ARTS MUSIC
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANTS ARE
JUST BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE
RECOMMENDATION. OF- MADE BRIEF
MINIMIZING DISRUPTIONS TALLIED
BUDGET PLANS. ADDITIONALLY LAST
IS PART OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET
TWO HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE MILLION
WAS PROVIDED FOR THE LITERACY
PROGRAM THOSE DOLLARS. BARELY
WENT TO ELLIE AS ON JANUARY
TWENTY TWENTY THREE SO GIVEN
THAT- FOR THAT REASON REVIEW
THAT IT'S PREMATURE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING WHEN WE DON'T
HAVE A SENSE OF HOW EFFECTIVE
THIS INTERVENTION. ON WILL BE-
HOWEVER THE LEGISLATURE COULD
CONSIDER- ADOPT THE- PROPOSAL TO
ARM- AT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AN
INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF THE
PROGRAM THAT WOULD JUST FURTHER
ASSIST THE LEGISLATURE'S ABILITY
TO MONITOR PROGRAM OUTCOMES AND
THEN AT A FUTURE DATE- ALLOCATE
ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IF THE
INTERVENTION IS PROVEN TO BE
EFFECTIVE. AND FUNDING
ASSOCIATED WITH THE INDEPENDENT-
EVALUATION IS FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND PROPOSITION NINETY
EIGHT GENERAL FUND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AND THEN WE MOVED TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
ARAMBULA AND- AFTERNOON- AND
MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE- VERY NICELY HERE THE
CHIEF DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF IN
EDUCATION- PRESENTING TODAY ON
BEHALF OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
TONY THURMOND. WE ARE PLEASED TO
SEE THE GOVERNOR'S CONTINUE
INVESTMENT IN THE LOGISTIC
COACHES AND READING SPECIALIST
PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING
TO EMPLOY AND TRAIN LITERACY
COACHES AND SPECIALISTS. THE
SCHOOLS THAT NEED IT AS
MENTIONED BEFORE- TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY MILLION WAS APPROPRIATED
FOR THIS PROGRAM LAST YEAR. AND
A CD RELEASED IN JANUARY OF
TWENTY TWENTY THREE TWO HUNDRED
TWENTY FIVE MILLION OF THIS
FUNDING TO THREE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY SEVENTY SIX. ELIGIBLE
SCHOOL SITES IN A HUNDRED TWENTY
FOUR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES-
OF THOSE FUNDED MOST INDICATED
THAT THEY DID NOT ALREADY HAVE
SCHOOL LITERACY PLANS WERE
FAMILY LITERACY INITIATIVES IN
PLACE BUT WE'RE PLANNING TO
DEVELOP THEM AS A RESULT OF
RECEIVING THESE FUNDS. THE
CONTINUED FUNDING BEING PROPOSED
IN THIS TRAILER BILL WILL ALLOW
FOR HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL SITES TO
BENEFIT FROM THIS FUNDING.
ADDITIONALLY THE PROPOSED
ELIGIBILITY EXPANSION LAWS A
GREATER NUMBER SCHOOLS TO
QUALIFY FOR THE FUNDING AND THE
NEW REQUIREMENT OF THE PROGRAM
EVALUATION- AND EVALUATOR
ENSURES ACCOUNTABILITY OVER
THESE IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS.
THIS ADDITIONAL IS CONTRIBUTING
TO WHAT WE KNOW TO BE EFFECTIVE
PRACTICE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
ONGOING AND TO STAY LITERACY
COACHING IS MORE THAN A MORE
EFFECTIVE THAN ISOLATED
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
TRAINING OR WORKSHOPS ALONE HE
TRULY SUSTAIN THE TEACHER
PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
MUST BE ACTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE
IN PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH AMPLE
TIME TO LEARN PRACTICE AND
IMPLEMENT. OF AND REFLECT ON YOU
STRATEGIES. WITH THE CURRENT
TEACHER SHORTAGE UPLIFTING NEW
AND EXISTING TEACHER LEADERS IS
IMPORTANT TO RAISING OUR
EDUCATIONAL. SYSTEM IN ADDITION
TO POSITIVE IMPACTS ON TEACHER
INST INSTRUCTION RESEARCH HAS
FOUND THAT LITERACY COACHING
POSITIVELY INFLUENCED THEM FOR
INSTANCE STUDENTS AND
SPECIFICALLY MULTILINGUAL LEETON
LEARNERS ACROSS THE CONTENT
AREAS. UP PARTICULARLY WHEN
READING LANGUAGE SKILLS
VOCABULARY AND SUBJECT AREA
COMPREHENSION WE INTEGRATED INTO
THE EFFORT. THE CURRENT AND
FUTURE FUNDING OF LITERACY
COACHES AND READING SPECIALIST
PROGRAM WILL WORKING HIT A
TANDEM WITH THE A LITERACY
ROADMAP A PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
THE CALIFORNIA ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ARTS ENGLISH LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM
FRAMEWORKS STILL STANDS AS A
FOUNDATIONAL RESOURCE FOR
CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS ANDERSON
REMAINS ON THE FOREFRONT
GUIDANCE FOR LITERACY
INSTRUCTION ACROSS THE NATION.
LITERACY ROAD MAP WILL PROVIDE
THE FUNDING NECESSARY TO TAKE A
DEEP AND LENGTHY DOCUMENT AND
CRAFT A ROADMAP FOR CLASSROOM
TEACHERS TO APPLY THE FRAMEWORK
FOR THEIR INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS
NAVIGATE THE MYRIAD OF RESOURCES
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
THIS LITERACY ROAD MAP WILL
SERVE AS A ONE STOP FOR OUR
EDUCATORS AND IS ROOTED IN EVAN
AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES IN
THE L. A. L. D. FRAMEWORK. THIS
IS CRITICAL IN A LOCAL CONTROL
STATE WHERE THE ABUNDANCE OF
RESOURCES CAN SOMETIMES BE
OVERWHELMING HAVING A SINGULAR
RESOURCE PRODUCED BY THE CDC
WILL BE THE AUTHORITATIVE STANCE
THE CD NEEDS TO TAKE. IN
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE BASED
INSTRUCTION INFORMED BY THE
LATEST RESEARCH. IN CLOSING WE
GREATLY RESPECT AND APPRECIATE
THE INVESTMENT THE LITERACY OF
OUR STUDENTS AS THIS PROCESS
MOVES FORWARD WE ARE HAPPY TO
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO
DO F. AND THE LEGISLATURE ON
SPECIFIC POINTS. RELATED TO THIS
PROPOSAL A WITH ME IS- MONIQUE
BETWEEN DIVISION DIRECTOR OF OUR
EDUCATORS EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE
DIVISION OF WHO OVERSEES THESE
GRANT PROGRAMS AND WE ARE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS- AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. MORE MAYES
THIS IS APPROACH FOR TIME. SB
HAVE HEARD FROM MARTHA SPEAKER
SO LET ME JUST DUE TO QUICK
QUESTIONS AND THEN TO SEE IF MY
COLLEAGUES QUESTIONS. THE FIRST
ONE. OF THEM IS NICELY WHO JUST
SPOKE. BOB NHIÀU SAID THAT-
JANUARY IN JANUARY TWENTY TWENTY
THREE THE MONEY WAS RELEASED
FROM THE LAST BUDGET SO FAR TO
ASK YOU. WHAT ARE THE RESULTS
IT'S TOO EARLY TO UNDERSTAND AND
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO JUDGE WHETHER
OR NOT TO DO IT OR PROVE IT IN
THE NEXT YEAR WITH NO RESULTS
FROM THIS YEAR YET. IS THAT. A
FAIR STATEMENT I THINK THAT'S A
FAIR STATEMENT BUT I THINK EVEN
WHAT WE FOUND THAT WE HAVE.
SCHOOLS THAT HAD NO LITERACY
PLANS AND ARE PLANNING TO HAVE
LITERACY PLANS AND ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH FAMILY INITIATIVES
IN READING I THINK THAT. EVEN
EVEN BEING ABLE TO SEE THAT. AS
A STEP FORWARD AND BEING ABLE TO
INCLUDE MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
THAT HAVE NO. ACTUAL PLANS FOR
LITERACY IN THE VERY NEAR
FUTURE. I THINK IS ENOUGH FOR US
TO BE ABLE TO SAY AND TO BUILD
IN AS WITH DELEO SAID THERE'S NO
EVALUATOR OR EVALUATION IN THIS
PAST- THE MONEY WITH THE WENT
OUT LAST YEAR. I THINK IT'S
STILL INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT
WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE
LITERACY INVESTMENTS- BECAUSE WE
DO HAVE OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT
ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE SHOWING
POSITIVE NO WAIT WAIT APPRECIATE
THAT YES YOU'VE HEARD IN THIS
HEARING. WE HAVE LESS MONEY THAN
WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO DO AND
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME TOUGH
DECISIONS TO MAKE IN THE L. A.
OWES. ARE RECOMMENDING REJECTING
SOME THINGS TO TRY TO MATCH THAT
AND THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA DROP IN
OUR LAP RIGHT OF WAY OR- FIRST
IS GOING TO. THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCES LAP IT WILL DROP IN OUR
LAP BUT THE THAT IS TO PRACTICAL
DECISION WE HAVE TO MAKE. AND
THEN MY OTHER ONE IS A QUESTION
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND IT'S- BASICALLY. WE HAVE
THIS CONTINUING DISCUSSION WE
HAD EARLIER TODAY ABOUT ARTS
TEACHERS AND- WE. HAD IT WITH
EVERYBODY ELSE OF THE WORK FORCE
IS AND- ARM THIS. ARE REQUIRES
THE LITERACY COACH MUST. THE IS
STAY IN THE- AND IT MINISTRY.
MULTIPLES OR SINGLE SUBJECT
CREDENTIAL. IS ANOTHER. THAT WE
COULD WELL HAVE SHORTAGES HOW DO
YOU. BELIEVE WE WILL HAVE PEOPLE
TO DO THIS AND DO NOT BELIEVE
THERE WON'T BE A SHORTAGE IN A
WAY THAT WE WON'T BE ABLE BEFORE
WE DO THIS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL.
ODDS ARE TO FORGET A
CREDENTIALED STAFF TURNED
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE- ON PAGE
SIXTEEN THROUGH EIGHTEEN OF THE
AGENDA THAT YOU'RE POINTING TO-
IS A HANDY CHART THAT SHOWS. ON
THE DIFFERENT YOU KNOW
REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDENTIALING
FOR A HANDY CHART AND IT IS THE
EQUIVALENT OF SAYING IT'S JUST A
SIMPLE BILL. BEFORE WITH THE
CHART- AND- ON THE LAW LITERACY
COACH IN READING S. THE LITERACY
CO- THE CREDENTIAL AUTHOR
AUTHORIZATION IS REQUIRED IS
DEPENDENT ON THE KIND OF
INSTRUCTIONS OR SERVICES OF THE
POSITION SO ELLIE IS SOMEHOW
HAVE SOME DISCRETION TO
DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR A LITERACY
COACH. AS A LINE TO THE
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUPPORTING EDUCATORS AND PEOPLE
AND HOW WIDE IS THAT LATITUDE I
MEAN. WHAT COULD THEY REALLY DO
- WHAT WHAT FLEX. DO THEY REALLY
HAVE TO. IN STAFFING. YEAH WELL
BECAUSE LITERACY COACHES ARE
DISTINCT FROM READING SPECIALIST
THEY HAVE I'M NOT YOU KNOW I'M
NOT WORKING AT THE L. A. LEVEL
BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THEY CAN TRICK THEY CAN PROVIDE
BASIC TRAINING FOR THOSE
LITERACY COACHES TO GUIDE YOU
KNOW TO PROVIDE ONE ON ONE.
TUTORING SERVICES OR SMALL GROUP
TUTORING ENVIRONMENTS- SO
THERE'S NO THERE'S LESS OF A
DEPENDENT ON THE KIND OF WORK
THAT THE LED CHOOSES TO DO
THERE'S LESS OF A- YOU KNOW
MULTIPLE CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENT
I THINK THAT CTC YOU WOULD
PROBABLY. BE BEST EQUIPPED TO
ANSWER THIS QUESTION OR MAYBE
CITY CAN AHEAD AND TO THAT END
MONIQUE YOU CAN STEP IN IF YOU
LIKE THAT I KNOW THE READING
SPECIALISTS HAVE A CREDENTIAL OF
THE CODE READING COACHES DO NOT
WHICH ACTUALLY DOES GIVE YOU
SOME ABILITY TO HAVE. SOMEONE
GIVING INSTRUCTION AND THEN
HAVING SUPPORT FROM COACH SMALL
READING GROUPS- BEING ABLE TO
USE OTHER KINDS OF STAFF IN THE
BUILDING OF VOLUNTEERS YOU HAVE-
YOU CAN ALSO HAVE A PAIR
PROFESSIONALS YOU CAN HAVE- OF.
MY BRAIN JUST WENT TOTALLY BLANK
OF MENTORS BE ABLE TO COME IN
WHICH WILL EXPAND AND THAT'S HOW
WE ARE WORKING WITH ACTUALLY
TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE ENTIRE
TEACHER TEACHER SHORTAGE. TO
BRING IN OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN
DO SOME SUCCESSFUL THE
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT OF THEIR
READING COACHES DO NOT HAVE TO
HAVE. A CREDENTIAL THEY CAN BE-
OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN THAT THE-
THE L. YET. AND TO SUPPORT THE.
SUPPORT THE READING SPECIALIST.
I'M OUR APPRECIATE THAT BUT I
WOULD JUST NOTE. THAT IS A
CONCERN OF THE COMMITTEE. ARE
BOTH IN. IT IN. THE NEW KNOWN
NOT BEING ABLE TO FULLY ASSESS
THE MONEY FROM THE LAST YEAR.
OUR ABOUT ADEQUATE STAFFING
ABOUT THE CHOICES WE HAVE TO
MAKE WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT
OPTIONS THAT ARE GIVEN TO US
FINANCIAL. LET ME ASK THE OTHER
MEMBERS. IF THEY HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. CENTER
GROVE TROUBLED. THANK YOU SEVEN
LAYERED. MISTER CHAIR- I JUST
FED. WHEN WE M. I JUST WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATED. THE EFFORT THE WORK
THAT WEEK THAT WENT INTO THREE.
DIAGRAMS WITH ALL OF THE
PROGRAMS- I'M NOT SURE IF. THE
POWERS THAT BE THAT HAVE. WITH
TWO TOGETHER AND CLOSE TO OWNING
IT. BUT I BUT I BUT I THINK THIS
IS. A GREAT WAY TO. SOURCE OR
SUMMARIZE FOR CHEAPER YOU
MEMBERS AND FOR ALL OF US
ACTUALLY VOTE WE'VE BEEN HERE
BEFORE BUT I REALLY APPRECIATED
THE WORK THAT WE WHEN INSIDE OUT
OF FACT IT IS WELL. SO THANK YOU
I AM FOR THAT WORK AND PUTTING
IT TOGETHER. SUMMARIZING
EVERYTHING THAT THAT LEGISLATORS
CAN DOING WITH REGARDS TO THE
EFFORTS AND LITERACY PROGRAMS
FIRST QUESTIONS GROW- I THINK
I'M GOOD. THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND I THINK WE'LL JUST
NOTE. WE HAVE SAID THAT ITEM AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
TO ITEM ISSUE ISSUE NUMBER SEVEN
THE OPIOID REVERSAL FUNDING. MAN
THE THREE PERCENTERS ARE MARTINA
DICKERSON FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE MICHAEL FERRIS FROM THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
AND MOLLY AVELLA FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WHO IS.
A REMOTE I DON'T ZERO ON MY
SCREEN YET BUT HOPEFULLY SHOULD
BE ON MY SCREEN BY THE TIME WE
COME BACK HERE. AND WE'LL BEGIN
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON TURN
MEMBERS MARTINA DICKERSON WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE I WILL
BE PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF THE
OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL
MEDICATION PROPOSAL. IT IS THE
PRIORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION
TO CONTINUE STATE BY EFFORTS TO
COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS PROPOSAL IS
INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT RESPONSE
INVESTMENTS ON THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES SIDE OF THE
BUDGET. WHICH INCLUDES
SUPPORTING PREVENTION ASSESSMENT
EDUCATION RECOVERY EFFORTS IN
REDUCING OVERDOSES. SPECIFICALLY
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROVIDES
THREE POINT FIVE MILLION ONGOING
PROPOSITION NINETY EIGHT GENERAL
FUND TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION FOR A LOCATION TO
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PURCHASING AND
MAINTAINING A MINIMUM OF TWO
DOSES OF EMERGENCY OPIOID
MEDICATION. I EACH PUBLIC MIDDLE
SCHOOL JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH
SCHOOL SITE. WELL SCHOOLS CAN
APPLY TO RECEIVE THIS MEDICATION
THROUGH THAN ALEX ON
DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES. DEMAND
FOR THIS MEDICATION IS EXPECTED
TO GROW IN SCHOOLS AS ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES FOR THIS PROGRAM WOULD
BE COMPETING WITH OTHER ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES INCLUDING FIRST
RESPONDERS LAW ENFORCEMENT.
LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN
UNIVERSITIES FOR THESE LIMITED
RESOURCES. PROVIDING FUNDING
DIRECTLY TO SCHOOLS WOULD FILL
THE GAP IN NEED FOR THIS
MEDICATION TO BE ON SCHOOL
CAMPUSES ENSURE SCHOOLS CAN BE
PREPARED TO RESPOND TO THESE
TYPES OF INCIDENTS. THE THREE
POINT FIVE MILLION ESTIMATE WAS
BASED ON THE COST OF AN AVERAGE
OF TWELVE UNITS PER REQUIRED
SCHOOL SITE. HOWEVER AT THE
ALLOCATION OF THE FUNDING WILL
BE DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION BASED ON THE NUMBER
OF MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL
SIZE WITH AN ALLEY A- STUDENT
ENROLLMENT AT THIS SITE. AND ANY
OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS
DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
THE PROPOSAL ALSO REQUIRES AT
LEAST FIFTEEN A STANDING ORDER
FOR THE DISTRIBUTION AND
ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY
OPIOID MEDICATION FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH. IN
TO PURCHASE THE MEDICATION
DIRECTLY FROM THEN ALEX ON
MANUFACTURE AT THE PUBLIC
INTEREST PRICE. AT THE TIME OF
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET NELSON WAS
A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WHICH
IS WHY TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE
DIRECTS AT LEAST TO OBTAIN A
STANDING ORDER FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
HOWEVER AS OF MARCH TWENTY NINTH
THE US FOOD AND DRUG
ADMINISTRATION APPROVED A NASAL
SPRAY FORMULATION OF NALOXONE
FOR OVER THE COUNTER USE. SO WE
INTEND TO REVISE THIS LANGUAGE
AND MADE TO REFLECT THIS NEW
DEVELOPMENT TO ALLOW AT LEAST TO
HAVE. MORE FLEXIBILITY WHEN
PURCHASING THIS MEDICATION. THE
TRAINING AND RESTOCKING
REQUIREMENTS IN THIS PROPOSAL
ARE CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING
STATUTE THAT CURRENTLY ALLOWS
LEDS TO STOCK EMERGENCY OPIOID
MEDICATION. ELLIE'S WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO ENSURE SCHOOL STAFF
ON CAMPUS HOWEVER VIEW THE
TRAINING MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES. ON THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
WEBSITE. THESE ARE THE SAME
MATERIALS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
THE APPLICANTS OF THE KNOX OWN
DISTRIBUTION PROJECT. FINALLY
SCHOOLS ALREADY STOCKING THIS
MEDICATION UNDER CURRENT LAW
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
THIS FUNDING IF THEY MEET THE
REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN AT
LEAST TWO DOSES. OF EMERGENCY
OPIOID MEDICATION AT THE
REQUIRED SCHOOL SITE. THIS
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND NOW WILL
MOVE TO THE LEGISLATIVE AND-
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR MICHAEL
FERRIS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. YOU'RE
RECOMMENDING PROVIDING A LOT
LOWER FUNDING AMOUNT FOR THIS
PROPOSAL THAN THE THREE HAD
THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
FOR. PROPOSED FOR TWO REASONS.
THE FIRST IS THAT THE FUNDING IS
NOT ALIGNED WITH THE SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL.
ALTHOUGH THE PROPOSED TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE REQUIRES MIDDLE
SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO
CARRY TWO DOSES OF AN EMERGENCY
OPIOID. ANTAGONIST ARE
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION'S COST ESTIMATE
OF THREE AND A HALF MILLION.
ASSUMES THAT- EVERY MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL WOW
ANNUALLY PURCHASE TWELVE DOSES.
OF NALOXONE. OF THE
ADMINISTRATION INDICATES THAT
THIS IS BECAUSE NALOXONE IS SOLD
IN PACKAGES OF TWELVE. MOST
SCHOOLS HOWEVER. ARE PART OF A
MULTI SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT WILL
BE MAKING PURCHASES ON BEHALF OF
ALL OF THEIR SCHOOLS FAITH. A
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THAT ARE SMALLER. AND
CAN MAKE BULK PURCHASES BY
PULLING TOGETHER WITH OTHER
SMALLER ENTITIES. ASSUMING
SCHOOLS ONLY PURCHASE TWO DOSES
OF NALOXONE ANNUALLY. WE
ESTIMATE THAT THE COST. WOULD BE
ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS. I THE SECOND
REASON. IS UNDER THE PROPOSAL
FOR THE FUNDING WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY. WHILE THE
MEDICATION HAS A LONGER SHELF
LIFE OF AROUND TWO TO THREE
YEARS. FOR EXAMPLE THE FDA
RECENTLY JUST APPROVED. A LONGER
SHELF LIFE OF THREE YEARS FOR
NALOXONE. AS A RESULT SCHOOLS
WOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE
MEDICATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS-
SCHOOLS WE NEED TO REPLACE
MEDICATION THAT WAS VERY READ
MINISTER TO REVERSE AN OVERDOSE.
BUT THOSE THAT ARE NOT USED AND
ONE SCHOOL YEAR CAN LIKELY BE
KEPT FOR AT LEAST ONE OTHER
YEAR. A GIVEN THESE ISSUES AGAIN
WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE
LEGISLATURE PROVIDE A LOWER
FUNDING AMOUNT. WE THINK THAT
SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO
FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS. OF THE
PROPOSAL TO CARRY TWO MODELS IS
THAT MINIMUM- WHILE ALSO SETTING
ASIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDING. FOR TO
REFLECT COSTS OF MAINTAINING A
LARGER NUMBER OF DOSES IN LARGE
SCHOOLS. AND REPLACING
MEDICATION THAT WAS ADMINISTERED
TO. REVERSE AN OVERDOSE. THE
LEGISLATURE COULD REVISIT IN
FUTURE YEARS THE FUNDING LEVEL
IF IT THE COST OF THE MEDICATION
OR OTHER FACTORS. RESULT IN
HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED COSTS.
OF THAT- CONCLUDES OUR COMMENTS
HAVE ACCESS REQUESTED QUESTIONS
OF THE PRETEND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND THEN WILL MOVE TO-
MARIA OF DALLAS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. GOOD
AFTERNOON THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT COOLEY OF
OUR ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION. THE CVS IN SUPPORT
OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE
GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET
PROPOSAL FOR OPIOID REVERSAL
MEDICATION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
IN CALIFORNIA. THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BASED ON
PRELIMINARY TWENTY TWENTY ONE
DATA REPORTED THAT THERE WERE
MORE THAN SIXTY FIVE HUNDRED
OPIOID RELATED OVERDOSE DEATHS
IN CALIFORNIA. OVER FIFTY FIVE
HUNDRED OF THESE DEATHS WERE
RELATED TO FENTANYL IN OVER TWO
HUNDRED FOR OVERDOSE DEATHS
AMONG TEENS AGES FIFTEEN TO
NINETEEN YEARS OLD IN
CALIFORNIA. THAT'S NOT THAT'S
ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 80% OF
ALL DRUG RELATED DEATHS AMONG
CALIFORNIA'S YOUNG PEOPLE IN
TWENTY TWENTY ONE. THIS CDP
BELIEVES THAT IT IS VITAL. THAT
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOLS HAVE ACCESS TO THIS TYPE
OF MEDICATION TO HELP SAVE OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIVES. AND STANDS
READY TO ASSIST WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION
JUST AS WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH
CDPH AND ROLLS LOCAL HEALTH
AGENCIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE
NINETEEN TESTS. FOR ALLEYWAYS.
SB THREE SIXTY SEVEN WAS PASSED
THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION
REQUIRING ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND CSU CAMPUS CENTERS TO HAVE
ACCRUED APPROVED OPIOID.
OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION
AVAILABLE THE SAME NEEDS TO BE
AVAILABLE FOR ALL OF OUR
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOLS. THE CDC HAS ALREADY
BEEN WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
CITY PH AND PH C. S. TO A SISTER
ELEAZAR IN ADDRESSING THE OPIOID
CRISIS. LAST FALL STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND AND
THE CD AND CDPH DEVELOPED AND
SHARED A TOOLKIT FOR ELEAZAR.
SHARING BEST PRACTICES AND
RESOURCES. FOR ADDRESSING THE
OPIOID CRISIS. ADDITIONALLY LAW
FALL'S YOU BRING BERMAN CAN BE
SEVERAL. IN CAN WITH EDTA.
ATTENDED BY OVER FIFTEEN HUNDRED
REPRESENTATIVES OF OUR LEN. HE'S
WELL ATTENDED WEBINARS FEATURED
A PANEL OF EXPERTS WHO SPOKE
ABOUT STRATEGIES TO COMBAT THE
OPIOID INTENTIONAL CRISES.
INCLUDING HOW TO PARTICIPATE
MARK STONE DISTRIBUTION PROJECT.
SHARING DRAFT POLICIES FOR LEDS
TO STORE NALOXONE ON CAMPUS
DISCUSSING WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
TO EDUCATE PREVENT INTERVENE TO
SUPPORT PROTECT STUDENTS AND
PROVIDE A ROBUST RESOURCE
TOOLKIT. THE WEAPON ARE WAS OPEN
TO ALL EDUCATORS AND PARENTS AND
TEACHERS SPECIAL SUBJECT MATTER
EXPERTS FROM U. S. DRUG
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
ADMINISTRATION. CALIFORNIA
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CALIFORNIA EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH. AB SEVENTEEN
FORTY EIGHT WENT INTO EFFECT IN
TWENTY SEVENTEEN AND AUTHORIZED
SCHOOL DISTRICTS COUNTY OFFICES
OF EDUCATION AND CHARTER SCHOOLS
TO OBTAIN. FDA APPROVED OPIOID
ANTAGONISTS TO ADMINISTER. IN
THE EVENT OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE
SINCE THEN STATED HE HAS WORKED
WITH EARLY AS TO DEVELOP AND
IMPLEMENT. LOCAL SCHOOL LACKS
AND BERNARD CAN POLICIES
INCLUDING SHARING SAMPLE
POLICIES FROM EARLY ADOPTING
DISTRICTS. SCHOOL SHOULD TRAIN
STAFF ON HOW TO SAFELY STORE AND
MISTER MARK AND BUT WE ALSO NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE
SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO NO ACCENT.
MANY OF OUR ELEAZAR DONE THE
TRAINING AND PUT IN REQUESTS FOR
NALOXONE THROUGH THE NALOXONE
DISTRIBUTION PROJECT BUT THERE
WERE DELAYS IN GETTING SUPPLIES
DELIVERED. WITH SOME ELEAZAR
REPORTING THAT THEY HAD MORE
THAN THREE MONTHS DELAY IN
ACTUALLY RECEIVING NALOXONE.
LAST FALL L. A. U. S. T. PLACE
NO ACCIDENT ON ALL ITS CAMPUSES.
WE ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT WITHIN
THE FIRST SEVERAL MONTHS OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR SEVERAL SCHOOLS HAD
ALREADY ADMINISTERED NALOXONE
SEVERAL TIMES. TWELVE TIMES IN
LOS ANGELES BY EARLY FEBRUARY.
AND LEAST ONCE JANET COUNTY AND
WANTS IN SACRAMENTO. AND FACT
INCLUDES MY REMARKS AND HAPPY TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS APPROPRIATE
TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
JUST GONNA WOULD WITH ONE
QUESTION IT'S LOOTED TO IN THE
AGENDA AND START WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. A JUST
ABOUT WHAT IS CONTEMPLATED FOR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON THIS
BECAUSE I CAN IMAGINE. THAT YOU
LOOK AT THE BRIGHT THE VALLEY AS
AND CALIFORNIA AND THERE'S NOT
TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ABILITY
OF HOW TO. TO USE THIS AN
ADMINISTRATOR OR EVEN HOW. TO
HAVE IT IN A PLACE OR A WAY THAT
IT'S READY TO BE REALLY
RESPONSIVE IN A CRISIS WHAT DO
YOU CONTEMPLATE FOR THAT KIND OF
HELPS PROTECT TACKLE SYSTEMS. AS
PART OF THIS. SURE THE CURRENT
TRAILER BILL DOES NOT CURRENTLY
ADDRESSED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
RELATED TO CONTRACTING HOWEVER
WE ARE OPEN TO DISCUSSION AROUND
THE NEED FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE IF THERE ARE CONCERNS
WITH ALLEYS BEING ABLE TO
PURCHASE THIS MEDICATION. AS FAR
AS TRAINING TRAINING FOR SCHOOL
STAFF AND RECOGNIZING SYMPTOMS
OF AN OVERDOSE IS ALREADY
AVAILABLE ON THE CD PAGE
WEBSITE. THEN I WOULD STATE
THEIR CONCERNS SO YOU YOU KNOW
THAT THEIR CONCERNS BECAUSE I
HONESTLY THINK IF YOU JUST LOOK
AT THE- YOU KNOW I. R. I LIKE TO
VISIT SCHOOLS IN MY DISTRICT AND
I VISITED REALLY REALLY SMALL
ONES A PARK FIELD HAS. NINE
STUDENTS IN THEIR K. THROUGH.
EIGHT PACIFIC VALLEY HAS
SEVENTEEN IN THE CASE THROUGH
TWELVE I WAS IN THE KARIZ OF
PLANES I THINK THEY HAD TWENTY
OR TWENTY TWO IN THERE K.
THROUGH EIGHT. IT'S REALLY HARD
FOR ME TO IMAGINE THAT THEY-
WOULD HAVE THAT LEVEL OF
TECHNICAL IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
BUYING AND IT'S ABOUT HOW TO USE
IT AND HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT AND
OTHER THINGS SO- JUST. THAT IS A
CONCERN AND I WOULD HOPE THAT
YOU WOULD CONSIDER DID HOWEVER
THIS. PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED
GOING FOR. LET ME ASK IF OF THE
REST OF THE MEMBERSHIP. HAS A
QUESTION OR COMMENT. CENTER
GROVE CHAU BOOK. THANK YOU
SENATOR LAYERED SO. JUST CURIOUS
ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT. AB WE
HAVE THAT THE ANTAGONIST HAS A
SHELF LIFE OF ABOUT TWO TO THREE
YEARS. AND WE HAVE THE ON GOING
FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE. OF HE
NOW LOOKS. NOT NOT HOW DO YOU
PRONOUNCE IT. NO YEAH YOUR
ACCENT YES I HAVE A HARD TIME
SAYING THAT WERE AGENTS AREN'T
YOU CAN USE THE MORE GENERIC
NAME WHICH IS AN ARCANE NO I
CAN'T- OKAY THE NEW DON'T TO
STRESS I CAN SAY NOT GET-
MARKETS I'M KIND OF CURIOUS AS
TO THE- AND I'M SURE IF IT WAS
TAKEN INTO. WHEN IT WAS-
DESIGNED THIS WAY BUT IT DOES
HAVE A SHELF LIFE OF TWO TO
THREE YEARS SO WHY WOULD WE WANT
THIS. AS AN INVESTMENT EVERY TWO
YEARS LIKE IT EVERY YEAR M. I
COULD SEE MAYBE EVERY TWO THREE
YEARS- OR IS NEED BE DO YOU HAVE
ANY COMMENT. SURE AS FAR AS
ONGOING FUNDING- WE PROVIDED
ONGOING FUNDING TO KNOWLEDGE
THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING
PROBLEM IN A GROWING PROBLEM AND
WE ARE GOING TO APPROACH THIS
ISSUE AGGRESSIVELY. WE'RE
COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING SCHOOLS
IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF FATAL OPIOID OVERDOSE
INCIDENTS ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND
WE ARE OPEN TO CONSIDERING
LIMITED TERM OR REDUCING FUNDING
ONCE CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET.
WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL MAKE
GOOD HEADWAY IN THE AREAS OF
PREVENTION AWARENESS AND
EDUCATION WITH THE FUNDING AND
SUPPORTS ON THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES SIDE OF THE BUDGET- AND
HOPEFULLY WE START TO SEE MORE
POSITIVE RESULTS AND DECLINE IN
BOTH EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND
DEATHS. WELL WE JUST APPRECIATE
. OF THE DISCUSSION AND JUST
TELL YOU NOTE SOME OF THE
CONCERNS AND THANK YOU FOR THE
WORK ON THIS. WE'RE GONNA MOVE
TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT THE SCHOOL
FACILITY PROGRAM AND WE HAVE
MISSION ON THE WIND FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. JACKIE
ROCIO FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE AND BARBARA.
CAN'T MINOR FROM THE OFFICE OF
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND WILL GO
IN THAT ORDER SO AS SOON AS.
WELCOME HELLO. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR OF MICHELLE NEW IN WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM KNOWN
ALSO KNOWN AS THE SFPD PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES
SUCH AS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
MODERNIZATION. FOR BACKGROUND
THE SFPD HAS TYPICALLY ALLOCATED
FUNDING. THE APPROVED FROM
STATEWIDE- GENERAL OBLIGATION
BONDS LAST ONE BEING PROPOSITION
FIFTY ONE IN TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN. HOWEVER BECAUSE ALL
REMAINING PROPOSITION FIFTY ONE
BOND FUNDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE
EXHAUSTED THIS YEAR THE TWENTY
TWENTY TO BUDGET ACT APPROVED AN
INVESTMENT OF APPROXIMATELY FOUR
POINT THREE BILLION DOLLARS ONE
TIME GENERAL FUND TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS TO FILL
SCHOOL FACILITIES. AND TO EXTEND
THE S. F. P. FOR A MULTI YEAR
PERIOD. UNTIL A FUTURE SCHOOL
BOND CAN BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT
OF THAT FOUR POINT THREE BILLION
DOLLARS ONE POINT THREE BILLION
DOLLARS WAS APPROPRIATED FOR
TWENTY TWENTY TO TWENTY THREE.
TWO POINT ONE BILLION DOLLARS
WAS APPROACH WAS INTENDED TO BE
APPROPRIATED FOR TWENTY TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR AND EIGHT
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE MILLION
WAS INTENDED TO BE APPROPRIATED
FOR TWENTY TWENTY FOUR TWENTY
FIVE. GIVEN THE BUDGET AND
REVENUE OUTLOOK THAT WE SAW IN
JANUARY THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSES TO REDUCE THE PLANNED
INVESTMENT FOR TWENTY TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR BY A HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS ONE TIME GENERAL
FUND. WHICH BRINGS THE PROPOSED
AMOUNT FOR THE BUDGET YEAR UP
FROM TWO POINT ONE BILLION TO
TWO BILLION. THIS IS PART OF AN
OVERALL TWENTY TWO POINT FIVE
BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET SOLUTION
PACKAGE THAT WAS PRESENTED AT
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET- WHICH
WHICH INCLUDED A VARIETY OF.
DELAYS REDUCTIONS AND FUNCHESS.
THE TWENTY TWENTY TO INVESTMENT
WAS INTENDED TO EXTEND THE
AVAILABILITY OF STATE FUNDING
FOR SCHOOL FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION. IN TWO TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR AND THE
ADMINISTRATION ANTICIPATES THAT
THIS REDUCTION WILL NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT. THAT
ORIGINAL TIMELINE NOR WILL IT
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
THAT CAN BE PROCESSED EVERY
MONTH THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. SO
WITH THAT THANK YOU AND HAPPY
SAID TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU
MIGHT HAVE. THANK YOU I WILL GO
TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST.
JACKIE BRISTOW WITH THE L. A.
YO- JUST AS A GENERAL. OVERVIEW
LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET- THERE
WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE POINT FOUR
BILLION DOLLARS IN K. THROUGH
TWELVE BOND AUTHORITY REMAINING.
BASED OFF OF FEBRUARY TWENTY
TWENTY THREE FINANCIAL REPORTS
FROM THE SCHOOL ALLOCATION BOARD
THAT AMOUNT- THE REMAINING
AMOUNT OF BONDS AUTHORITIES
ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED MILLION. AND
THEN OF THE ONE POINT THREE.
BILLION GENERAL FUND THAT WAS
PROVIDED LAST YEAR BASED OFF OF
THE SAME FISCAL REPORTS IT LOOKS
LIKE- THERE'S ABOUT THREE
HUNDRED MILLION REMAINING
AUTHORITY. OKAY THANK YOU AND
THE- OUR OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION. WELL GOOD
AFTERNOON BARBARA CAN'T MINOR
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER WITH
THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION WE SERVICE AFTER
THE SALE EDUCATION BORDEN
MINISTER THE SCHOOL FACILITY
PROGRAM. I'M HERE TODAY TO
ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE
COMMITTEE MAY HAVE. OKAY IN ARM
. LET ME ASK THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE I KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER
IS GOING TO BE BUT I HAVE TO ASK
BOB DO YOU CONTEMPLATE
SUPPORTING A- ADDITIONAL BOND
MEASURE AT SOME POINT SO THAT
WE'RE NOT JUST DOING THIS YEAR
TO YEAR. IN THE BUDGET PROCESS.
SURE MICHELLE NEWMAN DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT
THERE WILL BE A BOND SCHOOL BOND
DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT BETWEEN
THE ADMINISTRATION THE
LEGISLATURE- YOU KNOW GIVEN THAT
AT THE TWENTY TWENTIES YOU ARE
AS WE ARE WORKING ON THE TWENTY
TWENTY TWO BUDGET ACTS YOU KNOW
SCHOOL BOND HADN'T BEEN PLACED
ON THE BUDGET THAT. ON ON THE
BALLOT AT THAT TIME. HENCE THE
INVESTMENT OF FOUR POINT THREE
BILLION DOLLARS FOR SCHOOL
FACILITIES- SO- WE DO BUT WE DO
ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE A
DISCUSSION- ABOUT A SCHOOL BOND
IN THE FUTURE. IN IT UP. IT IS
JUST SOMETHING THAT. THE I. N.
AND DON'T GET ME WRONG IT'S WHEN
I WAS RESOURCES SECRETARY.
NOTHING MADE ME CRAZIER THAN.
ABOUT HAVING TO PAY AN
ADDITIONAL 40% TO. MORE MORE IN
FINANCING COSTS FOR. FOR WHAT
WERE BONDED ITEMS AND THAT IT IS
MARCH YOU EITHER MUCH CHEAPER OR
YOU GET MUCH MORE FOR BUDGETING
IT AND NOT FINANCING IT AND THE
TREND TO DO THAT AS OPPOSED TO
GO TO THE VOTERS OF BONDS IS A
GOOD ONE. BUT I THINK THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE LOOKING FOR
CERTAINTY THAT THERE WILL BE
FACILITIES MONEY GOING FORWARD
AND THAT IS JUST AN IMPORTANT
THING. TO DO AND- WE WILL. BUT
AS A MEMBER OF THE STATE
ALLOCATION BOARD I SEE WHAT
COMES BARDI IN THE EXPENDITURES
FOR SCHOOLS AND I SEE THAT WE
ARE ALWAYS ON THE EDGE OF
RUNNING OUT OF MONEY UNTIL WE
SORT OF RESOLVED. LONGER TERM
SO. THAT'S A LONG WINDED WAY OF
STARTING THE DISCUSSION THAT YOU
SAID WE SHOULD HAVE BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE. ARE THERE ARE THERE
ANY- NO OTHER COMMENTS SO.
APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE AND
APPRECIATE YOUR NOTING- THAT BUT
AMAZINGLY WERE MOVING TO THE
LAST ITEM ISSUE NUMBER NINE
THAT'S NOT WHAT'S AMAZING IT'S
DOES THE SAME PANEL NOBODY HAS
TO MOVE. SO FAR- WE'RE GOING TO
GO TO ISSUE NINE WHICH IS
PRESCHOOL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN AND FULL DAY
KINDERGARTEN FACILITY PROGRAM.
WITH THE SAME THREE PANELISTS
WHAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SWITCH
OUT HERE. AND SO- WHAT WILL GO
IN THAT SAME ORDER WILL START
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
THE CHAU LUEN AGAIN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO BUDGET ACT
APPROPRIATE APPROVED A SIX
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION ONE
TIME GENERAL FUND FOR THE
CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL. AND
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND
FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN FACILITIES
GRANT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES
GRANTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND
MODERNIZATION. OF CLASSROOMS FOR
THESE EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
OF THAT SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION HUNDRED MILLION WAS
APPROPRIATED FOR TWENTY TWENTY
TO TWENTY THREE. AND THE
REMAINING FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION WAS INTENDED TO BE
APPROPRIATED IN. TWENTY TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR. DELAYS THAT
PLANNED INVESTMENT OF FIVE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION ONE
TIME GENERAL FUND BY ONE YEAR.
FROM TWENTY TWENTY THREE TO
FISCAL YEAR TWENTY TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE. THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET MAINTAINS THE OVERALL
FUNDING COMMITMENT FOR THIS
PROGRAM IN RECOGNITION OF THE
IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING.
FACILITIES FOR EARLY EDUCATION
BUT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSES A FUNDING DELAY FOR
THIS PROGRAM GIVEN THE BUDGET
OUTLOOK THAT WE ARE FACING AT
THE AT THE TIME OF THE JANUARY
BUDGET SO. THANK YOU HAVE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WE'RE GOING TO THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
SARAH CORTEZ L. A. L- DELETING
FIRST THESE FUNDS- SEEMS
REASONABLE GIVEN THE STATE'S
BUDGET PROBLEM- AS WE MENTIONED
A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN THE STATE
FIRST STARTED TO KICK PENSION
CONVERSATIONS FACILITIES WAS
IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF THE MAIN
IMPLEMENTATION BARRIERS BUT
BASED ON. RECENT REPORTS FROM A
PLANNING IMAGE IMPLEMENTATION
GRANTS IF IT FACILITY ISSUES DO
NOT APPEAR TO BE AS LARGE OF A
BARRIER TO IMPLEMENTATION AS WE
INITIALLY THOUGHT 75% OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS REPORT HAVING ADEQUATE
SPACE TO MEET THE PROJECTED
ENROLLMENT. OF TWO CASE
STUDENTS- HOWEVER SINCE-
AUGMENTATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM-
HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN
OVERSUBSCRIBED THE LEGISLATURE
COULD PROVIDE SOME AMOUNT OF
FUNDS OR REEVALUATE NEXT YEAR
BASED ON THE STATE'S BUDGET
CONDITION THAT CONCLUDES MY
REMARKS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH END OF ONCE AGAIN FROM
THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION. THANK YOU BARBARA
CAN'T MINOR OFFICE OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. THIS ONE TO
PROVIDE A STATUS ON THE CURRENT
FILING AROUND SO WE ARE WORKING
WITH THE REMAINING THREE HUNDRED
AND SIXTY MILLION THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE FOR THE FILING AROUND
THAT ACTUALLY JUST CLOSED IN
MARCH AND WE DID RECEIVE. ONE
POINT FIVE BILLION IN REQUESTS-
JUST UNDER ONE POINT FIVE
BILLION REQUEST FOR THESE FUNDS
WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL
USE ALL OF THE THREE HUNDRED AND
SIXTY MILLION. WHEN THE STATE
ALLOCATION BOARD IS PRESENTED
WITH. THE APPORTIONMENT THIS
FALL. M. R. THE- COMPLETE THE
PRESENTATION GARLIC. AND YOU
WANT TO RIGHT WHAT QUESTION WAS
GOING TO BE. AND SO LET ME TAKE
IT A STEP FURTHER HAVING
RECEIVED. FOUR OR MORE TIMES-
REQUESTED MONEY THAT IS
AVAILABLE. HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE
THAT AGAINST A PROPOSED THREE
HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION MEDICINE
AVAILABLE. YES OF THE STATUTE
DOES PROVIDE ADD TO PRIORITIES
AS WHEN WE ARE DOING FUNDING SO
WE LOOK AT THE PERCENTAGE OF
STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY FOR FREE
AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS. AND WE
ALSO LOOK AT WHETHER OR NOT THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT QUALIFIES FOR
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP STATUS UNDER
THE SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM.
THAT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S
AVAILABLE WHEN A DISTRICT
DOESN'T HAVE AND THE FUNDS TO
COMPLETE ITS LOCAL MATCHING
SHARE FOR THE PROGRAM. SO THERE
ARE THERE ARE POINTS AWARDED. TO
THE APPLICATIONS BASED ON THOSE
TWO CRITERIA. AND THEN WE JUST
GO DOWN THE LIST IN ORDER OF
THOSE PREFERENCE POINTS IN THE
STATUTE. K. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. AND IT JUST GOES WITHOUT
SAYING ONCE AGAIN. FACILITIES
WHETHER IT'S FOR. PRE K. T. K.
OR- REGULAR K. THROUGH TWELVE
THIS. IS A PRIORITY AND
CHALLENGE AND PARTICULARLY IN
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD ONES AND
RAMPING UP- IN SOME CASES THE
FACILITIES IS THE MAJOR ISSUE SO
I JUST. MAKE THAT NOTE HEADING
INTO THE MAY REVISE IN THE
BUDGET. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE AREN'T SO.
LET ME THANK YOU WE APPRECIATE.
YOUR PARTICIPATION HERE. AND
THAT COMPLETES OUR OUR
DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. BUT WE
ARE GOING TO TAKE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY ON ANY OF THE NINE
ITEMS AND IN A MOMENT. OMINOUS
START WITH PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
AND LET THEM GO BUT AMASSED A
MODERATOR IN A MOMENT TO LET ME
KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE QUEUED UP
AND THAT'S GOING TO DETERMINE.
IF I'M GOING TO HAVE ANY LIMITS
ON THAT TO TESTIMONY. SO WE WALL
OR GO HERE IN THE ROOM AND- A
BEGIN. PLEASE WELCOME YOUR
TESTIMONY ON ITEMS TODAY. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS IN TODAY WITH
THE COALITION FOR ADEQUATE
SCHOOL HOUSING AND MY- COMMENTS
WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE- THE
YETI K. ITEM THAT WAS JUST
DISCUSSED SO IT'S PRETTY GOOD
TIMING- THE COALITION FOR
ADEQUATE SCHOOL HOUSING AND-
SCHOOL FACILITIES COALITION DOES
OPPOSE THE- DELAY OF THE FIVE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS. WE OUR EXPERIENCE IS
THAT MOST SCHOOLS DON'T HAVE
EXISTING KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOMS
A VACANT FOR A NEW TEA CASE
STUDENTS EVEN IN DECLINING
ENROLLMENT AREAS. AND THAT'S
PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE MOVE
FROM THE PARTIAL DAY TO THE FULL
DAY SO IT'S PUTTING A LOT MORE
PRESSURE ON. KINDERGARTEN
FACILITIES- I'LL BE BRIEF YOU
KNOW WE'D BE THAT THERE'S OTHER
SOME SPECIALIZED NEEDS FOR THESE
AND WE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE NEED
VERSUS FUNDING AVAILABLE SO FOR
ALL THOSE REASONS- THIS THIS IS
A NEW WHOLE NEW CLASSROOM ON
THIS FACILITY AND SO. WE DO
OPPOSE THAT WE THINK THERE'S
SOME GOOD REASONS FOR- THE
FUNDING ALSO A WE DO APPRECIATE
THE DISCUSSION OF THE PREVIOUS
ITEM THE SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE BILLS AND
ARE INVOLVED IN THOSE
DISCUSSIONS SO WE APPRECIATE
THAT BEING DISCUSSED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. NEXT WEEK. HI I'M
LAURA KIRK I'M WITH THE CHURCH
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT CENTER WERE
SMALL NONPROFIT- THAT'S BEEN
AROUND FOR THIRTY YEARS WE
PROVIDE. FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP
SUPPORT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
ACROSS THE STATE. MOST OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE SMALL SO THAT'S WHAT
I'M SPEED TO TODAY- SPOKE FIRST
ON CHILD NUTRITION UNIVERSAL
MEALS ARE FANTASTIC AND WE'RE
REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT BUT
FOR SMALL ONLY AS- IT REMAINS
SUBSTANTIALLY UNFUNDED MANDATE.
WE HAVE INCREASED STAFFING COSTS
A RATING OF SKYROCKETING
INGREDIENT COSTS- AND- SOME OF
OUR THEIR OUTSTRIPPING SOME OF
OUR- INCREASE REIMBURSEMENT
RATES. MANY OF THE VENDORS ARE
PULLING OUT OF THE SPACE-
DROPPING SMALLER ACCOUNTS
ALTOGETHER LEAVING OUR MEMBERS
WITH FEW OR NO OPTIONS WITH
INCREASING COSTS- SO WE SUPPORT
REJECTING THE GOVERNOR'S
DISHWASHER GRANTS AND RECOMMEND
EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.
WHICH INITIALLY DIDN'T INCLUDE-
FOLKS WHO HADN'T BEEN
PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL
REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAMS. SO WE'D
LIKE TO SEE THAT- I'M PROP
TWENTY EIGHT. WE BELIEVE IT'S
SELF EXECUTING AND WE DON'T NEED
THE LEGISLATURE TO GET MORE
INVOLVED WE THINK THAT OUR CBS
CONFIGURE THAT OUT- AND THEN
MAYBE COME BACK FOR MORE
DIRECTION LATER- WE ALSO OPPOSE
A RETROACTIVE CUTS TO THE
MUSIC'S- TO THE BLOCK GRANT THE-
ARTS MUSIC INSTRUCTIONAL BLOCK
GRANT- AND I KEEP TWELVE
FACILITIES. WE THINK THAT THE
FUNDING SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO
CHARTER SCHOOLS TO- AND I'LL
I'LL JUST ON THE ISSUE OF THE
PHILLIES ARE PLANNED TO SEE A
BROCCOLI SEED. THE I. A. O. DID
REPORT INTO FIFTEEN ABOUT THIS
FUN- WITH MORE COUNT ABILITY AND
A AND I TOWARDS MAINTENANCE OVER
TIME OF THE EXISTING INVESTMENTS
THAT WE'VE MADE WE REALLY LIKE
THAT PROPOSAL- SOMETHING THAT
DOESN'T RELY ON GRANTS- ARM
BONDS WHICH WE GET VERY LITTLE
OF. A AND YET WE STILL ARE
EDUCATING ABOUT LIVING PERCENT
OF THE STUDENTS IN THE STATE SO-
WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT
WONDERFUL L. A- REPORT FROM
TWENTY FIFTEEN NON FACILITY
FINANCING. THANKS THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. SEEING NO ONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM THAT WISHES TO COMMENT.
WE'LL GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE AND MODERATOR- PLEASE Q.
PEOPLE UP AND IF YOU WOULD GIVE
ME A HINT ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE IN LINE MIGHT- DICTATES
WHETHER I'M GOING TO. LIMIT THE-
THE TESTIMONY SURE. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN IF YOU HAVE A COMMENT
PLEASE PRESS AT LONDON'S ZERO AT
THIS TIME. AND OPERATE WITHIN.
GIVE YOU YOUR LINE NUMBER AGAIN
PLEASE PRESS. ONE THEN. ZERO
OKAY WE HAD NINE THAT HAS QUEUED
UP. THEN I AM THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ARE THEN I'M GONNA ALLOW
EVERYBODY TO HAVE UP TO A MINUTE
SO- PLEASE GIVE US A YOUR NAME.
OF YOUR FILIATION AND WHATEVER
YOU WOULD WANT US TO KNOW ABOUT
THE BUDGET ITEMS IN THE
REMAINING PART OF THE MINUTE.
MODERATOR QUEUE UP THE FIRST
CALLER THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
CALLING POINT TWENTY FIVE PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HELLO. MARCH THIRD
BOTH IDEAS REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA MUSIC EDUCATORS
ASSOCIATION. THE ANNUAL FUNDING
PROVIDED BY PROP TWENTY EIGHT
POINT UP. TO CALL ART AND MUSIC
THAT COURSES THAT ARE STANDARDS
BASED ON FIVE POTENTIAL AND
ACCESS BY ALL STUDENTS DURING
THE SCHOOL DAY. THE ARMY AIR
CALLING FOR FROM FISCAL RISKS
AND THE KIND OF PHOSPHONATE
FUNDING IN PROGRAM CLEAR
GUIDANCE AND WHAT IF PLAN IN AND
SUPPLEMENT. CLARIFICATION ON THE
FOR. AND GREATER. READ THE- AND
DATA REPORTING OF THE FINANCES
REQUIRED. ADDITIONALLY CMA
BELIEVE PROPERLY EIGHT IT'S
CLEAR THAT ELEAZAR LIFEGUARDS.
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE
THE ARE EDUCATION. LASTLY WE
HAVE THE READ TO THE ART MUSIC
INSTRUCTIONAL FOR. BLOCK THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
COMMENTS MODERATOR. NEXT CALL.
THE NEXT CALLER IS LINE ITEM
BASICALLY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD.
TWENTY FOUR YOU ARE OPEN. THE
NEW MEXICO NUMBER IT CALMLY WITH
NO CENTER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERS ON THE MADE FULL
NUTRITION PROGRAMS THE DIFFERENT
OF THE ON GOING SPENDING FOR
SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL NOT CHANCE
THE COR DECIDE INCLUDING A-
EXTEND MILLION OR AND- TRAINING
. ONE HUNDRED MILLION FOR THAT
SCHOOL NEW CHURCH BATH PRACTICES
AND FUND AND ONE FOR THREE
MILLION FOR THE- OF COLONIAL FOR
ALL. ANOTHER ALSO FORTY SUCCESS
OF SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL PRO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MODERATOR NOW CALL.
THANKS COLLEGE BY THIRTY GO.
THAT AFTERNOON LAYERED AND
MEMBERS MY NAME IS AB HEALTH
WITH THE DECODER THE THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE THE- OF
THE THEY CLINIC CHRISTIAN. THE
ONE POINT BILLION IN ON BY
FUNDING FOR FROM FRAUD. AND
INCREASED NOW NINTH AT THE
CUSTOM IF THERE A REAL NEED FOR
KIDS THE STRUCTURE STAFF
TRAINING. THEY'RE CURRENTLY
PROPOSAL. HE KNEW THE FRANK
PROGRAMS MAY TWENTY THREE BUT
THAT WE'RE IN PORT INCLUDE IN
ADDITIONAL SIX HUNDRED MILLION
KITCHEN AND TRAINING. A HUNDRED
MILLION THE FULL BEST PRACTICES
FUND AND ONE POINT THREE MILLION
THE VALUE OF NO FOR ALL WYCHECK
HE PROTECTING THE PRAGUE OF THE
MADE IN EXACTLY IMPLEMENT HEALTH
. WILL PROPER GROUND. BENEFIT A
LOT YOU WERE WITHIN THAT OF OVER
HUNDRED BUT WILL ACROSS THE
STATE. AS PART OF OUR CALVET
THIS CALIFORNIA HAS AN ISSUE.
WE'VE HEARD INTO FACTS BUT STATE
AND BACK WILL HELP REALIZE THE
FULL POTENTIAL OF COOL MEALS
NURTURE STUDENT. THE LOCAL
FARMERS BETTER SENATE THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE WILL BE CHRISTIAN ITEM I
WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR VOICE
THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP A
STRONG COMMITMENT. ON THE
PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE ON
THE SCHOOL NUTRITION ITEMS THAT
HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED- EARLY
TODAY- DURING THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S
PROCEEDINGS. THE CIVIC WE THE
ONE POINT FOUR BILLION AN
ONGOING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS
FOR ALL. AND FOR OF NEW
REIMBURSEMENT- WE DO HAVE OUR
VOICES- TO THOSE THAT HAVE
ALREADY TESTIFIED SUPPORTING
INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL SIX
HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS FOR
NECESSARY KITCHEN INFRASTRUCTURE
AND TRAINING. AND ONE HUNDRED
MILLION FOR FRESH AND NUTRITIOUS
MEALS- DOES NOT DISCUSSED AS
WELL DURING THE MEETING TODAY-
JUST AWFUL THANK THE MEMBERS FOR
THEIR THOUGHTFUL DEBATE AND
COMMENTS- AT THE ITEM WAS
DISCUSSED. THANK. YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MODERATOR NICK CALL.
NEXT CALLER LINE COULD PLEASE
CALL. HI LAYERED INTO MEMBER MY
NAME IS TOM DICK CHENEY AND I'M
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CREEK
CALIFORNIA A FORMER KNOWN AS THE
- ALLIANCE FOR RTG. COULD HELP
ME ADVOCATES FOR HIGH ARTS
EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS BY
PROVIDING CALLED GET. IN THE IN
THE STATE NETWORK ABOUT NOW PART
. WE APPRECIATE YOUR HEARING ON
THE LAND PROPOSITION TWENTY
EIGHTY FOUR TODAY- WE WANT YOU
IN. THANK EXPEDIENT GUIDANCE ON
THE DEAN PLAN ISSUE- AND ALSO ON
THE WAY VERIFICATION. I WE ALSO
WOULD LIKE TO IN. THE AT CLEAR
GUIDANCE AROUND EIGHT O'CLOCK AS
WE KNOW THAT'LL BE IMPORTANT TO
ENSURING EQUITY IN THE MEASURE
AND WE DO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION'S REQUEST FOR
PROPER STAFFING IMPLEMENT
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT. WOULD
ALSO ENCOURAGE THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND CTC DESIGNATE THE
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS A
QUALIFIED TEACHER SHORTAGE AREA
TO HELP ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL-
ISSUES WITH REGARDS THE NEW
FIFTEEN THOUSAND EDUCATORS. THAT
WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH
PROPOSITION TWENTY EIGHT.
FINALLY CREEK CALIFORNIA
STRONGLY ENCOURAGES THE
LEGISLATURE TO PROTECT THE PARK
MUSIC IN A SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIAL DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
RENT AT THE ORIGINAL FULL ON THE
LEVEL OF. THREE POINT FIVE
BILLION DOLLARS THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH MAR NEXT. NINE
THIRTY THREE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON MISTER NUMBER CHRIS
READ ABOUT COMPANIES TO IS BIG
JUST WANT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR YOUR DISCUSSION WILL- OF
ISSUE NUMBER ONE- WANTED TO
REALLY HIGH- INDICATIVE ENDED UP
TRYING TO BRING UP A BANANA WITH
COSPONSOR BILLS THAT GET THEY
HAVE THE ADDRESS LOCAL AGREED
WILL FUND. I'M IN THE OF THE- OF
THE J. GOING TO THE ADDITIONAL
STUDENT COMING IN. OUR COUNTY-
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY I'M AND
THAT WILL BE PUTTING UP PRESSURE
ON- COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION
TO PROVIDE THEIR EDUCATION IN
THE CURRENT. MODEL IS TOO
VOLATILE AND UNPREDICTABLE TO BE
EFFECTIVELY SERVE THOSE KIDS
INTO AB I DON'T THINK THAT'S
PART OF ELEVEN JOINT WILL BY
STRATEGY TO HELP ADDRESS AND
MORE STABILIZE THAT FUNDING
METHODOLOGY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME AND AGAIN. THAT
THERE ARE WORK ON THE ISSUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COM
MODERATOR CALL. THE NEXT MINUS
TWENTY SIX PLEASE GO. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON IS A JOHN REFERS I AM
A TO FOR THE COUNTY BOARD OF
BETTER. AND I ALSO PRESIDENT A
LACK OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY BOARD
OF EDUCATION AND I'LL AND I'M
ALSO COMMENTING ON ITEM NUMBER
ONE. REFERRED TO THE JUVENILE
COURT AND COUNTY- COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS ARE UNDERSERVED BY AN
EXCLUSIVELY ATTENDANCE BASED
FUNDING MODEL. THAT IS
INSUFFICIENT FOR THE NEXT
AFTERNOON PROGRAMMER PROGRAMMING
NECESSARY- IN THE SCHOOLS THE
CURRENT FUNDING MODEL
DISADVANTAGES CORDON COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS WERE ATTENDANCE. AND
CONSEQUENTLY FUNDING IS HIGHLY
VARIABLE AND UNPREDICTABLE JUST
TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. A
RECENTLY IN THE OF MONTEREY
COUNTY JUVENILE HALL. HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF OUR FEMALE
STUDENTS WHO WERE VICTIMS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. AND IT IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THESE
INDIVIDUALS BECOME SURVIVORS
VERSUS VICTIMS AND WE NEED THE
RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME- WE APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS. MODERATOR NEXT CALL.
ONE TWENTY EIGHT PLEASE GO. GOOD
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS DREAMING
CAL AND- FOR PRESIDENT FOR THE
SYMPHONY COUNTY OFFICE OF THAT.
AND I TO CALLING EIGHTY NINE US
. THANK YOU FOR THE UP TO WEIGH
IN ON THIS. CURRENTLY DUE TO THE
THANKFULLY LOW IN ROMAN THE
PROGRAM AS IT STANDS WITH
FUNDING BASED ON ATTENDANCE IT
DOESN'T GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE
TO COVER THE COST OF THE
PROGRAM. ENCROACHES ON STAND IN
A COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
FUND. OR BOARD IS ASKING FOR
GREATER AND MORE STABLE FUNDING
TO HELP JUVENILE COURT COUNTY
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MEET THE
NEEDS. OF SOME OF CALIFORNIA'S
MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. THE
FUNDING WOULD ALLOW FOR THE
COUNTY OFFICE OF ED TO ADD BEING
OFFERED SERVICES. LIKE HAVING A
FULL TIME MENTAL HEALTH
THERAPIST. BUT BASS FUNDING
LEVEL ALONG. FIVE MINUTE
STUDENTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION THANK YOU WE
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS
MODERATOR NEXT CALL. NINE SEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS BONNIE CHRISTENSEN
THE BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND STRONG COMMITMENT
TO CONTINUING THE PROGRESS THAT
HAS BEEN MADE IN SCHOOL
NUTRITION PROGRAMS WITH ONE
POINT FOUR BILLION IN ONGOING
FUNDING FOR SCHOOL MEALS FOR
ALL. THE STATE MIL REIMBURSEMENT
IN ADDITION TO THE ON GOING
FUNDING- IN SUPPORT OF THE
SENATE INCLUDING AN ADDITIONAL
SIX HUNDRED MILLION FOR KITCHEN
INFRASTRUCTURE TRAINING. A
HUNDRED MILLION FOR THE SCHOOL
NUTRITION BEST PRACTICES FUNDS
AND ONE POINT THREE MILLION FOR
THE VALUATION OF SCHOOL MEALS
FOR ALL. AT THE U. S. B. THE
KITCHEN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
ONE HELLO THIS IS A BIG MENU
AGING EQUIPMENT AT ENERGY
EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT TO MEET THE
INCREASED PARTICIPATION WE ARE
EXPERIENCING AS A RESULT OF
SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL. THE FUNDS
ARE CRITICAL FOR US TO CONTINUE
TO INNOVATE EDUCATE TRAIN OUR
STAFF. AND INCORPORATE
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES. THIS IS A
WIN FOR OUR NEEDIEST COMMUNITIES
AND A WIN FOR US ALL THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH- MODERATOR.
THERE ANY OTHER CALLERS. WE DO
HAVE TO WIN KEY- YOU THEN WE'LL
TO THOSE AND BE DONE SO YOU VERY
MUCH- WILL MEXICO. THE DALLAS
TWENTY NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER CHAIR AND
MEMBERS HELLO AGAIN. COMMENTING
ON NUMBER ITEM NUMBER ONE. AND
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FIRST
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR
THE PEOPLE'S ATTENDING JUVENILE
COURT SCHOOLS. IT IS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THAT STUDENTS ATTENDING
JUVENILE COURT SCHOOLS COULD NOT
ALWAYS AVAIL THEMSELVES OF
PROGRAMS OR FUNDING AVAILABLE
OTHER STUDENTS. IN THE T. CASE
THROUGH TWELVE EDUCATION. SYSTEM
ON THE- NUMBER OF THE LOCAL
FUNDING FOR ME. AND IN RECORD OF
THE OF CALIFORNIA USE WHICH
WORKS FOR DURING THE TEN. WE ARE
JUST SUPPORT FOR MY- ALREADY. BY
MY COLLEAGUE THIS YEAR IN COUNTY
- FOR THAT YOU. IN ADDITION. WE
ON OUR- DRESSING THE NEEDS OF
STUDENTS- WHO ARE ALSO KNOWN AS
CHRONIC STUDENTS NOW BASED ON
LEGISLATION AUTHORED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER SOME SO. AND TO
NINETEEN IT IS OUR HOPE THAT
WITH THIS NECESSARY FUNDING OUR
PEOPLE'S WILL RECEIVE THE
SUPPORT NEEDED. WITHOUT THE
GOALS OF THAT LEGISLATION TO
KEEP COLLAGEN CORRECT. HELLO ON
OTHER CHEN ITEMS WITH ME TO THE
CAN. AND OF SPONSORS OF AB FOR
THE CALL ONE WITH YOU THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MODERATOR
LAST CALL. THE LAST COLLEGE
THIRTY WE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON MR BURKE MESSAGE RIGHT
AT THE END OF THE ALSO WITH
COALITION FOR OUT OF SCHOOL HOW
APOLOGIZE FOR BY TO. ONE
HUNDRED- FOR SOMEONE. THE
COMMITTEE TOP OF THE OR KITCHEN
. FUND ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
STUFF THAT THE OF THE FOR TO.
GIVEN THE ON GOING DIFFICULT TO
THE L. A. HAVE RECRUIT AND RICH
CONE. STAFF IT'S NOT LIKE THAT
PUT YOU TO A MORE THAN AND
PROCESS WASHABLE TO. IS- GOING
TO A FEASIBLE OR SOLUTION WAY
THREE. SO WE WOULD ENCOURAGE
LEGISLATURE TO KEEP KITCHEN FOR
FUNDING FLEXIBLE OF BOTH. WITH
TO THE VARIOUS PROPOSALS FOR
REDUCTION TO THE MUSIC AND-
MATERIAL DISCRETION BLOCK PRINT
CASHEL WERE TO DESCRIBE. FUND
KELLY HOW USED IN OAKLAND TO YOU
COURSE OF THOSE RELATED PROJECTS
THE AS SHE STRUCTURE WHICH HIGH
. IN COMMUNITY. LAST WITH
RESPECT TO THE CURRICULA PRO.
THERE IS ALREADY A FACTOR OF THE
BILL PRO OF THE- THREE POINT
FIVE BILLION. THE NEW BOND WHICH
IS NOT A SHOW MAY ONLY BE ABLE
TO CATCH A MEETING BACKLOG MAY
BE TO GROW AGAIN IMMEDIATELY.
CORRECT WE RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO
REDUCE OR DELAY. GENERAL
EXPENDITURE. WE WOULD NOT ALLOW
ENCOURAGE THE LARGEST TO
MAINTAIN CA TO ALL POP. BECAUSE
STUDENTS DON'T EXPERIENCE THE
LATEST BECAUSE THE LADY. OF THE
LATE BY THE TIME THE FUNDING
CATCHES UP IT WILL MOVED ON TO
NETFLIX. THIS THERE IN
ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL OR HIGH
SCHOOL CAREER YOU KNOW. OVER OR
OTHER AND HAD ABILITY. AT WE
WILL FOLLOW UP THE LETTER IN
MORE. THE FUTURE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- AND I. ALL THE PUB COMMON
. IN IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TEST
TO. FOR IF ARE NOT TO GIVE YOUR
FOUR. OR SUGGESTIONS ARE YOU CAN
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS IN WRITING
TO THE BUDGET IN FISCAL REVIEW
COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE
BECAUSE YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO US.
AND AS WE SAID DURING THE
HEARING WE ARE WORKING TOWARD
THE MAY REVISED IN THE FINAL
BUDGET WE WANT TO TAKE INTO
ACCOUNT PUBLIC CONCERNS AS WE DO
THAT. OUR THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR
THEIR PATIENCE AND COOPERATION
WE HAVE CONCLUDED THE AGENDA FOR
TODAY'S HEARING THE SENATE
BUDGET SUB COMMITTEE ONE ON
EDUCATION IS THE GERMAN.