SO WE CAN START AS A SUPPLEMENT.
WE NEED. WE'RE READY TO GO AHEAD
AND START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT
WE NEED AUTHORS HERE. SENATOR
RUBIO. OH, THAT'S QUIRK-SILVA.
SENATOR STERN. AND YOUR SKINNER.
CABALLERO. HERTZBERG AWAY? NO,
THAT'S ON CONSENT. NOT TRUE. AND. THE MEMBER OF CRISTINA GARCIA
TO REPRESENT MR GLASER'S BILL
BILL. SO IF YOU HAVE A BILL OF
AN EDUCATION COMMITTEE YOU
SHOULD HEAD HERE NOW WE'RE NOT
WAITING FOREVER.
SENATOR LEYVA HAS ENTERED THE
ROOMS SO WE WILL. UM YES, WE'LL
OPEN THE COMMITTEE HAS A WE'LL
START AS A SUBCOMMITTEE. I DON'T
BELIEVE A QUORUM. CORRECT
CORRECT. YEAH. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD
AND START AS A AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. I WILL HAVE. THE
SECRETARY CALLED THE ROLE WHEN
WE IT APPEARS WE HAVE A QUORUM.
UM WE HAVE 13 BILLS ON FILE
TODAY. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE'LL BE
HEARING BILLS AND FILE ORDER.
THREE BILLS HAVE BEEN PULLED THE
RSP 976 SB 10 57 SB 11 35. THERE
ARE FIVE MEASURES ON CONSENT.
THEY ARE. HR 113 SP 913 WITH
AMENDMENTS. SB 952 WITH
ENVIRONMENTS. SB 1397. S J. R
FOR WITH THE MOMENTS. THOSE ARE
THE ITEMS ON CONSENT. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO
PROVIDE COMMENT IN PERSON. WE
ARE IN PERSON ONLY. WE DON'T DO
PHONES. SCHOOLS ARE OPEN.
THEREFORE COMMITTEES IN THIS
BUILDING SHOULD BE OPEN. UM YOU
CAN ALSO SUBMIT COMMENT THROUGH
THE POSITION. PORTER LEVEL
PORTAL. ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. UH WE'LL PROCEED WILL
PURSUE TO OUR FIRST ITEM BY AH,
BY SENATOR LEVEL, WHICH ITEM
NINE. FINAL ITEM NINE. SP 955,
YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN READY.
THERE'S UH THERE'S A MIKE. MAY
WORK NOW, TRY. IT DOESN'T WORK
NOW. THANK YOU. RARELY HAVE
PEOPLE TOLD ME IN MY LIFE. THEY
CAN'T HEAR ME. SO GOOD AFTERNOON
AGAIN, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I
WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENT
OUTLINED ON PAGE FIVE OF THE
ANALYSIS SP 9.5 ENCOURAGES
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TO BECOME
MORE CIVICALLY ENGAGED. AND OUR
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.
SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL WILL
ALLOW ONE SCHOOL DAY EXCUSED
ABSENCE PER YEAR FOR MIDDLE
SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO PARTICIPATE IN A CIVIC EVENT.
CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PRIORITIES
IN OUR K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS
SEVERELY LIMIT THE TIME
AVAILABLE FOR CIVICS INSTRUCTION
. YET STUDIES HAVE SHOWN A CLEAR
CORRELATION BETWEEN YOUTH
PARTICIPATION IN CIVICS. FUTURE
VOTING HABITS ANDENGAGED
CONSTITUENCY. WHETHER IT BE
PARTICIPATION IN A RALLY OR
TESTIFYING AT A COMMUNITY
COMMITTEE HEARINGS LIKE THIS ONE
TODAY, STUDENTS GAIN A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEIR
DIRECT INVOLVEMENT CAN CHANGE
THE WORLD. AROUND THEM. IN
CALIFORNIA. WE NEED TO
PRIORITIZE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CIVIC LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT
BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR
FORMAL EDUCATION. SP 955 IS ONE
SMALL BUT IMPORTANT STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION. WITH ME TO
SPEAK AND SUPPORT IS RICK BANDEL
WITH CHEN UP THE SPONSOR OF SB
955. HOWEVER, I'M NOT SURE AH
OH, HE IS HERE HERE. YOU GOTTA
LOVE PROMPT PEOPLE AND AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, RICK. YEAH YOU'RE
GOOD. BUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THE
MICROPHONE WORKS. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES YOU MAY PROCEED. GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS RICK MANDEL. AND I USE
HE HIM PRONOUNS. I'M A THIRD
YEAR U C SAN DIEGO UNDERGRAD
STUDENTS PURSUING DEGREES IN
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PUBLIC
HEALTH AND A PROUD ALUMNUS OF
THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM AS PART OF THE MISSION,
SAN JOSE CLASS OF 2020. I SERVE
AS SENATOR FOR ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
COLLEGE AT THE ASSOCIATED
STUDENTS OF UCSD AND HIS MEDIA
DIRECTOR FOR JENNA, PROUD
SPONSOR AND SUPPORTER OF SP 955.
AS AN ACTIVE VOTER AND ELECTED
REPRESENTATIVE OF MY COLLEGE. I
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT STUDENTS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
BREEDS CITIZENS CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. IT INCREASES VOTER
EFFICACY HEIGHTENS STUDENT
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ESSENTIAL
DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES.
CALIFORNIANS UNDERSTAND THIS. WE
VALUE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, PUSHING
INITIATIVES AND IMPLEMENTING
PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE SEAL OF
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND
INCREASINGLY ACCESSIBLE PHOTO
DRIVES IN SCHOOLS. SP 955 WILL
BUILD ON THAT. IT ALLOWS
STUDENTS AND ESSENTIAL CHANNEL
TO ENGAGE IN CIVICS AND LEARN
ABOUT THE GOVERNMENTAL
OPERATIONS THAT AFFECT THEM
DAILY. BY ENABLING STUDENTS TO
BE EXCUSED. CALIFORNIA PROVIDES
AND RE PRIORITIZES STUDENT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVIC LEARNING
AND ENGAGEMENT BOTH WITHIN AND
OUTSIDE THEIR EDUCATION. IT IS A
DIMINUTIVE BUT FUNDAMENTAL
STUFF. WE MUST TAKE. WE CANNOT
KEEP ENCOURAGING ENGAGEMENT AND
CIVIC CIVIL DEMONSTRATIONS WHICH
ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO OUR
DEMOCRACY TO OUR STUDENTS AND
THEN TURN AROUND TO TELL THEM
THAT THEY WILL FACE
INSTITUTIONAL CONSEQUENCES WITH
A CUT ON THEIR ACADEMIC RECORD.
WE KNOW THAT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
WILL NOT ONLY INCREASED STUDENT
AND STUDENT, ACADEMIC AND
EXTRACURRICULAR ENGAGEMENT BUT
ALSO SETS STUDENTS UP TO BE
LIFELONG PARTICIPATING AND
INFORMED CALIFORNIA CITIZENS. WE
MUST CONTINUOUSLY REMIND
OURSELVES THAT WE ARE NOT ONLY
TEACHING THE STUDENTS OF TODAY
BUT ALSO NURTURING THE CITIZENS
OF VOTERS AND CONSTITUENTS OF
TOMORROW. THEREFORE IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT WE MAKE THEIR
PARTICIPATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF
THE SYSTEM. THEY LIVE IN A
PRIORITY AND ASPECT. OF THE
AUTHENTIC QUALITY CALIFORNIA
EDUCATION. COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I
URGE YOU TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF
THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU WELL DONE
ANY OTHERS IN SUPPORT? OF THE
MEASURES YOU MAY COME FORWARD
STATE THEIR NAME. AFFILIATION
AND POSITION ON THE BILL ONLY
SEE NO OTHERS IN SUPPORT. IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SAY NO OPPOSITION. YOU
MAKE CLOTHES. THE MOTION MOST
LIKELY WILL BE D PASSES AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS. DO WE HAVE
ANY COMMENTS OR ANY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? NO COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR IT AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.
AND I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IN
EDUCATION COMMITTEE TODAY WE HAD
A LOVELY YOUNG MAN, ZAKI
HERNANDEZ. WHO CAME AND
TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF A BILL
AND SO I THINK THAT HE'S VERY
YOUNG AND HE WAS VERY ARTICULATE
. AND I THINK THAT THIS BILL
EXEMPLIFIES WHAT WE NEED TO DO
TO MAKE SURE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE. SO THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU MEMBERS. THANK
YOU. WITH THAT? DO WE HAVE ANY
MORE SENATORS READY TO PRESENT
THAT? YOU'RE THE ONE I'M LOOKING
AT. ME FIND OUT WHAT. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 10. ISLAND OF NUMBER 10.
SB 113 YOU MAY COME FORWARD AND
SAID ONE READY. MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT
SENATE BILL 1131113. ALL
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS DESERVE AN
EDUCATION WORTHY OTHER
POTENTIAL. FOR FAR TOO LONG.
THIS EDUCATION HAS BEEN OUT OF
REACH FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES. IN THE 2000
AND 17 18 YEAR, CALIFORNIA HAD
ONE OF THE LOWEST INCLUSION
RATES FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES IN THE COUNTRY. IN
2000 AND 19 333 ELIA'S IN
CALIFORNIA WERE IDENTIFIED FOR
DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE. OVER
HALF OF THESE DISTRICTS WERE
MANDATED FOR ASSISTANCE. AT
LEAST IN PART BECAUSE STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES IN THE
DISTRICT WERE PERFORMING POORLY.
PARTICULARLY IN THE STATE
PRIORITY AREAS OF LEAST
RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT, PUPIL
ACHIEVEMENT AND PUPIL
ENGAGEMENT. LEAST RESTRICTIVE
ENVIRONMENTS ARE VITAL COMPONENT
TO STUDENTS SUCCESS BECAUSE THEY
ENSURE INAPPROPRIATE EDUCATIONAL
SETTING FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES THAT ACCOUNTED FOR
THEIR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHILE
THEY LEARN ALONGSIDE PEERS WITH
DISABILITIES. THIS ALLOWED THE
CHILD. THIS ALLOWS A CHILD TO
DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. SB 1113
WILL PROMOTE THE INCLUSION OF
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN
GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS BY
ADDRESSING AN IMPLEMENTING
INCLUSIONARY PRACTICE PRACTICES
THROUGH ONE AN UPDATED GUIDEBOOK
AND VIDEO MODULES TO A MANDATED
REVIEW FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF
INCLUSIONARY PRACTICES IN
TEXTBOOKS. THREE FUNDING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS.
FOR A STUDY TO DETERMINE PROPER
STAFFING NUMBERS TO ACHIEVE BEST
PRACTICES AND FOUR OR FIVE AND
MANDATING TRAINING AND INCLUSIVE
PRACTICESFOR NEW SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS. IT IS CRITICAL
THAT OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES ARE IMPROVED, WHICH
CAN BE ACHIEVED BY PROVIDING THE
SUPPORT THAT IS NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL EVIDENCE
BASED, INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN
CALIFORNIAN SCHOOLS. I HAVE WITH
ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT ADAM
STEIN WITH CELTA ADMINISTRATORS
OF CALIFORNIA AND LARKIN O'LEARY
WITH COMMON GROUND SOCIETY. WHO
IN THIS IS TWO MINUTES EACH.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? GOOD AFTERNOON TREE O
DONNELL AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ADAM STEIN
AND I'M, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SNOW COUNTY CELTA AND CO
CHAIR OF THE SCULPTURE
ADMINISTRATORS OF CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE. I SPEAK
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF SP 11 13 A
BILL TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO THE
INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES IN GENERAL
EDUCATION. DESPITE THE INTENT OF
FEDERAL LAW, MANY STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES IN CALIFORNIA ARE
EXCLUDED FROM PARTICIPATION IN
GENERAL ED CLASSROOMS. IN 2017
18. ONLY 56% OF THESE STUDENTS
WERE INCLUDED AT LEAST 80% OF
THE SCHOOL DAY AS COMPARED TO A
NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 64. THAT
PLACE CALIFORNIA STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES 40TH OUT OF ALL THE
STATES. FURTHER IN 2019 OF THE
333 LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES
IDENTIFIED FOR DIFFERENTIATED
ASSISTANCE UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL DASHBOARD 187 OF THEM
WERE IDENTIFIED DUE TO POOR
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS,
DISABILITIES IN THE AREA OF
LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT
AND MEASURE OF INCLUSION, AMONG
OTHERS. A ROBUST BODY OF
RESEARCH IS CLEARLY FOUND THAT
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES WHO
ARE INCLUDED WITH THEIR
TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS NOT
ONLY PERFORM BETTER ON ALMOST
ALL MEASURES THE SCHOOL SUCCESS
BUT ALSO SHOW GREATER RESILIENCY
AND LONG TERM PUBLIC HEALTH
STUDIES, INCLUDING MEASURES OF
SCHOOL DROPOUT, MENTAL HEALTH
AND FUTURE EMPLOYMENT. THE FACT
THAT SO MANY OF OUR STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES ARE STILL
EXCLUDED FROM GENERAL EDUCATION
CLASSROOMS HAS MORE TO DO WITH
THE LACK OF LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT
THAN INTENT. SB 11 13 WOULD
REQUIRE ALL NEW ADMINISTRATORS
TO BE TRAINED IN INCLUSIVE
PRACTICES CRITICAL TO
IMPLEMENTATION. THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE CD TO DEVELOP A
COMPREHENSIVE INCLUSION
GUIDEBOOK WITH INSTRUCTIONAL
VIDEO MODULES. THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE THE COMMISSION ON
TEACHER CREDENTIALING TO WORK
WITH CD TO DEVELOP STAFFING
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ELIA'S FOR
IMPLEMENTING THESE PRACTICES. SP
11 13 WOULD FUND CD TO ENHANCE
GRANTS TO BOTH SELF IMPROVEMENT
LEADS AND SUPPORTING INCLUSIVE
PRACTICES PROJECT. TO GUIDE
ELIA'S AND IDENTIFYING THEIR
BARRIERS TO INCLUSION AND THEN
PROVIDE DEEP STAFF TRAINING TO
IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICES. SP 11 13 WOULD OPEN
UP THE GREATER POSSIBILITY OF
HEALTHY, INCLUSIVE PRACTICES FOR
ALL OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS THEY
ATTEND. URGENT I VOTE ON SB 11
13 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME AND ATTENTION. THANK YOU.
TO THE NEXT WITNESS. HI MY NAME
IS LARKIN. O LEARY. AND I'M HERE
WITH COMMON GROUND SOCIETY. MY
HUSBAND, PETER, AND OUR EIGHT
YEAR OLD SON, JAMES, MY HUSBAND
AND I ARE BOTH GENERAL EDUCATION
TEACHERS OF OVER 17 YEARS, BUT
I'VE HAD MY HEART AND EDUCATION
LONG BEFORE THAT. IT'S MY
PASSION AND I CALL IT MY FIRST
LOVE. SORRY PETER. I SPENT MANY
HOURS AFTER MY PAYDAY PERFECTING
MY LESSONS, AND I'VE EVEN WON A
FEW AWARDS. BUT SHAMEFULLY, I'LL
ADMIT I WASN'T THE BEST TEACHER
TO ALL STUDENTS. I DIDN'T
REALIZE THAT UNTIL I BECAME MOM
TO JAMES. DESPITE MY LOVE OF
TEACHING, LEARNING STUDENTS, MY
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS TOLD ME THAT MY
SON COULDN'T LEARN THE SAME
INFORMATION AS HIS TYPICALLY
DEVELOPING PEERS UNTIL I SAW IT
FOR MYSELF. WHEN I WHEN HIS
TEACHERS REACHED HIM WHERE HE
WAS AT, HE WAS ABLE TO THRIVE IN
PRESCHOOL. JAMES'S TEACHERS WERE
TRAINED AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES
. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, JAMES
WENT ON TO TK AHEAD OF HIS
TYPICALLY DEVELOPING PEERS, EVEN
WITH THE DOWN SYNDROME
DIAGNOSIS. HOWEVER AS THE YEARS
PROGRESS, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE
GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND
ADMINISTRATORS ARE NOT ONLY
MISSING THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR EVER
EVOLVING NEURO, DIVERSE
POPULATION. THEY LONG FOR IT.
THEY YEARN FOR THE ABILITY TO
REACH ALL OF THEIR STUDENTS,
BECAUSE THAT'S WHY WE GOT INTO
THIS PROFESSION. WHEN SOMEONE
FEELS ILL EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH
THE BEHAVIOR OR A LEARNING
DIFFERENCE. IT'S SO MUCH EASIER
TO JUST PLACE THEM IN ANOTHER
CLASSROOM OR AT ANOTHER SCHOOL.
NOT ONLY IS THIS EXPENSIVE, IT'S
UNNECESSARY AND IN FACT TEACHING
OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF WITH THAT
KIDS WITH DISABILITIES BELONG
OVER THERE. IT'S AN UNWRITTEN
DISABILITY CURRICULUM. THAT
AFFECTS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
OUR CLASSROOM POPULATIONS HAVE
BEEN CHANGING FOR YEARS,
LEARNING STYLES AND BEHAVIORS
THAT TEACHERS AREN'T EQUIPPED TO
DEAL WITH CAUSE TEACHER AND
STUDENT BURNOUT, AND THIS HAS
ONLY BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE
PANDEMIC. NOW IS THE TIME FOR
OUR STATE, WHICH RANKS 40 OUT OF
47 INCLUSIVE PRACTICES TO MAKE
THIS IMPORTANT SHIFT. UM THAT
WILL HELP OUR WHOLE SCHOOL
COMMUNITY WHO ARE LEFT FEELING
DEFEATED, AND GIVING UP NOW IS
THE TIME TO SUPPORT EDUCATORS
AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS THEY
NEED TO DO THE IMPORTANT JOB OF
SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS
BECAUSE YOU AND I BOTH KNOW WHEN
FULLY SUPPORTED EDUCATORS WILL
RISE TO THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT WE DO. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. OTHERS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL MAY COME
FORWARD STATE YOUR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
BILL. ONLY PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS BEN GURWITZ, AND I AM A
CO FOUNDER, THE DIVERSE LEARNERS
COALITION AND I AM ALSO A PROUD
PERSON WITH DYSLEXIA AND
DYSGRAPHIA INTO HAVE THIS BILL
WHEN I WAS GROWING UP WOULD HAVE
BEEN A GAME CHANGER BECAUSE THEY
TOLD ME TO GO TO THE OTHER
CLASSROOM AND NOT IN THE MAIN
CLASSROOM. BUT NOW I'M HERE AS A
PROUD U C. DAVIS GRADUATE AND A
CORAL. UM, UH, TO, YOU KNOW,
PERSISTED. THE CHALLENGES THAT I
FACED BE HERE TODAY, SO I
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS GREGORY CRAMER
ON BEHALF OF DISABILITY RIGHTS,
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. GREAT
THANK YOU, UM, SEEING OTHERS IN
SUPPORT ANY OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? I SEE NO OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. I'LL JUST COMMENT AS
A TEACHER. UM, I THINK THIS IS
VERY GOOD BILL BECAUSE IT'S
ABOUT SUPPORT. JUST CAN'T SAY
INCLUSION. YOU JUST CAN'T LEAD A
STUDENT WHO CLASSROOMS SAY NOW
THEY'RE INCLUDED, RIGHT BECAUSE
I CAN OFTEN LEAD THEM TO BE
EXCLUDED. UM AND TEACHERS. AS
YOU NOTED, DO WANT TO HELP
STUDENTS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS
ARMED FOR THE BEST PRACTICES, SO
WE NEED TO SUPPORT THAT TEACHER
. WE NEED TO SUPPORT THAT
STUDENT TO, UM SO I APPRECIATE
THE BILL AND THE MISSION HERE.
WITHOUT ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAYING NO
COMMENTS FROM ANY THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. CAN WE ESTABLISH A
QUORUM? O'DONNELL O'DONNELL HERE
, DOLLY DOLLY HERE, BENNETT.
SENATE HERE, CHEN LEE. LEE HERE,
MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. OKAY, SO WE
DO HAVE A QUORUM. SO UH AH. IT'S
BEEN MOVED. MR BENNETT, DO YOU
SECOND MR BENNETT SECONDS? WHY
DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND CLOSE,
PLEASE? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I
JUST WANT TO SAY THAT MR STEIN
HERE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS
FOR 30 YEARS IS ABOUT TO RETIRE
ACTUALLY IN ABOUT A WEEK. YEAH
UM, IT'S ABOUT TIME. WE'RE VERY,
VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD ALL
THE STAKEHOLDERS AT THE TABLE
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A VERY,
VERY LONG TIME, AND THAT WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO COME THIS FAR. SO
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS O'DONNELL, DOLLY
SALLY, I BENNETT BENNETT. I CHEN
LEAVE LEE I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. THE BILL HAS FOUR VOTES, SO IT
IS OUT. IT IS OUT. THANK YOU.
GOOD JOB. BOTH OF YOU. SENATE-TV
EROS HERE. YOU MAY COME FORWARD.
SHE HAS, UH I LET HIM FIVE.
IT'S AH, FIVE AND FIVE S P 53 TO
SENATOR. YOU. MAY YOU MAY START
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS PLEASED TO PRESENT
SB 5 32. WHICH WOULD EXPAND AND
STRENGTHEN THE RIGHTS OF HIGHLY
MOBILE STUDENTS BY PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THEM TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE WORK ON THE
BILL, AND WE'LL ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED ON PAGE
SEVEN OF THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS
AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. MOBILE
STUDENTS, INCLUDING FOSTER
CHILDREN. HOMELESS YOUTH, FORMER
JUVENILE COURT STUDENTS CHILDREN
OF MILITARY FAMILIES, MIGRANT
STUDENTS AND STUDENTS
PARTICIPATING IN A NEW NEWCOMERS
PROGRAM EXPERIENCING ARRAY OF
EXTERNAL OBSTACLES, OFTEN
AFFECTING THEIR ABILITY TO
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN
FOUR YEARS. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
MOBILE STUDENTS EXPERIENCED
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE SCHOOL
MOBILITY. CHRONIC ABSTINENT
ABSENTEEISM. DISCIPLINE ISSUES
AND LOWER EDUCATIONAL
ACHIEVEMENTS. THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL DASHBOARD 2010 DATA SHOWS
THAT STUDENTS PLACED IN FOSTER
CARE OR WHO EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS GRADUATED AT LOWER
RATES. 65% AND 73% RESPECTIVELY
, COMPARED WITH 85% OF ALL
STUDENTS. THE COMBAT THIS
BARRIER THESE BARRIERS SP 5 32
WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES. PROVIDE THOSE STUDENTS
WITH THE OPTION TO REMAIN IN
SCHOOL FOR 1/5 YEAR TO COMPLETE
STATEWIDE COURSEWORK REQUIREMENT
IF IT APPEARS THAT THEY WOULD
NOT SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS IN
FOUR YEARS. ADDITIONALLY THIS
BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE ELIA'S TO
CONSULT WITH STUDENTS, WHICH IS
DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THEY DO NOW
TO CONSULT WITH STUDENTS AND
THEIR PARENTS ABOUT THEIR
EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND DISCUSS
HOW THESE OPTIONS MAY AFFECT THE
STUDENTS. POST SECONDARY PLANS
TO ENSURE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
ARE MAKING THE BEST CHOICES OR
THEIR ACADEMIC FUTURES.
FURTHERMORE THE BILL WOULD
ENSURE THAT MOBILE STUDENTS
RECEIVE FULLER PARTIAL CREDIT
FOR ALL COURSEWORK. SATISFACTORY
KLAY SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED BY
CLARIFYING TRANSCRIPT
REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENTS ARE FAIRLY OBTAINING
CREDIT. FURTHER WORK AT A AT A
PREVIOUS L E. A S P 5 32 ENSURES
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS REMAIN
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL HIGHLY MOBILE
STUDENTS WHILE CREATING AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR POST SECONDARY
SECONDARY EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT. WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT IS CHRISTIAN
POWER WITH ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, AND MELISSA
SHOEMAKER OF THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
THANK YOU TO WITNESSES. TWO
MINUTES EACH, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE. KRISTIN
POWER WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS. WE'RE SO
THRILLED TO HAVE SENATOR
CAVALLERO EXPRESSING THE NEED
FOR THIS BILL. TO REALLY FAIRLY,
UM LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD FOR
ALL OF OUR HIGHLY MOBILE YOUTH
FOR SEEKING TO ATTAIN THEIR
EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS. AS SHE
EXPLAINED AS B 5 32 EXPANDS AND
STRENGTHENS EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS
FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE, FORMER
JUVENILE COURT SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO MILITARY FAMILIES AND
MIGRATORY CHILDREN TO IMPROVE
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. HIGHLY
MOBILE STUDENTS BASED CHALLENGES
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THEIR
EDUCATION. FOR EXAMPLE, YOUTH
AND FOSTER CARE DEMONSTRATE THE
POOREST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
OUTCOMES. ANY GROUP STATEWIDE
56. PARED TO 85% FOR ALL
STUDENTS. THIS ACHIEVEMENT GAP
IS CAUSED, IN PART BY THE HIGH
MOBILITY OF YOUTH AND FOSTER
CARE WHO TRANSFER SCHOOLS AN
AVERAGE OF EIGHT TIMES WHILE IN
CARE, LOSING UP TO SIX MONTHS OF
EDUCATION, WITH EACH MOVE.
REDUCE THIS EDUCATION AND
ACHIEVEMENT GAP. CURRENT LAW
REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO CALCULATE
PARTIAL CREDIT SO THAT HIGHLY
MOBILE YOUTH RECEIVE CREDIT FOR
THEIR COURSEWORK COMPLETED WITH
WHEN THEY MUST CHANGE SCHOOLS TO
PREVENT UNDUE DISRUPTIONS AND
DELAYS IN ACHIEVING THEIR
GRADUATION. SB 5 32 CLARIFIES
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
TRANSFERRING SCHOOL TO ISSUE
THOSE CREDITS ON THEIR OFFICIAL
TRANSCRIPT AND THE NEW SCHOOL TO
ACCEPT THE PARTIAL CREDITS AND
REQUIRE THE EDUCATIONAL RECORD
TO INCLUDE A DETERMINATION OF
ENROLLMENT OR SEAT TIME. IT'LL
THAT MAXIMUM AWARDING OF CREDITS
FOR ALL STUDENTS AS THEY WORK
TOWARDS MEETING THEIR GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS. SB 5 30 TO SUPPORT
SOME MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND
COLD, COLLABORATIVE APPROACH ON
EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS BETWEEN
HIGHLY MOBILE STUDENTS IN
SCHOOLS THROUGH MORE ACTIVE
CONSULTATION ABOUT GRADUATION
OPTIONS TO PROMOTE INFORMED
DECISION MAKING. WE APPRECIATE
SENATOR CABALLOS LEADERSHIP ON
THIS ISSUE AND ASK FOR YOUR
EITHER. I'D LIKE TO THANK CHAIR
O'DONNELL AND MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE FOR
THE HONOR OF SPEAKING ABOUT SB
532. MY NAME IS MELISSA
SCHOONMAKER AND I SERVE AS THE
PROJECT DIRECTOR. THREE OVER
CHILD WELFARE IN ATTENDANCE AT
THE L. A COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. QUALIFYING AT
PROMISED STUDENTS HOMELESS,
FASTER, MIGRANT AND OTHERS HAVE
OFTEN EXPERIENCED RAUMA AND
HIGHLY MOBILE AND HAVE
SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN THEIR IN
THEIR EDUCATION. THIS BILL WILL
SUPPORT CURRENT LAW BUT ALSO
THEN REQUEST FOR THIS SELECT
GROUP OF STUDENTS. TO REMAIN AT
THEIR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL
PLACEMENT FOR FIFTH YEAR IN AN
EFFORT TO COMPLETE THE STATE OR
THE LOCAL GRAD REQUIREMENTS. FOR
SOME STUDENTS, THE ABILITY TO
REIN FOR FIFTH YEAR TO EARN THE
202 110 OR 230 CREDITS MAY SEEM
AND ACTUALLY BE A DAUNTING TASK
. THE ABILITY TO REMAIN FOR AN
EXTRA YEAR TO GRADUATE WITH A
STATE MINIMUM OF 130. MAYBE A
MORE OBTAINABLE GOAL AND SERVE
AS A WAY TO SUPPORT THE STUDENT
TO ACTUALLY FNISH HIGH SCHOOL.
THIS IS ABOUT STUDENTS WHO ARE
ON THE CUSP OF GRADUATING.
THEY'RE WORKING HARD TO OVERCOME
THE CHALLENGES AND THEY JUST
NEED A LITTLE LONGER TO MAKE IT
PAST THAT FINISH LINE. ALTHOUGH
QUALIFYING STUDENT MAY OPT TO
REMAIN FOR 1/5 YEAR, MANY
SCHOOLS OFTEN MOVE THAT FIFTH
YEAR STUDENT OR THEY MIGHT CALL
THEM A SUPER SENIOR. AS TO THE
LOCAL ADULT SCHOOL, WHICH MA OR
MAY NOT ACCEPT THE PRE
PREVIOUSLY SIGNED AGREEMENTS AND
MAY ADD ON ADDITIONAL RECORD
REQUIREMENTS TO GRADUATE. THE
BILL ASKED FOR THE ADULT SCHOOL
PROGRAMS TO RESPECT THE SIGNED
AGREEMENT FOR THE STATE MINIMUM.
IF THE STUDENT OPTS TO ATTEND
THEIR MORE QUARREL, QUALIFYING,
STUDENTS MAY OPT TO ATTEND ADULT
SCHOOL IF THEIR ACT IF THEY
HONORED THE 130. NOT EVERY
PROMISE STUDENT IS GOING TO
QUALIFY QUALIFY FOR THE WAIVER
MAY NOT WANT TO STAY FOR AN
ADDITIONAL YEAR OR REMAIN ON
THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS. WE'RE
ASKING QUALIFYING STUDENTS TO
HAVE THE OPTION TO STAY. WHERE
THE STUDENT HAS THE SUPPORT OF
THE SCHOOL STAFF ADMINISTRATION
THAT KNOWS THEM AND THEIR
FRIENDS THAT ARE STILL ATTENDING
THERE. SB 5 32 IS A WAY TO
INCREASE GRADUATION RATES AND
CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
THESE YOUTH. WHATEVER PATH THEY
CHOOSE. WE RESPECT RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE FOR S P 532.
THANK YOU ARE THERE OTHERS IN
SUPPORT WHO MAY COME FORWARD?
HMM. GOOD AFTERNOON, KIM LEWIS,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR YOUTH AND SUPPORT. ANY CHILD WITH THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. MR TURN MEMBERS, GREGORY
CRAMER ON BEHALF OF DISABILITY
RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. SEE NO FURTHER
SUPPORTERS IN THE OPPOSITION.
YOU KNOW, OPPOSITION WILL BRING
IT BACK. TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS, MR
BENNETT? JUST TO COMMENT. I WAS
A HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
AND THEN COUNTY SUPERVISOR AND I
REALLY SAW THIS PROBLEM AND I
THINK THIS WAS A GREAT CREATIVE
SOLUTION. I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD
HAVE THOUGHT OF THIS EARLIER
UNTIL I APPLAUD THE AUTHOR, AND
I APPLAUD THE ORGANIZATIONS FOR
COMING FORWARD. OF THIS GROUP OF
STUDENTS IN PARTICULAR MIGRATORY
STUDENTS, FOSTER CARE STUDENT
SUCCESS REALLY ARE CHALLENGED TO
WORK THROUGH THE SYSTEM. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MR BENNETT SEEMED NO
FURTHER COMMENT. DO WE HAVE
EMOTION? MR BENNETT MOVES, MR
LEE SECONDS. UM YOU MAY CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. I APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS AND THE EXPRESSIONS OF
SUPPORT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO
A YOUTH VIOLENCE PROGRAM AND WE
WORKED WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
AND UM, WHAT THEY WANT IS HOPE.
THEY WANT TO GRADUATE. THEY'RE
DESPERATELY TRYING. AND FOR
WHATEVER REASON, THINGS HAVEN'T
GONE OUT IN THEIR LIFE LIKE THEY
WOULD LIKE TO, AND 1/5 YEAR WILL
PROVIDE THEM WITHOUT THAT
OPPORTUNITY. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. UH IT
HAS BEEN MOVED IN SECOND, SO
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. DONALD DONALD. I
DOLLY ALI I BENNETT. BENNETT. I
CHEN LEAVE. LEE I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA FOR BOTH. BILL HAS
FOUR VOTES, SO IT IS OUT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU BOTH. OUT. WE
NEED A SENATOR HERE. OR AN
ASSEMBLY MEMBER WHO'S PRESENTING
FOREST SENATOR. HMM. MS
QUIRK-SILVA IS AROUND. MR STERN.
UNDER SKINNER. WHY DON'T WE GO
AHEAD? AND, UM UH, CINNAMON IS
HERE. HOLD ON. HMM. BYLINE. I'M
CENTER MINUTES. VITAL ITEM 11.
IT'S SP 12 99. MAY RECEIVE.
THANK YOU. CHAIR O'DONNELL.
THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS
STAFF. I'D LIKE TO JUST START BY
STATING THAT WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS ON THIS BILL. SB 12
99 IS A SUNSET EXTENSION FOR THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PROGRAM
KNOWN AS COSMOS, THE CALIFORNIA
STATE SUMMER SCHOOL IN
MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PROGRAM.
STANDING THAT PROGRAM FOR FIVE
YEARS. ENSURING THAT IT CAN
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE
CRUCIAL EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
ACROSS THE STATE. THE COSMOS
PROGRAM PROVIDES AN INTENSIVE
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS
WISHING TO LEARN ADVANCED
MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, BIOLOGY
AND ENGINEERING, PREPARING THEM
FOR FUTURE CAREERS AND THESE
RESPECTIVE AREAS. THIS FOUR WEEK
RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAM IS
LOCATED FOUR CAMPUSES. UC DAVIS
, UC SAN DIEGO. YOU SEE SENATE
CRUZ AND U C. IRVINE. PROVIDING
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STATE'S
TOP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN STEM
TO ATTEND CLASSES DESIGNED TO
INTRODUCE THEM TO DIFFERENT STEM
SUBJECTS NOT TRADITIONALLY
OFFERED IN HIGH SCHOOL. THIS HAS
BEEN A TRADITIONAL TREMENDOUSLY
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM. EACH OF
THESE FOUR CAMPUSES TYPICALLY
HOSTS 200, OR MORE STUDENTS EACH
SUMMER WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING
AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS
STUDENT INTEREST AND AWARENESS
OF EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER
OPTIONS IN STEM FIELDS.
ADDITIONALLY I'M PROUD TO SHARE
THAT THE PROGRAM PLACES A HEAVY,
INFINITE EMPHASIS ON PROMOTING
GENDER EQUITY AND STEM AT A TIME
WHEN IT'S CLEAR THAT WE WANT TO
PROMOTE MORE GIRLS INTO STEM
WITH 52% OF THE PROGRAM
PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFYING AS
FEMALE SP 12 99 WILL HELP ENSURE
THAT THE COSMO PROGRAM CURRENTLY
SET TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS
YEAR AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE
STUDENTS PROVIDE THEM WITH THE
PATHWAYS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND
STRENGTHEN OUR STATE'S FUTURE
WORKFORCE. THEY HAVE WITH ME.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COSMOS
NEIL'S GRAND BEC JENSEN, TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL,
AS WELL AS SOMEONE FROM THE
UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF
THE PRESIDENT TO ANSWER
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. TYLER
REGULAR THANK YOU. YOUR FIRST
WITNESS MAY PROCEED TO SEE YOU.
ALRIGHT SO THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SENATOR MAN, SO AS INTRODUCED
THEM, NIELSEN BEGINS AND I'M, A
FACULTY MEMBER AT DAVIS, UH,
BEEN WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, ALMOST 30 YEARS AND
WITH U. C. DAVIS FOR 23 YEARS.
AND I'VE TALKED IN THE COSMOS
PROGRAM SINCE 2004 SO AS AN
INSTRUCTOR. I KNOW THE PROGRAM
VERY WELL. AND I WAS APPOINTED
THE STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
IN 2014, SETTING UP THE
STATEWIDE OFFICE. T CENTRALIZED
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PROGRAM
FOR YOU, C O P UM, SO AFTER THIS
EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO THE
PROGRAM AND TRYING TO FILTER THE
INFORMATION THAT I SHOULD GIVE,
UM SO THE PROGRAM AS AS
MENTIONED RECITES AT FOUR
CAMPUSES. AND AT EACH CAMPUS WE
HAVE ABOUT 10 11, MAYBE 12
CLUSTERS. IT VARIES A BIT FROM
YEAR TO YEAR EACH WITH ABOUT
2025 STUDENTS IN VARIOUS TOPICS
THAT THE CAMPUSES DECIDE ARE
RELEVANT TO TEACH FOR THE
STUDENTS. AND THESE VARIOUS
CLUSTERS ARE DESIGNED AND
INSTRUCTED BY FACULTY MEMBERS
WHO ARE AS PASSIONATE AS UM, IN
THIS AREA AS THE REST OF US, SO
IT'S A VERY TAILORED PROGRAM
INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED PROGRAM.
THOSE FACULTY MEMBERS ARE ALSO
THE FACULTY MEMBERS THAT ADMIT
THE STUDENTS INTO THEIR CLUSTERS
. WE HAVE A VERY DISTRIBUTED
ADMISSIONS PROCESS, WHICH TAKES
INTO ACCOUNT PRECISELY WHAT IS
BEING INSTRUCTED, AND AT WHAT
LEVEL FOR THE FACULTY MEMBERS
CAN REVIEW THE APPLICANTS AND
SELECT THE ONES THAT THEY THINK
ARE MOST APPROPRIATE FOR THE
PROGRAM. UM SO SYSTEM WIDE WE
THEN HAVE ABOUT THIS YEAR WE
WILL HAVE MORE THAN 1000
STUDENTS ATTENDING 1003, WHICH
IS FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOVE
1000. UM AND SO IT'S A IT'S
QUITE A POPULAR PROGRAM, AND
WE'RE LOOKING VERY MUCH FORWARD
TO RUNNING IT IN PERSON AGAIN.
UM WE'VE HAD 5687 APPLICANTS
THIS YEAR COMPLETED, SO IT IS AN
EXTREMELY SELECTIVE PROGRAM AND
THAT LEADS US TO CONSIDER
EXPANDING IT, WHICH WE HAVE DONE
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS
SINCE 2000 AND 17. WE HAVE
INCREASED BY ABOUT 25 TO 30% THE
ATTENDANCE. WE ARE CONSIDERING
EXPANDING INTO A COUPLE OF MORE
CAMPUSES IN ORDER TO INCREASE
DIVERSITY AND SO ON SO FORTH, SO
I GET THE HINT. I SHOULD STOP
AND TAKE SOME QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. TWO MINUTE.
HINT. ALL RIGHT? YEAH YEAH, I
LOSE TIME. MY STUDENTS SAY THE
SAME. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER
WITNESS? UM I'M JUST HERE FOR
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR
THANK YOU. ARE THERE OTHERS IN
THE ROOM AND SUPPORT SEE NO
OTHERS IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEEING THE OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. UM WE'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE WILL JUST SHARE
SOME THOUGHTS. UH, FOR ME THAT
CURRENTLY THE PROGRAM REALLY
DOESN'T REFLECT THE STATE'S
DIVERSITY, ETHNIC DIVERSITY NOR
ITS ECONOMIC DIVERSITY, AND THAT
NEEDS TO CHANGE. OKAY, UM. AND
THAT ALSO SERVES A LOT OF OUT OF
STATE STUDENTS. SO WHY ARE
CALIFORNIA TAX DOLLARS? FUNDING.
THE EDUCATION OF NON CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS, SO I KNOW THE
AMENDMENTS SPEAK TO THAT AND
THEN ALSO A GOOD NUMBER. HOW
MANY OF THESE KIDS ACTUALLY ALSO
GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOL. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A GOOD
NUMBER. PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS,
SO I I'LL USE THIS WORD, BUT I
MEAN, I LOOKS PRETTY ELITIST.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE FROM WHERE
WE SIT TODAY. BUT THE AUTHORS
COMMITTED SOME LANGUAGE TO
CHANGE THAT BECAUSE THERE NEEDS
TO BE BETTER REPORTING OUT. DATA
WITH REGARD TO THE DIVERSITY OF
THE STUDENT POPULATION IN THERE
, AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN QUICK.
I SEE WE HAVE A SUNSET OF 2028.
QUITE FRANKLY, AND I CAUGHT THAT
EARLIER. GOT DOING ABOUT IT NOW,
I WOULD HAVE MOVED IT. YOU KNOW,
I WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT TWO YEARS.
BECAUSE THE PROGRAM DEFINITELY
NEEDS TO CHANGE SO THAT IT
SERVES. ALL OF CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS ARE POTENTIALLY ALL OF
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS. WHO? YEAH
I'M SURE THERE'S SOME ACADEMIC
THRESHOLDS LEFT THAT THAT THAT
HAVE TO BE MET. BUT AGAIN, NOT A
REAL ROBUST PROGRAM WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT DIVERSITY, ECONOMIC
DIVERSITY, ETCETERA, EVEN
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS SO AGAIN,
THE AUTHOR IS COMMITTED TO SOME
LANGUAGE IN HERE. TO CHANGE
THAT. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
ANY OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MR
BENNETT? I CALLED THE AUTHOR
YESTERDAY TO LET HIM KNOW I HAD
CONCERNS MY STAFF AND
COMMUNICATED TO YOUR STAFF ABOUT
THOSE CONCERNS. I WAS NOT AWARE
THAT THE CHAIR WAS GOING TO
BRING UP THE SAME TOPIC, BUT I
AM I AM CONCERNED. I SPENT 20
YEARS AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER
TAUGHT ADVANCED PLACEMENT U S
HISTORY. UM AND I KNOW IT'S VERY
EASY FOR THERE JUST TO BE A SELF
SEGREGATION OF THIS AND OF THE
STUDENTS THAT ARE FROM TWO
INCOME FAMILY, TWO PARENT
FAMILIES AND STABLE, UM, SIMPLY
ARE MORE LIKELY TO PERFORM AND
BE SELECTED IN THESE KIND OF
PROGRAMS. AND FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO HAVE A PROGRAM
THAT IS AS VALUABLE AS THIS. IT
NEEDS TO HAVE AN EQUALLY ROBUST
PROGRAM TRYING TO FIND THOSE
YOUNG PEOPLE. THAT GIVE THIS
PROGRAM MUCH MORE DIVERSITY AND
WHEN I'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY
IN TERMS OF THAT IS IT DOES NOT
HAVE THAT DIVERSITY. THAT REALLY
REFLECTS, UM CALIFORNIA. AH AND
IT'S THINK IT'S EASY TO SAY THAT
WELL, THAT'S THIS IS THESE ARE
THE STUDENTS THAT APPLY? WELL
THEN WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING TO
TRY TO CHANGE IT. SO MY REAL
QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHAT IS IT
THAT WE CAN DO? THAT I HAVE
ASSURANCE THAT I'M NOT JUST
VOTING FOR THIS AND WE'LL BE
BACK AT 2028. HOPE THAT, UH, THE
ISSUE IS ADDRESSED. WHAT? WHAT?
WHAT FIXES CAN CAN CAN WE BE
CERTAIN IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOES
ACTUALLY MEET THAT. I WILL. I
WILL QUICKLY TALK ABOUT, UM A
MEXICAN IMMIGRANT FAMILY THAT
THAT THAT WE TOOK IN THE MOM AND
DAD ONE YEAR OF EDUCATION IN
MEXICO, RIGHT? THE KIDS WERE
CRACKERJACK SMART. BUT THEY WERE
NOT GOING TO BE ON TOP OF THINGS
RIGHT? AND ONE OF THOSE KIDS
JUST GRADUATED FROM BERKELEY
LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, UM, BUT
THAT'S THAT'S BECAUSE OF
INTERVENTION BY A LOT OF
DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT
COME THERE. THAT'S A
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UC SYSTEM.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A PROGRAM
LIKE THIS AND HAVE IT CONTINUE
TO HAVE SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT, THE
OTHER THING IS THIS IS RAISING
THE TUITION. AND RAISING TUITION
CREATES ANOTHER HURDLE FOR THAT
INCOME GROUP AND THAT GROUP OF
PEOPLE THAT HAS TO HAS TO BE
ADDRESSED, SO I'D LOVE TO HEAR
THAT BEFORE I COMMIT MY VOTE
HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
APPRECIATE THAT, AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU IN THE CHAIR FOR
EMPHASIZING THAT POINT THAT IS
OBVIOUSLY A TOP CONCERN OF MINE
AS WELL. UM AND I GUESS I JUST
ANSWERED IN PART THAT THIS IS A
SUNSET EXTENSION. WITHOUT THIS
BILL. THE PROGRAM WILL LAPSE AT
THE END OF THE YEAR. SO I THINK
PART OF THIS GOAL HERE IS TO
JUST GET THE PROGRAM CONTINUING.
WE THINK IT'S A VALUE AND
CERTAINLY THE VALUES
DEMONSTRATED BY THE FACT THAT WE
ARE SEEKING TO BRING UM MORE
DIVERSE POLL STUDENTS IN THERE.
I THINK MANY OF THE CHALLENGES
YOU DESCRIBE ARE CHALLENGES THAT
HIGHER EDUCATION FACES AND
PARTICULARLY C SYSTEM. I THINK
MANY OF YOU KNOW, I WAS A LAW
PROFESSOR, UC IRVINE BEFORE
COMING TO JOIN THE SENATE. AND I
WAS ACUTELY AWARE OF MANY OF THE
INEQUITIES THAT WE SAW THAT
ACCUMULATE OVER TIME, AND WITH
THE COURT HAVING RULED OUT
CERTAIN OPTIONS, INCLUDING THE
CONSIDERATION OF RACE IS A
FACTOR. YOU KNOW, IT'S MADE IT
CHALLENGING TO TRY TO FIND A
DIVERSE POOL. HOW DO WE BOOST UP
STUDENTS? AND ALLOW THEM TO
SUCCEED AT THEIR HIGHEST LEVELS
ACTUALIZE THEMSELVES. UM SO I
KNOW THAT WE'RE OPEN TO
SUGGESTIONS. WE WERE WORKING
WITH COMMITTEE. WE'RE CERTAINLY
OPEN TO THINKING ABOUT THIS, AND
I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO
WORK WITH OUR OFFICE GOING
FORWARD BECAUSE THE FACT THAT WE
EXTEND THIS PROGRAM DOES NOT
PRECLUDE REFORMS TO THE /C
COSMOS PROGRAM FROM THIS
LEGISLATURE, AND THAT'S
SOMETHING I'D BE EAGER TO TAKE
ON. UM AS FAR AS THE TUITION
QUESTION, I'M GOING TO LET MY
WITNESS ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
AND MORE DETAIL. MY
UNDERSTANDING I COULD BE WRONG
IS THAT THERE IS CROSS SUBSIDIES
ALREADY THAT THERE ARE
SCHOLARSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? AND SO
THEY'RE THE CROSS SUBSIDIES
ALLOWED. I THINK THE GOAL OF THE
TUITION INCREASES THE
FLEXIBILITY, THE TUITION
INCREASE. IS TO ALLOW THE UCS TO
BE ABLE TO THIS PROGRAM. YOU SEE
COSMOS TO BE ABLE TO COVER ITS
COSTS WHILE ALSO CROSS
SUBSIDIZING THOSE WHO MIGHT NOT
BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT OTHERWISE,
BUT I'LL DEFER TO MY WITNESS
HERE. YES YES, I'LL TAKE THAT SO
ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. WE DO
HAVE ROBUST FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
SYSTEM SYSTEM SO THAT STUDENTS
WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED DO GET
SUPPORT TO ATTEND THE PROGRAM.
SO SO, IN A SENSE, THE TUITION
INCREASE DOES NOT AFFECT THE
MOST VULNERABLE APPLICANTS OR
ADMITTED APPLICANTS AT ALL
BECAUSE THERE IS MEANS
FORGETTING. RIGHT TO THE
PROGRAM. SO WE DO WE RAISE FUNDS
PRIVATE DONORS TO DO THAT, AND
WE HAVE SO FAR BEEN ABLE TO DO
NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE FUNDS
BUT ONLY BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
FINANCE. THANK YOU LIKE TO ASK
THE CHAIR QUESTIONS. IS IT NOT
POSSIBLE TO DO MAKE
MODIFICATIONS IN THE BILL AT
THIS POINT IN TIME BEFORE MOVING
FORWARD LIKE A SHORTER SUNSET
PERIOD JUST SO THAT WE CAN GET
THE DATA? MORE MORE REPORTING
OUT IN TERMS OF THE DATA WELL
FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS TO THE
LEGISLATURE, AS THIS PROGRAM
MOVES FORWARD, IS THAT POSSIBLE
AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH
THE AUTHOR RIGHT NOW. YEAH ABOUT
THAT. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING
WE'D NOT BE INCLINED TO DO IT
THIS TIME JUST BECAUSE I THINK
WE WOULD HAVE TO BE VISIT WITH
OUR SPONSORS STAKEHOLDERS. THEY
MAY NOT APPRECIATE THAT. SO THE
BILLS SIGNIFICANTLY FAR ENOUGH
ALONG THAT, I THINK UM, WE WOULD
. WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE SERIOUS
CONVERSATIONS BEFORE I DO
CONTEMPLATE THAT, SO I'M HAPPY
TO TALK TO YOU. I HAVE MY
OFFICE. TALK TO YOUR OFFICE
ABOUT THIS, BUT, UM, I'M NOT
PREPARED TO COMMIT TO THAT ON
THE SPOT. IF IT DID THAT. ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION. HOW ABOUT
REPORTING OUT EACH YEAR? UH ON
THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF THE
POPULATION, BOTH THERE THE
INCOME DEMOGRAPHICS, THE RACIAL
DEMOGRAPHICS OF OBVIOUSLY POOL.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT LEGISLATURE
I THINK THERE'S A TECHNICAL
THING YOU COULD COMMIT TO AT
THIS POINT TIME. LET ME ASK SOME
MEMBER. I THINK PART OF THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS IS TO
INCLUDE COMPONENT THERE ABOUT
REPORTING ON OUR DIVERSITY
EQUITY OUTREACH. WE ALSO DO
ANNUAL REPORT OR NOT ANNUAL
REPORT, BUT REPORT EACH TIME THE
BILLS COMING UP FOR A SUNSET
RENEWAL, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE
THAT MOST RECENT REPORT THAT
COMPLETED IN 2020 AND THEN OF
COURSE WE'RE, UM UH, COMMITTED
TO ALSO REPORTING ADDITIONALLY
TO SOME OF OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS
THAT WERE I'M ALREADY WORKING ON
RIGHT NOW AND HOPE TO EXPAND
GOING FORWARD AND WOULD THAT
HAVE A CLASSIFICATION FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOL AND PRIVATE SCHOOL
STUDENTS ALSO I DON'T. I DON'T
THINK THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
INCLUDE ANYTHING IN TERMS OF
DELINEATION BETWEEN PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS,
BUT WE HAVE WE HAVE THOSE
NUMBERS AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO
SHARE THEM WITH YOU, UM
DIRECTLY, IF YOU IF YOU WANT
THEM, WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING
THAT YOU COULD INCLUDE IN FUTURE
REPORTS? SURE YEAH, I THINK
THAT'S REASONABLE. SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR BENNETT. GIVE ME
ONE SECOND BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO
DETERMINE WHEN THE REPORTING OUT
STARTS AS WE WERE NOT GONNA JAM
YOU WITH AN AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW,
BUT THAT'S CERTAINLY WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION
BECAUSE LET ME GIVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE OF THIS PROGRAM. THE
CALIFORNIA HISPANIC LATINO
POPULATION. STUDENT POPULATION
IS 55% OF STUDENTS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. YET. THE NUMBER
OF HISPANIC LATINO STUDENTS
ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM IS LESS
THAN 10. HEY NOT DEFENSIBLE, SO
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S RUNNING THAT
PROGRAM, BUT SOMEONE'S BEEN
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. UM SO. WHY
DON'T WE DO THIS? WHEN I WENT
SINCE WE'RE NOT? WE'RE NOT GONNA
WE'RE NOT GONNA I DON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA PUT FORWARD
AMENDMENT RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT?
WHAT? LET US DO A LITTLE BIT
MORE RESEARCH AND SEE WHAT MIGHT
BE. WHY IS TO DO HERE AND WE'LL
HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE
SENATOR. BUT I THINK JUST
HEARING YOU TALK RIGHT NOW. WE
NEED TO DO NEED TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT WHEN THAT
REPORTING STARTS BECAUSE WHAT WE
DON'T WANT TO START AND I
BELIEVE IT'S 2028. THAT'S TOO
FAR ALONG. THAT ACCEPTABLE?
OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
UM WELL, IF THERE'S NO OTHER
QUESTIONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOU I VOTE RIGHT? UM THANK YOU,
SENATOR. UM I DON'T SEE NO
FURTHER COMMENT FROM ANY OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. HEY MR
BENNETT. GO AHEAD. DO HAVE ONE
OTHER COMMENT AND ONE. I REALLY
APPLAUD THE GENDER EQUITY THAT
YOU HAVE ACHIEVED PARTICULARLY
AS DIFFICULT AS IT HAS BEEN TO
GET. FEMALES INTO THE STEM
PROGRAM. AND I DO WANT TO
APPLAUD THIS PROGRAM. I THINK
PART OF WHY YOU'RE SEEING US
WANTING TO MAKE SURE IT REACHES
THERE IS BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A
GOOD PROGRAM FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE. SO I DON'T WANT ANY OF
THIS TO BE, UH, SHINE A NEGATIVE
LIGHT ON WHAT YOU'RE ACHIEVING
ACADEMICALLY. IT'S TRYING TO
SPREAD THE GREAT BENEFITS OF
THAT ACHIEVEMENT. SO
CONGRATULATIONS FOR PULLING
TOGETHER A GREAT PROGRAM. AND
SENATOR MEN FOR MAKING SURE THIS
GETS REHAB AND YOU'RE SAYING
THAT MR BEN, I THINK ONE OF THE
ISSUES HERE, MAYBE OUTREACH.
WHERE IS THE OUTREACH? IS IT TO
EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA? I LIKE TO SEE
STUDENTS FROM MY OWN HIGH SCHOOL
HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. SO WITH
THAT, THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW. THE
REPORTING IS EVERY TWO YEARS, SO
LET'S HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT
THE IMPLEMENTATION. WITH THAT.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. UM ALWAYS A
LIVELY DISCUSSION IN THIS
HEARING ROOM. UM DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
YOU MAY CLOSE. I'M SORRY. YOU
MAKE CLOTHES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
HER AGAIN. FILE ITEM 11 SB 12 99
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
O'DONNELL DONALD. I DOLLY! SALLY
I BENNETT. SENATE. I CHEN LEAVE.
LEE I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. BILL HAS FIVE
VOTES, SO IT IS OUT. THANK YOU,
GENTLEMEN WITH THAT WHEN I SEE A
SENATOR SKINNER HERE, SENATOR
SKINNER HAS, UH FILE ITEM 45 OF
THEM FOR SB 364. LET ME PROCEED
WHEN READY. THANKS SO MUCH CHAIR
MEMBERS PLEASED TO PRESENT SP 3
64, THE. I THINK YOU'RE ALL
AWARE THAT WITH THE LAST YEAR'S
BUDGET WE HAVE NOW ACHIEVED
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS SO THAT
ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS FROM K TO 12 OR 2 80 K
TO 12 HAVE ACCESS TO TWO FREE
MEALS AT SCHOOL. WHICH IS
EXPERIENCE IMPORTANT, SINCE WE
HAVE A LARGE PERCENT OF
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN WHO
EXPERIENCE HUNGER. NOW WHAT 3 64
DOES IS FURTHER THIS GOOD WORK
BY CREATING THE BETTER OUT OF
SCHOOL TIME NUTRITION PROGRAM.
THE BOOST PROGRAM TO HELP
PREVENT HUNGER DURING SUMMER
BREAKS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
STUDENTS ARE ALSO BEING FED OVER
THE SUMMER. WITH THAT. I'D LIKE
TO INTRODUCE MY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT ROCIO PEREZ, WHO'S A
RESEARCH FELLOW AT THE U. C L, A
LATINO POLICY AND POLITICS
INSTITUTE. AND IT'S STILL
GUTERRES. SENIOR POLICY ADVOCATE
AT THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
FOOD BANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 364. MY NAME IS
ROCIO PEREZ, AND I'M, A CURRENT
GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE U. C A
LUSKIN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
DURING MY TIME AS AN EMERSON
NATIONAL HUNGER FELLOW WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD
BANKS. I RESEARCHED THE IMPACT
OF PANDEMIC TBT 1.0 ON FAMILIES
IN CALIFORNIA, INCLUDING PUBLIC
CHARGE CONCERNS WITH USING PVT.
P. B T IS A TEMPORARY SCHOOL
MEAL REPLACEMENT NUTRITION
BENEFIT THAT IS FEDERALLY
AUTHORIZED UNDER THE FAMILIES
FIRST RESPONSE ACT. PPT BENEFITS
ARE LOADED ONTO AN E B T CARD
FOR CHILDREN WHO LOST ACCESS TO
SCHOOL MEALS DUE TO COVID
RELATED SCHOOL CLOSURES IN
CALIFORNIA, PVT HAS BENEFITED
OVER 3.7 MILLION KIDS, AND TODAY
$8 BILLION IN BENEFITS HAVE BEEN
DISPERSED. HEY BEAUTY FURTHER
REDUCES FOOD INSECURITY AMONG
IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND
HOUSEHOLDS AS PVT. ELIGIBILITY
IS TIED TO SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM.
MY RESEARCH FINDINGS WERE BASED
ON INTERVIEWS IN 1000 FOR
HUNDREDS SEVERAL RESPONSES FROM
P BT RECIPIENTS. OVER HALF OF
RESPONDENTS SAID THAT P B T
REDUCE THEIR WORRIES AND PAYING
FOR OTHER HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES
LIKE RENT. AND HELP STRETCH
THEIR FAMILIES. FOOD BUDGET. BY
COMBINING THEIR BENEFITS WITH
SCHOOL MEALS AND GROCERIES FROM
FOOD BANKS. MOST IMPORTANTLY,
FINDINGS SHOW THAT P B T DID
HELP KEEP CHILDREN NOURISHED AND
HEALTHY WHILE ALSO EASING OTHER
FINANCIAL BURDENS IMPACTING
FAMILIES. FOOD SECURITY. HE BT
PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH THE
AUTONOMY TO PURCHASE FOOD IN
WAYS THAT ARE CONVENIENT FOR
THEM. ONE PVT. RECIPIENTS SHARED
BBT HELPED US GET MORE FOOD ON
THE TABLE. I WAS ABLE TO COOK
MORE MEALS AND FEED MY CHILDREN.
ANOTHER PVT. RECIPIENT SHARED.
IT HELPED MY FAMILY A LOT
BECAUSE WE WERE IN A POSITION
WHERE WE HAD TO DECIDE WHETHER
TO PAY FOR BILLS OR BUY FOOD.
DESPITE THE OVERWHELMING BENEFIT
THAT P B T REPRESENTS. IT IS A
TEMPORARY PROGRAM THE
MOMENTARILY MEETS THE NEEDS THE
FOOD INSECURITY NEEDS OF
FAMILIES DURING A TIME OF
CRISIS. HOWEVER HUNGER EXISTED
PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC AND LONG
TERM SOLUTIONS ARE NECESSARY.
THE BENEFITS THAT WILL COME FROM
SP 364 WOULD ENSURE CHILDREN
EXPERIENCED LESS FOOD INSECURITY
DURING SUMMER BREAKS AND GIVE
FAMILIES THE FLEXIBILITY. THEY
NEED TO BUY FOOD. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY
BEFORE YOU TODAY AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU TO YOUR NEXT WITNESS.
HI GOOD AFTERNOON. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS IT CELL?
GUTIERREZ SENIOR POLICY ADVOCATE
AT THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
FOOD BANKS. AT THE ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVE A NETWORK OF 41 FOOD
BANKS LEADING THE COLLECTIVE
EFFORT TO END HUNGER AND
CALIFORNIA. NO CHILD SHOULD GO
HUNGRY. YET THE LATEST FOOD
INSECURITY DATA SHOWS THAT 30%
OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA WERE FOOD INSECURE
WITH DEEP DISPARITIES FOR LATIN
X AND BLACK HOUSEHOLDS. CHILDREN
WHO GROW UP IN FOOD INSECURE
HOUSEHOLDS FACE SIGNIFICANT
LIFELONG HEALTH, SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES. A GROWING
BODY OF EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT
SERVING ALL SCHOOLS SERVING ALL
SCHOOLCHILDREN. FREE MEALS
WITHOUT MEANS. TESTING SOLVES
LUNCH, SHAMING STIGMA, SCHOOL
MEAL, DEBT AND OTHER UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. UM FREE MEALS
WITHOUT MEANS TESTING. AND UM,
WHILE SUPPORTING SCHOOL FOOD
SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND THEY'RE
MOSTLY FEMALE WORKFORCE WHILE
ALLOWING CHILDREN TO SPEND LESS
TIME IN LINE AND HAVE MORE TIME
TO EAT. MORE IMPORTANT, DOING SO
HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BOOST SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE AND ACHIEVEMENT. SP
364 WOULD REQUIRE THE STATE
DEPARTMENT EDUCATION TO CREATE
AN ONLINE INCOME DATA FORM AS AN
OPTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
USE. SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
INTERESTED IN IDENTIFYING
STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS. IN THEIR DISTRICTS
SO THAT INFORMATION CAN BE USED
TO ACCESS THE LOCAL CONTROL
FUNDING FORMULA TITLE ONE AND
OTHER PRIORITIES. THE ONLINE
INCOME DATA FORM ALSO ALLOWS
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO QUALIFY
STUDENTS FOR SCHOOL NUTRITION
PROGRAMS. AND CONNECT STUDENTS
AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT PROGRAMS SUCH AS CAL
BRUSH AND MEDICAL THE ONLINE
INCOME DATA FORM WILL
EFFECTIVELY STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
STATES TO ACCESS DATA TO DRAW
DOWN FEDERAL AND LOCAL FUNDING.
FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT
INCOME FORMS ONLINE,
STREAMLINING COMMUNICATION FOR
PARENTS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SP
364 WILL UPDATE MODERNIZED AND
INCREASED SECURITY AND PRIVACY
PROTECTIONS. ENSURING ONLY
NECESSARY INFORMATION IS
COLLECTED. THE ONLINE INCOME
DATA FORM OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO CREATE A NEW FORM TO COMPLETE
ONLINE THAT IS FAMILY FRIENDLY,
TRANSLATED INTO A BROAD RANGE OF
LANGUAGES. PROTECTS THE PRIVATE
DATA OF CHILDREN AND THEIR
PARENTS AND STILL MEET SCHOOL
FUNDING NEEDS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR A
BOAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OTHERS IN SUPPORT MAY COME UP TO
THE MICROPHONE, STATE THEIR
NAME, AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ON THE BILL. ONLY PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, ALEJANDRA DURAND,
PRESIDING NEXT IN CALIFORNIA
SUPPORT AND ALSO REGISTERING
SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICE OF CAT
TAYLOR AND THE CENTER FOR EQUAL
LITERACY. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, GREGORY CRAMER ON
BEHALF OF DISABILITY RIGHTS,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. MICHELLE
WARSAW ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMAN, PROUD
CO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT. BECKHAM
MARCUS REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA
CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMERS, THE
CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY COMMUNITY
ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FRMERS
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
AND THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY
INSTITUTE. ALL IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SEEING NO
FURTHER SUPPORT ANY OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. SAYING NO
OPPOSITION WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? TO SAY THE
ONLINE FORM IS LIKE A NO BRAINER
TO ME. WHY THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
NOW. I KNOW SOME ARE USING IT A
BEST APPARENTLY, BUT VERY MUCH
EASIER FOR PARENTS LOGISTICALLY.
TO FILL THIS OUT ONLINE AND
SUBMIT IT WITH THAT, UM, DO WE
HAVE A MOTION? IT'S BEEN MOVED
BY MR BENNETT, SECOND BY MS MS
QUICK, SILVER. SO THEY MOVED IN
SECOND. YOU MAY CLOSE. THANK YOU
. CHAIR RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. IT'S CALLED THE ROLE SP 3
60 FOR THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. OH, DONALD! DONALD I
DOLLY! SALLY I. BENNETT BENNETT.
I CHEN V. LEE I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
FIVE BUCKS FIVE VOTES, SO IT IS
OUT. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELL, THAT WILL GO TO FILE AND
NUMBER. MR STERN IS NOT HERE.
SENATOR STERN BETTER GET HERE.
ABOUT MISS QUIRK-SILVA HER SHE'S
GOING TO PRESENT SP 9 TO 4 SO
AFTER HER BILL 70 70. I DON'T
NUMBER TWO USB CENTER CAMP.
SORRY. QUIRK-SILVA IS GONNA
PRESENT SP SEVEN. IT'S BY
SENATOR RUBIO, WHO CANNOT BE
HERE TODAY. YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN
READY, THEN WE'LL HAVE EITHER MR
STERN. OR MS CRISTINA GARCIA.
PRESENT THEIR BILLS. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
RUBIO. I'D LIKE TO START OFF BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS TODAY. I'M PRESENTING
SB 70 AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT IS LONG
OVERDUE. THIS BILL WILL ENSURE
THAT CHILDREN RECEIVE CRITICAL
INSTRUCTION IN THEIR EARLIEST
YEARS OF LEARNING. THIS BILL
WILL REQUIRE STUDENTS TO
COMPLETE ONE YEAR OF
KINDERGARTEN. PRIOR TO ENTERING
THE FIRST GRADE OF A PUBLIC
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OR CHARTER
SCHOOL. TO BE CLEAR. THIS IS NOT
CHANGING THE COMPULSORY AGE EACH
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. CAN HAVE A
POSITIVE SORRY. EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION CAN HAVE A POSITIVE
IMPACT ON A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC
SUCCESS. YOU CAN INSTANTLY
DESTROY DISTINGUISH THOSE
STUDENTS WHO DID NOT BENEFIT
FROM KINDERGARTEN WITHIN THE
FIRST FIVE MINUTES OF BEING A
CLASSROOM. I CAN ATTEST TO THAT
. AS A FORMER KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER, THE DISPARITIES ARE NOT
ONLY PHYSICALLY VISIBLE AS IT
PERTAINS TO A STUDENT'S
CONFIDENCE AND PARTICIPATION IN
CLASS BUT ALSO ACADEMICALLY
MEASURABLE. THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC HAS GREATLY AFFECTED
ALL OF OUR LIVES. AND AMONG
THOSE IMPACTED THE MOST HAVE
BEEN OUR STUDENTS. NOW MORE THAN
EVER. WE MUST SUPPORT OUR
YOUNGEST LEARNERS BY ENSURING
THEY RECEIVE CRITICAL
INSTRUCTION EARLY ON, SO THEY
ARE SOCIALLY AND ACADEMICALLY
PREPARED FOR A LIFETIME OF
SUCCESS. TODAY WE HAVE TWO
WITNESSES, ALISON YOSHIMOTO
TOWERY, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
OF L. A UNIFIED DISTRICT AND
BETH MEYERHOFF WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE. PETE STATE
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION. PTA.
HMM. YOUR WITNESSES MAY PROCEED.
GOOD AFTERNOON. CHERYL DONALD
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS ALISON YOSHIMOTO TERRY,
THE CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER FOR
THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND WE ARE PLEASED TO
SPONSOR SENATE BILL 70,
AFFORDING A KINDERGARTEN
EXPERIENCE FOR ALL STUDENTS.
STATEWIDE DATA SHOWED THAT 95%
OF STUDENTS DO ATTEND
KINDERGARTEN CURRENTLY. GET 5%
OF OUR YOUNG SCHOLARS DO NOT
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND
KINDERGARTEN, AND YET
KINDERGARTEN ACHIEVEMENT HAS
BEEN CORRELATED WITH PRIMARY
GRADE TEST SCORES. COLLEGE
INTEREST ENTRANCE SCORES, LONG
TERM EARNINGS AND QUALITY OF
LIFE. A RECENT CITY FOUND THAT
BLACK AFRICAN BLACK AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDENTS AND HISPANIC
KINDERGARTEN ATTENDEES SAW 5%
POINT INCREASE IN COLLEGE
COMPLETION RELATIVE TO WHITE
CHILDREN. IN OUR DISTRICT HAS
SEEN OVER THE YEARS THE ABSENCES
FOR KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS IS
MUCH HIGHER THAN IN OTHER GRADES
. FOR EXAMPLE, 2018 IN OUR
DISTRICT 25% OF KINDERGARTNERS.
MISSED 15 OR MORE DAYS EACH YEAR
, AND THAT'S BEEN A CONSISTENT
PATTERN. SO WHEN IT COMES TO
TENDONS, WE ALSO KNOW THAT UM
STUDENTS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY
ABSENT EARLY ARE LESS LIKELY TO
READ BY EIGHT GRADE THREE, AND
WE KNOW THAT GRADE THREE TEST
SCORES IN READING SCORES ARE
CORRELATED WITH OVERALL READING
PROFICIENCY. AND IF STUDENTS
CAN'T READ BY THIRD GRADE THERE
FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO
POSSIBLY NOT MAKE IT THROUGH
HIGH SCHOOL. SO THIS IS ABOUT
EARLY WARNING INDICATORS, EARLY
ACTION AND EARLY PREVENTION. IN
ADDITION DURING THE PANDEMIC L.
A UNIFIED TO DROP IN
KINDERGARTEN ENROLMENT 14% IN
2026% IN 2021. MANY STUDENTS
NEED KINDERGARTEN FOR HEALING
RECOVERY FROM THE COVID
PANDEMIC. AND INCOMING FIRST
GRADERS WHO MISSED A YEAR OF
KINDER WILL HAVE THE STEEPEST
HURDLE. SB 70 IS AN IMPORTANT
ASPECT. AND ENCOURAGING
PROVISIONS. ATTENDANCE BOOSTING
THIS OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR ALL
YOUNG LEARNERS AND GIVING OUR
STUDENTS EVERY POSSIBLE
ADVANTAGE IN LIFE AS EARLY AS
POSSIBLE. IT ALSO REDIRECTS THE
NEED FOR EXPENSIVE LATER
INTERVENTION AND OVER
REPRESENTATION AND
MISREPRESENTATION IN SPECIAL
EDUCATION. AND TO DEVELOP
KETCHUP PLANS AFTER STUDENTS
HAVE ALREADY BEEN LABELED AS
NEEDING SUPPORT. SP 70 CONTINUES
TO GIVE FAMILIES OPTIONS AND SB
70 IS ASSETS BASED PROACTIVE AND
IT SUPPORTS EARLY STUDENT
SUCCESS FOR ALL, NOT JUST FOR
SOME AS A REAL AS A KID, AS A
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER SAID TO ME
THIS MORNING. KINDERGARTEN IS A
REAL SCHOOL YEAR. SP 70 SUPPORTS
THAT, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS WELL AS WITH
AN A VOTE ON THIS BILL. I VOTE
ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU TO THE
NEXT WITNESS. AND JUST A
REMINDER, TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU
FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF SENATE BILL 70. MY NAME
IS BETH MEYERHOFF AND I AM AN
EDUCATION LEGISLATION ADVOCATE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARENT
TEACHER ASSOCIATION. CALIFORNIA
STATE PTA IS AN ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTING 500,000 MEMBERS
WHOSE MISSION IS TO POSITIVELY
IMPACT THE LIVES OF ALL CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES. CALIFORNIA STATE
PTA IS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
SENATE BILL 70, WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE ALL STUDENTS IN THE
STATE TO COMPLETE ONE YEAR OF
KINDERGARTEN PRIOR TO ENTERING
FIRST GRADE. CALIFORNIA STATE.
PITA BELIEVES THAT EARLY
LEARNING IS CRUCIAL, ESPECIALLY
FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE
POPULATION. MANDATORY
KINDERGARTEN WILL HELP THOSE
CHILDREN WHO ARE MOST LIKELY TO
FALL BEHIND DUE TO LACK OF EARLY
LEARNING PROGRAMS AND MAY HELP
CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS.
KINDERGARTEN HELPS BUILD THE
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR
FUTURE LEARNING AND SUCCESS BY
SURROUNDING CHILDREN WITH
CURRICULUM AND ENRICHING
ENVIRONMENT. IT IS ONE OF THE
FIRST PLACES THAT CHILDREN LEARN
TO WORK AND SHARE WITH THEIR
PEERS. RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES
THAT ABSENTEEISM FROM
KINDERGARTEN RESULTS IN LOWER
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FIRST
GRADE. MISSING AN ENTIRE YEAR OF
KINDERGARTEN AND WOULD RESULT IN
AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT ON THESE
YOUNG LEARNERS, PARTICULARLY
AFTER THE PANDEMIC. WE BELIEVE
THAT SENATE BILL 70 WILL
INCREASE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE BY
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE
EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT
THEY WILL ENCOUNTER AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. CALIFORNIA
STATE PTE. BELIEVES THIS BILL
CAN LEAD TO IMPROVEMENTS IN
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT. AND
INCREASE THE CHANCE OF ACADEMIC
SUCCESS FOR OUR YOUNGEST
LEARNERS IN CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
FOR SENATE BILL 70. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT?
NEVER NEED PRAYER ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. TONY
TOOK CARE O ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
IN SUPPORT. MY COLLEAGUE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. JOHN BENTON ON BEHALF OF FIRST
FIVE CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION? THANK YOU. BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. I DO HAVE
A FEW QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTING TODAY. SO UM, YOU
MENTIONED IT'S 5% OF THE
POPULATION THAT THIS BILL
ADDRESSES AND WE HAVE NOW
UNIVERSAL T K. AVAILABLE. AND SO
DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHY WHAT?
WHAT THAT 5% IS LIKE, WHY DON'T
THEY ATTEND TO KINDERGARTEN?
OBVIOUS. ADD NOT OFFICIALLY FROM
THE AUTHOR, BUT JUST FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE, UM WE KNOW THAT
MOST OF THE TIME IT'S IN
UNDERSERVED AREAS. WE KNOW THAT
MANY TIMES IT'S COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. THAT ARE THE MOST
IMPACTED AND NOT SENDING THEIR
KIDS. SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN AS
SIMPLE AS SOME KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAMS ARE A MORNING PROGRAM
AND AFTERNOON PROGRAM TO GET TO
PICK UP YOUR CHILD AT 11. 30
MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT, SO I
KNOW WITH SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL
LEGISLATION. WE ARE GOING TO BE
MOVING TOWARDS FULL DAY
KINDERGARTEN. UM BUT THOSE ARE
JUST TWO OR THREE OF THE THINGS
THAT COME RIGHT OFF THE TOP OF
MY MIND. BUT WE ALSO KNOW, UM
THAT THERE HAS BEEN THROUGH THE
PANDEMIC, PARTICULARLY I THINK
THAT'S WHERE WE SAW THE BIGGEST
IMPACTS OF, UH AND I THINK THERE
IS STILL A PERCEPTION THAT
KINDERGARTEN IS NOT YOU KNOW,
THE ACADEMIC BEGINNING OF
EDUCATION. SO WITH IT BECOMING
MANDATORY, WHAT WILL THE
PENALTIES BE? BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU. YOU MENTIONED WHEN THE
WITNESSES, YOU KNOW, 15 DAYS OF
BEING ABSENT. SO IF YOU'RE
ABSENT THAT MANY DAYS, YOUR
SCHOOL DEFINITELY YOU'LL BE
HEARING FROM YOUR SCHOOL IF YOUR
CHILD'S BEEN ABSENT 15 DAYS, SO
WHAT WOULD THAT BE? PENALTY FOR
THE PARENTS TO BE MOVING FROM?
YOU KNOW, VOLUNTARY. T K
KINDERGARTEN TO NOW. MANDATORY
KINDERGARTEN. MIKE I'LL LET YOU
ANSWER BUT MY CONCERN AS A
PARENT WHO HAS RAISED THREE
CHILDREN WHO WERE SQUIRMY IN
KINDERGARTEN, AND SOMETIMES I
DID PICK THEM UP EARLY BECAUSE
THEY WERE JUST DONE FOR THE DAY.
UM, THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCE
DECLINING ENROLLMENT ACROSS OUR
STATE AT 100,000 STUDENTS RIGHT
NOW, SO MY CONCERN IS IF WE PUT
SOMETHING ON PARENTS THAT IT UM,
A MANDATORY. IS THERE ANY
CONCERN THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE
LESS STUDENTS COMING IN? AND
THEY'RE GOING TO CHOOSE
SOMETHING ELSE. AS A MOTHER OF
TWINS. I WANT TO SAY I
UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO
HAVE A LITTLE ONES WHO NEED TO
MOVE AROUND. UM I WOULD. I WOULD
LIKE TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS.
ONE IS, UM THERE'S A CHOICE FOR
PARENTS RIGHT NOW ABOUT 40% OF
KINDERGARTNERS ARE ALREADY AGED.
SIX FAMILIES OPT TO HOLD THEIR
CHILDREN OUT, SO IF THEY CHOOSE
NOT TO ATTEND RIGHT AWAY, THEY
CAN SIMPLY GO WHEN THEIR AGE SIX
TO KINDERGARTEN, AND THAT WOULD
BE FAIRLY IN THE NORM, NOT, YOU
KNOW, NOT ATYPICAL. AND THEN
SECONDLY, IF THEY DO COME IN
KINDERGARTEN, IT PROVIDES THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT THE OPTION TO
IMPLEMENT TEARS OF SUPPORT FOR
THE FAMILY. UM TO YOUR POINT
EARLIER, UM, MA'AM IN IN AFTER
THE PANDEMIC THIS YEAR IN L. A
UNIFIED ARE CHRONIC ABSENTEE
RATE WAS DOUBLE ALMOST DOUBLE
FOR AFRICAN AND HISPANIC
STUDENTS. COMPARED LATINO
STUDENTS SCUSE ME COMPARED TO
OUR WHITE AND ASIAN AND IT
MAKING IT COMPULSORY. TORREY
ALLOWS THE DISTRICT TO REACH OUT
TO CALL TO DO HOME VISITS TO
COUNSEL PARENTS AND PROVIDE MANY
MORE RESOURCES THAN WE'RE ABLE
TO. SO I THINK THAT, UM AGAINST
CLOSES THAT OPPORTUNITY GAP
EARLIER FOR STUDENTS AND ALLOWS
, UM STILL FAMILIES. THE CHOICE
IS TO WHETHER THEY WANT TO STAY
BACK A YEAR OR START. WE'RE IN A
SUBCOMMITTEE. NO, WE CAN'T.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE IS IF
THERE'S ANY OTHER OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE JUST RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU.
I NEED EMOTION. THANK YOU
EMOTIONAL SECOND. IS CULTURAL.
FILE ITEM. TWO SB 70, THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS O'DONNELL, SALLY
. NO, NO, BENNETT SENATE. I CHEN
LEAVE. LEE I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
THREE VOTES WILL BE ON CALL.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE
CONSENT. OF EMOTION.
CONSENT. FILE ITEM ONE H. R 1 13
. THE MOTION IS BE ADOPTED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FILE
ITEM SIX SP 9 13, THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED. T.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FILE
ITEM EIGHT. SP 9 52. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FOUL
ITEM 12 SP 13 97, THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FILE ITEM. 13 S JR
FOR THE MOTION IS BE ADOPTED AS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
O'DONNELL DOLLY, DOLLY! I
BENNETT. SENATE. I CHEN LEAVE.
LEE I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. CONSENT. IT'S
OUT. WE ALSO WILL GO BACK TO
FILE UM ITEM NINE. SP 955 PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THANK YOU. FILE
ITEM. NINE. SB 9 55. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS O'DONNELL VALLEY.
SALLY NO, BENNETT. SENATE. I
CHEN LEAVE. LEE I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
AS THREE VOTES. THAT'S THE BILLS
ON COAL. SENATOR STERN IS HERE.
HELLO, MADAM CHAIR. MY FIRST
ASSEMBLY HEARING IN THE IN THE
NEW CHAMBER, SO IT'S WELCOME.
AUSPICIOUS YEAH, THANKS FOR
HAVING ME. SO THIS IS IT. SIMPLE
BUT VERY IMPORTANT BILL AND I
WANT TO FIRST THANK THE
COMMITTEE BY STRENGTHENING IT
AND REALLY OPERATIONALIZE NG
WHAT OUR HOPE IS, WHICH IS TO
GIVE UH, STUDENTS OF VOICE WHO
DON'T OFTEN HAVE VOICE IN OUR
SYSTEM. UM YOUNG PEOPLE GROWING
UP WITH INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE
OFTEN FREEDOM AND TO TEAR
MANNER. UH, CORDONED OFF
SOCIALLY AND WITHIN OUR
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN TERMS OF THE
TRAINING. THEY GET TO BE
PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY
AND TO REALLY FULFILL THE
CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE. WE HAVE
TO EDUCATE ALL CALIFORNIANS.
THIS BILL WOULD GIVE THOSE
STUDENTS THAT VOICE IN A IN A
MEANINGFUL WAY WITHIN THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION PROCESS.
THERE IS CURRENTLY AN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE THAT THIS BILL WOULD
ESSENTIALLY BEEF UP BY ADDING
TWO NEW MEMBERS, THANKS TO THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS, THOSE
TWO PEOPLE MEMBERS WOULD BE
BETWEEN 16 AND 24. AND ADDED TO
THAT SEPARATE ADVISORY COUNCIL
JUST FOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES WOULD BE A ONE YEAR
TERM. WITH THE OPTION TO SERVE A
SECOND YEAR TERM. AND WE'RE
HOPING THAT THESE SEATS, THESE
REPRESENTATIVES BECOME PLACES OF
PRESTIGE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ALL
OVER THE STATE FIELD HEARD WITH
AND THAT THERE'S A LEADERSHIP
STRUCTURE THAT DEVELOPS UNDER
THAT, SO THAT MORE PEOPLE LIKE
MY LEAD WITNESS CAN COME FORWARD
AND BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR OWN
. RIGHT. SO I'M REALLY, YOU
KNOW, HONORED TO PRESENT SP 2
91, BUT UH, BEN GURWITZ WITH THE
DIVERSE LEARNERS COALITION IS
REALLY THE ARCHITECT. THE YOU
KNOW, SENATOR IN WAITING IF YOU
WILL ON THIS BILL, SO I'LL LET
BEN DELIVERS TESTIMONY AND JUST
THANK YOU AND ASK FOR YOUR
IPHONE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
BEN GURWITZ AND I'M A CO FOUNDER
. THE DIVERSE LEARNERS COALITION
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. IT'S
MY HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS HISTORIC BILL. I
WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION
TO SENATOR STERN AND HIS STAFF
FOR CHAMPIONING THIS BILL AND
FIGHTING TO INCREASE
REPRESENTATION OF STUDENT VOICES
IN THE DECISION MAKING BODY.
IT'S IN OUR STATE. ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL WAS CHALLENGING FOR ME
CAN READ UNTIL THE FOURTH GRADE
AND COPYING INFORMATION FROM THE
BOARD PAPER WAS NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE. I CAN COMPLETE MY
HOMEWORK WITHOUT HELP FROM MY
PARENTS. AND WHILE I WAS WORKING
AS HARD AS I COULD I WAS FALLING
BEHIND WHILE MY PEERS WORK
SELLING WITH EASE. ULTIMATELY I
WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DYSLEXIA,
DYSGRAPHIA AND SLOW PROCESSING
DISORDER. I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE
CHANGED SCHOOLS AND RECEIVE
INSTRUCTION DESIGNED TO MEET MY
NEEDS, AND I CAME TO VIEW MY
LEARNING DIFFERENCES AS AN ASSET
TO LEARN HOW TO UTILIZE MY
UNIQUE SKILLS WHILE ADVOCATING
FOR MYSELF TO ENSURE THAT MIND
BY MOMENT WAS CONDUCIVE TO MY
LEARNING STYLE. I WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST SUCCEED WITH
THAT THESE AWAY SWORDS,
RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. AND
LEARNING TO ADVOCATE FOR MYSELF
. I BECAME AWARE OF HOW MANY
STUDENTS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO USE
THEIR VOICE OR ACCESS TO THE
RESOURCES THAT I DID. MY
EXPERIENCE OF FINDING MY OWN
VOICE SHOWING ME HOW CRITICAL IT
IS TO USE STUDENT VOICES AND
EDUCATION POLICY POLICY
DISCUSSIONS DECISIONS THAT
AFFECT THEM. MY STORY SHOWS WHAT
CAN HAPPEN WHEN A STUDENT WITH
THE SEXUAL NEEDS RECEIVES THE
NECESSARY RESOURCES OVER
1,600,000 STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA
REQUIRES SPECIAL EDUCATION.
THERE ARE COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS
WHO GO AND DIAGNOSED. THE HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE FOR THESE
SENSES, 66% 1 OF THE LOWEST
GRADUATION RATES OF ANY SUBGROUP
IN CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL IS
FIRST OF IT IS A FIRST OF ITS
KIND EFFORT TO GIVE STUDENTS
WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CRITICAL
VOICE TO IMPACT DECISIONS THAT
DIRECTLY AFFECT THEM BY
REQUIRING THAT TO STUDENTS
REPRESENTATIVES BE GIVEN
DECISION MAKING POWER AND THEIR
STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL AND
SPECIAL EDUCATION. I URGE THIS
COMMITTEE TO RISE TO THE
OCCASION SUPPORT THIS CRITICAL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION. THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS THERE
ANY MORE SUPPORT? MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, GREGORY CRAMER ON
BEHALF OF DISABILITY RIGHTS,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. WILLIAM
CARNIVAL, LEÓN DIVERSE LEARNER
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. JOURNEY.
OPPOSITION SEEN NONE. COME BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. SO.
MR BENNETT. I JUST WANT TO
COMPLIMENT YOU. THAT WAS A GREAT
PRESENTATION THAT YOU JUST MADE
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU
OUTSHINE THE SENATOR, AND THAT'S
HARD. THAT'S HARD TO DO, RIGHT.
THANK YOU MEMBERS. DON'T TAKE MY
JOB. NOT YET. WAIT A SECOND.
SEEN NO MEMBERS, UM FOR THEIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. ONE IN
EIGHT STUDENTS IN OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM. THAT'S THAT'S THE
SCOPE OF PEOPLE WITH EXCEPTIONAL
NEEDS. RIGHT. THIS THIS BILL
WILL AFFECT THE VOICES OF ABOUT
800,000 STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
SO UM, BEN IS JUST ONE. BUT THE
HOPE IS THAT FOR ALL THE OTHER
BENDS OUT THERE WHO HAVEN'T
FOUND THEIR VOICE YET THIS GIVES
HIM A PATH RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. QUÊ AGAIN EMOTION.
OH, SORRY. IS COLORADO. FILE
ITEM THREE SB 2 91. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS O'DONNELL VALLEY.
SALLY I BENNETT AND IT I CHEN
LEAVE. LEE I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE NOW JUST WAITING FOR OUR
FINAL AUTHOR T MAKE IT TO
COMMITTEE.
HELLO. THANK YOU, UH, MADAM AND
APOLOGIES I WAS PRESENTING IN A
DIFFERENT COMMITTEE. COURSE THIS
IS ITEM SEVEN SP 9 TO 4. YES UH,
THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
SB 94 ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
GLACIER. THE SENATOR ACCEPTS THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. ISBN 94
WILL ALLOW FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY
IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS BY MAKING
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ANNUAL
COMPENSATION DATA AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC. I'LL BE BRIEF IN
2014. I PASSED A B 2040 THAT WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW AND IT WOULD BE
MANDATED THAT LOCAL AGENCIES
DISCLOSE SALARIES ON THE
COMPTROLLER'S WEBSITE. WHICH
INCLUDED SALARIES FOR COUNTY
CITIES AND SPECIAL DRINKS
DISTRICTS. WE SHOULD HAVE
INCLUDED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT
THERE IS A LOOPHOLE AND WE'RE
WORKING TO CLOSE THAT LOOPHOLE
TO ENSURE THAT THE SPREAD OF A B
2014 2040 IS MET. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. UM AND I THINK
THERE'S ONE WITNESS. AND
SUPPORT. WITNESS AND SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SHARON MEMBERS
REBECCA MARCUS, REPRESENTING
CALIFORNIA COMMON CAUSE WE'RE
PROUD TO SUPPORT SB 9 TO 4, AN
IMPORTANT REFORM THAT WOULD
ELIMINATE AN UNNECESSARY
TRANSPARENCY EXEMPTION FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. CURRENT LAW
REQUIRES THAT THE STATE
COMPTROLLER PUBLISHED ANNUAL
COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR
CALIFORNIA'S LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
HOWEVER UNLIKE OTHER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, THE LAW EXPLICITLY
EXCLUDES THE COMPILING AND
POSTING OF ANNUAL COMPENSATION.
EMPLOYEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT. AS
A RESULT IN 2020 ONLY 23% OF
EDUCATION. EMPLOYERS IN THE
STATE RESPONDED TO THE
CONTROLLERS REQUESTS FOR
EMPLOYEES SALARY INFORMATION,
WHILE 98% OF CALIFORNIA COUNTIES
99% OF CALIFORNIA CITIES. 99 OF
CALIFORNIA SPECIAL DISTRICTS
COMPLIED WITH THE LAW. THE
NUMBERS ARE CLEAR. THE LAW WORKS
AS A TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM. EXCEPT
FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THIS MUST
CHANGE IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THAT THE CURRENT LAW AND THE
TRANSPARENCY IT PROVIDES THE
PUBLIC ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SALARIES. IS THE PRODUCT OF
EXTREME CORRUPTION, THE CITY OF
BELL AND OTHER PLACES. WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE CITY OF BELL CAN
ALSO HAPPEN IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, AS
REVEALED IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
OF MONTEBELLO, SAN DIEGO,
ONTARIO, MONTCLAIR IN SANTA
NELLA VALLEY. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE
A SCANDAL TANTAMOUNT TO THE
CORRUPTION UNCOVERED IN THE CITY
OF BELL FOR THE STATE TO ACT TO
HOLD OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO THE
SAME ACCOUNTABILITY IS ALL OTHER
LOCAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS
IN CALIFORNIA. SB 9 24 WILL DO
JUST THAT. IT'S COMMON SENSE FOR
FORMAL BOTH TWITTER AND REVEAL
PAINT AND INEQUITIES AND MISUSE
OF FUNDS WITHIN AND ACROSS OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT'S TIME FOR
CALIFORNIA TO DEMAND OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS THE SAME TYPE OF
ACCOUNTABILITY. WE DEMAND FOR
COUNTY CITIES AND SPECIAL
DISTRICTS. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR I VOTE FOR SP 9 24. THANK
YOU. OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
IT WAS JUST ONE WITNESS IN
SUPPORT. OKAY? IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? ANY
OPPOSITION. YOU MAY COME
FORWARD.
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
INDIRA MCDONALD WITH THE OFFICE
OF STATE CONTROLLER BETTY YEE.
WE APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS
, WHICH ADDRESS MANY TECHNICAL
CONCERNS, HOWEVER, WE REMAIN
OPPOSED TO SB 9 TO 4 UNLESS IT'S
AMENDED TO REDIRECT COLLECTION
OF THE ANNUAL SCHOOL
COMPENSATION DATA. THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS
CURRENTLY DRAFTED. THE BILL
MANDATES COMPENSATION
INFORMATION BE SEPARATELY
REPORTED TO THE STATE
COMPTROLLER. HOWEVER THIS IS
BOTH REDUNDANT AND COSTLY. SINCE
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO OVERSEE THE
STATE'S EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE
ALREADY ANNUALLY RECEIVES LARGE
VOLUMES OF ANALOGOUS DATA FROM
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INCLUDING
STATEWIDE AVERAGE SALARIES. THE
CONTROLLER SUPPORTS ROBUST
SALARY TRANSPARENCY, BUT
BELIEVES IT'S BETTER DONE BY THE
ENTITY ALREADY IN CHARGE OF
SCHOOL OVERSIGHT IN A WAY THAT
IS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT, LESS
COSTLY AND MORE PRACTICAL. THAT
IS TO BUILD UPON THE EXISTING
SALARY REPORTING STRUCTURE
BETWEEN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
WHILE MAINTAINING THAT THE STATE
COMPTROLLER PUBLISHED THE DATA
ON OUR WEBSITE BECAUSE
COMPENSATION DATA IS CURRENTLY
REPORTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. AND BECAUSE CURRENT
LAW PROVIDES THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION WITH ENFORCEMENT
MECHANISMS FOR REPORTING ANY
DATA REQUIRED BY THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT. WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AMENDMENTS BE ADOPTED
CONSISTENT AND ALIGNED WITH
CURRENT CD REPORTING, AND THIS
FUNCTION NOT BE PLACED WITH THE
STATE COMPTROLLER, CREATING A
DUPLICATIVE MANDATE. WE SHARE
THE AUTHORS COMMITMENT TO
TRANSPARENCY AND WE CONTINUE TO
WORK WELL HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU.
ANY OTHER OPPOSITION TO THE BILL
IN THE ROOM. SEEING NO OTHER
OPPOSITIONAL. BRING IT BACK. TO
THE COMMITTEE. I HAVE A QUESTION
FOR THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.
UH, YOU'D RATHER HAVE THIS
FUNCTION PERFORMED OVER THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, CORRECT AS YOU STATED
, DON'T YOU ALREADY PERFORM THIS
FUNCTION FOR OTHER LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. YES SO MANDATORY
REPORTING FOR FINANCIAL
TRANSACTION REPORTS AND SALARY
COMPENSATION BY CITIES, COUNTIES
AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS DISTRICTS
. HOWEVER FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
THERE IS A MANDATORY REPORTING
FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTION
REPORTS. HOWEVER THE CURRENT LAW
PROVIDES THAT THIS DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION COULD BE THE COLLECT.
THEY ACTUALLY COLLECT ALL THAT
DATA. SO THE MANDATORY REPORTING
THE ONLY MANDATORY REPORTING IN
CURRENT LAW, ALL THE DATA IS
COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. SO FOR IF THIS BILL
WAS TO TAKE EFFECT, AS IS, IT
WOULD MEAN THAT THE STATE
COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE WOULD HAVE
TO CREATE A BRAND NEW PROGRAM
FOR MANDATORY REPORTING, AND
THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE THAT'S
REDUNDANT WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION ALREADY HAS A
RELATIONSHIP WITH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, AND ALL MANDATORY
REPORTING DOES GO THROUGH THAT
DEPART. I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT
IT JUST SEEMS TO ME FROM THE
OUTSIDE THAT I'M LOOKING AT AT
AT THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE,
WHICH ARE ALREADY BY AND LARGE
DOES THIS PROBABLY TWO THIRDS OF
THE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
ACROSS THE STATE, IF NOT MORE.
AND NOW THEY'RE SEEMING TO PUSH
BACK ON DOING IT. FOR L E A S
ACROSS THE STATE WHEN I JUST
FROM WHERE I SIT TODAY. I THINK
YOU HAVE THE EXPERTISE. I'M NOT
SURE THAT CD. WOULD HAVE THE
EXPERTISE TO PERFORM THIS
FUNCTION TO PUBLISH IT LIKE YOU
DO, ETCETERA. THAT'S JUST THAT'S
JUST ME. UM WITH THAT. ARE THERE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OF
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS? MR LEE? I
JUST WANT TO COMMEND OUR
COLLEAGUE WHO'S PRESENTING THE
BILL. OBVIOUSLY SHE'S ALWAYS A
STRONG TRACK RECORD, TACKLING
CORRUPTION AND INCREASING
TRANSPARENCY, AND I THINK THIS
IS IN SPIRIT WITH IT. I'LL
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, BUT I DO
WANNA LINE TO MY COMMENTS. SOME
OF THE CONCERNS. I BROUGHT UP
THAT I THINK IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT. IT IS IN CRITICAL
STEP TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE MORE
TRANSPARENCY IN THE PUBLIC
SECTOR AND OF COURSE OF CHARTER
SCHOOLS AS WELL, THAT I WOULD
HOPE THAT MAYBE IN LATER YEARS
AND LATER EFFORTS WE ALSO TAKE A
STAB AT PRIVATE CONTRACTS. AS
WELL, BECAUSE YOU KNOW, THAT'S
ALL OF THIS IS PUBLIC MONEY, ONE
WAY OR THE OTHER WEATHERBY TO
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, CHARTER
SCHOOLS, BUT I THINK YOU KNOW
THERE ARE A LOT OF BEHAVIOR OUT
THERE EPISODE EVERYTHING ALL
SEEN WHETHER IT BE LEGAL
COUNSEL, PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT
CONTRACTORS ALL THAT STUFF, BUT
I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE
SHOULD ADDRESS IN THE FUTURE AS
WELL. BUT I AM GOING TO SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY AND I THANK OUR
COLLEAGUE FROM LOS ANGELES FOR
SUPPORTING US. THANK YOU, MR
BENNETT. I CERTAINLY SUPPORT
TRANSPARENCY. UM REALLY?
QUESTION. THIS ONE IN TERMS OF
DO WE NEED EVERYBODY AT EVERY
LEVEL. AND THIS LEVEL OF
REPORTING. UM DO WE HAVE, UH, WE
HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENT FOR
ALL THE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND BUT
IT'S IF WE HAD COMPLETE
TRANSPARENCY ACROSS THE BOARD
WOULD BE ONE THING. CERTAINLY
ADMINISTRATIVE SALARIES I'VE
ALWAYS SUPPORTED TRYING TO HAVE
THOSE HIGH END SALARIES IS I
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF
ALL OF THAT STUFF. SO I WILL BE
SUPPORTING IT TODAY, BUT I
WANTED WHAT I WANT TO SPEND MORE
TIME WITH THIS BEFORE IT GETS
THE GETS TO THE FLOOR, SO WE
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE A
DIFFERENT VOTE ON UM AND I
ASSUME THIS IS COMING WITH AN
EYE RECOMMENDATIONS. IT IS MR
BENNETT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS.
COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAVE THANK YOU, SENATOR
MEMBER GARCIA FOR, UH, STEPPING
IN, AND, UH AND, UH, PRESENTING
THE BILL TODAY. AND YOU MAY
CLOSE THE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE
THAT COMMITTEE HELP US. DRAFT
AND THEN WE'VE ACCEPTED INCLUDE
CHARTER SCHOOLS ARE AND A BUNCH
OF OTHER STUFF. IT DOES NOT. MR
LEE POINTED OUT, MISS MISSING
OUT SOME STUFF THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO GROW AND EXPAND
THEM, AND THE AUTHOR HAS AGREED
TO CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS
WITH INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE. I
WILL SAY THAT CURRENTLY OVER 20%
OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE SHARING
THIS DATA, AND IT IS ALREADY
AVAILABLE ON THE COMPTROLLER'S
WEBSITE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE
OTHER 75% TO BE IN COMPLIANCE,
AND SO, UM, WE SEEM TO HAVE A
SYSTEM THAT IS WORKING FOR
SOMEONE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S
WORKING FOR ALL AND RESPECTFULLY
AS FRIEND I VOTE THANK YOU. UM,
WITH THAT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION?
AND MOVED BY MR ALI. ALL SECOND
THE MOTION IS DO PASS THE HUMAN
SERVICES. TO PASS AS AMENDED ON
THE PARANA. I WAS OUT OF THE
ROOM. SO YOU PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS IS THE MOTION.
PLEASE CALL THE ROOM. I'LL ITEM
SEVEN SP 9 24. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS O'DONNELL,
DONALD. I DALI DALI. I BENNETT I
CHEN LEAVE. REALLY? I'M MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I?
YEAH. SO THE BILL HAS FIVE
VOTES. IT IS OUT. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. THAT DO WE NEED
TO DO THE CONSENT? WE DID
CONSENT HERE.
ABOUT ADAM TO SB 70. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. O'DONNELL DONALD
AYE. SHIN I LIKE HIM TOO. THE
70. ITEM TWO SB 70. CHIN. AYE.
MCCARTHY. IT HAS FIVE VOTES. IT
IS OUT. FILE ITEM. NINE. SB. 9
55. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
O'DONNELL O'DONNELL DIæN. CHEN.
NO. FOUR VOTES, FOUR VOTES IT IS
OUT. WILL NOW MOVE TO ADD ONS.
HEART WITH CONSENT. O DONNELL
DONNELL DI. THEN I MCCARTY
EXPOSE. OH, I DON'T THREE SB. 2
91. MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS. O'DONNELL
O'DONNELL DI. THEN I MCCARTY.
FOUR SP 3 64. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. SHIN JINNAI MCCARTY.
OUT ITEM FIVE. SB 5 30 TO THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHEN. JINNAI
MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA.
AYE. WOW ITEM SEVEN SP 9 24, THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHEN CHEN? AYE,
MCCARTY. FILE ITEM 10 SB 11 13.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHEN. CHENNAI,
MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. FILE ITEM 11
SP 12 99. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHEN JINNAI
MCCARTY. THIS HEARING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.