REALLY CA.GOV. AS WELL AS ON
YOUR TV SCREEN IF YOU'RE
WATCHING THE LIVE FEED IF YOU'RE
CALLING IN, PLEASE PLAN TO DO
SO, AS THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL
YOU'RE TESTIFYING ON IS
BEGINNING THERE BILL
PRESENTATION. THE OPERATOR ON
THE LINE WILL GIVE YOU
INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE PLACED
IN Q BASED ON WHETHER YOU
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE BILL.
YOU'RE CALLING IN. PLEASE
ELIMINATE ALL BACKGROUND NOISE.
THIS INCLUDES MUTING YOUR
LIVESTREAM BROADCAST AND YOU'RE
SMART DEVICES TO REDUCE THE
SOUND DISTORTION. IF YOU'RE
HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE
MODERATED PHONE SERVICE, YOU CAN
CALL THE COMMITTEE AT 916.
3192091 OF MY STAFF, EITHER TO
TRY TO HELP. I ALSO WANT TO NOTE
THAT WE ARE ACCEPTING WRITTEN
TESTIMONY THROUGH THE POSITION
LETTER PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL
ADDRESS THAT UP THAT YOU CAN USE
TO EMAIL US YOUR TESTIMONY OR
THOUGHTS ON ANY OF THE BILLS.
THE EMAIL IS A LBR DOT COMMITTEE
AT ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV. AND THE
EMAIL IS A LBR DOT COMMITTEE AT
ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV. ALL RIGHT.
THAT PART'S DONE AND WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM YET. AND WE DON'T
HAVE PRESENT PRESENTERS YET NO
AUTHORS. YEAH WE HAVE PLENTY OF
PEOPLE THAT HAVE OPINIONS. IT
LOOKS LIKE IN THE AUDIENCE,
WHICH IS GREAT. BUT WE NEED SOME
AUTHORS TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT
OUR THOUGHTS ARE RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN A VERY LONG DAY. VERY
LONG MORNING, A LOT OF COMMITTEE
HEARINGS RUNNING BACK AND FORTH
SO I KNOW THE SENATORS ARE ALSO
DOING THE SAME THING RUNNING
BACK AND FORTH COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE SWING SPACE, TOO. THE
CAPITAL. SO. WE'VE PUT A CALL
INTO A COUPLE OF THE AUTHORS,
AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THEM
SOON.
IN THE MEANTIME, DOES ANYBODY
HAVE ANY BILL IDEAS? NOT YOU.
SUMMARY SEYARTO. ESTÁN BILL ON
IDEAS. YES.
ALL RIGHT? YES. YES SIR. MR
CHOLERA. I'M DOING FINE. THANK
YOU. IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU
HERE, SENATOR PORTANTINO. AND
YOU HAVE TWO BILLS UP. WE DON'T
HAVE A QUORUM, BUT WE WILL
PROCEED AS A SUBCOMMITTEE AND
LET'S SEE HERE. SO THE FIRST
BILL YOU HAVE UP IS ITEM. TWO
SB. 11 16. SO YOU MAY GO AHEAD
AND PROCEED WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, SIR. AND THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTING MY BILL THE OTHER DAY
IN TRANSPORTATION. APPRECIATE
THAT PLEASURE. SO THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
TODAY I'M PRESENTING SP 11 16,
WHICH ESTABLISHES THE EQUITABLE
PAYROLL FUND. IT'S A GRANT
PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESS SMALL PERFORMING
ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH IN
TURN HELPS OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES
AND WORKERS DIRECTLY AND
OBVIOUSLY ENHANCED THE ARTISTIC
EXPRESSION IN THE COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY SIT IN BY PROVIDING
SUBSTANTIAL EIMBURSEMENTS OF
SOME PAYROLL EXPENSES. THIS ROAD
PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT JOBS FOR
ANYONE HIRED, INCLUDING BOTH
PRODUCTION AND NON PRODUCTION
EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. SB 11 16
IS FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY AND
DIRECTLY ON SUPPORTING ARTS
WORKERS. THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE
CALIFORNIA AND ARTS LEADER
WORLDWIDE, THE BILL COULD NOT BE
MORE TIMELY AS WORKERS STILL
FACE FAR FEWER OPPORTUNITIES
THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. AS AN
ASIDE I WAS SCHEDULED TO GO SEE
HAMLET AT ONE OF MY LOCAL
NONPROFIT THEATERS LAST SATURDAY
NIGHT AND DUE TO THE PANDEMIC IN
THE CASH THEY HAD TO NOT
PERFORM. AND SO ARE THESE
THEATERS CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED
BY THE PANDEMIC, AND WE SHOULD
DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT
THEM IN CALIFORNIA BETWEEN 2019
AND 2020. THERE WAS A 12.1%
DECLINE IN EMPLOYMENT IN THESE
THEATERS. JOHNS HOPKINS
UNIVERSITY REPORTS THAT AS
OCTOBER OF 21 THE PERCENTAGE OF
JOHN LOSSES, JOB LOSSES AT
NONPROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
REMAIN MORE THAN THREE TIMES
WORSE THAN THE AVERAGE OF ALL
NONPROFITS NATIONALLY IN THE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR ACTORS IN
2021 WAS 33. WELL ABOVE THE 19%
LEVEL IN 2019. TODAY I THINK
EDUARDO MARTINEZ FROM THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION IS
GOING TO TESTIFY. I HOPE UM AND
BUT RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I
VOTE WHEN APPROPRIATE. WELL
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SENATOR. I
DON'T KNOW. IF HE SHOWS UP,
WE'LL CERTAINLY GOOD IN THE
OPPORTUNITY AND JUST FOR THE
RECORD FOR TODAY'S HEARING IS
ALWAYS WITNESSES HAVE UP TO TWO
MINUTES EACH, THE PRIMARY AND
THE PRIMARY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES. UM AND AS WHILE WE GO
AHEAD AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE
IN THE AUDIENCE. I JUST WANT TO
DO A ME TOO IN SUPPORT. OF SB 11
16. YOU MAY FEEL FREE TO COME UP
TO THE MICROPHONE AGAIN NAME
ORGANIZATION IN YOUR POSITION ON
THE BILL. SO IS THERE ANYONE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 11 16? OKAY SO
LET'S GO AHEAD TO THE PHONE
LINES AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYONE
ON THE PHONE IN SUPPORT OF SB 11
16. PORTS PLACES. JIM, IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS 10.
FIRST COMMENT COMES FROM A LINE
46. BELIEVE AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS KRYSTLE
QUIROZ, CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ARTS ADVOCATES AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU.
I DO HAVE OTHERS THAT HAVE
QUEUED UP ON MY MOTHER GIVING
THEIR LINE NUMBER. NEXT COMES
FROM LINE 13. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
BEATRICE CASA GRANDE. I'M FROM
OPHELIA'S JUMP PRODUCTIONS IN
CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA IN STRONG
SUPPORT FOR SC 1116. THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT ONE COMES FROM LINE 20.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. CLARK TOGETHER
WITH DESSERT, PERFORMS IN PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 11 16. THANK YOU.
SOMETIMES FROM LINE. 31, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS LEE HENDERSON. I'M
CALLING FROM CAPITOL VISION.
STRONG SUPPORT OF SC 11 16.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THE NEXT
ONE COMES FROM LINE. 49, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS ELENA
SANTOS. I'M FROM LOS ANGELES.
I'M A THEATER DIRECTOR AND
REPRESENT ROGUE MACHINE THEATER
AND I AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 11
16. SB 11 16. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OUR NEXT ONE COMES FROM
LINE. 29, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 9 29,
YOU ARE OPEN. HELLO. UM. NAME IS
BIANCA. RICK. I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF SPECIFIC RESIDENT
THEATER IN LOS ANGELES AND
STROKE SUPPORTIVE AT B 116.
THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ONE COMES
FROM LINE. 43, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YES MY NAME IS JARED RADNET
VOLUNTEERS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
HIGH DESERT CULTURAL CENTER. WE
ARE THE VISUAL AND PERFORMING
ARTS CENTER FOR THE GREATER
JOSHUA TREE AREA. AND WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT 11 16. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THE
NEXT ONE COMES FROM LINES. 17,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, I'M J. MCADAMS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF 24TH STREET THEATER
IN LOS ANGELES, AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 11 16.
THANK YOU. YEAH. OUR NEXT ONE
COMES FROM LINE. 22, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS SCOTT FIRESTONE AND THE LOS
ANGELES AREA, CALLING ON BEHALF
OF VALLEY OPERA AND PERFORMING
ARTS, UH, GOING BY BOBA. I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 1116. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ONE COMES FROM THE
LINE. 25, PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIVE
THIS IS EUGENE HUDGENS, MANAGING
DIRECTOR OF THEATER WEST IN LOS
ANGELES AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
ALTHOUGH YOU KNOW ART EXPRESSING
VERY STRONG SUPPORT FOR S B 11
16. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. OUR NEXT ONE COMES TO LINE
44, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI,
EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS JULIUS AND
MEANS I'M AN ARTIST WITH VALLEY
OPERA AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE 11 16.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU. THE NEXT ONE COMES FROM
LINE. 35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SYLVIA
EMORY. NO AND I'M, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF SOLO OPERA HERE IN
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, AND I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 11 16.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. CONNECTION
COMES FROM LINE 33, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS KATIE SINGLE I AM ASSOCIATE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT THE OJAI
PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE.
FREELANCE DIRECTOR AND A PROUD
MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF STAGE
DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS,
LABOR UNION AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT SB 11 16. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE COMES
FROM THE LINE. 47, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. MY NAME IS COREY CLAIM.
OH, I'M A MEMBER OF ACTORS
EQUITY AND SACRED FOOLS THEATER
COMPANY IN LOS ANGELES AND I'M
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
1116. THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE
COMES FROM LINE. 16, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI THIS IS NANCY RENEE
FROM TOWN STREET THEATER. IN LOS
ANGELES AND WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 11 16. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ONE COMES FROM LINE.
23, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME
IS CHERYL RENEE THOMAS. I'M THE
GENERAL DIRECTOR OF BALLET,
OPERA AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY, ANDI
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE COMES
FROM LINE. 26, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THIS IS TERRY BORROWING FROM
CENTER STATES THEATER IN SANTA
BARBARA ON BEHALF OF OURSELVES
AND OUR 70 NONPROFIT RENTERS WE
HAVE EACH YEAR WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 11 16. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE COMES
FROM LINE. 48, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI THIS IS CHRIS MATICH,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LOS
ANGELES IS CELEBRATION THEATER
AND ON BEHALF OF OUR QUEER AND
ALLIED COMMUNITY, CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 11 16.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT
ONE COMES FROM LINE. 53, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. I MY NAME IS PETER
ELLEN STEIN AND I'M PRODUCING
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE NEW LOS
ANGELES REPERTORY COMPANY, AND
I'M ALSO WASTING STRONG SUPPORT
FOR SB 1116. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OUR NEXT ONE GOES TO LINE.
36, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
SENATOR PORTANTINO AND MR
MARTINEZ. MY NAME IS MARTHA
DIMSON. I AM THE BOARD PRESIDENT
FOR THE THEATER PRODUCERS OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE TRADE
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING SMALL
THETERS ACROSS THE AREA. WE ARE
CO SPONSORS OF THIS LEGISLATION
ALONG WITH ACTORS EQUITY AND
STRONGLY URGE YOUR VOTE THIS
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THE NEXT ONE GOES TO LINE 54,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. TIME MY NAME IS
EMMANUEL DELIA'S. I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CASA 0101
THEATER AND BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS
ANGELES AND WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF S 11 16. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT ONE GOES TO LINE
19, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI MY NAME
IS JANINE WAS NOT HE'S SAILING.
I'M THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE
NEW AMERICAN THEATER IN LOS
ANGELES COUNTY AND A PROUD UNION
MEMBER AND WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SP 1116. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THE NEXT ONE GOES TO
LINE 55, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
COMMITTEE. THIS IS CHARLES
DUNCOMBE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
CITY GARAGE IN LINE AND SANTA
MONICA. OUR AND WE'RE CALLING A
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 11 16.
THANK YOU. AND THERE ARE
CURRENTLY NO OTHERS IN THE
QUEUE. THANK YOU. I WILL BRING
IT BACK AND ALLOW THE PRIMARY
WITNESSES. MARTINEZ TO, UH,
SPEAK AT THIS TIME AND YOU HAVE
UP TO TWO MINUTES. PLEASE DON'T
USE ALL THE TIME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. APOLOGIES FOR BEING LATE
EDUARDO MARTINEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION.
PROUD TO BE HERE IN SUPPORT, YOU
KNOW, PUT SIMPLY THIS IS ARTS
FUNDING FOR ARTS WORKERS.
HOPEFULLY THE AUTHOR I MISS HIS
OPENING BUT TALKED ABOUT THE
HISTORIC UNDERFUNDING OF ARTS
AND WE'RE HOPING THIS BRINGS US
BACK UP NEAR NEAR PARODY. UM AND
AGAIN FUNDING FOR THESE WORKERS
WHO YOU KNOW FOR A LOT OF THEM.
IT'S A TOUGH, TOUGH, TOUGH SLED
TO BEGIN IN IN THESE IMPORTANT
CAREERS, SO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. UM OKAY.
SO THAT THEN? UM IS THERE
ACTUALLY MADAM SECRETARY TAKE
WAR WARM NOW ESTABLISHED THAT.
THANK YOU. CHOLERA HERE, FLORA.
HANEY JOAN SAWYER RAISE SEYARTO
WARD. CORN ESTABLISHED. THANK
YOU. AND SO THAT'S THEN GOOD
OPPOSITION. THERE'S NO
REGISTERED OPPOSITION. BUT IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO SB? 11 16. LET'S
GO OUT TO THE PHONES. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES.
TWO SB 11 16. THERE'S ANY
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND
ZERO. CURRENTLY NONE OF THE
QUEUE AT THIS TIME. OKAY THANK
YOU. I WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS? YES. YES, SENATOR
SEATTLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BEING CONCERNED ABOUT THE ARTS.
I THINK I WANT TO SAY RIGHT OUT
FRONT. THE ARTS PERFORMING ARTS
ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT. UM TO
OUR KIDS TO ADULTS. UM, ARE
NONPROFIT ARTS OR. ARE SOMETHING
THAT GIVES PEOPLE A VERY
POSITIVE OUT OUTLET. UM WHEN
THEY'RE LIVING THEIR LIVES. MY
CONCERN ABOUT THIS. THIS DOING A
GRANT PROGRAM IS KIND OF
THROWING A BAND AID ON A PROBLEM
THAT WE CREATED. AND THAT BAND
AID ISN'T ALWAYS GOING TO BE
THERE FROM ONE YEAR TO THE NEXT.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE SITTING ON A
VERY LARGE SURPLUS. SO WE CAN WE
CAN FUND A GRANT PROGRAM. BUT
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE THESE
VARIOUS PERFORMING ARTS, UM
AGENCIES ENTITIES. ARE DEPENDENT
ON THE GRANT PROGRAM TO PAY
EMPLOYEES THAT THEY COULDN'T
AFFORD BEFORE BUT ARE NOW BEING
FORCED TO HAVE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
THERE IS NO MONEY? FOR THAT
GRANT PROGRAM. AND THAT'S WHAT
THEY'RE DEPENDING ON PAYING
THEIR EMPLOYEES. MY FEAR IS THEY
DO A CATASTROPHIC LOSS. IN THEIR
INDUSTRY AGAIN. AND SO WE'RE
KIND OF SKIRTING AROUND FIXING
THE MAIN PROBLEM. WHICH IS THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF WELL
INTENDED BILL. AND THIS IS A
PERFECT EXAMPLE OF IT. WE'RE
USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO CREATE
THIS GREAT GRANT PROGRAM. AND I
WOULD I WOULD SAY IF YOU HAVE
EXTRA DOLLARS, AND YOU'RE MAKING
PRIORITIES. THIS IS CERTAINLY
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED
PRIORITY. BUT WHEN IT WHEN THE
MONEY RUNS OUT. HOW DOES THE
INDUSTRY CONTINUED TO FUNCTION?
SO ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE A STAB
AT THAT? I MEAN, I WOULD JUST
SAY IF I WERE KING, I WOULD FUND
THE ARTS. FAR GREATER THAN WE DO
NOW. AND SO WE WOULDN'T BE
HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT YOU
KNOW WE SHOULD BE USING THIS
TIME OF HISTORIC SURPLUS TO
INVEST IN THE ARTS, AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE DOING. AND YOU KNOW
THE KEY IS TO ALLOW THESE
NONPROFIT THEATERS TO GET
THROUGH THIS UNPRECEDENTED
DOWNTURN. OF NOT HAVING AN
AUDIENCE NOT HAVING THE REVENUE.
I MEAN, THE GOAL IS TO GET THEM
HEALTHY SO THEY CAN BE
SUSTAINABLE AND GROW OUT OF IT.
AS YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE'S
ONLY THREE THINGS YOU CAN DO TO
THE BUCKET. MAKE IT SMALLER.
MAKE IT BIGGER, PUT MORE IN IT
OR TAKE OUT TAKE OUT OF IT. AND
SO WE'RE TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING
IN THE BUCKET TO EXPAND THE
BUCKET. AND SO IF WE DON'T DO
THIS SHAME ON US, AND I THINK WE
ALL HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
EMBRACE THE ARTS AND IN
PARTICULAR THESE LOCAL NONPROFIT
THEATERS TO CONTINUE THEM.
THRIVING BEYOND THIS NEXT TWO
YEARS. I DON'T. I DON'T DISAGREE
THAT THEY NEED THE SUPPORT. UM
BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THEY GET
THE SUPPORT NOW AND FAIL. FAILED
MISERABLY BECAUSE PEOPLE BECOME
USED TO THAT SUPPORT COMING
GENERALLY FROM US AND NOT THE
FUNDRAISERS THAT THEY NEED TO
DO. THEIR BUSINESS MODELHAS
BEEN INTERRUPTED. THEIR BUSINESS
MODEL HAS BEEN THROWN OUT THE
WINDOW. AND REPLACED WITH A MUCH
MORE EXPENSIVE BUSINESS MODEL.
AND THAT'S MAKING IT VERY
DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DO
BUSINESS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT
THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN IS THE
LONGEVITY PART OF THIS AND HOW
DISRUPTIVE THAT IS FOR KIDS WHO
SIGN UP FOR A GREAT PROGRAM AND
IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT PROGRAM,
IT'S OVER. IT'S SO IT'S HARD FOR
ME TO AH! GET BEHIND THE BILL
THAT I KNOW IS GOING TO CAUSE
SOME GREAT HARM. LATER ON.
BECAUSE WE WON'T FIX THE
UNDERLYING PROBLEM. WELL, THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE, COMMENTS
QUESTIONS? THE MOTION. IN A
SECOND, AND I WANT TO THANK THE
SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. THE REALITY IS WE ARE
IN UNPRECEDENTED TIMES. AND I
USED TO SERVE ON A NONPROFIT
THEATER BOARD. SO YES, EVEN
DURING NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES,
ALWAYS FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC
PRESSURES. UH AND WE CAN'T
ALWAYS BE THE SAVIOR, UH, CAN
ALWAYS SWOOP IN, BUT I THINK IF
THERE'S ANY TIME FOR US TO SWOOP
IN ITS ITS RIGHT NOW, AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE SOME OF THE
LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY. I SAW SOME
OF MY LOCAL THEATER VISION
LATERAL CAMPESINO THAT LISTENING
SUPPORT. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE
THAT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE ASKING
FOR A LIFELINE IN ORDER TO
MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AND KEEP
THEIR THEIR WORKERS THEY'RE
ARTISTS EMPLOYED JUST TO GET TO
GET THROUGH, AND I THINK YOU
KNOW YOU ALWAYS FEEL LIKE WE'RE
GETTING CLOSE. BUT, YOU KNOW,
HOPEFULLY WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO
UM, AND AN ECONOMY THAT WILL
THAT IT WILL. ARE YOU ALREADY
SEEING IT STARTING TO SUPPORT
THE ARTS AGAIN, AND THAT'S THE
GOAL IS TO GET THE ARTS BACK UP
AND RUNNING. AND SO I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THE FOR THE BILL. I LIKE TO
IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE WITH THE
AUTHOR BEYOND HIS PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR DOES THAT'S HOW MUCH OF A
FAN OF THIS BILL I AM?
ABSOLUTELY WOULD BE HAPPY TO
HAVE YOU. THANK YOU. HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSER? I WOULD. AND
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE ALL MENTIONED
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTS IN
OUR COMMUNITIES. THE GENERATIONS
OF KIDS THAT GET EXPOSED TO THE
ARTS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
WHO THEN BECOME ARTISTS
THEMSELVES. YOU KNOW, NOT
EVERYONE IS GOING TO BECOME A
POLITICIAN, A DOCTOR, A LAWYER,
AN ELECTRICIAN. UM YOU KNOW,
THERE ARE KIDS WHO JUST NEED
THAT THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
EXPRESSION AND I'LL LEAVE YOU
WITH THE OSCAR WILDE QUOTE. HE
SAID. I REGARD THE THEATER AS
THE GREATEST OF ALL ART FORMS,
THE MOST IMMEDIATE WAY IN WHICH
A HUMAN BEING CAN SHARE WITH
ANOTHER, THE SENSE OF WHAT IT IS
TO BE A HUMAN BEING. AND SO WITH
THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM SECRETARY IF YOU COULD
TAKE A ROLL CALL ON THE VOTE FOR
SB 11 16 PLEASE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHOLERA, FLORA,
FLORA, I HANEY. KENNY I JOAN
SAWYER RAISE CR TOÀN NOT VOTING
WARD. WORD I THE BILLS OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THEN NEXT
ONE IS ITEM THREE. SB 11 36. SO
YOU ALSO MAY PERCEIVE WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, SENATOR. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, OBVIOUSLY PRESENTING SB
11 36 TO STREAMLINE THE
CALIFORNIA SEQUA PROCESS FOR
PROJECTS THAT MEET REQUIREMENTS
AND ARE NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH
THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS AND
PROVIDE FOR SKILLED AND TRAINED
WORKFORCE. AS NOTED ON PAGE
THREE OF YOUR ANALYSIS, I
ACCEPTED COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS IN
ASSEMBLY NATURAL RESOURCES THAT
WILL BE TAKING COMING OUT OF
THIS COMMITTEE DUE TO TIMING BUT
THESE AMENDMENTS, IT IS OUR HOPE
THAT THE OPPOSITION WILL MOVE TO
NEUTRAL ONCE THEY HAVE A CHANCE
TO REVIEW THE LANGUAGE WHEN IT'S
IN PRINT MEMBERS MEETING THE
STATE'S AMBITIOUS GOALS WILL
TAKE A MASSIVE COORDINATED
EFFORT. AS WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENT OF TIME, MONEY AND
ENERGY, AND WE CANNOT HAVE
PROJECTS WEIGHED DOWN BY
INCONSISTENCIES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS TO ENSURE
THAT THE STATE CAN MEET ITS
GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION GOALS AND MINIMIZE
UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OF WORK.
AND EXPENSE. SB 11 36 WILL
ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY LAYERS OF
REVIEW FOR PROJECTS WITHOUT
COMPROMISING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. 11 36 WILL ALSO
EXPAND THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THAT
WILL QUALIFY FOR FOCUSED
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT. AND
THEREFORE ENABLE RAPID
INVESTMENT POLICIES WILL HELP
FACILITATE THE BUILDING OF
CLIMATE ORIENTED PROJECTS FOR
PROVIDING CERTAINTY IN DESIGNING
FINANCING, PERMITTING AND WILL
ENSURE RAPID DEVELOPMENT AND A
SKILLED WORKFORCE AND OBVIOUSLY
WHEN APPROPRIATE. I WILL
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE AND
JEREMY SMITH FROM THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS HERE TO
TESTIFY AS A PRIMARY WITNESS. WE
HAVE A MOTION. IN A SECOND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND SO, YEAH,
AS YOU BEGIN. YOU HAVE EMOTION
ON THE TABLE, BUT UP TO TWO
MINUTES, PLEASE. MR CHAIRMAN,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE JEREMY
SMITH HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES COUNCIL. PROUD SPONSORS
OF THIS LEGISLATION. I'VE BEEN
DOING THIS LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW
TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN YOU
HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND, I
WILL SAY THAT CENTRALIST
PERMITTING AND STREAMLINING HERE
IS IMPORTANT FOR THESE TYPES OF
PROJECTS, AND WE WANT TO
INCENTIVIZE THE USE OF SCOTLAND,
TRAIN WORKERS AND PAYMENT OF THE
PAVILION WAGE FOR THESE
PROJECTS. THIS BILL DOES BOTH OF
THOSE THINGS AND WE'RE PLEASED
TO BE CO SPONSORED OR SPONSORS
AND SUPPORT OR DRY VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD
LIKE TO, UM EXPRESS SUPPORT. SB
11 36. YOU CAN COUNT THE
MICROPHONE, JUST NAME
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ANYONE
. OKAY LET'S GO TO THE PHONE
LINES. ANYONE ON THE PHONE AND
SUPPORT SB 11 36. MHM IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS 10. WE
DO HAVE LINES. 68, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. APPLY GOVERNMENT
OPPOSITION. I'LL GO AHEAD AND
REALLY. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE THAT
HAS QUEUED UP ONE MOMENT WHILE
THEIR LINE NUMBER IS GIVEN.
OKAY? ALRIGHT UM, WAS BRINGING
BACK FOR OPPOSITION? IS THERE
ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN OPPOSITION TO SB? 11 36?
THERE'S ANY POSITION, PLEASE
PRESS 10. WE'LL GO TO LINES 68,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR MEMBERS. TIFFANY STAND ON
BEHALF OF. ONE OF THE
ORGANIZATIONS OPPOSED ALSO
AMENDED AT THIS TIME LOOK
FORWARD TO REVIEWING THIS MOMENT
OFF, CALLING IN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA EFFICIENCY AND
MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE WILL GO TO LINE
61, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MATTHEW BAKER AT
PLANNING AND CONSERVATION
LEAGUE. AH WE ARE OPPOSED
CONCERNED ABOUT UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF UNPROVEN
TECHNOLOGIES AND IMPACTS.
GETTING STREAMLINED REVIEW.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT CUT
OF LINES. 69, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HEY THIS IS THE LEAST FUN. DRIK
WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS, AND I'M CALLING THE HAD
PRIOR PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A
LETTER OF OPPOSITION. BUT I AM
AWARE NOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN
AMENDMENTS TAKEN FROM SENATE
NATIONAL RESOURCES. AND UPON
REVIEW OF THOSE AMENDMENTS WE
WILL BE CONSIDERING THEY'RE
MOVING OUR OPPOSITION BASED ON
THE NEW LANGUAGE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND THERE ARE
CURRENTLY NO OTHERS IN THE QUEUE
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU. BRING
IT BACK TO COMMITTEE. LISTEN
BRAHIMI. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND THE SPONSOR. I I'M
REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS BILL
MOVE FORWARD AND TO SEE THE
AMENDMENTS AS WELL. I THINK THIS
IS WHAT A JUST TRANSITION LOOKS
LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE ARE
BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
CAN REDUCE OUR EMISSIONS AND
MEET OUR BROADER ENVIRONMENTAL
GOALS THAT WE DO SO WITH A
SKILLED AND TRAINED WORKFORCE
AND THAT WE LIFT OUR PEOPLE UP
AT THE SAME TIME. AND YOU KNOW,
I KNOW I'VE SPOKEN WITH FOLKS
DIRECTLY WHO HAVE BEEN OUT THERE
WHO WANT TO HELP LEAD THE
PROCESS. FOLKS IN LABOR WHO WANT
TO SEE THESE PROJECTS GET BUILT
AND FAR TOO OFTEN. SOMETIMES
WE'RE GETTING IN OUR OWN WAY.
AND SO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ARE
VERY IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL
LAWS HAVE TO HELP TO PROTECT THE
ENVIRONMENT, BUT ALSO WHEN WE
HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING TO
BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT AND MEET
OUR LONG TERM GOALS, THAT THAT
THAT WE'RE MAKING APPROPRIATE
ADJUSTMENTS AND MOVING FORWARD
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED AT IT
AS A CO SPONSOR AT THE RIGHT
COOPER AT THE RIGHT TIME. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? WHAT
SENATOR? THANK YOU. I THINK WE
ALREADY HEARD, UM SOME COMMENTS
ABOUT REMOVING OR AT LEAST
LOOKING AT MOVING OPPOSITION. I
THINK THAT'S A, UH, A TESTAMENT
TO YOUR DESIRE TO TRY TO FIND A
PATH FORWARD ACCEPTING THE
NATURAL RESOURCES. THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE COMING
THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE. I THINK
, OBVIOUSLY GO A LONG WAY AND
SHOWING THAT LOOK, THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO FIND WAYS
TO MOVE FORWARD AS OUR COLLEAGUE
SAID. WHILE STILL RESPECTING AND
UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR US TO
BE SENSITIVE IN PROTECTIVE. I
THINK WE CAN DO BOTH, BUT IT
WILL TAKE TO CONTINUE TO WORK OF
ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO REALLY? HAD
THE DESIRE TO WANT TO MOVE
FORWARD. OTHERWISE THINGS JUST
DON'T HAPPEN AT ALL. AND SO WE
DO HAVE EMOTION ON THE TABLE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, SIR? MR
CHAIR FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS WELL. THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD,
AND I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I V
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHOLERA
, FLORA FLORA I. HANEY. ANY I
JOHN SAWYER RAISE SEYARTO CR
D¯úI WARD. I THANK YOU, SIR. BY
ITEM ONE SB 6 38, SENATOR
HERTZBERG. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, SIR. CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS. BEING INSPIRED BY THE
POETRY OF THE CHAIR OF THE
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
. I REFERENCED THIS ESTEEMED
COMMITTEE TO THE COMMON LAW, A
BOOK WRITTEN BY OLIVER WENDELL
HOLMES JR. WHO WAS THEN THE
CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME COURT.
WENT ON TO BECOME AN ESTEEMED
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE UNITED
STATES SUPREME COURT WHEN HE
SAID THE LIFE OF THE LAW HAS NOT
BEEN LOGIC IT HAS BEEN
EXPERIENCED. AND WHAT THIS
MEASURE DOES BEFORE YOU TODAY,
MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS THAT
DEALS WITH EXPERIENCE WHO 20
YEARS AGO NEW. IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA
WAS NOT A CLUE. UPDATE THE LAW
IN A SIMPLE WAY, ALTHOUGH I
DON'T LIKE THOSE TERMS. NEVER DO
WE HAVE A SIMPLE BILL WHEN WE
HAVE A PRESS RELEASE. BUT IT IS
BASICALLY MODERNIZING THE LAW.
IT IS LOOKING TO THE EXPERIENCE
THAT WE FACE AND THAT'S WHY THIS
BILL IS BEFORE YOU TODAY, MR.
CHAIRMAN, I THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL THE WORK WE'RE DOING IN
THIS FIELD OF PRIVACY THAT WE'VE
BEEN WORKING ON FOR MANY YEARS
IN THE TRENCHES AS FEAR. I VOTE
AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF WITNESSES
HERE. I DON'T THINK I DO, DO I
ALRIGHT. MY OWN WITNESS, WENDELL
HOLMES. YES, YOU ARE YOU AND
OLIVER YEAH, I NEED TO GET YOU
ON TIKTOK SOON. SENATOR UM, IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN
SUPPORT? OF SB 6 38. ANYONE ON
THE PHONE LINES AND SUPPORTED SB
6 38. THERE ANY ON THE PHONE
LINES THAT WHICH SUPPORT AS B
38, PLEASE PRESS 10. ARE
CURRENTLY NOT IN THE QUEUE.
THANK YOU. ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 6 38. IS ANYONE
ON THE PHONE LINES IN OPPOSITION
TO SB 6 38. IF YOU ARE OPPOSED,
PLEASE PRESS 10. THEY'RE
CURRENTLY NONE OF THE QUÊ. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WELL WE HAVE A
MOTION ON THE TABLE. FURTHER
COMMENT. SENATOR WOULD LIKE,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE WAS
GERMAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MADAM SECRETARY. ROLL CALL ON
THE VOTE FOR SP 6 38, PLEASE.
MOTION IS DUE PAST PRIVACY AND
CONSUMER PROTECTION. CHOLERA
CHOLERA I, FLORA FLORA I. HANEY
KENNY. I JOAN SAWYER RAISE
SEYARTO. SEYARTO NOT VOTING
WARD. WARD I ALRIGHT? THAT BILL
IS OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SENATOR. I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A
MOTION ON THE SCENT CALENDAR. SP
17 55 ROTH. PROMOTION A SECOND
SECRETARY COULD TAKE ROLL,
PLEASE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
MOTION IS DUE PAST CONSENT TO
APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA CHOLERA
I, FLORA FLORA I. HANEY PENNY I
JOAN SAWYER, REYES HARTO HARTO I
AWARD WARD. I ALRIGHT. CONSENT
CALENDAR IS OUT. AND WE'LL KEEP
THE ROLE OPEN ON ALL THESE BILLS
FOR THE ABSENT MEMBERS AND RIGHT
NOW. WE ARE AWAITING TWO MORE
SENATORS. FOUR MORE BILLS. TWO
MORE SENATORS. HELP. WE'LL GET A
CALL IN SENATOR LEHMAN AND
SENATOR DURAZO, PLEASE. OKAY,
GREAT.
POSSIBLE. YEAH. SURE.
92. IN ALL ELECTRICS. NGUYEN.
ALL THE GAS STATIONS HANGING
AROUND. 1020 BOARDS, YOU'LL GET.
IT'S JUST SHOWING COMPASSION.
TOÀN. OF THOUSANDS. BATTERY.
DOES IT AFFECT THE SURE I'M SURE
. ANYTIME YOU PUT A DRAG ON THE
BATTLE WE'RE GOING TO USE TOÀN A
NICE BOAT. BETTER GET HERSELF
THE RANGE OF LIKE 300. NOT
NORMAL.
STOCK INSIDE. HAVE LIFE LIKE
THAT. SORRY. RIGHT? A SCOOTER.
WHAT HONESTLY, JOHN 11 EDITOR.
IT'S IN THE BASEMENT PARKING IN
THE BASEMENT LIKE A SCOOTER. TO
SIT DOWN SCOOTER LIKE A BIRD
SCOOTERS. NO, NO. ESTÁN.
BROKE. FOCUS.
FOR ADD ON FOR SEVEN MEMBER REZ
AND THE START OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THEN GO FROM THERE.
YEAH, JUST LET HER OUT ON YOU.
CALENDAR. OH, SORRY. CONSENT
CALENDAR. JOHN SAWYER REYES.
RAISE. AYE. AND THEN ITEMS 12
AND THREE. SB 6 38 JOHN SAWYER
RAISE REYES? AYE. SP 11 16 JOAN
SAWYER RAISE. RAISE I DID HANEY
PUT ON LAP 16. SURE. SB 11 36
JOAN SAWYER RAISE. SB 11 36
PORTANTINO. AREAS. I THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE ITEM FOUR. SB
11 62. SENATOR LEHMAN BEGIN
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, THANK
YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
ACCORDING TO A RECENT ANALYSIS
OF PAYDAY TO CALIFORNIA WOMAN IN
2020 LOST 46 BILLION DUE TO
GENDER THE GENDER PAY GAP AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE STATE
LOST 61 BILLION DUE TO THE RACE
PAY GAP. THE WAGE GAP PERSISTS
ACROSS INDUSTRIES, OCCUPATIONS
AND EDUCATION LEVELS, AND
EXACTLY A HEAVY TOLL NOT ONLY ON
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR, BUT
ALSO ON THE FAMILIES THEY
SUPPORT IN THE ECONOMY AS A
WHOLE SB 11 62 WILL IDENTIFY THE
GENDER AND RACE BASED PAY
DISPARITIES BY REQUIRING PAY
TRANSPARENCY AT EVERY STAGE OF
EMPLOYMENT PROCESS. THIS BILL
ACCOMPLISHES TWO MAJOR POLICY
OBJECTIVES. FIRST IT WILL HELP
NARROW THE WAGE GAP BY REQUIRING
EMPLOYERS WITH 15 OR MORE
EMPLOYEES TO INCLUDE SALARY
RANGES ON ALL JOB POSTING THIS
REQUIREMENT MODELS WASHINGTON
STATE, COLORADO, NEW YORK CITY
AND SOON TO BE THE STATE OF NEW
YORK. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT WHEN
JOB APPLICANTS ARE CLEARLY
INFORMED ABOUT THE CONTEXT FOR
NEGOTIATIONS, INCLUDING THE
SALARY RANGE, WOMEN ARE MORE
WILLING TO NEGOTIATE MORE
SUCCESSFUL INDIGO AND MORE
SUCCESSFUL IN NEGOTIATING AND
THE GENDER WAGE GAP NARROWS.
EMPLOYERS ARE ALSO RECOGNIZING
THIS. AS AN INDUSTRY BEST
PRACTICE. JUST LAST WEEK,
MICROSOFT ANNOUNCED IT WOULD
INCLUDE PAY RANGES IN ALL OF ITS
U. S JOB POSTINGS, INCLUDING THE
MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SALARY
RANGES. IN JOB POSTING PROVIDES
JOB SEEKERS WITH THE INFORMATION
NEEDED TO NEGOTIATE FAIR
SALARIES AND HELPS BUSINESSES
EFFICIENTLY HIRE AND RETAIN THE
BEST TALENT THAT MATCHES THEIR
NEEDS. SECONDLY THIS BILL BUILDS
ON EXISTING PAY DATA REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS BY MAKING AGGREGATE
PAY DATA BROKEN DOWN BY RACE,
ETHNICITY. INSECTS PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE FOR COMPANIES WITH 250
, OR MORE EMPLOYEES BY 2027. IT
ALSO ENSURES WE ARE COLLECTING
PAY DATA ON THE GROWING
WORKFORCE HIRED THROUGH A THIRD
PARTY STAFFING AGENCIES.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TEMPORARY
EMPLOYEES FILL THE SAME JOB
CLASSIFICATIONS AS DIRECT
WORKERS. AND THAT WHEN THEY DO
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES EARN A
FRACTION OF THE PAY DESPITE
DOING THE SAME WORK.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY ARE CURRENTLY
EXCLUDED FROM CRITICAL PAY DATA
REPORTING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO
COLLECT THIS DATA BECAUSE THE
CALIFORNIA TEMPORARY WORKFORCE
IS VAST, ENCOMPASSING HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS AND
GENERATED 35 BILLION IN SALES.
INDUSTRY IN 2020. ON THE ISSUE
OF LAWSUITS. THIS BILL MAKES IT
VERY CLEAR THAT ANY LAWSUIT
BASED ON THE CONTENTS OF THIS
PUBLIC AGGREGATE DATA WILL BE
THROWN OUT IN ORDER FOR A
LAWSUIT UNDER THE EQUAL PAY ACT
TO PROCEED AND EMPLOYEE WOULD
NEED TO PRODUCE SPECIFIC
EVIDENCE. OF THE ALLEGED
DISCRIMINATION OR UNEQUAL PAY IN
ORDER TO PROCEED. THIS IS NOT
ABOUT LITIGATION OR PUBLIC
SHAMING. IT IS ABOUT
TRANSPARENCY. THE EVIDENCE SHOWS
COMPANIES THAT ALREADY DISCLOSED
WORKFORCE DATA, INCLUDING HALF
OF THE TOP 100. PUBLICLY TRADED
COMPANIES IN THE US OUTPERFORM
THEIR PEERS IN THE STOCK MARKET.
THESE COMPANIES SUCH AS INTEL,
SALESFORCE AND CITIGROUP HAVE
NOT FACED LAWSUITS AND INSTEAD
WERE LAUDED FOR THEIR PUBLIC
COMMITMENT TO EQUITY. I ASKED
THAT WE INCREASE PAY
TRANSPARENCY IN ORDER TO NARROW
THE GENDER AND RACIAL WAGE GAP.
WHICH PREVENTS WOMEN
PARTICULARLY WOMEN OF COLOR FROM
ACHIEVING ECONOMIC SECURITY.
TODAY, WE DO HAVE SUPPORT IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND
IS THERE A SECOND AND HAVE
EMOTION IN A SECOND? UM, AND FOR
EACH WITNESS UP TO TWO MINUTES
EACH, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JESSICA STENDER ON BEHALF OF
EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES ARE PROUD
CO SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, IN
ADDITION TO ENSURING EQUAL PAY
FOR EQUAL WORK, A CRITICAL
STRATEGY TO CLOSING THE WAGE GAP
IS ENSURING THAT WOMEN AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE ADEQUATELY
REPRESENTED ALL WAGE LEVELS
WITHIN A COMPANY. EXECUTIVES AND
FIND THAT THEY ARE PAYING THEM
EQUALLY. BUT IF THEY HAVE 39 MEN
AND ONE WOMAN, THAT'S ANOTHER
WAGE GAP PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO
ADDRESS. SIMILARLY, IF A COMPANY
LOOKS AT THEIR LOWER PAYING JOBS
AND FINDS A THAT THERE ARE NO
GENDER, RACE BASED WAGE GAPS,
THAT IS ONE IMPORTANT STRATEGY,
BUT IF THEY FIND THAT WOMEN AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR OVER
CONCENTRATED IN THOSE LOWER
PAYING JOBS THIS IS ALSO A
PROBLEM. THE PURPOSE OF THESE
PAY DATA REPORTS IS NOT TO
COMPARE INDIVIDUAL WORKER DATA.
THEY ARE BIG PICTURE REPORTS
THAT ALLOW ONE TO ASSESS WHERE
WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHER
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS ARE
EITHER CONCENTRATED IN OR
UNDERREPRESENTED IN CERTAIN JOB
CATEGORIES AND PAY BANS. THIS
BILL WILL HELP TO BRING TO LIGHT
PATTERNS OF OCCUPATIONAL
SEGREGATION AND INCENTIVIZE
EMPLOYERS TO MAKE CHANGES TO
THEIR HIRING, PAY AND PROMOTION
PRACTICES TO ENSURE BETTER
REPRESENTATION OF WORKERS AT ALL
WAGE LEVELS. THESE REPORTS
ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY NOT JUST
TO PAY PEOPLE EQUALLY FOR EQUAL
OR SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL WORK, BUT
ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKERS
INCLUDING WOMEN OF COLOR ARE
REPRESENTED IN HIGHER PAYING
JOBS, WHERE THEY MAY BE
TYPICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED. IN
FACT, LAST MONTH, THE DFE H JUST
SETTLED ONE OF THE LARGEST PAY
DISCRIMINATION CASES IN THE
HISTORY OF THE STATE, AND ONE
ASPECT OF THAT SETTLEMENT WAS
THAT THEY WERE REQUIRED TO GIVE
THESE TYPES OF PAY DATA REPORTS
TO THEIR EMPLOYEES SHOWING THAT
THEY ARE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE
NOT JUST FOR EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL
WORK, BUT ALSO FOR
REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE AT ALL
WAGE LEVELS. WE KNOW THAT THIS
KIND OF TRANSPARENCY WORKS.
THERE ARE ALREADY COMPANIES
DOING THIS AS YOU HAVE HEARD,
AND WHILE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE
ARE AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT, THEY
ALSO OFTEN SHARE PLANS OF HOW
THEY PLAN TO BETTER REPRESENT
PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS. SO WE KNOW
THAT THEY'RE NOT DISCLOSING THIS
DATA AND SHAME. THEY'RE
DISCLOSING THE DATA TO SHOW WHAT
THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO DO
BETTER, AND THEY HAVE NOT AS
YOU'VE HEARD FACED LAWSUITS.
THIS BILL IS NOT ABOUT
LITIGATION. IT IS ABOUT SHINING
A LIGHT ON PAY DISPARITIES AND
TRENDS, AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF
WORKERS ARE COVERED BY FORCED
ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS, MEANING
THAT THEY WON'T EVEN HAVE THEIR
DAY IN COURT ANYWAY, AND THAT'S
ACTUALLY PART OF THE PROBLEM
WHEN WORKERS ARE FORCED TO
INDIVIDUALLY ARBITRATE CLAIMS IT
IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO
REALLY SEE AND ADDRESS THE
SYSTEMIC ISSUES. THAT'S WHY THIS
BILL IS SO IMPORTANT. IT WILL
BRING LIGHT TO SYSTEMIC
INEQUITIES AND ENSURE THAT
EMPLOYERS MAKE CHANGES TO TRY TO
ADDRESS THIS BROADER PROBLEM FOR
THESE REASONS. WE STRONGLY URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS SAMANTHA GORDON. I'M
WITH TECH EQUITY COLLABORATIVE.
WE'RE PROUD CO SPONSORS OF SB 11
62. AND I'M GOING TO SHARE WITH
YOU TODAY A STORY FROM A
CONTRACT WORKER WHO
UNFORTUNATELY, COULDN'T BE HERE
TODAY. AND BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC
NATURE OF THE HEARING, WE'VE
CHANGED HER NAME AND ANONYMIZED
HER EMPLOYER TO ENSURE SHE
HASN'T SUFFERED ANY
REPERCUSSIONS FOR SHARING HER
EXPERIENCE WITH YOU ALL. SO
HERE'S HER STORY. FOR THE FIRST
PERIOD OF MY WORK. I WAS BEING
PAID A FEW CENTS OVER WHAT WAS
MINIMUM WAGE FOR MY AREA. WE
WERE PAID BY THE HOUR WORKED AND
WE WERE TOLD WE HAD TO MEET
CERTAIN TARGETS FOR HOW MUCH
AUDIO WE PROCESS THROUGH THE
SOFTWARE PROGRAM IN THAT TIME.
HOWEVER THIS CHANGED WHEN THE
STAFFING COMPANY LAID ME OFF A
FEW MONTHS INTO THE WORK,
STATING THAT THE CLIENT HAD
STOPPED SENDING THEM WORK. I
LATER FOUND OUT WHEN FILING FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT THAT THE STAFFING
AGENCY TOLD THE GOVERNMENT
SOMETHING ELSE. THEY STAYED.
THEY HAD LAID ME OFF WHILE I WAS
ON PROBATION AS ONE OF THEIR
EMPLOYEES. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE
IS MY CONTRACT HAS SPECIFIED A
PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF THREE
MONTHS AND I WORKED AT LEAST SIX
A FEW WEEKS AFTER I WAS LAID OFF
THE STAFF AND AGENCY GOT BACK IN
TOUCH AND OFFERED ME TO RETURN
TO THE SAME JOB. COVER THIS
TIME. THEY WEREN'T GOING TO
SERVE AS MY EMPLOYER AND I
WOULDN'T HAVE THE OPTION OF
BEING A FULL TIME CONTRACT
WORKER. INSTEAD I WOULD DO THE
EXACT SAME JOB, BUT I WOULD NOW
BE CONTRACTED AS AN INDEPENDENT
FREELANCER AND TO TAKE THAT JOB
I HAD TO REGISTER. VIA FURTHER
INTERMEDIARY EMPLOYER. I LATER
FOUND OUT AFTER ACCEPTING THE
NEW ARRANGEMENT THAT ONE OF
THESE INTER MEDIATORS WOULD TAKE
A CUT OF 10 TO 20% OF MY TOTAL
PAY. BECAUSE I WAS LAID OFF BY
MY EMPLOYER, THE STAFFING
AGENCY. I NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO
EVEN SPEAK TO THE CLIENT COMPANY
DIRECTLY ABOUT MY WORK, LET
ALONE MY TERMINATION. MY
QUESTION IS WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
THE CLIENT WHOSE WORK WE WERE
DOING. THE STAFFING AGENCY WHO
WAS OUR EMPLOYER OR THE THIRD
COMPANY WHO WE GOT PUSHED OFF TO
WHEN SOMEONE WANTED TO MAKE MORE
MONEY OFF OF US. FOR WHAT IT'S
WORTH EVERY TIME YOU WERE ABLE
TO SWITCH ONAUTOMATIC CLOSED
CAPTIONS FOR A POPULAR VIDEO
STREAMING SERVICE OR CONFERENCE
CALLS WHERE YOU'RE ABLE TO
SEAMLESSLY RENDER THE AUDIO OF
WHAT'S BEING SAID INTO REAL
TIME. TEXT. USING SO CALLED
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. PLEASE
KNOW THAT WAS ACTUALLY MANY
PEOPLE WORKING FOR FAR BEYOND
BELOW A LIVING WAGE TO MAKE THAT
TECHNOLOGY POSSIBLE FOR YOU.
THANK YOU AND I ENCOURAGE MY
VOTE. THANK YOU. I'M NOW FOR
FOLKS IN THE ROOM THAT ARE IN
SUPPORT IF YOU WANT TO GO INTO
THE MICROPHONE AND AGAIN NAME
ORGANIZATION IN POSITION. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS, MARIKO
YOSHIHARA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION OF PROUD POST
SPONSOR FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANKS, MR CHAIR, ATWATER
MARTINEZ WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. PRESCHOOL SK ON
BEHALF OF STRONGER CALIFORNIA
ADVOCATES NETWORK AND UFCW
WESTERN STATES, COUNSEL AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
KATE GRAND RUTH ON BEHALF OF THE
L, A. VEGAS SENATE ELLER, ELLA
BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,
VOICES FOR PROGRESS AND THE
CALIFORNIA WOMEN LAWYERS IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MARTHA STROMAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDCARE, LAWCENTER AND THE
CALIFORNIA WORK AND FAMILY
COALITION AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. HELLO, MR CHAIR,
CAITLIN BIGGER ON BEHALF OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FEDERATION OF
LABOR AND UNITE HERE. LOCAL 11
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION.
OPPOSITION TO SB 11 62. OH YEAH
, WELL, OPPOSITION COMES UP
HERE. LET ME GO TO THE PHONES.
SORRY. SO YOU GO AHEAD AND TAKE
A SEAT DOUBLE GO TO THE PHONES
AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN SUPPORT
, PLEASE PRESS 10. WELL, FIRST
GO TO LINE 73, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
TOMMY MARTIN ON BEHALF OF
EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
WILL NEXT GO TO LINE 83. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. MICHELLE TEHRAN WILL
PORK WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF
WOMEN AND GIRLS AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF SC 1162. THANK YOU.
GOT A LINE 82, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
SO THIS IS MY WINDOW, WITH
COURAGE. CALIFORNIA CALLING
SUPPORT. WELL, NEXT GO TO LINE
86. PLEASE GO AHEAD. MONY
MURILLO'S ON BEHALF OF THE
GREENLINING INSTITUTE AND
SUPPORT. ALL BACK TO THE LINE.
50, PLEASE GO AHEAD. SELENE
BETANCOURT ON BEHALF OF NARROW
PORTRAITS, CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT. OUR NEXT WILL BE LINED
74, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MEGHAN ABLE
ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL
WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS OF
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THE NEXT LINE IS 84. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CAME WITH THE NATIONAL
ONE IS LAWCENTER AND SUPPORT.
OUR NEXT LINE IS 78. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. FIVE IT SAYS CORINNE, I'M
FREE WITH WORK SAFE AND WE ARE
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IN
OTHER HAS QUEUED UP ONE MOMENT
WHILE THEY'RE GIVING THEIR LINE
NUMBER. THE NEXT ONE COMES FROM
LINE. 88, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI.
THIS IS JULIA PERISH FROM LEGAL
AID AT WORK AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THERE CURRENTLY NO
NONE OTHER THAN THE QUÊ. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION.
AFTER TWO MINUTES EACH, PLEASE
BEGIN. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. ACTUALLY HOFFMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND OPPOSITION TO SB
11 62. CALIFORNIA'S EQUAL PAY
ACT REQUIRES EQUAL PAY FOR
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR WORK,
WHICH WAS A CHANGE MADE TO THE
LAW A FEW YEARS AGO THAT THE
CHAMBER WAS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
WITH SENATOR JACKSON BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE THAT LAW STRUCK THE
RIGHT BALANCE. BUT WHAT DOES B
11 62 DOES IS IT PUTS SOME
EMPLOYERS ON TRIAL IN THE COURTS
AND IN THE MEDIA BASED ON VERY
FLAWED DATA THIS DATA, THESE
REPORTS ARE A SNAPSHOT OF TIME
IN WHICH ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE
WORKPLACE ARE CATEGORIZED INTO
VERY BROAD JOB CATEGORIES AND
PAY BANDS. IF YOU THINK OF A
HOSPITAL DOCTORS, LAWYERS,
NURSES, DIETITIANS, ACCOUNTANTS
, PHARMACISTS BENEFITS
COMPENSATION MANAGERS, COMPUTER
PROGRAMMERS ALL HOLD VERY VASTLY
DIFFERENT POSITIONS. BUT IN
THESE REPORTS, THEY ARE ALL
GROUPED TOGETHER IN THE SAME JOB
CATEGORY OF PROFESSIONALS. AND
NOT ONLY ARE YOU THEN
PUBLICIZING ALL OF THAT YOU ARE
NOW UNDER THIS BILL, ADDING IN A
MEAN AND MEDIAN COLUMN OF WHAT
THE AVERAGE PAY IS AMONG THOSE
DRUG CATEGORIES. THAT GIVES A
PERCEPTION THAT THESE REPORTS DO
IN FACT COMPARE SIMILAR WORKERS
AND THAT IS EXACTLY HOW THIS IS
GOING TO BE USED IN MEDIA IN
LITIGATION AND LEGISLATION.
TURNING SPECIFICALLY TO
LITIGATION. I LIKE MANY OF YOU
WAS A LITIGATOR IN MY FORMER
LIFE, I HANDLED LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT LAW ADVISED EMPLOYERS
AS WELL AS LITIGATED CASES. AND
I HAVE TALKED TO MANY. MANY
ATTORNEYS ON BOTH SIDES,
PLAINTIFFSATTORNEYS AND DEFENSE
ATTORNEYS AND NONE OF THEM. THEY
BELIEVE THAT THIS BILL IS NOT
GOING TO RESULT IN FURTHER
LITIGATION, ESPECIALLY IN A
STATE. HAT HAS A MORE THAN 40%
LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SUED UNDER
ONE OF THESE EMPLOYMENT LAWS
COMPARED TO ANY OTHER STATE IN
OUR NATION. JUST A LITTLE BIT
SPECIFICS REALLY ABOUT
PRACTICALLY HOW LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT LAW WORKS IS FIRST.
VERY FEW COMPANIES ACTUALLY
DIMMER TWO COMPLAINTS BECAUSE
IT'S EXTREMELY COSTLY TO DO SO
USUALLY ARE OPERATING UNDER AN
INSURANCE AGREEMENT. THAT MAY
NOT NECESSARILY GIVE YOU
PERMISSION TO DO THAT, AND A
COURT IS ALWAYS GOING TO GRANT
LEAVE TO AMEND. SO WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE TO
HAVE SPECIFIC ALLEGED FACTS IN
YOUR COMPLAINTS, THAT'S REALLY
PRACTICALLY NOT TRUE. I HAVE
LITIGATED MANY COMPLAINTS THAT
DO NOT CONTAIN, SUCH AS WELL AS
PRE LITIGATION DEMAND LETTERS.
WHICH ARE OFTEN USED BEFORE
LITIGATION IS EVEN FILED TO
ACTUALLY LEVERAGE REALLY HIGH
SETTLEMENTS OR DISCOVERY
EXPEDITION FISHING EXPEDITION.
SO IN SOME, WE THINK THAT THIS
IS GOING TO HAVE A SEVERE IMPACT
ON LITIGATION. AND MURDERED YOUR
NO VOTE TODAY. THANK THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON MICROBES AND ON
BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN STAFFING
ASSOCIATION, THE CAPTURING STAFF
PROFESSIONALS, WE REPRESENT THE
TEMPORARY STAFFING INDUSTRY IN
CALIFORNIA APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY TODAY
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TESTIFIED IN
THREE PREVIOUS POLICY
COMMITTEES. DESPITE THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE FACT THAT THE
STAFF INDUSTRY'S SPECIFICALLY
CALLED OUT IN THE BILL, SO I
APPRECIATE THAT JUST WANT TO
ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, AGREE WITH
THE CONCERNS BY THE CHAMBER ON
THE ON THE CONCERNS OVER
LAWSUITS, BUT JUST GETTING TO
THE POINT OF THE STAFFING
INDUSTRY JUST A LITTLE CONTEXT
IN HISTORY. THESTAFFING
INDUSTRY DOES NOT REPORT WAGE
AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA TO THE
FEDERAL EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. AND IT'S
BECAUSE OF THAT, THAT THEY WERE
EXEMPT FROM SB 9 73. AND THAT'S
HOW SB 1973 WAS DRAFTED WAS TO
SPECIFICALLY REFERENCE THE E O.
E E O C AND THE E 01 REPORT AND
SO THEREFORE WE WERE EXCLUDED
AND THERE'S A REASON FOR IT, AND
IT'S BECAUSE THE TEMPORARY
STAFFING INDUSTRY AND OTHER
INDUSTRIES THAT ARE THAT HAVE
HIGH TURNOVER INDUSTRIES, THE
DEMOGRAPHIC AND WAGE DATA THAT
THAT THAT THAT THEY HAVE ONE
WEEK IS NOT GOING TO BE
REFLECTIVE OF THE WAGE DATA THEY
MIGHT HAVE. YOU KNOW, TWO WEEKS
FROM NOW FROM THEN, AND SO IT'S
REALLY THE DATA IS NOT, YOU
KNOW, USE FORCE FOR STATISTICAL
OR EVALUATION PURPOSES. AND SO
THAT THE FEDERAL YOSI IS HAS NOT
HAS NEVER REQUIRED IT. AND AS A
RESULT, THE STAFFING INDUSTRY,
YOU KNOW, DOESN'T COLLECT IT,
AND THERE'S A PRACTICAL CONCERN
RELATED TO THAT, AND IT'S AND
IT. IT HAS TO DO WITH AGAIN. THE
FACT THAT THE DATA IS NOT BEING
COLLECTED AND SUBMITTED THAT TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, IT'S
ALSO NOT REQUIRED OF JOB
APPLICANTS. SO DR APPLICANTS
DON'T SIT. DON'T JUST GIVE YOU
THIS INFORMATION. YOU PUT IT OUT
THERE, BUT THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED
TO GIVE IT TO YOU. AND IF YOU
DON'T AND I JUST LEARNED THIS
BECAUSE WE WERE CARVED OUT OF
THE PREVIOUS BILL, BUT IF YOU
DON'T IF YOU DON'T COLLECT IT,
UM THE AND THIS IS A FLAW IN THE
PREVIOUS BILL, BUT IF YOU DON'T
COLLECT IT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF FAIR
EMPLOYMENT. HOUSING HAS AN ETHIC
YOU THAT JUST SAYS YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO. COLLECT THIS
INFORMATION AS AN EMPLOYER
SUPPOSED TO COLLECT IT FROM SOME
OTHER MEANS. UM WHICH COULD BE
GUESSING AND THAT'S SORT OF A
FLAW AND RATHER THAN EXPAND THE
BILL AND, YOU KNOW, EXPOSE
PEOPLE TO LITIGATION, YOU MIGHT
WANT TO ADDRESS THAT. FLAW IN
THE IN THE LAW AND THE CURRENT
LAW AND THEN JUST AS A SPECIFIC
TO THE STAFFING INDUSTRY WHEN
THEY WHEN THEY WITH THIS WORD
PASS, AS IS WHEN THEY RE PREPARE
THESE REPORTS. THEY MAY NOT EVEN
KNOW WHO THESE EMPLOYEES ARE.
YOU KNOW YOU MAY NOT SEE THEM
AGAIN. THEY AVERAGE TURNOVER IS
, YOU KNOW THE AVERAGE
EMPLOYMENT IS 10 WEEKS, AND SO
IF YOU'RE SUBMITTING, IF YOU'RE
COLLECTING THIS INFORMATION FOR
THE WEEK OF, YOU KNOW THE PAY
PERIOD IN FIRST PAY PERIOD IN
OCTOBER. YOU'RE PREPARING THE
REPORT IN NOVEMBER. THESE PEOPLE
MIGHT HAVE MOVED ON. YOU CAN'T
EVEN YOU CAN'T EVEN DO THE
GUEST. YOU CAN'T JUST WALK OUT
THERE AND LOOK AT YOUR
EMPLOYMENT, YOUR EMPLOYEES AND
GUESTS, SO IT'S JUST A IT'S A
FLAW THAT WE THINK WILL BE, YOU
KNOW. EXACERBATED BY THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN OPPOSITION? TO SP 11 62.
YES, MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS GOOD
AFTERNOON. WE'RE IN A BIT OF A
TWEENER POSITION HERE TODAY.
WE'RE ACTUALLY OPPOSING. I
CEMENTED. SO IF YOU GIVE ME JUST
A MINUTE TO EXPLAIN WHY I WOULD
APPRECIATE THAT REPRESENTING
TODAY, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON
BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE GROUP AND
I DO JUST WANT TO STRESS OUR
SCHOOLS ARE PRIVATE SCHOOLS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA FULLY IN
SUPPORT. OF PAY TRANSPARENCY,
THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS
BILL, THOUGH, IS THE RACE,
GENDER AND ETHNICITY DATA. UM AS
REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED IN THIS
BILL, ARE WE ALREADY REPORTED TO
THE FEDERAL IPADS DATA SYSTEM.
AND SO TO REPORT IT AGAIN, WE
WOULD FIND TO BE, YOU KNOW,
DUPLICATIVE, UM, YOU KNOW, AND
LARGELY UNNECESSARY, SO AS SUCH
, WE'RE SEEKING AN EXEMPTION.
UM, IF POSSIBLE, JUST BECAUSE
THE TIME AND MANPOWER REQUIRED
TO YOU KNOW, PUT THIS
INFORMATION TOGETHER WOULD BE
DETRIMENTAL TO OUR SCHOOLS. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
AND ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION.
JUST NAME ORGANIZATION IN
POSITION, PLEASE. HIGHEST SELL
THE CHECKER WITH THE LOS ANGELES
AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, BRIAN LITTLE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU IN
OPPOSITION FOR THE REASONS
ARTICULATED BY CAL CHAMBER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FELONY
CRITICS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
BANKERS ALSO IN RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION LINER COMMENTS WITH
THE CHAMBERS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GO TO THE PHONE LINES DOWN
ANYONE ON THE PHONE AND
OPPOSITION TO SB 11 62. COURSE
THERE ANYWAY, IS IN OPPOSITION,
PLEASE PRESS 10. ANOTHER LINE.
89, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS MOIRA TOP ON BEHALF OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS
COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. WELL MEXICO TO LINE 77,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS IS
RYAN ELAINE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WILL NEXT GO TO LINE 37,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, MATTHEW ALLEN, WITH
WESTERN GROWERS ALSO OPPOSED THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WILL
NEXT GO TO LINE 76. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. GOOD
AFTERNOON MEMBERS, LILY M
TH THE CALIFORNIA
MANUFACTURERS AND TECHNOLOGIES
ASSOCIATION AND OPPOSITION TO SB
11 62. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 85 NEXT. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR, REMEMBERS KÞT HANSEN WITH
THE CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. SB 11 62. THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT LINE IS 11. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. EMILY DYLAN BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CREDITING LEAGUE,
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. IN THE NEXT LINE
IS 79. PLEASE GO AHEAD. SUSAN
REYES ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE
UNIVERSITY. WE GET TO THE UNIQUE
NATURE OF INSTITUTES OF HIGHER
EDUCATION AS EMPLOYERS AND SEE
YOU HAVE TAKEN AN OPPOSED UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION AND CONTINUES
TO WORK WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE
AND BILL SPONSORS UNREQUESTED
AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO OTHER IN
THE QUEUE. THANK YOU BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. SIMILAR SEYARTO. THANK
YOU. UH THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING
YOUR BILL TODAY. UM MY QUESTION
REVOLVES AROUND, UH, CORPORATION
. YOU SAY YOU HAVE A SETTING UP
A CORPORATION. AND YOU PUT THE
HEADQUARTERS IN ARIZONA. AND
THEN YOU HAVE A SATELLITE THAT'S
IN CALIFORNIA AS LONG AS YOU
KEEP THAT SATELLITE BELOW 100.
DO YOU HAVE TO REPORT? SO SO
THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS
REMEMBER THAT THERE IS ALREADY A
CURRENT LAW IN PLACE THAT
REQUIRES REPORTING. THIS BILL IS
ABOUT MAKING THAT REPORTING DATA
SO THIS BILL ACTUALLY WOULD NOT
MAKE ANYTHING UNDER 250
EMPLOYEES FOR ANYONE. AH! PUBLIC
OR OR YEAH, SO I'M NOT CHANGING
THE PREVIOUS LAW. THIS IS REALLY
JUST ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY FOR
250 OR MORE IF YOU IF YOUR
QUESTION IS LESS ABOUT THE
NUMBER BECAUSE THE 100 PIECE
DOESN'T FALL INTO THIS, RIGHT?
UM WHAT IT DOES FALL INTO IS THE
SALARY RANGE YOU DO. IF YOU ARE
LISTING A JOB HERE IN CALIFORNIA
. YOU DO YOU WOULD IN THIS BILL
HAVE TO POST A SALARY RANGE.
DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO
COMMENT ON THAT AS WELL. YEAH
AND SO UNDER THE EXISTING LAW IF
THE EMPLOYER HAS 100 OR MORE
EMPLOYEES, AND AT LEAST ONE IS
IN CALIFORNIA, THEY ALREADY ARE
REQUIRED TO REPORT AND THEN AS
AN LIMÓN SAID, FOR THE PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE OR PUBLIC REPORTING
EVENTUALLY TO COMPANIES WITH 250
OR MORE EMPLOYEES, AND THEY
WOULD STILL HAVE TO HAVE AT
LEAST ONE WORKER IN CALIFORNIA.
SO IF THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO
REPORT THAT, OR THEY'RE NOT IN
IN ITS IN A POSITION IN THEIR
BUSINESSES THAT THAT BECOMES AN
BURDEN. THEN THEY JUST DON'T BE
IN CALIFORNIA. SO THE THING IS,
THEY ALREADY REPORTED. THAT'S
THE EXISTING WORK HERE AND YOU
HAVE AT LEAST ONE EMPLOYEE
EXISTING LAW MEANS YOU ALREADY
REPORTED. SO THIS HAS NOTHING TO
DO WITH THE REPORTING PIECE.
THIS IS ABOUT MAKING THE DATA
AGGREGATE DATA PUBLIC, SO IF
THEY DON'T WANT TO REPORT IT,
THEY ARE ALREADY HAVING TO MAKE
THAT DECISION THEMSELVES. THIS
IS ABOUT MAKING DATA
TRANSPARENCY, UM, PUBLIC AND
THAT WOULD BE OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS. THANK YOU. THAT'S MARIA'S. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK
YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL. I KNOW THAT IT'S A WOMEN'S
CAUCUS PRIORITY. SO I APPRECIATE
YOU PRESENTING. I HAVE ONE
QUESTION. THERE WAS AN AMENDMENT
YOU TOOK, UM IT'S IN RESPONSE TO
SOME OF THE OPPOSITION. ABOUT A
COMPLAINT. THEIR COMPLAINT
ALLEGING A VIOLATION MADE SOLELY
ON THE BASIS OF THE INFORMATION
THAT PAY DATA. WOULD BE
INSUFFICIENT. THERE WERE SOME
COMMENTS ABOUT, UM YOU'RE NOT A
DEMURE, UM, TELL US, PLEASE
ABOUT THAT AMENDMENT. YES WE
TOOK AN AMENDMENT IN SENATE
JUDICIARY. AND SO THERE'S ALSO A
RIGHT TO CURE 33 DAYS, SO THERE
HAVE BEEN PROVISIONS THAT HAVE
BEEN PUT IN THIS BILL THAT DO
NOT ALLOW THIS DATA ALONE TO BE
PART OF THE REASON THAT SOMEONE
WOULD DO IN ADDITION TO MAKING A
DISCLAIMER THAT THIS DATA IS NOT
DATA THAT IT'S A IT'S SUFFICIENT
ENOUGH FOR A LAWSUIT. WE HAVE
ALSO ALLOWED THE RIGHT TO CURE
FOR COMPANIES. THANK YOU.
SIMILAR AWARD. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR THIS BILL, I THINK
GENERALLY, UM, OBVIOUSLY FORWARD
TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF GETTING TO,
YOU KNOW, THROUGH EQUAL PAY THAT
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SPOTLIGHT
TRANSPARENCY ON THAT. I THINK IT
DRIVES THE CHANGE THAT WE WANT
TO BE ABLE TO SEE HERE. I
APPRECIATE AS MAJORITY LEADER IS
QUESTIONS AS WELL. THEY WERE
KIND OF IN THE VEIN THAT I WAS
GOING ON. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION. AND WITH THE
PAYDAY TWO REPORTS THAT ARE OUT
THERE AS WELL. WHEN YOU SEE IT,
THERE IS A RIGHT TO CURE. ARE
THOSE REPORTS THAT AT ALL, UM,
ABLE TO ALLOW FOR EXPLANATION OR
NARRATIVE THAT RIGHT, SO WE
UNDERSTAND THIS IS WHAT IT IS.
THESE ARE THINGS OUR COMPANY IS
WORKING ON. YOU KNOW, HERE ARE
SOME FACTORS THAT ARE GOING INTO
IT, WHETHER THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL
DIFFERENCES OR EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT ISSUES OR OTHER
DIFFERENCES IN EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY. I THINK THAT THAT'S
HELPFUL BEFORE MAYBE A PUBLIC
REPORT BECOMES THE BASIS OF, YOU
KNOW, LITIGATION OR ACCENT, EVEN
THOUGH THAT IN A ONLY ON ITSELF
COULD NOT BE SUFFICIENT BASIS,
ALLOWING. I GUESS THE COMPANIES
TO BE TO HAVE MORE EXPLAINER
THERE. I THINK IT COULD BE
HELPFUL FOR THE GREATER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT IS THAT
WE'RE READING ON THE ON THE ON
THE INTERNET. YES AND SO TWO
THINGS. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY
CORRECT IN THAT WE CANNOT
ADDRESS PROBLEMS WE CANNOT SEE.
SO THIS IS PART OF WHY WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE WHAT THE DATA SHOWS,
RIGHT. BUT YOU ARE CORRECT IN
THAT THE COMPANIES WILL ACTUALLY
HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXPLAIN
THEMSELVES. NO ONE IS GONNA
EXPLAIN FOR THEM. THEY WILL HAVE
THE ABILITY TO ATTACH THEIR
EXPLANATION TO WHAT THE DATA
SHOWS. UM AND THIS WILL BE THEIR
NARRATIVE. VERY EXPLANATION. UM
IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT DATA SHOWS
US SO THAT IS INCLUDED IN THE
BILL. AND I WOULD JUST ADD UNDER
EXISTING LAW. THEY ARE ALLOWED
TO SUBMIT ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION TO THE DFE H AS THEY
ARE ALREADY REPORTING PAY DATA
TO EXPLAIN IN ANY WAY THE DATA
THAT THEY WANT TO THE DFE H.
THANK YOU AND SOMETHING AWARD
REALLY BRINGS OUT A GREAT POINT
THAT LOOK, THIS IS NOT ABOUT
SHAMING EMPLOYERS ARE SHAMING
COMPANIES. IT ABSOLUTELY ALLOWS
THEM TO OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN
WHETHER IT'S MARKET FORCES OR
WHAT HAVE YOU HIRING ISSUES. BUT
IT ALSO ALLOWS THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT THEIR
SUCCESSES, TOO. BECAUSE WE WANT
TO CELEBRATE THE SUCCESSES AND I
KNOW THAT SENATOR KNOWS THAT I
HAVE LEGISLATION THAT HAS ALSO
BEEN IN THIS SPACE ABOUT TRYING
TO USE DATA FOR TO CREATE HIGH
ROAD METRICS FOR HIGH ROAD
EMPLOYMENT, HIGH ROAD EMPLOYERS.
WITHOUT DATA. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT
METRICS WE CAN POSSIBLY USE.
SIMILARLY IF WE ARE ALL SERIOUS
ABOUT THE GENDER PAY GAP AND
DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT, THE
PAY GAP IN DOING SOMETHING ABOUT
IT AND ABOUT EQUITY. THEN WE
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT
UNTIL THERE'S DATA AND
TRANSPARENCY. AND ON THE POINT
OF THE OH, THERE IS A SNAPSHOT
IN TIME. WHAT YES, IT WAS DONE
JUST ONE TIME. EVERY DATA POINT
. YOU EVER SEE ANYWHERE IN THE
MEDIA OR ANYTHING? IT'S ALWAYS A
SNAPSHOT IN TIME, HOWEVER, BY
HAVING REGULARLY ANNUALLY
REPORTING AND HAVING THAT MADE
TRANSPARENT NOW YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU HAVE OVER 12345. PLUS YEARS
NOW YOU HAVE TREND LINES. YOU
CAN'T HAVE THAT WITHOUT THE DATA
AND THAT WOULD BE MADE PUBLIC.
AND SO I REALLY COMMEND YOU FOR
CONTINUING THAT DESPITE AND I'M
VERY PROUD TO BE A PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR ON THIS, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? SO I APPRECIATE, UH,
YOU KNOW THE CONVERSATION AND I
JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT YOU
KNOW THIS BILL IS NOT ASKING FOR
NEW REPORTING ITS EXISTING
REPORTING. ADDITIONALLY I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THE TREND IN THE
UNITED STATES IS THAT MORE
COMPANIES MORE YOU KNOW. FORTUNE
500 COMPANIES. TOP 100 TRADED
COMPANIES ARE DOING THIS ON
THEIR OWN. AND IF THE TREND IS
FOR THESE COMPANIES IN THIS
COUNTRY TO BE JUST MORE AND MORE
COMPANIES ARE DOING THIS, IT
MEANS THAT IT ACTUALLY HELPS
THEIR BOTTOM LINE. SO DESPITE
WHATEVER ARGUMENT IS BEING MADE
ABOUT THIS BILL THE FACTS ARE
STILL THE FACTS. MORE COMPANIES
IN THE UNITED STATES ARE
DISCLOSING THEIR PAYDATA
BECAUSE IT HELPS THEIR BOTTOM
LINE IN A TIME WHERE WE NEED TO
REALLY THINK ABOUT THE WORKFORCE
, AND MANY INDUSTRIES ARE
STRUGGLING WITH WORKERS. THEY
HAVE FOUND EVIDENCE IN THE FACT
THAT DOING THIS IS HELPFUL.
ADDITIONALLY THE EVIDENCE SHOWS
THAT THERE IS NOT THIS ABUNDANCE
AND LAWSUITS. IF THERE WERE YOU
WOULD NOT SEE MORE COMPANIES IN
THIS COUNTRY DOING THIS ON THEIR
OWN WITHOUT A LAW, AND SO I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO
FOCUS ON WHAT THE EVIDENCE AND
FACTS ARE NOT JUST WHAT
ARGUMENTS YOU KNOW. POTENTIAL
ARGUMENTS ARE I THINK WE'RE
ALWAYS WILLING TO WORK WITH
OPPOSITION. WE ARE LOOKING AT
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
BROUGHT TO US. IT'S BEEN VERY
HARD BECAUSE A LOT OF THE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE COME
FORWARD ARE JUST A BLANKET. WE
WANT TO BE EXEMPTED. WE WANT TO
BE EXEMPTED, AS OPPOSED TO
HELPING THIS CRAFT LANGUAGE
WHERE PEOPLE COULD STILL BE
COMPLIANT WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING
TO DO, WHICH IS C A PROBLEM IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS WHAT
THE ISSUES ARE AND ALSO LEARN IN
TERMS OF BEST PRACTICES. THIS
ISN'T JUST AN I GOT YOU IF
THERE'S PLACES THAT ARE DOING IT
WELL, WE WANT TO KNOW AS A STATE
BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO
INCENTIVIZE THAT GOOD WORK. WE
WANT TO BE ABLE TO REPLICATE
THAT GOOD WORK IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE STATE. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SENATOR
MADAM SECRETARY OF TAKING WORLD
CALL ON THE VOTE FOR S B. WHERE
WE LIVE IN 62 SORRY MOTION IS
DUE PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS.
CORA CORA, I FLORA FLORA. NO,
HANEY. ANY I JOAN SAWYER REYES.
REYES. AYE, SEYARTO. SEE I DON'T
KNOW. WARD WARD? AYE. THE BILLS
OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND
SENATOR DORIS Ó. OUR FINAL
THREE BILLS. SO WELCOME. AND GET
COMFORTABLE. AND WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, UM MAYBE AGAIN, I THINK
WE'RE STARTING WITH FIVE SB 10
44. GREAT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE OF THE
COMMITTEE. SB 10 44 IS A BILL
THAT WILL ALLOW WORKERS TO HAVE
ACCESS TO THEIR MOBILE PHONES OR
OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND
FOR B ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE
WORKPLACE FOR THEIR SAFETY.
DURING A DECLARED STATE OF
EMERGENCY OR AN EMERGENCY
CONDITION. UH THAT IS IN THE
CREATING AN EXTREME PERIL TO THE
SAFETY OF THAT PERSON OR%
PROPERTY. ALL OF THIS, EXCLUDING
A HEALTH PANDEMIC. WORKER SAFETY
IS A BASIC PROTECTION THAT ALL
CALIFORNIANS EXPECT.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE HAVE BEEN
CASES OF WORKERS PUT IN
DANGEROUS SITUATIONS REQUIRED TO
CONTINUE TO WORK DESPITE IN
IMMINENT THREAT OF SEVERE
CONDITIONS. THAT HAS INCLUDED
WORKERS EXPECTED TO WORK IN THE
FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS SUCH
AS WILD FIRES AND MUDSLIDES. THE
CALIFORNIA NEW NORMAL WILDFIRE
SEASON HAS BECOME A YEARLONG
THREAT. NINE OF THE LARGEST AND
SEVEN OF THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE
WILDFIRES OCCURRING IN THE LAST
DECADE. WORKERS WERE CONTINUED
TO WORK DURING THE 2017 THOMAS
AND LET'S TUBS FIRES JUST A FEW
MILES FROM THE FIRE LINES WITH
MINIMAL CONSIDERATION FOR THEIR
AND THEIR FAMILY'S HEALTH AND
SAFETY. DURING THE 2019 GETTY
FIRE IN LOS ANGELES. DOMESTIC
WORKERS AND LANDSCAPERS WERE
STILL REQUIRED TO REPORT TO
WORK. TELLING EMERGENCY
PERSONNEL THAT THEY COULD NOT
LEAVE THEIR WORKPLACE UNTIL THE
JOB WAS FINISHED. MAN MADE
EMERGENCIES SITUATIONS,
INCLUDING MASS SHOOTINGS AND
TERROR EVENTS ARE ALSO PART OF
OUR NEW CONDITIONS. THAT
INCLUDES WORKERS CONTINUED TO
WORK IN THE MIDST OF AN ACTIVE
SHOOTOUT SHOOTING WITHOUT MEANS
OF COMMUNICATING WITH THEIR
FAMILY MEMBERS. THESE INCIDENTS
MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE NEED TO
SET CLEAR STANDARDS. TO KEEP
WORKERS SAFE IN REAL TIME, REAL
TIME DURING THESE EVENTS, THIS
BILL WILL ENHANCE EXISTING
WORKER PROTECTIONS DURING THOSE
KINDS OF CONDITIONS. UM. THIS
BILL IS NOT INTENDED TO LAST
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF A
STATE OF EMERGENCY. IT ONLY
APPLIES WHERE EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS EXIST. THIS BILL IS
NOT DUPLICATIVE OF EXISTING LAW.
THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
GOVERNING AN EMPLOYER'S
OBLIGATION OR WORKERS' RIGHTS
DURING THIS KIND OF THIS EMERGED
STATE OF EMERGENCY. THIS IS NOT
THE SAME AS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE
UNSAFE WORK. WE ARE NOT TALKING
ABOUT UNSAFE WORK ASSIGNMENTS
ARE ON UNSAFE JOB. WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT CONDITIONS OUTSIDE
OF THE EMPLOYERS CONTROL THAT
MAKE THE WORK SITE UNSAFE. THIS
BILL SAYS IF A WORKER LEAVES
WORK DURING EMERGENCY OR A
NATURAL DISASTER BASED ON A
REASONABLE BELIEF OF DANGER OR
DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. IF THEY
REMAIN ON THE PREMISES THAT THE
WORKER CANNOT BE FIRED OR
DISCIPLINED. I'M COMMITTED TO
MAKING THIS AN EFFECTIVE AND
JUST POLICY. I'VE BEEN ENGAGED
EXTENSIVELY WITH SPONSORS AND
OPPOSITION. AND HAVE MADE MANY
AMENDMENTS TO ACCOUNT FOR
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS, UM, MANY OF
WHICH WILL BE OUTLINED BY ONE OF
OUR WITNESSES, MS VEGA. AS A
RESULT OF ALREADY ADOPTING
AMENDMENTS. SEVERAL
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE GONE NEUTRAL
ON THE LEGISLATION, THE
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
AND THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS
ASSOCIATION AND FIRE DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION. COLLEAGUES WE HAVE
CONTINUED TO WITNESS DEVASTATING
IMPACTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND
WELL HOW THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE
AN IMPACT ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE
WORKERS. WE MUST PROVIDE MINIMAL
ESSENTIAL REAL TIME. CLEAR
PROTECTIONS FOR THE WORKERS AND
FOR THE EMPLOYERS WITH ME ARE
RON HERRERA, PRESIDENT OF THE L.
A FEDERATION OF LABOR? AND
CAITLIN VEGA, UNITE HERE LOCAL
11. THEY'RE HERE TO TESTIFY AND
HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SENATOR
UP TO TWO MINUTES EACH, MR.
REMEMBER AGAIN, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AS YOU HEARD I'M RON
HERRERA, PRESIDENT OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY FEDERATION OF
LABOR. PROUD SPONSORS OF SB 10
44 DURAZO, ALONG WITH MY UNION,
THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF
TEAMSTERS. WITH THE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL DISASTERS
AT THE WORKPLACE ARE INCREASING
AND WILL ONLY GET WORSE. AS
USUAL. THESE RISKS FALL MOSTLY
ON BLACK, LATINO AND IMMIGRANT
WORKERS. I MYSELF HAVE
EXPERIENCED THE REALITY OF
NATURAL DISASTERS AT THE
WORKPLACE MANY TIMES AS A UNION
LEADER. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE
WAREHOUSE AND WASTE FACILITIES
THREATENED BY FIRE AND WORKERS
ARE OFTEN INSTRUCTED TO STAY
EVEN WHEN THEIR SAFETY IS IN
JEOPARDY. DUE TO POOR EGRESS AND
EVACUATIONS. PLANS UH AND TOO
POOR MANAGEMENT WORKERS HAVE NOT
BEEN PERMITTED TO LEAVE IN A
TIMELY MANNER AND IN SOME CASES,
CONDITIONS OF IMPACTED HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS, CAUSING INHALATION
AND JUST STREETS. WORKERS MUST
OFTEN TAKE IT UPON THEMSELVES TO
GUIDE EACH OTHER TO SAFETY. WHEN
YOU RECEIVE PANICKED CALLS LIKE
I HAVE FROM WORKERS WHO HAVE
FACED THESE KINDS OF CONDITIONS
. YOU UNDERSTAND THIS BILL IS
ABOUT LIFE AND DEATH. IN ONE
INCIDENT, IT WAS ONLY THE QUICK
REACTION OF LATINAS SHOP
STEWARD. WHO RECOGNIZED THE
DANGER AND LEAD WORKERS TO
SAFETY. THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL IS
ALL ABOUT TO EMPOWER WORKERS
WHEN THEY RECOGNIZE THAT LIVES
ARE AT STAKE, AND THAT THEY NEED
TO LEAVE THE PREMISES. COMPANIES
LIKE AMAZON HAD POLICIES IN
PLACE, PREVENTING WORKERS FROM
LEAVING DURING EMERGENCIES AND
BANNING THEM FROM USING THEIR
PHONES TO GET EMERGENCY UPDATES
. CALIFORNIA MUST BE A STATE
THAT LEADS AND WORKER SAFETY. IN
CANADA. WE CANNOT ALLOW SUCH
POLICIES AS THEY ENDANGER THE
MOST VULNERABLE WORKERS IN OUR
STATE. THANK YOU TO SENATOR
DURAZO FOR PRIORITIZING WORKERS'
SAFETY. DURING NATURAL DISASTERS
ON BEHALF OF MY MEMBERS AND MY
AFFILIATE UNIONS. WE URGE YOU TO
PASS SB 10 44. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MR CHAIRMAN,
MEMBERS, CAITLIN VEGA, UH,
REPRESENTING THE L. A COUNTY FED
UNITE HERE. LOCAL 11, CALIFORNIA
IATSE COUNCIL AND JUST FOR THIS
SHARING IN THIS BILL YOU HAVE CW
WESTERN STATES COUNCIL WHO ALSO
WANTED TO REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT
. ALL OF OUR UNIONS ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. UM WE TALK A LOT
IN THIS COMMITTEE ABOUT THE
FUTURE OF WORK AND WHAT THAT
MEANS. AND I THINK WE ALL
RECOGNIZE THAT INCREASINGLY IN
CALIFORNIA. THE FUTURE OF WORK
IS GOING TO INVOLVE A NEW KINDS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND
NATURAL DISASTERS WHERE WORKERS
ARE ON THE FRONT LINES. WE ARE
HOPEFUL THAT IN MANY OF THESE
CASES, EMPLOYERS WILL DO THE
RIGHT THING AND FIGURE OUT HOW
TO EVACUATE PEOPLE WHEN IT'S
APPROPRIATE TO SEND PEOPLE HOME.
THIS BILL IS ACTUALLY KIND OF
THE LAST RESORT IF ALL OF THAT
FAILS A WORKER WHO BELIEVES THAT
THEIR LIFE IS IN JEOPARDY SHOULD
HAVE THE RIGHT TO LEAVE WITHOUT
FEAR OF BEING FIRED. THAT'S ALL
THIS BILL REQUIRES, IN ADDITION
TO THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THEIR
PHONE TO COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY
DURING AN EMERGENCY OR TO CHECK
EMERGENCY CONDITION. AN
ESSENTIAL RIGHT WE HAVE WORKED
VERY HARD WITH THE OPPOSITION TO
ADDRESS MANY, MANY OF THEIR
CONCERNS AND TAKEN SIGNIFICANT
AMENDMENTS. WE TOOK A REASONABLE
NIST STANDARDS SO THE WORKER
CAN'T JUST THINK THEY'RE IN
DANGER. IT HAS TO BE A
REASONABLE DECISION. WE EXEMPTED
HEALTH EMERGENCIES. THIS IS NOT
ABOUT COVID. WE DID A SERIES OF
EXEMPTIONS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND
SOME WORKERS HAVE AN OBLIGATION
TO ASSIST OTHER PEOPLE IN AN
EVACUATION OR TO ACT AS DISASTER
SERVICES WORKERS. TO EVACUATE A
HOSPITAL. ALL OF THOSE WORKERS
HAVE BEEN EXEMPTED UNDER THIS
BILL. WE ALSO ADDED A RIGHT TO
CURE SO THAT THE EMPLOYER HAS
THE ABILITY TO REMEDY THE
VIOLATION. IN MOST CASES, WHAT
THAT MEANS IS PUT THE WORKER
BACK TO WORK IF THEY HAVE BEEN
WRONGFULLY FIRED BECAUSE THEY
FEARED FOR THEIR LIFE. AND
THAT'S WHY THEY LEFT. UM WE ALSO
LIMITED SIGNIFICANTLY. WHAT
CIRCUMSTANCES TRIGGER THIS KIND
OF PROTECTION. FOR THOSE REASONS
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THOSE IN THE
AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME
UP TO THE MICROPHONE EXPRESSED
THEIR SUPPORT NAME ORGANIZATION
POSITION, PLEASE EDUARDO
MARTINEZ WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
MEMBER SHANE GUSSMAN ON BEHALF
OF THE TEAMSTERS, PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL, ALSO THE
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION.
MACHINISTS UNITE HERE AND OTHERS
ALL IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
MARIKO YOSHIHARA ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
LAWYERS ASSOCIATION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. JESSICA
CINDER ON BEHALF OF EQUAL RIGHTS
ADVOCATES AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CHRISTOPH MAYER WITH
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
KNOWS ANYONE ON THE PHONE LINE
IN SUPPORT. SB 10 44. IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS 10.
FIRST GO TO THE LINE. 95, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
, COMMITTEE MEMBERS LOUIS KARATE
WITH THE STATE LEGISLATIVE BOARD
OF THE SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL
AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS,
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION. SMART
TV AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OUR NEXT LINE WILL BE 96.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO, CHAIR
MEMBERS. AMBER SANDALWOOD,
TRENTON, TRENTON PLACE
CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE, ALLIANCE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT GO TO LINE 39,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON.
HONORABLE CHAIR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS EDGAR ORTIZ
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER. WE WISH
TO REGISTER OUR SUPPORT FOR S B
10 44. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WILL NEXT GO TO LINE 78, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. 78 YEAR LINE IS OPEN.
HITHIS IS CORINNE. I'M FREE AT
WORK STATEMENT AND WE ARE WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT SB 10 44. THANK
YOU. WE WILL NEXT GO TO LINE 94,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO THIS IS
THE LEAST PHÊN DRINK, WITH
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE FILM.
THANK YOU. BEALL NEXT TO LINE
97. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS JIM SMITH,
POLITICAL COORDINATOR FOR
TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 3 96 AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WELL, NEXT TO THE
LINES. 72, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI
THIS IS EMILY GARTENBERG HERE ON
BEHALF OF JOBS TO MOVE AMERICA
IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LITTLE NEXT TO THE
LINE. 18, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO. MY NAME IS SAM CORNHOLE
ASSISTANT POLITICAL COORDINATOR
. TEAMSTERS LOCAL 3 96, CALLING
ON STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 10 44.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THEY'RE
CURRENTLY NOW THAT NONE OTHER IN
THE QUEUE. THANK YOU. LET'S
BRING IT BACK HERE FOR
OPPOSITION SO PROPOSITION WOULD
LIKE TO APPROACH. AND. UP TO TWO
MINUTES EACH, PLEASE. UM GOOD
AFTERNOON, ASHLEY HOFFMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE AND OPPOSITION SP 10
44. I DO WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR IN THE SPONSORS FOR THE
AMENDMENTS TAKEN TO DATE. AND WE
ARE ACTUALLY SCHEDULED TO HAVE A
FURTHER CONVERSATION WITH THE
SPONSORS TOMORROW ABOUT SOME OF
THE IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS THAT WE
THINK SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN IN
THE BILL. THE FIRST RELATES TO
CAL OSHA AND OTHER HEALTH AND
SAFETY REGULATIONS. WE THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE MENTION
OF THOSE IN THE BILL TO ENSURE
THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT
CAN BE UNDERMINED IF A WORKER IS
ALLOWED TO LEAVE DURING
CONDITIONS THAT TELESUR HAS, YOU
KNOW, STUDIED AND AFTER REVIEW
OF THOSE CONDITIONS WITH LABOR
ADVOCATES, AS WELL AS BUSINESS
ADVOCATES HAS ISSUED REGULATIONS
THAT EXPLICITLY ALLOW THE WORKER
TO CONTINUE WORK. IN THE
CIRCUMSTANCES. FOR EXAMPLE, HEAT
YOU KNOW, AS LONG AS EMPLOYER
PROVIDES A CERTAIN NUMBER OF
ADDITIONAL BREAKS WORKER CAN BE
PERMITTED TO WORK IN CERTAIN
CONDITIONS. WE THINK THAT SHOULD
BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. SECOND WE
SHOULD BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE
ADDITIONAL EXEMPTIONS, INCLUDING
TRANSPORTATION WORKERS, AIDING
IN AN EMERGENCY WORKERS
NECESSARY TO PROVIDE BASIC
SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC DURING AN
EMERGENCY. THOSE WHO WORK IN THE
DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE SECTOR
PRIVATE FIREFIGHTERS, WHICH I
BELIEVE THE AUTHOR HAD STATED ON
THE FLOOR, SHE WOULD BE WILLING
TO EXEMPT AS WELL AS DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS. AND THEN FINALLY
WANT TO TALK ABOUT ENFORCEMENT.
SO ALL OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODES IN THE LABOR CODE,
INCLUDING RETALIATION,
PROVISIONS RELATED TO THOSE
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODES ARE
ACTUALLY UNDER DIVISION FIVE OF
THE LABOR CODE. UM THAT FOLLOWS
A DIFFERENT PROCEDURE UDER PAGA
THAN MOST OTHER LABOR CODE
PROVISIONS. UM, AND WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS BELONGS IN THAT SAME
DIVISION AND WHICH FIRST
REQUIRES CAL OSHA TO PERFORM AN
INVESTIGATION. I MEAN, ONLY IF
THEY DO NOT INVESTIGATE. CAN YOU
PROCEED WITH A POGO LAWSUIT?
THOSE PROVISIONS ALSO FOR
RETALIATION SECTIONS ALLOW YOU
TO FILE A LABOR CODE SECTION 98
CLAIM, SO WE THINK THAT WOULD BE
MORE CONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT WITH
THE OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY
CODES IN THE LABOR CODE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MELANIE KRAVIS, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION,
ALSO IN RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION.
AS MY COLLEAGUE STATED, WE
CONTINUE TO REQUEST AN EXEMPTION
FOR DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.
THANK YOU, AND I WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO THAT
REQUEST. SO FIRST DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS WERE CONSIDERED
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OVER THE
PAST TWO YEARS. RECOGNIZING THAT
BANKS ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE
ECONOMY AND THE COMMUNITIES THAT
THEY SERVE. AS WELL AS THE
IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS OPEN SO THAT THE
PUBLIC MAY ACCESS THEIR FUNDS,
PARTICULARLY IN EMERGENCIES OR
IN TIMES OF NEED. SECOND FOR
BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS ALIKE.
FEDERAL LAW GENERALLY GOVERNS
WHEN AND HOW BRANCHES CAN
OPERATE, HAVING ENOUGH STAFF TO
MAINTAIN OPERATIONS HOW
EMERGENCY CLOSURES ARE HANDLED,
ETCETERA. WE ARE ALREADY
REQUIRED BY REGULATORS TO HAVE
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND
RESPONSE PLANS FOR THAT VERY
REASON. AND ACCORDING TO FEDERAL
LAW, BANKS HAVE DISCRETION TO
ACT PRUDENTLY AND RESPONSIBLY TO
ENSURE THE SAFETY OF HUMAN LIFE
AND TO SAFEGUARD BANKING ASSETS,
AND THIS IS IN ADDITION TO
EMERGENCY CLOSURES THAT MAY BE
DECLARED BY THE COMPTROLLER OF
THE CURRENCY OR STATE OFFICIALS.
I THINK IT'S WORTH UNDERSCORING
THAT WE TAKE THE SAFETY AND
SECURITY OF OUR BRANCH EMPLOYEES
INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY, AND IN
FACT, EXISTING STATUTE COMPELS
IT. BUT BECAUSE OF THE MEASURES
BROAD APPLICABILITY, WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT EXPLOITATION OF
THE MEASURE'S PROVISIONS AND
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES,
POTENTIALLY FORCING BANKS AND
CREDIT UNIONS TO BE IN A
POSITION WHERE THEY ARE UNABLE
TO FOLLOW FEDERAL LAW. AND
GUIDANCE DUE TO STAFFING
SHORTAGES. STAFFING SHORTAGES
COULD MAKE A DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTION ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE TO SECURITY THREATS,
SUCH AS PHYSICAL ROBBERIES, AND
LASTLY REGARDING THE USE OF CELL
PHONES AND COMMUNICATION DEVICES
, WHILE IT MAY BE REASONABLE TO
ALLOW SUCH ACCESS DURING TRUE
EMERGENCIES AGAIN, WE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT EXPLOITATION OF
THIS PROVISION. BANKS AND
BANKERS ARE ENTRUSTED WITH
EXCEPTIONALLY PRIVATE AND
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. AND
ARE THEREFORE SUBJECT TO MYRIAD
LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO PROTECT
SECURITY. THE USE OF CELL PHONES
CAN POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO
THAT SECURITY, GENERALLY
SPEAKING, THE USE OF CELL PHONES
OR OTHER WIRELESS DEVICES IS
GENERALLY PROHIBITED ON BEING
PROPERTY, AND THAT INCLUDES
TAKING PICTURES OR VIDEO OR
OTHER RECORDINGS, AND THAT'S
BOTH FOR SECURITY AND FOR
PRIVACY PURPOSES. SO WE
ENCOURAGE THE AUTHOR TO CONSIDER
AN EXEMPTION SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS
BEEN ACCEPTED FOR OTHER CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES FOR
DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS AND
REMAIN IN OPPOSITION TO 10. 44
IS WRITTEN. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION ATTEND 44. PLEASE
APPROACH THE MICROPHONE. NAME
ORGANIZATION POSITION, PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, BRIAN LITTLE
CALIFORNIA FARM BUREAU
FEDERATION AND OPPOSITION FOR
THE REASONS STATED BY CAL
CHAMBER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
KEVIN PEDRETTI, REPRESENTING N F
I B OR AN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
THE HIGHEST OF THE CHEKA WITH
THE LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AND OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. WE GO TO THE PHONE LINES,
PLEASE, AND SEE IF THERE'S
ANYONE THERE AN OPPOSITION SPEED
10 44. OF COURSE, IF YOU ARE AN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10.
LITTLE FIRST GOT A LINE 98,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AFTERNOON MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ARE A TOP ON
BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
BUSINESS COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. UNTIL NEXT GO TO
LINE. 90. PLEASE GO AHEAD. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS SARAH
BRIDGE ON BEHALF OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. WE WORK
OUR LINES ARE COMMENTS WITH
THOSE OF THE CHAMBER. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT TO THE LINE. 85
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
p, KATIE HAMPSON WITH THE
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT
ASSOCIATION. WE ARE RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. THANK YOU. WILL NEXT GO
TO LINE 77, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS RYAN
ELAINE, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETAILERS ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WILL NEXT GO TO LINE 37,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. IN 37, YOU ARE
OPEN. WELL, NEXT THING GO TO
LINE 11, PLEASE GO AHEAD. EMILY
VILLA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA PRESENTLY NOT RESPECT
THE OPPOSITION. WHEN A LINER
COMMENTS BANK CONCERNS ME, BUT
BANKERS THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE'LL GO TO LINE 87. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. LAWRENCE GAIN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION.
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
ARE CURRENTLY NONE OTHER IN QUÊ.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEMBER
SEYARTO. THANK YOU. I HAVE.
OBVIOUSLY I HAVE SOME CONCERNS
IS MY COLLEAGUE ON THE OTHER
SIDE WILL ATTEST TO ALL THE
TIME. UM ONE OF MY BIGGEST
CONCERNS IS YOU KNOW I HAVE BEEN
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CALLS I
HAVE GONE ON IN MY CAREER 35
YEAR CAREER IN THE FIRE SERVICE.
AND A LOT OF THESE ARE
EMERGENCIES, EMERGENCIES THAT
BANKS THERE EMERGENCIES THAT
INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, OFFICE
BUILDINGS, YOU NAME IT, THEY'RE
THERE. ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL
PART OF WHAT WE DO WHEN WE GET
ON SCENE. IS FIND OUT WHO'S
THERE AND WHO'S NOT. BECAUSE
THAT CRITICAL INFORMATION IS THE
INFORMATION WE NEED TO KNOW
WHETHER WE'RE SENDING PEOPLE IN
T CERTAINLY TRY AND SAVE
SOMEBODY. OR WE'RE NOT. AND WHEN
WE DON'T HAVE THAT ACCOUNTING
BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED THAT
THEY'RE JUST GOING TO LEAVE, AND
THAT'S HAPPENED BEFORE. UM WE
WIND UP SENDING PEOPLE IN AND
GETTING THEM KILLED LOOKING FOR
SOMEBODY. THAT'S NOT THERE. SO I
CAN UNDERSTAND WHY EMPLOYERS
HAVE PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS. THAT TELL PEOPLE NO,
YOU CAN'T. YOU DON'T GO AWAY
FROM THE SCENE. BECAUSE WE NEED
TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND THAT
YOU'RE OKAY. BECAUSE THEY'RE
ALSO ON THE HOOK FOR THAT. I'VE
NEVER HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE
EMPLOYERS FORCED PEOPLE TO STAY
INSIDE TILL THE BITTER END. TO
DO WORK. IF THERE IS SMOKE IN
THE BUILDING. IF IT'S SMOKING
THE BUILDING A LOT OF TIMES.
IT'S FROM A BALLAST MAKING
SMOKE. AND WHEN WE PULL UP,
GUESS WHAT? EVERYBODY'S OUTSIDE.
NOBODY'S INSIDE. NOBODY IS BEING
MADE. JUST BREATHE THE SMOKE OF
THE BALLAST, AND IN FACT, IF IT
WAS, IF IT'S THAT MUCH I'VE HAD
THEM EVEN TAKE ACCOUNTING REPORT
TO US AND THEN RELEASE EVERYBODY
TO GO HOME. FOR THE DAY SO THAT
THEY COULD TAKE CARE OF WHAT'S
NOT SURE WHY. WE'RE GOING DOWN
THIS PATH. WHEN I DON'T KNOW I
CAN'T NAME ANY INCIDENTS WHERE
PEOPLE WERE MADE TO STAY. IN AN
EMERGENCY. AFTER THEY'VE BEEN
ACCOUNTED FOR. THIS LOOKS LIKE
TO ME THAT IT CREATES THAT VOID
OF INFORMATION AND THAT VOID OF
INFORMATION WINDS UP GETTING
PEOPLE. WHO MIGHT BE INSIDE
KILLED BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE OR
RESPONDERS THAT GO INSIDE
LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY. THAT'S NOT
THERE. THE PROVERBIAL YOU KNOW
NOTHING THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU
KNOW, A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK AND
THE NEEDLES NOT EVEN IN THE
HAYSTACK. THAT IS A BIG ISSUE.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS IS
RELATING TO EMERGENCY
CONDITIONS. IN EMERGENCIES. WE
HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT,
AND WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR OUR
PEOPLE. AND WE CAN'T DO THAT.
WITH A BILL LIKE THIS. IF WE'RE
TELLING PEOPLE YOU CAN JUST
LEAVE. IT'S DESPITE WHAT YOU'RE. YOUR BUSINESSES ARE TRYING TO
TELL YOU THAT THEY NEED THE
ACCOUNTING. WE NEED THE
ACCOUNTING. THIS BILL SCARES ME.
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FIRST
I'D LIKE TO MOVE THE BILL. OUT
AND I RECOGNIZE THAT MY
COLLEAGUE HOUSE EXPERIENCE, UM
IN AS A FIREFIGHTER. BUT THIS
ISN'T BRAWL, CIRCUMSTANCES AND
MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS FOR THOSE
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE ASKED TO STAY.
BECAUSE IT DOES HAPPEN. IF IT
DIDN'T HAPPEN, THERE WOULD BE NO
NEED FOR THIS BILL. SO, SENATOR,
I'M REALLY GLAD THAT YOU ARE
PROVIDING THIS. IT ISN'T
SOMETHING AS I THAT THAT IS
GOING TO HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. I
WOULD IMAGINE MOST EMPLOYEES ARE
GOING TO CHECK WITH THE EMPLOYER
AND SAY I'M LEAVING OR, BUT
THERE ARE. UNFORTUNATELY, SOME
EMPLOYERS YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS
HAVE LAWS THAT WE HAVE TO PASS
BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE BAD
EMPLOYERS AND WE READ ABOUT
THESE STORIES WHERE THE
EMPLOYERS WERE TOLD THE
EMPLOYEES WERE TOLD THEY HAD TO
WAIT. THE EMPLOYEES WERE TOLD
THEY HAD TO TAKE FINISH THE JOB
THAT THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED THAT
THEY CAME TO DO. UM AND THAT WAS
EVEN READING IT AND SEEING IT ON
THE NEWS. IT CONCERNED ME
TREMENDOUSLY. AND BECAUSE OF
THAT, I AM GLAD THAT YOU'RE
BRINGING THIS. I THINK THAT THE
CONCERNS THAT MY COLLEAGUE
BRINGS UP. UM CERTAINLY THOSE
ARE VALID TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
DON'T SEND SOMEBODY IN UM AND
RISK THEIR LIFE. UH IF THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO
AVOID THAT IN THE SAME MANNER
THAT WE SHOULDN'T ASK SOMEBODY
TO STAY ON THE JOB WHEN IT'S
DANGEROUS FOR THEM AS WELL. SO,
UM THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL. WE HAVE A MOTION. I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BEING
THIS FORWARD EMPLOYEE PROCEDURE
SHOULD NEVER SUPERSEDE THE
SAFETY OF WORKERS DURING AN
ONGOING EMERGENCY, ESPECIALLY IF
IT'S JUST TO DO A HEAD COUNT. AT
THE END OF THE DAY. THERE'S AN
ONGOING EMERGENCY. TO KEEP IT. I
UNDERSTAND IT CAN MAKE THE
CHALLENGE OF EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS LITTLE MORE
CHALLENGING, BUT IMAGINE WHAT
HAPPENS IF THEY'RE TOLD THEY
HAVE TO STAY ON SITE AND
SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THEM. AT
THE END OF THE DAY. IT'S AN
EMERGENCY EMERGENCY. HAVING
ACCESS TO YOUR PHONE. THERE'S AN
ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATION. YOUR
LOVED ONES ARE WAITING TO HEAR.
HEY, I'M OK. OH NO, YOU CAN'T
USE YOUR PHONE. IT'S EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYER PROCEDURE. AND SO I'M A
LITTLE PUZZLED BY THE OPPOSITION
BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE PRETTY MUCH
EVERY EMPLOYER WOULD BE OKAY
WITH THIS. AND SO I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW WHO THE TRADE
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING?
BECAUSE IF I TALKED TO AN
EMPLOYER, I GUARANTEE 100% OF
THEM WOULD BE OKAY WITH THIS. IN
MY OPINION, UH, IT SEEMS PRETTY
STRAIGHT BOARD IN THAT SENSE,
BUT, UM, BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT
THERE. THAT IT MAY BE CONSIDERED
BY SOME FOLKS AS AN EXTRA KIND
OF I GUESS EMPLOYEE RIGHT DURING
AN EMERGENCY. THAT'S ON GOING TO
BE ABLE TO SAVE THEMSELVES. UM
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN
LET'S GIVE THEM THAT RIGHT TO
SAVE THEMSELVES. I WOULD. I
WOULD CERTAINLY APPRECIATE BEING
ADDED ON AS A CO AUTHOR, AND BUT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE SENATOR?
YEAH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT'S UM POINT IN
TIME LIKE YOU. WE CAN PREPARE
ALL THAT WE WANT FOR SO MANY
SITUATIONS. BUT MEN AND WOMEN,
AND WE HAD EACH ONE OF THE
EXAMPLES THAT WE GAVE ARE VERY
REAL. THEY WERE TOLD TO US PLUS
OTHERS. THESE WERE VERY REAL
SITUATIONS WERE MEN AND WOMEN
WERE TOLD YOU CANNOT LEAVE. UM
THAT'S WHY THIS THAT'S WHERE
THIS BILL CAME FROM, UM AND THEN
OTHER STORIES STARTED COMING
THROUGH, UM LOOK AT THESE
SHOOTINGS. LOOK AT THESE MASS
SHOOTINGS. WHO CAN POSSIBLY
PREPARE EVERY SCENARIO YOU CAN'T. AND SO WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE
TO SAY TO CALIFORNIANS THAT IF
THERE WAS AS A REASONABLE PERSON
, NOT SOMEBODY WANTS TO TAKE THE
DAY OFF. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU CAN EXPLOIT THIS, BUT
IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT. IT'S ABOUT
YOU REALLY ARE FACING A LIFE AND
DEATH, SERIOUS BODILY INJURY AND
YOU NEED TO LEAVE. UM IF THERE'S
A SHOOTING AT YOUR KID'S SCHOOL
YOU NEED TO LEAVE. AND EVERY
SINGLE ONE OF US WOULD DO THAT.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. NOBODY
WOULD HOLD BACK SO WE WANT EVERY
CALIFORNIAN TO FEEL THE SAME WAY
THAT THEY COULD LEAVE IN A
REALLY EXTREME SERIOUS
EMERGENCY. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT. I APPRECIATE ALL THE
WORK THAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE
CHAMBER. ALL OF THESE EXCEPTIONS
, EXEMPTIONS. ALL OF THESE WERE
DONE BECAUSE OF MOST OF THE
ISSUES THEY RAISED WERE
LEGITIMATE. SO WE INCLUDED. WE
MADE NUMEROUS CHANGES BECAUSE
THAT'S ALL WE WANT TO DO. WE
WANT TO NARROW IT DOWN TO WORK
REALLY MATTERS SO I APPRECIATE
IT, EVERYONE, ALL YOUR COMMENTS
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. MADAM
SECRETARY PARTICULAR ROLE ON THE
VOTE FOR SP 10 44, PLEASE.
POTION IS DO PASS TO EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. CORA RIGHT, I FLORA
ANY ANY I JOHN SAWYER. JOHN
SAWYER. I RAISE. REYES I SEE ARE
NO, NO, NO, NO WARD. WARD. THAT
THOSE OUT THANK YOU, SENATOR
ONTO THE NEXT ONE. ABOUT ADAM
SIX SP 13 51. THANK YOU AGAIN,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
PANDEMIC HAS PERMANENTLY CHANGED
OUR WAY OF LIFE. NOW WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A REAL
WORKER CENTER FUTURE. WE TALKED
ABOUT ESSENTIAL WORKERS ALL THE
TIME. WE WANT TO CREATE MILLIONS
OF GOOD PAYING JOBS TO MEET OUR
CLIMATE GOALS. BUT IN ORDER TO
BUILD THIS KIND OF INCLUSIVE,
EQUITABLE GREEN ECONOMY THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT WE NEED TO GROW AND
SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF
WHO THOSE MEN AND WORKING WOMEN
ARE THAT. OK NO MORE TALKING. IS
THAT WHAT YOU KNOW? NO, NO. OKAY
YES, IT WAS A POSITIVE
INTERRUPTION. PLEASE CONTINUE.
OKAY ALL RIGHT. UM WELL, ANYWAY
, WE'RE GOING TO BUILD UPON THE
MODEL OF MANY, UM AH, WELL
ESTABLISHED TRADES BY CREATING
THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. AND THE
OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AND
THAT'S WITHIN THE DIVISION
APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS. THAT
LABOR AGENCY UM THIS PROGRAM
WILL COMPLEMENT AND EXPAND PRE
APPRENTICESHIP AND
APPRENTICESHIP IN CALIFORNIA. AH
WHERE THE AGE OF APPRENTICES AND
PRE APPRENTICES CONTINUES TO
CLIMB. AT THE SAME TIME THAT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS MUCH
HIGHER. UH ONLY 0.2% OF
APPRENTICES IN CALIFORNIA, OUR
YOUTH WE LACK WHAT WE NEED TO
DO. WE MUST INVEST IN OUR YOUTH.
UM IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WE'VE
INVESTED TWO PROPOSED TO INVEST
$2 BILLION IN WORKFORCE
TRAINING. UM WE NEED PIPELINES
FOR YOUTH TO ENTER THESE GROWTH
INDUSTRIES WITH ME TODAY WE HAVE
KHADIJA ABDUL MATEEN, UH,
TESTIFYING. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS KHADIJA ABDUL MATEEN. I'M
CURRENTLY AN INTERN WITH YOUTH
WILL REQUESTING YOUR SUPPORT OF
SENATE BILL 13 51. YOUTH WILL
UNDERSTAND DIEGO BASED COMMUNITY
OR DEDICATED TO BUILDING YOUTH
POWER AND YOUTH. PRIORITIZATION
WE'RE WE'RE PROUD TO ADVOCATE
AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. WHAT
THE ALLIANCE FOR BOYS AND MEN OF
COLOR IN THE CALIFORNIA
OPPORTUNITY YOUTH NETWORK.
GROWING UP LOW INCOME AND WITH
LIMITED ACCESS TO ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITIES OF 15. I WAS
FORTUNATE TO PARTAKE AND
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM
PREPARED ME FOR THE WORKFORCE
AND WITH WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM, I
WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO
MY PASSIONS TODAY, SO JUST
WORKING IN MY COMMUNITY IN YOUTH
DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING SPEAKING
TO ALL OF YOU TODAY I RECEIVED
THE NECESSARY TOOLS NEEDED TO
ALLOW ME TO SUCCEED. BUT OF
COURSE, THIS OPPORTUNITY WAS CUT
SHORT DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING.
YOUNG PEOPLE ALL ACROSS
CALIFORNIA ARE IN NEED OF
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND
CAREERS THAT LEAD TO SELF
SUFFICIENCY. AT THE SAME TIME,
CALIFORNIA IS ALSO DEALING WITH
AN AGING WORKFORCE, WHICH MEANS
WE ARE AT RISK OF LOSING DECADES
OF EXPERIENCE IN IMPORTANT
SECTORS AND FUNDING IS CRUCIAL
TO PROVIDE THIS OPTIMAL
EXPERIENCE WITHOUT THE FEAR OF
LOSING FUNDING AND HAVING
OPPORTUNITIES. WE KNOW THAT PRE
APPRENTICESHIP AND
APPRENTICESHIPS ARE PROVEN
APPROACH TO BOTH TRANSFORMING
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FROM
EXPERIENCED WORKERS TO NOR
WORKERS. THIS YOUNG
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM ENSURES
YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE ME WILL BE
SUPPORTED WITH WRAPAROUND
SERVICES. ALSO GETTING PAID TO
LEARN TO LEARN AND BIO HIGH
SALARY, HIGH DEMAND POSITIONS
THAT ARE CRITICAL FOR
COMMUNITIES, ECONOMY AND OVERALL
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN THAT
THE AVERAGE AGE OF AN APPRENTICE
IN CALIFORNIA IS 33 RISING THIS
INVESTMENT FOR THE CALIFORNIA
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM
WILL HELP OUR STATE BUILD STRONG
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND A PATHWAY THAT HELPS MORE
YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM
OPPORTUNITIES. TO GO FROM YOUTH
APPROACHES YOUTH APPRENTICE TO
PRE APPRENTICE AND
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS TO GET
CAREERS. THANK YOU ALL AND ON
BEHALF OF MORE THAN 20
ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
PROPOSAL, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM AND SUPPORT OF SB 13 51.
NAME ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SIR RECOMMENDS KEY
FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ANYONE ON THE
PHONE LINES AND SUPPORT. TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT. PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME. WELL,
FIRST GO TO LINE 70. YES, THIS
IS DAVID HARRIS. PRESIDENT OF
THE URBAN STRATEGIES COUNCIL IN
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. WE ARE A
MEMBER OF THE ALLIANCE OF BOYS
AND MEN OF COLOR AND THE
CALIFORNIA OPPORTUNITY YOUTH
NETWORK. AND WE ARE
WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND SUPPORT OF
THIS LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. AND
WE WILL NEXT GO TO LINE. 100,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
. MY NAME IS DANNY CHOICE LOT
AND CALLING ON THE BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT OF SB 13. 51 THANK
YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU.
AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY NONE OTHER
THAN THE QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION? SB 13 51. IS ANYONE
ON THE PHONE LINES IN OPPOSITION
TO SB 13 51. IF YOU'RE IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
VENT ZERO. AND THERE'S CURRENTLY
NONE IN THE QUEUE. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BRING IT
BACK TO COMMITTEE. YOU HAVE
EMOTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
FORWARD, UM AND THANK YOU FOR
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT YOU MAY
CLOSE I NEVER THOUGHT 33 WOULD
BE CONSIDERED AGING. BUT IT IS
WHAT IT IS. AND I YOU HEARD FROM
OUR KEY WITNESS HERE AND I
RESPECT THE LAST YEAR. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY. ROLL
CALL ON SP 30 51 PLEASE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
KARA. HI, CARLA I FLORA HANEY.
CHENEY I JOHN SAWYER. JOHN
SAWYER. I RAISE REYES. AYE,
SEYARTO. C C ARDO, NOT VOTING.
WARD. WORD. I WHAT THAT BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SENATOR.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM. OUR
FINAL ITEM IS FILE ITEM SEVEN SP
13 64. SO WHENEVER YOU'RE
WHENEVER YOU AND YOUR WITNESSES
ARE READY TO PROCEED, PROCEED.
WE HAVE A MOTION? YES, SENATOR,
PLEASE. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
UM THIS BILL IS ABOUT CREATING A
FAIR ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM FOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK POLICY.
THAT REQUIRES VENDOR COMPANIES
THAT HAVE ONE OF THE ESTIMATED
400 SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH C.
TO PAY THEIR COMPANY'S EMPLOYEES
, WAGES AND BENEFITS EQUAL TO
WHAT YOU SEE PAYS ITS OWN
SERVICE WORKERS WHO WORK
DIRECTLY WITH /C. SO YOU SEE,
CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED THESE
VENDORS TO COMPLY WITH THIS
POLICY. FOR THE MOST PART, THEY
DO NOT ENSURE COMPLIANCE TO
ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. OUR BILL
REQUIRES VENDORS TO SUPPLY THE
U. C AND THE APPROPRIATE JOINT
LABOR MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, THE
BASIC PAYROLL INFORMATION
NECESSARY TO KNOW IF A VENDOR IS
ABIDING BY C POLICY. THIS BILL
ALSO REQUIRES A VENDOR TO SUPPLY
A WRITTEN NOTICE TO THEIR
EMPLOYEES ABOUT THE RELEVANT
COMPENSATION RATES AND WOULD
ALLOW A CONTRACTING VENDOR
COMPANY AN OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.
ANY DISCREPANCIES BEFORE FACING
A CONSEQUENCE REFUSAL TO COMPLY
WITH THIS REQUIREMENT WOULD
RESULT IN EMPLOYEES HAVING THE
RIGHT TO PURSUE RECOVERY O LOST
WAGES FROM THE CONTRACTING
VENDOR IN COURT. AND THE
DISQUALIFICATION OF A VIOLATING
COMPANY FROM DOING BUSINESS WITH
/C FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD. THIS
BILL DOES NOT PROVIDE A RIGHT TO
SUE /C. AND VENDORS CAN ONLY BE
SUED AFTER FAILING TO CURE THE
VIOLATIONS. SO AGAIN, THIS IS
ABOUT A POLICY THAT ALREADY
EXIST. WE'RE NOT DEBATING THE
POLICY. WE'RE DEBATING
COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY
THAT'S ALREADY ESTABLISHED. MY
WITNESS IS MONICA. THE LIEN,
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER OF AFSCME
32 99. THANK YOU, SENATOR. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MONICA DE
LEON. I AM AN EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEMBER. AND TREASURE OF AFSCME
32 99 IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
SERVICE WORKERS CLEANING
TOILETS. COULDN'T GRAPH PICKING
UP TRASH. COOKING FOOD AND
CLEANING HOSPITAL BEDPANS ARE
HELPING TO MAKE YOU SEE ONE OF
OUR GREATEST EDUCATION AND
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS RUN AND
SUCCEED. I'M HERE TODAY TO SPEAK
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO
PROTECTIONS IF THEY WERE TO
SPEAK OUT. IN FEAR OF
RETALIATION. THESE ARE OUR
COLLEAGUES, SERVICE WORKERS. WE
WORK ALONGSIDE WITH THAT YOU SEE
, BUT WHO WORKED FOR THIRD PARTY
VENDORS AND COMPANIES DOING
BUSINESS WITH THE UNIVERSITY.
YOU SEE, THEY HAVE THE POLICY
TITLED EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK.
THAT MEANS THAT FOR WORK BEING
PERFORMED THAT YOU SEE OUTSIDE
VENDORS, THOSE WORKERS GET THE
SAME PAY AND BENEFITS THAT
EMPLOYEES WHO ARE HIRED DIRECTLY
BY C RECEIVED AND YOU SEE, HAS
MADE STRIDES IN IMPLEMENTING
THAT POLICY. AND WE APPLAUD THAT
PROGRESS. BUT YOU SEE,
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY ARE OFTEN
LEFT TO RELY ON VENDORS TO BE
TRUTHFUL ABOUT ACTUAL WAGES AND
BENEFITS BEING PAID. THIS BILL
WILL ENSURE THAT IF YOU'RE A
THIRD PARTY VENDOR AND WANT TO
DO BUSINESS WITH YOU SEE, YOU
MUST ADHERE TO THEIR POLICY OF
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. IT
DOES SO BY MAKING THE
APPROPRIATE INDIVIDUALS AND
ENTITIES AWARE OF THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION AND ALLOW ANYONE OUT
OF COMPLIANCE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR AND CORRECT
WHICH THE BILL ALLOWS IF THE
VENDOR REFUSES TO CURE AND
CORRECT THEN THEY CAN BE
SANCTIONED BY C OR BROUGHT TO
COURT BY ANY WORKER WHO WAS
UNDERPAID. WE ASKED FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, AND
THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE HERE IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE NAME ORGANIZATION IN
POSITION. MARIKO YOSHIHARA ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS, ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. JESSICA
STANDARD ON BEHALF OF EQUAL
RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. MARTINEZ ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. CHRISTOPH
MAYER WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GO AHEAD TO THE PHONE
LINES. ANYONE IN SUPPORT OF SB
13 64. THERE ANY SUPPORT? PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO. CURRENTLY
NONE OF THE QUÊ. COME BACK
OPPOSITION. YOURSELF UP TO TWO
MINUTES. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
MICHEL BEDARD HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
/C RESPECTFULLY OPPOSES SENATE
BILL 13 64 BECAUSE IT WILL
INHIBIT THE UNIVERSITY'S ABILITY
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR
PATIENTS, STUDENTS AND CAMPUS
COMMUNITIES. NO YOU SEE FULLY
SUPPORTS WAGE AND BENEFIT PARITY
OR EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK AS A
SENATOR DESCRIBES AND WE ENFORCE
THIS AND VERIFY COMPLIANCE TO
AUDITS OF OUR SUPPLIERS. IN 2019
, THE REGION'S APPROVED THE
POLICY GENERALLY PROHIBITING
CONTRACTING FOR SERVICES, BUT
FOR A FEW EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND AS AN OPTION OF LAST RESORT.
IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE
REQUIRE VENDORS TO PAY WAGES AND
BENEFITS EQUAL TO THOSE OF OUR
OWN EMPLOYEES PERFORMING THE
SAME OR SIMILAR WORK. THAT
POLICY IS ECHOED IN ARTICLE FIVE
OF OUR BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH
ASKED ME THAT WAS RATIFIED IN
2020. SINCE THEN, YOU SEE
RENEGOTIATED MORE THAN 400
CONTRACTS WITH OUR SUPPLIERS TO
REQUIRE WAGE OF BENEFIT PARITY,
AND ALL NEW CONTRACTS INCLUDE
THOSE SAME PROVISIONS. THEY ALSO
INCLUDE MANDATORY CLAUSES THAT
VENDORS ARE SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT
UPON YOU SEIZE REQUEST, SO WE
DON'T JUST RELY ON VENDORS TO
TELL THE TRUTH WE TRUST BUT
VERIFY THROUGH THESE AUDITS.
HI VENDORS KNOW WE'RE
ENFORCING COMPLIANCE, AND THEY
KNOW THAT A BREACH OF WAGE AND
BENEFIT REQUIREMENT IS A SERIOUS
VIOLATION OF THE CONTRACT AND
GROUNDS FOR TERMINATION. WE HAVE
AND IT CONTRACTS FROM VENDORS
WHO REFUSED TO COMPLY WITH THE
WAGE AND BENEFIT PARODY. THE
UNIVERSITY IS MOVING FORWARD
WITH A SYSTEM WIDE PLAN TO
VERIFY WAGE AND BENEFIT PARODY
COMPLIANCE THIS FISCAL YEAR WILL
BE AUDITING SUPPLIERS STARTING
IN THE FISCAL YEAR 22 23 SO IN
SHORT THE UNIVERSITIES AND FULLY
COMMITTED AND SUPPORTED
SUPPORTIVE OF WAY TO BENEFIT
CHARITY AND TO THE BEST OF MY
KNOWLEDGE. LOCATIONS ARE MOVING
FORWARD WITH COMPLIANCE AND A
SYSTEM WIDE APPROACH WILL DIRECT
ENFORCEMENT, HOWEVER. WE BELIEVE
THIS BILL WILL NOT INCREASE
TRANSPARENCY OR ADVANCED THE
POLICY RATHER THAN BILL
NEGATIVELY IMPACTS C HIS
ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR
PATIENTS, STUDENTS AND CAMPUSES.
BECAUSE IT IS A DE FACTO BAN ON
CONTRACTING NOT JUST ASKED ME TO
COVERED SERVICES, BUT FOR ANY
AND ALL CONTRACTS THAT YOU SEE.
VENDORS HAVE ALREADY TOLD US
THAT THE OPEN ENDED REQUIREMENTS
IN THE BILL COUPLE WITH
LITIGATION RISKS AND MASSIVE
PENALTIES. FOR EVEN MINOR
TECHNICAL VIOLATIONS ARE
INSURMOUNTABLE. WE WILL NOT HAVE
VENDORS WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU
SEE ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THAT WE
LOSE THE OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY
NEEDED TO MEET CHANGING PATIENT
CENSUS NEEDS. CAMPUS NEEDS SHORT
TERM EMERGENCY OR OTHER EXIGENT
CIRCUMSTANCES, SUCH AS THOSE
ARTICULATED AND ASKED ME
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
THE UNIVERSITY IS HAPPY TO TALK
ABOUT ARTICLE FIVE COMPLIANCE OR
WAGE AND BENEFIT COMPLIANCE. BUT
WE STRONGLY OPPOSED 13 64 AS IT
IS UNNECESSARY AND WILL
NEGATIVELY IMPACT CAMPUS
OPERATIONS AND PATIENT CARE. FOR
THESE REASONS, THE UNIVERSITY
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE%
HERE IN OPPOSITION SP 13 13 64.
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, ALEX TORRES
WITH THE BAY AREA COUNCIL,
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED TO THIS
TIME WILL ENTER COMMENTS WITH
/C. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANYONE ON THE PHONE LINES AND
OPPOSITION TO SB 13 64. YOU'RE
IN OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10.
WELL, FIRST GO TO LINE 60,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
RONNIE BIRD AGO HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL
ASSOCIATION, ON ACT WITH THE
COMMENTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WELL, NEXT GO TO LINE 30.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. KELLY BROOKS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS
AND HEALTH SYSTEM AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. AND
THEY'RE CURRENTLY NONE OTHER IN
THE QUEUE AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU. UM SO. LET'S BRING IT BACK
SEVEN. MOHINI HAD SOME COMMENTS.
YEAH THANK YOU, SENATOR. FOR
THIS BILL. THIS IS THE SECOND
TIME I'VE HEARD IT AND I'M
APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP
. I HAVE TO UCS IN MY DISTRICT,
THE U. C S F AND U. C. HASTINGS.
AND WE HAVE MANY THOUSANDS OF
FOLKS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BY THE
UNIVERSITY AND ALSO BY
CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS, AND
IT'S REALLY CRITICAL THAT WHEN
WE ARE USING PUBLIC MONEY THAT
WE HAVE A CERTAIN STANDARD FOR
EVERYONE, AND I ACTUALLY APPLAUD
/C FOR HAVING THAT POLICY IN
PLACE AND FOR HAVING PROCESSES
THAT THEY'VE PUT FORWARD TO
ENFORCE THE POLICY. BUT I THINK
WHAT YOU PUT FORWARD HERE IS
MUCH STRONGER TO REALLY ENSURE
THAT FOLKS ARE PAID EQUAL PAY
FOR EQUAL WORK AND THAT THEY
HAVE THOSE STANDARDS IN PLACE
WITH TRANSPARENCY. AND SO FOR
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MY
DISTRICT WHO WORK EITHER FOR YOU
SEE OR WHO ARE CONNECTED TO /C.
AND OF COURSE, THESE ARE MANY
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE
STATE. THIS IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
HAVE CERTAIN STANDARDS AND THAT
WE'RE BRINGING PEOPLE INTO THE
MIDDLE CLASS. AND WHEN WE USE
PUBLIC DOLLARS SO I UNDERSTAND
THE CONCERNS AND I'M SURPRISED
THAT THAT CONTRACTORS WOULD SAY
THAT THIS IS A DE FACTO BAN ON
CONTRACTING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
YOU PUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM
TO CURE. IF YOU COME FORWARD,
YOU CAN ADDRESS WHAT IS ALREADY
A POLICY IN PLACE. I THINK THAT
IS A VERY FAIR THING TO PUT INTO
THE BILL. AND SO, UH, IF
CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS ARE
FOLLOWING THE POLICY THAT YOU
SEE ALREADY HAS AND THEY WILL BE
FINE. AND IF IT COMES FORWARD,
THAT THEY ARE NOT. THEY WILL
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIX IT.
THAT SEEMS VERY FAIR, AND IT
SEEMS TO BE IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR
VALUES HERE AS A AS A AS A
PUBLIC INSTITUTION AND
PARTICULARLY FOR THE U. C
SYSTEM. SO THANK YOU, AND I'M
VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT AGAIN
IN COMMITTEE. SIMILAR RAISE.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I WANT TO
THANK GAPS ME FOR WANNA THANK
YOU FOR PROVIDING THE TESTIMONY
. UM OFTENTIMES. IF IT WOULD BE
AN EMPTY SEAT BECAUSE THE
VENDORS AREN'T HERE TO SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES. SO TO HAVE YOU
COMING TO PROVIDE. THE TESTIMONY
IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT. I THANK
YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. NO ONE ELSE. YEAH, I
ALSO WANNA THANK THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR ME. THIS WOMAN I
REMEMBER WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL SAN JOSE. WE DON'T HAVE
THESE VIGOROUS DEBATES ON
OUTSOURCING AND ASKED ME WHY
NOT? WE'LL GO. ONE ON ONE WAS
THE ONE THAT WAS THERE AND
OFTENTIMES WHAT WE FOUND WAS THE
COST SAVINGS PROMISE USUALLY
DIDN'T REALIZED, AND THE BENEFIT
OF ANY SAVINGS CERTAINLY WASN'T
GOING TO THE WORKER. AND WE HAD
THE CREATE STRONGER, STRONGER
SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. AND
YEAH, I ALSO FIND IT CURIOUS
THAT THIS SUGGESTING THAT THERE
WILL BE A DEFACTO BEEN ON
CONTRACTING OUT SUGGESTS THAT
THEY'RE NOT COMPLYING WITH THEY,
BUT BUT THEY HAVE PLEDGED TO
COMPLY WITH BECAUSE OR EVEN IN
THE IN THE ANALYSIS WHERE THE
ARGUMENT OPPOSITION, THIS BILL
WOULD PLAY A SIGNIFICANT
FINANCIAL, LEGAL RISK AND
UNREALISTIC ADMINISTRATIVE
BURDENS ON VENDORS WHO CONTRACT
WITH YOU SEE IN THE NAME OF WAGE
AND BENEFIT PARODY. SO IT'S
GOING TO CREATE A BURDEN FOR
WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING
ANYWAY. AND SO AGAIN TO OUR
COLLEAGUES POINT ALLOWS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO CURE. THIS IS NOT
JUST A SYSTEM TO SQUEEZE OUT.
THOSE THAT ARE CONTRACTING, BUT
LET'S MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE
COMPLYING WITH WHAT THEY
PROMISED TO COMPLY WITH, AND I
DO APPRECIATE YOU SEE'S EFFORTS
TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF
CONTRACTING OUT THAT OCCURS. I
THINK THAT ULTIMATELY IF WE ARE
GOING TO CONTRACT OUT WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE
DOING WHAT THEY PROMISED TO WHEN
THEY GOT AWARDED THAT CONTRACT.
AND SO WITH THAT, AND I'M ALSO
PROUD TO BE A PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR ON THIS AND APPRECIATE
THE SENATORS WORK, SENATOR ROSS,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YES,
I'M I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED TO
HEAR THAT. THE FACT THAT WE
WOULD EXPECT AND ENFORCE
COMPLIANCE WITH A CONTRACT
VENDOR. THAT THAT SOMEHOW IS
NEGATIVE TO THE U. C SYSTEM OR
THAT WOULD HURT THE UC SYSTEM.
THEY ALREADY HAVE A POLICY. THEY
SAY THERE, UM, WORKING TO
ENFORCE IT. THIS IS MERELY
ADDING TO THAT ENFORCEMENT.
NOTHING MORE. SO UM, THANK YOU
ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS. UM AND
YOU SUPPORT ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. MADAM
SECRETARY. IF YOU DO A ROLL CALL
VOTE ON THE BILL. MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. CHOLERA,
CHOLERA I FLORA. FLORA? NO HANEY
HANEY I JOHN SAWYER, CO AUTHOR.
SO I JOAN SAWYER. I RAISE.
MARIA'S AYE. CERRADO CERRADO NO
AWARD. WARD. I. GREAT SO THAT
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SENATOR. AND SO I BELIEVE WE
JUST HAVE A SUMMARY JOHN SAWYER
THAT MAY NEED TO ADD ON TO A
COUPLE OF BILLS HERE, SO WE'LL
START WITH THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
OH, AND FOR AS WELL. MOMENT.
CONSENT CALENDAR. SB 7 55 JOAN
SAWYER. JOAN SAWYER. AYE. DO YOU
WANT ME TO KEEP GOING? SB 6 38
JOAN SAWYER. JOAN SAWYER. AYE.
SB 11 16 JOAN SAWYER. JOAN
SAWYER. AYE. SB 11 36 JOAN
SAWYER. JOAN SAWYER. AYE. SB 11
62 JONES. SAWYER SAWYER. AYE. SP
10 40 FLORA FLORA? NO THAT ONE
COMING 13 51 FLORA. FLORA, NOT
VOTING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL
SO MUCH. WE'RE ADJOURNED.