GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'D LIKE
TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO THE
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY. I'D
LIKE TO MENTION A COUPLE OF
TECHNICAL. WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
YOU PROBABLY CAN NOTICES. I'M
NOT MARK STONE BRUSH CHOLERA AND
, UH, AND AS SUBBING IN HIS
CHAIR THIS MORNING AH, I'D LIKE
TO MENTION A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL
AND PRACTICAL ISSUES BEFORE WE
GET STARTED. WHILE THERE ARE NO
MORE MASK OR PHYSICAL DISTANCING
REQUIREMENTS FOR OUR HEARINGS,
COVID 19 HAS NOT GONE AWAY TO
SAFELY GO ABOUT OUR DAILY LIVES.
WE NEED TO KEEP TAKING STEPS TO
PREVENT THE SPREAD, THEREFORE,
FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNCOMFORTABLE
PARTICIPATING IN THE HEARING AND
PERSONALLY CONTINUE TO OFFER AN
ALTERNATIVE TO TESTIFYING IN
PERSON. THEREFORE WE HAVE TWO
DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR WITNESS
TESTIMONY TODAY HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM AND BY TELEPHONE.
FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM,
WHICH IS WHERE HERE IN 447. IF
ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IN THE
ROOM WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY ON A
BILL, PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME, YOU MAY LINE UP AND WAIT
TO TESTIFY OR REMAIN SEATED
UNTIL THE MICROPHONE IS FREE. I
WOULD ASK THE PUBLIC, NOT TOUCH
THE MICROPHONE. REMEMBER IT'S
THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO COMMENT
BY A TELEPHONE. THERE'S A PUBLIC
TOLL FREE NUMBER 877692. AND A
PUBLIC ACCESS CODE 1315447. NOW
I WANT TO GIVE SOME SPECIFIC
WARS ON THE FIRST ITEM ON THE
AGENDA. SB 866. WE RECEIVED A
SIGNIFICANT OUTREACH REGARDING
SB 866. AS YOU PROCEED WITH
WITNESS WITNESSES AND PUBLIC
COMMENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE
EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THE
COMMUNITY HAS RULES TO ENSURE
ORDER AND A FAIR AND BALANCED
HEARING. IN ORDER TO FACILITATE
THE GOAL OF HEARING AS MUCH FROM
THE PUBLIC WITHIN THE LIMITS OF
OUR TIME. WE'LL PROVIDE SET TIME
LIMITS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. UNDER
NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE
COMMITTEE PERMIT CONDUCT THAT
DISRUPTS, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE
MPS THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. WILL
NOT ACCEPT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR
BEHAVIOR THAT INSIGHTS WITH
THREATENS VIOLENCE, EVEN VEILED
THREATS. ANY PERSON WHO ENGAGES
IN SUCH BEHAVIOR WILL BE
ESCORTED OUT OF THE HEARING ROOM
OR HAVE THEIR PHONE CALL
DISCONNECTED. THE TESTIMONY WILL
BE HEARD AS FOLLOWS. 15 MINUTES
TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN THE FOUR
PREVIOUSLY SELECTED PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT UM, 30
MINUTES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND
SUPPORT THAT HAS TO BE LIMITED
TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF NAME
AND AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ONLY. THEN 15 MINUTES TO BE
SPLIT BETWEEN FOUR PREVIOUSLY
SELECTED PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. AND 30 MINUTES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
THAT IS ALSO TO BE LIMITED TO
NAME AND AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ONLY. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CALLING IN TO OPPOSE THE
BILL. DURING THE TIME A LOT OF
OUR SUPPORT WILL HAVE THEIR
SPEAKING TIME DEDUCTED FROM THE
OPPOSITION'S ALLOTTED 30 MINUTES
OF PUBLIC COMMENT. FINALLY
RECOGNIZING THE CONTENTIOUS
NATURE OF THIS SUBJECT MATTER
AND STRONG FEELINGS ON BOTH
SIDES. PLEASE KEEP THE
CONVERSATION ON TOPIC AND
RESPECTFUL. PLEASE AVOID
DEROGATORY OR PERSONAL. REMARKS.
BUT THAT. THEY DO NOT. I GUESS
WE'LL BEGIN AS A COMMITTEE OF
THE HAWKS. WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH
MEMBERS HERE. TO BEGIN. WE DO
NOT HAVE A QUORUM AT THE MOMENT.
THIS.
ALRIGHT THEN WHY DON'T WE GO
AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH OUR FIRST
ITEM ON THE AGENDA? SB 866,
SENATOR WIENER. YOU MAY BEGIN
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR CHAIRMAN
COLLEAGUES TODAY I AM PRESENTING
SENATE BILL 8 66. WHICH WILL
ALLOW TEENAGERS THOSE AGED 12 TO
17. TO GET VACCINATED ON THEIR
OWN AND TO PROTECT THEIR OWN
HEALTH SO THAT THEY CAN BE
HEALTHY AND TAKE THOSE
AFFIRMATIVE STEPS. TO BE
HEALTHY. SUPPLY TWO VACCINES
THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE
FDA AND RECOMMENDED BY THE
SERIES SEES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES FIRST
OF ALL I DO WANT TO REALLY THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS VERY
THOROUGH AND ON POINT ANALYSIS,
BUT I THINK VERY ACCURATELY
DESCRIBES ALL OF THE CRITIQUES
OF THE BILL. UH, AND THIS
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL AND THE
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF THE BILL,
SOME VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT
THOROUGH ANALYSIS. I'M
COLLEAGUES. SP 8 66 BUILDS ON
EXISTING LAW. THIS IS NOT SOME
BRAND NEW APPROACH. TO THE AGE
OF CONSENT FOR HEALTHCARE IN
CALIFORNIA. IT BUILDS ON
LONGSTANDING EXISTING LAW. WHICH
PROVIDES THAT IN CALIFORNIA
PEOPLE AGED 12 AND OVER CAN MAKE
CERTAIN IMPORTANT. HEALTH
DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES.
CURRENTLY. THOSE 12 AND OLDER
ARE ABLE TO GET THE HPV VACCINE.
AND THE HEPATITIS B VACCINE ON
THEIR OWN. WITHOUT THEIR
PARENTS' CONSENT. THEY CAN GO
AND GET TESTED. FOR HIV OR OTHER
STDS. ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THEIR
PARENTS' CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE.
THEY CAN RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR
STDS WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS'
CONSENT OR KNOWLEDGE. THEY CAN
GET MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
INTIMATE PARTNER ABUSE RELATED
TREATMENT. AND OTHER MEDICAL
HEALTHCARE SERVICES. ON THEIR
OWN WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS'
CONSENT. MINERS OF ANY AGE CAN
CONSENT TO BIRTH CONTROL. OR
ABORTION. WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN
OTHER STATES TEENAGERS ARE ABLE
TO GO AND GET VACCINATED ON
THEIR OWN. IN RHODE ISLAND AND
WASHINGTON, D C AND SOUTH
CAROLINA, OREGON, ALABAMA, AND
THIS IS DESCRIBED IN THE
ANALYSIS. YOU ARE CURRENTLY IN
CALIFORNIA IF YOU ARE UNDER THE
AGE OF 18. AND YOU WANT TO GET
THE FLU SHOT. OR YOU WANT TO GET
THE COVID VACCINE. OR YOU WANT
TO GET THE MEASLES VACCINE. OR
YOU WANT TO GET THE POLIO
VACCINE BECAUSE YOU WERE HOME
SCHOOLED AND NEVER GOT THE POLIO
VACCINE, WHICH CAN RESULT IN%
YOUR PARALYSIS AND WE KNOW THAT
POLIO STILL EXISTS IN THE WORLD.
IF YOUR PARENTS EITHER REFUSED
TO ALLOW YOU BECAUSE THEY'RE
AGAINST VACCINES. OR THEY'RE
NEGLECTING YOU MEDICALLY. WHAT
WE'RE TELLING THOSE TEENAGERS IS
TOUGH LUCK. YOU CAN'T PROTECT
YOUR HEALTH. YOU HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL YOU'RE 18 YEARS OLD. THEN
YOU CAN DO IT. AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS BILL REALLY ADDRESSES
SAYING TO THOSE TEENAGERS. IF
YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR HEALTH
WITH THE VACCINE THAT HAS BEEN
DEEMED SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. BY
THE FDA, AND THAT HAS BEEN
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU FOR YOUR AGE
GROUP. BY THE C D. C. YOU CAN GO
AHEAD AND GET IT FROM A
QUALIFIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL.
WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED TO
ADMINISTER VACCINES. WHO HAS
BEEN TRAINED TO THE TERMINE
INFORMED CONSENT. AND WHO KNOWS
HOW TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, AND
IT'S PROFESSIONALLY RESPONSIBLE
TO PROVIDE ETHICAL APPROPRIATE
HEALTHCARE. THAT'S WHAT THIS
BILL IS ABOUT I KNOW THAT THIS
BILL HAS GOTTEN CAUGHT UP. AND
ALL OF THE VACCINE WARS. AND ALL
THE MISINFORMATION OUT THERE
ABOUT VACCINES. BUT THIS IS
FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT ALLOWING
TEENAGERS. TO MAKE THAT CHOICE
AND PROTECT THEIR OWN HEALTH. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
WITH ME TODAY, TESTIFY UNDER THE
COMMITTEE'S STRUCTURE AS
OUTLINED BY THE CHAIR. ARE. K
WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF
INNOVATION AND STRATEGY
GENERATION UP. AND SANDY, A
STUDENT ADVOCATE WITH GENERATION
UP. FOLLOWED BY GEORGE SOARS
WITH THE CALIFORNIA MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. AND DR DEAN
BLOOMBERG, UC DAVIS,
PEDIATRICIAN AND BOARD MEMBER OF
THE CALIFORNIA IMMUNIZATION
COALITION. THANK YOU. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH. SENATOR AND WHAT WE
HAVE OUR GENERATION OF WITNESSES
. AND THEN WHENEVER THE TWO OF
YOU ARE DONE, WE CAN SWITCHING
WITH THE ADDITIONAL WITNESS. AND
SO, KATIE, YOU'RE GOING TO
BEGIN. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY AND
AGAIN, THAT'S ONE OF THE CLARIFY
15 MINUTES IN TOTAL, UM, FOR ALL
FOR THE WITNESSES, AND I THINK
THEY WILL BE UPDATES ON HOW MUCH
TIME IS LEFT. YOU CAN MANAGE THE
TIME. THANK GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. I'M KATIE AND I'M A
17 YEAR OLD STUDENT FROM SAN
JOSE, CALIFORNIA. WHAT I'M ABOUT
TO READ TO YOU IS A FIRST PERSON
ACCOUNT OF ONE OF MY FRIENDS
LIVE STRUGGLES DURING THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC. MY MOTHER. NEVER
LET ME GET VACCINATED IN 2018. I
GOT HOSPITALIZED WITH THE FLU
AND BEGGED MY MOTHER THE NEXT
YEAR TO ALLOW ME TO GET
VACCINATED. TEENS LIKE ME DIE
EVERY YEAR FROM THE FLU. WHEN
COVID HIT. I STARTED MAKING
SLIDE SHOWS EVERY WEEK TO
CONVINCE HER TO ALLOW ME TO GET
VACCINATED, BUT TO NO AVAIL.
BEING ON VACCINATED LED ME TO
ISOLATE MYSELF IN MY ROOM FOR
OVER A YEAR FILLED WITH ANXIETY
ABOUT SPREADING THE VIRUS EVEN
FURTHER AND MISSING OUT ON KEY
DEVELOPMENTAL MOMENTS IN MY TEEN
YEARS, I HAD TO GIVE UP MY FIRST
JOB AND MISSED OUT ON ALMOST
THREE YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL. I
CAN NO LONGER PLAY THE SPORT I
LOVED. I FELT PARALYZED, UNABLE
TO MAKE MY OWN DECISIONS ABOUT
MY OWN HEALTH AND SAFETY. WHILE
HER INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE
UNDERSCORED HOW THE STATUS QUO
FAILS TO PROTECT STUDENTS FROM
PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS, SHE
REPRESENTS ONLY ONE OF THE
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE
BEEN SHOVED ASIDE BY CURRENT
POLICIES. THEY REQUIRE YOUTH TO
OBTAIN PARENTAL CONSENT IN ORDER
TO GET VACCINATED, WHICH IS WHAT
WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
EVERY STUDENT HAS THEIR OWN
STORY. WE CANNOT TELL ALL OF
THEM TO YOU TODAY, NORTH ARE
WORDS EVEN BEGIN TO CAPTURE THE
AGGREGATE AGGREGATE EXPERIENCES
THROUGH WHICH THESE STUDENTS
HAVE ENDEARED. BUT WHAT WE CAN
AND HOPE TO DO IS TO URGE YOU TO
RECOGNIZE THE VACCINE CRISIS
TRANSCENDS JUST THE ANTI VAX
MINORITY. RECOGNIZE THAT THE
POLITICIZATION OF VACCINE
POLICIES HAS ENABLED DELAYS IN
STUDENT HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES
AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE
QUALITY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
RECOGNIZE THAT VACCINATION GAPS
NOT ONLY AFFECTS STUDENTS
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BUT ALSO
HARMED THEIR MENTAL AND
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING. AND
FINALLY RECOGNIZE THAT LOW
INCOME DISTRICTS STRUGGLE THE
MOST TO SUBSIDIZE ONLINE
LEARNING RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
SHIFTS RESULTING FROM COVID 19
OUTBREAKS. BY ALLOWING STUDENTS
TO SELF CONSENT TO A LIST OF PRE
APPROVED VACCINES, INCLUDING THE
COVID 19 VACCINATION AS SPEED 66
ENABLES EMPOWERS PEOPLE LIKE US
TO DRIVE OUR OWN WELL BEING AND
BY EXTENSION OR EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. STUDENTS ARE NOT
HAVE TO GO TO COURT TO GET
VACCINATED, NOR SHOULD THEIR
FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES PUT THEM AT
ANY UNNECESSARY RISK OF INJURY
AND DEATH. IN OTHER WORDS,
AUTONOMY, AUTONOMY OVER OUR OWN
BODIES AND OUR OWN MEDICAL
DECISIONS IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT
BUT TO BE ENSHRINED WITHIN THE
LAW. LEGISLATORS THIS BILL IS
NOT ABOUT YOUR KID. NEITHER IS
IT A MEASURE TARGETED TOWARDS A
SPECIFIC POLITICAL GROUP. RATHER
SPS 66 IS A REMEDY TO A LONG
STANDING STRUGGLE FACING
STUDENTS MEMORIZED OF DISTINCT
BACKGROUNDS. IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
OFTEN FACE LANGUAGE BARRIERS,
MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR PARENTS
TO STAY ON TOP OF THEIR
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL NEEDS. IN
THESE SITUATIONS, STUDENTS ARE
OFTEN THE DECISION MAKERS FOR
THEIR HOUSEHOLDS. SIMILARLY SOME
STUDENTS HAVE PARENTS WERE TOO
PREOCCUPIED WITH WORK AND DAILY
RESPONSIBILITIES TO ACCOMPANY
THEM TO A VACCINE CLINIC.
WHEREAS OTHER STUDENTS FACE
DIVORCED PARENTS WHO MAY
DISAGREE ON THE COURSE OF THEIR
MEDICAL TREATMENTS. ON THE OTHER
HAND, SOME KIDS COME HOME TO
MEDICALLY NEGLECTFUL FAMILIES.
THE PARENTS ABUSE AND OR
DISREGARD OF THEIR CHILD'S WELL
BEING SHOULD NOT BE THE REASON
AND OTHERWISE HEALTHY STUDENT
CONTRACTS, A DAMAGING DISEASE
WITH POTENTIALLY FATAL
IMPLICATIONS, PLACING THEMSELVES
AND THEIR COMMUNITIES AT RISK.
CALIFORNIAN YOU'VE ALREADY HAD
THE CAPABILITY TO SELF CONSENT
TO VARIOUS FORMS OF HEALTH CARE,
SUCH AS ABORTIONS, TREATMENT FOR
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND THE
PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS AND
TREATMENT OF STDS. ACCESSING
PREVENTIVE TREATMENTS AGAINST A
LIFE THREATENING INFECTIOUS
DISEASE IS NO DIFFERENT FROM THE
CURRENT HEALTH SERVICES
ACCESSIBLE TO USE BY THE LAW.
NOW IN THE MIDST OF THE PANDEMIC
, IT IS MORE IMPERATIVE THAN
EVER BEFORE, AND THAT STUDENTS
WHO HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY
DENIED AGENCY OVER THEIR OWN
WELL BEING AND LIVELIHOODS ARE
THE ONES MAKING THEIR OWN
MEDICAL DECISIONS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I'M SANDY AND I'M
ALSO A 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT FROM
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. IN A WORLD
WHERE OUR NATION PRIDES ITSELF
ON MAKING HUMANITY MORE
RESILIENT THAN EVER ARE RIGHT TO
STUDENTS ARE SLOWLY BEING TAKEN
AWAY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND
CHANGES TO INFRASTRUCTURE MAKES
SEEKING HEALTH CARE MORE
ACCESSIBLE EVERY DAY. BUT IN
VAIN AS RECENT COURT DECISIONS
HAVE SNATCHED AWAY EVERY
PRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, SCIENTIFIC
ADVANCEMENTS HAVE INCREASED THE
HUMAN LIFESPAN TO HISTORIC
MAXIMUM, BUT SCHOOL VIOLENCE HAS
THREATENED OUR RIGHT TO EVEN
MAKE IT OUT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALIVE. EVERY DAY WE ARE FACED
WITH AN INSURMOUNTABLE NUMBER OF
UNCERTAINTIES SHARED WITHIN THE
SCHOOL WALLS, BUT IGNORED BY THE
ADMINISTRATORS WHO FACILITATE
OUR EDUCATION. WELL, I MAKE IT
OUT OF SCHOOL TODAY. WELL MY
GRANDPARENTS DIE IF I
ACCIDENTALLY BRING COVID INTO
THE HOUSE. WELL, MY HOME CATCH
ON FIRE WHILE I'M AT SCHOOL
BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INDUCED DRYNESS AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES. WITH MANY OF THESE
SCHOOL SAFETY RELATED
UNCERTAINTIES, CALIFORNIA HAS
ALREADY PAVED THE WAY. UNLIKE
MANY OTHER STATES, WE'VE MADE A
STATEWIDE COMMITMENT TO REDUCING
THE RISK OF GUN VIOLENCE IN
SCHOOLS. WE'VE INSTITUTED EXCUSE
MENTAL HEALTH ABSENCES TO OFFER
STRUGGLING STUDENTS A BRIEF
REPRIEVE FROM THE OVERWHELMING
PRESSURE. OF SCHOOL AND OTHER
RELATED COMMITMENTS. WE PROMISED
TO PRESERVE ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE, AND
WE'VE INVESTED IN PROGRAMS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT A
GREENER FUTURE. PUBLIC HEALTH
POLICIES SHOULD BE NEXT. THE
PANDEMIC IS STILL GOING ON. IN
JANUARY, SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS
THE STATE FACED ONE OF THE WORST
STUDENT OUTBREAKS AND SINCE THE
INCEPTION OF THE DISEASE, EVEN
JUST LAST WEEK AT KITTY, NICE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, ALMOST A
QUARTER OF OUR GRADE FELL SICK,
CAUSING MANY OF US TO MISS THE
VERY EVENT THAT DEFINES OUR
YOUNG ADULT LIVES. EARLIER THIS
YEAR IN A CONVERSATION WITH
STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE, ONE
STUDENT SAID, QUOTE EVERYBODY'S
ABSENT ON CAMPUS, ESPECIALLY
TEACHERS, WHICH MAKES LEARNING
HARD FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHING
HARD FOR TEACHERS. STUDENT TWO
SAID AS AN IMMUNO COMPROMISED
STUDENT, I'M AFRAID TO ATTEND
CLASSES FOR FEAR OF CATCHING AN
ILLNESS THAT WILL ALMOST
CERTAINLY KILL ME. STUDENT THREE
SAID. I NOW EXPERIENCE SOCIAL
ANXIETY, BUT I'M ALSO JUST
GENERALLY SCARED THAT I WILL GET
SICK FROM BEING AROUND TOO MANY
PEOPLE. STUDENT FOUR SAID. MY
FRIEND HAS STRESS INDUCED TICKS
DUE TO THE STRESS FROM BEING AT
SCHOOL AFTER BEING OUT WITH
COVID FOR TWO WHOLE WEEKS,
STUDENT FIVE, SAID. I WOULD FEEL
SAFER IF I KNEW THAT EVERYONE I
WAS GOING TO SCHOOL WITH WAS
VACCINATED. STUDENTS SIX SAID
IT'S DIFFICULT TO ADJUST WITH
ALL OF THE UNCERTAINTY AND
STUDENT SEVEN SAID. I FEEL LOST
AND CONFUSED. THESE ARE JUST
SOME OF THE REFLECTIONS SHARED
BY THE STINK STUDENTS ACROSS THE
STATE. YET THE IMPACTS OF COVID
19 TRANSCEND BEYOND JUST OUR K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION IMPACTING
OUR EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
FUTURES. ANOTHER STUDENT SHARED
WITH US. QUOTE COVID 19
COMPLETELY POSTPONED MY PLANS TO
ATTEND A FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION.
BOTH MY PARENTS WORKED FULL TIME
I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF MY
FATHER'S HEALTH AND I COULD NOT
LEAVE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY.
EVEN AFTER MY PARENTS. MY
COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE LETTERS CAME
IN. KATIE AND I UNDERSTAND THE
RISK THAT WE ARE TAKING AS WE
STAND HERE AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL
TODAY. MANY OF OUR FELLOW YOUTH
ORGANIZERS HAVE FACEBOOK
PHYSICAL AND ONLINE HARASSMENT
FOR OUR EFFORTS FOR FURTHERING
THIS CAUSE. MANY PEOPLE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 866 CLAIMED
THAT IN OPPOSING THE BILL, THEY
AIM TO PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN.
HOWEVER THERE ARE ALSO THE ONES
PERPETRATING PHYSICAL AND ONLINE
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE VERY
CHILDREN THAT THEY AIM TO
PROTECT ONE OF OUR PEERS. A 14
YEAR OLD RECEIVED A DEATH THREAT
BY EMAIL, WHILE OTHERS HAVE BEEN
PERFECT PUBLICLY. DOXED ON
TWITTER AND OTHER PLATFORMS. WE
SHOULD NOT FEEL FRIGHTENED TO
COME HERE AND FIGHT FOR OUR
RIGHTS. MANY OF STUDENTS SUCH AS
KATIE AND I, WHO HAVE BEEN
VICTIMS OF UNEQUAL VACCINE
POLICIES CANNOT VOTE. HOWEVER
THE VOTING AGE IS NOT A
DETERMINANT FOR WHO IS A
STAKEHOLDER IN PUBLIC POLICY. SO
IMPARTING WE IMPLORE YOU TO
CONSIDER STUDENTS STAKEHOLDER
SHIP. IN THE VACCINATION CRISIS
AND USE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF
THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL NATURE OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH SPACE TO
EXPRESS YOUR SUPPORT FOR SB 866,
CALIFORNIA ALIGN ITSELF WITH THE
ANTI VACCINE, ANTI ABORTION,
ANTI GUN CONTROL EXTREMISTS. OR
WILL CALIFORNIA CONTINUE TO LEAD
ON VACCINE ACCESS, HEALTH,
EQUITY AND SCHOOL SAFETY,
BYPASSING THE TEENS? CHOOSE
VACCINES ACT? THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. MR CHAIR
REMEMBERS. MY NAME IS GEORGE
STORIES. I'M A LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. I AM HERE
REPRESENTING NEARLY 50,000
PHYSICIAN MEMBERS. THANK YOU TO
SENATOR WIENER, DOCTOR PAN FOR
BRINGING THIS TIMELY MEASURE
FORWARD. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE CHAIR
COMMITTEE STAFF AND EVERYONE
WHO'S WORKED ON THIS BILL. CMA
IS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE. AS PREVIOUSLY NOTED,
EXISTING LAW ALLOWS FOR MINORS
12 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO MAKE
CERTAIN MEDICAL DECISIONS
WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT, MOST
NOTABLY AS IT RELATES TO
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. THIS
PRECEDENT WAS FIRMLY UPHELD IN
2011 WHEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER TONI
ATKINS AUTHORED AND PASSED
ASSEMBLY BILL 499, WHICH ALLOWED
FOR MINORS, 12 YEARS OF AGE AND
OLDER TO CONSENT TO MEDICAL CARE
RELATED TO PREVENTION OF
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE,
INCLUDING THE HPV VACCINE. THIS
MEASURE WAS LATER SIGNED BY THEN
GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN. SB 866
SIMPLY EXPANDS THE AUTONOMY TO
FDA APPROVED VACCINES. IT IS A
PRIORITY OF THE CALIFORNIA
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT
THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGISLATION
THAT FOCUSES ON UNIVERSAL
ADOLESCENT IMMUNIZATION. THIS
BILL IS A KEY COMPONENT IN
ENSURING MINORS AGED 12 AND
OLDER ARE GIVEN THE SAME
OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES AGAINST HARMFUL
DISEASE REGARDLESS OF THEIR
PERSONAL BARRIERS THAT ARE
PRESENTED VACCINES ARE AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PUBLIC
HEALTH TOOL TO PROTECT THE
HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OUR
YOUTH AND IT SURE SCHOOLS ACROSS
THE STATE CAN SAFELY NAVIGATE
THE ONGOING BATTLE WITH COVID
19. OR ANY OTHER LIFE
THREATENING DISEASE WE MAY BE
FACED WITH IN THE FUTURE OR NOW,
FOR THAT MATTER. OUR PHYSICIANS
SPENT A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF
TIME DELIBERATING THIS
LEGISLATION ULTIMATELY DECIDED
TO BE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
EFFORT. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT
PHYSICIANS HAVE A DUTY TO ALWAYS
HAVE THEIR PATIENTS, BEST HEALTH
OUTCOMES IN MIND, AND THIS
LEGISLATION CAPTURES THAT
COMMITMENT. SB 866 GIVES A
PHYSICIAN THE OPTION TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS VACCINE
ABOUT VACCINATION WITH THEIR
PATIENTS WHO ARE 12 YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER. THIS IS NOT A MANDATE.
MINORS AGED 12 AND OLDER HAVE
THE CAPACITY TO MAKE THIS
DECISION. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
HERE TODAY TO GIVE THOSE
INDIVIDUALS THE AUTHORITY TO
MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND PROTECT
OUR COMMUNITIES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT VOTE. WE DON'T TAKE
THAT LIGHTLY. BUT PLEASE CHOOSE
THE SIDE OF SCIENCE, EQUITY AND
CHOICE. OUR COUNTRY IS LOOKING
TO CALIFORNIA TO BE A LEADER ON
THESE ISSUES, AND WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A STATEMENT
WITH THIS LEGISLATION.
RESPECTFULLY URGENT. I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND DR BLOOMBERG. YOU HAVE STILL
CLOSE TO FIVE MINUTES REMAINING.
THANK YOU. I'M DR DEAN. I'M DR
DEAN BLUMBERG. I'M A PEDIATRIC
INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST
HERE IN SACRAMENTO. AND I'M
PLEASED TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF SB 866 ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA IMMUNIZATION
COALITION, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING AND
MAINTAINING FULL IMMUNIZATION
PROTECTION FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS.
TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND PREVENT
SERIOUS ILLNESS, DISABILITY AND
DEATH. ALL VACCINES THAT ARE
APPROVED BY THE FDA AND
ROUTINELY RECOMMENDED BY THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL FOR
CHILDREN ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE
, AND THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT
FOR INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN THE
BENEFITS OF ALL ROUTINELY
RECOMMENDED VACCINES FAR
OUTWEIGH THE SIDE EFFECTS. THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF VACCINES IS
REALLY TRULY ASTOUNDING. THE
NUMBER OF MEASLES CASES IN THE
U. S HAS DROPPED BY 99.99% DUE
TO IMMUNIZATION. AND SIMILARLY,
THERE HAS BEEN MORE THAN A 99%
DECREASE IN CASES OF TETANUS,
GERMAN MEASLES AND SEVERE
INFECTIONS LIKE MENINGITIS DO
THE HIP OR HEMOPHILUS INFLUENZA
TYPE B. SMALLPOX HAS BEEN
ERADICATED FROM THE WORLD. POLIO
IS ON THE VERGE OF ERADICATION
FROM THE WORLD AND WORLDWIDE
VACCINATION HAS PREVENTED 37
MILLION DEATHS BETWEEN 2000 AND
2017, WHICH IS A 45% DECREASE IN
DEATHS DUE TO 10 VACCINE
PREVENTABLE DISEASES RELATIVE TO
NO VACCINATION. THIS HAS SAVED
MORE THAN TWO MILLION DEATHS PER
YEAR. HOWEVER THESE VACCINE
PREVENTABLE DISEASES ARE STILL
AROUND, AND THEY STILL REMAIN A
THREAT TO CHILDREN IN MY
PRACTICE. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE
SEEN CHILDREN BRAIN DAMAGED DUE
TO MENINGITIS WITH MENINGA
CAUCUS OR LOSE AN ARM OR LEG DUE
TO SEPSIS OR BLOOD POISONING. I
HAVE SEEN CHILDREN WITH SEVERE
CASES OF INFLUENZA IN THE
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ON
VENTILATORS, SOMETIMES ON HEART
, LUNG BYPASS MACHINES AND
SOMETIMES DYING FROM THESE
PREVENTABLE DISEASES. BECAUSE
THEY ARE NOT IMMUNIZED. AND FOR
COVID 19. WE OFTEN THINK OF THIS
AS A DISEASE OF ADULTS, BUT IT
CAN BE A THREAT TO CHILDREN A
SERIOUS THREAT TO DATE. MORE
THAN 13 MILLION CHILDREN HAVE
BEEN INFECTED WITH COVID IN THE
U. S. THIS HAS RESULTED IN MORE
THAN 42,000 HOSPITALIZATIONS AND
MORE THAN 1500 DEATHS. I'VE
TAKEN CARE OF MANY HOSPITALIZED
CHILDREN HERE IN SACRAMENTO WITH
COVID. SOME IN THE ICU AND,
UNFORTUNATELY HAVE SEEN SOME
CHILDREN DIE FROM COVID AND
COMPLICATIONS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. IMMUNIZATION RATES
ARE SUB OPTIMAL DUE TO A VARIETY
OF BARRIERS. SO ANY CHANGE THAT
FACILITATES CHILDHOOD
IMMUNIZATIONS WILL RESULT IN
IMPROVED HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR
CHILDREN. 12 YEAR OLD CHILDREN
ARE ALREADY ABLE TO CONSENT FOR
HPV AND HEPATITIS B VACCINE, SO
IT'S ONLY LOGICAL. TO EXTEND
THIS CONSENT TO OTHER LIFESAVING
VACCINES SUCH AS MENINGOCOCCAL
OR MENINGITIS VACCINE.
UNFORTUNATELY COVID VACCINATION
RATES FOR CHILDREN SIGNIFICANTLY
LAGGED BEHIND OTHER AGE GROUPS
WITH LESS THAN 60% OF 12 TO 17
YEAR OLDS RECEIVING TWO DOSES
AND THIS IS A REAL TRAGEDY SINCE
THE CDC REPORTS THAT
UNVACCINATED PEOPLE 12 YEARS OF
AGE AND OLDER HAVE A 17 TIMES
INCREASED RISK OF DYING FROM
COVID COMPARED TO THOSE WHO ARE
VACCINATED. THAT'S WHY IT'S
CRITICAL FOR CALIFORNIA
IMMUNIZATION POLICY TO MAXIMIZE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDHOOD
IMMUNIZATION, INCLUDING ALLOWING
CHILDREN 12 AND OLDER TO CONSENT
FOR THESE POTENTIALLY LIFE
SAVING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES.
ROUTINELY RECOMMENDED VACCINES
ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. THEY
KEEP CHILDREN HEALTHY, AND THEY
SAVE LIVES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA IMMUNIZATION
COALITION. I ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR SB 866. TO
FACILITATE CHILDHOOD
IMMUNIZATION FOR A HEALTHIER
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. UM AND BEFORE WE GO
TO PUBLIC COMMENT, MADAM
SECRETARY IF YOU CAN TAKE ROLL
COBRA. HERE CUNNINGHAM BLOOM,
DAVIES HANEY, KYLIE MAIENSCHEIN.
REYES RIVAS WICKS. WE HAVE
ESTABLISHED QUORUM. AND SO AS
PREVIOUSLY STATED, WE'RE GONNA
GO OVER GO AHEAD TO PUBLIC
COMMENTS, STARTING WITH THOSE IN
IN SUPPORT RIGHT NOW, SO WE'RE
DOING UP TO 30 MINUTES FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE IN
SUPPORT. IN SO WE'LL START WITH
ANYONE IN PERSON. ANYONE IN THE
ROOM? THE MICROPHONE IS TO YOUR
RIGHT, UM AND AGAIN. THIS IS
JUST STATING, YEAH, IDENTIFYING
YOURSELF BY NAME, AFFILIATION
AND POSITION. ONLY LYDIA, BORN
REPRESENTING THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS,
CALIFORNIA DIVISION, WE'RE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WENDY BLOOM
, REGISTERED NURSE ORGANIZING
DIRECTOR FOR PROTECT US AND I'M
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OUR HUNT
SYRUP AND ANY WITH TEAMS OF X
WITH TEAMS FOR VACCINES AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS ALISON LEE. I'M A
STUDENT PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATE
WITH PROTECT US AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
ISHA CAMPANA. I AM WITH PROTECT
US AND I AM IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW WE'LL GO TO
THE OPERATOR AND ASK IF WE CAN
HAVE A LOT OF OPEN THE PHONE
LINES FOR THE SUPPORT POSITION
FOR SB 866. AND FOR SUPPORT, YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AND
WE WILL GO TO LINE ONE. OH, ONE.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINE ONE ON
ONE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
OPPOSITION. THIS IS SUPPORT.
OKAY WE'LL CONTINUE BLIND 43.
THE MATTER OPERATOR. THE VOLUME
IS VERY LOW. I DON'T KNOW IF
THERE'S A SETTING ON YOUR SIDE.
THAT CAN ADJUST THAT OR IT'S ON
OUR SIDE BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO
BE DIFFICULT TO HEAR FOLKS
CALLING IN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE HEAR EVERYBODY'S COMMENTS.
OKAY AND ONCE AGAIN 9 43. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING, KIM
LEWIS, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE'LL GO TO LINE NINE. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. LINE NINE. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. WE WILL CONTINUE
LINE 1 43. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING, KATIE LEIGHTON ON
BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S
SPECIALTY CARE, COALITION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THINK. LINE
68. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO.
HELLO. YES, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO USE THE
PHONES. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO
LIMIT COMMENT. IF YOU NEED TO
STAY TILL MIDNIGHT TO HEAR THE
OPPOSITION THAT'S CALLED
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. WE
WILL CONTINUE LINE 78. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HI YES. MY NAME IS
MICHELLE COHEN. I'M CALLING
REPRESENTING THE PARENTS OF
CALIFORNIA AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT
OF REMOVING THAT PEDOPHILE
WIENER OUT OF OFFICE. MR
CHAIRMAN, WE WON 58 YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. LINE 1 58. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. I WILL CONTINUE LINE 30,
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. ONCE AGAIN
LINE 30, YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO. YES, PLEASE. YES. PLEASE
CONTINUE. HEIDI JOHANNA L. AND
I'M. I'M ONLY IN A POSITION OF
THIS GARBAGE BILL. OKAY UM,
OPERATE IF YOU CAN PAUSE FOR A
MOMENT, MR CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY,
THE WE'VE BEEN TOLD OUR
SUPPORTERS ARE, UM, HAVING
TROUBLE DARLING IN BECAUSE THE
OPPOSITION WHICH IS WHAT THEY
DID IN SENATE JUDICIARY TO
FLOODS, THE LINES OF SUPPORT TO
PREVENT THE SUPPORTER FROM
TESTIFYING. THIS HAPPENED IN THE
OTHER COMMITTEE TO WITH THIS
THAT THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, UM.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY
THERE'S NOT A JOKE. I KNOW A LOT
OF FOLKS ARE LAUGHING AND
GIGGLING. YOU KNOW, BUT WE NEED
TO AT LEAST HAVE SOME
SERIOUSNESS HERE, WHETHER YOUR
WHATEVER SIDE YOU'RE ON, THAT'S
AT LEAST RESPECT THOSE THAT ARE
CALLING IN THIS RESPECT THE
PROCESS, PLEASE. SECONDLY, UM.
THOSE THAT ARE CALLING IN, UM ON
THE SUPPORT LINE, BUT ARE
CALLING AN OPPOSITION. THE TIME
WILL BE IS BEING DEDUCTED FROM
THE 30 MINUTES IN OPPOSITION
TÌM. AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT
IS THE RULES WE SET FORTH.
UNFORTUNATELY. THAT MAY MEAN
THAT FOLKS ARE CALLING IN
SUPPORT AREN'T ABLE TO GET
THROUGH. UM PEOPLE WANT TO PLAY
THESE GAMES. WE MADE IT VERY
CLEAR THAT PEOPLE RIGHT NOW
CALLING IN SUPPORT. FOLKS WANT
TO CLOG IN THE PHONE LINES AND
OPPOSITION. YOUR TIME IS BEING
USED UP NOW AND THERE WON'T BE
ANY TIME LEFT WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY
THE PROPER TIME TO CALL IN AN
OPPOSITION OR SPEAK IN THE
AUDIENCE AND OPPOSITION WAS THAT
TIME IS GONE. IT'S GONE. WE'RE
TRYING TO BE FAIR TO EACH SIDE
AND GIVE EXACT EQUAL TIME. I
DON'T I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT'S A
DIFFICULT CONCEPT. BUT LET'S GO
BACK TO THE PHONE LINES UP
ONLINE IS A LITTLE BIT THE
VOLUMES A LITTLE LOW. WOULD BE
GOOD IF WE CAN. I DON'T KNOW WHO
HAS THE TECHNICAL CONTROL OF
THAT. BUT IF WE CAN RAISE THE
VOLUME BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT
DIFFICULT. YEAH AND SO I DON'T
KNOW WHAT BUT WHETHER IT'S IN
THE ROOM OR IN SOME OTHER ROOM
THAT'S DEALING WITH THE A V. BUT
IF THEY CAN TRY TO FIGURE THAT
OUT WOULD BE GREAT. SO LET'S GO
BACK TO THE PHONE LINES AND
SUPPORT. SUPPORT POSITION FOR SB
8 66.WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 20
YEAR LINE IS OPEN. LINE 1 20.
ARE YOU SPEAKING IN SUPPORT?
YOUR LINE IS OPEN, SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION, BUT YOU'RE NOT
MAKING IT EASY. THIS IS WE WILL
GO TO LINE 65. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI GOOD MORNING ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA, VISIBLE STATES'
STRONGEST ADDITION OF OVER 80
INDIVISIBLE CHAPTER INSTRUCTS
THE BROAD OF A 66. I KNOW. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO
LINE 1 83. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
THANK YOU RIGHT CENTER ON BEHALF
OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF O B
G. Y N DISTRICT NINE AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO LINE
ONE. OH, ONE IN YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. I'M CALLING AN OPPOSITION.
I'M NOT THE ONE WHO CHOSE THIS
LINE. JUST ONE MOMENT I'LL GO
AHEAD AND REMOVE YOU. BUT I'M IN
OPPOSITION. IT'S NOT MY. OKAY
AND ONCE AGAIN IF THERE'S ANY
OTHERS IN SUPPORT, IT'S ONE AND
THEN ZERO SUPPORT ONLY. AND WE
WILL GO TO LINE 1 58. ONE
MOMENT. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. AND
ACTUALLY, 1 58. YOU NEED TO
QUEUE UP AGAIN. WE WILL
CONTINUE. TO LINE 1 47. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. AND ONE MOMENT.
ONCE AGAIN 1 47. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. 1 47. DO YOU WISH TO MAKE
A COMMENT IN SUPPORT? YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. I WAS PLACED IN 1 47.
EVEN THOUGH I WAS I AM OPPOSED.
OKAY I WILL CONTINUE ONLINE. 64
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO.
CONTINUE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. YES
HI. MY NAME IS KAREN WIENER. GO
HOME. WE DON'T WANT TO CUT THAT
OFF THAT FUN. WE WOULD GO TO
LINE 68. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HEY,
IS THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE PHONES AND YOU'RE
NOT MAKING THIS PROCESS EASY. WE
HAVE A RIGHT WE WILL GO TO LINE
ONE. OH, ONE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
I'M DOING OPPOSITION HERE AND
THERE, OKAY? AT THIS TIME, I'M
SHOWING NO MORE IN SUPPORT. ONCE
AGAIN I'M SHOWING NO MORE LIES
IN SUPPORT. PLEASE CONTINUE.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE OF FOLKS THAT
WERE CALLING AND SUPPORT WEREN'T
ABLE TO GET IN. BUT EITHER WAY,
WE'LL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
UM TWO OPPOSITION. FIRST THE
LIST. OH, YEAH. OKAY I'M SORRY.
YEAH. SO WE HAVE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. WE HAVE TO IN PERSON
AND TO BY PHONE SO WELL, LET'S
START WITH THOSE THAT ARE IN
PERSON. CRYSTAL, BA HAM AND MAX
BANIA. AND THEN AFTER THAT,
WE'LL GO TO THOSE ON THE PHONE,
MILA, BALLETIC AND AARON SERIES
SO AGAIN TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES AND
AMONGST THE FOUR WITNESSES. AND
UM, CRYSTAL, YOU CAN START
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. GOOD
MORNING MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. I AM
CRYSTAL BA HAM AND A PARENT OF A
CHILD WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS. I
AM HERE TO GIVE AN OPPOSITION
TESTIMONY OF SBS 866 AND I'M
ASKING YOU TO OPPOSE OR ABSTAIN
ON SB 866. THE SENATE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS NOTES THAT
MINORS WITH COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENTS, INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES OR EVEN CONDITIONS
LIKE ANXIETY CAN BE PARTICULARLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO VACCINE PROGRAMS
OFFERING AND SENATORS FOR
VACCINATION PRESSURE TO TAKE A
VACCINE. THIS PARTICULAR CONCERN
APPEARS UNIQUE TO THE COVID 19
VACCINE, GIVEN ITS NEWNESS AND
THE STATEWIDE PUSH TO GET PEOPLE
VACCINATED, HOWEVER, GOING
FORWARD, THE AUTHOR MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER AMENDING THE BILL TO
ADD GUARDRAILS TO PROTECT MINORS
WHOSE ABILITY TO CONSENT MIGHT
BE COMPROMISED. PERMITTING A
MINOR WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
AND OR SORRY INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES TO CONSENT TO
VACCINATION IN THE ABSENCE OF A
PARENT OR GUARDIAN RAISES
ETHICAL CONCERNS AS WELL AS
CONCERNS OVER INFORMED CONSENT.
SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS REQUESTED
AMENDMENTS REGARDING HIS POINT
OF ADDING GUARDRAILS TO PROTECT
MINORS. UM. WHOSE ABILITIES TO
CONSENT MIGHT BE COMPROMISED.
UNFORTUNATELY THE AUTHOR
REJECTED THOSE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS. I HAVE SEEN
FIRSTHAND THE BULLY TECH, THE
BULLYING TACTICS AS WELL AS CO
HERSANT AND PEER PRESSURE THAT
STUDENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED GUARD
REGARDING THE COVID 19 VACCINE.
INCLUDED CHILDREN LIKE MY OWN
MOST RECENTLY I KNOW OF A PARENT
WHO SHARED WITH ME THAT HER SON
WAS BEING SEPARATED. FROM HIS
PEERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND
FORCED TO SIT IN A CHAIR NEAR
THE CLASSROOM DOOR. THE STUDENT
WAS ALSO RESTRICTED FROM EATING
LUNCH WITH HIS PEERS AT
LUNCHTIME PARENT WAS IN TEARS,
DESCRIBING HIS EXPERIENCE
BECAUSE HER CHILD CAME HOME
EVERY DAY IN TEARS, NOT WANTING
TO RETURN TO SCHOOL. THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA HAD A CASH LOTTERY
TO INCENTIVIZE COVID 19 VACCINES
TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO RECEIVE
THE COVID 19 VACCINE WITH
INCNTIVES SUCH AS GIFT CARDS,
PRICES AND PIZZA, ADDITIONALLY,
CURRENTLY IN SOME DISTRICTS IN
CALIFORNIA, MINERS ARE EXCLUDED
FROM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS IN
PERSON LEARNING, SPORTS,
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. PROM
GRADUATION IN GRAD NIGHT IF THEY
DO NOT HAVE THE COVID 19
VACCINE, CHILDREN WILL
EXCEPTIONAL NEED TO HAVE PIPES
THAT LIST SPECIFICALLY WHAT IS
MOTIVATING TO THOSE CHILDREN. MY
CONCERN AND THE CONCERN OF OTHER
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN LIKE MINE
IS THAT THE I P INFORMATION
COULD BE USED TO CO HORSE THE
CHILDREN TO GET COVID 19 VACCINE
IN AN EDUCATIONAL SETTING. KEEP
IN MIND THAT THOSE WHO ARE
LIKELY WOULD BE ADMINISTERING
THAT COVID 19 VACCINE AT A
SCHOOL OR CLINIC WHO WOULD HAVE
NO KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL HISTORY
OF MY SON OR ANY OTHER CHILDREN?
CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL. THESE
HAVE COMPLICATED MEDICAL
HISTORIES AND GIVING THIS
VACCINE COULD PRODUCE
DEVASTATING HEALTH EFFECTS IF MY
SON WAS TO RECEIVE A COVID 19
VACCINE WITHOUT MY CONSENT. AND
HAVE A REACTION. I WOULD HAVE NO
IDEA THAT HE HAD GOTTEN IT. AS A
RESULT, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO
INTERVENE. SO AGAIN. I URGE YOU
TO VOTE. NO I'M STAYING ON THIS
OR I'M STAYING ON THIS BILL AS
THERE ARE NO PROTECTIONS IN
PLACE FOR MY SON OR CHILDREN
LIKE THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MAX BANIA. GOOD MORNING ASH,
KALRA AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN AND PARENTS
TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION. SB 8
66. UM I WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE
IMPLICATED BY THIS BILL. IF IT
PASSES. STUDENTS LIKE ME ARE NOT
DESPERATE TO GET VACCINATED. OUR
AGE GROUP HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF
SURVIVING COVID STUDENTS ARE
MISSING OUT BECAUSE OF UNLAWFUL
REQUIREMENTS. UNVACCINATED PEERS
OF MINE IN GRANADA HILLS CHARTER
SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO ATTEND THEIR OWN
OUTDOOR GRADUATION THIS WEEK,
EVEN IF THEY MASK TEST OR TAKE
OTHER PRECAUTIONS. THEY FEEL
ABANDONED BY THEIR SCHOOL AND
PRESSURED INTO GETTING THE
VACCINE. WHEN THE SCHOOL SHUT
DOWN. THE EXPERIENCE WAS SO
HORRIBLE FOR ME THAT I TESTED
OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. NOW I'M AT
JUNIOR COLLEGE AND BECAUSE OF
THE CAMPUS VACCINE REQUIREMENT,
I'M STILL HAVING TO DO MY
SCHOOLING ONLINE. I AM MISSING
OUT ON THE QUOTE, COLLEGE
EXPERIENCE AND MEETING PEOPLE. I
UNDERSTAND THIS BILL DOES NOT
MANDATE VACCINES, BUT I DON'T
KNOW MANY YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE
AGE OF 18, WHO CAN TRULY
RATIONALIZED SUCH AN IMPORTANT
MEDICAL DECISION. EVEN THE FDA
HAS NOT FULLY APPROVED COVID
VACCINES FOR CHILDREN. CHILDREN
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS
FOR A VACCINE TO BE EMERGENCY
USE AUTHORIZED OR THAT THE
CLINICAL TRIALS WILL NOT BE
COMPLETED UNTIL 2024 PARENTS
WILL BE SHUT OUT OF THE FROM THE
LOGICAL DECISION MAKING WITH
THEIR CHILDREN. IN CALIFORNIA
CHILDREN CAN CONSENT TO
ABORTIONS OR DRUG AND ALCOHOL
TREATMENT WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS
. BUT THOSE ARE SENSITIVE ISSUES
IN WHICH CHILDREN ARE NOT ABLE
TO DISCUSS OPENLY WITH THEIR
PARENTS. WELL, THE VACCINE ISSUE
IS POLITICALLY CHARGED VACCINES
ARE INTENDED TO PREVENT DISEASE
AND SHOULD NOT BE IN THE SAME
CLASS AS ABORTIONS OR DRUG
TREATMENT. I HAVE STUDIED
PSYCHOLOGY AT SCHOOL, AND I
LEARNED THAT THE BRAIN IS NOT
FULLY DEVELOPED UNTIL ONE
REACHES THE AGE OF 25. GOOD
JUDGMENT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
TEENS EXCELLING. RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT ADULT AND TEEN BRAINS WORK
MUCH DIFFERENTLY. ADULTS ARE
MORE CAPABLE OF GOOD JUDGMENT
AND ARE AWARE OF LONG TERM
CONSEQUENCES. PARENTS CAN ASSESS
THE BENEFITS AND RISKS BETTER
THAN THEIR CHILDREN. THIS BILL
WOULD RESULT IN PARENTS BEING
SHUT OUT OF THEIR KIDS LIVES AND
DECISION MAKING. GIFT CARDS,
PIZZA OR ICE CREAM OR EASILY
CONVINCE CHILDREN TO TAKE A
VACCINE WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT
THE HEALTH RISKS VERSUS
BENEFITS. WHAT IF THEY HAVE AN
UNDERLYING CONDITION THAT ONLY
THE PARENT IS AWARE OF? OR WHAT
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO, OR WHAT
IF THEY DON'T WANT TO VACCINE?
IF THIS BILL ALLOWS ME THE
ABILITY TO CONSENT TO A VACCINE
, THEN I SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO
SAY NO TO IT WITHOUT MY PARENTS'
KNOWLEDGE. I DO AGREE THAT SOME
TEENS MAY BE ABLE TO GIVE
INFORMED CONSENT DESPITE THEIR
YOUTH. BUT THE FEW ANECDOTES OF
TEENS WANTING TO GET VACCINATED
BUT BEING BLOCKED BY THEIR
PARENTS IS NOT A REASON TO PASS
THIS LEGISLATION. PASSING THIS
BILL WOULD NEEDLESSLY INTENSIFY
THE STRONG FEELINGS OF THE
PUBLIC'S VACCINE. SKEPTICISM
ESPECIALLY AMONG PARENTS TRUST
IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY.
DOCTORS AND LEGISLATORS IS AT AN
ALL TIME LOW. THESE ENTITIES
NEED TO BUILD THAT TRUST BACK
RATHER THAN IMPLEMENTING
POLICIES WHICH CAUSED FAMILY
DIVISION. I BELIEVE IF YOU WANT
TO ELIMINATE VACCINE HESITANCY
AMONG PARENTS, YOU DO IT BY FULL
DISCLOSURE AND INFORMING PARENTS
RATHER THAN DISCARDING THE
DECISION MAKING RIGHTS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AH AND THEN ON
THE PHONE. WE HAVE MERITAGE. SO
AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK. MY NAME IS MILA ROCKETED.
I'M A 17 YEAR OLD PREMED STUDENT
WHO ASPIRES TO BECOME A DOCTOR
AND SURGEON. I WAS A HIGH
FUNCTIONING EARLY HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES WHO DID YOU JITSU,
SWIMMING AND BIKING AND RUNNING
AND WAS PREPARING FOR MY FIRST
TRAP LAWN. ALL OF THAT ENDED ON
9 11 2021 WHEN I HAD A SEVERE
ADVERSE REACTIONS TO VACCINES.
I'M HERE TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION
TO SB 866. BECAUSE I THINK
INFORMED CONSENT NEEDS MORE THAN
A STRANGER COURSING A TEENAGER
INTO A POTENTIALLY LIFE ALTERING
DECISIONS AND THEN HIDING IT
FROM THE CHILD'S PARENT. IN BOTH
2021. I WAS FORCED BY MY SCHOOL
AND WORK TO GET BACK TO MY
PARENTS AND I SPOKE ABOUT IT AND
MADE THE MOST INFORMED DECISION
THAT WE COULD BUT I REALLY HAD
NO CHOICE. WITHIN MINUTES OF
BEING INJECTED. I LOST
CONSCIOUSNESS AND WAS SOON
TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY
ROOM. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. I
STARTED HAVING FLU LIKE
SYMPTOMS, KICKS AND PAINFUL
SEIZURES. THE FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS
. TEXANS SEIZURES CONTINUED TO
GET WORSE UNTIL FEBRUARY, 2022
WHEN I LOST MY ABILITY TO WALK
AT THAT POINT, MY PARENTS TOOK
OVER. THEY DID THEIR OWN
RESEARCH AND LOCATED A DOCTOR
WHO THEY THOUGHT COULD HELP.
AFTER TWO DAYS OF TREATMENT, MY
SEIZURES AND DECREASE THE NECK
TO ME TO GET OUT OF BED AND
BRISKLY WALKING. WHAT WAS MY
REACTION TO THE VACCINE? WAS IT
ALLERGIC? THE DOCTORS AND
SPECIALISTS THAT THEY DIDN'T
KNOW OR THEY DIDN'T WANT TO TELL
US. EITHER WAY, I OBVIOUSLY HAD
A SERIOUS REACTION TO THE
VACCINE, BUT WHO WAS MY
ADVOCATE? MY PARENTS, NOT THE
PHARMACIST WHO GAVE ME THE SHOT
OR THE EMERGENCY DOCTOR THAT
DISMISSEDME OR THE MANY SO
CALLED SPECIALISTS BUT JUST
PASSED ME AROUND. WHO WILL KNOW
ABOUT THE CHILD'S ALLERGIES AND
WHO WILL REPORT AND TAKE CARE OF
THE CHILD WHEN THEY ARE GIVEN
THE VACCINE IN SECRET, AND
SOMETHING GOES WRONG. EVEN IF
THE CHILD KNOWS WHAT THEIR
ALLERGIES ARE, WHAT ARE THE
INGREDIENTS IN THE VACCINE AND
HOW THOSE SUBSTANCES INTERACT
WITH THE CHILD'S ALLERGY? IT WAS
MY PARENTS WHO FOUND THE ROOT
CAUSES AND PURSUED MEDICAL
TREATMENT PROVIDED ME PATHWAY.
IT WASN'T A HEALTHCARE WORKER,
TEACHER COUNSELOR OR A TEMPORARY
INJECTION SITE WORKER. THAT
HELPS ME IT WAS MY PARENT. THE
PARENTS AND THEIR DOCTORS WILL
HAVE THE BEST UNDERSTANDING OF
POTENTIAL ALLERGIC REACTION. FOR
THE CHILD, NOT THE TEACHERS FOR
PAPA VACCINE CLINIC WORK. THE
PARENTS WILL KEEP SHOT OF THE
DATA OF THEIR KIDS. LIKE THEY'VE
BEEN DOING FOR DECADES. THIS
BILL LACKS TRANSPARENCY AND THE
RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPILLS
ADMINISTRATION ARE
MISUNDERSTOOD. KEEPING PARENTS
IN THE DARK DOES NOT PROMOTE
TRUST, NOR IS IT INFORMED
CONSENT. WE NEED MORE PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT, NOT LESS. I THINK
MOST KIDS TRUST THEIR PARENTS,
AND THAT'S WHO SHOULD BE
INVOLVED WITH THE INDIVIDUAL
HEALTHCARE DECISION. THIS BILL
IS NOT TRANSPARENT AND GOES
AGAINST THE CORE VALUES OF TRUE
AMERICA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. AARON
SERIES. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS AARON, SYRIA AND MY
LAW FIRM STEERING GLIMPSE THAT
HAS OVER 20 PROFESSIONALS OF
CONSTANT COUNTRY. THAT
EXCLUSIVELY PRACTICED IN THE
AREAS OF VACCINE INJURY
EXEMPTIONS AND POLICIES.
CALIFORNIA'S MINOR CONSENT BILL
WOULD VIOLATE FEDERAL LAW. ON
BEHALF OF THE FAMILY IN
WASHINGTON, D C. MY LAW FIRM
CHALLENGE THE D. C LAW
PERMITTING VACCINATION OF MINORS
WITHOUT FORENSIC CONSENT.
FEDERAL JUDGE ENJOYING THE DC
LAW AND WASHINGTON, DC, DID NOT
APPEAL. THE PRECISE SOUND FOR
THAT INJUNCTION WITH EQUALLY
APPLIED CALIFORNIA'S PROPOSED
LAW. THIS IS BECAUSE FEDERAL LAW
REQUIRES PROVIDING A PARENT
VACCINE INFORMATION STATEMENT
BEFORE VACCINATING THEIR CHILD
DATA INFORMATION STATEMENT, ALSO
KNOWN AS A DISEASE. MUST BE
PROVIDED BEFORE VACCINATION,
EVEN IF THE SAME VACCINE BY THE
PERSON INTENDING TO ADMINISTER
THE VACCINE EACH TIME THE
VACCINE AND THE MINISTER THAT
FEDERAL LAW CODIFIED AT 42. U.
S. C. 300 A DASH, 20 SAID. IT
MEANS YOU CANNOT UNDER FEDERAL
LAW CUT OUT THE PARENTS FROM THE
VACCINATION PROCESS. AND WHY
IT'S PROVIDING THE PARENTS ARE
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. BECAUSE IN
1986 WHEN CONGRESS ELIMINATED
LIABILITY FOR PHARMA COMPANIES
FOR INJURIES CAUSED BY THE
VACCINE PRODUCT. IT PROVIDED ONE
PARTICULAR IMPORTANT AND
CRITICAL SAFETY CHECK TO
COUNTERBALANCE. THAT LOSS IN THE
NORMAL MARKET FORCES THAT ASSURE
PRODUCT THE V I S LIST. WHAT A
PARENT SHOULD TELL THE DOCTOR
BEFORE THEIR CHILD IS VACCINATED
, FOR EXAMPLE, PRIOR REACTION TO
THE VACCINE WHEN A CHILD WAS A
BABY. THAT'S THE TYPE OF
INFORMATION OFTEN ONLY THE
PARENTS WOULD KNOW. THE ALSO
TELLS APPARENTLY WHAT TO DO IF
THE CHILD HAS A REACTION AFTER
THAT NATION, INCLUDING HOW TO
BRING AND TO BRING A CLAIM IN
THE FEDERAL VACCINE INJURY
COMPENSATION PROGRAM. THIS
CRITICAL SAFETY CHECK IS
REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW AND THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE WILL
HOPEFULLY SPECT COMPREHENSIVE
FEDERAL STATUTORY STREET
REGARDING THAT NATION. SOME
CLAIM THAT LAWS HAVE PERMITTED
MEDICAL CARE FOR MINORS FOR
DECADES WITHOUT, FOR INSTANCE,
SENT IT'S ONLY RECENTLY THAT
SUCH LOSSES SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED
ON THAT TEAM AND THAT THERE HAS
BEEN A DRIVE TO VACCINATE MINORS
WITHOUT FRIENDS, CONSENT. IN ANY
EVENT. DELAY DOESN'T RESULT IN A
LAW BECOME LEGAL THAT IS
ILLEGAL. THE LAW OF THE SEA WAS
THE FIRST ACTUALLY ADJUDICATE
THE LEGALITY OF VACCINATING A
MINOR WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT.
WE ARE AWARE OF NO OTHER
DECISION. PUBLISHED BY ANY COURT
ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. WE HAD
THAT CALIFORNIA'S MINER HIMSELF
LAW WILL SUFFER THE SAME FATE AS
THE WASHINGTON DC, MAKE YOURSELF
OFF. OF PUTTING ASIDE FORGET
THAT WE GALLERY JUST FOR A
MOMENT. THIS BILL PRESENTS THAT
POLICY. IN OUR EXPERIENCE. MOST
PARENTS DO NOT NOT BACK TO ME.
THEY STOPPED VACCINATING THEIR
THE ONES WHO KNOW THEIR CHILD
BEST ARE BEST SUITED TO GET BACK
TO HIS APARTMENT PRODUCTS,
ELEMENT, CHILDREN AND MAKING
INFORMED DECISIONS. WE NEED TO
LEAVE IT IN THE HANDS OF PARENTS
TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR
EACH CHILD. IMPORTANT MINISTER
POWERFUL COMES TO PRODUCTS AND
TO ALSO BE THE ONES TO BE THERE
TO CARE FOR THE CHILDREN. BUT
THERE'S AN ISSUE. THERE ARE THE
ONES THAT WILL DO THAT NOBODY
ELSE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE
CONTACTED CONTACTED OUR FIRM
REGARDING GREEN AND COVID ACT
MUSIC CLAIMS. PEOPLE HAVE NO
ISSUES WITH VACCINE PEOPLE THAT
ISSUED VACCINES DON'T CONTACT
OUR FIRM ABOUT VACCINE INJURY
BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET VACCINES.
UM AND IF A MINOR COLOR FIRM
ABOUT BRINGING THE VACCINE
INJURY CLAIMS FOR COACH VACCINE,
WE WOULDN'T NEED THEIR PARENTS'
PERMISSION TO BRING THE PLAN
RETURNING TO LAW. THIS PROPOSED
MINOR CONSENT, THOUGH, WOULD BE
PREEMPTED BY FEDERAL LAW, AND WE
HOPE TO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE.
FOR THE SEAT SEEKING TO UP AND
ONE OF THE FEW SAFETY CHECKS PUT
IN PLACE TO PROTECT CHILDREN TO
COUNTERBALANCE OF FINANCIAL
IMMUNITY FOR VACCINES IS GIVEN
TO FARMING COMPANIES. IF THE
SPEAKERS AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL
TO BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF
GIVING MINORS CHOICE AND THEY
SAID, ALSO SUPPORT PERMITTING
MINERS TO REFUSE THE VACCINE
THAT THEIR PARENTS WANT TO
VACCINATE. I WANT. I DOUBT THAT.
THAT WOULD BE THE CASE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU AND I WANT TO COMMEND
THE PRIMARY WITNESSES ON BOTH
SIDES. ALL EIGHT OF YOU DID
EVERYTHING UNDER TIME, AND I
APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S NOT EASY
TO DO. AND YOU ARE ALL VERY
EFFECTIVE IN GETTING YOUR
MESSAGE ACROSS. UM LET'S MOVE ON
THEN TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND
OPPOSITION. AGAIN LIMITED TO
NAME AND AFFILIATION AND YOUR
POSITION ONLY WE WILL START WITH
ANYONE IN PERSON AND JUST PLEASE
LINE UP. UM AND IF YOU DON'T
WANT TO LINE UP, BUT YOU WANT TO
WAIT UNTIL THE LINES CLEARLY
FREE TO DO THAT AS WELL. AND SO
AGAIN, SO ONE AT A TIME, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. CHRISTINA HILDEBRAND
FOR VOICE. PATRICIA IS HE IN
STRONG OPPOSITION? THANK YOU.
DENISE ANGULAR CO FOUNDER
FREEDOM ANGELS, PRESIDENT SAMA,
KING COUNTY LIBERTY COALITION
AND REPRESENTATIVE OF LEX IT WE
ARE IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
CHRISTIE SEPULVEDA, VIRGIN OF
EDUCATED ADVOCATE. WE SERVE
SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILIES IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. TARA THORNTON, CO FOUNDER
FREEDOM ANGELS AND STRONG
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. VILLA YOU
AGGIE LAR, FOUNDER OF HOPE
DEALERS IN ACTION IN STRONG
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. ALISON
SORROW, PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA
FREEDOM KEEPERS REPRESENTING
OVER 85,000 FAMILIES, JUST LIKE
MILA'S IN STRONG OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. COPIERS AND FOUNDER
OF FACTS, TRUTH, JUSTICE AND
STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
THANKS. THANK YOU. NICOLE YOUNG
PLASTER COUNTY CHAPTER CHAIR
MOMS FOR LIBERTY REPRESENTING
OVER 2000 FAMILIES AND PERHAPS
FOSTER COUNTY AND STRONG
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. DEBORAH WALLEY. SACRAMENTO
COUNTY C P R A SAYS THAT WE LOST
1200 PEOPLE IN 2016 AND 1200
PEOPLE POSITION, PLEASE.
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
QUENTIN LEVEQUE ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA HEALTH COALITION
ADVOCACY IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. KAREN AMAZON, DIRECTOR OF
OPERATIONS FOR FREEDOM KEEPERS
UNITED IN STRONG OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. HELLO CHAIR, AND HE
REMEMBERS LODGE REPRESENTING
JAMES P. RILEY RUNNING FOR US
SENATE ALSO REPRESENT LADIES FOR
LIBERTIES. CASHEW WILLIAMS AND
PARENTS THAT AND THIS IS AN
ORGANIZATION PARENTS THAT ARE
AGAINST CRIMINALS, INJECTING
CATS, SO I'M WE ARE IN VERY
STRONG OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL.
AND PLEASE, WE'RE ASKING FOR A
NO VOTE. THANK YOU. GREG BURKE
FROM THE CALIFORNIA FAMILY
COUNCIL AND STRONG OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HARRISON'S
A FROM THE AMERICAN COUNCIL AND
STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
LARA GAMEZ, REPRESENTING
PARENTS' AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. ERIN
PAGE, WITH NATOMAS UNIFIED FOR
FREEDOM AND SACRAMENTO. RISE UP
IN STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
RACHEL CATAN, FOUNDER OF NATOMAS
, USD FOR FREEDOM AND MEMBER OF
STAND UP SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND
STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
GABRIELLE INGRAM, FOUNDER OF
STAND UP SEPARATE CRIMINAL
COUNTY AND WITH BILLS LIKE THIS,
REPRESENTING THOUSANDS IN THE
COUNTY AND AROUND THE STATE IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, TERRY HùCOBIAN ON
BEHALF OF ROCK CARVER CHURCH IN
BAKERSFIELD ON BEHALF OF CALVARY
BUY, SELL YOUR CHURCH IN VISALIA
ON BEHALF OF MULTIPLE TULARE
COUNTY COALITIONS OF FREEDOM. WE
VIOLENTLY OPPOSED. SB 866. THANK
YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. HELLO MY
NAME IS CHRISTINE ALEXANDER,
REPRESENTING MY FAMILY OF NINE
IN PLASTER COUNTY AND I OPPOSED
THIS OPPOSITE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. I'M ROSKAM ZM
APPARENT. AND I OPPOSE THIS.
THANK YOU. NATHAN PEARCE,
PRIVATE HOME EDUCATORS OF
CALIFORNIA AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. MEGAN BRENNER. I'M A PARENT
AND AN EDUCATOR. AND I OPPOSED
THIS. THANK YOU. JESSICA WAGNER
. I'M A PARENT OF A CHILD WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS. I'M A TEACHER AND
I'M RUNNING FOR STATE ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT 13 AS A WRITE IN I
OPPOSE AND MY COMMUNITY POSES
THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
EVERYBODY, BOTH ON SUPPORTING
OPPOSITION IN IN PERSON ALL VERY
RESPECTFUL AND APPRECIATE THAT.
LET'S GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
AGAIN THOSE IN OPPOSITION NAME
AND AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ONLY PLEASE. WHO WILL GO TO LINE
1 47 AND YOUR LINE IS OPEN. 1
47. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
PAULINE. AND I'M A PARENT WITH A
SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND I
VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE
68. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PILLOW.
IS THAT ME? CORRECT CONTINUE.
YOUR PHONES ARE TERRIBLE. YOU
HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TRYING
TO CALL IN AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO LIMIT PUBLIC COMMENT TO 30
MINUTES. WE ARE SICK OF THE
TYRANNY AND YOU NEED TO LET
PEOPLE SPEAK. WE WILL CONTINUE
ON WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 58. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HELLO. I'M ERIC
SALLY FLORES WITH SOME WORK IN
COUNTY LIBERTY COALITION AND
CATHOLIC FAMILIES FOR FREEDOM
THAT THEIR DATABASE IS A GLIMPSE
OF THE DAMAGE THIS COVID BACK
HAS ALREADY COST. WE OPPOSED
THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
WERE GO NEXT TO LINE 1 76. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS
MELISSA FREAS. I AM A RESIDENT
OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY. I AM AN
AMBASSADOR OF BLACK FIT. AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSED SB 866. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO
TO LINE 1 53. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING. I'M CHERYL MCEWAN
, HARPER STATE LEAD FOR THE
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT OF CALIFORNIA. OPPOSE THIS BILL AND
UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION WITH
POOR BEHAVIOR. RESPECTFULLY THE
PHONE LINES ARE A BIT CONFUSING
FOR THOSE CALLING IN FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN TOGETHER.
UNDERSTOOD. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
NEXT TO LINE 1 86. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI MY NAME IS STEPHANIE
GARRIDO. I AM A MOTHER AND
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER. ON LONG
BEACH, CALIFORNIA AND I OPPOSE
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL
GO TO LINE 85. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. YES MY NAME IS CRISTINA
CALDERON, A MOTHER OF TWO
STANISLAS COUNTY RESIDENT AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSED AS THE 866.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
COMIC COMES FROM LINE 13. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS
MELISSA KIÞM APPEARANCE AND A
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 48, YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. THANK YO. MY NAME IS
MONIQUE LUKENS. I'M A LOS
ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOL GUEST
TEACHER, THANKS TO FREEDOM
KEEPERS FOR LEARNING ME TO THIS
AND I AM IN STRONG OPPOSITION.
SB 86. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE ONE. OH,
SEVEN. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. AGAIN
LINE ONE. OH, SEVEN. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. AND ONCE AGAIN LINE
ONE. OH, SEVEN. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WE WILL CONTINUE. NEXT WE
WILL GOLD TO LINE 73. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HELLO THIS IS MELISSA
MAHOGANY, A OF RESOURCE SHOPS OF
SHOTS, THE COUNTY AND WE OPPOSE
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 75. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING,
ALAN. SEE I'M A PARENT FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MARK STONES
DISTRICT IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'LL GO TO LINE 1 64. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. ONCE AGAIN BEFORE. YES,
PLEASE CONTINUE. NICE. SALLY
MOUSE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY,
ISAAC BRYANT. DISTRICT AND I'M
IN STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WILL CONTINUE WITH
LINE 72. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MY
NAME IS LINDA. I'M PLEASURE
COUNTY. I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF
THE PLEASURE COUNTY RUPAUL
GROUPS AND I PERSONALLY AND THE
OPPOSITION OF THIS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
WILL GO TO LINE 1 94. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. IS THAT ME? YES, IT IS.
PLEASE CONTINUE. OKAY MY NAME IS
NICOLE BET, SACRAMENTO COUNTY
RESIDENT AND CONCERNED PARENTS
THIS STORE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE WOULD GO NEXT TO LINE
204. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. YES HI.
THIS IS KAREN. AND I MEAN
ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION OF WIENER
AND ALL OF HIS BILLS, INCLUDING
THIS ONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 70.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI. MY NAME
IS NICOLE AND I'M CALLING FROM
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND STRONGLY
OPPOSED THE 8 60. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT, WE WILL GO TO
LINE 1 88. IN YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
TIKI MORNING. MY NAME IS JESSICA
AYALA IN THE DIRECTOR OF
PROTECTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL
RIGHTS OF KIDS, AND WE ARE
CALLING TO OPPOSE THE 866. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WELL, WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE
101 AND YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THIS
IS NOT AN IMMUNIZATION. IT DOES
NOT PREVENT THE DISEASE. I AM AN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 17.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MORNING MY
NAME IS ELENA AND I AM A MEMBER
OF THE SAN HANE COUNTY
LIBERTY COALITION. I OPPOSE THIS
BILL AND I ALSO SECOND THE LADY
WHO GRACIOUSLY EXPOSED THE
CONFUSION. THIS IS FOR A LOT OF
NEW PEOPLE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE WERE GO NEXT
TO LINE 36. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO. MY NAME IS DESIREE
HEREDIA. I'M A VOLUNTEER WITH
CALIFORNIA FREEDOM KEEPERS AND A
PARENT AND STRONG OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
WILL GO TO LINE 91. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? YES, YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU
. MY NAME IS HEATHER JIMENEZ
FROM ALL MEDIA COUNTY AND I'M A
MOTHER OF FIVE CHILDREN THAT
WANT ME TO BE WITH THEM WHEN
THEY RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT,
PLEASE VOTE NO TO TAKE AWAY
PRINCE. ALL RIGHT, SO I
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 1 71.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THE LINES ARE REALLY
KIND OF HARD HERE. BUT MY NAME
IS KELLY HATCH ON THE MOTHER OF
TWO. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF CANEEL
VALLEY. MY MOTHER BEARS AND I
HIGHLY HIGHLY OPPOSED THIS BILL.
PLEASE PLEASE LET THE PARENTAL
RIGHTS STAY WHERE THEY BELONG.
THNK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE 1 54 AND
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
. MY NAME IS STEPHANIE MACLEOD.
WOMAN I AM FROM ORANGE COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA. MOTHER OF TWO. AND I
OPPOSED THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
WILL GO TO LINE 82. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. YES. GOOD MORNING, MRS
KERRY. ARNOLD. I'M A PARENT. AND
I STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS FILM FROM
FREE EAST SIDE GROUP AND BISHOP,
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
WILL GO TO LINE 1 18. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. MY NAME IS KATHY
WIGHTMAN. I'M FROM WINDSOR,
CALIFORNIA. I'M A GRANDMOTHER OF
FIVE CHILDREN AND A MEMBER OF A
BAR TO NOMA AND WE STRONGLY
STRONGLY OPPOSED THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 1 33. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. LIVABLE LOG MEMBER
OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 18.
I'M IN OPPOSITION OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
WILL GO TO LINE ONE. OH, TO YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. YES. THANK YOU,
LOUISE LARSON. UM I REPRESENT
THE PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS OF
SAN MATEO COUNTY, AND WE'RE IN
STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. WE WILL GO TO LINE 89. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MY NAME IS
JEANETTE FELT MEMBER OF STAND UP
SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND I OPPOSE
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 1 25.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINE 1 25.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI. THIS IS
ALMA AND I OPPOSE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO
LINE TWO. OH, ONE. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DOLORA ALVA CASTLES. I AM A
MOTHER OF FOUR GRANDMOTHER OF
NINE AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSED
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO TO LINE 51. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HI. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES YES. CAN PLEASE CONTINUE.
YEAH. MY NAME IS VERONICA. I
REPRESENT THE. THE CONSTITUENTS
FROM YUBA COUNTY MARRIAGE BILL
AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED AS THE
866. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 78.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINE 78. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN IS THAT US? PLEASE
CONTINUE. CAN YOU HEAR US? YES,
WE CAN. PLEASE CONTINUE. HELLO
MY NAME IS LELA HARMFUL OF THE
KIDS IN CALIFORNIA TO REMOVE
SANDAL WIENER. REMOVE WIENER.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO
LINE 1 99. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. I
OPPOSED 86 SPECS AND I REBUKE
ALL OF YOU THINKING. THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 1 24.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MY NAME IS
DEJA. I'M FROM SANTA CLARA
COUNTY. I'M A MOTHER AND I'M IN
STRONG OPPOSITION OF SB 866.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
NEXT TO LINE 69. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. MY NAME IS ADRIANA PEREZ
AND I'M A PARENT AND A PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHER FROM ORANGE
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. 1000 NEXT TO
LINE 93. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
RIGHT? HEY, GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS KENNETH FRATTO. I AM
FROM RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND
AMBASSADOR FOR ALEXIS AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSED THE 866. AND
AFTER LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ON
THE BOARDS OF PRESUPPOSES AND
VOTE NO, THANK YOU. THINK WE
WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 19. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. LINE 19. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. WE WILL CONTINUE ON.
WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE 98. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HI. MY NAME IS
PAMELA VERY ON THE PARENTS WHO
IN DISABLED TEENAGER AND I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE
59. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI MY
NAME IS HEATHER COLA. MAXIE
COLLINS FROM THE CITY OF ORANGE
MOTHER OF TWO BOYS AND
EXTERNALLY IMPOSED THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE
1 40 FOR YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI.
MY NAME IS DEBORAH HANLEY AND
FROM DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA AND A
PARENT AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE
1 16. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO
MY NAME IS SARAH ADAMS, FOUNDER
OF THE PARENTS AGAINST MANDATES
AND STANDARDS. ONTARIO MONTCLAIR
. I'M ALSO ELECTED AMBASSADOR,
MOTHER AND NURSE AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO
LINE 1 13. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SELENE
AND I REPRESENT A PLANNED
PARENTS FOR CHANGING FREEDOM AND
WE STRONGLY OPPOSED ON SB 866.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THINK YOU
NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 39. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MY NAME IS
CHRISTINA MCKINNEY. I'M A NURSE
IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY. AND I OPPOSES THE 866.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO TO
LINE 1 63. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HI. MY NAME IS BRENDA RIVERA. I
REPRESENT MY FAMILY IN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED SB
866. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 23. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. YES MY NAME IS
LUIS PENA, THE DALLAS AND EL
DORADO COUNTY. A CONCERNED
PARENT AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED
THE 866. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 21,
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. YES MY NAME
IS ALICIA. JESSE I AM A RESIDENT
OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY OF
CONCERNED PARENTS AND OPPOSED AT
B 866. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 89.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. LINDA SCHWARTZ. MY
FAMILY AND I ARE FROM ORANGE
COUNTY. AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSED
66. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OUR NEXT. RESPONSIBLE COME
FROM LINE 1 36. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI MY NAME IS NICOLE DEAN
FROM VENTURA COUNTY. I AM A
MOTHER OF TWO BOYS AND I
STRONGLY OPPOSED AT THE X 66.
AND THANK YOU TO PLEASE DO THE
SAME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT. WE WILL GO TO
LINE 56. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. ONCE
AGAIN LINE 56. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES, WE CAN. PLEASE CONTINUE. MY
NAME IS DAVID HALLIBURTON.
PLASTER COUNTY STRONGLY OPPOSED
THIS BILL AND ALSO TRYING TO
MAKE THIS FOR THANK YOU. WE WILL
CONTINUE ON. IN LINE 95. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. YES HI. THIS IS
NICK. I REPRESENT TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF UNSUSPECTING
PARENT. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. WE
OBJECT. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
NEXT TO LINE 2 15. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
SARAH AMERY. NO. AND I'M PLAYING
SOME CONTRAST TO COUNTY AND I
JUST WANTED TO OPPOSE US. TH 66
. THANK THANK YOU. WE WILL. WE
WOULD GO NEXT TO LINE 42. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. LINE 42. YOU'RE
LIKE, YES. PLEASE CONTINUE. YES
MY NAME IS RACIST STUDIO VILLA
VENTURA COUNTY AND I'M A PARENT
OF A VACCINE INJURED CHILD WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS, AND I'M ALSO A
PUBLIC EDUCATOR, AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSE SB 866. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE WERE GO NEXT TO LINE
TWO. OH, NINE. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO HEY, GUYS.
LEGISLATURES THANK YOU AND THANK
YOU, OPERATOR FOR YOUR PATIENTS,
AND WE NEED TO QUORUM YET, UM,
STRONGLY OPPOSE. USB A 66. IT'S
NOT CONGRUENT WITH 6930 C 26950
AS EXAMPLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 17.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
. MY NAME IS JONATHAN'S ACTRESS
AND FOUNDER OF REOPEN CALIFORNIA
SCHOOLS WITH OVER 20,000 MEMBERS
AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSED SPH 66.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
NEXT TO LINE 67. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. I KNOW I'M PREGNANT. ONCE
AGAIN LINE 67. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WELL WE WILL CONTINUE
GOING NEXT TO LINE 58 58. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. ONCE AGAIN LINE 58
. YOUR LINE IS NOW OPEN. HI. YES
MY NAME IS BLANCA, HER TATO. AND
I'M A MEMBER OF STAND UP
SACRAMENTO COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 31. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. CHAIR MEMBERS
POLIO TO ON BEHALF OF THE
HILLARY COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
NEXT TO LINE 2 17. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
YES WE CAN. PLEASE CONTINUE.
PERFECT THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
WENDY BEALE AND I'M A MOTHER OF
FIVE AND VICE CHAIR FOR MOMS FOR
LIBERTY PLASTER COUNTY, WHICH
REPRESENTS OVER 2000 PARENTS. IN
OUR COUNTY AND WE STRONGLY
OPPOSED AS THE 866. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
NEXT TO LINE 47. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. YES. HI MY NAME IS AMANDA
PARTAIN AND I'M, A RESIDENT OF
THE COUNTY AND THE MOTHER OF
THREE AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED THE
866. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 1 66. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HELLO MY NAME IS
KELLY MAHONEY, CHAIRWOMAN OF THE
SAME WALKING COUNTY LIBERTY
COALITION. AND I JUST WANTED TO
CLARIFY THAT THE WITH THE PHONE
LINES THAT I WAS ON HOLD FOR
OVER 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO GETTING
ANY SORT OF NUMBER IN Q FOR
SPEAKING. UM BUT THANK YOU,
OPERATOR FOR YOUR PATIENTS OF
THAT, AND SENATOR WEINER AND
OTHERS ARE LYING WHEN THEY SAY
THAT OPPOSITION OF SUPPORT AND
THEY'RE MAD. WE WILL GO NEXT TO
LINE 2 16. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
DANIEL FROM FRESNO COUNTY
REPRESENTATIVE OF LEGS IT UH AND
I OPPOSE THIS BILL BECAUSE
ANYONE THAT HAS KIDS KNOW THAT
THE TERRIFIED OF NEEDLES AND
THEY WANT TO HOLD THEIR THANK
YOU. NOTHING'S HAPPENING. THANK
YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 41.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI MY NAME IS
AMBER DELA CRUZ FROM ORANGE
COUNTY M. A CONCERNED PARENT OF
THREE AND I OPPOSE SC 8 16.
THANK YOU, QUÊ. WE WILL GO NEXT
TO LINE 2 23. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
MY NAME MUST HAVE RUN INDUSTRY.
I'M A PARENT OF TWO BOYS, MINOR
BOYS, ONE WHO HAS AN OTTOMAN
IMMUNE CONDITION IN WHICH PFIZER
HAS SPECIFICALLY LISTED AS AN
ADVERSE EVENT TO THE VACCINE. I
STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS DANGEROUS
FILM. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT
TO LINE 46. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO MY NAME IS MELISSA SONORA
, UH, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
RESIDENT AND APPARENT WITH LOS
ANGELES EDUCATORS, PARENTS
UNITED AND LEX IT LOS ANGELES
AND WE STRONGLY STRONGLY
OPPOSED. SB 66. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 45.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. FIND MY NAME
IS ASHLEY LOLITA. I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF MY CHILD AND MY FAMILY
AND WE STRONGLY OPPOSE SB 8 66
SACRAMENTO COUNTY REFERENCE.
PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 2 33. IN
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO. CAN
YOU HEAR ME? YES, YOU CAN.
PLEASE CONTINUE. HELLO MY NAME
IS SYLVIA RAFFLE. I'M IN
AMBASSADOR FOR LEX. IT MOVEMENT
. I'M ALSO REPRESENTATIVE FOR
ALL CONCERNED PARENTS IN
CALIFORNIA. WE STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL. 866 THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE
ONE. OH, ONE YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
FOR NOW. THIS IS NOT A CHILDHOOD
IMMUNIZATION AND SHOULD NOT BE
COMPARED TO IT DOES NOT PREVENT
THE VIRUS AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
WILL GO NEXT TO LINE ITS NINE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. SO BAD AFTER
ALL, ONCE AGAIN LINE NINE. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN HERE. TO THE
FUNERAL. YES. PLEASE CONTINUE.
GOOD MORNING. I'M COMING ON
BEHALF OF DR MICHAEL WANG, WHO
HAS TREATED OVER 1000. OF COVID
VACCINE INJURED STATIONS,
INCLUDING MY LIFE EARLIER TODAY
, AND WE ARE FROM THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL
CONTINUE ON. WE WILL GO TO LINE
UP TO 12. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ELISSA
CANNON. I AM A MOM OF FOUR
CALLING FROM CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
. WE STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINES 78.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO. MY
NAME IS RYDER. AND I'M VACCINE
INJURED AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL. ALSO, REMOVE THAT
PITFALL. STOP! THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 2
29. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI GUYS.
THIS IS MARGARET WOODWARD'S
REPRESENTING ADVOCATING FOR MY
SON AND HIS FELLOW STUDENTS AND
OPEN THE VENTURA COUNTY AND
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. AND WE
BOTH KNOW THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE ONE. OH,
FIVE. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. ONCE
AGAIN LINE ONE. OH, FIVE. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. MY NAME IS VANESSA
SANTOS MOM HERE IN SOUTH COUNTY
AND I OPPOSE SB EIGHT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT
TO LINE 1 91. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE CAN.
PLEASE CONTINUE. YES MY NAME IS
LEROY JACOB GARCIA. I'M A FATHER
OF FOUR, WHICH MEANS UNDER
PROTECTOR FROM SAN MARTINO
COUNTY IN THE HIGH DESERT ON
BEHALF OF ALL THE FAMILIES OF
THE HIGH DESERT. I STRONGLY
OPPOSE. SB 866. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 2
46. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO MY
NAME IS BRENDA PANDO. SO I'M A
MOTHER OF TWO. I'M IN SACRAMENTO
COUNTY, AND I STRONGLY OPPOSE
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 2 50.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO MY NAME
IS AN KFC SACRAMENTO COUNTY. I'M
A MOTHER OF TWO SONS AND A
MEMBER OF NATO. MUS US STATE FOR
FREEDOM, STRONGLY OPPOSED SP 866
AND I URGE A NO VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
WILL GO TO LINE 2 50 TO YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU. I HAVE
MY DAUGHTER ON THE LINE AS WELL
. SO MY NAME IS LORENA, GHANA'S
GUARDIA AND I'M CALLING FROM
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AS A PARENT
OF TWO. UM AND I AM ALSO TRYING
TO SPEAK UP FOR ALL THE CHILDREN
OF GOD IN CALIFORNIA. I STRONGLY
OPPOSED SB 866. AND HERE IS MY
DAUGHTER. HELLO MY NAME IS JULIE
SAGAN'S GUARDIA AND I STRONGLY
OPPOSED SB 866. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 2
53. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI. GOOD
MORNING. OKAY? OH, THERE WE GO.
MY NAME IS KRISTEN LOPEZ,
CALLING FROM CITY OF BEN
BERNARDINO STRONGLY OPPOSED SB
EIGHT VICTIMS. THANK YOU. THINK
YOU. WE WILL GO NEXT TO LINE 2
45. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI. I'M
CALLING IN FROM MONTEREY COUNTY
. UH, FOUNDER OF THE SYSTEMS
STRONGLY OPPOSED THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE WILL GO
NEXT TO LINE 1 27. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD MORNING KNOWING
YOURSELF WHEN I'M A MOTHER OF
THREE. I'M WITH THE CARBON
STABLE CAMPAIGN 79 DISTRICT FOR
A KILO WEBBER'S SEAT AND WE
OPPOSE THIS. I'M ALSO AMBASSADOR
FOR LEXUS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR THE NEXT ONE
WILL BE THE LAST ONE LAST CALL
WILL TAKE OKAY, AND THAT WILL BE
FROM LINE TO 40. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI I'M ELIZABETH FLOW FROM
SUNNY VILLE. MY CHILD AND I HAVE
LYME DISEASE AND WE ARE VACCINE
DAMAGED. AND I STRONGLY OPPOSED
SB 866. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
DID NOT DEDUCT ANY TIME FROM THE
FROM THOSE THAT CALLED AND IN
SUPPORT THEY WERE IN OPPOSITION
BECAUSE JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANY
CONFUSION ON THE ONLINE SO WE
GIVE A FULL 30 PLUS MINUTES ON.
IN OPPOSITION, AND WE'LL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THAT'S
DECEMBER, KYLIE. GOOD MORNING,
SENATOR. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS,
BUT I WAS HOPING WE COULD START
WITH MAYBE SOME COMMON GROUND.
WE HEARD SOME PRETTY DISTURBING
TESTIMONY HERE FROM OUR
WITNESSES ABOUT DISCRIMINATION
THAT KIDS ARE FACING AT SCHOOLS
IN CALIFORNIA. WHERE THEY ARE
SEGREGATED FROM THEIR PEERS,
WHETHER OR NOT ALLOWED TO
PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES.
THEY'RE TOLD THEY CAN'T GO TO
PROM. THEY CAN'T WALK THE STAGE
CAN WE AT LEAST AGREE THAT THIS
SORT OF DISCRIMINATION AND
MISTREATMENT OF KIDS IS WRONG?
UM I THINK THAT SCHOOLS AND
OTHER PUBLIC SETTINGS ABSOLUTELY
HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRY TO
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH. AND IF
THEY MAKE THAT DECISION ABOUT A
VACCINE REQUIREMENT, THAT'S
THAT'S THEIR DETERMINATION TO
MAKE. SO YOU DON'T THINK THAT'S
WRONG TO TELL A CHILD THEY CAN'T
GO TO PROM OR GRADUATE? I THINK
THAT IT IS THAT SCHOOLS HAVE THE
ABILITY AND THE RESPONSIBILITY
TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THEIR
SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. AND THEY
WILL MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. SO
YOU HAVE NO OPINION ON THE
MATTER. ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. I'VE
ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. SOME
REMEMBER WHAT ABOUT WHAT WE
HEARD ABOUT THESE? AH
INDUCEMENTS TO GET THE VACCINE.
UH RAFFLES OR GIFT CARDS. PIZZA
WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE OUR DO
YOU CAN WE READ THAT? THAT'S
WRONG. UM WHAT I WILL SAY IS
THAT ANYONE WHO IS LICENSED AND
AUTHORIZED TO VACCINATE ANYONE,
WHETHER AN ADULT OR A CHILD HAS
TO OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT TO DO
THAT, AND IF THEY'RE NOT
OBTAINED INFORMED CONSENT,
THEY'RE NOT PERMITTED, AND IT'S
FRANKLY UNETHICAL FOR THEM TO
PROVIDE ANY HEALTH CARE. TO
SOMEONE WHO IS NOT PROVIDED
INFORMED CONSENT. AND SO THAT
APPLIES IN ANY SETTING. RIGHT.
BUT SO CAN WE AGREE THAT THESE
INDUCEMENTS LIKE PIZZA AND GIFT
CARDS THAT THAT SHOULDN'T BE
HAPPENING? ANSWERED YOUR
QUESTION. SOME OF THEM? I DON'T
THINK YOU HAVE. I THINK I HAVE
ACTUALLY. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE
YOU'RE YOU'RE IMPLYING THAT
PEOPLE ARE BEING SOMEHOW TRICKED
OR COERCED. AND WHAT I'M SAYING
IS ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER HAS
A PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.
TO OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT, AND
IF THEY DO NOT OBTAIN INFORMED
CONSENT, THEY CAN BE
DISCIPLINED. THAT IS TRUE FOR
ALL HEALTHCARE. FOR ANYONE, NO
MATTER WHAT THEIR AGES. THEY
HAVE THAT RESPONSIBILITY. OKAY
MOVING ON TO MY NEXT QUESTION. I
WANT TO SAY, SINCE YOU WON'T SAY
IT TO ANY SCHOOL OFFICIALS OUT
THERE WHO ARE DOING THESE SORT
OF THINGS WHO ARE DISCRIMINATING
AT KIDS WHO ARE MISTREATING KIDS
WERE DEPRIVING THEM OF IMPORTANT
FORMATIVE EXPERIENCES. THAT IS
ABSOLUTELY WRONG. IT IS UN
AMERICAN, AND IT NEEDS TO STOP.
NOW YOU BROUGHT A COUPLE
STUDENTS TO TESTIFY HERE TODAY
AND THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY AS WELL AS
THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE. UM YOU
HAVE BROUGHT TO 17 YEAR OLD
STUDENTS. SO CAN I ASK WHY DID
YOU DECIDE 12 YEAR OLDS ARE THAT
IS THE RIGHT CUT OFF FOR THIS
BILL? UM SO AS I MENTIONED AT
THE BEGINNING, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AS IS OUTLINED IN THE VERY
THOROUGH ANALYSIS, THERE IS AN
EXISTING STRUCTURE OF LAW IN
CALIFORNIA, LONGSTANDING
AUTHORIZING A 12 YEAR OLDS AND
UP TO CONSENT TO A FAIRLY WIDE
ARRAY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES. SO
WE ARE BUILDING ON THAT EXISTING
STRUCTURE OF 12 TO 17. AH FOR
VARIOUS VACCINES AND OTHER FORMS
OF HEALTH CARE THAT I DESCRIBED
AT THE BEGINNING. DO YOU KNOW
HOW MANY OTHER STATES ALLOWED 12
YEAR OLDS TO GET VACCINATIONS
WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT?
LIFTED? UH, I THINK IN THE
ANALYSIS. THEY'RE DIFFERENT
STATES THAT HAVE LAWS ALLOWING
FOR VACCINATION AND OTHER
HEALTHCARE RANGING FROM 11 TO 16
DIFFERENT STATES. SUMMER 14 15
11 16. IT VARIES BY BY STATE AND
IN CALIFORNIA, THE 12 YEARS OLD
HAS HAS IS A VERY COMMON AGE OF
CONSENT IN CALIFORNIA. FOR
VARIOUS FORMS OF HEALTH CARE. SO
MY UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE TWO
OTHER STATES THAT ALLOW 12 AND
UP IS THAT DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT
TO YOU? I DON'T HAVE THAT LIST
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. BUT THERE
ARE OTHER STATES THAT ALLOW
VARIOUS AGES IN TERMS OF WHEN A
TEENAGER CAN CONSENT RANGING
FROM 11 TO 16. OKAY WELL, THE
FACT THAT I UNDERSTAND THEM IS
IT'S TWO OTHER STATES SO
CALIFORNIA WOULD BE THE THIRD.
UM YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE THIS
EXISTING, YOU KNOW, STRUCTURE IN
CALIFORNIA LAW AND THE BUT THE
PRESIDENT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
SUPREME COURT IS THAT THE
REQUIREMENT THAT MEDICAL CARE BE
PROVIDED TO A MINOR ONLY WITH
THE CONSENT OF THE MINOR'S
PARENTS OR GUARDIAN REMAINS THE
GENERAL RULE BOTH IN CALIFORNIA
AND THROUGHOUT THE UNITED
STATES. SO I GUESS. DO YOU AGREE
THAT THE PRESIDENT AND DO YOU
AGREE WITH THE GENERAL RULE THAT
THERE SHOULD BE PARENTAL CONSENT
FOR MEDICAL DECISIONS? I THINK
WE'LL JUST TO BE CLEAR. WE WANT
PARENTS TO BE INVOLVED IN. MANY
DECISIONS THAT THEIR KIDS MAKE,
INCLUDING HEALTHCARE DECISIONS.
OF COURSE, WE WANT THAT, AND I
THINK PROBABLY A LARGE MAJORITY
OF CASES. EVEN IF KIDS HAVE THE
ABILITY TO GOING UNVACCINATED ON
THEIR OWN. THEY WILL PROBABLY GO
AND TALK TO THEIR PARENTS ABOUT
IT, AND WE KNOW THAT FOR MANY,
MANY PARENTS AND FAMILIES,
THAT'S THE CASE OF OPEN
COMMUNICATIONS. THERE'S A
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE ALSO KNOW THAT
THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT OUR
FAMILIES WERE EENAGERS DO NOT
FEEL. UH THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT
THEY HAVE THE ABILITY OR THEY'RE
NOT FEEL SAFE TALKING TO THEIR
PARENTS ABOUT THESE ISSUES,
WHETHER IT'S BECAUSE OF
DIVERGENT VIEWS. AND VIEWPOINTS
, WHETHER IT IS BECAUSE OF
MEDICAL NEGLECT. THE PARENTS
MAYBE HAVE NO ISSUE WITH
VACCINATIONS, BUT THERE'S
MEDICAL NEGLECT OR, FOR WHATEVER
REASON. THE KIDS DO NOT FEEL
THAT THEY CAN TALK TO THEIR
PARENTS, AND I DON'T THINK IT'S
A MAJORITY, BUT THOSE FAMILIES
SITUATIONS EXIST. IT'S TRAGIC.
BUT THAT'S REALITY. AND SO THOSE
KIDS SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO
PROTECT THEIR OWN HEALTH
QUESTION WAS THAT THE GENERAL
RULE IS THAT FOR MOST MEDICAL
DECISIONS, PRIOR CONSENT IS
REQUESTED. THAT IS THE RULE FOR
MOST HEALTHCARE DECISIONS IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT BUT FOR QUITE A
FEW UM, THE AGE OF CONSENT IS
12. OKAY I GUESS I'M JUST TRYING
TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND WHERE
YOU'RE COMING FROM THIS, SO I
REALLY AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
YOUR SIDE OF THE ARGUMENT. SO DO
YOU AGREE THAT FOR MOST MEDICAL
DECISIONS, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO
REQUIRE PARENTAL CONSENT. I
THINK FOR MOST MEDICAL
DECISIONS, THE LAW IS 18. I
THINK FOR SOME MEDICAL
DECISIONS, IT IS APPROPRIATE.
FOR IT TO BE YOUNGER. WE KNOW
THAT AS OUTLINED IN THE ANALYSIS
, FOR EXAMPLE, IN OREGON,
THERE'S A MUCH BROADER ARRAY OF
HEALTHCARE SERVICES THAT
TEENAGERS ARE ABLE TO CONSENT TO
ON THEIR OWN. BUT IN CALIFORNIA
FOR MOST HEALTHCARE SERVICES, IT
IS 18. BUT FOR SOME, WE HAVE
CHOSEN TO GO DOWN TO 12
VACCINATION SHOULD BE ONE OF
THOSE I DO. I WOULD NOT HAVE
INTRODUCED THIS BILL. IF I
DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU THINK THAT
EVERY CHILD SHOULD RECEIVE EVERY
AVAILABLE VACCINATION. UM I I'M
SORRY. CAN YOU SAY THAT EVERY
CHILD SHOULD RECEIVE EVERY
AVAILABLE VACCINATION? I DO
BELIEVE IN CHILDHOOD
VACCINATIONS. I BELIEVE IN THE
IN THE VACCINATIONS IN TERMS OF
REQUIREMENTS TO FOR
SCHOOLCHILDREN. AND I DO BELIEVE
THAT TEENAGERS 12 ENOUGH SHOULD
HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET A
VACCINE ON THEIR OWN. THAT'S
WHAT I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WAS.
DO YOU THINK THAT EVERY EVERY
CHILD SHOULD RECEIVE EVERY
AVAILABLE VACCINE, INCLUDING THE
COVID VACCINE. I THINK THAT
EVERY CHILD EXCUSE ME. KIDS
SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET
VACCINATED. ABSOLUTELY AND I DO
BELIEVE IN CALIFORNIA LAW. THAT
REQUIRES CERTAIN VACCINES BE
OBTAINED IN ORDER TO ATTEND
SCHOOL. SO YOU DIDN'T ANSWER?
YES SO CLEARLY, IT'S NOT THE
CASE THAT NECESSARILY EVERY
CHILD SHOULD RECEIVE EVERY
VACCINE OR THAT EVERY CHILD
SHOULD RECEIVE THE COVID
VACCINES, SO THERE IS A JUDGMENT
TO BE MADE. IN INDIVIDUAL CASES
. AND SO THE QUESTION IS WHO IS
BEST POSITION TO MAKE THAT
JUDGMENT? THE CHILD OR THE
PARENT? WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S
THE 12 YEAR OLD AS OPPOSED TO
THE PARENT WHO'S BEST POSITION
TO MAKE THAT JUDGMENT? SO AS I
MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, WE DO WANT
I WANT AND I'M SURE THAT I'M
SURE WE AGREE ON THIS THAT AN
IDEAL SITUATION. THE PARENT
WOULD BE INVOLVED IN THAT
DETERMINATION. ABSOLUTELY BUT
THERE ARE KIDS WHO, FOR WHATEVER
REASON, THEY CAN'T COMMUNICATE
WITH THEIR PARENTS HAVE A
DYSFUNCTIONAL OR AN ABUSIVE
RELATIONSHIP. THEY'RE SCARED TO
TALK TO THEIR PARENTS ABOUT
THESE ISSUES BECAUSE THE PARENT
HAS VERY STRONG ANTI VACCINE
VIEWS. THEY JUST ARE NOT ABLE,
OR THEY'RE FRANKLY, AT TIMES
SCARED TO TALK TO THEIR PARENTS
ABOUT IT. AND IN THOSE
SITUATIONS, THOSE KIDS SHOULD
HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROTECT
THEIR OWN HEALTH. WE'VE SEEN WE
HAD ALL BUT ERADICATED MEASLES
IN THIS COUNTRY. MEASLES ARE
BACK. BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS WHO
REFUSE TO VACCINATE THEIR KIDS.
AND YOU KNOW IF A TEENAGER WANTS
TO GET VACCINATED FOR MEASLES,
SAY THE PARENTS HAS HOMESCHOOLED
THE KID AND NOT GOTTEN IN THE
POLIO OR MEASLES VACCINE THEY
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO SO, UH AND
THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT THIS BILL.
SO, YES, WE WANT PARENTS TO BE
INVOLVED. BUT THERE ARE
SITUATIONS WHERE IT'S JUST NOT
GOING TO WORK. AND IT'S NOT
WORKING OUT THAT WAY. AND IN
THAT SITUATION, A TEENAGER
SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT
DECISION TO PROTECT THEIR OWN
HEALTH. FOR THE SAKE OF
ARGUMENT. THIS IS TRUE THAT
THERE ARE SOME SITUATIONS LIKE
THAT. THE PROBLEM IS, YOU'RE NOT
PUTTING A LOT JUST FOR THE
SITUATIONS. YOU'RE CREATING A
GENERAL LAW THAT'S APPLICABLE TO
EVERYONE. THE QUESTION WE HAVE
TO ASK AS POLICYMAKERS IS THAT
ON AS A GENERAL MATTER IS THAT
THE PARENT OR THE CHILD WHO IS
IN THE BEST POSITION TO MAKE
THIS DECISION? SO, FOR EXAMPLE,
DO YOU THINK IT'S THE PARENT OR
THE CHILD WHO HAS THE BEST
UNDERSTANDING OF THAT CHILD'S
MEDICAL HISTORY? HONESTLY, IT
DEPENDS. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE
THEIR PARENTS, THEIR PARENTS WHO
MAY KNOW EVERY SINGLE WORD IN
THEIR CHILD'S MEDICAL RECORD.
THERE ARE OTHER PARENTS WHO MAY
NOT KNOW VERY MUCH AT ALL. WE
KNOW THAT FOR US AS ADULTS. WE
MAY NOT REMEMBER EVERY SINGLE
ASPECT OF WHAT VACCINE OR
TREATMENT WE GOT 30 YEARS AGO,
AND SO TO SUGGEST THAT IT'S ONLY
TEENS WHO MAY NOT KNOW EVERY
INCH OF THEIR RECORD IS NOT.
IT'S JUST NOT ACCURATE. SO
AGAIN. WE WANT PARENTS TO BE
INVOLVED. THAT IS THE IDEAL
SITUATION AND I AGREE WITH THAT.
BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS FEASIBLE
, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
KIDS FIND THEMSELVES SO I DON'T
DISAGREE. YOUR ABSOLUTE THERE'S
OF COURSE, A MILLION DIFFERENT
SITUATIONS AND VARIATIONS. BUT
AGAIN, YOU'RE CREATING A GENERAL
LAW. SO THE QUESTION WE HAVE TO
ASK US POLICYMAKERS IS THAT
GENERALLY SPEAKING IS THAT THE
PARENT OR THE CHILD WHO HAS THE
BEST UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CHILD'S MEDICAL HISTORY? I THINK
THAT TEENAGERS ARE ABSOLUTELY
ABLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION. FOR
THEMSELVES TO GET VACCINATED.
THEY ABSOLUTELY CAN. SO YOUR
BILL HAS HAS GENERATED QUITE A
BIT OF OPPOSITION, CLEARLY,
INCLUDING FROM YOUR DEMOCRAT
COLLEAGUES IN THE SENATE, PASSED
OUT OF THE SENATE WITH JUST 21
VOTES. 10 OF THEM WILL NOT
SUPPORT IT. SO YOU MUST BELIEVE
THAT THERE IS A PRETTY STRONG
YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH BENEFIT
TO THIS LEGISLATION, I PRESUME
AND SO, BUT I DIDN'T REALLY HEAR
ANY EVIDENCE OF THAT IN IN THE
TESTIMONY. I MEAN, FOR THAT TO
BE TRUE, YOU HAVE TO ESTABLISH
TWO THINGS RIGHT? IF IT WAS A
THAT THIS BILL WOULD LEAD TO AT
LEAST A MARGINAL INCREASE IN THE
ADOLESCENT VACCINATION RATE. FOR
COVID, AND THAT'D BE A MARGINAL
INCREASE IN THE ADOLESCENT
VACCINATION RATE WOULD REDUCE IN
A MEANINGFUL WAY. THE INCIDENCE
OF SEVERE DISEASE FROM COVID
WHICH YOU KNOW I DIDN'T HEAR ANY
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT EITHER
PREMISE, AND BOTH SEEM KIND OF A
LIKE KIND OF A STRETCH, GIVEN
THAT THE INCIDENTS OF SEVERE
DIDI THESE FOR KIDS FROM COVID
IS REALLY SO SMALL THAT IT
DOESN'T REALLY SHOW UP IN THE
DATA. THAT'S ESPECIALLY TRUE
FROM THE STRAINS THAT ARE
DOMINANT NOW, AND IT'S
ESPECIALLY TRUE GIVEN THE CDC
NOW SAYS THAT 75% OF KIDS HAVE
ALREADY HAD COVID. SO CAN YOU
JUST TELL ME CONCISELY? WHERE IS
THE EVIDENCE THAT THIS BILL WILL
HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON
PUBLIC? UM SOMETHING? WELL,
FIRST OF ALL THIS, THIS BILL IS
NOT JUST ABOUT THE COVID
VACCINE, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT ANY
VACCINE. WITH FDA APPROVAL AND
CDC RECOMMENDATION, UM, FOR THIS
AGE GROUP, SO IT'S NOT JUST
ABOUT THE COVID CLEARLY
MOTIVATED. THIS IS ABOUT THIS IS
ABOUT ANY VACCINE THAT'S
APPROPRIATE OPPORTUNITY MAJORS,
AND WE KNOW THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, I
TALKED ABOUT MEASLES, VERY
DANGEROUS MEASLES. PUBLIC MONTHS
THAT CAN CAUSE STERILITY.
SOMEONE TO BE STERILIZED, NOT BE
ABLE TO APPROPRIATE IN THE
FUTURE. UM AND WE HAVE KIDS WHO
ARE NOT VACCINATED AGAINST MUMPS
BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS ARE
OPPOSED TO VACCINATION AND HAVE
TAKEN THEIR KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL.
THOSE KIDS SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET
THAT VACCINE TO PROTECT THEIR
HEALTH. SO IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT
COVID. AND YOU HEARD THAT. I
KNOW YOU WERE HERE. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND LISTENING AS
ALWAYS, THAT WE HEARD THE
TESTIMONY FROM DR THAT THERE ARE
KIDS WHO DO GET SEVERELY ILL
FROM COVID, WHO DO GET
HOSPITALIZED AND DO DIE. BUT
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE COVID
VACCINE, AND I'LL BE HONEST WITH
WE KNOW THAT THAT THAT WHY WHAT
THEY GOT WILD POLIO. IS STILL
PRESENT IN THE WORLD, AND IT'S
SUCH IT STARTED TO MAKE A
COMEBACK IN NEW COUNTRIES LIKE
UKRAINE. AND I AM REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE
SAW POLIO COME BACK IN THIS
COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE GROWING
MISINFORMATION FUELED ANTI
VACCINE MOVEMENT, AND THAT'S YOU
KNOW, THAT'S WHEN THE CAUSES WE
KNOW WHAT POLIO CAUSES, SO IT'S
NOT JUST ABOUT THE COVID
VACCINE. OKAY, BUT PUTTING ALL
THAT ASIDE, WHICH IS KIND OF NEW
THINGS BEING BROUGHT INTO THE
CONVERSATION. IT'S NOT DON'T
THINK AT ALL ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MUCH, UH, EVIDENCE PRESENTED AT
ALL THAT WHEN IT COMES TO COVID,
THERE'S GOING TO BE A POSITIVE
IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH. YOU
HEARD WE HEARD FROM THE DOCTOR
DOCTOR BLOOMBERG. WE TALKED
ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY. AND YOU
KNOW AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A
MANDATE THAT THESE TEAMS TO
RECEIVE THE VACCINE IS GIVING
THEM THE OPTION OF PROTECTING
THEIR OWN HEALTH. AND WE KNOW
THAT IT WILL HELP PROTECT THEIR
HEALTH. SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT, UM, IT'S NOT JUST
PHYSICIANS AND EVEN NURSE
PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER THE
COVID VACCINE. IS THAT RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. AND IT'S A WHOLE
HOST OF PROFESSIONALS THAT HAVE
BEEN AUTHORIZED UNDER THE THESE
ONE OF THE EMERGENCY ORDERS. I
BELIEVE IT WAS TO MINISTER DOES
THAT AT ALL, BRING ANY
ADDITIONAL CONCERNS FOR YOU?
WELL CALIFORNIA HAS A WHOLE
STRUCTURE WITH DIFFERENT
PROFESSIONALS RANGING, WHETHER
IT'S A PHARMACIST OR PHYSICIAN
OR OTHERS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO
PROVIDE VACCINES, ANY
PROFESSIONAL WHO IS AUTHORIZED
TO PROVIDE VACCINES. HAS
RECEIVED TRAINING ON
ADMINISTERING THE VACCINES, UM
AND HAS CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL AND
LICENSING RESPONSIBILITIES AND
SO AND I'VE BEEN A SUPPORTER. I
DON'T RECALL YOUR VOTING RECORD.
I'M GONNA SPECULATE YOU AND I
PROBABLY AT LEAST PARTIALLY
ALIGNED ON THIS. HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS SHOULD BE ALLOWED
TO PRACTICE TO THE SCOPE OF
THEIR THEIR TRAINING, AND THIS
LEGISLATURE HAS HAS TAKEN ACTION
TO DO THAT. UNDERSTANDING THAT
THESE THESE FOLKS ARE TRAINED
AND HAVE LICENSURE
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ETHICAL
RESPONSIBILITIES. OKAY I MEAN,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT STUDENTS OF
MEDICAL PHARMACY, DENTAL
REGISTERED NURSING VOCATIONAL
NURSING MIDWIVES. PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANCE. FIRST BREAK CARE
PRACTITIONERS, PODIATRY
COMMENTARY INVESTOR, SO THERE'S
A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE
AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER THE
VACCINE. NOW, UM WHO WOULD NOW
APPARENTLY BE AUTHORIZED TO GIVE
IT TO KIDS WITHOUT PARENTAL
CONSENT. IS THAT RIGHT? WELL
THAT THAT IS PART OF THE
EMERGENCY ORDER. THAT IS NOT THE
TYPICAL LONGSTANDING CALIFORNIA
LAW. BUT THAT WAS THE EMERGENCY
ORDER BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE IN THE
MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC,
WE'RE I THINK WE'RE NOW OVER A
MILLION AMERICANS HAVE DIED FROM
COVID 19. THEN YOU TAKE
EMERGENCY STEPS THAT A TEMPORARY
IN NATURE. IN THE FDA
AUTHORIZATION RIGHT NOW IT'S
STILL JUST EMERGENCY YOUTH
AUTHORIZATION FOR 12. THAT'S
CORRECT FOR NOW, FOR NOW, FOR
NOW, AND SO IT'S THE INTENT OF
YOUR BILL TO STILL ALLOW KIDS IN
THAT AGE BRACKET TO GET THE CODE
VACCINATION ABOUT PARENTAL
CONSENT. THE BILL DOES COVER
EMERGENCY YOU THOUGHT USE
AUTHORIZATION. CALIFORNIA LAW
HAS NOT DISTINGUISHED WITH
RESPECT TO VACCINATIONS. UM OR
OTHER TREATMENT BETWEEN APPROVAL
AND EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION
. OKAY SO THAT IS THE INTENT OF
YOUR BILLION. THAT IS IT IS
OKAY. UM. ARE YOU AT ALL
CONCERNED THAT SOME OF THE
PLACES THAT CURRENTLY OFFER YOU
KNOW, VACCINATION FOR KIDS OR
FOR ALL AGES MAY ACTUALLY NO
LONGER CHOOSE TO DO SO BECAUSE
OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT MAY
COME UP RELATED TO LIABILITY OR
OTHER CONCERNS OF THIS BILL GOES
INTO LAW. ALL RIGHT? NO I'M NOT.
I MEAN ANY, UM DIFFERENT SITES
CAN MAKE WHATEVER DECISIONS THAT
ARE APPROPRIATE FOR THEM TO MAKE
, BUT NO, I'M NOT. I'M NOT. I
DON'T THINK THAT THAT WILL
HAPPEN, OK? AND WE HAD A
DECISION OUT OF D. C THAT WAS
FOR A SIMILAR PROPOSAL OVER
THERE THAT GOT STRUCK DOWN.
THERE'S FEDERAL PREEMPTION
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES. DO YOU
SEE THIS GOING TO QUARTER THAT
PASSES DO I SEE AGO IN THE
QUARTER, BUT I THINK THAT THE
COURT CHALLENGE WOULD HAVE ANY
MERIT. THOSE ARE DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS. YOU KNOW, WE PEOPLE
ARE ENTITLED TO FILE LAWSUITS
AND GO TO COURT AND WE'VE
ALREADY HEARD INDICATION THAT
SOME PEOPLE MAY WANT TO GO TO
COURT AND THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT
TO DO THAT. I DON'T THINK THAT
THEIR LEGAL ARGUMENTS ARE STRONG
AT ALL. I THINK THE ANALYSIS
DOESN'T SUPERB JOB DEBUNKING
THOSE LEGAL ARGUMENTS AND THE D
C CASE IN PARTICULAR. IT WAS ONE
TRIAL LEVEL JUDGE IN DC MAKING A
DECISION THAT FRANKLY, WHEN I
LOOKED AT THAT DECISION, AND I
THINK IT'S A IT GOT IT WRONG AND
I DON'T SEE THAT AS NOT ONLY IS
IT NOT BINDING HERE, BUT IT'S
NOT PERSUASIVE AT ALL. THERE IS
NO PREEMPTION. I THINK THE
ANALYSIS DOES A GOOD JOB
DEBUNKING THAT. ARGUMENT AND THE
IDEA THAT THERE WOULD BE IT
WOULD BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR A
STATE TO LOWER THE AGE OF
CONSENT FOR HEALTHCARE BELOW 18.
THAT THAT I MEAN, THAT IS JUST
NOT THE CASE AND WE KNOW THAT
THERE IS THAT STATES HAVE HAD
THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE THE AGE
OF CONSENT FOR HEALTHCARE. AH
FOREVER AND THEY'VE DONE SO. AND
MANY STATES HAVE DONE SO NOT
JUST IN THE VACCINE CONTEXT BUT
OTHER CONTEXTS SO THAT THAT
RULING IS JUST NOT PERSUASIVE AT
ALL. OKAY? WELL I APPRECIATE
ANSWER MY QUESTION, SENATOR AND
I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO HAS
CALLED IN AND IS HERE TO
PARTICIPATE. I'LL BE BLONDE. I
THINK YOU SHOULD WITHDRAW YOUR
BELT. IT BARELY GOT OUT OF THE
SENATE WITH JUST 21 VOTES. 10 OF
YOUR OWN DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES
DO NOT SUPPORT IT, AND I DO NOT
THINK IT'S GOING TO GET OUT OF
THE ASSEMBLY. IT WILL GET OUT OF
THIS COMMITTEE. THIS COMMITTEE
PASSES EVERYTHING. BUT I DON'T
THINK IT'S GOING TO GET OUT OF
THE ASSEMBLY. IT'S A FIGHT WE
DON'T NEED TO HAVE. THIS IS NOT
A BILL ANYONE IS ASKING FOR, SO
I THINK WE NEED TO JUST MOVE ON
AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO WITHDRAW
THE BILL AND LET'S FOCUS ON THE
ISSUES. THERE ARE MANY OF THEM
THAT ARE ACTUALLY AFFECTING OUR
STATE. I BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE
EQUALITY BILL GOT OUT OF BOTH
HOUSES WITH THE BEAR NUMBER OF
VOTES IN MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL,
SO THAT'S NOT AN ARGUMENT TO
WITHDRAW BILL. THANK YOU.
DECEMBER DAVIES. THANK YOU.
SENATOR THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND I
HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON SOME
VERY IMPORTANT BILLS LAST YEAR
AND EVEN THIS YEAR IN REGARDS TO
DRUG PREVENTION AND TOOLS. SO
WHEN I WHEN I COME TO THIS
QUESTION AND LISTENING TO ALL
THE THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE ON
BOTH SIDES BECAUSE AGAIN THIS IS
WHAT WE'RE HERE. WE'RE HERE TO
HEAR YOUR VOICE. AND YOUR VOICE
DOESN'T MATTER, STARTING OUT
WITH OBVIOUSLY YOUR BILL. IT'S
VERY IT'S VERY FINE. I MEAN,
THERE'S BASICALLY ABOUT THREE
PARAGRAPHS TELLING US WHAT'S IN
HERE, SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
DETAILS. AND HERE WE'RE YOU
KNOW, YOUR FIRST PARAGRAPH OF
MINOR 12 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER,
MAKE INCENTIVE VACCINE THAT IS
APPROVED BY THE UNITED STATES
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND
MEETS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES OF THE
FEDERAL CENTER FOR DISEASE
CONTROL AND PREVENTION WITHOUT
THE CONSENT OF PARENT OR
GUARDIAN. OF THE MINOR. WE HEARD
SPEAKER THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HOW DOES THIS BILL PROVIDE
GUARDRAILS PROTECT MINORS WITH
EXCEPTIONAL DEEDS WHOSE ABILITY
TO CONSENT MIGHT BE COMPROMISED
DUE TO CONDUCT CABINET OF
IMPAIRMENT OR INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES. AND THANK YOU AND
WE HAVE WE'RE THAT WE'RE WORKING
ON A BILL AROUND. UH FENTANYL
AND OTHER DRUGS NOW, SO I
APPRECIATE OUR COLLABORATION.
AH, SO. THE ANALYSIS DOES A
THOROUGH JOB TALKING ABOUT THE
CONSENT ISSUE ON PAGES NINE AND
10 OF THE ANALYSIS. UM, AND AS I
MENTIONED EARLIER EVERY
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. WHETHER
YOU'RE TREATING A 12 YEAR OLD OR
A 75 YEAR OLD WHETHER YOU'RE
VACCINATING OR PROVIDING. ANY
OTHER FORM OF HEALTHCARE HASN'T
PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTAIN
INFORMED CONSENT. AND SO IF THEY
LET'S SAY, A 13 YEAR OLD GOES TO
THEIR PEDIATRICIAN SAYS I WANT
TO BE VACCINATED. AND IT APPEARS
THAT THAT 13 YEAR OLD IS NOT
ABLE TO FUNCTION COGNITIVELY OR
OF A 30 YEAR OLD WALKS IN AND
DOESN'T APPEAR LIKE THEY ARE ALL
THEY'RE COGNITIVELY. THAT
PHYSICIAN HAS AN OBLIGATION OR
ANY PROVIDER. DETERMINE CAN THIS
PERSON PROVIDE INFORMED CONSENT
THAT IS A WELL ESTABLISHED AREA
OF THE LAW. THERE ARE ETHICAL
RESPONSIBILITY. YOU CAN YOU CAN
BE DISCIPLINED OR LOSE YOUR
LICENSE. IF YOU PROVIDE
HEALTHCARE WITHOUT INFORMED
CONSENT. AND IF SOMEONE IF THEY
DETERMINE THAT THAT 13 OR 15
YEAR OLD AT 12 OR 17 YEAR OLD OR
20 YEAR OLD CANNOT PROVIDE
INFORMED CONSENT. THEY CAN'T
PROVIDE THAT TREATMENT,
INCLUDING VACCINATION, AND THEY
WOULD HAVE TO GO SOME OTHER
ROUTE IT IF THEY WERE GOING TO
BE INFORMED CONSENT. SO THAT'S
CLEAR LAW AND THAT WOULD APPLY
HERE. OKAY SO WITH THAT SAID,
YOU HAVE. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S
ARRAY OF DIFFERENT TYPE OF
DOCTORS OR PRACTICES THAT COULD
ACTUALLY ADMINISTER THIS VACCINE
ARE THEY ALSO THEN TAKING THAT
TYPE OF EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS
SUCH AS, UH, DOCTOR? DO THEY
TAKE CLASSES LIKE THAT TO KNOW
HOW TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW WOULD
BE SAFE. MENTALLY ANY HEALTH
CARE PROVIDER WHETHER IT'S A
OPTOMETRIST OR NEUROSURGEON OR A
NURSE PRACTITIONER, ETCETERA.
THEY GET TRAINED ON IMPORTANT
SENT, AND THEY ARE THEY HAVE
ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES, LEGAL
RESPONSIBILITIES TO OBTAIN
INFORMED CONSENT FOR ANY FORM,
WHETHER IT IS YOU KNOW THAT
DILATING YOUR PUPILS IF YOU'RE
AN OPTOMETRIST OR WHETHER IT IS
PERFORMING SOME SORT OF BRAIN
SURGERY ON SOMEONE TO DEAL WITH
A, YOU KNOW, WITH SOME SORT OF
BRAIN ISSUE OR ADMINISTERING A
VACCINE. WHETHER THEY'RE 12 OR
75. THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE
INFORMING STENT. HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED TO DO
THAT, AND THEY ARE BOUND TO DO
THAT, SO THEY'RE TRAINED IN
MENTAL BEHAVIOR THEY'RE TRAINED
ABOUT. OBTAINING INFORMED
CONSENT. THAT IS THAT IS A
PILLAR OF HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
THAT YOU OBTAINED INFORMED
CONSENT. AH AND THAT THEY'RE
REQUIRED TO DO THAT. NO MATTER
WHAT KIND OF HEALTH CARE THEY'RE
PROVIDING, AND YOU CAN GET IN
BIG TROUBLE. IF YOU GO AROUND
PROVIDING HEALTH CARE TO PEOPLE
WHO ARE INCAPABLE OF PROVIDING
INFORMED CONSENT. THEY STUDENTS
STILL DON'T HAVE THE TRAINING,
THOUGH, IS A PSYCHIATRIST WOULD
HAVE OR PSYCHOLOGISTS WOULD HAVE
AGAIN. THERE ARE. THEY'RE MUCH
MORE INVASIVE KINDS OF HEALTH
CARE FOR WHICH HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS PROVIDE GET INFORMED
CONSENT, VARIOUS KINDS OF
SURGERY, ETCETERA, AND THEY'RE
NOT. THEY'RE NOT TRAINED IN
PSYCHIATRY. IF YOU'RE A
NEUROSURGEON OR HEART SURGEON
EARLIER, AN OPTHAMOLOGIST YOU'RE
TRAINED BY YOUR TRAINED TO
OBTAIN INFORMED CONSENT, NO
MATTER WHAT THE AGES OF AND AN
INFORMED CONSENT FROM TEENAGERS
IS NOT A NEW CONCEPT IN THE LAW
BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN AROUND THE
COUNTRY, INCLUDING CALIFORNIA.
THERE'S A LOT OF HEALTH CARE
THAT 12 TO 17 YEAR OLDS ARE
ALREADY ALLOWED TO CONSENT TO
WITH INFORMED CONSENT, AND THOSE
HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HAVE TO
MAKE THAT DETERMINATION. OVER
THEIR PARENTS MAKING THAT
DETERMINATION IF THE CHILD IF
THE TEENAGER HAS THE LEGAL
ABILITY TO PROVIDE INFORMED
CONSENT FOR HEALTHCARE THAN THE
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST, OR WHOEVER
ELSE HAS TO MAKE THAT
DETERMINATION. OKAY, SO LET'S
LET'S GO ON TO THE NEXT POINT
IS, IF GOD HELP! YOU KNOW SOME
CHILD AND AGAIN LET'S MAKE SURE
THAT BECAUSE THE AGE OF 12 IS
CONSIDERED A CHILD, 13 IS A
TEENAGER, SO WE'RE STILL DEALING
WITH CHILDREN HERE. IF THEY HAVE
AN ADVERSARY REACTION. PARENTS
AREN'T AWARE OF THAT. THEY HAD
THIS DONE THE VACCINE. GOD
FORBID, THEY DIE. WHO'S LIABLE
FOR THAT? AND JUST TO BE CLEAR.
12 TO 17 YEAR OLDS ARE ALREADY
ABLE TO CONSENT TO VARIOUS
VACCINES AND OTHER FORMS OF
HEALTH CARE. SO IT'S JUST TO BE
CLEAR. THIS IS NOT A NEW THING.
IF SOMEONE WE KNOW THAT VACCINES
ARE OVERWHELMINGLY SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE IN THE RARE CASE WHERE
SOMEONE HAS A SIDE EFFECT, THEY
HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE ILLEGAL
CLAIM UNDER FEDERAL LAW IN THE
VACCINE COMPENSATION PROCESS,
AND THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR
DECADES AND THAT YOU WERE ABLE
TO DO THAT, INCLUDING PEOPLE
UNDER THE AGE OF 18. SO IF
SOMETHING AGAIN, GOD FORBID A
CHILD DIES. 12 YEAR OLD CHILD OR
TEENAGER, 13. THE PARENTS THEN
CAN GO AND SUE. THAT PERSON THAT
GAVE HIM THAT VACCINE, AND I
JUST WANT TO SAY THIS BECAUSE
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I
BRING UP COVID BECAUSE REALLY
ALL THE WITNESSES WERE DEALING
WITH COVID THAT WE HEARD. AND
THAT I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT HAD SIDE
EFFECTS WITH TAKING VACCINATION.
AND THEY WERE TRYING TO SUE. AND
THEY GOT NOTHING. AND THEY'VE
BEEN PUT BACK AND BACK. SO RIGHT
NOW, THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
WORKING WITH THIS. SO I GUESS
THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME TYPE OF
LIABILITY FOLLOWS AND I COME
HOME AND MY CHILD, YOU KNOW, I
COME HOME FROM WORK FIVE HOURS
LATER, MY CHILD'S LAYING THERE,
AND I DIDN'T REALIZE EVEN THAT
THEY HAD VACCINATION. I CALLED
CALL THE HOSPITAL. THEY COME IN,
AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, WHAT'S
WRONG? I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN,
THERE'S GOT TO BE. HOW DOES THE
CHILD THE PARENTS SUPPOSED TO
KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING? IS THERE
A FORM THAT ONCE THEY GET IT THE
HELL CAN CONSENT BUT THEN THEY
HAVE TO GO HOME AND JUST SAY
HEY, SO, YOU KNOW, I GOT THIS
SO, UM, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE
THE THERE IS A COMPETENT TERMS
OF ANYONE WHO IS VACCINE INJURED
, WHICH IS RARE, BUT IF IT
HAPPENS, THERE IS FEDERAL LAW
CREATES A STRUCTURE FOR
COMPENSATION. AND SO THAT'S HOW
PEOPLE ARE COMPENSATED FOR
INJURIES RELATING TO VACCINES.
UM AND THAT IS IN LIEU OF A
REGULAR LAWSUIT THAT YOU WOULD
FILE YOU GO AND YOU GET
COMPENSATED THAT WAY, AND THAT'S
BEEN THE LAW FOR MANY YEARS. I
GET THAT AS WELL. BUT AGAIN, YOU
KNOW AS WE SAID THAT IT HAPPENS.
I MEAN A COMPENSATION. IS
NOTHING WHEN A CHILD CAN BE
DAMAGED FOR THE REST OF THEIR
LIFE OR THEY DIE SO SAYING THAT
WE DO HAVE A COMPENSATION. I
GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET
HERE IS THIS IS A PARENTAL,
RIGHT? RIGHT? TO KNOW THAT THEIR
CHILD IS SAFE. WAS IT THAT WE
HAVE THEM HAVE TO WRITE CONSENTS
IF THEY WANT TO TAKE A FIELD
TRIP. WAS IT THAT THEY HAVE TO
HAVE CONSENT OF RIGHT? YOU KNOW
IF THEY WANT TO PLAY SPORT BUT
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GIVE A 12
YEAR OLD 13 YEAR OLD THE RIGHT
TO MAKE THIS DECISION. THIS IS
NOT ABOUT VACCINATIONS. THIS IS
ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS. I
CAN TELL YOU GROWING UP AND YOU
WERE SAYING THAT THESE KIDS ARE
GOING. LISTEN. YOU KNOW, MY
PARENTS WON'T LET ME GET THIS
VACCINATION. MY PARENTS WILL LET
ME GET THIS TYPE OF IMMUNITY.
GROWING UP. I REMEMBER YOU KNOW
WITH, UH, LIVING WISCONSIN AND I
WANTED TO GO THAT FOOTBALL GAME
AND IT WAS SNOWING AND I'M LIKE
, MOM, I WANT TO GO AND SHE'S
LIKE YOU'RE NOT GETTING IN A CAR
OR A BUS BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS,
BUT I'M LIKE WHAT THE OTHER KIDS
ARE DOING IT. WELL IF YOU'RE NOT
THE OTHER KIDS, AND YOU KNOW
WHAT I SAID, WELL, YOU'RE NOT
FAIR. YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. THAT'S THE
SAME TYPE OF REASON CHILDHOOD
COME UP AND SAY THE SAME THING
GOING. MY BROTHER DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND. SHE DOESN'T WANT ANY
OF THIS VACCINATION. WE DON'T
THINK REALLY WELL, WINBERG KIDS,
WE JUST KNOW WHAT WE'RE ANGRY
ABOUT. AND THESE ARE EMOTIONS
AND FEELINGS, BUT COMMON SENSE
TENDS NOT TO COME IN THERE AGAIN
AT THE AGE OF ABOUT 25 SO WHY,
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING INTERESTED
ABOUT 70% OF ALL KIDS ARE
VACCINATED INSTEAD OF TAKING THE
RIGHTS AWAY FROM PARENTS FOR THE
25% WHY DON'T WE EDUCATE AND
HAVE EDUCATION FOR THE PARENTS?
AND JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING IS A
BILL DOESN'T MEAN IT'S A GOOD
BILL. WE'VE I COULD GO ON AND ON
AND ON ABOUT BILLS THAT AREN'T
GOOD. SO LET'S WORK TOGETHER AND
LET'S LOOK AT EDUCATION. YOU
KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TEACHING THE
KIDS EDUCATION HERE, BUT THE
PARENTS MAY NOT HAVE THE
EDUCATION JUST YOU SAID. WE HAVE
ORIENTATION. LET'S BRING PARENTS
IN. LET'S TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE
QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE SO THAT
THEY CAN MAKE THAT DECISION. SO
SOME MEMBER I WOULD LOVE T.
REALLY COUNTER VACCINE
MISINFORMATION, WHICH IS A TIDAL
WAVE OF MISINFORMATION ON SOCIAL
MEDIA ON CERTAIN NEWS OUTLETS.
THAT PEOPLE ARE RECEIVING THAT,
UM, HAVE REALLY POISONED THEM
AGAINST THE IDEA OF GETTING
VACCINATED OR GETTING THEIR KIDS
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT. AND
I HOPE WE GET THERE ONE DAY. BUT
WE'RE NOT THERE NOW. THE
QUESTION IS RIGHT NOW SHOULD
THESE TEENAGERS BE ABLE TO
PROTECT THEIR OWN HEALTH? AND I
THINK YES, I RESPECT YOUR
DISAGREEMENT ON A DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVE ON IT. AND I THANK
YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. TODAY
WHEN I BEFORE I WAS LEAVING, I
WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO. AND
WE'VE WE'VE HAD, YOU KNOW, WE'VE
GOT TONS OF COMMERCIALS, RATHER
RADIO OR TV ABOUT GETTING
VACCINATED. BUT ONE THING IT DID
SAY AT THE END, WHICH I THOUGHT
WAS QUITE INTERESTING IS IT SAID
PLEASE CONSULT WITH YOUR DOCTOR
BEFORE GETTING THE VACCINATION
AND THIS WAS THE CDC, CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ANNOUNCEMENT. SO ONCE AGAIN.
THAT'S MY DOCTORS. YOUR PERSONAL
FAMILY DOCTOR USED TO GIVE YOU
THE VACCINATION BECAUSE THEY
KNEW WHAT YOUR RECORD WAS. THEY
KNEW WHAT YOUR CHILD'S RECORD
WAS AGAIN. YOU'RE NOW PUTTING IT
IN THE HANDS OF PEOPLE THAT
DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND WE KNOW TO
ALLERGIC REACTIONS. LOTS OF KIDS
DON'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE
ALLERGIC RECTION UNTIL
SOMETHING ACTUALLY HITS IT. AND
SO I JUST I MEAN AGAIN. THIS IS
NOT ABOUT VACCINATIONS. THIS IS
ABOUT PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND IT'S
TIME WE HAVE TO STOP LETTING THE
GOVERNMENT DECIDE WHAT IS RIGHT
FOR OUR CHILDREN AND WHAT'S NOT.
I MEAN, LET'S TALK ABOUT
EDUCATION. LET'S BRING THIS BACK
TO THE FOLD. YOU KNOW, IT'S TO
TAKE THAT RIGHT AWAY FROM A
PARENT. TO ME. IT'S JUST I MEAN,
IT'S ON IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. THESE ARE
PARENTS THAT HAVE DECIDED TO
HAVE CHILDREN. THEY SIT THERE,
AND WE KNOW HOW MUCH CARE THEY
PUT INTO EVERY THOUGHT. THEY DO.
WHAT SCHOOL THEY'RE GOING TO GO
TO. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE GOING TO LEARN. THIS IS
THEIR HELP. THEIR PARENTS HAVE
THE RIGHT TO HAVE THEIR HEALTH.
YOUR PARENTS TOOK CARE OF YOUR
HEALTH. THEY HAD THE RIGHT TO
DECIDE ON YOUR HEALTH. MY
PARENTS HAD THE RIGHT TO SEND
HELP BECAUSE THEY KNEW WHAT MY
HEALTH WAS. AND AGAIN IN THE
DECISION WITH THEM ON THE
COMMENTS OF MY COLLEAGUE OVER
HERE. A LOT OF KIDS. THEY DON'T
KNOW WHAT THEIR MEDICAL. UM BUT
, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT
MY THAT MY PARENTS HAD. ELLIE
JUST DIDN'T KNOW THAT CANCER IN
MY FAMILY. I DIDN'T KNOW CERTAIN
THINGS THAT YOU KNOW WOULD HAVE
KNOWN IF I HAD TO BE ASKED. AND
THEN I JUST JUST ONE MORE. IF A
CHILD IS 12 OR UP. WHAT IS THE
PROOF THAT THEY BRING? SO I'M
GOING TO GO TO YOU KNOW, SOME
SAYS LISTEN, I CAN ACTUALLY
PROVIDE VACCINATIONS. WHAT PROOF
DO I HAVE? WHAT PROOF DO THEY
ASKED? THEY SAY, CAN I SEE YOUR
ID? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW
MANY KIDS HAVE IDEAS. AND IF
THEY DON'T IT'S PROBABLY EASY
ENOUGH TO GET FAKE. I D S
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU CAN GET
A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS FAKE
RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT DID YOU
VERIFYING? I MEAN, YOU KNOW AND
SAID ALRIGHT, THIS LOOKS GOOD.
YEP. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. I MEAN,
SO WHAT ARE THEY? WHERE IS THE
PROOF OF THEIR AGE? AND THAT
THAT'S ALSO UH, HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS HAVE TO VERIFY VARIOUS
KINDS OF INFORMATION, INCLUDING
AIDS, AND RIGHT NOW THEIR AGES
OF CONSENT. IN CALIFORNIA AT 12
OR 18 OR SOMETHING ELSE. BUT
WHAT ARE THEY USING? THEN WHAT?
WHAT? WHAT WHAT IS IT THAT THEY
ASKED, BECAUSE THERE'S GOT TO BE
SOMETHING GOING JUST LIKE WHEN
YOU HAVE TO GO BEFORE SOMETHING
AND SAYS, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO
SEE A LEGAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR
PASSPORT. WHAT IS IT? YOU KNOW
THAT HAS TO BE GIVEN. WHAT IS
THE CHILD SUPPOSED TO BE HANDING
TO THAT DOCTOR OR THAT PERSON
THAT'S GOING TO GIVE THE
VACCINATION? I COULD ASK DR
BLOOMBERG TO BRIEFLY. THANK YOU
PRACTICING. I'M NOT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I CAN
SPEAK TO WHAT WE DO IN OUR
PRACTICE. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT
EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING. BUT IN
OUR PRACTICE OF A CHILD BETWEEN
12 AND 17 COMES THE APPOINTMENT
ALONE. WE'VE GOT PICTURES OF
THEM. THEY'RE REGISTERED IN THE
SYSTEM. WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE. WE
ASK FOR THEIR BIRTHDAY AND WE
ASKED FOR AT LEAST TWO
INDEPENDENT FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION TO CONFIRM THEY
ARE WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE. SO
WHAT DO YOU FORMS WITH A 12 YEAR
OLD HAVE SO IT COULD BE ANYTHING
FROM IT COULD BE BIRTHDAY. THE
NAMES OF THEIR PARENTS THEIR
PHONE NUMBER, THEIR HOME ADDRESS
THOSE SORTS OF ISSUES, NOT
PROOF. IT'S JUST INFORMATION
THEY'RE GIVING YOU THAT'S JUST
INFORMATION. THESE ARE PARENTS.
THESE ARE KIDS WHO ARE KNOWN TO
OUR SYSTEM ALREADY. SO WE'VE GOT
A PICTURE OF THEM IN THE SYSTEM,
TOO. SO WE'VE GOT THEIR PICTURE
ALSO, BUT THIS ISN'T SOMETHING
THAT IS ACROSS THE POLICE. YOU
SAID. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO,
BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU
COULD SAY. DO ALL DOCTORS DO
THIS DOES EVERYBODY THAT GIVES
US DO THAT. YEAH I CAN'T SPEAK
TO OTHER CORRECT. OKAY THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
TIME AGAIN. I JUST I REALLY HOPE
MY COLLEAGUES LISTEN, AND WE
REALLY THINK ABOUT THE RIGHTS
WERE TAKEN AWAY OUT OF THE HANDS
OF PARENTS. I MEAN, THIS IS
IMPORTANT AND LET'S GO BACK AND
LOOK AT PERHAPS EDUCATION. WE
TALKED ABOUT EDUCATION, BUT WE
NEED TO IF THIS IS WHAT THE
PROBLEM IS, IS, PERHAPS THEY
DON'T UNDERSTAND. MAYBE THEY DO.
MAYBE THEY DON'T. BUT THEY ALSO
HAVE A RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS
FOR THE KIDS. IT IS NOT OUR
PLACE UP HERE. IT'S NOT OUR
PLACE UP HERE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU
DO WITH YOUR CHILD. WHAT YOU DO
WITH YOUR CHILD. OUR JOB IS TO
LISTEN. AND IF YOU LISTEN TODAY
AGAIN IT'S OVERWHELMING, AND
I'VE HAD OVERWHELMING CAUSE INTO
MY OFFICE ON THIS ISSUE. FOR THE
LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND I HEAR
THOSE VOICES AND WE HAVE TO
REMEMBER. I DON'T JUST VOTE FOR
MY DISTRICT. I VOTE FOR EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOUR DISTRICTS, AND
WE'VE HEARD AN ARRAY OF
DIFFERENT COMMENTS COMING FROM
DIFFERENT AREAS. SO REMEMBER
THAT THIS VOTE DOESN'T JUST
AFFECT YOUR DISTRICT. IT INFECTS
EVERY SINGLE CALIFORNIA AND THAT
WE OWE IT TO THEM TO HEAR THE
VOICES AND MAKE GOOD COMMON
SENSE DECISIONS AND TO ME RIGHT
NOW. GIVING PARENTS THE RIGHT TO
TAKE CARE OF THEIR KIDS AND MAKE
DECISIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO HEALTH. THAT IS WHAT'S
RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS THAT
CINEMA REYES THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I THINK WHAT I LOVE MOST
ABOUT THIS IS THE DEMOCRACY
THAT'S SHOWN HERE TO HAVE PEOPLE
ON BOTH SIDES COME AND BE ABLE
TO SHARE THEIR OPINION, ASK
THEIR QUESTIONS AND SAY WHETHER
THEY SUPPORTED THEY ARE OPPOSED
TO IT. I APPRECIATED THE
STUDENTS COMMENTS ALSO ABOUT HOW
THEY FELT AND WHY SOMETHING LIKE
THIS IS NEEDED. I ALSO
APPRECIATED THE TESTIMONY FROM
THE MOTHER WHO TALKED ABOUT
THOSE CHILDREN WITH EXCEPTIONAL
NEEDS. AND I APPRECIATE MY
COLLEAGUE ASKING THE QUESTION
BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY
QUESTION. TO GET MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THE GUARD
WALES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
NOT ALLOWING UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES TO RESULT WHEN WE
HAVE SOMEONE THAT IS INCAPABLE
OF MAKING THE DECISION. THE
PHONE CALLS AND THE EMAILS THAT
I'VE RECEIVED. MY OFFICE HAVE
BEEN NUMEROUS. BUT VERY FEW
CONSTITUENTS FROM MY COMMUNITY.
IT'S CLEAR THAT THERE ARE GROUPS
THAT THAT, UM HAVE MADE THE
CALLS, AND I APPRECIATE THAT
THIS DEMOCRACY THEY THEY WANT TO
BE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES HEARD.
BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT IN IN
MAKING MY DECISIONS, IT'S
IMPORTANT. THAT WE DO. LOOK AT
SCIENCE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
DO LISTEN TO THE PROFESSIONALS
THAT HAVE STUDIED IN THIS. THE
FACT THAT WE HAVE THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS. IN FAVOR
OF THIS. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE
THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF FAMILY
PHYSICIANS CALIFORNIA
IMMUNIZATION COALITION. AND WE
HEARD THE TESTIMONY FROM THE
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL NURSES
ORGANIZATION. THESE ARE THE VERY
PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING WITH OUR
CHILDREN WITH THE FAMILIES TO
DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM.
11 QUESTION AND. ONLY BECAUSE I. I HEAR COMMENTS AND I HEAR
RESPONSES. BUT MY QUESTION IS
AND I KNOW THE ANSWER, BUT I
JUST WANT TO BE SURE. IS THIS A
MANDATE? THIS IS NOT A MANDATE.
AND ON THE INFORMED CONSENT.
THERE IT IS. FOR THOSE CHILDREN
FOR THOSE TEENAGERS, 12 AND
OLDER AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT IN RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE
QUESTIONS YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT
THE FACT THAT THESE TEENS. THESE
THESE THESE TWEENS. ALREADY HAVE
THAT CAPACITY AND ALREADY HAVE
THAT RIGHT AS THE LAW STANDS NOW
IN SOME OTHER AREAS. THAT'S
CORRECT AND A PRETTY WIDE ARRAY
OF FORMS OF HEALTH CARE,
INCLUDING FOR SEVERAL VACCINES.
THEY CAN MAKE THAT DECISION
ALREADY. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS, IF NOT AN ENTERTAINER
MOTION. OKAY WELL, WE HAVE A
MOTION A SECOND. AND UH, THANK
YOU TO THE AUTHOR. SENATOR
WIENER HOUSE. WANT TO THANK AS
MAJORITY LEADER DID EVERYONE
THAT CAME FORWARD TO SPEAK THE I
THINK THE WITNESSES ON BOTH
SIDES WERE EFFECTIVE IN GETTING
THEIR MESSAGES ACROSS MORE
RESPECTFUL UM AND. YOU KNOW, I
BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT AS THE
LAST QUESTIONS ALLUDED TO THAT
WE'RE CLEAR WHAT SB 8 66,000
DOES NOT DO. SIMPLY BUILDS UPON
EXISTING LAW TO ALLOW MINORS TO
CONSENT TO RECEIVE A FEDERALLY
APPROVED VACCINE WITHOUT
PARENTAL CONSENT. THE BILL
EXPANDS THE CURRENT LIST OF
VACCINES MINERS CAN RECEIVE IN
CALIFORNIA AND IT IS SUPPORTED
BY A CASE LIES THE STAFF
ANALYSIS. I THINK THERE'S AN
EXCELLENT JOB OF GOING THROUGH
IN TERMS OF UPHOLDING THE
STATE'S ABILITY TO PERMIT A
MINOR TO OBTAIN MEDICAL CARE
WHEN HER PARENTS REFUSING TO
PROVIDE NECESSARY TREATMENT, AND
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE COVID 19
VACCINE. IT'S ABOUT A NUMBER OF
OTHER VACCINES THAT TREAT
POTENTIALLY DEADLY DISEASES. SBS
SIX IS NOT MENDED. ANYONE TO
RECEIVE THE VACCINE RATHER
ENSURES MINORS 12 YEARS OF AGE
OR OLDER HAD THE AUTONOMY TO
MAKE THIS CRITICAL DECISION
REGARDING THEIR HEALTH IF
NECESSARY, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN
MOST HOUSEHOLDS, THANKFULLY,
CHILDREN AND PARENTS ARE
COMFORTABLE HAVING THESE
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY THAT'S NOT THE
CASE AND IN SOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT BALANCING
ACT BECAUSE PARENTAL RIGHTS
SHOULD BE RESPECTED. BUT I THINK
THAT THERE ARE THOSE CASES IN
WHICH PUBLIC HEALTH DICTATES
THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE IS
UNDER 18, AND THAT THEY SHOULD
STILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. THEY
DEEM THAT NECESSARY. SO I DO
BELIEVE IT'S TIME FOR CALIFORNIA
CATCH UP TO SOME OTHER STATES. I
THINK THERE HAVE BEEN COMMENTS
FROM A NUMBER OF MY COLLEAGUES
THAT SENATOR WIENER TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. THE RECOMMENDATION OF
CHAIR STONE IS AN I AND I WILL
FOLLOW THAT RECOMMENDATION FROM
THE CHAIR. WE DO HAVE A MOTION
AND A SECOND. AND, UM YEAH, AND
SO I LIKE TO ASK THE AUTHOR. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS. I THINK THE DISCUSSION
COVERED IT. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AND I VOTE. THANK YOU.
MOTIONS DO PASS TO THE FLOOR.
CHOLERA I A. I CUNNINGHAM
CUNNINGHAM NO BLOOM. BLOOM I
DAVIES NO, DAVIES. NO! HANEY
HANEY, I KYLIE KYLIE NO
MAIENSCHEIN. MAIENSCHEIN NO
REYES. RACE I RIVAS WICKS. WORKS
OUT. RIGHT THAT BILL BE PLACED
ON CALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SENATOR WIECKOWSKI. ITEM NUMBER
THREE. WE HAVE AN EQUALLY
EXCITING MEASURE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. EVERY EVERY
EVERY ITEM IS OF IMPORTANCE
HERE. AND SO. ONE MOMENT ONE
MOMENT IN HER WIECKOWSKI THINK
I'M SURE THEY ALL WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FOLKS MIGHT ORK THAT THEY'RE
DOING IN OUR MIGHT. YOU'RE
WELCOME TO STATE. BUT IF YOU
BELIEVE, TRYING TO LEAVE A
LITTLE QUIETLY SO WE CAN START
OUR PRESENTATION ON HIM. THREE
SP 9 28, SENATOR WIECKOWSKI,
PLEASE. YEAH WE DO HAVE A
MOMENT. THERE'S IT'S ALREADY ON
THE FLOOR. OKAY, LOOK, UH
INCREASE THE MINIMUM FEE FOR
PUBLIC MINISTERS FROM 1000 TO
3000. WE HAD A BILL ON THIS IS
THE STAFF REPORT POINTS OUT. THE
COUNTY COLLECTS ABOUT 12% ON, UH
, MATTERS AND AS A STATES THAT
COME IN, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC
MINISTERS WERE COUNTY EMPLOYEES
. THEY MANAGE JESUS STATES WHEN
THEY CAN'T MAKE FINAL
ARRANGEMENTS WHEN THEY NOBODY
FROM THE FAMILY OR THERE'S NO
THE WILL. DOESN'T, UH, DESIGNATE
SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO BE THE
REPRESENTATIVE AND AS A STAFF
REPORT PARTS OUT THEIR ABILITY
TO COLLECT IS IT'S NOT ROBUST IN
THIS THIS AREA BECAUSE THESE ARE
A LOT OF MAYBE EMERGENT PEOPLE
AND JUST COST MONEY TO GO
THROUGH THE PROBATE PROCESS. UM
SO IT AND THE FEE IS ONLY
COLLECTED WHEN THE FUNDS ARE
LEFT AFTER THE ESTATE. THE AFTER
YOUR STATE HAS PAID OFF. THE
CLAIMS THAT ARE AGAINST THE
ESTATE AND THE PUBLIC MINISTERS
MUST GO THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS TO DO A FEE INCREASE IN
THE LAST ONE WAS 18 YEARS AGO,
UM IN 2014, SO WE'RE ASKING. FOR
YOUR SUPPORT, AND I HAVE
TRANSMITTED WHO'S REPRESENTING
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATORS, PUBLIC
GUARDIANS AND PUBLIC
CONSERVATORS ON THE LINE. GREAT
THANK YOU SO MUCH, SENATOR. MR
SMITH, IF YOU'RE ON THE LINE AND
GO AHEAD AND BEGIN. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS TRENT SMITH
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATORS. PUBLIC
CONSERVATIVES AND PUBLIC
GUARDIAN SPONSORS OF THE BILL.
UM MR WIECKOWSKI OUTLINED IT
VERY WELL. I WILL SAY THAT A FEW
YEARS AGO WE DID TRY LEGISLATION
WHERE WE TRIED TO ADD A COST OF
LIVING ADJUSTMENT INTO THE
STATUTE SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE O
COME BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE. TO
RECEIVE FUTURE FEE INCREASES.
UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE UNABLE TO
FIND A STATE AGENCY THAT WAS
WILLING AND ABLE TO TAKE ON THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF REVIEWING THE
SEA AND IMPLEMENTING NICOLA.
THAT'S WHY WE CAME BACK THIS
YEAR WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A
LARGER INCREASE. BOTH TO OFFSET
THE COSTS THAT HAVE GROWN OVER
THE LAST 18 YEARS AND TO
ANTICIPATE FUTURE COST
INCREASES. SO WITH THAT I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
OTHERWISE WE WOULD APPRECIATE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. GOING TO PUBLIC
COMMENT. ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND
SUPPORT OF SB 9 28. NOT GO TO
THE PHONE LINES. ANYONE ON THE
PHONE SUPPORTED SP 9 28. WE'LL
GO TO LINE TO 97. 1997 ARE YOU
ON MUTE? LIKE THEY JUST DROPPED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER FOLKS ON THE
LINE? WE DO HAVE LINE 54. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS JERRY
DESMOND WITH THE PROFESSIONAL
FIDUCIARY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA, YOU KNOW, IN SUPPORT
OF SB 9 28. THANK YOU. THERE'S
NO ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THANK
YOU. THERE'S NO REGISTERED
OPPOSITION HAS BEEN 9 28 ANYONE
IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO SB 9 28.
OPERATORS ANYONE ON THE LINE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 9 28. CAN I
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? ONE MOMENT
WE HAVE LINE TO 95. HELLO. CAN I
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? SP 9 28.
YES. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION. MY NAME IS MERCEDES
DELEON. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION.
NO ONE ELSE ON THE PHONE LINE.
ALRIGHT SO WE'LL BRING IT BACK
MANY WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE
TABLE AND HE, UH YES, VICE
CHAIR, QUICK QUESTION, SENATOR
OR FOR YOUR WITNESS. HOW DID THE
$3000 AMOUNT HOW DID YOU COME UP
WITH THAT? I GUESS IT WAS OLD
FASHIONED. WE TRIED THE EYEBALL
IT WE'VE WON. AS MY WITNESS
SAID. WE CAN'T FIND AN AGENCY
THAT JUDICIAL COUNCIL DOESN'T
WANT TO GO THROUGH AND
ADJUSTMENT OF THIS EVERY EVERY
THREE YEARS LIKE MIGHT FORMER
BILL SB 1919. WE'VE KNOWN THAT
THE WHOLE SOCIETY HAS BEEN HIT
WITH INCREASED COSTS IN DOING
THESE. THESE UM UH, STATES. IT'S
JUST A IT'S A COSTLY NO COUNTY
IS GOING TO MAKE MONEY ON IT. SO
WE JUST LANDED ON RATHER THAN
LET'S DO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT
LARGER THAN WHAT IT WAS BUT SORT
OF GO OUT INTO THE FUTURE. AND
7TH 3000 IS JUST A ROUND NUMBER.
OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. CENTER
WIECKOWSKI ELECTED. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I WOULD URGE AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
SECRETARY. MOTIONS DO PASS TO
THE FLOOR. CHOLERA CHOLERA.
CUNNINGHAM CUNNINGHAM I BLOOM
BLOOM I DAVIES DAVIES, I HANEY
KYLIE. MAIENSCHEIN MAIENSCHEIN
AREAS. RACE I RIVAS WIX WEBSITE.
THAT BILL IS UP. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. YEAH IS THERE A
MOTION ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
UH MADAM SECRETARY. EVERYTHING
ROLLING THAT CHOLERA. I KNOW I
CUNNINGHAM CUNNINGHAM. I BLOOM
BLOOM I DAVIES DAVIES, I HANEY
HANEY, I KYLIE KYLIE. I
MAIENSCHEIN MAIENSCHEIN. AYE,
REYES. GRACE I RIVAS WORKS WORKS
ID. OKAY SO THAT THE CONSENT IS
OUT. THAT'S SP 9 35 MEN SP 9 56
WIECKOWSKI SP 1005 WIECKOWSKI SP
10 96 LEMON SB 11 79 GLASER SP
12 10 CORTEZ E S. P. 13 80, THE
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE
BILLS AND COMMITTEE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE BILL AND SGR 14
SENATOR ALLEN AND I KNOW THE
REMAINING BILL IS SENATOR DIMON
AND I KNOW THAT SHE WAS CHAIRING
NATURAL RESOURCE BECAUSE I WAS
SUPPOSED TO PRESENT BILLS THERE.
LET'S SEE IF SHE'S ON HER WAY.
AT THIS TIME. I THINK THEY WERE
JUST FINISHING UP. EXCELLENT SO
EVERYONE CAN HANG TIGHT FOR A
MOMENT.
OKAY? ALRIGHT BECAUSE WE HAVE
ONE MORE BILL THAT'S GOING TO BE
PRESENTED AS SOON AS SENATOR
LIMON'S HERE. SHE'LL BE HERE
MOMENTARILY SO IN THE MEANTIME
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. RIVAS.
RIVAS? AYE. AND, UH, FILE ITEM
ONE SB 8 66. LUZ RIVAS RIVAS.
AYE. AND THAT BILL IS OUT AND
THEN SP 9 28. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
ADD ON TO THAT ONE. THAT'S
FALLOUT. UM LUZ RIVAS. WE HAVE A
SIDE. THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU,
SENATOR. DIMON UM, FIRST OF ALL,
THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING MY BILL
AND NATURAL RESOURCES WHILE I
WAS HERE DURING THIS COMMITTEE,
SO I KNOW THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF
BACK AND FORTH WITH THE SWING
SPACE. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU
RUNNING BACK AND FORTH AS WELL.
AND SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, SP
6 33. THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR
THE FLEXIBILITY BOTH OF YOUR
BILLS GOT OUT. SB 633 GIVES NON
ENGLISH SPEAKING COSIGNER IS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION. PROTECTS
CONSUMERS FROM FRAUD WHILE ALSO
PROVIDING MORE STABILITY TO
BUSINESSES. THIS BILL WILL
REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND
INNOVATION TO TRANSLATE IN PLACE
ON THEIR WEBSITE A NOTICE TO CO
SIGNERS. THE NOTICE WILL BE
TRANSLATED INTO THE FIVE MOST
COMMONLY SPOKEN LANGUAGES IN
CALIFORNIA AND PUT ON A SINGLE
PAGE. THIS NOTICE WILL PROVIDE
THE CO SIGNER WITH THE ESSENTIAL
INFORMATION BUT ALSO PROTECT THE
BUSINESSES BY GIVING THEM A TOOL
FOR ENFORCEMENT TO COMBAT CLAIMS
FROM COTE FROM CLOSE SIGNER.
THAT THE CONTRACT IS ENFORCEABLE
AND ENFORCEABLE BECAUSE THE CO
SIGNER DID NOT UNDERSTAND THEIR
OBLIGATIONS I HAVE WITH ME
TODAY. DESIREE KNEW IN ORTH FROM
THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAWCENTER
AND SUCCEEDED RODRIGUEZ FROM LA
RAZA CENTROLEGAL TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL AND ANSWER
ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. DESIREE WHEN
NORTH ON THE TELEPHONE MAYBE
YOU'RE READY. HELLO. THANK YOU
AND GOOD MORNING CHAIR, CO CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS DESIREE NGUYEN NORTH. I
AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE CONSUMER
JUSTICE PROGRAM, AT LEAST A
COMMUNITY LAWCENTER. AS A
PROVIDER OF DIRECT LEGAL
SERVICES TO LOW INCOME CONSUMERS
EXPERIENCED A FEW MOMENTS WORSE
THAN TELLING A CLIENT. I'M SORRY
I CAN'T HELP YOU BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH AND A LOT OF
THEM WANT GIVE YOU THE SAME
PROTECTIONS AND RIGHTS AS IT
DOES TO SOMEONE WHO CAN I EXPECT
THIS TERRIBLE MOMENT WHEN A
FORMER CLIENT WAS DEFRAUDED BY
THE VERY PEOPLE SHE TRUSTED WHEN
THEY USED HER AND HER GOOD
CREDIT TO COASTLINE ON THE
TRUCK. THOSE PEOPLE WANTED WELL,
THIS FORMER CLIENT WAS
MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKING.
THE BORROWERS DID NOT ALLOW HER
TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT, WHICH
HELD A BURIED CO SIGNER NOTICE.
AND AS A RESULT, THE CLIENT DID
NOT UNDERSTAND THAT SHE WAS
TAKING ON A CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF A
TRACK FOR THE PURCHASE OF A
TRUCK THAT SHE WOULD NEVER OAN.
44.1% OF CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS
SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN
ENGLISH IN THE HOME. COSIGNING
OFTEN REQUIRED IN CONTRACT FOR
THE PRIMARY BORROWERS CREDIT
SUPPORT OR UNDER ESTABLISHED.
THE BORROWER IS INCENTIVIZED TO
BRING ON A CO SIGNER IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN WHAT MEANS OR WANT. AS A
RESULT, THE VERY NATURE OF COAST
LINING IS A RELATIONSHIP WHERE
IN THE CODE CENTER HAS BETTER
CREDIT THAN THE BORROWER TAKE ON
EQUAL RISK WITH NONE OF THE
BENEFITS AND WILL SUFFER GREATER
HARM TO A CREDIT IN THE EVENT OF
DEFAULT BY THE BORROWER.
DECREASING CREDIT WORTHINESS
RESULTS AND DIFFICULTY IN
FINDING HOUSING AND SAFE
NEIGHBORHOODS. OBTAINING HIGH
PAYING JOBS AND QUALIFYING ONLY
FOR BAD INTEREST RATES ON
ANYTHING, THROWN LOANS OR
FINANCING. COASTLINES HAVE
LITTLE CHOICE THAT COULD CARRY
THE FINANCIAL BURDEN OF THE BAR.
IT'S A BORROWER DROP. ORSUFFER
THE CONSEQUENCES IF YOU CAN'T IF
YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT. WITH SO
MANY CALIFORNIANS LIVING
PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK A LOT OF
SCENARIOS, OFTEN THE CASE. 3633
CALIFORNIA'S VAST MONOLINGUAL
POPULATION OF THEIR OPPORTUNITY
FOR EQUAL CONSUMER PROTECTION
RIGHTS BY INFORMING A CO SIGNER
WHO WILL BE LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE
TO A CONTRACT A WARNING OF THIS
FACT. 63 3 IS SIMPLY NECESSITY.
THIS IS A BIPARTISAN ISSUE A
BASIC CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. IT
IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF BOTH
CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES THAT
ALL PARTIES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
UNDER A CONTRACT UNDERSTAND, OR
AT LEAST GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY
TO UNDERSTAND THE TERMS UNDER
WHICH THEY WILL BE BOUND. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. CECILIA RODRIGUEZ. IF
YOU'RE ON THE LINE, YOU MAY
BEGIN. QUÊ GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS CECILIA RODRIGUEZ, AND
I'M THE COORDINATING ATTORNEY
FOR THE ELDER AND DISABILITY LAW
DEPARTMENT AT LA RAZA
CENTROLEGAL. OUR MISSION IS TO
PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY LEGAL
REPRESENTATION TO THE LATINO
COMMUNITY. ANOTHER LOW INCOME
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AS A TRUSTED
PARTNER AND LEGAL SERVICES. WE
SERVE LOW INCOME FAMILIES, A
LARGE PORTION OF WHICH ARE
STRUGGLING WITH AN ARRAY OF
LEGAL ISSUES, NOT THE LEAST OF
WHICH IS DEATH. IT IS COMMON AND
QUITE FRANKLY, NECESSITY FOR
MONOLINGUAL INDIVIDUALS TO RELY
CLOSELY ON THE PEOPLE AND THEIR
CLOSE COMMUNITY TO NAVIGATE THIS
FOREIGN SYSTEM. THIS POWER
IMBALANCE CREATES A
VULNERABILITY THAT IS OFTEN
EASILY EXPLOITED BY THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE HELPING
THEM. SB 6 33 SETS THE MINIMUM
STANDARD FOR PROVIDING ARE
MONOLINGUAL POPULATION BASIC
INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR CONTRACT
OBLIGATIONS AS A COSIGNER.
NAMELY THAT THERE ARE EQUALLY
RESPONSIBLE. THIS GETS TO THE
HEART OF THE ISSUE BY WARNING
UNSUSPECTING OR UNKNOWLEDGEABLE
, ENGLISH SPEAKING CONSUMERS
ABOUT THE CONTRACTUAL
OBLIGATIONS THEY ARE ABOUT TO
UNDERTAKE. A WARNING THAT THEIR
ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTERPARTS
ALREADY GET. CENTROLEGAL WE HAVE
EEN CLIENTS HAVE THEIR
TRANSLATION ACT RIGHTS VIOLATED
NOT JUST BY BAD ACTORS, BUT BY
HUGE BANKS. THESE PEOPLE WERE
LEARNED INTO CREDIT CONTRACTS
THAT THEY DID NOT WANT OR
UNDERSTAND. IT IS EXTREMELY
FORESEEABLE THAT NON ENGLISH
SPEAKING CONSUMERS WILL BE DUPED
INTO CO SIGNING IT FOR ANOTHER.
ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE POST COVID
RECESSION THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS
FACING. SB 6 33 IS NEEDED NOW IN
ORDER TO PREVENT MORE
UNSUSPECTING PEOPLE FROM ROLLING
INTO DEBT THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW
THEY TOOK ON. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD TO THE
PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE
IN PERSON? THEIR WISHES TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR SP 6 33. IF
NOT OPERATORS. ANYONE ON THE
LINE? IN SUPPORT OF SB 6 33.
WE'LL GET A LINE 3 15. JUST GOOD
MORNING, DANIELLE CANDO KAISER
ON THE FACTS OF THE CALIFORNIA
LOW INCOME CONSUMER COALTION,
PROUD CO SPONSORS OF THE BILL
AND ALSO WITH THE NATIONAL
CONSUMER LAW CENTER. PROJECT
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE 3 66. YES
MY NAME IS LEYLAND. ASHLIE
COMING FROM OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
I'M CALLING IN SUPPORT OF
SENATOR PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
3 67. KOURTNEY WEBER CALLING
FROM BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA,
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF SB 633.
THANKS. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO
TO LINE 3 64. HI MY NAME IS
SOPHIA LINK. I'M CALLING FROM EL
SECRETO, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
OF SC 6 33. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'LL GO TO LINE 3 61. HI MY
NAME IS AND I'M CALLING FROM
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AND I'M
CALLING HIM SUPPORT. OF THE
SHOW. THANK YOU. AND THERE IS NO
ONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT RECENT AMENDMENTS REMOVED
FORMAL OPPOSITION ON THIS BILL.
LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE IN
THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION TO SB 6 33.
OPERATOR. IF WE CAN GO TO THE
PHONE LINES, ANYONE IS THERE AND
OPPOSITION TO SB 6 33. THERE IS
NO ONE IN THE QUEUE AT THIS
TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND
OR BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
EMOTIONS THOUGHTS. OKAY SO WE
HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THANK YOU, SENATOR. THE AMOUNT
FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
FORWARD IS A CONSTITUENCY THAT
HAS A VERY HIGH DENSITY OF
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN RESIDENTS
WHO OFTENTIMES NEED LANGUAGE
SERVICES CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
IT, NOT TO MENTION UM. MANY
OTHER LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN IN MY
DISTRICT AND ANY OTHER DISTRICTS
AROUND THE STATE. SO THANK YOU.
YOU MAY CLOSE THE ASPIRIN. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. MADAM
SECRETARY. MOTIONS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA I
CUNNINGHAM BLOOM BLOOM I DAVIES
DAVIES, I HANEY CI KYLIE. KYLIE
I MAIENSCHEIN REYES. RACE. I
RIVAS. RIVAS WIX WIX? AYE. THE
DOORS OUT. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
AND I THINK WE'RE DONE WITH JUST
HOLD ON AND WAIT. I'LL HANG
AROUND FOR A MINUTE FOR OUR VICE
CHAIR TO RETURN. HE'S NOT COMING
BACK. OKAY, BUT WE ARE
ADJOURNED.