OKAY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON
RULES WILL COME TO ORDER GOOD
AFTERNOON EVERYONE AND- WE IN
THE SENATE CONTINUE TO WELCOME
THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA OUR
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WE'RE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARING IN
THE- STREET BUILDING IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED FOR
INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE ORVIS THE
PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE NUMBER AND
ACCESS CODE ARE POSTED ARE
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AND WILL BE
DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN RIGHT
NOW AND A FEW OTHER TIMES
THROUGHOUT THE HEARING. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
877-226-8163 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS. SEVEN FIVE THREE TWO FIVE
EIGHT ONE AND ALSO ON BEHALF OF
OUR INCREDIBLE COURT REPORTER
ASK ALL SPEAKERS MY COLLEAGUES
INCLUDED AND WITNESSES A LIKE TO
SPEAK SLOWLY AND CLEARLY I DO
NOT TALK OVER EACH OTHER- AND
THAT WHEN- BEFORE WE BEGIN THE
AGENDA WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A
QUORUM SO COLLEAGUES OUGHT TO
TURN YOUR MIKE ON FOR ROLL CALL
AND EVERY TIME THAT WE VOTE.
MADAM SECRETARY WE PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL LAYERED HERE THEY'RE
HERE OR TROUBLES HERE PROVOKE
HERE SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS HERE GROW HERE GROVE HERE
ADKINS A HERE FOR. A QUORUM IS
PRESENT THANK YOU COLLEAGUES AND
FOR THE PUBLIC I WILL UP AND
PEOPLE HERE TODAY LET YOU KNOW
THAT WE HAVE MULTIPLE COMMITTEES
GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME. WE
HAVE COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE TO
PRESENT BILLS IN COMMITTEES SO
YOU MAY SEE US COMING AND GOING
I ASSURE YOU IT'S BECAUSE THEY
ARE WORKING ELSEWHERE. AND TWO
OF MY COLLEAGUES ARE ACTUALLY
SERVING ON HEALTH COMMITTEE AT
THE SAME TIME THEY'RE HERE. SO
WE WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN AND
WE ALWAYS MANAGED TO PULL IT
OFF- SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU
UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LEAVE IT
ISN'T. OUT OF DISRESPECT FOR THE
CURRENT PERSON BEING CONFIRMED.
I IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH
OUR WORKLOAD. SO WE'RE GONNA
DISPENSED WITH I'M ITEM ARE IF
WE CAN BEFORE WE GET TO GO OF.
WHO ARE REQUIRED TO APPEAR. I AM
I AM GOING TO TAKE UP ITEM
NUMBER TWO AND I HAVE SOME-
SPLITS. VOTE SPLIT SO HERE'S THE
MOTION I WOULD ASK ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES TO MAKE. UNDER ITEMS
TWO GOVERNOR'S APPOINTEES NOT
REQUIRED TO APPEAR. I WOULD ADD
ITEMS TO E. F. AND G. AND
REQUEST A MOTION SO MOVED THANK
YOU MADAM VICE CHAIR MADAM
SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL. LAYERED
BY THIRD EYE OR TROUBLED BY THE
TROUBLE GUYS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SIDE GROWTH. HI
GROUP AYE ATKINS ARKANSAS BY
FIVE TO ZERO FIVE TWO ZERO THANK
YOU. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION
ON ITEM TWO D. SO MOVE THANK
YOU. SENATOR. LAYERED MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE ARE LAYERED I TROUBLE NO A
TRUE. KNOWS SMALL WOULD QUIT.
MOBIKWIK ASIDE GROWTH KNOWN
GROWTH NO. HIGH AT. THREE TO TWO
THREE TO TWO YOU I WOULD ASK FOR
EMOTIONAL BILL WERE. REFERRAL
ITEM THREE TWO MOVED THANK YOU
MADAM BY CHAIR CALL THE ROLL
THERE'D. THERE'D I'D TROUBLE I
THE TROUBLED GUYS QUICK. MODE
CRITICIZE GROWTH AYE GROVE AYE.
BY A CONCISE FIVE TWO ZERO THANK
YOU- AND LAST ITEM IS FLORIDA
KNOWLEDGE MINTS WE HAVE ONE ITEM
FOR OUR WOULD MOVE IT THANK YOU
WHAT CITED ABOUT THE DAIRY
PRINCESS. COMING IN FIFTH. THANK
YOU FOR THE COM IS LAYERED I'M
SURE THAT SENATOR NAY LOW BE
THROUGH TO HEAR THAT YOU. IN
YOUR DISTRICT DID WE- CALL THE
ROLL MAN SECRETARY. LAYARD THERE
WHICH SHOW BOTH HI TROUBLE GEIST
CRAVE. SMOKE CUEVAS GROW FROM MY
PROVE AT HI A CONCERT FACT ZERO
FIVE ZERO YOU SO- I'M GONNA CALL
OF FIRST OF- AND THEN IS FOR THE
MEMBER OF THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION BOARD AND THAT
WOULD BE. MISS NATALIE I'M A TRY
TO GET YOUR NAME RIGHT COLLUDE
GI. PALU GI PALU GI. THANK YOU.
AND WELCOME THANK YOU. I WILL
ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE
SOME OPENING COMMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGE ANYONE YOU WOULD
LIKE. AND THEN AFTER YOUR
OPENING COMMENTS WILL GO RIGHT
TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. WELCOME
. ONE YES IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS ON
OKAY MADAM PRETEND THANK YOU SO
MUCH AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME- I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND ALSO FOR YOUR
SERVICE- AND EVERYTHING YOU DO
FOR STATE. I AM HONORED TO BE
APPOINTED AS A COMMISSION OF THE
WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEALS
BOARD AND I THINK GOVERNING YOU
SOME FOR HIS TRUST IN MY SERVICE
IN THIS ROLE- I DID WANNA EXTEND
JUST A FEW WORDS OF THANK YOU IN
GRATITUDE. FIRST FOR MY HUSBAND
MY CHILDREN- THEIR INFINITE YOU
KNOW LOVE AND SUPPORT ALWAYS TO
MY PARENTS FOR THEIR- BUT YOU
KNOW UNDERLYING DEDICATION AND
FIGHT TO ASSURE THEIR CHILDREN
COULD THRIVE AS FIRST GENERATION
AMERICANS. BUT TODAY ABOVE ALL I
REALLY WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW
COMMISSIONERS AT THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD. ALL
THE ATTORNEYS THE CHAIR AND THE
STAFF FOR WELCOMING ME WITH SUCH
OPEN ARMS. THEY ARE AN
INCREDIBLE GROUP OF
PROFESSIONALS WITH EXTRAORDINARY
INTELLECT AND ABOVE ALL A
PASSION FOR WHAT THEY DO AND FOR
SERVING THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA
AND I'M VERY HUMBLED TO WORK
SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM. SO
WANTED TO EXTEND THAT GRATITUDE
FOR THEM. AND WITH THAT I WILL
CLOSE MY OPENING REMARKS WELL
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND- I THINK
- SENATORS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS ON
MY START WITH YOU. THANK YOU
MADAM CHAIR AND I DON'T HAVE
VERY MANY QUESTIONS- FOR THE
NOMINEE TODAY I JUST WANT TO- I
THANK HER FOR HER WORK IN
SERVICE PARTICULARLY AROUND
WORKER PROTECTIONS AND- I KNOW
SHE IS GREAT S. EXPERTISE- IN.
IN THAT AREA AND SO I DO NOT
HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THIS NOMINEE
. THANK YOU SENATOR- SENATOR A
CHOI BOGUE. LIFE BEING HIGHER.
SEARCHES A COUPLE OF THEM. I AM.
PRETTY EASY M. COMMENTS AND
QUESTIONS ON THAT AND IT HAS TO
DO WITH THE REFORM CASELOAD AND
BACKLOGS. ON THIS END SO. I'M
YOU PROVIDED THE COMMITTEE AN
UPDATE ON THE BACKLOG OF CASES
PENDING- AT THE BOARD SUNDAY
BACK TO TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.
AND THE QUESTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS
WHAT ACTIONS IS THE BOARD TAKING
TO RESOLVE THE CASE BACKLOG SOME
OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PENDING FOR
SEVERAL YEARS AND TO ARE THESE
BACKLOG CASES WHAT IS CONSIDERED
A GRANT FOR STUDY OR THEY A
SEPARATE CATEGORY. OKAY SO I
WILL TAKE THE QUESTION IN A
COUPLE OF PARTS- I DO HAVE SOME
UPDATED NUMBERS AND AT ANY TIME
OF COURSE WE CAN PROVIDE UPDATED
NUMBERS ON WHERE WE ARE WITH
CASES THAT ARE OVER SIXTY DAYS.
THESE ARE CASES THAT WERE
GRANTED FOR STUDY- THERE FOR AN
ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THEM THEY
WERE DEEMED TO HAVE ENOUGH.
EVIDENCE AND INFORMATION ABOUT
THE MERITS A DEEPER LOOK AND SO
THEY WERE GRANTED FOR STUDY BUT
A FINAL DECISION HASN'T BEEN
RENDERED YET. SO I HAVE UPDATED
NUMBERS THEY ARE BETTER THAN THE
NUMBERS THAT I PROVIDED IN MY
RESPONSES SO THAT'S GOOD THERE
SOME POSITIVE MOVEMENT- IN TERMS
OF WHAT THE BOARD IS DOING. THE
WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEALS
BOARD SIDE STRUGGLED WITH THE
SEMA BACK LOG ISSUES THAT MANY
OF ITS HISTORY AGENCIES DEAL
WITH. SO HIRING ISSUES
CHALLENGES WITH HIRING A LOT OF
RETIREMENTS TURNOVER IN ITS IS
VERY SMALL TEAM SO WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT A TEAM OF ABOUT THIRTY
INDIVIDUALS MAY BE A LITTLE
MORE. SEVEN COMMISSIONERS OF
WHICH WE ONLY HAVE SIX. ABOUT
TWELVE TO FIFTEEN ATTORNEYS AND
THEN THERE'S THREE SLOTS FOR
DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS AND STAFF.
AND SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE
WORKLOAD ANNUAL WORKLOAD WE GET
ABOUT HOW- NGUYEN ANYWHERE
BETWEEN I'M LOOKING AT THINK
ABOUT THE HISTORICAL NUMBERS
TWENTY THREE TO TWENTY NINE
HUNDRED CASES A YEAR. THIS TEAM
IS WORKING NON STOP AROUND THE
CLOCK TO GET THESE PROCESS. BUT
WITH ALL OF THE CHALLENGES
HIRING BRING PEOPLE UP TO SPEED
TO TURN OVER. AND BECAUSE OF THE
DEPTH THAT IS REQUIRED IN THE
DECISIONS ARE RENDERED BY THE
BOARD THEY HAVE TO BE QUALITY
DECISIONS THEY HAVE TO DESCRIBE
ALL OF THE EVIDENCE AND THE
REASONING BEHIND THE DECISIONS-
THERE IS ACTUALLY A STATUTORY
MANDATE FOR QUALITY DECISIONS
NOT JUST ANY DECISION. YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT A QUANTITY VERSUS
QUALITY ISSUE HERE- SO. RIGHT
NOW THE BOARD HAS MOVED SEVERAL
PROCESSES ELECTRONICALLY WHICH
HAS BEEN FANTASTIC A LOT OF OUR
DELIBERATION WORK HAPPENS
ELECTRONICALLY NOW VERSUS ACTUAL
PAPER FILES BEING. PUSHED AROUND
AN OFFICE. THAT HAS STREAMLINED
THINGS THE ATTORNEYS WHO HELP US
TO DRAFT DECISIONS THAT'S ALSO
ELECTRONIC SO WE CAN REVIEW
CONSISTENTLY THE WORKER THAT'S
THAT'S OCCURRING AND MOVE THOSE
CASES FASTER. HIRING HAS BEEN
GOING PRETTY WELL AS FAR AS I
UNDERSTAND FROM THE CHAIR BUT
THERE IS A PROCESS OF BRINGING
PEOPLE UP TO SPEED- WORKERS
COMPENSATION AS MASSIVE THROUGH
THE LEGISLATION IS VERY BIG. THE
STATUTES THE REGULATIONS AND SO
WHILE YOU GET VERY QUALIFIED
INDIVIDUALS IN THE POSITIONS
THEY STILL HAVE TO SOMETIMES
LEARN THIS AREA OF LAW AND THAT
TAKES TIME. THEY ALSO HAVE TO
LEARN PROCEDURALLY. WHAT
CONSTITUTES A GOOD WRITTEN
DECISION- AND SO THAT YOU KNOW
BRINGING PEOPLE UP TO SPEED
TAKES TIME AS WELL. SO THOSE ARE
THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKING
PLACE THERE'S ALWAYS YOU KNOW
THE TRACKING OF THE CASES AS
WELL. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN WORK
WITH TEAMS WHICH IS THE
ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM-
AND I BELIEVE THERE HAS BEEN
COMMITMENTS ON THE BUDGET TO
HELP- CREATE THAT SYSTEM FOR
MORE OF A REPOSITORY WHICH IT
SORT OF IS TODAY A REPOSITORY TO
WHICH AN ACTUAL CASE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM THAT HELPS THIS PROCESS
EASIER. AND SO THERE'S BOTH I.
T. AND HIRING EFFORTS BEING MADE
AT THIS TIME. THANK THAT'S GREAT
TO KNOW AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE INSIGHT. AND I'M JUST
SET. ONCE LIMITED TO QUESTIONS
BUT I JUST JUST AS A FOLLOW UP
SHORT. AND WHAT CAN WE DO. THAT
BETTER IN ORDER TO REALLY CREATE
A PIPELINE FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE
TO BE QUALIFIED IN DEGRADED MORE
READILY AVAILABLE TO TAKE THOSE
POSITIONS. ESPECIALLY THE
VACANCIES AND- ON THE TURN
AROUND BE ABLE TO BE READY TO GO
IN THERE WHAT CAN WE DO IT AS A
SYSTEM. TO IMPROVE THAT.
COMPONENT. THAT IS A GREAT
QUESTION IT IS NOT ONE THAT I
AM. EXTREMELY PREPARE TO ANSWER
BECAUSE I DON'T SERVICE THE
CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND SO THESE
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS THESE ARE
NOT ISSUES THAT I WORK ON DAY TO
DAY I'M WORKING MUCH MORE ON
THE- CASES- I HAVE THOUGHTS.
ABOUT YOU KNOW OUR EACH SYSTEM.
IS COMPLEX BUT IT'S NOT
IMPOSSIBLE TO NAVIGATE AND THE
SAME SORT OF SOLUTIONS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS HAS TAKEN TO FILL A
LOT OF ATTORNEY POSITIONS. COULD
BE MECHANISMS AND PROBABLY ARE
MECHANISMS THAT ARE CHAIR HAS
BEEN TAKING TO CREATE BETTER POP
PIPELINES INTO THESE ROLES. WE
HAVE SEEN- ESPECIALLY IN THE
ATTORNEY POSITIONS WE HAVE SEEN
INDIVIDUALS COME FROM OTHER
STATE AGENCIES WHO SERVED AS
ATTORNEYS AND OTHER STATE
AGENCIES AND THAT'S VERY
VALUABLE BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND
THE SYSTEM AND THEY UNDERSTAND
STATE GOVERNMENT. THE NOT THE DO
NOT NECESSARILY HAVE THE
EXPERTISE IN WORKERS COMP YET.
SO THAT'S SORT OF THE CHALLENGE-
BUT I THINK ALL OF THE TYPICAL.
PROCEDURES THAT YOU WOULD TAKE
TO TRY TO CREATE BETTER
PIPELINES WHETHER IT'S- YOU KNOW
CREATING DIFFERENT STEPS WITHIN
THE ATTORNEY POSITIONS SO THAT
THEY CAN GROW IN THE JOB.
WHETHER IT'S CONNECTING WITH LAW
SCHOOLS WITH IT'S CONNECTING
WITH THE WORKERS COMPENSATION
COMMUNITY WHEN JOBS ARE POSTED
WHICH I KNOW THEY DO ALL OF
THOSE THINGS WOULD BE REALLY
IMPORTANT TO TRY TO CREATE THAT.
THAT PIPELINE AND I KNOW THESE
ARE COVETED JOBS SO PEOPLE. THE
THEY KNOW THAT WORKING AT THE
WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEALS
BOARD IS A FANTASTIC PLACE TO
WORK- IT'S JUST MEETING THOSE
QUALIFICATIONS THAT. OFTEN ARE
PUT INTO BY H. YES OF COURSE.
ARE THESE CONVERSATIONS BEING
HAD. WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT IN
ORDER TO GET TO BE PREPARED WITH
THE PROPER TRAINING STAFF TO
COME IN PLACE- OH SURE YEAH
THESE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE
CHAIR AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS SO ADMINISTRATIVELY.
THE BOARD FALLS UNDER THE I. R.
THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS. SO THE BOARD RECEIVED
THE SUPPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT
BUT IT ALSO HAS TO FOLLOW THE
PROCEDURES. SO IT BENEFITS FROM
SORT OF THE INNOVATIONS OF THE
NEW THINGS THAT THE DEPARTMENT
IS WORKING ON. AND IT ALSO HAS
TO FALL IN LINE WITH THE
PROCEDURES THAT THE I. R. SETS
IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH CALLIE
CHAR- THOSE CONVERSATIONS
ABSOLUTELY ARE HAPPENING ALL THE
TIME AND THEY HAPPEN MORE AT THE
LEVEL OF THE CHAIR. WITH THE
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. YES THANK
YOU SENATOR BENNETT VICE CHAIR.
THANK YOU MADAM TERRY APPRECIATE
THAT. HI SANDRA HOW ARE YOU GOOD
CONSISTENT. GOOD TO SEE YOU. AND
I WORKED WITH YOU QUITE OFTEN
YOUR PREVIOUS AT CAPACITY. I
THINK YOU ARE A VERY QUALIFIED
AND VERY FAIR AND BALANCED WHEN
IT COMES TO ANY ISSUE THAT YOU
HANDLED ESPECIALLY. THAT I
BROUGHT TO YOU. AND SO I DON'T
THINK THAT YOU WOULD I THINK
IT'S IN YOUR CHARACTER SO I
DON'T THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE.
AN M. MORE LEAN TOWARDS
EMPLOYEES OR EMPLOYERS I THINK
YOU'RE WELL BALANCED AND YOU
LOOK AT THE FACTS AND MAKE
DECISIONS I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION
THOUGH IF IT IF YOU DON'T MIND-
AND ANY RATE RESPONSES THE TO
THE RULES COMMITTEE YOU TALKED
ABOUT HOW. AND DEBBIE CB HAS NOT
SEEN ANY REAL CASES ON AN EIGHTY
FIVE AND HOW THAT'S AFFECT
CORRECT BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF
STILL TIED UP IN LITIGATION DO
YOU ANTICIPATE FURTHER IN
DISCOVERY. FURTHER IN DISCOVERY
OR THE TRIAL STAGE- IS THAT
STILL THE CASE- DO YOU THINK HE
AND IF THAT QUESTION AND THEN DO
YOU THINK THAT YOU'LL HEAR A
GROUP OF UNLIKE IN AND MAKE AN
IMPACT TO SEIZE IT IN BONTA
DECISION OR- WHAT'S- WHAT'S YOUR
THOUGHTS ON AB FIVE AND HOW THAT
WILL BE AFFECTED. SURE SO I
THINK THE FIRST THING THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TO STATE IS. I
MEAN IT'S OBVIOUS TO EVERYONE
HERE. WE ARE DEALING WITH
APPEALED CASES SO THE FIRST HAVE
TO GO THROUGH THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION SYSTEM TO THE YOU
KNOW DIVISION OF WORKERS
COMPENSATION AND THE TRIALS AT
THAT LEVEL. SOMETIMES PARTY'S
WILL MEDIATE AND THEY'LL SETTLE
BEFORE IT EVEN GOES TO TRIAL.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO YEARS OF
TRIALS AND ISSUES THAT EVOLVE
OVER TIME. AND WE CAN NEVER
PREDICT WHICH CASES ARE GONNA
MAKE IT. TO AN APPEAL OR NOT AND
SO AS SUCH WE DON'T TRACK HE
SAYS BY TOPIC. THAT SAID WE DO
HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT COMES IN
AND WHAT DOESN'T WE I PERSONALLY
HAVE NOT RECEIVED. ON MY DESK
FOR REVIEW ANY AB FIVE CASES I
HAVE NOT EVEN AT WORK I'VE ONLY
BEEN HERE SIX MONTHS. I HAVEN'T
RECEIVED ANY MIS CLASSIFICATION
CASES. IT'S VERY HARD TO KNOW IF
WE'RE GONNA GET YOU KNOW A
FLURRY OF THESE CASES ONCE THEY
MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH TRIAL-
MISS CLASSIFICATIONS ALWAYS BEEN
AN ISSUE. AND PRIOR TO AB FIVE
WHEN ANY OF THOSE CASES CAME UP
IN APPEAL AND THAT WAS THE MAIN
ISSUE AT HAND. WE WOULD APPLY
THE BAROLO FACTORS. IF WE
RECEIVE A CASE IN THE NEAR
FUTURE. WHERE THE- INJURY
OCCURRED WHILE INDIVIDUALS
PROVIDING A SERVICE. AFTER JULY
ONE TWENTY TWENTY WHICH IS WHEN
AB FIVE TOOK EFFECT FOR THE
WORKERS COMPENSATION SYSTEM.
THEN WE WOULD APPLY THE ABC
TEST. AND IF A PERSON'S EXEMPTED
BECAUSE EIGHTY FIVE EXEMPTS A
LOT OF POSITIONS THAN WE WOULD
APPLY THE BAROLO. SO WE HAVE A
VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF
WHICH- FACTORS WE WOULD APPLY TO
ANY MISS COFFEE. MISS
CLASSIFICATION CASE AND IT
REALLY DEPENDS ON THE TIMING.
THREE NO I APPRECIATE AN ANSWER
AND LIKE I SAID I EIGHT ZERO IS
NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT YOU
WILL- FOLLOW UP PROCESS MAKE THE
RIGHT DECISIONS AND REGARDLESS
OF PERSONAL OPINION I I'VE SEEN
THAT IN YOU WHEN I WORKED WITH
YOU BEFORE- AND THEN I. I LOOK
FORWARD TO CONFIRMATION PAUL
THANK YOU SO MUCH CENTER THANK.
THANK MADAM VICE CHAIR SENATOR.
THANK YOU WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE AND- THE SENATE. WE
CONFIRM YOU ONCE BEFORE AND HAD
A LENGTHY CONVERSATION SINCE I
FEEL LIKE. ARE YOUR GENERAL
LEVEL OF COMPETENCES IT HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED WE'RE GOOD. IN MY
COLLEAGUES ASKED A COUPLE OF THE
THINGS I WAS GOING TO ASK TO
THERE'S JUST ONE REMAINING
QUESTION THAT IS IN. INYO
RANCHERS TALK ABOUT POSSIBLY
EXPECTING MORE CASES OUT OF THE
PANDEMIC- WHERE DOES THAT STAND
TO IT. AND WHY DID YOU THINK
THAT IF. YOU THINK THAT'S STILL
GOING TO HAPPEN IF IT HAS YEAH
SO I MEAN AGAIN IT IS ALWAYS
HARD TO PREDICT BECAUSE WE NEVER
KNOW WHAT CASES ONCE THEY GO
THROUGH A TRIAL WILL ACTUALLY
BE. APPEALED FOR RECONSIDERATION
FOR A REMOVAL OF THE CASE WHICH
IS WHAT WE LOOK AT. HOWEVER I
DID WANT TO- REITERATE SOME
STATS SO THE CALIFORNIA WORKERS
COMPENSATION INSTITUTE IN THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT MY- PRIOR
COLLEAGUES ALSO I THINK
REFERENCED IN THEIR HEARINGS. V.
WELL WE DON'T TRACK CASES BY
TOPIC THE DIVISION OF WORKERS
COMPENSATION HAS A LOT MORE
INFORMATION AND THE INSTITUTE
CALCULATED THAT ABOUT SEVENTEEN
POINT 3% OF ALL CLAIMS FILED.
BETWEEN MARCH TWENTY TWENTY AND
JULY TWENTY TWENTY TWO WERE
COVERT RELATED STATS SEVENTEEN
POINT THREE IT WAS ALL ALMOST
OVER TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND CASES
THAT WERE FILED IN THAT SHORT
TIME FRAME. SO BY REASON MEAN
YOU WOULD EXPECT. THAT WE ARE
GOING TO RECEIVE MORE COVERT
CASES BECAUSE- THERE WERE THAT
MANY FILED IT WAS A LARGE
AMOUNT. I HAVE SEEN COURT CASES
ALREADY COME ACROSS MY THE-
PORTFOLIO FOR REVIEW MOST OF
THEM AT THIS TIME OUR ISSUES
ABOUT WHETHER THE INJURY WAS
CAUSED IN THE WORK TAKE PLACE SO
THEY'RE EITHER TRYING TO TALK
ABOUT THE REBUTTAL. OF THE
PRESUMPTIONS OR THE PRESUMPTIONS
WORN IN PLACE FOR THAT TIME
FRAME AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF-
ARGUMENT ABOUT WHETHER THE COLD
IT OCCURRED- OUT OF EMPLOYMENT
ARISING OUT OF EMPLOYMENT AND
WHILE ON THE JOB. THAT IS WHAT
WE ARE SEEING NOW AND I SUSPECT
BECAUSE IT TAKES MANY YEARS FOR
THESE CASES TO GET THROUGH
TRIALS. THAT'S WHAT WE WILL SEE
IN THE MEDIUM TERM. I THINK IN
THE LONGER TERM WE WILL START
CENA. MORE APPEALS POTENTIALLY
AROUND THE LONG TERM IMPACTS OF
COVERT ON HEALTH AND WHETHER THE
LEAD TO PERMANENT DISABILITIES
AND THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF LIKE
JUST THE SCIENCE- IN THE MEDICAL
COMMUNITY IS STILL DEVELOPING.
SORT OF THE THEORIES OF THE
VIRUS AND ALSO THE EVIDENCE
AROUND WHAT IT DOES BECAUSE AND
WHAT IT DOES NOT CAUSE SO I
SUSPECT THAT WILL BE. MORE
PREVALENT LONG TERM BUT NOT IN
THE MEDIUM TERM AND IT JUST
OCCURRED TO ME WHEN YOU TALK
THERE'S ANOTHER SUBJECT I SHOULD
ASK CHORE AND THAT IS. IN TWENTY
NINETEEN THE LEGISLATURE ADOPTED
A BILL ABOUT A REBUTTABLE
PRESUMPTION FOR. PUBLIC SAFETY
EMPLOYEES. ARE YOU SEEING ANY
CASES GETTING TO YOU AS A RESULT
. A. B. C. AND TO THINK MOST
DRAMATIC PRESS. AND I HAVE. THE
FULL DISCLOSURE HEY I JUST WANT
YOU NOT TO TALK OVER EACH YEAH.
OR ARE REPORTER THANKS. GO AHEAD
CENTER WAS GONNA SAY I'M DOING
THE- OF THE SONS GOT BILL OUT OF
THIS. AND OCCURRED ME THAT. I
SHOULD ASK IF ANY OF CASES THAT
FREAK YOU. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY
YES. THEN AGAIN IT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT THEY WON'T COME THROUGH
LATER ON. THANK YOU THEY WHAT.
YOU KNOW IT STARTED FOUR YEARS
AGO OR THREE YEARS AGO SO THEY
PROBABLY WOULD BE FILTERING TO
IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A LARGE
VOLUME BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE
NOR THERE THAT'S JUST AN
OBSERVATION. THANK YOU OF COURSE
SENATOR LAST MONTH. THANK YOU-
MY COLLEAGUES ASKED THE
QUESTIONS. THAT I WOULD HAVE
ASKED SO I APPRECIATE THAT LET
ME JUST ASK ARE YOU ARE YOU GOOD
SENATOR A CHOI BOGUE. DID YOU
OKAY. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
IMPLEMENT A- QUESTION RULE TO
SEE IF WE CAN BE MORE TIME
EFFICIENT BUT WHEN RIGHT WHEN-
IT ALLOWS AND WE HAVE EXTRA.
TIME WE GO FURTHER THAN THAT SO
I JUST WANT TO CHECK WITH MY
COLLEAGUES- AND I ALSO AGREE
WITH MANTA VICE CHAIR IN TERMS
OF- YOUR WORK AND THE FACT THAT
WE'VE- CONFIRMS YOU BEFORE-
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS SO I
JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE- NOW HAVING
SAID THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. SO WE'RE
GONNA- START RIGHT HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED BUT LET ME GO
AHEAD AND HAVE THEM PUT UP THE-
PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE NUMBER
AGAIN IF THEY WOULD. EIGHT SEVEN
SEVEN TWO TWO SIX EIGHT ONE SIX
THREE. ACCESS CODE SEVEN FIVE
THREE TWO FIVE EIGHT ONE BECAUSE
AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT HERE IN THE
ROOM WE WILL GO TO
TELECONFERENCE. SO LET ME ASK IF
THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. IN
SUPPORT. OKAY SEEING NO ONE
APPROACH THE MIKE LET ME SEE IF
WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. IN
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. ALSO
SEEING NO ONE IT'S A GOOD THING
WE PUT THAT NUMBER UP. LET ME
WELCOME OUR MODERATOR- FOR THE
TELECONFERENCE. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
PRESS ONE ENTER WITH THIS TIME.
THANK YOU AND IS THERE TEEING UP
LET ME REMIND THOSE WHO WILL BE
SPEAKING. TO GIVE YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION IF ANY YOU
REPRESENT AND YOUR POSITION OF
SUPPORT. OR OPPOSITION. I AM
SURE NO ONE IS SIGNALED THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK OKAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH WE'LL BE BACK WITH
YOU SHORTLY LET ME BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MADAM
VICE CHAIR HAS MADE THE MOTION
TO MOVE THE CONFIRMATION- MADAM
SECRETARY WILL YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THERE'D THEIR I'D OR
TROUBLED BY ORGANIZED SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS. MODE CRITICIZED. GROVE
AYE ATKINS FIVE A CONCISE FIVE
FIVE ZERO CONGRATULATIONS WE
WILL MOVE THIS ON TO THE SENATE
FOR FULL CONFIRMATION GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE THANK
YOU. LET ME- ASK. OUR COURT
REPORTER CONTINUE ON. GREAT I
THANK YOU I HAVE A GOOD REST OF
YOUR DAY. SO OUR NEXT
APPOINTMENT. WOULD BE- THE
HONORABLE IS A DOOR CALL ME SAY
DOCTOR HALL- FOR THE AGRICULTURE
LABOR RELATIONS BOARD WELCOME.
AND WE HAVE SEEN YOU BEFORE SO
YOU KNOW AND- YOU'VE HAD ONE
PERSON AHEAD OF YOU SEE WE'RE
GOING TO INVITE YOU TO MAKE
OPENING COMMENTS THANK ANYONE
YOU WOULD LIKE THINK IT WILL GO
RIGHT UP HERE. FOR QUESTIONS AND
IT'S GOOD TO SEE LIKEWISE THANK
YOU. MADAM SENATOR PRESIDENT AND
THE MEMBERS OF THIS ESTEEMED US
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME BEFORE
YET AGAIN FOR THIS CONFIRMATION-
I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR AND HIS FINE STAFF. OF
WITH THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE
TO ADVANCE- THIS CONFIRMATION
FORWARD AND ALSO LIKE TO THANK
MY- TEAM MEMBERS AT TEN OVER AT-
ILARI B. WHO ARE EXCEPTIONAL
WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE
EXCEPTIONAL. THE LEGAL COUNSEL'S
EXCEPTIONAL TO SUPPORT STAFF IS
EXCEPTIONAL AND THOSE WHO WERE
DOING THE HARD WORK OUT IN THE
COMMUNITY I WANT TO THANK THEM
AS WELL FOR GIVING ME AN
OPPORTUNITY REPRESENT THEM AND
SO WITH THAT THANK YOU ALL SO
MUCH. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
QUESTIONS THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
BECAUSE I'M STILL THINKING
SOMEONE MAY HAVE TO LEAVE US
SENATOR SMALLWOOD. WE'RE GONNA
LET YOU GO FIRST AGAIN THANK YOU
SO MUCH MADAM CHAIR AND HE'S SO
GOOD TO SEE YOU LIKELY SOLVE.
YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO
HERE THANK YOU KNOW IN OUR
COMMUNITIES THANK YOU- I YOU
KNOW. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
SECTOR YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF
FARM WORK YEAH- THE LINKS THE
COLONIALISM TO SLAVERY AND. IT
CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE- MOST
BRUTAL TO. JOB WE'RE HAVE SO
LITTLE. AND RESPECT. AND WE
CONTINUING TO FIX THAT. MY
QUESTION IS IT AND I HAVE. TWO
QUESTIONS IN ONE. WE GIVEN SORT
OF THE CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY
AND ALSO IN THE FOLKS WHO ARE
DOING THIS WORK IN TERMS OF
WHO'S COMING TO HELP FEED OUR
FAMILIES. WHAT TYPE OF
ENGAGEMENT IS HAPPENING NOW IT
L. R. B. A TO REALLY REACH THOSE
TYPE THOSE FARMWORKERS FROM SUCH
A DIVERSE BACKGROUND- AND HOW
CLOSELY- ARE YOU ALL WORKING
WITH. THE LABOR COMMISSIONER'S
OFFICE I'M THINKING FOR EXAMPLE
WHO IS DOING A REALLY TARGETED
EFFORT TO EDUCATE- THOSE WORKERS
ON ON THEIR RIGHTS AND- ARE
USING- AND PARTNERING WITH ALL
KINDS OF DIFFERENT A COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
EFFORT. I JUST I'M CURIOUS HOW.
THE CERTIFICATIONS HAVE GONE
DOWN WHAT IS THE L. R. B. A. L.
OR BE DOING TO REACH THOSE
WORKERS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ORGANIZE. THANK YOU THANK YOU
SENATOR A GREAT QUESTION- WE'RE
EXCITED THAT WE HAVE SEEN- AND
WITNESSED- UPTICK IN OUR
ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES- WE HAVE
WHEN I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE
PRIVY TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN. ON
THAT WE JUST ADOPTED AT A OR D.
WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE OUTREACH
IN THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT
WE'RE DOING WITH NOT JUST OUR
OFFICE BUT ALSO TO YOUR POINT-
OTHER DEPARTMENTS HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA MAAM. CROSS
SECTIONAL INTERSECTIONAL
DEPARTMENTS A STRATEGICALLY
GOING OUT DOING OUTREACH TO THE
COMMUNITIES TO THOSE WHO FEEL
FOR WHATEVER REASON- THERE ON
HER DON'T HAVE A VOICE- WE'RE
ALSO WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
COMMUNITY TO GET. THE MESSAGE
OUT- WE'RE ALSO- ON USING SOCIAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS TO DO THAT WE'RE
USING ARE READY- TO DO THAT
WE'RE GOING FAR BEYOND THE CALL
OF DUTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE
IS A STRATEGIC PLAN TO OUT REACH
TO. EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WITH THESE WORKERS
ARE. AND WE'RE NOT JUST OUT
REACHING TO ALL THE WORKERS WERE
ALSO A REACHING AND HAVING
ENGAGEMENT WITH. THE GROWERS AS
WELL BECAUSE IT TAKES ALL OF US-
TO MAKE CAL MORE. YOU MENTIONED
THE SOCIAL MEDIA IN AN IRA I
RECALL JUST THE LANGUAGE
CHALLENGES- MAY HAVE ACCESS TO
THE SOCIAL MEDIA MAY NOT JUST.
OUR WHEN YOU SAY WORKING WITH
THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IS IT
THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
WITH THEM ABSOLUTELY STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIPS YES. THANK YOU
SENATOR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH US
SENATOR A TO A BOTH. THANK YOU
MEDICARE IN WELCOME SENATOR
DOCTOR HALL- PLEASURE TO HAVE
YOU HERE I HAD A QUESTION WITH
REGARDS TO- THE FARMWORKER UNION
ELECTION PROCESS- THE QUESTION
IS A FOLLOW OR ARE AS FOLLOWS.
IN WHAT WAYS YOU EXPECT THE NEW
CARD CHECK PROCESS TO EFFECT THE
WORKLOAD OF THE A. L. R. V. AND
NUMBER TWO IF THE CAR CHECK.
PROGRAM RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
FARMWORKER UNION
REPRESENTATIVES. AS ITS
PROPONENTS INTEND HOW WILL THIS
AFFECT THE ROLE OF THE A. L. R.
B. AND ITS OPERATIONS WELL YOU
KNOW WE DO EXPECT AN UPTICK IN-
ORGANIZATIONS A CERTIFICATIONS-
OBVIOUSLY AS A RESULT OF AB
TWENTY ONE EIGHTY THREE- AND THE
CANNABIS MOVEMENT AS WELL WE'RE
GOING TO SEE A LOT OF UPTICK IN-
ORGANIZING CERTIFICATIONS SO
FORTH AND SO ON. HOW WOULD THAT
IMPACT US OBVIOUSLY A WORKLOAD
IS AN INCREASE WE PREPARE FOR
THAT ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU- TO
THIS BOARD TO THE SENATE TO THE
SENATE AND THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
GOVERNOR FOR SIGN A BUDGET ON
THAT ALLOWED FOR US TO ADD EXTRA
POSITIONS ARE TO BE ABLE TO
ACCOMMODATE- THE UPTAKE AND
CERTIFICATIONS AND- ALL THE
THINGS THAT HAVE WILL BRING
BECAUSE WE PROBABLY HAVE SOME
COMPLAINTS AND SO FORTH. AND SO
ON- WE HAVE HAD BECAUSE OF THE
UP TO UPTAKE IN THE BUDGET
MONIES THAT YOU PROVIDED US
WORRY BE ABLE TO HANDLE SOME OF
THE BACKLOG THAT WE'VE HAD IN
THE PAST- IN BRING THAT TO FOUR
SO WE'RE UP TO IT WE'RE READY TO
GO. YOUR STAFF TO. THANK YOU.
OKAY MINIMIZED HERE. CAN I THEIR
TIME FOR. THE MY FRIEND SENATORS
GET TO SEE GOOD TO SEE YOU-
COULD THIS YEAR I CAN SEE YOUR
MISSED THANK YOU ARE YOU OKAY.
AND SO I DO HAVE A SERIES OF
QUESTIONS I MEAN I THINK YOU'RE
AN INCREDIBLE PERSON BUT I HAD A
ROUGH DAY HE HE'S LARGE
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. THAT
DEFINITELY HAS SOME CONCERNS AND
QUESTIONS WITH THE ELLERBEE
WHICH YOU'RE BEING APPOINTED TO
THE BOARD SO I HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOU THAT
THEY'VE SENT TO ME. AM I DO WANT
TO DO A COUPLE OF FOLLOW UP
QUESTIONS THE QUESTION THAT WAS
ASKED ABOUT- THE PIECE
LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED TO
ALLOW- A CARD CHECK. I DO KNOW
THAT STATISTICALLY AND THE
NUMBERS THAT ARE OUT THERE IS
THAT AND THAT CALIFORNIA FARMS
HAVE DROPPED UNION ACTIVITY AND
DRASTICALLY. I THINK THE BOARD
OVERSEES MAYBE WANTED TO
ELECTIONS A YEAR. AND HAVING
THAT LOW OF AN IMPACT WHAT DO
YOU SEE THEM IT'S STATISTICALLY
ZERO WHEN YOU DO THE NUMBERS
BECAUSE IT FALLS WITHIN THE
MARGIN OF ERROR. FOR UNION
ACTIVITY OR UNION CERTIFICATIONS
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY WHAT DO
YOU SEE AS THE BOARD'S ROLE-
MOVING FORWARD DO YOU STILL SEE
IT AS YOU KNOW OVERSEEING THE
ELECTION PROCESS LIKE THE
MISSION STATEMENTS FOR SAYS OR
DO YOU SEE IT GOING IN A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION. LIKE
ENFORCEMENT OR OTHER- AVENUES
WHAT WE ARE. DICTATED BY ENACT
THAT TELLS US EXACTLY WHAT WE
CAN AND CAN'T DO AS A BOARD- I
KNOW DURING COLD IT. ON THERE
WAS A DECREASE IN ACTIVITY- WE
HAVE HAD THREE ELECTIONS- SO FAR
IN THE CANNABIS. INDUSTRY AND WE
EXPECT TO HAVE MORE. EVEN THEN
WE STILL HAVE. THIRTY THOUSAND
THIRTY PLUS THOUSAND FARM
WORKERS THERE THAT'S TO HAVE TO
BE PROTECTED EVERY SINGLE DAY
THAT THIS BOARD OVERSEES OR
OVERLOOKS MMHM. SO I DON'T THINK
HER WORK. WOULD INCREASE AS LONG
AS WE HAVE AGRICULTURE IN
CALIFORNIA- NOR DO I BELIEVE
THAT ELECTIONS WILL DECREASE
BECAUSE EIGHT- BECAUSE OF THE B.
TWO ONE EIGHT THREE THAT. MAKES
IT EASIER FOR A CERTIFICATION
PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD. AND
BECAUSE- IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN WE
PASS CANNABIS. LEAD TO LEGALIZE
CANNABIS AND THAT FALLS UNDER
AGRICULTURE WE ALSO SEE AND ALL
WE'RE GOING TO SEE AN EXTREME
UPTICK IN ELECTIONS THERE AS
WELL. BUT YOU SEE I MEAN YOU SEE
I WOULD THINK THAT YOU SEE YOUR
ROLE AS A BOARD MEMBER TAYLOR
BEAT TO BE BALLOTS STRAIGHT IT'S
NOT. ABOUT UNIONIZING THE
FARMWORKERS BECAUSE THERE ARE
FARMWORKERS OUT THERE IF THEY
DON'T WANT TO BE UNIONIZED AND
THEY WANTED THE CERTIFICATION
PROCESS. SO YOU SEE WERE YOUR
ROLE ON BOTH SIDES. ABSOLUTELY
IT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER
UNIONIZED OR NOT. EVERY WORKING
CALIFORNIA HAS RIGHTS- AND THEY
MUST BE PROTECTED- AND AS A
MEMBER OF THIS BOARD IS OUR
RESPONSIBILITY- TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DO THAT REGARDLESS OF
WHO YOU ARE THE COLOR OF YOUR
SKIN. WITH YOU IN A LABOR UNION
OR NOT WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY
YOU ARE AND IF YOU ARE AN
EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER YOUR
EMPLOYED BY THE HERE IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. YOU HAVE
RIGHTS AND WE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE BALANCED. CAN ANYONE IS
COULD BE A LITTLE BIT OF
BACKGROUND AND I WANT TO ASK A
SPECIFIC QUESTION LAST YEAR WE-
HAD THE CONFIRMATION OF GENERAL
COUNCIL MEMBER WHO CAME BEFORE
US. AND FOR CONFIRMATION I ASKED
HER A SERIES OF QUESTIONS. ABOUT
THE GROWING FARM WORKER VOTE
RIGHT MY QUESTIONS AND I'M NOT
GONNA GO INTO IT WITH YOU BUT
SHE WAS THE GENERAL COUNSEL FOR
THE NLRB. AND I ASKED HER A
SERIES OF QUESTIONS YOU KNOW WHY
DID IT TAKE FIVE YEARS WHY DID
YOU DECERTIFY THE FIRST TWO
ELECTIONS WHY DID YOU MAKE THE
FARMWORKERS. CONTINUE TO GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS WHY DID YOU
BRING LEGISLATION APPEAR TO
BUILDING. TO TRY TO MAKE IT EASY
FOR THE S. DEBBIE I MEAN I
THROUGH THIS C. OF. AND AFTER
FIVE YEARS IN THE VOTE WAS
NINETY TEN TO DECERTIFY THE U.
F. W. IS VICTORY AND JUSTICE FOR
THE FARMWORKERS AFTER THE
BALLOTS HAD BEEN LOCKED UP. FOR
FIVE YEARS AND THEY WERE
COUNTED. WHICH THE BOARD WAS A
PARDON IF DURING THAT TIME. AND
THEN THE LAST QUESTION I ASK- IS
WAS THE GARCIA CASE. AN ELEVATED
WAS THE GARCIA CASE ELEVATED TO
FILING A COMPLAINT. AND WITHOUT
ANY INVESTIGATION WHATSOEVER. AT
JUST TO TRY TO DECERTIFY THE
ELECTION AND SHE SAID NO AND
SINCE THEN. WE'VE HAD AN
ATTORNEY THAT USED TO WORK AT
THE BOARD. AND COME TO ME AND
SAY THAT WAS NOT TRUE THERE WAS
NO INVESTIGATION IT WAS HIS
CASE. AND THAT HE WAS. OUT TOLD
TO ELEVATE THAT INSTANTLY. TO BE
USED AS A MECHANISM TO DECERTIFY
THE ELECTION WAS THE BOARD AWARE
OF THAT IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR
FORM. WELL YOU KNOW THERE IS A
FIREWALL. BETWEEN THE BOARD IN
THE GENERAL COUNSEL. WE DO NOT-
GET INVOLVED IF HOW CASES ARE
ELEVATED TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL
OKAY I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT.
THE ANSWER WAS- SHE'S NEVER
GIVEN ME ANY REASON TO BELIEVE
THAT. SHE'S DISHONEST- I KNOW
HER AS AN HONEST GENERAL COUNSEL
BUT WE DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN
THAT AREA THERE'S A FIREWALL
BETWEEN THE LEGAL COUNSEL
GENERAL COUNSEL IN THE PORT.
OKAY I WAS NOT AWARE THAT I
DIDN'T KNOW IF THE BOARD WOULD
BE ENGAGED IN THAT WE HAVE
NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM THAT'S
WHY I ASKED THAT QUESTION THANK
YOU FOR THAT. AND I AS- I JUST-
I KNOW THAT YOU SAID M. IN YOUR
COMMENTS TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM-
LOS ANGELES THAT- THAT YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS
HAVE. A VOICE EVEN IN THE UPTICK
IN THE RISE OF- UNION
CERTIFICATIONS AND I JUST WANT
YOUR COMMITMENT ON BEHALF OF MY
FARMERS RIGHT TOP THREE FOOD
PRODUCING COUNTIES. IN THE STATE
AM I JUST WANT YOUR COMMITMENT
ON MY FARMWORKERS AND MY FARM
FARMERS SITE IS THAT IF THE IF
THE EMPLOYEES DON'T WANT TO
UNIONIZE. THEY SHOULDN'T BE
FORCED TO UNIONIZE AND I JUST
WANT YOUR COMMITMENT THAT AS A
BOARD MEMBER AT THE LRB YOU'RE
GOING TO BE BALANCED IN THAT
APPROACH. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT
PROTECTING THE FARMWORKERS
RIGHTS THERE WERE FIVE THOUSAND
FARMWORKERS. THAT FOUGHT FOR
FIVE YEARS THEY DID NOT WANT TO
UNIONIZE CONTRACT. AND THEY I
MEAN TO BE HONEST WITH YOU THEY
WERE AGAINST YOU YOU KNOW THEY
FIGHT YOU GUYS. MAYBE NOT THE
BOARD BUT THE LRB THEY THOUGHT
THE ADMINISTRATION AT THAT TIME
THE BROWN ADMINISTRATION THEY
THOUGHT THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
AND THE D. I. R. THEY THOUGHT
THAT. AND THEY THOUGHT EVERYBODY
AND THEY STAYED PERSISTENT AND
FINALLY JUSTICE WAS SERVED BUT I
DON'T WANT ANY OF MY FARMWORKERS
TO EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT
AGAIN. SENATOR GROVE I DON'T
WANT YOU TO HAVE TO CALL ME
EITHER. I KNOW. YOU YOU HAVE MY-
YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT TO THAT.
I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE AND I'VE
BEEN HONORED TO HAVE THE
CONFIRMATION OF THE SPORT TWICE.
AND WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OF
RECONFIRMATION AND THAT'S
BECAUSE I AM A WELL BALANCED
PERSON SEEN BOTH SIDES OF THE
COIN IF YOU WILL. AND I'M
GOVERNED BY THE STATUTE AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAW. AND THAT'S
HOW WE EDUCATE AND WE EDUCATE
ACCORDINGLY SO YOU HAVE MY 1100%
COMMITMENT TO THAT I KNOW THAT
AND I NEED TO ADD BUT I JUST
NEEDED TO PUT IT ON THEIR
APPRECIATE THOSE PEOPLE WATCHING
ON TVS GOING ASK. I APPRECIATE
THE APPRECIATE YOU ORDER
CONFIRMATION THANK YOU THANK YOU
SENATOR. SENATOR LAYER. THANK
YOU- AND THANKS FOR THE TIME TO
MEET AND- LOT OF THINGS HAVE
BEEN NAST AND I THINK. ONE THING
I WOULD ASK TO DRILL DOWN A
LITTLE MORE ON IS YOU MENTIONED
CANNABIS. AND ITS WHAT DO YOU
SEE OF. SORT OF THE GROWTH OF
THAT INDUSTRY FOR DEVELOPMENT
AND GROWTH OF THAT REGULATED
INDUSTRY AND HOW CASES ARE
COMING TO YOU NOW OR HOW YOU
EXPECT THEM TO. WELL WE DON'T
KNOW WE DON'T KNOW SENATOR- BUT
WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT THERE IS
A RISING OF CANNABIS FARMS IF
YOU WILL ALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA-
IN THE END AS THOSE CALM WE HAVE
SEEN- THREE ELECTIONS SO FAR. IN
SUCH A SMALL IN SHORT AMOUNT OF
TIME SO IF IN SUCH A SHORT TIME
WE SEE WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THREE
YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE. WHAT
THAT'S GOING TO BE LIKE POSSIBLY
OVER THE NEXT THREE FOUR FIVE
SIX YEARS AND SO DO I BELIEVE
THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE AN
UPTICK I HONESTLY DO- TO WHAT
EXTENT. I CAN'T TELL YOU BUT I
DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL
BE AN UPTICK IN THE- ARM AND
THEN- I'M SORRY BECAUSE- OF
CENTER GROVE WALKED OUT BECAUSE
THE OTHER QUESTION I WAS GOING
TO ASK YOU THIS WHEN WE MET. YOU
SAID YOU WERE SURPRISED AT HOW
MUCH YOU LEARNED SINCE YOU WERE
APPOINTED AND YES YOU'VE LEARNED
TRAVELING AROUND THE STATE
ABSOLUTELY THESE ISSUES HOW
WOULD YOU DESCRIBE IT'S BEEN
IT'S BEEN AN AMAZING THING-
BLACK BOY FROM COMPTON URBAN
COMMUNITY. I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
FIRST BEING APPOINTED TO THIS
BOARD THERE WAS A AN INDIVIDUAL
APPROACH ME SAYS WHAT DOES A
BLACK BOY FROM COMPTON KNOW
ABOUT FARM WORK. AND I SAID THAT
COMPTON WAS KNOWN FOR ME FOR
YEARS AND STILL HAVE FARMLAND
IN. IN COMPTON. AND THAT'S REAL-
BUT SINCE THEN I MADE A
COMMITMENT AND I THINK SENATOR
ATKINS YOU WERE THERE WHEN I
MADE A COMMITMENT TO GO TO EVERY
CORNER OF THE STATE. AND VISIT
THE FORMS AND I DID THAT AND I
MET WITH THE FORMAL HONORS AND I
MET THE GROWERS AND I MET WITH-
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
AND IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING
WONDER EVER- THINKING I. DID
NEED TO LEARN ANYTHING MORE THAN
WHAT I KNEW. I LEARNED THAT I
HAD A LOT TO LEARN. AND SINCE
THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN VISITING
THE FARMS- AND THE GROWERS-
EVERY QUARTER MAKING SURE THAT
I'M OUT THERE LEARNING MORE TO
BE ABLE TO ADVOCATE. AND HAVE A
WELL BALANCED PERSPECTIVE MOVING
FORWARD ON THIS COMMITTEE- THIS
BOARD IS. ONE OF THE- OUTSIDE OF
BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SENATE-
DYSPORT. IS ONE OF THE MOST-
HUMBLING BORSA DI PERHAPS BEEN A
MEMBER OF BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME
TO SEE. INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO
BE SELF ACTUALIZE. FINDING
THEMSELVES IN APPRECIATING THE
TALENTS THAT THEY HAVE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND I ARE VICE
CHAIR HAD TO GO TO HEALTH
COMMITTEE- BUT SHE WILL BE BACK
IN WILL VOTE AS AS AS WE GET TO
THAT POINT I ONLY HAVE ONE
QUESTION BECAUSE MY COLLEAGUES
PRETTY MUCH HIT ALL OF THE
REALLY. TOP OF MIND OUR ISSUES-
WHAT ROLE- DO YOU HAVE IN THE
NEW HUMAN TRAFFICKING
EXPLOITATION ASSESSMENT AND
RESPONSE TEAM HARD I GUESS IT'S
CALLED UNIT DO YOU. IS DOES THAT
HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP TO THE
WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING NO MA'AM
US SENATOR OTHER THAN IF WE SEE
SOMETHING WE SAY SOMETHING WE
HAVE ONLY HAD ONE CALL. N. A
RANDOM CALL WHERE WE ACTUALLY
REFERRED THAT PERSON TO-
POSITION OF ASSISTANCE ON BUT WE
ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THAT
HOWEVER- JUST AS ANY CITIZEN IF
YOU SEE SOMETHING YOU SAY
SOMETHING. OKAY THANK YOU- WE'RE
GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SO- AGAIN
RIGHT HERE IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED- WANTED TO- SEE IF THERE
ARE FOLKS WHO WERE HERE IN
SUPPORT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
COME FORWARD. OKAY SEEING NO ONE
APPROACHING THE MICROPHONE LET
ME SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED. THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
OKAY SEEING NO ONE LET ME. GO
BACK TO OUR MODERATOR BUT LET US
PUT THE NUMBER UP THERE AGAIN
EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN TWO TWO SIX.
EIGHT ONE SIX THREE AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS SEVEN FIVE THREE
TWO FIVE EIGHT ONE. MISTER
MODERATOR WELCOME BACK. THANK
YOU MADAM CHAIR IF THERE IS
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE PRESS ONE
ZERO AT THE TIME. IN A MADAM
CHAIR WE HAVE NO COMMENT THANK
YOU. THANK YOU MR MODERATOR WERE
MAKING YOU WORK VERY HARD TODAY-
WE WILL BE BACK WITH YOU IN A
FEW MOMENTS- COLLEAGUES LET ME
BRING IT BACK- SENATOR LAYER I
WOULD MOVE THE CONFIRMATION
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE HAVE A
MOTION MADAM SECRETARY WE PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. LAYERED HI THEIR
DIET WHICH SHOW BOTH THE ENGLISH
FOOTBALL GUY SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I
THINK ALL CRITICIZED GROWTH.
ATKINS I RECONCILE CALLED AND WE
WILL LEAVE THAT ON CALL THANK
YOU FOR GROWTH CAN ADD ON THANK
YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS THANK
YOU SEE YOU THANK YOU LIKELY.
OKAY WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO
TO OUR- LAST APPOINTEE WHO'S
BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY LET ME-
WELCOME- UP. THE CHIEF DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION MISTER VICTOR
DERON N. DA SAY WELCOME TO YOU
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR
PATIENCE- WE- INVITE YOU TO MAKE
OPENING COMMENTS ACKNOWLEDGE
ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE AND THEN
WE'LL GO RIGHT TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WELCOME. THANK YOU SO
MUCH- MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE I ALSO WANT TO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM
AND THE LEADERSHIP AT THE HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY. FOR
ENTRUSTING ME TO SERVE IN THIS
POSITION TO THE CREDIBLE TEAM AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION
AND TO MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY
WATCHING AT HOME. I'VE DEDICATED
MY ENTIRE CAREER TO SERVING
HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES FROM PROVIDING
DIRECT SERVICES IN THE FIELD AND
WORKING MY WAY UP TO EXECUTIVE
LEADERSHIP ROLES. SO WHEN I
REFLECT ON GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S
VISION OF A CALIFORNIA FOR ALL I
KNOW THAT THE D. O. R. HAS A
UNIQUELY PIVOTAL ROLE TO PLAY.
BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO
DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION
DISABILITY IS THAT BE
INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITY
VIRTUALLY ALL OF US AT SOME
POINT IN OUR LIFE WELL I THE
REQUIRE A DISABILITY OR
EXPERIENCE A TEMPORARILY
DISABLING CONDITION AND THAT IS
WHY IT'S MY- GREAT HONOR TO
ADVANCE THE WORK OF THE DO ARE
AND I WELCOME THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. WELL
THANK YOU STILL ANTICIPATING
THAT THE SENATOR MAY HAVE TO.
LET ME. WITH THE GRACIOUSNESS OF
MY COLLEAGUES LET SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS GO AHEAD THANK
YOU SO MUCH MADAM CHAIR AND TO
MY COLLEAGUES I'M LIKING THIS I
GOT A- I. WANT I JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU WAS WONDERFUL TO
MEET WITH YOU IN ADVANCE- INTO
HERE JUST YOUR PASSION FOR THIS
AREA AND HOW LONG YOU'VE WORKED
IN THIS FIELD AND- AND THE
VISION. FOR D. O. R. I. YOU KNOW
WITH THE ONE ASPECT OF OUR
CONVERSATION THERE ARE SO MANY
BUT THE ONE I WANTED TO FOCUS ON
TODAY WAS. THE WORK THAT YOU'RE
DOING- TO ROOM TO REALLY THINK
ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF OUR
HIGH VACANCY RATES HERE AT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND THE
WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING- TO.
ENSURE THAT ALL FOLKS HAVE
ACCESS TO TWO JOBS AND CAREERS.
THE COULD YOU SHARE. A LITTLE
BIT MORE WHAT KIND OF WHAT WE
TALKED ABOUT WHAT STEPS THE D.
O. D. O. R. IS TAKING TO WORK
WITH CALLIE CHAR- WHAT ARE SOME
OF THE EXCITING INNOVATIONS THAT
YOU'RE DOING AROUND THE CIVIL
SERVICE- SPACE AND VERTICALLY
FOR THIS POPULATION OF WORKERS.
AND THEN ALSO ANSWER BOTH WHAT
THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
PERSPECTIVES ARE IN TERMS OF YOU
KNOW HOW DO WE- ENGAGE
COMMUNITIES TO KNOW THESE JOBS
ARE HERE BUT ALSO HOW TO BE
INTERNALLY. MAKE SURE THAT
THERE'S PROPER ACCESS ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
QUESTION CENTER IT'S A GOOD TO
SEE YOU AGAIN. THERE'S A NUMBER
OF FRONTS THROUGH WHICH WERE
APPROACHING THIS ISSUE AND-
WE'RE IN A UNIQUE TIME RIGHT
NOW- THE LABOR MARKET IS
UNUSUALLY TIGHT. THE COMPETITION
FOR TALENT IS GREATER THAN EVER
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A
POWERFUL UNTAPPED POOL OF TALENT
IN THE DISABILITIES COMMUNITY.
SO THERE'S A NUMBER OF WAYS THE
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION IS
APPROACHING THIS. FROM A
PROGRAMMATIC DIRECT SERVICES
PERSPECTIVE ONE OF THE
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES THAT WE'RE
TAKING IS. OUR CAREER COUNSELORS
KNOWN AS VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION COUNSELORS. HAVE
TRADITIONALLY BEEN STRUCTURED BY
GEOGRAPHIC AREA SO YOU'LL HAVE A
TEAM IN SANTA BARBARA AND SAN
DIEGO. SOME ARE- ASSIGNED BY
DISABILITY TYPE. HOWEVER ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS
ESTABLISHING A SECTOR STRATEGY
TEAMS IN OTHER WORDS. INSTEAD OF
HAVING A TEAM FOCUSED ON A
GEOGRAPHIC AREA A OR A
DISABILITY TYPE. A TEAM FOCUS ON
OUR HEALTH. BIOTECH CAREERS AND
ONE OF THE TEAMS THAT WERE
STANDING UP THAT I'M SO EXCITED
ABOUT. IS A CIVIL SERVICE
SECTOR. TEAM THAT'S GOING TO
WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES WERE SPECIFICALLY
INTERESTED IN CIVIL SERVICE. AND
HELP THEM NAVIGATE- THAT PROCESS
RECOGNIZING AS WE ALL DO THAT-
THE- CRADDICK PROCESS THE THAT
THAT GATEWAY TO ADMISSION TO
STATE CIVIL SERVICE. IS NOT
ALWAYS INTUITIVE AND AS I'VE
SHARED WITH FOLKS. I DON'T THINK
I KNOW ANYONE IN CIVIL SERVICE.
WHO DID NOT GET IN WITHOUT A
SHERPA WITHOUT SOMEONE IN THEIR
LIFE SOMEBODY WHO ALREADY WAS
FAMILIAR WITH STATE CIVIL
SERVICE AND COULD I THROUGH THE
PROCESS AND SO I WANT TO BE THAT
FOR THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY. AT
A HIGHER LEVEL DIRECTOR
EXUBERANT I ARE PERSONALLY
TALKING TO THE LEADERSHIP ACROSS
THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. AND
OFFERING THE DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION SERVICES
CONSULTING ON ALL MATTERS FROM
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
DISABILITY ETIQUETTE CULTURAL
AWARENESS. ANYTHING THAT THAT
FOLKS MAY BE INTERESTED IN
LEARNING ABOUT TO MAKE THEIR
WORK SPACE FRIENDLIER FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES AND TO SET UP
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FOR
SUCCESS IN ANY NUMBER OF JOBS.
WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT. LAUNCHING
A PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO
REIMAGINE HOW WE MARKET THOUGH-
CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS AND- YOU
KNOW I WILL SOMETIMES JOKE THAT
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER MET IN
THE LITTLE BOY OR GIRL WHO'S
LOOKED UP AT THEIR PARENT AND
SAID. WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO
BE AN ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATIVE
GOVERNMENTAL SPECIALIST LEVEL
THREE RIGHT. THESE
CLASSIFICATIONS THEY THEY HAVE
THE SORT OF BUREAUCRATIC MEANING
TO US BUT- HOW DO WE HELP
COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND WHAT IT
REALLY MEANS THAT THIS.
CLASSIFICATION IS YOU'RE GOING
TO HELP PEOPLE AND HERE'S HOW
YOU'RE GOING TO HELP PEOPLE OR
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE YOUR SOCIETY A
LITTLE BETTER AND HERE'S HOW
YOU'RE GOING TO DO THAT RIGHT-
AND LASTLY I WOULD JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEGISLATURE FOR
YOUR PARTNERSHIP. IN WORKING
TOWARDS REMOVING THE SUNSET FOR
THE STATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
WHICH IS. AN ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY
TO EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH
INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES THAT ALLOWS THE
STATE TO BRING PEOPLE WITH THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES
ON. HAVE THEM GO THROUGH AN
INTERNSHIP PROCESS AND THEN
THROUGH THAT PROCESS BE ELIGIBLE
FOR CIVIL SERVICE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SHARING THAT AND I LOOK
FORWARD I THINK THAT IS A MODEL
THAT WE CAN REPLICATE IN A LOT
OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES AND WAYS
OF BEING REALLY INTENTIONAL.
ABOUT HOW WE ADDRESS THE STATE'S
WORKFORCE AND BRING OUR BEST- TO
THE OPPORTUNITY OF PUBLIC
SERVICE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
CONFIRMATION THANK YOU SENATOR.
HE VERY MUCH SENATOR A CHOI
BOGUE. RESEARCH YOUR OWN
EFFECTIVE PLEASURE TO SEE YOU
AND I. GREATLY ENJOYED OUR
CONVERSATION I'M SO EXCITED YOU
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET
YEAR AND LOOK FORWARD TO. OUR
CONTINUED COLLABORATIONS. AND
REALLY QUICKLY I HAVE TWO
QUESTIONS. AND I AM SO EXCITED
WITH EVERYTHING YOU MENTION IS
YOU KNOW IF IN. WORKING WITH
ARGUES WITH DISABILITIES- WITHIN
MY DISTRICT AND- I'M HERE
LEGISLATIVE BILLION IN THEIR-
BIG PART OF MY HEART. SO QUICK
QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU. IS THE
DEPARTMENT IS SIX YEARS INTO
PROVIDING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES. WHAT HAS.
BEEN THE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOME FOR
STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM
PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO DO NOT
ATTEND COLLEGE. IN THE FALL OF
QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE
DEPARTMENT DOING FOR YOUTH. IN
FOSTER CARE IN THE JUVENILE.
JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR QUESTIONS AND THIS
HAS ON TOPICS THAT ARE SO NEAR
AND DEAR TO ME- YOU KNOW. ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT THAT WE TALK
ABOUT IS THERE'S THE SERVICES
THERE'S A PROGRAMS FOR FIRST
THERE'S THE CULTURE SHIFT
THERE'S A CULTURE CHANGE AND AS
I'VE BEEN TRAVELING THROUGH THE
STATE AND VISITING WITH OUR
REGIONAL LEADERSHIP ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN. REALLY
IMPRESSING ON THEM IS YES OUR
CITY OUR STUDENTS SERVICES WHICH
STARTED AGE SIXTEEN AREN'T
POWERFUL ARE POWERFUL THEY'RE
IMPORTANT BUT BUILD THOSE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE SYSTEMS
THAT SERVE YOUNGER PEOPLE NOT
BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO. PROVIDE
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO A TEN
YEAR OLD TO A FIVE YEAR OLD BUT
BECAUSE- HERE'S A VERY POWERFUL
QUESTION I OFTEN ASK FOLKS TO
THINK ABOUT. HOW OLD WERE YOU
THE FIRST TIME SOMEBODY ASKED
YOU WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN
YOU GROW UP. AND THINK ABOUT WHO
GETS ASKED THAT QUESTION AND WHO
DOESN'T GET ASKED THAT QUESTION
AND WHAT IMPACT DOES IT HAVE ON
A LITTLE BOY AND A LITTLE GIRL
TO. NEVER GET ASKED THAT
QUESTION OR HAVE PEOPLE ASKING
THEM THAT QUESTION THEIR WHOLE
LIVES AND IN THAT. EXPRESSING
THEIR FAITH THAT THEY CAN BE
WHATEVER THEY WANT WHEN THEY
GROW UP. SO YOU KNOW OUR
STUDENTS SERVICES AT THEM SO
GLAD THAT WERE WERE PROVIDING
THOSE AND WE NEED TO REACH DOWN
FURTHER. UPSTREAM AND MAKE SURE
THAT WERE FOOT PUSHING FOR THAT
CULTURE SHIFT. THAT'S THROUGH
OUR PARTNERSHIPS BUT THROUGH
DIRECT SERVICES- YOU KNOW I WILL
BE HAPPY TO COME BACK WITH OUR-
SPECIFIC NUMBERS ON WHERE WE'RE
AT WITH EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES- BUT
I KNOW THAT WE HAVE. BEEN
DEDICATING SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES
ON THAT FRONT IN FACT I'M PROUD
TO SAY THAT- WHILE THIS
TRANSITION TO STUDENT SERVICES
BEEN A CHALLENGE FOR VOCATIONAL
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ACROSS
THE NATION. THE DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION CALIFORNIA NOT
ONLY ARE WE LEADING. AND FULLY.
DEDICATING ALL OF THE REQUIRED
RESOURCES TO STUDENT SERVICES.
WE'RE GOING TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND SAYING HEY ALL OF
THOSE STATES THAT AREN'T FULLY
UTILIZING THEIR FUNDS. WE'RE
GONNA RAISE OUR HAND WE'RE GONNA
TAKE THOSE FUNDS. AND WE'RE
GOING TO. GO ABOVE THE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT FOR PROVIDING THE
SERVICES AND I'LL SHARE A COUPLE
OF WAYS HOW TO SPEAK TO YOUR
QUESTION. DIRECTORY SAVIOR AND I
HAVE PERSONALLY BEEN MEETING
WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE
RECENTLY ESTABLISHED OFFICE OF
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION.
AND WE HAVE SET ASIDE
SIGNIFICANT FUNDS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE
JUSTICE SYSTEM. ARE GETTING
CAREER EXPERIENCES AND CAREER
COUNSELING. EARLY ON EVEN WHILE
THEY'RE STILL IN JUSTICE ENGAGED
SO THAT WHEN THEY EXIT THAT
SYSTEM THEY ARE EMPLOYMENT READY
AND THEY HAVE A FUTURE AHEAD OF
THEM. WE ARE ALSO WORKING WITH
OUR REGIONAL LEADERSHIP
RECOGNIZING THAT THE
RELATIONSHIPS HAPPEN- OFTEN AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL SO WORKING WITH
THE COUNTY FOSTER YOUTH SYSTEMS.
AND PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES
EARLY ON EMBEDDING CO LOCATING
OUR SERVICES- AND THOSE ARE JUST
A COUPLE OF THE WAYS BUT
ABSOLUTELY I COULD NOT AGREE
WITH YOU MORE AND THE FURTHER
UPSTREAM THAT WE GO- THE RIPPLE
EFFECT OVER THE LIFETIME. OF
SOMEBODY WHEN THEY RECEIVE THE
SERVICES EARLY ON IT IS JUST AN
CALCULABLE. THANK YOU MR FOR THE
FEEDBACK THAT YOU GAVE TODAY
AND- AS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD I'M
VERY EXCITED FOR YOUR
CONFIRMATION IN YOUR PASSION AND
YOUR EXPERTISE. YEAH EVERYTHING
THAT I THINK WE NEED. TO SERVE
IN THAT CAPACITY WISH YOU THE
VERY BEST THANK YOU SO MUCH ON.
THANK YOU DO YOU MIND IF I ASK A
FOLLOW UP YOU KNOW. HOW JUST
WHILE YOU'RE ON THE TOPIC. HOW
LIKELY DO YOU THINK IT IS WE
WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL IN GET IN
ANOTHER STATE UNUSED FUNDS AND
WHAT IS THAT PROCESS AND- HOW
COULD WE BE HELPFUL IN THAT.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION WE
HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND-
PURSUING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM
THE FEDERAL REHABILITATION
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION IN FACT
I WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
BECAUSE IN THE- MOST RECENT
BUDGET- YOU'VE SUPPORTED-
ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT
AUTHORITY THAT WILL ALLOW US TO
CONTINUE PURSUING THESE FUNDS
FOR THE NEXT THREE FISCAL YEARS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THINNER
LAYER THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND-
LET ME ASK YOU A QUICK AND EASY
QUESTION FIRST- IF OUR- STATE
SENATOR CALLED AND- WANTED TO
MEET WITH YOU. WILL GET A CALL
RETURNED FROM YOU. WOULD YOU DO
IT ABSOLUTELY IN A HEARTBEAT AND
I WOULD WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY
JUST WANT TO CLEAR THAT UP THE
TO BEGIN. IT AND THEN. THE OTHER
THING I THOUGHT I'D ASK BECAUSE
PEOPLE ASKED ABOUT SOME OF THE
THINGS CENTER DRAWS SO HAD A
BILL. THAT RELATES TO SUB
MINIMUM WAGE AND IT KICKS IN- I
THINK TWENTY TWENTY FIVE HOME.
WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THAT
BILL WILL HAVE ON PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES THAT YOU WORK WITH
THE DEPARTMENT. CENTER THIS
TOPIC IS TOP OF MIND FOR ME AND
IN FACT IT IS IT IS ONE OF MY
TOP PRIORITIES. I AM
ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL SENIOR
MANAGEMENT RESOURCES WITHIN THE
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION TO
CREATE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY
THAT'S GONNA FOCUS EXACTLY ON
THIS ISSUE. WE ARE DEVELOPING A
STRIKE TEAM AT THE HIGHEST
LEVELS OF OUR LEADERSHIP IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES. AND
LEADERSHIP AT THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY WE WILL BE
PARTNERING WITH THE STATE
COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES AND ARE PARTNERING
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. BECAUSE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE COMES. NOBODY
EXPERIENCES THAT AS A CLIFF. AND
EVERYONE WELL BEFORE THAT PERIOD
HAS SERVICES AND A TRANSITION.
PLAN ONE OF THE MOST HOW G.
ELEMENTS OF ISSUE HAS BEEN. ARE
ARE AROUND THAT. THOSE OF YOU
HAVE BEEN SOME OF THE- OTHER
HEARINGS RELATED TO SUB MINIMUM
WAGE YOU KNOW THAT THAT HAS
BEEN. REALLY DIFFICULT AND I'M
REALLY PROUD OF THE DEAL OUR
TEAM THAT HAS FOUND SOME. NEW
WAYS TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS
AT DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS AND LOOK AT SOME OF
THE OTHER LABOR AGENCY. DATA AND
WE CAN SAY WITH A PRETTY HIGH
DEGREE OF CONFIDENCE THAT AT
THIS JUNCTURE WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT JUST A LITTLE OVER THREE
THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
STILL IN SUB MINIMUM WAGE
SETTINGS. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES
TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED
SERVICES TO EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THOSE THREE THOUSAND PEOPLE. AND
IT IS MY INTENT THAT WE WILL DO
SO. SO THAT. WELL BEFORE SUB
MINIMUM WAGE AND- EVERYONE HAS A
PATH TO COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT. AND SO JUST A QUICK
FOLLOW UP. IT TOOK TO UNDERSTAND
BECAUSE- A LOT OF THE FIRST PART
OF YOUR INSURANCE THE PROCESS
AND HOW YOU CAN ADDRESS THIS AND
WRITE THE END YOU GOT TO. HOW
YOU MIGHT ADDRESS THIS. IS THAT.
HE IS YOUR INTENT TO MAKE SURE
THAT. TO THE BEST OF YOUR
BUILDING NOBODY'S DISADVANTAGED
BY THIS CHANGE IS THAT WHAT YOU
WERE SAYING. OH NO MY INTENT IS
THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ADVANTAGED
BY IT. OKAY MY INTENT IS THAT
WINDOWS CHANGE HAPPENS EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
WILL NOT JUST BE YOU KNOW MADE
WHOLE BUT THEY WILL BE BETTER
OFF THAN THEY WERE BEFORE- AND I
AM MEETING MONTHLY WITH THE TEAM
AND THAT IS WORKING ON THIS
UNTIL SUB MINIMUM WAGE PHASES
OUT. AND IN THAT MEETING THE
MEETING I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S
HAPPENING WITH ALL THREE
THOUSAND OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
NOTE WILL BE FUND OR FOR YOU.
OKAY OKAY WELL WE'LL THANK YOU
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR
RESPONSE. THANK YOU SENATOR- HI-
DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS BECAUSE- MY
COLLEAGUES ASKED THE AREAS THAT
I WANTED BUT I. I WAS JUST SO
IMPRESSED BY YOUR RESPONSES TO
SENATOR A SHOW OF BOGUE AND-
YOUR PASSION CAME OUT. I AND
THEN I HAD TO LOOK BACK. AT YOUR
RESUME WHICH I HAD ALREADY DONE
BUT YOU KNOW IN IN MY REVIEW
BUT- YOU SPEND A LOT OF TIME
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION- SHORT HIATUS AT
THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON
HOMELESSNESS- BUT I HAVE TO SAY
I AM JUST IMPRESSED WITH YOUR
PASSION. AND CLEARLY YOU HAVE
THE EXPERIENCE TO TAKE. THINGS
TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND SO- I'M
THRILLED. TO SUPPORT YOU. AND I
DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS BUT NOW
THAT MY COLLEAGUE MADAM VICE
CHAIRS BACK I HATE TO PUT YOU ON
THE SPOT BUT WE'RE WE'RE NOW
WE'RE NOW UP TO YOU. THANK YOU
SO WELCOME BACK THANK YOU MADAM
PRESIDENT AND- THANK YOU I DO
APOLOGIZE I'M BOUNCING BETWEEN
TWO COMMITTEES AND I DO HAVE RAN
UP STAIRS OR DOWNSTAIRS
UPSTAIRS. REALLY FAST AND- A- I
DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AM
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF
INPUT FIRST WELCOME. THANK YOU
WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR
WANTING TO TAKE THIS POSITION M.
BUT I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF
CONCERNS ABOUT THE EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE IDT.
AREA M. SO THE BAKERSFIELD ARC
AM IN MY COMMUNITY. AND I AM
EXTREMELY WORRIED I WAS GRATEFUL
THAT THERE WAS A BACK FILL IN
THE BUDGET TO ADDRESS THE- IN
THE- SPLIT EMPLOYMENT OR- AND-
THE REDUCTION OF MINIMUM WAGE
FOR INDIVIDUALS IDT I WAS I WAS
VERY GRATEFUL THAT THAT WAS BACK
FILLED BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED.
ABOUT THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN THAT
POPULATION LOSING THEIR JOBS
AND- AND IT BOTHERED ME BECAUSE
I HAVE AN SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT
WERE SO EXCITED TO GO TO WORK
AND- AND THEN BACK THEN THEY
USED TO RATE HIM ON THEIR
DISABILITY AND IF THEY DID 50%
OF THE WORK THEY GOT 50% PAY OR
75% 75% TO PAY. SO AND I'M
EXCITED THAT THAT WAS BACK FIELD
BUT I DO HAVE- PROBLEMS AND I
THINK THAT. AND THEY USED TO
EMPLOYEE PEOPLE USING- FOURTEEN
C. A. AT THE BAKERSFIELD ARE CAN
NOW THAT'S MOVED AWAY BECAUSE OF
THE DRAWS A BILL ACTUALLY IT I
JUST TALKED ABOUT. AND THEY HAD
ABOUT TWENTY TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE
THERE AND THAT WERE IDT AND-
AND- THAT FOURTEEN C. IN TWO
THOUSAND AND SIXTEEN AND NOW
FROM. TWENTY TWO THOUSAND DOWN
TO LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND. SO I
THINK. HAVING A JOB REGARDLESS
OF WHO YOU ARE AND I REALIZE
THAT YOU KNOW PAY IS VERY VERY
IMPORTANT BENEFITS AND ALL THOSE
THINGS. BUT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN
THIS POPULATION DAD AND- AS YOU
SAM IS EXAMPLE. SAM LOST HIS JOB
BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE HIM ALMOST
SIX HOURS TO STOCK SHELF AT
ALBERTSONS AND THAT'S JUST THE
VEGETABLE SHELF. BECAUSE HE MADE
SURE EVERY CAN WAS PERFECT
MINUTES PERFECT AND HE WOULD
LINE IS THAT YOU KNOW. AND HE
DID SUCH A GREAT JOB BET
ADVERSITIES THEY NEED SOMEBODY
TO STOCK THEIR SHELVES AND SO HE
DID GO AND GET. A PORTION OF A
WAGE. BUT HE WENT TO WORK EVERY
DAY INTO HIS LUNCH BOX AND HE
MADE FRIENDS AND HE TALKED TO
PEOPLE. IS THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I THINK
THIS POPULATION HAS A PLACE IN
SOCIETY JUST LIKE ALL OF US. AND
I THINK THERE'S SOME
ACCOMMODATIONS THAT NEED TO BE
MET. SO WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON
MAKING SURE THAT. THE TEN AGAIN
WE PASSED A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT DEVASTATED THESE JOBS. M.
A. BACK IN THE DAY WE PASSED A
PIECE OF LEGISLATION I THINK
WITH WESLEY CHESBRO. THAT SAID
IT WAS GOING TO BE AN EMPLOYMENT
FIRST. AND IT SO ALL OF THOSE
THINGS I GUESS MY MAIN CONCERN
AND GIVE YOU THAT BACKGROUND IS.
HOW DO WE GET THIS POPULATION
BACK UP TO TWENTY TWO THOUSAND
PEOPLE IN MY COMMUNITY WORK IN.
LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND. WHEN
EMPLOYERS CAN'T PAY. A HIGHER
WAGE FOR SOMEBODY WHO DOES 25%
OF THE WORK. SO WHAT'S YOUR
SUGGESTION BECAUSE I THINK IT
CREATES VALUE IN THEIR LIVES.
AND WE JUST HAD WE FIX THAT.
THANK YOU CENTER WILL FIRST I
WANT TO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
AND YOUR QUESTION. YOU'RE
CENTERING OF THE PERSON.
OFTENTIMES IN THESE POLICY
DISCUSSIONS YOU CAN FEEL A
LITTLE BIT ABSTRACT AND- IT'S SO
VALUABLE TO ALWAYS RE CENTER THE
FOCUS ON THE INDIVIDUAL THAT'S
GOING TO BE IMPACTED. BY THE
DECISIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE. I
ALSO WANT TO APPRECIATE YOUR
RECOGNITION OF THE INTANGIBLE
VALUE. OF EMPLOYMENT OF COURSE
THERE'S THE PAYCHECK THERE'S
THE- UPWARD MOBILITY AND ACCESS
TO YOU KNOW IT A PATHWAY OUT OF
POVERTY. BUT THERE'S SOCIAL
CONNECTEDNESS AND A SENSE OF
PURPOSE. YOU KNOW SOMETHING TO
FOCUS ONE'S ENERGY ON A SENSE OF
PRIDE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS
ARE INTANGIBLE. AND INCREDIBLY
VALUABLE AND SO I APPRECIATE AND
APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT- YOU KNOW
AS I WAS SHARING WITH CENTER
LAYERED THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT'S
TOP OF MIND FOR ME AND I AM
DEDICATING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.
AND PARTNERING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES AND LEADERSHIP AT THE
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
IDENTIFYING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THE PHASE OUT OF SUB
MINIMUM WAGE. AND PROVIDE WRAP
AROUND. SERVICES THAT ARE
TAILORED TO THEIR INDIVIDUAL
NEEDS WITH RECOGNIZING THAT WITH
A LOT OF BEING WHAT IT CURRENTLY
IS- WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHEN TWENTY TWENTY FIVE ARRIVES.
THAT ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
ARE TRANSITIONING FROM A JOB TO
A JOB A COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT NOT FROM A JOB TO THE
COUCH RIGHT AND THAT SENSE OF
PURPOSE IN THAT SENSE. OF
MEANING IS INTACT AND I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS- M. S.
CULTURAL SHIFT IT IS NOT GOING
TO BE WITHOUT ITS CHALLENGES.
JUST LIKE NEARLY A HUNDRED YEARS
AGO WHEN SUB MINIMUM WAGE
SHELTERED WORKSHOPS WERE FIRST
ESTABLISHED. THAT WAS AN
INCREDIBLE SHIFT AND THERE WERE
PEOPLE AT THE TIME WHO FELT
THAT. THE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES
WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WORK UNDER
ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUT WE MADE
THAT. SHIFT AND THAT WAS THE
BEST THINKING WE HAD AT THE
MOMENT SO I SEE THIS AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO. AGAIN MAKE
STRIDES FORWARD AND TO YOUR
POINT YOU KNOW THE INDIVIDUALS
YOU SPEAK OF THE- NOT NOT ONLY
ARE THEIR LIVES IN RICH BY WORK
BUT- THE LIVES OF THOSE AROUND
THEM ARE ENRICHED BY THEIR
PRESENCE. AND SO ONE OF THE
INTANGIBLE BENEFITS OF
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT WE HAVE TO FOCUS ON
THE COMPETITIVE ON THE WAY TO
PARTNERS IT THERE'S THE
INTEGRATED PART. AND HOW MUCH
DOES IT CHANGE A PERSON'S LIFE
IN A PERSON'S PERSPECTIVE TO
WORK SIDE BY SIDE WITH SOMEONE.
WHO SEES THE WORLD REALLY
DIFFERENTLY THAN THEM IN THIS
CASE BECAUSE OF A SIGNIFICANT
DISABILITY RIGHT AND HOW THAT
HAS ENRICHED YOUR LIFE AND LIKE
WISE AND RICHEST LIVES OF OTHERS
. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
RESPONSE I DO WANT YOU TO TELL
ME OUR DISTILLERIES LIKE.
INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE
THIS IS WHERE I SEE WE HAD SUB
MINIMUM WAGES. IT SOUNDS LIKE A
HORRIBLE TOPIC THAT THE AID YOU
KNOW YOU HAD YOUR- AND ANALYSIS
OF YOUR YOU KNOW THE ABILITY
THAT YOU HAVE IN THIS
POPULATION. AND MAYBE ONE JOB
THAT PAID MINIMUM WAGE. TO TWO
PEOPLE. IN THE WAY TO SPLIT AND
THEN ONE PERSON ELEVATED THEY'VE
DETERMINED THEM AND THEN THEY
GOT 75% AND THEN MAYBE. AS THEY
DEVELOP THEIR SKILL SET THEY GOT
THE FULL WAGE. M. AND WE HAD
UPWARD MOBILITY IN THIS BUT NOW.
THOSE JOBS ARE ELIMINATED SO I
GUESS TO MAKE IT SIMPLE HOW DO I
GET SAM'S JOB BACK. IN WHAT IS
INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
OR THOSE LIKE CM. HOW DO I GET
HIS JOB BACK IN THOSE LIKE SAM
IN THIS POPULATION. WHEN WE HAVE
A BILL THAT DESTROYED ALL OF
THESE JOBS. WHAT FIRST THING I
WOULD SAY IS. I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO CONNECTS INTO OUR SERVICES
AND YOUR- YOUR OFFICES WELCOME
TO REACH OUT AND THAT GOES FOR
EVERYONE I ABSOLUTELY WOULD.
WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY SOMEWHAT
BUT WHAT WOULD SOME OF THOSE
SERVICES LOOK LIKE AN
INTERVENTION QUESTION THE MOST
REALISTIC TERMS WHAT DOES IT
LOOK LIKE FOR THAT JOB TOO. YOU
KNOW REEMERGE IN THIS
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED FORM SOME
OF THE STRATEGIES THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT AND IN FACT WE
RECENTLY PREVAILED IN- ACQUIRING
A COMPETITIVE GRANT FROM THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SPECIFICALLY
TO TEST STRATEGIES- WORKING WITH
PEOPLE WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
DISABILITIES AND HOW CAN WHAT
ARE THE BEST STRATEGIES TO
TRANSITION THEM INTO.
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
AND SOME OF THE RESOURCES WE
PROVIDE. WE CAN PROVIDE JOB
COACHES INDIVIDUALS WHO AT NO
COST TO THE EMPLOYER. CAN
PROVIDE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT
TO THE EMPLOYEE AND HELPED COACH
THEM AND TRAIN THEM AND- DEVELOP
THEM AND HELP YOU KNOW. EVEN
JUST PICK THEM UP A LITTLE BIT
WHEN THEY'RE FEELING WHEN
THEY'RE FEELING DOWN ON THE JOB.
WE HAVE- SERVICES. THAT HELP US
REIMAGINE THE WAY THAT IT JOHN
ESTABLISH SO IN. FOR A- MIGHT
HAVE FOR. IDENTICAL POSITIONS.
AND THEN VACANCIES RIGHT. AND H.
TWO FIVE TASKS. CAN WE WORK WITH
BUSINESSES TO RE IMAGINE THAT
AND SAY YOU KNOW. THIS ONE TASK
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT. COBBLED
IT TOGETHER IS A FULL TIME JOB.
THAT THIS PER THAT SAM CAN DO.
RIGHT SAM MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
DO TAX A. B. C. AND D. BUT HE'S
BRILLIANT AT. TASK DEF AND WHAT
IF YOU TO TASK FOR EVERYONE
INSTEAD OF. JUST FOR YOU KNOW
INSTEAD OF TRYING TO DO ALL THE
DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE ONE JOB.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE. ON THE
JOB TRAINING AND LEARNING
EXPERIENCES OF PROVIDING THESE
INDIVIDUALS AN OPPORTUNITY AGAIN
AT NO COST TO THE EMPLOYER. TO
PRACTICE BEING ON THE JOB AND
SOMETIMES THAT EXPOSURE IS THAT
FIRST STEP RIGHT. WE RECOGNIZE
THAT THE OTHER HALF OF THE
EQUATION FOR EMPLOYMENT. IS THE
EMPLOYER IT'S THE BUSINESS THERE
HAS TO BE A BUSINESS THAT'S
WILLING TO MAKE A JOB OFFER. AND
IF WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE
SERVICES. AND HELP SUPPORT THE
COST OF BRINGING SOMEONE ON FOR
A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THAT HELPS
CHANGE THE BUSINESS MODEL A
LITTLE BIT RIGHT SO MAYBE IT
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IF I HIRE
SOMEONE I NEED THEM TO BE
PRODUCTIVE TODAY I'M SPENDING
GOOD MONEY ON THAT INDIVIDUAL.
AND I MAY NOT HAVE FIVE MONTHS
OF RAMP UP TIME TO OFFER THEM.
BUT IF SOME OF THOSE COSTS ARE
BEING OFFSET THAT MIGHT CHANGE
THINGS A LITTLE BIT AND THIS
PERSON WHO. MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
DO THE JOB IN THE FIRST WEEK IN
THE FIRST MONTH. IN MONTH FOUR
MONTHS FIVE LO AND BEHOLD YOU
MIGHT FIND A REALLY DIFFERENT
PERSON AND I SAY THAT. FROM
FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WORKING
WITH SOME INDIVIDUALS WITH.
MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT
DISABILITIES WHO IN A ONE PERSON
I'M THINKING OF IN PARTICULAR. I
REMEMBER THEY WOULD CRY YOU KNOW
THE FIRST FEW WEEKS ON THE JOB
THEY WOULD JUST CRIED FROM JUST
SHEER NERVES. AND WORKING WITH
THEM TODAY. DIFFERENT HUMAN
BEING AND PARTLY BECAUSE OF SOME
OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SPOKE TO.
THAT SENSE OF BELONGING
CONNECTEDNESS- INTERACTION
PURPOSE STRUCTURE IN LIFE. HE
THAT AND I KNOW THAT I'M ON IT
ALL RIGHT YOU ARE NOT THAT I AM
ON A TIME. SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF
THAT THE APPLICATION THAT WE
HAREN RULES BUT- YOU KNOW WHO
PAYS FOR THAT AND MENTOR. AND
THAT PERSON THAT COMES FOR
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT WHICH I STILL DON'T
KNOW THE DEFINITE WHAT IS THAT
LIKE WHAT IS THAT. WHO PAYS FOR
THAT PERSON. HE SAID THE PLAYER
DOES NOT SO THE DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION HAS FUNDS. TO
SUPPORT A PORTION OF THAT AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES HAS FUNDS TO- PICK UP
WHERE THE DEAL WATER LEAVES OFF.
SO AND I'M JUST. CONFUSED AND I
APOLOGIZE. FORTY FOURTH OUT
TWENTY TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD A
JOB. OKAY THEY'RE GOING TO WORK
THEY HAD ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
THEY HAD FAMILY AT WORK. THEY
HAD BIRTHDAY PARTIES AT WORK.
THEY HAD AWARDS. TOP SHELF
WHATEVER THE POSITION WAS THEY
HAD ALL THAT FORKLIFT I HAD A
GUY THAT DROVE FORKLIFT. AND GET
OUT OF HIS WAY. BUT HE DROVE A
FORKLIFT HIS REAL SAFE BUT BUT
HE HAD A MISSION RIGHT HE HE
KNEW WHERE TO GO AND HOW TO DO
IT. AND AGAIN I DON'T WANT THE
PUBLIC TO THINK I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET SAM A JOB BECAUSE THERE
ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
SAM'S IN THIS. STATE THAT LOST
THEIR JOB OR LOSING THEIR JOB.
SO AND- YET YOU SEE THAT IT'S
THERE'S THIS- PERSON THAT YOU
KNOW THE DEPARTMENT PAYS FOR WHY
DON'T WE JUST LEAVE THE MONEY
AND THEN. THE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
SO THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS COULD
HAVE. YOU KNOW WORK. IN IN. AND
HAVE A JOB IN THAT RESPECT THAT
SELF ESTEEM AND THAT. AND YOU
KNOW GARRETT YOU KNOW I GO TO
WORK TODAY AND HE'S GOT HIS
LUNCH BOX M. C. C. YOU KNOW.
SHE'S A GREETER AT ONE. IN A
WHEELCHAIR WITH IT LIKE IT
TREATING AND HER- CARE GIVER
STOOD RIGHT THERE WITH HER. BUT
SHE SAID HELLO TO EVERYBODY. AND
THAT WAS SO IMPORTANT IN HER
LIFE AND NOW THAT JOB IS GONE.
SO I REALIZE THAT THERE ARE
PEOPLE IN THIS BUILDING THEY
WANT EVERYBODY TO MAKE ABOVE
MINIMUM WAGE. BUT IN THIS
PARTICULAR POPULATION EMPLOYERS
HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION. SO ON I
AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT. I
STILL DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER ON
WHAT IN A CONFLICT CAN.
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED.
EMPLOYMENT IS K. WHAT IS THAT
MEANS SOMETIME SHORES SO THE
COMPETITIVE PART IS. AT ABOVE.
MINIMUM WAGE. AND TO THE EXTENT
POSSIBLE AT A WAGE THAT IS.
COMPETITIVE FOR SOMEBODY
PERFORMING SIMILAR WORK. AND
THEN THE INTEGRATED PEACE IS NOT
NOT IN A SHELTERED WORKSHOP OR
OR SORT OF YOU KNOW- OFF TO SIDE
WITH THE OTHER END WITH ONLY
WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES BUT- INTEGRATED
AMONGST. INDIVIDUALS OF ALL
NATIONALITIES RIGHT. RIGHT AND
YOU KNOW I I'VE SPEAKING EARLIER
TO THAT VALUE OF THAT
INTEGRATION PIECE IN PARTICULAR
RIGHT AND THE- EXPOSURE TO
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE. AND
THEY IN REACHING BENEFIT HAS
BOTH FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A
DISABILITY AND THE CO WORKERS
THAT THEY GET TO WORK WITH. OKAY
SO I KNOW MAN JERRY I'M SORRY
AND- SO- IN TWO THOUSAND
THIRTEEN FOURTEEN SOMEWHERE
AROUND IN THERE WE DID WESLEY
CHESBRO WHENEVER ECKSTINE
COLLEAGUES DID A BILL. THAT MADE
THAT IMPLEMENT FIRST AS A TOP
PRIORITY FOR THIS POPULATION
OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT IT
DID SAY THAT THE NUMBERS HAVE
IMPROVED BECAUSE IT BECAUSE I
WOULD LIKE YOU TO CONTRADICT THE
DATA THAT I HAVE THAT SINCE WE
PAST EMPLOYMENT FIRST. TO BE THE
NUMBER ONE PARTY BEFORE YOU GO
TO CLASSES BEFORE YOU GO TO
EDUCATION BEFORE YOU GO TO. AN I
DON'T KNOW OUR CAMP WHATEVER IT
IS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A JOB FIRST
SO THAT'S PART OF THAT IN TWO
THOUSAND AND THIRTEEN THAT
CRACKED OR FOURTEEN. I DO NOT
OKAY I THINK IT'S THIRTEEN OR
FOURTEEN DECEMBER RENDON THEIR-
AND- ALL THE DATA THAT I SEE
SHOWS THAT THE POPULATION HAS
LOST EMPLOYMENT. HAVING THAT AS
A PRIORITY IN THIS POPULATION
AND THEN WITH THE- PIECE OF
LEGISLATION M. ON D. M. SAID
MINIMUM WAGE. ELIMINATION AND
LIKE I SAID I GAVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE TWENTY TWO THOUSAND
PEOPLE. MAINLY BECAUSE WE HAD A
ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S
CALLED BUT IT'S LIKE A TRASH
SEPARATION THING AND YOU COULD
HAVE. FIFTY PEOPLE ON THE LINE
AND I'M ONLY TAKING OUT BROWN
PAPER BROWN PAPER BROWN PAPER
FROM PAPER I'M TAKING UP COLOR
PAPER COLOR PAPER COLORED PAPER
PLASTIC PLASTIC PLASTIC. SO THEY
CAN DO THAT JOB THEY GOT PAID
THEY LOVED IT THE YOU KNOW. THEY
TOOK THEIR BREAKS THEY MET WITH
THEIR FRIENDS THEY RODE THE BUS
TOGETHER IT WAS LIFE. IT WAS
LIKE AND NOW ALL OF THAT'S GONE.
AND I'M REALLY I'M BOTHERED BY
THAT LIKE REALLY BOTHERED BY
THAT. AND AGAIN I DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO THINK THAT I'M JUST
TRYNA GET SALMON HERE TO JOB I
THINK THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
THAT LOST THEIR JOB BECAUSE OF
POLICIES. THAT WERE PASSED IN
THIS BUILDING AND FRANKLY ON HOW
YOU'RE GOING TO FIX IT. THANK
YOU SENATOR- SO FIRST I WOULD BE
HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN A PROVIDE
MIGHT PROVIDE YOUR OFFICE WITH
ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON ANY
DATA THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SHARE- WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK
AT IT AND PROVIDES ANALYSIS AND
SEE YOU KNOW HOW WE CAN PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION- TO YOUR
POINT. I SHARE YOUR CONCERN
ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH
THOSE INDIVIDUALS I SHARE YOUR
CONCERN ABOUT. PEOPLE WHO ARE
NOT EMPLOYED TODAY. AND WHEN I
LOOK ACROSS THE NATION. SO IT'S
NOT JUST IN CALIFORNIA WE SEE
THAT ACROSS THE NATION OVER THE
LAST TEN YEARS AT LEAST. THERE'S
BEEN A TREND IN THE DECLINE OF
THE SUB MINIMUM WAGE SETTINGS-
WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN TWO
THOUSAND NINETEEN THE FEDERAL
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS MADE
A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO. AND SET MINIMUM
WAGE NATIONALLY. AND SO PART OF
MY CONCERN IN PART OF MY
COMMITMENT ON THIS ISSUE IS.
THAT WE IN CALIFORNIA ARE GOING
TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE
RECOGNIZING THAT. IT IS. BETTER
TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AND
SUPPORT THE TRANSITION TO
COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT. PROACTIVELY
RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS THE
DIRECTION THAT THE NATION IS
GOING IN. AND SHARING YOUR
CONCERN FOR THE IMPACT THAT THAT
WILL HAVE. FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
CURRENTLY EMPLOYED. THANK YOU MY
LAST QUESTION IS THAT AND ARE
YOU WORKING WITH SEIU OR LABOR.
AND THE REASON WHY I ASK THAT IS
BECAUSE I KNOW THE TOWN MANAGER
TOWN- PASS IS IN MY DISTRICT.
AND THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL REST
STOP THEY HAVE THE- THE OUTLET
MALL AND IT NEEDS MAINTENANCE
ALL OF THAT STUFF- THE CHP
OFFICER THEIR AND THE REST STOP
AREA SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE
BAKERSFIELD RK AGAIN. AND THEY
GOT TRANSPORTATION UP THERE THEY
TOOK SUCH GOOD CARE BECAUSE
THERE IS A- THERE IS A HEART IN
THIS POPULATION TO DO THEIR VERY
BEST. EVERY SINGLE DAY THERE
REALLY IS IF YOU GET TO TALK TO
THEM. SO THEY HAVE THE CONTRACT
FOR I BELIEVE SIX MONTHS. AND
SEIU CAME IN AND FORCE THEM TO
GO BACK TO UNION LABOR FOR THE
REST STOP. SO ALL THIS I THINK
THERE IS FORTY TWO EMPLOYEES- IN
THIS POPULATION THAT LOST THEIR
JOBS. ARE YOU WORKING WITH LABOR
I MEAN NO OFFENSE BUT LABOR
DOESN'T NEED EVERY SINGLE JOB IN
THIS STATE. AND THOSE AT THIS
POPULATION CAN DO WHEN ARE
WILLING TO DO. AND THEY DID THEY
TOOK SUCH GOOD CARE OF THIS REST
STOP THEY GREETED PEOPLE WHEN
THEY STOPPED THERE LIKE HI
WELCOME TO HONE REST STOP. WOULD
YOU LIKE THE LADIES BATHROOM OR
CAN I DIRECT YOU TO THE SNACK-
YOU KNOW THEY'RE JUST SOAK SO
COOL TO GO UP THERE AND STOP.
BECAUSE THEY DO TAKE PRIDE IN
THEIR JOBS. SO ARE YOU WORKING
WITH LABOR SO THAT THESE JOBS
CAN COME BACK WE HAVE TO EMPLOY
THIS POPULATION. TO MY KNOWLEDGE
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ENGAGED WITH
ORGANIZED LABOR ON THIS ISSUE IN
PARTICULAR BUT- IF YOUR OFFICE
HAS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR- YOU
KNOW PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE SHOULD
BE LOOKING AT WE WELCOME THAT.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MANAGER
PHILLY WAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
OKAY I THINK YOU WERE THE LAST
SPEAKER SO- ARE YOU GOOD OKAY-
THANK YOU THANK YOU AND- I WILL
REPEAT WHAT I SAID BEFORE EVEN
AFTER LISTENING TO. THE LATEST
I'M- CONVINCED OF YOUR
COMMITMENT COMPASSION AND ALSO
YOUR KNOWLEDGE YOUR DEEP
KNOWLEDGE. FIRSTHAND OF- OF THE
CLIENTS AND THE SERVICES SO
THANK YOU THANK YOU- WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING. AND LET
ME ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
RIGHT HERE IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME
UP TO THE MIKE- IF YOU WANT TO
SPEAK. OKAY SEEING NO ONE LET ME
ASK IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION.
OKAY AGAIN SEEING NO ONE WE WILL
GO BACK TO OUR MODERATOR AND
WELCOME YOU TO. ASK FOLKS TO TEE
UP TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY.
PLEASE PRESS. ONE ZERO. AND WE
DO HAVE SOMEONE GIVING UP. IT UP
AND THEY'RE READY- WELL FIRST
CARE FROM LINE WHAT FORTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YEAH GOOD
AFTERNOON THIS IS ERIC. BURNLEY
RIGHT CALIFORNIA FONG COURT.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OTHER SPEAKERS SEGMENT OF. MADAM
CHAIR THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENT AT THIS TIME THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP TODAY WE
ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO
CAN SPEAK VIA TELECONFERENCE.
OKAY LET ME COME BACK I INTO OUR
COMMITTEE AND ASK FOR A MOTION.
OF THANK YOU SENATOR LAYERED-
MADAM SECRETARY WE PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THERE'D THERE'D AYE
OCHO VOGUE I WOULD TROUBLED BY
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. GROVE I GREW I
CAN FIND A CONCISE ON CALL WE
WILL LEAVE THAT ON CALL SO
SENATORS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS CAN
ADD ON AND WE CONGRATULATE YOU
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE WE
WILL MOVE THIS ON TO THE FULL.
SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION QUEUE
MANAGER THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU HAVE A GOOD
REST OF YOUR DAY. AND WE WILL-
REACH OUT- YEAH ON WHICH ITEM IS
THAT HOLD OFF OKAY- LET ME GO
AHEAD- FOR THE SAKE OF THE VICE
CHAIR WHO HAD TO STEP OUT AND GO
TO THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. OPEN
THE ROLE ON ITEM ONE B. AND THAT
WOULD BE THE APPOINTMENT OF DR-
ISADORE HALL. GROVE ROW FIVE
FIVE FIVE TO ZERO SO THAT IS
OUT. AND WE WILL SEE IF WE MIGHT
BE ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF-
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I KNOW
SHE MAY BE PRESENTING A BILL-
SHE'S NOT OKAY. OKAY WE'RE GONNA
GO AHEAD AND- QUIT WE'RE CLOSE
THE ROLE ON ON ITEM ONE. C. OR-
I'M SORRY FORTY ZERO FORTY ZERO
SO THAT WILL BE ARE. FORWARDED
TO THE FULL SENATE FOR
CONFIRMATION WITH THAT. WE'RE AT
THE END OF THE AGENDA IT
CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY
SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR
PARTICIPATING IN TODAY'S-
HEARINGS IF YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO
TESTIFY TODAY AND YOU WOULD LIKE
TO PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS
OR SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO THE
RULES COMMITTEE. OR VISIT OUR
WEBSITE FOR INSTRUCTIONS YOUR
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT TO US AND WE WANT TO
INCLUDE YOUR TESTIMONY IN THE
OFFICIAL HEARING RECORD AND WITH
THAT LET ME THANK ALL OF MY
COLLEAGUES TODAY- FOR YOUR
PATIENCE YOUR COOPERATION IN
YOUR WORK AT THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON RULES IS NOW
ADJOURNED.