GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. WE'RE
GOING TO BEGIN BY CONVENING THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET. UM
LET ME FIRST OFF. JUST THANK THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. UH
FIRST AND FOREMOST FOR ALL THEIR
PARTICIPATION THIS YEAR. IN
PARTICULAR ARE SUB CHAIRS AND I
SEE OUR SUB CHAIR FROM
SUBCOMMITTEE ONE HERE, BUT ALL
THE SUB CHAIRS DOCTOR ARAMBULA,
MR MCCARTY, MR BLOOM. AH MISS
GARCIA, MISS KOREA ALL DESERVE A
HUGE AMOUNT OF PRAISE FOR THE
INCREDIBLE WORK THEY'VE DONE.
UM, REALLY CHAIRING A NUMBER OF
COMMITTEES AGAIN. UH OVER 60
COMMITTEES THIS YEAR, ALL THE
WORKING VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH
OUR BUDGET STAFF. I DO WANT TO
THANK JASON SYDNEY IN OUR BUDGET
IN IRISH SPEAKERS OFFICE BUT
ALSO CHRISTIAN GRIFFITH, OUR
ENTIRE BUDGET COMMITTEE. OF
COURSE, MR PADDICK, YOUR TEAM AT
L. A. OH ALL THE HOURS AND, OF
COURSE, MISS LEE AND DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE ALL THE INCREDIBLE
WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS
BUDGET. I KNOW ON THE HEELS OF
LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, WHICH WE
CALLED IT HISTORIC. UH WE REALLY
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF BUDGET
YEAR THIS WOULD BE. AND THIS IS
ANOTHER INCREDIBLE BUDGET YEAR.
THIS BUDGET IS GOING TO BE OVER
$300 BILLION IT'S BUILT ON THE
STRENGTH OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMY
. IT'S BUILT ON THE STRENGTH OF
OUR STATE'S RECOVERY AS WE
CONTINUE TO GRASP IN LIVE WITH
COVID. UM. OUR GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES GOING TO BE
234,000,000,037. BILLION IN
RESERVE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT AT
SOME POINT, UH THAT THIS ECONOMY
WON'T LAST FOREVER. WE HEARD THE
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE $9.5 BILLION
REBATE THAT WILL BE GOING TO
PEOPLE THAT WILL HELP PAY FOR
GAS WILL HELP. PAY FOR FOOD.
IT'LL HELP PAY FOR EVERYDAY
EXPENSES. CRITICAL CRITICAL, UM
, TAX REBATE FOR MIDDLE CLASS
CALIFORNIANS FOR WORKING CLASS
CALIFORNIANS. UM THIS IS A GREAT
BUDGET. I KNOW OUR EDUCATION
CHAIRS HERE. THIS IS A GREAT
BUDGET FOR EDUCATION. IT'S
ALWAYS YOU KNOW, WE ALL TALK
ABOUT EDUCATION. WHENEVER WE, UM
, TALK TO OUR CONSTITUENTS, IT'S
ONE OF THE TOP ISSUES AND IT'S
ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE ARE
HERE. IN THE LEGISLATURE WORKING
SO THIS REALLY IS A JUDGE
EDUCATION BUDGET, STARTING ALL
THE WAY FROM EARLY EDUCATION
GOING ALL THE WAY TO HIGHER
EDUCATION. UM HUGE INVESTMENTS,
WHICH WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM
OUR PANELISTS, UH, VERY, VERY
SHORTLY. HUGE INVESTMENTS IN
TERMS OF HEALTH CARE AND THE
DOCTOR IN BRISBANE CHAMPION
UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE FOR SINCE
EVER SINCE HE'S BEEN IN, YOU
KNOW, MEDICAL SCHOOL. SO UM,
WHICH WASN'T THAT LONG AGO? I
UNDERSTAND. UH, BUT, UM THAT'S
AN ISSUE. WE MOVED CLOSER ON
TODAY WITH THE EXPANSION OF
MEDICAL AND AGAIN UM YOU KNOW,
AS A STATE WE JUDGE OURSELVES,
NOT BY HOW HOW MANY BILLIONAIRES
WE MEANT, ALTHOUGH WE'RE VERY
PROUD OF THE ECONOMY. THE
OPPORTUNITY THE STATE CREATES,
BUT REALLY, HOW DO WE TAKE CARE
OF THE FOLKS WHO NEED OUR HELP?
THE MOST THE PEOPLE WHO REALLY
RELY ON GOVERNMENT AND THE
PEOPLE WHO NEED GOVERNMENT TO
MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER. IN THIS
BUDGET REFLECTS THAT WE SAW AND
DR MEMBERS COMMITTEE AND
ACCELERATION OF R D D RATES TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW THE
MONEY THAT WE ACTUALLY OWE THEM
A WHILE AGO. UH THAT WE OWE THIS
COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO
GET IT TO THEM FASTER WHEN TIMES
ARE GOOD, ALSO WITH, UM, MONEY
TOWARD CALL WORKS AS WELL AS
MONEY TOWARD, UM, SCHOLARSHIPS
TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS NOT
ONLY CAN GET INTO UNIVERSITIES,
BUT THEY CAN COMPLETE IT IN
AFFORD IT. SO THERE IS SO MUCH,
UM, THERE'S SO MUCH GOOD IN THIS
BUDGET. UH WE'RE WE'RE SO
INCREDIBLY PROUD. IT'S A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK. I
DIDN'T MENTION ONE OF THE OTHER
MAJOR THINGS I COULD GO ON FOR
QUITE OCCUPIED. TAKE THE TWO
HOURS MYSELF. $47 BILLION IN
INFRASTRUCTURE. UM IN PARTICULAR
15 BILLION AND TRANSPORTATION.
WE DON'T NEED A SCHOOL BOMB, MR
OR DONALD'S BEEN CHAMPIONS
SCHOOL BOND $4.5 BILLION FOR
SCHOOLS FACILITIES, SO WE DON'T
NEED THE SCHOOL BAND THIS YEAR.
UM 2.5 BILLION FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION PROJECTS. AND OF
COURSE, WE GOT MORE DETAILS TO
COME. BUT WE'RE DOING THE MONEY
FOR FIVE BILLION FOR CLIMATE
DROUGHT, WILDFIRE FORCE PROJECTS
SO UM, LET ME JUST BEFORE I
TURNED OVER TO OUR VICE CHAIR TO
MIX. MY OPENING COMMENTS JUST
KIND OF JUST TALK ABOUT
HOUSEKEEPING. UM WE ARE HEARING
THE TODAY WE'RE HEARING THE
BUDGET AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
CONTAINED IN 29 BILLS AND AMENDS
THE BUDGET BILL, WHICH IS SB 1
54, SO THAT BILL WOULD BE
AMENDED. UH MR KELLY'S HERE FROM
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MR PADDOCK
FROM OUR WHO'S OUR LEGISLATIVE
ANALYSTS AND THEN NICOLE
VASQUEZ, WHO IS REPRESENTING OUR
ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE. WE
WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. UM BUT
WE HAVE A HARD STOP TODAY. IT
SAYS NOON IS A HARD STOP AT
NOON. I'M LOOKING AT MY TEAM.
YES IT'S NOT. IT'S NOT A ONE PM
PART. STOP. IT'S A NEW HEART
STOP. YEAH I HAVE A HARD STOP AT
NOON TODAY. WE HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT. THE CALLING NUMBERS
877692895. ACCESS CODE IS 185.
OH 1100. HOPEFULLY IT'S POSTED
ON THE WEBSITE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER
ANY PROBLEMS, PLEASE CALL OUR
ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE AT
9163192. 99 SO, WITH THAT LONGER
THAN USUAL INTRODUCTION, WE TURN
OVER TO OUR GREAT VICE CHAIR, MR
FONG. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UM
CERTAINLY I. IMAGINE A MORE
CHAOTIC BUDGET, UH, PROCESS LAST
YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR SEEMS TO
HAVE TAKEN ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN.
BUT UM, SO THEY WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CHAIRS WORK
AS WELL AS OUR STAFF. THERE ARE
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF QUESTIONS
THAT NEED TO BE ASKED, UM, AND
INFORMATION THAT NEED TO BE
PROCESSED. THIS LATEST BUDGET
FRAMEWORK APPEARED LATE LAST
EVENING. I KNOW I'M TALKING WITH
THE BUDGET CHAIR. SOME OF THESE
pCONTROL, BUT BUT HAVING AN
INCOMPLETE AND RUSHED, UH,
BUDGET PROCESS YEAR AFTER YEAR
HAS CERTAINLY NOT A PATH THAT WE
SHOULD CONTINUE ON. AND SO WHILE
YOU KNOW THE GOVERNOR MAY BE
GOOD AT MAKING HEADLINES, UM WE
SHOULD NOT BE BUDGETING VIA
PRESS RELEASES. THE BUDGET
DESERVES MORE TRANSPARENCY THAT
IS ESSENTIAL TO PROPER OVERSIGHT
. $300 BILLION BUDGET REQUIRES
THOROUGH PUBLIC REVIEW AND
DISCUSSION. UNFORTUNATELY HAVING
YOU KNOW THIS ONE HEARING FOR
ONE HOUR MERE HOURS AFTER BUDGET
BILLS MATERIALIZED IS CERTAINLY
NOT ADEQUATE IN IN IN IN IN MY
MIND. RIGHT NOW. CALIFORNIANS
ARE FRUSTRATED AND THEY'RE
GROWING WEARY. UM AND THIS
PROCESS, UNFORTUNATELY, ADDS TO
THIS GROWING FRUSTRATION. UM AND
YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT WHAT CALIFORNIANS ARE
FACING THE LAUNDRY LIST OF
CRISES. THAT CONTINUE TO GROW.
GAS PRICES ARE UNACCEPTABLE
LEVELS. BANK ACCOUNTS ARE
DWINDLING THE PRESSURES AND
STRAINS OF INFLATION. UM THAT
CALIFORNIA FAMILIES ARE
PERSEVERING THROUGH HOMELESSNESS
, CRIME SUPPLY CHAIN DROUGHT
WILDFIRES. THAT LIST GROWS SO
WITH SO MUCH UNKNOWN, UM AND I
HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET MORE DETAILS
. UM AS WE GO THROUGH THIS
FRAMEWORK, BUT I KNOW MEMBERS
HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO ASK.
I CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS, AND I HOPE THAT, UH
WE'LL GET THE ANSWERS TO THE
PUBLIC DESERVES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IF THAT'S
IF IT'S OK WITH THE COMMITTEE
WOULD JUST LIKE TO GO STRAIGHT
TO THE PRESENTATION. WE'RE GONNA
START WITH MISS ERIKA LEE WITH
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. GOOD
MORNING. GOOD MORNING, SEARCHING
VICE HER FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE ERIKA LEE WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AND
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY TO
PRESENT ON THE 2022 23 BUDGET
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE. AND THE
ADMINISTRATION, AS HAS BEEN
STATED IN THE JOINT PRESS
RELEASE BY THE GOVERNOR AND
LEGISLATIVE LEADERS. THIS BUDGET
ADDRESSES THE STATE'S MOST
PRESSING NEEDS AND PRIORITIZES
GETTING DOLLARS BACK INTO THE
POCKETS OF MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS. WE'RE GRAPPLING
WITH GLOBAL INFLATION AND RISING
PRICES AT THE PUMP AND
ELSEWHERE. THIS BUDGET INCLUDES
AN OVER $17 BILLION RELIEF
PACKAGE, PROVIDING REFUNDS TO
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS RENT
ANDUTILITY RELIEF ON A RELIEF
AND A PORTION OF THE SALES TAX
ON DIESEL. THIS BUDGET PROVIDES
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS, NO MATTER THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS, DEFENDS
WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
SUPPORTS OUR HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE, LIPS UP FAMILIES
INVEST IN OUR STUDENTS AND
PROTECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE
CALIFORNIANS. IT ALSO INVESTS IN
OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH,
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY FORCES
THAT DRIVE OUR ECONOMY. THE
BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES A
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN OUR
STATE'S INFRASTRUCTURE AS A
CHAIR MENTIONED OVER $47 BILLION
FOR STUDENT HOUSING,
TRANSPORTATION, HIGH SPEED RAIL
, CLEAN ENERGY, DROUGHT AND
WILDFIRE AND INVESTMENTS IN OUR
K THROUGH 12. FACILITIES AND
HIGHER EDUCATION SEGMENTS. AND
IMPORTANTLY, THE 2022 23 BUDGET
CONTINUES TO BUILD RESILIENCY BY
INCREASING RESERVES. ELIMINATING
BUDGETARY DEBT, REDUCING
RETIREMENT LIABILITIES,
SUBJECTING FUTURE ONGOING
SPENDING TO A TRIGGER AND
FOCUSING ON ONE TIME SPENDING
OVER ONGOING INVESTMENTS.
BUILDING ADDITIONAL RESILIENCY
IS ESSENTIAL, GIVEN THE GROWING
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING ECONOMIC
CONDITIONS AND BUILDING
RESILIENCY WILL ENSURE THE
STATE'S ABILITY TO PROTECT OUR
ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS
EDUCATION AND HEALTHCARE. SHOULD
AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN OCCUR? WITH
THAT I WON'T PRESENT ON THE
BILLS THAT MAKE UP THE 2022
BUDGET. THERE ARE 29, SO I'LL GO
AS QUICKLY AS I CAN. UM, AND
CHAIR I ASSUME I SHOULD GO
THROUGH ALL THE BILLS ONE, OKAY?
YES PLEASE A BSB 1 78, A BUDGET
BILL JR THAT AMENDS THE 2022
BUDGET ACT, UM, AND INCLUDES
MANY OF THE ALLOCATIONS OF THE
OVER $300 BILLION BUDGET. THIS
BILL PROVIDES INVESTMENTS IN K
12 EDUCATION FOR SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS THAT SCHOOLS, PARENTS
AND STUDENTS NEED TO ADDRESS THE
IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC WITH A
STRONG FOCUS ON EQUITY FOR
STUDENTS WITH GREATER NEEDS AND
FEWER RESOURCES. IT ALSO
PROVIDES A 5% ONGOING GENERAL
FUND BASE INCREASE TO THE UC AND
CSU AND ADDITIONALLY PROVIDES
RESOURCES FOR RESIDENT
UNDERGRADUATE ENROLLMENT GROWTH
IN BOTH SEGMENTS. IT INCLUDES
PAYMENT INCREASES FOR COW WORKS
AND S. I S P PROGRAMS. UM IT
INCLUDES URGENT AND EMERGENT
CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
INVESTMENTS. HHS WORKFORCE
INVESTMENTS, DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICE PROVIDER RATE
ACCELERATION. HEALTH PREMIUM
SUBSIDIES FOR LOWER AND MIDDLE
INCOME CALIFORNIANS. THE BUDGET
ALSO INCLUDES OVER 770 MILLION
IN 2022 23 FOR ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES TO ENHANCE FIRE
PROTECTION. SPECIFICALLY
AVAILABLE FOR THE 2022 FIRE
SEASON. THE BUDGET INCLUDES A
SET ASIDE OF 13.5 BILLION
GENERAL FOUND TO VARIOUS CLIMATE
PACKAGES THAT ARE CONTINGENT
UPON FUTURE LEGISLATION TO
PROGRAMMATICALLY ALLOCATE THOSE
FUNDS. THE ADMINISTRATION WILL
BE WORKING WITH THE LEGISLATURE
OVER THIS SUMMER TO ALLOCATE
THOSE FUNDS. MOVING ON TO A BSB
1 80, A BUDGET BILL JR THAT
AMENDS THE CURRENT BUDGET ACT.
THIS BILL PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY
NINE BILLION FOREVER RIETI OF
INVESTMENTS IN TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING
TRANSIT, ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
AND HIGH SPEED RAIL. IT INCLUDES
1.2 BILLION GENERAL FUND ACROSS
VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
DROUGHT RESPONSE. IT INCLUDES AN
INCREASE OF 150 MILLION
EMERGENCY FUND FOR A TOTAL OF
OVER ONE BILLION FOR ATTENTION
PAYMENTS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE WORKERS.
MOVING ON TO A B 1 29. SB 1 32
STATES EMPLOYMENT MOU BILL THIS
BILL RATIFIES AGENDA TO
BARGAINING UNITS 16 AND 18 M. O
U. S TO ESTABLISH A PSYCHIATRIC
INPATIENT PROGRAM PAY
DIFFERENTIAL OF 15% FOR
EMPLOYEES WORKING IN
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES. EXCUSE ME. A BSB 1
81 IS R T K OR EDUCATION,
OMNIBUS. THIS BILL UM T K
THROUGH 12. SORRY. THIS BILL
MAKES STATUTORY CHANGES,
INCLUDING PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT
ONGOING PROP 98 GENERAL FUND
INVESTMENTS SUCH AS 4.3 BILLION
FOR DISCRETIONARY INCREASE TO
THE LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING
FORMULA. THREE BILLION TO
SUPPORT THE EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. IT
ESTABLISHES THREE YEAR ROLLING
AVERAGE, DECLINING ENROLLMENT
PROTECTION FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND PROVIDES FOR THE ABILITY FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO UTILIZE A
MODIFIED VERSION OF CURRENT YEAR
88. IT ALSO PROVIDES 1.1 BILLION
TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO UNIVERSAL
MEALS AND TO SUPPORT MEAL
REIMBURSEMENT RATES. IT ALSO
PROVIDES SIGNIFICANT ONE TIME
PROP 98 GENERAL FUND INVESTMENTS
, INCLUDING 3.6 BILLION TO
SUPPORT THE ARTS AND MUSIC
DISCRETIONARY, A BLOCK GRANT.
1.5 BILLION TO FACILITATE THE
TRANSITION OF ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES, SCHOOL BUSSES. 1.1
BILLION FOR THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM. AND FINALLY, IT
PROVIDES SEVERAL SIGNIFICANT ONE
TIME GENERAL FUND NVESTMENTS,
INCLUDING 4.2 BILLION TO SUPPORT
NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
MODERNIZATION PROJECTS THROUGH
THE SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAM.
MOVING ON TO A BSB 1 82, THE
COVID 19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE
TRAILER BILL. THIS BILL
ESTABLISHES THE LEARNING
RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT AND THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COVID 19 RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT.
AND CREATES THE LEARNING
RECOVERY EMERGENCY FUND IN THE
STATE TREASURY FOR THE PURPOSE
OF RECEIVING APPROPRIATIONS.
MOVING ON TO A BSB 1 83, OR
HIGHER EDUCATION TRAILER BILL
THIS BILL NOTABLY APPROPRIATES
MORE THAN ONE POINT
4,000,000,001 TIME GENERAL FUND
TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND
PLANNING GRANTS UNDER THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STUDENT HOUSING GRANT
PROGRAM. IMPLEMENTS VARIOUS
BUDGETARY CHANGES AND PROGRAMS
TO INCREASE COLLEGE ACCESS,
AFFORDABILITY AND SUCCESS FOR
STUDENTS ATTENDING OUR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND INDEPENDENT INSTITUTIONS.
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AND STUDENTS
FROM TRENT TRADITIONALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. IT
INCLUDES ADDITIONAL STUDENT
FINANCIAL AID CHANGES THAT MAY
BE IMPLEMENTED IN FISCAL YEAR 24
25 CONTINGENT UPON THE GENERAL
FUND, UM, CONDITION OVER THE
MULTI YEAR FORECAST. MOVING ON
TO A BSB 1 84 OUR PUBLIC HEALTH
TRAILER BILL. THIS BILL
IMPLEMENTS THE FOLLOWING
SIGNIFICANT HEALTH PROPOSALS.
THE EXPANSION OF MEDICAL TO ALL
INCOME ELIGIBLE CALIFORNIANS.
HOSPITAL AND SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY RETENTION PAYMENTS. IT
CREATES THE OFFICE OF HEALTH
CARE AFFORDABILITY, AND FINALLY
, IT ESTABLISHES THE ABORTION OF
PRACTICAL PRACTICAL SUPPORT FUND
AND PROVIDES FOR PRACTICAL
ASSISTANCE TO OBTAIN ABORTION
SERVICES. MOVING ON TO A B S. B
1 86, THE SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY FINANCING REFORM
TRAILER BILL. THIS BILL
IMPLEMENTS THE REFORM PROPOSED,
WHICH PROVIDES FACILITIES WITH
AN AVERAGE 4% RATE INCREASE
ESTABLISHES A NEW WORKFORCE AND
QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM
FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING QUALITY AND
INCLUDES ADDITIONAL INCREASES
SUBJECT OF HIS STILL FACILITIES
MEETING SPECIFIED WORKFORCE
STANDARDS. THIS BILL ALSO MAKES
TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE MEDICAL
PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS LOAN
REPAYMENT PROGRAM. A B S B 1 87
ARE HUMAN SERVICES TRAILER BILL
. THIS BILL ACCELERATES THE
STATE SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPLEMENTAL
PAYMENT INCREASE FROM JANUARY 1
2024 TO A YEAR EARLIER JANUARY 1
2023 IT PROVIDES A TEMPORARY 10%
INCREASE TO CAL WORKS GRANTS.
OCTOBER 2022 THROUGH SEPTEMBER
2024. IT ESTABLISHES A PERMANENT
BACKUP PROVIDER SYSTEM FOR HSS
RECIPIENTS TO AVOID DISRUPTIONS
TO A CAREGIVER. TO CARE, GIVING
DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE NEED OR
EMERGENCY. AND IT IMPLEMENTS 1.2
BILLION AND ONE TIME CALIFORNIA
EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS TO
SUPPORT ARE A RARITY PAYMENT
PROGRAM AND 200 MILLION IN
RELIEF FOR WATER OR MARRIAGES. A
B S B 1 88 ARE DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES TRAILER BILL. THIS BILL
CONTINUES TO EXPAND ON
INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON
IMPROVING ACCESS, EQUITY QUALITY
AND IMPROVEMENT IN OUTCOMES FOR
INDIVIDUALS SERVED THROUGH THE
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES SYSTEM.
THESE INITIATIVES INCLUDE
INVESTMENTS IN A MULTI PRONGED
STRATEGY TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE
STABILITY, COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS
TO THE FAIR HEARINGS AND APPEALS
PROCESS ESTABLISHMENT OF A
SERVICE MODEL PILOT FOR
INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF
SUB MINIMUM WAGE JOB SETTINGS.
PROMOTION OF EARLY FAMILY
ENGAGEMENT ON AVAILABLE PROGRAMS
AND SERVICES. AND ACCELERATION
OF THE PHASED IN IMPLEMENTATION
OF SERVICE PROVIDER RATE REFORM
INITIATED THROUGH THE 2021
BUDGET ACT AND AS MENTIONED BY
THE CHAIR EARLIER. MOVING ON TO
A BSB 1 89 GENERAL GOVERNMENT.
THIS BILL ENACTS LEGISLATION TO
IMPLEMENT VARIOUS GENERAL
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS. JUST
SPECIFICALLY, THIS BILL CONTAINS
PROVISIONS THAT INCREASE THE
BENEFIT LIMITS FOR VICTIMS OF
VIOLENT CRIMES TO SUPPORT
FUNERAL CRIME, SCENE CLEANUP AND
RELOCATION EXPENSES. IT
ESTABLISHES THE OFFICE OF
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN
THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND
RESEARCH TO MANAGE THE STATE'S
HIGHEST PRIORITY PUBLIC
AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH
CAMPAIGNS. THIS BILL
EXTINGUISHES THE LEAST REVENUE
BOND AUTHORITY RELATED TO THE
FINANCING OF THE CAPITOL ANNEX
PROJECTS. AND FINALLY, THIS BILL
INCLUDES LANGUAGE SIGNALS AN
INTENT FOR ADDITIONAL
AUGMENTATIONS TO OCCUR FOR
SELECTED PROGRAMS. UM AND IF THE
MULTIYEAR DETERMINES THEIR
VIABILITY BY SPRING OF 2024.
MOVING ON TO A BSB 1 91, WHICH
IS LABOR EMPLOYMENT TRAILER
BILL. THIS BILL MAKES SEVERAL
STATUTORY CHANGES TO IMPLEMENT
THE WORKFORCE ITEMS INCLUDED IN
THE 2022 BUDGET BILL, MOST
NOTABLY, IT ESTABLISHES THE
APPRENTICESHIP INNOVATION
FUNDING PROGRAM. CALIFORNIA
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP GRANT
PROGRAM. AND THE WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY UNIT AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS. IT ALSO ESTABLISHES
THAT THE DISPLACED OIL AND GAS
WORKER PILOT PROGRAM IN THE
WORKFORCE SERVICES BRANCH AT THE
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT. ADDITIONALLY THIS
TRAILER BILL CLARIFIES THAT
ENDED CAN SHARE INFORMATION
WITHOUT A STATE, LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CONDUCTING
FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS AND IT
ALLOWS FOR E D. D TO ISSUE
ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS.
ELECTRONICALLY. A BSB 1 92 TAX
RELIEF. THIS BILL ESTABLISHES
THE BETTER FOR FAMILIES TAX
REFUND THAT PROVIDES AN
ESTIMATED $9.5 BILLION TO IN
RELIEF TO OVER 17 MILLION
CALIFORNIANS. TO HELP CALIFORNIA
FAMILIES TO HELP OFFSET
INFLATIONARY PRESSURES THAT ARE
INCREASING THE PRICE OF GAS,
FOOD AND OTHER DAILY EXPENSES.
MOVING ON TO A BSB 1 93 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT TRAILER BILL. THIS
BILL ESTABLISHES AND OR MAKES
CHANGES TO VARIOUS ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING
ADDING A YEAR SECOND YEAR OF THE
CAL COMPETES GRANT PROGRAM AND
INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION TO
COMPANIES THAT RELOCATE FROM
STATES THAT DO NOT PROTECT LGBT
Q PLUS OR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
IT ESTABLISHES A CALIFORNIA
INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION
PROGRAM TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS
WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO DEPLOY
RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES IN
NEED. MOVING INTO A BSB 1 94
REVENUE AND TAXATION TRAILER
BILL. THIS BILL INCLUDES SEVERAL
PROPOSALS DESIGNED TO HELP
CALIFORNIA HOUSEHOLDS AND
BUSINESSES WHICH CONTINUE TO
FACE ECONOMIC PRESSURES AS A
PART OF THE BUDGET RELIEF
PACKAGE. THIS BILL SUSPENDS THE
STATE GENERAL FUND PORTION OF
THE SALES TAX ON DIESEL FUEL FOR
12 MONTHS, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER ONE
OF THIS YEAR. THIS BILL ALSO
PROVIDES RELIEF TO SMALL
BUSINESSES BY EXEMPTING
ADDITIONAL PAYCHECK PROTECTION
PROGRAM LOANS FROM STATE
TAXATION AND EXTENDS THE STATE'S
KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM. CALIFORNIA COMPETES FOR
ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. A B S B 1 95
CANNABIS TAX REFORM TRAILER
BILL. THIS BILL AMENDS CANNABIS
TEXT LAW TO HELP FURTHER THE
PURPOSES AND INTENT OF THE
CONTROL, REGULATE AND TAX ADULT
USE MARIJUANA ACT BY REDUCING
BARRIERS TO ENTRY INTO THE LEGAL
REGULATED CANNABIS MARKET. AND
COMBATING THE ILLICIT MARKET. IT
ESTABLISHES A CANNABIS EQUITY
TAX CREDIT FOR TAX YEARS. 2023
THROUGH 2027. THIS IS A CREDIT
AGAINST PERSONAL INCOME TAX OR
CORPORATE TAX IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL
TO $10,000 TO CANNABIS EQUITY
LICENSES. AND FINALLY, IT
PROVIDES A TAX CREDIT TO
COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES
FOR TAX YEARS. 2023 THROUGH
2027. A B S B 1 96 STATE
EMPLOYMENT AN MOU BILL. THIS
BILL RATIFIES VARIOUS AGREEMENTS
, INCLUDING A MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING AND SIDE LETTERS
BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND
SEVERAL OF ITS BARGAINING UNITS
TO PROVIDE HELLO, WORK STIPENDS
. ESTABLISHED OR DONE SELL
SPECIAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS
ESTABLISHED A NEW MOU AND
RETENTION PAY DIFFERENTIALS. THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS BILL ALSO
PROVIDE FUNDING FOR MINIMUM WAGE
AND HEALTH CARE COST INCREASES
CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING
STATUTE. A B S B 1 97 OUR
HOUSING TRAILER BILL. THIS BILL
MAKES SEVERAL CHANGES TO
IMPLEMENT THE HOUSING AND
HOMELESSNESS ITEMS INCLUDED IN
THE 2022 BUDGET ACT, MOST
NOTABLY, IT ESTABLISHES THE
DREAM FOR ALL PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
SHARED APPRECIATION LOANS. LOW
AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS
AMENDS STATUTE TO IMPLEMENT THE
ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION GRANT
INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANTS
ACCESS SITE HOUSING ACCELERATOR
ACCELERATOR. EXCUSE ME AND
PORTFOLIO REINVESTMENT PROGRAMS.
A B 1 98. UM, A BSP 1 98
TRANSPORTATION. THIS BILL MAKES
A NUMBER OF CHANGES RELATED TO
THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET AND
INCLUDES 9.6 BILLION GENERAL
FUND OVER MULTIPLE FISCAL YEARS
FOR VARIOUS TRANSPORTATION
INVESTMENTS ARE 0.2 BILLION IN
BOND FINANCING FOR THE HIGH
SPEED RAIL PROJECT. AND 1.2
BILLION REPORTS INVESTMENTS.
NOTABLY THE BILL INCLUDES
ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL
OVERSIGHT REVIEW AND REPORTING
PROCESS USED FOR THE HIGH SPEED
RAIL AUTHORITY, INCLUDING THE
CREATION OF THE HIGH SPEED RAIL
AUTHORITY OFFICE OF THE
INSPECTOR GENERAL. ADDITIONALLY
THE TRAILER BILL PROVIDES A
NUMBER OF OTHER PROGRAM DETAILS
RELATED TO PROGRAMS IN THE
BUDGET, INCLUDING THE HIGHWAYS
TO BOULEVARDS PILOT PROGRAM, AND
IT ESTABLISHES THE STATE'S
TRANSPORTATION CLIMATE
ADAPTATION PROGRAM. A BSB 1 99
COURTS TRAILER BILL. THIS BILL
REDUCES THE MAXIMUM FEE THAT A
COURT CAN CHARGE FOR A CIVIL
ASSESSMENT FROM 300 TO $100 WHEN
AN INDIVIDUAL FAILS TO APPEAR
FOR COURT PROCEEDING OR FAILS TO
PAY THEIR FINES. AND WAVES
PASSED CIVIL ASSESSMENT DEBT
PRIOR TO JULY OF THIS YEAR. IT
EXPANDS THE POOL OF INDIVIDUALS
ELIGIBLE FOR AUTOMATIC COURT
FILING FEE WAIVERS, AND IT
AUTHORIZES THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
TO CONTINUE OFFERING REMOTE
HEARINGS FOR SPECIFIED CRIMINAL
PROCEEDINGS UNTIL JANUARY, ONE
OF 2024. A B SB 200 PUBLIC
SAFETY. THIS BILL ESTABLISHES
THE FLEXIBLE ASSISTANCE FOR
SURVIVORS PILOT GRANT PROGRAM
WITHIN THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY
SERVICES WITH THE GOAL OF
IMPROVING SAFETY, HEALING AND
FINANCIAL STABILITY FOR
SURVIVORS AND THE LOVED ONES OF
THOSE VIOLENTLY INJURED OR
KILLED. IT ADDS CLARIFYING
PROVISIONS FOR THE PROCESS BY
WHICH YOU THREE ALIGNED FROM THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION
DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE ARE
COMMITTED TO SECURE YOUTH
TREATMENT FACILITIES. AND IT
MAKES OTHER TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING CHANGES TO EXISTING
LAW. A B S B 201 EARNED INCOME
TAX, YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT.
THIS BILL INDEX IS THE $1000
YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDIT FOR
INFLATION STARTING IN THE 2022
TAX HERE. IT EXTENDS THE YOUNG
CHILD TAX CREDIT TO HOUSEHOLDS
THAT HAVE NO IN HER NO AND
EARNED INCOME BUT WHO OTHERWISE
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR
ACCOUNTING. I T C AND CREATES A
NEW $1000 REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT
BEGINNING IN TAX YEAR, 2022. FOR
FARMER, FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AGED
18 THROUGH 25 THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE QUALIFY FOR THE CALI
TC. A BSB 202 PUBLIC. SAFETY
FACILITIES. THIS BILL REDUCES
THE LEAST REVENUE BOND AUTHORITY
FOR THE BABY 900 COUNTY JAIL
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM BY $100
MILLION. THE REDUCTION IS
RELATED TO A CORRESPONDING $100
MILLION GENERAL FOR AN INCREASE
IN THE 2022. BUDGET ACT FOR THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES TO PROVIDE GRANT
FUNDING TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND
ACCESS. ACCESS TO TREATMENT FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIOR HEALTH
DISORDERS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN
THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN L. A
COUNTY. A B 203 SB 1 20
RESOURCES. THIS BILL MAKES
VARIOUS CHANGES RELATED TO
PUBLIC RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A
TEMPORARY FREEZE ON ADJUSTMENTS
TO HANDLING FEES AS PART OF THE
BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING
PROGRAM. PREVENT A SIGNIFICANT
DECREASE OF HANDLING FEE
PAYMENTS. IT RESTORES DESIGN
BUILD AUTHORITY FOR PROJECTS AT
THE SALTON SEA. AND VARIOUS
OTHER TECHNICAL AND CLEANUP
AMENDMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS
BILL AS WELL. MAYBE 25 SB 1 22
OR ENERGY TRAILER BILL. THIS
PACKAGE INCLUDES CRITICAL
ACTIONS THIS SUMMER TO PROVIDE
THE RELIABILITY INSURANCE WE
NEED THROUGH STATE ACTION THAT
PROTECTS RATE PAIRS AND
ACCELERATES OUR CLEAN ENERGY
PROJECTS. SPECIFICALLY THIS
INSURANCE IS PROVIDED THROUGH
DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC
RESERVE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR
ADDITIONAL GENERATION TO ADDRESS
NET PEAK AND DOES NOT COMPETE
WITH CLEAN PROJECTS. UM THIS
LANGUAGE PARALLEL, SIGNIFICANT
INVESTMENTS THAT PROMOTE
INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE
RELIABILITY, RESILIENCE AND
AFFORDABILITY. THE BUDGET
INCLUDES WITH CURRENT YEAR AND
BUDGET INVESTMENTS IN THE AREA
OF FUNDING UTILITY AREA RIDGES,
STRATEGIC RELIABILITY ASSETS
DISTRIBUTED ELECTRICITY BACK UP
ASSETS, DEMAND SIDE GRID SUPPORT
AND INCENTIVES, INCENTIVES FOR
LONG DURATION. STORAGE PROJECTS.
A B 20 H S B 1 25 LITHIUM
VALLEY. THIS BILL PROVIDES A
FRAMEWORK FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
RESIDENTS AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES TO BENEFIT FROM THE
DEVELOPMENT AND EXTRACTION OF
LITHIUM IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY
AND WILL ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE
MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS AND
RESTORATION OF THE SALTON SEA.
THE BILL CONTAINS ATTACKS ON
LITHIUM EXTRACTION AND A $5
MILLION APPROPRIATION DESIGNATED
FOR IMPERIAL COUNTY TO BE USED
FOR A COUNTY PROGRAMMATIC%
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND
A HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY OUTREACH
RELATED TO LITHIUM DEVELOPMENT.
A B 2 10 SP 1 27, THE EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TRAILER
REALM. THIS BILL PROVIDES FUNDS
TO INCREASE STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND
DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS. IT
PROVIDES 250 MILLION TO SUPPORT
THE INCLUSIVE EARLY EDUCATION
EXPANSION PROGRAM. PROVIDES
113.6 MILLION TO TEMPORARILY
EXTEND THE REIMBURSEMENT OF
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS BASED ON
MAXIMUM CERTIFIED CARE FROM JULY
ONE OF THIS YEAR TO JUNE 30TH OF
NEXT YEAR. AND IT EXTENDS THE
WAIVER OF FAMILY FEES FOR STATE
SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE PROGRAMS
AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FROM JULY OF
THIS YEAR TO JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.
A B 2 12 SP 1 30 IS ANOTHER MOU
BILL. THIS BILL RATIFIES PUBLIC
SAFETY RECOGNITION AND
HEALTHCARE FACILITY RETENTION
PAYMENT SIDE LETTERS WITH
BARGAINING UNITS 567 AND EIGHT
THAT'S CHP CCPOA CSL E, A AND
CAL FIRE. THESE ARE ONE TIME
PAYMENTS OF $1500 TO ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEES AND RECOGNITION OF
THEIR SERVICE TO THE STATE. AND
SO I THINK I WENT OUT OF ORDER.
APOLOGIZE, UM A B 2 13 SB 1 31
IS THE LAST TRAILER BILL ON
ELECTIONS. THIS BILL SPECIFIES
THAT FOR PURPOSES OF THE
NOVEMBER 8TH 2022 STATEWIDE
GENERAL ELECTION CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS PROPOSED AND ADOPTED
BY THE LEGISLATURE ARE TO BE
LISTED FIRST ON THE BALLOT TO
ENABLE VOTERS TO CLEARLY
IDENTIFY THEM. THAT IS THE
PRESENTATION OF THE TRAILER
BILLS RELATED TO THE 2022 BUDGET
ACT. HAPPY TO RESPOND TO ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, UH, MR
PETTITTE. DID YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU
HERE FOR QUESTIONS IF NECESSARY
WITH MISS VASQUEZ, WE'VE GOTTA
QUESTIONS, MR FONG. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. I WANT TO BE SENSITIVE
TO, UH I'LL GIVING TIME TO OTHER
MEMBERS AS WELL. I'LL JUST JUMP
RIGHT INTO IT. I APOLOGIZE FOR
JUMPING AROUND GOING TO THE
REBATE. UM GUESTS. TAX DIESEL
SALES TAX PROPOSAL. UM CAN YOU
EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THE
MINISTRATIONS IS OKAY WITH
SUSPENDING AND BACKFILLING? THE
SALE OF DIESEL, BUT NOT FOR
GASOLINE. UM YES, JUST LIKE HER
REMIND THE CHAIR THAT THE
GOVERNOR DID PROPOSE A PAUSE ON
THE INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT OR
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THAT THAT IS
NOT PART OF THIS BUDGET TAXES
GOING UP. THAT THE STATE PORTION
OF THE EXCISE STATE OF THE
EXCESS GAS TAX YES, BUT FOR
DIESEL, IT'S AN ADVIL OR, UM, UM
UM, TAX INCREASE, WHICH IS BASED
ON A PERCENT AND THE PROPOSAL OR
THE ACTION BEFORE YOU WILL HELP
. UM KEEP THESE OLD DOWN BY 23
CENTS A GALLON. THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT IS IN THIS BUDGET, RIGHT?
SO I GUESS MY BROADER POINT AND
I GUESS I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
THE RATIONALE BE WITH WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION IS HOW DO YOU
SQUARE THAT? HOW DO YOU SQUARE
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE
RELIEF? ON DIESEL, BUT NOT A
GASOLINE. WELL, I THINK WE LOOK
AT IT MORE BROADLY AGAIN. IT'S
BROAD BASED RELIEF. AND IF YOU
LOOK AT EVERYTHING THAT'S
INCLUDED IN HERE, THERE'S RELIEF
TO INDIVIDUALS. THERE'S RELIEF
TO BUSINESSES AND 80 TO 90% OF
THE USERS OF DIESEL FUEL IN THE
STATE ARE BUSINESS OWNERS, SO
THERE'S A DISTRIBUTION TO TRY TO
REACH AS MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF
AS MANY CALIFORNIANS AS
POSSIBLE, INCLUDING WITH OUR
REFUND. SO THEN THAT GOES TO MY
OTHER QUESTION, WHICH YOU
PROBABLY ANTICIPATED BECAUSE THE
LAST TIME WE HAD THIS
CONVERSATION SPEED WAS YOUR
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WHEN IT
COMES TO DELIVERING RELIEF. SO
IN TERMS OF THE REBATE WHEN
WE'RE THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
THE REBATE SHOULD BEGIN, UM,
BEING DELIVERED BY OCTOBER OF
THIS YEAR, OCTOBER AND WHAT
MONTH ARE WE IN RIGHT NOW? THE
END OF JUNE, OKAY? AND SO THE
QUALIFICATIONS ARE THAT, UM,
IT'S STARTING AT, UH 1 25
125,000. UM JOINT FILING WEIGHT
, 175,000 AND 51 TO 50 AND THEN
MOVING DOWN IS THAT CORRECT?
OKAY, UM. AND MAYBE IN MR
PETTITTE COULD PROBABLY HELP
HERE. BUT IF YOU'RE A JOINT
FILER RIGHT NOW IN CALIFORNIA AH
, OR YOUR INDIVIDUAL FIRE WAS 25
JOINED FATHER 1 50. HOW MUCH DO
YOU PAY AND STATES AND STATE
TAXES? IS THAT QUESTION FOR
ANYONE CAN ANSWER. DOES ANYONE
KNOW. I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER.
I DON'T HAVE IT OFF HAND, MR
RICE CHAIR. I DON'T KNOW IF
ANYONE $13,000 PROBABLY AND THEN
OKAY, SO THEN THE INFLATION
COSTS, UH, INTHIS STATE IS, UM
, LIKE IT'S A HIDDEN TAX
INFLATION LIKE WE ALL KIND OF
UNDERSTAND THAT, SO THAT'S
$8000. SO SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT
SO IF SOMEONE WERE TO GET A
REBATE WITHOUT ANY DEPENDENCE,
HOW MUCH WOULD THAT BE? SO THE
MOST A SINGLE FILER COULD GET IS
352 150? WHAT IS THE MOST
SOMEONE CAN GET IS 1000 50 IS
50. THAT'S RIGHT. 50 IS A CAP.
OKAY? SO I'M JUST TRYING TO COME
. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEN
IN TERMS OF THE RELIEF YOU'RE
SAYING 1000 50 IS WHAT THE MOST
SOMEONE CAN GET. BUT THERE'S NO
THERE'S NO PROPOSAL OF ANY. I
MEAN, TAX PERMANENT TAX RELIEF
HERE, RIGHT? IN THIS PROPOSAL IS
A TAX REFUND. THAT'S CORRECT.
ONE TIME, OKAY? AND IT'S DONE
THROUGH A, UH, DIRECT DEPOSIT.
IS IT DONE THROUGH? SO THE PLAN
IS THAT, UM, ANY ELIGIBLE
TAXPAYER? WHO HAS INFORMATION
WITH THE F T B IN REGARDS TO
THEIR BANK INFORMATION WILL
RECEIVE A DIRECT DEPOSIT. ANYONE
WHO DOES NOT WILL RECEIVE A
DEBIT CARD. DOES RECEIVE A DEBIT
CARD. OKAY. AND THEN HOW IS THAT
DONE? UM SIMILAR TO, UM, WHEN I
TESTIFIED IN REGARDS TO, UM THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL ESTATE
WILL BE FOR, UM, CONTRACTING
WITH THE VENDOR TO ASSIST IN
DISTRIBUTE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE
DEBIT CARDS. UM TO THOSE WHO ARE
NOT WHO DON'T HAVE BANKING
INFORMATION WITH THE F T V. OKAY
AND THEN SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON
SOCIAL SECURITY OR FIXED INCOME
ARE THEY ELIGIBLE AS WELL? AND
THE S S IDEA. THE SSD. I GROUP
UNFORTUNATELY, ARE NOT. UM WE
HAVE OTHER PROPOSALS IN HERE
THAT WE HOPE REACH THEM. UM, BUT
NOT THROUGH THE TAX SYSTEM. OKAY
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, SO THOSE
ONE S I S P SOCIAL SECURITY
RECIPIENTS, RETIRED
CALIFORNIANS. THEY MAY NOT BE
ELIGIBLE. IF THEY DO NOT HAVE A
TAX RELATIONSHIP, BUT THEY HAVE
TO BE THEY WOULD NOT RECEIVE A
CREDIT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO JUST
POINT OUT THE INCREASES IN THE
SSP, FRANCE AS WELL AS THE
COWARDS FRANCE THAT ARE IN THIS
PROPOSAL THAT HELPED TO REACH
THAT POPULAR MANY OF THAT
POPULATION. I'LL CERTAINLY
STIPULATE THAT SO JUST TO BE
CLEAR. OCTOBER IS WHEN YOU
EXPECT THIS RELIEF TO COME OUT.
THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S THE
FASTEST IN TERMS OF THE RESERVES
. I WANT TO FOCUS ON THAT. THE
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL, ACTUALLY,
UM PROPOSED $700 MILLION MORE IN
RESERVES, AND THEN IT WENT DOWN.
COMPARED TO THE LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSALS. SO COULD YOU EXPLAIN
THE RATIONALE BEHIND THAT? WELL
ACTUALLY, THE WE HAVE
SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVES IN THE OUT
YEARS TOTALLING EIGHT BILLION
MORE IN SUPPLEMENTAL RESERVES.
UM WHICH IS FOUR BILLION MORE
THAN WAS INCLUDED IN THE MAYOR
REVISION. WE ALSO HAVE BUILT IN
LONG TERM BUDGET RESILIENCE AND
HAVE AN INFLATIONARY ADJUSTMENT
IN THE OUT YEARS AS WELL. JUST
AS WE'RE SPEAKING ABOUT
INFLATION, NOT SURE HOW QUICKLY
THAT WILL GO DOWN AND THAT THE
ESTIMATES WE HAVE FOR CERTAIN
PROGRAMS WERE LIKELY WILL BE
WILL LIKELY COULD COULD LIKELY
BE. MORE EXPENSIVE DUE TO
INFLATION, SO THE BUDGET
RECOGNIZES THAT AND THERE'S
THOSE INFLATIONARY BUDGET DID
ADDITIONS AS WELL AS THE
RESERVES IN THE OUT YEARS. SO
THE RESERVES IN THE OUT YEARS IS
THAT IS THAT APPROPRIATED THIS
YEAR. UM, IT'S IN THE MULTI YEAR
PLAN. WHAT IS IT IN, SO THAT
MONEY IS THE MONEY IS PLANNED
FOR THE OUT YEARS, BUT IT'S NOT
APPROPRIATE THIS YEAR. IT IS NOT
IN THE CURRENT CURRENT. OKAY SO
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS IF WE'RE IF
THE RECESSION HAS QUALIFIED. IF
THE OF THE REVENUES CHANGE THOSE
NUMBERS WOULD CHANGE TO YOU.
OKAY SO YOU YOU'RE COUNTING
SOMETHING THAT'S NOT REAL. WELL,
I THINK WE'RE PLANNING FOR
BUDGET RESILIENCE IN THE FUTURE.
I HOPE YOU'RE CORRECT. UM IN
TERMS OF THE ENERGY SIDE. UM THE. YOU'VE GOT, UM, ACTUALLY LET
THEM TO WATER REAL QUICK. SO
JUST ONE. I ASKED THIS QUESTION
EVERY SINGLE TIME BUT IN TERMS
OF NON WATER BOND FUNDS, IS
THERE ANYTHING FOR WATER
STORAGE? UM THERE WAS A SET
ASIDE IN THE OUT YEARS, BUT I
WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY LET THE
EXPERT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE HANDLE THAT QUESTION.
THE SAME CONVERSATION WE HAD
BEFORE SO KIND OF THIS IS
CRYSTALS ARE DONE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM MISS
LEE IS CORRECT IN THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL HAD
INCLUDED $500 MILLION FOR WATER
STORAGE IN 2020 2025 26 AS PART
OF THE JUNE BUDGET THAT HAS BEEN
MOVED INTO A SET ASIDE FOR A
WATER PACKAGE THAT WILL BE
DISCUSSED OVER THE COMING MONTHS
WITH THE LEGISLATURE. OKAY, SO
500,000,020 25 NOTHING. NOTHING
FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR. THAT'S
CORRECT, ALTHOUGH AS I MENTIONED
THE FUNDING THAT HAS NOT BEEN
ALLOCATED AS PART OF THE JUNE,
UM, BUDGET IS, UM UP FOR
ALLOCATION AS PART OF
DISCUSSIONS OVER THE COMING
MONTHS, SO THAT COULD
POTENTIALLY CHANGE THROUGH THOSE
CONVERSATIONS. SO YOU THINK
THERE'S GOING TO BE WATER
STORAGE FUNDING, POTENTIALLY
VICE SEARCH AND I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE
FORTHCOMING. FORTHCOMING, SO
THOSE DETAILS ARE NOT DONE.
THOSE DETAILS. THE FUNDING IS IN
A SET ASIDE FOR GREATER
DISCUSSION OVER THE SUMMER.
OKAY, BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN IT
RIGHT NOW. THERE'S A SET ASIDE.
MONEY IS THERE BUT NOT FOR WIRE
STORAGE, OR MAYBE FOR OUR
SEARCH. POTENTIALLY FOR WATER
STORAGE. MAYBE NOT OKAY. IN
TERMS OF THE. THE LITHIUM SIDE.
WHAT IS THE TAX RATE THAT IN THE
IN THE IN THE IN THE LITHIUM
PROPOSAL I'M GONNA TURN THAT
QUESTION OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE ON
THE LINE.
GOOD MORNING, J. CHAMBERLAIN
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND THE TAX RATE. FOUR FOR
LITHIUM WOULD BE BASED ON, UH
METRIC TON OF LITHIUM EXTRACTED
AND IT IT UM THE TAX RATE IS
GOING TO BE $800. UM IN GENERAL
ONCE, UH, ONCE THE PRODUCER
REACHES 30,000. A CUMULATIVE
METRIC TONS PRODUCED. UM BUT
IT'LL BE SICK. IT'LL BE, UM $400
FOR THE 1ST, 20,000 AND $600 FOR
THE FOR THE NEXT 10,000 TO GIVE
THE PRODUCERS A CHANCE TO, UM,
TO DEVELOP THEIR ABILITY TO
PRODUCE THIS THE LITHIUM
EFFECTIVELY SO 400 PER METRIC
TON FOR THE 20,000 OR LESS, AND
THEN IT GOES UP 608 100.
CORRECT. UM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
IN TERMS OF OKAY. WILDFIRE
PREVENTION MITIGATION. HOW MUCH
IS IT IN THIS? CURRENT YEAR.
WHAT IS IN THE IN THE BUDGET FOR
THIS CURRENT YEAR FOR BOTH FOR
PREVENTION MITIGATION, NOT
SUPPRESSION. SO IF YOU COULD
SEPARATE OUT, MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE
ME THE SUPPRESSION AMOUNT. AND
THEN THE PREVENTION. I CAN GIVE
YOU THE TOTAL MOUNTAIN AND THEN
AGAIN, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO
OUR EXPERT. 1.2 BILLION IS THE
AMOUNT AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO
SOMEBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE IS ONLINE. BY STEVEN BEN
SMITH, THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UM IN THE IN THE JUNE
30TH BUDGET, ALEX LIKE THE
BUDGET THAT'S BEEN GOING ON
TODAY FOR FIRE PREVENTION.
THERE'S $270 MILLION OF GENERAL
FUND. 220 MILLION OF THAT IS IN
22 23 50 MILLION OF IT WAS ADDED
THROUGH REFERRING TO HIS BUDGET
BILL JR. SEVEN FOR 21 FOR THE
FISCAL 21 22 THE REMAINDER OF
THE 600 MILLION ARE THE
REMAINDER OF THE 1.2 BILLION. UM
THAT MISS LEE REFERENCED IS IN
THIS PART OF THE SET ASIDE, THAT
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT
WILL BE ALLOCATED INTO SPECIFIC
DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE
SUMMER DISCUSSIONS. OKAY SO THAT
WOULD BE ABOUT 900 MILLION.
CORRECT IN THE SPECIFIC BUDGET
ALLOCATIONS RIGHT NOW, THERE'S
270 MILLION OF GENERAL FUND AND
THEN THERE'S THE $200 MILLION OF
CONTINUOUSLY APPROPRIATED G R F
FOR CAL FIRE. SO SPECIFICALLY
ALLOCATED RIGHT NOW. THERE'S 470
MILLION. THE REMAINING THE
REMAINDER OF THE 1.2 BILLION
TOTAL IS IN THE SUMMER SET
ASIDES TO BE ALLOCATED
CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE TO
BE HAD. OKAY SO THE 1.2 BILLION
IS ON TOP OF THE BEFORE 70 OR
TAKING OR CAN TAKE AN HOUR. PART
OF THE 1 20. OKAY, SO I GOT YOU
NOW. SO 4 70 IS BEING ALLOCATED
AND THEN THIS, THE REST THE REST
THE 700 PLUS THAT'S GOING TO BE
NEGOTIATED OVER THE SUMMER.
CORRECT, OK? UM IN TERMS OF THE
UI DEBT. SO HOW MUCH IS GOING? I
KNOW THERE WAS. THIS WAS THE
PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, SO HOW
MUCH NOW IS GOING INTO PAYING
DOWN THE DEBT ONE BILLION OVER
TWO YEARS. ONE BILLION OVER TWO
YEARS. AND IS THERE STILL THE
SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE AND
THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THAT. UM I
WILL TURN THAT OVER TO, UM MY
COLLEAGUE ON THE LINE FOR MORE
DETAILS. I AM A YOUNG WORTH
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. ARE YOU
REFERRING TO THE, UM ACTUALLY,
MR PUNK? DO YOU MIND CLARIFYING
YOUR QUESTION? SURE THE
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL WAS TO DO
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF. IN LIEU
OF THE DOWN PAYMENT. AND THEN
NOW THIS, THERE SEEMS TO BE A
DOWN PAYMENT OF A BILLION OVER
TWO YEARS. SO ARE THEY WHERE
THEY COMBINED, OR THEY JUST NOW
THE DOWN PAYMENT AND NOT DOING
THE OTHER. THE LEGISLATIVE
PROPOSAL. LET ME DEFER TO MY
COLLEAGUE CHRIS COOK, WHO I
THINK MIGHT HAVE A ANSWER FOR
THIS ONE. YES. THANK YOU, UH, MR
FONG, SO THE BUDGET INCLUDES, AS
MISS LEE NOTED A BILLION DOLLARS
FOR THE UI DEBT BY DOWN, BUT IT
ALSO IN THE MULTI YEAR UH,
SPENDING THERE IS 500 MILLION
FOR UM, THE UI DEBT PROGRAM FOR
ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES.
SO THAT'S IN BUDGET YEAR THREE.
I BELIEVE IT'S 23 24. THROUGH
24. AND SO THAT IS IN THE OUT
YEAR, BUT THAT'S IT SET ASIDE,
BUT IT'S IT ALL IS DEPENDENT ON
WHETHER REVENUES MATERIALIZED
FOR THE STATE. IT'S NOT
DEPENDENT ON REVENUES. IT'S
PROGRAMMED INTO THE MULTI YEAR
SO MR MR FONG, AND MORE
SPECIFICALLY THAT IT'S NOT PART
OF THE TRIGGER, BUT BECAUSE IT
WILL TAKE TIME TO PROGRAM THE
SYSTEM. IT IS AN AN OUT YOUR
BUDGET FISCAL YEAR. SORRY, OKAY.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION. I
APPRECIATE THE CHAIRS, PATIENTS
AND ALL THE MEMBERS ON THE
COMMITTEE IN TERMS OF HIGH SPEED
RAIL. WHAT? WHAT'S THERE'S AN
INSPECTOR GENERAL PROPOSAL NOW,
BUT IN TERMS OF THE ACTUAL
OPERATIONS OF THE HIGH SPEED
RAIL HAS ANYTHING CHANGED. I
WILL TURN THAT QUESTION OVER TO
ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ON THE
LINE. SO THIS IS STEVE WELLS,
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THANK
YOU FOR THE QUESTION. UM I JUST
LIKE TO ADD THAT YOU KNOW, SO
FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HIGH
SPEED RAIL, UM SO THE
PROPOSITION ONE A FUNDS THAT ARE
BEING FUNDED IN THIS BUDGET ARE
ALL DIRECTED TOWARDS THE MERCED
TO BAKERSFIELD SEGMENT THERE
STATUTORILY DIRECTED TO THE
MINNESOTA BECAUSE SHE'LL SEGMENT
UM, WE ESTABLISHED THE I G. AS
YOU SAID BEFORE THE I G WILL
HAVE, UH, CONTINUOUS MONITORING
, UH, REPORTING THE AUTHORITY TO
AUDIT THE AUTHORITY TO ASK
QUESTIONS. UM IT EXPANDS THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT
UPDATE REPORT, THE ONE THAT'S
DUE AND IN MARCH OF 2023 THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE BUSINESS
PLANS THAT ARE COMING UP. UM IT
ADDS REQUIREMENTS AND REQUIRED,
IT ADDS REPORTING AND
JUSTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
THROUGH THE O I G AND THROUGH
THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES, UM
PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR NEW
FEDERAL FUNDS. SO UM, YOU KNOW,
SO THAT THAT'S ADDITIONAL
PROCESS THERE. UM YEAH, THEY'RE
THEY'RE MULTIPLE PROCESSES THAT
WILL THAT, UM, MAKE THE PROCESS
MORE OPEN. MAKE THE PROCESS. UM
SO THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALL THE
INFORMATION THAT YOU COULD
POSSIBLY USE. BUT IN TERMS OF
THE ACTUAL HIGH SPEED RAIL PLAN,
NOTHING'S CHANGED. THE PLAN IS
STILL I MEAN, IT'S DEFINITELY
BEEN, UH, STATUTORILY FOCUSED ON
COMPLETING THE OPERATING SEGMENT
BETWEEN MERCED AND BAKERSFIELD
THAT INCLUDES A MULTI MODAL
STATION IN MERCED. BUT THAT'S
THAT IS THE UH, THE FOCUS OVER
THE NEXT EIGHT YEARS. OKAY AND
THEN MY LAST MY FINAL QUESTION.
JUMPING TO TWO CORRECTIONS IS,
UM ARE ANY ADDITIONAL PRISONS
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES OUTLINED
TO BE CLOSED IN THIS BUDGET
FRAMEWORK? NO. NO PRISONS ARE
NAMED. IN THIS BUDGET FRAMEWORK.
OKAY? UM I'VE GOT A LOT MORE
QUESTIONS. I HOPE WE GET MORE
TIME. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT
WE'RE KIND OF TIME CONSTRAINTS,
SO I'LL GIVE MY BACK MY TIME TO
THE CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR VICE
CHAIR. I DO WANT TO NOTE JUST TO
GET CLARIFICATION. WE ARE ABLE
TO STAY IN HERE UNTIL 12 45. UM
IN TERMS OF THE REBATE. I KNOW
THIS HAS BEEN A HOTLY UM, YOU
KNOW, HOLLY DISCUSSED TOPIC.
ULTIMATELY, I THINK WE DECIDED
THAT. THE TAXPAYERS COULD GET A
BIGGER CHECK DIRECTLY THROUGH
THE REBATE, RATHER THAN GIVING
PEOPLE PENNY TO THE PUMP THAT
THEY COULD. MOST FAMILIES WOULD
GET A CHECK FOR ABOUT $1000. WE
THINK THAT ULTIMATELY THIS WILL
ALLOW THEM TO BUY GAS OR MILK OR
GROCERIES FOR MONTHS, RATHER
THAN, UH, SEEING MINIMAL SAVINGS
EVERY TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO
PUMP GA. SO WITH THAT WE WILL
GO TO MS GARCIA AND THEN DR CHOI
THANK YOU CHAIR. UH LET ME GO
BACK TO DR TRUMP, MISS GARCIA,
AND THEN THE DOCTOR CHOI, OKAY?
THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE A
QUESTION. I JUST HAVE A COMMENT
, UM, ONE I WANTED TO THANK OUR
CHAIR AND LEADERSHIP IN BOTH
HOUSES, AND OUR STAFF AND
ADVOCATES HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS. IN MY 10 YEARS HERE, THIS
IS, UH, NOT JUST UNPRECEDENTED,
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD
IN THIS BUDGET AND WHERE ONE OF
100 AND 21 PEOPLE THAT GET TO
THE SITE ON THIS BUDGET AND SO
THERE'S COMPROMISES IN HERE, BUT
I THINK THAT'S A WHOLE THERE'S A
LOT THAT SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED.
AND SO I WANTED TO SPEAK TO A
COUPLE OF BEING REALLY IMPORTANT
THINGS THAT ARE IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SPACE. IN SOUTH SERVING
SINCE I SHARE THAT COMMITTEE AS
WELL, BUT YOU KNOW, AS WE
DISCUSSED AND CERTAIN ITEMS ARE
GETTING MORE ATTENTION THAN
OTHERS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE SOME
OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT ARE
TRANSFORMATIONAL IN THIS SPACE
AREN'T BEING LOST ALONG THE WAY.
AND SO WE ARE INVESTING QUITE A
BIT ON ENSURING INDIVIDUALS HAVE
SECOND CHANCES WHEN THEY LEAVE
THE PRISON SYSTEM AND ENSURING
THAT WE'RE INVESTING IN THINGS
WHERE THE DATA TELLS US THAT IT
WORKS. WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA
DRIVEN INVESTMENT. SPECIFICALLY
I WANT TO POINT OUT THE
INVESTMENT IN OUR CAL STATE
UNIVERSITIES THROUGH PROJECT
REBOUND. AND EXPANDING THAT OVER
THE YEARS AS WELL AS OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND EXPANDING
THE RATING SCHOLAR PROGRAMS.
THESE ARE PROGRAMS WHERE WE'RE
SEEING 90/90 PERCENT SUCCESS
RATES OUT THERE. AT THIS POINT,
AND SO SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF
THAT WE GET TO INVEST IN. WE
HAVE ALSO DONE A LOT OF WORK IN
THIS BUDGET TO DO WORK THAT'S UM
, VICTIM CENTERED AND HELPING
THEM MOVE ON, AND THAT'S BEEN IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SENATE
SUBCOMMITTEE. IN OUR SENATE
BUDGET CHAIRMAN ARCHER HERE AS
WELL UNTIL WE'VE INVESTED IN
TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTERS WE'VE
INVESTED IN CREATING A LITTLE
MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR GRANT
PROGRAMS FOR CRIME SURVIVORS OUT
THERE. AS WELL AND MOVING IN A
NEW DIRECTION TO MAKE IT EASIER
FOR INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE AS
WELL. AND WHILE WE DON'T
COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE CIVIL
FILING FEES, WE DID DECREASE IT
BY TWO THIRDS FROM WHERE WE'RE
OUT, AND WE'VE INCREASED WHO CAN
APPLY FOR WAIVERS AS WELL. AND
SO I THINK A LOT OF GREAT STEPS
OUT THERE. IN THE LAST THING I'M
GONNA TALK ABOUT IS THE THROUGH
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. WE ARE
INVESTING IN LACTATION ROOMS
THAT OUR COURTS OFTEN TIMES
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHAT'S
ACTUALLY HAPPENING WITH THE
CASES AND WE FORGET ABOUT THE
PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE PHYSICALLY
IN THE BUILDING. WHETHER THEY'RE
THEY'RE, UH, YOU KNOW, AS AS
EMPLOYEES OR THEY'RE THEY'RE
SEEKING JUSTICE AS WELL. SO
EXCITED THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
INVESTING A LITTLE BIT AND IN
THOSE LACTATION ROOMS FOR OUR,
UM BY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ARE
LACTATING OUT THERE AS WELL. AND
SO I DON'T WANT SOME OF THESE
HISTORIC INVESTMENTS TO BE LOST
IN THIS PROCESS AND MY
COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR WORK. ON
THAT AND THE COLLEAGUES ON THE
SUBCOMMITTEE WHO HAD BEEN
CHAMPIONS AND IN SO MANY OTHER
WAYS, THERE'S A LOT MORE IN THIS
PUBLIC SAFETY SPACE OUT THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF US AND I KNOW
TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. I'LL
KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT. BUT I DO
WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HAS COME
TOGETHER TO WORK ON THIS BUDGET
AND COMPROMISE TO LEAVE THINGS A
LITTLE BIT BETTER WITH THE
SURPLUS THAT WE HAVE OUT THERE.
THANK YOU, MR GARCIA, DR TROY.
AND THEN MR O'DONNELL. THANK
YOU. CHAIR I WANT TO GO BACK TO
GAS TAX RELIEF PLAN. UM. I HEAR
THAT REBATE PLAN IS BASED UPON
THE INCOME LEVEL AND THE A
DIFFERENT. AND BASED UPON THEIR
TAX FILING RECORD. I WONDER.
WHERE THIS IDEA CAME BECAUSE MY
COMMON SENSE IS THAT FOR THOSE
WHO WHO SAW DRIVING MORE BECAUSE
TAX AND THE MOSTLY THERE WILL BE
MORE OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
AND THE SERVICE WORKERS AND A
LONG DISTANCE DRIVERS FOR
COMMUTING, ETCETERA, SO RELIEF
AT THE GAS PUMP WILL BE MOST.
SENSIBLE AND THE COMMON SENSE.
UH WHY THIS TAX RELIEF PLAN IS A
BASED UPON THEIR INCOME. AND FOR
THOSE JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, LOWER
TAX FILERS WILL GET THEM MORE.
BUT WHAT IF WE IF THEY'RE ON DR
AH, IS THAT THE PENALIZED OR NOT
TO GIVE THE BENEFITS FOR THOSE
WHO UM, MAY DRIVE OR NOT DRY,
BUT BUT THEY HAVE HIGHER INCOME
AND THOSE THAT ALSO WOULD NOT,
YOU KNOW. FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO
WILL NOT GET THE BENEFITS OF
THAT. WHO'S IDEA IS THAT AND
THEN YOU KNOW, RELATED TO THAT
BASED UPON YOUR PLAN. I DON'T
KNOW WHETHER YOUR PLAN WHETHER
THIS IS THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN.
WHETHER THERE WAS ANY SHAVINGS
WHEN YOU COMPARE TO TAX RELIEF
AT THE GAS PUMP VERSUS YOUR TEXT
RELATED. PLAN SAVINGS, WHETHER
THERE WILL BE SAVINGS OR MORE
PAIN. HAVE YOU DONE ANY STUDY ON
THAT? HIT DR TROY. I'M GONNA
TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS. SO UH,
FIRST OFF WITH THE GAS TAX
REBATE. WHAT WE SAW IS WE LOOKED
AT OTHER STATES WE SAW IN
MARYLAND. THEY DID. A GAS TAX
HOLIDAY AS WELL. THE PRICES CAME
DOWN ONE MONTH AND THEN WENT
RIGHT BACK UP THE NEXT MONTH.
AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS LEARN FROM
LESSONS FROM OTHER STATES. WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GOT
MORE MONEY. AH IT WOULD ALSO
DIDN'T WANT TO PENALIZE PEOPLE
WHO TAKE THE BUS WE HAVE. I HAVE
CONSTITUENTS WHO RIDE THEIR
BIKE. THEY DON'T DRIVE. BUT
THERE ARE ALSO FEELING ON, YOU
KNOW, FEELING THE HARD TIMES
WITH INCREASES IN MILK INCREASES
IN EGGS IS WE REALLY WANTED THEM
MAKE SURE THAT WE GAVE
CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS AS MUCH
MONEY AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS
ACTUALLY GOING TO BE UM MORE
MONEY. I THINK IN THE END, THEN
IF WE HAD GONE THROUGH THE THREE
CENT PAUSE OR DEPENDING ON WHAT
KIND OF HOLIDAY AND THIS MONEY
THIS WILL ENSURE THAT THE MONEY
GETS IN THEIR POCKETS, NOT IN
THE OIL COMPANIES, POCKETS AND
ULTIMATELY, UH, THIS WAS
ORIGINALLY PROPOSAL THAT THE
ASSEMBLY SENATE DEVELOPED WERE
YOU ABLE TO GET THE GOVERNOR TO
AGREE ON AS YOU RECALL, THEIR
PROPOSAL WAS A LITTLE BIT
DIFFERENT AND AS PART OF BUDGET
NEGOTIATIONS, THIS IS WHERE WE
SETTLED BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT
THIS PROVIDES THE FASTEST AND
THE LARGEST RELIEF IN THE MOST
IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO, UH MORE
CALIFORNIANS. THANK YOU. BUT
WHEN YOU SAY THAT GAS TAX
SUSPENSION AT THE PUMP. WE'LL GO
INTO THE POCKETS OF THE OIL
COMPANY. I THOUGHT THE TAX WAS
FOR THE STATE. THE, UM. WE'RE
NOT SURE THAT IF WE DID A
SUSPENSION THAT IT WOULD GO
DIRECTLY INTO THE POCKETS OF
PEOPLE AT THE PUMP. OKAY IT
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME AND I
HAVE A SECOND QUESTION I'M GONNA
JUST SUMMARIZE SHOULD INTO TWO
MORE QUESTIONS. AMONG MANY OF
THOSE YOUR BUDGET INCLUDES. AH
ALL KINDS OF, UH, BUDGETS. UH
HEALTH OR EDUCATION OR
EVERYTHING ELSE OR UNDOCUMENTED
PEOPLE. HAVE YOU DONE ANY STUDY
? HOW MUCH EXTRA MONEY WE ARE
PAYING FOR THOSE COSTS TO TAKE
CARE OF THE UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON
THAT RIGHT NOW. I'D JUST LIKE TO
POINT OUT THAT, UM CALIFORNIANS
, WHETHER DOCUMENTED OR
UNDOCUMENTED CONTRIBUTE TO THE
ECONOMY THROUGH THEIR WORK, UM,
THROUGH THEIR EFFORTS LIVING
HERE IN OUR STATE, SO I WOULD
ADD THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
CONTRIBUTION. BYE. UNDOCUMENTED.
UM CALIFORNIANS. AND SO I THINK
IT'S UM, IMBALANCE TO LOOK AT
JUST THE COST VERSUS ALSO THE
BENEFITS. BUT AT THIS POINT I
HAVE NO INFORMATION TO SHARE
WITH YOU ON THAT. OKAY I WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF FIGURE
IN, UH, THEIR CONTRIBUTION NOT
THROUGH TAX OF THOSE WHO WHO MAY
BE LEGALLYNOT. I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER HOW HOW THEY ARE.
LEGALLY EMPLOYEE THAN THAT THEY
ARE MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH
THEIR PAYING PERSONAL TAX. I'M
NOT SURE BUT IF YOU CAN SEPARATE
THAT THAT WILL BE QUITE
IMPORTANT THAT DATA FOR US WE
HAVE MY LAST QUESTION IS BECAUSE
OF, UH ROLL THE WAY, UH, SUPREME
COURT DECISION AND CALIFORNIA
GOVERNOR HAS BEEN AH, VERY
OUTSPOKEN THE, UH, SAYING THAT
OUR CALIFORNIA WILL BE SANCTUARY
FOR WAR OR THOSE WHO NEED THAT
SERVICE COME TO CALIFORNIA. AND
HAVE YOU SET ASIDE DON'T WANT DO
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY
PEOPLE WILL COME TO CALIFORNIA
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR
SANCTUARY, STATE OF ABORTION AND
PAYING FOR OUR CALIFORNIA
TAXPAYERS MONEY? FOR THOSE WHO
WILL BE COMING TO OUR STATE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, UH, A
PROVISION SO WE MAY HAVE THE
BUDGET INCLUDES OVER 200 MILLION
IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT
TOTAL, BUT I'M TALKING ABOUT
SEPARATE COST RIGHT ANTICIPATED
ABOVE AND BEYOND THE TAKING CARE
ABOUT THE CITIZENS. I JUST
WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT THE
EXPECTATION IS THAT MANY
CALIFORNIANS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THESE PROGRAMS. THINK THERE'S
NOT NECESSARILY AN ESTIMATE THAT
WE HAVE OF OUT OF STATE. UM
INDIVIDUALS COMING IN. UM IT'S
REALLY IF THEY DO, WE WOULD NOT
BE PAYING FOR ANY TRANSPORTATION
IN REGARDS TO THEM COMING TO THE
STATE. BUT THOSE SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS ARE AVAILABLE, UM TO
ANYONE, AND SO I DON'T HAVE A
COST ESTIMATE AND WHAT WE THINK
THE INCREASED COST COULD BE WITH
NEW INDIVIDUALS COMING. UM WHAT
I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS THAT YOU
MAY NOT KNOW I MAY NOT KNOW HOW
MANY PEOPLE WILL MOVE INTO OUR
STATE TO SANCTUARY STATE OF
ABORTION, AND THERE MAY BE SOME,
YOU KNOW. UNEXPECTED NUMBER AND
WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COVER OR
WHETHER WE ARE PREPARED FOR
EXTRA COST THAT ABOVE AND BEYOND
THAT WERE CURRENT EXPECTATION.
YEAH AND I WOULD SAY THAT WE
WOULD LOOK AT THAT EVERY BUDGET
YEAR TO SEE WHAT THE WHAT THE
PRESSURES ARE AND WHAT THE COSTS
ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DR
TROY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MR
O'DONNELL. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
FIRST. I WANT TO THANK BOTH
CHAIRS AND CERTAINLY THE STAFF.
ON BOTH SIDES WHO WORKED HARD
THIS BUDGET THIS IS, UH HISTORIC
BUDGET FOR CALIFORNIA'S
EDUCATION SYSTEM MORE
SPECIFICALLY, THE PRE K 8 TO 12
EDUCATION SYSTEM. UM, THE SHOWS
THAT WE ARE LISTENING. SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE.
WHICH ARE SUFFERING FROM
INFLATION, STAFFING SHORTAGES,
DECLINING ENROLLMENT AND ALSO
DECLINING ATTENDANCE. AT TIMES,
PERSONS STIRS OBLIGATIONS THAT
ARE INCREASING THIS YEAR AND
ALSO THE NEED. 24 HOME TO SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION. THIS BUDGET
RESPONDS TO THIS VERY MUCH SO
15% PLUS INCREASE TO OUR SCHOOLS
FUNNELS MONEY TO THE CLASSROOM.
BUT ALSO RECOGNIZES THE NEED FOR
LOCAL CONTROL AND REALLY PROPS
UP THE LONG TERM FUNDING
STRUGGLES OUR SCHOOLS ARE FACING
, SO I JUST WANT AGAIN THANK THE
STAFF AND ALSO BOTH CHAIRS FOR,
UH, PUTTING THIS PIECE OF ART
TOGETHER BECAUSE IT'S VERY GOOD.
FOR CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN VERY
GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS AND
VERY GOOD FOR CALIFORNIA'S
FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
DONALD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE BEFORE WE GO TO
PUBLIC COMET OF MS MS GARCIA
WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER
COMMENT. I AM SORRY. YES, I
DON'T KNOW. APOLOGIES I DID WANT
TO TALK ABOUT ROE VERSUS WADE
AND THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS. AND WE'VE WE'VE
BEEN, UM HAVING A LOT OF
FEELINGS SINCE SINCE FRIDAY, BUT
I WANT TO SET THE CAUCUS SINCE
JANUARY HAS BEEN WORKING IN THIS
IN THIS SPACE. AND I DON'T WANT
TO SAY PREPARING FOR THIS MOMENT
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE COULD
HAVE EVER PREPARED FOR THIS
MOMENT IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY
LIFETIME THAT I'M LOSING THE
RIGHT AND IT'S RIGHT. THAT'S
GOING TO DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECT WOMEN THAT LOOK LIKE ME.
INDIVIDUALS THAT LOOK LIKE ME
INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS
COMMUNITIES. OF IMMIGRANTS OR
LGBTQ, PLUS COMMUNITY, UH,
LATINA AND BLACK WOMEN.
ABORTIONS ARE NOT GOING TO STOP
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE. YOU
KNOW WHAT WE'VE WITH THEM AS
BACK ALLEY OR UNDERGROUND
ABORTIONS, AND THAT'S GOING TO
LEAD TO MORE COMPLICATIONS AND
MORE, THAT'S AND IS THIS
PROPORTIONATELY. IF YOU HAVE THE
MEANS AND THE INCOMES, YOU'RE
GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT AND FIND
THE RESOURCES LIKE PEOPLE HAVE
ALWAYS HAD OUT THERE. AND SO AS
WE TALK ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITY
AS CALIFORNIANS, WE DO HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS HERE IN OUR STATE,
BUT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
EVERYONE ACROSS THE NATION TO BE
THAT BEGIN OF HOPE. TO ENSURE
THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DECIDE
WHEN AND IF THEY START A FAMILY
AND WHAT THAT MEANS ECONOMICALLY
TO THEIR FUTURES OUT THERE, WHAT
THAT MEANS TO THEIR CAREERS. UH
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WHILE WE ARE
ON UNPRECEDENTED, UNCHARTED
TERRITORY AND WE GET TO COME
BACK HERE AFTER TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE HAVE TO ADJUST. I THINK
WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF THE FACT
THAT CALIFORNIA IS BEING A
LEADER IN A ROLE MODEL AS TO
WHAT OTHER STATES CAN DO. OUT
THERE. WHILE WE'RE ALSO ASKING
CONGRESS TO ACT CONGRESS ACTING
IS THE BEST WAY TO REMOVE THE
PRESSURE THAT STATES LIKE
CALIFORNIA MIGHT BE HAVING, BUT
WHETHER THERE'S PRESSURE OR NOT
, WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
EVERYBODY OUT THERE BECAUSE
TODAY IT'S OUR SISTERS AND
BROTHERS IN THOSE 26 STATES THAT
ARE UNDER ATTACK, BUT TOMORROW
IT COULD BE ANYONE ELSE FOR
OTHER ISSUES. AND WE'VE SEEN
THIS WEEKEND THE TWEETS ASKING
TO GO AFTER OUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY
MEMBERS AND THE RIGHT TO BE
MARRIED THE RIGHT STARTING
FAMILIES. WE'VE SEEN THEM POST
STUFF ABOUT OUR ACCESS TO
CONTRACEPTION ABOUT OUR
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OUT THERE.
AND SO IT'S THE BEGINNING. AND
SO WE DON'T ACT NOW FOR
EVERYBODY WILL BE ON THE LIST
NEXT OUT THERE AND SO I JUST
WANT TO THANK THE GOVERNOR, THE
SPEAKER AND THE PRO TEM AND ALL
OF OUR COLLEAGUES HERE WHO HAVE
BEEN LEADERS IN THIS SPACE. AND
WHILE I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE
FUTURE HOLDS, I AM PROUD THAT I
GET TO VOTE ON THIS BUDGET THAT
IS MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN
SENDING A MESSAGE TO A VIDEO OUT
THERE THAT WE WILL BE A BEACON
OF HOPE WHEN IT'S SO NEEDED
RIGHT NOW. WE HAVE SO MANY
EMOTIONS OUT THERE AT THIS POINT
AND THEN CALIFORNIA. UH YOU
STILL GET TO CONTROL YOUR
DESTINY, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT
I CAN'T BELIEVE I HAVE TO SAY IS
THERE. IS THAT THE REALITY FOR
26 OTHER STATES OUT THERE? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR GARCIA. MR.
FONG HAD SOME FOLLOW UP. I JUST
HAVE A FEW MORE FOLLOW
QUESTIONS. IN TERMS OF THAT
YOU'RE GOING BACK TO THE U I
DEBT YOU SAID A BILLION OVER TWO
YEARS. HOW MUCH IS IN THIS
CURRENT YEAR? SO THERE'S 2 250
MILLION IN BUDGET YEAR, FOLLOWED
BY 750 MILLION AND BAD YEAR PLUS
ONE. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD.
AND IN TERMS OF, UM YOU KNOW YOU
YOU GUYS HAVE MENTIONED A NUMBER
OF TIMES ABOUT MULTI YEAR AND
WHAT'S OUT THERE, AND ALL OF
THAT IS DEPENDENT ON THE ECONOMY
AND THE RESILIENCY OF THE OF
CALIFORNIANS. WHAT ECONOMIC
INDICATORS ARE YOU SEEING RIGHT
NOW? AND MAYBE THAT IS PREFERRED
TO? MAYBE THAT SHOULD REFER THAT
TO THE L A AS WELL. BUT I MEAN,
YOU GUYS SEEING A SLOWING OF THE
ECONOMY, I MEAN, ARE WE
INTERESTED SESSION? OF COURSE,
THAT'S AWESOME. ALSO RETROACTIVE
PROSPECTIVE. BUT WHAT IS WHAT
ARE YOU SEEING? THAT GOES TO THE
DEPARTMENT FINANCE AND L A.
OKAY? UM YES, CHAIR. THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION. I THINK, AS I
TESTIFIED, I THINK IT WAS LAST
WEEK AND THE TWO PARTY PLAN, UM
THAT SINCE THE MAY REVISION
FORECAST AS PUT OUT THAT THERE
HAVE BEEN INDICATIONS THAT GDP
IS STARTING TO SLOW. UM THE
STOCK MARKET. THE STOCK STOCK
MARKET HAS DECLINED, AND I THINK
THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE
CRISIS IN UKRAINE, THE WAR IN
UKRAINE THAT RUSSIA BROUGHT ON
DRIVING UP INFLATIONARY PRICES,
UM FOOD AND GAS AS EXAMPLES. SO
I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT, AND WE
CONTINUE. WE WILL ARE
FORECASTING UNIT WILL CONTINUE
TO LOOK AT THAT TO SEE WHAT THE
IMPACTS COULD BE ON OUR BUDGET.
AND THE BROADER ECONOMY AND OUR
BUDGET. UM L A. OH, DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT? SURE MR
VICE CHAIR. YOU'RE CORRECT THAT
THE DATING OF ONE RECESSION
OCCURS TYPICALLY IS BACKWARD
LOOKING BASED ON WHEN THE
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH HAS THE DATA IN HAND,
SO SOME CERTAINLY IT IS POSSIBLE
FOR THE ECONOMY TO BE INTERESTED
IN IN RECESSION OR ENTERED ONE
BEFORE IT'S BROADLY RECOGNIZED.
AH I MEAN, SOME OF THEM ARE IN
ADDITION TO WHAT MISS LEE
REFERRED TO ABOUT SOME EARLY
INDICATIONS OF SLOWING GDP.
OTHER INDICATORS ARE STILL THAT
WE HAVE ACTUALLY KIND OF AN
OVERHEATED ECONOMY WITH LOW
UNEMPLOYMENT, SIMULTANEOUS WITH
HIGH INFLATION. AND IN RESPONSE
TO THAT, OF COURSE, THE FED IS
TIGHTENING MONETARY POLICY IN AN
ATTEMPT TO SLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH.
HISTORICALLY THAT'S A
CHALLENGING TASK. AND SO, UM,
THE TIME FRAME THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT IN OUR OFFICE REALLY
IS OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 YEARS WE
DO SEE AN ELEVATED RISK OF
RECESSION. BUT IT'S YOU KNOW
VERY DIFFICULT TO BE MUCH MORE
PRECISE THAN THAT. OKAY THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AND THEN I WANTED
TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON ENERGY
RELIABILITY. YOU DID KIND OF
MENTIONED SOMETHING SPECIFIC
NUMBER OF ITEMS IN THE IN THIS
FRAMEWORK CAN YOU DELVE INTO
WHAT IS IN IT THE PLAN TO, UM TO
A DEAL WITH, UM WITH
RELIABILITY. SURE I'LL START
WITH A HIGH LEVEL AND THEN I
WILL KICK IT OVER TO ONE OF MY
COLLEAGUES ON THE LINE, BUT ONE
OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS
OF OUR ENERGY PACKAGE IS REALLY
TO BUILD UP A STRATEGIC RESERVE
AND THAT IS TO REALLY ENSURE THE
LIGHTS STAY ON OVER THE SUMMER.
UM THIS IS IN NO WAY, REPLACING
THE SIMULTANEOUS WORK THAT NEEDS
TO HAPPEN ON CLEAN ENERGY
PROJECTS AND ENERGY. UM
ELECTRICITY. UH COMPANIES SHOULD
CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS IN
WHICH TO UM, PROMOTE. GREEN
ENERGY PROJECTS AND TO MAKE SURE
THAT, UM THOSE ARE NOT IMPACTING
RATE PAIRS. BUT I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE
CENTERPIECES FOR THE ENERGY
PACKAGE. MAYBE THE YOUR
COLLEAGUE CAN CAN CAN KIND OF
FLESH OUT LIKE WHAT'S IN THE
RESERVE. LIKE WHAT? WHAT
COMPONENTS ARE MAKE UP THE
RESERVE. SURE I'LL TURN THAT
QUESTION OVER TO BELIEVE THERESA
CALVERT IS ON THE LINE. YES AND
GOOD AFTERNOON, THERESA CALVERT
, WITH DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
THE RESERVE RESOURCES MAY
INCLUDE EXTENDING EXISTING
GENERATION CAPACITY THAT WAS
SCHEDULED TO RETIRE, PROCURING
NEW GENERATION AND STORAGE
PROJECTS. PURSUING NEW CLEAN
BACKUP GENERATION PROJECTS. UM
UM, AND AS WELL AS THOSE I
WANTED TO ADD THAT ONE OF THE
COMPONENTS THAT INCLUDED IN THIS
BUDGET IS ALSO THE DEMAND SIDE
GRID SUPPORT PROGRAM IN
ALLOCATION FOR THOSE PURPOSES TO
AGAIN AS MENTALLY. INDICATED
HELP GET US THROUGH THIS SUMMER.
AND WHERE? SO WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
AND YOU GO INTO LIKE, OKAY, SO
THE CONTRA WHO WHO'S GENERATING
THE POWER WHAT? WHAT? WHAT
SOURCES ARE THEY NATURAL GAS. I
MEAN, WHAT WHAT GOES INTO THE
RESERVE? LIKE WHO'S WHAT TYPE OF
POWER WE GENERATING SO THERE
COULD BE VARIOUS ONES FOR A LOT
OF DETAIL. I PROBABLY WANT TO
GET BACK TO YOU AND WORK, BUT IT
WOULD BE A NUMBER OF SOURCES.
YOU'RE GETTING BACK TO ME WHEN I
MEAN, WE'RE WE'RE HAVING THIS.
NO AND I MEAN, WE'D HAVE BOTH
BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CLEAN
SOURCES. IF THAT'S OKAY, ALL
RIGHT. AND I MEAN IT. I MEAN, I
WAS I WANTED IS THIS LIKE
NUCLEAR IS THIS DIABLO IS THIS
COGEN IS THIS WHAT ARE THESE
PLANTS? WE ARE WE ALLOWING THEM
TO EXPAND OR WE JUST KEEPING
THEM. ARE WE ARE? WE JUST
EXTEND? HOW LONG WERE YOU SAYING
THE CONTRACTS? SO IT DEPENDS. I
MEAN, THERE'S A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS IN HERE, AND
I THINK IT DEPENDS ON THE
SPECIFICS AND THE SPECIFIC
ENTITY THAT, UM, THE DEPARTMENT
OF WATER RESOURCES AND ENERGY
COMMISSIONER WORKING WITH SO I
DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE A
SPECIFIC RESPONSE, DEPENDING ON
WHICH SOURCE OR ENTITY IS, UM,
BEING CONTRACTED WITH LIKE THIS
IS, UH THIS IS NOT NOT A
CRITICISM OF YOU. EXCEPT FOR
THIS FROM WE'VE HEARD THIS
PROPOSAL IN SUB THREE AND NOW
AND I GET THE SAME ANSWER THAT
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT'S IN THE
RESERVE. AND YOU'RE ASKING THE
LEGISLATURE TO ALLOCATE $445
MILLION OR RESERVE THAT NO ONE
CAN GIVE ANY SPECIFICS ON SO
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS, UM,
VERY FRUSTRATING. AND THEN MY
LAST QUESTION IN THIS GOES BACK
TO THE PRISON CLOSURES. MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S A
SEQUEL EXEMPTION. UM THAT
EXEMPTS THE CLOSURE OF A
PRISONER JUVENILE FACILITY FROM
SEQUA. CAN SOMEONE PROVIDE ME
MORE DETAILS ON WHY THAT'S IN
THERE? IS THERE A SPECIFIC
FACILITY. YOU WANT TO CLOSE? UM
THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I
THINK I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO
SOMEBODY WHO'S ON THE LINE TO
RESPOND TO THANK YOU. JERVIS
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
SO THAT EXEMPTION IS IN THERE
PERSONALLY, AS YOUR ALLUDED TO
EARLIER WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO
CLOSE ADDITIONAL PRISONS. AND
LAST YEAR WE ASSUMED THE CLOSURE
OF THE UM CORRECTIONAL CENTER IN
SUSANVILLE AND DUE TO LAWSUITS.
THE CLOSURE TIMELINE HAS BEEN
EXTENDED FROM JUNE OF 2022 THIS
YEAR. THE MARCH OF NEXT YEAR,
AND SO IN A TO STREAMLINE THAT
PROCESS OF CLOSING PRISONS, WE
HAVE PROPOSED TRADABLE LANGUAGE
THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO
STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS. GOING
FORWARD. OKAY, SO THIS SEQUEL
EXEMPTION IS SPECIFICALLY
DESIGNED TO TRY TO CLOSE THE
FACILITY. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. UM
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU
WOULD LIKE TO SAY NO FURTHER
COMMENT. MISS KOREA. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND AGAIN. I WANT TO
ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES WHO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR DILIGENCE, HARD WORK ON
THIS BUDGET, AS WELL AS ALL OF
OUR BUDGET STAFF AND
COUNTERPARTS IN THE SENATE AND
AS WELL AS THE ADMINISTRATION.
JUST WANT TO MAKE A JUST A POINT
OF CLARIFICATION WHEN IT COMES
TO THE GAS TAX ARE TWO THINGS
THAT HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED.
THERE'S A THE HALT OF THE
POTENTIAL GAS TAX INCREASE,
WHICH IS 0.3 CENTS PER GALLON.
AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL GAS TAX
HOLIDAY. TWO VERY DIFFERENT
THINGS A 20.3 TAX INCREASE ON A
15 GALLON. UM GALLON OF GAS IS
45 CENTS. IF YOU WERE TO FILL UP
YOUR GAS TANK TWICE. THAT'S 90
CENTS IF YOU DO THAT FOR EVERY
MONTH FOR FOUR WEEKS, THAT'S
$3.60 TO DO THAT FOR THREE
MONTHS. THAT'S $10.80. I THINK
OUR CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS ACROSS
THE STATE WHICH MUCH RATHER SEE,
UH MORE MONEY IN THEIR POCKET AT
A TOTAL OF 1000 $50 THAN $10.80
. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE CLEAR
THAT WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE MATH
IS THAT WE ENSURE AT THE END OF
THE DAY WHERE WE'RE HELPING
FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HIGH RELIEF, WHETHER
THEY DRIVE A CAR OR NOT, THEY
CAN USE THAT MONEY TO COVER ANY
KIND OF EXPENSE, UH, THAT THEY
SO CHOOSE, AND SO WELL, IT
SOUNDS POPULAR TO SAY WE'RE
GOING TO DO A GAS TAX HOLIDAY. I
THINK CALIFORNIA FAMILIES WOULD
RATHER SEE THEI SAVINGS IN
THEIR POCKET, THEN $10.80 FOR
THE NEXT THREE MONTHS IF WE DO A
HALT AND 30.3 CENTS IF YOU DO A
GAS TAX HOLIDAY ALTOGETHER.
THAT'S PROBABLY A SAVINGS ABOUT
$130. FOR THOSE THREE MONTHS
AGAIN, THE SAVINGS AND THE GAS
REBATE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
PROPOSING IS MUCH, MUCH BETTER,
MUCH BETTER RELIEF PACKAGE. THEN
COMPLETELY HALTING IT. AND IN
ADDITION, IT DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN
TO HAVE. WE HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE
CONVERSATION. I'M GLAD THAT
THERE'S A SELECT COMMITTEE
THAT'S GOING TO MOVE FORWARD ON
THIS ON GAS GOUGING. AND HOW
PROFITS BY THE GAS COMPANIES BY
THE OIL REFINERY REFINERY, SO I
SHOULD SAY ART EXCEEDING LEVELS
, IN FACT, JUST LAST YEAR ALONE.
LET'S SEE. I HAVE THE NUMBER
RIGHT HERE IN FRONT OF ME.
CALIFORNIA REFINERIES MADE 6.7
BILLION IN 2022 THIS YEAR. AND
IN 2021. THEY MADE 4.7 BILLION.
THAT'S A 41% INCREASE THAT THEY
ARE COMPLETELY PROFITING AT THE
COST OF WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SO
WE'RE FORTUNATE TO BE IN A STATE
THAT'S ABLE TO CREATE A RELIEF
PACKAGE. BUT LET'S HOLD THOSE
ACCOUNTABLE AND THE ACCOUNTABLE
ARE THE CORPORATIONS THAT ARE
PROFITING OFF THE BACKS OF
WORKING FAMILIES ACROSS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CORREA. WE ARE
MCCARTY JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SOME OF THEM ARE KOREA FOR
BREAKING DOWN THE MATH THERE,
AND THESE NUMBERS ARE SO
DAUNTING IN THIS BUDGET, AND
IT'S JUST A LIST OF BILLIONS AND
MILLIONS AND THIS AND THAT, BUT
JUST A FEW THINGS TO JUST WE CAN
GO BACK HOME AND TALK TO OUR
CONSTITUENTS. FOR 40 YEARS WE'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT CALIFORNIANS
IN THE BASEMENT IMPAIRED PEOPLE
FUNDING. WE HAVEN'T SORTED OUT
YET, BUT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO
BE IN THE TOP. OR TILE. SO FOR
ALL THESE YEARS FOR BEING TIED
WITH ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI AND
IN THE BOTTOM FIVE STATES AND
FUNDING OUR SCHOOLS, WE ARE NOW
BACK TO WHERE WE WERE PROBABLY
IN THE EARLY 19 EIGHTIES. 40
PLUS YEARS AGO. SO WITH THIS
SCHOOLS ARE FOR FINALLY OUR
NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, LIKE THEY
SAY THEY SHOULD BE IN THE
CONSTITUTION. UM WE WILL HAVE,
OF COURSE, UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL
MEALS, PRE K EXPANDING HIGHER
EDUCATION BY NEVER BEFORE. SO
TALKING ABOUT OUR CALIFORNIA
VALUES. THESE ARE OUR CALIFORNIA
VALUES AND ARE NOT JUST NUMBERS
ON A CHART, BUT IT'S IT SHOWS
WHAT THIS WILL DO FOR PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. SO AS MR
O'DONNELL SAID, IT'S THIS IS THE
BEST BUDGET EVER LAST YEAR WAS,
YOU KNOW ESSENTIALLY THAT SAME
THING, AND, UH, IT'S AMAZING
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
DO TO PROVIDE FOR THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU, MR TING.
THANK YOU, MR MCCARTHY. OKAY, WE
ARE NOW GOING TO AH! MISS KIM
WAS GOING TO DO ONE QUICK
CLARIFICATION ON MR FONG'S
QUESTION AROUND CORRECTIONS. FOR A SECOND. THEN WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO THE PHONE LINES.
OPERATOR. PLEASE GET READY FOR
THE PHONE LINES. HI JENNIFER
KIM. CHAIR IF YOU KNOW OPERATOR
WAIT. SORRY JENNIFER KIM WITH
ASSEMBLY BUDGET, UM, JUST WANTED
TO CLARIFY ON THE SEQUEL
EXEMPTION. WE'RE NOT CREATING A
NEW SEQUEL EXEMPTION, IT IS
ACTUALLY DECLARE IT'D OF
EXISTING LAW. UH OKAY. SO LET ME
TO PRISON CLOSURES, SO THE LEGAL
INTERPRETATION IS THAT SEQUEL
DOES NOT APPLY TO PRISON
CLOSURES. AND SO WE DO. WE'RE
NOT CREATING A NEW EXEMPTION OR
JUST DECLARING EXISTING LAW.
OKAY UM. YOU'RE DECLARING
EXISTING LAW. THAT'S THAT SECRET
DOESN'T APPLY TO THE CLOSURES OF
PRISONS. BUT THERE'S A LAWSUIT
PENDING. ON ON THE CLOSURE. IT'S
CHALLENGING THE INTERPRETATION.
UM BUT BASED ON OUR LEGAL
COUNSEL, UM WE WERE JUST
DECLARING THE EXISTING LAW IN
ORDER TO CLARIFY THAT FROM THE
LEGISLATURE'S PERSPECTIVE. OKAY
I MIGHT. I MIGHT FOLLOW UP WITH
YOU AFTERWARDS TO SEE MORE. A
LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND
OPERATOR BEFORE I GO TO YOU,
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE PEOPLE
IN THE ROOM WERE ASKING JUST
EVERYONE CAN SPEAK FOR NO MORE
THAN ONE MINUTE. WE DO HAVE TO
BE OUT OF HERE BY 12 45. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS CHRISTMAS KEIGHLEY ON
BEHALF OF THE HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. THIS IS IN
REFERENCE TO SENATE BILL 1, 93
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRAILER
BILL AND JUST WANTED TO SUPPORT
THE PROVISIONS RELATED TO
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SMALL
BUSINESS. COVID RELIEF AS WELL
AS THE CALIFORNIA VENUES
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. NOON CHAIR
MEMBERS, JANICE O'MALLEY WITH
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR THANKS TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR THE INCREDIBLE
WORK AND COLLABORATION PUTTING
FORTH A REMARKABLE BUDGET. WE'RE
GRATEFUL FOR THE INCLUSION OF
THE UNION OF AMERICAN PHYSICIANS
IN TENNIS REQUESTS OF $16
MILLION TO SUPPORT THE RETENTION
AND RECRUITMENT OF DOCTORS,
PHYSICIANS AND PSYCHIATRISTS.
CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES UNDER A B 1 29 1 96.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR ARAMBULA FOR
YOUR EFFORTS ON THAT. AH WANTED
TO ALSO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE
FOR THE NEW EMPLOYEE
ORIENTATIONS UNDER A B 1 91,
INCLUDING I H S S WORKERS, AND
THAT PROVISION, UM AS WELL AS
HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING OUTLINED IN A B 1 81 AND
THANK YOU FOR THE $13 MILLION
INVESTMENT IN OUR /C LABOR
CENTERS. LASTLY, WE LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS ON THE
WORKERS TAX FAIRNESS CREDIT.
MUCH. IS THERE A CHAIR MEMBERS
ARE ALSO GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF
CONTROL. THEY'RE MORE RESOURCES
. WE ARE A GEOTHERMAL AND
LITHIUM RECOVERY PLATFORM AND
IMPERIAL COUNTY IN THE HEART OF
THE LITHIUM VALLEY WERE
CONCERNED THAT THE PROPOSED FLAT
TAX ON LITHIUM SOURCE FROM
CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE THE EFFECT
OF MAKING LITHIUM. SOURCE FROM
CALIFORNIA AND COMPETITIVE IN
WHAT IS A GLOBAL MARKET,
EFFECTIVELY PROVIDING A PRICE
ADVANTAGE TO LITHIUM THAT'S
IMPORTED INTO THE STATE FROM
PLACES LIKE CHINA, WHICH ALREADY
ACCOUNTS FOR 80% OF LITHIUM ION
BATTERY IMPORTS INTO THE COUNTRY
. WE HAVE TRIED TO POSE THIS
QUESTION TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE
DEVELOPING THIS PROPOSAL OF HOW
ARE WE GOING TO COMPETE? WITH
OUT OF STATE IMPORTS, AND WE'VE
YET TO RECEIVE AN ANSWER. BUT
BEYOND COMPETITIVENESS WITH THE
FLAT TAX WILL ALSO DO IS
CONVEYED TO THE DEBT MARKETS
THAT PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA AT A
HIGHER RISK OF DEFAULT BECAUSE
THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO COMPETE,
AND AS A RESULT, THOSE THOSE
FINANCING ENTITIES ARE GOING TO
CHARGE A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF
RETURN THAT COULD POTENTIALLY
MAKE FINANCING THIS PROJECT COST
PROHIBITIVE. SO WE ASK YOU TO
PLEASE NOT RUSH THIS ITEM.GIVE
YOURSELVES THE TIME TO GET IT,
RIGHT. UM AND THEN THEY AND
ENSURE THAT THE LITHIUM VALLEY
IS ABLE TO SUCCEED. UM IN
ADDITION TO THAT, I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY OF PICO RIVER FOR THE
HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN THE
STATES PARKS CONTAINED IN THIS
BUDGET. THE CITY OF PEOPLE,
RIVERA SAID, TO LOSE ABOUT 57%
OF ITS EXISTING PARKS AND OPEN
SPACES BECAUSE OF NEEDED
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WHITTIER
NARROWS DAM, THIS INVESTMENT
WILL ENSURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO PARKS IN THAT
COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS MARIA SALDIVAR WITH THE
COMMITTEE WATER CENTER, AND I'LL
BE HALF OF THE WATER FOUNDATION.
WE WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION OR COMING TO AN
AGREEMENT ON THE CRITICAL DROP
RELIEF. ALL THERE IS TO GET OUT
THE DOOR QUICKLY AND ALSO FOR
THE PITFALLS, PROTECTIONS AND
MONITORING. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH EVERYONE TO ENSURE
THAT THE THIS RELIEF GOES TO
FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES AND THE
MOST WERE ALSO HOPING TO HAVE
CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS ON THE
LOW INCOME WATER RATE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS SUCH AS DETAILED IN SP
2 TO 2. WE BELIEVE THAT THE 330
MILLION WOULD CLOSE CRITICAL GAP
IN OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NET WITH
FAMILIES THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE
PAYING THEIR MONTHLY WATER BILLS
DUE TO DROUGHT, INFLATION AND
POTENTIAL RECESSION. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THIS POTENTIAL
INCLUSION IN THE FINAL BUDGET IN
AUGUST WITHIN THE CLIMATE ENERGY
PACKAGE. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MIKE
CARROLL WITH THE WESTERN CENTER
ON LAW AND POVERTY. WE ARE
DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
BUDGET THAT'S BEEN KILLED AT
SOME STROKE BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR.
HERE THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT
WILL GREATLY BENEFIT ARE LOW
INCOME CLIENTS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. UM I WILL START JUST
BY, UH, BRINGING SUPPORT FOR THE
PROPOSAL AROUND THE TAX REBATES
. THIS IS THE PROPOSAL THAT WAS
COMPROMISED. THE COMPROMISE THAT
WAS REACHED WILL REALLY BENEFIT
THE FOLKS WHO NEED THE MONEY THE
MOST, AND WE ARE STRONGLY
SUPPORTIVE OF IT. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE PROPOSALS ON
HUMAN SERVICES, THE WORK OF DR
RAMBLIN AND HIS STAFF TO
INCREASE COW WORKS GRANTS TO
INCREASE SS I GRANTS AND TO
FINALLY PASS THROUGH CHILD
SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO THE KIDS
WHERE THEY ALWAYS SHOULD HAVE
BEEN GONE. ALSO ALWAYS SHOULD
HAVE GONE. AND THEN, LASTLY, TWO
ISSUES OUT OF SUB FIVE WERE
REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE
PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE IN
REDUCING THE IMPACT OF CIVIL
ASSESSMENTS AND TRAFFIC COURT
AND THE REDUCTION OF DEBT. UM
AND WE ARE ALSO REALLY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE LANGUAGE
THAT WILL STOP TAX INTERCEPTS OF
EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS AND
YOUNG CHILD TAX CREDITS, WHICH
MEANS THAT WHEN WE GIVE DOLLARS
AT THE STATE LEVEL, ANOTHER ARM
OF THE STATE IS TAKING THOSE
FUNDS AWAY FROM OUR POOR CLIENTS
THAT STOPS WITH THIS BUDGET.
THERE'S MUCH MORE IN THIS
BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. HONORABLE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AMY HÌNH SHAKE
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, NETWORK
AND HOUSING. NOW WE HAVE THREE
ITEMS OF DEEP APPRECIATION AND
THINGS AND ONE SLIGHT
DISAPPOINTMENT. SO WE WANT TO
THANK YOU DEEPLY FOR THE
EVICTION DEFENSE LEGAL AID OF
$30 MILLION AS PER A B 14 87 ON
THAT MR GABRIEL TAMPIN LAST YEAR
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING OUT
FURTHER DETAILS AND ALIGNMENT
WITH LAST YEAR'S MAYBE 14 87. WE
ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED FOR THE
GUIDELINES FOR THE FORECLOSURE
INTERVENTION HOUSING
PRESERVATION PROGRAM THAT HAVE
BEEN FURTHER ENABLED THROUGH THE
BUDGET TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE
THIS YEAR. WE DO LOOK FORWARD TO
THE CALIFORNIA DREAM FOR ALL
CONTEMPLATING THE COMMUNITY LAND
TRUST MODEL. WE'RE LOOKING
FORWARD TO PARTNERING ON THE
GUIDELINES AND MAKINGSURE THE
COMMUNITY LAND TRUST HOMEBUYERS
ARE ELIGIBLE SINCE COMMUNITY
LAND TRUST SHARE THE GOAL OF THE
PROGRAM. EXPANDING ACCESS TO
HOME OWNERSHIP. OUR
DISAPPOINTMENT IS SADLY, THE
COMMUNITY ANTI DISPLACEMENT AND
ACQUISITION PROGRAM. 200 MILLION
DID NOT MAKE IT THIS YEAR. BUT
WE VERY MUCH LOOK FORWARD TO
THIS INVESTMENT AT A FUTURE
TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ADRIAN
MOHAMMED WITH LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF A COUPLE
CLIENTS HERE, THE FIRST OF WHICH
, UM, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
CALIFORNIA SPUR AND THE BLACK
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. WE'RE
GRATEFUL THAT THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE GOVERNOR OF PRIORITIZED
HOMEOWNERSHIP IN THIS BUDGET
WITH THE 350 MILLION IN FUNDING
FOR CAL HOME AND 500 MILLION FOR
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
ADDITIONALLY ON BEHALF OF THE
BAY AREA REGIONAL HEALTH
INEQUITIES INITIATIVE. UM IT'S
UNFORTUNATE THAT THE 500 MILLION
FOR BLACK HOUSING WAS NOT
INCLUDED, BUT WE HOPE TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE LEADERS IN
THE BAY AREA DELEGATION, AS WELL
AS THE BLACK CAUCUS SPECIFICALLY
ON SECURING ADDITIONAL
INVESTMENTS. INTO THE BLACK
HOUSING AGENDA TO PREVENT
FURTHER BLACK DISPLACEMENT AND
CREATE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR
BLACK COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE
REGION AND FINALLY ON BEHALF OF
SUPPLY BANK .ORG. WE WERE
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE FUNDING FOR
DIAPERS AND WIPES ZEROED OUT IN
THE FINAL PACKAGE AND HOPE TO
BUILD ON THE LEGISLATURE'S
COMMITMENT TO PARENTS WITH THIS
FUNDING IN THE NEAR TERM. THANK
YOU. MICHAEL JARED ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WITH
FAMILY FARMERS. WE THANK THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR FOR
THE CRITICAL INVESTMENT OF $25
MILLION TO CDFA FOR DROUGHT
RELIEF FOR SMALL FARMERS. AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING OUT THE
DETAILS ON THE SMALL
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS DROUGHT
GRANT PROGRAM. TO ENSURE THAT
THE GRANTS BENEFITS SOCIALLY AND
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS. WE ALSO
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST $10 MILLION
BE INVESTED IN SMALL FARMERS
SIGMA ENGAGEMENT AS PART OF THE
DEFERRED DROUGHT RESILIENCE IN
RESPONSE PACKAGE. AND FOR $2
MILLION FOR DRY FARMING OF WINE
GRAPES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR
BIODIVERSITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR INVESTMENTS AND BIO
REPOSITORY UPGRADES IN THE
CREATION OF THE DNA. LIBRARY FOR
SOIL AND FUNGI. THESE WILL
GREATLY ASSIST IN THE IMPORTANT
BIODIVERSITY. SCIENCE RESEARCH.
FINALLY THANK YOU TO BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF,
INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY SHY
FORBES. FOR THE INCREDIBLE MAN
OF WORK YOU PUT IN ON THIS
HISTORIC BUDGET. NICE DAY. THANK
YOU. THE NOON REBECCA TRUSSES,
BAXTER COUNTY OF IMPERIAL. I
HAVE JOINING ME OUR CHAIRMAN OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL HISTORIES,
EDUARDO ESCOBAR, AND WE'RE HERE
ACTUALLY IN TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
SB 1, 25 AND A B 208, WHICH
ESTABLISHES A LITHIUM VALLEY
RECOVERY FEE. WE BELIEVE THAT IT
WILL PROVIDE FOR A DEPENDABLE
FUNDING STREAM FOR TH SOUTH ST
SALT AND SEA RESTORATION EFFORTS
AS 20% OF THAT REVENUE WILL GO
TOWARDS SALT AND STEVE
RESTORATION EFFORTS. UM IN
ADDITION TO THAT, IT REALLY
BELIEVE THAT IT SUPPORTS MUCH
NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE. PUBLIC
SERVICES AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AS 80% OF
THAT WILL GO TOWARDS THE COUNTY
TO SUPPORT ALL OF THOSE LOCAL
EFFORTS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE
PROVIDE THOSE MUCH NEEDED
SERVICES. TO OUR RESIDENTS. WE
WILL DEFINITELY PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE CONSTANTLY STRUGGLED
WITH DOUBLE DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES AND HIGH POVERTY RATES.
AND WE BELIEVE THAT A FLAT TAX
IS A FAIR. CONSISTENT AND
MEASURABLE WAY TO ENSURE THAT
THE REGION HAS THE RESOURCES IT
NEEDS TO ADDRESS REGIONAL NEEDS
, AND THAT IT IS PREPARED FOR
THE ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT OF
FLAT TAXES EASILY ADMINISTERED
AND AUDITED VERSUS A PERCENTAGE
TAX. THAT LEAVES MORE POTENTIAL
FOR UNCERTAINTY. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ALEX TORRES
WITH THE BAY AREA COUNCIL. I
WANT TO FIRST AND FOREMOST,
THANK UH YOUR STAFF THIS
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS THE SENATE
AND THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR
INTENSIVE WORK ON THE STATE
BUDGET LOT TO LIKE IN HERE. DO
YOU WANT TO REITERATE OUR ASKED
THAT CALIFORNIA NEEDS A MUCH
LARGER COMMITMENT FOR RECYCLED
WATER THAN WE'VE SEEN IN ANY
BUDGET PROPOSAL TO DATE? WE HAD
PROPOSED ALONG WITH A COALITION
OF PROVIDERS UP AND DOWN THE
STATE $1.76 BILLION INVESTMENT
TO SCALE UP RECYCLED WATER THIS
BUT AGAIN LOT TO LIKE IN THIS
BUDGET AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU FURTHER ON HOW
BEST TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS
NEEDED TO MEET OUR WATER NEEDS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
OPERATOR. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
YOU NOW. AND AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING
EVERYONE TO LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS
TO ONE MINUTE. WE DO APOLOGIZE.
WE ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES LEFT IN
THE HEARING. OPERATOR YOU THERE.
YES THANK YOU. MR CHAIR. IF
YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE COMMENTS,
PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. FIRST WE'LL GO TO
LINE 21. HI ERIN. MATTHEW WITH
PUBLIC ADVOCATES. THANK YOU.
JERKING FUTURE MCCARTHY MEMBERS
AND STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON
THE CASE OF EDUCATION BUDGET. WE
APPRECIATE THE LEGISLATURE AND
ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORTS TO
HOLISTICALLY SUPPORT CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND
EDUCATORS. AND THANK YOU FOR
HEATING OUR CALL TO STRENGTHEN
EQUITY IN THE K 12 BUDGET. WE
APPLAUD YOU FOR DISTRIBUTING THE
$7.9 BILLION LEARNING RECOVERY.
EMERGENCY BLOCK GRANT BE
SUMMONED, DUPLICATED PEOPLE
PERCENTAGE TO ENSURE THAT MORE
ACUTELY IMPACTED DISTRICTS, BUT
CONCENTRATIONS OF HIGH NEEDS
STUDENTS RECEIVED THE FUNDING
THEY NEED TO ACCELERATE LEARNING
CLOSE ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AND
SUPPORT STUDENT WELL BEING.
WHICH ANALYST SUPPORT THE $1.1
BILLION INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS AND COMMEND THE
STATUTORY CHANGES IN TRAILER
BILL, INCLUDING PROHIBITING
GRANTEES FROM USING COMMUNITY
SPORTS FANS ENFORCEMENT AND
PUNITIVE PRACTICES. WE ALSO
THANK YOU FOR ALLOCATING 100
MILLION TO EXPAND THE COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE. LASTLY,
WE SUPPORT THE EDUCATOR
EFFECTIVENESS INVESTMENTS,
INCLUDING 250 MILLION FOR THE
TEACHER RESIDENCY GRANT PROGRAM
BETTER DUE TO INCREASE IT. THEN
WE RE BASE LEVEL OF 500 MILLION.
SUCH AN IVESTMENT IS CRITICAL
TO SUPPORT AND SUSTAIN TEACHER
RESIDENCIES AND WELL PREPARED
AND DIVERSE, EDUCATED WORKFORCE.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE'LL GO TO
LINE 19. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS RND ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES, WHERE THERE ARE
MANY INVESTMENTS FOR YOUTH
SERVICES, AND PARTICULARLY FOR
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH. WE ARE
DISAPPOINTED IN THE FINAL
OUTCOME OF THE STATE BUDGET,
CUTTING CRITICAL FUNDING OUT OF
THE SOCIAL SERVICES AND CHILD
WELFARE STATE APPROVED IN THE
LEGISLATURES VERSION OF THE
BUDGET. THE REMOVAL OF FUNDING
FOR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS.
COVID 19 RELIEF FOR US THE RTP
SUPPLEMENTAL RATES FOR FOSTER
FAMILY AGENCIES CRITICAL IMPACTS
ON THE ABILITY TO PREVENT CHILD
WELFARE INVOLVEMENT SUPPORT
FAMILIES. AND PROVIDE SERVICES
WHERE YOU'VE BEEN THE FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE BUDGET ITEMS
AND FOR CALIFORNIA THAT FULLY
SUPPORT OUR FOSTER IN THE
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
THAT SERVE THEM. THANK YOU. LINE
10. HI HERE REMEMBERS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH TIFFANY MARK WITH THE
EFTA UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
HARD WORK, BUT WE COULD SPEND
HOURS THANKING YOU FOR THE
INVESTMENT. VARIOUS AREAS. I
JUST WANTED TO QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT
OUR THANKS FOR PART TIME FACULTY
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM AND
LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED
DISCUSSIONS SINCE EUROPE
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. LINE 18. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SHARON MEMBERS.
TIFFANY FAN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COURT APPOINTED
SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION OR
CAL CASA. WE WANT TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR INCLUDING 60
MILLION OVER THREE YEARS TO
EXPAND COST OF SERVICES IN
CALIFORNIA. THE OVER 80,000
WARDS OF THE STATE. THE STATES
CHILDREN WILL GREATLY BENEFIT
FROM THIS ALLOCATION AND IT WILL
ENABLE COST OF TO REACH
ADDITIONAL YOU. THANK YOU. LINE
22. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR SHARON
MEMBERS VERY GIARDINI WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DISABILITY SERVICES
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
PROVIDERS AND SERVICES,
INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
BUT I THINK WE ALL FOR YOUR
GREAT WORK ON THE BUDGET THIS
YEAR. ESPECIALLY THE
DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES SYSTEM,
AND PARTICULARLY WANT TO THANK
DR RANDALL IS DUBLIN'S CHAIR AND
ALSO CHAMPION OF OUR PROPOSALS,
AND WE'RE PLEASED TO SEE THE
INCLUSION OF THE RATE MODEL
ACCELERATION IN THE FINAL BUDGET
AGREEMENT. AS WELL AS SOME OTHER
P PRIORITIES, INCLUDING THE
ELIMINATION, HALF DAY BUILDING
AND THE CONTINUATION OF
ALTERNATIVE SERVICES. UM WE WERE
DISAPPOINTED TO SEE THAT THE
RATE STUDY ADDENDUM AND REGULAR
UPDATES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE
FINAL PROPOSAL AS THEY WERE
PROPOSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE
BUDGET. LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU ON
THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO MEET
OUR COMMITMENTS. CALIFORNIANS
WITH D THANK YOU SO MUCH. LINE
25. THANK YOU. CHAIR COMMITTEE
AND STAFF RYAN MORE MONEY ON
BEHALF OF A CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES. WE'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH
BABY AND SB 1 89, WHICH INCLUDES
TECHNICALLY PROBLEMATIC LANGUAGE
ON HOW LOCAL PREVENTIONS ARE
DEFINED FOR PURPOSES OF THE GAM
LIMIT. TO PREVENT SIGNIFICANT
ISSUES WITH HOW THESE LIMITS ARE
IMPLEMENTED IN COUNTY, WE
ENCOURAGED THE INCLUSION OF
INTENT, LANGUAGE AND TECHNICAL
LANGUAGE WE HAVE SHARED WITH ALL
PARTIES IN REGARDS TO
ADMINISTRATIONS, FELONY AND
COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
SOLUTIONS PACKAGE WITHIN A B AND
S B 1 84. WE REMAIN OPPOSED AND
DISAPPOINTED WITH THE GROWTH CAP
PROGRAM AND SUBSEQUENT PENALTIES
AGAINST COUNTIES. HOWEVER WE
RECOGNIZE AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR
THE SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS TO
BUILD OUT COMMUNITY TREATMENT
AND CAPACITY. ON CARE COURTS. WE
HAVE ALSO CONTINUOUSLY SHARED
CONCERNS REGARDING THE POLICY
BILL, AND WHILE THERE IS A
PLACEHOLDER FOR POTENTIAL
FUNDING, WE CAUTION THAT THE NEW
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OUTLINED IN THE POLICY BILL, AND
THEY COST HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS. BLACKLY WE'RE
GRATEFUL FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
FUNDING PROVIDED TO PREVENT AND
ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU.
LINE 29. GOOD AFTERNOON.
HONORABLE CHAIR MEMBERS
CHRISTINE CHILD WITH GRACE. WE
WANT EXPRESSIONS AND SERIOUS
SCRIBES AND APPRECIATION.
LEGISLATOR FOR PARTIES IN 12
MILLION IS THE SAME PROMISE
NEIGHBORHOODS IN OUR STATE. A
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO REMEMBER
BONTANG, GAVIN GOVERNOR NEWSOM
FOR BEING A CHAMPION FOR
CHILDREN. THIS ISSUE 100 MILLION
. I HOPE ACCOUNT OF BABYBONDS
IS FOR CHILDREN WHO LOST A PAIR
OF CAREGIVER TO COVID EXCHANGE
IN FOSTER CARE AND INCREASING
COWARDS UP 21% AND A FULL
PASTOR, CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT.
ON THE ADDITION TO THIS ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY RTC
COALITION. WE THINK THE
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIZING
INTERCEPTION EXPANDING THE
FAMILIES OF YOUR INCOME,
INCREASING TAX PURPOSE SYSTEM
GRANTS TOLD 20 MILLION AND THE
YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE SO
APPRECIATIVE. LINE IS 31. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS.
BEVERLY YOU ON BEHALF OF YOU TW.
WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP BUDGET
COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR ALL YOUR
WORK TO REACH THE THREE PARTY
AGREEMENT. WE SUPPORT THE BUDGET
BILL JR. AND WOULD HIGHLIGHT OR
SUPPORT FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES.
THAT TRAILER BILL, WHICH COVERS
THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS. NEW
EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION CHANGES TO
ENSURE PROVIDERS CAN BEST
UNDERSTAND THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS, THE PROGRAM
ALLOWING FULL ATTENTION AND
QUALITY OF CARE, WE LOOK FORWARD
TO DISCUSSIONS ESTABLISHED. THE
WORKERS TAXES CREDIT, WHICH
ALLOWS WORKERS TO ACCESS THE
SAME TAX TREATMENT BUSINESSES
AND HIGHER INCOME. PROFESSIONS
ENJOY. FINALLY WE APPRECIATE
EASY INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING
EXTENDING THE FAMILIES BE
WAIVERS AND TENANTS HOLD
HARMLESS PROVISION AS WELL AS
APPROPRIATED 100.2 MILLION FOR
THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CPU. TO
BEGIN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE
RETIREMENT BENEFITS. THE FAMILY
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. LINE 11. GOOD
AFTERNOON. EVEN CHUNG WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH
FACILITIES AND OPPOSITION TO 81
86 RELATED TO ESTABLISHING A
FOUR YEAR FUNDING MODEL FOR
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES. THE
STATE HAD AN HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY IN THIS BUDGET TO
WORK WITH THE SECTOR AND LABOR
TO RESHAPE AND STRENGTHEN THE
PRIMARILY GOVERNMENT FUNDED,
LONG TERM CARE SECTOR THAT HAS
BEEN HARD HIT BY THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC. BUT THE FUNDING AND
THE PROPOSAL IS FAR FROM
ADEQUATE AND POTENTIALLY RESULT
IN NURSING FACILITY CLOSURES.
HALF A SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT
THIS PROPOSAL IS BEING
INTRODUCED AT THE LAST MINUTE
WITHOUT MEANINGFUL INPUT FROM
PROVIDERS AND URGING NO VOTE TO
FACILITATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
DEVELOP A STRONGER FUNDING
PROPOSAL THAT ALLOWS SMITH TO
SERVE CALIFORNIA'S MOST
VULNERABLE PATIENT. THANK YOU.
PLANE 38. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CATHERINE FREEMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE WORLD COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
OF CALIFORNIA, URBAN COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA. IN OPPOSITION TO A V
205 ENERGY TRAILER BILL 82, OR
FIVE WAS CRAFTED WITHOUT THE
IMPACT AND OVER THE OBJECTIONS
OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE
BEST POSITIONED TO BALANCE
COMPETING INTEREST. I'LL
EMPHASIZE TWO POINT THE ENERGY,
THE ENERGY COMMISSION PERMITTING
PROCESS FOR VULNERABLE ENERGY
AND MANUFACTURING CONTAINING THE
SKILLS NECESSARY MARK OVERLY
BROAD AND YOU SEARCH LOCAL
CONTROL. SECONDLY, THE DWR
STRATEGIC RESERVES SECTION
STATES. IN PART THE ISSUANCE OF
THE CERTIFICATE BY THE
COMMISSION FOR A SITE SHALL BE
IN LIEU OF ANY PERMIT BY ANY
STATE LOCAL REGIONAL AGENCY
FEDERAL AGENCY IS PERMITTED BY
LAW. INCLUDING THE COASTAL ACT
OF 1976. WE REPRESSED. YOU HOLD
THIS TRAILER BOTH FURTHER
DISCUSSION OVER THE SUMMER
THROUGH YOUR SENATE WORKING
THROUGH THE WORKING GROUP. THANK
YOU. LINE 40. MY NAME IS BECKY
DOES STEFFI? AN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. VICTOR DO YOU HAVE AN
ECHO? I HAVE AN ECHO. I'M SORRY
BECAUSE ON YOUR END, PLEASE
CONTINUE. I'M THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ADULT SERVICES ON
BEHALF OF THE 40,000, DISABLED
AND ELDERLY, RELYING ON OUR
SERVICES. WE ARE EXTREMELY
GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE. THANK
YOU TO CHAIR TING AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP IN THIS BUDGET
AGREEMENT AND THE 61.4 MILLION
ALLOCATED FOR THE BRIDGE TO
RECOVERY. THIS CRITICAL FUNDING
WILL HELP SENIORS OUT OF
ISOLATION AND BACK TO MUCH
NEEDED IN CENTER SERVICES AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. LINE 43. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MICHAEL
PIMENTEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING 85,
TRANS AND REAL AGENCIES ACROSS
OUR STATE IN 220 MEMBERS IN ALL
JOIN YOU TODAY THAT'S SIMPLY
EXPRESS THE TRANSIT INDUSTRIES,
PROFOUND APPRECIATION AND THINGS
TO LEGISLATURE, GOVERNOR NEWSOM
AND YOUR STAFF FOR REACHING A
BUDGET AGREEMENT THAT INCLUDES A
TRULY HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN
TRANSIT IN REAL PROJECTS
STATEWIDE. IN PARTICULAR. I DO
WANNA SHOW GREAT APPRECIATION
FOR THE $8 BILLION IN NEW
GENERAL FUND SPENDING FOR TRANS
AND REAL AGENCIES AND THE
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
AND YOU INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT
THE TRANSITION TO ZERO MISSION
TECHNOLOGIES. INCLUDING FOR OUR
INDUSTRY, AND NOW COMBINE THESE
INVESTMENTS WILL TRANSFORM OUR
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK HELPED
DELIVER ON OUR CLIMATE CHANGE
GOALS AND CREATE ACCESS TO
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MILLIONS OF
CALIFORNIANS. THANK YOU AGAIN.
LINE 42. THANK YOU. MELISSA
CORTEZ ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA WIND ENERGY
ASSOCIATION, WE WANT TO OFFER
OUR SUPPORT FOR 82 05, THE
ENERGY BUDGET TRAILER BILL, IN
PARTICULAR THE LANGUAGE TO
CREATE AN OPTION FOR CITING
CERTAIN RENEWABLE PROJECTS. WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION
. WE BELIEVE THIS IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT TO HELP MOVE RENEWABLE
PROJECTS FORWARD SO THAT WE CAN
MEET BOTH OUR RELIABILITY AND
OUR CLIMATE GOALS. THANK YOU.
LINE 44. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS LANA HEART UNION. AND I'M THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR NEW SUNRISE
ADULT THEY HEALTH CARE CENTER IN
NORTHRIDGE AND A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD FOR THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ADULT DAY
CENTERS. ON BEHALF OF NEW
SUNRISE AND OUR 290 PARTICIPANTS
IN THEIR FAMILIES. I WANT TO
THANK YOU, CHAIR TEACHING AND
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
INCLUDING FUNDING FOR THE EIGHT
FOR A B 1 78 TO RECOVERY OF 61.4
MILLION THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK. LINE 48.
9 48, YOUR MIC IS OPEN. KIND OF
SORRY. GOOD GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. JOSE TORRES WITH
HEALTH ACCESS CALIFORNIA I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET
PACKAGE. WE ARE APPRECIATIVE,
THE WORK DONE TO REMOVE
IMMIGRATION STATUS AS A BARRIER
ELIGIBILITY AND MEDICAL FOR
PEOPLE AGED 26 TO 49. WE ARE
ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE AND
APPRECIATIVE ON THE INCLUSION OF
THE OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE
AFFORDABILITY AND ON THE COVERED
CALIFORNIA SUBSIDIES. THANK YOU.
LINE 50. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PAT WHELAN, ELLISON
WILSON ADVOCACY HERE ON BEHALF
OF UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA UNIONS, HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS. THAT'S UNIQUE.
YOU HCP THIS MORNING TO EXPRESS
OUR STRONG SUPPORT AND
APPRECIATION FOR THE HEALTHCARE
RETENTION PAYMENTS IN THE BUDGET
. UM THOSE ARE IMPORTANT TO
ADDRESS BURNOUT, AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH YOU TO FIND WAYS TO SUPPORT
NURSES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS
THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR
COMMUNITIES HEALTHY. THANK YOU.
LINE 54. AND WE HAVE AFTERNOON
TIME FOR COLLEGE. WE GOT TIME
FOR BOTH. THREE MORE CALLERS
JUST YOU KNOW, GO AHEAD, PLEASE.
YES THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. COLLINSWORTH'S WITH THE
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION. WE'D LIKE TO THANK
THE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE GOVERNOR FOR THEIR
INVESTMENTS AND BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH WORKFORCE AND SB. 178
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK
SPECIFICALLY ANDREW MARGOLIS AND
THE STAFF OF THE ASSEMBLY BUDGET
COMMITTEE FOR THEIR WORK ON SB
1. 84 IS LANGUAGE AROUND
INCOMPETENCE, STAND TRIAL
POPULATIONS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. LINE 56. GOOD AFTERNOON,
TEARING MEMBERS, MICHELE GIBBONS
AT THE COUNTY HEALTH EXECUTIVES
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA, MON
EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT AND
APPRECIATION FOR THE INCLUSION
OF 300 MILLION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH DEDICATES
200 MILLION, ONGOING TO LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND THE
ROUGHLY 76 MILLION FOR PUBLIC
HEALTH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. THESE INVESTMENTS
BEGIN TO REBUILD OUR PUBLIC
HEALTH, STAFFING CAPACITY AND
ROUTINE AND TRAIN THE PUBLIC
HEALTH WORKFORCE WANT TO THANK
THE LEGISLATURE AND
ADMINISTRATION ALSO FOR THE
ENGAGEMENT ON THE HDP
TRANSITION. ANY ENGAGEMENT
PROCESS OUTLINED IN 81 84. THANK
YOU. AND LINE 57. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS IS AARON EVANS
CALLING ON BEHALF OF NERO PRO
CHOICE CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE
CALIFORNIA NURSE MIDWIVES
ASSOCIATION. BOTH ORGANIZATIONS
ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. THAT
THE LEGISLATION THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE IN THIS
BUDGET PACKAGE AS MEMBERS OF THE
FUTURE OF ABORTION COUNCIL WERE
SUPPORTIVE AND THANK YOU FOR THE
INVESTMENT. AND MR CHAIR. WOULD
YOU LIKE ANY OTHER PUBLIC
COMMENT? YEAH. PLEASE CONTINUE.
WE HAVE TELL 12 45. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME LINE 59. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. MY NAME IS SEAN
YOUNG CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO FINANCIAL JUSTICE
PROJECT, WHERE A MEMBER OF THE
TRUTH AND JUSTICE IN CHILD
SUPPORT COALITION. I WANT TO
THANK THIS COMMITTEE. UM YOU MR
CHAIR AND THE GOVERNOR FOR
INCLUDING THE FULL PASS THROUGH
OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO ALL
FAMILIES CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY
RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.
THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIVE
INVESTMENT. IN THE WEALTH AND
WELL BEING OF THE CHILDREN AND
PARENTS PARTICIPATING IN OUR
STATE'S CHILD SUPPORT SYSTEM.
YOU'VE RIGHTLY RECOGNIZED THAT
100% OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS
TO GO TO WHO NEEDS THE MOST. LOW
INCOME CHILDREN AND PARENTS AND
BY ENDING ON THIS ONEROUS
GOVERNMENT, INTERCEPTS OF CHILD
SUPPORT PAYMENTS ALL ENSURED
THAT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WILL
GET TO THE FAMILIES THAT NEED IT
THE MOST. IT WILL ALMOST
CERTAINLY CATALYZED THE REST OF
THE NATION TO FOLLOW
CALIFORNIA'S LEAD. THANK YOU
AGAIN IN OUR COALITION LOOKS
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL
IN IMPLEMENTING THIS REFORM.
LINE 51. ONE OF THEM SHARE KING
AND MEMBERS. DEREK DOLPHIN
BEHALF THE LEGAL CALIFORNIA
CITIES WITH SEVERAL ITEMS TO
NOTE TODAY. FIRSTLY WE WANT TO
SUPPORT AND THINK THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE
INCLUSION IN A B SLASH. SB 1 78
OF $180 MILLION FOR LOCAL
ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR CITIES AND
COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT CARRY
CYCLES. 13 83 ORGANIC WASTE
DIVERSION REGULATION.
ADDITIONALLY IN A BSB 1 78. WE
ALSO APPRECIATE THE FUNDING
INCLUDED FOR CARE COURT.
HOWEVER, WE RECOGNIZE THAT
pNEEDED TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM
STATEWIDE. AND LASTLY, WE MUST
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED THE ENERGY
TRAILER BILL A B 205 SLASH SB 1
22 AS A COMPLETELY REMOVED,
CITING AND PERMITTING AUTHORITY
FROM CITIES AND COUNTIES FOR
CERTAIN TYPES OF NEW ENERGY
PROJECTS. I WANT TO ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES THANKS
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK
YOU. WE'LL DO ONE MORE CALL AND
THEN APOLOGIES TO EVERYONE ELSE.
WHO IS STILL ON THE LINE. IF YOU
COULD PLEASE EMAIL YOUR COMMENTS
INTO THE COMMITTEE. WE ARE
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO
GET TO YOU LAST CALL. OPERATOR,
PLEASE. LINE 62. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR KING AND MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS RIO SHARP FROM AN ATTORNEY AT
THE LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL
RIGHTS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
AREA AND A MEMBER OF THE DEBT
FREE JUSTICE CALIFORNIA
COALITION. WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF
THE WORK DONE TO ELIMINATE CIVIL
ASSESSMENT DEBT AS OUTLINED AND
MAYBE 1 99 CIVIL ASSESSMENTS ARE
RACIST AND REGRESSIVE TRAFFIC
COURT FEES THEY SERVE NO
LEGITIMATE PURPOSE. AND THEY
SIMPLY WORK TO FUND THE COURTS
ON THE BACKS OF LOW INCOME BLACK
AND BROWN CALIFORNIAN.
ELIMINATING THIS DEBT ENTIRELY
AND IMMEDIATELY WAS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO. THANK YOU. AT THE
SAME TIME. WE'RE DISAPPOINTED
THAT CIVIL ASSESSMENTS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE IMPOSED. IT'S
GOOD THAT THE MAXIMUM WILL BE
REDUCED TO $100. BUT THAT SIMPLY
MAKES A HARMFUL FEAST. SOMEWHAT
LESS HARMFUL. WE HOPE THE
LEGISLATURE WILL CONTINUE TO
FIGHT ALONGSIDE US TO ELIMINATE
THE CIVIL ASSESSMENT ENTIRELY
AND TO END ALL OTHER CRIMINAL
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. AND AGAIN, UH,
APOLOGIES TO EVERYBODY WHO'S
STILL ON THE PHONE TRYING TO
MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU
COULD PLEASE EMAIL. YOUR
COMMENTS INTO THE ASSEMBLY
BUDGET MEETING WOULD VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE IT WHERE APOLOGIES TO
HAVE TO END NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE
TO GET TO FLOOR SESSION WITH
THAT WE ARE ADJOURNING THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON BUDGET
THANK YOU.