WE LIKE TO OPEN UP THE HEARING.
THE ASSEMBLY MILITARY AND
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TODAY
. JUNE 14TH 2022. UM WE WANNA
WITHOUT ESTABLISHING A QUARREL.
WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE, AND HERE OUR FIRST
BILL SB 11 95 BY SENATOR GROWTH
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS. SP 11 95
REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
CAL VET. IN ITS FIVE YEAR REVIEW
OF THE SYSTEMS VETERANS HOMES TO
INCLUDE AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
VIABILITY OF ALLOWING THE
FEDERAL VETERANS HEALTH
ADMINISTRATION TO PLACE A
SATELLITE MEDICAL CLINIC. I'M
NEAR, UH, THE STATE'S EIGHT
VETERAN HOMES NEAR OR AT THE
STATE STATES. EIGHT VETERAN HOME
CAMPUSES TO SERVE RESIDENTS OF
VETERANS HOMES. RESIDENTS OF
CALIFORNIA VETERANS HOMES
TYPICALLY REQUIRE SERVICES
PROVIDED BY FEDERAL VETERANS
HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONS. WHICH IS
SOME CASES IS LOCATED 2 TO 3
HOURS AWAY FROM WHERE OUR
VETERANS RESIDE. SOMETIMES WHEN
THEY DRIVE, LIKE FROM MY AREA
ALL THE WAY TO LOS ANGELES FOR
AN APPOINTMENT. THEY MAY NOT
EVEN BE ABLE TO GET IN AN
APPOINTMENT THAT DAY. I THINK
THAT CAUSES A LOT OF DELAYS FOR
VETERANS TO GET MEDICAL
TREATMENT. IN 2020, THE
DEPARTMENT PUBLISHED ITS
VETERANS HOMES. OF CALIFORNIA
MASTER PLAN WHERE IDENTIFIED THE
DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING PACE WITH
THE CHANGING NEEDS OF OUR
STATE'S VETERANS POPULATION, AND
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE
COMPOSITION OF OUR VETERANS
POPULATION HAS CHANGED. AND WE
NEED TO ADAPT TO SOME OF THOSE
CHANGES, INCLUDING EXPANDING
OUTPATIENT AND MEDICAL MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES. CALVET HAS
WORKED TO MEET THE EVOLVING
NEEDS OF OUR VETERANS. IT'S
CLEAR THE DEPARTMENT CANNOT DO
EVERYTHING. AND WE DO HAVE
VACANT SPACE AT SOME OF THESE
FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE ONES
IN MY DISTRICT. UM THE FEDERAL
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
WOULD BE ABLE TO SERVE SOME OF
THOSE HEALTH NEEDS FOR AGING
VETERAN POPULATION. THIS BILL
DOES NOT REQUIRE CAL VET TO
CHANGE THEIR LEVEL OF SERVICE.
NOR DOES IT REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT TO REACH UT TO THE
FEDERAL VH PH. A. IT'S SIMPLY
AIMS TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO
OUR VETERANS, HOMES, VETERAN
HOME RESIDENTS AND RECORDING
CALVET TO ASSESS THE OPTION OF
ALLOWING THE FEDERAL VETERANS
ADMINISTRATION TO PLACE
SATELLITE MEDICAL FACILITIES
NEAR OR AT THE EIGHT FACILITIES.
UM SPECIFICALLY AT LIKE THE
BARSTOW VETERANS HOME, FOR
EXAMPLE, THERE'S A WHOLE WING
THAT'S EMPTY. THAT COULD SERVE
OUR VETERAN POPULATION IN THAT
COMMUNITY WHERE WE HAVE SEVERAL
BASES. SO UM WITH THAT MEMBERS,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FEAR. I VOTE.
THANK YOU WERE IN A
SUBCOMMITTEE. RIGHT NOW, BUT AT
THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THIS BILL
DOES ENJOY A DO PASS
RECOMMENDATION. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY
WITNESSES? I KNOW IT'S JUST ME.
WE HAD ONE, BUT HE HAD TO GO TO
A DIFFERENT COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
ANY ANYBODY IN SUPPORT HERE IN
THE CHAMBERS? ON THE PHONE
LINES. INDIAN OPPOSITION. MORE
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. PLEASE PRESS 10 THAT
COMMAND AGAIN. ONE AND ZERO. DID
YOU EVER COMMENT COMING THROUGH
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE, WHEN WE
PROVIDE THEM.
TO SAY ONE MORE MOMENT, PLEASE.
AND OUR FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT
GOES TO LINE 98, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. BACK AND INTERIOR MEMBERS
LANGUAGE SET THREE WITH THREE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
REPRESENTING AMERICAN REGION
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA. AND
THAT'S DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA
, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS
. CALIFORNIA STATE COMMANDERS
VETERANS COUNCIL IN THE MILITARY
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION. OF AMERICA
, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF CHAPTERS
ON SUPPORT OF SB 11 95. THANK
YOU. AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENT AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU
ANY OTHER IN OPPOSITION ON THE
PHONE LINES. WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE COMMENT AND OPPOSITION.
PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN ZERO. THAT
COMMAND AGAIN. ONE AND THREE. WE
HAVE NO COMMENT AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE SENATOR? SEXUALLY AS FEAR?
I VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MEMBER
COMMENT. MR CHAIR COMMENTS. IT'S
ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO
THANK THE SENATOR FOR YOUR HARD
WORK ON THIS BILL AND WOULD LOVE
TO JOIN YOU AS A CO AUTHOR. I
KNOW THIS MEANS A LOT TO OUR
VETERANS, ESPECIALLY IN OUR
RURAL AREAS. THANK YOU.
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU, VICE
CHAIRMAN VOEPEL. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. SENATOR A GREAT BILL AND
I'LL TELL YOU WHY. THIS BILLS
FOR ME. OH SO I'M GOING TO BE A
LITTLE BIT SELFISH HERE. STOP
AND THINK. I'M 72 YEARS OLD. I
COULD BE IN ONE OF THE VETERANS
HOMES AND WHEN YOU HAVE HEART
PALPITATIONS, OR YOU'RE A
VIETNAM VETERAN LIKE ME WITH
AGENT ORANGE. UM YOU WANT TO GET
TO CARE WITHIN A HALF AN HOUR.
TWO OR THREE HOURS. YOU CAN DO A
LOT OF DYING DURING THAT TIME
BECAUSE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS YOU
MAY NOT BE 911, BUT IT MAY BE
LEADING TO THAT. YOU JUST DON'T
KNOW. AND IF YOU CAN GET TO A
CLINIC CLOSE BY, THEY CAN DO THE
PROPER INTERVENTIONS. TO KEEP
YOU GOING UNTIL THEY CAN GET YOU
TO THE TRUE CARE. SO THIS BILL
IS VERY COGNIZANT. AND IT IS.
JUST EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR. THANK
YOU, SIR. IT IS ABOUT ACCESS TO
CARE. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TASHA
. YES SENATOR. I WANT TO AGREE
WITH MY COLLEAGUE FROM SAN DIEGO
. GREAT BILL AND I WOULD LOVE TO
BE ADDED TO CO AUTHOR IF IT CAN
STILL BE POSSIBLE. AH! GREAT.
MR. REMEMBER OH, AUTHOR ALREADY
I'D LIKE TO BE ON IT BECAUSE THE
BARSTOOL VETERANS HOME IS IN MY
DISTRICT, AND WE DO HAVE WHEN WE
DO GET A QUORUM. I'D LIKE TO
MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE ADD
MYSELF AS A CO AUTHOR. ALSO
THANK YOU, SIR. CORE OR
SOMETHING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SURE WE'RE WAITING FOR ONE MORE
FOR A QUORUM.
WELL, YEAH. BUT HAPPY HOUR
STARTS AND ENDS RIGHT. I MEAN,
SO.
UH ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE ESTABLISH
QUORUM. PREMISED. SORRY, RAMOS
HERE. VOEPEL. BOERNER HORVATH
DAILY MATHIS MURATSUCHI.
PETRIE-NORRIS SALAS SMITH.
QUORUM IS ESTABLISHED. THANK
YOU. SO WE HAVE A BILL THAT WAS
PRESENTED BY SENATOR GROVE. SB
11 95. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION IN
A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROAD.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. RAMOS I OPAL
OPAL. I BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH I DAILY. MATHIS.
MATHIS I MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI.
AYE PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS
AYE SALAS SMITH. SMITH. I 70
THANK YOU BILLS OUT. WE DO HAVE
THREE BILLS ON CONSENT. SB 9 49
SP 14, 35 AND S. J R 15. THERE'S
BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. RAMOS I VOEPEL
BILL PILL. I BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH I DAILY. MATHIS
MATHIS. I MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI
. AYE PETRIE-NORRIS
PETRIE-NORRIS. AYE SALAS SMITH
SMITH, I 70 THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN. BEFORE YOU ADJOURNED,
SINCE THE REST OF US HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADD ON AS A CO
AUTHOR FOR SENATOR GROSS, BILL.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE OTHER TWO
WOULD WANT TO JOIN US OR NOT.
THANK YOU. YEAH WE ALL ADDED ON
IT DEALS WITH THE VETERANS
HOMES, UM, PARTICULAR AREAS SO
WE WOULD HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY
WOMAN CARDI PETRIE-NORRIS WANTS
TO ADD ON SENATOR GROWS BILL. OR
HEARING ANYTHING FROM
MURATSUCHI. AH! SOUNDS GOOD. ALL
RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES THE
BUSINESS OF THIS COMMITTEE.