SENATE COMMITTEE LABOR
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RETIREMENT
COME TO ORDER GOOD MORNING THE
SENATE CONTINUES WELCOME THE
PUBLIC IN PERSON BUT ALSO
THROUGH THE COLD COMFORT SERVICE
IN FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT- THAT WAY
TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBERS IS.
877-226-8163 THE ACCESS CODE IS
. ONE SIX ONE ZERO FIVE ONE HE
SAID TO BE PERMITTED AN EQUAL
AMOUNT OF TIME READ WITNESSES
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH THERE
WAS NO RESERVING TIME FOR OTHER
WITNESSES ALL OTHERS WISHING TO
TESTIFY MUSLIM IN THE COMMONS TO
THEIR NAME AFFILIATION POSITION
ON THE MEASURES. TESTIMONY TAKEN
VIA THE TELECONFERENCE WILL BE
LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF TWENTY
MINUTES OF FOR BOTH SIDES WERE
HOLE IN OUR COMMITTEE HEARINGS
HERE IN THE- STREET BUILDING.
THEN I WANT TO ASK- ALL
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THIS
COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED- ALTHOUGH IT
DOES APPEAR THAT WE HAVE A
QUORUM- TO BEGIN OUR HEARING WE
DO A FOURTEEN BILLS ON TODAY'S
AGENDA AND FOR THOSE FOLLOWING
ALONG FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN AB
ELEVEN THIRTY SEVEN HAS BEEN
PULLED FROM OUR AGENDA AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR OF BEFORE
WE HEAR PRESENTATION OF OUR
FIRST BILL WITH ESTABLISH A
QUORUM SYSTEM PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. SENATOR THE HERE CORTEZ'S
SO WELL PRESENT WELCOME. SENATOR
DRAW. GARAGE- HERE SENATOR
LAYERED SMALLWOOD CUEVAS WE HAVE
A QUORUM ALL RIGHT THANK YOU-
I'D LIKE TO TAKE OF THE CONSENT
ITEMS LITERACY BE THREE SIXTY
SIX IN AB. ELEVEN FORTY THAT WE
HAVE A MOTION WILK MOVES
WORKERS- MOVED THE CONSENSUS.
FILE A NUMBER AND ELEVEN. ALL ON
CONSENT SENATOR CORTEZ HE
PRETENDS THE ICE SENATOR WELL HI
WELL I SENATOR DRAWS. DRAWS I
SENATOR SENATORS MY WOULD THE
ITEMS ARE COLLEGE THREE I'VE-
ALREADY SO HAVE A- VOTE BUT
WE'LL KEEP IT CALL THE UPS
MEMBERS- NO LET'S HEAR FROM OUR
FIRST. AUTHOR AS A MEMBER THE
SOME MEMBER OF YOUR- AND- IF
YOU'RE READY MAY PRESS AB. THREE
THIRTY EIGHT. IT IS OF. HELLO
GOOD MORNING MISS CHERRY
REMEMBER. AB THREE EIGHT X. THE
- OF PUBLIC WORKS INCLUDE READ
IN. PROVIDE AS PER OF A FOR.
MANY PROJECT. MEMBERS ARE
COMMUNITIES WILL BE BY FOR FROM
WHILE. WHEN THE WORKERS RESPOND
FOR FUEL REDUCTION WORK ARE WELL
TRAINED USING THE SAFEST
PRACTICES THAT ARE PAID FAIR
WAGES AND BENEFITS. I CERTAINLY
UNDERSTAND UNDERSTAND RESPECT
THE OPPOSITION'S CONCERN FOR
PROJECT DELIVERY IN THE SHORT
TERM WHICH IS WHY I UNILATERALLY
ADDED A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION TO
ALLOW AMPLE TIME FOR BUDGETS AND
CONTRACTING PRACTICES TO CATCH
UP. WE HAVE DELAY DIMPLED NEWMAN
IMPLEMENTATION TO ALLOW BUDGETS
ARE SET TO CATCH UP- TO CATCH UP
TO PROVIDE EXEMPTION FOR
VOLUNTEERS TRIBES AND THE
CONSERVATION CORES THAT DO THIS
KIND OF WORK. IS NOBODY IS MORE
COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THESE
PROJECTS. DURING MY TIME IN THE
ASSEMBLY EVERY SINGLE COUNTY IN
MY SIX COUNTY DISTRICT FIVE NOW
HAVE HAD DEVASTATING FIRES THE
LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS THE
SLOWDOWN MITIGATION PROJECTS
HENCE ALL THE EXEMPTIONS AND
DELAYS. WE HAVE DISCUSSED OR
INTENT FOR THIS BILL WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION AND HAVE BEEN
ASSURED WE WILL RECEIVE THEIR
FEEDBACK AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE SHORTLY. TODAY I CAN
SAY WITH CERTAINTY THAT THIS
BILL WILL CHANGE SUBSTANTIALLY
AS OUR DISCUSSIONS MOVE FORWARD
. BUT WE SEEK TO TRIPLE THE
AMOUNT OF THESE PROJECTS AND
ANNUALLY IN OUR STATE TO COMBAT
WILDFIRE RISK WE NEED TO SECURE
THAT WORK FORCE. AND EVERYONE
AGREES INCLUDING OUR OPPONENTS
BUT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF WORK
FOR WORKERS TO DO THOSE DOWN.
MEANWHILE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
FOR STATE AND FEDERAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING
PROJECTS PROJECTS WILL COME
ONLINE OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS
AND THESE SIMILAR JOBS ARE
COMPETING FOR WORKERS FROM THE
SAME TRADES. NOT ONLY SHOULD
THESE WORKERS BE ABLE TO BUILD A
CAREER AND RAISE OUR FAMILIES IN
THE VERY COMMUNITIES THEY ARE
WORKING TO PROTECT. WHAT WE FACE
A DESPERATE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
FOR THESE PROJECTS. IN THE
COMING YEARS WE DON'T FUND
COMPETITIVE WAGES FOR THEM. I'M
NOT AN ECONOMIST BUT I WILL
SIMPLY DON'T BY THE CONCEPT OF
PAYING PEOPLE LESS IN THE
COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT MARKET
WHILE YOU'RE TRYING TO TRIPLE
THE PROJECTS YOU'RE DOING. IS
SUSTAINABLE PROJECT DELIVERY
STRATEGY NOT GOING TO WORK. AND
MISTER CHAIR I WANT TO STATE FOR
THE RECORD THAT WE HAVE EVERY
INTENTION. TO WORKING WITH I. B.
W. AS WE RECEIVE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION SHORTLY. IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE
GOVERNOR'S STAFF HAS REACHED OUT
TO CONFIRM THAT THERE ASSISTANCE
IS FOURTH CAR COMING. WE HAVE
MADE SURE THE GOVERNOR STAFF IS
AWARE OF I. B. W.'S CONCERNS I
KNOW MISTER WHICH IS CLIENTS
WILL BE CONSULTED AS WE WORK TO
PERFECT THE LANGUAGE IN THIS
BILL. WITH ME TODAY IN SUPPORT
OF THIS TIM CRIMMINS FROM THE
NEVADA CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS AND JAMES
THROUGH ACTOR. FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL FLAVORS
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IT. AS
THE WITH ARE CA UP- THE UNDER
THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION ON ON SOME
AMENDMENTS AND- AND THEY ARE
WORKING WITH MR WELCH- IN HIS
CONTENTION AS WELL- THE I
APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT VERY
MUCH. AS DOES THE COMMITTEE
STUFF THANK YOU A GOOD MORNING-
OF MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS UP
TEMPERAMENTS OPERATING
ENGINEERS. BUT WE ARE COMMITTED
TO WORKING OUT OF LOUISVILLE
SOLUTION IS. OF PROBABLE HERE-
BUT ALSO BUT I DON'T ON THE BILL
YOU YOU'VE HEARD THE BILL BEFORE
I THINK IT'S PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD CONSISTENT WITH
PUBLIC POLICY. THIS IS PUBLIC
DOLLARS BEING SPENT ON THE
MAINTENANCE. OF A PUBLIC ASSET
AND AGAIN THIS BILL ONLY APPLIES
TO OCCUPATIONS WITHIN THE
BUILDING TRADES NOT OTHER TRADE
SO IF. YOU'RE NOT SWEEPING AND
GEOLOGISTS ARE EXPERTS ARE
VEGETATION EXPERT THIS IS JUST
OCCUPATIONS WITHIN THE BUILDING
TRADES. I AM AND REMEMBER THERE
ARE SOME BIG EXEMPTIONS HERE BUT
DOES NOT APPLY TO VOLUNTEER
GROUPS DOES NOT APPLY TO
CONSERVATION CORPS- IT ALSO HAS
A DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION. TO TO
ALLOW THE D. I. ARE THE OTHERS
FOR A FAIR WAGE SURVEYS IT DOES
NOT APPLY TO INDIAN TRIBAL
LANDS. IN ALSO THIS IS ABOUT
BUILDING A STABLE WORKFORCE FOR
THIS INDUSTRY IT ESTABLISH
TRAINING STANDARDS ADULT
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. THIS IS
FOR AN INDUSTRY THAT IS THE MOST
DANGEROUS CONSISTENTLY WITH
OCCUPATION WITH WITH CAL OSHA IS
ONE OF THE HIGHEST ACCIDENT
RATES THERE IS- SO I THINK
AGAINST PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD
BILL. NOW WE DON'T THINK IT'S A
BIG DEPARTURE FROM CURRENT
PUBLIC POLICY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THANK YOU. TWENTY SHERMAN.
CHANGE THEIR WAY OF THE CALL
STATE LEYVA POWER CO SPONSOR AS
WELL. WHEN I THINK YOU OUGHT OF
WORKING. COME TO THE I'M A PORN
IS. ALSO I THINK COMMITTEES. THE
MANY DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'VE- AND
WE ARE ALSO CAN TO WORKING WITH
A MYSTERY WITH WITHOUT BE DONE
AS WELL- AS YOU MAKE ME. THOUGH
NOT MANY YOU KNOW THE COMPRISE
ABOUT SEVEN THOUSAND MEN WOMEN
THROUGHOUT STATE I THOUGHT. WE
COMING WATER ENERGY.
INFRASTRUCTURE THIS AB THIS BILL
AB THREE THREE EIGHT CREATES
REAL PATHWAY FOR OPPORTUNITIES
TO ANSWER TO THE GREEN JOB
SECTOR- WE TALK ABOUT JUST
TRANSITION AND WHAT THAT MEANS
FOR POLICY MAKERS- WORKERS IN
THE ECONOMY. AND- WE HAVE BEEN
INCREASING OUR PRESENCE IN THE
RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR AND WE
HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING PROJECTS IN
WIND SOLAR AND HYDROGEN. JUST TO
NAME A FEW. FUMIGATION IS GOING
INDUSTRY. STANDARDS BUT IS NOT
DIRTY WORK I WANT TO EMPHASIZE
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE PROGRAMS IN
PLACE TO TRAIN OUR MEMBERS FOR
THIS WORK. WE HAVE A LONG
STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OF
THE LARGEST CONTRACTORS IN THE
SPACE THAT COMPANY PERFORMS PRE
FIRE MITIGATION WORK. THROUGHOUT
THE STATE AND THAT WORK IS
COMPRISED OF BRUSH CLEARING TREE
TRIMMING AND REMOVAL AND ROUTINE
MAINTENANCE JUST TO NAME A FEW.
FINALLY AB THREE THREE EIGHT
PRIORITIZE WORKER SAFETY SOME
OPPONENTS HAVE ARGUED. THAT THE
SMALLER COMPANIES WILL BE ABLE
TO REACH PREVAILING WAGE STATUS
AND WILL BE PRICED AT THE
MARKET. BUT THIS IS ABOUT
PROTECTING OUR WORKERS RIGHT. ON
THE FORTUNATE TO THE SOME OF
THOSE SMALLER COMPANIES HAVE
ACTUALLY CUT CORNERS BY NOT
PROVIDING THE PROPER PP OR
TRAINING AND THAT NEGLIGENCE HAS
RESULTED IN THE GREGIS WORKPLACE
INCIDENTS. OUR SELF FUNDED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ARE
FLEXIBLE ROBUST THE PREPARE
WORKERS WITH THE RIGHT TRAINING
AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE TO
ENSURE THE HIGHEST. STANDARDS OF
SAFETY FOR WORKERS. SEEKING WELL
BEING OF OUR MEMBERS WILL ALWAYS
BE OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY AND
WE STRONGLY FEEL THE ANY OTHER
ORGANIZATION DOING THIS KIND OF
WORK. SHOULD HOLD THE SAME
STANDARD. AB THREE THREE EIGHT.
CREATES AND MAINTAINS JOBS IN
THIS EMERGING INDUSTRY SO WE'VE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU SIR- ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS THE
SUPPORT POSITION ON THIS BILL.
THIS IS YOUR MEMBERS MY QUEST ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL ALSO
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU. BRING HER
ON BEHALF OF THAT SAYS SAVE.
STATES CONTRACTORS IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU. DONE WELL FOR THE-
CONFERENCE CARPENTERS IN STRONG
SUPPORT. RUN LET POLITICAL DERA
NORTH CARPENTERS UNION STRONG
SUPPORT. FAVORS AND- SECTOR WITH
THE OP JUNIORS LOCAL THREE
STRONG SUPPORT. PRECENTOR
POLITICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE
OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL THREE
AND A HALF FOR FORTY THOUSAND
MEMBER STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING DANNY CURTAIN CALIFORNIA
CONFERENCE AND CARPENTERS WE
NEED A FULL MORE PROGRAM ON
FORESTRY. FIRE SUPPRESSION THANK
YOU FOR SUPPORT THANK YOU. OKAY
LET'S MOVE TO OPPOSITION TO HAVE
LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES
PLEASE. COME FORWARD AND YOU CAN
BEGIN OF COUPLE MINUTES. WHICH
CHAIRMAN A MEMBER SCOTT WHAT
SHOULD BE OF THIS TO SEE ELECT
WORKERS TO CAL. COALITION YOU
EMPLOYEES. AND LABOR MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE THE FORCE PRODUCTS
INDUSTRY- WE'RE IN A PO UNLESS
AMENDED. TO THIS BILL. WE DO NOT
OPPOSE THE CONCEPT OF APPLYING
PREVAILING WAGES. TO THIS WORK
IN THE FOREST INDUSTRY THE I. B.
W. HAS OVER TWO HUNDRED
CONTRACTORS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA DO VÀ NOTHING BUT
VEGETATION MANAGEMENT. FOR
UTILITIES FOR THE STATE FOR
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. ROBLIN IS
THIS PREMISE OF THIS BILL IS TO
TAKE PREVAILING WAGE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION ARENA AND APPLY IT
TO A NEW INDUSTRY THAT'S WHAT
THE- THE SPONSORS JUST TESTIFIED
TO. SO THE QUESTION IS AND HOW
DO YOU ESTABLISH WHAT IS THE
CORRECT PREVAILING WAGE RATE. IF
YOU LOOK AT THIRD TO WADE
SCHEDULES RIGHT NOW FOR THE
OPERATORS OF FOR THE LABORERS
THE MAJORITY OF THE EQUIPMENT
THAT HAS BEEN USED IN THE FOREST
INDUSTRY. IS NOT COVERED TODAY
IN THOSE WAGE RATES. SO THE ONLY
WAY TO BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH WHAT
IS A PROVIDING WAGE RATE IS TO
DO A SURVEY I SUPPORTED THIS
BILL LAST YEAR. BECAUSE I WAS
UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE
WOULD BE WHAT AGE SURVEYS BUT IN
MOST RECENT CONVERSATIONS WITH
ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED IT'S
COME TO OUR- KNOWLEDGE THAT MAY
NOT BE THE CASE. SO WE NEED SOME
ASSURANCES. MEMBERS IS IMPORTANT
UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT JUST GOING IN
CLEARING PROPERTY FOR THAT FOR A
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT GOING IN WORKING
WITH REGISTERED FORSTER'S USING
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO GO IN
UNDER THE FORCE. OF MANAGEMENT
ACT INCIDENT FORESTS. WITH THE
HIGHEST ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS.
IT'S NOT JUST GOING IN THERE IS
NOT A WORK FORCE OUT THERE. THAT
HASN'T THEY THEN IT IS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY THAT HAS
BEEN PERFORMING THAT TYPE OF
WORK. SO WE RESPECTFULLY WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK THE AUTHOR BUT
WE HAVE TO REMAIN OPPOSED UNLESS
THERE'S AN AMENDMENT ASSURING.
THAT WE WILL HAVE A FAIR PROCESS
TO ESTABLISH WHAT IN FACT THE
PREVAILING WAGE RATE YES BECAUSE
PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOODS PEOPLE
CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN THIS
SPACE. ARE AT RISK THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DURING ELSE SO IN THE
ROOM WHO WAS TO EXPRESS UP. MANY
CHAIR OF THE CAN HI MY NAME IS
MARK FISHER I WOULDN'T. LIST
ANALYST FOR THE COUNTY TO ME-
PROPONENTS OF THIS. OF THAT THE
AND NATURE YOUR DUCKS WORK
SHOULD NOT BE DELAY OR INTO.
HELLO DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR ACRE FOR
A EIGHT THREE THIRTY EIGHT WOULD
DO JUST THAT. IT WILL DECREASE
THE ABILITY TO PERFORM EFFECTIVE
FUEL REDUCTION FORCE MANAGEMENT.
MANY FEWER DEDUCTION PROJECTS
ARE FULLY GRANT FUNDED
ESPECIALLY IN RURAL FORCING
COMMUNITIES LIKE TO ON THE
COUNTY THAT ARE ESPECIALLY AT
RISK OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES.
WE MUST MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE
USE OF THIS GRANT FUNDING. TO
PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR
NATURAL RESOURCES. THE
IMPOSITION OF PREVAILING WAGE
WILL INCREASE THE LABOR
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR
CONTRACTORS PERFORMING FUEL
REDUCTION WORK THEREBY REDUCING
THE NUMBER OF ACRES THAT CAN BE
TREATED OVERALL IN EACH
CONTRACT. WE BELIEVE THE AB
THREE THIRTY EIGHT WILL REDUCE
THE STRENGTH OF THIS CRITICAL
WORKFORCE BY DECREASING THE
NUMBER OF FUEL REDUCTION
CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE. REQUIRING
PREVAILING WAGE WILL PLAY SMALL
LOCAL CONTRACTORS AT A
COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE. TO
MEET. TO MEET REGULATIONS
CONTRACTORS MUST REGISTER WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS. THIS PROCESS IS
RESOURCE AND LABOR INTENSIVE I
WOULD MAKE IT EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT FOR SMALL CONTRACTORS
TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN
PREVAILING WAGE STATUS. THIS
WOULD MAKE IT COST PROHIBITIVE
FOR SMALLER CONTRACTORS TO EVEN
TRY TO COMPETE. IN AFFECTS THE
RESULT WOULD RUN COUNTER TO THE
BILL'S INTENT OF DEVELOPING A
SKILLED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE
WORKFORCE BY REDUCING THE NUMBER
OF CONTRACTORS AVAILABLE THAT
ALREADY POSSESS THE SKILLS.
EQUIPMENT AND EXPERTISE THAT
THIS TYPE OF WORK REQUIRES.
BERMAN BUT THE GOVERNOR
RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF
THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS WHEN HE
WASTE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
TO EXPEDITE FOREST MANAGEMENT
PROJECTS IN TWENTY NINETEEN.
WHEN HE APPROVED ONE POINT FIVE
BILLION DOLLARS FOR WILDFIRE
PREVENTION IN FISCAL YEAR TWENTY
ONE TWENTY TWO. AND WHEN HE
VETOED THIS SAME LEGISLATION
LAST YEAR WHEN IT APPEARED AS A
B. SEVENTEEN SEVENTEEN. THIS IS
BECAUSE HE RECOGNIZED THAT THE
PACE SCOPE AND SCALE OF FUEL
REDUCTION IN CALIFORNIA'S FOR
SHOULD NOT BE IMPEDED BY THE
SUDDEN INTRODUCTION OF
PREVAILING WAGE. ON BEHALF OF
TWENTY COUNTY I RESPECT
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR NO
VOTE AND EIGHTY THREE THIRTY
EIGHT. THANK YOUS OR ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM WHO IS TO EXPRESS
AND POST POSITIONS SO PLEASE
COME FORWARD NAME AFFILIATION
AND POSITION. YES HELLO
AMERICORPS OLSON ARE REPRESENT
PEOPLE WHO DO THE WORK
CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATED CON. OF
CALIFORNIA LAWYERS AND FOR THE
REASONS ARTICULATED BY THE
PREVIOUS WITNESSES AND SOME OF
OUR OWN WE RESPECTFULLY CONTINUE
TO OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING MY CHAIR CHRIS
MCKAY ON BEHALF OF HUMBOLDT.
REDWOOD COMPANIES AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. MORGENSTERN MEMBERS-
IS THIS ON THEIR BEHALF OF DELL
NORT KERN MENDOCINO PLASTER AND
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU. NICOLE
MOLINA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FORESTRY ASSOCIATION
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. MARK
SMITH ON BEHALF OF THE ELDORADO
WATER AGENCY. THE UNITED CHAMBER
ADVOCACY NETWORK WHICH IS A
COALITION OF TEN CHAMBERS IN
PLASTER SACRAMENTO EL DORADO
COUNTY. ALSO BEEN ASKED TO
PROVIDE A ME TOO IN OPPOSITION
FROM THE PACIFIC FOREST TRUST
WHICH HAS AN OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION ON THIS BILL
AND WOULD LIKE TO CALL YOUR
ATTENTION TO EL DORADO COUNTY'S.
LETTER OF OPPOSITION AS WELL
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING JUSTIN
CALPERS ON BEHALF OF THE
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES WATER
RESOURCES ASSOCIATION- AND
CONTINUED UP OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING MARK FENSTER
MAY FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF
RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
WITH RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. IT
HANNEMANN THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION WITH THE
CONCERNS POSITION. THREE SEED IN
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA RC RC REPRESENTING
FOR ALL FORTY RURAL COUNTY
STATEWIDE THAT ARE HEAVILY
IMPACTED BY WILDFIRES. IN
RESPECTFUL BUT CONTINUED
OPPOSITION LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING THE AMENDMENTS THANK YOU
. UNDER STERN WITH IBM LOCAL
TOOL FORTY FIVE- THINKING THE
AUTHOR FOR HER WORK FOR WORKING
WITH US BUT OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK
YOU ARE GO TELL COVER LINE AS
COMES UP WITH TO KEEP UP ANY OF
OR SUPPORT- THAT WE HAVE FROM BI
TOLD COVERED THIS TIME THANK YOU
. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO THAN SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
.
HERE WE HAVE NO NEW SIGNALED
THAT THEY WOULD JUST. ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU WHICH WE APPRECIATE
THAT- COME- BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
YES CENTER LEARN. I SPEAK OUR
CAR WAS LATE TONIGHT MISTER
OPENINGS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU TO REST- ONE OF MY CONCERNS
BUT LET ME JUST ASK BECAUSE LAST
YEAR WE WERE DEALING WITH THE
ISSUE THAT. IF CONTRACTS EXPIRED
IN CERTAIN PLACES THIS WOULDN'T
BE IN PLACE AND THAT WOULD
ACTUALLY BE A GAP. BECAUSE I'M
REPRESENTS SO MANY AREAS THAT
BURNED DOWN AND WHEREVER THE
THIS FORCE CLEANING IS REALLY AT
ISSUE AND SO THE DATE APPEARS TO
BEEN MOVED FORWARD SO HOW IF YOU
ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOW THERE
WOULD BE NO GAP IN THE GRANTS
GETTING OUT THE DOOR AND- DOING
IT. WE EXTENDED THE
IMPLEMENTATION TIME. A COUPLE OF
YEARS DO YOU RECALL HOW I'M
TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW LONG IT
WAS LUCIFER HAVE A- IF I MAKE IT
ARE GOING TO TWENTY FIVE. ONE
KNOW BUT I DO THERE WAS. MUCH
CLOSER LAST YEAR SHE'S TRYING
FIND OUT THE DIFFERENT. WILL
REDUCE THE IT YOU KNOW FROM WHAT
YEAR WE OUR THE V. MESSAGE FOR
THE GOVERNOR SERIOUSLY. AND SO
WE CAME BACK HIM TO ENSURE THAT
THE STATE DEPARTMENT THE
NONPROFIT PROFITS RESPONSE FOR
WELFARE REFORM MITIGATION HAVE
TIME TO IMPLEMENT NEW PREVAILING
WAGE REQUIREMENTS. WOULD DELAY
THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR SPECIFIED
IN TODAY'S FOR ONE YEAR IN TWO
YEARS FOR NONPROFITS EXEMPTS THE
CONTRACTS LESS FOR THAN A
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO
PROTECT SMALLER ENTITIES DOING
THIS WORK AND SPECIFY THE PUBLIC
WORKS ONLY APPLIES TO
APPRENTICED CRAFTS. IN SHRINES
PROVINCE FIRE US UP SOVEREIGNTY
BECAUSE I'M NOT NO I'M- A READ
MORE OF THAT I WAS JUST TRYING
TO DRILL DOWN ON ONE OR TWO
PIECES EFFECTS OF. A SORE TO
INTERRUPT FIND AND THEN THE ARE-
ISSUE IS. ON ONE CLEAR. ON OF
ALL THESE GO OUT THE DOOR HOW
MANY OF THEM FALL UNDER A
HUNDRED THOUSAND. OR MORE
WHETHER THIS IS REALLY APPLYING
TO MOST OF THEM OR THERE'S A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER UNDER HUNDRED
THOUSAND HOW DOES THAT WORK.
THERE IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT
QUITE A FEW THAT ARE UNDER THE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR RANGE. I
DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC NUMBER
SENATOR. IF I COULD- ASKED TO
ALL ME COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE IF
HE'S STILL HERE IF HE KNOWS WHAT
THE DIFFERENCES OF THE NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS AND THAT COUNTY
WEATHER. MOST OF AMMAR. UNDER
HUNDRED THOUSAND OR MORE. OR
WHETHER THEY BOTH. IF THAT'S
OKAY MISTER TO CHAIR. ASSUME
THAT TO YEAH. I WAS ASKING YOU
IT'S OKAY TO DO THIS THROUGH THE
CHURCH. YES HELLO AS ALWAYS
CENTER. YES INTO ONLY COUNTY
THERE ARE Z. CON. THAT DO THIS
OF WORK THAT ARE A HUNDRED.
THAT'S RIGHT START ONE ON THE ON
JUST TAKE THAT. FOR WATER THAT'S
OF. FAR PER AREA I SPENT A LOT
OF TO THERE WHEN I WAS RELEASED
SECRETARY AT FIRES SO. OKAY I'M
STILL. AND WILL YOU CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH PEOPLE AND- ABSOLUTELY
I MEAN THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT-
POLICY AND WE WORKED ON LAST
YEAR WE YOU KNOW I HAVE HAD SIX
COUNTIES OF ON FIRE AT ONE TIME.
I'M IS REALLY IMPORTANT YOU KNOW
WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH-
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION IN MY
OFFICE NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THEIR
CONCERN WAS WAS THAT YOU KNOW
WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE SKILLED
AND- SKILLED WORKFORCE WELL
FIRST OF ALL MANY OF THE TOLD US
WHILE THEY WERE MEETING WITH US.
A LOT OF OUR WORKERS ARE GETTING
OLDER AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A
WORK FORCE WELL WE'RE TRYING TO
HELP YOU OUT. AND I CONSIDER IT-
WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS TO MAKE
SURE WE HAVE GOOD PAYING JOBS OF
SKILLED WORKERS- IT'S A
DANGEROUS DANGEROUS JOB I THINK
HE IS THE WAY I WOULD LOOK AT
IT. IS THAT WE HAVE AND MAKE A
COMMENT AND THEN I'M DONE. IS
THAT WE HAVE TWO COMPETING
VALUES AND WE REALLY SUBSCRIBE
TO BOTH THAT USE. IT TO WE WANT
THERE TO BE SKILLED AND TRAINED
WE WANT THERE TO BE GOOD PAYING
JOBS. AT THE SAME TIME WE WANT
THIS TO WORK IN FIRE PRONE AREAS
IN WAYS THAT. THAT WE KNOW THAT.
THERE'S NO DELAY THERE'S NOT A
BREAK THAT. ARE YOU CAN ACTUALLY
GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH OUT OF
INVESTING IN THIS AND IT'S JUST.
AND YOUR JOB IS- FOR BE IT FOR
ME TO TELL YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE
BEEN DOING IT ALREADY HAS TO
REALLY MEDIATE AGAINST THESE
VALUES AND- AND I THINK THAT'S
THE QUESTION AS YOU CONTINUE TO
WORK AND- I WILL VOTE. TO MOVE
ALONG TODAY AND JUST HOPE YOU
WILL CONTINUE TO. TO WORK
AGAINST THAT ABSOLUTELY AND IT'S
AN IMPORTANT MIL A FOR THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICES ALL BECAUSE
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THESE WELL
FOR MITIGATION PROJECTS UP AND
MOVING. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
SENATOR OF. YES I WILL BE-
SUPPORTING THE BILL BUT I'M
STILL VERY CONCERNED BY THE
ISSUES BROUGHT UP BY. A MISTER
WHICH- AND THAT THINGS THAT.
THIS IS A CHANGE THAT COULD HAVE
AN IMPACT- AND COULD HAVE A VERY
SERIOUS IMPACTS SO I'M GLAD TO
HEAR. THE AUTHOR AND OTHER
SAYING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO
WORK. TO A THOSE ISSUES. AS- MY
COLLEAGUES SAID. WE NEED AND WE
HAVE TO HAVE. THE SKILL WE HAVE
TO HAVE THE SAFETY OF THOSE
WORKERS AND WE WANT GOOD PAYING
JOB SO. LET'S NOT. SACRIFICE ONE
FOR THE OTHER. THANK YOU THANK
YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO.
THE COMMENTS OF- MY GOOD
COLLEAGUE FROM FROM LOS ANGELES-
AND I APPRECIATE THAT YOU SAID.
THIS IS ABOUT HELPING- MAKING
SURE THAT THESE ARE GOOD JOBS.
AND THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING- THE
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS- AT THE
SAME TIME YOU KNOW I WANT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE. UNIONS
THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE SPACE THAT
HAVE WORKED IN THE SPACE THAT
UNDERSTAND THE WORK FORCE AND
WHAT'S NEEDED AND I AM GLAD TO
HEAR THAT YOU ARE WORKING
CLOSELY- WITH THE I. B. W. IN
PARTICULAR- TO ENSURE THAT-
IMMENSE ARE BEING CONSIDERED
THAT CAN HELP MAKE SURE THAT WE
ARE. DOING IN BUILDING THIS AS A
STRONG HIGH ROAD OPPORTUNITY
TOGETHER- AND SO- CAN YOU. IT
CAN YOU SAY WHERE YOU ARE IN
THOSE CONVERSATIONS- IN TERMS OF
WORKING WITH. SURE WE'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR SOME CONVERSATIONS
ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND THAT'S
WHERE WE ARE AND WE WILL INCLUDE
I. B. W. AS WELL AS THE OTHERS
THAT ARE INTERESTED IN THIS IN
THIS FOR- POLICY SO WE'RE STILL
WORKING ON IT IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO THE GOVERNOR'S WELL
IN HIS STUFF- I WAS HOPING THAT.
WE WOULD HAVE SOME PEOPLE COME
TO THE TABLE A LITTLE BIT SOONER
IN THE CAME A LITTLE BIT LATER
AND SO NOW WE ARE HAVING A
DECISIONAL I CONVERSATIONS. SO
YOU KNOW THIS PLACE IS A PRETTY
CRAZY PLACE LOTS OF BILLS GOING
ON AND SO SOMETIMES THINGS GO TO
SLIP THROUGH THE CRACKS. WHAT I
APPRECIATE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
IN YOUR WORK WITH- THE LABORS
AND IV W. AND OTHERS BECAUSE
THESE ARE IMPORTANT JOBS THEY
NEED TO BE DONE. WELL THAT OUR
COMMUNITIES ARE PROTECTED-
VERTICALLY ARE AREAS THAT ARE
PRONE TO FIRE WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE. THAT THESE ARE SKILLED
JOBS- THAT ARE HIGH ROAD. AND
THAT HELD ALL OF THE- TRAINING
SKILL- AND EXPERTISE THAT'S
NEEDED TO DO IT WELL AND I KNOW
THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN THROUGH
THESE- THESE CONVERSATIONS- SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
ANSWERING THOSE QUESTIONS AND I-
YOU KNOW. I WILL SUPPORT THIS
BILL MOVING OUT BUT I WANT TO
SAY- I WILL KEEP WATCH TO SEE
WHAT THE END RESULT IS BECAUSE I
GO BACK TO SEE HIS. SIDE BUT YOU
KNOW I JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME
REALLY QUICK WHEN. THE FIRES
WERE REALLY GOING. YOUR A FOR
YEARS A- AND I WAS SICK COUNTIES
ON FOR. AND WE NEED SOME FOR ME
. BACK THEN. THEY'RE BRINGING IN
PEOPLE TO FIGHT FIRES AND ONE
FOR MEDICATION OUT OF STATE. AND
THAT REALLY UPSET ME AND SO THIS
IS KIND OF WHAT'S BEHIND OF THE
THIS IS WHAT FOR ME IS THAT WE
HAVE PEOPLE THAT NEED GOOD JOBS.
AND TRAIN JOBS AND SO I DON'T
WANT TO BE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
AGAIN IF THIS HAPPENS AND SO
IT'S OUR TURN TO BE VISIONARY
YEAH I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S
OTHER SMALLER GROUPS DOING
THINGS RIGHT NOW I APPRECIATE
THAT WE ALL APPRECIATE THE WORK
THAT THEY'RE DOING. BUT LET'S BE
LET'S LOOK OUT THAT WHAT THE
FUTURE'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE SO
THAT'S WHY I DID IT BECAUSE I
WAS SO UPSET THAT WE HAD OUT OF
STATE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT
TRAINED AND UNDERSTAND OUR
ENVIRONMENT. AND HOW WE PROTECT
OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THEY'RE
COMING IN CUTTING DOWN TREES SO
I'M JUST ONE OF SURE THAT
BECAUSE THAT WAS A ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT REALLY GOT ME GOING
ON THIS BILL AND I APPRECIATE
THAT BECAUSE I WHAT I DO KNOW IS
THAT THESE PARTIES UNDERSTAND
HOW TO BUILD. A SKILLED TRAINED
QUALIFIED. EXPERT WORK FORCE TO
DO THIS. WORK AND THAT TOO
RESOURCES. TO DO IT SO. WE THESE
TO BE GOOD. AND WE NEED TO BRING
IN THE PARTNERS THAT CAN
ACTUALLY TRAIN THAT WORK FOR
SOME PARTICULARLY THOSE. WHO'VE
BEEN THE ONLY. ENTITIES
REPRESENTING IN TRAINING- THOSE
WORKERS IN TERMS OF THE FIRE
MAINTENANCE- SPACE SO I
APPRECIATE THAT AND- WHEN THE
TIME IS RIGHT I'LL- BE READY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
WITH THE SENATOR- HE'LL BE
PREPAID. WE CLARIFIED- THE
AMENDMENTS THAT YOU'RE WORKING
ON YOUR COMMITTEE TO KEEP
WORKING ON THOSE AT THE OUTSET
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT
OFFICER THINK WHAT. WE'RE
HEARING IN WHICH IS. YOU KNOW.
NEW TO ME TOO WE SAY HAVE A
CONSULTATIVE VISUALLY WITH ALL
THESE MEMBERS BUT THAT. YOU KNOW
THESE ARE ISSUES- SOMETIME
BETWEEN NOW AND FOR THAT.
PROBABLY NEED TO BE RESOLVED SO
THAT- WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME
QUESTIONS SURFACING. THERE I'M
HOPEFUL THAT. MISTER WAY OF LIKE
CAN HELP US FIGURE A WAY TO
EXPEDITE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
NEW PREVAILING WAGES NOT JUST IN
THIS SPACE WHICH IS COMMON OLD
SCHOOL SPACE WE HAVE THIS
PROBLEM WITH EMERGING. A GREEN-
TECHNOLOGY ALL KINDS OF AREAS
AND WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO
WAIT AROUND- YOU KNOW TO
ESTABLISH A- PREVAILING WAGE
INEQUITY STANDARDS WILL WORK
NEEDS TO BE DONE SO HOPEFULLY
THIS BILL STARTS TO. SET A
PATTERN FOR HOW TO DO THAT
QUICKLY- BETWEEN NOW AND WHEN HE
GETS- TO OUR FOUR FOUR DECISION-
THANK YOU WILL GIVE ME AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE AND OTHER
THAN MISTER WHAT SHALL BE.
RUNNING OVER TO FOUR FORTY
SEVEN. ANOTHER BATTLE. I
RESPECTFULLY THROUGH WROTE.
THANK YOU- WE DO HAVE A MOTION
AT. NO I I'M GETTING I'M GETTING
THE- FROM CENTER. SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS IS. AT THE RIGHT TIME
OBERNOLTE MESS OF REMOTE. IF NOT
I. SUPPORT OF CENTRAL DF OF.
THANK YOU- WE HAVE THE COURAGE
OF THE MOST FOR CENTER LARRY.
AND LESS ISN'T CALL THE ROLL
THANK YOU. FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE
AB THREE THIRTY EIGHT THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED BUT FIRST WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ.
CORTEZ THE ICE AND- WELL SENATOR
DORADO SENATOR LAYERED. LAYERED
I SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI THIS BILL IS
ON CALL WITH THREE AYE VOTES
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU.
I'M GONNA GO AND COLD FALL AND
THREE ASSEMBLY MEMBER WORKS ON.
TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO
SENATOR WHERE IF THAT'S ALRIGHT
WITH HIM. AND I'LL BE BACK
SHORTLY THANK YOU ARE YOU GONNA
GO PERCENT AND MY COMMITTEE
SENATOR. I THINK WE'LL CATCH I
THINK THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE HEADED
IS MY COMMITTEE. YES JUST ABOUT
. FOUR THIS IS. THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR WELCOME TO THE YOUR YOUR
PERCENT FOR- A. B. FOR SEVEN TWO
YES THE FLOOR YOURS THANK YOU
FOR MUCH MR CHAIR. UNDER CURRENT
LAW CLASS AND CAN BE ON AN-
LEAVE DURING THE OF AN EMPLOYEE
IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME OR IS
UNDER INVESTIGATION WHEN THE
PROCEEDINGS THAT REQUIRE THE
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE CONCLUDE IN
THE EMPLOYEES FAVOR. THE
EMPLOYEE RETURNS TO WORK THEY
ARE NOT ALWAYS FULLY COMPENSATED
FOR THAT MISSED TIME. DISTRICTS
WHICH HAVE AN ESTABLISHED
PERSONNEL COMMISSION MUST PAY A
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE THEIR TOTAL
COMPENSATION FOR PERIOD OF
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE NON MERIT
DISTRICTS HOWEVER DO NOT HAVE
THE SAME RIGHTS. IN ADDITION
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES OR NOT ARE
NOT ALWAYS COMPENSATED FOR TIME
MISSED DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE
DELAYS THIS CAN INCLUDE FOR
EXAMPLE AN EMPLOYEE WAITING FOR
THE DMV TO RENEW THEIR BUS
DRIVERS LICENSE OR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO
RE VERIFY THEIR EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS. AB FOUR
SEVENTY TWO CLARIFIES THAT
REGARDLESS OF MERIT OR NON MERIT
DISTRICT STATUS DISTRICTS MUST
FULLY COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES. WHO
RETURN TO SERVICE WHO RETURNED
TO SERVICE AFTER BEING PLACED ON
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE. THIS BILL
ALSO REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO COMPENSATE CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES WHO MISSED TIME DUE TO
ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS. FOR
NECESSARY JOB RELATED
ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATIONS.
THIS IS SIMPLY A PARITY BILL.
CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES ALREADY HAVE
THESE PROTECTIONS EVEN
PROBATIONARY CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES
ARE PROTECTED CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES DESERVE THE SAME. I
WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND ASKED ME WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS
JESSICA HEY FROM C. S. E. A. AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NINE
ABOUT. WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE.
GOOD MORNING SHARON MEMBERS-
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMMENT TODAY MY NAME IS JESSICA
HEY AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF AB FOUR SEVENTY TWO.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WICKS- AND HER
STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON
THIS BILL AND THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS. CSEA REPRESENTS.
NEARLY TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES MANY OF WHOM ARE WOMEN
AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. BECAUSE
FUNDING PLEASE ARE THE FOLKS
THAT GET KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL
SAFELY MAKE SURE KIDS HAVE A
WELCOMING SAFE AND CLEAN
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. SUPPORT
TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND
MAKE SURE STUDENTS GET THE
ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE THEY NEED
AND SO MUCH MORE. EIGHTY FOUR
SEVENTY TWO WOULD PROVIDE THAT
FULL COMPENSATION FOR ALL
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES PLACED ON
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE DURING A TIME
THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS CHARGED
WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. IS
UNDER A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
OR IS WAITING DUE TO
ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS FOR ANY
NECESSARY JOB RELATED- PAPERWORK
OR DETERMINATIONS. THIS REALLY
IS A PARITY BILL AS A SOME
MEMBER WE MENTIONED SO ALL
SORTS. FOR THOSE. BOTH ON
PROBATION AND- TENURED. HAVE
THIS PROTECTION ALREADY AND WE
REALLY JUST BELIEVE THAT
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES DESERVE THE
SAME PROTECTION- IT'S A FAIRNESS
ISSUE SO CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE
TIME BEST IN CASES WHERE CHARGES
ARE NOT BROUGHT. THE CHARGES ARE
DISMISSED OR THE EMPLOYEES
ACQUITTED OF ANY CHARGE-
CHARGES. THEY SHOULD ALSO BE
FULLY COMPENSATED WHEN THEY'RE
ON INVOLUNTARY LEAVE FOR THOSE
ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS. THIS
ISSUE CAME TO US THROUGH OUR
MEMBERSHIP. SO WE HEARD FROM A
MEMBER WHO WAS FACING CRIMINAL
CHARGES AND WAS PLACED ON
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE. ON
BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CERTIFICATED
AND HE WAS WORKING IN A NON
MERIT DISTRICT HE WAS NOT
ENTITLED TO FULL COMPENSATION
FOR THAT PERIOD OF INVOLUNTARY
LEAVE UPON HIS RETURN TO WORK
WITH THE DISTRICT. AND HIS
CHARGES WERE DISMISSED BUT HE
WASN'T ALLOWED TO GET THAT
COMPENSATION. OVER HALF OF CSEA
MEMBERS EARN LESS THAN THIRTY
THOUSAND PER YEAR AND MOST
CANNOT AFFORD TO BE ON LEAVE
WITH NO POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING
THEIR LOST WAGES. FOR THOSE
REASONS. BEGIN TO WRITE. WHAT IS
FOR THE- I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE ON A BEFORE SEVEN TWO
AND A TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION YOU
MAY HAVE THANK YOU WE
APPRECIATE. COMMENTS AND THAT
WAS THE ONLY LEAD WITNESS RIGHTS
ACT. THEN THIS WOULD BE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY IN THIS
ROOM TO DO A ME TO. A NAME
ORGANIZATION AND THE FACT THAT
YOU SUPPORT THE BILL. WELCOME
GOOD MORNING SANDRA BARRERA ON
BEHALF OF SEIU CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SERVE LOCKS CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. CARL WILLIAMS
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. STEVE MCDOUGAL
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. SEEING NO ONE- I
DON'T HAVE LISTED- LEAD
OPPOSITION WITNESSES THERE
ANYBODY THAT WISHES TO SPEAK- IN
OPPOSITION YOU CAN JUST DO THE
ME TOO RIGHT NOW IN THIS. SEE NO
ONE THEN MODERATOR WILL GO TO
THE TELECONFERENCE ON. THIS IS
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY. TO
SPEAK ON ASSEMBLY BILL FOUR
SEVENTY TWO AND THESE ARE JUST
ME TO USE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST
TO NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK TO
AN UP AND SUPPORT FOR UP TO
EIGHTY FOUR SEVENTY TWO PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO. WE'RE GOING
TO GO TO LAW THIRTY TWO YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. THE MORNING
CARE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
LEADER IN WITH THE AMERICAN
BETTER OF STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES WE ARE PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL AND- THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MISTER KERR WE
HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL PERSON WHO
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
JUST A MOMENT PLEASE.
WE WILL NOW GO TO LINE. THIRTY
ONE THIRTY YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
. YOU NEED A EMPOWER ME ONCE WHY
THIRTY- YOU THE OPENING TI.
PLEASE RESPOND. HELLO YOU'RE ON
WE'RE ACTUALLY HEAR YOUR PURSE.
YEAH MY NAME THAT YOU BUSH FINE
YOU HE FIRED I'M CO FROM P. FROM
MY AND I. A. B. L. FIFTY SIX
THEY HAVEN'T MADE FONG THANK YOU
VERY WE- YOUR- MODERATOR TO SET
CONCLUDE THE LINE. IT DOES MR
CARE THANK YOU VERY MUCH I'M
SURE BE BACK TO YOU IN A- AND
THEN WORKING TO BRING THEM BACK-
TO THE MA'AM. ARE THERE ANY COME
FROM THE- NO PRESSURE I THINK
THE AUTHOR FROM IT UP MOVED A
BIT OKAY WE A MOTION OF WOULD
YOU LIKE CLOSE ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE THANK YOU VERY MUCH OUR
WOULD PLEASE CALL THEM. FILE
ITEM TO THREE FOR SEVENTY TWO
THE MOST IS DUE THE CORTEZ
SENATOR WILK SENATOR SAID
LAYERED LAYERED I SENATORS COULD
. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I THIS BILL
IS ON CALL WITH TO THOSE THANK
YOU VERY MUCH IN END YOU HAVE
THE NEXT BILL- AND I MAYBE I'M
MISSING AND I DON'T ANY OF
AUTHORS HERE BY I WOULD TELL
THAT. A PARTICULAR YOU'RE LATER
IN THE FILE YOU CAN MAKE A DASH
AND THE GET HERE'S WE'LL MOVE TO
OUR NUMBER WHICH IS BILL FIVE
FOUR THE FOR YOU THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND MA'AM. AB FIVE
FOUR PROHIBITS AGAINST EMPLOYEES
BASED ON THEIR FAMILY CARE GIVER
STATUS THIS BILL REQUIRES THAT
WORKPLACE POLICIES DO NOT
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILY
CAREGIVERS. AND APRIL TWENTY
TWENTY A GROUP OF HOTEL CHAIN
JANITORS WERE LAID OFF BECAUSE
OF THE PANDEMIC. CLOSURES WHEN
THINGS STARTED TO OPEN UP AGAIN
EVERYONE BUT THE MOTHERS WERE
CALLED BACK. THE HOTEL MANAGER
SOON AFTER THEY WERE BUSY
HELPING KIDS WITH REMOTE
SCHOOLING. INDEED MANY OF THOSE
MOTHERS DID WANT TO RETURN AND
THEY DESPERATELY NEEDED THE
INCOME. BUT THERE WERE OBVIOUS
ASSUMPTIONS THAT WERE MADE ABOUT
. IF THEY WANTED TO RETURN TO
WORK. AND THE TYPE OF THE- WE
KNOW IT. IN THE WAY. ONE STUDY
FOUND MOTHER WERE 79% LESS
LIKELY TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR
HIRE. HALF IS LIKELY TO BE
PROMOTED AND OFFERED AN AVERAGE
OF ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS
AND SALLY FOR THE SAME POSITION
AS SIMILARLY QUALIFIED NON
MOTHERS. MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
YOUR LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND
STATES ALASKA DELAWARE NEW YORK
AND MASSACHUSETTS. HAVE ALREADY
OUTLAWED DISTRICT EMPLOYEE
DEPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST PARENTS AND OTHER
CAREGIVERS. COVERING ALMOST 30%
OF THE AMERICAN WORK FORCE
EXCEPT HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS WE HAVE
LISTENED TO THE CONCERNS OF
BUSINESS OWNERS WE HAVE IN FACT
ACCEPTED TO CRUCIAL MOMENTS
ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THE
CHAMBER. UPON LEAVING THE
ASSEMBLY WE SIGNIFICANTLY
LIMITED THOSE WHO CAN BE CARED
FOR. AND WE BORROWED A
DEFINITION AROUND WHO CAN
QUALIFY FOR THIS FROM A BILL I
WROTE LAST YEAR- AROUND CHOSEN
FAMILY THAT THE CHAMBER WAS
NEUTRAL ON AND HELP ME ACTUALLY
CRAFT THAT DEFINITION. THAT'S A
DEFINITION THAT SAYS THAT YOU
CAN HAVE A DESIGNATED PERSON
THAT YOU NAME. THEY NOW HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THAT DEFINITION
EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A DIFFERENT
DEFINITION I WORKED WITH THEM ON
IN THERE AND THEY WILL SAY THAT-
IT'S TOO BROAD. BUT IT'S A
DEFINITION THAT ACTUALLY WORKED
WITH THE CHAMBER ON SO I SUSPECT
THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL PROBABLY HEAR
FROM THE OPPOSITION WE JUST
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE ON THIS
POINT. WE THINK WE'VE NARROWED
THE BILL- IN A WAY TO HOPEFULLY
ACCOMMODATE SOME OF THEIR
CONCERNS ADDRESSED SOME OF THE
CONSIDER CONCERNS BUT WE STILL
THINK THAT. THIS BILL IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE DO KNOW
THAT. CAREGIVER DISCRIMINATION
EXISTS IN THE WORKPLACE SO WE
ALSO KNOW THAT WOULD EMPLOYERS
KNOW ABOUT THIS AND WHEN THEIR-
EDUCATED ABOUT THIS IMPLICIT
BIAS THAT THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR
BEHAVIOR. AND THAT'S WHAT THE
GOAL OF THE BILL IS IT'S NOT TO
BE PUNITIVE AGAINST BUSINESSES
IT'S NOT TO CREATE MORE
LAWSUITS. IT'S TO STOP THE
DISCRIMINATION THAT WE KNOW THAT
EXIST THAT DISPROPORTION IMPACTS
WOMEN SPECIFICALLY WOMEN OF
COLOR. IN THE WORKPLACE. THE
BILL IS SPONSORED BY THE CAL AT
CALIFORNIA WORK AND FAMILY
COALITION CALIFORNIA LAWYERS
EMPLOYMENT ASSOCIATION EQUAL
RIGHTS ADVOCATES LEGALLY TO WORK
SUPPORTED BY A. R. P. AND DOZENS
OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON
WOMEN AND FAMILY ISSUES. WITH ME
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS
JESSICA STENDER- FOR THE EQUAL
RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND LIZ MORRIS.
WITH THE CENTER FOR WORKLIFE LAW
. WELCOME TO THE CA. YOU HAVE
TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU MR
CHAIRMAN. MAYOR OF UP TO MINUTES
. THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
JUSTICE CENTER ABOUT BEFORE IT'S
- PROUD BECAUSE- THIS BILL
ADDRESSES A PROBLEM THAT WE SEE
FAR TOO OFTEN WE'VE HEARD FROM
FATHERS WHO FACE HOSTILITY FOR
TAKING TIME OFF TO CARE FOR A
SICK KID. ONE HE WAS EVEN ASKING
YOUR WIFE WE DOING THAT. ONE
MOTHER WAS TERMINATED BECAUSE
HER EMPLOYER QUOTE FOR SAW THAT
CARE GIVING HER NEW BABY WOULD
BE A PROBLEM. OPPONENTS OF THIS
BILL ARE SAYING THAT THE
DEFINITION OF FAMILY CAREGIVERS
STATUS IS TOO BROAD AND
EMPLOYERS WILL NOT KNOW WHO IS A
FAMILY CAREGIVER. BUT THIS IS A
RED HERRING IF AN EMPLOYER
DOESN'T KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS A
FAMILY CARE GIVER. THAT BY
DEFINITION THEY CAN'T
DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM ON
THAT BASIS. THE BILL DOES NOT
GIVE EMPLOYERS ANY KIND OF
AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO DO
ANYTHING WHEN SOMEONE IS A
FAMILY CAREGIVER. IT ONLY SAYS
THEY CAN'T TREAT THEM WORSE OR
PENALIZE THEM FOR THAT. YOU
CANNOT LOOK AT THE DEFINITION OF
A PROJECT PROTECTED CLASS IN
ISOLATION. MOST OF THE
DISCRIMINATION CATEGORIES ARE
BROAD EVERYONE FITS INTO
MULTIPLE CATEGORIES LIKE GENDER
AND RACE. JUST BECAUSE IT
EMPLOYEES PART OF A PROTECTED
GROUP DOESN'T MEAN THEY WILL OR
CAN FILE A DISCRIMINATION CLAIM.
EMPLOYEES CAN ONLY PROVE A
DISCRIMINATION CLAIM IF THEY
PROVE THEY'RE TREATED ADVERSELY
BECAUSE OF THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN A
PROTECTED CLASS. THE LEGAL
QUESTION HERE WILL BE WHETHER
THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
THAT THE EMPLOYEES STATUS AS A
CARE GIVER SUBSTANTIALLY
MOTIVATED THE EMPLOYERS ADVERSE
ACTION. THE BILL'S DEFINITION OF
FAMILY IS THE SAME AS USING
CURRENT LAW IT WAS ADOPTED TO
ENSURE THE LGBTQ PLUS AND OTHER
WORKERS. HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS UNDER
THE LAW AS THE OTHER
CALIFORNIANS. UNDER CALIFORNIA
LAW IT IS NOT CURRENTLY ILLEGAL
FOR AN EMPLOYER TO FIRE SOMEONE
BECAUSE THEY BECOME A PARENT. OR
REFUSE TO PROMOTE EMPLOYEE AFTER
LEARNING THEIR ELDERLY PARENT
HAS MOVED IN WITH THEM. ALL THIS
FALL BILL DOES IS ENSURE THAT
WORKERS ARE NOT TREATED
UNFAIRLY. BECAUSE OF THEIR
FAMILY CAREGIVER STATUS WE ARE
DRIVE OF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH WE
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.
WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE. GOOD
MORNING I'M LIZ MORRIS THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE CENTER
FOR WORKLIFE. AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA. LAW ACCESS.
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST FAMILY CAREGIVERS IS
WELL DOCUMENTED HARMFUL AND
PERVASIVE. IT. JEOPARDIZES THE
ECONOMIC SECURITY OF FAMILY. AND
WE CAN OUR CALL. AS BY. WITH OUT
OF THE FORCE. THE QUESTION IS
WHAT DO ABOUT IT. AB FIVE TWENTY
FOUR OFFERS A VIABLE SOLUTION
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN TESTED IN
FOUR OTHER STATES AND HUNDREDS
OF LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AROUND
THE COUNTRY. WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN
NEW YORK MINNESOTA ALASKA AND
DELAWARE IS THAT THESE LAWS WORK
FOR EMPLOYEES AND BUSINESSES
ALIKE. WHY IS THIS TRUE.
UNFORTUNATELY MANY EMPLOYERS ARE
NOT ATTUNED TO THE FACT THAT.
ACTING ON BIASES AGAINST CARE
GIVERS OFTEN VIOLATES OTHER
EXISTING EMPLOYMENT LAWS LIKE
PROHIBITIONS AGAINST SEX AND
RACE DISCRIMINATION. AB FIVE
TWENTY FOUR WOULD PROVIDE
CLARITY THAT DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST CARE GIVERS IS UNLAWFUL.
IT WOULD INCENTIVIZE EMPLOYERS
TO RECOGNISE AND WEED OUT THIS
FORM OF BIAS AND BY DOING SO
WOULD HELP EMPLOYERS TO AVOID
NOT ONLY KERRIGAN CAREGIVER
DISCRIMINATION BUT ALSO. OTHER
EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS THAT ARE
ALREADY UNLAWFUL IN CALIFORNIA.
WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE OTHER
STATES THAT THE IMPACT OF CARE
GIVER DISCRIMINATION OR ANTI
DISCRIMINATION LAWS IS THAT
EMPLOYERS RETAIN VALUABLE
EMPLOYEES. REDUCE GENDER
INEQUITIES AND AVOID LITIGATION.
I WANT TO BE CLEAR. THE IDEA
THAT THESE LAWS WILL NOT
INCREASE LITIGATION IS NOT JUST
WISHFUL THINKING. IT IS THE
DOCUMENTED EXPERIENCE OF
BUSINESSES IN THOSE FOR OTHER
STATES ARE RIGOROUS TWENTY
TWENTY ONE ANALYSIS FROM THE
CENTER FOR WORKLIFE LAW FOUND
THAT THE LIKELIHOOD THAT A
COMPANY WILL BE SUED UNDER ONE
OF THESE LAWS IS ESSENTIALLY
ZERO. IN THE STATES THAT ALREADY
PROHIBIT CAREGIVER
DISCRIMINATION THERE WAS LESS
THAN ONE LAWSUIT PER STATE PER
YEAR FILED ON AVERAGE. THE
REALITY IS OUT DIRECTING
EMPLOYER AWARENESS TO CAREGIVER
DISCRIMINATION AND EXPLICITLY
PROHIBITING IT WOULD PROVIDE
CLARITY TO EMPLOYERS THAT ACTING
ON CARE GIVER BIASES IF YOU
COULD PLEASE BEGIN TO WRAP YES
IN MANY CASES LITIGATION WOULD
BE AVOIDED UNDER AB FIVE TWENTY
FOUR DUE TO THIS INCREASED
AWARENESS THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THIS WOULD BE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY IN THE
ROOM TO DO A ME TO AND SUPPORT
WHICH IS JUST YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION AND THE FACT TO
SUPPORT THE BILL WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
I SENATOR. MONICA MILLER
REPRESENTING ALZHEIMER'S LOS
ANGELES ALZHEIMER'S ORANGE
COUNTY IN ALZHEIMER'S SAN DIEGO
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CATHY VAN AUSTIN ON
BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
CALIFORNIANS FOR THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING JACQUELINE CRISTINA ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA WOMEN
LAWYERS NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
JEWISH WOMEN IN CALIFORNIA.
CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP TO END
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE CHILD
CARE LAWCENTER IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING
MORGAN FULLER CLOSER ON BEHALF
OF ELLA BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS TECH EQUITY COLLABORATIVE
. REYES AND CHILD POVERTY
CALIFORNIA AND NAY REAL PRO
CHOICE CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY CLEAR
SHE HARM BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIANS LIMIT LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION PROUD CO SPONSOR AS
WELL AS UFCW WESTERN STATE
COUNCIL IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU. MISTER KAREN SENATOR
MICHELLE TRAN WILL FORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS SO MANY GIRLS IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU THE AUTHOR
THANK YOU. NAVNEET PRAYER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. CENTER FOR ON
BEHALF OF S. C. ARE YOU
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. MISTER SENATORS JOE HUNTER FOR
C. OF THE MORGAN HILL OF NOW
FROM THAT CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER BUT SPEAKING FOR MYSELF
IN STRONG SUPPORT WELCOME TO THE
CAPITAL JOHN THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COUNTLESS. GOOD MORNING MY NAME
IS FORREST CAME IN HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY HERE IN SUPPORT
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MORNING SAYS BROWN LOOK ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WE ARE IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO
ONE ELSE THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY
. FOR ANY LEAD WITNESS IN
OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING MR
CHAIRMAN SENATOR- WE ARE A
CHRISTIAN KAYLEE ON BEHALF OF
THE LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO POINTS I'D LIKE TO
MAKE. FIRST IS THE CONCERN WITH
THE EXPANSION OF FEET ON THE
FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING ACT
THAT TODAY. INCLUDES EIGHTEEN
PROTECTED CATEGORIES THIS
WITHOUT A NINETEEN FAMILY CARE
GIVER STATUS. EMPLOYERS WHO ARE
SUBJECT TO FEET HIGH INCLUDE
THOSE OF FIVE OR MORE EMPLOYEES
AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC SECTOR.
ENTITIES AND YOU CAN THERE'S THE
LITIGATION THREAT UNDER FEE
HOBBY BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE THEIR
DAMAGES INCLUDING PUNITIVE
DAMAGES AND OF COURSE ATTORNEY'S
FEES AS WELL AND SO ANY
EXPANSION OF FIAT. IS
PROBLEMATIC AND THAT IS ADDED TO
THIS NEW CATEGORY A LOT OF
ATTENTION HAS BEEN MADE BY THE
AUTHOR AND SUPPORTERS AS TO THE
SECOND CLAUSE OF SUB DIVISIONS
SEE. IF I CAN JUST DIRECT YOU TO
THAT IT DEFINES FAMILY CARE
GIVER STATUS NOW IN THE SECOND
IT DEFINES FAMILY MEMBER WHICH
WAS THE POINT ABOUT DESIGNATED
PERSON AT CETERA. BUT IF YOU
KNOW THE FIRST SENTENCE FAMILY
CARE GIVER STATUS MEANS A PERSON
WHO CONTRIBUTES TO THE CARE OF
ONE OR MORE FAMILY MEMBERS.
UNFORTUNATELY TWO SIGNIFICANT
TERMS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
OPENING PROVISIONS WITHOUT
DEFINITION ONE IS CONTRIBUTE AND
ONE IS CARE. HOW MUCH
CONTRIBUTION IS IT DIRECT AN
ONGOING IS IT ONCE A WEEK WHAT
IS CARE IS THAT MEDICAL CARE IS
THAT- YOU KNOW TO SUPPORT THEIR
MENTAL HEALTH WHAT IS INCLUDED.
LOOK IF YOU'RE GOING TO IMPOSE
THIS NOOSE- STATUS. ON EMPLOYERS
THEN AT THE VERY LEAST YOU
SHOULD FOCUS ON PROVIDING CLEAR
GUIDANCE AND DEFINITIONS OF
THOSE TERMS SO THE BOTH THE
EMPLOYEE BUT ALSO THE EMPLOYER.
KNOWS CLEARLY WHAT THESE TERMS
MEAN FOR THAT REASON WE ARE
OPPOSED THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND IS THERE ANOTHER
- ARE YOU A LEAD OPPOSITE. THE
NEW OF UP TO TWO THANK YOU
MISTER MEMBER OR AGENTS ON
BEHALF CAL CHAMBER OF AND- TO IT
FIVE TWO FOUR AS A J. KILLER. WE
APPRECIATE OUR ON GOING
CONVERSATIONS ON THE BILL WITH
THE AUTHOR AND THE SPONSORS I
WANT TO ALIGN MY COMMENTS ON THE
BROAD DEFINITION OF FAMILY CARE
GIVER STATUS WITH THOSE OF MR
MCKINLEY ALTHOUGH OTHER STATES
HAVE ACTED IN THIS AREA THEIR
LAWS ARE MUCH MORE FOCUSED ON
THE LEVEL OF CARE BEING PROVIDED
AND WHO IS BEING CARED FOR THAN
THE ONE PROPOSED HERE. THE M.
FOR EXAMPLE IN NEW YORK THE LAW
PROTECTS EMPLOYEES WHO PROVIDE
DIRECT AND ONGOING CARE FOR A
CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN
OR FOR A SPECIFIC UNIVERSE OF
FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A DISABILITY
OR PERSON WITH A DISABILITY WHO
LIVES WITH THEM AND THAT PERSON
RELIES ON THEM FOR MEDICAL CARE.
FOR TO MEET THEIR NEEDS OF DAILY
LIVING THIS IS THE BROADEST LAW
ON THE BOOKS OF ANY STATE AND IS
MUCH LESS OBJECTIVE THAN THE
LANGUAGE IN AB FIVE TWO FOUR WE
HAVE SUBMITTED AN AMENDMENT TO
THE AUTHOR THAT WOULD CHANGE THE
CONTRIBUTES TO THE CARE OF
LANGUAGE TO DIRECT AN ON GOING.
WHICH WE BELIEVE IS MUCH MORE
UNDERSTANDABLE FOR EMPLOYERS-
AND IS ALREADY BEING USED
ANOTHER STATE. REGARDING OUR
CONCERN REGARDING- ACCOMMODATION
WE APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT THAT
THE AUTHOR TOOK AND SENATE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO MAKE
CLEAR AN EMPLOYER IS NOT
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ANY SPECIAL
ACCOMMODATION. WE HAVE A
REMAINING CONCERN OVER WHAT IS
SPECIAL AND WHAT IS NOT SPECIAL
GIVEN THIS TERM IS AT I KNEW IN
LABOR CODE. AND WE BELIEVE THIS
TERM WILL. HAVE TO BE LITIGATED.
AB IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO CLARIFY
THAT LANGUAGE. AND FINALLY WE DO
BELIEVE IF NOT PROPERLY TAILORED
AT FIVE TWO FOUR WILL OPEN
EMPLOYERS INCLUDING SMALL
BUSINESSES UP TO INCREASE
LITIGATION. A STUDY HAS SHOWN
THAT EMPLOYEE LAWSUITS
ESTIMATED. AND THAT THE COST OF
FOR A SMALL OR MIDSIZE EMPLOYER
TO DEFEND AND- AND SETTLE A
SINGLE PLAINTIFF DISCRIMINATION
CLAIM WAS APPROXIMATE HUNDRED
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. US
COMPANIES HAVE A TEN POINT 5%
CHANCE OF AN EMPLOYMENT. CHARGE
FILED AGAINST HIM IN CALIFORNIA
THAT PERSON. IS SO POINT 5%
AGAIN WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR AND HOPE WE CAN FIND A
PLACE. WHERE THIS BILL WILL NOT
UNNECESSARILY INCREASED
LITIGATION IF A RISK FOR
EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OF THAT
COMPLETES THE- THE MAIN
OPPOSITION WITNESSES THIS WOULD
BE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN
THE ROOM. TO DO A ME TOO WHICH
IS JUST YOUR NAME YOUR
ORGANIZATION AND THAT YOU
OPPOSED THE BILL. IS THIS ON
THEIR BEHALF PUBLIC RISK
INNOVATION SOLUTIONS MANAGEMENT
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS PRISM AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION THANK YOU
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
MORNING KATIE DAVEY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU KNOW I
CHAIR MEMBERS THEIR VERSION
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE DISTRICT
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
TAKEN SMITH CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGY
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. MARGARET GLAD STEVE HERE
BEHALF CALIFORNIA RETAILERS ARE.
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION THANK
THANK YOU. I SEE NO ONE ELSE. IN
ME TO OPPOSITION MODERATOR WE
WILL GO TO THE TELECONFERENCE
LINE THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
ANYBODY. OF THAT IS IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL TO DO
A ME TO NAME ORGANIZATION AND
WHETHER THEY SUPPORT. OR OPPOSE
OVER TO YOUR MODERATOR. THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL PLEASE
PRESS ONE. AT THIS TIME WE'RE
GOING TO GO FIRST TO THE LINE
EIGHTEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
GOOD MORNING FIFTH BORDERS ON
BEHALF OF THE FAMILY BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. TO ONE NOW
GOING TO GO TO LINE. TWENTY TWO.
GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS MOLLY
MARC AND I AM WITH PUBLIC
COUNCIL WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT
AB FACT FOUR THANK YOU FROM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LINE TWENTY
SEVEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. THE
END OF INCOME AFTER THE
CALIFORNIA LEGAL FEE PRODUCER IN
OPPOSITION THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. HI ONE THIRTY FIVE
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
MORNING JANET SHANKLAND
REPRESENTING FAMILY CAREGIVER
ALLIANCE AND THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION ON FAMILY CAREGIVERS
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LINE
THIRTY SEVEN YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. MORNING REBECCA GONZALEZ
OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER IN STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
FIVE THREE FOUR THANK YOU THANK
YOU VERY MUCH LINE THIRTY EIGHT
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. THANK YOU
SO MUCH AND GOOD MORNING MY
NAME'S FELICITY FIGUEROA AND I
REPRESENTS THE ORANGE COUNTY
QUALITY COALITION AND WE AND
VERY. VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF AB
FIVE TWENTY FOUR THANK YOU THANK
YOU. WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CLIMB
THIRTY ONE YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN
. THIS IS KATIE BURKE A K. WHERE
AND FAMILY COALITION BRETT CO
SPONSOR OF AB FOR TWENTY FOUR.
I'VE ALSO BEEN TO KEEP SUPPORT
ON BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING
ORGANS. THAT HELP FEDERATION OF
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN
FOR THE CONCERT CHOICE CONSUMER
ATTORNEYS OF HEALTH. FRIEND
COMMITTEE ON THE DISPLAY ACROSS
. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH
WOMEN. AND WORK THANK THANK YOU
MUCH OF HER LIFE THIRTY FOR
LINUS OPEN. GOOD MORNING MY NAME
IS JOE PARRISH OR LEAVE AID THAT
WERE PRODUCT CAUSED BY ENJOY
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MISTER THERE IS NO WAY ELSE TO
THE WISH TO. THANK YOU- WE WILL
NOW BRING THE BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE AND WHAT ME JUST. OF
BY A QUESTION AND- I SIT ON. WE
HEARD THIS AND PASS IT OUT AND
THERE WERE. A COUPLE OF CONCERNS
FOR I THINK ONCE COME. AND YOU
APPEAR TO THOSE WITH AMENDMENT
SINCE THAT COMMITTEE HEARINGS.
WHEN IT DOES COME THERE WAS A
AND GET INJURED. OKAY YEAH AND
THEN THE OTHER IS WOULD YOU RE.
TO THE CONCERNED ABOUT NO
DEFINITION OF CARE AND ANOTHER
SUBJECT AREA- YOU KNOW I.
PROVIDING CARE FOR A LOVED ONE.
YOU KNOW NOT EVERY WORD WE HAVE
IN LAW HAS A DEFINITION DEFINED
DEFINITION TO IT RIGHT LIKE WE
KNOW THAT IS A CHAIR WE HAVE TO
FIND CHAIR YOU KNOW WHAT HIS.
PROVIDING CARE IS YOU PROVIDING
CARE TO SOMEONE DO YOU NEED TO
YOU KNOW. PICK THEM UP FROM
TAKEN TO DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS
YOU KNOW PICK YOUR KID UP FROM
SCHOOL WHEN THEY'RE SICK LIKE.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE DO WITH
FAMILY MEMBERS- AND WE THINK
THAT DEFINITION- AS WRITTEN IN
THE LAW. X. THAT ACCURATELY I'M
HAPPY TO CONTINUE DIALOGUE WE'VE
HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE CHAMBER THIS IS MY- SECOND
OR THIRD ATTEMPT AT THIS BILL
I'M SECOND ATTEMPT AT THIS BILL-
SO WE'VE HAD CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS WE WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS IF
THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN-
OUTLINED WHAT THAT MEANS
WITHOUT. IN MY OPINION IMPACTING
WHAT THE BILL'S REALLY TRYING TO
DO I AM VERY OPEN TO THAT
LANGUAGE- WE JUST HAVE YET TO
SEE IT- AND WHAT IT CAN LOOK
LIKE BUT I'M OPEN TO CONTINUE
CONVERSATIONS AND TO CONTINUE TO
MOMENTS AS THE BILL GOES TO THE
PROCESS. BUT I DO FEEL STRONGLY
THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE A
FRAMEWORK SO THAT IF YOU ARE
SOMEONE WHO DOES PROVIDE CARE
FOR A FAMILY MEMBER. THAT THE
ACT OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY
SHOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT YOU
CAN BE DISCRIMINATED UPON
AGAINST IN. YOUR PLACE OF
EMPLOYMENT- AND SO THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME AND- LET ME JUST
SAYS THE AUTHOR OF A GAZILLION
BILLS MYSELF- I ALWAYS DON'T
WANT TO WATER DOWN. OR STEP AWAY
FROM THE INTENT OF THE YEAH
EXACTLY WE ARE. WITH THIS BILL
ESTABLISHING A NON
DISCRIMINATION CATEGORY AND
THERE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE
GRADIENTS. SURE YEAH YOU KNOW
WHAT IS CARE IF YOU JUST THERE
BRIEFLY. AND NOT AN ON GOING
BASIS SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE
YOU SEE IF THERE'S A PLACE. THAT
WE LAND YEAH WE CANNOT WE DON'T
FEEL LIKE YOU'RE WATERING DOWN
THEIR ACTION OF THE BILL BUT TO
ADDRESS ISSUES LIKE THAT YEAH IN
THE DEFINITELY I'M I'M HAPPY TO
CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WE'VE HAD QUITE A FEW AND- HAVE
A VERY GOOD ACTUALLY GOOD
WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
OPPOSITION TO TRY TO. LAND SOME
OF THE STUFF WE'VE MADE A LOT OF
AMENDMENTS ALONG THE WAY- I I'M
YOU. KNOW I'M AN AUTHOR WHO.
MAKES A LOT OF A TO TRY GET IT
RIGHT SO I COMMIT TO YOU- CENTER
LAYERED I WILL CONTINUE TO TALK
THE OPPOSITION SEE IF WE CAN
FIND A PLACE TO LAND THAT. THANK
YOU APPRECIATE. AND LET ME JUST
APPRECIATE YOU FOR ADDRESSING
THIS ISSUE LET ME ASK IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE REST
OF THE COMMISSION. WELL I JUST
WANT TO- ECHOES JUST YOUR-
CANASTA THE ON THIS ISSUE IS
SOUNDS LIKE THIS ISN'T SOMETHING
YOU'VE BEEN- STRIVING TOWARD FOR
A LONG TIME AND I WANTED TO SAY
HOW MUCH WORKERS. ON THE GROUND
PARTICULARLY LOW WAGE- WORKERS
WHO- ARE IN UNREGULATED
INDUSTRIES NEED. TO HAVE THAT
PROTECTION AND- UNFORTUNATELY
THAT'S WHY SO MANY OF THE
CLASSES ARE GROWING IN TERMS OF
THAT PROTECTION JUST BECAUSE-
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE SOME
INDUSTRIES THAT. WILL NOT.
CONSIDER OTHER CONDITIONS THAT
WORKERS ARE IN UNLESS THERE'S A
LAW THAT REQUIRES THEM. TO DO SO
I JUST WANT TO SAY I AM
APPRECIATIVE OF THE POLICY MY
QUESTION THAT I HAD IS THAT-
THE- PARTICULAR WHEN WE THINK
ABOUT THOSE THOSE LOW. WAGE
INDUSTRIES THOSE WORKERS THROUGH
LANGUAGE- THROUGH- IN SOME
INSTANCES CRIMINAL HISTORY THERE
ARE A LOT OF REASONS WHY FOLKS
DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION.
CAN'T GET ACCESS TO THE
INFORMATION DON'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE PROTECTIONS AND RIGHTS
ARE. HOW IS THAT BEING ADDRESSED
IN THIS BILL IS THERE A WAY HOW
ARE WE ENSURING THAT THOSE THAT
WILL BE PROTECTED NO THAT THIS
NEW PROTECTION YEAH I MEAN I
THINK YOU'RE HEADING ON IT. THE
QUESTION I THINK FOR A LOT OF
OUR BILLS BUT ALSO THOSE
SPECIFIC I THINK AUDIENCE YOU'RE
REFERRING TO IS OFTEN
DISADVANTAGED IN MANY WAYS- AND
SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON ALL OF US
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
EDUCATING BUT WITH A VERY STRONG
COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS.
DOZENS AND DOZENS OF
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE FAR REACHING
SCOPE MANY OF WHOM ARE LEGAL AID
ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH OUR
LOWER WAGE SECTOR TO MAKE SURE
THEY UNDERSTAND THE RIGHT TO
KNOW WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE- AND
SO I THINK THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT
ALSO THE EDUCATION NOT JUST FOR
THE WORKERS BUT FOR THE
EMPLOYERS I THINK A LOT OF
EMPLOYERS. ARE GENUINELY TRYING
TO DO THE RIGHT THING YOU KNOW-
AND THEY NEED TO BE. EDUCATED
AROUND WHAT THIS NEW LAW WOULD
BE AND SO I THINK THAT'S GOING
TO TAKE BOTH FOR SUPPORTERS OF
THE BILL AND FRANKLY THE
OPPOSITION TO HELP EXPLAIN WHAT
THIS NOW MEANS IF THIS DOES
BECOME LAW- SO THAT IT'S MY
COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT
I THINK ARE UNIONS CAN BE- A
STRONG FORCE FOR US THERE ALONG
WITH THE BROADER COALITION OF
ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE. ARE
SUPPORTIVE. AND ENDED OPPOSITION
FRANKLY. THANK YOU FOR THINKS.
MMHM MUCH VMO- MAKE THE MOTION
TO MOVE THE BILL OKAY WE HAVE A
MOTION WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
EXPECT FAST FOR AN AYE VOTE.
THANK YOU WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL.
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOR AB FIVE
TWENTY FOR THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED BUT FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ. ET CENTER WILK
SAID JURADO SENATOR LAYERED.
LAYERED ICE CENTER SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I'D
THIS ITEM IS ON CALL WITH TO
EITHER THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I SEE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MARTUCCI HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER
EIGHTEEN WHILE HE'S MAKING HIS
WAY TO THE PODIUM. OF THE TWO
PEOPLE THAT WORK ON THE CONSENT
AGENDA ARE HERE RIGHT NOW. SO IF
YOU WOULD MIND LISTING THE CALL
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE CAN GET
THAT OUT. FILE ITEMS NUMBER TWO
AND ELEVEN BOTH ON CONSENSUS
SENATOR LAYERED. LAYERED ICE
SENATORS MY WOULD QUIT I. WOULD
PLAY LESS I THESE ITEMS ARE OUT
OF FIVE TWO ZERO BUT- THE
CONSENT AGENDA. IS OUT. THIS
POST LEAVE. WITH TO ALLEVIATE
SOME. EXCUSE ME JUSTICE.
FOR
ASSEMBLY MEMBER I APOLOGIZE. FOR
THE DELAY WERE. WERE COMING AND
GOING BECAUSE OF THE VAGARIES OF
ASSEMBLY SCHEDULES- SO- YOU'RE
PRESENTING. ASSEMBLY BILL NINE
THIRTY EIGHT AM TO APOLOGIZE
BECAUSE IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES I
HAVE TO LEAVE AND- IN THE
ASSEMBLY AT THE SENATORS AGREED
TO STATE. TO THE REMAINING
PERSON UNTIL SOMEBODY- SO PLEASE
A PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL NINE
THIRTY EIGHT AND LET US KNOW AT
THE BEGINNING WHETHER YOU'RE
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS YES
THEY WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
MEASUREMENTS AND THANK THE
COMMITTEE VERY MUCH FOR- THERE-
WORK ON THIS BILL- CENTER WOULD
LOVE HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS AS AS
CHAIR OF THE SENATE BUDGET
COMMITTEE BECAUSE THIS IS A
ULTIMATELY A BUDGET ISSUE. BUT I
RISE TODAY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL NINE THIRTY EIGHT BUT TO
GIVE TEACHERS AN ESSENTIAL
SCHOOL STAFF A 50% PAY RAISE AND
TO CLOSE THE WAGE GAP SCHOOLS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY SCHOOLS
ACROSS THE STATE ARE FACING A
WORKFORCE CRISIS WITH TOO MANY
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
UNABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY WORK AND-
IN PARTICULAR THERE IS A GROWING
WAGE GAP. BETWEEN TEACHERS AND
COMPARABLY EDUCATED COLLEGE
GRADUATES IN OTHER FIELDS THE
DATA IS CLEAR TEACHERS EARN
TWENTY THREE POINT 5% LESS THAN
THEIR SIMILARLY EDUCATED PEERS.
NEARLY TWO THIRDS OF YOUNG
ADULTS RECENTLY SURVEYED CITED
PAY IS ONE OF THE TOP THREE
REASONS WHY THEY WERE NOT
INTERESTED IN BECOMING TEACHERS.
WE NEED TO CLOSE THIS WAGE GAP
TO GET MORE YOUNG PEOPLE TO
ASPIRE TO BECOME EDUCATORS. THIS
BILL ALSO REQUIRES SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO REPORT THEIR
PROGRESS IN CLOSING THIS WAGE
GAP EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT
SEVEN YEARS. WE KNOW THAT IN
COUNTRIES LIKE FINLAND AUSTRALIA
CANADA SINGAPORE FOR EXAMPLE.
TEACHING TEACHERS AND SCHOOL
STAFF ARE PAID COMPETITIVE
SALARIES IN THESE COUNTRIES
TEACHING SALARIES. BEATRICE
ALORS ARE COMMENSURATE WITH
OTHER FIELDS LIKE BUSINESS
ENGINEERING LAW. THE BOTTOM LINE
IS IF WE WANT WORLD CLASS
SCHOOLS WE NEED TO PAY TEACHERS
IN A SPECIAL SCHOOL STAFF WHAT
THEY DESERVE. I AM A PROUD TO BE
JOINED TODAY- WITH- COME BY CARL
WILLIAMS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
SAFETY COUNCIL OF CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES. AND KEVIN TEN A MATH
TEACHER FROM THE JEBSEN UNION
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. WELCOME TO
THE COMMITTEE AND YOU HAVE UP TO
TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING MR A
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS CARL
WILLIAMS AND I'M NOT ONLY IF THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CFT COUNCIL
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. BUT I'M A
PROBLEM SENIOR CUSTODIAN. FOR
THE LAWNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISTRICT. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT ASSEMBLY BUILD NINE
THIRTY EIGHT. BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI. IN THE LAST DECADE
THIS AUGUST BODY TOOK THE
INITIATIVE TO REPAIR HIS STORY
DAMAGE DONE TO OUR OUR PUBLIC
EDUCATION SYSTEM BECAUSE BY THE
GREAT RECESSION. THE LOCAL
CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA WAS
CREATED TO PROVIDE OUR SCHOOLS
WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO
EDUCATE OUR GENERATIONS IN THE
WAY THEY FOUND TO BE BEST FOR
THEIR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
CALIFORNIA SO THE FUNDING GOAL
WITH FORTY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS HE
GAVE THE STATE BUDGET A DECADE
TO MEET THE GOAL. IT HAS BEEN A
REMARKABLE SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS
ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH GREATER
NEEDS. IT WAS A HOT AIR BALLOON
THAT RAISED US UP. UNFORTUNATELY
THE ECONOMY HAS MOVED ON A-
STAGGERING INFLATION INCREASED
HOUSING COSTS AND DEMAND FOR
HIGHER LABOR COSTS TRANSFORMED
THE L. C. F. S. INTO A LEAD
BULLET. CLASSIFIES EMPLOYEES
PROVIDE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR
OUR STUDENTS AND FELLOW STAFF.
WE RUN THE OFFICES DRIVE THE
BUSES MAINTAIN THE FACILITIES
AND PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS MEALS.
BUT THE SAD FACT IS OUR
WORKFORCE CAN NOW TURN THE FAST
FOOD JOBS FOR HIGHER WAGES. BOTH
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND
CERTIFICATED TEACHERS ARE UNABLE
TO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT THREE
WORKING IT. AND WE CAN FIND WAYS
TO HELP MAKE. ENDS MEET
ELSEWHERE. THIS IS WHY SEEING
STEP THIS IS WHY WE ARE SEEING
STAFFING SHORTAGES ACROSS THE
STATE. YOU COULD PLEASE WRAP UP
YOU'VE REACHED TWO MINUTES YES
SIR EIGHTY NINE THIRTY EIGHT OUR
VALUES WITH ADDRESSING THIS
PROBLEM WILL PROVIDE US THE NEW
NORTH STAR FOR THE LEGISLATURE
TO GUIDE US. IN FUTURE BUDGET IT
REPEATS THE EFFORTS THE STATE
MADE IN THE LAST THREE LAST
DECADE THE FUN LCF AT THIS BILL
PROVIDES HOLD. BUT NOT A MANDATE
THAT INCREASE FUNDING WILL
ENABLE DISTRICTS TO RAISE WAGES
IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS AND
ENTICE WORKFORCE AND ALLOW THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN CALLING TO THE-
PUBLIC EDUCATION THE MEANS TO
PAY FOR HOUSING HEALTH FOOD. AND
OTHER COSTS AGAIN THIS IS NOT
ACTUALLY I REALLY MESSED UP. I
URGE IN ABLE TO NINE EIGHT THANK
YOU THANK YOU VERY. AND I AM
TURNING THE GAVEL OVER. TO
CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS RIGHT
AFTER I TELL YOU THAT YOU HAVE
UP TO TWO MINUTES WELCOME YEAH
COMMITTEE. GEN WATER A GOOD
MORNING I WILL MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE LABOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
AND RETIREMENT COMMITTEE MY NAME
IS KEVIN TEN AND I JUST
COMPLETED MY FIRST YEAR TEACHING
MATHEMATICS AT WESTMOORE HIGH
SCHOOL IN DALY CITY RIGHT
OUTSIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO. AND I
AM HERE TODAY TO URGE YOU TO
VOTE YES ON AB NINE THREE EIGHT.
I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DALY
CITY TO IMMIGRANT PARENTS AND
I'M GRATEFUL TO TEACH AT THE
SAME HIGH SCHOOL THAT I
GRADUATED FROM YEARS AGO- PRIOR
I'VE WORKED IN THE TECH SECTOR
ALONGSIDE BILLION FOLKS BUT
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS FOUND THE
WORK TO BE UNFULFILLING. I
CHANGE COURSES TO BECOME AN
EDUCATOR AND TO BE AN AGENT OF
CHANGE FOR MY COMMUNITY AND FOR
THE AMAZING YOUTH TO PURSUE
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND BUT LIKE
THE MAJORITY OF EDUCATORS AND
SUPPORT STAFF FROM MY DISTRICT
AND THE STATE I'M CONCERNED
ABOUT MY FUTURE IN PUBLIC
EDUCATION. LIVING IN ONE OF THE
MOST EXPENSIVE AREAS IN THE
STATE AND COUNTRY IT DOESN'T
HELP THAT I WORK FOR ONE OF THE
LOWEST PAID DISTRICTS. IN THE
ENTIRE BAY AREA I'M FORTUNATE TO
LIVE IN. SOUTH HOUSING PROVIDED
BY MY SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT STILL
FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY
STRUGGLING TO SUSTAIN MYSELF
FINANCIALLY EVEN 88% OF MY
MONTHLY BUDGET GOES TO. WORK
GOES TO PAYING BILLS AND RENT.
BEING A HOMEOWNER OR EVEN
STARTING A FAMILY HASN'T EVEN
CROSSED MY MIND BECAUSE OF LACK
OF FUNDING. CLEARLY I'M NOT THE
ONLY ONE. AFTER A SINGLE YEAR OF
TEACHING I'VE ALREADY SEEN ONE
TOO MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES LEAVE
THE TEACHING PROFESSION AND MOVE
ON TO OTHER WORK. OUR STUDENTS
DESERVE EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL
STAFF WHO MAKE A RESPECTABLE
WAGE AND MORE. WITH THE CURRENT
COST OF LIVING. LET US BE
ESTABLISHED IN THE COMMUNITIES
WE SERVE IN THE LONG TERM AND
NOT SOME REVOLVING DOOR WITH
SCHOOLS THAT STRUGGLE TO FILL
CRITICAL ROLES THAT ENSURE
STUDENT SUCCESS. YOUR TWO
MINUTES IS. APPROACHING THANK
YOU TRAP- I IMPLORE YOU TO
PLEASE VOTE YES ON AB NINE THREE
EIGHT. OUR STUDENTS EDUCATORS
AND SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS. I
DESERVE MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE
ASKING THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE
THERE ANY MORE FOLKS WHO WANT TO
COME FORWARD. THIS IS THE TIME
FOR ME TO USE IN SUPPORT. AT THE
BOTTOM TEARS SERRA FLOCKS-
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. KIMBERLY ROSENBERGER
WITH SEIU PRODIGY AND CO SPONSOR
. NAVNEET CURRIER WITH THE S. C.
A. AND- IN SOME. YOU'RE A COOK
WITH THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPORT. I HARD
ABOUT THE HEALTH TEACHERS. IS.
MORNING THIRTEEN TO ME CAL. AND
SUPPORT. STEVE MCDOUGAL WITH THE
CAL FEDERAL OF TEACHERS STRONG.
THANK YOU. IS THIS SOME ABOUT
THE SAN FRANCISCO SURPRISE AS
FAR THANK YOU. MICHELLE MARSHALL
HAVE A STATE SUPERINTENDENT
PUBLICANS. TWENTY THURMOND IN
SUPPORT. MICHELLE GAYLE ON OF
CAL. SCHOOL BOARD CALIFORNIA'S
OCEAN WITH THE OPTION OF SCHOOL
BUSINESS- THEM AND.
PHONE LINES MODERATOR- CAN YOU
PLEASE QUEUE UP THE CALLS. FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT FOR OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME PRESS. ONE
ZERO. THE MANAGER NO ONE IS
SIGNAL THAT THEY WILL TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU MISTER MAHER BUILD TO
THE DIE IS. ANY COMMENTS.
SCOTIAN SIXTY NINE WE WILL READY
. TO ASSEMBLY WOULD YOU WANT TO
CLOSE RESPECTFULLY I FOR YEAH.
WE DID WE GIVE THEM. FIVE ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT NINE THIRTY EIGHT
THE MOST IS TO PAY BUT FOR A MAY
AND RE REFER TO COMMITTEE A
PROBE CENTER COURT THE PROTECT
THE EYES SENATOR WILL SENATOR
DORADO SENATOR LAYERED SENATORS
CUEVAS BY SMALLER CUEVAS I THIS
BILL IS A CALL HAS TO AYE THAT.
DILLON WAS BECAUSE OF.
I'M GONNA CALL FILE ITEM TWELVE
INTO SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS OF
OUR COMMITTEE WILL BE PRESENTING
THIS I UNDERSTAND ON BEHALF OF
SOME MEMBER HOLDEN THAT IS AB
TWELVE FOR THOSE THAT ARE
FOLLOWING ALONG IN THE WILL BACK
TO FOLLOW. THANK YOU. PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. YES YOU. SO THE COLD THE
THAT A TOOL TO IN BASEBALL YOU
GOT ALL GO THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR- AND FELLOW- COMMITTEE ME
- THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE FOR ALLOW ME TO PRISON AB
TWELVE OH FOUR IN HONOR OF
ASSEMBLYMAN HOLDEN WHO'S THAT
WITH US TODAY A BILL AIMED AT
ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OF
EMPLOYEES BEING MISCLASSIFIED AS
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS IN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. DESPITE
EFFORTS FROM THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER THE LABOR MOVEMENT
AND HIERO CONTRACTORS TO IT HERE
TO LABOR LAW THE PROBLEM OF MIS
CLASSIFICATION REMAINS RAMPANT
IN THE INDUSTRY WITH LOW ROAD
CONTRACTORS PUTTING THEIR
PROFITS ABOUT EMPLOYEES BENEFITS
LIKE WORKERS. COMPENSATION
INSURANCE AND REST BREAKS THE
MISUSE OF INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS ALLOWS THESE LOW
ROAD CONTRACTORS TO UNDER BID
LAW ABIDING CONTRACTORS IN
IGNORE STATE LABOR LAW
REQUIREMENTS CREATING UNSAFE.
WORKPLACES FOR EMPLOYEES AND
LEAVING WORKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
FINDING REMEDIES TO BE PAID
PROPERLY AB TWELVE ALL POLL- FOR
SEEKS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS WORKING
UNDER A SINGLE SUBCONTRACT
HELPING CURB EMPLOYEE MISCAST
VACATION AND ENSURE ACCURATE
CERTIFIED PAYROLL REPORTS. WHILE
DECREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE
PROJECT ABANDONMENT THE BILL
DOES NOT AFFECT LEGITIMATE
SUBCONTRACTING RELATIONSHIPS
WHERE EMPLOYERS PROPERLY
CLASSIFY THEMSELVES. AS SUCH AND
THEIR WORKERS AS EMPLOYEES BY
ENACTING A B. TWELVE- FOR
CALIFORNIA WILL JOIN OTHER
STATES AND SETTING CLEAR
STANDARDS AND LIMITS FOR THE USE
OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB TWELVE
OH FOUR IS MIKE WEST. WITH THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA AND
MY GREENLEE WITH THE
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS
AND ALLIED TRADES WHO WILL SHARE
SOME EMPLOYEE. MISS
CLASSIFICATION- EXPERIENCE HIS
HOW IT'S AFFECT THEIR LIFE.
PLEASE CONFIRM YOU HAVE A
MINUTES EACH WAY THANK. FOR
FURTHERMORE JERRY MEMBERS
COMMITTEE MICHAEL HOME CURRENTLY
POLITICAL CASE RECORD NOW TRADE
TELLS SIXTEEN. PRIOR I WAS NO
LEAD ORGAN FOR THIS COUNCIL. FOR
NON YEARS IN I'VE BEEN TWICE
NINE YEARS AFTER MY RULES
ORGANIZER HUB IS HUNDRED UPON OF
SITES AND ON MORE TO. I SLIGHTLY
WE- THE RIGHT INTO SPECIALLY
LICENSED. HAVE BEEN AWARDED
PROJECT THAT TURNED INTO OF.
LABOR TO CHURCH OR TIER THREE
SUBCONTRACTORS MISCLASSIFIED
WORKERS PAY $ER RATES
CLASS. FOR THE WORKERS AS
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. I
PUBLIC WORKS IS ALSO SHE
EMPLOYEE OTHER PROVIDE WAGE THE
CHILD. AND CERTAIN CA PRESSURE
AS A- ONE EXAMPLE RESEARCH
EXAMPLE APPROACH DAVIS WARS WERE
TO A COME. WHERE THE IN THERE NO
CIVIL WAR THEY WILL PERFORM ANY
WORK WARRANT. AND PERSONAL ON
THE PRO WITHIN TURN SOME. THE
WORK OUT FOR A SUPPORT. WHO MUST
IN TURN CLAIMED TO BE SOBER
PRIOR. I'VE BEEN A PROJECT WORTH
TEN TO TWELVE WORKERS ARE JOB
SITES FOR CLEAN TO BE IN THE
CAUGHT. SO PROPRIETOR. ALL THE
WHILE WORKING ON ONE TWO. ONE IT
TIER ONE CONTRACTOR UNDER ONE
AND OTHER ONES OF WORK. WHILE
RECEIVING YOUR FROM FORMAT AT
THIS POINT IS WORKERS ARE NO
LONGER TO PUT A CONTRACTORS
THEIR EMPLOYEES. AB TWELVE FOURS
AGREES TO STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION WHEN IT COMES TO
BALANCE SOME OF THE BAD ACTORS
WE'RE ENCOUNTERING WITH.
SUBCONTRACTORS OR KNOWINGLY AND
WILLINGLY COMMITTEE VIOLATIONS
AT THE EXPENSE OF WORKERS TO
MAKE A PROFIT. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AFTER YOUR SUPPORT.
FOR THESE TESTIMONY. NEXT UP.
MORNING MR TEN MEMBER MIKE. ON
OF THE HUNDRED. WHEN AND MEN OF
THIS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
TRADES. SIX UPON WHAT MR GREEN
STATED THIS ISSUE NOT YOU KNOW
TO THE PAIN AND ALLIED TRADES IN
FACT MANY. OF THE TRAITS HAVE
SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL EXPERIENCES
WITH MULTIPLE FULL FOR PROVIDERS
WORKING UNDER A SINGLE
SUBCONTRACT ON THE SAME WORK OF
IMPROVEMENT. AMENDMENTS TAKEN IN
THE ASSEMBLY CLARIFY THE GENERAL
CONTRACTOR CAN SAID TO AS MANY
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. AS THEY
WISH AND SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS
CAN HAVE AN ADDITIONAL SOLE
PROPRIETOR OR AS MANY
CONTRACTORS IN THE SAME
CLASSIFICATION WITH EMPLOYEES
THAT THEY CHOOSE. THIS BILL DOES
NOT PREVENT A HOMEOWNER FROM
HIRING MULTIPLE SOLE
PROPRIETORS. AS LONG AS THEIR
LICENSE WHICH IS ALREADY
REQUIRED BY LAW. I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THIS BILL
HAS NO REGISTERED OPPOSITION.
AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR A BI TWELVE BEFORE
THANK YOU THANK YOUS OR ANY
OTHER SPORT WHEN THIS IS IN THE
ROOM- SEEN NONE IS THERE ANY.
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. SEEN ON
COME FORWARD IS THERE ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION IN
THE ROOM. THE SCENE OWN COME
FORWARD WILL GO THE
TELECONFERENCE ON US TOLD
COVERAGE OPERATOR. PLEASE QUEUE
UP ANY. FOR UP. ON THE LINE
THANK. YOU FOR ANYONE WHO TO IN
SUPPORT- OFFICE TO THIS. PLEASE
PRESS ONE THE ZERO THIS TIME
FIRST. ONE ZERO. SURE NO ONE IS
THE WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE BUT I'M GOING- AT
CENTER THE YOU. DO YOUR CALL- I
WANT TO GO BACK TO THE OR AND-
THEN WE'LL COME. HAVE YOU CLOSE
WHEN APPROPRIATE- AND- MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION AND THEN DOUBLE
TAKE UP OKAY ACTION ON ON THE
BILL SOUNDS GOOD THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND APPRECIATE OF. YOU
HAILING THAT PRESENTATION- BACK
TO THE PHOTO ORDER. IT WOULD BE
CONSUMERS TO. FILE ITEM FIVE IN
THE C. WE HAVE- GREAT BEHIND USE
. FILE ITEM SIX. ASSEMBLY RECORD
ALREADY TO GO THAT'LL BE THE
ORDER IN SO ON AND SO FORTH YOU
CAN PRESENT WHENEVER READY THE
SUMMER SANTIAGO. THANK YOU MR
AND I'LL BE BRIEF FROM MY COMMON
PHILOSOPHER COMMENT US- OUR
WITNESS IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU
PLEASE THANK THANK YOU- FIRST
ONE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND-
TO HELP US MAKE THIS A BETTER
BILL. HI THIS BILL JUST
BASICALLY SIMPLY ABOUT THE
PROTECTING PROPERTY SERVICE
WORKERS THE ENSURING- ENSURING
THE PUBLIC INTEREST A CONTRACT
SERVICES- ARE ALSO HELD THE SAME
STANDARD OF PRIVATE CORPORATIONS
ARE HELD WHEN THEY CONTRACT-
SERVICES. HE FIVE TWENTY WOULD
IS TO TURN GOING TO FROM CONTRA
PA PROPERTY SERVICES. WHO COMMIT
WAIT STAFF IT HOLD ACCOUNTABLE
AND JOINTLY FOR THOSE WITH A
STEP BY NATION'S- CHAIR OF
WITNESS FOR ME IF YOU'D ALLOW.
YES PLEASE THANK YOU. NO SYSTEMS
I DON'T WHEN YOU COME UP TO SIT
IN AFFAIRS YOU HAVE TO MINUTES
AND LET YOU KNOW. IF YOU AGO
BEYOND THAT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MISTER AND MEMBER SENATOR PER ON
BEHALF OF SEIU CALIFORNIA AND
THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER
SANTIAGO FOR OFFERING THIS
IMPORTANT FELT. PUBLIC ENTITIES
GIVE CONTRACTS SERVICE
COMPANIES- BASED ON THE LOWEST
POSSIBLE BETTER AND THIS
NATURALLY ENCOURAGES THESE
COMPANIES TO COMMIT WAGE THEFT.
PRIVATE COMPANIES LOOK LIKE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER SANTIAGO OR HE
SAID ARE ALREADY JOINTLY LIABLE
FOR WAIT STAFF SO THIS BILL JUST
TREATS THEM PUBLIC ENTITIES THE
SAME. AB FIVE TWENTY WOULD
PREVENT PUBLIC FUNDS FROM
WARDING COMPANIES WHO EXPLOIT
WORKERS AND I REQUEST I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR RIVALS
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SEE. PLEASE
SUPPORT WHEN SHE OF A COUPLE-
PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF GO
FORWARD THANK YOU THE MORNING
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS MY NAME IS
MARK HE SAID ON THE- CUTIE OF. A
MEMBER OF. THE B- YOU U. S. W.
I'M CURRENT. WORKING AT THE
LEGISLATURE DENNISON HERE AND SO
- ARE DENNIS. REBELS MONTH AND
I'VE BEEN DOING SO FOR OVERS
YEARS. I'M A FATHER OF TWO KIDS
HAVE SOME MY FOR. WHO IS UNABLE
TO WORK WITH NOW I GREW UP HERE
A SECOND AND I LIVE IN A- GROUP
COME. MY DUTIES AS A SECURITY OF
AND- GARDEN THE BILL AND-
ENSURING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND
HIS. FEEL SAFE IN SUPPORTED THE
EMPLOYEES IN MY BUILDING FEEL
SAFE AND WELCOME THEY TREAT ME
LIKE FAMILY AND EVEN BRING THE
FOOD. EVEN THOUGH. I I GUARDED
PUBLIC BUILDING I AM EMPLOYED BY
A PRIVATE COMPANY THE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES I IN IRAQ WITH TREAT
ME WITH RESPECT. I THINK DAY BE
SHOCKED AT HOW COMMON. WAY STEPH
IS IMMINENT DEPTH COMPANY.
SECURITY GUARDS. I HAVE
PERSONALLY BEEN A VICTIM OF WAGE
THERE. THE STATION AND DO
BUSINESS WITH COMPANIES THAT
VIOLATE LABOR LAWS WHEN YOU EARN
NINETEEN DOLLARS AN HOUR EVERY
DOLLARS ST. EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS
BECAUSE IT CAN BE A DIFFERENCE
THAT KEEPS THE LIGHTS ON. A. B.
FIVE TWENTY WOULD PREVENT THE
STATE FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH
COMPANIES THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
WORKERS I RESPECTFULLY. I
REQUEST YOUR I'VE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM- WHICH IS EXPRESSED
SUPPORT ON THIS BILL NAME
AFFILIATION IN SUPPORT. HI
MISTER HERE MEMBER SERRA FLOCK
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OF COURSE AT
LEAST. S. U. U. S. W. IN SUPPORT
. THANK YOU ARE THEIR OPPOSITION
WITNESSES SO PLEASE COME FORWARD
. WHAT IS. YOU CAN THINK OF MORE
SUPPORT. CRISTINA ALVAREZ YOU U.
S. W. REQUEST SUPPORT OKAY THANK
. DO A HEN IS C. A. U. U. S. DO
IS. FOR OR A ONE MORE TIME CALL
ANYWAY ELSE'S. OR WE'RE GONNA GO
TO A- OFFICES WILL. ARE THERE
ANY IN THE ROOM THREE MEN WHO TO
IN OPPOSITION POSITION. IN THE
ROOM. MODERATOR WHICH PLEASE
CHECK. THE TELKOMSEL WAS NO OR
OFFICES SUPPORT PLEASE THING YOU
. THANK YOU CARE FOR THOSE WISH
TO INTO OR- OPPOSITION THIS BILL
PRESS ONE THEN PRESS ONE AND AT
THIS TIME. SURE NO IS THINKING
THAT THEY WILL TO STAY ALL RIGHT
AGAIN FOR CHECKING A WIN BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE OF COME QUITE
REMOTE ON THE BILL- I JUST WANNA
THANK. THE SICK- OFFICER FOR SHE
HIS STORY AND HOW I'M THE WORK
IS I HAVE HONOR TO WORK WITH THE
ARE WORKERS AND- WE THAT MANY OF
THESE- THOUGH THEY HAVE TERM
CONTRA IN. THEY ARE A THESE VERY
- FIXED. COMMERCIAL PROPER- TO
OFTEN WILL NOW PAID WORKER ACTS
MAKES THAT FOLKS TO THEIR CARS
THE AT NIGHT TO MAKE SURE WHEN
SOMEONE IS INJURED THAT FIRST
RESPONDERS CAN GET TO THEM AND-
I'M JUST HAPPY TO MOVE IN
SUPPORT THIS BILL SO THAT WE CAN
SHORE DIGNITY. ALWAYS IN THAT
WORK. THANK YOU SENATOR IN HIM
OF FROM OF THE- A MOVE GIVE- THE
ALL TO THE CLOSING THE WILL COME
BACK FOR MOST. I THINK IN THIS
MEMBERS ARE ASK RIVAL. THANK
YOU- IS OUR MOTION IN THE BILL
IT IS. SAN MOST QUICKEST MOVES
THE BILL- WE WILL NOW CALL THE
ROLL. FIRELIGHT NUMBER FIVE AB
FIVE TWO THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED FIRST WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ A- PROTEST THE
AYE SENATOR WILK SENATOR DORADO.
DORADO AYE SENATOR LAYERED
CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI THIS BILL IS
ON CALL AND IS THREE AYE VOTES.
THANK YOU. WHOA ASSEMBLY MEMBER
IS COMING UP. SENATOR DID YOU
WANT I WANT TO GO BACK TO ITEM.
MON LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT ALL
TESTIMONY WAS RECEIVED ALL
PUBLIC HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. TO
SPEAK ON IT- I PREEMPTED THE
CLOTHES ON THAT BILL BUT I'D
LIKE TO ASK CENTER SMALL CLUBS
WHO PRESENTED YOU CAN DO THAT
FROM RIGHT HERE SENATOR- SHE
PRESENT ON BEHALF OF SOME MEMBER
HOLDEN. YOU LIKE TO CLOSE AND WE
COULD TAKE UP TO VOTE ON THE
BILL NOW SHORT YOU MISTER CHAIR
I JUST WANT TO SAY MISS
CLASSIFICATION IS SOMETHING WE
HAVE TO ADDRESS- IT OFTEN LEAVES
WORKERS PARTICULARLY EMPLOYEES
WITHOUT THE VITAL BENEFITS AND
SUPPORTS THAT THEY DESERVE- WITH
THAT I. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I. BOTH. ARE A GREAT SO WE
HAVE- THE NEED FOR A- SENATOR. A
RATE SENATOR MOVED INTO. AB
TWELVE A FOUR. IT WAS HIS THE
COLD. VIOLATE NUMBER TWELVE AB
TWELVE OF THE MO IS DUE PASSED
BUT FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ. CORTEZ THE AYE
SENATOR WELL SENATOR DORADO
DORADO AYE SENATOR LAYERED
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS.
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I'D THIS BILL
IS ON CALL WITH THREE AYE VOTES.
THE BILL HAS ENOUGH TO GET OUT
OF THE WILL KEEP IT OPEN FOR THE
ABSENT MEMBERS IN DECEMBER KALRA
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE-
WILL NOW CALL ON YOU FOR FILE
ITEM SIXTY V. SIX THIRTY SIX YOU
MAY BEGIN WHENEVER. WAS SHOWN TO
PRESENT AB SIX SIX WAS REAL H.
TWO A. B. EMPLOY TO GIVE ALL AGE
TO A PART. ON THE FIRST DAY OF
WORK. WRITTEN NOTICE OF BASIC
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOR THE
SEPARATE SECTIONS SPANISH FOR
REQUESTED AN ENGLISH. DESCRIBING
AN AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES.
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS UNDER STATE
LAW. LAST YEAR MORE THAN FORTY
THREE THOUSAND FARM ARE IN. BY A
CAL GROWERS AND FARM CON. I'M
THE AGE TO A FEDERAL BE SEPARATE
. THIS NUMBER HAS BEEN AND
ANNUAL. AS TO FARMWORKERS AND
CAL LAW BECAUSE MASTER. AND ARE
TIED A SINGLE. EMPLOYERS WITH ME
. AND TRANSPORTATION TO WORKSITE
. MANY ACTUALLY WORKERS AND
URBAN DECAY. BEFORE NOW THERE'S-
OR READING. IF THEY'RE FIRED FOR
ANY REASON THEY'RE SUBJECT TO
IMMEDIATE DEPORTATION PRESENT
POWERFUL DISINCENTIVE. TO REPORT
ANY ABUSE OF WORKPLACE
CONDITIONS THEY ARE SUBJECTED TO
. THIS BILL GIVES LABOR
COMMISSIONER SIGNIFICANT
DISCRETION TO DEVELOP A TEMPLATE
CONTAIN THE SUMMARY OF
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND A POST ON
THE WEBSITE FOR H. TO EMPLOYERS
TO USE. COMPLY WITH THE NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS. HOW NOTE.
INTRODUCING SB SIX THIRTY SIX WE
INCORPORATED FEEDBACK FROM
INDUSTRY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
LAST YEAR'S H. AWAY. WORKER
PROTECTION BILL AB FIFTY SEVEN
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR
SUPPORT THIS TIME. SB SIX THIRTY
SIX CREATES A SAFER LEGALLY
COMPLIANT WORKPLACE FOR H. TWO
A. FARMWORKERS AND THEREFORE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE. TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL IS MARK SHACK THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA RURAL
LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION. AND
ON OF ASSEMBLY THAT CASTRO
DIRECTING ATTORNEY FOR THE
AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROGRAM OF
CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE. IT WAS WITNESSES TO
COME FORWARD SUPPORT WITNESSES
AND YOU OF A COUPLE MINUTES
EACH. THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS MARK SHOCKER CALIFORNIA
RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE
FOUNDATION SPONSORS OF THE BILL.
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE WE'VE
BEEN LITIGATING WAGE THEFT IN
WORKPLACE ABUSE. CASES AGAINST
UNSCRUPULOUS EMPLOYERS IN THE H.
TWO A. SYSTEM WHICH WE CALL
BRACERO. TWO POINT OH- ONE OF
THE- MOST. COMMON THEME. IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF UP. OF JOB ORDERS
TO IN WORK INTO CALIFORNIA IS
THEIR ROUTINE APPROVAL OF. JOB
ORDERS SLASH CONTRACTS THAT
CONTAIN. FALSE OR MISLEADING
STATEMENTS ABOUT WHAT CALIFORNIA
LAW PROTECTIONS APPLY TO THESE
WORKERS- LAST YEAR WE REVIEWED
APPROXIMATELY TWO HUNDRED JOB
CONTRACTS. FOR WORKERS CERTIFIED
IN CALIFORNIA IN BETWEEN FIFTY
AND 70% OF THEM CONTAINED FALSE
AND MISLEADING STATEMENTS ABOUT
HOUSING TENANCY. CHARGES FOR
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT CHARGES FOR
MEALS NOT TAKEN- FAILURE TO
DISCLOSE THAT WORKERS ARE
ENTITLED TO TRAVEL PAY
COMPENSATION WHEN THEY'RE GOING
FROM THE EMPLOYERS HOUSING TO
THE WORK SITE. IF THAT
TRANSPORTATION IS REQUIRED.
WE'VE RAISED THESE ISSUES
REPEATEDLY WITH BOTH DEMOCRATIC
AND REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS
AT THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SPECIFICALLY WITH THE FEDERAL
OFFICE OF FOREIGN LABOR
CONTRACTOR COMPLIANCE. AND THEY
TELL US THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO
INCLUDE. A NOTICE LIKE THIS.
INVER FOR- OF STATES GROWERS THE
LACK THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY
THEY ALSO THEY ALSO TELL US THAT
THEY ARE. UNABLE TO KEEP UP AND
MONITOR- LAW CHANGES IN THE
FIFTY STATES THAT WOULD ENABLE
TO DO THEY DO THIS ACCURATELY SO
WE'RE COMING TO YOU WE'RE ASKING
THE LEGISLATURE TO ASK. THE
LABOR COMMISSIONER WHO DOES HAVE
THE EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP AS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER KALRA SAID THE
TEMPLATE- THAT EMPLOYERS WOULD
BE REQUIRED TO USE IT I WAS JUST
IN CLOSING FACT. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
KALRA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN AND
CONTINUING TO TRY TO GET THIS
BILL DONE- HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS THANK YOU KEEP THAT IN
MIND THANKS FOR TESTIMONY NEXT
WITNESS PLEASE. GOOD MORNING MR
A MAN. I'M ONE OF THE CENTER
COSTA IT DURING IT OF THE RECALL
TO WORK PROGRAM. FOR CALIFORNIA
RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE A
NONPROFIT THAT RIVERS AND
CURRENTLY REPRESENTS. THOUSANDS
OF THE TWO A. WORKERS NOT
REPRESENTATIVE. H. A. WORKERS
ARE BROUGHT IN THE SKY BY THE
EMPLOYER. AND I VULNERABLE TO
EXPLOITATION BECAUSE THEY'RE
UNDER THE CONTROL OF THEIR
EMPLOYERS FOR ALL THEIR BASIC
NECESSITIES. B. R. FAD IN HOUSE
BY THE EMPLOYERS AND I TOLD TO
WORK HARD WITHOUT COMPLAINING OR
RISK BEING SENT BACK TO THEIR
COUNTRY. MOST H. TWO A. WORKERS
ARE COMING TO CALIFORNIA FOR THE
FIRST TIME. THESE WORKERS
USUALLY DON'T KNOW ANYWAY ANYONE
HERE AND DON'T KNOW THEIR RIGHTS
THE HAVE THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS
TO RESOURCES. BECAUSE THEY'RE
USUALLY HOUSING ISOLATED
LOCATIONS- WORKERS ADVOCATES
CANNOT GAIN ACCESS TO THESE
LOCATIONS. THEY HAVE NO CARS IN
THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS
AVAILABLE AT THE ISOLATED
LOCATIONS THEY'RE USUALLY HOUSE
. I HAVE PERSONALLY INTERVIEW H.
TWO A. WORKERS THAT DIDN'T KNOW
THAT THEIR THE HAVE TO BE PAID
FOR ALL THE TIME THEY SPENT ON
THE FIELDS IN THE
TRANSPORTATION. BETWEEN THE
FIELDS AND FROM HOUSING TO THE
FIELD. ICING WORKERS AT THE NO
NO THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE BEING
REIMBURSED FOR TOOLS THAT THE
PURCHASE TO PERFORM THEIR WORK.
I'VE SPOKEN TO H. TWO A.
WORKERS. THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW
THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK
LEAVE. TO TREAT THEIR MEDICAL. I
HAVE EMERGENCIES AND HAD TO GO
BACK TO MEXICO TO GET MEDICAL
TREATMENT. WITHOUT GETTING PAID
AND RISK LOSING THEIR JOB AND
VISA. I HAVE REPRESENTED WORKERS
THAT DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAVE
HOUSING RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA. SO
IN MY EXPERIENCE MOST H. TWO A.
WORKERS DON'T KNOW THEY'RE
PROTECTED ON THE CALIFORNIA LINE
FEDERAL LAW. LIKE THEIR FELLOW
THE MASSACRE TO CULTURE WORKERS
. H. TWO EIGHT WORKERS
VULNERABILITY ALSO IMPACTS THE
AGRICULTURE DOMESTIC
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AND THE-
CORPORATE CULTURE WORKFORCE
BECAUSE EMPLOYERS HAVE NO
INCENTIVE. TO HIRE DOMESTIC
WORKERS WHEN THEY PREFER A MORE
THAN AWARE. MALLEABLE ENOUGH
COMPLAINING H. TO A WORK FORCE.
THIS MUCH CHANGE THE PROVISION
OF CALIFORNIA LEGAL RIGHTS
DISCLOSURE NOTICE TO H. TWO A.
WORKERS WILL EMPOWER THIS
WORKERS WITH KNOWLEDGE REDUCING
THEIR VULNERABILITY AND
IMPROVING- WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR
ALL WORKERS IN THE AGRICULTURAL
BUSINESS IN CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY. OTHER SUPPORT-
TESTIMONY. WE CAN TAKE THAT NOW
PLEASE COME FORWARD. MISTER
TERRY SERRA FLOCKS. LABOR
FEDERATION IN SUPPORT. THE USER
ANYONE ELSE IN THE COMMITTEE
ROOM WHICH TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
. C. KNOWN COME FORWARD- GOOD
OPPOSITION DO WE HAVE OPPOSITION
WITNESSES IN THE ROOM. WHO SEEN
NONE. OF THESE OR ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS IN OPPOSE
POSITION. IN THE ROOM SCENE NO
ONE IN THE COMMITTEE ROOM COME
FORWARD A MODERATOR WOULD YOU
PLEASE CHECK OF THE
TELECONFERENCE AND SEE IF THERE
ARE POSTERS OR SUPPORT WITNESSES
ON THAT LINE THANK YOU. FOR A
WHO WISHES TO STAY CONSIST FOR.
TO THIS BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO PRESS ONE AND ZERO AT
THIS TIME. MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE
THAT WE ONE PERSON IS SIX THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK JUST A MOMENT
PLACE GREAT THANK YOU.
WE WILL NOW GO TO LINES FORTY
ONE POINT FORTY ONE YOUR ONE NO
OFTEN. DOWN ON THE HOUSE OF
ACTIONS WORK IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU. THREE IT SURE THERE IS NO
ELSE ALL RIGHT THANK YOU MOTOR
WE DO HAVE SOME OF THOSE FOR IN
THE ROOM YOU CAN I YOURSELF
AFFILIATION- AND YOUR POSITION.
THE NAME OF ON BEHALF OF CS YOUR
OF EDUCATORS AND PROFESSIONALS
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU OKAY THANK
YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'LL BRING
IT BACK THE COMMITTEE KNOW HOW
WE HEARD ALL POLL COMMENT AND
WITNESS TEST- ANY COMMENTS OR A
MOTION- YES- I MOVE THE MOVED
AND- WANT TO THANK THE- FOR
BEING SO BRAVE. AND ALSO OF THE
ORGAN THAT DO. ALL THIS- AMAZING
WORK AND JUST FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
COMPLETELY IGNORED INVISIBLE AND
YET WE HAVE FOOD ON THE TABLE
BECAUSE OF THEM SO THANK YOU TO
ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SENATOR- SENATE ROSA
PREPARED EMOTIONAL GIVING UP
BECAUSE FIRST THING YOU SO MUCH
SHARE THANK YOU SENATOR ALSO YES
THIS IS THE YEAR. UP TO METERS-
AND WE'RE A REALLY GOOD PLACE
WITHIN MINUTES. NOT AS CAN SEE
WITH OPPOSITE I THINK IT'S-
THERE'S IN A LOT OF PUT INTO
THIS AND WANTED TO QUIT TO
SENATOR MONICA WHO FIRST ENERGY
THE BILL. HE TWENTY TWENTY IS A
GREAT TOUCH FOR FARMWORKERS
WITHOUT RESPECT YES ROB. THE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER IN- WE WILL HONOR THE BY
SENATOR ON THIS BILL WAS SAID TO
CALL THE ROLL. FILE I NUMBERS
EIGHT SIX THIRTY SIX THE MOST IS
DUE TO BUT WE ARE TO THE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
HE- PRETENDS THE ICE SENATOR
WILK SENATOR DORADO DORADO AYE
SENATOR LAYERED. LAYERED I
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS THIS
BILL IS ON CALL WITH THREE AYE
VOTES. THREE VOTES- ENOUGH TO
PASS SCHOOL KEEP IT OPEN AND-
WILL MOVE NOW. TO AND- SHOULD BE
PRO SOME. WE DON'T SEE- IS A
MEMBER INSIDERY RIGHT IN OF ME.
LOOKING EVERY EXCEPT IN FRONT
YOU PLEASE COME AND- FILE ITEM
SO NO A EIGHT NINETY TWO THANK
YOU. YOU MAY BE WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY PAYING YOU- ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU TERM. EIGHTY EIGHT
NINE TWO IT JUST BILL AS
SPECIFIES THAT KERN COUNTY HOW
AUTHORITY AND IT'S AS THOUGH SHE
ENTITY ARE SUB TO THE M. AND
THE- ACT AND THIS. KERN COUNTY
WAS AUTHORIZED TO CREATE THE
KERN COUNTY HOUSE OF THE BY ANY
LET'S. PASS IN TWENTY FOURTEEN
IN TWENTY FIFTEEN THIS CHANGE
WAS CRITICAL TO ENSURE THE LONG
TERM FINANCIAL HEALTH OF KERN'S
ONLY PUBLIC HOSPITAL WHICH HAS
SERVED THE COUNTY SINCE ITS
INCEPTION IN EIGHTEEN SIXTY
SEVEN WHILE THIS NEW GOVERNANCE
STRUCTURE HAS CREATED MANY NEW
OPPORTUNITIES IT ALSO HAS
CREATED SOME NEW CHALLENGES.
ENSURING LONG TERM HEALTH OF
KERN MEDICAL IS OF PARTICULAR
IMPORTANCE TO ME AT THE HOSPITAL
IS WHERE I COMPLETED ALL OF MY
CLINICAL ROTATIONS OF THE
MEDICAL STUDENT AND- MY
RESIDENCY. THE HOSPITAL'S A
REASON I BECAME A DOCTOR- THE
HOSPITAL HAS A I KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT FOR MEDICAL IS TO THE
MOST UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS IN
KERN COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS A
MEDICAL CASELOAD NORTH OF 70%
AND IT. IS OUR- REGION'S ONLY
LEVEL TWO TRAUMA CENTER WITH THE
CLOSEST LOW- TRAUMA CENTERS
FRESNO AND LA WHICH ARE SEVERAL
HOURS AWAY. LOSING HER MEDICAL
WOULD MEAN LOSING LIVES AND AS A
CLOSURE MADERA COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL HAS SHOWN US. THE SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY CANNOT AFFORD TO
LOSE A SINGLE HOSPITAL CLINIC OR
DOCTOR. THE VALLEY IS ALREADY
ONE OF THE LARGEST HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS IN
OUR NATION AND OUR RESIDENTS
NEED MORE HEALTH CARE
INFRASTRUCTURE NOT LESS. WHILE
ALREADY A GOOD BILL AB EIGHT
NINE TWO ALSO REPRESENTS A
LEGISLATIVE VEHICLE THAT WILL BE
USED TO REFLECT A COMPROMISE AND
CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS. THAT
KERN MEDICAL AND A CA YOU HAVE
AGREED TO WORK THROUGH WITH MY
OFFICE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES TO
OPERATE THE HOSPITAL WITH MORE
PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ALSO PUTTING HER
MEDICAL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE
POSITION. TO GROW AND I
FINANCIALLY HEALTHY WAY. I WANT
TO THINK SEIU AND KERN MEDICAL
FOR AGREEING TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS PROCESS. AB EIGHT NINE TWO
HAS NO OPPOSITION AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE
COMMITTEE SUPPORT MOVING THE
BILL FORWARD TODAY WITH MEANS
SUPPORT IS BETH ON BEHALF OF THE
CA. RIGHT YOU WITH ME PROCEED ON
WHEN FOR MINUTES YOUR GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIRED MA'AM BETH NOT
LC THE YOU HEALTH. A PRIVILEGE
TO BE TODAY TO OFFER SO REMARKS
MY S. U. IS PROUD TO. A NINETY.
TEN G. QUESTION AS WELL- PERCENT
LIKE TO START BY. DR BAN
DEDICATED STAFF WHO JUMPED RIGHT
INTO WORK WITH US AND BRING FOR.
IMPORTANT REGARDING THE CURRENT
HOUSE AUTHORITY PRESS EUROPE
ROUGHLY SIXTY HUNDRED. I'M AS
DOCTOR BY NODE ABOUT A DAY AGO
THE SOLUTION BODY TO ACTION TO
STAFF CASE HA. THE PUBLIC AND TO
WITH THE PURPOSE OF ME. AN UP
CURRENT CENTER AS OF OUTPATIENT
CLINICS AND SERVICES THE
AUTHORITY CASEY TODAY IS
CRITICAL TO THE HEALTH OF KERN
COUNTY. IN THE YEARS SINCE THE
AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE
BOARD SEATED WE IN A SEA OF
STARTED TO SEE WHERE
IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED- PRUDENT
TO GUARANTEE A GREATER PUBLIC
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY-
BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE
COMPUTER E. AS WELL AS
IMPROVEMENTS TO BRING CLARITY TO
THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS. AS THE
AUTHORITY EVOLVES THE BILL
BEFORE YOU TODAY AS NOTED AS
FOCUSED ON REAFFIRMING AND
STRENGTHENING LANGUAGE IN THE
ENABLING STATUTE REGARDING THE
BROWN ACT CPR A IN AND THEN BE
A- CLARIFYING THEY PLAYED ALL
ENTITIES. CONTROLLED BOND
ADMINISTERED ARE FUNDED BY THE
AUTHORITY WITH YOUR AYE VOTE
TODAY AS NOTED BY DR BAY UNTIL
TO BE MOVING THIS POLICY FOR BUT
A BROADER CONVERSATION- AGAIN
AFTER BRIDGES GREATLY STARTED
OUT CONVERSATION SPACE BETWEEN
SEIU IN THE AUTHORITY. AND WE'RE
HOPEFUL WILL BE ADDRESSING
ADDITIONAL POLICY CONCERNS-
THROUGH THIS BILL VEHICLE I SAW
AGAIN AS SPONSOR AB NINETY YOU
APPRECIATE. DR- TODAY. THANK YOU
FOR MUCH FOR TESTIMONY. SIR
ANYONE IN THE WHO IS TO EX ITS
POSITION ON THE BILL- SEEN NONE
GO UP. ARE THERE ANY ON.
WITNESSES WHO WISHED BE
RECOGNIZED AT THIS TIME. TO
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO. AN OPPOSED
. AT THIS TIME. IN COMMITTEE
ROOM. WAS NONE MODERATED WHICH
CHECK THE LINE AND- NOTE FOR US
WERE OR NOT THEY ARE SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION WITNESSES ON THE TOLL
QUIRK-SILVA THANK YOU. FOR
SUPPORT OPPOSITION. FOR EIGHTY
EIGHT NINETY TWO PRESS ONE ZERO
AT THIS MOMENT. MR WE HAVE NO
SUPPORT OPPOSITION THANK TWO
SEVEN JUST QUEUED UP ON THE TEST
GATHER LINE NUMBER. THANK YOU.
ACCORDED LINE FORTY TWO VEHICLE
. THERE YOU GO SCRIPTS RUBIO I'M
WITH A NEXT FIGHTING- WHAT TO
SAY THAT I SUPPORT AB ONE ONE
THREE SIX GIVEN THAT FUND IN THE
- THIS IS. MODERATOR. WE NEED
THE WHERE IS WE KNOW WITNESS UP
TO- DURING THE PER TIME FOR
PUBLIC ON THAT WE BE ON FILE
ITEM NINE MODERATE FOR THAT BUT
WITH SPACE ON THE CALL. OF SO
WILL COME TO THE WITNESS- IF
THEY'RE NO OF OTHER- FOLKS THE
ON THE TELECOM SO IN MODERATOR
WE WILL MOVE ON. BUT NO FURTHER
SUPPORT OPPOSITION OR A GREAT
THANK YOU A COMING BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE- ON AB EIGHT NINETY
TWO YES CENTER THANK YOU AND-
I'D I DON'T WANT. TO DELAY A
LOVE FEST. BUT IT JUST MAYBE TO
DRAW OUT ON ONE THING WHAT WE
WERE TALKING BECAUSE- IS- LAST
YEAR WE SAVE THE HEART HOSPITAL
WITH WATCHING TELL AND WHAT WAS
CENTRAL TO IT WAS- OF COMPLETE
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND THE HOSPITAL'S FAILING AND
HOLLISTER RIGHT NOW AND ONE OF
THE REASONS SISTER STRUGGLING TO
BE TRANSPARENT THIS SEEMS TO BE
THAT TRANSPARENCY. AND ONE OF
OUR COLLEAGUES- TOLD ME A FEW
MONTHS AGO THAT THIS HOSPITAL
WAS IN TROUBLE SO. IS HE IS THIS
SORT OF A UNIFYING THING TO HAVE
THE TRANSPARENCY TO SORT OF TAKE
THE TOUGH STEPS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE HOSPITAL WAS GOING TO
BE SUSTAINABLE IN AN ONGOING
WAY. ABSOLUTELY THANKS DO YOU
WANT TO COMMENT JUST SLIGHTLY
MORE THAN ABSOLUTELY. KERN
MEDICAL IS A VERY IMPORTANT
HOSPITAL TO MY COMMUNITY AS ANY
RURAL HOSPITAL IS TO ANY
COMMUNITY IT'S THE CENTRAL POINT
OF SO MUCH THAT HAPPENS AT THE
COMMUNITIES THE PROGRESSION OF
HEALTH OF THE PROGRESSION OF THE
COMMUNITY ALL TOGETHER. THE ONLY
LEVEL TWO TRAUMA CENTER IN THE
VALLEY WHERE THE CLOSEST OUR
COUPLE HOURS AWAY THIS BILL IS
GOING TO DIRECTLY MAKE SURE THAT
THERE IS A LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY
THAT IT SHOULD BE APPLYING TO AS
WELL JUST BASICALLY JUST MAKE
SURE THAT THE SAME RULES THAT
APPLY TO EVERY OTHER.
TRANSPARENT HOSPITAL THAT
RECEIVES FUNDS FROM GOVERNMENT
IS AN ACTIVE MODE I APPRECIATED
AND I THINK. WHAT I WAS
SHAMELESSLY FISHING FOR IT IS
THAT I THINK THIS IS A MODEL OR
TEMPLATE FOR OTHER HOSPITALS TO
FOLLOW. THAT YOU CANNOT GET
COMMUNITY SUPPORT YOU CANNOT GET
A STATE GRANT UNLESS YOU HAVE A
PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY YOU'RE
BEING FULLY ACCOUNTABLE TO BEING
FULLY TRANSPARENT AND YOU ARE
ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY. AND SO
IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT'S
HAPPENING- SO MISTER CHAIR I.
WOULD BE VERY PLEASED TO MOVE TO
THE- I JUST WANT TO ADD YES THEY
THAT IS TRUE AND NOT ALSO. ON
BOTH SIDES- ON THE HOSPITAL SIDE
IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY
SIDE I THINK IT'S JUST. EXACTLY
WHAT YOU SAID CREATING A MODEL
AND CREATING THE STEPS IN PLACE
. OKAY THANK YOU- SERVICER WHERE
IT IS- INDICATED AND- HE'LL BE
ON THE RECORD WITH EMOTIONAL
GIVEN OPPORTUNITY CLOSE FIRST.
UP THANKFULLY ALL THREE I'VE-
OKAY MOSIS ISN'T CALL THE ROLL
ON SOME ALERTS. THANK YOU. FILE
ITEM SEVEN AB EIGHT NINETY TO
THE MOTION AS YOU PASS BUT FIRST
RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ.
CORTEZ THE AYE SENATOR WILK
SENATOR DORADO DORADO AYE
SENATOR LAYERED. LAYERED ICE
CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS THIS
BILL IS ON CALL WITH THREE AYE
VOTES. ALL RIGHT BILLS ON CALL
THREE OH BOTH SOON THANK YOU
VERY MUCH- SOME MEMBERS. WELCOME
NINE A. B. THIRTY. WE KNOW YOU
HAVE LEAST ONE TELECONFERENCE
WITNESS. GREAT WHAT THANK YOU.
MISTER CHAIR MEMBER. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT AB ELEVENTH SIX WHICH IS
THE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. PENSION
BILL- WE ARE STATE. THAT AS YOU
ALMENO EYES HOMES TO A THRIVING
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS SPORTS-
INDUSTRY- WE HAVE THE MOST
FIGHTS WE HAVE THE MOST
FIGHTERS. THIS IS AN OVER
BILLION DOLLAR- SPORT WORLDWIDE
AND IT IS THRIVING HERE IN
CALIFORNIA IT'S ALSO A SPORT
THAT IS REGULATED BY THE
CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC COMMISSION.
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
THOSE WHO FIGHT IN THE RING HERE
IN OUR STATE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY ARE SAFE AND HEALTHY WHEN
THEY ARE IN THE RING. AND I KNOW
YOU ALL WOULD AGREE WE ALSO HAVE
A COMMITMENT RESPONSIBILITY TO
ALL OF OUR WORKERS ESPECIALLY
THOSE THAT WE REGULATE IN THIS
WAY. I TO BE SAFE AND HEALTHY
WHEN THEY FINISH. THEIR WORK AND
THAT THEY CAN LIVE WITH DIGNITY.
THIS BILL WILL HELP THEM DO THAT
AND PROVIDE A SUPPORT FOR. THESE
FIGHTERS ONCE THEY FINISH
FIGHTING- THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW
AT OUR MAKE MMA FIGHTERS AS
FIFTY YEARS OLD ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE A PENSION THIS WOULD BE.
FUNDED ENTIRELY THROUGH TICKET
SALES THE SALE OF SPORTS
PARAPHERNALIA AND SOUVENIRS I IT
COMES AT NO COST OR AN
OBSERVABLE COST. TO THE STATE OF
FIGHTERS WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE
ONCE THEY'RE ELIGIBLE AN ANNUAL
NOTICES WILL BE SENT TO THE
FIGHTERS ON THE STATUS OF THEIR
PENSION ONCE THE VAST. I
SPECIFICALLY EVERY TICKET SOLD
ONE DOLLAR WOULD GO TOWARDS THIS
FUND AND THEY WOULD VAST BETWEEN
TWELVE AND FOURTEEN FIGHTS WHICH
IS AROUND THIRTY NINE SCHEDULED
ROUNDS. AS YOU ALL KNOW WE
ALREADY HAVE A SIMILAR FUND THAT
EXISTS FOR PROFESSIONAL BOXERS
AND THIS WOULD EXTENDED TO THESE
OTHER FIGHTERS WHICH HAS BEEN
UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR SOME
TIME AND NOW HE'S FINALLY COMING
FORWARD. AND THIS BILL THIS IS A
HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND
PHYSICALLY DEMANDING SPORT IT'S
REGULATED BY OUR STATE AND THIS
WOULD ALLOW US TO FULFILL OUR
RESPONSIBILITY. TO THESE
FIGHTERS ONCE THEY RETIRE. I
WANT TO THANK YOU MISS YOUR- I
AM YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR FOR. IN
THE IN. AND THE SUGGESTED. AND
THE SPONSORS AND I ARE
COMMITTED. TO GETTING THIS BILL
RIGHT AND WORKING WITH YOU ALL-
IF IT IS TO MOVE FORWARD OUT OF
THE COMMITTEE I TO WORK ON AND
CONTINUE WORKING ON THOSE
ISSUES. HI THIS BILL HAS NO
FORMAL OR ORGANIZE OPPOSITION
IT'S GOTTEN IT'S RECEIVED VERY
BROAD. BIPARTISAN SUPPORT EVERY
STEP OF THE WAY AND HERE WITH ME
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB
ELEVEN THIRTY SIX IS
COMMISSIONER SCOTT WEDGE. FROM
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION THE SPONSOR OF THE
BILL AND PROFESSIONAL MIXED
MARTIAL ARTIST. HI JOSH EMMETT
OF TERROR WELSH HERE ARE THE
COUNSEL FOR THE COMMISSION TO
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
MISTER CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS A
SCOTT WHICH TODAY AND HERE IN
THE CAPACITY OF. AS THE SENATE
APPOINTEE TO THE STATE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION. EVEN THOUGH IT'S
JUST APPOINTED A FEW MONTHS AGO
I DO BELIEVE THE REASON WHY THE
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE APPOINTED
ME. WAS BECAUSE OF MY LABOR
ADVOCACY BACKGROUND AND I DO
VIEW MIGHT MY RESPONSIBILITY ON
THE COMMISSION IS TO LOOKING
AFTER THE WELL BEING OF
CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS- LIKE TO
FAKE YOUR STAFF. I LIKE STATE
AND FEDERALLY THAT. IN MY VERY
FIRST COMMISSION. MEETING I
ASKED TO BE APPOINTED TO THE SUB
COMMITTEE. ON THIS ISSUE OF A OF
A BENEFIT AND PENSION FUND. I
WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF I THINK
THIS BILL HAS. WITH THE NAME IS
BEING SUGGESTED HAVE. IMPROVED
THIS BILL INCREDIBLY.
SPECIFICALLY IN A CLEAR FIND THE
NEW GENERAL FUND REVENUES WOULD
BE USED TO FUND ANY OF THESE
BENEFITS FUNDS. SPECIFYING THE
NOTIFICATION TO THE VESTED-
MARTIAL ARTISTS AND FIGHTERS.
AND THEN. ESTABLISHING A CLEAR
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
HEARING PROCESS FOR DETERMINING
RIGHTS BENEFITS AND OTHER
OBLIGATIONS. AMONG SEVERAL THE
OTHER AMENDMENTS WE THINK THIS
IS REALLY IMPROVED. PROVE THAT.
I'M HERE STAFF TODAY TO ANSWER
THE QUESTIONS BUT I DO WHAT I
WOULD LIKE IT IS MY HONOR TO
INTRODUCE A PERSONAL FRIEND OF
MINE. WHO THAT JOSH EMMETT WHO I
THINK WITHOUT QUESTION STANDS
WITH TONY THE TIGER LOPEZ IN.
AND YOU'RE RIGHT FAVOR IS ONE OF
THE GREATEST. FIGHTERS TO COME
OUT OF SACRAMENTO EVER BUT HE'S
ALSO A BETTER PERSON AND HE IS A
FIGHTER AND WITH THAT WE ASK
MISTREATMENT TO COME UP. WELCOME
AND YOU HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES.
HI RANDY HOW ARE YOU GUYS DOING-
IF YOU SEE YOUR FULL NAME FOR
THE RECORD YES MY NAME'S JOSH
EMMETT HI I'M A PROFESSIONAL
MIXED MARTIAL ARTIST. FIGHTING
IN THE UFC I'M CURRENTLY RANKS
SIXTH IN THE WORLD IN THE
FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION. AND I'M
FROM SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA AND
I'M HERE TODAY IN FAVOR AND
STRONGLY SUPPORT AB ONE ONE
THREE SIX THE MMA FIGHTER
PENSION. I FEEL THIS IS A STEP
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR THE
FUTURE OF THE SPORT. AND I FEEL
FOR ALL THE PROFESSIONAL
ATHLETES THAT HAVE YOU KNOW
DEDICATED THEIR LIFE AND YOU
KNOW PUT THEIR HEALTH ON THE
LINE EVERY TIME THEY STEP IN THE
RING OR THE OCTAGON- THIS WOULD
MEAN THAT THE WORLD TO ME
GETTING THIS BILL PASSED. AND
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ALL THE
ANIME FIGHTERS HE WOULD MEAN THE
WORLD TO THEM AS WELL AND I JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR
YOUR TIME AND- I APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OF IT
ARE THERE ANY OTHER- PERSONS WHO
WISH TO EXPRESS THE SUPPORT
POSITION IN THIS BILL IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM AT THIS TIME. I'M
CITY COME ON UP. HEY AT THIS
POINT YOU SEE YOUR NAME
AFFILIATION IF ANY OTHER
SUPPORT. MAX GRIFFIN.
PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
FIGHTER BORN AND RAISED IN
CALIFORNIA- AB ELEVEN THIRTY SIX
IS REALLY IMPORTANT I DID A NEW
STORY ACTUALLY A MONTH AGO AND I
CAN HAVE YOU TESTIFIED IN FULL
THAT YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR IT WE'RE ONLY
ALLOWED TO LEAD WITNESSES PER. I
INDICATE MY SUPPORT. FOR THIS
BILL AND WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING
HERE K. YOUR SUPPORT ON THE
RECORD THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE WHO
WISHES TO DO THAT- A COME UP IN
EXPRESSED SUPPORT- GREAT THANK
YOU ANYONE IN. OPPOSITION EITHER
OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE. THE
SCENE NINE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION POSITION THE
COMMITTEE WERE. OKAY NONE
MODERATOR. OR ANYONE. ON THE
TOLL CUMPLEN WHO WISHES TO
EXPRESS THE POSITION ONE WAY THE
OTHER. AGAIN THIS IS AB ELEVEN
THIRTY SIX MODERATOR. I THINK WE
SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE. MISTER
CHAIR WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
JUST A MOMENT PLACE. THANK YOU.
LOOKING FOR YOU CAN NOW GO TO
LINE FORTY THREE YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS DAVID
INCONTRI AND I AM CALLING FROM
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION I AM CURRENTLY AN
ATHLETIC INSPECTOR AND I SUPPORT
FOR THE V. BUTTON FOR SUCCESS
ENEMY AND THE- THANK YOU. GREAT
THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE WHO WERE
TO PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO
WE'RE GOING TO GO. TO ONE FOUR.
MORNING MY NAME LISA NEEDS CALL
AND AN JUDGE COMBO SPORTS IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB ELEVEN
THIRTY SIX THANK YOU. LINE.
FORTY TWO. EIGHT EIGHT EIGHT
EIGHT DOES BROUGH- RETIRED THE
NATION THE FOUGHT WITH THE HELP
THE CLASS- SUPPORT OF AB A.
THIRTY SIX. THE FUTURE OF THE IS
NO ONE. ALL RIGHT THANK YOU OF
FOR CHIU MONTEREY THE MOON ROOF
TO THE CAN BE GO TO- COMMITTEE
CALL CENTERS. YOU CAN HEAR WITH
BMO- THE AUTHOR IN IN SPOTS-
APPRECIATE BOTH OF YOU I THINK
IS SLEEPY COMBINE YOUR COMMON WE
GET TO. A BIG KNOWLEDGE MIDDLE
OF A LOT OF CONCERN- REYES IN
THE COMMITTEE- IN A MORE PER
WORLD- FOR WE WOULD BE- WE HAVE
A MEMBER THAT WE BE ASKING YOU
TO. RIGHT NOW- THE IF YOU WITH-
THE NEW GO IF WILL THAT HAVE
BEEN GOING ON BETWEEN- THIS
COMMITTEE AND THEN THE BJP
COMMITTEE- IN THE TIME. FRAME
THAT WE'RE UP AGAINST HERE RIGHT
BEFORE- THE LEGISLATURE RECESSES
FOR A FEW WEEKS- WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO GET TO A COMPREHENSIVE POINT
OF RESOLUTION ON THOSE- AND
WE'RE NOT GOING TO NEGOTIATE
THOSE. OF IT LIKE THIS- FROM THE
DAY IS HERE TODAY- BUT THAT
SAID- I AM- RECOMMENDING THAT WE
MOVED BILL FORD WITH THE
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT. EACH AND
EVERY ITEM IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS THAT WAS WAS BROUGHT
UP- AND WELL THOUGHT OUT I MIGHT
ADD- OF OUR ISSUES THAT YOU
CONTINUE TO TRY TO ADDRESS-
INDIAN COMMIT TO ADDRESS- IT BMP
BUT ALSO WITH THE ASSISTANCE
CONTINUED ASSISTANCE OF THIS
COMMITTEE. OF I'M NOT COULD
RECITE EACH AND EVERYONE OF
THOSE ITEMS BECAUSE I THINK.
UNFORTUNATELY SOMETIMES- THOSE.
KINDS OF- WORLD REPRESENTATION
GET LOST INTEREST I DON'T WANT
THAT TO HAPPEN IT RATHER. HAVE
YOU GET EVERYTHING COMMITTED TO
WRITING- THAT ALL PARTIES AGREE
TO- PARTICULARLY THE TO
COMMITTEE STUFF SO IN YOURSELF
AS THE AUTHOR SO MEMBER- IF
THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT-
MISTER WELCH'S SPA TO ADD IN
THAT REGARD YOU KNOW WE'RE HAPPY
TO OPEN UP A TIME THERE MAY BE A
QUESTION. OF FOR HIM I DON'T
KNOW BY OTHER SENATORS BUT- JUST
WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
THAT UNDERSTANDING GOING
FORWARD- WE THINK- I WILL ADD.
INDEED TALKING TO THE SPONSOR
MYSELF AND TALKING TO YOU VERY
BRIEFLY- IN THE WEEK PRIOR TO
THIS HEARING. THERE IN MY
OPINION OUR OUR REFORMS THAT
PROBABLY GO BEYOND THE INITIAL
STEP OF THIS BILL THAT NEED TO
BE TAKEN UP AT SOME POINT- WITH
REGARD TO THE MODEL- YOU KNOW
THE POTENTIAL MODEL THAT. THAT
WE'RE USING HERE AS AS A POINT
TO TETHER TO WITH THIS BILL I
SAY WE I MEAN YOU IS THE AUTHOR
OF THE LEGISLATURE ITSELF- GOT A
TETHER TO SOMETHING- TO GET
STARTED HERE IT IN TO GET THIS
GOING- BUT THEN THAT SOMETHING
NEEDS A LOT OF WORK IN AN OF
ITSELF AND- I HOPE YOU. WILL OR
ONE OF US- CONTINUES TO GO DOWN
THAT PATH IN THE FUTURE TO MAKE
SURE THIS ISN'T A ONE AND DONE
IN IN THAT WE- A CHALLENGE-
OURSELVES YOU KNOW TO COME BACK
KNOWLEDGE. WITH A BETTER PIECE
OF LEGISLATION BEFORE WE GET TO
THE FLOOR BUT- WITH LEGISLATION
IN THE FUTURE THAT COMES BACK
AND TAKES UP OF WHAT I THINK
YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED TO
BE A SERIES OF REFORMS BASED ON
WHAT I'VE SEEN AND READ- SO WITH
THAT- AND IF YOU YOU CAN WAIT.
FOR A CITY THAT IF YOU WILL IN
THE IN THE CLOTHES- ELIMIA
SEETHER ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY MY
COLLEAGUES. WELL UP MISTER CAN I
ASK ONE OF THE- OF ACROSS. THANK
YOU- MISS GRIFFIN. IF YOU COULD
COME FOR JUST A SECOND I'D LIKE
TO ASK YOU YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS A
KID LIKE THAT WAS A REALLY LONG
TIME AGO. WHEN I WAS A KID
GROWING UP THEY HAD SOMETHING
LIKE YOU KNOW I REMEMBER GOING
TO THESE WRESTLING. MATCHES WITH
MY GODFATHER KIND OF. YOU KNOW.
IT WAS FUN- CAN TO SHIBUYA AND
PEPPER GOMEZ NOBODY. THOSE NAMES
REMEMBER THOSE THINGS TO DO. DO
YOU RELEASED OVENS AND- GO. USE
TO AND THEN THEY TAKE TEAMED
EVERYTHING. BUT FIRST REASON AS
MANY AGO IT WAS. BUT THAT WAS A
LONG BUT- FORTY TO THE- WHAT
DOES IT MEAN TO. BE ABLE TO TAKE
THEM. STEP AND- TOWARDS A HAVING
A- SOMETHING AS A PAY. YEAH MY
SCRIVENER. I WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
YOU KNOW NO LOT OF AFTER OH ONE
K. ZERO SOMETHING FOR AFTER THE
RETIRED. BUT AS A SUPERB. ON THE
LINE OR IN THE- HE JOSH OR THE
HIGH LEVELS OF THE SPORT MONEY
IS P. RIGHT. LOW WHERE THE
HIGHEST OF THE HIGH. AND WE HAVE
NOTHING AFTER FOR A- IT'S NOT GO
TO SAVE OUR LIVES OR WHATNOT
IT'S NOT NOT NOT THAT MUCH MONEY
BUT SOMETHING HELD TO HELP US
GET A DOWN PAYMENT ON THIS
SOMETHING. SOMETHING IN THE
SPECIALLY IF IT'S IF IT'S MONEY
THAT'S NOT FROM THE TAXPAYERS
IT'S MONEY THAT'S- FROM THE FANS
PER SE- SO WITH. THE MONEY IS
NOT COMING FROM ANYONE THAT'S
PAYING EXCEPT FOR THE PEOPLE FOR
THE FIGHT SO WE SHOULDN'T HAVE
MUCH OPPOSITION I KNOW THERE'S
SMALL DETAILS I NEED TO BE
ADJUSTED BUT- WHY NOT. IS MORE
MY QUESTION. OKAY THANK YOU FOR
THANK YOU FOR. THANK YOU. THANKS
IN A PRE YOU THE- A GIVING THE
WITNESS. TO EXPAND A LITTLE BIT-
I SAID EVERYTHING I HAD TO SAY
AND I'LL TURN IT BACK TO THE
AUTHOR KNOWN. FOR CLOSE
ABSOLUTELY AND I AGAIN I WANT TO
THANK YOU AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU YOUR STAFF AND ALSO THE
STAFF OF THE- BNP COMMITTEE WE
TOOK A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS
THERE BUT I KNOW. THERE ARE
OTHER THINGS FLAG THERE SOME OF
WHICH WERE. THE SAME FLAG DIDN'T
IN YOUR ANALYSIS AND SO WE ARE
ABSOLUTELY COMMITTED TO
CONTINUING TO WORK ON THOSE AT
AT A SWIMMING THIS. MOVES
FORWARD- AS YOU SAID I THINK
THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS ONE IS
THE THINGS THAT WE CAN GET
RIGHT. OVER YOU KNOW THE PROCESS
TO IT WHEREAS WE GET THIS PAST
AND THEN THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO
CONTINUE AFTER THAT I THINK
THERE ARE- QUESTIONS AROUND THIS
FIND. THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THE
ONES. AT THAT EXIST FOR BOXERS
AND WE WANT WE SHOULD CONTINUE
TO STRENGTHEN TO. CODIFY TO
CLARIFY- IN TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALSO I THINK THAT THERE'S ENOUGH
FUNDS IN THERE TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF THESE FOLKS
WHEN THEY'RE DONE I THINK. THAT
WAS ALWAYS A THING FOR ME AS
WELL WHEN WE TAKE THIS FORWARD
IS HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THIS
IS ACTUALLY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT
OF SUPPORT FOR THEM ONCE THEY'RE
DONE AND NOT JUST. SORT OF
SOMETHING THAT IS VERY NOMINAL I
THINK IT SHOULD BE MORE
SIGNIFICANT SO- THE REASON WHY I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. EVEN WITH
ALL THAT. TO GET THIS DONE AND
CREATE IT. IS FOLKS ARE FIGHTING
RIGHT NOW AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE A FRAMEWORK
THAT THEY CAN VAST INTO. AND
INTO WE CREATED IS HARD TO BEGIN
TO HAVE PEOPLE VAST. AND HAVE
THEM. BE IN A POSITION- AND US
IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO
STRENGTHEN IT. MANY OF THE FOLKS
WHO. IF WE PASS THIS THIS YEAR
AND IT'S SIGN. THEY WON'T
ACTUALLY BEGIN TO RECEIVE THIS
FOR POTENTIALLY A DECADE OR- A
FEW DECADES. BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE
THEM BASS AND WE ALSO HAVE TO
BEGIN TO COLLECT THE FUNDS. AS
WE REFORM IT SO I'M COMMITTED I
KNOW YOU'RE- COMMITTED AND- AND
THAT THIS IS NOT I- FOR BETTER
OR WORSE I THINK THE LAST BILL I
WILL. WILL RUN PERSONALLY OR
OTHERS WILL RUN. ON THIS
PARTICULAR TOPIC TO MAKE SURE WE
STRENGTHEN IT. EVEN WITH ALL
THAT I KNOW THE SPONSOR AND I
ARE FOR COMMITTED- WORKING ON IT
FURTHER WITH YOU WHEN YOU STAFF.
AS AS IT MOVES FORWARD- AND
AGAIN. I WANT TO THANK- MR AMIT.
GRIFFIN FOR THEIR THEM HERE
GLASSING OF SAY. THIS IS BEEN.
FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF
THIS SPORT WHETHER. THEY'RE
REFEREES OUT FORMER FIGHTERS
CURRENT FIGHTERS. REALLY A SIGN
FROM. FOR THEM THAT WE RECOGNIZE
THE SACRIFICES WE MAKE WE SEE
THEM. WE UNDERSTAND- WHAT THEY
DO TO PUT THEM IN THEIR
THEMSELVES ON THE LINE AND THAT
WE VALUE THEM. AND THEY'VE TOLD
US THAT AGAIN AND AGAIN SO. AT
THE FUNDS THERE FOR THEM ARE
IMPORTANT. AND WE HAVE MORE WORK
TO DO THERE. THIS IS ALSO BEEN A
HUGELY IMPORTANT IN UNIFYING.
AND HOPEFUL THING FOR PEOPLE WHO
TAKE PART IN THIS INDUSTRY. FIND
THE SPORT AND HAVE SUCH A
TREMENDOUS SACRIFICES TO GO WITH
IT. WITH THAT SPECTRALLY ESCRIBA
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND- DO WE
HAVE THE MOTION ON. THE MOST
BILL. RESERVE MOTION BY CENTER
DRAWS ANY BE. THIRTY ONE YOU
SYSTEM TO CALL THE ROLL PLEASE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE. AB
ELEVENTH SIX THE MOST IS DUE TO.
BUT FIRST RIVER. TO THE- ON A-
THE- CORTEZ. E. PROTEST EYES
SENATOR WE- SENATOR DURO. DRAW I
. CENTER LAYER. LAYERED I
INTEREST. QUIT THIS BILL IS ON
CALL WITH AYE BUT- ALL RIGHT YOU
HAVE NO FLOWS HERE OUT THERE ON
CALL OF THE OF MEMBERS YOU FOR
BEING HERE IN A- THANK YOU- TO
THE WITNESS. WHO TRY. TO BE HERE
. TESTIFIED THEIR OWN WITH X. WE
ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE
GOING TO ITEM TEN. WHICH NO WE
AREN'T. THAT WAS POOL. IN THE
CROSS OF THE SLOUGH WE'RE GOING
TO ITEM. A. B. EIGHTY FOUR
STUBER. AND MEMBER. PLEASE COME
FOR. A NEW PRESENT WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY THANK YOU. IF YOU
CARE MEMBERS- I'M PROUD PRESENT
A FOR EIGHTY. A BILL THIS.
RIGHTS FOR TEMP WORKERS HELLO
OUR- AND BECAUSE- AS HE I. THE
LABOR FEDERATION AND ASKED ME.
TEMPERATE WORKERS ARE VITAL
CONTINGENCY OF OUR WORKFORCE AND
HELP EMPLOYERS TO BE SHORT TERM
STAFFING NEEDS SUCH AS ABSENCES
EMERGENCIES AND WORKLOAD
INCREASES. IN RECENT YEARS
CITIES AND COUNTIES ACROSS THE
STATE HAVE BEEN USING TEMPORARY
WORKERS TO FILL LONG TERM
STAFFING NEEDS OFTEN RE HIRING
THEM YEAR AFTER YEAR. CITIES AND
COUNTIES HAVE GROWN INCREASINGLY
RELIANT ON TEMPORARY WORKERS
INSTEAD OF CREATING PERMANENT
POSITIONS THIS RELIANCE HAS
CREATED AN OVERLOOKED GROUP OF
WORKERS WHO OFTEN DO NOT RECEIVE
RETIREMENT HEALTH INSURANCE
DISABILITY OR UNION BENEFITS.
THIS INEQUITY IS AMPLIFIED EVEN
FURTHER AS TEMPORARY WORKERS ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IDENTIFIED AS
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
WITHOUT COLLEGE DEGREES. IN AB
FOURTEEN EIGHTY FOUR ADDRESSES.
THE INEQUITIES CREATED BY THE
MISUSE OF TEMPORARY WORKERS BY
ALLOWING A UNION REPRESENTING
PERMANENT WORKERS TO REQUEST THE
TEMPORARY WORKERS PERFORMING
SIMILAR WORK BE INCLUDED IN THE
SAME BARGAINING UNIT. THIS BILL
DOES NOT RESTRICT THE CITY OR
COUNTY'S ABILITY TO HIRE
TEMPORARY WORKERS NOR DOES IT
GIVE TEMPORARY WORKERS PERMANENT
STATUS THIS BILL MERELY GIVES
THESE EMPLOYEES THE OPTION TO
BARGAIN ALLOWED INSIDE THEIR
PERMANENT COLLEAGUES. WITH ME
TODAY ARE SANDRA BARRERA OF THIS
YEAH YOU CALIFORNIA'S SPONSOR OF
THE BILL AND DAVID CAN- CHAU
LOCAL TEN TWENTY ONE TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND
ASSIST WITH QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
. WITH MAY COME AND YOU A COUPLE
MEN THANK YOU. THANK YOU GOOD
AFTERNOON. MONEY IS DAVID CANNON
AND I'M THE EXECUTOR FOR A-
LOCAL TEN ONE. IN THIS I OVERSEE
CONTACTING. FOR OF PUBLIC SECTOR
HE WAS IN NORTHERN. INCLUDING
COUNTLESS CITIES SPECIAL
DISTRICTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
COMMITTEE COLLEGE DISTRICTS.
FIVE OBSERVE A GROWING TREND IN
THE PUBLIC SECTOR OF IMPORTING
HOME FULL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.
FROM THE LIST OF WHO IN THE
PRIVATE SECTOR IS TODAY I'M HERE
. THIS TO SHIP THEM TO SHIFT
RESPONSIBILITY. TO SHOULD
RESPOND WITHIN CUT COSTS AND TO
KEEP WORKERS SILENCED IN SECOND
CLASS STATUS. A NEW GENERATION
OF PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS WERE
70% WOMEN AND 72% PEOPLE OF
COLOR HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF
WORKPLACE FANIS JOB SECURITY
EQUAL PAY AND BENEFITS. IN SOME
OF OUR JURISDICTION AS MANY AS
40% OF THE WORKFORCE ARE
TEMPORARY WORKERS. WHEN WORKERS
HAVE NO PROTECTION NO DUE
PROCESS THE AFFECTED THE
SILENCE. A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN MY
UNION SEIU LOCAL TWENTY ONE
ROUND OF LOCAL CAMPAIGN TO SHINE
THE LIGHT ON THE PLIGHT OF
TEMPORARY WORKERS IN SAN
FRANCISCO. ONE OF OUR VOCAL
ACTIVISTS WAS A TEMPORARY WORK-
ACTUALLY ADMINISTER THE EXAMS
FOR APPLICANTS TRYING TO AND TO
PERMANENT STATUS. AFTER SPEAKING
OUT TO THE BOARD IN THE MEDIA HE
WAS SIMPLY TOLD HE WAS NO LONGER
NEEDED. AFTER TWENTY ONE YEARS
OF EMPLOYMENT AS A TEMPORARY
WORKER. HE HAD NO RECOURSE. THIS
YEAR ONE OF OUR UNIONS ACTIVE
FROM SAN CON OFF HE SPOKE OUT OF
THIS. AND FOR LOCAL CHAIN WAS.
IF YOU KNOW LONG HAD A JOB HELLO
IS YEAH YOU LOOKING FOR TO ONE
TO YOU AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE- A
RETURN TO. SHE WAS TOO AFRAID TO
COME HERE TODAY FEARING THAT SHE
WOULD BE RETALIATED AGAINST.
ONCE AGAIN. CONTEMPORARIES
SILENCE IS WORKING. THE IS NOT
AN ACCIDENT. EVERY WORKING
DESERVE TO BE T. FAIRLY AND
DESERVES A VOICE. I URGE YOU TO
TAKE THE IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD
TODAY OF PASSING AB FIVE ONE
FOUR EIGHT FOUR. TO PROTECT
WORKERS AND ENSURE BASIC
FAIRNESS. IN PUBLIC SECTOR
EMPLOYMENT THANK YOU CHEN THE
COMEDY. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. THE NEXT WITNESS PLEASE.
THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBERS OF
BURGER AND ALIGN MYSELF WITH MR
CANNON'S COMMENTS. CENTER
PEREIRO ON BEHALF OF SEIU
CALIFORNIA. ALL ALL ADDS THAT
HERB OR EAT RECOGNIZES THAT
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES INCLUDING
RETIRED ANNUITANTS SHARE
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST WITH
PERMANENT EMPLOYEES. TEMPORARY
STATUS ALONE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
A SEPARATE COMMUNITY OF
INTEREST. AND DIVIDING WORKERS
BASED ON STATUS IN THIS CASE
TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT IS ONE
OF THE OLDEST UNION BUSTING
TECHNIQUES. WE RECOGNIZE
LEGITIMATE STAFFING NEEDS FOR
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES WHICH IS WHY
THIS BILL DOESN'T MAKE TEMPORARY
EMPLOYEES PERMANENT NOR DOES IT
PROHIBIT THEIR USE. IT SIMPLY
CREATES MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES TO BE
REPRESENTATIVE MEANINGFULLY.
THERE ARE LAWS INTENDED TO
PREVENT TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE
MISUSE BUT WITHOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY AND PLAYERS ARE
USING TIMES IN THE SAME
POSITIONS YEAR AFTER. YEAR WHILE
LEAVING VACANCIES UNFILLED.
ACTIS IS BAD FOR PENSIONS. IT
DEGRADES THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC
SERVICES AND IT CREATES A TWO
TIERED SYSTEM OF EMPLOYMENT FOR
SOME WORKERS CAN BE PLAYED PAID
LESSON TONIGHT JOB SECURITY EVEN
OTHER PERFORMING THE SAME JOB
FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR YEARS
. THE OPPONENTS ARE CONCERNED AT
THIS BILL COULD REDUCE EMPLOYER
FLEXIBILITY BECAUSE TREATING
WORKERS AS DISPOSABLE IS MORE
CONVENIENT. AB FOURTEEN EIGHTY
FOUR WANT CREATE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEMPORARY
WORKERS TO FULL BARGAINING
POWER. WOULD ALSO FOR TEMPORARY
WORKERS MINIMAL DUE PROCESS LOT
RIGHTS BY PROVIDING THEM ACCESS
TO THE GRIEVANCE PROCESS AFTER
THIRTY DAYS. BUT IT SPECIFICALLY
ALLOWS FOR UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS.
TO WAIVE THE THIS PROVISION I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE THANK YOU. THANK YOUS OR
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM WHO
WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS FOUR
POSITION SO PLEASE COME FORWARD
NOW THANK YOU. MISTER CHAMBER
SERRA FLOCKS CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION A PROUD CO SPONSOR
THE BILL THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THE BROWN BUTTER ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.
MORNING- AFTERNOON- TENURE BIRD
ASKED WE CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
UNFAIR SEIU LOCAL SEVEN TWO ONE
IN SUPPORT. BRANDON DAWKINS SEIU
LOCAL TWO TWO ONE IS SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON JESSICA CENTER ON
BEHALF OF EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES
IN THE CALIFORNIA INFLUENT
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
REMARKABLY HALF A CFT IN SUPPORT
. ACTUALLY NEED A MOTION- AND
PROTOCOLS WATER ASTHMA GO FOR.
THANK OKAY THANK YOU. ANYONE
ELSE I'M SORRY IF ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO- IS IDENTIFIED AS AN
OPPOSITION WITNESS AT THIS TIME
. PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF UP A
COUPLE THANK YOU WAS A CRUISE TO
BRING YES GREAT THANK YOU THIRTY
CAT ON HAVE THE ROLE COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE NOT
OPPOSED TO THE UNDERLYING
PREMISE OF THE BILL THAT THERE
SHOULD BE A PATHWAY TO
REPRESENTATION FOR TEMPORARY
EMPLOYEES OUR CONCERNS AROUND
MANY OF THE PROCEDURAL
COMPONENTS OF THE BILL TO MAKE
IMPLEMENTATION A CHALLENGE. WE
HAVE SUBMITTED A MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AUTHOR AND SPONSORS
FOR TRUST SEVERAL OF OUR
CONCERNS WITH PROVISIONS WITHIN
EIGHTY FOURTEEN EIGHTY FOUR
WHICH HAVE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES FIRST THE
DEFINITION OF TEMPERING PLOY IS
TOO BROAD AND INCLUDE STAFFING
AGENCIES RETIRED. ANNUITANTS
UNPAID INTERNS. THE BILL WOULD
INFLICT WE MANDATE THE TEMPER
PLACEMENT BE INCLUDED THE SAME
BARGAINING PER EMPLOYEES
REGARDLESS OF THERE IS A CAN OF
INTO- SO CULTURE. FROM CREATING
A SPECIFIC BARGAINING UNIT
SHARED BY ALL TEMPORARY
EMPLOYEES WITH SIMILAR
INTERESTS. WE HAVE REQUESTED
THIS PROCESS MAYOR ARE BURNING
IN A DETERMINATION WE AT THE
LAKE LOCAL LEVEL TODAY. APPS
MOST CRITICALLY AB FOURTEEN
EIGHTY FOUR PROVIDES TEMPLATES
WITH RATES IN EXCESS OF THOSE
PROVIDED AT TO PERMIT EMPLOYEES.
THE BILL PROPOSES THAT TEMPERING
PLEASE WILL HAVE WHO HAVE BEEN
EMPLOYED FOR MORE THAN THIRTY
CALENDAR DAYS SHALL BE ENTITLED
TO. USE ANY GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
AND I AM A YEAR TO CHALLENGE ANY
DISCIPLINARY DISCIPLINE WITHOUT
CAUSE BY CONTRAST NEARLY EVERY
PUBLIC AGENCY HAS A PROBATIONARY
PERIOD FOR PERMANENTLY IS OFTEN
SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS. DURING
WHICH THE EMPLOYEE MAY BE
RELEASED WITHOUT BECAUSE WITHOUT
TRIGGERING A GRIEVANCE THIS
PROBATIONARY PERIOD IS A
CRITICAL PART OF THE HIRING
PROCESS. YOUR QUESTION AT THE
GRIEVANCE PROCESS BE NEGOTIATE
AT THE LOCAL LEVEL WITHIN AN
AREA WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH
HOW WE DO THIS CURRENTLY FOR
PERMANENT EMPLOYEES. LASTLY THE
BILL INCLUDES DIFFICULT AND
UNWORKABLE NOTIFICATION
PROVISIONS THAT CONFLICT WITH
EXISTING OFFER PROGRAM PLEASE.
WE REQUEST OF A FIVE DAY
NOTIFICATION WITHIN THE BILL. IS
MODIFIED TO NEAR EXISTING LAW
WHICH IS THIRTY DAYS. FOR THESE
REASONS OUR SECURITY OPPOSES
EIGHTY FOURTEEN EIGHTY FOUR BUT
BELIEVE THERE IS A PATHWAY TO
ADDRESS OUR CONCERNS AND ALLOW
TEMPERING PLEASE ACCESS TO
REPRESENTATION. I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR AND
THE SPONSORS- AT MOVING FORWARD
THANK YOU. I GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AT
MEMBERS OF THE CAN. THERE BRIDGE
ON THE OF THE- OF HEALTH
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT HERE. OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED TO AB FOURTEEN
EIGHTY FOUR. HEALTHCARE
DISTRICTS ARE PUBLIC HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS OPERATING CLINICS
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES AND
THIRTY THREE PUBLIC HOSPITALS
WHAT WE UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF
THE BILL WE BELIEVE THE
IMPLICATIONS ON PUBLIC HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS WILL BE
DETRIMENTAL. TO OUR ABILITY TO
PROVIDE CARE. HOSPITALS USED
UTILIZED TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES TO
FILL NECESSARY STAFFING GAPS IN
CONCERT TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
CARE WE USE THE MYRIAD OF
TEMPORARY WORKERS PRIMARILY
THROUGH STAFFING AGENCIES. UNDER
EIGHTY FOURTEEN EIGHTY FOUR WE
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO JOIN ANY
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE TO THE
RELEVANT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
UNIT WELL THE SPONSORS ME NOTE
THAT STAFFING AGENCY EMPLOYEES
ARE BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE BILL
UNDER THE THEORY OF JOINT
EMPLOYMENT. THIS IS INCREDIBLY
UNCERTAIN IF IT IS THE INTENT TO
NOT TO INCLUDE A STAFFING AGENCY
EMPLOYEES IN THE BILL THEY
SHOULD BE CLARIFIED WITH IN THE
LANGUAGE TO PREVENT AMBIGUITY IN
FUTURE LITIGATION. SINCE
HOSPITALS SIMPLY PAY STAFFING
AGENCIES WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
DELIVERING PAID TO WORKERS
PUBLIC HOSPITALS HAVE NO WAY TO
COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THE BILL. PRIVATE STAFFING
AGENCIES WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR COLLECTING UNION DUES ON
EMPLOYEES THE LIKELY NO LONGER
EVEN WORK FOR THE FACILITY WHICH
THE CBA BELONGS TO YOU. IT IS
NOT LIKELY THE STAFFING AGENCY
WOULD ASSIST IN THE COMPLAINTS
OF THIS YET THE LIABILITY FALLS
ON OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS.
HOSPITALS AND OTHER PUBLIC
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ARE
REQUIRED TO FOLLOW MANDATORY
PATIENT AND STAFF RATIOS MOST
NOTABLY NURSE. PATIENT RATIOS
WHAT A NURSE CALLS OUT SICK OR
ENTIRE UNIT GOES ON STRIKE WE
MUST FIND ADDITIONAL STAFF TO
FILL THESE GAPS. WE DO NOT HAVE
THE PERMANENT WORK FORCE WE
UTILIZE TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES IT'S
DIVING AGENCIES WILL NO LONGER
CONTRACT WITH US OR WE ARE
UNABLE TO HIGHER. DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY IN THE LAW PATIENTS
WILL GO WITHOUT CARE. IF
PATIENTS COME TO A HOSPITAL TO
RECEIVE CARE AND WE ARE UNABLE
TO PROVIDE ONE OF THE EIGHT
MANDATORY SERVICES. WE ARE NOW
IN VIOLATION OF AND TALK AND
TELL A FEDERAL REGULATION
PROTECTING PATIENTS RIGHTS. WE
BELIEVE AND UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF A PRESENTE. I'M
STARRING. AND A- TO AGENCY NEED
TO BE. HOWEVER I THOUGHT WILL BE
THE SCOPE OF EIGHTY TEENAGE FOUR
WITHOUT HIM. TO A OUR CAN PUBLIC
HOSPITAL WILSHIRE. TO PROVIDE
CARE TO CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITIES
FOR THESE REASONS WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE THAT WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED WORK WITH AUTHOR AND
THE SPONSORS. THE CARD FOR. THE-
ARTICLE- NOVELL SORRY. RIGHT TO.
YEAH AWAY THAT THAT CAN CAUSE
THE LEAD OPPOSITION WITNESSES WE
CAN TO. A MONEY FROM FOLKS WHO
WANT TO. OPPOSE POSITION TIME OF
PHILLY. AND POSITION THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING WHIMSICAL AND A CAP
ADVOCATE. ON BEHALF OF STANDING
COUNTY OR OPPOSE. PERSECUTE US
ON BEHALF OF CITY OF EVER HILLS
PUBLIC RISK AND THE SOLUTIONS
AND MANAGED AMHERST OPPOSITE.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CAROL
HALF OF THE OF SAN MARCOS TOWN
OF. IN RENT. COUNT WRITTEN
COUNTY COUNCIL MAYORS OCCUR
MA'AM FALL INTO. TO THE BILL.
GOOD KILEY SHALL BE ON THE OF
THE SAID OF POWER ALTO A PARK
PLEASANT TO FREMONT RESPECTFUL
OF. THANK YOU. IS EXCELLENT
BEHALF KERN DOLLAR COUNTY FIVE
AMHERST OPPOSITE THINKING. HYLAS
ALL I AM OF THE- ASSOCIATION OF
RECORD PRACTICE AND ALL THE
CITY'S OF RENTALS VERY RANCHO
CUCAMONGA IN CARLSBAD AND OF THE
THINK YOU. GOOD MORNING KAELIN
ON BEHALF OF THE STATE OF
COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF. IN RISK OFFICE.
GOOD CARE NEIGHBOR WITH THE
SPECIALIST ASSOCIATION OPPOSE
BUT WITH GREAT RESPECT TO THE
AUTHOR AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A
RESOLUTION THANK YOU. MISTER
TRIMMERS AND MICROBES AND I'M
HERE ON BEHALF THE AMERICAN
STAFFING ASSOCIATION IF YOU CAN
JUST INDULGE ME FOR A SECOND- I
CAN'T YOU OF THE NAME
AFFILIATION ALL ACTION SO IT'S
LIKE A I GOT. FOR THE CERTAIN
THAT THE NOW POINT OUT THAT
STABBING IS NEW TO ON THE BILL-
AND THERE IS A IS I DON'T I
DON'T SIR RAISED YOU YOU GOT
PICK IT. IT TO PICK THIS WE
DON'T DO THAT NOT. HE'S TRYING
TO THREE WE DON'T BELIEVE IT
FIVE STAFFING AND I IT'S WORTH
THE SOME TO. IN THE CAN. WHY IT
WHY THE BILL DOESN'T THE STATE
AND I'M GONNA KNOW SOMEONE ELSE
OUT OR- IF YOU IF YOU WERE TO BE
RIGHT. BY IF ONE OF THESE
SENATORS FORMER WANTS TO. YOU AS
YOU THE QUESTION YOU'RE WELCOME
SEE YOUR AN OF A. FOR THERE ARE
SOME.
WITNESSES IF THERE IS SUCH A
THING- THEN THAT WOULD BE OKAY
BUT THAT WASN'T THE WAY THE
RULES ARE SET UP FOR THE HEARING
SO WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED
ACCORDING TO THOSE RULES- THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S TESTIMONY HERE WE'LL
TRY TO COME BACK IN THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THOSE STILL NEED
TO BE HEARD. AND GO TO THE
MODERATOR NO ANSWER MODERATOR
TO- PLEASE CHECK THE LINE FOR
OPPOSITION SUPPORT WITNESSES IN
Q. THOSE UP BUT IF THERE ARE ANY
THANK YOU. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO THIS BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO. WE'RE GONNA START
WITH BLIND FORTY SIX YOUR LINES
NOW OPEN PARDON ME JUST A MOMENT
LINE FORTY SIX JUST MONTHS
PLACE. ONE FORTY SIX YOU CAN'T
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AGAIN WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO THE LINE. FORTY
NINE. CLICK HERE NUMBER EIGHTY
THREE FOR JUST REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF CODE
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION JOINT
HOWARD THE- IN RESPECTFUL. LINE
FORTY SIX. THE. HI MY NAME IS
STATE THAT I'M CALLING FROM A
ONE ABOUT I JUST A- ELEVEN
THIRTY SIX AND THEN PENSION. WE
GOING TO LAW. FOR EIGHT. HELLO
OF BY MY NAME IS OMAR SOME THE
GERMAN OF THE SAN WORKING
MOSQUITO VECTOR THIS WITH
RESPECT COOPER TO ASSEMBLY FORTY
EIGHTY FOUR THANK YOU. LINE
FORTY YOUR LINES OPEN. JOHNNY
WITH THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA
AND RESPECT POPULOUS THANK YOU.
SURE THERE IS NO ELSE- THANK
MODERATOR CREATURE WILL COME TO-
TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS. OF FOR
ANY DISK. QUESTION OR CONCERNS
WHERE. THANK YOU MISTER. MMHM HI
TAKE SOME OF TOP WITNESS- PLEDGE
TO CONTINUE WORK VERY. AND I
HOPE YOU DO AS WELL AND I TAKE
SERIOUSLY IN PARTICULAR THE
PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICTS AND IT
EVEN CAME UP AND JUST PREVIOUS
ITEM HERE AND WE'VE BEEN TALKING
ABOUT WORKING WITH THEM TO COME
UP AND OTHER BILLS AND- THAT IS
REALLY SIGNIFICANT THERE ON THE
EDGE. AND SO IF THERE IS A
GENUINE PROBLEM BECAUSE SOME
PEOPLE PART. TRULY TEMPORARY OR
WHATEVER IT IS I JUST WOULD LIKE
YOU TO FACE INTO A DRESSER WITH
THEM BECAUSE THAT THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT AND I THINK THAT COULD
GOVERN THE OUTCOME OF THIS BILL
FURTHER ON DOWN THE LINE SO. SHE
WOULD RESPOND NO. YEAH I THINK
SOME OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH THIS
WHOLE ISSUE WITH THE RESPECTIVE
TEMPORARY STAFFING AND WE DON'T
BELIEVE THAT THE BILL APPLIES TO
THAT BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THAT- WE
PROBABLY NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON.
DOING SOME MORE CLARIFICATIONS
IN THE BILL AND WITH RESPECT TO
THE HOSPITAL'S TO THE EXTENT
THAT IS AND WE WILL FOCUS MORE
ON THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I
REALLY APPRECIATE BOTH THE
THINGS YOU SAID THANK YOU THANK
YOU. SENATOR- AND SORRY YOU JUST
THE ANSWER THAT YOU JUST GAVE.
IS IT THAT TEMPORARY STAFFING.
WILL NOT BE COVERED IS THAT WHAT
RIGHT IF SOMEONE SAID I HEAR
THAT RIGHT SOMEONE IS AN
EMPLOYEE OF THIS TEMPORARY
STAFFING AGENCY THEN. THEY WOULD
DIE BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE
EMPLOYED THE TEMPE STAFFING
AGENCY OF A SAFER STAFFING
AGENCY OBVIOUSLY IS JUST SENDING
PEOPLE TO. AN EMPLOYER TO BECOME
A TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE OF THE
EMPLOYER AT THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS LEVEL IT WOULD APPLY
TO THEM SO- I THINK THE BILL IS
CLEAR BUT I THINK- WE WILL.
GIVEN SENATOR LAYERED TO AND THE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS GROUP FOCUS
REFOCUS ON THE ISSUES ON THE OF
THE TEMPORARY OF THE STAFFING
AGENCIES AND OF THE HEALTH CARE-
ENTITIES. OKAY. THANK THANK
THANK YOU- FIRST OF ALL LET ME
JUST. I THINK THAT'S THE- A
PRETTY EASY. CASE TO MAKE- THE
DIFFERENCE BEING DIRECT. IN AND
SOMEBODY ACTUALLY YOU JUST. ON
THE PAYROLL OF STEPHANIE. WE
SHOULDN'T BE COVERED THE WAY I
READ THE BILL BUT- MOVED TO MAIN
KERR YOU TO CLEAR. THAT WE DON'T
END UP WITH DOZENS OF QUESTIONS-
A CONCERNS ON THE FOR. LATER ON
A TO- GIVE THE SO CALLED NEUTRAL
IN THIS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
ON- ANY CLARIFICATION ON THE
STEPPER STEP IN ISSUE BECAUSE I
KNOW THAT YOU DO REPRESENT-
FOLKS IN THAT SPACE- AND I'D
LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THE
APPRECIATE THAT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH MISTER CHAIR- MULTIMETERS
CREDIT- HE HE HE KIND OF SAID IT
ALREADY SO- YOU KNOW THE
TEMPORARY STAFFING INDUSTRIES
ARE THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD OF
THE OF THE TEMPORARY PLACE TO
DATE THAT THEY HIRE WE DON'T
THINK THE BILL. AS WRITTEN APPLY
TO US WE THINK IT COULD BE
CLARIFIED BETTER IN. AND WE
SUGGESTED HOW IT CAN BE
CLARIFIED- SO IF- IF WILL. HAPPY
TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY INVOLVED
TO DO THAT AND- THANK YOU FOR
MISSION SERVER ACTUALLY MAKING
MY STATEMENT. THANK YOU. YOUR.
AFFIRMATION OF THE DIRECT- YOU
KNOW IT'S AGAIN. COMING INTO
THIS HEARING TO. THE- PRIDDIS.
OF THE- AND COMMITTEE'S. THAT
DID DID THE UNKNOWN THAT- THEY
SHOULD BE THIS IS A DIRECT HIRE
BILL. THE EXTENT THAT. THE
AUTHOR HAD ANY OTHER INTENT YOU
KNOW WE WANT YOU TO TELL US THAT
RIGHT NOW WHAT WE HEARD TODAY IS
THAT THAT'S NOT YOUR INTENT IN
YOUR- AND TRY TO PUT CLARIFYING
LANGUAGE AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY
IN THE WORLD UNDERSTANDS- SO. WE
APPRECIATE THAT- NOT MY INTENT
AND WE HAD AND NOT FROM OUR BILL
SPONSORS THIS YEAR ARE YOU THAT
IS NOT THE INTENT SO I THINK WE
CAN CLARIFY THAT WE WILL WILL
WORK ON. CLARIFYING THAT
LANGUAGE- EVEN FURTHER WE MADE
SOME CLARIFICATIONS I THINK IT'S
PRETTY CLEAR BUT WE WILL- WILL
WORK WITH THE FOLKS FROM THAT
STAFFING AGENCIES AND HOSPITALS
TO. FINE TUNE THAT IN INOTES TO
ME THAT'S THE KEY ISSUE THERE
WAS A CONCERN- AGAIN SPEAKING OF
IN MY OWN VOICE HERE IS. IS YOUR
**** IS ONE VOTING MEMBER-
HAVING SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO AND SIMILAR
TO STAND THAT IS WELL- YOU KNOW
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE'S ANY
LACK OF SOPHISTICATION AT THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STANDPOINT IN
IN. SAID IN A BARGAINING UNIT
SET OF- YOU KNOW TEMPORARY OR
EVEN EVEN PART TIME. EMPLOYEES
IN THE SAME UNISYS HOLDEN
EFFECTIVE ANYTHING IT. IS IT
WOULD CREATE I THINK GOOD
SYNERGY IN TERMS OF- YOU TO THE
BARGAINING TABLE MAKE MAKING
SURE THAT. THERE'S LATERAL
BARGAINING GOING ON- IN IN THAT
ALSO- YOU KNOW THERE'S- A SENSE
OF SOLIDARITY BETWEEN THOSE
EMPLOYEES IS PROBABLY NECESSARY
TO GET. OF BALTIMORE WE GOOD.
YOU KNOW COLLECTIVE. BARGAINING
UNITS- YOU KNOW AND NOW. AT THE
AT THE LOOK LEVEL SO THEY JUST
WANT TO SHOW MY OWN. THAT YOU
KNOW WE DO PUT THOUGHT INTO
THESE. THESE OF US IN. WE HAVE
LIVED SIX. IN AND MY BEST
APPLICATION OF THAT SAYS THAT
THE BILL SHOULD GO FORWARD SO-
WORSE. THREE SUPPORTING IT TODAY
WITH THAT- YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY CLOSE- I THINK-
OTHER THAN THAT REALLY
APPRECIATE THE- THE COMMENTS IN
THE GUIDANCE WE WILL TAKE THOSE
SERIOUSLY IN TERMS OF THE NEXT.
ROUND WITH THIS BILL AND- JUST
REGULAR RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
OF HIS- MOTION. SIR ROSA MOVES
THE BILL AND- WAS THIS IS NICOLE
ROLL ACOSTA. FILE ITEM NUMBER
THIRTEEN AB FOURTEEN EIGHTY FOR
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED THE
FIRST RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS SENATOR CORTEZ
EIGHT. FOR TED THE AYE SENATOR
WILK SENATOR DORADO DRAWS- I
SENATOR LAYERED LAYERED ICE
CENTER SMALLWOOD CUEVAS THIS
BILL IS ON CALL WITH THREE AYE
VOTES. GOOD **** BELIEVE IT OPEN
FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS THANK YOU
VERY MUCH OKAY. THE ITEMS. THE
PHONE FOURTEEN THE SILVER GARCIA
AB. FIFTEEN NINETY THREE.
WELCOME AND IN PARTICULAR YOU
CARE AND COLLEAGUES THE ANALYSIS
DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB IN GIVING
CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND TO. WHAT
THIS BILL WILL DO IN ESSENCE IT
FOCUSES ON A REGION OF THE STATE
THAT HAS HISTORICALLY- FELL
BEHIND WHEN IT COMES TO
INVESTMENT AND- EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE REGION. AS
HIGH AS 30% AND AT- ON A GOOD
DAY AS LOW AS FOURTEEN PERCENT.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON TAKING-
EXTREME ADVANTAGE OF THE
INVESTMENT MAKING ITS WAY TO THE
REGION AS IT RELATES TO LITHIUM
RECOVERY AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
PRODUCTION FOR RELIABILITY
PURPOSES OF THE STATE- THIS
BILL- ENSURES THAT THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD. FOCUSES ON
ENSURING THAT THE JOBS THAT ARE
CREATED FROM THOSE TWO
PARTICULAR INVESTMENTS ARE-
INSURING THAT LOCAL FOLKS. HAVE
AS THEY WOULD SAY FURS DIPS TO
THE JOBS. AND THAT'S- AND THIS
IS WHAT THE BILL DOES.
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL. WE THINK
YOU ANY TO. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
WITNESSES WE MAY HAVE SOME FOLKS
TO- JUST SAY- THEY SUPPORT THE
BILL I THANK YOU ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO SAY THAT THEY
SUPPORT THE BILLION COMPORTED
TIME. HIS NAME AFFILIATION AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON TURN
MEMBERS OF AND ALSO LEASE ON
BEHALF OF FOR ME TO SEE BECAUSE
I YEAR AND AS A PROXY FOR LOS
AMIGOS AND A COMMITTEE THAT AND
CLEAN POWER CAMPAIGN IN SUPPORT
. GREAT THANK YOU ANYONE ELSE.
ALL RIGHT- IS THERE ANYONE WHO
WISHES TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION ON
THIS BILL. AB FIFTEEN NINETY
THREE. C. KNOWN COME FORWARD
MODERATOR- PLEASE CHECK THE LINE
AND LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION WITNESSES
ON AB FIFTEEN NINETY THREE AT
THIS TIME. ANYONE WISHING TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO THIS BILL PLEASE PRESS ONE
THE THIRD THIS TIME PRESS. ONE
ZERO. MAKE SURE NO ONE IS
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
. THANK YOU MODERATOR WILL COME
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE COMMENTS.
SENATOR RICHARD IS- MOVING THE
BILL I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE
WISHING TO BE RECOGNIZED SO.
OFTEN ROSA PLEASE. YEAH I DO
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR AND
WE'VE BEEN IN. DIFFERENT
HEARINGS ON THIS ISSUE SOMEHOW
RELATED. TO THE- GREAT
OPPORTUNITY THAT THAT'S GOING TO
BE OPENED UP FOR- THE- AND
WORKING PEOPLE IN IN THAT AREA
SO. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU KEEP
PUSHING AND PUSHING THE THAT
PEOPLE WHO. IN THE PAST HAVE
BEEN IGNORED OR KEPT OUT OF GOOD
JOBS. AND THAT YOU'RE GONNA
CREATE ACCESS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
WHO GOOD JOBS- WE DON'T NEED
ACCESS TO MINIMUM WAGE WE NEED
ACCESS TO GOOD JOBS WITH. A GOOD
FUTURE IN A GOOD CAREER SO I
APPRECIATE THAT THAT'S PART OF
WHAT YEAR WOULD YOU DOING. THANK
YOU- IF YOU'D LIKE TO THE TIME
THANK YOU FOR THE CALM
APPRECIATE THE MOTION- THE
RECOMMENDATION TO MOVE THE BILL
I WANT TO SAY THAT- ALTHOUGH. A
LOT OF EMPHASIS WHEN SPEAKING
ABOUT LET HIM VALLEY IS ON- THE
GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF IMPERIAL
COUNTY I THINK IF THERE'S A
TAKEAWAY HERE. IS THAT THIS
ISN'T JUST GOOD FOR IMPERIAL
COUNTY THIS IS GOOD FOR
CALIFORNIA IS THAT FOR THE
COUNTRY. AND WE HAVE A UNIQUE
SITUATION HERE WITH ONE OF THE
LARGEST DEPOSITS OF LITHIUM
MINERALS IN THIS REGION. TO
SUPPLY- A AN ENTIRE COUNTRIES
NEED AND SIX TIMES THE AMOUNT
BEING PRODUCED AROUND THE WORLD
AVAILABLE FOR YOU CAN JUST
IMAGINE WHAT THIS WILL DO NOT
JUST TO THE REGION AGAIN. BUT TO
MEET OUR CLIMATE AND-
TRANSPORTATION I TRANSITION
GOALS THAT WE HAVE SET- SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH- WITH MOTION FROM
SO LAYER- WILL. TO CALL THE ROLL
TIME. FILE NUMBER FOURTEEN AB
FIFTEEN NINETY THREE THE MOTION
IS TO PASS BUT FIRST REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATOR CORTEZ. CORTEZ THE AYE
SENATOR WELL SENATOR JURADO
JURADO ICE CENTER LAYERED
LAYERED I SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS THIS BILL IS ON CALLING
HIS THREE AYE VOTES. THROUGH A
VOTES- WILL KEEP IT ON CALL FOR
THE ABSENT MEMBERS AND- I
BELIEVE OUR LAST ITEM INFO.
ASSUMING MCCARTY ON AB SIXTEEN
NINETY NINE WELCOME AND YOU'RE
WELCOME TO CREATE THIS THEN
LUNCH RIGHT. NOW AND THEN A LOT
OF- THINGS OKAY LET'S GET ON
WITH IT THANK YOU THIS IS. MY
BILL SIXTEEN NINETY NINE RELATE
TO CLASSIFY EMPLOYEES IN THAT.
RIGHT THE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL
FOR NEW AT JOB POSTINGS FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS THAT MEANS
WHEN THAT. SCHOOL DISTRICT OR
COMMUNICABLE DISTRICT HAS AN
OPENING NOT A GUARANTEE HE WOULD
GET IT BUT A RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL OF SOMEONE IS ALREADY IN
THE SYSTEM PARTY IN IN THE IN
THE DISTRICT- WE KNOW WE HAVE A
WORK FORCE A CRISIS WITH. A
TEACHERS BUT ALSO WITH CLERICAL
WITH MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS FOOD
SERVICE CLASSROOM AIDES. MANY
PEOPLE UNFORTUNATELY OURS ARE
STUCK IN THESE PART TIME JOBS
FOR DISTRICTS GETTING PAID- YOU
KNOW NOT ALWAYS LIVING WAGES.
AND HAVE TO SPLIT TIME BETWEEN
MULTIPLE PART TIME JOBS SO THIS
IS A SIMPLE THING WAS BRING THAT
TOGETHER HAD PEOPLE HAVE- ONE
JOB FOR THE EMPLOYER- NOT SAYING
THAT THESE PEOPLE AREN'T-
QUALIFIED WE'RE NOT GIVING HIM
ANY. SPECIAL ADVANTAGES ARE
LEAVING IT OPEN- MORE THAN
OTHERS JUST GIVING THEM A CRACK
WHEN THEY DO HAVE THESE
POSITIONS OPEN. I THINK THIS
COULD BE A WIN FOR ITS SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ALSO EMPLOYEES WHO
SOMETIMES MAKE A CHOICE OF
WORKING FOR FAST FOOD VERSUS.
HOW. THE DISTRICT THEY WORK AT
PART TIME AS WELL. THAT'S RIGHT
AND OR THE BACKBONE. OF OUR
SCHOOLS OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
AND WE OWE IT TO DO RIGHT BY
THEM AS THEY HELP MAKE SURE WE
HAVE GOOD EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN
CALIFORNIA. WITH ME ARE. THE
REPRESENTATIVE- CLASSIFIED
PROFESSIONAL FROM CFT AS WELL AS
THE- THE SCHOOL. BOARD AND MARK
MORGAN HILL- IN. YOUR NECK OF
THE WOODS- MISTER CHAIR- SO WE
MET WITH THAT PLEASE ALLOW ME
WITNESSES TO SPEAK WHO'S COMPORT
IDENTIFY YOURSELF UP A COUPLE
MINUTES EACH THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE MY NAME IS CARL
WILLIAMS AND I AM A SENIOR
CUSTODIAN FOR THE LAWN TO
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND-
HERE TO SPEAK. ON A. B. SIXTEEN
NINETY NINE BY SIMPLY MEN MEMBER
MCCARTY. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT. AB
SIXTEEN NINETY NINE BECAUSE IT
PROVIDES ONE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS
THE SCHOOL STAFFING CRISIS. AB
SIXTY SIXTEEN NINETY NINE- WORKS
BECAUSE THE LAN DO WE HAVE
SOMETHING SIMILAR THE RIGHT TO
FIRST REFUSAL FREE SO. FAR CLASS
OF BY STAFF IF ANOTHER POSITION
OPENS UP. THIS ALLOWS A CURRENT
EMPLOYEE TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO
FIRST REFUSAL FOR ANOTHER
POSITION. BUT NOT COMPILE
COMPILED TWO POSITIONS. THAT
BEEN ESSENTIALLY CREATES ONE
FULL TIME POSITION. THIS POLICY
WITH AN AGO ISSUED IN LAWNDALE
AND HAVE PERSONALLY SEEN MANY
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
BENEFIT FROM IT. IT IS HELP US
BUILD VACANCY THAN IMPROV. LONG
OUR SYSTEM. FOR THE FORCE AND
ALONG. THE HAS LED REVIVE DOOR
OF. A SUB WERE. CREE CONST
INSTANT. S. SITES IT NEGATIVE
NAKED. IMPACTED STUDENT AND
LEARNING AND STAFF MORALE. WE
HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT BY
ALLOWING EMPLOYEES THE RIGHT TO
FIRST REFUSAL FOR POSITION IT'S
FEASIBLE AND HELPS ADDRESS THE
STAFFING CRISIS WHAT THIS BILL
DOES IS TO ENSURE THE RIGHT. BUT
ALSO A DISTINCTIVE- ADDITION.
BUT DISTRICT IN CREATING A TWO
PART TIME POSITIONS WHEN THE
POSITION IT'S BEST BILL BY ONE
INDIVIDUAL FOR THIS REASON I AM
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING. AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THIS WITNESS
PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH SEE
MISTER CHAIRMAN OF FRIENDS DOING
I'M JOHN HORNER. SCHOOL BOARD AT
MORGAN UNIFIED SCHOOL TO JUST
SOUTH OF SANTA. TIMES FROM MY
OWN AS A BOARD IS BEEN REVIEWED
TAKEN BACK ON THIS BRANCH. I'M
VERY GREAT NOW- WE ARE KNOW HOW
ABOUT THE TROUBLED AND INDUSTRY
AND AN EDGE. AND ONE OF THE I'VE
HAD IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE
PANDEMIC DOWN WHEN WE WERE
WORRYING ABOUT 10% POSSIBLE
BUDGET CUTS. AND OUR STAFF WAS
DOING THE NORMAL THING OF
LOOKING AT FOR ALLOWING ARE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES I SAID. NO
WELL UNTIL UNTIL IT'S NECESSARY
LET'S FIND ANOTHER WOULD HAVE
ALWAYS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES I BELIEVE
THEY'RE OFTEN YOU KNOW. TREATED
LESS WELL IN OUR CERTIFICATED
EMPLOYEES AND THAT'S WRONG SO
ONE OF THINGS WE DID THEN WAS TO
CREATE ALTERNATIVE DUTIES OF
SAID IF THERE WERE NO BUSES TO
DRIVE BUT YOU CAN HELP US.
ORGANIZE A LIBRARY PLEASE COME
TO WORK WE DID ALL KINDS OF
THINGS LIKE THAT TO GREAT EFFECT
AND SPREAD THAT THROUGHOUT OUR
COUNTY IS A CREATIVE WITH THE
SPONSOR WHAT WE FOUND THEM
COMING BACK. YOU KNOW AS WE
RETURNED IN PERSON ONE WE
WEREN'T AS- BADLY STRESSED AS
OTHERS WHO LET PEOPLE GO BUT WE
ALSO HAD NOW PEOPLE. INTERESTED
IN DOING OTHER JOBS SO WE'VE
IMPLEMENTED AN INFORMAL. ON OUR
OWN VERSION OF THIS KIND OF A
POLICY WHERE. HEY YOU DRIVE A
BUS MORNING AND AFTERNOON WHAT
DO YOU DO WITH THOSE THREE HOURS
IN BETWEEN. WELL WE HAVE NEED
FOR FOOD SERVICE WORKERS WE HAVE
NEED FOR OTHER KINDS OF PEOPLE
IF YOU WANT THOSE JOBS PLEASE
FILL THEM. AND NOW BY THE WAY
YOU GET FULL TIME. ACCESS TO
HEALTH AND- SO THAT BEEN OUR EXT
. AND THERE'S A- CONTINUUM
BETWEEN COMPLIANCE AND
CREATIVITY WE TRY TO BE ON THE
CREATIVITY SIDE BUT SOMETIMES
THINGS HAVE TO BE REQUIRED TO.
INTERESTING AS A SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER TO BE HERE SAYING YOU
KNOW WE WANT MORE. MORE RULES
MAKING US DO MORE THINGS THAT'S
NOT OUR NORMAL INSTINCT. BUT IN
THIS CASE THIS BILL IS VERY.
APPROPRIATE TO MEETING THE NEEDS
OF BOTH THE EMPLOYEES. AND THE
ORGANIZATION AND I URGE YOUR
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SHOWS THE LOOKS LIKE WE'RE WE'RE
GONNA GET YOU OUT HERE EARLY
ENOUGH TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC BACK
TO MORGAN HILL I'M VERY FAMILIAR
. IZZO'S CENTER EVEN MORE SO AT
. THIS IS OUR HIS DAY. TO WE
BOTH FREAKED YOUR FINE. CITY-
FERRY OFF SO. WE'RE GONNA BACK-
NOW AND FOR ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM WHO WISHES TO EXPRESS ITS
SUPPORT POSITION NAME.
AFFILIATION IMPOSITION PLEASE
THANK YOU. NAVNEET PRAYER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION WE'RE
PROUD CO SPONSORS. I'M ALSO
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY. THANK
YOU FOR. CAN REALLY ROSENBERGER
WITH YEAH YOU ALSO BECAUSE-
THANK YOU. BRIMBLE HERE WITH THE
COLOR. TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WE
ARE IN SUPPORT. AFTERNOON JAMES
. PUBLIC ACTUALLY CAL. OF THANK
YOU. SERVER CALIFORNIA LABOR FOR
IN SUPPORT THE MOST INTRODUCED
YOU YOU WILL UP. IF ANYONE ELSE
COULD COME FORWARD FIFTEEN MAR
YET PRACTICE ONE THANK YOU MUCH
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT WE'LL MOVE
TO OPPOSITION- TO HAVE UP
WITNESSES IF SO COME FOR HELLO
AND WELCOME TO. I COULD CHAIR
AND MEMBER STORY JOHNSON
ASSOCIATE CAL SCHOOL.
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSE THE MEASURE
WITH A PRE THEIR OF COM. WITH
THE SPONSOR AUTHORS BUT
REGRETTED ARM ACROSS THE STREET
STATE- CONTINUED SHARE THE NAY
IMPACTS IS WHAT NOT JUST FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS BUT ALSO OTHER
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES IT APPEARS
THE RECRUITMENT OF NEW EMPLOYEES
THE PROMOTION OF EXISTING
EMPLOYEE OF EXISTING EMPLOYEES
AND CREATES BARRIERS FOR
DISTRICTS TRYING TO IMPLEMENT
DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION
INITIATIVES. DISTRICTS HOBBY
EXISTING POLICIES AS WE'VE HEARD
IT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOURS AND
OVERTIME APPRECIATE THE
CREATIVITY OF THE EXAMPLE SHARED
WE BELIEVE THIS EFFORT SHOULD
REMAIN AT THE LOCAL BARGAINING
TABLE AND NOT THROUGH A
STATEWIDE MANDATED PROGRAMS-
THESE LOCAL PRACTICES AND HELP
SUPPORT AND STAFFING NEEDS FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATIONS FOR.
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
AMONGST OTHER PROGRAMS OF CALLED
FOR INCREASED HOURS. IS THAT A
HIGHER BAR IS SET FOR EXTERNAL
CANDIDATES REQUIRES EMPLOYERS
OFFER POSITIONS TO INTERNAL
CANDIDATES TO MEET MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS BUT ARE NOT
NECESSARILY THE BEST SUITED
COMPARED TO OTHER CANDIDATES.
WHETHER OR MULTIPLE INTERNAL
CANDIDATES IT PROVIDES RIGHT OF
FIRST REFUSAL AGAIN TO SENIORITY
REGARDLESS OF THEIR WORK
EXPERIENCE OR CLASSIFICATION OF
HIGHER POSITIONS. RICK ACTUALLY
CONCERNING AS IT PROVIDES RIGHT
OF FIRST REFUSAL TO THE MOST
SENIOR CANDIDATE EVEN IF THEY
ARE ON AN IMPROVEMENT PLAN OR
RECEIVED- PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE
FOR CONDUCT ISSUES OF THOSE
CANDIDATES ARE STILL IN THE
RUNNING. WITH RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL. AN EXAMPLE OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN-
BECAUSE A SENIORITY- THIS COULD
GIVE SOMEONE THAT'S ONLY EVER
WORKED IN AN OFFICE SETTING OR
PERHAPS IN A- SECURITY BUNDLE
COUNTY FACILITY SCHOOL POSITION
OVER CANADA WORKED ALREADY
BEFORE IN FIVE OR OLD IN A
CLASSROOM SETTING. WE ALSO HAVE
CONCERNS OF COURSE ABOUT THE ON
THE JOB PAID TRAINING HOURS
BEYOND THE ADDITIONAL TIME THAT
VACANT POSITIONS WOULD BE LEFT
OPEN. SO WE BELIEVE THIS BILL
DOES NOT SERVE IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF STUDENTS OTHER
CLASSIFIED JOB SEEKERS OR THE
LARGER SCHOOL COMMUNITIES
RESPECTFULLY URGE A NO VOTE AND
MY COLLEAGUES FROM THE KERN
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
AND THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS. HAVE
ASKED TO LINE THEIR POSITION
WITH THESE COMMENTS THANK YOU.
ARE YOU THINK YOU. ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM WHO WISH TO UP.
PLEASE COME ON UP. GOOD
AFTERNOON TO. AND MEMBER. MY
NAME IS KHAN GOAL AND I THE
PERSON DIRECT OF THE PERSONNEL
COMMISSION OF THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND A
COMMISSIONER FOR THE CITY OF LOS
ANGELES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
WHERE I SERVE AS PRESIDENT PRO
TEM. HERE TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
AS AN H. R. PRACTITIONER.
OUTLINED THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS
OF ASSEMBLY BILL SIXTEEN NINETY
NINE. IT IS A MAJOR CONCERN THAT
THIS BILL WOULD FORCE AN
EMPLOYER TO FILL VACANCIES WITH
THE MOST SENIOR EMPLOYEE. WHO
MEETS THE MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS. WITHOUT
INTERVIEW OR ANY OTHER
ASSESSMENT. FOR JOBMATCH. IN THE
PUBLIC SECTOR THE POSITIONS WE
SEEK TO FILL OUR FUNDED BY
TAXPAYERS. AND IT IS OUR
PROFESSIONAL OBLIGATION TO HIRE
FROM THE MOST QUALIFIED.
CANDIDATE FOR. THIS BILL IMPACTS
FULL TIME AS WELL AS PART TIME
CLASSIFIED POSITIONS AT EVERY
LEVEL. ELIMINATING THE ABILITY
FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO IDENTIFY
THE BEST CANDIDATE IS
PARTICULARLY CONCERNING. GIVEN
THAT MANY OF THE POSITIONS THAT
WOULD BE AFFECTED. WOULD SUPPORT
OUR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. IT
WILL ALSO LIKELY IMPEDE OUR
EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY
EQUITY AND INCLUSION. IN SECTORS
IN WHICH WHITE MALE CANDIDATES
ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE
SENIORITY. AB SIXTY SIXTY NINE
NINE WILL COMPEL THE DISTRICT TO
FAVOR THEM OVER WOMEN AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR. IN SUMMARY AS A HUMAN
RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL FOR OVER
THIRTY YEARS IT IS MY ASSESSMENT
AND THAT OF MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES FROM ACROSS THE STATE
. AB SIXTY NINE SIXTEEN NINETY
NINE WILL UNFORTUNATELY COMPETE
TIMELY HIRING DURING ONGOING
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. HAVE FORCED
SCHOOLS TO HIRE MINIMALLY
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AND
PERPETUATE RACIAL AND GENDER
DISPARITIES IN THE WORKPLACE. I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
AND I'M HAPPY- TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS HAPPEN. WILL KEEP THAT
IN MIND THANK YOU. CONNECTION
GOOD AFTERNOON FOR BRAND ON THE
CAL COUNTIES AND AFTER THE
REASONS BY THOSE ME ELSE OF THE
STILL THINK YOU. GOOD MORNING IN
GEORGIA COMMITTEE LEGAL
CALIFORNIA WE TO HOURS A MUSCLES
BILLS WELL. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
SENATOR PAMELA GIVES
REPRESENTING THE LOS CA SUPER OF
AND WE RESPECT OPPOSE THE BILL.
KERN ON BEHALF OF THE SMALL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION AND
REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT OPPOSING THIS BILL WITH
ECHOING PREVIOUS COMMENTS THEY
MADE BY ACCESS THANK. ANY
CRIMINAL SOMEHOW FOR THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION THANK
YOU. LUCY SALCEDO CARTER WITH
THE ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF
THAT IN OPPOSITION. THE MONEY I
CANNOT ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOLS
ACCESS LIABILITY FIND AT THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BUSINESS
OFFICIALS IN OPPOSITION. MARIE
THANK YOU WE'RE GONNA GO TO MY
NOW AS SOME TO QUEUE UP IN
SUPPORT UPS WITH THIS ON A. B.
NINETEEN. AT THIS. FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO. YEAH WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO LINE FIFTY FOUR
ONE FIFTY FOR YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON KYLE HYLAND
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATORS IN PERSPECTIVE
OPPOSED TO THE BILL THANK YOU.
THE TWO TERM WE'RE NOW GOING TO
GO TO LINE FIFTY THREE YOUR LINE
IS NOW OPEN. AIRBERLIN
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
PERSONAL COMMISSION IN
RESPECTFUL POSITION. SURE THERE
IS NO ONE ELSE. ALL RIGHT HERE
WE YOU I APOLOGIZE WE HAVE ONE
LATE AT. JUST A MOMENT. IS FINE
THANK YOU. SO LONG AS IT'S KNOWN
IN THE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
WITNESS. WALMART DAMAGE ANYTHING
. AND PARDON ME JUST ANOTHER
MOMENT PLACE. MORE THAN. ONE
FIFTY ONE. HE ARLENE WE-
DIRECTOR CALL LIKE YOU RESOURCE
. ON OVER NAME OF COUNTY SCHOOL
FOR. COME AS A SOURCE. I'M IN
PAUL'S OF EIGHT SIX NINETY NINE
THANK YOU. M. S. CHAIR THERE IS
NO ONE ELSE OR A TWO THANK YOU
FOR USE STILL JOB MORE WE VERY
MUCH WILL COME BACK TO THE CAN
AND CENTER WHERE THANK YOU ARE
ONE OF. DRILL DOWN ON ONE THAT
CAME UP IN THE TO AND IT'S LIKE
I WERE IN. LOCAL PERSONNEL AND
TEMPORARY OR IN THE JARGON EXTRA
HELP. GENERALLY ANYBODY COULD
GET THAT MIGHT MEET THE
QUALIFICATIONS THERE WAS SENT
OUR DIVERSITY OUTREACH AND YET
IF YOU ARE MOVING TO ACTUAL
EMPLOYMENT YOU WERE REALLY
LOOKING FOR DIVERSITY YOU WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT. THAT WOMEN
WERE NONTRADITIONAL ROLES THAT
PEOPLE OF COLOR WERE REPRESENTED
AS THEY MIGHT BE IN THE GENERAL
POPULATION AND SO THAT'S THE
QUESTION I HAVE THAT CAME UP IF
THERE'S NO IS IT TRUE STILL.
MMHM THERE'S KNOWN SORT OF
DIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS ON
TEMPORARY AND THEN IF YOU GET
TEMPORARY ALIKE UP INTO
PERMANENT HIRE. IT'S NOT A
DIVERSE. GROUP OF CANDIDATES
YOU'RE DRAWING FROM DISPATCH
STILL. A TRUE. I DON'T HAVE AN
ANSWER ON THAT SPECIFIC ISSUE
HYPOTHETICAL I REALLY THAT'S NOT
HYPOTHETICAL YOUR BILLS CHANGING
THAT SITUATION OF MAYBE IF I CAN
HAVE OUR- TECHNICAL ADVISERS. ON
THAT SOMEONE. THIS WITH THIS ONE
WHO HAD AND- BALSAMO OF OUR
MEMBERS ARE- PEOPLE OF COLOR AND
THEY ARE WOMEN WE DON'T REALLY.
FEEL LIKE THIS WILL HELP DAMON
MOST OF YOUR TO. EMPLOYEES THAT
AREN'T THAT WOULD BE OFFERED
JOBS UNDER THIS BILL YES SO MOST
OF OUR EMPLOYEES RIGHT NOW DO
WORK PART TIME. FULL TIME AND
MOST OF THOSE ARE WOMEN AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR. IT IS THROUGH
THE CHAIR FITS OKAY IF I CAN
ALSO ASK THE PERSON FROM THE LOS
ANGELES. EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION
IS STANDING UP IF SHE WOULD
ADDRESS THE SAME QUESTION HR YES
THANK YOU. YES I UNDERSTAND I
THINK I UNDERSTAND YOUR
QUESTION- SO THIS BILL IS AS
WRITTEN DOES APPLY TO PART TIME
AND FULL TIME. EMPLOYEES AND- I
GUESS SAY AT WHERE I WORK. THERE
ARE THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND
CLASSIFIED POSITIONS SOME LOT OF
VACANCIES SUMMER BREAK IT. BUT-
THERE AREN'T THOSE SENSORS LIKE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IT FOR
EXAMPLE WHERE TRADITIONALLY THEY
ARE UP A DOMINATED BY MEN MALES
AND MAYBE OF WHITE MALES IN
PARTICULAR SO MINORITIES AND
FEMALES CAME INTO THOSE
POSITIONS LATER. YOU KNOW AS A
RESULT OF EFFORTS RECRUITMENT
EFFORTS AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS
IS THAT- UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.
THAT THOSE MINORITIES AND
FEMALES WHO CAME IN LATER WOULD
BE DISADVANTAGED BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO HAVE TO SENIORITY
IN THOSE IN THOSE. SITUATIONS
AND SOME OF THOSE JOBS ARE PART
TIME SUMMER FULL TIME. THE WAY I
READ THE BILL. IS THAT THE BILL
. OUR HE- GIVES HER. IT'S LIKE
AND- A PREFERENCE TO THE TEMPLE
ONE STEP MOVE INTO A POSITION IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU DESCRIBE PEOPLE
THAT WERE. IN PERMANENT POSITION
RIGHT THE WAY THE WAY WE. ARM
APOLOGIZE BECAUSE THAT'S THE AND
MAYBE TO ASK DIFFERENT WAY. HIS
BASED ON YOUR CASE. THE CISCO TO
AND- OR DO. WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR IT IS IT. AND A TEMPORARY
IN A WAY THAT IF THEY'RE GIVEN
PREFERENCE. IT'S A
DISPROPORTIONATE PREFERENCE OF
PEOPLE THAT AREN'T PROTECTED
CLASSES GOING INTO THE POSITION.
YES IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION
IT HAS THAT POTENTIAL IF WHICH
IS A CONCERN. AND I KNOW
POTENTIAL BUT- YOU'RE WORKING
WITH THAT EVERY DAY YES I DO
BELIEVE THAT WILL HAPPEN OKAY.
THEN WILL- THANK YOU AND LET ME
JUST MAKE A ARE GIVE YOU A
CHANCE TO ANSWER AUTHOR BECAUSE
I WAS GONNA ASK YOU THE QUESTION
YEAH. WHICH YOU YOU DIDN'T
INITIALLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THE
QUESTION SO. AND THEY BOTH
COMMENTED SO- WILL YOU CONTINUE
TO WORK WHEN THIS MOVES OUT OF
THE HEARING TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOUR BILL DOES NOT DISADVANTAGE
PROTECTED CLASSES ID AND MAYBE
YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT IT
DOESN'T NOW. BUT IT BUT IT'S.
IT'S LIKE I THINK THAT'S A
CONCERN. YEAH QUITE SURE WHAT
YOU'RE A IT FOR STAND AT AND YES
WE'VE HAVE WORKED WITH- AND THE
OPPOSITION THINGS ARE. OR THIRD
OR FOURTH COMMITTEE AND TAKEN A
FEW AMENDMENTS SHORTENING THE
WINDOW WHERE THIS WOULD BE
OPENED BECAUSE THAT WAS AN
ARGUMENT THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A
DELAY TO FILLING. VACANCIES THAT
WE NEED HELP NOW CLARIFYING THAT
WE DON'T HAVE EXTRA TRAINING
IT'S GOING TO COST MORE ARE OUR
NOTION WAS. WHOEVER APPLIES FOR
THE JOB THEY'RE GOING TO NEED
SOME TYPE OF TRAINING WE SAY TEN
HOURS OR LESS. I THINK THAT THE
PEOPLE WHO DO THESE JOBS AND YOU
KNOW YOU RUN IT. IN WELL KNOWN
OR COMMITTEES CLASSIFIED WORKERS
WHETHER IT'S A SCHOOL DISTRICT
OR COMMUNICATIVE DISTRICT. VERY
VERY LOW INCOME. VERY VERY
DIVERSE BRAMALEA WOMEN THESE
POSITIONS WHETHER OR NOT THEY'RE
APPLYING BECAUSE THEY SEE THE AD
SOMEWHERE THIS LOOKING TO GET A
JOB OR THEY'RE ALREADY IN THE
DISTRICT LOOKING TO GET. FULL
TIME WORK AS OPPOSED TO TWO PART
TIME JOBS WITH COMING BENEFITS
WE HAVE TO GO WORK AT A FAST
FOOD FOR THE OTHER HALF THE
TIME. I DON'T KNOW IF THE
DIVERSE CITY POOL IT'S GOING TO
CHANGE THAT MUCH FROM THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE ON THE OUTSIDE. FIRST
THE PEOPLE INSIDE TRYING TO GET
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT WHAT I DO
KNOW. OF A BETTER QUALITY OF
LIFE. THE ONE AT THE JOB I'M NOT
ARGUING ABOUT THAT YET ANYBODY
GETS A JOBS GONNA HAVE A BETTER
QUALITY OF LIFE IT'S WHO GETS
THE JOB. DOES THIS BILL IN SOME
WAY. A CHANGE ON AND JUST. I'VE
TAKEN A VERY CONTROVERSIAL
POSITION I'M- EATING A LOT OF
CRAP FOR BECAUSE I'M NOT A FAN.
OF VETERANS PREFERENCE BECAUSE
82% OF VETERANS ARE MEN. AND SO
WE YOU HAVE A FIX. LIST OF THREE
PEOPLE. AND YOU GIVE OF. PLAY
ADVANTAGE TO VETERAN. YOUR IN
MOST. OF OUR HIRINGS JUMPING.
ALL THE MEN ABOUT THE WOMEN. AND
YOU'RE NOT EVEN GIVING A CHANCE
TO REACH. I'M JUST TRYING TO
ASCERTAIN. THAT SOMETHING
SIMILAR IS NOT HAPPENING HERE.
AND I GET THAT IT'S ASPIRATIONAL
I KNOW WHO'S IN. THESE JOBS AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL BUT I DON'T WANT
TO WAKE UP THE NEXT YEAR AND
HAVE EVERYBODY COME TO ME AND
SAY WHY DID YOU DO THIS IT
REALLY DISADVANTAGED. NON
PROTECTED CLASS PEOPLE AGAINST
PROTECTED CLASS BE ABLE AND I'M
JUST LOOKING FOR SOME ASSURANCE.
THAT THAT'S NOT HAPPENING BY
MOVING THIS BILL AND I THINK I
HEARD. FROM THE WITNESSES
AGAINST THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH
THEM AND I JUST ASK THAT YOU
CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND TRY TO
PROVIDE. PROVIDE SOME ASSURANCE
BEFORE THE SHOWS UP ON THE FLOOR
THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE YES HIS
ARTISTIC GESTION TED. THANK YOU.
WITH A GOOD CENTER SMALL QUICK
WAS NOT IN THE WILL THAT ARE
DRAW OF NOW TO THANK AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING BILL BECAUSE I'VE HAD.
THE UNFORTUNATE. OF- WORKING- AT
THE LOCAL LEVEL WHERE. THERE
WERE SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE
OPERATING ON 60% PART TIME
WORKERS HAD A TON OF VACANCIES
AND- YOU KNOW IT WAS AN EFFORT
TO GET THOSE FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO
MOVE INTO FULL TIME- POSITIONS.
I WANT TO SAY. THAT THIS WHOLE
COME ABOUT THE E. I. IF YOU HAVE
THAT SITUATION WHERE YOU'VE GOT
AN OVER REPRESENTATION UNFAIRLY
OF ONE GROUP OVER ANOTHER SORT
OF ELEMENTS OF OCCUPATIONAL
SEGREGATION. MY HOPE IS THAT
THESE AGENCIES ARE DOING
SOMETHING ABOUT THAT NOT BECAUSE
OF THIS BILL BUT BECAUSE THAT
NEEDS TO GET ADDRESSED EVERY- IN
TWENTY TWENTY THREE- WE'RE WE
ARE ENCOURAGING MANY. NOT JUST
HERE IN THE STATE- BUT INVESTING
IN THE AYE WE JUST GAVE ONE
POINT SIX BILLION DOLLARS TO THE
FILM. AND TAX INDUSTRY SO THAT
YOU KNOW WE CAN HAVE- A DIVERSE
AND REPRESENTATIVE WORK FORCE
AND- CERTAINLY IN OUR- EDUCATION
SYSTEM THAT HAS TO BE THE CASE
SO I WANT TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
BECAUSE WE NEED FOLKS TO IN MY
DISTRICT WHERE. A STUDIO
APARTMENT RANGES BETWEEN
NINETEEN AND TWENTY TWO HUNDRED
DOLLARS A MONTH WE NEED FOLKS TO
MOVE INTO FULL TIME QUALITY
EMPLOYMENT AND- AND I REALLY
APPRECIATED THE OPPOSITION'S
PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE D. I. IN
THE POTENTIAL RISK OF THIS. AND
I WANT TO SAY THAN TO THOSE
ADMINISTRATORS IN THOSE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WILL LET'S DOUBLE DOWN
ON P. E. I. AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE RESTING OCCUPATIONAL
SEGREGATION WHERE IT EXISTS
TODAY- AND NOT LIMIT THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO STEP IN
TO- TO QUALITY WORK- BECAUSE OF
THAT WE DON'T WANT TO. HIT GOOD
JOBS AGAINST A DIVERSE AND
INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE THAT IS A
ZERO SUM CONVERSATION SO. WITH
THAT I SUPPORT THE BILL MOVING
FORWARD AND WE'LL MOVE THE
MOTION AND THE TIME IS RIGHT.
MISTER CHAIR. THANKS ANDERSON
DRAWS UP. YES THANK YOU I JUST
WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT. RIGHT
NOW IS THE BILL STANDS- THE
QUESTION TO THE AUTHOR. DO YOU
SEE. THIS DAY. BUT CAN. OR ISSUE
THE HAS BEEN UP THAT. IT IS-
POLICY WOULD DECIDE. OF PEOPLE
OF COLOR WOMEN IS THERE ANYTHING
THAT YOU THINK OKAY I REALLY GOT
TO GO BACK. AND FIX THIS- THIS
ONE QUESTION THEN. I ALSO HAVE A
QUESTION FOR MR HORNER- IN YOUR
EXPERIENCE BECAUSE YOU SAID IT
MAY NOT BE THE IDENTICAL
LANGUAGE BUT- THE WHOLE CONCEPT
YOU SAID YOU IMPLEMENTED AND IN
PRACTICE DID YOU SEE. THAT THERE
WAS A DISADVANTAGE TO.
DIVERSIFYING. THE VARIOUS
CLASSIFICATIONS. RIGHT THEY'RE
GOING TO TURN IT ON. THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION OF THAT HASN'T
BEEN ARTS FOR A DISTRICT ABOUT A
THOUSAND STUDENTS EIGHT HUNDRED
EMPLOYEES OR NOT OF THE- SCALE
SOME OTHER SPOKE ABOUT. AND ARE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE LARGELY
IN PROTECTED CLASSES TO USE THAT
THE TERM SENATOR. LAYERED USED
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS DONE IS
GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET
PEOPLE FROM PART TIME TO FULL
TIME. WORK THAT'S BETTER FOR US
AND BETTER FOR THEM OKAY.
DISASTROUS YOUR QUESTION Q.
THANK YOU. YEAH CAN YOU THE
HYPOTHETICAL THERE- I DON'T I
DON'T KNOW I DON'T THINK SO BUT
THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE WEST
I DON'T WANT TO SAY WITHOUT
GOING BACK IN OKAY CONFIRMING
AND IF WE NEED TO. HAVE ANY
CLARIFICATIONS OR- HER
SUGGESTIONS HOW TO CRAFT DATA
CENTER LAYERED SUGGESTED- I'D BE
OPEN TO THAT AND WILLING TO
FOLLOW UP WITH THREE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. USES BEEN THE
INTEREST LIST ALL THE TOURS. BOB
SIDES AND- MICHAEL AND- THE
QUESTIONS A CALL SMOKE IS WELL-
ECHO. AT A LITTLE BIT FROM MY
OWN A- AGAIN WAS. IS BACK TO
EXPERIENCE. VERY VERY LARGE HIS
THIS- EARLY IN MY ELECTED CAREER
FEW- THIS CENTER. AND THEN
COUNTY SUIT MUCH. AND GOING TO
DIE ALL THAT YOU'RE SO. WE'RE
GONNA GET OUT BUT I TELL YOU
THAT MY- SENSE. WAS IN A LOT OF
OUR DIVERSITY ACTIVISM- AS
ELECTED OFFICIALS WAS- THE
SENATOR BROWN KIND OF THE
OPPOSITE PROBLEM THAT WE HAD
PEOPLE WHO WERE STUCK IN PART
TIME POSITIONS OR IN
CLASSIFICATIONS. THAT WEREN'T
GETTING TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER
IN PREPARED AND TRAINED FOR THE
NEXT POSITION UP AND- IT WAS
VERY DISCOURAGING THE CITY OF
SAN JOSE FOR EXAMPLE DID NOT
HAVE A WOMAN BATTALION CHIEF
INSPIRED APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE
HISTORY OF THE CITY. UNTIL SHE
FINALLY WON A LAWSUIT IS A
COUPLE YEARS AGO- TO GAIN THAT
POSITION THE COURTS AGREED THAT-
SHE HAD ALL THE MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS- BUT THE EXCUSE
ALWAYS WAS YOU'RE NOT QUALIFIED
BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T YET
SUPERVISED. AN OF FOLKS WELL IF
YOU DON'T GIVE PEOPLE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RISE YOU KNOW
FOLKS WHO NEVER HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDES FOLKS
SO. MY GUESS IS AND I THINK IT
IS A HYPOTHETICAL BECAUSE
BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW HOW IT'LL
SHAKE OUT I THINK IT'S A NAY
THIS IS SOMETHING WORTH TRYING
TO SEE HOW IT. IS IN EFFECT-
FLUSHES ALL THAT OUT IT'LL IT'LL
IN. IF YOU I THINK- WHETHER OR
NOT THIS ACTUALLY CREATES
OPPORTUNITIES AND EQUITY AND
DIVERSITY OF UP AND DOWN THE
WORK FORCE WHICH IT ISN'T
HAPPENING- RIGHT IN A LOT OF
AGENCIES AND BY THE WAY I AM
NOT. YOU KNOW DISPARAGING ANY OF
THE AGENCIES TO TESTIFY HERE
TODAY MY GUESS IS ALL OF THEM
FEEL LIKE THEY'RE DOING A GREAT
JOB AND THEY MAY EVEN HAVE THE
DOCUMENTATION TO SHOW THEY'RE
DOING A GREAT JOB- BUT NOT ALL
THE AGENCIES I. WORKED IN BEFORE
I GOT HERE WE'RE WE'RE DOING A
GREAT JOB WITH THIS AND- AND
SOME OF IT IS JUST- BEER CREDIT
SOME OF IT IS IT. HUNTINGTON
PERHAPS- BUT THE SORT OF. THIS
IS THE WAY WE WERE DONE IT. AND
IT IN SO GIVING YOU SORT OF A
DEATH- ECHO PROBLEM WHEN YOU
START LOOKING AT THE RESULTS OF
IT. SO I'M- SUPPORTING THIS
BECAUSE I'M WILLING TO TRY THE
SHAKE UP WE GOTTA TRY SOMETHING
A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE- AND I
THINK EVERYONE WILL BE BACK ON
ON ALL SIDES SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS. AGENCIES AND UNIONS- IF
THIS ISN'T WORKING TO GET US TO
EQUITY BECAUSE I THINK. THE AT
THE END OF THE DAY EVERYONE'S
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT SO I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING IT
FORWARD- YOU KNOW IN DEALING
WITH THESE THORNY ISSUES AND I
DON'T KNOW. THE MY POINT OF VIEW
IS- THIS IS HOW IS THE ONE RIGHT
WAY OF THIS IS GOING TO BE BUT I
THAT'S WHERE I'M I'M PUTTING MY
DAD TODAY- SO WITH THAT- WILL
GIVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE.
ALL OF THAT SERVICE MIGHT. AS
FOR YOUR AYE BUT THEY- OKAY.
THANK YOU- THAT MEANS OF TALKING
MUCH WHAT THE REALLY MEANS- WITH
THE WITH THE- WITH THAT SAID DO
HAVE A MOTION I THINK THERE WAS
ONE COMING. FROM SAN SMALL. BUT
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND- CALL THE
ROLL CALL NOW. FILE ITEM FIFTY
EIGHTY SIXTY NINETY NINE THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSED SENATOR
CORTEZ. CORTEZ THE ICE WILL GROW
WELL NO CENTER DR. JURADO
SENATOR LEAHY. LAYER HI CENTER
SMALL CUEVAS HI MY WOULD CREATE
I THIS BILL IS OUT ON A FOR ONE
THE. THE BILL SO ON FOR THE WIN
FOR THANK YOU AND- AT THIS POINT
IN TIME. YOU CAN. YOU HAVE TO
CALL IN. THE DUO OF EGGMAN. THAT
THE K. WE- VOTER ON. BY ALL
MEMBERS EARLIER IN THE IN THE
COMMITTEE TODAY'S WE REALLY JUST
NEED TO DEAL WITH MEMBERS ON THE
INTO BILL NOW. RIGHT WILL GO ON
FILE STAR WITH FIVE ITEM NUMBER
ONE EIGHT THREE THIRTY EIGHT THE
MOST IS DUE TO. BUT RIVER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON PROBE. THE CHAIRS I
. SENATOR WELL. DRAWS THE CENTER
DRAWS I HEAR AYE AYES BILL IS
OUT MONEY FOR TWO ZERO BUT. OR
THE BILL'S OWNER. FOR ZERO. FILE
ITEM NUMBER THREE AB FOR SEVENTY
THEM- IS DUE PASS THAT OUR COURT
HE- HI CORTEZ THE AYE SENATOR
WILK VOTER. SENATOR DORADO.
DOURADO I THIS BILL IS OUT ON A
TWO ZERO BEFORE SO DO SO FOUR
TO. FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR EIGHT
FIVE TWO FOUR MOTION TO PASS BUT
FOR RE REFER TO THE CAN OUT OF
PER. SENATOR A CORTEZ THE AYE
SENATOR THOSE NO SENATOR. DORADO
I THIS BILL IS OUT ON A FOUR TO
ONE VOTE RIGHT THE BILLS ARE THE
FORTY VOTE.
FIVE ZERO. FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX
EIGHTY SIX THIRTY SIX THE MOTION
IS DO YOU PASS BUT FIRST
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS THE CHAIRS VOTING
ICE SENATOR WILK THE VOTING.
SENATOR SMALLWOOD CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI THIS BILL IS
OUT ANY FOR TWO ZERO VOTE SB SIX
THIRTY SIX OTHER FOUR ZERO VOTE
. FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AB
EIGHT NINETY TWO THE MOTION IS
DO YOU PASS BUT FIRST RE REFER
TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS THE CHAIRS VOTING
I'D SENATOR WELL KILEY WELL I
SENATORS SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. RIGHT
I. SMALLWOOD CUEVAS HI THIS BILL
IS OUT OF FIVE TWO ZERO VOTE AB
EIGHT NINETY TWO IS ALL
UNANIMOUSLY. FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT AB NINE THIRTY EIGHT THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSED BUT FIRST
AMEND AND RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THE
CHAIRS VOTING ICE SENATOR WEALTH
OF THE VOTING SENATOR DORADO.
DORADO ICE SENATOR LAYERED
LAYERED HI THIS BILL IS OUT ON A
FOUR TWO ZERO VOTE EIGHTY NINE
THIRTY IT IS OUT ON A FOUR ZERO.
FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE AB ELEVEN
THIRTY SIX THE MOTION IS DO YOU
PASS BUT FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THE
CHAIRS VOTING ICE SENATOR WILK
HI WILK I CENTERS. CUEVAS
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS I'D THIS BILL
IS OUT ON A FIVE TWO ZERO VOTE
REPEAL INTERVIEWS IS- UNANIMOUS
. FILE ITEM TWELVE AB TWELVE FOR
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED BUT
FIRST RE REFER TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS THE CHAIRS
VOTING ICE CENTER WELCOME.
WELCOME I SENATOR LAYERED.
LAYERED I HATE THIS IS OUT ON A
FIVE TWO ZERO VOTE AB TWELVE. SO
YOU. FILE ITEM THIRTEEN EIGHT
FORTY EIGHTY FOR THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSED BUT FIRST RE REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
THE CHAIRS VOTING ICE CENTER
WELCOME NO. WELCOME NO SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS HI THIS BILL IS OUT ON A
FOR TO ONE VOTE AB FOURTEEN
EIGHTY FOUR SO I DON'T KNOW FOR
TWO ONE VOTE THE LAST STEP FILE
I. NUMBER FOURTEEN AB FIFTEEN
NINETY THREE THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED BUT FIRST RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS THE
CHAIRS VOTING ICE SENATOR
WELCOME NO WEALTH NO SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS. SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS I THIS BILL IS OUT. FOUR
TO ONE VOTE AB FIFTY NINETY
THREE IS OUT OF THE FOUR TO ONE
VOTE THIRTY. OUR HEARING TODAY
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUES
THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SHOWED
UP TODAY. TO TESTIFY OR EXPRESS
THEIR POSITIONS ON BILLS WE
APPRECIATE IT- WE WILL SEE
EVERYONE AFTER. THE BREAK AT
SOME POINT IN WE WISH EVERYONE A
GOOD BREAK IN THE MEANWHILE
THANK YOU. TONIGHT WE ARE GERMAN
.