BEGINNERS A SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL
WE HAVE A QUORUM. AND THERE ARE
FEW OPTIONS FOR TESTIMONY TODAY.
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT IS IN PERSON OR
BY PHONE. IF YOU'RE CALLING IN
TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE
ASK YOU STATE JUST YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION IF ANY AND POSITION
ON THE BILL CALLING NUMBER FOR
THE HEARING IS 877692895.
877692895 AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
1315444. CAN ALSO FIND THIS
NUMBER ON THE ASSEMBLY LABOR
COMMITTEES WEBSITE A LBR DOT
ASSEMBLY. THAT CA.GOV AS WELL AS
ON YOUR TV SCREEN. IF YOU'RE
WATCHING THIS DREAM IF YOU'RE
CALLING IN, PLEASE, PLEASE,
PLEASE PLAN TO DO SO AS THE
AUTHOR OF YOUR BILL. UM THAT
THAT YOU'RE TESTIFYING ON IS
BEGINNING THERE BILL
PRESENTATION. THE OPERATOR ON
THE LINE WILL GIVE YOU
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE PLACED
IN Q BASED ON WHETHER YOU
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE BILL.
CALLING IN PLEASE ELIMINATE ALL
BACKGROUND NOISES INCLUDES
MUTING YOUR LIVESTREAM BROADCAST
, AND YOU'RE SMART DEVICES TO
REDUCE THE SOUND DISTORTION. IF
YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE
MODERATED PHONE SERVICE, YOU CAN
CALL THE COMMITTEE AT 9163.
3192091 AND MY STAFF WILL BE
THERE TO TRY TO HELP. I ALSO
WANT TO KNOW TO BE ARE ACCEPTING
IS ALWAYS WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
REPORT ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL
ADDRESS THAT AT THAT YOU CAN USE
TO EMAIL TESTIMONY. THE EMAIL IS
A LBR. THE COMMITTEE AT ASSEMBLY
DOT C A DOT GOV AND. I'M GOING
TO PRESENT ITEM ONE. AND I WANT
TO THANK YOU, SENATOR MATHIS FOR
BEING HERE IN PLACE OF OUR VICE
CHAIR, FLORA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. MR CHAIR MEMBERS. UM
I'M PRESENTING SENATE BILL 954
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR ARCHULETTA.
TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TO
ESTABLISH A DATABASE OF
ELECTRONIC CERTIFIED PAYROLL
RECORDS THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO
BOTH MULTI EMPLOYER TAPPED
HARDLY TRUST FUNDS AND JOINT
LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES.
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THE
FEDERAL LABOR MANAGEMENT
COOPERATION ACT OF 1978. IN
INSTANCES WHEN TAPPED HARDLY
TRUST OR JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE'S REQUEST PAYROLL
RECORDS. IS THIS EXISTING LAW
AUTHORIZES THE RELEASE OF THESE
DOCUMENTS AND THE LESS
RESTRICTIVE MANNER REQUIRING
THAT AWARDING BODIES AND LABOR
STANDARDS INCLUDE ALL EMPLOYEE
INFORMATION, EXCEPT FOR THE FULL
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER.
FOLLOWING A COMPLAINT. CURRENT
PRACTICE REQUIRES THE INITIATION
OF A FORMAL PUBLIC WORKS
INVESTIGATION. THE ASSIGNED
DEPUTY MUST PERFORM A VARIETY OF
INVESTIGATIVE TAX AND A TASKS
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
RESEARCH, ROCKETING MAILING
INITIAL FORMS OF ALL PARTIES AND
SETTING UP THE PHYSICAL CASE
FILE. THESE CASES ARE OFTEN
CLOSED WITH NO VIOLATIONS FOUND
BECAUSE THE CONTRACTOR FOLLOW
THE LAW ABOUT WRITING THE
RECORDS TO LABOR COMMISSIONER ON
THE STATUTORILY REQUIRED
DEADLINES, THIS WASTE INFORMANTS
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES THAT COULD
HAVE BEEN USED TO COMBAT
VIOLATIONS THAT ARE MORE
SERIOUS. BECAUSE OF THIS SENATE
BILL 9TH 54 IS NEEDED TO
ESTABLISH AN EFFICIENT PROCESS
FOR THE RELEASE OF PUBLIC WORKS
PAYROLL RECORDS. BY ESTABLISHING
A STANDALONE DATABASE TO BE
ACCESSED ONLY BY TAFT HARTLEY
TRUST FUNDS AND JOINT LABOR
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES. WE WILL
ENABLE A MORE EFFICIENT FORM OF
RECORD ACCESS THAT WILL LEAD TO
INCREASED LABOR COMPLIANCE,
STREAMLINED THE PROCESS TO
CALCULATE EMPLOYER
CONTRIBUTIONS. AND SAVE TAXPAYER
DOLLARS BY DECREASING WORKLOAD
OF AWARDING AGENCIES AND THE
DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS AND
ENFORCEMENT. HERE TODAY TO
TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THIS BILL
IS MATT CREMINS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONFERENCE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS, WHO IS ALSO
ABLE TO ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE HEAVY
DUTY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, MATT. YOU HAVE TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS MATT CREMINS HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS. WE ARE THE PROUD
SPONSORS OF SP 9 54. THIS BILL
IS INTENDED TO STREAMLINE THE
PROCESS BY WHICH FEDERALLY
APPROVED TAFT HARTLEY TRUST
FUNDS AND JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEES RECEIVE ACCESS TO
CERTIFIED PAYROLL RECORDS ON
PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, AND IT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO
NOTE RIGHT OFF THE BAT THAT BOTH
OF THESE ENTITIES ALREADY
ENTITLED TO COPIES OF THESE
RECORDS UNDER EXISTING LAW. SO
WE'RE NOT CREATING ANYTHING NEW
HERE AS FAR AS NEW RECORD NEW
RECORD REQUIREMENTS ADDITIONALLY
, EXISTING LAW FROM LAST YEAR
PURSUANT TO BE 10 23 BY SEMI
MEMBER FLORA PROVIDED THAT ALL
CONTRACTORS ON PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS MUST SUBMIT ELECTRONIC
CERTIFIED PAYROLL TO THE LABOR
COMMISSION ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
AND ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED A
PENALTY FOR CONTRACTORS WHO ARE
DELINQUENT IN THIS REQUIREMENT,
SO CONSIDERING THAT WE
ANTICIPATE A LARGER INFLUX OF
THESE RECORDS COMING INTO THE
LABOR COMMISSIONER, THIS BILL
WOULD STREAMLINE THE PROCESS BY
WHICH FEDERALLY APPROVED TAFT
HARTLEY TRUST FUNDS AND JOINTLY
FOR MANAGING COMMITTEES ACCESS
THESE RECORDS. AGAIN I WOULD
LIKE TO STRESS WE ARE NOT
CREATING ANY NEW REQUIREMENTS ON
CONTRACTORS AS FAR AS PROVIDING
THESE RECORDS WERE SIMPLY
STREAMLINING THE EXISTING
PROCESS OF THE RECORDS ALREADY
HAVE ON FILE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS AND WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION? ALRIGHT SEEN UN AH,
ANY IN THE PUBLIC IN SUPPORT,
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
POSITION. MAKE BASIC EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TRADE. SO MANY WEIRD
YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. SEEN NO OTHERS ANY PUBLIC.
IN OPPOSITION. SEEN NONE WILL GO
TO THE OPERATOR. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK ON THIS BILL, PLEASE PRESS
ONE THAN ZERO. AS THE CHAIR.
THERE IS NO ONE WHO SIGNALED
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE
MR CHAIRMAN, WHEN WE HAVE
EMOTIONS. THANK YOU. OR ANY ANY
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. I'M
SORRY. JUST ALRIGHT? YEAH HEY,
MR SAWYER. ANY COMMENTS? YEAH
WITH THAT. WE'LL TAKEHER
CLOTHES, MR COLOR. EXACTLY.
ASKED FOR FIVE. OH, THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR.
YEP. EXCELLENT. MADAM SECRETARY
. IF WE CAN CALL THE ROLL FROM
QUARANTE, PLEASE. CHOLERA HERE.
MATHIS HANEY, JOAN SAWYER. HERE.
REYES. SEYARTO WARD. EXCELLENT
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THAT'S SIMPLE.
SB 12 78 SECONDS. OKAY? AS WE
HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND, MADAM SECRETARY. TAKE
THE WALL ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, PLEASE. SB 12 78
MOTION IS DUE PASS CONSENT TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CORA ALRIGHT,
ALRIGHT, I'M AT THIS. HANEY JOHN
SAWYER. JOAN SAWYER. I RAISE
RAISE. I SEYARTO SIERRA D¯úI
AWARD. CALENDAR CALENDAR IS OUT.
AND TAHINI. DID YOU WANT TO PUT
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? MY FOR
SOME MEMBER HANEY HANEY SP 12 28
BY AND THEN LET'S GO AHEAD. AND
IS THERE A MOTION ON BY ITEM ONE
THAT I JUST PRESENTED
ARCHULETTA? FOR A SECOND. A
MOTION IN THE SECOND. UH, MADAM
SECRETARY CAN TAKE MORE AND BILE
ITEM ONE SP 9 54 ARCHULETTA.
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA CHOLERA
I MATHIS MATHIS, NOT VOTING
HANEY. ANY I JOHN SAWYER. JOAN
SAWYER. I RAISE REYES? AYE
SEYARTO SEYARTO NÓ WROTE WORDS.
THIS OUT. ALRIGHT SO THAT BILL
IS OUT. I WE'RE ALL CAUGHT UP.
AH! SO I JUST GOT I GOT WORD
THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME ISSUE
WITH THE PHONE. SO MAYBE, UM ALL
WE'RE HERE IF THE MODERATOR IF
WE CAN DOUBLE CHECK, I GOT A
NOTE FROM MONROE LABOR STOP
FIRST LABOR COMMITTEE STAFFERS
ADVOCATES ARE SEEING THE FUNDS
ARE LETTING THEM IN WHEN THEY
PRESS ONE, AND THEN ZERO, SO BUT
I HAVE NEVER TRIED CALLING INTO
WHATEVER THAT MEANS. HOPEFULLY
WE CAN TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT OF
OUR WAITING FOR CARE. PARDON ME.
LET ME LET ME JUST CHECK MY
SETTINGS TEAR. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR. I BELIEVE WE'VE HAD A
TECHNICAL ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE
RESOLVED IF I MAY. AH FOR THOSE
WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON THE BILL,
PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. SITTING. YEAH IF
ANYONE YEAH, SO YOU HAVE AT
LEAST FOR SB 9 54. I THINK
THAT'D BE FAIR TO LET LET PEOPLE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET ON
THE RECORD. YES, MR CHAIR. JUST
A MOMENT. SURE.
OKAY? YEAH, I COULD USE HIS
PHONE. YEAH. THE CHAIR. WE DO
HAVE AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE HAVE
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK
. WE'LL HAVE THEM ON THE LINE.
AND JUST A MOMENT. GREAT. THANK
YOU. GOING TO GO TO LINE 29.
THANK YOU. AND GOOD AFTERNOON
TURNED NUMBERS. MADELINE COOPER
WITH NIELSEN MARKS BURROW ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATED
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF
CALIFORNIA AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. FINE, 26. PARDON ME. JUST A
MOMENT LINE 26. YOUR LINE IS NOW
OPEN. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, MITCH STEIGER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SPORT. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE WHO'S
SIGNAL, BUT THEY WISH TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY NOW
WE'RE OFFICIALLY CAUGHT UP. AND
WAITING FOR SENATE AUTHORS.
YEAH.
SB 9 54 WARD. WARD. I NO.
CONSENT CALENDAR. SP 12 78 BOARD
WARD. AYE. RIGHT WE'RE ALL
CAUGHT UP AND SENATOR SKINNER A.
YEAH. YOU MAY COME ON UP. WE
HAVE FIVE ITEMS TO SB 11 15, AND
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY TO
PROCEED, SENATOR SKINNER OKAY.
GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I KNOW HOW TO, UH,
INTERPRET THAT GREAT BILL. IT
WILL HELP GET MORE WOMEN IN THE
TRADES. LET ME HAVE MY WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT SINCE THEY ARRIVED
HERE AND CAME HERE. YOU SHOULD
DESERVE TO HEAR FROM THEM, WHO
IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
TRADES WOMEN? INK AND JUANITA
DOUGLAS, WHO'S THE SENIOR
MANAGER OF CONSTRUCTION AND
LABOR RELATIONSHIP AT THE RISING
SUN CENTER FOR OPPORTUNITY.
GREAT THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH.
YOU HAVE UP TO TWO MINUTES EACH,
SO PLEASE BEGIN WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. AH THIS IS GOOD. HI THANK
YOU, EVERYONE, THANK YOU. CHAIR,
CHOLERA AND MISS SAME COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MEGHAN CASEY
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
TRADES WOMEN INC I'M ALSO A
PROUD APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATE OF
I B W LOCAL THREE. OH, TWO. AND,
UM AND WORKED WITH THE TOOLS FOR
OVER 20 YEARS BEFORE I LOST MY
WAY AND WENT TO LAW SCHOOL, AND
SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN AND
ACTUALLY WITH OUR COMPATRIOT ON
THE YOUR ESTEEMED MEGAN LANE.
THERE IS ONE OF MY CLASSMATES AT
BOLT. UM SO, UH, I'VE BEEN SINCE
THAT TIME. I'VE SPENT MY TIME
REPRESENTING DIVERSITY IN THE
BUILDING TRADES, AND RIGHT NOW,
I'VE BEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR 13 YEARS. OF TRADES OF
UNIQUE UM THIS SP 1115 AND I
APPRECIATE VERY MUCH THE SUPPORT
THAT WE'VE GOTTEN FROM OUR
SPONSORS, UM, SUPPORTS
ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINING CAREERS
FOR BLUE COLLAR WOMEN IN
CALIFORNIA. AND IT ALSO REALLY
HELPS ESTABLISH AND SUPPORT A
PIPELINE THAT HAS BEEN VERY
CHOPPY AND WE HAVE NOT REALLY
SUCCESSFULLY PUT IT TOGETHER.
AND UM, CREATED THAT ALL THE
COMPONENTS AND THIS BILL AND
THIS STARTING THIS UNIT WOULD
ALLOW US T INFILL THOSE KINDS
OF PIECES AND CREATE AN OVERALL
PICTURE AND MAKE A REAL
DIFFERENCE. THERE ARE SEVERAL
REASONS WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT
AND ALSO I. THERE ARE ALSO
REASONS TO SHOW THAT IT HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFUL IN OTHER AREAS. THIS
ISN'T THE FIRST TIME ANYBODY HAS
REALLY TRIED TO DO THIS KIND OF
WORK, BUT WE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
REALLY PERSONALLY LEGGING. IN
THIS AREA. SO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE
OF THINGS. WOMEN RIGHT NOW MAKE
UP 4% OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK
FORCE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND SIMILARLY FOR APPRENTICES.
THERE ARE ONLY 4% OF APPRENTICES
. SO WE REALLY AREN'T
ESTABLISHING THE OPPORTUNITY
THAT THE STATE SUPPORTED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SHOULD
PROVIDE TO OUR WOMEN WHO ARE
TAXPAYERS IN NEED THESE JOBS IN
BLUE COLLAR JOBS. THERE AREN'T
THAT MANY HIGHWAYS JOBS THAT ARE
AVAILABLE. WE WANT TO SUPPORT
WOMEN WHO HAVE THE GRIT IN THE
IN THE WHEREWITHAL TO GET IN AND
HELP THEM WITH VARIOUS VARIOUS
THAT ARE LONG STANDING. AND AS
THEY SAY, I'VE BEEN IN THE
TRADES FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS.
I'M AWARE OF MANY OF THE
BARRIERS THAT EXIST. I'M AWARE
OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE. BUT
WE HAVEN'T MADE ENOUGH. SO I WAS
ABLE TO BUILD A CAREER AND
SUPPORT MY FAMILY. I WAS ABLE TO
GO BACK TO LAW SCHOOL BECAUSE I
HAD THE ECONOMIC SUPPORT THAT I
HAD BUILT WITH THE 2025 YEARS I
HAD WORKED WITH THE TOOLS. THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY I WORKED TO
GIVE TO OTHER WOMEN. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE WANT THE NEXT
WITNESS. THANK YOU. SORRY THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I ASK ED ONE
CRITICAL POINT. THE
INFRASTRUCTURE DOLLARS THAT ARE
IN FRONT OF CALIFORNIA RIGHT
NOW. HAVE A TREMENDOUS NUMBERS
OF CONSTRUCTION PIECES, BOTH IN
THE, UM UH THE GRANT COMPONENTS
OF THAT HAVE WORKFORCE DIVERSITY
GOALS THAT OTHER STATES ARE
PUTTING TOGETHER STRONG
DIVERSITY TEAMS TO GO AFTER AND
MEET THOSE GOALS AND BE
COMPETITIVE. IF WE WANT TO BE
COMPETITIVE, THIS BILL WILL
SUPPORT US DOING THAT.
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. UH, GOOD
AFTERNOON. I'M GOING TO START
WITH THE UNION TRADES PROVIDES
SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
AND UPWARD SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR
WOMEN. THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
HAS ONE OF THE SMALLEST PAY GAPS
BETWEEN WOMEN MEN. AND EARNINGS
AVERAGE 99.1. DOLLARS COMPARED
TO MEN DESPITE WOMEN MAKING UP
TO 47% OF TOTAL EMPLOYMENT IN
THE US MY NAME IS JUANITA
DOUGLAS. I WAS ONE OF THE ONLY
WOMEN IN THE TRENCHES WHEN I
JOINED THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES
AS A CARPENTER APPRENTICE IN
1983. I WORKED AS A COMMERCIAL
CARPENTER FOR 16 YEARS AND A
LAND SEVERE FOR 15. AS A SINGLE
MOTHER I EARN ENTERED THE
TRAITS. TO PROVIDE FOR MY SON
AND GIVE US A STABLE LIFE
BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE OF
UNION TRADES. I WAS ABLE TO SEND
MY CHILD OFF TO A FOUR YEAR
COLLEGE DEBT FREE. THIS WAS ONE
OF THE MOST REWARDING AND
EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE EVER HAD IN
A CATHOLIC TO MY TO SHARE MY
TESTIMONY AND ENCOURAGE MY
COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT
UNION TRADE CAREERS OR A PATHWAY
TO BECOMING STABLE AND FINANCIAL
INDEPENDENCY. NOW WORK FOR
RISING SUN. IT'S A
APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM.
I STARTED TEACHING IN THE SUMMER
OF 2018. I HAVE RAN NINE COHORTS
THREE, WHICH WAS 100% FEMALE.
AND THE REST WAS 50 PLUS
PERCENT. WE GRADUATED A CLASS OF
13 WOMEN ON MAY SIX AND NINE ARE
ALREADY WORKING. JUST IMAGINE
WHAT COULD HAPPEN. WE IF WE HAD
ACCESSIBLE PATHWAYS FOR THE NEXT
GENERATION ENTERING THE TRADES
NOW WE HAVE A CLASS THAT STARTED
YESTERDAY. THERE ARE 32 ENROLLED
20TH FEMALE. SO I'M HERE TO
MOTIVATE YOU ON THE IMPORTANCE
OF NOT ONLY JOINING THE
CONSTRUCTION TRADES BUT STANDING
BEHIND THIS BILL 11 15 THAT ARE
COMING THAT THIS WAY TO SUPPORT
THAT VERY CALL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
COMMENDABLE. IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR SP 11 15? MR
CHAIR MEMBERS, MIKE MONEGAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL AND VERY STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS MATT
CREMINS HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ABOUT A CONFERENCE OF
OPERATING ENGINEERS. WE'RE PROUD
TO BE HERE TODAY AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK THANK YOU.
OPERATORS ANYONE ON THE PHONE
AND SUPPORT OF SB 11 15. T
CHAIR. WE DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO WHO
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
EXPRESS THEIR OPINION. MAKE A
COMMENT. PLEASE. PRESS 10 IF YOU
STILL HAVE NOT QUEUED UP, WE'RE
GONNA GO TO LINE 33. THE 33 YEAR
LINE IS NOW OPEN. WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON TO LINE 22. HELLO MY
NAME IS JOE LUPUS. I AM A MEMBER
OF THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS OF CALIFORNIA,
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER.
CALLING TO SUPPORT SD 1115.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 28.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS AND
CHAIRMAN CARL RASHEAN GUSSMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS. IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
BLIND 29. GOOD AFTERNOON SHARING
MEMBERS. MADELINE COOPER, WITH
NIELSEN MARKS MORE ON BEHALF OF
THE ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS OF CALIFORNIA AS
WELL AS BEING THEIR COUNCIL OF
ENGINEERING COMPANIES.
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 21. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHURN MEMBERS. THIS IS
MARINA SERIES WITH CALIFORNIA
EDGE COALITION AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 11 15. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 26. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, MITCH STEIGER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION IN SPORT. THANK YOU.
LINE 35. THIS IS LAURA BARNES
WITH ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS. CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER CALLING IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LINE 32.
HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
SHANDON HARBOR MEMBER OF THE
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND
CONTRACTORS OF CALIFORNIA. SAN
DIEGO. CHAPTER CALLING IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MR CHAIR. THERE IS NO ONE ELSE
TO SIGNAL BUT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
THEN OPPOSITION. UM. WE CAN HAVE. IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WE DON'T
HAVE REGISTER? WE DON'T HAVE ANY
FORMAL OPPOSITION. BUT IS ANYONE
IN THE ROOM THAT LIKE TO EXPRESS
OPPOSITION TO SB 11 15? OPERATOR
ANYONE ON THE PHONE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO ESPECIALLY POSITIONED AS
11 15. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO THIS TIME.
AND NO ONE HAS SIGNALED THAT
THEY WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? YES
SENATOR SKINNER. I APPRECIATE
WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE AS
SOMEBODY THAT SERVED IN IRAQ
WITH WOMEN ON THE FRONT LINES,
AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT AND HOW
STRONG THEY CAN BE. UM I TRULY
APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING
HERE AND WOULD LOVE TO JOIN YOU
AS A CO AUTHOR. HOPEFULLY THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SENATORIAL
RACE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD,
LADIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
I'M GLAD YOU BECAME THE ATTORNEY
TO JOIN THE REST OF US WHO ARE
HERE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY AND SPECIFICALLY ABOUT
TALKING ABOUT HOW THE DIFFERENCE
IT MADE IN YOUR FAMILY, NOT JUST
TO YOURSELF BUT FOR YOUR ENTIRE
FAMILY HAVING THAT GOOD UNION
JOB. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT WE DO
HAVE EMOTION FROM VICE CHAIR
MATHIS SECONDED BY SOME MEMBERS.
JOHN SAWYER ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS
MY GRATITUDE. SENATOR SKINNER
AND ALSO NOTE THAT THERE IS
MONEY ALLOCATED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. AND UM UH,
UPON THIS NEW UNIT, WHICH IS
FANTASTIC, SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE THANKS SO MUCH. THREE
QUICK POINTS. FIRST ONE. UM
THERE IS A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN
THE PARADES AS WE KNOW, AND YET
WE HAVE MONEY THAT WE ARE
PUTTING TOWARDS INFRASTRUCTURE.
NOT ONLY WE ARE BUT THE FEDS. SO
WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS.
SHORTAGE SO WHAT BETTER THAN TO
GET MORE WOMEN IN TRADES?
SECONDARILY AS MY WITNESS, MS
VAIZEY POINTED OUT, WILL BE MORE
COMPETITIVE AND GETTING THAT
INFRASTRUCTURE MONEY FROM THE
FEDS. IF WE DO THIS, AND THIRD
POINT IS WHO IN MY DAUGHTER TOOK
UP WEIGHTLIFTING IN HIGH SCHOOL
AND TOLD ME SHE WOULD NEVER TAKE
A DESK JOB. I ENCOURAGED HER TO
LOOK AT THE TRADES. BECAUSE I
KNEW WHAT GOOD PAY, BUT SHE
OPTED TO BE A CHEF. INSTEAD.
SHE'S QUITE TALENTED, BUT DOES
SHE HAVE ANY ECONOMIC SECURITY
NÓ? SO ANYWAY, BUT SHE LIKES
BEING A CHEF, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW
IF SHE IF SHE HAD BEEN IN THE
TRADE YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE
SITUATION LIKE THIS, SO ANYWAY,
WITH THAT, I ASKED FOR MY BOOK,
PERSONAL SEGUE THERE. UH MADAM
SECRETARY OF TAKE ROLL CALL VOTE
ON SPLM 15. PORTION IS DO PASS
CHOLERA I, MATHIS MATHIS, I
HANEY HANEY. I JOAN SAWYER
SAWYER. I RAISE RAISE. I SEYARTO
CR D!I AWARD. TOWARD I
CHALLENGE ON A UNANIMOUS OTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR SKINNER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BY UM UP
NEXT WE'LL BE FILE ITEM THREE.
SP 12 60, SENATOR DORIS, SO
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY YOU HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS LAST
YEAR, 62 WAS PASSED. HOWEVER AT
THE END OF SESSION AMENDMENTS
RESULTED IN A VERY LONG STANDING
PROVISION OF LABOR LAW BEING
INADVERTENTLY STRIPPED FROM THE
LABOR CODE. THIS BILL IS B 12
60, CORRECT THE DRAFTING ERROR.
BY INSERTING THESE PROVISIONS
BACK INTO LAW. THIS IS A
PROVISION THAT HAD EXISTED FOR
20 YEARS SINCE REGARDING GARMENT
WORKER PROTECTIONS HAD BEEN
ENACTED IN 1999, SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ARE THERE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES TODAY? ALL RIGHT. UM
ANYONE IN THE ROOM IN SUPPORT OF
SB 12 16. OPERATOR ANYONE ON THE
PHONE LINES AND SUPPORT OF SB 12
60. FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT OF 12 16, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO. AND WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO LINE 28. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MR CHAIRMAN, A MEMBER
, SHANE GOT SPIN ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. NO CALL FOR
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK,
PLEASE PRESS ONE AND ZERO. MR
CHAIR. THERE IS NO ONE THANK
YOU. UP WE DON'T HAVE ANY
REGISTERED OPPOSITION, BUT
ANYONE IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF
SP 12 60. OPERATOR IS THERE
ANYONE ON THE LINE THAT WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF
SP 12 60? YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10. MR
CHAIR. THERE IS NO ONE THANK YOU
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. WE
DO HAVE EMOTION. ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. YES A SIMILAR WAYS.
SENATOR I WAS NOTICING THE BLUE
TO WEARING TODAY IS THAT
REFERRED TO AS DODGER BLUE? ONLY
IF EVERYONE HERE IS A DODGER
FAN. OTHERWISE NO, IT'S JUST I
JUST HAPPENED TO WORK. THANK YOU
ALL. UNLIKE THE DODGERS WILL
LATER I THINK WE HAVE A WINNING
VOTE TODAY. THANKS AND SO WE DO
HAVE A MOTION FROM A SIMILAR
RADIO SECONDED BY A MEMBER. JOHN
SAWYER. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, PLEASE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY. IF YOU CAN HAVE A
ROLL CALL VOTE ON SP 12 16 PASS
TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE CHOLERA.
MATHIS IS NO HANEY. OKAY? BABY I
JOHN SAWYER. SAWYER. I RAISE
RAISE. I SEYARTO SARAH DON'T
KNOW. WARD WARD. I WAS OUT.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK YOU,
EVERYONE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN.
ALL RIGHT, SENATOR CORTEZ E.
COME ON UP. WE ARE. WELL, THE
GOOD NEWS IS WE'VE ALREADY
PASSED YOUR ITEM ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SP, UH, 12 78 AND SO
WHAT WE HAVE REMAINING IS ITEM
FOUR AND SIX. SB 11 26, SB 12 94
AND, UM WILL YOU BE BEGINNING
WITH 11? 26? IS THAT RIGHT? YES
SO WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
PLEASE PRESENT SP 11 26,
SPONSORED BY THE STATE
TREASURER'S OFFICE WITH SUPPORT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION. SMALL BUSINESS,
CALIFORNIA MANY OTHERS. SB 11 26
WILL EXPAND ELIGIBILITY TO THE
CAL SAVER'S RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
TO EMPLOYERS WITH AT LEAST ONE
EMPLOYEE, ENSURING THAT NEARLY
EVERY WORKING CALIFORNIA HAS
ACCESS TO A WORKPLACE RETIREMENT
SAVINGS PROGRAM. THE CALCIUM
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM WAS
CREATED BY SENATE BILL 12 34.
WHICH ESTABLISHED A MANDATE FOR
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS TO
PARTICIPATE IN CALC VERS IF THEY
HAVE AT LEAST FIVE EMPLOYEES AND
DO NOT SPONSOR RETIREMENT PLAN
TELL SABERS IS AN AUTOMATIC
ENROLLMENT ARE AVAILABLE TO
EMPLOYEES. WITH NO EMPLOYER FEES
OR FIDUCIARY LIABILITY. UNDER
EXISTING LAW, ONLY EMPLOYERS
WITH FIVE OR MORE EMPLOYEES ARE
ELIGIBLE. CARL SEVERAS PROGRAM
THIS, OF COURSE RESULTS IN THE
PROGRAM BEING UNAVAILABLE TO A
LOT OF PEOPLE TO BE MORE EXACT
THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION
CALIFORNIA WORKERS REPRESENTING
ROUGHLY 10% OF THE UNCOVERED
POPULATION. SO SB 11 26 BRIDGES
THIS GAP BY ALLOWING EVEN THE
SMALLEST EMPLOYERS FULL ACCESS
TO THE PROGRAM. EXPANDING
ELIGIBILITY WILL ALSO REDUCE
COMPLEXITY FOR EMPLOYERS. SINCE
TENS OF 1000 PLAYERS HAVE
AVERAGE EMPLOYEE COUNCIL
FLUCTUATE ABOVE AND BELOW THE
CURRENT FIVE EMPLOYEE THRESHOLD
FROM YEAR TO YEAR. THIS RESULTS
IN EMPLOYERS HAVING TO ADJUST
THEIR MINISTRYOF PRACTICES
ACCORDING TO SIZE IN ORDER TO
COMPLY. WITH THE MANDATE SO ALL
THAT GETS CLEARED UP. FAILURE TO
PROPERLY COMPLY WITH THE MANDATE
YEARLY COULD RESULT IN PENALTIES
OR OTHER ISSUES FOR EMPLOYERS.
SB 11 26 WOULD CLARIFY AND
SIMPLIFY COMPLIANCE FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES. WITH ME TODAY IS
KATIE STYLINSKI, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF CAL SAVERS TO SPEAK
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR EYE
BOAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
LANSKY. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. K STYLINSKI,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CAL
SAVERS BOARD, WHICH IS CHAIRED
BY THE STATE TREASURER WHO IS
THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL. AND SHE
CAN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT I'M
HAPPY TO REPRESENT HER WHEN I
THANK CHAIR, CHOLERA AND MEMBER
WARD FOR CO AUTHORING AND, OF
COURSE, SENATOR COURTESY FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. KELL SAVERS
MISSION IS TO ENSURE ALL
CALIFORNIANS HAVE A PASSIVE
FINANCIAL SECURITY IN
RETIREMENT. IT'S A SAVINGS
PROGRAM FOR WORKERS WHO LACK
ACCESS TO A PLANET WORK, UM, AND
PROVIDES EMPLOYERS WITH A NO FEE
SIMPLE WAY TO HELP THEIR
EMPLOYEES SAVE FOR RETIREMENT.
FOR EMPLOYEES. ENROLLMENT IS
VOLUNTARY, BUT AUTOMATIC WITH
THE POWERFUL OPT OUT DESIGN
INVESTMENTS ARE EASY AND
ACCOUNTS ARE PORTABLE, MEANING
THE ACCOUNTS FOLLOW SAVERS.
SAVERS WAS AUTHORIZED IN 2016 BY
SP 12 34, WHICH REQUIRES
EMPLOYERS WITH AT LEAST FIVE
EMPLOYEES. TO PARTICIPATE IN
KELSEY VERS IF THEY DON'T
SPONSOR RETIREMENT PLAN. SIMPLY
PUT, THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW CAL
SAVERS TO FULLY MEET ITS MISSION
BY OPENING ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM
TO AN ESTIMATED THREE QUOTE.
EXCUSE ME, THREE QUARTERS OF A
MILLION EMPLOYEES. OF BUSINESSES
THAT ARE CURRENTLY EXCLUDED. THE
BILL WOULD LOWER THE EMPLOYER
SIZE THRESHOLD FROM 5 TO 1,
EXCLUDING SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS,
AND WE REGULARLY HEAR FROM
EMPLOYERS IN THIS VERY SMALL
SIZE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO
JOIN AND HELP THEIR EMPLOYEES
GET ON A PATH RETIREMENT
SECURITY, BUT WE CANNOT
CURRENTLY ALLOW THEM TO REGISTER
AND FACILITATE AUTOMATIC
ENROLLMENT UNDER CURRENT LAW. A
SECOND IMPORTANT PURPOSE OF THE
BILLS TO SIMPLIFY COMPLIANCE
FROM YEAR TO YEAR. TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF BUSINESSES
FLUCTUATE IN SIZE, MANY HOVERING
ABOVE AND BELOW THAT FIVE
THRESHOLD. AND THAT CREATES
COMPLEXITY FOR THEM. THEY WILL
ALSO ALLEVIATE ANY CONCERNS THAT
EMPLOYEES WON'T BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE BUSINESSES.
THEY WORK FOR A DROP BELOW FIVE.
WE SET THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE
FOR THIS NEW GROUP THREE YEARS
OUT IN DECEMBER, 2025 TO GIVE
THEM AMPLE TIME TO PREPARE WHILE
ALSO OPENING UP ACCESS TODAY FOR
THOSE WHO ARE READY AS FOR THE
STATUS OF OUR ROLLOUT, JUST VERY
BRIEFLY. IF YOU ALLOW ME I'M
EXCITED TO REPORT THAT WE ARE
TODAY JUST 15 DAYS AWAY FROM OUR
BIGGEST MILESTONE TO DATE WITH
OUR COMPLIANCE DEADLINE FOR THE
SMALLEST EMPLOYERS ON JUNE 30TH
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 65,000
REGISTERED EMPLOYERS. TWO THIRDS
OF THOSE HAVE COME IN SINCE
JANUARY, 1ST. WE EXPECT TO HIT
100,000 EMPLOYERS AROUND THE END
OF THE YEAR. UM SO IT'S A HUGE
SURGE YEAR FOR US RIGHT NOW ARE
SAVERS ARE CONTRIBUTING MORE
THAN $20 MILLION EVERY MONTH. UM
AND THAT'S GROWING EVERY DAY,
MORE THAN 500,000 PEOPLE HAVE
BEEN ENROLLED. MANY OF THEM ARE
BRAND NEW IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
MONTHS, AND ABOUT 270,000 OF
THOSE HAVE ALREADY FUNDED THEIR
ACCOUNT. SO IN CLOSING, WE'RE
REALLY PROUD OF THIS EARLY
SUCCESS. AND BELIEVE NOW IS THE
RIGHT TIME TO MAKE HEALTH SAVERS
ACCESSIBLE AS ORIGINALLY
INTENDED AT NO COST. WE WERE
RESPECTFULLY AS PRIVATE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANYONE
ELSE? ANYONE IN THE ROOM IN
SUPPORT THAT WOULD LIKE TO
EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR SP 11 26.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CHRISTOPH
MAYER WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OPERATORS
ANYWHERE ON THE PHONE LINES AND
SUPPORT OF SB 11 26. FOR THOSE
WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. AT THIS TIME WE DO HAVE
SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE SIGNALED
THAT THEY WISH TO SPEAK. WE'RE
GOING TO START WITH LINE 38.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
MITCH STEIGER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IN
SPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 37.
HELLO. MY NAME IS ANNA MATTHEWS
. I'M A POLICY INTERN WITH THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY. WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 33. THANKS MR CHAIR. THIS
WAS BEYONCE A BLANK BUSINESS
MAJORITY IN SUPPORT OF SB 11 26.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE NOW
GOING TO GO TO LINE 41. MY NAME
IS TIM AGAIN WITH AARP POINTS
FOR US BILL. THANK YOU. AND THE
FINAL CALL FOR ANYONE WHO WISHES
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL, PLEASE PRESS 10. MR CHAIR.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE WHO
SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK. THANK YOU. WE DO NOT HAVE
REGISTERED OPPOSITION. IS THERE
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO SB 11 26
IN THE ROOM? UH MODERATOR,
ANYONE ON THE PHONE LINES AND
OPPOSITION? SB 11 26. IF YOU
WISH TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL, PLEASE PRESS 10. NO
ONE HAS SIGNALED THAT THEY WISH
TO SPEAK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. YES, A
SEMINAR AWARD. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, SENATOR FOR AUTHORING THIS
BILL AND GRATEFUL TO BE A CO
AUTHOR WITH YOU ON ITS
INTRODUCTION. I JUST WANTED TO
THANK THE CAL SEAVER'S BOARD AND
THE TREASURER AND ALL OF YOUR
STAFF LEADERSHIP AS WELL FOR
REALLY GETTING THE PROGRAM TO
SUCH A HEALTHY PLACE FOR THE
ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND IT
BECAUSE BY ADDING ANOTHER THREE
QUARTER MILLION ENROLLEES
POTENTIALLY GOING FORWARD. IS
INCREDIBLY HELPFUL. WE DON'T
TALK OFTEN ENOUGH AS WE SHOULD
ABOUT RETIREMENT. SECURITY IS
SOMETHING THAT IS ABSOLUTELY
GOING TO BE. I THINK A PRESSURE
ON THE COMING GENERATION AS WELL
. AND SO THESE ARE EXACTLY THE
KINDS OF POLICY EXPANSIONS THAT
I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY TO
SUPPORT. MR. CHAIR HAPPY TO MOVE
THE BILL. THANK YOU. UM, YOU'LL
BE ALREADY WE ALREADY HAVE YOU
MOVING IT. ALL RIGHT. AND UH,
YEAH, AND I THINK ALSO ONE OF
THE YEAH, PLEASE. SOMETHING VERY
SARTO. I HAVE A QUESTION ON IT.
SO YOU THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE
SINGLE PROPRIETORS, RIGHT?
CORRECT ALL RIGHT, BUT IF YOU
HAVE 125 ARE YOU REQUIRED TO OR
IS A VOLUNTARY IF YOU HAVE 1 TO
4 EMPLOYEES, AND YOU DON'T OFFER
SOME KIND OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS
VEHICLE FROM THE PRIVATE MARKET,
YOU'RE REQUIRED TO REGISTER AND
FACILITATE UNDER THIS BOOK. OKAY
AND WHEN YOU REGISTER AND
FACILITATE WHAT IS WHAT IS THAT
ENTAIL? REGISTRATION IS A SIMPLE
PROCESS TAKES A COUPLE OF
MINUTES. THE SECOND STEP IS
UPLOADING YOUR ROSTER OF
EMPLOYEES TO US, THEN WE OPERATE
THE AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT PHASE,
WHICH TAKES 30 DAYS. AFTER THAT
WE'RE LEFT WITH WHO IS IN THE
PROGRAM. STILL, AT THAT POINT,
THE EMPLOYER'S DUTY IS TO EACH
PAY CYCLE REMIT THE PAYROLL
DEDUCTIONS FOR THE PARTICIPATING
EMPLOYEES TO US AND IF THEY ARE
NOT, UM, COMPLAINING, AND IF
THEY DON'T DO THIS, THEN THEY
ARE SUBJECTED TO FINES. THAT'S
CORRECT. YES, ACCORDING TO
STATUTE, IT'S $250 PER EMPLOYEE
FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. IF THIS WERE
A VOLUNTARY THING THAT EMPLOYERS
OF 1 TO 5 PEOPLE COULD OFFER UH
, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AN
AWESOME PROGRAM. TRYING TO MAKE
EMPLOYERS. DO IT, EVEN THOUGH
THEY MAY NOT BE EQUIPPED TO BE
ABLE TO DO THIS, UH, MAKES IT
NOT SUPPORTABLE BY ME AND THE
REASON I CAN SEE I'M TALKING.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IS
BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF
SINGLE PROPRIETORS. I KNOW THIS
FIRSTHAND. THAT WILL NOT EXPAND
BECAUSE OF THESE TYPE OF ISSUES
BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THE ONLY ONE.
IT'S ALL OF THE OTHER LABOR
ISSUES, TOO, AND SO WE'RE TAKING
A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT OF A MARKET
THAT WHERE WE COULD HAVE
BUSINESS IS EXPANDING. BUT
BECAUSE THEY'RE MANDATED TO DO
CERTAIN THINGS. THEY WON'T DO IT
SO UH, FOR THAT, FOR THAT REASON
IT, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SUPPORT
IT. I APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE
THE CAL SAVERS PROGRAM AND WHAT
THEY'RE OFFERING PEOPLE WHO DO
NOT HAVE A RETIREMENT. THANK YOU
COMMENTS. QUESTIONS UM, I WOULD
JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BEING THIS
FORWARD, AND I KNOW THAT THE IT
ALSO REDUCES THE ADMINISTRATIVE
COSTS NOT HAVING TO KIND OF
EMPLOYEE MEANS TO ASK BY THE
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES. EVERY BUT
EVERY EMPLOYER THAT HAS AT LEAST
ONE EMPLOYEE AND MAKES A LOT
EASIER IN TERMS OF NOT HAVING AS
YOU MENTIONED THAT KIND OF
BALANCING BACK AND FORTH. THEY
HAVE THREE EMPLOYEES. THEY HAVE
SIX THEY WENT DOWN TO FOUR. THE
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AND BURDEN
IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY, AND
THIS IS AT NO COST TO THE
EMPLOYER. UM I UNDERSTAND THE
IDEAS OF KIND OF THE IDEAS OF
BURDENS, BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY
MINIMAL BURDEN BECAUSE THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS TO HAVE
ACCESS. UM TO THE COW SAVERS
PROGRAM, I THINK WE'LL BRING
BENEFITS, YOU KNOW, TO THE TO
THEIR EMPLOYEES THAT AGAIN ALSO
MAKE THEM HAPPIER EMPLOYEES AND
MORE STABLE AND MORE SUPPORTED
EMPLOYEES AGAIN AT NO COST TO
THE EMPLOYER. ANY OTHER. ALL
RIGHT, SENATOR ORTEZ. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? YES THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND APPRECIATE YOUR
COMMENTS AND APPRECIATE THE
COOPERATION OF THE COMMITTEE.
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, I HAVE TO
TELL YOU AS SOMEBODY WHO WENT
INTO POLITICS. FULL TIME AS AN
ELECTED OFFICIAL, UM, 20 YEARS
AGO, ALMOST EXACTLY COMING OUT
OF A BUSINESS BACKGROUND. UM I
WAS VERY PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AS
AS WE INTRODUCED THIS BILL. WITH
THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FROM THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY, INCLUDING
THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
OBVIOUSLY THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN
WELL RECEIVED AT THIS POINT. AND
I'M SURE UM THE TREASURER'S
OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
IT IN THE FUTURE, BUT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM. SECRETARY TAKE
A ROLL CALL VOTE ON SB 11 26
PLEASE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA CHOLERA
. I MATHIS MATHIS NOT VOTING.
HANEY. KENNY I JOHN SAWYER. JOHN
SAWYER. I RAISE RAISE. I SEYARTO
DON'T KNOW. AWARD AWARD I WRITE.
THE BILL IS OUT. AND UH UP NEXT
SP 12 94. WE HAVE EMOTION. IN A
SECOND. MAY I PROCEED, MR CHAIR?
YES, THANK YOU. I'M VERY PROUD
TO PRESENT SP 12 94, A BILL THAT
WILL PROMOTE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS
AND SAFETY AND HIGH STRESS
INDUSTRIES BY DEVELOPING A
REPLICABLE MODEL OF WORKER
WELLNESS CENTERS THAT CAN BE
APPLIED STATEWIDE. AS YOU MAY
REMEMBER, ON MAY 26 OF LAST
YEAR. AH BT EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE
GUADALUPE YARD IN MY DISTRICT,
MR. CHAIR YOU'RE ALL TOO
FAMILIAR WITH IT. I SHOULD SAY
IN YOUR DISTRICT AS WELL TO BE
APPROPRIATE BEFORE THIS
PARTICULAR COMMITTEE. UM THAT
EMPLOYEE BEGAN A SHOOTING
RAMPAGE THAT KILLED NINE OF HIS
CO WORKERS AT THE FACILITY
BEFORE TAKING HIS OWN LIFE. THIS
WAS THE DEADLIEST MASS SHOOTING
THE HISTORY OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA. THAT TRAGEDY SENT
SHOCKWAVES THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE
WORKERS. THAT KNEW THE VICTIMS
AND WORK IN THE COMPLEX WORKED
WITH VITA UNIONS AND MANAGEMENT
AND COLLABORATION WITH THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO RESPOND TO
THE NEEDS OF THE WORKERS BY
STANDING UP RESILIENCY AND
TRAUMA, RECOVERING CENTER. WITH
A VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE BUDGET, I MIGHT
ADD. THIS CENTER HAS PROVIDED
CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AND
FAMILIES DEALING WITH THE GRIEF
OF THE MAY 26 SHOOTING. AS A
PART OF THE STATE BUDGET LAST
YEAR. MORE SPECIFICALLY, WE H
S APPROPRIATED $20 MILLION TO
FUND THE SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE
CENTER. THIS RESILIENCY CENTER
TO WORKERS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
TRAGIC SHOOTING AT WTA AS WE ALL
KNOW, IS NOT UNCOMMON. THE MAY
26 SHOOTING WAS THE THIRD
WORKPLACE SHOOTING UNDER TWO
MONTHS AND 2021 ACCORDING TO
EVERY TOWN FOR GUN SAFETY. THERE
HAVE BEEN 37 MASS WORKPLACE
SHOOTINGS IN THE LAST 13 YEARS
AND FIVE OF THOSE 37 FIVE OF
THEM OCCURRED IN THE SPRING OF
LAST YEAR. EXPERTS SAY THAT THE
INDIVIDUALS THAT COMMIT THESE
ATTACKS ARE LIKELY TO BE
REACTING TO STRESS OR TRIGGERS
IN THEIR WORKPLACE OR AT HOME.
THIS RISE IN WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
SHOWS THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE
MORE SUPPORT FOR WORKERS TO
ENSURE THAT TRAGIC EVENTS LIKE
THE VT SHOOTING HAPPEN LESS
FREQUENTLY, UM AND OF COURSE IN
A PERFECT WORLD, NOT AT ALL. SB
12 94 ACHIEVES THE SCHOOL. BY
DRAWING FROM THE BEST PRACTICES
AND LESSONS LEARNED AT BT AND
APPLYING IT TO A MODEL THAT WE
WOULD HOPE. WITH SOME SUB
SUBSEQUENT BILL COULD BE
REPLICATED STATEWIDE.
SPECIFICALLY THE BILL ASKED THE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO
COLLABORATE WITH VT AND OTHER
HEALTH AGENCIES TO PREPARE. A
REPORT WITH THE EFFECTIVE
PRACTICES USED TO BE T A AND
CREATE A STATEWIDE MODEL THAT
CAN BE APPLIED TO HIGH STRESS
INDUSTRIES ACROSS THE STATE. I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS
MEASURE SO WE CAN TAKE THE FIRST
STEP TOWARDS STOPPING THE
PATTERN OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
WE'VE SEEN IN CALIFORNIA. AND
ACROSS THE NATION. WE OFTEN ALL
OF US SEE BILLS THAT PROPOSED TO
STUDY AND THEN COME BACK,
PERHAPS AT SOME POINT WITH AN
INVESTMENT. UM. THIS IS AN
ENTIRELY UNUSUAL BUT IN THIS
CASE, THE INVESTMENT HAS
OCCURRED. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING
NOW IS MAKING SURE THAT WE GO IN
AND STUDY THE BEST PRACTICES
THAT WE JUST INVESTED IN TO
CREATE A REPORT. THAT WILL
DOCUMENT ALL OF THAT IN A WAY
THAT HELPS ALL OF US HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. I HAVE JOHN
COURTNEY, PRESIDENT OF
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION, LOCAL
2 65. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
COURTNEY. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
THANK YOU, JERRY CHOLERA.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. UM. MY
NAME IS JOHN COURTNEY, PRESIDENT
, BUSINESS AGENT OF LOCAL TO 65
IN SAN JOSE, REPRESENT 1500. UM
BUS, RAIL OPERATORS AND
MECHANICS AND OTHER HELPERS AND
WORKERS AND ABOUT 1000 RETIREES
IN SAN JOSE. YOU KNOW, UM I JUST
WOKE UP. I JUST WANTED TO KIND
OF EXPLAIN MY JOURNEY. AND I
THINK THAT WHEN WE USED THE WORD
WELLNESS, WE HAVE TO ALSO BE
MINDFUL THAT IT'S NOT ONLY
PHYSICAL WELLNESS, BUT IT
CERTAINLY IS MENTAL WELLNESS,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE AND I
HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT
BEFORE MAY 26TH OF LAST YEAR
WHEN I WOKE UP TO GO TO WORK AND
TROVE TO WORK AND JUST WANTED TO
TALK TO SOME OF MY COWORKERS. UM
FOLKS THAT REPRESENT WALKED INTO
A WORKPLACE AT A MEETING I A
ROOM ABOUT THIS SIZE A LITTLE
SMALLER AND UM BEFORE I KNEW IT.
A GUNMAN STOOD AT THE DOORWAY.
UM MURDERED SIX OF MY FRIENDS IN
FRONT OF MY EYES. AND YOU KNOW,
I STOOD UP AND PHYSICALLY. UM.
TOLD THE SHOOTER TO STOP
SHOOTING AND I LOOKED INTO HIS
EYES AND HE POINTED THE GUN AT
ME AND TOLD ME HE WASN'T GOING
TO SHOOT ME. AND AT THAT THAT'S
WHEN I REALLY SAW. MENTAL
HEALTH. MENTAL ILLNESS. WHEN I
LOOKED INTO THE THAT
INDIVIDUALS, EYES AND I AM RAN
OUT OF THE ROOM, YELLING
SCREAMING. UM. AND ULTIMATELY,
THE MURDERER WENT ON TO KILL
THREE MORE OF THE FOLKS THAT I
KNEW. AND THAT WE ALREADY
FRIENDS OF OURS AND WITH
FAMILIES AND THAT TIME. MY ONLY
UNDERSTANDING OF WEALTH OF
MENTAL HEALTH AGAIN WAS THE FACT
THAT THE MURDERER HAD COMMITTED
THESE THINGS. WHAT'S GOING ON IN
HIS LIFE COULD HE HAVE HAD
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE HELPED
TO STOP THIS? AND I KNEW WHAT
TRIGGERED IT WAS IN THE
WORKPLACE. UM, BUT WE DIDN'T
HAVE. I DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO
GO. UM, WE'RE WITH WITH I
SUFFERED. UM I'M SO SORRY. I THE
TIMELINE. IT'S A PLEASE. JUST I
WANTED TO JUST BRIEFLY TELL YOU
ABOUT MY JOURNEY. MY JOURNEY IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. I
HAD NOWHERE TO GO WITH MY MENTAL
HEALTH AND FAMILY SUFFERED
WORKERS SUFFERED. WE ALL KNEW
THESE FOLKS IN THE WHOLE ENTIRE
COUNTY SUFFERED IN THE RIPPLE
EFFECT ALL THROUGHOUT PROBABLY
THIS ROOM ON THAT MORNING. IT'S
STILL IT'S STILL EVIDENT TODAY.
HOW WERE AFFECTED BY IT, AND THE
WELLNESS CENTER WASN'T THERE FOR
US BEFORE THE TRAGEDY OR EVEN
NOW, AFTER THE TRACK THE TRAGEDY
AND TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS
TO UTILIZE. I CAN TELL YOU
ABSOLUTELY SAVE LIVES. I HAD TO
LITERALLY GO TO FLORIDA TO GET
HELP FOR PTSD AND MY MENTAL
HEALTH AND IN THE COUNTY ALL THE
RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE, WE DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING SPECIFIC TO
EMPLOYER EMPLOYEE WELLNESS, AND
NOT ONLY THAT THIS WILL NOT ONLY
HELP THE COMMUNITY, THE WORKERS
COMMUNITY TO HAVE A CENTER LIKE
THIS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR
COMMUNITY IS SUPER IMPORTANT.
ONE LAST EXAMPLE I'M GOING TO
GIVE YOU THE OTHER DAY. LAST
WEEK, A FATHER KILLED HIS WIFE.
MOTHER OF THEIR SIX CHILDREN AND
KILLED HIMSELF IN SAN JOSE, AND
WE UTILIZED THE RESILIENCY
CENTER TO HELP. UM WITH THE
CHILDREN AND EXPLAINING TO THE
CHILDREN. WHAT HAPPENED? WE HAD
THIS AVAILABLE. WE KNEW WHERE TO
GO. THE RESOURCES WERE THERE.
PLEASE I BEG YOU TO PLEASE PUT
THIS RESOURCE IN PLACE. THANK
YOU. UM, IS THERE. ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM AND SUPPORT OF SB?
12 94. CHRISTOPH MAYER WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 12 94.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. PRETTY AS
SOMEONE IN THE LINES BUT IT S
BETWEEN 94. YES MR CHAIR. THERE
ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE
EXPRESSED THAT THEY WISH TO
SPEAK FOR ANYONE ELSE. PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO LINE 40.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SHARON MEMBERS
PAUL WOODS WITH CALIFORNIA
ADVISORS ON BEHALF OF THE
CENTER, CLERIC, VALLEY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LINE 38. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, MITCH STEIGER WITH
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
SPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 28. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBER SHANE
GOTTESMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA UH, THE H U. UM WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL AND
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING OUR
LEADER JOHN COURTNEY TO TELL HIS
STORY. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR.
THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO SIGNAL
THEY WISH TO SPEAK. THANK YOU.
UM WE DON'T HAVE ANY REGISTERED
OPPOSITION. WAS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM AND OPPOSITION SP 12
94. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE
LINES AND OPPOSITION TO SB? 12
94. US TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS 10. MR CHAIR. THERE
IS NO ONE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS MEMBERS. VICE CHAIR
MATHIS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
YOUR STORY. AS IS A COMBAT
VETERAN WHOSE HELP OTHERS WITH
MENTAL HEALTH AND EVERYTHING
ELSE IS JUST SOMETHING I FIGHT
TREMENDOUSLY FOR. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU SHARING IT AND
SENATOR FOR CARRYING THIS TWO
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. AND IT'S
EVEN HARDER FOR GUYS. ESPECIALLY
TOUGH GUYS TO OPEN UP TO REALLY
WANT TO. THANK YOU FOR THAT IN
LEADING OTHERS. TO OPEN UP. IT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER QUESTION? COMMENT WELL, WE
DO HAVE A MOTION BEFORE I HANDED
BACK OVER. UM JOHN, YOU KNOW HOW
MUCH WE'VE TALKED? YOU KNOW HOW
MUCH I ADMIRE YOU FOR YOUR
COURAGE AND UM. THANK YOU.
THERE'S A CONTINUING TO ADVOCATE
AND FOR YOUR MEMBERS FOR ALL
WORKERS FOR ALL FAMILIES. HAVING
GONE WHAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH
HAVING OTHERS OF YOUR FRIENDS
THAT HAVE ALSO GONE THROUGH THE
TRAUMA. UM AND. YOU KNOW, YOU
MENTIONED WHAT? I JUST WANT TO
HAVE ONE QUESTION IN TERMS OF
YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST A
LITTLE OVER A YEAR, ESPECIALLY
SINCE THE CENTER HAS BEEN
OPERATING YOU OR OTHERS. YOU
SPOKEN TO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
SERVICES THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO, UM, RECEIVE FROM THE
CENTER THAT YOU BELIEVE BEEN
BENEFICIAL. THAT AGAIN IS AS
SENATOR CORTEZ. HE'S TRYING TO
PUT SOME MODEL. I MEAN, WE'VE
NEVER IT'S NOT THE KIND OF MODEL
YOU WANT TO HAVE TO DO. BUT NOW
THAT YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE
DOING IT, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
SERVICES OR SOME OF THE THAT
THAT YOU FEEL HAVE BEEN
ADVANTAGEOUS. THAT'S IT. THANK
YOU FOR ASKING THAT QUESTION.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT
AND WE ARE ACTUALLY LITERALLY
WRITING THE PLAYBOOK AS WE GO
RIGHT. NONE OF US KNEW WHAT TO
DO POST TRAGEDY OF SOME OF THE
SERVICES THAT ARE BEING OFFERED,
OBVIOUSLY OR COUNSELING THERAPY.
PUTTING FOLKS IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION TO GET FURTHER HELP.
UM THE RESOURCES THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT MORE RECENTLY ARE
JUST, UM THE AVAILABILITY OF THE
OF THE CENTER TO PROVIDE GROUP
SERVICES FOR FOLKS WHO ARE HAVE
A COMMON COMMON ISSUE. IF YOU
WILL, UM UH AGAIN, IT'S GROWING.
IT'S BEING UTILIZED IN.
PRIMARILY IN THE MENTAL HEALTH.
AH FOR THE WORKERS, BUT THE
GROWTH POTENTIAL IS THERE AND AH
, LIST IS ABOUT THAT LONG, ASHA
. YEAH THAT'S GREAT. I MEAN,
WHEN I WAS IN THE CITY COUNCIL,
WHERE WE USED TO BE ON THE
RETIREMENT BOARD FOR A WHILE AND
WHAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON THERE
WERE PHYSICAL INJURIES. OH YOU
HAVE WORKERS COMP YOU HAVE TO,
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THE KNEE INJURY OR OR WHAT, HAVE
YOU AND THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW?
OKAY THIS IS WHAT THE
PRESCRIPTION IS FOR THAT GO TAKE
CARE OF IT. BUT VERY RARELY, IF
AT ALL, WOULD THERE BE ANY
CONVERSATION OF MENTAL HEALTH?
AND OBVIOUSLY THIS COMES OUT OF
A SPECIFIC TRAGEDY. BUT THE
REALITY IS, I THINK THERE'S A
LOT OF HEALING THAT NEEDS TO
HAPPEN IN OUR WORKPLACES. UH,
JUST GOING THROUGH THIS
PANDEMIC. UM HAS EXPOSED, YOU
KNOW, BUT SO MANY WORKERS ARE
GOING THROUGH. AND SO I'M I'M
PROUD OF THE FACT THAT COMING
OUT OF THE TRAGEDY WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY IMPROVE.
AND HAVE A MODEL THAT CAN
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AT
WORK. UM THAT WILL EXTEND WHEN
YOU LEAVE WORK, AND SO FOR THAT,
I'M VERY GRATEFUL, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A PRINCIPAL
CO AUTHOR, UM, CERTAINLY IF THE
OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF HERE
TODAY. AH AND I REALLY WANT TO
THANK YOU, SENATOR CORTEZ. I
KNOW THAT WE OBVIOUSLY OUR
OFFICERS HAVE WORKED A LOT OF
SINCE THIS TRAGEDY ON A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT FRONTS. AND IN
TERMS OF THE FACILITIES FUNDING,
WHAT HAVE YOU BUT I THINK WHAT?
WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IS GOING
TO UM LAST MUCH LONGER THAN
BUILDINGS. I THINK IT'S GOING TO
HAVE A REALLY POSITIVE IMPACT ON
WORKPLACES THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
SO FOR THAT, I THANK YOU AND YOU
MAKE CLOTHES. ANY CLEARLY WE'RE
DOING THIS TOGETHER. REALLY
COLLECTIVELY. AND I KNOW THE
LEGISLATURE'S COMMITTED TO THIS
. I THANK YOU FOR AGAIN FOR YOUR
COMMENTS, MR CHAIR AND FOR ALL
YOUR YOUR EFFORTS FOR EVERYONE'S
EFFORTS IN THE LEGISLATURE TO
RESPOND EFFECTIVELY. TO WHAT
WE'RE UP AGAINST OUT THERE AND
LET ME JUST ACKNOWLEDGE. MR
COURTNEY, JOHN COURTNEY AND I. A
LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AGO, MY
OFFICE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE
VERY THINGS THAT JUST HAVE COME
UP IN THE COMMENTS BY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. AS AS HE CONTINUES TO
MAKE HIMSELF OF SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY COMING OUT OF THIS
TRAGEDY, AND I JUST WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE HIM FOR THAT,
BECAUSE UM WOULD
REQUIRE THAT, UH NOBODY WOULD
DEMAND THAT AND FRANKLY, I'M NOT
SURE ANYONE EXPECTED THAT. THAT
THE INDIVIDUAL CLOSEST TO THE
SCENE WOULD THROW HIMSELF INTO
SERVICE ON THE BROADER COMMUNITY
, NOT JUST HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BUT BEYOND OUR STATE
BOUNDARIES, TOO. EXPLAIN A LOT
ABOUT THE VICE CHAIR WAS TALKING
ABOUT GETTING PEOPLE TO IN
EFFECT BREAKDOWN. UM IN AN
INTENTIONAL HUESO, WE REMOVE THE
STIGMA AND START REALLY FACING
WHAT WE NEED TO FACE HERE, AND I
APPRECIATE IT WOULD APPRECIATE
THIS COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT, SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
DO HAVE EMOTION. VICE CHAIR
MATHA, SECONDED BY THE MEMBER
RAISE. MADAM SECRETARY. WE CAN
DO A ROLL CALL VOTE ON SP 12 94,
PLEASE. MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. KARA
TÔI MATHIS, HANEY HANEY I, JOAN
SAWYER, JOAN SAWYER. I RAISE
REYES. I SEE ARDO SERATO, NOT
VOTING BOARD. WARD. I. THAT
BUILDS OUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HURT.
YEAH. SENATOR BRADFORD. NO THANK
YOU. MOTION LOOK AT THAT RESPECT
THAT DRIVE UP. THANK YOU. SO SB
13 34. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND AND SENATOR BRADFORD.
IT'S JUST STRAIGHTFORWARD, MORE
MEASURE THAT ALLOWS OUR PUBLIC
SECTOR NURSES WHO WORK IN OUR
AH! UM HOSPITALS AND YOU SEE
EACH HAVE ACCESS TO PROPER REST
AND LUNCH BREAKS THAT ALL OF US
SHOULD WANT AND IF AFFORDED, AND
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. MY
WITNESS HAS ANYTHING THAT HE
MADE TO SORT THIS STUFF. THANK
YOU. YES GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. CURTIS LENGTH.
THE CALIFORNIA NURSES
ASSOCIATION, PROUD SPONSORS OF
SB 13 34. WE THANK SENATOR
BRADFORD FOR CARRYING THIS BILL
, UH, BY ITS VERY NATURE,
NURSING WORKERS PHYSICALLY
EMOTIONALLY DEMANDING, GIVEN ALL
THAT OUR NURSES HAVE UNDERGONE
THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC SP 13 34.
IT'S MUCH NEEDED LEGISLATION. UM
CURRENTLY IN CALIFORNIA, ONLY
PRIVATE SECTOR NURSES ARE
GUARANTEED MEAL AND REST PERIODS
WHILE NURSES EMPLOYED IN THE
PUBLIC SECTOR LACK THESE BASIC
PROTECTIONS, EVEN THOUGH THEY
PERFORM THE SAME TASK. HOSPITAL
EMPLOYEES AT THAT YOU SEE
ANOTHER PUBLIC SECTORS, HEALTH
CARE FACILITIES DESERVE THE SAME
MEAL AND REST PERIODS. UH THAT
PRIVATE SECTOR AND CURRENTLY
ENJOYS. WE UH, ASKED.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU. ANYONE
IN THE AUDIENCE AND SUPPORT OF
SB 30 34. CHRISTOPH MAYER WITH
AFSCME, CALIFORNIA ALSO IN
SUPPORT OF SB 13 34. THANKS
THANK YOU. OPERATOR ANYONE ON
THE PHONE LINES AND SUPPORTED SP
13 34. YES MR CHAIR WE DO HAVE
PEOPLE HAVE SIGNALED THAT THEY
WISH TO SPEAK. AND FOR THOSE WHO
HAVE NOT, YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
ZERO. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO LINE
38. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
MITCH STEIGER WITH CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION IN SPORT.
FLYING 28. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR MEMBER SHANE GUSSMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE TEAMSTERS, THE
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION
MACHINISTS UNION. THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION,
UNITED HERE AND UTILITY WORKERS
UNION ALL IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO
SIGNAL THEY WISH TO SPEAK. THANK
YOU. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION OF SP
13 34. ANYWHERE ON THE PHONE
LINES AND OPPOSITION TO SB 13
34.
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT. SO WE'LL
COME BACK TO COMMITTEE AND HE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. YEAH.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. ISN'T
THAT RESOLVED IN A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING? PUBLIC AGENCIES
PRETTY MUCH ALL HAVE THAT. SO
HOW COME THIS ISN'T BEEN? HOW?
HOW COME THIS HASN'T BEEN
RESOLVED THROUGH COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING? IN SOME CASES, IT IS
. AH THERE ARE SOME CASES WHERE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING DOES TAKE
CARE OF THIS, BUT THERE ARE MANY
CASES WHERE IT DOESN'T AND THIS
ENSURES THAT THOSE THAT DON'T
THERE. THIS IS COVERED. WHERE
THIS IS TAKING CARE OF HER. THIS
BENEFIT IS ALLOWED FOR THE FOR
THESE PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UH WE DO
HAVE EMOTION. VICE CHAIR MATHIS
SECONDARY BY SUMMARY RAISE
SENATOR WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE. YES
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS.
THIS AGAIN IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD
MEASURE AS A SON OF A NURSE. UH,
I KNOW THE CHALLENGES THAT ARE
FRONTLINE WORKERS FACED AND WE
SAW IT DURING THIS PANDEMIC MORE
SO THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND IT'S
ONLY COMMON SENSE THAT THOSE MEN
AND WOMEN WHO ARE THERE
PROVIDING HEALTHCARE AND SERVING
THOSE IN MOST NEED SHOULD BE
AFFORDED ADEQUATE RECIPE RATES
ON LUNCH BREAKS AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. THE
ROLL CALL VOTE ON SP 13 34.
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA CHOLERA
I, MATHIS, THIS I HANEY HANEY, I
JOHN SAWYER. JOHN SAWYER. I
RAISE PRAYERS. I SEYARTO. CR
DON'T KNOW. WARD WARD? AYE.
ALRIGHT THAT BILL IS OUT. THANK
THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND WE'RE
ADJOURNED. BIXEL.