OKAY I'VE COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT
OF A LONGER SANGRE SO I STILL
WON'T NAME THE NAME AT THE
SENATE JUDICIARY WILL COME TO
ORDER- GOOD MORNING THE SENATE
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SIX. A TWO ONE SIX IN THE ACCESS
CODE TO PARTICIPATE IS SIX FIVE
ZERO FOUR ONE TWO THREE AGAIN AT
SIX FIVE ZERO FOUR ONE TWO THREE
WE ARE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THE- STREET
BUILDING I ASK ALL MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE BE PRESENT HERE IN
ROOM TWENTY ONE HUNDRED SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH A QUORUM- AND
BEGINNER HEARING I ESTÁ
TESTIMONY OF MAIN WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION BE LIMITED
TO PEOPLE PER SIDE WITH TWO
MINUTES. FOR EACH WITNESS ALL
OTHERS MAY ADD ON IT SHOULD BE
STATE YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR POSITION
ON THE MEASURE WE HAVE EIGHTEEN
BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA THREE
ITEMS HAVE BEEN PULLED BY THE
AUTHORS ITEM NUMBER ONE AB TWO
FIVE TWO BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER
HOLDEN HAS BEEN PULLED BY THE
AUTHOR AB NUMBER EIGHT AB FIVE
NINE EIGHT BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WHICH HAS BEEN PULLED BY THE
AUTHOR AND AB THAN ITEM NUMBER
TWELVE AB SIX SEVEN TWO BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER JACKSON HAS ALSO
BEEN PULLED. BY THE AUTHOR FOR
BILLS ARE ON CONSENT TODAY THOSE
BILLS ARE ITEM NUMBER THREE AB
THREE EIGHT THREE ITEM NUMBER
FOUR AB FOUR THREE EIGHT ITEM
NUMBER FOURTEEN AB SEVEN HUNDRED
ITEM NUMBER SEVENTEEN AB
THIRTEEN ELEVEN- WE WILL FOR THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AFTER WE HAVE A
QUORUM FOR. PRICING WE DO NOT
CURRENTLY OF A QUORUM WE WILL
START THIS HEARING AS A SUB
COMMITTEE- AND IT IS MY PLEASURE
TO WELCOME. THE FIRST. AUTHOR
THAT'S AB TWO NINETY NINE AND
THAT WOULD BE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOLDEN WHO MIGHT. SEE WE USE
YOU'RE SO TALL AND YET I DO NOT
SEE YOU. SO WELCOME ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HOLDEN ARE YOU
REPRESENTING AB. TWO NINETY
NINE. YOU MAY PROCEED WITH
REDICK. THANK YOU. CHAIR IN- CAN
. AND I LIKE TO WELL THINK IT'S
- FOR THE WORK ON THE BILL.
MEMBERS TODAY I PRISON. THE U.
S. BILL IT TO NINE NINE. HE'S AN
ACCOUNT OF. ACT BY CODIFYING LAW
. INTO THOUSAND SIX MAKING. AND
HAZING. CALIFORNIA CONTINUES AS
THE HAZING INCIDENTS OCCUR
AROUND EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
OFTENTIMES. PROVIDING ARE
PROVING TO BE FATAL. IT IS CLEAR
THAT WE'RE FAILING. FALLING
SHORT IN ADDRESSING A KEY PLAYER
THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
ITSELF. AB TWO NINETY NINE
ADDRESSES THIS BY ALLOWING THE
CIVIL ACTION TO BE BROUGHT
AGAINST AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER
EDUCATION THAT KNEW OR SHOULD
HAVE KNOWN. OF THE HAZING
PRACTICES OF AN AFFILIATED
ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY AB
TWO NINETY NINE REQUIRES THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MAKE
AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEBSITE A
MODEL ANTI HAZING POLICY. AND
RESOURCES ON HAZING PREVENTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
ADDRESS CONCERNS BROUGHT TO MY
ATTENTION REGARD TO SAFE HARBOR
PROVISION IN THIS BILL. AS THIS
COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS MENTIONS MY
OFFICE AND THE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE ARE WORKING TO DRAFT
AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS RAISED IN LAST WEEK'S
SENATE JUDICIARY HEARING.
BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATED
SECOND HOUSE PROCESS I WILL BE
TAKING AMENDMENTS AND SENATE
APPROPRIATIONS. WITH THAT SAID I
AM COMMITTED TO CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS WITH OPPOSITION TO
CREATE LANGUAGE THAT HOLDS ALL
PARTIES INVOLVED RESPONSIBLE IN
THE HOPE THAT WE CAN PREVENT.
THESE TRAGEDIES IN THE FUTURE.
BEAR WITH ME TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF AB TWO NINETY NINE IS
KRISTA RAMI. ON BEHALF OF THE
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK. FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE WHEN YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
THANK YOU. MISTRIAL COME. HI
THANK YOU A GOOD MORNING AND
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF AB
TWO NINETY NINE. MY NAME IS
KRISTA RAINY AND I AM HERE ON
BEHALF OF CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF
CALIFORNIA. I AM AN ATTORNEY WHO
REPRESENTS STUDENTS WHO'VE BEEN
THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
SCHOOL BULLYING AND HAZING. I'M
AS PREPARING FOR THIS HEARING I
WAS READING MANY NEWS ARTICLES
ABOUT. SEVERAL DEADLY A NEAR
DEADLY INSTANCES OF HAZING THAT
OCCURRED RECENTLY. THERE IS A
RECENT LAWSUIT FILED BY A YOUNG
MAN SAN DIEGO BOB. ED BRENNAN.
HE WAS AT HOME AT THE TIME HE
WAS DONE TO THE HOSPITAL HIS
BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL SIX TIMES
THE LEGAL LIMIT. THIS IS A
COMMON STORY- AND ATTORNEYS FOR
ATTORNEYS ACROSS THE STATE. FROM
COUNTRY IT'S NOT A NEW PROBLEM.
THERE ARE REPORTS OF DEATHS OR
SERIOUS INJURIES RELATED TO
HAZING EVERY YEAR. AND SCHOOLS
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY NOT ONLY
TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN BUT TO
KEEP THEM SAFE. CURRENTLY UNDER
THE PENAL CODE SECTION TWO FORTY
FIVE POINT SIX INSTITUTION COULD
NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. AND
LEST IT BASICALLY PARTICIPATED
IN THE HAZING. AUTHORIZED
REQUESTED COMMANDED. OR RATIFIED
THE HAZING. THIS ADDRESSES THE
HOT BECAUSE HARMED DIRECTLY BY
THAT INSTITUTIONS CONDUCT BUT IT
DOES NOT ADDRESS. AND TO HOLD
ALL ACCOUNTABLE WHO CONTRIBUTED
TO THAT HARM. AND DID NOTHING TO
PREVENT IT AB TWO NINETY NINE
WOULD ALLOW US TO AN- BALLOT
LOOK AT LEGAL REDRESS AGAINST
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHEN
THEY KNEW. OR IN THE EXERCISE OF
REASONABLE CARE SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN. ABOUT THE HAZING
PRACTICES OF THE ORGANIZATION
THAT'S AFFILIATED WITH THE
INSTITUTION. THIS IS THE SAME
LEGAL STANDARD THAT IS APPLIED
TO DEFEND THAT ACROSS OUR STATE
INCLUDING GOVERNMENT ENTITIES.
ARE HELD REGULARLY ACROSS THE
STATE TO THIS NEW OR REASONABLY
IN THE EXERCISE OF DUE CARE
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN. AND IN FACT
AT YOUR CALIFORNIA JURY
INSTRUCTION CASEY. AND ONE ZERO
ZERO THREE USES THEY SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN STANDARD IN DETERMINING
LIABILITY FOR ANY CONTENT AND
SAFE CONDITION ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY. IT SHOULD BE NO
DIFFERENT HERE. HOLES HE KNEW.
OR KNOW ABOUT REPEAT OFFENDERS.
AND THEY DO KNOW WHO THEY ARE
THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE
WHEN THEY IGNORE THOSE WARNING
SIGNS. EIGHTY TO NINETY NINE
WILL IT AND ENSURE THAT ALL WHO
WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CAUSING
HARM TO THE YOUNG PERSON IS
ACCOUNTABLE THIS WILL MAKE
SCHOOLS SAFER FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THE LAW WILL ALSO HELP
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CAN GO
WHEN AND- WHEN THE SCHOOL AND OR
WHEN THE SCHOOL AT WITH THE
SCHOOL SHOULD DO IN ORDER TO
MAKE SURE AND SAY THANK YOU MR
NEED TO WRAP UP THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU- ARE THERE ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. OF
THE BILL ANY OTHER PREFERENCES
SEEING NONE OTHER WHEN IS YOUR
LIKE TO STRIKE. A SUPPORTED ON
PERSON- IF SO PLEASE COME
FORWARD STATE YOUR NAME. YOUR
ORGANIZATION IN YOUR POSITION.
SHE NINE THAT WAS MOVED
OPPOSITION- IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL IN THE- I. APPRECIATE THAT
WELCOME. HELLO GOOD MORNING
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP IN ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
LIKE OF CALIFORNIA. REPRESENTING
THE STATE HUNDRED SIXTEEN CAN
COLLEGES AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. WE WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND STUFF
FOR WORKING WITH US IN FOR
HEARING HOWEVER CONCERNS ON THIS
BILL. WE STRONGLY AGREE WITH THE
INTENT OF THE BILL HAZING AS A-
DANGEROUS HORRIBLE AND LEGAL
PRACTICE THAT FRANKLY SHOULD
HAVE NO PLACE IN ANY OF OUR
COMMUNITY. CALIFORNIANS CAN YOU
COLLEGES ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED
AS THE ONLY HIGHER EDUCATION
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS WITHOUT
STORIES OPPORTUNITIES. WHICH IS
OUR HEATING COMMONLY BUT NOT
EXCLUSIVELY DOES TAKE PLACE.
YOU'RE ALSO UNIQUE BY HAVING THE
LOWEST PER PUPIL FUNDING IN THE
STATE. WHICH PUTS OUR COLLEGES
IN A VERY HARD POSITION WHEN
TRYING TO DECIDE. HOW TO USE ARE
VERY LIMITED FINANCIAL
RESOURCES. WE BELIEVE THE
EXISTING LAW REGARDING CIVIL
ACTION IS SUFFICIENT FOR
CALIFORNIA'S COMING COLLEGES.
EXPANDED EXPOSURE TO CIVIL
LIABILITY UNDER AB TWO NINE
NINE. WOULD OPEN UP OUR COLLEGES
TO COSTLY LITIGATION AND COULD
POTENTIALLY TAKE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES. AWAY FROM NECESSARY.
STUDENTS THE FIRST SERVICE. EVEN
THAT CAN YOU COLLEGES NOT THE
DIRECT TARGET OF THE SLIGHTEST.
WE WOULD RICH. I THE ALL ANY
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE UNIX
THE POPULAR. AND THE UNIX CAMPUS
. OF CITIES SB THIRTY THE UNIQUE
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENTS I CAN
COLLEGES. AND CONSIDER A
SOLUTION THAT IS MORE REFER MORE
REFLECTIVE OF US- PERHAPS ONE
THAT IS MIRRORED. IN THE K.
TWELVE IN THIS LEGISLATION FOR
THOSE REASONS WE ARE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU MISS GRIFFIN-
NEXT WITNESS NOTICES PLEASE.
MORNING THIS KAREN MEMBER CITY
MOLLY WHAT THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE- WITH ME TODAY IS ROB AND
WEBER- WITH OUR OFFICE OF
GENERAL COUNSEL WHO WILL SERVE
AS OUR PRIMARY WITNESS WE ALSO
HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM OUR
SYSTEM WIDE ACADEMIC AND STUDENT
AFFAIRS DIVISION. ARE HERE IN
THE AUDIENCE AS WELL IN CASE OF
QUESTIONS ARISE FROM- DYESS. AND
BEFORE I TURN THE MICROPHONE
OVER TO MISS WEB I'D LIKE TO
TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS
OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES TO ANY
STUDENT WHO FALLS VICTIM TO AN
INCIDENT OF HAZING. WE SHARE THE
CONCERNS OF THE FAMILIES IN THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND WANTING TO
LESSEN THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS
FROM OCCURRING AND HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER OF HIS STAFF AND
CRAFTING A MEASURE- WHICH WE
HOPE WILL DO JUST THAT. WHILE
SOME PROGRESS WAS MADE DURING
LAST WEEK'S JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
HEARING IN TERMS OF RECOGNIZING
THE NEED FOR AN AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSE WE MUST RESPECTFULLY
CONTINUE TO OPPOSE THE MEASURE.
VIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY IN OF
WHICH THE UNIVERSITY HAS NO
KNOWLEDGE AND TO HELP FURTHER
FURTHER ILLUSTRATE SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES OF AB TWO NINE NINE
AND IT'S UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
I DIED NOW LIKE TO TURN THE
MICROPHONE OVER TO THIS WEB
THANK YOU WELCOME IS WHOEVER IS
RESPECTFULLY ASK TO BE BRIEF.
GOOD MORNING THANK YOU WE AGREE
WITH THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING
HAZING BUT WE FEAR THIS
LEGISLATION WILL HAVE THE
OPPOSITE EFFECT. EARLY TWO
ELEMENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED AS
THE BILL AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN TO
CREATE A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST
INSTITUTION THAT'S KNOWLEDGE AND
AFFILIATION. AN INSTITUTION CAN
BE HELD LIABLE IF IT
PARTICIPATED NEW IN OR SHOULD
HAVE KNOWN OF THE HAZING AND
THAT'S IT NOTHING MORE IS
REQUIRED. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF AT A PRIOR INCIDENT THE
INSTITUTION TOOK ALL PRECAUTIONS
TO CALL REASONABLE RESPONSE TO
THAT INCLUDING DISCIPLINARY
ACTION IF THERE'S ANOTHER
INCIDENT. THAT WILL SUBJECT THE
INSTITUTION TO LIABILITY. SO
IT'S TRUE- WHETHER THE
INSTITUTION DID EVERYTHING RIGHT
WHETHER IT KNEW ABOUT THE-
PROBLEMS AND WHETHER IT HAD ANY.
IN SKINNY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE
SEVERITY OF ANY FUTURE
INCIDENTS. THE LEGISLATION NEEDS
TO BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE
INSTITUTIONS WITH THE MEANS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM
LIABILITY IF THEY ESTABLISH THEY
HAVE AN ANTI HAZING PROGRAM IN
PLACE. WITHOUT SUCH A PROVISION
THE INSTITUTIONS WILL HAVE TO
DISAFFILIATE. THESE
DISAFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO EXIST BUT WITHOUT
THE OVERSIGHT AND SUPPORT AT THE
UNIVERSITY. AN AMENDMENT WHICH
GRANTS PROTECTION TO THE
INSTITUTION THAT HAS TAKEN A
LISTED MEASURES AT THE TIME OF
THE INCIDENT WOULD ENCOURAGE AND
PRACTICALLY MANDATE. THAT
INSTITUTIONS PROVIDE THE
APPROPRIATE OVERSIGHT THROUGH
TRAINING AND POLICIES. WITHOUT
THE AMENDMENT DISAFFILIATION IS
THE ONLY OPTION. AND WE
APPRECIATE ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
HOLDEN. AGREEMENT TO WORK WITH
US- BUT AT THIS TIME WE OPPOSE
EIGHTY TO NINETY NINE UNLESS
AMENDED THANK YOU THANK YOU.
DOES ANYBODY HERE THE HEARING
LIKE TO SIGN OPPOSITION THE
MEASURE YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION POSITION PLEASE.
GOOD MORNING ALEX GRAY'S THE
ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES WE. TO OUR OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED APPRECIATE YOUNG
I DISCUSSIONS THANK YOU. SO JUST
HOW A PUBLIC CAN BE SOLUTION AND
MANAGED KNOWN AS PRISM AND-
OFFICES THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
MR MEMBERS TYLER MAIL THE
UNIVERSE OF. WE DON'T HAVE
OFFICIALS BUT I DO APPRECIATE
THE AUTHOR WORKING WITH US AND
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK- TO
ADDRESS THE MANY CONCERNS THANK
YOU. THANK YOU LET'S NOW GO TO
THE TELECONFERENCE LINE- MALE
FEMALE. IT'S TOM MISTER
MODERATOR GOOD MORNING- IF YOU
COULD PLEASE CREATE A LINE. FOR
ANYBODY LIKE TESTIFYING IN
OPPOSITION TO OR IN SUPPORT OF
AB TWO NINETY NINE. ABSOLUTELY
THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
THE PHONE WHO ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO AB TWO
NINE NINE PLEASE PRESS ONE
FOLLOWED BY ZERO ONE FOUR FIVE
ZERO. NINE THIRTY SIX PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING CAL
HIGHLANDER WE HAVE THE
ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CLINICS
BECAUSE MINISTRY IN RESPONSE TO
ABOUT THANK YOU. ALL THANK YOU.
YEAH ONE MORE MY- PLEASE PRESS
ONE FOR BY ZERO FIVE YOU LIKE
TEST FINDS OR OPPOSITION TO. THE
BILL TWO NINE NINE. YEAH WE'RE
GETTING NORTHERN. CUED UP MR
CARE I WOULD THANK YOU I SAY SEE
WE DO HAVE A CLUE. LET US
ESTABLISH A QUORUM MEANT TO SOME
KIDS BECAUSE THE ROLL. NEWMAN
HERE NEWMAN HERE OCTOBER HERE-
TURBO HERE CORTESE. GLAZER OKAY
Z. HERE GLAZER. MCGUIRE
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS WILK RESIDENTS
WILL PRESENT. VERY LET'S COME
BACK TO THE- QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ZERO SEARCH VOTE. GOOD
MORNING MEMBERS WELCOME. THEM I
LOVE TO HEAR. YOUR CALL. ARE OR
RISK TO. POSITIONS CONCERNS
WHICH I THINK ARE VALID- WITH
REGARDS TO- EVERYTHING SAID HERE
TODAY I ACTUALLY SHARE THE SAME
CONCERNS AS OFTEN I FIRST READ
THE BILL LATE LOVE THE INTENT OF
IT. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR
COMMENTS AND HOW YOU'RE WILLING
TO WORK WITH THE- CONCERNS OF
THE OPPOSITION MY ABILITY. RIGHT
WELL AS I. SAID IN MY OPENING
STATEMENT THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A
UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE AN
AFFILIATION WITH. THESE
ORGANIZATIONS THAT AFFILIATION
MEANS THAT THERE'S A BENEFIT
THIS YEAR BETWEEN THE TWO OTHERS
BENEFITS CERTAINLY TO THE
UNIVERSITY BY HAVING THE
AFFILIATION. BUT THEN WITH THAT
COMES RESPONSIBILITY TO THE
EXTENT THAT IF THE UNIVERSITY IS
NOT DOING ALL IT CAN DO AND
SHOULD DO TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE'S CLEAR HAZING POLICIES
PROCEDURES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED-
THAT THERE IS A RIGOROUS EFFORT
AROUND ENFORCEMENT- THEN I THINK
IT MAKES IT A LITTLE HARDER FOR
THEM TO JUST. WIPE THEIR HANDS
SO IF THERE'S A PROCESS THAT WE
CAN. AGREE ON AND I THINK THAT'S
WHAT I SURE EARLY ON THAT IF FOR
UNIVERSITY IS MAKING THOSE KIND
OF EFFORTS IF THEY HAVE THOSE
TYPE OF PROCEDURES IN PLACE- I'M
NOT SURE HOW WE CARVE OUT. A
SAFE HARBOR FOR SAY TO BE ABLE
TO SAY WILL SHIELD YOU FROM-
LIABILITY I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT
WORKS- BUT I THINK THAT THERE
CERTAINLY AND I THINK THE BILL
INITIALLY SAYS THAT THERE'S A
STRONG CONSIDERATION IT'S GIVEN.
FOR THOSE KIND OF PROCEDURES ARE
IN PLACE THAT THEY'RE DOING
THEIR DUE DILIGENCE IN OTHER
WORDS- SO WE'RE TRYING TO WORK
OUT. LANGUAGE WITH JUDICIARY IN
TERMS OF HOW TO ADDRESS- THE
ISSUE OF SAFE HARBOR IF THAT'S
WHAT. THE FOCUS OF YOUR CAR. YOU
SHOULD BE CLEAR ZERO SHOULD THIS
CAME FROM JUDICIARY SERVICE
MEMBERS WILL BE TAKEN. IN
COORDINATION WITH GINGER BUT
BEFORE APPROPRIATIONS
CORPORATION. BY ANYBODY ELSE.
ANYTHING ELSE. LET LET LET ME
ASK A QUESTION- AND IT'S REALLY
ABOUT- ABSURD UNITARY
CONSCIOUSNESS DID THE BROUGHT UP
OF WHERE- NOTWITHSTANDING THE
SAFE HARBOR PROVISION BUT DO YOU
KNOW THE FEAR THAT IT DID.
ORGANIZATIONS WILL BECOME
UNAFFILIATED- AND WILL BE
AFFECTED BEYOND. THE
INSTITUTIONS CONTROL- EVEN AS
THE INSTITUTIONS WILL BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS IF
YOU WOULDN'T MIND. SPEAKING TO
THAT PARTICULAR NIGHT OF
PERSPECTIVE AMENDMENTS. WELL
CERTAINLY IF- IF YOU'RE DOING
ALL OF WHICH YOU CAN DO TO
ENSURE. THAT THERE'S COMPLIANCE
. TO US A CLEAR SET OF
PROCEDURAL A CHECKLIST. AND THE
AFFILIATE. DOES NOT COMPLY. THEN
THERE SHOULD BE SOME SEPARATION
OBVIOUSLY. THAT WOW FOR THAT
GOES IN WHETHER THAT MEANS THAT
THEY'RE STILL ABLE TO EXISTS
JUST UNAFFILIATED I DON'T KNOW
THAT HAVE TO PROBABLY FIGURE OUT
HOW THEY CAN. MAYBE MAKE IT A
CLEANER BREAK SO THAT THEY'RE
NOT STILL PARTICIPATING WITH
STUDENTS AND PUTTING THOSE
STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HARM'S
WAY BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY THE
KEY HERE. AND WHEN YOU SEND YOUR
CHILD TO A UNIVERSITY IN A
UNIVERSITY SETTING YOU WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
BE SAFE. AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVE THE POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES IN THE PLACE TO ALLOW
THAT TO HAPPEN. I THINK IS WHAT
THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS AN ATTORNEY
MY WITNESSES YEAH AND I AM VERY
I CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THAT THE
LIABILITY ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO
THAT. AND IF AND WITH IT WITHIN
SUBSECTION D. RIGHT NOW AND- THE
ONE OF THE AMENDMENT. AND TO
EDUCATION CODE THIRTY TWO ZERO
FIVE ZERO AND THERE IS A LIST OF
THINGS THAT A SCHOOL SHOULD DO
IN ORDER TO PROTECT STUDENTS
INCLUDES. POSTING POLICIES AND
THEN FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THOSE
POLICIES AND MAKING SURE THAT
THEIR INVESTIGATIONS WHEN
COMPLAINTS ARE MADE TO ADDRESS
THOSE CONCERNS. THIS WOULD BE
SOMETHING THAT A TRIER OF FACT
THAT WOULD LOOK TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU KNOW IF AN EDUCATION
INSTITUTION IS DOING ALL OF
THESE THINGS THAT THAT IS
LEGALLY REASONABLE RESPONSE ED
RESPONSIBLE CONTACT. AND
LIABILITY WOULD NOT ATTACH THOSE
THOSE M. ISSUES WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT. AND CIVIL
LIABILITY THERE'S NOT JUST THE
KNOWLEDGE ELEMENT THAT EXISTS
NOT JUST THE NEW OR SHOULD HAVE
KNOWN YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE
LEGAL PROXIMATE CAUSE IN ORDER
FOR THERE TO BE CIVIL LIABILITY.
IN EVERY CASE THAT SPOT BROUGHT
IT ANY AND THAT JURISDICTION
ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SO IT'S NOT JUST THAT THE
INSTITUTION KNEW ABOUT THIS OR
SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IN THE
EXERCISE OF REASONABLE CARE IT'S
THAT THEY DID NOTHING IN THE
FACE OF IT TO STOP OR TO PREVENT
IT. FROM HAPPENING AND ALLOW
SOMEONE TO GET INJURED AND
THAT'S THE LEGAL CAUSATION NEXUS
IS REQUIRED. THOUGH AND WHEN
THAT OCCURS YES LIABILITY SHOULD
ATTACH. AND WE HAVE EXAMPLES
THAT NGUYEN AND- IN YOU KNOW IN.
WHETHER OR NOT IN THE END
SETTING ACROSS THE BOARD WHEN
THEY'RE ARE WHEN THEY'RE STILL
ALIVE. IT DOES MODIFY CONTACT
AND THEN THINGS BECOME SAFER
SEAT BELT IS THE BILL BIGGEST AT
YOUR TESTAMENT TO THAT FACT. AND
THERE WAS PUSHBACK ABOUT THAT
INNOVATION WILL STOP WE WON'T BE
ABLE TO MAKE THINGS. BACK YOU DO
AND THAT LIABILITY THEN MAKES
THOSE PRODUCTS THEY FOR THE SAME
IS TRUE IN THE CONTEXT OF AN
EDUCATIONAL SETTING. WHEN
SCHOOLS BLATANTLY IGNORE WHAT IS
HAPPENING WHEN THEY IGNORE
HAZING PRACTICES. THEN THEY
SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE- FOR
THAT THAT MONDAY. I DID A HAS
THE CONCERNS WHERE WHERE AN
ORGANIZATION IS DISAFFILIATED
YET CONTINUES THEIR PRACTICES
WOULD AFFECT THE OUT OF THE OUT
OF THE CONTROL. DISAFFILIATED
BANDWIDTH THEY PUT THAT OUTSIDE
THE SCHOOL'S LIABILITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THE
LEGISLATION AS CURRENTLY DRAFTED
AND APPRECIATED WOULD WANT ONE
NEXT QUESTION DID. I THINK THE
ONES REFERRED TO. A CONCERN THAT
THEY'RE BASICALLY IS TO TWO
STRIKES PROVISION- THE AND THAT
THAT THE- INSTITUTION BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE ROVE MORE
ACCOUNTABLE CONSIDER SOMETHING
HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY IN THAT THEY
HADN'T PREVENTED FROM HAVING
AGAIN. IS THERE A TO RATIONS-
BETWEEN INCIDENTS THAT WOULD
THAT WOULD CREATE SOMETHING LIKE
A SAFE HARBOR. IT WILL THERE'S
NOT AN HARD KIND OF THING. I'M
RIGHT NOW THE WAY LET. IS
DRAFTED. THERE IS A LESSON
THAT'S AND OR- M. WHAT I WAS
DISCUSSING THAT MISSED EDUCATION
HAD THIRTY TWO ZERO FIVE ZERO D.
ONE. IT LESS EVERYTHING THAT THE
INSTITUTION CAN DEAR. I'M IN
ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S
SAFE IF IT POST POLICIES IT
COLLECTS DATA. AND THEN IT HAS
INVESTIGATION AND THEN FOLLOW
THROUGH WITH IT WHICH INCLUDES
DISAFFILIATION OF IN THAT WE
DON'T REPEAT OFFENDERS OR THE
OFFENDERS. AT THIS CONTACT THAT
WOULD THEN YOU KNOW PROTECT THE
SCHOOL BECAUSE I'M GONNA TRIER
OF FACT IS LOOKING AT THAT
INFORMATION. THAT THEY HAVE IN
THE INSTITUTION CAN CHECK OFF
WHAT WE DID THIS WE POSTED ALL
THESE POLICIES. AND THE SAME IS
TRUE THE RIGHT NOW IN THE
BALLOON CONTACTS. THIS HAPPENS
THE SCHOOL DOES EVERYTHING AND
THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THEN
THEY ARE PROTECTED LEGALLY. AND
THAT IS NOT GONNA BE CONSIDERED
UNREASONABLE CONDUCT THERE'S NOT
GOING TO BE A LEGAL COSTS
BETWEEN. THE SCHOOLS WITH THE
SCHOOL DID. AND THE HARM THAT
WAS CAUSED TO THE SCHOOL PROTECT
THEREFORE. THE RIGHT AMOUNT MY
LAST TO. THE NEWS TO RIP. COME
IT TO THE EAST THAT. PRESUMABLY
THE CAN COLLEGES ARE. CAN THE
BULK OF THE PROBLEM- MEMBER JOSE
HOW WOULD YOU RISK TO THEIR-
THAT YOU SEE SHE SEES HER
FAVORITE KEVIN. WORLD IN AND OR
- INTO THE INTERESTING POSITIONS
RELATES TO THIS BILL I KNOW. WAY
TRY TO DO IS GET A FOR YOUR- AND
SORT OF GREEK SYSTEM THOSE.
THOSE OR WELL AS WE SHOULD ALL
OUTLET IT'S NOT YES YOU
APPRECIATE THOSE. COMMUNITY
COLLEGES THERE ARE A- OF A PART
OF THEIR JURISDICTION AND SO
THERE HAVES BEEN. A BETWEEN
HAZING. OF FOR ATHLETES AS WELL
. AS IN THE GREEK SYSTEM SO
THERE'S A- CLEARLY- IT PROBABLY
DOESN'T HAPPEN AS OFTEN AS ONE
WOULD- SEE MAYBE A UNIVERSITY
SETTING BUT IT STILL HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO EXIT. ANYTHING ELSE
FROM MEMBERS SEEING NONE. CHOI I
AM- PREPARED TO VOTE YES ON THE
BILL TODAY DIED I WOULD URGE YOU
TO CONTINUE WORKING- WITH ALL OF
THE STAKEHOLDERS JUSTICE MOVES
TOWARD APPROPRIATIONS- WITH THAT
. WITH HER- WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. RESPECTFULLY ASK HER
ABOUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE A MOTION
FROM. MY COLLEAGUES. IN MOTION
SIR CRITICIZING MEMBERS SO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
AB TWO NINETY NINE HOLDEN MOTION
IS TO PASS THE FIRST B. WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS NEWMAN. NEWMAN
AYE OTOBO. CORTESE CORTESE I'D
GLAZER. MCGUIRE SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
WILL KNOW WILL NOW. WE WILL HOLD
IT OPEN- AND THANK YOU MEMBER
HOLD. AND NEXT UP I DO WE A
MATTER OF COURTESY I AM PROUD OF
THIS YEAR WE'RE GONNA SWITCH THE
ORDER JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE- TO
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THAT WE HAVE
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
CONSTRUCTION- WE'RE NOT GONNA
TAKE A BABY TEN SEVENTY EIGHT.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACKSON- AND
APPRECIATE THE PATIENCE OF THE
OTHER MEMBERS WAITING WELCOME
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JACKSON- YOU MAY
PROCEED WHEN RIGHT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH MISTER CHAIR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ACCOMMODATION AS WELL AND THANK
YOU FOR THE PATIENCE OF MY
COLLEAGUES IN THE ASSEMBLY- I
WOULD LIKE TO START BY ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT SAYING
THANK THIS COMMITTEE AND A
STAFF. FOR WORKING WITH MY
OFFICE ON THIS VITAL MEASURE AND
WHEN I SAY WORKING WE WERE
WORKING- THIS WENT TO MAKING
SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT. IT IS
WITH PROFOUND URGENCY. THAT I
PRESENT AB TEN SEVENTY EIGHT. TO
MEET THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY BY
CREATING A MORE ACCURATE.
INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE
EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR ALL
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE
GROWING CONCERN OF BOOK BANS
SAME CURRICULUM CENSORSHIP.
WHICH ARE SWEEPING THROUGH
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS OUR
NATION INCLUDING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HERE IN CALIFORNIA. WE
CANNOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THE
ERASURE OF HISTORICALLY
MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHO ARE
BEING WHO ARE BEARING THE BRUNT
OF THESE BOOK BANDS. AT ITS CORE
THIS BILL SERVES AS A SAFEGUARD.
TO ENSURE THAT MATERIALS
CONTAINING INCLUSIVE AND IVOR
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ARE
PRESERVED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO
STUDENTS. THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS. OUT CREATE FURTHER
SAFEGUARDS BY REQUIRING A TWO
THIRDS VOTE. FROM THE LOCAL
GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE REMOVING
IS IT EXISTING TEXTBOOKS
INSTRUCTION MATERIALS. FOR
CURRICULUM FOR REASONS OTHER
THAN PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY AND
DIVERSITY. THIS PROVISION
ENSURES THAT ANY DECISION TO
REMOVE MATERIALS AS WELL
CONSIDERED. THOROUGHLY DEBATED
S. SUPPORTED OVERWHELMINGLY. AND
WE KNOW THAT SCHEDULED OR
ROUTINE UPDATES TO TEXTBOOKS
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS OR
CURRICULUM ARE NOT COVERED ARE
NOT IMPACTED BY THIS BILL. THESE
BOOK BANS DENY STUDENTS THE
RIGHT TO ACCESS A BROAD RANGE OF
STORIES AND PERSPECTIVES. AND
THEY CREATE RESTRICTIONS ON
TEACHING AND LEARNING WHICH
IMPACTS OUR EDUCATORS AND
LIBRARIANS AND SILENCE AUTHORS
MOST OF WHOM FOR MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY
THESE BOOK BANS COMPLETELY
IGNORE THE WISHES OF PARENTS WHO
WANT THEIR CHILDREN TO ATTEND
SCHOOLS THAT VALUE CURIOSITY
DIVERSE CITY AND THE FREEDOM TO
LEARN THIS COUNTRY'S FULL
HISTORY. ALSO IMPORTANT IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE
SUFFICIENT STANDARDS ALIGNED
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THIS
BILL REINFORCES THAT
EXPECTATION. BY PROVIDING A
PROCESS FOR THE STATE TO STEP IN
AND PURCHASE STANDARD ALIGNED
MATERIALS IF A DISTRICT HAS
REPEATEDLY FAILED TO MEET THAT
OBLIGATION. A BILLS OFF THE
CURRENT STATUTE AND IS NARROWLY
TAILORED SO THAT SO THAT IT
WOULD ONLY APPLY TO THE MOST
EGREGIOUS CASES WHERE A DISTRICT
WILLFULLY FAILS TO PURSUE
PURCHASE. SUFFICIENT STANDARDS
ALIGNED MATERIALS FOR STUDENTS.
THE DISTRICT WOULD THEN REPAY
THE STATE FOR THE INSTRUCTION
MATERIALS AND A FINE COULD BE
IMPOSED AFTER REPEATED
OPPORTUNITIES TO ADDRESS THE
SITUATION. ALSO WITH THIS BILL
WE ARE TAKING A SIGNIFICANT STEP
TOWARD STRENGTHENING THE FAIR
EDUCATION ACT. WHICH ENSURES
FAIR ACCURATE INCLUSIVE AND
DIVERSE REPRESENTATION FOR
STUDENTS. REINFORCES THE
COMMITMENT OF LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE A
CURRICULUM THAT CELEBRATES
DIVERSITY. AND GUARANTEES THAT
NO PROTECTED CLASSES ARE
EXCLUDED IN ANY FORM FOSTERING
AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE
ALL STUDENTS CAN THRIVE. AB TEN
SEVENTY EIGHT WAS SEND A
RESOUNDING MESSAGE TO ALL OF THE
CONCERNED PARENTS EDUCATORS AND
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA. THAT
THESE BIGOTED ACTS OF CENSORSHIP
WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. THIS BILL
WILL ALSO REAFFIRM OUR
UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF OUR
STUDENTS. TO HAVE ACCESS TO
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THAT
ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE LIVED
REALITY OF THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY BLACK INDIGENOUS AND
OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. AND
TO THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE HONEST
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THIS COUNTRY'S
HISTORY TO ENSURE IN INFORMED
AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE. TESTIFYING
TODAY IS CAROLYN THOMAS WHO WAS
A TEACHER IN THE TEMECULA VALLEY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND OUR
VERY OWN STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TONY THURMOND
. AND FIRST WE WILL I HAVE. MISS
THOMAS COME TO SPEAK AT WELCOME
IS THOMAS GOOD MORNING MORNING
PLEASE FOR STUDENTS. GOOD
MORNING CHEN MEMBERS MY NAME IS
CAROLYN THOMAS AND I'M AN
ELEMENTARY TEACHER AND HAVE
WORKED FOR THE TO MACULAR VALLEY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR
TWENTY THREE YEARS I'M ALSO A
MOTHER OF THREE T. V. S. D.
GRADUATES AS BOTH A PARENT AND
AN EDUCATOR WHO HAS SERVED ON
MULTIPLE CURRICULUM COMMITTEES
FOR MY DISTRICT. I'VE WITNESSED
THE CONSEQUENCES OF CURRICULUM
DENIAL IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS
MY HOPE THAT OUR STORY WILL
RESONATE WITH YOU AND ENCOURAGE
YOU TO SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF AB
TEN SEVENTY EIGHT. AFTER A YEAR
LONG PROCESS OF REVIEWING MANY
VIABLE OPTIONS ARE ELEMENTARY
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED
THE ADOPTION OF AN ENGAGING
HISTORY TEXTBOOK PUBLISHED BY
TEACHERS CURRICULUM INSTITUTE OR
TCI. ARE RECOMMENDED CURRICULUM
IS STATE BOARD APPROVED COMPLIES
WITH THE FEAR EDUCATION ACT AND
IS WHAT ALREADY WIDELY USED IN
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE
WERE VERY MINDFUL OF OUR SCHOOL
BOARDS VALUES AND PRIORITIES AND
UTILIZE OUR LOCAL DECISION
MAKING POWER TO CHOOSE
CURRICULUM THAT WE FELT WOULD BE
A GOOD FIT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE
MADE SURE TO FOLLOW ALL STATE
LAWS ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
AND BOARD POLICIES. IN ADDITION
WE ACCOMMODATED THE BOARD'S
REQUEST FOR EXTENDED
OPPORTUNITIES. FOR PARENTAL AND
COMMUNITY REVIEW. BUT ALL
EFFORTS MADE BY DISTRICT STAFF
TEACHERS AND PARENTS THREE
MEMBERS OF OUR SCHOOL BOARD
VOTED TO DENY THIS CURRICULUM.
AS A PARTIAL REASON FOR DENIAL
THEY STATED THAT LGBTQ PLUS
HISTORY SHOULD NOT BE ADDRESSED
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY
FURTHER STATED THAT THEY WERE
OPPOSED TO ANY MENTION OF HARVEY
MILK'S HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
AND THE SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS
OF THE CURRICULUM. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT
CALIFORNIA'S CIVIL RIGHTS
HISTORY. INCLUDING THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF MILK AND OTHER
NOTABLE FIGURES WERE ALREADY
REQUIRED INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE
STATE FOR HISTORY FRAMEWORK FOR
SOME GREAT LEVELS. SOME PARENTS
ARE DISTRICT HAVE BECOME
INCREASINGLY WORRIED THAT SCHOOL
BOARDS WILL BEGIN TO STRIP AWAY
THEIR RIGHTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN
TO RECEIVE A FULL AND INCLUSIVE
HISTORY EDUCATION. AND TEACHERS
ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY WILL NOW
BE TASKED WITH EITHER CREATING
THEIR OWN ALLIES MATERIALS FOR
USING VERY OUTDATED BOOKS. AND
WE ALSO FIND OURSELVES IN THE
PRECARIOUS POSITION OF
DETERMINING HOW TO TEACH THE
REQUIRED STATE STANDARDS WHILE
SIMULTANEOUSLY COMPLYING WITH
OUR EMPLOYERS DECISION TO
RESTRICT US FROM TEACHING ABOUT
THE HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF
DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS. OUR
EXPERIENCE UNDERSCORES THE
URGENCY OF PASSING ASSEMBLY BILL
TEN SEVENTY EIGHT WITH ITS
RECENT REVISIONS IT PROVIDES THE
CORRECT BALANCE BETWEEN LOCAL
DECISION MAKING BY EXPERIENCED
AND EDUCATED CURRICULUM
SPECIALIST AT THE DISTRICT
LEVEL. AND COMPLIANCE WITH STATE
LAWS. I APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK TODAY TO SHARE OUR
RECENT EXPERIENCES AND I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO VOTE IN
SUPPORT AS WELL THANK THANK YOU
MISS THOMAS. SUPERINTENDENT
THURMAN WELCOME. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS- FOR SOMEONE I
THINK THE AUTHOR AS I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT AB TEN SEVENTY EIGHT
GLAD TO BE A SPONSOR- I WOULD
LIKE TO THANKS THOMAS UP FOR
YOUR SERVICE IN YOUR TESTIMONY-
HAVING RECENTLY VISITED TO
MACULAR VALLEY- I CAN TELL YOU
ABOUT THE HEARTBREAKING THINGS.
THAT I'VE HEARD DIRECTLY FROM
OUR STUDENTS. THEY FEEL
THREATENED. THEY FEEL ATTACKED.
THEY FEEL MISTREATED- THEY
SIMPLY WANT TO GAIN ACCESS TO
INFORMATION. THAT IS PROVEN TO
BENEFIT THEM. INCLUSIVE
EDUCATION BENEFITS STUDENTS
ACADEMICALLY. I DO NOT BELIEVE
AS IN CALIFORNIA'S BEST
INTERESTS OR TRADITIONS. THE BAN
A BOOK. AND SPECIFICALLY NOT TO
BAN A BOOK BECAUSE IT DEALS WITH
CONTENT FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR.
OR FOR LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS.
AMONG OTHER THINGS THIS BILL.
WOULD ASSESS A FEE ONE ANY
DISTRICT THAT WOULD BAN A BOOK
THAT CREATES AN IMPACT ON OUR
STUDENTS. IT WOULD BE ON THOSE
WHO WOULD BAN BOOKS TO MITIGATE
THOSE IMPACTS. INCLUSIVE
EDUCATION MEANS THAT STUDENTS
FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS. DO BETTER
- OUR STUDENTS OF COLOR AND
LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS SHOULD NOT
BE THREATENED FOR THEIR
VIEWPOINTS. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE
EDUCATION WITH HELP FROM THEM.
THAT WILL BENEFIT THEM YOU'RE
GOING TO HEAR MAYBE ONE OR TWO
PEOPLE AB ONE. WHO SAY THEY'RE
OPPOSED TO THIS BILL BECAUSE OF
LOCAL CONTROL- AND I WOULD JUST
SAY THAT AS A FORMER SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER I HIGHLY VALUES
LOCAL CONTROL. BUT LOCAL CONTROL
DOES NOT GIVE ANYONE THE RIGHT
THE THREATEN. BULLY MYSTERY ANY
OF OUR STUDENTS AND SO WITH ALL
DUE RESPECT TO THOSE WHO WOULD
SAY THAT THIS BILL SHOULDN'T BE
SUPPORTED BECAUSE OF LOCAL
CONTROL I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS
THE TIME FOR US TO STAND UP FOR
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO FEEL
EXACTLY. THAT THOSE THINGS ARE
HAPPENING TO THEM LET'S NOT USE
LOCAL CONTROL AS AN EXCUSE TO
NOT PROTECT STUDENTS OF COLOR.
LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS AND ALL
STUDENTS IN THE GREAT STATE OF
EDUCATION WHO DESERVE INCLUSIVE
EDUCATION I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB TEN SEVENTY.
THANK YOU. I DO IS THERE ANYBODY
ELSE HERE THE ROOM LIKE. ON
BEHALF. OF THE MEASURE AB TEN
SEVEN YEARS SO PLEASE COME
FORWARD YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR POSITION
ON. THE BILL'S FULLER SHAGARI
INTERESTS MOTHER SMELLS ARE AND
LYING ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU THANK YOU. RACHEL BY
WHAT ON BEHALF OF ACLU
CALIFORNIA ACTION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CRIPPLES FROM BEHALF
OF QUALITY CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU MISTER CLOSE FOR NEXT
PLEASE. PRINCIPLE OF ONE TO
REGULARLY PACKING TO MACULA AND
WE SUPPORT. THANK YOU SIR. THE
SHOW. ANY TELL THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WE HAVE A
NEUTRAL POSITION BUT APPRECIATE
MR JACKSON'S INCLUDE- INCLUSION
OF US IN HIS WORKING GROUP- WE
SUPPORT HIS CONCEPT- WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW. THEIR
WE TEACH THE APPROPRIATE YOU
KNOW. THINGS IN THE RIGHT THINGS
IN SCHOOLS BUT JUST ON ARE STILL
YOU KNOW WORKING ON HOW TO
IMPLEMENT THAT. VISION DENTAL.
MISPRINT THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS TROSZYN BROWN WITH CFT
UNION OF EDUCATORS CLASSIFIED
PROFESSIONALS PROPHETICALLY. I
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR THIS BILL
WE DID NOT GET A LETTER IN TIME
BECAUSE WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHICH PERSON WAS COMING
UP- CONCEPT WE- HUMANLY SUPPORT-
IMPLEMENTATION WE STILL HAVE A
FEW QUESTIONS WERE HAPPY TO WORK
WITH THE AUTHOR. ON MAKING SURE
IT IS DONE CORRECTLY. CANCEL
THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ALL
THE EDUCATION THEY DESERVE.
MAKES IT SHOULD STRIKE A- THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN VERSE JEFF
AKA. THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DR ED
ONE GOMEZ. ARE WE TO DO NOT HAVE
A FORMAL POSITION AT THIS TIME-
WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE BILL VERY
CLOSELY WE ARE CERTAINLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE AUTHOR'S
INTENT. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH MR
JACKSON IN HIS ROLE AS A MEMBER
OF OUR COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION. WE DO HAVE SOME
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE
PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS WITH INTERACT
WITH EXISTING. LAW PERTAINING TO
THE WILLIAM SETTLEMENT WE ALSO
ARE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER
THE REMEDIES OUT AS OUTLINED IN
THE BILL. WOULD EXACERBATE OR
HELP WITH THE POLARIZATION THAT
FOR SOME OVERSIGHT COUNTY SO
WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE. TO WORK
WITH ALL THE VARIOUS PARTIES ON
THE BILL. YOU SHOULD THE ANYBODY
ELSE- C. NINE LET'S GO TO OPT. I
UNDERSTAND REBEKAH OF DAYS AT
LEAST TO HAVE TO- PRIMARY
OPPOSITION WHEN- NOT CERTAIN WE
GOT CUT SHE WILLIAMS FROM THE-
PARENTS UNION JENNIFER. KENNEDY
OR AT LEAST- FROM KERN OKAY THEN
CA CISCO. PLEASE USE. GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS SCOTT WILLIAM
AND I'M THE LEAD. THE FOR
PARENTS YOU. WE ARE US IN GROUP
OF PARENTS GRANT TEACHERS SCHOOL
BUT MY- CONCERNS THIS IS A
MCCARTY SO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF.
OUR UNION. THE AND WE ARE IN A
POSITION TO AB TENS. EIGHT
ADDITIONAL THIS BILL WILL NOW
REQUIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH- TO
PLACE ADDITIONAL REQUIRED. FOR
SCHOOL BOARD AND COUNTY TO BRING
OF. WHEN APPROVING AND REMOVING
INSTRUCTION MATERIALS CRITICAL.
BECAUSE PRINCE YOU MEMBERS FROM
BELIEVE THE STATE SHOULD BE
POLICING THE TWO OF CONSTRUCTION
MATERIALS IN SCHOOLS. THE
LEGISLATURE HAS ALREADY
DELEGATED BROAD AUTHORITY TO
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DO WHAT IS
BEST FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES
THROUGH OUR CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION AND EDUCATION CODES
THREE FIVE ONE SIX ZERO. THERE
ARE THOUSANDS OF DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES IN ALL THE DIFFERENT
PARTS OF CALIFORNIA WITH
DEMOGRAPHICS AND NEEDS. IT'S THE
SMALLEST UNIT OF DEMOCRACY IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL BEGINS THE
UNLAWFUL PROCESS OF UNDERMINING
THE AUTHORITY OF DOING ELECTED
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS FOR MEETING
THE NEEDS OF THOSE LEVERS SCHOOL
COMMUNITIES. AB TEN SEVENTY
EIGHT IS ADDING A LAYER OF
OVERSIGHT BY THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF OUR SCHOOL
BOARDS IT IS LEGALLY
INAPPROPRIATE TO HAVE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS MICROMANAGE
SCHOOL BOARDS ON CURRICULUM. AN
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
ARE ELECTED TO SERVE THEIR
CONSTITUENTS S. AS A UNION WE
STRONGLY BELIEVE LOCAL SCHOOL
BOARDS SHOULD REMAIN THEIR
AUTHORITY TO REVIEW AND REMOVE
AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. THE
THING AN APPROPRIATE FOR THE
STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THE H.
CONTENT OR LANGUAGE OF THE
MATERIAL. WITHOUT AND THE STATE
INTERFERENCE PLEASE. VOTE NO OR
ABSTAIN ON A. B. TEN SEVENTY
EIGHT THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK.
YOU NEXT WAS. I KNOW IS ALLEY
SNYDER AND VOTER MOTHER OF YOUNG
. I THOUGHT OPPOSED TO YET AB
TWO SEVENTY EIGHT NOW FOR.
STRIPPING DULY ELECTED BOARDS OF
THE POWER TO EFFECT CHANGES FOR
WHICH THEY WERE SELECTED. IF
THIS BILL PASSES WE THE PEOPLE
HAVE NO POWER OVER OUR TAXPAYER
FUNDED SCHOOLS THAT POWER WILL
BE TRANSFERRED TO AN UNELECTED
AGENCY. THIS BOOK IS GAY
CURRENTLY IN MY THIRTEEN YEAR
OLD SCHOOL FUN. FINDS CALL
LIBRARY WILL REMAIN A BOOK THAT
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BEING GAY
AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH
GROOMING CHILDREN TO MAKE THEM
ACCESSIBLE TO ADULTS DON'T
BELIEVE ME I QUOTE. HOW DO YOU
USE SEX APPS ONE UPLOAD A TINY
PICTURE OF YOURSELF TO THE APP
TO THE APP WORKS OUT YOUR
LOCATION THREE THE APP TELLS YOU
WHERE THE NEAREST HOMOSEXUALS
ARE FOR. YOU THEN CHECK TO THEM
FIVE BECAUSE THEY ARE NEAR YOU
CAN MEET WITH THEM AND QUOTE.
ONCE THERE WITH THE PREDATOR WHO
FOUND THEM ONLINE DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY HOW TO GIVE A QUOTE
BLOWING BY POPPING ANOTHER DUDES
PEEING IN YOUR MOUTH OR INDEED
POPPING YOURS IN HIS. AND
THEY'LL KNOW QUOTE VENUS DOES
NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO STRETCH
THE SAME WAY ABOUT CHINA DOES.
THIS MEANS IT'S A TIGHT HOLE
WITH THE RIGHT WATER BASED LUBE
HOWEVER IT CAN BE HUGELY
ENJOYABLE AND QUOTE. DON'T KNOW
THESE THINGS AND MANY MORE
BECAUSE THIS BOOK IN MY SON'S
SCHOOL EXPLAINS SEX ACTS IN
EXPLICIT DETAIL IN LANGUAGE
TARGETED TOWARDS KIDS.
CALIFORNIA'S FIFTIETH IN THE
NATION FOR ACADEMICS BUT FIRST
IN THE NATION FOR GROOMING. IF
IT CONTINUES PASSING BILLS SUCH
AS AB TEN SEVENTY EIGHT. PARENTS
WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO
WITHDRAW OUR CHILDREN FROM THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM ENTIRELY. DO
NOT DISENFRANCHISES PARENTS DO
NOT SEXUALIZED OUR KIDS. VOTE NO
ON AB TEN SEVENTY EIGHT. THANK
YOU. AND NEXT IN YOU HAVE. AB
THE TIME WAS ALLOCATED FOR BOTH
OF YOU LIKE I CAN LET YOU ADD ON
FOR IT I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY
IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS LEGALLY-
THIS BILL WHEN IT WAS PASSED THE
ASSEMBLY ALL THE OFFENSIVE
LANGUAGE WAS REMOVED AND NOW
IT'S BACK- AND EVEN WORSE THAN
BEFORE. AND I JUST WANTED TO
INVITE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
PANEL IF YOU HAD ON THAT
PROCEDURE BY WHICH THIS BILL WAS
EFFECTIVELY GUTTED AND AMENDED
AT THE LAST MINUTE AND- JUST
WOULD LIKE TO OFFER SOME LEGAL
PERSPECTIVE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. WE SHOULD THAT. THANK
YOU WOULD BE COME BACK TO YOU-
DENIED ANY OTHER JUDGE HERE BUT
CLOSE TO THE BILL MYSTERY SHADOW
WELCOME. THANK YOU MISTER CARE-
MEMBERS GOOD MORNING CARLOS
MACHADO WITH CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
BOARDS ASSOCIATION- I A M. S. C.
S. B. AS OPPOSED TO THE BILL-
WITH RESPECT THE- THE INTENT OF
THE AUTHOR AND THE
SUPERINTENDENT. HOWEVER WE DO
HAVE CONCERNS THAT GO BEYOND.
LOCAL CONTROL AND- WE'RE
CONCERNED THAT THIS CREATES A
TROUBLING PRECEDENT GOING
FORWARD- A FEW ITEMS IF I CAN
TOUCH ON THEM MISTER CHAIR
BRIEFLY PLEASE- BRIEFLY S. SO WE
BELIEVE THAT THE- NOTICED THAT
WOULD APPEAR ON THE- ON THE- L.
A.'S WEBSITES. DOES IMPLICATE
ARE BOARD MEMBERS THAT WERE NOT
NECESSARILY SUPPORTIVE OF
MEASURES THAT LED TO THE ACTIONS
TAKEN. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THE BILL WE THINK THAT'LL MAKE
IT HARDER FOR WHAT SOME POLICY
MEMBERS MAY CONSIDER- A MODERATE
VOICES TO EXPRESS CONCERNS ABOUT
THESE ACTIONS. WERE ALSO
CONCERNED ABOUT THE FINANCIAL
PENALTIES- WE THINK THAT THIS IS
GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
AND COULD EVENTUALLY HURT-
DISTRICT IT'S PROGRAMS EMPLOYEES
AND STUDENTS THAT ARE SERVED. BY
THAT DISTRICT BY- WITHHOLDING
FUNDS FROM THE DISTRICT- WE'RE
ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THAT-
CHANGES TO UNIFORM COMPLAINT
PROCESS WE THINK THAT THESE
CHANGES WOULD- CRATE-
COMPLICATIONS INFUSIONS FOR
DISTRICTS WHERE YOU HAVE
MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
LOOKING AT THE SAME ISSUE AND
THEY'RE NOT BEING ALIGNMENT
THERE- WE THINK TOGETHER THOSE
CREATE- SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS FOR
DISTRICTS AND WE ASKED THE
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER. THESE
ISSUES AND- VOTE NO ON THE BILL
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON
OTHER ISSUES THAT WE HAVE
REGARDING THE BILL AND I SUSPECT
WE'LL HAVE QUESTIONS AS TO THANK
YOUS ANYBODY ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO
SIGN UP SESSION MEASURE- SO
PLEASE COME FOR STATE YOUR NAME.
YOUR ORGANIZATION AND YOUR
POSITION. SEEING NO LET'S GO UP
WELCOME INSURANCE GET YOU.
WELCOME I'M LEE ON BEHALF OF THE
FAN COUNCIL I OPPOSE THIS BILL
THANK MISLAID IN THE HOUSE. THAT
SEEING ON THE LET'S GO THE
TELECOM LINE MISTER IF YOU LOOK
KRILLIN ANY LIKE SCIENCE OF. OR
AFTER. TO AB. TEN THANK YOU
LADIES AND THAT USED IF SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO EIGHTY ONE ZERO
SO EIGHT PLEASE PRESS ONE
FOLLOWED BY. THIS TIME ONE BY.
AND LET'S TO LINE. TWENTY YES MY
NAME IS GOING TO. CALLING CLASS
COUNTY. I'M CALLING. IN REGARDS
TO ALL THE PARENTS IN FACT
COUNTY IN A CAN. I BELIEVE SO I
MY VEHICLE FATHER LEFT IN SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER TO FIND THERE ARE
BREACHES. YOU WERE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH NEXT WHICH- I THIRTY
TO YOUR- HI GOOD MORNING ERIN
FOR- TOURNEY ARGUE I OPPOSE THIS
BILL. THANK YOU NEXT WHICH-
PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE. FORTY SIX.
ON BEHALF OF THOUSANDS OF
PARENTS I A FULL THE BEER AB ONE
TENTH EIGHT THANK YOU THANK YOU
NECKLACE. YOUR OPENLY SIXTY ONE.
HE HOME ON ON AND OF THE. FIVE
I'M SORRY WE'RE WE'RE HEARING
OVER CITY DEMOCRATS CLUB NOW
WE'RE HEARING ON A BEACH SAID
EIGHT- NAY WHICH. OVERLYING
SIXTY YOUR OPEN. K. THERE'S LESS
.
EVERTEC COUNTY AND I AM CALLING
IN HIGH COURT OF THE CELL. THANK
YOU NEXT. ONE SIXTY SIX YOU ARE
OPEN. GOOD MORNING FELLOW AT THE
THAT IS DIRECTOR FOR DEFENSE
CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCT OF AB OF
THE EIGHT THANK YOU NEXT WEEK'S
. ONE FORTY ONE PLEASE AHEAD.
BOROK FROM THE ORGAN LOCAL IS
NOT IN OR BILLION AND I'M THANK
YOU THANK YOU. THE EXORCIST LINE
SEVENTY ONE YOU ARE OPEN.
CURRENTLY LOW IT IT CAN BOSTON
STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK YOU
PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE FORTY.
THANK YOU MISTER. TOM SHE ON
BEHALF OF BURKE ADVOCATE. IN
OFFICE AB TEN SEVENTY EIGHT.
THANK YOU NEXT WEEK. PLEASE GO
AHEAD MY SEVENTY. HEARING CENTER
IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN STRONG
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU NEXT
PLEASE. YOU ARE OPEN LIKE FIFTY
THREE. ONE FIFTY THREE. LARA LOS
ANGELES COUNTY- INDEPENDENT-
OPPOSE. THANK YOU NEXT WHICH-
PLEASE CALL AT NINE THIRTY EIGHT
. FRAME BERNIE I OPPOSE YOU CAN
SEVENTY EIGHT THANK YOU NEXT
WHICH- THANKS FOUR YOU ARE. HI
MY NAME IS CHRIS AND I AM A
LONGTIME DEMOCRAT AND A PARENT
AND EDUCATOR TONIGHT CLOSE TEN
SEVENTY EIGHT THANK YOU THANK
YOU NEXT WHICH- PLEASE GO AHEAD
LINE FORTY NINE. ANYTHING
HEARING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA Y. IN GOVERNMENT
SHOULD BE IN A STRONG SUPPORTER
OF. EIGHTY TWO SEVENTY EIGHT
THANK YOU NEXT PLEASE. WHY FORTY
FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS CASSANDRA
COMMENTS MOTHER OF FOUR FIGHTING
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HELLO MY NAME IS I'M THINKING AS
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AND ANOTHER IMMIGRATION NURSE I
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AND I. OPPOSE THE- THANK YOU
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OPPOSING. THANK YOU FOR. NEXT
ONE FIFTY TWO YOU ARE OPEN. FIVE
MILLION DOLLARS FEDERAL A LEI
DAUGHTER AND LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE KERN SEVENTY EIGHT THANK
YOU THANK YOU- SPOT RATE OR
ANYBODY ELSE ON THE LINE LIKE TO
TESTIFY. THAT IS IT WE CLEARED
THE QUEUE THANK YOU THINK
ANYBODY CALLED AND- LET'S COME
BACK TO THE DIE IS A MEMBERS OF
MY COMMITTEE LIKE TO SPEAK TO
THE BELL CENTRE CHILL BOTH.
EIGHT SO- THANK FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FOR IT HAS DEFINITELY
BROUGHT UP A LOT OF DISCUSSION-
ON AMONGST THEM THERE IS GROUPS
M. AND BERRIES CONCERNS. SO LIKE
YOURSELF I ALSO CAME FROM LOCAL
CONTROL LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS-
ALSO TAUGHT MOTHER. AB HAVE
CURRENTLY A CHILD WHO IS IN THE
HIGH SCHOOL- INDEED AB IN OUR
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHERE ALL
MY KIDS ATTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND
A CHARTER SCHOOL WE DIDN'T WE
KEPT THEM IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
. SO LET ME JUST. START WITH THE
NOTION THAT M. WE HAVE A LOT OF
OPPOSITION AS YOU CAN SEE. M.
WITH A LOT OF OBSERVATION TEMAS
STATE RIGHT NOW ONE THAT. WE
HAVE SO MANY PARENTS ARE LEAVING
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. TAKING
THEIR CHILDREN WITH THEM BECAUSE
THEY BELIEVE THAT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA DO NOT REFLECT THEIR
VALUES AND RESPECT THEIR VALUES
. AS I SPEAK AND I SEE THE
DECLINING ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS
IN CALIFORNIA WHICH YOU'RE VERY
VERY MUCH AWARE OF- I OFTEN ASK.
WHY ARE YOU LEAVING THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHAT STATE ARE YOU
MOVING TO AND THERE'S VARIOUS
CONCERNS WHETHER IT'S THE
ECONOMY THE COST OF LIVING IN
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION IS RIGHT AT
THE TOP. I HOLD TOWN HALLS
THROUGHOUT MY DISTRICT SPEAK TO
GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE. AND
MUCH OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE
HAVE IS THE FACT THAT- THE
CALIFORNIA IS PUTTING FORTH LAWS
AND VALUES THAT DON'T
NECESSARILY RESPECT. INDIVIDUAL
FAMILIES ACROSS THE SAME THAT'S
HOW THEY FEEL. THAT'S THAT'S
EXACTLY HOW THEY FEEL AND IT I
AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS
BILL. WILL FURTHER DIVIDE OUR
STATE. I THINK THE- THE COMMENTS
THAT WERE MADE EARLIER TODAY
ABOUT THE CONTENT OF A BOOK IN
JUNIOR HIGH. ABOUT THE SEXUAL
LACKS. THAT WAS AVAILABLE TO A
LOCAL SCHOOL IN A SCHOOL LIBRARY
IN A JUNIOR HIGH. QUITE FRANKLY
M. I BELIEVE IT'S COMPLETELY
INAPPROPRIATE I KNOW WE HAVE A
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MY IN
MY DISTRICT. WHO IS HAVING
CONTENTIOUS. SCHOOL BOARD
MEETINGS BECAUSE THE CALIBER OF
BOOK OR THE QUALITY OF. THE CALL
QUALITY I WOULD SAY THE CONTENT
OF CERTAIN BOOKS THAT ARE WITHIN
THOSE SCHOOLS LIBRARIES. AND
WHEN EVER WE MOVE FORWARD IN
REMOVING CERTAIN BOOKS WE CALL
THEM PANT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO.
HAVE A DIFFERENT WORD THAT SAYS.
AT AGE APPROPRIATE. ONE OF THE
REASONS THAT I STRONGLY OPPOSE
ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES- IN THE
SENATE- MANDATORY KINDERGARTEN.
WHERE IS BECAUSE OF THE
TOXICITY. THANKS EDUCATION. THIS
ALSO BRINGS UP A GOT A CONCERN
OF MINE IN WHICH- WE FOCUS SO
MUCH ON COLOR OF SKIN. I GENDER
. SEXUALITY VERSUS THE CONTENT
OF CHARACTER. AND THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF PEOPLE THAT
HAVE GREAT CONTENT OF CHARACTER
IN THAT DO GREAT THINGS IN OUR
COMMUNITIES. AND THEN WE CHEST
NEAR IT DOWN TO SEXUALITY OR
COLOR. IDENTITY GENDER YOU NAME
IT. AND I THINK THAT IS THE ONE
OF THE GREATEST CONCERNS THAT WE
HAVE IN CALIFORNIA ROUTE WITH
AND BY MANY FAMILIES IS THE FACT
THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THOSE
ISSUES RATHER THAN THAT THE
CONTENT. WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING I HAVE
NEVER IN MY LIFE I'M FIFTY ONE I
JUST HAVE MY BIRTH. FIFTY ONE
YEARS OLD LIKE NEVER BEEN THIS
COLOR CONSCIOUSNESS I HAD THESE
PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I GREW UP
BETWEEN MEXICO THE U. S. LIVED
IN HAWAII SOME OF THE MOST
CULTURALLY DIVERSE AREAS. AND
YET NOW WE FOCUS MORE ON COLOR
THAN WE'VE EVER DONE. AND QUITE
FRANKLY AS A CHILD. GOING
THROUGH ALL THE SCHOOLS I NEVER
FOCUSED ON THE COLOR OF SKIN OF
PEOPLE ALTHOUGH E. IN HAWAII WE
HAD I MEAN YOU YOU NAME IT WE
HAD IT IN HAWAII. AND YET WHEN I
LOOKED IN MY TEACHERS IT WAS.
WHO MADE ME FEEL SAFE. WHO MADE
ME FEEL SEEN WHO MADE ME FEEL.
WHO IS KIND. THAT'S WHAT
MATTERED THE MOST FOR ME IT
WASN'T WHETHER OR NOT THEY
LOOKED LIKE ME WHETHER OR NOT.
THEY SOUNDED LIKE ME BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY I HAD AN ACCIDENT I
WAS EIGHT WHEN OF IBM LEARNING
ENGLISH. BUT IT WAS THE CONTENT
. NOW GOING BACK AYE I'VE
ADDRESSED- EVER DRESS THE WORD
OF YOU KNOW THE CONSTANT WORD
THAT WE HEAR ABOUT BANNING BOOKS
VERSUS- FINDING AGE APPROPRIATE
BOOKS. AND I'M JUST GONNA I'M
GONNA ASK YOU REALLY QUICK THE
THOUGHTS OF THE BOOK THAT WAS
READ AND THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK
THAT WAS READ TODAY THAT WAS IN
IT JUNIOR I BELIEVE A JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR YOU YOUR
SCHOOL. WOULD YOU FIND IT
APPROPRIATE TO BE IN A JUNIOR.
LIBRARY I WOULD SAY FIRST US
SENATOR THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR COMMENTS. I'M A SOCIAL
WORKER ALSO SO I KNOW THE
IMPORTANCE OF- THE. MATURITY AND
THE GROWTH OF THE BRAIN. AND
WHAT THINGS ARE PROPRIOCEPTIVE
PENDING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE CHILD. AND SO I WOULD AGREE
THAT WE WAS ALWAYS LOOK OUT. TO
MAKING SURE THAT ALL BOOKS ARE
AGE APPROPRIATE NO DOUBT ABOUT
THAT. AT THIS BASED. NUMBER ONE
I HAVE TO READ THE BOOKS SO I
JUST. HEARD TODAY WHICH WAS READ
FROM THE BOOK IN A JUNIOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL. I'M NOT I CAN'T COMMENT
ON SOMETHING I HAVEN'T READ
MYSELF. BUT I WOULD AGREE THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL MATERIALS- ARE AGE
APPROPRIATE- DEPENDING ON THOSE
CYCLE OF A CHILD'S. RAIN
DEVELOPMENT- BUT I WOULD ALSO
SAY IS THAT THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS
BILL IS ABOUT. THIS BILL HAS
NOTHING TO DO ABOUT PARENTS WHO
ARE CONCERNED. ABOUT MAKING SURE
THAT THEIR BOOKS ARE AGE
APPROPRIATE ACCORDING TO THEIR
CHILDREN. THIS BILL IS NOT ABOUT
THAT. THIS BILL IS ABOUT. THE
NINE BOOKS. BECAUSE THEY HAVE.
THAT THEY HAVE HARVEY MILK IN IT
. AND OFFERING THE REASON FOR
BANNING THE BOOK IT BY CALLING
HIM A PET A FILE. SO I WOULD ASK
ALL OF YOU DO YOU THINK ABOUT
HARVEY MILK AS A PET A FILE I
MADE OF GLASS SO. I'M GOING TO
BE FINISHED MAKE SURE MY WORDS
HERE AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT
AND I WILL CHAIR THIS COMMITTEE
SO. LET'S KEEP THE DISCUSSION.
TO THE BILL. AB AND THEN I WOULD
ALSO ASK SAY THAT- THIS BILL IS
DIRECTLY FOR THOSE DISTRICTS WHO
HAVE DENIED MATERIAL. BECAUSE
THEY SAID THAT THERE'S ELEMENTS
OF C. R. T. CRITICAL RACE THEORY
AND IT. THIS BILL IS FOR THOSE
OTHER. BOARDS THROUGHOUT THIS
COUNTRY. AND IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHO'S THE WHO HAVE
DENIED BOOKS. OR YES THEY HAVE
BANNED BOOKS BECAUSE THEY HAD
ROSA PARKS AND MARTIN KING IN IT
. THESE ARE JUST FACTS OVER ONE
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED BOOKS
HAVE BEEN BANNED THROUGHOUT THIS
COUNTRY. SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE
NOT BECAUSE OF THE AGE
APPROPRIATENESS. BUT BECAUSE-
THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE. OF PERRANCE
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS TO ADVANCE
THEIR OWN POLITICAL AGENDAS. SO
WE ARE WE HAVE. WORK TO STRIKE A
BALANCE NOT JUST MIGHT WITH MY
OFFICE. NOT JUST WITH THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE BUT ALSO
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO MAKING
SURE. THAT WE TRULY SEPARATE THE
TWO AND WE DON'T ALLOW ILL
WILLED PEOPLE. TO PIGGY BACK ON
THE LEGITIMATE CONCERNS OF
PARENTS. SO THROUGH THE CHAIR M.
SO HERE'S SO I HAVEN'T HEARD OF
ANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE BANNED
BOOKS BECAUSE OF PEOPLE OF COLOR
. BUT I DO HAVE HEARD OF MANY
CASES AND I WOULD LOVE TO FOLLOW
UP AND HEAR THE RHIANNA TO MAKE
IT HAPPEN. BUT I HAVE HEARD THE
CONCERNS OF IMPLEMENTING SPECIAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL- AB H. ITEMS
THAT HAVE TO DO WITH L. G. B. T.
Q. AT SPACE OR OR TOPIC OR
SUBJECT MATTER. M. THAT IS OF
CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE
CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AND EVEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ACTUALLY CHILDREN WHO HAVE
OUTGROWN THE L. THE ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. MEANING THAT. THAT IS
NOT A SUBJECT THAT THEY FEEL
THAT THEIR CHILD SHOULD BE
LEARNING BUT LET ME LET ME GO
BACK TO- THE ETHNIC STUDIES BILL
THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS-
CARRIED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MEDINA. IT TOOK HIM A COUPLE OF
YEARS TO BE ABLE TO PASS THAT
PARTICULAR BILL I'M HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE WHEN IT DID PASS ONE
OF THE ONE OF THE GREATEST
COMPONENTS THAT IT HAD THERE AND
HE AND PER HIS WORDS WHEN WE
HAVE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN HIM
AND I. WAS THE FACT THAT- THE
MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT WAS THERE
THAT HE THEY WOULD LEAVE IT TO
LOCAL CONTROL TO CHOOSE WHICH
BOOKS MET. THE THE CULTURAL
NEEDS OF THAT PARTICULAR SCHOOL
DISTRICT SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. THERE ARE DEMOGRAPHICS NO-
WHICH BOOKS NEED TO BE- WOULD
MEET THE NEEDS SO THAT THE
CHILDREN IN THOSE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS CAN ACTUALLY
REPRESENTED IN THOSE BOOKS. SO
THOSE ONE WAS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT COMPONENTS OF THAT
LEAVING IT TO LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICT IMPLYING OR CONVEYING
THE NOTION THAT LOCAL. CONTROL
IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. THE
REASON YOU SAW SUCH A AT A SHIFT
THIS PAST NOVEMBER WHEN HE CAME
TO SCHOOL BOARD AB MEMBERS AND
TRUSTEES WAS THE FACT THAT MANY
PARENTS STAFF FELT THAT. WE'RE
PUTTING CURRICULUM THAT MAY NOT
REFLECT AND ONCE AGAIN IT'S MORE
ABOUT I WOULD SAY MORE WITH
REGARDS TO SEXUALITY. THEN IT
HAS TO DO WITH COLOR. SPECIAL IN
CALIFORNIA THEY WE EMBRACE IN SO
MANY AND AYE AND EIGHT RIVERS IN
THE INLAND EMPIRE WHO'S
INCREDIBLY DIVERSE IN ITS IN
THIS DEMOGRAPHICS BUT THE
CONCERN DON'T HAVE TO DO WITH.
COLOR IT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT
THAT WE'RE WE'RE BRINGING THIS
TOPIC OF SEXUALITY WITH IN OUR
SCHOOLS. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY
HAVE A NEED. TO TALK MORE ABOUT
SEXUALITY AT A YOUNGER AGE THAN
OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THIS
IS WHERE IT BECOMES SO IMPORTANT
FOR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. BOARD
MEMBERS TO DECIDE WITH PARENTS
WITH TEACHERS WHAT MATERIAL BEST
FITS THE NEEDS OF THAT
PARTICULAR SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND
WHY WE SHOULD LEAVE IT TO THEM
TO DECIDE OKAY THIS IS OUR
DEMOGRAPHIC THESE ARE THE NEEDS
THAT WE HAVE. AND PICK BOOKS
THAT REFLECT THOSE PERSONAL ME.
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AS A- AS
A WHOLE. WE DIRECT ACCURATE FILM
WHICH HERE WE'VE DECIDED THAT
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE DICTATING
CURRICULUM RIGHT WE'RE GOING TO
LET THE PROCESS GO FORWARD
THROUGH THE SCHOOL. ACCOUNT THE
STATE AT SCHOOL M. OF EDUCATION
INSTEAD OF V. THE D.
LEGISLATIVELY. BUT WE HAVE THOSE
STANDARDS. THEN IT WE HAVE THE
BOOKS THAT TRY DO WE IMPLEMENT
ALL OF THOSE ASCENDERS AND THEN
GO BACK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD TO
SAY OKAY THESE ARE THE NEEDS OF
OUR LOCAL DEMOGRAPHICS. THESE
ARE THE BOOKS THAT WILL MEET. N.
MATCH. THOSE DEMOGRAPHICS THAT'S
THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE OUR LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ELECTED BY.
RESIDENTS N. N. M. AND- AS LONG
AS THOSE THOSE MATERIALS MEET
THEIR REQUIREMENTS WITH IN. THE
STATE CURRICULUM. WE ARE GOOD TO
GO. SO TO REMOVE THAT COMPONENT
FROM OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO DECIDE OKAY. YOU DID NOT MAKE
THE RIGHT BOOKS HE DID NOT PICK
OUT YOU KNOW A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
BOOKS THAT YOU FELT. ARE
PERTINENT. THAT'S BEYOND OUR
JURISDICTION AS THE LEGISLATURE
WE'RE WE'RE GOING BEYOND OUR
DUTY. AND WHAT ARE LOCAL WHAT
ARE. ARE ARE AND- RESPONSIBILITY
IS AS THE LEGISLATURE MMHM.
THERE'S A CURRICULUM AND OUR
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS DISTRICTS
KNOW ALONG AS THE TEAMS THEY GO
AND THEY MEET AND THEY SEE WHAT
THEY NEED LUCKILY I FEEL LIKE
I'M BEING REDUNDANT SO I'M GONNA
STOP RIGHT THERE. BUT I DO HAVE
TO SAY- MAKE SURE I DID
EVERYTHING WHILE YOU'RE DOING
THAT WE WANT ME TO RESPOND I
WOULD LIKE TO PLEASE DO ASSEMBLY
REJECTION. US ON THE LINE OKAY
GO AHEAD LAST COMING. SO I HAVE
SUPPORTED THE LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
RESOLUTION EVERY YEAR. BECAUSE I
KNOW KIDS FAMILY MEMBERS I KNOW
THE STRUGGLES THAT THEY HAVE I
REALLY DO. THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE
A LEVEL OF RESPECT. BUT THIS IS
WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO START
FOCUSING. ON THE CUT CALIBER A
CHARACTER. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
PEOPLE WHO'VE DONE AMAZING
THINGS. MORE THAN JUST. THEIR
SEXUALITY OR GENDER IDENTITY AND
IF WE STAY WITHIN THOSE BOUNDS.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BRING
PEOPLE LITTLE TOGETHER HELLO
MUCH MUCH BETTER. I'VE ALSO
SUPPORTED. THE MILK OF
RESOLUTION AS IT COMES UP-
ANNUALLY SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN
THE IN THE DISTRICT. BUT THIS
YEAR YOU KNOW I'VE HEARD I'VE
HEARD THIS RUMOR AND I AND I
UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THAT SOME
PARENTS EXPRESSED WITH A- WOOD
MISTER HARVEY WAS THE FACT THAT
AND I DO NOT KNOW THIS I'M FIFTY
ONE BY THE WAY. AND I LEARNED
THIS I JUST THIS YEAR. I KEPT
HEARING ABOUT YOU KNOW HE WAS A
PET A FILE HE WAS A PAEDOPHILE
WHO IS A PROFILE. AND I'M GOING
WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY TALKING
ABOUT. HELLO THE WHOLE IT WAS
SURPRISING TO ME TO NOTE THAT IN
HIS BIOGRAPHY YOU MENTIONED OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH A MINOR. THAT
OF COURSE THEN MADE ME THINK
ABOUT WHY WE HAVE SO MANY
CONCERNS BY A LOT OF PARENTS IN
ACKNOWLEDGING OR INCLUDING HIM.
IN BOOKS. IT'S NOT THAT HE
DIDN'T DO SOMETHING GREAT AS A
CONTRIBUTOR OF A OF HIS
COMMUNITY. AND ADVOCATE FOR HIS
COMMUNITY BUT THAT HE HADN'T
ASKED THAT. WOULD BE AN
APPROPRIATE. IN ANY SOCIETY. SO
BEFORE WE START AND I HATE THIS
I HATE THE TOXICITY THAT WE HAVE
IN THE WHY VOTED AGAINST
MANDATORY KINDERGARTEN BECAUSE
THE THOUGHT OF BRINGING CHILDREN
INTO A SYSTEM WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
BE. ABOUT UPLIFTING READING. OF
A GREAT AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT
WE'RE CREATING SUCH TOXICITY.
I'M SORRY I FEEL LIKE I'M
RAMBLING TODAY BUT- I'M
EXTREMELY CONCERNED. FAMILY
CONCERNED THAT. WE'RE FOCUSING
SO MUCH. I'M THINGS OTHER THAN
CHARACTER. AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF
PEOPLE. I WILL WE EXPRESSED
CONCERNS OR ANYONE EXPRESSES
CONCERNS WE VILIFY THEM. INSTEAD
OF TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY.
THOSE CONCERNS COME TO BE. AND I
JUST WANT ENCOURAGE AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. BUT WE DON'T VILIFY
PEOPLE. BUT WE TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM IT IS
THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GOING TO
CREATE THE WORLD WE WANT TO SEE
. THAT OUR CHILDREN ARE
INHERENTLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MATCHA SENATOR- ALWAYS
ENJOY OUR- OUR DEBATES. I THINK
THAT- NUMBER ONE- I THINK PEOPLE
HAVE NOT READ THE- ACCURATE
VERSION OF THIS BILL BECAUSE WE
DO NOT GET RID OF LOCAL CONTROL
FOR SCHOOL BOARDS- AS A MATTER
OF FACT- WE MAINTAIN. BETTER
DECISION MAKING IS THAT THE
SCHOOL BOARD LEVEL. THERE WAS A
VERSION- THAT HAD THE ORIGINAL
VERSION HAD THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION. ARE BEING THE WIND
THAT WILL- APPROVE OR DENY A
SCHOOL BOARD'S DECISION THAT WAS
TAKEN OUT. IT WAS REPLACED BY A
APPEALED TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION AND THAT WAS TAKEN OUT
THAT'S NOT IN THE SERVER BILL
THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS THAT A
SCHOOL BOARD DOES NOT MAKE THE
DECISION- AT ALL SO I JUST WANNA
MAKE SURE. THAT EVERYONE IS
CLEAR ON THAT- I WOULD SAY. I
WOULD JUST SAY A FEW THINGS
NUMBER ONE- THIS COUNTRY HAS
ALWAYS. PUT COLOR OF SKIN ABOVE
ANYTHING ELSE. ADMINISTRATION I
LET'S DO THIS AND NO NO LET ME
SEE HER SHE HAD HER CHANCE NOW I
GET MINE. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD THAT
. MY GRANDFATHER WAS BORN A
SLAVE BECAUSE- OF HIS COLOR OF
SKIN. AND THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE
WHO BELIEVE. IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE BELIEVE- THAT THAT MAKES
A DIFFERENCE. THIS BILL
PARTICULARLY IS NOT ABOUT WHAT
PEOPLE HAVE SAID HERE I AGREE
WITH YOU. PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BOOKS THAT
THEY ARE THE CURRICULUM THAT
THEY'RE READING IS AGE
APPROPRIATE NO ARGUMENT. BUT IT
DOES NOT REFLECT THE WHOLE STORY
. THERE ARE DISTRICTS WHO HAVE
VOTED. IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. TO
RESTRICT CURRICULUM NOT BASED ON
CHARACTER. BUT BECAUSE OF RACE.
BECAUSE OF. BECAUSE OF SOMEONE'S
SEXUALITY. AND SO YOU KNOW
PEOPLE CAN ALL THEY WANT TO
DANCE AROUND THAT. BUT IT IS A
FACT. THIS IS NOT MY OPINION.
THIS IS A FACT THAT DISTRICTS
HAVE DONE THIS. AND IT'S BEEN
VERY RECENT. OSLO YOU KNOW I
CAN'T- THERE'S NO I DON'T KNOW
HOW CLEAR I CAN MAKE THAT BUT I
THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY-
THERE ARE SOME SINISTER
MOVEMENTS. SWEEPING THIS NATION
. AND THEY ARE USING THE
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS OF PARENTS.
TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN THEIR
POLITICAL AGENDA. AND RIGHT NOW
THAT POLITICAL AGENDA IS FOCUSED
ON THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR. THANK YOU
CHIRLA LET ME TELL AND GO GET
YOUR SECOND CENTER SMOKERS WHO
LET ME FRAME THIS IS A LITTLE
BIT SO WE HAD A LONG DISCUSSION
- CLEARLY THERE IS A TENSION
THAT TENSIONS CLEAR BETWEEN. OUR
GENERAL OBLIGATION ESPECIALLY
FROM THE LEGISLATION POINT AVOID
TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE A
BROAD INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE IN OUR BAR.
COMMITMENT HAVING CHALLENGES YOU
CONSTITUTION TO LOCAL CONTROL
RIGHT THERE IN LIES THE TENSION.
THE END WE SPOKE A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT THAT INTENSO LET ME IF YOU
KNOW MY LIMITS TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT- WE LEGISLATE AT
THE STATE LEVEL NOT AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL WE BUT WE DO SO. WITH DUE
CONSIDERATION HOPEFULLY OF OUR
CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS BUT
ALSO TO ALL OF THE ROOF YOU KNOW
THE RIGHTS TO PRODUCE A
SUBSIDIARY GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS CASE LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES- SO IF YOU
COULD SPEAK TO THE BILL. ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AT AT
EIGHT LEGISLATIVE LEVEL. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR- ONE OF THE
COMMENTS THAT WAS MADE TWO DAYS
THAT THIS BILL WOULD CHANGE
UNIFORM COMPLAINT PROCESS. AND I
THINK THIS ALSO TIES TO YOUR
QUESTION ABOUT. THE TENSION
BETWEEN LOCAL CONTROL THE WHAT
THE STATE MIGHT DO. THE
UNIFORMED COMPLAINT PROCESS SAYS
THAT IF THERE IS A COMPLAINT IN
A DISTRICT ABOUT ANYTHING
INCLUDING ABOUT DISCRIMINATION
WHAT STUDENTS LEARN. THAT THE
DISTRICT ITSELF GETS
INVESTIGATED SELF. AND IF THAT
COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE AGAINST
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AS IS WHAT
IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING. THAT
MEANS THAT THE BOARD GETS TO
MAKE THE DECISION ABOUT THE
INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE BOARD
AND SO. AGAIN WE ARE TRYING TO
TREAD LIGHTLY HERE. TO PROTECT
LOCAL CONTROL. BUT THERE ARE
COUNTLESS CALLS. COMING TO ALL
OF US FROM SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
AND SUPERINTENDENTS WHO WERE
SAYING. THAT THEY ARE UNDER
ATTACK SIMPLY FOR ANY IDEA. THAT
THEY BRING FORWARD I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
THAT'S TAKING PLACE HERE. CENTER
I APPRECIATE YOUR HEARTFELT
COMMENTS. ABOUT WANTING TO BE IN
A COUNTRY WHERE WE ARE JUDGED BY
THE- CONTENT OF OUR CHARACTER.
IS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL
SPEECHES THAT I'VE EVER READ.
AND I STILL BELIEVE IN IT. AND I
SUBSCRIBE TO IT. AND I'M A PROUD
AMERICAN. IN I'M PROUD OF THIS
COUNTRY IN SPITE OF SOME OF ITS
PASS. AND I'M PROUD OF WHAT THIS
COUNTRY WILL BECOME. BUT WE HAVE
A LOT OF WORK TO DO STILL. IF
YOU LOOK AT RECENT DATA RELEASED
BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE
IN THE STATE. IT SHOWS THAT THE
ACTS OF HATE THAT HAVE INCREASED
OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.
THAT THOSE ACTS OF HATE BY AND
LARGE TARGET. STUDENTS OF PEOPLE
OF COLOR. THE LGBTQ PLUS
COMMUNITY. YOU WISH AMERICANS
AND OTHERS IT IS IT'S JUST A
FACT NOW I DO NOT BELIEVE THE
MOST AMERICANS FEEL THIS WAY AND
FACT I READ A STUDY THAT SAYS
THAT MOST AMERICANS DON'T WANT
TO BAN BOOKS. BUT YET THERE ARE
SOME WHO ARE HAVING A
CONVERSATION THAT SAYS WE SHOULD
EVEN HAVE THE CONVERSATION. I'M
APPRECIATIVE THAT IN THIS
CHAMBER. THE CONVERSATIONS
TAKING PLACE IS DIFFICULT THERE
ARE NO EASY ANSWERS WE HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT A WAY TO BALANCE THE
NEEDS AND RIGHTS OF FAMILIES AND
PARENTS AYE. I SUPPORT THAT. I
SUPPORT THAT. BUT THE RIGHT TO
LOCAL CONTROL DOESN'T. EXTEND TO
THE RIGHT. TO LITERALLY THREATEN
STUDENTS. WHO WERE SAYING. THERE
ARE LGBTQ PLUS STUDENTS WHO HAVE
CONTACTED ME DIRECTLY. THEY HAVE
BEEN THREATENED. FOR STANDING UP
FOR WHAT THEY VIEW. AND WHAT
THEY WANT TO LEARN. THIS BILL
DOES NOT MANDATE WHAT ANY
TEXTBOOK THAT SHOULD BE USED IN
ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IT DOESN'T.
IT SIMPLY SAYS THAT NO ONE
SHOULD BAN THOSE MATERIALS IT
SAYS HAVE THE CONVERSATION. AND
IT'S OKAY TO DISAGREE. LET'S NOT
BE DISAGREEABLE TO EACH OTHER
BUT IT SAYS THE ACT OF BANNING
SILENCES THOSE WHO HAVE INTEREST
IN GETTING INFORMATION. THAT'S
ALL THAT THIS BILL SAYS IS JUST
DON'T BE IN THE BOOK YOU YOU
KNOW YOU YOU BROUGHT UP ETHNIC
STUDIES. ETHNIC STUDIES ARE SO
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS
STUDENTS OF COLOR TO LEARN
ABOUT. THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR
ANCESTORS BUT ETHNIC STUDIES
ACTUALLY BENEFIT STUDENTS FROM
ALL BACKGROUNDS. AND THERE ARE
THOSE WHO ARE SAYING DON'T HAVE
IT AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAID.
YOU HAVE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
BANNED CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T TEACH
CRITICAL RACE THEORY IN
CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE SIMPLY
SAYING DON'T EVEN TALK ABOUT THE
IMPACTS OF RACE AND RACISM AND
I'M TELLING YOU AS A PROBLEM
MERICAN. WE CAN HANDLE TALKING
ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF RACISM
BECAUSE IT TEACHES US HOW TO BE
BETTER. IT'S ALL THIS BILL IS
SAYING IS LET'S BE BETTER. FOR
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND WE HAVE
TO HAVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS.
LET'S HAVE THOSE DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS- AND IT'S SO
AGAIN. MISTER CHAIR YOU KNOW
JUST EXAMPLE ABOUT UNIFORM
COMPLAINT PROCESS. YOU KNOW HOW
DO YOU ALLOW SCHOOL BOARD THAT
IS PART OF THREATENING STUDENTS
INVESTIGATE THEMSELVES. THIS- WE
REST ON. LOCAL CAN. WERE
MINISTRY CONVENIENCE SOMEONE
SAID THIS WILL CREATE MORE WORK
FOR DISTRICTS. IF WE LET THOSE
BE THE REASONS WHY WE DON'T COME
TO THE AID OF OUR STUDENTS WHO
NEED HELP. SHAME ON US. WE
SHOULD NEVER LET THAT BE THE
CASE AND THAT'S ALL THIS BILL IS
SAYING. LET'S HAVE A
CONVERSATION. PARENTS ARE A BIG
PART OF THAT I RESPECT THOSE
FROM THE PARENTS UNION WHO CAME
UP TO SPEAK. ON BEHALF OF THEIR
STUDENTS I DON'T AGREE. BUT WE
DON'T HAVE TO BE DISAGREEABLE TO
EACH OTHER AND WE BAN A BOOK
WE'RE SENDING A VERY NEGATIVE
MESSAGE. THAT WE DON'T THINK OUR
STUDENTS CAN HANDLE- BUT WE CALL
CRITICAL THINKING. WE WANT THEM
TO READ AND LEARN. AND SO WE'RE
TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO SET THAT
BY THE WAY THE STATE DOES NOT
DICTATE ANY BOOK. THAT WILL BE
TAUGHT IN ANY SCHOOL. AND WHEN
THERE'S A NEW CURRICULA. ANY
CORRECTLY THAT IS PROPOSED IS
VERY BY CLASSROOM TEACHERS WHO
ARE THINKING ABOUT THE VERY
POINT THAT YOU MADE WHAT IS AGE
APPROPRIATE. WE MAY NOT AGREE ON
THE CONTACT BUT KNOW THAT OUR
PROCESS. IS CERTAINLY NOT
PERFECT. BUT IT REALLY IS FOCUS
ON WE GET TO THE CONTENT OF
SOMEONE'S CHARACTER. BY TEACHERS
WERE WORKING HARD. BY THE
TEACHERS THAT YOU HEARD FROM
TODAY. TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS AGE
APPROPRIATE. AND WHERE IS THE
BALANCE BETWEEN WHAT WE CAN
PROVIDE FOR OUR STUDENTS I
PROMISE YOU. NO ONE IS TEACHING
ABOUT SEXUALITY IN KINDERGARTEN
IN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE
STATE I PROMISE YOU THAT. THAT
WOULD FALL OUTSIDE OF THE VANS
OF WHAT'S CONSIDERED. AGE
APPROPRIATE FOR KINDERGARTEN.
NOW THERE MIGHT BE SOME
DISCUSSION ANOTHER GREAT. BUT
NOT CAN OCCUR. IT'S OKAY I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY AGAIN AS WE WERE
AYE VOTE BECAUSE THIS IS A- A
MEASURE. THAT DOES NOT DICTATE
WHAT ANYONE SHOULD DO. IT IS NOT
TRYING TO TRAMPLE ON ANY
TRADITION. LIKE LOCAL CONTROL.
BUT IT IS SAYING THAT OUR
STUDENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOT
BE THREATENED. AND I CAN TELL
YOU ABOUT DISTRICTS WHERE
STUDENTS WERE THREATENED.
BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUALITY. AND
BECAUSE THEY WANT BECAUSE OF
THEIR RACE- WE HAVE A LONG WAY
TO GO WE'RE GONNA GET THERE.
THIS IS A STEP THAT WILL HELP US
TO MOVE THERE AGAIN I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR- I VOTE
FOR A BI PRISON AND WE WERE
GONNA GET TO MY CALLING A
SECOND. DID YOU ONE LAST THING I
NEED YOU TALKED- ARE YOU YOUR
FIRST TO. ANSWER THE- RUBRIC OF
WHAT THIS BILL IS ABOUT WHAT
IT'S NOT ABOUT- THERE WAS A
WITNESS. THE DEATH THE- SIMPLER
TIME AGO TO POINT OF THE TO
PROCEED REFERRED TO A BOOK- I'M
NOT SURE WHICH DISTRICT. IN
TEXAS THAT. I SUMA LIBER- THAT
PURPOSE CHRISTIANS EVEN. ACT IS
PROBABLY OFFENSIVE. TO MANY OF
US RIGHT AND SO THROUGH MY
UNDERSTAND IS NOTHING ABOUT. THE
THERE'S NOTHING PREVENTING THE
REMOVAL OF THAT BOOK IN FACT- IT
SEEMS FAIRLY LIKELY THAT THAT A
BOOK WITH CONTENT. SHE DESCRIBED
IT WOULD BE. THAT IS NOT. THE
INTRINSIC TO THIS BILL THE
INABILITY TO REMOVE CONTENT THAT
IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT IS
THE ONLY BE CLEAR WHEN. YOU KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE NOT
DOING HERE. MISTER YOU'RE
CORRECT THIS BILL DOES NOT
PROHIBIT. A SCHOOL DISTRICT FROM
REMOVING A BOOK. IF IT CHOOSES
TO DO SO. ALL IT SAYS IS THAT IF
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE
BOARD IS REMOVING A BOOK. IN
ORDER TO ACT IN SOME
DISCRIMINATORY WAY. THAT THERE
CAN BE CONSEQUENCES TO THAT
DISTRICT BECAUSE THERE ARE
CONSEQUENCES. TO THE STUDENTS.
BUT YOU ARE CORRECT. THIS BOOK
DOES NOT CURTAIL THE ABILITY OF
THE DISTRICT. TO THE DECISIONS
TO REMOVE. OR ADD. ANY CURRICULA
IS ULTIMATELY UP TO THE DISTRICT
NOW THE STATE DOES. WORK. WITH
DISTRICTS THEY HAVE AN UP- LIST
OF CORRECT UP. MANY MANY TOPICS.
BUT THE STATE NOW SAYS. A
DISTRICT MUST THIS. FOR THIS
TOPIC AND THIS WOULD NOT DO THAT
EITHER I APPRECIATE AND THERE'S
NOTHING ABOUT THIS BILL JUST TO
BE REALLY CLEAR THAT WOULD. MAKE
IT LESS LIKELY THAT SUCH A BOOK
WOULD BE REMOVED WILL MORE
LIKELY THAT SUCH A BOOK WOULD BE
CONTAINED EITHER A CURRICULUM OR
LIBRARY SIX CORRECT. THE BOARD
STILL HAS THE RIGHT TO REMOVE
THIS BOOK OR ANY OTHER BOOK. BUT
IF THERE WAS ANY SENSE THAT
THAT. DECISION WAS BEING MADE IN
A DISCRIMINATORY FASHION OR
REASON. THIS BOOK WOULD CREATE A
HIGHER THRESHOLD. FOR THE BOARD
A TWO THIRDS. MAJORITY TO REMOVE
IT BUT AGAIN IT IS ALWAYS STILL
AT THE DISCRETION OF ANY
DISTRICT AND BOARD. TO REMOVE
THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT SOME
SMALL CHRIS. THANK YOU MISTER.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
SUPERINTENDENT FOR CLARIFYING-
THIS DISCUSSION IT. IT'S PAINFUL
THAT WE ARE HERE HAVING THIS
DISCUSSION IN TWENTY TWENTY
THREE- WE SHOULD. HAVE LEARNED
FROM THE PAST WHEN- GENERATIONS
BEFORE US WE HAD TO ENACT STATE
POLICIES BECAUSE THE LOCAL.
LEVEL OF BIGOTRY EXCLUSION. AND
RESISTANCE. TO THE INTEGRATION
OF PEOPLE OF COLOR INTO SO MANY
OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES- WAS
REALLY BLOCKED. FROM A BACKLASH
OF FEAR AND LACK OF INFORMATION
AND LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. THIS IS
OUR OPPORTUNITY. TO EDUCATE OUR
STUDENTS IN A WAY. THAT THEY
KNOW THEMSELVES. THEY DON'T HAVE
THE OTHER THEIR NEIGHBOR. AND WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE
FORWARD. AS A STATE. EDUCATED
ABOUT ONE ANOTHER UNDERSTANDING
ONE ANOTHER AND HAVING THE
DEBATES EARLY. THAT ALLOW US TO
GOVERN. THIS DEMOCRACY IS
CERTAINLY GOVERN THE MOST
DIVERSE STATE IN THE UNION- I AM
. REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS FOR THE
KNOWLEDGE IN ALL OF THE CHANGES
TO THE BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT.
WE REMAIN. IN BALANCE WITH OUR
POWER THERE IS LOCAL CONTROL AND
THERE'S A STATE RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THIS BILL GIVES A DIRECT
LINE TO THE STATE TO CHALLENGE
TO RAISE COMPLAINTS TO RAISE
CONCERNS TO ME THAT IS
STRENGTHENING. THE ABILITY FOR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO HAVE SOME
SAY SO ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE WE SAT ON THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- TASK
FORCE ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION AND
HER DIRECTLY. ABOUT HOW SO MANY
DISTRICTS ARE OUT OF COMPLIANCE
WITH THE FEAR EDUCATION ACT 48%
WHEN WE HAVE 40% OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ALREADY NOT IN
COMPLIANCE IN TERMS OF CREATING
ACCESS TO FAIR AND EQUITABLE
EDUCATION TOOLS THAT ALLOW THEM
TO UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AND
THEIR NEIGHBORS. SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE A POPULOUS THAT CAN GOVERN
. WE'RE IN TROUBLE AND I THINK
THIS BILL GOES A LONG WAY UP FOR
CALIFORNIA TO LEAD IN THIS SPACE
TO LEAD AND HOW DOES. A GHASTLY
DIVERSE STATE. CREATE A POPULACE
THAT CAN GOVERN TOGETHER THAT
CAN BUILD TOGETHER THAT CAN
UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER INTO MY
SENATORS POINT. NOT OTHER. M.
VILIFY THE OTHER- I THINK WE'VE
LEARNED ENOUGH FROM THAT HISTORY
CERTAINLY- MR ASSEMBLY MEN-
JACKSON TALKED ABOUT HIS
FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE. YOU KNOW
I'M THE FIRST FREE PERSON IN MY
FAMILY MY MOTHER COULD NOT
CHOOSE WHAT HIGH SCHOOL. SHE
COULD GO TO BECAUSE OF
SEGREGATION SO MANY WAYS MANY OF
US ARE FIRST GENERATION IN OUR
OWN COUNTRY WE SHOULD LEARN FROM
THOSE LESSONS. AND THE FIRST IS
THAT KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. AND
THIS DEBATE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW
WE LEARN THROUGH A PROCESS OF
INTERROGATION IN CONVERSATION-
IN THE PROCESS OF HEARING ONE
ANOTHER AND HAVING THE TOOLS AND
INFORMATION TO WAGE THESE
DISCUSSIONS. BANNING STOPS THAT
IT STOPS OUR ABILITY TO LEARN.
AND TO GOVERN AND THIS IS A THIS
IS CRITICAL TO OUR DEMOCRACY IS
CERTAINLY CRITICAL TO THE FUTURE
OF CALIFORNIA IN THE FUTURE OF
THE STATE. I AM HAPPY TO MOVE
THIS BILL FORWARD TO A VOTE WHEN
IT IS TIME AND WHEN IT'S RIGHT-
I'LL I THINK THAT. WE HAVE TO
LEARN FROM THE PAST BUT WE ALSO
HAVE TO LEARN FROM WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN OTHER STATES. WHERE
SOME RADICAL ELEMENTS. OUR
WARNING TO DENY THE HISTORY THEY
ARE WANTING TO ROB. THEIR
CHILDREN AND OUR CHILDREN OF
WHAT SCHOLARSHIP AND COMING OUT
OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM
AS A- AS A FACULTY MEMBER AT
UCLA. WHEN WE PREVENT- OUR
CHILDREN FROM HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY- TO LEARN IT ROBS
ALL OF US IT ROBS US OF A
CRITICAL LEARNING. OPPORTUNITY
AND IT ROBS OUR STATE OF HAVING
LEADERS WHO REALLY UNDERSTANDS
THE ISSUES IN A VERY DEEP WAY
THAT ALLOW US TO MAKE THE
DECISIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE
TO MOVE FORWARD SO. I HEAR THE
ARGUMENTS I WAS LISTENING AS I
WAS- COMING FROM ANOTHER MEETING
AND I HEAR THOSE PARENTS
CONCERNS. LET'S HAVE THE DEBATE
LET'S HABIT LET'S HAVE THE
DISCUSSION NO ONE IS SAYING THAT
WE SHOULDN'T LET'S HAVE IT. BUT
LET'S HAVE IT ON THE MERITS OF
WHY. THIS BOOK SHOULD BE
CONSIDERED ARE NOT CONSIDERED
BUT NOT TO BANNED OUTRIGHT AND I
THINK THAT'S WHAT WE ARE
DISCUSSING TODAY I THINK THAT
MAKES OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
STRONGER I THINK IT MAKES OUR
DEMOCRACY STRONGER AND IT ALSO
SAYS THAT THIS IS. THE NEW
MAJORITY. WE ARE THE NEW
MAJORITY ARE GOING TO DO THIS
DIFFERENTLY WE'RE GOING TO DO
THIS IN A WAY WHERE WE CAN HAVE
THESE DEBATES WE DON'T HAVE TO
HIDE WE DON'T HAVE TO ACT IN
FEAR. TO EXCLUDE AND OTHER BUT
THAT WE CAN DO THIS DIFFERENTLY
AND TAKE ON THE DEBATE AND MAKE
THE DECISIONS THAT WE NEED TO
MAKE EMPOWERED BY INFORMATION. I
AM BY THE CONVICTION OF OUR
CHARACTER AND OUR KNOWLEDGE OF
THE ISSUE SO- I APPRECIATE THE
DEBATE- THIS IS TWENTY TWENTY
THREE THIS IS THE TWENTY FIRST
CENTURY. WE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING
DEBATES OF THE NINETEEN FIFTIES
. IN RE LITIGATING THOSE LET'S
MOVE FORWARD AND I THINK THIS IS
A FORWARD LOOKING- POLICY THAT
ENSURES THAT OUR STATE CONTINUES
TO PROGRESS IN THE DIRECTION
THAT WE NEED TO. HELP I MAKING
THE MOTION TO MOVE THIS. TO A
VOTE. AND WHEN THE TIME IS WHEN
THE TENSION OF THE PROJECT THAT.
I WILL I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION
I LIKE TO CALL ON MR CHATO FROM
CSPA IF YOU DON'T MIND- TO THE
EXTENT THAT DID WE ARE- TALKING
. A BILL THAT IS RIGHT THERE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THAT SPACE
BETWEEN. KIND OF STATE. VALUES
LOCAL CONTROL LOCAL CONTROLS
HAVE NOTED AS IMPORTANT MILLION
I THINK CLEARLY TOO MANY OF THE
FOLKS WHO CALLED AND- YOU
REPRESENT SCHOOL BOARDS- MY
QUESTION FOR YOU IS I KNOW WE
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR- IS THIS AN
INHERENT CONFLICT IS AN
IRRECONCILABLE CONFLICT WITH
RESPECT THIS BILL WAS THERE. I
DO THINK A BASIS FOR YOU WE CAN
FIND A SOLUTION THAT RECOGNIZES-
SORT OF THE RESPONSIBILITY
PROGRESS OF YOUR MEMBERS- VERSUS
WHAT. I THINK WHAT THE AUTHOR IS
TRYING TO DO. I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION CARE AND- I THINK THAT
THERE IS IF WE HAD MORE TIME TO
KIND OF HAVE THAT DISCUSSION
ESPECIALLY UNDER THE PURVIEW. OF
THE- SCHOOL FULL SUPPORT THAT WE
CAN RECEIVE FROM THE COMMITTEE
AND ITS STAFF. TO FIND. A.
MIDDLE GROUND THAT- YOU RESPECTS
LOOK CONTROL AND IT ALSO- LEANS
ON ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT LOCAL
LOCALLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS
HAVE TO MEMBERS AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES- YOU WAIT WHAT.
UNDERMINES THAT TO SOME EXTENT
AM I MENTIONED EARLIER IN IN THE
COMMENTS THAT I MADE IS THAT-
YOU. THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE IS.
RIGHT SOME PEOPLE ARE CALLING
THE SHAMING PROVISION IN THE
BILL. IS A BY REQUIRING THE
NOTICE. TO APPEAR THAT LISTS THE
NAMES OF BOARD MEMBERS YOUR
REGARDLESS OF. HOW THEY VOTED.
ON THAT MEASURE THAT LED TO THE
ACTIONS THAT THE BILL REQUIRES
TO BE TAKEN. AGAINST THOSE
BOARDS- YOU THAT THAT. EIGHTY
EIGHTY I THINK IT UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES AND IT IS AN
EXAMPLE HOW THESE BILLS KIND OF
CUT BOTH WAYS. WHERE YOU
MINORITY VOICES ARE KIND OF
LUMPED INTO. OTHER VOICES ARE ON
THE BOARD SO- I THINK BY THE
FINING THOSE AND WE'VE ALREADY
KIND OF. INTERNALLY AT CSPA HAVE
BEEN BRAINSTORMING IDEAS THAT
COULD ALLOW US TO- ENHANCE THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY- SO THAT WE CAN
ACHIEVE THE GOALS- THAT THAT WE
RESPECT THAT THE THAT THE AUTHOR
IN THE SUPERINTENDENT ARE TRYING
TO ACHIEVE WITH THIS POLICY WE
THINK. THAT THE APPROACH THAT
THEY TAKE IN WITH THE CHANGES TO
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER TO
UNIFORM COMPLAINT PROCESS- YOU
THOUGH THAT NOTICE ON SCHOOL
BOARD WEBSITES. YOUR THERE MIGHT
BE OTHER WAYS TO MORE
EFFECTIVELY I TRIED ACHIEVE THE
GOALS AT THE AT SET OUT
APPRECIATE THAT SO BY. SUPER
GENEROUS YOU KNOW YOU WERE
SCHOOL- AND I KNOW TO BE THE
THOUGHT KIND OF CLASS. SPONSORED
BY YOU WERE PRIOR TO THAT IT
RETHOUGHT CLEVER ALL- MISTER J.
I KNOW YOU TO BE THOUGHTFUL FOR
SO DO DO OUT WE HAVE YOUR- CAN
WORKING WE CSPA- TO TRY AND FIND
SOLUTION EVEN. YOU KNOW BECAUSE
THIS BILL PASS TODAY AS HE MOVES
I WILL STATE AS CHAIR I WILL
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BRING THIS
BACK- IF THE- EITHER YOU WON'T
MATTER WE CAN'T ACHIEVE THAT
PROGRESS. GOOD MISTER CHAIR
MEMBER ABSOLUTELY WE ARE-
COMMITTED TO. WORKING WITH
C-SPAN OTHERS YOU KNOW REACH OUT
TO CSPA DIRECTLY ON THIS MATTER.
BECAUSE I'M HEARING FROM SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS I'M HEARING FROM
THEIR MEMBERS WERE SAYING PLEASE
HELP ME. SADLY JUST IN THE LAST
THREE WEEKS. THERE HAS BEEN
VIOLENCE. AT SCHOOL BOARD
MEETINGS. SIMPLY OVER A
DISCUSSION. ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT. HEY RIFLING. PEOPLE WERE
ARRESTED PEOPLE WERE INJURED.
AND THERE ARE THREATS BEING
MADE. THE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
AND TWO STUDENTS. AND TO
SUPERINTENDENTS SOME OF THEM ARE
RETIRING IMMEDIATELY. BECAUSE
THE LEVEL OF INTENSITY IN THE
THREATS I ASK THAT YOU VOTE FOR
THIS TODAY WE ARE ABSOLUTELY
COMMITTED TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION WITH C-SPAN OTHERS
RIGHT ON TODAY I THANK YOU VERY
AND SO BE AND AGAIN I WILL SAY
TODAY I THINK WAS HIS VOTE COULD
POINT OUT. POLARIZATIONS A REAL
PROBLEM RIGHT AGAIN LET'S BE
CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE DOING OR NOT
DOING SO WE ARE LEGISLATING.
AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT'S RIGHT TO.
CHANGE YOU KNOW THE BOXES PART
OF THE CURRICULUM THAT WE
PROBABLY WON'T SOLVE THE
POLARIZATION PROBLEM WE DON'T
WANNA CONTRIBUTE TO IT SO AGAIN
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. FOR ME I
THINK FOR OTHER MEMBERS TO HEAR
THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH
CSPI'S WHEN FOURTH. ABSOLUTELY
MISTER CHAIR MATTER FACT WE'VE
HAVE. WE HAVE ENGAGED IN THE
MOST INCLUSIVE PROCESS FOR SUCH
A COMPLICATED BILL- WE ACTUALLY
HAVE. ROUTINE MEETINGS. WITH ALL
EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS- V. ZOOM
TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT EACH. OF
THE BILL. AND WE WILL BE DOING
THE SAME ON THIS VERSION OF THE
BILL AS WELL SO IF VERY
INCLUSIVE PROCESS AND I THINK
IT'S A PROCESS THAT WE CAN ALL
BE PROUD OF. OKAY WELL THANK
YOU. IT'S SO I DON'T KNOW A TWO
MORE QUESTIONS INTERPRETATION
AND THE CENTER WILL. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR OF. I APPRECIATE
YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT TO KEEP
WORKING ON THIS- YOU KNOW. IT'S
A- IDENTIFIED GREATLY WITH THE-
CENTER SMALL CUEVAS AND IN TERMS
OF. YOU KNOW WHY CAN'T WE GET
THIS DONE BY TWENTY TWENTY THREE
ON ON THE ONE HAND- ON THE OTHER
HAND- THESE ARE. OFTENTIMES VERY
FACT SPECIFIC CHALLENGING ISSUES
IN CROCUS SCHOOL BOARD TO DEAL
WITH THIS AS WELL AND- I WAS
TOLD THE SUPERINTENDENT THE- YOU
MIGHT. OVERALL INCLUDING MY
EIGHT YEARS ON THE EAST SIDE
HIGH SCHOOL BOARDS TO TWENTY TWO
THOUSAND STUDENTS AT THE TIME
MY- ONE OF MY TOP THREE MOST
CONTENTIOUS HEARINGS AT ANY
LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. WAS UP WHEN
ISSUE CAME FOR THE BAN- A PIECE
OF CLASSIC AMERICAN LITERATURE.
OF BECAUSE- SOME PARENTS DIDN'T
WANT. RACIAL SLURS READ UP
OPENLY AND OUT LOUD WHICH IS
WHAT WAS HAPPENING SOME
CLASSROOMS- IN THERE THERE ARE
WAYS TO DEAL WITH THIS- IN TERMS
OF LOCAL CONTROL AND BEST
PRACTICES AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE
CSPA ENCOURAGED TO GO TO YOUR
LOCAL CHAPTERS. AND ASKED THEM
WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE IN
TERMS OF DEALING WITH THESE
ISSUES INSTEAD OF TRYING TO
REINVENT THE WHEEL. HERE BECAUSE
HER HER THERE ARE THERE ARE WAYS
WITHOUT CHANGING THIS BILL AS A
MATTER OF FACT. I THINK TWO OF
FOR LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO. HAVE
OPT IN OPT OUT PROVISIONS IN IN
OTHER WAYS TO DEAL WITH
SENSITIVE MATERIAL WHERE
PARENTS. THE GUARDIANS OF THE
CHILDREN WANT THEM. I TO BE SORT
EXCLUDED FROM OF A PARTICULAR A
PIECE OF CURRICULUM OR
PARTICULAR EXERCISE RUN PIECE OF
CURRICULUM THAT THAT'S NOT THE
BUSINESS OF THIS BILL. WERE WERE
WHAT THE COMMITTEES TAKING UP
RIGHT NOW IN I JUST THINK. YOU
KNOW OF DEATH YOU KNOW FORGIVE
IF WE'RE HERE SO MUCH BUT WILL
CONTROL GO TO LOCAL CONTROL-
THAT THAT'S WHERE I WOULD SAY
IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR IN
PROCEDURE JUST HAD. ONE QUESTION
HERE. IN A DO. I'M I'M SUS I
CAME IN. READING THE ME ANALYSIS
IS BASED SAY. LOOK BURKE WERE
TAKEN A PRETTY. FIRM STAND ON.
ANYBODY TRYING TO BAN A BOOK THE
BEST BECAUSE IT'S BEING
INCLUSIVE BECAUSE THE SIGNAL
JEAN OF THE DIVERSITY OF SOCIETY
ON THE OTHER HAND. IF YOU GIVE
THEM IF THE MATERIAL IS SO BAD
FROM THE STANDPOINT OF BOTH
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD- OUTSIDE OF
INCLUDES THE UNIVERSITIES LIKE
SOME OF THE EXAMPLES WE HEARD
HERE TODAY. HAVING SOMETHING TO
DO WITH CONTENT THAT THE SCHOOL
BOARD DOESN'T THINK IS AGE
APPROPRIATE OR DOESN'T WANT- THE
FORESHORTENED TO OPT INTO IF YOU
WILL. THE NEW TWO THIRDS VOTE
TAKES CARE THAT ON SCHOOL BOARD-
IT IS THAT AM I READING THAT
RIGHT BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT'S- A PRETTY EXTRAORDINARY
LOCAL CONTROL GIVEN THE FIRST
AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION I
STATES WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE.
YOU KNOW WANT TO PROTECT THE
CONTENT MATERIAL BUT IT DO I
HAVE IT RIGHT THAT'S ALL I WANNA
KNOW BEFORE THE VOTE YES CENTER
AND YOU ARE RIGHT THAT- IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE WAY THE
STATE HANDLES CURRICULA ACROSS
THE BOARD. THAT THEY'RE ALL
ALWAYS- OPTIONS IN EXCEPTIONS-
FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A
CONCERN. AND DISTRICTS MAKES
DECISIONS ABOUT. WHAT. CURRICULA
AND IT'S JUST THEM. THE- YOUR
CALL- CENTER. SMALL CUEVAS SAID
WHY DO WE EVEN YOU. TO DO THE
AND- YOU KNOW WE HAVE TWO BILLS
THAT IF PASSED IN THIS
LEGISLATURE. THE SIMPLY
GUARANTEE. THAT STUDENTS WHO
IDENTIFY AS NATIVE AMERICAN CAN
WEAR- TRIBAL REGALIA. AT A
GRADUATION. THESE STUDENTS ARE
BEING PULLED OUT OF GRADUATION
LINES AND BEING TOLD. THAT THEY
CAN'T WEAR THIS STUFF AT THE
SAME TIME THAT THEIR PEOPLE ARE
MARKING. IN IMITATING IN
STEREOTYPING NATIVE AMERICAN
PEOPLE IN THE STATE IS SO
UNFORTUNATELY THIS BILL DOES
NEED TO HAVE SOME PARAMETERS.
FOR THOSE WHO ACT WITH
DISCRIMINATORY INTENT BUT AS YOU
POINT OUT- THE BOARD HAS THE
RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT.
CURRICULA AS LONG AS NOT BEING
DISCRIMINATORY GREAT THANK YOU I
THINK THE BILL DOES A VERY GOOD
JOB WITH RECOGNIZING BOTH IN THE
DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES BY.
SHOULD NOT BE- ALLOWED- ET IN IN
TERMS OF ANY MATERIAL THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE- GO TO YOU KNOW THE-
THE DIVERSITY AND TO USE THE
BILL'S WORDS- THAT THE DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSIVENESS OF OUR SOCIETY
AND WHAT WE ASPIRE TO ON THE
OTHER HAND I SEE NOTHING HERE
THAT. THE PROHIBITS- THE SCHOOL
BOARDS- REPRESENTED BY CSPA FROM
DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IT
ALL OTHER CASES- SO I THINK IT'S
A GOOD BILL. THANK YOU MR
IMPRESSION- CENTER WEALTH THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR I ACTUALLY I
LIKE I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH ONE
OF THE OPPONENTS TALKED ABOUT
HOW THIS BILL WAS WHITTLED DOWN
IN THE ASSEMBLY TO GET OFF THE
FLOOR AND THEN CAME BACK HERE
AND IS NOW. HAS A BUNCH OF NEW
STUFF COULD YOU WALK US THROUGH
WHAT YOU THINK HAS HAPPENED WITH
THE BILL. MR TO RETURN IF SHE
CAN COME UP HERE THAT BE GREAT.
I KNOW WHEN. I WHAT YOU'RE
SAYING I DON'T KNOW. HER NO NO
THIS IS FOR THE LETTER A WHAT I
THINK HAPPENED NOW YOU'RE YOU'RE
GOOD WE DO THAT YOU WANT TO COME
AFTER THE- FINE WITH THAT I'M
TRYING TO GET EDUCATE. THIS
ACTOR VERY INTERESTING. MORE
THANK SENATOR YOU SO MUCH THE UP
. MY NAME'S. CAN I'M IN A IN LOS
ANGELES. AND A MEMBER OUR DO
WHICH APPARENT GROUPS SAY. TO
ON. NON RELIGIOUS. I CAN'T TELL
YOU ALL BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU
HAPPENED WHAT WE UNDER. WITH
THIS BILL WAS BEFORE. AS A
SENATOR JACKSON SORRY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER JACKSON MENTIONED. BEFORE
IT WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
THE BOARD WAS SUPPOSED TO DO
WITH THE SCHOOL BOARDS ARE
SUPPOSED TO DO IN THAT LANGUAGE
WAS OFFENSIVE. AND THAT WAS
REQUESTED TO BE TAKEN OUT AND
THAT LANGUAGE WAS TAKEN OUT AND
NEW STUFF HAS GOTTEN AND WHAT
IT'S NOW TELLING THE BOARD JUST
GO AHEAD AND DO WHAT YOU WANT
YOU ALL. BUT WE'RE GOING TO
STALK YOU WE'RE GOING TO DE FUND
YOU WE'RE GOING TO COME IN AND
SPEND MONEY TO BUY THE
CURRICULUM WE WANT TO BUY. AND
WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW PARENTS TO
DOCKS YOU AND HUMILIATE YOU AND
WE'RE GOING TO EXHIBIT THIS KIND
OF. BIG BROTHER OVER LOWERED
OVER THE SCHOOL BOARDS THAT'S
WHAT THIS NEW BILL SAYS. THAT IS
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NOW
INTERESTINGLY WHEN I'M HEARING
FROM THESE QUESTIONS IS ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT THE SAME BILL.
BECAUSE I'M NOW HEARING THIS
ELEMENT OF RACISM LIKE SOMEHOW
THIS IS ADDRESSING RACISM. AND
BANNING BOOKS WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT BANNING WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT RESTRICTING ACCESS. TO
OBSCENE MATERIAL WE'RE CREATING
CORRECT OF MATERIAL FOR THE
CORRECT AGES OF CHILDREN. THAT'S
WHAT WE WANT TO DO ANOTHER
QUESTION I'M HEARING IS WELL
WHAT CAN PARENTS DO ABOUT IT YOU
DON'T PARENTS CAN DO ABOUT IT.
THEY CAN ELECTED SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS WHO DO NOT ALLOW OBSCENE
MATERIAL IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND
WHEN THEY DO THOSE SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS ARE GOING TO GET RID OF
MATERIAL THEY FIND OBSCENE. AND
INAPPROPRIATE AT CERTAIN AGE
LEVELS. BUT WHAT THIS BILL IS
DESIGNED TO DO. IS TO COME DOWN
AND MICRO MANAGE THOSE NEW
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TO COME
DOWN AND MAKE SURE. THAT THE
MATERIAL THAT THE STATE WANTS TO
SEE IN SCHOOLS WHICH IS THE
INCLUSIVE LGBTQ AGENDA LET'S NOT
FOR- OURSELVES THAT WE'RE TO.
ABOUT RACE. WE'RE NOT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE INVASIVE LGBT
AGENDA THAT IS BEING PUSHED
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE IN EVERY
POSSIBLE TYPE OF LEGISLATION.
AND WHAT THIS BILL IS DOING ITS
THE IRONY IS THANK YOU ALL AFTER
CELEBRATING OUR FREEDOM FROM
GOVERNMENT TYRANNY. YESTERDAY
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CODIFYING
GOVERNMENT TYRANNY WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THE STATE BECOMING
BIG BROTHER BECOMING OF A GREAT
REALLY ALL RIGHT WE- GET
ESTUDIOS ST STILL STICKER
STICKER ON THE BILL MANY DOCTOR
JACKSON WE ARE OBVIOUSLY GIVE
YOU AN OPPORTUNITY. THE LIKE TO
SEE IS WHAT WE ARE DO IS YOUR
EXACTLY. SENATOR THAT EARLIER WE
SAW A DIRECTION TO THE BOARD TO
SCHOOL BOARD THAT CAME OUT. BUT
NOW WHAT WE SEE IS OVER ARCHING
CONTROL BY THE FUNDING. CHOOSING
NEW CURRICULA AND ALLOWING OF
THE CHANGES TO THE UNIFORM
COMPLAINT PROCESS WHICH WILL
ALLOW STUDENTS TO BECAUSE NOT
STUDENTS THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE
TO HARASS AND HARASS AND HARASS.
ALL OF THESE CHANGES ARE
ANTITHETICAL TO LOCAL CONTROL
THIS IS STATE CONTROL OF
CURRICULA RIGHT THANK YOU.
REPEAT BEFORE THE EITHER BEFORE
THE SUPERINTENDENT- CHIMES IN. I
HAPPEN TO KNOW THE REASON
BECAUSE I'M THE AUTHOR OF THE
BILL. SO LET ME JUST MAKE IT
CLEAR- AS YOU KNOW- OUR
EDUCATION COMMITTEES- ARE. SO
MANY BILLS GO THROUGH THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE SAID AT ONE
TIME SO MUCH SO COMPLICATED
BILLS NEED MORE TIME TO BE
FLESHED OUT. AND BECAUSE IT HAS
NOTHING TO DO WHETHER SOMETHING
WAS OFFENSIVE OR NOT IT WAS JUST
CLEAR. THAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE
OUR TIME WITH IT AND BE EXTRA
CAREFUL THAT- WHAT TRYING TO
SOLVE ONE ISSUE DOESN'T CREATE A
WHOLE BIG OTHER ISSUE. AND SO WE
HAVE TAKEN OUR TIME WITH THE
TIME TO BE ABLE TO- MAKE THE
BILL VERY SIMPLE IN THE ASSEMBLY
. WITH THE UNDERSTANDING- THAT
WE WILL DO ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING
HERE ON THE SENATE AND THEN OF
COURSE IT'LL GO BACK TO THE
ASSEMBLY SIDE. SO THIS WASN'T
DONE IN A WAY TO- TRYING TO BE
SNEAKY OR ANYTHING- IT'S
ACTUALLY A COMMON THING FOR VERY
COMPLICATED BILLS- AS YOU KNOW
SO- YOU KNOW. THE THIS BILL IS
SO COMPLICATED THAT OF COURSE WE
JUST NEEDED THE EXTRA TIME TO
MAKING SURE THAT WE GET IT RIGHT
AND OF COURSE IS STILL NOT DONE
- WE STILL MAKE NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO FINE
TUNE IT. AND MORE THAN HAPPY TO
CONTINUE TO DO SO. THANK YOU TO
THE SEVEN MEMBER THAT THANK YOU
TO THE CHAIR SENATOR THANK YOU
FOR YOUR QUESTION YOU ASKED.
ABOUT HOW THIS BILL CAME TO BE
AMENDED AND- I'M WITH ALL DUE
RESPECT TO THE PREVIOUS SPEAKER
THERE'S A LOT OF EDITORIALIZING
ABOUT BIG BROTHER AND- OTHER
STUFF AND ABOUT THE FUNDING. AND
NONE OF THAT. HAS BEEN THIS BILL
NONE OF THAT. I CAN TELL YOU
THAT THIS BILL. HAS BEEN
PROPERLY AMENDED IN THE SENATE-
I WOULD TELL YOU THAT THE TIMING
. IN WHICH MY OFFICE BEGAN
WORKING WITH THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS OFFICES AS THE BILL CAME
TO THE SENATE. AND WE ALL KNOW
THAT IF SOMEONE HAD DONE
SOMETHING. IN THIS BILL THAT
SOMEHOW WENT COUNTER TO THE
FIRST HOUSE WHERE IT ORIGINATED.
THAT THE CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE
WOULD HAVE HOLD IT BACK TO THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND
HAS NOT DONE THAT BECAUSE THIS
IS NOT A GOOD MAN. BUT SOMETIMES
NEW AMENDMENTS GET ADDED AS THE
ISSUE INVOLVES AND I CAN TELL
YOU. THAT AT THE TIME THAT I HAD
THE GOOD FORTUNE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR- I
ALSO HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A
BUNCH OF STUDENTS WHO TOLD ME
THEY FELT DIRECTLY. DIRECTLY
THREATENED. IN MISTREATED. AND
IT IT CAME TOO MANY OF US THAT
THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE SOME
WAYS TO ADDRESS THOSE IMPACTS.
IS TO CREATE A SYSTEM WHERE IT
SAYS IF YOU IF YOU IF YOU HARM
STUDENTS. IS A FINANCIAL COSTS
THAT YOU WILL PAY THE HELP
MITIGATE THAT HARM. IT IS AT
THAT POINT THAT WE HAD THE GOOD
FORTUNE TO MEET AND TALK WITH
THE AUTHOR. ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
THE BILL COULD INCLUDE. SOME NEW
AMENDMENTS- THERE'S NOTHING THAT
HAS OCCURRED THAT IS OUTSIDE OF
THE PROCESS AND THAT THESE
HOUSES RESPECT AND TO BE CLEAR
THAT THAT IS TRUE RADIOHEAD
DISPENSABLE JAILBREAK
AMENDMENTS- THEY WOULD'VE BEEN
PULLED BACK I WOULD NOT HAVE
HEARD. THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE
TAKEN WERE MORE ABOUT THE
MECHANICS AS I UNDERSTAND IT
THEN ABOUT THE INTENT- WAR. THE
SUBSTANTIVE- BUT SUPERVISION THE
BILL SO. THANK COULD I JUST MET
TWO ONE THING THAT PREVIOUS. MAN
THAT THERE'S PLACE FOR PARENTS
TO HAVE VOICE. WHENEVER
EVERYONE. IT'S ALWAYS HAVE A
VOICE EVERY CORRECTLY. AT THE
DISTRICT HAS TEACHERS AND
PARENTS. TO GIVE INPUT ON WHAT
GOES INTO ANY MATERIAL. THAT
MIGHT BE USED. I ALSO WANT TO
REMIND. EVERY SINGLE SCHOOL IN
EVERY DISTRICT. HAS A SCHOOL
SITE COMMITTEE. THAT ANY PARENT
CAN BE A PART OF FOR ANY
PROGRAMMING. AND THERE'S ALWAYS.
THE BELL CAP PROCESS. WHERE WE
INVITE FAMILIES TO BE A PART OF
THE CONVERSATION. AND SO I JUST
WANT TO JUST REITERATE. IT AND
RESPOND TO THE CLAIM THAT
THERE'S NO PLACE FOR PARENT
VOICE. THERE IS DIRECT PLACE FOR
PARENT VOICE ESPECIALLY. ON THE
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE AT EVERY
DISTRICT THAT MAKING A DECISION.
ABOUT WHAT MATERIAL TO PROVIDE.
APPRECIATE THAT I BELIEVE WE
HAVE COVERED THIS. I'M NOT OUR
EARLY ON. YOU'RE NOT DONE I'M
NOT DONE. HEY I'LL MAKE A COUPLE
COMMON AND THEN I THINK I ONLY
HAVE ONE QUESTION IN THIS ONE
COME IT SEEMS LIKE. A LITTLE OFF
TOPIC BUT I DON'T THINK IT IS
BECAUSE I THINK THE ULTIMATE
LOCAL CONTROL IS PARENTS. AND
TWICE IN THE TIME I'VE BEEN IN
THE SENATE WE'VE HAD IT WE HAD A
BILL FROM MIKE MORRELL WAITED
BILL FROM STANDARD DALLY THAT
REQUIRE. A LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCIES TO POST ON THEIR
WEBSITE THAT DISSECT THE SIX
CURRICULUM FOR THOSE GRADES. I
THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT IDEA
BECAUSE MY PARENTS HAVE A RIGHT
TO KNOW AND THEN TO I'M OLD BUT
I'M STILL I STILL REMEMBER PTA
PARTICULAR IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
AND HOW RUMORS START. I THOUGHT
THIS IS A GREAT WAY FOR ME TO
GET EDUCATED WAY AND IT WAS IT
WAS DEFEATED TWICE- IN THIS. IN
IN THIS COMMITTEE THE LOCAL
CONTROL PARENTS ARE THE ULTIMATE
LOCAL CONTROL- YOU TALK ABOUT
BANNING BOOKS I DON'T KNOW WHAT
BOOKS BOOKS HAVE BEEN BANNED IN
IN YOU SAID YOU CAN'T MAKE A
COMMENT ON A BOOK IF YOU HAVEN'T
READ IT SO YOU'RE ASKING US TO
MAKE BIG CHANGES TO THE LAW.
COME ON BOOKS WE HAVEN'T READ.
AND MY THING IS I THINK- SENATOR
TURBO KID IT RIGHT THE NAIL ON
THE HEAD. IT'S ABOUT AGE
APPROPRIATENESS NOT BOOK BANNING
THE LEFT LOT OF TIMES. THEY
HIJACK LANGUAGE AND THEN USE IT
TO TRY TO BULLY PEOPLE BY SAYING
BOOK BANNING. MAYBE THERE HAS
BEEN SOME BOOK BANDS DON'T KNOW
ABOUT IT WOULD LET WOULD LET
LOVE TO SEE IT IN WAY IN BECAUSE
I BELIEVE. IN INTELLECTUAL
CURIOSITY BUT I THINK IT REALLY
IS ABOUT AGE APPROPRIATE. AND
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE LOCAL
CONTROL- WE HAD. AT PASSAGE OF
THEIR OWN WAY IS GAY. YOU SAID
DON'T HAVE AN OPINION ON IT- I
DO I'VE I WAS SHOCKED. FOUNDED
OFFENSIVE I WOULD NOT WANT THAT
IN MY JUNIOR. HIGH CLASSES MAYBE
IN YOUR DISTRICT THEY WOULD BUT
THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF LOW OF
LOCAL CONTROL. AND I JUST THINK
AGAIN THIS THIS. IS AGAIN WE'RE
WE'RE CONSOLIDATING ALL THE
POWER IN SACRAMENTO THIS CAN BE
A HANDS OF THE FEW POLITICAL
ELITES. AND WERE. TAKEN LOCAL
DECISION MAKING ON THE PROCESS
IT DOES IT HAPPEN IS IT COULD
HAPPEN THIS BILL NO BUT IT'S A
IT'S A STEP UP. I'VE BEEN HERE
ELEVEN YEARS NOW I'M WHAT I'M
WATCHING THIS. HAPPENING AND I
THINK IT'S FRIGHTENING SO
ANYWAY. NOT TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY.
OBVIOUSLY BUT I DO HAVE ONE
QUESTION BECAUSE- HE SAID
THERE'S ONLY GOING TO BE. ANY
KIND OF CONSEQUENCES IF IT'S
DEEMED DISCRIMINATORY WHO MAKES
THAT DECISION THAT IS
DISCRIMINATORY. BECAUSE LIKE
THAT THAT THE BOOK WE JUST
TALKED ABOUT. I FOUND THAT
OFFENSIVE YOU DIDN'T FIND IT
OFFENSIVE SO. IF IT'S A VALUES.
TO YEAH JUST. A THOUGHT I DIDN'T
SAY WHETHER I FOUND IT OFFENSIVE
AND I JUST I JUST SIMPLY DIDN'T
READ THE BOOKS I'M NOT GONNA
COMMENT ON THINGS THAT. I DON'T
KNOW THINGS FOR FACT. BUT I
WOULD SAY THAT NUMBER ONE- THE
FAIR ACT WHICH THIS BODY HAS-
CREATED. PROTECTS PEOPLE IN
PROTECTED CLASSES. F. A. IF IT
IS FOUND- IF THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE HAVE
FOUND. THAT A DISTRICT HAS
VIOLATED THE FAIR ACT MEANING A
BOOK OR CURRICULUM- HAS BEEN
DENIED. THE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE
OF- IT TALKS ABOUT A PROTECTED
CLASS- THEN THAT'S A WIN THE
STATE WOULD HAVE THE- AUTHORITY
TO COME INTO MAKING SURE- THAT-
PROTECTED CLASSES ARE- ARE NOT
BEING DENIED. SO IS THERE IS
THERE AN APPEAL PROCESS THROUGH
THE HAVE TO THE COURSE- CASE
EXAMPLE THAT BOOK I DON'T THINK
THAT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THIRTEEN
YEAR OLD LET'S SAY WE MY SCHOOL
DISTRICT WE BAN IT.
SUPERINTENDED THE SIZE IT'S
DISCRIMINATORY BECAUSE IT IS A
PROTECTED CLASS WHICH I'M I'M
FINE WITH. AND THEN THERE'S
PENALTIES WHAT WHAT'S WHAT'S THE
REMEDY FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT-
FOR INDIVIDUAL- BOARD MEMBERS. I
DON'T KNOW THE PARTICULAR YOU
WANT TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE-
TECHNICAL SIDE OF THAT PROCESS.
READ MISTER CHAIR I WOULD JUST
SAY THAT THE UNIFORM COMPLAINT
PROCESS DOES HAVE- A PROCESS FOR
APPEAL- AS HE SAID THE MEMBER
POINTS OUT. THE FAIR ACT- IS A
CRITERIA AGAINST WHICH ONE COULD
LOOK TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN
DISCRIMINATORY ACTION AT THE END
OF THE DAY THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD
MAKE THE FIRST COMPLAINT. COULD
BE PARENTS I ANY PARENT ANY
CITIZEN ANY PERSON CAN MAKE SUCH
A COMPLAINT- BUT YES THERE IS A
PROCESS FOR APPEAL- BUT
ULTIMATELY- THE COMPLAINT WOULD
HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEONE IN THE
COMMUNITY RIGHT- AND MOST LIKELY
WOULD BE APPARENT. THE MAKING
THAT COMPLY AND SO WHAT WE DON'T
KNOW HERE IS WHETHER NOT THERE
HAS IN FACT BEEN COMPLAINING
WELL THAT THE COMPLAINT WAS
HANDLED AND RESOLVED AND THEN I
WILL HAVE COMMITTEE LOOK INTO
THAT I DON'T WANNA GET TOO
DISTRACTED. ABOUT ONE PARTICULAR
EXAMPLE READ BUT IF YOU WANT TO
KNOW I KNOW I REALLY I
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
TODAY I FOUND I FOUND A REALLY
INTERESTING I'M I'M I'M I'M A
NOBEL BECAUSE I THINK. MAYBE
TAKE SOME INTERIM STEPS BUT- IN
REALLY ENJOYED THAT THOUGHT
CONVERSE. IN THE ENERGON
INSIGHTS THANK YOU. AND THANK
YOU. AND I THINK WE ARE READY TO
PUT THIS TO. ACTUALLY ACTUALLY.
ACTUALLY AS CHAIR THIS COMMITTEE
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SENATE'S
VOTE CUEVAS. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JACKSON I'M SURE YOU'RE HAPPY TO
ENGAGE THE SENATOR OFFLINE. THE
CORRECT MORE THAN HAPPY WE NEED
ALL THE TIME AND I SAY THIS I
SAY THIS AGAIN RESPECTFULLY IT'S
. ELEVEN BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY
AT TWELVE THIRTY WE HAVE A TON
OF AUTHORS YEAR A NUMBER OF
BILLS. JOB SO WE'RE GOING TO
WE'RE GONNA RESOLVE THIS AS
COMMITTEE TODAY- YOU HAVE MADE
THE COMMITMENT. TO CONTINUE YOUR
DISCUSSIONS NOT ONLY WITH THE
CSPA WITH BUT WITH OTHER MEMBERS
SO WE CAN WE CAN DO THAT- WE
WILL NOT RESOLVE ALL THESE
ISSUES TODAY WE WILL VOTE ON
THIS BILL. AND WE HAVE A MOTION
FROM CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
VERY GOOD. IF YOU COULD PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FIVE ITEM
THIRTEEN AB SEVENTY JACK'S.
MOTION IS PASS IS A- THE AND WE
WERE TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. NEWMAN NEWMAN
AYE OTOBO GO ADOBO NO CORTESE.
CORTESE AYE GLAZER. MCGUIRE
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SMALLWOOD
WEBSITE WILK NO WILL NO. WE WILL
HOLD THAT BILL OPEN THE ABSENT.
THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JACKSON THANK YOUR BODY FOR YOUR
PATIENCE THANK YOU THE
WITNESSES. APPEAR FOR- NEXTEL WE
HAVE A. B. SIX EIGHTY NINE FROM
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CORE. WELCOME
ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
GOOD MORNING CHRIS YOU MAY
PROCEED. WHEN READY CARE MEMBERS
. UP TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
SIX EIGHTY NINE TODAY I'D LIKE
TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING BE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND I THANK
THE CHAIR ON THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THE ANALYSIS
LET ME QUICKLY CLARIFY THE
AMENDED AMENDMENTS LISTED ON
PAGE SIX OF THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. WE HAVE ACCEPTED THE
AMENDMENTS TO ADDRESS THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES CONCERNS
SPECIFICALLY WHERE INCLUDING
LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY THAT THE 15%
SET ASIDE ONLY APPLIES TO HEALTH
CARE PROGRAMS NOT ALL IMPACTED
PROGRAMS WE ARE ALSO TAKING AN
AMENDMENT TO CLARIFY THAT
INCUMBENT HEALTH CARE WORKERS
MEANING ALREADY EMPLOYED. HEALTH
CARE WORKERS WILL GET THE FIRST
SHOT AT THE 15% SET ASIDE SLOTS
IF THOSE SLOTS ARE NOT FILLED BY
INCUMBENT HEALTHCARE WORKERS
WITHIN TEN DAYS OF OPENING
ENROLLMENT THEY CAN BE OPENED TO
EVERYONE WE ARE ALSO INCREASING
THE TIME EMPLOYED WITH THE
HEALTH CARE FACILITY FROM SIX
MONTHS TO A YEAR. INCLUDING A
TEN AND INCLUDING A TEN YEAR
SUNSET SENDER SIMPLY PUT
CALIFORNIA IS FACING AN
UNPRECEDENTED HEALTH CARE
WORKFORCE CRISIS RIGHT NOW WE
HAVE WE ARE FACING A SHORTAGE OF
MORE THAN FORTY THOUSAND
REGISTERED NURSES AND FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND. ALLIED HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS A CRISIS OF
THIS SIZE REQUIRES CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS. THAT IS WHY I AM
HAPPY TO BE WORKING ALONGSIDE
OUR CO SPONSORS A CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. AND SEIU
STATE COUNCIL SB SIX EIGHT NINE
DOES TWO THINGS FIRST THAT GIVES
EXISTING HEALTH CARE WORKERS
PRIORITY REGISTRATION AND
SELECTING. THEIR CLASSES THIS
ENSURES THAT HEALTH CARE WORKERS
ARE ABLE TO ATTEND THEIR CLASSES
AROUND THEIR EXISTING WORK
SCHEDULES. SECOND AB SIX SITTING
NINE SETS ASIDE SEATS FOR
EXISTING HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
AND IMPACT THE CLASSES TO
PROMOTE THE TRAINING OF EXISTING
HEALTH CARE WORKERS INTO HIGH
DEMAND. HIGHER PAID HEALTH
PROFESSIONS HEALTH CARE WORKERS
BY THE NATURE OF THEIR JOBS WORK
LONG HOURS AND BY PROVIDING
PRIORITY REGISTRATION. INCUMBENT
WORKERS WILL BE PEOPLE TO SELECT
. THAT FIT INTO THEIR WORK AND
PERSONAL COMMITMENTS. PROMOTING
RETENTION AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT. BASED ON RESEARCH
FROM THE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
PANEL WE KNOW THAT WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON
EXISTING EMPLOYEES. BOOT BOOST
RECRUITMENT RETENTION AND
EARNINGS THESE PROGRAMS HAVE A
LONG TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS IN
MANY INDUSTRIES. THE BILL HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN
THE ASSEMBLY A TO TESTIFY IS
MATT LUCE WITH THE CA USED A
COUNCILMAN SO GONZALEZ WITH THE
CAL A CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION. HI GOOD MORNING
THAT WAS ABOUT AS YOU
CALIFORNIAN OR SEVEN HUNDRED
THOUSAND WORKERS- FOR THE PROUD
CO SPONSOR EIGHTY SIX EIGHT NINE
AYE I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT BILL FORD- TO TRY TO
ADDRESS OUR HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE
CRISIS. THERE'S NO LIKE TO THINK
THE CHAIR AND HIS STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK- WITH US ON THIS BILL
IN IT- APPRECIATE- THEIR
COMMITMENT TO THE WORK FORCE- AS
THE AUTHOR MENTIONED PRIOR TO
THE PANDEMIC WE'RE FACING A
CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE
WORKERS OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
ALLIED HEALTH CARE WORKERS.
THESE WORKERS ARE 722% FEMALE
68% OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN A ROW
AND ROUGHLY 60% OF OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE HAS SOME
COLLEGE DEGREE. BUT TO PUT THAT
ANOTHER WAY 40% OF HEALTHCARE
WORKERS COULD BENEFIT FROM
RETURNING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES
TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS. ARE
THESE ARE DIVERSE SET OF JOBS
AND CAREERS NOT JUST NURSING
ALTHOUGH THERE'S A CRITICAL NEED
FOR NURSING BUT ALSO NEED FOR-
RAIL RADIOLOGIC THERAPIST
RESTAURANT THERAPIST PHARMACY
TAX AND MANY. MANY MORE-
FORTUNATELY. MANY OF OUR
HEALTHCARE WORKERS SERVING THE
PATIENTS OF CALIFORNIA WENT TO
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES WHICH
HAVE LONG BEEN CRITICAL TO
DELIVERING ON OUR HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE NEEDS- UNFORTUNATELY
MANY OF OUR WORKERS THAT WE
REPRESENT DUE TO THEIR SCHEDULES
PERSONAL COMMITMENTS. THEY'RE
JUST UNABLE TO GET THE CLASSES
AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
MARK TICK MARK TO KILL IT
THROUGH THE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS
EXPEDITIOUSLY. BY PROVIDING A
PRIORITY REGISTRATION AND
SETTING ASIDE SEATS IT WILL HELP
HEALTHCARE WORKERS KNOW THAT
THEY HAVE A DEDICATED AVENUE. TO
ADVANCE THEIR CAREER. FOR
WORKERS SUCH AS JANITORIAL STAFF
DIETARY WORKERS IN ORDER LEAST
BECOMING A LICENSED HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL COMES WITH IT
SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC GAINS.
UNIONS FIGHT FOR IMPROVING THE
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF OUR
MEMBERS AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS
TO DO THAT IS BY IMPROVING- BY
SUPPORTING THEM MOVING THROUGH-
THE HEALTHCARE CAREER IN
ADVANCING THE LICENSE POSITION.
THIS BILL BRINGS TOGETHER IS.
EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS ON A
STRATEGY TO ME FOR HEALTH CARE
WORK TO MAKE. BECAUSE WE BOTH
WERE. THE GRAYSON. TO MEET THAT
DEMAND IS OUR INCOME AND HEALTH
CARE WORKERS. FOR THESE REASONS
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL. THANK
YOU MR CHEN. AND NEXT WITNESS
WELCOME. THANK YOU GOOD MORNING
CAN YOU MANY COMMITTEE MEMBERS
VANESSA GONZALEZ WITH A
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
AND PROUD COULD SPONSORED AB
SIXTY NINE. AS THE ASSEMBLY
WOMAN STATED CALIFORNIA IS IN
THE MIDST OF HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE CRISIS IN SPEAKING TO
OUR HOSPITAL MEMBERS OF ONE OF
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE
CURRENTLY FACING. IS WORKFORCE
SHORTAGES WITH VISION SOMETIMES
BEING OPEN AT BEGIN FOR MONTHS
AT A TIME. THIS IS WHY. SEIU AND
ASSEMBLY WOMAN CREO. HAVE COME
TOGETHER ONE SPECIFIC SOLUTION
INCUMBENT WORKER TRAINING
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYSTEM. IN HEALTH CARE THIS
COULD INCLUDE A LICENSED
VOCATIONAL NURSE TRAINING TO
BECOME A REGISTERED NURSE OR AN
ORDERLY TRAINING TO BECOME A
PHLEBOTOMIST. THIS WILL ENABLE
THE EXISTING WORKFORCE ADVANCE
IN THEIR CAREERS AND EARN A
HIGHER WAGE. ADDITIONALLY
BECAUSE INCUMBENT WORKERS
ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE IN
HEALTH CARE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY
TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING PROGRAM
AND FILL THESE IN DEMAND
POSITIONS. BECAUSE MANY
HEALTHCARE WORKERS ALREADY HAVE
COMMITMENTS ON THE JOB AS WELL
AS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE THE
SIMPLEST AND MOST AFFORDABLE WAY
TO ACCESS ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES
AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
UNFORTUNATELY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CLASSES AND PROGRAMS ARE
GENERALLY IMPACTED AND THIS
PLACE IS HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT A
DISADVANTAGE. NOT ONLY ARE THEY
LIMITED WHAT COURSES THEY CAN
SIGN UP FOR. DUE TO THEIR WORK
BUT THE SEATS ARE AVAILABLE
APPORTIONED ON A FIRST COME
FIRST SERVE BASIS OR ON A
LOTTERY SYSTEM AND WE OFTEN HEAR
OF. OF EMPLOYEES WAITING YEARS
TO TRY TO GET INTO A PROGRAM.
ABC SIX EIGHT NINE ELIMINATE
SOME OF THESE BARRIERS TO
TRAINING AND WORDS RESULT IN A
WIN WIN SITUATION THE COMMUNITY
RECEIVES AN ADDITIONAL. TRAIN
HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND
EMPLOYEES THE INCREASE WAGES FOR
AN ADDITIONAL FOUR AN IN DEMAND
FIELD FOR THESE REASONS THE J.
AND ARE OVER FOUR HUNDRED
HOSPITAL MEMBERS AND HEALTH
SYSTEMS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR I. ABOUT. THANK YOU MRS
ALICE YEAH I GUESS YOU'RE IN THE
ROOM LIKE TESTIFYING ON BEHALF
OF. AB. SIX THIRTY NINE OF SO
PLEASE PROCEED. KELLY BROOKS I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS
AND HEALTH SYSTEMS HERE IN
SUPPORT NAME IS BRETT
SURVEILLANCE. AS SOON AS IT
RELATED TO OPPOSITION. TO AB.
SIX EIGHTY NINE. WELCOME OKAY
GOOD MORNING I'M INTRODUCING THE
COMMITTEE CALLED SPEAK OF
CALIFORNIA. WELL WE APPRECIATE
THAT THE BILL WAS AMENDED- WE
DON'T BELIEVE THE MINUTES WILL
REMOVE OUR OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. WE DO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR
PROGRAMS ARE IMPACTED AND AS YOU
KNOW THIS IS POINTS OUTS THIS
DOESN'T ADD ANY ADDITIONAL SLOTS
TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR THESE
PROGRAMS. THIS MEANS THAT THE
STUDENTS. WERE TRYING TO GET
INTO THESE PROGRAMS WHO ARE NOT
IN THE HEALTH CARE WORKS RACE
WILL HAVE A HARDER TIME GETTING
INTO THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE THEY
WILL BE LESS SPOTS AVAILABLE.
THERE ARE ALREADY FACTORS THAT
WILL HELP A COLLEGE. STUDENT BE
ACCEPTED HIS PROGRAMS INCLUDING
EMPLOYMENT THEIR ACADEMIC
SUCCESS. SO WE'RE CONCERNED OF
THIS BILL DOES NOT REALLY
ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I COULD
POTENTIALLY MAKE IT HARDER FOR
STUDENTS. TO BECOMING A MINUTE
TO THIS PLACE ADDITIONALLY WE DO
THINK THE SCOPE OF EMPLOYEES AND
HEALTH CARE SPACES IS
SIGNIFICANTLY- EXPENSIVE WE
APPRECIATE THAT SMELLS FROM SIX
MONTHS TO A YEAR EMPLOYMENT WE
STILL HAVE CONCERNS WITH THAT AS
WELL- WITH FOR THAT WE MUST BE
STRICTLY OPPOSED. TO SHOULD THAN
ANYBODY ELSE. A SEE NONE LET'S
GO TO THE TO. I MISS MY- IF YOU
COULD CARRILLO FOR A BILL TO
FIND A PETITION. TO ANSWER. OF
AB. SIXTY NINE. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR IF YOU ARE SO. OF OR
OPPOSITION TO A- SIX EIGHT NINE
PRESS ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO ONE
FOLLOWED BY. ZERO AND ALL
PARTICIPANTS ARE QUEUING UP.
VERY GOOD LET'S COME BACK TO THE
DAYS. ANY QUESTION COMES TO MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE BILL. FOUR
HUNDRED CHAU BONE. SO I HAVE TO
SAY. I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION WORKING IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE ACLU AND
JUST BECAUSE OF THAT. SUPPORTERS
OF THIS BILL BECAUSE I LOVE IT
WHEN- ENTITIES COMING TOGETHER
BUT- I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS
WITH REGARDS TO- THAT THE
COMMENTS WERE MADE BY THE
OPPOSITION WITH REGARDS TO- THE
ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WHICH IS
THE- SPOTS BEING AVAILABLE FOR
STUDENTS TO COME INTO THE
PROCESS. SO FOR THE SAKE OF THE
PUBLIC IN OURSELVES AND THE
DYESS IN SUPPORTING THIS AND-
THE ISSUE AT THE ROOT I THINK IS
EXPANDING PROGRAMS AND WHAT
WOULD THAT TAKE IN ORDER TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT- SO THAT WE CAN
ACCOMMODATE. A LARGER NUMBER OF
STUDENTS WITH IN THESE PROGRAMS
AND NOT NECESSARILY IMPACT OTHER
STUDENTS FROM ENTERING THE
PROGRAM AND HAVING A CHANCE- AT
THE ACHIEVING THEIR AMERICAN
DREAM. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY
GREAT BILL THAT WE CAN WORK ON
TOGETHER BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO
REQUIRE. THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE
FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR MORE
COURSES MORE PROFESSORS
EXPANDING THE OPPORTUNITIES AT
OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. OKAY YOUR
COMMENTS QUESTIONS. NO SO FOR MY
PART I REALLY I DO APPRECIATE
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH
MANY APPRECIATE THAT THE BROADER
CONCERNS CENTER CHOICE TOUCHED
ON ONE BUT LACK OF CAPACITY
RESPONSE ACTUALLY. GETS TO THE
HEART WHICH IS COMPLETED NOT
ONLY FUNDS BUT THIS SPECIFIC
PLAN INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
SLOTS. IN THE INTERIM THERE IS A
CRISIS- THE MEMBERS YOU'VE
ACCEPTED I THINK MEET SOME OF
THE CONCERNS ONE IS. TO SET
ASIDE SPECIFICALLY FOR HEALTH
CARE WORKERS ARE NOT SIMPLY
IMPACTED. STUDENTS BUT ALSO TO
CLARIFY- DID THERE'S A TEN DAY
WINDOW- AND IF THAT WINDOW
EXPIRES THAT THE SLOTS WOULD BE
AVAILABLE. TO THE MOST
APPRECIATE THE SUNSET THE PEOPLE
OUT FOR HIS WEALTH- GLADYS FOR
THE BILL WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
AND SENATORS- I THINK HAVING THE
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONS
AS WELL AS SCA YOU COME TO THE
TABLE TO FIND A- SOLUTION. A IS
REALLY A GREAT STEP FORWARD TO
INCREASING OUR. HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE- STAFFAN ABILITIES
ACROSS OUR RISK LOOP IN ABOUT
THANK. YOU THANK YOU CAN DO WE
HAVE A MOTION. WILL MOVE WILK
MOVES THE BILL'S WORKERS THE
BILL MEMBERS SO PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM FIVE EIGHTY SIX
EIGHTY NINE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CARRILLO WENDY CARILLO. MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED THE FIRST
AMENDED WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE PHOTOBOOK HI
WHICH- BURKE AYE CORTESE CORTESE
AYE GLAZER. MCGUIRE SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I WILL
HIGH WILL KIND. VERY GOOD- WE
WILL HOLD THAT- THE ABSENT THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER CARILLO NOW
FOR THE OTHER HALF OF THE
LEGISLATIVE CARILLO CAUCUS- WE
QUICKLY DO THE- CONSENT CALENDAR
. THAT IN THAT SUGGEST THAT YOU
MIGHT LOCATE THEM TODAY. YES LET
LET AND LET'S DO THAT QUICKLY SO
LET LET'S DO A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR WILL MOVE ALL
YOUR AN AWESOME GUY TO MOVE OUT-
AND SO MEMBERS SO PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL MCKISSICK ON. NEW I'VE
NEWMAN AYE AUTO. FIVE WHICH WILL
BE BY CORE. CORTESE I'D PLAY.
MCGUIRE SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS IT WILL HI
WELCOME- WE WILL LEAVE THAT-
OPEN- AND WATCH WILL CARE FOR
THE EXTENT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER LOCK
. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR HENCE-
AND THANK YOU FOR A NUMBER
PERCENT AB FIVE FIVE. OF
CALIFORNIA WORKS TO IMPLEMENT
UNIVERSAL PRE KINDERGARTEN FOR
ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS AND INCREASE
ACCESS WERE TO READ OR CHILDREN.
WHAT IS BILL SIX TO DO IS THE
FOLLOWING. REDUCE THE BERRY
SINCE SERVING THREE YEAR OLDS
FOR MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION CONSTRUCTING THE
SYSTEM FOR ALL CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA. AS A PARENT I KNOW
FIRST HAND THE CHALLENGES
FAMILIES FACE REGARDING EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
UNFORTUNATELY MANY FAMILIES IN
CALIFORNIA FACE SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGES WHEN ACCESSING HIGH
QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION. TO THOSE WITH THREE
YEAR OLDS. IN OCTOBER TWENTY
TWENTY ONE CALIFORNIA SIR ONLY
EIGHT POINT 5% OF THE OVER THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND ELIGIBLE THREE
YEAR OLD. IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.
THIS IS WHY SB FIVE FIVE FIVE
YOU SO IMPORTANT WOULD HELP.
LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL
FAMILIES AND ENSURE THAT EVERY
CHILD HAS ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY
EDUCATION THEY DESERVE. RESEARCH
INDICATES HIGH QUALITY EARLY
EDUCATION ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE
IN REDUCING THE OPPORTUNITY GAP
FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC CHILDREN
AND OTHER CHILDREN THAT HAVE
BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM
EARLY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE CHILDREN
DOLLARS THREE YEAR OLD CHILDREN
AND RECEIVED TWO YEARS OF HIGH
QUALITY PRE K. AB FIVE FIVE FIVE
SIX TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES
HEAD ON. BY PRIORITIZING THREE
YEAR OLDS AS THE SAME PER UNITY
S. FOUR YEAR OLDS. LOWER INCOME
FIRST. THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP
TOWARDS ENSURING THAT ALL
CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA
ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM FAMILIES
WITH LOWER INCOMES HAVE EQUAL
ACCESS TO A HIGH QUALITY EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THAT THEY
NEED TO SUCCEED. IN ADDITION THE
BILL WILL PROVIDE EQUITABLE
SUPPORT FOR THREE AND FOUR YEAR
OLDS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
SUCH AS CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES. CHILDREN THAT ARE
DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS. IN
CHILDREN THAT ADDED RISK. WE
KNOW THAT SOME SHOULD REQUIRE
EXTRA ASSISTANCE IS EXCEEDINGLY
EDUCATION AND AB FIVE FIVE FIVE.
WILL ENSURE THAT THIS YOU'LL
RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO
THRIVE. FURTHERMORE THESE BILL
ALSO SEEKS TO INSTRUCT AND SEE
SIMPLE HERE IS BEING SURE IN THE
PROGRAM SO FUNDING WITHIN THEIR
CONTRACT TO PAY THEIR FIXED
COSTS. BY TAKING THE EXISTING
FORMULA FROM REGULATIONS THAT
COMPARES CONTRACT AMOUNT. COST
IN ATTENDANCE. AND FUNDS BASED
ON THE ROMAN RATHER THAN IT AND-
THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS
ENSURING THAT OUR CHILDREN
CHILDREN. AT CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
SYSTEM IS RESPONSIVE TO THE
NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN ESPECIALLY
THOSE WHO MAY FACE SIGNIFICANT
CHALLENGES. WERE MAKING IT
EASIER FOR PERSONAL PROGRAMS
WERE ROLE CHILDREN. IN STABILIZE
OUR BUSINESS MODEL IN RECOVERING
FROM THE PANDEMIC AND WITH THE
LAUNCH OF UNIVERSAL PRE K. YOUR
ENEMY HERE TODAY'S. EARLY
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION OF THE
EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION WHO ELSE YOU THINK OF
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU- YOUR
WITNESSES SUPPORT WELCOME. GOOD
MORNING MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ON
BEHALF OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TONY
THURMOND A PROUD SUPPORTER OF AB
FIVE FIVE FIVE I'M VIRGINIA
EARLY. POLICY ADMINISTRATOR WITH
EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION AT CD.
SO AS WAS JUST MENTIONED BY
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE CALIFORNIA
WILL EXPAND UNIVERSAL PRE K. TO
ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS AND A GROWING
NUMBER OF. THREE YEAR OLDS AND
THIS PRESENTS A HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STATE'S
CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMS. TO SERVE MORE THREE
YEAR OLD CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES
THAT NEED IT MOST. AND WE HAVE A
LONG WAY TO GO. WE HEARD JUST
NOW THAT CALIFORNIA IS ONLY
SERVING EIGHT AND A HALF
PERCENT. OF THE THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND ELIGIBLE THREE YEAR
OLDS- IN TWENTY TWENTY ONE.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO SEE THAT A
KEY PROVISION OF AB FIVE FIVE
FIVE STREAMLINING ENROLLMENT FOR
THREE YEAR OLDS. HAS BEEN
INCLUDED IN THE TWENTY THREE
TWENTY FOUR BUDGET TRAILER BILL.
AND AB FIVE FIVE FIVE ADDRESSES
ADDITIONAL FUNDING BARRIERS SUCH
AS THE FACT THAT PROGRAMS
RECEIVE MORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
TO SERVE CERTAIN FOUR YEAR OLDS
THEN THEY RECEIVE FOR THREE YEAR
OLDS WITH THE SAME
CHARACTERISTICS. SO FOR EXAMPLE
PROGRAMS RECEIVED. 33% MORE
FUNDING TO SERVE A THREE YEAR
OLD CHILD WITH THE DISABILITIES.
BUT A HUNDRED AND 40% MORE
FUNDING TO SERVE A FOUR YEAR OLD
CHILD WITH A DISABILITY.
PROGRAMS ALSO FACE TO RETURN TO
A TENANTS BASED REIMBURSEMENT.
AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF PANDEMIC
ERA PROTECTIONS. EIGHTY FIVE
FIVE FIVE PROVISIONS WHICH ALIGN
WITH THE MASTER PLAN FOR EARLY
LEARNING CARE. WILL REMOVE THESE
BARRIERS BY ADDRESSING FUNDING
INEQUITIES TO BETTER SUPPORT
PROGRAMS TO SERVE MORE THREE
YEAR OLDS. AND FUNDING PROGRAMS
ON ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN
ATTENDANCE BUT TECHNOLOGISTS
THOSE FIXED COSTS PROGRAMS
HOWEVER SERVING ALL CHILDREN
ENROLLED. IN PROVIDES IMPORTANT
PROTECTION FOR CONTRACTORS. AS
THEY RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC'S
IMPACTS ON ATTENDANCE AND RE
EXAMINE A BUSINESS MODEL. THAT
HAS HISTORICALLY RELIED HEAVILY
ON FOUR YEAR OLDS. OUT WE ARE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS BILL AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME THANK YOU
MISTER EARLIER THE SCHOOL THAT
THE NAME HOLD FOR. AFTER YOU.
STATE CASE WITH. ANY ELSE IN THE
TO TEST FOR INSTEAD- OF THE
MEASURE- YOUR NAME- ORGANIZATION
POSITION PLEASE. THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN RESTORED BAQUBA
. RIVERSIDE COUNTY THROUGH. OF
SCHOOLS IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. I
AM COMMITTEES WITH LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE
SHE NOTICED EVERY YEAR LIKE TO
SIGN A PETITION THE MEASURE.
SEEING NONE LET US THEN GO TO
THE TELECONFERENCE FINE. MIST
MODERATE IF YOU COULD CREATE A
LINE FOR ANYBODY LIKE TESTIFIED
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION TO AB. FIVE
FIVE FIVE. THANK YOU MR FERRIS
HE STATED IF YOUR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO AB FIVE FIVE FIVE
PLEASE PRESS ONE ZERO. LET'S GO
LIKE TWENTY. LOCHER MEMBERS THAT
MEASURE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION SUPPORT
THANK YOU IN THE HOUSE. NOBODY
ELSE TO QUEUE UP ANYBODY ELSE
WILL QUICKLY- ONE FIVE EIGHT
ZERO ZERO OR OPPOSITION TO AB
FIVE FIVE FIVE. THREE GOOD.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE DAYS OF THE
ANY QUESTIONS ARE GOT A MOTION
FOR TO VOTE- ANY COMMENTS FROM A
COLLEAGUE CENTERS OR. OKAY VERY
GOOD. AS YOU KNOW I'M FOR THE
BILL I THINK BILL TAKE. INTO
HIS. THE KNOW SO REAL- I NEED TO
GUIDE A CUSTOM OF WHAT IS
OTHERWISE ADMIRABLE EXPAND. OF
K. AND SO THE ESTIMATE YOU TAKE
I THINK ADDRESS SMARTLY- NOMINEE
TO BETTER CARE OF YEAR OLD TO
ADDRESS THE BIZ MODEL IMPACTS-
SO I AM HAPPY SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL WHAT I'M
SORRY WILK. DID YOU ARE COME.
YOU ARE GOOD SIX. AND YOU HAVE
EXCEPT THE MAN JUST BECAUSE- NOT
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU THANK. YOU
FOR. THANK YOU FOR A- MENTORING
ME SO I'VE BEEN WHO DO EMOTION.
I'M SORRY TROUBLED WITH- MOTION
FROM THE SENATE- PLEASE DO
CALDERON. FILE ITEMS AB FIVE
FIVE FIVE ASSEMBLY MIDDLE CREDIT
CARILLO AMBUSH IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED THE FIRST. AND REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROACH.
NEWMAN NEWMAN AYE OTOBO AYE
WHICH- BOOK I. CORTESE I'D
GLAZER. MCGUIRE SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS FIGHT WILL HI
WELCOME. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN WE
HAVE A WHOLE STOP THIS HEARING
ROOM- TO FIFTEEN. I'M TOLD-
DON'T THAT THE ALARM- WE HAVE IT
WE HAVE SOME IN REYES HERE- A WE
MAKE SURE THAT HAVE JUST BE
CLEAR WE HAVE WE DOUBLE ROOF
BILL FROM SOME MEMBERS. MAKE
SURE THAT WE CARE THAT TWELVE
BUT A SEMINARY ISSUE ARE. I
THINK WE GOT. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU OKAY VERY
GOOD PLEASE TO SEE IF YOU FOR
THE GOOD NEWS FROM YOUR THERE.
THANK YOU UP MISTER CHAIR AND
SENATE. OF THIS IS A SUPPORT
SUPPORT TO THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT IS ALSO WE HAVE LOTS OF
MONEY IN THE BUDGET. YOU ALSO
HAVE HEARD THE BILL FROM
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SENATOR MONIQUE
LIMON THE NEW WAY TO PAY CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS BASED ON THE REAL
QUICK YOUR REAL COST OF CARE.
THE BILL ALSO OFFERS RELIEF FOR
FAMILIES IN FEES THEY HAVE TO
PAY FOR SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE
PROGRAMS FOR TWO FOR TOO LONG
WE'VE BEEN SUBSIDIZING OUR CHILD
CARE PROGRAM- BY ASKING OUR
EDUCATORS TO RECEIVE LOW WAGES.
AND I THINK WE FINALLY CAME TO
THE POINT WHERE SAID NO MORE.
ARE THESE FEES MAKE WHAT IS
SUPPOSED TO BE AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE HEALTHCARE
UNAFFORDABLE QUITE FRANKLY. ADD
WITH EIGHTY FIVE NINE SIX. THIS
WILL HELP EARLY LEARNING AND
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES
IT WILL TRANSITION PROVIDERS TO
A SINGLE COST BASED SUBSIDY
PAYMENT STRUCTURE SUSPEND FAMILY
FEES UNTIL EQUITABLE SLIDING
SCALE FOR FAMILY FUSES
ESTABLISHED. AND FUND PROVIDERS
USING AN ENROLLMENT BASED
CONTRACT EARNING MECHANISM. THE
BILL SPONSORED SPONSORED BY
CHECK CHILDREN NOW APPARENT
VOICES. EVERY CHILD CALIFORNIA
AND- THE CHILD CARE RESOURCE
CENTER AS WELL AS A CALIFORNIA
CHILD CARE RESOURCE AND REFERRAL
NETWORK HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. ARMORY
LOPEZ WRITES WHAT IS I DID HAVE
TO LEAVE TO TAKE CARE OF HIS.
CHILDREN FROM HIS CENTER BUT HE
HAS PROVIDED THIS STATEMENT
WHICH WILL BE READ BY JULIET
TERRY OF CHILD CARE RESOURCES.
MS LEVELS WELCOME. YEAH MY NAME
IS MARIA LOPEZ I AM PARENT
LEADER IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AT.
AND A SMALL BUT OWNER. SINCE
WHEN SIXTEEN AND HOW DAY CARE
LICENSE HAS GROWN TO SERVE.
TWELVE FAMILIES WITH THE HELP OF
TWO EMPLOYEES ON PAYROLL. MY
GOAL IS TO PROVIDE CARE TO THOSE
THAT NEED IT MOST BY WELCOMING.
BOTH SUBSIDIZING PRIVATE PAYING
CLIENTS. WHEN THE PANDEMIC FOR
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE DOWN MANY IN
HOMES THEY CAN'T ASK MYSELF
REMAIN OPEN. AND TOOK IN SCHOOL
AGE CHILDREN IN OUR PROGRAM. WE
MAY DISTANCE LEARNING WORK IN
ART LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS AS WE
CONTINUE TO BALANCE THE DEMANDS
OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS STILL IN
OUR CARE. WHILE MAINTAINING
HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
DURING THIS TOUGH PERIOD. FOR
THE LAST THREE YEARS KALKA
PROVIDERS WERE GIVING STIPENDS
RETRO PAY ANOTHER INCENTIVE
BASED ON ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN
ATTENDANCE. THIS IS AN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT WE IN HOME
DAYCARE PROVIDERS WERE IN FACT
UNDERPAID. AND OUR SERVICES WERE
ESSENTIAL TO THE WORKING FORCE.
WITH THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
I WAS ABLE TO RETAIN ADEQUATE
STAFF AND CONTINUE TO OFFER HIGH
QUALITY CHILD CARE. GOING BACK
WHICH IS NOT AN OPTION THIS
IMPORTANT FLEXIBILITIES AT THE
STATE PROVIDED DURING THE
PANDEMIC NEED TO BECOME
PERMANENT. EVERY WEEK. EVERY
WEEK SCHEDULES ARE PREPARED
BASED ON CHILD TO STAFF RATIOS
INCLUDING MALES. BASED ON
ENROLLMENT. WHEN A CHILD IS
ABSENT WE LOSE THE REIMBURSEMENT
FOR THE MEAL. BUT THE MAIN
CHALLENGE IS FUNDING THE
ADDITIONAL STAFF TIME. I PREPARE
MY WEEK WITH STAFF SCHEDULES AND
SHOP FOR THE WEEK BASED ON
ENROLLMENT. I COUNTING ON FRESH
VEGETABLES FRUITS AND THE
GALLONS OF MILK AND OTHER
ESSENTIALS FOR THE WEEK. WHEN
CHILDREN ARE ABSENT WE DON'T GET
REIMBURSEMENT OR CREDIT FOR THE
CHILDREN WE DIDN'T SERVE EVEN
THOUGH THE MONEY WAS ALREADY
SPENT. YET TO GET ANOTHER CAR.
BECAUSE THE CHILD IS ABSENT WILL
HURT MY DAY CARE BUSINESS. IN
THIS SCENARIO DO I CHARGE THE
DIFFERENCE ON PAYMENT TO THE LOW
INCOME FAMILIES. OR DO I CUT THE
PAY OF MY STAFF THAT WE'RE
DEPENDING ON THOSE HOURS FOR
INCOME. THANK YOU MISTER
NAZARIAN TO WRAP UP PLEASE. WHEN
YOU WRAPPED UP THANK YOU. AT
MISTERI. HI GOOD MORNING KAREN
MEMBERS I'M JULIE TERRY WITH THE
CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER IN
HERE READING STATEMENT ON BEHALF
OF RYAN'S SOROS WHO IS THE OWNER
AND DIRECTOR OF ONLY LOVE
CHILDREN'S CENTER- ONLY OF
CHILDREN'S CENTER IS A PRIVATE
NONPROFIT PRESCHOOL SERVING TWO
HUNDRED CHILDREN. ALL FAMILIES
WITHIN THE- SCHOOL ARE THROUGH
ARE SUBSIDIZED THROUGH THE C. S.
P. P. PROGRAM- THIS IS THEIR
THIRTIETH- SORRY FORTIETH
ANNIVERSARY SUPPORTING FAMILIES
OF NEED WITH QUALITY CARE. WE
HAVE CLASSROOMS THAT SUPPORT OR
THEIR TWO HUNDRED FAMILIES OF
THOSE TWO HUNDRED FAMILIES 80%
OUR DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND
10% ARE EXCEPTIONAL OR SPECIAL
NEEDS CHILDREN. UNFORTUNATELY AT
THE MOMENT WE ONLY HAVE FOUR
FULL CLASSROOMS SERVING SEVENTY
ONE FAMILIES WE HAVE A WAITING
LIST OF OVER EIGHTY FIVE
FAMILIES TO TAKE. LOOKING FOR
CARE THAT WE CANNOT. SERVE DUE
TO LACK OF WORKFORCE OR NO
QUALIFIED TEACHERS ONE OF THE
MAIN REASONS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE
TEACHERS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE
LEAVING THE FIELD DUE TO POOR
WAGES. MY TEACHERS WHO HAVE
BACHELOR'S DEGREES ON AVERAGE
EARNING NINETEEN DOLLARS AND
FIFTY CENTS AN HOUR THAT'S
ROUGHLY THIRTY EIGHT THOUSAND
DOLLARS A YEAR. IN N. OUT BURGER
IS OFFERING TWENTY DOLLARS AN
HOUR FOR NEW HIRES.
UNFORTUNATELY THE CURRENT
REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR
SUBSIDIZED CARE DOES NOT REFLECT
THE CURRENT COST OF CARE OR
LIVING IN CALIFORNIA WITH
INFLATION ESPECIALLY CONSIDERED.
UNTIL WE IMPROVE THE
REIMBURSEMENT RATES ARE
SUBSIDIZED CHILDREN AND- ARE
SUBJECT CHART CHILD CARE AND
INCREASE TEACHER WAGES WE WILL
BE LOSING QUALITY TEACHERS. IN
ALREADY TO WORKFORCE TO SUPPORT
OUR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT. I
SUPPORT AB FIVE NINETY SIX IN
HOPE YOU CAN IMPROVE
REIMBURSEMENT RATES BETTER
SUPPORT FOR- ARE QUITE QUALIFIED
TEACHERS WRITING THEM LEVEL
WAGES AND- INEVITABLY SUPPORT
OUR CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT THANK
YOU THANK YOU. ANY OTHER WHICH
IS LIKE A STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
MEASURE WELCOME SIR. GOOD
MORNING MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
CHRISTMAS CEILIDH ON BEHALF OF
THE LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
THANK YOU THANK YOU. JEFF PARKER
REPRESENTING THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. CAN LAST
REPRESENTING CHILDREN OUT OF THE
SPONSORS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
THANK YOU THANK YOU. MISTER
CHAIRMAN TURNOUT BECAUSE SOME
HAVE THE SAME EAGLE COUNTY IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. MISTER
CHAIRMAN BIRDS ANDREA BALL ON
THE HALF OF HEAD START
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. KELLY BROOKS ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SANTA
CLARA COUNTY IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU. MATT WAS ENDEAVOR ON BEHALF
OF C. C. P. U. A COLLABORATION
OF U. D. W. S. C. ARE YOU IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AMANDA DICKEY
ON BEHALF OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. ADRIAN FELT ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. IT IS FROM
ABOUT THE CITY AND COUNTY OF
SERVICES GOING FORTH THANK YOU.
MORNING MR TURNED SENATORS
ROSANNA QARAXA LEN ON BEHALF OF
THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
CONSORTIUM ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THE MORNING MONEY
GRANDMA SOMEHOW FOR FIRST FIVE
LA IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU- ERIC
MAYBE AS A BEER LIKE TO TEST
RIGHT OPPOSITION THE MEASURE. TO
NINE LET'S GO TO THE TELL. LINE
MISBAH MADE TO TEST FOR
SUPPORTER OF NOT THIS IS TO AB.
NINETY SIX ON THE TELECONFERENCE
MUCH. THANK YOU MISTER IF YOU
ARE SUPPORTER. TO AB FOR NINETY
SIX PLEASE PRESS ONE BY. ONE
FIVE EIGHT ZERO. AND LET'S GO TO
LINE TWENTY YOU ARE OPEN.
INITIALS THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE TWENTY
THREE. THIS IS YOUR TELL YAQUI
WITH FRIDAY FAMILY CALIFORNIA
FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CALIFORNIA
ALTERNATE PAYMENT PROGRAMS YOU
SHARING FOR. THANK YOU. WE'LL
GIVE MORE REMINDER SHE'S
OPPOSITION TO AB FIVE NINETY SIX
PLEASE PRESS ONE ZERO ONE ONE
THIRTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING YELLAMMA YOUNG WITH
POLITICAL SOLUTIONS ON BEHALF OF
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU. AND MR WE HAVE NO THE
PARTICIPANTS CUED UP. VERY GOOD
LET'S COME BACK TO THE DATA
CENTER SHOW BOTH. SO MOVED SO
MOVED OKAY WITH WITH WITH MOST
ANY OTHER COMMENTS QUESTIONS.
FROM NO WE DO NOT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE. THIS IS A WOMEN'S
CAUCUS PRIORITY AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR IPHONE
I APPRECIATE THAT- MEMORIES SO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FILE ITEM
SEVEN AB FIVE NINETY SIX REDUCE
MOTION IS TO PASS. A FRISBEE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS NEWMAN. NEWMAN
AYE OTOBO AYE PHOTO BY CORTESE
CORTESE AYE GLAZER MCGUIRE
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS AYE WILL. WILL KIND. VERY
GOOD THANK YOU SO MEMBER. SMM
WARD- WE FORGOTTEN YOUR SEVERITY
WE WILL GET YOU OUT BEFORE- WE
FINISH HERE. FOR TODAY SO
WELCOME YOU YOU WILL BE
PRESENTED AB FIVE NINETY NINE
PROCEED. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS LET ME START BY THANKING
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK ON
THIS BILL EIGHTY FIVE NINETY
NINE WOULD AMEND THE EDUCATION
CODE TO REMOVE THE POSSESSION OF
OR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF.
TOBACCO PRODUCTS AS THE SOLE
BASIS OF SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION
THIS BILL ALSO REQUIRES A PART
OF EDUCATION TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO
ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE
POSSESSION AND USE. DEPARTMENTS
TO COLLABORATE WITH STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING TREATMENT PROVIDERS
PUBLIC HEALTH RESOURCES WILL
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES AND
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR POLICY TO
BE AVAILABLE BY JULY FIRST
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE. ACCORDING TO
DATA FROM THE CALIFORNIA
EDUCATION OVER 60% OF DRUG
RELATED SUSPENSIONS EXPULSIONS
ARE VOICE IN OVER 80% OR OF
SOCIO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
STUDENTS AND EIGHTY PERCENT- OF
YOUTH OF COLOR. WHAT DRUG
POSSESSION AND USE ON SCHOOL
CAMPUSES IS AN INFRACTION THAT
REQUIRE SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT
SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS DO
LITTLE TO AID THE STUDENT. IN
UNDERSTANDING THE RESCINDING
INJURES OF DRUG USE AND
DEDUCTION SO THIS BILL AB FIVE
NINE NINE SIX SIX TO PERMIT
TREATMENT. EFFORT STUDENTS
STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE
THAN TO GIVE ADMINISTRATORS MORE
OPTIONS AND TOOLS THEY'RE NOT
SOLELY PUNITIVE TO ASSIST
STUDENTS. WE HAVE TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT OF AB FIVE NINE NINE SAM
CARRIGAN FROM THE CALIFORNIA
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK AN
INTERNSHIP IN FROM THE CATALYST
CENTER. I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR CO
SPONSORS THE CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE. OF CHILD AND FAMILY
SERVICES IN THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRY FOR
THIS REPORT AND WILL
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU AT FIRST. WHEN
IS WELCOME. THANK YOU MISS
CHAIRMAN. ADRIAN SO REPRESENT
THE CAL. ALLIANCE A CHILD FAMILY
SERVICES. WE REPRESENT NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA THAT ARE
SERVING. OUR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
PRIMARILY IN OUR STATE'S MEDICAL
PROGRAM. WE ARE PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF ASSEMBLY BILL FIVE NINETY
NINE AND WE ARE COMING TO THIS
ISSUE OF THE SUBSTANCE USE
CRISIS AMONG OUR YOUTH. FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE THAT WHAT WE HAVE ON
OUR HANDS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS. AND THAT THIS CAN'T BE
FIXED WITH PUNISHMENT. SO THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE OUR
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC
HEALTH FRAMEWORK- FOR
IDENTIFYING AND REFERRING YOUTH
WITH SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS TO
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. WHICH
THAT ALSO COULD INCLUDE
MECHANISM FOR SCREENING FOR
REFERRAL. FOR EDUCATION OVERDOSE
RISK- TRAINING OF SCHOOL STAFF
AND CONNECTING WITH LOCAL
COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERS. USE
ALCOHOL TOBACCO AND OTHER DRUG
USE IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC
HEALTH CONCERN WHEN TO A WIDE
RANGE OF ACADEMIC SOCIAL AND
HEALTH PROBLEMS. ADOLESCENT
SUBSTANCE USE IS ALSO HIGHLY
PROTECTIVE OF ADULT SUBSTANCE
ABUSE. BECAUSE THE ADOLESCENT
BRAIN IS STILL DEVELOPING MAKE
IT MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO
ADDICTION. WE BELIEVE THAT WE
CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THESE
TRENDS AND RICK AND REALLY
RETHINK OUR STRATEGIES. TO
ADDRESS THE CRISIS THAT WE HAVE
AMONG OUR YOUTH. WHICH IS TO
ADOPT APPROACHES THAT SUPPORT
THEM. THAT MAKE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE TO THEM AND INTERVENE
AT AN EARLIER STAGE THANK YOU
VERY MUCH WE URGE EITHER TODAY
THANK YOU. FOR A NEGATIVE
WELCOME. THE MORNING CARE AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY NAME IS SAM
CARE AGAIN. I'M A TRANSGENDER
MAN HERE THE TRANSITION
TRANSITION AGE YOUTH AND A
MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIANS
EMPOWERMENT NETWORKS I AM
COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE. WE ARE
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF EIGHTY FIVE
NINE NINE. YEAH I'M
COLLABORATIVE IS A TALE LED
INITIATIVE COMPOSED OF
TRANSITION AGE YOUTH OR TAY AGES
FIFTEEN TO TWENTY SIX. DURING
OUR TIME TOGETHER WE LEARNED
ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE WAR ON
DRUGS DISCUSSED HOW WE MIGHT
BETTER THE SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER PREVENTION AND
ARCHIMEDES. AS A COHORT WE AGREE
THAT MORE ACCESSIBLE MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES SUPPORT FOR
LGBTQ PLUS IDENTITIES. AND
COMMUNITY RESOURCES WOULD REDUCE
AN INDIVIDUAL'S LIKELIHOOD OF
USING SUBSTANCES. OR MORE
SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPING AN
UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH
SUBSTANCES. WE ALSO NOTE THAT
JUST SAY NO CAMPAIGNS AND THE
THREAT OF ZERO TOLERANCE ARE NOT
EFFECTIVE IN DETERRING YOUTH OF
SUBSTANCES. I'M SPEAKING HERE
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE IBM
COLLABORATIVE BECAUSE FAR TOO
FREQUENTLY THE POLICIES THAT
AFFECT HEY DO NOT CONSIDER THE
PERSPECTIVE OF PAY THEMSELVES.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE
GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN OUR
LIVED EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD SO
THAT WE MAY BETTER ADDRESS WHAT
TERROR GOING THROUGH AND SO THAT
YOU CAN BE BETTER SUPPORTED. AS
A KID MY DAD TOLD ME A STORY
ABOUT HIS MOM THAT STILL IMPACT
AND TO THIS DAY. I KNEW THAT MY
GRANDMA WAS A FREQUENT SMOKER IN
HER PAST BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO
QUIT WHEN SHE HAD CHILDREN. WHAT
REALLY STRUCK ME WAS THAT SHE
TOLD HIM DECADES LATER THAT IF
SHE FOUND OUT SHE HAD A TERMINAL
ILLNESS. HE WOULD GO BACK TO
SMOKING BECAUSE OUR BODIES
AFFINITY TO NICOTINE HAS NEVER
TRULY GONE AWAY. THIS ANECDOTE
DIDN'T MORE FOR ME THAN ANY
THEIR CAMPAIGN. AND IT SADDENS
ME TO SEE SUCH A HIGH PREVALENCE
OF TOBACCO USE IN SCHOOLS.
KNOWING THAT SO MANY YOUTH ARE
AN INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING
A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
ACCORDING TO THE TWENTY TWENTY
TWO NATIONAL YOUTH TOBACCO
SURVEY MORE THAN ONE IN TEN
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
ABOUT THREE POINT ONE MILLION. I
DO USED TOBACCO PRODUCTS DURING
THE PAST THIRTY DAYS. IT'S CLEAR
THAT THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
IN TAPE POPULATIONS IS AN ISSUE
THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THAT
THE CURRENT APPROACH IS NOT
WORKING. AB FIVE NINE NINE IS
AIMED AT MITIGATING YOUTH
TOBACCO USE BY ENACTING HARM
REDUCTION. PUBLIC HEALTH
APPROACHES. INSTEAD OF TAKING
PUNITIVE MEASURES AGAINST HEY.
THIS BILL WILL KEEP USED IN
SCHOOLS CONNECTED TO RESOURCES.
AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM. SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEALTH
APPROACH TO CONNECT YOUTH WITH
COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT TODAY FOR EIGHTY
FIVE NINE NINE. THANK YOU. BUT
JUST FIND SUPPORT THE MEASURE
PLEASE COME FOR STATE YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION POSITION THE BILL.
HI AGAIN RACHEL BARBER ACLU
CALIFORNIA ACTION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. THE SAKE
DOES HE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF CHILD AND
ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY PROF
COSPONSORS IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU NEXT WEEK. CAN LARA'S
REPRESENTING ASPIRANT. AND THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALLEN A
MAC FOR CHILDREN NOW ALSO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. JOHN SWEENEY
OF THE SENATE CLARK COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. FOR THIS ON
OUR BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRISTS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU. TEN
GIVES AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. KAREN THE
CARRY ON BEHALF OF MENTAL HEALTH
AMERICA OF CALIFORNIA IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH-
NOTE OPPOSITION I UNDERSTAND WE
HAVE WITNESSES OPPOSED- PLEASE
COME FORWARD YOU CHIP TWO
MINUTES- AND WELCOME BACK. THANK
YOU. ONCE AGAIN I'M JENNIFER
KENNEDY IN L. A. COUNTY ATTORNEY
AND MEMBER OF OUR DUTY AND NON
PARTISAN GROUP OF PARENTS
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND WE
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE. AB FIVE
NINE NINE UNLESS AMENDED. BUT WE
AGREED WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE
STUDENTS OF ALL RACES OBTAIN
COMPETENT EDUCATION BECAUSE A
GOOD EDUCATION IS THE GREAT
EQUALIZER AND RAISING ECONOMIC
STATUS OF CHILDREN. THE PREMISE
UNDERLYING THE NEED FOR THIS
BILL IS THAT KIDS CAN MAKE BAD
CHOICES AND CAN MAKE MISTAKES
AND THEY SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY
TO LEARN FROM THOSE BAD CHOICES.
AND MISTAKES AS WELL AS HAVE
HELP IN THOSE ENDEAVORS
CALIFORNIA'S DONE A GREAT JOB
MAKING LAWS TO PROTECT CHILDREN
FROM THE HARMS OF TOBACCO AND
NICOTINE AND HERE THE
LEGISLATURE IS TRYING TO GIVE
STUDENTS WHO USE ILLICIT DRUGS.
OR ALCOHOL A SECOND CHANCE BUT
THE BILL ONCE AGAIN HAS A
GLARING A MISSION THAT WE'VE
BEEN SEEING A LOT OF BILLS THIS
SESSION AND THAT'S PARENTS.
WHERE ARE THE PARENTS THE BILL
IS ASKING FOR A MODEL POLICY
THAT IS TO BE USED INFORMED WITH
NOT ONE MENTION OF PARENTS.
THESE ARE THE ADULTS WITH THE
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR
KIDS THERE'S NOT A REQUIREMENT
THAT PARENTS BE INFORMED SO THAT
THEY CAN HELP THEIR KIDS.
RECOVER FROM THESE MISTAKES AND
BAD CHOICES FAMILY COULD SIX
NINETY FOUR CUT PARENTS OUT OF
THE EQUATION ALMOST WELL A GREAT
DEAL AGO SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND
DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE HAS
INCREASED OVER THAT SPAN. FOR
THE BILL'S OWN DECLARATION. AND
AUTHOR POINTS OUT THAT SENTINEL
WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE IN FIVE
DEATHS IN USE IN TWENTY TWENTY
ONE. SO PERHAPS THE BILL SHOULD
REPEAL FAMILY CODE THAT REMOVED
PARENTS FROM A PLACE OF
KNOWLEDGE. THIS PARTICULAR BILL
MUST BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE
PARENTS IN THE MODEL POLICY
AFTER ALL WE ARE THERE. THREE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY FIVE DAYS OF
THE. YEAR AND NOT JUST DURING
SCHOOL HOURS. SO WE- UNLESS
SOME. INTO WITH THIS REQUEST
THANK YOU. THANK YOU- NEXT
PLEASE. HELLO AGAIN ALEX NYTORV
MOTHER OF TWO YOUNG BOYS
INDEPENDENT VOTER. AB FIVE NINE
NINE HAS A NOBLE INTENT. NO
PARENT WOULD OPPOSE HELPING
CHILDREN STRUGGLING WITH ALCOHOL
AND DRUG PROBLEMS. HOWEVER
UNLESS AMENDED IT IS YET ANOTHER
BILL THAT WILL KEEP SECRETS FROM
PARENTS. AND PUT CHILDREN AT
RISK. ASSEMBLY MEMBER SKINNER
STATED IN HER BILL SB TWO SEVEN
FOUR. FOR MORE THAN A DECADE THE
SUPREME COURT IN MILLER V.
ALABAMA. AND SUPPORTED BY
NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH HAS
RECOGNIZED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
DIFFERENT AND BECAUSE OF THE
HALLMARK FEATURES OF YOUTH SUCH
AS IMMATURITY. IMPETUOSITY AND
FAILURE TO APPRECIATE RISKING
CONSEQUENCES. ARE BOTH NOT AS
CULPABLE AS OLDER PEOPLE AND
CAPABLE OF REMARKABLE CHANGE WE
AGREE. CHILDREN MAKE POOR
DECISIONS. FOR MATURATION DOES
NOT TYPICALLY OCCUR UNTIL AGE
TWENTY FIVE. CHILDREN NEED TIME
TO GROW AND THE PARENTAL ROLE IS
TO GUIDE AND PROTECT WHILE THEY
MATURE AND DISCOVER THEMSELVES.
THIS IS WHY YOU SEEN HERE BEFORE
OPPOSING LAWS THAT THE ROAD TO
RENTAL RATES FOR EXAMPLE LAWS
THAT MANDATE PARENTS AFFIRM
CHILDREN'S NEWLY ADOPTED GENDER
IDENTITIES. CONCERTIZING ROLES
BASED ON OUTDATED HOMOPHOBIC
STEREOTYPES. IDENTITIES WHICH
OFTEN LEAD TO HARM AND A
LIFETIME OF MEDICALIZATION AND
DRUG USE BEFORE THEY CAN
POSSIBLY UNDERSTAND AND CONSENT
TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF SUCH
DECISIONS. AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN
THE MODEL POLICY REFERENCED IN
AB FIVE NINE NINE EXCLUDES
PARENTS. IT WILL DIRECT THE
CHILD ONLY TO SCHOOL RESOURCES
CUTTING OUT PARENTS AND LEAVING
THEM IN THE DARK. PARENTS WHO
CAN GO THEIR CHILD INTO RE. LOCK
UP LIQUOR K. WATCH FOR SIGNS OF
. LETHARGY HAVE NOT CAN READY IN
CASE OF EMERGENCY AND THOSE VERY
PEOPLE MOST DEDICATED TO THE
WELL BEING OF THE CHILD. KIDS
AREN'T LOADING AT SCHOOL THEY'RE
DOING IT AT HOME PLEASE
RESPECTFULLY. INCLUDE THEIR
PARENTS IN THIS BILL THANK YOU
THANK YOU. ISRAEL'S HERE IN
COMMITTEE ROOMS LIKE TO TEST
FINAL POSITION THE BILL. SEEING
NONE LET US GO TO THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE THIS VOTER
IF YOU COULD QUERY THE
TELECONFERENCE LINE ANYBODY LIKE
THIS FIGHT IN OPPOSITION AB FIVE
NINE NINE OR IN SUPPORT OF FIVE
MINUTES. THANK YOU MR. IF YOU
ARE SUPPORTER OPPOSITION TO
EIGHTY FIVE NINE NINE PLEASE
PRESS ONE ZERO. POINT ONE
THIRTEEN YEAR OLD. KELLY MY
YOUNG WITH POLITICAL SOLUTIONS
ON BEHALF OF ALAMEDA COUNTY IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE ONE
SEVENTY. YEAH HI ERIN FRIDAY OUR
DUTY- IN OPPOSITION I'M BLESSED
AMENDED TO INCLUDE PARENTS.
THANK YOU. ONE ONE HUNDRED FOR
YOUR OFFICE. THE COLD WATER ON
BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN
PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. PLEASE CALL HEADLINE ONE
HUNDRED SIXTEENTH. REBLOG SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY PERRANCE
CAMPANELLA VALLEY ALLIANCE IN
OPPOSITION. TO INCLUDE PARENTS
THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. RIGHT
THANK YOU ONE ONE THIRTY TO
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES HI MY NAME
IS EILEEN CASEY SHEEHAN AND I'M
CALLING FOR BILL AB ONE ZERO
SEVEN EIGHT I'M NOT SURE IF I'M
LATE. TO HOLD THIS BILL ARRIVE
THANK YOU. TONY THANK YOU THIS
WAS. WELL TO ALIGN. ONE THIRTY.
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE RENTAL ACRE PLAN THE
PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIANS ALLIANCE
OF CALIFORNIANS STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU AND EXPERTISE. ONE ONE
TWENTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
MY NAME IS CHRIS AND I AM
CALLING- S. VOTING CALIFORNIA
VOTER AND THE PARENTS AND
EDUCATORS PROPOSE EIGHTY FIVE
NINE NINE AND LESS AMEND IT TO
INCLUDE PARENTS THANK YOU THANK
YOU NEXT PLEASE. ANYBODY ELSE
PLEASE PRESS ONE ZERO IF YOU'D
LIKE TO FIND SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION TO AB FIVE NINE NINE
ARE YOU ARE ON THE LINE ONE ZERO
SEVEN. HELLO MY NAME IS LANA
THOMAS I AM A PARENT- ALSO A
VOTER I AM IN OPPOSITION UNLESS
AMENDED TO INCLUDE PARENTS THANK
YOU THANK YOU. I AM SURE ONE
MOMENT WE HAVE ONE MORE WITH AN
OPERATOR. AND LINE ONE TWENTY
SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME
IS KELLY RAMBLER AND THEN THE
PARENTS AND THEIR FELLOWS
MEDICAMENT. RIGHT THANK YOU. AND
THE SECURITY QUEUE IS CLEARED
AND I WILL LET US BRING A BACK
TO COMMITTEE ASSEMBLY WAR- JUST
PER THE IN. HERE THE YOU KNOW
KNOWS THAT THIS THAT IS MEASURE
WOULD THE SUIT ON A HONOR BE
JULY FIRST TWENTY TWO FIVE
INCOMES. WITH STAKEHOLDERS
INCLUDING TREATMENT BODIES ALIAS
COMMITTEE VISUALIZATION MODEL
POLICY- I'M ASSUMING YOU WOULD
NOT EXCLUDE PARENTS FROM THOSE
CONVERSATIONS WHAT NOTHING.
SUGGEST THAT ANY TREATMENT
PROVIDERS ARE COMMUNITIES
ORGANIZATIONS AREN'T THEMSELVES
MADE UP OF PARENTS AS WELL I
THINK IT'S DIFFICULT TO SAY THAT
ONE PARENT SPEAKS FOR ALL
PARENTS I MYSELF PARENT OF TWO
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AS WELL- WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
REPRESENTATIVE. UP PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
THAT ARE TRYING TO BE ABLE TO
ADDRESS MODEL POLICY FOR
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ARE THE-
SORT OF CORE ISSUE THAT OUR
PLACE I WOULD FURTHER
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NOTHING THAT
EVERYTHING THAT IS THROUGH THIS
BILL IS ADDITIVE THERE IS
NOTHING THAT IS CHANGING THE
EXISTING EDUCATION KERR. AND
THAT INCLUDES THE ADOPTION OF
MODEL POLICY WHICH WHETHER IT'S
THROUGH THE LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCY OR THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION REQUIRE ROBUST PUBLIC
OUTREACH PROCESS WHICH IS
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS
TO BECOME- INVOLVED. SHE DIED IN
COME YOU MOVES COMMITTEE I JUST
WANNA- THANK THE AUTHOR FOR. THE
BILL FORWARD- WE KNOW THE IN. OF
THE- INSIST. PARTICULARLY ON
BLACK BROWN. IN THE
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT. YOU
KNOW WE WANT TO CURE THAT'S
ACTUALLY GOING TO HELP OUR
STUDENTS LEARN STAY CONNECTED
INGRAINED IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL
CENTERS AND- WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE
DEFINES POLICIES THAT L. A. U.
S. T. THAT ACTUALLY. REALLY
HELPS STUDENTS- NOT JUST-
ADDRESS SORT OF THE- THERE ARE
THERE ARE- ABILITY TO STAY IN
SCHOOL. BUT ALSO TO REFER THEM
TO THE CARE THAT THEY NEED TO
REALLY GET OUT THE REAL PROBLEM
WHICH IS THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
DISORDER- AND CHALLENGES THAT WE
KNOW OUR STUDENTS NEED TO
OVERCOME IN ORDER TO BE
SUCCESSFUL SO I. I WE NEED MORE
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES IN
OUR SCHOOLS. I WE NEED TO INVEST
IN THAT- AND I THINK THAT THIS
BILL IS IT IS A WAY FOR US TO
CONTINUE TO MAKE THE PROGRESS
THAT WE'VE MADE SO FAR SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH AND I AM HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL WHEN THE TIME'S
RIGHT. RICHARD ANYBODY ELSE.
BECAUSE COLLEGE. I DO ANGEBOTE
THE FIELD- WITH IS HERE. SO I'M
A CREATURE MY NOTES- WE ARE HAVE
ALTER IS THIS. THAT ARE
CURRENTLY ON. I WE HAVE
EDUCATION CODE FOUR EIGHT NINE
ZERO ZERO ZERO THAT ALLOWS IT
THROUGH PRINCIPALS. OR
SUPERINTENDENTS USE DISCRETION
TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES. TO
SUSPENSION AND WE ALSO HAVE HAD
BILLS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE
LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR WITH
REGARD TO WILL FOR THE FINES AS
NOT BEING A MEANS BY WHICH- I
TELL CAN BE SUSPENDED OR
EXPELLED. M. WE ALSO HAVE IT
SEEING. AND THEN. IT'S ACCORDING
TO MY NOTES I ALSO HAVE
SOMETHING THAT STATES THAT THIS
BILL WOULD LIMIT THE FLEXIBILITY
OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS USE
DISCRETION TO MAKE DECISIONS
THAT IS BEST FOR THE INTERESTS
OF EVERYONE INVOLVED. THE OUT
THERE LAW ALREADY PLACES
RESTRICTIONS ON SUSPENSION AND
REQUIRES OTHER MEANS OF
CORRECTION FIRST. M. AND THEN
WILL I ALSO HAVE YOUR THAT THE
LAW STATES THAT THE SPECIAL BE
IMPOSED ONLY WHEN OTHER MEANS OF
CORRECTION- FAILED TO BRING
ABOUT PROPER CONDUCT SO- IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT HE ALREADY
HAVE. SYSTEMS IN PLACE WHERE WE
GIVE- LOCAL- DISCRETION WE HAVE
THE ABILITY NOT TO SUSPEND. AND
MY FINAL COMMENTS THAT WOULD
PROBABLY BE THE FACT THAT WE PUT
ALL OF THESE- ITEMS TOGETHER
WHETHER IT'S OPIOIDS WITH- WITH
TOBACCO AND WANTED TO HEAR YOUR
COMMENTS ON THAT PARTICULAR
COMMON WHY WE- WORK WHY WE'RE
PUTTING ALL OF THESE- SUBSTANCES
TOGETHER. AND THEN THEY WANT TO
DO COMMAND ON THE FACT THAT- I
APPRECIATE THE MODEL REQUIREMENT
A TO HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE THAT I
APPRECIATE- BUT I DO YOU KNOW
WHAT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO
HAVE. A COMPONENT FOR THE
PARENTS TO BE SPECIFICALLY
BECAUSE WE TALK ABOUT
STAKEHOLDERS- AND WE TALK ABOUT
DIFFERENT ENTITIES BUT WE DON'T
SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT THE
INDIVIDUAL PARENTS- ON THAT END
AND I THINK THAT'S IT. I'M
TRYING TO RUSH BECAUSE I KNOW WE
HAVE A HARD STEP WE ALL DO. M.
SO PLEASE FEEL FREE I GUESS I
WOULD JUST PAY THE QUESTION
CENTER WHICH PARA REPRESENTS ALL
PARENTS. I GUESS THAT'S WHY WE
HAVE TO KEEP IT OPEN TO PARENTS
AND NOT. ASSUME THAT. PERRANCE
MAKE UP ALL OF THESE OTHER
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS COURSE OF
PASSCODE UP ABSOLUTELY BE.
THEMSELVES I'M THINKING OF
REASONS EMPLOYERS ARE MEMBERS OF
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES- WHEN
YOU ARE CREATING STAKEHOLDER
EDUCATION GROUP WHICH WOULD BE
THE NEXT SORT IMPLEMENTATION
ACTION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION I'M SURE THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD. HAVE
HAVE KEPT IN MIND- SHOULD
TEACHERS BE INCLUDED AS A PART
OF THAT CONVERSATION THE SCHOOL
MINISTERS AND MINISTERS BE
INCLUDED AS PART OF THAT
CONVERSATION I THINK THAT WE CAN
REALLY EXPAND. V. DEVELOPED THE-
AND THE INCLUSION OF-
PERSPECTIVES AND VOICES AND I
HOPE IT DOES SOMETHING THAT
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WE KEEP
IN MIND THESE ARE THINKING THE
WELL ROUNDED US OF THAT BUT I
THINK AS A MINIMUM THRESHOLD.
MAKING SURE THAT THE
PROFESSIONAL ATTENUATION TO
DEAN- THE ISSUE AT HAND WHICH IS
SUBSTANCE USE- SORT OF
ALTERNATIVE POLICY MEASURES IN
THE CAN- TO YOUR POINT THIS IS
CREATING ALTERNATE POLICY TO
EVERYTHING ELSE THAT ARE OPTIONS
THAT ARE ALREADY ADDRESS- THAT
COULD BE COMING BACK AFFORD TO-
AFTER TWENTY TWENTY FIVE TO
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. FOR
THEIR CONSIDERATION- THE SECOND
PART OF THE BILL THAT THIS DOES
IS TO. ELIMINATE THE SOUL.
DETERMINES THE SOUL- USE THIS IS
THE SOLE REASON OF TOBACCO USE
THAT SOMEBODY HAD A CIGARETTE IN
HER BACKPACK THAT THAT WOULD BE
THE SOLE REASON. THAT THEY WOULD
BE EXPELLED- I THINK THAT A LOT
OF THESE THINGS ARE INTERTWINED
WHEN IT COMES TO MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES OR POSSIBLY OTHER-
COMMITTEE GETTING SUBSTANCE USE
ISSUES AS WELL. AND THOSE ARE
THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
ADDRESSED OVER HERE BUT WERE
SEEN FORTUNATELY YES WE ARE
VERY. EXCITED ABOUT THE TRENDS
OF YOU'RE SAYING CALIFORNIA WITH
REDUCTION IN YOUTH TOBACCO- BUT
IF THAT IS THE ONLY SOLE REASON
THAT AIM LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR IS
ASSIGNED TO EXPEL OR SUSPEND. A
STUDENT ALSO DOES A SAID THAT
STUDENT BACK- WE BELIEVE THAT-
THE TIME IS RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS UPON OUR
STATE POLICY. TO REMOVE. THAT-
THAT THAT CONDITION. IT'S A GOOD
. APPRECIATE IT. I'M THANK YOU
SO AWARDS TO I'M- WITH BILL
TODAY FEW LIKE TO CLOSE. THANK
YOU RESPECTFULLY REFER RIVAL THE
INTEREST OF TIME. VERY GOOD- I
WAS PLEASED WITH THE MOTION.
SHOW QUITE AS OF THE BEFORE THE
STORE- SWIM. RESEARCH WHAT WOULD
- MET. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FILE
ITEM NINE SB FIVE NINETY NINE
WARD MOTION IS TO PASS THE FIRST
WE WERE FOR TO THE COME ON A PER
. NEWMAN ALL RIGHT NEWMAN I-
OTOBO. COURT CORTESE I. GLAZER
AYE MCGUIRE. SMALLWOOD WILL. WE
WILL LEAVE OPEN AS WELL THANK
YOU VERY GOOD YOU SO MANY AWARDS
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR
YOUR- THIS WILL CLEARLY BE LAST
BILL WE TAKE UP. THE. FOR WITH.
OKAY SO WE'VE A HARD SHOT. I
THINK WE SENT LITTLE DESK TWELVE
IS TO WE HAVE TWO FOR THIRTY-
WE'RE GONNA DE DO IS TO BILL-
THEN CLOSE OUT ANY OVER VOTES.
WE ADJOURN FOR. FORD SAN SEAT
FOR THAT WOULD BE FOR WE RESET
SORRY- SENATE SAID. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ITS
CHARM SENATOR. FIRST OF LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE. FOR THEIR
ON THIS BILL AND I AM COMMITTING
TO TAKE THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS-
DESCRIBED IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS AND- THE SENATE LABOR
COMMITTEE WITHOUT YOUR CORTESE.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL NINE THIRTY EIGHT. TO GIVE
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF A 50%
PAY RAISE. AND TO CLOSE THE WAGE
GAP. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE
FACING A WORK CRISIS WITH MANY
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
UNABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
COMMUNITIES THEY WORK IN. IN
PARTICULAR THERE IS A GROWING
WAGE GAP BETWEEN TEACHERS AND
COMPARABLY EDUCATED COLLEGE
GRADUATES AND OTHER FIELDS. DATA
SHOWS THAT TEACHERS EARNED
TWENTY THREE POINT 5% LESS THAN
THEIR SIMILARLY EDUCATED PEERS.
IN A RECENT SURVEY NEARLY TWO
THIRDS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS YOUNG
ADULTS SURVEYED CITED PAY IS ONE
OF THE TOP THREE REASONS WHY
THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN
GOING INTO THE TEACHING
PROFESSION. WE NEED TO CLOSE
THIS WAGE GAP TO GET MORE YOUNG
PEOPLE TO ASPIRE TO BECOME
EDUCATORS. THIS BILL WOULD ALSO
REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
REPORT THEIR PROGRESS IN CLOSING
THE WAGE GAP EVERY YEAR FOR THE
NEXT SEVEN YEARS. WE KNOW THAT
IN COUNTRIES LIKE FINLAND
AUSTRALIA CANADA SINGAPORE
TEACHING. TEACHERS ARE PAID
COMPETITIVE SALARIES. AND IN
THESE COUNTRIES TEACHING
SALARIES ARE COMMENSURATE WITH
OTHER FIELDS LIKE ENGINEERING
LAW AND BUSINESS. BOTTOM LINE IS
IF WE WANT WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS
WE NEED TO PAY TEACHERS AN
ESSENTIAL SCHOOL STAFF WHAT THEY
DESERVE. I'M HERE TODAY- WITH
THE- VIRGINIA TO GO TO KOREA THE
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BERKELEY
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND EMERY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEE.
AS WELL AS JEFF FRIDAYS
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION TEACHERS. WELCOME
GOOD AFTERNOON YEAH GOOD
AFTERNOON AFTERNOONS OF THE
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MY
NAME IS REGINA TROY AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT BERKELEY FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS IN SCHOOL MEMBER OF
EMERY UNIFIED- SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A FIRST
GRADE TEACHER. I URGE MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE TO PLEASE VOTE
YES AB NINE THREE EIGHT. I'VE
BEEN TEACHING FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
AND I LOVE BEING A PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHER. I WANT TO BECOME A
TEACHER BECAUSE I LOVE MY
TEACHERS GOING UP. I WAS RAISED
BY SINGLE PARENTS SUPPORTED WITH
FOOD STAMPS A MEDIC CAL. LARGELY
BECAUSE OF MY CREDIBLE MENTORING
FROM THE TEACHERS I HAD GROWING
UP I CHOSE TO DEDICATE MY CAREER
TO MY STUDENTS AND MY COMMUNITY
BY SERVING AS A TEACHER AND A
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. BUT I'M
WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MY
PROFESSION IN OUR SCHOOLS. I
KNOW FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE HOW
THE STAFFING CRISIS FOR BOTH
TEACHERS AND CLASSIFIED
PROFESSIONALS IMPACTS OUR
SCHOOLS IN THE QUALITY EDUCATION
THAT OUR STUDENTS RECEIVED. YEAR
AFTER YEAR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT I
WORKING FACES HIGH TURNOVER
WHICH IS HARDER FOR AFFECT STAFF
TO FORM CONSISTENT TEAMS IT'S
ALSO HARDER FOR STAFF TO
MAINTAIN LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS
WITH FAMILIES. AND ULTIMATELY
DESTABILIZES OUR SCHOOLS. IN
EVERY UNIFIED RAMA BOARD MEMBER
WE'RE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME
HIRING PARA PROFESSIONALS MATH
TEACHERS SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHERS AND SPECIALISTS AMONG
OTHERS. WHETHER IT'S. YES
UNFILLED POSITIONS NEGATIVELY
IMPACT OUR STUDENTS. ESPECIALLY
MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS LIKE
STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL
EDUCATION PLANS AND STUDENTS
FROM LOW INCOME BACKGROUNDS. I
KNOW STUDENTS ARE PUBLIC
EDUCATION CAN BENEFIT FROM
TEACHERS AND STAFF WHO ARE HERE
YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. BECAUSE AS
A STUDENT. I SURE DID. PLEASE
VOTE YES ON AB NINE THREE EIGHT
SO TEACHERS CAN CONTINUE
COLLABORATING. KEEPING FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS DRIVING AND MOST
OF ALL CONTINUE SERVING STUDENTS
IN CALIFORNIA AT THE HIGHEST
POSSIBLE LEVEL. THANK YOU THANK
YOU. THE NEXT REGISTER FOR ITS
NICE TO SEE WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS
THANK YOU CHAIR I WANT TO THANK
THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR CARRYING
THIS BILL. THIS IS AN AMAZING
BILL THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE
STAFFING CRISIS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. LET'S BE CLEAR THE
STORE YOU JUST HEARD IS ABOUT A
PERSON WHO CARES ABOUT THE
STUDENTS BUT THE EDUCATION THAT
THEY ARE PROVIDING. IT'S ONE OF
THE THOUSANDS OF STORIES YOU CAN
HEAR THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND
IT'S NOT JUST THE TEACHERS WITH
THE BUS DRIVERS CAFETERIA
WORKERS THE PARA PROFESSIONALS
AS THE CUSTODIANS IN THE
JANITORS THAT ARE HELPING MAKE
OUR SCHOOLS SAFE. AND OPEN.
THERE ARE SO MANY DESPERATE
STORIES. OF EDUCATORS AND
WORKERS. IN OUR SCHOOLS AT ONE
JOB IS NOT ENOUGH WE NEED TO FIX
THAT. TEACHERS A LIVING IN CARS
ARE COMMUTING MORE THAN TWO
HOURS A DAY SCHOOLS THAT HAVE
TURNED OVER FROM 25250% EVERY
YEAR BECAUSE THEY CANNOT. RETAIN
QUALIFIED TEACHERS OR STAFF.
NONE OF SPECIAL ED TEACHERS OR
PARA PROFESSIONALS CAN EVEN OUR
MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS WITH
THE OUT THE DIRECT SUPPORT THEY
DESERVE. AND I CAN GO ON WITH
ALL THESE STATISTICS THERE'S
MANY MORE. K. TWELVE SCHOOLS ARE
SUFFERING FROM THE INABILITY TO
RECRUIT AND RETAIN EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS. THE
CITY REPORTED THAT SCHOOLS THIS
YEAR WERE SHORT BY MORE THAN
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED TEACHERS AND
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
EDUCATION STATISTICS SO THAT
WITHIN THE WESTERN REGION OF THE
U. S. SCHOOLS. LAST FALL
REPORTED VACANCY RATES A 59% WE
RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE
WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE IN THE
GOVERNOR HAVE DONE TO ADDRESS
THE CRISIS SO FAR THERE'S MORE
TO DO AND WE NEED TO BE BOLD AND
THIS BILL IS BOLD. THIS IS ABOUT
INCREASING THE PAY BY 50% OVER
SEVEN YEARS. AND IF YOU LOOK AT
WHAT LA DID THEY DID 20% OVER
TWO YEARS THE STATE CAN DO THE
REST OF THAT FOR THE NEXT.
ADDITIONAL YEARS. WE HAD 13%
THIS YEAR WITH A PERCENT THAT-
NEXT YEAR WHICH YOU JUST PASSED-
THERE DURING THE BUDGET AND THAT
GOES TOWARDS THIS AND THAT
ACHIEVED WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
DO. WITH THE WITH THAT I KNOW
YOU HAVE A TIME CRUNCH THANK YOU
I ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE AN
EIGHTY NINE THIRTY IN THANK YOU-
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE ROOM LIKE
TO SLAM BEHALF. THE MEASURE A.
B. NINE THIRTY EIGHT WELCOME
THIS FLOCK. YOU MISTER CHAIR
MEMBER SARAH FLOCKS CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION WHERE A CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL. I'VE ALSO
BEEN ASKED TO EXPRESS SUPPORT BY
SEIU ANOTHER COACH CO SPONSOR
THANK YOU THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE
. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN JUST
HEY WITH CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE SO. AND THANK YOU NEXT
. HI KATIE HARMAN WHAT THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
FOR. A CUTE NAY. I SAW SON WE
HAVE A STATE SUPER OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION THURMOND AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU NEXT. VERICA SAN
DIEGO UNIFIED IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU NEXT PLEASE OUT OF A MAC
WHEN CHILDREN ALISON SUPPORT
THANK YOU NEXUS. IS A SON OF
FRANCISCO OF SUPERVISORS AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. ELIZABETH ASK
OF ALL OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS
OFFICIALS WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF
MY TO POSITION RUN EVER THANK
THE AUTHOR IN A STAFF. FOR MANY
OF THE MEMBERS THAT WERE TAKEN
IN THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE HOWEVER WE REMAIN
CONCERNED WITH THE- REFERENCE TO
THE 50% THRESHOLD AND SALARY
INCREASE THANK YOU THANK YOU
MISTER WALKER. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR JEFF BARKER REPRESENTING
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS THAT
ARE ALIGNED MYSELF WITH THE
COMMENTS BY MS ASK AVAIL
SUPPORTIVE AMENDED. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH AS YOU'RE HERE LIKE TO
SIGN OPPOSITION. TO AB NINE
THIRTY EIGHT. SEEING NONE LET'S
GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE I
MISSED MODERATE OF YOUR QUERY
THE LINE IS OR SOMETHING. OKAY
GRILLING FOR ANYBODY WHO WOULD
LIKE TO STRIKE EITHER SUPPORT
OVER OPPOSITION TO AB NINE
THIRTY EIGHT. THANK YOU MR
GARCIA FOR OFFICE TO EIGHTEENTH
NINE THREE EIGHT PLEASE PRESS
ONE ZERO THIS TIME WHEN FILED BY
ZERO. AND ONE MOMENT ONE SHOULD
BE WITH THE SECOND HERE. LET'S
GO TO LINE ONE ELEVEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD. DEVOTE CALIFORNIA BETTER
FUTURE AND I EMPHATICALLY
SUPPORTS ITSELF THANK YOU NEXT
PLEASE. WHAT ONE MORE QUICK FROM
ONE ZERO FOR DRAFT. OPPOSITION
TO AB THREE EIGHT AM ONE THIRD
SIX YOU. GOOD ACTORS JAMES LIKE
KOLLYWOOD ACTUALLY. SUPPORT
THANK YOU NEXT PHASE. WE HAVE
ONE MORE QUEUING UP ON SEX
PLEASE. LINE FORTY YOUR OPEN.
WHERE MONEY FOR THAT I'M IT'S TO
COST TO TAX. OF MY WILL REGISTER
THAT AS- THANK YOU FOR YOUR CALL
PLEASE. WE HAVE NOTICED AT THIS
TIME. VERY GOOD LET'S COME BACK
TO THE DAYS HEARING COULD
QUESTION COMES FROM A CALL.
SEEING THAT THE CENTER JOB
PLEASED I JUST. I AM VERY
APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT OF IT.
JUST GONNA CURE THE TOP AND I'M
I HAD TO PERMANENT. BUT SO YOU
KNOW WE'RE GOING INTO THE AB TWO
EIGHT DEFICIT BUDGET GOING
FORWARD. AND I'M KIND OF CURIOUS
AS YOU KNOW THE THOUGHT PROCESS
BEHIND AT SETTING GOALS. FOR
TWENTY THIRTY AND THIRTY ONE AB
ONE WERE TWENTY TWENTY THREE AND
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET'S
GOING TO LOOK LIKE WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE NOT
. LET US ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES
WHEN THE YEAR AND THE TIME COMES
BECAUSE- I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR
NOT I WILL BE HERE BUT YOU KNOW.
IF YOU'LL BE HERE AND DURING
THAT TIME- YOU WON'T SO WE CAN
PASS MANY AND I'VE SEEN THIS
MANY BILLS IN PASS ARE
CONSIDERED- THAT ADDRESS. ITEMS
GOALS IN A TWENTY FIFTEEN YEARS
FROM NOW WHEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO
BE AROUND AND WE CAN'T ASSESS
ALL OF CERTAIN ALL THE FACTORS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH WERE
LIVING AT THAT TIME SO HE'S
GONNA HERE JUST WITH THE THOUGHT
PROCESS. COMING FOR WITH THIS
BILL. THANK SENATOR- SO- HELLO
ME FIRST EMPHASIZE THAT- WE
HAVE. PREVIOUS ESTABLISHED.
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA-
FUNDING TARGETS IN TWENTY
THIRTEEN. WHEN I WAS MY FIRST
TERM- AND IN THE LEGISLATURE.
GOVERNOR BROWN CHAMPIONED NOT
ONLY THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA BUT HE ALSO ESTABLISHED
FUNDING TARGETS FOR. THE LCF
FUNDING- IT TO RESTORE ALL OF
THE BUDGET CUTS THAT WERE
SUFFERED DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION. WE ADOPTED THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE ADOPTED
THOSE FUNDING TARGETS I BELIEVE
THAT WAS THROUGH TWENTY TWENTY
AND THE AND THAT WAS ADOPTED IN
TWENTY THIRTEEN AND SO THAT IT.
THERE THERE IS A PRECEDENT OF
FORTY FOR THESE TARGETS THE
OTHER POINT I WOULD EMPHASIZE IS
THAT THE WORK FORCE CRISIS IS
HERE NOW. NO YOU- WE HEARD FROM
A MISTER FRIED US AND- MISTER
GÂY ABOUT HOW. YOU KNOW THE
TEACHERS BUS DRIVERS CUSTODIANS
THEY THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE
IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE
WORKING AND- AND SO THIS BILL
YOU KNOW I MEAN. I APPRECIATE
THAT LAST CALLER WHERE'S THE
MONEY GOING TO COME FROM I MEAN
OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A QUESTION THAT
WE ALL NEED TO ASK OURSELVES BUT
THIS THIS GOAL. AW IS
ASPIRATIONAL BUT IT'S OUT ITS
SETTING THE ASPIRATION TO
ADDRESS A CURRENT EXISTING
CRISIS NO WE DO HAVE THE
PRESIDENT OF A PREVIOUS ELSE FF
FUNDING TARGETS. TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT THE YOU KNOW THE MOST
IMPORTANT. A WAY THAT WE CAN
MAKE A DIFFERENCE- IN AND OUR
OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION IS TO
GET A GOOD TEACHER A GOOD
EXPERIENCE TEACHER IN THE
CLASSROOM IS TO IS TO GET. YOU
KNOW THE POSITIONS LIKE BUS
DRIVERS INC AND CUSTODIANS
CAFETERIA WORKERS STAFF TO SO
THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE
CAN KEEP OUR SCHOOLS UP AND
RUNNING. AND THAT THOSE ARE THE
ASPIRATIONS THAT THIS BILL SEEKS
TO ADDRESS NOW NOW CLEARLY I
MEAN WE CAN'T. PREDICT THE UPS
AND DOWNS OF OUR OUR BUDGET BUT
THAT WAS EXACTLY THE SAME
SITUATION IN TWENTY THIRTEEN
WHEN. THIS LEGISLATURE ADOPTED
THE FUNDING TARGETS IN TWENTY
THIRTEEN WE COULDN'T PROJECT.
THE THAT THE PEAKS AND VALLEYS
OF THE BUDGET. THE IDEA OF
SENDING OUT SEVEN YEARS OUT IS
THAT YOU KNOW THIS BUDGET WE
WERE FACING GO. A DEFICIT TO
BETTER WHAT WE'RE HOPING THAT
IT'S GOING TO BE. YOU KNOW A AND
A MODEST SLOWDOWN AND OUR
ECONOMY AND IN OUR STATE
REVENUES AND THAT WORK WILL BE
ABLE TO RECOVER IT ON THE
BACKEND. THE OTHER POINT IS WHAT
MR FREITAS EMPHASIZED THAT THIS
BILL WOULD WOULD- YOU HAVE
ESSENTIALLY GIVE CREDIT TO- WHAT
IS ACTIONS THAT DISTRICTS HAVE
ALREADY TAKEN LIKE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED THEY GRANTED TO. I
BELIEVE THE 22% A SALARY
INCREASE 20% SALARY INCREASE TO
THEIR TEACHERS THAT YOU KNOW SO
THEY'RE ALREADY ALMOST HALFWAY
THERE- AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE
TO SELL THE BENCHMARK. SET ASPER
. THIS OUR TEACHERS OUR SOCIAL
SCHOOLS. SO LAST TIME BECAUSE I
WHERE TIME. I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THAT ARE OUR TEACHERS
AND WE HAVE SHORTFALLS IN EVERY.
SPACE IN THE CITY CALIFORNIA
WITHIN THE LEGISLATURE WITHIN
OUT LINE FOR OUR PUBLIC SAFETY
WITHIN EDUCATION HEALTHCARE YOU
NAME IT WE HAVE SHORTAGES. ALL
ACROSS I'M THE ONE OF THE
BIGGEST FACTORS THAT WE HEAR
FROM PEOPLE IS THE COST OF
LIVING CALIFORNIA. I CAN TELL
YOU THERE'S A REPUBLICAN HI I
HAVE MANY IDEAS ON HOW TO CUT
TAXES TO LOWER THE COST OF
LIVING IN CALIFORNIA MANY OF THE
POLICY THAT WE HAVE SO. I
APPRECIATE THE- THE ASPIRATION I
DO HAVE CONCERNS OF THE FACT
THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING THAT
IS YOU KNOW IN THE FUTURE. IN
THE YEAR THEY WERE FACING HUGE
DEFICITS GONNA SAY OFF THE BILL
RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DO. I DO
APPRECIATE THE PRINCIPLE I AM
BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT THIS IS
THE MEANS BY WHICH TO- OR AND AT
LEAST RIGHT NOW I I'M NOT SURE
IT'S THE BEST WAY TO MOVE
FORWARD. THANK YOU THANK YOU.
CENTER WELL. I'M TO BE QUICK TOO
BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE AGAINST THE
CLOCK IN IN AYE I KNOW IT'S NOT
IT'S ASPIRATIONAL I HAD. MANY
TEACHERS THAT MADE A BIG IMPACT
ON MY LIFE- CLEARANCE WHO IS MY-
A BUS DRIVER. IN JUNIOR HIGH HE
WAS AWESOME AND I STILL I'VE
TAKE I'VE TAKE AWAY LESSONS FROM
HIM DURING THOSE YEARS. BUT I'VE
I GOT CONCERNS AGAIN SEVEN YEARS
OUT I WON'T BE HERE. SO I DON'T
WANT TO SETTLE OTHER
LEGISLATORS- WITH THE DECISIONS
WE MAKE HERE TODAY. AT THE OTHER
OTHER THINGS KIND OF MISSING
FROM THIS. AND I AGREED. HIGHER
I WOULD LIKE TO BE A TEACHER
NEVER CONSIDERED IT BECAUSE THE
PESO. FULLY CONCEDE THAT POINT
AND WE NEED TO PAY TEACHERS
BETTER. BUT AGAIN I THINK WE
SHOULD BE LOOKING THIS THING
HOLISTICALLY BECAUSE LIKE
THERE'S NO MENTION OF STUDENTS
LIKE. I GUESS STUDENTS WILL BE.
COULD BENEFIT FROM MORE
STABILITY. BUT IT'S TO ME IT'S
NOT BROAD ENOUGH- GOOD I'M GONNA
LAY OFF AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
AND I HOPE WE DO ACHIEVE IT
BECAUSE I THINK WE WILL BENEFIT
FROM THAT. BUT I'M GONNA LISTEN
TO MY FAVORITE CONSTITUENT FROM
PLASTER COUNTY. WHO SAID WHERE
IS THE MONEY SO. BECAUSE SHE
WILL SHE WILL HIGH ME YOU WANT
ME IF I DON'T DO IT ANYWAY. GOOD
LUCK THANKS ALL RIGHT WELL FOR
MY- I THINK. IT'S AN WILL CURE
ME A WONDERFUL- BUT ALSO I DO A
PRE- THE S. GOAL HERE- AND I
THINK IT IS. OF OUR VALUES- TO
RAISE CAL. TO PAGES- THE IS
COMMISSION WITH OTHER
JURISDICTIONS BUT ALSO IS
SUFFICIENT TO ATTRACT THE BEST
AND BRIGHTEST TO TEACH. OUR
KIDS. ARE GLAD SUPPORT I WILL
SAY WITH RESPECT YOUR ANSWER TO
THE CENTER IF THAT HAD BEEN YOUR
CLOTHES THAT WOULD'VE BEEN
AWESOME CLOSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR.
THANK YOU OF THE BILL GO TO
MOTIONS SECRETASE SIX- MEDICINE
. CALL ROTH FILE ITEM FIFTEEN AB
NINE THIRTY EIGHT MURATSUCHI
MOTION IS TO PASS. A FRISBEE WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT NEWMAN. NEWMAN AYE
OTOBO. CORTESE CORTESE AYE
GLAZER. AYE GLAZER AYE MCGUIRE.
SMALLWOOD. CUEVAS WILK. WE WILL
LEAVE THAT OPEN FOR THE MEMBERS
WELL- WE'RE RIGHT UP ON THE DAY.
HE ASSEMBLY CAR. HI I MEAN AFTER
LEAVE THE IF YOU DON'T MIND SAID
IF YOU WERE ALLOW I'LL TAKE LET
LET ME THIS YEAR MY- LET'S OPEN
THE- I PRE. THAT VERY PRUDENT
THE- ASSEMBLY GRAY BENEFIT THAT
LED OPEN THE ROLE ANY- OPEN
ITEMS AND STARTED TO THIS SO HE
WILL BE COME BACK. ON THE
CONSENT CAO GLAZER HI GLAZER I'M
- OF FILE ITEM TO NINETEEN A
WHOLE. HOLDEN TO PASS PROBE.
GLAZER I FILE ITEM FIVE AB SIX
EIGHTY NINE CARRILLO TO PAY
AMANDA FOR. GLAZE FILE ITEM SIX
AB FIVE FIVE FIFTY FIVE POINT
CARRILLO. MOTION IS TO PASS A TO
PER. GLAZER GLAZER. YOU MISTER.
YOU'VE CRITICISM IS ALSO. LET'S
JUST. YOU VOTED OKAY. FILE ITEM
SEVENTY FIVE MY SIX REYES TO
PASS OF DO PASSED APPROACH-
LASER- FILE ITEM NINE FIVE MY
NINE. HERE WE GOT. FILE FILE
ITEM THIRTEEN AB TEN SEVEN EIGHT
JACK TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
PROVIDE- I GLAZER I'M. THE CHECK
ALL RIGHT REVISOR THE TICKER
MATERIALS. HAVE DONE.
LOWS PRICE TRANSPARENCY GAS BY
REQUIRING COMPANIES TO ENTER
VERSYS IN CALIFORNIA PRETTY
COLLEGES AND ENCOURAGING
UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA DISPLAY S.
MCCOURT'S MATERIALS 475% OF
COURSES OFFERED ON THE ONLINE
COURSE SCHEDULE PLATFORM SB SIX
OH SEVEN IS A SIMPLE MEASURE TO
ENABLE STUDENTS TO MAKE INFORMED
DECISIONS FOR COURSE
REGISTRATION AMENDED THAT WORKS
BEST FOR THEM FINANCIALLY. THE
BILL HAS RECEIVED BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND HAS OPPOSITION WE
HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
CSU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL IS EMILY ROB STUDENT AT
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS
ANGELES AND BELLA CURRENT
STUDENT AT SACRAMENTO STATE
UNIVERSITY. HI WELCOME TO BOTH
OF THE WITNESSES- YOU EACH HAVE
AT MOST TWO MINUTES WE WILL WE
WON'T HOLD AGAINST YOU IF IT'S
READY FOR THE WELCOME. WHAT MY
IS EMILY RAIMES I'M INCOME
POLITICAL SCIENCE STUDENT AT CAL
STATE LOS ANGELES AND A TRANSFER
FROM SANTA MONICA COLLEGE I'M
ALSO APPALLED GRANT RECIPIENT
THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE I WORK
TWO JOBS BUT I NEEDED MORE TIME
TO FOCUS ON BEING A STUDENT TO
GRADUATE ON TIME. POLITICAL
SCIENCE REQUIRES A LOT OF
READINGS AND WORK OUTSIDE OF
CLASS. SO AFTER TRANSFERRING I
MADE THE CHOICE TO WORK ONLY ONE
JOB. AND FOCUS ON BEING A
STUDENT BUT I WOULD SOON FEEL
THE EFFECTS OF MY DECREASED
INCOME. LAST SEMESTER A
PROFESSOR PASSED OUT THE
SYLLABUS ON THE FIRST DAY OF
CLASS. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE A
PRICE OF A HUNDRED AND FIFTY
DOLLARS FOR JUST TWO BOOKS. AND
THAT'S JUST ONE CLASS AT A FIVE
THAT I WAS ENROLLED IN. WHEN
YOU'RE STUDENT ON A TIGHT BUDGET
MOST OF YOUR SPENDING JUST CAN'T
BE SHIFTED. I CAN'T TAKE MONEY
AWAY FROM MY RENTS MY UTILITIES
OR MY CAR INSURANCE. SO THAT
MONTH THE ONE FIFTY HOW TO COME
OUT OF MY GROCERY BUDGET. I
ENDED UP WITH IN A IN THE CLASS
BUT HAD MY CAMPUS PROVIDED THIS
INFORMATION TO ME EARLIER THAN
THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM I
COULD PLAN MY BUDGET. AND A HOT
FOOD SECURITY THAT SEMESTER.
HOUSE DELAY DOES NOT CURRENTLY
DISCLOSE ANY OF THE COSTS ON ITS
ON MY COURSE SCHEDULE. WITH JUST
A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOTICE I COULD
HAVE PICKED UP SOME SHIFTS AT
WORK. I COULD ASK MY FRIENDS IF
THEY HAVE THE BOOKS FROM TAKING
THE CLASS OR I COULD HAVE FOUND
A USED COPY WITHOUT HAVING TO
PAY FOR RUSH SHIPPING. I NEEDED
THAT TIME. WELL THE FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS ARE AN IMPORTANT
BASELINE TEXTBOOKS ARE NOT THE
ONLY THINGS I NEEDED TO PAY FOR.
AND PUREX I HAD TO BUY GOGGLES
LAB COATS AND OTHER. MATERIALS
STUDENTS ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO
BUDGET FOR THESE MATERIALS. WELL
I WILL HAVE GRADUATED BY THE
TEAM BY THE TIME AB SIX OR SEVEN
WILL HOPEFULLY BE IN EFFECT.
THIS BILL WILL HELP STUDENTS
LIKE ME HAVE A FULL PICTURE OF
THE COST OF THE TERM. AB SIX OH
SEVEN GIVE STUDENTS THE BASIC
INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO
PREPARE FOR THE SEMESTER. SO I
URGE A YES VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK. YOU NEXT PLEASE WELCOME.
HELLO AND GOOD. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS BELLA KERN
AND I'M A STUDENT AT SACRAMENTO
STATE. MAJORING IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
WITH THE INTENT OF GOING TO LAW
SCHOOL AND ARMY RESERVES AFTER I
COMPLETE MY UNDERGRAD. I STAND
BEFORE YOU TODAY AS A STUDENT
WHO STRONGLY SUPPORTS AB SIX OR
SEVEN. THIS BILL HOLDS THE
POTENTIAL TO BRING ABOUT
SIGNIFICANT POSITIVE CHANGE IN
THE LIVES OF STUDENTS LIKE ME.
WHO MUST WORK DURING THE SCHOOL
YEAR AND HEAVILY RELY. ON LOANS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS. THE FINANCE
OUR EDUCATION. I COME FROM A
MODEST BACKGROUND AND PURSUING
HIGHER EDUCATION HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A DREAM OF MINE. HOWEVER THE
FINANCIAL BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH
COLLEGE EDUCATION OFTEN FEELS
OVERWHELMING. LIKE MANY OTHER
STUDENTS I HAVE TO WORK PART
TIME JOBS TO SUPPORT MYSELF
WHILE STUDYING. JUGGLING WORK
ARMY ROTC AND ACADEMICS IS
CHALLENGING BUT NECESSARY FOR ME
TO TAKE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. ONE
OF THE MOST DISTRESSING ASPECTS
OF COLLEGE EXPENSES THAT IS THE
UNPREDICTABILITY OF COURSE
MATERIAL COSTS. IT IS
DISHEARTENING TO START A
SEMESTER AND REALIZED I MUST
SPEND A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION. OF
MY HARD EARNED INCOME. OR RELY
ON ADDITIONAL LOANS TO PURCHASE
THE REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND
RESOURCES. FORTUNATELY I TEND
SACRAMENTO STATE A UNIVERSITY
THAT HAS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED OF
COURSE MATERIAL COSTS DISCLOSED.
KLOPP COST DISCLOSURE POLICY.
FROM THE BEGINNING OF EACH
SEMESTER I RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE
INFORMATION REGARDING THAT THE
COST OF TEXTBOOKS. ONLINE
RESOURCES AND OTHER REQUIRED
MATERIALS FOR MY COURSES. THIS
PROACTIVE APPROACH HAS PROVEN TO
BE A GAME CHANGER IN MY ACADEMIC
JOURNEY. PROVIDING ME WITH
INVALUABLE BENEFITS. IN
CONCLUSION AB SIXTY SEVEN WOULD
BE A TREMENDOUS HELP FOR
STUDENTS LIKE ME WHO WORK DURING
THE SCHOOL YEAR AND DEPEND ON
LOANS AND SCHOLARSHIPS THE FOR
THEIR EDUCATION. BY PROVIDING
UPFRONT INFORMATION ON COURSE
MATERIALS THIS BILL EMPOWERS US
TO MAKE BETTER FIGHT BETTER
FINANCIAL DECISIONS. REDUCE
EXPENSES AND ENHANCE OUR
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE I URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT THIS BILL AND ENSURE
THAT STUDENTS TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE
THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES I HAVE
HAD. TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS
WITHOUT THE UNDUE BURDEN OF
UNPREDICTABLE COSTS THANK YOU
THANK YOU. AND I HOPE YOUR TIME
IS KERN HASN'T DIMINISHED
ENTHUSIASM FOR YOUR MAJOR- N. AS
IN R. AS AN ARMY VETERAN THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IS
EXPANDING. IN MISTRUST THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY IS ANYBODY
ELSE HERE WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. IS
FORWARD WITH YOUR- ARE YOUR
GUYS. AND YOUR POSITION. HI MY
NAME IS KAYLA ENABLE I'M HERE AT
THE MICHELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC
POLICY WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE
SPONSORS OF EIGHTY SIX OF SEVEN.
I HOPE FOR A YES VOTE. THANK YOU
. GOOD AFTERNOON SURE MEMBERS-
IN MY **** ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
SHOTS OFFICE IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU THANK YOU. AND SEEING NUNS
IN HERE LIKE TO SIGN UP
DECISION. TO THE MEASURE.
WELCOME SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON MR
CARE MEMBERS TO TENDER MOLLY
WITH THE CSU CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
WE DO NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL
POSITION ON THIS MEASURE BUT DO
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S-
WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US ON
SOME OF OUR CONCERNS SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. A
GOOD MORNING THOSE MORNING MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS TYLER ARE YOU
ARE ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA ECHO THE COMMENTS OF
MY- COLLEAGUE FROM CSC WE
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR WORKING
WITH US AND WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK- AS THE BILL MOVES. CHECK
THAT. ISSUES RELENTLESS COULD'VE
THIS MATTER IF YOU LINE. GOING
TO BE LIKE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
OF AN OFFICER A. B. C. SO. THANK
YOU MISTER YOUR SUPPORT OUR
OFFICE TO AB ZERO SEVEN PLEASE
PRESS ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO NINE
THIRTY THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD.
WHENEVER I THOUGHT OF THE
CALIPHATE IN ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTING THE NEARLY HALF A
MILLION STUDENTS DROP YES IF THE
TENANTS FROM SUPPORT. THANK YOU
NEXT WHICH. ANY OTHER PARTIES
PRESS ONE FOR BY ZERO OF THE TO.
A SIX SEVEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
NINE ONE FOUR FOUR- MY ONE FORTY
FOUR YOU MAY TAKE YOURSELF LIKE
YOU THERE. PLEASE GO AHEAD. WE
REPORTER A FULL FILLED AND- FOR
YOUR RUSH THROUGH AN- HEARING ON
. RECOMMEND THAT MAYBE YOU GOT
YOU'RE HEARING THE LITTLE BACK.
I ACTUALLY OF. YOUR COMMON- I'M
NOT THE ONE WHO. TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CALL- THIS HEADS FROM.
AB GO ANYBODY LEFT ON THE PHONE
. NOT AT THIS TIME IS CARE THANK
YOU COME BACK TO THE DAY AT GOT
A MY FOR CENTER WHICH BOTH-
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THE SHOW
CARD FOR THE YOU SO MUCH. AND
HERE IN THE BILL TIME AND
RESPOND FASTER I APPRECIATE THE
WITH BILL- WITH MOTION SYNERGY
BUG MEDICINE PLEASE CALL OUR
FILE ITEM TEN SIX OH SO KALRA
MOTION A TO PASS. THE FRISBEE RE
REFER TO THE CAN ON APPROACH
NEWMAN AYE IMPLEMENT AYE OKAY.
AYE UNTIL BOTH BY CORTESE
CORTESE ID. MCGUIRE MY WOULD
CUEVAS WILK. VERY GOOD WE
BELIEVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO
REACH. FOR A PRO AN HOUR GIVE OR
TAKE A NOT SURE THAT WE WILL
TURN OF- THE CA. OF THE SENATE
SO- TO CLOSE OUT ALL OF THE RAIN
VOTES WHAT IS MORE TO HAVE AND
NOT A GOING TO PROBABLY- PUSH
THROUGH MEASURES NONE OF WHICH
ARE FOR TO THE NAY. SENATE
EDUCATE COMMITTEE CAN HEARING ON
ONCE IN A WEEK- WITH THAT- WE
WILL RESET THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT LET LET ME BRING- THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
BACK TO ORDER THANK YOU SUSANA-
SO WELCOME BACK EVERYBODY WE'RE
GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
GLAMOROUS PROCESS OF- CLOSING
OUT ALL REMAINING BILLS- WE ARE
STILL MISSING AT LEAST ONE
AUTHORED BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF
MY COLLEAGUE SENESCHAL ACROSS
LET US REOPEN THE ROLE- AND
PLEASE CALL ANY VOTES. FOR WHICH
MEMBERS HAVE NOT WEIGHED IN OKAY
FILE ITEM TO AB TWO NINETY NINE
A HOLDEN TO PASTOR PERFORATIONS
CURRENT VOTE TWO EYES IN ONE NO
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I- TWO
NINETY NINE HOLDEN GENOMMEN NO
JANET ITEM NUMBER TWO. YES
MCGUIRE SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. THERE
IS NO RUSH ON. DEAL NUMBER.
EIGHTY TWO NINETY NINE.
HI SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I. YEAH OKAY
. FILE ITEM NINE AB FIVE NINETY
NINE WARD MOTION IS TO PASS
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT VOTE IS
THREE EYES. AND NONO'S WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING I SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS BY. THE BILL
HAS FOUR VOTES WE WILL LEAVE IT
OPEN. FILE ITEM TEN. AB SIX OH
SEVEN KALRA DO PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CRUMBLED AS THREE
EYES AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING I.
SMALLWOOD CLEVERNESS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS I. WE REALLY THAT OVER AS
WELL. FILE ITEM FIFTEEN AB NINE
THIRTY MURATSUCHI TO PASS AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR PROVIDED THREE EYES AND
NOSE WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I
SMALLWOOD CLEVERNESS SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS ALL RIGHT RESERVED SO I
THINK THAT CLOSES YOU OUT CENTER
. YOU ARE WELCOME A GOOD
AFTERNOON. ALL RIGHT I WOULD ANY
OTHER MEMBERS OR MEMBER WITH
VOTES TO CAST IN THE SENATE
EDUCATION MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN TO
THE HEARING ROOM TWENTY ONE
HUNDRED. AND UNTIL THEN LET ME A
RECESS THE COMMITTEE FOR NOW.
SENATE COMMUNICATION- WE ARE
BACK IN SESSION WE WILL CLOSE
OUT BILLS FOR SENATOR WILK ABOUT
SOME FILE ITEM TEN AB SIX OR
SEVEN KALRA DO PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CURRENT VOTE IS
FOR EYES UNKNOWN KNOWS WITH THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING I'M-
GLAZER MCGUIRE WILK WILL GUY.
SORRY BUT THAT IS RIGHT THANK
YOU- AND WE WILL ONCE AGAIN
RECESSES COMMITTEE. CENTER WILL
. BUT IN A WAY VERY MUCH TO GET
NO.
ALL RIGHT SO WE ARE BACK WE
RECONVENED- THIS IS THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION- WE WILL
BE CLOSING OUT- THE LAST VOTES
FOR A REMAINING MEMBER- AS YOU
GET READY SOON WE'RE GONNA LET
LET ME JUST POINT OUT TO
ANYBODY'S OF FOLLOWING THAT WE
ARE ACTUALLY PUTTING OVER THREE
BILLS WHICH WERE ON THE AGENDA
FOR TODAY- FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY'S
HEARING WHICH IS JUNE JULY THE
TWELFTH- THOSE BILLS ARE A. B.
SIX FIFTY SIX. A. B. TEN FIFTY
FOUR A. B. THIRTEEN NINETY THREE
AGAIN THEY'LL BE HEARD NEXT
WEDNESDAY JULY FOURTH THEIR
SINGLE REFERRED TO SHOULD NOT BE
A PROBLEM FOR THE AUTHORS- WITH
THAT MATTER BE SOLD IF YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND ALL THE
OPEN VOTES. I THE CONTENT COUNTY
MCGUIRE. HI MCGUIRE HI ZERO THAT
IS OUT STEP BILLS AT SEVEN ZERO
I AM TO AB TWO NINETY NINE
HOLDEN DO PASSED TO
APPROPRIATIONS FOR VOTERS THREE
ICE AND ONE NO WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING AYE MCGUIRE AYE MCGUIRE
AYE. THE BILL IS A FORMER TO
ONE. FIVE FIVE NINE FIVE SB SIX
EIGHTY NINE WENDY CARRILLO
MOTIONS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS FROM VOTERS FIVE
EYES AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE
MCGUIRE. WIRE ON NOT BILLS ARE
WITH SIX WINS TWO ZERO. FILE
ITEM SIX AB FIVE FIVE FOR BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER CARRILLO MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS- CRUMBLE IS SIX
EYES AND NOSE WITH THE CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR VOTING I'M MCGUIRE
ACQUIRE I'M- NOT VOTERS AT SEVEN
THAT GOES AT SEVEN DOLLARS TO
ZERO. FILE ITEM SEVEN EIGHT FIVE
SIX. MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATE CURRENT SIX SIZE NO
NOS WITH THE CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR VOTING AYE. MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE I'M- THAT MEASURES OUT
SEVEN VOTES TO ZERO. FILE ITEM
NINE AB FIVE NINE NINE WARD
MOTION IS TO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CRUMBLE IS FOR
EYES AND NO NOS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING AYE. MCGUIRE MCGUIRE I.
THE OF VOTES TWO ZERO FILE ITEM
TEN AB SIX OH SEVEN KALRA MOTION
IS TO PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
CURRENT VOTE IS. FIVE EYES AND
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE CHAIR AND
VICE CHAIR VOTING HI. MCGUIRE
MCGUIRE AYE- DO NOT KNOW I DO I
AM GOING TO CLOSE IT OUT THAT
THAT BILL IS OUT SIX WAS TWO
ZERO. FILE ITEM THIRTEEN AB TEN
SEVENTY EIGHT JAX JACKSON MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CRUMBLED IS FOR
ICE. AND TO KNOWS WITH THE CHAIR
BODINE AYE MCGUIRE. ACQUIRE I'M
- THAT MEASURES AT FIVE VOTES TO
INSTEAD CORRECTIONS THAT MEASURE
FIVE VOTES TO TWO. FILE ITEM
FIFTEEN. A. B. NINE THIRTY
MURATSUCHI MOTION IS TO PASS TO
LABOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT CRUMBLE IS FOR EYES
AND NO KNOWS WITH THE TROUBLED
IN AYE. MCGUIRE MCGUIRE I. THE
MEASURES OF FIVE VOTES TWO ZERO.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA
AND THE ROLE THAT WITH THAT THE
SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION IS
A GERMAN THANK YOU EVERYBODY.