HEY THE SENATE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE WILL NOW COME TO ORDER
GOOD AFTERNOON- WE CONTINUE TO
WELCOME PUBLIC IN PERSON AND VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE ORVIS PUBLIC
COMMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WISHING
TO PROVIDE US PUBLIC COMMENT
TODAY TODAY'S PARTICIPANT NUMBER
IS. 877-226-8163 AND THE ACCESS
CODE IS. ONE SIX ONE EIGHT ZERO
FIVE ONE WE'RE HOLDING A
COMMITTEE HEARING HERE IN THE-
STREET BUILDING AND I WILL ASK
ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TO
BE PRESENT IN ROOM TWENTY TWO
HUNDRED AS WELL AS OUR AUTHORS
TODAY FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLEASE
COME FORWARD. SO THAT WE CAN
ESTABLISH OUR QUORUM AND BEGIN
OUR HEARING ON TIME. WE HAVE
FOUR BILLS ON TODAY'S AGENDA
WITH ONE BILL ON CONSENT AND-
NOTICING IN- ARE SENATORS HERE
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM SO- WE WILL-
CALL ASSISTANT COULD CALL THE
ROLL TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM.
EVERADO GIL PRESENT A TROUBLED
YEAH HURTADO MENJIVAR YEAH WHAT
. TO READ- WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A
QUORUM YOU SO MUCH- I AM GOING
TO MOVE FORWARD WE WILL TAKE UP
THE BILLS ON CONSENT AS WE ARE
WAITING FOR AUTHORS. WE HAVE A
BILL NUMBER I DON'T KNOW BEFORE
BILL NUMBER AB FIFTEEN TWELFTH
ASSISTANT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM FOR AB FIFTEEN TWELVE
EVERADO GUILT BY A ROGUE- I HAD
SHOWBOAT. CHAU BOGART HER TOTAL
. MENJIVAR I MEANS OF OUR WHOLE
HEALTH. HEY THE VOTE IS EYES
HOLD THAT ROLE OPEN. THANK.
EVERYTHING.
SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
IS IN SESSION WE ARE IN ROOM
TWENTY TWO HUNDRED AND WE ARE
WAITING OUR AUTHORS FROM THE
ASSEMBLY TO COME FORWARD TO
PRESENT THEIR BILLS.
CLICK HERE. THIS IS LIKE A
FIFTEEN MINUTE BREAK YES. THERE
IS A CONSENSUS ON OUR COMMITTEE
I'LL HAVE TO REFER TO THE RULES
COMMITTEE ON THIS ONE BUT- WE'RE
WILLING TO WAIT FOR FIFTEEN
MINUTES FOR AUTHORS TO COME
BEFORE WE START OUR SUMMER
RECESS.
OKAY SOME OF. WE CAN ONLY WAIT
FIFTY WITH SOME SOMEONE'S COMING
.
THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRIAN
. X. WE HAVE A RAM AND WE HAVE
UP ON CAN- I NUMBER ASSEMBLY
BILL FIFTEEN TWELVE- YOUR BILL
CONGRATULATIONS OUR ROLE IS
STILL OPEN- BUT WE WILL BE
HEARING ITEM NUMBER THREE
ASSEMBLY BILL ONE THREE TWENTY
FOUR AND PLEASE PROCEED WHEN
YOU'RE READY I THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR- AND SENATORS PHIL I'M
GONNA PRESENT AB. THIRTEEN
TWENTY FOUR THIS BILL IS A
NATURAL CONTINUATION OF SOME
WORK WE DID LAST YEAR WE USED TO
HAVE A PROCESS THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO PUT IN PLACE IN
THE EIGHTIES FOR COUNTIES
RECEIVING FEDERAL DOLLARS THEY
WOULD HAVE TO. TRY TO RECOUP
SOME OF THE COST OF FOSTER CARE
FROM THE PARENTS WOULD LOST
THEIR CHILDREN YOU CAN IMAGINE
IT'S A TERRIBLE PRACTICE YOU'RE
NOT GONNA RECOUP MUCH OF THOSE
COSTS IN FACT THE STUDIES IN
CALIFORNIA ORANGE COUNTY
SPECIFICALLY SHOW THAT FOR EVERY
DOLLAR WE SPENT. TRYING TO GET
MONEY FROM PARENTS WHO LOST
THEIR CHILDREN WE ONLY GOT
TWENTY SEVEN CENTS BACK IT WAS
BAD GOVERNANCE. IT EXACERBATED
POVERTY FOR THE STRUGGLING
FAMILIES AND UNNECESSARILY
EXTENDED CHILDREN'S TIME IN
FOSTER CARE BY OVER SEVEN MONTHS
WE DID A BILL LAST YEAR TO IN
THAT PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA. AND
IN DOING THAT BILL AND SIGNING
INTO LAW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CHANGE THE RULES FOR THE REST OF
THE COUNTRY. WHICH IS A GOOD
THING WHAT THIS BILL IS THAT
BILL LOOKED PROSPECTIVELY THIS
BILL APPLIES THAT SAME. THINKING
RETROACTIVELY THERE ARE STILL
OUTSTANDING DEBT THAT COUNTIES
HAVE SET ON PARENTS WHO HAVE
LOST CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN
IT'S MONEY THE COUNTIES HAVE NO.
INTENTION OF COLLECTING BUT
EVERY DOLLAR THEY SPEND TRYING
TO COLLECT IT. ISN'T IS A DOLLAR
OF WASTE OF TAXPAYER RESOURCES
IT IS STILL IMPACTING THE
STRUGGLING FAMILIES CREDIT
SCORES THEIR ABILITY KEEP HOME
AND THE CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS
HAVE THESE FINES AND FEES STILL
SET ON THEM I NECESSARILY SPEND
AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN MONTHS
LONGER. IN FOSTER CARE. IT'S
BEEN BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THIS
BILL BECAUSE OF ITS GOOD
GOVERNANCE AND BECAUSE OF HIS
FAMILY CENTERED FOCUS AND I
RESPECT. ASK TO. A WITH ME
TESTIFY KRISTIN. OF AT THE
ALLIANCE. FOR CHILDREN. WHICH
RIGHTS. WELCOME POWERS PLEASE
WHEN YOU'RE READY. IT CALDERON
OKAY MEMBER CHRISTOPHER IT THE
ONLY RICH. RIGHTS PLEASED TO BE
YEARS AGO. OF AB THIRTEEN TWENTY
FOUR SOMEONE BRAND DONE A TO.
JOB OF LAYING X. WHAT. THE BILL
. AND INTENT I JUST WANT ADD.
THAT LIKE ANY OTHERS OF DAY-
JUST SUPPORT. CAN IN DRY LIFE.
FINE WAGE GARNISH WITH HOLDING
OF DOES THE- AND VETERANS
BENEFITS. AND MORE. FAMILIES
WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE RETURNED
HOME CONTINUE BE SADDLED WITH
THIS THAT. THAT COULD INCREASE
THE RISK OF FUTURE SYSTEMS
INVOLVEMENT. AND EVEN FOR THOSE
FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN LIKE
MANY OF OUR CLIENTS. WHO NOW
HAVE A PERMANENT HOME WITH THE
CARE GIVER. THOSE CHILDREN AND
THEIR KICKER GIVERS NEVER SEE A
DIME OF CHILD SUPPORT THAT. DATA
THAT IS COLLECTED. AB THIRTEEN
TWENTY FOUR WIPE THAT SLATE
CLEAN REQUIRES THE STATE AND
LOCAL AGENCIES BY TWENTY TWENTY
FIVE TO ASCENDANCY ST PORTSMOUTH
PRIOR ORDERS. CANCELING ALL
ARREARS OWED BY- DIED BY THE
CARE OF THE PARENT TO THE STATE
AND WITH ANY ACCRUED INTEREST.
THANK YOU SO MUCH WE ASK FOR
YOUR ADVICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE OTHER WITNESS IN THE OF THIS
BILL. HE WILL MOVE TO LEAD WITH
NOT. HEY HEARING SEE NONE WELL
THEN MOVE TO THE TELECONFERENCE
EARTH. MODERATOR WE PLEASE
PROMPT ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF.
SENATE BILL I'M SKEWS ME
ASSEMBLY BILL ONE THREE TWO FOUR
EITHER IN OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT
THAT WE ARE READY. THANK YOU
MATT SHARE THOSE WITH SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO PRESS ONE
ENTER WITH THIS TIME. WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO LINE NINE YOUR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. WARNING
NUMBERS MECOLE MORTAL ON THE OF
CHILDREN. IN SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR GOING TO MOVE ON
NOW TO LAW THIS AND- LINE TEN
YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. GOOD
MORNING REBECCA. WITH THE
NATIONAL OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
CHAPTER IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. LINE TWELVE YOUR LINE IS
NOW OPEN. GOOD MORNING MADAM
CHAIR NUMBER STAGGERING BE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA LINE
KARAMANLI SERVICES SUPPORT. YOU
LINE. THIRTEEN THE MARKET GOOD
MORNING MY NAME IS FREE AT THE
NINE WITH THE TREE AND JEFF AND
HOW SUPPORT COLLECTION WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT EIGHT. ONE
THREE TWO FOUR A HALF YOUR EYES
SO THANK YOUNG THANK YOU. I'M
SURE THERE IS ONE ELSE IS THAT
THEY WISH THIS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH WE'RE NUMBER THE DISCUSS.
BACK TO THE- MEMBERS CENTER MAY
HAVE ARE FUTURE LEADERS THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS LEGISLATURE
AND THREE HELPING HIM SERVICES
TALKED THIS ON. DEBT IN THE CITY
CALIFORNIA AND THIS ISN'T STEP
FOR I WAS SAT IN TO HEAR THAT
WORSE WE'RE TO PUSH A YEAR MORE
TO GET PRO IN PLACE TO BE ABLE
TO STOP. OLD UNLESS FEES THAT
YOU'RE RIGHT DON'T EVEN GET TO
THE FAMILY SO- I'D BE HAPPY TO
MOVE THIS BILL WHEN APPROPRIATE
THANK YOU SO MUCH Q. FINANCIAL.
I THINK THE CONCERN THAT I HAVE
WITH THE BILL- HAS TO DO WITH
AB. BUT IT IT BECOMES JUST ALL
ENCOMPASSING WITH REGARDS TO
WHETHER OR NOT THE PARENTS HAVE
THE ABILITY TO PAY OR NOT HAVE
THE ABILITY TO PAY. I BELIEVE
THAT IT'S STILL A PARENT'S
RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THAT
FOR THE CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALLY
THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY HAVE YOU
CONSIDERED. MODIFYING THIS TO
WHERE IT'S MAYBE A NEED BASED
BUT- PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE
ABILITY TO PAY SHOULD BE PAYING
FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S CARE. YEAH
I THINK THAT. THE TIME IN TRYING
TO DO THOSE ASSESSMENTS- IT'S
TIME THE FOLKS CAN FALL THROUGH
THE CRACKS WE KNOW ABOUT THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM IS ALMOST.
UNANIMOUSLY ACROSS THE BOARD
FOLKS WHO LOSE CUSTODY OF THEIR
CHILDREN DO NOT COME FROM THE
ECONOMIC MEANS TO HAVE THESE
FUNDS VIEWS MANY OF US. COULDN'T
PAY THE FINES AND FEES THEY GET
LEVIED- IN THIS IN THIS
PARTICULAR SYSTEM IT'S ALSO NOT
TO COPS FOR THE TRADITIONAL
SENSE. OF THE CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT IS THE ONLY TOOL OF
ENFORCEMENT THAT FOLKS ARE USING
WITH THIS ISN'T GOING TO ANOTHER
PARENT OR ANOTHER CUSTODIAL CARE
GIVER IT'S MONEY THAT COUNTIES
ARE TRYING. TO RECOUP RECOUP
THEIR COST OF CARE FROM SO IT'S
CHILD SUPPORT SAID ON YOU BUT
THE P. E. IS THE COUNTY. AND THE
COUNTY IS NOT ACTUALLY
COLLECTING THAT MONEY. THE MONEY
THEY'RE SPENDING TRYING TO
ENFORCE IT. IS FOUR TIMES
GREATER THAN THE MONEY THAT
THEY'RE GETTING BACK IN SO IT'S
REALLY ABOUT EFFECTIVE
GOVERNMENT IN THOSE RESOURCES
WASTED IN THIS EXCHANGE OF
TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM YOU
THAT I WILL NEVER GET BACK. THAT
EXTRA SEVENTY FIVE CENTS PER
DOLLAR COULD BE USED TOWARDS THE
CHILD BENEFIT AND SO THAT'S THE
DIRECTION. WE'RE TRYING TO HEAD
WITH THIS AND I THINK- THAT'S
THE DIRECTION THAT I THINK
CALIFORNIA CAN SET AN EXAMPLE
FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. HE
AND THINK HE IS A MEMBER BRIAN-
I WANTED KNOWLEDGE THE- THE
EFFORT AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT YOU HAVE ENGAGE WITH ME TO
HELP ME TO UNDERSTAND THIS
ISSUE- TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS-
AND TO RUMBLE WITH ME. ON THIS
ISSUE ALWAYS- THAT IS WHAT
DEMOCRACY IS ABOUT AND THAT IS
WHAT MAKES OUR GOVERNMENT. WORK
HERE IN CALIFORNIA WHEN- WHEN
SENT WHEN REPRESENTATIVES OF
OPPOSITE HOUSES ARE ABLE TO
DISAGREE. ON ISSUES AND BE ABLE
TO- TO BRING FORWARD-
ADVANCEMENTS WAYS TO MAKE IT
BETTER- AND MUTUAL
UNDERSTANDINGS BECAUSE OUR
EXPERIENCES ARE DIFFERENT OUR
WALKS OF LIFE FOR DIFFERENT. BUT
WE ARE HEADED IN THE SAME
DIRECTION WE WANT TO DO WHAT'S
RIGHT FOR CALIFORNIA KIDS.
FAMILIES AND WE WANT TO ENSURE
THAT THE INJUSTICES OF THE PAST.
ARE RECTIFIED AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. SO YOU ALSO KNOW THAT
FOR ME CHILD SUPPORT IS A VERY
SENSITIVE ISSUE- I AC PIECES
THERE THAT ARE THAT ARE QUITE
BROKEN. BUT I ALSO I DON'T LOOK
AT CHILD SUPPORT AS A DEBT CLUB
AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT CHILD
SUPPORT IS A DEBT WE DO- AN
INJUSTICE TO THE CUSTODIAL
PARENT THAT IS. TAKING CARE OF
THE CHILD'S NEED TO THE
CHILDREN'S NEEDS- DEBT FOR ME IS
SOMETHING WHERE YOU BUY A CAR
YOU BUY A HOME WHERE YOU RACK UP
CREDIT CARD DEBT. YOU KNOW YOU
GET SOMETHING AND THEN YOU HAVE
TO PAY IT BACK. WELL A CHILD IS
A GIFT AND TO CARE FOR OUR
CHILDREN IT SHOULD NOT BE. SEEN
AS AS A DEBT THAT THAT WE CARRY
ON A SPREADSHEET BUT AN
OBLIGATION THAT WE DO OUT OF
LOVE AND CARE FOR OUR OFFSPRING.
AND FAMILY MEMBERS- SO WITH
THAT- I'M ALSO LOOKING AT- HOW
CHILD SUPPORT IN THE COUNTIES IN
CREW- INTERESTS AND I THINK THAT
10% INTEREST ON ARREARS IS
ASTRONOMICAL- AND I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE LEGISLATION COME FROM
YOUR OFFICE TO DEAL WITH THAT
ISSUE. BECAUSE 10% INTEREST ON
ANYTHING- IS VERY DIFFICULT TO
PUT TOGETHER THE DATE AND WE
WILL WE'LL DO IT TOGETHER- I'M
GOING TO SHARE SOME OF. MY
CONCERNS THAT I HAVE WITH THIS
BILL- THAT YOU AND I HAD TALKED
OUT IS THE INFINITE RECTORY.
ALLOW IS- MY UNDERSTAND FROM YOU
HAVE TO ME ON IS. AT THE BILL
THE STATE FEDERAL. AND I LAWS.
TO STOP THIS THIS PRACTICE AT A
CERTAIN POINT- AND TO. TO CREATE
A- TO RECTIFY THE WRONG FOR ME
IS GOING BACK TO THAT DATE THAT
THE LAW CHANGED AND SING ANY.
BEHAVIORS THAT CONTINUED AFTER
THAT DATE WE NEED TO RECTIFY-
FOR ME TO SUPPORT INFINITE
RETRACT TO BE ALLOWED TO- I
THINK IS. SOMETHING THAT. DOES
NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE
YEARS OF BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS
THE CUSTODIAL PARENTS. PUT INTO
CARING FOR THEIR CHILDREN- THE
IMPACT ON CHILDREN THAT ARE-
FOREVER CARRYING THE ABSENCE OF
THE PARENT- IN IN ADDITION TO
THOSE NON CUSTODIAL PARENTS
THAT. KIDS FEEL THEIR OBLIGATION
TO PAY THOSE ARREARS TO PAY
THEIR OBLIGATION- AND THREE YOUR
BILL THERE'S NO WAY TO MAKE THEM
WHOLE- BUT THOSE WHO DID NOT.
YOU KNOW FOLLOW THEIR OBLIGATION
TO FULFILL THE RESPONSIBILITY WE
GET THE BAILOUT SO I AM GONNA
STAFF THIS BILL- I DO ENCOURAGE
MY- CAN I RESPOND TO THE THOUGHT
YES WE'RE GONNA BE CLOSE- I DO
ENCOURAGE AS I ALWAYS DO-
MEMBERS OF MY COMMITTEE TO VOTE
ON THEIR OWN- SO I MEAN TO GO
AHEAD AND DO THAT AND ALLOW YOU
TO RESPOND AND THEN- BEFORE WITH
THEIR CLOSER. YES OF THE IDEA OF
FRAMING IT AS A- I IS. A LITTLE
BITTY RESPONSE BECAUSE OF AS
WHEN THE TAXPAYERS PAY TO BAIL
OUT A FAILING INDUSTRY YOU'RE
FEELING ANYTHING. THIS ACTUALLY
SAVES TAXPAYERS MONEY. BY YEAR
TWO. BECAUSE WE SPEND SO MUCH
MONEY ON ENFORCEMENT AND IT'S
NOT FROM CUSTODIAL PARENT TO
ANOTHER CARE GIVER FOSTER
PARENTS ARE STILL COMPENSATED
FOR THEIR FOSTER CARE WE HAVE
ENTIRE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS-
THIS WAS BACKWARDS POLICY IN THE
EIGHTIES. IT TOOK US. THIRTY
PLUS YEARS TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND
THE PARENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
HARMED BY IT I AGREE WITH YOU
THE ONES THAT HAVE. PAID THIS
THROUGH THE YEARS OR HAD THAT
10% RUIN THEIR LIVES BEEN UNABLE
I CAN IMAGINE IF WE DID A STUDY
TO FIND OUT WHO ON THE STREET
HAD EVER HAD THESE THAT. THESE
DEBTS AND COULDN'T MAKE IT AND
LOST THEIR HOME I THINK THERE
MIGHT BE CORRELATIONS IN ALL OF
THESE INTERSECTIONS AND SO- FOR
THOSE REASONS I DEFINITELY THINK
WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THIS RIGHT
SOONER. AND IT SHOULD'VE BEEN
LESS PEOPLE IMPACTED BUT THE
IDEA THAT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO
IMPACT OTHERS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
RESPOND FAST ENOUGH TO SAVE
OTHERS BEFORE. I THINK IS THAT
SOMETHING I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
DISAGREE WITH WITH THE CHAIR BUT
I ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHERE YOU'RE
COMING FROM AND TALKING TO AND
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR TIME
ON THIS BILL AS WELL. PURSE
THANK YOU SO MUCH- WOULD YOU
LIKE TO THE CLOTHES I
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL ALL RIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH- WE HAD A
MOTION FROM SENATOR MEN HAVE
OUR- ALASKA SYSTEM TO CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM AB ONE THREE TWO
FOUR THEM. IS DUE PASS A REFER
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROACH.
EVERADO GIL. NET THIRTY. A
TROUBLED. CA.GOV MENJIVAR I.
MAJORA WHAT. SO WE HAVE- WHEN I
VOTE AND WE WILL- HOLD THAT. THE
REAL OPEN. WE'RE GONNA. THAT'S
RECONSIDERATION. IF THE MEASURE
FAILS. AND YOU CAN'T. IT HAS
INFILL. NOW WE HASN'T FELT THE
RULES OPEN OKAY THANK YOU. OKAY
WELL NUMBER FOUR. HE ITEM NUMBER
. I DON'T NUMBER ONE. ASSEMBLY
BILL ONE. SEES ME ASSEMBLY BILL
FIFTY ONE- ASSEMBLY MEMBER BUT-
YOU'RE RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT AB FIFTY ONE
THE CHILD CARE STABILIZATION
ACT. BY THE TWENTY TWENTY FIVE
TWENTY SIX SCHOOL YEAR THE
CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE FULLY
PHASED IN UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN THIS EXPANSION OF
TKA REPRESENTS AN INCREASE IN
ACCESS TO EARLY LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS
AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THAT BEING
SAID WE MUST FIRST RECOGNIZE
THAT FAMILIES NEED FLEXIBILITY
AND AFFORDABLE CARE FOR OUR
EARLIEST LEARNERS AND SECOND WE
ACKNOWLEDGE THE COMMUNITY BASED
PROVIDERS WITHIN THE MIX
DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVE EXPRESSED
SERIOUS AND VALID CONCERNS THAT
THE LOSS OF FOUR YEAR OLDS MAY
UNDERMINE THE ALREADY FRAGILE
AND HIGHLY DECENTRALIZED CHILD
CARE SYSTEM. I INTRODUCED AB
FIFTY ONE TO SUPPORT THE
EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE
FUNCTIONING OF OUR CHILD CARE
SYSTEM IN ORDER TO HELP
STABILIZE EARLY CHILD CARE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND
THE PROVIDERS THAT SUPPORT THEM.
AB FIFTY ONE DOES THREE THINGS
TOWARDS ISN'T FIRST THE BILL
EXPANDS EXISTING RESOURCE AND
REFERRAL SERVICES TO ENSURE
FAMILIES HAVE EASY ACCESS TO
INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABLE
CHILDCARE SLOTS. SECOND THE BILL
SEEKS TO PROVIDE JUST TRANSITION
FOR PROVIDERS BY REQUIRING THE
STATE TO CONSIDER THE IMPACTS OF
UNIVERSAL TEA CAKES PENSION AS
RATES ARE BEING CONSIDERED.
THIRD THE BILL REQUESTED THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA REACHED
RESEARCH THE IMPACTS OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN.
EXPANSION ON COMMUNITY BASED
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. EARLY
CHILD CARE IS FUNDAMENTAL TO
HELP THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND
FOUNDATIONAL FOR EARLY LEARNING.
AND POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMES. ARE CHILD CARE SYSTEM
IS PRIMARILY COMPRISED COMPLY
COMPRISED. A WOMAN OF COLOR. AND
THE IMPORTANT AND UNDERVALUED
LABOR THAT THEY PROVIDE TO OUR
CHILDREN IS VITAL. CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS ARE AN INVESTMENT IN
OUR CHILDREN. WHEN THEY RAISE
OUR BABIES THEY LEFT OF OUR
ECONOMY WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. IS
TRULY AT TERRY GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS SPECIALIST AT THE
TRIAL CARE RESEARCH. RESOURCE
CENTER. REALLY PLEASE ME FOR
WHEN YOU'RE READY. GOOD MORNING
TO OVER GALLON. GOOD MORNING
MEMBER BOUGHT TIME JULIET WITH
THE CHOI CARE READ. ON HE
PROBABLY SAW OVER FOR TH.
CHILDREN FAMILY BOTH IN LOS
ANGELES. SAN COUNTY- IT IS THE
CHARGE CARRIES. RESOURCE PROVIDE
TO SERVE THIS BILL ALONG WITH A
AFTER. THIS BILL ADDRESS A
NUMBER OF. AREAS BUT SOME OF THE
MOST SALIENT ONES INCLUDE THE
IMPACT OF TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN EXPANSION ON
CALIFORNIA'S MIX DELIVERY
SYSTEM. CONSUMER EDUCATION FOR
FAMILIES IN THE U. P. K. SYSTEM
BY WAY OF FAMILY NAVIGATION. AND
STATE DEPARTMENT SUPPORTING
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
PROGRAMS THAT ARE
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE FOR
YOUR- WE WENT FAMILIES BE AWARE
OF THEIR DIFFERENT CHILD CARE
AND EARLY EDUCATION OPTIONS
AVAILABLE TO THEM. THIS BILL
MAKES PROVISIONS FOR RESOURCE
AND REFERRAL AGENCIES TO PROVIDE
FAMILY NAVIGATION TO THE U. P.
K. SYSTEM WITH A HIGH TOUCH
APPROACH AND TO DO SO THROUGH.
CONNECTED COMMUNITY
RELATIONSHIPS THIS ALLOWS
FAMILIES TO BECOME AWARE OF
THEIR FULL OPTIONS WITHIN THE U.
P. K. SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE
DIVERSE OFFERINGS OF
CALIFORNIA'S ROBUST MIX DELIVERY
SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL
WILL ALLOW RESOURCE AND REFERRAL
AGENCIES TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND
NAVIGATION REFERRAL RESOURCE
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
ADDITIONALLY THE ARE IN OURS
WOULD PROVIDE SERVICES AND
LINKAGES TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL
SERVICES SUPPORTING THE WHOLE
CHILD AND WHOLE FAMILY SYSTEM OF
SUPPORTS FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS.
WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES THRIVE WHEN THEY'RE
SUPPORTED IN A HOLISTIC MANNER.
LASTLY WITH THE EXPANSION OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN WE
KNOW THAT MANY FAMILIES ARE IN
NEED OF RAP AND SUPPORT SERVICES
AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE.
EXPANDED BURNING OPPORTUNITIES
AS A PART OF A CONNECTED AND
COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF
UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL. FOR THESE
REASONS I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
I'VE OF TODAY ON A. B. FIFTY
ONCE. THIS IN SUPPORT. BURKE
COUNTY OFFICE. I ALTERNATIVE
PAYMENT PROGRAM SAYS HE SHOWN IN
SUPPORT. INDIA BRELO'S GUY FOR
THE GREATER SACRAMENTO URBAN
LEAGUE AND THE CALIFORNIA
AFRICAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU. MORNING MADAM TURNED
SENATORS ROSANNA GARAGE ELLIE ON
BEHALF OF THE EARLY CARE AND
EDUCATION CONSORTIUM ALSO IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU THINK YOU.
GOOD MORNING BECAUSE IF YOU'RE
NOT I MEAN IT'S NOT TO KNOW WHAT
CHILDREN NOW IN STRONG SUPPORT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. HATE ANY LEAD
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. THANKS
THE NONE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WISHING TO EITHER
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE PLEASE COME
FORWARD WITH YOUR NAME FILIATION
AND VOTE AND OPPOSITION ON.
HEARING AND SEEING THAT WILL
MOVE TO TELECONFERENCE LINE A
MODERATOR WE PLEASE PROMPT ANY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO
EXPRESS THEIR SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION ON ASSEMBLY BILL
FIFTY ONE THAT WE ARE READY.
THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR FOR THOSE
WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO PRESS ONE
ZERO AT THIS TIME. IT APPEARS
THAT WE HAVE NO ONE WHO SIGNALED
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK THANK
YOU SO MUCH MODERATORS WILL
BRING THE DISCUSSION BACK TO THE
BILL. OF THE COMMITTEE HEY
SENATE RUN A- ON THE BILL YEAH
YOU SO MUCH ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. SENATOR MITCHELL
BROKE IN THE MOVIE DISINTERMENT
ABOUT. SORRY CLOSE TO THE.
SENTIMENT HAVE OUR. JUST REALLY
QUICK AND I WERE TRYING TO IT
SUMMER BUT- I THINK THIS FOR NON
BILL MY ONLY CONCERN IS. I THINK
YOU KNOW WE SHARED IT'S- THE-
TIME FRAME TO GET A REALLY. DATA
ON THIS YEAH I THINK THIS MIGHT
BE OUR SHOW WHENEVER ONLY SHOTS
TO GET DATA ON THE IMPACT I
THINK THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT-
DATA POINTS THAT WILL NEED THAT.
POTENTIALLY LOOKING AT EXTENDING
THAT SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A
ROBUST- ROBUST INFORMATION BUT
STILL BORN IN THE BILL. HE THANK
YOU SOMETHING OVER BONTA- I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WORKED WITH
THE COMMITTEE ON AMENDMENTS ARE
YOU ACCEPTING THE MINUTES TODAY
. YES I AM OKAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH I'M WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
AT JUST A QUICKLY IN AS PART OF
MY CLOSING TO ADDRESS THE SENATE
IMAGE OF OURS- COMMENTARY. ONE
ISSUE IS THAT WE'VE HAD
UNIVERSITY K. OR A PORTION OF
UNIVERSITY IN PLACE FOR A WHILE
AND SO. THE EXPERIENCE THAT
EARLY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS HAVE
HAD- IS AT THIS POINT YEARS OLD
SEPARATE IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT
THAT TIKI HAS HAD ON. ON CHILD
CARE THAT BEING SAID HI IN ORDER
TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE STUDY
FINDINGS RELEVANT AND ACCURATE
WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE- THAT WE-
SHOULDN'T BE SETTING IT FOR
TWENTY TWENTY SEVEN BECAUSE
THAT'S FAR TOO LATE MANY
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WILL CLOSE
BY. BY THAT TIME- BUT WE DO HAVE
HAD INFORMATION FROM YOU C. O.
P. THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO
HAVE THAT DATE MOVED MOVED TO
TWENTY TWENTY FIVE. WHICH IS
INCLUDED IN THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THANK YOU SO MUCH
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AT AND WITH THAT
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR VOTE
AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE-
CHAIRS ENGAGEMENT ON THIS AND-
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR. NOT BEING
HOME RIGHT NOW OR ON A PLANE.
THIS HERE THIS ITEM HAS
PRESENTED IN THE WORKING SO ON
THIS- TO YOU AND ALSO THE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS. SO. ASSISTED
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM ONE A.
B. FIFTY THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AMENDED AND RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. OF
RODEO HI OF RODRIGUEZ. I SHOW
BOTH. A TROUBLED BY HER TITLE.
MENJIVAR IMAGE OF OUR UNCLE-
WE'LL HAVE LIVE. HE WAS A- VOTE
IS FOR. HI THAT BILL IS OUT. WE
OPEN UP THE ROLE IS BECOMING
OPEN UP THE ROLE ON. FILE ITEM
FOR AB ONE FIVE ONE TWO. WITH
THE WITH THE CHAIR VOTING
ONLINE. VICE CHAIR VOTING ON
WHAT. BOB BYE. FOUR ZERO FOUR
ZERO CONSENT CALENDARS OUT. I DO
NUMBER THREE. FILE ITEM THREE AB
ONE THREE TWO FOR THE MOTION IS
TO PASS A RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. THE
CHAIR NONVOTING VICE CHAIR NOT
VOTING FOR A- WHILE BY. TWO
ZERO- THAT BILL FAILS. OKAY AT
THAT BILL FAILS BUT WE WILL
GRADUALLY CONSIDERATION-
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA WE HAVE
ITEM NUMBER TWO LEFT FOR YOU
ASSEMBLY BILL ONE ONE FOUR EIGHT
. THE QUESTION I. WHATEVER
WHATEVER- ARE WE NOT LEAVE THE
ROLE OPEN FOR A LITTLE BIT
LONGER FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL. ARE
SITTING DIED IN HIS THE- SO
SHE'S IN THE BUILDING I WILL
HOLD THE ROLE OPEN BUT SHE IS
LEFT THE BUILDING SO AT THIS
POINT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD I
GIVE A FIFTEEN MINUTE WARNING-
AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK. SO THERE'S NO
ROOM TO LEAVE IT OPEN OR
INFIRMITY WE HAVE. WE HAVE ONE
MORE BILL. AND WE'RE GOING TO
HEAR IT OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO
HEAR IT BUT I'M NOT GOING TO
HOLD US OPEN.
YEAH. WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
USE ME WE'RE GONNA GOING TO
RECESS WE CAN HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS THANK YOU.
YEAH OKAY LIKE TO WELCOME-
SENATOR AT HELLO- WE- NOW HAVE
OUR FULL COMMITTEE TOGETHER.
SENATE THAT'LL BE OF MOTIONS YES
MADAM CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE
TO VOTE ON A. B. ELEVEN FORTY
EIGHT WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY
RECONSIDER THANK YOU- ASSISTANT
PLEASE- RECALL THE ROLE. FOR
HEATING. SEVEN ELEVEN TWENTY
FOUR EXCUSE ME LET'S LET'S GO ON
THAT I JUST WANT TO DOUBLE CHECK
THIRTEEN TWENTY FOUR IS THE IS
THE BILL AS A LEGAL THIRTEEN
TWENTY FOUR I GRANTED
RECONSIDERATION ON THAT ONE. AND
YES CORRECTION A. B. THIRTEEN
TWENTY FOUR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
IT'S ALMOST SUMMER RECESS SO
WE'VE GOT SOME RECESSED BRAIN
THANK YOU OUR SYSTEM PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. A ROGUE- NOT VOTING
SHOWBOAT FOR TARO I RICARDO- OUR
MAIN FIVE MISSOURI. WELL BY. THE
IS THREE I HAD TO EXTENSION OF
THAT BILL PASSES OKAY THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER BONTA WE ARE READY TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH ITEM NUMBER
TWO ASSEMBLY BILL ELEVEN FORTY
EIGHT WHEN YOU'RE READY THANK
YOU SO MUCH MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FIRST I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
ENGAGEMENT ON THIS BILL AB
ELEVEN FORTY EIGHT THE STABLE
PERRIN STABLE CHILDREN ACT
BRINGS CRUCIAL REFORM TO THE
CHILD SUPPORT SYSTEM AND
ALLEVIATES FINANCIAL STRAINS FOR
FORMERLY INCARCERATED PARENTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES. UNDER
EXISTING LAW FORMALLY
INCARCERATED PARENTS ARE
MANDATED TO BE YET TO BEGIN
PAYING BACK CHILD SUPPORT.
THIRTY DAYS AFTER RETURNING HOME
FROM PRISON OR JAIL IF PARENTS
ARE UNABLE TO PAY THEY FACE
PUNITIVE CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS
SUSPENSION. OF THEIR DRIVER'S
LICENSE AND ABILITY TO OBTAIN A
PASSPORT AND INCREASED INTEREST
ON THE AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT
OWED. THIRTY DAYS SETS PEOPLE UP
FOR FAILURE IT FAILS TO
RECOGNIZE THE MANY BARRIERS
PEOPLE FACE WHEN RE ENTERING
INTO SOCIETY. PARTICULARLY THE
DIFFICULTY IN FINDING STABLE
EMPLOYMENT. AND IN FACT RATES OF
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS AMONG
FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE ARE
LOW. THEY'RE LESS LIKELY TO GET
A JOB ABOUT A FOOT BY. THAT
BEFORE SIX MONTHS AND OFTEN NOT
UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS. AND IT COST
THEM THE ABILITY TO ENSURE THAT
PARENTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE
STABLE SECURE EMPLOYMENT. AND
HAVE THE FAMILY REUNIFICATION
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THEY NEED. IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SET
ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES. AB ELEVEN
FORTY EIGHT WILL HELP SUPPORT
FAMILIES BY EXPANDING THE TIME
TO RESUME CHILD SUPPORT
PAYMENTS. FROM THIRTY DAYS AFTER
ENTRY TO TEN MONTHS. I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT APPARENT
INABILITY TO PAY HARMS. TO PAY
HARMS CHILDREN AND THEIR
RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR PARENTS.
RESEARCH SHOWS PARENTS WHO ARE
IN ARREARS ON CHILD SUPPORT ARE
LESS LIKELY TO HAVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR
CHILDREN. ORDERING HIGH LEVELS
OF CHILD SUPPORT FOR THE SAKE OF
A CHILD. CAN HAVE THE
UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF HARMING
PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIPS. EVEN
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
RECOGNIZES THE HARM TO CHILDREN
FROM CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS
PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO PAY. THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHILD SUPPORT
REQUIREMENTS FROM TWENTY SIXTEEN
STATE THAT SETTING. ORDERS
BEYOND A NON CUSTODIAL PERRIN
ABILITY TO PAY CAN RESULT. IN A
NUMBER OF DELAYED. EFFECTS
INCLUDING UNMANAGEABLE DEBT.
REDUCE LOW WAGE EMPLOYMENT
INCREASED UNDERGROUND ACTIVITIES
CRIME INCARCERATION RECIDIVISM
AND REDUCE CONTACT WITH THEIR
CHILDREN. THAT I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE I DO HAVE.
INDIVIDUAL QUOTE CLAUDIA GOMEZ
AT QUINTANA'S WITH THE WRITTEN
REBOUND. WAS TRAVEL THREE HOURS
TO BE ABLE TO TESTIFY ON THIS
LEGISLATION. PLEASE COME FORWARD
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US TODAY AND FOR
TRAVELING- I KNOW THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR YOU SO
PLEASE PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU- GOOD AFTERNOON
ESTADO THIS TIME CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE GLENDALE AND
SALAS HI AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY
POLICY ASSOCIATE EVERY REBOUND.
WE ARE THE SPONSOR AT ELEVEN
FORTY EIGHT AND WE ARE ALSO
ILLEGAL NONPROFIT SUPPORTING
FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE
WOULD REINTERPRET YEARS. SO I'M
HERE AS A FORMERLY INCARCERATED
WOMEN AND IN REPRESENTATION OF
OUR CLIENT WHO ARE FORMERLY
INCARCERATED WOMEN IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY AND WHO ARE THE
INSPIRATION BEHIND THIS BILL. SO
I DO WANT TO SHARE- WHEN I CAME
HOME FROM PRISON AND I LIVED IN
A SMALL COMMUNITY MERCED COUNTY
WINTON I COULDN'T FIND A JOB.
AND SO PEOPLE TOLD ME TO GO TO
SCHOOL AND SO I WENT TO MERCED
COLLEGE BECAME STUDENT OF THE
YEAR GOT A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO
UC BERKELEY AS A REDUCE THE
CHANCELLOR'S SCHOLAR. YET
DESPITE MY ACADEMIC SUCCESS WHEN
I RETURN HOME TO THE ALLEY I
COULDN'T GO OUT AND GET A JOB. I
HAD MULTIPLE FELONIES NOBODY
WOULD HIRE ME. SO I STRUGGLED
FOR A LONG TIME. UNTIL A
NONPROFIT GAMING OPPORTUNITY. SO
YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS FOR FORMERLY
INCARCERATED POORER. WOMEN IN
RURAL COMMUNITIES WHO COME HOME
AND DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OR
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO SCHOOL.
BECOME CALM TO REALLY DRACONIAN
CULTURES. BY WITH LACK OF
RESOURCES AND THEN FACE
FINANCIAL BARRIERS. LIKE NOT
BEING ABLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.
AND THEN ONLY CHILD SUPPORT. NO
THAT MEANS THEIR RE ENTRY
JOURNEYS ARE ELONGATED THE
STIGMA OF INCARCERATION IS
ELONGATED. AND ULTIMATELY THEIR-
FAMILIES SUFFER. AND SO WE HAVE
CLIENTS LIKE LOUISE WHO CAME
HOME. ON AN OLD FOUR THOUSAND
CHILD SUPPORT. WITHIN SEVEN
MONTHS SHE COULDN'T FIND
EMPLOYMENT AND SO THAT DEBT WENT
TO ELEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. THEN
WE HAVE PEOPLE LIKE FELICIANO.
WHO OVER TWENTY THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS AND HOW TO MAKE SIX
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLAR MONTHLY
PAYMENTS. BUT SHE COULDN'T MAKE
THEM BECAUSE SHE HAD A CHIU YOU
BETWEEN RENT OR PAYING TO
SUPPORT SO WHAT HAPPENED. HER
LICENSE JUST. SHE LOST HER JOB.
AS OF NOW SHE'S IN EVEN DEATH
AND THEN HAVE PEOPLE LIKE MY WHO
WENT THE EDUCATIONAL ROUTE LIKE
I DID WENT TO COLLEGE GRADUATE
AND PROFESSIONAL CITY COLLEGE
MADE A FRESNO STATE BUT HER
CHILD SUPPORT DEBT. HE THREW
WITHOUT REACHING FINANCIAL
SECURITY AND SO WOMEN ARE COMING
HOME MEN ARE COMING HOME ARE
STRUGGLING TO FIND EMPLOYMENT
AND ARE STRUGGLING TO MAKE
PAYMENTS IT'S NOT THAT THEY
DON'T WANT TO MAKE PAYMENT IS
NOT THE CAT. AND WHEN WE ACCOUNT
FOR REGIONAL AND FINANCIAL
BARRIERS IT MAKES THINGS EVEN
MORE DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE. AND
SO ELEVEN FORTY EIGHT IT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REVERSE SOME OF
THE HARMS WE HAVE COMMITTED
AGAINST POOR PEOPLE WITH RECORDS
WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO DISLIKE
PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE PROBLEMS.
AND WE CLING TO CARE ABOUT
CHILDREN BUT HOW CAN WE CARE
ABOUT CHILDREN AND WE DON'T CARE
ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES BECAUSE
INCARCERATION IS NOT AN
INDIVIDUAL ISSUE. IT'S A
FAMILIAL IN COMMUNITY ONE AND SO
IF WE WANT CHILDREN TO SUCCEED
WE HAVE TO INVEST IN THEIR
PARENTS. AND I AM PROOF THAT
SOMEBODY INVESTED IN ME AND I
ENDED THAT GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF
INCARCERATION IN MY FAMILY. AND
SO IT WE SUPPORT CHILDREN WHOSE
PARENTS ARE COMING HOME WE
GIVING THEM SOME RELIEF THOSE
CHILDREN ARE GOING TO END THE
GENERATIONAL CYCLE AND THEY'RE
GOING TO GO ON TO SUCCEED.
BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR CHILDREN TO
THRIVE PARENTS NEED TO DRIVE AND
SO I REALLY WANT YOU TO
ENCOURAGE YOU. TO PLEASE SUPPORT
THIS LEGISLATION WELL I ON AB
ELEVEN FORTY EIGHT I'M ALSO
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU KNOW THE- ANY MORE
WITNESSES LEE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. ANY LEAD WITNESSES AND
- OKAY ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WISHING TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION OR
SUPPORT. FOR SOME THE BILL LEVIN
FORTY PLEASE COME TO THE
MICROPHONE. HE'S SEEN NONE WILL
NOW MOVE TO THE TELECONFERENCE
ORVIS MODERATOR WE PLEASE PROMPT
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH
TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. TO ASSEMBLY BILL
ELEVEN FORTY EIGHT THAT WE ARE
READY. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR FOR
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO THIS
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN. ZERO
VENTURE WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE
OF SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK IN JUST A MOMENT PLEASE.
HE'S GOOD. WILL NOW GO TO LINE
THIRTEEN YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN.
HELLO THIS IS FRIDAY BUT THE
TREE AND JEFF AND- SUPPORT
COLLECTION COALITION OUR
COALITION STRONGLY SUPPORTS
EIGHTY ELEVEN FOR EIGHT AND WE
RE. ASK FOR YOUR I. OUT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH THE YOU. LINE.
FIFTEEN OLYMPIA WITH A
CALIFORNIA IN STRONG OF AB
ELEMENTS EIGHT THE YOU. BUT I'M
SURE THERE IS NO ONE OUT TO SEE
THAT THE WISH TO. THANK YOU MUCH
FOR NOW BRING DISCUSSION BACK TO
THE MAIN OF THE CAN. OKAY WE HAD
A MOTION FROM SAN WITHOUT ANY OF
. AND- SHOBO I WANNA COME ON THE
I APPRECIATE THE- APRIL VERY
MUCH THE TO THE TESTIMONY THAT
YOU GAVE WITH TO YOUR X. YOU
KNOW I AM. REACHED OUT AND OR A
LITTLE BIT IN THE SIDE. YOUR PER
SPECT ON IT HAVE AN NEIGHBOR I
IN WORKS IN- IN A CHILD'S
SERVICE IN I CHAU OF. AND I
TEXTED HER THE BAD AND THEN
ALLAH AND I SAID CAN YOU GIVE US
INSIGHT AS TO- HOW THIS WORKS
AND HOW THAT WITH THIS WITH OUR
WORK IN RELY. AND I'M JUST GONNA
REAL QUICK- WITH THE MISSION OF
THE CHURCH WHICH IS WHEN I REACH
OUT AND SHE HER TELL. BUT I
THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING
BECAUSE- YOU KNOW ONE THING IS
WHEN WE SEE A POLICY. WE HEAR
FROM THE- WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE
PERSONALLY IMPACTED BY IT WE
TALK TO PEOPLE WELL IF WE'RE IF
WE'RE- FAIR AND TALK TO ALL
STAKEHOLDERS WE TALK TO
EVERYBODY AND HOW IT LOOKS. BUT
SHE SAID GOOD MORNING EVERY CASE
IS DIFFERENT. SHE SAYS I THINK
TEN MONTHS A VERY LONG WAIT ARE
LONG TO ASSIST AT TO SUSPEND BUT
I WOULD THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE
LENGTH OF THE PERSON
INCARCERATED. I'M SORRY I ASK
PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR TO YES I
APOLOGIZE- AND SHE SAID I WOULD
THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE LENGTH
OF THE PERSON BEING CARS RATED
MANY TIMES A PERSON RECEIVING
SUPPORT WILL REMAIN ON CASH
ASSISTANCE AND WILL STILL
RECEIVE CHILD SUPPORT- AND THEN
SHE ASKED ABOUT ONE. MORE DETAIL
BUT I WANTED TO GO IN MAYBE FOR
YOU IS AS SOMEONE WHO WHO WORKS
IT WITH THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
OR FROM THE AUTHOR. KIND OF
CURIOUS ABSENT THE TEN MONTH
YEAR. IT SEEMS A LITTLE RUN I'M
NOT SURE HOW THAT FIGURE THAT
MONTH CAME OUT AND SO FORTH. BUT
DO YOU THINK IT MAKES A
DIFFERENCE ON WHETHER OR NOT A
CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE MADE
WITH REGARD TO HOW LONG A PERSON
HAS BEEN INCARCERATED- BECAUSE
SOMETIMES- WHEN IT'S SOMETHING
PRETTY QUICK IT. IT YOU KNOW IT
MIGHT BE A LITTLE EASIER TO GAIN
EMPLOYMENT I MEAN THE SERVICES
VERY FROM SO MANY AND THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY I HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH. WITH THE BILL THE
WAY THAT IT IS IT'S WRITTEN.
THAT IT IT CREATES A ONE SIZE AB
TEMPLATE PRETTY MUCH. AND WITH
SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THERE HAS
TO BE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY
BECAUSE OF THE NEW NGUYEN SAYS.
OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT EACH
INDIVIDUAL HAS WERE HUMAN BEINGS
WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT LIFE
EXPERIENCES. SO IN ORDER TO
ACCOMMODATE THE DIFFERENT-
LENGTHS OVER THE DIFFERENT
FACTORS THAT COME INTO PLAY. AB
AND- DO YOU SEE THAT THAT MIGHT
BE AN ISSUE THAT HOW LONG
SOMEONE'S INCARCERATED IN
IMPACTING THE CHILD SUPPORT-
PORTION OF IT AND THEN AND THEN
OF COURSE. THE BURDEN THAT GOES
ON THE CUSTODIAL PARENTS- WITH
REGARDS TO THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES ON HERE WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION
CENTER TALBOT SO THIS TEN MONTH
PERIOD ACTUALLY CAME FROM
SERVING OUR CLIENTS WE SERVE
PEOPLE FROM DEL NORTH. ALL THE
WAY TO SAN DIEGO AND SO WE'VE
SENT OUT A SURVEY TO ALREADY BE
BOUND CLIENTS AND PEOPLE
RESPONDED AND ON AVERAGE WHAT WE
SAW. WAS THAT IT TOOK PEOPLE
ANYWHERE FROM SIX MONTHS TO
TWENTY SEVEN MONTHS TO FIND
EMPLOYMENT. AND SO WOMEN WERE
ACTUALLY ON THE POPULATION WHO
TOOK A LOT LONGER TO FIND
EMPLOYMENT YOU KNOW. THE AVERAGE
ANYWHERE FROM TWELVE MONTHS TO
TWENTY SEVEN MONTHS RIGHT SO
WHEN WE AVERAGE THAT WE CAME. TO
THE CONCLUSION THAT EIGHTEEN
MONTHS WITH A GOOD IDEA- I OF
COURSE WE HAD TO CUT THAT BACK
THROUGH AMENDMENTS- AND SO ON
THERE'S A LOT OF DATA STATES
THAT PEOPLE IT TAKES SIX TO
EIGHT MONTHS FOR PEOPLE. TO GET
. EMPLOYMENT BUT EVEN WITH THAT.
AND EVEN US HAVING PER CHANCE
NECK CAL. WHAT WE'RE SEEING OVER
AND OVER THAT PEOPLE GET HIRED
AND THEN WILL RECEIVE A
CONDITIONAL OFFER. WILL WORK FOR
MAYBE ONE OR TWO WEEKS AND THEN
THE BACKGROUND COMES UP AND
THEY'RE LIKE. OH WAIT A SECOND
WE CAN'T HIRE YOU WE HAVE TO LET
YOU GO. AND SO THEY MIGHT HAVE A
JOB FOR TWO WEEKS BUT THEN
THEY'RE LIKE OH AND SO THERE.
THE JOB MARKET ONCE AGAIN
THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO GET.
EMPLOYMENT SO HAPPENS OVER AND
OVER EVEN FROM BIG NAME
EMPLOYERS RIGHT PEOPLE ARE STILL
VIOLATING THE LAW. THE PEOPLE
STRUGGLE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT. AND
THEN IN TERMS OF LIKE. WE
ABSOLUTELY KNOW THAT PEOPLE
COMING HOME. FROM DOING TWENTY
YEARS OF INCARCERATION ARE GONNA
HAVE A LOT MORE CHALLENGES THAN
PEOPLE COMING HOME FROM THREE
MONTHS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE
INSTITUTIONALIZED BUT WE COULD
NOT INVALIDATE. WHAT THE IMPACT
OF THREE MONTHS HAS ON PEOPLE.
RIGHT THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A BILL
SYSTEM. BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE CAN
AND EVEN SPEND ONE NIGHT IN JAIL
AND WITHIN THREE MONTHS. YOU
COULD LOSE YOUR JOB YOU COULD
LOSE YOUR CHILDREN YOU COULD
LOSE YOUR HOUSING RIGHT. AND
STILL THREE MONTHS. OF
INCARCERATION CAN HAVE A
LIFELONG IMPACT ON YOU. RIGHT
AND SO YOU KNOW LIKE WE SEE THAT
OVER AND OVER WITH OUR CLIENTS
WHO. TWO THREE FOUR YEARS LATER
ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO RETAIN
EMPLOYMENT. AND SO WE THINK THAT
THIS TEN MONTH PERIOD IT'S FAIR.
IT'S A PERIOD TO GIVE PEOPLE
RELIEF AND AGAIN BY INSTABILITY
BECAUSE AT THE CORE OF THIS
BILL. IS THE WELL BEING OF
CHILDREN AGAIN. IF CHILDREN ARE
TO SUCCEED PARENTS ARE SUPPOSED
TO SUCCEED RIGHT THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO THRIVE THANK YOU.
AND SENATOR I'LL JUST ALSO
ADDRESS AND I DON'T KNOW. SURE
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO ADDRESS
SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS IN MY
CLOSING. SURE INTEREST IN THE
CLOSING YOU CAN ADDRESS DIRECTLY
OKAY. SO JUST HAD TO SHARE WE
ALREADY HAVE A ONE SIZE FITS
FITS ALL MODEL IT'S THIRTY DAYS.
AND THE IMPACT OF HAVING THAT
ONE SIZE FITS ALL MODEL. IS THAT
BECAUSE OF THE BRADLEY
AMENDMENT. AND THAT THE FEDERAL
PROHIBITING. ANY WRECKED. MY OF
COURT OR- A CHILD'S OF. THAT
AMOUNT AND THEN THAT OCCUR OVER
TO IS THIS. FOR ALONG WITH CAL.
10% ANNUAL IF INTEREST RATES SO
ARE ONE SIZE FITS ALL MODEL THAT
WE HAVE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW FOR
THIRTY DAYS WHICH WE KNOW. IS
FAR BELOW THE MEDIAN A WHEN IT
PEOPLE ACTUALLY ARE ABLE TO
POTENTIALLY GET EMPLOYED NOT
ONLY THROUGH THE SURVEY- THAT
ROUTE REBOUND DOES BUT THROUGH
OTHER INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. BUT
WE KNOW THAT THAT ONE SIZE WAS
THE TOP MODEL IS NOT WORKING
WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IS
TRYING TO ENSURE. THAT THERE
AREN'T COMPOUNDING. EFFECTS THAT
WERE LIMITED BY BECAUSE OF THE
BRADLEY AMENDMENT- AND TO
CALIFORNIA'S 10% ANNUAL INTEREST
RATE. TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMEBODY TO HAVE
A JOB KEEP THAT JOB. AND A AND
ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT THEIR
FAMILIES AND REUNIFY. NO AND I
AND I AGREE WITH YOU- BONTA WITH
REGARDS TO THE THIRTY DAYS THAT
I WAS SURPRISED ACTUALLY TO
LEARN THAT IT WAS ONLY THIRTY
DAYS BECAUSE- I KNOW. BASIS
SITTING ON PUBLIC SAFETY ENOUGH
I'VE HEARD MANY STORIES OF LIFE
EXPERIENCES ON THE DIFFICULTIES
WHICH IS WHY WE'VE HAD SO MUCH
PAUL. SO MANY IS A POLICY THAT
ADDRESS- EXPUNGING RECORDS RIGHT
OR NOT ASKING WHETHER OR NOT
YOU'VE BEEN YOU KNOW.
INCARCERATED OR HAD A FELONY. ON
MANY EMPLOYMENT. AB PAPERWORK SO
ALL OF THAT HAS THE PRODUCT OF
STORE LIKE YOU. AND WHY WERE
DRY. IT ON AND SO I. UNDERSTAND
THAT PERSPECTIVE. M. BUT THE TEN
MONTH IS IT WHERE I WAS A-
STRUGGLING WITH AS FAR AS YOU
KNOW THE RESPONSIBILITY AND I
WASN'T SURE WHETHER OR NOT. AND
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE ON THE OTHER
SIDE WHEN YOU TALK TO-
EMPLOYERS. IN IN OUR DISTRICT IN
MY DISTRICT I'M JUST THE FOCUS
OF MY DISTRICT. BUT AS I SPEAK
TO. EMPLOYERS I ALSO I'VE ALSO
LEARNED ON THE TACTIC THAT WE'VE
HAD WITH PEOPLE GOING IN AND
WORKING FOR A DAY. ARE JUST A
COUPLE OF DAYS TO SHOW THAT THE
TRIED AND THEN THEY LEAVE WORK
BECAUSE THEY YOU KNOW IT'S NOT
MADE FOR THEM OR THEY'RE NOT
COMFORTABLE THEY'RE NOT BUT THEY
HAVE TO SHOW THAT THEY ATTEMPTED
TO GET. AT WORK AND THEN AB
FOUR. FOR FINANCIAL. AND SO
THERE'S ALSO SYSTEM RIGHT NOW
THAT WE HAVE A PLACE THAT'S
THAT'S KIND OF FEELING. AND THE
PEOPLE ARE USING AND SO I'M JUST
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
THAT BALANCE HERE IS WHERE WE
PUT PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO. HOLD
A JOB TO STAY IT YOU KNOW
WORKING- AND I JUST USING THE
SYSTEM WHERE THEY GO IN AND THEY
SAY WELL I TRIED TO GET A JOB.
BUT IT DIDN'T WORK FOR IT FOR A
DAY OR TWO SO THEY CAN CONTINUE
GETTING OUT AND PULL YEAH
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SO IT THAT
I'M I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THAT WHAT THAT- THAT
BALANCES IN THE SAFETY NETS THAT
WE HAVE THE SAFEGUARDS- TO HOLD
PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE TO HAVE TO
WORK. I AM SO AND THAT'S THAT'S
THE CARD. AND THEN THE OTHER
CONCERN AND MAYBE PERHAPS-
MEMBER BONTA YOU COULD ANSWER.
DM THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE
WITH THIS BILL WITH REGARDS TO-
C. SORRY- AT PUTTING THE M. THE
BURDEN UPON IT AB. THE PERSON AT
A- LET'S SEE. MY GOSH WHERE DID
I READ THIS I APOLOGIZE. PUTTING
THAT. THEIR RESPONSIBILITY ON
THE CUSTODIAL PARENT- OKAY-
JUICE THAT THE NONCUSTODIAL
PARENT OBTAINS EMPLOYMENT THE
CUSTODIAL PARENT THAT GOES TO
COURT AND OBTAIN A REINSTATEMENT
ORDER. THIS PROCEDURE NAIVELY
ASSUMES THAT THE NONCUSTODIAL EX
CON PARENT WHO IS TRYING TO
SHRINK HIS OR HER CHILD SUPPORT
OBLIGATION WILL BE CANDID AND
HONEST WITH THE CUSTODIAL PARENT
ABOUT HIS OR HER YOU FOUND
EMPLOYMENT AND EVEN THEN IT
UNFAIRLY PLACES THE BURDEN ON
THE CUSTODIAL PARENT TO THEN. GO
TO COURT AND FILE THE
APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK TO OBTAIN
IN ORDER TO FORCE THE
NONCUSTODIAL PARENT TO RESUME
THE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS. SAID
TECHNICALITY IT PUTS IT ON THE
NOT ON THE AND THAT. JUST THE
SYSTEM IT IT SHIFTS THE
RESPONSIBILITY AND I'M NOT SURE
WHO WHAT I WILL SAY THAT A
BROKEN SYSTEM ALREADY THAT'S
ALREADY WHAT WE HAVE IN PLACE-
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE IS THAT AND
NONCUSTODIAL PARENT HAS THE
ABILITY TO I REQUEST A
MODIFICATION HEARING WHEN THEY
KNOW THAT THERE IS AN
EMPLOYMENT- THAT HAPPENS AND-
AND THAT IS THAT THROUGH THE
WORK THAT WE'VE DONE SOMETHING
THAT WE BELIEVE IS. A GOING TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY
TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE HAVE A JOB
THAT ENSURE THAT CHILDREN GET
REUNIFIED AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO. HAVE
CHILDREN BE SUPPORTED. OKAY
THANK YOU. THE COST COMMENCEMENT
. WELL HOW DO YOU HAVE YOUR
BACKPACK ON- I SEE IT ZERO. ROOM
INSTEAD- ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA.
YOU AND I SPENT. QUITE A BIT OF
TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS BILL-
LOOKING AT WAYS IT WAYS TO MAKE
IT BETTER I DO KNOW THAT THAT
YOU'RE THAT YOU'VE WORKED-
PERFECT PLACE OF CARE AND LOVE.
FOR THE FOR CALIFORNIA NOT ONLY
FOR YOUR DISTRICT BUT FOR ALL OF
CALIFORNIA- THIS THIS FOR ME IS
ONE OF THOSE BILLS THAT- THE AND
THE INTENSE REALLY SPEAKS TO ME.
HOWEVER I STILL HAVE QUESTIONS
WITH WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION-
YOU KNOW I HEAR. FROM FROM OUR
SPONSOR HOW YOU CAME TO THE TEN
MONTHS- I REPRESENT US SOME OF
THE CENTRAL VALLEY AS WELL. AND
I KNOW THAT THERE ARE EXAMPLES
OF SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA THAT PERHAPS NOT MERE
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CENTRAL
VALLEY SMART URBAN CENTERS IN A
REAL CENTERS. I WANT TO BE
CAREFUL TO HOW WE GATHER DATA
AND HOW WE USE THAT DATA. THE
FOR ME THE TEN MONTHS IS- I
DON'T QUITE FEEL CONFIDENT IN
THE TEN MONTHS THAT IT IS
SOMETHING THAT- THAT I WOULD
FEEL COMFORTABLE SUPPORTING- BUT
I DO WANT TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
THE DATA AND SEE WHAT IT SAYS. I
THINK THERE'S ALSO A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN WHETHER OR NOT BE THERE
THE LENGTH OF INCARCERATION- FOR
ME YOU KNOW IS THIS ONE OF THOSE
SITUATIONS WHERE- IF SOMEONE IS
INCARCERATED. BECAUSE OF THEIR
FAILURE TO PROVIDE A BOND OR OUR
OR THE RE INCARCERATED AFTER
MULTIPLE OFFENSES IS THIS-
DEFERMENT PERIOD OF TEN MONTHS
CONTINUE TO HAPPEN- AND I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT CREATING. A WELL
INTENTIONED- OF RESPITE. TO HELP
FAMILY ROOM. BUT THE CREATES A
CAN. A POTHOLE IF YOU WILL
FINANCIAL POTHOLES FOR THE CARE
OF THE CHILD BECAUSE I'M
THINKING ABOUT THE CHILD. ON
CHILD SUPPORT FOR ME AGAIN IS
NOT A DEBT IT'S A IT'S AN
OBLIGATION A RESPONSIBILITY WHEN
WE HAVE CHILDREN. AND THAT CHILD
NEEDS TO BE CARED FOR THEY NEED
CLOTHING AND FOOD- THEY NEED
EDUCATION SUPPLIES HEALTHCARE.
ON ENTERTAINMENT THEY NEED TO
FEEL VALUED. AND LOVED AND WHEN
THE CUSTODIAL PARENT IS WORKING
TWO JOBS OR YOU KNOW STRUGGLING
TO KEEP JUST A ROOF OVER THE
HEAD IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE
EXTENT THAT A CHILD NEEDS. CHILD
SUPPORT HELPS TO. ALLEVIATE THAT
FINANCIAL BURDEN OF HAVING TO
WORK TWO JOBS WHEN YOU'RE CARING
FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND THINKING
ABOUT HOW YOU GONNA MAKE ENDS
MEET HOW YOU GONNA BUY THOSE NEW
SHOES OR- THAT COPAY AT THE
DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT- SO I AM
STRUGGLING WITH THIS BILL LOT.
BECAUSE I AGREE WITH THE INTENT
I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE NEEDS TO
BE MORE WORK ON THIS BILL- AND I
KNOW ASSEMBLY MEMBER YOU AND I
TALKED ABOUT MOVING IT TO A TO
YOUR BILL- I CONTINUE TO. TO
EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT THESE
PIECES AND WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT AS WE PUT FORWARD POLICY AS
LEGISLATORS. WE ARE THINKING
ABOUT THE CHILD FIRST. BECAUSE
FOR TEN MONTHS WITHOUT THAT
CHILD SUPPORT. THE CUSTODIAL
PARENT OR THE GUARDIAN IS
CONTINUING TO CARE FOR THAT
CHILD DESPITE. RATE THAT CHILD
STILL NEEDS THAT NECESSITY- AND
SO I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MONEY
OUT OF. A CHILD'S ACCESS THAT
FOR ME IT'S TAKING FOOD OUT OF
THAT CHILD'S MOUTH. IT IS-
MAKING A SITUATION WHERE THE
CUSTODIAL PARENT HAS TO SAY NO.
TO THINGS LIKE FIELD TRIPS OR-
ATHLETIC TEAMS- TO SIGN UP TO
FOR THE FOOTBALL TEAM. AND TO GO
ON A FIELD TRIP AT SCHOOL
BECAUSE IT'S A MATTER OF.
WHETHER THESE DOLLARS AND MAKES
SENSE. AND I SPEAK ABOUT THIS
FROM. THE HEART. BECAUSE RAISING
THREE KIDS- ON MY OWN- YOU KNOW
THERE WAS NOT JOHNSON. THE
SUPPORT- RAISING THOSE KIDS. AND
THE FATHER OF MY OLDER CHILDREN
WAS INCARCERATED AT THE TIME.
AND I UNDERSTOOD THAT HE WAS NOT
ABLE TO CARE FOR. THE CHILD'S
NEEDS DURING THAT TIME WHICH
PUTS ME IN A SITUATION THAT I
DID HAVE TO WORK SEVERAL JOBS- I
REMEMBER BEING IN THE LINES OF
LOWS IN VICIOUS AND HAVING TO
GET THE SUPPLEMENT- FOOD AT
HOME- WITH SOME OF THE SOCIAL
PROGRAMS IN MY COMMUNITY. AND
KNOWING THAT EVEN THOUGH I WAS
WORKING A GOOD JOB AND MAKING A
GOOD LIVING I STILL COULD NOT
CLOSE THAT GAP. BECAUSE KIDS
NEED MUCH MORE THAN WHAT ONE
PARENT CAN GIVE THEM AND SO I
AGREED THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM
THAT IS BROKEN A SYSTEM WHERE
ONE PARENT. CAN MAKE THE
DECISION TO LEAVE A FAMILY UNIT
RIGHT- IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS
WITH INCARCERATION I ABSOLUTELY
NO IT'S A BROKEN SYSTEM WE DON'T
ALWAYS MAKE A CHOICE. RIGHT THAT
PUTS US IN A POSITION OF
INCARCERATION BUT WE DO MAKE A
CHOICE WHEN YOU BRING A CHILD TO
THIS WORLD. AND WE MAKE A CHOICE
WHEN WE DECIDE WHETHER WE'RE
GOING TO BUY SOMETHING FOR
OURSELVES THAT WE WANT. VERSUS
SOMETHING THAT OUR CHILD NEEDS
AND SO- I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO
ADVOCATE TO PROTECT CHILD
SUPPORT TO KEEP CHILD SUPPORT
INTACT. FOR THE CUSTODIAL PARENT
AND ULTIMATELY FOR THE BENEFIT
OF THE CHILD. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO KEEP COMING- WITH WITH YOUR
LIVED EXPERIENCES BECAUSE THEY
MATTER. AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR
BEING HERE- AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING POLICY THAT PUTS OUR
CHILDREN FIRST. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
OKAY PLEASE CLOSE. THANK YOU
CHAIR THIS IS POLICY THAT PUTS
CHILDREN FIRST. THE REALITY IS
THAT 75% OF OUTSTANDING CHILD
SUPPORT. THAT IN CALIFORNIA IS
OWED BY PARENTS WHO COULD NOT
AFFORD. TO PAY THAT CHILD
SUPPORT. OUR SYSTEM IS BROKEN
RIGHT NOW PARTICULARLY FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE YOU ANSWERING.
WHO WE ALL KNOW NOT ONLY THROUGH
THE SURVEY. DATA THAT HAS BEEN
PROVIDED BY OUR SPONSOR BUT
THROUGH INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.
THAT PEOPLE HAVE A DIFFICULTY IN
GETTING EMPLOYED. AND SO AS
ANOTHER CHILD AS A CHILD. WHO'S
RAISED. AT RECEIVING CHILD
SUPPORT AND DEPENDENCE WITH MY
SINGLE MOTHER EVERY SINGLE MONTH
ON WHETHER OR NOT THAT CHECK
WOULD COME. TO BE ABLE TO
SUBSIST. THIS IS A VERY PERSONAL
ISSUE FOR ME. AND A AND
PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE
RE ENTERING THE OBJECTIVE IS TO
ENSURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T
RECIDIVIST THAT THEY HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY. TO CONTINUE TO
INTEGRATE INTO THEIR COMMUNITY
THAT THEY CONNECT AND HAVE THE
ABILITY TO CONNECT TO THEIR
FAMILY MEMBERS AND THEIR
CHILDREN BECAUSE CHILDREN. WHEN
THEY CAN HAVE IF THEY HAVE BOTH
PARENTS AVAILABLE TO THEM
DESERVE FOR BOTH PARENTS TO BE
THERE NOT FOR ONE TO GET
INCARCERATED. HAVE THE ABILITY
TO COME BACK AND BECAUSE THEY
ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PAYING
CHILD SUPPORT. AND MAKING A
POTENTIALLY BAD DECISION TO GET
QUICK CASH OR TO BE ABLE TO PAY
THAT AND A PRECIPITATING THAT IS
NOT DOING CHILDREN ANY GOOD AND
THAT'S THIS IS THAT WE HAVE IN
PLACE NOW. WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST ARRIVAL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ASSEMBLY
MEMBER IN. HANDY MAKES MANY
VALID ARGUMENTS SO THEY GET SO
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
THE SYSTEM WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. FILE ITEM TO AB ONE
ONE FOUR EIGHT THE MOTIONS TO
PASS AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS OF
ROGUE YOU. NOT VOTING. JO'BURG.
HER TITLE. FOR TITLE II MENJIVAR
. MENTOR I. WILL A BY. THREE
ZERO THAT BILL OUT
CONGRATULATIONS. I FELT BEFORE
EVERYONE LEAVES PLEASE- I WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE- TAKE
AN OPPORTUNE. TO THINK
COMMITTEE- ALL OF OUR CALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH VICE CHAIR SO
TO VOGUE. MAKE MARKS HIGH.
SENATE BATTLE- COMMITTEES.
HEATHER BRIDGE DIÆN F. R. ENJOY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR
DEBT. LAST MONTHS HE- ARE
SERGEANTS FOR MAKING THAT WE ARE
SAFE AND OF COURSE THAT WE ARE
PRESENT. AND MODERATORS AFTER
KEEPING OUR HEARING SUCCESSFUL
TO THE PUBLIC AND HAVE A
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WELL THAT IS
OUR RECESS THANK YOU. SO MUCH
BYE BYE.