MORNING THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON LABOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
RETIREMENT WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME
THE PUBLIC IN PERSON- HE IS GOOD
TO SEE FOLKS IN THE HEARING ROOM
THIS MORNING A BUT ALSO THROUGH
THE TELECONFERENCE OR RISEN FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY THROUGH THE
TOLL COVER SERVICE SUPPORT HIS
PHONE NUMBERS. 877-226-8163 OH
REPEAT THAT. 877-226-8163 THE
ACCESS CODE IS. ONE EIGHT ONE
EIGHT SEVEN THREE. ONE EIGHT ONE
EIGHT SEVEN THREE THE EACH SIDE
WE PERMITTED EQUAL AMOUNT OF
TIME READ WITNESSES WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES EACH THERE IS NO
RESERVING TIME FOR OTHER
WITNESSES. ALL OTHERS WISHING TO
TESTIFY MUST LIMIT THEIR
COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURES TESTIMONY TAKEN VIA
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WILL BE
LIMITED TO A GRAND TOTAL OF
TWENTY MINUTES WE'RE HOLDING OUR
COMMITTEE HEARINGS HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING SOMETIMES KNOWN
AS THE SWING SPACE- I ASK ALL
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. A TO
NOW BE PRESENT IN ROOM TWENTY
TWO HUNDRED AND I DO SEE MEMBERS
COMING IN AS WE SPEAK- SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM OF WHICH
WOULD LIKE TO DO SOON IN
BEGINNER HEARING A WE DO HAVE
FOURTEEN BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
BEFORE WE HEAR PRESENTATION ON
THE BILLS- WE WOULD NORMALLY
ESTABLISH A QUORUM WE DON'T HAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY YET- SO WE'LL
COME BACK TO THE ASSISTANT. HE
ENTERED DO THAT IS SOON AS WE
CAN- DO WE- AN AUTHOR PRESIDENT
. ALL RIGHT WE WILL PAUSE NOT
RECESS WE'LL JUST PAUSE UNTIL WE
GET- AUTHOR COMEDIAN. HOPEFULLY
MEMBER POWER CAN. OR SOMEBODY
ELSE ON THE EDGES TODAY.
WE ARE NOT OFFICIALLY IN RECESS
BUT WE UNDERSTAND AS ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS ARE NOW COMING ACROSS
THE STREET FROM THE CAPITOL
HEADED THIS WAY INCLUDING A
COUPLE WERE AUTHOR SO WE'LL
EXPECT AN AUTHOR HERE ANY MOMENT
.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ARAMBULA YOU'RE
WELCOME- TO PRESENT ON OUR FILE
ITEM FOR AB SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE
IF YOU'RE READY. WE HAVE CALLED
THE MEETING TO ORDER AND- WITH
WE HAVE NOT YET ESTABLISH A
QUORUM BUT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO
DO THAT SHORTLY HOPEFULLY BEFORE
THE CONCLUSION OF YOUR HEARING
THANK YOU THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS AND CALIFORNIA STATE
HOSPITALS ABOUT 90% OF PATIENTS
ARE FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC
PATIENTS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
MANY OF THESE PATIENTS CAN BE
VERY CHALLENGING TO WORK WITH
BECAUSE OF THEIR SEVERE MENTAL
ILLNESS CURRENTLY MUCH OF THE
WORK FORCE AT HAND STATE
HOSPITAL IS OUTSOURCED. WHICH
RESULTS IN WORSE OUTCOMES FOR
PATIENTS LOWER WAGES FOR MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS AND POOR WORKING
CONDITIONS. AB SEVEN SEVEN FIVE
ESTABLISHES A THREE YEAR
POSITION REGISTRY PILOT PROGRAM
AT PATTON STATE HOSPITAL.
MODELED AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM AT THE L. A. COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES.
BY MINIMIZING THE USE OF OUTSIDE
POSITION CONTRACTORS L. A.
COUNTY WAS ABLE TO IMPROVE
HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS TO
SECURE EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS
AND BETTER WAGES FOR MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS AT THAT FACILITY
AND TO SAVE THE COUNTY. TEN
MILLION DOLLARS OVER TEN YEARS.
STRENGTHENING MEDICAL WORKFORCE
PROTECTIONS BY NOT OUTSOURCING
CLINICAL SERVICES WILL AID
PATIENTS TO MEET THEIR MEDICAL
NEEDS TO IMPROVE TRUST BETWEEN
PATIENTS AND THEIR PHYSICIANS
AND TO PRIORITIZE THEIR CARE
AMONG PATIENTS. TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT OF AB SEVEN SEVEN FIVE
IS GEORGE OSBORNE A CONTRACT
ADVOCATE WITH THE UNION OF
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS
AND DOCTOR NOT READ MAN WITH THE
BARGAINING UNIT SIXTEEN A STATE
PSYCHIATRIST GREAT JOB JUST TO
PAUSE FOR A MOMENT SO THAT THEY
CAN CALL UPON THE SYSTEM TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM THAT HOPE IS
GOING FORWARD THANK YOU. SENATOR
CORTEZ HE HERE OR HAS HE HERE
SENATOR WILK SENATOR DORADO
YEARS DRAWS- HERE SENATOR
LAYERED SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS- SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HERE WE
HAVE A QUORUM ALL RIGHT THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE WE DO
HAVE A QUORUM AND WILL GO AHEAD
IN- HELLO THE LEAD WITNESS TO
IDENTIFY HIMSELF IN PROCEED
THANK YOU. HERE- GEORGE OSBORNE
FOR THE U. OF AMERICA PHYSICIANS
AND DENTISTS. SPONSORS OF EIGHTY
SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE THANK YOU TO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER DR RANDY LIVE
FOR CARING OF THIS LEGISLATION-
IS DOCTOR RANDY LISTEN THE-
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT STATE
HOSPITALS IT'S BEEN HANDICAPPED.
BUT INCREASING SHORTAGE OF CIVIL
SERVICE PSYCHIATRIST. THE
CURRENT SHORTAGE IS ABOUT 40%
THE SHORTAGES. MENTAL HEALTH
CARE TO FIVE STATE HOSPITALS
WHICH HOUSE THOUSANDS OF
SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL. AND
FORENSIC PATIENTS WITH
INADEQUATE. THE FEDERAL COLEMAN
COURT RECOGNIZE THIS THIRTY
YEARS AGO. BUT THE STATE HAS NOT
EFFECTIVELY RECRUITED AND
RETAINED A PSYCHIATRIST CORE.
INSTEAD THEY RESORTED TO
EXPENSIVE OUTSOURCING. PRIVATE
CONTRACTOR PSYCHIATRISTS.
PROVIDE TEMPORARY CARE. AND DO
NOT PROMOTE TRUST OR BUILD THE
STRONG DOCTOR PATIENT
RELATIONSHIPS THAT CONTINUITY OF
CARE REQUIRES. EIGHTY SEVEN
SEVENTY FIVE. THIS WILL HELP TO
INCREASE RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION OF DSHS CHARACTERS
PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
COMPENSATION FOR EXTRA WORK. AT
PATTON STATE HOSPITAL. KEEPING
THIS CARE IN HOUSE IS GOOD FOR
PATIENTS BECAUSE OF BETTER
CONTINUITY OF CARE BETTER FOR
YOU THE PD DOCTORS BECAUSE OF
THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN
COMPENSATION CLOSER TO MARKET
RATES. AND BETTER FOR CALIFORNIA
TAXPAYERS. THIS INCENTIVE
PROGRAM WE MONITORED BY A
COLLABORATIVE SEMI ANNUAL SURVEY
IF THE INITIAL SALARY INCREASE
IS NOT A TRACTIVE ENOUGH FOR
MEMBERS IT MAY BE ADJUSTED
UPWARDS AT THE PLEASURE OF D. S.
H. THIS REGISTRY IS DOCTOR
ARAMBULA SAID IS MODELED AFTER A
SUCCESSFUL. L. A. COUNTY
REGISTRY WHICH IS VIRTUALLY
ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR ANY
CONTRACTED OUT EMPLOYEES. WE
APPRECIATE THAT AGAIN DR EMMET
KERIN THE BILL AND REQUEST
REALLY RESPECT YOUR FIVE A- THE
FINANCE THANK YOU THE NEXT
WITNESS. SUPPORT US GOOD MORNING
EVERYBODY HI MY NAME'S DEBBIE
BONHAM ABOARD SECOND A BOARD
CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIST I WORK
FOR CDC ARE I AM ALSO AN
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF THE
UNION OF PHYSICIANS AND
DENTISTS- AND THAT TRULY
REPRESENTED CITY C. R. AND D. AS
A PSYCHIATRIST AS WELL AS OTHER
PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS AND
PODIATRISTS. WE ARE SUPPORTING
AB SEVEN SEVEN FIVE BECAUSE AS-
GEORGE. JUST HAD MENTIONED- IT
WILL BE IN THE LONG RUN BUT A
GOOD FOR THE STATE AB SEVEN
SEVEN FIVE REQUIRES TSA IS TO
ESTABLISH A THREE YEAR PILOT
PROGRAM THAT WOULD IMPLEMENT A
PHYSICIAN REGISTRY OF PATENTS
STATE HOSPITAL. BUT DIED WE
FIRST TWENTY TWENTY FIVE TO
PROVIDE COMPENSATION FOR
OVERTIME HOURS THE PHYSICIANS
FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE
REGISTRY. CURRENTLY THE STATE
DEPENDS ON CONTRACTORS TO FILL
IN THE GAPS- IN STAFFING BANG
THEM OUT SOME PLACES UP 23100%
OF WHAT CIVIL SERVANTS ARE
MAKING AT THIS TIME- THIS IS NOT
JUST A BAD FINANCIAL DECISION IT
ALSO LEADS TO PATCHY AND
INCONSISTENT WORK FORCE- USUALLY
CONTRACT. A PROVIDERS WILL MOVE
TO PLACES THAT WILL OFFER MORE
MONEY AND BUT HE SORT OF GOES TO
PLACES- WHERE DOES STAFFING- IS
SHORTER THAN OTHER PLACES. ARE
PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR THIS BILL
IF THE REGISTRY IN LA WITH THE
PROVEN SAVINGS OF OVER A MILLION
FOR A YEAR. AND IT HAS BEEN
AROUND FOR OVER TEN YEARS AND
THEY COUNTY NOW HAS PRACTICALLY
NO NEED FOR EXPENSIVE FIGHT
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS- CONTINUITY
OF PATIENT CARE INCREASED BY
YEARS OF CIVIL SERVICE
PSYCHIATRIST VERSUS EXPENSIVE
TEN TEMPORARY PRIVATE PRACTICE-
TO PRIVATE CONTRACTORS. AND THE
PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING PROPER
CARE AND THERE'S- RECEIVING CARE
FROM A CONSISTENT POSITION WORK
FORCE INSTEAD OF HAVING
CONTRACTORS MOVE FROM PLACE TO
PLACE. WE'RE HOPING THAT BATON
PILOT WILL DEMONSTRATE THAT THE
STATE CAN BENEFIT FROM SOME OF
SUCH REGISTRIES ON A MUCH LARGER
SCALE IMPACTING THE ENTIRE
BARGAINING UNIT SIXTEEN. THANK
YOU. OKAY THANK YOU- IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS
SUPPORT. POSITION ON EIGHTY
SEVEN SEVENTY FIVE- CENA. IS
THERE AN- WOULD. REPORT SUPPORT
COME ON. UP POLICE THE YOU. BOB
GOOD MORNING JERRY VERS THIRTEEN
MEMBER ON BEHALF- ME GO IN CO
SPONSORS. THANK THANK YOU LET
ME- JUST AGAIN ANYONE- ELSE HERE
IN SOME OF AB SEVEN SEVENTY
FIVE. WHO CAN SEEN NONE WILL GO
TO OPPOSITION SIR A LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS. SEEN NONE IS
THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS AN OPPOSITION POSITION
NAME AFFILIATION IN OPPOSITION.
OF XENON WILL GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE- LINE IN AN S.
THE MODERATOR AT THIS TIME. A TO
QUEUE UP PLEASE. ANY SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION WITNESSES- WISHING TO
TAKE A POSITION AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR FOR THOSE
WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS LEGISLATION
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO FOR
SWINDON. ZERO SURE THERE'S NO
ONE WHO'S- PARDON ME WE DO HAVE
ONE PERSON WHO SIGNALED THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK JUST A MOMENT
PLACE THANK YOU.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO GO TO LINE
NINETEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN
CENTERS ASSIST KOBE PRESIDING
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS WE'RE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE. WE ALREADY HAVE A-
THANK YOU READY SHOULD PROGRAM
FOR PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS AND
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL THANK YOU
WILL BE. ANYONE ELSE MODERATOR.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE. I WILL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
AGAIN THIS IS- ARAMBULA AB SEVEN
SEVENTY FIVE ANY COMMENT THE
CONCERNS IF NOT WE CAN ENTERTAIN
A MOTION. SOME OF THE BILL.
GREAT THERE IS A MOTION ON THE
FOR A KEEPING UP YOU NEW CLOTHES
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU WILL GO TO A ROLL
CALL VOTE AT THIS TIME. FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR AB SEVEN SEVEN
FIVE THE MOTION IS DO YOU PASS
BUT FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ HE BY PROTESTS
THE ICE SENATOR WILK. WILK NO
SENATOR DRAWS. DORADO ICE
SENATOR LAYERED SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS I THIS BILL IS ON CALL
WITH THREE AYE VOTES. THIRTY
THREE AYE VOTES- THE BILL WAS ON
CALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEEP
THE ROLE OPEN AND WE WILL GO TO
THE NEXT PRESENT AUTHOR WITH
JUDGE THINK INFO ORDERS ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HOLDEN. PLEASE COME ON UP
IF YOU'RE READY. WELCOME. THANK
YOU MISTER. THANK THANK YOU TO
YOUR IN COMMITTEE I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB SIX FOUR SEVEN THE
GROCERY WORKER PROTECTION ACT.
WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT I
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S REVISED
AMENDMENTS REVISING THE
DEFINITION OF SEPARATED EMPLOYEE
. DESPITE THEIR ESSENTIAL
SERVICE GROCERY GROCERY STORE
WORKERS HAVE BECOME COLLATERAL
DAMAGE IN THE WAKE OF RECENT
MEGA GROCERY STORE CHAIN
MERGERS. SB SIX FOUR SEVEN SIX
TO PREVENT THIS BY STRENGTHENING
AND EXPANDING STATEWIDE GROCERY
WORKER RETENTION AND HIRING
LAWS. AS AMENDED THIS BILL WILL
EXPAND GROCERY WORKER RETENTION
LAWS TO INCLUDE WAREHOUSE
EMPLOYEES. REMOVE THE INCENTIVE
TO PROLONG A GROCERY STORE FROM
REOPENING TO AVOID POST MERGER
RETENTION PROCEDURES BY
EXPANDING THE WINDOW FROM SIX
MONTHS. TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS OR
MORE. FIGHT ENFORCEMENT
PROVISIONS THAT ALLOW FOR THE
LABOR COMMISSIONER TO ENFORCING
GRANT A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION
FOR GREET EMPLOYEES. I'VE HEARD
FROM HER THE CONCERNS RAISED BY
THE OPPOSITION I WOULD LIKE TO
TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS THE-
LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING THAT
SEVERAL MEMBERS WERE TAKEN AT
THE OPPOSITION'S REQUEST AS THE
BILL CAME OUT OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE- IN THE
ASSEMBLY. AND IS AN EFFORT TO
ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS IN GOOD
FAITH. THESE AMENDMENTS INCLUDED
THREE HUNDRED EMPLOYEE MINIMUM
THRESHOLD CLARIFICATION OF THE
DEFINITION OF FRONT AND BACK.
HEY ED REMOVAL OF THE JOINT AND
SEVERAL LIABILITY SECTION AS IT
RELATES TO A CONTROLLING PRIVATE
FUND. IN ADDITION WE REVERTED TO
EXISTING LAW WITH REGARD TO THE
NINETY DAY RETENTION PERIOD.
MEMBERS I'D YOU KNOW I'M ALWAYS
WILLING TO WORK WITH THOSE WHO
WERE OF A DIFFERENT POINT OF
VIEW ON LEGISLATION AYE MAYBE
CARRYING OF THIS IS NO.
DIFFERENT I MAINTAIN THAT MY
OFFICE IS PREPARED TO CONTINUE
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
OPPOSITION. AND SAID GOOD FAITH.
WITH THAT SAID WITH ME TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB SIX
FOUR SEVEN. THERE IS REPRESENTED
FROM UFCW. YOU CLOSING YOUR
SEATS. SB SIX FOUR SEVEN WILL
PROTECT WORKERS BY PREVENTING
MASS LAYOFFS AND ENSURING A
CONSISTENCY IN FOOD SAFETY AND
PHARMACEUTICAL KNOWLEDGE WITHIN
OUR COMMUNITIES I RESPECTFULLY
ASK RIVAL. THANK YOU SO MANY
MEMBER AND- LET ME JUST FOR THE
PURPOSE PURPOSES OF- FULL
DISCLOSURE TO OUR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS- THE AMENDMENTS THAT
DECEMBER HOLDEN SAID HE'S
ACCEPTING WOULD BE- NUMBER ONE
THE DEFINITION OF SEPARATE
EMPLOYEE WHICH YOU. BUT MEANING
THAT APPOINTMENT THAT WAS
TERMINATED OR SUSPENDED BY THE
EMPLOYER SO THE AMENDMENT
CLARIFIES THE BILL'S PROVISIONS
DO NOT APPLY TO INDIVIDUALS. WHO
SEPARATE FROM EMPLOYMENT BY
CHOICE AND AGAIN THANK YOU FOR
GETTING THAT ON THE RECORD AND
JUST AGREE WELL AS THE LEAD
WITNESS THANK YOU. THANKS GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS MY NAME IS JESSE GREAT
WHILE LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR WITH
THE UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS WESTERN STATES COUNCIL.
AND I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB SIX FOUR
SEVEN THE PROTECT GROCERY
WORKERS JOB ACT AND THINK
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HOLDEN FOR
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT BILL.
ALL OF CALIFORNIA FEEL THE
EFFECTS OF MERGERS AND
ACQUISITIONS IN THE GROCERY
INDUSTRY FROM THE HARDWORKING
PEOPLE AT YOUR LOCAL GROCERY
STORES TO THE STRAWBERRY FARMERS
IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THERE
HAVE BEEN TWO MAJOR MERGERS AND
THE GROCERY INDUSTRY THAT I'VE
HAD RIPPLE EFFECTS IN
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIES FOR
DECADES. I WOULD ALBERTSONS
PURCHASED LACKEYS AND TWO
THOUSAND AND SIX SELLING OFF
NEIGHBORHOOD GROCERY STORES AND
THE GOOD JOB THERE AND TO NON
UNION COMPANIES LIKE TRADER
JOE'S AND GROCERY OUTLET. THEN
AGAIN IN TWENTY FIFTEEN
ALBERTSON'S BOUGHT SAFEWAY AND
HAD TO SELL OVER A HUNDRED
STORES IN CALIFORNIA. THE
WASHINGTON STATE OPERATOR CALLED
HAGEN. THESE MURDERS WERE
DISASTERS IN THE GROCERY
INDUSTRY GOOD JOBS ARE LOST
COMMUNITY SUFFERED AND CUSTOMERS
FELT THE EFFECTS AND THEIR
CHECKBOOKS AS PRICES WERE
RAISED. BUT NOW WE'RE FACING ONE
OF THE BIGGEST PROPOSED MERGERS
AND THE GROCERY INDUSTRY. IN
OCTOBER OF TWENTY TWENTY TWO
KROGER AND ALBERTSONS ANNOUNCE
PURSUING A TWENTY FOUR POINT SIX
BILLION DOLLAR MEGA MERGER
JOINING TOGETHER THE FIRST AND
SECOND LARGEST GROCERY CHAINS IN
THE COUNTRY. CALIFORNIA HAS TO
GROW AND HAS MORE OF THESE TWO
GROCERY CHAINS THAN ANY OTHER
STATE IN THE NATION. FOR STATE
WILL UNDOUBTEDLY FEEL THE
EFFECTS AND THE POTENTIAL MERGER
THE MOST. THE MERGER THREATENS
TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE
WORKFORCE OF THE TWO GROCERY
CHAINS. THROUGH EMPLOYEE LAYOFFS
DUE TO THE ELIMINATION OF
COMPETITION. THE COMPANIES HAVE
SAID THEY MAY. HAVE TO DIVEST UP
TO SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY STORES
NATIONWIDE. TO SECURE AND TRUST
OF. FROM FEDERAL TO COMMISSION.
AND LONG IN ANAHEIM THERE ARE
FIFTY FOUR OF SIXTY ONE KROGER
STORES WITHIN TWO AND A HALF
MILES OF AT LEAST ONE ALBERTSONS
STORES. THAT IS 88% OF THE TOTAL
STORES IN THIS AREA THAT ARE AT
RISK FOR DIVESTITURE OR CLOSURE.
IN LOS ANGELES A HUNDRED AND TEN
OF A HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT
KROGER STORES ARE WITHIN TWO AND
A HALF MILES. OF AT LEAST ONE
ALBERTSON'S STORE OR 80% OF
TOTAL STORES IN THE AREA THAT
ARE AT RISK FOR. DIVESTITURE OR
CLOSURE. AND THESE TWO COUNTIES
ALONE IT IS ESTIMATED THAT A
POTENTIAL OF FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED AND FIFTY WORKERS MIGHT
LOSE THEIR JOBS. KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
THE STORES CUSTOMERS AND
COMMUNITIES WILL ALSO BE LOST
WITH THIS TURN OVER. OUR
COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON THESE
COMPANIES WHEN GOOD JOBS ARE
LOST THE STANDARD OF LIVING GOES
DOWN FOR EVERYONE. NOT JUST
THOSE WHO LOST THEIR JOBS. FROM
PREVIOUS MERGERS WE KNOW HIGHER
SKILLED WORKERS MAY HAVE A
HARDER TIME TRANSFERRING TO
ANOTHER STORE. BUT THE SAME JOB
CLASSIFICATION YES YOU HAVE TO
WRAP UP YEAH TWO MINUTES. I AM.
THOSE RECORDS HAVE OFTEN TO TAKE
TO MOTIONS WHICH THEY'VE WORKED
FOR YEARS ARE OVER A DECADE TO
ACHIEVE PAY CUTS LASSEN
SENIORITY AND REDUCTION
BENEFITS. IT'S FOR THESE REASONS
UFCW STRONGLY STRONGLY URGES
HERE I VOTE ON EIGHTY SIX FORTY
SEVEN. THANK YOU- IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS- SUPPORT
POSITION ON THE BILL IF SO
PLEASE COME UP NOW. MISTER CHAIR
MEMBER SARAH FLOCKS CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION IN SUPPORT. HI
SAMANTHA GORDON WITH TECH EQUITY
COLLABORATIVE IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU. THIS IS A GUN ON BEHALF OF
THE PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AMERICA YOUR
SHE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. CENTER WERE ON BEHALF
OF SEIU CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU I WILL NOT TURN TO
OPPOSITION IS HERE IN OPPOSITION
WITNESS- THAT WILL BE SPEAKING.
HI PLEASE COME FOR IDENTIFIER
SOPHOMORE MISTER CHAIR. MEMBERS
CARDS DETAILS OF HAVE THE KIND
OF GROCERS. ELEVEN OPPOSED ON
THE BILL- SB SIX FOUR SEVEN THE
RESPONSE WHEN I MERGER BETWEEN
TWO. STORE WHICH- SITTING WITH
THAT TO SEE. ALTHOUGH WE
APPRECIATE MR HOLDEN SINCE. OF
THE PASSED IT WOULD HAVE NO SO.
WEATHER DAMAGE HAPPENS ARE. BUT
IT WILL IT. EVERY SINGLE SHE
STORE HERE CALL. THE BILL HAS
BEEN PRESENTED AS A MEASURE TO
PROTECT GROW WORKERS. FOR MORE
TO LAY. AND TERMINATE. BUT THESE
FOR ARE AT EXIST. THE
LEGISLATURE READY. AB THREE NINE
WHICH ALREADY CREATED SPECIFIC
PROTECTIONS FOR GROCERY
EMPLOYEES INCLUDING A
REQUIREMENT THAT A- SUCCESSOR
GROCERY EMPLOYER. UPON
CONSOLIDATION PURCHASE MERGER OR
RATE REORGANIZATION MUST RETAIN
ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES FOR NINETY
DAYS. DURING A SEARCH ENGINE.
THE WARN ACT IN PLACE BOTH AT
BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS
REQUIRES EMPLOYEES HAVE A SIXTY
DAY NOTICE EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEES
BEFORE SIR CLOSURE MASS LAYOFFS.
THERE'S CURRENT DATA SHOWN BY
THE EDT. THAN THOSE THAT SINCE
THE PASSAGE OF THREE FIFTY NINE.
GROCERY CLOSER REPRESENT ONLY
FIFTEEN OF THE 1-000-010-0361 F.
NOTICES THAT ZERO POINT ZERO ONE
PERCENT. SO AGAIN. WE DON'T
BELIEVE SIX FORTY SEVEN PROVIDES
ANY ADDITIONAL VALUE FOR
EMPLOYEES. THAT ARE ARE NOT
ALREADY PROTECTED BY THE BUDDIES
MEASURES RATHER EIGHTY SIX FORTY
SEVEN WOULD MAKE STORE
TRANSACTIONS FOR SMALL AND
INDEPENDENT GROCERIES. SO
ONEROUS THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY
INDIA'S THIS INCENTIVIZE ANY
TRANSACTION CREATE GAPS THAT
COULD PERPETUATE FOOD ACCESS
ISSUES OUR FOOD DESERT'S. THAT
ALREADY EXIST IN CALIFORNIA SO
FOR THOSE REASONS WE HAVE
WHISPERED ABOUT. THANKS. FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY WE APPRECIATED
THE- ANOTHER OPPOSITION WITNESS
WHO. YOU UP TO MID THANK YOU
MISTER MEMBERS ACCORDING GENTS
ON OF CALIFORNIA OF OR RESPECT
ENOUGH. AB AT SIX FOUR SEVEN
CREATES A PRIVATE RIGHT OF
ACTION BY GRANTING EMPLOYEES
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
REPRESENTATIVES AND NONPROFIT
CORPORATIONS THE RIGHT TO BRING
ACTION FOR VIOLATIONS OF
EMPLOYEES RIGHT. THE BILL HAS A
SUBSTANTIAL LIST OF REMEDIES
INCLUDING HIRING AND
REINSTATEMENT RIGHTS FRONT OR
BACK PAY FOR EACH STATE WOULD
DURING WHICH THE VIOLATION
OCCURS THE VALUE OF THE BENEFITS
THE EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED
UNDER ANY BENEFIT PLANS. AND
ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS TO ANY
EMPLOYEE OR EMPLOYEE
REPRESENTATIVE. WE HAVE ALSO- MR
LEE HAD CONCERNS REGARDING THE
NEWLY DEFINED SEPARATED EMPLOYEE
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS
AMENDMENTS BEING TAKEN ON THAT
AND WE APPRECIATE LOOK FORWARD
TO REVIEWING THAT LANGUAGE WHEN
AVAILABLE. FOR THESE REASONS AND
THOSE OUTLINED BY MY COLLEAGUE
WE ARE REMAIN OPPOSED THANK YOU.
FOR THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY- WILL KNOW ASK THERE'S
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
POSITION. IF YOU IF SO PLEASE
COME FORWARD THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN RANDALL ON
BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA.
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION.
WITHOUT WILL MOVE TO
TELECONFERENCE. IN S. THE
MODERATOR TO PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AT THIS TIME
. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. WE'RE GOING
TO FIRST GO TO LINE SIXTEEN YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD MORNING
MR MEMBERS XIN DUSTIN ON BEHALF
OF THE TEAMSTERS IN SUPPORT.
LINE TWENTY HELLO. AMONG THE
MEASURE MEMBERS CHRIS
RESPONSIBLE WESTERN ON- ON
POVERTY IN STRONG SUPPORT. LINE
. TWENTY FOUR. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR LUCASSEN WAS MARCHERS
PROTECTION DIVISION IN SUPPORT.
MISTER CHAIR THERE IS NO ONE
ELSE. THANK YOU MODERATE
APPRECIATE IT WILL COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE- CONCERNS
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THAT ARE
SMALL. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
AND MAKING SURE THAT FOR
CALIFORNIA WORKERS ARE
PROTECTED- JUST THE THOUGHT OF
FIVE THOUSAND ALMOST SIX
THOUSAND WORKERS- POTENTIALLY
LOSING THEIR JOBS MANY OF THEM
AND IN MY DISTRICT- AND KNOWING
THAT THIS COMES. AFTER A LONG
LINE OF LAY OFFS THAT WE SEE
HAPPENING IN OUR ECONOMY TODAY
WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO TAKE EVERY
STEP TO PROTECT WORKERS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY CAN STAY HOUSE
TO. PAY THEIR MORTGAGES PAY
THEIR RENT- KEEP THEIR CARS
OPERATING A KEEP THEIR FAMILY
SUSTAINED- THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
ABOUT THIS IS ABOUT SAFETY NET-
AND I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THIS-
MOTION WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT-
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
WORK IN THE WORK OF- THE
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL TO PROTECT
OUR COMMUNITIES. SOONER DRAWS UP
THANK YOU I ALSO WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR AND- GIVING
ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT THIS
BILL- WE SEE THIS HAPPENING- YOU
KNOW SOMETIMES OPPOSITION COMES
BACK AND SAYS WELL WE ALREADY
HAVE IT. BUT WHAT THEY'VE FOUND
IS A LOOPHOLE THEY FOUND A WAY
TO GET AROUND IT- ARE THEY USING
DIFFERENT BUSINESS MODELS WHICH
AGAIN COME BACK TO IMPACT THE
WORKERS. I KNOW IN THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY- THE-
HOTELS THAT HAD CLOSED IN WERE
SLOW OR STAYING CLOSED OR
REMAINING NOT TO- DECIDED NOT TO
RETURN WORKERS- IN ORDER TO- IN
ORDER TO GET AROUND AND SCORED
THE LAW. SO WE HAVE TO YOU KNOW
BE TRUTHFUL TO WHAT THE ORIGINAL
BILL WAS TO WHAT THE PROBLEMS
ARE THAT ARE TAKING PLACE IN OUR
COMMUNITY. AND SUPPORT THOSE MEN
AND WOMEN SO THANK YOU. THANKS
TO ROSE WHO- SEE NO OTHER
REQUESTS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ONE
WHO- OF. THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
AGAIN FOR WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
STUFF ON AMENDMENTS- AND ALSO
HEARING THE OPPOSITION I KNOW
THAT YOU. REASSURED ALL THE SAY
YOU'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH HIM
BUT A SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT
WE'VE SEEN- IN HEARD- YOU KNOW
OUR LESS. PHILOSOPHICAL IF YOU
WILL AND CAN SOMETIMES YOU KNOW
PRAGMATIC ISSUES SAID- I THINK.
MERIT YOU KNOW CONTINUED WORK-
WHETHER OR NOT THE OPPOSITION
REMOVES OPPOSITION- THEY MAY
HAVE A VERY GOOD POINT IN TERMS
OF. IMPLEMENTATION THE
PRACTICALITY OF CERTAIN THINGS
SO I APPRECIATE I PERSONALLY
APPRECIATE YOU. PUTTING THOSE
REASSURANCES OF YOU'LL CONTINUE
WORK THE MENTAL- COMMITTEE STEPS
ALWAYS AVAILABLE IF- IF NEED BE
ON ON PARTICULAR ISSUES. THAT
SAID- WE HAVE A MOTION IN
WAITING HER FROM CENTER
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SPITTLE COULD
BE OPPORTUNITY CLOSING THE
STORE. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO
THANK THE CHAIRMAN THE
COMMITTEE- I'VE YET TO FIND A
PERFECT BILL. BUT I THINK THAT
OVER TIME WE ALSO SEE THAT THERE
ARE ELEMENTS OF WHAT WE THOUGHT
WERE GOOD BILLS. AND STURDY AND
DURABLE BILLS THAT HAD AREAS
THAT COULD BE EXPLOITED- THERE
WERE HOUSE WORKERS THAT WERE
LEFT UNPROTECTED AND SO NOW
UNDER THIS BILL THEY WOULD BE
PROTECTED. AND I THINK AS WAS
POINTED OUT- I CONTINUE TO. MAKE
MYSELF AVAILABLE TO THE
OPPOSITION TO MEANINGFULLY
ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS TO THE BEST
OF MY ABILITY. WITHOUT
UNDERMINING WHAT WE'RE REALLY
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE AND I
THINK WE'VE SEEN PATTERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT YOU DON'T
NEED A LOT OF MERGERS. TO CREATE
MAJOR DISRUPTION- IN PEOPLE'S
LIVES THE LOSS OF JOBS AND ALSO
THE SMALL BUSINESSES THAT ARE
IMPACTED AS WELL. SOMETIMES A
SMALL BUSINESSES AND SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS ARE THE ONES
THAT GOT LOST IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS AND THEY'RE THE
ONES THAT. GET HIT REALLY HARD
WHERE THEY. CAN COMPETE. AND SO
THIS IS A OFFERED TO TRY TO
APPRECIATE AND THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK THAT HAS BE DONE. ON THE
FEDERAL. TO BE SURE TRUST LAWS
AND HOW THESE. MERGERS ARE
FORMED AND TAKE PLACE. ABOUT
WHAT WE CAN DO HERE IN
CALIFORNIA IS TO PAY ATTENTION
TO THE WORKERS WHO- WILL FIND
THEMSELVES POTENTIALLY IN HARM'S
WAY. AND THIS BILL WE BELIEVE
OUR GOES A LONG WAY TO PROTECT
THEM WHEN AND IF WE SEE- MERGERS
THAT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC TO A
COMMUNITY INTO LIFESTYLES AND-
PEOPLE'S LIVES SO. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR ABOUT.
OKAY THANK YOU AGAIN IN A WITH A
MOTION BY SMALL CUEVAS- WAS IS
NICOLE RULED THIS TIME. FILE
ITEM NUMBER TWO EIGHTY SIX FORTY
SEVEN THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED
BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
SENATOR CORTEZ HE- PRETENDS HE
AYE SENATOR WELL NO WELCOME NOW
SENATOR DRAWS OUT. DURAZO ICE
SENATOR LAYERED SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS I THIS BILL IS ON CALL
AND CURRENTLY HAS THREE AYE VOTE
. WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE ENOUGH TO
GET OUT WILL KEEP ON CALL. FOR
THE UPS MEMBERS. IN THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE- WE'RE GONNA MOVE
BACK TO THE TOP OF THE FOLLOW
ORDER IN WE WILL. I WILL MAKE
EVERY ATTEMPT TO STAY WITH PHÐ
ORDER- BUT ONCE THE COMMITTEE
GETS GOING AS IT IS NOW- THE END
WITH THAT WE WOULD CALL I WOULD
CALL UP THE- ASSEMBLY REBEL
ARCADIAN POWER FILE NUMBER ONE
AB FIVE TWENTY ONE. AND WHILE
SHE'S MAKING HER WAY UP BUT CAN
I ASK THE ASSISTANT- TO TAKE UP
THE CONSENT CALENDAR AT THIS
TIME. THE MOTION ON. YES. WHO
WILL GIVE SENATOR WILL TO. ON IT
BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING THAT WAY
AND PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH REAL
CALL. FILE ITEM NUMBER IF FIVE
NINE THIRTEEN THEIR ALL AND CAN
. SENATOR PER THE- PROTESTS HE-
AND WILL HI WELL I DURAZO.
DORADO ICE AN ORDERLY. CENTER
SMALLER CUEVAS. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
HI THESE ITEMS ARE ON CONCORD
HAVE AYE VOTE VERY CONSENT
CALENDAR ON CALL WITH FOR A-
WILL BACK GOOD THE AUTHOR OF THE
B. FIVE TWENTY ONE YOU MAY PRESS
. HERE READY THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS AND HONEST BY
THINK BOTH CAN STAFF THE CHAIR
FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP AND HARD
WORK ON THIS I'M ACCEPTING
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. I HAVE AND
I KNOW THAT THE CHAIR IS
INCREDIBLE PART IN GENDER EQUITY
SO I APPRECIATE HIS TIME ON THIS
BILL AS WELL- SO I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT AB FIVE TWENTY ONE A
BILL TO ENSURE EQUAL PROTECTION
THROUGH RESTROOM ACCESS ON JOB
SITES. MANY PEOPLE ASK WHERE
THIS BILL CAME FROM AND THE
ANSWER IS ACTUALLY SIMPLE I SAT
DOWN WITH A LOCAL LEADER IN OUR
BUILDING TRADES IN MY COMMUNITY
WHO IS A WOMAN LEADER IN THE
FALL AND AS WE WERE HAVING A
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT WE COULD
DO. AS THE LEGISLATURE TO REALLY
PROVIDE ACCESS TO MORE WOMEN TO
THESE GOOD JOBS THAT PROVIDE
PENSIONS AND HEALTH CARE AND-
THE IMPORTANT THINGS THAT EACH
OF US NEEDS TO GET BY. AND
DURING THE COURSE OF THE
CONVERSATION SHE SAID YOU KNOW
SOME DAYS IT'S JUST AS SIMPLE AS
A PORT A POTTY. I SAID WHAT AND
WE DROVE DOWN THAT AND I REALLY
STARTED TO LEARN FROM HER. WHAT
IT MEANT TO BE A WOMAN ON THE
JOB SITE AND WE- WE WENT TO
GENDER NEUTRAL BATHROOMS IS
IMPORTANT THING FOR NON BINARY
AND- INDIVIDUALS IN CALIFORNIA.
BUT IN THE COURSE WE REMOVED
WOMEN'S RESTROOMS MARC SITES
AND- IT REALLY CHANGED THEIR
EXPERIENCE IN WAYS THAT MEET
BOTH UNSAFE AND UNSANITARY. AND
SO THIS BILL IS VERY SIMPLE IT
ROUTE. IT RETAINS ACCESS FOR NON
BINARY FOR TRANS INDIVIDUALS FOR
GENDER EXPANSIVE INDIVIDUALS.
BUT ALSO ENSURES THAT WOMEN HAVE
ACCESS TO THEIR OWN. RESTROOM ON
JOB SITES. AND WITH ME TODAY TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THAT BILL.
IS A LOT. WE SHOULD BREAK MAN.
AND APPRENTICE WITH LOCAL THREE
OH TWO I B. W. AND W. FROM THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING TRUTH. RIGHT
PLEASE PROCEED YOU OF. A COUPLE
MINUTES THANK YOU. AFTER FAIR
CRITICISM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS A LEASE BLAKEMAN AND I
AM A- FIFTH. OUR PRINTER. WITH
IBEW LOCAL THREE TWO. I AM HERE
TODAY. TO A- MY PER. SUPPORT FOR
A BI FOR. TWENTY ONE. AND TO
REQUEST THAT YOU JOIN ME IN
ADVOCATING FOR ITS APPROVAL.
HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANT IMPACT THAT THIS BILL
WOULD HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF MY
EXPERIENCES AS A WOMAN IN THE
TRADES. AS A FIRST YEAR
APPRENTICE WORKED ON A JOB SITE
THAT PROVIDED COED RESTROOMS. ON
ONE AFTERNOON I WALKED INTO THE
RESTROOM. TO FIND THAT SOMEONE
HAD ON THE JOB SITE. HAD WRITTEN
BANG THE ELECTRICIANS **** YES
OR NO. ON THE BATHROOM WALL
FROM. OTHER MALES ON THE JOB
SITE WITH THEN PUT A TALLY MARK.
WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD WANT
TO BANG ME. HAVING A SEPARATE
RESTROOM. WOULDN'T HAVE
PREVENTED THESE TASTELESS AND
HURTFUL WORDS FROM BEING WRITTEN
HEY WHAT HOWEVER. HAVE PROTECTED
ME FROM THE EMBARRASSMENT OF
KNOWING THAT IT EXISTED AND THE
FEAR FOR MY SAFETY THAT
FOLLOWED. IN MY THIRD YEAR THE
APPRENTICESHIP HAMMERED ON A JOB
SITE WHILE SEVEN AND A HALF
MONTHS PREGNANT. WHICH ALONG
WITH MY WHICH ALONG WITH
MENSTRUATION IS AN EXPERIENCED
FACED UNIQUELY BY WOMEN. GIVEN
MY PHYSICAL STATE THE ONLY WORK
APPROPRIATE ATTIRE I COULD WEAR
THE TIME RECOVER ALL SO I HAD TO
COMPLETELY DISROBE IN ORDER TO
USE THE RESTROOM. WHICH I WAS
DOING IT EVERY HOUR AT THAT
POINT. IN MY EXPERIENCE. MEN ON
CONSTRUCTION SITES ARE NOT
CONCERNED WITH THE CLEANLINESS
OF THE RESTROOMS IN FACT THERE
ARE ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING. AND
WITHOUT ACCESS TO A SEPARATE
RESTROOM ON THAT JOB SITE I
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO
MY JOB. SITUATIONS LIKE THESE.
ARE ONES THAT WOMEN IN MY
INDUSTRY FACE ON A DAILY BASIS
AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN. THE CREW THAT WE LOVE.
AND ARE HEALTH SANITATION AND
SAFETY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLY WOMAN POWER CAN. FOR
BRINGING AB FIVE TWENTY ONE. AND
I RESPECTFULLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR TESTIMONY NEXT WITNESS
PLEASE. MISTER CHAIRMAN BIRDS
BEVERLY YOU ON BEHALF THE STATE
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL CALIFORNIA WE ARE A
PROUD SPONSOR OF AB FIVE TWO
ONE. WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HARD WORK ON THIS
BILL TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS FOR
WOMEN IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY- GREAT TESTIMONY RIGHT
BEFORE ME- WOULD JUST LIKE TO
ADD THAT NINETY PERCENT. OF
WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA'S
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GRADUATED
FROM OUR STATE APPROVED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. AND
THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE FOR
EQUAL REPRESENTATION IN THIS
INDUSTRY ASK WOMEN IN
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. REFLECT
A LITTLE OVER 3% OF OUR
CONSTRUCTION PROCESS IN THE
STATE. THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
HAS ONE OF THE SMALLEST PAY GAPS
BETWEEN WOMEN AND MEN AND
INDUSTRY IS PROJECTED TO GROW AT
A RATE OF FOUR POINT 5% OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. A DAILY
CHALLENGE FOR WOMEN THE BUILDING
TRADES AS YOU'VE HEARD THIS
RESTROOM ACCESS. BUT WOMEN FIRST
ENTERED INTO THIS PROFESSION-
RESTROOMS WERE OFTENTIMES USED
TO EXCLUDE AND BELIEVE THE WOMEN
ON SITE. NOW THOUGH NOT AS
FREQUENTLY USED AS A TOOL OF
INTIMIDATION RESTROOMS ARE STILL
A BARRIER FOR WOMEN. WHO MAY
FACE SERIOUS SANITARY AND
PERSONAL CARE NEEDS. AND WHEN
USING FACILITIES. SEPARATE
BATHROOMS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF
INDIVIDUALS. WOMEN AND NON
BINARY INDIVIDUALS CAN FEEL MORE
SECURE AND PROTECTED AND SPACE
DESIGNATED. FOR THEM FOR USE.
REDUCING THE RISK OF HARASSMENT
ASSAULT OR INAPPROPRIATE
BEHAVIOR. AB FIVE TWO ONE IS A
VERY SIMPLE AND THREE FORMAT
THAT MEASURE THAT CREATES A
SECURE AND COMFORTABLE WORKPLACE
FOR EVERYONE BY PAYING ATTENTION
TO WOMEN THE TRACE. AND I VOTE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. RETHINK
YOUR TESTIMONIES OR ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS ITS SUPPORT. POSITION
PLEASE COME FORWARD OF SO. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MY
NAME IS RAY SHE MAY MRS BUSINESS
. WITH AN BROTHERHOOD OF
ELECTRICAL WORKERS UNION- THREE
OH TO- I REPRESENT OVER THIRTEEN
HUNDRED ELECTRICAL WORKERS IN
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY- VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THIS BILL TO BE.
HEARD THANK YOU SO MUCH AND VERY
MUCH SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MISTER
CHAIR MEMBER SERAPH LOCKS
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD
YOSHIHARA EXPRESSING SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES
. THANK YOU CHAIR MEMBERS MATT
KREMIN SHALL BE AFTER THE
CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONFERENCE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS PROUD TO BE
YOUR SUPPORT THANK YOU. MORNING
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS THEIR
INTERCEDE ON BEHALF OF THE
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL BUILDERS
EXCHANGE IN THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDERS ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT.
GOOD MORNING THANK YOU TEARS MY
NAME IS SLATED TO ROW AND ON
BEHALF OF TREASON IN INK THE
BUILDING SHOULD AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCILS AND THE
BOILERMAKERS WE ARE IN SUPPORT
OF THIS OF THIS BILL A. B. FIVE.
TWO ONE I HAVE ALSO SHARED THIS
SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SEE NO ONE ELSE COME
FORWARD ON THE SUPPORT SIDE WILL
MOVE TO THE OPPOSITION SIDE IS
HERE IN OPPOSITION WITNESSES
HERE. IF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD
. SEEING NONE IS THERE ANYONE
WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION
IN THE HEARING ROOM. C. NONE
MODERATOR- PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TESTIMONY
AT THIS TIME THANK YOU. FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. WE'RE GONNA
GO TO LINE TWENTY FIVE YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. ONE TWENTY LARA
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. YOU MAY BEGIN
. GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS DAVID
THROUGH SOME OF LOCAL THREE NINE
THREE FIVE. TWENTY FOUR. I
STRONGLY SUPPORT BILL. A ONE
SIXTEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
CAN GET ENOUGH. WE'LL TAKE THAT
AS A SUPPORT. FOR A TICKET. BY.
TWENTY ONE. HI THERE COULD YOU A
LOCAL THREE NINE THREE I AM IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIR THERE IS NO ONE
ELSE ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
MODERATOR WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR- COMMENTS
QUESTIONS CONCERNS OR MOTION. I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR THIS BILL HAVING WORK FOR
MANY YEARS WITH- UNDER
REPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN IN
THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR SO
IMPORTANT TO LIFT IN CENTER
WOMEN- IN THAT SECTOR- I'VE HAD
THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF
BEING IN SOME OF THOSE PORTA
POTTIES- AND IT'S A SHAME THAT
WE STILL HAVE. SOME WORK SITES
THAT ARE THE LAST FRONTIER OF
THE KIND OF EQUITY THAT WE WANT
TO SEE AND I THINK THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT BILL AND- LET'S MAKE
SURE WE GET MORE WOMEN ON THESE
JOBS TOO SO WE CAN REALLY FEEL
THOSE RESTROOMS AND KEEP THEM
BUSY BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CARING THIS AND FOR THE WOMEN
WHO SHARED THEIR STORIES AND
EXPERIENCES. THANK YOU VERY
POWERFUL. YES SIR DRAWS I'M
SORRY I THINK IF WE COME A LONG
WAY BABY BUT YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT
SO MUCH MORE TO DO AND I'M GLAD
THAT YOU REALLY YOU PICK
SOMETHING THAT'S VERY. APPEARS
TO BE VERY SIMPLE VERY TANGIBLE
BUT VERY POWERFUL AND OBVIOUSLY
VERY IMPORTANT ON TO ALL THE
WOMEN IN IN THE INDUSTRY AND IT
SHOULD BE IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE
IN THE INDUSTRY WHICH IS WHY I
ALSO APPRECIATE HEARING FROM.
THE LEADERSHIP OF THE VARIOUS-
CONSTRUCTION UNION SO. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AND AS MY COLLEAGUES
SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO.
TESTIFIED TODAY IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO HEAR YOUR
VOICES ALONGSIDE THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. THANK YOU CENTER WILL.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR. BASED
UPON THE TESTIMONY IT SEEMS TO
ME THAT. BATHROOMS COULD
ACTUALLY BE AN IMPEDIMENT TO
SOMEBODY WANTING TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE TRADES SO I THINK THIS IS
A GREAT DEAL. I DO HAVE TO
CORRECT ONE THING THAT IS YOUR
FIRST A PERSON WHO TESTIFIED
SAID I THINK ALL MEN'S BATHROOMS
ARE DISGUSTING. NOT JUST NOT
JUST ON THE RUSSIAN SIDE. SO
WITH THAT HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY THANK YOU CENTER.
THANK YOU- WILL COME BACK TO THE
AUTHOR IN A MOMENT- I WOULD I'M
JUST GONNA SEGUE OFF OF THAT
BECAUSE IT WAS ON MY MIND I HAD
THE- UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF
BEING ON AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
FORUM. TEAM THAT- HAD TO TAKE
DOWN OF BOTH GENDER. TEMPORARY
FACILITIES A FEW YEARS BACK AND
I WOULD SAY THAT- THAT- THE
DISGUSTING- EDUCATIVE POSSIBLE
JUNE AT LEAST FROM WHAT I SAW
AND THAT- BUT I WON'T. I WILL
TALK MORE THAT- THE DOCTRINE OF
TOO MUCH INFORMATION- THAT SAID
YOU KNOW I ALL JOKING ASIDE THE
TESTIMONY WAS VERY COMPELLING-
HAVING. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK WITH THE ALL TOO THROUGH
THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE STAFF
HERE- THE BILL IS VERY
COMPELLING. THANK YOU FOR.
TAKING UP SOMETHING LIKE THIS
SAYS SENATOR ALSO SAID WHICH IS
APPEARS TO BE VERY SIMPLE BUT-
OBVIOUSLY HAS VERY A PROFOUND
IMPLICATION SO. THANK YOU FOR
THAT WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY
CLOSE AND COMPACT THE MOTION.
THANK YOU AND I WANNA THANK ALL
OF YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS BUT I
ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK
MISPLACEMENT WHO. YOU KNOW THE
BRAVERY AND STRENGTH THAT SHE
HAS SHOWN THROUGH THIS PROCESS
OF TELLING HER STORY IS REALLY
CRITICAL AS YOU'VE ALL
MENTIONED. AND I THINK IT
HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A VERY SIMPLE
MEASURE AND WHEN I MET WITH. A
MACHINE MARKET AND GOT THIS
IDEA- YOU KNOW I SAID TO HER WE
CAN DO THIS WE CAN MAKE THIS
CHANGE AND SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU BEING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH ME ON THAT WITH
THAT I RESPECTFULLY ASK FRIEND
ABOUT. THANK YOU AND WE DO HAVE
A MOTION OFFERED- LISTENERS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS- DOES PROMOTION
ON FOR NOW TURN TO THE ASSISTANT
FOR THE ROLL CALL VOTE. FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE EIGHTY FIVE
TWENTY ONE THE MOTION IS TO PASS
BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ. PROTESTS III
CENTER WILL HI BILL I SENATOR
DORADO DORADO ICE SENATOR
LAYERED SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI THIS BILL IS
ON CALL AND CURRENTLY AS FOR AYE
THOSE. FOR THOSE OF ENOUGH TO
GET OUT THANK YOU SENATOR THANK
. YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
FOLLOW ORDERS WE OR- WE'LL BE
RIGHT ALONG TO FOLLOW A- SIX IF
THIS. THE SOME MEMBER HE- I SAW
HIM IN THE ROOM. A. B. THIRTEEN
SIX. WELCOME WHATEVER READY.
YOUR. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS- AB. FOR SIX THE PER.
LAID OFF WORKERS ACT I WILL
EXPAND A CRITICAL PROTECTIONS
FOR WORKERS WHO ARE IMPACTED BY
MASS LAYOFF EVENTS. AT THESE ARE
WORKERS WHO'VE DONE NOTHING
WRONG. THEY'RE NOT BEING FIRED
FOR CAUSE. THEY'VE BEEN IMPACTED
UNFORTUNATELY BY EVENTS OUTSIDE
OF THEIR CONTROL AND THEY
DESERVE ADEQUATE TIME. TO
TRANSITION AND HAVE THAT NOTICES
HEY TO BE ABLE TO DO SO I TO IN
A NEW JOB. HI THIS IS A LAW THAT
HAS BEEN IN EFFECT. FOR THIRTY
FIVE YEARS SINCE NINETEEN EIGHTY
EIGHT I WAS ORIGINALLY A FEDERAL
LAW I THAT WILL BE EXPANDING-
THAT WAS PASSED WITH BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT. IT'S WELL ESTABLISHED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN OUR STATE
THAT WHEN WORKERS ARE LAID OFF
DUE TO FACTORS OUTSIDE OF OUR
CONTROL. THAT THEY DESERVE
ADEQUATE TIME AND NOTICE TO BE
ABLE TO TRANSITION UNFORTUNATELY
OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN
YEARS WE'VE SEEN HUGE LAYOFFS IN
CALIFORNIA. NOT ONLY IN THE TECH
SECTOR BUT IN OTHER SECTORS AS
WELL AGRICULTURE HOT HOSPITALS-
AND UNFORTUNATELY. THESE LAYOFFS
HAVE HELPED TO REVEAL SOME
UNFORTUNATE SHORTCOMINGS AND
LOOPHOLES IN OUR CURRENT OUT
WARN ACT WHICH PROTECTS LAID OFF
WORKERS THERE ARE THREE THINGS
THAT THIS BILL WOULD DO. TO
ENSURE THAT WORKERS ARE
PROTECTED IN THE CASE OF MASS
LAYOFF EVENTS THE FIRST IS THAT
THIS BILL EXPAND THOSE LAYOFF
PROTECTIONS. TO WORKERS WHO ARE
WORKING AS CONTRACT WORKERS- YOU
HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE GOING IN. FOR
CLEANING OF BATHROOMS WHO ARE
CAFETERIA WORKERS ARE WHO ARE
ENGINEERS WHO ARE DOING THE
EXACT SAME JOB. AS OTHER
DIRECTLY HIRE WORKERS AND THEY
DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE THE
PROTECTIONS OF THE WARN ACT
THERE'S NO GOOD REASON FOR THAT
AND SOME FOLKS FRIEDMAN TOLD. I
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAYS
LAST YEAR THEY HAD TO BE GONE
IMMEDIATELY AT THE AT THE END OF
THE WEEK BECAUSE THEY LACKED
THOSE PROTECTIONS THAT THEIR
COLLEAGUES HAD. THAT WERE DOING
THE EXACT SAME WORK ON THE OTHER
THING IS THAT THIS BILL WILL
EXPAND. THE. NOTICE REQUIREMENT
FROM SIXTY DAYS AND NINETY DAYS
WE FOUND THAT SIX DAYS IS
FRANKLY. LONG ENOUGH FOR MANY OF
OUR WORKERS WE WANT OUR WORKERS
TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION TO STAY
IN JOBS IN CALIFORNIA AND BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES
WHEN THEY DO THAT. ONE OF THINGS
THAT HAPPENED IS THAT MANY
WORKERS WE'RE HEARING
IMMIGRATION VISAS AND SIXTY DAYS
NOTICE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR
THEM TO BE ABLE TO. FIND A NEW
JOB SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND
STAY HERE AND CONTINUE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ECONOMY IN
CALIFORNIA AND LASTLY THERE WERE
SOME SITUATIONS WHERE EMPLOYEES
WERE. REQUIRED TO SIGN AWAY
THEIR RIGHTS AS A REQUIREMENT TO
RECEIVE SEVERANCE PAY I'M THAT
SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT BE ALLOWED
IN WE WANT TO MAKE EXPLICIT.
THAT THE RIGHTS YOU HAVE UNDER
THE WARN ACT I CANNOT BE- I THAT
WORKERS CANNOT BE COMPELLED TO
WAIVE THOSE RIGHTS JUST TO
RECEIVE THOSE- THOSE. THAT
NOTICE AND PAY THAT'S
ESTABLISHED- THE WARMACK. THIS
IS TIMELY LEGISLATION.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR SEE MORE MASS
LAYOFF EVENTS AND THIS WILL
PROTECT OUR WORKFORCE AND MAKE
SURE THAT OUR WORKERS CONTINUE.
TO STAY IN CALIFORNIA AND CAN
SUPPORT. THEIR FAMILIES DURING
THAT TRANSITION HERE WITH ME TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
IS DAVID JONES KRAUSE. THE
FORMER CONTRACT WORKER GOOGLE
AND CAITLIN VEGA FROM THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION.
THANK YOU AND LOOK TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME
IS DAVID JONES KRAUSE AND I'M A
MEMBER OF HEALTH THAT WORKERS
UNION CWI. ALPHABET CALLS THEIR
INDIRECT EMPLOYEES TV SEES WHICH
STANDS FOR TEMP VENDOR
CONTRACTOR. IN FOUR YEARS AGO
WILL HAVE BEEN A T. O. V. AND TO
SEE. I ALONG WITH THE VAST
MAJORITY OF CONTENT MANAGER TV
SEES WAS LAID OFF IN NOVEMBER
WITHOUT ANY FORM OF SUFFERING.
I'M STILL UNEMPLOYED TODAY AND
EVERY TIME I SPEAK OUT AGAINST
THE INIQUITIES TV SEES FACE. I
WORRY THAT I PROLONG MY
EMPLOYMENT MY FINANCIAL
UNCERTAINTY. BUT I HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF NO DEBT AND A
SPOUSE WITH A STABLE JOB THOSE
BLESSINGS WOULD BE SQUANDERED IF
I DIDN'T SPEAK OUT ON BEHALF OF
THOSE FOR WHOM THE RISK. OF
BEING OUTSPOKEN ARE TOO GREAT TO
COME HERE TODAY. RIGHT NOW IT'S
CHEAPER. AND LESS NEW WAITING
RID OF T. SEASON UP THE- OF
ALPHA. WORKS LEGISLATION LIKE AB
THIRTEEN. SIX IS A SUBSTANTIVE
STEP TOWARDS ALLEVIATING THE
WORST OUTCOMES OF THIS
EXPLOITATIVE SYSTEM. FOR WORKERS
LIKE MYSELF WERE VIRTUALLY NO
PROTECTIONS DURING LAYOFFS. IN
LATE AUGUST I NOTICED THAT
INCREASED VENDOR DELEGATION WAS
AMONG THE STATED GOALS FOR Q.
FOUR. AS A TEMP WORKER I FEAR
THAT MEANT MY JOB WOULD BE
PASSED OFF TO A LARGER VENDOR
MANAGEMENT FIRM. IN MID NOVEMBER
EXACTLY THAT OCCURRED WE WERE
LAID OFF EN MASSE OFTEN WITH AS
LITTLE AS TWO WEEKS NOTICE. IF
PEOPLE KNEW THIS WAS THE PLAN IN
AUGUST WHERE WE INTO NOVEMBER TO
TELL. MANY OF MY COWORKERS ARE
PARENTS OF THE UNSURE OF HOW TO
PRETTY PROVIDE FOR THEIR
CHILDREN. THEIR H. ONE B. VISA
HOLDERS UP AGAINST THE CLOCK TO
FIND NEW SPONSORSHIP TO PRESERVE
THEIR STATUS. SADISTICALLY TV'S
ARE MORE LIKELY TO BELONG TO
ALREADY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
. WITH AB THIRTEEN FIFTY SIX.
YOU ARE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES
CONSERVE THE MOST VULNERABLE
MEMBERS OF YOUR CONSTITUENCIES
WITH IMPACTFUL PROTECTIONS. FOR
THE INEVITABLE LAYOFFS IN OUR
FUTURE WE HAVE SO INVARIABLY
IMPACT THEM FIRST AND MOST
SIGNIFICANTLY. AS LONG AS
EMPLOYERS LIKE A LEGAL MANDATE
TO PROVIDE CONTRACT WORKERS WITH
ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE
TERMINATION WILL DO SO ON A TIME
LINE. THAT SERVES THEIR BOTTOM
LINE AND THEIR SHAREHOLDERS NO
MATTER THE OFTEN CATASTROPHIC
IMPACT ON THOSE OF US THAT
LETTING GO. ARTICLES BECAUSE THE
SHADOW WORK FORCE. LEGISLATION
LIKE AB THIRTEEN FIFTY SIX THE
TECHNOLOGY IS OUR WORTHINESS OF
THE SAME PROTECTIONS AFFORDED TO
DIRECTLY HIRED EMPLOYEES. IS
VITAL IF WE'RE EVER GOING TO
MAKE IT INTO THE LIGHT. THANK
YOU FOR. THANK YOU HIS BIGGEST.
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS A CAITLYN.
FOR THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION. WE ARE PROUD TO CO
SPONSOR THIS BILL BECAUSE IT
ADDRESSES A TREND THAT WE HAVE
SEEN ACCELERATE OVER THE PAST
TWO DECADES. AND THAT IS
CORPORATIONS MOVING FROM A
DIRECT HIRE MODEL. TO OUR
RELIANCE ON OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS.
THAT'S BEEN DONE IN MANY CASES
TO CUT COSTS TO SEVER EMPLOYER
LIABILITY TO THEIR WORK FORCE.
AND OFTEN TO PREVENT WORKERS
FROM UNIONIZING IN ORGANIZING TO
IMPROVE. THEIR WAGES AND WORKING
CONDITIONS SO WE THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT THAT LAWS REFLECTED
THIS GROWING REALITY THAT THIS
IS HOW MANY OF OUR- BIGGEST
CORPORATIONS OPERATE. WITH THE
USE OF- CONTRACT WORKERS. THIS
BILL INVOLVES A VERY MINOR AND
MINIMAL PROTECTION NOTICE OF
LAYOFFS THERE IS NO REASON. ANY
WORKER SHOULD BE EXCLUDED FROM
THAT. I BELIEVE YESTERDAY OR THE
DAY BEFORE YOU CASF PUT OUT A
STUDY ABOUT HOMELESSNESS IN
CALIFORNIA WHEN OTHER FINDINGS
IS THAT ONE IN FIVE. OF THE
HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT THEY
INTERVIEWED SAID THAT THE
TRIGGERING EVENT WAS THE LOSS OF
A JOB. SO WHEN PEOPLE SAY TO S.
Y. SIXTY DAYS TO NINETY DAYS.
BECAUSE WE ARE LITERALLY TALKING
ABOUT HOW TO TRY TO HELP PEOPLE
HOLD THEIR LIVES TOGETHER IN THE
FACE OF THE LOSS OF A JOB
POTENTIALLY. IMPACTING THEIR
ABILITY TO- KEEP A ROOF OVER
THEIR FAMILIES HEADS WE THINK
THAT'S A PRETTY SMALL. THING TO
ASK. THEY ALL WORKERS GET A
LITTLE ADDITIONAL NOTICE IN THE
HOPES THAT THEY CAN FIND SOME
LEVEL OF STABILITY AND NOT BE
COMPLETELY UP ROOTED. IN THAT WE
TREAT ALL THE WORKERS WHETHER
THEIR JANITORS WHETHER THEY'RE
GOOGLE'S CONTRACT WORK FORCE WE
GIVE ALL WORKERS AT THAT SMALL
PIECE OF DIGNITY OF KNOWING
AHEAD OF TIME WHEN THEIR JOB IS
GOING TO BE ELIMINATED. SO WE'RE
PLEASED TO CO SPONSOR AND WE ASK
YOU TO VOTE HI. THANK YOU-
OTHERS IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WHO
WISH TO EXPRESS A SUPPORT
POSITION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THE TERM MEMBERS BREAK A YEAR
SHE HARM BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIANS LIMIT LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION PROUD SPONSOR AS
WELL AS- EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES
AND UFCW. UCW WESTERN STATE
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT. MISTER
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS US MANTA
GORDON WITH TECH EQUITY
COLLABORATIVE PALCO SPONSOR OF
THIS LEGISLATION IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. CENTER BOROUGH ON
BEHALF OF SEIU CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. NAVNEET PRAYER ON
BEHALF OF THE SCA AND SUPPORT.
JOSHI TURNING ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING TRADES IN SUPPORT
. IS THIS ONE ARE BUT THE SAN
FRANCISCO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU- HE DOES
CALL FOR SUPPORT TO A MOVE TO
OPPOSITION- THOSE WISHING TO THE
ARE YOU THE LEAD WITNESS IN A
POSITION. TO HAVE TWO TWO FOUR
EIGHT OKAY SO YOU DO HAVE A
COUPLE MINUTES THANK THANKS
MISTER CHAIRMAN- CHRIS MAKAYLA
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE HOLLYWOOD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE- FIRST WANT
TO ACKNOWLEDGE A- AS YOUR
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS NOTES IN THE
MIDDLE OF PAGE FOUR- WE ARE IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE- WITH.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY AND THE
SPONSORS OF THE BILL AND HAVE
BEEN FOR A NUMBER OF WEEKS NOW
HOPEFULLY WILL. BE ABLE TO COME
TO RESOLUTION SO WE ARE OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED I WANTED TO RAISE
TWO ITEMS WITH THE COMMITTEE-
MISS JOHNSON ALL RAISE SOME
OTHER CONCERNS THAT THE BUSINESS
COMMUNITY HAS. THE FIRST IS THE
50% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
DAYS NOTICE- FROM SIXTY TO
NINETY DAYS THAT'S IN SECTIONS
TWO AND THREE OF THE BILL- WE
BELIEVE THAT THAT MIGHT HAVE THE
OPPOSITE EFFECT ON EMPLOYEES IN
THIS REGARD. BECAUSE OF THE
SUBSTANTIAL LEGAL LIABILITY AND
FINANCIAL LIABILITY FOR
EMPLOYERS THEY'RE LIKELY GOING
TO BE OVER INCLUSIVE. IN THOSE
NOTICES SO WE THINK THAT MORE
PEOPLE PERHAPS THE NECESSARY
WE'LL GET THESE NOTICES. WHICH
COULD CAUSE CONCERN IN THE WORK
FORCE ITSELF IN AMONGST THE
EMPLOYEES WE THINK RATHER THAN A
50% INCREASE PERHAPS SOMETHING
OF A LESSER AMOUNT WOULD BE MORE
APPROPRIATE. THE SECOND ITEM I
WANTED. AMBUSH MEANT. TODAY THE
MASS LAY OFF I E. TRIGGERING THE
WARN NOTICE ITSELF IS FOR A
SINGLE FACILITY EITHER ITS
CLOSURE A MASS LAYOFF OCCURRING.
THIS WOULD EXPAND IT TO
FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. WHICH WE THINK
WILL CREATE SOME ANOMALIES SUCH
AS IF YOU HAVE A TRIGGERING
EVENT AT ONE FACILITY IN CITY A
AND THEN MAYBE JUST A HANDFUL OF
LAY OFFS IN CITY BE. THAT THOSE
FOLKS WOULD ALSO IN THOSE LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS EDT AT CETERA
WOULD ALL GET THOSE TYPES OF
NOTICES UNDER THE WARN ACT WHICH
WE DON'T THINK IS APPROPRIATE.
THE OTHER ISSUE CONCERNS THE-
FRANCHISEES IN THE STATE WE HAVE
MORE THAN SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND
FRANCHISEES AND DO THEY HAVE TO
KNOW WHAT OTHER BUSINESSES ARE
DOING THAT ARE UNDER THAT SAME
NATIONAL MODEL FOR EXAMPLE. THAT
IS ALSO RAISED BY EXPANDING IT
TO ALL FACILITIES IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA FOR THOSE REASONS
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOU KNOW
BUT- THANK YOU. MISTER CHAIR
NUMBERS COURT JENSEN BE HAPPY
CALIFORNIA OF RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED AMENDED- AS STATED I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND HIS
STAFF AND THE SPONSORS FOR
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH US
ABOUT THIS BILL. RELATED TO
EXPANDING THE WARN ACT TO
CONTRACTORS WE'RE UNDERSTANDING
OF SOME OF THE EXAMPLES PROVIDED
IF A CONTRACTOR IS WORKING
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME SIDE
BY SIDE WITH AN EMPLOYEE DOING
THE EXACT SAME WORK. EVERY DAY
AS STATED BY THE AUTHOR IT IS
UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THE ONE
ACTION APPLY TO THEM OUR CONCERN
IS- REGARDING WHERE DO WE DRAW
THE LINE- AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER THAT WHILE THE EXAMPLES
AND DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS BILL
HAVE BEEN ABOUT TACK THE WARN
ACT APPLIES TO ALL BUSINESSES.
CURRENTLY UNDER THE BILL IF A
CONTRACTOR HAS PERFORMED ANY
AMOUNT OF WORK WITH A CLIENT
EMPLOYER FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS
OF THE TWELVE MONTHS PRECEDING.
THEY WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE
WARNING ACT- IT IS IMPORTANT TO
CONSIDER WHETHER THAT IS
APPROPRIATE IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE WARN ACT THE PURPOSE OF THE
ACT IS TO NOTIFY WORKERS. AND
NOTIFY THE LOCAL COMMUNITY ABOUT
LARGE LAYOFFS THAT COULD IMPACT
THE COMMUNITY IF A WORKER
SPORADICALLY AND PERFORMS
LIMITED HOURS OF WORK FOR A
CLIENT IS THAT REALLY COMPATIBLE
TO EMPLOYEE. WHAT IF THEY COULD
QUICKLY BE REASSIGNED ELSEWHERE
BY THE LABOR CONTRACTOR THAT'S
NOT REALLY A CONCERN OF THE
COMMUNITY IN THE SAME WAY AS THE
CLOSURE OF A FACILITY WHERE THE
EMPLOYEES ARE LOSING THEIR FULL
TIME JOBS. WHAT IF THE CONTRACT
ALREADY ACCOUNTS FOR THIS AND
NOW THAT PROVIDING. NOTICE COULD
TRIGGER A MONETARY REQUIREMENT
UNDER THE WARN ACT. WE AGAIN
HAVE PROVIDED AMENDMENTS TO THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS REGARDING
OUR CONCERNS. AND I WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S
WILLINGNESS TO CONTINUE TALKING
ABOUT THIS- IT THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU- OTHERS WHO WISH TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM. IF YOU'RE HERE
PLEASE COME FOR. GOOD MORNING MR
MEMBERS RIGHT AWAY HAVE TO COME
RETAIL AS HIS OPPOSITION. THANK
THANK YOU. HI WITH THE CIGARS
HERE WITH THE CALIFORNIA GROCERS
ASSOCIATION ALSO IN OPPOSITION.
REPORTERS ON BEHALF OF THE
FAMILY THIS. STATION OF
CALIFORNIA RESPECTFULLY TEST.
THANK YOU. YOUR MEMBERS MET
CERTAIN THE CALIFORNIA
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THAT
SCENE NO OTHER WITNESSES IN THE
HEARING ROOM STEPPING FORWARD
WILL GO TO THE MODERATOR AS
MODERATOR. A TO PLEASE QUEUE UP
OPPOSITION AND SUPPORT WITNESSES
ON AB THIRTEEN FIFTY SIX AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU RICH CHAIR FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION OF THIS
BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO
PRESS ONE ZERO ONLY ONE TIME
ESPECIALLY WHEN THE JURY SECOND
TIME WILL MOVE YOU FROM THE
COMMENTS KILL. WELL NOW GO TO
LINE SEVENTEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. WITH THE BAY ON BEHALF OF
HOPE- COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF
AMERICA DISTRICT NINE IN SUPPORT
. LINE TWENTY EIGHT YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. BUT HAVING COME AFTER
THE CALIFORNIA LEGAL FOOD
PRODUCERS IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. LINE TWENTY SEVEN YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. GOOD MORNING
SABRINA LOCKHART WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TRACTION PARKS
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. THIS YEAR THERE IS NO ONE
ELSE. THANK YOU MODERATOR
WELCOME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR A QUESTIONS COMMENTS AND
CONCERNS. SENATOR GROWS OF JUST
MOVE THE BILL A RAZOR TO ROSE
WHO IS- PUT IN A MOTION TO
APPROVE ON THE TABLE- I AM GOING
TO. ACTUALLY ASK A QUESTION OF
MISTER KELLY MYSTERY KELLY IF HE
WAS- WILLING TO COME FORWARD. IN
THIS IS A VERY SINCERE QUESTION
POPE PLEASE DON'T TAKE IT
ANTAGONIST AGREE AT ALL BUT ON
YOUR FIRST POINT. WITH REGARD
TO. WHAT I WOULD CALL THAT THE
TIPPING POINT BETWEEN- SIXTY
DAYS AND SOME. LENGTHIER NUMBER
IN TERMS OF THE NOTICEABLY SAUCE
WITH A I HEARD I THOUGHT I HEARD
YOU SAYING HERE- THAT MIGHT
ACTUALLY. EXCEL RATE- LAYOFFS
BECAUSE OF CONCERN- IN AB OVER
INCLUSIVE RATHER THAN XCELERATED
OKAY YEAH. IS THERE IS THERE
AGAIN THIS ISN'T INTO TO BE
ANTAGONISTIC AT ALL BUT- I NEVER
IN ALL THE YEARS I DEALT WITH
WAR NOTICES A CRITICAL
GOVERNMENT- EIGHT I NEVER KNEW
SIXTY TO BE A MAGIC NUMBER- THAT
WAS SOMEHOW CALCULATED TO BE
EXACTLY EXACTLY RIGHT- I DON'T.
HAVE WE DID A LOT OF WORK ON
THIS BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT
NINETY IS- A MAGIC WAND NUMBER
EITHER DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER
THAT'S EITHER OR IS IT JUST THE
STATUS QUO OF SIXTY DAYS- IN
YOUR OPINION IS. IS GREAT. WELL
OBVIOUSLY THE SIXTY TO MISTER
CHAIRMAN IF I MAY THE SIXTY DAYS
OBVIOUSLY PATTERNS AFTER THE
FEDERAL LAW- I CAN'T SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF THE BROADER COALITION
OF COURSE MISTER HANEY IN THE
SPONSORS KNOW WE HAVE SUGGESTED
HALF THAT FIGURE. AS A POSSIBLE
LANDING SPACE. NEITHER THE
SPONSORS NOR- AUTHOR HAVE-
INDICATED SOMETHING DIFFERENT
PLANNED BUT WE THAT'S WHAT WE
THREW OUT AS A POSSIBILITY ALL
RIGHT FAIR ENOUGH THANK YOU SURE
THANK YOU- ISN'T YOU KNOW TO THE
AUTHOR- YOU KNOW IT'S A SERVICE
SUPPORT THE BILL IN. EVERYBODY
UP HERE KNOWS THAT I THANK- IN A
- AND- BE- CASTING AND I BOTH
THERE FOR- I AGAIN I SAID THIS
ON AN EARLY BILL AS I THINK SOME
OF THE- PRACTICAL PRAGMATIC
ISSUES SOMETIMES ON SOME OF
THESE BILLS WITH REGARD TO. HOW
THEY ARE OPERATIVE WITH THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY ARE WORTH
CONTINUING TO DISCUSSING ON
TERMS OF USE MISTER MCALLISTER
LANDING SPOT I DON'T KNOW THAT
REALLY HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH
MY MIND WITH SIXTY VERSES
NINETY- AS AS IF THERE'S A DAY
IN BETWEEN THAT'S YOU KNOW DAY
NUMBER SEVENTY TWO OR SOME WORLD
A SUDDEN YOU HIT- UTOPIA IN
TERMS OF. OF NOTICES THIS IS
JUST TRYING TO DEAL WITH
MEDICAID IN A BAD SITUATION AND
I KNOW. THAT SEEM TO IN THE BILL
IS TO. TO CREATE A BETTER ANY
SPOT FOR THE WORKERS THEMSELVES-
WITH A NINETY DAY NUMBER SO
AGAIN I'M IN FULL SUPPORT BUT-
YOU KNOW OBVIOUSLY ENCOURAGE YOU
TO. KEEP WORKING WITH THEM TO
TRY TO GET- THINGS AS CLOSE AS
POSSIBLE TO THE PERFECT WHICH WE
ALL KNOW NEVER HAPPENS THANK YOU
AND HE IS A- HERE AFTER YOU KNOW
I DO APPRECIATE THAT THE
OPPOSITION AND WE ARE DEFINITELY
AND- CONVERSATION ABOUT ALL OF
THOSE ISSUES INCLUDING THAT THAT
OUR- REQUIREMENT AND- SOME OF
THE COVERED ESTABLISHMENTS A
WILL CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION
ON. ALL OF THOSE THINGS IN TRIED
TO LAND IN IN THE BEST PLACE I
WILL SAY THAT ON THE ON THE
SIXTY VERSES THE NINETY DAY A
NEW YORK NEW JERSEY AND MAINE
HAVE ALL MOVED TO NINETY DAYS.
AND THESE ARE ALL. MORE HIGH
COST STATES SIMILAR TO
CALIFORNIA WHERE- IF YOU ONLY
HAVE SIXTY DAYS. MAY BE HARD TO
PAY YOUR RENT IT MAY BE HARD TO
DO A LOT OF THINGS. THAT ARE
JUST GENERALLY HARDER OF
AFFORDING CALIFORNIA SIMILAR TO
NEW YORK SO. I YOU KNOW THERE'S
NOTHING MAGIC ABOUT SIXTY OR
NINETY BUT IT SEEMS TO BE A FAIR
MOVEMENT AND- REFLECTS WHAT'S
HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN
SOME OF THE HIGH COST STATES. IN
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO IN
TERMS. OF A CLOSE. WE WITH WE DO
HAVE A MO. OF FIVE NO I GI A PER
- THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF IN- I
GET. WILL CONTINUE TO COME. I A
NUMBER THESE ISSUES WE SERIOUS
ABOUT TRYING TO WORK THESE
THINGS OUT. THE IS A AN
IMPORTANT PROTECT ESPECIALLY
RIGHT NOW FOUR WORKERS ARE
EXPERIENCING THESE MASS LAYOFFS.
AND WILL BE A REALLY A CRITICAL
EXPANSION OF THE WARN ACT THAT I
THINK IS OVERDUE AND REFLECTS
THE CURRENT WAY THAT FOLKS ARE
WORKING NOW AND- RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU
THANK YOU FOR A BRING THE BILL
FORWARD IN A SENATOR ALSO HAS
MOVED BILL US THE SYSTEM. TO
CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL VOTE AT
THIS TIME. FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX
AB. FIFTY SIX THE MOTION IS TO
PASS BUT FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. SENATOR
CORTEZ A- CORTEZ III SENATOR
WILK. CENTER DORADO. DORADO I
SENATOR LAYERED SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS THIS BILL IS ON
CALL AND CURRENTLY HAS TO AYE
VOTE. ALL RIGHT TO A VOTE SOME
BUSY WILL KEEP IT ON CALL FOR
THE ABSENT MEMBERS AND- THANK
YOU AGAIN- A NUMBER SEVEN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ADDIS'S AB
ELEVEN TWENTY THREE. PLEASE COME
ON FORWARD. WELCOME TO WHAT WE
CALL THE COMMITTEE. IF YOU SOME
. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
MEMBERS AND STAFF AND TODAY I'M
HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE.
ON AB ELEVEN TWENTY THREE THAT
WOULD REQUIRE THE CSU TO GRANT
EMPLOYEE IS. A LEAVE OF ABSENCE
WITH PAY FOR ONE SEMESTER OF AN
ACADEMIC YEAR. FOLLOWING THE
BIRTH OF A CHILD THE ADOPTION OR
FOSTER CARE OF A CHILD BY THE
EMPLOYEE. AS WE ALL KNOW IT
TAKES THE HUMAN BODY FORTY WEEKS
TO BIRTH A FULL TERM BABY AND
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE POLICIES
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE MATERNAL
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. BY
ALLOWING PARENTS TIME TO RECOVER
FROM CHILDBIRTH AND TO ADJUST TO
NEW CARE GIVING
RESPONSIBILITIES. ABOUT HALF OF
CHILDBEARING PARENTS REPORTED
EXPERIENCING PAIN WITHIN THE
FIRST TWO MONTHS OF CHILDBIRTH.
AND MANY HAVE MORE SERIOUS
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
POSTPARTUM COMPLICATIONS. SO
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ENABLES
WORKERS TO TAKE TIME AWAY TO
RECOVER FROM CHILDBIRTH TO CARE
FOR A NEW BABY. AND ITS
ASSOCIATED WITH- DECREASED LOW
BIRTH WEIGHTS SO INCREASED BIRTH
WEIGHT AS WELL AS LOWER INFANT
MORTALITY AND IMPROVED MATERNAL
MENTAL HEALTH. ACCORDING TO THE
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN
AND FAMILIES PROVIDING TWELVE
WEEKS OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE- ON
A NATIONAL SCALE WOULD RELY IT
WOULD. RESULT IN SIX HUNDRED
FEWER INFANT DEATHS PER YEAR AND
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE BENEFITS
EMPLOYERS BY IMPROVING RETENTION
PRODUCTIVITY AND LABOR FORCE
PARTICIPATION. SO TRYING TO FIND
THE RIGHT MOMENT TO START A
FAMILY IS UNNECESSARY BUT VERY
COMMON HERE IN CALIFORNIA IT'S
ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING FOR
FACULTY AND STAFF AT OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. THIS YEAR'S USE
PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY OF THIRTY
WORKING DAYS REALLY TRULY NEEDS
TO BE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE TWO
DAYS. FACING THE SYSTEMS TWENTY
NINE THOUSAND COACHES COUNSELORS
LIBRARIANS AND INSTRUCTIONAL
FACULTY. A WE KNOW THAT
TYPICALLY THESE ISSUES ARE
ADDRESSED VIA THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING- SYSTEM AS STIPULATED
BY CALIFORNIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION
EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER RELATIONS ACT
BUT THERE'S BEEN MANY YEARS OF
NEGOTIATIONS WITHOUT CHANGE AND
DURING THIS TIME ITS POTENTIAL
PARENTS AND POTENTIAL NEWBORNS
THAT ARE BEARING THE BRUNT OF
NOT HAVING THE CHANGE THAT WE
NEED. SO THIS POLICY- THE
CURRENT POLICY IS INADEQUATE
INEQUITABLE AND UNCOMPETITIVE
FOR TODAY'S WORKPLACE SO ELEVEN
TWENTY THREE WOULD CREATE MORE
FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS FOR
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PARENTS RATHER
THAN PENALIZING THEM FOR THEIR
DECISION TO START A FAMILY.
SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL WOULD
GRANT A LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITH
PAY FOR ONE SEMESTER OF AN
ACADEMIC YEAR OR THE EQUIVALENT
DURATION IN A ONE YEAR PERIOD
FOLLOWING THE BIRTH OF A CHILD
OF THE EMPLOYEE OR THE PLACEMENT
OF A CHILD WITH AN EMPLOYEE IN
CONNECTION TO ADOPTION OR FOSTER
CARE OF THE CHILD. AND THIS
WOULD CLARIFY THAT IF PROVISIONS
A CONFLICT WITH PROVISIONS OF AN
MO YOU THAT DMO YOU SHALL BE THE
CONTROLLING FACTOR WITHOUT
FURTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTION SO IF
THIS GETS RESOLVED WITHOUT
LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND- YOU KNOW
SO BE IT AND WE CAN MOVE AHEAD.
WE DO HAVE- TWO WITNESSES HERE
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT RON RAPP
OF CFA AND DR MARGARITA BERTA
ABI LAB PROFESSOR. OF EDUCATION
AT SACRAMENTO STATE. THANK YOU
MORNING. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
CORTES AND COME MEMBER ON FOR AT
SOCCER STATE. AND SERVICE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION. AS MISTER
RON RAPP WHO WILL SHARE AFTER
ME- THE EXPERIENCES WITH THE
CSU- WITH RESPECT TO OBTAINING.
A PARENTAL LEAVE FOR FACULTY AND
STAFF HAS BEEN QUITE FRUSTRATING
AND INSULTING. ESPECIALLY TO OUR
FOLKS HE THAT THIS HAS A DIRECT
IMPACT ON THE DAY I WOULD LIKE
TO SHARE THEIR NARRATIVES AS TO
WHY ON THEIR BEHALF I AM
SPEAKING TODAY. IN SUPPORT OF AB
ELEVEN TWENTY THREE. FROM A
FACULTY MEMBER AT SACRAMENTO
STATE FROM HER THEIR OWN WORDS
WHEN I DECIDED TO HAVE MY BABY I
HAD BEEN STRESSING ABOUT IT
ABOUT IT SINCE I HAD FOUND OUT
ABOUT OR LEAVE POLICY. I WAS
BASICALLY TRYING TO. TRYING TO
TIE MY DELIVERY TO MAXIMIZE MY
TIME OFF TO SPEND WITH MY BABY.
I HAD UNDERGONE ACUPUNCTURE
FERTILITY TREATMENT FOR HALF A
YEAR WHEN I EXPERIENCE
MISCARRIAGE AND MILLS SEMESTER I
DIDN'T TAKE ANY TIME OFF
AFTERWARD AT THAT POINT MY
DOCTOR SUGGESTED I MIGHT NEED TO
TAKE MEDICAL LEAVE OR EVEN LOOK
FOR A NEW JOB IF I WANT TO HAVE
A BABY. I CONTINUE WITH THE
TREATMENT AND FIVE MONTHS LATER
AFTER THE COVER LOCKED DOWN I
WAS ABLE TO SUSTAIN A PREGNANCY
I'M SURE THIS IS PARTIALLY
BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL
WITH THE LONG COMMUTE ANYMORE. I
WAS STILL VERY STRESSED BECAUSE
THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD TAKE
THE SEMESTER OFF WITHOUT GOING
WITHOUT PAY. FROM A COLLEAGUE AT
POLY POMONA. THANKS COMMITTEE
TOWARDS TO AND THIS MISSION
HOWEVER I'M IN MY LATE THIRTIES
AND WANT CHILDREN I'VE LEARNED
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS ABOUT HOW
INADEQUATE CSU'S PARENTAL LEAVE
POLICY IS. PARTICULARLY FOR
WOMEN AT MY AGE THIRTY DAYS IS
SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH TO RECOVER
FROM DELIVERY ALL TURN SIMPLY
NOT ENOUGH TO ESTABLISH TOUCH MY
PARENTING WITHIN DOCTOR CHILD.
TO TAKE LONGER LEAVE. OUR
CURRENT POLICY REQUIRES TO BE
UNPAID. I'M AT A LOSS FOR HOW TO
PLAN MY FAMILY WHILE STAYING
COMPETITIVE IN MY CAREER. AND A
FOURTEEN YEAR RANGERS MORTGAGE
PAYMENT THAT MY PARTNER I PAY ON
THE SMALL HOUSE WHICH IS FUNNY
CALIFORNIA. FROM COLLEAGUE.
STATES THAT. WHO ALSO COULD NOT
AFFORD TO TAKE PARENTAL LEAVE.
FOR A COUPLE DAYS AFTER
DIFFICULT CHILDBIRTH WENT BACK
TO TEACHING. ALL WHILE TRYING TO
HEAR HER BODY AND TAKE CARE OF
HER NEW BABY. I'M FROM A
COLLEAGUE CAL SINCE SEPT CAL
POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO. WHO WAS
RECOMMENDED BY THE HUMAN
RESOURCE DEPARTMENT AT HER
UNIVERSITY. TO CONSIDER A
CAESAREAN TO GATE EIGHT WEEKS
INSTEAD OF SIX WEEKS PARENTAL
LEAVE. AS IF OUR BODIES CAN JUST
UNDERGO MAJOR SURGERY ON A- ON A
WHIM. THESE ARE BUT A FEW
EXAMPLES WHEN THERE ARE
COUNTLESS MORE. WHAT IS EVEN
MORE HEARTBREAKING AS THAT IS
THAT THESE NARRATIVES ARE
EXAMPLES OF AN INSTITUTION
WILLING TO FORSAKE THE HEALTH
AND LIVELIHOOD. OF ITS EMPLOYEES
TO KEEP THE MACHINE RUNNING. NO
MATTER THE COST. AND AS MY
PREVIOUS COLLEAGUE SHARED FROM
SACRAMENTO STATE. THESE ARE HER
WORDS PROVIDING FOR ADEQUATE
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE WITH AB
ELEVEN TWENTY THREE WILL CREATE
GREATER EQUITY FOR FEMALE BODIED
FACULTY. THIS IS A SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUE WHICH AFFECTS
FEMALE BODY FACULTY AND
PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF BLACK
INDIGENOUS IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. IN MOST CASES IT IS
FEMALE BODY EMPLOYEES WHO TAKE
PARENTAL LEAVE. SO IN THAT
CONTEXT I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE ON THIS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU THANK YOU
. SUPPORT WITH THIS. GOOD
MORNING MISTER TURNER MEMBERS
RON RAPP SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION AND WE ARE PROUD
SPONSORS OF BABY ELEVEN TWENTY
THREE WHEN I THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR HER LEADERSHIP ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE. I'D LIKE TO
DELIVER A MESSAGE FROM- CFA IS
BARGAINING CHAIR WHO WAS UNABLE
TO MAKE IT TODAY DUE TO A FAMILY
EMERGENCY- THE NAMES DR KEVIN
WEARS A PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY
AT CSU SACRAMENTO. AS I SAID
CHAIRED THE BARGAINING- A PETER
PARKING FOR CFA. CURRENTLY
FACULTY IN THE CSU SYSTEM CAN BE
GRANTED THIRTY DAYS OF PAID
LEAVE TO WALK IMAGE A NEW CHILD
INTO THEIR HOME. BASED ON
WIDESPREAD DEMANDS FROM FACULTY
DURING THE LAST ROUND OF
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND TWENTY
TWENTY ONE TWENTY TWENTY TWO.
CFA PROPOSED A FULL SEMESTER
PAID LEAVE FOR NEW PARENTS THIS
IS BENEFICIAL FOR THE FACULTY
MEMBER AND THEIR NEW CHILD IT
WOULD PROVIDE FOR AN HONOR
UNINTERRUPTED. TEACHING SCHEDULE
FOR STUDENTS AND MANAGERS WOULD
NOT HAVE TO SEEK OUT THE HIGHER
THE HIRING OF SUBSTITUTES MID
SEMESTER IN NEGOTIATIONS EVERY
CFA PROPOSAL ON THIS ISSUE WAS
MET WITH A FIRM. AND CATEGORICAL
REJECTION FROM MANAGEMENT TO
CLOSE OUT THE GO SEE ASIAN CFA
PROPOSED TO WORKING GROUP ON THE
TOPIC OF PARENTAL SUPPORT. TO
PROVIDE A NON BINDING SET OF
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
CHANCELLOR THAT WORKING GROUP
MET FROM JUNE TWENTY TWENTY TWO
THROUGH MAY TWENTY TWENTY THREE
FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY THREE
HOURS OF NEGOTIATIONS- CFA AGAIN
PROPOSED A FULL SEMESTER OF
LEAVE WHICH WAS AGAIN REJECTED.
CSU MANAGERS COULD NOT OFFER A
RATIONALE FOR THIS REJECTION AND
INDEED COULD NOT EVEN PROVIDE A
FULL ACCOUNTING OF HOW WHEN AND
WHICH FACULTY TAKE PARENTAL
LEAVE. AFTER THE FINAL MEETING
ON FEBRUARY NINTH OF TWENTY
THREE THE PARTIES EXCHANGED
EMAILS REGARDING EDITS TO THE
DRAFT RECOMMENDATION DOCUMENT.
THROUGH THIS PROCESS C. ISSUE
MAN. WAS ON WILL TO AGREE TO ANY
RECORD. OTHER THAN WEBSITE
SHOULD BE UPDATED AND BETTER
PATHWAYS TO INFORMATION FLOWS
SHOULD BE EXPLORED. WHEN FACED
WITH A BACK AND FORTH EDITING
PROCESS WITH- THAT EXCLUDED
NEARLY NEARLY ALL OF SEE A PHASE
MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS ARGUMENTS
AND ANALYSIS. CFA MEMBERS
FINALLY GAVE UP HOPE ON A
CONSENSUS DOCUMENT. THE NEED FOR
THIS LEGISLATION IS CLEAR IT IS
A BENEFIT TO FACULTY TO STUDENTS
AND TO MANAGERS AND YET CSU
NEGOTIATORS ON WILLING TO
BARGAIN IN GOOD FAITH. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST HER AYE
VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OTHERS IN THE ROOM WHO WISH TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT ON THIS BILL A
BILL OF TWENTY THREE. PLEASE
COME FORWARD OF SO. CENTER FOR
ON BEHALF OF SEIU CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MORNING MR
TERM MEMBERS ALYSSA YUM ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES UNION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. FIFTEEN OFTEN
BEHALF TO SEE IF HE'S IN SUPPORT
. MISTER CHAIR MEMBER SERAPH
LOCKS CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT THE NEW OTHERS COME
FOR TO SUPPORT WILL MOVE TO A
POSITION IS HERE IN A LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESS PLEASE COME
FORWARD. IDENTIFY YOURSELF THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOUR
POCKET WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY
SPEAKER INTENSIFIED
UNFORTUNATELY RESPECTFULLY IN
OPPOSITION AND HAD THE PLEASURE
OF TALKING WITH THE AUTHOR ABOUT
THAT. WELL WE AGREE WITH THE
AUTHORS GOAL OF PROVIDING
PARENTAL LEAVE WE MUST
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE. THE CSU
CURRENTLY PROVIDES PARENTAL
LEAVE- FOUR PLAYS UP TO SIX
WEEKS AS NOTED EARLIER. UNLIKE
MANY AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS
EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
FULL PAID BENEFITS ON THE FIRST
DAY OF EMPLOYMENT. MOST
COMPETITIVE INSTITUTIONS WE'VE
LOOKED AT REQUIRE THEIR
EMPLOYEES TO EITHER OF WORKED A
MINIMUM OF TWELVE HUNDRED FIFTY
HOURS BEFORE BEING ELIGIBLE OR
THE EMPLOYEE WOULD HAVE TO
CONTRIBUTE TO DISABILITY
INSURANCE PROGRAM LIKE STI.
AGAIN THE CSU EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
THIS BENEFIT ON DAY ONE AT NO
COST TO THEMSELVES. WE BELIEVE
THIS ISSUE PROVIDES A VERY
COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE TO
OUR EMPLOYEES INCLUDING
RECOGNIZE THE NEED AND VALUE OF
THE PARENTAL LEAVE. AT THE
BILL'S CURRENTLY PROPOSALS
REQUIRE THE CSU TO PROVIDE UP TO
ONE SEMESTER OR EFFECTIVELY
SIXTEEN WEEKS OF PAID LEAVE THUS
INCREASING THE CS YOU BENEFIT BY
AN ADDITIONAL TEN WEEKS WITHOUT
ANY CORRESPONDING RESOURCES TO
PAY FOR THIS BENEFIT. THE
INCREASE WOULD HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT ISSUE AFFECTING WILL
COST THE CSU APPROXIMATELY
TWENTY ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
WHO STORE IS TORQUE LIVE
BENEFITTED FROM OUR EXISTING
PAID PARENTAL. THE FISCAL EFFECT
THIS WOULD HAVE ON THIS ISSUE
SHOULD BE NEGOTIATED THROUGH THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS AS
DISCUSSED. IT'S FOR THIS REASON
THE CSU AS OPPOSED TO THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS
ALLOWS THE CSU AND OUR LABOR
REPRESENTATIVES TO NEGOTIATE
CHANGES TO EXISTING BENEFIT
LEASE AND IDENTIFY WAYS TO PAY
FOR THESE CHANGES. AS NOTED IN
FROM THE PREVIOUS SPEAKERS AN
ANIMAL YOU WAS AGREED UPON THAT
WOULD ESTABLISH A PARENTAL LEAVE
SUPPORT WORKING GROUP. TO STUDY
THE ISSUE AND PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ACADEMIC
SENATE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON
THE CHANCELLOR. THE GOAL WAS TO
PRESENT THE REPORT BY THE END OF
DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR TWENTY
TWENTY TWO. AND THE WORKGROUP
REVIEW TWELVE DIFFERENT HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE WEST COAST. THE
INITIAL DRAFT OF THE A JOINT
REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO SEE IF A
IN NOVEMBER OF TWENTY TWENTY
TWO. SINCE THIS TIME WE'VE HAD
NEGOTIATIONS OVER SEVERAL
PROVISIONS OF THE REPORT.
ULTIMATELY IN CFA NOTIFIED THE
CSU IN MAY THAT THEY WOULD NO
LONGER WANT TO PARTAKE- IN THESE
MEETINGS NOR DID THEY WANT TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE REPORT. TO
THE REPORT AT THIS POINT IS NOT
PUBLISHED. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT WHILE WE DIDN'T AGREE
ON EVERY POINT. THERE WERE MANY
ISSUES WHERE WE DID FIND
AGREEMENT. DISCUSSION POINTS
INCLUDED PRESS PAID PARENTAL
LEAVE- THAT LACTATION ROOMS
CHILD CARE SUPPORT
COMMUNICATIONS. BABY DIAPER
CHANGING ROOMS TO JUST NAME A
FEW. THE DRAFT REPORT PROVIDED
JOINT RECOMMENDATIONS WERE WE
HAD CONSENSUS. AND SEPARATE
RECOMMENDATIONS WHERE THE
PARTIES DIFFERENT INCLUDING PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE. MOVING FORWARD
WE WOULD HOPE TO CONTINUE THESE
DISCUSSIONS THROUGH THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS.
THAT HAVE ALREADY BEGUN. TO OUR
PREFERENCE AT THE SYSTEM BE
ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THE WORK
THAT WE'VE ALREADY INITIATED
WITH CFA. AND ALLOW. THE ISSUE
AND THE EMPLOYEE GROUP TO USE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING TO
IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES.
NECESSARY TO PAY FOR THE
INCREASED COST IMPACT. FOR THESE
REASONS THE CSU MUST
RESPECTFULLY. OPPOSE AB ELEVEN
TWENTY THREE THANK YOU OKAY
THANK YOUS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
OPPOSITION WITNESSES FOLKS
WANTED TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION IN
THIS HEARING ROOM. THIS IS AGAIN
ON AB ELEVEN TWENTY THREE. A
SCENE NO ONE ELSE COMPORT
BRICKELL THE MODERATOR NESS
MODERATOR. A TO CHECK TO SEE IF
THEIR OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT
WITNESSES IN AB ELEVEN TWENTY
THREE. ON. THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE THANK YOU. ANY WISHING TO.
INSTEAD OR UPS. TO THIS BILL
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. MISTER CHAIR THERE IS
NO ONE. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU. BUT
WE'RE GONNA COME BACK. TO THE
COMMITTEE WHICH- WOULD BE TWO OF
US AT THE MOMENT. NOT SEEN
CENTER WILK WANTING TO BE OF
RECOGNIZE- LET ME JUST- S. THE
AUTHOR. IN TERMS OF THE
OPPOSITION- SUGGESTION I KNOW
THERE WERE MANY COMMENTS THERE
BUT- THAT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING-
IS THE PLACE TO GET THIS KIND OF
WORK DONE WE OFTEN SEE IN THIS
COMMITTEE. A SIMILAR ARGUMENT
COMING FORWARD OFTEN BUT
OPPOSITION- THE HISTORY OF COPD
BURDEN ON THIS ISSUE FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE- YOU KNOW WE
SOMETIMES GET BILLS HERE THAT
ARE AN ATTEMPT TO- SOLVE UNDER
SHOULD AT THE BARGAINING TABLE
IF YOU WILL AND I. WONDER WHAT
YOUR PERSPECTIVE IS ON THAT WELL
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION I
THINK IT'S A- VERY IMPORTANT ONE
SENATOR. IN THIS SPECIFIC
SITUATION WE'VE SEEN THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS
BREAKS DOWN HOWEVER WE DO HAVE A
PROVISION IN THE BILL THAT IF AN
MO YOU. IS DECIDED UPON THAT
THAT WOULD SUPERSEDE WE WOULDN'T
REALLY NEED LEGISLATIVE ACTION-
IN THE PROCESS OF THIS BREAKDOWN
TIME IS PASSING WE WERE HEARING
FROM EMPLOYEES I KNOW THERE'S A
BELIEF. AS THINK WHAT I THINK I
HEARD FROM THE OPPOSITION
THERE'S A BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A
FAIR SYSTEM BUT WHAT WE'RE
HEARING DIRECTLY FROM EMPLOYEES
A PARTICULARLY ONE SECOND BEAR
CHILDREN. IS THAT THEY FEEL THAT
THESE WORKING CONDITIONS ARE NOT
ENABLING THEM TO HAVE. FAMILIES
IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE HEALTHY
AND WOULD BE AFFIRMING FOR
BECOMING PARENTS WITHIN THE
SYSTEM AND SO IT'S VERY
CONCERNING. THAT TIME IS LAPSING
AND IT IN EFFECT PUNISHING THESE
POTENTIAL FAMILY HIS PUNISHING
THESE POTENTIAL NEW BOREN'S.
WHILE THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN
DRAWN OUT FOR SUCH A LONG TIME
BUT I WILL JUST REITERATE THAT
IF AN MO YOU IF WE GET TO THE
AMMO YOU THAN THIS LEGISLATION
REALLY WOULDN'T BE NEED RIGHT
THAT WOULD SUPERSEDE THANK YOU
FOR CLEARING THAT UP TO NINETY
EIGHT I DON'T MEAN IT AS AN
ADMONITION AT ALL BUT-
CERTAINLY. NOT AIMED TOWARD YOU
YOU'RE THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL
BUT- YOU KNOW WE'VE HAD ELISE
THE PER SESSION AND SIMILAR
CIRCUMSTANCES- M. IN IN COMMENTS
COME UP IN TESTIMONY. IN YOU
KNOW I THINK THE COMMITTEE'S
CONSENSUS I CAN'T SPEAK FOR
THOSE WHO ARE NOT PRESENT HERE
TODAY BUT- THEY SAID. LOOK IF
YOU REALLY BELIEVE- THERE'S A
PERSONALISED AT THE BARGAINING
TABLE THEN. THEN GO DO IT-
MEETING GOOD FOR A COME UP WITH
A SOLUTION- I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY WOULD ARGUE THAT- IF
IT'S DONE IN IN THAT WAY AT
LEAST ON THIS COMMITTEE- SO-
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THE
QUESTION GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND. ON AGAIN ON YOUR
PERSPECTIVE AS TO HOW THAT'S
BEEN GOING- WITH THAT- ALL THE
BILL THANK YOU FOR THE- COURTESY
. SENATOR WILL WE HAVE A- IN
YOU'RE WELCOME CLOSE. AT WELL
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ATTENTION
TO THIS MATTER BUT MIGHTY
COMMITTEE TODAY AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU OF THE SYSTEM WILL DO
THE ROLL CALL NOW. FILE ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN AB TWENTY THREE THE
MOTION IS DO YOU PASS THAT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION CENTER CORTEZ HE-
PRETENDS HE AYE SENATOR WELL NO.
WELCOME NOW SENATOR DORADO
DORADO AYE SENATOR LEHRER.
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS THIS
BILL IS ON CALL AND CURRENTLY
HAS TO AYE VOTE THE RATE TO A
VOTE SOON KEEP AN ON CALL FOR
THE ABSENT MEMBERS AND THANK YOU
AGAIN- WE ARE GOING TO CALL ON
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ORTEGA AB
ELEVEN. I'M SORRY AB TWELVE
THIRTEEN AT THIS TIME. A NEW
PRESENT WHENEVER. YOU'RE READY.
WELCOME TO OUR- THANK YOU TERRY
MEMBER. I AM HERE TO INTRODUCED
AB TWELVE THIRTEEN WHICH IS THAT
NARROWLY TAILORED BILL. THAT
CLOSES A PROBLEMATIC GAP IN
TEMPORARY DISABILITY COVERAGE
FOR AN INJURED WORKER WHO
EXPERIENCES DELAYS IN TREATMENT
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.
THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE THEY WON
AN INJURED WORKERS UTILIZATION
REVIEW DENIAL IS OVERTURNED THE
TEMPORARY DISABILITY PAYMENTS BE
EXTENDED BEYOND THE ONE HUNDRED
AND FOUR WEEK LIMIT. BY THE SAME
AMOUNT OF TIME THE DENIAL THAT
DENIAL DELAYED THE WORKERS
TREATMENT. WHEN I FIRST
INTRODUCED AB TWELVE THIRTEEN.
THE OPPONENTS CLAIMED THAT THIS
BILL WITH UNNECESSARY. AND THAT
THE PROBLEM LIES WITH ATTORNEYS
AND DOCTORS WHO CONTINUE TO
NEEDLESSLY CHALLENGE UTILIZATION
REVIEW DECISIONS AT AN OBSCENE
VOLUMES. THIS ARGUMENT IGNORES
THE FACT THAT APPEALING
TREATMENT DENIALS TO INDEPENDENT
MEDICAL REVIEW IS AN INJURED
WORKERS ONLY. RECOURSE IF THEIR
RECOMMENDED TREATMENT IS DENIED
. THE OPPOSITION ALSO CLAIMED
THAT EXTENDING THE ONE HUNDRED
AND FOUR WEEKS LIMITED TEMPORARY
DISABILITY FOR DELAYED MEDICAL
CLAIMS THAT WERE LATER UP HELD
WOULD MAKE THOUSANDS OF CLAIMS
MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE. I PUSHED
BACK. WITH MY OWN ACCURATE
NUMBERS THAT SHOWED ONLY
HUNDREDS OF CLAIMS WOULD BE
IMPACTED BY A B. TWELVE THIRTEEN
ONE POINT SEVEN PERCENT. WOULD
BE IMPACTED EACH YEAR. THE
ASSEMBLY INSURANCE COMMITTEE THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE AND THIS COMMITTEES
ANALYSIS CONCUR WITH MY NUMBERS
. NOW THE OPPOSITION HAS CHANGED
THEIR TUNE. THEIR OWN CALIFORNIA
WORKERS COMPENSATION INSTITUTE
REPORT NOW LIKE KNOWLEDGES THAT
ONLY FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
SEVEN CLAIMS. WOULD BE IMPACTED
ANNUALLY. BUT OUR SERVER FACT
THAT SINCE THAT NUMBER OF PEOPLE
WHO GET CHEATED BY THE SYSTEM IS
SO SMALL. THAT IT'S NOT WORTH
THE COST. AT THIS BILL IT'S NOT
WORTH IDENTIFYING WHO THEY ARE
AND IT'S NOT WORTH THEM GETTING
THE BENEFITS THAT THEY ARE OWED
. THEY'RE SAYING IT'S OKAY FOR
FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN
WORKERS TO JUST SLIP THROUGH THE
CRACKS. I DISAGREE. THOSE ARE
FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN
CALIFORNIANS WHO DESERVE. COULD
NOT JUST SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS
WHO DESERVE TO GET WHAT THEY ARE
OWED THOSE ARE FIVE HUNDRED AND
THIRTY SEVEN CALIFORNIANS BUT IF
WE DO NOTHING FOR WILL STRUGGLE.
WITH PAYING THEIR HOUSE PAYMENTS
WILL STRUGGLE WITH PUTTING FOOD
ON THE TABLE FOR THEIR CHILDREN
AND WILL STRUGGLE WITH PAYING
THEIR UTILITY BILLS. AND WHILE
THEIR OPPONENTS. OTHER ARGUMENT
IS THAT AB TWELVE THIRTEEN WILL
INCREASE THE COST THE CLAIMANT
TESTAMENTS PROCESS AND
INCENTIVIZE APPLICANT ATTORNEYS
TO BRING MORE CASES. I WOULD ASK
THEM. HOW MUCH WILL THIS BILL
INCREASED ITS ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS. INSURERS DON'T HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING EXTRA. INDEPENDENT
MEDICAL REVIEW EXAMINES THE
CASES ARE OVERTURNED I'M JUST
THE NILES ADDITIONALLY THIS IS
WHAT CLAIMS DEPARTMENTS ARE SET
UP TO DO. THIS BILL WOULD JUST
REQUIRE THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT
TEMPORARY DISABILITY IS PAID
CORRECTLY ON FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY
SEVEN CLAIMS. IN ADDITION
APPLICANT APPLICANTS ATTORNEYS
GET THE MEDICAL TREATMENT
DELIVERED TO THE INJURED WORKER
WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL LEGAL
FEES. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY.
CALIFORNIA WORKERS WHO ARE
INJURED ON THE JOB THROUGH NO
FAULT OF THEIR OWN WE'LL GET THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED TO HEAL AND
GET BACK TO WORK. THOSE FIVE
HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN WORKERS
WHO EXPERIENCE UNFAIR DELAYS AND
MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TEMPORARY
DISABILITY PAYMENTS MATTER TO ME
AND THEY SHOULD MATTER TO ALL OF
US THANK YOU. AND TESTIFYING
WITH ME TODAY IS FORMER
ASSEMBLYMEMBER I'LL BURKE TOOK
TO RECALL WHO IS REPRESENTING
THE CALIFORNIA APPLICANTS
ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU
AND WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE OBLIGATORY COMING UP
FOR THE CALIFORNIA UP TO TURN
SOCIAL ISSUES ONE OF A COUPLE OF
POINTS. THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR
OF THE BILL AND FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. TWO THINGS I WANT
TO SAVE IS THE BILL ATTEMPTS TO
ADDRESSING IN. THE ONLY TWO
KINDS OF BENEFITS YOU GET A
WORKERS COOPERATIVE DISABILITY
EMPLOYMENT DISABILITY. AS AS
INDICATED BY THE SERVER TAKE A
YOUR TEMPER DISABILITIES
BENEFITS RUN OUT YOU ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT
DISABILITY TO YOUR CASE IN
ESSENCE CLOSES FOR THIS BILL
TRUMP THE CLOSED BECAUSE A
BRIDGE THAT GAP. THAT'S THE
FIRST AND SECOND I WOULD SAY IN
TERMS OF. COSTS WHAT WE THINK
WILL HAPPEN BILL. IS THAT. U.
MRI ARE ALL OF THE SYSTEMS IN
PLACE TO INSURANCE CARRIERS
EMPLOYERS WILL BE INCENTIVIZED
TO PROVIDE THE TREATMENT FASTER
. AND TO GET THE WORKERS OF. THE
MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ALL THE
BILL TATIAN SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK. THAT
WILL ALTHOUGH SERVICES SHOULD
HAPPEN BUT BEFORE THE END OF
FOUR WEEKS TO RUN OUT THERE FOR
THE COST WILL BE REDUCED.
WITHOUT WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
THE BILL. OF RIGHTS THANK YOU
MISTER TO RECALL ANOTHER WITH.
NO JUST METRES PLEASE COME.
THANK MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS SUPER
ON BEHALF OF THE CALL PREFER
FIRE AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
SERVE LOCKS CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
. TERRY MCHALE WITH ERIN REED
ASSOCIATES REPRESENTING POOR
ACTING CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL
IN CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THIRTEEN BIRD ASKED WE-
FOR. ALL RIGHT AND- JUST A NOW A
OFFICIALLY IS THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR ANYONE WISHING TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM WE
JUST HEARD SOME THERE'S ANYONE
ELSE COME FORWARD- SEE NONE WILL
MOVE TO A POSITION AT THIS TIMES
ARE. A PRIMARY OPPOSITION
WITNESS WHO'S COMPORT. MISTER
CHEN MEMBER STATE FOR JUST ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF JOINT POWERS
AUTHORITIES HERE TODAY AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION OF AB
TWELVE THIRTEEN. AND COMPLIANCE
WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE ALL
EMPLOYERS IN CLAIMS
ADMINISTRATORS ARE REQUIRED TO
HAVE A UTILIZATION REVIEW
PROGRAM. YOU ARE TAKES PLACE IN
A TIGHTLY REGULATED ENVIRONMENT
EVERY CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR AND
YOUR PROVIDER IS AUDITED
FREQUENTLY TO REVIEW THEIR
PERFORMANCE AUDIT SCORES ARE
PUBLIC AND COMPLIANCE ERRORS ARE
MET WITH STEEP FINANCIAL
PENALTIES. AN INJURED WORKER
THEIR PHYSICIAN FOR THEIR
ATTORNEY COULD TRIGGER
INDEPENDENT MEDICAL REVIEW TO
APPEAL YOU ARE DECISIONS. AND
TWENTY NINETEEN THE CALIFORNIA
WORKERS COMPENSATION INSTITUTE
PUBLISHED A REPORT USING THE TOP
LAW FIRMS IDENTIFIED IN YOUR
DATA WHICH SHOWED THAT SOME
ATTORNEYS SUBMITTED NEARLY ALL
OF THEIR CLIENTS TREATMENT
DENIALS OR MODIFICATIONS TO I AM
ARE. ARE CONCERNED WITH THIS
BILL IS THE INCENTIVE IT CREATES
TO SEND ALL YOU ARE DENIALS TO I
AM ARE IN A VERY SLIM CHANCE
THAT INJURED WORKERS ARE AWARDED
ADDITIONAL TV. THIS EXTENDS THE
CLAIMS RESOLUTION PROCESS BY
WEEKS A SHARED POINT OF
FRUSTRATION FOR EMPLOYERS AN
INJURED WORKERS. ACCORDING TO
THE RECENT CWC AYE ANALYSIS OF
THIS BILL. RICK EXAMINED A THREE
YEARS OF CLAIMS DATA LESS THAN
1% OF CLAIMS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE THE TV INCREASE PROPOSED
BY THE BILL. YET ALL CLAIMS
ADMINISTRATORS WOULD INCUR
SIGNIFICANT COSTS TO DEVELOP AND
MAINTAIN AUTOMATION AND
PROGRAMMING SYSTEMS AS WELL AS
FUNDING MANUAL ADMINISTRATION TO
TRACK YOUR DENIAL I AM OUR
DETERMINATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT
TREATMENT AUTHORIZATION TO
CALCULATE THE ADDITIONAL TV.
THERE IS A DECADE OF DATA
DEMONSTRATING A VERY SMALL
NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS THAT
CONTINUE TO PRESCRIBE TREATMENT
THAT'S OUTSIDE OF ESTABLISHED
MEDICAL GUIDELINES THAT DRIVES
DISPUTED TREATMENTS. EIGHTY NINE
DOCTORS ACCOUNT 440% OF DISPUTED
TREATMENTS. THIS BILL REINFORCES
THOSE MODELS USED BY A SMALL
NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS AND
ATTORNEYS TO BECAUSE THE OVER
USE OF IMR AND DISPUTE YOU. ARE
DESPITE YOUR BEING UP HELD OVER
90% THE TIME WE NEEDLESSLY
DELAYS CLAIMS. FOR INJURED
WORKERS. FOR A CLAIMS HANDLING
FROM THE CLAIMS HANDLING
PERSPECTIVE THIS BILL CREATES
ONE MORE LEAST THREAD THAT MAKES
THE CLAIMS PROCESS MORE
COMPLICATED LENGTHY AND FODDER
FOR LITIGATION. THIS PROPOSAL
SHOULD BE REVIEWED AS AN
OVERHAUL TO THE SYSTEM NOT BY
PIECEMEAL OR DISJOINTED MICRO
CHANGES SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE
OPPOSED AB TWELVE THIRTEEN.
THANK YOU NEXT. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
ADJACENT SHELTER HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION ON WORKERS
COMPENSATION- PRISON PUBLIC RISK
INNOVATION SOLUTIONS AND
MANAGEMENT AND ALSO THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY FOR THE
COMMITTEE- THE SAME LETTER THAT
WAS SUBMITTED IN THE FIRST HOUSE
POLICY COMMITTEE WAS SUBMITTED
TO THIS COMMITTEE OUR POSITION
IN FACT HAS NOT CHANGED- MY
TESTIMONY WILL LARGELY MIRROR
WHAT I SAID IN THE FIRST HOUSE
POLICY COMMITTEE. HAS JUST QUICK
POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I THINK
THE AUTHOR AND THE SPONSORS HAVE
IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM IN THE
SYSTEM THAT EXIST- I THINK THE
QUESTION FOR THE COMMITTEE IF
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION SYSTEM. FROM A
SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE IS WHETHER
OR NOT THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE
SOLUTION FOR THAT AND SO I GOT
SOME COMMENTS ON THAT. AT THE
DATA SUGGESTS AS THE AUTHOR-
POINTED OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY
SMALL PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY POINT
3% OF ALL WORKERS COMPENSATION
CLAIMS BOTH ARE APPROACHING THE
HUNDRED AND FOUR WEEKS OF
TEMPORARY DISABILITY AND HAVE A
U. R. DECISION THAT'S BEEN
OVERTURNED BY IMR SO THAT IS A
VERY SMALL PROBLEM. WHICH I
THINK BUT I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU
THAT THAT WOULD AND THEN.
APPLYING A SOLUTION WOULD BE A
LOW COST I THINK THAT'S ALL
FAIR. THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM
WITH THE BILL THE PROBLEM WITH
THE BILL IS THAT IF YOU LOOK AT
WORKERS COMPENSATION FROM A
SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE. AND YOU ASK
WHAT ARE THE INCENTIVES THAT
YOU'RE CREATING WE'RE CONCERNED
THAT THIS BILL WILL CREATE MORE
DELAY FROM ORANGE WORKERS SO
ALLOW ME TO WALK YOU THROUGH
THAT. IF WE'RE ONLY FIXING A
PROBLEM FOR POINT 3% OF INJURED
WORKERS. BUT WE'RE CHANGING THE
SYSTEM FOR EVERYBODY YOU'VE GOT
TO ASK WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
THE MEMBER INDICATED THAT I AM
OR IS THE ONLY RECOURSE AND WE
AGREE WITH THAT FOR PURSUING- A
CHANGE IN THE MEDICAL DECISION
ON YOUR YOU ARE. BUT NOW IT'S
GOING TO BE THE ONLY RECOURSE
FOR PURSUING ADDITIONAL
TEMPORARY DISABILITY BENEFITS.
WE THANK BASED ON THE OUTLOOK
AND A TOURNEY'S PRIOR COMMENTS
ABOUT WHY THEY PURSUE I AM ARE
AS A AS A LEGAL AS A REQUIREMENT
TO AVOID MALPRACTICE AND OTHER
THINGS TO PROPERLY REPRESENT
THEIR CLIENTS. THAT THEY WILL
THEN PURSUE MORE I AM MARK. I AM
OR IS AN EXTREMELY LENGTHY
PROCESS WHICH. EMPLOYERS NGUYEN
ADDED NINETY PER PLUS PERCENT
RATE. SO CONCERN IS THAT YOU'RE
GONNA SOLVE A- FOR. 3% OF
INJURED WORKERS BUT WHAT YOU'RE
GONNA END UP DOING IS CREATING
MORE I AM ARE DRIVING MORE I AM
ARE. THAT MORE THAN POINT THREE
INJURED PERCENT OF INJURED
WORKERS WILL LOSE. THOSE INJURED
WORKERS WILL HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY
MORE. DELAY THAN THE DELAY THAT
YOU'RE RESOLVING. THAT IS OUR
CONCERN WITH THIS- BUT I DO
APPRECIATE. THAT THAT THE
PROBLEM AS IDENTIFIED. BY THE
AUTHOR BUT YOU'VE GOT TO
REMEMBER WORKERS COMPENSATION
THIS IS A SYSTEM WHEN YOU PULL
ON ONE AREA AND PUSH ON ANOTHER
THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES. SO WE'RE
JUST ASKING THIS COMMITTEE TO BE
CAUTIOUS ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES
OF THIS PARTICULAR SOLUTION. AND
THAT WITH THAT WE JUST REGULAR
RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT OUR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU THIS CONCLUDES THE-
PRIMARY OPPOSITION WITNESSES
OTHERS THAT WANT TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION COMPORTED THIS TIME.
I MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS CHRIS
MCKINLEY ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CLAIMS
PROFESSIONALS AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU ANYONE
ELSE IN OPPOSITION IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM THIS IS A B.
TWELVE THIRTEEN SEEN NONE. OF
MODERATOR- ON AB TWELVE THIRTEEN
PLEASE QUEUE UP ANY SPORT IN
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. ON THE
TELECONFERENCE ON AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU. FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO. WE'RE GOING
TO FIRST GO TO LINE. SEVENTEEN
EACH. DAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA WORKERS JUST WITH THE
LINE IN SUPPORT. THE LINE.
THIRTY THAT HAVING COME AFTER
THE CALIFORNIA LEGAL FOOD
PRODUCERS IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. LINE THIRTY ONE YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. MORNING JOURNEY
BEGINNING WITH THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. LINE.
THIRTY TWO. THE MALE LOCKHART WE
HAVE FOR THE CALIFORNIA TRACTION
THE PARKS RECREATION AND
RESPECTFUL. THANK YOU. MISTER
CHAIR THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO
SIGNAL THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU OF WE'RE GONNA BRING
DISCUSSION BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
AT THIS TIME ANY QUESTIONS
COMMENTS OR CONCERNS FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SENATOR
ALSO IS THE COMMON TO THE AUTHOR
I AM. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
WAY YOU DESCRIBE THE IMPACT. NOT
ONLY OF THE CURRENT SYSTEM BUT
OF YOUR BILL I THINK TOO OFTEN.
WE GET CAUGHT UP SO MUCH IN THE
WEEDS OF IT THAT WE DON'T STICK
TAKE A STEP BACK AND REALLY
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE IMPACT IS ON
EVERY INDIVIDUAL- AND HOLLY ARE
HURT. LITTLE IN FIGURE HURT BY
THE PROCESS SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU BUT HE INTO THE AUTHOR I
WOULD JUST SAY HAVE- WORKED IN
THIS- WORKER'S COMP SPACE A
LITTLE BIT OVER MY TWO AND A
HALF YEARS HERE I COMMEND YOU
FOR. WADING INTO THIS- AND ONE
THING IN PARTICULAR I WOULD
AGREE WITH WHAT THE OPPOSITION
IS THAT- THESE HIGH END END UP
END UP BEING RELATIVELY
TECHNICAL AND COMPLEX ISSUES
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WHEN IT COMES
OPPOSITION- IN OPPOSITION
ARGUMENTS SO OF COURSE YOU KNOW
WE ALWAYS. ENCOURAGE CONTINUE TO
TRY TO WORK WITH THEM BUT- YOU
KNOW I THINK- I'VE BEEN
DISAPPOINTED MYSELF IN SOME OF
THE LEGISLATION I'VE RUN WITH
WHAT SEEMS LIKE AT TIMES YOU
KNOW A LACK OF EMPATHY FOR
REALLY. THE CORE OF WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO GET TO WHICH IS MAKING
SURE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE. A
DISABLED THAT OR HAVE BEEN
STRUGGLING FROM- SEVERE
CONDITIONS. OF PHYSICAL
SOMETIMES MENTAL. I'M HERE WHICH
IS TALKING ABOUT THE REAL BREATH
OF WHAT GOES ON IN WORKERS COMP-
YOU SOMETIMES PUT THROUGH AN
EXTRAORDINARY BURDEN- WHILE
THEY'RE IN THE CONDITION. OF
JUSTIFYING- THEIR OWN REMEDIES
IN THE REMEDIES OF THE SYSTEM
ITSELF AND- YOU KNOW THAT I SO
FROM. NOT JUST A WORKER
STANDPOINT BUT FROM A
HUMANITARIAN STANDPOINT DOES NOT
TO SAY THAT THE OPPOSITION IS.
IS CALLOUS TO THAT OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT BUT YOU KNOW IT IT
SURE WOULD BE GREAT- TO SEE- A
LITTLE MORE EMPATHY IN THESE
DISCUSSIONS TO THE FACT THAT THE
THESE ARE HUMAN BEINGS THAT-
EVAN SOME CASES. REALLY AND
SOMETIMES LITERALLY BEEN DRIVEN
INTO THE GROUND BEFORE THEY GET
INTO THE CONDITION WERE- THEY
HAVE TO MAKE A CLAIM LIKE THIS
IN THE FIRST PLACE SO- SO WITH
THAT'LL BE SUPPORTING THE BILL
INCOME WAS TO WANT GIVEN
OPPORTUNITY CLOSE AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR IDOL.
GREAT THANK YOU DO WE HAVE A
MOTION ON. THIS BILL SO MOVE
MOVE BUDDIES CENTER SMALL CUEVAS
AND MARCY CISTICOLA ROLLED THIS
TIME. FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AB
TWELVE THIRTEEN THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSED BUT FIRST REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
SENATOR CORTEZ HE PRETENDS THE
ICE SENATOR WILK SENATOR DORADO.
RAZA AYE SENATOR LAYERED SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS NINE SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS HI THIS BILL IS ON CALM
CURRENTLY HAS THREE AYE VOTES.
ALL RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE BEEN
OPPOSED TO GET A COURSE BUT THE
BELIEVE IT OR FOR THE- MEMBERS-
I AM GOING TO MAKE HE-
ANNOUNCEMENT RIGHT NOW THAT'S
PROBABLY GOING TO DISAPPOINT MR
FOUR AND MR. BUT IS PROBABLY
GONNA MAKE MR UMBERG HAPPY-
CENTER HAMBURG. SERUM I KNOW THE
SOME LOGISTICAL ISSUES- WE CAN
SOLVE BUT HAVING YOU GO FORWARD
AT THIS TIME IN- I'M GONNA GO
AHEAD AND CALL YOU. A TO TESTIFY
IF YOU'RE READY AND WE WILL GO
RIGHT BACK TO FOLLOW ORDER IN
STICK WITH THE ORDER AFTER THAT
SO WE'RE TAKING FILE ITEM
FOURTEEN BUT THEN WE GO BACK TO
TEN FOR A- ELEVEN POINT- TWELVE
SCHIAVO. IN AGAIN APOLOGIZED FOR
IN BUT- OBVIOUSLY- ALL THESE
BILLS ARE POORLY CAMINO. TO
PRESENT NOW. WELL THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR- AND THANK YOU TO
ALL YOUR STAFF OF PARTICULAR
MILES FOR ASSISTING US WITH THIS
VERY IMPORTANT MEASURE IN THANK
YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA AND FLOOR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ACCOMMODATION
I APPRECIATE THAT- EARED PRESENT
S. C. A. SEVEN THE RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE IN NEGOTIATE STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT IS
APPROPRIATE IS A STATEMENT OF
OUR- VALUES THAT THAT CERTAIN
ITEMS BE INCORPORATED IN THE
CONSTITUTION WE'VE RECENTLY DONE
THAT WITH REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
AND WHAT THIS DOES IS IT THIS
INCORPORATES IN OUR CONSTITUTION
ASSUMING. THAT THE VOTERS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA- BELIEVE IT
AS I DO THAT THE RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE AND NEGOTIATE IT IS AND
SHOULD BE A CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHT- CALIFORNIA HAS A LONG
HISTORY OF UPHOLDING AND
PROTECTING WORKERS RIGHTS TO
ORGANIZE NEGOTIATE IMPROVE WAGES
WORKING CONDITIONS. THE QUALITY
OF LIFE- UNIONS. HELP IMPROVE
THE CONDITIONS OF THE WORKING
PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA THEY HELP
TO REDUCE INCOME INEQUALITY-
THEY PROVIDE FOR SAFER
WORKPLACES. BOB IN THIS IS NOW
AN ISSUE OF NATIONWIDE IMPORT.
SADLY THERE ARE STATES THAT
BASICALLY ARE ANTAGONISTIC TO
WORKERS RIGHTS OF THE BEEN QUITE
A NUMBER OF THEM FACT TENNESSEE
RECENTLY BECAME THE TENTH STATE
TO. INCORPORATE INTO ITS
CONSTITUTIONAL INTO INTO ITS
CONSTITUTION ANTI WORKER
PROVISIONS FIVE STATES HAVE GONE
THE OTHER WAY AND CALIFORNIA
SHOULD BE AMONG THOSE WHO
PROTECT IS A CONSTITUTIONAL.
AMENDMENT THE RIGHT OF WORKERS
TO ORGANIZE AND TO COLLECTIVELY
BARGAIN- WE HAVE TAKEN SOME
AMENDMENTS TO RESOLVE SOME OF
THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED
IN TERMS OF AMBIGUITIES- IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT- THAT AND
I'LL NOW READ IT VERBATIM SO
THAT THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY THAT
IT. AS TO- SECTION ONE POINT
FIVE- B. ALL CALIFORNIANS HAVE
THE RIGHT TO JOIN A UNION AND TO
NEGOTIATE WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS
THROUGH THEIR LEGALLY CHOSEN
REPRESENTATIVE. WE HAVE STRUCK.
FOR STRICKEN THE LANGUAGE IN THE
RIGHT SO IT NOW READS. THROUGH
THEIR LEGALLY CHOSE
REPRESENTATIVE TO PROTECT THEIR
ECONOMIC WELL BEING AND SAFETY
AT WORK WE'VE ALSO ADDED THE
PHRASE LEGISLATURE SHALL PROVIDE
FOR THE ENFORCEMENT THESE RIGHTS
SO THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT.
FOLKS ORGAN- ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
FOR EXAMPLE PRISONERS ORGANIZING
THE LEGISLATURE CAN CIRCUMSCRIBE
THOSE RIGHTS SO THAT IF WE
SHOULD SO CHOOSE TO- LIMIT THE
PRISONERS RIGHT TO ORGANIZE WE
CAN DO SO- I'M PLEASED TO HAVE.
PRESENT OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
HERE WITH US MISTER ANDREW
MEREDITH AND FOR TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS SCOTT. CROWN LAND ON
TURNEY WITH THE STATE BUILDING
TRADES SO. WITH THAT IF I COULD
TURN OVER TO MR MEREDITH THE
SUMMER IS OVER HERE WOULD YOU
PREFER TO SIT DOWN OR USE THE
PODIUM. FOR THANK YOU THE ONLY.
FIVE STAR. ALL OF. THESE IT
GIVES GET ARRESTED SO. SO
DISOBEDIENCE THANK GOD IT'S HERE
SENATOR. THE RECORD ON THE GOING
TO IN WHETHER OR NOT THAT EXIST
ON MY- RECORD. BUT I WANT TO
FIRST ALL HE DID IN THE SO
YOU'RE OKAY VICE THOUGHT. WERE
FIRST THING WATER FOR START
THINKING SENATOR. IN THE MEMBER
OF THE SKY. OFFER HERE THIS IS
TODAY ONE OF. OR OFFER SENATORS
UMBERG FIRST HER WORK ON BEHALF
OF THIS CALL. AMENDMENT AND THE
VAST- ARRAY OF SUPER THAT WE'VE
ALREADY ALIGNED BEHALF OF THIS.
THIS THIS JUST BECAUSE IN THE
STATE OF. I WANT TO TALK BRIEFLY
ABOUT Y. AN ORGANIZATION OF
BUILDING TRADES MEMBERS WE
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO TAKE UP. AND I
WANT TO DIVERT QUICKLY TO A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY PERSONAL
BACKGROUND I GREW UP AS SOME OF
YOU ON THE COMMITTEE NO IN A
RELATIVELY POOR ENVIRONMENT
THERE WERE TIMES DURING MY
CHILDHOOD WERE CHRISTMASES WERE
SMALL. WERE WORK OPPORTUNITIES
FOR MY OF MY MOTHER WHO WAS
SINGLE HAD TIMES DURING MY
CHILDHOOD- WORK OPPORTUNITIES
WERE LOW AND WE STRUGGLED AS A
FAMILY WHAT PROVIDED US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT OURSELVES UP
OUT OF THAT SITUATION WHEN MY
MOTHER WAS A SINGLE MOM WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AS A UNION
TEAMSTER. AT PHARMACEUTICAL
DISTRIBUTION CENTER RIGHT HERE
IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO
CALLED- MCKESSON PHARMACEUTICALS
DOT JOB. COMPLETELY TRANSFORM
THE TRAJECTORY OF MY HOUSEHOLD
AS A TEENAGER ELEVATED MY MOTHER
TO A HOMEOWNER PROVIDED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO. TO DO
THINGS AS A FAMILY THAT WE WERE
NOT DOING PRIOR TO THAT. AS A
FORMER APPRENTICE ELECTRICIAN I
CAN TELL YOU GETTING INTO THE I.
B. E. W. ALSO HAD A
TRANSFORMATIVE EFFECT. ON MY
TRAJECTORY AS A AS A YOUNG
WORKING PERSON MY WIFE AND I
WERE ABLE TO BUY OUR FIRST HOME
AND HAVE ECONOMIC SECURITY.
BECAUSE OF MY OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN THE UNION. HAS THE HEAD OF
THE STATE BUILDING TRADES I WANT
THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY
WORKER IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. NOT JUST IN THE
CONSTRUCTION TRADES BUT IN EVERY
SINGLE WORKPLACE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. FROM FARMWORKERS TO
TEACHER. TO WAREHOUSE WORK. WE
WANT OUR- FOR A CALL. TO HAVE
THE RIGHT TO JOIN THE UNION HAVE
THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVELY
BARGAIN WITH THEIR EMPLOYER.
SADLY THIS CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENT
AMENDMENT IS NOT THE FIRST IN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
THERE ARE OTHER STATES THAT HAVE
BEATEN CALIFORNIA. TO THROUGH
THE PROCESS OF CODIFYING THESE
RIGHTS IN THE CONSTITUTION. THE
STATE OF HAWAII THE STATE OF NEW
YORK THE STATE OF ILLINOIS IS
RECENTLY EVEN. THE RIGHT TO WORK
STATE. OF MISSOURI HOW SOME
RIGHTS CODIFIED IN THEIR OWN
CONSTITUTION WHAT WE'RE ASKING
THIS COMMITTEE TO DO IS TO
PRIORITIZE THE RIGHTS OF
CALIFORNIANS. AND ENSHRINE THOSE
IN THE CONSTITUTION FOR THAT
THERE SHALL BE NO ACTION TAKEN
FOR LEGISLATIVE PROCESS THAT
DOES NOT INVOLVE THE VOTERS OF
CALIFORNIA. THE STRIP THOSE
RIGHTS AWAY FROM WORKERS THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SECOND WITH THIS
PLEASE. MISTER COLLINS HERE FOR
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS GOT IT OKAY-
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS SUPPORT ON THE
BILL. I THOUGHT THERE MIGHT BE.
WELCOME VISITOR NUMBERS AMONG
DEMOCRATS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION WORSE BUT PROUD
TO SPONSOR THIS MEASURE IN
STRONGLY OR DRIVE OUT. CENTER
FOR ON BEHALF OF SEIU CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT. NAVNEET PRAYER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. SACRAMENTO ME OUT FOR
THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONFERENCE
OF OPERATING ENGINEERS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR
DOUG SERVERS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON TAYLOR THOMPSON ON
BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
ELAINE KUNDA LAKIS IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. REMARKABLY HALF CFT
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANYONE
ELSE ARRAY WILL MOVED TO
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME. WELCOME
TO HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES OF
COURSE MISTER TURN MEMBERS
COURTNEY JENSEN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO
THIS MEASURE. WE HAVE THE UTMOST
RESPECT FOR THE AUTHOR AND
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATIONS WE
HAVE HAD WITH HIM ON THIS
MEASURE OUR GOAL CONTINUES TO BE
UNDERSTANDING THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF THIS BILL
PARTICULARLY REGARDING EXTENDING
UNIONIZATION RIGHTS TO POSITIONS
CURRENTLY EXCLUDED UNDER THE
NLRA. INCLUDING SUPERVISORS AND
MANAGERS AND WITH THE LANGUAGE
AND- SUBDIVISION C. OF THE BILL
C. RESTRICTS ANY LAW THAT COULD
QUOTE INTERFERE WITH NEGATE OR
DIMINISH THE RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES
WE ARE CONCERNED THAT COULD HAVE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FOR A
NUMBER OF STATUES AND STATUTES
AND BECAUSE OF THE RETROACTIVE
NATURE OF THE MEASURE. IT MAY
POSSIBLY AND ALL FIVE BILLS
BUDGET DECISIONS AND BALLOT
INITIATIVES ADOPTED THIS YEAR
AND NEXT JUST ONE EXAMPLE WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT- CONCERN THIS
LANGUAGE WILL PROHIBIT NECESSARY
STATE AND LOCAL BUDGET ACTIONS
THAT REDUCE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
SUCH AS CURRENT BUDGET PROPOSALS
TO CLOSE SEVERAL STATE PRISONS
AND FACILITIES WITHIN PRISONS.
ELIMINATION OF IMPLANT POSITIONS
OBVIOUSLY ELIMINATES THE ABILITY
OF THOSE WORKERS TO ORGANIZE AND
BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY THEY'RE
FURTHER POTENTIAL IMPACTS A LOT
OUTLINED IN OUR LETTER
RESPECTFULLY WE CONTINUE TO
OPPOSE THIS MEASURE AND AS THE
BILL MOVES FORWARD WE LOOK
FORWARD TO. FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR
AND SPONSOR THANK. THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIRMAN AND MAY OF THE
AT THE TOP CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY.
SERVICEMEN BECAUSE RECENTLY AS
LAST NIGHT- WANTED TO ENTERTAIN
US TO AND MEET WITH US OUR
CONCERNS ARE SIMILAR TO THE
CHAMBERS BUT- DUE TO THE
LANGUAGE- THINKING THAT IT
PROHIBITS ANYTHING THAT WOULD
DIMINISH AGAIN DIMINISH THE
RIGHTS TO ORGANIZE A
COLLECTIVELY BARGAINED. COULD BE
INTERPRETED TO REQUIRE THAT
HOUSING PROJECTS CANNOT BE
APPROVED UNLESS THEY ARE BUILT
WITH UNION LABOR. ON THE
APPROVAL OF HOUSING PROJECTS
INVOLVES A VERY VERY COMPLICATED
PROCESS ADOPTION OF LOCAL
ORDINANCES. SUCH AS ZONING
ORDINANCE AND BUILDING CODES
WHICH ARE ADOPTED AGAIN LOCALLY
BY ORDINANCE SUCH A REQUIREMENT
WOULD BE ACTUALLY HACKSAW
HOUSING KILLER. AND FOR THE MOST
PART MISTER CHAMBERS THAT'S THE
BASIS OF OUR- ISSUES WITH THE
BILL- TIMBRE LOOKING FOR THAT
POINT TO BE CLARIFIED AND
RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT OUR
OPPOSITION. TO THEIR FOR IT
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY
FURTHER OTHERS IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM WHO WISH TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION YOU CAN COME. FOR
NAME AFFILIATION. YEAH GOOD
MORNING MISTER TURNER MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE I'M ALL OF WESTERN
ASSOCIATION RAW THOSE THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. A GOOD MORNING WITH
CIGAR CO THE COAT GROCERS. ALSO
OPPOSED THANK YOU. MISTER CAR TO
TEARS HAVE THE CALL CONGENERS IN
JUSTICE QUESTION ACROSS A AND
THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ENGINEERING
COMPANIES CALIFORNIA IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING DURING THE JOHNS WITH
THIS CALIFORNIA'S ADMINISTRATORS
AND RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. GOOD
MORNING VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ
VANESSA MARKS FROM BEHALF THE
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS CALIFORNIAN
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION THANK YOU
THANK YOU. BUT CERTAIN
RESTAURANTS SO. ENOUGH AS PART
OF THE COALITION AND LOOKING FOR
CLARITY THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
BUT SEE NO OTHER OPPOSITION
TESTIMONY IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM
WE'RE GONNA GO TO TELECONFERENCE
OPERATOR AND ASK THE OPERATOR.
TO BRING UP S. C. A. SEVEN- ANY
OPPOSITION IN SUPPORT ON THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE AT THIS TIME
THANK YOU. ANYONE WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO ONE THIRTY
THREE. IMMATURE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WE COSTA WITH THE SHEET
METAL AIR RAIL AND
TRANSPORTATION WORKERS STRUCK
THE PATIENT'S HEART PD AND SCORE
. NOW GO TO BY. THIRTY SEVEN.
PARDON ME TOO MOMENT- LINE
THIRTY SEVEN YEAR NO OPEN. BUT
HAVING COME AFTER THE LEGAL FOOD
PRODUCERS IN OPPOSITE THANK YOU
. LINE THIRTY FIVE. RIGHT ALLAIN
ON BEHALF OF THE- HE SAYS IN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. PINE
THIRTY ONE. GOOD AFTERNOON
JOHNNY CLEANING WITH THE LEGAL
CAL CITIES WITH THE CONCERNS
THAT SHOULDN'T LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE VIEWING BUT THE NUMBER.
PINE THIRTY FOUR. MITCHELL
WARSAW ON BEHALF OF THE OF AND
TONY PROPOSED FUNDS INTO FOUR.
WHY. EIGHTEEN LAWRENCE WITH THE
MANUFACTURES TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATE RESPECT. LINE THIRTY
EIGHT. NATALIE ABOUT TO BECOME
BUSINESS ROUND RISK OPPOSE.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE. ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU MOTOR GONNA BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE AT THIS TIME AND
LOOK FOR ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS
OR CONCERNS I SEE SOONER ALSO WE
SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED THANK YOU
THANK YOU MR THANK YOU TO THE
AUTHOR- I THINK THIS IS. AN IDEA
THAT I NEVER EVEN OCCURRED TO
ME. I'VE LIVED MY ENTIRE LIFE AS
AN ORGANIZER IN THE WORKPLACE ON
WHETHER REGARDLESS OF THE KINDS
OF WORKERS BUT- I DON'T THINK
ANYBODY REALLY UNDERSTANDS
UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN IN THOSE
KINDS OF SITUATIONS. I HAVE GONE
THROUGH HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF
ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS WERE A
BASIC FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM. IS
NOT RESPECTED AND THAT LEADS TO
PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE
BASICS THAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR
FAMILIES AND FOR MEN AND WOMEN
TO BE DENIED SUCH A BASIC
FREEDOM IN THE WORKPLACE. TO SAY
I WANT TO COLLECTIVELY.
NEGOTIATE OVER THIS WORKING
CONDITION- IT'S PRETTY SHOCKING
IN THE COUNTRY AS GREAT AS THE
UNITED STATES IT ALWAYS HIT ME
LIKE HOW COULD WE HAVE THIS
INCREDIBLE NATION OF FREEDOMS
BUT YET IN THE WORKPLACE MEN AND
WOMEN ARE SCARED TO DEATH.
SCARED TO DEATH THE STAND UP FOR
BASIC THINGS LIKE HEALTH CARE OR
A BETTER WAGE- JUST HEALTH AND
SAFETY ISSUES. SO I REALLY
GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU DOING
THIS AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE
THE- BUILDING TRADES FOR
STANDING UP ON THIS ISSUE
BECAUSE- IT SHOWS THAT. OUR
NATION CANNOT BE GREAT CANNOT BE
TRULY FREE IF IN THE WORKPLACE
THERE IS SUCH- HIGH LEVELS AND
P. VALENT LEVELS OF INTIMIDATION
AMONG STOP PEOPLE SO THANK YOU.
I JUST WANNA ALSO ECHOED MY
COLLEAGUES SENTIMENTS AND TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS AND ALL OF THAT COALITION
THE BUILDING TRADES BUT ALSO ALL
OF THE COALITIONS THAT. ARE
STAND IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND AS
YOU WERE SPEAKING I THOUGHT
ABOUT MY TIME ON AN ORGANIZING
LARGE SCALE ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN
IN THIS WORKER A NIKAH. AND I
WENT TO VISIT HER IN SHE WAS
WASHING HER SYRINGES OUT IN HER
SINK. HE WAS DIABETIC. AND SHE
WAS ORGANIZING AND WE WERE ON
OUR WAY TO A RALLY- AND I WAS
VERY WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS IS
WHAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY THE
SYRINGES I DON'T HAVE HEALTH
CARE. THIS IS BEFORE ALL OF THE
WORK AROUND OBAMACARE- AND SHE-
YOU KNOW IT. IT WAS SUCH A
MATTER OF FACT THING FOR HER BUT
IT JUST STRUCK ME. HOW MUCH
COURAGE IN THE SHE HAD TO GO OUT
THERE TO FIGHT TO SAY THAT SHE
DESERVED TO HAVE. A FAIR
CONTRACT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME
CONTROL OVER HER WAGES AND
WORKING CONDITIONS AND AS A
DIABETIC TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
TO HAVE HEALTH CARE WHEN SHE WAS
WORKING I MEAN AT THE TIME SHE
WAS HAVING TO WORK A LOT OF-
SHIPS. IN THIS VERY BAD JOB SO
THIS BILL IS REALLY FOR A NIKA-
INFOR SO MANY WORKERS LIKE HER-
I'M- AT. ITS IS ALSO A SHAME
THAT WE HAVE YOU KNOW JUST
UNIONS IN THIS ROOM- BECAUSE-
WHEN WORKERS DO WELL OUR
COMMUNITIES TO WELL. WE BUY MORE
HOMES. WE ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE
MORE GOODS. WERE BE ABLE TO
INVEST IN OUR CHILDREN'S
EDUCATION WE ARE WE DON'T HAVE
HOMES THERE WAS A STUDY THAT
SHOWED THAT UNIONIZED WORKERS.
VIED ONE OF THE STRONGEST
DEFENSES AGAINST DISPLACEMENT
AND HOMELESSNESS THAN L. A.
COUNTY UP BECAUSE THEY CAN
AFFORD. TO PAY FOR THEIR
HOUSING- SO THIS. IS VERY
IMPORTANT. A BILL IS ESSENTIAL
TO. NOT JUST THE WORKERS WHO
WANT TO UNIONIZE BUT TO OUR
WHOLE SOCIETY TO OUR WHOLE STATE
- TO TURN OUR ECONOMY RIGHT SIDE
UP SO THAT THE MOST VULNERABLE
WORKERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY- SO
I'M- SO HAPPY THAT YOU'RE
BRINGING THIS AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING THIS BILL AND
MOVING THE MOTION AND THE TIME
IS RIGHT. THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- I AM. COULD MAKE A
QUICK COMMENT BUT I HAVE A
QUESTION GOING BACK TO SOME OF
THE OPPOSITION BROUGHT UP- MIGHT
MY- PERSONAL I'M- A CO AUTHOR
PRO CO AUTHOR OF THE C. SEVEN-
THE REASON FOR THAT IS- PART OF
IT IS MY OWN LIVED EXPERIENCE
AS- THE UNION FRIENDLY. BUSINESS
PERSON THE UNIT FROM THE BUILDER
AT ONE POINT IN MY PER CORNER
UNIT MEMBER AT ONE POINT IN MY
PRIOR PRIOR CAREER CAREER. BUT
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT I
THINK YOU KNOW WE ALL BRING WITH
US IN TERMS OF INFORMING. YOU
KNOW HOW WE GO SOMETIMES ON
THESE KINDS OF ISSUES- FOR ME-
IT'S ACTUALLY HARD TO BELIEVE IT
IN SOME SENSE IN IN MAYBE THAT'S
JUST BECAUSE- I HAVE A FEW. OF
MILES ON MY ODOMETER GOING BACK
TO MY FIRST UNION JOB AT
SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD- IT'S HARD
TO BELIEVE THAT STILL IN
CALIFORNIA- THE RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE ISN'T ENSHRINED AT THE
DOESN'T MEAN. YOU KNOW THE
MANDATE- TO BE UNIONIZED- AS FAR
AS I KNOW ANY OTHER MANDATE OR
NO PLAYER OTHER THAN. TO DO. AND
I DON'T WANT TO TAKE LIBERTIES
WITH THE BUILT WITH WITH THE
BILL WITH. THIS WHOLE ISSUE BUT-
THE IDEA THAT- WHAT SHOULD BE
ENSHRINED IS VISIBLE IS LABOR
PEACE THE RIGHT FOR PEOPLE TO
PEACEFULLY ORGANIZE- IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I THINK
WE'VE ALL OVER THE YEARS DONE SO
MANY INCREMENTAL THINGS TO TRY
TO CREATE THAT WHETHER IT BE.
KARCHER COURT OR OTHER KINDS OF
ISSUES SAID- YOU KNOW TRY TO
MAKE IT. IS FRIENDLY A PROCESS
AS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN. YOU KNOW HERE WE
ARE IN TWENTY TWENTY THREE YOU
KNOW HAVING A DEBATE AS TO
WHETHER THAT JUST A FUNDAMENTAL
RIGHT- YOU KNOW TO GET TOGETHER
AND MAKE MAKE A DECISION DO WE
WANT A UNION OR NOT- IS STILL ON
THE TABLE. I DON'T THINK IT
SHOULD BE I THINK IT SHOULD JUST
BE- FRANKLY A MINIMUM THRESHOLD-
AND I DO THINK IN TERMS OF
OPPOSITION OF RESPECT- THE
POSITION THAT THE OPPOSITION IS
IT IN AND PEOPLE TRYING TO
PROTECT BUSINESS MODELS THAT. IN
SOME CASE OF LOWER WAGES THAN
THAN WHAT WE SEE IN IN THE
UNIONIZED ENVIRONMENT. BUT AT A
THINK IT'S I DON'T THINK IT'S A
GOOD ARGUMENT TO SAY- LET'S.
BLOCK THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE IN
ORDER TO PROTECT OUR LOW WAGE
STRUCTURE I THINK THE PLACE TO
TRY TO. STRIKE A DEAL ON WAGES
IS AT THE BARGAINING TABLE- BUT
THAT REQUIRES A RIGHT TO
ORGANIZE IN THE FIRST PLACE IN
AND WHATEVER HAPPENS HAPPENS- SO
THAT'S THAT'S MY TWO CENTS- ON
THAT. BUT ONE CONCERN I DO HAVE
AND I KNOW YOU SHARE THE CENTER
OF PER UNIT I WORKED ON. SOME
LEGISLATION EARLY IN THIS- IN
THIS SESSION- VERY COOPERATIVELY
THE TWO COMMITTEES HAD TO COME
TO SOME CONSENSUS. IN WHAT WE
HEARD TODAY WAS IN IN IN THAT
BILL HAD AN URGENCY CLAUSE IN
THE BILL GUT- TO THE GOVERNOR'S
DESK SIGNED INTO LAW IT BRIDGE
THE DIVIDE BETWEEN MANAGEMENT
AND LABOR. MANAGEMENT LABOR CAME
FORWARD AND SAID. YOU KNOW GOOD
JOB AT A BOY- I DON'T ANYBODY
WANTS TO SEE. SOMETHING LIKE
THAT- INCLUDING YOU AND I AM. BY
ACROSS. AMENDMENT CAN YOU SPEAK
TO THE BECAUSE A YOU KNOW I
THINK THERE'S PROBABLY A GENUINE
CONCERN THERE WE'VE HEARD FROM
PEOPLE- THIS IS GONNA HURT WHAT
HAPPENED YOU KNOW THREE MONTHS
AGO FOUR MONTHS AGO OR LAST
SESSION CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT
PLEASE. HELP TO THE EXTENT THAT
WE'RE GONNA ALLOW THE VOTERS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO VOTE ON
THIS CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENT- IT
REALLY DOES IT IN BODIES IN THE
CONSTITUTION WHAT IS. FOR THE
MOST PART EXISTING LAW IN
CALIFORNIA SO TO THE EXTENT
THERE'S AN EXISTING LAW THAT MAY
ONLINE SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY
EXISTENCE. MIGHT EXPECTATIONS
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN TESTED
SOMEWHERE IN THE COURT OF BUT
IT'S CLEARLY NOT. OUR INTENT TO
UNWIND SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY
HAPPENED THIS IS PROSPECTIVE. SO
I WOULD EXPECT THAT THAT WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION-
I REALIZE THAT THE FOLKS WHO ARE
CONCERNED AND LEGITIMATELY
CONCERNED HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK
AT THE AMENDMENTS THE AMENDMENTS
ARE. FRESH OFF THE PRESS- BUT WE
DID. TAKE HEED OF THE FACT THAT
BY INCLUDING A RIGHT FOR
EXAMPLE- TO NOT JUST TO ORGANIZE
TOUCHES TO COLLECTIVELY BARGAIN.
BUT ALSO- WHAT SOME MIGHT HAVE
CONSTRUED AS IS A RIGHT TO
SOMEHOW PROTECT THEIR ECONOMIC
INTERESTS MAY. THE A BIT
CONFUSING SO WE STRUCK THAT- AND
I'M THIS IS THIS IS A JOURNEY-
WE'VE GOT A WAY TO GO BEFORE WE
EVEN LET THE VOTERS VOTE UPON IT
SO WILL WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR BORDER WORK
IN YOU KNOW KNOWING YOUR WORK
AND KNOWING. WHAT A STICKER YOU
ARE IN IN MANY WAYS FOR. MAKING
SURE THAT LEGISLATION TODAY IS
NOT DOES NOT RETROACTIVELY
IMPACT PEOPLE WHO RELIED ON THE
PREVIOUS- FRAMEWORK THAT WE WERE
OPERATING AND I KNOW THAT I KNOW
THAT ABOUT YOU I KNOW YOU KEEP
WORKING ON THAT ISSUE TO
WHATEVER EXCESS NECESSARY SO- I
AM FULLY SUPPORTIVE. AS I SAID
AND- IF WE HAVE A MOTION WE CAN.
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ITEM. THE
MOVE SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS IN
GLASSES AND TAKE THE ROLE. FILE
NUMBER FOURTEEN S. C. A. SEVEN
THE MOTION IS BE ADOPTED AS
AMENDED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
ELECTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS. SENATOR CORTEZ HE
PRETENDS THE ICE AND- WILL GO
WELL CAMINO SENATOR DRAWS OUT.
DURAZO ICE SENATOR LAYERED
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS AYE THIS BILL
IS ON CALL. ON CALL AND AS THREE
AYE VOTES. HAS ENOUGH VOTES
THANK YOU MISTER THANK YOU FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
THANK YOU WE APPRECIATE ALL THE
STAFF WORK ON THIS BILL ON THIS
PARTICULAR MEASURES WILL ALSO
THANK YOU WERE GOING TO COME
BACK TO. THE FILE ORDER AND GET
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR A PERIOD OF
PAULA JONES FOR. THE
INCONVENIENCE BUT ALSO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE THIS IS FILE
ITEM TEN ON ORIGIN AB TWELVE
FIFTY FOUR. THANK YOU. NO
PROBLEM AT ALL THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS I AM PROUD. TO
PRESENT AB TWELVE FIFTY FOUR IN
AN EFFORT TO PICK CALIFORNIA
FIREFIGHTERS ARE CAL FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS A MORE REASONABLE
AND COMPETITIVE WAGE. THIS BILL
SEEKS BRING PARITY AN
APPROPRIATE CONVERSATION FOR
STATE FIREFIGHTERS AB TWELVE
FIFTY FOUR WILL PROVIDE SOME
WAGE PARITY THAT AIMS TO ACHIEVE
THE GOALS. ARTICULATED IN THE
LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND
DECLARATIONS REGARDING
RECRUITMENT AND ASSIST CAL FIRE
IN MEETING THE NEEDS. OF THE
STATE DURING WAS CONSISTENTLY AN
INCREASE OF BECOMING AN ANNUAL
STATEWIDE FIRE SEASON. WITH ME
TO TESTIFY SUPPORT IS TERRY
MCHALE WITH AARON ASSOCIATES.
WHO'S COMING UP MR MCHALE.
WELCOME THANK YOU FIRST I WANT
TO THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORIDA
. RUNS THIS BILL WITH A REAL
AFFECTION FOR FIREFIGHTERS HE IS
HIMSELF A FORMER CAL FIRE
FIREFIGHTER. AND THEY'RE VERY
PROUD TO CLAIM HIM AS ONE OF
THEIR OWN. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE YOU KNOW THE
SITUATION WE'VE HAD FIVE YEARS
OF CATASTROPHIC FIRES.
CALIFORNIA HAS THE MOST DIVERSE
MISSION THEY WORK THE LONGEST
HOURS AND THEY GET AMONG THE
LEAST PAY. YOU CAN BE A
CALIFORNIA CAPTAIN STEP OFF OF
AN ENGINE AND WORK IN ONE OF THE
MAJOR. US CITIES AS AND-
BEGINNING FIREFIGHTER AND MAKE
THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY- WE
HAVE HUGE PROBLEMS WITH
RETENTION WE HAVE FOR EACH PAGE
PROPER. RECRUITMENT AND CLEARLY
THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH FAIRNESS.
WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS WE WORK
WITH HR. WE TOOK TWENTY FIRE
DEPARTMENTS WITH SEVENTY FIVE
MEMBERS OR MORE. WE WILL DO THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT THEY MAKE AND
THE DECISIONS THAT THEY WILL
MAKE WITHIN FIFTEEN PERCENT. OF
THE AVERAGE. SO DIDN'T TRIED ANY
WE DIDN'T SAY TOP FIVE WE DIDN'T
SAY TEN HE SAID 15% OF THE
AVERAGE WHICH IS A GREAT PLACE
TO BEGIN THE- THE BARGAINING A
GREAT PLACE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD
TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
FIREFIGHTERS. ARE PAID FAIRLY
AND THAT WE CAN RETAIN THESE
FIREFIGHTERS. DURING THESE
HISTORIC TIMES MISTER CHAIRMAN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
I ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE OR
ANYTHING FOR TESTIMONY- ANY
OTHER SUPPORT WHEN THE SYSTEM.
IS COMPORT. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR SENATORS DOVE SERVERS ON
BEHALF OF THE- PROFESSIONAL
FIREFIGHTERS AND LIKE TO- JUST
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS MEASURE FORWARD AND ECHO
THE COMMENTS OF THE AUTHOR MR
MCHALE. CPF REPRESENTS MORE THAN
THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND
PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS
INCLUDING THE CAL FIRE
FIREFIGHTERS AND A MEMBER OF
LOCAL- TWO EIGHT EIGHT ONE SO WE
ARE PROUD TO BE HERE IN SUPPORT
AND ENCOURAGE YOUR I'VE- THANK
YOU. THANK YOU THANKS FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY YOU ANYONE ELSE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM WISHING TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT. ON AB TWELVE
FIFTY FOUR. AM SEEN NONE IS
THERE AN OPPOSITION WIN THIS. IF
SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS
TIME- ANYONE IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE IN THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO AB TWELVE
FIFTY FOUR. C. KNOWN COME
FORWARD MODERATOR IS THERE
ANYONE ON THE TELECONFERENCE ONE
THAT WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION. TO THIS ITEM. I
THINK IT SHOULD CARE FOR THE
ANYONE WHO WISHED YOU CAN
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO. THERE IS NO
ONE WHO SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH
TO SPEAK. THANK YOU MODERATOR
APPRECIATE YOUR EFFICIENCY
TODAY- WE'RE GONNA COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. ANY COMMENTS
BECAUSE THEN WE CAN ENTERTAIN A
MOTION AND- WILK MOVES THE ITEM.
AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER IF YOU'D
LIKE TO CLOSE. I JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NAY VOTE IN
THIS IS SOMETHING IS DURING NEAR
AND DEAR TO MY HEART AND FOR.
THE YEARS THAT I SPENT A CAL
FIRE TO GET THEM THE- BY FRANK
AT THE RATE THAT THEY DESERVE-
IS SUPER IMPORTANT I'M HAPPY TO
BE IN A POSITION TO MOVE THIS
BILL FOR SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR WORK- WILL GO HEAD AND- WE
HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR WILL GO
AHEAD AND ASK FOR THE ROLL CALL
VOTE NO. FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN AB
TWELVE FIFTY FOR THE MOTION IS
TO PASS BUT FIRST RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
SENATOR CORTEZ. CORTEZ THE AYE
SENATOR WELL. WILK AYE SENATOR
DORADO DORADO AYE SENATOR
LAYERED SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS AYE THIS BILL
IS I'M CALLING CURRENTLY HAS
FOUR AYE VOTES. FOR YOUR OWN
FOODS ENOUGH TO GET UP AND LEAVE
IT OPEN. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA THANK YOU AS WELL
FOR YOUR PATIENCE I. DON'T
NORMALLY JUMP AROUND SO MUCH ON
THE FOLLOWERS- BUT- THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. WITH. YES YOU
MAY PROCEED WITH READY YOU GOOD
MORNING. MA'AM AND CAL.
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
PERFORM MANY JOBS THAT KEEP OUR
SCHOOLS CLEAN. SAFE IN
OPERATIVE. RESEARCH INDICATES
THAT A LOWER STUDENT TO STAFF
RATIO IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS.
CONTRIBUTES TO BETTER OUTCOMES
FOR STUDENTS EDUCATION. AND WELL
BEING. HOWEVER STATE LAW
CURRENTLY DOES NOT PROVIDE
GUIDANCE ON OPTIMAL RATIOS FOR.
CLASSIFIED STAFF AND LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES. A STUDENT'S
SCHOOL DAY BEGINS WITH THE FIRST
SCHOOL BUS RIDE IN THE MORNING
AND ENDS WITH THE CUSTODIAN
TURNS UP. OFF THE LIGHTS AT
NIGHT. AND IN FACT WE KNOW THAT
WHEN OUR CLASSIFIED STAFF. ARE
RUNNING IN FULL OPERATION THAT
THEY ALLOW US TO HAVE. CHILDREN
RECEIVE THE FOOD THAT THEY NEED.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE
BUSES THAT RUN ON TIME AND THE
ABILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF IN OUR
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND
CLASSROOMS WITH PARA
PROFESSIONALS. WHILE THE
INADEQUATE STAFFING AND LACK OF
BEST PRACTICES PREDATE THE
COVERT BANKING PANDEMIC THE
DANGERS OUTCOME. IS THAT
STUDENTS WON'T RECEIVE THE
NECESSARY SUPPORT THAT HELPS
BUILD A SAFE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT. TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE AB TWELVE SEVENTY THREE
CAN MEANS A WORKGROUP
ESTABLISHING GUIDANCE FOR
DISTRICTS TO HIRE THE OPTIMAL
RATIO OF CLASSIFIED STAFF. AND
ENSURES A SAFE WORKING AND
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY. ON
THIS BILL IS TIFFANY MOCK A
LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS HI PLEASE PROCEED THANK
YOU CHAIR AND MEMBERS THE REASON
FOR THIS BILL IS SIMPLE WE
CURRENTLY KNOW THAT SCHOOL
CAMPUSES HAVE BACON SEIZE FOR
CLASSIFIED POSITIONS BUT WE
DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT TRULY
MEANS. BY THAT WE DON'T KNOW THE
IMPACT ON THE STUDENTS WE ONLY
HEAR ABOUT HOW WE NEED. STAFF
WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM WE KNOW
THAT WE NEED MORE FOOD SERVICE
WORKERS. WHEN THE LAST PERSON IN
LINE IT GETS THIS THE STUDENT
GETS THE LUNCH WHEN THE BELL
RINGS. WE KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE
WORKERS FOR DRIVERS WHEN WE HAVE
TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BUS
ROUTES. BY A THIRD IN ONE
DISTRICT FROM ONE HUNDRED THIRTY
TWO HUNDRED. WE KNOW THAT WE
NEED MORE WORKERS FOR FINANCIAL
AID. WHEN THE STUDENTS GET THE
INFORMATION ASSISTANCE ONLY
AFTER KEY DEADLINES. BUT AT THE
STATE WE REALLY CAN'T DO BETTER.
WITH BASIC GUIDELINES. SCHOOLS
CAN USE THIS TO DEVELOP A
BASELINE TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO
STAFF. PROPERLY SO THAT WE CAN.
IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS THAT WE
SUPPORT IN PAST. AND ALSO
CONTINUE THE BEST SERVICES FOR
ALL OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU TO
THE AUTHOR FOR THIS WONDERFUL
BILL OR PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS
INVERTER SUPPORT. OKAY THANK YOU
ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN PERSON STAFF MUCH
TIGHTER WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION ALSO IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON JOHN SHABAN CALIFORNIA
NURSES ASSOCIATION PROUD TO
SUPPORT. YOU NAVNEET ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. Q. MATT WAS A ON BEHALF
AS A YOU CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT.
YOU THIRTEEN BIRD ON BEHALF
ASKING CALIFORNIA'S SUPPORT. HE
DOES SEEN AND NO OTHERS COMING
FORWARD IN SUPPORT- WILL ASK YOU
IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION TO AB TWELVE
SEVENTY THREE. HERE MEANING IN
THE COMMITTEE ROOM SCENE NO ONE
COME FORWARD WILL GO TO THE
MODERATOR. HONORED PLEASE CHECK
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHOSE
WISHES TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION UNTIL CONFERENCE LINE
THIS TO BE AB TWELVE SEVENTY
THREE THANK YOU. FOR ANYONE
WISHING TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO PRESS ONE
AND ZERO. WE'LL GO TO LINE
TWENTY NINE YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER
CHAIR AND MEMBER DISASSEMBLE
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
WE ARE IN SUPPORT. M. MISTER
CHAIR THERE IS NO ONE ELSE.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MODERATOR. I
SHOULD THE CORRECT MY LAST
STATEMENT- ON THE PRIOR BILL AND
SEE YOUR ALWAYS SUFFICIENT TIME
NOT JUST TODAY SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU MISTER. THE
WHAT'S MY LEG WERE HERE SIX CA.
THE SAID WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE FOR COME. AT THIS TIME NO I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR THIS THIS BILL AND CERTAINLY
. IT DOESN'T GO FAR ENOUGH ON
THE RATIOS WE'VE GOT A VERY LONG
WAY TO GO- BUT THIS IS A VERY
FIRST STEP- PARTICULARLY IN OUR
OUR- SCHOOLS THAT ARE OPERATING
IN IN LOW WAGE WORKING
COMMUNITIES- HOW DO WE ENSURE
THAT WE HAVE EQUITABLE
EDUCATIONAL ACCESS FOR THEM AND
THIS IS A BIG PART OF IT SO I
JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR
THIS AND- HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL WHEN. WHEN THE TIME'S
RIGHT. THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE
WISHING TO SPEAK TO IT- WE
WELCOME A SENATOR REQUIRED- HIM
WE WILL- MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ON THIS
BILL. GOOD A THUMBS UP IS GREAT
COMMUNICATION AND- WE WILL- S.
C. AUTHOR TO CLOSE AT THIS POINT
IN WILL CALL THE ROLL CALL VOTE.
THANK YOU CHAIR TO ADEQUATE
ADEQUATELY SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS
WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE THE KINDS OF
RATIOS THAT WE NEED TO AND
NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN
STARTING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE
MOST IMPACTED TO HELP ESTABLISH
THAT WITH THAT I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST RIVAL. THANK YOU AND- I
WILL TAKE YOUR SUPPORT COMMENTS-
SENATOR IS MOTION AS A MOTION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MOTION BUT
CENTER SMALL CUEVAS IN OUT OF
THE SYSTEM FOR THE LOCAL. FILE
ITEM NUMBER ELEVEN AB TWELVE
SEVENTY THREE THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ HE- PRETENDS HE
AYE SENATOR WILK. SENATOR
JURADO. JURADO ICE SENATOR
LAYERED. LAYERED ICE SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS I THIS BILL IS OUT ON A
FOUR TWO ZERO VOTE. BILLS OUT ON
FOUR TWO ZERO- JUST FOR THE
RECORD- CENTER WILL CAUSE A
COMING. BACK AND- WE WILL BE OUR
- WITH A MAXIMUM OF FOUR VOTES
THE REST WHICH IS ONE MORE BILL
CORRECT- IN THAT IS ITEM TWELVE
AB THIRTEEN FIFTY NINE. AND IS
THE AUTHOR HERE. HI ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SKILL. YUP YES. THE
ADVERTISING. SATURDAY WITH THE
HAN LIKE THIS- THANK YOU SO MUCH
MISTER CHAIR AND MEMBERS A VERY
HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY AND
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT ON AB THIRTEEN FIFTY
NINE- I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF
THE COMMITTEE STAFF AND I'M
HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS.
AB THIRTEEN FIFTY NINE WOULD
PROVIDE HEALTH CARE WORKERS WITH
SEVEN PAID SICK LEAVE DAYS PER
YEAR AND THE ABILITY TO DEFEND
THEMSELVES WITH CIVIL ACTION
LAWSUITS THIS WILL GIVE
HEALTHCARE WORKERS APPROACH THE
APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO
RECUPERATE WHEN ILL. AS A NURSE
ADVOCATE WHO WORKED WITH
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION
FOR THIRTEEN YEARS I HEARD MANY
MANY STORIES WHERE WORKERS
ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PANDEMIC
HAVE BEEN PUSHED TO COME BACK TO
WORK TOO EARLY WORKING SICK
PUTTING PATIENTS RISK HELP THAT
AT RISK ACTUALLY WE HAVE A NURSE
HERE WHO'S GOING TO TESTIFY
TODAY BUT FROM ANOTHER R. AND- I
HEARD A STORY OF THEM WORKING IN
THE LABOR AND DELIVERY UNIT
WHERE THEY WERE PUSHED TO COME
BACK. WELL THERE IS STILL
RECOVERING FROM COAL BED PUTTING
MOMS AND BABIES AT RISK AND SO
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NURSES
AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE. THE
TIME THAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE
TO RECUPERATE FROM DEALING BEING
SICK MAKING SURE THAT THAT
THEY'RE NOT BRINGING ILLNESS
INTO HOSPITAL SETTINGS ARE
HEALTH CARE SETTINGS. WHERE
PEOPLE HAVE COMPROMISED IMMUNE
SYSTEMS AND COULD BE PUTTING
THEM AT RISK- WE ARE- YOU KNOW
EVEN WITH THE CODE EVEN THOUGH
COVE IT. HAS YOU KNOW IS NOT THE
CRISIS THAT IT WAS BEFORE IT'S
STILL HERE AND WE KNOW THAT
PEOPLE ARE FACING THIS IN THE
HOSPITALS AND STILL NEED TIME.
TO RECOVER AB THIRTEEN FIFTY
NINE WOULD SUPPLY THEM WITH THE
DAY'S REST THAT THEY DESERVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND THE RIGHT TO
USE IT. AND WITH ME TODAY I HAVE
THE S. C. A. YOU STATE COUNCIL
ON THAT LEDGE. AND AND ALSO THE
REGISTERED NURSE FROM S. YEAH
YOU WANT TO ONE IRAN. MEMBER.
AND SELECTED JACKSON TO SPEAK.
ALL RIGHT- WHO'S WHO'S COME ON
UP THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON AND
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME HERE
TODAY. MY NAME IS ANGELICA
JACKSON I MEAN EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT NURSE AT PROVIDENCE
SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER IN
BURBANK WHERE I'VE WORKED FOR
SEVEN YEARS. I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR HEARING US TODAY.
THE BILL WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS
THIS AB THIRTEEN FIFTY NINE IS
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR HEALTH
CARE WORKERS LIKE ME. THIS BILL
MIGHT ONLY BE ABOUT PROTECTING A
FEW ADDITIONAL DAYS OF SICK
LEAVE. BUT THAT WILL MEAN A
WORLD OF DIFFERENCE TO THOSE OF
US WHO HAVE HAD THAT NEEDED TIME
OFF THE NIGHT. THIS IS NOT A
THEORETICAL IT IS SOMETHING THAT
IS HAPPENING IN OUR HOSPITALS.
HEALTHCARE WORKERS I'VE SPOKEN
TO HAVE FACED RETALIATION FOR
TAKING THE SIX DAYS THEY NEED TO
HEAR FROM ILLNESS. AND OR
RECOVERY FROM OTHER TRAUMA. AS A
SINGLE MOTHER WHO WORKS. AS A
SINGLE MOTHER WHO IS A PRIMARY
CAREGIVER TO MY SON. THERE ARE
MANY TIMES WHERE HE WILL GET
SICK UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS WHY
ADDITIONAL PROTECTED TIME IS SO
IMPORTANT. I WAS LEFT TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN GOING TO WORK TO PAY THE
BILLS. OR BEING THERE AT MY
SON'S SIDE WHILE HE WAS IN THE
HOSPITAL. IT MAY SOUND
UNBELIEVABLE IF YOU HAVEN'T
EXPERIENCED IT DIRECTLY BUT SOME
EMPLOYERS ACTUALLY HAVE POLICIES
THAT DISCIPLINE AND SOMETIMES
EVEN TERMINATE. HEALTH CARE
WORKERS FOR TAKING THEIR ACCRUED
SICK LEAVE. THESE POLICIES ARE
THE SAME ONES BEING USED AT
AMAZON AND WALMART. AS YOU KNOW
WE ARE FACING A CRISIS AND
HEALTH CARE. NURSES ARE LEAVING
THE PROFESSION IN DROVES
INCLUDING MY HOSPITAL ON. THIS
IS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE
PRESSURES CREATED BY THE
PANDEMIC. IT IS NOT SIMPLY WHAT
WE COMMONLY CALL PRONOUNCE.
NURSES ARE LEAVING BECAUSE THEY
FEEL THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE
SUPPORT OF THEIR HOSPITALS.
DURING THE PANDEMIC MANY
HEALTHCARE WORKERS WERE ASKED TO
COME IN AND WORK WHILE THEY WERE
SICK PUTTING THEIR PATIENTS AT
RISK. THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
THE CASE THEN AND IT'S CERTAINLY
IN SHOULD NOT BE THE CASE NOW.
EVEN THOUGH THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
OTHER PRESSURES REMAIN WORKPLACE
VIOLENCE DIRECTED AT HEALTH CARE
WORKERS IS A CONSTANT THREAT.
UNSAFE STAFFING IS STILL A
PROBLEM AT MANY HOSPITALS
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. MANY OF US
DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH STAFF TO CARE
FOR OUR PATIENTS AND THAT
CREATES IMMENSE PRESSURE. IT IS
NOT UNCOMMON FOR NURSES TO GO
TWELVE HOUR SHIFTS WITHOUT A
BREAK TO USE THE BATHROOM OR EAT
A MEAL. THESE ARE WORKPLACE
HAZARDS AND THE RESULT IN
PHYSICAL INJURIES. AND MENTAL
AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. IT
HEALTHCARE WORKERS HAVE TO DO
WORK WHILE RECOVERING FROM THESE
SIMILARITIES. THEY CANNOT
PERFORM AT THEIR BEST WHICH
MEANS BUT THE PEOPLE THEY CARE
FOR ARE LESS SAFE. GETTING
HEALTH CARE WORKERS TIME TO
RECOVER WITHOUT FEARING
RETALIATION OR SHAME FOR TAKING
THAT TIME ISN'T JUST FOR HEALTH
CARE WORKERS. IT IS FOR OUR
PATIENTS TO. AND SO IT WON'T
SOLVE THE TURN OF A CRISIS
ALONE. IT IS ONE OF THE EASIEST
LEGISLATIVE TOOLS WE CAN CREATE
TO HELP STEM THE TIDE OF
TURNOVER. ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US
WHO TRULY CARE ABOUT OUR
PATIENTS. AND OUR CO WORKERS I
AM ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR A
BI THIRTEEN FIFTY NINE TODAY. I
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. NEXT WITNESS PLEASE.
FIVE THANK YOU TERRY MEMBERS
MATT WAS A ABOUT THE AS YET YOU
CALIFORNIA PROUD SPONSOR OF THIS
BILL- DO YOU WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF- AND- THE AUTHOR
FOR CARING THIS BILL COMMITTEE
STAFFER WORKING ON IT WITH US-
REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR-
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE- THIS BILL
IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT HEALTH
CARE WORKERS ARE OUT THERE PEAK.
AND PRIME TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER
THE CARE NECESSARY- FOR THEIR
PATIENCE IF THE FALL ASLEEP AT
THE WHEEL I REALLY YOU KNOW WE
WORRY THAT YOU KNOW. ARE YOU
PUTTING THE NEEDLE INTO THE
PERSON'S ARM FOR EXAMPLE AND SO
WE THINK THIS BILL IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT FOR THAT- THE HEALTH
CARE. WORKERS ARE MAJORITY WOMEN
72% WOMEN 60% PEOPLE OF COLOR
AND SIXTY SIX ARE THE PRIMARY
BET BREADWINNER IN THEIR FAMILY
SO THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE TIME
OFF WITHOUT FEAR OF TERMINATION
OR DISCIPLINE IS CRITICAL. SO
THEY CAN TAKE CARE OF THEIR
FAMILY AND THEN TAKE CARE OF US
AS WELL- HOWEVER YOU KNOW SOME
HEALTH CARE EMPLOYERS HAVE
CREATED POLICIES IN TERMS THEIR
TENANTS POLICIES THAT HAVE
CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THEIR
WORKERS ARE GETTING DISCIPLINE
FOR TAKING THAT NECESSARY TIME
OFF. WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT-
THIS BILL WILL HELP. ENSURE
ALLOW HEALTHCARE WORKERS TO TAKE
THE TIME NECESSARY SO THEY CAN
RECOVER- AS MENTIONED HEALTHCARE
WORKERS ARE BURNED OUT THEY'RE
TIRED. AND EXPANDING SICK LEAVE
HAS SHOWN- TO LOWER-
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRACK STRESS
OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND REDUCE
TURNOVER WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT
IS CRITICAL FOR US TO DO. THIS
BILL WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN THE
WORKERS ABILITY TO DEFEND. THEIR
RIGHT TO TAKE THAT TIME OFF BY
ALLOWING THEM TO CARE. TO TAKE
ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYERS FOR
DENYING THEM THE. RIGHT TO TAKE
SICK LEAVE- WE- NEARLY FIVE
PRODUCTIVE. WITH THE OPPOSITION
AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THOSE CONVERSATIONS- AND
HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW COME TO A
COMPROMISE- SO. FOR THOSE
REASONS RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR
AYE VOTE. ON THE BILL. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN. THE HEARING ROOM
WISH TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR MITCH
SNIDER WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION ALSO IN SPORTS. THANK
YOU NEXT. GOOD AFTERNOON-
CHAMBERS ASHLEY CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT THANK YOU. I SEE NO ONE
ELSE COME FORWARD IN SUPPORT
WILL MOVE TO OPPOSITION ZERO
PRIMARY OPPOSITION WITNESS.
WELCOME THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
RUNNING PRETTY GOOD HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. DESCRIBING
OUR LETTER WE REMAIN
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED- TO THE BILL- AND WHILE
WE ARE OPPOSE I DO WANT TO SAY
THAT WE HAVE BEEN IN CLOSE
COMMUNICATION WITH THE AUTHOR
AND THE SPONSORS- IN TRYING TO
FIND. A COMMON GROUND ON THIS
PROPOSAL- I DO HAVE TO ADMIT
HOWEVER THAT. IT'S BEEN
CHALLENGING IN PART OF THE
REASON WHY IT'S BEEN CHALLENGING
IS BECAUSE WE'RE- WE'RE TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER SICK LEAVE
BILL. SB SIX ONE SIX- WHICH IS
NOW IN THE ASSEMBLY HOW THAT
BILL WILL BE RECONCILED WITH THE
SICK LEAVE PROPOSAL- IN THIS
BILL- HOWEVER I WILL SAY IF WE
ARE STILL FULLY COMMITTED- TO
FIND A PATH FORWARD- WITH THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSOR- THE
HOPEFULLY WORKS FOR ALL PARTIES-
AND THAT DOESN'T CREATE.
CONFUSING OR TO OUR OR
DUPLICATIVE LEAVE POLICIES-
SHOULD THE BILL MOVE OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY SO. I HAVE TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE
ANY- WITHOUT WITHOUT THAT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU WILL ATTEND WE
COME COMMITTEE LAY. ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN THE ROOM WHO WISHES TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. THE SCENE
NONE MODERATOR- PLEASE CHECK TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT
A TELECONFERENCE LINE. THANK YOU
. MISTER CHAIR THERE IS NO ONE.
THANK YOU. THE FOURTEENTH THANK
YOU TWICE LITTLE TO SLEEP AT THE
END OF. WELCOME PUBLIC COMMENT
BUT- WE'RE AT THE END OF OUR
COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY AND TELL
TURN TO COMMITTEE. MEMBERS NOW
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY COMMENTS
OR CONCERNS- THE BILL HAS A
MOTION. BY SENATOR TO SO. IN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER YOU CAN CLOSE
AND MAYBE YOU CAN CORRECT ME ON
THE PRONUNCIATION OF YOUR NAME
AS WELL SO I GET A READ NEXT TO
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY SAYING THAT
CORRECTLY THERE ARE SOME IN MY
FAMILY WHO SAY IT THAT WAY
THEY'RE SHY OF OCIO AND SCHIAVO.
I ACCEPT ALL OF THEM. THEY HAVE
OF THE SOON TO. YEAH MR YOU KNOW
YOU KNOW HOW TO GO. THANK YOU.
HE'S PROCEED BECAUSE IF YOU
WISH- YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH- WE
ABSOLUTELY ARE STILL HAVING OPEN
CONVERSATIONS WITH OPPOSITION
THINK THAT WE CAN COME TO A
RESOLUTION AND WORLD SMALL
PEOPLE SMART PEOPLE WE HAVE
SUPER SMART STAFF TO AND WE CAN
FIGURE OUT HOW THESE BILLS WORK
TOGETHER AND COMPLEMENT EACH
OTHER- RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK THANK YOU AND- WE DO
HAVE A MOTION BY SENATOR ALSO IN
WITH THAT- WILL CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM NUMBER TWELVE AB
THIRTEEN FIFTY NINE THE MOTION
IS DO YOU PASS THAT FIRST AMEND
AND RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
JUDICIARY SENATOR CORTEZ E.
CORTEZ III CENTER WEALTH SENATOR
DURAZO. YOUR ICE LAYERED.
LAYERED ICE SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI THIS
BILL IS OUT ON A FOUR TWO ZERO
VOTE. GRADUATIONS TO BILLS OUT
FOUR ZERO THANK YOU. END WE WILL
NOW- WITH THE COLD WE WANT TO
CALL THE CONCERNED. BY THE FIRST
. OKAY. OKAY EVERYONE. RIGHT YES
I THINK SO. THIS DRIVES CENTER
RISES ALL DAY. BEGINNING VERY.
HOGAN DIFFICULT QUESTIONS HAVE
BUY. OF. HEY I MOVING ON TO THE
CALL ITEMS START EVERY THE I. ON
CONSENT. THEY NUMBER FOR NINE
AND THIRD. SENATOR LAYERED.
LAYERED I THESE ITEMS ARE OUT A
FIVE TWO ZERO VOTE OR A ON FIVE
TO VOTE. I WILL GO AND FILE
ORDER NOW FILE A NUMBER ONE AB
FIVE TWO ONE THE IS DO YOU PASS
BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
THE CHAIR IS VOTING I THE VICE
CHAIRS VOTING ICE SENATOR
LAYERED. LAYERED I'D THIS BILL
IS OUT ON A FIVE TWO ZERO VOTE.
BILLS ON FIVE ZERO. FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWO EIGHTY SIX FORTY
SEVEN THE MOTION IS DO YOU PASS
BUT FIRST AMEND AND RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY THE
CHAIR IS VOTING I THE VICE
CHAIRS VOTING NO SENATOR
LAYERED. LAYERED HI THIS BILL IS
OUT ON A FOUR TO ONE VOTE SB SIX
FORTY SEVEN CELLPHONE FORTY ONE
BOTH. FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR AB
SEVEN SEVEN FIVE THE MOTION IS
DO YOU PASS BUT FIRST RE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS THE CHAIRS VOTING
I THE VICE CHAIR IS VOTING NO
SENATOR LAYERED. LAYERED I'D
THIS BILL IS NOW ON A FOUR TO
ONE VOTE SB SEVEN SEVEN FIVE
SEVEN OR FORTY ONE VOTE. FILE
ITEM NUMBER SIX AB THIRTEEN
FIFTY SIX THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY. THE
CHAIR IS VOTING AYE. AT SENATOR
WILK. SENATOR JOHN LAYERED.
LEHRER I SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI. THIS
BILL IS NOW ON A FOUR TWO ZERO
VOTE. YES FILE ITEM NO SEVEN
ALLOW TWENTY. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED BUT FIRST REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION THE CHAIR
IS VOTING I THE VICE CHAIR IS
VOTING NO SENATOR LAYERED.
LAYERED ICE SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS AYE
THIS BILL IS OUT ON A FOUR TO
ONE VOTE RIGHT. AB I'M TWENTY
THREE SO ON A FOUR TO ONE VOTE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AB TWELVE
THIRTEEN THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED BUT FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THE
CHAIR IS VOTING AYE. SENATOR
WILK SENATOR LAYERED. LAYERED I
THIS BILL IS NOW ON A FOUR TWO
ZERO VOTE ALREADY BE TWELVE
THIRTEEN SEVEN FOUR ZERO VOTE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN EIGHTY
TWELVE FIFTY FOR THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSED BUT FIRST RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
THE CHAIRS VOTING I THE VICE
CHAIR IS VOTING AYE SENATOR
LAYERED. LAYERED I THIS BILL IS
ALLEN A FIVE TWO ZERO VOTE. AB
TWELVE FIFTY FOURS- UNANIMOUSLY
- LAST FILE ITEM NUMBER FOURTEEN
S. C. A. SEVEN THE MOTION IS BE
ADOPTED AS AMENDED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS THE
CARE IS VOTING I THE VICE CHAIR
IS VOTING NO SENATOR LAYERED.
LAYERED I THIS ITEM IS OUT ON A
FOUR TO ONE VOTE THIS CA SEVEN
IS OUT ON AFFORDABLE INFO. THANK
YOU. YES THANK YOU- EVEN THOUGH
- THE COMMITTEE ROOM IS NOW
EMPTY LET ME JUST SAY ON RECORD
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO
TESTIFIED TODAY. I'M TRYING TO
THINK PEOPLE ALONG THE WAY- I
THOUGHT ALL THE TESTIMONY WAS.
ON POINT TODAY AND THAT'S ALWAYS
HELPFUL AND HELPED US MOVE
ALONG. THE AGENDA TODAY AND
ACTUALLY HAVE A PRETTY
EFFICIENT- COMMITTEE MEETING
TODAY- ALSO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR ALL THE EXCELLENT
PREPARATION THERE ARE NUMBER OF
BILLS TODAY THAT- A WERE AMENDED
- ONE WITH. OTHER IN THE WAY
THAT REQUIRES EXTRA WORK BUT
COMMITTEE STUFF SO. AGAIN THANK
YOU ALL. IN WITH THAT WE WILL
ADJOURN TODAY'S LABOR PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT COMMITTEE MEETING.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME. THANK.