SENATE COMMITTEE ON MILITARY
AFFAIRS WILL NOW COME TO ORDER
GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN- MEMBERS A COMMITTEE
AND SENATE- WE WILL- WELCOME
EVERYONE THIS IS A COMMITTEES A
VERY SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ALL OF
US WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY TO THE
VETERANS ON THE DYESS OF WELCOME
HOME. AND ALL OF YOU WHO SERVED
AND REPRESENTED OUR GREAT
COUNTRY IN UNIFORM AND TO YOU
WELCOME HOME- THE HERE YOU GO
THE SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME
THE PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA THE
TELEPHONE- CONFERENCE SERVICE
FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY
PARTICIPANT NUMBER IS.
877-226-8163 AND THE ACCESS CODE
IS. ONE ONE FOUR SEVEN TWO SEVEN
SIX. WE'RE HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE AND THE- STREET
BUILDING I ASK THAT ALL MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE BE PRESIDENT
ROOM TWENTY TWO HUNDRED SO WE
CAN ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM AND
BEGIN OUR MEETING. WE HAVE
TWELVE BILLS ON THE AGENDA TODAY
AND- BEFORE WE HEAR PRESENTATION
ON THE BILLS LET'S ESTABLISH A
QUORUM IF WE HAVE- MADAM
SECRETARY READ THE READ THE- THE
LIST OF SENATORS. ARCHULETA HERE
GROWTH. COLORADO GUILT. MENJIVAR
AND VERY NUMBER SO THEY GOT A
COURT WE HAVE A CORE THANK YOU-
AS A MENTIONED WE HAVE TWELVE
BILLS WE HAVE NINE BILLS ON
CONSENT. SO SHOULD BE A PRETTY
QUICK MEETING CHAU- THE CONSENT
CALENDAR- MADE A MOTION. THE
MORE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR MENJIVAR. IN THE SECTOR
CALL THE ROLL. ARCHULETA BY
ARTILLERY I GROWTH GROUP I
ELDORADO GIL MENJIVAR MENJIVAR
II NUMBER. THE ONE HOTEL. THE
CALENDAR PASSAGE- NOW IS YOUR
OUR FIRST AUTHOR. AND WE WILL
HEAR FROM ASSEMBLY MEMBER RAMOS
WILL BE PRESENTING ASSEMBLY BILL
FORTY SIX AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
AND- LEVINE OUR VETERANS I KNOW
YOU DO. THANK YOU THANK YOU SO
MUCH RESEARCHERS SENATORS. TODAY
I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS IN AB FORTY SIX
FOCUSES ON OUR ARMED SERVICES
AND SEEKS TO EXTEND THE STATE
BENEFIT FOR RETIRED VETERANS WHO
USUALLY RETIRED AFTER TWENTY
YEARS OF SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY
THIS BILL ALSO EXEMPTS SURVIVOR
BENEFITS FROM BEING TAXED IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THIS
EXEMPTION IS TO BEGAN UPON
RETIREMENT AND WILL LAST FOR TEN
YEARS UNTIL TWENTY THIRTY FOUR.
AB FORTY SIX FOCUSES ON HONORING
THOSE WHO DEDICATED THEIR LIVES
TO SERVING OUR COUNTRY
STRENGTHENING AND ATTRACTING A
SKILLED WORKFORCE WITHIN OUR
ECONOMY. TODAY YOU'LL BE HEARING
FROM TWO WITNESSES JOSH BAKER OF
THE CALIFORNIA ENLISTED
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL GUARDS
OF THE UNITED STATES AND RAMONA
CHAVEZ OF THE MILITARY OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA.
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS.
AND WE'LL BEGIN WITH JOSH BAKER
THANK YOU READY. THANK YOU
SOMEONE GOOD AFTERNOON SENATORS
MY NAME'S JOSH BAKER AND I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
LISTED ASSOCIATION THE NATIONAL
GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES. I
REPRESENTS ABOUT SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
WITH THE MEMBERSHIP OF ONE
THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY
SEVEN WHO ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARDSMEN.
EVE I'M THE ONLY ASSOCIATION
THAT SUPPORTS THIS BILL WHO
REPRESENTS AND WHOSE MEMBERSHIP
COMPILES OF CURRENTLY SERVING
MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY. A
FORMER SECRETARY OF THE CAL THAT
DOCTOR BASANTI EFFECTUAL YOUR
FIRST TWO OTHER REFERS TO US AS
CURRENTLY SERVING VETS. SO IT'S
A VERY COOL TITLE. SO THAT
PROVIDES ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GO AND TALK WITH OUR NATIONAL
GUARDSMEN TALK WITH MY MEMBERS
ON WHAT THEIR PLANS ARE FOR
RETIREMENT. AND EITHER JOKINGLY
OR SERIOUSLY A LOT OF THEM SAY
RETIREMENT IN CALIFORNIA IS NOT
IN THEIR CARDS BECAUSE THEIR
RETIREMENT DOLLARS CAN GO SO
MUCH FURTHER IN ANY OTHER STATE
. AND SO THAT WAS REALLY
HIGHLIGHTED UPON ME- LOOKING OUT
THE- THE U. S. ARMY PRODUCES
THIS MAGAZINE CALLED THE ARMY
ECHOES AND SO THE SPRING
MAGAZINE THEY PUT OUT A NICE
LITTLE ARTICLE ON WHAT EACH
STATE GIVES FOR ITS RETIREES.
EACH NIGHT AT LEAST AT THE VERY
BOTTOM. NO EXCEPTIONS CALIFORNIA
AND WASHINGTON DC. AND THAT
REALLY HIGHLIGHTS TO. ANYBODY IN
THE U. S. ARMY WHO'S RETIRING
WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO GO IN
RETIREMENT PLANNER RETIREMENT
HOW FAR THE RETIREMENT DOLLAR
CAN GO. CALIFORNIA YOUR
RETIREMENT DOLLARS JUST NOT
GONNA GO THAT FAR. AND IT REALLY
HIT HOME FOR ME THIS YEAR WHEN
MY OWN BROTHER SERGEANT FIRST
CLASS JOSEPH BAKER U. S. ARMY
RETIRED. RETIRED OUT OF FORT
IRWIN CALIFORNIA. RAISED IN
CALIFORNIA HIS LAST DUTY
ASSIGNMENT IN CALIFORNIA. AND
CHOSE TO RETIRE IN ANOTHER STATE
BECAUSE RECEIVE RETIREMENT
DOLLAR CAN GO FURTHER. SO TAKING
IT MOVING HIS FAMILY MOVING HIS
WIFE WHO'S GOING TO SCHOOL TO
BECOME A TEACHER. AND NOW.
WHETHER IT WAS IN HIS THOUGHT
PROCESS OF WORK IN MY RETIREMENT
DOLLAR GO WELL WE LOST OUT. WE
BEING CALIFORNIANS LOST OUT ON A
SKILLED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WE
ISN'T CALIFORNIANS LOST OUR
FUTURE TEACHER. BECAUSE THAT
BENEFIT ISN'T THERE. NOW WE HAVE
SO MANY MILITARY BASES IN
CALIFORNIA THAT WE HAVE THIS
OPPORTUNITY. TO ESSENTIALLY
CONVERT AND MAKE NEW
CALIFORNIANS WHEN WE HAVE THE
SOLDIERS AIRMEN. SAILORS THAT
COME INTO OUR STATE WHETHER IT'S
VOLUNTARY OR MILITARY VOLATILE
GREAT REMEMBER THAT TERM. BUT
WHEN THEY COME IN THEIR ASSIGNED
HERE AND THEY DECIDE. WHAT MAYBE
I CAN RETIRE IN CALIFORNIA THE
WEATHER'S GORGEOUS. BUT WHEN IT
LOOKING AT THOSE BENEFITS THAT
EVERY OTHER STATE GIVES THAT
CALIFORNIA JUST DOESN'T HAVE. SO
AGAIN. FOR CALIFORNIANS IT'S
ANOTHER BENEFIT AND EVEN
REPRESENTING OUR NATIONAL
GUARDSMEN. AGAIN TALK TO SO MANY
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN WHO. AND I
KNOW PERSONALLY WHO I WORK WITH
SO MANY OF THEM WHERE THEY GO
AND- DEDICATE THEIR CAREER IN
THEIR SERVICE TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND A GUARD CAPACITY
AND WHEN IT COMES TIME TO RETIRE
THEY CHOOSE TO RETIRE AND MOVE
TO SOME OTHER STATE BECAUSE THE
RETIREMENT DOLLAR JUST GOES
FURTHER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR
ME THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE I
APPRECIATE YOU THANK YOUR FAMILY
FOR THEIR SERVICE. THE NOW
RAMONA CHÁVEZ. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M CAPTAIN RAMADA JARVIS US AIR
FORCE CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL
GUARD. AND AIRFORCE RESERVES I
AM ALSO CHAPTER BOARD MEMBER
WITH THE MILITARY OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. FIRST
I'D LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALMOST FOR THE LEADING
THIS EFFORT. AND THE THIRTY PLUS
ASSEMBLY MEMBERS AND SENATORS
WHO HAVE CO SPONSORED THIS BILL.
AND THANK YOU THE TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
HEAR US TODAY. AND I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK YOU SENATOR I SHOULD
LET THE FOR YOUR SERVICE AND
PLEASE EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO
YOUR TWO SONS. YOU FIRST YOU
KNOW FIRST HAND THE CALIBER THE
COMMITMENT AND THE SELFLESS
DEDICATION THIS THIS INTO THE
VERY BEING OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN
IN UNIFORM. I'M HONORED TO HAVE
SERVED FOR TWENTY THREE YEARS. I
AM LISTED BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO
TO COLLEGE IT WAS A FOUR YEAR
COMMITMENT. I JOIN FOR SELFISH
REASONS AND LIKE MANY OTHERS WHO
HAVE SERVED I STAYED FOR
SELFLESS REASONS. I INVESTED IN
GI BILL AND MADE GOOD ON ITS-
BASS GOING TO SCHOOL AT THE
UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO.
I MADE A CAREER IN TECHNOLOGY
FOR TWENTY FIVE PLUS YEARS IN
THIS STATE. JUGGLING THE
CIVILIAN WORLD WITH THE DEMAND
THE MILITARY ONE. IN AN INSTANT
I WAS ACTIVATED. TAKE A CREW THE
60% CREWS TO THE BUTTE COUNTY
FIRES. MANY HOMES WERE SAVED.
REMEMBER Y. TWO K. THE
CALIFORNIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD
WAS ON WATCH SITTING UP
CONTINGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. AND ABROAD THERE WERE
DEMANDS TO. FOR THE PAST TWENTY
PLUS YEARS THE MEN AND WOMEN OF
THE UNITED STATES MILITARY HAVE
BEEN DEFENDING THIS WITHOUT
COMPLAINTS. THE LONGEST WARS IN
OUR HISTORY. SOME OF THEM AT
HOME. THE COST OF THEM IS
MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS FREQUENT
MOVES THE NEW COMMUNITIES FAMILY
SEPARATION. AND A LACK OF
OPPORTUNITY TO ADEQUATELY BUILD
RELATIONS AND HOME EQUITY. AND
THERE ARE THOSE THAT PAY FOR
THEIR LIFE. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A
FRIEND STORY HER NAME IS SUE
STORY. HER HUSBAND MASTER
SERGEANT DENNIS STORY SERVED IN
THE U. S. AIR FORCE FROM
NINETEEN SIXTY FOUR TO NINETEEN
EIGHTY SEVEN. A VIETNAM VET
EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE.
SCINTILLATOR MASTER'S DEGREE HE
SHE WAS SUPPORTING HER HUSBAND'S
CAREER IN THE MILITARY. THEN AS
AGENT ORANGE ORANGE RETELL ON
HIS BODY AND MIND. SHE GAVE UP
HER CAREER IN TEACHING TO TAKE
CARE OF THEM. MASTER SERGEANT
STORY LOS BATTLE NINETEEN EIGHTY
SEVEN. HE LEFT A WIDOW WITH FIVE
CHILDREN. THE ONLY SUPPORT SHE
RECEIVED. WITH THE SURVIVING
SPOUSE BENEFIT PLAN. WHICH PETER
55% OF HIS RETIREMENT FIFTY FIVE
PERCENT. LET THAT SETTLE IN. IN
CALIFORNIA FULLY TAXES THAT 55%
WITH THAT SETTLE IN. PEOPLE MAKE
DECISIONS ON WHERE TO LIVE BY
MANY FACTORS BUT COST IS A BIG
ONE. CALIFORNIA IS SEEN THE
EFFECT OF THAT. LOSING VETERANS
COSTS CALIFORNIA. OUR SERVICE
MEMBERS ARE THE MOST HIGHLY
EDUCATED AND SKILLED IN OUR
MILITARY'S HISTORY THEIR AVERAGE
AGE IS IN THEIR EARLY FORTIES
CALTRAIN MANAGERS ENGINEERS
TECHNICIANS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TEACHING. OVER 75% OF THEM ARE
ENLISTED THOSE ARE SENIOR
SERGEANTS AND PETTY OFFICERS TO
BE COMPETITIVE AND GROW OUR
ECONOMY CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO
RETAIN THESE QUALITY WORKERS.
MILITARY RETIREES ARE READY FROM
THE FIRST DAY OF RETIREMENT TO
ENTER NUMEROUS CRITICAL
PROFESSIONS INCLUDING THOSE IN
STEM PROFESSIONS. WE BRING GREAT
VALUE TO THE STATE BEYOND THAT
LET'S RECOGNIZE THE INVALUABLE
ASSET ARE VETERANS AND SURVIVING
SPOUSES HAVE BEEN TO OUR COUNTRY
AND TO THIS STATE. CALIFORNIA
STANDS OUT AND SO MANY GREAT
WAYS. BUT TO BE THE ONLY STATE
THAT FULLY TAXES MILITARY
RETIREMENT SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF
THEM. WHEN YOU SAY THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE ACT ON IT. WE
SUPPORT AB FORTY SIX FOR
VETERANS AND FOR CALIFORNIA
THANK YOU. THANK YOU THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE. NOW LET'S HEAR
FROM- ANYONE ELSE IS A SUPPORT
WITNESS HERE IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED. GOOD AFTERNOON CAROL
ROSS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
CORONADO IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. MY BEST. LAWRENCE
GAIN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU. AS THE VAN FROM A
MOBILE MEMBER FROM SOLANO COUNTY
AND AIRFORCE AIRFORCE RESERVE
VETERANS FIRST AND FOREMOST I'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS MY THANKS TO
YOUR COMMITTEE FOR ALL THE HARD
WORK AND SUPPORT YOU DO GIVE
OUR- MILITARY VETERANS AND ALSO
THEIR FAMILIES. OR LIKE TO THE
CORE FIRST TWO SPEAKERS AT THIS
IS ALSO A FAMILY ISSUE. WE ARE
LOSING VETERANS BUT WE'RE ALSO
LOSING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN
OFTENTIMES WHEN THEY TRANSFER TO
OTHER STATES I'M NOT SURE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS WAS FULLY
CONSIDER THE LOSS OF WORKFORCE
AND ALSO LOSS OF TAX REVENUE
WHEN THAT HAPPENS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE. I'M FRED JEFF IN A
TWENTY EIGHT YEAR OLD. FOR EIGHT
YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE U. S.
NAVY I LIVE IN. IT WOULD
CALIFORNIA. I HAVE SERVED IN THE
SHIPYARDS AT. IN VALLEJO
SHIPYARDS IN SAN FRANCISCO AT
HUNTERS POINT DURING MY ACTIVE
DUTY. AS WELL AS IN OTHER AREAS
OF CALIFORNIA I ALSO WAS ON THE
COMMISSIONING OF THE USS
CALIFORNIA CGN THIRTY SIX WHICH
IS A NUCLEAR POWERED CRUISER. I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. IT'S NEEDED
IT'S PAST TIME WE RECOGNIZE. THE
SERVICE THAT ALL OF THESE FOLKS
HAVE DONE. AND I HOPE THAT YOU
WILL SEE FIT TO APPROVE THIS
MEASURE THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR
FOR YOUR SERVICE THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS MAKE IT SHOULD BE JORDAN
. I'M NOT THREE YEARS OLD. I
SPENT MY FIRST. OVERSEAS TOUR IN
NINETEEN FORTY EIGHT. M. FROM
THERE I WENT TO JAPAN. FROM
JAPAN FACT TO CAREER. ON THE-
FIFTEENTH OF JULY NINETEEN FIFTY
I WISH IT AND- PUSH ON. WORKING
AS A- CALL BACK TRANSPORTATION.
SOCKET JULY SPENT THE KOREAN WAR
. N. OKAY BACK TO THE UNITED
STATES. SIGNED D. D. Y. TO WEST
POINT. OR TO GO TO OCS. ARE WE
DID NOT OCS IF IT WILL GET YOU A
DIRECT APPOINTMENT BASED ON YOUR
COMBAT EXPERIENCE. I DID CHAU
BECAME A SECOND LIEUTENANT AT.
WEST POINT NOT A GRADUATE BUT I
ASSOCIATED WITH THE- AND I WOULD
ENJOY BEING THERE ENSURE. YOUR
SONS ARE- IN MY DREAMS THANK YOU
THANK YOU I'M IN TOTAL SUPPORT
OF THIS I HAD THREE KIDS. THEY
ALL USED TO UC SYSTEM. I HAVE
BEEN. THREE CAREERS. AFTER I GOT
OUT OF. THE MILITARY WANTED A
SEVEN YEAR I'VE WORKED AT WBAL
RADIO IN BALTIMORE. AS OPERATION
MANAGER RUNNING STATION. I CAME
BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND I'VE
WORKED WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA CUTTING OUT WITH
ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT'S
OFFICE WHERE ADELINE HOME SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION FOR HANDICAPPED
KIDS. OF MY WHOLE THIRTEEN FOR
FIFTEEN YEARS. I WORKED THERE I
LOVE CALIFORNIA I LOVE WORKING
WITH THE KIDS I LOVE WHAT HAD TO
OFFER MY KIDS ALL WERE UC
GRADUATES. SO WHICH IS WHERE I
WANT TO BE ENVISIONED FOR WE
SHOULD ALL SHOULD BE. AND WE NOT
WE'RE NOT BEGGING WE PUT IN THE
TIME WE PUT IN THE TIME. WE
REALLY NEED THE SUPPORT. THANK
YOU THANK YOU SIR AND THANK YOU
AGAIN FOR YOUR SERVICE THANK YOU
AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR EIGHTY
SECOND AIRBORNE YES THANK YOU
THERE. YES MA'AM. HI I BROUGHT
MY HUSBAND ALONG THIS IS MASTER
SERGEANT DENNIS STORY MASTER
SERGEANT IN THE STORIES MY
HUSBAND AND I'M A SURVIVING
SPOUSE MY HUSBAND SIR CAME OF
THE- AGENT ORANGE AND I WANT TO
TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS
FOR ME. LIVING ON THE LITTLE BIT
OF MONEY THAT I HELP AND HAVING
IT ALL TAX IS REALLY HARD. AND I
ASK THAT YOU PASS AB FORTY SIX.
THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MA'AM. WELL NEW- OVER WE GO THE
GROWTH PAIN AND ANKLE REP THE-
VETERANS OR- IN SOME. OF
ADVANCED PUBLIC CALIFORNIA
LEGION DEPARTMENT CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS
CALIFORNIA STATE COMMANDER
VETERANS COUNCIL MILITARY
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA VIETNAM VETERANS OF
AMERICA CALIFORNIA STATE
COUNCIL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM IN
SUPPORT OF. WILL NOW MOVE ON TO
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. IN
THE ROOM. I SEE NONE. NOW LET'S
HEAR FROM ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES- LET'S SEE. WHAT ELSE
IS OPPOSITION THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THOSE IN THE ROOM NOW WE'RE
GOING TO TESTIFIED YOUR
TESTIMONY TELECONFERENCE SERVICE
MODERATOR. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE
PROMPT INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
OF AB FORTY SIX WILL BEGIN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF AB FORTY SIX YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE
WILL GO TO LINE IS SIXTY FIVE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THE MEMBERS AND ALSO
A COMPLIMENT THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT IN THIS ISSUE- MY
SUPPORT AB FORTY SIX AND I'M-
HOPE YOU ALL WILL TOO. AND I
HOPE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOBBY OR
WHATEVER THE COURT ROOM AND
ENSURE FELLOW SENATORS ON THE
PREPARATIONS COMMITTEE NOT TO
PLEASE BILL IN SUSPENSE AND
ALLOW PEOPLE TO BUY THE FULL
SENATE. THIS RECEIVED SUCH A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT IN THE ASSEMBLY IT IS
ONLY FAIR THAT FIGURES TO BE
HEARD BY THE FULL SENATE- GOOD
THANK YOU SHOULD FOLLOW. THANK
YOU SEE THANK EFFORT AS- NEXT UP
. THANK YOU LOOK ONLINE SIXTY
THREE THREE LINE IS OPEN. YES MY
NAME BILL TAYLOR. I OUT TRAVIS
YEAH- AT THE MOST. AND I ALSO IN
THE YOU KNOW SCHOOL DISTRICT AT
THE SCHOOL WOULD. I'VE WATCHED
TOO MANY PEOPLE LEAVE CALIFORNIA
BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL SITUATIONS.
WE NEED A P. FORTY THIRD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NEXT UP OPERATOR
. THANK YOU I NEED SEVENTY ONE.
REMEMBER THE COLD WAR BERMAN ON
BEHALF OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
OF SUPERVISORS SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. EXCEPT MODERATE LINE. SEVEN
FOUR. MEMBERS PERRY WITH THEIR
SAYS FROM OF AFTER QUELQUE SAYS
HOW THE TREMENDOUS. THANK YOU
MODERATOR. THANK YOU KLEINER.
SEVENTY EIGHT. MEMBERS ACTUALLY
WALK AROUND HALF OF THE COUNTY
OF MONTEREY BORDER. APART THANK
YOU MODERATOR. THANK YOU WINE IS
. SIXTY SEVEN. HELLO THIS IS
COLONEL JAMES FAIR MEMBER THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY VETERANS
COMMISSION AND THE AMERICAN
LEGION IN SUPPORT OF AB FORTY
SIX. ALTHOUGH THE- GOOD READING
AT. ONE MOMENT HERE. WE OPEN AT
SIGN ONE MOMENT. OKAY I'M SORRY
GO AHEAD SIXTY SEVEN. COLONEL
JAMES FAIR MEMBER THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY VETERANS COMMISSION. I
CAN REGION IN SUPPORT OF AB
FORTY SIX. ALSO AT THE PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND LOCAL
TEACHER UNION REPRESENTATIVE I
CAN CONFIRM THAT CTA THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
WHICH REPRESENTS OVER 70% OF
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC EDUCATORS
WILL NOT OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK
YOU THANK YOU MODERATOR. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE NOT FOR
SUPPORTER OPPOSITION CAME WOULD
YOU ASK ONE MORE TIME. REPORTER
A POSITION OF AB FORTY SIX MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AND WE
HAVE NO ONE KILL VERY GOOD NO
WILL BRING IT OVER TO THE
MEMBERS FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. PLEASE GO RIGHT AHEAD
. THANK YOU SOME AROUND MOST- M.
YOU NEVER YOU NEVER FAIL TO
DISAPPOINT ME WHEN HE CAN BRING
FORWARD YOU'RE FEELS I WANT TO
THANK YOU SO MUCH M. AND ALSO
JUST FINISHED YOUR MY SADNESS
THAT IT TAKES A LEGISLATIVE ACT
FOR US TO. TAKE CARE OF OUR OF
OUR OUR VETERANS- THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE-
SURVIVING SPOUSES STORY WHOSE
FROM MY DISTRICT AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO SHARE
WITH US MASTER SERGEANT DENSELY
STORY. WITH US HERE AT THE IN
THE LEGISLATURE THANK YOU
NOTHING WILL MOVE WHEN
APPROPRIATE AND KERRY. THE
BETTER SHANNON WROTE. THANK YOU
YOU SOME MEMBER I FOR- JUST. I
REALLY YOU WILL ME TO BE A CO
AUTHOR ON IT AS WELL I RAN A
BILL SIMILAR TO IT A COUPLE OF
YEARS AGO THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS FEDERATION KILL THE
BILL IT WAS ABOUT PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTIONS. SO IF YOU WERE RIGHT
NOW I'M CALIFORNIAN ONLY A
HEADER PERCENT DISABILITY AND
THEN YOU GET PROPERTY TAX
EXEMPTION AND WE TRIED TO
CORRELATE IT WITH THE DISABILITY
ITSELF LIKE IF YOU WERE 50%
DISABLED TO BE FIFTY PERCENT.
20% BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE
TO HAVE BOTH LEGS GONE AN ARM IN
THE BLIND. IN ORDER TO GET A
PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION SO I
APPLAUD YOU FOR PUSHING FORWARD
I APPLAUD YOU FOR NOT LETTING
THEM KILL YOUR BILL. I HOPE THIS
BILL GETS OFF OF APPROPRIATIONS
AND- AGAIN THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO BE A CO AUTHOR ON
THIS BILL I THINK IT'S AN- ADDED
TWENTY NINE STATES THAT HAVE
ALREADY DONE THIS. I THINK IT'S
ABOUT TIME CARD CALIFORNIA
STEPPED UP AND PROTECTED IT'S
VETERAN POPULATION THAT PUT ITS
RIGHT HEMISPHERE TO SWEAR TO
DEFEND THIS COUNTRY AGAINST ALL
ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. I
APPRECIATE THIS BILL AND I WOULD
ALSO MOVE- AT THE PERFECT TIME
THAT MY COLLEAGUE BEAT ME TO IT.
IT THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS MINUTE
. NOPE OKAY- BEFORE YOU- CLOSE I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO- ALSO LIKE TO
BE A- CO AUTHOR OF YOU WOULD
BUT- I I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU
FOR. I THINK EVERYONE IN THIS
ROOM. IS HEARTFELT. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER RAMOS FOR AUTHORING THE
BILL AND- AS YOU HEARD WE'VE
BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS FOR GOOD
NUMBER OF YEARS. AND- AND I
THINK THAT. MEN AND WOMEN WHO
SERVE. OUR GREAT COUNTRY TWENTY
YEARS PLUS. NEED THIS THERE'S NO
DOUBT. IS THE ONLY STATE AND
WE'VE HEARD IT. ONCE BEFORE THAT
WE'RE THE ONLY STATE DOES NOT
PROVIDE. A TAX CUT TO MILITARY
RETIREES IN THE PENSIONS. AND
IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT CALIFORNIA
FOR RETIREES THE POPULATION HAS
DECLINED BY FOURTEEN PERCENT.
FROM TWENTY TEN TO TWENTY TWENTY
ONE. IN THE BOOKLET THAT YOU
BROUGHT FORWARD I'D LIKE A COPY
OF THAT. SO I COULD SHOW IT
MYSELF. MILITARY RETIREES IN
CALIFORNIA RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY
. TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED
SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS PER MONTH.
TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWO
THOUSAND FOUR SIX FIVE DOLLARS
PER MONTH. FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FOR TWENTY NINE
THOUSAND ANNUALLY. WHICH IS
HARDLY A GOLDEN PARACHUTE- YOU
CAN IMAGINE WITH THE TAX MIGHT
BE. ON TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS OR
CHAU- THEN I WILL GIVE A PLUG MY
SON A TENER COLONEL BRANDON
ARCHULETA. WHO WROTE A BOOK ON
MILITARY PENSIONS A FEW YEARS
AGO. AND THREE IMPORTANT POINTS
CITY POINTS OUT. THAT MILITARY
PENSION POLICIES ARE AS OLD AS A
REPUBLIC ITSELF. RESIDING IN THE
INTEREST IN THE INTERSECTION OF
U. S. SOCIAL ECONOMIC AND
DEFENSE POLICIES. MILITARY
PENSIONS OF A LONG STANDING
TRADITION AS A MEANS FOR SOCIAL
UP LET THE MOBILITY. MULTI
GENERATIONS OF SERVICE MEMBERS
AND THEIR FAMILIES INTO THE
MIDDLE CLASS AFTER YEARS OF
FAITHFUL SERVICE TO OUR NATION.
CONSEQUENTLY MILITARY RETIREES
ARE TYPICALLY INSPIRED TO TAKE
ON AN ACTIVE AND PARTICIPATORY.
INTEREST IN CIVIL SOCIETY AND
POLITICAL PROCESS AND- FAMILIES
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. WE MUST NOT
FORGET THEIR SERVICE. A NUMBER
OF MILITARY RIGHT RETIREES ARE
IN THEIR FORTIES AND FIFTIES.
AND WILL HAVE A SECOND CAREER
AND I THINK THAT IS THE POINT
WE'RE MISSING A SECOND CAREER
IMAGINE THE MONEY THEY WILL MAKE
IN CALIFORNIA- IF THEY REMAIN TO
CAREERS. THAT WILL PROVIDE
TWENTY FIVE OR MORE YEARS IN
STATE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY FROM
WORKING AGE MILITARY RETIREES
EDITORI HEARD THAT THESE ARE
BRIGHT INTELLIGENT READY TO WORK
INDIVIDUALS- WE MUST RETAIN.
HERE IN CALIFORNIA BY TRUCK
DIDN'T RETAINING HIGHLY SKILLED
MILITARY RETIREES IN CALIFORNIA
WE WILL BE ABLE TO COUNT ON THEM
TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR WORKFORCE
GROW OUR ECONOMY REYES ARE
FAMILIES AND OF COURSE PAY STATE
TAXES ON THEIR PRIMARY. POST
RETIREMENT INCOMES SO FOR THESE
REGIONS I SUPPORT TRUTH IT HAS
TO BE A CO AUTHOR AND I DIDN'T
TO TAKE THE WAY OUT HERE. BUT I
TELL YOU WHAT I AM SO PASSIONATE
THAT FOR THE YEARS AT ALL OF US
HAVE SERVED ALL OF US IN THIS
ROOM. YOU KNOW WE JUST SOLD
HUMBLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR-
STEADFAST PASSION TO MAKE THIS
BILL GO FORWARD NOW YOU CAN
CLOSE. THANK YOU- THE CHAIRMAN
AND SENATORS I THANK YOU FOR-
COMING TOGETHER TODAY AND
HEARING FROM TESTIMONY FROM
CAPTAIN- RAMONA CHÁVEZ REAL LIFE
EXPERIENCES. AS WELL AS HEARING
FROM THE TESTIMONY THAT THOSE
THAT UPON THE RETIREMENT OF
SERVICE HAVE GIVEN BACK INTO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND KNOWING
THAT CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE
STATE THAT HAS NOT APPROVED ANY
TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR OUR MILITARY
I THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE START
TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION I ASK
FOR YOUR I. WILL. SECRETARY.
ASSEMBLY BILL FORTY SIX TO PASS
AS AMENDED BUT FIRST REFER TO
PREPARATIONS ARCHULETA.
ARCHULETA BY GROWTH PROVIDE ALL
RIGHT TO KILL. A RADICAL I'D
MENTION FAR. AND FAR AYE AM
BURKE. THAT'S ZERO PASS SIR OKAY
THE- BILLS FELL GREG. CHECK IS
AND I THINK DESERVES A ROUND OF.
LADIES. WE DON'T KNOW DO THE IT
COULD BE MEETING. BUT I'M TODAY
IS YOU ARE ASSEMBLY MEMBER THE
YOU. OKAY SO LET ME GO ON AND
FINISH UP THE MEETING- WHERE ARE
WE AT. SB SIXTEEN SIXTY THAT
SAID. THE PAGES. WHERE. OKAY
RIGHT NOW WE GO TO A B. SIXTEEN
SIXTY WELL ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SHOREA. PLEASE PRESENT YOUR BILL
GOOD AFTERNOON MA'AM- AB SIXTEEN
FIVE- IS A BILL WILL HELP
PROTECT THE RIGHT OF THE SPOUSE
OR DE PARTNER OF A LIVE IN A
VETERANS HOME TO REMAIN IN THE
HOMIE IN THE EVENT OF A DIVORCE
OR SEPARATION OR THE DISCHARGE.
OF THE VETERAN SPOUSE AS THEY
PREPARE TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA AND OF LIFE
OPTION ACT OF THE STATE LAW
CURRENTLY ESTABLISHES THE RIGHT
OF THE SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC
PARTNER OF AN ELIGIBLE VETERAN
ADMITTED TO A VETERANS HOME. TO
ACCOMPANY THEM PROVIDED THAT
THERE IS SPACE THAT JOINT
RESIDENCIES IN THE BETTER AND
INTERESTS THAT THE SPOUSE OR
DOMESTIC PARTNER IS A CALIFORNIA
RESIDENT WHO HAS BEEN MARRIED OR
COHABITATING. WITH THE VETERANS
AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND THAT THE
VETERAN AND THEIR SPOUSE OR
DOMESTIC PARTNER AGREED TO PAY
THE REQUISITE FEES AND CHARGES.
THE LAW ALSO CURRENTLY PROVIDES
THAT THE MEMBER SPOUSE OR
DOMESTIC PARTNER MAY CONTINUE
RESIDENTS AFTER THE VETERANS
THAT SO LONG AS THEY CONTINUE TO
PAY ALL THE APPLICABLE.
APPLICABLES FEES HOWEVER THE LAW
IS OTHERWISE SILENT ON OTHER
CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH A MEMBER
SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC PARTNER MAY
REMAIN AT THE HOME SUCH AS
DIVORCE OR SEPARATION.
ADDITIONALLY SINCE THE PASSAGE
OF THE END OF LIFE OPTION ACT
CALVET HAS HAD TO FORMULATE
POLICY PROVIDING FOR THE
EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER THE ACT
BY HOME. HOME MEMBERS WHILE
REMAINING COMPLIANT WITH FEDERAL
LAW. UNDER WHICH MEDICAL AID IN
DYING IS STILL FORBIDDEN. CALVET
REGULATION FOR BATES THE
DEPARTMENT FOR PROVIDING AID IN
DYING DRUGS AND FOR BATES ITS
EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS FROM
PARTICIPATING IN ANY ACTIVITY
UNDER THE END OF LIFE OPTION
ACT. WHILE ON THE PREMISES OF
THE VETERANS HOME OR WHILE
ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE OF THE
SCOPE OF ANY EMPLOYMENT BY OUR
CONTRACT WITH THE VETERANS
HOMES. FURTHER CALVET REGULATION
ALSO REQUIRES THAT SHOULD A
MEMBER INTENDED TAKEN AID IN
DYING DRUG TO END HIS OR HER
LIFE. THAT BEFORE RECEIVING AND
TAKING THE DRUG THE MEMBER MUST
THIS CHARGE H. FROM THE HOME.
THOUGH IT DOES NOT PER FOR THEIR
RETURN IF THEY END UP ELECTING
NOT TO TAKE THE DRUG. AFTER ALL
HOWEVER IT IS NOT CURRENTLY
SPECIFIED THAT THE VETERAN
SPOUSE OR PARTNERS MAY REMAIN OR
THAT THEY MAY MAY REMAINING
CASES OF DIVORCE OR SEPARATION.
CALVET IS NOW CONSIDERING
PROPOSED REGULATIONS PROTECTING
CONTINUED RESIDENCY IN THOSE
CASES BUT THERE IS STILL NO
STATUTORY PROTECTION. AT THIS
BILL WILL PROVIDE CERTAINTY TO A
NON VETERAN SPOUSE OR DOMESTIC
PARTNER TO CONTINUE RESIDENCY
AFTER THE DEATH. OF THE VETERAN
THEIR DISCHARGE FROM THEIR HOME
OR AFTER DIVORCE OR SEPARATION.
AND JUST TO ADD I WANTED TO
STATE YOU KNOW MANY OF THE-
RESIDENTS IN THESE HOMES ARE
ELDERLY AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE
A HOMELESS PROBLEM IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. AND WHAT WE WANT
TO DO IS TO PROTECT THOSE- THAT
HAVE YOU KNOW BEEN A SPOUSE OR
DOMESTIC PARTNER ALSO BILLS AND
SO THEN THEY DON'T END UP ALSO.
HOMELESS AND ADDING TO THE ISSUE
THAT WE HAVE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. SO I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE VERY GOOD
THANK YOU. AND ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. HERE IN ROOM. TWENTY
TWO HUNDRED YEARS. YES WE HAVE A
GROUP OF. OKAY THEN- KNOWLEDGE
HERE FROM. BOOM WELL MOVE DOWN
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION. I SEE
NONE- THIS YEAR FROM- ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION OR IN SUPPORT. SO WE
WILL GO WITH THE TELECONFERENCE
MODERATOR. THANK YOU FOR IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN THE ZERO.
AGAIN WE ARE AB SIXTEEN SIXTY
FIVE FOR SUPPORTER OPPOSITION.
MISTER CARE KNOWN ISSUE ENOUGH
AT THE TIME WOULD YOU ASK ONE
MORE TIME. BEFORE WE GO ON. IF
YOU WANT ORDER OPPOSITION OF AB
IS SIXTEEN THIRTY FIVE YOU MAY
PRESS ONE THEN. ZERO MISTER
CHAIR KNOWN AS CUTE THANK YOU
MODERATOR LET ME BRING IT OVER
TO THE MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. SACRAMENTO FOR THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR- AS A MEMBER. I
THINK HOW YOU ENDED YOUR TALKING
POINTS IS REALLY I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND THE INTENT HERE Q.
EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE I SEE
THERE'S ONLY EIGHT OF THESE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA- IN YOUR
RIGHT THE GROWING POPULATION OF
OUR ELDER OUR ELDERS IN
HOMELESSNESS IS. ASTRONOMICAL
WHAT THEN IF. SOMEONE DIVORCES-
AND THERE'S A VETERAN THAT NEEDS
THAT SPACE IS YOUR ROOM FOR
THESE HOMES TO THEM PRIORITIZE
THE VETERAN MAKE A PLAN FOR THE-
DIVORCEE OF THE VETERAN TO FIND
OTHER HOMES AND I'M TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT. HOW WE'RE NOT TAKING
UP SPACE FOR NON VETERANS IN
THESE HOMES. ABSOLUTELY NOT YOU
KNOW I DID GET YOUR POINT I
OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO TAKE
AWAY FROM THE VETERANS HAVING
THE PRIORITY OF HAVING THE SPACE
I WOULD HAVE TO PROBABLY. I
DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER IN TERMS
OF YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS
AT THE MOMENT OBVIOUSLY THERE
ARE LIMITED HOME SO THAT IS AN
ISSUE THAT WE STILL I THINK
GRAPPLE WITH IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO ENSURE THAT
THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE- FOR
VETERAN POPULATION- SO WOOD. YES
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN IF THERE'S A WAY
THAT WE CAN INCLUDE LANGUAGE IN
THE BILL TO ENSURE THAT- THERE'S
APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATE PROCESS-
TO RECOMMENDER. REFER THIS
FORMER SPOUSE OR EVEN THE SPOUSE
THAT- IS THE STILL THE SPOUSE
UNTIL THE PERSON DECIDES TO.
ELECT THE OPTION TO END OF LIFE
I THINK THAT WE AS A STATE I
SHOULD HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
HELP. NAVIGATE THE PROCESS MANY
OF THESE FOLKS SAID THE SPOUSES
THE PARTNERS ARE ALSO VERY
ELDERLY AND SO THE LAST THING
THAT WE WOULD WANT IS TO- YOU
KNOW ENSURE. THAT THESE FOLKS
DON'T END UP ON THE STREETS. IN
THAT YOU KNOW I UNDERSTAND THE
SECOND PROVISION THE END OF LIFE
OPTION I UNDERSTAND EXISTING NOT
HAS TO DO WITH- THE WIDOW BORDER
OF A VETERAN BUT MAYBE MISTER
CHAIR IN YOUR- WITH YOUR
CONVERSATION WITH THE
CONSULTANTS IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN
IF THERE'S PROTECTIONS HERE-
FOR. ENSURING THAT WERE ALWAYS
PRIORITIZE YOU KNOW BETTER INTO
THESE LIMITED HOMES AND NOT JUST
GIVING UP A ROOM FOR THE
DIVORCEE- OTHER VETERANS. IS
THERE ANY PROTECTIONS. THAT WE
CAN LOOK AT- THAT WOULD PERHAPS
YOU REALLY LOOK AT. I DIDN'T GET
THE- TO THAT. BUT I THINK THE-
FOUNDATION OF THE OF MY CORRECT
FROM. IT'S OFTEN TIMES YOU HAVE
THE HUSBAND AND WIFE OR THE- THE
PARTNERSHIP BY THE COULD BE THE
ONE. TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME.
IN THE PRIMARY THE VETERAN WILL
PASS ON. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT
IN THE PAST. THEN THEY WOULD ASK
THE SURVIVOR TO LEAVE THEM
VACATE. AND I THINK THIS
PREVENTS THAT UNDERSTAND THE
PART BUT THE DIVORCE PART IS
THAT I IS THE PART I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WE MIGHT WELL BE
SOMEONE WHO'S NOT LIVING THERE
AT THE HOME WITH THAT. VETERANS
THAT'S WHAT I'M AND THAT COME
INTO ME NUMBER. FIVE RIGHT I
TOOK VERY GOOD POINT BECAUSE THE
PRIMARY REASON. IS TO HOUSE THE
VETERAN YES NOT THE- DIVORCE
LIVE AWAY- PARTNER WHATEVER THAT
PERSON MAY LIVE IN THE STATE
SOMEWHERE OUT. AND INVITE THEM
TO COME IN. AND AS THE SENATORS
MENTIONED BEEN PUSHING A VETERAN
ASIDE. AND BRING IN THE CIVILIAN
. EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE A PARTNER
OR A MARRIED PARTNER DID MATTER.
SO THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK WE
WILL LOOK INTO AND SEE WE CAN
CLARIFY THAT AS WE GO FORWARD
YEAH AND I'M HAPPY TO I DON'T
THINK THE INTENT IS TO. BRING
SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE- I
THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT IS THE- COUPLE IN. THAT IS
CURRENTLY HOUSED IN THE VETERANS
HOMES BUT I AM WILLING TO WORK
WITH THE COMMITTEE TO DO SOME
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE AND- I THINK
TO STATE- TO STAY WITHIN THE
INTENT OF YES PRIORITIZING THE
HOUSING OF VETERANS. AND I DON'T
WANT TO GET INTO DIFFERENT
SCENARIOS BECAUSE BUT WHAT I'M
THINKING IS ARE THEY LIVING
TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE'S
AMICABLE AND- THE BETTER SAYS
THEY WERE DIVORCED BUT. I STILL
WANT THIS PERSON TO LIVE WITH
ME. OKAY THAT MAKES SENSE BUT
THERE DID AND THEN DID THE
BETTER LEFT. AND THEN THAT.
STILL THAT. I JUST DIDN'T SEE
ANY PERFECT. AND MAYBE I MEAN I
REALLY ENTIRE THE BILL BUT I THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT I DO SEE ANY
CLERIC ON THAT ALTHOUGH YOUR
BILL I'LL ASSEMBLY MEMBER IF. IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAVE I HAVE A
COMMITMENT FROM YOU TO ENSURE
THOSE CLARIFICATION ON
PROTECTIONS BEFORE IT GETS TO
OUR- SENATE FLOOR ABSOLUTELY I
WILL MAKE SURE THAT I WORK WITH-
THE CHAIR IN THE CONSULTANT TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS CLEAR FATE.
CLARIFYING LANGUAGE AND THAT
OBVIOUSLY THAT WE DON'T MISS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PRIORITIZE WHAT
THE CAMPS WERE BUILT INTO THEM
AND THESE ARE VERY VERY GOOD
POINTS THAT THE SENATOR POINTED
OUT. THAT A VERY IMPORTANT TO
LOOK INTO BECAUSE THIRTIES
NEEDED. AGAIN FOR THE VETERAN-
THE SPOUSE PARTNER. AND WHAT
THEY CAN EXPECT. IF THERE IS-
THE VETERAN DOES NOT DIE IN. AND
SO ON SO IT IT IT'S GOOD AND-
GREAT. THE DYING PART MISTER
SAID THAT ONE. A LIFE SENTENCE A
100% READY THAT. THE 100% MIX
AND JUST A DIVORCE PART. OKAY
VERY GOOD ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. IF NOT- YOU ARE
WELCOME TO CLOSE THANK YOU SO
MUCH- TO SENATOR MANY ABOUT FOR
HER QUESTIONS AND FOR. BEING
WILLING. AND LETTING US WORK
WITH THE COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE
TO ADDRESS AND REALLY TIGHTEN UP
THE BILL AND MAKE SURE THAT
THERE ARE NO- YOU KNOW
AMBIGUITIES AS TO. THE INTENT
AND THE RECORD THANK YOU SO MUCH
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE GOOD. AND WITH THAT-
THIS CALL FOR THE VOTE. IS THAT
THE BILL. HE'S GOT SOME WITH THE
BILL. BERMAN ARE MOVING THANK
YOU. OKAY THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN
OKAY. AB SIXTEEN SIXTY DO. BUT
FIRST FOR TO FOR. ARE CHILL. I
ARCHULETA I GREW. I LOOK OUT OUT
OF GUILT HI. HI MENJIVAR. AS FAR
AYE BURKE NUMBER I BILL PASSES
OUT. OF WITH THE BILL PRESIDENT
THAT PASSED A BILL PASSED OPEN
CASE STUDIES STICK CLOSE US WE
CAN GO AND FOLLOW UP AND CENTER
WELCOME JOIN IN AND- YOU HAVE
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE
LINE WELL. OKAY AND WITH. I
THINK WE COVERED. SEVEN ONE OH
MY GOODNESS ALL RIGHT ONE MORE.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET YOU EVERY
BACK TO THEIR COMMITTEE. CHAU
ASSEMBLY BILL SEVENTY FORTY FIVE
ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU CHAIR AND
MEMBERS SAID FOR FIVE REYES THE
AND INCOME ALLEGED SO UNDER THE
COLLEGE THE WAY FOR DEPENDENCE-
PROGRAM FROM THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL TO A LEVEL THAT IS A
BETTER FIT FOR CALIFORNIA- THE
STAFF SACRIFICES MADE BY MEMBERS
OF THE MILITARY HAVE LONG
CONSEQUENCES SOMETIMES ACROSS
GENERATIONS. THE SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN OF FAMILY MEMBERS ALSO
EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL AND
EDUCATIONAL INSTABILITY WHICH
FURTHER EXACERBATED BY IS
EXACERBATED BY THEIR MILITARY
PARENTS IF THEIR MILITARY PARENT
IS KILLED OR DISABLED THROUGHOUT
THROUGH THEIR SERVICE. BECAUSE
OF THIS FEDERAL AND STATE
GOVERNMENTS OFFER EDUCATIONAL
AND OTHER BENEFITS AN ATTEMPT TO
OFFSET THOSE CONDITIONS AND
PROVIDE AID- TO THE VETERANS AND
THEIR DEPENDENTS IN TRANSITION
TO. AND SUCCESS IN CIVILIAN LIFE
AMONG AND OTHER BENEFITS
CALIFORNIA OFFERS A COLLEGE FEE
WAIVER BENEFIT TO BETTER
INDEPENDENT ATTENDING A
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY. IT IS A GENEROUS
BENEFIT BUT IT ALL IT IS ALSO
COMPLICATED AND SOMETIMES CRAP
CONTRADICTORY PROVIDING BENEFITS
TO CHILDREN SPOUSES IN SOME
CASES BUT NOT IN OTHERS UNDER
ONE CATEGORY OF EDGE ELIGIBILITY
THE DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF
SERVICE DISABLED VETERANS ARE
SUBJECT TO AN INCOME CAP.
DEFINED AS THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL UNDER THE DEFINITION.
UNDER THAT DEFINITION A DISABLED
VETERANS TELL TO WORKING HALF
TIME AT MINIMUM WAGE IN
CALIFORNIA WOULD MAKE TOO MUCH
MONEY FOR THIS MEANS TESTED
WAIVER. A BETTER MEASURE IS ONE
THAT REFLECTS CALIFORNIA'S
ECONOMY RATHER THAN ROLLING OUT
THE CHILDREN OF DISABLED
VETERANS BECAUSE OF A NATIONAL
ONE SIZE FITS ALL MEASUREMENT.
AB SEVENTEEN FORTY FIVE
SUBSTITUTES THE NATIONAL POVERTY
LEVEL WHICH IS CURRENTLY JUST
OVER FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
WITH THE ANNUAL INCOME
TRIGGERING THE REQUIREMENT TO
FILE STATE INCOME TAXES FOR A
SINGLE PERSON WITH NO DEPENDENTS
WHICH IS CURRENTLY TWENTY
THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND
THIRTEEN IN DOLLARS- SO. I ASK
FOR YOUR I. GOOD THANK YOU- ANY
WITNESSES. IN A ROOM. YES THANK
YOU TECHNICAL WITH READ
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS OUR CLIENTS
INVEST DEPARTMENT CALIFORNIA THE
CALIFORNIA STATE COMMANDER
VETERANS COUNCIL THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION COUNTY VETERANS
SERVICE OFFICERS IN THE VIETNAM
VETERANS AMERICA SUPPORT THIS
BILL. TRANSACTION RELATED HIGHER
EDUCATION BENEFITS OF VASTLY
EXPANDED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PEOPLE WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN
PREVIOUSLY ABLE TO ATTEND
COLLEGE. THE PURSUIT OF AN
EGALITARIAN IDEAL IS PART OF THE
FREEDOMS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO SERVE IN THE MILITARY FOUGHT
FOR. MANY LOST THEIR LIVES AND
MANY WERE INJURED IT IS FITTING
THAT HER DEPENDENCE BE AFFORDED
EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS
EDUCATION IN SOME CASES THESE
DEPENDENTS MAY BE THE FIRST FROM
THE FAMILY TO PROGRESS BEYOND
HIGH SCHOOL CONSIDER ARCHULETA
YOU BROUGHT THIS UP AND EIGHTY
FORTY SIX OF THE PLACE HERE TOO.
IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT ABOUT THE
BENEFITS OF INCREASING ACCESS TO
COLLEGE FOR VETERANS THEIR
DEPENDENTS LOOK NO FURTHER THAN
THE HUGE SOCIETAL PROGRESS THIS
COUNTRY UNDERWENT SINCE THE GI
BILL WENT INTO FULL EFFECT AFTER
WORLD WAR TWO. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN THE
ROOM. THANK YOU FOR COMING
FORWARD. TAYLOR THOMPSON ON
BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
AND MANY COULD UNLOCK THIS IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU GOOD. THANK
YOU. WHAT ELSE. ANYWHERE ELSE IN
THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION. TO
SENATE BILL SEVENTEEN ASSEMBLY
BILL SEVENTEEN FORTY FIVE. I SEE
NONE. THEN- LET'S HEAR. FROM THE
TELECONFERENCE MODERATOR. ANYONE
THAT YOU HAVE ON THE LINE.
WAITING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION AB.
SEVENTEEN FORTY FIVE YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN
FOR SUPPORTER OPPOSITION YOU MAY
PRESS ONE THEN THEY'RE. MEDICARE
HAVE NO ONE IN KILL VERY GOOD
THANK YOU MODERATOR. AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL- NOW I'D
LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE
FLOOR I'VE- TWO GUYS. WHO THE
BILL- THAT'S MANAGER PLEASE AND-
OKAY LET'S CALL ROLL. AB SEVENTY
FORTY FIVE TO PASS BUT FIRST
REFER TO PREPARATIONS PARTULA
AYE ARCHULETA ALL RIGHT GROWTH
ALPHARETTA HI OF ARTICLE MET.
MEANT FOR I NUMBER NUMBER ALL
RIGHT. THE PAST SELL THE BILL
WILL PASS THE YOU VERY MUCH I
MIGHT THAT IS A BILL REALLY IT.
OKAY AND- THE NEW CAN WE DO THAT
ON. HE DIDN'T WAS LOOKING OKAY
WE CAN GET ONE MORE YOU KNOW WE
DIDN'T WORK BETTER.
SAID THAT IT WENT OUT SO FROM I
CAN I MEAN I CAN CALL THE SENATE
DESK AND ASK THEM BUT I THINK.
THREE
OKAY GREAT- THE CONSENT
CALENDAR- OVER AGAIN OF OUR
GUILT I AM AMBER GUY THAT PASSES
THAT THERE YOU GO. AB SO FORTY
FIVE. YOU CAN THAT ONCE NINE
SAID SIX ONE OTHER. ONE WHAT YOU
WANNA EVERYTHING. THE W. THREE
BILLS YEAH THANK YOU. ONE OF.
THE GOOD YEAH FORGET SO YOU CAN
SIMPLY.