IN A SCHOOL BASED SETTING TO
SUPPORT THE BROADER EARLY
CHILDHOOD SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES
COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERS.
FAMILIES VARIED IN SIZE,
STRUCTURAL, CULTURAL PRIORITIES
, LINGUISTIC NEEDS AND REGIONAL
ACCESS. A SUCCESSFUL EARLY CARE
AND EDUCATION CONTAINING, UM,
MEETS FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE
AND DELIVERS THE APPROPRIATE
SERVICES OF THEIR CHOICE. WE
MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SOME
CHILDREN MAY NOT BE READY FOR
SCHOOL BASED SETTING, ESPECIALLY
OUR YOUNGER FOUR YEAR OLDS.
YOUNG CHILDREN NEED OUR
NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS
PLAY BASED LEARNING WITH WITH
UNSTRUCTURED TIME FOR EXPLORING
THEIR INTERESTS AND BEHAVIOR ON
EMOTIONAL NEEDS. 9 76 WILL
SUPPORT AND EMPOWER FAMILIES. TO
HAVE A CHOICE OF PROVIDER THE
MET BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS FOR
THEIR CHILDREN. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS GRACIELA
CASTILLO CRANES AND HERE TODAY
ON BEHALF OF KINDERCARE, A PROUD
MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL NOW COALITION. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY. KINDER CARE IN
UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL NOW ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 9 76. EARLY
CARE AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCES
LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN
TO SUCCEED IN GRADES CASE 12 AND
BEYOND. TO ENSURE THAT WE GIVE
OUR CHILDREN THE BEST
OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.
CALIFORNIA NEEDS A ROBUST AND
DIVERSE EARLY CARE EDUCATION
SYSTEM THAT IS INCLUSIVE OF
BOTH. SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED
PROGRAMS, A MIXED DELIVERY
APPROACH THAT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF
EXISTING PROVIDER NETWORKS AND
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT OH, IS THE
ONLY WAY TO MEET WHERE THE
FAMILIES ARE TODAY. ALL CHILDREN
ARE DIFFERENT. FAMILY NEEDS ARE
DIFFERENT AS WE 9 76
ACKNOWLEDGES THIS BY ENSURING
THE FAMILIES CAN CHOOSE THE
PROVIDER THAT IS BEST AND MOST
APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
THERE ARE MANY REASONS THE
FAMILY MAY CHOOSE A COMMUNITY
BASED PROVIDER, INCLUDING THE
NEED FOR CARE DURING
NONTRADITIONAL WORK HOURS SUCH A
SWING OR NIGHT HOURS. THE
ABILITY TO SPEAK A HOME
LANGUAGE, THE PROXIMITY TO HOME
OR WORK OR SIMPLY FOR OTHER
CULTURAL REASONS. ENACTING
UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL SYSTEM
THROUGH SB 9 76 WILL RESULT IN
CONTINUED AND ADDED HOLISTIC
SERVICES FOR ALL FAMILIES,
INCLUDING SUPPORT TO THE HEAD.
START PROGRAMS, STABILITY FOR
LICENSED PROVIDERS, MOST OF WHOM
ARE OWNED BY WOMEN OF COLOR.
INCREASED EFFICIENCY BY
UTILIZING EXISTING HIGH QUALITY
PROGRAMS WILL ALSO ENABLE FULL
DAY FOUR YEAR PROGRAMS FOR
FAMILIES. 9 76 IS AN IMPORTANT
MEASURE THAT WILL MOVE
CALIFORNIA EARLY CARE AND
EDUCATION SYSTEM CLOSER TO
TOWARDS LIFTING UP SUPPORTING
AND VALUING EVERY TYPE OF
PROVIDER. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO
SENATOR LABEL FOR CHAMPAGNE,
CHAMPIONING THIS ISSUE, AND FOR
THOSE REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. DO
WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM? PLEASE STEP
FORWARD. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS VANESSA HINA WITH K
P PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF
THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE HERE AND
SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS TATUM MACKLER
WITH SAMSON ADVISORS ON BEHALF
OF THE LEARNING CARE GROUP IN
STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS TRISTAN BROWN
WITH CFTR UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS, WHO
ALSO REPRESENT A NUMBER OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS EMPHATICALLY
SUPPORTS THE BILL. AND AS FOR MY
VOTE, THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
. KIM LEWIS, REPRESENTING
CHILDREN NOW IN SUPPORT OF THE
BELL. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
PHILIA MOLINA HERE WAS FOR
CHEVROLET OFTEN SUPPORT HELLO,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS, CHRISTOPHER
SANDINO FROM THE CALIFORNIA,
HAWAII AND ACP. PROBABLY IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NOW DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION TO
THIS BILL? IN THE ROOM. SEACM.
OKAY. SEE YOU. NONE. DO WE HAVE
ANY? UH THE OPPOSITION ON THE
LINE OPERATOR. COULD YOU OPEN
THE LINE? TURNING PLEASE PRESS
WONDER AT THIS TIME. AND WE'VE
GOT 13 QUÊ HERE. I'LL START WITH
THE LINE SUPPORT 5 34. 5 34. MY
NAME IS CALVIN. THE USER FROM
DESPERATE KIDS. PRESCHOOL UM AND
WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
976. IN 5 10. YES GOOD AFTERNOON
. THIS IS TIFFANY GOOEY MATERNAL
FROM ALBANY PRESCHOOL AND I AM
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SC 976.
THANK YOU. 5 75. 575. BORDERLINE
5 80. MEMBERS ROSANNA CAR VOTTO
ELLIOTT CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
CONSORTIUM AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. 4 59. HELLO THIS IS
DAVID'S BEEN WITH CALIFORNIANS
QUALITY EARLY LEARNING IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF ESPIONAGE. 76. GO TO
5 89. HI MY NAME IS SUSAN
STEVENSON. I'M WITH AQUATIC
PARKS SCHOOLS. PIXAR CHILDREN'S
SCHOOL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND
I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976.
IT'S 4 77. JESSICA DAWSON BROWN
ON BEHALF OF RIVER CITY LEARNING
COMPANY INCORPORATED IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 9 76. THANK YOU.
NEXUS 5 47. HI MY NAME IS JAMES
MOSES. I'M WITH CHILD CARE
RESOURCE CENTER. WE'RE A PROUD
CO SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, AND
THEN STROLL SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
INSIDE 14. 14. BORDERLINE 68.
HELLO AND JAMIE SAMBA MARK TO
VALUE CHILDREN'S CENTER, AND I'M
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976.
THANK YOU. I'M 4 96. MELINDA
WEISS FROM REDEEMER LUTHERAN
RESCHOOL AND HUNTINGTON'S BEACH
. I AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
976. THANK YOU. LINE 5 66. 5 66.
HELLO THIS IS ANNA WILL BE
JOHANNA'S FROM EARLY CARE
EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO,
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
1976. THANK YOU. LINE FOR 91.
GET AFTERNOON NINA BOUQUET FROM
EVERY CHILD, CALIFORNIA, PROUD
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL, ALSO IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE
6 15. CRYSTAL CALLING BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ALLIANCE 6 17. AND
THAT SHIRT WITH THE LOS ANGELES
YOU. 96 16. 616. TYPE THIS IS
JEANNIE MCLAUGHLIN FROM ST
ANDREWS, PRESCHOOL SAN BRUNO AND
WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF BILL
NINTH SP 976. THANK YOU. 4 95.
HI THIS IS KAREN LEANNE FROM
PROMISED VENTURE STUDIO IN
SUPPORT OF SB 976. 3 93. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DEBBIE DOS
AND I'M A GRADUATE FELLOW OF
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FEDERAL
CHILD AND FAMILY CHILDCARE. AND
I AM ALSO DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN
RIVER MONTESSORI IN IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE BILL, AND I'M
ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE. 502 YOU
CAN HEAR ME. YEP MY NAME IS
VERONICA IN COLLEGE,
REPRESENTING YOU HAVE A COUNTY
CONSTITUENTS AND I'M STRONG,
COLIN, STRONG OPPOSED TO 976.
THANK YOU. 5 78. BE SURE OR
AWAKE. 5 78. FINE. WE'LL GO TO 4
89. HI MY NAME IS KIM CORDOVA
AND THE DIRECTOR OF PLANS FIELD
SCHOOL, ASKING IF YOU'RE EITHER
OUT IN STRONG SUPPORT AND SUDDEN
99 76 THANK YOU. 95 20. GOOD
AFTERNOON, KARINA LEGO WITH THE
CHILDCARE LOST ON THERE. I'M
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF SB 976 AND
URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
FIND 501. HI THIS IS BRENDA
BROWN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CONQUERED CHILDCARE CENTER IN
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. AND I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. LINE 5 84. 584 YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
BLIND 5 85. HI MY NAME IS SHADY
BACTERIA. I'M CALLING ON BEHALF
OF BEVERLY GLEN S GROUP AND WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
1976. LINE 507. GO AHEAD, 507.
HI THIS IS ADRIAN GOLARSA,
REPRESENTING THE LAKE ELSINORE
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 9
76. THANK YOU. IN LINE 401.
ASIDE FROM LIKE THE KNOWLEDGE
CENTER. I'M IN THE SUPPORT OF
THE 1976. IN LINE 5 60. MY NAME
IS BEATRICE FLAVOR COLOR AND THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BHAIYYA AND A
STATE PRESCHOOLER FOR OVER 40
YEARS ON IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
976. AND I URGE YOUR YES. VOTE,
PLEASE. MY 5 98. 5 98. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HI THIS IS TERRY MORA
FROM THE LUTHERAN IN ANAHEIM
HILLS, CALIFORNIA AND I AM IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976. THANK
YOU. 5 87. HI THIS IS DANIELLE
ROACH. I AM THE, UH, DIRECTOR OF
OLD FIREHOUSE SCHOOL, NO VALLEY
, AND I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
SB 976. THANK YOU. LINE 5 86. HI
THIS IS JUDY HOUSE. I'M THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF OLD
FIREHOUSE 11 THAT CREEK IN
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY AND I'M ALSO
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976.
THANK YOU. ONLINE, 5 96. THIS IS
MICHELE MURANO ON BEHALF OF
SPECIFIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, AS WELL
AS EARLY CARE EDUCATORS OF SAN
FRANCISCO CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 976. THANK YOU.
LINE 4 36. 436 YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. RESPECTFUL MOVE ON TO LINE
6 27. HELLO MY NAME IS MELISSA
BARDO ON BEHALF OF THE EDUCATION
TRUST BLAST IN SUPPORT OF SENATE
BILL 9 76. THANK YOU. LINE 5 77.
HELLO THIS IS SYLVIA ANDERSON
FROM NATURE'S LAB PREQUEL AND
CALL MY FOLKS CALIFORNIA AS WELL
AS FACULTY BEFORE TAX STATE
UNIVERSITY. I'VE BEEN IN THE
FIELD FOR 20 YEARS AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE SO PLEASE
SAY YES. LINE 5 11. HI. MY NAME
IS SEAN SANTO. I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF LAKESIDE PRESBYTERIAN
CHILDREN'S CENTER AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976. THANK
YOU. 6 33. HI THIS IS COREY
PREISLER WITH SARAH PARENTS'
PARTICIPATION, PRESCHOOL AND
ORANGE COUNTY, COLLEEN AND
STRONG SUPPORT S B 1976. THANK
YOU. LINE 5 94. HI MY NAME IS
CLAUDIA IN THE LEON AND I AM A
PARENT OF THE MINISTER UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 9 76. THANK YOU.
LINE 6 31. TIME. MY NAME IS
ELIZABETH COHEN, ALASKA. I'M IN
FROM OLD FIREHOUSE SCHOOL CENTER
FELL IN MARIN COUNTY, AND I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE 1976. LINE
4 67. HI I'M SASHA. LORD I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF CLAREMONT
PRESBYTERIAN CHILDREN'S CENTER
IN L. A COUNTY. WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 976 AND URGE YOUR
YES. VOTE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. 96
46. 646 YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI MY
NAME IS LAURIE FIRST AND FELLED
AND I'M AND STRONG SUPPORT SD
97. THANK YOU. 6 47. HI MY NAME
IS STELLA CAVACO, UNION DIRECTOR
HERE AT NEW WORLD CHILDHOOD
RELEVANT CENTER. I'VE BEEN IN
THIS FIELD FOR 25 YEARS AND I AM
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976. AND
WE URGE YOUR VOTE. YES, FOR
VOTE. THANK YOU. 6 50. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. 6 50
HIGH. MY NAME IS CATALINA GARCIA
AND I HAD AM A PROVIDER AND I AM
THE STRONGEST SUPPORT THE LINE,
76. THANK YOU. IN LINE 5 44.
HELLO MY NAME IS STEPHEN PARKER
. I REPRESENT THE HONEY BEAR
PRESCHOOL AND I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SP 976. THANK YOU.
ONE OR 41. ALEXANDRA DUTTON, OLD
FIREHOUSE SCHOOL IN LAFAYETTE
AND FACULTY AT DIABLO VALLEY
COLLEGE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
9 76. THANK YOU. ONLINE, 6 56.
656. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WE'LL
MOVE ON TO THE LINE. 5 78. 0.5
78. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINES 6
34. HELLO MY NAME IS JUNE.
SHEFFIELD I HAVE THIS. I'VE HAD
THE SHUFFLE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AT
BERKELEY SINCE 1983 AND I'M A
VERY STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LINES
6 36. YES THIS IS ALICE AND
DELAROSA FAMILY CHILDCARE
PROVIDER IN TILLERY COUNTY.
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF FAMILY
DAYCARE PROVIDERS. AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
LINE 6 57. FIND MY NAME IS SARAH
TILL THEY I'M WITH EARLY CARE
EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO AND
I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976.
THANK YOU. LINES 6 65. HI. MY
NAME IS SARAH YOUTH, AND I'M A
PARENT AND THE PARENT UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PARIS,
CALIFORNIA AND I SUPPORT BILL 9
76. LINE 6 67. MY NAME IS DR
CINDY ACKER AND PRINCIPAL OF THE
CHILD UNIQUE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
IN ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA AND I AM
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976.
THANK YOU. AND LINE 5 91. MY
NAME IS KIM HORN. MERRY GO ROUND
NURSERY SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF
SAN PEDRO. I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF BILL 976. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
ONE MORE IN. Q HERE. GIVE ME
JUST A MINUTE. 96 70. GOOD
AFTERNOON JESSICA GORILLA WITH
THE CHILD CARE ALLIANCE OF LOS
ANGELES AND STRONG SUPPORT. IT'S
NOT LIKE 4 36. COLOR. GO AHEAD.
YES MY NAME IS VINCENT COST
ELENA ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION FOR STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. WE BOTH
HAVE SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL
976. THANK YOU. AND CURRENTLY,
NONE IN QUÊ. THANK YOU. OPERATOR
I'M GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS, BUT BEFORE THAT, I
JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL. FORWARD
SENATOR, I THINK THIS BILL
PASSAGE OF THIS BILL WILL HELP
MANY CALIFORNIA FAMILY SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD
WORK YOU'VE DONE ON THIS. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. YOU'RE
WELCOME. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WANTED. THANK YOU. I ALSO WANT
TO THANK SENATOR LEVA FOR
BRINGING FOR THIS BILL, AND I'M
PROUD TO BE A PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR ON THIS. UM YEAH, I'M A
MOTHER OF THREE. A WORKING
MOTHER OF THREE ALSO PUT MYSELF
PARTIALLY THROUGH LAW SCHOOL BY
BEING A CHILDCARE WORKER. AND
ALSO REMEMBER BEING A FOUR YEAR
OLD WAITING FOR MY MOTHER AS A
SINGLE MOM COMING TO PICK ME UP
AT SIX O'CLOCK ON THE DOT DOT
YES, I SHARE THAT PARTICULAR
STORY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S SO
REPRESENTATIVE OF SO MANY OF OUR
WORKING MOTHERS, AND I WANT TO
NOTE THAT THIS IS A PRIORITY OF
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS BECAUSE IT CAN'T
BE WITHOUT ABOUT US WITHOUT US.
AND. IWANT TO SHARE HOW I DO
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ADDRESSING
A VERY CRITICAL GAP AROUND THE
WAY THAT WE'VE STRUCTURED RIGHT
NOW ARE EARLY CHILDCARE AND KIND
OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
SYSTEM WITH THE FACT THAT WE
HAVE NOT FULLY FUNDED FULL DAY
T, K AND K. AND THAT WE
ABSOLUTELY STILL NEED TO HAVE IN
PLACE MULTIPLE OPTIONS FOR
WORKING WOMEN WORKING PARENTS TO
BE ABLE TO EMPLOY AS THEY TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE LIFE WORK FOR THEMSELVES,
AND UNTIL WE ARE ESTABLISHING AN
EARLY CARE SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS
FOR THAT WORKING MOTHER TO BE
ABLE TO MAKE THAT RUN TO SIX
O'CLOCK UM. THAT WE WOULDN'T BE
TRULY A PRO LIFE. STATE. IN IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING
FORWARD LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS
US TO STRIVE FOR DOING THAT, AND
I ALSO WANT TO JUST REALLY
FOCUSED ON THE FACT THAT WE NEED
TO DO THIS. NOW I KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE BEEN WORKING THROUGH A LOT
OF, UM HI. ISSUES WITH THE BILL
IN TERMS OF ENSURING THAT WE PUT
FORWARD THIS SYSTEM RIGHT NOW,
GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL
IN TRANSITION AROUND
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, I
THINK IT'S ALL THE MORE
IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY
NOT LEAVING BEHIND CHILDREN AND
MORE IMPORTANTLY, BLACK AND
LATINO WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WHO ARE
PRIMARY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AS
WE TRY TO DEVELOP OUT THAT
SEAMLESS EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION SYSTEM SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND ALSO I'M
SURE IN YOUR CLOSING, YOU WILL
ADDRESS THOSE KIND OF URGENCY
ISSUES AROUND. WHY NOW AND, UH
AND IN THE SEAMLESSNESS THAT
YOU'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO
CREATE WITH THIS BILL. THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLYWOMAN. I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE SENATOR AS A FATHER
FOR AND A BROTHER THAT THAT HAD
THREE SISTERS, ACTUALLY FOUR
SISTERS, BUT THE THREE I SAY
THREE BECAUSE THEY HAVE KIDS.
HOW HARD IT IS AND AS A FORMER
COUNTY SUPERVISOR ALSO STOOD ON
HEAD START FIRST FIVE. I KNOW
THE IMPORTANCE. I KNOW THE
STUDIES, AND THIS IS WHAT THE
STUDIES DOES IN THE FUTURE FOR
THESE KIDS, AND YOU'RE REALLY
TOUCHING ON THAT, SO I JUST WANT
TO JUST APPLAUD YOU. PART AND
YOUR STAFF AND EVERYONE HERE
THAT CAME UP. UM THANK YOU. IT'S
A GREAT BILL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND. MADAM
SECRETARY. OH I'M SORRY. CLOSING
REMARKS. SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
. I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS
WHO SPOKE AND MY PRINCIPAL CO
AUTHOR. OF NOTE WAS IN DECEMBER
. WHEN I SAID THIS I HAD THIS
IDEA, ASSEMBLYWOMAN BOUGHT TWO
SAID I'M IN. I WANT TO BE A PART
OF THAT. BECAUSE YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT IS SUCH AN URGENT NEED WE SAW
DURING THE PANDEMIC WHO WAS LEFT
BEHIND IT WAS WORKING WOMEN
BECAUSE WORKING WOMEN DIDN'T
HAVE A PLACE TO TAKE THEIR
CHILDREN SO THAT THEY COULD
CONTINUE TO WORK EVEN IF
WORKING, WAS WORKING FROM HOME.
AND IF WE HAVE JUST SEEN
RECENTLY THAT WOMEN'S WHITE
RIGHTS HAVE BEEN MOVED BACKWARDS
IF WE WANT WOMEN TO FULLY
PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY, WE HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE
ACCESS TO CHILD CARE SO THAT
THEY CAN GO TO WORK SO THEY CAN
HAVE A CAREER AND THEN WHEN WE
THINK OF OUR LITTLE AS LEARNERS,
WE WANT THEM TO BE IN A PLACE
BECAUSE THERE ARE NEXT FEW.
THEY'RE OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
THE NEXT LEADERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
OF THE SENATE OF THEIR CITIES OF
THEIR COUNTIES. SO I AGREE. I
THINK THIS IS MUCH NEEDED. I
ALSO THINK THAT THIS BILL IS
LONG OVERDUE. I GAVE YOU MY
STORY WHEN I WAS ALMOST 30 YEARS
AGO, WHEN MY TWINS WERE TOO AND
I NEEDED TO GO BACK TO WORK FOR
OUR FAMILY AND HAD TO FIND
CHILDCARE SO THAT WE COULD I
COULD BE A MEANINGFUL SUPPORT.
TO OUR FAMILY. SOME MEMBERS I
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
LET'S DO THIS FOR WOMEN AND
WORKING PARENTS EVERYWHERE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, SENATOR AND I WOULD
LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. WE
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU. AND I'M
SECRETARY WHEN I CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS PASSED TO THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
CALLED RUN CALDERON. AYE DAVIES
DAVIES, I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE
BONTA. BRIAN BRIAN, I STONE
STONE IVY VALLAPUDUA. BE
APPROVED. WHY WALDRON? YEAH BAN
TúI. OKAY WE WILL HOLD THE ROLL
OPEN FOR THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
THANK YOU.
OKAY WE ARE LOOKING FOR AUTHORS
TO PRESENT THEIR BILLS AND
ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. SO STAFF OUT THERE
REMEMBERS WATCHING, UM WE ARE
READY WHENEVER YOU ARE. PLEASE
COME TO THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
OKAY, UH,
I LIKE TO USE OUR BIG.
CAN WE GET OPEN THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ON THE CONSENT. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA? AYE.
WELCOME TO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO
SEE YOU. HAPPY TO BE SEEN AND
NOT VIEWED, OKAY? ALRIGHT
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, CATCH
YOUR BREATH PRESENT ON FOLKS,
RIGHT? WHICH WAS. ON SP 996.
OKAY, THIS IS ON. OKAY GREAT.
THANK YOU. AND GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT SP 996. AND THE
PRIMARY GOAL OF THE COW WORKS
PROGRAM IS TO MOVE FAMILIES. OUT
OF POVERTY AND TOWARD ECONOMIC
SELF SUFFICIENCY. SP 996 WOULD
FACILITATE THOSE GOALS IN TWO
WAYS IT WOULD REPEAL LIMITATIONS
ON ASSETS WITH REGARD TO COW
WORKS ELIGIBILITY AND IT WOULD
REQUIRE REPEAL THE 100 OUR
STANDARD. USED TO DETERMINE A
CHILD'S DEPRIVATION OF PARENTAL
SUPPORT DUE TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT
OF THEIR PARENTS, SO COWARDS
RECIPIENTS FEAR SAVING OFTEN
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT EVEN A
SMALL AMOUNT OF EMERGENCY
SAVINGS WILL VIOLATE THE ASSET
TEST. AND AS A RESULT, THESE
FAMILIES LACK THE SAVINGS NEEDED
TO COPE WITH COMMON FINANCIAL
SETBACKS, SUCH AS A CAR
BREAKDOWN OR A MEDICAL EMERGENCY
. THEIR MAJORITY OF COW WORKS,
APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS. NEVER
COME CLOSE TO EXCEEDING THE
ASSET LIMIT, IN FACT, LESS THAN
1% OF TOTAL COW WORKS CASES ARE
DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE THEY EXCEED
CASH AND VEHICLE ASSET LIMITS.
STILL COUNTY WORKERS ARE
REQUIRED TO SCREEN ALL
APPLICANTS AND RECIPIENTS TO
VERIFY THEIR ELIGIBILITY UNDER
THE RULE, SO THIS BILL WOULD
ALSO REMOVE THE COW WORKS 100
HOUR RULE. SB 996 WOULD LEVEL
THE PLAYING FIELD FOR TWO PARENT
HOUSEHOLDS APPLYING FOR COW
WORKS, WHOSE PRIMARY WAGE EARNER
IS WORKING FOR A LOW WAGE BUT IS
STILL WORKING MORE THAN 100
HOURS THE PREVIOUS MONTH. THIS
TEST IMPACTS THOUSANDS OF POOR
TWO PARENT WORKING HOUSEHOLDS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, DENYING
THEM WORKS ASSISTANCE SIMPLY
BECAUSE THE PRIMARY WAGE EARNER
EARNED TOO MANY HOURS, BOTH OF
THESE OUTDATED AND UNNECESSARY
COW WORKS RESTRICTIONS.
DISCOURAGE WORK AND FAMILY UNITY
AS WELL AS MAINTAINING FINANCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY WITH ME IN
SUPPORT TO SPEAK AND TESTIFY.
ARE WE HAVE WESTERN CENTER FROM
LONG POVERTY, MIKE HAROLD AND
DAPHNE MACKLIN. DAPHNE YES, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK WHERE I VOTE.
WONDERFUL DEFINITELY. MACKLIN I
WORK FOR CALIFORNIA COALITION.
LET ME TAKE THIS OFF. I WORK
WITH THE CALIFORNIA COALITION OF
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS.
I'M SUBBING FOR MY BOSS. KEVIN,
WHO'S ON VACATION, BUT WHAT'S
IMPORTANT FOR ME ABOUT THIS BILL
IS I WAS A LEGAL SERVICES.
ATTORNEY FOR 25 YEARS. UM THE
100 HOUR RULE IS AN INCREDIBLE
BARRIER. TO FAMILY FORMATION
HAPPENED KEEPS YOUNG MEN FROM
DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO
DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO PEOPLE
PRESENTLY LIVING FATHERS WITH
THEIR CHILDREN. ALSO VERY
CRITICAL IS THE FACT THAT MOST
OF THE UM ASSET RESOURCE LIMITS
HAVE NOT CHANGED FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS. SO IT WAS WE LEARNED, OR
AS I LEARNED PERSONALLY IN THE
LAST TWO YEARS, YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY MONEY SAVED UP TO PAY FOR
SOMETHING LIKE A FUNERAL OR TO
REPLACE A CAR THAT'S BROKEN
DOWN. SO GETTING THESE NUMBERS
UP TO SOMETHING WHERE FAMILIES
HAVE A REAL CUSHION WILL ALLOW
THEM TO MOVE. THERE'S A FIRE AT
THEIR HOUSE. SO AGAIN, I GOT
YOUR SUPPORT. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MIKE CARROLL WITH THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY. WE TOO, ARE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE TODAY.
WE THINK IT'S LONG OVERDUE. UM
AND JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF
HISTORICAL CONTEXT WHEN THIS
PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED IN 1997 BY
THE LEGISLATURE, WE IMPOSE MANY,
MANY, MANY RULES ON ELIGIBILITY
THAT KEEP PEOPLE OFF OF
ASSISTANCE. REALLY MUCH OF THE
COWARDS PROGRAM IS BUILT AROUND
THE IDEA OF HOW DO WE PUT THINGS
IN PLACE THAT TRIP PEOPLE UP AND
KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING THE
ASSISTANCE? UM AH, YOU KNOW,
OVER TIME, WE'VE BEEN SLOWLY BUT
SURELY PULLING BACK A LOT OF
THOSE BEARS DOCTOR RAMBLING CAN
TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT IN HIS
SUBCOMMITTEE. UM, BUT, UM THE
REALITY IS NOW WE'RE NOW
CHANGING DIRECTION. OUR CASELOAD
IS ACTUALLY FALLEN TO SOMEWHERE
IN THE RANGE OF 330,000 PEOPLE
WHEN WE DID TANITH ORIGINALLY IT
WAS AROUND 800,000 PEOPLE. NOW
WE HAVE THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM.
WE'RE NOT SERVING ENOUGH
FAMILIES HERE. SO THIS BILL IS
GOING TO MOVE FROM THE DIRECTION
OF GETTING MORE FAMILIES
ELIGIBLE. GETTING IN THE
ASSISTANCE, THE CASH ASSISTANCE
THEY NEED THE CHILDCARE AND THE
EDUCATION THAT THEY SO
DESPERATELY WANT. AND SO FOR
THESE REASONS, WE THINK THE
BILLS REALLY LOOKING TO THE
FUTURE. AND UM, FOR THAT REASON
WE URGE AND I VOTE. THANK YOU.
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL PUBLIC
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS VANESSA HINA ON BEHALF
OF THE NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP,
A HOME VISITING PROGRAM HERE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OPERATOR
COULD YOU PLEASE OPEN THE LINES
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT? QUÊ
MADAM CHAIR IF YOU ARE IN
SUPPORT OF ESPIONAGE ON 996,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY 01
FALL BY ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND
WE WILL GO TO LINES. 6 95, YOU
ARE OPEN. AFTERNOON REBECA
GONZALEZ FOR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT.
AND NEXT WILL BE LYING. 6 88,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YES. HARD
COMMITTEE AND CHAIRMAN. MY NAME
IS PENTECOSTAL ON ON BEHALF OF
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR
STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL
EMPLOYEES. WE BOYS SUPPORT
PERCENTAGE BILL. 996 THANK YOU.
5 83, YOU ARE OPEN. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
AMANDA KHERSON WITH KENNY WELKER
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. THANK YOU. LINE.
506, PLEASE GO AHEAD. ONE MOMENT
WILL MOVE TO 5 83, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. OH, TRY LINE 56, YOU ARE
OPEN. MY NAME IS DIANE FIGUEROA
AND I AM IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
996 FROM LOS ANGELES. 95 90.
FIRST JARED CALL WITH NOURISHED
CALIFORNIA STRONG SUPPORT.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, 6 48. SERENA
LEGO CHILDCARE, LAWCENTER AND
STRONG, SUPPORTIVE AS THE 996.
THANK YOU. THE FINAL REMINDER IF
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OF SB 996,
PLEASE PRESS 10. LINE 6 77, YOU
ARE OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS CHARLES RETARD ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP TO END
DIVERSITY, VIOLENCE AND STRONG
SUPPORT. 96 96, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
BRIAN PAN ATTORNEY FOR A NEW WAY
OF LIFE, GRAND CHIEF PROJECT AND
STRONG SUPPORT. IT HAS BEEN 996
AND ONE MOMENT WE HAVE ONE WITH
AN OPERATOR GIVING THEIR LINE
NUMBER ANYBODY ELSE. PLEASE
PRESS 10 BUT YOURSELF. THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORT. AND WE'LL GO TO
LINE 6 98 YOU ARE OPEN. HIDE.
HAYDN'S IS JULIE FROM AMIGO CSS
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT AS BEING
9 76. THANK YOU. 5 18, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI. MY NAME IS KIMBERLY
DONE. I'M WITH A NEW WAY OF LIFE
REENTRY PROJECT AND WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 996. THERE
ARE NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUED
UP AT THIS TIME. THANK THANK
YOU. OPERATOR DO WE HAVE AND I
DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION FOR THIS BILL. BUT DO
WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM? NO OKAY. OPERATOR CAN YOU
OPEN THE LINES TO SEE IF THERE'S
ANY OPPOSITION? THANK YOU. IF
YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION TO SB 996
, PLEASE GO AHEAD AND HIT 10 AT
THIS TIME TO PLACE YOURSELF IN Q
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND
NOBODY IS KILLING UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU, OPERATOR. DO WE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. SEE NONE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE SENATOR?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM
CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO SAY ON THE
ONE HAND WE PENALIZE POVERTY. ON
THE OTHER HAND, WE PERPETUATE
POVERTY. WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO STOP DOING BOTH. I THINK THIS
IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU,
SENATOR. SECRETARY CULTURAL. THE
MOTION IS PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CALLED
RUN CALDERON, AYE DAVIES
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA AYE, BONTA.
BONTA. I BRIAN BRIAN ICED AN.
THE VALLAPUDUA BOUDOIR. I
WALDRON. OKAY WE WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON. AND WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, YOU
CAN GO AHEAD AND WRITE ALONG.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WELCOME
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I AM
HERE TO PRESENT MY BILL. SB 10
85. WHICH SEEKS TO PROTECT AND
KEEP MORE FAMILIES TOGETHER BY
REDEFINING NEGLECT AND
DEPENDENCY COURTS WHEN
DETERMINING CHILD NEGLECT ON IN
JUVENILE DEPENDENCY. COURT
HEARINGS, THE CURRENT OVERLY
BROAD DEFINITION CAN PUT
FAMILIES AT RISK THIS BILL WILL
PROVIDE CRITICAL PROTECTION FOR
CALIFORNIA'S FAMILIES VULNERABLE
TO SEPARATION BASED ON FACTORS
SUCH AS POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS
AND A LACK OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN
RESOURCES. IN CASES OF ALLEGED
NEGLECT, COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS
INITIATE PETITIONS THROUGH THE
COURT. THE COURT THEN RELIES ON
THE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
OF SOCIAL WORKERS TO DETERMINE
WHETHER NEGLECT OF A CHILD IS
TAKING PLACE. THE CURRENT BROAD
DEFINITION OF NEGLECT PROVIDES
THE REMOVAL TO BE INITIATED FOR
RELATIVELY MINOR AND SOMETIMES
TEMPORARY CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING
TO POVERTY. THE DEFINITION IN
THE W I C SHOULD BE REFINED SO
THAT CONDITIONS SUCH AS
PARTIALLY EMPTY REFRIGERATORS,
DAMAGED FURNITURE OR A TEMPORARY
INABILITY TO AFFORD CHILDCARE.
WHILE WORKING A LOW WAGE JOB
WILL NOT ALONE RESULT IN THE
REMOVAL OF A CHILD FROM THEIR
PARENTS. WE KNOW THAT POVERTY
AND A LACK OF ACCESS TO
RESOURCES SHOULD NOT BE FURTHER
ADJUDICATED BY OUR COURT
SEPARATING FAMILIES FOR
UNREASONABLE, ARBITRARY OR EVEN
TEMPORARY REASONS. CERTAIN
EXEMPTIONS ALREADY EXIST THAT
ARE IN CODE SUCH AS LACK OF
EMERGENCY SHELTER. FAILURE OF
PARENTS TO SEEK COURT ORDERS FOR
CUSTODY OF A CHILD AND EVEN
ADEQUATE MEDICAL TREATMENT BASED
ON RELIGIOUS OR SPIRITUAL
CONSIDERATIONS. SPECIFIC
EXCEPTIONS SHOULD ALSO BE
INCLUDED TO CONSIDER CONDITIONS
OF POVERTY. AND LACK OF
RESOURCES AS A PRESENT REALITY
FOR MANY PARENTS. THE STATUTES
IN PLACE THAT CREATED THE
RELEVANT SECTIONS OF WI C
SECTION 300 OUTLINING THE
DEFINITION OF NEGLECTED CHAPTER
IN 197, AND SINCE THEN THERE
HAVE BEEN MINOR LEGISLATIVE
CHANGES TO THE LANGUAGE. HOWEVER
NONE HAVE ADDRESSED THE
OVERARCHING DEFINITION OF
NEGLECT WITH ME AND SUPPORT IS
ANDY MOZINGO AND A TURN AND
ATTORNEY AND ORIC RACIAL, SOCIAL
AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE, FELLOW AS
WELL AS STEPHANIE JEFFCOAT, A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND IMPACTED
MOTHER, BOTH OF WHOM ARE WITH A
NEW WAY OF LIFE. REENTRY PROJECT
SPONSOR ORGANIZATION FOR THE
BILL, AND AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME, HAVE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR MOVE THE BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I'M ANDY MOZINGO
ATTORNEY AND OR RACIAL JUSTICE
FELLOW WITH NEW WAY OF LIFE
REENTRY PROJECT BASED NONPROFIT
THAT PROVIDES HOUSING AND
SUPPORT TO FORMERLY INCARCERATED
WOMEN FOR COMMUNITY REENTRY.
INDIVIDUAL HEALING AND
EMPOWERMENT. WE PROVIDE HOLISTIC
FAMILY REUNIFICATION, LEGAL
SERVICES TO JUSTICE INVOLVED
PARENTS, INCLUDING SUPPORT
PERSON ADVOCACY IN CHILD WELFARE
INVESTIGATIONS IN JUVENILE
DEPENDENCY, COURT PROCEEDINGS.
IN OUR PRACTICE. WE HAVE
OBSERVED THAT IN ALL STAGES OF
DEPENDENCY CASES, POVERTY
IMPACTS OUTCOMES. THIS PROBLEM
PLAYS OUT IN COURTROOM HEARINGS
AND ORDERS AND ALSO WHEN
CONDITIONS OF POVERTY ARE
SPECIFIED IN SOCIAL WORKER
REPORTS. TO SUBSTANTIATE CHILD
WELFARE AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS
TO THE COURT, INCLUDING TO
DETAIN A CHILD FROM THEIR
PARENTS. OUR PRACTICE HAS SEEN
SOCIAL WORKER REPORTS
REFERENCING FAMILY HOMES BEING
AN UNSANITARY CONDITION. A
FAMILY LIVING IN A SHELTER OR
SOBER LIVING PROGRAM OR NOT
HAVING A STABLE LIVING
ARRANGEMENT. A MOTHER OF RELYING
ON AN OLDER SIBLING FOR
BABYSITTING. A MOTHER, NOT
DRESSING A CHILD IN WHETHER
APPROPRIATE CLEAN CLOTHES. A
HOME NOT BEING WELL STOCKED OR A
CLOSET OBSERVED TO BE BEAR WITH
MINIMAL CLOTHING. HOME, NOT
HAVING SUFFICIENT FOOD.
APPLIANCES NOT BEING IN WORKING
CONDITION. MEANWHILE OUR
PRACTICE ALSO HAS OBSERVED MANY
COMMUNITY ORGANS, INCLUDING OURS
, FORGING PATHWAYS TO LIFT
FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY AND KEEP
THEM TOGETHER, PARTICULARLY
FAMILIES AT RISK OF CHILD
WELFARE INVOLVEMENT. THIS IS
BECAUSE A CHILD BEING SEPARATED
FROM A PRIMARY CAREGIVER HAS
PROFOUND LASTING IMPACTS ON
THEIR DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH
AND LIFE OUTCOMES. EVEN MORE
RACIAL JUSTICE REQUIRES
SUPPORTING RATHER THAN
SEPARATING STRUGGLING FAMILIES.
AN OVERBROAD DEFINITION OF
NEGLECT LEAVES FAMILIES
VULNERABLE TO IMPLICIT BIAS. IN
CALIFORNIA. HALF OF ALL BLACK
CHILDREN WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF
A CHILD WELFARE INVESTIGATION
BEFORE THEY REACH ADULTHOOD. IN
2021 BLACK CHILDREN WERE AT
LEAST FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO
BE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME AND
PLACED IN FOSTER CARE THAN WHITE
CHILDREN. IN MANY CALIFORNIA
COUNTIES, INCLUDING L, A ORANGE
SANTA CLARA, SAN FRANCISCO AND
ALAMEDA. REDEFINING NEGLECT WILL
REDUCE THE RISK OF ARBITRARY
DECISION MAKING PERPETUATING
SYSTEMIC BIAS. WE ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT FOR SB 10 85 BECAUSE
IT'S TIME TO HEAL AND NOT
PUNISHED, VULNERABLE, VULNERABLE
FAMILIES. POVERTY IS NOT
NEGLECT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS YOU HEARD FROM MY
COLLEAGUE ANDY ABOUT THE
CONDITIONS OF POVERTY. THAT HAVE
BEEN USED TO SEPARATE CHILDREN
FROM THEIR PARENTS. I'M IN
SUPPORT OF SB 10 85 BECAUSE
POVERTY IS NOT NEGLECT. FOR OVER
19 YEARS, I STRUGGLED WITH
ADDICTION, INCARCERATION AND
HOMELESSNESS. SEPARATED FROM MY
CHILDREN, AND I WAS ALSO THE
VICTIM OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT. AS A
RESULT, I BECAME PREGNANT DURING
THAT TIME I WAS SLEEPING IN MY
CAR. WHEN I GAVE BIRTH TO MY
DAUGHTER, SHE WAS DETAINED BY
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND
WAS TAKEN RIGHT FROM MY ARM. AT
THE TIME, SHE WAS NOT SHOWING
ANY SIGNS OF MEDICAL
MALNOURISHMENT OR ANY MEDICAL
EMERGENCY. SHE HAD NOT BEEN
PHYSICALLY ABUSED, NOR DID SHE
SHOW ANY SIGNS OF EMOTIONAL
DAMAGE. THE ALLEGATIONS TOWARDS
ME WERE FAILURE TO NEGLECT. HOW
DID I FAIL TO PROTECT HER WHEN I
WAS NEVER EVEN GIVEN THE CHANCE
TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FOOD,
CLOTHING OR SHELTER? SHE WAS
TAKEN FROM ME IMMEDIATELY.
INSTEAD OF PROVIDING ME WITH THE
RESOURCES TO DO THOSE THINGS,
THEY PLACED HER IN HOME. BEEN A
HOME WITH STRANGERS. THEY TOOK
ADVANTAGE OF MY HOMELESSNESS AND
INCARCERATION IN A RACIALLY
BIASED MANNER, USING MY
STRUGGLES AS A CONVENIENCE. IT
WAS A CONVENIENCE BECAUSE LESS
WORK IS REQUIRED OVER SOCIAL
WORKER WHEN A MOTHER'S
WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN.
OFTENTIMES TERMINATION OF
PARENTAL RIGHTS AND ADOPTION
HEARINGS ARE BASICALLY
UNCONTESTED AND A MOTHER'S
ABSENCE. MY CIRCUMSTANCES MADE
IT EASIER FOR THEM TO ACHIEVE
ANOTHER ADOPTION TO BOLSTER
THEIR STATISTICS. FOR THEM. IT
WAS A CONVENIENCE, BUT FOR ME,
IT HAS ROBBED ME AND MY DIGNITY,
DUE PROCESS AND MY CIVIL RIGHT
TO PARENTHOOD. SINCE MY DAUGHTER
WAS ADOPTED, I HAVE COMPLETELY
TURNED MY LIFE AROUND. I JUST
GRADUATED WITH FIVE ASSOCIATE%
DEGREES HAVE DECIDED TO GO TO
LAW SCHOOL, SO NO OTHER PARENT
HAS TO CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH
THE SAME PAIN THAT I HAVE. AND
YET I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN
AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN
SEE A PICTURE OF MY DAUGHTER. SB
10 85 WILL HELP VULNERABLE
FAMILIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF
BEING SEPARATED BY ALLOWING
SOCIAL WORKERS TO MAKE MORE
INFORMED DECISIONS ON REPORTING
NEGLECT. IT WILL HELP ENSURE
THAT DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES
PRIMARILY FAMILIES OF COLOR, DO
NOT CONTINUE TO BE THE SUBJECT
OF THESE HARMFUL PETITIONS. I DO
THIS WORK SO THAT OTHER PARENTS
OR MOTHERS LIKE ME ARE GIVEN A
CHANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR
CHILDREN. MY HOPE IS THAT
FAMILIES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH
THE RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO
STAY TOGETHER INSTEAD OF BEING
TORN APART. CONDITIONS OF
POVERTY SHOULD NOT ALONE BE THE
REASON TO PERMANENTLY SEPARATE
APPARENT FROM THEIR CHILD. IT'S
TIME FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER TO
CREATE POLICIES THAT PROMOTE
FAMILY REUNIFICATION INSTEAD OF
SEPARATION. AND FOR THESE
REASONS TODAY I AM RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTING YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
PUBLIC SUPPORT IN THE ROOM?
MADAM CHAIR MIKE CARROLL,
WESTERN CENTER ON LAND POVERTY
IN SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
KELLY WALTERS, STAFF ATTORNEY
FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS
WITH CHILDREN AND VERY STRONG
SUPPORT. YEAH. MY NAME IS HENRY
ORTIZ. AND WITH ALL OF US, A NUN
AND SPC AND STRONG SUPPORT AS
WELL. THANK YOU. OPERATOR COULD
YOU PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINES
FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT?
FOR SP 10 85. QUÊ MADAM CHAIR IF
YOU AREN'T SUPPORTIVE SB 10 85
PLEASE PRESS 10 THIS TIME. LINE
4 44, YOU ARE OPEN. BECCA CRAMER
MATTER ON BEHALF OF A SALE YOU
CALIFORNIA ACTION AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU NEXT FOR LITTLE LINE
FIVE OR SIX. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
DIANE FIGURE OUT THAT ALL OF US
ARE NON FELLOW HERE IN LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AND WE ARE
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 10 85.
THANK YOU. LINE 5 18, YOU ARE
OPEN. BY THE 18. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI MY NAME IS KIMBERLY
DONE. I'M WITH A NEW WAY OF LIFE
REENTRY PROJECT AND WE ARE ALSO
CO SIGNERS OF SB 10 85, AND WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 4
45, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
SHANTEL WATERHOUSE AND FROM LOS
ANGELES. AND I'M CALLING YOU
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 10 85.
THANK YOU. SB 9695. YOU ARE
OPEN. AND REBECCA GONZALEZ FOR
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORT. PLANE. 6
97, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 6 97, YOU
ARE OPEN. HELLO. THIS IS THE
LIST OF MORE ILLEGAL SERVICES
FOR PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN.
WE'RE CALLING HIM STRONG
SUPPORT. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE 6
96, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 6 96. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO TESTIFY? HELLO. MY
NAME IS BRIAN TAN ATTORNEY FOR A
NEW WAY OF LIFE FOR ENTRY
PROJECT SPONSOR AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 10 85. 0.701 YOU
ARE OPEN. MY NAME IS NATASHA
WHITE WITH A MILLION OF LIFE
REENTRY PROJECT. I'M A STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE 1 85. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 702. HELLO. MY NAME IS
RACHEL WEST. I'M WITH LEGAL
ACTION FOR WOMEN IN SAN
FRANCISCO. IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
SB 10 85. 703 YOU ARE OPEN. HI
MY NAME IS TROPEANO. LEWIS WILL
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS
WITH CHILDREN. ALSO A PROUD
MEMBER OF ALL OF US ARE MEN AND
STRONG SUPPORTIVE AS B 10 85.
THANK YOU. 705 YOU ARE OPEN.
I'VE HAD ALL BRIGHT AND WITH THE
EVERY MOTHER IS A WORKING MOTHER
NETWORK, AND I'M VERY STRONG
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 10 85.
FIND 707. PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO
ROMAN. IT WAS PAUL BRADLEY. I'M
THE REGIONAL CHAPTER COORDINATOR
FOR ALL OF US ARE KNOWN CALLING
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 10 85.
BEHIND 708, YOU ARE OPEN. HELLO.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS MARVIN GOLD AMIS WITH
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS
WITH CHILDREN AND STRONG
SUPPORT. PLANE SEVEN OR NINE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. AND IF THERE'S
ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF SB 10 85,
PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME.
SEVEN OR NINE YEAR OLD PEACE AND
BLESSINGS TO ALL MY NAME IS
TOCCOA BONNER. I'M THE HOUSING
ADVOCATE FOR ALL OF US OR NONE,
WHICH IS THE PROJECT OF LEGAL
SERVICES FOR PRISONS WITH
CHILDREN AND I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 10 85. AND LINE 7
10, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO MY
NAME IS SYDNEY. ROSS RISDON. I'M
WITH GIVE US BACK OUR CHILDREN
NETWORK AND WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 10 85. MADAM CHAIR
. THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP FOR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OPERATOR DO
WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM? CÁC NONE. OPERATOR COULD
YOU OPEN THE PHONE LINE TO SEE
IF THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION TO SB?
10 85. MADAM CHAIR WAS MUTED IF
YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION TO SB 10,
85 AND HIT 10. WE DO HAVE 11
MOMENT, PLEASE. IT'S THIS
MOMENTARILY ANYBODY ELSE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 85 +10 TO PLACE
YOURSELF IN QUÊ. 7 13, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES MY NAME IS JAMES
PHILIPPINE WITH AROUND THE WORLD
CHILDREN'S CENTER AND I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 976. THANK
YOU. NOBODY ELSE IS CUTE UP,
MADAM CHAIR TO THANK YOU.
OPERATOR OKAY, I'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. DO WE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FOR THE AUTHOR, MR BRYANT? FIRST
THAT'S THE BEST KIND OF
OPPOSITION. I JUST WANNA TO
THANK OUR WITNESSES TODAY FOR
THEIR TESTIMONY AND TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR HER WORK IN THIS
SPACE FOR MANY YEARS. IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING. THIS MIGHT BE
YOUR LAST TIME COMING BEFORE
THIS. COMMITTEE AND I THINK
BRINGING THESE KINDS OF POWERFUL
BILLS. UM OUR LEGACY THAT WON'T
BE FORGOTTEN AND I'M HONORED TO
SHARE THE SAME. DISTRICT AREA AS
YOU I THINK THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED. OKAY WITH THAT, SENATOR,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. I THINK MISS GEOFF COATES
TESTIMONY WAS BOTH TESTIMONY AND
A CLOSED POVERTY SHOULDN'T
EQUATE PUNISHMENT. UM AND WE
KNOW THAT PARENTS WANT TO BE
WITH THEIR CHILDREN. WE KNOW
THAT SOCIAL WORKERS STILL HAVE
AUTHORITY AND DISCRETION, BUT WE
ALSO KNOW THAT, UM MOVING INTO
THESE SYSTEMS CAN SPIRAL
FAMILIES INTO DEEP AND SOMETIMES
PERMANENT DISTRESS. AND THIS
BILL IS HOPING TO MITIGATE SOME
OF THAT. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS CALLED
RUN CALDERON, AYE DAVIES.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA. I,
BRIAN BRIAN EYES STONE. THE
VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA. AYE,
WALDRON. WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN, BUT IT'S LOOKING
GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY UH, LET'S
SEE, UH, YES, SENATOR. CORTESI
IF YOU'RE READY, SIR, COME
PRESENT ON SB 707.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PLEASED TO PRESENT SB
707 SP 77 WILL PROVIDE CURRENT
AND FUTURE RESIDENTS HAVE
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT
COMMUNITIES. WITH A SENSE OF
SECURITY REGARDING THE
SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL COMMITMENT
THEY MAKE IN RETURN FOR A
LIFELONG HOME FOR LIFELONG HOME
IN HEALTHCARE. THERE ARE OVER
100, CONTINUING CARE, RETIREMENT
COMMUNITIES UP AND DOWN THE CITY
, CALIFORNIA AND THAT NUMBER IS
LIKELY TO GROW TO SERVE
CALIFORNIA'S RAPIDLY GROWING
SENIOR POPULATION. CONTINUING
CARE FACILITIES ARE, OF COURSE,
AN ATTRACTIVE OPTION FOR SENIORS
SEEKING A LONG TERM LIVING
ARRANGEMENT BECAUSE THE
FACILITIES OFFER VARIOUS LEVELS
OF CARE THAT ADAPT TO THE NEEDS
OF RESIDENTS AS THEY AGE,
ALLOWING THEM TO AGE IN PLACE.
INTEREST FEES. THESE FACILITIES.
ARE TYPICALLY STEEP. THE AVERAGE
DEPOSIT FOR CONTINUING CARE
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY IN 2018.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO WAS 335,000.
ON TOP OF A HEFTY DEPOSIT
RESIDENTS PAY ONGOING MONTHLY
SERVICE FEES. UP TO THE
THOUSANDS. RESIDENTS OFTEN SELL
THEIR HOMES AND SPEND THEIR LIFE
SAVINGS TO ENTER CONTINUING CARE
RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES BECAUSE
THEY EXPECT THAT THEY WILL HAVE
STABLE HOUSING AND CARE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THEIR LIFETIMES.
HOWEVER THERE HAVE BEEN
INSTANCES WHERE CONTINUING CARE
PROVIDERS MISMANAGE THEIR
FINANCES AND EITHER ALTER THE
RESIDENT AGREEMENTS TO ADDRESS
THEIR LOSSES OR SHIFT THE
FINANCIAL BURDENS ON TO
RESIDENTS. SO WHAT S B 77 WILL
DO ABOUT THAT IS ESTABLISHED A
TRIGGER SYSTEM THAT WILL ALERT
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES OF A FACILITY IS AT
RISK OF REACHING FINANCIAL
INSOLVENCY. IF THE PROVIDER
MEETS CERTAIN TRIGGERS OUTLINING
THE BILL, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD
BE AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE THE
PROVIDER TO SUBMIT A FINANCIAL
PLAN AND QUARTERLY UPDATES ON
THEIR PROGRESS TO REMEDY THE
FINANCIAL ISSUES. TO PROVIDE
TRANSPARENCY TO RESIDENTS BILL
STATES THAT PROVIDERS WHO HAVE
BEEN REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A
FINANCIAL PLAN MUST SHARE THAT
FINANCIAL PLAN ALONG WITH ANY
QUARTERLY REPORTS TO THEIR
CURRENT RESIDENTS. THE BILL ALSO
REQUIRES THAT THE FINANCIAL
PLANNER REPORTS BE SHARED WITH
INDIVIDUALS WHO BECOME A
RESIDENT PRIOR TO THE
REMEDIATION OF ANY EXISTING
FINANCIAL ISSUES. SO SB SEVEN OH
71 SURE THAT THE DEPARTMENT,
SOCIAL SERVICES AND RESIDENTS OF
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT
COMMUNITIES HAVE THE CRITICAL
INFORMATION THEY NEED TO
IDENTIFY FINANCIAL DEFICIENCIES
OF PROVIDER BEFORE IT'S TOO
LATE. MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSISTED
LIVING ASSOCIATION. LEADING EDGE
CALIFORNIA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES ON THIS BILL.
LAST WEEK, THE DEPARTMENT
SUBMITTED AMENDMENTS TO OUR
OFFICE AND THE COMMITTEE AND THE
COMMITTEE. THAT WE DID NOT HAVE
ADEQUATE TIME TO ANALYZE. UM I
AM VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE HELP
AND THE WORK OF THIS COMMITTEE.
AND AS A RESULT OF TIME
CONSTRAINTS, OF COURSE, BEING
UNABLE TO TAKE THOSE AMENDMENTS
IN THIS COMMITTEE, UM, THAT
SATISFIED ALL PARTIES, HOWEVER,
SHOULD THIS BILL PASS OUT OF
COMMITTEE TODAY? I'M COMMITTED
TO WORKING WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS. THE DEPARTMENT AND
THE COMMITTEE STAFF OVER THE
RECESS TO ADDRESS REMAINING
CONCERNS. AND I WOULD JUST SAY
FRANKLY, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO
HAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S AMENDMENTS
BEFORE US AT THIS POINT, STILL
BEING TIMELY AND AGAIN APOLOGIZE
THAT THEY DIDN'T ARRIVE. AT OUR
DOORSTEP IN TIME TO WORK WITH
ALL OF YOU TO GET THEM DONE TO
COMPLETION. I DO WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE ONE MORE TIME
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THESE KIND
OF DETAILED BILLS PUT A LOT OF
STRESS ON EVERYBODY, BUT WE'VE
RECEIVED NOTHING BUT
PROFESSIONALISM IN RETURN HERE
WITH ME TO TESTIFY TODAY TO
IGNACIO HERNANDEZ, REPRESENTING
CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING CARE
RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION. AND
MARGARET GRIFFIN, PRESIDENT OF
THE ASSOCIATION, CALC ARE A
THANK YOU AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M MARGARET GRIFFIN
, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA CONTINUING CARE
RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, OR
CALDERON. WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO
SPONSOR THIS BILL. SINCE 2019 3
OF OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE GONE
BANKRUPT. CLEARLY ENHANCING. THE
DEPARTMENT'S OVERSIGHT
CAPABILITIES AND IMPROVING THE
TRANSPARENCY OF FINANCIAL
INFORMATION TO RESIDENTS IS
CRITICAL. AND THAT'S WHY SB 77
IS SO IMPORTANT TO SEE CRC
RESIDENTS. I REALLY HOPE THAT
YOU WILL FAVOR US WITH YOUR VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GO AHEAD. MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
IGNACIO HERNANDEZ, ALSO ON
BEHALF OF CALCULA. LET ME MAKE A
COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON HE SPILL
. REALLY? THE BOTTOM LINE ON THE
SPILL IS WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE
AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR THE
RESIDENTS AS YOU HEARD RESIDENTS
WHO MOVE IN PAY A HEFTY FEE.
USUALLY THEIR LIFETIME ASSETS.
THEY SELL THEIR HOME TO PAY INTO
THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE
EXPECTATION OF THE COMMUNITY
WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM AND OFFER
ALL LEVELS OF CARE FOR THE
BALANCE OF THEIR LIVES. THERE'S
ALSO AN UNDERSTANDING THAT FOR
SOME THAT IF AN INDIVIDUAL
PASSES AWAY OR DECIDES TO MOVE
OUT OF THE COMMUNITY THAT SOME
OF THE MONEY WILL BE RETURNED
BACK TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO THEIR
FAMILY THAT REQUIRES VERY, VERY
GOOD MANAGEMENT OF THE FINANCES
. THESE ARE THE LIFE SAVINGS OF
THESE INDIVIDUALS WHEN THEY MOVE
IN. WHAT WE'VE HEARD WAS THERE
HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF
BANKRUPTCIES. I THINK THIS PAST
YEAR THERE'S ONE IN OAKLAND, AND
THERE WAS ONE M PACIFIC GROWTH.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN OTHERS, AND
WE'RE SEEING IT NOT JUST IN
CALIFORNIA. BUT IN OTHER STATES
WITH THIS BILL DOES IS CREATE A
AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM TO ALERT
THE STATE WHEN THERE ARE KEY
FINANCIAL INDICATORS. THAT A
FACILITY OR OVER THAT A
COMMUNITY MAYBE IN FINANCIAL
TROUBLE BEFORE THERE ARE
PROBLEMS. I'VE WORKED ON BILLS
IN THE PAST, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL. TO HELP FAMILIES GET. THEIR MONEY RETURNED TO THEM.
WHEN SOMEONE HAS PASSED AWAY,
THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHEREAS A
YEAR AND A HALF ALMOST TWO YEARS
WHERE THE COMMUNITY DID NOT
RETURN THE FEE AFTER THE DEATH
OF A RESIDENT BECAUSE THE
COMMUNITY DID NOT MANAGE THE
MONEY PROPERLY. SO WE WOULD
RATHER HAVE AN EARLY WARNING
SYSTEM, THEN HAVE TO DEAL WITH
THE PROBLEMS ON THE BACK END.
THAT'S ALL THAT WE DO THERE. LET
ME JUST MENTION THREE THINGS ON
THE TRIGGER. THERE ARE TWO KEY
FINANCIAL TRIGGERS DEALING WITH
DEBT RATIO AND RESERVE. RESERVE
ACCOUNTS AND THEN WE'VE ALSO IN
OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE OPPOSITION,
WHICH I'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF
MEETINGS WITH THEM. VERY, VERY
GOOD. UM, AN OCCUPANCY RATE. UM
REQUIREMENT, AND THAT HAS BEEN
SOMETHING THAT IS WE HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO COME TO AN
AGREEMENT WITH WITH THE
OPPOSITION, BUT THE OCCUPANCY
RATE IS REALLY KEEN IF I CAN
JUST SPEND 30 SECONDS ON IT.
THESE ARE VERY CAPITAL INTENSIVE
COMMUNITIES. THERE ARE FEES THAT
ARE PAID MONTHLY. AND WHEN
THERE'S NO NOT SUFFICIENT
OCCUPANCY, THAT IS AN INDICATOR
THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY
COMING IN TO MAINTAIN ALL OF THE
SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE
HAVE EVERYTHING FROM INDEPENDENT
LIVING ASSISTED LIVING MEMORY
CARE TO END OF LIFE. AND WHAT
WE'VE SEEN IN TEXAS. IN
PARTIULAR, THERE WAS A STUDY
THAT SHOWED THEIR BANKRUPTCIES
WERE PRECEDED BY A DROP IN
OCCUPANCY RATE BELOW 80. AND
ONCE THEY SAW THAT, PLUS THE
OTHER FINANCIAL INDICATORS THEY
KNEW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A
PROBLEM. ALL THIS BILL WOULD DO
IN THE DIRECTION WE'RE GOING AND
WE WILL ABSOLUTELY TAKE
AMENDMENTS GOING FORWARD ONCE WE
CAN, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THE
STATE. THE DEPARTMENT AMENDMENTS
A LITTLE BIT MORE CLOSELY. IS
SET UP THIS TRIGGER OF OCCUPANCY
RATE AND TWO KEY FINANCIAL
INDICATORS TO JUST INFORM THE
STATE THAT THERE ARE THESE
PROBLEMS IN THE STATE WOULD HAVE
THE DISCRETION TO DECIDE WHETHER
OR NOT TO ASK FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNITY
OR NOT. THESE ARE THE LIFE
SAVINGS AND THE LIVES OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS AT STAKE, AND WE ASK
FOR THIS BILL TO MOVE FORWARD SO
THAT WE CAN TRY TO ADDRESS THE
FINAL AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME, MADAM CHAIR. THANK
YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM? OKAY SEEING
THEN. OPERATOR COULD YOU PLEASE
OPEN THE PHONE LINE TO SEE IF WE
HAVE ANY WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
FOR SB 707? MADAM CHAIR IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT
FOR SB 707 GO AHEAD, HIT ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO AT THIS TIME
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND
NOBODY EXCUSE ME WHEN JUST CUED
UP. ONE MOMENT AS WE GIVE THEM
THEIR LINE NUMBER.
THANK YOU. MANAGER IS STILL WITH
THE OPERATOR. ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE. WE'LL GO TO LINE SEVEN
TO GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON WITH
GINA'S RESIDENTS OF CONTINUING
CARE COMMUNITY IN SAN FRANCISCO
CALLED REQUIRED STRONG SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. AND NOBODY ELSE IS
QUEUED UP AT THIS TIME. OKAY
THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I
BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION IN THE IN THE
ROOM. PLEASE COME FORWARD. HELLO
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, PETER KELIS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSISTED
LIVING ASSOCIATION. WE REPRESENT
ASSISTING LIVING PROVIDERS AS
WELL AS CONTINUING CARE
RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES. WE WANT
TO APPRECIATE THE EFFORT OF THE
AUTHOR AND HIS STAFF AS WELL AS
THE SPONSORS AND WORKING WITH US
SINCE THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED
LAST YEAR, THE BILL WAS PRECEDED
BY A SIMILAR BILL A B 13 79. IN
2019 THAT WAS BASED ON THE SAME
SIMILAR CONCEPT. OF PROVIDING AN
EARLY WARNING SYSTEM. AMERICAN
AREA NICOLE MINE IF YOU WILL,
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ONE OF
THE POINTS WE WISH TO MAKE ON
THE POLICY IS THAT COMMUNITIES
ARE NOT FACILITIES, THEIR
COMMUNITIES THAT HAPPENED TO
HAVE FACILITIES. AND THEIR THEIR
OCCUPANCY IS GOING TO FLUCTUATE
AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
AND TRYING TO IDENTIFY THAT
SWEET SPOT WHERE WE CAN AGREE TO
AN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM THAT IS
NOT GOING TO UNNECESSARILY
CAUSED CONCERN. WHERE IT SHOULD
NOT EXIST BECAUSE ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT IS IMPORTANT AND WE
SHARE WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS IS TO PROTECT THE
SECURITY AND THE FINANCIAL WELL
BEING OF THE RESIDENTS. THE
BALANCING PROBLEM WITH THE
TRIGGER ITSELF IS THAT 80%
OCCUPANCY, MAYBE A ONE TIME
EVENT. IT DOES NOT NECESSARILY
MEAN A SYSTEMIC FLAW IN THE
SYSTEM. THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT
THERE IS A WEAKNESS AND AS WELL
AND ACROSS THE BOARD TRIGGER IS
POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE
IT WOULD CAPTURE NEW FACILITIES
THAT ARE JUST COMING OR NEW
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE JUST COMING
ON THE MARKET. OR MAKES IT
DIFFICULT TO REFURBISH A WING OF
A FACILITY. AND SO WE'VE BEEN
STUCK ON THIS WITH THE WITH THE
DIALOGUE SINCE FOR REALLY FOR
FOUR YEARS. SO WE HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO GET THERE. WE HAVE
BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE
SPONSORS. WE APPRECIATE THE
EFFORT BECAUSE THEY HAVE MADE
THEY'VE MADE A LOT OF STEPS IN
OUR DIRECTION. WE IN TURN HAVE
MADE AS A LOT OF STEPS IN THEIR
DIRECTION, AND WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING ON WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS A
PATHWAY WHERE WE ARE CLOSE. WE
WEREN'T QUITE THERE. WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES DID ENTER THE
DISCUSSION. WE WERE NOT A PART
OF THAT. WITH AMENDMENTS LAST
WEEK, WHICH CAME AS A SURPRISE
TO US BUT WE UNDERSTAND THESE
THINGS DO HAPPEN. UM, BUT HAVING
SAID THAT WE SHARE THE GOALS OF
THE PROPONENTS AND THE AUTHOR.
WE JUST DON'T WISH THE OUTCOME
TO BE A CANARY IN A COAL MINE
THAT CAUSES UNNECESSARY. CONCERN
TO RESIDENTS AND THEN CREATES A
SITUATION WHERE THESE FACILITIES
CANNOT REMEDY THE VERY PROBLEM
THAT MAY EXIST BECAUSE OF THE
CONCERN. AND THEN WHO KNOWS WHAT
HAPPENS ECONOMICALLY WITHIN
THOSE COMMUNITIES. SO WE
UNDERSTAND ITS DEADLINE WEEK. UM
IF THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD, IT'S
NOT OUR PLACE TO ASK, BUT WE
WOULD HOPE THAT IF THERE ARE
SUCH SUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS, THE
COMMITTEE MAY ASK TO SEE THE
BILL AGAIN IN AUGUST. WE ARE
OPPOSED TO THE BILL. WE'RE HAPPY
TO CONTINUE OUR GOOD FAITH
NEGOTIATIONS AND THAT'S WHERE WE
ARE. AT THIS TIME. WE APPRECIATE
YOUR CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. AMBER KING WAS LEADING
AGED CALIFORNIA REPRESENTING
NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, UM, SERVING
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OLDER
ADULTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING 76. C CRCS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. WE WOULD LIKE TO
ALIGN OUR COMMENTS OF THOSE MADE
BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSISTED
LIVING ASSOCIATION,
UNFORTUNATELY, ARE HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 77. TODAY WE
ARE CONCERNED WITH THE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE
BILL, ESPECIALLY AS HAS BEEN
MENTIONED THE TRIGGERS THAT
COULD PLACE SOME OF THOSE GOOD
ACTING C CRCS. AH THAT WOULD
HAVE TO BE ENCOMPASSED IN THIS
BILL. UM AND AS SUCH, WE WOULD
LIKE TO SEE MORE THOUGHTFULLY
CRAFTED BILL AND HOPE THAT WE
CAN BE A PART OF THOSE
CONVERSATIONS GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM SCENE? UN
OPERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN THE
PHONE LINE FOR ANY OPPOSITION TO
SB 707?
MADAM CHAIR. YOU READY FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, PLEASE.
OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TESTIFY. PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP AT THIS TIME. THANK
YOU. OPERATOR NOW I'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. RESPONSE
TO QUESTION THANK YOU, SENATOR
CORTISONE FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. SO I THINK THERE THERE
IS SOME CREDENCE TO THE TO THE
NOTION OF ENSURING THAT CCRC S
HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE PLANNED. UM OCCUPANCY RATES
LIKE IN THE INSTANCE OF AS
MENTIONED, UM, IMPROVEMENTS ON
THE PROPERTY OR OR WHAT MIGHT
HAVE YOU. HAVE YOU CAN PUT ANY
THOUGHT TO THAT PARTICULAR? UH
POINT AROUND MAKING SURE THAT
THERE'S JUST AN ABILITY TO BE
MORE DELIBERATE IS ANY SMALL AS
ANY BUSINESS WOULD NEED TO BE
ABLE TO DO THAT. UM AND THEN
ALSO JUST, UH, ALSO WANT TO JUST
UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT. THE
OCCUPANCY RATE IS IT. IS IT A
POINT IN TIME? OCCUPANCY RATE AT
ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AND THEN ALSO
JUST MORE BROADLY. ESSENTIALLY I
LIKE THE IDEA OF THE EARLY
WARNING SYSTEM ANALOGY, UM, THE
CONSEQUENCE OF BEING ABLE TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS SOUNDS
LIKE IT'S JUST PUTTING FORWARD
INFORMATION THAT ENSURES
ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY. THAT FROM
FROM FROM THE DEPARTMENT, SO
WANTING TO SEE WHAT THE MAJOR
CONSEQUENCES? YEAH YOU KNOW, I
MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THE OVERALL
POINT OF THE BILL IS TO IS TO
FLAG THOSE INDICATORS THAT WOULD
BE TROUBLING, LIKE LIKE LOW
OCCUPANCY, OR DESTABILIZING.
OCCUPANCY HIGH VACANCY FACTORS.
ANOTHER WAY TO PUT THAT ALL THAT
ALL THAT ARE WITNESSED ANSWER.
THE QUESTION IS, IS TO YOUR
POINT IN TIME QUESTION. THE IDEA
IS, OF COURSE, WHEN THE OXYGEN
DROPS BELOW A CERTAIN NUMBER FOR
THE DEPARTMENT. TO PICK UP ON
THAT AS A FLAG FROM A
TRANSPARENCY STANDPOINT, AND
ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU
KNOW IF THE FACILITY IS FLAGGED
LIKE THAT, OR FOR THE OTHER
REASONS ADDRESSED IN THE BILL
THAT FOLKS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY,
FAMILIES AND OTHERS TO TAKE
PREEMPTIVE ACTION. SO YOU DON'T
HAVE FOLKS WHO ARE LITERALLY
JUST OUT ON THE STREET OR ARE
STRUGGLING WITH THE BANKRUPTCY
COURT. ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHICH IS
NOT WHERE WE WANT THIS
VULNERABLE POPULATION TO BE
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO GET
THAT. POINT IN TIME, QUESTION
ANSWERED. I THINK IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. THESE AMENDMENTS THAT
WERE ALL THEY'RE NOT ON TABLE
TODAY. SO IN THAT SENSE I DON'T
WANT TO. IT'S NOT FAIR TO GET
INTO THOSE INTO DETAIL YET, BUT
THE COMMITTEE STAFF HERE HAS
OFFERED AS I UNDERSTAND IT TO
OUR REQUEST TO STAY WITH THIS
AFTER TODAY, IF THE BILL GETS
OUT OF COMMITTEE TODAY, BECAUSE
THOSE ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT,
AND I THINK THE YOU KNOW, I'M
NOT SURE WE EVER HIT A NUMBER
THAT MAKES EVERYONE PERFECTLY
HAPPY IN TERMS OF OPPOSITION. IF
WE WERE TO SAY 70. IS THAT
REALLY COMFORTABLE? IT WOULD BE
BETTER IF IT WAS 60 BETTER IF IT
WAS 49.9% IF WE'RE STILL AT 50%
SHOULDN'T WE NOT BE FLAGGED? I
THINK, AS WE ALL KNOW FROM AS
LEGISLATORS, YOU KNOW, GETTING A
NUMBER THAT JUST GETS EVERYONE
TO SIGN OFF AND BE REALLY HAPPY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE THE ONES
UNDER SCRUTINY MIGHT NOT BE SO
EASY. BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE THE
DEPARTMENT, UNLIKE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CORK WHEN HE
CAME FORWARD IN 2019, AND I
UNDERSTAND HIS BILL WAS KEPT
BECAUSE OF COVID LIMITS AT THE
TIME, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE
GOTTEN A BETTER VETTING IN THE
DEPARTMENT. UM HAD CONCERNS LIKE
THEY'VE HAD WITH THIS BILL, BUT
NO ONE EVER GOT TO SEE THE
AMENDMENTS THAT THEY WANTED. NOW
THAT WE HAVE, I THINK ARE VERY
TRUSTWORTHY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, SAYING HERE'S HOW WE
LIKE IT TO BE. WE JUST WANT TO
GET IN WITH COMMITTEE STAFF, YOU
KNOW, POST TODAY. KEEP THIS
GOING GET THOSE AMENDMENTS IN IF
THEY'RE ALL SUITABLE TO EVERYONE
AND MAGIC NUMBER OR NOT ON
OCCUPANCY. I THINK WE NEED TO
MOVE FORWARD. AS YOU KNOW, IN
YOUR AREAS WE'VE HEARD TODAY
YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE OF IT.
WE'VE HAD A BANKRUPTCY. AH,
THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING
AND THIS IS A MAJOR STEP IN THE
RIGHT DIRECTION TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE ARE ALERTED BEFORE
THEY'RE CAUGHT FLAT FOOTED IN
THESE SITUATIONS. AND LET ME ASK
YOU IF IT'S ALREADY THROUGH THE
CHAIR FOR THE WITNESS TO SURE TO
STAB AT ANSWERING THE POINT IN
TIME QUESTION. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND BRIEFLY, THANK YOU FOR
THE QUESTION. SOME MEMBERS LET
ME ANSWER THIS WAY. WE'VE HAD
EXTENSIVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
THE OCCUPANCY RATE NUMBER HOW TO
CALCULATE IT AND THE TIMING OF
THAT, AND I CAN GIVE YOU A
COUPLE OF THINGS THAT MAY BE
HELPFUL. ONE IS I KNOW FROM OUR
SIDE OF THE SPONSORS AND THE
AUTHORS. WE DID DRAFT UP AND IN
DISCUSSIONS WITH MR CALLISON AND
OTHERS, A DEFINITION OF
OCCUPANCY THAT ACTUALLY DOES
INCORPORATE UM, DOES TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION IF THERE ARE NEW
UNITS THAT ARE NOT YET ONLINE.
AND ALSO, IF THERE THERE ARE
UNITS THAT ARE UNDER REMODELING
, WE DID DISCUSS THAT AND
ACTUALLY DRAFTED UP A
DEFINITION. THOUGH NOT I
WOULDN'T SAY THAT THEY WERE THE
OPPOSITION 100% ON BOARD WITH
THAT. I CAN'T SAY IT
INCORPORATED THAT AND WE ALSO
LOOKED AT THE PERCENTAGE THAT
WOULD BE CALCULATED OVER. UM AN
AVERAGE OCCUPANCY RATE THAT IS
CALCULATED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
. I THINK WE WERE AT 30 30 DAYS
AND THEN WE WERE LOOKING AT 60
DAYS, WHICH IS KIND OF WHERE I
THINK OUR SIDE IS KIND OF
LANDING. I CAN TELL YOU. THE
DEPARTMENT HAD A DIFFERENT IDEA,
AND THAT'S WHERE THERE'S A
LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT
DISCREPANCY. AND I THINK ALL YOU
KNOW THE COMMITTEE, THE AUTHOR,
SPONSORS AND THE OPPOSITION ARE
ALL LOOKING LIKE, OKAY, WELL,
WHAT DO WE DO? BECAUSE THE
DEPARTMENT HAS COME SUGGESTED A
DIFFERENT APPROACH, AND I THINK
THE DEPARTMENT'S APPROACH OF IT.
I THINK IT'S OKAY TO SHARE IF
NOT SOMEBODY FLAGGED ME. UM IS
MORE AKIN TO LOOKING AT WHAT
HAPPENS AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
AT THE END OF THE MONTH. IT'S AT
BELOW A CERTAIN OCCUPANCY RATE.
PLUS CERTAIN FINANCIAL
INDICATORS THAT THAT WOULD BE A
FLAG TO THE DEPARTMENT. WE DO
HAVE THE OCCUPANCY RATE PLUS
FINANCIAL INDICATORS, BUT WE'VE
LOOKED AT 80% FOR EXAMPLE, ONE
OPTION WE TALKED ABOUT AND
DRAFTED UP. WAS 80% NOT
INCLUDING NEW AND NOT INCLUDING
UNITS THAT ARE BEING REMODELED.
AH 80% ON AVERAGE OVER TWO MONTH
PERIOD. PLUS THE FINANCIAL IN
FINANCIAL TRIGGERS BELOW THE
DEBT RATIO, AND THE RESERVE
AMOUNT IS BELOW A CERTAIN
AMOUNT. THOSE COMBINED WOULD BE
A TRIGGER. THAT WAS ONE OPTION
THAT WE LOOKED AT. IT WAS ON THE
TABLE BEFORE WE GOT THE
DEPARTMENT AND THEN I THINK I
THINK TO THE CREDIT, THE AUTHORS
OFFICE. I KNOW THE SPONSORS AND
ALSO THE OPPOSITION. WE REACHED
OUT TO THE DEPARTMENT AND YOU
KNOW IT TAKES TIME AND SOMETIMES
FOR THE DEPARTMENT TO VET THINGS
AND GET APPROVAL TO SHARE THEIR
TECHNICAL. UM INSIGHT, AND SO
THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT,
SO I THINK WE'RE CLOSER THAN IT
MAY SOUND. ALTHOUGH I DON'T I
WON'T SUGGEST THAT WE'RE GOING
TO LAND ON AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
OPPOSITION, BUT I THINK WE'RE A
LOT CLOSER THAN IT MAY APPEAR.
LET ME JUST SAY THROUGH THE
CHAIR. MY INTENT IS TO TAKE THE
DEPARTMENT'S COUNCIL ON THIS
THAT WE'VE NOW RECEIVED. UM AND
IF IT'S IF IT'S COMPATIBLE WITH
WHAT THE COMMITTEE STAFF HAS IN
MIND TO GET THAT INTO THE BILL.
WHO ARE NOT LOOKING FOR YOU
KNOW? WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS AND WE'RE GONNA
KEEP TAKING INPUT, BUT YOU KNOW
, THAT'S I THINK THE TWO MAIN
PARTIES NOW AT THIS POINT NEED
TO BE THE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE
THAT FROM THEM IN THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE STAFF HERE. UM AND OF
COURSE, THE AUTHORS CONSENT TO
PUT IT IN THE BILL, BUT THAT'S
MY INTENTION. PLACE WHERE WE
CLEAR ABOUT THAT BECAUSE THERE
WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT
ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT
HAPPENED IN THE PAST, AND I
DON'T WANT TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE
ALL THOSE THINGS ARE STILL ON
THE TABLE. WHAT'S ON THE TABLE
NOW OR WILL BE AH, YOU KNOW,
TODAY AND TOMORROW AND THE NEXT
DAY OR THE DEPARTMENT'S
AMENDMENTS. ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY
WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU,
SENATOR FOR, UM, YOUR STAFF'S
ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMITTEE
STAFF AND FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
BILL, UM AND I'M PLEASED TO HEAR
YOU SAY THAT YOU'RE COMMITTED TO
CONTINUE WORKING. I WOULD JUST
ASK THAT THIS COMMITTEE STAFF BE
PART OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS
BECAUSE IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT THEY WEREN'T PART OF THE
DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT
AND YOUR OFFICE. AND SO I THINK
THE COLLABORATION WILL HELP GET
THIS BILL TO STRENGTHEN IT FROM
A POLICY STANDPOINT. AND SO, UM
AND I KNOW HOW HARD HARD YOU'RE
WORKING ON THIS, AND I
APPRECIATE THAT. SO THANK YOU.
EVERY QUESTION. THANK YOU TO THE
CHAIR. THANK YOU, SENATOR. I
JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION HAS
HERE TO YOUR OR STAFF HAS THE
LANGUAGE ADDRESSING
CONFIDENTIALITY HAS THAT BEEN
DEALT WITH? IN TERMS OF THESE
INDICATORS, RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW
THAT ANY OF THESE INDICATORS
WOULD CROSS OVER INTO
CONFIDENTIALITY BECAUSE YOU'RE
NOT GOING TO BE PATIENT.
INFORMATION OR HIPPA TYPE
INFORMATION OR ANYTHING LIKE
THAT. INVOLVED. OBVIOUSLY, WE
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING THERE
WOULD BE GENERAL QUESTIONS OR
ISSUES AS TO HOW MUCH IS TOO
MUCH JUST IN TERMS OF
TRANSPARENCY. BUT AGAIN, I THINK
WE HAVE THE BILL IN A POSITION
WHERE OUR OWN DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES IS COMFORTABLE
WITH A SET OF AMENDMENTS ON TOP
OF THIS, THAT WILL UM, SATISFY
ALL THEIR CONCERNS. AND AS WE
ALL KNOW THAT THEY HAVE AS MUCH
IN TERMS OF PRIVACY CONCERNS AS
ANYBODY. THANK YOU FOR ASKING. I
THINK ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. MS BONTA
WITH THE INTENTION THAT YOU'VE
EXPRESSED TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR
AND TO WORK THIS THROUGH WITH
THE DEPARTMENT, I WILL MOVE THE
BILL. QUÊ SECRETARY, COLORADO.
I'M SORRY, PLEASE, SENATOR MUCH
THAT I WANT TO CLOSE IT. PLEASE
DO QUESTION AND I THINK IT WAS,
UM, CALLED OUT BY THE MAKER OF
THE MOTION. WE ABSOLUTELY ARE
COMMITTED TO WORKING DIRECTLY
WITH THIS COMMITTEE STAFF IN THE
REMAINING TIME THAT WE HAVE AND
FRANKLY TAKING THIS COMMITTEE
STAFFS GUIDANCE IN THE
DEPARTMENT'S GUIDANCE, SON ON
THE FINAL LANGUAGE IN THE BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
THE MOTION IS PASSED TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE CALLED RUN UM. NOT
VOTING CALLED HER OR NOT VOTING
DAVIES DAVIES. I ARAMBULA.
ARAMBULA. AYE, BONTA. PONTA. I,
BRIAN. BRIAN I STONE STONE. I VE
VALLAPUDUA VVALLAPUDUA. AYE,
WALDRON. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK
YOU AGAIN THE ROLE OPEN FOR THE
OTHER MEMBERS TO ADD ON
UNDERSTAND? AND THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME. SENATOR
ARCHULETTA. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY TO PLEASE PRESENT JOIN US
TO PRESENT ON SB 9 50.
OH, PLEASE JOIN US. WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, SENATOR. THANK YOU
, MADAM CHAIR. I'M SO SORRY THAT
WE'RE RUNNING AROUND AS MUCH AS
WE ARE, AND I'VE GOT A COMMITTEE
MEETING WAITING FOR ME AS
CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY AND
VETERANS COMMITTEE. AND I THANK
YOU ALL FOR YOUR PATIENCE. UM
ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. SENATE BILL 9
50 SEEKS TO MAKE CALIFORNIA MORE
AFFORDABLE AND LIVABLE FOR MEN
AND WOMEN WHO SERVE OUR NATION
IN UNIFORM. EXCUSE ME. VETERANS
LIKE ALL CALIFORNIA STRUGGLED
WITH HIGH COST OF LIVING. THE
MEN AND WOMEN SERVING AND
DEFENDING OUR NATION SHOULD
NEVER BE IN A POSITION WHERE
THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO PROVIDE
FOOD FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR
FAMILIES. CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO
180,000 SERVICE MEMBERS THAT
THEIR FAMILIES THE MOST IN ANY
STATE. IS AN ACCEPTABLE THAT
THOUSANDS OF MILITARY FAMILIES
ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD
INSECURITY. SERVICE MEMBERS AND
THEIR FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA ARE
ALLOTTED TO HIRE BASIC ALLOWANCE
HOUSING THAN THOSE IN STATES
WITH LOWER HOUSING COSTS.
HOWEVER THIS HOUSING ALLOWANCE
ALSO INADVERTENTLY DISQUALIFIES
MANY VETERANS FAMILY FROM BEING
ELIGIBLE FOR CAL FRESH EVEN WHEN
THE STRUGGLE AND THEY STRUGGLE
FOR FOOD EACH AND EVERY DAY.
SENATE BILL 9 50 WILL EXCLUDE A
MILITARY FAMILIES BASIC HOUSING
ALLOWANCE FROM CONSIDERATION
WHEN CALCULATING KELP FRESH
INCOME ELIGIBILITY FOR MILITARY
PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES. IF
THE WAIVER REQUEST IS APPROVED,
THE STATE COULD BEGIN TO OFFER
CAL FRESH BENEFIT TO MILITARY
PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES,
THEREBY HELPING MAKE CALIFORNIA
MORE AFFORDABLE. AND HELP
ELIMINATE FOOD INSECURITY AMONG
YOUNG FAMILIES. AS A VETERAN
MYSELF. I'VE EXPERIENCED THE
SAME THING THAT'S HAPPENING. THE
YOUNG ENTRY LEVEL. UH MARRIED
VETERAN MAN OR WOMAN WITH
FAMILY. YOU GET THE ALLOWANCE IN
CALIFORNIA, COUPLED WITH THEIR
BASIC PAY, AND IT'S ADDED
TOGETHER, WHICH DISQUALIFIES
THEM IF THEY WERE IN OMAHA,
PERHAPS THAT WOULDN'T HAPPEN
BECAUSE THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE
WOULDN'T BE AS HIGH SO THIS IS
PRIMARILY FOR THE ENTRY LEVEL
SOLDIERS, SAILORS, MARINES, ALL
MARRIED PERSONNEL. AH ONCE
THEY'VE REACHED THE RANK OF E
FIVE AND ABOVE THEN, OF COURSE,
THEIR INCOME IS HIGHER AND IT
DOESN'T APPLY. SO IT'S NOT
EVERYBODY IN THE MILITARY JUST
THAT ENTRY LEVEL. UH, YOUNG
FAMILY. AND WITH THAT, I ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS DEENA NICKEL, READ
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS HERE TO
EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT ON SP 9 50
ON BEHALF OF OUR CLIENTS, THE
AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF
CALIFORNIA AND THAT'S DEPARTMENT
OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA STATE
COMMANDER OF VETERANS COUNCIL.
SB 9 56 TO ADDRESS TWO ISSUES
ENHANCING FOOD SECURITY TO THE
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE
CHOSEN TO VOLUNTEER FOR MILITARY
SERVICE TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS.
THE BULK OF OUR MILITARY HAS
MINIMUM MADE UP OF THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE WHO HAVE OPTED TO PERFORM
FEDERAL SERVICE DURING THEIR
EARLY ADULTHOOD, A TIME WHEN
MOST CIVILIANS ARE ATTENDING
COLLEGE SERVING APPRENTICESHIPS
AND CLIMBING THE OCCUPATIONAL
LADDER. AS A SOCIETY. WE OWE IT
TO HIS YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN TO
MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE
THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS
SUCH AS CAL FRESH THAT EXIST TO
HELP YOUNG CIVILIANS IN THE SAME
SOCIO ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
EXCUSE ME PROTECTING THE
ALLOCATION OF MILITARY SPENDING
AND INSTALLATIONS IN THE STATE
IS THE OTHER REASON AS THE STATE
MUST MARKET ITSELF TO INDUSTRY.
IT MUST ALSO MAKE EFFORTS TO
ATTRACT AND RETAIN MILITARY
BASES. IN SAN DIEGO ALONE.
DEFENSE SPENDING PRODUCES
349,000 JOBS. IN THE CIVILIAN
ECONOMY, WITH DIRECT DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE SPENDING TOTALLING
OVER 35 BILLION, WHICH BROUGHT
THROUGH THE ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER
EFFECTS. UH IT'S STIMULATED THE
ECONOMY TO THE TUNE OF 55
BILLION CALIFORNIA'S VETERANS
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT THIS
LEGISLATION BECAUSE IT SOMETIME
IN THE PAST, THEIR MEMBERS MAY
HAVE BEEN IN A SIMILAR
PREDICAMENTS TRYING TO RAISE A
YOUNG FAMILY IN AN EXPENSIVE
DUTY STATION WHILE THE SAME TIME
TRAINING FOR SOME OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS JOBS AROUND. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE ROOM?
SEE NONE. OPERATOR COULD YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINE TO
SEE IF WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
SUPPORT FOR SB 950, PLEASE PRESS
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO AT THIS
TIME WHEN FOLLOWED BY ZERO AND
WE WILL GO TO THE LINE 6 83 GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MADELINE COOPER WITH NIELSEN
MARK MURDER ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. AND X WILL GO TO LINE
5 83. ONE MOMENT THEY ARE STILL
WITH THE OPERATOR. ANYBODY ELSE.
PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESS 10 IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT FOR SB 950.
AND 5 83, YOU ARE OPEN. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS AMANDA KERR
SHOW THE COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. MADAM CHAIR. THERE
ARE NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUED
UP IN SUPPORT AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR DO WE HAVE
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM,
SAYING NONE. OPERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINES TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPOSITION TO
SB? 9 50? ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU.
IF YOU ARE AN OPPOSITION TO SB
950 GO AHEAD AND HIT ONE
FOLLOWED BY ZERO AT THIS TIME TO
PLACE YOUR SELF AND QUÊ. AND WE
HAVE NO PARTICIPANTS QUEUING UP
IN OPPOSITION, MADAM CHAIR.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR I'LL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. DO WE
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CENTERS.
GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. UM I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO
MY DISTRICT IS SOUTH ORANGE
COUNTY'S. WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO
CAMP PENDLETON. AND SO WE HAVE A
LOT OF YOUNG FAMILIES LIVING IN
SAN CLEMENTE AND CLOSER BY AND I
CAN TELL YOU THAT THIS IS SO
NEEDED. OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE IN A
VERY LOW INCOME. WHEN THEY START
OUT THERE. THEY'RE YOUNG KIDS, A
LOT OF THEM WITH FAMILIES. AND
THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT YOU
KNOW WHEN WE SEE OUR TAXES GO
THIS TO ME IS ONE OF THE BEST
THINGS WE CAN DO. SO THANK YOU
ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THEM, AND I
WOULD BE HONORED TO BE A CO
AUTHOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE IT. SO WELCOME. OKAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE SENATE?
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. SECRETARY
CALLED THE ROLE THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CALLED
RUN, RUN. I DAVIES DAVIES II
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA TÔI
BRIAN. BRIAN, I STONE STONE IVY
. VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA. AYE,
WALDRON. THANK YOU. WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPENED MEMBERS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY? SO NEXT, WE'LL
GO TO SENATOR HURTADO. AND THEN
AFTER THAT WE WILL HEAR FROM
SENATOR JONES. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY, SENATOR.
OKAY? OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. EVERY YEAR. IN
MARCH, WE ON OUR FARM WORKERS
FOR THEIR HARD WORK. ALLOW ME TO
EXPLAIN WHAT A TYPICAL HARD DAY
OF WORK LOOKS LIKE FOR ONE
FAMILY I MET WITH LAST SUMMER.
THE FAMILY WAKES UP AS EARLY AS
FOUR IN THE MORNING TO CHANGE IN
JAPAN. TOO LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, A
HAT. AND THEY HAD BANDANA. THEY
PREPARE THEIR LUNCH EITHER THE
MORNING OF OR THE NIGHT BEFORE
BY SIX A.M. THEY HAVE TO BE
READY TO GO. THE DAY CAN BE LONG
AND HOT, AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE
FILLED WITH SMOKE. MANY FARM
WORKERS FEEL UNHEARD, THEY FEEL
FORGOTTEN. WE KNOW THE DROUGHT
AND DECISIONS ABOUT WATER WILL
NOT PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RELIEF
THEY NEED OR THE STEADY
EMPLOYMENT THEY DESERVE. THEY'RE
BEING DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY THE DROUGHT AND ITS
EFFECTS. RECENT REPORTS STATE
THAT 7500 AGRICULTURAL JOBS WERE
LOST LAST YEAR JUST TO THE
DROUGHT ALONE. BUT LET'S BE
REAL. WE DON'T KNOW THE TRUE
FIGURES OF HOW MANY JOBS WERE
LOST BECAUSE NO STATE AGENCY
TRACKS OR CAN IDENTIFY HOW MANY
FARM WORKERS ARE HERE, WORKING
IN OUR STATE. AND THAT IS
PROBLEMATIC. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT
FARM WORKERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF
OUR FOOD SYSTEM. I KNOW THAT YOU
ALL VALUE AND RECOGNIZE THEIR
HARD WORK. I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT THEY NEEDED DROUGHT RELIEF
YESTERDAY. WE ALL KNOW THAT. BUT
THEY DEFINITELY NEED SUPPORT
TODAY AND MOVING FORWARD. TO
PROVIDE REAL RELIEF AND SUPPORT
FOR FARM WORKERS. WE MUST
CONSIDER NEW AND CREATIVE
APPROACHES TO ENSURE THAT THEY
HAVE WHAT THEY NEED TO MEET
THEIR BASIC NEEDS. SB 10 66
CREATES THE CALIFORNIA
FARMWORKER DROUGHT RESILIENCE
PILOT PROJECT, A STATE FUNDED
SUPPLEMENTAL PAY PROGRAM THAT
WILL PROVIDE CASH ASSISTANCE TO
ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS SO THEY CAN
MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS. AND I
HAVE ONE WITNESS WITH ME HERE
TODAY AT NAN ANAND IS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA FARM
WORKER FOUNDATION. YES THANK
YOU, SENATOR. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MADAM CHAIRMAN GOOD AFTERNOON
MEMBERS AS A FORMER FARMWORKER
MYSELF AND IS A LEADER OF THE
CALIFORNIA FARM WORKER
FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT THAT
SERVED OVER 300,000 FARM WORKERS
LAST YEAR THROUGHOUT THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THIS SP 10 66 IS
IMPORTANT TO US AND IT'S
IMPORTANT TO THE POPULATION WE
SERVE BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE
ARE STRUGGLING. AND WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT WHAT HOW FARMERS ARE
STRUGGLING, THEY'RE STRUGGLING
TO PAY THE RENT, STRUGGLING TO
PAY FOR BASIC AND NECESSITIES.
THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO PAY FOR
GROCERIES. THIS IS A POPULATION
THAT FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WHEN
YOU HAD AN INDUSTRY IN WHICH 20%
GOT WIPED OUT, HAS NOT RECOVERED
THEIR IN DEPTH. AND THEY'RE
LIVING DAY BY DAY. WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT THE DROUGHT AND ITS
EFFECTS WE THINK ABOUT THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT, RIGHT? WE LOOK
AT OVER $1.1 BILLION OF
AGRICULTURE COMPLETELY WIPED
OUT. LAND THAT CONTINUES TO BE
FOLLOWED THAT CONTINUES TO BE
LESS HARVESTED. AND WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT THE DROUGHT, IT'S
NOT ONLY IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY,
BUT IT'S ALSO STATEWIDE. YOU
LOOK AT SOME OF THE RIGHTS FORMS
RIGHT NOW. 50% ALLOCATION. THAT
MEANS THAT 50% OF THE INDUSTRY
IS NOT GOING TO BE IN IN A
HARVESTING THIS YEAR, WHICH
MEANS THAT 50% OF FARM WORKERS
NO LONGER HAVE A JOB. YOU GO TO
THE COACHELLA VALLEY. JUST THIS
WEEK, THE COLORADO RIVER. THE
ANNOUNCEMENT WAS THAT THERE'S
GONNA BE LESS WATER BECAUSE OF
THE DROUGHT. THAT MEANS THAT AN
INDUSTRY THAT ONCE HAD 65,000
FARM WORKERS NOW HAS UNDER
25,000 FARM WORKERS. AND IF YOU
LOOK AT THE CENTRAL VALLEY WHERE
USED TO THE DROUGHT, RIGHT WE'RE
USED TO WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THE
I FIVE IF YOU LOOK TO THE RIGHT,
LOOK TO THE LEFT. SAME THING
WITH THE 99 LOOK TO THE RIGHT.
LOOK FOR LEFT. YOU'LL SEE LAND
THAT'S FOLLOWED, AND THAT'S NO
LONGER BEING HARVESTED. BUT YOU
WILL ALSO SEE LAND THAT IT'S
CHANGING IN TERMS OF COMMODITIES
BECAUSE OF THE DROUGHT THAT'S
NOW LESS LABOR INTENSIVE. WHEN
YOU COMPILE ALL THESE ARE THESE
DIFFERENT DYNAMICS THAT ARE
HAPPENING WITH AGRICULTURE. THE
REALLY INDIVIDUALS ARE AFFECTED
ARE THE ONES AT THE FRONT LINES,
THE ONES THAT ARE THE MOST
VULNERABLE AND THE ONES THAT ARE
THAT NEED EMPLOYMENT THAT NEEDS
THE ECONOMIC OUTPUT IN ORDER TO
PAY FOR THE RENT AND FOR THEIR
BASIC UTILITIES. I THE LAST
THING I WANT TO SAY IS WHEN YOU
LOOK BACK AT THE PANDEMIC, AND
THIS IS WHY SB 10 66 SO
IMPORTANT. IF YOU WERE TO GO
BACK TWO YEARS FROM NOW, AND YOU
ARE THE GROCERY STORE AND YOU
LOOK AT THE ISLE THAT WAS ALWAYS
WELL MAINTAINED, AND THAT YOU
NEVER HAD ANYTHING ELSE WAS OUT
OF STOCK. THAT WAS YOUR FRESH
FRUITS AND FRESH VEGETABLES. AND
THIS WERE FARM WORKERS. AS THE
SENATOR SAID THAT WE'RE WORKING
DAY AND NIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE DOCTORS THE NURSES HAVE TH
FOOD THAT THEY NEEDED SO THAT
THEY CAN CONTINUE FIGHTING
DURING THIS PANDEMIC. SO I DO
THINK THAT SB 10 66. IT'S
IMPORTANT IT'S NEEDED AND IT
WILL PROVIDE IMMEDIATE RELIEF
FOR A POPULATION THAT DID SO
MUCH FOR US CONTINUES TO DO SO
MUCH FOR SOCIETY AND THAT RIGHT
NOW ARE IN NEED OF THESE
SERVICES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN EVIL THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM? SEEN NONE. OPERATOR. COULD
YOU PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINE?
FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SB 10
93. 10 60. YES THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR 10 66. YES ABSOLUTELY. IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF SB 10 66
GO AHEAD AND HIT 10 AT THIS TIME
TO PLACE YOURSELF IN QUEUE FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT ONE FALL BASED
ZERO. NOBODY IS QUEUING UP,
MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU. OPERATOR
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM? SEE NONE. OPERATOR DO WE
HAVE ANYBODY QUEUED UP IN
OPPOSITION TO SB? 10 66. IF
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION TO SB 10 66
, PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO. AND NOBODY IS QUEUING UP
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU,
OPERATOR TO BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. DO WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL JUST
MAKE A COMMENT. SENATOR I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD WHEN YOU STARTED TO
DESCRIBE THE TYPICAL DAY IN THE
LIFE OF A FARM WORKER THAT WAS
VERY FAMILIAR TO ME. UM, MY
PARENTS AND GRANDMOTHERS WERE
FARM WORKERS. AND SO I JUST
APPLAUD YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. YOU WANT TO CLOSE? YES.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I WILL
SAY THAT, UM. YEAH IT'S JUST
UNIMAGINABLE WHAT THEY'RE GOING
THROUGH RIGHT NOW. AND THIS
FAMILY THAT I MET WITH LAST
YEAR. THEIR HOME HAD BEEN
WITHOUT WATER. SO ON TOP OF THE
FACT THAT THEY'RE LOSING HOURS,
THEY'RE ALSO THEY DON'T HAVE ANY
WATER AND JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND
IN A COMMUNITY THE COMMUNITY OF
ARVIN, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE MANY
FARM WORKERS LIVE. WENT WITHOUT
ENERGY. AND SO THE SAME FOOD
THAT THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, WORKING
SO HARD AND 106 DEGREES TO
PROVIDE FOR ALL OF US, UM, IS
GOING BAD IN THEIR OWN HOME
BECAUSE THERE IS NO ENERGY AND
THEY WENT WITHOUT ENERGY FOR
ALMOST THREE DAYS. SO, UM. I
THINK THIS IS THIS IS LONG
OVERDUE. I REALLY APPRECIATE TO
SUPPORT THIS FAR AND I HOPE THAT
WE CAN, YOU KNOW, GET IT DONE,
BUT I WILL RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. THANK YOU, SECRETARY
ALL THE ROLES THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CALLED
A RUN ON I DAVIES DAVID'S NOT
VOTING. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE,
BONTA. PONTA I BRIAN, BRIAN, I
STONE STONE IVY VALLAPUDUA
VALLAPUDUA. AYE, WALDRON. CAN'T
WE LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS, AND WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY PRESENT ON SP 10
93. YES SO I'M ALSO HERE TO
PRESENT SB 10 93. UH SP 10 93 IS
IN WORKER TRANSITIONS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA'S LICENSED CURED
FACILITIES. WORKFORCE SHORTAGES
ARE BEING FELT THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. ESPECIALLY IN THE
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, WHICH WAS
HIT HARD BY THE EFFECTS OF THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC. THESE
SHORTAGES HAVE THREATENED THE
QUALITY OF CARE PROVIDED TO
CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS AND
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA'S CARE
FACILITIES. CARE FACILITIES,
WHICH FACED UNDERSTAFFING PRIOR
TO THE PANDEMIC AND REMAIN
UNDERSTAFFED TODAY. BASIC
COMPLEX CLEARANCE TRANSFER
TRANSFERRING PROCESS THAT NEEDS
TO BE MODERNIZED AND STREAMLINED
IN ORDER TO KEEP STAFF WORKING
AND ABLE TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED
CARE. SP 10 93 MODERNIZES AND
SIMPLIFIES THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
PROCESS FOR TRANSFERRING
BACKGROUND CLEARANCES UNDER
UNDER EXISTING LAW FOR THOSE
EMPLOYEES WHO PROVIDE CHILD
CARE, HOME CARE. AN OLDER ADULT
CARE BY ALLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO
SUBMIT THEIR TRANSFER REQUEST
ONLINE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT
SECURE PORTAL. HERE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT. I HAVE SELENA COPY
CORN BACK DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
POLICY WITH CALIFORNIA SYSTEM
LIVING ASSOCIATION, AND AMBER
KEANE, VICE PRESIDENT,
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS WITH LEADING
AGE CALIFORNIA. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS SELENA COPAY
HORN BACK WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSISTED LIVING ASSOCIATION.
CALA REPRESENTS LICENSED
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES FOR
THE ELDERLY. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
AND CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT
COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. KALA IS PLEASED TO
SUPPORT SB 10 93 THAT PUTS AN
UPDATED AND STREAMLINE PROCESS
INTO STATUE. A FAST, EFFICIENT
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
PROCESS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
FOR ASSISTED LIVING PROVIDERS
AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. SB 10 93 IS
A STEP IN THE DIRECT DIRECTION
TO MAKE BACKGROUND CHECKS FASTER
AND MORE EFFICIENT. AND WE ARE
DRY VOID YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS
AMBER KING WITH LEADING AGE
CALIFORNIA HERE TODAY,
REPRESENTING NON PRIVATE
PROVIDERS SERVING OLDER ADULTS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING
AFFORDABLE HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL
CARE FACILITIES, SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES. PARLIAMENT COMMUNITY
BASED SERVICES AND HOME HEALTH
AND HOSPICE CARE. ALSO HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 10 93 ARE MEMBERS
ACROSS THE STATE HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING EXTREME WORKFORCE
SHORTAGES, AS HAS ALREADY BEEN
STATED THE CURRENT TRANSFER
PROCESS FOR BACKGROUND CHECKS IS
COMPLEX AND OUTDATED. UH SP 10
93 STREAMLINES THE THIS PROCESS
ANY RELIEF THAT CAN BE PROVIDED
IN THIS AREA. IT WILL BE
BENEFICIAL FOR OUR MEMBERS. SB
10 93 IS ONE SMALL STEP IN A
POSITIVE DIRECTION TO ASSISTING
PROVIDERS IN THE HIRING PROCESS
MOVING FORWARD AND WE'D URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM FOR SP 10
93? OKAY SEE, YOU KNOW AN
OPERATOR. CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN
THE LINES TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR SP 10 93?
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 10 93 PLEASE
PRESS 10 AT THIS TIME. ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. MADAM CHAIR.
NOBODY IS QUEUING UP. THANK YOU
. DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN
THE ROOM SCENE? UN OPERATOR IS
THERE ANYBODY QUEUED UP IN
OPPOSITION FOR SP 10 93? TO
EXPRESS OPPOSITION FOR BILL SB
10 93093 PLEASE PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND
NOBODY IS QUEUING UP. THANK YOU.
OPERATOR I'LL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. DO WE HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR? SECOND
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS IS
A GREAT BILL, AND I KNOW THAT
OBVIOUSLY, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF
YEARS, YOU KNOW WE'RE GETTING
LOWER STAFF WHEN IT COMES TO
NURSING HOMES, AND THERE'S A LOT
OF, UH PROCESS THAT WE HAVE THAT
JUST HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED, AND
WE DO NEED TO STREAMLINE THINGS
SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY GET MORE
EMPLOYEES OVER SO THE STAFFING
CAN GO UP. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
GREAT BILL. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. OPERATOR SECRETARY. CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? OH, I'M
SORRY. SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I JUST RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AND I BOTH THANK YOU. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE CALLED RUN, RUN, I
DAVIES. DAVIES I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE, PONTA. BOND TúI
BRIAN BRIAN ICED AN. STONE IVY
VALLAPUDUA. BE VALLAPUDUA. AYE,
WALDRON. THANK YOU. WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN. PERHAPS THAT
MEMBERS. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
OKAY? SENATOR JONES. UH, THANK
YOU FOR BEING SO PATIENT. WE'RE
READY TO HEAR. FROM YOU WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, SIR. I MISSED THE
ASSEMBLY SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. SHE SHE ATE IT. WHO SAID
THAT WAS THAT MR STONE? PAPERED
UP OVER THERE. MR STONE, AND I
USED TO BE SEAT MATES ON THE
FLOOR. WE WERE WE HAD A GREAT
TIME. ALRIGHT MADAM SHARE. THANK
YOU, AND I APPRECIATE SENATOR
HERTZBERG'S GRACIOUSNESS AND
ALLOWING ME TO JUMP IN HERE.
SENATE BILL 14 21 ADDS A CURRENT
OR FORMERLY HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL
WITH THE DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY
TO THE CALIFORNIA INTERAGENCY
COUNCIL AND HOMELESSNESS. AH
IT'S ONE STEP THAT CAN BE TAKEN
TO ENSURE CURRENT PROGRAMS AIMED
AT ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS OR
EFFECTIVE WITH ME THIS AFTERNOON
IS ROB LANE, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL COMMUNITY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES HERE
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. OR JUST
HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AT THE
PLEASURE OF THE CHAIR, UM,
MEETING IF YOU PREFER TO HEAR
HIS TESTIMONY WOULD BE HAPPY TO
PRESENT IT OR JUST BE AVAILABLE
FOR QUESTIONS. UM IF YOU LIKE
BEING AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS,
WORKS, WHATEVER. ROB LANE,
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY
BE HIP HEALTH AGENCIES, WHERE A
STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION OF
COMMUNITY NONPROFIT BEHAVIOR
HEALTH PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE
SERVICES TO NEARLY ONE MILLION
CLIENTS WEREN'T SUPPORTED THE
BILL FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AROUND
NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT A
SWEETEST APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT A THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS AND THE AUTHORS JUST
REALLY GOOD FORWARD THINKING ON
THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE ROOM?
OKAY SEE NONE. OPERATOR. WOULD
YOU PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINES
FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF SB 14
TO 1? YOU MADAM. SURE IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT OF S BEEF 14 TO 1,
PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY AND
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO AND
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO LINE FIVE.
OH, FOUR. YOU ARE OPEN. MY NAME
IS NEIL KRAMER AND I'M
REPRESENTING THE SAN DIEGO
REGIONAL CENTER, BUT WAS ALSO
ASKED TO REPRESENT THE
ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL CENTER
AGENCIES OR ARCA. WE ARE IN
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 14 TO 1
AND I'M ALSO A CONSTITUENT OF
SENATOR JONES, AND I APPRECIATE
HIS ADVOCACY FOR PERSONS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AND
I URGE SUPPORT ON THIS BILL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME,
EVERYONE. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL
GIVE ONE MORE REMINDER IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 14
21, PLEASE PRESS STAR ONE. ONE,
FOLLOWED B ZERO AT THIS TIME
ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO AND MADAM
CHAIR. NOBODY ELSE'S QUEUING UP.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR DO WE HAVE
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM? TO S
B 14 21 C NONE OPERATORS.
ANYBODY QUEUED UP ON THE PHONE
IN OPPOSITION FOR SB 14 21. IF
YOU'RE AN OPPOSITION TO 14 21,
GO AHEAD AND HIT ONE FALL BY
ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND WE HAVE
NO PARTICIPANTS QUEUING UP.
THANK YOU. OPERATOR OKAY, I'LL
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU.
NONE SENATOR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
JUST RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
EVERYBODY'S I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS
PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, CALLED
ROME CALLED RUN. I DAVIES.
DAVIES I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE
BONTA TÔI. BRIAN BRIAN, I STONE
STONE IVY VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA.
AYE, WALDRON THANK YOU, SENATOR.
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
THE ABSENT MEMBERS. EVERYBODY
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR HERZBERG. THANK YOU
FOR BEING SO PATIENT. NO
PROBLEM. RIGHT, BOBBY COURSE.
WELL, I LOVE BEING BACK IN THE
ASSEMBLY WORK LAST TIME. WHAT
THE HECK? I WAS HERE. I WAS HERE
WHEN STAGE COACHES. IT. WAS
HERE. ACTUALLY I PUT THE
PICTURES ON THE WALLS HERE. THEY
HAVEN'T TAKEN HIM DOWN IN 20
SOME YEARS. SO I BRING TO YOU AN
IDEA. FROM OUR BELOVED STATE
TREASURER. WHO CAME TO ME WITH A
REALLY GOOD IDEA. AND PART OF
OUR JOB AS WE DEAL IN GOVERNMENT
IS TO COME UP WITH NEW AND
BETTER WAYS TO SOLVE EXISTING
CHALLENGES. SO THE SECRET
SURGERY ADMINISTRATION PAYS OUT
ABOUT 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR
IN CALIFORNIA THE S S I AND WE
PAY OUT SSP MONEY, BUT WE HAVE
TO PAY A FEE OF $13.16 PER
PAYMENT. LOT OF MONEY. HMM WELL,
THE TREASURER WENT TO
PENNSYLVANIA AND FOUND THAT THEY
DEVELOPED THEIR OWN SYSTEM WITH
THEIR OWN COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND
ABLE TO DO IT FOR LIKE, ABOUT
EIGHT BUCKS. COST US ABOUT FOR
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE
HAVE IN THEM HAVE CHECKS WE
ISSUE ABOUT $180,000,020 MILLION
A YEAR. SO YEAH, THAT'S A LOT OF
MONEY. I MEAN, MAN, THAT'S EVEN
FOR SOME PEOPLE. THAT'S A LOT OF
MONEY. AND WE CAN DO A LOT OF
GOOD STUFF WITH THAT. SO WHAT WE
WANT TO DO HERE? AND THIS IS HER
BILL IN HER IDEA, AND I'M JUST
THE VESSEL VESSEL. WHATEVER THE
RIGHT TERM IS THAT I ALWAYS GET
THAT SCREWED UP. WHATEVER I'M ON
THAT. AND TO BASICALLY DO A
STUDY. TO SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE
OUT WHAT KIND OF THERE'S A TWO
STEP PROCESS. THE FIRST STEP IS,
CAN WE CONTRACT WITH
PENNSYLVANIA? WILL THEY CHARGES
EIGHT BUCKS AND WE SAVE FIVE
BUCKS TO CHECK WHICH IS, YOU
KNOW, PROBABLY $80 MILLION A
YEAR THAT WE CAN USE FOR BETTER
THINGS. UM AND THEN, ULTIMATELY
CAN WE CREATE OUR OWN SYSTEM
INTERNALLY INSTEAD OF RELYING ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND
THAT'S KIND OF THE PATH OF WHAT
SHE'S TRYING TO DO, AND I THINK
IT'S PRETTY INTELLIGENT. WHEN
SHE CAME TO ME. I THOUGHT IT
WAS. IT WAS PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT
IT AND THOUGHT. HEY I'M I WANT
TO DO THAT. I THINK IT'S COMING
UP WITH NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS TO
MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK BETTER SO
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. THAT'S WHAT
THIS BILL DOES, AND WE'VE GOT
FROM THE GREAT TREASURES OFFICE.
WE HAVE GRACIELA CASTILLO,
CRAIG'S HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
TREASURER. THE INCREDIBLE FIONA
MÀ. AND I AM A VERY POOR
SUBSTITUTE. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD
TO SEE YOU LIKE TO SEE YOUR
KRINGS. I'M PART OF SACRAMENTO
ADVOCATES AND I ACTUALLY AM HERE
FILLING IN FOR THE STATE
TREASURER OF FIONA MAS WITNESS
WHO IS OUT SICK WITH COVID
APOLOGIZE. YOU GET ME I'M HERE
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, UM DO WE
HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM? THING SEEN NONE
OPERATING MILLION TAXPAYERS WANT
TO SAVE MONEY? OPERATOR CAN YOU
PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINE FOR
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON SB 973? IF
YOU AREN'T SUPPORTIVE SP 973
PLEASE PRESS 101 FOLLOWED BY
ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. OKAY UM, IT'S THERE
ANY OPPOSITION TO EXPENSE AT 973
IN THE ROOM? I SEE NONE.
OPERATOR DO WE HAVE ANYBODY
QUEUED UP IN OPPOSITION TO SB
973? IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION TO
ESPIONAGE 73 PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND WE'RE
GOING TO GO TO LINE 7 26, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. 7 26. HI. IT'S JUST 7
26. YES? HI TERRY BRENNAN. I'M
SORRY. SUPPORT REPRESENTING HIâU
, CALIFORNIA 750,000 MEMBERS
100,000 OF. SOME ARE STATE
WORKERS WHO HOPE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THIS PROGRAM AND SAVE THE
STATE MONEY. GREAT BILL EVEN
BETTER OFF THERE. THANKS. BYE.
DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID? YEAH
RECORDING ON THAT. THANK YOU,
BROTHER, BROTHER. I'LL GIVE ONE
MORE, UH, REMINDER TO TESTIFY.
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO AT THIS TIME. IF YOU'RE AN
OPPOSITION TO SB. AND NOBODY
ELSE DID QUÊ UP. THANK YOU.
OPERATOR I'LL BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
OR COMMENTS, MR BRIAN QUESTION.
READ THAT CALIFORNIA IS JUST ONE
OF 11 STATES THAT STILL CONTRACT
WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ARE
THERE MORE STATES THAN IS JUST
PENNSYLVANIA DOING IT THE
CHEAPEST OR THEY ARE THEY DOING
IT? UH YOU KNOW THAT WE'RE ONLY
ONE OF LOVE AND STATES. I THINK
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHERS. I
KNOW THAT FIONA TOLD ME THAT YOU
KNOW, SHE MET WITH THE FOLKS IN
PENNSYLVANIA AND WAS INSPIRED BY
WHAT THEY WERE DOING. THE IDEA
HERE IS FOR US TO DO A STUDY TO
LOOK ALL ACROSS THE BOARD. SEE
IF PENNSYLVANIA IS THE BEST WHAT
THEY GIVE US THE BEST PRICE AND
WE CAN ACTUALLY DO IT. TAKE A
YEAR TO DO THAT. WE ACTUALLY
WANTED SIX MONTHS IF IT WAS
MAYBE SIX DAYS, YOU KNOW, WE IN
THE GOVERNMENT. IT A LITTLE
SLOWER, BUT THE POINT IS, IS
THAT THAT'S THE IDEA TO FIND IT.
MAYBE IF THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO CAN WORK WITH US OR IF WE
CAN WORK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE AND
DEVELOP THEIR OWN SYSTEM, BUT WE
DON'T HAVE THE SYSTEM NOW, SO
THE IDEA IS NOT JUST TO LOOK TO
PENNSYLVANIA BUT LOOKED AT THE
JURISDICTIONS AND TRY TO FIND IF
WE COULD DO THE DO IT THE BEST
WAY POSSIBLE. I LOVE THE BILL.
YOU SHOULD BE A CO AUTHOR. SOLD
SOLD. UM, SELLING CO OTHER
SHIPS. FIVE BUCKS A COPY SALE.
I'LL MAKE IT FOR A DOLLAR 50.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? JUST THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND THANKS FOR ALLOWING ME
BEFORE THE COMMITTEE. I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. IT'S A JOY AND I
AM VERY HAPPY TO BE BACK IN THE
ASSEMBLY. I DO NOT. I AM NOT ONE
OF THESE PEOPLE THAT LOOKS TO
ONE HOUSE OR THE OTHER. WE'RE
ALL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, AND OUR
JOB IS TO BEAT UP THE EXECUTIVE
BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AND NOT
EACH OTHER. WELL, SAID. MESSAGE.
SECONDARY CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL?
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. CALDERON CALDERON.
AYE DAVIES DAVIES, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA. TÔI BRIAN.
BRIAN I STONE STONE IVY
VALLAPUDUA. BE APPROVED BY I.
WALDRON. WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. AND SO
, YEAH. BYE. I HOPE YOU LIKE THE
PICTURES.
OKAY WE HAVE THREE MORE AUTHORS
TO PRESENT. UM. AND WE'RE JUST
WAITING. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT SENATOR CABALLERO'S ON HER
WAY. UM. SHE CALLED ON BILLS,
BUT WE'RE STILL HAVE TO CALL,
OKAY.
FILE ITEM 13. SP 996. THE
CURRENT VOTE IS 5 TO 0 DAVIES.
DAVIES, NO STONE STONE. I
WALDRON. STYLE ITEM. 14 SP 10 85
CURRENT VOTERS 5 TO 0 DAVIES
DAVIES, NO STONE STONE. I
WALDRON.
ARE YOU OKAY? HI, SENATOR.
SURPRISE SHOULDER. YES. WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, SENATOR PERFECT.
OKAY. I LOVE THAT. BUT, UM
ALLEGEDLY IF I HAVE TO TAKE
AMENDMENTS OR ANYTHING, OKAY?
RIGHT SO THE FIRST ONE I'M
PRESENTING HIS SB 6 41, BUT I
TOTALLY APPRECIATE MOTIONS BEING
MADE. SO I WILL JUST SAY, AND
THERE IS MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT YOU DID NOT ASK ME FOR ANY
AMENDMENTS, SO I DON'T HAVE TO
SPECIFY THAT. UM THIS IS ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT OUR COLLEGE
STUDENTS DON'T GO HUNGRY AND
THEY CAN ACCESS CAL FRESH. SO
LET ME HAVE MY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT SPEAK. AND THAT IS.
GOING TO ORDER WHO'S A GRADUATE
STUDENT RESEARCHER AT UC DAVIS
AND BRANDY SEMINAR. OH, WHO IS
THE CO DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA FRESH OUTREACH FOR
HIGHER ED? GO AHEAD. OKAY GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, UM AS CO
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
HIGHER ED CATFISH OUTREACH
PROJECT AT THE CENTER FOR
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AT CSU,
CHICO, OUR TEAM HAS EXTENSIVE
EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH COLLEGE
STUDENTS. WE ARE CONSIDERED ONE
OF THE LEADERS IN CALIFORNIA AND
THE NATION IN CAL, FRESH OR SNAP
OUTREACH STRATEGIES FOR THIS
POPULATION. WE FUND 50 COLLEGE
CAMPUS PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE
TO DO OUTREACH, AND WE OFFER
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT TO
ALL 149, CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
THROUGH OUR RESOURCE HUB. WE
COMMEND ALL THE HARD WORK BEING
DONE AT THE STATE LEVEL TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO FOOD BENEFITS
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, DESPITE
THE INEQUITABLE FEDERAL RULE
REQUIRING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO
WORK OR MEET A STUDENT EXCEPTION
EXEMPTION ON TOP OF THEIR
COURSEWORK, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE
OTHERWISE POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE
FOR THE PROGRAM. A SPACE 6 41
CONTINUES THE MOMENTUM AND SEEKS
TO EXPAND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
HOW TO IMPROVE THE APPLICATION
AND DATA COLLECTION PROCESS FOR
THE COLLEGE STUDENT POPULATION.
LACKING ACCESS TO DATA IS ONE OF
THE GREATEST BARRIERS FOR
CAMPUSES AND OUR ORGANIZATION.
WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
ACCURATE APPROVAL IN DENIAL DATA
ON A CASE BY CASE OR CAMPUS BY
CAMPUS BASIS. AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING AN ANALYSIS OF
EXISTING DATA AND
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT
, INCLUDING DATA BY CAMPUS. THIS
KEY METRIC WOULD ALLOW CAMPUSES
THE STATE AND OUR ORGANIZATION
TO BETTER EVALUATE AND EVOLVE
OUTREACH STRATEGIES. WE KNOW
BETTER INFORMED OUTREACH MEANS
INCREASES IN APPLICATIONS. MORE
STUDENTS LIKELY TO BE APPROVED
FOR BENEFITS BY COUNTY
ELIGIBILITY WORKERS AND AN
OVERALL INCREASE OF COW FRESH
DOLLARS SPENT BY COLLEGE
STUDENTS WHICH IN TURN
STIMULATES THE STATE ECONOMY.
THIS WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO SET
CONCRETE BENCHMARKS IN OUR
COLLECTIVE WORK WITH CSU, UC IN
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEADERSHIP SIMPLY PUT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND STEPS IN SP
6 41. WOULD DRASTICALLY HELP US
ENSURE THAT ANY ELIGIBLE STUDENT
WILL HAVE THE INFORMATION AND
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO RECEIVE
BENEFITS AND SUPPORT THEIR
OVERALL ESSENTIAL NEEDS. GOOD
AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU
ABOUT THIS VITALLY IMPORTANT
ISSUES. STUDENT HUNGER. MY NAME
IS GWEN COULTER. I AM A PHD
CANDIDATE AT U. C. DAVIS
STUDYING NUTRITIONAL BIOLOGY AND
I HAVE WORKED WITH OUR BASIC
NEEDS CENTER SINCE 2016. I'VE
BEEN INVOLVED IN ADVOCACYON
THIS ISSUE FOR MY ENTIRE TIME AT
THE /C. IN THAT TIME I CAMPUS
HAS OPENED A BASIC NEEDS. CENTER
CAMPUS PANTRY HAS MOVED FROM A
BASEMENT LOCATION WITH A REGULAR
AND INCONSISTENT HOURS TO A
VISIBLE LOCATION IN OUR STUDENT
CENTER. WE HAVE OPENED SATELLITE
PANTRIES AND OUR GRADUATE
STUDENT ASSOCIATION OFFICE AND
IN THE ABBEY 5 40 CENTER, AND
HAVE MORE THAN TRIPLED THE
AMOUNT OF FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES GIVEN AWAY IN OUR
WEEKLY FRESH PRODUCE
DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. BUT EVEN
WITH ALL THIS EFFORT, WE STILL
SEE TOO MANY STUDENTS WHO ARE
HUNGRY AND HEAR FROM MANY OF
THEM ABOUT THEIR DIFFICULTIES
THEY FACE IN APPLYING FOR CAL
FRESH WHILE MUCH PROGRESS
PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE, AND MUCH
GOOD HAS BEEN DONE, THERE ARE SO
A GREAT NUMBER OF CHALLENGES,
MANY OF WHICH WOULD BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BY THIS
BILL. BY REQUIRING THE
MAINTENANCE OF LISTS OF PROGRAMS
WHICH ARE EXEMPTIONS FOR THE
STUDENT ELIGIBILITY RULES,
BARRIERS TO BOTH THE STUDENT AND
THE COUNTY WORKER HANDLING THEIR
THEIR APPLICATIONS ARE REDUCED
ITS AS SIMPLE AS CHECKING A
LIST. BY REQUIRING COUNTIES IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES TO REPORT THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR AND
PARTICIPATING IN CAL. FRESH
STAFF AT OUR BASIC NEEDS CENTERS
ARE ABLE TO EVALUATE WHETHER
WHAT WE DO IS WORKING AND WHERE
MORE OUTREACH MIGHT BE NEEDED.
ADDITIONALLY THIS BILL WILL ALSO
ASK THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE
OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED
TO ADEQUATELY SERVE ALL STUDENTS
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CAL FRESH
BENEFITS AND TO IDENTIFY STEPS
THAT WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN TO
ESTABLISH AN APPLICATION
SUBMISSION PROCESS. THAT WOULD
ACCOMMODATE THE HUGE INFLUX OF
NUMBERS AT THE START OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR. EVERY YEAR. WE ARE
FACED WITH REPORTS WHERE
STUDENTS WHERE WE HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO SLOW DOWN OUR
NOTIFICATION OF STUDENTS WHO ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR CAL FRESH BECAUSE
THE COUNTY SIMPLY DOESN'T HAVE
THE CAPACITY TO HANDLE THE
INFLUX OF APPLICATIONS. WE NEED
TO BE BETTER ABOUT HOW WE
DISTRIBUTE OUR RESOURCES, AND WE
NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE COUNTIES
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE
THE STUDENTS WHO ARE MOST IN
NEED. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE ROOM?
MADAM CHAIR MIKE CARROLL WITH
THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY IN SUPPORT. MADAM SHARE
DAPHNE MACKLIN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OPERATOR CAN
YOU PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE LINES
FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON SB
641? YOU, MADAM CHAIR IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 641, PLEASE
PRESS ONE FOLLOWED BY 07 32, YOU
ARE OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. TYLER
REGULAR ON BEHALF O THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND WE DO
HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUEUING UP.
ONE MOMENT, MADAM CHAIR. FIND 6
82, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HEY,
YOUTUBE CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE. MY NAME IS GABRIELLE IS
CALLING THE RIVER CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE, WHICH
WAS AND RIGHTS. IN SUPPORT OF SB
6 41. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO LINE 5 70
OR WE'VE GOT TO 6 35, YOU ARE
OPEN 6 35. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. JARED CALL
WITH NOURISH CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO
FIGHT. 74, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HELLO THIS IS SOPHIA TREXLER,
REPRESENTING JOE DISABLED AND
PROUD. THE PROGRAM OF THE
CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION FOR
INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTERS ON AS
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL. 97
39, YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
GENESIS GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LENICOV
ROCKETS AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
97 40. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI. MY
NAME IS BECKY SILVA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
CONSTRUCT SUPPORT. AS A FINAL
REMINDER, PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO FOR SUPPORT ON
SB 6417 41. THEY JUST TOOK
THEMSELVES OUT OF QUÊ. PRESS 10
AGAINST 7 41 IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO TESTIFY. MADAM CHAIR. WE HAVE
NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUING
UP. THANK YOU. OPERATOR DO WE
HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM?
HAS SEEN NONE. OPERATOR DO WE
HAVE ANYBODY LINED UP IN THE
CUTE IN OPPOSITION FOR SP 6 41?
IF YOU ARE AN OPPOSITION TO SB
641, PLEASE PRESS 10. NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP. THANK YOU OPERATOR
AND I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. STATE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THIS BILL. LAST YEAR, I
WAS ABLE TO GET A BILL THAT
MANDATED THAT THEY HAD
ORIENTATION AND TALKED ABOUT CAL
FRESH, BECAUSE, REALLY, WE'VE
GOT MONEY SITTING THERE. BUT THE
PROBLEM IS A LOT OF THESE
STUDENTS HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS
EVEN THERE. SO THIS IS JUST
ANOTHER TOOL THAT THEY HAVE,
WHICH I THINK IS FANTASTIC.
ESPECIALLY RIGHT NOW, A LOT OF
THESE KIDS ARE COMING FROM
FOSTER CARE. THEY'RE LIVING IN
THEIR CARS. AND WITH THE COST OF
LIVING RIGHT NOW, THIS IS JUST
HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW A LIFT UP FOR
THEM. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND
I'D BE HONORED TO CO AUTHOR THAT
BILL. THANK YOU. MAKE A MOTION.
ALRIGHT UM AND I JUST LIKE TO
ALSO THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD, AND
I'D ALSO LOVE TO BE A CO AUTHOR.
OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
SENATOR? I ASKED HER. I VOTE
THANK YOU. SECRETARY CALLED THE
ROLE THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE CALLED RUN AROUND I
DAVIES DAVIES, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA TÔI. BRIAN!
BRIAN, I STONE STONE IVY
VALLAPUDUA. WALDRON. AND WE'LL
LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS. AND WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY I HEAR YOU ON SP 10. 83.
THANKS SO MUCH, UM, CHAIR UM SB
10. 83 ADDRESSES THE FACT THAT
WE HAVE, UM, UNFORTUNATELY, MANY
HOUSED FAMILIES WHO HAVE
CHILDREN. AND THAT TRANSITION TO
PERMANENT HOUSING CAN TAKE MANY
MONTHS. WE HAVE WE HAVE BEEN
FUNDING VERY ROBUSTLY IN THE
STATE AND GIVING FUNDING TO OUR
COUNTIES AND CITIES TO REALLY
FOCUS ON HELPING ON HOUSE PEOPLE
GET PERMANENT HOUSING. AND A LOT
OF THAT FOCUS HAS BEEN ON TRYING
TO ADDRESS THAT FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN. BUT RIGHT NOW WE ONLY
ALLOW FOR 16 DAYS OF TEMPORARY
HOUSING. IN ORDER TO IN EFFECT,
AS THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
TRANSITIONING TO THE PERMANENT,
BUT WE OFTEN NEED MUCH MORE TIME
THAN THAT. SO WHAT 10 83 DOES IS
EXPEDITES THE ELIGIBILITY FOR
COW WORKS. HOTEL VOUCHERS. SO IT
GIVES ALLOWS FOR 40 DAYS VERSUS
ONLY 16. AND WITH THAT, I'D LIKE
TO ASK OUR WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
VANESSA, FROM, UH KATRINA. FROM
THE NURSE, FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
AND MIKE HAROLD FROM THE WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. SENATOR SKINNER,
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
UNESCO HINA WITH K P PUBLIC
AFFAIRS ON BEHALF OF THE NURSE
FAMILY PARTNERSHIP. WE ARE IN
EVIDENCE BASED HOME VISITING
PROGRAM OFFERED THROUGH THE
COWBIRDS PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY
BENEFIT. AND ONE OF THE OTHER
IMPORTANT THINGS THAT S B 10 83
DOES IS IT REQUIRES REFERRALS
FROM COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCIES FOR PREGNANT PEOPLE IN
CALL WORKS WHO MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE
FOR HOME VISITING HOME VISITING
WAS ESTABLISHED AS A COW WORKS
BENEFIT IN 2019 A COUPLE
DIFFERENT MODELS IN THE PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE THE BENEFIT AND ALL
MODELS PROVIDE ONE ON ONE VISITS
PROVIDED BY TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS TO FAMILIES WHO
ARE PRENATAL OR HAVE INFANTS FOR
SMALL CHILDREN. SO FAMILIES CAN
LEARN ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT
GET CONNECTED WITH RESOURCES
LIKE HEALTH CARE AND CHILD CARE
AND OTHER BENEFITS IN THE
COMMUNITY. FOR N F P. WE START
WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT FOR
THE FIRST TIME AND WHO ARE FEWER
THAN 28 WEEKS PREGNANT AND IF
PEOPLE PEARS, SPECIALLY TRAINED
NURSES, USUALLY PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT NURSES WITH THESE
MOMS FOR VISITS EVERY TWO WEEKS,
STARTING IN PREGNANCY THROUGH
DELIVERY ARE OUTCOMES SPEAK FOR
THEMSELVES. WHO ARE THRILLED TO
BE INCLUDED AS VOLUNTARY.
CALVERT'S BENEFIT, BUT THE
PANDEMIC CREATED A CHILLING
EFFECT ON ENROLLMENT IN
IMPLEMENTATION. SP 10 83 TAKES A
CRITICAL STEP TO BRIDGING THAT
DELTA AND HELPING MORE FAMILIES
GET QUALIFIED FOR SERVICES. THIS
IS REALLY IMPORTANT BILL. IT'S
REALLY GOOD BILL, WE ASKED QUEER
EYE ABOUT. MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MIKE HAROLD, WITH THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY. UM YES, WE ARE ALSO IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, AND
I JUST WANT TO START BY POINTING
OUT TO SOMETHING SOMETHING THAT,
UM, IN THIS VERY EXCELLENT
ANALYSIS PREPARED BY THE
COMMITTEE STAFF, UM IN THE LAST
YEAR FOR DATA FOR WHICH WE HAVE
DATA ON THIS PROGRAM. THERE WERE
58,000 HOUSEHOLDS WHO SOUGHT AND
RECEIVED EITHER TEMPORARY OR
PERMANENT HOMELESS ASSISTANCE IN
THE COW WORKS PROGRAM. NOW WE
ONLY HAVE ABOUT 400,000 PEOPLE
IN THE FAMILIES IN THE ENTIRE
CASELOAD. THAT MEANS ROUGHLY ONE
OUT OF EVERY EIGHT IS SEEKING
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE AT ONE POINT
OR ANOTHER DURING THE YEAR. UM
THE BENEFITS AND THE TIME THAT
WE PROVIDED IN THIS PROGRAM HAVE
BEEN LONG TIED UP IN ALL SORTS
OF PROCEDURAL AND ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS DATING BACK TO THE
GOVERNORSHIP OF PETE WILSON WHEN
THIS PROGRAM INITIALLY STARTED
DUE TO A WESTERN CENTER LAWSUIT.
SO THE BILL THAT'S BEFORE YOU
TODAY IS AGAIN MOVING TO TRY TO
MAKE THIS PROGRAM ACTUALLY
WORKED FOR THIS LARGE SEGMENT OF
FAMILIES IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITY
THAT ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP
THEIR HOUSING. THESE ARE
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, MANY OF
THEM QUITE YOUNG, WHO ARE
SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE
CONSTANT MOVING HAVING TO GO
FROM ONE HOUSEHOLD TO ANOTHER,
MOVING FROM ONE SCHOOL TO
ANOTHER, LOSING THEIR FRIENDS.
THIS IS A CRITICAL BILL AND WE
URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE AN
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE ROOM?
THANK YOU, DAPHNE MACKLIN, UM,
REPRESENTING A COALITION OF
CALIFORNIA WELFARE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT. KIM
LEWIS, REPRESENTING CHILDREN NOW
AND PARTICULARLY IN SUPPORT OF
THE PROVISIONS AROUND HOME
VISITING PROGRAMS, WHICH YOU
KNOW HAVE SUCH A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON ARM BOTH THE PARENTS AND THE
KIDS. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
ON YOUR MOBILE OKAY WITH BLACK
WOMEN FOR WELLNESS ACTION
PROJECT CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL.
UM AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY DO WE HAVE
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM? ANY
OPPOSITION TO SB 10 83 C NONE
OPERATOR. COULD YOU PLEASE OPEN
THE ROLE THAT PHONE LINE TO SEE
IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC SUPPORT
FOR OPPOSITION FOR SB 10 83. ARE
YOU TAKING BOTH PHONE LINE
SUPPORT YET? YEAH, THAT'S OKAY.
ARE WE IN FIRST SUPPORT RIGHT
NOW SHARE? WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR
SUPPORT. LET'S GO FOR SUPPORT,
PLEASE, IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF
SB 10 83 GO AHEAD AND HIT 10 AT
THIS TIME ONE FOLLOWED BY ZERO
AND WE'LL START WITH LIGHT FOR
80 OR 4. 78. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YES. HI GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THIS IS EDWIN FOR BONE
ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. 17 24, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI.
THIS IS SARAH DÍAS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA WICK ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. LINE 7 30, YOU ARE OPEN
. THANK YOU. BRIAN SPENCER ON
BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE
OF O B. G. Y N DISTRICT NINE IN
SUPPORT. LINE 7 38, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THIS IS AARON EVANS ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA NURSE
MIDWIVES ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
AS WELL AS A ROCK NARAL PRO
CHOICE, CALIFORNIA ALSO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LINE 7 42,
YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
TURNED MEMBERS. MY NAME IS LORD
AND MASTER. REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THE ONE
QUICK FOLLOW UP HERE IF YOU ARE
IN SUPPORT OF SB 10 83, PLEASE
PRESS 1097 48, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, REBECA GONZALEZ
OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER IN SUPPORT. 0.7 49,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS DENISE CURRY. I AM
SUPPORT IN SUPPORT OF 10 83 I'M
REPRESENTING BLACK WOMEN,
ORGANIZED POLITICAL ACTION.
LOCALIZED PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA
THANK YOU. MADAM CHAIR THERE. NO
OTHER PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT
THIS TIME. THANK YOU. OPERATOR
DO WE HAVE ANYBODY QUEUED UP IN
OPPOSITION? YOU WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO SB 10
83. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO.
NOBODY IS QUEUING UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU OPERATOR, AND
I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
BILL. UM AS YOU KNOW, I'VE
WORKED IN COLLEGE ACCESS FOR
QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS AND KNOW
ALL TOO WELL THAT WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS
THE ABILITY TO FULLY THRIVE AND
THAT WE ARE IN NEED OF HAVING
THIS APPLICATION IS YOU KNOW? A
TRAVESTY IN AND OF ITSELF, BUT
I'M I'M VERY THANKFUL THAT
YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU. UM, I
WAS JUST STRUCK, UM LISTENING TO
TESTIMONY AGAIN ABOUT YOU KNOW,
WE ALL CARRY BILLS. WE BELIEVE
IN THEM. BUT EVERY ONCE IN A
WHILE, WE REALIZED JUST HOW
IMPORTANT CERTAIN CHANGES WE
MAKE, AND I HAVE KNOWN SOME
FAMILIES WHO ARE HOMELESS THAT
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM WAS THEY
HAD THE VOUCHER THAT WAS FOR 16
DAYS, AND THEY HAD A GOOD SOCIAL
WORKER THAT WAS TRYING TO HELP
THEM GET THE PERMANENT HOUSING,
BUT IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH. BUT
THAT FAMILY THEN WAS LIVING IN A
CAR. BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY
TIME. YOU HAVE TO JUST LEAVE THE
MOTEL OR HOTEL. WHATEVER YOU
HAVE THAT YOU JUST HAVE TO LEAVE
IT. AND THEN YOUR KIDS ARE IN
SCHOOL AND SUCH. BUT YOU CAN'T
ALWAYS FIND A PLACE TO, YOU KNOW
, BRING YOUR CAR THAT'S GOING TO
BE NEAR WHERE THEY ARE GOING TO
SCHOOL. SO ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT
ONLY CAN YOUR SOCIAL WORKER NOT
FIND YOU IN CASE THEY DO. SECURE
THE PERMANENT HOUSING. YOUR YOUR
KIDS, THEN IT'S THE WHOLE THING
IS SO DISRUPTIVE. AND THAT WE
WOULD NOT HAVE ADJUSTED IT YET,
AND I WILL SAY THAT YOU KNOW, I
HOPE 40 DAYS IS ENOUGH. COME
BACK BEFORE I'M TURNED OUT IF WE
REALIZED THAT IT ISN'T BECAUSE
THE. JUST IMAGINE IF YOU'RE THAT
MOTHER OR FATHER AND YOU HAVE
YOUR THERE IN THAT TEMPORARY AND
YOU HAVE THIS PROMISE
POTENTIALLY OF THAT PERMANENT,
BUT THEN YOU HAVE TO JUST LEAVE
AND GET ONCE AGAIN BE THROWN OUT
EITHER TO TRY TO FIND A SHELTER
OR BE IN YOUR CAR OR SOMETHING.
IT IS JUST IT'S GOT TO BE
DEVASTATING. AND YOU'RE ALREADY
LIVING SO TENUOUS AS IT IS. SO
IT WAS JUST, UM REALLY STRUCK ME
THAT ARE THE WORK WE DO CAN HAVE
A VERY POWERFUL IMPACT ON PEOPLE
AND THAT'S WHY WE DO IT AND I
ASKED FOR YOUR IPHONE. THANK
YOU, SENATOR. SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROOM. I DON'T HAVE A
SECOND A SECOND, OKAY? THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, CALLED RON CALLED
RUN. I DAVIES DAVIES, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA TÔI. BRIAN!
BRIAN, I STONE STONE IVY
VALLAPUDUA. WALDRON. OKAY. THANK
YOU. WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ABSENT MEMBERS. OKAY?
SENATOR CABALLERO. WE'RE READY
WHENEVER YOU ARE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SJ R
EIGHT, WHICH CALLS ON CONGRESS
TO EXPAND THE SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM. TO
ALLOW CHILDHOOD DISABILITY
RECIPIENTS THE RIGHT TO MARRY
WHOMEVER THEY CHOOSE WITHOUT THE
THREAT OF TERMINATION TO THEIR
BENEFITS. SOCIAL SECURITY IS THE
MOST EXTENSIVE SAFETY NET
PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES
WERE EXPENSIVE. HEALTH INSURANCE
CAN BE AFFORDABLE FOR MANY.
DISABILITY HEALTH BENEFITS OFFER
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR SEVERE
CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND
DISABILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO EXPENSIVE COMMERCIAL
COVERAGE. AROUND 65 MILLION
ELIGIBLE WORKING AMERICANS AND
THEIR FAMILIES DEPEND ON THE
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MONTHLY
LIFESAVING BENEFITS. THIS
PROGRAM IS A LIFELINE FOR MANY
SOME MAY DRAW SOCIAL SECURITY AS
THEY AGE, WHILE OTHERS HAVE
RELIED ON LIFE SAVING SUPPORT
SINCE BIRTH. YOUTH WHO ARE
DISABLED BEFORE THE AGE OF 22
MAY QUALIFY. FOR BENEFITS
THROUGH A PARENTS' EARNINGS AND
ARE KNOWN AS CHILD CHILDHOOD
DISABILITY RECIPIENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY INEQUITIES WITHIN
THE PROGRAM PENALIZED CHILDHOOD
DISABILITY RECIPIENTS WHO PURSUE
OR WISH TO PURSUE A LEGAL
MARRIAGE WITH A NON DISABLED
PARTNER. CHILDHOOD DISABILITY
RECIPIENTS FACE THE THREAT OF
TERMINATION OR A SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTION TO THEIR BENEFIT IF
THEY MARRY A PERSON WHO IS NOT
DISABLED. THOSE WHO RELY ON
BENEFITS FOR INCOME SUPPORT OR
HEALTH COVERAGE MUST DECIDE
BETWEEN CONTINUED LIFE SAVING
ASSISTANCE OR MARRYING THEIR
SIGNIFICANT OTHER. THIS FLAW IN
THE SYSTEM HAS DISCOURAGED MANY
DISABLED PEOPLE FROM PURSUING
THE RIGHT TO MARRIAGE. EVERY
CITIZEN IS GUARANTEED THE OPTION
TO ENTER INTO A LEGAL, LEGAL
WILLING MARRIAGE. HOWEVER
MARRIAGE PRESENTS A FINANCIAL
BARRIER FAR TOO STEEP FOR A
SIGNIFICANT POPULATION OF
DISABLED AMERICANS. CONGRESS
MUST AMEND THE CURRENT
DISCRIMINATORY STRUCTURE OF THE
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
INSURANCE PROGRAM TO GUARANTEE
CHILDHOOD DISABILITY RECIPIENTS
THE RIGHT TO MARRY WHOMEVER THEY
CHOOSE AND TO RETAIN BENEFITS
THEY HAVE HAD AND DEPENDED ON
THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE LIFE.
WITH ME HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT OF A J. R S. J. R.
EIGHT IS A USUAL LEWIS WITH THE
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND
DEFENSE FUND. QUÊ. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF THE DISABILITY RIGHTS
EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND,
WHICH STRONGLY SUPPORTS PASSAGE
OF SJ R EIGHT. I'M A STAFF
ATTORNEY A TRADEOFF. STRAIGHT
OFF, IS A LEADING CIVIL RIGHTS
LAW AND POLICY CENTER THAT AIMS
TO ADVANCE THE CIVIL AND HUMAN
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES. SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS ARE KEY RESOURCE FOR
MANY PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT
DISABILITIES. BUT DUE TO CURRENT
FEDERAL LAW AND POLICY
RECIPIENTS OFTEN CANNOT MARRY
WITHOUT REDUCING OR LOSING THEIR
BENEFITS. DISABLED ADULT CHILD
KNOWN AS DECK OR CHILDHOOD
DISABILITY BENEFIT. IS A SOCIAL
SECURITY BENEFIT FOR ADULTS WHO
BECAME DISABLED PRIOR TO THE AGE
OF 22. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR
PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES SO
SERIOUS THAT THEY CANNOT
SUBSTANTIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE
WORKFORCE. DEBT PROVIDES A
MONTHLY STIPEND, MEDICARE AND A
SPECIAL PATHWAY FROM MEDICAID.
UNDER FEDERAL LAW DECK
RECIPIENTS AUTOMATICALLY LOSE
BENEFITS IF THEY MARRY. SSE
ANOTHER SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM
ALSO HAS SEVERE MARRIAGE
PENALTIES. FOR PEOPLE WITH
SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. ACCESS
TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS TO
HEALTHCARE CAN BE AN ISSUE OF
LIFE OR DEATH. THESE POLICIES
ARE CRUEL, OUTDATED AND INFRINGE
ON THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO
MARRY. RESTRICT RELIGIOUS
FREEDOM BY PREVENTING PEOPLE
FROM TAKING PART IN A UNION.
THAT HOLDS RELIGIOUS OR
SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE FROM MANY
CALIFORNIANS. UNMARRIED COUPLES
ALSO FACE HIGHER BARRIERS FOR
ADOPTION, MAKING IT HARDER FOR
DISABLED PEOPLE TO BUILD THEIR
FAMILIES. FINALLY BEING UNABLE
TO MARRY IS ANOTHER OF THE
MYRIAD OBSTACLES THAT PREVENT
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FROM
BEING FULLY INTEGRATED INTO
THEIR COMMUNITIES. THESE ISSUES
ARE VERY IMPORTANT WITHIN THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY, AS YOU CAN
SEE BY THE NUMEROUS STATEMENTS
OF SUPPORT SUBMITTED BY
DISABILITY RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS.
DREAD IF HAS SPOKEN WITH
CALIFORNIA COUPLES WHO'VE BEEN
WAITING YEARS TO BE ABLE TO
MARRY BUT HAVE NOT DONE SO TO
FEAR THAT MARY NG WOULD
JEOPARDIZE THEIR LIFE SUSTAINING
BENEFIT. PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES TO SERVE THE SAME
RIGHT TO FORM FAMILIES WITH THE
PEOPLE THEY LOVE AS ANYONE ELSE.
REPRESENTATIVE JIMMY PANETTA AND
THE 20TH DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
HAS INTRODUCED HR 64. OH FIVE IN
CONGRESS, WHICH WOULD CHANGE
FEDERAL LAW IT AND THE DECK
MARRIAGE PENALTY. PASSAGE OF SJ
R EIGHT IN CALIFORNIA, WOULD
HELP SUPPORT THE PASSAGE OF HR
64 OR FIVE IN CONGRESS, FOR
THESE REASONS, SUPPORTS PASSAGE
OF THIS RESOLUTION. AND I'M
AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UM OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY SUPPORT
IN THE ROOMS? SEEN AN OPERATOR?
CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN THE PHONE
LINE FOR SUPPORT FOR S? J. R
EIGHT? IF YOU AREN'T SUPPORT,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY A
ZERO AT THIS TIME ONE FILED BY
ZERO. IN ONE MOMENT, MADAM
CHAIR. WE GOT A COUPLE OF
QUEUING UP.
BE WITH US MOMENTARILY HERE.
ANYBODY ELSE PLEASE PRESS ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. IN LANE 5 52.
YOU'RE OPEN. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
LAURIE LONG AND MY FIANCE AND I
HAD TO CALL OFF OUR MARRIAGE AND
WEDDING PLANS DUE TO THIS
HORRIBLE, OUTDATED POLICIES. SO
WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF S
DAIRY AND ASK YOU TO PASS IT OUT
OF COMMITTEE TODAY. THANK YOU.
HMM. AND NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE 4
98, YOU ARE OPEN. HELLO. MY NAME
IS HELLO. MY NAME IS HELEN MINOR
AND I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF S.
J. R. A THANK YOU. AND NEXT IS
LINE 6 66 ANYBODY ELSE PLEASE
PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY ZERO. I'M
NOT SURE I LIKE THAT LINE NUMBER
. THIS IS DIANA SALVO FROM SAN
JOSE. AND I AM IN STRONG STRONG
SUPPORT OF SJ R EIGHT. I DEARLY
HOPE THAT MY FRIENDS LORI AND
MARK CAN GET MARRIED REAL SOON.
THANK YOU. THERE WERE OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. THANK YOU. OPERATOR IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION TO ASK JR
IN THE ROOM SEEING THEN
OPERATORS ANYBODY QUEUED UP IN
OPPOSITION TO SDR, A. WE ARE IN
OPPOSITION TO S J R EIGHT,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY 01
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND NO
PARTICIPANTS ARE QUEUING UP.
THANK YOU, OPERATOR. I'LL BRING
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? 18
AND SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND
I APPRECIATE ALL THE COLORS THAT
CALLED IN THEIR INDIVIDUALS THAT
ARE WAITING TO GET MARRIED, AND
THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMEDIED
REMEDIED A LONG TIME AGO. SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR EYE
BOAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU. SECRETARY CULTURAL MOTION
IS BE ADOPTED TO THIRD READING
CALLED RUN CALLED RUN. I DAVIES
DAVIES. AYE. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
II BONTA TÔI. BRIAN BRIAN, I
STONE STONE IVY VALLAPUDUA
WALDRON. THANK YOU. WE'LL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN, SENATOR. OKAY.
ARE WE WAITING? ONE MORE? WE
HAVE ONE MORE. BILL. I'M SORRY.
IT'S A GLACIER ASSEMBLYMAN
GABRIEL IS GOING TO PRESENT FOR
HIM ON SB 7 68. CAN WE CALL THE
ROLE FOR MISSING? DO WE HAVE ANY
MISSING? NO, OKAY.
ASSEMBLYMAN ARAMBULA. UH OFFERED
2. DO WE HAVE A COPY OF THE
BILL?
PLEASE GO AHEAD.
OKAY? OKAY? OKAY THANK YOU. SOME
WOMEN ARAMBULA. UM AND WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, WE'LL HEAR YOUR
PRESENTATION ON SB 7 68. THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT ON SB 7 68, A BILL BY
SENATOR GLASER ON CALL WORKS AND
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION. LIKE
TO INTRODUCE MY WITNESS, DAPHNE
MACKLIN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MY NAME IS STEPHANIE ROCKLIN.
SEVERAL TIMES. UM, I AM A LOT
LIKE USED TO LOBBY FOR THE L.
YOU BACK WHEN KEVIN FIRST MET
ME, UM, BUT CALIFORNIA COALITION
FOR WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
HUSBAND ON A CAMPAIGN RATHER
SUCCESSFUL TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR
PEOPLE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR
RIGHTS TO BOTH COW WORKS AND
EDUCATION. AND AS INDICATED IN
THE DOCUMENTS AND SUPPORT AND
ALSO THE, UM. THE ANALYSIS OF A
COLLEGE EDUCATION CAN MAKE SUCH
A DIFFERENCE FOR CAL WORKS
RECIPIENTS. AND TO THE EXTENT
THAT WE CAN HELP THESE FAMILIES
AND THESE INDIVIDUALS, THESE UM
PARENTS, WHO BOTH WORKING AND
STUDYING. UM AVOID UNNECESSARY
AND DUPLICATIVE ACTIVITIES, FOR
EXAMPLE, HAVE ENGLISH UP TO THE
WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND DO STUFF
DURING THE SUMMER WHEN THEY
SHOULD BE STUDYING OR COULD
OFTEN ARE TRYING TO TAKE SUMMER
CLASSES, SO THEY GRADUATE MORE
QUICKLY. SO THIS IS A MEASURE TO
CUT DOWN ON SOME OF THAT
UNNECESSARY RED TAPE IN THAT
PROCESS AND ALLOW THESE FAMILIES
AND PARENTS TO GET ON WITH THEIR
EDUCATIONS AND GET INTO THE
WORKFORCE. IN JOBS THAT WILL
GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW
BOTH PERSONALLY AND
PROFESSIONALLY. I WOULD ADD.
IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
ENJOYED THIS YEAR MORE THAN
ANYTHING. WE'RE SEEING THE
NOMINEE FOR THE SUPREME COURT
TALK ABOUT WATCHING HER FATHER
STUDY THE LAW STUDENT AND I HAD
FRIENDS WHO HAD THEIR KIDS
STUDYING WITH US WHILE WE WERE
STUDYING TOGETHER AND I THINK
THE OPPORTUNITY FOR KIDS TO SEE
THEIR PARENTS STUDY AND SUCCEED.
IS REALLY WONDERFUL FOR THE KIDS
, BUT IT'S WONDERFUL FOR ALL OF
US. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM? SEE NONE.
OPERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE OPEN THE
PHONE LINE FOR ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT FOR SB 768? QUÊ IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OF SB 768, PLEASE
PRESS 10. ONE FALL BY ZERO. ONE
MORE REMINDER. PRESS 10 IF YOU
ARE IN SUPPORT OF SB 768. NOBODY
ELSE. NOBODY IS QUEUING UP AT
THIS TIME. THANK YOU. OPERATOR
DO WE HAVE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM? SEE NONE. OPERATOR IS
THERE ANYBODY QUEUED UP IN
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE? IF
YOU'RE AN OPPOSITION TO SB 768,
PLEASE PRESS 10. NOBODY IS
QUEUING OUT. OKAY THANK YOU.
OPERATOR UM I WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WHEN I WAS DOING MY CAL FRESH
BILL LAST YEAR. THIS WAS ONE OF
MY CONCERNS IS THAT THE AMOUNT
OF HOURS THAT THEY NEEDED TO
WORK AND YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF
PARENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING
TO SCHOOL, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE A
LOT OF YOUNG ADULTS ARE TAKING
CARE OF THEIR BROTHERS AND
SISTERS BECAUSE HER PARENTS
AREN'T WORKING AND TRYING TO PUT
THAT AMOUNT OF WORK ON THEM. IT
JUST WASN'T WORKING. SO YOU'VE
DONE MY WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE SOME WOMEN?
RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN? I VOTE
THANK YOU, SECRETARY. CALL THE
ROLL. I NEED EMOTIONAL,
EMOTIONAL SECOND. I'M SORRY. WE
HAVE A MOTION. OKAY. THANK YOU.
OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE
MOTION IS PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CALLED
RON CALDERON. I DAVIES DAVIES, I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA
TÔI. BRIAN BRIAN, I STONE STONE
IVY VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA. AYE,
WALDRON. THANK YOU. AND THANK
YOU. SOME WOMAN RAMP ARAMBULA
FOR PRESENTING APPRECIATE IT.
OKAY? OKAY CAN WE GO BACK? AND,
UM, I THINK THERE'S TWO BILLS.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
FILE ITEM. THREE SJ R EIGHT, THE
CURRENT VOTER 6 TO 0 V.
VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA. AYE,
WALDRON. CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0.
FILE ITEM. 20 SB 6 41 CURRENT
VOTER 6 TO 0 V VALLAPUDUA
VALLAPUDUA I CURRENT VOTE
SOMEONE IS ZERO. FILE ITEM 21.
SB 10 83 CURRENT VOTE 6 TO 0 V
VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA I CURRENT
VOTE SOME OF THE ZERO THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN. FOR 10 MORE MINUTES.
WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS TO COME AND ADD ON UM
YEAH. HOLD IT OPEN UNTIL THAT.
43.
OKAY THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED.