BEFORE YOU. GOOD MORNING,
EVERYBODY WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY, BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEES. FIRST
HEARING OF THE SESSION. DO I
NEED TO GO TO THE SECOND POINTS
BEFORE QUANTUM? WHERE CAN WE
ESTABLISH WARM? WE'RE GONNA GO
AHEAD AND ESTABLISH QUORUM WHILE
WE HAVE EVERYBODY HERE. I
APPRECIATE THE MAJORITY OF YOU
SHOWING UP ON TIME. UH MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE
OR CALL THE ROLL. LUKEWARM
BERMAN. LARA. ELONIS. ALVAREZ.
SPAIN'S PHªN. TO DIXON. HERE. A
SILLY. GIBSON GRAYSON. IRWIN.
JACKSON HERE. LEE. AND TALL.
MCCARTY. MAKIN, ER WHEN.
PATERSON. TING. 19 WE HAVE A
QUORUM AND Y'ALL? THIS IS HOW I
WANT EVERY HEARING TO GO. THIS
IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. UH AND I
STRONGLY ENCOURAGE US TO
CONTINUE THIS PROMPT TIMELINESS.
UM GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THE
ASSEMBLY, BUSINESS AND
PROFESSIONS COMMITTEES FIRST
HEARING OF THE SESSION. I'D LIKE
TO WELCOME THE MEMBERS WHO ARE
NEW TO THIS COMMITTEE, INCLUDING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SEELEY, WHO WAS
REPLACING ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHEN
FOR TODAY'S HEARING. ONLY FOR
TODAY'S HEARING. WE WILL BE
ACCEPTING TESTIMONY BOTH IN
PERSON AND THROUGH MODERATED
TELEPHONE SERVICE. THE CALLING
NUMBER FOR THIS HEARING IS 888.
36914. TO 6 ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S
888369142 6. ACCESS CODE IS
185011. AGAIN. THE ACCESS CODE
IS 18501100. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS
BEFORE US TODAY. FIRST THE
ADOPTION OF OUR COMMITTEE RULES
FOR THE 2023 20 24TH SESSION
THAT I KNOW EVERYONE READ IT
VERY CLOSELY. UH, THESE WERE
DISTRIBUTED TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
OFFICES IN ADVANCE. IS THERE A
MOTION IN THE SECOND? GOT A
MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE
ADOPTION OF OUR COMMITTEE RULES.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS THAT THE
COMMITTEE RULES BE ADOPTED.
BERMAN I FLORA LARA I COLONIES.
ALVAREZ. ALVAREZ. I PAINS ENTER
. DIXON I FIX AND I REALLY SALEI
GIBSON. GIBSON. I GRAYSON. GRACE
AND I, IRWIN. IRWIN I, JACKSON
JACKSON. I WE I LOWENTHAL.
MCCARTY. MAKIN, ER MCKENNA, I
WHEN I PATERSON TANG.
GREAT THAT'S 12 EYES THAT ADOPTS
THE COMMITTEE RULES WILL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
. WE HAVE ONE BILL ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. A B 269 MY BILL, I'M
GOING TO TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO
VICE CHAIR FLORA AND PRESENT THE
BILL. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY.
MR CHAIRMAN. IT'S A GOOD BILL. I
MOVED THE BILL. YOU ARE A
GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR. THANK
YOU, MR GIBSON. COLLEAGUES BUT
I'LL SECOND. APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU. VERY SURE. UH
COLLEAGUES A B 269 AS AN URGENCY
MEASURE THAT WOULD QUANTIFY TO
WAIVERS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE
DURING THE COVID 19 STATE OF
EMERGENCY. WHEN THE GOVERNOR
ANNOUNCED THAT THIS EMERGENCY
WILL BE TERMINATED AT THE END OF
THIS MONTH. HE REQUESTED THE
STATUTORY CHANGES IN THIS BILL
TO PREVENT THESE TWO IMPORTANT
WAIVERS FROM EXPIRING. FIRST THE
BILL WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW ANY
LABORATORY PROFESSION WHO MEETS
FEDERAL STANDARDS TO ANALYZE
COVID TESTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN
ALLOWED TO SINCE THE START OF
THE PANDEMIC. SECOND THE BILL
WILL ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH TEST TO TREAT
PROGRAM TO CONTINUE FOR AN
ADDITIONAL YEAR BY ALLOWING FOR
DOCTORS AND NURSES TO STORE IN
DISPENSE COVID THERAPEUTICS AT
APPROVED SITES AND LOW ACCESS
COMMUNITIES MEMBERS WHILE THE
FORMER STATE WAS FORMAL STATE OF
EMERGENCY, MAYBE ENDING WE KNOW
THAT TESTING AND TREATMENT FOR
COVID 19 WILL REMAIN ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AND I VOTE. AND WITH ME TODAY IS
MORALE FARSI FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTION. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. JUST ANSWER TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. TESTIMONY TESTIMONY?
NOPE. ALRIGHT LOOKING FOR ANY
OTHER IN PERSON SUPPORT OF A B 2
69.
GOOD MORNING. THERE YOU GO.
MICROBES IN HERE ON BEHALF OF
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS. UH QUESTIONS
, THE LARGEST CLINICAL LAB
PROVIDER IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. UM AND VERY MUCH IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. UH BE
IMPORTANT FOR THE TO UNDERSTAND
THE ABOUT TO ABOUT 20% OF THE
PERSONNEL AT QUEST DIAGNOSTICS
LABS THAT ARE DOING COVID
TESTING ARE DOING SO. ARE DOING
THAT TESTING UNDER THE AUTHORITY
OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER. THERE'S
A AND IF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
EXPIRE WITHOUT CODIFYING IT THE
YOU KNOW IT WOULD IMPACT THE
ABILITY OF QUEST DIAGNOSTICS TO
NOT ONLY CONTINUE TO DO COVID
TESTING BUT TO DO ALL THE OTHER
TESTING THEY DO IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AS WELL. THERE IS A
SEVERE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN THE
LAB INDUSTRY. UM IT'S BEEN
DOCUMENTED. THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH HAS PUT OUT A
REPORT ON THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE
. UM BE IMPORTANT FOR THIS
COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER, YOU KNOW,
LONG TERM. UH UM, CHANGES TO THE
TO REALLY WHAT IS ANTIQUATED
RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLYING
TO APPLYING TO THE LAB PERSONNEL
, UM, IN IN THE PH, AND, UH. WE
SUPPORT THE BILL AS IT IS, BUT
WE WOULD ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW
PEOPLE TO LOOK AT. UM UM YOU
KNOW, STRATEGIES TO REALLY
UPDATE THE RULES AND REGULATIONS
APPLY AS THEY APPLY TO A LAB
PERSONNEL SO THAT WE CAN GET
MORE PEOPLE INTO THIS INDUSTRY
AND MEET ALL THE ALL THE TESTING
DEMANDS, NOT JUST COVID. SO
AGAIN. MICROBES I MEAN,
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANKS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
WITNESS AND SUPPORT NAME AND
ORGANIZATION, PLEASE CHRISTIE
FOY HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CLINICAL LABORATORY
ASSOCIATION, AND WE ARE THE
STATE ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL
LABS. WE HAVE AS OUR MEMBERS
QUEST AND ALSO LABCORP AND WE'RE
HERE TODAY IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE BILL, AND WE DO THINK IT
WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING
THE CONTINUED FIGHT AGAINST
COVID 19. AND SO WE ASK FOR YOUR
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD MORNING NORTHERN
ASPIRIN REPRESENTING THE COUNTY
HEALTH EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA WE REPRESENT, UM, ALL
THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS,
INCLUDING THE PUBLIC HEALTH LABS
ACROSS THE STATE, AND WE'RE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE IN THE
BUILDING AND SUPPORT OF A B 2
69? SEEING THEN WE'LL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. ANYONE IN SUPPORT
ON THE PHONE LINES FOR ABBY TO
69. COULD YOU SPEAK IN SUPPORT?
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. HELLO PLEASE RESCUE ME. I
OPPOSE THIS BILL. PERFECT. WE'RE
ON SUPPORT. AND IF THERE IS ANY
SUPPORT FOR THE BILL, PLEASE
PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT THIS
TIME. MR CHAIRMAN. THERE ARE NO
ALLIANCE IN Q. THANK YOU SO MUCH
MOVING TO OPPOSITION. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION 82 69 IN THE ROOM.
YES, SIR. MR VICE CHAIR MEMBERS.
MATT BROUGHT HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS AND THE
ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS OF
CALIFORNIA WE REPRESENT. BOTH
UNIONS REPRESENT CLINICAL LAB
SCIENTISTS. M L T S WE HAVE
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED POSITION
AND I APOLOGIZE TO THE CHAIR. WE
WERE COMMUNICATING WITH STAFF
LAST NIGHT. UM WE'RE REALLY JUST
LOOKING FOR A SUNSET ADDED TO
THE BILL. UM YOU KNOW, IT'S
REALLY NOT SO MUCH ABOUT COVID
ITSELF AND COVID TESTING. I
THINK WE WOULD BE THE FIRST TO
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING A TESTING REGIME IN PLACE
. OUR CONCERN IS MAKING KIND OF
A PRECEDENT SETTING CHANGE IN
STATUTE TO HIGH COMPLEXITY TEST
RECOGNIZED BY CLEAR, UM AND
DOING IT WITHOUT HAVING A FULL
SORT OF SENSE OF WHAT THE LONG
TERM IMPACT IS. SO I'VE TALKED
TO THE CHAIR. I THINK YOU KNOW
WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS
REASONABLE. WE CAN COME BACK IN
A FEW YEARS AND, UM AND REASSESS
FROM THERE, AND SO THAT'S THAT'S
THE BASIS FOR OUR REQUEST FOR AN
AMENDMENT AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR
A SOFT LANDING THERE. THANK YOU
APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE IN
OPPOSITION? MAYBE 2 69 IN THE
ROOM, BU NINE WILL GO TO THE
PHONE LINES. ANY OPPOSITION ON
THE PHONE LINES? AND TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION PRESS 10 AT THIS
TIME. WE DO HAVE LINES QUEUING
UP. WELL FIRST QUOTA LINE. 14 GO
AHEAD, PLEASE. YES MY NAME IS
LINDA MUSTER. I LIVE IN PLASTER
COUNTY AND I AM STRONGLY
STRONGLY STRONGLY OPPOSED TO
THIS BILL, PLEASE DO NOT PASS
IT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE OTHER
LINE IN Q ONE MOMENT WHILE WE
PROVIDE THEM THEIR LINE NUMBER.
WE'LL GO TO LINE 10. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. YEP, DOESN'T EXIST. LINE
10, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. CONVERT DON'T EXIST.
WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT TO LINE
AHEAD, PLEASE. HI AM I LYING? 11
YOU ARE LYING. 11. GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. EXCELLENT UM, IN TERMS
OF YOU HAVING ALREADY NOT
FOLLOWED YOUR PROCESS BY WAVING
THE 30 DAY COLOR, PLEASE
RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR A MOMENT
TO SPEAK NEXT CALLER, PLEASE.
THERE ARE NO LINES IN Q AT THIS
TIME, MR CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU SO
MUCH. BRING IT TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS SEE YOU. NONE.
MR CHAIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH.
BERMAN. BERMAN. AYE. LARA. FLORA
I ELONIS ALVAREZ ALVAREZ. I
PAINS BEANS. I WANT. TO HIÆN TÚI
DIXON. I DIXON. I SAY LEE HIGH A
SALEI GIBSON. GIBSON. I GRAYSON.
GRACE AND I, IRWIN. IRWIN I,
JACKSON JACKSON. I LI LEE. I
BLUMENTHAL. LOW AND THOUGHT I
MCCARTY MAKIN, ER MCKENNA, I
WHEN I PATERSON TING. I THINK I
.
THAT. 16 VOTES THAT BUILDS I
WILL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR
VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY
FOR GETTING HERE THAT IS ALL WE
HAVE ON BUSINESS. WE'LL KEEP.
WE'LL KEEP THE HEARING OPEN FOR
FIVE MINUTES. UM FOR ABSENT
MEMBERS TO SHOW UP AND HAD THE
VOTE ON THE ROLE. IF THEY'RE
ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE, LET'S SAY
EIGHT MINUTES. LET'S SAY BY WHAT
IS IT 9 50. THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE
HEARING AT 9 50. THANKS SO MUCH.
EVERYONE APPRECIATE IT. HAPPY
VALENTINE'S DAY. AND FOR THOSE
WHO WERE WHO MISSED THE VOTE ON
THE RULES, LET'S WHEN WE OPEN
THAT UP FOR COLLEAGUES WHO ARE
HERE RIGHT NOW TO ADD ON TO THE
RULES DID IT. UH, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE. OPEN UP THE
ROLE ON ADOPTION OF THE RULES.
UH, THE MOTION IS THAT THE
COMMITTEE RULES BE ADOPTED.
ELAINE EASE, ALVAREZ. BEANS.
THINGS I. PONTA HIÂU, AYE. AND
TALL. I THOUGHT I MCCARTY. WHEN
. WHEN I TING TING. AYE.
ALL RIGHT, MR MCCARTY, MAYBE 2
69. AND SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH A B
269. ELONIS. JUST KEVIN MCCARTY.
MCCARTY? AYE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND WITH THAT. I WOULD
LIKE TO VOTE ON THE RULES AS
WELL. THE MOTION IS THAT THE
COMMITTEE RULES BE ADOPTED.
MCCARTY MCCARTHY. AYE. ALRIGHT
WITH THAT THIS MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.