WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE AND
HIGHER EDUCATION BILL HEARING
WHETHER YOU ARE HERE IN PERSON
WATCHING VIRTUALLY OR ON THE
PHONE LINES, I'M GLAD YOU'VE
JOINED US FOR TODAY'S HEARING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KEVIN KILEY HAS
BEEN REPLACED FOR TODAY'S
HEARING BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
DEVON MATHIS. WELCOME TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS. GOOD TO
HAVE HIM WITH US TODAY. I WILL
NOW GO OVER SOME KEY ELEMENTS OF
THE STRUCTURE OF TODAY'S
HEARINGS. DUE TO THE ONGOING
PANDEMIC. WE'RE STILL
PARTICIPATING IN PHYSICAL
DISTANCING AND THE HEARING AND
THROUGHOUT THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO HAVE A
LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE
PHYSICALLY PRESENT TO OBSERVE
AND PARTICIPATE DURING THIS
HEARING. IF YOU ARE HERE IN
PERSON, PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE
MASKED OR NO LONGER REQUIRED
THEY ARE RECOMMENDED, REGARDLESS
OF VACCINE STATUS. YOU'D LIKE TO
WEAR A MASK AND DO NOT HAVE ONE.
PLEASE NOTE THAT MASKS ARE
AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT THE
SECURITY CHECKPOINTS AT THE
ENTRANCES OF THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. WE HAVE A FEW
DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR WITNESS
TESTIMONY TODAY. IN PERSON OR BY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY UTILIZING THE
LEGISLATIVE PORTAL. FOR IN
PERSON OF ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN THE BILL. PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. I WOULD ASK
THAT THE PUBLIC NOT TOUCH THE
MICROPHONE. YOU CAN EXIT THE
HEARING. ONCE YOU FINISHED
TESTIFYING TO RETURN TO YOUR
SEAT. PLEASE BE SURE TO OBSERVE
PHYSICAL DISTANCING. VAN LEAVING
THE CAPITAL, INCLUDING LIMITING
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE
ELEVATOR TO THE INDICATED NUMBER
ON THE SIGNS POSTED BY THE
ELEVATOR DOOR. FOR WRITTEN
TESTIMONY. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE
ARE ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION POSITION
LETTER PORTAL, WHICH CAN BE
LOCATED ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. FOR LEAD WITNESSES AND
TWEENER TESTIMONY. PLEASE NOTE
THAT THE GUIDELINES FOR THE
BUILDS HEARD IN THIS COMMITTEE
IS TO ALLOW TESTIMONY FROM TWO
LEAD WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND
TO LEAD WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. TO SPEAK FOR NO MORE
THAN TWO MINUTES EACH.
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND ENTITIES
THAT ARE NEITHER IN SUPPORT OR
AN OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED TO
GIVE TESTIMONY FOR NO MORE THAN
TWO MINUTES WHEN I CALLED FOR
TWEENERS THE MEASURE HAS MORE
THAN TWO ENTITIES AND THE
TWEENER CATEGORY ONLY TWO WILL
BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR TWO
MINUTES EACH. PLEASE NOTE THAT
YOUR TESTIMONY IS BEING TIME. IF
YOU APPROACHED TWO MINUTES, I
WILL INTERRUPT YOU AND ASK THAT
YOU BRING YOUR TESTIMONY TO A
CLOSE. THANK YOU FOR BEARING
WITH US AS WE IMPLEMENT METHODS
TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA. ALSO BEING
MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS WE ALL
FACE. FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
RESPOND TO ROLL CALL, ASK A
QUESTION PROVIDED COMMENT. UM
PLEASE, RAISE YOUR HAND.
ACTIVATE YOUR VOLUME BUTTON ON
YOUR DIETS, MICROPHONES. FOR
AUTHOR OF THE BILLS TODAY, EACH
MEMBER PRESENTING TODAY WILL
PROVIDE AN OPENING AND CLOSING
STATEMENT. ADDITIONALLY AS I
PREVIOUSLY STATED, YOUR LEAD
WITNESS WILL EACH HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO PROVIDE. TESTIMONY.
WE HAVE SEVEN MEASURES ON THE
AGENDA TODAY. ADDITIONALLY THE
FOLLOWING MEASURE IS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THAT IS FIVE
ITEMS. FIVE SB 8 85. THAT LEAVES
SIX MEASURES TO BE PRESENTED.
PLEASE NOTE THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JACKIE IRWIN
WILL PRESENT FILE ITEM THREE SB
7 85 ON BEHALF OF SENATOR STEVE
GLAZER. AH! WITH A LACK OF A
QUORUM. WE WILL BEGIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. AND AT THIS TIME I
INVITE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO
TO PLEASE COME UP. AND HE MAY
BEGIN WHENEVER YOU ARE READY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. TAKE MY PHONE IN
MY POCKET SO MUCH SITTING ON IT.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
VERY APPRECIATIVE YOU ALLOWING
US TO PRESENT TODAY? UM, A. J R
33, WHICH CALLS ON GOVERNOR
SORRY, AND CALLED ON PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO CANCEL ALL STUDENT
DEBT. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE
THAT WHEN HE RAN, HE DIDN'T
MENTION THAT HE WOULD CANCEL
STUDENT DEBT AT THE $10,000 PER
STUDENT. WHILE WE'RE NOW OVER
TWO YEARS INTO THE
ADMINISTRATION, THE PROBLEMS GOT
MUCH WORSE. UH DEBT HASN'T GONE
AWAY AND IN FACT IT'S
ACCUMULATED, AND IN SOME CASES,
INTEREST MAY HAVE INCREASED
SUBSTANTIALLY. SO WE'RE CALLED
THE A. J. R URGES. PRESIDENT
BIDEN TO CANCEL ALL STUDENT DEBT
. UH THE STUDENT DEBT CRISIS HAS
GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL 43,000
AMERICANS COLLECTIVELY OVER $1.6
TRILLION WORTH OF STUDENT DEBT.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT CRIPPLES
AND ECONOMY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
WHAT PREVENTS US FROM BUYING A
HOME, BUYING A CAR LIVING IN
QUALITY OF LIFE, AND EVEN IF YOU
MAKE WHAT YOU MIGHT CONSIDER
SOME SOME SORT OF DECENT INCOME,
A GOOD PERCENTAGE OF THAT IS
GOING TO STUDENT DEBT, WHICH
PREVENTS YOUR ABILITY TO EVEN
PAY RENT MANY CASES. OR PROPERTY
OR BUY GROCERIES AS WE'VE NOW
SEEN. IN CALIFORNIA ALONE, JUST
TO KIND OF BRING IT TO WHAT IT
MEANS. HERE IN CALIFORNIA, FOUR
MILLION PEOPLE ARE CRIPPLED BY
$147 MILLION WORTH OF STUDENT
DEBT, AND PARTICULARLY IT
AFFECTS AND IMPACTS COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR. UM SO WE URGE
PRESIDENT BIDEN TO CANCEL ALL
FEDERAL STUDENT DEBT, WHICH
ESTIMATES ABOUT $86 BILLION A
YEAR, UH TWO, WHICH WOULD ADD
$86 BILLION A YEAR TO THE
COUNTRY'S GROSS DOMESTIC
PRODUCT. COUNSELING STUDENT DEBT
WOULD BE IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. WE MENTIONED FOUR
MILLION PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY SO
ONE OUT OF 10 PEOPLE, CALIFORNIA
HAVING 40 MILLION PEOPLE. ARE
CRIPPLED WITH STUDENT DEBT, SO
HERE'S A WAY TO PUT A BOOST INTO
THE ECONOMY AND LET PEOPLE LIVE
THEIR LIVES WITH HOW HAVING TO
PAY FOR THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS
A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THEIR
INCOME ON STUDENT DEBT. AND
QUITE FRANKLY, THEY HAVE THE
ABILITY TO DO IT. AND THEY RAN
ON DOING IT. SO WE'RE NOW
CALLING AND URGING ON THE
ADMINISTRATION TO CANCEL STUDENT
DEBT. AH AND WITH ME IS SAME
SING FROM NEXT GEN. CALIFORNIA
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
SIMILAR TO SAYING THE
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR AND POLICY
ADVISER AND NEXT IN CALIFORNIA,
WE ALONG WITH CONSUMER REPORTS,
STUDENT BAR PROTECTION CENTER
STUDENT AT CRISIS CENTER AND
YOUNG INVINCIBLES CO. LEAD THE
CAMPAIGN FOR CALIFORNIA
BORROWERS, WRITES A DIVERSE
COALITION OF NEARLY 100
ORGANIZATIONS AND OUR WORK ON
STUDENT AT FOCUSES ON LEVELING
THE PLAYING FIELD FOR STUDENT
BORROWERS. SO THAT THEY CAN SEE
A FUTURE FREE OF DEBT. AS SUCH
NEXT. GEN IS PLEASED TO SUPPORT
A J. R 33 AS CANCELING STUDENT
DEBT STRENGTHENS THE ECONOMY,
TACKLES RACIAL DISPARITIES AND
PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED RELIEF TO
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS RECOVERING
FROM THE PANDEMIC AND SUFFERING
FROM GROWING INFLATION. EVEN
BEFORE THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC
STUDENT DEBT WAS ALREADY A DRAG
ON THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. THIS
DEBT STEALS THE AMERICAN DREAM.
IT PREVENTS HOMEOWNERSHIP DELAYS
, FAMILY FORMATION AND HAMPERS
THE CREATION OF SMALL BUSINESS
AND INNOVATION AND SMALL
BUSINESSES. BLACK AND LATINO
COMMUNITIES. AS YOU HEARD,
PARTICULARLY WOMEN FEEL THE
GREATEST BURDEN OF THIS DEBT.
STUDENT DEBT CANCELATION IS A
PROGRESSIVE POLICY HAS HIGHER
LEVELS OF CANCELATION DUE MORE
TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY AND
ECONOMIC SECURITY. STUDENT DEBT
CANCELATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
INCREASE THE NET WEALTH OF BLACK
HOUSEHOLDS AND OVERWHELMINGLY
BENEFITS LOW INCOME BORROWERS
BECAUSE WEALTHY PEOPLE RARELY
BORROW AND PAY OFF DEBT QUICKLY
IF THEY DO SO. STUDENT DEBT
CANCELATION WOULD INCREASE
BORROWERS ABILITY TO PAY DOWN
OTHER DEBTS, THEIR ABILITY TO
STAY IN RURAL COMMUNITY IMPROVES
AND DO THEIR OPPORTUNITY AS WELL
AS THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE
BETTER JOBS. THE HIGHER
EDUCATION ACT CLEARLY PROVIDES
THE PRESIDENT THE AUTHORITY TO
DIRECT THE SECRETARY OF
EDUCATION TO CANCEL STUDENT DEBT
ADMINISTRATIVELY, AND IN DOING
SO, THE PRESIDENT SHOULD NOT
INCLUDE ANY MEANS TESTING. AS
MEANS TESTING WILL REQUIRE A
COMPLICATED APPLICATION AND
BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS THAT WILL
BLOCK THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE
FROM ACCESSING RELIEF AND
CONCLUSION. CANCELING STUDENT
DEBT WOULD DISPROPORTIONATELY
HELP. BORROWERS OF COLOR,
RESPOND TO THE COVID 19 HEALTH
AND ECONOMIC CRISIS AND PROVIDE
MUCH NEEDED ECONOMIC RELIEF TO
STUDENT BORROWERS. AND WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
SUPPORT OF A J. R 33. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AH! ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM, IF THERE ARE
CAN COME FORWARD TO THE
MICROPHONE. ALRIGHT SEE? NONE
ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? RIGHT SEE YOU. NONE.
ARE THERE ANY TWEENERS. IT WENT
WITHOUT. NOT FOR OR AGAINST ANY
TWEENERS NÓ TWEENERS AT ALL, ALL
RIGHT. WE WILL GO THEN TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE? DR
CHOI. REMEMBER SANTIAGO. THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS UP. I
THINK THIS IS VERY TIMELY.
MEASURE AND ENCOURAGING FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT TO EXCUSE THE STUDENT
THAT. AFTER SPECIALLY THIS SPEND
EMMICK SOME. MIGHT HAVE SUFFERED
WITH NO INCOME. AND THEN ALSO,
WE DON'T KNOW. WHAT THEIR
ABILITY TO PAY IS. UH HUH.
ESSENTIALLY, I. HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTING THIS CONCEPT, AND
THEN I WILL BE SUPPORTING BUT
FOR THIS WILL BE ACTUALLY IN A
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACTION. YOU
KNOW WHAT THEY WOULD REQUIRE.
BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS, UH MY
SISTER. AND MY BROTHER IN LAW.
ACTUALLY. THEY ENDED UP EVEN
THOUGH THIS WAS NOT FOR THEIR
BACHELOR'S DEGREE. THERE WAS A
PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL DEGREE AND
WE COULD LOOK FOR THEM, MANDA.
THEY ENDED UP WITH A LOT OF
STUDENT DEBT. AND, UH, WHAT THEY
TOOK ADVANTAGE. OF THE ESTUARY
IN THAT EXCUSE WAS FEATHER
GOVERNMENT HAD AH! SHOULDN'T
THAT MM. FORGIVENESS, A PROGRAM
BEST UPON WOW. THE REGION. WE'RE
NOT TOO MANY DOCTORS WERE
AVAILABLE. AND THAT THEY CHOSE
THAT AREA. AND BASED UPON HOW
MANY YEARS THEY SERVE. THREE
YEARS. WHAT X AMOUNT OF A
PERCENTAGE FOUR YEARS. FIVE
YEARS. SIX ETCETERA, AND THEN I
BELIEVE THERE WAS FIVE YEARS
MAXIMUM SEVEN YEARS AND THAT THE
LIVED THE EARTH OF THE AIR. AND
EVENTUALLY THAT WAS EXCUSED. AND
THAT THEY LACKED THAT AREA AND
THEY ARE STAYING THAT AREA SO
USING THAT CONCEPT SUPPOSE UP TO
LAST YEAR. IF. YOUR SON. WELL
FRIEND, MY BROTHER. SOMEBODY HAD
BEEN WORKING HARD. KEPT THEM
PAYING THE STUDENT DEBT. AND
CERTAINLY. UM THAT'S UH,
FORGETTING FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
IS IMPLEMENTED AND THE GUYS WHO
HAPPENED TO BE LUCKY ENOUGH AND
THE TAKE ADVANTAGE AND WITH NO
OBLIGATION YOUR DEBT IS ALL
FREE. YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS
ALSO SHOULD BE CONTINUED, AND
THAT THAT'S A FEDERAL OUR TAX
MONEY. ESSENTIALLY SO EVEN IN
THE FUTURE WE CONTINUOUSLY NEED
TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS WITH
THEIR LOW INCOME. YOU KNOW HOW
TO HAVE FINISH THEIR STUDIES AT
THE HIGHER EDUCATION SO
ENCOURAGEMENT AT THIS AND THEN
ALSO, WE ARE PROVIDING THEIR
MEANS TO EARN THEIR UH, YOU KNOW
, GOOD LIVING AND THEN PAY BACK
FOR THE FUTURE GENERATION. BUT.
IF WE FORGIVE WITH THE NO
CONDITION BECAUSE THERE MAY BE
MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS LOCALLY,
THEY CAN GET INVOLVED. THREE
YEARS OR FOUR YEARS, FIVE YEARS
AND THEN GRADUALLY IN A GRADUAL
PERCENTAGE. THEY CAN BE EXCUSED
SO THAT WE CAN USE THOSE MEN
POWER IN THE AREA THAT
GOVERNMENT MAY BE MAY FEEL
THAT'S USEFUL FOR THE MAIN
POWER, SUCH AS TEACHING
COMMUNITY SERVICES AND NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS, ETCETERA, MANY
RATHER THAN JUST OUTRIGHT THE
FORGIVENESS, SO. UH, I KNOW THIS
IS NOT OUR CALIFORNIA UH, LAW
THAT WE WILL IMPLEMENT THAT THIS
IS THE ONLY SUGGESTION FOR THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BUT I THINK
IF WE EVER WORK ON THAT KIND OF
PROGRAM AND MAKE A SUGGESTION
AND THIS IS SOMETHING BETTER.
UH, WAY TO GO RATHER THAN JUST
OVER THE NO CONDITION. SUDDENLY
I WAKE UP AT THE LAW HAS PASSED.
I CAN BENEFIT THEN WHAT ABOUT
THE PEOPLE WHO HAD TO WORK SO
HARD AFTER TWO YEARS AGO, YOU
KNOW TO PAY THEIR PAY DOWN THEIR
DEBTS. AND WITH NO OBLIGATION
WHATSOEVER, SINCE WE KNOW THAT
EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE WE
WORKED ON MANY, MANY DIFFERENT
PROGRAMS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILY
MEMBERS. TO HAVE AH, DIFFERENT
GRANTS AND DIFFERENT SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAMS, ESSENTIALLY. OUR
MEMBER. MCCARTHY HAD BEEN
PROMOTING THAT COLLEGE HERE WITH
NO NO TUITION, HAM PROGRAM THAT
HIS, UH HE HAD BEEN PROMOTING
THAT UNTIL WE REACH THAT. I
THINK THERE HAS TO BE SOME WAYS
GIVEN WEIGHT TAKE FOR THOSE WHO,
UH, GET HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT
IN THE FEATHERWEIGHT WAS STATE
THEY NEED TO PARTICIPATE. BY
WORKING RATHER THAN JUST A FREE
MONEY BY WAKING UP ON ONE
MORNING. MR CHAIRMAN, MAKE A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS. WELL I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
APPROACH AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR
THE BILL. I UM LOOK, I THINK
SOME OF THE STUFF THAT YOU SAID
MAKES SENSE THAT IN THE FUTURE
WE SHOULD DEVELOP THE TYPE OF
PROGRAMS. AH THAT WHERE THERE IS
SOME SORT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
OR OR IF NOT FREE EDUCATION THE
WAY SOME OF US ARE PUSHING FOR
IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE
A THOUGHTFUL CONVERSATION BACK
AND FORTH, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR THAT. IS THERE WORK TO
BE DONE ON AFTER CANCELING
STUDENT DEBT? YES YOU RIGHTLY
IDENTIFIED A PARTICULAR PIECE
THAT YES FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS
WHO DID PAY OFF THEIR DEBT. AH,
THERE IT'S A SEGMENT OF THE
POPULATION THAT PROBABLY
WOULDN'T BENEFIT FROM US. BUT
THERE IS A BUT THERE ARE 43
MILLION AMERICANS THAT DO
BENEFIT FROM CANCELING STUDENT
DEBT. THE LARGER THE OTHER
QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO?
MOVING FORWARD, AND I THINK I
WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR. FOR
THAT SORT OF WORKING CALDERON
REFORM. I DON'T REMEMBER THE
NAME OF THE BILL, BUT THE COW
GOT REAL FORM PIECE SIX TO
PREVENT FUTURE DEBT. SO THIS IS
ONE PIECE OF A LARGER EFFORT. TO
TRY TO REDUCE THE COST OF
EDUCATION BECAUSE WE NEED TO
CANCEL STUDENT DEBT. 100% DO. WE
NEED TO FIGURE OUT THOSE
PROGRAMS WHERE PEOPLE ARE
WORKING, UH, WORKING OR OR JUST
COMPLETELY FREE EDUCATION. UM.
BUT I WOULD JUST CHALLENGE ON
ONE LITTLE PIECES, AND IT'S NOT
LIKE PEOPLE WHO THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO CANCEL. AREN'T WORKING.
THEY ARE. THEY'RE WORKING,
CONTRIBUTING. THEY'RE WORKING
VERY HARD. 43 MILLION AMERICANS
ARE WAKING UP TO GO TO WORK TO
PAY STUDENT DEBT TO PAY THEIR
LIVING EXPENSES TO FURTHER THEIR
CAREER, SO THEY ARE WORKING. UM. BUT MOVING FORWARD. WE REALLY
NEED TO INVEST MORE IN REDUCING
THE COST OF EDUCATION FREE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS ONE PIECE
OF IT. THE MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP IS ANOTHER PIECE OF
IT. UH BIG, BIG PIECE OF IT
REALLY IS A CALDERON REFORM.
WHICH WHICH WILL SEEK TO NOT
ONLY HELP STUDENTS FINANCIALLY
FOR TUITION COST, BUT FOR NON
TUITION COSTS AS WELL, WHICH IS
WHAT WE JUST VOTED ON IN THE
BUDGET? YES, TO HAVE FORGOT WHAT
THEY WERE ON. BUT YESTERDAY ON
MONDAY. SO THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
FOR DOING THAT. WE'VE ASKED TO
BE A CO AUTHOR. THE NEXT TIME
YOU CHANGE THE BILL. BUT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THOUGHTFUL
COMMENTS. I WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR IF I MET? MAY
I ADD? ONE MORE POINT IS THAT
AND THERE ARE ALSO RATHER THAN
REGARDLESS OF WHO THEY ARE IN A
BLANKET. COUNSELING MORE
FORGIVING HIS, UH MAYBE WE CAN
DO SOME SURVEY THAT CERTAIN
CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE LIKE THE
LAST TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS,
UNEMPLOYED OR BELOW A CERTAIN.
INCOME LEVEL IF THERE'S LESS
THAN 50,000, THEN YOU HAVE NO
ABILITY AND A GRADUAL IF THERE'S
A OVER SIX FT. YOUR 100,000.
THEN YOU DO HAVE ABILITY. SO YOU
ARE PAID DOWN SO SOME SOME KIND
OF US. SO WE MECHANISM SO I KNOW
THIS IS OUR ONLY, YOU KNOW
SUGGESTION TO THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. IT HAS NO TEETH IN
THERE IN OUR DISCUSSION, BUT AH,
IF THE NATION WILL SEEK JUST
KIND OF DIRECTION. I THINK THAT
THIS IS A MESSAGE. I THINK EVEN
FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
HERE THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AND FOR HIS
CONTINUOUS WORK AND MAKING
COLLEGE DEBT FREE. WELL A J. R
33 THE CONCEPT OF CANCELING ALL
STUDENT LOANS. AH I'LL STUDENT
DEBT DOES NOT FIX THE HIGH COST
OF ATTENDING COLLEGE. IT DOES,
AS THE AUTHOR STATED, HELPED
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS ESCAPE
THE LIFE SENTENCE. OF STUDENT
LOAN DEBT. UM. AND THEN WE WILL
, UH, ASKED FOR A VOTE. ONCE WE
ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR MR
SANTIAGO. AND WITH THAT WE'LL GO
TO FILE ITEM TWO. NOT HERE.
PERMITS USER LIST. OKAY BUILDS.
YES, SIR. ONE COULD GO.
PRESIDENT. THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT
SO SEEING, UH, MISS SENATOR TATO
HERE. I WOULD GO TO FILE ITEM
FOUR. AND I THOUGHT I JUST SAW
SENATOR TATA YES. SENATOR OR
TATO WILL GO TO FILE ITEM FOR SB
3 67. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS TODAY I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SP 3 67 THE CAMPUS, THE
CAMPUS OPIOID SAFETY ACT. THE
UNITED STATES PROLONG THE OPIOID
CRISIS HAS HAD A PROFOUND EFFECT
ON YOUNG ADULTS, ESPECIALLY HERE
IN OUR STATE. OF THE NEARLY 3300
CALIFORNIANS HAD DIED FROM
OPIOID OVERDOSE IN 2019 404 WERE
BETWEEN 15 AND 24 YEARS OLD. IN
MY DISTRICT, FRESNO COUNTY
DEATHS RELATED TO OPIOIDS
DOUBLED IN 2020. YOUNG ADULTS IN
CURRENT COUNTY ARE ALSO DOWN
FROM OPIOID OVERDOSES AT A RATE
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THEN
STATEWIDE AVERAGE. AND I'M SURE
THAT THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF
YOUNG ADULTS IN YOUR FELLOW
DISTRICTS AS WELL. COLLEGE AGED
ADULTS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN ANY
OTHER AGE GROUP TO ENGAGE IN
OPIOID MISUSE. THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC HAS LED TO INCREASED
FEELINGS OF ISOLATION, ANXIETY
AND DEPRESSION FOR THESE
STUDENTS. ACCESS TO POTENTIAL
LIFE SAVING MEDICATION HAS BEEN
IMPEDED. THE CAMPUS OPIOID
SAFETY ACT AS A NECESSARY
INTERVENTION INTERVENTION THAT
INCREASES ACCESS TO ALL PERIOD
REVERSAL MEDICATION ON COLLEGE
CAMPUSES AND PROVIDES OVERDOSE
PREVENTION TRAINING TO THOSE WHO
NEED IT. MOST. THIS BILL
REQUIRES SUS AND COMMUNITY
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND REQUEST C REGIONS TO USE
EXISTING STATE PROGRAMS AND
RESOURCES TO DISTRIBUTE NASAL
SPRAY DOSAGES OF A FEDERALLY
APPROVED OPIOID OVERDOSE
REVERSAL MEDICATION SUCH AS THE
LUXAN AT ALL CAMPUS HEALTH
CENTERS. THE BILL ALSO ENSURES
THAT THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH UM, PROVIDES A
TRAINING AND INFORMATION AND
INCLUDED AT CAMPUSES,
ORIENTATION MATERIALS. I HAVE
TWO WITNESSES TODAY, THE FIRST
WITNESS MINIVAN GRIN OF UC DAVIS
, AGNES FOR RECOVERY STUDENT
LEADER AND THE SECOND ONE IS
SHERRY DAILY, CALIFORNIA
CONSORTIUM OF ADDICTION PROGRAMS
AND PROFESSIONALS. GOOD
AFTERNOON. HONORABLE CHAIR
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS WHITNEY VAN
GRIN. AND I AM AN EMMA FACE
STUDENT GRADUATE CANDIDATE AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
DAVIS. I AM A STUDENT RECOVERY
COORDINATOR WITH A GUESS FOR
RECOVERY, THE COLLEGE GATE
ORGANIZATION AND STUDENT HEALTH
SERVICE PROGRAM ON THE UC DAVIS
CAMPUS. I'M A FELLOW IN THE SAFE
PROJECT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND
ACADEMIC YEARLONG FELLOWSHIP FOR
STUDENTS WHO ARE PASSIONATE
ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF
COLLEGE GATE RECOVERY,
LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY. AND I
IDENTIFY AS A PERSON IN
RECOVERY. I'M HERE TODAY TO LEND
A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE TO THE
RECOVERY MOVEMENT IN HIGHER
EDUCATION AND TO URGE SUPPORT A
BILL SB 367. OR YEAH, THIS BILL
WOULD ALLOW FOR EDUCATIONAL AND
PREVENTIVE INFORMATION
INFORMATION ABOUT OPIOID
OVERDOSE AND THE USE AND
LOCATION OF OPIOID OVERDOSE
REVERSAL MEDICATION TO STUDENTS
AT ALL CALIFORNIA CAMPUSES. IT'S
SAFE OR STOP. THE ADDICTION
FATALITY EPIDEMIC HAS EXPRESSED
THAT ADVOCATES FOR COLLEGE BASED
RECOVERY INITIATIVES OFTEN FACE
STIGMA DRIVEN EXCUSES AS TO WHY
THE UNIVERSITIES SHOULDN'T
ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS IN
RECOVERY. THERE'S ASSUMPTION
THAT THERE'S NOT A NEED FOR
NALOXONE TO BE ON CAMPUSES AND
THAT THEIR CAMPUSES DON'T HAVE
THOSE KINDS OF STUDENTS.
HOWEVER, THE BASELINE OF IS ONE
IF YOU HAVE ONE STUDENT ON YOUR
CAMPUS AND NEED OF LIFE SAVING
THE LUXAN, THEN IT MUST BE MADE
FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. I'M
ADVOCATING FOR THE ACCESS AND
TRAINING FOR NALOXONE ON
CAMPUSES TO PROTECT STUDENTS. AS
WELL AS EMPOWER STUDENTS TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THOSE IN
THEIR NETWORKS THAT ARE AT RISK
FOR OVERDOSE. NALOXONE CAN
REVERSE AN OVERDOSE, SAVE A
LIFE. AND OPEN DOORS TO POSITIVE
CHANGE, NOT CHEN, NONJUDGMENTAL
CARE AND RECOVERY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WORD, HONORABLE
CHAIR AND MEMBERS SHERRY DAILY
WITH THE CALIFORNIA CONSORTIUM
OF ADDICTION PROGRAMS AND
PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING OVER
20,000 ADDICTION. FOCUS
PROFESSIONALS MORE THAN 100
TREATMENT PROGRAMS AND THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE IN RECOVERY THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. SEEK UP HAS BEEN AT
THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPING
POLICY AIMED AT REDUCING DEATHS
BY OVERDOSE FROM FENTANYL. AS
SUCH, WE HAVE ACTIVELY SOUGHT
INPUT FROM THOSE WHO SEE THESE
TRAGIC DEATHS AGAIN AND AGAIN.
PARENTS STUDENTS AND PEOPLE
RECOVERY HAVE URGED US TO PUSH
HARDER FOR NALOXONE TO BE
AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE IT CAN BE.
ALTHOUGH NALOXONE IS AVAILABLE
FOR PURCHASE AT DRUGSTORES, MOST
COLLEGE STUDENTS WOULD NOT LOOK
TO PURCHASE IT FOR THEIR OWN
USE, COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC,
AND BACK TO THEIR CAMPUSES ARE
COLLEGE AGED YOUTH MAY NOT BE
AWARE OF THE DANGERS OF OPIOID
OVERDOSE. AND LIKELY DO NOT HAVE
ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT REVERSAL
MEDICATIONS AND HOW TO
ADMINISTER THEM. SB 3 67 GIVE
STUDENTS THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED
TO RECOGNIZE OVERDOSE AND KEEP
EACH OTHER SAFE. THEY KNOW WHICH
STUDENTS ARE IN DANGER OF
OVERDOSE, AND WE'RE POTENTIAL
OVERDOSES MAY OCCUR. IT IS VITAL
THAT WE GIVE THEM THE TOOLS TO
PREVENT TRAGIC DEATHS AMONGST
THEIR PEER GROUPS. I RECENTLY
MET WITH DR NOEL BEST FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY AND
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AT THE
STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. HE
IS ALSO THE RESIDENT FELLOW FOR
THE WELL HOUSE, WHICH CURRENTLY
SERVES 50 SUBSTANCE FREE
STUDENTS. AND HOW IT IS THE
COLLEGIATE RECOVERY PROGRAM AT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. ACCORDING
TO DOCTOR VEST, STANFORD
STUDENTS BEGAN WORKING ON THIS
ISSUE BACK IN 2020, THE STUDENTS
STARTED THE STANFORD CAMPUS
OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION
PROJECT, OR COOP TO ELIMINATE
OPIOID OVERDOSES ON CAMPUS BY
IMPAIRING MEMBERS OF THE
STANFORD COMMUNITY WITH OPIOID
OVERDOSE RESCUE MEDICATION FREE
TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS THEIR
SPONSOR TRAININGS. DOCTOR VEST
FURTHER REPORTED THAT AS OF MAY
10TH THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR TRAINING. NEARLY
300. STANFORD STANFORD STUDENTS
ON HOW TO USE NALOXONE. SB 3 67
WILL CREATE AN INCENTIVE TO
SCALE UP EFFORTS LIKE STANFORD'S
ON CAMPUSES ACROSS OUR STATE,
AND WE'LL MAKE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
SAFER AND AT LOWER RISK FOR THE
FATAL CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN
OCCUR WHEN OPIOIDS ARE INGESTED
, PARTICULARLY WHILE CONSUMING
ALCOHOL. HIGHER DRIVE OUT. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? NOPE SEEN, THEN
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN
THE HEARING ROOM? ALSO SEEING
NONE. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY. I DID
NOT CALL FOR TWEENERS ON THIS
BILL, AND HE TWEENERS ON THIS
BILL. ALSO SEEING THEN ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLYWOMAN. JUST A
QUICK COMMENT. THANK YOU FOR
THIS SPILL. I THINK IT'S A
PHENOMENAL BILL THAT IS NEEDED
ON CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA, AND WE ALSO KNOW
THAT JUST THIS MORNING THERE WAS
A STUDY THAT WAS RELEASED THAT
SAYS THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN OVER
800% INCREASE IN OPIATE
SYNTHETIC OPIOID USE IN THE US
OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS.
CLEARLY, WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM,
AND THIS IS ONE STEP AT
ADDRESSING IT FOR OUR YOUTH AND
COLLEGE STUDENTS. SO THANK YOU
FOR THE BILL, AND I'D LIKE TO
MOVE THE BILL. WE HAVE NOT
ESTABLISHED A QUORUM. I DON'T
BELIEVE RIGHT. WE STILL DON'T
HAVE A COURT, BUT WE'LL COME
BACK. OTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. I
SEE NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE SENATOR TITLE? NO I, UH
THINK THE SIMILAR WOMAN FOR HER
COMMENTS AND TO ALL THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR WORKING WITH OUR TEAM
ON THIS AND I RESPECT THAT, AND
I VOTE. BUT I THANK THE SENATOR
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
FOR INTRODUCING THIS OUTSTANDING
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. A BILL
THAT I KNOW WILL SAVE LIVES LIKE
BOTH OF YOUR WITNESSES HAVE SAID
, SO. I'M VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT
SB 3 67 TODAY AND ONCE WE
ESTABLISH ACQUIRING WILL TAKE A
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. NOT SURE THAT I SEE ANY
AUTHORS. OKAY WE'VE NOT SEEN ANY
OTHER SENATORS HERE TO PRESENT
WE'RE GONNA ASK ASSEMBLYWOMAN
IRWIN TO PRESENT FOR SENATOR
GLASER. FILE ITEM THREE. SB 7
85. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN. THANK YOU, UH,
CHAIR MEDINA AND MEMBERS. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT SP 785 ON BEHALF
OF SENATOR GLASER. THIS BILL
AIMS TO INCREASE GRADUATION
RATES FOR STUDENTS FROM
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES AT CAL
STATE UNIVERSITY ON BEHALF OF
THE AUTHOR. I ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS TO DELAY
IMPLEMENTATION ONE YEAR SINCE
2017. THE CALIFORNIA PROMISES
SERVED ALL ALMOST 19,000
STUDENTS AT PARTICIPATING. SEE
SUS THESE STUDENTS RECEIVE
PRIORITY REGISTRATION AND
ADVANCED, ADD ADVISING TOOLS
NEEDED TO HELP STUDENTS
GRADUATE. IN FOUR YEARS OR TWO
YEARS PER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TRANSFERS MORE THAN TWO THIRDS
OF THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM ARE
PELL GRANT RECIPIENTS AND ABOUT
HALF OF PARTICIPATED AND HALF
THAT HAVE PARTICIPATED. OUR
FIRST GEN. STUDENTS HISTORICALLY
SEE SUS STRUGGLED TO CLOSE THE
STUBBORN EQUITY GAP BETWEEN
STUDENTS OF COLOR AND WHITE
STUDENTS. THE CSU GRADUATION GAP
BETWEEN FIRST TIME A FRESHMAN
STUDENTS WHO IDENTIFIED AFRICAN
AMERICAN NATIVE AMERICAN OR
LATINO AND THEIR WHITE PEERS HAS
INCREASED SINCE 2022 12.4. THIS
BILL WILL IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL
OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG ADULTS IN
CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY THOSE
FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS,
WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO GENERATE
UPWARD MOBILITY AND ENSURE A
PROSPEROUS STATE AS WE REALLY
REBUILD FROM THE PANDEMIC. AND
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR GLASER, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? I DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT SENATOR GLASER AS
ANY WITNESSES. ALRIGHT ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN
THE HEARING ROOM? SEEN NONE. ARE
THERE ANY TWEENERS ON THIS BILL?
ALSO SEEING THEN ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
NONE. UM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? WHEN YOU HAVE A QUORUM, I
WOULD LOVE TO GET AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU. SO UH, WELL, I
APPLIED THE SENATOR'S ONGOING
EFFORTS TO ENSURE MORE
UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS ARE
ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE
THEIR COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE. AND
EARN A DEGREE WITHIN FOUR YEARS.
I AM CONCERNED THAT SOME OF THE
ADDITIONS TO THE CURRENT PROMISE
PROGRAM MAY DIVERT FUNDS THAT
SHE HAD CSU HAS HAD IN PLACE FOR
THE GRADUATION IN THIS
INITIATIVE. SO I ASKED SENATOR
GLASER TO CONTINUE TO WORK. WITH
WITH CSU AND THE COMMITTEE ON
HIGHER ADD TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS THAT ARE OUTLINED ON
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE. OF THE
COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS. AND ONCE
WE HAVE ACQUIRED WILL GET A
MOTION AND TAKE A VOTE. THANK
YOU. I WILL PASS YOUR COMMENTS
ON TO SENATOR GLASER. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN
IRWIN. SO NOW WE ARE WAITING FOR
SENATORS TO COME TO THE
COMMITTEE. TO PRESENT THEIR
BILLS. I THINK WE HAVE TWO MORE
SENATORS STILL TO PRESENT AND WE
HAVE NOT ESTABLISHED A QUORUM
YET. SO WE WILL WAIT.
OKAY?
CAN CAN WE ASK HOW THEIR
PROGRESSES MISSING. THEY'RE
DOING.
TOOK IT OVER. DID.
MR GOOD BASEBALL GAME THIS
WEEKEND.
WHAT. SATURDAY.
PICKED US BE FOR THAT.
OVER.
CAN'T GET OTHER CENTERS. FIVE
MINUTES AND. YOU HAVE ONE KNOWS
THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD A POOR. UM,
EVERYTHING LOOKED AT BUT WE GET
WE GET WE GET MATH THIS YEAR. UM
ASKING US SENATORS WHO HAVE
BUILDS IN FRONT OF HIGHER ED TO
PLEASE COME AS WELL AS MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER
EDUCATION TO PLEASE COME TO OUR
HEARING ROOM. THANK YOU.
GO. WELCOME SENATOR LEE MOON.
AIR AND REMEMBERS SO WE WILL
MOVE NOW TO ITEM SIX. SB 11 41,
SENATOR LIMÓN WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. SB 11 41 EXPANDS THE
NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT QUALIFY
FOR IN STATE TUITION IN
CALIFORNIA. MAYBE 5 40 PASSED IN
2001 TO CREATE A PATHWAY FOR
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS TO ACCESS
HIGHER EDUCATION. UNDER EXISTING
LAW TO QUALIFY FOR IN STATE
TUITION, A STUDENT MUST EITHER
ATTEND A CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL
FOR THREE YEARS AND GRADUATE OR
ATTEND TO CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FOR THREE YEARS AND
EARNING ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR BE
ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER TO A UC OR
CSU. IF THE STUDENTS STARTS AT
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL,
THERE IS A TWO YEAR CAP ON FULL
TIME ENROLLMENT IN CREDIT
COURSES. AS A RESULT, STUDENTS
MUST TAKE A 30 YEAR OF NON
CREDIT COURSES TO BE ELIGIBLE
FOR A B 5 40 STATUS. THIS CAUSES
STUDENTS TO TAKE THEIR COURSES
THAT THEY MAY NOT THAT MAY NOT
BE ALIGNED WITH THEIR
EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND DELAYS
THEIR TIMELINE TO TRANSFER TO A
FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION. SP 11 41
EXPANDS ACCESS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION BY REMOVING THIS CAP
BY LOWERING THE THRESHOLD TO
QUALIFY FOR A B 5 40 STATUS FROM
THREE YEARS TO TWO YEARS. PRIOR
TO BEING ELECTED TO THE
LEGISLATURE. I WORKED WITH MANY
STUDENTS WHO BENEFITED FROM A B
5 40. THIS BILL WILL FURTHER
STUDENTS COLLEGE ATTAINMENT AND
WILL INCREASE COLLEGE COMPLETION
RATES. WITH THAT WE DO HAVE SOME
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. LUIZ
ANTONIO CORONA STUDENT AT
HARTNELL AND SIERRA COLLEGE AND
LINDA VASQUEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY AND SUPPORT. MAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEDINA AND
MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
LINDA VASQUEZ AND I AM THE
ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR OF
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE. I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE
AND I WANT TO THANK SENT EARLY
MONTH FOR HER LEADERSHIP AND
ALSO TO OUR CO SPONSORS.
IMMIGRANTS RISING THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE MADE UP
OF 116 COLLEGES SERVING 1.8
MILLION STUDENTS OVER 50% OF CSU
, BACHELOR DEGREE EARNERS AND
NEARLY 30% OF /C BACHELOR
DEGREE EARNERS ARE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS, ALL
OF CALIFORNIA BENEFITS WHEN WE
LAY A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS KEY
TO THAT STRONG FOUNDATION IS
ENSURING THAT STUDENTS CAN
AFFORD COLLEGE TUITION. THE NON
RESIDENT TUITION RATE FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS ABOUT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS IS
ABOUT $346 PER UNIT, COMPARED TO
$46 PER UNIT FOR RESIDENTS EVERY
YEAR. A NONRESIDENT CAN PAY OVER
$8000 FOR TUITION AT A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. YES, AT A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. AND THE COST GOES UP
WHEN THEY TRANSFER THE PROBLEM.
SB 11 41 AIMS TO SOLVE IS TO
CORRECT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
THAT LEAVE OUT SOME UNDOCUMENTED
COMMUNITY. COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM
A B 5 40 ELIGIBILITY. TIMES HAVE
CHANGED IN THE 20 YEARS SINCE
MAYBE 5 40 WAS SIGNED, MANY
STUDENTS ENROLLED IN OUR
COLLEGES DO NOT COME TO US
DIRECTLY FROM HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY'RE ADULTS WHO HAVE RESIDED
IN CALIFORNIA LIKE LOUIS. FOR
MANY YEARS BUT START THEIR
EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY DIRECTLY
WITH US. IT'S TIME FOR THE
POLICY TO REFLECT THE NEEDS OF
TODAY'S STUDENTS. WHEN A WHEN A
B 5 40 OR SP 68, OR FAR OUT OF
REACH STUDENTS EITHER TAKE OUT
AND EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF DEBT OR
WORSE, THEY LEAVE US. IN THE
LAST FIVE YEARS, THE COMMUNITY
OLLEGES HAVE SEEN A DECREASE OF
ENROLLMENT OF 85 40 STUDENTS BY
30. AND THIS WAS PRE PANDEMIC.
AND CLOSING THE LATE MARCANTONIO
FIREBOMB CHAMPION DEBUT, 5 40
WITH THE RECOGNITION THAT ALL
STUDENTS DESERVE A FAIR SHOT AT
AN AFFORDABLE COLLEGE EDUCATION.
SP 11 41 IS IN THE SAME SPIRIT
JUST A DIFFERENT DECADE. I URGE
YOU TO VOTE YES. ON SPLM 41
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEDINA AND ASSEMBLY HIRED
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS LUIS ANTONIO CARRION.
AND I'M AND I AM, UM,
NONTRADITIONAL UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS. AH! I'M CURRENTLY IN
RONALD HARNEY LANDS HERE AT
COLLEGE. I WAS BORN AND RAISED
IN MEXICO. AND WHEN I FINISHED
HER COLDER, I MOVED TO THE
UNITED STATES. WE DID THE OUT OF
WORKING AND HELPING TO MY
PARENTS. STILL WORKING TO PAY
FOR A TRACTOR THERAPY SINCE
THERE IN MEXICO. SO AFTER A FEW
YEARS OF HARD WORK UNDER THE SUN
, I REALIZED HOW HELP WILL
HIGHER EDUCATION COULD BE IN MY
LIFE WORK AND FINANCIAL PROGRESS
PERSPECTIVE. BASICALLY TWO
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE IN 2020
OPENED MY EYES TO THE
OPPORTUNITY OF COLLEGE DEGREE.
THERE I FOUND BOUT 85 40, MY
COUNSELOR. RECOMMEND ME A START
WITH ADULT SCHOOL A COUPLE OF
MONTHS AFTER BEGINNING OF THOSE
SCHOOLS, THE PANDEMIC BEGAN AND
THE SCHOOL CLOTHES MAKING ME
VERY SAD. OTHER SIGN GOES WHERE
THERE IS A WILL, THERE IS AWAY
AND MY GOAL WAS TO QUALIFY FOR
85 40. BECAUSE THEY ARE ALWAYS
COOL CLOTHES IRON ROAD IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ONLINE. SOME
COURSES I TOOK WHERE CREDIT AND
OTHERS WERE NON CREDIT. EITHER
SIDE. YOU CUT BACK MY WORKING 50
60 HOURS PER WEEK TO WORKING
ONLY 40 HOURS SO I CAN DEDICATE
MORE TIME TO SCHOOL. HOWEVER I
ONLY HEARD THE MINIMUM WAGE AND
TUITION RATES FOR NONRESIDENT
STUDENTS ARE MUCH HIGHER
COMPARED TO THOSE OF CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTS. WITH MY INCOME REDUCE
, I COULD BARELY PAY MY EXPENSES
SUCH AS RAIN FOOD. GAS AND CARS,
MAINTENANCE. I COULD AFFORD THE
CREDIT COURSES, AND AT THAT TIME
I WAS STILL FIRE FROM REACHING
85 40 ELIGIBILITY. BUT TODAY
BECAUSE OF HARDWORKING,
PERSISTENT, I'M ABOUT TO FINISH
MY G D AND QUALIFY FOR 85 40.
WITH THE CLASSES. I'M TAKING OUT
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES PROVIDING
A DIGNIFIED RETIREMENT TO MY OLD
AND SICK PARENTS IS MY GAS TO
KEEP MOVING FORWARD. I ALSO WANT
TO SET AN EXAMPLE FROM A MEXICAN
AMERICAN NEPHEWS AND MY
DOCUMENTED AND UNDOCUMENTED
LATINO COMMUNITY. THEY HIGHER
EDUCATION TRANSFORM LIVES SOME
COMMUNITIES. THAT THAT IS WHY I
COULD LIKE YOU. SUPPORT TO EAST
SV 11 41 SO THAT THE OLDER
STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE TO SUBMIT
TO THIS INTENSE PRESSURES THAT
GENERATE A LOT OF STRESS AND THE
LATER PROGRESS IN QUALIFYING FOR
85 40. AND ACHIEVING THEIR
DREAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND
SENATOR LEHMAN, IF YOU WOULD
EXCUSE IS, UM SECOND, WE'RE
GONNA GO AHEAD AND ESTABLISH A
QUARTER. MEDINA, PRESIDENT.
CHOI. ARAMBULA. BLOOM. GABRIEL
IRWIN. MATHIS. LEVIN. LOW,
SANTIAGO CALORIES. WEBER. WORM
IS PRESENT. UM. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. THEY COME
UP TO THE MICROPHONE. YOUR NAME?
ORGANIZATION. YOU'RE WITH. HI
JASMINE PRASAD, VICE PRESIDENT
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS FOR THE
STUDENT SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HELLO
KATRINA LYNDON ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA AND DOCUMENTED HIGHER
EDUCATION, COALITION AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 11 41. THANK YOU.
LITTLE GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS CON HALL ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. DOING A GREAT PAIN ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. LUCERO START A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH
SACRAMENTO ACT IN FULL SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JENNY MAY,
PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND WE ARE IN FULL
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALEX TWO CO.
FROM THE CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID
COMMISSION AND STRONG SUPPORT.
HELLO JANELLE LOUIS ON BEHALF OF
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LENNY COHEN.
LAKIS AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THE ARREST FROM SEVERAL COLLEGE
AND FULL SUPPORT. CRUZ VASQUEZ,
STUDENT SUCCESS COORDINATOR ON
BEHALF OF ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COMMUNITY CULTURE DISTRICT AND
FULL SUPPORT OF SPLM 41. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS PATRICIA
JIMENEZ VALDEZ AND I'M FROM
AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE AND WE
SUPPORT. CAKE GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS ANGELICA
GARCIA ONE. I AM THE STUDENT
SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, AND I'M
FULL SUPPORT AND ON BEHALF OF
SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RAMONA
GUITARS. SCHULTZ AND I WORK WITH
THE UNDOCUMENTED RESOURCE
PROGRAM WITH THE LOS RIOS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND I AM IN
FULL SUPPORT OF SB 11 41. GOOD
AFTERNOON, ALEJANDRA AGAIN,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT IMMIGRANTS
RISING AND WE ARE IN FULL
SUPPORT. QUÊ ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?IN THE
HEARING ROOM. SEEN NONE. ARE
THERE ANY TWEENERS ON THIS BILL?
ALSO SEEN THAT QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
I'VE SEEN ANY, UM. SENATOR
LIMÓN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU. UM SENATOR
LIMÓN AS THE WITNESSES AND FAIR,
THE BILL HAVE STATED IN IN MY
TIME AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEE. I
KNOW OF NO MORE IMPORTANT BILL
THAN A B 5 40 FOR THE WHAT IT
DID REMEMBER? WE HAD SO MANY
VALEDICTORIANS. GRADUATING FROM
HIGH SCHOOL WHO DIDN'T HAVE THE
MEANS OF CONTINUING THEIR
EDUCATION AND I A B 5 40 HAS
DONE THAT. GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES.
WHERE WHERE THERE WEREN'T
BEFORE. SO I THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD TO
EXPAND, BUT I DO HAVE SOME
COMMENTS AND PERHAPS SOME
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE
BILL THAT I WILL BRING UP. UH SO
I'M I'M SOMEWHAT CONCERNED ABOUT
THE PRESIDENT PRECEDENT. THAT
THIS BILL COULD COULD SET WE'RE
CITIZENS OF OTHER STATES COULD
BENEFIT SOONER DO NOT HAVE TO
PAY. UH OUT OF STATE TUITION. SO
IF THIS IS THE BEST SOLUTION TO
ENSURING THAT ALL ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO BENEFIT
FROM NONRESIDENT TUITION, I AM
VERY PREPARED TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL TODAY. I DO, HOWEVER,
ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK WITH THE
SEGMENTS AND THE COMMITTEE OF
THE ASSEMBLY ON HIGHER EDUCATION
TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY OTHER
APPROACHES THAT MIGHT MEET YOUR
GOALS. BUT WITH THAT I WILL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I WOULD BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL. AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. SO
WE HAD. MOTION BY ASSEMBLY WOMAN
. BAYADERE IS SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYWOMAN IRWIN. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MEDINA
I MEDINA. I OY. SURELY NOT
VOTING ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BLOOM
BLOOM I GABRIEL. IRWIN. IRWIN I
MATHIS. LEVIN. LEVINE. I LO
SANTIAGO. CALDERAS BALLADUR'S
AYE, WEBER. TO THE VOTERS. 60.
THE BILL IS ON CALL. THANK YOU
TO THE WITNESSES, AND WE WILL
NOW GO TO YOUR SECOND BILL,
SENATOR LIMÓN. AND THAT IS FILE
ITEM. SEVEN. AS J. R NINE. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES. SP
SORRY. S J. R NINE RECOGNIZES
OCTOBER 12TH 2021 AS THE 20TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENACTMENT OF
A B 5 40 85 40 HAS MADE COLLEGE
ACCESSIBLE FOR COUNTLESS
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS BY MAKING
THEM ELIGIBLE FOR IN STATE
TUITION AND DOCUMENTED STUDENTS
HAVE HISTORICALLY FACED BARRIERS
THAT RESTRICT ACCESS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION. AND THAT LIMIT THEIR
ABILITY TO WORK CONTRIBUTE TO
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY AND PROVIDE
FOR THEIR FAMILIES. MAYBE 5 40
HAS PROVIDED A PATHWAY FOR
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS TO ACCESS
AFFORDABLE, HIGHER EDUCATION AND
SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE THEIR
EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR
HIGHEST POTENTIAL. S J. R NINE
CALLS ON CONGRESS TO PASS THE
AMERICAN FAMILIES PLAN AND
PROVIDE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS THROUGH
THEIR BUDGET RECONCILIATION
PROCESS AND TO ADOPT
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN EITHER. WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. WELL, CAN I GIVE
MY TESTIMONY? OKAY GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEDINA, MEMBERS
OF THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. I AM HONORED TO BE
HERE NOT JUST FOR ONE PROPOSAL
FOR TWO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
SENATOR LEHMAN. UH AS AN
IMMIGRANT AND FORMER
UNDOCUMENTED CHILD. I AM
PERSONALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTIVE XJR NINE.
ONCE AGAIN. THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UM EXPRESS
OUR GRATITUDE TO SET AN EARLY
MONTH FOR THIS RESOLUTION. THIS
JOINT RESOLUTION CELEBRATES THE
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 85 40, A
LANDMARK LEGISLATION THAT OPENED
THE DOORS TO CALIFORNIA. D
CALIFORNIA HIGHER EDUCATION TO
THOUSANDS OF UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS SIGNED INTO LAW IN 2001
A B 5 40 PROVIDES A PATHWAY FOR
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS, REGARDLESS
OF THEIR CITIZENSHIP STATUS TO
PAY IN STATE. TUITION FEES AT
OUR PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. NOT ONLY DID ABBY
5 40 ELIMINATED BARRIER TO
COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY. IT
COMPELLED OUR STATE TO TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT HER POLICIES AND
PRACTICES THAT MAY BE LIMITING
COLLEGE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS. AS
YOUR COMMITTEE ANALYSIS SHOWS
SINCE THE PASSAGE OF A B 5 40,
CALIFORNIA LEADERS HAVE USHERED
IN MAJOR PIECES OF LEGISLATION
THAT CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE
OPPORTUNITY AND HOPE THAT
PROVIDES ACCESS, UH TO HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR MORE STUDENTS.
THESE INVESTMENTS HAVE MADE
CALIFORNIA A NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED LEADER IN ENSURING
FAIR AND EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF
THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. LAST
OCTOBER. A B 5 40 CELEBRATED 20
YEARS OF CHANGING LIVES. THIS
RESOLUTION BOTH CELEBRATES A
TRANSFORMATIVE WORK OF AB 5 40,
BUT ALSO CALLS ON OUR FEDERAL
LEADERS TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT
PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE PATHWAY
TO CITIZENSHIP FOR UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS. AND I KNOW THAT
THOSE OF YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE
FIGHT FOR SO LONG. I KNOW THAT
THIS IS BEEN A CALL TO ACTION
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS CONTINUE
TO FACE BARRIERS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION, INCLUDING RACISM,
POVERTY, FEAR OF DEPORTATION AND
LACK OF ACCESS TO FEDERAL
FINANCIAL AID. IMMIGRANTS MAKE
AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR
STATE AND NATION'S ECONOMIC
PROSPERITY AND GROWTH. THESE ARE
THE THINGS WE WANT FOR OUR
FUTURE. SCR NINE CALLS ON
CONGRESS TO PASS THE IMMIGRATION
PROPOSAL IN AMERICAN FAMILIES
PLAN WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN BUILD
BACK BETTER, AND I KNOW THAT
THAT IS AN EMOTION RIGHT NOW,
BUT WE SUPPORT A LOT OF THE
TENANTS IN THE BUILD BACK.
BETTER PLAN. BY REFORMING OUR
IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IN PROVIDING
ACCESS TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID.
OUR COUNTRY CAN ENSURE STABLE
AND WELCOMING FUTURE FOR
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, WHICH
WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACHIEVE THEIR
HIGHER EDUCATION GOALS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I URGE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. ANY
TWEENERS ON THIS BILL. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SEEN NONE. SENATOR
LIMÓN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN EVO.
THANK YOU AGAIN, SENATOR LIMÓN
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
RECOGNIZING AND COMMEMORATING
THE 20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF A B 5
40 AS I SIT HERE. IT'S DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO REMEMBER THAT THAT
IT'S REALLY BEEN 20 YEARS
BECAUSE I REMEMBER VERY WELL AS
I SAID ON THE LAST BILL, YOU
KNOW THE EFFECT THAT THIS BILL
HAD ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND
OPENING THE OPPORTUNITY. THAT
EVERYONE IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD
HAVE. SO I THINK AS A B 5 40 WAS
AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION, THIS ONE
REMEMBERING AND ASKING THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE
ACTION IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.
SO, UM ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO
MOTION BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN IRWIN
NEED A SECOND. 2ND 2ND BY MR
BLOOM. MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU'D
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS BE ADOPTED TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. MEDINA MEDINA I. CHOI.
CHOI NOT VOTING ARAMBULA. BLOOM.
BLOOM I GABRIEL IRWIN. IRWIN.
AYE. MATHIS. LEVIN. LEVINE. I LO
SANTIAGO. CALORIES, WEBER WEBER.
AYE. VOTERS. 50 THE BILL IS ON
COUGH. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AS WE WAIT FOR
SENATOR DODD. NEED A MOTION FOR
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UH MOTION
BY DOCTOR WHOEVER AND A SECOND
BY ASSEMBLY WHERE WE'RE IRWIN.
PLEASE CALL THE ROPE. MEDINA
MEDINA I. CHOI. JOY I ARAMBULA
BLOOM. BLOOM I GABRIEL IRWIN.
IRWIN I MATHIS. LEVIN. LEVINE I
LO SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO I VALID
AROSE, WEBER HOWEVER, I. UM. 70
THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT. WE
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS, AND WE'RE STILL WAITING
FOR ONE MORE SENATOR, SENATOR
DOT TO PRESENT HIS BILL.
THIS ONE, OKAY? WHILE ITEM ONE A
. J R 33 C. I NEED A MOTION AND
A SECOND. MOVED BY DR WEBBER
SECOND BY DR CHOI. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS BE ADOPTED TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. MEDINA MEDINA I
, CHOI CHOI I ARAMBULA. BLOOM.
BLEW MY GABRIEL. IRWIN. IRWIN I
. MATHIS LEVINE. LEVINE. I LO.
LOW I SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO, I
BALLAD ERAS. WEBER. VALLADARES
NOT VOTING. WEBER. AYE. OUT. 80
A. J. R 33 IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. FILE
ITEM. THREE SB 785. I NEED A
MOTION AND A SECOND. MOVED BY MR
SANTIAGO SECOND BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN
VIA DE TOUS. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS A DOCTOR, AS
AMENDED DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MEDINA
MEDINA I. CHOI JOY I ARAMBULA.
BLOOM BLOOM I, GABRIEL IRWIN.
IRWIN I. MATHIS LEVINE. LEVINE.
I LO LOW I SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO I
VALLADARES VALLADARES. AYE,
WEBER. WEBER. AYE. CHEN. 90. SB
7 85 IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. FILE ITEM
FOUR SP 367 I NEED A MOTION AND
A SECOND. MOVED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO SECOND
BY SOMEBODY. WOMAN BY AVIARIES.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
BROUGHT. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. MEDINA
MEDINA. I JOIN. JOY I ARAMBULA.
BLOOM BLOOM I, GABRIEL IRWIN.
IRWIN I MATHIS. LEVIN. LEVINE I
LO LO I SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO I
VALID ERAS. VALLADARES. AYE,
WEBER. WEBER. AYE. 90. SB 3 67
IS OUT. WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. FILE ITEMS. SIX
SB 11 41 GABRIEL. MATHIS. LOW.
LOW I SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO, I
WEBER WHETHER NOT VOTING. 80
IT'S OUT. OKAY 80. SB 11 41 IS
OUT. WE WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. FILE ITEMS SEVEN
SJ R NINE ARAMBULA. GABRIEL.
MATHIS. LOW. LOW I SANTIAGO.
SANTIAGO. I VALID US. PALADARES,
NOT VOTING. 70 BILL IS ON COUGH.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. FILE ITEM
FIVE. ARAMBULA. GABRIEL. MATHIS.
LOW LOW I BALLAD, URSUS. NUMBER
FIVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
BALLADUR'S AYE. 90 CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT. WE WILL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
OKAY? BIO ITEM ONE A. J. R 33
ARAMBULA GABRIEL MATHIS. MATHIS.
NO. YEAH. 81. A J. R 33. IS OUT
, BUT WE'LL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. FILE ITEM THREE
SP 785 ARAMBULA. GABRIEL.
MATHIS. MATHIS. AYE. 10 0. SB 7
85 IS OUT. WE WILL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. BILE ITEM
FOUR SP 367 ARAMBULA. GABRIEL.
MATHIS. MATHIS. AYE. 10 0 SP 3
pFOR ABSENT MEMBERS. VILE ITEMS.
SIX SB 11 41. GABRIEL. MATHIS.
MATHIS NOT VOTING. SB 11 41 80.
WE BELIEVE IT IS OUT. WE WILL
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. FILE ITEMS SEVEN SJ R
NINE ARAMBULA. GABRIEL. MATHIS.
MATHIS. AYE. 80. S J. R NINE IS
OUT. WE WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBER. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR BY LATAM FIVE. SB 885
ARAMBULA. GABRIEL. MATHIS.
MATHIS. AYE. 10 0. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT. WE WILL LEAVE
IT OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBER.
INCLUDING HELPING WITH THE JUNE
9TH AMENDMENTS. SB 20 WOULD HELP
SECURE CAL FRESH BENEFITS
ESTIMATED 100,000 COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. UM HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THE
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA WELFARE
RIGHTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IS
DAPHNE MACLIN AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASTRONAUT. I VOTE. THANK YOU.
YOU MAY BEGIN. YES. YOU'RE READY
. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S UM
MY NAME IS DAPHNE MACKLIN. I AM
A RESEARCHER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION OF WELFARE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATIONS. UM YOU STILL
LOBBY MANY YEARS AGO? I WOULD
URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
FOR A VERY SPECIFIC REASON. IT
FOCUSES ON A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
OFTEN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE, UM, IN
THEIR OWN MINDS FOR CAL FRESH
AND THEY NEED IT. AND THESE ARE
OFTEN PEOPLE WHO ARE OLDER.
RETURNING TO SCHOOL. UM THEIR
CHILDREN MAY NOT BE WITH THEM
BECAUSE THEY ARE NOW ADULTS.
CHILDREN MAY NOT BE WITH THEM
BECAUSE THEY WERE, UM, TAKEN BY
CPS. BUT THESE ARE PARENTS WHO
ARE TRYING AND WORKING VERY HARD
TO IMPROVE THEMSELVES. I THINK
WHAT I NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS WAS
THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S VERY
DIFFERENT FROM 1977. I WORKED AS
A LEGAL SERVICES ATTORNEY FOR 25
YEARS. AND I OFTEN SAW PEOPLE
WHO WOMEN WHO WERE RETURNING TO
EDUCATION THAT THEY HAD STOPPED
PEOPLE WHO NEED MORE TRAINING
AND EDUCATION FOR CAREERS THAT
THEY HAD LOST. AND THIS WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS
ON THEIR STUDIES, NOT WORRYING
ABOUT TRYING TO GET A COUPLE OF
MORE HOURS SO THEY CAN BOTH PAY
THE RENT AND EAT. UM THE CHANGES
THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO ACCESS
CALIFORNIA'S FOR STUDENTS IS
ACTUALLY BENEFITING ALL OF US AS
MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BEING
ABLE TO GO INTO THE WORKFORCE.
AND MAKE IF THEY GRADUATE WITH
AN A DEGREE. UM ALMOST $85,000.
SO I URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
MATTER. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT. POLICE
COME TO THE MICROPHONE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR SHARON MEMBERS
WITH TORIA RODRIGUEZ ON BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. KIM LEWIS,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR YOUTH AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS NASHER WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. JASMINE PRASAD,
VICE PRESIDENT, LEGISLATIVE
AFFAIRS FOR THE STUDENT SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. ANY TWEENERS. SEEN
NONE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. WELCOME,
SENATOR DODD. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
SEEN NONE. SENATOR DODD, YOU
MAKE CLOTHES. SORRY FOR MY
TARDINESS. YOU ALL KNOW HOW IT'S
BEEN IN THE LAST THEY'RE SO
THANK YOU. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU. UM
MOTION BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER VIA
DEBTORS. SECOND BY MR MATHIS.
MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU'D PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. PROMOTION IS DO
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MEDINA MEDINA, I
CHOICE. JOY I ARAMBULA. BLOOM.
GABRIEL. IRWIN IRWIN, I MATHIS
MATHIS. I LEVINE LEVINE. I LO
LOW I SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO, I
BALLAD ERAS. PALADARES? AYE,
WEBER. WEBER. AYE. 90 THE BILL
IS OUT. WE WILL LEAVE IT OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBER THANK YOU. AND
ARAMBULA. OH AND HIM FOR THE
ONE. WE JUST GET THIS LAST VOTE.
CALL IT AGAIN. NOW HE'S OFF
COUPLE. FILE ITEM 20. I MEAN,
FINALLY THEM TO SP 20. ARAMBULA.
BLOOM. BLOOM I GABRIEL. 10 0 SP
20 IS OUT, LEAVE IT OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. TO SEE IT.
WE WILL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
FIVE MINUTES FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
OKAY FILE ITEM. ONE A. J. R 33
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA I GABRIEL
GABRIEL. AYE. 10 1 A. J. R 33 IS
OUT. BILE ITEM TO SP 20.
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA I GABRIEL
GABRIEL. AYE. 12 0. SB 20 IS
OUT. WHILE ITEM THREE SB 785
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I, GABRIEL
GABRIEL. AYE. 12 0. SB 785 IS
OUT. FILE ITEM FOUR SP 367
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA I GABRIEL
GABRIEL. AYE. 12 0 SP 3 67 IS
OUT. FILE ITEMS. SIX SB 11 41
SEE GABRIEL. GABRIEL? AYE. 90 SB
11 41 IS UP. FILE ITEMS SEVEN SJ
R NINE ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
GABRIEL GABRIEL. AYE. 10 0 S. J.
R IS OUT. THE CONSENT CALENDAR
FILE ITEM FIVE. SB 885 ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I, GABRIEL. GABRIEL?
AYE. 12 0 CONSENT CALENDAR IS
OUT. WE'RE ADJOURNED.