THE SENATE BUDGET SUB COMMITTEE
NUMBER FIVE ON CORRECTIONS
PUBLIC SAFETY JUDICIARY LABOR
AND TRANSPORTATION WILL COME TO
ORDER GOOD AFTERNOON OR GOOD
EVENING ALMOST OF THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCING OF IS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
877-226-8163 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS. SIX NINE FOUR EIGHT NINE
THREE ZERO WE ARE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING. I ASK ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE BE
PRESENT AND ROOM TO HUNT HUNDRED
SO WE CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM AND
BEGINNER HEARING. OF TODAY IS
THE FIRST SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING
ON LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES FOR TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY THREE WE WILL
DISCUSS GOVERNOR'S OF THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS AS
WELL AS HOLD INFORMATIONAL AND
OVERSIGHT PANELS FOR A VARIETY
OF ISSUES. WE HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE AS WELL AS
GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE
COMMUNITY. AS OUR PANELIST FOR
TODAY BEFORE WE HEAR THE FIRST
PRESENTATION ON THE ISSUES I
WANT TO NOTE THAT WE WILL NOT
HEAR ISSUE THREE C. TODAY. AND
INSTEAD HOLE THAT PANEL IN OUR
MAY FOURTH SUB COMMITTEE NUMBER
FIVE HEARING. AND WE- YES. WE
CAN THANK OKAY NOW LET'S
ESTABLISH QUORUM. WILL THE
CONSULT. WELL YOU. I WAS LIKE.
I'M SO USED TO YEAH- MISTER
CONSULTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
SENATOR DORADO HERE SENATOR ALSO
HERE SENATOR NEWMAN SENATOR SAY
AUTO. CENTER SAY AUTO HERE. YEAH
THE COR THANK YOU WE NOW HAVE OF
A QUORUM. AND LET'S BEGIN WITH
ISSUE NUMBER ONE. WE HAVE ISSUE
NUMBER ONE IS THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS AND SHIPS.
PART ONE- MISTER TOPPEN
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MISTER IS
IT IS A MARK. OF INSTEAD OF. FOR
HERE MR CHRIS I'M SORRY ANDREW
MARCH. OKAY. FROM DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND J. SALAMONE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
AND WE WILL HAVE AVAILABLE FOR
QUESTIONS IN DETAIL. HAVE YOU
EVER MIDDLE EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ADULT
BURNS DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS DIVISION OF
APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS BE ISM
AND J. STURGESS LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
SLOW FROM. GO AHEAD I THINK
MESSAGE. YES SIR TOPIC OKAY GO
AHEAD. YOU SENATOR. YES ON THE
ISSUE BEFORE US IS THE TWO
REDUCTIONS TO THE- YOU NEED
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
TRAINING PROGRAM AND MANY YEAH
ARE PUNISHING INNOVATION FUND-
THE BUDGET INCLUDING SIXTY
MILLION GENERAL FUND OVER THREE
YEARS- FORMER YOU NEED TO
CONDUCT EMERGENCY MEDICAL.
TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS THE
GOVERNMENT FUNDING PROPOSES
REDUCE THAT BY TEN MILLION IN
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR AND
TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE. AM FOR
THE WOMAN CONSTRUCTION ARE NOT
GOING TO CONSTRUCTION FOR THE
IMPRESSION INNOVATION FUND. THE
VERSION I COMMITTED A HUNDRED
SEVENTY FIVE MILLION OVER THREE
YEARS- AND THE FRUIT AND THE
SOLUTIONS SUPPOSED WHEN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET- ATTORNEYS
THAT BY TWENTY MILLION IN THE
BUDGET YEAR AND THE BUDGET YEAR
PLUS ONE. MOST OF THESE ARE IN
THE HUNT HUNT TRIGGER WHICH
WOULD RESTORE THE FUNDING FOR
THESE PROGRAMS IF. REVENUES FOR
TO RETURN TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL
. OKAY MISTER MARCH. ENTER MARCH
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NOTHING
FOR THAT THANK YOU AND MISTER
ELEMENT. TEHAMA THAT LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE- INFORMATIONAL
ITEM HAPPENED ANSWER QUESTIONS
BUT NO FORMAL COMMENT TO MAKE
OKAY GREAT I HAVE- A FEW
QUESTIONS- FOR THE PROGRAMS
DESCRIBED IN THIS ITEM. HAS
FUNDING IN TWENTY TWO TWENTY
THREE BEEN APPROPRIATED AND IF
SO HOW MUCH OF AND WILL THE
TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE FUNDING
BE DISPERSED. BY JUNE OF. TWENTY
THREE. FROM THE EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING- THE
FUNDS WERE APPROPRIATED TWENTY
TWO TWENTY THREE BUT ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE DISBURSED UNTIL.
EARLY TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR-
INFORMATION INNOVATION FUNDING-
APPLICATIONS FOR THE FUNDING. I
CAN TO OPEN IN MARCH AND
HOPEFULLY CLOSE IN LATE APRIL-
AND INDIA'S EXPECTANT- THIS IS
THE FUNDING IN IN LATE CURRENT
HEARING VERY EARLY AND THE NEXT
YEAR. I ALSO HAVE
REPRESENTATIVES IN THE PROGRAM
HERE MAILED TO ANSWER MORE
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS IF THERE'S
ANYTHING THAT YOU LIKE THAT- I
HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS AND
THEN YOU COULD LET ME KNOW WHO
WOULD BE BEST- ALSO TODAY WHAT
STEPS OF THE DEPARTMENTS TAKEN
TO IMPLEMENT. THE AGREEMENTS.
AND WHAT DATA IF ANY OF THE
DEPARTMENTS COLLECTED ABOUT THEM
. AND DO YOU HAVE DEPART BOB
PARTICIPATION DATA FOR THESE
INITIATIVES. YES SO FOR THE
FIRST WHEN THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIAN TRAINING. HE'S BEEN
ON THE R. P. PROCESS AND
ANNOUNCED THE AVAILABILITY OF
GRANT FUNDS- AND CON
APPLICATIONS IN JANUARY
SEVENTEENTH- ON TWENTY JANUARY
SEVENTEENTH TWENTY TWENTY THREE
IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY VETTING
AND SCORING THOSE PROPOSALS-
BECAUSE THE DAY THAT THE-
DOLLARS HAPPENS FIRST YET
THERE'S NO AVAILABLE DATA AND
CAN YOU PUNISH OF INNOVATION
FUNDING- DANCES WHEN WORKING ON
DRAFT GUIDANCE AS WELL AS GOING
TO THE R. P. AND- SOLICITATION
PROCESS- AND- AGAIN BECAUSE THE
FUNDING IS NOT BEEN DISPERSED
YET. WE'RE NOT AWARE OF ANY DATA
THAT'S BEEN COLLECTED. AND- YOUR
I MEAN IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO KNOW
WHAT CHALLENGES THERE MIGHT BE.
IT IS THAT TOO SOON TO KNOW.
THERE'S ANY PARTICULAR
CHALLENGES THAT THEY MIGHT
ENCOUNTER DEPARTMENTS HAVE
ENCOUNTERED ANY CHALLENGES IN
THE FLAT FOR US- BUT CERTAINLY
ON THEIR WAY AND WE'LL FIND THEM
AS THEY COME RISE. AND PROPOSED
TRIGGERS BY THE ADMINISTRATION
WILL THAT- IMPACT THE PROGRAM'S
PLANNED ACTIVITIES GOING
FORWARD. AND HOW WOULD THAT BE.
SO DIFFERENT APARTMENTS ON THE
FOR SIDE IMPACTS OF SORT OF HOW
THE REDUCTIONS ARE GOING TO
IMPACT THEIR PROGRAMS BUT
INEVITABLY FIVE REDUCING THE
AMOUNT OF DOLLARS AVAILABLE IN
FUTURE YEARS WILL REDUCE. THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE CERTAIN TO SOME
EXTENT. OKAY SO CAN SOMEBODY
ELSE ANSWERED A LITTLE BIT MORE
. YEAH THE FURNACE AND TELL AND-
HAVE YOU CAN COME UP. I DIDN'T
SEE. ZUMA'S SEVEN YEAH COPYRIGHT
OKAY TESTIFYING IN RETURN WITHIN
THIRTY MINUTES. OKAY OKAY ISRAEL
MIDDLE. ALSO BASICALLY WITH THIS
WILL RESULT IN IS THE REDUCTION
OF THE PROGRAM BY A THIRD. SO
LAST YEAR WE TALKED ABOUT THE
BUDGET WE ARE PLANNING ON.
TWELVE THE FIFTEENTHS ARE TEN TO
FIFTEEN SITES ABOUT NOW WE'RE
LOOKING ABOUT SIX TO TEN SITES
INSTEAD OF. UP TO FIFTEEN. AND
SO THE THIRD- WE WERE LOOKING
BILL PROBABLY SERVE ABOUT TWELVE
HUNDRED PEOPLE AS A RESULT SO
IT'S A THIRD INSIGHT BUT IT WILL
BE TENS LOCATIONS AT A MINIMUM.
AROUND THE STATE. OKAY. AND YOU
ALREADY HAVE SET UP WHICH SITES
WHERE THE SITES WITH NO
ACTUALLY- WHERE- WE JUST
RELEASED AS PATRICK MENTIONED.
THE SOLICITATION FOR THE
PLANNING PHASE AND WE JUST
RECENTLY ARM ANNOUNCED THE WARD
TO END IT ALMA A AGENCY THAT
WILL HELP IDENTIFY. THE TEN
SITES AROUND THE STATE ONCE
AWARDED THEY'LL BE ENGAGING
PLANNING PROCESS AND THEN NEXT
YEAR WE EXPECT AROUND FEBRUARY
OF NEXT YEAR WILL ACTUALLY START
IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM- IT
THIS IS A NOVEL PROGRAM FOR
LOOKING FOR. LOCAL EMERGENCY
SERVICE AGENCIES TO BE THE
DRIVER SO THIS FIRST PHASE IS TO
BRING THEM. TO OF UP A LEVEL IN
WHICH THEY CAN ACTUALLY DEVELOP
THE PROGRAMS. OKAY THEY'RE NOT
PROGRAMS THAT EXIST AND THEN YOU
JUST GONNA PLUG IN OR NOW FOR
DEPEND WE'RE GONNA. FOR
DEVELOPING WE WILL ALLOW FOR
EXPANSION A SHOULD ONE COME
THROUGH THE PRIMARILY THE GOAL
HERE IS TO SEED NEW PROGRAMS.
WHERE THEY DON'T EXIST. OKAY THE
QUESTION SENATOR THE SYSTEM DO
YOU FEEL THIS IS GONNA HURT THE
NEED- THAT A LOT OF THERE ARE
THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF EMTS AND
PARAMEDICS AND SOME COUNTIES.
AND YOU THINK- THESE REDUCTIONS
IS GONNA HURT THE ABILITY FOR US
TO PROVIDE- MORE TRAINING FOR
EMTS TO COME OUT AND CONTAIN
IMPLEMENT BECAUSE THERE'S AN
EMPLOYMENT FIELD OUT THERE FORM-
I WOULD HOPE THAT WE'RE NOT.
JEOPARDIZING THE ABILITY TO GET
PEOPLE EMPLOYED. ARM THERE WILL
BE ARMEL S. PUT FEWER SITES SO
ANTICIPATED BE ABOUT PROXIMALLY
FOUR HUNDRED FEWER. PARTICIPANTS
APPROXIMATELY. AREN'T SO WE'RE
STILL TALKING ABOUT TWELVE
HUNDRED- THAT WOULD BE THE
IMPACT. YOU CAN INSURANCE
RETIREMENT FINANCE I JUST KNOW
THAT THIS IS A NEW PROGRAM- SO
ANY ANY FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM
WOULD HELP. TO THE STAFF MEMBERS
WHO MEDICAL TECHNICIANS ACROSS
THE STATES OF THIS IS A NEW
PROGRAM NEW FUNDING SO ANY IN
ANY AMOUNT OF DOLLARS GOING OUT
WOULD HELP ADDRESS ANY. VERY
TRUE THANK YOU. GREAT TELL. OKAY
SIR. YOUR OKAY- SURE. MS BURNS
RIGHT CAN YOU HEAR US. OKAY YES
HELLO OKAY- IF YOU COULD IF YOU
HAVE ANY INFORMATION OR-
RESPONSE TO THOSE KINDS OF
QUESTIONS. DID YOU DID YOU HEAR
THEM. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT SO
IF YOU COULD REPEAT THEM THAT
WOULD BE WONDERFUL- WELL WE
COULD GO BACK TO. THESE OVER
HERE. YEAH THIS IS A. HELLO THE
ACT YEAH THE- THE PARTNERSHIP
INNOVATION FUND MISPRINTS- OF.
WHAT STEPS ARE AT THE DEPARTMENT
TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT- WITH DATA IF
ANY DO YOU HAVE OR HAVE YOU
COLLECTED. PARTICIPATION DATA.
OF AND- LASTLY HOW DO THE
PROPOSED TRIGGER REDUCTIONS
IMPACT OF THE ACTIVITIES GOING
FORWARD. ABSOLUTELY HAPPY TO
ANSWER THAT SO I AM ADULT BURNS
I'M THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE
DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP
STANDARDS AND I'M JUST TO POUR
INTO THE APPRENTICESHIP
INNOVATION FUNDING IT'S REALLY
AIMED AT EXPANDING
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ACROSS.
ALL SECTORS OF OUR ECONOMY
OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND FIRE
TREES AND THIS AREA IS REALLY
OVERSEEN BY THE INTERAGENCY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
APPRENTICESHIPS SO I AFTER IS
THE ACRONYM SO I ACT
APPRENTICESHIPS AND- SO ON THE
PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS WE HAVE.
DRAFTED THE MECHANICS OF HOW WE
DEPLOY THE FUNDING AND WE ISSUE
THAT IN THE FALL FOR PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND WE GOT SOME VERY
HELPFUL PUBLIC COMMENT AND USE
THAT. TO FINALIZE THE SUBMISSION
PROCESS FOR THAT- AND SET UP ALL
THE OPERATIONS AND WE HAVE
ACTUALLY JUST OPENED UP THE
FIRST ROUND OF SUBMISSIONS FOR
THE APPRENTICESHIP INNOVATION
FUNDING- THAT OPENED ON MARCH
SIXTEENTH AND IS CURRENTLY OPEN
RIGHT NOW. AND THE DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSIONS IS MAY ELEVENTH AND-
SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
GETTING SUBMISSIONS NOW AND
THERE'S TWO CATEGORIES OF
FUNDING SO THERE IS- SUPPORT
FUNDING THAT REALLY COVERS THE
COST OF RUNNING THE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM AND THEN
THE OTHER CATEGORIES TRAINING
FUNDING WHICH LIKE IT SOUNDS
LIKE IS TO COVER THE COST OF
TRAINING APPRENTICES. SO THE
SUPPORT FUNDING THAT'S BEING
OFFERED IS THIRTY FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS PER APPRENTICE PER YEAR
PLUS A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR
COMPLETION BONUS. AND THE
TRAINING FUNDING IS BENCHMARKS
TO THE RSI RATE WHICH IS EIGHT
DOLLARS AND EIGHTY TWO CENTS PER
TRAINING OUR- SO- AND ALL
ELIGIBLE APPRENTICES FOR A
CONSIDERATION FUNDING MUST MEET
THE NEW HIGHER WAGE STANDARD AS
SET FORTH BY THE EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING PANEL SO THAT'S ONE WAY
THAT WE'RE INSURING. JOB QUALITY
AND REALLY CONSISTENTLY APPLYING
THAT ACROSS DIFFERENT WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES. SO THIS IS
A REIMBURSEMENT. MODEL AND SO
PROGRAMS SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
THAT ELIGIBLE WILL REAL. FOR THE
OF SUPPORTING AND TRAINING
APPRENTICES. AND IT'S REALLY
LOOKING BACK AT THE APPRENTICES
SERVED IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO AND
REIMBURSING THOSE COSTS. SO THE
IDEA IS THAT. PROGRAMS WOULD
SUBMIT FOR THIS ANNUALLY- RIGHT
NOW THIS IS FUNDED FOR THREE
YEARS OR IN THE FIRST YEAR OF
IT. AND SO SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE
NEXT MONTH ON MAY ELEVENTH AND
OF COURSE THEN WE WILL HAVE A
BETTER IDEA FOR YOU IN TERMS OF
HOW MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND
EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS HAVE
SUBMITTED. FOR THIS FIRST ROUND
OF THE A. I. S. FUNDING AND- THE
A. I. S. FUNDING MECHANISM I
WILL SAY THAT WE'VE OF COURSE
SINCE IT WAS CREATED- IN THE
LAST BUDGET CYCLE WE'VE BEEN
COMMUNICATING ABOUT IT WITH THE
OPPRESSIVE ECOSYSTEM AND- WON.
SOME DATA THAT I CAN SHARE FOR
YOU IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT ON IT
IS LOOKING OUT BY AKA
APPRENTICESHIP SPECIFICALLY AND
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT AT THE
END OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO WE SAW
THE ACTOR APPRENTICESHIPS HAVE
GROWN BY. A NEW NEW
REGISTRATIONS HAVE GROWN BY 36%
YEAR OVER YEAR AND THAT ACTIVE
THE PRINCE CARE ACT APPRENTICES
HAS GROWN HAD GROWN BY EIGHTEEN
PERCENT. AND MORE THAN HALF OF
THAT GROWTH WAS SINCE JULY OF
TWENTY TWENTY TWO WHEN THIS
FUNDING WAS ANNOUNCED- SO WE
REALLY SEE THAT MOMENTUM
BUILDING- AND ON OUR ROAD TO
SERVING FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
APPRENTICES SO FAR WE ARE A
HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN
THOUSAND. APPRENTICES INTO THAT
JOURNEY- WHICH IS WERE SLIGHTLY
OVER PERFORMING WHAT WE
PROJECTED A YEAR AGO IN TERMS OF
WHERE WE WOULD BE ON. THAT ROAD
SO- WE'RE PROJECTING ANYWHERE
FORTY TO FIFTY MILLION WORTH OF
REQUESTS. FOR AREA FUNDING- IN
THIS CURRENT SUBMISSION WINDOW
THAT'S OPEN. AND WERE MAXIMIZING
THE A I HAVE FUNDING BY
LEVERAGING RESOURCES SUCH AS YOU
KNOW REALLY BUILDING UPON THE
HIGH ROAD TRAINING PARTNERSHIP
FUNDING EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
PANEL FUNDING. AND OF COURSE-
FEDERAL FUNDING AVAILABLE TO
INCREASE APPRENTICESHIPS AS
WELL- WE HOPE THAT WE CAN
WEATHER THE SLIGHTLY TIGHTER
BUDGET YEAR WITH THE SLIGHT
REDUCTION. BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT
THE NEED FOR TALENT HAS NOT
REDUCED AND WE SEE CONTINUED JOB
GROWTH. WHICH COULD MEAN MORE
PRESSURE GROWTH AS WELL AND WE
WILL CERTAINLY KEEP YOU WELL
INFORMED ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS
CURRENT AREA SUBMISSION WINDOW
AS WELL AS OUR CONTINUED GROWTH
OF APPRENTICESHIP AND- WE
APPRECIATE YOUR INVESTMENT INTO
CREATING MORE HIGH QUALITY EARLY
LEARNING PATHWAYS AND CAREERS.
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS GREAT THANK YOU
JUST ONE CLARIFICATION. THIS IS
ALL GREAT NEWS THANK YOU VERY
MUCH- OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY
SEVEN THOUSAND THAT YOU SAID. OF
THE FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GOAL
IS THAT TRAIN DOOR ENROLLED OR
WORK WORK WHERE ARE THOSE ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND.
SURE SO THE GOAL IS TO SERVE A
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
APPRENTICES BY TWENTY TWENTY
NINE SO THE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
SEVEN THOUSAND- RIGHT NOW IN
THIS MOMENT THERE ARE. NINETY A
LITTLE OVER NINETY THOUSAND
ACTIVE APPRENTICES SO- QUICK
MATH IF YOU SUBTRACT NINETY
THOUSAND FROM A HUNDRED AND
TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND THE
BALANCE OF THAT IS THOSE THAT
HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED. AND
EXITED THEIR APPRENTICESHIP- SO
WE HAVE A NUMBER THAT ARE
CURRENTLY ACTIVE AND- A NUMBER
YOU KNOW ABOUT. THIRTY SEVEN K.
ROUGHLY THAT HAVE ALREADY
COMPLETED- AND THERE'S A VARIETY
IN TERMS OF APPRENTICESHIP. SOME
APPRENTICESHIPS ARE YEAR LONG
SUMMER FOUR YEARS LONG SO
THERE'S VARIETY IN TERMS OF.
WHEN PEOPLE WILL COMPLETE BUT
THAT'S HOW THAT NUMBER BREAKS
DOWN RIGHT NOW. STATE AND DO YOU
HAVE- GOALS BY INDUSTRY SECTOR.
SO WE HARM GOALS BY SO AS YOU
KNOW WE SEPARATE THE
APPRENTICESHIP WORLD INTO AFTER
APPRENTICESHIPS AND- ARE
CALIFORNIA PRINCE OF CONSULS
SEAC APPRENTICESHIPS WHICH ARE
BUILDING AND FIRE TRADES- SO WE
HAVE WE HAVE SEPARATE GOALS. FOR
THE IRAQI APPRENTICESHIPS VERSUS
THE CA SEE APPRENTICESHIPS- C.
A. C. APPRENTICESHIPS WE REALLY
SEE THAT THE BUILDING ON FIRE
TRAINS HAVE A VERY MATURE SYSTEM
APPRENTICESHIPS SO. WE ARE
PROJECTING SOME GROWTH IN THAT
AREA MUCH DUE TO THE
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THAT
ARE BEING MADE NATIONALLY AND OF
COURSE- IN THE STATE AS WELL SO
WE SEE SOME GROWTH AND NOT BUT
REALLY THE MAJORITY OF THE
GROWTH THAT WE SEE IS ON THE
IRAQI SIDE WHERE- RIGHT NOW
THERE'S ABOUT TWENTY THOUSAND
ACTIVE BY ACTOR APPRENTICES- AND
WE REALLY SEE THAT. BY TWENTY
TWENTY NINE IT COULD BE AS MANY
SPIRACULAR APPRENTICES AS CA CO
PRENTICE'S SOBRE REAL WE ARE
PROJECTING IN THAT WAY BUT WE
DON'T HAVE- LIKE MORE DETAILED
SECTOR BY SECTOR BUT WE CAN
CERTAINLY SHARE ANALYSIS OF
WHERE WE ARE SECTOR BY SECTOR.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE
INTERESTED IN. YEAH THAT WOULD
THAT WOULD BE GOOD OUR OUR IN
OTHER WORDS ARE WE MATCHING. THE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WITH THE
VARIOUS NEEDS. I GUESS IS IN A
WHERE WE WANT TO END UP RIGHT.
YES ABSOLUTELY AND- I CAN SHARE
ANECDOTALLY THAT YOU HAVE A BIG
FOCUS AREA ON- HEALTHCARE. ON-
ON PUBLIC SECTOR THOSE ARE TWO
CERTAINLY BIG ERRORS AND AREAS
THAT WE SAW A BIG APPRENTICESHIP
GROWTH IN THE PAST YEAR WORK
ALSO IN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
AND TRANSPORTATION- SO THESE ARE
ALL AREAS THAT WE'RE SEEING
SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND MAKING
SOME REALLY. THOUGHTFUL
INVESTMENTS AND WE WORK VERY
PROACTIVELY WITH OUR FELLOW
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COLLEAGUES
TO TRY TO REALLY BUILD OFF OF
EACH OTHER SO FOR EXAMPLE THE-
HYBRID TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS
WORK IN ETP WORK IN THE
INVESTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE
IN THOSE GROUPS. WERE REALLY
WORKING TO LEVERAGE THOSE TO
CREATE THESE ARE AND LEARN
PATHWAYS OUT OF THOSE PROGRAMS.
OKAY GREAT AND AS WE'RE MOVING
FOR WITH SO MANY OF THE OUR
INVESTMENTS IN CLIMATE- IN GREEN
ECONOMY- YOU KNOW TO GET A SENSE
OF HOW ROUTE WE NEEDING THOSE.
YOU KNOW WHAT. WHAT WOULD IT
TAKE FOR AN APPRENTICE TO LEARN
WHATEVER ADDITIONAL SKILLS OR
KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY NEED. TO BE
READY. OF FOR THOSE KINDS OF
JOBS AND I DON'T THINK
FUNDAMENTALLY THERE EXACTLY. YOU
KNOW NEW AND IN EVERY WAY BUT
I'M SURE THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES THAT THAT HAVE TO BE
LEARNED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT- I
THINK THAT'S IT FOR ISSUE ONE-
WILL MOVE ON NOW THANK YOU VERY
MUCH I WILL MOVE ON NOW TO ISSUE
TO. THANK YOU MISTER THOMPSON.
AND MARCH. CRITICS OKAY. VENTURA
THIS IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM
FOR TO INVESTMENTS MADE IN THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE MILLIPORE
THE PREVIOUS TWO BUDGETS- THE
FIRST PROGRAMMING STATEWIDE
REENTRY EMPLOYMENT GRANT
PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDED THE
TWENTY TWENTY TO BUDGET ACT. ON
THAT INCLUDED FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS ONE TIME- TWENTY TWO
TWENTY THREE FOUR STATEWIDE
REENTRY GRANT PROGRAM- AND THE
TWENTY TWENTY ONE BUDGET ACT
INCLUDING TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS
ONE TIME FOR THE PRISON TO
EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. TO BUILD
OFF THE PROGRAM THAT WAS
ORIGINALLY INCLUDED IN THE
TWENTY EIGHTEEN I CAN ACT WITH
THIRTY SEVEN MILLION-
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS SO ON THE
FOR THE REST OF THE INFORMATION
TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR KURTIS
NOT SOME OF THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ALL
START- WITH AN UPDATE FIRST IN
OUR PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
AS MR TOPPEN MENTION ON COLLUDED
TWENTY TO TWENTY MILLION. IN
THE- TWENTY ONE FIVE TWENTY TWO
BUDGET SO THE PRISON TERM PLAN
APPEARS TO IS REALLY FOCUSED ON
BUILDING PIPELINES THE HIGH ROAD
JOBS FOR JUSTICE INVOLVED
CALIFORNIANS- THESE GRANTS ARE
AWARDED TO WORKFORCE REGIONS.
AND ARE OFTEN SUBCONTRACTED TO
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ON THE
COVER EVERY REGION OF THE STATE-
PIZZA WHICH PROVIDES JOB
TRAINING AND PLACEMENT WITH A
HEAVY EMPHASIS ON SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES- WE PROVIDE THE MOST
FLEXIBILITY UNDER THE LAW WITH
REGARD TO SO- SUPPORT SERVICES
TO HELP ME PARTICIPANTS BASIC
NEEDS- THIS CONCLUDE THINGS LIKE
FOOD SHELTER AND TRANSPORTATION.
BUT CAN ALSO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE
CHILD CARE- COURT COSTS OR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ON
THESE SERVICES ARE- LESS EASILY
PROVIDED WITH TRADITIONAL
WORKFORCE PROGRAMS- LIKE FEDERAL
WE'LL- FUNDS. TO DATE WE HAVE
ROUND ONE OUTCOMES- THAT I'M
HAPPY TO SHARE TODAY ARE ROUND
TO FUNDS ARE JUST. GETTING
STARTED- WITH SERVICES. OUR IN
THE FIELD FOR ROUND ONE- PRISON
TO EMPLOYMENT IS SERVED FIVE
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY SIX JUSTICE INVOLVED
CALIFORNIANS- THE ORIGINAL
TARGET- FOR THE ROUND ONE GRANTS
WAS THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED.
IN OF THOSE FIVE THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX
INDIVIDUALS SERVED- FIFTY SIX
POINT 9% WERE EMPLOYED IN THE
SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT. WITH
THE MEDIAN QUARTERLY WAGE OF
EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND
SIXTY ONE DOLLARS AND FORTY FOUR
POINT 4% WERE EMPLOYED FOUR
QUARTERS AFTER EXIT WITH THE
MEDIAN QUARTERLY WAGE OF NINE
THOUSAND. THIS NINE THOUSAND.
MEDIAN WAGE I WAS HIGHER THAN
TITLE ONE PARTICIPANTS WHOSE
MEDIAN QUARTERLY WAGE WAS SEVEN
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY
ONE- AND HIGHER THAN- WE'LL A
TITLE ONE- WHAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CLASSIFIES AS EX
OFFENDERS- WHOSE MEDIAN
QUARTERLY WAGE WAS SEVEN
THOUSAND. AND SIXTY EIGHT
DOLLARS SO OVERALL THE DATA
SUGGESTS THAT P. TWO E. IS OUT
PERFORMING TRADITIONAL WORKFORCE
PROGRAMS LIKE WILL A TITLE ONE.
FROM THE C. W. D. B. HAS
CONTRACTED WITH THE PRESLEY
CENTER OF CRIME AND JUSTICE
STATISTICS. AT THE UC RIVERSIDE
TO EVALUATE ROUND ONE OF THIS
GRANT PROGRAM. IN THE RESEARCH
REALLY CENTERS AROUND THE CAUSAL
IMPACTS OF P. TWO WE ON REDUCING
RECIDIVISM IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT
RATES AND RAISING WAGES- WE ARE
EXPECTING- THAT REPORT TO BE
FINALIZED BY UC RIVERSIDE- LATER
THIS YEAR. ARE GOING FORWARD- P.
TWO IS GOING TO STREAMLINE ITS
ADMINISTRATION AND INCREASE
EFFICIENCY BY CONSOLIDATING ALL
FUNDING INTO A SINGLE GRAM
PROGRAM. AND TRADE-
TRANSITIONING PARTICIPANT DATA
REPORTING INTO A EASIER TO USE
CLOUD BASED. PLATFORM THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH OTHER- DEPARTMENTS AND
LABOR AGENCY- SO THAT'S A WITH
PETE TO WE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU
HAD QUESTIONS ON THAT
SPECIFICALLY IF YOU WANT TO
MOVE. ME TO MOVE TO THE SECOND
ITEM- YES GO AHEAD TO THE SECOND
ITEM OKAY SO THE SECOND ITEM- IS
THE FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS THAT
WAS INCLUDED IN THE TWENTY TO
TWENTY THREE BUDGET- IT'S FOR US
TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A NEW
COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS-
AND NONPROFIT REENTRY SERVICE
PROVIDERS. TO RESKILL UPSKILL
TRAIN AND PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES FOR FORMERLY
INCARCERATED JUSTICE INVOLVED
INDIVIDUALS- THESE GRANTS. WILL
BE AVAILABLE THE CBO'S AND OTHER
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SPECIALIZE IN SERVING THE RE
ENTRY POPULATION. AND
DEMONSTRATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH
EMPLOYERS THAT HIRE INDIVIDUALS
WITH CRIMINAL RECORD NO HISTORY
OF DEVELOPING TRAINING PROGRAMS-
WITH FEEDBACK FROM THE RE ENTRY
POPULATION- THE OFFICIAL
SOLICITATION OFFER THIS PROBLEMS
OF. FOR THIS FROM THE FUNDS IS-
SET TO BE RELEASED ON MAY
FIFTEENTH SO ON UP COMING UP IN
A FEW WEEKS- TO DATE- OUR
REENTRY TEAM. AS CONVENE THE
VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS-
WITH REENTRY CBO'S- TO
COLLECTIVELY BRAINSTORM HOW TO
BEST STRUCTURE THIS GRANT
PROGRAM- MANY OF THE CBO'S ARE
ARE- DO NOT TRADITIONALLY APPLY
FOR STATE WORKFORCE FUNDS. AS WE
WANTED TO LEARN FROM THE FIELD-
HOW TO BEST CRAFT THIS AYE WE
LEARNED A NUMBER OF THINGS ABOUT
CBO CAPACITY- THE BILL IT
ABILITY TO MAINTAIN- AND
ADMINISTER A STATE WORKFORCE
GRANTS- WE HEARD FROM OUR LOCAL
WORKFORCE BOARDS- WE WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE FUNDS THAT
WERE AVAILABLE. WERE ADDRESSING
ISSUES THAT CBO'S REYES WITH US.
LIKE STIPENDS OUR CASH
ASSISTANCE. TO PROVIDE TO RE
ENTRY PARTICIPANTS- WATER GOING
TO THE PROGRAMS AND- ALSO
LOOKING AT THE DATA POINTS- THAT
WE COLLECTED AND LEARN FROM IN
OUR FIRST ROUND. OF PRISON TO
EMPLOYMENT- WE'VE MET- RECENTLY
AND WE'RE ACTUALLY PLANNING- TO
DO A HUB AND SPOKE MODEL- FOR
CBO'S WE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE
KIND OF SMALLER CBO'S WITH LESS
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY LARGER
CBS WHO HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE
CAPACITY. ALSO WE'RE HOPING THAT
THEY CAN PARTNER IN THE FIELD-
IN THE SOLICITATION SO THAT'S
SOMETHING NEW- THAT WILL BE
TRYING- WITH THIS GRANT I THINK-
ALL WRAPPED UP THERE AND JUST
YOU KNOW MENTIONED THAT- WE'VE
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK- AND
OUTREACH- WITH THIS COMMUNITY TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE- WE'RE
SERVING THE POPULATION AND-
WORKING WITH THE CBO SERVICE
POPULATION. GREAT THANK YOU- SO
THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY IMPORTANT
- CROSSCUTTING ISSUE THAT ARE
SUBCOMMITTEE HEARS COVERED OVER
MANY YEARS AND- OF ON THE
DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO OUR
FORMALLY. INCARCERATED SO THAT
THEY ARE READY FOR THAT POST A
RELEASE- WE KNOW THAT MEANS THAT
RESOURCES THEY NEED THE
RESOURCES AS YOU AS YOU
MENTIONED COULD BE CHILD CARE
COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS
HOUSING- WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE'S A GOOD PAYING JOB
AVAILABLE TO THEM- AND- REMOVE
THOSE BARRIERS- WHEN THEY RETURN
HOME. OF WE KNOW THAT WHEN THEY
HAVE RESOURCES- THAT WE CAN
REDUCE AND WE DO REDUCE
RECIDIVISM. OF CALIFORNIA
RELEASES ALMOST FORTY THOUSAND
PEOPLE. OF FROM OUR PRISONS EACH
YEAR. MANY OF WHOM DID HAVE
RECEIVED IN PRISON JOB TRAINING
SERVICES SUCH AS OUR CAREER
TECHNICAL LET EDUCATION OR-
PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE
CALIFORNIA PRISON. INDUSTRY
AUTHORITY. AND WE MANAGE THE
FEDERAL AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED
THE- WAY YOUR NAME WILL BE YOUR-
OF- WE HAVE IN- INVESTED IN
PROGRAMS AS THE STATEWIDE
REENTRY BLAMING GRANT PROGRAMS.
OF IT SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALL
OF THESE PROGRAMS WORK AND
INTENDED SO THE UPDATE THAT YOU
GIVE US GIVES US INSIGHT ON HOW
WE CAN FURTHER SUPPORT- THESE
AND OTHER INITIATIVES. TO MAKE
SURE THAT- THE FORMALLY KERR SAY
NEW BEATLES HAVE THE OUTCOMES
THAT THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR SO
WE APPRECIATE CHRIS THANKS
THANKS VERY MUCH- I HAVE WHICH
ON ONE LAST QUESTION- WHICH
CHALLENGES OF ANY HAS OF THE C.
W. D. B. AND CALENDAR. AS IT
IMPLEMENTS THESE INITIATIVES-
ARE THERE ANY STATUTORY CHANGES-
FUNDING CHALLENGES THAT THE
LEGISLATURE I SHOULD CONSIDER
OUGHT TO HELP SUPPORT THESE
INITIATIVES SURE THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION MADAM CHAIR- WE
HAVEN'T REALLY ENCOUNTERED MANY
STATUTORY- CHALLENGES- THERE
HAVE BEEN SOME PROGRAM. A
CHALLENGES THAT OUR GRANTEES
ESPECIALLY THAT WE LEARNED IN
ROUND ONE OF P. TWO WE- THAT
WE'RE APPLYING- BOTH AROUND TOO
AND TO- THE HIGHER INITIATIVE
FOR INSTANCE WE YOU KNOW PUT
OUT- AND FOR INSTANCE IN ROUND
ONE- WITH PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT
WE PUT OUT SEPARATE GRANTS FOR
SUPPORT SERVICES- AND FOR DIRECT
SERVICES SO IN THIS ROUND WE-
COMBINE THOSE- TO CREATE SOME
EFFICIENCY- IN THE REPORTING IN
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THOSE
GRANTS- WE ALSO- YOU KNOW LISTEN
VERY CAREFULLY TO OUR PARTNERS
IN THE FIELD- AND FOR HIRE- YOU
KNOW THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED WE
CAME UP WITH THE HUB AND SPOKE
MODEL- SO THAT- IN THE SMALLER
CBO'S WHO DON'T HAVE A LARGE
ADMINISTRATIVE- STAFF- BUT WHO
ARE VERY GOOD AT THE PROGRAM
WORKING OR CLOSEST TO THE
COMMUNITIES. WHO ARE TRYING TO
WORK WITH I CAN PARTNER WITH
LARGER CBO'S- AND SHARING SOME
OF THAT ADMINISTRATIVE- WORK-
THAT'S NECESSARY- TO HAVE A
STATE GRANT- SO- SO YEAH THERE'S
BEEN. A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED
BUT IT'S PRIMARILY BEEN AT- AT
THE PROGRAM LEVEL- AND. ALL- YOU
KNOW ON THE FUNDING THAT I ON
GOING US- IS ALWAYS WELCOME-
ESPECIALLY YOU KNOW FOR GRANTEES
AS WE BUILD OUT KIND OF THIS
NETWORK OF CBO'S TO THE TARGET-
THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED
JUSTICE INVOLVED COMMUNITY- IS
ALWAYS APPRECIATED. YEP JUST ONE
MORE QUESTION ALONG THE LINES OF
WHERE THE CBO'S ARE. IN THE
STATE. IS THAT NOT A CHALLENGES
THAT ARE THEY FUNCTIONING IN
THIS. PARTS OF THE STATE THAT
NEED THEM THE MOST OR HOW DOES
THAT WORK IN TERMS OF
GEOGRAPHICALLY BEING THEIR
RIGHTS AND AVAILABLE TO OUR- TWO
ARE FORMERLY INCARCERATED. YEAH
THAT'S A THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION
AND ROUND ONE OF- P. TO WE
ACTUALLY WORK WITH CDC ARE TO
LOOK AT THE RELEASED DATA- TO
SEE WHERE THE DENSITY IS ONLY.
SHAPE SOME OF OUR AS MUCH AS WE
COULD SOME OF OUR FUNDING- TO
TARGET- THOSE AREAS WHERE THERE
IS THE HIGHEST NEED. AND SO- BUT
THERE IS I MEAN THERE'S YOU KNOW
THERE'S A DENSITY AND- URBAN
AREAS AND WHAT WE FOUND- OF
CBO'S AND WE FOUND CORRESPOND
TO. OTHER RELEASES WITH CDC ARE
SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE ADDRESSING
THAT YOU KNOW THERE IS NEED- IN
IN RURAL AREAS- AND WE ARE YOU
KNOW CONTINUOUS I WOULD SAY A
CONTINUOUS LEARNING- PROJECTS
WITH P. TWO WE AND WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE VALUATION- ON
THAT WITH- BUT THE DENSITY AND-
AND RURAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA.
BUT THAT FUNDING AND ROUND ONE
OF P. TWO AND ROUND TWO- IS
GOING STATEWIDE SO IT IS
COVERING THOSE- WITH THE HIGHER
INITIATIVE IT'S COMPETITIVE
GRANTS SYSTEMS I MEAN IT'S A
COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM SO. I
THINK WE'LL WE'LL SEE- WHEN WE
GET THOSE APPLICATIONS OF
FOLLOWING THE SOLICITATION- WHAT
THAT DENSITY LOOKS LIKE AND
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK.
GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY
NUMBER OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ON THAT ISSUE PRECIADO THE FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION AND- ANSWERS
WILL MOVE ON TO ISSUE THREE B.
SEVEN THREE EIGHT- UNIX. I'M
SORRY. SKIPPED OKAY THREE A E.
D. THE NEXT. ON MR TOPPEN. MR
MARCH. WITH FINANCE. MISTER
ALAMO WITH LMAO MISFIRED VIÆT
FIVE YES. FIVE DS. OF DIRECTOR
VD DE- RON HUGHES. YES OKAY.
SPECIAL CONSULTANT ON TECHNOLOGY
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOP OKAY EDT. AND
I UNDERSTAND THIS YEAR STATEN.
MAY BE AVAILABLE OKAY GREAT.
OKAY FUELING CONCERNS DEFINITELY
THANK YOU- PENDER TOP INVOLVING
A FINANCE PROPOSAL IN FRONT OF
US. IS THE GOVERNMENT BUDGET
PROPOSAL THAT INCLUDES A HUNDRED
NINETY EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS ONE
TIME IN TWENTY TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR NINETY NINE OF THAT
BEING GENERAL FUND I'M TO
CONTINUE THE PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT OF ANY NEXT WHICH IS
THE SECOND YEAR FOR THE SECOND
YEAR OF THE ENTITIES FIVE YEAR
MODERNIZATION EFFORT- HAVE AN
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS- AND JOINED
BY DEPARTMENTAL STAFF. FOR THEIR
EXPERTISE. SORRY OKAY THANK YOU-
MISTER MARCH IT NO. I'M SORRY.
SHE'S. SORRY MR ALUM MISSIONS
THAT'S FUNNY- CHADEMA WITH THE
LEAD GENERAL'S OFFICE AGAIN THIS
IS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM BUT-
SORT OF. PHYSICIAN A BIT FURTHER
FOR THE REST OF THE CONVERSATION
EDT NEXT IS SORT OF IN THE EARLY
PHASES NOW AFTER HAVING BEEN
RESTARTED- DURING THE PANDEMIC
OF FORMER PROJECT WAS THE
BENEFITS SYSTEM MODERNIZATION
WHICH THE STATE HAD BEEN
UNDERTAKING FOR SOME YEARS- IT
IS SLATED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S.
ESTIMATES NOW TO BE A- VERY
LARGE IT PROJECT LIKELY TO BE
LENGTHY MANY YEARS- IN AN
UNDERTAKING OUR OFFICE. HAS
WORKED CLOSELY WITH BOTH THE
DEPARTMENT- AND WITH CD T. WE
HAVE A TECHNOLOGY ANALYSTS AND
ANALYSTS AND I HAVE BEEN
COVERING EDT NEXT- WILL CONTINUE
TO DO SO HAPPY TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS EITHER HERE OR AT A
LATER DATE- WORKING WITH YOUR
STAFF ON ON THIS PROCESSES
DEVELOPS. OKAY K. DO HAVE SOME
SOME QUESTIONS. OWNERS I'M SORRY
. HE JUMPED RIGHT OVER. I DIDN'T
HAVE ANY PREPARED REMARKS FOR
TODAY BUT I DID WANNA JUST
CORRECT ONE THING THAT- MR ALAMO
SAID THAT IT'S NOT JUST AN IT
PROJECT HIS THE MODERNIZATION OF
EDT IT IS A FIVE YEAR IT'S A
VERY EXPENSIVE IT THE PART OF
IT. BUT IT IS A MODERNIZATION OF
ID OF AYE OF I. T. BUT IT'S OF
YOU D. E. D. D. ITSELF SO YOU
KNOW WE CAN CHANGE THE I. T. BUT
IF WE DON'T CHANGE THE PROCESSES
AND THE PROCEDURES THAT SORT OF
FOR NOT SO THAT'S PART OF. WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE WITH EDT NEXT-
SO. SINCE YOU MENTIONED OF. IT'S
ONE POINT ONE BILLION DOLLARS
NOW. OVER FIVE YEARS IT'S
ACTUALLY ONE POINT TWO FIVE
EIGHT WHICH IS AN INCREASE FROM
WHAT THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE. AND
THE REASON FOR THAT IS OUR OUR
APPROACH DDT NAPS IS BEEN TO.
IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT SO THAT
THE BIGGEST IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC
FIRST. AND SO WE'VE- OBVIOUSLY
DURING THE PANDEMIC THERE WERE
CHALLENGES WITH THE ONLINE
SYSTEM THERE WERE CHALLENGES
WITH THE CONTACT CENTER. SO
WE'VE ACTUALLY DEVELOPED A NEW
SHARED CUSTOMER PORTAL WE'RE
ROLLING OUT A YEAR AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE THAT'S HOW THE- PUBLIC
WILL APPLY FOR CLAIMS. CHECK ON
THE STATUS OF A CLAIM OR CHECK
ON THE PAYMENT DATE FOR THE
CLAIM. SO THAT'S BEING ROLLED
OUT A YEAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
WE'RE ALSO MODERNIZING THE
CLIENT WHAT YEAR IS THAT. THAT
WILL ACTUALLY BE ROLLED OUT IN
JUNE OF THIS YEAR. SO THAT'LL BE
THIS FISCAL YEAR. THERE WERE
ALSO- MODERNIZE IN THE CONTACT
CENTER TWO YEARS AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE. SO AS A RESULT WE'VE
GOT SOFTWARE LICENSING COSTS
AND- IN THE NO COST. THEIR
XCELERATED FROM WHERE THEY WERE
ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED SO WE
ANTICIPATED THEM FURTHER BACK IN
THE PROJECT WHEN THEY DID THE
ORIGINAL ASPEN THAT'S A REASON
FOR THE COSTS INCREASE. I'M AND
- DO YOU EXPECT THAT'S WHERE
IT'S GONNA STAY OVER WE DO WE
DON'T. NEED ANYMORE FOR
MORTGAGES WE DON'T ANTICIPATE
YOU MORE CHANGES THE PROJECTS ON
SCHEDULE. SO. OKAY AND WHAT A
CHALLENGES HAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S
ENCOUNTERED. THE DEPARTMENT YOU
KNOW M. LIKE NANCY SAID IT'S-
IT'S A- MORE THAN JUST A
TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. AND SO IT'S
CHANGING THE WAY THE WHOLE
ORGANIZATION OPERATES THE WAY WE
INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC THE
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE THAT'S
PROBABLY THE MOST CHALLENGING
PART OF IT WE SPENT OVER FIVE
THOUSAND HOURS INTERVIEW ON THE
PUBLIC TO FIND OUT. WHAT THEY
LIKE ABOUT EDT WHAT THEY DON'T
LIKE HOW WE COULD IMPROVE IT.
AND SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE MOST
CHALLENGING PART OF IT THE
TECHNOLOGY WE'RE PRETTY
COMFORTABLE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY.
BUT IT'S THE ORGANIZATIONAL
CHANGE MANAGEMENT THAT THE
CHALLENGING PART. IS THAT ALL
CONNECTED TO THE- TECHNOLOGY OR
- OR IS MUCH OF WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE MODERNIZATION
. THE INTERNAL. INTERNAL CULTURE
OR THE INTERNAL. HERE YOU KNOW
IT'S EVERYTHING IT'S ALL
CONNECTED BUT A LET ME GIVE AN
EXAMPLE SO WE DID A MAJOR FORMS
REDESIGN EFFORT. AND WHAT WE
FOUND WAS WERE ASKING FOR THE
SAME INFORMATION ON FIVE TO TEN
DIFFERENT FORMS WE ALREADY HAVE
THAT INFORMATION WE DON'T NEED
IT. SOME OF THESE FORMS HAVE
BEEN CHANGED IN THIRTY YEARS SO
WE'RE GOING THROUGH OR
MODERNIZING THOSE TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR THE PUBLIC TO APPLY
FOR BENEFITS OR TO RE APPLY FOR
BENEFITS SO IT'S THINGS LIKE
THAT THAT- THAT. THAT WE'RE
DOING TO HELP MODERNIZE AWAY TV
DOES BUSINESS. SOME OKAY THE
APRIL FIRST PROPOSAL REQUEST AN
EXTENDED. ENCUMBRANCE STATE.
YEAH WE THE REAL ISSUE IS THAT
AND HOW MUCH FUNDING SHARE IS
EXPECTED. SO IT WAS SO WE SPENT
SIXTY TWO MILLION OF I THINK A
HUNDRED AND THIRTY SIX MILLION.
AND WE'RE ASKING A REINCORPORATE
THE BALANCE AND THAT'S TO GIVE
US TIME TO COMPLETE OUR
PROCUREMENTS SO WE DID SOME
MARKET ADDITIONAL MARKET
RESEARCH WE HADN'T PLANNED ON
WHERE SHE REACHED OUT TO THE
VENDOR COMMUNITY AND- ASK WHAT
THEY WOULD DO TO SOLVE THESE
PROBLEMS. THAT ADDED THREE TO
FOUR MONTHS TO THE TIME FRAME SO
INSTEAD OF COMPLETING OUR
PROCUREMENTS IN THE MAY JUNE
TIME FRAME FOR NOW LOOKING AT
COMPLETING THEM IN OCTOBER-
AUGUST SEPTEMBER TIME FRAME. SO
THAT IT ABOUT THREE TO FOUR
MONTHS TO THE TIME AND THAT'S
THE REASON FOR THE
REAPPROPRIATION BCP. OKAY. OF
AND CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PHONE
SYSTEMS IN THE CALL CENTER. I
CAN I CAN I WILL TELL YOU FROM
THE EDT NEXT PROJECT POINT OF
VIEW WERE MODERNIZING THE
TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONTACT
CENTER- SOME OF THE CHALLENGES
OBVIOUSLY WE HAD DURING THE
PANDEMIC WERE WITH THE CONTACT
CENTER. SO IT ALL GOES HAND IN
HAND IT'S AN INTEGRATED SOLUTION
SO WE'RE ROLLING OUT THIS NEW
SHARED CUSTOMER PORTAL. THAT
WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH THE
MODERNIZE CONTACT CENTER SO WHEN
CLIENTS CALL IN. WILL BE USING
VOICE RECOGNITION WELL FIRST OF
ALL RECOGNIZE THEIR PHONE
NUMBER. AND BRING UP ALL THE
INFORMATION ON THEIR CLAIM. WILL
ALSO USE VOICE RECOGNITION AND
CHATBOTS SO THAT IF IT'S A
SIMPLE QUESTION. WE CAN GET IT
ANSWER WITHOUT THEM EVEN HAVING
TO TALK TO AN OPERATOR. AND THEN
YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HIT ZERO AND TALK
TO A LIVE PERSON. SO WE'RE
BASICALLY USING TECHNOLOGY TO
SOLVE ALL THE PROBLEMS WE SOLVED
DURING THE PANDEMIC- ANYTHING
ELSE I'M- AND WHAT I TIVITY SAYS
THE DEPARTMENT FUNDED WITH FRAUD
PREVENTION. OF FUNDING THAT WAS
INCLUDED AND- WHAT ELSE MAY BE
INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET. SO WE HAVE- A FEW THINGS
REGARDING FRAUD PREVENTION WE
CONTINUE TO USE TOM SOME WRITERS
IN NINETEEN ME. ON THOSE WERE
BUDGET PROPOSALS FROM LAST YEAR.
ON WE CURRENTLY HAVE A VENDOR
THAT IS MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS
ON HOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH
OUR FRAUD BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
FRAUD IS AND SORT OF EVER OF ALL
THINGS- ASPECTS TO ELIGIBILITY
PROGRAMS AND- THE- CRIMINALS I
SUPPOSE ARE GETTING. SNEAKY
ERRANT'S MAKE HERE- AND SO WE
HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF THAT SO
WE DO HAVE A VENDOR- DOING THAT
WE DO HAVE A CYBER SECURITY. RBC
P. THAT IS. CURRENT WORD COMING
OUT. AT THIS- AND YOU KNOW
BASICALLY JUST TO HELP YOU KNOW-
EDT WITH CYBER SECURITY ISSUES
BECAUSE IT'S NOW REALIZING THAT
THAT'S- ALSO AN ISSUE- WE DID-
WE DID LAST YEAR WE HAD A B. C.
P. FOR OUR LEGAL TEAM. ARE TO
HELP WITH RESTITUTION AND
RECOVERY SO THEY'RE COMING UP
WITH A PROCESS ON HOW BECAUSE
EDT IS. ONE OF THE VICTIMS AND
WE GET RESTITUTION BY THE COURTS
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
ARE LEGAL TEAM DID WAS PUT
TOGETHER HOW WE GET THAT MONEY
BACK BECAUSE IT'S LARGE SUMS OF
MONEY- AND WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE
WITH- MCGREGOR SCOTT WHO IS OUR
FRAUD SPECIAL COUNSEL HE'S-
STILL WORKING ON- OF WORKING
WITH THE DA'S WITH THE CALLOW
YES THE TASK FORCE THAT THE
GOVERNOR PUT TOGETHER NOW GOING
ON. TWO YEARS THREE YEARS AGO I
GUESS NOW- AND I AGAIN WITH
RESTITUTION WORKING WITH THE
DA'S WE HAD. A GRANT PROGRAM
FROM LAST YEAR WE HAVE A GRANT
PROGRAM FROM THIS YEAR ARE A
FUND FROM THIS YEAR TO HELP THE
DA'S TO REIMBURSE THE- DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S FOR THE CASES THAT
THEY'RE WORKING ON- WHEN THEY DO
COLLECT RESTITUTION WORK ON
THESE CASES BECAUSE THEY ARE
LONG AND ARDUOUS CASES. GREAT.
THANK YOU ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT
THAT YOU WANT TO. ADD OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ISSUE THREE
B. CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT
IMPROVING CALIFORNIA'S CURRENT
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM.
DURING TRANSITION D. D. D. NEXT
. I'LL STAY HERE. THE FULL STORY
OKAY. CHELIMO YOU CAN START.
STILL GETTING THE HANG OF THE
NEW THE NEW MICROPHONES- AGENTES
ALMA WITH ALLEGE ANALYST'S
OFFICE LAST SUMMER OUR OFFICE
RELEASED A REPORT ON THE STATE'S
YOU AYE PROGRAM- HOLD IMPROVING
CALIFORNIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE PROGRAM AND IN IT. IN
ESSENCE WE TOOK SOME OF THE
WEAKNESSES THAT WERE EXPOSED TO
DURING THE CRISIS- TO LOOK
FORWARD AT WHAT TYPE OF YOU I
PROGRAM THE STATE- COULD HAVE IN
THE FUTURE- N. N. IN IT WE
IDENTIFIED SERVE SOME PRACTICAL
CHALLENGES THAT CLAIMANTS HAVE
HAD- CLAIMING YOU AYE BENEFITS
BUT IT. FUNDAMENTALLY IT WAS OUR
ATTEMPT TO DRILL DOWN TO WHY THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE FACED DURING
THE PANDEMIC OCCURRED IN THE
FIRST PLACE AND- TO SORT OF
SUMMARIZE VERY BRIEFLY WE
BELIEVE THAT THE BASIC STRUCTURE
OF THE STATE'S YOU AYE SYSTEM-
TENDS TO LEAD THE DEPARTMENT TO
ORIENT ITSELF TOWARD SOARED
SERVING THAT THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY. AND TO REDUCING FRAUD
AND STATE COSTS IN THE U. I.
SYSTEM AN ALL EXPLAIN A BIT BY
WHAT WE MEAN- BUT THE BASIC
STRUCTURE- IN ESSENCE BECAUSE
EMPLOYERS ARE THE FUNDER OF YOU
WIPE BENEFITS AND DVDS MAIN.
ONGOING CLIENT BECAUSE THERE
REMITTING PAYROLL TAXES EACH
QUARTER- THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE
ON GOING WHEREAS FOR A WORKER-
YOU MAY APPLY FOR YOU I BENEFITS
ONCE OR TWICE OR PERHAPS NEVER
IN IN IN YOUR WORKING CAREER US
YOU DON'T HAVE THE SAME ONGOING.
RELATIONSHIP AND BECAUSE OF THE
STATE'S- WHAT'S KNOWN AS AN
EXPERIENCE RATING SYSTEM- WHERE
EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE- UNITS WITH
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE-
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS BY THE
FORMER WORKERS PAY HIGHER
PAYROLL TAXES TO COVER SOME OF
THAT EXPERIENCE- IN THE
EMPLOYERS THEMSELVES HAVE AN
INCENTIVE BUILT INTO THE BASIC
DESIGN. TO MINIMIZE- THERE THERE
YOU AYE COSTS- AND SO. AS A
RESULT OF THIS- THE SORT OF
ORIENTATION OF THE PROGRAM IS TO
MINIMIZE COSTS FOR BUSINESSES
THE NATURAL INCENTIVE OF THE
BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM-
AND TO PREVENT FRAUD. AND
LAYERED OVER ALL OF THIS- IS THE
SORT OF STATES LONG STANDING-
HISTORICAL ISSUE WITH THE U. I
TRUST FUND AND IT BEING NOT AS
WELL FINANCED AS MANY OTHER
STATES FUNDS ARE- BOTH DURING
THE GREAT RECESSION AS YOU KNOW
DURING THE PANDEMIC- THE STATE
QUICKLY- TURNED TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR EMERGENCY FEDERAL
LOANS TO CONTINUE PAYING YOU I
BENEFITS. IF THE- PROGRAM WAR
WERE OPERATED SOMEWHAT
DIFFERENTLY IT COULD BE THE CASE
THAT THE CURRENT LONGSTANDING
BENEFITS AND TAX STRUCTURE.
WOULDN'T PENCIL OUT ON A YEAR TO
YEAR BASIS TO KEEP THE TRUST
FUND SOLVENT GOING FORWARD EVEN
IN GOOD TIMES SO THERE'S THIS
SORT OF- OVERARCHING. STRESS ON
THE SYSTEM THAT THAT STATE
LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS-
INCLUDING THE LEGISLATURE FEEL
TO PRESERVE THE SOLVENCY OF THE
U. I TRUST FUND. I'M IN THE
REPORT WE MADE A SERIES OF
RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT TWELVE OF
THEM AND SORT OF THREE BROAD
CATEGORIES THEY'RE INCLUDED IN
IN THE AGENDA- SO WE'RE GOING TO
TOO MUCH DETAIL BUT THE FIRST
CATEGORY. OUT WOULD BE FOR THE
STATE TO TAKE STEPS TO LIMIT
IMPROPER DENIALS- EDT. DENIED
SEVERAL MILLION CLAIMS DURING
THE PANDEMIC I'M A LARGE PORTION
OF THOSE DENIALS THAT WERE
ULTIMATELY APPEALED BY BY THE
WORKERS WERE OVERTURNED AT THE
APPEALS BOARD- IN FACT THAT THE
OVERTURN RATE IN CALIFORNIA AT
THE APPEALS BOARD LEVEL. WAS
ABOUT TWICE AS HIGH AS IT IS IN
OTHER STATES- THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY- WE KNOW LITTLE ABOUT
WHY THAT IS- AND WE ENCOURAGE
THE LEGISLATURE TO LOOK MORE
CLOSELY. AT SOME OF THE TRENDS
OR WHAT POLICIES AND PRACTICES
ARE LEADING TO SUCH A LARGE
NUMBER OF DENIALS BEING
OVERTURNED AT THE APPEALS LEVEL.
I'M WE ALSO MADE RECOMMENDATIONS
RELATED TO MINIMIZING DELAYS AS
WAS FREQUENTLY SEEN DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND ALSO DURING THE
GREAT RECESSION THE LONG DELAYS
- FOR. YOU I. CLAIMANTS RECEIVE
BENEFITS AND FINALLY A SERIES OF
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO
SIMPLIFYING THE APPLICATION.
HELP THIS REPORT CAME OUT NINE
OR TEN MONTHS AGO NOW THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE
ADMINISTRATION HAVE BEEN WORKING
DURING THAT TIME ON- LAUNCHING
EDT NEXT AND AS A DIRECTOR.
CORRECTED ME EARLIER EDT NEXT
DOES INCORPORATE. POLICY AND
PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES INTO THE
STATE'S YOU AYE PROGRAM MANY OF
WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH SOME
OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE
MADE IN OUR REPORT- I THINK
GOING FORWARD. OUR ROLE AS AS
SORT OF YOUR ADVISORS WILL BE TO
ENSURE THAT. ALL OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE IN OUR
REPORT ARE R. I DON'T MATTER AS
PART OF EDT NEXT OR WILL BRING
THOSE TO YOUR ATTENTION IF WE
BELIEVE THEY WARRANT SORT OF
CONTINUED OVERSIGHT BY THE
LEGISLATURE- THE CHALLENGE- AS
WAS MENTIONED EARLIER WILL BE
WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
MANAGEMENT- BUT- THE TECHNOLOGY
SOLUTIONS ARE. LIKELY MORE
STRAIGHTFORWARD THAN- THROUGH
REORIENTING. WORKING UNDER THIS
BASIC STRUCTURE- THAT'S SETTING
THE STAGE FOR REPORT HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS- THIS IS
OBVIOUSLY A- A LONG TERM ISSUE
THAT WILL BE MANY YEARS IN THE-
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY MISS
JERRY. YES HI CAN YOU HEAR ME OK
EUROPE THERE OKAY. YES WE CAN
HEAR YOU. YEAH WELL. GOOD
EVENING CHAIR MY NAME IS JENNY
GARY AND THEN A SENIOR STAFF
ATTORNEY AT THE NATIONAL
EMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT. A
LEADING ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
WITH A MISSION TO BUILD A DUSTIN
INCLUDES AN ECONOMY WHERE ALL
WORKERS HAVE EXPENSIVE RIGHTS
AND THRIVING AND JOBS. SO AS YOU
KNOW UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WAS
A LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS DURING THE
PANDEMIC. BUT THE PANDEMIC ALSO
REALLY HIGHLIGHTED THE LONG
STANDING SYSTEMIC ISSUES WITH
THE SYSTEM THAT EXASPERATED
RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUITY AND
UNDERMINE ITS PURPOSE AND ITS
POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA'S WORKERS THEIR
FAMILIES AND THE BROADER
ECONOMY. HELLO WORKERS AT EIGHTY
MADE HERCULEAN EFFORTS TO
PROCESS IMPALED UNPRECEDENTED
SURGEON CLAIMS. AS YOU WE'VE
HEARD ALREADY YEARS OF
ADMINISTRATIVE UNDER FUNNY
RESTRICTIVE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS- DATED NEGLECTED
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS A LONG
STANDING CULTURE THAT
PRIORITIZES BUSINESS PARTIES
OVER WORKER ACCESS AND OVERLY
BURDENSOME APPLICATION PROCESSES
MATTHEW I SYSTEM FAILED FAR TOO
MANY WORKERS DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND CONTINUES TO FELLOW WORKERS
TODAY. SO CURRENTLY ONLY ABOUT
44% OF UNEMPLOYED CALIFORNIANS
ARE RECEIVING YOU LIFE BENEFITS
LEAVING OVER HALF OF
CALIFORNIA'S JOBLESS WORKERS
WITH NO ECONOMIC SUPPORT. THIS
IS EVEN MORE CONCERNING WHEN YOU
CONSIDER THAT BLACK AND LATINX
WORKERS ARE FAR LESS LIKELY TO
ACCESS YOU AYE THAN THEIR WHITE
COUNTERPARTS. AND DUE TO
SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE LABOR
MARKET SLACK WORKERS HAVE HIGHER
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES AND FACED
LONGER PERIODS OF UNEMPLOYMENT
THE WHITE WORKERS. IN FACT THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR BLACK
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA IS
CURRENTLY TWICE AS HIGH AS THE
RATE FOR WHITE WORKERS AND THIS
IS CONSISTENT. WITH RATES FOR
OVER THE LAST THIRTY YEARS. SELF
EMPLOYED WERE GIG WORKER MANY
WHO ARE NOW CLASS AS AN
CONTRACTORS. AND UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS CONTINUE TO BE ENTIRELY
EXCLUDED FROM THE PROGRAM. LOW
WAGE WORKERS AND WORKERS A CALL
THERE ARE OVER REPRESENTED IN
THESE GROUPS WHICH MEANS THAT
EXCLUDING THESE GROUPS DIRECTLY
EXACERBATE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC
INEQUITIES. FOR EXAMPLE FOR THE
OVER ONE MILLION UNDOCUMENTED
EMPLOYEES IN CALIFORNIA WORKING
ESSENTIAL SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY
AND WHOSE EMPLOYERS CONTRIBUTE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
EACH YEAR IN TAXES AND
UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM. THEY NEVER
SEE A CENT OF YOU I BENEFITS.
THIS METHOD DURING THE PANDEMIC
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS RECEIVING
YOUR FRACTIONAL RELIEF THAT MANY
WORKERS RECEIVED TO SUPPORT
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FOR WORKERS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
YOU I BENEFITS THEY FACE A
COMPLICATED BUREAUCRACY THAT WAS
NOT CREATED TO SERVE THEM.
LANGUAGE LITERACY AND TECHNOLOGY
BARRIERS ARE PERSISTENT
THROUGHOUT THE LIFE PROCESS
LEADING MANY TO ABANDON THE
PROCESS. ALTOGETHER ARE FACED
LONG DELAYS IN GETTING BENEFITS.
AS WE ALREADY HEARD ONE
PARTICULARLY CONCERNING THING AT
THE MOMENT IS THE FACT THAT TOO
MANY CLAIMS ARE BEING WRONGLY
DENIED. AND WORKERS ARE FACING
EXTREME DELAYS IN THE APPEALS
PROCESS. OVER HALF THE CLAIMS
EDT INITIALLY DENIES ARE
OVERTURNED ON APPEAL. YET
WORKERS ARE CURRENTLY WAITING
OVER TWENTY EIGHT WEEKS TO GET
AN APPEAL HEARING. THIS IS
SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE IS BILLS AND
RENT CONTINUE BE DUE FOR THESE
WORKERS. WHEN WORKERS ARE ABLE
TO SUCCESSFULLY GET BENEFITS.
THEY STILL STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
GET A LOW REPLACEMENT RATES. ON
AVERAGE CALIFORNIA'S YOU AYE
BENEFITS REPLACE ONLY 33% OF THE
WORKERS PRIOR WAGES. THIS IS
PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC. FOR
WORKERS PAY LOW WAGES WHO TEND
TO RELY ON THEIR ENTIRE PAGE ACT
MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. I
INFLATION LIKE WE'VE BEEN
EXPERIENCING OVER THE LAST YEAR
ALSO REDUCES THE REAL VALUE OF
YOU I BENEFITS TO MAKE THE-
HARDER FOR JOBLESS WORKERS TO
PAY FOR FOOD RENT. WELL YOU IBM
IT SHOULD RISE AS REFLATION
INFLATION WAGES GROW.
CALIFORNIA'S MAXIMUM WEEKLY
BENEFIT AMOUNT HAS NOT CHANGED
SINCE TWO THOUSAND FIVE. THE
INSUFFICIENCY OF YOU I BENEFITS
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF
CALIFORNIANS WORKERS. IS
CONNECTED TO CALIFORNIA'S
OUTDATED REGRESSIVE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE TAX STRUCTURE WHICH WE
BRIEFLY HEARD ABOUT. SINCE
NINETEEN EIGHTY TWO FEDERAL LAW
HAS REQUIRED STATES TO ASSESS
EMPLOYER TAXES ON FOR SEVEN
THOUSAND WE JUST FOR EMPLOYEE.
IN CALIFORNIA IT REMAINS ONLY
ONE OF THREE STATES. THAT HAS
FAILED TO RAISE THEIR TAXABLE
WAGE CAP AND REMAINS AT THE
LOWEST ALLOWED BY FEDERAL LAW.
THIS CURRENT REGRESSIVE TAX
STRUCTURE IMPOSES HIGHER
POSSIBLE WAGE WORKERS. AND SMALL
BUSINESSES AS WELL AS HIRING.
AND IT ALL BUT ENSURES THE
SYSTEM WILL GO INSOLVENT DURING
RECESSIONARY PEAK. PERIODS
BECAUSE IN THE STATE HAVE TO
BORROW FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. SO NOW REALLY IS THE
TIME TO TRULY REFORM THE LIGHTS
AND SOUNDS SO WORKS FOR ALL
WORKERS AT ALL TIMES. AS WE FOR
EDT NEXT IS AN ESSENTIAL STEP
FORWARD IN THIS PROCESS. THE
MODERNIZATION OF THE U. S.
SYSTEM MUST GO BEYOND
MODERNIZING TECHNOLOGY. THE
TECHNOLOGY YOU AYE POLICY AN
ENTIRE CLAIM EXPERIENCE MUST
CENTER THE NEEDS OF WORKERS
PARTICULARLY BLACK IMMIGRANT AND
UNDERPAID WORKERS WHO FACE THE
LARGEST BARRIERS TO ACCESS. THE
LEGISLATURE MUST ALSO NEXT
ESTIMATE REFORM THAT EXPANDS L.
OF ELIGIBILITY SUCH AS CREATING
A PROGRAM FOR UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS. CREASING BENEFIT
AMOUNTS AND ENSURE THE SYSTEM IS
PROPERLY FUNDED. THE SYSTEMIC
REFORMS MUST GO HAND IN HAND
WITH THE CURRENT INVESTMENTS IN
MEDIAN MAX SO THAT THE NEW
TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM BEING
DEVELOPED. DOES NOT CONTINUE TO
EXCLUDE SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF
THE WORK FORCE. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU MS CAREY PRECIADO-
MISS BUT YES. SORRY I DIDN'T
HAVE ANY PREPARED REMARKS BUT WE
ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
OKAY SAME THING FOR MR. STANTON
CORRECT THING. OKAY THANK YOU
OKAY- I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS AND- THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MISS A- GEHRY OF PRE ****
ALL THAT YOU SAID. ABOUT THE
ISSUES FACING CERTAIN PARTICULAR
GROUPS OF WORKERS AND I KNOW ON
THE- SAFETY NET FOR ALL THE
IMPACT ON A DOCUMENT WILL BE
TAKEN UP ON MAY FOURTH. WE'LL BE
TAKING IT UP ON ON MAY FOURTH
WITH A LOT MORE DETAIL SO. I
DON'T M. I'M NOT GLOSSING OVER
THAT IN IN PARTICULAR- BUT SUCH
A HUGE ISSUE ESPECIALLY RECENTLY
WITH THE- THE FLOODS AND- AND-
THE LOSS OF JOBS- FACED BY
FARMWORKERS- JUST THAT A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS- OF CAN YOU.
DESCRIBE HOW E. D. D. IS
CURRENTLY SMOOTHING PROCESSES.
OF IN THE U. Y. PROGRAMAS THE
DEPARTMENT TRANSITIONS AWAY FROM
ITS- LEGACY SYSTEM ABSOLUTELY-
SO WE HAVE- CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY
EFFICIENCIES AND IMPROVEMENTS AS
WE WORK TOWARDS EATING NEXT
PROJECT- DURING THE COURSE OF
THE PANDEMIC WE DID- RELEASE
ABOUT TWO HUNDRED. IT PROJECTS
NOT JUST THE TECHNOLOGY THAT WE
REFERENCE THE ORGANIZATIONAL
CHANGE NEED AS WELL- TO HELP AND
ASSIST GAINING EFFICIENCIES
THROUGH THE PROCESSES AND FOR
EXAMPLE- ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT
WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT WE
IMPLEMENTED DURING THE PANDEMIC-
AND IMPROVED IT EVER SO SLIGHTLY
TO CONTINUE IT AS A SUSTAINABLE
REPEATABLE PROCESS. IS TO REVIEW
ON THE CLAIM FILING PROCESSES TO
ENSURE AND ALLOW TECHNOLOGY CAN
TO- WE REVIEWED CODING AND THE
MEASURES NECESSARY TO ENSURE WE
CAN ELIMINATE AS MUCH. EMPLOYEE
INTERVENTION AND ALLOW
AUTOMATION IN THE SYSTEM TO
PROCESS A CLAIM AS EFFICIENTLY
AS POSSIBLE- WE CONTINUE TO LOOK
AT- EXPANDED WAYS TO. FIND
EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS
AND HOW WE'RE OPERATING- AND A
LOT OF THAT IS CERTAINLY POINTED
TOWARDS EATING NEXT PROJECT. IS
THE AUTOMATION. SIMPLY TO GET.
PEOPLE IN YOU KNOW GIVE THEM-
OUR RESPONSE NO NOT REALLY I
MEAN NOW SOMETIMES AUTOMATION
LEADS YOU. TO ANOTHER BUCKET.
I'VE DONE YOU KNOW I'M SURE
WE'VE ALL HAD THAT EXPERIENCE
AND THEN THERE'S AUTOMATION
SYSTEMS THAT. REALLY GET YOU TO
- WHERE YOU NEED TO BE AND WHERE
YOU NEED TO GET TO ANSWER THE
QUESTIONS ABSOLUTELY AND SO NOW
THIS SPECIFIC GIVEN THIS EXAMPLE
I PROVIDED IT ACTUALLY ALLOWS
FOR WHAT WE HAD BEFORE- AND WHAT
WAS IDENTIFIED AS IT WAS- IT WAS
AN HONOR MANY AUTOMATION THAT.
ENDED YOU IN A BUCKET TO WHERE-
EMPLOYEES WOULD REVIEW THE
INFORMATION AND I'M CONTINUE THE
PROCESSING OF THE CLAIM WE'VE
REMOVED OR ELIMINATED
BOTTLENECKS TO ALLOW FOR THE
AUTOMATION TO STREAMLINE SO
UNLESS THERE IS ANYTHING THAT.
ABSOLUTELY REQUIRES THE EMPLOYEE
TO REVIEW- THAT THAT PROVIDES
KIND OF A BARRIER- THAT NEEDS A-
EMPLOYEE INTERVENTION THE SYSTEM
WILL ALLOW- IT WAS UNNECESSARY
IF YOU WILL- BOTTLENECK THAT WAS
IDENTIFIED DURING THE PANDEMIC
WE CREATED AN EMERGENCY
PROCEDURE AND THEN WE-
ESTABLISHED THE PROCESS SO IT'S
A SUSTAINABLE AN ONGOING
AUTOMATION THAT. ALLOWS THE
CLAIMANT TO GO FROM POINT A TO
POINT B. WITH THE CLAIM FILED.
OKAY AND THE ABILITY TO GET A
REAL PERSON AND THAT WAY. THAT
THE SYSTEM ITSELF IS FOR THE
CLAIMS FILING BUT ABSOLUTELY
MUCH OF THE CALL CENTER IN THE
CONTACT- ENHANCEMENTS THAT WE'VE
ALSO DONE THAT ARE PART OF THE
TWO HUNDRED IT PROJECTS INCLUDE
THE ABILITY TO GET AN AGENT
DEDICATED PHONE LINES. A
RECENTLY RELEASED- ARMENIAN
TAGALOG AND- KOREAN- AND SO WE
CONTINUE TO EXPAND NOT JUST THE
AUTOMATION ON THE CLAIM FILING
BUT ALSO THE ABILITY TO REACH AN
AGENT AND LANGUAGE. OKAY AND
WHAT ARE. YOUR RESPONSES TO THE
ALLELES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS- I WILL JUST SANTA
AND CRISTINA CAN CAN FILL IN IF
I'VE MISSED SOMETHING BUT- AS MR
ALAMO. POINTED OUT WE YOU KNOW
THE PANDEMIC WAS A LESSON
LEARNED FOR EDT- WE IT EXPOSE
ITS WEAKNESSES THERE'S NO
QUESTION AND WE DID START TO
WORK ON THOSE. WHEN WE FOUND OUT
ABOUT THEM AND WHEN YOU FIND OUT
ABOUT A PROBLEM YOUR JOB IS TO
FIX IT TO THE BEST OF YOUR
ABILITY AND THAT'S WHAT. I THINK
WE HAVE DONE SO WE HAVE- YOU
KNOW INCORPORATED A LOT OF THE
RECOMMENDATIONS- YOU KNOW
SHORTENING THE APPLICATION ON
THE APPEALS I KNOW THE APPEALS
WILL IS A IS A BIG ISSUE THAT-
IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP AND
WHERE. WE WORK YOU KNOW TO THE
EXTENT THAT WE CAN YOU KNOW WITH
THE BOARD IT'S AN INDEPENDENT
BOARD BUT WE DO WORK. WITH THE
BOARD TO FIGURE OUT WHERE THE
WHERE IS THERE A SPOT WHERE THE
APPEALS ARE REALLY HELD UP YOU
KNOW IF THERE'S ONE ISSUE. WHERE
THERE REALLY HELD UP- AND THAT'S
ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT OF MY
HEAD. I COULD CERTAINLY GIVE AN
EXAMPLE SO- ONE OF THE ITEMS ARE
REFERENCES I CAN HIGH- APPEAL OF
REVERSAL RATE- ONE OF THE THINGS
IN REVIEWING- MR ALAMO AND THE
REPORT'S RECOMMENDATION IN
ASSESSING THE ANALYSIS OF THESE
REVERSALS AS WE DID IDENTIFY.
THE WAY IN WHICH- THE BOARD IS
REQUIRED TO REPORT THE REVERSAL
SO THERE MAY BE ONE SPECIFIC
ISSUE LET'S SAY IT'S- A WAGES-
ISSUE WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL DIDN'T
REPORT THEIR- THEIR EARNINGS AND
A CERTAIN WEEK. THAT MAY COME
WITH- TWO ADDITIONAL ISSUES
ASSOCIATED WITH THAT MAIN ISSUE
SO YOU'LL HAVE YOUR WAGES YOU
HAVE A POTENTIAL FALSE STATEMENT
AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE. AN
OVERPAYMENT PENALTY. THE BOARD
ALLOWS- OR PROVIDES
MODIFICATIONS OF SAY THE FALSE
STATEMENTS SO. THAT'S ONE OF THE
THREE ISSUES OR THEY CAN YOU
KNOW ELIMINATE A PENALTY
ALTOGETHER. AND SO YOU'LL STILL
HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL DISQUALIFIED
UNDER ON THE UNDERLYING ISSUE
BUT THE FALSE STATEMENT. AN
OVERPAYMENT CAN BE MODIFIED OR
REVERSED AND THAT IT APPEARS AS
A REVERSAL IN THE METHOD IN
WHICH- THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO
REPORT THE- THOSE ISSUES TO.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND SO
LOOKING AT THOSE THAT HOWEVER
STILL ALLOWS US TO SEE WHAT CAN
WE DO TO FOCUS IN ON THE- MAYBE
THE FALL STATEMENT ITSELF. OR
LOOKING AT- ANY OTHER SPECIFIC
ISSUES THAT HAVE A HIGH REVERSAL
EVEN IF THEY'RE CONNECTED WITH
THREE OTHER. ITEMS AND SO WE ARE
LOOKING TO PILOT A NUMBER TO
NEED TO HAVE. OUR
REPRESENTATIVES AT THE HEARINGS
TO BETTER IDENTIFY WHAT WE CAN
CAPTURE ON THE IN PERSON
HEARINGS AND WHAT THE CLAIMANTS
ARE PROVIDING TO THE BOARD. AND
ALLOW US TO PROVIDE OUR
INFORMATION OF WHAT WE'VE
GATHERED BUT THEN THAT ALSO
PROVIDE US INSIGHT THAT MAY HAVE
NOT BEEN AVAILABLE IF MAYBE THEY
WEREN'T AVAILABLE DURING THEIR
INTERVIEW. OR MAYBE IT'S
INFORMATION THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE
TO THE BOARD- OR PROVIDE TDD
WHEN THEY SUBMITTED THEIR APPEAL
BUT IT'S AVAILABLE AT THE TIME
OF HEARING SO WE'RE LOOKING TO
SEE IF WE CAN EXPAND AWARENESS
AS TO WHAT'S BEING PROVIDED. AT
THE HEARING ITSELF AND THEN
ALLOW US TO BETTER IDENTIFIER
PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FROM
THERE. HAVE YOU DECIDED TO.
ADOPT ALL OF THE ALEJO'S
RECOMMENDATIONS SOME OF- I MEAN.
HOW ARE YOU. TREATING THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF ITS ADVISORY
MAY BE YOU DON'T HAVE. HOW HOW
WERE YOU LOOKING AT ALL THE
RECOMMENDATIONS SO ALL OF SET UP
THE RESPONSE BY SAYING WE HAVE
COMPLETED ALL OF THE AUDIT
RECOMMENDATIONS AND- THE STRIKE
TEAM RECOMMENDATIONS THERE WERE
A HUNDRED I THINK RIGHT EIGHTY
FIVE. AND THERE'S MAYBE SEVEN OF
THEM THAT ARE AN EDT NEXT AND
THE REST ARE GOING TO BE
COMPLETED IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
MONTHS- AS THE ELLIE-
RECOMMENDATIONS I MEAN WE
CERTAINLY WE CERTAINLY TAKE THEM
SERIOUSLY WE HAVE A GREAT RIGHT.
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE L. A.
ALTHOUGH IT'S MAD AT ME NOW
CAUSE I'VE CORRECTED HIM BUT-
BUT- YOU KNOW AND YOU. AT YOU
KNOW WITHOUT REALLY MEMORIZING
ALL TWELVE OFF THE TOP OF MY
HEAD I CAN TELL YOU THAT YOU
KNOW WE HAVE LOOKED AT WHAT
DRESS YOU JUST MENTIONED AT
LEAST YOU KNOW. A FEW OF THEM
AND MAYBE CHRIS IF YOU WANNA. IF
YOU IF YOU HAVE MORE INFORMATION
THAN THAT I MEAN THE ANSWER IS
YES WE ARE WE ARE TAKE THEM
SERIOUSLY AND WE WILL CERTAINLY-
IMPLEMENT THE ONES THAT. YOU
KNOW ARE APPROPRIATE IF WE
HAVEN'T ALREADY. IF I MAY MADAM
CHAIR- THE STRIKE TEAM AND-
STATE AUDITOR REPORT
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE
DIRECTORS JUST MENTIONED WERE-
RECOMMENDATIONS SPECIFIC AND
GRANULAR TO. ISSUES THAT
OCCURRED DURING THE PANDEMIC-
OUR REPORT CAME OUT AFTER THOSE
REPORTS AND WAS INTENDED TO
FOCUS A BIT MORE GLOBALLY ON THE
- BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM
AS I MENTIONED. THE PRESSURES
THAT I LAID OUT EARLIER- HAVING
TO DO WITH BUSINESSES INTENDING
TO LIMIT THEIR COSTS AND HOW
THOSE PRESSURES MIGHT INFLUENCE
OF DEPARTMENT. THOSE ARE
LONGSTANDING AND WON'T CHANGE
UNDER THE STATE FEDERAL YOU AYE
PARTNERSHIP. IN THE POINT OF OUR
REPORT WAS TO PUT THOSE
PRESSURES OUT FRONT AND CENTER.
THERE ARE SPECIFIC. SERVE MY NEW
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE
MAKE IN THE REPORT THAT MIGHT
SERVE AS GUARDRAILS AGAINST SOME
OF THOSE PRESSURES. BUT OVERALL
THEY ARE GOING TO INFLUENCE THE
STATE'S YOU AYE SYSTEM- TO OUR
REPORT IS MORE OF A- I'M- THREE
OF A LIKE A- SITUATIONAL.
LANDSCAPE SETTING IF YOU WILL
FOR THE U. I. PROGRAM SO THAT-
THE LEGISLATURE IS MINDFUL OF
THESE PRESSURES AS IT REVIEWS
EDT NEXT DOOR OTHER POLICY
CHANGES BUDGET CHANGE PERSONAL
PROPOSALS GOING FORWARD. UNDER
THIS UMBRELLA OF HOW THE U. Y.
SYSTEM- IS STRUCTURED AND THE
INCENTIVES THAT ARE BUILT INTO
IT BY DESIGN. THOSE BIGGER
ISSUES THAT YOU I JUST
IDENTIFIED THE PRESSURES YEAH-
THEY DON'T NEED TO BE RESOLVED
IN ORDER TO. ADDRESS THE
RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU MADE
HOW ARE YOU MAKING THE
DISTINCTION IN TERMS OF. DO YOU
REALLY NEED TO DO. THE LARGER.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN
IMPACT WHEN IT COMES TO THE
WORKING PEOPLE. OR WE WHY DID
THEY FIT IN TOGETHER HERE
BECAUSE- WE WERE IN ESSENCE
WORKING ON THIS REPORT FROM WHEN
THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. ABOUT TWO
YEARS IN THE MAKING- AND I
MENTION THAT ONLY TWO USERS AND
IMPRESS UPON. YOU THE APPROACH
THAT WE TOOK WAS ONE. A
RECOGNITION THAT SMALLER CHANGES
MUCH LIKE THOSE WE RECOMMEND IN
THIS REPORT OR THOSE THAT ARE
BEING BUILT IN THE EIGHTIES
NEXT- ACROSS MANY ISSUES COULD
FUNDAMENTALLY IMPROVE THE
PROGRAM FOR WORKERS IN THE
STATE- WE STOP SHORT AND IN FACT
SAID THAT. THE PROGRAM DOESN'T
NECESSARILY NEED FUNDAMENTAL
REFORM THAT MIGHT CHANGE ALL
THESE INCENTIVES- IN ORDER TO BE
IMPROVED FOR WORKERS I'M AND
THAT'S IN PART BECAUSE THE STATE
FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP THE STATE
OPERATES THE U. I. PROGRAM UNDER
SOME RELATIVELY STRICT
PARAMETERS SET BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SO THE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR SIDE. FUNDAMENTAL FORMER
PRETTY LIMITED- BUT ULTIMATELY
IN THE REPORT AND THAT POSITION
WE STILL HOLD IS THAT GREAT
CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS COULD
BE MADE WITH RELATIVELY SMALL
CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM- MUCH
LIKE THOSE WE INCLUDED OUR IN
OUR REPORT SOME THE ALSO THE
STATE AUDITOR OR DISTRICT TEAM
INCLUDED AND THOSE INCLUDED IN
AT T. NEXT- AND IT'S A- MATTER
OF. FOLLOWING THE MANY MOVING
PIECES AT THIS POINT- AND
ENSURING THAT THEY THEY DO
ESTABLISH SORT OF GUARD RAILS
AGAINST SOME OF THESE INHERENT
PRESSURES IN THE U. I. PROGRAM.
OKAY IF I CAN JUST ADD ONE THING
ONE OF THE- THE BIGGEST THING
THAT I THINK WE'VE DONE IS
CREATED AND I THINK WE'RE ONLY
THAT THE MAYBE THE ONLY STATE
DEPARTMENT THAT HAS IT IS A
CUSTOMER. USER EXPERIENCE-
BRANCH BASICALLY AND SO- AND
WE'VE INVITED MR ALAMO IS WE'VE
GIVEN HIM A PRESENTATION AND I
THINK YOU'RE IMPRESSED WITH WHAT
WITH WITH WHAT WE- HAVE DONE.
AND SO WE'RE REALLY YOU KNOW
WE'RE SOLICITING FEEDBACK FROM
YOU KNOW CLAIMANTS STAKEHOLDERS
USERS YOU KNOW WHOEVER IT IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING
IS RIGHT BECAUSE- YOU KNOW LOTS
OF- WE CAN GET LOTS OF
RECOMMENDATIONS AND IF IT
DOESN'T FIT. YOU KNOW WHAT THE
CUSTOMER ACTUALLY NEEDS OR WANTS
IT'S SORT OF FOR NOTHING JUST
BECAUSE YOU KNOW I THINK IT'S
THE RIGHT THING TO DO OR- YOU
KNOW WHATEVER SO- I THINK THAT'S
BEEN PROBABLY I AND I KNOW THAT
RON. MENTIONED THIS WITH EDT
ABOUT THE FIVE THOUSAND HOURS
THAT WE SPEND DOING THAT- I
THINK THAT'S BEEN PROBABLY THE
MOST EXCITING PIECE OF THIS
BECAUSE IT IS WHERE YOU CAN ACT
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT
CUSTOMERS ARE THINKING. AND I
MEAN YOU KNOW WE NOT WE I THINK
I KNOW A CUSTOMER HAS SPEAKING.
HELLO AND I'M KIND OF RIGHT BUT-
BUT YOU KNOW SO I THINK IT'S
BEEN IT'S THAT'S BEEN ACTUALLY
REALLY- ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS
THAT WE'VE DONE I THINK SO. IS
WANT TO ADD THAT. OKAY OKAY WELL
THIS IS GREAT- APPRECIATE COME A
LONG WAY. HERE ESPECIALLY WITH
ALL THE CRISIS DURING THE
PANDEMIC AND- EDT WAS. ON THE
FRONT PAGE YOU KNOW HEADLINES
ALL THE TIME BUT- REALLY
APPRECIATED JUST DIGGING IN.
DON'T GIVE UP AND KEEP MOVING
IT- BUT AT SOME POINT TO ONE
EVERY VISIT THIS ISSUE OF THE-
WASHERS AND WHAT THAT DOES AS
FAR AS- SERVING THE- WORKING
PEOPLE. OKAY THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH- THE
GOOD MOVING ON TO ISSUE FOR. AND
THAT'S THE ADDRESSING THE U. Y.
DEBT. YEAH HERE STORAGE. OKAY.
FROM MR MARCH OR MISTER.
THOMPSON. FIVE HUNDRED TOP AN
APARTMENT A FINANCE- THIS IS
ISSUE FOR ADDRESSING THE WIDE
TENT- THERE'S THREE FOR THE
PARTS OF THIS AGENDA ITEM.
ANOTHER LESSON HERE. IT IS THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES TWO
HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE MILLION
DOLLARS IN ONE TIME GENERAL FUND
TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST
PAYMENT ON THE STATE'S HE Y.
LOAN BALANCE- AS WELL AS
PROPOSES TO SOLUTIONS IN
PROPOSES REMOVE FIVE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS A ONE TIME
GENERAL FUND- I COMMITTED FOR
TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE THAT
OFFSET AND SUBMITTED RISING
FEDERAL. FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE TAX RATES ARE REDUCED
RESULTING FROM YOU I TRUST FUND
INSOLVENCY AS WELL AS TO
WITHDRAW THE SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
MILLION DOLLAR ONE TIME GENERAL
FUND PAYMENT- NEXT YEAR. I HAVE
AN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT
THOSE AND- YEAH. OKAY- MR LIMÓN
DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS NO NO
SPECIFIC COMMENTS- SENATOR- IT.
MAYBE A BIT OF- THIS CONTEXT
RELATED TO THAT THE INTEREST
PAYMENT ITSELF- CUSTOMARILY IT
HAS BEEN THAT THE STATE'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE ANNUAL
INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE
OUTSTANDING FEDERAL LOANS- WHILE
THE EMPLOYER COMMUNITY UNDER A
FEDERAL LAW PRE PAYS THAT THE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THOSE LOANS-
OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS THAT'S
WHAT. THE STATE DID DURING THE
GREAT RECESSION IT IS NOT SET IN
STONE THAT THAT'S WHAT THE STATE
MUST DO BUT IT'S BEEN THE
CUSTOMARY PRACTICE- SO THE
PROPOSAL- LAST YEAR FOR THE
STATE TO MAKE A PRINCIPAL
PAYMENT- WAS A SORT OF.
DIVERGENCE FROM THE NORM- AND SO
JUST SET THAT CONTEXT- FOR THE
REST OF THE PANEL. OKAY. OKAY IT
IS AS GOOD OKAY- WHY- I GUESS IT
ONE QUESTION IS WHY THESE
WITHDRAWALS ARE PART OF THE-
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET. AND
HOW THIS FITS THE STATE'S LONG
TERM GOALS. TO REPAY THE U. I.
DEBT. YEAH THANK YOU SO. SMITH
MENTIONS AND THROUGHOUT THE
GOVERNMENT GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
DOCUMENTS- WE MADE PROPOSED
BUDGET SOLUTIONS AS PART OF TO
REDUCE ONE TIME UNLIMITED
TERMINUS MEN'S- THAT PRESERVED.
CORE DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS AND
SERVICES WITHOUT REALLY TIGHT
WITHOUT TOUCHING THE STATE'S
BUDGET RESERVES- AND SO IN THIS
CASE. YOU KNOW WE NEED TO
BALANCE THE BUDGET AND WE HAD TO
MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS AND THESE
ARE AREAS THAT WE THOUGHT-
BENSONS FOR SAVINGS- AND IS
THERE ANY PARTICULAR ATTENTION
BEING PAID TO. OF SMALL
BUSINESSES. IN THE AND PAYING
DOWN AND ALSO PAIN DOWN THE-
WITH THE PLAN TO PAY DOWN THE U.
I DID CERTAINLY YEAH I'M- WE
MADE AN ADMINISTRATION IN THE
LEGISLATURE IN THE PANCREAS TO
COME A BUDGETS HAVE MADE A
NUMBER OF INVESTMENTS. THAT ARE
REALLY INTENDED TO SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES- THERE'S A FOUR
MILLION DOLLARS BILLION WITH A
B. I GOT THAT WRONG IN THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE. FOR THE
SMALL BUSINESS COVER NINETEEN
RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM ONE POINT
ONE MILLION FOR THE SMALL
BUSINESS. CREDIT INITIATIVE-
AND- EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION EVENT
RECENT INVESTMENTS INCLUDE TORN
FIFTY MILLION FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES- FOR COVER NINETEEN
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
GRANTS HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS FOR THE CALIFORNIA
VENUES GRANT. AND ANY MILLION
FOR THE CALIFORNIA DREAM FUND-
SO YOU KNOW WE REMAIN COMMITTED
TO SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES-
AND AS FOR PAYING ON THE U.
IDENT. ON THE EXISTING MECHANISM
UNDER THE FOOD TO CRACK FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT TAX ACT CREDIT
REDUCTION WHICH REDUCES THE-
CREDIT THAT EMPLOYERS GET ON
THEIR FEDERAL TAX FEDERAL
UNEMPLOYMENT TAXES BY THREE
POINT 3% A YEAR- IS THE ONLY.
MECHANISM UNDER EXISTING LAW TO
PAY DOWN THAT DEBT. SO IS THERE
AN ADVANTAGE FOR CALIFORNIA TO
ONLY PAY I THINK MR OF ALAMO
MENTIONED. SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
IS THERE AN ADVANTAGE FOR
CALIFORNIA BY ONLY PAYING THE
ANNUAL INTEREST PAYMENTS. ON THE
STATE'S- YOU WHY LOAN BALANCE
INSTEAD OF PAYING THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT. I MEAN IN IN THE
BROADEST TERMS THE MAIN
ADVANTAGE WOULD BE THAT THE
STATE COULD USE THOSE FUNDS TO
SUPPORT OTHER INTERESTS- OF THE
LEGISLATURE IS PART OF THE
BUDGET PROPOSAL AND THE BUDGET
ACT THIS YEAR- THERE WOULD BE AN
ADVANTAGE IN TERMS OF. REDUCING
THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT
EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY
THESE HIGHER FEDERAL PAYROLL
TAXES- POTENTIALLY BY ABOUT A
YEAR- BUT THE LARGELY AT IT
COMES DOWN TO AN ISSUE OF
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND- AND
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GOVERNOR
ABOUT THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS.
AND ALONG THE LINES OF PAYING
BACK DEBT. WHAT ABOUT- REPAYING
THE DEBT TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. HE CLARIFIES CHAIR
YOU ASKING FOR THE TIMELINE
REPAIR. YES I. AM IMMIGRATION WE
DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE A PROJECTED
DATE TO COMPLETE THAT REPAYMENT
OF THE WIND THAT WE HAVE A LOT
OF UNCERTAINTY- IN ANY INHERENT
PROTECTION SINCE IT IS BASED
HEAVILY ON THE RATE OF
EMPLOYMENT ON THE NUMBER OF
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS THE
ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE STATE- WE
ALWAYS GIVE THE TIMELINE FOR THE
PREVIOUS DEBT REPAYMENT- YOU
KNOW. DURING THE GREAT RECESSION
THE U. I. FUND THAT HIT A PEAK
OF ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN
TWENTY ELEVEN AND WAS NOT PAID
OFF UNTIL TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND SO
THE CURRENT THAT IS ABOUT
NINETEEN MILLION DOLLARS AS AND
WHEN EXPECTED TO TAKE. LONG IN
THE SEVEN YEARS LAST TIME BUT
EMILIO HAS USUALLY HAD SOME
COMMENTS ABOUT PROJECTING AND
TIME FRAME. PRECEDENTES A MAIN
SET OF DRAWS- THE LAST TIME OUR
OFFICE PUT TOGETHER THESE
PROJECTIONS UNDER THE
UNCERTAINTY THE MISTER TOPPIN'S
MENTIONED- WE THOUGHT. OUR BEST
ESTIMATE WOULD BE SOMEWHERE
AROUND TEN YEARS FOR THE
EMPLOYER COMMUNITY TO REPAY THE
OF THE PRINCIPAL ON ON THE
FEDERAL OUTSTANDING FEDERAL
LOANS- NOW THAT ANALYSIS WAS
DONE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. AND
OBVIOUSLY THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE
HAS CHANGED IN THAT TIME AND AT
ANY DETERIORATION IN- THE
ECONOMY THE STATE'S ECONOMY
WOULD TEND TO LENGTHEN. THE
DURATION OF THAT REPAYMENT
PERIOD- IF. AS YOU KNOW OF THAT
STATE'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WERE
TO INCREASE AND AN ADDITIONAL
CLAIMS BE DRAWN ON THE U. I
TRUST FUND THE STATE WOULD
PROBABLY QUICKLY TURNED TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGAIN. FOR
CASH LOANS- AND EVERY TIME WE DO
THAT WE- WOULD PUSH BACK THE
REPAYMENT PERIOD- FOR THE FOR
THE INITIAL LOANS- THAT THE
STATE TOOK OUT AND- THE SUMMER
OF TWENTY TWENTY. SO BACK WHEN
YOU SAID TWENTY ELEVEN. THAT
TOOK SEVEN YEARS. SEVEN YEARS
FROM. TWENTY ELEVEN TO TWENTY
EIGHTEEN. WE HAD ONLY RECENTLY
MADE THE LAST INTEREST PAYMENT-
WHEN DEPEND UP AND IN THE CASE.
OF OKAY. GOT IT. ALRIGHT I DON'T
HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS ON THAT
. OKAY WE'RE GOING TO- ISSUE
FIVE THE WAGE CLAIM ADJUDICATION
UNIT. RESOURCES AGAIN MR TOP IN
. AFTER MARCH. I'LL GIVE A BRIEF
OVERVIEW AND THEN TURN IT OVER
AGAIN TO. THE DEPARTMENT FROM
PROGRAMMATIC INFORMATION ANY
SORT OF SPECIFIC QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE- SO THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET INCLUDES ELEVEN POINT
SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS AND TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR AND SIX POINT
FIVE MILLION I'M GOING FORTY TWO
POSITIONS- FOR THE BARMAN
INDUSTRIALIZATION IS TO
DECREASE. STATEWIDE WAGE CLAIM
WAIT TIMES- THESE RESOURCES
AREN'T WILL ENABLE IN THE
DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS
ENFORCEMENT. WAGE CLAIM
ADJUDICATION UNIT- TO EXPAND ITS
OUTREACH INVESTIGATION WORK
INCLUDING SUPPORTING COMMUNITY
RESOURCES AND TO AUTOMATE AND
IMPROVE EXISTING PROCESSES- THEY
ARE CONTINUES TO MAKE A NUMBER
PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES TO IMPROVE
THEIR EFFICIENCIES. INCLUDING
SOME OF THE ONES THAT ARE
DETAILED IN THE B. C. MASS WAGE
CLAIM CONFERENCES VOLUNTARY
OVERTIME HOURS AND OTHERS- SO
HAVING TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AND
JOINED BY MEMBERS OF THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. THIS
MERCHANT RIMINI. OKAY MR ELEMENT
. TEHAMA DAILY- NO COMMENTS ON
THE PROPOSAL SPECIFICALLY MAP
ANSWERING QUESTIONS OKAY GREAT.
I THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BUT
B. AS SOON- TO THE STATE LABOR
COMMISSIONER LILIAN GARCIA
BROWER. YES GOOD ALONE LABOR
COMMISSIONER. GOOD AFTERNOON
MADAM CHAIR CAN YOU HEAR ME YES
PERFECT. WONDERFUL GOOD EVENING
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING THROUGH
TODAY AND ALLOW YOU TO SHOWING
THAT THEY ARE ONE OF PROVIDE A
BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR WAY TO CLEAN
THE JUDICATA PROGRAMS THAT ARE
HIGHER THAN THAT FOR. I'D LIKE
TO SHARE THAT IN TWENTY TWENTY
TWO WE'VE RECOVERED 62% OF OTA'S
ISSUE ONLY ABOUT FORTY SEVEN
MILLION DOLLARS IN MADAM CHAIR
YOU MAY RECALL OF THE HOME OF
VICTORIES REPORT- THAT WAS
PUBLISHED BACK IN TWENTY TWELVE.
BY UCLA- WHERE THEY FOUND THAT
THERE WAS ABOUT 7017% RECOVERY
RATE BY THE STATE SO THIS PAST
YEAR WE RECOVERED ABOUT SIXTY
TWO PERCENT. OF THE JUDGMENTS
ARE ISSUED BY THE WAY TO CLAIM
EDUCATION PROGRAM. AND THERE'S
ABOUT TWENTY SEVEN MILLION THAT
IS LEFT ON COLLECTED ARE MOST
COMMON VIOLATIONS CONTINUE TO
THE MINIMUM WAGE LIQUIDATED
DAMAGES AND LATE PENALTIES. I'D
ALSO LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE
SUMMARY- IN JUST TAKE A STEP
BACK FROM FAR REACHING THE
JUDICIAL BACKLOG ISSUE REMINDS-
THE CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS THAT
THIS PROCESS WAS CREATED IN
NINETEEN SEVENTY SIX WORK CLAIMS
WERE VERY SIMPLE IT WAS PRETTY
MUCH JUST. MINIMUM WAGE- THAT
WAS FOR SOON AND THEN FAST
FORWARD TO THE COMPLEX STATUTES
WHICH THE LEGISLATURE HAS
RIGHTFULLY PURSUED CREATING
MORE- TOOLS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
LIKE UP THE CHAIN AND INDIVIDUAL
LIABILITY MORE EXPANSIVE LABOR
CODE PROTECTIONS WHICH AGAIN I
COMPLETELY SUPPORT. BUT THE IS
HAS ACTUALLY CONTRIBUTED TO OUR
FIRST OF GROUP OF BACKLOG WHICH
WAS CREATED BECAUSE OF THE
COMPLEX CALLED CODES THAT
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL STAFFING AND
INVESTIGATION. OF WHICH WHAT
URGED THE STATE AGENCY TO PURSUE
ADDITIONAL BCPS BACK IN TWENTY
FIFTEEN AND TWENTY SEVENTEEN
THAT WE HAVE BEEN INTERRUPTED IN
BEING ABLE TO FULLY HIRE THOSE
POSITIONS ARE SECONDS OUR
BACKLOG CATEGORY WAS CREATED BY
THE SHUT DOWN DUE TO THE COLD IN
NINETEEN PANDEMIC. AND ALSO AS
WE'RE CONTINUALLY TO
UNDERWRITTEN OF POST PANDEMIC OF
THE IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES
AND OUR OPERATIONS THERE'S
CONTINUED TO BE A SLOW DOWN AS
WE HAVE INTENTIONALLY
INCORPORATED FLEXIBILITY INTO
OUR SYSTEM AS I HAVE DIRECTED
OUR OFFICES TO REOPEN CASES THAT
WERE CLOSED BECAUSE OF COVERT
NINETEEN AS YOU WELL KNOW. MANY
WORKERS WERE DISPLACED WITH THE
PANDEMIC I. LOST INFORMATION
LOSS THERE OUR CORRESPONDENT AND
WE HAVE LONG WE CLOSE THE- SO
WHEN THESE COMMUNITY WITH US WE
ARE WE ALL THE POST. ARE WHEN
THEY MAKE REQUIRE TO POSTPONE-
WE ARE ACCEPTING THOSE WE
BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC WE-
EXPEDITED HE CLAIMS INVOLVING-
IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC SO S.
PSL CLAIMS FOR WORKERS WHO WORK-
FIRED BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC WE
MOVED THEM TO THE FRONT OF THE
LINE. OF DEFENSE ALSO CAUSED A
FURTHER BACKLOG THE LAST
CATEGORY OF CLAY'S ABAFT LAWS
THAT WAS CREATED WAS BECAUSE AS
YOU'LL KNOW THE LEGISLATURE
FUNDED- AN ONLINE WAIT FOR THE
PROGRAM THAT WE LAUNCHED IN
NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY ONE.
TO CREATE A CONTACTLESS WAY FOR
THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE DEFENDING
THEMSELVES WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE
. WAIT STAFF AT WORK. AND IT MY
INTRO TO KNOW CREATE ANOTHER
HERE FOR OUR POPULATION THAT WE
KNOW IS CHALLENGED WITH COMPUTER
LITERACY- WE MADE VERY FEW
FIELDS REQUIRED- NOT KNOWING
THAT THE PUBLIC WAS ACTUALLY FOR
THE BOTH MOVE THE ENTIRE. CLAIM
PROCESS AND NOT FEEL IT ANY
INFORMATION THAT WASN'T REQUIRED
SO UNFORTUNATELY WHERE WE HAVE
75% OF OUR CLAIMS NOW BEING
FILED THROUGH THIS NEW ONLINE
WAGE FIND PROCESS UNFORTUNATELY
THESE CLAIMS ARE A NEW SET OF
BACKLOG BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH INFORMATION. TO BE ABLE
TO MOVE FORWARD IN THE SYSTEM-
AND SO WE NEED ADDITIONAL
STAFFING THAT WE REQUESTED IN
THIS CURRENT P. C. P. CYCLE WITH
THE THIRTY TWO INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS REPRESENTATIVES WHO
WILL ENGAGE EARLY AND PERFECT
THESE CLAIMS AND MOVE THEM
FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS
SO IN GENERAL THAT. IS A SUMMARY
OF HOW WE GOT HERE FOUNDED THREE
CATEGORIES OF THE TYPES OF
BACKLOG. THAT WE HAVE SO. AS THE
PREVIOUS- A SPEAKER OF REFEREE
IN. TO IN ADDITION TO FILLING
OUR VACANCIES WHICH WAY IT IS A
TOP PRIORITY WE HAVE FIRE TWENTY
TWO PROFESSIONALS IN OUR WAGE
CLAIM ADJUDICATION PROGRAM-
TWENTY FIVE OF WHICH ARE
EXTERNAL HIRES. WE CURRENTLY
HAVE THIRTY EIGHT ACTIVE
RECRUITMENT IN OUR WAGE CLAIM
ADJUDICATION PROGRAM SO ASIDE
FROM CONTINUING TO HOLD PUSH
HIRING FORWARD WE HAVE SEVERAL
REFORMS THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED
SOME OF THEM- PROVIDE INCREASED
TRAINING- SOME OF THEM PROVIDE A
TRAUMA INFORMED TRAINING TO HELP
US DEAL WITH INTERNAL CHALLENGES
AND SO THE PUBLIC COULD HAVE. A
MORE POSITIVE AND THE FACT OF
EXPERIENCED THROUGHOUT OUR
PROCESS SEES AND OTHERS FOCUSED
ON PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES AND
CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT OUR
OFFICES SO I COULD HIGHLIGHT A
COUPLE OF THOSE IF YOU'RE
INTERESTED. IN HEARING MORE OF
THAT. AND LASTLY. I WILL SAVE
THAT WE ARE. IN ADDITION. TO
EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING ON
HIRING ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE
HAVE IS OUR AGENCY DID IT OUR
INTERNAL TO- MY OFFICE WE DID
NOT HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT
WHAT FOCUSED ON HIRING WE ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THAT
UNIT AND WE ARE REQUESTING
ADDITIONAL POSITIONS IN THIS
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL TO DO
EXACTLY THAT. I AM HAPPY TO
ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE HIRED AND
HAVE BEEN PLACES STAFF SERVICE
MANAGER JOE AND THE STAFF
SERVICE MANAGER ONE WHO ARE OUR
MOVIES ARE HIRING AND OUR GOAL
IS TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THAT
EXPERTISE AND BUILD MORE
EFFICIENT PROCESS USED IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE IR AND
CALLIE CHAR SO THAT WE CAN FILL
ALL OF OUR HIRING- AND CONTINUE
TO IMPROVE. OUR EFFICIENCIES THE
LAST THING I'LL SAY IS ONE OF
OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES IN HIRING
IS HELPING THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND
THE CIVIL SERVICE PROCESS WHICH
THEY DO NOT. SO WE HAVE
INITIATIVE WITH UCLA WHERE WE
ARE- TRAINING- THEIR GRADUATE
STUDENTS IN UNDERSTANDING THE
HIRING PROCESS- WE'VE DONE
SEVERAL- OF VIRTUAL AND IN
PERSON- JOB. CHAT AT UCLA TO
RECRUIT CANDIDATES WERE ACTUALLY
JUST COMPLETED A SACK OF THE
SECOND OF FOUR SERIES OF
WORKSHOPS WHERE STUDENTS ARE
WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CREATE THEIR ACCOUNTS- AND TO
APPLY FOR JOBS WITH SOME
GUIDANCE. THROUGH THE LABOR
CENTER SO I THINK IT'S A
COMBINATION OF ALL THESE EFFORTS
THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO
BUILD CAREER PATHWAYS- FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO
REGULARLY CONSIDER A CAREER IN
STATE SERVICE AT THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE. I'M.
AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE MORE
QUESTIONS. THAT'S GREAT THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY JUST GO BACK
A LITTLE HERE- AND I. THE
ENORMOUS PROGRESS THAT THAT
YOU'VE MADE ARE WE WANT TO HELP
YOU GET TO THAT. NINETIES OR
100% OF. OF THE WAGE CLAIMS-
GOING BACK TO THOSE WAGE CLAIMS
DO YOU CAN YOU GIVE ANY MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT- THE AMOUNTS
OF THE AWARDS THAT GO
UNCOLLECTED OR- UNPAID WAGES-
THE AMOUNT OF THE KINDS OF WAGES
I KNOW YOU GAVE A TOTAL FORTY
TWO MILLION COLLECTED IN TWENTY
SEVEN MILLION ON UNCOLLECTED. OF
SOSA SOME SOME IDEA OF WHAT THE
AMOUNTS ARE AND THEN- THE
INDUSTRIES- IMPACTED BY THESE
CLAIMS. ABSOLUTELY AND I'M GONNA
DRAW FROM MEMORY I DON'T HAVE
THAT BUILT BEFORE ME BUT I
BELIEVE YOU CAN- MISTER ALAMOS
LAST REPORT THERE WAS OF AN
AMOUNT OF ABOUT US SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND THAT WAS REFERENCED AS
THE AVERAGE- WAGE CLAIM THAT HAS
BEEN FILED I CAN GET YOU THE
MORE UPDATED FIGURES FOR TWENTY
TWENTY TWO. AND YOU ARE CORRECT
THAT FOR TWENTY TWENTY TWO YOU
HAVE TWENTY SEVEN MILLION THAT
IS ON COLLECTED ON ORDER
DECISIONS AND AWARD ARE MOST
COMMON VIOLATIONS UNFORTUNATELY
CONTINUED TO BE MINIMUM WAGE
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES LATE PAYMENTS
AND REST BREAKS. AT OUR HIGHEST
OF VIOLATING INDUSTRIES CONTINUE
TO BE RESTAURANTS OF WITH ABOUT
EIGHT THOUSAND OF REPORTED
VIOLATIONS CONSTRUCTION WITH
OVER SIX THOUSAND REPORTED
VIOLATIONS SECURITY GUARD AND
PATROL SERVICES WITH ABOUT FIVE
THOUSAND. FULL SERVICE
RESTAURANTS ABOUT FOUR HOMES
HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES OF ALL
THREE THOUSAND CAREER AND
EXPRESS DELIVERY A LITTLE OVER
TWO THOUSAND AND TRUCK
TRANSPORTATION IS RIGHT BEHIND
THAT WITH TWO THOUSAND AS WELL
AS EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT IN JUST
AGENCIES. SO THESE ARE OUR TOPS
AND- OKAY- WHAT ARE THE PEN-
WHAT DO YOU SEE AS THE POTENTIAL
WAYS TO ADDRESS- THE DELAYS- IN
THESE- IN THESE WHICH CLAIMS. SO
OBVIOUSLY HIRING IS THE NUMBER
ONE THING WHICH IS WHY OUR TEAM
IS FOCUSED WE'VE REDIRECTED
SEVEN PROFESSIONALS TO
ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS TO
FOCUS ON HIRING AND I JUST
BRIEFED YOU ON OUR ADVANCEMENT
IN BUILDING OUR ADMINISTRATIVE
UNIT. BUT WHILE WE CONTINUE TO
STRUGGLE FOR ONE HIRING WE HAVE
ABOUT A DOZEN OF REFORMS THAT WE
HAVE IN PLACE AND I COULD
HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THEM FOR
YOU- SO ONE OF THEM IS A LOW
WAGE INDUSTRIES PROJECT PILOTS
I'M SORRY. AND THIS INVOLVES
LONG BEACH SANTA ANA BAKERSFIELD
AND FRESNO SO HERE'S WHERE WE
PULL THESE FOUR OFFICES TOGETHER
WE IDENTIFY LOW WAGE INDUSTRIES
AND WE FULL BOTH PLAYED OUT I
WOULD BRING THEM TO THE FRONT OF
THE LIFE. AND THAT PROJECT HAS
BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING THE
NUMBER OF DAYS BY 46% I'M SORRY
WHITE WHY IS THAT. WHAT WHAT IN
THAT. S. AS- BECAUSE USUALLY-
HISTORICALLY THIS AGENCY-
HANDLES PLANES AS THEY ARE
FILES. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE SO
TO SPEAK SO HERE WHAT WE'RE
DOING IS WORKING FOR ME NOW
CLAIMS FILED IN LOW WAGE
INDUSTRIES OUR PUTTING THEM TO
THE FRONT OF THE LINE OKAY OKAY
AND WE ARE ALSO SHARING
RESOURCES BETWEEN OFFICES WHICH
HAS BEEN OF BENEFIT OF SOMETHING
WE LEARNED. FROM THE PANDEMIC OF
HOW TO HAVE REMOTE OPERATION.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE- THIS IS- OF
HIGH LIMITS OF LIABILITY FIVE.
SO AS YOU ALL KNOW CALIFORNIA
HAS BEEN A LEADER- IS CREATING
UP WORK. NEW THEORIES OF
LIABILITY SO UP THE CHASE FOR
GOING AFTER THE BUILDING OWNER
GOING AFTER THE FIVE CONTRACTOR
CETERA- AND ALSO INDIVIDUAL
LIABILITY. HOWEVER THE CHALLENGE
WITH NEW STATUTES IS THE PUBLIC
ISN'T AWARE THAT THEY HAVE A
RIGHT TO DO THIS FOR EXAMPLE WE
HAVE STRICT LIABILITY AND
PROPERTY SERVICES THAT INCLUDES
JANITORIAL. AND ALSO NURSING
HOME. BUT WORKERS FILE CLAIMS
AND THEY JUST SENSE OF FILED
AGAINST THE PERSON WHO DIDN'T
PAY THEM WHICH MIGHT BE THE
FIRST LINE SUPERVISOR. SO WE
NEED TO INVEST IN TRAINING OUR
TEAM TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE
CASES AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL
PARTIES ARE NAMES AND YOU'LL
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MEANS WE
HAVE TO INVEST A LOT OF HOURS
WITH THE WORKERS. BECAUSE WHAT'S
ACTUALLY WERE RECONSTRUCTED FROM
MEMORY- THEY ENGAGED WITH FOR
THE DIFFERENT FANTASIES AND
REYES DELAYS THE PROCESS HOWEVER
IN THE PILOTS THAT WE CONDUCTED
WE FOUND THAT IN THOSE CASES
WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO NAY.
INDIVIDUAL LIABILITY AND UP THE
TREE WORKERS WERE TWICE AS
LIKELY TO RECOVER SO THAT'S THE
RIGHT DIRECTION WE HAVE TO GO
TO. SO WE HAVE A PLAN TO
IMPLEMENT THIS LIABILITY PILOT.
FLEW OUT ALL OF OUR OFFICES.
THOSE ARE COUPLE EXAMPLES OF. I
LISTS THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING
THE NOT ONLY ADDRESS- THE
BACKLOG BUT ACTUALLY IMPROVE THE
OUTCOME FOR WORKERS IN THERE
WAIT FOR THE PROCESS. GREAT
THANK YOU- C. YEAH THIS LIST
OKAY. OF THE PROPOSAL THAT'S
BEING MADE- IS THAT A REFLECTION
OF WHAT THE I. R. BELIEVES IS
ITS TOTAL RESOURCE NEED TO
ADDRESS- THIS ISSUE. IF NOT WHAT
DO YOU THINK IS THE TOTAL
RESOURCE NEEDED. YES THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR SO AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A
BACKLOG PROBLEMS THAT WE CAN
TRACE IT BACK TO TWENTY
FOURTEEN. I WORTH TALKING ABOUT-
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSALS FROM
TWENTY FIFTEEN AND TWENTY TWENTY
AND TWENTY TWENTY ONE THAT WE
HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FULLY
IMPLEMENT- GIVEN THE HIRING
FREEZE- GIVEN THE PANDEMIC FOR
ALL OF THESE CHALLENGES- SO AT
THIS TIME. WE ARE FOCUSED AND
FEELING ALL OF THESE POSITIONS
AND IMPLEMENTING YOUR COUGH
INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE
OUR OPERATIONS. AND THEN WE CAN
ASSESS. ONCE WE ARE FULLY
STAFFED WITH THESE BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL RESOURCES DO WE NEED
MORE. GOT IT. OKAY. I THINK
THAT'S THAT'S IT- FOR THIS ISSUE
ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE YOU LEAVE
US. WELL I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
HIGHLIGHT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
AWARE OF WE RECOVERED IN OUR
RETALIATION PROGRAM FOR
MCDONALD'S WORKERS OFF ON MONDAY
THE RETURN THEM BACK TO WORK-
AND WE RECOVERED A HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
BACK WAGES. AND THESE WERE FOR
BRAVE WORKERS WHO WERE
COMPLAINING ABOUT KOBE
VIOLATIONS IN THE HEIGHT OF THE
PANDEMIC AND THEREFORE YOU'RE
RESPONDED BY FIRING THEM CALM SO
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE RARELY
SEE WORKERS WANT TO GO BACK TO
THEIR EMPLOYER AND THE EMPLOYER
BEING WILLING. TO TAKE THEM
BACK- SO IT'S DEFINITELY A BIG
CELEBRATION- AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO COLLABORATING WITH OUR
COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CONTINUE
TO PRODUCE SUCH OUTCOMES. THANK
YOU AND I UNDERSTAND THERE WERE
SOME HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY CASES
AS WELL. ON THAT YOU WERE
INVOLVED IN IN SETTLING IN AND
HELPING THOSE WORKERS SO. THANK
YOU THANK YOU. FOR YOUR
COMMITMENT AND- STAY ON IT WE
APPRECIATE IT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON
TO ISSUES SIX. WE HAVEN'T TO.
TWO LEFT SHOES SIX. MISTER
THOMPSON IN NATURE- SO THIS IS
AN OVERSIGHT ITEM ONTO
INVESTMENTS FROM THE TWENTY TO.
TWENTY TWENTY TWO BUDGET ACT THE
CARD IS REQUESTED UPDATES ON THE
CALIFORNIA YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM THAT WAS SUPPORTED WITH
TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS GENERAL
FUND. I TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE
AND TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR AND
THE RISING TO TWENTY FIVE
MILLION IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE SO TO BE BUDGET YOUR
PLUS ONE- INITIALLY THE
EXPANSION OF THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER'S RETALIATION
RETALIATION COMPLAINT
INVESTIGATION UNIT. WHICH WAS
INITIALLY FUNDED WITH A THREE
POINT NINE MILLION ON GOING.
WHICH IS R. THREE POINT NINE
MILLION DOLLARS AND SPECIAL
FUNDS GROWING TO FOURTEEN
MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY ON
GOING BY TWENTY TWENTY FIVE
TWENTY SIX. OKAY MISTER MARCH
YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OKAY.
UGH COMMISSIONER DO YOU WANT TO
ADD ANYTHING ON HERE. YES MADAM
CHAIR I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT
WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE
SAME CHALLENGES THROUGHOUT ALL
OF OUR AGENCIES SO UNFORTUNATELY
WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE
FORWARD ON ALL OF THESE.
RETALIATION COMPLAINT
INVESTIGATION POSITIONS HOWEVER
LAST YEAR I DID MOVE FORWARD A
REORGANIZATION OF OUR R. C. I DO
HAVE CREATED A NEW ASSISTANT
CHIEF POSITION TO BE ABLE TO
FOCUS ON THIS COMPLEX UNIT. IN
ADDITION TO THROUGH ADDITIONAL
REGIONAL MANAGER POSITION AND
FOR NEW SUPERVISOR POSITIONS SO
IN TOTAL THESE SEVEN LEADERSHIP
POSITIONS ARE GOING TO BE
CRITICAL IN BUILDING OUR
CAPACITY NOT ONLY IMPROVE
OPERATIONS AND PRODUCE BETTER
OUTCOMES FOR THE WORKERS OF THE
STATE. BUT TO ACTUALLY BRING ON
THESE TWENTY THREE POSITIONS
THAT WE HAVE TO HIRE FOR THIS.
CALENDAR THIS FISCAL YEAR. OKAY
THANK YOU AND- MISS BURNS. DID
YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING. NO
STILL NOT OWNERS- MANY MORE.
OKAY AND MISTER IVERSON. GOOD
EVENING AS CHAIR- JOSH HALVERSON
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS- I CAN ADD A FEW BRIEF
COMMENTS- BECAUSE- ADULT BIRDS
DROPPED OFF HIS IN CALL.
REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. MEMBERS
ARE LISTED ON THE DHS WEBSITE IN
MEETINGS ARE PUBLICLY POSTED.
THIS COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF
REPRESENTATIVES FROM YOUTH YOUTH
SERVING ORGANIZATIONS LABOR
EMPLOYERS OF YOUTH K. THROUGH
TWELVE SCHOOLS COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND THE PUBLIC WORK FOR
SYSTEM AS REQUIRED IN THE
LEGISLATION. C. Y. A C. HAD ITS
FIRST MEETING ON FEBRUARY SIXTH
THIS GROUP WILL BE ADVISING THE
DIVISION OF APPRENTICESHIP
STANDARDS ON GUIDING PRINCIPLES
ON THE C. Y. E. P. THE DIVISION
IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO HIRE
FOLKS TO BE A PART. OF THE YOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP TEAM WITHIN D. A.
S. ALONG WITH THE PERSON TO JOIN
THE D. A. S. FINING TEAM FOCUSED
ON THIS. D. A. S. IS ON TARGET
TO MEET THE STATED DEADLINE OF
COMPLETING PLANNING BY OCTOBER
TWENTY TWENTY THREE AND AIMS TO
RELEASE THE SOLICITATION WELL
BEFORE THE MARCH TWENTY TWENTY
FOUR DEADLINE. CAN. EARL OKAY I
THINK WE HAVE A JUST A FEW- WHAT
STEPS SAYS DA ARE TAKEN TO
IMPLEMENT. THE INITIATIVES.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT I JUST LISTED
WERE- REGARDING THAT THE WEBSITE
AND SOME- PLANNING MEETINGS- AND
HAVE YOU- BUT CLICK IS THERE ANY
DATA THAT YOU'VE COLLECTED ON SO
FAR- I NAY. I DON'T WANT TO
SPECULATE I'M NOT SURE OF WHAT
THE CORRECT ANSWER WOULD BE SO I
DON'T THINK SO BUT I DON'T WANT
TO SAY THAT FOR SURE. IS NO
WRONG I CAN DEFINITELY CHECK
BACK IN WITH. THE DIVISION AND
GET YOU THAT ANSWER YEAH WE'LL
TAKE THAT BACK AND GET YOU GUYS
IN RESPONSE OKAY THANK YOU. OF
AND WHAT CHALLENGES HAVE YOU
FOUND AS YOU IMPLEMENT THESE
INITIATIVES. AND THE SAME
QUESTION I ASKED EARLIER IS ARE
THERE ANY STATUTORY CHANGES ARE
FUNDING CHALLENGES THAT THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULD CONSIDER. AND
I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY CHALLENGES
THAT HAVE BEEN- ENCOUNTERED SO
FAR- BUT I BELIEVE I SHOULD
CHECK BACK IN WITH THE DIVISION
TO ENSURE I GIVE YOU THE RIGHT
ANSWER. I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU
IT. FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AND
GRADING THING- WRONG ANSWERS
HERE APPRECIATE THAT. OKAY
ANYTHING ELSE BUT IT ANYBODY
WANTS TO ADD WITH REGARDS TO
THIS. NINE MEN WHO DEPARTMENT
FINANCE THANK YOU OKAY ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATED
MISTER IVERSON WILL MOVE TO OUR
LAST. ISSUE WHICH IS SOME THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSALS AND
STATUS UPDATE I THINK WE HAVE-
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE THANK YOU
EVERYONE REALLY APPRECIATE. YOU
HANGING IN- MISA GRIZ WALLED
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE- NO. IS
THAT.
RIGHT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
NATALIE GRIZ WALLED AND DANIELLE
BRANDON. AND THEN WE MOVED TO LA
ROSA THAT'S RIGHT OKAY NATALIE
GRIZZLED APARTMENT IN MY OF
FINANCE GOOD EVENING TERRY
MEMBERS. OF THIS EVENING-
PRESENT FIVE BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSALS INCLUDED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET FOR THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
RESOURCES OR CALLIE CHAR. SO
FIRST FOR THE TRIBAL
CONSULTATION CONSULTATION
TRAINING OF BUDGET CHAIN
PROPOSAL THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
INCLUDES ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS GENERAL FUND IN FISCAL
YEAR TWENTY TWENTY THREE TWENTY
FOUR. AND TEN THOUSAND GENERAL
FUND IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY
TWENTY THREE TWENTY FOUR AND ON
GOING FOR COLLEGE ARE TO DESIGN
DEVELOP AND DELIVER TRAINING AS
REQUIRED BY CHAPTER FOUR SEVEN
FIVE STATUTES OF TWENTY TWENTY
TWO BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS.
THIS CHAPTER REQUIRES KELLY
CHARGE DEVELOP TRAINING FOR
DESIGNATED OFFICIALS REGARDING
GOVERNMENT TO GOVERNMENT
CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND TRIBES AND
TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
CALIFORNIA. NEXT FOR A DEDICATED
PRIVACY OFFICER WITHIN COLLEGE
ARE THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
INCLUDES ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWENTY
THREE TWENTY FOUR AND ONE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND
AND TWENTY TWENTY FOUR TWENTY
FIVE AND I'M GOING. KELLY JR'S
PRIVACY OFFICER WILL DEVELOP AND
MANAGE THE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES
PROCEDURES AND COMPLIANCE WITH
CALIFORNIA'S PRIVACY LAWS AND
STANDARDS. THIRD THE
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE AND
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
REPLACEMENT BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL INCLUDED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROVIDES TWO
POSITIONS AND ONE MILLION THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY TWO THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN TWENTY TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR AND FIVE FIVE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN TWENTY TWENTY FOUR
TWENTY FIVE AND I'M GOING. TO
RESEARCH AND PLAN FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF THE COLLEGE OUR
WEB CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
AND DEVELOP AND IMPROVE
COMMUNICATION SERVICE TO THE
PUBLIC THE STATE AND ITS
EMPLOYEES. THIS PROPOSAL WILL
PROVIDE COLLEGE OUR RESOURCES TO
MODERNIZE ITS WEBSITE AND
IMPROVE STAKEHOLDER
COMMUNICATION OUTREACH. WHICH
SUPPORTS COLLEGE OUR STRATEGIC
GOAL AND PLAN TO ATTRACT. NEXT
FOR CALLIE TORRES PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT DIVISION STRATEGIC
WORK LET'S SUPPORT THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES FOUR
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN TWENTY TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR. AND FOUR HUNDRED
AND TWELVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR TWENTY FIVE
AND I'M GOING. TO PROVIDE A PM
Dð STRATEGIC WORKLOADS SUPPORT-
SELECAO CHAR HAS THE WORKLOAD
CAPACITY TO BETTER MANAGE ITS
CUSTOMER SERVICE IN LINE WITH
COLLEGE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
FINALLY FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL
SCREENING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
INCLUDES REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY
OF ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND PERMANENT
POSITION OF AUTHORITY. TO
TRANSITION ONE THAT LIMITED TERM
POSITION TO A PERMANENT POSITION
WITHIN CALLIE JARS OF MEDICAL
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SCREENING
DIVISION. THIS POSITION AND
ASSOCIATED FUNDING AND
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY WILL
ALLOW KELLY CHART TO CONTINUE
EFFICIENTLY PROCESSING PRE
EMPLOYMENT PSYCHOLOGICAL
SCREENINGS FOR CLIENT
DEPARTMENTS HIRING PEACE
OFFICERS. TOGETHER THESE FIVE
PROPOSALS ADVANCE KELLY CHARS
MISSION CRITICAL WORK I AM HERE
WITH MY COLLEGE ART COLLEAGUES-
AVAILABLE VIA THE CAMERA SYSTEM.
AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- MISBRANDED ANY DO YOU
WANT TO MAKE. ANY COMMENTS
DANIEL BRANDED. DANIEL BRANDON
APARTMENT FINANCE NOTHING DATA
MADAM CHAIR BUT ALSO AVAILABLE
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THANK YOU
MISTER SCHROEDER. A GOOD EVENING
MADAM CHAIR AN EXTRA OF THE L.
A. O. WE DON'T RAISE ANY
CONCERNS THE PROPOSALS- BUT WE I
WOULD. HIGHLIGHT WHAT THE
AGENDA- CALLS OUT WHICH IS THE
FACT THAT THE LEGISLATURE DID
APPROVE SIGNIFICANT POSITION OF
AUTHORITY IN THE CURRENT YEAR'S
BUDGET- FOR CALLIE CHAR AND THE
DEPARTMENT'S HEAD SIGNIFICANT
DIFFICULTIES FILLING THOSE
POSITIONS. SO I THINK THE AGENDA
RAISES SOME VERY VALID QUESTIONS
AS FAR AS- CHARACTERS ABILITY TO
FILL THE POSITIONS OF THE
REQUESTING FOR THE BUDGET YEAR.
OKAY WELL WE'LL COME BACK TO
THAT- A MISTER GET IT ARE YOU
STILL ON ZOOM. YES I AM MADAM
CHAIR OKAY ANYTHING YOU WANNA
ADD. I'M PREPARED TO ANSWER
THOSE QUESTIONS ALTHOUGH I- IN
TERMS OF- I BELIEVE THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAS TWO QUESTIONS
REGARDING STAFFING AND I'M I'M
PREPARED TO ANSWER THOSE
QUESTIONS NOW OR AFTER. I
PRESENT- THE UPDATE ON THE THREE
ITEMS- LEFT BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE. WHATEVER YOUR
PREFERENCES AND MANAGER.
DEFERMENT THE THREE ITEMS FROM
LAST YEAR'S. YEAH WHAT WANT TO
GO AHEAD WITH THE THREE ITEMS.
GREAT THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR SO
THE FIRST ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON
CALIFORNIA LEADS- AS YOU MAY
KNOW THE BUDGET ACT OF TWENTY
TWENTY TWO INCLUDED FORTY THREE
PERMANENT POSITIONS AND SEVEN
POINT SIX MILLION FOR TWENTY
TWENTY TO TWENTY TWENTY THREE.
AND SIX POINT EIGHT MILLION FOR
TWENTY TWENTY THREE TWENTY
TWENTY FOUR AND I'M GOING- THIS
FUNDING HAS BEEN USED BY CALLIE
CHART TO IMPLEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS- OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEADS AS AN EMPLOYER
TASK FORCE. SINCE THE ORIGINAL
CALLIE CHARRED JANUARY TWENTY
TWENTY THREE CALIFORNIA LEADS
REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
CALLIE CHART HAS GONE FROM
HIRING 20% OF THE CALIFORNIA
LEADS POSITION POSITIONS- TO
HAVING HIRED THIRTY FIVE- OF
THOSE POSITIONS- AND IS ACTIVELY
RECRUITING 53% OF THOSE
POSITIONS. MANY OF THE EFFORTS
OF THE CALIFORNIA LEADS ARE
UNDER WAY FOR EXAMPLE KELLY
CHECK A PROVIDED ITS FIRST EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY ACADEMY
CLASS TO SIXTY UPWARD MOBILITY
COORDINATORS IN FEBRUARY OF THIS
YEAR. AN ADDITIONAL SIXTY
REGISTRANTS ARE RECEIVING
TRAINING IN THIS MONTH- AND THE
ACADEMY CLASSES ARE UNDERWAY
INCLUDING. THE ROLE OF AN EEO
OFFICER AND THE WORKFORCE
ANALYSIS FOR UPWARD MOBILITY
OVERSIGHT TO STAFF HAVE BEEN
HIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM CALLIE
CHART IS NOW WORKING ON TOOLS
AND PROCEDURES TO SUPPORT
DEPARTMENTS AND HIRING PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES. MEETING
UPWARD MOBILITY PLAN
REQUIREMENTS AND SETTING GOALS
FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
AND UPWARD MOBILITY HIRES. FOR
THE KEY DATA INITIATIVE STAFF
CONTINUE TO BUILD EXPERTISE IN
THE CREATION OF DATA- DASHBOARDS
AND USE OF TOOLS. TO ANALYZE
DATA KELLY TO RECENTLY PUBLISHED
ITS TWENTY TWENTY ONE TOTAL
COMPENSATION REPORT WITH THE
DASHBOARD ON THE PUBLIC ON A
PUBLIC WEBSITE. KELLY CHAR
CONTINUES TO ANALYZE OTHER
DATASETS AND REPORTS INCLUDING
THE WARM WOMEN'S EARNINGS AND
STATE EMPLOYEES CENSUS REPORTS
FOR POSSIBLE UP PUBLICATION OF
ADDITIONAL DASHBOARDS IN THE
FUTURE. THAT'S MY UPDATE ON
CALIFORNIA LEADS MANAGER DO YOU
WANT ME TO CONTINUE TO THE NEXT
ITEM OR WOULD YOU LIKE ME POTS
NO OKAY GO HEAD. GO HEAD OKAY
THEIR ITEMS. PERFECT SO THE NEXT
ITEM IS- DEPARTMENTAL WORKLOAD
THE BUDGET ACT OF TWENTY TWENTY
TWO INCLUDED TWENTY TWO POINT
FIVE POSITIONS AND SIX. POINT
THREE MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR
TWENTY TWENTY TO TWENTY TWENTY
THREE. AND A FOUR MILLION SEVEN
HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN THOUSAND
AND TWENTY TWENTY THREE AT
TWENTY TWENTY FOUR AND I'M
GOING. THESE RESOURCES WERE
DEDICATED TO ADDRESS- A COUPLE
OF ISSUES INCLUDING STAFFING
ISSUES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES AND INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY DIVISIONS.
REALIGNMENT OF THE LEGAL
DIVISION FUNDING OBTAINING A
SINGLE LEGAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT RIVER
VERIFICATION UNIT AND INCREASING
FUNDING FOR THE SAVINGS PLUS
PROGRAM. TO DATE KELLY CHAR HAS
HIRED 51% OF THESE POSITIONS ARE
WHICH ARE ELEVEN POINT FIVE AND
IS WORKING ON FILLING THE REST.
AS ADDITIONAL UPDATES THE
WORKLOAD B. C. P. INCLUDED
FUNDING FOR A NEW APPLICATION TO
ASSIST WITH CALLIE CHARLIE GOAL
DIVISIONS- PROCESSING INVOICE
WORKLOAD EMPLOYEE HOURS AND CASE
TRACKING. THIS PROJECT WAS
PLACED ON HOLD DUE TO IMPACTS OF
COCA NINETEEN AND KEY STAFF
MEMBER TURNOVER. PROJECT WORK
HAS RESUMED AS OF JANUARY TWENTY
TWENTY THREE. LAST YEAR'S- BCP
ALSO INCLUDED FUNDING FOR THE
CREATION OF A DEPENDENT.
ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION UNIT
WITHIN CALLIE CHAR THIS UNIT
WOULD- VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY OF
EMPLOYEE DEPENDENTS FOR
CONTINUED ENROLLMENT IN STATE
SPONSORED HEALTH CARE BENEFITS.
THIS UNIT HAS BEEN CREATED.
LASTLY THE BUDGET INCLUDED
FUNDING FOR SAVINGS PLUS PROGRAM
THE PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS STATE
EMPLOYEES TO SUPPLEMENT
RETIREMENT BENEFITS THROUGH TAX
DEFERRED AND ROTH CONTRIBUTIONS
PAYROLL CONTRIBUTIONS. RELATED
TO- A PROJECTED INCREASE IN
THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATOR COST
SPENDING AWARD OF THE CONTRACT
THE FUNDING IN LAST YEAR'S B. C.
P. IS BEING SPENT FOR THIS
PURPOSE. THOSE ARE- THAT'S MY
UPDATE ON THAT ONE THE NEXT.
UPDATE IS ON THE CALIFORNIA
STATE PAYROLL SYSTEM PROJECT.
KELLY CHECK CONTINUES TO PARTNER
WITH THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S
OFFICE IN PLANNING ACTIVITIES
FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE PAYROLL
SYSTEM PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS
CURRENTLY REVIEWING SOLUTION
PROPOSALS AS PART OF STAGE FOUR
OF THE PROJECT APPROVAL
LIFECYCLE WITH CONTRACT AWARD.
ANTICIPATED SOMETIME THIS SUMMER
THE KELLY CHAR CONTINUES ITS
WORK TO EVALUATE AND UPDATE
HUMAN RESOURCES STATUTES
REGULATIONS AND POLICY NECESSARY
TO IMPLEMENT THE C. S. P. S.
SOLUTION. COMMUNICATIONS WITH
BARGAINING UNITS REMAIN CALM-
COLLECTED- AT COLLABORATIVE AND
SUPPORTIVE OF THE TRANSITION TO
A MODERN HUMAN RESOURCES AND
PAYROLL SOLUTION. THE TWENTY
TWENTY TO BUDGET ACT APPROVED
FIFTEEN POSITIONS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE PAYROLL SYSTEM
PROJECT EFFORTS OF THE FIFTEEN
POSITIONS R. KELLY CHAR HAS MADE
REASONABLE PROGRESS IN FILLING
THESE VACANCIES. NINE POSITIONS
HAVE BEEN FILLED THAT 60% FIVE
POSITIONS ARE IN RECRUITMENT
THAT'S 33% AND ONE POSITION IS
BEING HELD AWAITING A C. S. P.
S. OUR CONTRACT AWARD. THOSE ARE
MY THREE UPDATES MADAM CHAIR
HAPPY TAKING QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
SO CAN WE GO BACK TO THE ISSUE
OF THE HIRING MISTER. SCHROEDER
I RECRUIT FOR THE FUN- FILLING
THE JOB VACANCY IT'S JUST THAT
THAT'S THE ISSUE THAT YOU MADE
YEAH I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY
MUCH MORE TO ADD BEYOND WHAT
I'VE ALREADY SAID WHICH IS JUST
THAT. THE THE AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
THE FACT THAT THE LEGISLATURE
DID APPROVE SIGNIFICAN NUMBER OF
A POSITION OF AUTHORITY FOR
COLLEGE ARE IN THE PRIOR YEAR
FOR IN THE CURRENT YEAR EXCUSE
ME TWENTY TWO TWENTY THREE. AND
YOU KNOW IT'S COLLEGE ARE JUST
INDICATED THE SIGNIFICANT SHARE
THOSE POSITIONS ARE STILL NOT
FILLED- WHILE THEY HAVE MADE
PROGRESS THEY ARE ARE NOT
FILLED- AND SO I THINK THAT THE
AGENDA RAISES VALID QUESTIONS IN
TERMS OF- THE LEGISLATURE HAVING
CONFIDENCE THAT. THE
ADMINISTRATION BILL FILL THE
POSITIONS OF THE REQUESTING FOR
THIS. COMING YEAR OKAY GREAT
THANK YOU- IS CHRIS WELTY ONE OF
RESPOND TO THAT BUT YES I'LL
GIVE MY COLLEAGUE MARIO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND OR ELSE
AVAILABLE TO RESPOND THANK YOU.
YES MADAM CHAIR WITH- WHEN I
WOULD SEE ON BEHALF OF KELLY
CHAR IS THAT- CALCULATORS
COMMITTED TO- DO THE WORK- THAT
WE PUT FORWARD TO THE BCPS AND
IN ORDER TO REALLY. FULLY DO
THAT WORK WE NEED TO- WE NEED
ALL OF THE STAFF THAT WE
COMMITTED TO- AS I MENTIONED IN
MY EARLIER COMMENTS- WE HAVE
MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN
HIRING. STAFF AND- PROGRESS
CONTINUES IN FILLING THE
REMAINING POSITION SO WE ARE.
CONFIDENT THAT MOVING FORWARD WE
WILL BE ABLE TO FILL THE
POSITIONS AND CONTINUED DOING
THE WORK THAT- THE DEPARTMENT IS
COMMITTED TO DO. THE HELLO YOU
KNOW THAT YOU ACTUALLY. MAKING
PROGRESS I MEAN HOW DO YOU HOW
OFTEN OR- WHAT IS THE- GOAL
POSTS ALONG THE WAY. THAT GIVE
YOU THE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU'RE
ACTUALLY. FEELING THEM AT THE
RATE THAT YOU NEED TO BE BE
FILLING THEM. WHAT THE- WHILE
I'M WHILE WE FILL THE POSITIONS-
YOU KNOW SOME OF THE WORK IS
BEING DONE HELL WITH- SOME OF
THE STUFF THAT'S ALREADY BEEN
HIRED- I MENTIONED FOR EXAMPLE-
AND THE RIVER- THE- THE TWO
STAFF THAT WERE HIRED TO HELP-
DEPARTMENTS. WITH UPWARD
MOBILITY GOALS AND HIRING PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES AND SO THOSE
TO STOP HAVE ALREADY BEEN HIRED
THEY'RE ALREADY WORKING ON
POLICIES AND SO THE NEXT STEP
ONCE THOSE POLICIES ARE
FINALIZED IS TO WORK WITH- THE
DEPARTMENT SO THAT. THE WORK IS
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE STAFF
THAT WE HAVE AND THE ADDITIONAL
STAFF WILL JUST ENSURE THAT WE
HAVE THE FULL CAPACITY NEEDED
TO- FULLY- THOUGHT PROGRESS THE
PROGRAMS THAT THEY SHOULD. MISC
IS ALL DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING TO THAT I MEAN I THINK
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS. NOT
JUST THE PROMISE BUT HOW DO YOU
KNOW AND HOW DO WE KNOW THAT.
YOU'RE GOING TO DO BETTER. THAN
WHAT'S BEEN DONE AND
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROGRESS THAT
HAS BEEN DONE BUT- STILL THERE'S
A LOT OF CATCH UP TO DO. YEAH I
UNDERSTAND SO- BLOWN EMPLOYMENT
AND THE CHANGING WORKFORCE
OVERALL HAVE MADE RECRUITING
TALENT DIFFICULT FOR COLLEGE ARE
AND FOR THE STATE OVERALL-
CALIFORNIA'S CONSTITUTIONALLY
MANDATED MERIT BASED HIRING
PROCESS ALSO MAKES HIRING FOR
THE STATE DIFFERENT THAN IT IS
FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR- ALL
CANDIDATES FOR POSITIONS MUST
MEET DEFINED MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS A PROCESS WHICH
TAKES LONGER TO VERIFY. THAT
WOULD BE QUITE REQUIRED
THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE PRIVATE
SECTOR SO- WE ARE. WE BELIEVE A
COLLEGE ARE WELL IT DOES TAKE
TIME TO HIRE A LOT OF KELLY
CHARS INITIATIVES OUR SYSTEM
HIRING THROUGH THE STATE OVERALL
AS WELL AS FOR COLLEGE ARE
SPECIFICALLY. FOR EXAMPLE
CALIFORNIA LEADS AN EMPLOYER
INITIATIVE AND THE NEW WORK FOR
CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN TO INCREASE
HIRING THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WE
THINK THAT THESE INITIATIVES
APPROVED MANY APPROVED IN THE B.
AND- LOOK UP THE BUDGET LAST
YEAR. ARE GOING TO ASSIST KILEY
TURN BEING ABLE TO MAKE ITS
HIRING GOALS. AND POSITIONS
AUTHORIZED IN THE TWENTY TWENTY
TO BUDGET AND THE NEW POSITIONS-
PROPOSED IN THE CURRENT
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET- ARE DESIGNED
TO ADDRESS ACTUAL WORKLOAD NEEDS
SO EVEN IF COLLEGE ARE IS ABLE
TO FILL. ALL OF ITS AUTHORIZED
POSITIONS TODAY. THE NEW
POSITIONS PROPOSED WILL STILL
MEET OUR ACTUAL WORK LET ME
IT'S- THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY
ANYTHING ELSE HAVE. HAVE YOU-
JUST AS WE WERE. SO FRESH IN OUR
MINDS FROM THE EDT. AND LOT OF
THE SOME OF THE ISSUES HAD TO DO
WITH ALSO ON HIRING AND THE- D.
A. R. HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF
REFORMS THAT COULD BE.
IMPLEMENTED THAT WOULD. HELP US
IS TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THINGS
ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT IN YOUR
CONTROL BUT A LOT OF THINGS ARE
IN YOUR CONTROL HAVE. YOU
THOUGHT OF GOING IN THAT
DIRECTION AND ADDING THAT TO
YOUR TOOLS TOOL BOX. I THINK A
LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE
DESIGNED AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE
CALIFORNIA LEADS AS AN EMPLOYER
INITIATIVE. AND MARIO WOULD BE
ABLE TO SPEAK MORE TO THE
DETAILS OF THOSE INITIATIVES.
BUT I KNOW THAT THAT INCLUDES A
NEW WAYS OF UPDATING OUR HIRING
PROCESSES UPDATES CAL CAREERS
WHICH IS OUR HIRING PLATFORM
ONLINE. AND UPDATES OF THAT
NATURE THAT NATURE. IF I COULD
JUST THAT I KNOW ONE OF THE
THINGS MENTIONED BY THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER WAS. THE- THE
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET
INTO THE SYSTEM SO IT'S NOT AS
FRIENDLY. AND I KNOW JUST
PERSONALLY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO FIND IT VERY
DIFFICULT- TO GET INTO THE
SYSTEM AND- MAYBE IT'S NOT
EXACTLY THE STATE. SYSTEM BUT
JUST OVERALL THERE'S A- EITHER
INTIMIDATION OR JUST GIVE UP. SO
YOU KNOW THOSE KINDS IS JUST
LIKE. YOU DID WAS SAYING TO
BECOME MUCH MORE FRIENDLY- AND
SIMPLER. MADAM CHAIR IF I MAY
ADD SURE- ONE THOUGHT I HAD IS-
THE MINISTRATIONS MENTIONED THAT
THERE'S THE LABOR MARKETS ISSUE
AND HOW CALIFORNIA STATE
GOVERNMENT IS EXPERIENCING THIS
AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS NOT JUST
COLLEGE PARK. I ONE THING I JUST
WANT TO POINT OUT IS THAT THIS
YEAR IS A YEAR WHERE. A MAJORITY
OF THE STATE WORKFORCE IS COMING
DUE FOR THE BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS. AND SO IF THIS IS A
MATTER OF COMPENSATION THIS IS
THE YEAR TO REALLY BE DISCUSSING
WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR THAT. MMHM
OKAY. OKAY I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
CALL ON- BRANDON. RICHMONT ROOTS
. RESPOND ON ZOOM. DID WE LOSE
HIM. I'M HERE MADAM CHAIR I HAVE
NOTHING FURTHER TO ADD I'M JUST
HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. OKAY
SORRY I BY PAST YOU KNOW WORKS
OKAY ALL RIGHT- I HAVE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS. ANYBODY WANNA
HAVE FINAL REMARKS BEFORE WE-
LEAVE OKAY. MADAM CHAIR THIS IS
MARIO GIRL LETS DOCTOR KELLY
CHARGES WITHOUT THAT- THAT- YOU
KNOW SOME OF THE THAT THE- LIKE
THE DEPARTMENT FINANCE
MENTIONED- THE CURRENT PROPOSALS
ARE ALSO SUPPOSED TO WORK- WELL
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LEADS
PROPOSAL SO FOR EXAMPLE THE
COMMUNICATIONS B. C. P. WE'RE
HOPING THAT THAT WILL ADD
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO ALLOW
CALLIE CHARTED BE ABLE TO WORK
WITH DEPARTMENTS TO. DO FOR
EXAMPLE- CAMPAIGNS TO HIGHLIGHT
THE TO. HELP HIGHER INPUT AND
PLACES WHERE THERE ARE-
DIFFICULTIES IN HIRING THESE
CAMPAIGNS- WITH THE ADDITIONAL
STAFF RIGHT NOW BY THE WAY
CULTURE HAS ONE COMMUNICATIONS
STAFF SO IF WE HAVE ADDITIONAL
STAFF WE CAN THEN WORK WITH
DEPARTMENTS IN THE SPECIFIC
CAMPAIGNS- WHERE THERE ARE HARD
TO FIND HIGHER. CLASSIFICATIONS
WE CAN FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON
WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE HELP THEM-
ADVERTISE- AND HOPEFULLY IMPROVE
THEIR ABILITY TO HIRE- AND SO I
JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT THAT
RBC P. WORK WOULD WORK WELL
WITH- SOME OF THE- KICK-
CALIFORNIA LEADS. INITIATIVE-
OUR GOALS. YOU KNOW I JUST WANT
TO MENTION- WE HAVE A NEW MAYOR
IN LOS ANGELES AND I'VE NOTICED
THAT AT DIFFERENT EVENTS- THAT
HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH HIRING
BUT- SOMEHOW SHE MAKES A
CONNECTION BACK AND- SHE- YOU
KNOW REALLY IS- PUSHING OUT
THERE. AND YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE
PAYING ATTENTION TO HER- AND
THAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT WE HAVE
ALL THESE JOB BLAH BLAH BLAH
COME TO WORK FOR THE CITY YOU
CAN DO THIS YOU CAN DO THAT
SHE'S JUST. SORT OF DOES IT
SPONTANEOUSLY AND- BUT- JUST
COMES TO MIND BECAUSE- THEY'RE
ALSO LOOKING TO FILL A LOT OF
POSITIONS IN THE CITY BUT-
SOMEHOW WE GOT TO GET A LOT OF
POPULAR VOICES YOU KNOW TALKING
ABOUT THIS- SO IT DOESN'T JUST
END UP ON YOUR- WELL. I HAVE NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
MISTER GUERRERO APPRECIATE- ALL
OF YOUR COMMENTS IN YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING
HERE OR GOING TO GO ON NOW TO A
PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU
EVERYONE THANK YOU FOR HANGING
IN THERE. PUBLIC COMMENT- ANYONE
WANTING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT HERE IN THE ROOM. C.
NONETHELESS MR TOP AND DO YOU
WANNA GIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THAT WHERE YOU'RE WAITING
HERE. OKAY RIGHT HERE YES- NO
ONE HERE IN THE ROOM- SO WE'RE
GOING TO GO ON JUST AS A
REMINDER TODAY'S PARTICIPANT
NUMBER IS EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN. TWO
TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS SIX NINE FOUR
EIGHT NINE THREE ZERO. MODERATOR
IF YOU WOULD PROMPT INDIVIDUALS
WAITING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT. SURE LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN PUBLIC COMMENTATORS ONE THEN
ZERO. YOU'LL GET A LINE NUMBER
REAL QUICK BACK INTO Q. SOME
ALTERNATE DESIGNS ADDED ONE AND
THEN ZERO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND WE WILL BE RIGHT WITH MY
NUMBER ONE SEVENTY FIVE- HAD CAN
YOU GIVE ME THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
PEOPLE WAITING MODERATOR SURE.
YEP WE HAVE ABOUT THREE IN Q.
RIGHT NOW THANK YOU. YOU'RE
WELCOME. GO AHEAD I NUMBER ONE
SEVEN NINE. NICOLE BORNEMANN ON
BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN
PARTNERSHIP YOU CAN GET ISSUE
THREE FEET AS THE CHILDREN
PARTNERSHIP WE BELIEVE THAT
PROVIDING UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS THE UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS IS AN ESSENTIAL
INVESTMENT TO CREATE A RESILIENT
EQUITABLE ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYONE AND THAT IN FACT.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR THE
WELL BEING OF CHILDREN AND
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. NEARLY HALF
OF CALIFORNIA'S NINE MILLION
CHILDREN ARE PART OF IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES AND AN ESTIMATED 20% OF
ALL CALIFORNIANS UNDER EIGHTEEN
REPUBLICAN UNDOCUMENTED. FAMILY
MEMBER OR UNDOCUMENTED
THEMSELVES. DESPITE THE FACT
THAT UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS LAKE
HURON CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY
CONTRIBUTING AN ESTIMATED THREE
POINT SEVEN BILLION IN ANNUAL
STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUES.
AND THEIR FAMILIES CONTINUE
FACING SEVERE ECONOMIC.
INSTABILITY CHILDREN PARTNERSHIP
URGES THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
FOR UNEMPLOYED WORKERS THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK
YOU FOR CALLING NEXT. THANK YOU
NEXT TO A BOTTOM LINE NUMBER ONE
SEVENTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD EVENING MADAM CHAIR ROBERT
MUCH OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND I WANNA FIRST APPLIED YOUR
INSURANCE FOR THAT HEARING- I
WOULD HURT YOU BUDGET ITEMS ON
EBAY AT. ISSUE THREE A. B. I
WANT TO SAY THAT HE RECOVERED
AND ARE REALLY AT THE GLAD TO BE
THAT EASY NEXT PROGRAMS GOING
FORWARD I'M GLAD YOU THAT
PROJECT WE PART OF THAT PROCESS.
I PERSONALLY RECEIVED A NUMBER
OF PRODUCTS AND THE LAST WEEK
RIGHT I KNOW THE ISSUE IS STILL
HAPPENING I'M WHAT- HE CAN TELL
YOU THAT THAT- AND KEEP IN MIND
THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPER PENSION
SPECIFICALLY WE WOULD LIKE YOU
TO FEDERAL I A L. TWO
VERIFICATION LEVEL. UP RIGHT ANY
ACTION MAINTAIN. I'M SECOND LIKE
TO SPEAK TO THE BUDGET ON THAT
YOU LIKE THAT THE ISSUE OR WE
ARE DISAPPOINTED THAT THE
REMOVAL OF THE BUDGET I AM GOING
TO GET YOU I FIND EIGHT AS WELL
AS THE TAX RELIEF- FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES RELATED TO THE U. I.
FACT THAT. APPRECIATE THE ISSUE
BEING RAISED IN THE AGENDA AND
THE DOCTOR. UP THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR CALLING
. PREACHES NEXT PLEASE. OKAY WE
HAVE EXCUSE PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES
GOOD AFTERNOON OF THE NEXT I'M
DIRECTOR CALLING ON BEHALF THAT
COULD BE NEAR THE ORGAN IMPROPER
FOR THE FOR AND ARE THE TICKET.
PROP ISSUE P. IN THE RETURN
STORMS WITHOUT. BUT HELLO. I GET
RAIN THAT WE MIGHT NEEDED FOR
THE LAND. BUT THIS BITTERSWEET
BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME MANY
END UP. ON THE FIRST WITH THE
LATEST FROM BEING ABLE TO WORK
IN THE FIELD YEAH GET FLOODED.
BOB ACROSS THE BLOC AGREED IF OF
. IN BOTH FORMER AND FARM
WORKERS ARE STRUGGLING GET BACK
ON THEIR FEET. EARLY ARE
DOCUMENT FARMWORKERS AND YOU'RE
CURRENTLY WHO DIDN'T LOOK BEEN
TRADITIONAL. UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS AND I'M CURRENTLY
HAVING A HARD TIME BEING ABLE TO
PAY FOR THE HIKE UP THE RENT
LOOTED YOUR- INVESTMENT CAUSING
MAJOR STRESS. ON OUR COMMUNITY
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. BUT
WITH THAT SAID WE REALLY WANT TO
THINK ABOUT OUR LEADERS
INCLUDING FAKE NOT FALL APART OF
IT HE VALUES. I WANT TO URGE YOU
TO CONTINUE THE QUEST TO ENSURE
THAT IT IS INCLUDED IN. THE
FINAL BUDGET THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THEY YOU FOR CALLING. WE DO HAVE
ONE MORE LEFT IN QUEUE HERE AND
THAT WOULD GIVE AYE NUMBER ONE
SEVENTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ARE YOU HAVE A GOOD EVENING MY-
LOOK AT MY WALL I AM CALLING
FROM THE CONSULATE FOR THEM ALL
OF IT. IF THAT PROCLAMATION.
THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ON YOUR
NUMBERS- WE'RE LOOKING DATE YOU
SHOW UP ON THE SCREEN AND THEN
THE- OTHER OPTION ON THE POINT
OF UNFUNDED BENEFIT. OR
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS YOU KNOW
THAT BLACK VEHICLE UNDERSTOOD
THAT- DAY SHOW UP NOT ON NOT ON
THE NETWORK CHRISTIAN I'M PLAN
BENEFITS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
THROUGH. THE ANNUAL BUDGET
PROCESS UNTIL WILD WOULD LOOK
FORWARD TO- NINE GAUGING MORE
WITH THE SENATE- ON ON THIS
ISSUE I'M SEEING THIS. PROPOSAL
THE SAFETY NET PROPUBLICA'S IN
DEPTH BUDGET- FOR THIS YEAR
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR CALLING. ALL RIGHT WE DO NOT
HAVE ANY MORE IN Q. JERRY
CONTINUE. THANK YOU MONTEREY-
THANK YOU TO ALL THE IN. WHO
PARKED. IN PUBLIC TESTIMONY
TODAY. IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO
TESTIFY PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR
COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS IN
WRITING. TO THE BUDGET FISCAL
REVIEW COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE. YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO US
ONE INCLUDED TESTIMONY IN THE
OFFICIAL HEARING RECORDS. THANK
YOU WE APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTICIPATION. AND THANK YOU
EVERYONE WHO HUNG IN THERE WITH
US FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR
COOPERATION WE HAVE NOW
CONCLUDED THE AGENDA I WANT TO
THANK THE STAFF VERY MUCH- FOR
ALL THAT YOU DO TO MAKE THIS-
RUN SO SMOOTHLY. AND OUR
CONSULTANT- ON DR FRANCIS-
EVERYONE WHO'S HELPED MAKE THIS
POSSIBLE- CONCLUDED THE AGENDA
FOR TODAY'S HEARING. AND IT IS-
COMMITTEE NUMBER FIVE IS NOW A
JERK. BAM.