GOOD. AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I'D
LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE
ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. WE'RE WAITING FOR
UPON ONE MORE MEMBER, AND THEN
WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR RULES OF
ORDER SO THAT WE CAN CONDUCT OUR
PERFECT THANK YOU SO MUCH,
DOCTOR ARAMBULA. THE ASSEMBLY
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAS
CALLED TO ORDER. GOOD AFTERNOON
, EVERYONE AND, UH, WELCOME TO
THE FIRST ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF THIS
SESSION. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. MIKE FONG HERE.
TALL. HERE. ADDIS ARAMBULA.
GABRIEL.
SCARED. SANTIAGO. WALLACE.
WEBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY. WE HAVE A SALVAGED A
QUORUM AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
ALL THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE JOINED
US FOR OUR FIRST BILL HEARING OF
THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. AND WELCOME EVERYONE,
WHETHER HERE IN PERSON OR
WATCHING VIRTUALLY ON GRATEFUL
TO ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US
HERE TODAY. ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND
A WARM WELCOME TO ALL OUR NEW
MEMBERS OF OUR COMMITTEE OR VICE
CHAIR. TREE TALK. A SIMILAR, DON
ADDIS REMEMBER LESS ORTEGA
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KATE SANCHEZ
AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER WALLACE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE
AND FOR JOINING US IN OUR FIRST
POLICY HEARING AS MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
AGAIN, WELCOME TO EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I JUST SAID I'D LIKE TO
WELCOME OUR NEWEST STAFF MEMBER.
THE COMMITTEE KIRSTEN WALL WHO
STARTED ON MARCH 1ST. I WAS A
COMMITTEE ASSISTANT. WELCOME TO
YOUR FIRST HEARING THIS WALL. AT
THIS TIME NOW I WILL GO OVER
SOME KEY ELEMENTS OF THE
STRUCTURE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS
HEARING WILL NOT HAVE PHONE
TESTIMONY, WE'RE ACCEPTING
WRITTEN TESTIMONY THROUGH THE
POSITION LETTER PORTAL ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE AT WWW DOT A
H E D DOT ASSEMBLY THAT CA.GOV.
AND BILLS WILL BE TAKEN UP IN
SIGN IN ORDER. AUTHORS YOU CAN
SIGN IN AT THE SERGEANT'S DESK
AT AND HERE AND 437, AND WE'LL
GET YOU LISTED HERE IN ARBIL
ORDER LIST. ADDITIONALLY PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE GUIDELINES FOR
BILLS HEARD IN THIS COMMITTEE IS
TO ALLOW TESTIMONY FROM TWO LEAD
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND TO LEAD
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
SPEAK FOR NO MORE THAN TWO
MINUTES EACH. STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
AND ENTITIES THAT ARE NEITHER IN
SUPPORT NOR AN OPPOSITION WILL
BE ALLOWED TO GIVE TESTIMONY FOR
NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES, WHICH
I CALL. TWEENERS. THE MEASURE
HAS MORE THAN TWO ENTITIES IN A
TWEENER CATEGORY, ONLY TWO WILL
BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR TWO
MINUTES EACH. FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MEMBERS WHO, IF YOU
LIKE TO RESPOND TO A ROLL CALL,
ASK A QUESTION. PROVIDE A
COMMENT. PLEASE BE SURE TO TURN
ON YOUR MIC AND SPEAK INTO THE
MIKE AND FOR AUTHORS OF BILLS UP
TODAY, AUTHORS EACH MEMBER WILL
PRESENTED TODAY WILL PROVIDE AN
OPENING STATEMENT IN THE CLOSING
STATEMENT AS PREVIOUSLY STATED,
YOU'RE TO LEAD WITNESSES WERE
EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY. AND NOW OUR FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE
ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE RULES.
THE MOTION TO ADOPT THE
COMMITTEE RULES. BUT THE DOCTOR
ARAMBULA, SECONDED BY VICE CHAIR
TO MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS TO ADOPT
PROPOSED COMMITTEE RULES. MIKE
FONG YES WHY? BY STAR. ADDIS IS
I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA? AYE.
GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW. ORTEGA.
ORTEGA. I SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO.
WALLACE WALLACE, I WEBER
WHEREVER I. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE VOTE COUNT IS 70 SO THAT THE
ROOSEVELT, UH, HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT UP IS THE BEFORE PROFESSOR
SEED WITH OUR FIRST AUTHOR. LET
US THINK ABOUT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE HAVE FOUR BILLS ON
CONSENT, AND THEY ARE AS
FOLLOWS. FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE
A B 264 AUTHORED BY A MEMBER OF
TING. ITEM FIVE ASSEMBLY ABOUT 3
TO 2 AS AMENDED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OUR MOUTH IS BY
ITEM SIX. MAYBE 447 AUTHORED BY
DR ARAMBULA. AND FILE ITEM
EIGHT. MAYBE 461 AUTHORED BY
SOME MEMBER RAMOS IS THEIR
MOTION AND SECOND ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WHEREBY THE VICE CHAIR
VICE CHAIR TO SECOND BY DR
ARAMBULA, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MIKE FONG
. YES, FONG? YES. VICE TAR.
TWICE TALL. AYE. ADDIS AND I'D
LIKE TO REQUEST TO. PROBABLY
ROOM. IS THAT? OKAY PERFECT. THE
AMENDMENT WAS CO CHAIR FOR
DONALD. UM SOMEWHERE AT US TO DR
AMBROSE. BILL HAS BEEN ACCEPTED.
THANK YOU. LET'S GO. AUTHOR
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA, I, GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW. ORTEGA. ORTEGA I
SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. HI. SANCHEZ I
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE.
WEBBER WEBBER? AYE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH MEMBERS. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY AN
8 TO 0 VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALSO TO NOTE FIVE ITEM 10 A B 6
TO 4 AUTHORED BY SOME MEMBER
GRAYSON, WHO WILL BE PRESENTED
TODAY BY SOME REMEMBER JESSE
GABRIEL. NOW WE'LL PROCEED TO
OUR. TWO AUTHORS IN ORDER SIGNED
AN ORDER AND VERY GRATEFUL TO
ALL THE AUTHORS HAVE SHOWED UP.
THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. FOR ALL
YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS WILL
FIRST START WITH MR WARD.
ASSEMBLY BILL 634. I DON'T
REMEMBER 11, AND THIS IS A
SUPPORT TO PASS NOW PASS OVER TO
SOME MEMBER CHRIS WARD. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS. THIS BILL
IS A REINTRODUCTION OF
LEGISLATION THAT WE HAD WORKED
ON LAST SESSION AND THEN EVEN
PRIOR TO THAT, THROUGH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DOCTOR, SHIRLEY
WEBER IN 2019 CAREER DEVELOPMENT
AND COLLEGE PREPARATION COURSES
ARE FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSES THAT LEAD TO A
CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE. CURRENTLY
THESE COURSES SERVE THE MOST
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS OF OUR
STUDENTS, HOWEVER. THERE IS A
FINANCIAL DISINCENTIVE FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO OFFER THEM
DUE TO THEIR FUNDING STRUCTURE.
A B 6 34 WOULD BETTER EQUALIZED
FUNDING FOR NON CREDIT, CAREER
DEVELOPMENT AND COLLEGE
PREPARATION COURSES THAT ARE
OFFERED WITH THE STARTING AND
DAY BY AUTHORIZING THE
ATTENDANCE OF THOSE COURSES TO
BE TAKEN, ACCORDING TO A CENSUS
DATA RATHER THAN ON POSITIVE
ATTENDANCE. THIS BILL WILL
ACCURATELY COMPENSATE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES FOR COURSES THAT ARE
ESSENTIAL TO CALIFORNIA'S
WORKFORCE AND MINORITY
COMMUNITIES, AND THEY LIKE TO
PRESENT MY WITNESS AND SUPPORT
OF THE BILL, MARK MCDONALD.
REPRESENTING THE SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. CHAIR FONG
MEMBERS MARK MCDONALD ON BEHALF
OF THE KERN. PERALTA SAN DIEGO
UBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS,
AS WELL AS THE LOS ANGELES
COLLEGE FACULTY GUILD. UM AND
REALLY WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD FOR RE
INTRODUCING THIS BILL. WE THINK
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT BILL,
AND WE'RE HOPING THAT THE THIRD
TIME IS A CHARM TO GET THROUGH.
BUT AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MENTIONED A B 6 34 WOULD BETTER
EQUALIZED FUNDING FOR NON
CREDIT, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND
COLLEGE PREPARATION COURSES THAT
ARE OFFERED WITH A START DATE
AND AN END DATE. MANAGED
ENROLLMENT. NON CREDIT COURSES
HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE
STUDENT COMPLETION AND
PERSISTENCE AND EMPLOYABILITY,
YET THEY ARE FUNDED IN A WAY
THAT DISADVANTAGES THEY'RE
OFFERING. MANY OF THESE COURSES
ARE SHORT TERM VOCATIONAL
PROGRAMS THAT GET STUDENTS INTO
THE WORK FORCE QUICKLY. OTHERS
ARE SL AND BASIC SKILLS COURSES
THAT TREMENDOUSLY HELP STUDENTS.
THIS CHANGE WILL PROVIDE
DISTRICTS WITH AN INCENTIVE TO
PROVIDE THESE SHORT TERM
VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION HAVE REQUESTED.
THAT DISTRICT STILL THE BOTTOM
LINE. THE MEASURE HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO BENEFIT STUDENTS
THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS,
SUCCESS AND PERSISTENCE. AND WE
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR
MOVED BY. DR RAMBLIN SECONDED BY
SOMEWHERE. WALLACE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS AUSTIN
WEBSTER WITH W STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ASSOCIATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. RYAN
MCELHENNEY WITH THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA. WHILE WE
HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO A FORMAL
POSITION OF SUPPORT, WE DID
SUPPORT THE PREVIOUS ITERATIONS
OF THE BUILDING. LOOKING FORWARD
TO OFFICIALLY GETTING THERE
SOON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
CNN ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? CNN COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? CNN. THERE'S AUTHOR
WAS TOO CLOSE, RESPECTIVELY.
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. SUPPORT YOUR BILL, AND
THIS IS A LOOKS LIKE A FAIR WAY
TO TREAT GDP CPI COURSES UNDER
MANAGE ENROLLMENT, AND WE KNOW
THAT WE NEED TO HAVE MORE
COURSES ACCOUNTED FOR UNDER
CENSUS DATE FORMAT, WHICH ALSO
REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS
FOR FACULTY AND STAFF. AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK
AND EFFORTS AND WORKING ON OUR
COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE OF THE BILL
MOVES FORWARD. UM SO NO FURTHER
COMMENTS ROAD COPLEY AS MEMBER
SECRETARY. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MIKE FONG, I TALK
TALK. I OUT OF THIS. ARTISTS I
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA I, GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW. ORTEGA. ORTEGA I
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ? AYE. SANTIAGO.
WALLACE. WALLACE. I WEBER. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, UM. ONE DAY THE
MOST IMPASSES AND WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR ANY
MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADD
ON ALSO LIKE TO KNOW FOR THE
RECORD, UM THAT MISS SANCHEZ AND
MR LOWE HAVE ARRIVED. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT STEP.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO
AUTHORED BY SOMEONE. BRIAN
MAIENSCHEIN. I'M SORRY. LET ME
SEE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. AUTHORED
BY SUMMER MAIENSCHEIN. THIS IS
ASSEMBLY BILL 46456, NUMBER
SEVEN AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF
SUPPORT TO PASS MR MAIENSCHEIN.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
WITH THE ACADEMIC AND ECONOMIC
BURDENS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
COLLEGE STUDENTS FACE AN
OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF PRESSURE
AND STRUGGLE WITH A VARIETY OF
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. STUDENT
MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES HAVE
ONLY BEEN EXACERBATED BY THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC. ACCORDING TO
AN ACTIVE MIND, SURVEY, 80% OF
COLLEGE STUDENTS REPORTED THAT
THEIR MENTAL HEALTH WAS
NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY COVID
1984 56 WOULD REQUIRE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND
REQUEST UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
CAMPUSES TO ESTABLISH A CAMPUS
MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE FOR
STUDENTS TO ACCESS MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES REMOTELY. THE HOTLINE
WILL DIRECT STUDENTS TO A
LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH
THERAPIST, PURE MENTAL HEALTH
TRAINED SUPPORT STAFF. OR A
PSYCHIATRIST. IT'S IMPERATIVE
THAT WE SUPPORT STUDENTS NOT
ONLY THROUGH ACADEMIC
DEVELOPMENT, BUT OFFER THEM THE
NECESSARY RESOURCES NEEDED TO
DEAL WITH ANY BURDENS. THEY MAY
FACE. A B 4561 SURE STUDENTS
HAVE A RESOURCE TO CALL WHEN
THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR
MENTAL HEALTH HERE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT AS KIMBERLY WOO,
DIRECTOR OF CHEN UP COLLEGIATE.
AND SEE NAEVIA ARORA, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
VICE PRESIDENT, UH, STATE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT UC
BERKELEY. PLEASE. THANK YOU.
WELCOME HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS KIMBERLY WILL SENIOR èC
BERKELEY AND I SERVE AS THE
DIRECTOR OF GENERAL KHALIFA IS A
YOUTH LED EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY
GOING ORGANIZATION AS A PROUD
PRINCIPAL WRITER AND SPONSOR
ADVOCATES FOR ASSEMBLY BILL 4562
FASTER AND OPEN AND TRUSTING
COMMUNITY MATTER HOW THE
AWARENESS AND AID BY
ESTABLISHING MENTAL HEALTH
HOTLINES AT EVERY UNIVERSITY. I
REMEMBER CALLING MY UNIVERSITY'S
MENTAL HEALTH SANTA IN 2019
AFTER YEARS OF MASCULINE MENTAL
BREAKDOWNS ON THE DRIVER'S
SCHOOL, BUT THE FORCED SMILE AND
SHAKE YOUR WHISPERS OF I'M OK. I
FINALLY MUSTERED THE COACH SEEK
HELP MY DEPRESSION AT MY
UNIVERSITY. NOW IMAGINE MY
DEVASTATION AND HELPLESSNESS
WHEN I DID NOT EVEN RECEIVE A
CALL BACK MY UNIVERSITY'S MENTAL
HEALTH CENTER. ALL THOSE VIEWS
WARRING IF I COULD EVER RECEIVE
HELP BECAME TOO REAL. IT FELT
TOO SKILLED TO ACCESS, MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES, AND MY STORY
IS NOT UNIQUE. UNFORTUNATELY
AROUND 75% OF STRUGGLING
STUDENTS ARE RELUCTANT TO SEEK
HELP, WHICH MAKES A V 456 SO
CRUCIAL TO ADDRESSING THE STIGMA
AROUND MENTAL HEALTH BY
IMPROVING ACCESS TO THESE VIEWS
ROSES AT OUR UNIVERSITIES.
MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES AMONG
YOUTH EXACERBATED DURING
PANDEMIC AS FACTORS ARE JUST
ISOLATION AND FINANCIAL BURDENS
INCREASED AT ALARMING RATES IN
2020 80% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
FELT THAT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
WAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY
COVID. AND THIS STATISTIC HITS
CLOSE TO HOME MANY TIMES OVER
COVID. I FELT TO PASS THE OUT OF
BED AND TOO ANXIOUS TO DESCRIBE
MY IN A TURMOIL. THANKFULLY OVER
COVID TELE MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES IMPROVED, WHICH
ENCOURAGED ME AND MANY OTHERS,
JUST OUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH
JOURNEYS. HOWEVER WE AS A
COMMUNITY HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP WITH A B
456 TO IMPROVE AND ESTABLISHED
HIS MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND
ALL OF OUR INSTITUTIONS TO TRULY
SUPPORT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SO
WE CAN ACCESS TO HELP THAT WE
NEED FROM OUR PEERS WHO CAN
EMPATHIZE BY BEING THE SAME
COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT. BY
DECREASING VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH
AND IMPROVING THE INFRASTRUCTURE
OF THESE RESOURCES. WE OWED YOU
TO VOTE YES, ON A B 456 TO
ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS GOING
TO COMMUNITY THEY'LL GIVE US THE
MOST BASIC NEEDS SO THAT WE CAN
SUPPORT ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR
PERSONAL HAPPINESS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, JOHN. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS SEAN B. I'M 18 YEARS
OLD AND A FIRST YEAR STUDENT AT
UC BERKELEY AND I'M HONORED TO
REPRESENT THE ASSOCIATED
STUDENTS OF èC. BERKELEY WE'RE
PROUD TO SUPPORT MAYBE 4 56,
WHICH ENSURES THAT PUBLIC HIGHER
AT INSTITUTIONS IN CALIF.
ESTABLISHED CAMPUS MENTAL HEALTH
OUTLINE HOTLINES. PERSONALLY, I
STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION, THE MOST AMPLIFIED
DURING AND AFTER THE TWO YEARS
MY PEERS AND I ATTENDED SCHOOL
ONLINE. I WASN'T ABLE TO SEEK
MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR WHAT I
WAS EXPERIENCING UNTIL JUST A
FEW MONTHS AGO. SO LIKE MANY OF
MY PEERS, I STRUGGLED ALONE FOR
A LONG TIME. SIMPLE TASKS LIKE
GOING TO CLASS BECAME STRUGGLES
THAT WERE REALLY SO DAUNTING
THAT I OFTEN FELT PARALYZED IN
PANIC, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO
EXPLAIN WHAT I WAS FEELING OR
WHO TO EXPLAIN IT TO IF I WERE
TO DIAL THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY
MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE RIGHT NOW,
THE FIRST THING I HEAR IS A IS A
RECORDED VOICE TELLING ME TO
WAIT ONE MOMENT. THEN I'D BE
INFORMED THAT I HAVE REACHED THE
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION
LIFELINE. SOMEONE WOULD THEN
SAY, IF YOU ARE AN EMOTIONAL
DISTRESS AS SUICIDAL CRISIS OR
CONCERNED ABOUT SOMEONE WHO
MIGHT BE WE'RE HERE TO HELP. BUT
WHERE IS HERE? HERE IS NOT NEAR
ME HERE IS LIKELY SOMEWHERE
ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHERE THE
ONLY RESOURCES THAT I'D BE ABLE
TO PHYSICALLY ACCESS OUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT OR ANOTHER NATIONAL
AGENCY. THAT'S WHY A B 4 56 IS
SO IMPORTANT. IN 2020. THE
KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION FOUND
THAT THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY
MENTAL HEALTH LIFELINE ONLY
MEETS THE NEEDS OF ABOUT 85% OF
ITS COLLARS. WHEN I WAS A JUNIOR
IN HIGH SCHOOL, MY CLOSE FRIEND
TOOK HER OWN LIFE AS A RESULT OF
UNADDRESSED MENTAL HEALTH AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS THAT
NEITHER SHE NOR OUR FRIENDS AT
THE AGE OF 15 COULD EVEN BEGIN
TO UNDERSTAND. UM AND SOMETIMES
I WONDER IF SHE MADE A CALL AND
HOW THAT CALLED FARED. CAMPUS
HOTLINE WOULD PROVIDE STUDENTS
WITH WHAT A NATIONAL ONE COULD
NEVER LOCALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND
RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES AND HELP WHEN CALLING A
CAMPUS HOTLINE. STUDENTS WILL
KNOW THAT HERE TO HELP ACTUALLY
MEANS HERE AND NEAR TO THEM.
TRANSPARENT ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES
THAT REDUCE STIGMAS THAT
CONTINUE TO PERVADE OUR MENTAL
HEALTH OR OUR PERCEPTION OF
MENTAL ILLNESS AND REINFORCE THE
NOTION THAT REACHING OUT FOR
SUPPORT DEMONSTRATES STRENGTH.
84 56 EMPOWER STUDENTS TO
EXERCISE MORE CONTROL OVER THEIR
OWN WELL BEING. AND FOR THOSE
REASONS AND MORE, I URGE YOU TO
PLEASE VOTE. YES ON A B 4 56.
THANK YOU. GOODBYE, MR LOVE.
SECOND. OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM. S¼.
NONE ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM.
CNN ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? CNN COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? VICE CHAIR. TALK
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I HAVE
QUESTIONED THAT. BASED ON THE
LANGUAGE OF THE BILL, SO I HAVE
A CONCERN AS YOU ARE AWARE THAT
CALIFORNIA IS IN FULL COMPLIANCE
WITH THE FEDERAL NATIONAL
SUICIDE HOTLINE, SO I BELIEVE
THAT EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS THEY
HAVE A HEART LIE WITH DRY 24
HOUR SERVICE, SO I WOULD I WOULD
LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE MAIN
REASON OF THE AUTHOR TO
INTRODUCE A B. WE ALL WEAR. THAT
ISSUE OF MENTAL HEALTH IS REALLY
, REALLY, REALLY COOL FOR AIRY
FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA, HOWEVER,
THAT WE ALL BE AWARE THAT
CALIFORNIA IS IN THE FULL,
COMPLY UP NATIONAL, UH, SUICIDE
HOTLINE. YEAH. AND THAT MEANS
THAT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT THAT A
MORE THAN WELCOME TO CALL IN
THAT HOTLINE AND THEY RECEIVE
THE SERVICE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
YEAH. SO I REALLY WANT TO HEAR
FROM THE OTHER. SO I'M NOT SURE
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR QUESTION
IS. SO MY WESTON IS, YOU KNOW, I
THINK AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, I
THINK THE FEDERAL LEVEL THEY
ALREADY PROVIDE THE HOTLINE FOR
EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IF ANY
STUDENT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH
MENTAL HEALTH MORE THAN WELCOME
TO CALL IN A HOTLINE AND I
BELIEVE THAT THERE WILL RECEIVE
THE SERVICES AND, UH AND I MEAN
THIS BILL, I THINK THE LANGUAGE
IS, UH GOOD. HOWEVER I'M NOT
REALLY SURE WHETHER OR NOT I
WOULD SAY WE HAVE THE FUNDING.
Tð PROVIDE FOR THIS BILL. THAT
IS ONE OF MY CONCERNS. CERTAINLY
THIS WON'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S
SUPPLYING OF A SUICIDE HOTLINE.
THIS WON'T IMPACT THAT AT ALL.
WHAT THIS HOTLINE WILL DO IS
MAKE SURE THAT IT'S MORE FOCUSED
THAT IT WILL DIRECT INDIVIDUALS
TO MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES,
PARTICULARLY IF THEY'RE NOT
SUICIDAL IF THEY'RE HAVING
DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND OTHER
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, THE OTHER,
UM, I THINK IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE
HERE IS THAT, AS ONE OF OUR
SPEAKERS SAID, IS THAT WE MAKE
SURE THAT THE, UM THE HELP IS
MORE LOCAL. RELYING ON A
NATIONAL HOTLINE MAY MEAN
THEY'RE TALKING TO SOMEBODY AND
, YOU KNOW, INDIANA EAST COAST
NEW YORKER. THIS THIS WILL BE
SOMEBODY HERE IN CALIFORNIA NEAR
THEIR SCHOOL. THE IDEA IS TO BE
NEAR WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN HAVE
ACCESS TO A MENTAL HEALTH.
PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH HELP
THAT THEY REALLY NEED THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SHORTER ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
AH SAY NONE WITH THE AUTHOR LIKE
TO CLOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'D
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
I SUPPORT THIS BILL, AND I
BELIEVE WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO
DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO ENSURE
THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED THEM AND NOT HOURS, DAYS OR
MONTHS LATER, WHEN IT COULD BE
TOO LATE, ENCOURAGES AUTHOR TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL
SEGMENTS AND TWO WITH
STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THE
CONCERNS, OUTLINES AND PAGES
THREE AND FOUR AND ENCOURAGE AND
I WOULD HMM. THE MOTION BEFORE
US IS DO PASSING APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MIKE
FONG FONG I TAW VOTING. TODD,
NOT VOTING ARTISTS. IF I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL. OR
NGUYEN. LOW. LOW I ORTEGA.
ORTEGA I SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WALLACE, NOT
VOTING, WEBER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THE CURRENT VOTE IS, UH,
SIX EYES AND TWO ABSTENTIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ANY OF THE MEMBERS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER
NINE AUTHORED BY SOMEONE
REMEMBER, OSCAR. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENTS. SOMEBODY
BUILT 607, AUTHOR BY SIMILAR AH
SKAARA. AND CHAIRS.
RECOMMENDATIONS PART DO PASS.
SOME OF THE CHOLERA THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, A B 67 WOULD
CLOSE PRICE TRANSPARENCY GAPS BY
REQUIRING THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITIES AND CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
ENCOURAGING THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA TO DISPLAY ESTIMATED
COURSE MATERIAL MATERIALS WERE
75% OF COURSE, IS OFFERED ON THE
ONLINE COURSE SCHEDULE PLATFORM.
CURRENTLY. THE FEDERAL HIGHER
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY ACT OF
2008 REQUIRES CAMPUSES RECEIVING
FEDERAL FUNDS TO DISCLOSE
TEXTBOOK COSTS AND ISBN NUMBERS
FOR TEXTBOOKS ON THE COURSE
SCHEDULE. HOWEVER IN THE DECADE
SINCE THE HIGHER EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITY ACT WAS WRITTEN, THE
TYPES OF MATERIAL STUDENTS ARE
EXPECTED TO PURCHASE HAS WIDENED
TO INCLUDE DIGITAL HOMEWORK
PLATFORMS. AND OTHER NEW
TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE NOT
CAPTURED. ADDITIONALLY OF COURSE
MATERIAL COSTS MAKE UP A
SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE COST
OF SECONDARY EDUCATION,
ESPECIALLY AND I CAN DEFINITELY
SPEAK FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
THAT COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND I
WAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT.
OFTENTIMES THE TEXTBOOKS CAN BE
MORE EXPENSIVE THAN TUITION.
UNLIKE BEES, INTUITION, OF
COURSE, MATERIAL COSTS ARE NOT
FIXED, WHICH MAKES IT
CHALLENGING FOR STUDENTS TO PLAN
AHEAD. THESE TYPES OF DIGITAL
MATERIALS ARE TYPICALLY SINGLE
USE, AND STUDENTS HAVE NO
MECHANISM TO RECOUP. THE COST,
OF COURSE ENDS AS THEY COULD
THEY, AS THEY COULD, WITH SOME
PHYSICAL MATERIALS SUCH AS
RESELLING A TEXTBOOK. FOR THESE
REASONS. A B 607 IS A SIMPLE
MEASURE TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO
MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS FOR
COURSE, REGISTRATION IN A MANNER
THAT WORKS BEST FOR THEM
FINANCIALLY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO MENTION THAT WE'VE BEEN IN
CONVERSATION WITH CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY AND
UNIVERSITIES AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THEM.
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL IS ROCHELLE'S OUR STUDENT
AT SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY,
AND RICO VELASQUEZ, FORMER
STUDENT OF CITY COLLEGE OF SAN
FRANCISCO, AND NOW A STUDENT AT
UC BERKELEY. WELCOME. HI
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS MR LAZAR
AND I'M CURRENTLY A SENIOR AT
SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE
COST OF TEXTBOOKS HAS PLAYED A
PIVOTAL ROLE IN MY HIGHER
EDUCATION JOURNEY AS A PREVIOUS
STUDENT AT BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE,
I STRUGGLED PROFOUNDLY IN
REGARDS TO MY TEXTBOOKS AND NOT
KNOWING THE COST OF THEM UNTIL
THE SYLLABUS WAS GIVEN TO ME.
THE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY THAT
WAS ESSENTIALLY NEEDED BEFORE I
WAS JUST IN CLASS IS ALWAYS LEFT
ME BAFFLED AND EMOTIONALLY
OVERWHELMED. ONE OF THE MOST
TURBULENT EXPERIENCES WAS HAVING
TO GET AN ACCESS CODE, WHICH IS
A PASSWORD. YOU USED TO GAIN
COURSE CONTENT ONLINE. THESE ARE
GRADED QUIZZES AND HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENTS. BUT YOU ARE PAYING
THE COST FOR THE CODE, WHICH IS
USUALLY AROUND $100 AS WELL AS
THE TEXTBOOK ITSELF. IF I WOULD
HAVE KNOWN THAT A MONTH. IF I
WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A MONTH
AHEAD OF TIME I COULD HAVE
ORGANIZED AND VALUED IN MY
BUDGET AND AN EFFECTIVE MANNER
FOR THE ENTIRE SEMESTER. THIS
WOULD HAVE PREVENTED MY
FINANCIAL ANXIETY. AND NOT
TRIGGERED MY MENTAL HEALTH AS
WELL. I ALSO FELT HELPLESSLY
EXPOSED AND VULNERABLE WHEN I
HAD TO REACH OUT TO MY PROFESSOR
DURING THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC. TO
HELP ME COVER THE COST OF MY
TEXTBOOK, WHICH SHE WAS GENEROUS
ENOUGH TO DO. HOWEVER HAVING
ACCESS TO TRANSPARENT
INFORMATION COULD HAVE ALLOWED
ME TO SIMPLIFY AND ALREADY
COMPLICATED ORDEAL. PLEASE VOTE
YES, ON A B 607. THANK YOU.
HELLO AND GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
RODRIGO VALASSIS ON HILL. I AM
AN UNDOCUMENTED, LATINO, QUEER
AND FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS
WHO ATTENDED CITY COLLEGE, SAN
FRANCISCO AND TRANSFERRED TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY, PLANNING TO IT TO
ATTEND LAW SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE.
I STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 607 SO IT
CAN REQUIRE C C C AND CSU
CAMPUSES TO DISCLOSE THE COST,
OF COURSE, OF COURSE MATERIALS
ON ONLINE COURSE SCHEDULES.
STUDENTS NEED THIS CRUCIAL
INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO BUDGET
IMPLANT THEIR SCHOOL AND WORK
SCHEDULES WITH THE CORRECT COST
OF ATTENDANCE BEFOREHAND. WE
NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY ON WHAT
YOU DO ON WHAT MATERIALS EACH
COURSE WILL REQUIRE FOR US TO
FULLY ENGAGE IN LEARNING THE
CURRICULUM AND PASSING IT DURING
MY LAST SEMESTER S E. C S F. I
TOOK INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
WHICH WAS REQUIRED FOR ME TO
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED AND BE
ADMITTED INTO èC, BERKELEY.
HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEMESTER.
ALL STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO
PURCHASE AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE
ECONOMIST, WHICH IS A GLOBAL
POLITICAL SCIENCES NEWSPAPER, IN
ORDER FOR US TO COMPLETE THE
REMAINDER OF THE ASSIGNMENTS.
THAT WAS $30 A MONTH FOR FOUR
MONTHS. THIS CAUSED MY
CLASSMATES IN ME TO PANIC SINCE
WE WERE NOT AWARE WE HAD TO
SUBSCRIBE TO A WEBSITE MONTHLY
TO DO OUR ASSIGNMENTS WHERE TO
FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GENERATE
THIS MONEY AND LESS THAN A FEW
DAYS MEDIA MY CLASSMATES,
INCLUDING MYSELF, WHERE FULL
TIME STUDENTS WORKING TWO JOBS
TO SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AND
OURSELVES. WE DID NOT HAVE THE
TIME TO TAKE MORE SHIFTS. NOR DO
WE HAVE THE LUXURY TO ASK YOUR
PARENTS FOR MONEY SINCE OUR
SCHEDULES WERE NOT FIXED. IF I
DIDN'T GET AN EXTRA SHIFT IN MY
JOB, I WOULD HAVE BEEN BEHIND MY
ASSIGNMENTS GOT IN A HORRIBLE
GRADE IN THAT COURSE AND
POSSIBLY NOT EVEN GOTTEN INTO
èC, BERKELEY. THIS SAME
SITUATION CAN BE APPLIED TO
NUMEROUS STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT
AWARE OF BUYING TEXTBOOKS,
BOOKS, WEBSITES OR ACCESS CODES
THAT COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS
WHEN ENROLLING IN HUNDREDS OF
DOLLARS. WHEN ENROLLING ANY
COURSE. THAT'S WHY I URGE YOU
ALL TO SUPPORT AND VOTE ON MAYBE
SIX OR SEVEN TO ENSURE STUDENTS.
HER NOT CAUGHT BY SURPRISE BY
NEW COURSE MATERIALS THROUGHOUT
THEIR SEMESTERS AT CC, CS AND CS
US STUDENTS DON'T EAT EXTRA
ANXIETY OR FEAR OF FAILING THEIR
COURSES BY NOT BEING INFORMED OF
ESSENTIAL MATERIALS NEEDED TO
SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
THIS ASSEMBLY BILL WILL ALSO
SUPPORT MY BROTHERS, ONE WHO IS
STUDYING AT CALCIUM BULLETIN AND
THE OTHER ONE AT IRVINE VALLEY
COLLEGE AND MILLIONS OF STUDENTS
IN CALIFORNIA THROUGHOUT FULL
TRANSPARENCY, OF COURSE, OF
COURSE COSTS SO THEY CAN ADAPT
THEIR SCHEDULES ACCORDINGLY. I
HOPE YOU ARE CHOOSE AN EQUITABLE
SEAT NEXT TO THE STUDENTS OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR
GREAT STUDENTS, SPEAKERS. OTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM. HELLO MY NAME IS
CAITLIN NAGLE. I'M HERE WITH THE
MICHAELSON CENTER FOR PUBLIC
POLICY. WE'RE PROUD TO SPONSOR
THIS LEGISLATION AND I URGE YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AUSTIN WEBSTER W
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
FACULTY ASSOCIATION IN
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
WE ARE GONNA VOTE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MARCO MARTINEZ, VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT CENTER
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH ARE
THERE WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
IN THE HEARING ROOM? SEE NONE
ARE THERE TWEENERS AND THE
HEARING ROOM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS SO TENDER
MOLLY HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT HAVE ENGAGED IN
SOME VERY PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS. I WOULD NOTE THAT
WHILE WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL
POSITION ON THE MEASURE, THE 75%
THRESHOLD THAT'S MANDATED AND
THAT WOULD BE MANDATED IN THE
BILL IS ADMITTEDLY A HIGH HIGH
BAR. SO MUCH OF THIS PROCESS, AS
WAS NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS IS
REALLY DEPENDENT UPON COMPLIANCE
FROM OUR FACULTY, BUT THAT SAID,
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE AS
THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD, THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR TYLER
AGUILAR, ON BEHALF OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA WOULD
ECHO MY COLLEAGUE OR MY COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUES AT THE CSU.
WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH YOU ON THIS BILL. WE HAVE
EXPRESSED SOME INITIAL CONCERNS
WITH THE LEGISLATION, AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
AS THE BILL MOVES FORWARD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? MOVED BY ADVICE
CHERTOK SECOND BY MR EVAN LOW
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS. CNN
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
IS A CRITICAL ISSUE AS WE LOOK
AT COURSE MATERIALS AND THE COST
OF ATTENDANCE OF OUR COMMITTEE
OF OUR COLLEGES. AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COMMENTS, ALSO IN TERMS
OF WORKING WITH THE CSU AND UC
SYSTEM GOING FORWARD REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD AND LOOKING AT
POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS AND
TRANSPARENCY AND REALLY MAKING
SURE THAT WE CONTINUE EMBRACE
THE HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR
STUDENTS. OUR COURAGE AND I VOTE
ON THIS NUMBER NINE ASSEMBLY
BILL 607. THE MOTION BEFORE US
IS DO PASSES, APPROPRIATIONS TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MIKE
FONG HEI MIKE FONG, I TALK. I
TALK. I ATIS. ADDIS I ARAMBULA.
ARAMBULA? AYE. GABRIEL. IRWIN.
LOW. HELLO, I ORTEGA. ORTEGA I
SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. WALLACE.
WALLACE. I WEBER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES. THE MEASURE HAS
CURRENTLY SOME VOTES AND PASSES
AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS. I WOULD
LIKE TO ADD ON. THANK YOU, MR
COLON. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WAS
ASSEMBLY BILL 91, AUTHORED BY
SOME MEMBER DAVID ALVAREZ HAD
BEEN NUMBER ONE ON THE AGENDA.
AND THE CHAIRS, RECOMMENDATION
IS SUPPORT AND TO PASS. MR ABBAS
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
JUST GIVE THE WITNESSES A SECOND
TO GET TO THE PERFECT TAKE A
TABLE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. IT'S REALLY AN HONOR
TO BE BEFORE USE MY FIRST.
ACTUALLY MY FIRST BILL
INTRODUCED AS A B 91 NOT THE
FIRST ONE BEING HEARD AT
COMMITTEE, BUT CERTAINLY AT THIS
COMMITTEE, SO THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR WORK ON ISSUES. UM MAYBE 91
IS A BILL THAT WILL STRENGTHEN
OUR SKILLED BINATIONAL WORKFORCE
AND IMPROVE EQUITY IN HIGHER
EDUCATION DEGREE ATTAINMENT.
I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK WITH MANY OF YOU ONE ON
ONE. AND THOSE WHO I HAVEN'T
JUST YET WE WILL HAVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY AND ONE OF THE SIX
THINGS THAT I'VE SHARED WITH
THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE MET. THAT
WILL BE A PRIORITY FOR ME IS FOR
ALL OF YOU AS MY COLLEAGUES AND
FOR OTHER CALIFORNIANS TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMIC
BINATIONAL BORDER REGION OF
SANTIAGO, TIJUANA OR WHAT WE
CAUSED THE CALI BAJAUR REGION,
WHICH THIS BILL IS, UH, IN LINE
WITH THAT VISION OF A REGION
THAT THRIVES WHEN IT WORKS
COLLABORATIVELY AS BINATIONAL
REGION. WITH ME HERE TODAY TO
PROVIDE WITNESS STATEMENTS ARE
PRESIDENT SUPERINTENDENT OF
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
DR MAX, MARK SANCHEZ AND JOSE
MAURICIO SANCHEZ, WHO IS A
CURRENT STUDENT WHO MAKES A
DAILY COMMUTE, AS DO OVER 7000
STUDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS FROM
TIJUANA INTO SAN DIEGO. MAYBE 91
IS BASED OFF A SIMILAR PROPOSAL
THAT WAS ENACTED IN 2015 BY THIS
LEGISLATURE BIPARTISAN WAY THAT
ALLOWS STUDENTS WHO RESIDE NEAR
THE CALIFORNIA BORDER WITH
NEVADA TO PAY A DISCOUNTED
TUITION RATE AT LAKE TAHOE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. MY STAFF AND I HAVE
ALSO IDENTIFIED SIMILAR PROGRAMS
AND EVERY SINGLE OTHER US STATE
THAT BORDERS MEXICO. SOUNDS LIKE
A LOT, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ONLY
FOUR STATES STATE OF TEXAS STATE
OF ARIZONA STATE OF NEW MEXICO.
UM THEY ALL HAVE PROGRAMS
SIMILAR TO THIS ONE THAT ARE
FUNDED BY THEIR STATE
LEGISLATURES. A B 91 WILL CREATE
A FIVE YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE STUDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR
THE CALIFORNIA MEXICO BORDER. AN
EXEMPTION FROM THE NONRESIDENT
TUITION RATE ALSO KNOWN AS THE
OUT OF STATE, OR FOREIGN
STUDENTS, TUITION. AT THE 10
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS LOCATED IN
SAN DIEGO AND IN IMPERIAL COUNTY
OR OTHER BORDER COUNTY IN
CALIFORNIA. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. EXCUSE
ME OPERATE AS ONE MEGA REGION. I
TOLD YOU THERE ARE 7000 STUDENTS
THAT CROSSING THE DAILY BASIS
BUT THERE ARE OVER 120,000
PEOPLE WHO CROSS ON A DAILY
BASIS FROM THE TIJUANA REGION
INTO SAN DIEGO. THAT IS MORE
THAN TWO TIMES THE NUMBER OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE PROCESSED AT L.
A X LIVING ON ONE SIDE OF THE
BORDER, WHILE SPENDING MOST OF
THE TIME ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE BORDER HAS BEEN A PART OF
EVERYDAY LIFE FOR DECADES. FOR
MANY OF US IN OUR FAMILIES, AND
WITH THE INCREASING COST OF
LIVING IN CALIFORNIA, MORE
AMERICANS HAVE NOW RELOCATED TO
NORTH, NORTHERN MEXICO AND BAJA
IN PARTICULAR. EVEN THOUGH IT IS
A UNIQUE AND ROBUST $250 BILLION
ANNUAL KIND OF ECONOMIC REGION,
WE STILL SUFFER FROM MANY OF THE
COMMON PROBLEMS IMPACTING OUR
NATION, INCLUDING A DEMAND FOR
SKILLED WORKFORCE DEMAND GAP
THAT IS EXPECTED TO GROW TO OVER
20,000 NEEDED WORKFORCE BY THE
YEAR 2030 ACCORDING TO OUR
REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION. IN ORDER TO MEET
THIS DEMAND. WE NEED TO EDUCATE
MORE STUDENTS AND THE MOST
EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO THAT IS BY
REDUCING THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
BARRIER, WHICH IS THE COST OF
TUITION THAT YOU ALL KNOW SO
WELL. THE AVERAGE NON RESIDENT
TUITION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IS $6603 A YEAR WHILE
THE RESIDENT TUITION RATE FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT IS
ONLY 1200. IT MAKES NO SENSE FOR
A STUDENT WHO WOULD NATURALLY BE
SERVED BY THESE LOCAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGES TO PAY ALMOST FIVE
TIMES THE RATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN
THEY MAY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO
MOVE BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL
REASONS. WE ARE UNIQUE
BINATIONAL REGION. I'D LOVE
LIVING IN THE BORDER CITY AND
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HOSTING
ALL OF YOU THERE SOMETIME SOON.
BUT THE BORDER ALSO REPRESENTS
AN IMPEDIMENT FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS BECAUSE OF THE
SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN
TUITION COSTS, EVEN THOUGH THE
STUDENT MIGHT LIVE LESS THAN 20
MINUTES AWAY FROM THE CLOSEST
CAMPUS. MEXICO IS STILL
CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST TRADING
PARTNER IN MANY U. S. EMPLOYERS
ALREADY RELY ON WORKERS THAT
COMMUTE ACROSS THE BORDER. BY
OFFERING THIS PILOT PROGRAM TO
STUDENTS, LOW INCOME STUDENTS,
WE CAN UNLOCK A SIGNIFICANT
UNTAPPED RESOURCE AND PROMOTE
OUR MEGA REGION AS THE EPICENTER
OF BINATIONAL ECONOMY AND HELP
MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE FUTURE.
MAYBE 91 ALSO ADDRESSES
RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFYING THE
GOVERNOR'S ROADMAP FOR POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION, SUCH AS
ALLOWING ADDITIONAL FIRST
GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS LIKE
MYSELF AND SEVERAL OF YOU TO
FOSTER INCLUSION IN OUR
INSTITUTIONS, REDUCE DEGREE
ATTAINMENT GAPS AND PRODUCE MORE
PREPARED AND MORE DIVERSE
POPULATION IN OUR WORKFORCE.
ACCORDING THE GOVERNOR'S TAX
FORCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
RECOVERY, CALIFORNIA WILL THRIVE
WHEN INCOME INEQUALITY AND
DISPARITIES OF DEGREE ATTAINMENT
BY RACE AND GEOGRAPHY ARE
ELIMINATED. A B 91 PILOT IS A
PILOT PROGRAM THAT WILL ALLOW
EACH OF THE 10 COLLEGES TO
EXEMPT UP TO ONLY 150 TIMING
FULL TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.
WE HAVE ADDED REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS AFTER THE THIRD
YEAR TO PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY,
WHICH I KNOW IS IMPORTANT TO ALL
OF US, AND THE PROGRAM WILL
AUTOMATICALLY SUNSET ON JANUARY
1ST OF 2029. I'M EXCITED THAT WE
HAVE CO AUTHORS SUCH AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA, WHO
ALSO REPRESENTS THE BORDER AREA
IN THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. SO UM,
REMEMBER MCCARTY AND OUR
SENATOR, OUR BORDER CENTER,
SENATOR PADILLA. MAYBE 91 HAS
ALSO RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A
COALITION THAT DOESN'T OFTEN
COME TOGETHER, INCLUDING OUR
LOCAL REGIONAL CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE ARE LABOR COMMUNITY AND
MANY MANY OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS
AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS. AS
I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING,
EVERY OTHER BORDER STATE HAS
LONG SINCE ESTABLISHED A SIMILAR
PROGRAM TO THE ONE THAT WE ARE
PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY. BECAUSE
THEY RECOGNIZED THE ECONOMIC
BENEFIT. UM THERE'S ONE IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO.
IT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE 1987
THEY HAVE EDUCATED OVER 73,000
STUDENTS. THAT'S MEXICAN
STUDENTS AT U T EL PASO, AND
IT'S ANNUALLY FUNDED, INCLUDING
DURING UNDER THE CURRENT
ADMINISTRATION AND THE CURRENT
TEXAS LED LEGISLATURE FOR A
PARTNER STATES AND ARIZONA, NEW
MEXICO AND TEXAS CAN DO THIS. I
THINK WE CAN, TOO. I APPRECIATE
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I'M
CERTAINLY AVAILABLE FOR
QUESTIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR QUESTIONS AND YOUR
COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
MOVED BY DR RAMBLER SECONDED BY
A SIMILAR EVEN LOW UM, THANK YOU
SO MUCH, AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE
SOME EXPERT WITNESSES. SANCHEZ
GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SHERIFF FONG AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE
HERE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS MARK SANCHEZ, AND I'M,
THE SUPERINTENDENT PRESIDENT AT
SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE. WE ARE
LOCATED SEVEN MILES FROM THE US
MEXICO BORDER. SPECIFICALLY THE
SANUSI DREL TIJUANA POINT OF
ENTRY. AND WE HAVE A HEADCOUNT
ENROLLMENT OF ABOUT 17,000
STUDENTS CURRENTLY AS WE WORKED
AS WE'VE WORKED AGGRESSIVELY TO
COME BACK FROM THE FROM THE
PANDEMIC, WE'VE LOOKED AT NEW
STRATEGIES ON HOW WE CAN SERVE
OUR COMMUNITY AND INCREASE THEIR
ABILITY TO MEET THE WORKFORCE
NEEDS OF OUR REGION, SO THAT IS
HAS INCLUDED EXPANDING R. C CAP
DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS WITH
THEIR COMMUNITIES OF COLOR,
PARTICULARLY OUR FEEDER HIGH
SCHOOLS. WORKING WITH THE U. C S
AND THE CSU'S TO EXPAND BACHELOR
DEGREE OFFERINGS IN THE SOUTH
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, IN WHICH WE
SERVE BUT ANOTHER STRATEGY IS
ALSO WORKING WITH THE BACK
CALIFORNIA REGION TO INCREASE
ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
STUDENTS THAT WE KNOW ENROLL
LETTER INSTITUTION. THIS WORK IS
ALIGNED WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
GAVIN NEWSOM'S AND THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ROADMAP TO THE FUTURE
INITIATIVE. AND THIS IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY
MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE
WORKFORCE IN OUR REGION, WHICH
WE KNOW HAVE CURRENT VACANCIES
SPECIFICALLY IN TEACHER
EDUCATION. COMPUTER INFORMATION
SYSTEMS AND ENGINEERING. SO
REALLY, THIS IS AN ABILITY FOR
US TO ALSO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
AS WE KNOW WE WILL HAVE WORKED
FOR SHORTAGES AS IN PHYSICIANS
IN THE SOUTH COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
, SO THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO THIS
IS BY EDUCATING THE BROADEST
PULL OVER COMMUNITY POSSIBLE,
AND THAT INCLUDES ARE SOUTH
COUNTY, SAN DIEGO, AS WELL AS
OUR BINATIONAL STUDENT
COMPONENTS, SO IT'S A PLEASURE
TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. HI MY NAME
IS JOSE. MR RENDA. SOUTHWESTERN
COLLEGE AND GOALS ARE SOMETIMES
CHALLENGING. BUT WITH THE HELP
OF OTHER PEOPLE. IT'S THERE.
THERE'S NO STOPPING YOUR DREAMS
. 80 91 CAN PROVIDE THIS THE
SAME TYPE OF HELP TO OTHER
STUDENTS LIKE ME. MY JOURNEY
STARTED A FEW YEARS BACK WHEN MY
GRANDFATHER INVITED ME TO HIS
ORTHOPEDIC CLINIC. I FELT OUT OF
PLACE AND DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW
TO HELP. SO I STUCK TO JUST
OBSERVING THE PATIENT WAS INSIDE
THE CLINIC WITH MY GRANDFATHER
FOREVER AN HOUR. WHEN THE
MEETING ENDED, THE PATIENT CAME
UP WALKING WITH A WALKER, A NEW
PROSTHETIC LEG. IN A NEW FACE
THAT NEW FACE OF DELIGHT AND
FULLNESS MADE SOMETHING THINK.
CLICK INSIDE MY HEAD, AND I KNEW
WHAT I WANTED TO DO WITH MY
LIFE. I TALKED WITH MY FAMILY
AND STARTED PLANNING. SO THERE
WAS NO ORTHOTICS SIMPLISTIC
PROGRAM IN MEXICO. I HAD TO LOOK
ABROAD FOR AN OPPORTUNITY. I
FOUND ONE MILLION THE UNIVERSITY
WHERE THEY OFFER AN EXCELLENT O
AND P PROGRAM. HOWEVER THEY ONLY
OFFERED IT AS A MASTER'S DEGREE
THAT HAPPENED IN MAJORITY OR 27
. PROSTHETIC PROGRAMS ARE MAINLY
OFFERED AS A MASTER'S DEGREE.
I'M GOING TO MAKE A TRONIC
ENGINEERING DEGREE AND A
BACHELOR IN MANAGEMENT THROUGH
SET THIS IN CITY UNIVERSITY
UPSET SEATTLE. THESE DEGREES
WOULD ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE MY
STUDIES ABROAD. HOWEVER I STILL
NEEDED TO DO SOME PREREQUISITE
CLASSES. SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE
WAS THE BEST PLACE TO DO MY
REGULAR CLASSES, DROUGHT
THOROUGHLY AND QUICKLY. WHEN I
ENROLLED, I NEEDED $9000, WHICH
MY PARENTS WERE ABLE TO HELP ME.
GATHER. WHEN I NEEDED TO
INCREASE MY STATUS TO FULL TIME,
THOUGH. BECAUSE OF THE WORK LOT,
LORD. I NEED $30,000. THIS COULD
ONLY BE POSSIBLE TO BUY MANY
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS COME
TOGETHER TO HELP BECAUSE MY
PARENTS AND I COULDN'T DO THIS
ALONE. IF IT WEREN'T FOR MY
FAMILY'S HELP, I WOULD NOT HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE MY JOURNEY
TOWARDS THE CAREER OF LIFE
CHANGING SERVICE TO THE
COMMUNITY. 18 80 80 91 WILL HELP
OTHER STUDENTS LIKE ME WHO ARE
EAGER TO PURSUE THEIR DEGREES
AND BEGIN CONTRIBUTING TO
IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE.
SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT BILL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO OUR
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME. NOW WE
WILL HAVE WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
OR THE WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM. GOOD AFTERNOON
. MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ALEX ALLEN IS ON
BEHALF OF THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS MARK MCDONALD
ON BEHALF OF THE SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY I'M
CAROLINA CHAVEZ AND COUNCIL
MEMBER FOR THE CITY OF CHILOE
VISTA, REPRESENTING PART OF THE
200,000 PEOPLE WHO CROSS THE
BORDER DAILY. KELLY BAR HAS ONE
MEGA REGION IN A B 91 IS
CRITICAL TO IMPROVE THIS GUILD
REGIONAL WORKFORCE. I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MARCO MARTINEZ,
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT
SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON. ROBERTA
ALCANTAR GOVERNING BOARD
PRESIDENT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT,
PROBABLY REPRESENTING THE CITIES
OF SAN DIEGO, CHULA VISTA,
NATIONAL CITY OF CORONADO AND
IMPERIAL BEACH. STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF A B 91. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? S¼ NONE. ARE THERE
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM.
CNN MEMBERS. ARE THERE.
QUESTIONS COMMENTS VICE CHAIR TO
FOLLOWED BY SOMEWHERE DOWN AT
US? THANK YOU, MICHEL CHAIR. I
REALLY APPRECIATE THE CINNAMON
OUR REST FOR PROPOSING TO VIEW
AND REALLY WANT TO. THANKS ON A
STUDENT FOR BEING HERE WHEN THE
THANKS FOR YOUR COMPASSION THAT
YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP THE
STUDENTS AS WELL AS TO IMPROVE
IN IN ROMAN UP THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IN YOUR AREA. HOWEVER I
DO HAVE CONCERNS. I THINK WE I
THINK WE ALL AWARE THAT THIS
FISCAL YEAR I WOULD STAY. WE
HAVE A DEFICIT. AND I DON'T
REALLY KNOW THAT. HOW CAN WE
COME UP WITH THE FUNDING TO
PROVIDE RESULTS? FOR THE
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT LEAVE IN OUR
COUNTRY. I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR COMPASSION. YOU WANT TO
HELP EVERYONE WHO WANT TO
IMPROVED IN ENROLLMENT. BUT AT
THE SAME TIME THAT WE HAVE MANY,
MANY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR THE
WHOLE STATE, SO, UM, THAT IS ONE
OF MY CONCERNS BECAUSE I THINK
THE END OF THE DAY WE HAVE TO
PROVIDE THE FUNDING THE
RESOURCES. FOR THE COMMITTEE
COLLEGE OF RATHER STATE, AS WELL
AS OTHER STUDENTS WHO LIVE IN
THIS STATE OF CALIFORNIA. YEAH.
THANK YOU. MR TA. I CERTAINLY
SHARE YOUR CONCERN. I HAVE THE
UNIQUE HONOR OF SERVING ON THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND I
CAN ASSURE YOU AND CHAIR FUNG
SITS ON THAT COMMITTEE AS WELL.
UM WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON
ENSURING THAT PARTICULAR
STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM CONTINUE TO HAVE
ACCESS TO OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
SO THIS IS REALLY ABOUT ALLOWING
ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS, NOT
CHOOSING ONE STUDENT OVER
ANOTHER. I THINK THAT'S HOW WE
BEST SERVE OUR POPULATION IN
CALIFORNIA, AND THAT'S THAT'S
THE INTENT. IT'S ALSO VERY
LIMITED TO ONLY 150 STUDENTS IN
THE PILOT PROGRAM AND, UH, WHERE
THERE'S A COMMITMENT IN THE BILL
TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS A FOLLOW
UP REPORT PROVIDED TO ENSURE
THAT THE PROJECT THE PROGRAM IS
BEING SUCCESSFUL. I THINK WE
OFTEN DO THINGS AND WE DON'T
PROVIDE ANY DATA ON THE SUCCESS
AND WE INTEND TO DO THAT, AND
IT'S SUNSETS AFTER FIVE YEARS,
AND IF IT'S NOT PROVIDING THE
RESULTS WE WANT THEN THERE'S NO
NEED TO CONTINUE ITSELF. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SOMEWHERE DOWN IN THIS CHAIR.
THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND
THANK YOU TO THE WITNESSES THAT
CAME FIRST AND FOREMOST, I
SUPPORT THIS WOULD LIKE TO
REQUEST TO BE A CO AUTHOR, BUT I
ALSO WANTED TO ADD A COUPLE OF
COMMENTS. ONE IS THAT AROUND
2000 UP UNTIL ABOUT 2012,
CALIFORNIA WAS AN ENGLISH ON THE
STATE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC
EDUCATION, SO WE WERE NOT
ALLOWED TO HAVE BILINGUAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THAT LAW WAS
OVERTURNED WITH PROP 58 AROUND
2016. BUT SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD
A HUGE DEFICIT IN THE NUMBER OF
BILINGUAL EDUCATORS ENTERING OUR
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. SO AS
SOMEONE WHO TAUGHT PUBLIC
BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND HAD MY
CHILDREN ARE BILINGUAL SCHOOL,
IT WAS PARTICULARLY POIGNANT TO
ME WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT PEOPLE
ENTERING INTO THE EDUCATION
SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND
HOW THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERING A
DOORWAY FOR PEOPLE TO COME INTO
OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND BECOME
TEACHERS IN BILINGUAL SCHOOLS SO
THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE
MULTILINGUAL SOCIETY IN
CALIFORNIA. SO I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'M VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND HOPE
YOU'LL ACCEPT ME AS A CO HUNTER.
THANK YOU. I COULDN'T AGREE WITH
YOU MORE AS A PARENT OF TWO
BILINGUAL KIDS. I'M PROUD THAT
CALIFORNIA NOW ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
OTHER LANGUAGES ARE JUST AS
IMPORTANT AND LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH YOU ON CREATING
MORE BILINGUAL TEACHER EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND THE SOUTH COUNTY
WHERE THIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PARTICULARLY SITS IS A PROUD, UM
GOD STOMPING GROUNDS FOR A LOT
OF EDUCATORS IN THE BILINGUAL
EDUCATION COMMUNITY, SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE
EMOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS. S¼ N N THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR SUMMER ALVERTIS
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
SUPPORTED BILL AND WE KNOW THAT
LEGISLATORS CONTINUE TO WORK AND
PARTNER WITH MEXICO AND HIGHER
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE
YOU SEE, UM PARTNERSHIPS THERE
AS WELL. AT A TIME WHEN OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE FACING
DECLINING ENROLLMENT 20% 30% OF
SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT
OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTINUE TO
BOLSTER OUR ENROLLMENT. AND
PROVIDE THOSE WHEN ONE
OPPORTUNITY FOR ELIGIBLE
STUDENTS WHO ARE BENEFITS, SO
THANK YOU SO MUCH, YOU KNOW,
FURTHER COMMENT. UM THE MOTION
BEFORE IS DO PASS IT.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MIKE
FONG FONG, I TALK NO. TALL NO,
ADDIS! ARTISTS. I ARAMBULA.
ARAMBULA, I, GABRIEL. OR NGUYEN.
IRWIN. I LO LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA
. I SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. WALLACE.
WALLACE, NOT VOTING, WEBER.
THANK YOU. SO MUCH REMEMBERS. WE
HAVE SIX EYES WHEN NO AND WHEN
NOT VOTING, OR KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FOR MEMBERS OUT ON. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR ALVAREZ. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. YEAH. NEXT UP IS,
UH, A SIMILAR ELONIS, PRESENTING
ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. WELCOME, MR
ELONIS. THANK YOU. THIS IS ITEM
NUMBER TWO ASSEMBLY BILL 255
AUTHORED BY SOMEONE. JUAN ELONIS
. THE CHAIRS. RECOMMENDATIONS DO
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MOVED BY SIMILAR EVAN
LOW SECONDED BY A SIMILAR GREGG
WALLACE. WE HAVE EMOTIONAL
SECOND. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME NOW. WHAT DO I DO? WELL
AT LEAST GET THROUGH THIS PART.
GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON.
SORRY I'VE BEEN IN AND OUT
PUBLIC SAFETY VERY HEAVY TODAY.
AH I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE
TODAY. I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR
HARD WORK ON THIS BILL AS WELL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A B 2 55
WOULD ADD FIRST RESPONDERS TO
THE LIST OF INDIVIDUALS WHO
QUALIFY FOR PRIORITY CLASS
REGISTRATION AT CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES
REQUESTING THE SAME OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. AS
DEFINED IN THE BILL AND
ELSEWHERE IN THE EDUCATION CODE
. FIRST RESPONDERS INCLUDE PEACE
OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS,
PARAMEDICS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL
TECHNICIANS AND PUBLIC SAFETY
DISPATCHERS TO 55 OFFERS
PRIORITY CLASS ENROLLMENT TO
THOSE WHO CURRENTLY SERVE IN
SOME OF THE MOST VITAL AND
UNDERSTAFFED INDUSTRIES. THIS
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT LISTING
THE FOLLOWING CURRENT JOB
OPENINGS. 7220 OPENINGS FOR
PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS 13,570
OPENINGS FOR PARAMEDICS AND MTS.
24,740 OPENINGS FOR
FIREFIGHTERS. AND 54,560
OPENINGS FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
WITH THIS MANY JOB OPENINGS.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE STAFF
RETENTION IS A PRIORITY FOR ALL
AGENCIES AND 82 55. AND THIS
WILL SUPPORT THAT PRIORITY.
ENROLLMENT WILL ALLOW FIRST
RESPONDERS TO OBTAIN HIGHER
EDUCATION CERTIFICATES AND
DEGREES, WHICH IMPROVES THEIR
OVERALL TRAINING AND CREATES A
CAREER PATH FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS. OBTAINING A
CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE MAY LEAD
TO HIGHER WAGES AND CAREER
LONGEVITY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS,
AND THIS WOULD HELP INCREASE
RETENTION RATES AND REDUCED
STAFFING SHORTAGES ACROSS THESE
FIELDS. AFTER WORKING FOR AS A
FIRST RESPONDER FOR ALMOST 30
YEARS. AH I HAVE APPRECIATED
THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
RETURN TO COLLEGE. I WAS
ACTUALLY THE OLDER GUY IN
COLLEGE WAS INTERESTING HAVING
THEM COME OVER TO MY HOUSE AND
BE THERE. THE GUY THAT FEED THE
STARVING COLLEGE STUDENTS AND IT
WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME,
AND, UH, I DID ALL THAT NOT NOT
WITH THE PRIORITY REGISTRATION,
BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO
HAVE THAT AND I DID ALL THAT
WHILE SUPPORTING MY WIFE AND MY
THREE KIDS. AND, UH, IT CHANGED
MY LIFE. IT BROUGHT ME TO A
DIFFERENT LIGHT AND GOT ME TO
LOOK AT DIFFERENT THINGS IN LIFE
AS WELL. SO I WAS VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. AND 82 55
. IT WILL HELP SUPPORT OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS WITH THESE GOALS AND
WITH THEM, OBTAINING A BETTER
EDUCATION AND IMPROVING THEIR
CAREERS AND PROSPECTS. AND I'LL
KEEP IT SHORTER AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR GUY'S TIME RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTING MY VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM. CNN ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? CNN ARE THERE
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES
OVERTAKEN COMMENT FOR THE AUTHOR
EXCITED TO SEE THIS BILL AND
SUPPORTING IT. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE ENCOURAGE OUR
PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO CONTINUE
THEIR EDUCATION AND SERVING ON
PUBLIC. UM PUBLIC SAFETY WITH MR
ELONIS. I'M EXCITED TO ACTUALLY
BE SUPPORTING SOMETHING AND BE
WORKING WITH HIM ON SOMETHING
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT TO OUR
STATE. AND ARE AGAIN REALLY
EXCITED TO SEE THIS BILL COMING
BEFORE US TODAY AND PLANNING TO
VOTE. YES THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR SOMEWHERE. ORTEGA
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS,
COLLEAGUES? CNN THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SOMEWHERE ELONIS FOR
BRINGING THIS MEASURED APPROACH
TO PROVIDING PRIORITY ENROLLMENT
FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AT ALL
THREE SEGMENTS OF CALIFORNIA'S
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM. WE KNOW
THE PRAYER ROOM IS CRITICAL, AND
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR
CONVERSATIONS CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS AND
TO MAKE SURE THAT ALIGNS WITH
THE PRIORITIES OF THE COMMITTEE
AND OUR MEMBERS, AND IT'S REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND REALLY LOOKING AT
PROTEIN ROMAN FOR OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS. WITH THAT
COLLEAGUES. I ENCOURAGE AND I
VOTE. THE MOTION BEFORE US IS DO
PASS IT APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MIKE
FONG, I TAW. AH, I ADDIS. ADDIS
I ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA I, GABRIEL.
GABRIEL I IRWIN. IRWIN I LO, I
LO I ORTEGA ORTEGA I SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WALLACE. I
WEBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE
CURVE VOTE IS 90 AND KEEP THE
ROAD OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS. I'D
LIKE TO ADD ON THE MOTION PASSES
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
EVERYBODY. THANK YOU. NEXT UP.
WE HAVE. ITEM NUMBER FOUR
AUTHORED BY A SUMMARY MIRROR.
ALEX LEE WELCOME, MR LEE.
SOMEWHERE BUILT 3 20 ITEM NUMBER
FOUR AND THE CHAIRS,
RECOMMENDATION OF SUPPORT TO
PASS WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS
. THIS BILL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENT VOICES ARE REPRESENTED
ON THE CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID
COMMISSION. THE CALIFORNIA STATE
COMMISSION MINISTERS OF STATE
AUTHORIZED FINANCIAL PROGRAMS
AND TWO STUDENTS THAT COLLEGES,
UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS TRADE
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS. CURRENTLY
THE SOONER COMMISSIONERS TO
STUDENTS THAT REPRESENT FOUR
DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT ARE
POINTED ON ROTATING BASIS. THE
NEEDS OF STUDENTS ATTENDING
DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS CAN VARY
GREATLY AS FINANCIAL AID NEEDS
AND EXPERIENCES FOR DIFFERENT
STUDENT ATTENDING A PRIVATE
SESSION MAY BE VERY DIFFERENT
THAN A CERTAIN ATTENDING A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 83 20 WILL
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS
MEMBERS ON THE STUDENT AID
COMMISSION FROM 2 TO 4. ONE FROM
EACH TYPE OF INSTITUTION BY
HAVING ONE SOONER MEMBER FROM
EACH STEP INSTITUTION. THE
STUDENT AID COMMISSION WILL
BETTER REFLECT STUDENT NEEDS
RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR YOUR I
VOTE. WITH ME EXPLAIN. MY
WITNESS TODAY IS MARCO MARTINEZ,
THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
STUDENT SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
MARCO MARTINEZ DEVICE, PRESIDENT
OF THE STUDENT CENTER FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF
1.8 MILLION CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO ONE OF
THEM. SOME OF THE MOST
PRESTIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS AND
SYSTEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN
THE WORLD. AND WHILE I WAS
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFERRED FROM
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY, THIS TRANSITION
UNDERSCORE THE DIFFERENCES THAT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND èC
STUDENTS WHEN NAVIGATING THE
FINANCIAL AID SYSTEM. AS A
RESULT OF HIGHLIGHTS THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A STUDENT
REPRESENTATIVE STUDENT
REPRESENTATIVE ON EACH FROM EACH
SEGMENT ON THE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT AID COMMISSION. WHILE WE
ARE AWARE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FEES ARE MUCH
LOWER AND ARE OFTEN WAVE FOR
MOST STUDENTS IT IS IMPORTANT TO
KNOW THAT THE FULL COST OF
ATTENDANCE IS THE TRUE FINANCIAL
BURDEN, WHICH LIES WITHIN A LOT
OF OUR COMMUNITY. COLLEGE
STUDENTS INTEND THESE COLLEGES
FOR CAREER TECHNICAL OR SHORT
TERM CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, AND A
LOT OF THEM LIVE IN HIGH COST
REGIONS AS OTHER STUDENTS OFTEN
WE ARE TOLD NOT TO APPLY TO THEM
FOR THE CONCERNS HAVE TAKEN TOO
MUCH, TAKING TOO LONG TO
COMPLETE OUR DEGREES. BUT IT IS
ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT YOU
SEE AND CSU STUDENTS ARE
TYPICALLY PURSUING OTHER HIGHER
EDUCATION GOALS SUCH AS BACHELOR
OR HIGHER, UM, GRADUATE DEGREES.
WHICH IS ALSO SOMETHING TO TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION, BUT THE
ADDITION OF EACH MEMBER OF A
STUDENT MEMBER ON THE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT AID COMMISSION WILL
ENSURE THAT THERE IS
REPRESENTATION ACROSS THE BOARD,
EQUITABLE EQUITABLE
REPRESENTATION SO THAT OUR
STUDENTS ACROSS ALL FOUR
SEGMENTS SEGMENTS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAVE THE FUNDING THAT
THEY DESERVE TO ACHIEVE THEIR
HIGHER EDUCATION GOALS. AND WITH
THAT, WE HOPE YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS BILL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? HI MY NAME IS
KIMBERLY WELL, AND THE DIRECTOR
GENERAL COLLEGIATE AND BEYOND
PROUD SUPPORT OF THE SPELL. HI
THERE. MY NAME IS SIN GÓMEZ. I'M
OUR STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
DIRECTOR AT THE ASSOCIATED
STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. WE ALSO
LIKE TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. ALEX GRAVES, THE
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES AND SUPPORT DAVID
O'BRIEN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE AND SUPPORT THANK YOU SO
MUCH ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
CNN OR THEIR TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM. COMPANY MEMBERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? CNN WE HAVE EMOTION IN
A SECOND. AND THANK YOU, MR LEE
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
UH SUPPORT YOUR BILL. WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE THE VOICES OF
OFF. FOR SEGMENTS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION REPRESENTED. AND OUR
STUDENT AID COMMISSION AND THE
BUILDING WILL PROVIDE MORE
ACCURATE REPRESENTATION FOR OUR
STUDENTS GOING FORWARD AND THANK
YOU TO ALL OUR STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS,
PROVIDING THAT MAKE SURE SURE
THAT OUR PERSPECTIVES ALIGNED
WITH THE SUDAN COMMISSION AS IT
MOVES FORWARD IN THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR CILIA WITH THAT, MADAM
SECRETARY. THIS MOTION BEFORE US
IS TO PASS THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DO YOU PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE? MIKE
FONG HEI SONG I TALK TALK I
ADDIS. ADDIS I ARAMBULA.
ARAMBULA I, GABRIEL? AYE.
GABRIEL I IRWIN. IRWIN. I LO LOW
I ORTEGA. ORTEGA I SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WALLACE. I
WEBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH MEMBERS
. THE MOTION PASSES 90, AND
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WHO WOULD
LIKE TO ADD ON THANK YOU, MR
LEE. NEXT UP. WE WILL HAVE ITEM
NUMBER. 10 PRESENTED BY A
SEPTEMBER JESSE GABRIEL. UM, I
BELIEVE MR GABLE'S PRESENTED
FROM HERE. I'M HERE. YES YOU ARE
HERE. THANK YOU, SIR. WELCOME
THIS IS ASSEMBLY ABOUT 6 TO 4,
AUTHOR BY SOME MEMBER OF GRAYSON
AND CHURCHES. RECOGNITIONS DO
PASS APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
WELCOME, MR GABRIEL. WE HAVE A
MOTION A SECOND WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I
AM PLEASED TODAY ON BEHALF OF
ARE ALWAYS POSITIVE AND
ENERGETIC COLLEAGUE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON TO
PRESENT A B 264. UNDER FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES ARE MANDATED TO
PROVIDE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE
SERVICE AND RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES, INCLUDING
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS. TESTING,
ACCOMMODATION OR CHANGES TO THE
REGULAR TESTING ENVIRONMENT AND
AUXILIARY AIDS AND SERVICES THAT
ALLOW INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES TO DEMONSTRATE
THEIR TRUE APTITUDE OR
ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL ON
STANDARDIZED EXAMS OR OTHER
TESTS. ALTHOUGH PROTECTED FROM
DISCRIMINATION, STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES STILL FACE
SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC
SUCCESS. IN ADDITION TO THE
TRADITIONAL CHALLENGES STUDENTS
NAVIGATE IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES MAY HAVE OTHER
UNIQUE EXPENSES RELATED TO THEIR
DISABILITIES THAT MAY IMPACT
THEIR ABILITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE
AND BEAST ACADEMICALLY
SUCCESSFUL IN ORDER TO QUALIFY
FOR TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS,
STUDENTS MUST OBTAIN THEIR OWN
MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS,
WHICH CAN COST UPWARDS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, CREATING
AN UNFAIR ECONOMIC DISPARITY FOR
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. 86
TO 4 EXPANDS ON THE LEGISLATORS
INTENT TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL
EQUITY AND SUPPORT STUDENTS
LIVING WITH DISABILITIES.
SPECIFICALLY THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, PRIVATE COLLEGES AND
REQUEST THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA COVER THE COSTS OF
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. BY
REMOVING THE COST BARRIER TO
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENTS. ALL
STUDENTS CAN THRIVE AND SUCCEED
, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITIES
. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE MY WITNESSES. KIMBERLY
WOOD, DIRECTOR OF CHEN UP
COLLEGIATE AND SIN, GÓMEZ,
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, VICE PRESIDENT
AND STATE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
DIRECTOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CLOSE CONSIDERATION OF THIS
MEASURE AND ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GRAYSON, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT. HI. MY NAME
IS KIMBERLY WILL AND THE
DIRECTOR GENERAL COLLEGIATE.
TODAY I'LL BE READING THE
TESTIMONY OF ALLISON CHAN, WHO
IS MY CHIEF OF STAFF AT JENNA.
SHE SENDS HER REGRETS FOR
MISSING TODAY AS SHE IS
CURRENTLY TAKING THE FINALS AT
U. C L. A SO HI. MY NAME IS
ALISON CHAN AND I'M THE
COLLEGIATE CHIEF OF STAFF. A
GENERATION UP AND A SENIOR U C
L. A GENERATION OF POPE JOHN
EMBASSY YOUTH EDUCATIONAL
ADVOCACY QUANTIZATION,
REPRESENTING THOUSANDS OF
STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE AND
EXPANDING NATIONALLY. AS A PROUD
PRINCIPLE RIGHT ON SPONSOR
JENNIFER ADVOCATES FOR ASSEMBLY
BILL 6 TO 4 IN ORDER TO PROMOTE
ACCESSIBILITY FOR STUDENT
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS ON
COLLEGE CAMPUSES. WHILE TRAINING
TO BE A NEW STUDENT ADVISOR AT U
C L. A I RECEIVED A MORE
DETAILED PRESENTATIONS, ONE OF
WHICH WAS FROM THE U. C. L S
CENTER FOR ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION,
WHICH WAS LOCATED RESOURCES FOR
STUDENTS, INCLUDING ACADEMIC
ACCOMMODATIONS AND DISABILITY
ADVOCACY IN THE PRESENTATION,
AND THROUGH LOOKING AT THE
WEBSITE, I NOTICED THAT WAS
STEAMING, LIKE ACADEMIC
ACCOMMODATIONS REQUIRES
DOCUMENTATION FROM LICENSED
PHYSICIANS, PSYCHOLOGISTS OR
OTHER QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
WELL THIS MUST SEEM
STRAIGHTFORWARD. I THOUGHT ABOUT
HOW THIS CREATES A BARRIER FOR
STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO
ACCESS OR FOR THESE RESOURCES.
SPEAKING OF FRIENDS WHO RECEIVED
ACCOMMODATIONS, I LEARNED MORE
ABOUT HOW THE ABILITY TO ACCESS
NECESSARY ACCOMMODATIONS WAS
HINDERED DUE TO DIFFICULTIES IN
RECEIVING NECESSARY
DOCUMENTATION, RAISING HUGE
BARRIERS SUCH AS COSTS OF
DISINCENTIVIZE THEM FROM
REACHING OUT FOR HELP. LEARNING
DISABILITY ASSESSMENTS WENT FROM
500 TO $2500, A COST THAT IS NOT
ALWAYS COVERED BY INSURANCE
PLANS. FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.
THIS IS A HUGE FINANCIAL BARRIER
ON TOP OF ALREADY HIGH EDUCATION
COSTS THAT MAY DISCOURAGE THEM
FROM REACHING OUT TO OBTAIN
NEEDED ACCOMMODATIONS. I LOVE
FOR THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS,
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL CENTER
FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS AMONG
STUDENTS WHO RESPONDED THAT THEY
THAT THEY DID HAVE A DISABILITY
WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE, ONLY 30
37% OF STUDENTS ACTION FORM THE
COLLEGE, WHICH SHOWS HOW LOCK OF
ACCESS JUST IT'S COACHES THOSE
WITH DISABILITIES FROM SEEKING
HELP. THIS LACK OF ACCESS SPEAKS
TO A LARGER SYSTEM AND
NEGLECTING DISABLED STUDENTS AND
SWEEPING THIS ISSUE UNDER THE
ROCK REQUIRING UNIVERSITY TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH THEIR
NEEDED TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS.
WE CAN BE SURE THAT STUDENTS
WILL HAVE THE WORST SOURCES THEY
NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND
EMPOWER THEM TO REACH OUT FOR
SUPPORT WHEN THEY NEED IT. JOHN
APPROACHES THE LEGISLATURE TO
SUPPORT A B 6 TO 4 TO ENSURE
THAT ALL STUDENTS EQUIPPED WITH
THE RESOURCES THEY NEED SUCCEED
IN THEIR CLASSES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WELCOME GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
SIN GÓMEZ I'M, A THIRD YEAR
DISABLED STUDENT AT UC BERKELEY
AND I SERVE AS A STATE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR
FOR OUR ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SPECIFICALLY IN OUR EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS VICE PRESIDENT OFFICE.
THE ADP REPRESENTS A S U. C ON
ISSUES EXTERNAL TO THE CAMPUS
AND THE ASSOCIATION. I'M HONORED
TO BE HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU ALL
ABOUT A B 6 TO 4 HIGHER
EDUCATION TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS
AS AN ACTIVIST AND ORGANIZER FOR
COMMUNITY JUSTICE, DISABILITY
ACCESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
WELLNESS. THIS IS UP UP MOST
IMPORTANCE TO ME, AS IT SHOULD
BE, FOR ALL OF YOU. SPEAKING
FROM MY EXPERIENCE, I HAVE
STRUGGLED WITH DEPRESSION,
ANXIETY AND UNDIAGNOSED LEARNING
DISABILITIES, MY ENTIRE ACADEMIC
CAREER. THROUGHOUT MY CHILDHOOD
. I ALWAYS STRUGGLED TO READ,
WRITE AND COMPREHEND WITH
FLUENCY. FEELING BEHIND IN CLASS
WAS NEVER UNCOMMON FOR ME AND
CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF MY ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
THAT I STILL STRUGGLE WITH
TODAY. I GREW UP IN A POOR
FAMILY THAT OFTEN LIVE PAYCHECK
TO PAYCHECK, SO FORMAL TESTING
WAS NEVER AN OPTION FOR ME. NOT
TO MENTION THE CULTURAL STIGMA
OF A PREDOMINANTLY LATINO
COMMUNITY THAT MADE IT EVEN
HARDER TO TALK ABOUT DISABILITY
AS IT MEANT IT WAS A SHAME FOR
MY COMMUNITY. I STRUGGLED IN
SILENCE DUE TO THE PERCEIVED AND
ACTUAL IN ACCESS TO RESOURCES. I
NEEDED TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE IN
ACADEMIC SETTINGS. I AM ONE OF
THE STUDENTS THAT HAS
CONSISTENTLY FALLEN IN BETWEEN
THE CRACKS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
AND R K THROUGH 12 SYSTEM. I'VE
HAD TO PUT TESTING OFF FOR THE
LAST THREE YEARS AT UC BERKELEY,
OFTEN SACRIFICING MY OWN MENTAL
HEALTH AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
CONTENT FEELING. THAT I WASN'T
ACADEMICALLY UP TO SPEED AND
FEELING LIKE A MEMBER OF MY
COMMUNITY WAS NEVER SOMETHING
THAT I'VE FELT WHILE AT
BERKELEY. WHEN REACHING OUT FOR
HELP. I WAS POINTING THE
SERVICES THAT WERE UNFEASIBLE IN
THE RANGE OF COSTS BETWEEN $9000
. THIS WAS PARALYZING AND I
TRIED TO SEE WHAT AVENUES OF
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDING CZAR
COULD TAP INTO FOR SUPPORT. BUT
THE REALITY IS THAT AS A FULL
TIME STUDENT WORKING THREE JOBS
TO SURVIVE, I DON'T HAVE THE
BANDWIDTH TO FIND THAT KIND OF
COVERAGE. SIMPLY TRYING TO GET
THROUGH THE DAY IS WHAT I HAVE
TO DO MOST OF THE TIME. SECURING
THESE ACCOMMODATIONS AND
SERVICES CAN BE AND IS
LIFESAVING FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME.
I AM PLOURDE, THE LEGISLATURE TO
ALSO EXPLORE WHAT UNIVERSAL
DESIGN CAN AND SHOULD LOOK LIKE
FOR EDUCATION TO TRULY REDUCE
THE BARRIERS OF SUCH LEARNING
FOR DISABLED STUDENTS WHEN WE
INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
INHERENTLY INCLUDES EVERYONE, WE
WILL REACH A MORE JUST FUTURE.
WE AT THE A S U C E V P URGE YOU
TO SUPPORT A B 6 24 TO ENSURE
THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE RETAINED
AND SUPPORTED. YOU CAN'T INVEST
IN STUDENTS AND HIGHER EDUCATION
WITHOUT TAKING ON THE PRICE TAG
OF US TOO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM? ARE
THERE ANY. EXCUSE ME. JUST GIVE
YOUR NAME AND TITLE. HELLO MY
NAME IS EDEN. AND I AM THE CO
CHAIR THAT DISABLED STUDENTS
COMMISSION. I'M A DISABLED
STUDENT MYSELF AND I WAS ELECTED
TO AMPLIFY THE DISABLED
STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE AT UC
BERKELEY. UM AND I WOULD LIKE TO
BRIEFLY, JUST, UM, SHARE A STORY
OF MY COLLEAGUE. SHE'S A
DISABLED STUDENT HASN'T ON
MEDICAL, MEDICAID AND TV T AND
SHE WAS REQUIRED TO GET RE
EVALUATION FOR HER DISABILITY
AND, UM, HER MEDICAID PROVIDER
WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE HE
HAD ALREADY RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS
IN THE PAST. AND SO SHE WAS
FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET
$1000 FOR HER DIAGNOSIS, E, HER
DIAGNOSIS AND THE WHOLE TIME SHE
DID NOT HAVE ACCESS IN THE
CLASSROOM, AND SHE HAD TO
ACTUALLY TAKE ON CREDIT TO, UM,
TO GET THE DIAGNOSIS OF LIKE
$1000, AND WITHOUT IT, SHE SAYS
, HOW DID NOT HAD HIGH ENOUGH
CREDIT TO PAY THAT ON OR JUST
TAKE THAT ON? I DON'T THINK I'D
BE AT BERKELEY TODAY. THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT STORY. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM
SCENE IN ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
CNN WHETHER TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM. COLLEAGUES. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
MOTION A SECOND. I'M SORRY.
MOVED BY DR RAMBLER SECOND. BYE
BYE, MR LOWE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THIS BILL, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MR GABLE FOR PRESENTING
THIS ON BEHALF OF THE SUMMER.
GRAYSON THIS BILL IS VERY MUCH
NEEDED AND WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES HAVE A RIGHT
TO REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS.
YOU'RE GETTING THE ASSESSMENTS
APPROVE. THEIR NEED FOR
ACCOMMODATION CAN BE VERY
EXPENSIVE AS WE HAVE HEARD, AND
BUDDHISM. THIS BILL IS VERY
STUDENT CENTERED AND SOON FOCUS
AND APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR.
PRESCRIBING TO CREATE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OF OUR
STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF INCOME
OR BACKGROUND, TO ACQUIRE THE
EVIDENCE THAT THEY KNEW AS THEY
SEEK ACCOMMODATIONS IN OUR
HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY. THE
MOTION BEFORE US IS DO PASSING
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND I
RECOMMEND AND I VOTE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MIKE
FONG FONG I TALKED TO I ADDIS
ADDIS, I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. I
GABRIEL. GABRIEL? AYE. IRWIN.
IRWIN I LO. NO I ORTEGA ORTEGA.
I SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO I
WALLACE. WALLACE. I WEBER. THE
MOTION HAS 10 VOTES, MOTION
PASSES AND WE'LL KEEP THE ROAD
OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ON. THANK YOU
SO MUCH, MR GABRIEL AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES FOR
ENGAGEMENT AND OUR FIRST
ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THIS
SESSION. REALLY APPRECIATE ALL
YOUR ENGAGEMENT IN YOUR HARD
WORK AND EFFORTS AND THANK YOU
TO OUR STAFF AS WELL FOR THEIR
ENGAGEMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT
OUR HEARING, UH, COULD TAKE
PLACE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE
HARD WORK AND EFFORTS. AT THIS
TIME, WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN
FOR MEMBERS WHO LIKE TO SIGN ON
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. TO ALL OF
YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR. ALMA THANK YOU GUYS.
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND OF MY WAY?
MHM. THANK YOU, MR SANTIAGO. THE
BEST. ADAM ADDISON. UM AT THIS
TIME WE CAN GO. YOU KNOW THAT
HONOR IN THE WHOLE, LIKE TALKING
LIKE, YOU KNOW EXACTLY SAME. AH
DIET ONTO EVERYTHING. AMAZING
ACTUALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES AT THE TIME OF CAÑADA
HAVE FOLKS OUTTA YES, WE CAN
HAVE MEMBERS ADD ON TO OUR
VARIOUS BILLS NOW. THANKS I
APOLOGIZE. WE HAVE MEMBERS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON THANK YOU
SO MUCH. MR. GWYN MR. GABRIEL?
YEAH. MR GABRIEL. OKAY MR. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY. WE
LIKE TO CALL ON THE ROAD FOR ADD
ONS, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS.
CONSENT CALENDAR. GABRIEL.
GABRIEL? AYE. IRWIN. IRWIN. I LO
. LOW I SANTIAGO. SANTIAGO EYES
. THE VOTE COUNT IS 12 0. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NEXT STEP IS MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL RON. THE
NEXT SIDE MOTION IS TO ADOPT THE
PROMOTE PROPOSED COMMITTEE
RULES. GABRIEL GABRIEL I IRWIN
IRWIN. I LO LO I SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ EYES SANTIAGO SANTIAGO.
AYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE ROLL
CALL FOR THE MOTION TO YOU ADOPT
THE ROSE HAS BEEN ADOPTED 12 0
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH MEMBERS.
NEXT UP IS MADAM SECRETARY. BY
ITEM ONE A. B 91. GABRIEL
GABRIEL I. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I WEBER. TO
APOLOGIZE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST
ABOUT CHANGE. THE NAME OF THE 80
91 SANCHEZ. NO. SANCHEZ NÓ.
IN THE ACCOUNT. TABLING THE VOTE
RIGHT NOW. APOLOGIZE. THANK YOU.
THE VOTE COUNT IS EIGHT OR TO
THE MEASURE PASSES. THANK YOU.
UNTIL THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
THAT'S RIGHT. NEXT STEP IS ITEM
NUMBER TWO. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO, I WEBER. THE VOTE
COUNT IS 11 TO 0. THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER THREE. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO IAGO,
I WEBER. THE FINAL VOTE COUNT
FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE IS 11 0.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ITEM.
OH, FINAL ITEMS. OKAY, THAT WAS
ITEM NUMBER FOUR. AUTHORED BY
SIMILARLY 83 20. THE FINAL VOTE
COUNT IS 11 0. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ITEM. THE ROLL CALL FOR
ITEM NUMBER FIVE ASSEMBLY ABOUT
3 TO 2 AUTHORED BY MR MARTHA'S
CONSENT IS CONSENT CONSENT. I
APOLOGIZE. WHICH ONE DO WE HAVE
NEXT? ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. KEEP ON
TRYING TO KEEP US ON TRACK,
MIGUEL BY A SIMILAR BILL. BYE,
MR MINISTER, AND SOMEWHERE BUILT
456. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GABRIEL GABRIEL, I.
IRWIN IRWIN I SANTIAGO SANTIAGO,
I WEBER. SO FOR ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN. THE FINAL VOTE COUNT IS
NINE AND TO NOBODY AND TO NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE
MOTION PASSES. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER 10 AUTHORED BY A SUMMER
GRAYSON, MADAME. SECRETARY. ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I,
WEBER. DO WE DO? NINE. OKAY THAT
WAS ITEM NUMBER, 10. WE'RE GONNA
DO NINE. NEXT APOLOGIZE. AH 11.
0 VOTE COUNT FOR ITEM NUMBER 10.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES.
THAT'S ASSEMBLY BILL 6 TO 4. NOW
IT'S ITEM NUMBER NINE. SOMEWHERE
ABOUT SIX. SO SEVEN AUTHOR BY MR
CORA WORLD CUP, PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
GABRIEL GABRIEL I, IRWIN IRWIN I
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO,
THIAGO, I WEBER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES. THAT WAS ITEM
NUMBER NINE OR SOMETHING ABOUT
607 AND THE MOTION PASSES 11 TO
0. AND OUR LAST AND FINAL ONE IS
ITEM NUMBER 11 AUTHORED BY
SUMMER. CHRIS WARD A B 634.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
GABRIEL GABRIEL I. IRWIN IRWIN.
AYE. SLOW. SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I
WEBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE
FINAL VOTE COUNT IS 10 YEARS. IS
THAT TWO ABSTENTIONS OR TWO
KNOWS? MADAM SECRETARY. TOO
SORRY TO ABSENCE, SO JUST TURN
THE VOTE VOTES AND AFFIRMATIVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT'S ITEM
NUMBER 11 ASSEMBLY BILL 64. YES,
MR SANTIAGO RECORDED ON 10.
LET'S MAKE SURE. SOMEWHERE, BILL
? YES WE HAVE YOU, MR SANTIAGO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES FOR A GREAT
MEETING. AND, UH, THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THE STAFF AS WELL FOR
YOUR AMAZING LEADERSHIP AS WELL
AND TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR TENANTS
AND ENGAGEMENT IN OUR FIRST
SOMEBODY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE FOR THIS SESSION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND, UH,
WE'RE GONNA GET THE ROLE OPEN
FOR FIVE MORE MINUTES. THANK
YOU. SO MUCH FOR SANTIAGO AND
TEAM. THANK YOU. HIRE A TEAM.
THANK YOU GUYS. WE CAN DO IT. WE
CAN DO IT TOGETHER. MONEY TOO
LONG FOR THAT? YEAH. IF IT
DOESN'T. IT'S NOT LIKE LIKE
SIMPLE NAMES IN THE BEST NAME,
TOO. MIKE, MIKE MIKE. GO, MIKE.
GOOD MONEY. COME IN ANYTHING YOU
PUT IN FRONT OF YOUR NAME. IT'S
GOOD. IT'S MIKE. IT'S A
SHORTNESS. THE MUD RUN THROUGH
THE GREAT TREACHEROUS. RUNS.
FUNNY. HARRY. YES. SO MY WIFE
SIGNED ME UP FOR A MUG.
EVERYBODY SHOULD. BUT YOU SIGNED
ME UP FOR LIKE THE SUPER MUTTER.
I'M LIKE SHE'S NOT REALLY I
COVERED FROM HEAD TO PILL. BUT
AT LEAST SHE'S REALLY DAY SHE I
GUESS I GOTTA LOOK UP. WHAT I
SAID TO SIGN ME UP FOR GETTING,
LIKE, CARRY HER FROM A QUARTER
MILE AND I'M LIKE YOU KIDDING?
I'M LIKE NO, YOU CARRY ME RIGHT?
BETTER SHAPE. FIGURE BACK IN THE
FOUR MILES. HAPPY TO YOU. YOU
SAID YOUR KNEE, RIGHT?
AND YOU'RE FOLLOWING ALL YOUR.
HOW LONG DID IT HAPPEN? BUT IT
WAS ON THE CARTILAGE. TAKE IT
AROUND HIM REBUILD, RIGHT? YEAH
I CAN START PRACTICING. IT'S
ONLY LESS THAN 2.5 WEEKS. MY
WIFE SIGNED ME UP FOR I LIKE
THIS SUPER MOTOR RUN HOW FAR SHE
HASN'T SHOWED ME YET, SO I GOTTA
I GOTTA GOOGLE IT. YOU KNOW, IT
HAS TO DO SOMETHING WITH ME.
JUST LIKE PASSING A BIRTHDAY.
YOU'RE TRYING TO GIVE ME AGAIN
HERE, YOU KNOW. PROBABLY GOOGLE
. WHATEVER I'M NOT. I STARTED
TRAINING YESTERDAY JUST PUT MY
STOPWATCH FOR 45 MINUTES AND I
SAID I'M GONNA RUN FOR 45
MINUTES AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO
MY BODY. YOU KNOW, MADE IT. OKAY
IT IS IN THE MIDDLE. EVERYTHING
IS SORE, BUT I MADE IT. WHAT
SOME MINUTES TIME I REALIZED HOW
LONG IT WAS STRESS. AND SAY MY
PRAYERS, FRIEND. LET ME KNOW THE
PRICE THERE. SHE WENT FOR VERY
FEEL. I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT. I'M
GONNA WALK IF I NEED TO. YEAH,
WE GOT YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE
ACCESSIBLE BUILDING TO BEGIN.
YEAH AND I'M GONNA TAKE MY TIME.
MY ONLY GOAL IS TO MAKE IT WE
NEED YOU FOR LUNCH LATER.
BASEBALL I HAVE NO COORDINATION
IN MY IN MY BODY, BUT THAT THEY
CAN DO THAT. SOCCER I CAN PLAY
BASEBALL BASKETBALL. I CAN'T I
CAN'T. WE DID THAT LAST YEAR.
LAST YEAR, WE PUT IT ON HOLD FOR
A COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEN I
THINK THIS YEAR AGAIN IN MAY YOU
DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY FOLKS ON
YOUR SIDE OF THE AISLE THEY CAN
PLAY. STAFF. EITHER OR. I HAVE
TO ASK MR WALLACE THE CRYSTALS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR
EVERYONE'S PARTICIPATION TODAY
IS HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MEETING WHERE WE ARE KEEPING THE
ROAD OPEN FOR DR WEBBER AND ROLL
WILL BE OPEN FOR A FEW MORE
MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR A
ROBUST FIRST ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING. AND
REALLY WON'T EXPRESS MY DEEP
GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE. MY
COLLEAGUES TO THE COMMITTEE
STAFF AND TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR
ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT PARTICIPATION
TODAY'S HEARING AND THEIR
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT WITH OUR
FIRST HEARING TODAY, AND SO WITH
THAT THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED. THANK YOU SO MUCH.