C¢M. ON LABOR, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
RETIREMENT WILL COME TO ORDER.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN. THE SENATE
CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC
IN PERSON TO VIEW THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE FOR
INDIVIDUALS WISHING TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC COMMENT. TODAY'S
PARTICIPANT NUMBERS 8772268196
THE ACCESS CODE IS 610141. EACH
SIDE WILL BE PERMITTED AN EQUAL
AMOUNT OF TIME LEAD. WITNESSES
WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES EACH, AND
THERE IS NO RESERVING TIME FOR
OTHER WITNESSES OR OTHERS
WISHING TO TESTIFY, MUST LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURES. TESTIMONY TAKEN ME
THAT TELECONFERENCE SERVICE WILL
BE LIMITED TO A TOTAL 20
MINUTES. HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE
HEARINGS HERE IN THE OLD STREET
BUILDING. I ASK ALL MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE TO BE PRESENT IN
ROOM 2200 BELIEVE WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM TO BEGIN OUR
HEARING. WE HAVE ONE BILL ON
TODAY'S AGENDA BEFORE WE HEAR
THAT BILL, LET'S ESTABLISH A
QUORUM ASSISTANT. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ORTEZ E Z HERE.
SENATOR WILL PRESIDENT WILK
PRESENT SENATOR DURAZO, SENATOR
LAIRD HERE, SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS CUEVAS HERE WE HAVE A
QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I'M GOING TO HAND THINGS
OVER TO OUR ADVICE CHAIR. VICE
CHAIR, WILK SO THAT HOPEFULLY
HE'LL ALLOW ME TO PRESENT SP 3
32 NEED TO GATHER. I KNOW THAT.
YEAH YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT
FROM THERE. UM I COULD HELP
WHATEVER YOU WANT. I DON'T CARE.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL DO IT FROM HERE
AND THERE. GET MAKE UP SOME OF
THAT TARDY TIME. WE'LL WELCOME
SENATOR CORTEZ AND WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, PLEASE PRESENT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH
VICE CHAIR WILL CAN MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SENATE BILL 3 32 TODAY.
SENATE BILL 3 32 REFLEX MONTHS
OF NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENT
BETWEEN MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS IN THEIR UNION AND M L B
P A AND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB TO REACH THE FIRST EVER
NATIONWIDE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
AGREEMENT FROM MINOR LEAGUE
PLAYERS. THAT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. THERE. NINE
CALIFORNIA MODERATELY TEAMS.
COMPRISES OF APPROXIMATELY 362
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS.
SP 3 32 WOULD EXEMPT THEM FROM
CERTAIN WAYS THAT OVERTIME REST
PERIOD RECORD KEEPING A MEAL
PERIODS AS LONG AS THERE IS A
VALID CIBA IN PLACE. SP 3 32
INSURERS MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL
SEE A SIGNIFICANT NEW INCREASE
IN REGULAR SEASON SALARY AND
BENEFITS, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE
SPRING TRAINING AND OFFSEASON
PAIRS INCLUDED IN THE CBA. THE
BILL PROTECTS MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL FOR MANY CIVIL ACTION
BROUGHT AGAINST HIM AS THE
EMPLOYER AGAINST THE CLAIM OF A
MEAL OVER TIME OR REST BREAK
VIOLATION GIVING GIVEN THE
NATURE OF BASEBALL EMPLOYMENT.
SP 3 32 RECOGNIZES THAT APPLYING
WAGE IN OUR STATUTES TOMORROW
THE BASEBALL WOULD BE VERY
INFEASIBLE AND, UM DIRECTLY
IMPACT HOW PLAYERS ARE UTILIZING
HOW GAMES ARE PLAYED IN
CALIFORNIA IN THE SPORT. WITH US
TO TESTIFY TODAY IS GREG
CAMPBELL ON BEHALF OF MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL. MR CAMPBELL.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
GREG CAMPBELL ON BEHALF OF MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL. THE FIVE MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS IN
CALIFORNIA AND THE NINE MINOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAMS IN
CALIFORNIA STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
33 TO WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN
, HIS COMMITTEE STAFF, HIS
PERSONAL STAFF, THE GOVERNOR'S
OFFICE IN THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION FOR WORKING WITH US
ON THIS BILL, AS HE SAID EARLIER
THIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS ASSOCIATION. WORKED ON
THINGS LIKE WAGES, BENEFITS,
MEAL, REST PERIODS, HOUSING
MEALS PER DIEM, VERY EXCITED
ABOUT ALL THE BENEFITS THAT
BROUGHT AS PART OF THAT THERE
WAS AN AGREEMENT TO WORK WITH
THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PLAYERS ASSOCIATION AND MAJOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL TO COME TO THE
LEGISLATURE AND ASK FOR A VERY
NARROW CARVE OUT OF EXEMPTION
FROM CERTAIN CALIFORNIA LABOR
LAWS. WE THINK THIS BILL NAILS
THAT AND WE URGE OR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE
ELSE IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT.
SEEING NONE. DO YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES HERE IN OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE
TO THE PHONES. MODERATOR, ARE
YOU THERE? YES MR CHAIR. OKAY.
AT THIS POINT, PLEASE PROMPT ANY
OF THE INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO
TESTIFY IN EITHER SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SP THREE. 32 AND
LET'S GO AHEAD AND BEGIN. YEAH.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WISH TO EXPRESS SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL, PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. MR CHAIR
. NO ONE HAS SIGNALED THAT THEY
WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR SERVICE TODAY. ALRIGHT
HAVING TAKEN ALL TESTIMONY WILL
PULL IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR QUESTIONS. COMMENTS CONCERNS
MY FAVORITE TV STAR SENATOR
LAIRD GO AHEAD. HE'S REFERRING
TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE A MOMENT
ON THE SCREEN AND THE ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER DOCUMENTARY AND
SO HE HAS CEASED ON THAT AND RUN
WITH IT. UM YOU KNOW WHAT IS
GOOD TODAY, AS YOU DID BACK
THEN, AND I JUST SAID THAT WAS
JUST MORE OF A TRIBUTE TO YOUR
DETERIORATING EYESIGHT. ANY
CHANGE WITH ME? UM THE LAST YEAR
WE HAD A BILL ON THIS AND WE
WERE REALLY WAITING FOR THIS. WE
WERE REALLY WAITING FOR THE
COURT DECISION AND THE
NEGOTIATIONS AND WHAT THIS
REALLY DOES IS SORT OF BRING IT
HOME AFTER THAT, AND I SALUTE
THE AUTHOR. FOR IF WE'RE TAKING
THIS TO THE RIGHT PLACE, AND IT
IT'S RARE THAT YOU HAVE BOTH
SIDES SAY THIS IS NOT A BAD
THING, AND IT WAS AFTER THERE
WERE NEGOTIATIONS THAT ADDRESSED
A LOT OF THE ISSUES THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT LAST YEAR AND SO AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME, I'LL BE
READY TO MOVE THE BILL. THANK
YOU FOR THAT ANY OTHER ANY OTHER
MEMBERS THING? NONE WE HAVE A
MOTION FROM SENATOR LAIRD. MR.
CORTEZ YOU MAY CLOSE. I WANT TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
CONVENING THIS MORNING AND, YOU
KNOW, HOPEFULLY GETTING THIS
DONE. AND OF COURSE, LET ME JUST
ACKNOWLEDGE MY STAFF AND ALL THE
FOLKS THAT WERE MENTIONED. BY MR
CAMPBELL AND HIS TESTIMONY. UM
YOU KNOW WHO PUT A LOT MORE
EFFORT IN THE SENATE? PROBABLY
SOUNDS LIKE WITH A BRIEF
PRESENTATION AND I DO WANT TO
SAY I NEED TO SAY THIS. I FEEL
LIKE I NEED TO SAY THIS THAT
THESE KINDS OF EXEMPTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN WIDELY BY THIS
COMMITTEE OR BY THE LEGISLATURE
OR BY ANY OF US WHO WHO WORK
HARD TO PROTECT THOSE GUARANTEES
THAT ARE IN STATUTE WITH THIS
PARTICULAR BUSINESS MODEL, A
COUPLE OTHER ONES WE'VE SEEN IN
CALIFORNIA FROM TIME TO TIME. UM
REALLY CAN ONLY WORK YOU KNOW,
WITH THIS KIND OF A STATUTORY
SCHEME IN AND OF COURSE, THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT,
ALTHOUGH PREVIOUSLY NEGOTIATED
CAN'T BE ENABLED. IT CAN'T GO
ANYWHERE WITHOUT THIS BILL, SO
WE'VE GIVEN LIGHT TREATMENT TO
THE YOU KNOW THE KINDS OF
BENEFITS AND THINGS THAT MINOR
LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS HAVE
REALLY NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE.
IN TERMS OF OVERALL COMPENSATION
THAT, ACCORDING TO THE PLAYERS
ASSOCIATION, HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED
OUT. SO I THINK WE SHOULD ALL BE
VERY PROUD OF THAT, AND I THINK
IT'S UH CLEARLY HISTORIC AND
SOMETHING THAT FRANKLY HAS THE
FOUNDATION WAS SET. UM YOU KNOW,
BY A B FIVE AND SOME OTHER PRIOR
WORK EVEN BEFORE LAST YEAR, NO
CENTER THERE KNOWS THAT. SO
KUDOS TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED
TOWARDS THIS POINT. I'M GLAD TO
HAVE BEEN PART OF THE VEHICLE TO
GET THIS DONE AND WITHOUT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR EYE
BONE. THANK YOU, SIR CLARK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ITEM NUMBER
ONE SB 3 32. THE MOTION IS THAT
THE ASSEMBLY AMENDMENTS BE
CONCURRED IN SENATOR CORTEZ E I
, SENATOR WILK. I WELCOME
SENATOR DURAZO. DURAZO I,
SENATOR LAIRD I SENATOR
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS CUEVAS I THE
AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN 5 TO
0. YEAH WHERE AM I? STARTING? I
SHOULD HAVE FLIPPED TO THIS
EARLIER. WELL YOU ALREADY SAID
THAT AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING
HERE THIS MORNING AND SEE
EVERYBODY ON THE FLOOR. THANK
YOU. SURE. LIKE THE BIG ONE AT
THE PODIUM ON THE FLOOR BETTER
THAN.