RIGHT. COMMITTEE HIGHER
EDUCATION IS CALLED TO ORDER. IN
THE ABSENCE OF ACQUIRING WILL
BEGIN AS A COMMITTEE.
SUBCOMMITTEE. SO WELCOME TO THE
COMMITTEE AND HIGHER EDUCATION
BILL HEARING WHETHER YOU ARE
HERE IN PERSON WATCHING
VIRTUALLY OR ON THE PHONE LINES
, I'M GLAD YOU HAVE JOINED FOR
TODAY'S HEARING. I WILL NOT GO
OVER SOMEOF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF
THE STRUCTURE OF TODAY'S
HEARING. DUE TO THE ONGOING
PANDEMIC. WE'RE STILL PRACTICING
PHYSICAL DISTANCING AND THIS
HEARING AND THROUGHOUT THE
CAPITOL BUILDING. WE ARE ONLY
ABLE TO HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF
PEOPLE PHYSICALLY PRESENT TO
OBSERVE AND PARTICIPATE DURING
THIS HEARING. IF YOU'RE HERE IN
PERSON, PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE
MASKS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED,
THEY ARE RECOMMENDED, REGARDLESS
OF VACCINE STATUS. IF YOU'D LIKE
TO WEAR A MASK AND DON'T HAVE
ONE, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MASK
ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT
THE SECURITY CHECKPOINTS AT THE
ENTRANCE OF THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. WE HAVE A FEW
DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR WITNESS
TESTIMONY TODAY. IN PERSON OR BY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY USING THE
LEGISLATIVE PORTAL. FOR IN
PERSON IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN THE BILL, PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. I WOULD ASK
THE PUBLIC, NOT TOUCH THE
MICROPHONE. YOU CAN EXIT THE
HEARING. ONCE YOU FINISHED
TESTIFYING OR RETURN TO YOUR
SEAT. FOR WRITTEN TESTIMONY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE
ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL. WHICH CAN BE LOCATED ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. LEAD
WITNESS AND TWEENER TESTIMONY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GUIDELINES
FOR BUILDS HEARD IN THIS
COMMITTEE IS TO ALLOW TESTIMONY
FROM TOO LI, WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT AND TO LEAD WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO SPEAK FOR NO MORE
THAN TWO MINUTES EACH.
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS AND ENTITIES
THAT ARE NEITHER IN SUPPORT NOR
IN OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED TO
GIVE TESTIMONY FOR NO MORE THAN
TWO MINUTES WHEN I CALLED FOR
TWEENERS THE MEASURE HAS MORE
THAN TWO ENTITIES AND THE
TWEENER CATEGORY ONLY TWO WILL
BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR TWO
MINUTES EACH. PLEASE NOTE THAT
YOUR TESTIMONY IS BEING TIME. IF
YOU APPROACHED TWO MINUTES, I
WILL INTERRUPT YOU AND ASK THAT
YOU BRING YOUR TESTIMONY TO A
CLOSE. THANK YOU FOR BEARING
WITH US AS WE IMPLEMENT METHODS
TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE PEOPLE
OF CALIFORNIA WHILE ALSO BEING
MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THE
PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNS WE ALL
FACE. FOR MEMBERS. IF YOU'D LIKE
TO RESPOND TO ROLL CALL, ASK A
QUESTION OR PROVIDE A COMMENT.
YOU WILL NEED TO RAISE YOUR HAND
AND ACTIVATE YOUR VOLUME BUTTON
ON YOUR DIETS, MICROPHONE. FOR
AUTHORS. EACH MEMBER PRESENTING
TODAY WILL PROVIDE AN OPENING
AND A CLOSING STATEMENT AS
DISHES. ADDITIONALLY AS I
PREVIOUSLY STATED YOUR LEAD
WITNESS WILL EACH HAVE TWO
MINUTES TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY. WE HAVE EIGHT
MEASURES ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
AND PLEASE NOTE THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIGUEL SANTIAGO
WILL PRESENT FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT SP 9 64 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR WIENER. UM. NOT SEEN.
OH, WE HAVE AN AUTHOR AT THIS
TIME. SENATOR JOSH BECKER. UH IF
YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH SB 8 93
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, SENATOR.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT SP 8 93. FIRST
WE MET. I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
AND THANK THE COMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL. SP
8 93 WILL MAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MORE AFFORDABLE. FOR STUDENTS
MOST IN NEED WITHIN THE CEMETERY
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. ALSO REFERRED TO SMC
CD. THE COMMUNITY. COLLEGE
STUDENTS FACE SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO TENNY
COLLEGE, INCLUDING REMOTE FEES,
BOOKS, TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING,
FOOD, OTHER COSTS. THEY CAME OUT
TO OVER $15,000. 28 STUDENTS IN
THE PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
. FLEXIBILITY IS NEEDED BY THE
DISTRICT SO THEY CAN BETTER
UTILIZE EXISTING LOCAL REVENUE
TO REMOVE FINANCIAL BARRIERS FOR
STUDENTS. AND TO SUPPORT THEM
WITH THE TOTAL COST OF
ATTENDANCE. THIS LEGISLATION
WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN
ADDITION ESTIMATED 4000
ADDITIONAL STUDENTS. ON TOP OF
THE 2000 ALREADY SERVED BY THE
CURRENT PROMISED SCHOLARS
PROGRAM. AND THIS IS WITHOUT ANY
ADDED COSTS TO THE STATE. THE
BILL PROVIDES THE DISTRICT
SCHOOLS WITH MORE FLEXIBILITIES
TO USE THEIR EXISTING FUNDING TO
WAIVE STUDENT FEES AND PROVIDES
STUDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO OFFSET THE COSTS
WITH BECOMES A BEING A STUDENT.
IN DOING SO IT GIVES THE
CEMETERY COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAT
TALKS REMOVED BARRIERS ARE
KEEPING STUDENTS FROM ENROLLING
OR COMPLETING DEGREES.
UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME
CONCERNS HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP.
BY THE OPPOSITION ABOUT THE 50%
LAW. THEY'RE GONNA REITERATE
THAT WHAT WAS SAID IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS, WHICH IS THE
50% LOT IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE. OF
THIS BILL. THE BILLS AGAIN ABOUT
GIVING MORE OPPORTUNITY STUDENTS
WHO NEED ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL
SUPPORT, INCLUDING WORK
SENSIBILITY FOR UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
HERE WITH ME TESTIFY TODAY, OR
AARON MORPHINE, VICE CHANCELLOR
OF THE DISTRICT AND MEGAN BUENO
PROMISED SCHOLARS PROGRAM ALUMNI
AT COLLEGE OF SAMBA, TOO. THANK
YOU. AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. IT'S AN HONOR
TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY AND
SUPPORT A SENATE BILL 8 93 FROM
SENATOR BECKER. MY NAME IS
DOCTOR ELMA CONVENE, AND I'M THE
VICE CHANCELLOR OF EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES AND PLANNING FOR THE
SAN MATEO COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT. SB 83 MAKES
TOO SMALL BUT CRITICAL CHANGES
THAT WOULD ALLOW OUR DISTRICT TO
USE LOCAL RESOURCES TO EXPAND
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN
PART TO SUPPLEMENT A B 19 FUNDS
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF OUR
PROMISE SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND
ALSO TO SUPPORT STUDENTS BASIC
NEEDS, SUCH AS FOOD, HOUSING,
TRANSPORTATION, FAMILY CARE.
SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL WOULD
ALLOW OUR LOCAL BOARD OF
TRUSTEES TO ADOPT POLICIES THAT
REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ENROLLMENT
FEES FOR STUDENTS BASED ON
CRITERIA SUCH AS DOCUMENTED
FINANCIAL NEED AND TO DEDICATE
LOCAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS. TOTAL COST
OF ATTENDANCE. BOTH OF THESE
CHANGES WILL ALLOW OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT TO BUILD ON
EXISTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE PROMISED
GRANT AND THE A B 19 CALIFORNIA
COLLEGE PROMISE. YOU MIGHT
REASONABLY ASK. WHAT MIGHT THESE
CHANGES LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE?
AS THE BILL STATES ARE, LOCAL
BOARD OF TRUSTEES WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO ADOPT LOCAL POLICIES
. THESE COULD, FOR EXAMPLE,
EXPAND THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE
PROMISED GRANT PROGRAM TO SERVE
STUDENTS WHO DID NOT CURRENTLY
QUALIFY, BUT NONETHELESS HAVE
FINANCIAL NEEDS. IN SAN MATEO
COUNTY. THE MEDIAN SINGLE FAMILY
HOME PRICES MORE THAN $2
MILLION. WELL WE AS A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT BENEFIT FROM
THOSE LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES. THE
INCREDIBLY HIGH COST OF LIVING
CREATES A TREMENDOUS FINANCIAL
BARRIER TO THE COMMUNITIES WE
SERVE. AS SUCH, WE COULD EXPAND
ELIGIBILITY FOR FEE WAIVERS TO
200, OR EVEN 300% OF CURRENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE PROMISED
GRANT INCOME LEVELS AND THIS
WOULD BENEFIT FAMILIES IN SAN
MATEO COUNTY THAT ARE BARELY
ABLE TO MEET. ENDS MADE AND YET
DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXISTING
PROGRAMS. THESE ARE WORKING
CLASS FAMILIES AND THESE ARE
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND FOR US
AS A COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT, THIS IS AN EQUITY
ISSUE. NOT ONLY COULD OUR BOARD
WAY FEES AND ELIMINATE THAT
BARRIERS ATTENDING COLLEGE, BUT
THEY COULD ALSO EXPAND OUR
PROMISE SCHOLARS PROGRAM OUR
LOCAL COLLEGE PROBLEMS PROGRAM
BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE
COST OF ATTENDANCE. THIS
INCLUDES BOOKS, FOOD, SECURITY,
TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER BASIC
NEEDS. AND IT ALLOWS TO EXPAND
ENROLLMENT IN THIS COMPLETION
FOCUS PROGRAM THAT HAS MORE THAN
DOUBLED TWO AND THREE YEAR
GRADUATION RATES IN OUR DISTRICT
WE CURRENTLY SERVE ABOUT 2000
STUDENTS EVERY YEAR, BUT SB 8 93
WOULD ALLOW US TO MEET THE
DEMAND TO SERVE AS MANY AS 6000.
THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO IMPROVE
THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, THEIR
FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITIES
THEY LIVE IN, AND THE ECONOMY OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAN TO
GET STUDENTS TO COMPLETE A
COLLEGE DEGREE. AND FOR ALL
THESE REASONS, OUR DISTRICT
SUPPORTS SB 8 93. FINALE TO TURN
IT OVER TO ONE OF OUR PROMISE.
SCHOLARS GRADUATES MEGAN BUENO
PROGRAM HAS HAD IN HER LIFE.
HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEDINA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. SO MY NAME IS MEGAN
LAUREN BUENO, AND I'M A PROUD
FILIPINO FIRST GENERATION
PROMISED SCHOLAR PROGRAM ALUMNI
OF THE COLLEGE OF CEMETERY Ó.
AND NOW I'M TRANSFERRING ONTO
CAL POLY HUMBOLDT. SO I WASN'T
THE MOST ACADEMICALLY MOTIVATED
STUDENT AND I NEVER THOUGHT I
WOULD GO TO COLLEGE BECAUSE I
WAS SO AFRAID OF THE FINANCIAL
BURDEN THAT WOULD HIT MY FAMILY.
BUT THEN I APPLIED TO THE
PROMISE PROGRAM AT THE END OF MY
SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL I GOT
IN, BUT I NEVER REALIZED JUST
HOW MUCH MY LIFE HAS CHANGED FOR
THE BETTER. SO REACHING OUT FOR
HELP ISN'T ALWAYS EASY, AND WHEN
I DID, AND STARTED TO BECOME
MORE INVOLVED THE PROMISED TEAM
AND PROMISED STUDENTS WERE
ALWAYS THERE FOR ME FROM AN EAR
TO LISTEN TO, TO WISE ADVICE AND
LESSONS. THE MONTHLY INCENTIVES
TO PAYING FOR STUDENT FEES.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT THE WORKSHOPS
, TEXTBOOK SUPPORT AND OVERALL
ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUPPORT.
WHERE THE RECIPE FOR ACADEMIC
AND WELLNESS SUCCESS FOR ME AND
THIS PROGRAM BELIEVED IN ME AND
HAD SO MUCH FAITH IN ME WHEN I
HAD DONE AND WITH EVERYTHING
I'VE BEEN THROUGH, THEY HELPED
ME THROUGH IT ALL. SO WITH THE
CARE AND OVERWHELMING LOVE AND
SUPPORT THAT THEY'VE SHOWN ME
THERE WAS THIS WILL HAVE SUCH A
LASTING IMPACT ON ME AS I WANT
TO PURSUE MY HIGHER EDUCATION
AND BECOME A COUNSELOR MYSELF
AND TO TOP IT OFF THE AMAZING
COMMUNITY. I WAS IMMERSED IN
TRULY SHAPED ME INTO THE STRONG,
RESILIENT AND CAPABLE WOMAN I AM
TODAY. GOING TO THE PROVIDED
WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS AND BEING
ABLE TO MEET AND CONNECT WITH
OTHER PROMISE STUDENTS AND
LEARNING ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND
NARRATIVES WAS DEFINITELY SO
CAPTIVATING AND BEING ABLE TO BE
PART OF THIS COMMUNITY AND
DEVELOPING MEANINGFUL
RELATIONSHIPS IS SOMETHING THAT
I WILL TREASURE FOREVER. I
WOULDN'T BE WHO I AM TODAY
WITHOUT THEIR GUIDANCE AND
WARMTH AND I SUPPORT THE PASSAGE
OF SB 893. AS I TRULY BELIEVE
THAT, UM, IT WOULD ENSURE A
SMOOTHER PROCESS FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS. AND ENSURE THEM TO
SUCCEED AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO
BE A PROMISE SCHOLAR AND I'M
HOPEFUL THAT WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE BILL, STUDENTS WOULD GET THE
SAME EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORT THAT
I DID. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK AND SHARE MY EXPERIENCES
WITH YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK
YOU ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE. STATE
YOUR NAME. AND THE ORGANIZATION
THAT YOU REPRESENT. THANK YOU.
HELLO YES, EARLY ON BEHALF OF
SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
SHARING MEMBERS NATE SULLIVAN
BEHALF OF THE FOLLOWING
ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL ASKS ME CITY OF SOUTH SAN
FRANCISCO, THE SAN MATEO AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CEMETERY, Ó
COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SAN
MATEO. COUNTY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AND THE
STUDENT SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. NOW WITNESSES
IN THE OPPOSITION IF YOU COME
OUT, GO AHEAD AND COME UP TO THE
TABLE.
MR CHAIR MEMBERS. MICHAEL YOUNG
WITH MICHAEL YOUNG WITH THE
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS. WE ARE WE HAVE AN
OPPOSING LIST OF INDIA POSITION
ON THE BILL. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE
THAT THERE IS A LINK BETWEEN THE
50% LAW AND HOW THE DISTRICT IS
COMPLYING WITH 50% LAW
SPECIFICALLY, THERE'S NO
ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THE BILL
FOR THE NEW PROGRAMS THAT THE
DISTRICT CONTEMPLATING CREATING
, AND THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL FUNDING MEANS THAT
THE MONEY TO PROVIDE THE
PROGRAMS THAT THEY WANT TO
IMPLEMENT HAS TO COME FROM
SOMEWHERE, SO THAT MEANS THEY'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO USE EXISTING
PROGRAMS OR EXISTING FUNDS ARE
EXISTING ALLOCATIONS TO
IMPLEMENT THIS NEW POLICY. WITH
THAT IN MIND, THE DISTRICT IS
ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO USE
THEIR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUN
IN A WAY THAT THEY CURRENTLY
AREN'T ALLOWED TO THEIR ASKING
FOR NEW LATITUDE AND HOW THEY
USE THEIR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
FUND. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, IT
IS ENTIRELY REASONABLE TO ASK
THE DISTRICT TO COMPLY WITH
EXISTING LAW AS IT RELATES TO
THAT UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FLYING
BEFORE GRANTING THEM THAT NEW
AUTHORITY. WE DON'T DISAGREE
THAT THE GOALS OF THE BILL ARE
ADMIRABLE. WE STRONGLY AGREE
WITH THAT, HOWEVER. JUST BECAUSE
YOU HAVE AN ADMIRABLE GOAL
DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE
LEGISLATURE SHOULDN'T HOLD
DISTRICTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR
COMPLYING WITH EXISTING LAW SO
RIGHT NOW AS IT RELATES TO THE
50% LOSS, 70 OUT OF 73 DISTRICTS
COMPLY. THIS IS NOT A HIGH BAR
OR AN INSURMOUNTABLE,
INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIER. 95% OF
DISTRICTS DO IT. SAN MATEO IS
JUST ONE OF THE UNIQUE DISTRICTS
THAT DOESN'T AND RIGHT NOW
THERE'S NO PENALTY FOR NOT
COMPLYING WITH THE WITH THE 50%
LAW FOR BASIC EIGHT DISTRICTS
SITUATED LIKE SAN MATEO. SO FROM
OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE STRONGLY
THINK THAT THE BILL WOULD HAVE
STRONGER POLICY AND BE AH, AND
WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF THE BILL
HAT LANGUAGE THAT SAID THAT YES
, YOU CAN DO AND IMPLEMENT THE
POLICIES THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING
, BUT FIRST, YOU MUST COMPLY
WITH EXISTING LAW AS IT RELATES
TO THE 50% LAW. I THINK THAT'S
SOUND JUDGMENT AND SOUND POLICY
PARTICULARLY WHEN, UH, THE USES
OF THE 50% LAW IS SPECIFICALLY
FOR INVESTMENT IN IN CLASSROOM
INSTRUCTION. THESE ARE THINGS
THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT STUDENTS
WERE TALKING ABOUT OFFICE HOURS
AND SALARIES AND CLASSIFY
SUPPORT AND BENEFITS AND JUST
EVERYTHING THAT GOES ALONG WITH
THE DISTRICT INVESTMENT IN
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION HAS A
DIRECT CONNECTION AND THE DIRECT
IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND RIGHT NOW
THE DISTRICT ISN'T COMPLYING
WITH THAT. SO BEFORE WE GRANT
THEM THAT NEW AUTHORITY THAT NEW
LATITUDE TO IMPLEMENT NEW
PROGRAMS THAT THEY CURRENTLY
DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO
SO WE STRONGLY THINK IT MAKES
SENSE TO REQUIRED THEM TO COMPLY
WITH THE 50% LAW. AND LASTLY,
WHEN I CLOSED OUT ALSO INCLUDE
THE FACT THAT THE DISTRICT HAS
THE LARGEST RESERVES OF ANY
DISTRICT IN THE STATE, SO
THERE'S NO REASON WHY THEY CAN'T
BOTH COMPLY WITH THE LAW AND
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMS THEY'RE
REQUESTING, SO WE STRONGLY URGE
THE LEGISLATURE TO HOLD THE
DISTRICT'S ACCOUNTABLE AND
INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE IN THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION.
IF SO, IN COME UP TO THE
MICROPHONE. NOT SEEN ANY. UH
WE'LL GO TO THE COMMITTEE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH, I'M
SORRY, TWEENERS. ANY TWEENERS ON
THIS BILL. THAT'S SEEN ANY
TWEENERS EITHER. OKAY, SO WE'LL
GO TO THE COMMITTEE. WE'RE STILL
IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE. DR CHOI.
THANK YOU CHAIR. UH, I HEAR THE
OPPOSITION OPINION. EVEN THOUGH
I DO. AH TEND TO SUPPORT THE
ORIGINAL BILL, BUT I WOULD LIKE
TO HEAR THE ANSWER TO THE
QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN RAISED IN
THE DUST OF YEAH, FIRST ONE AND
THEN I HAVE SOME PART OF
QUESTION. UM SURE. AND WE HAVE A
EXPERT FROM THE DISTRICT THAT
CAN THE ANSWER AS WELL, BUT I
THINK AS AS WAS SAID WITH
OPPOSITION IN IN IN THE CLOTHES
WAS THAT THAT THIS YOU KNOW, IN
THEORY, BOTH COULD HAPPEN AND I
THINK WITH THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS HAS SAID, IS THAT THE
50% RULE IS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF
THIS BILL. SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE
FOCUSED ON THIS BILL, WHICH IS
WE HAVE 2000 KIDS THAT QUALIFY
RIGHT NOW FOR THIS PROGRAM, WE
CAN GO UP TO 6000 WITH THIS
CHANGE, AND THAT'S REALLY THE
FOCUS OF THIS BILL. DID YOU WANT
TO COMMENT? MR. THIS IS WE
SHOULD INTRODUCE YOU. UM MICH.
FRM THE DISTRICT. CERTAINLY MR
CHAIRMAN, MITCH BAILEY, CHIEF OF
STAFF OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT IN SAN MATEO COUNTY, UM
BY CHURCH, OY TO EXPAND ON THE
COMMENTS FROM SENATOR BECKER.
AGAIN WE DON'T BELIEVE CERTAINLY
IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND WE'RE
HAPPY TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION AT
SOME POINT IN TIME, BUT FOR THE
PURPOSES OF OUR DISCUSSION
TODAY, OUR FOCUS REALLY IS ON
WHAT DR MCVEAN REFERRED TO. AS
YOU KNOW, THIS IS TRUE EQUITY
ISSUE IN OUR COUNTY, AND THE
ISSUE KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND
WORSE AND WORSE. WE ARE VERY
FORTUNATE AND MATEO COUNTY TO
HAVE A PROPERTY TAX BASE THAT
ALLOWS US TO HAVE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES THAT OTHER DISTRICTS
DON'T HAVE AND WANT TO PUT THOSE
TWO TO GOOD USE, AND THAT USES
TO SUPPORT STUDENTS DIRECTLY.
AND SO THIS BILL WILL ALLOW US
TO PROVIDE THOSE RESOURCES ARE
DIRECTLY AND AS YOU KNOW, OUR
FRIENDS FROM, YOU KNOW, CFT HAVE
MENTIONED AS WELL. YES, WE DO
HAVE RESERVES AND ALL BUDGETS
ARE REFLECTIONS OF PRIORITIES,
AND EVERY YEAR THE DISTRICT GOES
THROUGH PRIORITIZATION PROCESS.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND THE CFT
WILL NOTE THAT IN OUR LAST ROUND
OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH OUR LABOR
UNION, WE PUT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES INTO INCREASE THE ONLY
FULL TIME SALARIES FOR FACULTY
BUT ALSO WORKING TOWARD PARODY
ISSUE TO CLOSE THAT GAP FOR PART
TIME FAMILY. INCLUDING PUTTING
ANOTHER MILLION AND A HALF
DOLLARS ON OUR SALARY SCHEDULE
FOR PART TIME FAMILY TO CONTINUE
TO WORK TOWARD THAT TOWARD THAT
LEVEL, SO IT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT
IS LOST ON US, AND IT'S NOT AN
ISSUE THAT WE HAVE COMPLETELY
IGNORED. WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS
THAT THAT REMEDY. OKAY AND MY
SECOND QUESTION IS. IT'S A SUN
MATERIAL COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
DISTRICTS SO UNIQUE THAT THAT
THIS LEGISLATION IS NEEDED AND
NOT APPLICABLE TO OTHER
DISTRICTS. IF FOR THIS IS SUCH A
GOOD SUGGESTION WHY WE CAN'T
APPLY TO ALL OF THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. I APPRECIATE THE
QUESTION WE ACTUALLY THE BILL
LAST YEAR DID APPLY MORE BROADLY
. UM BUT AFTER A NUMBER OF
COMMITTEES WERE URGED TO LIMIT
IT TO THIS DISTRICT, WHICH DOES
HAVE THIS DOES HAVE THE RESERVES
DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THIS
AND MAKE IT ESSENTIALLY MORE OF
A PILOT. AND THEN HOPEFULLY, IF
IT GOES WELL, WE COULD THEN
EXPAND IT TO OTHERS. THANK YOU.
SO WHAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
FUNDS AND THE GENERAL FUND THAT
THEN ARE YOU OBLIGATED. TO OFFER
TUITION WAIVERS OR ANY FEE
WAIVERS SAY EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR OWN
GENERAL FUND. THANKS FOR THE
QUESTION. I BELIEVE THIS JUST
GIVES THE DISTRICT THE OPTION OF
DOING THIS. I DON'T THINK IT HAS
AN APPLICATION ON A FEW. MITCH
HAS A COMMENT DOESN'T THANK YOU,
SENATOR. VICE CHAIR, SO NO. SO
YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY LOOKING AT
THE BUDGET AND IN THE PART OF
ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE
BILL REQUIRES US TO PUBLICLY, UM
AT A PUBLIC MEETING OF THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES OUTLINED THE FUNDS
ARE PLANNING ON USING AND HOW
WE'RE PLANNING ON USING THOSE,
SO EVERY YEAR WEWILL. WE WILL
LOOK AT THAT AND DETERMINE, YOU
KNOW, BASED UPON THE AMOUNT OF
FINANCIAL FUNDING WE HAVE HOW
MANY STUDENTS WE CAN SERVE. SO
WHEN WE HAVE, YOU KNOW UP TO
8000 STUDENTS, WE THINK I CAN
SERVE OVER TIME. WE MAY NOT HAVE
THE FUNDING AND GIVEN YEAR TO
LOOK AT THAT, SO WE'LL BE VERY
PRUDENT IN HOW WE ALLOCATE THOSE
RESOURCES KNOWING THAT ALSO, UM,
THE PROMISE PROGRAM IS A MULTI
YEAR PROGRAM. I MEAN, WE'RE
WORKING TOWARDS COMPLETION. IT'S
NOT JUST ONE YEAR INVESTMENT IN
MULTI YEAR INVESTMENT, AND SO
WITH THIS BILL, HAVING A SUNSET
AS WELL, WE'RE ALSO MINDFUL OF
HOW WE HAVE TO BACK INTO THOSE
NUMBERS. AND OF COURSE, YOU KNOW
WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE
TRANSPARENCY COMPONENTS THAT ARE
OUTLINED IN THE BILL AS WELL.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. SEE NONE WHEN WE
HAVE AH! SENATOR BECKER. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE, SURE. JUST
WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE
DIALOGUE AND I APPRECIATE OUR
FRIENDS TO SAFETY FROM A FORMER
ADJUNCT FACULTY OF THE DISTRICT
APPRECIATE YOU ADVOCATING ON
BEHALF OF TEACHERS. UM AGAIN, I
THINK FOR THE REASONS MENTIONED
I DO URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THE
SCOPE OF THIS BILL AND I
APPRECIATE AND I VOTE BUT
APPRECIATE I VOTE AT THE AT THE
TIME. WELL, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD AND
FOR ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS, UH
AND TO BRING THIS BILL FORWARD
TO ASSIST STUDENTS LIVING IN
YOUR REGION WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HIGHER THAN AVERAGE COST OF
ATTENDANCE. AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
. I DO STRONGLY URGED SAN MATEO
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. TO APPLY FOR THE
WAIVER OF THE 50% AWE AND TO
CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH FACULTY
AND MEETING THE NEEDS OF BOTH
FACULTY AND STUDENTS. AND ONCE
WE ARE IN A FULL COMMITTEE WILL
HAVE EMOTION AND, UM, TAKE A
VOTE ON THE BILL. THANK YOU,
SENATOR BECKER. ONLY SEEN AS.
SENATOR PORTANTINO. WE WILL GO
THEN TO ITEM SIX. SB 851 WELCOME
CENTER MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. PROUD TO BE PRESENTING
SB 851, THE CAL GRANT EQUITY AND
COLLEGE ACCESS ACT. WILL PROVIDE
CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GAL
CALDERON PROGRAM. THE
LEGISLATURE IS PRIORITIZED
COLLEGE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY
AND THERE IS NO BETTER WAY TO
SUPPORT BOTH GOALS, PROVIDING
DIRECT FINANCIAL AID SUPPORT
THROUGH THE CALGARY AND PROGRAM.
WHICH MINIMIZES THE NEED FOR
STUDENTS TO WORK OR TO TAKE OUT
LOANS. WHILE IT IS UNDENIABLE,
THE MOST ROBUST STATE AID
PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY GRANT
MUST BE IMPROVED IN SOME
IMPORTANT WAYS. RECIPE 851 WILL
STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE STATE
SUPPORT OF LOW INCOME COLLEGE
STUDENTS WHO CHOOSE TO ATTEND AN
INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT UNIVERSITY
. IT WILL EXPAND ELIGIBILITY FOR
SUPPLEMENTAL CAL GRANTS THAT
SUPPORT STUDENT PARENTS AND
FOSTER YOUTH. AS WELL AS
SIMPLIFYING THE ADMINISTRATION
OF THE CAL GRANT PROGRAM. THIS
BILL WILL HELP PRODUCE AN
EDUCATED WORKFORCE AND CLOSE THE
EQUITY GAP, EXPANDING SUPPORT TO
SEVERAL 1000 ADDITIONAL STUDENTS
AND PROVIDING A MORE STABLE
AWARDS PROGRAM. I BELIEVE IN THE
VALUE OF ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENTS
OF THESE COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. IT'S PART OF THE
REASON I MYSELF AM A PROUD
PARENT OF A UNIVERSITY OF
REDLANDS STUDENT. TODAY I HAVE
HERE WITH ME TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT ALEXIS TAKAGI, WHO
GRADUATED WITH A DEGREE IN
COMMUNICATIONS FROM SANTA CLARA
UNIVERSITY. SHE IS A FIRST
GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT WHO
TRANSFERRED FROM A LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND ALEX
GREY'S VICE PRESIDENT FOR
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT A I, CCU
AND WHEN APPROPRIATE, WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON.
HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEDINA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ALEXIS
TAKAGI. I RECENTLY GRADUATED
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY. I'M ALSO
HERE AS A MEMBER OF THE
INDEPENDENT CALIFORNIA COLLEGES
ADVOCATE PROGRAM, KNOWN AS ICAP
, WHICH SERVES AS THE UNIFIED
VOICE FOR OVER 380,000 STUDENTS
THAT ATTEND OVER 80 INDEPENDENT
NONPROFIT. TOUGH WHEN YOUR
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AS
WELL AS 27,000 CALDERON
RECIPIENTS AS THE FIRST OF MY
FAMILY TO ATTEND AND GRADUATE
FROM COLLEGE, I'M HONORED TO
SHARE MY PERSPECTIVE AND SUPPORT
OF SB 851. WE'RE PROUD DAUGHTER
OF A SINGLE PARENT. I STARTED MY
ACADEMIC JOURNEY OF COLLEGES A
COST SAVING MEASURE. WAS ABLE TO
TRANSFER WITHIN 2.5 YEARS OF
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY.
SUBSEQUENTLY I COMPLETED MY
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN TWO
YEARS, WHICH WAS ONLY POSSIBLE
WITH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT I
RECEIVED FROM THE CALGARY RANT
ALONG WITH INSTITUTIONAL AID. I
CHOSE TO ATTEND SANTA CLARA
BECAUSE OF THE SMALL CLASS SIZES
THAT ALLOWED FOR PERSONALIZED
ATTENTION IN THE UNIVERSITIES,
LEAD SCHOLARS PROGRAM THAT
OFFERS A COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT
FOR FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE
STUDENTS. THE UNIVERSITY WAS THE
RIGHT CHOICE FOR ME, AND I'M NOT
PURSUING A DOCTORATE IN
EDUCATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
LEADERSHIP. I'D BE SENT A CAR
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY. AS
SOMEONE WHO STUDIES ACADEMIC
RETENTION. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
CRITICAL SUPPORT SOCIAL SUPPORT
PLAYS IN A STUDENT'S ABILITY TO
GRADUATE. THE SMALL CLASS SIZES
FACILITATED IN OUR PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS AND
PROFESSORS, WHICH I BELIEVE TO
BE INFLUENTIAL IN MY ABILITY TO
SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY. AS WELL AS
GET BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
BECAUSE OF THE CALGARY AND I'VE
BEEN ABLE TO MENTOR STUDENTS
LIKE ME THOSE WHO'D BE THE FIRST
IN THEIR FAMILY TO ATTEND
COLLEGE OF WHICH WERE ACCEPTED
INTO ISIS INSTITUTIONS, AND IT
SERVED AS A TRANSFORMATION.
AMBASSADOR MAKING SURE STUDENTS
WERE AWARE OF ON CAMPUS
RESOURCES. THE CALDERON ALSO
ALLOWED ME TO FIND MY PASSION,
MAKING HIGHER EDUCATION MORE
ACCESSIBLE REGARDLESS OF ONE
SOCIAL ECONOMIC STATUS WITHOUT
CONTINUOUSLY WORRYING ABOUT HOW
HE'S GOING TO FIND MY EDUCATION.
MY COLLEGE IN EDUCATION AND
VOCATION TO ME REPRESENT AN
OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT AND
REPRESENT THOSE A SIMILAR
BACKGROUNDS
ACADEMIA. ONE'S EDUCATION AND
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OR
SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE TAKEN
AWAY. HOWEVER EXISTING LAW
PROVIDES NO MECHANISM FOR THE
CALDERON AWARD OR FOR STUDENTS
OF INDEPENDENT CALIFORNIA
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO
INCREASEWHICH LIMITS ACCESS TO
HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
I'M HERE TODAY ADVOCATING AND
ASKING YOU FOR SUPPORT IN FAVOR
OF SB 851 TO HELP CLOSE THE
EQUITY GAP AMONG THE STATE'S
COLLEGE POPULATION, RESTORE
INDEPENDENT COW FOR COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR ABILITY
TO SERVE STUDENTS AND PRODUCING
EDUCATED WORKFORCE. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ALEX GRAVES WITH THE WHERE THE
SPONSORS OF THE BILL, AS YOU
p80 INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT
COLLEGES UP AND DOWN THE STATE
AND BASICALLY EVERY REGION OF
THE STATE. HOW WE EDUCATE OVER
27,000 CAL GRANTS STUDENTS IN
OUR SCHOOLS DO IT VERY WELL.
THEREFORE YOUR SUCCESS RATE IS
ABOUT 66 67% WITH SMALL TO NO
GAPS IN EQUITY OUTCOMES BETWEEN
STUDENT POPULATIONS. ONE OF THE
FIRST THANK THE CHAIR FOR HIS
WORK ON CAL GRANT REFORM, AND WE
BELIEVE THAT THIS POLICY
PROPOSED HERE GOES HAND IN HAND
WITH THAT TO STRENGTHEN THE CAL
GRANT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS. AS
WE OUTLINED IN OUR LETTER. WE
BELIEVE THESE POLICIES. UM ARE
SUPPLEMENTAL TO THAT WORK AND
YOUR ANALYSIS FOR THIS BILL DOES
A GOOD JOB OF OUTLINING THE
PROPOSALS CONTAINED IN IT. UM
YOU KNOW, WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
IS A SET OF COMMON SENSE. FIXES
THAT ALIGN WITH THE
LEGISLATURE'S GOALS OFPROMOTING
AFFORDABILITY, ACCESS AND
SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS. AH AND
WILL HELP EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES
FOR OUR ADULT LEARNERS ARE OUR
FOSTER YOUTH AND OTHER
POPULATIONS AS WELL. WE PROBABLY
SERVE THESE STUDENTS AND BELIEVE
THAT THE POLICIES CONTAINED IN
HERE WILL HELP ENSURE MORE
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OUR
WORLD CLASS INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITIES SUCH AS
UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS AND
OTHERS, AND WE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTED THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS, JANET LOPEZ,
REPRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE THE
LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF
CALDERON STUDENTS IN THE SECTOR
AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
THE OPPOSITION. SEEN NONE. ARE
THERE ANY TWEENERS ON THIS BILL?
TWEENERS ALRIGHT, THEN WE'LL GO
TO THE COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
IT'S VIA BERRIES. I JUST WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD IN MY SHORT
TENURE HERE IN THE STATE
ASSEMBLY. THIS IS REALLY BEEN A
GAP IN ACCESS FOR SO MANY
STUDENTS. I HAPPEN TO HAVE TWO
UNIVERSITIES. CAL ARTS AND THE
MASTERS UNIVERSITY IN MY
DISTRICT WHERE I KNOW A LOT OF
STUDENTS WANT ACCESS AND WANT
SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN
GETTING THERE BECAUSE THEY OFFER
UNIQUE CURRICULUMS THAT WOULD
REALLY BROADEN AND CREATE A
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR THEM, SO I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS
GREAT BILL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS. SEEING NONE.
SENATOR IF YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE.
JUST THANK YOU, OBVIOUSLY. SO
IT'S GREAT TO HEAR THE STUDENT
PERSPECTIVE. ACCESS IS CRITICAL.
UNIVERSITIES SERVED CALIFORNIA
WELL. THEY DESERVE. SERVE A
DIVERSE POPULATION WELL, AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
WHEN APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU. AH
THANK YOU, SENATOR. ALSO WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW.
I'VE WORKED FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO
REFORM AND MODERNIZE THE STATES.
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM, AND EVEN
THIS YEAR WE HAVE CALDERON
REFORM MEASURE A B 17 46 GOING
THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
AND EVEN THOUGH IT DOES NOT
TACKLE THE ISSUE OF CAL GRANT OR
DOLLARS TO STUDENTS WHO TUESDAY
. 10 A PRIVATE COLLEGE AH, IT'S
I'M STILL WORKING WITH YOU ON ON
THIS, UH, AND STUDENT SUPPORT,
SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I BELIEVE THE
MECHANISM SHOULD BE IN PLACE
WHEREBY STUDENTS WHO OPT TO
ATTEND AN INDEPENDENT COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY, AND HE'S IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE NOT
PENALIZED BY RECEIVING A LOWER
CAL GRANT AWARD. MY OWN
DAUGHTER. ATTENDED USC, SO THIS
MEASURE WILL ALLOW FOR STABILITY
AND PRACTICAL PREDICTABILITY AND
ALLOW THEM TO RECEIVE MUCH
NEEDED ADDITIONAL BENEFITS THAT
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. TO ATTEND THE
CSU OR /C RECEIVED. AND THEN
WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM, WE WILL
TAKE A VOTE ON THE BILL FOR YOUR
LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO THIS
ISSUE AS WELL, MR CHAIR. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. LOOKING FOR
AUTHORS. OKAY, MS MONTA. UH ITEM
TO HR. 11. EIGHT. MS BANTER
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ARE 1 18 DECLARES AUGUST 2022 AS
CALIFORNIA STUDENT DEBT
AWARENESS MONTH. NEARLY FOUR
MILLION CALIFORNIANS TO CARRY
OVER $145 BILLION IN STUDENT
LOAN DEBT. AND A COLLEGE STUDENT
TODAY ON AVERAGE GRADUATES WITH
OVER $568,000 IN STUDENT LOAN
DEBT. THIS DEBT BURDEN IS
COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT
THERE IS A LARGE INFORMATION GAP
THAT TOO OFTEN PRESENT PREVENTS
STUDENT BAUER BORROWERS FROM
KNOWING ABOUT ACCESSING FEDERAL
PROGRAMS THAT COULD HELP ASSIST
WHEN MANAGING STUDENT LOAN DEBT.
THESE FEDERAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE
AFFORDABLE REPAYMENT OPTIONS AND
EVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE DEBT
FORGIVEN AND COMPLETELY. IN AN
EFFORT TO ASSIST THE NAVIGATION
OF THIS COMPLEX SYSTEM, THE
STATE CAN HELP TO CLOSE THIS GAP
WITH A VERY SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE
MONTHLONG EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. THAT ENSURES
BARROW BORROWERS ARE ACROSS THE
STATE HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY
NEED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
IMPORTANT TO BLACK AND LATINO
BOWERS, WHO ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY
STUDENT LOAN DEBT. NATIONWIDE
WOMEN HOLD TWO THIRDS OF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT OF STUDENT DEBT
LOAD. TODAY YOU WILL HEAR FROM
ORLANDO CAVALLO, WHO WAS A
STUDENT AT UC RIVERSIDE AND
FELLOW AT THE STUDENT DEBT
CRISIS CENTER AND SAMANTHA SING.
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR AND POLICY
ADVISOR AT NEXT IN CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. SO, UM
UM CHAIRMAN MEDINA AND THE
COMMITTEE. IT'S SO GREAT TO BE
HERE WITH YOU ALL TODAY. MY NAME
IS ORLANDO CAVALLO. I'M A THIRD
YEAR HISTORY STUDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
RIVERSIDE. AND AN ECONOMIC
JUSTICE FELLOW WITH THE STUDENT
DEBT CRISIS CENTER. AH SDCC IS A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTING OVER TWO MILLION
NATIONAL SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. UM, REGARDING, UM.
WORKING TOWARDS DIRECTLY HELPING
BORROWERS NAVIGATE THE
COMPLICATED STUDENT THAT SYSTEM.
AND WE'LL ALSO IMPLICATING, OR,
UM, WORKING TOWARD, UM,
ADDRESSING THE STUDENT DEBT
CRISIS AS A WHOLE AND WORKING
TOWARDS MEANINGFUL CHANGE. SDCC
IS, UM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HR 1
18. AND IN FACT HAS OVER 150,000
SUPPORTERS HERE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. UM REGARDING MY
STORY. UM AS I PREVIOUSLY SAID,
I'M A THIRD YEAR HISTORY STUDENT
AT U C R AND I'M FROM A BLUE
COLLAR UNION FAMILY. OF
IMMIGRANTS FROM THE PHILIPPINES.
AND YOU KNOW, COLLEGE. AND
WORKING HARD HAVE BEEN TWO
THINGS THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
STRESSED TO ME MY WHOLE LIFE AND
FOR OVER 45 MILLION BORROWERS
AND THE UNITED STATES AND NEARLY
FOUR MILLION BORROWERS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA STUDENT DEBT
IS A CRITICAL ISSUE THAT WEIGHS
DOWN THE AMERICAN DREAM FOR SO
MANY CALIFORNIANS AND SO MANY
AMERICANS. UM, IN CALIFORNIA
ALONE. BORROWERS OWE MORE THAN
$140 BILLION IN STUDENT LOAN
DEBT WITHIN AVERAGE AMOUNT BEING
$38,530. SURPRISINGLY STUDENT
THAT SEVERELY IMPACTS SENIORS
WHO UM, NEARLY A THIRD OF
SENIORS WHO HAVE STUDENT LOANS.
GARNISHMENT. UM IN CALIFORNIA
AND THE UNITED STATES. AND ON
THE EQUITY FRONT, BLACK AND
LATINO BORROWERS ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY TAKE OUT MORE
STUDENT DEBT. TO ACCESS HIGHER
EDUCATION WHILE ON THE SAME
FRONT, THESE COMMUNITIES FACE
HIGHER RATES OF DELINQUENCY AND
DEFAULT. AND OVER TWO THIRDS OF
BORROWERS ARE WOMEN, WHILE UM
BLACK WOMAN SPECIFICALLY RACK UP
THE MOST STUDENT DEBT. IN THEIR
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION OF THE
90 OTHER GROUP. SO EDUCATIONAL
OUTREACH IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT
TODAY THAN IT WAS EVER BEFORE.
ESPECIALLY FOR THIS SPECIFIC
GROUP OF BORROWERS. CITIES HAVE
FOUND THAT BLACK BARS FACE THE
BIGGEST CHALLENGES. ENROLLING IN
AFFORDABLE REPAYMENT AND
APPLYING FOR LOAN FORGIVENESS
PROGRAMS DO TO THE COMPLEX AND
CONFUSING NATURE OF THE STUDENT
DEBT SYSTEM. AND WITH THE
PANDEMIC, UM DISPROPORTIONATELY
HURTING WORKING CLASS AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR BORROWERS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THERE HAS BEEN
SOME FEDERAL ACTION MOST NOTABLY
, I'M GOING TO ASK IF YOU'D
PLEASE WRAP IT UP. IT WAS TWO
MINUTE LIMIT. SO IF YOU COULD
PLEASE WRAP IT UP. THANK YOU.
UH, THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN MEDINA.
SO UH, TO SUMMARIZE. UM SDCC AND. BORROWERS ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES AND CALIFORNIA INSTRUCTOR
SUPPORT OF HR 1 18. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
SAMANTHA SAYING THE LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR AND POLICY ADVISER
CONNECTION CALIFORNIA PROUD CO
SPONSORS AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
HR 1 18. WE TOGETHER WITH
CONSUMER PARTS, UH, CONSUMER
REPORTS STUDENT DEBT CRISIS
CENTER WHO YOU PUT FROM SUDAN
BAR PROTECTION CENTER AND YOUNG
INVINCIBLES CO LEAD THE CAMPAIGN
FOR, UM THE CAMPAIGN FOR
CALIFORNIA BORROWERS RIGHTS
WORKING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD FOR STUDENT BORROWERS SAID
THAT THEY CAN SEE A FUTURE FREE
FROM DEBT. AND SO WE ARE STRONG
SUPPORT HERE TODAY OF HR 1 18 AS
THERE ARE CRITICAL DEADLINES
FACING STUDENT BORROWERS IN JUST
A COUPLE OF MONTHS. UM AND
RECENT REFORMS THAT BORROWERS
SHOULD BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
THIS YEAR. AND SO THIS
RESOLUTION HELP BRING AWARENESS
TO THESE ITEMS AND HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. THANK
YOU ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. ANY TWEENERS ON THIS
BILL. SEEN NONE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. AND
SO I HAD THAT. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN. S I WAS ONE OF THE
FIRST IN MY FAMILY TO ATTEND THE
UNIVERSITY, AND I COULDN'T I
FIRST WENT TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND THEN WENT TO UNIVERSITY AND
I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT
FINANCIAL SUPPORT. AND MY
PARENTS. NEITHER OF MY PARENTS
WENT TO UNIVERSITY AND I'M
REMINDED OF, UM UH, A WOMAN WHO
WAS A YOUNG MENTOR IN MY FAMILY
. UM JULIE RALLIES WHO TOLD ME
ONCE THAT DON'T BE AFRAID TO
TAKE OUT LOANS FOR EDUCATION.
YOU TAKE OUT LOANS FOR CARS, YOU
TAKE OUT LOANS FOR HOUSES. DON'T
BE AFRAID TO TAKE OUT AND
FINANCIAL SUPPORT. FOR SOMETHING
THAT CAN NEVER BE TAKEN AWAY
FROM YOU. YOU KNOW YOUR YOUR CAR
GETS OLD. YOU NEED A NEW ONE.
YOUR HOUSE CAN BURN DOWN, BUT
YOUR COLLEGE EDUCATION CAN NEVER
BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU. BUT AT
THE SAME TIME YOUR COLLEGE
EDUCATION SHOULD NOT COST THE
PRICE OF A HOME. UM NOR THE
PRICE OF A CAR RIGHT NOW. CARS
ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE RIGHT NOW.
UM, SO I AM GOING TO SUPPORT
THIS RESOLUTION. BUT I ALSO WANT
US TO REALLY IN THE LEGISLATURE
AND ACROSS CALIFORNIA. UM RIGHT
RAISE AWARENESS TO HOW EXPENSIVE
IT IS FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE IN
THE STATE. AND WHAT ARE WE DOING
FOR THE MISSING MIDDLE AS WELL?
UM THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES
FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS. YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE VERY WEALTHY CAN AFFORD
COLLEGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE
MONEY. THEY'RE VERY POOR HAVE A
LOT OF ACCESS TO SERVICES. AND
THEY RIGHTFULLY SO NEED THAT
ACCESS. BUT WE SHOULD BE ALSO
RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS. FOR THE MIDDLE
CLASS TO HAVE ACCESS AS WELL AND
TO FOCUS AND CONCENTRATE ON WHAT
WE'RE DOING IN CALIFORNIA TO
ADDRESS THE HIGH COST OF LIVING
, WHICH CONTRIBUTES TO STUDENTS
NEEDING TO TAKE OUT LOANS FOR
THEIR EDUCATION. SO I THINK THIS
IS A GREAT RESOLUTION. I THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD, BUT
I ALSO WANT TO FOCUS ON THE
OTHER COMPONENTS THAT ARE SO
MEANINGFUL TO IT AS WELL. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. I SEE NONE. UH
MISS BANTER. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
CLOSE, THANK YOU CHAIR AND I
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUE'S
COMMENTS AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT
COLLEGE EXPENSES AND THE COST OF
LIVING ARE TOO HIGH IN THE STATE
AND IN THIS COUNTRY, QUITE
FRANKLY, I GRADUATED COLLEGE
WITH 100 WITH $154,000 IN
STUDENT LOAN DEBT BETWEEN ME AND
MY PARTNER. AND WHILE I WAS
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
NAVIGATE LIFE JOB EXPERIENCES.
HOW I WANTED TO WHAT KIND OF
VOCATION I WANTED TO LEAD AND,
UM AND THE CHOICES THAT I WANTED
TO MAKE AS A AS IN TERMS OF
GROWING MY FAMILY. AH WITH THE
PROFESSION. I ALSO HAD TO THINK
ABOUT PAYING OFF THAT DEBT,
WHICH I ACTUALLY ENDED UP PAYING
OFF IN MY FORTIES. UH JUST IN
TIME TO BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT
PAYING OFF THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT
OF MY CHILD. SO UH, IT IS
ESSENTIAL RIGHT NOW THAT WE HAVE
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, HIGH RIGHT
INSTITUTIONS AND, UM, AND
LENDING INSTITUTIONS REALLY COME
TOGETHER TO DO THE KIND OF
OUTREACH THAT WE NEED AND TO
ENGAGE OUR EMPLOYERS AND THIS AS
WELL TO PROVIDE THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED
TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE WHAT IT
MEANS TO HAVE TO TAKE ON STUDENT
LOAN REPAYMENT AND TO MAKE THAT
KIND OF INVESTMENT IN OURSELVES
AND TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE EVERY
OPTION AROUND LOAN FORGIVENESS
PROGRAMS. AND CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS AVAILABLE TO US IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR RIVAL. THANK YOU.
SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT I
INTRODUCED A J. R 26 EARLIER
THIS YEAR, AND IT URGES IS THE
U. S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION TO
ESTABLISH AND SUBMIT FOR
CONGRESS, A MONTHLY STUDENT LOAN
PAYMENT PLAN FOR FEDERAL LOANS.
AND I APPRECIATE THIS RESOLUTION
PROCLAIMING AUGUST 2022 AS
STUDENT LOAN DEBT AWARENESS
MONTH. AND WE, THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO DO WHATEVER
WE CAN TO EASE THE BURDEN OF
DEBT FROM OUR STUDENTS. I ALSO
WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
THANK ORLANDO YOU COME FROM YOU
SEE ARE MY ALMA MATER WHERE I
MASTERED I GOT MY MASTERS IN
HISTORY. SO VERY MUCH COMMEND
YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. WE STILL DON'T HAVE A
QUORUM. BUT WHEN WE DO, WE WILL
TAKE A VOTE ON THE BILL. THANK
YOU. IS BANTA. AND WITH THAT I
SEE SENATOR WES. OH, SO WE
CALLED SENATOR WEST. SO AH! UP.
UH ITEM FIVE. SB 6 84 WELCOME
CENTER. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. PLEASURE TO BE HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT UH, SB 6
84 A BILL THAT WILL WOULD ALLOW
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM TO AWARD THE DOCTOR IN
PUBLIC HEALTH DEGREE. THE DOCTOR
OF PUBLIC HEALTH WILL FOCUS ON
TRAINING PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTITIONERS RATHER THAN
PRODUCING FACULTY OR RESEARCHERS
, WHICH IS WHAT THE PH D PROGRAM
NORMALLY WORKS FOCUSES ON IN
SHORT, THIS IS WORKING DOCTORATE
AND TURNED IT INTENDED TO MEET
SPECIFIC HELP. PUBLIC HEALTH
LEADERSHIP NEEDS IN CALIFORNIA.
OUTSIDE OF THE PROGRAM. THAT'S
MORE TAILORED THAT RESEARCH
WHICH IS LOCATED C, BERKELEY,
THERE ARE NO PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
. WHETHER IT'S C OR CSU THAT
OFFER THIS PROGRAM. SO THIS IS A
NICHE ROGRAM THAT IS ONLY
ALLOWED THROUGH PRIVATE
UNIVERSITIES. AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE ALLOW ACCESS.
EXT EDUCATION TO ACCESS THROUGH
A PROGRAM AT OUR CSU. AH YOU
KNOW, ARE AS MANY OF YOU KNOW
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CSU AND
YOU SEE, YOU SEE ARE MORE
RESEARCH ORIENTED UNIVERSITIES,
WHEREAS US CSU HAS ANOTHER
FOCUS, FOCUSING MORE ON
WORKFORCE. UH PROGRAMS THAT, UH
, THAT PREPARE THE WORKFORCE.
THIS BILL IS WELL WITHIN THAT
CRITERIA. UM. SO BECAUSE OF THE
WAY THE. THE MASTER PLAN FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION WAS APPROVED IN
1960. IT HAS SOME VERY SPECIFIC
DEFINITIONS THAT REQUIRE THAT
THE BILL BE ENTERED IN IN ORDER
FOR THIS PROGRAM TO BE ALLOWED.
SO WERE WERE SUPPORTING THE C S.
U. S AND IN INTRODUCING THIS
BILL SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ACCESS
TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROGRAM
HAS BEEN USE OF, YOU KNOW, THE
AREA OF EDUCATION IS AN
EXPANDING PART. OF OUR ECONOMY,
AND WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR
MORE PEOPLE TO FILL VERY
SPECIFIC POSITIONS RELATED TO
PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE PUBLIC
HEALTH. UH AREA OF FOCUS IS
EVERY DAY, UH, GROWING AND WHAT
THE NEED TO PROVIDE MORE
AFFORDABLE. EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE SEEKING
A PROFESSION IN THIS AREA NEED
TO BE PROVIDED AND I'M GLAD TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL AND WORK ON
THIS BILL. ON BEHALF OF THE SEA
SUS AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. I
HAVE SOME WITNESSES TODAY WE
HAVE DR TRACY LOVES. SHE'S THE
DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE
STUDIES IN YOUR STATE
UNIVERSITY. AND MARY MEAL. SHE
IS THE OIL. I MEAN, SHE'S THE
SENIOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR
CSC CSU STATE RELATIONS. UH
PLEASURE TO HAVE YOU HERE AND
WHAT WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
CHAIR. THEY'RE HERE TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY. YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK
YOU. MARY MOYLE WITH THE C. C. S
U AND WE ARE THE SPONSORS OF SP
684 WOULD LIKE TO THANK SENATOR
HUESO FOR BEING THAT AUTHOR. WE
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR
COLLEAGUES AT THE U. C OFFICE OF
THE PRESIDENT WHO WORKED WITH US
AS WE DEVELOPED THE BILL. AS OUR
MAIN WITNESS. I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE DR TRACY LOVED GEFFEN
, WHO IS THE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE
OF GRADUATE STUDIES AT SAN DIEGO
STATE, AND SHE WILL BE TALKING
ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND NEED FOR
THE DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH.
DEGREES THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH
YOU. THE DOCTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH
OR D R PH IS AN ADVANCED
TERMINAL PROFESSIONAL DEGREE.
THAT PREPARES THE FUTURE
WORKFORCE TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC
HEALTH PRACTICE, LEADERSHIP
RESEARCH AND TEACHING
PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE. THE D R
PH DEGREE FOCUSES ON THE
PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF PUBLIC
HEALTH PRINCIPLES ACROSS A
VARIETY OF SETTINGS SUCH AS
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS. BRIDGING THE GAP
BETWEEN RESEARCH AND APPLIED
FIELDWORK. DEAR PH PROGRAMS
FOCUS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL
LEADERSHIP SKILLS. THAT ARE
NEEDED TO TRANSLATE KNOWLEDGE
INTO EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTICE AND ADMINISTRATION. DDR
PH PROFESSIONALS ARE UNIQUELY
EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL
LEADERSHIP OF PUBLIC HEALTH
AGENCIES SUCH AS PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS, HOSPITALS,%
COMMUNITY CLINICS AND SO FORTH.
THESE PROFESSIONALS ENGAGE
STAKEHOLDERS PROMOTE ADVOCACY
AND INFLUENCE DECISION MAKING
POLICIES AND LAWS. THESE DEGREES
. PREPARE STUDENTS TO TAKE ON
ROLES SUCH AS HEALTH DEPARTMENT
DIRECTORS, PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH
INFORMATION OFFICERS. A RECENT
STUDY OF WORKFORCE DEMAND SHOWS
THAT EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH
JOBS REQUIRING DOCTORATES WILL
INCREASE ACROSS THE STATE IN THE
NEXT 10 YEARS. AS DEMAND GROWS,
THERE'S BEEN A CALL FROM THE
PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY TO TRAIN
LEADERS AS PRACTITIONERS AND
PRACTITIONERS THAT REFLECT
CALIFORNIA'S DIVERSITY. THIS
NEED BECAME EVEN MORE EVIDENT
DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. AS
AN EXAMPLE, THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
ESTIMATES THAT IT HAS TO PLAN
FOR AN OVER 40% INCREASE IN
PERMANENT PUBLIC HEALTH
POSITIONS IN THE NEXT 2 TO 4
YEARS. CSU CAMPUSES ARE UNIQUELY
POISED TO ADDRESS THIS WORKFORCE
NEED BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE
ACCESS TO HISTORICALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS WHO
CONTRIBUTE TO CALIFORNIA'S
ECONOMY, CULTURE AND FUTURE.
TODAY NEARLY 40% OF CSU GRADUATE
STUDENTS ARE FROM HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED RACIAL AND ETHNIC
BACKGROUNDS, MOST OF WHOM STAY
WITHIN THEIR REGIONS AND IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES. CSU STUDENTS
FROM DIVERSE ECONOMIC
BACKGROUNDS CAN FACE UNIQUE
CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO
PURSUING ADVANCED DEGREES. THE
CSU OFFER SPECIALIZED TRAINING
INSTITUTIONS THAT UNDERSTAND
THEIR NEEDS AND CAN HELP
STUDENTS WITH WORKFORCE
PLACEMENT. PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL AND
ECONOMIC MOBILITY. AS WE EMERGE
FROM A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THE
BIGGEST HEALTH CRISIS IN OVER
100 YEARS THE CSU HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE
FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH BY
PREPARING STUDENTS TO HAVE A
PRACTICAL IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC
HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. THROUGH
THE D R PH. THE CSU CAN TRAIN
PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS TO TURN
EVIDENCE, INFORMATION AND
INSIGHT INTO THE TYPES OF
CHANGES IN POLICIES. THAT ENSURE
THE OPERATIONAL VIABILITY OF OUR
PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
SYSTEMS. THANK YOU. I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT? AH SEEN NONE. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION? C NINE
AND HE TWEENERS ALSO SEEING THAT
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE THIS IRWIN UM.
FROM EXPERIENCE. I KNOW THAT
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE
SYSTEMS TO GIVE UP SOME OF WHAT
IS GENERALLY THEIR MISSION OR
THEIR THEIR PURVIEW. SO, UM, YOU
KNOW, BUT WE LOOKED AT A FOUR
YEAR DEGREE AT AT THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, AND IT WAS QUITE A BIT
OF EFFORT TO FINALLY GET TO THE
POINT WHERE, UH, CAL STATE AND
UC WE'RE NOT OPPOSED AND NICE.
UH MR MEDINA WAS ABLE TO FINALLY
GET THAT DONE. THIS WAS, UM A
GUT AND AMEND, AND I KNOW THAT
WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR
PEOPLE TRAINED IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
BUT HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO SO
QUICKLY GET YOU SEE ON BOARD?
WELL GENERALLY BECAUSE THERE
REALLY ISN'T A POINT OF
COMPETITION WITH THIS BILL AND
THE UCS BECAUSE NOBODY REALLY
CURRENTLY OFFERS. THIS DEGREE
WITHIN THE UC SYSTEM, SO IT'S
MORE FINELY THERE. THE PUBLIC
HEALTH PROGRAM OF THE UCS IS
MORE FOCUSED ON RESEARCH.
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ANALYSIS
WHERE IT'S THIS IS MORE FOCUSED
ON WORKFORCE TRAINING. SO THE IF
I'M NOT MISTAKEN, AND I WOULD
JUST LIKE LIKE TO ADD, WE HAVE
BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR THE
PAST YEAR. ON THIS, SO THEY'RE
FULLY AWARE, UM OF THIS. YEAH
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUST FOR
CLARIFICATION. IT MAY NOT HAVE
BEEN AS QUICK AS IT APPEARED. IS
THAT TO YOUR POINT THAT YOU'VE
BEEN YOU'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION
WITH THEM FOR EXACTLY, YEAH. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS. DR CHOI. THANK
YOU. I GENERALLY UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU ARE PROPOSING EUROPEAN IS
PROPOSING TO OFFER PUBLIC HEALTH
DOCTORAL DEGREE AMONG OUR STATE
UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS. BUT THEY'RE
IN THE SUMMARY. IT CONFUSES ME
ESTABLISHES CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION. WHAT'S GOT TO DO
WITH THE BORDER? THAT WAS THE
OLD BILL THAT I WOULD JUST
BECAUSE THIS WAS A GUT AMEND. WE
WERE WORKING ON ANOTHER BILL,
BUT BECAUSE THIS WAS INTRODUCED
RECENTLY AS A MORE URGENT
MATTER, WE ARE. CONSIDER ALL THE
BORDER COMMISSION BILL
COMPLETELY ERASED, BUT THE WAY
OUR SYSTEM WORKS HERE IN THE
CAPITAL, IT HAS TO REMAIN SIMPLY
BECAUSE THAT'S THAT WAS THE
ORIGINAL SUBJECT TO THE BILL.
BUT THIS BILL IS NO LONGER HAVE
ANYTHING THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE BORDER COMMISSION. OKAY
THAT MAKES BETTER SENSE. YEAH
YEAH, IT'S A GUT AND, UM IN, SO
THAT WAS THE OLD LANGUAGE, AND
IT'S THAT THAT LANGUAGE HAS BEEN
ALL STRICKEN UP. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE SEEN DONE, SENATOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST
SIMPLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ACCESS TO
EDUCATION BILL AND ALSO WILL
GIVE OUR C S U S, UH, BETTER
FOOTING TO COMPETE WITH THE
PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND PROVIDE
THIS IMPORTANT AREA THAT'S PART
OF OUR GROWING ECONOMY HERE IN
CALIFORNIA, SO RESPECTFULLY
ASTRONAUT VOTE THANK YOU,
SENATOR WEST, SO AND I DID HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY. I THINK A YEAR
OR TWO AGO TO VISIT SAN DIEGO
STATE. AND SEE SOME OF THE
GRADUATE PHD PROGRAMS THAT ARE
IN PLACE THERE. UH SOME OF THEM
AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER
INSTITUTIONS. BUT I KNOW THAT
THIS ONE IS, UH IS, UH,
STANDALONE, CORRECT. MY CORRECT
, RIGHT, NOT WORKING, AND THAT
WILL BE MUCH EASIER FOR SAN
DIEGO STATE AND FOR THE STUDENTS
AT SAN DIEGO STATE, I WOULD
IMAGINE FOR THE STUDENTS
THROUGHOUT THE CSU. YEAH. UM. SO
AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR
THE DOCTOR IN PUBLIC HEALTH. SO
I AM SUPPORTING THIS BILL. THIS
IS MY LAST, UM COMMITTEE AS
CHAIR OF HIGHER EDUCATION. UM, I
THINK I'VE BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT
YEARS. THEY TELL ME EIGHT YEARS
AS CHAIR OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND
AS CHAIR OF HIGHER ED, I WANT TO
TELL CSU THAT AND WHEN SENATOR
WEST SO AND I ARE GONE, WHICH WE
WILL BE NEXT YEAR. UM JUST JUST
TO GIVE A LITTLE PUSH TO CSU TO
FOLLOW AS MR IRWIN SAID, UH,
NORMAL PATH WHEN THEY CAN IN THE
FUTURE. THANK YOU WORDS AND WE
STILL ARE LACKING OF QUORUM. BUT
WE I HAVE YES RECOMMENDATION ON
THE BILL. AND WHEN? ONCE WE HAVE
A QUORUM WILL TAKE UP THE BILL.
I THINK WE'RE SHORT ONE PERSON
BEFORE WE HAVE A CORE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR WESSEL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND I SEE SENATOR
GLASER. SO SENATOR GLASER, IF
YOU WANT TO COME ON UP, AND THAT
IS ITEM FOUR. S C, A FIVE. BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, AND THEN CONGRATULATIONS.
AS I HAVE SAID BEFORE ON YOUR
GREAT SEASONS OF SERVICE. MORE
THAN ONE BUT EIGHT IS AN
EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD OF TIME TO
LEAD OUR HIGHER EDUCATION WORK
AND THE ASSEMBLY AND I'M VERY
GRATEFUL. FOR ALL OF THAT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. I WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT
SCF. FIVE WANT TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS APPROVED BY
THE VOTERS OF CALIFORNIA THIS
BILL WOULD INCREASE THE
INFLUENCE OF STUDENT MEMBERS TO
THE BOARD OF REGIONS. BY
ALLOWING TO STUDENT MEMBERS TO
SERVE STAGGERED TO YOUR TERMS
WITH FULL VOTING PRIVILEGES.
CURRENTLY TWO STUDENTS SERVE ON
THE BOARD OF REGIONS, HOWEVER,
ONLY ONE HAS VOTING POWER. ONE
OF STUDENTS APPOINTED TO THE
BOARD. THEY SERVED A YEAR AS A
NON VOTING MEMBER. AT THE
COMPLETION, THEY BECOME THE
VOTING MEMBER. AND BY THE WAY I
SERVED ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
WE HAD A VERY SIMILAR PROCESS. I
GOT TO HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE
WITH THOSE STUDENT LEADERS, BOTH
AS A NON VOTING AT A VOTING.
OTHER THIS BILL, I THINK DOES
THE RIGHT THING THERE. I THINK
WE HAVE DONE FOR CSU, AND THAT'S
TO CREATE THE TWO FULL STATUS
VOTING MEMBERS. STUDENTS HAVE A
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE IN OUR ALL OF
OUR EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS,
INCLUDING A HIGHER EDUCATION.
THAT STUDENT VOICE IS ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT THAT WE CAN LOOK
TO AND WE'RE MAKING POLICY
DECISIONS. IN THAT SYSTEM, AS
WELL AS THE CSU AND ALL THE
OTHERS. SO WE ARE ALWAYS
APPRECIATED THEIR DIVERSE
EXPERIENCES IN SPECIAL
PERSPECTIVES. THIS BILL WILL
ALLOW TO HAVE TWO STUDENT VOTING
REGIONS TO REPRESENT THE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS THAT GO
THERE. TODAY. I'M PLEASED TO
HAVE KATHY KHÓ AS AN
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AT UC
SANTA BARBARA AND A POLICY
FELLOW WITH THE U. C STUDENT
ASSOCIATION TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT AS WELL. AND WITH THAT
APPROPRIATE TIME OUT. APPRECIATE
YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME?
PROBABLY IF YOU GET CLOSER TO
THE MIC, BE ABLE TO HEAR YOU
BETTER. THANK YOU. OKAY HI. CAN
YOU GET HIM BETTER? YEP. BETTER
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBER. MY NAME IS
CARILLO AND I AM UCSB STUDENTS
AS WELL AS A POLICY FELLOW FOR
UCS STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS. I CAME
BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE AND SC A FIVE TO STRENGTHEN
STUDENT REPRESENTATION AND
VOTING POWER IN /C BORDER
REGIONS. SO, YOU KNOW. AS A BIT
RIGHT NOW THERE'S 26 QUARTER
REGIONS MEMBER AND AMONG THEM,
ONLY ONE IS A STUDENT AND THE
STUDENT POSITIONS IN THE BOARD
IS REALLY IMPORTANT AS IT IS TO
ENSURE THE STUDENT VOICE CAN BE
HEARD AS STUDENT DAILY ISSUES
CAN BE DISCUSSED. HOWEVER
BECAUSE OF THE BOARD OF REGIONS
IS DIVIDED INTO MULTIPLE
COMMITTEE AND THAT THEY MEET
CONCURRENTLY. IS IT IMPOSSIBLE
FOR ONE VOTING STUDENT MEMBER TO
REPRESENT STUDENT INTEREST IN
ALL OF THE COMMUNITY? UM
THEREFORE THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE AS
AN COMMITTEE TO TEND TO OR THEY
HAVE TO JUMP AROUND WITH
STATICALLY. AND EACH COMMITTEE
IS MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE
INCREDIBLY IMPACT FOR THE
STUDENT BODY AND FORCING ONE
SINGLE VOTING STUDENT MEMBER TO
PRIORITIZE MORE THAN TWO ALREADY
HYBRID ALREADY DISCUSSIONS.
REGULARLY IS NOT VERY FAIR AND
PRESENTED OF THE STUDENT BODY.
MORE SO THE STUDENTS POPULATIONS
IN THE U. C SYSTEM HAS BEEN
INCREASING, ESPA. NATURALLY
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 208 80,000
STUDENTS. ON ONLINE CAMPUSES,
AND IT HAS BEEN MORE DIVERSE
STUDENT POPULATIONS. THE
DIVERSITY AND THE NUMBER OF THE
MOUNTAIN NUMBER IN THE STUDENT
BODY REQUIRE US TO HAVE MORE
VOTING, POWER, VOTING POWER AND
REPRESENTATION IN THE BOARD
GOVERNOR BORDER REGIONS. THE
LEAST THE UC SYSTEM CAN DO IS
PUT ONE MORE STUDENT VOTE ON THE
BOARD. AH I'M STANDING HERE
REPRESENTING THE U. C. STUDENT
BODY ASKING FOR COMMITTEE FOR
ASKING FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO
THE FUNDAMENTAL COMMISSION TO
THE U. C SYSTEM TO EVOLVE TO
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL THIS
LEGISLATION HAVE APPROVED TO
VOTING STUDENTS MEMBER FOR BOTH
THIS? YES YOU SYSTEM AND THE C.
C. C S GOVERNING BOARD. AND WE
TODAY ASKED FOR YOUR BROTHER FOR
YOU TO PROVIDE THE CALIFORNIA
VOTER PUTTING OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THE SAME FOR YOU SEE? THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IF
THEY COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE,
GIVE YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION
YOU'RE WITH. GOOD AFTERNOON HERE
AND MEMBERS. MELISSA BARTO ON
BEHALF OF EDUCATION. TRUST WEST
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. ANY
TWEENERS ON THIS BILL. SEE NONE
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. ALSO SEEING NONE.
SENATOR GLASER IF YOU'D LIKE TO
CLOSE CHAIR. I WAS GETTING A
LITTLE NOSTALGIC HERE, YOU KNOW,
45 YEARS AGO, CLOSE YOUR EYES.
THAT ALL HAPPENS IN AN INSTANT,
I WENT TO MY FIRST BOARD OF
TRUSTEES MEETING OF THE STATE
UNIVERSITY AS A STUDENT LEADER.
AND GOT TO WORK AND HAVE SO MANY
STUDENTS. COLLEAGUES WHO HAVE
SERVED IN THESE CAPACITIES AND
WATCH THEM DO THEIR THING. AND
THEN THE STRESS FREE ARENA WHERE
EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT YOU TO
SHARE THE STUDENT PERSPECTIVE.
SO MY MEMORIES GO BACK 45 YEARS.
UM I RECALL ALSO, YOU KNOW,
SENATOR ALLEN, ONE OF MY
DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES IN THE
SENATE, HE WAS A /C REGION.
STUDENT REGION BACK IN THE DAY.
THE ISSUE OF YOU COULD HAVE BEEN
THAT STUDENT REGION. AH IN A
PART OF YOUR LIFE BECAUSE OF
YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK YOU
APPRECIATE THAT HOW THAT
PERSPECTIVE HELPS. IT'S A
POSITIVE THING, AND I APPRECIATE
YOUR POSITIVE CONSIDERATION
TODAY. SENATOR GLASER. I THINK I
HAVE YOU BEAT. YOU KNOW, I THINK
I WAS IN COLLEGE 50 YEARS AGO.
AND I REMEMBER BEING INVOLVED IN
STUDENT GOVERNMENT 50 YEARS AGO.
UM ALSO MY GOOD FRIEND FROM
RIVERSIDE UCR. ED GÓMEZ WAS THE
STUDENT REGION WHEN TWO OH NINE
WAS BEING BROUGHT UP AND YOU SEE
WAS CONSIDERING ENDING AND THEY
DID RIGHT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND
HIS VOICE THEN WAS SO IMPORTANT
AS THE STUDENT VOICES NOW. SO
THANK YOU, SENATOR GLAZER FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD,
PROVIDING STUDENTS OF VOICE AS
WE HAVE SAID, UH, AND PARODY
WITH WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND. AND CSU. SO I LOOK FORWARD
TO SEEING HOW THIS MEASURE DOES
WITH THE VOTERS. IF IT WANTS IT
DOES GET OUT OF THE LEGISLATURE
AND WE ARE STILL SHORT, ONE
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, BUT
WHEN THAT MEMBER WAX IN WILL
HAVE CHOIR MEN WILL BRING THE
BILL UP. THANK YOU, SENATOR
GLASER. THANK YOU ALL. UM NEXT.
I SEE SENATOR CORTEZ ITEM THREE
SB 13 41. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
WELCOME SENATOR AND YOU MAY
BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY. GOOD
AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS TODAY I'M HERE
TO PRESENT SP 13 41, CALIFORNIA
SWORD GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM.
APPROXIMATELY 270,000 STUDENTS
WITHIN CALIFORNIA'S K 12 SCHOOL
SYSTEM ARE CURRENTLY
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, A
NUMBER THAT HAS INCREASED BY
OVER 48% IN THE PAST DECADE. AND
IT'S LIKELY HIRED DUE TO COVID
19. SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPORT
THESE STUDENTS, PRIMARILY BY
UTILIZING FUNDS FROM MCKINNEY
VENTO ACT. A KEY LEGISLATIVE
SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. COVER
THE LAW ONLY APPLIES TO
CURRENTLY ENROLLED STUDENTS
MEETING A STUDENT EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WILL ONLY RECEIVE
SUPPORT UP UNTIL THEY GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL. SO CURLY THOSE
WHO HAVE GRADUATED AS WE SPEAK,
ARE NO LONGER RECEIVING THAT
SUPPORT. AT THIS MOMENT. THE
LACK OF SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO
YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
POST GRADUATION SIGNIFICANTLY
HINDERS OUR ABILITY. TO PURSUE
THEIR EDUCATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP
, A CAREER TECH OR EMPLOYMENT
OPTIONS, GIVEN THEIR OWN HOUSE
SITUATION BY DEFINITION. WHILE
FEDERAL AND STATE LAW PROVIDE
EXTENSIVE FINANCIAL AID TO YOUTH
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHO
INTEND TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE. THE
AID DOES NOT BECOME AVAILABLE
UNTIL THE STUDENT ACTUALLY
BEGINS ATTENDING COLLEGE IN THE
FALL. AS A RESULT, MANY OF THESE
YOUTH BECOMES SUBJECT TO A
PHENOMENON KNOWN AS SUMMER MILK.
A SCENARIO WHICH HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES ARE ACCEPTED INTO
COLLEGE AND INTEND TO ENROLL BUT
ULTIMATELY DO NOT. AGAIN TALKING
ABOUT SUMMER MILL AS TWO ON HOW
STUDENTS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON
AMONG LOW INCOME STUDENTS WHO
LACK THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO
MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH
SCHOOL TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
THESE STUDENTS CAN OFTEN BECOME
STICKER SHOCK WHEN THEY LEARNED
OF THE UPFRONT FEES ASSOCIATED
WITH ATTENDING COLLEGE THAT MUST
BE PAID BEFORE THE FINANCIAL AID
KICKS IN, SUCH AS THEIR SUMMER
ORIENTATION, FEE, HOUSING
DEPOSIT OR PARKING PASS. IN
RECOGNITION OF THE NEED TO
EXTEND SUPPORT TO OUR MOST
VULNERABLE STUDENTS DURING THIS
TRANSITORY TRANSITIONARY PERIOD
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL SP 13 41
ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE
GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM THAT
WILL PROVIDE DIRECT CASH
ASSISTANCE TO THESE STUDENTS.
THE BILL DEFINES AN ELIGIBLE
PARTICIPANT AS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO
IS ENROLLED IN THE 12TH GRADE.
MEETS THE DEFINITION OF
HOMELESSNESS, ACCORDING TO
MAKINO VENTO ACT AND WHO HAS
COMPLETED FAFSA. OR CALIFORNIA
DREAM ACT APPLICATION. SP 13 41
WILL EQUIP YOUTH EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WITH THE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES TO EMBARK ON THE PATH
TOWARDS STABILITY AND SUCCESS.
AGAIN I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
THIS GUARANTEED INCOME AS AS AS
LAID OUT IN THE BILL IS FOR THIS
SUMMER PERIOD, APRIL. MAY, JUNE,
JULY AUGUST, IT'S A FIVE MONTH
STIPEND AS DEVISING THE BILL
CURRENTLY. BEFORE I TURN OVER
THE WITNESSES. I DO WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT A LOT OF WORK HAS
GONE INTO THE BILL OVER THE LAST
FEW MONTHS TO DETERMINE WHICH
AGENCY IS BEST SUITED TO
ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. HOW
EXACTLY THAT AGENCY WILL GET
CASH AND POCKETS OF ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS AND SO FORTH. AS SUCH,
MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES OVER THE LAST
FEW WEEKS. AS WE DID LAST YEAR
WITH THE FOSTER GUARANTEED
INCOME PROGRAM AND TOGETHER WE
DETERMINE THAT UTILIZING THE
EXISTING FRAMEWORK OF THE SELF
CALIFORNIA GUARANTEED INCOME
ILOT PROGRAM, WHICH WAS SET UP
LAST YEAR WITH THE $35 MILLION
APPROPRIATION. MAKES THE MOST
SENSE IN TERMS OF PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION. AND DOING SO
ADDRESSES MANY OF THE QUESTIONS
RAISED BY THE COMMITTEE. IF THIS
BILL IS TO PASS TODAY, I WILL
REMAIN COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING
THE COMMITTEE'S POLICY CONCERNS
. AND I WANT TO THANK COMMITTEE
MR CHAIRMAN AND THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR RAISING
EXCELLENT QUESTIONS. SOME OF
THEM I THINK, WHICH WERE EASY
FOR US TO RESPOND TO IN TERMS OF
THE INTENT OF THE BILL AND
OTHERS, WHICH COULD BE UM,
IMPROVEMENTS THAT IT'S NOT TOO
LATE TO INSTALL IT IN THE BILL.
ONE OF THOSE, AND I WANT TO
SUGGEST THAT NOW WAS THE
REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE A FAFSA
APPLICATION. MANY OF YOU WILL
REMEMBER THAT THE LEGISLATURE
PRIOR TO THIS RECENTLY REQUIRED
DISTRIBUTION OF FASSA
APPLICATIONS TO ALL GRADUATING
12TH GRADERS, SO ALL 12TH
GRADERS SO UM, THAT THE INTENT
BEHIND THAT IS TO INTEGRATE IT
KIND OF ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
WITH ONE TO INTEGRATE. AH THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE OFFER FOR
THIS PROGRAM WITH THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THE APPLICATIONS
LESS SO BEING CONCERNED ABOUT
WHETHER THEY'RE COMPLETED OR
THAT PARTICULAR STUDENT ACTUALLY
EMBARKS ON THAT PATH, BUT IT
CREATES A ALMOST AN INSTANT
DIRECT MARKETING PROGRAM, GIVEN
THAT THOSE HOUSES HAVE TO GO OUT
THESE DAYS. SO AGAIN. OTHER
SUGGESTIONS ARE WELCOME, BUT
OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GETTING TO THE
END OF A LONG, SIX MONTHS OF
VETTING PROCESS WITH THIS BILL,
UM AND WE'D LIKE TO MOVE QUICKLY
AND KEEP GOING. I'M HERE TO
TESTIFY TODAY IS TERRY OLI,
CALIFORNIA CAMPAIGN DIRECTOR OF
THE ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT CO
SPONSORED THE BILL AND SALMA
PACHECO, STUDENT LEADER AT
SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE AND SENATOR,
WE'RE GOING TO PAUSE FOR JUST A
MINUTE BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A
QUORUM NOW, SO I'M GONNA LET THE
SECRETARY CALL THE ROLL. MEDINA
PRESENT. OY ARAMBULA BLOOM.
GABRIEL IRWIN. KYLIE LEVINE.
LOW. SANTIAGO BELLADONNA SAUCE.
WEBER. WE HAVE A CORE, SO WE ARE
NOW IN FULL COMMITTEE. AND. AND
NOW WE WILL GO TO WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS TERRY OLI AND WITH THE
ECONOMIC SECURITY PROJECT
ACTION, A PROUD SPONSOR OF SB 13
41. I'D LIKE TO THANK SENATOR
CORTEZ E FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL
AND HIS CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO
ENSURING THAT YOUNG ADULTS HAVE
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO GET A
STRONG START IN LIFE. RIGHT NOW.
THOUSANDS OF RECENT HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES OLIVER CALIFORNIA ARE
MAKING BIG PLANS FOR THEIR
FUTURES HEADING TO COLLEGE,
STARTING THEIR ADULT LIVES FULL
OF HOPES AND DREAMS. BUT THE
15,000 SENIORS WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WHO
DON'T HAVE A STABLE ADDRESS, A
PLACE TO CALL HOME OR WONDERING
, HOW DO I ACTUALLY AFFORD THE
FUTURE OF HOPED AND PLANNED FOR
WHETHER HEADED TO COLLEGE OR A
CAREER EXPENSES CAN BE
INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIERS FOR
STUDENTS ENTERING ADULTHOOD WITH
LITTLE TO NO RESOURCES OR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT? AND THAT'S
WHERE THIS BILL COMES IN.
PROVIDING A SHORT TERM
GUARANTEED INCOME TO GRADUATING
SENIORS DURING THE TRANSITION
FROM HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT THEY
CAN TAKE THOSE NEXT STEPS IF WE
PUT THESE YOUNG ADULTS UNSTABLE
FOOTING AS THEY GO OUT INTO THE
WORLD, WE CAN ACTUALLY DISRUPT
THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. AND THE
REASON TO DO THIS IS A
GUARANTEED INCOME IS SIMPLE. THE
RESEARCH SHOWS THE CASH IS
INCREDIBLY EFFECTIVE. IT JUST
WORKS. PROVIDING MONEY WITH NO
STRINGS ATTACHED MEANS YOUNG
ADULTS CAN ADDRESS THEIR OWN
PARTICULAR NEEDS, AND THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT PEOPLE DO WHEN THEY
HAVE THE CHANCE. THE
GROUNDBREAKING. STOCKTON'S
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
DEMONSTRATION GUARANTEED INCOME
PROJECT SHOWED US THIS AS OF
OTHER CASH PILOTS AND THE
EXPANDED MONTHLY CHILD TAX
CREDIT LAST YEAR. PEOPLE SPEND
MONEY ON THEIR NEEDS LIKE FOOD
UTILITIES, HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES,
REGULAR MONTHLY PAYMENTS, HELP
WITH UNEXPECTED EXPENSES AND
ALSO SMOOTHES INCOME VOLATILITY.
AND THE RESULTS ARE POWERFUL
PEOPLE EXPERIENCE INCREASED FOOD
SECURITY, LESS STRESS, ANXIETY
AND DEPRESSION AND GREATER
ABILITY TO PAY BILLS ON TIME, AS
WELL AS MORE FULL TIME
EMPLOYMENT. DIRECT CASH IS
TRANSFORMATIVE, HELPING PEOPLE
TO BECOME ECONOMICALLY STABLE
AND EVEN GET AHEAD AND WE CAN DO
THE SAME THING RIGHT NOW FOR
CALIFORNIA'S HOMELESS YOUTH,
GIVING THEM A SENSE OF RELIEF
AGENCY AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CHART A BETTER FUTURE FOR
THEMSELVES WITH THAT, I URGE
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SELL PACHECO
I'M 1/4 YEAR POLITICAL SCIENCE
STUDENT AND SACRAMENTO STATE,
AND I'M A NEWLY ELECTED STUDENT
BODY PRESIDENT. UM I SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF TODAY AND OUT
OF MY UNIVERSITY. BECAUSE
UNFORTUNATELY, I EXPERIENCED
HOMELESSNESS MY FRESHMAN YEAR OF
COLLEGE. UM LIKE MANY OTHER
STUDENTS, I MOVED AWAY FROM MY
FAMILY. I WAS 18. I WANTED TO
MAKE SOMETHING OF MYSELF, NOT
REALIZING THAT I NEEDED MONEY.
YOU NEED MONEY TO PAY FOR
DEPOSITS. YOU NEED MONEY IN
ORDER TO TAKE THE BUS WHEN YOU
DON'T QUALIFY FOR ALL OF THE
FINANCIAL AID THAT YOUR
UNIVERSITY PROVIDES TO YOU. AT
THE START OF THE FALL SEMESTER.
SO I HAD TO MOVE TO SACRAMENTO
FOR A PROGRAM AND IT WAS
MANDATORY, BUT THEY DIDN'T
PROVIDE FOOD STIPENDS OR AND
THEY DIDN'T PROVIDE HOUSING FOR
US, SO I LIVED ON THE COUCH FOR
MY FIRST FIVE MONTHS IN
SACRAMENTO. IT WASN'T UNTIL I
RECEIVED HELP FROM MY SISTER WHO
GRACIOUSLY OFFERED HER COUCH TO
ME AND HER SUPPORT THROUGHOUT MY
TIME. AND THEN WHEN I FINALLY
STARTED IN THE FALL AS A FULL
TIME STUDENT BUT MANY STUDENTS
FACE THESE DECISIONS OF HAVING
TO WORK AND THAT CHECK BEING
DIVIDED BETWEEN UTILITIES, YOUR
RENT AND FOR FOOD, AND SO
INSTEAD OF GOING TO CLASS, WE
CHOOSE TO WORK IN ORDER TO FEND
FOR OURSELVES FOR BASIC NEEDS.
BUT OVER THAT SUMMER, IF I HAD A
GUARANTEED INCOME, MY TRANSITION
WOULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH EASIER.
AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A LOT OF
HELP. SO I URGE YOUR VOTE FOR I
FOR SB 13 41 TO HELP ALL OF THE
STUDENTS. GO THROUGH THAT SUMMER
MELT AND HAVE THE AID THAT THEY
DESERVE. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT PLEASE
COME UP TO THE MIC. HELLO HERE
ON BEHALF OF SILICON VALLEY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
HELLO SARAH. BOB IPSA HERE ON
BEHALF OF YOUNG INVINCIBLES ARE
PROUD. CO SPONSOR OF SB 13 41 IN
SUPPORT. AFTERNOON JIM HUGH
DIRECTORY, UNIVERSAL INCOME
PROJECT AND PROUD SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. SEE NONE ANY
TWEENERS ON THIS BILL? ALSO
SEEING THEN QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
DIRECTOR CHOI. SENATOR I REALIZE
THE IMPORTANCE OF MONEY FOR THE
HOMELESS ABOUT TO BECOME THE
HOME HOMELESS PEOPLE AND THEN
UPON GRADUATION, AS A WITNESS
HAS TESTIFIED. AH! I JUST DON'T
WANNA MAKE SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE
PROCEDURE QUALIFICATIONS TO YOUR
REQUIRE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT. DURING THE HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR. YOU APPLY FOR FABS. AND. IF YOU ARE QUALIFIED, SO YOU
CAN DEFINE WHAT QUALIFICATION I
HAVE TO PROVIDE, THEN. THE
GOVERNMENT. THE STATE WILL
PROVIDE ME $1000 FOR 55 MONTHS.
YEAH AND, UH, NORTHER PROOF.
JUST APPLYING FOR FASTER. IS
THAT IT THEN THEN? THIS DURING
MAY NOT GRADUATE. GO TO COLLEGE
AND THE FACT I WASDESIGNED TO
GO TO COLLEGE. I THINK THAT THAT
IS, UH TO ME UNCLEAR. AND A
LITTLE BIT TROUBLESOME.
APPRECIATE IT. SOME OF THEM
THROUGH THE CHAIR CAN RESPOND.
PLEASE. FIRST OF ALL, NOT AGAIN
WITH THE PERSON THE CHAIR. I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR
PAST SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS LIKE
THIS BECAUSE LAST YEAR YOU YOU
SUPPORTED A GUARANTEED INCOME
PROGRAM FOR YOUR FOSTER YOUTH.
AFTER ASKING SOME QUESTIONS AND
I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. THE
REAL QUALIFIER HERE. IS THE ONE
HOUSE STUDENTS, SO IT'S NOT.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT THEY FILL
OUT THE FAFSA IN THE
AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIED FOR THIS
BECAUSE WE WOULDN'T HAVE ENOUGH
MONEY IN THE BUDGET TO COVER ALL
THAT. THERE'S THOUSANDS AND
THOUSANDS OF APPLICATIONS. WHAT
WE KNOW IS THAT THIS YEAR THERE
ARE 15,000. GRADUATING SENIORS
UP AND DOWN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. OF THE 270,000
TOTAL. COMMERCE STUDENTS DEFINED
BY FEDERAL LAW IDENTIFIED BY THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ACCORDING TO
THE MCKINNEY VENTO ACT. OF THOSE
285,000 OR SENIORS THAT ARE
GRADUATING, ACTUALLY JUST
GRADUATED. INTO A SUMMER
SITUATION WITH NO SAFETY NET
WHATSOEVER. THEY'RE TRYING TO
MAKE IT TO THE FALL TO GET INTO
COLLEGE, BUT THEY'RE IN A
SITUATION WITH LITERALLY NO
STABLE ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD,
ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITION THE
FEDERAL DEFINITION OF THEIR
CURRENT STATUS, SO IT'S REALLY A
POVERTY. BILL IT'S A SAFETY NET
BILL TOO MUCH. TO A LARGE DEGREE
MUCH MORE THAN IT IS, YOU KNOW,
A HIGHER EDUCATION BILL OR AN
EDUCATION BILL AT ALL. IT'S NOT
REALLY A BILL THAT'S INTENDED TO
BE EDUCATIONAL, FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. IT'S A BILL TO
BRIDGE THAT PERIOD OF TIME
BETWEEN THE DATE OF SUMMER
GRADUATION WHEN ALL THOSE HIGH
SCHOOL SUPPORT SERVICES END
SUDDENLY FOR THESE FEDERALLY
IDENTIFIED HOMELESS STUDENTS.
AND IN THE FALL UM WHEN. 90% OF
THEM, ACCORDING TO CURRENT
STATISTICS HAVE SAID THAT THEY'D
LIKE TO ENROLL IN COLLEGE IF
THEY CAN. IF THEY CAN MAKE IT
OVER THAT FOUR OR FIVE MONTH
PERIOD TO GET TO COLLEGE. SO
IT'S REALLY A FINITE GROUP. OF.
MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT IN THIS
PROGRAM WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY
15,000. UM YOU KNOW, GIVEN THIS
YEAR, I DON'T KNOW IF THOSE
NUMBERS WILL GO UP A LITTLE BIT
OR GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BUT OF
COURSE WHAT WE KNOW. IS EACH
YEAR THAT GOES BY WE ARE
GRADUATING 15,000 YOUTH. INTO
ADULT HOMELESSNESS. YOU KNOW,
AND FOR SOME OF US, IT'S NO
WONDER. THAT WE CAN'T GET OFF
THE TREADMILL OF THIS GROWING
HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM AS WE
GRADUATE THESE KIDS RIGHT INTO
HOMELESSNESS RIGHT OUT OF HIGH
SCHOOL, SO THIS IS MEANT TO
DISRUPT THAT AND INTERVENE.
THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
OKAY CAN I HAVE A FOLLOW UP
QUESTION. I THOUGHT THE
APPLICATION FOR FAFSA IS TO GO
TO COLLEGE FOR COLLEGE
SCHOLARSHIP. SO PERHAPS THE
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW UNDER STATE
LAW UNDER RECENT LEGISLATION
REQUIRED TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, SO WHAT WE
TRIED TO DO IS TIE THE
DISTRIBUTION OF THAT FAFSA
APPLICATION, WHICH IS GOING TO
ALL SENIORS. WITH A CONCURRENT
BUT SEPARATE APPLICATION FOR
THIS GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM
JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER
IS GETTING THAT FAFSA
APPLICATION IS ALSO GETTING UH,
YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY KNOWLEDGE BUT
AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTUALLY APPLY
FOR THE GUARANTEED INCOME
PROGRAM. SO YOUR B A LOT WOULD
NOT REQUIRE COLLEGE ADMISSION.
COLLEGE ATTENDANCE. IT DOES NOT.
EXCELLENT QUESTION. WHY ASK FOR
FASTER? THE BILL. WE NEED TO
AMEND THE WORD IN THE BILL THAT
SAYS COMPLETE APPLICATION TO
RECEIVE A FAFSA APPLICATION,
WHICH, FRANKLY, IS A LITTLE
REDUNDANT BECAUSE UNDER STATE
LAW THEY'RE ALL SUPPOSED TO
ANYWAY, BUT THE POINT IS TO TRY
TO TELL OTHER THAT PAPERWORK
TOGETHER, SO IT'S ALL GOING TO
THE STUDENT AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT WE DON'T THE 10% OR 15.
WHATEVER THAT PERCENTAGE IS THAT
DON'T END UP IN COLLEGE MAY END
UP IN AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM,
YOU MAY END UP WITH AN ENERGY
JOB IN SILICON VALLEY THERE, AS
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THOSE KINDS
OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
GRADUATING SENIORS, BUT WE DON'T
WANT TO PROHIBIT THAT CHOICE
FROM HAPPENING FOR THOSE WHO
WANT TO TAKE THAT PATH FOR THOSE
WHO ARE IN THAT LOW INCOME
CATEGORY FAMILY AND THEY ALREADY
IN SOME KIND OF A PROGRAMS TO
RECEIVE YOU KNOW, STATE AID THAT
SUCH AS KAFR ASH OR CAT CASH OR
WHATEVER THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT
THEY DO PROVIDE. ARE RATHER THAN
APPLYING FOR NEW. UH
APPLICATIONS PERHAPS SUCH AS THE
PERHAPS THAT THIS IS SOME MORE
LIKE NOT ENCOURAGING. OR
BRIDGING THE GAP. BETWEEN HIGH
SCHOOL TO HIGH TO HIGHER
EDUCATION TO ENCOURAGE TO COLOR
COLLEGE. THIS IS SOME MORE OF A
SOCIAL PROGRAM FOR THOSE YOUTH.
WITH THE LOW INCOME TO HAVE, UH. BREACH INCOME $1000 SO. MM MAY
BE REVISED WITH A DIFFERENT NAME
OR DIFFERENT APPLICATION PROCESS
BECAUSE YOU YOU INTEND THIS AND
THAT REALLY NECESSARILY. AH. TO
ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO COLLEGE.
THIS IS SOME MORE SOCIAL AID
PROGRAM. AGAIN THROUGH THE
CHAIR. WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO
CLARIFY THAT FURTHER IN THE
PROGRAM, BUT YOU'RE VERY ASTUTE
IN YOUR OBSERVATION IS THAT THIS
IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A PROGRAM
TO DISRUPT. HOMELESSNESS THE
CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS DURING
THAT VERY VULNERABLE FIVE MONTH
PERIOD, SECONDARILY IT IS AN
OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE KNOW BYE.
BYE. EXIT INTERVIEW AT HIGH
SCHOOL THAT 90% OF THESE SAME
STUDENTS. UM ARE INTERESTED IN
GOING ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION,
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION, SO
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO BOTH.
BUT FIRST AND FOREMOST. AGAIN
THE INTENT OF THE BILL IS WHAT
YOU SAY IT'S GET RIGHT IN AT A
VERY KEY MOMENT OF VULNERABILITY
AND TRY TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF
HOMELESSNESS SO THAT WE DON'T
HAVE A REGENERATION OF
HOMELESSNESS. GIVEN THE POVERTY
OF THAT FAMILY THAT YOU JUST
SPOKE ABOUT. THINK. JUST THANK
YOU QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. I ACTUALLY HAVE
QUESTIONS AS SENATOR, UM, AS YOU
MAY KNOW, I WAS A HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER. I WAS A TEACHER FOR 34
YEARS. MY LAST YEAR OF TEACHING,
AYE. I'M TIRED OF THE
CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL AND
THIS WAS 10 YEARS AGO, BUT I
REMEMBER VERY WELL A YOUNG, UM,
HOMELESS STUDENT. WHO LIVED IN A
SHELTER. UM SHARED WITH ME HOW
DIFFICULT HIGH SCHOOL WAS FOR
HIM LIVING IN A SHELTER, A PLACE
WHERE WASN'T VERY CONDUCIVE TO
STUDYING OR DOING HOMEWORK OR
ANYTHING LIKE THAT. UM I HAVE
ALSO IN IN THE COURSE OF THE
LAST 10 YEARS BEEN ABLE TO
PRESENT A FAMILY A HOMELESS
FAMILY KEYS TO A HOME BUILT BY
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. AND SO AND
TO GIVE A FAMILY A HOME. YOU
KNOW, YOU'RE YOU'RE GIVING LIKE
YOU SAY, SENATOR COURTESY,
OPPORTUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE CHILDREN.
TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL, SOMETHING
THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO
WHEN YOU'RE HOMELESS. UM AND
THANK YOU, MR PACHECO FOR COMING
AND SHARING YOUR STORY. SO I
REALIZED EVEN FIRSTHAND. YOU
KNOW THE DIFFICULTY OF STUDENTS
WHO FACE HOMELESSNESS AND IN THE
MY OWN DISTRICT WHERE I TAUGHT
RIVERSIDE UNIFIED. WE HAD AN
INDIVIDUAL WHOSE JOB WAS TO, UM
YOU KNOW HOW. EVEN KEEP TRACK OF
RIGHT. THE NUMBER OF HOMELESS
STUDENTS THAT WERE IN THE
DISTRICT SO I KNOW THAT THE
NUMBER UM, ARE NOT SMALL. BUT I
HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE BILL. AND
SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS ARE
THINGS THAT, UH, THE ADVICE
CHAIR POINTED OUT TO UM SO UH,
TWO MAIN CONCERNS. WHO WILL
ADMINISTER THE FUNDS. AH AND.
AND WHO DID YOU SAY WOULD
ADMINISTER THE FUNDS WE HAVE PUT
IN THE BILL THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES WOULD DO IT
BECAUSE OF OUR EXPERIENCE. FIRST
OF ALL, WE TALKED TO THEM. MAKE
SURE THAT THAT'S POSSIBLE. UM
THEY'RE JUST NOW WATCHING LAST
YEAR'S PROGRAM THAT WE ALL
INSTALLED IN THE BUDGET. THE $35
MILLION PREGNANT WOMAN, WOMEN
AND FOSTER PROGRAM. THAT ALSO
REQUIRES AN APPLICATION SEVEN
APPLICATION PROCESS. THEY PUSHED
THOSE DOLLARS DOWN TO EITHER
COUNTIES OR NON PROFITS, AND
THEN THOSE COUNTIES ARE
NONPROFITS. MAKE A DECISION
WHETHER THEY WANT TO USE AN E B
T CARD DEBIT CARD IN OUR COUNTY
AND SANTA CAR COUNTY THAT HE'S
SIMPLY USE A DEBIT CARD AND
STOCKTON'S IN THAT WELL KNOWN
EXAMPLE. THEY USED DEBIT CARDS
SO BUT THAT FRAMEWORK IS SET UP
AND IT'S UP AND RUNNING FROM
LAST YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
IN TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE, SO
THAT IS THE MOST DIRECT WAY TO
DO IT. AND THAT'S WHY WE PUT
THAT IN THE BILL. THEN I'M
CONFUSED. WITH THE USE OF
PERHAPS FOR FAST FOR AS AS A
DOCUMENT FOR ELIGIBILITY. UM SO
YEAH, I THINK I HEARD IN YOUR
TESTIMONY THAT YOU SAID THAT IT
WOULDN'T BE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT
THE FAST FOOD JUST TO HAVE
RECEIVED ONE. SO ANY ANY SENIOR
UH, GETS A FASTER SO AND THEN
YOU'RE BASICALLY SAYING, RIGHT?
JUST THE SENIOR GETS A FAFSA,
BUT ONLY MCKINNEY VENTO SENIORS
WOULD GET THE GUARANTEED INCOME
APPLICATION BECAUSE THAT DATA IS
READILY AVAILABLE IN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. IN FACT, IF. IF YOU
WERE TO ASK A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
DISTRIBUTE, UM INFORMATION OR
MISSIVE TO THEIR MCKINNEY VENTO
STUDENTS AS A STATE SENATOR. I
CAN ASSURE YOU THEY CAN DO THAT.
IMMEDIATELY, SO WE'RE JUST
TRYING TO TETHER THOSE TWO
THINGS TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE GETTING
THOSE APPLICATIONS AT THE SAME
TIME, BUT THE USE OF THE FAST
CANNOT BE SHARED. AH STUDENTS
WHO SHARE THE FAST FOOD THAT
INFORMATION HIS ONLY SHARED WITH
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING
, AND I BELIEVE BY LUCK AND NOT
BE SURE TO ANY OTHER AGENCIES.
SO I'M NOT SURE. UM WHY, UM. YOU
KNOW YOU'RE MAKING REFERENCE TO
FASTER IF THAT'S THE CASE THAT
IT WOULDN'T BEHELPFUL. RIGHT IT
WOULDN'T BE HELPFUL BECAUSE THAT
INFORMATION CAN BE SHARED. IT'S
MARGINALLY HELPFUL. IT DOESN'T
IT DOESN'T. IT DOESN'T NEED TO
BE SHARED BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
WE DON'T NEED TO KNOW. WHAT WE
ALREADY KNOW THAT PERHAPS
APPLICATIONS ARE BY LAW
DISTRIBUTED. I THINK WE TRUST
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ACTUALLY
EXECUTE AND GET THAT DONE AS AS
THE COUNTLESS NUMBER OF OTHER
THINGS THEY HAVE TO DO. BUT WHAT
IS IMPORTANT IS THAT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS USE THE INFORMATION.
THAT THEY HAVE. ON MCKINNEY
VENTO POPULATION AND MAKE SURE
THAT THAT POPULATION GETS THE
ACTUAL APPLICATIONS AND AGAIN
THAT DATA AS YOU KNOW, BEING A
SCHOOL TEACHER. I KNOW AS YOU
KNOW, HAVING SERVED ON THE
LARGEST HIGH SCHOOL BOARD IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR EIGHT
YEARS AS MOST OF US KNOWS
LEGISLATORS. IT'S ALL
CONFIDENTIAL, ALL GOVERNED BY
YOU KNOW, THE EDUCATION BROWN
ACT IN TERMS OF CONFIDENTIALITY
AND OTHER LAWS, BUT THAT DOESN'T
STOP THEM FROM DISTRIBUTING
INFORMATION OR TAKING DIRECTION
TOO. DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION TO
THAT DATA TO THAT POPULATION OR
TO THAT DATABASE. SO IT ACTUALLY
CREATES A VERY AS IN MOST
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS.
AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL CAPTIVE
AUDIENCE. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE
THEY ARE. THEY'RE IN SCHOOL.
THEY'RE IN SCHOOL IN A CERTAIN
DISTRICT. THEY'RE IN SCHOOL.
THEY'VE BEEN IDENTIFIED UNDER
FEDERAL LAWS THAT MCKINNEY VENTO
, HOMELESS STUDENT, AND NOW WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE
COUNTY TO SAY. GET THESE
APPLICATIONS, TOO. TO THAT
POPULATION. IF THERE'S AN
UNCOOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
THAT DOESN'T WANT TO DISTRIBUTE
THEM. I CAN'T CONTROL THAT, YOU
KNOW, AND THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY
RESULT IN LESS ENROLLMENT THAN
THE MAXIMUM. BUT WE'RE NOT
ASKING FOR ANY OF THAT
INFORMATION TO BE SHARED RIGHT?
AND THEN MY SECOND CONCERN WAS
ALSO I THINK BROUGHT OUT BY, UM
BY THE VICE CHAIR, AND THAT IS
THAT I THINK YOU ANSWERED TO THE
VICE CHAIR THAT THIS IS NOT
REALLY AH, STUDENT AID OR RIGHT
, BECAUSE YOU THEY DON'T HAVE TO
BE AS YOU SAID, RIGHT? AND WITH
THIS IN THIS BILL DON'T HAVE TO
BE ENROLLED OR BERT OR PROVE
THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE
ENROLLED OR OR, IN FACT, HAVING
BEEN IN ROME? SO I WOULD I WILL
SHARE AH, THAT UM. THAT ALTHOUGH
I SEE YOU KNOW THE VERY GOOD
GOALS OF THE BILL, I HAVE MANY
ISSUES WITH HOW THE BILL FOR
WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, OR, UM,
YOU KNOW THAT IT IT'S CERTAINLY
TO ME IT AND READING AND LOOKING
AT OVER AND LOOKING AT THE
ANALYSIS. I DON'T SEE IT HOW IT
WORKS. AND TO DR CHOI'S POINT, I
THINK THAT THIS BILL WOULD
ACTUALLY BE BETTER WITH MORE
WORK. AND PERHAPS, YOU KNOW, AND
IF IT'S NOT AN EDUCATION IF IT'S
NOT A HIGHER ED BILL, UM
SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO, UM. SO AT
THIS POINT, I HAD GIVEN IT NONE
RECOMMENDATION, BUT I WILL NOT
BE SUPPORTING THE BILL IN THE
STATE THAT IT'S IN RIGHT NOW.
AND I WOULD SAY TO YOU, SENATOR
THAT IN MY HUMBLE ESTIMATION,
THE BILL NEEDS MORE WORK, BUT
YOU MAY CLOSE ALL RIGHT. WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CHAIR
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE
EXCELLENT QUESTIONS BY YOU AND
THE VICE CHAIR. WE HAVE. THESE
BILLS ARE HARD. WE'VE WORKED ON
THIS BILL. FOR MORE THAN SIX
MONTHS. NOW THERE HASN'T BEEN A
DAY THAT'S GONE BY IN A WORK
WEEK HERE, WHERE THERE HASN'T
BEEN A LOT OF WORK DONE ON THE
BILL, SO IT'S VERY WELL VETTED.
WE HAVE ADMITTEDLY A LITTLE BIT
OF INSIDE KNOWLEDGE AS THE
AUTHORS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN
WORKING ON A B BILLS NOW FOR THE
FULL TWO YEAR SESSION. WE'RE
VERY SUCCESSFUL LAST YEAR AND
GETTING THE BILL. AH THAT
OBVIOUSLY MANY SUPPORTING THE
LEGISLATURE INTO TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND
FOSTER YOUTH, SO WE KNOW THE
FRAMEWORK. WE KNOW HOW IT'S
IMPLEMENTED. AND YOU KNOW, I
WOULD JUST SAY THAT, UM AS
SOMEBODY WHO SPENDS A LOT OF
TIME BY BY ANALOGY, UM IN IN THE
AREA OF LABOR IMPLEMENTATION AS
THE SENATE CHAIR OF THE LABOR
COMMITTEE. SO MANY SO MANY BILLS
COME THROUGH THAT REQUIRE
IMPLEMENTATION POST ADOPTION AND
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE STATE
AGENCIES, RIGHT. WE HAVE OSHA T
D RULEMAKING TO ENFORCE LABOR
LAWS. WE HAVE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, WHICH IS NOT INVOLVED
WITH THIS BILL. WE HAVE THE
SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY TO SET UP
A FRAMEWORK TO DO THE DETAIL.
BECAUSE WE BASICALLY OFFER
WORKING IN A LITTLE MORE OF A
WHOLESALE FASHION HERE. WE THEY
KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE RUN PROGRAMS LIKE THIS
BEFORE. THEY'RE PILOTED IN
CITIES AND COUNTIES UP AND DOWN
THE STATE. UM WE'RE JUST REALLY
TRYING TO KEEP MOVING, SO WE
DON'T HAVE TO SKIP A YEAR AND
THEN COME BACK AND SAY SINCE WE
FIRST STARTED WORKING ON THIS
BILL WE HAVE NOW SENT 30,000.
STUDENTS, NOT 15,000. INTO
HOMELESSNESS INSTEAD OF
DISRUPTING THAT SO THAT'S MY
CLOTHES. THAT'S MY PLEA. I
UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION, MR
CHAIR. AND AS TO THE COMMITTEE
LARGE I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE AND THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. MOTION BY MR LOW SECOND BY
MS VIA DEBTORS, MADAM SECRETARY,
IF YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. MEDINA
VOTING MEDINA NOT VOTING OY.
JOY, NOT VOTING ARAMBULA BLOOM
BLEW MY GABRIEL. IRWIN. KYLIE
LEVINE. LIVING, NOT THE LEVIN
NOT VOTING. LOW. LOW I SANTIAGO
BALLAD ERAS. PALADARES, NOT
VOTING, WEBER. 20 THE BILL IS ON
CALL. OKAY. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
SEEING SENATOR ROTH. WE WILL GO
TO ITEM SEVEN. SB 14 33. WELCOME
SENATOR. YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU
ARE READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. AS YOU KNOW, THIS
IS ONE OF OUR LEGISLATIVE SUNSET
REVIEW BILLS. AND I WANT TO JUST
NOTE THAT I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND THE
PARTNERSHIP OF YOUR TEAM. AND
YOUR STAFF AND THE ONGOING
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE OPERATION
OF THIS BUREAU OF PRIVATE POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION.
SPECIFICALLY LIKE TO THANK MR
POWERS. ON YOUR STAFF FOR HIS
DEDICATION TO THIS TOPIC, AND
FOR THE VERY, VERY THOROUGH
ANALYSIS, HIGHLIGHTING A NUMBER
OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WE ARE
COLLECTIVELY WORKING ON AND HAVE
BEEN WORKING ON TO ADDRESS AND
RESOLVE AS WE CONTINUE
EVALUATING THE NEXT STEPS FOR
THIS PARTICULAR BUREAU. TODAY
SENATE BILL 14 33 AUTHORIZES THE
BUREAU TO INCLUDE IN ORDER TO
COMPENSATE STUDENTS FOR HARM
THAT RESULTED OR MAY HAVE
RESULTED FROM AN INSTITUTION'S
VIOLATION IN A CITATION. THE
BILL ALSO REQUIRES THE BUREAU TO
TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BASED
ON THE SEVERITY OF AN
INSTITUTION'S VIOLATIONS AND THE
HARM THAT RESULTS. OR
SIGNIFICANTLY, LEE MAY HAVE
RESULTED OR MAY RESULT. TWO
STUDENTS FROM THE INSTITUTIONS
VIOLATION IN ORDER AND, IN
ESSENCE, TO ALLOW THE BUREAU TO
BE PROACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE. IN
ITS ACTIVITIES. THIS MEASURE
BUILDS ON THE EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN
LAST YEAR DURING THE SENSE THAT
REVIEW OVERSIGHT FOR THE BUREAU
AND CHANGES MADE IN THE PRIOR
SUNSET BILL, WE CERTAINLY HAVE
MORE WORK TO DO AS YOU NOTED
FROM SEVERAL OF THE LETTERS THAT
CAME IN, AND ALSO FROM THE
ANALYSIS ITSELF. I WILL ACCEPT
ALL OF THE AMENDMENTS LISTED IN
THE ANALYSIS AND I'M COMMITTED
TO CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATIVE
WORK ON REMAINING ISSUES AND
SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU ARE
COLLEAGUES. THE BUREAU AND
STAKEHOLDERS HAVE BROUGHT
FORWARD THIS YEAR DURING THE
SUNSET PROCESS. I LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH ALL
OF YOU. THE BUREAU STUDENTS
SCHOOLS ON THIS ESSENTIAL BILL
TO GUARANTEE THAT THE PRIVATE
POSTSECONDARY ACT PREVENTS
PREDATORY PRACTICES AND PROMOTES
THE ADVANCEMENT OF STUDENTS. WHO
ATTEND BUREAU APPROVED
INSTITUTIONS WITH THAT I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK
YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
WE HAVE SOME. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
. MY NAME IS ANGELA PERRY, UH,
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY
FOR THE INSTITUTE OF COLLEGE
ACCESS AND SUCCESS. I'D LIKE TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
TODAY THE BUREAU SERVES AN
ESSENTIAL FUNCTION FOR THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA TEST WAS SERVING
AS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE FOR
STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN PRIVATE
POSTSECONDARY PROGRAMS. AND IS
THE PRIMARY STATE LEVEL
REGULATOR FOR PROFIT SCHOOLS IN
CALIFORNIA. THE BUREAU'S
ENACTING STATUTE PRIORITIZES
STUDENT AND CONSUMER NEEDS
REAUTHORIZING THE BUREAU THROUGH
14 33 IS A CRITICAL NECESSITY
FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE
IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC AND
REGULATORY ROLLBACKS BY THE
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS
RESULTED IN FAMILIAR AND
PROBLEMATIC PATTERNS. THERE HAVE
BEEN SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN
ENROLLMENT AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND OTHER PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT
UNIVERSITIES. AS MORE AND MORE
STUDENTS ARE ENROLLING IN FOR
PROFIT INSTITUTIONS.
HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED AND
VULNERABLE STUDENTS, INCLUDING
VETERANS, FOSTER YOUTH, BIPAC,
STUDENTS AND SINGLE MOTHERS ARE
OFTEN TARGETED BY PREDATORY
PROGRAMS AND PAIRED BEAR
DISPROPORTIONATE RISK. BECAUSE
STUDENTS AT FOR PROFIT
INSTITUTIONS ARE LESS LIKELY TO
GRADUATE AND MORE LIKELY TO HAVE
SIGNIFICANT DET AND DEFAULT ON
THEIR LOANS COMPARED TO
TRADITIONAL FOUR YEAR DEGREE
COUNTERPARTS. TAKE US AND OUR
PARTNERS ARE SINCERELY GRATEFUL
FOR THE INVESTMENT IN THE BUREAU
INCLUDED IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
BECAUSE IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE
BUREAU HAD THE CAPACITY TO
PROTECT CALIFORNIA STUDENTS. WE
ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT SB 14 33
AND BELIEVED THAT THE ADDITIONAL
AMENDMENTS THAT SENATOR ROTH
JUST MENTIONED ARE NECESSARY IN
ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE BUREAU
HAS THE AUTHORITY THAT IT IS
NEED THAT IS NEEDED TO PROTECT
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AS WELL. WE
ARE PLEASED TO HEAR THAT
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS WILL BE
UNDERTAKEN REGARDING AN
EXTENSION OF THE BUREAU'S
AUTHORIZATION. MINIMUM OPERATING
STANDARDS, INCOME SHARE
AGREEMENTS, CLOSED SCHOOL
PROTECTIONS AND THE STUDENT
TUITION RECOVERY FUND. AND WE
ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT THE BUREAU
AND LEGISLATURE TAKING STEPS TO
STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OF OUT OF
STATE INSTITUTIONS. STATES HAVE
THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE OUT OF
STATE BUSINESSES UNDER THE US
CONSTITUTION, AND ARE IN FACT
DIRECTLY CHARGED WITH SERVING AS
THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF CONSUMER
PROTECTION OVERSIGHT OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. BY THE FEDERAL
REGULATIONS AND THE HIGHER
EDUCATION ACT. CALIFORNIA HAS
RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO RETAIN
REGULATORY AUTHORITY OVER OUT OF
STATE INSTITUTIONS AND HIS
WISELY CHOSEN TIME AFTER TIME TO
REJECT MEMBERSHIP IN THE NC
SARAH AGREEMENT. WHICH WOULD
STEP THE STATE OF STATE
OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY, AND INSTEAD
TAKE STEPS TO STRENGTHEN
CALIFORNIA'S PROTECTIONS. IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT CALIFORNIA
CHOOSE AGAIN. PLEASE WRAP UP
YOUR TIME IS ONE MOMENT I
PROMISE THAT CALIFORNIA AGAIN
CHOOSE TO PROTECT STUDENTS AND
CREATE STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR
CALIFORNIA. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT
THE BUREAU BE REAUTHORIZED AND
IMPERATIVE THAT THE BUREAU HAS
SUFFICIENT AUTHORITY AND
CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT ITS
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THESE
REASONS WE SUPPORT 14 33. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT? ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. AND
THEY MAY COME UP TO THE TABLE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. SCOTT
GOVERNOR BEHALF OF UNIVERSITY OF
PHOENIX. I HADN'T PLANNED TO
TESTIFY TODAY IN OPPOSITION, BUT
THINGS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE
PAST 24 HOURS. THIS ISSUE HAS
BEEN UP FOR DISCUSSION FOR TWO
YEARS. THIS BILL WENT AND
PRINTED FEBRUARY WE GOT
AMENDMENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. WORSE IT
APPEARS AS IF WE'RE GOING TO GET
ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS AFTER THE
POLICY DEADLINE, WHICH WILL HAVE
NO SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW. THIS IS
NOT HOW THE PROCESS IS INTENDED
TO WORK. IT'S NOT TRANSPARENT.
IT'S NOT CLEAR AND IT'S
CERTAINLY NOT INCLUSIVE. IN
TERMS OF THE LANGUAGE ITSELF
AGAIN, RECOGNIZING THAT WE
HAVEN'T HAD VERY MUCH TIME THE
AMENDMENTS CONTAINED A NUMBER OF
SIGNIFICANT FLAWS, ONE OF WHICH
IS LIKELY UNCONSTITUTIONAL BUT
AGAIN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW
AND COMMENT ON THESE HAS BEEN
LIMITED IN TERMS OF WHAT'S
COMING NEXT. THE MINIMUM
OPERATING STANDARDS IS DRACONIAN
AT BEST. AND PUTS THE STATE BACK
INTO THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING
INDIVIDUAL POGRAMS. THIS IS NOT
IT WAS TRIED BEFORE IT FAILED.
SO TODAY I ASKED THE COMMITTEE
TO STRIP THE BILL. EXTEND THE
DATE AND ET'S HAVE A DISCUSSION
NEXT YEAR ABOUT WHAT THE BUREAU
SHOULD ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE. THANK
YOU. SO UM, MAP BACK
REPRESENTATIVE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE
POSTSECONDARY SCHOOLS OR CAPS,
WHERE THE LEADING STATE
ASSOCIATION FOR THIS SECTOR AND
REPRESENT APPROXIMATELY 200
SCHOOLS. I'LL ADMIT, SIR, AND I
APOLOGIZE. I'M A BIT CONFUSED
BECAUSE EARLIER TODAY I WAS TOLD
THAT THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE GOT
YESTERDAY. WOULD NOT BE TAKEN IN
THIS COMMITTEE, SO I WASN'T
PREPARED TO TESTIFY ON THOSE
AMENDMENTS THINKING THAT THEY
WERE GOING TO GO INTO BMP
COMMITTEE. SO IS THERE A WAY TO
GET CLARIFICATION IF THIS BILL
IS BEING VOTED ON TODAY? AS
AMENDED OR WHAT'S IN PRINT.
SENATOR, SENATOR ROCK. YOU KNOW,
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
AMENDMENTS WILL BE TAKEN IN THE
NEXT COMMITTEE. THAT IS ALSO MY
UNDERSTANDING NUMBER ONE, BUT I
WANTED TO INDICATE THAT THE
CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS THAT I
INTENDED TO ACCEPT THOSE
AMENDMENTS NUMBER ONE MR MAY
HAVE PRODUCED DID ONE THING, MR
CHAIR AND I THINK I HAVEN'T SEEN
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. BUT. THE
ANALYSIS CERTAINLY DOESN'T
PROPOSE AMENDMENTS, AT LEAST
THAT I SEE WITH RESPECT TO
MINIMUM OPERATING STANDARDS, AND
THERE ARE OTHER MATTERS THAT YOU
MENTIONED THAT WE'RE NOT
PROPOSED AS ACTUAL AMENDMENTS.
SO I THINK MY FRIENDS IN OUR
POSITION OR A LITTLE MISINFORMED
AS TO WHAT THE AMENDMENTS
ACTUALLY SAY, OR WILL SAY. AND
SO I WOULD. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT
MORE THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE
ANALYSIS MIGHT BE IN ORDER, AND
I THINK WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF
OPPORTUNITY AT THE NEXT
COMMITTEE BECAUSE THERE WILL BE
ONE IN THIS HOUSE. WITH WITH THE
OUTCOME CERTAINLY UNCERTAIN. TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S
AN AMENDMENT AND WHAT'S NOT AN
AMENDMENT AND HOW THE
AMENDMENTS. IF THERE ARE
AMENDMENTS SHOULD BE MODIFIED.
MR CLEAR THE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT
BEING TAKEN UP. IN THIS
COMMITTEE. SO I AM SO TO BE
CLEAR THAT CAPS IS NOT AN
OPPOSITION. WE WOULD BE IN A
TWEENER POSITION. WE ARE
REVIEWING THOSE AMENDMENTS
BECAUSE WE DID JUST RECEIVE
THEM. WE DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS
WITH THEM, AND WE WILL
ARTICULATE THOSE BEFORE THE NEXT
COMMITTEE. I THINK, UM, SENATOR
, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD TOO OFTEN TO
LOOK AT THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS
AS POTENTIAL ROADMAP OF WHAT'S
GOING FORWARD, SO THERE IS
REFERENCE TO MINIMUM OPERATING
STANDARDS. THERE IS REFERENCE TO
THE REVENUE ISSUES AND POTENTIAL
FEES. THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT
ISSUES REFERENCE IN THE THIS
ANALYSIS AND THE SENATE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE ANALYSIS SO
TO THE EXTENT THAT THOSE AREN'T
INCLUDED, WOULD CERTAINLY BE A
POSITIVE BUT ALL THE INFORMATION
WE'VE BEEN GIVEN UP TO DATE IS
THAT IS SOMEWHAT OF A ROADMAP
AND EXPECT AMENDMENTS IN THAT
SPACE. SO WE CAN ONLY GO UP WHAT
WE'VE BEEN TOLD, BUT AGAIN,
BASED ON THE BILL, AND PRINT
CAPS IS NEUTRAL. WE SUPPORT THE
EXTENSION OF THE BUREAU. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH SENATOR
ROTH AND STAFF ON THE AMENDMENTS
WE SAW FORGOT YESTERDAY. AND
THEN CERTAINLY ARE CAUTIOUSLY
OPTIMISTIC OF HIS MINIMUM
MINIMUM OPERATING STANDARDS AND
FEES ARE NOT INCLUDED. THAT IS
CERTAINLY A POSITIVE FOR CAPS.
THANK YOU, AND WITH THAT I WILL
CALL FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO IS IN
OPPOSITION NAME AND ORGANIZATION
. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN DHINGRA
FELLOW TO BE CLEAR. WE'RE IN
BETWEEN YOUR POSITION. UH, CHAIR
MEMBERS AGAIN ON BEHALF OF SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY COLLEGE PARENTING
COLLEGES APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD
THUS FAR WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
CHAIR AND STAFF. NONETHELESS,
THE LATENESS OF THE AMENDMENTS
EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED. LOOKING
FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE
CONVERSATION. TWO ITEMS OF
SIGNIFICANT CONCERN BASED ON THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. THE
PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO
MISLEADING STATEMENTS TO
STUDENTS OVERLY BROAD THINK WE
CAN TIGHTEN LANGUAGE THERE AND
THEN THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIC TO
THE INDUSTRY NONDISCLOSURE
AGREEMENTS. IT'S RIGHT FOR
COSTLY COPYCAT LOT. LITIGATION
LIKE TO TIGHTEN THAT LANGUAGE UP
THERE AS WELL. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU. AND SO THAT WHAT WAS
THE TWO MINUTES FOR THE TWEENER
POSITION THAT THAT WE GIVE SO I
WILL CALL AGAIN. IF THERE ANY
OTHER WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
SEE NONE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
THE TWEENER POSITION? ALSO
SEEING NONE. SO WITH THAT WE'LL
GO TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS OR REMARKS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SEE NONE. SENATOR
ROTH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR JUST TO NOTE
THAT YOU KNOW THE ANALYSIS AT
CERTAIN POINTS, SAY THE BILL
SHOULD BE AMENDED, HAVE AGREED
TO DO WHAT THE ANALYSIS SAYS. IN
OTHER PORTS, THE ANALYSIS SAYS
THE AUTHOR MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
AND I'VE AGREED TO DO THAT THE
AUTHOR WILL CONSIDER THAT DOES
NOT DETERMINE AN OUTCOME WITH
RESPECT TO WHAT MY CONSIDERATION
WILL RESULT IN BUT I'LL
CERTAINLY WORK WITH STAFF YOUR
STAFF WITH YOU WITH THE STAFF
AND THE CHAIR OF THE NEXT
COMMITTEE AND WITH MY FRIENDS
FROM THE OUTSIDE ON ALL SIDES OF
THIS ISSUE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
COME UP WITH A PRODUCT THAT
WORKS FOR EVERYONE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK GRENADA. THANK
YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, SENATOR
ROTH FOR BRINGING THE MEASURE
FORWARD, AND WE SHARED THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BUREAU OF
PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVES A CRUCIAL ROLE. IN THE
OVERSIGHT OF FOR PROFIT
INSTITUTIONS AND MORE GENERALLY
AND PROVIDING STATE OTHER
IZATION SUPPORT TO NON PROFIT
INSTITUTIONS. I ALSO LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
AND WITH YOURSELF. CHAIR BERMAN
AND CHAIR LEYVA AS THIS BILL
CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, DID
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE BILL?
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY MR LOW,
SECOND BY AND SECOND BY MS. VIA
BERRIES. MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL, THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST TO BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS. MEDINA MEDINA. I
OY. CHOI I ARAMBULA BLOOM. BLEW
MY GABRIEL GABRIEL I IRWIN.
IRWIN, I, KYLIE. KYLIE I.
LEVINE. LEVINE. I LO SANTIAGO.
BALLAD ERAS. BALLADEERS. AYE,
WEBER. 80 THE BILL IS OUT. WE
WILL LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS APPRECIATE YOUR
PATIENCE. THANK YOU. AND IF I AM
CORRECT, WE HAVE JUST ONE MORE
BUILT TO HEAR. AND THAT'S
SENATOR WIENER. SO I'VE SENATOR
WIENER CAN HEAR ME. PLEASE COME.
TO HIGHER EDUCATION. AND, UM OH,
ALL RIGHT. I AM JUST BEEN. THE
BILL WILL BE PRESENTED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO. WE'RE
READY FOR IT. SO THIS IS ITEM
EIGHT. SB 964. I THINK I GET THE
MESSAGE TO BE BRIEF. IS THAT
ACCURATE, MR CHAIR? SURE THE
LAST BILL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. MEMBERS AND MR
CHAIR FOR ALLOW ME TO PRESENT ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR WIENER. I'D
LIKE THE FIRST START OFF BY
SAYING THAT SENATOR WIENER
ACCEPTS THE AMENDMENTS THAT THE
COMMITTEE HAS PROPOSED TODAY. UM
AND TODAY I'M PRESENTING NINE SP
94 64 ON HIS BEHALF THAT WILL
HELP RETAIN EXPAND CALIFORNIA
STRUGGLING MENTAL HEALTH CARE
WORKFORCE PRINCIPALLY THE BILL
WOULD DO MANY THINGS, INCLUDING
CREATING AN ACCELERATED
BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S IN
SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM AND CREATING
A STIPEND PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS
IN THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK
PROGRAMS. THEIR SPECIALIST WITH
THE FOCUS ON PUBLIC HATE, PUBLIC
HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WITH
ME. TODAY WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES
THAT WILL TESTIFY. STEINBERG
INSTITUTE AND THE HOPE
COOPERATIVE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TARGETING BO EASTMAN WITH THE
STEINBERG INSTITUTE. WE'RE AN
INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT PUBLIC
POLICY INSTITUTE DEDICATED TO
ADVANCING SOUND PUBLIC POLICY
AND INSPIRING LEADERSHIP AND
ISSUES OF BRAIN HEALTH. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME AND
THANK YOU TO YOUR WORK ON THIS
BILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
DEATHS FROM OPIOID AND MATTHEWS
ARE SKYROCKETING, MORE THAN
50,000. PEOPLE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS ALSO LIVE WITH A
SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND RATES
OF DEPRESSION AMONG OUR YOUTH
HAVE INCREASED BY MORE THAN 50%
OVER THE LAST DECADE,
CONTRIBUTING TO A DOUBLING IN
THE NUMBER OF SUICIDAL VISITS
FROM CHILDREN AND YOUTH TO THE
ER. WE ARE FACING A DEVASTATING
AND DEADLY MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE USED TO SORT OF
CRISIS. BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE
ALMOST POWERLESS TO SOLVE IT AS
WE FACE A SECOND CRISIS IN THE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE
SHORTAGE. MORE THAN HALF OF ALL
COUNTIES REPORT BOTH A HIGH NEED
FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND A
WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. IF WE'RE TO
HAVE ANY HOPE OF SUSTAINABLY
ADDRESSING THE WORKFORCE
SHORTAGE TO GET CALIFORNIANS THE
LIFESAVING CARE THAT THEY NEED.
WE HAVE TO CREATE CLEAR ACADEMIC
PIPELINES THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS
FOR THE CHALLENGING JOBS AHEAD.
AND ENSURE THAT THEY ENTER THE
WORKFORCE WITHOUT THE BURDEN OF
EXCESSIVE STUDENT LOANS. THIS
BILL TAKES THE FIRST STEP TO
ENSURE OUR STUDENTS HAVE THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO ENTER THE
WORKFORCE INSPIRED AND PREPARED
BY CREATING PAID TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES, ACCELERATED
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND MORE
PRACTICAL CLIENT CENTERED
COURSEWORK. RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR I VOTE AND WOULD BE HAPPY
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
RAQUEL. RON. HELL, AND I'M HERE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 964. I WANT TO
SHARE MY STORY OF AS AN EXAMPLE
OF SOMEONE WHO WOULD GREATLY
BENEFIT FROM A STIPEND PROGRAMS
SUCH AS THE ONE OUTLINED AND SP
964. I'M A LATINA SINGLE MOTHER
OF FIVE WONDERFUL CHILDREN. HAVE
ALSO BEEN A CONSUMER OF MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES IN THE PAST. MY
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE GIVES ME AN
INTIMATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE
OBSTACLES THAT PEOPLE WITH
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FACE.
MENTAL HEALTH IS A PASSION OF
MINE, AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS
FIELD FOR OVER 17 YEARS. I
ATTENDED COMMUNITY COLLEGE HERE
IN SACRAMENTO AND TRANSFERRED TO
U. C. DAVIS FOR MY BACHELORS IN
PSYCHOLOGY. CURRENTLY I WORK AT
HOPE COOPERATIVE TEAK, OR WE'RE
NONPROFIT OUTPATIENT MENTAL
HEALTH CLINIC HERE IN SACRAMENTO
. WE WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH
SEVERE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
. I'VE WORKED AT THE MICRO LEVEL
FOR OVER 17 YEARS AND I'D LIKE
TO MOVE UP INTO POSITION. THAT
WOULD HAVE MORE OF A WIDE SCALE
IMPACT IN ORDER TO MOVE UP IN Y
AGENCY. I WOULD NEED TO HAVE A
MASTERS AND GET LICENSED IN
SOCIAL WORK. WHAT IS PER WHAT
HAS PREVENTED ME FROM PURSUING
MY MASTERS IS THAT ALREADY HAVE
SCHOOL LOANS FOR MY
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. THAT I
HAVE NOT EVEN BEGUN TO REPAY. I
CANNOT JUSTIFY GOING MORE INTO
DEBT. WHEN I CAN'T PAY THE DEBT
THAT I ALREADY HAVE. IF I WERE
TO RECEIVE A STIPEND, SUCH AS
THE ONE OUTLINED IN 89 64. I
WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO GET MY
MASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK AND BE
ABLE TO MOVE UP WITHIN MY
NONPROFIT AGENCY. I WOULD USE MY
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AT THE MACRO LEVEL. A MASTER'S
DEGREE WOULD ALSO INCREASE MY
INCOME, AND THIS WOULD ALLOW ME
TO BETTER SUPPORT MY CHILDREN
AND NOT LIVE PAYCHECK TO
PAYCHECK. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT FOR 89 64. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. AND YOU COULD COME
UP TO THE TABLE IF YOU'D LIKE.
UH GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS COLLIN SUAREZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION. WE DO HAVE ALONG
WITH OURSELVES. THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF
PSYCHIATRIST IN THE PSYCHIATRIC
PHYSICIANS ALLIANCE AND OPPOSING
LESS AMENDED POSITION ABOUT
SPECIFICALLY AN ASPECT OF THE
BILL THAT WOULD HAVE THE
LANDSCAPE STUDY COMPLETED BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. BUT I
AM VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT BASED
UPON CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
AUTHOR WITH THE SPONSORS, AND
THANKS TO THE WORK OF THE CHAIR
AND THIS COMMITTEE, THERE WILL
BE AMENDMENTS PENDING THAT WILL
REMOVE HER OPPOSITION AND THEN
WE CAN GET BACK TO FULLY
THROATED SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
SINCE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS ON 99% OF THE OTHER
THINGS, SO IF I MAY ASK A
QUESTION, SO THIS IS ESPECIALLY
SINCE THE AUTHOR IS NOT HERE.
YOU'RE YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE
pAUTHORS AGREED TO BROADEN IN TO
REMOVE THERE'S THE LANGUAGES
SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE THE
LANDSCAPE STUDY CONTRACTED
THROUGH THE HEALTHCARE ACCESS
AND INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
THROUGH THE C. THE AUTHOR AND
SPONSORS AGREED TO REMOVE THE
/C AS THE INDIVIDUALS THE
ORGANIZATION COMPLETING THAT
STUDY, THANKS TO THE EXPANDED
STAKEHOLDER WORK IN THE
LEGISLATION. WE BELIEVE THAT
THAT WILL RESOLVE OUR CONCERNS.
VERY GOOD. I WAS GOING TO MAKE
THE SAME RECOMMENDATION SO GLAD
YOU GOT THERE ON YOUR OWN. I
DON'T DON'T LET ME STOP YOU, MR
CHILL. THAT'S ALRIGHT. IF IT'S A
DONE DEAL, IT'S EVEN BETTER.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. ANY TWEENERS.
AND YOU MAY HAVE YOUR TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU, MARY MOYLE
WITH THE CSU AND WITH THE
AMENDMENTS ON PAGE 12, WE'RE
HAPPY TO REMOVE OUR OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
TWEENERS. SEEN NONE WILL GO TO
THE COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
ALSO SEEN NONE. DID WE HAVE A
MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION BY MS
VALDERRAMA'S SECOND BY MR
ARAMBULA. UM, THE. WANT TO THANK
MR SANTIAGO. I'M SORRY. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE RIVAL MR
CHAIR? THANK MR SANTIAGO FOR
PRESENTING THE BILL TODAY ON
BEHALF OF US SENATOR WEINER AND
AS I THINK WE SAID THE
AMENDMENTS ADDRESS THE CONCERNS
BY STAKEHOLDERS AND I'M VERY
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL. MADAM
SECRETARY OF YOU. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MEDINA MEDINA, I
CHOICE. OY JOY, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA I BLOOM. BLOOM I
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I IRWIN. IRWIN,
I, KYLIE. KYLIE I. LEVINE.
LEVINE. I LO. SANTIAGO SANTIAGO,
I VALLADARES WEBER. 90 THE BILL
IS OUT. LEAVE IT OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. AND NOW WE WILL GO TO
GO THROUGH THE FIRE. YOU MAY
SINCE WE ARE AT THE VERY END OF
YOUR LAST COMMITTEE. I REALLY
WANT TO COMMEND YOU ON YOUR
INCREDIBLE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE
OVER THE YEARS. WE HAVE MOVED
THIS. THE EDUCATION ISSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION ISSUES SO FAR AHEAD
AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR A LOT OF THE BILLS THAT I
PUT THROUGH THE COMMITTEE. BUT
WHAT I APPRECIATE MOST ABOUT ALL
THE WORK YOU DID IS HOW MANY OF
THE CAMPUSES YOU VISITED AND HOW
MANY STUDENTS YOU MET WITH AND
YOUR PASSION FOR THESE STUDENTS,
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU
GUYS. I THINK I'VE BEEN ON
HIGHER ED SINCE THE BEGINNING.
OF MY. TERM HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY
AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
AND, UH, HOPE YOU MOVE ON TO
SOMETHING ELSE THAT YOU LOVE.
THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT
CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO THE VICE
CHAIR. OKAY UH, FOLLOWING SOME
REMEMBER COMMENTS I ALSO AS A
VICE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE
WOULD LIKE TO COMMAND OUR
CHAIRPERSON WHO SAY TEENAGERS
WHO WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS
FREEDOM FROM THIS COMMITTEE
AFTER THE AH THIS SESSION DOES
ARRIVAL HERE NO MORE WHILE YOU
ARE HERE. NO MORE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. IS A SCHEDULE THERE,
SO I UNDERSTAND US. OR IS THAT
SUCH A GENTLEMAN? HE
ACCOMMODATED ME A VERY WELL AND
I PERSONALLY LIKED HIM SO MUCH,
AND THEN HE HAPPENS TO BE
REPRESENTING RIVERSIDE AREA,
FIRST KOREAN AMERICANS SETTLED
THE AND VERY FAMOUS PATRIOT AND
CHANG HOSE HOME. STARTED IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, AND HIS STATUE
IS ALSO ERECTED THE DISTRICT OF
WHERE HE LIVES. AND SO I AM THE
KOREAN GOVERNMENT. WANTED UM
APPRECIATE THE AND THEN ALSO
HAVE A GOOD BRIDGE BETWEEN THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT OUR FORM
OF PATRIOT, AND THEY INVITED HIM
TO KOREA TO VISIT. UNFORTUNATELY
ON THE DAY OF LIGHT, HE GOT THE
HOSPITALIZED SO WE DIDN'T HAVE
THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I WAS SO
HOPING THAT ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
MAY COME, BUT NOW HE'S GONNA
RETIRE FROM THIS ASSEMBLY. AND I
REALLY MISSED THAT OPPORTUNITY.
AND I KNOW IS, UH, GOOD
RETIREMENT. UH FREEDOM PERIOD IS
AWAITING FOR YOU. AND ON YOUR
OWN YOU CAN VISIT KOREA ENJOY.
MAYBE 10. VISIT WITH ME TO GO TO
KOREA NEXT MONTH. I'M GOING IN
FACT ON DIFFERENT NOTE, AND WE I
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OUR
MEMBERS. AS YOU KNOW, HE HAS
BEEN NEVER VERY EFFECTIVE AND
ABOUT FEAR CHAIRPERSON AND THE
ADVANCING ALL THE ISSUES IN
HIGHER EDUCATION, AND I WOULD
LIKE TO PROPOSE EVERYBODY STAND
UP, KEEPING STANDING OVATION. DO
IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. DR CHOI. I
HOPE TO VISIT KOREA SOMEDAY
SINCE I MISSED THE INVITATION
AND THE OPPORTUNITY SO YOU KNOW,
JUST BRIEFLY. LET ME SAY THAT
BEING THE CHAIR OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. WHICH I HAVE BEEN FOR
THE LAST EIGHT YEARS HAS BEEN A
JOY OF A LIFETIME. I THINK I'VE
BEEN ON THIS COMMITTEE, UH, NINE
OR 10 YEARS ON THE COMMITTEE,
SERVING WITH FORMER CHAIR FROM
SANTA BARBARA. UM. AND I THANK
ALL OF YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR YOUR DEDICATION FOR
LISTENING FOR CONTRIBUTING AND
GIVING US YOUR INSIGHT ON. I
THINK WHAT IS YOU KNOW SUCH AN
IMPORTANT UH ISSUE FOR THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. AND THAT IS
HIGHER EDUCATION. SO I THANK YOU
ALL AND, YEAH. I'M GOING TO DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT. NOT SURE
WHAT IT WILL BE, BUT I'M SURE
EDUCATION WILL BE PART OF
WHATEVER I DO IN THE FUTURE. AND
UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU. THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND I KNOW HAVE MORE
PEOPLE TO THANK, UH AND I WILL
BEFORE WE CLOSE, BUT BUT BUT YOU
DON'T WANT TO WELL, I'M TRYING
TO. I'M TRYING TO. YOU KNOW, AS
A REPUBLICAN. NOT THAT MANY OF
US HERE AND I STILL WANT A LOT
OF COMMITTEES, AND THIS IS BY
FAR ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES
BECAUSE IT'S TRULY NON PART. AND
NOT STEMS FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP,
AND IT STEMS FROM YOUR HEART AND
YOUR PASSION TO DO WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE STUDENTS OF CALIFORNIA
AND THAT HAS SHOT HAS JUST SHOWN
THROUGH SO MUCH SO FOR ME AND
FOR THE REST OF CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND I THINK GOING
BACK TO VICE CHAIR BAKER. WE'VE
ALWAYS WELCOME. UH, YOU KNOW THE
OTHER MEMBERS. OF THE AISLE
RIGHT AND THEIR INPUT AND IT'S
BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH
EVERYONE. DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS. AND I DON'T WANT
TO, YOU KNOW, LEAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY. YOU KNOW, I AS A AS
A AS A TEACHER, I CALL ON ALL
HANDS THAT ARE RAISED. YOU KNOW,
I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE
HALLMARKS OF YOUR TENURE. HERE
IS UM, ALWAYS, UM, RECALLING
YOUR OWN EXPERIENCE AS A TEACHER
AS A PROFESSOR, AND, UH, USING
THAT TO MOTIVATE YOURSELF AND
MOTIVATE OTHERS TO DO BETTER.
FOR OUR HIGHER ED COMMUNITY, SO
I WANT TO JOIN THE COURSE OF
THOSE, INCLUDING YOURSELF. I
MEAN, YOU'VE ONLY RAISED THE
POINT TODAY THAT THIS IS YOUR
LAST MEETING. I THINK MAYBE YOU
KNOW, 20 OR 30 TIMES. AH SO
YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY COGNIZANT
OF. OF THIS MILESTONE IN YOUR
SERVICE, AND WELL, YOU SHOULD
BE. UM YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED SO
MUCH IN YOUR LIFETIME, AND THIS
IS ONLY THE LATEST OF THOSE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I WANT TO THANK
YOU BECAUSE I'VE BEEN A LONG FOR
THE RIDE THE ENTIRE TIME YOU'VE
SERVED ON THIS COMMITTEE FROM
DAY ONE. UM AND YOU HAVE NEVER
CEASED TO BE EVENHANDED,
THOUGHTFUL. UM AND MOST OF ALL,
A FRIEND TO ME, AND I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU'VE
SERVED THIS STATE EXTREMELY
WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
BLOOM. MR LEVINE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MR CHAIR, AND DITTO
EVERYTHING THAT MR BLOOM SAID.
I'VE BEEN ON THIS ON THIS
COMMITTEE SERVING WITH YOU THE
ENTIRE TIME. I CANNOT BELIEVE A
DECADE OF MY LIFE. CERTAIN WITH
YOU AND RICHARD? UM, HERE, BUT I
ALSO WANT TO COMMENT OF ALL OF
THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT
RICHARD SAID ABOUT YOU, UM ALL
OF WHICH ARE TRUE. UM YOU CARE A
GREAT DEAL, BUT SOMETHING THAT
I'VE NOTICED OVER THIS PAST
DECADE IS THAT THE PEOPLE NEXT
TO YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED ONE BIT.
AND I'VE SERVED ON A LOT OF
COMMITTEES AND A LOT OF PLACES
AND FINDING REALLY GOOD STAFF
THAT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING
THAT CARE. UM YOU'VE GOT A
FANTASTIC STAFF, AND THEY HAVE
STAYED WITH YOU. AND I THINK
THAT SPEAKS REALLY HIGHLY OF YOU
AND WELL OF YOU. AND SO FIRST OF
ALL, JUST HAVING BEEN HERE AND
HAVING BENEFITED FROM THEIR
KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR HARD WORK.
THANK YOU. BECAUSE I DEFINITELY
APPRECIATE THE ANALYSIS AND WORK
THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THE
ORDERLY WORK OF THE COMMITTEE
AND, UH AND IT REFLECTS VERY
MUCH ON THE CHAIR. SO THANK YOU
TO THE STAFF AS WELL AS THE
CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT
10 YEARS. THANK YOU, MR LEVINE.
SO I ALSO HAVE PEOPLE TO THANK I
THINK. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU
RIGHT FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO THE SPEAKER AND HIS
STAFF. THE RULES COMMITTEE, THE
CHIEF CLERK AND THEIR STAFF, THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE
LEGISLATIVE DATA CENTER. BUT I,
WITH MR LEVIN'S REMARKS IF YOU
WOULD JOIN ME AND SAYING THANK
YOU STAND AND GIVE APPLAUSE. AS
THIS IS MY LAST MEETING TO OUR
STAFF. HMM. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. APPRECIATE MR LEVINE. THE
FACT AS YOU POINT OUT THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN WITH ME THE ENTIRE
TIME AND. YOU KNOW, I DEFER TO
THEM VERY MUCH TO THEIR INSIGHT
AND THE HARD WORK. THAT THEY DO
, AND THE HOURS THAT THEY SPENT
HOURS THEY SPENT ON EACH BILL TO
GIVE US THEIR ANALYSIS. THEIR
WISDOM ON BILLS THAT COME IN
BEFORE US SO THANK YOU FOR, UH,
STANDING AND GIVING THANKS TO
THEM, AND THEY WILL BE, I WILL
MISS THEM. BUT I KNOW THAT THAT
YOU KNOW SOME SOME FRIENDSHIPS
ARE FOREVER. SO WITH THAT WE'LL
GO ON TO THE REST OF THE
BUSINESS UNHAPPY, BUT THANK YOU
ALL. IT'S BEEN A JOY. OKAY? ITEM
ONE SP. 893 I NEED A MOTION AND
A SECOND. SECOND OH, WAVING THE
YEAH. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MEDINA I, UH I. CHOI
CHOI, I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
BLOOM. BLEW MY GABRIEL. GABRIEL,
I IRWIN. IRWIN, I, KYLIE. KYLIE
I. LEVINE. LEVINE I LO LO I
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO. I VALLADARES
VALLADARES. AYE, WEBER. WEBER.
AYE. OOPS UP, 12 0. SB 8 93 IS
OUT. FILE ITEM. FILE ITEM TO HR
118. I NEED A MOTION. IN A
SECOND. YEAH. THE MOTION IS BE
ADOPTED TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
MEDINA MEDINA I. CHOI. JOY I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BLOOM. BLEW
MY GABRIEL. GABRIEL, I IRWIN.
IRWIN, I, KYLIE. KYLIE I.
LEVINE. LEVINE I LO LO I
SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO I VALLADARES
VALLADARES. AYE, WEBER. WEBER.
AYE. 12 0. SB 13 41 IS OUT. OH,
WAIT. WRONG ONE. SORRY ABOUT
THAT. 12 0. HR. 1 18 IS OUT.
FILE ITEM THREE. SB 13 41.
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA, I, GABRIEL.
GABRIEL, NOT VOTING. IRWIN.
IRWIN NOT VOTING, KYLIE. KYLIE,
NO. SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO. AYE.
WEBER. WEBER. AYE. GO CHANGE.
OKAY? VOTE NOW, OKAY? BALLAD
AREAS NOT FROM NOT VOTING TO NO
TONIGHT. HOOD THERE IS NOT
VOTING TO KNOW.
ALRIGHT 52 SB 13 41 FAILS. PILE
ITEM. FOUR S C A FIVE. I NEED A
MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION
IS. BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MEDINA
MEDINA. I OY. JOY I ARAMBULA.
ARAMBULA I BLOOM. BLEW MY
GABRIEL. GABRIEL, I IRWIN.
IRWIN, I, KYLIE. KYLIE I. LEVINE
LEVINE. I LO LOW I SANTIAGO.
SANTIAGO, I BALLAD ERAS.
PALADARES I WHOEVER. WEBER. AYE.
12 0 S C. A FIVE IS OUT. FILE
ITEM FIVE SP 684, I NEED A
MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION
IS DUPONT. EXCUSE ME DO PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
MEDINA A I. CHOI JOY I ARAMBULA.
ARAMBULA I BLOOM. BLOOM I
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I IRWIN. IRWIN,
I, KYLIE. KYLIE NOT VOTING.
LEVINE LEVINE. I LO LOW I
SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO. I GALLERIES.
BALLADUR'S AYE, WEBER WEBER.
AYE. 11 0. SB 684 IS OUT. FILE
ITEMS. SIX SB 851 I NEED A
MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MEDINA
MEDINA, I CHOICE. OY OY, I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA II BLOOM BLOOM
I GABRIEL GABRIEL, I IRWIN.
IRWIN, I, KYLIE. KYLIE I.
LEVINE. LEVINE. I LO LOW I
SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO. I
VALLADARES. VALLADARES? AYE,
WEBER. WEBER. AYE. 12 0. SB 851
IS OUT. BIO ITEMS. SEVEN SP 14
33. ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA? AYE.
LOW. LOW I SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO, I
WEBER WEBER. AYE. 12 0 SB 14 33
IS OUT. PILE ITEM EIGHT SP 964.
LOW LOW I FELL. AGUIRRE'S
VALLADARES? AYE, WEBER. WEBER.
AYE. 12 0. SB 964 IS OUT. AND
BEFORE WE ADJOURN. I ALSO WANT
TO THANK THE SERGEANT'S FOR ALL
THEIR WORK OVER THESE LAST YEARS
OF MINE AS CHAIR OF HIGHER
EDUCATION, SO THANK YOU TO THE
SERGEANTS. AND WITH THAT WE ARE
ADJOURNED.