GROUPS GOOD MORNING. EVERYONE
AND WELCOME TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT
, SPORTS, TOURISM AND INTERNET
MEDIA. MY NAME IS TASHA
BOERNER HORVATH, AND I SERVED AS
THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE.
JOINING ME AT THE DIETS TODAY
ARE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLOOM,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIKE FONG AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FREEMAN. AS
SOON AS ONE OF OUR REPUBLICAN
COLLEAGUES GET HERE, WE'LL START
AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. WE'RE ALSO
BEING JOINED BY SARAH NICHOLS,
THE CHIEF CONSULTANT OF THE
ASSEMBLY ARTS COMMITTEE, AND
CALVIN RUSH, THE CONSULTANT OF
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS POLICY
UNIT, JOINING US FOR THE HEARING
FROM THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT COMMITTEE IS IRENE.
HELP ME CHICKEN. WHO IS HELPING
US OUT AS THE COMMITTEE
SECRETARY FOR THE ASSEMBLY ARTS
COMMITTEE TODAY. TODAY'S AGENDA
HAS THREE ITEMS, INCLUDING SB
FOR 85. SB 1116 BY SENATOR
PORTANTINO AND SB 963 BY SENATOR
LAIRD. UM, THERE ARE NO BELLS ON
CONSENT TODAY. BEFORE WE GET OUR
BILL PRESENTATIONS. I'D LIKE TO
TAKE CARE OF SOME LOGISTICAL
HOUSEKEEPING. WE HAVE A FEW
OPTIONS FOR WITNESS TESTIMONY
TODAY. FOR THE PUBLIC AND ROOM
FOR 47 TODAY, IF ANY MEMBER OF
THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM LIKE TO
TESTIFY ON A BILL, I'LL INVITE
YOU TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. I'D
LIKE TO ASK THE PUBLIC NOT TOUCH
THE MICROPHONE. IF YOU CAN EXIT
THE HEARING ROOM ONCE YOU'RE
DONE TESTIFYING OR RETURN TO
YOUR SEAT, THAT WOULD BE MUCH
APPRECIATED. FOR DIALING.
WITNESSES WILL ALSO BE USING A
MODERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE
THROUGH WHICH ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC CAN TESTIFY ON A BILL.
THE CALLING NUMBER FOR THIS
HEARING IS 877692. 8957 AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 1315. YOU CAN
ALSO FIND THIS NUMBER ON THE
ASSEMBLY ARTS COMMITTEE WEBSITE
FROM THE ASSEMBLY WEBSITE AS
WELL AS ON YOUR TV SCREEN. IF
YOU'RE CALLING HIM, PLEASE PLAN
TO DO SO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
BILL PRESENTATION, YOU PLAN TO
SPEAK ON THEY OPERATE ON THE
LINE WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS
ON HOW TO BE PLACED IN THE
QUEUE. YOU MAY BE ASKED BY THE
MODERATOR TO IDENTIFY WHETHER
YOU'LL BE SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF THE BILL. IF
YOU'RE CALLING IN, PLEASE
ELIMINATE ALL BACKGROUND NOISE.
THIS INCLUDES MUTING YOUR DEVICE
AND LIVESTREAM BROADCAST. TO
REDUCE SOUND DISTORTION. I ALSO
WANT TO NOTE THATTHE COMMITTEE
IS ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
COOPERATION AS WE IMPLEMENT
THESE METHODS TO CONTINUE TO
SERVE THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA
WHILE ALSO BEING MINDFUL AND
RESPECTFUL OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH
CONCERNS WE ALL FACE. NOW LET'S
COVER THE GROUND RULES FOR
APPROPRIATE CONDUCT. THERE
SIMPLY HAS EXPERIENCED A NUMBER
OF DISRUPTIONS TO COMMITTEE IN
FLOOR PROCEEDINGS IN THE PAST
FEW YEARS. CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS
, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES
. THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE
HEARING IS PROHIBITED. SUCH
CONDUCT MAY INCLUDE TALKING OR
MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM THE
AUDIENCE. I KNOW YOU ALL WANT A
HOOT AND HOLLER. AND HOW DURING
LOUD THREATENING OR ABUSIVE
LANGUAGE SPEAKING LONGER THAN
THE TIME ALLOTTED, EXTENDING
DISCUSSION OF MATTERS NOT
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE
HEARING OR BILL AND ANY OTHER
DISRUPTIVE ACTS. TO ADDRESS ANY
DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT. I WILL TAKE
THE FOLLOWING STEPS. IF ANY
INDIVIDUAL DISRUPTS OUR HEARING
PROCESS, I WILL DIRECT THEM TO
STOP AND WARNED THEM THAT
CONTINUE DISRUPTIONS MAY RESULT
IN REMOVAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. ALSO DOCUMENT ON THE
RECORD, THE INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED
AND THE NATURE OF THE DISRUPTIVE
CONDUCT. I MADE TEMPORARY,
TEMPORARILY RECESSED THE HEARING
. THE CONDUCT DOES NOT STOP. I
WILL REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE SERGEANTS AND ESCORTING THE
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. HEY WE'RE WAITING FOR
EITHER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
VALLADARES OR DR TROY TO JOIN US
TO START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. WE
HAVE TO HAVE.
SO IN THIS ONE, OKAY? WE DO HAVE
A QUORUM SO COMMITTEE SECRETARY
WILL NOW TAKE ATTENDANCE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
BOERNER HORVATH. OR BATH PRESENT
. BOERNER HORVATH
BOERNER HORVATH PRESENT RATHER
DAIRIES. BLOOM. BLUE AND
PRESIDENT CHOI DR CHOI. DOCTOR
SUMI FUNG PRESENT. FRIEDMAN.
FREEDOM AND PRESENT MISSOURIAN.
OKAY? WE HAVE A QUORUM THIS
MORNING. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS WE
HEARD IN COMMITTEE NOTICING. OH,
NO, WE HAVE WE HAVE A QUORUM. UM
SO WE GO TO THE FIRST BILL.
TODAY WE'RE HEARING SB 4 85 BY
SENATOR PORTANTINO RELATING TO
MOTION PICTURE TAX CREDIT
EXTENSION. UM BEFORE MR
PORTANTINO BEGINS HIS BILL
PRESENTATION. LET ME GIVE
EVERYONE NOTICED THAT THE PHONE
LINES ARE NOW OPEN. FOR
WITNESSES TO GET ON IN THE QUEUE
. THE CALLING NUMBER FOR THIS
HEARING IS 87769289, AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 131. 5447 CERTAIN
SENATOR PORTANTINO YOU MAY OPEN. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM FREEMAN
AND A SECOND BY PHÊN. THANK YOU
. UM THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THE SWIFT.
GRAHAM, WHICH ALL ECONOMIC
INDICATORS SHOW IS A TREMENDOUS
SUCCESS. AND I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
TO LIFT THE SUNSET ON THE
CURRENT TAX CREDIT. AND EXTENDED
INTO THE FUTURE FOR CERTAIN. AND
I'M SHOWING YOU HAVE ONE WITNESS
WITH FOUR MINUTES TO PRESENT
FORMER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FELIPE
FUENTES. UH WHO I BELIEVE
UNDERSTAND? CONSIDER CARRIED
SIMILAR LEGISLATION WHEN YOU
WERE HERE IN TH ASSEMBLY.
THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
FELIPE IF WINTERS HERE PLEASED
TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION AND
ITS MEMBER COMPANIES, WHO BY THE
WAY SUPPORT SB 4 85. LEGISLATION
INTENDED TO EXTEND THE
PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE YEARS
THROUGH JUNE. 30TH 2030 SECS.
SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM DOES
SPEAK FOR ITSELF IN MARCH, 20.
22 IN THE LOS ANGELES ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PUBLISH
ITS STUDY OF THE FILM AND
TELEVISION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
FOR THE YEARS 2015 THROUGH 2020
WHAT WE CALL THE TWO POINT OH
PROGRAM. L. A. T C FOUND THE
FOLLOWING THE 169 MOTION PICTURE
AND TV AND STREAMING SERIES
PRODUCTIONS IN THE PROGRAM
CONTRIBUTED OVER $21.8 BILLION
TO CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY
SUPPORTED 110,000 JOBS. PAIN
SOME $7.7 BILLION IN WAGES AND
GENERATED OVER $951.5 MILLION IN
STATE AND LOCAL REVENUE.
CALIFORNIA'S PROGRAM HAS BEEN
ABLE TO RETAIN AND ATTRACT
PRODUCTIONS WITH THIS PROGRAM,
BUT MORE THAN 30 STATES AND
DOZENS OF COUNTRIES HAVE
PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS
THAT AGGRESSIVELY COMPETE. WITH
HOURS AND TRY TO ATTRACT THESE
PRODUCTIONS TO THEIR
JURISDICTIONS. L A. D. C ALSO
STUDIED 157. OF THE MORE THAN
300 PRODUCTIONS THAT WERE NOT
ACCEPTED INTO THIS
OVERSUBSCRIBED PROGRAM. THESE
PROJECTS WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED
AN ESTIMATED 7.7 BILLION IN
ECONOMIC OUTPUT SUPPORTING AN
ESTIMATED 28,000 JOBS PAYING
MORE THAN 2.5. BILLION DOLLARS
IN WAGES. EXTENDING THIS PROGRAM
NOW GIVES PRODUCERS CERTAINTY
THAT THIS EFFECTIVE PROGRAM WILL
CONTINUE. THROUGH THE REST OF
THIS DECADE. THIS IS IMPORTANT
FOR BOTH FILM AND SERIES
PROJECTS. FOR THOSE GREEN
LIGHTING MOVIES, IT CAN TAKE
MANY YEARS TO BRING A PROJECT TO
FRUITION AND THE CERTAINTY THAT
THIS PROGRAM WILL BE IN EFFECT
WILL ALLOW PRODUCERS TO PLAN TO
KEEP THEIR PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA
SERIES PRODUCERS, BOTH TV AND
STREAMING PLAN FOR THEIR SERIES
TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR FIVE OR SIX
YEARS AND HOPEFULLY LONGER THE
PREDICTABILITY OF CALIFORNIA'S
PRODUCTION TAX CREDIT. PROGRAM
IS VITAL TO THEIR DECISION
MAKING AND WHERE TO LOCATE THE
PRODUCTION OF TE SHOW. WE URGE
THE COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT FOR SB 4
85. WE THANK SENATOR PORTANTINO
FOR HIS EFFORTS HERE AND
EXTENDING THIS VERY SUCCESSFUL
PROGRAM FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIVE
YEARS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
DON'T HAVE ANY WITNESSES
REGISTERED IN OPPOSITION. SO
MOVE TWO ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. UH HUH. YOU MAY BEGIN GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR CHRIS MCKAY
LI ON BEHALF OF THE HOLLYWOOD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SUPPORT. CHAIR AND MEMBERS TRACEY
STEPHENS ON BEHALF OF NETFLIX.
ALSO IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. TRENT SMITH ON BEHALF OF
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, PAT JOYCE
ON BEHALF OF NBC, UNIVERSAL AND
SUPPORT. THANKS. THANK YOU. I
SEE. THERE'S SOME REMEMBER.
VALLADARES HAS JOINED US. OUR
VICE CHAIR. SO SEEING NO FURTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM WILL TURN
TO THE LINES. OPERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE LINES FOR
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES, WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION? TWO SB
4 85, PLEASE JUST STATE, YOUR
NAME, ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
ON THE BILL. IF YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION OR SUPPORT OF BILL
FOR 85, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. CAN WE GO TO LINE WHAT ARE
LINE 11 LINE 11. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI THIS IS DOUG BONY WITH
THE COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD,
IASI, LOCAL 892 AND STRONG
SUPPORT. BLIND 46 YOUR LINE IS
OPEN 46. CAMELIA ZAMANI,
CALIFORNIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT LINE 52. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN 52. MY NAME IS CARLOS
CODA MEMBER OF LOCAL 1 22 IN SAN
DIEGO CALLING AND STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE, 12, YOUR LINE IS
OPEN LINE, 12. FIND 12. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. SORRY KATHY GARMA
Z, REPRESENTING THE
ENTERTAINMENT UNION COALITION
AND THE INTERNATIONAL
CINEMATOGRAPHERS GUILD. I
ACTUALLY LOCAL 600 STRONG
SUPPORT. I'M SORRY, CAN WE HAVE
OPERATOR CAUSE FOR A SECOND? WE
CAN'T HEAR THE WITNESSES. AND
SO, YEAH, SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO
TURN IT UP SO THAT WE CAN HEAR A
LITTLE BIT BETTER. I HAVE GOOD
HEARING SO I CAN BARELY MAKE IT
OUT. BUT WE WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY
TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE PEOPLE
CALLING IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. THIS IS A TNT
OPERATOR. LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU
WANT ME TO CONTINUE. THAT'S MUCH
BETTER. THANK YOU. OKAY. DO YOU
WANT TO HEAR LINE 12 AGAIN? YES,
PLEASE. OKAY, LINE. 12, PLEASE
REPEAT. DETAINMENT UNION
COALITION AND THE INTERNATIONAL
CINEMATOGRAPHERS GUILD. LOCAL
600 STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU.
AND WERE YOU ABLE TO HEAR THAT?
WELL? NOPE. I CAN HEAR YOU JUST
FINE. PEOPLE CALLING IN. I CAN'T
HEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S ON
YOUR END. IT'S LOUD AND CLEAR
OVER THE PHONE LINES. I DON'T
KNOW. DO YOU WANT ME TO CONTINUE
OR NOT? PLEASE CONTINUE. THANK
YOU MOMENT. LINE 38. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN LINE 38. SHANE GUSSMAN
ON BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS AND
SAG ACURA AND SUPPORT LINE 18.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN LINE 18. GOOD
MORNING. FORGET TO ROMANOV OF
THE COSTUME DESIGNERS GUILD, A
TSC LOCAL 892 WERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE NINE. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN NUMBER NINE. GOOD MORNING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. RONNY
VALENTINE. I 80 SC LOCAL NUMBER
33 REPRESENTING LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 26. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN 26. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS, JAMES THURWACHTER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
COUNCIL OF LABORERS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 59. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN 59. PATRICK BARRY VICH,
BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE. I TSC
LOCAL 871, REPRESENTING SCRIPT
COORDINATORS. CONTINUITY
COORDINATORS, ACCOUNTANTS.
ALLIED PRODUCTION SPECIALISTS
AND SCRIPT SUPERVISORS. WE ARE
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
BLIND NUMBER 30. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN 30. THANK YOU. ED DUFFY,
TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 3 99 AND STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE NUMBER EIGHT. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN NUMBER EIGHT. GOOD
MORNING, BOB DENNY LOCAL 79 80
SC IN STRONG SUPPORT. BUYING 55.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN 55. GOOD
MORNING. TOBY BAINES. BUSINESS
AGENT VIæT SD LOCAL 44. I STAND
WITH OVER 7000 OF MY MEMBERS AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 4 85. 9 31
YOUR LINE IS OPEN 31. HI THIS IS
ADAM WEST HIS.THIS,
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOCAL 705
THE MOTION PICTURE CUSTOMERS ON
BEHALF OF OUR 2600 MEMBERS
LIVING AND WORKING IN LOS
ANGELES. WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 15.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN NUMBER 15.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MISSY JOHNSON WAS
NIELSEN MERKSAMER CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE DIRECTORS GUILD OF
AMERICA IN STRONG SUPPORT. LINE
33 OR LAND IS OPEN 33. THANK YOU
. PRESTON YOUNG FROM THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HERE IN SUPPORT. LINE 36. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN 36. THANK YOU. MATT
STAUFFER ON BEHALF OF THE SANTA
MONICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN
SUPPORT 9 13 YOUR LINE IS OPEN
13. TOM DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA GFC COUNCIL. STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE NUMBER 10, YOUR
LINE IS OPEN NUMBER 10. PETER
ELLEN STEIN WITH THE NEW LOS
ANGELES REPERTORY COMPANY AND
WORKING WITH MANY SMALL THEATERS
IN LOS ANGELES AREA, UH IN
STRONG SUPPORT. 935. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN NUMBER 35. THROUGH
LAREDO, WITH BROWN SEEN ON
BEHALF OF WARNER BROTHERS,
DISCOVERY AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MY NUMBER 56. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN 56. JOANNE DESMOND
I A TSC LOCAL 16, REPRESENTING
THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. BUYING 50 WONDER
LINE IS OPEN 51. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR EDUARDO MARTINEZ
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION AND SPORTS. LINE 27.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN 27. GOOD
MORNING, ERIN LATINA ON BEHALF
OF THE NEARLY HALF A MILLION
MEMBERS OF THE STATE BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
OF CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL 45. LINE NUMBER
77 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI ROBERT
PIGNATA, BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVE
BY CSC. LOCAL 33 LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT LOS ANGELES AND WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT. LINE
NUMBER 12, YOUR LINE IS OPEN
NUMBER 12. UN REPEATING MYSELF
SINCE YOU COULDN'T HEAR ME,
CATHY GARMA Z ON BEHALF OF THE
ENTERTAINMENT UNION COALITION,
AND, UM, THE INTERNATIONAL
CINEMATOGRAPHERS GUILD. I
ACTUALLY LOCAL 600 STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR CALLING
BACK IN MY NUMBER. OH, I'M
SORRY. IN LINE NUMBER 16 YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. 16 PLEASE PRESS
ONE THAN ZERO. HERE YOU ARE.
ALRIGHT. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
MINE. 16 YEAR LINE IS OPEN,
PLEASE. RIGHT MOVE TO LINE. 50
TO 52 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. HOW
MANY WAS CARLOS CODA? COLIN
AGAIN WAS PART OF THE PREVIOUS
GROUP THAT YOU COULDN'T HEAR
REPRESENTING 80, C LOCAL 1, 22
AND SAN DIEGO CALLING AND STRONG
SUPPORT. AND AT THIS TIME THERE
IS NO ONE LEFT IN QUÊ. THANK YOU
AND I'LL RETURN TO THE COMMITTEE
FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENT.
YES REMEMBER FREEMAN JUST TO
COMMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HIS HARD WORK ON THIS
ISSUE AND ALL OF THE ADVOCATES
AS WELL, ALONG WITH SENATOR
PORTANTINO. I REPRESENT AN AREA
THAT'S RICH IN ENTERTAINMENT. UM
INDUSTRY JOBS AND WE HAVE SEEN A
HUGE INCREASE IN PEOPLE GOING
BACK TO WORK AND BEING ABLE TO
STAY IN CALIFORNIA DUE TO THE
FILM TAX CREDIT. OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS. I WAS ALSO ONE OF THE
EARLY UH, FOLKS WHO WORKED FOR A
COMPANY THAT WENT TO CANADA TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR FILM TAX
CREDITS MANY YEARS AGO AND SAW
THE EXODUS OF PRODUCTION FROM
CALIFORNIA AS STATES ACROSS THIS
COUNTRY. AS WELL AS CANADA
STARTED TO OFFER THESE SORTS OF
INCENTIVES, SO I KNOW THAT THEY
ARE A HUGE DRAW AND HUGELY
IMPORTANT FOR PRODUCTIONS, WHICH
CAN ALSO BE VERY MUCH ON THE
MARGIN. WHEN IT COMES TO WHETHER
OR NOT THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN
PROFIT OR NOT. THE INDUSTRY IS
STILL, UM, BUSINESS THAT HAS A
LOT OF RISK BEEN BUILT INTO IT.
AND SO WHAT GOES INTO THE BOTTOM
LINE IS LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY
FOR ALL PRODUCTIONS AND
SOMETIMES PROJECT SIX YEARS AGO
INTO PROFIT, SO FOR THE BENEFIT
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA NEED TO WORK AND WANT
TO DO THAT WORK HERE AT HOME, AS
WELL AS ALL OF THE ANCILLARY
INDUSTRIES. THAT ARE SUPPORTED
WHEN WE HAVE PRODUCTION IN
CALIFORNIA, WHICH ARE MANY, UM,
VERY, VERY HAPPY TO SEE THIS
PROGRAM CONTINUING AGAIN. THANK
THE AUTHOR. AND I'D LIKE AND WE
HAVE A MOTION. I KNOW. I WILL BE
BRIEF. I JUST WANNA ECHO AND MY
COLLEAGUES AND THIS IS A
PHENOMENAL BILL THAT IS AN
SUPPORTS AN ICONIC INDUSTRY IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT ALSO IN MY
DISTRICT AS WELL. SO I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR THIS BILL AND
APPRECIATE YOU GETTING THIS
DONE? THANK YOU. LIKEWISE THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL. THE EXTENSION OF THE FILM
TAX CREDIT ALLOWS FOR
PREDICTABILITY AND WILL REALLY
BE A BOON TO THE INDUSTRY THAT I
MEAN, YOU DON'T SIT ON THIS
COMMITTEE WITHOUT CARING ABOUT
THIS ABOUT THIS INDUSTRY. IT
PROVIDES JOB JOBS. IT'S A BOOST
FOR THE ECONOMY. UM AND A NUMBER
OF YEARS AGO, WE WERE LOSING
GROUND IN THE INDUSTRY THAT HAS
STOPPED. IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE
DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE A FILM TAX
CREDIT TO COMPETE WITH OTHER
STATES. MAYBE OTHER STATES WILL
TAKE NOTE AND REALIZE THAT
CALIFORNIA IS HERE TO STAY WHEN
IT COMES TO THIS INDUSTRY, AND
WHATEVER OTHER STATES WANT TO
THROW AT US. WE'RE GONNA THROW
IT RIGHT BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT
WE RETAIN THE INDUSTRY THAT WE
HAVE AND GROW IT RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, WHERE IT BELONGS.
OKAY? SAYING NO OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS THAT WANT TO MAKE A
COMMENT. THEN I'LL TURN BACK TO
SENATOR PORTANTINO. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO CLOSE QUÊ. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS FOR YOUR
COMMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL
OF THE BOTH THE WORKFORCE AND
THE INDUSTRY THAT TESTIFIED AND
SUPPORT. ONE THING I DIDN'T
MENTION IS LAST YEAR'S TAX
CREDIT ON THE CONSTRUCTION SIDE
BUILDING MORE SOUND STAGES IS
ALSO GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
SOUND STAGE HAS 100 YEAR LIFE
CYCLE AND IF YOU BUILD THE
CAPACITY AGAIN WILL CREATE NOT
JUST THE UNION JOBS THAT BUILD
THOSE STAGES, BUT THEN THE CRASH
UNION JOBS THAT THEN HAVE TO
CREATE THE FILMS AND TELEVISION
THAT USE THOSE STAGES. SO IT'S
BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND OBVIOUSLY
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU MEMBERS. I WANT
TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES. UH THE FILM AND TV
INDUSTRY IS ICONIC TO CALIFORNIA
AND EXTENDING THE FILM TAX
CREDIT IS A GREAT POLICY. WE
KNOW THAT IT HAS A HUGE ECONOMIC
RIPPLE, NOT JUST AND THE GREATER
LOS ANGELES AREA BUT THROUGHOUT
OUR STATE. UM AND SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY AND
THIS TAX CREDIT INCENTIVIZES THE
CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION OF
CONTINUE TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN
UM, THIS MOST CALIFORNIANS OF
INDUSTRIES IN OUR STATE AND I
WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR AT THIS POINT. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY FRIEDMAN AND WE HAVE A
SECOND BY FONG. SO IF THE
COMMITTEE SECRETARY MIGHT PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION IS DO
PASS, AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON REVENUE REVENUE AND
TAXATION BOERNER HORVATH. AYE.
BOERNER HORVATH VALLADARES,
VALLADARES. I BLOOM BLOOM I, DR
CHOI. MICROPHONE MIKE FONG I
FRIEDMAN FREEDOM AND I NAZARIAN
NAZARIAN? AYE. THAT BILL HAS SIX
VOTES. IT IS OUT, WE'LL LEAVE IT
FOR ONE OF OUR COMMITTEE MEMBERS
TO ADD ON AND WE'LL GO NOW TO.
UM SB 11 16 BY SENATOR
PORTANTINO RELATING TO THE
PERFORMING ARTS. EQUITABLE
PAYROLL FUND BEFORE MISS
IMPORTANT, MR PORTANTINO BEGINS
HIS PRESENTATION. LET ME GIVE
EVERYONE NOTICED. THE PHONE
LINES ARE NOW OPEN FOR WITNESSES
TO GET IN THE QUEUE ON SB 11 16.
THE CALLING NUMBER FOR THIS
HEARING IS 877692895. ACCESS
CODE IS 1315447 CENTER.
IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW YOU MAY
OPEN. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS TODAY I'M PRESENTING SB
11 16, WHICH ESTABLISHES THE
EQUITABLE PAYROLL FUND. THE
PAYROLL FUND IS A GRANT PROGRAM
DESIGNED TO SUPPORT SMALL
NONPROFIT PERFORMING ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS. WE ALL HAVE THESE
SMALL, NONPROFIT COMMUNITY
THEATERS IN OUR DISTRICT. THEY
ARE VITAL. TO THE VITALITY OF
OUR TOWNS ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THEY INTRODUCE YOUNG
PEOPLE TO THE ARTS WHEN THEY
DESPERATELY NEED IT. THEY'VE
BEEN SEVERELY IMPACTED BY COVID.
AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A B FIVE AS
WELL. SO THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS
THOSE JOBS HIRED, INCLUDING BOTH
PRODUCTION AND NON PRODUCTION
EMPLOYEES FOR THESE SMALL,
NONPROFIT THEATERS. THE
INVESTMENT IN THE ARTS WILL HELP
THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF LOCAL
COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO THE
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS, THE
AVERAGE NONPROFIT LIVE ARTS
ATTENDEE SPENDS ANOTHER $31.47
BEYOND THE COST OF ADMISSION PER
PERSON EVERY TIME THEY SEE A
SHOW. THAT'S SPENDING INCLUDES
TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL,
CHILDCARE AND SPENDING AT
RESTAURANTS. NATIONALLY THE
AUDIENCE SPENDING IS ESTIMATED
TO EXCEED $100 BILLION,
SUPPORTING ANOTHER 2.3 MILLION
JOBS IN GENERATING 15.7 BILLION
IN TOTAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE.
TODAY. I HAVE A NUMBER OF FOLKS
WHO WANT TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT.
OF THIS BILL AND OBVIOUSLY WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE TO
EMPOWER OUR LOCAL THEATERS,
OPERAS, SYMPHONIES, BALLETS
CREATIVE ARTS TO CONTINUE TO
KEEP THE CURTAINS AND LIGHTS ON.
THE MOTION BY BLOOM SECOND BY
FRIEDMAN. I UNDERSTAND. WE HAVE
ONE WITNESS WITH FOUR MINUTES TO
PRESENT MS LATELY. HENDERSON IS
THAT CORRECT, MR PORTANTINO?
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS LEE
HENDERSON. I AM THE MANAGING
DIRECTOR OF TEATRO VISION, WHICH
IS A SMALL LATIN X THEATER
COMPANY BASED IN SAN JOSE. UM
SINCE 1984. WE HAVE BEEN SERVING
THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA WITH PRODUCTIONS THAT
UPLIFT LATIN X VOICES, NEW WORK
CREATION THAT CELEBRATES THE
STORIES OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND
CLASSES THAT STRENGTHEN OUR
COMMUNITIES CAPACITY TO TELL OUR
OWN STORIES AND ADVOCATE FOR
SOCIAL JUSTICE. EVERY YEAR. OUR
PROGRAMS ACT AS A HUB OF
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
IN THE PRIMARILY LATIN X MAYFAIR
NEIGHBORHOOD OF EAST SAN JOSE.
EVERY YEAR. OUR PROGRAMS EMPLOY
AROUND 60, LOCAL ACTORS,
DIRECTORS, PLAYWRIGHTS,
DESIGNERS, TECHNICIANS,
MUSICIANS AND ARTS EDUCATORS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE
LATIN X AND MANY OF WHOM HAVE
NOT FOUND A PLATFORM FOR THEIR
ARTISTIC VOICES IN LARGER AND
BETTER FUNDED, PRIMARILY WHITE
THEATER SPACES. WE DO ALL OF
THIS WITH AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF
UNDER $500,000, ABOUT TWO THIRDS
OF WHICH GOES TOWARDS THE COST
OF PAYING OUR STAFF AND ARTISTS.
BECAUSE WE'RE SO COMMITTED TO
THE FINANCIAL ACCESSIBILITY OF
OUR PROGRAMS, EVEN IN A NON
PANDEMIC YEAR EARNED REVENUE CAN
ONLY SUPPORT ABOUT 25% OF OUR
BUDGET. WE'RE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL
FOR THE ONE TIME FUNDING WE
RECEIVED. THAT HAS HELPED US
CONTINUE OPERATING THROUGHOUT
THE PANDEMIC, BUT ONE TIME
FUNDING IS NOT ENOUGH. WITH THE
ONGOING REVENUE LOSSES THAT WE
FACE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC. WE
ANTICIPATE A CONSIDERABLE
OPERATING DEFICIT IN OUR NEXT
YEAR. SB 11 16 IS A LONG TERM
SOLUTION THAT WILL ALLOW
TELEVISION AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER
SMALL PERFORMING ARTS
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE
CONTINUE TO UPLIFT OUR ARTISTS.
INSPIRE OUR COMMUNITIES AND
MAINTAIN CALIFORNIA AS A GLOBAL
HUB OF ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT. I
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS
TRANSFORMATIVE BILL SO THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TRANSFORMING OUR
COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND, UH, DR TROY HAS JOINED
US AS WELL AS REMEMBERING
NAZARIAN. UM WE DON'T HAVE ANY
WITNESSES REGISTERED IN
OPPOSITION, SO MOVE TWO
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. JULI
BAKER, CALIFORNIA ARTS ADVOCATES
AND STRONG SUPPORT OF 11 16.
OKAY SEEING NO FURTHER WITNESSES
AND SUPPORTER OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM WILL NOW TURN TO THE
OPERATOR. CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN UP
THE LINES FOR ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION TO SB? 11? 16 PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME. ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION ON THE BILL. IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
SB 11 16 PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. 9 40. YOUR LINE IS OPEN
NUMBER 40. OKAY? HELLO. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? YES. PLEASE GO AHEAD
NUMBER 40. OKAY. HE REMOVED
HIMSELF FROM Q NUMBER. 40 PLEASE
. VERY CUTE LINE 10. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN LINE 10. YES, MY NAME IS
PETER ELLEN STEIN WITH THE NEW
LOS ANGELES REPERTORY COMPANY, A
SMALL THEATER IN LOS ANGELES AND
ABORTION, VERY STRONG SUPPORT
FOR THIS INNOVATIVE BILL THAT
HOPEFULLY WILL SET AN EXAMPLE
FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
THANK YOU. LINE 23. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN NUMBER 23. HI. GOOD
MORNING, CHRISTOPHER MUKESH ON
BEHALF OF CELEBRATION THEATER
AND OUR COMMUNITY OF CLEAR AND
ALLIED THEATER ARTISTS CALLING
IN VERY STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. LINE 24. YOUR LINE IS OPEN
24. GOOD MORNING, BEATRICE CASA
GRANDE FROM MOBILE. LEAH'S JOB
REDUCTIONS BY PARK KLEENEX AND
QUEER COMPANY IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF SB 11 16. LINE 29. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN 29. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS MARTHA DIMSON. I'M THE
BOARD PRESIDENT OF THE THEATER
PRODUCERS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
. WE ARE PROUD CO SPONSORS OF
THIS LEGISLATION WITH ACTORS
EQUITY ASSOCIATION AND SPEND IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS CRITICAL
LEGISLATION. LINE 40. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN NUMBER 40. HI. THIS IS A
MANUAL DELUGED WITH CASAS.
EVERYONE'S OR ONE PETER AND
BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES, AND
WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
1116. LINE 42 YEAR LINE IS OPEN
42. HELLO. I'M. I'M SURE A RENEE
THOMAS, GENERAL DIRECTOR OF
VALLEY OPERA AND PERFORMING ARTS
IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
LINE 47. YOUR LINE IS OPEN 47.
GOOD MORNING. I'M CARRIE BALL
FROM CENTER STATES THEATER IN
SANTA BARBARA AND ON BEHALF OF
OURSELVES AND THE 70 SMALL NOT
FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT
RENT WITH EACH YEAR. I'M CALLING
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. LINE 34. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN 34. PLAY AND THIS IS
BENEFIT. STEWART ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE ARTIST COMING TOGETHER,
PUTTING ART, PROUD MEMBER OF
ACTORS EQUITY AND I STAND IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 1116. LINE
48 YOUR LINE IS OPEN 48. CRIME
MY NAME IS EUGENE HUTCHINS,
MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CEDAR WEST
AND FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. ALTADENA ART. WE ARE
IN ABSOLUTELY STRONG, STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 1116. LINE 51.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN 51. GOOD
MORNING, EDUARDO MARTINEZ WITH
THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
IN STRONG POINT. KLEIN 19 YEAR
LINE IS OPEN 19 GOOD MORNING,
BRIAN HERNDON, PROUD EQUITY AND
SAG AFTRA ACTOR IN STRONG
SUPPORT IN SAN FRANCISCO. BLIND
50 YOUR LINE IS OPEN NUMBER 50.
HI. MY NAME IS CLARK LEWIS AND
THE FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ROUSTABOUT THEATER IN SONOMA
COUNTY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
1116. LINE 52. YOUR LINE IS OPEN
52. MY NAME IS CARLOS KOTA COLIN
, REPRESENTING THE 80 S C,
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. LINE 54. YOUR LINE IS OPEN
54. HI JANINE WAS NOT SOMETHING
PROBABLY REPRESENTING THE NEW
AMERICAN THEATER IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY, PROUDLY SUPPORTING 1116.
HI THERE. MY NAME IS JULIA
TIMMINS. I'M AN ARTIST WITH
VALLEY OPERA AND PERFORMING ARTS
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THE 11
16. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLANE 61
YOUR LINE IS OPEN 61. HI THIS IS
BRIAN ALERTING THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE LAND PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER, AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT SB 11 16. LINE NUMBER 60
TO 62 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. ALL OF
THIS IS CALLED THE JOHNSON THE
SUBJECTED ME LIKE THIS APPETIZER
LEADER AND HUMBLE COUNTY AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT 1116. LINE 64.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN 64. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS BERNARDO
BERMUDEZ. I'M CO FOUNDER OF
OPERA FOR KIDS IN SAN DIEGO,
CALIFORNIA, CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. THANK YOU.
LINE 67. YOUR LINE IS OPEN SEVEN
MORNING COMMITTEE. THIS IS
CHARLES DUNN, COM. EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF CITY GARAGE THEATER
IN SANTA MONICA. AND WE'RE
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
11 16. LINE 45 YEAR LINE IS OPEN
45 TÌM LOUISA THERMAL E. A
MEMBER AND SAG MEMBER IN STRONG
SUPPORT. LINE 69. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN 69. SORRY. MY NAME IS
SHERRY NHÀ, JAKARTA. I'M A
VOLUNTEER WITH VALUE OPERA AND
PERFORMING ARTS. AN AVID ART
LOVER, AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. BY NUMBER SEVEN. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN NUMBER SEVEN.
ROBERT PIGNATA, BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE BY TST LOCAL 33.
WHAT'S ANGELES LIVE
ENTERTAINMENT AND STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT. MY NUMBER 74. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN 74. GOOD MORNING. IGOR
VIEIRA, PERFORMER AND STAGE
DIRECTOR OF MEMBER OF MAGMA. I
AM CALLING STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
MEASURE. THANK YOU. LINE NUMBER
75 YOUR LINE IS OPEN 75. CLARK
TUCKER, PRESIDENT OF DESERT
PERFORMS AND PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA IN CROWD SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. MY NUMBER. 78 78.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING
. MY NAME IS SYLVIA MARINO. I'M
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SOLO
OPERA HERE IN CONSTANT CONTACT
THE COUNTY AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT SB 11 16. THANK YOU.
LINE NUMBER 79 YOUR LINE IS OPEN
79. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBER STEPHANIE
ESTRADA WITH CRUZ STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FLORIDA
ACTION FUND AND SUPPORT BY
NUMBER. 80 YEAR LINE IS OPEN
NUMBER 80 HI. MY NAME IS COREY
CLAIM. OH I'M A MEMBER OF ACTORS
EQUITY AS WELL AS THE SACRED
FOOLS THEATER COMPANY IN LOS
ANGELES AND I STRONGLY SUPPORTED
B 1116. LINE NUMBER 81 YOUR LINE
IS OPEN 81. GOOD MORNING. THIS
IS KELLY GROUND FROM THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA, QATARI AND A
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 1116. THANK
YOU. IN LINE NUMBER NINE. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN NUMBER NINE. GOOD
MORNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. RONNY
VALENTINE, BUSINESS
REPRESENTATIVE FOR I A PSC LOCAL
NUMBER. 33 LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
AND OUR 2200 MEMBERS ARE PROUDLY
IN SUPPORTED THIS BILL. AND
THERE ARE NO LINES LEFT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU NOW WILL RETURN
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. BLOOM. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. WELL SENATOR,
YOU'RE ON A ROLL TODAY. UM TWO
GREAT BILLS. UH THIS ONE IS
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR, UH,
THE NONPROFIT SMALL PERFORMING
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS. THAT AND WE
COULD HEAR IT FROM THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY. THESE ORGANIZATIONS
ARE ALL OVER THE STATE. THEY'RE
NOT JUST FOCUSED IN. YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU MIGHT THINK IT'S JUST
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NO, IT'S
EVERYWHERE. AND AT THE SAME TIME
THEY'RE PART OF THE LIFEBLOOD OF
THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. WRIT
LARGE. UM THEY ARE CHALLENGED
ECONOMICALLY ON AN ONGOING BASIS
. UH WHEN WE WERE DEBATING A B
FIVE THEY BROUGHT THEIR ISSUES
TO US, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR HAVING A CREATIVE SOLUTION
TO A VERY REAL PROBLEM. SOME
REMEMBER NAZARIAN. ECHOED THE
SAME COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD, UH, WOULD
LOVE TO BE A CO AUTHOR ON THIS
BILL AS WELL BECAUSE JUST AS AN
ANECDOTAL UH, UTILIZING NUMBERS
FROM ONE DISTRICT JUST IN MY
DISTRICT ALONE, A QUARTER OF OUR
PLAYHOUSES WORK SHUT DOWN, AND
THESE ARE SMALL LITTLE
LABORATORIES THAT ALLOW FUTURE
GENERATION OF ACTORS, ACTRESSES
AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TO
BLOSSOM AND GROW AND BRING THE
SUCCESSES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
, AND UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS CUT
DOWN BY 25 MORE THAN 25% IN MY
DISTRICT, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. BOUNDARIES. SO THIS BILL
IS HARD FOR ME. FUNDAMENTALLY I
DO NOT BELIEVE THAT GOVERNMENT
SHOULD BE PAYING FOR PAYROLL
SERVICES FOR NONPROFITS. UM
HOWEVER, IT'S A RESULT OF THE
FIASCO THAT IS 85. AND AT NO
FAULT OF THEIR OWN THEATERS IN
MY COMMUNITY ARE BEING IMPACTED
. UM I DO APPLAUD YOU ON YOUR
CREATIVE SOLUTION. IT'S HARD FOR
ME. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MY
SUPPORT BECAUSE IN ORDER TO KEEP
THEATER ALIVE, WE HAVE TO DO
THIS. BUT I DO NEED TO SAY THAT
I WISH THERE WAS MORE POLITICAL
WILL TO FIX A B FIVE. AND I WILL
BE SUPPORTING YOUR BILL. THANK
YOU. SEEN NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SENATOR WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU
MEMBERS AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF
THE THEATER EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
AND FOLKS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE
WONDERFUL NONPROFIT COMMUNITY
THEATERS AROUND THE STATE. I'M
GOING TO LEAVE YOU WITH TWO
QUICK QUOTES. UH TERRENCE MANN
SAID THAT MOVIES WILL MAKE YOU
FAMOUS TELEVISION WILL MAKE YOU
RICH. BUT THEATER WILL MAKE YOU
GOOD. AND THAT'S A GREAT THING.
THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE THING AND
OSCAR WILDE SAID. I REGARD THE
THEATER IS THE GREATEST OF ALL
ART FORMS, THE MOST IMMEDIATE
WAY IN WHICH A HUMAN BEING CAN
SHARE WITH ANOTHER, THE SENSE OF
WHAT IT IS TO BE A HUMAN BEING.
AND SO THAT'S SORT OF WHAT WE'RE
CAPTURING HERE. THAT IMMEDIATE
LOCAL IMPORTANT ARTISTIC STEP IN
EVERY COMMUNITY. AND SO WHEN
APPROPRIATE, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
HER AND I VOTE. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS
BILL, AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. I THINK
IT'S A VERY CREATIVE SOLUTION.
AND YOU KNOW IT'S OUR SMALL
THEATERS THAT CREATE THE SOUL
AND THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR
COMMUNITIES. UM AND WE KNOW THEY
KNOW ALL THE SUPPORT THEY CAN
GET COMING OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC
. WE HAVE A MOTION BY BLOOM AND
A SECOND BY FREEMAN. THE MOTION
ON SB 11 16 BY CERTAIN SENATOR
PORTANTINO IS DO PASS AND WE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
LABOR EMPLOYMENT. WELL, THE
COMMITTEE SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. BOERNER HORVATH AYE,
BOERNER HORVATH. AYE ABELLA,
DAIRIES, DAIRIES I BLOOM. BLEW
MY DOCTOR CHOI DR CHOI, I, MIKE
FONG FONG I FRIEDMAN FRIEDMAN. I
NAZARIAN MISSOURIAN. AYE. THAT
GOES OUT 70 AND ITS PAST AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
SENATOR LAIRD. SENATOR LAIRD
HASN'T EVEN SAT DOWN AND WE HAVE
A MOTION BY VALID ARIE'S SECOND
BY BLOOM. WHILE I WON'T SAY MUCH
THEN BUT HE JUST BRIEF SECOND
SENATOR BEFORE MR LAYER BEGINS
TO BUILD HIS PRESENTATION. LET
ME GIVE EVERYONE THE NOTICE FOR
THE PHONE LINES ARE NOW OPEN FOR
WITNESSES TO GET IN THE QUEUE.
ON SB 9 63. THE CALLING NUMBER
FOR THIS HEARING IS 877692895.
ACCESS CODE IS 1315447. SENATOR
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. I
JUST GOT DONE TELLING SENATOR
PORTANTINO THAT ITWAS NICE TO
HEAR SOMEBODY ELSE. QUOTE OSCAR
WILDE, AND IT'S DONE. I DON'T
HAVE TO CATCH UP HERE. A SENATE
BILL 9 63 WILL UPDATE THE
STATUTORY FINDINGS AND FUNDING
PRIORITIES OF THE MUSEUM GRANT
PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE
CALIFORNIA CULTURAL AND HISTORIC
ENDOWMENT OF THIS WAS SET UP BY
BILL IN 2000 AND TWO BY MARCO
FAR BALL, AND IT WAS UPDATED IN
2013 BY THEN ASSEMBLY SPEAKER
TONI ATKINS, WHERE THIS WAS
TRANSFERRED TO THE RICH NATURAL
RESOURCES AGENCY WHERE I
HAPPENED TO BE AT THE TIME, AND
THIS BILL WILL UPDATE THE
PRIORITIES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN
20 YEARS. AND A LOT HAS CHANGED
BECAUSE CLIMATE, FOR EXAMPLE,
HAS MOVED MUCH TO THE FORE SINCE
THEN, AND IN MY DISTRICT WHERE
WE LOST 925 HOMES TO THE CCU
FIRE THE YEAR BEFORE LAST, OUR
LOCAL MUSEUM DID AN AMAZING
DISPLAY ON THE FIRE ON THE
THINGS LEADING UP TO IT, AND IT
SHOWED THE ROLE THAT MUSEUMS CAN
CAN PLAY IN THIS SO THIS WON'T
SURE THAT GRANT PROGRAM IS
EQUIPPED TO SUPPORT MUSEUMS
FOCUS ON COLLABORATION AND
UPDATING THOSE GOALS. THERE'S
SUPPORT ON BOTH SIDES. NO, NO
VOTES. BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION, BUT HERE
TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS
JENNIFER CAVALLERO FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
MUSEUMS, AND MEGAN TOLAND, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. I
APPRECIATE THE EARLY EMOTION AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
IPHONE. THIS CARRIER. MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M JENNIFER
CAVIAR. OH, AND I SERVE AS THE
INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
MUSEUMS, WHICH IS SPONSORING SB
9 63. ON BEHALF OF OVER 200
INSTITUTIONS AND OVER 1000
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE
ASSOCIATION. I EXTEND MY
GRATITUDE TO SENATOR LARRY FOR
HIS AUTHORSHIP AND ONGOING
CHAMPIONSHIP OF OUR
INSTITUTIONS. I ALSO RECOGNIZE
AND THANK THE MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE WHO WERE AMONG THE
BIPARTISAN BIPARTISAN GROUP OF
19 SUPPORTERS WHO SIGNED ON TO
SENATOR LAIRD'S $125 MILLION
BUDGET REQUEST ACCOMPANYING THE
MEASURE. CHAIR BOERNER HORVATH
AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIKE FONG
AND FRIEDMAN. THIS MEASURE
PAIRED WITH THE BUDGET REQUEST.
PARDON ME, PAIRED WITH THE
BUDGET REQUEST WILL BUILD ON THE
LONGTIME PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND MUSEUMS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE THIS
INVESTMENT 20 YEARS AFTER THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL
ENDOWMENT AND THE MUSEUM GRANT
PROGRAM AND COMING ON THE HEELS
OF 18 MONTHS OF PANDEMIC
CLOSURES. A KEY FEATURE OF THIS
BILL IS PRIORITIZING MUSEUM
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT
CENTER ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
WHETHER THAT IS TO EDUCATE THE
PUBLIC ABOUT THE CAUSES PROBLEMS
AND SOLUTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
, OR TO PROTECT COLLECTIONS FROM
THE THREAT OF FIRES, FLOODS AND
DROUGHTS WORSENED BY CLIMATE
CHANGE. SP 9 63 ALIGNS THE GRANT
PROGRAM WITH THE STATE'S
PRIORITIES TO COLLABORATE WITH
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AND
STUDENTS PROTECT CULTURAL ASSETS
FROM CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER
THREATS, ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY
TO ALL AND ETHICALLY STEWARD
SENSITIVE ARTIFACTS. THESE FUNDS
WILL SUPPORT PROJECTS AND
PROGRAMS THAT WILL CULTIVATE A
MORE JUST AND SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE. MUSEUMS ARE IMPORTANT
COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT NEED AND
DESERVE THE STATE'S ONGOING
INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT. AGAIN I
THINK THE CHAIR AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR CONSISTENT AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF SPENDING FOR
CCG AND THE MUSEUM GRANT
PROGRAM. I STRONGLY URGE AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR DOWLAND.
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I MEGAN TOLAND AND I
SERVED AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
THE SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
IN RANCHO CORDOVA. MY MUSEUM IS
A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS, AND WE
ARE THE ONLY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
IN THE SACRAMENTO REGION. MY
INSTITUTION ENCOURAGES CHILDREN
TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND SEE
LEARNING AS AN EXCITING LIFE
LONG PROCESS. WE SAW SERVE
CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE EIGHT
THROUGH HANDS ON EXHIBITS, FIELD
TRIPS, PROGRAMMING AND SPECIAL
EVENTS. WE WELCOME FAMILIES FROM
THE SACRAMENTO REGION AND
BEYOND. WE ARE COMMITTED TO
PROVIDING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
CHILDREN, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN SP 9
63. FOR EXAMPLE, WE PROVIDE FREE
, BI MONTHLY FULLY ACCESSIBLE
SENSORY PLAY SESSIONS FOR
pFAMILY CAN CHECK OUT FREE
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS FROM
THEIR LOCAL LIBRARY, AND WE
OFFER REDUCED ADMISSION YEAR
ROUND FOR FAMILIES RECEIVING
FOOD BENEFITS. WE ARE ALSO
BRINGING BACK OUR VAN GOGH
OUTREACH PROGRAM WHERE WE
TRANSFORM CLASSROOMS INTO MANY
MUSEUMS. WE INTRODUCED
EDUCATIONAL CONCEPTS. AT A
DEVELOPMENTALLY AND AGE
APPROPRIATE LEVEL. CHILDREN
LEARN THE POWER OF WIND AT OUR
AIRWAYS EXHIBIT AND SEE HOW
WATER MOVES IN WATERWAYS.
PROGRAMMING LIKE OUR CURRENT
WORMS AND ROOTS LEARNING
ENRICHMENT SERIES EXPLORES THE
ENVIRONMENT THROUGH THE EYES OF
AN EARTHWORM. THESE PROGRAMS CAN
PREPARE CHILDREN FOR A LIFELONG
LIFELONG SCIENTIFIC LEARNING AND
SPARK AN INTEREST IN
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
CLIMATE CHANGE. I'M HERE TODAY
TO THANK YOU FOR THE STATE'S
VISION IN CREATING THE
CALIFORNIA CULTURAL AND
HISTORICAL ENDOWMENT AND TO URGE
YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND
EXPAND STATE FUNDING FOR
PROGRAMS LIKE THESE FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS OF CALIFORNIANS.
INCLUDING THE PROPOSAL PENDING
BEFORE THE BUDGET LEADERS NOW I
URGE YOUR I VOTE ON SP 9 63.
THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE ANY
WITNESSES REGISTERED IN
OPPOSITION, SO WE'LL MOVE TO
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION HERE IN THE
HEARING ROOM. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, JENNIFER,-FEARING ALSO PLEASED TO
REPRESENT THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS AND THE
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM IN STRONG
SUPPORT, HAVE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO
CONVEY THE SUPPORT OF THE
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES. THANK YOU. JULI BAKER
, CALIFORNIA ARTS ADVOCATES AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 963. THANK
YOU. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MICHAEL RATTIGAN ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, SANTA
CLARA COUNTY IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. SEEING NO ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES IN THE HEARING ROOM
WILL TURN TO THE PHONE LINES
OPERATED. CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN UP
OPEN UP THE LINES FOR ADDITIONAL
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION OF SB 9 63, PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. IF YOU ARE
INSUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF SP 9
63, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN ZERO.
AND AT THIS TIME THERE IS NO ONE
IN QUÊ. THAT WE MIGHT ACTUALLY
STICK TO. I'M SORRY. WE ACTUALLY
ONE PERSON QUEUING UP. IT'LL BE
JUST A MOMENT. AND THEY TOOK
THEMSELVES OUT OF QUÊ. THERE'S
NOBODY IN Q AT THIS TIME, WELL,
NOW RETURN TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM
FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. WE
SEEING NONE BECAUSE EVERYBODY
SAID, I SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD
BE OVER AT 10, AND THAT'S 9 57.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY VALID ERA
SECOND BY BLOOM. IS THAT
CORRECT? OKAY, SENATOR LARRY,
YOU MAKE CLOTHES, THANK
EVERYBODY THAT TESTIFIED, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU. UM I THINK THIS IS A
GREAT BELL. I REALLY SUPPORT. UM
EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THERE AND I
LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY VALID AREAS
SECOND BY BLOOM. THE MOTION IS
SP 9 63 BY SENATOR LAIRD IS DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS WITH
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
BOERNER HORVATH HIGH I
VALLADARES VALLADARES I BLOOM
BLEW MY DOCTOR CHOI DR CHOI I
MIKE FONG FONG I FRIEDMAN
FRIEDMAN IRON NAZARIAN. IN HIS
AREA, AND I THAT BILL IS OUT 70.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. LARRY. THANK
YOU. YEAH. SO. SO, UM. WE'RE
GOING TO LIFT THE CALL ON THE
ORIGINAL BILLS. GO AHEAD.
COMMITTEE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL ITEM NUMBER ONE SB 4 85
. THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND WE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
REVENUE AND TAXATION. THE
CURRENT VOTERS. 60, DR CHOI. DR
CHOI. THAT GOES OUT 70. THAT, UM.
OKAY MEMBERS THAT CONCLUDES THE
WORK OF THE ASSEMBLY, ARTS,
ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, TOURISM
AND INTERNET MEDIA COMMITTEE.
TODAY. WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED.