SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
WILL COME TO ORDER NOW GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE OR VERSUS FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO BURST TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AND
PARTICIPATE- PLEASE CALL THE
NUMBER. 1-888-808-6929 THE
ACCESS CODE TODAY IS SEVEN THREE
SIX TWO. EIGHT THREE FOUR WE'RE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS
HERE IN THE- STREET BUILDING I
ASK ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE
TO PLEASE PROCEED TO THE ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING. WE HAVE TWENTY FOUR
BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA WITH
EIGHT ON CONSENT. NOTICING THE
ABSENCE OF A QUORUM WE WILL
BEGIN AS A SUB COMMITTEE. I DO
SEE- OUR FIRST- FIRST MEMBER WE
WILL BE HEARING MEASURES IN FILE
ORDER ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS
WHEN YOU'RE READY WE WILL HEAR
FILE NUMBER ONE ASSEMBLY BILL
TWO FORTY EIGHT. ALRIGHT THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS AB
TWO FORTY EIGHT RECOGNIZES THE
DIGNITY OF ALL CALIFORNIANS BY
REMOVING FROM CALIFORNIA LAW THE
R. WORD. IN THE TERM
HANDICAPPED. OUR WORDS MATTER
THEY ARE HOW WE COMMUNICATE THE
VALUES WE HOLD MOST DEAR. THE
IMPACT CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED
JUST A SINGLE WORD CAN MAKE
SOMEONE FEEL UPLIFTED OR TO MEET
RESPECTED OR SLANDER. BECAUSE OF
THEIR FAX WE MUST ALWAYS BE
COGNISANT OF THE WORDS WE
CHOOSE. THIS IS EXPRESSLY TRUE
FOR THE WORDS. THAT COMPRISE OUR
LOS. THE ULTIMATE EXPRESSION OF
OUR SOCIETY'S VALUES. ONE WORD
CURRENTLY IN OUR CODE SECTION
THE R. WORD. IT'S PARTICULARLY
SHAMEFUL IT IS INACCURATE IT IS
A SLUR FROM TIMES. YES THAT ARE
CRYSIS ID DOES NOT ACCEPT
ESPECIALLY WHEN MORE ACCURATE
AND LESS OFFENSIVE TERMS EXIST.
AB TWO FORTY EIGHT RECOGNIZES
THE DIGNITY OF ALL. OF US IN OUR
SOCIETY AND IN OUR LOS. OUR
OFFICE HAS WORKED. WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND
BASED UPON THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS EXPANDED THE
BILL TO ALSO REMOVE THE TERM
HANDICAPPED. AN OUTDATED CODE
SECTIONS AB TWO FORTY EIGHT HIS
HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT ALL THE
WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS. IS ALSO
SUPPORTED BY. THE ASSOCIATION OF
REGIONAL CENTRAL CENTER AGENCIES
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER.
COALITION FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING
IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CALIFORNIA
STATE COUNCIL OF DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES. MANAGER WE HAD
ORIGINALLY HAD SEVERAL WITNESSES
PLAN TO TESTIFY IN PERSON BUT
WITH TODAY BEING JUNE EIGHTEENTH
IN A FEDERAL HOLIDAY THEY ARE
NOT ABLE TO ATTEND AND- WITH THE
LAST MINUTE NOT ABLE TO
TELECONFERENCING EITHER- BUT
THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT
THAT THE V. TO FORTY EIGHT-
RIGHT TO SERIOUS WRONG. AND WITH
THAT SINNERS I RESPECTFULLY ASK
RIVAL THANK YOU. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER- WE WILL NOW
HEAR FROM THE AUDIENCE AND YOU
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. ANY
WITNESSES IN THE AUDIENCE IN
OPPOSITION. ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WISHING TO SHOW THEIR
SUPPORT VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO
TELECONFERENCE PLEASE NOTE THAT
ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DISRUPTIVE
MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE ROAD
MEETING SERVICE AND HAVE THEIR
CONNECTIONS MUTED AT THE CHAIR'S
DISCRETION. I WILL NOT INSTITUTE
TIME LIMITS ON TESTIMONY AND I
WILL PERMIT AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF
TIME FOR ALL WITNESSES
REGARDLESS OF THEIR POSITION I
ASK THAT ALL WITNESSES STATE
THEIR NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ONLY AND THIS WILL BE
STRICTLY ENFORCED. RIGHT
MODERATED WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE
QUEUE. EVERYBODY WISHES SPEAK ON
A. B. TWO FORTY EIGHT PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. WE DO HAVE
ONE IN THE QUEUE AFTER THANK YOU
PLEASE PROMPT THEM TO- TO
TESTIFY EITHER IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. AB. TWO FORTY. AND
WE'LL START WITH LINE TWENTY
SEVEN. FOR SUPPORTER OPPOSITION
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI GOOD
AFTERNOON ONE AND SHARED
MEASURES GREGORY KRAMER ON
BEHALF DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU THANK YOU. AND WE DO
HAVE ANOTHER IN Q. MADAM CHAIR
HELLO I'M TWENTY FOUR THANK YOU
. OKAY AND THEY DROPPED A FEW.
OKAY THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
THAT BEFORE YOU BRING THIS
DISCUSSION BACK TO OUR MEMBERS
WE WILL ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
ASSISTED CALL THE ROLL EL DORADO
HILLS HERE. A TROUBLED. HER TARA
. MINJIN WILL HOP. RIGHT THANK
YOU. SO- LET'S THE DISCUSSION
BACK TRY MEMBERS ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS ON ASSEMBLY BILL TWO
FORTY EIGHT. SENATE MITCHELL
BROKE SO I THINK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS MEASURE FORWARD
AND- BE HAPPY TO MOVE THE- THE
MEASURE WHEN IT'S APPROPRIATE.
THANK YOU. K. I THANK YOU SO
MUCH AS THE RIVER MATHIS I THINK
OFTENTIMES WE SEE THOUSANDS OF
BILLS COME ACROSS OUR DESK- AND
FOR ME ALTHOUGH THIS BILL HAS
UNANIMOUS SUPPORT AND BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS OF THE
PUBLIC HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE
EDUCATED AND ENGAGED AS WELL- I
THINK OFTEN TIMES- WE TAKE FOR
GRANTED. THAT AB OUR OUR SOCIETY
HAS EVOLVED AND HAS LEFT BEHIND
SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE AND
YOUR BILL IS A TESTAMENT TO
TAKING CARE OF THOSE. WHO NEED
US TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR
POLICY AND OUR LAWS SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD- AND I WILL BE
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL TODAY I
THINK YOU HAVE AN AMAZING
THAILAND SO I WANT TO TELL YOU.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A CLIENT OF THE
VERY GRATEFUL FATHER SO HAPPY
BELATED FATHER'S DAY THANK YOU.
OKAY GREAT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION
FROM CENTER TO A BOOK- SO.
PLEASE CALL ROOF. FILE ITEM ONE
THE MOTIONS PASS A REFER TO THE
SENATE FOR. OF RADO GIL I A
ROGUE- I CHOI BOGUE HI THE
TROUBLE BY HER. TO END OF OUR-
MEANS OF OUR WHAT. THREE ZERO SO
THE VOTE IS THREE ICE N. ZERO
KNOWS PUT THAT ON. THANK YOU
THANK YOU. NICK FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO BILL TWO SEVEN THREE
SOMETHING RAMOS. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR THEN THE SENATORS. AB TWO
SEVENTY THREE IS A CONTINUATION
OF OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT AN
EPIDEMIC IN INDIAN COUNTRY.
MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS
PEOPLE. THIS BILL WOULD
ACCOMPLISH THREE THINGS
REQUIRING SOCIAL SERVICE
WORKERS. AND PROBATION OFFICERS
TO NOTIFY THAT THE CHILD IS
MISSING FROM FOSTER CARE. AN
EXPEDITED COURT REVIEW OF THE
CHILD'S CASE AND UPDATING
DEFINITIONS TO MAXIMIZE THE
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN MISSING
FROM FOSTER CARE. THE RATES OF
MISSING AND MURDERED PEOPLE IN
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES IS A
SHAMEFUL TRAGEDY. THAT DOES NOT
RECEIVE THE SCRUTINY AND
ATTENTION IT DESERVES. THIS IS
ANOTHER STEP THAT WE CAN TAKE
THIS YEAR AND THIS STEP WILL
ADDRESS A VITAL AND CRUCIAL
PIPELINE TOWARDS MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS
WITHIN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT IS ANTONY ANGELINA HE
KNOWS SON FROM THE NATIVE SISTER
CIRCLE IN CHRISTIAN POWER VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN RIGHTS. FEET THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER- WE WILL NOW
MOVE FORWARD TO LEAD WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT YOU HAVE
APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES YEAH
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS
KRISTEN POWER THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND WE ARE
HERE TO AND VERY PLEASED TO CO
SPONSOR THIS MEASURE WITH THE
YUROK TRIBE AND WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TRIBAL FAMILIES
COALITION. AS THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER NOTED AB TWO SEVEN THREE
WILL PROTECT CHILDREN BY
CREATING A MORE EXPEDIENT FAMILY
CENTERED AND CHILD FOCUSED
PROCESS TO LOCATE RETURN AND
STABILIZE CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
WHO GO MISSING WHILE THEY'RE IN
THE CARE CUSTODY AND CONTROL OF
THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM WELL
CURRENT STATE WATER. COUNTY
WELFARE AGENCIES IN PROBATION
OFFICES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT
SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS TO QUICKLY
LOCATE ANY CHILD WHO GOES
MISSING WHILE IN FOSTER CARE.
COUNTY PRACTICES ARE ROUTINELY
OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL
AND STATE LAWS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
MINIMUM STANDARDS. THIS NON
COMPLIANCES MOST NOTABLE AND
RURAL CALIFORNIA COUNTIES WITH
LARGE TRIBAL FAMILY- FOSTER
YOUTH POPULATIONS WHERE TRIBAL
REPRESENTATIVES REPORT THE
COUNTY CHILD WELFARE AGENCIES
NEVER INFORM THEM WHEN ONE OF
THEIR CHILDREN GOES MISSING.
EVEN IN COUNTIES THAT DEVELOP
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH THE
LINE FEDERAL AND STATE
DIRECTIVES THAT'S PRACTICES
DON'T REQUIRE OVERSIGHT OF THE
COURT. NOREN ON GAUGE ON GOING
ENGAGEMENT OF FAMILY MEMBERS
TRIBES AND TRIBAL
REPRESENTATIVES OTHER SUPPORT OF
ADULTS INCLUDING COURT APPOINTED
ATTORNEYS. ONGOING COURT
OVERSIGHT UNTIL A CHILD IS FOUND
WITHOUT ACCOUNTABILITY TO
EXISTING COUNTY PROTOCOLS. FOR
NATIVE AND TRIBAL CHILDREN GOING
MISSING WHILE WE'RE RUNNING AWAY
WHILE IN FOSTER CARE IS A
CRITICAL PIPELINE TO THE
DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH RATES OF
VIOLENCE EXPERIENCED BY NATIVE
AMERICANS. RELATEDLY THE HIGH
RATES OF INDIGENOUS PERSONS
REPORTED MISSING. IN TWENTY
TWENTY ONE THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE ENACTED THE FATHER
ALERT SYSTEM ASSEMBLY MEMBER ON
THIS EFFORT TO EVEN LOCATION OF
INDIGENOUS PERSONS WHO HAVE GONE
MISSING UNDER SUSPICIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES. BEEN ADAPTED OR
KIDNAPPED AB TWO SEVEN THREE AS
A CONTINUATION OF THOSE POLICY
EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF OUR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER
CARE. WITH THAT I ASK FOR YOUR
HELP. WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS YES-
ANGELINA YOU KNOW SO OKAY. I
THINK THE MONO ONE ON A CONSUMER
HELLO FOR AROUND MY NAME IS
ANGIE YOU KNOW SENT. YOU
REPRESENTATIVE NAY IS A SIR A
YOUTH GROUP SERVES A WORKS
DURING WITH YOU'D AND FAMILIES
IN THE SECTOR AREA. AS YOUTH
MYSELF I'M TO SPEAK SUPPORT OF
AB TWO SEVEN THREE. HISTORICALLY
CHAU YOUTH HAVE BEEN PLACED IN
FOSTER CARE SYSTEMS WHICH HAVE
BEEN DETERMINED NOT ONLY A
FOSTER CHILD BUT THE FAMILIES
AND- ITSELF OFTEN WE HAVE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS JOIN OUR
CIRCLE AND I HEAR FIRST HAND HOW
MUCH ARE YOU STRUGGLE. FOR
EXAMPLE A NATIVE GIRL THAT WE
KNEW WAS WAS IN THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM RIGHT AWAY JUST LAST WEEK
NO ONE CONTACTED OR EVEN KNEW
THAT SHE WAS MISSING UNTIL SHE
GOT A HOLD OF A PHONE AND CARTER
SISTERS HERSELF. WE THEN TOOK
MATTERS INTO HER OWN HANDS TO
FIND HER THE SACRAMENTO AREA IT
WOULD NO SUPPORT. THE FAMILIES
WERE SUPPOSED WERE SUPPORTED TO
HAVE NO RECENT THE FAMILIES WE
SUPPORTED HAD NO RESOURCES AND
THERE WAS A DISTRESS BETWEEN
NATIVE FAMILIES AND THE SYSTEM
WHICH IS COMMON. DUE TO THE
HISTORICAL TRAUMA BACK WHEN THE
SYSTEMS WERE THROWING OUR KIDS
IN BOARDING SCHOOLS WHERE MOST
OF OUR NATIVE CHILDREN WERE ALSO
COMING UP MISSING. IT IS A CYCLE
THAT NEEDS TO BE BROKEN. ARE YOU
THERE COMING UP MISSING AND NO
ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
WHEN THEY HAVE GONE MISSING WITH
NO RESOURCES NO HELP AND NOBODY
TO CALL THIS IS ONLY THE FIRST
STEP TO A CHAIN REACTION OF
FALLING NUMBERS OF ARE YOU.
SUGGEST TO ASIDE RATES
HOMELESSNESS. AND MISSING AND
MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. I
PEOPLE SHOULD BE KEPT SAFE. WHEN
SOME OF THE CAUSES. OF OUR YOUTH
ANYWAY PARK. ABUSE MENTAL ABUSE
AND SEXUAL HARM. WE ALREADY
DEALING WITH AT RISK YOUTH SO
POLICIES NEED TO BE SET IN PLACE
THAT CAN CREATE PROTOCOLS. THAT
NEED TO BE FOLLOWED ONE BOX SO
YOU'VE COME AT MISSING. WE
SHOULD TAKE THE STEPS INTO WHAT
TRIBE. FAMILIES AND AGENCIES
NEED TO BE CONTACTED. ALONG WITH
ASSISTING TRAVELS. AND TRIBES TO
WORK ON ISSUES WHERE IT NEEDS
ADDITIONAL CAPACITY RESOURCES.
AND PUTTING CRUCIALLY NEEDED
STAFF TIME WITH RESOURCES IN
STATE WELFARE SYSTEMS TO DEVOTE
TIME FINDING ARE MISSING
CHILDREN. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AYE VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. DO YOU HAVE ANY MAY. OF
THE PUBLIC WISHING TO EXPRESS
ANY OPPOSITION. OKAY WE'RE GONNA
HAVE COME FORWARD ANY MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC EITHER WANTING TO
EXPRESS. SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
FOR ASSEMBLY BILL TWO SEVEN
THREE. PLEASE COME AND STATE
YOUR NAME AFFILIATION POSITION
ONLY PLEASE. HI MY NAME IS
STYLISH SPIRIT CHECK I MEAN
WROTE MEMBERS OF THE SIOUX TRIBE
I JUST AGED OUT OF FOSTER CARE
AND I'M HERE WITH INDIGENOUS
JUST AS I AM IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU KILL AND KIA. HI RACHEL
OBARA CHARCOAL. I THAN TO DO
DUST AND I AM SUPPORT THANK YOU
. SANTA MONICA BUT THEY SAY
KILLER CANNELLA VOEPEL.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NATIVE
SISTER CIRCLE AND I AM IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MY NAME'S
LISA. I AM WITH GO TO I AM IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. CAN LIMITS
THE CALIFORNIA FOR YOUTH IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. READ A MEDINA
A HALF OF COALITION FOR HUMANE
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND SUPPORT.
PAMELA LOPEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
TULE RIVER TRIBE IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY AB WE
WILL NOW BE MOVING TO
TELECONFERENCE AND I NEED TO
MAKE A CORRECTION HERE ON THE
PHONE NUMBER FOR OUR
TELECONFERENCE FOR INDIVIDUALS
WISHING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT OUR PARTICIPANT NUMBER
TODAY IS EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN. TWO
TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX THREE AND
THE ACCESS CODE IS. ONE SIX ONE
EIGHT ZERO FIVE ONE. SO
MODERATOR- PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
SENATE BILL AB I'M SKEWS ME
ASSEMBLY BILL TWO SEVEN THREE.
THAT WE ARE READY TO BEGIN.
EIGHT IF YOU WISH SPEAK IN
SUPPORTER OF OPPOSITION OF
ASSEMBLY BILL TWO SEVENTY THREE
PLEASE PRESS ONE TO ZERO AT THIS
TIME. WE DO HAVE FORTY IN
HUMANITY SOMETHING YOU. I'M
BEGIN LINE TWENTY NINE GO AHEAD
. MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS
MICHELLE WILL WORK WITH
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS WOMEN AND GIRLS IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB. TWO SEVENTY THREE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BY NUMBER
TWENTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON TO THE FAMILY HAVE A
CALIFORNIA COURT APPOINTED
SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION OR
CAL CASA IN SUPPORT OF AB TWO
SEVENTY THREE THANK YOU THANK
YOU. BY NUMBER TWENTY EIGHT
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AFTER NEARLY
TYRANT BE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LINE AT THE CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES SUPPORTED TWO
SEVENTY THREE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MY NUMBER PLEASE AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY CAL AND CODE
CARE CARE OF THE CALIFORNIA
TRIBAL FAMILIES COALITION IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK
YOU.
THE MANAGER WITH NO ONE ELSE IN
QUEUE AT THIS TIME THANK YOU
MODERATOR I WILL BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO OUR MEMBERS
ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
WISHING TO MAKE COMMENTS. CENTER
TROUBLE. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE- FOR TO
THE AUTHOR RING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD- I'M SURPRISED THAT WE
DON'T ALREADY TO SPRINT COOLEY
IT'S JUST IT'S ALARMING TO ME
THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE ALREADY
PLACE BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING.
THE THE LEAD ON THIS EFFORT- BE
HAPPY DO AB MOVIE MAKE A MOTION
ON THIS MEASURE WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU. ME THANK
YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALMOST I'M
ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE THE BILLS
THAT YOU BRING FORWARD AND JUST
THE WAY THAT YOU ENGAGE THE
COMMUNITY AND BRING THE VOICE OF
THE NATIVE COMMUNITY FORWARD- I
LEARNED SO MUCH- IN THE WORK
THAT YOU DO SO I THANK YOU SO
MUCH- WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
BEFORE WE VOTE. SO THANK YOU-
FOR THE COMMENTS AND REALLY FOR
THE TESTIMONY YOU SEE THE YOUTH
OF TRAVEL NATION'S COMING
FORWARD THIS IS IMPORTANT- FOR
ALL THOSE- IN THE NATION IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA SO I ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU THANK.
RIGHT WE HAVE A MOTION- THANK
YOU SUDDENLY REMEMBER THAT
SENATOR PER TO A BOOK FOR MOVING
THE ITEM. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FOLLOW TO AB TWO THREE MOTION IS
TO PASS A RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY EVERADO
GO I OF RAGU OUR THE JOB I THE
TROUBLE. HER TITLE. MENJIVAR
IMAGE OF OUR OUR HOP. HE SAID
THE VOTE THREE I AND THAT- BUT
WILL BE PUT ON CALL. RIGHT THANK
YOU SO MUCH. HE WILL BE MOVING
ITEM NO FIVE ASSEMBLY BILL. FIVE
NINETY SIX. HI ASSEMBLYMEMBER
REYES. WELCOME. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR AND SENATORS AB FIVE NINE
SIX ESTABLISHES A NEW WAY TO PAY
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS BASED ON
THE REAL COST OF CARE. THE BILL
ALSO OFFERS RELIEF TO FAMILIES
IN THE FEES THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE PROGRAMS.
FOR TOO LONG CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
SUBSIDIZING THE TRUE COST OF
CHILD CARE BY PAYING EARLY
EDUCATORS LOW WAGES AND
EXPECTING WORKING FAMILIES TO
PAY HI FAMILY FEES. THESE FEES
MAKE WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE
AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE ON
AFFORDABLE. AB FIVE NINE SIX
WILL HELP EARLY LEARNING AND
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND
FAMILIES. IT WOULD TRANSITION
PROVIDERS TO A SINGLE COST
SINGLE COST COST BASED A SUBSIDY
PAYMENT STRUCTURE SUSPEND FAMILY
FEES UNTIL AN EQUITABLE SLIDING
SCALE FOR FAMILY FUSES
ESTABLISHED. AND FUNDED
PROVIDERS USING ENROLLMENT BASED
CONTRACT EARNING MECHANISM THIS
BILL SPONSORED BY CHILDREN NOW
PARENT VOICES EVERY CHILD
CALIFORNIA THE CHILD CARE
RESOURCE CENTER AND TO THE
CALIFORNIA CHILD CARE RESOURCE
AND REFERRAL NETWORK. YOUR TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
ARMERIA LOPEZ A CHILD CARE
PROVIDER AND JULIA TERRY WITH
THE CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER
WHO WILL BE READING THE
TESTIMONY AND TESTIMONY OF
ELIZABETH. A PARENT WHO COULD
NOT JOIN US IN PERSON TODAY.
GREAT SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO LEAD
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. MY NAME IS
MARIA LOPEZ I AM A PARENT LEADER
AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR AND
A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SINCE
TWENTY SIXTEEN MY IN HOME.
DAYCARE LICENSE HAS GROWN TO
SERVE TWELVE FAMILIES WITH THE
HELP OF TWO EMPLOYEES ON
PAYROLL. MY GOAL IS TO PROVIDE
CARE TO THOSE THAT NEED IT MOST
BY WELCOMING BOTH SUBSIDIZING
PRIVATE PAYING FAMILIES. WHEN
THE PANDEMIC FORCED SCHOOLS TO
CLOSE DOWN MANY IN HOME DAY
CARES AS MUCH AS MYSELF TOOK IN
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND MAKE
DISTANCE LEARNING WORK AND ARE
LIMITED ENVIRONMENT. AS WE
CONTINUE TO BALANCE THE DEMANDS
OF INFANT AND TODDLER CARE.
WHILE MAINTAINING HEALTH AND
SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DURING THESE
TOUGH PERIODS. FOR THE LAST
THREE YEARS CHILD CARE PROVIDERS
WERE GIVEN STIPENDS RETRO PAY
ANOTHER INCENTIVE BASED ON
ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN
ATTENDANCE. THIS IS AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE IN HOME
DAYCARE. PROVIDERS WERE IN FACT
UNDERPAID AND OUR SERVICES WERE
ESSENTIAL TO THE WORKING FORCE.
WITH THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
I WAS ABLE TO RETAIN ADEQUATE
STAFF. AND CONTINUE TO OFFER
HIGH QUALITY CARE. I PREPARE MY
WEEK WITH STAFF SCHEDULES AND
SHOP FOR THE WEEK BASED ON
ENROLLMENT ACCOUNTING FOR FRESH
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS AND
GALLONS OF MILK FOR THE WEEK.
WHEN CHILDREN ARE ABSENT WE
DON'T GET REIMBURSED OR CREDIT
FOR THOSE WHO DIDN'T SERVE EVEN
THOUGH THE MONEY WAS ALREADY
SPENT. TO GET ANOTHER KIND OF
PAYMENT BECAUSE THE CHILD WAS
ABSENT WILL HURT MY DAYCARE. IN
THIS SCENARIO DO I CHARGE THE
DIFFERENCE ON PAYMENT TO LOW
INCOME FAMILIES. OR DO I CARD
PAYMENT ON MY STAFF THERE ARE
DEPENDING ON THOSE HOURS FOR
INCOME. AS A SMALL BUSINESS
OWNER I UNDERSTAND THAT
RETAINING STAFF CAN BE
CHALLENGING WITHOUT BEING ABLE
TO PROVIDE A STABLE PAYCHECK OR
BENEFITS OUTSIDE OF A
PREDICTABLE PAYCHECK. I KNOW
THAT QUALITY TIME IS ESSENTIAL
FOR FAMILIES THE MAJORITY OF DAY
CARES ARE OPEN YEAR ROUND TO
MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE WORKING
CLASS. I CAN EXPECT CHILDREN TO
ATTEND DAY CARE FOR FIFTY TWO
FULL WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR LET'S
ACCOUNT FOR ILLNESSES DOCTORS
APPOINTMENTS HOLIDAYS. AND
FAMILY TIME. AS A MOTHER AN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR I ASKED
YOU TO SUPPORT AB FIVE NINETY
SIX. IN Q. NEXT WITNESS. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS NAME IS
TO IT TERRY I'M GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS SPECIALIST THE CHILD
CARE RESOURCE CENTER WHERE PROUD
MEMBER OF THE ECB'S COALITION.
I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE
TESTIMONY OF A PARENT FROM.
ROYCE IS ALSO A CO SPONSOR OF
THE BILL AND PART OF OUR
COALITION WHO UNFORTUNATELY
COULDN'T ATTEND TODAY. HELLO MY
NAME IS ELIZABETH VIEGAS I HAVE
A TWO YEAR OLD SON AND
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE. MY STATE
FAMILY FEE WAS FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOUR HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN DOLLARS A MONTH. I WORK
FULL TIME AND I HAVE TWO MORE
KIDS. I AM HELLO I AM LOW INCOME
AND QUALIFY FOR RIVERSIDE COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION SUBSIDIZED
DAYCARE. BUT I DO NOT KNOW WHY
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE
MANDATORY STATE FAMILY FEES WAS
EVER CREATED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT
BENEFIT ANYONE BUT PUSH US INTO
FURTHER POVERTY. I ASKED MANY
DAY CARE PROVIDERS ABOUT THEIR
THOUGHTS ON THESE FAMILY FEES
AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO
CONTROL OVER THEM AND THEY KNOW
IT IS HARD FOR PARENTS TO PAY
THESE FEES. BUT THEY CAN'T DO
ANYTHING ABOUT IT. DAY CARE
PROVIDERS CARE ABOUT THEIR
TUITION BEING PAID AND
SUPPORTING US FAMILIES WHEN WE
FIGHT TO HAVE THESE FEES
ADJUSTED. CURRENTLY MY FEES HAVE
BEEN WAIVED. I HAVE BEEN WITH
BUT ON OCTOBER FIRST MY FEES
WILL RESUME. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW
IT WILL COME UP WITH FOUR
HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DOLLARS A
MONTH ON TOP OF MY DAY CARES CO
PAYMENTS. OF TWO HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY TWO DOLLARS A MONTH. IF
THESE FEES REMAIN I WILL HAVE TO
PAY AT LEAST SEVEN HUNDRED
DOLLARS A MONTH FOR DAY CARE OR
EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
DOLLARS A YEAR. I CRY WHEN I
THINK ABOUT WHAT I WILL HAVE TO
CUT OFF OF OUR BUDGET TO PAY FOR
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE. THAT
ADDITIONAL EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED DOLLARS COULD PAY FOR
GROCERIES FOR SIX MONTHS AND A
YEAR OF UTILITIES. WELL I CUT
OFF A GROCERY BUDGET GAS
CLOTHING OR UTILITIES. I ALMOST
THINK ABOUT QUITTING MY JOB AT
TIMES BECAUSE OF THESE FEES. IF
I QUIT MY JOB BECAUSE I CANNOT
AFFORD MY FAMILY FEE OF FOUR
HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN DOLLARS A
MONTH. I'LL HAVE TO GO ON
WELFARE AND BECOME ANOTHER
STATISTIC AND THAT SYSTEM. WHICH
I KNOW IS UNDERFUNDED AND CAUSES
FAMILIES HARM. I DON'T WANT TO
STRUGGLE TO KEEP MY FAMILY
MOVING FORWARD. SUBSIDIZED
DAYCARE PROGRAMS HELP US A LOT.
BUT WITH INFLATION AND PAYCHECKS
LORING FAMILY FEES ARE HURTING
US. SO PLEASE SUPPORT AB FIVE
NINETY SIX. THANK YOU THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE HAVE ANY- WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION WISHING TO TESTIFY
. SEEING NONE- I WILL INVITE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
FOR THIS BILL TO COME TO THE
MICROPHONE. PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME AFFILIATION AND YOUR
POSITION ONLY THANK YOU.
DANSOMAN ON BEHALF OF CATALYST
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. GOOD AFTERNOON JANICE I'M LA
WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR. YOU
KNOW IN MY YOUNG ON BEHALF OF
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
. HI GRACIE COMBI HALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU THANK YOU. ON A MAC
WITH CHILDREN NOW CO SPONSOR THE
BILL IN SUPPORT. YOU JEFF NEAL
ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO IN SUPPORT. AFTERNOON- IS
THAT MADAME TERRENCE CENTER
FROZEN ACROSS ELLIE BEHALF OF
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
CONSORTIUM ALSO IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU YOU. GET TIFFANY RIGHT EASY
PAY REP BY- ASKED ME TO W. NCO
CALIFORNIA SUPPORT THANK YOU YOU
. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM IT'S AN-
JOHN WILLIAMS ON BEHALF OF FOR
TIME A LOS ANGELES INSTANCE OF.
THANK YOU. IS THIS SOME OF THIS
AND COUNTY IS FRANCISCO FOR
THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY SO WILL NOW MOVE FOR TO AB
. PEOPLE TO TESTIFY VIA THE TELL
. MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANY ARE
Q. WE HAVE RANK YOU AT THIS TIME
WONDERFUL YOU PLEASE PROMPT TO.
SUPPORT UP TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION OF OUR ASSEMBLY
BILL FIVE NINE SIX WHEN READY.
THANK YOU MEDICARE IF YOU WISH
TESTIFIED SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
FIVE NINE SIX PLEASE PRESS ONE
TO ZERO TO START. WE'LL START
WITH LINE TWENTY NINE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. STAFF ARE SENATORS
INSTRUCTOR AND WILL WORK WITH
CALIFORNIA CONDITION STATUS OF A
GIRL IN STRONG SUPPORT AB FIVE
NINE. THANK YOU. AND WILL THIRTY
FIVE PLEASE GO. HI THERE CORRECT
EVEN PARENTS VISIT HELLO. A CO
IN STRONG SUPPORT AT AB FIVE
NINETY. THANK YOU. ONE THIRTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
SHERRIN MEMBERS JENNY TRAFFIC
COUNTY SANTA CLARA COUNTY SANTA
CLARA IN SUPPORT OF EIGHTY NINE
FIVE NINE SIX THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THAT ARE LAST CALLER
MODERATOR- WE HAVE- FIVE OTHER
ACCUSED ALL RIGHT THAT'S FOR
THREE SORRY ALL RIGHT. AWAY I
DIDN'T LIE FORTY GO. EACH YES
TWENTY HERE THE RIVER ACCOUNT
OFFICE THAT YOU CAN- ON BEHALF
OF THE BIRD IN REVERSE COUNTY
AND TO. THANK YOU. I NEVER
TWELFTH PLEASE GO. OKAY THANK
YOU CARROLL REYES INTO. YOU. I'M
THIRTY SO PLEASE GO AHEAD. I'M
NOT I'M CARE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
OF PROJECT OUR HEALTH WITH EVERY
CHILD WE ARE PROUD MEMBERS OF
THE EASY COALITION AND OUR COACH
BONTA OF THE BILL WORK AND
SUPPORT THANK YOUNG THANK YOU.
IN LAST THE LINE FORTY PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES HI MY NAME IS KEN-
I'M A PROVIDER IN SO CAL WE HAVE
FORCE. WE STRONGLY SO THIS AND
ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO. ELOISE
GOMEZ FOR A LIVE BECAUSE BILL
THANK YOU I THINK YOU. MANAGER
HAVE NO ELSE QUEUE AT THIS TIME
THE YOU SO MUCH WHEN I BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO OUR MEMBER.
SO MANY OF OUR THANK YOU AS A
MEMBER THINK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THIS AS SO THREE OF YOU MISTER
THE IS BEEN THE AND OF THE WE'VE
BEEN THROUGHOUT THIS BUDGET
PROCESS AND I KNOW WE'RE ALMOST
CLOSED ENSURING WE BRING SOME
REAL TO EXAMPLE THAT WE HEAR THE
WINDOW RIGHT FOR HER THIRTEEN
DOLLARS IS NOT SUBSIDIZED. CHILD
CARE YOU KNOW IT'S A FEDERAL
FAMILY FEE AND- I'M EXCITED TO
SEE THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE CLOSE TO
GETTING TO A NEGOTIATION HERE IN
THE STATE TO BRING SOME RELIEF
TO THOSE FAMILIES. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
AND WHEN APPROPRIATE HAPPY TO
MOVE IT. THANK YOU. SENATE-
SHOWBOAT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
AND- EARLIER REYES AND JUST
GREAT FOR THIS. IS WHEN IT THE-
COMMENTS- MENTIONED HERE IN THE
DAY. NAY JUST GRAY FOR THE WERE
THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THIS. IN
THIS FRONT IN MOVING THIS BILL
FORWARD SO- GRATEFUL TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY AND GRATEFUL FOR
THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE
SPACE. THANK YOU MA'AM. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER REYES- HEY
I FEEL LIKE I'VE SEEN THIS BILL
BEFORE- SENATE BILL THREE EIGHTY
IS NEARLY IDENTICAL TO YOUR BILL
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HOW YOU AND CENTER LIMÓN
ARE WORKING TOGETHER. ON YOUR
POLICY. AT FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING WE'VE BEEN WORKING
TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT. AT
THE POLICY SO IMPORTANT WITH
THAT'S WHY WE STARTED IN BOTH
HOUSES. AND IN THE END IT'LL BE
ONE BILL- WE HAVE ALREADY WORKED
AS- AS CENTER MENJIVAR HAS
MENTIONED. THE BUDGET HAS IS
COVERING THIS AND OTHER THE OR
OR AT THE ASSEMBLY THE
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET IS COVERING
THIS- AND WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER
TO MAKING THIS A REALITY. THANK
YOU AND I WOULD JUST ECHO THAT
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF TWO HOUSES
WORKING TOGETHER- POLICY THAT
BENEFITS. ALL OF CALIFORNIA AND
WORKING IN COLLABORATION. WITH
OUR BUDGET AND POLICY- COMMITTEE
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS
AND I'D BE VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT
YOUR BILL. THANK YOU. SO DID WE
HAVE A MOTION. YES THANK YOU
CENTER MAKE IT FAR OKAY. SYSTEM
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE A. B. FIVE NINE SIX
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION. OF RAGO I A LOT OF
NEW ARCHITECTURAL BOAT I
TROUBLED BY HER TOTAL. MENJUAL
IMAGE OF. WHAT. THANK VOTERS
THREE THREE ICE- AND PUT THAT ON
. THANK YOU. I HATE. SO THINK
WE'RE GONNA GO OUT OF A FILE OR
NOW- NOT SEEN ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
WERE. GOING TO MOVE ON TO- ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT ASSEMBLY BILL THREE
SEVEN TWO. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
STEPHANIE WENT. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR AND SENATORS IT'S MY HONOR
TO PRESENT THIS BILL HERE THIS
AFTERNOON TODAY I THINK IT'S
SAFE TO SAY THAT ALL OF US AS
LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND
AS LEGISLATORS. NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PREPARE FOR
A WORKFORCE A WORKFORCE IN EVERY
AND ANY INDUSTRY WHAT'S
HAPPENING NOW THOUGH. IS THAT WE
WATCH AS AND THIS IMPACTS MAINLY
WOMEN WOMEN WITH SMALL SMALL
CHILDREN IS WHAT WE'VE LEARNED.
IS THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT
GOES THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS
AND PRE APPRENTICESHIPS THROUGH
THE TRADES IN CONSTRUCTION ARE
SEEING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
INCOME. AND WHAT THAT SLIGHT
INCREASE DOES IS IT MAKES THEM
AN ELIGIBLE FOR CAL WORKS
PROGRAMS. SPECIFICALLY AS WE
TALKED EARLIER AND DISCUSSED
EARLIER ABOUT CHILD CARE CHILD
CARE WE HEARD HOW EXPENSIVE
CHILD CARE CAN BE WHAT THIS
CAUSES IS FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS
TO HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
CONTINUING THIS PROGRAM. WE'RE
NOT GOING THROUGH THE PROGRAM
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T RISK NOT
BEATING THEIR FAMILIES ARE
PUTTING THEIR KIDS IN CHILD CARE
BECAUSE THEY BECOME AN ELIGIBLE.
AB THREE SEVEN TWO WOULD ENSURE.
THAT IT EXEMPTS ADDITIONAL
INCOME UP 22100% OF THE FEDERAL
POVERTY LEVEL RECEIVED AS PART
OF AN INPUT TO SHIPS OR PRE
APPRENTICESHIPS PROGRAMME FROM
CAL WORKS ELIGIBILITY. THIS BILL
IS A WOMAN'S CAUCUS PRIORITY AND
BEING THAT YOU ARE ALL WOMEN IN
THIS COMMITTEE I THINK IT'S SAFE
TO SAY THAT US WOMEN KNOW HOW TO
ROCK THAT TO ABOUT REALLY REALLY
WELL. THIS BILL IS ALSO ALIGNED
WITH BOTH CAL WORKS GOAL IN
ACHIEVING SELF SUFFICIENCY
THROUGH EMPLOYMENT. E.ON IN THE
GOVERNOR'S PLAN TO CONTINUE
EXPANDING THE STATE'S
APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM HERE WITH
ME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT AND
SPONSORING OF THIS BILL IS
BEVERLY YOU. FROM THE STATE
CONSTRUCTION BUILDS. OF
CALIFORNIA BUILDING TRADES OF
CALIFORNIA. WELCOME THE THINGS
YOU DO WHEN YOU'RE READY. NOT A
VICE CHAIR AND MANAGER MEMBERS
ADD THAT REALLY YOU WANT TO HAVE
THE STATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL WE ARE A PROUD
SPONSOR OF AB THREE SEVENTY TWO
WE WILL LIKE TO COMMEND THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR HARD WORK.
ON THIS BILL AND FOR MOVING THIS
BILL FORWARD- WE WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO THANK THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS FOR DOES NAME THIS BILL
AS A PRIORITY THIS YEAR. WE HAVE
HEARD FROM MANY OF OUR MEMBERS
THAT WANT THE BIGGEST HURDLES
THAT THEY FACE TO STAY IN THEIR
PRE APPRENTICE AND
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. IS A
LACK OF ACCESS TO CHILDCARE. AND
UNFORTUNATELY THIS BURDEN FALLS
PRIMARILY ON WOMEN. 90% OF ALL
WOMEN AND CALIFORNIA'S
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GRADUATED
FROM A STATE APPROVED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SO THESE
PROGRAMS ARE A PIPELINE FOR
BRING MORE WOMEN INTO THE
TRAITS. ONE OF THE BEST ASPECTS
OF IMPRENTA SHIP PROGRAM IS NOT
PRENTICE CAN MAKE WAGE INCREASES
WHILE THEY LEARN ON THE JOB. BUT
THESE WAGE INCREASES CAN IN THE
VERDANT LEAK COST THEM TO LOSE
ELIGIBILITY IN POWERS. SO WHILE
THEY'RE GETTING THEIR FOOTING.
THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE WHEN THEY
HIT THE LEGIBILITY THRESHOLD
WHETHER THEY STAY IN THE
PROGRAM. AND CONTINUING CAL
POCKET FOR THE HIGH COST OF
SERVICES OR THEY DROP OUT OF A
LIFE CHANGING PATHWAY TO THE
MIDDLE CLASS. THIS BILL WOULD
DISH ONLY EXAM FROM THE COWART'S
DETERMINATION INCOME UP 22100%
OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE
RECEIVED FOR WORK AS PURPOSE
STATE APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM. AND PRE APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM THIS BILL DOES COVER ALL
PRE APPRENTICE AND
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THEY'RE
APPROVED BY THE STATE WE. URGE
AN AYE VOTE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MISS. TO
HAVE ANY OTHER LINK WITH. NO
THAT WOULD BE PERFECT SO WHEN I
MOVE ON TO MY OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO EXPRESS THEIR
SUPPORT. ON BILL AB THREE
SEVENTY TWO HERE IN ROOM TWENTY
TWO HUNDRED PER PERSON. THANK
YOU MITCH SNIDER WITH CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION ALSO IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU SIR. OUR NAY MAC WITH
CHILDREN NOW ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
REPORT HEARING ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. SCENE NINE ONE NOW
CONTINUE TO ANY WITNESSES. IN
OPPOSITION TO AB THREE SEVENTY
TWO. SCENE NINE WILL NOW MOVE ON
TO- ANY OTHER WITNESSES HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO AB THREE SEVEN TO
HEAR IN ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED.
SIGNON WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT- GIVE THE
TELECONFERENCE A SERVICE.
MANTORVILLE SEGUIN ONE IN Q. IF
YOU WISH TO SPEAK EMERGE BUSH
FIRST ONE THEN ZERO. SOME LOCAL
ONE FORTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
I'M NOT AVAILABLE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA EDGE COALITION
AND. FOR IT JUST MY MEDICARE
WOULD GATHER LINE NUMBERS TO
MARKET UP. THANK YOU MR
MODERATOR. MANAGER WILL GO TO
LINE. FORTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD
. GOOD AFTERNOON JUST TELECOM
THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE IN
SUPPORT. IN A LITTLE LINE FORTY
FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU
KNOW BURKE HELPED ME HALF OF IT
SO YOU CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
MANJERI OF NO ONE ELSE THINK
WISHES SPEAK THANK YOU MR
MODERATOR NOW I'M- HAVE-
EXHAUSTED ALL THE WITNESSES GET
TELECOM SERVICES WILL BRING YOU
BACK TO THE DIETS FOR ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM OUR
MEMBERS. NINE OKAY PERFECT- IN
THAT CASE- MEMBER WE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE THIS BILL HAS
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND NO
OPPOSITION I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR IPHONE. THANK YOU-
MADAM SECRETARY LIKE TO CALL THE
ROLL- WE DON'T OKAY PERFECT SO
WE'LL PUT THAT MEASURE AND
BECAUSE THANK YOU. WE DO HAVE A
QUORUM CORPORAL. OKAY MOVING NOW
I'M A DIFFICULT. UHHUH. OKAY
NUMBER OKAY SO WE DO HAVE A
CHORUS OF GO TO HAVE A MOTION AT
TWO BY AS SENATOR MENJIVAR. THEN
SECRETARY OUR ARCH. MISTER WELL
EIGHT AB THREE SEVENTY TWO THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. EVERADO GIL.
SHOWBOAT HI JOE BOGART HER TOTAL
. MENJIVAR MENSWEAR I WILL HAVE
. TWO ZERO. WE HAVE A TO GO TO
THIS MAN WILL PUT IT ON CALL FOR
A APPS MEMBER THANK YOU THANK
YOU. SO WE HAVE.
HELLO TWENTY FOUR QUIRK-SILVA
TWENTY FOUR. TWENTY FIFTEEN FOR
THE- TO REALLY GO OUT OF AN
ORDER FOR A FILE ITEMS WERE
GOING TO PROCEED WITH ITEM
TWENTY FOUR BILL ASSEMBLY BILL
FIFTEEN ZERO SIX BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA WELCOME.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FIRST I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE CONSULTANT FOR
WORKING WITH MY OFFICE ON THIS
BILL AND I DO COULDN'T ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE MEN WITH ASSEMBLY
BILL FIFTEEN ZERO SIX IS A
SIMPLE BILL WHICH EXPANDS HAVE
FOSTER BILLS FOSTER YOUTH BILL
OF RIGHTS RELATED TO EDUCATION.
AS A TEACHER FOR OVER THIRTY
YEARS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
THINGS WHEN I HAD A FOSTER YOUTH
AND THEY HAD TO CHANGE THEIR
HOME PLACEMENT AND THEIR
EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT WAS MOST
OF THE TIME THE STUDENTS WOULD
BE IN OUR CLASS ONE DAY AND THEN
WILL DISAPPEAR LITERALLY THE
NEXT DAY OFTEN WE WOULD. JUST
RECEIVED A NOTE FROM THE OFFICE
SECRETARY SAYING TO PACK UP
THERE UGH REALLY THEIR ONLY THE
REPORT CARD AND NOTHING ELSE IS
YOU KNOW MANY STUDENTS IN
SCHOOLS TO PROJECTS TO JOURNALS
MANY OTHER IMPORTANT ITEMS AND
WE THOSE STUDENTS WOULD NEVER
GET THOSE ITEMS. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT WE KNOW. ARE MORE
IMPORTANT TO THAT IS THE
STUDENTS NEVER HAD THAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR CLOSURE AS THEY
MOVED ON THEY NEVER HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY GOODBYE TO
THEIR OWN APPEARS ARE FRIENDS
THEY DID NOT HAVE. AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SAY GOODBYE- TO
THEIR TEACHERS SO THIS. BILL
WOULD ACTUALLY ALLOW THEM TO
WORK A WITH A SUPPORT SYSTEM
THAT WOULD. ALLOW THE YOUTH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO THEIR
SCHOOL AND A TRAUMA INFORMED
MANNER WHEN A MOVE WHEN THERE
WAS A MOVE UP IF THEY CHOSE TO.
I AND IF THEY WERE CHANGING
SCHOOL SO WITH THIS WE WOULD WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER
QUIRK-SILVA- MICROPHONE. OKAY
FIVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH ASSEMBLY
COOKS. AB DO YOU HAVE ANY WAY
HERE TODAY WE DON'T OKAY NO
WORRIES- DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES IN. HERE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. ANY MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WISHING TO SHARE THEIR
SUPPORT OR THEIR OPPOSITION
PLEASE COME UP TO THE MIKE WILL
ASK YOU TO STATE YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ONLY.
IN RIGHT C. NONE WE WILL MOVE TO
THE TELECONFERENCE ADDRESS.
MODERATOR PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION. OF US
AN ASSEMBLY BILL ONE FIVE ZERO
SIX. WE'RE READY TO BEGIN. THINK
ABOUT KAREN IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
ON ASSEMBLY BILL. ONE FIVE ZERO
SIX PLEASE PRESS ONE AND YOUR AT
THIS TIME. I MEAN I'M SURE HAVE
KNOWING QUEUING UP TO THIS TIME
THANK YOU SO MUCH WILL BRING THE
CONVERSATION BACK TO OUR MEMBERS
MEMBERS. SIMILAR TO A BOOK ONCE
AGAIN I'M SURPRISED THAT THIS IS
A TEAM PLAYER HE'S AS MANY OF
OUR PREVIOUS BILLS BUT I'M
GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE THE SPACING GRATEFUL
THAT YOU HAVE TAKEN A LEAD ON
THIS SPECIALLY FOR THOSE KIDS
WHO ARE. TRULY IN SUCH A
VULNERABLE- IN FORMAL
SITUATIONS- CLOSURE IS ALWAYS
IMPORTANT FOR MANY OF US AND IN
MANY STAGES OF OUR LIFE SELF
GREAT FOR THIS BILL. IT WILL BE
HAPPY TO MOVE IT WHEN
APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CAN YOU TO TELL
ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
PROBLEM THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO
SOLVE HERE'S I MEAN IF WE REALLY
HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT SAY.
NO STUDENT CANNOT RETURN TO HAVE
CLOSURE AND COLLECT THEIR
BELONGINGS AND THIS IS THAT-
AUTHORS SPONSORED BILL SO TELL
ME ABOUT THAT. WELL I'VE TAUGHT
IN THE CLASSROOM FOR THIRTY
YEARS AND OVER THOSE YEARS I
TAUGHT IN ELEMENTARY SO. OF
COURSE WE KNOW FOR YOUNGER
CHILDREN IT IS- MANY ACTUAL
PHYSICAL BELONGINGS THAT ARE
LEFT BEHIND BUT IT'S ALSO THEIR
FRIENDSHIPS BUT WE ALSO KNOW AS
STUDENTS GET OLDER- THESE
CHANGING. OF THEIR PLACEMENTS
CAN OCCUR MORE OFTEN AND IT DOES
GET VERY VERY DIFFICULT FOR THEM
JUST TO MOVE I MEAN WE DO HAVE.
EXAMPLES THAT WE AND I HATE TO
SAY IT AND I'M NOT BEING
NEGATIVE HERE BUT WE CALL THEM
IN. TRASH BAGS WHERE THEY
LITERALLY GET. A TRASH BAG AND
ARE ASKED TO DUMP ALL OF THEIR
MATERIALS. LIMITED BELONGINGS
WHEN THEY MOVE SOMETIMES IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT NOW THAT'S
FROM THEIR HOME PLACEMENT. BUT
IN THE SCHOOLS THEY DON'T EVEN
GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK
AND AGAIN THIS WOULD BE- A
CHOICE IT'S NOT A MANDATE. BUT
AND- THINKING THAT AS I'VE SEEN
SUIT MOVE ON. MANY TIMES THERE'S
PARTIES FOR THEM IF THEY'RE
MOVING AND FOR THESE STUDENTS-
THEY DELUDE DESERVE TO AT LEAST
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO. COLLECT
THEIR BELONGINGS AND SAY GOODBYE
. THANK YOU THANK YOU. JUST A
MOMENT. YEAH. JUST CATCHING UP
SAID FROM ANOTHER COMMITTEES I
UNDER THAT YOU DO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS THANK YOU
SO MUCH. OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE. YOU OKAY SO WE HAVE
A MOTION FROM CENTER MAY HAVE I.
AM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE
ITEM TWENTY FOUR A. B. FIFTEEN
OH SIX THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY EVERADO
YOU. HI EVERADO GO AYE MITCHELL
BOTH HI THE TROUBLED AYE HER
TITLE. ANGELA MAJOR OUR I WILL
HAVE. K. THE VOTE IS THREE WERE
NO NO. WE WILL PUT THAT ON CALL
THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU
MA'AM. RAGE LOOKING IF I ORDER I
KNOW WE SOME. AND OTHER CAN. YES
ALL RIGHT SO WE AT ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN ASSEMBLY BILL THREE SIX
NINE ASSEMBLY MEMBER SUPPORT.
WELCOME. I'M CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE TODAY I AM PROUD
TO PRESENT AB THREE SIXTY NINE.
WHICH WILL UP LIFT OUR FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH AND ENSURE THAT WE
ARE FULFILLING OUR DUTY TO KEEP
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM FALLING
THROUGH THE CRACKS AS THE
TRANSITION. ROBUST CARE TO
INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD. WITH ONE
IN THREE YOUTH IN FOSTER. YOUTH
OF COLOR THIS BILL IS NEAR AND
DEAR TO MY HEART AND I THINK OUR
SPONSORS CHILDREN NOW. THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
AND ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S
RIGHTS FOR ENTRUSTING ME WITH
THIS EFFORT. IF YOU'RE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THAT CALIFORNIA'S
INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM
PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO
YOUTH WHO ARE TRANSITIONING OUT
OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
THROUGH THE PROGRAM YOUTH LEARN
ABOUT MONEY MANAGEMENT HOUSING
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT POST
SECONDARY FINANCIAL AID HOW TO
SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND MUCH MORE.
UNDER CURRENT LAW YOUTH ARE ONLY
ELIGIBLE FOR THIS PROGRAM UNTIL
THEY TURN TWENTY ONE. WITHOUT
FAMILY SUPPORT YOUNG ADULTS THE
OFTEN NEED MORE TIME TO BUILD
CRITICAL SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENT
ADULTHOOD AND FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS
STATES TO INCREASE ELIGIBILITY
TO THE AGE OF TWENTY THREE. THIS
BILL WOULD AUTHORIZE COUNTIES TO
RAISE THE AGE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR
I'LL P. SERVICES FROM TWENTY ONE
TO TWENTY THREE CONSISTENT WITH
THIS FEDERAL OPTION BETTER
EQUIPPING YOU TO NAVIGATE
ADULTHOOD AFTER EXITING THE
FOSTER CARE SAFETY NET. THE BILL
WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO
PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF
ENSURING THAT IS THAT IT IS
TRAUMA INFORMED RELEVANT AND
TIMELY. LASTLY THE BILL MAKES A
CLARIFYING UPDATE TO ENSURE THAT
YOU CAN ACCUMULATE CASH SAVINGS
WHILE IN FOSTER CARE AND REMAIN
ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AND COUNTY
SUPPORT THROUGH THE PROGRAMME.
CODIFYING IN ALL COUNTY LETTER
TO THE TO THIS EFFECT FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
LGBTQ PLUS YOUTH AND CHILDREN OF
COLOR ARE OVER REPRESENTED IN
THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM DUE TO
GREATER RATES OF FAMILY
REJECTION AND SYSTEMIC
INEQUITIES. SO THIS BILL IS
ABOUT EQUITY ABOUT INCREASING
OPPORTUNITIES AND HOUSING
STABILITY FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS
AND ABOUT THE LEGISLATORS DUTY
TO SUPPORT MARGINALIZED
POPULATIONS WHICH ARE ON IN
UNDER THE STATE'S CARE. I ASK
FOR YOUR I. BOATS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME AND WITH ME
TODAY TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY ARE
KIM LEWIS ON BEHALF OF OUR CO
SPONSORS CALIFORNIA COALITION
FOR YOUTH. AND CHILDREN NOW AS
WELL AS KRISTEN POWER FROM OUR
THIRD CO SPONSOR ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. THANK YOU
WOMAN FOR. MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
CAN LAST REPRESENTING CHILDREN
NOW THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
YOUTH. I'M BRIEFLY I JUST WANTED
TO SHARE THE STORY OF JAZZY A
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH RECEIVED
INDEPENDENT LIVING. PROGRAM
SERVICES IN A WIRE STICKING THE
CHANGES IN THE BILL HERE TODAY.
JAZZY EXIT I'LL P. AT AGE TWENTY
ONE AT THE SAME TIME THEY WERE
EXITING THEIR T. H. P. NON MINOR
DEPENDENT PROGRAM AND TRYING TO
FIND STABLE HOUSING. STARTED TO
ATTEND COLLEGE AND HOLDING A
PART TIME JOB WORKING AT
MCDONALD'S. JAZZY CENTER IOP
WORKER AT SAN DIEGO I AM CA HAD
ASSISTED THEM WITH MANY THINGS
WHILE THERE WERE EXTENDED FOSTER
CARE AND WAS THE ONLY SUPPORTIVE
PERSON IN THEIR LIFE. UPON
LOSING THOSE. THEY WERE SAD AND
ENSURE THEIR FUTURE AND STRUGGLE
TO NAVIGATE HOW TO BUDGET.
FEDERAL IN GENERAL EDUCATION AND
TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY AND
FINDING AND SECURING A
MEANINGFUL JOB. ABA NAVIGATING
THE STRESS AND UNFORTUNATE UPS
AND DOWNS THAT COME BECOME. THAT
COME WITH BECOMING AN ADULT. I
AM OBTAINING THEIR BACHELOR'S
TOOK A LONG TIME BECAUSE THERE
ARE LACK OF AWARENESS AROUND THE
SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO THEM. I'M
HOWEVER TODAY JAZZY IS THE IOP
PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE YMCA
OF SAN DIEGO SUPPORTING YOU'VE
JUST LIKE HER. EXTENDING
SERVICES TO THE AGE OF TWENTY
THREE IT WILL HELP YOU NAVIGATE
THESE DOMAINS AND LYFT WITH THE
ASSISTANCE OF AN I. O. P.
WORKER. I'LL BE SERVICES ARE
TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE
DELIVERY OF SERVICES IN A LIFE
THAT ARE YEAR THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS AND KRISTEN POWER WITH
THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S
RIGHTS MIRACLE PLEASED TO CO
SPONSOR AB THREE SIX NINE. GOING
TO SPEAK JUST BRIEFLY ON THE
SECOND PART OF THE BILL.
EXISTING LAW STATES THAT FOSTER
YOUTH CAN ONLY SAVE UP TO TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS AND SOME DO. OF
COURSE WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEM
TO BE ABLE TO SAVE MUCH MORE. AS
YOU KNOW THE COST OF LIVING IN
CALIFORNIA IS VERY HIGH AND JUST
ONE LIFE CRISIS CONSIDER USE
BACK. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS. STATE LAW HAS BEEN
INTERPRETED OVER THE YEARS TO
EXCLUDE YOU FROM AN EXTENDED
FOSTER CARE ONCE THEY HIT THE
TEN THOUSAND MARK IN SAVINGS.
LIKELY STATE GUIDANCE ISSUED IN
TWENTY TWENTY TWO CLEARLY STATES
THE YOUTH OF FOSTER CARE CAN
SAVE MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND.
HOWEVER THIS IMPORTANT POLICY
CHANGE HAS NOT BEEN CODIFIED
INTO LAW. IN THE BUSY SOCIAL
WORKERS WHO ARE NOT AWARE OF THE
POLICY CHANGE STILL SITE THAT
TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR CAP.
CONTAINED IN STATE LAW WHEN
ADVISING FOSTER YOU THOUGHT HOW
MUCH THEY CAN SAVE. MOREOVER
FORMS AND DOCUMENTS REGULARLY
USED IN CASE MANAGEMENT THE
TRANSITION AGED FOSTER YOU ALSO
REFER TO THAT TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS SAVINGS CAP. AB THREE
SIX NINE WOULD CODIFY THE STATE
GUIDANCE BY ALIGNING STATUTE AND
POLICY ENSURE GREATER
CONSISTENCY IN IMPLEMENTATION.
SO THAT YOUTH TRANSITIONING INTO
ADULTHOOD FROM FOSTER CARE. CAN
HAVE THE GREATEST FINANCIAL
SECURITY NOT. POSSIBLE THANK YOU
MY REQUEST RIGHT. NOW THANK YOU.
RIGHT IN WITNESSES- WANTING TO
TEST. IN OP. OF THIS BILL. YOU
SEEN NONE- WILL MOVE TO ANY
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION FOR THIS BILL PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE. I'LL
ASK THAT YOU STATE YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ONLY
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS MARTHA GUERRERO
REPRESENTED THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN
APPRECIATION. OF A STILL MEMBERS
OF BURMA'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS-
POLICY CHANGE WE ARE VERGE I
BOTH THINK YOU THINK YOU. AND
CORK JONES LAW CENTER OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
HE RIGHT AB ONE NOW MOVES TO THE
TELECONFERENCE SYSTEM. AB
MODERATOR WE PLEASE PROMPT
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
ASSEMBLY BILL THREE SIX NINE
THAT WE ARE READY TO BEGIN. IF
YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF ASSEMBLY BILL
THREE SIX NINE PLEASE PRESS ONE
AND ZERO. WE HAVE THREE IN THE
QUEUE AT THE MOMENT WILL SERVE
LINE TWENTY EIGHT PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
CHAIR NUMBER SEVENTY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE.
SERVICES SUPPORT OF AB THREE SIX
NINE FIVE MEMBERS OF A FIFTY
THANK YOU.
AT ONE THIRTY PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON SHARON MEMBERS
JENNY TRIED WE HAVE THE COUNTY
OF PANIC IN SUPPORT B. THIRTY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE
MANAGER WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN
WISHES SPEAK. EXCELLENT WILL NOW
BRING IT BACK TO OUR MEMBERS YOU
QUESTIONS FROM OUR CAN MEMBERS.
CORRECT ASSEMBLY MEMBER SUPPORT
I DID WANT TO JUST- COP COMMENT
ON THIS BILL I KNOW THAT OF
SEVERAL VERSIONS THAT HAVE COME
ACROSS AND THIS COMMITTEE IN THE
PAST- I. AM I AM SENSITIVE TO
THE FACT THAT. WE MUST HAVE GOOD
POLICY FOR OUR FOSTER YOUTH TO
HELP SUPPORT THEM- AT THE SAME
TIME I KNOW THAT SOLUTIONS THAT
COME OUT OF SOME OF OUR URBAN
CENTERS DON'T ALWAYS- IMPACT OUR
ROLE COMMUNITIES THE SAME WAY SO
JUST LOOKING AT YOUR SUPPORT YOU
HAVE THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
AND LOS ANGELES TO VERY- LARGE
URBAN CENTERS HE TELL ME A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU HAVE
WORKED WITH RULE COULD COUNTIES.
IN DEVELOPING THIS POLICY OR AND
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM-
WELL THESE WERE RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT CAME OUT OF THE STATE WIDE-
GROUP- AND- THE ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I KNOW WAS A
CONCERN- IN THE ASSEMBLY SIDE
WAS WHETHER OR NOT- ONE SIZE
FITS ALL APPROACHES- YOU KNOW UP
WORK EVERYWHERE AND SO ONE OF
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE DID TAKE
IN APPROPRIATIONS WAS SOMETHING
THAT ALLOWS- EACH OF THE
COUNTIES TO. MAKE THIS CHANGE ON
A VOLUNTARY BASIS SO- THIS WILL
ONLY AFFECT THOSE COUNTIES THAT
ELECTED TO EXTEND THAT UP AND SO
THEY'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE A
DETERMINATION IN RURAL COUNTIES
WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS SOMETHING
THEY WANT TO PUT INTO EFFECT.
WONDERFUL SO THIS IS A POLICY
THAT YOU CAN OPT IN VERSUS A ONE
SIZE FITS ALL REQUIREMENTS YES
THAT IS REFRESHING THANK YOU SO
MUCH YOU'RE WELCOME. RIGHT ANY
COMMENTS. OKAY DO WE HAVE A-
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. IDEA OF
JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE THANK YOU DO WE HAVE A MOST
. I CAN'T MOVE BY SENATOR MIKE
OF OUR- S. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. FILE ITEM SEVEN AB THREE SIXTY
NINE. THE MOTION IS TO PASS A RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS OF ROGO HI OF
RAGO I. A SHOWBOAT HI THE
TROUBLED BY HER TOTAL. FOR TOTAL
II MEN'S WORK HI IMAGE OF OUR-
WILL HAVE. RIGHT TO VOTE IS FOR
ZERO MOVE CRITICAL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH
. HE MOVING ON. LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER RIVAS
THREE OF US WITH US TODAY. HEY
LET'S SEE ITEM WE ARE ON. SO
ITEM ELEVEN ASSEMBLY BILL SEVEN
NINE NINE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER RIVAS
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS. I
WOULD I WANT TO START BY
THANKING BRIDGET FROM THE
COMMITTEE FOR HER THOROUGH
EVALUATION OF THIS LEGISLATION.
IN ORDER TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
THE STATE MUST REFORM ITS
CURRENT APPROACH TO ISSUING
FINES BY ENACTING MEANINGFUL
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
PROMOTING THE USE OF STATE
HOMELESSNESS FUNDS AND SETTING
STATE GOALS TO ANCHOR LOCAL
PROGRESS. AB SEVEN NINETY NINE
REQUIRES THE STATE TO TAKE A
MORE DIRECT LEADERSHIP ROLE
WHILE SETTING STATEWIDE GOALS
BASED ON DATA. AVAILABLE STATE
FUNDING. AND TO STREAMLINE
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS ON LOCAL
SYSTEMS. COUNTIES BIG CITIES AND
CONTINUUM'S OF CARE WOULD WORK
TOGETHER EVERY FIVE YEARS TO
PLAN SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT THEY
WILL TAKE COLLABORATIVE LEE TO
REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. REPLACING
THE ACTION PLANS THEY DO
INDIVIDUALLY EVERY YEAR UNDER
HAP. FURTHERMORE THE BILL
ENSURES THAT MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION IS MADE PUBLIC TO
IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND
OVERSIGHT. LASTLY AB SEVEN
NINETY NINE REQUIRES INVESTMENTS
IN BALANCED HOMELESS RESPONSE
SYSTEMS THAT PROMOTE EQUITABLE
HOUSING OUTCOMES WHILE
MAINTAINING ELIGIBLE USES. THIS
BILL IS IMPORTANT YOU KNOW THIS
HOMELESSNESS IS THE NUMBER ONE
ISSUE AREA THAT CALIFORNIANS
WANT TO SEE US- SOLVE SO
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
OVER A HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE
THOUSAND CALIFORNIANS EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT.
OUR STATE ACCOUNTS 430% OF THE
NATION'S HOMELESS POPULATION
WELL WITH THE MANTLE OF THE
NATION'S HIGHEST HOMELESS
POPULATION THE STATE MUST
RESPOND WITH FUNDING LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AT THE SCALE NEEDED
TO MEET THE SCOPE OF THIS
CRISIS. CALIFORNIA'S
HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM IS ROOTED
IN HIGH HOUSING PRICES A LACK OF
AVAILABLE HOUSING THE STATE'S
INCONSISTENT FUNDING COMMITMENTS
AND SHIFTING HOMELESSNESS
ACCOUNTABILITY BENCHMARKS. THIS
LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY COUPLED
WITH INCONSISTENT FUNDING HAS
CAUSED A PUBLIC POLICY FEEDBACK
LOOP RESULTING IN THE
HOMELESSNESS. RESPONSE SYSTEMS
UNABLE TO FULLY MEET THE
CHALLENGES OF RISING HOUSING
COSTS AND IN IN FISH IN
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY. CURRENTLY THE
HELP PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING
ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS ISSUES FUND FUNDS
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. BECAUSE THE
STATE HAS ONLY INVESTED IN HAP
THROUGH ONE TIME ALLOCATIONS THE
STATE IS UNABLE TO HOLD LOCAL
RECIPIENTS ACCOUNTABLE UNDER THE
TOOL OF REALLOCATING FUTURE
FUNDING WHEN RECIPIENTS FAILED
TO MEET EXPECTATIONS. AS A
RESULT OF OUR LACKLUSTER
PROGRESS IN REDUCING
HOMELESSNESS GOVERNOR NEWSOM
TOOK THE EXTRAORDINARY STEP OF
TEMPORARILY WITHHOLDING HALF
FUNDS. THESE YEAR BY YEAR ONE
TIME INVESTMENTS HAMPER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS FROM INVESTING IN
LONG TERM PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS. AB SEVEN NINETY
NINE IS CONSISTENT WITH BOTH THE
COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE THAT THE
GOVERNOR HAS ARTICULATED THAT HE
WANTS TO SEE. AND THE REGIONAL
PLANNING PROCESS OUTLINED BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES AT HOME PLAN. IT'S TIME
THAT WE FINALLY ADDRESS OUR
HOMELESSNESS CRISIS AT THE SCALE
THAT THE PUBLIC EXPECTS FROM
BOTH THE STATE AND THE LOCAL
LEVEL. TODAY I HAVE WITH ME TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT KODY VAN
FELTON FROM JOHN BURTON
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH AND MARI
CASTALDI FROM HOUSING.
CALIFORNIA WONDERFUL THANK YOU
PLEASE COME FORWARD WHEN YOU'RE
READY. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MY NAME
IS CODY THEN FILLED IN I AM A
COLLEGE STUDENT AT SACRAMENTO
STATE YOU HAVE A CAT JOHN BURTON
ADVOCATES FOR YEARS AND I
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS AS A
TEENAGER. I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU
WHY AB SEVEN NINE NINE IS
IMPORTANT. THE BILL FOCUSES ON
FOSTERING MORE ACCOUNTABILITY
FOR REDUCING HOMELESSNESS WE
DEFINE ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AS A
TWO WAY STREET. WE MUST BE
ACCOUNTABLE TO POLICYMAKERS
TAXPAYERS AND THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AB
SEVEN NINE NINE EIGHT SHE WAS
THIS THE BILL REQUIRES COUNTIES
BIG CITIES AND CONTINUES OF CARE
TO DEVELOP A JOINT ACTION PLAN.
THAT IDENTIFIES EACH ENTITY'S
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND
SET GOALS. IF LOCALS DON'T MEET
THESE GOALS THEY FACE
CONSEQUENCES BUT NOT
CONSEQUENCES THAT NEGATIVELY
IMPACT THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. ANOTHER IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF THIS BILL IS REACH
RESPONDING TO A STATE WIDE
DESIRE FOR REAL OUTCOMES BY
LEADING WITH WHAT WE KNOW WORKS.
SINCE TWENTY TWENTY HAVE HAS
REDUCED USE HOMELESSNESS BY 21%
IN THE STATE. WHY BECAUSE THE
FOR THE FIRST TIME WE GOT
SPECIFIC ABOUT HOW MUCH FUNDING
LOCALS HAD TO INVEST IN USE
HOMELESSNESS. THROUGH HAPS YOU
SET ASIDE. IF WE WANT SPECIFIC
RESULTS LIKE REDUCING
UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS
RESEARCH SHOWS WE NEED TO MAKE
BALLOTS INVESTMENTS ACROSS
EMERGENCY INTERIM IN PERMANENT
HOUSING. AB SEVEN NINE NINE GETS
IT THESE BOUNCE INVESTMENTS
WITHOUT CHANGING HOUSE ELIGIBLE
USES. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE
MANY WELL VETTED PROVISIONS OF
THE BILL WHICH WAS WRITTEN BY A
BROAD COALITION. OF STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADVOCATES. PROVIDERS AND PEOPLE
WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE. WHEN I
FIRST EXPERIENCE HOME. IT WAS
TWO THOUSAND FOURTEEN I FINALLY
BECAME HOUSING SECURE IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN. PRIOR TO HELP
THERE WERE VERY FEW RESOURCES I
CAN ACCESS AS A YOUTH THIS WAS
NOT FROM A LACK OF EFFORT. I HAD
SCHOOL COUNSELORS TEACHERS
THERAPISTS AND CASE WORKERS ALL
TRYING TO FIND HOUSING BUT THERE
WERE NO OPTIONS ARE SPACES FOR
ME THIS WAS EMOTIONALLY
DEVASTATING FOR ME I FELT ALONE
AND THOUGHT NO ONE CARED ENOUGH
ABOUT ME. HAVE CREATED MORE
OPTIONS FOR USE THAT I WOULD
HAVE BENEFITTED FROM AND HAS
MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE
LIVES OF OUR YOUTH WE KNOW WITH.
WE KNOW THAT WITH THE RIGHT
TOOLS ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES
AND LOCAL COLLABORATION HOW CAN
BE EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE CENTRAL
TO OUR STATE'S RESPONSE TO
HOMELESSNESS. I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR EIGHTY SEVEN NINE
NINE. THANK YOU- HI I'M MARCUS
DAHLE THESE SENIOR LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH HOUSING
CALIFORNIA. THE ONE I THINK CODY
FOR BEING HERE TODAY FOR YOUR
ADVOCACY IN THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS. AND
I'LL JUST QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT A
FEW ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE
BILL. YOU HEARD ABOUT AB SEVEN
NINE NINE COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL
PLANNING PROCESS- IN THIS
PROCESS IN ADDITION TO HOP
DOLLARS WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT
DSS AND DH CS HOMELESSNESS
PROGRAMS. ARE INCLUDED IN
PLANNING TO PROMOTE STRONGER
CONNECTIVITY WITH HUMAN SERVICES
AND SAFETY NET SYSTEMS. PLANNING
ALSO IS INCLUSIVE FOR SMALLER
COUNTIES AND CITIES THE BILL
REQUIRES A MINIMUM ALLOCATION
FOR SMALLER COUNTIES TO HELP
BUILD CAPACITY. AND REQUIRES
THAT SMALLER CITIES ARE INVITED
TO THE REGIONAL PLANNING TABLE.
CRITICALLY AB SEVEN NINE NINE
ALSO REQUIRES THAT PEOPLE WITH
LIVED EXPERIENCE ARE INTEGRATED
INTO PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND
EXECUTION AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
SINCE THEY'RE BEST POSITIONED TO
IDENTIFIED GAPS AND MISSED
OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR SYSTEMS.
AND FINALLY AB SEVEN NINE NINE
ENSURES THAT OUR DEFINITION OF
ACCOUNTABILITY ALSO INCLUDES
ADVANCING GREATER EQUITY. IT'S
JUNETEENTH THE DAY WHERE WE
RECOGNIZE THE END OF THE
LEGALIZED INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY
IN THE UNITED STATES HOWEVER
TRAGICALLY WE KNOW THAT LEGACIES
OF RACIST HOUSING AND ECONOMIC
POLICY CONTINUE TO REPRODUCE AN
EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. MOST
GLARINGLY THROUGH THE
DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION
OF BLACK AND INDIGENOUS
CALIFORNIANS AMONG OUR OWN HOUSE
NEIGHBORS AND RISING
HOMELESSNESS AMONG WHAT NEXT
CALIFORNIANS. EIGHTY SEVEN NINE
NINE ENSURES THAT AS REGION
CYCLES ON OUTCOMES THEY ALSO SET
CORRESPONDING GOALS TO REDUCE
ANY RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THOSE
OUTCOMES WHICH WILL REQUIRE
RETHINKING STRUCTURAL BARRIERS
THAT STILL EXIST IN OUR SYSTEMS.
FINALLY AB SEVEN NINE AND GIVES
GREATER CONSIDERATION TO THE
WORKERS WHO TODAY ARE AT THE
FRONT LINES OF DELIVERING
SERVICES TO OUR OWN HOUSE
NEIGHBORS ALSO
DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF
COLOR AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS TO PUSH
US TOWARDS LIVING WAGES AND
IMPROVED WORKING CONDITIONS FOR
THOSE WORKERS- WITH THAT WE- ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND THANKS SO
MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES OF
WANTING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
SIXTY NINE WILL NOW MOVE TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
ASKED IF YOU PURCHASE THE
MICROPHONE GIVE US YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND YOUR POSITION
ONLY PLEASE ALLEN A MAC WITH
CHILDREN NOW ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. OKAY WILL NOW MOVE TO
TELECONFERENCE SERVICES A
MODERATOR PLEASE PROMPT ANYONE
WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF ASSEMBLY BILL
SEVEN NINETY NINE. THAT WE ARE
READY TO BEGIN. TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR. EIGHTY SEVEN
NINE NINE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND THE
FIRST WE WILL HEAR FROM LINE
FIFTY PLEASE GO AHEAD. NO BOX
LINE FIFTY OUTLINED FORTY EIGHT
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
YOUR MEMBERS THE OF ALL OF HALF
ONE OF THE L. LAW. NON HOMELESS
SERVICE. AFFORDABLE HERE IN
STRONG SUPPORT SEVEN NINE NINE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE.
FIFTY THREE. HELLO IS IT FOR
FOLLOWING UP WITH LA FAMILY
HOUSING AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE. FIFTY EIGHT.
HELLO EVERYBODY DID THE DION
TURNER PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATE
FOR INTERCITY LOCKED IN- IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR.
FIND. SEVENTEEN FOR. MY
SEVENTEEN YEAR MIKE IS OPEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
KEREN MOVERS GERMAN REPORT WITH
THE CORPORATION FOR SUPPORTIVE
HOUSING ONE OF THE CO SPONSORS
OF EIGHTY SEVEN NINETY NINE IN
STRONG SUPPORT- ALL YOU HAVE IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU INCLUDES.
LINE TWENTY FIVE. THAT AFTERNOON
THAT MAKING L. ON BEHALF OF
SOMEBODY TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
LINE. NINETEEN ADJUSTING THEIR
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND WE
HAVE A SUPPORT IN COMPOSITION
THANK YOU. THANK YOU- LINE FIFTY
SEVEN. GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME OF
REBIRTH STEVEN I AM A PERSON
WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE OF TWENTY
ONE YEARS OF BEING ON HOUSE ON
THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES AND I
AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF EIGHTY
SEVEN NINETY ONE- I'M ALSO A
PROUD MEMBER OF PLAIN CALIFORNIA
HOMES COALITION. THANK YOU THANK
YOU. LINE FIFTY ONE FIFTY ONE.
WORKING A COMPELLING READERSHIP
GREW THE BUSINESS TRADE
ASSOCIATION SERVING THE SILICON
VALLEY REGION THAT WE ARE ALSO
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
LINE FORTY THREE. ALEX THE SAKE
WITH THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO
END HOMELESSNESS PROUD SPONSOR
AND SUPPORTER THANKS SO MUCH
THANK YOU. LINE. FIFTY FOUR.
HELLO THIS IS AMNESTY FROM UNION
STATION HOMELESS SERVICES ONE OF
LOS ANGELES LEAD HOMELESS
AGENCIES IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER COMMENT AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU MODERATOR WILL BRING
THE CONVERSATION BACK TO THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. HE
CENTER MAKE IT FAR. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLY MEMBER THANK YOU SO
MUCH YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
THIS IS A HUGE CRISIS AND I KNOW
I THINK YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS
TOPIC OVER THE YEARS TO SCHOOL
QUESTION- REGARDING THE BONUS
THE BONUS FUNDS I KNOW WE'RE
GOING TO BE CARRYING A BILL
LATER ON BY YOUR COLLEAGUE I
BELIEVE HER COSTS ARE ON. THAT'S
LOOKING TO MOVE BONUS POT
FUNDING TO CREATE ANOTHER ROUND
BUT YOURS IS LOOKING TO AMENDED
YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT HOW THAT COLLABORATION IS
GOING- I ASSUME YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT ASSEMBLY MEMBER TEAM YES
OKAY OKAY. YEAH WE'VE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER- AND YOU KNOW
IN THE PAST I'VE WORKED WITH HIM
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS WHEN
WE FIRST CREATED THAT BONUS
ROUND- AND- NOW YOU KNOW SOME
WE'VE GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK FROM
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ON WHETHER
THAT'S EFFECTIVE OR NOT- AND SO
WE'RE- YOU KNOW WE'RE WILLING TO
CHANGE THAT. TO SO HIM AND I ARE
WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT AND ARE
DISCUSSING GREAT YOU KNOW GIVE
IT. TO BE ALIGNED ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HE SAYS
MEMBER ADAM I DID YOUR BILL AND
IT'S VERY EXCITING AND ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT I REALLY
APPRECIATED IS THE WAY THAT YOU
INCLUDED. THE SMALLER COUNTIES
AND SMALLER CITIES- BECAUSE I
THINK THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN
BY THAT COLLABORATION IN THAT
PARTNERSHIP- AS I'VE GONE
THROUGH MY DISTRICT I'VE HEARD
OVER AND OVER AGAIN HOW THAT THE
HALF FUNDS. HAVE NOT BEEN
ALLOCATED. IN A WAY THERE THAT
ARE SMALL KCMO COMMUNITIES CAN
EVEN SUSTAIN A PROGRAM- SO
LOOKING AT YOUR BILL REALLY
REALLY SPOKE TO THE ANSWER THAT
I WAS LOOKING FOR. SO I'M GLAD
THAT THAT YOU'VE BEEN LEADING ON
THIS AND I FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE
SUPPORTING YOUR BILL. THANK YOU
YOU KNOW WEEK. AFTER I
INTRODUCED THIS BILL I DID HEAR
A LOT- RECEIVE MEETING REQUEST
FROM SMALLER CITIES RURAL
COUNTIES ALL ACROSS THE STATE-
AND LIKE I SAID IN IN MY
COMMENTS. YOU KNOW THIS IS A
STATEWIDE ISSUE NOT JUST THE BIG
CITIES EVEN THOUGH I'M FROM A
BIG CITY- YOU KNOW I'VE LEARNED
A LOT ABOUT HOW. OTHER PARTS OF
OUR STATE ARE. ALSO OUT WORKING
TOWARDS AN ENDING HOMELESSNESS
AND WANT TO BE PART OF THE
PROCESS- AND THIS REGIONAL
PLANNING THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
ALLOWS THE SMALLER CITIES TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS
THREE AND WE HAVE A TWENTY SEVEN
RURAL COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA SO.
YOU KNOW ROUGHLY HALF OF. OF THE
LINCOLNIAN HALF YEAH OF ALL OF
OUR COUNTIES AND- YOU KNOW WE
HAVE TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AS
ONE CALIFORNIA- AND TRUST THAT
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES CAN. USE
THOSE DOLLARS TO SOLVE THEIR
PROBLEMS THE LOCAL LEVEL- WITH
THE GUIDANCE AND THE STRUCTURE
OF PARAMETERS AT THE STATE SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH. RIGHT ANY
OTHER COMMENTS. MMHM OKAY WE
HAVE A MOTION I WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE I'M SO SORRY. NO THANK
YOU- FOR THIS DISCUSSION AND YOU
KNOW I AGREE WITH YOU THAT. YOU
KNOW THIS IS A BILL THAT CAN
LEAD US TO THAT DIRECTION WHERE.
ALL OF OUR COUNTIES AND LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS WILL BE INVOLVED
TOWARDS ENDING HOMELESSNESS SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
TREVOR MITCHELL. MAKE MOVED BY
SENATOR WHILE HOPE SYSTEM PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM LET A.
B. SAID NINE NINE THE MOTION IS
TO PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING. A ROGO HI
A ROGUE- I SHOW BOTH. THE
TROUBLED BY HER TADO. MITCHELL
MANJA WILL HAVE. WILL HAVE A.
THE VOTE FOR EYES AND SEE KNOWS
WILL PUT THE LITTLE GIRL THANK
YOU MUCH. BYE READ MOVE ON. THE
AGENDA. WE HAVE NUMBER FOR. SO
BILL A SIX. ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE ITEM
FIFTEEN ASSEMBLY BILL ASSEMBLY
BILL THIRTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN SO
WE'LL START WITH EIGHT SIX
SEVEN. THANK YOU I'M GLAD I'M
CHAIR AND SENATORS AB EIGHT
SIXTY SEVEN SUPPORTS A
SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO
ADULTHOOD OF YOUNG PEOPLE
ENROLLED IN CALIFORNIA'S
EXTENDED FOSTER CARE PROGRAM.
FOR TRANSITION AGE FOSTER YOUTH
THE LAW EXPLICITLY REQUIRES THAT
COUNTY WELFARE AGENCIES PROVIDE
PROTECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT YOUNG
PEOPLE THE FOSTER CARE WITH
CONCRETE PLANT FOR DISCHARGE
THAT PROVIDE STATE PEACE
STABILITY AND THE OPPORTUNITIES
TO SURVIVE. HOWEVER THAT'S FAR
FROM REALITY 35% OF YOUTH IN
FOSTER CARE REPORT EXPERT
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHILE
ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN EXCITED
FOSTER CARE. WHEN I COUNTY
FAILED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
SECURE HOUSING THESE YOUTH ARE
OFTEN EXITING THE FOSTER YOUTH
CARE TO HOMELESSNESS YOU KNOW
THESE ARE FOSTER YOU THAT WE'VE
TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. AS
A STATE AND YET WE FAIL THEM-
MORE IN WAYS THAT PARENTS AND-
EMILY MEMBERS WOULDN'T IF THEY
HAD ACCESS TO THEM AND THEY
WE'VE TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY
AND WE'RE LEAVING THESE KIDS TO
BE HOMELESS. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE
AB EIGHT SIXTY SEVEN WILL ENSURE
THAT FOSTER YOUTH RETAIN ACCESS
TO SERVICES AND SUPPORT
REGARDLESS OF THEIR HOUSING
STATUS AND ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH CURRENT LAW AND SUBJECT
SUGGESTS SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGE
PLANNING. BY CLARIFYING THAT A
COURT MAY KEEP THE CASE OPEN
PASSAGE TWENTY ONE IF THE
REQUIRED TO TERMINATE
JURISDICTION OF NOT BEEN
SATISFACTORILY MET. AND
REINFORCING THAT THE COUNTY
WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS A
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE INTENT OF
AN ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENSURE.
THAT YOU HAVE HOUSING BEFORE
THEY EXIT THE SYSTEM THEY CAN'T
JUST JUST CHARGE THEM ONTO THE
STREETS WHICH IS WHAT FAR TOO
MANY COUNTIES ARE DOING.
CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE FIRST
STATES TO ESTABLISH AN EXTENDED
FOSTER CARE PROGRAM. AND OVER
THE COURSE OF TWELVE YEARS WE'VE
HEARD FROM FOSTER YOUTH AND
PROVIDERS THAT SERVE THEM ABOUT
SUCCESSES BUT ALSO SHORTCOMINGS
OF THE PROGRAM. THIS IS A STEP
TOWARDS BRIDGING SOME OF THE
GAPS IN THE SAFETY NET THE BILL
HAS HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT AND
THERE'S NO OPPOSITION I WOULD
URGE AN AYE VOTE. TODAY WE HAVE
AN CORPORATE THE CHILDREN'S LAW
CENTER OF CALIFORNIA TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT. RIGHT THANK YOU.
PLEASE APPROACH THE MICROPHONE
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU I'M
IN CORK POLICY AT CHILDREN'S
LAWCENTER CALIFORNIA. IT'S THE
NATION'S LARGEST CHILDREN'S
LEGAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION. I WE
REPRESENT OVER TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND CHILDREN USED OF LOS
ANGELES SACRAMENTO AND PLASTER
COUNTY. OVER ONE THOUSAND NUMBER
CLIENTS TURNED TWENTY ONE EACH
YEAR AGING OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
WE'RE PROUD TO CO SPONSOR AB
EIGHT SIXTY SEVEN ARE A GREAT
FORMER ASSEMBLYMEMBER FREEMAN'S
PARTNERSHIP. IN ENSURING YOUTH
EXITING FOSTER CARE CAN SUCCEED
. THE TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD IN
SELF SUFFICIENCY CAN BE
CHALLENGING FOR ANY YOUNG
PERSON. FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
. THE TRANSITION CAN BE
OVERWHELMING. MANY YOUTH IN
FOSTER CARE LACK THE NATURAL
SUPPORTS THAT OTHER YOUTH THEIR
AGE HALF. YOU CAN GO BACK HOME
TO MOM AND DAD OR RELY ON THEM
FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT. IT MAKES
TRANSITION CHALLENGES EVEN
GREATER. UNFORTUNATELY SHE TOO
MANY YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF
EIGHTEEN AND TWENTY ONE. EXITING
THE SYSTEM INTO HOMELESSNESS.
EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT INSTABILITY
AND FOOD AND SECURITY. BECAUSE
THEY WERE NOT PROVIDED THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR
CONNECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES AS
REQUIRED BY LAW. THE ODDS ARE
STACKED AGAINST THESE YOUTH.
THERE ARE AT SIGNIFICANT RISK OF
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM. AB EIGHT SIXTY
SEVEN SIX TO BETTER SUPPORT
YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE
BUT DEPENDENCE AND WARDS. IN TWO
IMPORTANT WAYS FIRST REQUIRES
VERIFICATION AT CERTAIN
DOCUMENTS INFORMATION AND
SERVICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO
YOU WITH PRIOR. TO AGING OUT OF
FOSTER CARE. AND SECOND THIS
BILL REQUIRES A COURT IF THE IF
THE YOUTH AGREES. TO MAINTAIN
JURISDICTION OVER THE YOUTH
AFTER THEY TURNED TWENTY ONE
UNTIL THEY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
WITH THOSE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
SERVICES AND INFORMATION. THE
SHORT TERM EXTENSION OF
JURISDICTION TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO
HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE
SUPPORT THEY SHOULD HAVE
RECEIVED. FOR HELP PREVENT SOME
OF THE WORST OUTCOMES THAT ARE
TOO OFTEN EXPERIENCED BY FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH. CLEAN DIRE POVERTY
AND HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU
AGAIN TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FRIEDMAN FOR AUTHORING THIS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. AND WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THEIR
COMMITTEES I'VE- THANK YOU. THEY
HAVE ANY WITNESSES- I AM
CHOOSING TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL. THANK
SEEN NONE ALAS ANY MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SHARE
THEIR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
THIS BILL TO PLEASE COME
FORWARD. PASS THAT YOU STATE
YOUR NAME YOUR FILIATION
POSITIONALLY. ALLEN A MACRO
GEORGIA NOW WE'RE ALSO IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU THINK YOU.
WELL NOW MOVES TO TELECONFERENCE
SERVICES WITNESSES WAITING TO
TESTIFY VIA TELECONFERENCE-
MODERATOR PLEASE PROP ANY
INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO TESTIFY.
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
ASSEMBLY BILL EIGHT SIX SEVEN
THAT WE ARE READY. IT WOULD TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR AP
EIGHT SIX SEVEN. IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE ZERO
AT THIS TIME. AND WE'LL HEAR
FROM LINE TWENTY ONE PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON KIDNEY FAN
OF YAFA CALIFORNIA COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE
ASSOCIATION OR CAL PROCESS IT
SUPPORT THANK YOU. YOU AND WE
HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME WONDERFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH
WILL BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK
TO THE MEMBERS SENATOR WHAT HA
THANK YOU- AS A PERSON WHO GREW
UP IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM I
DO APPRECIATE THIS EFFORT I
WANTED TO ASK. WOULD YOU GUYS BE
WILLING TO INCLUDE. OUR
EMANCIPATED YOUTH AND THOSE THAT
ARE- IN KINSHIP PROGRAMS WE CAN
CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT. OKAY
AND THE REASON WHY I SAY KINSHIP
PROGRAMS IS BECAUSE OFTEN TIMES
A LOVED ONE IS TAKING CARE OF
THAT CHILD BUT THE MOMENT THAT
THEY TURN EIGHTEEN ALSO THEY'RE
KIND OF LEFT TO FEND FOR
THEMSELVES. SO THEY HAVE MAYBE
FOUND THAT TOOK CARE OF THEM BUT
IT WAS MAYBE A GRANDMA WHO ISN'T
A 100% ABLE TO JUST LIKE- YOU
KNOW IT COST OF LIVING A LOT OF
DIFFERENT STRUGGLES THAT THEY
HAVE THE FACE- THEY SHARE WITH
FOSTER YOUTH. AND THEN
EMANCIPATED YOUTH WHO ARE UNDER
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN- YOU KNOW
HAVE A DIFFICULT LIFE AS WELL
BUT- THEY MAY BE SEEN AS AN
ADULT IN SOME CAPACITY BUT STILL
OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE BIT MORE
SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT-
THESE POPULATIONS ARE NOT LARGE
POPULATIONS I THINK IN
CALIFORNIA THERE'S ABOUT SIXTY
THOUSAND- FOSTER YOUTH- KINSHIP.
AS WELL AS- EMANCIPATED. MINORS
IS. A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT
RIGHT SO. OVERALL IT'S NOT A BIG
INVESTMENT FROM THE STATE IN THE
STATE DOES TO YOUR POINT- NEED
TO KIND OF STEP IT UP FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS MORE PROGRAMS MORE
SERVICES MORE AYE ACCOUNTABILITY
FROM FROM THE GOVERNMENT THE
STATE CALIFORNIA IN PARTICULAR
SO- I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT
BUT I'M I'M HOPING THAT. YOU
WOULD INCLUDE AN AMENDMENT AND
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S POSSIBLE-
THAT YOU WOULDN'T INCLUDE
KINSHIP AND EMANCIPATED YOUTH.
YOUR POINT IS VERY WELL TAKEN
WILL ABSOLUTELY LOOK INTO IT WE
HAVE TO SEE PROCEDURALLY AS WELL
WHETHER. NOW THAT WERE IN THE
SECOND HOUSE IF WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO THAT BUT CERTAINLY
OPEN TO IT OKAY. AND IF NOT IF
YOU COULD LET ME KNOW SO WE CAN
JUST DO THIS NEXT YEAR- BUT- I
DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE ITEMS.
YOU WANT WHEN APPROPRIATE THANK
YOU THANK YOU. THE COMMENTS.
NUMBER YEAH SO ASSEMBLY I DO
HAVE SOME- AND JUST FRANKLY KIND
. ABOUT THE BILL TO HELP YOU CAN
FIVE ME. SO I TOO BELIEVE IN
ACCOUNTABILITY AND I FEEL THAT
IF WE ARE GIVING THE COUNTIES
MORE TIME TO PRODUCE THINGS THAT
THEY SHOULD ALREADY BE PRODUCING
BY AGE TWENTY ONE OF THE YOUTH.
THAT THEY'RE ESSENTIALLY GETTING
A BLANK CHECK TO KEEP THIS CHILD
IN LIMBO OR THIS YOUNG PERSON.
IN LIMBO SO I'M WONDERING LIKE
WHAT IS THE TIME FRAME THAT
COUNTIES HAVE TO DO ALL THESE
VERIFICATIONS AND SCREENS UNDER
THIS- UNDER YOUR NEW BILL. SO WE
BELIEVE THAT THE RIGHT NOW UNDER
THE LAW THE COUNTY IS SUPPOSED
TO ALREADY PROVIDE THESE
DOCUMENTS TO THE USE. FOR IT IS
ALREADY ON THE COUNTY TO DO THAT
RIGHT SO WE SHOULD AT LEAST
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE
DISCHARGED FROM COUNTY CARE.
WITHOUT HAVING THE DOCUMENTS
THAT THEY NEED TO GET AN
APARTMENT. TO GET A JOB SO IT
YOU KNOW THE COUNTIES NOT DOING
THAT SO JUST BECAUSE IT'S TAKING
THEM LONGER THEY REALLY SHOULD
HAVE TO HAVE THAT OBLIGATION TO
FULFILL IT. BECAUSE THEY'RE
SETTING THESE KIDS UP FOR
FAILURE BY RELEASING THEM
WITHOUT IT. AND ALSO WITHIN THE
BILL IT PROVIDES DISCRETION FOR
THE COURTS TO DECIDE WHAT THE
AMOUNT OF TIME IS- FOR. YOU KNOW
ANY SORT OF EXTENDED CARE SO
IT'S NOT PRESCRIPTIVE IN TERMS
OF EVERY CHILD OR EVERY YOUNG
PERSON GETS X. AMOUNT. IT'S SAY
IT'S LETTING THE COURT LOOK AT
THEM CASE BY CASE AND SAYING.
THEY NEED MORE TIME. IN THIS A
PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL CASE BUT
WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS WILL PUSH
THE COUNTIES. TO GET THE
DOCUMENTATIONS THE DOCUMENTS
THAT THEY NEED IN THE MATERIALS
THEY NEED THEY NEED BEFORE.
THEY'RE RELEASING THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE FROM THEIR SERVICES. YES
YES I DO I AGREE WITH THE INTENT
OF THE BILL I I'M WONDERING
WHERE THE ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE
COUNTY IS IN THE SITUATION-
BECAUSE ULTIMATELY- OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR A TIME
TO. KIND OF A MARKER RIGHT AND
IF WE ARE. GIVING A LONGER ROPE.
TO THE COUNTY AND TO DO THE JOB
THAT WE- EXPECT THEM BY LAW. TO
DO BY THE AGE TWENTY ONE. I'M
WONDERING HOW THAT HELPS THE
CHILD IN THIS SITUATION YET OUR
INTENT IS NOT AT ALL TO GIVE THE
COUNTY MORE TIME. RIGHT NOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT THE
COUNTY IS RELEASING THE YOUNG
PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR CARE WITHOUT
THE PROPER DOCUMENTATION. AND
REALLY THE FOUNDATION FOR THEM
TO SUCCEED WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS
IF YOU CHOOSE TO NOT DO THAT IF
YOU'RE NOT FULFILLING THAT
REQUIREMENT THAT'S ALREADY LAW.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE
TO BE RESPONSIBLE WE THINK THAT
THAT'S A DISINCENTIVE ACTUALLY
FOR THE COUNTY THEY DON'T WANT
TO BE PAYING LONGER. FOR THE
SUPPORT OF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE
WERE HOPING THAT THAT WILL MAKE
THEM- ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE
DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY NEED AND
- YOU'LL GET EVERYTHING IN ORDER
BEFORE THE THIS. FOR THIS TIME
BUT THE CURRENT. IS I UNDERSTAND
IT WE'RE- THEY'RE STILL STOPPING
THEIR SERVICES AND THEY'RE
RELEASING THE YOUNG PEOPLE
WITHOUT WITH THEIR REQUIRED
ALREADY BY LAW TO DO THAT'S JUST
NOT TENABLE. YEAH SO IT'S SO
IT'S AGAINST THE LAW WHAT
THEY'RE DOING AND IT'S HURTING
AND HURTING THE YOUNG PERSON
RIGHT ALREADY SUPPOSED TO BE THE
LAW THAT BEFORE THEY RELEASE
THEM THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE
ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT
THEY NEED TO THEY'RE JUST NOT
ALWAYS DOING RIGHT. RIGHT SO-
CAN YOU SEE WHERE MY CONCERN IS-
BY ALLOWING THEM MORE TIME TO
NOT FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION
WE'RE NOT CHANGING THE AMOUNT OF
TIME THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.
BE DOING THIS. SO THEY STILL
HAVE THAT WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT
SAYING THAT YOU HAVE MORE TIME.
WE'RE NOT TOUCHING AT ALL
WHATEVER THEIR STATUTORILY
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE
WE ARE NOT CHANGING THAT. WHAT
WE'RE EXT WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS
THAT THE COURT MAY SAY YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP SUPPORTING
THIS PERSON. BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T
GIVEN THEM WHAT THEY NEED. RIGHT
RIGHT. OKAY AND AT WHAT HAVE
YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THAT
WITH THE COUNTY SPIN ON THE
SITUATION LIKE WHAT WHAT ARE
THEY SAYING. IS THE REASON THAT
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO. PROVIDE
THESE DOCUMENTATIONS TO OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL BY AGE TWENTY ONE. I
MEAN WE HAVEN'T BEEN AS FAR AS I
KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN ANY
SPECIFIC REASONS I THINK
COUNTIES DO ALWAYS POINT TO
COSTS. BUT YOU KNOW THIS BILL
DOES NOT CHANGE ANY OF THEIR
OBLIGATIONS YOU KNOW IN TERMS OF
WHAT THEY'RE TO PROVIDE- MAYBE I
MEAN IT COULD BE THAT ARE
WITNESSES HAVEN'T. MAYBE BUT
BETTER ANSWER I'D LIKE TO ASK
THEM TO. TO MAYBE. GIVE THEIR
PERSPECTIVES. CERTAINLY I WOULD
SAY THAT- RIGHT NOW WHAT HAPPENS
IS IF. YOU JUST STAFF TURNOVER
OR FOR WHATEVER REASON ONE THING
I WAS IN CHILD WELFARE. YOU HAVE
AN INCREDIBLY LONG TO DO LISTS
RIGHT AND SOMETIMES THAT JUST
GETS AT THE BOTTOM. RIGHT IT'S
LIKE YOU NEVER CAN GET
EVERYTHING DONE. AND RIGHT NOW
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS A- YOUNG
PERSON TURNS TWENTY ONE AND THE
COURT IS SAYING. MY HANDS ARE
TIED TO HAVE TO CLOSE THIS CASE
AND SO THEY NEVER GET THIS
DOCUMENTS. THIS WOULD SAY. THIS
CASE IS OPEN UNTIL WE GET THOSE
DOCUMENTS. AND I WILL SAY THAT-
BEFORE AB TWELVE BEFORE EXTENDED
FOSTER CARE. THE COURTS DON'T
HAVE JURISDICTION UNTIL AGE
TWENTY ONE. AND SO. WE SAW THIS
RARELY HAPPENS. BUT THERE WERE
THOSE TIMES WHERE A- YOUNG
PERSON TURNED EIGHTEEN. AND I
HAD I HAD A SORCERER SHOW UP AT
THE HEARING WITH THE FIRST TO
GET SO THEY CAN GET THE CASE
CLOSED. SO THAT WAS- IT'S REALLY
JUST GIVING THAT. EXTRA SO THAT
THE COURT CAN ENSURE THAT THE
OBLIGATIONS GET MAD. MMHM SO
GIVE THEM THE EXTRA TIME BUT
WHAT'S THE INSURANCE WORTH THE
ACCOUNTABILITY SO IF WE KNOW
THAT CURRENTLY IT'S NOT WORKING.
AND WHAT WHAT THIS BILL PROPOSES
PROTECTION TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
BUT WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES. TO THE COUNTY. ARE WE
JUST KIND OF KICKING THE CAN
DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN
THE ROAD BEFORE WE ACTUALLY
SOLVING. A PROBLEM THE
ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE COURTS NOW
WILL SAY WE'RE GOING TO KEEP
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THIS CASE
OPEN UNTIL IT'S RESOLVED. REYES
BEFORE THEY WERE CLOSING IT AND
THEN THEY WOULD NEVER THINK THAT
THEY MIGHT HAVE NO GUARANTEE OF
GETTING THAT THE DOCUMENTS THAT
THEY NEEDED. SO IN THAT WOULD BE
UNDER THE IF THE YOUNG PERSON
ACTUALLY. SAYS THAT THEY WANT
THE CASE TO STAY OPEN IS THAT
CORRECT. ACT I MEAN IF THEY
REALLY WANT TO CLOSE TO THE
COURT. I THINK WOULD BE THE END
OF THE BILL THEY WOULDN'T BE
DOING IT BUT NORMALLY THEY
THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO. GET THE
RISK IF THEY WANT WANT TO HAVE A
DETAILED ACCOUNT FOR THEM WORSE
IS IT'S REALLY HARD TO. YEAH I
WOULD HAVE A LIFE WITHOUT IT
LATELY ABSOLUTELY. SO IT.
CURRENTLY WHAT IS THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE YOUNG PERSON
TO GIVE VOICE. TO THE SITUATION
SO ARE THEY ABLE TO GIVE AGENCY
TO A COUNTY WELFARE AGENCIES SAY
I'M- GOING TO BE TURNING TWENTY
ONE I NEED THESE. DOCUMENTS I
NEED THIS LIKE WHERE'S THE
POWER. STRUGGLE HERE. I WOULD
SAY THAT I MEAN. IN MOST CASES
THINGS ARE MOVING ALONG. AND
THERE IS A NINETY DAY TRANSITION
HEARING BEFORE THEY TURN. AYE
MEETING BEFORE THEY TURN TWENTY
ONE WHAT WE TALK ABOUT ALL THIS.
AND BY TWENTY ONE THEY HOPEFULLY
HAVE HAD THESE DOCUMENTS ARE OF
HAVE THESE- SERVICES AND
REFERRALS. AND IT ANY POINT. I
MEAN THEY'RE ADULTS THEY CAN
WALK AWAY AT ANY POINT. BUT WHAT
IS THIS IS. HOPING TO- ADDRESSES
OF SITUATIONS WHERE FOR WHATEVER
REASON. THAT PARTICULAR CAP
TODAY. THIS YOUTH IS NOT GETTING
WHAT THEY NEED. AND SO IT GIVES.
I CAN I CAN CERTAINLY SAY THAT-
THINGS JUMP TO THE VERY TOP OF
YOUR TO DO LIST WHEN A JUDGE IS
TELLING YOU. WHY HASN'T THIS
HAPPENED IN SO IT'S REALLY
GIVING THEM THAT THE COURT THE
ABILITY TO ENFORCE THE
OBLIGATIONS AND SAY THIS CASE IS
OPEN IN THIS YOUNG PERSON TO
STAY IN AN IMPOSTER IN EXTENDED
FOSTER CARE AND COUNTY. YOU'RE
GONNA- WITH THAT BILL AND HOW
YOU GET ON THESE DOCUMENTS IN
THE SERVICES YEAH THAT'S THE
ACCOUNTABILITY IS THAT WHAT THIS
DOES IS IT SETS UP A PROCESS FOR
THE COURT. WELL ACTUALLY ASK FOR
REPORT. YOU KNOW CAN THROUGH THE
LAW ASK FOR REPORT SHOWING THAT
THEY PROVIDED ALL OF THIS THE
COUNTY WILL HAVE TO SHOW THE TO
SATISFY THE COURT. BEFORE THE
CLOSE IT NEVER IS NOW THAT THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN THE COURTS YOU
KNOW THAT THEY JUST CLOSE. THEIR
NOT THE INFORMATION'S BEEN GIVEN
TO THE YOUNG PERSON. SO YOU'RE
REALLY GETTING THE COURT NOW
INVOLVED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
YOUNG PERSON GETS WHAT'S
ENTITLED TO THEM BY LAW MMHM. SO
I THINK THAT LET ME REPEAT WHAT
I THINK I HEAR YOU SAYING IS
THAT YOUR BILL WILL ALLOW A
JUDGE MORE- AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE THAT DECISION TO KEEP
THE YOUTH. KEEP THE YOUNG
PERSON. ON UP ON THIS PROGRAM-
AND PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE
COUNTY TO FULFILL THEIR
OBLIGATIONS THAT CURRENTLY THEY
THEY DON'T HAVE. THE ABILITY. TO
PUT THAT PRESSURE ON THE COUNTY
TO SAY. FOR A JUDGE TO SAY I
NEED YOU TO DO THIS EVEN HAVING
A NINETY DAY TRANSITION HEARING
THEY DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY TO
DO THAT. RIGHT BECAUSE NOW
THEY'LL KEEP THE THEY'LL KEEP
THE CASE OPEN- NOW WHAT HAPPENS
IS I GET IN THERE AND- IN MOST
SITUATIONS. HOPEFULLY YOUNG
PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY NEED. AND
THERE ARE SOME CHILD WELFARE
WHERE HELP YOUTH EVEN AFTER THE
CASE BECAUSE BUT FOR THE OTHER
ONES WHERE THERE AND- NOT
GETTING WHAT THEY NEED WHERE THE
FOR WHATEVER REASON THE WORKER
IS NOT. DOING IT WE CAN. WE
OFTEN TIMES COME BACK TWO WEEKS
BEFORE CASE CLICK THANK. YOUNG
PERSON TURNED TWENTY ONE SAID DO
THEY HAVE EVERYTHING AND IF THEY
DON'T. YOU KNOW. THE ORDER TO GO
TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS COUNTIES
ORDER TO MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.
WE GET TO THE TWENTY FIRST
BIRTHDAY IN THE COURT IT'S NOT
THERE IN COURT JUST LIKE. SORRY
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO THE
CASE HAS TO CLOSE. SAID THIS
WOULD ALLOW THEM TO SAY. WE'RE
COMING BACK EVERY WEEK UNTIL
THIS HAPPENS ARE WE COME YOU
KNOW EXACT ROAD LIKE. YOUNG
PERSON STATE IN EXTENDED FOSTER
CARE UNTIL THEY GET WHAT THEY
NEED. THANK YOU. SO THANK YOU
FROM FOR ANSWER MY QUESTIONS- I
DO HEAR THE INTENT OF THE BILL
AND I AM GONNA SUPPORT IT TODAY.
I DO WANT TO SEE MORE
CONTABILIDADE NATURE'S. FOR THE
COUNTIES I DON'T WANT THE
COUNTIES TO GET OFF- OUT OF
THEIR OBLIGATIONS RIGHT AND I
ALSO KNOW THE JUDGES HAVE THE
DISCRETION- TO KIND OF. PUT THE
GAVEL DOWN RIGHT- ULTIMATELY
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT IS HELPING
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. AND IF WE
ADULTS WE AS PROFESSIONALS
CANNOT PROTECT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
AND WE MUST CREATE MORE
LEGISLATION TO DO THAT THEN
SOMETHING'S WRONG. WITH THE
SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. SO
I URGE YOU TO NOT ONLY- HERE
CENTER WALK HOBBS- PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS BUT ALSO. TO HAVE
SOMETHING IN HERE. THAT ENSURES
THAT COUNTIES WOULD BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND NOT JUST BE
GIVEN. A CLEAN A LONGER RUNWAY.
TO DO WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING
ALREADY. OKAY HE YOU CAN.
MANAGER YES FIVE. I BOOK- IF I.
IF I UNDERSTAND THE BILL
CORRECTLY. I THINK THE
ACCOUNTABILITY PART LIES IN THE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVE. TO ENSURE
THAT THESE DOCUMENTS ARE IN
PLACE IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE
CASE. BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S A
FINANCIAL. RESPONSIBILITY OR I
COULD SAY YOU COULD PUT ANOTHER
WORD IN THERE'S A PENALTY. TO
KEEP AB THE FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY ON THE COUNTY FOR
NOT HAVING THESE DOCUMENTS IN
PLACE. WOULD YOU SAY THAT THAT
MIGHT BE A CONSIDERATION AS FAR
AS YOU CAN AT LEAST. COUNT
ABILITY PART OF IT IS THAT.
THERE IS A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE.
OR PENALTY ON THOSE COUNTIES FOR
NOT HAVING THE REQUIRED
DOCUMENTS IN PLACE- FOR THESE
YOU THE ESTATE AT TURN TWENTY
ONE. WELL IT DOES PROVIDE THAT
THE MECHANISM FOR THE COURTS TO
POTENTIALLY- ORDER THAT TO
HAPPEN FOR THE- EXTENDED FOSTER
CARE TO CONTINUE. BUT REALLY
WHAT IT DOES IS IT PROVIDES FOR
THE COURTS TO NOW BE INVOLVED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTIES ARE
HELD ACCOUNTABLE. HOURS BEFORE
THERE WASN'T A MECHANISM FOR
THAT SO THIS CLARIFIES THAT AND
PUTS THAT INTO LAW AND GIVES IT
NOW TO THE COURTS TO BASICALLY
ENSURE THAT THE COUNTIES ARE
MEETING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT THAT THEY DON'T
WANT YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE
COUNTY WOULD NOT WANT THE COURTS
TO CONTINUE TO PUT- REQUIREMENTS
ON THEM IN ANY PARTICULAR CASE
WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE OF COURSE
FINANCIALLY IT'S BETTER FOR THEM
FOR THE CHILD TO EMANCIPATE OUT.
BECOMING ADULT THEY'RE NO LONGER
UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION THEY'RE
NOT IN THEIR FILE ANYMORE THEIR
CASE WORKERS NOT WORKING ON THE
CASE ALL OF THAT COMES TO THEIR
BOTTOM LINE. SO IT'S A
DISINCENTIVE FOR THEM TO HAVE A
THE JUDGE STILL KEEPING THE CASE
OPEN SO THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE
MECHANISM TO TRY TO ENSURE. THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY. YOUR COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. OKAY SO THE MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE- AND I THANK
YOU I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
QUESTIONS AND I THINK ALL OF US
WANT TO SEE THAT ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE WANT TO SEE THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF
AND GETTING WHAT THEY WANT AND
IT'S- REALLY A SHAME IT'S A
SHAME ON ALL OF US YES THAT IT'S
JUST NOT HAPPENING IN SOME OF
THESE CASES. SO WE'RE HOPING
THAT YOU WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON
FOSTER YOUTH ISSUES EVERY YEAR
THAT I'VE BEEN IN THE
LEGISLATURE WE WHAT WORK HAND IN
HAND. WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND
THE PROVIDERS AND EVERY YEAR WE
SAY TO THEM WHAT CAN WE TRY TO
FIX NOW. THIS WAS WHAT THEY HAVE
COME TO US SAYING THEY THINK
WOULD BE HELPFUL IN THIS CASE.
SO I DO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR
QUESTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK
INTO THE GOOD SENATORS AB
SUGGESTIONS RECOMMENDATIONS AS
WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CHAMPIONING. RIGHT THANK YOU TO
HAVE A MOTION. RIGHT SAID- WHILE
HOT THANK YOU FOR YOUR MOTIONS
ASSISTED ME IN KALRA. FILE ITEM
FOURTEEN A. B. EIGHT SIX SEVEN
THE MOTION IS TO PASS IN RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY. OF ROGO HI OF RADO
GOODBYE CHU ABOVE HI SO BOAT I
HER TADO. MENJIVAR IMAGE OF OUR
IOWA. WELL I. THE VOTERS FOR ICE
ZERO KNOWS AND THAT FOCUS TO
CALL BRUCE. WAS ON TOP. ALL
RIGHT WILL GO TO I NUMBER
FIFTEEN ASSEMBLY BILL THIRTEEN
SEVENTY SEVEN. THIS IS THAT WHEN
YOU'RE READY THANK YOU THIS CALL
CAME OUT OF US HEARING OF MANY.
ANECDOTAL COMPLAINTS FROM
CONSTITUENTS PARTICULARLY IN LOS
ANGELES BUT ALSO IN THE BAY
AREA. FROM TRANSIT WRITERS.
TALKING ABOUT THEIR THE IMPACT
OF THE A NUMBER OF HOMELESS
WE'RE SEEING ON OUR TRANSIT
SYSTEMS. I CERTAINLY WHEN PEOPLE
ARE JUST TRYING TO GET TO WORK
TRY TO USE OUR TRANSIT SYSTEM.
I'M HAVING THE OF THE FEELING OF
BEING UNSAFE OR JUST BEING
FEELING. YOUR HEART STRINGS
PULLED BY PEOPLE HAVING TO SLEEP
ON TRAINS AND ON BUSES. A LIVING
IN TRAIN STATIONS CROWDING AT
THE EDGE OF THE TRAIN STATION TO
GET IN THE SOON AS THE GATES ARE
OPEN SO YOU HAVE A PLACE TO
STAY. IS REALLY HEARTBREAKING
FOR PEOPLE. AND WHAT WE FOUND
OUT WAS THAT SOME OF OUR TRANSIT
ARE SOME OF OUR HOMELESS
PROVIDERS FOR NOT. PROVIDING
HOMELESS SERVICES ARE HOMELESS
COUNT ON TRANSIT. WHETHER THEY
FELT IT WASN'T THEIR
JURISDICTION OR THEY WERE HAVING
TROUBLE A COORDINATING. WE WERE
HEARING FROM OUR TRANSIT
AGENCIES THAT SERVICES WERE NOT
BEING OFFERED AND COUNTS WERE
NOT BEING DONE. ON IN IN TRANSIT
SYSTEMS. NOW IF YOU'RE HOMELESS
PROVIDER AND YOU ARE NOT
COUNTING PEOPLE WHO WERE LIVING
IN YOUR TRAIN SYSTEM. OR YOU
KNOW ADJACENT YOUR BUSES YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
THOSE PEOPLE YOU'RE NOT EVEN.
RECOGNIZING THAT THEY EXIST
ABOUT THEIR THEIR- SO I THINK
THAT ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE
SICK OF HEARING THAT IT'S
SOMEONE ELSE'S JOB OR SOMEONE
ELSE'S JURISDICTION. AND AS WELL
I PERSONALLY AS CHAIR
TRANSPORTATION DON'T EXPECT OR
WANT TO SEE MY TRANSIT AGENCIES
TRYING TO PIVOT AND BECOME
ALMOST PROVIDER. WE HAVE
HOMELESS PROVIDERS WHO DO THAT
THAT'S THEIR JOB. I WANT OUR
TRANSIT AGENCIES RUNNING TRAINS
ON TIME HAVING BUSES THAT ARE
SAFE FOR RIDERS AND FOR THEIR
DRIVERS. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THERE'S COORDINATION.
BETWEEN THE AGENCIES THAT DO
HOMELESS PROVIDING. AND RE
HOUSING SERVICES AND ARE TRANSIT
OPERATORS. WHAT THIS BILL DOES
IT'S VERY SIMPLE WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH OUR TRANSIT
AGENCIES. TO SAY THAT WE WANT TO
SEE A REPORT BACK FROM OUR HOMES
PROVIDERS. ON HOW THEY ARE
COORDINATING WITH TRANSIT
AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO
HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ON THOSE
AGENCIES. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT
THIS RATHER GENTLE TOUCH I MIGHT
SAY. WILL ENCOURAGE OUR TRANSIT
AGENCIES IN OUR PER HOMELESS
PROVIDERS TO WORK HAND IN HAND.
AND MAKE IT CLEAR TO OUR
PROVIDERS ARE HOMELESS PROVIDERS
SO WE DO EXPECT THEM. TO OFFER
SERVICES IN AND AROUND TRANSIT
THAT THAT IS ALSO PART OF THE
COUNTY. AND THAT YES THEY NEED
TO COORDINATE. AND OF COURSE
THEY NEED ACCESS AND EVERYTHING
ELSE FROM THE AGENCIES BUT WE DO
EXPECT THEM. TO MAKE THE EFFORT
TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES. HI
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF OUR ON
BEHALF OF OUR SPONSOR L. A.
METRO IS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
OFFICER MADELEINE MORE. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. THANK YOU THANK
YOU ALI METRA IS VERY PROUD TO
SPONSOR THIS BILL. CALIFORNIA
TRANSIT AGENCIES LIKE METRO DO
NOT RECEIVE DIRECT FUNDING TO
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS THAT
IMPACTS OUR SYSTEM. LOCALLY
FUNDED CITY AND COUNTY OUTREACH
TEAM TO OFTEN DO NOT INCLUDE
TRANSIT PUBLIC SPACES. LIKE
COURTYARDS STATIONS AND ON BOARD
VEHICLES IN THEIR PLANNING AND
DELIVERY OF RESOURCES TO AREAS
WHERE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. ARE KNOWN TO
CONGREGATE. AB THIRTEEN SEVENTY
SEVEN WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE
ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
MEASURES NEEDED TO ENSURE. THAT
LOCAL AGENCIES ARE CLOSELY
COORDINATING WITH TRANSIT
OPERATORS TO ADDRESS. THE NEEDS
OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS IN TRANSIT PUBLIC
SPACES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN AYE VOTE AND THANKS AGAIN TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRIEDMAN. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. OTHER WITNESSES-
NOT THAT I KNOW OF OKAY RIGHT
WILL MOVE FORWARD TO WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION. HEY SEE NONE OF
ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION FOR THIS BILL PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE. PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ONLY. THING MADAM
CHAIR- AND MEMBERS MICHAEL
PIMENTEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION IS A STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTING
CALIFORNIA'S TRANSIT AGENCIES.
HERE IN SUPPORT AND- DRIVER
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS MARTHA GUERRERO
REPRESENTING LOS ANGELES COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS- IN IN
SUPPORT ENERGY LEVEL THANK YOU
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY WE WILL
NOW MOVE TO THE TELECONFERENCE
ORVIS- ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO SHARE. THEIR SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION FOR ASSEMBLY BILL
ONE THREE SEVEN SEVEN- WE ARE
NOW READY TO HEAR. THINK ABOUT
IT IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS
ITEM PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO
THIS TIME. IT WILL START TWENTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD. A GOOD
AFTERNOON FIFTY WALL COMING UP
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
RECORDED TRANSPORTATION
CHARACTER AND THE NAPA VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. IT WILL GO TO
ONE FIFTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ALEX WALKER WITH THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT
DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND WE'LL GO TO LINE SIXTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THAT AFTERNOON
WELL AT NIGHT REPRESENTING
RESIDENTS UNITED NETWORK IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF EIGHTY SEVEN
NINE NINE. THANK YOU. THE
MILITARY HAVE NO ONE ELSE SECURE
THIS TIME RIGHT THANK YOU SO
MUCH DO WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT
. SO MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS MICHAEL
PIMENTEL AGAIN- HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSIT
DISTRICTS SAMTRANS AND CALTRAIN
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU
SO MUCH OKAY WE WILL NOW BRING
THE DISCUSSION BACK TO OUR
MEMBERS. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
CENA RIGHT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE I JUST I APPRECIATE YOU
LISTENING TO ALL THE WITNESSES
AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN. I THANK
YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH DO WE HAVE
A MOTION. THANK YOU CENTER WILL
HAVE HIS MOVE THE ITEM- PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM FIFTEEN
A. B. THIRTEEN SEVENTY SEVEN THE
MOTIONS TO PASS AND REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ALL
RIGHT- GIL. HI OF RAGU I'D SHOW
BOTH. A TROUBLED BY HER TADO.
MENJIVAR MENJIVAR I'D WILL HAVE.
WILL HAVE ARE. THANKS TO THE IS
FOR I. NOTICE THAT WE THAT BUT
WE'LL GO CALL THANK YOU GREAT
THANK YOU SO. RIGHT RIGHT MOVING
RIGHT ALONG. SEE HERE WE HAVE
SOME MEMBER OF HE- AND WE- ITEM
NUMBER SIX S. OF BILL TWO OH
FIVE. AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALL
YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE ON ITEM
NUMBER NINETEEN CORRECT FOR
SOMETHING CORRECT LINCOLNSHIRE
OKAY. WONDERFUL SO WE WILL.
START WITH I DID SIXTEEN TEN OH
FIVE WHEN YOU'RE READY THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY COME BEFORE YOUR
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK YOU
AND YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR WORK ON
THIS BILL- TODAY I. WANTED TO
PRESENT THIS BILL BECAUSE I HAD
A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE- WITH
SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY- THAT WENT
THROUGH. A TERMINAL ILLNESS AND-
AS THE PRIMARY CARE CARE GIVER
WHICH I WAS WHICH WAS MY FATHER-
CERTAINLY THAT EXPERIENCE HELPED
SHAPE. THIS LEGISLATION BEFORE
YOU TODAY AND HOPEFULLY MORE IN
THE FUTURE TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE
FOR- OUR LOVED ONES WHO WE WANT
TO CARE FOR IN OUR HOMES- THAT
WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT SO THAT
WE CAN GIVEN THE COMPASSIONATE
CARE. PARTICULARLY AT THE END OF
LIFE THAT WE ALL THINK THAT THEY
DESERVE- RECEIVING A TERMINAL
DIAGNOSIS IS A CHALLENGING
MOMENT FOR PATIENTS AND THE
FRIENDS AND FAMILY. THAT ONLY
GETS MORE DIFFICULT AS A PATIENT
PREPARES FOR THE END OF LIFE.
RECOGNIZING THIS DIFFICULTY THE
STATE OFFERS RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS
AND OF LIFE CARE MAKES THEM AS
COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE
INCLUDING. HAVING I. HSS A CARE
GIVER SERVICES. HOWEVER DESPITE
HAVING RADICALLY DIFFERENT
LIFETIME EXPECTATIONS TERMINAL
AND NON TERMINAL PATIENTS ARE
PUT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS. IN
ORDER TO RECEIVE THOSE SERVICES
FROM HSS. AB YOU WANT ONE
THOUSAND FIVE RESOLVES THIS BY
CREATING AN EXPEDITED PROCESS TO
BECOME AN HSS RECIPIENT FOR
PATIENTS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE. AND
RECEIVE A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS.
THE BILL DOES THIS IN TWO
CRITICAL WAYS IT INITIATES THE
PROCESS EARLIER UPON THE
DIAGNOSIS. AND ASK THE COUNTIES
TO PRIORITIZE THE APPLICATIONS
OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL
RECEIVED A TERMINAL DIAGNOSIS.
ASSEMBLY AB ONE THOUSAND FIVE
REQUIRES THAT HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS WHO HAVE DIAGNOSED THE
PATIENT WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS.
PROVIDE ITIS SAYS CARE GIVER
INFORMATION TO THE PATIENT.
INCLUDING THAT A LOVED ONE CAN
REGISTER HAS THEIR PROVIDER. IT
ALSO REQUIRES THAT COUNTIES TO
THE EXTENT FEASIBLE. CONSIDER
EXPEDITING THESE SPECIFIC
APPLICATIONS. THE ORIGIN OF THIS
BILL AS I SHARED WITH YOU COMES
FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE DEALING
WITH THIS ISSUE. AB ONE THOUSAND
FIVE SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE
WHO RECEIVED A TERMINAL
DIAGNOSIS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR I
NEED TO SAYS SERVICES. AND ARE
GIVEN PRIORITY SO THAT THESE THE
PROCESS DOES NOT OUTLIVE THEM.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS TO REFINE LANGUAGE
THAT THE BILL HAS THE INTENDED
EFFECTS WITHOUT CREATING
UNNECESSARY. BURDENS OR HELP ON
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS COUNTIES OR
ON WORKERS. AS A RESULT WE ARE
CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CMA. AND
SEE HA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION THE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ON A SET OF
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL MAKE
CLARIFYING CHANGES TO SECTION
ONE OF THE BILL TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE APPROPRIATE STAFF. WILL
BE IN CHARGE OF PROVIDING THIS
INFORMATION TO THE PATIENT.
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK. IT'S HERE WITH
ME TODAY WE HAVE RICHARD WHITE
FROM THE CALIFORNIA SENIOR
LEGISLATURE. RICHARD IS-
INCOMING CHAIR OF THE ADVISORY
COUNCIL TO THE NAPA SOLANO AREA
AGENCY ON AGING. AND LIVES IN
BACTERIAL THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON THANK YOU- MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH
COMMITTEE. I AM MY NAME IS
RICHARD WHITE A MEMBER OF THE
CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE
AND THE INCOMING CHAIR OF THE
NEW YEP ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE
NAPA SOLANO AREA AGENCY ON AGING
. AND THIS IS KIND OF
SERENDIPITOUS THAT- I WAS ASKED
TO JOIN HERE TO COME HERE TODAY
BECAUSE WE JUST COMPLETED A
STUDY ON CONGREGATE MEAL
ATTENDANCE. SO WE VISITED ALL OF
THE SENIOR CENTERS IN BOTH NAPA
AND SOLANO COUNTIES AND SPOKE
WITH THE- THE FOLKS WHO ARE
JOINING US FOR MEALS THERE. AND
BASICALLY- THE COMMON THEME
WHICH PROBABLY WON'T BE
SURPRISING TO ANY OF US IS THAT
MOST OLDER ADULTS WANT TO AGE IN
PLACE. THEY WANT TO SPEND THEIR-
THEIR TWILIGHT YEARS IN A
COMFORTABLE HOME SAFE SECURE AND
LIVING WITH DIGNITY- AB TEN OH
FIVE- REQUIRES PARTICULAR
PATIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH A TERMINAL
ILLNESS. TO RECEIVE EXPEDITED
CARE TO RECEIVE I HSS SERVICES
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SHOULD THEY
BE ELIGIBLE. SO WE AT THE-
CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE THIS BILL.
FOR THE MECHANICS I UNDERSTAND
ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT BUT
THE INTENT. IS TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH A TERMINAL YOU'LL
DISEASE- HAVE ACCESS. RECEIVE
INFORMATION AND HAVE THEIR
APPLICATIONS PROCESS AS
EXPEDITIOUSLY AS POSSIBLE SO
THEY CAN TAP INTO THOSE SERVICES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE SO WITH THAT-
WE CERTAINLY HUMBLY AND
RESPECTFULLY. ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT ON THIS PARTICULAR AB
TEN FIFTY FIVE BILL. YOU CAN
THANK YOU- ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC WHILE WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION. CASEY
NONE OF ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WISHING TO EXPRESS EITHER
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR THIS
BILL PLEASE COME FORWARD- PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME. YOUR
AFFILIATION AND YOUR
POSITIONALLY PLACE. AT GOOD
AFTERNOON VANESSA GONZALEZ WITH
A CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION AND SEE IF HE DOES
NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THE
LEGISLATION AT THIS TIME HOWEVER
WE LIKE TO THINK ASSEMBLYMEMBER
ALVAREZ. AND COMMITTEE STAFFER
WORKING WITH US OVER THE LAST
FEW WEEKS TO WORK ON THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS
OUR- QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS AND
MAKES THEM AT TECHNICAL
CLARIFICATIONS THANK YOU THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER MEMBERS HAVE
RIGHT WE WILL NOW GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE- ANY OF
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
SHARE THEIR OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT. FOR ASSEMBLY BILL TEN
OH FIVE MODERATOR WE'RE READY
WHEN YOU ARE. THANK YOU VENTURE
AND IF YOU SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF. AB TEN OH FIVE
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. MADAM CHAIR HAVE
KNOWING QUEUING UP TO SPEAK AT
THIS TIME OKAY WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO OUR MEMBERS QUESTIONS I
HAVE OH I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE I
MISSED THE ME TWO MINUTES OKAY
LISA COLEMAN I'M WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON AGING
AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL WELCOME THANK YOU SO MUCH.
RIGHT ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC. OKAY BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE- CENTER MANY OF OUR-
THANK YOU MA'AM SURE. AS A
MEMBER- YOU EXPLAIN ARE WE
SAYING BECAUSE USUALLY THE
SOCIAL WORKER THE HOSPITAL
SOCIAL WORKER IS THE ONE THAT
GOES IN BEFORE BEING DISCHARGED
A PATIENT. AND RAISE THEM THE
OPTION TO WHAT'S AVAILABLE IS
THE CASE MANAGER IF YOU WELL ARE
WE SAYING THIS BILL IS NECESSARY
BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.
I'LL JUST SHARE WITH YOU IN MY
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS ONLY
HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO TO ME- SO
WHEN MY FATHER. WHEN THE
DIAGNOSIS AND- THE DECISION WAS
MADE OF HOSPICE CARE- TWO TWO IS
TERMINAL. ILLNESS WE WERE HANDED
OFF TO THE HOSPICE TEAM WHICH IS
WHERE YOU OFTEN FIND THE SOCIAL
WORKER AND- IN THE TEAM THAT
SURROUNDS THE WORK THAT HE'S
HAPPEN HOSPICE CARE- THE SERVICE
OF IHS ASTRONAUTS WAS NOT
SOMETHING THAT WAS- OFFERED TO
US. IMMEDIATELY ARE AT THAT
MOMENT AND SOMETHING THAT WE DID
PURSUE FOR OUR IN OUR CASE FOR
OUR FAMILY- UNFORTUNATE BECAUSE
AS I STATED EARLIER. WHAT
HAPPENS IS THE PROCESS IS KIND
OF LENGTHY. AND IT REQUIRES
INTERVIEWS AND HOME VISITS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. CAN OFTEN
TIMES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE A
TERMINAL DISEASE- THEY ACTUALLY
OUTLIVE THE PROCESS AND SO THAT
THAT IS NOT WHAT IS HAPPENING.
WE LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN AT THE
MOMENT THAT THAT DECISION IS
MADE SO THAT YOU CAN START. AND
ALSO WHAT THE BILL WOULD DO. NOT
ONLY THAT NOTIFICATION BUT- TO
THE EXTENT- PHONE RIGHT USE THE
RIGHT WORD FROM THE LANGUAGE I
THINK IT'S V. EXTENT FEASIBLE
WERE ASKING THAT THE COUNTY.
PRIORITIZE THESE APPLICATIONS
OVER OTHER APPLICATIONS. YOU
KNOW NOT TO TAKE AWAY ANYTHING
FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE I JUST I
GUESS I'M JUST A LITTLE WORRIED
NO THE SOCIAL WORKERS OF THE
HOSPITALS THEY SPEND A LITTLE
BIT MORE TIME WITH THE PATIENTS.
YOU KNOW THE WALKING THROUGH IT
FOR ASKING FOR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS YOU KNOW THE WORK
FORCE IS ALREADY REALLY
BOTTLENECKED TO SPEND WAY I'M A
LOT MORE TIME WITH THE PATIENT-
YOU KNOW EXPLAINING I HSS CAN BE
A VERY LONG PROCESS YOU CAN HAVE
A LOT OF QUESTIONS. USUALLY THE
SOCIAL WORKER DOES THAT BECAUSE
YOU COULD SPEND MORE TIME THERE
I'M IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS WHAT
CONCERNS OR SOMETHING THAT
YOU'RE WORKING ON TO ADDRESS.
THE SHORTAGE OF WORKFORCE AND
ASKING FOR MORE TIME WITH
PENSION WE HAVE HEARD THAT SO I
APPRECIATE YOUR- COMMENTS AND
THE QUESTION BECAUSE WE HAVE
HEARD THAT FEEDBACK. INITIALLY
WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THE DOCTOR
PROVIDING THAT- THEN WE TALKED
ABOUT- OTHER. NURSING STAFF BUT
I THINK YOUR POINT IS WELL TAKEN
IN AS WE- GO THROUGH THIS- ONE
THING THAT I'LL DEFINITELY TAKE
BACK FROM FROM THIS COMMITTEE
AND FOR ME QUESTIONS IS. CAN WE
SOMEHOW MAKE IT BE SO THAT. THE
SOCIAL WORKER WHO. ENDS UP
BECOMING THE- KIND OF LIKE THE
PERSON WHO GUIDES THE FAMILY
RIGHT ON ALL SORTS OF DECISIONS
THAT HAPPEN. THAT MIGHT BE THE
PLACE WHERE IT'S BETTER PLACED.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT AGAIN WE
WANT TO. REALLY GET THE COUNTIES
TO MOVE THESE APPLICATIONS A LOT
SOONER SO. ONE ACCOMPLISHED
THOSE OF THINGS NOW. IF WE GO
AND WE DO OUR RESEARCH FURTHER
AND IT'S ALREADY A REQUIREMENT-
MAYBE WE DROPPED OUR PART OF THE
BILL I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S
CURRENTLY. A REQUIREMENT. IN
TERMS OF NOTIFICATION- BUT IF
THAT IS FOUND IN THAT COULD BE
DONE MORE ADMINISTRATIVELY OR
YOU KNOW THROUGH SOME- OTHER
METHOD. THAT'S FINE WE STILL
REALLY LIKE AND WE WOULD LIKE
YOUR SUPPORT AND- URGING
COUNTIES THAT THEY SHOULD
PRIORITIZE THESE CASES ABOVE
OTHER CASES. AND I THINK I'M
GONNA HEAR IT AGAIN AND HEALTH
COMMITTEE YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA
GET TAKE MORMON POTENTIAL
AMENDMENTS THERE- I AGREE WITH
PRIORITIZE ANYTHING THAT A
HUNDRED PERCENT. MAKES SENSE I'M
SO ON THE SECOND PROVISION
HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY SO ALL
VOTED OUT TODAY BUT WILL RESERVE
MY RIGHT- JUST TO GIVE YOU MORE
TIME TO WORK ON HIM. Q. Q.
COMMENTS QUESTIONS SENATOR WALK
. THANK YOU I. I DO APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMENTARY ABOUT IHS US
WORKERS SO. I'M ACTUALLY VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BECAUSE- I DO
THINK THAT IT ACTUALLY HELPS A
SIGNIFICAN AMOUNT OF PEOPLE
ESPECIALLY LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS FRAME- A LOT OF
PEOPLE THAT I TALKED TO AND I
REPRESENT. LARGELY IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITY- THEY DON'T KNOW THAT
HSS IS EVEN AVAILABLE TO THEM
NUMBER ONE NUMBER TWO THE
BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR HSS IS
EXTREMELY LOW AND I WANT TO KEEP
IT THAT WAY FRAME. BECAUSE IT
ALLOWS FOR FAMILIES TO SELECT
SOMEBODY THAT IS A LOVED ONE
THAT LET'S SAY IS SEMI RETIRED
OR- IS ALREADY DOING THE WORK IN
ITSELF RAIN. TAKING CARE OF THE
INDIVIDUAL. AND SO FORTH AND-
YOU KNOW THEY CAN GET PAID
THROUGH THE COUNTY THE LOCAL
COUNTIES RATE- SO I'M VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS I THINK THAT
IT SHOULD BE STREAMLINED IT
SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED AS- A
SIGNIFICANT NEED. I WILL SAY
THAT THE ONE THING THAT I WANTED
TO CLARIFY WHEN IT'S A TERMINAL
ILLNESS- HOW DOES IT WORK IF
THAT INDIVIDUALS IN A HOSPICE
BECAUSE USUALLY HSS INDIVIDUALS.
ARE NOT GOING TO BE UTILIZED IF
THEY ARE. IF THE MAIN CLIENT. IS
IN THE HOSPITAL WHICH I THINK IS
ACTUALLY A PROBLEM BECAUSE
THEY'RE STILL WORKING THEY'RE
STILL DOING- A SIGNIFICANT OUT
OF WORK SO. HOW DOES IT WORK
WHEN YOU HAVE- TERMINAL ILLNESS
AND SO FORTH I JUST WANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT I I'LL
JUST- THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION
AND FOR SMOG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PASSION ON- THESE INDIVIDUALS
WHO REALLY- AGAIN. SHOULD HAVE
THE SERVICES I HOPE TO WORK WITH
YOU ON MORE WE WANTED TO
ACTUALLY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE
AGGRESSIVE WITH LEGISLATION TO.
STREAMLINE THE WHOLE PROCESS FOR
THE CARE GIVER AND THE
RECIPIENT. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
A DRAWN OUT PROCESS- WELL WE
HAVE MORE WORK TO DO ON THAT- ON
YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY
THOUGH- THERE IS NO. THIS WAS
MORE INTENDED FOR THOSE WHO GET
CARED FOR AT HOME AND IN HOME
HOSPICE. AS YOU STATED PEOPLE
STILL- DEVOTE A LOT OF TIME TO
CARING FOR THEIR LOVED ONES
WHETHER THEY'RE AT THE HOSPITAL
OR HOSPICE SETTING- THIS WAS
MORE INTENDED FOR THOSE WHO ARE
WHO COME BACK HOME. AND THAT IS
DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT
REQUIRES FOR ESPECIALLY IF
YOU'RE ANY. SITUATION OR
TERMINAL ILLNESS YOU KNOW ROUND
THE CLOCK CARE WITHOUT REALLY A
PROFESSIONAL IF YOU'RE ANXIOUS
AS- RECIPIENT YOU DON'T HAVE THE
MEANS TO PAY FOR SOMEONE AND YOU
CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE THE TYPE OF
INSURANCE TO COVER THAT KIND OF-
A CARE. AND SO IT'S MEANT FOR
THOSE WHO WANT TO BRING THEIR
LOVED ONES HOME. WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE FINAL. DAYS OR
MAYBE WEEKS- THEY ARE LIVED OUT
WITH THE AMOUNT OF DIGNITY IN
CARE THAT IS WHEN YOU ARE CARED
FOR BY LOVE ONE AND SO- THAT'S
THE INTENT. WE WOULD NOT. ABOUT
I'LL JUST SAY I'M NOT FAMILIAR
OF THAT WHETHER OR NOT. SOMEONE
CAN GO INTO A PLACE OF CARE AND
DEVOTE THOSE HOURS AND BEING
NINETY SAYS WORKER I'M NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THAT BUT-
DEFINITELY WILL LOOK INTO THAT
DEFINITELY- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
THEY ARE COMPENSATED FOR THAT
BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY STILL DO THE
WORK. AT THE RESIDENTS
POTENTIALLY THEY BUY GROCERIES
THEY DO A LOT OF OTHER STUFF
THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE
CLEANING THE THEM THAT
SURROUNDING AND ENVIRONMENT. I
DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT WHY THIS IS
IMPORTANT. OUR SENIOR POPULATION
IS GROWING AND IT'S NOT JUST
SENIOR SECOND BENEFIT FROM THIS
PROGRAM. BUT THERE IS ALSO THE
BENEFIT OUT OF THIS IS ALSO THAT
THERE IS CAN BE POTENTIALLY A
LACK OF ISOLATION THEN WE NEED
TO REDUCE THE- ISOLATION THAT
MANY MANY PEOPLE ARE FACING. SO
I FULLY SUPPORT THIS MOVEMENT
MOVED ITEM- WHEN APPROPRIATE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SENATOR
FROM HERE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER THIS
M. SO I AM PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH
HSS AND HAVE SEEN IT- BENEFIT
FAMILIES AND YOU KNOW I EIGHT I
WANT TO- YOU KNOW SHARE MY
COMPASSION FOR YOU BRING FOR
THIS LEGISLATION AS- AS YOU HAD
MENTIONED THIS IS. IMPACTED YOU
PERSONALLY. I I'M STILL TRYING
TO UNRAVEL IN MY HEAD THE
IMPLEMENTATION. I THINK YOU'RE
WORKING ON THAT AS WELL- I WAS
HAPPY TO SEE THAT YOU'RE WORKING
WITH THE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
AND CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION TO REALLY. UNPACK
HELP IMPLEMENTATION WOULD WORK-
I ALSO KNOW THAT- DIAGNOSES CAN
COME FROM. A VARIETY OF PLACES
AND SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS OVER
THE PHONE WHERE. YOU KNOW TEST
RESULTS COME IN AND YOU'RE
HAVING THAT CONVERSATION. WITH
YOUR MEDICAL PROVIDER- SO HOW DO
YOU HOW DO YOU SEE THIS.
REQUIREMENT PLANE OUT- WITH. YOU
VARIOUS MODELS OF HEALTH CARE
YOU'VE GOT IMPATIENT YOU'VE GOT
OUTPATIENT YOU'VE GOT
TELEMEDICINE LIKE HOW DO YOU SEE
THAT PLAYING OUT SO THAT WERE
ALSO PROTECTING OR PROTECTING
OUR PATIENTS BUT ALSO. CREATING
AN IMPLEMENTATION SYSTEM IT'S
NOT BROKEN SO- TO YOUR POINT OF
UNRAVELING THIS ALL SITUATED
WHEN WE INITIATED THIS IN THEIR
FIRST LANGUAGE WE REALLY WANTED
TO MAKE IT. HE BASIC SIMPLE THAT
IF YOU COULD DIAGNOSE- WITH
SOMEONE WHO NEEDS HOSPICE CARE.
THAT YOU WOULD JUST
AUTOMATICALLY BE ENROLLED INTO
OUR HSS AND BECOME ELIGIBLE AS A
RECIPIENT AT THAT TO ME IS THE
CLEANEST WAY TO DO THAT- AND-
ALONG THE WAY THIS STEVE ALL
CARRY LEGISLATION YOU RUN INTO.
ISSUES AND YOU RUN INTO
QUESTIONS FROM FOLKS ON ON
WHETHER THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY.
PATHWAY FOR I STILL THINK THAT'S
THE CLEANEST WAY TO DO THIS TO
AVOID. WHO DOES WHAT AND WHEN DO
THEY TELL THEM- MOST OFTEN IN
THE CASE OF HOSPICE YOU WILL GET
A CALL IF YOU ARE THE PRIMARY
CAREGIVER AS I WAS FOR MY-
FATHER- FROM THE DOCTOR. FROM
THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND SO.
ONCE WE CAN MAKE IT AN AUTOMATIC
ENROLLMENT THEN WE SAID OKAY
WITH THE DOCTORS ONE WHO. SORT
OF MAKES A DETERMINATION FOR THE
PATIENTS SO THEN THE DOCTOR
SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT SHOULD
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEN WE HEARD
THERE'S COMPLICATIONS WITH THAT-
WE'RE GETTING NOW THIS FEEDBACK
THAT WELL KNOWN- SHOULD IT BE
ELECTED DISCHARGE NURSE OR
SHOULD BE. MORE THE SOCIAL
WORKER WHO THEN DOES THAT DOES
GET ASSIGNED TO YOU- ONCE YOU
ARE- IN HOSPICE CARE. WHICH I
THINK THAT'S PROBABLY GIVEN WERE
HEADED THAT'S THE MOST. LIKELY
SCENARIO WITH THIS WOULD MAKE
MOST SENSE. BUT AGAIN I WAS
HOPING THAT IT WOULD BE MUCH
MORE SIMPLER AND THAT THE PERSON
WHICH IS JUST LIKE WHEN. YOU ARE
DETERMINED TO BE IN HOSPICE A
LOT OF OTHER THINGS OPEN UP FOR
YOU AS A RESEARCH AS A- HOSPICE
PATIENT- INCLUDING. YOU KNOW-
THINGS LIKE- BANDS AND ALL THE
OTHER EQUIPMENT TO GO ALONG WITH
SOMEONE- LIVING AT HOME AND
HOSPICE. ALL OF THAT GETS SORT
OF FREED UP ONCE. I LIKE TO SAY
THAT THE SWITCH GETS FLIPPED. ON
THAT- I WAS HOPING THAT THAT'S
WHAT WE WOULD DO WITH THE SITE
HAS HAS PROGRAMS AND WE COULDN'T
GET TO THAT- BUT THAT'S THE
INTENT SO GOING FORWARD WE'RE
HOPING TO UNRAVEL HAS YEAH. AND
MAKE IT JUST AS SIMPLE AND AS
CLEAR AS CAN BE. OKAY AND DID
YOU HAVE ANY CONSIDERATION OF
MOVING THIS INTO A TO YOUR BILL
OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT YOU
WANTED TO. REALLY PUT FORWARD
THIS YEAR. WELL WE THINK WE'VE
BEEN WE'VE BEEN TAKING ALL THE
AMENDMENTS ALONG THE ENTIRE. WAY
WHICH YOU KNOW HAS MADE IT CLEAR
AS A BILL- HI A- WANT TO
CONTINUE TO DO THAT IF AT SOME
POINT WE REALLY HIT A ROAD BLOCK
AND IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I'M
ABSOLUTELY YOU KNOW- WILLING TO
DO THAT AND HOLD IT BACK. WE'D
LIKE IT TO BE AGAIN- A LITTLE
BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE TO BE HONEST
WE WANTED TO BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE OF. AN AUTOMATIC FOR
BECAUSE AS CENTER WILL HAVE
SAID. IT'S DIFFICULT IN IN THIS
YOU KNOW TO GET RECIPIENTS TO GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS IT'S A
CHALLENGE ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE-
LOWER INCOME OR IF YOU ARE-
BILE. NOT BILINGUAL OR
MONOLINGUAL. THOSE ARE ALL
CHALLENGES FOR PEOPLE SO WE'D
LOVE TO MAKE IT EASIER AND WE'RE
HOPING THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS
ACCOMPLISHES. CAMP YEAH I AND I
KNOW YOU CAN APPRECIATE H. AS A
SERVICES OR THE PROGRAM IT IS.
DIFFERENT IN THAT THE EMPLOYER
IS ACTUALLY THE RECIPIENT RIGHT
AND- GIVES THEM THE DIGNITY AND
RESPECT TO BE ABLE TO CHOOSE
THEIR CARE GIVER OF THEIR
CHOICE. IT'S ALSO PROGRAM IT'S
VERY- THE SALARY IS QUITE LOW
IT'S- VERY IT'S NOT A LIVABLE
WAGE AT ALL. AND THE COUNTY-
TENDS TO BE THE FACILITATOR OF
THE PROGRAM. OUR WORK IT OUT
RIGHT- AND TRAINING FOR THE CARE
GIVER- SO THERE'S SOME
COMPLEXITIES IN THIS THAT I'M
NOT SURE- COME ACROSS IN THE
BILL. I DO WANT TO SEE YOU
CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT SO- I
WILL. PORT IT- BUT AB AS
SENTIMENT HAVE ARE MENTIONED I
ALSO WANT TO RESERVE THE RIGHT.
TO THAT CHANGE MY BOAT M. AS
THINGS MOVE FORWARD- BUT I
ENCOURAGE YOU BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT THE INTENT OF THIS BILL IS-
YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON
THE INTENT- NOW LET'S FIGURE OUT
HOW TO MAKE THIS SYSTEM THAT SO
COMPLEX- :K
THAT NEED IT RIGHT OKAY THANK
YOU OKAY SO I HAVE A MOTION FROM
CENTER WHILE HOBB- ASSISTANT
WHERE YOU CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
THE SCHOOLS. I'M SORRY IT'S
CLOSE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALVAREZ
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THANK
YOU I APPRECIATE ALL THE
FEEDBACK FROM ALL OF YOU-
CERTAINLY THE INTENT IS TO MAKE
THIS WORK. WORK FOR MORE
CALIFORNIANS MORE CALIFORNIANS
WHO CURRENTLY FOR SOME REASON
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THIS
IMPORTANT SERVICE AND SO
WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS- CLARIFY SIMPLIFIES
AND PROVIDES ACCESS THAT'S WE'RE
GOING TO WORK TOWARDS AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. THANK YOU
HAVE A MOTION FROM CENTER WILL
HAVE- ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM SIXTEEN AB ONE
ZERO ZERO FIVE THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH EVERADO
GUILT HI. A ROGUE- I SHOW BOTH.
THE TROUBLED BY HER TADO.
MENJIVAR MANY OF OUR I WILL HAVE
. LEVINE THE VOTE FOR I ZERO
KNOWS AND THAT WILL GO TO COURT
THANK YOU SO MUCH- YOU'RE GONNA
JUMP AT ORDER HERE AB ITEM
NUMBER NINETEEN ASSEMBLY BILL
TWELVE EIGHTY FIVE FROM ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WICKS AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
OFFERS TO BE PRESENTING. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND PROUD TO
PRESENT THIS BILL ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS. AB TWELVE
EIGHTY FIVE RESPONSE TO ISSUE IN
THE CITY OF BERKELEY. THAT
HIGHLIGHTS THE COMPLEXITY OF
COORDINATING ARE HOMELESS
RESPONSE SYSTEM AMONG CITIES
COUNTIES AND CONTINUUM'S OF CARE
THE CARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT
TODAY ALREADY. THE CITY OF
BERKELEY USED HOME KEY FUNDING
TO BUY THE GOLDEN BEAR IN. AND
CONVERT IT TO FORTY TWO UNITS OF
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PEOPLE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE
CITY INTENDED TO MOVE PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE PEOPLE'S PARKING
CAN'T MEANT. INTO THE END.
HOWEVER HOME KEY REQUIRES THAT
UNITS BE FILLED USING THE LOCAL
COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM OR C.
E. S. C. **** ADMINISTERED BY
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. AND IS
INTENDED TO MATCH HOMELESS
PEOPLE WITH THE RIGHT HOUSING
AND SERVICES BASED ON THEIR
NEEDS. THE SYSTEM IS AN
IMPORTANT TOOL THAT WE SHOULD
ENCOURAGE THE USE OF. BUT IT
DOES NOT ALWAYS TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION HOW TO PRIORITIZE
PEOPLE LIVING IN ENCAMPMENTS.
FOR PERMANENT HOUSING. SO
BERKELEY IS HAMPERED IN THEIR
ABILITY TO MOVE THE PEOPLE'S
PARKS RESIDENTS. DIRECTLY INTO
THIS PROJECT HOME T. PROJECT. WE
ARE ALSO PROVIDING FUNDS TO
CITIES FOR ENCAMPMENTS
RESOLUTION AND REQUIRES CITIES
RECEIVING FUNDS TO HAVE A
STRATEGY FOR MATCHING PEOPLE
WITH PERMANENT HOUSING. HOWEVER
THIS IS ALSO DIFFICULT IN THE
CONTEXT OF CVS FOR THE SAME
REASON. AB TWELVE EIGHTY FIVE
RESPONSE TO THIS ISSUE BY
REQUIRING CONTINUUM'S OF CARE.
TO DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR
PRIORITIZING PEOPLE LIVING IN
ENCAMPMENTS FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING. IN THE CVS. CONTINUUM'S
OF CARE APPLYING FOR HAPPY- EACH
H. A. P. ROUND FOR FUNDING AND
FUTURE ROUNDS WOULD BE REQUIRED
TO DEVELOP AN MO YOU. OR
POLICIES THAT PRIORITIZE PEOPLE
IN ENCAMPMENTS FOR PERMANENT
HOUSING IN THE CVS. THIS WOULD
ONLY APPLY IF A CITY OR COUNTY
WAS USING STATE FUNDS FROM
EIGHTY TO A PEAK. OR THE
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION PROGRAM TO
SUPPORT ENCAMPMENTS RESOLUTION.
WE HAVE A NICCOLO THE LUKA
REPRESENTING THE CITY OF
BERKELEY WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY.
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MY NAME IS NICHOLA
TO OKAY I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF BERKELEY THE SPONSOR
OF THE BILL. I WANT TO THINK
IT'S ONLY MEMBER WICKS FOR ALL
FOR LEADERSHIP AND ASSEMBLY
MEMBER OF ROSE FOR THE GREAT
DESCRIPTION OF THIS BILL- YOU'VE
HAD A LONG TAIL BE SHORT AND
SWEET. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS
THE STATE HAS MADE A SUBSTANTIAL
INVESTMENT. TO ADDRESS- THAT
AND- TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS AND
TO DECREASE THOSE LIVING ON THE
STREETS AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL
CITIES COUNTIES CONTINUUM'S OF
CARE- WE APPRECIATE ALL THE
ACTIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE IN OF
THE GOVERNOR- UNFORTUNATELY
THOUGH AT TIMES. SOME OF THE
LOCAL JURISDICTIONS LIKE THE
MEMBERS SAID CONSUMERS OF CARE
RICHARD USER COUNTIES- DON'T
ALWAYS COLLABORATE ON SOLUTIONS
TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS DESPITE
THE OVERLAY OR THE OVERLAP OF
THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES. SO AS
A MEMBER SAID VERY CLEARLY WHAT
THIS BILL DOES IS BRING ALL
THOSE PARTIES TOGETHER. AND HAS
ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT
WHEN WE'RE GETTING STATE FUNDING
WE'RE COORDINATING AND WE'RE
PARTNERING THIS ALSO HELPS A
BETTER USE OF THE FUNDING FROM
THE STATE. AND IS A GREAT
ACCOUNT A BIT CAL ABILITY
MEASURES SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME. AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. SEEING
NONE- ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE. HE SEEN THEN WILL
MOVE TO TELECONFERENCE.
MODERATOR PLEASE PROMPT. AB
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT
OF ASSEMBLY BILL TWELVE EIGHTY
FIVE WE ARE READY. IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT OF. AB TWELVE EIGHTY
FIVE PLEASE PRESS ONE AND YOUR
THIS TIME.
MADAM CHAIR HAVE NO ONE TO BRING
UP TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME OKAY
THANK YOU SO MUCH WILL BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. BIRDS ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. THIRTY ONE THANK
YOU- I DO APPRECIATE YOU- BRING
THIS FORWARD ON BEHALF OF-
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS OBVIOUSLY
I TRUST HER LEADERSHIP AND HER
OWN DISTRICTS SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THIS MOVING THIS WHEN
APPROPRIATE THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. OKAY REACH. THANK YOU ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
THANK YOU APPRECIATE THE
CONSIDERATION ON BEHALF OF THE
SUMMER WICKS AND SPECT WE ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE THANK YOU WE HAVE
A MOTION BY CENTER WILL HAVE.
ASSISTED PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM NINETEEN A. B. TWELVE
EIGHTY FIVE THE MOTION IS TO
PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE HOUSING. OF RAGO HI OF
RAGO SHOWBOAT. HER TADO.
MENJIVAR IMAGE OF OUR AYE WHAT.
WHAT I'D- OKAY SO THE VOTE IS
THREE EYES ZERONOS AND THAT BUT
WE TOOK OFF THANK YOU VERY MUCH
RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO JUMP OUT
OF ORDER JUST A BIT HERE- FOR
COURTESY FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER CAL
TO ROAD- ASSEMBLY MEMBER TAKE
AYE HAVE YOU PRESENTING THREE SO
YOU'LL BE COMING UP RIGHT NEXT
OKAY ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. SO
WILL BE HERE IN ITEM NUMBER
EIGHTEEN ASSEMBLY- BUILT TEN
FIFTEEN. HE FOR. ASSEMBLY WOMAN
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR A GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIRED MEMBERS ASSEMBLY BILL
TEN FIFTEEN WOULD CREATE A
STATEWIDE DIAPER IN WHITE
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES. TO SERVE LOW
INCOME FAMILIES. DIAPERS ARE
ESSENTIAL FOR THE HEALTH AND
WELL BEING OF BABIES AND
TODDLERS GET THEIR THE FOURTH
GREATEST COST BURDEN ON ONE IN
THREE FAMILIES IN THE UNITED
STATES. THEY'RE ALSO CURRENTLY
NOT A BENEFIT COVERED. IN SAFETY
NET PROGRAMS LIKE CALFRESH AND
WICK. PURCHASING DIAPERS CAN
COST UP TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
PER MONTH FOR. EACH CHILD. THERE
ARE CURRENTLY EIGHT LOCAL DIAPER
BANK PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA
SERVING LESS THAN HALF OF THE
COUNTIES IN THE STATE. TO
ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN UNMET
DIAPER NEEDS AB TEN FIFTEEN
WOULD EXPAND THE DEPARTMENT'S
DIAPER DISTRIBUTION EFFORTS TO
ALL FIFTY EIGHT COUNTIES. I'VE
BEEN WORKING WITH OPPOSITION
WILL BE TAKING AN AMENDMENT IN
THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE NON PROFITS
AS ENTITIES ELIGIBLE TO
DISTRIBUTE DIAPERS AND I'D LIKE
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFFER
WORKING WITH MY STAFF ON THIS I
APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS THE
LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS
PRIORITY BILL AND I'D LIKE TO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH DO
YOU HAVE ANY WITNESSES TESTIFIED
TODAY SO- MY WITNESSES ARE OFF
FOR THE HOLIDAY I UNDERSTAND.
JUST ME OKAY ALL RIGHT WELL YOU
REPRESENT WELL THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
MACHINE TO TESTIFIED OPPOSITION.
HE ANY MEMBERS WISHING TO SHARE
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT- BILL- THE
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR THIS
BILL PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE WITH YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION AND YOUR SUPPORT
ONLY PLEASE ARE YOUR- POSITION
ONLY SORRY I DON'T MEAN TO A-
BIAS THE CROWD HERE. PROBLEM
PAMELA LOPEZ ON BEHALF OF SUPPLY
BANK WE HAD AN OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION TO AMEND THE
BILL TO ALLOW AND NONPROFIT
GROUPS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING
THIS WORK TO CONTINUE DOING THIS
WORK. WERE SO APPRECIATIVE TO
THE AUTHOR FOR HER WITH HER WORK
WITH US. AND WITH THE AMENDMENTS
WILL BE ABLE TO DROP OR OPPOSE
POSITION WE ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT
THE MISSION OF EXPANDING DIAPER
ACCESS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK. IT'S GREAT THANK YOU SO
MUCH. RIGHT SO NOW MOVES THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICES AB
MODERATOR DO WE HAVE ANYBODY-
WAITING TO EXPRESS SUPPORT. OR.
OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL TEN
FIFTEEN. IF YOU WISH TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT OPPOSITE FOR A B. AND
FIFTEEN PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN
ZERO. I WILL GO TO LINE TWENTY
NINE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. LEADING
MADAM CHAIR AND SENATORS
MICHELLE TRAN WALL FOR THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS WHEN THE GIRL. IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
MADAM CHAIR HAVE NO ONE ELSE
THINK YOU WISHING TO SPEAK GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH WILL BRING THE
DISCUSSION BACK TO OUR MEMBERS.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE. I JUST WANNA
APPRECIATE- YOU BRING THIS
FORWARD AND COURSE ON SPORTING
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
RIGHT- WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE.
YES I THINK YOU AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IPHONE
THANK YOU WE HAVE A MOTION FROM
SENTIMENTAL BUT- ASSISTANT WE
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
EIGHTEEN. A. B. ONE ZERO ONE
FIVE THE MOTION IS TO PASS A RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS EVERADO GO HI OF
ROGO I'D SHOW BOTH HI THE
TROUBLED BY. FOR TOTAL. MAN
IMAGE OF OUR AYE. WELL I. HEY
VOTERS FOR ZERO. IN THE MOVED
CALL THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU
. OKAY AB ASSEMBLY MEMBER OR
TAKE. WE'RE READY FOR YOU. I AM
I HAVE YOU WAS ITEM SEVENTEEN
ASSEMBLY BILL TEN OF SIX. OF US
ITEM NUMBER TWENTY ASSEMBLY BILL
THIRTEEN THIRTEEN AND ITEM
NUMBER TWENTY ONE ASSEMBLY BILL
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN. AND CAN WE
START WITH AB SEVENTEEN
BEGINNERS BILL ASSEMBLY BILL TEN
OH SIX. YES OKAY THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS- AT
TODAY I AM HERE TO PRESENT ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER KENNER
AB TEN OH SIX. ACROSS TWENTY ONE
REGIONAL CENTRES CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES DDS SERVICE THREE
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND
CONSUMERS SERVICE BY ONE HUNDRED
AND TWENTY THOUSAND DIRECT
SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. DESPITE
THIS REACH THERE ARE STILL MANY
BARRIERS TO FAMILIES WHO ARE IN
NEED A RESPITE SERVICES. BOTH
WITHIN AND BEYOND THE DDS
UNIVERSE DDS HAS STRUGGLED TO
FULLY REDUCE BARRIERS TO
ACCESSING CARE INCLUDING BEING
ABLE TO PAIR FAMILIES WITH
CULTURALLY COMPETENT PROVIDERS.
ALSO NOT ALL REGIONAL CENTERS
OFFER CONSUMER DIRECTED RESPITE
IT COST EFFECTIVE CARE OPTION
THAT ALLOWS FOR GREATER
COMPREHENSIVE CARE OPTIONS AT
HOME. FAMILIES TO PROVIDE LONG
TERM CARE FOR DISABLED AND
ELDERLY LOVED ONES BENEFIT FROM
HAVING ACCESS TO RESPITE AND
IMPORTANTLY BENEFIT FROM HAVING
SIMPLE WAYS OF GETTING ACCESS TO
THESE SERVICES. AB TEN OH SIX
FOUR MANDATE THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF EIGHTEEN PARTNER OUR CONTRACT
WITH ITS NO WRONG DOOR PROGRAM
WITH THEIR REFERRAL REGISTRY
THAT WILL MATCH MEDICAID FUNDED
CONSUMERS WITH CULTURALLY
COMPETENT RESPITE PROVIDERS.
MAINTAIN A REGISTRY OF VETTED
AND TRAINED RESPITE PROVIDERS I
WORK WITH THE CONSUMER DIRECT
PROGRAM ENTITY THAT WILL SERVE
AS CO EMPLOYERS TO REST RESPITE
PROVIDERS. TODAY I HAVE AN HOME
SUPER SERVICE PROVIDER RATE SURE
. GONZALEZ AND SEE YOUR
GOVERNMENT REALLY ABBOTT FRED C.
I. U. K. TIFFANY. THANK YOU.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AND YOU'RE
READY. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY
NAME IS RACHEL GONZALEZ I AM AN
I. HSS HOME CARE PROVIDER I
SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR
LOCAL SEIU LOCAL TWENTY FIFTEEN
I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE
BARGAINING COMMITTEE WITH THE
COUNTY FOR THIS- CURRENT I. HSS
CONTRACT- ACCORDING TO AARP'S
CAREGIVING STUDY. OF TWENTY
TWENTY ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS
THAT'S APPROXIMATELY LITTLE
UNDER SEVENTY SEVEN MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE CARED FOR A DISABLED
ADULT OR CHILD IN THE LAST
TWELVE MONTHS ALONE- YET IT'S
HARD FOR PEOPLE TO FIND RESPITE
CARE RIGHT. MY CHILD HAS DOWN
SYNDROME I AM A PARENT PROVIDER.
MY DAUGHTER IS NONVERBAL SHE
DOESN'T BATHE HERSELF SHE
DOESN'T DRESS HERSELF SHE
REQUIRE SUPERVISION FOR ALMOST
EVERY ACTIVITY AND BEING NON
VERBAL IT'S ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT
TO FIND SOMEONE TO CARE FOR HER
. GRACE HAD A RESPITE CARE
WORKER FOR A YEAR BRANA CATHY A
WONDERFUL I FOUND OUT ABOUT I
HSS PROGRAM IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN.
AND I HAD AT THAT TIME A CHOICE
OF FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE THAT I
COULD INTERVIEW FOR THIS
POSITION. AFTER THE PANDEMIC WE
LOST FOR ANNIKA TO A HIGHER WAGE
PAYING JOB WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
PEOPLE THAT PERFORMED- CHANGING
ADULT DIAPERS CHANGING IVY'S
STOMACH TUBES MY DAUGHTER HAS
ASTHMA CHRONIC. RESPIRATORY
ISSUES SO YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW
TO WORK AND NOT BE ALLIES ARE
YOU NEED TO SEE SEE. NOT HERE
SEE THAT SHE'S GOING TO HAVE AN
ASTHMA ATTACK BEFORE SHE HAS IT
SO FINDING CULTURALLY COMPETENT
SKILLED WORKERS HAS BEEN A
MASSIVE PROBLEM FOR ME I WAS
WITHOUT RESPITE CARE FOR
APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF.
I FINALLY FOUND A RESPITE CARE
WORKER THAT MET MY DAUGHTER'S
NEEDS WE'VE HAD HER FOR SIX
MONTHS AND LAST WEEK SHE-
NOTIFIED ME THAT SHE'S LEAVING.
AND MOVING ON TO A HIGHER WAGE
PAYING JOB. OF NOT HAVING A
REGISTRY HAS CAUSED ME
SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY IN
MATCHING SOMEONE THAT MEETS MY
DAUGHTER'S NEEDS SO NOW THIS
WILL BE MY NEW FULL TIME JOB FOR
THE NEXT FOUR TO SIX MONTHS.
TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE THAT I
CAN TRAIN FOR SIX MONTHS SO THAT
I CAN TAKE A BREAK AND LEAVE THE
HOUSE BECAUSE FOR AT LEAST SIX
MONTHS. MY DAUGHTER WITH
TRANSITIONAL DIFFICULTIES IS
GOING TO NEED TO GET TO KNOW
THIS PERSON. AND I'M GOING TO
NEED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH
THIS PERSON BEFORE I LEAVE THE
HOUSE BECAUSE WHEN I CAN'T COME
WHEN I COME HOME I CAN'T ASK MY
TWELVE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. HOW
DID IT GO. HOW WAS SHE DID SHE
TREAT YOU WELL. SHE CAN ANSWER
ME. OUR BILL PROVIDES THIS
REGISTRY IT PROVIDES A MEANS FOR
US TO BE MATCHED WITH PEOPLE
THAT ARE SKILLED. IT'S
IMPERATIVE I AM SUFFERING FROM
ISOLATION I'M A SINGLE PARENT.
AND WITHOUT THESE BREAKS I'M YOU
KNOW WE SUFFER MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES THE IHS US PROGRAM YOU
KNOW I'M I'M STANDING BEFORE YOU
AS SOMEONE WHO HAS. A WAGE
CAPACITY THAT IS CERTAINLY NOT
SIXTEEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS
AN HOUR. BUT THIS IS MY
CIRCUMSTANCE. SO AGAIN I BESEECH
YOU ON BEHALF OF THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS. OF PARENTS CAREGIVERS
AND CAREGIVERS OF FAMILY MEMBERS
WE NEED YOUR HELP. CASE BY CASE
WE'RE SAVING THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ANYWHERE FROM TWENTY
TO FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER
CLIENT. THIS IS ECONOMICALLY IN
THE BEST INTEREST OF TAXPAYERS.
TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT NETWORKS
FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE HOME HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
TIFFANY WHITE WITH THE CA IN
CALIFORNIA WE ARE THE SPONSORS
OF AB ONE OF THE TEN ZERO SIX-
THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER TAKE A
FIRST STEP IN AMSTERDAM PRESENT
IN THE BILL ON BEHALF OF OUR OUT
THERE SIMPLY MEMBER MECHANIC-
AND I ALSO THINK MISS RACHEL FOR
HER TESTIMONY. I ONLY HAD A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WAS
MENTIONED IN THE- ANALYSIS SO I
WOULD JUST PAY NOTE TO THE
FUNDING QUESTIONS- WE'RE
CURRENTLY EXPLORING FUNDING
OPTIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE
REGISTRY IS SET UP IT HAS THE
PROPER CAPACITIES AND
CAPABILITIES. TO CONNECT
PROVIDERS TO CLIENTS IN NEED AS
WELL AS WORKERS WHO ARE APPROVED
OF PROVIDE TO PROVIDE THOSE
SERVICES BUT ARE WITHOUT. A
CLIENT CURRENTLY WE HAVE ENGAGED
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND
SINCERELY APPRECIATE DIRECTED TO
MORRIS AND HER STAFF FOR THEIR
ENGAGEMENTS AS WE ARE EXPLORING
THESE OPTIONS OF INCLUDING
FEDERAL OPTIONS FOR THE NO WRONG
DOOR- PROGRAM. JUST RECENTLY. OF
THE NO WRONG DOOR PROGRAM IT
DOESN'T COME TO SERVICES FOR
VETERANS AND RECENTLY THERE'S
BEEN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER. A
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT
POTENTIALLY CALIFORNIA CAN
UTILIZE THAT WOULD HELP GET THIS
REFERRAL REGISTRY UP AND RUNNING
SO WE ARE EXPLORING ALL OF THOSE
OPTIONS AND SINCERELY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR IDOL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ME TOO ANY
MEMBERS OF THE- WITH TO. IN
SEEING NONE A MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS EITHER SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE WE ASK FOR YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION. AND YOUR POSITION
ONLY. GOOD AFTERNOON LISA
COLEMAN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING AND IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HELLO I'M
CATHERINE LET'S GO FROM SAN JOSE
CALIFORNIA I AM IN SUPPORT. DO
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME'S
PAUL RYAN IS IN IOWA PROVIDER
FOR AYE JUSTICE ALSO MEMBER IS
C. R. U. TWENTY FIFTEEN. AND I
AM IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS TRACY HAMMOND
FROM JOHNNY AND I'M AND I JUST
AS WORKER AND I DO USE RESPITE
SO I THINK IT'S REALLY. SOLID
CORPORATE. YEAH. GOOD EVENING MY
NAME IS SIGNATURE CORTES AND
WITH THIS YEAR YOU AND I'M
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THIS IS. GOOD EVENING MY NAME'S
LESLIE TWO OPENERS. PROVIDER
LISTEN LAKOTA. FINISH PROVIDER
FOR ALMOST NINETEEN YEARS NOW.
I'M A SINGLE DAD. TYPE ONE
DIABETIC. HE IS AUTISTIC
NONVERBAL SYNDROME. I HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO USE RESPITE PROGRAM
FOR YEARS NOW BECAUSE IS SO
CLUNKY. PLAINLY PREVIOUS SPEAKER
SPOKE VERY ELOQUENTLY ABOUT THE
DETAILS OF THAT CLICKING. I
RECENTLY HAD A NURSE FRIEND THAT
WAS WILLING TO DO. RESPITE FOR A
REDUCED RATE WAGE EARNER SPARE
TIME. BUT THE PAPERWORK
REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER. HOOPS TO
JUMP THROUGH FOR HER WHICH IS A
LITTLE TOO MUCH. HOPEFULLY THIS
WILL STREAMLINE THAT THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. AND THE OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HEY WILL
MOVE TO TELECONFERENCING
SERVICES NOW MODERATOR PLEASE
PROMPT A MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
ASSEMBLY BILL TEN OH SIX THAT WE
ARE READY. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION AB TEN
OH SIX PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO
THIS TIME. WELL SORT LINE SIXTY
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
EVENING THIS IS MY NAME IS
MEANWHILE FOR AWHILE WHICH IS- A
FEW CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF AB
TEMASEK'S THANK YOU THANK YOU.
MELCHER JUST SMALL- GATHER THE
NEXT LINE NUMBER OKAY.
THANK MEASURE WILL GO IS ONE
SIXTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
EVENING MY NAME IS THOSE ARE
SAID THE PHONE NUMBER OF THAT
THAT YOU TWENTY FIFTEEN MY SON'S
DOWN SYNDROME THANK YOU YEARS
RESPITE I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE
TODAY PHYSICALLY. AND HAD WE HI
TO BETTER SERVICE WITH THE
RESPECTIVE AND THIS. IS WHAT
WE'RE GOING FOR INTENT TO- ZERO
SIX WOULD GIVE ME THE ABILITY TO
CALL SOMEBODY OUT AND I COULD
HAVE BEEN THAT TODAY AND THAT
HAPPENS QUITE A BIT AND SO- IT
WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR
OUR FAMILY FOR THE ONES THAT
HAVE JUST SPOKEN PRIOR TO ME.
HOW DOES THAT WORK FOR US. THANK
YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEVER
SURE WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE ELSE
IN Q. REFUSE BECAUSE TIME OKAY
THANK YOU WILL BRING THE
CONVERSATION BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. MEMBERS SWITCHING TO
QUESTION A COMICS I'M OF THE
ITEM HEY WE HAVE A MOTION WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. I'D LIKE TO
THANK THE FAMILIES THAT CAME OUT
AND SPOKE ON BEHALF OF THIS BILL
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I. BILL YES THANK YOU SO MUCH
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA ON BEHALF
OF ASSEMBLY WOMAN BEGINNER- YES
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING IT IS
SUCH A- IMPORTANCE TO BRING THE
VOICE OF CARE GIVERS AND
FAMILIES AND IN SITUATIONS LIKE
THIS- THAT IS HOW. WE BECOME
MORE EDUCATED ON ALL THESE
ISSUES AND HOW WE- WE ARE ABLE
TO HEAR FROM YOUR EXPERIENCES
FROM YOUR- REAL WORLD- LIFE-
HOW. ARE DECISIONS IMPACT YOU SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. WE HAVE A MOTION-
ASSISTED PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM SEVENTEEN AB ONE ZERO
ZERO SIX THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS ALL RIGHT AGO. I
A ROGUE- I'D SHOW BOTH. THE
TROUBLED BY HER TOTAL. MENJIVAR
MENJIVAR I WILL HOP. HI BY. OKAY
WE HAVE FOUR EYES ZERONOS AND
THAT MOVE WE'LL MOVE THAT TO
CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
WE'RE MOVING NOW TO ITEM TWENTY
ASSEMBLY BILL. THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN. THANKS AGAIN MAN I'M
TEARING COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOW I
WILL BE PRESENTING MY BAIL. AB
THIRTEEN THIRTEEN WOULD
ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF AGING TO EXPAND
CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR
OLDER INDIVIDUALS TO MAINTAIN
THEIR HEALTH. AND ECONOMIC
STABILITY IN ALAMEDA SO NO
MATTER AND MARIN COUNTIES
SPECIFICALLY THE DEMONSTRATION
WOULD INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF
THE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND
THESE COUNTIES TO SERVE OLDER
CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE LOW INCOME
BUT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL
OR OTHER MEANS TESTED BENEFITS.
AND WHO NEED ASSISTANCE
CURRENTLY THESE PROGRAMS ARE
ONLY FUNDED WITH FEDERAL OLDER
AMERICANS ACT FUNDING THAT HAS
REMAINED ESSENTIALLY FLAT FOR
THE PAST THAT DECADE THE STATE
OFFERS NO MATCHING FUNDS THIS
LACK OF SUPPORT HAS LED TO
ECONOMIC AND SECURITY FOR OLDER
ADULTS HOUSEHOLDS. IN CALIFORNIA
RESULTING IN HIGH RISK FOR
REPEATS HOSPITALIZATIONS FALLS
DEPRESSION ANXIETY LOSS OF
HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS CASE
MANAGEMENT AND VISITING PROGRAMS
ARE EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AT
IMPROVING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND
PREVENTING CRISIS AMONG OLDER
SENIORS. FACT SPENDING THESE
SERVICES CALIFORNIA CAN HELP
REDUCE THE RISK OF NEGATIVE
HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR OLDER ADULTS
AND IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL
QUALITY OF LIFE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS MONICA
MILLER REPRESENTING ALAMEDA
COUNTY. PLEASE CONFIRM. THANK
YOU YEAH GOOD EVENING MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS MONICA MILLER
REPRESENTING THE COUNTY OF
ALAMEDA MORE ONE OF THE CO
SPONSORS- OF AB THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN AND FIRST AND FOREMOST
WOULD LOVE TO THINK OR STOP FOR
WORKING WITH US. I'M SO BRIEFLY
WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS IT ALLOWS
FOR A REINSTATEMENT OF A PROGRAM
THAT WAS IN EXISTENCE UP UNTIL
THE 200-082-0009 GREAT
RECESSION. ON WE CONTINUE TO GET
FEDERAL FUNDING THROUGH THE
OLDER AMERICANS ACT- FOR THIS
PROGRAM SO IT IS IN EXISTENCE
BUT IT IS COMPLETELY ON LIFE
SUPPORT AT THIS POINT SO AB
THIRTEEN THIRTEEN WOULD CREATE A
PILOT PROGRAM AS THE ASSEMBLY
WOMAN SAID. ON FOR ALAMEDA MARIN
AND SONOMA COUNTIES THE REASON
FOR THOSE COUNTIES IS
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE ALAMEDA MY
CLIENT BROUGHT THIS ISSUE
FORWARD WITH A LOT OF OUR SOCIAL
SERVICES COALITION. ON PARTNERS-
IN THE DISTRICT THEY WOULD BE
HERE TODAY BUT FOR AGAIN IT'S
THE HOLIDAYS AND MOST OF THEM
ARE OFTEN HAD ON FAMILY PLANS
THIS WEEKEND UNDERSTANDABLY. ON
HAVING SAID THAT ON. WE OUTLINED
THEY WROTE THIS- THIS BILL IDEA
FORWARD I'M LAST YEAR WE RAN A
BUDGET REQUEST ON THAT WAS
STATEWIDE BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE
WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL. ON AT
PASSING AT THIRTY TWO POINT FIVE
MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET REQUEST TO
DO THIS PROGRAM STATEWIDE OTHER
WAS ON A POLICY COMPONENT ON THE
POLICY BILL ATTACHED TO THAT TO
THE ISSUE WE RE EVALUATED. OVER
THE FALL WORKING WITH THE
MEMBERS ON THE MEMBER STAFF AS
WELL AS MEMBERS AT THAT
ACCOMPANY DEPARTMENT OF AGING'S
STAFF. ON FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ON A PERSPECTIVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO MOVE THIS FAST FORWARD
THEY HAD RECOMMENDED DOING A
PILOT PROGRAM AT THE TIME IT WAS
ONLY ALAMEDA COUNTY THAT WANTED
TO PURSUE THIS. HOWEVER WE TOOK
IT TO THE CALIFORNIA WILL FOR
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION LEDGE
COMMITTEE. MEETINGS ARE ALL
FIFTY EIGHT COUNTIES I DO HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE TO SIT ON THAT
COMMITTEE. ON DAY THE COUNTIES
THAT CAME FORWARD WORST AND NOW
MY MORAN- WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE
THOSE THREE COUNTIES REPRESENTED
TODAY. HAVING SAID THAT WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEPT
THE PILOT SMALLER BECAUSE IT
NEEDED TO BE COST EFFECTIVE IN
ORDER TO BE IMPLEMENTED. I'M SO
WE COULD THEN COME BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND SAY YES IT DOES
WERE WE KNOW IT'S TO WORK- AGAIN
WE ARE. THIS A LOT TO THE OLD
AMERICANS ACT HOWEVER THAT
PROGRAM HAS REMAINED ON FLOOD
THAT FUNDING HAS REMAINED FLAT
SINCE TWO THOUSAND TEN. BUT AS
YOU ARE ALL VERY VERY ACUTELY
AWARE THAT WE HAVE OUR OLDER
POPULATION THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASED FROM TWO TWO THOUSAND
TEN. TO TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN IT
WENT UP FIFTY FOUR PERCENT. FOR
INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF
SIXTY FOR ELIGIBLE FOR THESE
SERVICES BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO
NECESSARILY OBTAIN THEM BECAUSE
AGAIN WE CAN ONLY SERVE SO MANY.
I CAPACITY DOING DUE TO FUNDING.
ON THAT NUMBER IS ANTICIPATED TO
GROW BY 60% AND THOSE ARE
SPECIFICALLY THE ON AGING
POPULATION OVER THE AGE OF
EIGHTY. SO WE NEED TO BE READY
I'M TO ANTICIPATE AND BE ABLE TO
ASSIST THOSE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE
THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY SERVICES
ELSEWHERE. AS SENATOR I WILL HOT
HAD MENTIONED YOU KNOW ISOLATION
SOCIALIZED. ISOLATION IS A HUGE
ISSUE- WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ADDRESS THAT WE DEFINITELY
NOTICED A LOT OF SOCIALIZED.
ISOLATION DURING ON THE PANDEMIC
SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE ARE. MEETING THE
NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE WHERE
THEY'RE AT TO KEEPING THEM IN
THEIR HOMES IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.
ON THEY ARE NOT MEDICAID
ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST
ABOUT THAT F. P. L. SO THEREFORE
THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE BENEFICIAL
TO THEM AND AGAIN IT'S A PILOT.
IN AN EFFORT TO SAY LOOK IT
WORKED WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO
WORK. ON BUT LOOK IT WORKED AND
THEN WE CAN COME BACK TO THE
LEGISLATURE OBVIOUSLY CONTINGENT
UPON YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE
FINANCIALLY AS A STATE. AND I'M
ARE WE ABLE TO MOVE IT TO A
STATEWIDE PROGRAM WHICH IS THE
DESIRE. OF MY CLIENT ITSELF
HAVING ANSWERED QUESTIONS ON IT
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY WITNESSES
IN UP. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE WITH
YOUR NAME. FILIATION AND YOUR
POSITION ONLY PLEASE- MY NAME IS
LISA COLEMAN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING. AND WE ARE
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS
THIS ON OUR BEHALF OF CINEMA AND
MARIN BOARD OF SCHOOL OUR COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU THANK YOU. RIGHT WILL
NOW MOVE TO TELECONFERENCES
STUMP- ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO SPEAK ON ASSEMBLY
BILL THIRTEEN THIRTEEN WE'RE
READY NOW. MY A MEDICARE IN ANY.
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO WHICH
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
OF AB ONE THREE ONE THREE.
PLEASE PRESS ONE OF YOUR AT THIS
TIME. THE MANAGER WE HAVE
KNOWING QUEUING UP TO THIS TIME
TO SPEAK. THANK YOU SO MUCH WILL
BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
MEMBERS. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
CENTER WHAT. THANK YOU KNOW- ONE
I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE- THE
WITNESSES THAT WERE TESTIFYING
IN EXPLAINING WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT. I REALLY WANT TO
THANK THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER MY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD- SPECIFICALLY
ALAMEDA COUNTY IN PARTICULAR IS
A OUT OF OUT OF MAJORITY THE
COUNTIES IN THE BAY AREA IS ONE
OF THE LOWER INCOME COUNTIES IN
FACT- AND IT IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT. THE NEED
FOR. MORE FUNDING. PERIOD AS
WELL AS SERVICES AS WELL AS
PROGRAMMING AS WELL AS SO MANY
OTHER THINGS FOR OUR SENIOR-
INDIVIDUALS. SPECIFICALLY IT'S
GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO NOT
ONLY LIVE IN THE BAY AREA BUT-
SPECIFICALLY TAKING CARE OF
AGING ADULTS WHICH MANY PEOPLE
ARE STRUGGLING WITH SO. I REALLY
DO APPRECIATE YOU BRING THE
SUPPORT I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS AND- I'LL MAKE THE MOTION
THANK YOU. THANK YOU YOUR
COMMENTS QUESTIONS. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER- I AM I'M GLAD THAT YOU
WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR
STAFF- I'VE I'VE SHARED SOME
CONCERNS FOR THIS BILL
PARTICULARLY AROUND THE
SELECTION OF THE COUNTIES.
THEY'RE ALL BAY AREA COUNTIES
AND- ASIDE FROM ALAMEDA CINEMA
MORAN HAVE SOMEWHAT OF AN
AFFLUENCE TO THEM. SO I'M
CONCERNED THAT- WE ARE CREATING
A PILOT PROGRAM THAT IS GOING TO
CREATE DATA THAT. MAY OR MAY NOT
REFLECT ALL OF CALIFORNIA
CERTAINLY NOT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AT COUNTIES AND NOT
ONE OF THE TWENTY SEVEN ROLE
COMMUNITIES SEVERAL COUNTIES
THAT WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA- SO I
HAVEN'T SEEN THAT- THAT. THAT
ISSUE RESOLVED- I DO UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS WAS BROUGHT UP AT A
MEETING I MEAN AT I AM NOT.
CONVINCED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING.
THAT WAS DONE FORMALLY IT FEELS
MORE INFORMALLY LIKE HEY WE'RE
GONNA DO THIS WHO WANTS TO BE
PART OF IT. VERSES WE ARE GOING
TO BE SELECTIVE IN MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE CREATING A PILOT
PROGRAM THAT SERVES ALL
CALIFORNIA- OFTEN TIMES ARE REAL
COMMUNITIES ARE ARE. KIND OF
LEFT OUT OF THE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR EXTRA FUNDING IN THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET THE NEEDS-
OF THEIR CONSTITUENTS AND WE
CERTAINLY SAW WITH THE PANDEMIC
A MOVEMENT OUT OF THE BAY AREA.
INTO OTHER RULE COMMUNITIES- AND
SO I'M STILL I STILL HAVE THAT
CONCERN- THAT THEY THE
REFLECTION OF THE COUNTY
SELECTED FOR THIS PILOT PROGRAM
DO NOT REFLECT ALL OF
CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S ACTUALLY
MORE OF A SUBSET OF AFFLUENCE.
WELL I. IF I MAY YES YES ALAMEDA
IS NOT AFFLUENT AT ALL AS WAS
MENTIONED BY MY SENATOR- SO THAT
WAS NOT THE INTENT OF MY BILL- I
THINK WE ORIGINALLY DID. HAVE IT
OUT OFTEN SO ASK COUNTIES- CAN
DEFINITELY MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO
BACK OUT TO MORE ROLE
COMMUNITIES AND ASK AGAIN IT
DATE BE WILLING TO OPT IN TO THE
PROGRAM. I MEAN THE OTHER PART
OF THIS IS WE'RE TRYING TO BE
FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WE
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CURRENT
STATE WHEREIN TURNS OF A DEFICIT
WHICH IS WHY WE YOU KNOW KEPT IT
TO WITH MUCH SMALLER SELECT
GROUP- BUT DEFINITELY OPEN TO
PUTTING OUT A CALL AGAIN AND SEE
IF THERE'S OTHER. COMMUNITIES
THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE
OR OTHER COUNTIES AND MAYBE LOOK
AT INCLUDING THEM BUT IT THIS IS
NOT A BILL THEY WANT TO LOOK AT.
A FILLING COMMUNITIES AND MAKE
THAT I PROMISE YOU THAT TO. YEAH
AND YOU KNOW WE HAVE THE CENTRAL
VALLEY COMMUNITY THAT YOU KNOW
GETS OVERLOOKED A LOT AS WELL
AND- YOU KNOW I WOULDN'T BE A
GOOD REPRESENTATIVE OF MY
CONSTITUENTS IF I DIDN'T BRING
THAT FORWARD- I THINK YOUR
WITNESS WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING
SO. IT IS SO THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION VERY MUCH WE APPRECIATE
IT AND THANK YOU FOR REALLY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CRUX OF
THIS BILL. PART OF THAT THE
CHALLENGE THAT WE HAD IS TWO
FOLD FIRST AND FOREMOST WE
WANTED IT TO BE STATEWIDE
BECAUSE WE AGREE WITH YOU WE
THINK THAT WOULD BE A BETTER TO
HAVE YOU KNOW. A SUBURBAN AND
URBAN AND RULE BUT QUITE FRANKLY
WE WEREN'T SUCCESSFUL AT DOING
THAT AND IN TALKING WITH
DEPARTMENT OF AGING IT WAS
RECOMMENDED AGAIN THEY HAVE NEW
POSITION I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR
ABOUT THAT IT WAS ONLY FOR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. BUT IT WAS
RECOMMENDED LIKE REDUCE IT
SIGNIFICANTLY. AND WE WOULD LOVE
TO HAVE HAD ONE OF THOSE OTHER
COUNTIES BUT THESE WERE THE
COUNTIES. BECAUSE WE DID ASK
SEVERAL TIMES AT THE WILL FOR
DIRECTORS. AND PEOPLE WERE JUST
YOU KNOW OTHER PEOPLE HAVE
DIFFERENT PRIORITIES ETCETERA
BUT OTHERWISE WE WOULD LOVE TO
HAVE THEM PARTICIPATE AND WE'RE
NOT. DISMISSING THAT IS A
POSSIBILITY WE WOULD LET YOU
KNOW OBVIOUSLY AS THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SAID AS THE AUTHOR. WE'RE
ALWAYS OPEN TO THOSE ONGOING
DISCUSSIONS. I ALSO WANT TO
POINT OUT THAT IT'S THIS IS A
REALLY INTERESTING FACT THAT I
DID NOT KNOW UNTIL LAST YEAR AND
I'M NOT. HERE REPRESENTING MARIN
COUNTY BUT- ON MARIN COUNTY
ACTUALLY HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST
POPULATION. OF SENIORS WHO LIVE
IN POVERTY. IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE REASON BEING
IS THEY BOUGHT THEIR HOMES
WITHIN. YOU KNOW TWENTIES AND
THIRTIES. AND COULD AFFORD IT
PAY CASH OF SINCE PAID OFF COULD
NOT BE FINANCE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY
THEN THEY WOULD BE HIT WITH.
PROPERTY TAXES- INCREASES THAT
WOULD BE UNAFFORDABLE. AND SO IT
ACTUALLY HAS THE LARGEST
PERCENTAGE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF
THAT'S HELPFUL TO YOU BUT ALSO
WANT TO BE VERY SENSITIVE TO
YOUR COMMUNITIES. AND AGAIN.
WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT
OPEN TO THAT WE WERE JUST ON
SUCCESSFUL AT DOING THAT LAST
YEAR. SO WE WANTED TO TRY AND
TALK ABOUT THIS FROM A DIFFERENT
ANGLE SO AGAIN APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION AND WE'RE DEFINITELY
NOT SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT OPEN
TO THAT. AT ALL WE WOULD. LOVE
TO HAVE EVERYBODY AND QUITE
FRANKLY SAL. YEAH THANK YOU FOR
THAT. YEAH THANK YOU- YEAH. I
JUST. AGAIN JUST VERY SENSITIVE
TO HE REPRESENTED ALL OF. AND NO
I DON'T SEE ANY- ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS OR ANY CO AUTHORS FROM
RURAL COMMUNITIES IF THE CENTRAL
VALLEY ON THIS BILL. SO I AM
GONNA STAY OFF OF IT- AND I.
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR MY COLLEAGUES
TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISION. I
KNOW CENTER WILL HAVE HAD
ANOTHER QUESTION. YES WELL. I'LL
SAY THAT ONE I I'D LIKE TO BE A
CO AUTHOR OF THIS- BUT I ALSO
WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT. THAT YOU
KNOW THE BAY AREA IS LARGELY
MISS UNDERSTOOD- YOU KNOW WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ALWAYS GO YOU KNOW
THE L. A. FOLKS THIS THE L. A.
FOLKS THAT BUT OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW
LA IS VERY LARGE. THE BAY AREA
WITH THE NINE COUNTY SURROUNDING
IT. IT'S NOT ALL THE SAME I DO
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT BECAUSE
THIS IS ONE A PILOT PROGRAM.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE AT LEAST
START SEEING WHAT WE CAN DO
NUMBER TWO IS THAT- THIS. CINEMA
AND RAN HAVE LARGE POCKETS OF
POVERTY SPECIFICALLY
UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUAL
SPECIFICALLY- LOWER INCOME
INDIVIDUALS AND THIS IS A SOCIAL
SERVICE THAT WE ARE TRYING TO
PROVIDE AND REALLY CLEARLY
UNDERSTAND. HOW MUCH MORE CAN WE
HELP. MOVING FORWARD THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY- IMPACT RURAL
COMMUNITIES SO- THERE ARE DEEP
POCKETS OF- RULE COMMUNITIES. IN
SONOMA AND MARIN- THESE ARE THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD MOST
LIKELY BENEFIT FROM THIS TYPE OF
PROGRAM- SO I JUST WANTED TO
PROVIDE THAT CLARITY BECAUSE-
IT'S NOT ALL SUBURBAN. OR CITY
LIFE OR WEALTH- I ALSO STRUGGLE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY. THAT
INCORPORATES PALO ALTO. RIGHT
AND PALO ALTO OBVIOUSLY WE ALL
KNOW PALO ALTO BEING FAMOUS FOR
ON A VERY WEALTHY COMMUNITY. BUT
IT ALSO INCLUDES GILROY. AND
GILROY IS NOT NECESSARILY
WEALTHY IT'S ACTUALLY AN UP AND
COMING KIND OF CITY WAS VERY
RULED THEY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
STREETS- FULLY FULLY DEVELOPED
IN THERE STILL. ARE COMING FOR
IT SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT
VERY HAS EXTREMELY DEEP- POVERTY
AS WELL AS EXTREME WEALTH AND
YOU COULD LITERALLY WALK ACROSS
THE STREET. AND BOTH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER OR TAKEN I. REPRESENT THE
UNINCORPORATED AREAS THAT
LITERALLY GET. NO FUNDING IN SO
MANY DIFFERENT CAPACITY
SPECIFICALLY ALAMEDA COUNTY- LET
ALONE SANTA CLARA COUNTY OR ANY
OTHER COUNTY SO I JUST WANTED TO
AT LEAST PROVIDE THAT CONTEXT TO
SHARE LIKE MY DISTRICT IN MY IN
MY COUNTY AND IN SUPPORT. OF
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ORTEGA'S EFFORT
TO THINK YOU YEAH. THANK YOU
CENTER WILL HAVE A I THINK
THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM IS
THAT. EVEN HERE IN THIS
COMMITTEE WE REPRESENT. PRETTY
MUCH ALL OF CALIFORNIA AND THIS
BILL IS VERY- BAY AREA CENTRIC
WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM FROM THE
BAY AREA. OF ADVOCATING STRONGLY
WHICH SHE SHOULD AND I AGREE
THERE ARE POPULAR POCKETS OF
POVERTY THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA
AND I RECOGNIZE THAT I'VE EVEN
WORKED IN THE CANAL IN MARIN AND
WORKED WITH- HOME CARE WORKERS
THROUGHOUT CINNAMON BERMAN AS
WELL. SO I AM SENSITIVE TO THAT-
WHERE WHERE I DRAW THE LINE- IN
MY POSITION IS TO BE ABLE TO
LOOK AT THAT CALIFORNIA'S A
WHOLE. AND WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE
BAY AREA IS NOT IT WAS WHAT'S
GOOD FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY OR
FOR THE EASTERN REGION OR FOR
EVEN FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
IT'S A PARTICULARLY WITH THESE
PILOT PROGRAMS I WANT TO SEE
THAT WE ARE. GIVING THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES TO THE SUBSECTIONS
OF CALIFORNIA TO REALLY AND
TRULY PRODUCE THE RESULTS IN THE
DATA THAT WE CAN USE TO THEN.
YOU KNOW MAKE BETTER POLICY OR
MAKE FUNDING DECISIONS SO- SO
THAT'S THE REASON THAT THAT.
THAT I I'M GONNA BE LAYING OFF
THIS AS WELL. THE QUESTIONS ARE
. OKAY WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. RIGHT SYSTEM PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. FILE ITEM TWENTY AB
THIRTEEN THIRTEEN THE MOTION IS
TO PASS A RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
EVERADO GIL. NO. A RODEO NO
ACTUAL BOKE. WHICH- BOGART
FURTADO. ENJOY YOUR- MENTOR I
WAS UP. WELL BY. RIGHT SO THE
VOTE IS THREE ICE ONE NOW AND
WE'LL MOVE THAT TO CALL THANK
YOU. RIGHT NEXT ITEM IS ITEM
NUMBER TWENTY ONE ASSEMBLY BILL
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN. ON. ONE
FIVE. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT AB
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN TODAY AB
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN WOULD
REQUIRE THAT ONLY WORKERS WHO
EXCLUSIVELY MERIT OR CIVIL
SERVICE EMPLOYEES. MAKE
DECISIONS ON APPLICANT
ELIGIBILITY TO THE CALIFORNIA
FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR
IMMIGRANTS IN HOME SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES AND ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES CALIFORNIA ALREADY HAS
PRIVATIZATION PROTECTIONS IN
PLACE FOR MEDIC CAL CAO WORKS IN
CALFRESH. THIS BILL WOULD SIMPLY
. AND PRIVATE COMPANIES CONTRACT
TO MANAGE SOCIAL SERVICES ARE
OFTEN DRIVEN TO CUT COSTS AND
IMPROVE PROFIT MARGINS BY
REDUCING SERVICES APPROVING
FEWER APPLICANTS AND TAKING AWAY
JOBS PROTECTING FROM WORKERS. AB
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN WILL ENSURE
THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE
PROTECTED FROM PRIVATIZATION AND
COUNTER NATIONAL TREND THAT HAS
HARMED THE EFFECTIVE PROVISIONS
OF SOCIAL SERVICES ASSISTANCE TO
OUR COMMUNITIES. I TESTIFYING
TODAY IN SUPPORT IS MISS JANICE
O'MALLEY LEGISLATIVE AFTER
ADVOCATE FOR ASK ME CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU COULD I TERRIBLE GIL
MEMBERS MY NAME IS JOE SO MALLEY
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE WITH ASKED
ME AND WE ARE PROUD CO SPONSORS
OF AB FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN. AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TOWARDS THIS IMPORTANT
BILL AB FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN
WOULD ENSURE THAT ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATIONS OF SOCIAL
SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE MOST
VULNERABLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. HE MADE
EXCLUSIVELY BY AMERICA OR SO
VOTE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEE AND
NOT BY A PRIVATE FOR PROFIT
CORPORATION. PRIVATIZATION HAS
THREATENED THE VERY GOALS AND
MISSIONS OF MANY PUBLIC GOODS
AND SERVICES ESPECIALLY THOSE
THAT THE POOR INTERACT WITH THE
MOST. INSTEAD OF A SHARED
RESPONSIBILITY TO FUND PUBLIC
SERVICES IN MANY CASES THE
BURDEN HAS SHIFTED TO THE BACKS
OF THE MOST VULNERABLE WHAT
CORPORATIONS MANAGING THESE
SERVICES SCHEME OF PROFITS. TWO
RECENT EXAMPLES SOME OF THE
DANGERS OF PRIVATIZATION BUT THE
STATE OF KANSAS AND IOWA HAVE
SUFFERED CUTS AND CARE HAVE RUN
UP HIGHER COSTS THAN EXPECTED
AND SACRIFICE OVERSIGHT AND
TRANSPARENCY BY HANDING THEIR
PROGRAMS OVER TO PRIVATE
ENTITIES. THESE CHANGES HAVE
BEEN DEVASTATING FOR MANY
MEDICAID RECIPIENTS THAT ONCE
COULD DEPEND ON PUBLIC PROVISION
FOR LIFE SUSTAINING CARE. IN
OKLAHOMA WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY
OF TEN OF FUNDS ARE DISPERSED TO
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS. ONLY ABOUT
SEVEN OUT OF ONE HUNDRED
FAMILIES IN POVERTY RECEIVE CASH
ASSISTANCE. INSTEAD TEN F. GOES
TO FUNDING PRIVATE COMPANIES
WHICH PROVIDES RELATIONSHIP
WORKSHOPS UNDER THE GUISE OF
COMBATING POVERTY BY ENCOURAGING
MARRIAGE. AB FORTY FIFTY SEVEN
WILL PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF
SERVICES PROVIDED TO THOSE WHO
QUALIFY FOR THE CASH ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR IMMIGRANTS I HSS
CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM AND ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES PROGRAMS. AND ENSURE
THAT THE CURRENT COMMITTED
PUBLIC SERVICE WORK FORCE
CONTINUES TO DO THE ESSENTIAL
WORK OF PULLING LOW INCOME
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OUT OF
POVERTY. ET FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN
ENJOYED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN
THE ASSEMBLY PASSING WITH NO
OPPOSITION. IF WE RESPECTFULLY
URGE YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU.
SUCH EITHER WITNESSES. HI AGAIN
TIFFANY WHITE WITH THE CSU
CALIFORNIA ALSO CO SPONSORS OF
THE BILL I THINK THE OTHER FOR
BRING IN THE BILL FORWARD I'M
JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THE LIST
OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
ADDED ARE ADDED TO CALFRESH CAL
WORKS AND MEDICO. ALL OF WHICH-
ARE CURRENTLY DOING ELIGIBILITY
TO A DETERMINATIONS AND THEY'RE
DONE BY COUNTY WORKERS BY
CODIFYING THIS LANGUAGE IN THIS
PRACTICE WE'RE ENSURING THAT
SOME OF THE STATE'S MOST
VULNERABLE ARE RECEIVING THEIR
INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES FROM A
MERIT BASED EMPLOYEE AND NOT A
PRIVATE ENTITY THAT YOU ALREADY
HEARD. PROFITS OFF OF PROVIDING
THOSE SERVICES WHICH CAN
ULTIMATELY HAVE LONG TERM
EFFECTS ON THE CLIENTS AND THE
VARIOUS PROGRAMS UNFORTUNATELY
WE HAD A RECENT INCIDENT WHERE A
PRIVATE COMPANY IN A COUPLE OF
THE COUNTIES CAME AND TRIED TO
CONTRACT OUT FOR MEDICARE WE
DETERMINATIONS. IN RESPONSE TO
AN INCREASE IN THOSE
DETERMINATIONS BECAUSE OF
CORPORATE WHEN THEY GOT POLICIES
IN THE DETERMINATIONS WEREN'T-
TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE LAW WAS IN
PLACE WE WERE ABLE TO ENSURE
THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AND
THOSE PROTECT OUR COUNTY JOBS
AND ENSURE THAT OUR CLIENTS
RECEIVE THE BEST SERVICES FROM
THOSE THAT ARE TRAINED AND
QUALIFIED TO DO THE WORK. AS THE
PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THIS BILL
CONTINUE TO GROW SUCH AS THE I.
HSS PROGRAM. IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT WE CODIFY THIS LANGUAGE NOW
TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM BEFORE.
THE CARE CRISIS COMES TO HEADS
OF AB FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN
PROTECTS CALIFORNIANS WHO DEPEND
ON THE SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. AND
PROVIDES ACCOUNTABILITY FROM
THOSE COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND FOR
THESE REASONS WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC WISHING TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR OUR
ASSEMBLY BILL. UP. FOURTEEN
FIFTY SEVEN PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME. YOU AND YOUR POSITION. HI
ARE. LOPEZ PAUL FELLOW WESTERN
CENTER. ON LAMPARD. HERE IN
SUPPORT OF AB FOURTEEN FIFTY
SEVEN. THANK YOU THANK YOU.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
AND STAFF MITCH SNIDER WITH
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION ALSO
IN SPORTS. THANK YOU. EIGHT
RIGHT AB ONE- NOW MOVES TO
TELECONFERENCE- PHONE LINE-
MODERATOR PLEASE PROMPT ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
SPEAK ON A SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
OF ASSEMBLY BILL FOURTEEN FIFTY
SEVEN THAT WE ARE READY. IF YOU
WISH WE CAN SUPPORT FOR
OPPOSITION. ASSEMBLY BILL
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
. THE MILITARY HAVE KNOWN
QUEUING UP TO SPEAK AT THIS
TIME. OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH
WILL BRING THE CONVERSATION BACK
TO OUR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. OKAY RIGHT WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE. THANK LAST. THANK
YOU WE HAVE A MOTION FROM CENTER
WALK. ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM TWENTY ONE A. B.
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN THE MOTION
IS TO PASS. A RAGO HI A ROGUE- I
SHOWBOAT. APARTADO MENJIVAR. I
MEAN YOU ARE I WHAT. WHAT I.
THANKS THE VOTER FOR I ZERO
KNOWS AND WILL. I'M SORRY THREE.
THREE ZERO THREE ZERO ONE OF
STATE OKAY- THREE ZERO AND THE
WILL MOVE THAT TO CALL. TO STICK
A POSSIBLE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
EIGHTEEN THIRTEEN HAVE A
SUPPOSED TO BE ON. WITH THE
COMMISSION. INTRODUCTION. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TEAMVIEWER CLOSING US OUT
TODAY I REMEMBER TWENTY THREE
ASSEMBLY BILL FOURTEEN THIRTEEN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
IT I KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN A
NUMBER OF BILLS ON HACKED TODAY
SOUGHT TO SORT OF CUT TO THE
CHASE OF THIS BILL PROVIDES TO
ACCOUNTABILITY METRICS- TO
REALLY FOCUS THE FUNDING ON A
COUPLE THINGS ONE WE'VE REALLY
MADE A HUGE INVESTMENT OVER THE
LAST NUMBER OF YEARS TO GIVE OUR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS. ALL AROUND THE STATE-
BUT WE DON'T HAVE IS A
PERFORMANCE METRICS TO REALLY
TELL OUR COMMUNITIES HOW
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING ONE IS
WE WANT TO FOCUS PEOPLE ON. HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE GETTING OFF THE
STREET AND THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE
ARE WE GETTING INTO PERMANENT
HOUSING I THINK THOSE ARE THE
METRICS THAT IS ON EVERYONE'S
MIND AND REALLY ARE VERY MUCH
FOCUSED EVERY SINGLE DAY IN OUR
COMMUNITY- TWO ONE MAKE SURE
THESE METRICS APPLIED ALL THREE
PROGRAMS SUCH AS HAPPY BUT THEY
AND KEPT A RESOLUTIONS PROGRAMS
AS WELL AS THE FAMILY CHALLENGE
GRANTS. AND THEN LASTLY- THE
BILL WAS TO MOVE THE GRANT
RESPONSIBILITY OF THESE PROGRAMS
FROM- THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS TO HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE MAIN
REASON IS PRIMARILY- ECD HAS THE
ABILITY TO MANAGE THE GRANTS-
ALTHOUGH THEY COULD BE DOING A
BETTER JOB. OVERALL BUT THEY'RE
STILL THE BETTER AGENCY TO BE
MANAGING THE GRANT AND I CH IS
REALLY THE BETTER AGENCY TO DO
THE COORDINATION. WHICH IS
REALLY WHAT THEY WERE CREATED TO
DO SO THAT'S WHAT OUR- THAT'S
WHAT THE BILL DOES RESPECT US
FOR ABOUT ON THE B. FORTY
THIRTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH WE
HAVE ANYWAY. AND THAT HEY ANY
WITNESSES UP. WHICH TESTIFIED.
RIGHT WILL BE TO TELECOM STUMP.
OF MODERN PLEASE PROMPT AT NEVER
OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO.
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT ON. TO
SOME BILL FOUR THIRTY. THAT WE
ARE READY. THANK YOU MEDICARE
AND IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
EITHER OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT. AB
FOURTEEN THIRTEEN PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME.
MELCHER HAVE KNOWING QUEUING UP
AT THIS TIME TO SPEAK OKAY THANK
YOU SO MUCH WILL BRING THE
CONVERSATION BACK TO OUR MEMBERS
. ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHOI BOGUE AND
THEN SENATOR SORRY SENATOR JILL
VOGEL AND THEN A SENATOR WHAT. I
JUST WANNA THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
THIS BILL AND I THINK IT MANY
MANY- CALIFORNIANS ACROSS THE
STATE ARE WONDERING WHAT. WHAT
ARE WE DOING HOW EFFECTIVE ARE
WE BEING SO YOU ACTUALLY TRULY
APPRECIATE THIS MEASURE AND I
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING
THE- THE IMPACT TO OF IT MOVING
FORWARD BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING
THE INITIATIVE ON THIS AND-
BEFORE TO SUPPORTING THE BILL.
THANK YOU CENTER BRIGITTE. THANK
YOU CENTER WILL HAVE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. GREAT I WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE. JUST RESPECT PRESS FIVE
WOULD ONLY BE FOURTEEN THIRTEEN
THANK YOU SO MUCH OKAY- SYSTEM
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
TWENTY THREE AB FOURTEEN
THIRTEEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS
IN A RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON HOUSING OF ROGO HI OF RADO GO
AYE SHOWBOAT. CHOI ACTOR TOTAL.
MENJIVAR IMAGE OF OUR IOWA. WILL
HAVE A- FAVORITE MUCH VOTE IS
FOUR ZERO THAT WILL GO TO FALL-
OPEN UP THE CAN ITEMS BACK. THAT
I JUST WANT US GIVE A FINAL CALL
WE'RE NEARING THE END OF OUR
HEARING. AND WE HAVE SEVERAL
BILLS ON CALL SO IF ALL MEMBERS
CAN PLEASE RETURN TO HEAR IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED
IMMEDIATELY WE CAN FINISH
LIFTING CALLS WITHOUT A DELAY.
SO AND SHOULD I DO MAY RECON
FIRST OKAY. PLEASE CONSIDER. SO
BEFORE WE DO THAT- I'D LIKE TO
GRANT RECONSIDERATION- TO
ASSEMBLY BILL. WHICH ONE DOES IT
. ASSEMBLY BILL. THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN. NO ASPIRIN I ASKED HER
VOTE AGAIN PLEASE. THANK YOU
MOTION FROM WALK UP. FILE ITEM
TWENTY AB THIRTEEN THIRTEEN THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS EVERADO GIL. A
SHOWBOAT. YES HI YES THE
TROUBLED AYE HER TADO. TATARA
ARE MENJIVAR. MENJIVAR IOWA.
LEVINE ONE OF THANK FOR THE VOTE
IS FOR ONE THAT ZERO I'M SORRY
ZERO THE BILL IS ZERO THAT BILL
IS OUT ALL RIGHT. SO NOW MOVES
WHEN I TO THE CA. THANK YOU
MOVED BY MAKE OF OUR- WE HAVE.
EIGHT ITEMS ON CONSENT.
SO I JUST CALLED THE CONSENSUS
WE FINISH THE CONCERT OKAY. OUR
SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
CONSENT CALENDAR FILE ITEM THREE
A. B. TWO SEVEN FOUR FILE ITEM
FOR A. B. THREE TWO FIVE FILE
ITEM SIX AB EIGHT TWENTY FILE
ITEM NINE A. B. SIX FORTY NINE
FILE ITEM TEN A. B. SEVEN ONE
TWO FILE ITEM TWELVE A. B. EIGHT
FOUR THREE FILE ITEM THIRTEEN AB
EIGHT SIX SIX FILE ITEM TWENTY
TWO A. B. THIRTEEN TWENTY ONE.
EVERADO GIVE AYE ARUNACHAL AYE
SHOWBOAT. AYE SHOWBOAT AYE HER
TOTAL. FOR TITLE I MENTOR MENTOR
I WILL HAVE WILL HAVE ARE. WHAT
FIVE ZERO. SIX FIVE ZERO OF THE
CONCERN CALENDAR TO THAT THAT IS
OUT BECAUSE OF THE KILLERS. I
HAVE TO READ THE- IN FOR
RECONSIDERATION ASSEMBLY BILL.
THIRTEEN THIRTEEN. MOTION BY
CENTER WALK HOP. NOW WE CAN
DEVOTE TO VOTE ON THAT. VOTE ON
WE GET TO VOTE ON THE MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION FIRST. OUR
MOTION TO RECONSIDER OF RAGO HI
A RUG YOU I'LL SHOW BOTH.
SHOWBOAT AYE HER TITLE OR TITLE
I'M- MEANS WHERE I WILL HAVE.
SCHWAB ALL RIGHT. FIVE I. FROM
THE MOST NOW THIS IS THE VOTE ON
AB THIRTEEN THIRTY THANK YOU
MOTIONS CENTER WALK. HOP OVER.
RIGHT FILE ITEM TWENTY A. B.
THIRTEEN THIRTEEN THE MOTION IS
TO PASS ON RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS OF
RADO GIL. A JOB. JOB I HER
TAUGHT FOR TITLE I INTO OUR-
IMAGE OF OUR I WILL HAVE. WILL
HAVE A- THAT'S FOUR ZERO FOUR IS
. THAT BILL IS OUT. OKAY SO NOW
. LIFT THE CALL. STARTING WITH
FILE ITEM ONE THE MOTION TO
PASS. A WITH THAT SHE VOTING I.
VICE CHAIR VOTE I TOTAL. THE
TOTAL ALL RIGHT WELL. WE'LL HAVE
OUR- FIVE ZERO. FIVE ZERO. THE
BILL WITHOUT ALL RIGHT FOR ITEM
TO A TWO THREE THE MOTION IS DUE
SOME REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
TUESDAY. WITH THE CHAIR OF A I'D
VICE VOTING HER TO. OUR TOTAL
ALL RIGHT WELL HI. WE'LL HAVE
OUR- FIVE ZERO AT VOTE IS FOR
ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM
FIVE A. B. FIVE NINE SIX THE
MOTION IS TO PASS A RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING AYE VICE CHAIR
VOTING I HER TITLE. OR TITLE I
WILL HOP. HOP ARE. ZERO FIVE
ZERO THAT OUT. FILE ITEM SEVEN
A. B. THREE SIX NINE THE MOTIONS
TO PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THE
CHAIR VOTING I'VE VICE CHAIR
VOTING ALL RIGHT WE'LL HAVE.
WELL I. IT'S FIVE ZERO FIVE ZERO
THAT BILLS OUT MOVING ON A FILE
ITEM EIGHT A. B. THREE SEVEN TWO
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. EVERADO GILL I
OF RODRIGUEZ I HER TADO. FOR
TITLE II WILL HOP. BOB HI. FIVE
ZERO FIVE ZERO THAT BILLS OUT.
FILE ITEM ELEVEN A. B. SEVEN
NINE NINE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HOUSING THE CHAIR VOTING AYE
VICE CHAIR VOTING I HER TADO.
FOR TITLE II. IT'S FIVE ZERO
FIVE ZERO THAT BILLS OUT. MOVING
ON TO ITEM FOURTEEN A. B. EIGHT
SIX SEVEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
AYE VICE CHAIR VOTING I. FURTADO
FOR TITLE II WAS FIVE ZERO FIVE
ZERO THAT BILLS OUT. FILE ITEM
FIFTEEN A. B. THIRTEEN SEVENTY
SEVEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
HOUSING. CHAIR VOTING II VICE
CHAIR VOTING AYE FOR TOTAL. FOR
TITLE II FIVE ZERO FIVE ZERO
THAT BILLS OUT. FILE ITEM
SIXTEEN AB ONE ZERO ZERO FIVE
THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON HELD.
THE CHAIR VOTING AYE VICE CHAIR
VOTING I HER TOTAL. FOR TOTAL I
. FOUR ZERO FIVE ZERO THAT
BILLS. FOLLOW SEVENTEEN AB ONE
ZERO ZERO SIX MOTIONS TO PASS
AND RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS THE CHAIR VOTING
AYE VICE CHAIR VOTING I HER TADO
. FOR TITLE II. FIVE ZERO FIVE
ZERO THAT FILLS OUT. FILE ITEM
EIGHTEEN A. B. ONE ZERO ONE
FIVE. THE MOTION IS TO PASS AND
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING OUTSIDE THE VICE CHAIR
VOTING I HER TADO. FOR TOTAL ALL
RIGHT THAT'S FIVE ZERO FIVE ZERO
THAT BILL IS OUT PLEASE PASS.
LOS.
RIGHT FILE ITEM NINETEEN A. B.
ONE TWO EIGHT FIVE THE MOTION IS
TO PASS A RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING HI SHOWBOAT HI JOE
BOAKAI HER TADO FOR TOTAL AREN'T
THAT'S FIVE ZERO FIVE ZERO THAT
VOTERS OUT RUN MOVING ON TO FILE
ITEM TWENTY ONE AB ONE FOUR FIVE
SEVEN THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING HI THE
CHOI BOGUE. FURTADO FOR TITLE I
. FOUR ZERO FOUR ZERO THAT BILL
IS OUT. FILE ITEM TWENTY THREE
A. B. FOURTEEN THIRTEEN THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AND REFERRED
TO THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING AYE THE VICE
CHAIR VOTING I OUR TITLE OUR
TOTAL I'D. FIVE ZERO FIVE ZERO
THAT- BILLS OUT FILE ITEM TWENTY
FOUR A. B. ONE FIVE ZERO SIX THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED AND
RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
I'D THE VICE CHAIR VOTING I. HER
TADO. OUR TOTAL ALL RIGHT WE'LL
HAVE. BOB HI. IT'S FIVE ZERO
FIVE ZERO THAT BILLS OUT.
ON THIRTEEN THIRTEEN. ALL RIGHT
FOLLOW TWENTY AB THIRTEEN
THIRTEEN THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AND BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS EVERADO GIL
NOTIFY OF RIGHT OF YOU KNOW TO
OUR- ONE ZERO THANK YOU FIVE
ZERO THAT IS OUT THANK YOU
COMMITTEE STAFFER ALL YOUR WORK
AND WE HAD A FULL GAMUT THANK
YOU MEMBERS FOR BEARING WITH ME-
WILL NOT CLOSE TODAY'S HEARING
AND LET EVERYONE ENJOY THE REST
OF THE DAY THIS IS THE END OF
OUR SENATE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE THANK YOU NO DOUBT.
WE HAVE IT THANK YOU.