GOOD MORNING. WE'RE CALLING THE
ASSEMBLY, UH, COMMITTEE ON
BUDGET TO ORDER. TODAY WE ARE
HEARING OUR BUDGET AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE LEGISLATURE AND
GOVERNOR WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
CLEANUP BILLS 13 TODAY WE HAVE
MR ERIC LI WOULD BE DIRECTOR
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
MR PADDICK, OUR LEGISLATIVE
ANALYSTS AND CHRISTIAN GRIFFITH
, WHO'S OUR CHIEF CONSULTANT FOR
THE COMMITTEE. WE ALSO WILL BE
TAKING PUBLIC COMMENT BOTH HERE
AND THE HEARING ROOM AS WELL AS
ON THE PHONE. THE COLUMN NUMBER
IS 8776. ACCESS CODE IS 185. OH
1100 ANY PROBLEMS? PLEASE CALL
THE COMMITTEE AT 916. 3192 OH,
99 AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY TYPICAL
AUGUST BUDGET TRAILER BILLS. WE
ALL FIT. WE ALL OFTEN HAVE CLEAN
UP AFTER WE PASS OUR JUNE
BUDGET. UM THE BIGGEST COMPONENT
IN THE NEWEST COMPONENT OF THIS
IS OUR $19 BILLION MULTI YEAR
CLIMATE PACKAGE. THAT IS NEW. UH
AND THAT WILL BE THAT WILL BE
DELIVERED AND PRESENTED IN GREAT
DETAIL. ONE ITEM TO HIGHLIGHT
GIVEN THE UM, EMERGENCE OF
MONKEYPOX. THE LEGISLATURE WAS
REALLY PROUD TO GET TOGETHER
WITH THE GOVERNOR TO APPROPRIATE
45 41.5 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR
THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ON
MONKEY PARK. SO WITH THAT, I
BELIEVE WE START WITH MISS LEE.
GOOD MORNING, SEARCHING BEISTER
FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ERIK LEE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM AND I
WILL BE PRESENTING ON THOSE 13
BILLS. ONE IS A BUDGET BILL JR.
WHICH AMENDS THE 2022 23 BUDGET
ACT. AND, UM 12. ACCOMPANYING
TRAILER BILLS. UM MR CHAIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO PRESENT ON
ALL OF THEM ALTOGETHER PRIOR TO
QUESTIONS, OKAY. ALRIGHT. THE
FIRST BILL IS SB 1 79, AND IT IS
A BUDGET BILL JR. WHICH AMENDS
THE 22 23 BUDGET ACT. THE BILL
INCLUDES $1 MILLION FOR THE NEW
HIGH SPEED RAIL AUTHORITY OFFICE
OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. THIS
BILL ALSO IMPLEMENTS AND
AUTHORIZES FUNDING FOR
SIGNIFICANT HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES PROPOSALS, INCLUDING
EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
HEARING. AID COVERAGE FOR
CHILDREN PROGRAM STARTUP FUNDS
FOR COMMUNITY CARE, ASSISTANCE,
RECOVERY AND EMPOWERMENT OR CARE
COURT. UM 320 MILLION FEDERAL
FUNDS FOR ONE TIME STIPENDS FOR
ALL STATE SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS. 41.4 MILLION GENERAL
FUNDED SUPPORT MONKEYPOX
EMERGENCY RESPONSE COSTS,
INCLUDING 15.8 MILLION IN LOCAL
ASSISTANCE. THIS BILL ALSO
INCLUDES 942.5 MILLION GENERAL
FUND ACROSS MULTIPLE YEARS FOR
VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
DROUGHT RESPONSE, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO FUNDING TO
SUPPORT THE SAVE OUR WATER
PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. WATER
RIGHTS, MODERNIZATION DATA AND
FORECASTING WATERSHED CLIMATE,
RESILIENCE AND EFFORTS TO EX
EXPEDITE LARGE SCALE HABITAT
RESTORATION. THIS BILL ALSO
INCLUDES 895 MILLION GENERAL
FUND OVER TWO YEARS ACROSS
VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 30 BY 30
PATHWAYS AND NATURAL AND WORKING
LANDS. CLIMATE SMART STRATEGY.
THIS BILL INCLUDES 315 MILLION
GENERAL FUND OVER TWO YEARS
ACROSS VARIOUS PROGRAMS THAT
ADVANCE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
EXTREME HEAT ACTION PLAN,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT COOLING
OF COMMUNITIES PROTECTING
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND
ECOSYSTEMS FROM THE IMPACTS OF
EXTREME HEAT AND INCREASE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE RISKS POSED
BY EXTREME HEAT THROUGH A PUBLIC
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. THIS BILL
INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL 100
MILLION IN 22 23 600 MILLION IN
23 24 TO SUPPORT WILDFIRE AND
FOREST RESILIENCE ACTIVITIES.
THIS BUILD INCLUDES 185 MILLION
GENERAL FUND AND 50 MILLION FROM
THE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION
FUND IN 22 23 ACROSS VARIOUS XEV
RELATED PROGRAMS, SUCH AS CLEAN
CARS FOR ALL EQUITABLE AT HOME
CHARGING AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
THIS BILL INCLUDES AN ADDITIONAL
280 MILLION GREENHOUSE GAS
REDUCTION FUNDS IN 2022 FOR
SEVERAL CRITICAL PROGRAMS AIMED
AT REDUCING HARMFUL GREEN HOUSE
GASSES AND FOR ADVANCING EQUITY.
AND LASTLY, THIS BILL MAKES
TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING CHANGES
TO VARIOUS EDUCATION PROVISION
OF THE 22 BUDGET ACT. MOVING ON
TO THE NEXT BILL. SB 1 85 IS AN
EDUCATION TRAILER BILL. AND IT
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGH
LEVEL PROVISION THAT REQUIRES
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
CONVENE AND PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A STATEWIDE
WORKGROUP OF PRESCHOOL
STAKEHOLDERS SPECIFIED REGARDING
PRESCHOOL QUALITY STANDARDS
ACROSS THE MIXED CHILD CARE
DELIVERY SYSTEM. PAN FULL
RATIFICATION OF A SIDE LETTER
AGREEMENT WITH CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS UNITED OR C CPU. THIS
BILL PROVIDES UP TO 16 PAID NON
OPERATIONAL DAYS FOR CCP YOU
REPRESENTED PROVIDERS THROUGH
JUNE OF NEXT YEAR. FOR USE WHEN
A PROVIDER IS REPRESENTED
RECOMMENDED BY LOCAL PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENT GUIDELINES TO
CLOSE DUE TO COVID 19. IT WOULD
REALLY DISTRIBUTES A PORTION OF
THE 188.8 MILLION AUTHORIZED IN
THE 21 BUDGET ACT FOR
SUPPLEMENTAL REIMBURSEMENT RATES
FOR CENTER BASED CHILD CARE AND
PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS. AND LASTLY
, IT REVISES THE L C. F F
DISCRETIONARY BASE INCREASE FROM
6.28% TO 6.7% AND CLARIFIES THAT
THIS PERCENTAGE INCREASES
ADDITIVE TO THE STATUTORY
STATUTORY 6.56% COLA. MOVING ON
TO THE NEXT BILL. SB 1 90 IS A
HIGHER EDUCATION TRAILER BELT
AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGH
LEVEL PROVISION. APPROPRIATES AN
ADDITIONAL TWO POINT 1,000,001
TIME GENERAL FUND IN 22 23 FOR
THE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENT
HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM TO CORRECT
THE CONSTRUCTION. GRANT. UM
AMOUNT FOR HUMBOLDT STATE
UNIVERSITY. IN ADDITION, THIS
BILL MAKES TECHNICAL AND
CLARIFYING CHANGES TO THE HIGHER
EDUCATION STUDENT HOUSING GRANT
PROGRAM ITSELF, SUCH AS
PROVIDING GREATER FLEXIBILITY
FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO
ESTABLISH INTERNAL APPLICATION
DEADLINES. IT ESTABLISHES THE
CALIFORNIA STUDENT HOUSING
REVOLVING LOAN FUND ACT OF 2022
, UNDER WHICH THE CALIFORNIA
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY
AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
FINANCE AUTHORITY WILL
ADMINISTER ZERO INTEREST LOAN
PROGRAM TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE
STUDENT FACULTY AND STAFF
HOUSING BENEFITING THE YOU SEE
THE CSU AND THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND IT
MODIFIES THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, PART TIME
FACULTY HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
TO EXTEND ELIGIBILITY TO MULTI
DISTRICT PART TIME FACULTY AND
AUTHORIZED COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS TO RECEIVE A HIGHER
LEVEL OF REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE
PROGRAM UNDER SPECIFIED
CIRCUMSTANCES. MOVING ON TO THE
NEXT BILL. SB 1 21. WHICH IS A
HEALTH TRAILER BILL AND INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL
PROVISIONS. THE BILL INCLUDES
RETENTION PAYMENTS FOR CLINIC
WORKERS. IT ELIMINATES ALL CO
PAYMENTS IN THE MEDICAL PROGRAM
. IT CLARIFIES THAT FOR
PRACTICAL SUPPORT TO ACCESS,
ABORTION CARE, SERVICES,
FINANCIAL OR IN KIND ASSISTANCE
IS ALLOWED IN THE PROGRAM AS
WELL AS MAKES OTHER CHANGES TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO NEEDED
SERVICES FOR THINGS LIKE
DEPENDENT CHILD CARE.
TRANSLATION SERVICES AND OTHER
AID. THE ADMINISTRATION OF
LEGISLATURE APPROPRIATED 304
MILLION OF STATE FUNDS AS A
CONTINGENCY TO SUBSIDIZE HEALTH
PREMIUMS FOR STATE PROGRAMS IN
THE EVENT, THE FEDERAL PROGRAM
WAS NOT EXTENDED, UM WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FEDERAL INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT, FEDERAL PREMIUM
SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE WILL BE
EXTENDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE
YEARS THROUGH 2025 AT THE SAME
LEVELS PROVIDED PREVIOUSLY UNDER
ARPAIO AND THE 304 MILLION
CONTINGENCY FUNDS ARE NO LONGER
REQUIRED FOR THIS PURPOSE, AND
THEY WILL BE RETURNED TO THE
HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY
RESERVE FUND. THE NEXT BILL. SB
1 24 IS A HUMAN SERVICES TRAILER
BILL AND INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
HIGH LEVEL PROVISION. IT PASSES
THROUGH CHILDCARE, CHILD SUPPORT
COLLECTIONS OF PERMANENTLY
ASSIGNED A RARE TO FAMILIES WHO
FORMERLY RECEIVED COW WORKS
BEGINNING JULY ONE OF 2023. UM
IT INCLUDES INTENT LANGUAGE TO
PROVIDE PASS THROUGH OF CHILD
SUPPORT COLLECTIONS TO FAMILIES
CURRENTLY RECEIVING COW WORKS
SUBJECT TO AN EVALUATION OF
GENERAL FUND AVAILABILITY. BY
JANUARY, 1 2025. CODIFIES THE
EXCELLENCE AND FAMILY FINDING
ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT PROGRAM
COUNTY OPTIONAL FIVE YEAR
PROGRAM TO SUPPLEMENT FOSTER
CAREGIVER RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION. UM AND MOVING ON TO
THE NEXT BILL. SB 1 26 AND
ENERGY TRAILER BILL. IMPORTANT
THIS BILL INCLUDES IMPORTANT
INVESTMENTS AND LANGUAGE TO
SUPPORT CLEAN ENERGY, ENERGY,
RELIABILITY AND ENERGY
AFFORDABILITY. THE AUGUST
INVESTMENTS BUILD ON 4.3 BILLION
OF INVESTMENTS THAT WERE MADE
PREVIOUSLY IN JUNE WITH ANOTHER
3.6 BILLION FOR A TOTAL
INVESTMENT OF ALMOST EIGHT
BILLION FOR ENERGY. THE TRAILER
BILL INCLUDES LANGUAGE TO ENACT
INVESTMENTS FROM ANY ENERGY
PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EQUITABLE
BUILDING DECARBONIZATION ACCESS
TO SOLAR AND STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR
LOW INCOME POPULATIONS.
INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION
CARBON REMOVAL, CLIMATE
INNOVATION GRANT PRGRAM
INCENTIVES FOR LONG DURATION
STORAGE. AND OFFSHORE WIND
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
AMONG MANY OTHER INVESTMENTS.
AND MOVING ON TO THE NEXT BILL.
SB 1 28 RESOURCES TRAILER BILL
THIS BILL MAKES VARIOUS CHANGES
RELATED TO PUBLIC RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
ALLOCATING $1.4 BILLION FROM
2021 BUDGET ACT APPROPRIATIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT AND
WATER, RESILIENCE, WILDFIRE AND
FOREST RESILIENCE AND ZERO
EMISSION VEHICLES. THIS BILL
OUTLINES OUT YOUR FUNDING
COMMITMENTS ACROSS DROUGHT AND
WATER, RESILIENCE, NATURE BASED
SOLUTIONS, EXTREME HEAT PARKS
AND ACCESS ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES AND OTHER RESOURCES AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INVESTMENTS. IT EXTENDS AN
EXISTING SECRET EXEMPTION FOR
FOREST AND WILDFIRE RESILIENCE
PROJECTS WHICH HAVE ALREADY
COMPLETED NIPAH. REINSTATES
ADMINISTRATIVE, PESTICIDE USE
ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
AUTHORITY AND INCREASING
STATUTORY PENALTY CAPS TO
STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S ABILITY
TO ENFORCE PESTICIDE USE
VIOLATIONS. AND FINALLY, THE
BILL INCLUDES VARIOUS OTHER
TECHNICAL AND CLEANUP AMENDMENTS
TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION AND OF
PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT BILL. SB 1
35 IS AN MOU TRAILER BILL AND
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGH
LEVEL HIGH LEVEL PROVISIONS
CONCERNING SEVERAL OF THE STATES
BARGAINING UNITS. THIS BILL
RATIFIES AND FUNDS MOU S BETWEEN
THE ADMINISTRATION AND
BARGAINING UNITS THAT REPRESENT
ATTORNEY'S ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
JUDGES. AND HEARING OFFICERS,
CAL FIRE ENGINEERS AND
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS. THAT'S
BUT BARGAINING UNITS 289 AND 18.
THIS BILL ALSO FUNDS PAYMENTS
AND PAY DIFFERENTIALS FOR
BARGAINING UNITS. 10 AND 19,
CALIFORNIA SCIENTISTS AND HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES
PROFESSIONALS. THE BILL. ALSO
FUNDS STATUTORILY REQUIRED
GENERAL SALARY INCREASES FOR CHP
AND JUDGES. THE 298.7 MILLION
APPROPRIATION. INCLUDED IN THIS
BILL PROVIDES 242 MILLION FOR
RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES AND 55.9
MILLION FOR EXCLUDED EMPLOYEES.
AND MOVING TO THE NEXT BILL. SB
1 36 A SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK
LEAVE TRAILER BILL INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL PROVISION.
THIS BILL EXTENDS THE SUNSET
DATE FOR COVID 19 SUPPLEMENTAL
PAID SICK LEAVE FROM SEPTEMBER
OF THIS YEAR, SEPTEMBER 30TH OF
THIS YEAR TO DECEMBER, 31ST
FIRST OF THIS YEAR, WHICH ALLOWS
EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE TO ACCESS
UP TO 80 HOURS OF SUPPLEMENTAL
PAID SICK LEAVE. IT ESTABLISHES
THE CALIFORNIA SMALL BUSINESS
AND NONPROFIT COVID 19
SUPPLEMENTAL BASIC LEAVE RELIEF
GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS
TO ELIGIBLE BUSINESSES AND NOT
SMALL BUSINESSES AND NON PROFITS
OF UP TO 50,000 TO REIMBURSE
COSTS INCURRED FOR COVID 19
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE AND
THAT IS BASED ON A 250 MILLION
ALLOCATION THAT WAS INCLUDED IN
THE JUNE BUDGET. THIS BILL ALSO
ALLOWS UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 70
MILLION TO BE APPROPRIATED TO
SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM IF GENERAL
FUND SAVINGS ARE ACHIEVED DUE TO
INCREASES IN FEDERAL FUNDS
BECOMING AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
OTHER PROGRAMS. AND MOVING ON TO
SB 1 37, A GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TRAILER BILL INCLUDES THE
FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL PROVISION.
IT ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCIAL PROTECTION AND
INNOVATION TO ISSUE CONDITIONAL
LICENSES TO DEBTCOLLECTORS
UNDER UNTIL JANUARY ONE OF NEXT
YEAR, SO IT CAN CONTINUE TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM WHILE IT
WORKS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND THE FBI, AND A
SOLUTION FOR CONDUCTING FEDERAL
BACKGROUND CHECKS. IT EXTENDS
THE SUNSET DATE OF THE PRECISION
MEDICINE PROGRAM. FROM JANUARY
ONE OF 2026 TO JUNE 30TH OF 2029
CLARIFIES ADMINISTRATIVE COST
CAPS FOR PRECISION MEDICINE
PROJECTS IT AUTHORIZES THE COURT
REPORTERS BOARD OF CALIFORNIA TO
ISSUE SHORTHAND REPORTING
CERTIFICATES FOR VOICE WRITERS.
IT CLARIFIES THAT GOAT HERDERS
ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM WAGE AS
SHEEPHERDERS UNTIL JANUARY, ONE
OF 2024. AND LASTLY, THE BUDGET
PROVIDES 100,000,100 MILLION
GENERAL FUND IN THE 22 23 FISCAL
YEAR FOR THE CALIFORNIA HOPE,
OPPORTUNITY, PERSEVERANCE AND
EMPOWERMENT OR HOPE FOR CHILDREN
TRUST ACCOUNT PROGRAM. THIS
LEGISLATION. THIS LEGISLATION
FORMALLY ESTABLISHES THE
DEPARTMENT, ITS BOARD AND AN
ADVISORY WORK GROUP TO EVALUATE
HOW TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT THE
PROGRAM. MOVING ON TO THE NEXT
BILL. IT IS SOMEBODY S B 1 38,
ANOTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT
TRAILER BILL. UM AND INCLUDES
THE FOLLOWING HIGH LEVEL
PROVISION. THIS BILL ESTABLISHES
THE CALIFORNIA SMALL
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS DROUGHT
RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM. TO BE
ADMINISTERED BY GÓMEZ IN
CONSULTATION WITH CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE TO ASSIST SMALL AG
BUSINESSES THAT ARE IMPACTED BY
SEVERE DROUGHT. AND IT EXPANDS
THE INFILL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT
PROGRAM OF 2019 TO PROVIDE
FUNDING TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS
FOR LARGE SCALE INFILL
DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTIVE REUSE.
MOVING ON TO SB 1 40 A TAXPAYER
RELIEF TRAILER BELL, AND IT
INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGH
LEVEL PROVISION A TECHNICAL
CHANGE TO THE MAIN STREET TAX
CREDIT PROGRAM THAT WAS INCLUDED
IN THE 22 BUDGET LANGUAGE FOR A
WORKER'S TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
WHEREBY QUALIFIED TAXPAYERS
RECEIVE A REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT
AS A SHARE OF THEIR UNION DUES
PAID SUBJECT TO INCLUSION IN THE
BUDGET AND NO EARLIER THAN TAX
YEAR. 2024. THE BILL SHIFTS THE
OPERATIVE DATE FOR THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM, OR P P P
EXTENSION, UM, FIX INCLUDED IN
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FROM JANUARY
1 2022 TO JANUARY 1 2019 IN LINE
WITH ALL POPP LOANS TO ENSURE
THAT NO BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVED
A P P P LOAN BETWEEN APRIL AND
JUNE OF 2021 ARE INADVERTENTLY
EXCLUDED FROM THE TAX BENEFIT
THAT WAS PROVIDED IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET. THE BILL ALSO ALLOWS THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
CARE SERVICES TO EXCHANGE DATA
WITH THE FRANCHISE TEXT BOARD,
INCLUDING THE NAMES, ADDRESSES
AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY QUALIFY FOR
THE CALIFORNIA E I. T C. AND
FINALLY, IT CLARIFIES THAT FOR
THE BETTER FOR FAMILIES TAX
REFUND, THE FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
WILL BE MAKING THE PAYMENTS TO
CALIFORNIANS RATHER THAN THE
STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. AND
MOVING ON TO THE FINAL BILL. SB
1 41, A PUBLIC SAFETY TRAILER
BILL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGH
LEVEL PROVISION. IT MAKES
VARIOUS STATUTORY CHANGES THAT
EXPAND THE VICTIM COMPENSATION
PROGRAM AND COMPENSATION FOR
ERRONEOUSLY CONVICTED
INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO A
DETERMINATION IN THE SPRING OF
2024. THE GENERAL FUND OVER THE
MULTI YEAR FORECAST IS AVAILABLE
TO SUPPORT ONGOING
AUGMENTATIONS. THE 2022 BUDGET
ACT EARMARKS 75 MILLION GENERAL
FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE BEGINNING
IN 24 25. AND THE CORRESPONDING
STATUTORY CHANGES WOULD GO INTO
EFFECT AT THAT SAME TIME. UM
THIS BILL EXEMPTS YOUTH SPORT
SHOOTING EVENTS, FIREARMS SAFETY
EVENTS AND OTHER SPECIFIED
EVENTS FROM PROHIBITIONS AGAINST
MARKETING, FIREARM RELATED
MATERIAL TO MINORS. AND LASTLY,
IT MAKES TECHNICAL CHANGES TO
CORRECT ERRONEOUS CODE SECTION
REFERENCES AND EXISTING LAW AND
TO ADDRESS CHAPTER OUT ISSUES
WITH PENDING LEGISLATION. AND
THAT IS THE END OF THE
PRESENTATIONS FOR THE 13 BILLS.
HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH GOING TO GO TO OUR
L A L THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, GABE
PEDIC FROM THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE. AND WE DO NOT
HAVE A PRESENTATION. BUT I'M
HERE WITH SOME OF MY STAFF ON
THE WEBEX AND WERE AVAILABLE TO
ASSIST WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE. GREAT AND WE HAVE OUR
BUDGET COMMITTEE HERE AS WELL.
UM QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
WE'RE GONNA GO ADVICE CHAIR.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I HAVE A
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, SO I'LL
JUST KIND OF GO AND RAPID FIRE
ORDER. UM I LISTENED BRIEFLY TO
THE SENATE BUDGET. HEARING
YESTERDAY IN TERMS OF THE GAS
TAX RELIEF THAT WAS PROMISED TO
CALIFORNIANS. UM IS THERE
ANYTHING IN THIS BUDGET TRAILER?
AH THAT FAST TRACKS ANY OF THE
RELIEF. THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION, MR FONG. UM UM MOST OF
THE CHANGES IN THIS TRAILER BILL
PACKAGE ARE TECHNICAL AND CLEAN
UP IN REGARDS TO THE RELIEF
PACKAGE. THE ABOUT 17 BILLION
THAT WAS ALLOCATED IN THE JUNE
BUDGET. THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO
THAT. IN FACT, THINGS ARE MOVING
AS PLANNED, PARTICULARLY WITH
THE REFUND, THE BETTER FOR
FAMILIES REFUND THAT CONTINUES
TO GO FORWARD AS PLANNED. SO
WHAT'S THE CURRENT TIMELINE? AT
THE MOMENT? THE CURRENT TIMELINE
FOR THAT IS TO BEGIN. UM UH,
SENDING, UM, THOSE REFUNDS TO
TAXPAYERS AS SOON AS OCTOBER AND
GOING THROUGH JANUARY OF NEXT
YEAR. AND THERE'S AND IS THERE A
DESIRE TO FAST TRACK ANY OF IT.
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE WHAT'S
HOLDING IT UP? I THINK THAT IS
THE FAST TRACK. UM IN TERMS OF,
UH ALL OF THE WORK THEY NEEDED
TO COME BEFOREHAND. THAT'S
HAPPENING NOW. F T B IS
COLLECTING DATA CLEANING THE
DATA HAS PROCURED THE VENDOR IS
WORKING WITH THE VENDOR TO
ENSURE THAT THE RIGHT PEOPLE GET
THE RIGHT TEXT SAID THAT THERE
AREN'T ANY ISSUES OF FRAUD. I
GUESS FROM WHEN WE APPROVED IT
THEIR FUNDING IN JUNE. I'M NOT
SURE IT'S FAST ENOUGH. UM, BUT,
UM I GUESS THAT'S SACRAMENTO'S
DEFINITION FAST TRACK, UM, IN
TERMS OF THE VENDOR FOR WHO'S
THE VENDOR HAS THAT HAVE BEEN
DETERMINED? UM I WOULD HAVE TO
GET DETAILS. UM, BACK TO YOU ON
THAT. OKAY DO YOU THINK THAT YOU
GET IT BEFORE THE END OF THE
BUDGET HEARING? IN FACT, IF
THERE'S SOMEBODY ON THE LINE
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
WHO CAN RESPOND TO THAT
QUESTION? AS WE WAIT. LET ME
CONTINUE QUESTIONS. UM IN TERMS
OF, UM. IN TERMS OF WATER. THIS
IS CERTAINLY, UM, HIGH PRIORITY
FOR ME. AND AS FOR MANY
CALIFORNIANS AS WE WEATHER
SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT AH, THE
GOVERNOR. RELEASED HIS HE MADE
SOME SPLASHY HEADLINES IN TERMS
OF HIS FOR HIS CALIFORNIA WATER
SUPPLY STRATEGY. IS THERE
ANYTHING IN THIS, UH, BUDGET
TRAILER? AH THAT PROVIDES ANY
ADDITIONAL FUNDING ABOVE PROP
ONE OR SITES FOR CONVEYANCE FOR
ANY ABOVE GROUND STORAGE. AND
I'M GOING TO TURN THAT QUESTION
OVER TO ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES ON
THE LINE FOR MORE DETAILS. AND
FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR THANK YOU
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR FOR THE
CURRENT YEAR. THE THIRD DRUG
DEPARTMENT FINANCE. THERE'S
NOTHING IN THIS CURRENT YEAR OR
ABOVE WATER STORAGE. WE DO HAVE
$500 MILLION.25 26,
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE IS
ESSENTIALLY GOING TO BE COST
INCREASES FOR THESE PROJECTS AS
A RESULT OF INFLATION AND OTHER
COMPONENTS, AND SO WE'RE SAYING
THAT ASIDE THAT FUNDING IN THE
FUTURE YEARS TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT ALL THESE PROJECTS
RELATIVE KNOW THAT AND TOTAL THE
DROUGHT RESILIENCE BUDGET THAT
WE'VE APPROVED IN THIS BUDGET
OVER THE MULTI YEAR IS ABOUT 3.5
BILLION, AND WHEN COMBINED WITH
THE 2021 WATER PACKAGE. IT'S
TOTALLY IT'S A TOTAL $8.7
BILLION ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT
COMPONENTS. AS SPORT WATER
RELIABILITY THAT SPORT IN MEDIA
DROUGHT, NEEDS AGRICULTURAL
CONSERVATION AND ALSO HAPPY THAT
IMPROVEMENT. LOOK I UNDERSTAND
THE SPIN, BUT THE ISSUE AT THE
MOMENT IS THAT IN THIS CURRENT
BUDGET YEAR WHEN THE GOVERNOR IS
TOUTING THIS WATER SUPPLY
STRATEGY, HE HAS NO MONEY IN
THIS CURRENT BUDGET YEAR FOR
ABOVE GROUND STORAGE. SO YOU AND
I HAD THIS CONVERSATION. THE
LAST BUDGET HEARING THAT YOU
WERE GOING TO NEGOTIATE OVER THE
SUMMER ON WATER STORAGE AND YOU
GUYS LANDED ON ZERO AND, UM AND
THEN I LIKE TO QUOTE THE
GOVERNOR WHEN HE ANNOUNCED HIS
WATER SUPPLY STRATEGY. HE SAYS.
IT'S RIDICULOUS. IT'S ABSURD.
IT'S REASONABLY COMEDIC. QUOTE
AND QUOTE ON HOW LONG IT TAKES
TO PERMIT WATER PROJECTS. SO IS
THERE ANYTHING IN THIS TRAILER
BILL THAT FAST TRACKS ANY OF THE
PROJECTS THAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT. THERE'S NO SPECIFIC
FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT. HOWEVER
I'LL KNOW THAT ADMINISTRATIVELY
. UH, WE'VE ALREADY TOOK IT MANY
ACTIONS ACROSS THE DIFFERENT
PERMITTING AGENCIES TO BE ABLE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
SUPPORTING EXCITING OF THE WATER
STORAGE PROJECTS. AND SO THAT
HAS BEEN DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY
AND NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND
SUPPORT FOR THOSE COMPONENTS. SO
SO I READ THE 19 PAGE STRATEGY.
SO THERE'S ROBUST MONITORING AND
STRIKE TEAMS. IS THAT WHAT
YOU'RE REFERRING TO? FOR YOUR
FAST TRACK. IT'S MORE OF WORKING
WITH THE PROJECT PROPONENTS TO
BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
HELPING THEM EXPEDITE THE
DIFFERENT PAPERWORK AS NEEDED.
AND THEN ON THE STATE SIDE THAT
WE'RE ALSO DOING WHAT WE CAN TO
EXPEDITE THE REVIEW OF THE
PROJECT, UM TO MEET ALL THE
DIFFERENT PERMITTING
REQUIREMENTS, AND THEY ARE
STRIKE TEAMS WHERE WE COMBINED
THE DIFFERENT AGENCIES WHO ARE
INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS TO MAKE
SURE THAT AS A STATE WE'RE DOING
A WEEKEND TO SUPPORT
IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE PROJECTS
. SO HOW MUCH TIME ARE YOU
SHAVING OFF? YEAH I DON'T HAVE
ANY SPECIFIC TIMELINES, I THINK
OVERALL ALL JUST KIND OF KNOW
THAT THESE ARE LOCALLY DRIVEN
PROJECTS THAT HAVE A LOT OF
COMPLEXITY TO THEM, AND KIND OF
THE STATE PERMITTING PROCESS IS
ONE OF MANY, BUT I DON'T HAVE
ANY SPECIFIC TIMELINES OF HOW
MUCH THAT EXPEDITE BUT THE
OVERALL OKAY, BUT BUT THE
GOVERNOR THE SUPPORT SITES
RESERVOIR. HE SUPPORTS HIS
RECYCLING FACILITIES. HE
SUPPORTS THESE WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANS. I MEAN, AND
THIS IS HIS. THIS IS HIS
ADMINISTRATION. SO I DON'T QUITE
UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S NO
LANGUAGE WHEN HE HIMSELF IS
COMPLAINING, AND I AND WE AGREE
WITH THEM LIKE IT IS, DUDE. D
DANG SLOW TO GET THESE PROJECTS
TO CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETED,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS
BUDGET THAT EXPEDITES THE
PERMITS FOR THE FOUR MILLION
ACRE FEET OF WATER THAT HE WANTS
AND THAT WE WANT. YEAH AGAIN
WERE ADMINISTRATIVELY DOING
THAT, NOT EVERYTHING REQUIRED
NECESSARILY A BUDGET
AUGMENTATION. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE
ADMINISTRATIVELY, MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT FOLKS
FROM THE DIFFERENT PERMITTING
AGENCIES THAT ARE BEING WHAT
THEY CAN TO EXCITED PROJECT.
OKAY BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS FAST
TRACKED OTHER THINGS IN THIS
BUDGET IN THE BUDGET PROCESS,
LIKE HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS,
SO THAT'S WHY I FEEL THERE'S A
LITTLE BIT OF INCONSISTENCY
THERE. LET ME JUMP TO, UH, OTHER
ITEMS. UM IN TERMS OF THE UI
DEBT. UM I MY READING OF THE
CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN THE IN THE
TRAILER BILL, IS THAT THAT, UM
CERTAIN FEDERAL FUNDING CAN NOW
BE USED TO PAY DOWN THEDEBT.
UM, HOW DOES THAT FUNCTION? SO I
THINK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
VERSUS YOU? I THINK MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT APPEARS
THAT THAT IN THE IN THE TRAILER
BILL IN THE IN THE BUDGET BILL
JR. THERE'S UM IT ALLOWS FOR
FEDERAL FUNDING TO PAY DOWN THE
DEBT, SO I DIDN'T KNOW I MISREAD
THAT PROVISION OR IF THEY CAN
GET SOME CLARIFICATION. UM I AM
NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT. LET ME
ASK IF ANYBODY ON THE LINE FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE HAS
SOME INSIGHT INTO HOW FEDERAL
FUNDS CAN PAY DOWN UI DEBT. THIS
IS MARY HALTERMAN DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. SO THE PROVISIONS THAT
I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS
IN CONTROL SECTION 11.96. SO ALL
WE'RE PROPOSING THERE, SIS,
WHICH THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE
UI DEBT PAYMENT THAT WAS ALREADY
APPROVED IN THE BUDGET ACT FROM
A GENERAL FUND PAYMENT TO A
FEDERAL FUND PAYMENTS. OKAY
THERE'S THAT ALLOW FOR MORE
FUNDS TO BE USED. OR WHY WAS
THAT? WHY WAS THAT SWITCH MADE?
SO WE'RE USING FUNDING UNDER THE
FISCAL RECOVERY FUND UNDER ART
BACK, WHICH WILL LESSEN OUR
REPORTING BURDEN FOR OTHER
PROJECTS, SO WE'RE CHANGING THE
FUNDING SOURCE FROM GENERAL FUND
TO THE FISCAL RECOVERY FUND FOR
THE DEBT PAYMENT, AND THEN WE
ARE CHANGING. UH ONE OF THE
PROJECTS CURRENTLY FUNDED BY THE
FEDERAL FUNDS TO GENERAL FUND,
SO IT'S A FUNDING SWAP. TO MAKE
OUR REPORTING TO THE U. S.
TREASURY UM, LESS BURDENSOME.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
IN TERMS OF CARE COURT, UM THE
THIS BILL APPROPRIATES
57,000,004 COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT
CARE COURT. UM HOW WILL THIS
FUNDING BE ALLOCATED BETWEEN THE
COUNTIES? I'M SURE I'LL START
THAT QUESTION. BUT THEN I'LL
DEFER TO, UM, A COLLEAGUE ONLINE
FOR MORE DETAILS, BUT THE 57
MILLION IS BROKEN UP INTO TWO
BUCKETS. ONE OF WHICH 37 MILLION
IS FOR ALLOCATION TO ALL THE
COUNTIES. UM, THE REMAINING
BUCKET OF 20 MILLION IS
ALLOCATED TO COHORT. ONE
COUNTIES UNDERSTANDING THAT
THOSE WHO COME FIRST WILL HAVE
UM, POTENTIAL CHALLENGES THAT,
UM, UH THEY MAY NEED THIS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SO THAT'S
THE PART. UM I'LL TURN OVER
UNLESS THAT ANSWERS. YOUR
QUESTION. SEEMS UH, THAT I MEAN
FROM FROM WHAT? I'VE TALKED FROM
MY CONVERSATIONS WITH
STAKEHOLDERS, IT SEEMS
INADEQUATE FOR 37 MILLION TO BE
BROKEN UP. HOW MANY COUNTIES
LET'S SEE. YOU SAID THAT THERE'S
ALL THE COUNTIES COUNTIES AND
THEN 20 MILLION FOR THE FIRST
EIGHT COHORT. ONE COUNTIES.
OKAY, SO IS THAT ENOUGH TO
IMPLEMENT THIS SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE LANGUAGE IN IN, UH, THE
BILL? THE UM, SORRY IN THE
BUDGET THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE
WILL NEED TO COME BACK AND
DISCUSS WHAT IT'S NECESSARY.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE
DOING THIS. OBVIOUSLY THAT
COHORT ONE WILL BE REALLY
INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING
UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS, UM, THAT
THE COUNTIES HAVE TO OVERCOME OR
THE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE. AND
THE CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAVE TO
OVERCOME. SO THIS IS, UM FOR
BASICALLY THE KICK OFF THE
BEGINNING OF CARE COURT, OKAY?
HMM I THINK MAYBE I JUST I JUST
I'LL STIPULATE THAT I JUST I
CERTAINLY AM CONCERNED THAT IT'S
UNDER FUNDS THAN THE NEEDS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
RIGHT. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE
DON'T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT'S UM THAT WE WILL HAVE AT
THE END OF THIS TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE COST AND GOING
BACK TO ONE OF YOUR OTHER
QUESTIONS ON THE BETTER FOR
FAMILIES TAX REFUND. WE HAVE, UM
, UH, FINISH UP PROCUREMENT AND
HAVE SECURED A CONTRACT WITH
FISERV, WHICH IS THE COMPANY
THAT WILL BE HELPING IMPLEMENT
THE DEBIT CARDS. OKAY? THANK
YOU. UM THERE WAS A ROBUST
CONVERSATION IN THE SENATE ABOUT
OVERSIGHT AND THE COMPETITIVE
BIDDING PROCESS. UM MY READ, AT
LEAST OF THE BUDGET TRAILER BILL
IS, IT SAYS ABOUT $190 MILLION
OF GENERAL FUND SPENDING. UM,
THAT IS EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE
BIDDING, AND, UM UH, AND PUBLIC
CONTRACT CODE. UM. IS THIS IS
THIS PART OF THE COURSE FOR THIS
ADMINISTRATION. UM I WOULD SAY
NO THAT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PROCUREMENT
TO BE COMPETITIVE SO WE CAN GET
THE BEST DEALS AND THE BEST
COMPANIES, UM TO SIGN WITH THE
STATE. IN SOME CASES, A WAIVER
MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SPEED AND
WHERE WE CAN WE TRY TO INFUSE
PROCUREMENT WITH AS MUCH
COMPETITION AS POSSIBLE. THERE
ARE SOME, UM UH PROCUREMENT
VEHICLES THAT ALLOW FOR THAT,
SUCH AS THE, UM, MASTER LIST
THAT DGS HAS, UM, WHERE THEY
HAVE ALREADY DONE INITIAL
VETTING, BUT YES, TO THE EXTENT
WE CAN WE TRY TO MAINTAIN
PROCUREMENT, UM, COMPETITIVE
PROCUREMENT. SO THEN WHY? I
MEAN, LET ME GIVE YOU SOME
EXAMPLES. $6.4 MILLION FOR AN
OPERATIONAL OBSERVER TO REVIEW
AND REPORT ON PUBLIC SAFETY
POWER SHUTOFFS. UM $20 MILLION
FOR, UH TARGETED RECRUITMENT,
RETENTION, RESOURCES AND
FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CLINICIANS
AND OTHER HEALTH CARE WORKERS
WHEN I REGARDS THE ABORTION
TRAINING $20 MILLION TO
ESTABLISH L, A COUNTY ABORTION
ACCESS, SAFE HAVEN PILOT
PROJECTS $10 MILLION HEARING AID
COVERAGE. FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM.
I MEAN, ARE ALL THESE PROGRAMS
JUST NOT YOU. YOU DON'T THINK
THAT THEY NEED TO BE
COMPETITIVELY BID? I THINK IN
SOME CASES, AND I CAN'T SPEAK TO
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE, BUT
IN MOST CASES WE ARE TRYING TO
SPEED UP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
SOMETHING. UM, AND THAT IS WHY
SOME OF THESE WAIVERS ARE
PROVIDED. OKAY? WELL, I WOULD
PROBABLY DISAGREE WITH YOU ON
THAT. BUT UM, IN TERMS OF THE
PROVISIONS ON THE CURRENT COUNTY
REDISTRICTING COMMISSION THIS
BILL HASN'T BEEN SIGNED YET BY
THE GOVERNOR. BUT WHAT IS THE
PURPOSE OF THIS FUNDING? UM I
WILL TURN TO SOMEBODY ON THE
LINE FOR THE DETAILS OF THAT THE
CURRENT COUNTY REDISTRICTING
COMMISSION.
MR FONG THIS THAT THAT REQUEST
IS MADE BY THE ASSEMBLY AND WE
PUT IT IN AS A AS A PROPOSAL IN
ANTICIPATION OF THAT THEY'RE
BEING SIGNED SIMILAR TO A
REQUEST THAT WE DID EARLIER FOR
RIVERSIDE. SO UH, THAT WAS
SOMETHING THAT, UH WE PUT
FORWARD WAS THE COUNTY OF
CURRENT CONSULTED AT ALL OF
THIS. I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT. BUT
I THINK AT THIS POINT THIS IS
ANTICIPATION OF THE DISPOSITION
OF THAT BILL. UM IN TERMS OF
JUMPING TO THE EDUCATION, UM.
I'M THE BUS. UM THERE WAS A LOT
OF CONVERSATIONS AMONGST
LEGISLATORS ABOUT ENSURING THAT
THE CTE COURSES SATISFIED THE
GRADUATE REQUIREMENTS. I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
PROVISIONS IN THIS EDUCATION
TRAILER BILL FIXES THIS PROBLEM
IS THAT CORRECT? CAN I TURN TO
SOMEBODY FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE TO RESPOND TO THAT
QUESTION? AMBER ALEXANDER WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. THAT
IS CORRECT. IT IS A STRAIGHT
EXTENSION OF THE FLEXIBILITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN THE
PAST. OKAY I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU
WANTED ANYTHING. YOU CAME UP
HERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE
YOU A MOMENT TO OKAY? AH, UM IN
REGARDS TO THE, UH TRAFFIC
SAFETY PROGRAMS, AND CALTRANS
COULD JUMP BACK TO AH TO THAT
TOPIC. UM OR ANY IT WILL ANY OF
THIS FUNDING BE DEDICATED TO
RURAL COMMUNITIES? UM THAT'S
CERTAINLY A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN
WHEN IT COMES TO RURAL TRAFFIC
SAFETY. CAN I TURN TO SOMEBODY
ON THE LINE FOR THAT? FOR
ASSISTANCE FOR THAT QUESTION.
GOOD MORNING, THERESA CALDERON
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM I WILL
WORK TO TRY TO GET IN RESPONSE
FOR YOU FOR THIS HEARING. BUT I
DON'T HAVE THE DETAIL BETWEEN
RURAL AND URBAN SPLIT FOR THAT
PARTICULAR PART OF FUNDING. IF
YOU COULD PROVIDE ME WITH THE
TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE
ELIGIBLE AT. I WOULD CERTAINLY
APPRECIATE THAT, UM IN TERMS OF
THE HEALTH OMNIBUS. UM IF I
COULD ASK IN REGARDS TO THE
CLINIC PROVIDER RETENTION
PAYMENT PROGRAM CREATED BY THIS
BILL ARE HYSICIANS INCLUDED,
AND ARE THEY ELIGIBLE FOR THAT
PROGRAM? UM THE RETENTION
PAYMENTS WERE INITIALLY INCLUDED
IN THE JUNE BUDGET FOR ABOUT 1.1
BILLION, WHICH INCLUDED, UM
DOCTORS AND NURSES WORKING IN
FACILITIES. THE EXTENSION I
BELIEVE HERE INCLUDES ALLOWS FOR
MORE WORKERS, BUT I WILL TURN TO
SOMEBODY ON THE LINE FOR MORE
DETAILS IN REGARDS TO THAT. YEP
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
GUADALUPE MANRIQUEZ. WHAT THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
THE CLINIC WORKFORCE RETENTION
PROGRAM. THE 70 MILLION.
INCLUDED IN THIS BILL DOES
INCLUDE PHYSICIANS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, UM, JUMPING TO THE
HUMAN SERVICES. OMNIBUS UM, IN
REGARDS TO THE OFFICE OF YOUTH
AND COMMUNITY WITH RESTORATION.
UM HOW WILL THE NEW TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE GRANTS BE UTILIZED?
SORRY IN TERMS OF WHERE THE
REALIGNMENT HAVE WE HAVE? WE GOT
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT. CAN I
TURN TO SOMEBODY ON THE LINE FOR
THAT HELP WITH THAT QUESTION.
YES.
HI THIS IS ALLISON HEWITT FROM
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND NO
SPECIFIC DETAILS. YET THE FUNDS
ARE AVAILABLE FOR TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE FOR GRANTS AND I
COUPLE OF OTHER PURPOSES, BUT
THERE'S NO SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE
USE OF THOSE DOLLARS THAT WILL
BE BASED ON WORK DONE BY THE
OFFICE. OKAY DO YOU HAVE A
TIMELINE IN TERMS OF WHEN THOSE
PLANS WILL BE DEVELOPED? I DON'T
THERE'S NO SPECIFIC TIMELINE. AT
THIS POINT. I KNOW THAT THE
OFFICE WILL BE WORKING
DILIGENTLY TO GET FUNDS OUT.
OKAY I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE,
TOO. UM, IN TERMS OF THE ENERGY
TRAILER BILL, UM THE EQUITABLE
BUILDING DECARBONIZATION
PROGRAM. UH MY UNDERSTANDING IS
THAT IT IT BASICALLY HAS
HOMEOWNERS REPLACE NATURAL GAS
APPLIANCES. WITH AN ELECTRIC
APPLIANCES. IS THAT CORRECT? AND
I TURNED TO TERESA CALVERT FOR A
RESPONSE. SAY GOOD MORNING,
THERESA COVER HOOD DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UM, WE HAVE. I'M AN
INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LOW CARBON
BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES. UM
THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROJECTS
THAT ARE LISTED IN OUR TRAILER
BILL. SO IT UM, PROJECTS
ELIGIBLE TO BE FUNDED, UM
INCLUDE ENERGY EFFICIENT
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES. ENERGY
EFFICIENCY MEASURES, DEMAND,
FLEXIBILITY MEASURES, WIRING AND
PANEL UPGRADE SO THINGS OF THAT
NATURE OKAY? SO, BASICALLY, I
MEAN, IS IT BASICALLY JUST THE
PUSH EVERYBODY TO ELECTRIC IT
HELPS PROVIDE INCENTIVES. UM UM
ESPECIALLY FOR LIKE LOW TO
MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS. AND
SO IT DOES HELP AND PROVIDE
INCENTIVES FOR THOSE TYPES OF
TECHNOLOGIES. I GUESS MY BROADER
QUESTION IS I MEAN, WE'RE HAVING
THIS HUGE, ROBUST DEBATE IN THE
LEGISLATURE ABOUT, UM,
RELIABILITY AND YOU KNOW MY
CONCERN IS THAT ALL THESE
PROGRAMS YOU'VE PUT INTO THE
ENERGY TRAILER BILL IS MAKING
THE RELIABILITY. UM CONCERNS
GREATER BECAUSE YOU'RE PUTTING
MORE PRESSURE ON THE ELECTRICITY
GRID. IS THERE ANY CONCERN ABOUT
THAT WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION?
I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE KIND
OF THE ENERGY, RELIABILITY
RELIEF AND CLEAN ENERGY
INVESTMENTS PACKAGE AS A WHOLE,
THERE'S A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS
RELATED TO, UM YOU KNOW THE
MULTI BILLION MULTI YEAR
EXPENDITURE PLAN SO I THINK IT
YOU, UM WE WANT TO LOOK AT IT AS
A WHOLE AS ENHANCING BOTH
RELIABILITY, CLEAN ENERGY AND
THROUGH SOME OF THE PROVISIONS
IN THE JUNE BUDGET RATEPAYER
RELIEF, SO I THINK IT'S GOT A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS
TO HELP ADDRESS THE VARIOUS
ENERGY ISSUES WE'RE FACING.
SURE, LOOKING AT AS A WHOLE TO
I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM THE
STANDPOINT OF WE HAVE
ELECTRICITY, RELIABILITY ISSUES
AND YOU'RE PUTTING MORE PRESSURE
ON THE GRID. I THINK THAT'S MY
AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S SHARED
BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURE AS WELL. UH IN TERMS
OF THE PUBLIC RESOURCES TRAILER
BILL, IF I COULD JUMP TO THAT,
UM, THERE ARE SOME SECRET
EXEMPTIONS. MAYBE YOU CAN KIND
OF CLEAR SHARE WITH WITH ME AND
MY COLLEAGUES IN TERMS OF WHAT'S
BEING DONE ON THE WILDFIRE
PREVENTION FRONT. WE'VE HAD A
VERY ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT
THAT IN PAST YEARS. I'M SURE I
CAN RESPOND TO THAT. SO IN
REGARDS TO A WILD FIRE
PREVENTION FUNDING, UM THE
BUDGET INCLUDES BETWEEN JUNE
30TH. THE JUNE AND THE AUGUST
PACKAGE 1.3 BILLION OVER TWO
YEARS, AND THAT'S A PART OF A
2.8 BILLION FOR YOUR INVESTMENT
TO SUPPORT CRITICAL WILDFIRE
RESILIENCE PROGRAMS. UM
SPECIFICALLY RESILIENT, FORESTED
LANDSCAPES. THERE'S 482 MILLION
FOR THAT, AND THAT'S REALLY
THINNING FOREST REPLANTING TREES
, EXPANDING, RAISING, UTILIZING
PRESCRIBED FIRE. WE HAVE ANOTHER
100 MILLION FOR REFORESTATION.
UM SO RECOVERING CRITICAL
WATERSHEDS BURNED AND
CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRES. UM,
WILDFIRE FUEL BREAKS AT 382
MILLION COMMUNITY HARDENING.
44,000,002 HARDENED HOMES AND
COMMUNITIES AGAINST WILDFIRE
IGNITIONS REGIONAL INVESTMENTS
OF 218 MILLION TO SUPPORT ITS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT
AND DEVELOP CROSS JURISDICTIONAL
REGIONAL PLANS. SCIENCE BASED
MANAGEMENT AT 38 MILLION THAT'S
MONITORING UM, AND SCIENTIFIC
INQUIRY. ROBUST SCIENTIFIC
REQUIRE E APOLOGIZE. SO IN TERMS
OF I BELIEVE THAT IN THE LEAST
IN THIS TRAILER BUILDERS AN
ADDITIONAL 100 MILLION FOR
WILDFIRE PREVENTION. WHAT DOES
THAT ENTAIL? AND THAT I WILL
TURN TO SERGIO ANGULAR TO HELP
WITH THE DETAILS. YEAH. DRUGS
DEPARTMENT FINANCE, SO THE
ADDITIONAL 100 MILLION IS FOR
CONSERVANCIES TO SUPPORT THE
DIFFERENT WALL OF FIRE
PREVENTION PROJECTS. AND SO AH,
IT BRINGS THE CONSERVANCY TO A
TOTAL OF 170 MILLION OVER THE
TWO YEARS. UH IN THE INITIAL
PROPOSAL, IT WAS 70 MILLION. SO
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL 100
MILLION THERE. UM AND I THINK
YOUR QUESTION ON THE SECRET
EXEMPTIONS AS WELL AS PART OF
THE TRAILER BILL, SO IT'S
BASICALLY EXTENDING AN EXISTING
EXEMPTIONS IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE
SUNSETTING IN JANUARY OF 2023,
SO IT EXTENDS THAT FOR ANOTHER
SEVERAL YEARS AND THEN ADD SOME
ADDITIONAL REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AND THEN AS PART OF
THAT, IT ALSO EXPANDS THE, UM
THE EXEMPTION TO THE
REFORESTATION AND HABITAT
RESTORATION PROJECTS. PERSON
EXISTING EXEMPTIONS THAT
ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECTS THAT
HAVE GONE THROUGH NIPAH ALREADY
AND IT'S MERELY JUST AN
EXTENSION. SO IF I CAN IF I CAN
DELVE INTO THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENT PIECE THAT YOU JUST
OUTLINED, I READ THAT THE BILL
DELETES AN ANNUAL REPORTING
REQUIREMENT BY CAL FIRE ON THE
NUMBER OF TIMES THEY USE THIS
EXEMPTION. SO CAN YOU CLARIFY TO
ME WHAT THE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS ARE? YES SO FOR
THIS POINT IT DOES STREAMLINE
BECAUSE IN THE JUNE 30TH TRAILER
BILL, THERE WERE ADDITIONAL
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ADDED FOR
PROJECTS AND THAT ADDITIONAL
REPORTING THAT WAS ADDING THE
DUNE TRAILER BILL ALSO
IDENTIFIES WHAT SPECIFIC
EXEMPTIONS WERE USED,
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE JUNE
TRAILER BILL BASICALLY EXPANDED
THE REPORTING AND TO SORT OF
ACCEPT FOLDED IN THIS PIECE. IT
JUST STREAMLINED IT. THERE'S NOT
TO REPORT BUT ONE COMPREHENSIVE
REPORT AND THAT ACTUALLY THAT
THAT DUNE TRAILER BILL PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL REPORTING THERE, AND
WE'RE JUST BASICALLY FOLDING
THIS PIECE. AND SO EVEN THOUGH
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DELETING IT,
IT HAS A RESULT OF A OF A VERY
RECENT ADDITIONAL REPORTING
REQUIREMENT THAT WAS ADDED IN
THE BUDGET. OKAY SINCE I HAVE
YOU ON THE ON THE LINE HERE. I
MEAN, HOW MANY ACRES HAVE WE
TREATED THIS YEAR? I DON'T HAVE
ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION AS, UH
, REGARDING TWO ACRES, HOWEVER,
WHAT I CAN NO OUT OF LAST YEAR'S
$1.5 BILLION THAT WAS APPROVED
AND BOTH EARLY ACTION AND THEN
THE 2021 BUDGET. WE'VE ALREADY
COMMITTED OVER 70% SO $1.12
BILLION AND IT'S GONE TOWARDS
960 PROJECTS. AND WE HAVE WE
HAVE A VERY DETAILED REPORT THAT
WE RELEASED IN APRIL THAT LISTS
THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS. WE HAVE
A KIND OF MONITORING PORTAL
WHERE PEOPLE GET GO AND LOOK AT
WHAT PROJECTS ARE BEING FUNDED.
IT HAS SOME PROJECT DETAILS. I
DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC ACREAGE AT
THIS POINT, BUT YOU KNOW FROM
THE FUNDING WE PUT LAST YEAR HAS
GONE TOO MANY PROJECTS AND WE'VE
COMMITTED, UH, ALMOST ALL
MAJORITY FUNDING. IF YOU COULD
SEND ME THE IF YOU CAN SEND ME
THE REPORT, I APPRECIATE IT. I
WON'T I WON'T BELABOR THE POINT.
BUT AGAIN. YOU'VE DEFINED
SUCCESS INCORRECTLY. YOU'VE
DEFINED SUCCESS ON THE AMOUNT OF
MONEY YOU SPENT. WE ARE DEFINING
SUCCESS ON ACRES. SO IF YOU'RE
GOING TO TELL ME THAT YOU'VE
DONE WE'VE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL
AND PREVENTING WILDFIRES. IT'S
ACTUALLY THE AMOUNT OF ACRES
TREATED NOT HOW MUCH MONEY WAS
SPENT, UM, IN TERMS OF THE COVID
RELIEF PACKAGE. UM IN TERMS OF
THE IN TERMS OF THE GRANT TO
FOR, UM. THE RETROACTIVE AND NOW
YOU'VE YOU'RE EXTENDING OUT THE
SICK PAY LEAVE. UM I'M TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND THE DISCREPANCY AND
ELIGIBILITY. YOU. YOU'RE SAYING
THAT NONPROFIT OR A SMALL
BUSINESS FROM 26 EMPLOYEES HAVE
49 ARE ELIGIBLE. BUT THEN IF I'M
AN EMPLOYER AND I HAVE 50
EMPLOYEES, ARE YOU TELLING ME
THAT I'M NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY
FOR GRANT. AND I TURNED TO
SOMEBODY ON THE LINE FOR THE
DETAILS OF THE GRANT PROGRAM. HI
TIM WEBBER DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
. THAT'S CORRECT. SO RIGHT NOW,
THE SICK LEAVE IS ONLY MANDATED
FOR BUSINESS IN 26 4 DOWN
EMPLOYEES AND A GRANT PROGRAM
MATCHES THAT UP TO 49. SO WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE BUSINESS OR
NONPROFIT WITH 50. EMPLOYEES.
LET'S SAY YOU'RE A HOMELESS
SHELTER, AND YOU HAVE 100
APPOINTEES. WHAT HAPPENS THERE?
THAT YOU WOULD NOT BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS THIS GRANT PROGRAM SO
THEY WOULD EAT THE COST OF THIS
REQUIREMENT. YES I KNOW. I
BELIEVE THAT, UM, IS ONLY
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE SOMETHING
OPEC SICK LEAVE IF YOU HAVE 26
FOR NON EMPLOYEES, SO I THINK
THEY WERE PROVIDING IT WITH OVER
THE EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE DOING
IT ON THEIR OWN VOLITION. I
THOUGHT WE IS THAT CORRECT? WE I
THOUGHT WE WERE SORRY. UH
MISTAKEN NOTE. SORRY. THAT'S NOT
CORRECT. YEAH RIGHT. YOU
EXEMPTED, EXEMPTED, EMPLOY
BUSINESSES AND OUR PROFITS OF 26
OR LESS REQUIRED IT FOR 24 26 OR
MORE FOR 27 OR MORE. HMM. YES.
THAT'S CORRECT. SO THE GRANT
ITSELF IS BASED ON THE AMOUNT
THAT WAS SET ASIDE THE 250
MILLION. SO THIS IS, UM THE
SMALL BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS
THAT FIT THE CRITERIA WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE FOR THE UP TO $50,000.
SO HOW DID WE COME TO 49? I
GUESS THAT'S THE QUESTION. HOW
DO WE GET 12 49 CAP? IF WE'VE
GOT IF THIS IF THE REQUIREMENT.
WHICH IS YOU KNOW IS AN
ADDITIONAL BURDEN RIGHT IS THAT
YOU'RE FORCING SMALL BUSINESSES
AND NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE AS WE
LIVE IN. AND OF COURSE, I WOULD
SAY THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO
COMPENSATE AND PROVIDE SOME
RELIEF IF THAT'S GOING TO BE THE
MANDATE. THINK WE BELIEVE THAT
IT WAS A REASONABLE AMOUNT AND,
UM, IN OTHER PROGRAMS, SMALL
BUSINESS? UM IT RANGES HOW MANY
EMPLOYEES BUT UNDER FIFTIES TO
BELIEVE GOOD RANGE FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES, AND WITH THE $250
MILLION, IT MADE SENSE TO
REASONABLE AMOUNT. I'M NOT SURE
THAT ANSWER WOULD MAKE SOMEONE
WITH 50 OR MORE EMPLOYEES. VERY,
VERY CONTENT. UM IN TERMS OF, UM
I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS A POINT
OF CONTENTION THAT I THINK WE'RE
NOT GOING TO RESOLVE, BUT I
THINK THAT'S VERY FRUSTRATING.
UM ON MY PART, AT LEAST, UM
JUMPING TO THE, UM I WOULD JUST
NOTE MR FONG THAT THERE IS AN
ADDITIONAL UP TO 70 MILLION. UM,
AVAILABLE, UM, SHOULD WE RECEIVE
FEDERAL FUNDS? SO THEN MAYBE I
SHOULD END. THIS GOES BACK TO
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION THAT I HAD
WITH WITH THE GAS TAX RELIEF. SO
WHEN IS WHEN DOES THIS BECOME
OPERATIONAL? WHEN IS THIS GRANT
PROGRAM? ALIVE MR. WILBUR, CAN
YOU EXPLAIN START DATE ON THAT?
UM I'LL GET BACK TO YOU IN A
MOMENT TO GET THE EXACT DATE.
OKAY THAT THAT'S GOING TO BE
VERY IMPORTANT. UH, BLESS YOU.
IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL
GOVERNMENT TRAILER BILL. AYE.
THERE IS A PROVISION WHEN IT IN
REGARDS TO GOAT HERDERS AND
SHEEP HERDERS, WHICH I'M SURE
MANY WHO ARE WATCHING ARE
PROBABLY CONFUSED AT THE MOMENT.
WHY THAT'S IN HERE, BUT, UM IT
SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS LAST
MINUTE LANGUAGE RELATIVE TO
THESE PRODUCERS, UM YOU KNOW,
IT'S. IT'S PROVIDING SOME TYPE
OF COVER TO THE TO THE
GOVERNOR'S LABOR AGENCY, FOR OR
THERE'S A MISINTERPRETATION OF
THE DEFINITION OF GOAT HERDERS,
WHICH PROBABLY COULD BE
CORRECTED ADMINISTRATIVELY, BUT
IN TO MISS APPLIES THE LAW
RELATIVE TO SHEEP AND GOAT
HERDERS, WHICH IS NOW IN
LITIGATION AT THE APPELLATE
LEVEL. SO HOW DID THIS PROVISION
COME ABOUT. I'M SURE I CAN, UH,
START WITH A RESPONSE AND THEN I
MAY TURN TO A COLLEAGUE FOR SOME
MORE DETAILS. UM IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT, UM, THIS
CLARIFICATION. THIS THIS TRAILER
BELL CLARIFIES THAT GOAT HERDERS
ARE SUBJECT TO THE SAME
ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM WAGE AS
SHEEPHERDERS. THIS WAS THEY WERE
NOT WRITTEN INTO THE LAW, AND SO
THEY ARE NOW INCLUDED IN THE LAW
SO THAT THEY WILL BE PAID THE
SAME ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM WAGE AS
SHEEPHERDERS, WHICH WAS, UM WHAT
THE PRACTICE WAS. AND DID THIS
CONVERSATION INCLUDE ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS OR HOW DID IS IT
RIGHT? IT SEEMS TO ME RIGHT NOW
THAT THIS PROVISION. UM NOT ONLY
IS THE LAST MINUTE BUT IT
ACTUALLY CREATES A LOT OF
CONFLICT. WITHIN THE
AGRICULTURAL UH, INDUSTRY WHEN I
GOT IN REGARDS TO, UM SHEEPS,
SHEEPHERDERS AND GOAT HERDERS.
SURE THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS
AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH VARIOUS
PARTIES. UM IN ORDER TO GET TO
THIS POINT. I THINK THIS WOULD
PROBABLY BE BETTER AS A AS A
POLICY CONVERSATION. BUT UM,
DOES THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE A
PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AFTER
2024? BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS PROVISION ONLY GOES
ACTUALLY, I THINK IT IT ALLOWS
ALLOWS FOR TIME FOR JUST THAT.
OKAY I JUST HAVE A FEW MORE
QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE THE
CHAIRS, PATIENTS AND IN JUMPING
TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. UM UH
, MAYBE 1 37 SP 1 38 THE BEST
VALUE PROCUREMENT. UM YOU KNOW,
THE PROVISIONS ON BEST VALUE
PROCUREMENT IS EXACTLY LIKE THE
BILL THAT I CARRY. THAT'S THAT'S
HEADING TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.
BUT THIS THE TRAILER LANGUAGE
HAS ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. UM.
WE'RE CALTRANS AND OTHER
AGENCIES WHO UTILIZED THE BEST
VALUE PROCUREMENT WHERE THEY
CONSULTED WITH THESE EXTRA
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. I'LL
TURN THAT QUESTION OVER TO A
COLLEAGUE ON THE LINE. 32ND
COLORED AGAIN. YES WE WORKED
WITH THEM BOTH LEGISLATIVE STAFF
AND HERE WITHIN THE
ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP THIS
TRAILER BILL, SO, UM, THERE WERE
DISCUSSIONS AND, UM,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THAT THERE
WAS ALSO A POLICY BILL ALSO
RELATED TO THIS THIS SUBJECT.
OKAY SO THEY WANTED THE
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. THESE
WERE PART OF THESE WERE PART OF
THE DISCUSSIONS AS WE WORKED
THROUGH THROUGH THE TRAILER BILL
, UM, WITH THE BEST VALUE
CONTRACT PROCUREMENT WAS AN
ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL AND THEN
AGAIN WHEN WE WERE WORKING
THROUGH WITH THE LEGISLATURE,
THESE WERE THE PROVISION THAT WE
ALL CAME TO OKAY? UM I MEAN, I
WOULD. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THIS
THIS THIS, UM THIS PROGRAM
ACTUALLY IS VERY SUCCESSFUL. I
DON'T KNOW WHY WE WOULD PUT
ADDITIONAL, UM REQUIREMENTS AS
WELL AS SUNSET IT WHEN IT
ACTUALLY IS WORKING FOR THE
STATE. UM AND THEN MY LAST
QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY TRAILER BILL, UM,
YOU MENTIONED THIS IN YOUR
OPENING THAT THIS BILL NOW HAS
SEVERAL EXCEPTIONS AND RELATED
TO FIREARM MARKETING
COMPETITIONS. AND CAN YOU
SPECIFY WHAT THOSE EXCEPTIONS
ARE? I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF
CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR ABILITY OF
THEIR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE
COMPETITIONS. SURE I THINK I
OPENED UP WITH EXEMPTIONS FOR
YOUTH SPORT SHOOTING EVENTS,
FIREARM SAFETY EVENTS, BUT I'LL
TURN TO SOMEBODY ON THE LINE FOR
THE OTHER SORT OF SPECIFIED
EVENTS BEYOND THAT. HI THIS IS
MARK COMMENDED THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UM MISLEAD, CAPTURED
pTHE PROVISION THAT THE EVENTS
THAT ARE EXEMPTED FROM THIS
REQUIREMENT THAT INCLUDES YOUTH
SPORT SHOOTING EVENTS, FIREARM
SAFETY EVENTS AND MEMBERSHIP
ORGANIZATIONS. UM THAT IMPLEMENT
THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMMING FOR
YOUTH. OKAY SO YOU'RE SO
MARKETING IS NOW ALLOWED IN
THOSE IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
CORRECT? OKAY? I APPRECIATE THE
ROBUST CONVERSATION. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. THANK YOU. WE'RE GONNA
GO TO MR BENNET AND MISS
CARILLO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
CHAIR. UM. QUESTIONS ARE FAIRLY
SPECIFIC. UM AND I'M GONNA REFER
TO PAGE NUMBERS JUST TO TRY TO
HELP WITH THE COMPLEXITY OF ALL
THIS. BUT ON PAGE FOUR OF THE
REPORT ITEM 33 APPROPRIATES $859
FROM THE ENERGY PACKAGE,
INCLUDING THEN ITEM J IS $235
MILLION TO SUPPORT ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS
SPECIFIED. I'M JUST TRYING TO
MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL
PACKAGE WE HAVE IDENTIFIED, UM.
FUELING STATIONS AND WE HAD
SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED HEAVY
DUTY FUELING STATIONS, UH FOR
HYDROGEN WITH THE C E. C AND WE
HAD A SPECIFIC COMMITMENT AND IT
WAS IN THE BILLION DOLLAR RANGE
OVERALL OVER BELIEVE A NUMBER OF
YEARS. SO DOES THIS $235 MILLION
TO SUPPORT ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES? AND THEN IF ITS
STRUCTURE IS THIS PART OF THE
ALLOCATION FOR, UM HYDROGEN
FUELING STATIONS OR IS THAT
SOMEPLACE ELSE, AND THAT'S FOR
THE MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCK
FUELING STATIONS OR WHERE WOULD
I FIND THAT IF IT'S NOT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SHY FORBES FROM
ASSEMBLY BUDGET SO THAT END THE
ZERO MISSION VEHICLE PACKAGES
OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. AND SO
THESE BILLS ARE ONLY THIS YEAR'S
APPROPRIATIONS. AND THERE WAS A
FEW DOLLARS IN THE RESOURCES
TRAILER BILL FOR 2021. WE CANNOT
APPROPRIATE FUTURE YEARS DOLLARS
, BUT WE DID HAVE AN AGREEMENT
THAT WE WOULD FUND $60 MILLION
SPECIFICALLY FOR LIGHT AND
MEDIUM DUTY HYDROGEN THROUGH THE
ENERGY COMMISSION THAT WILL BE
20 YEAR OVER THREE YEARS. SO I
DIDN'T HEAR THAT MEMORY. SHOULD
WE AGREE TO FUND XML? $60
MILLION.60 60 TOTAL OVER THREE
YEARS $20 MILLION A YEAR FOR THE
NEXT THREE YEARS STARTING NEXT
YEAR, AND THAT'S FOR THE HEAVY
DUTY HYDROGEN, FUELING STATIONS
, LIGHT AND MEDIUM DUTY AND THEN
FOR HEAVY DUTY. ALL OF OUR
PROGRAMS. ALL OF OUR HEAVY DUTY
PROGRAMS HAVE A SPECIFIC SET
ASIDE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE DO
NOT SPECIFY IF IT'S ELECTRIC OR
HYDROGEN. THAT IS UP TO THE
PERSON BUYING THE VEHICLE TO
DECIDE WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE THEY
NEED FOR THE VEHICLE THAT THEY
PURCHASED. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE
FUELING STATIONS THEMSELVES NOT
TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. CORRECT
SO THERE'S MONEY FOR VEHICLES
AND THEN MONEY FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE. SO THEY DECIDE
WHAT INFRASTRUCTURE THEY THANK
YOU. AND THEN, UM, ON PAGE 23.
UH UM. ITEM THREE. THE CLIMATE
CATALYST FUND EXPANSION EXPANDS
ACCLIMATE CATALYST FUND AT THE I
BANK TO INCLUDE FINANCING FOR
TRANSMISSION AND RENEWABLE
ENERGY PROJECTS AND CARBON
CAPTURE PILOTS ELIGIBLE FOR
FEDERAL MATCHING FUND. MY
QUESTION IS DOES THAT ALSO
INCLUDES STORAGE? WHICH STORAGE
FACILITIES QUALIFY UNDER THAT
FUND. I WOULD DEFER TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ACTUALLY NOT SOLELY SURE,
BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON THE
FEDERAL DEFINITION. SO IT'S
MATCH FUNDING FOR THAT PROGRAM.
BUT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MIGHT
KNOW THE DEFINITION UNDER THE
FEDERAL PROGRAM. OKAY WHILE
THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT,
I'LL ASK MY OTHER QUESTION. IN
THAT WAY. EVERYBODY CAN RESEARCH
THAT AND, UM AND THAT IS UNDER
ITEM. NINE SAME THING.
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION SELF GENERATION
INCENTIVE PROGRAM. AND IT'S IT
CREATES A STATUTORY GUIDANCE FOR
THE CPUC TO IMPLEMENT THE SELF
GENERATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. BY
THE SELF GENERATION INCENTIVE
PROGRAM. DO WE MEAN HOW HOW
BROAD. IS THAT DEFINITION? DO WE
MEAN RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
PUTTING SOLAR ON THEIR ROOF AND
BUILDING A BATTERY TO STORE IT
OR COULD SOMEBODY GIVE ME A
BASIC DEFINITION OF THAT SELF
GENERATION? INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
THE EXISTING SELF GENERATION
INCENTIVE PROGRAM AT THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION HAS EXISTED
FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND WHAT
THAT PROGRAM FUNDS CHANGES OVER
THE YEARS. THE DEPARTMENT UM
CPUC HAS FLEXIBILITY IN THAT
PROGRAM. CURRENTLY I BELIEVE
IT'S FOCUSED ON BATTERY STORAGE
AND HEAT PUMPS. THE TRAILER BILL
SPECIFICALLY IS ABOUT MONEY THAT
WE'RE PLANNING TO APPROPRIATE AS
PART OF THE LARGER MULTI YEAR
BUDGET AGREEMENT. $900 MILLION.
AND THAT MONEY WILL SORELY BE
FOCUSED ON BATTERY STORAGE AND
FOR LOW INCOME CUSTOMERS,
BATTERY STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED
SOLAR. SO THAT'S WHAT WE MEAN BY
SELF GENERATION. JUST BE
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. I BELIEVE
IT IS. I BELIEVE THE 900 MILLION
IS ONLY RESIDENTIAL. BUT THE
EXISTING PROGRAM CAN BE A LITTLE
BIT BROADER THAN RESIDENTIAL. I
BELIEVE, BUT TO HER DEPARTMENT
FINANCE, THANK YOU. AND THEN ONE
MORE QUESTION, AND THEN I'LL
TAKE THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
IS STABBED AT, UH, AT ITEM THREE
THAT I BROUGHT UP ON PAGE 27.
ITEM 12. IT TALKS ABOUT MEDIUM
AND HEAVY DUTY FLEET PURCHASING
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND THAT
RESPONSIBILITY IS GOING TO BE
WITH A RB. SO THE R B IS GOING
TO DO THE FLEET PURCHASING SIDE
OF IT. THE C E C IS GOING TO BE
DOING THE INSTALLATION OF. OF
CHARGING STATION SIDE OF IT. IS
THAT THAT THAT THAT THAT'S THE
THAT'S THE SPLIT IN
RESPONSIBILITIES THERE.
TYPICALLY AN EXISTING LAW RB
DOES VEHICLES AND THE ENERGY
COMMISSION IS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
THIS BILL. SPECIFICALLY THIS IS
EXISTING LAW. IT WAS A BILL BY
SENATOR LEYVA THAT HAS ALREADY
PASSED AND IS IN STATUTE.
THEY'RE SWITCHING THE
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY FROM CAFTA
TO A RB. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
HAS ANY RESPONSE ON MY QUESTION
ABOUT, UH, STORAGE WITH THE
CLIMATE CATALYST FUND AT THE I
BANK. APPRECIATE THAT. AND IF
NOT, I SURE I WILL SEE IF MY
COLLEAGUE ON THE LINE HAS
DETAILS AND IF IT'S NOT
AVAILABLE AT THIS MOMENT WILL
WILL FOLLOW UP WITH YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. HI THERESA.
COVER. WE ARE LOOKING FOR
DETAILS REGARDING THE BANK
PROGRAM THAT CAN CONFIRM THAT
THE SELF GENERATION PROGRAM IS,
UM RESIDENTIAL, SO WE WILL KEEP
WORKING ON THE FIRST QUESTION
YOU POSTED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR CARILLO. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS AFTER MISS KOREA? I'M
LOOKING AT THE COMMITTEE. OKAY?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO
ALL OF THE INCREDIBLE BUDGET
STAFF AND DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. MR
CHAIR ON AS WE CLOSE OUT. THIS
LEGISLATIVE CYCLE AND THE LAST
PUSH FOR ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES
TO BUDGET. I DO WANT TO SAY JUST
WE'VE BEEN FOR THE PAST 2.5
YEARS, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA HAVE GONE THROUGH
TREMENDOUS. TRAUMA AND LOSS
RELATED TO COVID 19,
PARTICULARLY FRONTLINE AND
ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO HAD I
DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
QUARANTINE AT HOME WHILE THE
REST OF US DID. AH OUR MEMORY IS
SHORT, OFTEN ESPECIALLY IN THE
WORLD OF POLITICS, BUT IT'S
ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THOSE THAT SACRIFICE THE MOST I
AM REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THE
EXTENSION OF COVID PAID SICK
LEAVE. AS WELL AS THE
COLLABORATION FROM BUSINESSES
AND THE CHAMBER TO BE NEUTRAL AS
WE ESTABLISH SOMETHING THAT
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT A LOT, MR
CHAIR, AND THAT'S THE
ESTABLISHING A 250 MILLION PAID
SICK LEAVE RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM
FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. SMALL
BUSINESSES HAVE SUFFERED THE
MOST I KNOW IN MY COMMUNITY AND
IN MY DISTRICT, SMALL BUSINESSES
ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR
COMMUNITY, AND THEY ARE
IMPORTANT. IN AN EFFORT TO
ENSURE THAT WE HIRE LOCALLY
TRAINED LOCALLY. WE SUPPORT
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND FAMILY
BUSINESSES THAT MAKE OUR
COMMUNITIES THRIVE. AND WHILE
THE THRESHOLD IS 25 OR MORE
EMPLOYEES, I DO HOPE THAT WITH
THIS ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS GRANT
, AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL
POTENTIAL 70 MILLION GRANT IN
THE FUTURE FROM THE GENERAL FUND
IF WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE UM,
INCREASES DUE TO ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL FUNDS. THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT THIS THROUGH A
PERSPECTIVE OF EQUITY AS WELL.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES UP
IN BUDGETS OF FOR QUITE A BIT
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SMALL
BUSINESSES AS SMALL, A SMALL
BUSINESSES MOM AND POPS S
OFTEN HAVE THE RESOURCES BOTH
TECHNOLOGY WISE LANGUAGE WISE
COMPETENCY WISE TO EVEN KNOW HOW
TO ACCESS THESE FUNDS. AND SO I
HOPE THAT AS WE DEVELOP THIS
PROGRAM AND IN SUPPORT WITH THE
CHAMBER AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED
THAT CARE ABOUT OUR SMALL
BUSINESS COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY
WORKERS. THAT NEED THIS
ADDITIONAL, UM, PAID SICK LEAVE
THAT HAVEN'T TAKEN A THAT HAD
HAVEN'T HAD THE AH, THE NEED TO
ADDRESS OR TAKE THE HOURS
PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED. THAT WE
LOOK AT ISSUES RELATED TO EQUITY
AS WELL. WHEN IT COMES TO THE
GRANT PROGRAM. SO AGAIN, JUST
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE HARD
WORK. THANK YOU FOR THE
COLLABORATION. AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, I'M REALLY GLAD
THAT THE CHAMBER AND LABOR WERE
ABLE TO COME TO THE TABLE
TOGETHER AND ESTABLISH SOMETHING
THAT ULTIMATELY SUPPORT SMALL
BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTS WORKERS.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE BEFORE I WAS
MR WEBSTER. I JUST HAVE ONE
CLARIFYING QUESTION IF I COULD
ASK AND REGARDS TO THE $100
MILLION FOR WILDFIRE PREVENTION
, UM, IT WAS STATED THAT, UM, IT
WAS GOING TO CONSERVANCIES. BUT
THEN I'M LOOKING AT. I THINK A
DOCUMENT FROM FINANCE AND IT IT. I DON'T THINK IT ACTUALLY GOES
TO ANY OF THE CONSERVANCY'S I
THINK WE'VE GOT, UH, 10 MILLION
FOR FORCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS
ARE SMALL LANDOWNERS. 13 MILLION
FOR HOME HARDENING THROUGH
CALLOWAY S REGIONAL FOREST
CAPACITY 20 MILLION PER TÌM. S
DEMONSTRATION. FOUR IS FIVE
MILLION. MONITORING AND RESEARCH
THROUGH CAL FIRE SEVEN MILLION
LIGHT OUR REMOTE SENSING TO TWO
MILLION FROM MARKET DEVELOPMENT.
SO IS THAT SO CAN YOU RESOLVE
THE DISCREPANCY HERE WHETHER THE
$100 MILLION FOR A WHILE FOR
WILDFIRE PREVENTION, IN ADDITION
TO WHAT WAS, UM ALLOCATED BY
LEGISLATURE. IS IT GOING TO
CONSERVANCIES? OR WAS IT GOING
TO THIS? ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I CAN
ANSWER THAT. FORBES ASSEMBLY
BUDGET $100 MILLION
APPROPRIATION FROM THE $1.2
BILLION WILD CARE PACKAGE. YOU
ARE CORRECT. THAT IS THE LIST OF
$100 MILLION. WE DID ADD
ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR SPECIFIC
CONSERVANCIES FOR WILDFIRE
PREVENTION AS WELL ON TOP OF
$100 MILLION SO THERE'S AN
INITIAL $100 MILLION IN ADDITION
TO THIS $100 MILLION, BELIEVE
EARLIER DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AT
170 MILLION, SO IT WOULD BE 70
MILLION FOR CONSERVANCIES, BUT
WHICH I DON'T HAVE THE
CONSERVANCY BREAKDOWN RIGHT IN
FRONT OF ME. BUT THE 100 MILLION
IS THERE AND THAT IS THE LIST
THAT YOU PROVIDED TALKING ABOUT.
TWO DIFFERENT THINGS CORRECT.
ALRIGHT. JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
THAT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. NO
THANK YOU, MR GESTURE. UH I ALSO
JUST JUST STAY ON THE SAME
TOPIC. I JUST WANT TO REALLY
HIGHLIGHT. I KNOW WE HAVE A
NUMBER OF UH SIGNIFICANT CLIMATE
BILLS WILL BE TAKING UP FOR THE
NEXT TWO DAYS AND JUST VERY MUCH
. I JUST WANT TO CALL PEOPLE'S
ATTENTION TO OUR $1.4 BILLION
PACKAGE WITHIN THE RESOURCES
TRAILER BILL, WHICH IS ALMOST
$800 MILLION FOR DROUGHT AND
WATER, RESILIENCE, 30 MILLION
FOR WILDFIRES AND AGAINST MY
COLLEAGUE FROM INVENTOR
MENTIONED ALMOST MORE THAN 600
MILLION FOR ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES. WE'VE SEEN THAT. THIS
IS A MAJOR ISSUE WE'VE KNOWN FOR
DECADES. IT'S A MAJOR ISSUES.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE
LEADERSHIP THAT CALIFORNIA'S
PROVIDED, BUT NOW WE'RE MAKING A
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT TO AGAIN
, DOUBLE DOWN ANOTHER AREA WHERE
WE'RE ALSO MAKING A MAJOR
INVESTMENT IS REALLY AROUND
HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE. WE WERE
SO PROUD TO REALLY VERY MUCH
WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR. NO
DOCTOR RAMBLERS HERE, NOT NOT
HERE. BUT DR WOULD REALLY
FOCUSING ON THE EXPANSION OF
HEALTHCARE FOR EVERY SINGLE
CALIFORNIAN. AS EVERYBODY WILL
RECALL. THERE WAS $304 MILLION
IN OUR JUNE BUDGET TO EXPAND.
SUBSIDIES FOR MIDDLE INCOME
ENROLLEES TO, UM WHO WERE NOT
ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. UH THE
GREAT NEWS IS WITH THE INFLATION
REDUCTION ACT. THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT WILL BE SENTENCED,
SENDING US MORE THAN THE $304
MILLION SO WE COULD ACTUALLY DO
MORE FOR HEALTHCARE. SO WE
REALLY JUST WANT TO THANK THE
GOVERNOR IN WORKING WITH US IN
THE SENATE AND REALLY PROVIDING
A PLAN TO REPURPOSE THE 304.
MILLION DOLLARS AND ALLOW US THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO EVEN FURTHER
THAN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
. THE FUNDING IN THE BUDGET WILL
COMPLETELY ELIMINATE DEDUCTIBLES
UP TO $4750 AND FURTHER LOWER
COPAYS. WE KNOW THAT, UM, ACCESS
TO HEALTH INSURANCE IS NOT
ENOUGH HAS TO BE AFFORDABLE AND
THAT KEY TO AFFORDABILITY IS
MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE
PROVIDING SUBSIDIES SUBSIDIES TO
WORKING FAMILIES WHO ARE REALLY
FALLING THAT MIDDLE INCOME
CATEGORY. THERE THERE. TOO
WEALTHY TO REALLY GET MANY OF
THE SUBSIDIES THAT WE PROVIDE.
BUT YET THERE THEY'RE NOWHERE
NEAR WEALTHY ENOUGH JUST TO
AFFORD HEALTH CARE AND JUST
EVERYDAY COST OF LIVING HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. SO AGAIN, WE JUST
REALLY WANTED TO, UM, THANK THE
GOVERNOR. UH AND THANK THE
SENATE FOR REALLY WORKING WITH
US AND MAKING SURE THAT COVERED
CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES ARE GOING
TO GET THE HEALTH CARE COST
REDUCTIONS THAT THEY SORELY
SORELY NEED. SO WITH THAT WE ARE
GOING TO GO TO I'M NOT SEEING
ANY OTHER COMMENT FROM THE
DIOCESE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. ANYBODY WHO
WANTS TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
PLEASE COME FORWARD AND THEN
OBVIOUSLY EVERYBODY WANTS TO
MAKE PUBLIC COME ON THE PHONE.
AH PLEASE GET READY ON THE
PHONE. EVERYBODY CAN HAVE ONE
MINUTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS,
MICHELE GIBBONS WITH THE COUNTY
HEALTH EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA, REPRESENTING LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT FOR THE ROUGHLY 41.5
MILLION AND PARKS FUNDING
PROVIDED IN SP 1 79. LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING
HARD TO PREVENT THE CONTINUED
SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, REDUCED
STIGMA AND WORK WITH COMMUNITY
PARTNERS TO REACH THE MOST
VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WE
APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY TO
DIRECT FUNDS PROVIDED FOR STATE
SUPPORT BACK TO THE LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS, AS WE'VE ALREADY
ESTIMATED IN NEED OF ROUGHLY $35
MILLION FOR JUST THE 1ST 90 DAYS
OF RESPONSE FOR LOCAL HEALTH
DEPARTMENTS IS CALIFORNIA
CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE THE
IMPACTS OUTBREAK. ADDITIONAL
FUNDING MAY BE NECESSARY, BUT WE
WANT TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THIS
TIMELY INVESTMENT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
MITCH STEIGER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION HERE
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THREE OF THE
TRAILER BILLS DESCRIBED TODAY,
LET'S BE 1 36 RELATED TO
EXTENDING COVID SICK LEAVE TO
WORKERS. SB 1 40 RELATED TO
CREATING A WORKER FAIRNESS, TAX
CREDIT AND SB 1 90 THAT EXPANDS
HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE PROFESSORS. ALL OF
WHICH, TAKEN TOGETHER, WE THINK
REALLY SEND AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE
TO WORKING CALIFORNIANS THAT
THAT THEY'RE VALUED THAT THE
NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILY ARE VALUED
. AND AS THEY'VE HAD TO DEAL
WITH THE LAST 2.5 YEARS OF
WORKING THROUGH THE NIGHTMARE OF
COVID THAT WE MEANT IT WHEN WE
SAID THEY WERE ESSENTIAL WORKERS
AND THAT WE'RE GOING TO HELP
THEM WHEN WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY, WE WOULD ALSO
REALLY FOCUS ON EXTENDING THE
COVID SICK. LEAVE US SOMETHING
THAT ISN'T JUST ABOUT HELPING
WORKERS. THIS IS ABOUT HELPING
THE PUBLIC AND ALSO EMPLOYERS
THAT WITHOUT THIS LEAVE, WORKERS
ARE FACED WITH A CHOICE OF
EITHER LOSING THEIR JOBS OR
WORKING THROUGH THE ILLNESS, AND
IF THEY IF THEY DECIDE THEY NEED
TO WORK THROUGH THE ILLNESS THAT
WILL CAUSE OUTBREAKS THAT WILL
AFFECT THE PUBLIC THAT WILL
AFFECT THE EMPLOYER AND WILL
CREATE COSTS THAT ALL OF US HAVE
TO DEAL WITH SO WELL. THERE IS
SOME UP FRONT COSTS INVOLVED IN
PROVIDING THIS LEAVE. WE THINK
IT'S PRETTY MINIMAL COMPARED TO
WHAT THE IMPACT WILL BE WHEN
THIS LEAVE EXPIRES. AND WORKERS
ARE FACED WITH THAT CHOICE, BUT
OVERALL, WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE LEGISLATURE TAKING ACTION ON
THESE THREE ISSUES AND URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, GLENN
BACCHUS FOR THE ELLA BAKER
CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND A C
L U IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL
141 RELATED PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SUPPORT OF SEVEN
RELATED HUMAN SERVICES. ON
BEHALF OF A C, L U AND
DISABILITY RIGHTS. HOWEVER, WE'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH
ASPECTS OF THE HEALTH TRAILER
BILL. SB 1 21. RELATED TO
INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
SECTIONS 11, 12 AND 14. RELATED
TO AN INCOMPETENT STAND TRIAL.
ANY GIVEN NIGHT. THERE'S 1800
PEOPLE IN A CALIFORNIA JAIL
DEEMED INCOMPETENT TO STAND
TRIAL. PEOPLE DEEMED INCOMPETENT
ARE REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED
TREATMENT OR RELEASED IN A
TIMELY FASHION. IN THE JUNE
BUDGET. THERE WERE SOME GOOD
ELEMENTS. INCREASED ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTHCARE AND
COMMUNITIES IN DIVERGENT
COMMUNITY HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH.
HOWEVER THE JUNE BUDGET ALSO HAD
PROBLEMATIC ELEMENTS, INCLUDING
THE FAST TRACKING OF FORCED
TREATMENT, ALLOWING PSYCHOLOGIST
TO ORDER MEDICATION TO THE
COURTS. PSYCHOLOGISTS WOULD BE
OPERATING OUTSIDE OF THEIR
SCOPE. TODAY'S BILL. SB 1 21
REQUIRES COURTS TO FOLLOW ORDERS
BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF A
CLINICIAN, WHICH IS AN ILL
DEFINED TERM. OF THE STATE
HOSPITALS, WHICH SEEMS TO
INCLUDE PSYCHOLOGISTS AND OTHERS
. PERHAPS THIS IS A SCOPES CREEP
AND PROBLEMATIC. SB 1 21
REQUIRES PUBLIC PATIENT HEALTH
INFO TO BE SHARED WITH
PROSECUTORS IN ALL CASES WITHOUT
LIMITATION. AND THIS BILL
PROVIDES THAT AND GUTS THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE TO
REPORT TO THE COURTS ON THE
PATIENT, REMOVING THE MINIMAL
STANDARDS ON WHAT WILL BE IN THE
FILE TO THE COURT. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS. ALEX TORRES.
WE GOT ONE MINUTE QUICK,
DIRECTOR OF STATE GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FOR THE BAY AREA
COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF OUR 300
MEMBERS. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PIECES
OF A BSB 179 THE APPROPRIATION
FOR THE TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND
APPROPRIATION, THE TECHNICAL
LANGUAGE AS WELL FOR THE CARE
ACT MEASURES A MAJOR PRIORITY
FOR THE COUNCIL AND MANY OF OUR
PRIORITIES OF OUR PARTNER
ORGANIZATIONS UP AND DOWN THE
STATE. SO THANK YOU TO THE
LEGISLATURE. THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR INCLUDING THAT THE 41.5
MILLION FOR THE MPX OR MONKEYPOX
ALLOCATION IS SOMETHING WE'VE
EXPRESSED STRONG SUPPORT FOR.
WE'D LIKE TO THANK SENATOR
WIENER. SOME WOMEN HATING
YOURSELF, MR CHAIR FOR MAKING
SURE THIS IS INCLUDED. AND UH,
THANK YOU ADMINISTRATION FOR
TAKING PROACTIVE STEPS. IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT. WE LEARNED THE
LESSONS OF COVID 19 AND TAKE
THOSE PROACTIVE BUT WELL
RESOURCED APPROACHES A B 18 THE
A B S B 1 79 LANGUAGE FOR THE
APPRENTICESHIP INNOVATION
FUNDING PROGRAMS, SOMETHING
WE'VE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR
STRONGLY. 11 MILLION TO THE
STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR SF
BAY. WETLANDS SUPPORT UH, 37.5
MILLION GENERAL G R F FUNDS FOR
STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR
SEA LEVEL RISE AND THE $2020
MILLION TO RB FOR LOWER EMISSION
BOATS, ALL GREAT PIECES OF A
GREAT PACKAGE REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL THE HARD WORK ON IT. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS MIKE
CARROLL WITH THE WESTERN CENTER
ON LAW AND POVERTY. UM FIRST OF
ALL, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR FOR
WHAT IS REALLY A GREAT OVERALL
BUDGET AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY
ABOUT THE INCREASES IN FUNDING
TO QUICK ISSUES TO RAISE OUT OF
THE CURRENT BILLS IN FRONT OF
YOU RELATED TO HUMAN SERVICES.
WE ARE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO GET THE
TAN OF PASSED THROUGH LANGUAGE
INCLUDED THE REPEAL OF THAT
LANGUAGE. WE THINK THIS IS AN
ESSENTIAL STEP TO BRINGING
TOGETHER ALL THE REFORMS THAT
WE'VE BEEN MAKING IN COW WORKS
IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. ARE
HOPEFUL THAT NEXT YEAR WE CAN
GET THIS PUSHED ACROSS. IT'S
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT WE GET
THIS DONE AND THEN SECONDLY, WE
ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT WE'RE
NOT ABLE TO GET CHILD SUPPORT.
PASS THROUGH AS WE HAD OUTLINED
IN THE JUNE BUDGET FOR CURRENT
COW WORKS, FAMILIES WHO WE THINK
ARE THE ONES WHO MOST ARE MOST
DESERVING OF GETTING THAT CHILD
SUPPORT PASSED ON TO THEM WHEN
IT'S PAID BY THE NONCUSTODIAL
PARENTS. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT
AGAIN. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN
WORK OUT OVER THE FALL. BRING
THIS BACK NEXT YEAR AND GET THIS
INCLUDED IN THE 23 24 BUDGET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HELLO
GOOD MORNING, CHARTING AND
MEMBERS JANICE O'MALLEY WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES FIRST
OFF, JUST WANTED TO ALIGN OUR
COMMENTS WITH MITCH STEIGER FROM
THE CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
ON SB 1 36 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID
SICK LEAVE. THIS HAS BEEN A
LIFELINE FOR A LOT OF OUR
MEMBERS, AND WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THIS. UM
NEXT WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR
APPRECIATION OF THIS BODY AND
THE ADMINISTRATION ON INCLUDING
THE WORKER TAX, FAIRNESS, CREDIT
AND SP 1 40. THIS TAX CREDIT
WILL HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD FOR WORKERS FOLLOWING THE
TRUMP ERA TAX CUTS IN 2017, THE
SUSPENDED THE FEDERAL TAX
DEDUCTION FOR UNION DUES. MAKING
THE BENEFIT AVAILABLE TO A
BROADER SET OF CALIFORNIANS AND
MORE EQUITABLE ACROSS DIFFERENT
DIFFERENT UNION WORKERS WITHIN
THE STATE. SO THANK YOU. TIFFANY
MARK ON BEHALF OF CFTR UNION OF
EDUCATORS AND CLASSIFIED
PROFESSIONALS. WE WANT TO THANK
THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND THEIR
STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION FOR
ENSURING COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PART
TIME FACULTY HAVE HEALTH
INSURANCE ACCESS AS WELL AS
TAINMENT POINT, UM SEPARATELY.
PAYMENT PLANS FOR THOSE PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE NO FAULT OF
THEIR OWN HEAD OVERPAYMENTS IN
THEIR WAGES. ADDITIONALLY I JUST
WANT TO ECHO THE COMMENTS OF MY
COLLEAGUES IN LABOR AND JANICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AFTERNOON MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MALIK BEYNON
WITH YOU, WFC LOCAL 39 31ST
WANNA GIVE OUR SUPPORT FOR SP 1
79 AND SP 1 85 CONTAINING
PROVISIONS FOR CHILDCARE
PROVIDER STIPENDS AS WELL AS THE
16 PAGE, NON OPERATIONAL DAYS.
ALSO SP 1 36 EXTENDING THE
EXPIRATION DATE FOR THE COVID 19
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
PROGRAM AS WELL AS ALIGNING MY
COMMENTS WITH OUR LABOR
COLLEAGUES ON SP 1 40 CONTAINING
THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE WORKERS
TAX CREDIT, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
AND REQUESTED THE RESPECT.
THERE'S UH, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS NO WHITLEY AND ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS
FOUNDATION AND ITS CANDIDO GREEK
CONSERVANCY. WE'D LIKE TO THANK
YOU FOR THE CONSIDERABLE
INVESTMENT IN SP 179. TO THE
STATEWIDE PARKS PROGRAM AND THE
OUTDOOR EQUITY PROGRAM AT STATE
PARKS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE
CRUCIAL AND CONNECTING
UNDERSERVED CALIFORNIANS TO THE
OUTDOORS AND PROVIDE MEANINGFUL
OUTDOOR EDUCATION. TO THOSE WHO
WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS,
HUGELY BENEFICIAL RESOURCES. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH
THE STATE PARKS AND IMPLEMENTING
THESE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. MORE THAN CHARTING AND
MEMBERS. ORVILLE THOMAS, STATE
POLICY DIRECTOR OF CAL START AND
SUPPORT OF SB 1, 28, 0 EMISSION
, VEHICLE PROVISIONS AND FUNDING
. CALIFORNIANS OFTEN KNOW THAT
THE MOST EMISSIONS ARE IN THE
COMMUNITIES THAT COULD LEAST
AFFORD TO KEEP BREEDING THEM.
THAT'S WHY WE WERE EXCITED TO
SEE THE FUNDING PROPOSALS THAT
WOULD GO TOWARDS HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS IN ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLES AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND
ADDRESSING ISSUES OF EQUITY AND
BUILDING UPON PAST INVESTMENTS.
REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE WORK
THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND HOPE
IT CONTINUES IN FUTURE YEARS,
ONCE AGAIN SUPPORTIVE OF SB 1
28. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR
TING AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M SUSAN COLLINS,
PRESIDENT OF THE CONTAINER
RECYCLING INSTITUTE. ON THE
BEVERAGE CONTAINER RECYCLING
PROGRAM. SB 1 79 INCLUDES MANY
GOOD PROVISIONS THAT WILL
RESTORE RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE
AND BRING REFILLABLE BACK TO
CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER THE TOTAL
AMOUNT OF FUNDING WILL BREAK THE
BANK. TOGETHER WITH THE SPENDING
AND SB 10 13. THESE TWO BILLS
WILL COST MORE THAN $1.1 BILLION
OVER FIVE YEARS. WHILE THE
PROGRAM'S CURRENT FUND BALANCE
IS ONLY ABOUT HALF THAT CLEANUP
WILL BE NEEDED. WE OBJECT TO THE
GIVEAWAY IS IN THE BILL THAT
WON'T RESULT IN ANY NEW
RECYCLING OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS
, NAMELY THE TWO ITEMS OF SO
CALLED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
THANK YOU.GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS AS ON NOR WITH
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. REALLY WANNA THANK
YOU AND THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AS
YOUR BUDGET STAFF ON THIS
EXCELLENT BUDGET, AS WELL AS THE
CLEANUP LANGUAGE TODAY, WE ALSO
APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION
THAT ALLOWS FOR A NON ATTORNEY
REPRESENTATIVE DURING THE LAYOFF
PROCESS. FOR CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES. WE ALSO REALLY
APPRECIATE THE MONTH DEFINITION
FOR THE CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES SUMMER ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM, AND WE ALSO ONLINE WITH
OUR LABOR ALLIES ON OUR SUPPORT
FOR THE COVID 19 PAID
SUPPLEMENTAL SICK LEAVE
EXTENSION AS WELL AS THE
WORKERS. TEXT OF WORKERS
FAIRNESS TAX CREDIT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO OUR
NEXT PUBLIC SPEAKER, MR. FONG
HAD A QUICK QUESTION TO BE
SENSITIVE TIME. I WOULD I WANTED
TO ASK IF THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE COULD PROVIDE ME SOME
SOME ANSWERS BEFORE WE VOTE ON
THESE TRAILER BILLS ON THE
PUBLIC RESOURCES TRAILER IN
REGARDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
PESTICIDE. UM UM REGULATION IN
TERMS OF WHEN WE'RE THE LAST
TIMES, FINES WERE INCREASED WAS
SUGGESTED VACATION. UM HAVE WE
SEEN AN INCREASE IN VIOLATIONS?
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THERE'S
A 98% COMPLIANCE RATE. UM HOW
OFTEN DO YOU IMAGINE USING THE
AUTHORITY IN LOUISVILLE,
ALLOWING COUNTY AGRICULTURAL
COMMISSIONERS TO ISSUE
VIOLATIONS? UM. AND THEN IN
TERMS OF, UM UM I THINK THERE'S
A LANGUAGE REGARDING THE
EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR
PRODUCE SAMPLING. I DIDN'T KNOW
IF YOU'RE SEEING AN UPTAKE AND
AN UPTICK IN FINDING OF UNLAWFUL
RESIDUES IN CALIFORNIA PRODUCE.
UM THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO
ME. AND THEN, OF COURSE, DOES
THE DEPARTMENT PLAN ON DOING
MORE SAMPLING? UM FOR NON
DOMESTIC PRODUCTS? UM MY
UNDERSTANDING IS THAT MOST OF
THE VIOLATIONS OR OUT OF STATE
PRODUCERS, NOT IN STATE
PRODUCERS, SO I WANTED TO SEE IF
THIS NEW AUTHORITY WOULD ALLOW
DPR, UM, TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON
VIOLATIONS FOR OUT OF STATE
PRODUCERS. APPRECIATE IT. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. UM MICROBES AND
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GLASS
PACKAGING IS TO REPRESENTING THE
GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS. ONE
EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS WITH THE
SP 1 28 THE RESOURCES TRAILER
BILL AND INCLUSION OF LANGUAGE
IN THERE TO ALLOW THE USE OF
UNREDEEMED CONSUMER REFUND VALUE
CRV TO BE USED ON THERMAL FORM
PACKAGING THERMAL FORM.
PACKAGING IS NOT A IT'S NOT IN
THE BOTTLE BILL IS NOT PART OF
THE CONTAINER RECYCLING PROGRAM
AND USING THAT MONEY DOESN'T PAY
INTO THE FUND AND SO USING THAT
MONEY, THE UNREDEEMED MONEY TO
RECYCLE THOSE PRODUCTS IS REALLY
A SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE IN PUBLIC
POLICY AND PROBABLY WAS WORTHY
OF A POLICY COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
RATHER THAN A BUDGET TRAILER.
BILL. THANK YOU. MICHAEL GERRARD
ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY
ALLIANCE WITH FAMILY FARMERS. WE
WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIR
AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
AND THE WONDERFUL BUDGET STAFF
FOR ALL OF THEIR HARD WORK ON
THIS PACKAGE. WE SPECIFICALLY
WANT TO THANK, UM, THE
INVESTMENT OF $2 MILLION FOR DRY
FARMING OF COASTAL WINE GRAPES.
WE THINK THAT WILL REALLY HELP
WITH THE DROUGHT AND THE OTHER
INVESTMENT OF $10 MILLION FOR
SMALL FARMERS SIGMA ENGAGEMENT.
IN ADDITION, WE WERE VERY
APPRECIATIVE TO THE HARD WORK
STAFF PUT IN ON THE TRAILER BILL
RELATED TO THE SMALL
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS GRANT
PROGRAM. WE THINK THAT WILL
BENEFIT SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED
FARMERS. AND FINALLY, WE'D LIKE
TO THANK YOU FOR THE INVESTMENTS
IN THE INTEGRATED PEST
MANAGEMENT THROUGH CDF A THANKS
AGAIN. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS READOUT US ON BEHALF OF
THE BUILDING DECARBONIZATION
COALITION AS WELL AS THE CENTRAL
COAST ENERGY SERVICES IN STRONG
SUPPORT TODAY FOR THE BILLION
DOLLAR BUILDING, EQUITABLE
BUILDING DECARBONIZATION PROGRAM
IN THE BUDGET. THIS IS A
CRITICAL PROGRAM TO HELP US
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
IN OUR HOMES AND IN OUR
BUILDINGS REALLY APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE
COMING TOGETHER IN PARTICULAR
YOUR LEADERSHIP, MR CHAIR AND
YOUR STAFF AND GETTING THIS FOR
MOVED FORWARD AND INTO THE
BUDGET. BASICALLY IN ADDITION TO
THAT MONEY WERE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS AROUND
CAL SHAPE THE TECH PROGRAM. AS
WELL AS THE COMMUNITY. UH
RESILIENCY CENTERS. SO FOR ALL
THOSE REASONS, WE WOULD LIKE YOU
TO ADVANCE THAT TODAY IT WILL
HELP US BOTH SCALE AT THE
INDUSTRY ADDRESS NEEDS AND OUR
LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES AS WELL
AS HELP THE STATE MEET ITS
CLIMATE GOALS. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ABIGAIL MAIL ON BEHALF OF MID
PENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE
DISTRICT, SAVE THE REDWOODS
LEAGUE AND PROVIDE FUND AND LAND
TRUST OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
EXPRESSING STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE CONSIDERABLE WILDFIRE AND
NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS
INVESTMENTS AND SB 1 79. WE
PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE THE
LANGUAGE AROUND ECOLOGICALLY
SENSITIVE METHODS OF WILDFIRE
FUELS REDUCTION INCLUDED WITH
THE $80 MILLION FOR FIRE
PREVENTION GRANTS TO CAL FIRE.
THESE ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE
METHODS OF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
, PROMOTE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND
SUPPORT NATIVE SPECIES WHILE
DELIVERING LONGER TERM, MORE
COST EFFICIENT FUEL REDUCTION.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING
WITH THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT THE
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN BOTH
WILDFIRE AND NATURE BASED
SOLUTIONS TO REACH THE STATE'S
GOALS. AND IN ADDITION ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA HABITAT
CONSERVATION PLANNING COALITION
WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THE $36 MILLION TO
THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND
WILDLIFE TO IMPLEMENT NATURAL
COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PLANS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SEE NO OTHER PEOPLE IN
THE IN THE ROOM. LET'S GO TO THE
PHONE LINE OPERATOR THERE. YES I
AM. UM WE HAVE 27 IN HOLD, AND
WE WILL START IF YOU WISH TO
MAKE A COMMENT. PLEASE PRESS ONE
THAN ZERO ON YOUR PHONE. AND WE
WILL START WITH LINE 58 BEFORE
WE GO. I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A
NOTIFICATION. WE WILL BE, UM,
ENDING THIS HEARING AT 11. SO
JUST HOPING THAT PEOPLE CAN MAKE
THEIR COMMENTS QUICKLY SO WE CAN
GET TO THE FLOOR. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. 58, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
BARNEA WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE GOVERNOR AND ADMINISTRATION
FOR INCLUDING THE $304 MILLION
TO BE USED TO MAKE HEALTH
COVERAGE MORE AFFORDABLE NOW
THAT THE FEDERAL PREMIUM
SUBSIDIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED,
THIS INVESTMENT WILL LOWER
COPAYS AND DEDUCTIBLES, ENSURING
PEOPLE CAN AFFORD TO USE THEIR
COVERAGE AND ENCOURAGING MANY
MORE TO SIGN UP. MOREOVER USING
THESE FUNDS TO REDUCE OUT OF
POCKET COSTS WILL MAKE GOOD ON
OUR COMMITMENT TO USE THE
REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE
INDIVIDUAL MANDATE PENALTY
REVENUE TO MAKE CARE MORE
AFFORDABLE. WHICH OVES US
CLOSER TO OUR SHARED GOALS OF
UNIVERSAL COVERAGE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR HEARING OUR
COMMENTS. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINE 50, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, AUDREY WRITE A
CHECK SOME CREWS STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,
JUST CALLING TO SUPPORT A B 1 85
AND, UM WE'RE EARLY SUPPORTIVE
OF THE SCHOOL FACILITIES, UM,
FUNDING THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND
THEN THE CLEANUP THAT'S INCLUDED
IN THIS ONE TO ENSURE THAT THE,
UM FUNDING GOES AS INTENDED. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
NEXT FIFTH LINE. 70, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 9 70 LINUS MIGUEL ON
BEHALF OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD,
AFFILIATES CALIFORNIA CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF SB 1 79 AND THE
HEALTH TRAILER BILL, AND THAT'S
THE 1 21 JUST WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR MEMBERS AND
ADMINISTRATION ESPECIALLY ALL
THE STAFF WHO WORKED ON THESE
BILLS. THE IMPLEMENTATION
DETAILS THAT WERE REVISED HERE
WILL BE CRITICAL FOR THE FUNDING
THAT WAS PASSED IN JUNE,
SPECIFICALLY AS IT RELATES TO
THE PILOT IN L. A COUNTY. AND
CLARIFYING THE DETAILS FOR THE
STATEWIDE PRACTICAL SUPPORT FUND
. THESE PROGRAMS WILL MAKE SURE
THAT PROVIDERS AND NONPROFITS
CAN DO THE NECESSARY WORK OF
EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
ABORTION SERVICES IN CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
HAVE LINE 42, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. THIS IS NINA.
WHILE THE HARDWARE WITH AARP,
CALIFORNIA REPRESENTING OUR 3.3
MILLION MEMBERS IN CALIFORNIA,
WE ARE STRONG. WE ARE CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF SB 1 36. THE COVER 19
PAGE SIX. SAY PART OF ME PAID
TECH LEAVE EXTENSION TO DECEMBER
31ST 2022. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
WORK ON THE EXTENSION, WHICH IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO WORKERS
OVER 50, THEIR FAMILIES AND
THOSE THAT CARE FOR AGAIN. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WAVE LINES.
68, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS NATALIE ON
BEHALF OF LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
WERE JUST ACCOUNTABILITY. WE
WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR
GRATITUDE FOR ADDRESSING HEALTHY
INDOOR AIR TEMPERATURES BY
ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO ALLOW
EACH CITY TO WORK WITH
STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP
RECOMMENDATIONS WERE HAPPY TO
SEE THE INCREASE OF $110 MILLION
IN FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY
LEARNING CENTER IN THE NEXT
FISCAL YEAR. WE NEED CONTINUED
FUNDS FOR THIS CRUCIAL SOCIAL
AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
TO MEET STATE WIDE SCALE OF NEED
IN THE UPCOMING YEAR WE
EXPRESSED DISAPPOINTMENT WITH
THE 110 MILLION FOR HYDROGEN,
GIVEN ITS INCLUSION OF HYDROGEN
PRODUCED FROM FACTORY FORM GAS,
WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO POLLUTE
COMMUNITIES WERE DISAPPOINTED
THAT NO FUNDING IS SUPPOSED FOR
LOW INCOME BREED ASSISTANCE FOR
WATER SEWER BILLS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH SENATE
AND ASSEMBLY. NEXT NEXT QUESTION
TO MAKE WATER MORE AFFORDABLE
FOR LOW INCOME CALIFORNIANS.
LAND TRANSITION WILL INEVITABLY
MEAN THERE WILL BE FARM WORKERS
THAT WILL LOSE EMPLOYMENT AS A
RESULT TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS
OF THE MULTI BENEFIT LARRY
PROCUREMENT PROGRAM. SPANISH
COMMUNITY FUNDING MUST BE MADE I
WAS FOR THE FOLLOWING USES
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT,
TRANSITION TRAINING AND RECOVERY
PROGRAM, INCLUDING LOSS OF JOB
COMPENSATION INTO PLACE
DISPLACED WORKERS FUND INCLUDING
WAGE DURING WORKFORCE TRAINING
PROGRAM. SUPPORT REPLACEMENT
AFTER WORKFORCE TRAINING AND
CONVERSATION FOR DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITY RESIDENTS THAT
PARTICIPATE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS OF THE
FUNDING LAST. WE ARE SUPPORTIVE
OF THE HUNT IN $82 MILLION
ALLOCATED FOR EQUITABLE BUILDING
CARBON IZATION AND ARE GLAD TO
SEE TENANT PROTECTIONS, HOLISTIC
HOME UPGRADES AND PARTNERSHIPS
WITH CBOS ARE INCLUDED IN THE
PROGRAM. WEIRD TO LEGISLATURE TO
CONTINUE ON THIS PACKAGE FOR THE
FULL AMOUNT OF 1.1 BILLION OVER
THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT. 59 54, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES THIS IS GLENDON
PLASTER COUNTY. I'M SORRY, BUT I
HAVE TO OPPOSE THESE PILLS.
THAT'S TOTAL MADNESS. THE
BILLIONS N BEING PAID ON
VACCINES, ABORTIONS GREEN AGENDA
AS A TAXPAYER EITHER SENT IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WAVE
LINES. 74, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, CRAIG PULSIPHER ON
BEHALF OF A P L, A HEALTH AND
MICE. ANGELES JUST WANTED TO
EXPRESS OUR THINGS TO THIS
COMMITTEE AND LEADERSHIP FOR
COMING TOGETHER AND ALLOCATING
$41 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE
MONKEY POX RESPONSE FUNDING
REALLY IS SO IMPORTANT FOR LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS TO HAVE THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED. TO END THIS
OUTBREAK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
AND JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK
THE LEGISLATURE FOR STEPPING UP
AND DEMONSTRATING ITS COMMITMENT
TO THE LGBT COMMUNITY, ANOTHER
VULNERABLE FOLKS DURING SUCH A
DIFFICULT TIME. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE LINES. 64,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBER HERE IN
IMOLA, REPRESENTING THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS
OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO THIS
BODY AND THE LEGISLATURE FOR
LANGUAGE YOU ACHIEVED IN SP 1 26
THAT WOULD BROADEN ELIGIBILITY
TO ALRIGHT PLAYERS NOT ALREADY
ENROLLED IN DEMAND RESPONSE
PROGRAMS. ACCESS THOSE PROGRAMS
AND, UM THE DEMAND SIDE. GREAT
SUPPORT PROGRAMS REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT AND GENERALLY
APPRECIATEYOUR ATTENTION AND
EFFORTS FOR DEMAND RESPONSE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND
DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WEB
LINE. 55, PLEASE GO AHEAD. AH
GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JIMENEZ WITH GRACE AND CHILD
POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA, JUST
CALLING TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
AND ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
EFFORTS TO INCLUDE LANGUAGE
REGARDING THE HOPE FOR CHILDREN
TRUST ACCOUNT AND MAYBE 156 TIME
AND TIME AGAIN, SO WE ARE STATE
THAT LEADS BOLDLY HOPE ACCOUNTS
SETTLEMENT TO THAT, UM,
ADDITIONALLY, I WANT TO ALIGN
HER COMMENTS RAISED BY MY CAROL
THAT THE WESTERN CENTER ON LONG
POVERTY REGARDING CHILD SUPPORT
AND CO WORKERS AND JUST REALLY
THINK THE LEGISLATURE FOR ALL
THE WORK. POURED INTO HUMAN
SERVICES BUILD THIS YEAR. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE LINE 73, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING KAREN MEMBER
OF KAYLA ROBINSON ON BEHALF OF
COMMUNITY NATURE CONNECTION IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 1, 79 AND A
B 2 11. WE APPRECIATE THIS
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS INCLUDED
FOR REGIONAL STATES
CONSERVANCIES TO SUPPORT NATURE
BASED SOLUTIONS AND WORLD HEART
PREVENTION PROJECTS, BOTH FOR
THIS YEAR AND TYPICAL YEAR 2023
THROUGH 2024. SUPPORTING
REGIONAL ACTION IS CRITICAL TO
FULFILLING THE STATE'S WALL FIRE
PREVENTION AND 30 BY 30
CONSERVATION GOALS AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH THEM
IN THESE PROJECTS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR LINE. 77
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MEMBERS WERE
UNHAPPY WITH PUBLIC ADVOCATES
COMMENTING ON A B 1 85, THE K 12
TRAILER BELL, THANK YOU FOR
STRENGTHENING THE $7.9 BILLION
LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY
BLOCK GRANT BY REQUIRING SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO REPORT EXPENDITURES
TO SEGREGATED BY ALLOWABLE USE
IS IMPROVED TRANSPARENCY WILL
BOTHER INFORMED COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT ABOUT HOW BEST TO
INVEST THESE DOLLARS TO SUPPORT
LEARNING RECOVERY AND STUDENT.
WELL BEING. WE ALSO THANK YOU
FOR EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTING
DEFENSE IN PROPORTION TO THE L
C. F F SUPPLEMENTAL AND
CONCENTRATION FUNDING. HOWEVER
WE RECOMMEND ADDING GUIDANCE
THAT DISTRICTS MUST ENGAGE
COMMUNITY PARTNER IN DECISION
MAKING AND PLANNING FOR THE
LEARNING RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT
JUST AS THEY DO ELKE FF DOLLARS.
WE APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT
STRIKING CD TO USE ACCESSIBLE
LANGUAGE FOR PARENTS. IF THE
EXPENDITURE REPORT TEMPLATE OVER
THIS ALONE WILL NOT ENSURE
SUFFICIENT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
FAMILIES HAVE SPENT NEARLY 10
YEARS ENGAGING IN THE PROCESS
AND RELY ON THE BUDGET OVERVIEW
FOR PARENTS TO SEE HOW THEIR HOW
THEIR DISTRICT IS SPENDING
EDUCATION. DOLLARS WE ARE DUE TO
REQUIRE REPORTING OF THE BLOCK
RAIN AND THE EL CAP. BUDGET
OVERVIEW PREPARE INTS. LASTLY,
IN LINE WITH RL CFF EQUITY
COALITION COLLEAGUES. WE ASK YOU
TO DIRECT DISTRICTS TO SHOW THE
GOALS, ACTIONS AND SERVICES
PLANNED FOR THESE FUNDS IN
THERE, AL CAPP. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LINES. 75,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
KAREN. COMMITTEE MEMBERS AGREE
WELL WITH UFCW WESTERN STATES
COUNCIL W. WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
ITS STRONG SUPPORT FOR A B 1 52
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
BENEFIT PROGRAM EXTENSION AND
MAYBE 1 58. THE WORKER FAIRNESS
TAX CREDITS WERE NOT OUT OF THE
WOODS. YET WITH THIS PANDEMIC
AND THE EXTENSION OF
SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK LEAVE
BENEFIT PROGRAM ENSURES THAT
WORKERS HAVE A SAFETY NET HAS
PAID THE THROUGHOUT THE FALL AND
WINTER MONTHS. AS PRIVATE CASES
ARE EXPECTED TO SURGE AGAIN. W
WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND EXPRESS
OUR APPRECIATION TO THIS
COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATURES
WORK ON THESE MEASURES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT MOVE LINE.
78, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AMOROUS SHED THE COUNTY BEHAVIOR
HEALTH DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WE APPRECIATE THE
INITIAL FUNDING FOR CARE COURT
AND LOOK FORWARD TO ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT AUSTRALIA
THERE ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR THE
PROGRAM EXPANSIONS AND THE
SIGNIFICANT NEED WE KNOW HAS
ONLY INCREASED DURING THE
PANDEMIC, BUT ALSO WANTED TO
NOTE THAT WE APPRECIATE THE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS
WORKING WITH COUNTIES TO
INCREASE INFORMATION SHARING AND
LOOK FORWARD LOOK FORWARD TO
FINDING STATUTORY TECHNOLOGICAL,
SO WE MISSION TO MAKE THAT
HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE LINE 56,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
YOU KNOW HER SUPERMARKET WITH
PUBLIC LAWCENTER. NOW THAT THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS EXTENDED
FEDERAL PREMIUM SUBSIDIES,
CALIFORNIA AND LET'S GO FURTHER
HELP CONSUMERS BY ENSURING THAT
$304 MILLION WILL HELP COVER
CALIFORNIA CONSUMERS REDUCE
THEIR COPAYS AND ZERO OUT
DEDUCTIBLES. THIS WILL HELP
ENSURE VITAL ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
FOR THE LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES OF PUBLIC LAWCENTER
SERVES. WE THINK THE ASSEMBLY
AND ADMINISTRATION FOR
CONTINUING TO LOWER COSTS.
COVERED CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
NEXT WEEK LINE. 81, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN
TING AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
JANINE COLBURN, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM ASSOCIATION. WE WOULD
LIKE TO RAISE THAT THE FOLLOWING
ISSUES IN REGARDS TO FAIRNESS
AND EQUITY IN REGARDS TO A B 179
THE FUNDING FOR CHILDCARE
STIPENDS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
FUNDING IS AVAILABLE TO ALL
FAMILY, CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND
CENTERS. THAT CONTINUE TO STAY
OPEN TO SERVE THE MOST FRAGILE
OF WORKING FAMILIES. AND NOT
ONLY THOSE REPRESENTED BY CCP,
YOU IN REFERENCE TO CHILDCARE,
COOLEST. WE ASK THAT THERE BE
CONSIDERATION TO ALLOW THESE, UH
, THE USE OF THESE FUNDS TO
SUPPORT NEEDS OF ENROLLING
FAMILIES AND NOT RESTRICTED TO
ONLY PURCHASING NEW CHILDCARE
SLOT. IN REGARDS TO THE
DISTRIBUTION OF CHILDCARE
STIPENDS, WE ASKED. THE
DISTRIBUTION OF TITANS GO
THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE THE DATA OF
THE PROVIDERS AND HAVE
ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS. THE
MOST RECENT DISTRIBUTION WENT
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
FOUNDATION, REQUIRING A PIECE TO
PROVIDE TO THEM INFORMATION AND
DATA BUT AT HE EXPENSE OF FUNDS
EARMARKED TO SERVE FAMILY. IN
REFERENCE TO A B 1 85
APPRECIATIVE OF THE ADDITIONAL
16 NON OPERATIVE DAYS FOR STATE
SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE PROGRAMS.
WE ARE CONCERNED THE DAYS CAN
ONLY BE USED FOR COVID RELATED%
ISSUES. WE ASK THAT THESE DAYS
HE ALLOWED USED BY PROVIDERS
SPACE WITH OTHER DECLARED STATES
OF EMERGENCIES SUCH AS THE
RECENT MCKINNEY FIRE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, NICK. MOVE LINE. 83,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MM HMM. IN 83.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD MORNING.
CHARITY REMEMBERS. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? YES. GREAT MY NAME IS TRINA.
I'M CALLING FOR PLEASURE COUNTY.
I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE IS
NO FUNDING TO THE FUNDING
ALLOCATED FOR WATER STORAGE IS
HERE. YOU'VE HAD EIGHT WATER
BOND SINCE ARRESTED ISSUE. YEAH,
WE'RE GOING TO SPEND UP TO LIKE
$41 MILLION OF MONKEYPOX
INTERVENTIONS AND ABORTIONS.
THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE CARE AND
KILLING BABIES. THE MONEY SHOULD
BE REDISTRIBUTED INTO PREGNANCY
PREVENTION SERVICES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, NICK. FIVE LINE. 84.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI GREG TURNER
ON BEHALF OF THIS SPORT FISHING
ASSOCIATION IN CALIFORNIA,
GOLDEN GATE FISHERMEN'S
ASSOCIATION AND THE OVER 23,000
INDIVIDUALS, COASTAL, TOURISM
DEPENDENT BUSINESSES AND LOCAL
ELECTED OFFICIALS. THAT
SUPPORTIVE AND COOPERATIVE
EFFORT. I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS
OUR CONCERNS THAT THE CLIMATE
PACKAGE SIGNIFICANTLY
UNDERFUNDED THE COMMERCIAL
HARBOR CRAFT PROGRAM. SMALL
BUSINESSES THAT ARE THE
COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING
VESSELS WORKED WITH CARBON
REACHED AN AGREEMENT THAT TOOK
THEM AWAY FROM LARGER DIESEL
ENGINES AND INSTEAD PUT THEM ON
THE PATH. THE HYBRID AND ZERO
EMISSION SYSTEMS. THE CH T RULE
MAY BE SMALL BUSINESSES
INELIGIBLE FOR CARL MOYER FUNDS
, AND THIS BUDGET LEADS OVER 100
SMALL BUSINESSES WONDERING HOW
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD THE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
JUST FOR A TEMPORARY BRIDGE
UNTIL THEY AGREED TO PURCHASE
HYBRID OR ZERO EMISSION SYSTEMS
WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.
THESE SMALL BUSINESSES WANT TO
ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT
LEGISLATURE DEMONSTRATE THE
COMMITMENT TO THE SMALL
BUSINESSES. SET IN THE PATH TO
ACCOMPLISH THE CLIMATE GOALS
THAT WAS CELEBRATED IN THE PRESS
IS CRITICAL THAT ONE THE
GOVERNMENT LEGISLATURE SET THESE
CLIMATE GOALS THAT THEY PROVIDE
ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR SMALL
BUSINESSES. IN THIS CASE,
PRESERVE AFFORDABLE OCEAN ACCESS
FOR OUR YOUTH AND SCHOOLS OR
NONPROFITS AND PROTECT OUR
QUILLS WILL TOURISM AND
BUSINESSES. WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH CARBON MEETING THE
CLIMATE GOALS AND COURAGE. FULL
FUNDING BE INCLUDED IN THE
BUDGET NEXT YEAR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WAVE LINE. 88,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS IS KEVIN
IN SCHOOL WITH THE FRIENDS
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION
CALIFORNIA CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF INSURING 304 MILLION
TO HELP COVERED CALIFORNIA
ENROLLEES REDUCE THEIR COPAYS
AND ZERO OUT DEDUCTIBLE AND IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE EXTENSION
OF COVID 19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAGE,
SICK LEAP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT LINE. 85 PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THIS IS MALCOLM HARRIS WITH THE
WITH CARING ACROSS GENERATIONS.
I AM CALLING IN SUPPORT OF THE
COVID 19 EXTENSION SP 1 36. THIS
EXTENSION MEANS MUCH TO
CALIFORNIA'S FAMILIES AND
PARTICULAR PAID AND UNPAID
CAREGIVERS ACROSS THE STATE.
THIS IS AN INVALUABLE, UM,
EXTENSION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT MOVE LINES 76, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS, ELAINE ORTIZ ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
LOCAL CONSERVATION CORES,
EXPRESSING OUR STRONG SUPPORT
FOR THE $38 MILLION FOR THE
LOCAL NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS
COURT TO ENSURE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE PART OF THE CLIMATE SOLUTION
IN CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, NICK. SIBLING 91, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES, MAXINE MANTLE ON
BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL MULTIPLE
SCLEROSIS SOCIETY. WE WANT TO
THANK THE LEGISLATURE AND
ADMINISTRATION, SUPPORT OF
HEALTH CARE SUBSIDIES FOR PEOPLE
AND COVERED CALIFORNIA. THEY
NEED HELP WITH AFFORDABILITY
REPRESENTING A COMMUNITY WHO ARE
FREQUENT USERS OF THE HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM AND HAVE VERY
EXPENSIVE HEALTHCARE COSTS. WE
WANT TO SEE THAT 304 MILLION
HEALTH. LOWER COSTS ARE COVERED.
CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES BY REDUCING
THEIR COKEHEAD AND SEARING OUT
DEDUCTIBLES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE LINE 90,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
WILLIE DORN CALLING IN ON BEHALF
OF THE COMMUNITY CLINIC
ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES
COUNTY, REPRESENTING NON PROFIT
CLINICS AND HEALTH CENTERS,
WHICH SERVED MORE THAN 1.7
MILLION PATIENTS. EACH YEAR. I'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR
CONTINUING TO LOWER COSTS FOR
COVERED CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
LEGISLATURE FOR INVESTING IN
NECESSARY FUNDING AND RESOURCES
TO SUPPORT THE SAFETY NETS,
RESPONSE TO THE MONKEY POX VIRUS
OUTBREAK AND LASTLY, WE EXPRESS
OUR GRATITUDE TO THE LEGISLATURE
FOR PROVIDING CRITICAL
INVESTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTER WORKFORCE IN
GRANTING HEALTH CENTER WORKERS
HARD EARNED WORKFORCE RETENTION
BONUSES AND FOR PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS AND
VALUABLE NEW WORKFORCE TRAINING
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WITH LINE 93, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. ANDREA RIVERA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA PEN ETHNIC HEALTH
NETWORK. WE URGED THE
ADMINISTRATION TO USE THE $304
MILLION THAT WAS INVESTED IN
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AS INTENDED
TO HELP LOWER COSTS RECOVERED
CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES AS PEOPLE
IN OUR STATE ARE IN NEED OF HELP
WITH AFFORDABILITY, AND THIS IS
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR LOW
AND COMMON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
, WHO OFTEN HAVE TO PRIORITIZE
LIMITED RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE
IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF THEIR
FAMILIES AD LOVED ONES INSTEAD
OF CHOOSING TO PAY FOR HIGH
HEALTHCARE. COST. CALIFORNIA
MUST CONTINUE TO LEAVE THE
COUNTRY AND ITS COMMITMENT
TOWARDS A MORE AFFORDABLE
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT FIFTH LINE. 89,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THIS IS
KOBE PRESIDED WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS AND
SUPPORT OF SB 1 35. THIS IS THE
U RATIFICATION BILL OR BUDGET
TRAILER BILL FOR BARGAINING IN
18 FOR THE SEC TEXTS. WE
APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT THE
BUDGET COMMITTEE HAS PUT INTO
THIS, AND WE SUPPORT IT AND HOPE
THAT YOU WILL AS WELL. THANK
YOU. NEXT MOVE LINE. 92, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, REBECCA
GONZALEZ FOR THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER. I WANT TO
AGREE WITH PREVIOUS SPEAKERS WHO
ARE URGING THE MINUTE THE
ADMINISTRATION TO USE THE 304
MILLION IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET IS
INTENDED TO LOWER COSTS FOR
COVERED. CALIFORNIA ENROLLEES.
CALIFORNIANS SHOULD NOT NEED TO
DECLARE BANKRUPTCY IN ORDER TO
PAY THEIR HEALTH CARE COSTS,
ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT. THE FACT
THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS
EXTENDED FEDERAL PREMIUM
SUBSIDIES, WE MUST GO FURTHER TO
HELP CONSUMERS IN OUR HIGH COST
STATE BY ENSURING THAT THIS 304
MILLION IS USED TO REDUCE CO
PAYS AND ZERO OUT DEDUCTIBLES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WITH
MY 97, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING, LINDA WAY WITH WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY
RELATED TO THE HEALTH TRAIL OF
ILL. WE APPRECIATE THE MEDICAL
COPAYMENT ELIMINATION, ADDING
CHIP TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
MEDICAL PROGRAMS FOR WHICH
CHILDREN UP TO AGE BIBLE
CONTINUOUSLY ELIGIBLE AND FUTURE
IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL SHARE
COSTS. REFORMS REGARDING COVERED
CALIFORNIA AFFORDABILITY, WE
ECHO THE OTHER COPS, THE OTHER
SPEAKERS COMMENTS AND URGED THE
ADMINISTRATION TO USE 304 IN
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AS INTENDED
TO LOWER THE COSTS FOR COVER.
CALIFORNIA AND RELEASED AS.
HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE QUITE HIGH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT WAY OF
MINE. 80, PLEASE GO AHEAD. THIS
IS KATIE DUISBURG WITH THE
CALIFORNIA WORK AND FAMILY
COALITION. WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE EXTENSION OF
COVID 19 SUPPLEMENTAL PAID SICK
LEAVE AND SB 1 36. THIS IS AN
ESSENTIAL PROTECTION TO ENSURE
THAT CALIFORNIA WORKERS CAN
FOLLOW PUBLIC HEALTH ADVICE
WITHOUT RISKING THEIR JOBS ARE
PAID. THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT
FIVE LINE. 33, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MOSES AGAIN ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIANS, PROFESSOR SIDE
REFORM, PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
AND CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL
ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION. WE WOULD
LIKE TO VOICE OUR APPRECIATION
FOR A NUMBER OF ITEMS. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT GPRS PESTICIDE
ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM UNDER SB 1
28 IMPROVING PESTICIDE
ENFORCEMENT IS VERY CRITICAL AND
LONG OVERDUE. AND WE THANK YOU
FOR INCREASING THE PENALTY
LEVELS FOR VIOLATIONS. WE ALSO
SUPPORTS INTEGRATED PEST
MANAGEMENT APPROPRIATION IN SP 1
79, WHICH WILL ENSURE FUNDING
FOR MORE ECOLOGICALLY PAST,
ECOLOGICALLY FINALLY PASSED
MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED
FARMERS. AND LASTLY, THE
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE
FOR THE 15 MILLION APPROPRIATION
AND SB 179 FOR THE LOW INCOME
WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM UNDER C.
D. S, WHICH WILL BETTER PROTECT
ARLO AND CONFIRM WORKERS FROM
EXTREME HEAT AGAIN. THANK YOU
ALL SO MUCH VERY HARD WORK ON
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. THANK YOU.
NEXT WAY OF LINE. 30, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. STEVE BAKER WAS THERE
AND READING ASSOCIATES FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT IN SUPPORT
OF SB 1 35 NOU BILL I'D ALSO
LIKE TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF
AND EVERYBODY THAT WORKED TO GET
THIS IN ORDER AND WE SUPPORT THE
MEASURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT FIELD LINE. 38, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, NATALIE MAX
ON BEHALF OF YOU PEOPLE CHARGING
ASSOCIATION. WE WANTED SPECIAL
SUPPORT FOR THE HISTORIC FUNDING
FOR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAYBE 1, 39
AND THE RESOURCES BILL,
ESPECIALLY FOR LIGHT DUTY
VEHICLES UPON TASK FUNDING AND
REINFORCES CALIFORNIA'S
LEADERSHIP IN THE ZERO EMISSIONS
SPACE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WEB LINE. 28, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 9 28. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, YOU
CAN. I GUESS YOU TRY. COSTCO WAS
FRIENDS OF THE L A RIVER AND I
JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF SB 1 79. PARTICULARLY THE
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PIECE OF
THE BILL, UH, SHOWING PORTON
THAT WE CONSERVE OUR NATURAL
SPACES NOT ONLY FOR CLIMATE
RESILIENCE, BUT ALSO IT'S NOT
OFTEN TALKED ABOUT IS HOW THEY
IMPACT HUMAN HEALTH, SO THE MORE
THAT WE CAN CONSERVE, THE MORE
WE CAN CLEAN UP OUR AIR AND THE
MORE THAT WE CAN PREVENT THE
VISAS RELATED TO HEAT. SO WE
REALLY APPRECIATE THE ISSUE
PASSED THIS BILL AND I WILL KEEP
MORE MONEY SUBSEQUENT YEARS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE
HAVE LINE 96, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS JOLIE ONODERA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES REPRESENTING THE STATE
58 COUNTIES, CALLING IN SUPPORT
OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF
SB 1 79. SEC APPRECIATES THE
INITIAL COMMITMENT OF $57
MILLION TO BE ALLOCATED TO
COUNTIES TO SUPPORT LOCAL COSTS
FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE CARE ACT. WE ADDITIONALLY
SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL $41.5
MILLION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH FOR PURPOSES
RELATED TO THE IMPACTS STATE OF
EMERGENCY, INCLUDING THE 15TH
$0.75 MILLION IN LOCAL
ASSISTANCE FUNDING TO SUPPORT
CRITICAL COMMUNITY RESPONSE
EFFORTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT WAVE LINE. 57, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HI THERE MY LANGUAGE.
SEVEN JUST YOUR 57. I JUST WANT
TO SAY HOW PATHETIC I THINK IT
IS THAT IN THE MIDST OF
EVERYTHING GOING WRONG IN
CALIFORNIA, YOU'RE DECIDING TO
TARGET THE GOAT FARMERS. YOU ARE
BURNING CALIFORNIA DOWN WITH
YOUR CORRUPT POLICIES WITH THE
CC C, YOU'RE KILLING CHILDREN
, EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE AND I
COULD GO ON AND ON. YOU'RE NOT
STORING WATER. THE DMV IS A
MESS. YOU HAVE A TRILLION
DOLLARS IN UNFUNDED PENSION
LIABILITIES. AND WHAT ARE YOU
DOING WITH AN SEVENTH. OUR
TRAILER BILL, YOU ARE TARGETING
GOAT FARMERS. YOU PEOPLE ARE
WORST CRIMINALS THAN I EXPECTED
. YOU KNOW WHAT? SHEEP AND GOATS
ARE VERY DIFFERENT, AND YOU WILL
NEVER SILENCE THE GOATS STAY
FREE. TOO LATE. THIS IS
CALIFORNIA, BUT WE'RE GOING TO
END THIS COMMUNISM ONCE AND FOR
ALL. THAT'S NOT A THREAT. THAT'S
A STATEMENT ABOUT REALITY,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU WAKE THE MOTHER
BEAR'S, THERE'S NO LETTING THEM
GO BACK TO SLEEP. WHEN YOU COME
FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR GOATS, IT
GETS REAL REALLY FAST AND LET ME
REITERATE THAT IS NOT A THREAT.
THAT IS A STATEMENT ABOUT
REALITY. THANK YOU. AND NEXT, WE
HAVE LINE 99, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS NOEL CRAMER'S WITH WINE
INSTITUTE. I WANTED TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THE INCLUSION OF $25
MILLION FOR THE FOOD PRODUCTION
INVESTMENT PROGRAM AT THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION AND
THE TO MOVE IN DOLLARS FOR DR
FARMING OF WINE, GRAPES AND
OUTREACH FOR THAT EFFORT IN SP 1
79. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THAT
IS ALL THAT I HAVE IN QUÊ. THANK
YOU OPERATOR, SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT HERE IN
THE ROOM. WE WILL ADJOURN. THANK
YOU.