GOOD AFTERNOON. EVERYONE WOULD
LIKE TO, UH CALL THIS HEARING OF
THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
TO ORDER MADAM SECRETARY, WILL
YOU PLEASE? LET'S SEE. WE DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH TO CAUSE SO WE'LL
HOLD OFF ON CALLING THE ROYALTY
ESTABLISH QUORUM, BUT SEEING
THAT WE HAVE, UH ARE TWO NEW
MEMBERS TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO GIVE A
SPECIAL WELCOME TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER AND, UH,
CARILLO. UM. AND UH AND WITH AT
LEAST ONE MEMBER FROM. THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE AISLE REPRESENTED
HERE. I THINK WE CAN PROCEED AS
A SUBCOMMITTEE. UM. LIKE TO
WELCOME EVERYONE TO TODAY'S
HEARING. WE WILL BE. NO UM,
HEARING BILLS AND SIGN IN ORDER
. I SEE. SEVERAL MEMBERS LINED
UP. READY TO GO. WE HAVE 27
BILLS ON FILE. THERE ARE 11
MEASURES ON CONSENT FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE THE
MEASURES ON CONSENT WHICH MEANS
THEY WILL NOT BE PRESENTED THERE
WILL BE UM. VOTED ON AS A GROUP
. THEY ARE ASSEMBLY BILLS. ABBY
87 87 WITH AMENDMENTS A B 3778
417. A B 497. A B 715. A B 7 TO
3. A B 1127. A B 1173 WITH
AMENDMENTS. A B 1340. AND A C R
16. AND A C R 18. SO IF YOU'RE
IN THE AUDIENCE FOR ANY OF THOSE
BILLS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR
THAN BEING DISCUSSED IN THE
HEARING. UM WHEN WE GET A
QUORUM, WE WILL VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. REMINDER FOR
ALL OF THOSE PRESENTING BILLS.
UH FOR EACH BILL, WE WILL HAVE
UP TO TWO WITNESSES IN SUPPORT.
UH AS WELL AS FOR OPPOSITION,
EACH OF WHOM MAY SPEAK FOR UP TO
TWO MINUTES OR LESS. PRIOR
ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE. FOR EACH
BILL PRESENTED. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC IN THE HEARING ROOM WILL
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STATE
YOUR POSITION. BUT WE ASK THAT
YOU JUST LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO
YOUR NAME, AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. ONLY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO
WELCOME TO PROVIDE COMMENT
THROUGH OUR POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. AH BEFORE I
GO ANY FURTHER. I UNDERSTAND
THAT WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL
GUESTS. WE HAVE I SAID, UH.
OKAY? AH I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A BIG GROUP
OF STUDENTS FROM IRVINE,
CALIFORNIA. WELL WELCOME TO THE
STATE CAPITAL. ALRIGHT OUR FIRST
ORDER OF BUSINESS IS GOING TO BE
ADOPTING OUR COMMITTEE ROLES. UM
THIS REQUIRES A MOTION AND A 2ND
. MAY I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I
WILL. SECOND. OKAY ALRIGHT. UH,
I WAS REMINDED THAT WE I STILL
WAITING TO GET CHOIR. UM AND SO
WE HAVE OUR MOTION SECONDED
MOTION MADE BY MR CARDIO
SECONDED BY MR HOOVER. AND WE
WILL TAKE THAT VOTE WHEN WE GET
OUR QUORUM SO. I SEE HERE THE
SIGNING LIST, MR ZUBER. FILE
ITEM SEVEN ASSEMBLY BILL 383.
WELCOME, SIR.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. YEP. OH,
IT'S ON NOW. OKAY? CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO
THANK START OUT BY THANKING THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND YOUR STAFF
FOR YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS BILL
, AND I'M HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE STAFFS PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS. TODAY. I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT MY FIRST BILL IN THE
ASSEMBLY. A B 3 83. I'M PROUD
THAT THIS BILL IS SPONSORED BY
THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS AND SUPPORTED BY THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AND ASKED ME AND
I'M PROUD THAT THIS BILL WILL
REDUCE CALIFORNIA'S TEACHER
SHORTAGE BY IMPROVING THE
EXISTING CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE TEACHER CREDENTIALING
PROGRAM. THE PIPELINE THAT
CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
VALUED CLASSIFIED STAFF WHO WANT
TO MOVE INTO FULLY CREDENTIALED
TEACHING ROLES. CLASSIFIED STAFF
INCLUDE BUS DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS
, TEACHING ASSISTANCE AND MORE,
ALL OF WHOM PROVIDE ESSENTIAL
SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO STUDENTS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. THEY ARE
UNIQUELY EQUIPPED TO TRANSITION
INTO INTO TEACHING ROLES DUE TO
THERE ALREADY BEING FAMILIAR
WITH AND WORKING IN SCHOOL AT
SCHOOL SETTINGS AND THEIR
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FOUNDATION
OF OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. IN 2016
, THE LEGISLATURE CREATED A
GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CLASSIFIED STAFF TO BECOME
CREDENTIAL TEACHERS. CURRENTLY
THE PROGRAM PROVIDES $4000 PER
PARTICIPANT PER YEAR FOR FIVE
YEARS, AND CLASSIFIED STAFF CAN
USE THE FUNDS TO COVER COSTS,
INCLUDING TUITION AND BOOKS TO
COMPLETE THEIR UNDERGRADUATE
EDUCATION AND OBTAIN THEIR
TEACHING CREDENTIAL. THE GOAL OF
THE PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE TEACHER
SHORTAGES, PARTICULARLY IN MATH
, SCIENCE, SPECIAL EDUCATION AND
BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND
FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF
CLASSIFIED STAFF. TO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME TEACHERS
IN JUST JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO,
THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER
CREDENTIALING ISSUED A REPORT
DETAILING THE SUCCESSES AND
CHALLENGES OF THE FIRST YEARS OF
THE PROGRAM. THANKS TO THE
PROGRAM, ALMOST 1200 FORMER
CLASSIFIED STAFF ARE NOW SERVING
AS CREDENTIAL TEACHERS IN
CALIFORNIA. THE PROGRAM ALSO
INCREASES DIVERSITY OF OUR
TEACHING POOL WITH OVER 54% OF
PARTICIPANTS COMING FROM
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE
COMMISSION ALSO IDENTIFIED
SEVERAL FACTORS HINDERING FULL
IMPLEMENTATION AND NOTED A NEED
TO IMPROVE WORK LIFE CHALLENGES
FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SO THAT
THEY CAN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE
THE CREDENTIALING PROCESS. MANY
PARTICIPANTS REPORTED WORKING
MULTIPLE JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET
WHILE OFTEN RAISING FAMILIES AND
THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE BETTER
SUPPORT. FOR EXAMPLE, GUARANTEED
UM TIME 600 HOURS OF GUARANTEED
TIME OFF FOR THESE FAMILIES TO
NOT HAVE TO WORK THESE MULTIPLE
JOBS AND THEY RECEIVE, UH THEY
RECEIVE STIPENDS TO COVER THEIR
WAGES AND THEIR AND THEIR
BENEFITS. WITH CALIFORNIA FACING
A SEVERE TEACHER SHORTAGE, IT'S
CRITICAL TO ENSURE THAT THIS
CREDENTIALING PROGRAM CONTINUES
AND WORKS AT THAT GLEE. A B 3 83
WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
CREDENTIAL TEACHERS IN
CALIFORNIA AND A STREAMLINED
WAY. SPECIFICALLY IT ALLOWS
PARTICIPANTS TO USE PROGRAM
FUNDS TO COVER LIVING EXPENSES
AND A KEY NEW PROVISIONS OF THIS
BILL IS THAT IT GUARANTEES AT
LEAST 600 HOURS OF LEAVE OF
ABSENCE. WITH THEIR WAGES AND
BENEFITS COVERED. THESE UPDATES
WILL INCREASE UTILIZATION OF THE
PROGRAM AND FACILITATE HIGHER
RATE OF SUCCESS BY ADDRESSING
THE WORK LIFE CHALLENGES THAT
PARTICIPANTS FACE. THE INITIAL
ROUNDS OF FUNDING ENDED IN 2022
. EARLIER THIS YEAR, GOVERNOR
NEWSOM ANNOUNCED $125 MILLION
AND CONTINUED FUNDING TO EXPAND
THE PROGRAMS CAPACITY. I ASKED
FOR YOUR I VOTE AT THIS AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME, AND TODAY WITH
ME, I'M PROUD TO HAVE WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT AND ASSIST
WITH ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
YOU MIGHT HAVE BOTH TIFFANY BOX
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, THE
SPONSOR OF THE BILL AND JESSICA
HEY ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I WANT
TO FIRST ECO, UM, HUGE, THANKS
FOR THE THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION
AND ANALYSIS OF THIS BILL AND
WONDERFUL AMENDMENTS. UM AS
NOTED, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE MARK
. I REPRESENT CFT, A UNION OF
EDUCATORS AND CLASSIFIED
PROFESSIONALS. AS YOU ALL KNOW,
CALIFORNIA IS FACING A STAFFING
CRISIS AND THIS IS A PROGRAM
THAT WILL HELP ADDRESS THIS
SHORTAGE BY ENGAGING OUR CURRENT
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONAL TO STAY
IN THEIR CURRENT POSITIONS WHILE
TRAINING TO OBTAIN TEACHING
CERTIFICATE, WHICH WILL
CONSEQUENTLY LET THEM FEEL OTHER
STAFF BEING SHORTAGES AS A
TEACHER. CALIFORNIA ALSO FACES A
DIVERSITY CRISIS IN THE
EDUCATION POOL. THIS BILL HELPS
ADDRESS THE VERSATILE AS NOTED
WITH MANY PARTICIPANTS, UM
COMING FROM COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. AND FURTHER. THIS BILL,
THOUGH HE HITS BOTH THOSE GOALS
BY ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS THAT
SOME PARTICIPANTS HAVE NOTED
MAINLY THE ABSENCE OF FUNDS TO
ASSIST IN LIVING EXPENSES IN THE
TIME OFF THAT IS REQUIRED SO
THAT THEY CAN COMPLETE THE
PROGRAM. FOR THOSE REASONS. WE
ARE PROUD TO SPONSOR A B 58 3 83
AND URGED HER I VOTE. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. MY NAME IS JESSICA
. HEY, AND I AM WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. AND WE ARE PROUD,
PROUD SUPPORTERS OF A B 3 83.
FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND HIS STAFF
FOR ALL THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL
AND THINK THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS
REPRESENTS 250,000 CLASSIFIED
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES, MANY OF WHOM
MAKE LESS THAN 30,000 YEAR AND
ARE PRIMARILY WOMEN AND PEOPLE
OF COLOR. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
ARE THE FOLKS THAT GET KIDS TO
AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY. THEY
MAKE SURE KIDS HAVE A WELCOMING,
SAFE AND CLEAN LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT. THEY SUPPORT
TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM TO
MAKE SURE STUDENTS GET THE
ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE THEY NEED
AND SO MUCH MORE AND A B 33 83.
INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES IN THE
CALIFORNIA CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE TEACHING CREDENTIAL
PROGRAM BY ALLOWING THEM TO TAKE
AN UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE,
RECEIVE WAGE REPLACEMENTS OR A
STIPEND TO COVER LIVING COSTS
AND KEEP THEIR BENEFITS WHILE ON
LEAVE. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES A
PATHWAY FOR CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES TO BECOME TEACHERS.
AND ACCORDING TO THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON TEACHING
CREDENTIAL, UM NEARLY 300 SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE BECOME
TEACHERS THROUGH THE PROGRAM ARE
ARE STILL TEACHING. CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE IN THE
PROGRAM, LIKE THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MENTIONED CAN
RECEIVE, UM ABOUT 4800 ANNUALLY
TO SPEND ON EDUCATION COSTS. SO
THAT'S JUST FOR BOOKS AND
TUITION AND THINGS LIKE THAT,
BUT NOT FOR THEIR LIVING
EXPENSES, AND THEY'RE TAKING
THAT UNPAID LEAVE TO BE STUDENT
TEACHERS. AND SO THIS WOULD
ALLOW THEM TO, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE
FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO HAVE PAY
FOR RENT OR THINGS LIKE THAT. TO
FINISH THAT PROGRAM. THEY HAVE
TO COMPLETE A 12 WEEK TEACHING
UNPAID TEACHING LEAVE, SO THIS
WOULD REALLY HELP KIND OF
ALLEVIATE THAT BURDEN ON THEM.
CURRENT LAW PROHIBITS
PARTICIPANTS FROM RECEIVING THAT
WAY TO REPLACEMENT OR REQUIRING
EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE PROVIDE
THAT UNPAID TIME OFF. SO MANY
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE REALLY
RELUCTANT TO PURSUE A TEACHING
CREDENTIAL BECAUSE THEY CANNOT
AFFORD TO TAKE 12 WEEKS OF
UNPAID LEAVE TO COMPLETE THE
STUDENT TEACHING REQUIREMENTS TO
ASK YOU TO WRAP UP. YES SO THIS
THIS WOULD THIS PROGRAM WOULD
ALLOW MORE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
TO ENTER THE TEACHING AND HELP
REDUCE THE TEACHER CRISIS. SO
FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD
TO THE MICROPHONE. KIMBERLY
ROSENBERG. WITH S E I U R LOSSES
A DISTRICT SKEIN AS CLASSIFIED
PROVED TO BE SOME OF THE MOST
COMPETENT, CULTURALLY AND
DEDICATED TEACHERS, SO WE
PROBABLY SUPPORT THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SAYING NONE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SEEING NONE. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. SEEING NONE. QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. MR CARDIO. I
DON'T HAVE QUESTIONS, SUCH AS
ONE OF THE THINGS THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS UP TO THIS WORLD
COMMISSION. I THINK THAT IT'S A
VERY INNOVATIVE WAY TO START IN
ENCOURAGING THAT MORE TEACHERS.
BECOME TEACHERS TO PROVIDE
EDUCATION THAT OUR KIDS NEED.
THE PREVIOUS SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER. I KNOW HOW HARD
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WORK, AND I
KNOW THAT THEY ARE THE DIRECTORS
OF THE FIRST IMPRESSIONS FOR
KIDS. THERE ARE THE ONES WELCOME
THEM TO SCHOOL. THEY'RE THE ONES
SERVING THEIR FOOD ARE THE ONES
THAT CARE FOR THEM WHEN THEY'RE
GETTING DEAL, AND I THINK IT'S
AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO ENCOURAGE
THAT FULL SUPPORT OF THE BILL,
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT IN.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
MR HOOVER? JUST REALLY BRIEFLY.
I APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS THAT
YOU'RE ACCEPTING. I THINK WITH
THOSE I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE STRAIN THAT WOULD PUT
ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. BUT I THINK
WITH THOSE AMENDMENTS I'M HAPPY
TO SUPPORT IT. SO THANKS FOR
BRINGING US FOR THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. BIPARTISAN KUMBAYA HERE, UM
SO, CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO,
UH, TO DO PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE? HAS TO
BE AMENDED. SEVEN, ALRIGHT. UM.
WELL MR ZEBRA. YOUR FIRST BILL,
YOU'RE ON A ROLL HERE. UM YES.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I'LL
JUST SAY THAT YOU KNOW, THIS
BILL PROVIDES ONE OF THE
NECESSARY PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO
OUR SEVERE TEACHER SHORTAGE AND
REFLECTS OUR CALIFORNIA VALUES
OF OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR VALUE
CLASSIFIED STAFF WHO WANT TO
MOVE INTO THE TEACHING
PROFESSION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR EYE BOAT. THANK YOU, MR
ZEBRA, YOUR AS ALL OF YOUR
WITNESSES AND YOU YOURSELF HAVE
STATED UM, THIS IS A VERY GOOD
BILL THAT IS ADDRESSING ONE OF
THE STATE'S TOP PRIORITIES TO
ADDRESS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. I
WOULD BE HONORED TO BE ADDED AS
A CO AUTHOR TO YOUR BILL. UM
AND, UH WE HAVE A MOTION IN A
SECOND, BUT WE DON'T HAVE CORE
MET. SO UH, WE WILL VOTE ON THE
BILL WHEN WE GET THE QUORUM, BUT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE
HAVE TWO BILLS FROM MS OR DR
WEBBER. WELCOME. FIRST IS, UH,
FILE ITEM 14 A B 611. AND THEN
FILE ITEM 25. A B 1466.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE
CHAIR AND STAFF AND I ACCEPT THE
RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS FOR MAYBE
6 11. I'M HERE TO PRESENT A B 6
11, WHICH SEEKS TO EXPAND
TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN NON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS AND THE FAMILIES THEY
SERVE. BY REQUIRING THE LIAISE
TO NOTIFY FAMILIES WHEN THERE IS
ANY FORM OF STATUS CHANGE FROM
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. NON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARE SPECIALIZED PRIVATE SCHOOLS
THAT CONTRACT WITH LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES TO PROVIDE
SERVICES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
PURSUANT TO AN INDIVIDUAL
EDUCATION PLAN. ACCORDING TO
DATA FROM THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. IN PSS
CURRENTLY SERVED OVER 6000
STUDENTS. WITH 40% OF STUDENTS
IDENTIFIED AS BEING ON THE
AUTISM SPECTRUM, AND 31% OF THE
STUDENTS REPORTED AS HAVING
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. IN 2018,
A 13 YEAR OLD STUDENT TRAGICALLY
DIED AS A RESULT OF PROLONGED
RESTRAINT AT A CONTRACTING NON
PUBLIC SCHOOL. THE TRAGIC
INCIDENT BROUGHT TO LIGHT THAT
THE CERTIFICATION OF THE SCHOOL
HAD BEEN CHANGED TO CONDITIONAL
STATUS. BASED ON PREVIOUS
MISUSES OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT.
BUT PARENTS WERE NEVER AWARE OF
ANY CHANGES. THIS IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE OF NOTIFIED PARENTS
WOULD HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THE
HARMFUL AND UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT.
THIS SCHOOL WAS FOR THEIR CHILD.
ULTIMATELY DENYING PARENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY. TO REEVALUATE THEIR
CHILD'S I E P AND OVERALL
EDUCATIONAL SETTING. THE U. S.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATED THE
CONTRACT OF L E. A AND FOUND
THAT QUOTE PARENTS DID NOT
CONSISTENTLY HAVE ACCESS TO THE
INFORMATION NEEDED TO
PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY ON THE
EP TEAMS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, END
QUOTE. EVERY SINGLE PARENT. AND
GUARDIAN HAS THE RIGHT TO
PARTICIPATE MEANINGFULLY IN
THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. CURRENT
LAW REQUIRES CITY EAT AND NOTIFY
ELIA'S, IF ANY CHANGE AND A
NONPUBLIC SCORE, AGENCY
CERTIFICATION STATUS CHANGE, AND
THIS BILL WILL EXTEND THAT
NOTICE OF ANY CHANGES TO
FAMILIES SO THAT THEY MAY BE
ABLE TO RELOCATE TO REEVALUATE
THEIR CHILD'S I E P IN A TIMELY
MANNER. AMONG THE SUPPORTERS OF
A B 6 11 ARE THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF PARENT CHILD
ADVOCACY. CALIFORNIA HEALTH,
COALITION ADVOCACY AND LEARNING
RIGHTS LAWCENTER. WITH ME TODAY
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 6 11
. IS CHRISTIE SUPPOSED TO
BURKETT FROM EDUCATION ADVOCATE
, A STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
SERVES FAMILIES WITH EXCEPTIONAL
NEEDS. AND CRYSTAL. TOM. A
PARENT OF A STUDENT WITH
EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS AT A LOCAL
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. I AM CHRISTY
SEPULVEDA BIRCH. IT OF EDUCATE
ADVOCATE EDUCATE ADVOCATE IS A
STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS, NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES
FAMILIES WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS
. AND I'M ALSO A PARENT TO A
STUDENT WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS
TO ATTEND A NON PUBLIC SCHOOL.
EDUCATE ADVOCATE IS A PROUD
SPONSOR OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WEBER'S 86 11 86 11 SEEKS TO
EXPAND TRANSPARENCY BETWEEN NON
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR
FAMILIES THEY SERVE WHEN THERE
IS ANY FORM OF CERTIFICATION
STATUS CHANGE FROM THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. SEVERAL YEARS AGO
WHEN A STUDENT WAS RESTRAINED IN
A NON PUBLIC SCHOOL. HE
TRAGICALLY DIED PREVIOUS TO THIS
TRAGIC EVENT, THE STATE HAD
CHANGED THE SCHOOL'S
CERTIFICATION STATUS. BUT
BECAUSE THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT
THAT FAMILIES ARE NOTIFIED IF A
NON PUBLIC SCHOOL CERTIFICATION
STATUS CHANGES, THE FAMILIES
WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THIS BILL
WOULD REQUIRE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES TO ALERT FAMILIES WHO
HAVE STUDENTS AND NON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS VIA EMAIL OR MAIL WITHIN
14 DAYS OF BECOMING AWARE OF ANY
CHANGE IN CERTIFICATION STATUS
OF A NON PUBLIC SCHOOL. THIS
WOULD ALLOW FAMILIES TO HAVE
ACCESS TRANSPARENCY AND TIMELY
INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO
MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT
THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THEIR
STUDENTS. EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADDRESS YOU TODAY AND I WOULD
ASK YOU TO SUPPORT A B 6 11.
OKAY? GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS
TESTIMONY IS WRITTEN ON BEHALF
OF MELORA TAMANO AND EDWARD
MIGUEL FOUNDERS AND DIRECTORS OF
A NON PUBLIC SCHOOL PORTS VIEW
PREPARATORY IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, WITH TWO CAMPUSES
SERVING OVER 200 STUDENTS. WE
FEEL IT IS AN IMPERATIVE AND
WITHOUT QUESTION THAT PARENTS AS
CONSUMERS OF AN EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE BE INFORMED OF ANY
CHANGES TO THE STATUS OF THE NON
PUBLIC SCHOOL CERTIFICATION.
CHANGES IN THE STATUS OF A NON
PUBLIC SCHOOL CERTIFICATION CAN
BE THE RESULT OF A HARMFUL,
UNSAFE OR INADEQUATE ENVIRONMENT
FOR STUDENTS FOR MANY STUDENTS,
SUDDEN DISRUPTIONS OR ABRUPT
CHANGES MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
BEHAVIOR, BEHAVIORAL AND OR
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES.
THESE CHALLENGES MAY LEAD TO
REGRESSION OR ESCALATION AND
SYMPTOMS PREVENTION THAT MAY BE
DANGEROUS AND HARMFUL TO NOT
ONLY THE STUDENT, BUT THEIR
FAMILY MEMBERS AS WELL. BY
NOTIFYING PARENTS OF SUCH
CHANGES, PARENTS CAN WORK
TOGETHER WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS,
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO
DETERMINE A PLAN AND WHETHER
ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS NEED TO BE
IN PLACE DURING A TRANSITION OR
CHANGE EDUCATIONAL SETTING TO
PREVENT REGRESSION OR FURTHER
HARM TO THE STUDENT. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS
YOU TODAY. AND WE WOULD ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT ON A B 6 11. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF A
B 611. PLEASE COME FORWARD. AND
AGAIN, PLEASE LIMIT YOUR
COMMENTS TO NAME AFFILIATION AND
, UH, YOUR POSITION ON THE BILL.
MY NAME IS PAULA KESELOWSKI. I
SAID ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
ADVOCATE. I AM A TEACHER AND A
PARENT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
STUDENTS AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. SHANNON PRIMER
. I'M ALSO A BOARD MEMBER OF
EDUCATED ADVOCATE. I'M A PARENT
OF A SPECIAL NEEDS KID AT A NON
PUBLIC SCHOOL, AND I'M A SPECIAL
EDUCATION PARALEGAL THAT
REPRESENTS KIDS AT NPS S. AND I
WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE ON
THIS, PLEASE. QUENTIN LEVEQUE ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH
COALITION ADVOCACY IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL? SEEING
NONE, ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL. ANYONE
IN THE AUDIENCE AND OPPOSITION.
SEE NO WITNESSES. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD. UM
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
LET'S ROLL OVER. I JUST WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. YOU KNOW, AS A
PARENT OF A CHILD ON THE AUTISM
SPECTRUM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
I FEEL VERY STRONGLY ABOUT. SO I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ADVOCACY
AND REALLY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL TODAY. THANK YOU. IS THAT A
SECOND TO THE MOTION, MR. THANK
YOU. UH, ANY FURTHER. ANY
FURTHER, MR CARDIO, OKAY? SEEING
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. UM WE DO
NOW HAVE A QUORUM. SO WHY DON'T
I, UH UM WELL, WHY DON'T I LET
DR WEBBER CLOSED FIRST? UM THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS DESERVED TO HAVE PEACE
OF MIND THAT WHERE THEY SEND
THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN ARE SAFE
AND HEALTHY. 86 11 NOTIFIES
PARENTS OF ANY STATUS CHANGED IN
THE NON PUBLIC SCHOOL. THAT
THEIR CHILD ATTEND SO THAT THEY
MAY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEIR
CHILDREN'S UNIQUE NEEDS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DOCTOR WEBER. VERY IMPORTANT.
BILL ADDRESSES A CRITICAL NEED,
UM I WILL BE, UH. RECOMMENDING
THAT THERE'S THIS BILL DO PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. WE
DO NOW HAVE A QUORUM, SO LET'S
FIRST CALL ROLL FORWARD TO
ESTABLISH QUARTER MURATSUCHI.
HERE HEAR DALLI DALLI HERE. ONE
CARILLO CARILLO HERE, HOOVER.
HOOVER HERE, LEAVE HERE. MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. YOU KNOW, FIVE
MEMBERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HAVING ESTABLISHED QUORUM,
EMOTIONS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
ON THE BILL. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE. FILE ITEM 14.
MAYBE 6 11. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI.
MERCER KI AY, DALLI DALLI. I
WANT CARILLO ONE CARILLO I.
HOOVER HOOVER. I LEAVE. LEE I
MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. OKAY, SO,
UH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. FIVE VOTES.
THE BILL IS OUT. UM.
ALRIGHT WE WILL MOVE NEXT TO
FILE ITEM 25 A B 14 66. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M HERE
TO ALSO PRESENT A B 14 66. WHICH
SEEKS TO FURTHER EXPAND
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESSIBILITY
BETWEEN FAMILIES AND LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES. CURRENT
STATE AND FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES
LIAISE TO COLLECT AND REPORT
DATA ON SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT
OF STUDENTS. AND FOR THAT DATA
TO BE POSTED ON THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S
WEBSITE. ACCORDING TO THAT DATA
FROM 2019 TO 2020 STATEWIDE
RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION, DATA
POSTED ON THE CDC WEBSITE,
ALMOST 3000 STUDENTS WERE
RESTRAINED OR SECLUDED IN
SCHOOLS. 81% OF THOSE STUDENTS
HAD DISABILITIES. 36% WERE
AFRICAN AMERICAN. AND 41% WERE
HISPANIC OR LATINO. OUR MOST
VULNERABLE STUDENTS ARE OVERLY
REPRESENTED IN THE RESTRAINT AND
SECLUSION DATA. AS A RESULT,
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS DESERVE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT
COULD BE HARMFUL TO THEIR
CHILDREN. ADVOCATES LIKE THOSE
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
FOR PARENT AND CHILD ADVOCACY,
SAY THAT THE CDC WEBSITE IS
DIFFICULT TO SEARCH EVEN FOR
EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS AND
ADVOCATES. EXPANDING
ACCESSIBILITY TO THIS
INFORMATION CAN ALLOW PARENTS TO
ACCURATELY ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF
THEIR CHILD OR CHILDREN TO
IMPROVE SCHOOL CLIMATE. IN
ADDITION, THE ACCESSIBILITY TO
THE INFORMATION HELPS EDUCATORS
AND ADMINISTRATORS TO REEVALUATE
THE USE OF RESTRAINT AND
SECLUSION ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND
DETERMINE WHETHER MORE EFFECTIVE
ALTERNATIVES SUCH METHODS ARE
BEING SUFFICIENTLY USED. AMONG
THE SUPPORTERS OF THIS BILL IS
DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
WHO ALSO SHARES THAT EVEN
SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPERTS HAVE
DIFFICULTY OBTAINING THIS DATA
FROM C D S WEBSITE. AND WITH ME
TODAY TO SPEAK ON MY PREVIOUS
TO, UH WITNESSES CHRISTINE
SEPULVEDA BURKETT AND CRYSTAL, A
HAM. CHRISTIE SEPULVEDA MERCHANT
AGAIN FROM EDUCATE ADVOCATE AND
WE ARE PROUD SPONSOR OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER'S ÁP 14
66 A B 14 6 14 66 REQUIRES LOCAL
AGE EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES TO POST
ON THEIR WEBSITE. THEIR
RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION DATA
THAT THEY ALREADY COLLECT AND
SUBMIT TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
EXISTING LAW REQUIRES THAT LOCAL
EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES PROVIDE
THIS DATA ON RESTRAINT AND
SECLUSION TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
UNFORTUNATELY STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED WITH
THE DATA SHOWING 83 POINT POINT
, 1% BEING PHYSICALLY RESTRAINED
AND 65.1% BEING SECLUDED FROM
THE 2019 2020 SCHOOL YEAR, DATA
REQUIRING LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES TO PROVIDE THEIR DATA
ON RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION ON
THEIR OWN WEBSITE. WILL PROVIDE
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, GREATER
TRANSPARENCY, INFORMATION AND
ACCESS AND FINDING THIS
INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TODAY
AND I WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR A B 14 66. GOOD AFTERNOON
AGAIN. MY NAME IS CRYSTAL. AHEM
I AM A PARENT OF A STUDENT WITH
EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS AT A LOCAL
SACRAMENTO AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
. THE DATA ON SECLUSION AND
RESTRAINT ON THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WEBSITE.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE. AS
IT IS. VOLUME IS HAVING THIS
DATA ON MY OWN DISTRICTS WEBSITE
RELATIVE TO THE DISTRICT MY
STUDENT BELONGS TO WOULD BE MUCH
EASIER FOR ME TO ACCESS. AS A
PARENT OF A STUDENT WITH
EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS, WHO HAS ALSO
AFRICAN AMERICAN WITH RATES OF
BOTH RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION
BEING HIGH FOR BOTH OF THESE
CATEGORIES. I AM VERY COGNIZANT
OF THE FACT THAT THE TOPIC OF
RESTRAINT AND SECLUSION IS ONE.
I NEED TO KEEP MY EYE ON. THE
EASIEST WAY FOR ME TO DO THIS IS
TO BE ABLE TO SEAMLESSLY. ACCESS
MY DISTRICT WEBSITE WITH THE
INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE
DISTRICT. MY SON GOES TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR OPPORTUNITY. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
TO YOU AGAIN ON A B. SPEAK TO
YOU AGAIN TO SPEAK TO YOU TODAY
ON A B 14 66 AND I WOULD ASK
THAT YOU SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. AGAIN UH, NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
BILL. PAULA HAS OF SKI. I'M A
BOARD MEMBER FOR EDUCATE
ADVOCATE A PARENT AND TEACHER
AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL. SHANNON
PRIMER BOARD MEMBER OF EDUCATED
ADVOCATE, PARENT OF SPECIAL
NEEDS KID WHO HAS BEEN
RESTRAINED AND STILL SPECIAL
EDUCATION. PARALEGAL I DO
SUPPORT THIS, BILL. THANK YOU.
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS GREGORY
CRAMER ON BEHALF OF DISABILITY
RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA ALSO A PARENT
OF A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. QUENTIN
LEVEQUE ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTH COALITION ADVOCACY IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU ANY WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION? TO THE BILL.
SEEING NONE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL?
SEEING NONE QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SEEING NO REQUESTS
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MR
HOOVER. SECOND BY MR LEE. TÂM
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE DR
WEBBER? I JUST WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT THIS BILL AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. ALL RIGHT, DR. WEBBER
AGAIN. YOUR YOUR SECOND BILL.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ADVOCATE
FOR PARENTS AND FOR GETTING MORE
ACCESS TO INFORMATION SO THAT
PARENTS CAN LOOK OUT FOR THE
WELL BEING OF THE CHILD. UM I AM
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. WOW ITEM
25 A B 14 66 I WANT TO SHARE I'M
SORRY. YES. ADAM 25 A B. DO WE
WANT TO CLARIFY? OKAY? NO
AMENDMENTS. OH OKAY. I LET LET
ME CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD. THERE
ARE NO AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL,
SO THE MOTION IS TO DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. THANK YOU FOR
THAT. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ADAM 25 A B
14 66. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. SUKI SUKI, I
DALLI DALLI. I WON CARILLO ONE
CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER. I LI LI
I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA, AYE. 6 TO 0
MCCARTY. AYE. 70. THE BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT NEXT FILE ORDER. WE
HAVE FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO, MAYBE
230 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES.
ACTUALLY WHY YOUR WITNESSES ARE
COMING UP. UM. WE HAVE A QUORUM.
UM LIKE. TO TAKE CARE OF OUR
ADOPTION OF OUR COMMITTEE ROLES
. UM DO WE HAVE A MOTION? OKAY?
ACTUALLY WE HAD A MOTION BY MR
CARILLO SECONDED BY MR HOOVER
FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE
COMMITTEE RULES. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE BALL.
THIS IS FOR THE ADOPTION OF
COMMITTEE RULES. THE MOTION IS
TO ADOPT THE COMMITTEE RULES.
MURDER SUKI, I DOLLY! SALLY I
WANT CARILLO CARILLO I HOOVER
HOOVER. I LEAVE MY MCCARTY.
BACARDI. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 70 THE
COMMITTEE RULES ARE ADOPTED.
THAT'S REST. WELCOME. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS TODAY. I'M SO
PLEASED TO PRESENT TO YOU A B 2
30. THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE
SCHOOLS SERVING THIRD THROUGH
FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS TO STOCK
RESTAURANTS WITH FREE AND
ACCESSIBLE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT I
AM ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND I APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT WAS DONE TO GET US TO
THIS POINT. A B 2 30 EXPANDS ON
THE MENSTRUAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021
, WHICH REQUIRED SCHOOLS SERVING
SIXTH THROUGH 12TH GRADES TO
STOCK MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN
THEIR RESTROOMS. CURRENTLY OVER
2400 SCHOOLS THAT SERVED THIRD
THROUGH FIFTH GRADES, WHICH ARE
NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THREE
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS TO THEM.
RECENT DATA FROM THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES SHOWS A TREND
TOWARD AN EARLY ONSET OF
MENSTRUATION. IT IS CRITICAL
THAT WHEN YOUNG STUDENTS ARE IN
NEED OF MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, THEY
BE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE TO THEM.
STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT IN THE
CLASSROOM, AND OVERALL SUCCESS
CAN BE IMPACTED NEGATIVELY WHEN
THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS. OUR STUDENTS
SHOULD HAVE THE NECESSARY
PRODUCTS TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES
WHEN THEY ARE ON THEIR PERIOD.
THESE PRODUCTS SHOULD BE FREE
AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THEM.
MAYBE 2 30 IS VERY SPECIAL TO ME
BECAUSE IT WASN'T I WHO CAME UP
WITH THE IDEA. IT WAS TWO LOCAL
GIRL SCOUTS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING
INCREDIBLE WORK IN THEIR
COMMUNITY AND THEIR SCHOOLS TO
MAKE MENSTRUAL KITS AVAILABLE IN
SCHOOLS SO THAT THOSE WHO START
THEIR PERIODS EARLY WILL HAVE
WHAT THEY NEED. HERE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT THIS BILL OR EVA
FERN COAST, AND JILLIAN MENDOZA
OF GIRL SCOUT TROOPS 76 OF SAN
GORGONIO COUNCIL WHO FLEW UP
SPECIFICALLY FROM SAN BERNARDINO
AREA TO BE HERE ALSO, WE HAVE
èC SAN FRANCISCO MEDICAL
STUDENT AND ASPIRING A B O B G Y
N NEJAT PONDICHERRY. WHO IS ALSO
HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CARL.
SCOUTS. WELCOME. PLEASE TAKE IT
AWAY, OKAY? HI I'M JILLIAN
MENDOZA. AND I'M HERE WITH MY
FRIEND EVA FRANCO'S WERE FROM
GRAND TERRACE AND ARE GIRL
SCOUTS FROM TROOP 76 HERE TO
PRESENT A B 2 30 GIRL SCOUT
PERIOD EQUALITY ACT. THIS
PROJECT ALL STARTED OFF WITH
WORKING ON OUR SILVER PROJECT
AND FOR SILVER PROJECT WE
CREATED EMERGENCY MENSTRUAL
KIDS. FOR THIRD TO FIFTH GRADERS
AT OUR LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DUE TO OUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND
STARTED IN EARLY MENSTRUAL
CYCLE. INSIDE THE KIT. WE HAVE A
TOWEL. UH, PERIOD UNDERWEAR,
PLENTY OF WIPES AND THEY PAD
INCLUDED IS ALSO A CHANCE THAT
WE CREATED THAT TELLS BASIC
INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR PERIOD
ALONG WITH TIPS AND AFFIRMATION
. SO THE GIRLS KNOW THAT SHE'S
NOT ALONE AND SHE WAS PERFECTLY
OKAY AND THIS IS VERY NORMAL.
LET'S INCLUDE THE YOUNGER GIRLS
BY SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE
NECESSARY SUPPLIES. WELL,
THEY'RE AT SCHOOL. WE WANT THE
YOUNGER GIRLS TO FEEL PREPARED
AND COMFORTABLE. WELL BEING AT
SCHOOL. WE WANT TO NORMALIZE THE
SUBJECT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. SO
THEY FEEL THAT THIS IS NORMAL,
SO SUPPLYING THEM WITH THE
MENSTRUAL SUPPLIES IN THE
RESTROOM WOULD MAKE THEM FEEL
PREPARED AND READY IF THEY DON'T
HAVE THE SUPPLIES THAT SCHOOL.
IT WILL AFFECT THEIR EDUCATION
BECAUSE THEY ALL START MISSING
CLASS AND IT'S GOING TO AFFECT
THEM LIFELONG. SO LET'S SUPPORT
OUR YOUNGER GIRLS AND HELP THEM
FEEL BETTER AT SCHOOL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
EVA FRANCO'S FROM GIRL SCOUT
TROOP 76. THANK YOU ALL FOR
HAVING GILLIAN AND I HERE TODAY.
THE REASON WHY THIS BILL IS SO
IMPORTANT TO US IS BECAUSE BOTH
OF US STARTED OUR MENSTRUAL
CYCLES AT AN EARLY AGE DURING
CLASS INSTRUCTION. I WAS ONLY 10
YEARS OLD IN THE FIFTH GRADE
WHEN I STARTED MY PERIOD AND IT
WAS DURING ONLINE LEARNING. I
WASN'T EVEN EXPECTING MY PERIOD
AT THAT YOUNG AGE. AS FOR
JILLIAN, SHE WAS EVEN YOUNGER AT
AGE NINE IN THE FOURTH GRADE.
HER PERIOD STARTED AT THE END OF
THIS AT THE END OF THE DAY IN
CLASS. SHE WASN'T EXPECTING
EITHER. SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO
TALK TO AND THERE WEREN'T ANY
MENSTRUAL SUPPLIES IN THE IN THE
BATHROOM. SHE HAD TO JUST WAIT
UNTIL SHE GOT HOME. WE WERE BOTH
VERY YOUNG AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
WAS HAPPENING. THIS REALLY GOT
US THINKING I LEARNED THAT SOME
OF MY FRIENDS HAD ALSO STARTED
EARLY ONE AS EARLY AS THIRD
GRADE. SHE NEVER REALLY TALKED
ABOUT IT UNTIL JILLIAN AND I
STARTED THIS PROJECT. A FRIEND
TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD TO USE
TOILET PAPER AND PAPER TOWELS AT
SCHOOL BECAUSE HER FAMILY DID
NOT HAVE ANY MENSTRUAL SUPPLIES.
THIS IS WHY WE WROTE AS A
SUGGESTION IN OUR PAMPHLET FOR
GIRLS TO ALWAYS CARRY A PAD AND
TO SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER. NO GIRLS
, 3RD 4TH OR FIFTH GRADE HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY'LL GET
THROUGH THE SCHOOL DAY WITHOUT
ANY METRO SUPPLIES WHEN ALL THEY
SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON IS
LEARNING. HAVING ADEQUATE
SUPPLIES AT SCHOOL COULD MAKE A
DIFFERENCE FOR THE GIRLS WHO
START THEIR MENSTRUAL CYCLES
EARLY AND WHILE IN CLASS THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME TO LISTEN ME,
JILLIAN AND ALL THEIR EARLY
MENSTRUAL STUDENTS APPRECIATE
YOUR CARE AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. HELLO EVERYONE AND GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS
NATHAN PONDICHERRY AND I'M 1/4
YEAR MEDICAL STUDENT AT UC SAN
FRANCISCO AND AN ASPIRING RBG Y
N AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT 82 30,
THE FIRST MENSTRUAL PERIOD AND A
MENSTRUATING PERSON KNOWN AS
MONARCHY TYPICALLY OCCURS
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 10 TO 16,
WITH THE AVERAGE AGE OF ONSET AT
AROUND 12.4 YEARS OLD. HOWEVER
THIS AGE OF MONARCHY HAS BEEN
DECREASING IN THE US OVER THE
PAST 50 YEARS, ACCORDING TO AN
ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN 2020 BY THE
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
, ONE OF THE MOST REPUTABLE
MEDICAL JOURNALS IN THE WORLD,
MORE THAN 10% OF MENSTRUATING
CHILDREN GET THEIR FIRST PERIOD
BEFORE THE AGE OF 10, WHICH IS
AROUND THE AGE OF THE FIFTH
GRADER. THE PROPORTION OF
CHILDREN GETTING THEIR PERIODS
AT YOUNGER AGES IS INCREASED,
PARTICULARLY IN CHILDREN OF LOW
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, WHO OFTEN
SUFFER THE MOST FROM PERIOD
POVERTY. A REPORT PUBLISHED BY
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION IN 2020 ALSO
PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT THE
PROBABILITY OF MONARCHY IS
INCREASING WITH 10% OF CHILDREN
AGED 8 TO 12 GETTING THEIR FIRST
PERIOD BETWEEN THE YEARS OF 2013
TO 2017, COMPARED TO ONLY 7% OF
INDIVIDUALS REACHING MONARCHY
BEFORE THE AGE OF 10 IN 1995.
WHILE WE DO NOT KNOW WHY
CHILDREN ARE GETTING THEIR
PERIODS EARLIER, THERE HAVE BEEN
SOME HYPOTHESES, INCLUDING MORE
CHILDREN WITH HIGHER BMS MORE
PROCESSED FOODS, PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY AS WELL AS LONGER
SLEEPING HOURS, WHICH ALL MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE EARLIER ONSET
OF PUBERTY IN THESE CHILDREN,
REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE. THE
LITERATURE HAS SHOWN MANY TIMES
THAT THERE ARE MORE AND MORE
CHILDREN WHO ARE GETTING THEIR
PERIODS BEFORE THE AGE OF 11,
WITH AT LEAST 10% OF CHILDREN
GETTING THEIR FIRST PERIOD
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8 TO 10. FOR
THIS REASON I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THE IDEA TO INCLUDE MENTOR
PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS THAT SERVED
THIRD THROUGH FIFTH GRADERS
THROUGH A B 2 30. THANK YOU FOR
LETTING ME SPEAK TODAY AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
IDEA UP. THANK YOU. OKAY? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. PLEASE
COME FORWARD NAME, AFFILIATION
AND POSITION ON THE BILL. RYAN
SPENCER ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE WILL BE GÂY
ENDS DISTRICT NINE IN SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBER GENESIS
GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR, LENNY SKANDALAKIS.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IS A PROUD
CO SPONSOR AND URGES YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
. KATE ABANDONS WITH HEALTH
ACCESS CALIFORNIA, THE STATEWIDE
HEALTHCARE CONSUMER ADVOCACY,
COALITION AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, BRIAN STOP ON
BEHALF OF WHITE HOUSE PUBLIC
REPAIRS WITH THEIR CLIENTS NEAR
OUT. PURCHASE CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON AS THE MOTHER OF ONE
OF THE EARLY START, MEN STRAIGHT
EAR'S I FULLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK NAME COULD YOU STATE YOUR
NAME, PLEASE? FOR THE RECORD.
JULIA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HI.
HI ELLIE MENDOZA AND LAUREN
MENDOZA. WE SUPPORT THE BILL TO
30. PROUD MOTHER. SORRY. MARK
MENDOZA, PROUD FATHER OF CHILEAN
AND I SUPPORT THE BILL. LINDA
DOMINGUEZ, CHIEF OF COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS, GIRLS, COUNSELOR,
SHANGRI GROWNEY. OH WE SUPPORT
THIS, AND I'M SURE EVERY OTHER
GIRL SCOUT COUNCIL IT. THANK
YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. MS
QUIRK-SILVA HMM. I DON'T HAVE A
QUESTION. BUT I HAVE A
CONGRATULATIONS, BECAUSE, UH,
THESE WITNESSES OF YOURS ARE SO
WELL PREPARED AND CONFIDENT, AND
I JUST HAVE TO SAY
CONGRATULATIONS, EXCELLENT WORK
WORK, AND I MOVED THE BILL.
SECOND NO MOTION HAS BEEN MADE
BY MS QUIRK-SILVA SECONDED BY MR
LEE MR MCCARTNEY. YES THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I KNOW YOU'RE
GOING TO THE SENATE HOPEFULLY
SOON AND IT'S TOO BAD. THESE
YOUNG LADIES AREN'T 18 BECAUSE
THEY'RE FROM GRAND TERRACE
HOMETOWN. THEY COULD DO A GREAT
JOB STEPPING IN WITH WITH WITH
THEIR PRESENTATION. UM AS YOU
KNOW, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I HAVE
TWO LITTLE GIRLS, MIDDLE
SCHOOLERS AND GIRL SCOUTS STILL
CURRENTLY AND SO APPLIED YOU ALL
FOR BRINGING THE SWORD. BUT BUT
EVEN MORE ACROSS THE NATION, WE
HEARD TALK THIS WEEK ABOUT STATE
SAYING YOU CAN'T SAY THAT WORD.
PERIOD ANYMORE FOR YOUNG KIDS,
AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT MENSTRUAL
EDUCATION MEANS SO MUCH AND WE
HAVE TO NOT JUST NOT SAY IT, BUT
ACT AND EVEN MORE BUILDING UPON
OUR FORMER COLLEAGUES
LEGISLATION TO PUT THESE
PRODUCTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SO YOU
KNOW, AS THEIR WITNESSES SAID
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IT'S NEEDED
NOT JUST FOR THOSE GRADES AND SO
HATS OFF TO YOU AND THANK YOU
ALL FOR BRINGING THIS IDEA TO
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. COMMENTS.
SEEING NONE. MS RACE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? WELL YOU CAN TELL
WHY I'M SO PROUD OF THESE TWO
YOUNG GIRLS FOR DOING THIS FOR
THE REST OF THEIR TROOPS, AND
NOT JUST FOR THE REST OF THE
TROOPS FOR THE REST OF THE
STUDENTS IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND
FOR THE REST OF THOSE YOUNG
GIRLS IN ALL OF CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REYES SO
THE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN
ACCEPTED. YES. AND, UH. I JUST
WANT TO SAY WELL, FIRST OF ALL,
UH, GIRL SCOUTS. THANK YOU FOR
MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I HOPE THAT
THIS IS NOT ONLY SOMETHING THAT
YOU'LL REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF
YOUR LIVES, BUT THAT YOU WILL
CONTINUE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY
SPEAKING OUT AND CALLING FOR
CHANGE THAT. IS GOOD FOR ALL OF
US. I SPEAK AS A FATHER OF A
DAUGHTER ALSO, AND SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM MOTION
HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. UM
IT'S A DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
TO A B 2 30. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI GI
DALLI DALLI. I WON CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER HOOVER. I LI I LI I
MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA AYE. SEVEN. 7 TO 0.
US OUT. THANKS. CONGRATULATIONS.
ALRIGHT WE HAVE MR WARD NEXT AND
FILE ORDER, BUT I DON'T SEE HIM
HERE. AND SO WE HAVE MISTER
VALENCIA. THIS IS FILE ITEM 18 A
B 7 TO 1. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WELCOME.
FORAGERS. WONDERFUL THANK YOU.
WE WANT TO START THIS MR CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I WANT TO
START MY THINKING YOUR TEAM FOR
THEIR DILIGENT ENGAGEMENT ON
THIS BILL. UH I WILL ALSO BE
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS, AS
DESCRIBED ON PAGE NUMBER FIVE.
MOVED THE BILL. THANK YOU.
MOTION BY MR CARILLO SECOND BY
MR LEE. THANK YOU. A B 7 21 WILL
MODERNIZE HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ARE ABLE TO POST BUDGET MEETING
NOTICES TO PROVIDE GREATER
ACCESSIBILITY AND COST
EFFICIENCY FOR OUR FAMILIES AND
TAXPAYERS. ABC 7 21 IMPROVED
SCHOOL PROCESSES BY ALLOWING
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO POST BUDGET
MEETING NOTICES. PROMINENTLY ON
THEIR WEBSITES OR IN LOCAL
NEWSPAPERS, ADDITIONALLY, BY
SAVING MONEY FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS LOOKING TO STREAMLINE
ONLINE ACCESS TO PUBLIC
INFORMATION, AND BY GIVING
SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE FLEXIBILITY
TO ADJUST MEETING DATES TO THE
PUBLIC'S NEEDS. EXISTING LAW
THAT WAS ENACTED IN THE
SEVENTIES REQUIRES THAT COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS PUBLISHED
DISTRICT BUDGET MEETINGS. IN
THEIR LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, THE
COSTS OF PUBLISHING AND THE
STAFF TIME IT TAKES TO PREPARE
AND FORMAT. THESE NOTICES
AMOUNTS TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
EACH YEAR FOR OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY NEWSPAPERS
WHETHER IN PRINT OR EDITIONS
OFTEN INCLUDE PAY WALLS THAT
PRESENT A BARRIER TO THE
ACCESSIBILITY OF PUBLIC
INFORMATION, PARTICULARLY FOR
LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
FURTHERMORE MOST FAMILIES AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ALREADY
VISITING DISTRICT WEBSITES FOR
PURPOSES OF RECEIVING
INFORMATION. DURING THE YEAR
WITH POTENTIAL BUDGET CHALLENGES
OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
SHOULD FOCUS RESOURCES ON
PROVIDING OUR STUDENTS WITH THE
BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE. THE
REQUIREMENT TO POST BUDGET
MEETING NOTICES IN NEWSPAPERS IS
IMPLEMENTED OF A TIME WHEN PRINT
MEDIA DOMINATED METHODS OF
COMMUNICATION. ADVENT. OF THE
ADVENT OF THE INTERNET ALLOWS US
BUDGET MEETING NOTICES TO BE
POSTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE
ADVENT OF INTERNET OF THE
INTERNET ALLOWS US TO POST
BUDGET MEETINGS FREE OF CHARGE
ON SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITES.
SCHOOL DISTRICT WEBSITES OFTEN
HAVE THE ABILITY TO TRANSLATE
THESE PAGES BASED ON THE NEEDS
OF THE COMMUNITY AND CAN BE
FOUND WITH A SIMPLE INTERNET
SEARCH, THEREBY INCREASING
ACCESSIBILITY FOR THOUSANDS WHO
SPEAK ANOTHER PRIMARY LANGUAGE
OTHER THAN ENGLISH. THIS BILL
PROVIDES THE LATITUDE FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO CONTINUE POSTING
THROUGH NEWSPAPER MEDIUMS OR
POST ON THEIR WEBSITES. LEAVING
THE DECISION UP TO THE ELECTED
OFFICIALS REPRESENTING THE
PARENTS AND STUDENTS OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE REGIONS WITH ME, I
HAVE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF THE
BILL. I HAVE GARY STEIN, THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES OF ORANGE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHO IS
ALSO SPONSORING THE BILL, AND
THEN ELIZABETH AS SECURE.
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
FOR THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS.
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMITTEE CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
MY NAME'S GARY STEIN AND I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
87 21 IS A SIMPLE COMMON SENSE
BILL, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE
FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, AND HOW ADOPTED
BUDGET NOTIFICATIONS ARE POSTED.
ALLOWING THE OPTION TO
PROMINENTLY POST NOTIFICATION
HEARING ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
HOMEPAGE OR PUBLISH IT IN A
LOCALLY DISTRIBUTED NEWSPAPER.
IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS WITH THE ROLE OF
INFORMING THEIR COMMUNITIES
ABOUT THE BUDGET ADOPTION IN A
MANNER WHICH BEST ADDRESS THE
NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF
COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC
INFORMATION FROM SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAS TRANSITIONED TO
ELECTRONIC MEDIUMS AND ONTO
THEIR WEBSITES, AS WE JUST SAW
EARLIER WITH A B 14 66 EXAMPLES
ARE THE EL CAP SCHOOL SAFETY
PLANS, EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES, SPENDING REPORTS
AND MUCH MORE. ALSO MOST SCHOOL
DISTRICT BUSINESSES REQUIRES
PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT REQUIRES
PUBLIC HEARINGS ONLY REQUIRED
POSTING ON THE DISTRICT WEBSITE
FOR THE BROWN ACT. EXAMPLES SUCH
AS THE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS,
ADOPTION AND DISTRICT
REORGANIZATION, EVEN PURCHASING
PROPERTY. ALL OF THESE THINGS
JUST REQUIRE POSTING A PUBLIC
POSTING ON THEIR WEBSITE. WITH
THE QUESTION OF ACCESSIBILITY
AND REACH IS A SIMILAR MEMBER,
VALENCIA POINTED OUT. UM IT. THE
WEBSITES ARE THE BEST AVAILABLE
OPTION FOR PUBLIC. THE PUBLIC
POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA
FOUND THAT 94% OF CALIFORNIANS
REPORTED HAVING INTERNET ACCESS
TO AT LEAST ONE DEVICE. AND THE
LATEST U. S CENSUS FOUND THAT
90% OF CALIFORNIANS HAVE A
BROADBAND SUBSCRIPTION. SO 90
PLUS PERCENT ACTUALLY, SO
AFFORDABLE OR NOT, IT'S THEIR
AND OUR COMMUNITY HAS IT. EACH
COMMUNITY IS DIFFERENT. AND
WHICH IS WHY A B 7 21 RESPECTS
THOSE DIFFERENCES AND PROVIDES
THAT FLEXIBILITY FOR LOCALLY
ELECTED OFFICIALS TO DECIDE WHAT
COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IS BEST FOR
THEIR COMMUNITIES. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE
COMMITTEE'S I VOTE ON THE BILL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HIGH CHAIR
MEMBERS, ELIZABETH ESQUIVEL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS
REPRESENTING 25,000 K THROUGH 14
BUSINESS LEADERS IN BOTH COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS STATEWIDE. THE COUNTY
OFFICES, MANAGES THE PUBLISHING
OF SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING
NOTICES IN NEWSPAPERS AND
INITIALLY COVERS THE COST OF
PRINTING, WHICH IS LATER INVOICE
TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF
MUST DEDICATE TIME TO COLLECT
THE NECESSARY DATA AND
INFORMATION ARRANGED FOR
PUBLICATION ISSUE PER PURCHASE.
REQUISITIONS AND ORDERS, VERIFY
PUBLICATIONS AND INVOICE FOR
REIMBURSEMENT FROM DISTRICTS.
THIS RESULTS IN THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS IN COSTS PER YEAR FOR
THE COUNTY OFFICE. THE BILL
WOULD ALLOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE
CHOICE TO POST NOTICES ON THE
HOMEPAGE OF THE INTERNET WEBSITE
OR CONTINUE TO POST ON THEIR
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. SWITCHING TO
ONLINE NOTICES WILL INCREASE
ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION FOR
COUNTLESS PARENTS LOOKING TO BE
INVOLVED IN THE BUDGETING
PROCESS, INCREASING THE
FLEXIBILITY OF THESE BUDGET
MEETINGS, WHICH WILL ALLOW
SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SAVE COSTS. AND WITH THAT I
REQUEST UM I WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE ON THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL? PLEASE NAME AFFILIATION
POSITION. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. JEFF BOCK ARE
REPRESENTING THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
THE 23 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN
RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT. ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION. PLEASE
COME FORWARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
BRITTANY BARSA TÌM, THE GENERAL
COUNCIL OF THE CALIFORNIA NEWS
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION. WE
REPRESENT OVER 800 PUBLICATIONS
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
PUBLIC KNOWS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY
FOR THE ASSOCIATION FOR A NUMBER
OF YEARS. WE FEEL THAT IT IS AN
ESSENTIAL PIECE OF TRANSPARENCY
AND THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY IT'S A
PROACTIVE WAY FOR THE DISTRICTS
AND THE GOVERNMENTS TO BE
TRANSPARENT, PARTICULARLY AROUND
BUDGET ISSUES. WHILE I
APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENTS BEING
TAKEN TO CLARIFY THAT IT HAS TO
BE AN APPROXIMATE LOCATION ON
THE WEBSITE. WE STILL FEEL THAT
GIVEN THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THAT
POSTING A NEWSPAPER FOR
PUBLISHING AND NEWSPAPER GENERAL
CIRCULATION IS STILL A
GUARANTEED WAY TO REACH A NUMBER
OF FOLKS PAPER HAS TO BE TO
BECOME ADJUDICATED HAS TO BE
FOUND TO REACH A SUBSTANTIAL
NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS IN A GIVEN
AREA, AND IT ALSO CANNOT BE
ALTERED RIGHT SO WHILE
FLEXIBILITY CAN BE BENEFICIAL
FOR SCHEDULING MEANS IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HAVE A RECORD. OF
THESE ITEMS AS THEY COME UP. AND
I'D ALSO JUST NOTE THE DATA THAT
WE HAVE REPRESENTS THE 25% THE
STATE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
BROADBAND. WHEN IT COMES TO THE
COST ISSUES. THEY'RE ACTUALLY 47
DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE
ADJUDICATED IN ORANGE COUNTY
ALONE, SO THERE ARE SEVERAL
OPTIONS AND WHERE TO PUBLISH
THESE NOTICES. AND. YOU KNOW,
IT'S NOT JUST THIS PARENTS
DOLLARS AT RISK RIGHT? LIKE I
DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN AND I
PAY A LOT OF PROPERTY TAXES AND
WE HAVE THE BELARUS TAX IN ELK
GROVE TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS, FOR
EXAMPLE. SO WHILE UM IT'S YOU
KNOW, THE PARENTS PROBABLY DO
HAVE A STRONG INTEREST IN THAT
IT'S NOT JUST THEIR DOLLARS THAT
ARE BEING SPENT, AND SO IT NEEDS
TO BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC AS
A WHOLE. AND THAT IS WHY HOWARD
JARVIS TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION HAS
JOINED US IN OUR OPPOSITION AS
WELL AS OUR ETHNIC MEDIA
PARTNERS, CALIFORNIA BLACK MEDIA
AND ETHNIC MEDIA SERVICES. AND
WITH THAT, I'LL RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR NO VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UH, ANY FURTHER WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION. STAYING
NO ONE COMING FORWARD QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. THAT'S TRUE.
YEAH JUST QUESTION. UM FOR I
GUESS THE SUPPORT UM WHAT IS THE
COST THAT THIS IS COSTING SCHOOL
OFFICIALS OR DISTRICTS? UH IF
ANYONE HAS ANY STATISTICS ON
THAT, SO IN GENERAL, THE
POSTINGS ARE USUALLY AROUND
RELEASED IN OUR AREA. IT'S
AROUND $1400 PER PUBLICATION.
BUT THAT'S JUST THE COST TO THE
NEWSPAPER. THE STAFFING INVOLVED
IS WE HAVEN'T ESTIMATED OR WE
DON'T KEEP TRACK OF THE NUMBER
OF HOURS. BUT YOU DO NEED TO
EVERY SINGLE PUBLICATION. THEY
HAVE THEIR OWN RULES. THEY HAVE
THEIR OWN FORMAT THAT WE HAVE TO
SUBMIT THIS INFORMATION, TOO. SO
IT TAKES MANY HOURS TO GET THIS
DONE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
FROM THE COMMITTEE. NO. YES. OH,
OKAY. ACTUALLY I'M APOLOGIZE.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND
SECONDED. UM. MR VALENCIA. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? SURE THANK
YOU. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD
FOR THE RECORD THAT WE DID REACH
OUT TO ASK FOR COLLABORATION AND
ASK FOR AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD BE
PALPABLE TO THE INDUSTRY AND WE
DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. AND
IN ADDITION, I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO STATE FOR THE RECORD AS WELL
THAT IN MY OPINION, ANYTHING
THAT'S PUBLICIZED ON OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT WEBSITES IS AS
TRANSPARENT AND PUBLIC AS
POSSIBLE. JUST FOR THE RECORD.
SO IN CLOSING, I DO BELIEVE THAT
A B 7 21 DOES SAVE COST. IT'S
GOING TO STREAMLINE INFORMATION,
INCREASED ACCESSIBILITY AND
INCREASED LOCAL CONTROL FOR EACH
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME, AND WITH THAT I REQUEST
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU, MR
VALENCIA. AYE. APPRECIATE THE
NEWS PUBLISHERS COMMENTS, BUT I
THINK IT YOU KNOW, AS ONE OF
YOUR WITNESSES SAID, I THINK IT
MAKES SENSE. IF NOT COMMON SENSE
THAT WE PROVIDE A OPTIONS FOR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BE ABLE TO
PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY FOR THE
PUBLIC. AND FOR THAT REASON I AM
IN SUPPORT OF YOUR BILL. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MARTIANS BEEN
MADE AND SECONDED. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE WHILE
ITEM 18 A B 7 21. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI GI
DALLI DALLI. I WON CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER HOOVER. I LEAVE LEE I'M
MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA AYE. OFTEN GOES 7 TO
0 MOTION ITS BELLS OUT. SURE,
THANK YOU. OKAY WE'RE BACK ON
THE FILE. OR SIGN UP ORDER. UM
FILE NUMBER 4 82 75 BY MR WARD.
FOLLOWED BY FILE ITEM 13 85 99,
ALSO BY MR WARD. WELCOME. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND MEMBERS ARE
HAPPY TO PRESENT A B 2 75 THIS
AFTERNOON. AS YOU KNOW, A
STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN REPRESENTING
THE STUDENT VOICE AND SHARING
STUDENT PERSPECTIVES WITH SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND COUNTY BOARDS OF
EDUCATION, DESPITE THEIR
IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITIES, THE
CURRENT LAW PROHIBITS THEM FROM
RECEIVING ANY COMPENSATION FOR
THEIR WORK. 82 75 WILL FAIRLY
SUPPORT AND EMPOWER MORE
STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE BY
GIVING SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARDS
AND COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION
THE OPTION TO COMPENSATE SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR WORK.
THIS BILL RESPECTS THAT STUDENT
BOARD MEMBERS, TIME AND WORK ARE
VALUED AND AS A STEP TOWARDS
ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS WOULD
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PARTICIPATE AND RECEIVE
COMPENSATION FOR THEIR WORK. I'D
LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT MY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. LEAH NEPOMUCENO, A STUDENT
BOARD MEMBER ON THE SAN DIEGO
UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND
BLESSING LAVENDER WILLIAMS, A
STUDENT IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
DISTRICT, AND WOULD RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST URIBE Ó. MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY
TESTIMONY. MY NAME IS LEE
NEPOMUCENO, AND I AM CURRENTLY A
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER AT SAN
DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
AND I AM HERE TODAY REPRESENTING
THE DISTRICT, WHICH IS A PROUD
SPONSOR OF A B 275 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WARD AS SENEGAL UNIFIED,
UPLIFTING STUDENT VOICES IS A
CORE PART OF OUR MISSION. WE
BELIEVE THAT WHEN STUDENTS HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEANINGFULLY
ENGAGED IN THE GOVERNANCE
PROCESS OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE BECOME BETTER AS AN
ORGANIZATION. SENEGAL UNIFIED
CURRENTLY HAS TWO STUDENT BOARD
MEMBER POSITIONS, ONE OF WHICH
IS REQUIRED TO BE FILLED BY A
STUDENT FROM THE SCHOOL WHERE AT
LEAST 60% OF THE STUDENT BODY
QUALIFIES FOR FREE OR REDUCED
PRICE LUNCH THROUGH BOARD
MEMBERS PROVIDE A CRITICAL
CONNECTION BETWEEN SAN DIEGO
UNIFIED GOVERNING BOARD AND ARE
NEARLY 100,000 STUDENTS. THIS
JOB IS MEANINGFUL AND IMPORTANT
, BUT IT IS NOT EASY AS A
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. I DEVOTE
10 TO 15 HOURS PER WEEK TOWARDS
INDEPENDENTLY READING MATERIAL,
UNDERSTANDING POTENTIAL CHANGES
TO POLICY AND MEETING WITH
STUDENTS AND STAFF ALL ACROSS
THE DISTRICT. IN MY CURRENT TERM
, I PROUDLY SPONSORED NUMEROUS
RESOLUTIONS ADDRESSING GUN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION. SEX
TRAFFICKING AND SCREEN
ADDICTION. HOWEVER DESPITE THE
IMPORTANT WORK THAT STUDENT
BOARD MEMBERS PERFORM. CURRENT
LAW PROHIBITS THEM FROM
RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR THEIR
WORK. THIS BULL WAS SIMPLY ALLOW
DISTRICTS AND COUNTY OFFICE
BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO CHOOSE TO
PAY THEIR STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS
AT SENEGAL UNIFIED. THIS WILL
ALLOW US TO MEANINGFULLY
RECOGNIZED THE VALUE THAT OUR
STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS BRING TO
THE DISTRICT. ADDITIONALLY
PROVIDING COMPENSATION WILL
REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION
, MAKING ACCESS TO THIS
OPPORTUNITY MORE EQUITABLE FOR
THESE REASONS, I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT A B 275. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY
TESTIMONY. MY NAME IS BUSTED
LAVENDER WILLIAMS. I AM A JUNIOR
STUDENT ATHLETE AT LINCOLN HIGH
SCHOOL IN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT WHILE ATTENDING
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL. I'VE BEEN A
MEMBER OF THE VARSITY TENNIS
LACROSSE IN CHEERLEADING TEAM.
NOT ONLY AM I INVOLVED IN
SPORTS, I'M A PART OF MAKING
AMAZING ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP
ME PREPARE FOR COLLEGE, SUCH AS
THE AARON PRICE FELLOWSHIP. THE
YOUNGER, PROSPEROUS FOUNDATION
AND I'M ALSO THE CO PRESIDENT OF
ORGANIZATION CALLED BLACK GIRLS
UNITED, WHOSE MISSION STATEMENTS
TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER YOUNG
WOMEN OF COLOR IN MY COMMUNITY
AND MY PRINCIPAL, MS BROWN CAME
TO ME WITH THE IDEA OF BEING A
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER. I LOVE THE
IDEA. BEING ON THE BOARDROOM
MEANS STUDENTS IN MY COMMUNITY
WOULD HAVE A VOICE AND WILL BE
ABLE TO EXPRESS AND CLARIFY THE
NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS OF THE
INJUSTICE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
THEY FACE SOON AFTER BEING ASKED
TO PURSUE THIS OPPORTUNITY, I
WAS INFORMED THAT THE STUDENT
BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT PAID FOR
THEIR WORK. THIS PART MADE ME
SAD. AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE
OPPORTUNITY. I COULD NOT TAKE
THE POSITION. AT THIS POINT IN
MY EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY, I'M
SPENDING EVERY SECOND WORKING
AND SAVING MONEY FOR COLLEGE OR
LOOKING FOR SCHOLARSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PAY FOR
COLLEGE. SPEAKING FOR MYSELF IN
MOST OF MY PEERS, WE NORMALLY
MUST TURN DOWN THESE GREAT
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS, NOT
BECAUSE WE ARE LAZY OR UNDER
OVEN, BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE WE
FACED THE FINANCIAL DISADVANTAGE
. I FEEL BAD FOR THE STUDENTS
WHO HAVE SUCH GREAT POTENTIAL IN
FUTURES AHEAD OF THEM, BUT
CONTINUE TO BE LEFT BEHIND
BECAUSE PROGRAMS AND
OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS SEEM TO
BE DESIGNED FOR THE STUDENTS OF
PRIVILEGE. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO
BE A PART OF THE BOARD, NOT ONLY
BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED TO GREAT KNOWLEDGE FROM
A DOE MENTORS AND PEERS, BUT
BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE MEAN
HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO USE MY
MIND AND VOICE TO SUPPORT MY
EDUCATIONAL GO. PINKSTON OF
BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR WORK
WOULD REMOVE THE FINANCIAL
BARRIER OF SOCIAL ECONOMIC
DISADVANTAGE. STUDENTS LIKE ME A
BARRIER THAT LEAVES STUDENTS
LIKE ME WHO HOLD A 4.3 GRADE
POINT AVERAGE, UNABLE TO
PARTICIPATE, URGED TO SUPPORT A
B 275 SO THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE AS A
STUDENT BOARD MEMBER IN THEIR
DISTRICTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TÌM THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
JENNY ERICA WITH THE CALIFORNIA
YOUTH EMPOWERMENT NETWORK AND
SUPPORT. HI JACKSON WITH BALL
FROST GROUP ON BEHALF OF LONG
BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS. UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. ANY UH
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEEING NONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEEING NONE. QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE, MR LEE. I
JUST WANTED TO, UM UPON THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD, AND FOR THE STUDENT
BOARD MEMBERS COMING ALL THE WAY
UP HERE TO TESTIFY. IT'S A
TESTAMENT THAT YOUR GENERATION
EVEN YOUNGER THAN ME, WILL
CONTINUE TO PAVE THE WAY AND
SOLVE ALL THE ISSUES THAT WE DO
NOT TO FIX HERE, SO I THINK IT'S
A SMALL MODICUM JUST SAY WHICH
THEY SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR
THE WORK AND THE HOURS YOU PUT
IN, AND CERTAINLY THERE'S A LOT
OF STUDENTS, EVEN IN MY DISTRICT
THAT CAN'T UPHOLD THEIR CERTAIN
BOARD DUTIES BECAUSE THEY HAVE
TO WORK A JOB TO DO OTHER
THINGS, SO IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO ASK TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR. IF YOU'LL HAVE ME AND
THEY MOVED. THE BILL WILL DO.
MOTION MADE BY MR LEE. MR CARDIO
OUR SECOND THAT TO, UM I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AS WELL FOR
BRINGING THIS UP AND
CONGRATULATED THE WITNESSES.
SERVING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR THREE YEARS FROM 6,
4032, 16 AND WE ACTUALLY
IMPLEMENTED THAT PROGRAM WHILE I
WAS THERE, AND I HAD THE
PLEASURE TO SOAR IN THE FIRST
STUDENT. IN ON THE BOARD. UM IN
2017. SO I THANK YOU FOR WHAT
YOU GUYS ARE DOING. THANK YOU,
MR WARD, AND THIS IS ALSO A WAY
TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN OUR POLITICAL,
LOCAL POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE, AND
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
TO KEEP ENCOURAGING THANK AGAIN
AND IT WILL ALSO BE HUMBLE OF
YOU WOULD CONSIDER ME TO BE A CO
AUTHOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. FROM THE COMMITTEE,
SEEING NONE. MR WARD, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR, APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT
HERE TODAY. HAPPY TO ADD FOR CO
AUTHORS, AND I BELIEVE MR LI'S
COMMENTS WOULD SUFFICE FOR MY
CLOTHES THAT RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I JUST WANT TO
CONGRATULATE YOUR OUTSTANDING
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL, AND IN FACT THEY WERE
THERE WAS SO ARE ARTICULATE AND
PERSUASIVE. THAT I THINK, MR
WARD, YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING OVER
YOUR SHOULDER. YOU MAY HAVE SOME
POLITICAL SHOULDER. AH. SO THANK
YOU FOR COMING UP HERE TO SPEAK
OUT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE. UH,
UM, YOU'VE CONVINCED ME THAT TO
SUPPORT THE BILL I THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM 4 82 75. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. MURATSUCHI GI
DALLI DALLI? AYE CARILLO ONE
CAREER I HOOVER HOOVER. I LI LI
I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA AYE.
OKAY 70. THE BILL IS OUT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU BOTH. NEXT WE
HAVE FILE ITEM 13 85 99.
MR WARD, HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YES THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MR WARD.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS. LET
ME START BY ACCEPTING THE CHAIR
SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS, AS
OUTLINED ON PAGE 11 IN THE
ANALYSIS, AND I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
AND THE CONSULTANT FOR HER WORK
ON THIS BILL. IN ADDITION, I'D
LIKE TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS. I BELIEVE THEY'RE
BEING DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS, IF
NOT ALREADY RELATING TO VAPE
PRODUCTS, SINCE MY UNDERSTANDING
THAT BOTH THE COMMITTEE
CONSULTANT AND THE REPUBLICAN
CONSULTANT HAVE REVIEWED THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. SO ASSEMBLY
BILL 5 99 WOULD AMEND THE
EDUCATION CODE TO REMOVE THE
POSSESSION OF OR BEING UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS IS
THE SOLE BASIS FOR SUSPENSION OR
EXPULSION. THIS POLICY REQUIRES
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
FURTHER GIVE GUIDANCE TO
ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE
POSSESSION AND USE THE
DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLABORATE
WITH STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING
TREATMENT PROVIDERS PUBLIC
HEALTH RESOURCES, LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL POLICY
THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY JULY.
21ST IN JULY 1ST 2025, ACCORDING
TO THE DATA FROM THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OVER 60%
OF DRUG RELATED SUSPENSIONS OR
EXPULSIONS ARE BOYS AND OVER 80.
OFFICERS CEO ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS AND 80%
OUR YOUTH OF COLOR. PUNITIVE
MEASURES DO NOT CORRECT THE
UNDERLYING ISSUES THAT WE ARE
TRYING TO ADDRESS HERE. THE ONLY
COMPLICATE AND SETBACK TO USE
INDIVIDUAL SUCCESS, ACADEMIC
SUCCESS. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE SEE
FROM THIS DATA. UM THE CURRENT
CONSEQUENCES ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTING
SOME STUDENTS AND SOME
COMMUNITIES OVER OTHERS. BUT
DRUG POSSESSION AND USE ON
SCHOOL CAMPUSES REMAINS AN
INFRACTION THAT REQUIRES SCHOOL
INVOLVEMENT. SUSPENSIONS AND
EXPULSIONS DO LITTLE TO AID THAT
STUDENT AND ADDRESSING THE DRUG
USE AND ADDICTION. SO THIS BILL
A B 5 99 SEEKS TO PERMIT
TREATMENT FOR STUDENTS
STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE USE
AND GIVE ADMINISTRATORS MORE
OPTIONS AND TOOLS THAT ARE NOT
SOLELY PUNITIVE TO ASSIST
STUDENTS. I HAVE TESTIFYING HERE
IN SUPPORT TODAY FOR THIS BILL
NORLAND FROM CHILDREN NOW AND
DANNY THEORY COOL FROM THE
CALIFORNIA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
NETWORK AND ITS SUPPORT. I WANT
TO THANK OUR CO SPONSORS, THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES AND THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
PSYCHIATRY WOULD RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE WHEN THE
TIME COMES. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
NORA LYNN AND I'M WITH CHILDREN
. NOW CHILDREN NOW IS A WHOLE
CHILD RESEARCH AND POLICY
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION. WE'RE
PROUD SPONSORS OF BABY 599. WE
KNOW YOUNG PEOPLE NEED ALL THE
SUPPORT THEY CAN GET TO GROW
INTO HEALTHY ADULTS. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY SCHOOLS ONLY
RECOURSE WHEN DRUG INFRACTIONS
OCCUR ON CAMPUS IS TO SUSPEND OR
EXPEL. THIS PRACTICE OSTRACIZED
AS STUDENTS REDUCES SCHOOL
CONNECTEDNESS AND INCREASES THE
LIKELIHOOD OF DRUG USE AMONG
DISCONNECTED STUDENTS. ONE OF
THE MAIN COMPONENT. I'M SORRY.
ONE OF THE MAIN COMPLAINTS WE
HEAR FROM STUDENTS IS THAT THEY
DON'T ALWAYS FEEL COMFORTABLE
GETTING MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS
FROM SCHOOL STAFF BECAUSE OF THE
PUNITIVE PRACTICES THAT EXIST ON
CAMPUS SIMPLY HOW CAN SCHOOLS BE
A PLACE OF HEALING AND
EXPULSIONS? A B 599 WILL ALLOW
SCHOOLS TO HAVE A PUBLIC PLAN IN
PLACE FOR DRUG AND FRACTIONS,
ONE THAT SUPPORTS STUDENTS IN
NEED. ULTIMATELY ENSURING WE
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DAYS
MISSED INCREASED SCHOOL
CONNECTED THIS AND REDUCE LONG
TERM DRUG USE AMONG STUDENTS,
OUR GOALS AND FOR THESE REASONS,
WE HOPE YOU WILL SUPPORT A B
599. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS DANNY. THEORETICAL UP
HERE. FAMILY MEMBERS TRANSITION
AGE YOUTH AND A MEMBER OF THE
CALIFORNIA YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
NETWORK. WE ARE PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF HB 599, THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH
OF PARLIAMENT NETWORK IS A
TAILORED PROGRAM OF MENTAL
HEALTH. AMERICA OF CALIFORNIA
TASTE STANDS FOR TRANSITION AGE
YOUTH AGES, 15 TO 26. SINCE 2006
WE HAVE REPRESENTED TAKE ACROSS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
BRINGING THEIR LIFE LIVED
EXPERIENCES TO DECISION MAKING
SPACES LIKE THIS ONE. TO DIRECT
THE IN FORM AND SHAPE THE
POLICIES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES
. WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN WORKING
WITH TAE IN 20 DIFFERENT
COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA, AND
THESE ARE THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON
THE TOPICS OF SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS PREVENTION. TAKE UP
SHARED THAT THEIR SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS DRIVE TASTE AWAY
FROM SEEKING SUPPORT BY USING
THE THREAT OF PUNISHMENT TO
ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AMONG
YOUTH. THEY HAVE VOICED THAT
APPROACHES LIKE IMMEDIATE
SUSPENSIONS AND EXPULSIONS, NOT
ONLY FAILED TO PROVIDE YOUTH
WITH THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED
BUT THAT IT CAUSES YOU TO HIDE
THEIR SUBSTANCE USE AND DECREASE
THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF GETTING OR
SEEKING HELP. WHAT SUSPENDED OR
EXPELLED EITHER FURTHER MOVED
FROM THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEM, WHICH
EXASPERATES THE CONDITIONS THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO YOUTH. SUBSTANCE
USE DISORDERS. THIS IS EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE
WELL DOCUMENTED MENTAL HEALTH
DISPARITIES AMONGST YOUTH AND
THE ALARMING NUMBER OF YOUTH
TYING DO DEPEND ON POISONING.
THEY WOULD LIKE MENTAL HEALTH,
SUBSTANCE, USE PROFESSIONALS TO
TRY AND UNDERSTAND WHY YOU ARE
USING SUBSTANCES WOULD LIKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONNECTED WITH
COMMUNITY BASED RESOURCES THAT
CAN EDUCATE AND SUPPORT THEM
WITH CEASING SUBSTANCE USE
BEHAVIORS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO
THEIR BODIES. THEY WANT
OPPORTUNITIES TO SAFELY EVALUATE
THE BEHAVIORS AND MAKE POSITIVE
CHANGES FOR THEMSELVES RATHER
THAN BEING CRIMINALIZED IN A
WORLD WHERE YOUTH ARE
EXPERIENCING A WELL DOCUMENTED
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS AND OPIOID
CRISIS ACROSS THE STATE ARE
GIVING US A BLUEPRINT FOR HOW TO
SUPPORT THEM. WE NEED TO WORK
WITH THE STATE TO FORMALIZE THIS
BLUEPRINT THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH
LANDS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN HAVE
A TOOL TO REALISTICALLY SUPPORT
YOU AND EFFECTIVELY REDUCE
TOBACCO USE THIS SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDERS AND OVERDOSE DEATHS.
WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT TODAY FOR A
B 599. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD
TIM GIBBS, AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.
PERSONALLY I ALSO ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF CHILD
AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY,
HEALTH PROBLEM CO SPONSORS.
THANK YOU. ADRIAN SHELTON WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD
AND FAMILY SERVICES, ALSO PROUD
SPONSORS AND SUPPORT. KIM LEWIS
, REPRESENTING A SPIRIT IN IT
AND THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
YOUTH AND SUPPORT. HEIDI STRUNG
, CEO OF MENTAL HEALTH, AMERICA,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. IS HE
SWIMMING ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
CITY ASSOCIATION WITH
PSYCHIATRISTS AND SUPPORT. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS, PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
ANY SAYING NONE ANY PUBLIC ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEEING NONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SAYING NO QUESTIONS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. MR LEE. I THINK
IT'S ANOTHER REASONABLE BILL TO
ALLOW OUR STUDENTS. WELL FIRST
OF ALL, THAT TO REINFORCE THE
PRISON TO SCHOOL SCHOOL TO
PRISON PIPELINE, BUT ALSO TAKING
A MORE HUMANE PUBLIC HEALTH
APPROACH. SO I WOULD LIKE TO
ALSO ASKED TO BE AT AS A CO
AUTHOR OF THIS BILL, AND I WILL
MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU.
QUESTIONED BY MR LEE, SECOND BY
MS QUIRK-SILVA. ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. I
ACTUALLY HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS SO
AH! I APPRECIATE, UH, ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AWARD FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL AND I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU
KNOW THE ARGUMENT AS MR LEE
ALLUDED TO IN TERMS OF.
APPROACHING UH, SUBSTANCE. USE
OR ABUSE. UM. AH FROM A PUBLIC
HEALTH APPROACH. BUT I OFTEN
QUESTION. YOU KNOW YOU YOU CITED
THE DATA AND IT'S JUST
PROPORTIONATE IMPACT ON ON AH
STUDENTS OF COLOR. AH! BUT I
ALSO YOU KNOW, OFTEN. ASK YOU
KNOW WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT
WE CAN MEASURE. UH THAT
DETERRENT EFFECT OF AH! HAVING A
STRONG MESSAGE OF ZERO
TOLERANCE. FOR VAPING OR FOUR.
UM POSSESSION OF. FENTANYL OR,
YOU KNOW MANY OF THE OTHER. AH
AH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES THAT I
KNOW ARE A BIG CONCERN AND IN
OUR SCHOOLS UH UM. I WANTED TO
ASK HIM MISS LYNN WITH CHILDREN
NOW, I MEAN, HOW DO YOU MEASURE
THAT DETERRENT EFFECT? I MEAN, I
REALLY DO, RUSSELL. I AGAIN I
APPRECIATE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE, BUT
UH, I KNOW WHEN I WAS A SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER, UM WE ARE. IT'S A
CLEAR MESSAGE TO OUR STUDENTS.
WE WERE ONE OF THE SCHOOL SCHOOL
DISTRICT. THEY HAD A ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY AND IT WAS A
CLEAR MESSAGE THAT YOU KNOW THAT
YOU ARE NOT TO POSSESS, UH, YOU
KNOW, AND ANYTHING AT AT
SCHOOLS. UM AND SO YOU KNOW, I
OFTEN I WONDER. YOU KNOW HOW YOU
CAN MEASURE THE DETERRENT EFFECT
OF SUCH POLICIES. IT'S A GOOD
QUESTION, WE WOULD JUST POINT TO
THE VERY STRONGLY
DISPROPORTIONATE. IMPACTS ON
YOUTH OF COLOR YOUNG BOYS OF
COLOR IN PARTICULAR. UM AND WE
FEEL LIKE THAT FAR OUTWEIGHS
WHATEVER DETERRENCE THERE.
MAYBE. OKAY? BUT AGAIN IT FAR
OUTWEIGHS, BUT IT'S HARD TO
MEASURE WHAT IT'S OUTWEIGHING.
OKAY? IF I MAY, MR CHAIR, I
WOULD ADD THAT I SUPPOSE THAT
YOU KNOW YOU COULD PROBABLY
ALWAYS CONTRACT WITH THE OPINION
OR FIRM TO MAYBE TRY TO BLINDLY
LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND
SEE WHAT IS MIGHT MIGHT BE
MOTIVATING FACTORS. BUT I WOULD
SAY THAT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF THIS BILL, WE WOULD HAVE REAL
WORLD DATA TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE
AND CONTRAST BEFORE AND AFTER
EFFECTS OF THE QUESTION THAT YOU
RAISE. THANK YOU. I, UM I WOULD
APPRECIATE YOU KNOW THAT ARE
POLICY DECISIONS BE DATA DRIVEN
RATHER THAN UM BASED ON
IMPRESSIONS OR ANECDOTES. MISS
DOLLY! I ALSO WAS ON A SCHOOL
BOARD, SO I JUST I MADE ME MAYBE
THINK ABOUT THE FACT SO A LOT OF
CAMPUSES THAT WERE TOBACCO FREE
ZONE OR DRUG FREE ZONE, YOU
KNOW, POSTERS ALL OVER THE
CAMPUS THAT THE STUDENTS ARE
HIGHLY ENGAGED IN THOSE, UM,
CAMPAIGNS SO THIS WOULD NOT
AFFECT THAT IN ANY WAY. CORRECT.
THIS IS JUST TAKES IT TO BUT IT
ALSO IN THE AMENDMENTS DID THE
ADMINISTRATION IS SUPERINTENDENT
STILL HAS THE OVERALL DECISION
MAKING. POWER CORRECT WITH THE
AMENDMENTS. THOSE ARE CORRECT.
OKAY I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
BECAUSE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE
WANT OUR KIDS TO JUST BE DRUG
FREE AND HEALTHY. THAT'S WHAT WE
WANT SO, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT
THEM OVERLY. AND LET'S TAKE HIM
OVER TO COMMEND OUR YOUTH THAT
HAVE SEEN THOSE DOWNWARD TRENDS
IN RECENT DECADES AS WELL. AND I
AGREE WE DON'T WANT TO BE ABLE
TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO
SUSTAIN THAT. YES, THANK YOU.
HIS QUIRK-SILVA. MR MCCARTHY. I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
THIS BILL AND I SUPPORT IT. UH
ONE OF THE COMMENTS I WANT TO
MAKE IS IN NOT ONLY THIS BILL,
BUT IN ALREADY SOME OF THE BILLS
WE'VE HEARD TODAY. UH ONE OF THE
FOCUSES IS ON STUDENTS OF COLOR
, AND WE KNOW THAT MANY TIMES
WHEN PUNISHMENT SUSPENSIONS EX
STUDENTS BEING EXPELLED, WE SEE
A MUCH LARGER MAJORITY COMPARED
TO THE POPULATION OF STUDENTS OF
COLOR. BEING EXPELLED OR
SUSPENDED. ONE OF THE BELIEFS
THAT I HAVE FIRMLY IS, WE NEED
TO TURN THAT TRIANGLE UPSIDE
DOWN, WHICH IS, IN FACT KEEP
STUDENTS IN SCHOOL MUCH LONGER.
MAYBE ACTUALLY THINK ABOUT THE
PUNISHMENT IS YOU'RE GOING TO
STAY IN SCHOOL TILL FIVE O'CLOCK
VERSUS MANY STUDENTS THAT ARE
EXPELLED. UH OR LEAVE THE PUBLIC
CLASSROOM IN A TRADITIONAL SENT
A SENSE GO TO WHAT WE CALL THE
SPECIAL ACADEMIES DIFFERENT
SCHOOLS WHERE THEY ARE, IN FACT,
IN SCHOOL FOR A VERY SMALL
AMOUNT OF HOURS. 8 TO 12, SO I'M
KIND OF DIVERTING HERE. BUT THE
POINT IS, WE WANT TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP OUR
STUDENTS IN SCHOOL. YES BE
SERIOUS ABOUT INFRACTIONS,
PARTICULARLY DRUG IN FACT
FRACTIONS BUT NOT DO THINGS THAT
ARE GOING TO PUSH THEM OUT OF
SCHOOL. WE WANT TO KEEP THEM IN
SCHOOL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE WHEN
POSSIBLE, SO I FIRMLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR MCCARTY. YEAH I JUST WANT TO
FOLLOW UP WHAT YOU SAID. I THINK
THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AMENDMENTS
HERE DOES GIVE AMPLE DISCRETION
IN MY DISTRICT A FEW WEEKS AGO,
ALL THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD BUZZ
WAS. DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED
AT SOME HIGH SCHOOL? THERE ARE
TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT
WORK. IT WAS A RAID ON CAMPUS
THERE WERE SELLING AND DEALING
DRUGS LIKE HARDCORE LIKE
DISTRIBUTION, SO THAT'S
DIFFERENT. SO LIKE THAT ZERO
TOLERANCE, EXPULSION, UM,
POSSESSION. THEY'VE BEEN
PRODUCTS, OTHERS, YOU KNOW, WE
BELIEVE IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
AND GETTING PEOPLE BACK IN
SCHOOL AND DOING WELL. SO UM,
YOU KNOW, HAVING THIS SO CALLED
ZERO TOLERANCE. YEAH IT SOUNDS
GOOD. BUT IN PRACTICAL TERMS, AS
WE SAID, IT DOESN'T. THERE'S A
LOT OF GRAY, NOT ALWAYS BLACK
AND WHITE. SO I THINK THAT
STRIKES THE BALANCE AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MR
MCCARTY AND YADA DO WANT TO
UNDERSCORE AS I WAS CONSIDERING
WORKING TO OFFER THIS BILL THAT
I WANTED TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT
WE WERE NOT GETTING INTO THE
TERRITORY OF, YOU KNOW, BEING
SOFT ON SALES OR WEAPONS OR
OTHER SORT OF COMMUNICATING
ISSUES. I WANT TO THANK
COMMITTEE SAVIN OR ADVOCATES FOR
UNDERSCORING THAT. AND TO REALLY
TIE THIS BACK TO MS QUIRK-SILVA
POINT AS WELL. WE KNOW THAT
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
OUR REALITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES,
AND THEY FEED INTO SOME
CHALLENGES THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS
HAD. AND THIS JUST COMPOUNDS
THAT THAT CYCLE, RIGHT? A
PUNITIVE RESPONSE TO SOMETHING
THAT REALLY IS REQUIRING A
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH, I THINK
IS THE FOUNDATION OF THIS BILL.
YES I WOULD AGREE. THANK YOU, MR
WARD AND UM, I DO APPRECIATE
YOU. WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE
, UM AND ACCEPTING THE
AMENDMENTS. UM, BUT IT WAS
IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THAT THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR
RETAINS THE DISCRETION OF. OF
SUSPENDING RECOMMENDING AS A
STUDENT FOR EXPULSION. UM YOU
KNOW, AGAIN, RECOGNIZING THE.
THE GOAL AND THE ASPIRATION OF A
PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO
SUBSTANCE ABUSE ALSO WANTED TO
ALLOW LOCAL CONTROL FOR SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO HAVE THAT OPTION.
AH, MR HOOVER. SORRY. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR ACCEPTING
THE AMENDMENTS, AND I APPRECIATE
THE HAVING THE DISCRETION IN
THERE. I KNOW, JUST AS A SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER. A LOT OF THESE ARE
CASE BY CASE BASIS, AND
SOMETIMES IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT
THE STUDENTS SHOULD NOT BE
SUSPENDED. AND SOMETIMES IT'S
NOT. BUT SO I JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH THE
COMMITTEE ON THAT. APPRECIATE
IT. ALRIGHT WITH THAT, YOU KNOW
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THEM. FILE ITEM 13 85 99. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS ISSUE. K¾T AYE,
DALLI DALLI. I WANT CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER. HOOVER I LI LI
I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
YOU HAVE SEVEN BUT THE SAME ZERO
ALRIGHT? 70 THE BILLS OUT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER
FIVE A B 285 BY MISS UH
THREE OF US. DID. OKAY IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU'VE MADE AN ARRANGEMENT
WITH MS REVIS. OKAY SO WE WILL
MOVED TO FILE ITEM 10 84 39 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER, WENDY CARILLO.
TEST TEST. THANK YOU. UH, MR.
UH, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND
THANK YOU TO MY COLLEAGUE,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN RIVAS. WE HAVE TO
STRADDLE GOING TO DIFFERENT
COMMITTEES AND DIFFERENT ROOMS
AND SO APPRECIATE, UM,
APPRECIATE THAT NEGOTIATIONS.
THANK YOU. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
SOME OF THE BILL FOR 39 BILL
RELATED TO PROCUREMENT
CONTRACTING. I'D LIKE TO START
BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH MY OFFICE TO ENSURE
THAT THIS BILL IS SPONSORED BY
THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND IT IS A DISTRICT
BILL EXISTING LAW ESTABLISHED A
PILOT PROGRAM ALLOWING L. A U. S
D AWARD A TASK ORDER.
PROCUREMENT CONTRACT FOR THE
REPAIR AND RENOVATIONS. OF
SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE AND GROUNDS
PAID FOR WITH L. A. U S. D S
GENERAL FUND. 84 39 EXTENDS THE
SUNSET OF THIS PROGRAM UNTIL
2034 ALLOWS ELLIE USD TO FUND
TASK ORDER PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS
WITH LOCAL SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION
BONDS AND FEDERAL OR STATE FUNDS
IN ITS POSSESSION, IN ADDITION
TO THE DISTRICTS GENERAL FUND
TASK ORDER CONTRACTING ALLOWS
THE DISTRICT TO BUNDLE MULTIPLE
SMALL CONTRACTS INTO A SINGLE
MASTER CONTRACT IN ADVANCE AND
ENSURES THAT L. A U. S. D WHICH
IS THE STATE'S LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICT IS PREPARED FOR
REPAIRED MAINTENANCE REQUESTS
BEFORE THEY ARE NEEDED TO USE
THIS PROCUREMENT METHOD. THE
DISTRICT MUST HAVE A PROJECT
LABOR AGREEMENT IN PLACE. PRIOR
TO L. A. U. S. D S TASK FORCE
CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM, THE
DISTRICT WOULD INITIATE A
PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND AWARD
CONTRACTS ACROSS MULTIPLE
LOCATIONS ONLY AFTER DETERMINING
THAT A SERVICE WAS IN NEED, AS
WAS THE CASE IN 2015 WHEN L. A
USD RECEIVED NEARLY 2600 SERVICE
CALLS FOR HEATING AND AIR
CONDITIONING SERVICE REPAIR WITH
ONLY 39. PERSONNEL AVAILABLE.
THE DISTRICT SOON BEGAN THE WEEK
LONG PROCUREMENT PROCESS. IN THE
MEANTIME, THE WEATHER DISRUPTED
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. ED AND ED
AND, UM DISRUPTED STUDENT
LEARNING AND STUDENTS SUFFERED
AMID EXTREME HEAT, WHICH IS AN
ISSUE THAT WE ARE TACKLING
ACROSS THE LEGISLATURE TASK
ORDER CONTRACTING HAS THREE
UNIQUE BENEFITS. THE DISTRICT
CAN PREPARE CONTRACTS BEFORE
SERVICES ARE NEEDED SECURE
PRICES DURING NON PEAK PERIOD
SAVING TAX DOLLARS. AND
PREPARING MORE COMPREHENSIVE
CONTRACTS ACROSS MULTIPLE
PROJECTS. OTHER USES OF TASK
ORDER CONTRACTS INCLUDE FIRE
SAFETY TESTING, ROOFING SERVICES
, PAINTING, FLOOR REPAIRS, AND
HEATING AND INDEPENDENT THIRD
PARTY ANALYSIS FOUND THAT THE
MAJORITY OF PROJECTS 83.5% OF
WHICH WERE COMPLETED ON AND
UNDER BUDGET. I WANT TO MAKE
CLEAR THAT MY OFFICE IS ALSO
WORKING ACTIVELY. WITH OUR LABOR
PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT THERE
ARE NO UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
WHEN IT COMES TO PROCUREMENT AND
ENSURING THAT THE FIRST, UH,
METHOD USED BY L. A USD IS TO
ENSURE THAT ITS WORKERS ARE
PRIORITIZE AND THAT THERE ARE
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT. UM, TO
ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS SASHA.
HOROWITZ ON BEHALF OF AL USD.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WOMAN UM, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, UH, SOCIAL HORWITZ
ON BEHALF OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, 84 39 IS A
SIMPLE UPDATE TO AN EXTENSION OF
LÀ SDS TASK ORDER CONTRACTING
PROGRAM. THAT PROGRAM WAS
ORIGINALLY ACTED, ENACTED IN
2018 AS A FIVE YEAR PILOT,
ALLOWING THE DISTRICT TO BUNDLE
MULTIPLE SMALL REPAIR
MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS INTO A
SINGLE MASTER CONTRACT. BEFORE
SERVICES ARE NEEDED. QUARTER
CONTRACTING ENABLES THE DISTRICT
TO NEGOTIATE THOSE SERVICE
CONTRACTS BEFOREHAND SO THAT
CONTRACTORS ARE AVAILABLE AND
READY AS SOON AS THEY'RE NEEDED
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR. IT'S
INEVITABLE THAT THE DISTRICT WAS
SEVE REQUESTS, EXCEEDING ITS
CAPACITY TO RESPOND IN A
REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. TAKE
THE RECENT STORMS, FOR EXAMPLE,
CALLS FOR ROOF REPAIRS TEND TO
HAPPEN NOT JUST IN LA USD BUT
ACROSS THE CITY. WITH THE TASK
ORDER CONTRACT IN PLACE. THE
DISTRICT CAN RESPOND TO A
SERVICE REQUEST IMMEDIATELY WITH
MINIMAL INTERRUPTIONS TO
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION. MAYBE 4
39 PRESERVES MORE EFFICIENT AND
COST EFFECTIVE PROCESS FOR
ADDRESSING MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATIONS NEEDS BY ALLOWING FOR
NEGOTIATING SERPENTS COSTS IN
ADVANCE OF PEAK DEMANDS OR
PRIORITY REQUESTS. THE BILL
EXTENDS THE PROGRAM FOR ANOTHER
10 YEARS AND ALLOWS THE DISTRICT
TO USE LOCAL FUNDS. LOCAL
CONSTRUCTION BOND FUNDS IN
ADDITION TO THE LOCAL GENERAL
FUNDS, THE LANGUAGE ALSO
CLARIFIES THAT FEDERAL OR STATE
FUNDS MAY BE USED, BUT THAT'S
JUST TO ENSURE THAT FEDERAL
MATCHING FUNDS CAN BE SPENT ON
BOND ELIGIBLE PRODUCTS PROJECTS,
SINCE THEY FREQUENTLY USE A
MIXTURE OF FUNDS. THESE
CONTRACTS ARE PAID LOCALLY AND
DO NOT HAVE ANY STATE COST. ALL
OTHER ASPECTS OF THE ORIGINAL
PROGRAM REMAINED THE SAME,
INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT TO
HAVE A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT
IN PLACE. THE 300 I'M SORRY. THE
$3 MILLION LIMIT ON A SINGLE
CONTRACT AND THE SUPPLEMENT NOT
SUPPLANT LANGUAGE REGARDING
DISTRICT PERSONNEL. WITH THAT.
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE
POLICE COME FORWARD. SEEING NONE
. ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. UM KIMBERLY
ROSENBERG WITH S E I U. WE DON'T
HAVE A FORMAL POSITION BECAUSE
WE ARE RARELY ON THIS SIDE WITH
THIS AUTHOR AND WE ARE TRYING TO
WORK THROUGH THIS ISSUE.
UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE IN THE
MIDST OF A STRIKE, WHICH HAS
TAKEN A LOT OF OUR BANDWIDTH
RESPOND QUICKLY, BUT IT HAS ALSO
RAISED SOME ISSUES AND CONCERNS
THAT WE HAVE WITH THIS VERY BILL
. NAMELY HOW OPAQUE IT MAKES
THESE CONTRACTS WHEN THEY ARE
BUNDLED. UM AND WHAT THEY ARE
USED FOR WHETHER IT'S EMERGENCY
OR CATASTROPHE DIFFERS THAN
REASONABLE TIME BECAUSE THEY
HAVE NOT APPROPRIATELY STAFFED
UP. THAT IS A KEY ISSUE IN OUR
STRIKE, WHERE WE ARE SEEING
STAFFING JUST NOT BEING
APPROPRIATELY REPLACED AFTER
ATTRITION OR LOSS. UM SO FOR
THOSE REASONS WE HAVE CONCERNS
WERE NOT FORMALLY OPPOSED
BECAUSE WE DO BELIEVE WE CAN
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR TO ADDRESS
THOSE CONCERNS. BUT AT THIS TIME
, UM WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS
BILL. UM BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SAYING NO. NO ONE COMING
FORWARD AND COMMENTS FROM MR
MCCARTHY REMEMBER VOTING FOR
THIS BILL YEARS AGO. WHO WAS THE
AUTHOR OF 2018. MCDONALD. THAT'S
RIGHT. THAT GUY DONALD AND UH, I
THINK THIS IS A WORTHY FOLLOW UP
AND MAKE A MOTION TO SUPPORT THE
BILL. MOTION HAS BEEN MADE BY MR
MCCARTY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I
WILL SECOND THAT MAKE A COMMENT.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS UP AGAIN, UM, FOR THOSE OF
US THAT SERVE IN SCHOOL BOARDS,
I THINK THAT WE KNOW HOW TIMELY
THIS PROCESSES CAN BE. AND
HAVING A PILOT PROGRAM LIKE
THIS, WHERE IMMEDIATE REPAIRS
ARE NEEDED, ESPECIALLY UNDER,
UH, INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE HIGH
DANCER WHERE YOU CAN REACH UP TO
100 AND 10 DEGREES IN HAVING
THESE CONTRACTS ALREADY IN PLACE
. AND LIKE THE WAY THAT THE P L.
A. SO THE CWS ARE ALREADY IN
PLACE. I THINK THAT THAT'S A
CLEVER WAY TO DO THAT, AND I'LL
REALLY INTERESTING LOOKING MORE
INTO THIS PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE
IF IT CAN BE EXPANDED TO OTHER
DISTRICTS AGAIN, ESPECIALLY IN
THE HIGH DESERT WHERE INCLEMENT
WEATHER CAN REALLY AFFECT THE
KIDS AND TEACHERS AND EVERYBODY
SERVING THE SCHOOL. SO THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THAT UP. THANK YOU
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
SEEING NONE. MISS CARDIO WAS
CLOSER. UH THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
AND MEMBERS REALLY APPRECIATE
THE UNIQUE SITUATION THAT WE
FIND OURSELVES IN LOS ANGELES AT
THIS VERY MOMENT WITH L U S. D
YOU TELL A AND S C I U LOCAL 99.
IT'S A UM NOT SOMETHING THAT WE
EXPECTED AT THIS MOMENT, BUT
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH IT AND I
AND I KNOW THAT WE CAN FIND
COMMON GROUND WHETHER LABOR
PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
MOVING AN AGENDA FORWARD THAT IS
INCLUSIVE OF ALL WORKERS. AND AT
THE END OF THE DAY, ALSO IN
SUPPORT OF STUDENT LEARNING,
WHICH I THINK WHEN YOU HAVE
SITUATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
RELATED TO BUILDING CAN BECOME
VERY DIFFICULT. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MRS. CARDIO? AYE. I HAVE NO
DOUBT THAT YOU WILL WORK WITH CI
YOU TO RESOLVE ANY DIFFERENCES.
UM I, UM TO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
UH, THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. WHILE ADAM 10 A B 4 39.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED
TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR, SUKI I,
DALI DALI. I WON CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER. HOOVER, NOT VOTING.
LEAVE THE I MCCARTY MCCARTY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
60. 01 60. OKAY? SIX EYES, ONE
ABSTENTION. BILL IS OUT. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. NEXT. WE HAVE,
UH PURSUANT TO AGREEMENTS. MISS
RIVAS. YES UM I DON'T NUMBER
FIVE A B 285.
FORAGERS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO START BY
THANKING TANIA FOR HER WORK AND
THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS ON THIS BILL
. A B 2 85 WOULD FOSTER YOUTHS
PASSION FOR LEARNING ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE AND WAYS TO
MITIGATE ITS EFFECTS. THIS BILL
WOULD MAKE CLIMATE CHANGE A
COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR GRADES
ONE THROUGH 12 SO THAT OUR
FUTURE LEADERS CAN GAIN THE
KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO CREATE A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. IN 2016, A
REPORT BYE. A UNIVERSITY
EXAMINED HOW ENVIRONMENTAL
LITERACY HAD BENEFITED STUDENTS
FROM NURSERY SCHOOL TO SECONDARY
SCHOOL. THE STUDY FOUND THAT 83%
OF STUDENTS IMPROVE THEIR
ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR. STUDENTS
WHO ARE BEING EDUCATED ABOUT THE
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ARE
CLEARLY BETTER PREPARED TO FIGHT
FOR A BETTER FUTURE, BUT NOT ALL
CHILDREN ARE BEING PROVIDED THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN. IN 2010,
THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION ADOPTED THE EDUCATION
AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE
CURRICULUM. WITH THE GOAL OF
INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL
LITERACY FOR CALIFORNIA'S K
THROUGH 12 STUDENTS.
ADDITIONALLY THREE YEARS AFTER
THE ADOPTION OF THE EDUCATION
AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE
CURRICULUM, CALIFORNIA ADOPTED
THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE
STANDARDS TO INCLUDE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS AN
OPTION IN ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND
HIGH SCHOOL. CALIFORNIA HAS
CERTAINLY MADE SOME PROGRESS ON
ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE,
LITERACY LITERACY. BUT THERE
REMAINS MUCH WORK TO BE DONE TO
ROUTINELY TEACH THESE TOPICS IN
OUR SCHOOLS SINCE THE STATE'S
ATTEMPTS TO TEACH ABOUT CLIMATE
CHANGE REMAIN OPTIONAL.
RECOGNIZING THAT EDUCATION IS
THE FIRST STEP IN COMBATING
CLIMATE CHANGE. ITALY TOOK THE
INITIATIVE MANDATING CLIMATE
CHANGE EDUCATION AND EVERY
SCHOOL GRADE. MEXICO QUICKLY
FOLLOWED AND AMENDED THE
CONSTITUTION TO INCLUDE CLIMATE
CHANGE AS A REQUIREMENT OF
EDUCATION. MEANWHILE IN THE US,
NEW JERSEY IS THE FIRST STATE TO
REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO TEACH CLIMATE
CHANGE. TODAY TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT. I HAVE
EUGENE CORDERO, PROFESSOR FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
AND CLIMATE SCIENCE AT A SAN
JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY AND OLLIE
JAMES SING AMERICAN RIVER
COLLEGE STUDENT AND POLICY
DIRECTOR FOR JENNA. MY NAME IS
EUGENE CORDERO, A PROFESSOR AT
SAN JOSE STATE AND A CLIMATE
SCIENTIST. AND YOU'RE PROBABLY
AWARE THAT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO
THE IPCC, THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE,
RELEASED THEIR FINAL SYNTHESIS
REPORT ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR
CLIMATE, AND YOU MIGHT BE
SURPRISED THAT IT WASN'T ALL
DOOM AND GLOOM. THERE WAS
ACTUALLY WELL, THERE WAS PLENTY
OF DOOM AND GLOOM. THAT THE
STATE OF OUR CLIMATE IS CHANGING
. AND THAT, UM, THAT YOU KNOW
THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE. BUT
THEY ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS
TIME TO TAKE ACTION BUT THAT
ALSO WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE
ACTION AND WE NEED TO TAKE
ACTION SOON. SO UM, AND ONE OF
THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING
IN MY RESEARCH OVER THE LAST
DECADE AT SAN JOSE STATE IS I'VE
BEEN STUDYING, UM, THE ISSUE OF
SOLVING CLIMATE CHANGE. AND
ALTHOUGH I'M EXCITED ABOUT
CALIFORNIA'S APPROACH, OUR
RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED ONE BIG
GAP IN CALIFORNIA'S APPROACH.
AND THAT BIG GAP IS THAT
CALIFORNIA FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON
TECHNOLOGY ROOFTOP SOLAR BATTERY
ELECTRIC VEHICLES, WHICH IS
GREAT, AND I'M A BIG SUPPORTER
OF THAT, BUT THEY'RE MISSING THE
HUMAN COMPONENT TO THAT. AND
THAT'S WHERE EDUCATION COMES IN.
SO OUR RESEARCH AT SAN JOSE
STATE HAS IDENTIFIED THAT HIGH
QUALITY CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION
CAN BE AS IMPACTFUL AS ROOFTOP,
SOLAR AND BATTERY ELECTRIC
VEHICLES IN REDUCING CARBON
EMISSIONS. AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M
A SUPPORTER OF THIS BILL IS THAT
CALIFORNIA WE ARE LEADERS IN THE
CLIMATE CHANGE MOVEMENT, BUT WE
ALSO NEED TO BE LEADERS IN
EDUCATION, AND WE'RE NOT THAT
RIGHT NOW. AND SO THIS BILL
WOULD MANDATE OR IMPOSED THAT WE
START TEACHING CLIMATE CHANGE
THROUGHOUT K 12. AND IF WE DO IT
RIGHT, THIS CAN REALLY
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT CARBON
EMISSIONS AND THE LEADERSHIP AND
INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION THAT
WE NEED OUR YOUTH TO BE EQUIPPED
WITH, IN TERMS OF NOT JUST
UNDERSTANDING WHAT'S CAUSING
CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, UNDERSTANDING HOW
TO MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
OLIVIA JAMES SING AND I'M, A
COLLEGE STUDENT AT AMERICAN
RIVER AND A POLICY DIRECTOR AT
CHEN UP A YOUTH ORGANIZATION
FOCUSED ON EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY
SUPPORT A B 285. AND THIS IS WHY
I TRULY UNDERSTANDING WHAT
CLIMATE CHANGE IS, IS THE FIRST
STEP IN PREVENTING FURTHER
DAMAGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA WHETHER
THEY KNOW IT OR NOT, ARE ALREADY
BEING AFFECTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
BEING PULLED OUT OF SCHOOL
MULTIPLE TIMES A YEAR DUE TO THE
POOR AIR QUALITY AS A RESULT OF
INCREASINGLY COMMON WILDFIRES.
WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, MY
SCIENCE CLASS TO WILLFUL JOB OF
INFORMING ME OF THE MAGNITUDE OF
GLOBAL WARMING I WAS GIVEN
INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT
FROM 2010, WHICH WAS A WHOLE
EIGHT YEARS BEFORE I EVEN
ENTERED HIGH SCHOOL I LEARNED
ABOUT FOSSIL FUELS WERE BUT NOT
THE EXTENT OF THEIR DAMAGING
EFFECTS. NOR WAS I INFORMED OF
THE CONSEQUENCES OF RAPID
MANUFACTURING AND CONSUMPTION OF
GOODS. ADEQUATE AND ACCURATE
EDUCATION ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING
WILL ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO
CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR AND START
MAKING DECISIONS INSIDE THEIR
OWN COMMUNITIES TO HELP COMBAT
CLIMATE CHANGE. IT'S LIKELY THAT
THIS GENERATION IS GOING TO BE
FACED WITH THE EFFECTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE FOR THE NEXT FEW
DECADES. THIS EDUCATION BILL IS
ESSENTIAL IN CREATING A WELL
INFORMED GENERATION OF PEOPLE
EQUIPPED TO AFFECT CHANGE. I ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE, AND I THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK
TODAY. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENT AND SUPPORTED THE BILL.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. NAME
AFFILIATION AND POSITION. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. PAMELA GIVES REPRESENTING THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND WE'RE PLEASED TO
SUPPORT THE BILL. FATIMA BALL
WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS IN SUPPORT OF A B 285.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS NO WHITLEY, REPRESENTING
MID PEN WERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS TRISTAN BROWN OF CFT
UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS. WE
JUST HAD OUR CONVENTION. SO
WE'RE POSITIONING ALL OUR BILLS.
SO WE'RE LATE, BUT I THINK WE
WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL. SO
WE JUST WANTED TO VOCALIZE THAT
HERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. ANY PUBLIC
OR ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. SEEING NONE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. I SEE NO QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. SEEING NONE.
ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR MCCARTHY,
SECONDED BY MR LEE. SEEING NO
FURTHER COMMENTS. MS REVIS,
WHO'S LIKE CLOTHES THANK YOU.
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS REVIS, FOR
I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS, CAUSE, UH, FOR A WHILE
AND, UM AND SO WE APPRECIATE.
YOUR CONTINUED CHAMPION CLIMATE
CHANGE FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE.
UM I, UH UM. APPRECIATE
SPECIFICALLY CALLING OUT CLIMATE
CHANGE IN AS UH, AND IN THE
COURSE OF STUDY. I KNOW THAT THE
EXISTING FRAMEWORK DOES PROVIDE
FOR MUCH OF. THE TEACHING OF
CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT I THINK IT
IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT
IT'S SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT THE
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE COURSE OF
STUDY. AND SO, UM I WOULD BE
PROUD TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR
TO YOUR YOUR BILL, AND, UM AND
HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT TO MOVE OUT
OF THE COMMITTEE TODAY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND, UM
LOVE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A
CO AUTHOR. THANK YOU. SO THE
EMOTIONS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE B 2 85. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
MURDER. SUKI I DOLLY. DOLLY NOT
VOTING ONE CARILLO VÚI HOOVER.
SUPER I, LI I MCCARTY. MCCARTHY.
I QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
SIX. OKAY SIX VOTES, ONE
ABSTENTION. BILL IS OUT. THANK
YOU ONE NOT VOTING, OKAY? THAT'S
RIGHT. ALRIGHT UH, NEXT IN SIGN
IN ORDER AS ITEM NUMBER THREE,
MAYBE 237 BY MR WALLACE. HE IS
NOT HERE AND SO WE ARE, MISS
RUBIO, YOU'RE UP NEXT ITEM
NUMBER 9438. THANK YOU AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT A B 4 38 TODAY, WHICH
WAS, UH, WHICH WILL STARTING IN
THE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, LOWER
THE AGE AT WHICH POSTSECONDARY
TRANSITION PLANNING FOR STUDENTS
WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS BEGIN
FROM 8 16. UM TO AGE 14 FOR MANY
YOUTH WITH AUTISM AND OTHER
DISABILITIES. THE TRANSITION TO
ADOPT HOPE BEGINS WITH A
INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLAN.
UNDER CURRENT CALIFORNIA LAW
TRANSITION PLANNING TO ADULTHOOD
IS NOT REQUIRED TO BEGIN UNTIL
AGE 16 WHEN MANY STUDENTS ARE IN
THEIR JUNIOR YEAR AS A RESULT OF
THE STATE IS NOT PROVIDING
STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A
DISABILITY WITH THE ESSENTIAL
TIME NEEDED TO DEVELOP THEIR
APPROPRIATE SKILLS FOR ADULT
LIFE AND THE TIME FOR SCHOOLS,
PARENTS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
DEVELOP MEANINGFUL
INDIVIDUALIZED TRANSITION PLANS.
DATA FROM JANUARY OF 2022 SHOW
SHOWS CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF 15
STATES IN WHICH THE REQUIRED
TRANSITION PLANNING AGE IS 16
YEARS OLD AND NOT YOUNGER. MAYBE
4 38 WILL GIVE STUDENTS WITH
EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS THE TIME THEY
DESERVE TO PREPARE AND
TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD.
RESEARCH HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT
SPECIFIC STRATEGIES AND I PS CAN
HELP STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES PURSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION. AND LIVE MORE
INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENTLY AFTER
GRADUATION BY IMPLEMENTING THESE
STRATEGIES TWO YEARS EARLIER,
CALIFORNIA WILL BEGIN TO SEE
IMPROVED LONG TERM OUTCOMES. I
HAVE ONE WITNESS HERE TODAY.
MELISSA CORTEZ ON BEHALF OF OUR
SPONSOR, AUTISM SPEAKS THANK
YOU. MELISSA CORTEZ, ON BEHALF
OF AUTISM SPEAKS A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO
PROMOTING SOLUTIONS ACROSS THE
SPECTRUM AND THROUGHOUT THE
LIFESPAN FOR THE NEEDS OF
INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND
THEIR FAMILIES WOULD ALSO LIKE
TO OFFER SUPPORT TODAY ON BEHALF
OF THE CENTER FOR AUTISM AND
RELATED DISORDERS. STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN THAT QUALITY TRANSITION
PLANNING, WHICH SHOULD BEGIN AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE, IS CORRELATED
WITH BETTER OUTCOMES IN ADULT
LIFE. AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MENTIONED, A MAJORITY OF STATES
USED THE AGE 14 OR FRESHMAN YEAR
AS REQUIRED STARTED FOR
TRANSITION PLANNING. CALIFORNIA
CURRENTLY REQUIRES THIS TO BE AT
16, WHICH IS TYPICALLY SOPHOMORE
OR JUNIOR YEAR. HOWEVER STUDIES
SHOW THAT STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES OFTEN NEED MORE
PREPARATION AND ADJUSTMENT TIME
THAT THEY'RE NEURO TYPICAL PEERS
. THIS IS WHY THE CALIFORNIA
STATEWIDE WORKGROUP HAS
RECOMMENDED MOVING THE AGE
REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSITION
PLANNING TO 14. THIS WILL
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TIME TO
IDENTIFY THE STUDENT'S READINESS
FOR AND STRENGTH RELATED TO THE
MANY TYPES OF TRANSITIONS WITHIN
THE I E P. THIS INCLUDES
EMPLOYMENT, SECONDARY EDUCATION
, HOUSING AND OTHER POTENTIAL
SERVICE NEEDS. WE WANT TO THANK
THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR HER
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE AND ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. AH ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF
THE BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NONE. ANY WITNESSES ARE
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD
, SEEING NONE QUESTIONS. TURN IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE, MR OVER. UM THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. I'D LOVE TO BE ON IT AS
A CO AUTHOR. THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
SAYING NONE THAT WE HAVE A
MOTION. MOVES THE BILL. MOTION
MADE BY MS QUIRK-SILVA SECOND BY
MR CARDIO. MS RUBIO. WHICH CLOSE
YES, THANK YOU. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THIS BILL. WELL. HELP
ENSURE THAT STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES RECEIVE THE SUPPORT
FOR THE TRANSITION TO THEIR POST
SECRETARY LIFE IN A TIMELY
MANNER. UH, ON THAT BASIS HAPPY
TO SUPPORT THE BILL. THAT MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THEM WRONG. ITEM NUMBER NINE A B
4 38. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI. AYE
DOLLY DOLLY! I WANT CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER. I LI LI
I'M MCCARTY. MCCARTHY I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
7070 THE BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU
. ALL RIGHT. WE DO NOT HAVE AN
AUTHOR IN THE ROOM. OH, WE SEE.
THE YOUNGER MR GABRIEL. UH HUH.
LET'S SEE IF HE'S IN A HALLWAY.
I'VE NEVER SEVEN. WE DON'T HAVE
IT WAS ONE WEEK IT WAS IT'S NOT
ALL WE DIDN'T HAVE. OH YES,
WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON AN
AUTHOR, WE HAVE WE HAD EMOTION
THAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE CORN
WAS ESTABLISHED. WHICH ITEM WAS
THAT SEVEN? ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. A
THIS IS A FILE ITEM NUMBER 7 83
83 BY MR ZUBER. THE MOTION WAS
MADE AND SECONDED Dð PASSES
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FILE ITEM
NUMBER 7 83 83. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI GI.
DALLI DALLI. I WON CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER. I LEAVE
MY MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
7070 MR WEBER. YOUR BILL IS OUT.
ALRIGHT MR GABRIEL. WELCOME
MAYBE IF YOU GET YOUR SON TO
TAKE OFF THOSE HEADPHONES, I
DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A
MICROPHONE. HOOK UP. YEAH. OR HE
DOESN'T HAVE TO. CHESTER. THAT'S
FINE. YOU'RE GOOD. YEAH ALRIGHT
. I THINK HE'S MAD AT BILL ON
MEDIA LITERACY. SO THANKS. SEVEN
A THANK YOU. HE'S HE'S HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. SO UM, WE
HOPE SO. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COLLEAGUES. I WANT TO START
TODAY BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND I WANT TO THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR YOUR THOUGHTFUL
FEEDBACK AND ASSISTANCE ON THIS
BILL. I AM PLEASED TODAY TO
PRESENT A B 7 87, WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO CONVENE AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY
BEST PRACTICES AND
RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO BEST
TEACH DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND
MEDIA LITERACY IN OUR SCHOOLS.
THE BILL WOULD ALSO SERVE A
EDUCATORS AND ADMINISTRATORS TO
HELP ADDRESS THE CURRENT STATE
OF EDUCATION SURROUNDING THESE
TOPICS IN OUR SCHOOLS. AS YOU
KNOW, MR CHAIRS WE'VE DISCUSSED
PROTECTING CHILDREN ON THE
INTERNET IS A BIG PRIORITY OF
MINE. WE'VE CONSIDERED A VARIETY
OF APPROACHES HERE IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, SOME INVOLVING
THE WAY IN WHICH WE WORK WITH
INDUSTRY AND THE WAY IN WHICH
INFORMATION IS PRESENTED. BUT
ALSO WE THINK THAT GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF TIME THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
ARE SPENDING ON THE INTERNET AND
ONLINE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF
NEW TECHNOLOGY, WE NEED TO TEACH
THEM TO BE GOOD CONSUMERS TO
NAVIGATE ON THE INTERNET TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM CHILD
PREDATORS TO LEARN HOW TO
PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL
INFORMATION TO LEARN ABOUT
THINGS LIKE CYBER BULLYING. IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE TEACH THEM HOW
TO USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
DIGITAL AND, UH, ELECTRONIC
MEANS TO COMMUNICATE HOW TO
CONSUME INFORMATION ONLINE. AND
REALLY, WHAT RESONATED WITH ME
WAS WHEN WE DID AN INFORMATIONAL
HEARING. UH LAST YEAR ON THE
ISSUE OF PROTECTING KIDS ONLINE,
AND I DISCOVERED THAT KIDS IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TEENS
ARE SPENDING MORE THAN EIGHT
HOURS A DAY ONLINE OUTSIDE OF
INSTRUCTION. SO PEOPLE ARE
SPENDING YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON THE
INTERNET, AND WE NEED TO GIVE
THEM THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED TO
NAVIGATE THE ONLINE WORLD
SAFELY. OBVIOUSLY THE ONLINE
WORLD PRESIDENTS A LOT OF
OPPORTUNITIES BUT ALSO
CHALLENGES AND SO ONE OF THE
AREAS WHERE WE CAN WORK HAND IN
HAND WITH INDUSTRY AND WITH
ADVOCATES, IS TO HELP THEM
UNDERSTAND HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT
WORLD SO THIS WOULD BRING
TOGETHER PEOPLE WITH LOTS OF
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. EXPERTS
ON AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION WITH OUR EDUCATORS.
TO REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN
BEST TEACH THESE SKILLS TO YOUNG
PEOPLE AND WOULD PROVIDE THE
SCHOOL THE STATE AND LEGISLATORS
WITH A ROAD MAP FOR POTENTIAL
FUTURE ACTIONS SO THAT OUR
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IS RESPONSIVE
TO THIS ISSUE WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY TO PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT
ALWAYS ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE
TABLE. TOGETHER WE HAVE MERV
LLOPEZ, THE VP OF OUTREACH AND
NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR COMMON
SENSE. AND WE HAVE DYLAN
HOFFMAN, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST
FOR TECHNET, THANK YOU AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, SHARING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I'M AVAILABLE
AS VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION,
OUTREACH AND NATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS FOR COMMON SENSE
MEDIA. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR PROVIDING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU IN
SUPPORT OF A B 7 87, AUTHORED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GABRIEL, UH,
DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY, PLAY A
SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN HOW OUR
CHILDREN LIVE, LEARN,
COMMUNICATE AND SHARE AND CREATE
ON A DAILY BASIS, IF NOT EVERY
MINUTE OF THE DAY. EXHIBIT A
BEHIND US, RIGHT? UM YES,
ACCESSIBLE ACCESS TO RELIABLE
TECH AND MEDIA IS INCREDIBLY
IMPORTANT FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR
KIDS LEARNING, BUT WE ALSO KNOW
THAT FROM RESEARCH THAT OUR KIDS
ARE BEING EXPOSED TO MORE
HURTFUL AND SENSITIVE SITUATIONS
ONLINE THAT WE MUST ADDRESS
YOUNG PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO
RECOGNIZE THE IMPACTS OF THEIR
INTERACTIONS WITH ONLINE CONTENT
AND ARE EXPOSED TO INAPPROPRIATE
AND HARMFUL CONTENT THAT CAN
MISINFORMED THAT ARE FINANCIALLY
EXPLOITIVE THAT CONTRIBUTE TO
SERIOUS PRIVACY AND MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES. AS SCHOOLS
LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY IN AND OUT
OF THE CLASSROOM. THEY ARE ALSO
DEALING WITH THE RAMIFICATIONS
OF ISSUES LIKE ONLINE SAFETY.
CYBERBULLYING PRIVACY, HATE
SPEECH, MISINFORMATION, TECH
EDITION AND DIGITAL DISTRACTION.
DIGITAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION
EQUIPS STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND
SCHOOL STAFF WITH THE KNOWLEDGE
AND THOUGHT TO THOUGHTFULLY
NAVIGATE AND SAFELY ENGAGE WITH
DIGITAL CONTENT. IT ALSO
EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO ANALYZE
AND ASSESS THE INFLUENCE OF
CONTENT ON THEIR THOUGHTS,
FEELINGS AND BEHAVIORS. A B 7 87
ESTABLISHES THE FOUNDATION FOR
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA
LITERACY INSTRUCTION SO THAT OUR
STUDENTS HAVE IN A WORLD WHERE
THEY THINK BEFORE THEY POST
SOMETHING PROBLEMATIC. A WORLD
WHERE ADMINISTRATORS KNOW HOW TO
TALK TO THEIR OWN STUDENTS ABOUT
SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES A WORLD
WHERE PARENTS ACTUALLY FEEL
COMFORTABLE, FLAGGING,
DISTRESSING INSTANCES ONLINE AND
ROLE MODELING HOW THEY WOULD
NAVIGATE THESE SPACES TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHY A B 7 80 SEVEN'S
ADVISORY COMMITTEE WILL BE SO
INVALUABLE TO DEVELOPING
MEANINGFUL BEST PRACTICES FOR
INSTRUCTION ON DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY
AND CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS STILL IN
HOFFMAN WITH TECHNET. WE'RE ALSO
PROUD TO CO SPONSOR 87 87. IT'S
BEEN MENTIONED. THIS TYPE OF
EDUCATION IS CRITICALLY
IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY AS AS MARK
AS KIDS ARE INCREASINGLY ONLINE
, BOTH AS PART OF THEIR
EDUCATION, BUT THEY'RE ALSO
INTERACTING ONLINE. THEY'RE
CREATING ART. THEY'RE MAKING
MUSIC WITH FRIENDS. THEY'RE
CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE ACROSS
BORDERS AND BOUNDARIES. UM ALL
ONLINE AND I THINK YOU KNOW,
EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE TOOLS
BUT ALSO, CRUCIALLY, I THINK
THIS EDUCATION IS, UM, FIRST
BENEFITS THE STUDENTS BUT ALSO
PARENTS AND PARENTS HAVE ALSO
BEEN REACHING OUT AND MAKING IT
WELL KNOWN THAT THEY DESERVE
MORE TOOLS AND RESOURCES AND OUR
INDUSTRY. FOCUS HAS BEEN TRYING
TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THAT, UM,
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO CREATE
MODULES TO HELP PARENTS AND
FACILITATE THESE TYPES OF
CONVERSATIONS WITH THEIR KIDS.
ABOUT HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
HOW TO PROTECT THEIR DATA, THEIR
INFORMATION HOW TO INTERACT WITH
EACH OTHER SAFELY. BUT THOSE
TYPES OF PROGRAMS HAVE A LIMITED
REACH. AND I THINK YOU KNOW,
UTILIZING THE STATE'S RESOURCES
AND REACH IN THAT REGARD WILL
HELP ENSURE THAT STUDENTS OF ALL
KINDS AND ACROSS THE STATE ARE
ABLE TO ACCESS THIS TYPE OF
EDUCATION. SO WE SEE THIS BILL
AS A CRITICAL FIRST STEP. IN
BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE
TYPES OF RESOURCES AND EDUCATION
. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEADERSHIP IN
THIS SPACE AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTED. I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL? THIS COME
FORWARD. NAME AFFILIATION AND
POSITION. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS NAOMI ADRIN ON
BEHALF OF THE COMPUTER AND
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION, OR C, C, A AND
SUPPORT. C¢M EMPIRE ON BEHALF OF
COMMON SENSE. MEDIA PARA LOS
NINOS MEDIA ALLIANCE AND ACTIVE
SAN GABRIEL VALLEY IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT SEEING NONE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SEEING DONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SOME OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SEEING NONE. QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE, MR RICCARDI
OR NO, YOU'RE SHAKING YOUR HEAD,
MR. NO. NOW. RUSSIAN MADE SECOND
BY MR CARILLO. ALL RIGHT, UM.
WELL, THANK YOU, UH FOR YEAR,
ONGOING LEADERSHIP, AND IN THIS
SPACE, MR GABRIEL AS A PARENT OF
A TEENAGER. I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. ALL OF YOUR WORK IN THIS
SPACE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR WOULD
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. MOTIONS MADE AND
SECONDED, MADAM SECRETARY. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 20 A B 7 87. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MERCER K¾T. AYE.
DOLLY DOLLY! I WON CARILLO
CARILLO. AYE. HOOVER. HOOVER I
LI LI I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 70
THE BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DID
I SEE MR WALLACE WALKED BACK IN
YES. YES SO WE HAVE MR WALLACE
AND SIGN IN ORDER. AND THEN MR
GIBSON UH, THIS IS ITEM NUMBER
THREE A B 237. MR HOOVER. YES
AND, UH IS IT UH, COOPER AND
JOIN JOIN AUTHOR MR HOOVER? UM,
FIRST OF ALL, WE THANK BOTH OF
YOU FOR WORKING TOGETHER TO, UH
, BRING THIS BILL FORWARD. YOU
MAY PRESENT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS I HAVE
BEFORE YOU TODAY ASSEMBLY BILL 2
37, WHICH I'M PLEASED TO JOINTLY
AUTHOR WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOOVER. FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
WORK ON THIS BILL AND I WILL
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS PROPOSED
IN THE ANALYSIS. WE ALL SHARE
THE GOAL OF PROVIDING OUR
CHILDREN THE BEST EDUCATION
POSSIBLE. I KNOW THIS COMMITTEE
WILL CONSIDER MANY IDEAS TO
REFORM OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. WE
KNOW THE PROBLEMS ARE COMPLEX
WITH MANY DIVERSE IDEAS AND
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS. BUT WHILE
WE'RE SORTING THROUGH THOSE
IDEAS, SOME CHILDREN ARE BEING
LEFT BEHIND IN SITUATIONS THAT
ARE OUT OF THE CONTROL OF
PARENTS AND THE CHILD. ONE
SITUATION IS A CHILD WHO'S
STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY STUCK IN
A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL. MAYBE 2
37 ADDRESSES THAT SITUATION IN A
NARROW WAY, ALLOWING THOSE
STUDENTS TO TRANSFER TO ANOTHER
SCHOOL WITHIN A DISTRICT OR TO
ANOTHER SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF THE
DISTRICT. I DID WANT TO ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS RAISED BY THE
OPPOSITION. DISTRICTS WOULD HAVE
TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR
THOSE CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR FREE
OR IT IS PRICED LUNCH. SECOND, I
BELIEVE THE RECENT EDITION OF
ANOTHER IDEA OPTION ALLOWING
DISTRICTS TO USE THE THREE YEAR
AVERAGE HELPS DISTRICTS WITH
SIGNIFICANT DECLINING
ENROLLMENTS. AND I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT A B 2 37 WILL RESULT IN A
CATACLYSMIC ENROLLMENT DECLINE
CONTEMPLATED BY THE OPPOSITION.
ESTABLISHING THIS ACCOUNTABILITY
WILL INCREASE EDUCATION EQUITY
FOR MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS WHO
SUFFER UNDER THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
. THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE MOST
LIKELY TO SUFFER IF THEY'RE
FORCED TO REMAIN IN STRUGGLING
SCHOOLS. I'M GOING TO TURN IT
OVER AT THIS POINT TO MY
COLLEAGUE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HOOVER FOR HIS CALLING COMMENTS.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR WALLACE. AND THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH US ON
THIS BILL. OBVIOUSLY I AM
THANKFUL TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR OF
THE BILL, BUT I AM ALSO A PARENT
AND A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
WHO REALLY BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT
WE NEED TO GIVE OPTIONS FOR
FAMILIES SO THAT THEIR CHILD CAN
ATTEND THE SCHOOL THAT BEST FITS
THEIR NEEDS. I THINK YOU KNOW
THIS BILL DOES IT IN A REALLY
TARGETED AND I THINK GOOD WAY
WHEN WE WHEN WE TALKED TO A LOT
OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS
THE STATE, WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT
THE LOSS OF ENROLLMENT THAT
WE'RE LOSING STUDENTS TO OTHER
OPTIONS. WHETHER IT'S PRIVATE
SCHOOL, HOME SCHOOL CHARTER
SCHOOL CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
BUT WHAT'S GREAT ABOUT THIS BILL
IS IT GIVES PARENTS AN OPTION
WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM TO SEND THEIR
CHILD TO A SCHOOL THAT BEST FITS
THEIR NEEDS? AND YOU KNOW, I
JUST TO THE POINT THAT THE
OPPOSITION HAS MADE, YOU KNOW, I
WANNA REALLY EMPHASIZE THE POINT
THAT THE REALITY FOR SO MANY
STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THE ONES
THAT WOULD I THINK BE MOST
HELPED BY THIS BILL IS THAT FOR
STUDENTS THAT HAVE THE MEANS
THEY TRULY DO HAVE SCHOOL CHOICE
. THEY HAVE THE CHOICE TO MOVE
TO A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A HIGH
PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOL. THEY
HAVE THE CHOICE TO ATTEND A
PRIVATE SCHOOL IF THEIR IF THEIR
BUDGET ALLOWS THAT IT IS OUR
KIDS THAT THAT ARE FREE AND
REDUCED PRICE LUNCH THAT ARE LOW
INCOME. THOSE ARE THE KIDS THAT
LACK THE CHOICE TO DO THOSE
THINGS, AND WHAT THIS BILL DOES
IS, IT GIVES THEM AN OPPORTUNITY
WITHIN THE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HAVE THAT
OPTION TO ATTEND THE SCHOOL THAT
BETTER FITS THEIR NEEDS, EVEN IF
THEY DON'T HAVE THE INCOME TO
POSSIBLY MOVE TO A DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOOD. OR ATTEND A
PRIVATE SCHOOL. AND SO THAT'S
WHY I'M A BIG SUPPORTER OF THIS
AND I WOULD URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DO YOU HAVE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT JUST JUST ME. OKAY THE
TWO OF YOU ALRIGHT? UH ANY ANY
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL? SEE NONE. UH
OPPOSITION. AH DO WE HAVE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? PLEASE
COME FORWARD. TWO MINUTES EACH.
SORRY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS TRISTAN BROWN WITH THE
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND
APOLOGIES AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER CONVENTION HAD JUST
OCCURRED, SO WE WERE UNABLE TO
RATIFY POSITIONS ON BILLS UNTIL
THE LAST FEW DAYS. SO WE ARE
LATE TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP AND
TO THE AUTHORS OF APOLOGIES TO
SPRING THIS, UH JUST IN TERMS OF
WE'RE REALLY QUICKLY WHERE OUR
CONCERNS ARE ON THIS POLICY IS
THAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN
MONITORING WHAT HAPPENS OVER
LONG ENOUGH TIME LINE WHEN
FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND
AND SELF REALLY SELF SEGREGATE.
UH AND I THINK OUT OF THE DUKE
STUDY WE WERE LOOKING AT AND HOW
THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED OUT IN SOME
OF THE CHARTER REALM WHEN
FAMILIES ARE ABLE TO MOVE AT
WILL LIKE NOT PHYSICALLY BUT
HAVE THEIR CHILDREN MOVED
THROUGHOUT DISTRICTS YOU WILL
SEE OVER TIME ITSELF.
SEGREGATION OF THE STUDENT
POPULATION, WHICH I THINK IS
CONTRADICTORY TO OUR PUBLIC
POLICY OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION
SYSTEM. IT ALSO MIGHT SEEM TO
PROVIDE SOME UNKNOWNS FOR OUR
FACILITIES TO BE ABLE TO KNOW
WHAT ENROLLMENTS ARE GOING TO
LOOK LIKE. THESE MIGHT BE A
LITTLE BIT MORE OF A MINOR
THOUGHT. BUT YOU DO PLAN ON
HAVING CERTAIN NUMBERS OF
AVERAGE ENROLLMENT IN CLASS
SIZES AND STAFFING PROPORTIONS
FOR THAT, AND AS WE ARE IN A
STAFFING CRISIS, SOME OTHER
SITES MIGHT NOT BE READY TO
HANDLE SOME OF THE TRANSFERS. UM
REALLY, WE AGREE. I THINK WE
AGREE EVERYTHING WITH WHAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER JUST
SAID ABOUT THE MOBILITY OF
CERTAIN FAMILIES OVER OTHERS.
THE INEQUITIES BAKED INTO THE
SYSTEM. WE'D RATHER THE STATE
DOUBLE DOWN ON FIXING THOSE
SCHOOLS WITH LOW MARKS RATHER
THAN HAVING FOLKS ABANDONED SHIP
SO WE'D RATHER I DON'T KNOW. TAX
BILLIONAIRES AND FUND PUBLIC
EDUCATION OR SOME CRAZY IDEA
LIKE THAT. SO THAT IS THE
POSITION OF THE CFT. AS OF NOW,
SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH
, UM, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK
JESSICA HEY, AGAIN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AND WE ECHO WHAT MY
COLLEAGUE MR BROWN WAS SHARING
FOR US. REALLY THIS IS AN EQUITY
ISSUE. SO THINK ABOUT STUDENTS
THAT TRANSFER OUT OF LOW INCOME
OR LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS, THEN
MONEY WILL BE TAKEN AWAY FROM
THOSE SCHOOLS. UM AND THE REST
OF THE STUDENTS WITHIN THAT
SCHOOL COULD SUFFER. AND SO THAT
DOESN'T SEEM LIKE AN EQUITABLE
SOLUTION FOR THIS, THERE ARE
BETTER STRATEGIES THAT COULD
INCREASE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND
STUDENT OUTCOMES, BUT TAKING
RESOURCES AWAY FROM THOSE LOW
PERFORMING SCHOOLS IS DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE FOR THAT, UM, SO WE
ALSO AGREE THAT THE STAFFING
CRISIS THAT WE'RE FACING AN
EDUCATION IS DEFINITELY A WORRY
AS WELL AND MAKING SURE THAT
SCHOOLS THAT GET AN INFLUX OF
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO STAFF THOSE
SCHOOLS APPROPRIATELY. UM, SO
THOSE ARE THE MAIN REASONS THAT
WE ARE IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
AUTHORS FOR CLARIFYING ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION. WE DO APPRECIATE
THAT. UM, SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION? HI KATY
HARDIMAN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
TEASERS TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. WE
DON'T HAVE A FORMAL OFFICIAL. UH
POSITION AT THIS TIME WE HAVE
OUR CTS STATE COUNCIL MEETING
COMING UP THIS WEEKEND WHERE
WE'LL BE DISCUSSING A LOT OF
THESE BILLS. BUT JUST RAISING
QUESTIONS AROUND. IS THIS THE
RIGHT SOLUTION FOR SUPPORTING
OUR, YOU KNOW, LOWEST PERFORMING
SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS. OR IS
THERE A BETTER WAY THAT WE CAN
SUPPORT ALL OF THE STUDENTS
WITHIN A STRUGGLING SCHOOL? I
THINK THE MAJOR QUESTIONS THAT
WE HAVE THANK YOU. HMM ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION? SEE NONE. LET'S
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE,
MS QUIRK-SILVA. HI AND THANK
YOU. I KNOW IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME
COMING TO COMMITTEE.
CONGRATULATIONS UM I HAVE A LOT
TO SAY ON THIS TOPIC BECAUSE
AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO A FIRM
BELIEF IN EQUITY. AND I
GENERALLY SUPPORT PARENTS CHOICE
BUT I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND. UM,
EXACTLY THE SCENARIO THAT HAS
BEEN BROUGHT UP WITH THE
OPPOSITION, WHEREAS WHEN THERE
IS OPPORTUNITIES TO MOVE TO A
SCHOOL THAT IS ASSUMED TO BE
HIGHER PERFORMING IN THESE
SCORES ARE THROUGH OUR STATE
TESTS THAT MOST OF THE TIME THIS
DATA IS COMING FROM. WHAT
HAPPENS IS YOU WILL GET A RUN ON
A SCHOOL AND MOST OF THE TIME
THE SCHOOLS ARE A TITLE ONE
SCHOOL THAT THE FAMILIES ARE
MOVING FROM WHICH AGAIN IS MOST
OF THE TIME STUDENTS, OF COURSE
COLOR STUDENTS OF A SECOND
LANGUAGE, AND IT REALLY DOES
DAMAGE TO THAT SCHOOL THAT THE
STUDENTS ARE LEAVING. IT ALSO
TAKES. I'M JUST GOING TO USE MY
OWN CITY FULLERTON IS AN
EXAMPLE. WE HAVE HILL SCHOOLS
THAT WE CALL THEM. THEY'RE
ACTUALLY IN THE HILLS AND THEN
WE CALL FLATLANDS. UH AND WHERE
I TAUGHT FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS IN
TITLE, ONE SCHOOLS AND WHAT WE
SEE IS IN THE HILLS SCHOOLS ARE
GENERATING ABOUT 200 STUDENTS,
AND THEN YOU HAVE ALL THE
TRANSFERS AND WHEN YOU HAVE
TRANSFERS INTO THE HILL SCHOOLS,
AND THEN WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. EXACTLY WHAT
WAS JUST STATED IS HAPPENING.
THEN YOU START TO GET TEACHERS
WHO WANT TO TRANSFER OUT AND
THERE'S NO INVESTMENT IN THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS AND WHEN
MOST OF OUR STUDENTS OF COLOR
THEIR ONLY CHOICE IS TO GO TO A
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL BECAUSE
THEIR PARENTS ARE WORKING. YOU
START TO SEE A DIVESTMENT. SO,
UM LIKE I SAID, I GENERALLY
SUPPORT PARENT CHOICE, BUT I
KNOW MANY, MANY TIMES. WHAT IT
DOES IS AFFECT THOSE
NEIGHBORHOODS, SCHOOLS WHERE
THEY'RE ALMOST DIVESTED IN, SO
THAT'S MY COMMENTS. I'LL BE
STAYING OFF THE BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU. MR MCCARTHY. YEAH
THANK YOU. I'M TORN ON THIS AND
LEANING TOWARDS SUPPORTING WITH
THE AMENDMENTS JUST HOW WOULD
YOU RESPOND TO THAT? IN
CALIFORNIA? WE HAVE A FEW ISSUES
. ONE. TOO MANY KIDS ARE
THRIVING AND EDUCATION BEFORE
THE PANDEMIC EVEN WORSE NOW. WOW
A LOT OF FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING
, TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT
CHOICE AND WE HAVE DECLINE IN IN
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND 88. IT'S
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC
IT JUST BIRTH RATES AND JUST
CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION. SO WHAT
WOULD YOU SAY TO HYPOTHETICAL
LIKE SOMEONE MEMBER QUIRK-SILVA
BRINGS UP WHERE IF EVERY PARENT
AT THAT SCHOOL LAUGH TO GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE SCHOOL
WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY
A DRAG ON THE COMMUNITY DRAG ON
PROPERTY VALUES. SO WHAT'S
WHAT'S YOUR PATHETIC ALONE? HOW
YOU WOULD ANSWER THAT. SO I JUST
WANT TO CLARIFY ON THIS BILL
THAT IT IS EXTREMELY NARROW WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. SO
FIRST OF ALL, THERE WON'T BE A
RUN ON A SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT
THAT SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HAVE
TO ACCEPT THE STUDENT SO THAT
THAT YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, I
MEAN, THERE ARE SOME DISTRICTS
THAT ARE OBVIOUSLY DECLINING
ENROLLMENT THAT HAVE SPACE. SOME
DISTRICTS THAT DON'T BUT IF THE
IF THE SPACE DOES NOT EXIST THAT
STOOD, THERE IS NO OBLIGATION
FOR A DISTRICT TO ACCEPT A
STUDENT. WHAT THIS BILL REALLY
ADDRESSES IS THAT THAT ABILITY
FOR THE HOME DISTRICT TO VETO
THAT TRANSFER SO THIS WOULD ONLY
AFFECT KIDS THAT ACTUALLY THE
PARENT VOLUNTARILY APPLIES FOR
ENROLLMENT IN A IN A
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT OR
NEIGHBORING SCHOOL DISTRICT. I
SHOULD SAY, AND THEN THAT SCHOOL
ACCEPTS THAT CHILD, WHICH IS
COMPLETELY UP TO THEM TO DO
BASED ON THEIR ABILITY TO
ACTUALLY HAVE SPACE FOR THAT
CHILD. AND THEN ALL THIS BILL
WOULD SAY IS THAT IF ALL THOSE
THINGS OCCUR, THE HOME DISTRICT
COULD NOT VETO THAT TRANSFER, SO
THAT'S REALLY ALL WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT. WHAT HAPPEN IF THAT HOME
DISTRICT HAD A REQUESTS. EVERY
WEEK FOR 200 STRAIGHT WEEKS, AND
EVENTUALLY THERE'S LIKE NOBODY
LEFT AT WHAT POINT IS TOO MUCH
TOO MUCH. I MEAN, SOME I KNOW
YOUR BACKGROUND. YOU COME FROM A
SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE NOTS REALLY
TAILORED TO DISTRICT. ABSOLUTELY
SO SOME PEOPLE MAKE THAT CHOICE
AND YOU KNOW LOOK, BABY, I CALL
ME OLD FASHIONED WHEN I WAS A
KID. AND LIKE MASSIVE APARTMENT
COMPLEX WHERE MY MOM AND A BUNCH
OF SINGLE PARENTS LIVED. THERE
WAS 100 KIDS IN OUR COMPLEX.
OVER HERE FIVE MILES FROM HERE,
AND WE ALL WENT TO THE SAME
SCHOOL. THERE WASN'T ANY GOING
ANOTHER SCHOOL OR ARE WE? ALMOST
THERE WAS NO NOTHING. AND THEN
YEARS LATER, YOU KNOW, WE LAMENT
THAT PEOPLE GO TO DIFFERENT
SCHOOLS. YOU LOSE THAT SENSE OF
COMMUNITY AND YOU KNOW, MOST
DISTRICTS ARE OPEN ENROLLMENT.
WE'VE GRAPPLED WITH THIS WITH
THE DISTRICT OF CHOICE ISSUE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU DO MAKE
A GOOD POINT. THIS ISN'T
NECESSARILY A LOSS OF 88 LIKE I
HEARD BECAUSE THEY'RE STAYING IN
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS, BUT
YOU'RE NOT LOSING 2 TO 2,
PRIVATE OR CHARTER GRANTED TO
TOUCH CHARTERS. HOME SCHOOL, SO
I UNDERSTAND WE'VE BEEN
GRAPPLING WITH US. BUT AT WHAT
POINT IS THAT BREAKING POINT
WHERE IT'S TOO MUCH? YEAH, I
THINK SO. ALSO POINT OUT THAT
THE BILL ONLY APPLIES TO AS
DEFINED A LOW PERFORMING PUPIL.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S
ACTUALLY LESS THAN 5% OF THE
KIDS IN THE ENTIRE STATE. SO
THIS IS NOT I THINK THAT THIS
BILL WAS KIND OF INTENTIONALLY,
VERY NARROWLY DRAWN BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO
UPSET THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. WE'RE
TRYING TO PROVIDE A SMALL BIT OF
CHOICE FOR FAMILIES, BUT BUT IT
WOULD ONLY IT'S ACTUALLY THERE'S
TWO FACTORS THAT WOULD HAVE TO
BE MET. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A
LOW PERFORMING PUPIL IS DEFINED
IN THE BILL, AND IT WOULD ALSO
HAVE TO BE A THEY HAVE TO BE
COMING FROM A LOW PERFORMING
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SCHOOL. AND
SO YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, WE
WORKED WITH THE CHAIR ON BETTER
REFINING THAT, UM AND I
APPRECIATE YOU KNOW THE WORK OF
THE COMMITTEE STAFF ON THAT. BUT
BUT I THINK I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THAT THAT
IS THOSE ARE ALL THE FACTORS
THAT HAVE TO BE NOW I WOULD ADD
TO YOUR POINT AND KIND OF THE
POINT I MADE IN MY COMMENTS IS
THAT PARENTS WHO THEIR SCHOOL IS
NOT WORKING FOR THEIR CHILD,
THEY WILL FIND THEIR WAY TO A
WAY TO GET THEIR CHILD INTO A
DIFFERENT EDUCATION. WHETHER
THAT'S YOU KNOW, GOING TO A
CHARTER SCHOOL, WHETHER THAT'S
YOU KNOW, FINDING A WAY, YOU
KNOW, HOMESCHOOLING, WHATEVER IT
MIGHT BE, AND SO, YOU KNOW. I
THINK THE GREAT THING ABOUT THIS
BILL IS IT DOES PROVIDE THAT
CHOICE WITHIN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM. YOU KNOW THAT THAT IS
SUPPORTED BY THE OPPOSITION. ALL
OF THE SCHOOLS WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT. HERE ARE SCHOOLS THAT ARE
SERVICED AND SUPPORTED BY THE
OPPOSITION. AND SO I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE CREATE
THOSE AVENUES WITHIN THE
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
SYSTEM. SO THERE REALLY ISN'T A
THRESHOLD AS FAR AS WHEN IT
WOULD BE TOO MUCH. BUT YOU'RE
SAYING IT COULDN'T BE THAT MUCH
BECAUSE WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT
LOW PERFORMING PERFORMING PEOPLE
. YEAH REMIND ME AGAIN. I CAN'T
OPEN. MY COMPUTER IS DEAD RIGHT
HERE. THAT DEFINITION OF LOW
PERFORMING STUDENT AT SCHOOL IS
BUT LIKE THE LOW PERFORMING
PUPIL IS. WE ACTUALLY PULLED IT
FROM. I BELIEVE THE FEDERAL
STANDARD. PEOPLE THAT DOES NOT
MEET ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
STANDARDS. BASED ON THE MOST
RECENTLY IT'S THE CAST TESTING
SO THE BASED ON CASTE TEST
SCORES. YEAH, OKAY. OKAY UM,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY UH,
MISS CHARLIE? SURE, DOLLY. THANK
YOU BOTH FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD BECAUSE I DO THINK THAT
PARENTS WILL FIND OTHER OPTIONS
AND WE'RE SEEING THAT RIGHT NOW
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE WE ARE YOU
KNOW, THERE'S 100,000 STUDENTS
THAT WE'RE NOT SURE IF THEY NO,
NOT THAT THEY'RE LOST, BUT
THEY'RE IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL.
PRIVATE SCHOOL AFFIDAVITS ARE UP
AND WE DON'T WANT TO ABANDON OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WE DON'T WANT TO
WALK AWAY FROM OUR SCHOOLS. OUR
KIDS WENT TO A VERY SMALL, UM,
PUBLIC SCHOOL. I WAS ALSO ON A
SCHOOL BOARD OF YOU KNOW, FOR
200 KIDS LIKE MY WHOLE WHAT I
CHAMPION ISRAEL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO WE DO NOT WANT OUR COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS TOO. YOU KNOW? DRY UP
AND GO AWAY. THAT'S A REAL
CONCERN. BUT WE ALSO THESE ARE
STUDENTS. THESE ARE CHILDREN,
AND WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY
THROUGH FUNDING, WHICH IS VERY
IMPORTANT. WE'RE PUTTING IN
IMPORTANT DOLLARS INTO OUR INTO
OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. BUT WE
NEED TO DO IT FASTER BECAUSE
WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE MODELS,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE FIVE YEARS
TO GET THERE, AND FOR A PARENT
WHOSE CHILD IS STRUGGLING FIVE
YEARS IS A LONG TIME TO GET
THERE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO FIND
ANOTHER OPTION. YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND I THINK THIS IS AN EQUITY
ISSUE BECAUSE MAYBE THERE THEY
MIGHT TAKE TWO YEARS TO FIND
ANOTHER OPTION, RIGHT WHERE
SOMEONE ELSE COULD QUICKLY DO IT
TOMORROW. SO I THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND YOU'VE
NARROWED IT. I KNOW YOU WORKED
WITH THE COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH. AND, UM, I MOVED THE
BILL. ALL RIGHT. ANY, UH I HAVE
FEW QUESTIONS. UM. WELL, FIRST
I'LL START START WITH COMMENTS.
UM I WROTE TOWN. ALL OF THE
CONCERNS RAISED BY. OUR TEACHERS
AND AH CSC, A SELF SEGREGATE.
AH! PLANNING FOR ENROLLMENT
ABANDONING SHIP. UH, EQUITY.
RESOURCES BEING TAKEN AWAY AND
BETTER STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE
. THE PROBLEM OF. TOO MANY
STUDENTS BEING STUCK IN, UH, LOW
PERFORMING SCHOOLS. UM. AND UH,
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS
QUIRKS. ELVIS. CONCERN ABOUT
STUDENTS OF COLOR BEING STUCK,
UM UH HUH. AND. LOW PERFORMING
SCHOOLS AND THAT THIS WOULD
UNDERMINE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS.
AYE. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
, UH, THAT THAT YOU KNOW, I. I
UH WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND I YOU
KNOW, SHARE THE CONCERNS RAISED,
UM. IN TERMS OF THE STUDENTS
BEING LEFT BEHIND. UH AND
THEY'RE FAILING SCHOOLS. BUT AT
THE SAME TIME YOU KNOW, I I'M
VERY, VERY SYMPATHETIC TO
STUDENTS WHO ARE STUCK IN BAD
SCHOOLS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T
AFFORD TO MOVE. YOU KNOW, IT'S
LIKE EVERY STUDENT LIKE LIKE ANY
FAMILY. THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO GO TO A BETTER SCHOOL.
UH IT'S SOMETHING THAT I AS A
PARENT, I APPRECIATE AND SO I
KNOW THAT THE AMENDMENTS THAT
THE AUTHORS ARE TAKING ON THIS
BILL. NUMBER ONE. IT
SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES THAT
STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER TO BE
ADMITTED WITH AN UNBIASED
PROCESS SO. AT LEAST THE DESIGN
OF THE BILL IS THAT THE STUDENTS
OF COLOR WOULD NOT BE LEFT
BEHIND. THAT ANY STUDENT WHETHER
YOU'RE A STUDENT OF COLOR OR
WHITE STUDENT, YOU KNOW. B YOU
HAVE THE OPTION TO AVAIL
YOURSELF OF THIS PROCESS AND
SECOND IN TERMS OF THE LOW
INCOME STUDENTS BEING LEFT
BEHIND. WE SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED
THE AMENDMENT THAT
TRANSPORTATION TO BE PROVIDED BY
THE RECEIVING SCHOOL DISTRICT,
UM, FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS, AND
SO THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW. THAT
TRANSPORTATION IS NOT A AH, A
CHALLENGE FOR LOW INCOME
STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND A
BETTER SCHOOL. UM I THINK IT'S A
. WORTHWHILE DISCUSSION THAT I
WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE.
WHAT THE AUTHORS OF THIS BILL
SHOULD THIS BILL. MOVE OUT OF
THE COMMITTEE. I NOT SURE IF YOU
HAVE THE VOTES ON THIS
COMMITTEE. UM, BUT. BECAUSE I
BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS SHOULD
HAVE THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO
ATTEND THE BEST SCHOOLS THAT
THEY CAN GET INTO. I AM IN
SUPPORT OF YOUR BILL. UM SO I
WANT TO SHARE THAT I WANT TO
INVITE. YOU KNOW THE ANY OF THE
WITNESSES THAT TESTIFIED IN
OPPOSITION OR RAISE CONCERNS. UM
YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY
RESPONSES TO THE. POINTS THAT I
JUST RAISED. I WOULD WELCOME AT
EITHER NOW OR LATER. UM, BUT I
WANT TO GIVE ANYONE IN
OPPORTUNITY. IF NOT, THAT'S
FINE. OKAY? UM ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? MR CARILLO? JUST WANT
TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH THE
LAST PART OF WHAT YOU SAID. I
THINK THAT IT WILL PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE STUDENTS
THAT FOR SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
ARE NOT ABLE TO MOVE TO BETTER
SCHOOLS. I THINK THE INTENT OF
THE BILL IS TO PROVIDE THAT. UM
AS LONG AS THE CONCERNS FROM MR
MCCARTHY ARE NOT THERE. UM, I'LL
SUPPORT THIS BILL IS BECAUSE I
BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE
THOSE OPPORTUNITIES, BETTER
OPPORTUNITIES. AND THOSE
STUDENTS THAT AGAIN BECAUSE OF
THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC FACTOR AND
UNABLE TO MOVE ON TO A BETTER
SCHOOL. I THINK THAT SAME
CHANNEL THIS BILL. FOR THAT
REASON, I WILL SUPPORT IT AS
WELL. UH, CAN I TAKE THAT AS A
SECOND OF THE MOTION? OKAY? ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. SEEING NONE.
UM WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY QUESTION I VOTE.
THANK YOU. AND I JUST I JUST
SAID THANK YOU FOR THE
DISCUSSION AND WE ARE. YOU KNOW,
WE'RE JUST HEARING ABOUT SOME OF
THE OPPOSITION TODAY WE DID WORK
TO ADDRESS THE LAW ALREADY
ADDRESSES DÍAS OPPOSITION AND
HAVE I'M SURE THE AUTHOR IS
HAPPY TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH
THEM AS WELL. SO YEAH. OKAY AND
WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU
WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION, I WILL BE SUPPORTING
THE BILL. TO SEE IF WE CAN GET
OUT OF COMMITTEE. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE, MAYBE 2
37. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. OKAY?
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI
DIÆN DOLLY DOLLY. I WANT CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER I LI LEE, NOT
VOTING. MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA NOT
VOTING. 5 TO 655 VOTES. THE BILL
IS OUT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT UH,
LAST, BUT NOT LEAST WE HAVE MR
GIBSON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATIENCE. AND, UH, THIS IS ITEM
16 86 94.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME. THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING
ASSEMBLY BILL 60 90 FOR THIS
BILL SEEKS TO ESTABLISH
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS RESIDENCY
APPRENTICE PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY
, IT DOES A COUPLE OF THINGS AND
THAT WE JUST TOUCHED BRIEFLY ON
WHAT THOSE FEW THINGS ARE
ESTABLISHED. CALIFORNIA TEACHER
RESIDENCY APPRENTICE PROGRAM AND
STATE STATUTE. STREAM STREAMLINE
A COORDINATED APPROACH TO I
IDENTIFYING TEACHER VACANCIES IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MANY OF
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A TEACHER
SHORTAGE AND THIS BILL SEEK
SEEKS TO, UH, SPECIFICALLY
ADDRESSED THAT PARTICULAR
SITUATION RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY
THE LEARNING OF THE LEARNING
POLICY INSTITUTE HAS NOTED THAT
THE DEMAND FOR EDUCATORS
INCREASE THIS IS DUE TO
RETIREMENT BY THE BABY BOOMERS,
GENERATIONS AS WELL AS A
DECISION BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO
REDUCE CLASS SIZES. AS YOU KNOW
, CALIFORNIA PROVIDES SEVERAL
ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS, WHICH
INCLUDES PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
TEACHER CREDENTIALING PROGRAM.
UM OR THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS OR
RESIDENCY PROGRAM. WE WILL PUSH
HARD ON THESE, UH, TEACHER
PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND
ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS TO CONTINUE
TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSIFYING THE
TEACHER WORKFORCE UNTIL ALL
SCHOOLS HAVE FILLED VACANCIES
WITH QUALIFIED TEACHERS. UM THE
TEACHER APPRENTICE SHIP PROGRAM
. UM IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS
DERIVED FROM TENNESSEE KNOWN AS
GROW YOUR OWN PROGRAM AND HAVE
BENEFITED THEIR TEACHERS AND
THEIR WORKFORCE. UM IN THE
STATES THROUGHOUT THE STATES OF
TENNESSEE, THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION WILL WORK TO IDENTIFY
AND ADDRESS VACANCIES AND UM,
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND
CALIFORNIA ALSO THIS, UH THIS
WORK WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR WORKGROUP
ON TEACHER RETENTION AND
WORKFORCE. AND MANY OF YOU KNOW
, I AUTHORED ASSEMBLY BILL UM, A
B 5 20 THAT RECRUITS AND RETAIN
UH, MALE TEACHERS OF COLORS OF
LAST YEAR, SO THIS JUST
CONTINUES TO FURTHER THAT WORK
BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE DIVERSIFY OUR TEACHER
WORKFORCE BUT ALSO INCREASING
AND RETAINING MALE TEACHERS OF
COLOR IN CALIFORNIA, ACCORDING
TO THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
DATA SHOWS THAT THE DISTRICT
SERVES MORE CHILDREN OF COLOR,
EMPLOYED ABOUT FOUR TIMES MORE
UNCERTIFIED UNCERTIFIED TEACHERS
THAN DISTRICTS SERVING FEWER
TEACHERS OF COLOR. STUDENTS OF
COLOR. EXCUSE ME. THIS BILL WILL
SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME
FAMILIES. STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH
LEARNERS WHO ARE ALSO MORE
LIKELY TO BE TAUGHT BY
UNQUALIFIED TEACHERS THAN OTHER
STUDENTS. THIS BILL WILL MAKE
SURE THAT CLASSROOMS ARE FILLED
WITH QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN OUR
SCHOOLS ACROSS STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. JOINING ME, UM, IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS A
REPRESENTATIVE MR MACK. HE'S A
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR
CHILDREN'S NOW WHO WILL ALSO
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AT
THIS TIME. BEFORE WE GO FURTHER
, MR GIBSON, YOU ACCEPT ALL THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. I ACCEPT
THEM ALL, SIR. ALRIGHT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON
, CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS TONY MACK. I
AM SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
FOR CHILDREN. NOW WE'RE IN
ADVOCACY AND RESEARCH
ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON
CHILDREN'S ISSUES, AS WAS
MENTIONED BY SOME MEMBER GIBSON
AND WHAT YOU ALL TALKED ABOUT A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IN THE
WORKFORCE JOINT COMMITTEE
HEARING. YES CALIFORNIA HAS A
TEACHER SHORTAGE THAT WE NEED
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS AND
WE BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THESE
WAYS IS BY RECLASSIFYING OUR
TEACHER REGISTRATION PROGRAMS AS
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT
WILL BRING IN FEDERAL DOLLARS TO
DEFRAY SOME OF THE COSTS AS WELL
AS TO HELP OUR CREDENTIAL.
CANDIDATES UM, ESSENTIALLY NOT
TEACH FOR FREE AND STUDENT
TEACHING PROGRAMS. UH, WE
BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXCELLENT
MODEL THAT WAS BUILT ON IN
TENNESSEE, AS SOME MEMBER GIBSON
MENTIONED WHEN WE'D LIKE TO
REPLICATE THAT IN CALIFORNIA AND
THINK WE CAN DO THAT, WORKING
WITH OUR COMMISSION ON TEACHING
CREDENTIAL AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND WITH THAT I ASKED FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU, SIR. ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OR ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS TRISTAN BROWN WITH THE C
F T. SAME SPIEL, BUT WE WILL
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SEEN ON ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEEN ON ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS, SYSTEM AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. SEEING NONE. UH
COMMITTEE, MR CARILLO.
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
BILL IN FRONT OF US, AND THAT'S
JUST ANOTHER INNOVATIVE WAY TO
INCREASE TEACHERS THAT SHORT OF
TEACHERS THAT WE HAVE, AS WE
KEEP DISCUSSING THAT. THANK YOU
FOR BRINGING THIS AND I'M IN
FULL SUPPORT OF THAT. IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO HAVE TEACHERS THAT
. DEMONSTRATED THE DEMOGRAPHICS
SO THEIR STUDENTS THAT IS SO
IMPORTANT. I THINK THAT WE ARE
GOING IN THE RIGHT WAY WITH THIS
BILL. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND
STUDENTS REALLY ASSIMILATE MORE
WHEN THEY SEE FEATURES WHO THEY
KIND OF SIMULATE WITH. SO THANK
YOU FOR THAT. NOW THE HONORABLE
CONSIDER ME FOR THE AUTHOR OF
THE BILL WILL BE HONORED TO HAVE
YOU AS A COOPER. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR GIBSON. UM I AM
THRILLED WITH YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF
THE AMENDMENTS TO BE ADDED AS A
JOINT AUTHOR OF THE BILL. UM
THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT BILL.
IT IS A GREAT BILL. UM IT IS GOD
IS EXACTLY AS YOUR YOUR WITNESS.
INDICATED IT'S GOING TO ALLOW
TEACHER APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
TO DRAW DOWN ACCESS, FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL GRANTS THAT
THAT'S THE CRITICAL COMPONENT
THAT THAT THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON TO GET
MORE FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE
CRITICAL TEACHER SHORTAGE. AH
AND SO, UM I VERY MUCH LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU, SIR
, TO LIKEWISE TO GET THIS, UH
THIS BILL ON THE GOVERNOR'S DESK
AND SIGNED INTO LAW. UM WE HAVE
EMOTION. IN A SECOND. OKAY,
MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. FILE ITEM NUMBER 16 MAYBE
6 94. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS FOR
SUKI DÍAS DALLI DALLI. I WANT
CARILLO CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER.
I LI MCCARTY. THANK YOU,
QUIRK-SILVA. HI. QUIRK-SILVA.
AYE. SIX VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MUCH. I NEED
TO VOTE IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO PASS THE
GAVEL TO VICE CHAIR, DOLLY.
THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH COMING IN.
OKAY GOD.
MR RICCARDI. SO WE HAVE A B 897
PROCEED, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT FIRST OF ALL HAPPY ADULT
EDUCATION WEEK IN CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS ADULT EDUCATION WEEK IN
THIS BILL IS ABOUT SUPPORTING
AND VALUING OUR ADULT EDUCATORS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. WE ALL
KNOW ADULT EDUCATION MEANS SO
MUCH TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
EVERY COMMUNITY HAS AN ADULT
EDUCATION. 42ND HELPING PEOPLE
LEARN ENGLISH. GOOD JOB SKILLS
BECOME CITIZENS JOINED THE
WORKFORCE OR FOCUS ON CREDIT
RECOVERY, LIKE MR CARILLO, AND I
HAD TO DO TO GET ONTO GETTING R
G E D S AND GOING TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND THEN LATE LATER,
BOTH OF US BECAME MEMBERS OF
THIS DISTINGUISHED BODY BECAUSE
OF ADULT EDUCATION. THIS BILL.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE OTHER
KEY ELEMENT TO ADULT EDUCATION
BESIDES THE STUDENTS THAT
TEACHERS ARE PROPERLY SUPPORTED
IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE TEACHER
TENURE, UH, SUPPORTS FOR NON
ADULT EDUCATION AND NON CAREER
TECH TEACHERS. BUT WE HAVE
REALLY HAVE A SECOND TIER SYSTEM
FOR OUR ADULT EDUCATORS IN
CALIFORNIA. AND THIS JUST REALLY
ISN'T FAIR. THIS WOULDN'T GIVE
OUR ADULT EDUCATORS OF FREE PASS
, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO FOCUS
ON THEIR COMPLETING THEIR TWO
YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD, BUT
JUST GIVE THEM EQUAL FOOTING
WITH OTHER 10 YEAR. TEACHERS
MORE JOB SECURITY AND HELP VALUE
THIS PROFESSION. THIS BILL
PASSED THIS COMMITTEE LAST YEAR
. WE'VE NARROWED IT LAST YEAR,
IT WAS CT TEACHERS AND ADULT ED
HAD SOME CONCERN WITH THAT PIECE
OF IT. SO NOW IT'S JUST FOCUSED
ON ADULT EDUCATORS IN
CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. I HAVE A WITNESS
WITH THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS YOU
UNITED TEACHERS. ELLA ADULT AT
SCHOOL. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH
KITCHEN AND I TEACH ENGLISH AS
SECOND LANGUAGE FOR EVANS
COMMUNITY ADULT SCHOOL. IT IS
ONE OF 10 ADULTS SCHOOLS THAT
ARE PART OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE. 1012 I
WAS LAID OFF. AND I WAS
UNEMPLOYED FOR SIX MONTHS. AT
THAT POINT, THERE WERE QUALIFIED
TEACHERS THAT LEFT THE
PROFESSION, THEY SAID. THAT'S
IT. IN 2015. I WAS LAID OFF
AGAIN. NOT BECAUSE OF MY
PERFORMANCE. BUT BECAUSE OF MY
STATUS BOTH TIMES I WAS REHIRED
ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE ADULT OF
THOSE OF US IN ADULT EDUCATION
HAVE BEEN PERPETUALLY TEMPORARY.
FOUR YEARS, REGARDLESS OF OUR
PERFORMANCE, WE HAVE NO PATH TO
PERMANENT STATUS. WE ARE TREATED
DIFFERENTLY FROM ALMOST ANY
OTHER TEACHERS IN THE STATE AND
COUNTRY. WHY DO WE PUT UP WITH
IT? MANY OF US HAVE MASTER'S
DEGREES. WE COULD TEACH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BUT WE DO IT
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN OUR
STUDENTS LIKE MR MCCARTHY, AND
WE BELIEVE IN WHAT WE HAVE TO
OFFER THEM IN NOVEMBER OF 2019,
A YOUNG MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR CAME
INTO MY LEVEL FIVE CLASS HE HAD
ALMOST BEEN KILLED IN A TERRIBLE
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT. I SUGGESTED
HE ENROLL IN COMPUTER CLASS AT
THE SAME TIME AS THE S. R. HE
PASSED LEVEL SIX AND WHEN HE
SHOWED UP IN MY ZOOM CLASS AND
LEVEL SIX, HE PASSED LEVEL FIVE
DURING THE PANDEMIC. HE TOLD ME
HE WAS TAKING THE NEXT LEVEL OF
COMPUTER CLASS AND LEARNING
PROGRAMMING. I'M SO PROUD OF
THIS YOUNG MAN. I FEEL HONORED
TO BE HIS TEACHER. BUT I'M ALSO
PROUD OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT
PROVIDE ENGLISH AND AFFORDABLE
JOB TRAINING. WHERE ELSE COULD
THIS YOUNG MAN LEARNED THE
SKILLS TO BE ABLE TO BECOME
INDEPENDENT AND SUPPORT HIMSELF?
MANY OF US ARE TROUBLED AS WE
WATCH THE GROWING GAP BETWEEN
THE VERY RICH AND THE VERY POOR
IN THIS COUNTRY, AND WE FEEL
HELPLESS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT
IT. IN ADULT EDUCATION. WE ARE
DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE'RE
PROVIDING LOW COST OPPORTUNITIES
FOR STUDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR
LIVES AND WORK THEIR WAY OUT OF
POVERTY. I BELIEVE IN MY
STUDENTS, AND I BELIEVE IN THE
PROGRAMS. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS
THAT MY EMPLOYER DOES NOT
BELIEVE IN ME. DOES NOT VALUE ME
OR GIVE ME JOB SECURITY. FINALLY
LAST SCHOOL YEAR, THANKS TO THE
EFFORTS OF OUR UNIONS AND
REPRESENTATIVES L A. U S. D
FINALLY GAVE PERMANENT STATUS TO
MANY OF US WHO HAVE BEEN
TEMPORARY FOR YEARS. WE HOPE ALL
ADULTS, SCHOOL TEACHERS WILL
FINALLY BE TREATED AS
PROFESSIONALS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU JUST TO REMIND HER TWO
MINUTES. THANK YOU, UM, GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS K¾T HARDMAN
WITH THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION WILL BE BRIEF
BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY HOT IN
HERE, UM, CTS OF PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL ALONG WITH
CFT, AND WE WANNA THANK MR
MCCARTHY FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. AS YOU KNOW, MOST
TEACHERS ARE PROVIDED AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET PERMANENT
STATUS. AFTER THEIR PROBATIONARY
PERIOD. HOWEVER, WE HAVE HEARD
FROM MANY TEACHERS AS ACROSS THE
STATE, INCLUDING MISS KITCHEN
HERE, UM ADULT EDUCATION
TEACHERS ARE NOT PROVIDED THOSE
JOBS PROTECTIONS AND ARE OFTEN
TREATED AS TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
BEING LAID OFF AND THEN REHIRED
EACH AND EVERY YEAR. UM THIS
BILL WILL CHANGE THAT AND
PROVIDE ADULT ED TEACHERS WITH
THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES AS OTHER
TEACHERS AND OBTAINING PERMANENT
STATUS. UM AND REALLY TREATED AS
PROFESSIONALS. UM ADDITIONALLY,
THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE A PATH TO
PERMANENT STATUS FOR CERTAIN
CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES THAT MAY
WORK LESS THAN FULL TIME BUT AT
LEAST 60% WHO ARE ALSO CURRENTLY
TREATED AS TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES.
THE BILL DOES NOT PREVENT
SCHOOLS FROM LAYING OFF STAFF.
THERE IS A PROCESS IN PLACE. UM
FOR THAT. IT JUST SIMPLY ENSURES
THAT TEACHERS ARE TREATED FAIRLY
AND PROFESSIONALLY IN THAT
PROCESS. AS YOU KNOW, MANY OF
OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE
EXPERIENCING AND PRECEDENTED
TEACHER AND STAFFING SHORTAGES.
UM SO THIS BILL WILL PUT THAT
PROVIDE MORE STABILITY FOR OUR
TEACHER WORKFORCE, WHICH WE KNOW
IS BETTER FOR STUDENTS. SO I ASK
FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS
THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AND
SUPPORT TIFFANY MARKS THE F T
AND SUPPORT PROUD TO CO SPONSOR.
THANK YOU. AND ARE THERE. IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES?
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION. OKAY WE'LL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
REAL MR. CREEL. THANK YOU. IF IT
WASN'T BECAUSE OF A DOLLAR
EDUCATION, I WOULDN'T BE HERE
TODAY. I STARTED GOING TO SCHOOL
AT NIGHT WORKING DURING THE DAY.
I STARTED TAKING THE S L CLASSES
IN GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL, AND
IT'S STILL A WENT THROUGH MY G E
D PROGRAM. HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
ALSO AT NIGHT, AND SOME OF MY
COLLEGE EDUCATION. THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU FOR
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO
DO. AND IT SADDENS ME TO HEAR
THAT YOU ARE NOT RECOGNIZED FOR
YOUR VALUABLE WORK. BECAUSE WHAT
YOU DO HELPS A LOT OF US A LOT
OF US THAT HAVE FAMILIES THAT
ARE YOUNG AGE THAT WE HAVE TO
SUPPORT. AND BECAUSE OF ADULT
EDUCATION. THIS IS WHERE WE BOTH
ARE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER COMMITTEE
MEMBERS? PROMOTION. OH, SORRY,
MR HOOPER. ALL RIGHT. UH I JUST
, YOU KNOW, WANT TO MAKE A QUICK
COMMENT. I THINK I'M NOT SURE
I'LL BE ABLE TO GET THERE TODAY.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THE ANSWER
TO THIS QUESTION, BUT I THINK,
UM, I THINK THE TWO YEAR
TIMELINE TO ME IS A LITTLE BIT
SHORT. I WOULD I THINK MOST
STATES DO AT LEAST THREE. SOME
DO FOUR OR FIVE I THINK I COULD
GET THERE IF WE WERE TO DO THAT,
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE
PROBABLY TRYING TO KEEP THIS IN
LINE WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE
OTHER TEACHERS ALREADY. I KNOW
THERE'S BEEN EFFORTS IN THIS
COMMITTEE IN THE PAST TO KIND OF
REFORM THAT NUMBER A LITTLE BIT,
BUT THAT'S ALL I WOULD SAY TODAY
IS THAT I THINK YOU WOULD LOVE
TO KEEP WORKING WITH YOU ON IT.
BUT I, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED
TO MAKE THAT COMMENT, SO THANK
YOU. THERE IS 11 LAST. YES, I
HAVEN'T ASKED FOR MR MCCARTHY,
WOULD YOU CONSIDER MEXICO AUTHOR
ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
KIDNEY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU. I THINK THAT THE
TEACHER STATUS AS A SETTLED
ISSUE ON THE ON THE YEARS AND SO
THIS IS JUST A PARODY ISSUE.
IT'S A FAIRNESS ISSUE. UM WE'RE
WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
OFFICIALS THAT GOOD WE HAVEN'T
HEARD THEIR OPPOSITION. THERE
WAS CONCERNS IN YEARS PAST AND
HOPEFULLY THIS ALLOW US TO LAND
THIS AND LET'S FACE IT. WE HAVE
A SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS. WE HAVE
A SHORTAGE OF ADULT EDUCATORS.
AND SO YOU KNOW, WHY WOULD YOU
BE AN ADULT EDUCATOR AND HAVE
GET US SLIP EVERY NOW AND THEN,
WHEN YOU CAN GO TEACH THEM THE
OTHER CLASSROOM AND HAVE
SECURITY. SO THESE ARE SUCH AN
IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF SUCCESS IN
CALIFORNIA AND OUR COMMUNITIES,
AND SO WE NEED TO UPLIFT AND
VALUE THIS SIDE OF THE PUBLIC
EDUCATION SYSTEM. AND WITH THAT
ASK YOU WRITE ABOUT THANK YOU.
HERE. WE HAVE A MOTION IN A
SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 21 A B 8 97.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI DOLLY
DOLLY, NOT VOTING ONE CARILLO
VÚI HOOVER. HOOVER, NOT VOTING,
LEAVE, E I. MCCARTY MCCARTY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
THAT'S FOUR VOTES TO THE BILLS
OUT. THANK YOU.
MR LEE, WE HAVE FILE OUT OF 16.
MAYBE OH, SORRY, 15 EXCUSE ME, 6
40. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
WORK AND ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THAT WILL EXPLICITLY
AUTHORIZED TELE WORK REQUIRED TO
SIGN CONSENT FORM AUTHORIZING A
MINOR TO TELEWORK. THIS BILL 86
40 WILL MODERNIZE EXISTING LAW
BY EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF WORK
PERMITS TO ALLOW MINORS TELE
WORK. CURRENTLY, THE EDUCATION
CODE DOES NOT EXPLICITLY
AUTHORIZED HELLO WORK, AND
THERE'S A LACK OF CLARITY ON
WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS CAN WORK
REMOTELY. THIS CODE SECTION HAS
REMAINED THE SAME FOR THE PAST
47 YEARS AND DOES NOT REFLECT
GROWING TRENDS OF ABOUT WORK
WORK HOLDS THE POTENTIAL TO
CREATE MORE EQUITABLE
OPPORTUNITIES WITH CERTAIN
EMPLOYEES WHO MAY WISH TO WORK
FOR AN EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER NOT
DIRECTLY THEIR VICINITY AND ALSO
OPENS THE DOOR TO PROVIDE MORE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE THAT MAY
NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE OR COMMUTE.
WE SHOULD NOT EXCLUDE. WE SHOULD
NOT EXCLUDE STUDENTS WHO CAN
LEGALLY WORK FROM BEING A PART
OF THIS EVOLVING WORKFORCE. 86
40 WILL MODERNIZE AN OUTDATED
STATUTE AND CREATE MORE
EQUITABLE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
FOR STUDENTS TO BETTER REFLECT
EVOLVING WORKPLACE AND COMMUNITY
AND TODAY I'M PLEASED TO BE
JOINED BY EMELIE, WHO'S A
STUDENT FROM FREMONT UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, MY CONSTITUENT
WHO HAS PATIENTLY BEEN WAITING
HERE THE REST OF THE BANG THIS
HOT HOT DAY. UH AND SHE'S AN
11TH GRADER MISSION SAN JOSE
HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE WOULD LIKE
TO SHARE HER. STORY BUT FIRST ON
THE CAVEAT IS SHE AND HER TWIN
BROTHER BROUGHT THIS BILL IDEA
TO ME. SO THIS IS A RESULT OF
THEIR HARD WORK, AND IT'S HER
FIRST TIME EVER IN THE CAPITAL.
CHAIR AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I
RISE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF ABS 6
40, WHICH WILL CLARIFY THE
CURRENT STATUE AND AUTHORIZED
TELE WORK AND EMPLOYMENT AT AN
ONLINE BUSINESS FOR STUDENTS DUE
TO AN UNFORTUNATE SCHEDULE
CONFLICT. MY BROTHER RYAN LEE
COULD NOT BECOME I AM HERE
TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF BOTH OF
US WE ARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
FROM CALIFORNIA, FREMONT UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN DECEMBER OF
2021 WE RECEIVED. WE WERE BOTH
EXTREMELY EXCITED TO RECEIVE A
JOB OFFER FROM A COMPANY FOUNDED
BY BY A COLLEGE PROFESSOR. UM,
THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY WILL ALLOW
US TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND MAKE
MAKE MATH EDUCATION MORE
SCALABLE TO STUDENTS WORLDWIDE
THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE
PLATFORM. UNFORTUNATELY OUR WORK
PERMIT APPLICATIONS WERE
REJECTED BECAUSE IT TURNS OUT
THAT CALIFORNIA MINORS ARE
PROHIBITED FROM ACQUIRING ANY
PAID REMOTE JOBS. UM THE
EXISTING LAW FOR 9163 LIMITS
MINERS TO CONDUCT JOBS ONLY ONLY
IN PHYSICAL BRICK AND MORTAR
BUSINESS PLACES BUT ARE HIRING
COMPANY ARE OPERATES COMPLETELY
ONLINE AND THE TSR RECRUITED
ACROSS VARIOUS STATES BASED ON
THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, NOT THEIR
LOCATION. IF THE COMPANY WERE TO
OPEN PHYSICAL OFFICES NEAR ALL
THE T S. IT WILL NOT BE SCALABLE
OR SUCCESSFUL. SO IN THE END, WE
WERE GREATLY DISAPPOINTED THAT
WE COULD NOT TAKE ON THE JOB
OFFER DUE TO THIS LAW. AND WE
ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEAF FOR
INTRODUCING BILL A B 6 40 AFTER
HEARING OUR EXPERIENCE. UM THIS
BILL WILL MODERNIZE THE
CALIFORNIA STATUTE BY EXPANDING
WORK PERMITS TO ONLINE EMPLOYERS
AND AUTHORIZING TELE WORK TO
ULTIMATELY PROVIDE STUDENTS MORE
OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN WORK
EXPERIENCE. WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 6 40 RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY MORE
PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT? ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENT IN OPPOSITION. IF NOT,
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANY COMMENTS
OR QUESTIONS? OKAY? RIGHT. WE
HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
TESTIMONY TODAY AND SITTING HERE
FOR HOW THREE HOURS. THANK YOU.
UM WE HAVE EMOTIONAL SECOND. CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE WORLD OR DO
YOU WANT TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ANSWER AN AYE VOTE, BUT I WOULD
JUST LIKE TO THANK EMMA AND HER
DAD FOR TAKING THE DAY OFF TO
COME HERE IS WILL THEY, OF
COURSE, BUT HIGHLIGHTS THE
EXAMPLE OF WHY WE NEED MORE
DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS AND HAVE TO GO INTO HER
AND HER BROTHER. FOR FIRST OF
ALL, YOU'VE BEEN COMING TO ME
AND THE IDEA BUT ALSO SEEKING
OUT JOB OR TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO
TEACH OTHER KIDS EVEN WHILE IN
HIGH SCHOOL, SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. JUST LIKE LAST YEAR. I
VOTE. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 15
A B 6 40. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE. MASUCCI
DELI DELI. I WANT CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER HOOVER. I LI I LI I
MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 6 TO 0. IT'S
OUT. THANK YOU. MY JACKET. YEAH,
CRAZY, FUNNY. HAD EARLIER TODAY.
THE SPECTRUM OF FAR AS HEAT
FLASH FROM THE YOUNG GIRLS. THAT
STARKIST. SOME OF THE WOMEN IN
HERE, FEEL MY PAIN, OKAY? OH,
YES, I AM 11. MAYBE 446. THANK
YOU MEMBERS FOR HAVING ME MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ASSEMBLY BILL
446 WOULD REQUIRE HANDWRITING
INSTRUCTION. NOW I'M AGING
MYSELF HERE. I KNOW THAT SOME
PEOPLE CALL IT HANDWRITING OR
CURSIVE OR JOINT TO TELL X IN
THE APPROPRIATE GRADE LEVEL FOR
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS. NOW I NEED
TO MAKE THIS CASE VERY CLEARLY.
I KNOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
CURSIVE WRITING, PEOPLE HAVE
STRONG OPINIONS ABOUT IT. THEY
EITHER KNOW IT DON'T KNOW IT
PREFER IT. DON'T USE IT AND
DON'T WANT IT, SO I'LL JUST BE
CANDID HERE. WHY WOULD I BRING A
CURSIVE WRITING BILL UP IN
CALIFORNIA WHEN WE HAVE SO MANY
THINGS ON OUR PLATE TO TEACH
FROM CLIMATE? TO HISTORY. BUT
LET ME JUST BE CLEAR THAT, UH,
THIS IS ALREADY A STATE STANDARD
AND ABOUT 50% OF OUR STUDENTS
ARE ALREADY LEARNING IT. THE BIG
ISSUE HERE IS IT REALLY DEPENDS
ON THE SCHOOL YOU GO TO AND THE
TEACHER YOU HAVE, UH, SOME
TEACHERS HAVE ALWAYS TAUGHT, IT
CONTINUED TO TEACH IT AND SOME
DON'T IF WE WERE TO TAKE A POLL
EVEN IN THIS ONE ROOM HERE, I
THINK WE'D HAVE A VARIETY OF
OPINIONS ENOUGH CURSIVE, BUT
ALSO WHO KNOWS HOW TO USE
CURSIVE. SO WHY? IN THIS AGE OF
TECHNOLOGY IT SHOULD WE EVEN BE
TALKING ABOUT CURSIVE AND I WILL
TELL YOU, UM IT'S NOT JUST A
PERSONAL OPINION. IT'S. FOR TWO
REASONS. IN MY OPINION, IT'S AN
EQUITY ISSUE IN THE SENSE THAT
WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO
BE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE
CURSIVE TO READ HISTORICAL
DOCUMENTS AND YOU MIGHT SAY
WELL, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME I
BROUGHT UP THE CONSTITUTION TO
READ? IT'S NOT IF YOU'RE GOING
TO. IT'S THAT IF YOU HAVE
SOMETHING PUT IN FRONT OF YOU
THAT YOU COULD READ THAT. AH
JUST RECENTLY ON INSIDE EDITION
. UH THERE WAS A CASE OF A
JAPANESE, UM, MAN THAT WAS
INTERNED AND HE WROTE LETTERS TO
HIS HIGH SCHOOL. UH PROFESSOR.
WELL HE WAS INTERN. THESE
LETTERS WERE JUST FOUND, AND
THEY WERE WRITTEN IN CURSIVE. SO
AS HE WAS READING THESE LETTERS
AND CURSIVE HE WAS ABLE TO SHARE
THROUGH THAT DOCUMENT TO THE
PUBLIC THIS INTERACTION, SO
THERE'S MANY REASONS. SINS THERE
ARE OTHER REASONS ARE ALSO WE
KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE AND MORE
RESEARCH THAT SHOWS THAT FOR
SOME STUDENTS, THIS PROCESS OF
EYE HAND COORDINATION REALLY CAN
HELP IN THEIR LEARNING SO
WHETHER IT'S WORTH AUTISM OR
DYSLEXIA. UH THAT THERE IS A
VALUE. WHAT I WILL JUST ADD IS
HOW WOULD YOU FIT THIS IN? IF
YOU'RE AN ELEMENTARY TEACHER,
AND YOU HAVE SO MANY SUBJECTS,
WHICH I WAS FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS
AND MORE AND MORE WE TALK ABOUT
. WE WANT TEACHERS DOING SMALL
GROUPS. WE WANT INTERACTION. WE
KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY
IN THE CLASS. BUT THIS IS AN
ACTIVITY THAT WANTS A STUDENT
HAS LEARNED HOW TO DO IT OR BEEN
INSTRUCTED. THEY CAN DO AN
INDEPENDENT ACTIVITY. WELL, THE
TEACHER IS ACTUALLY TEACHING
SOMETHING. THING ELSE SO IT CAN
BE FIT INTO THE CURRENT DAY.
CURRICULUM IT IS OFTEN DONE BY
MANY, MANY TEACHERS. BUT THERE'S
MANY WHO DON'T DO THAT. SO WITH
THIS WE HAVE OUR WITNESS WHO IS
FROM THE LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT
, LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
GUMMER GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS,
PAMELA GIBBS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE ALL OF
YOU AND BE HERE IN PERSON TODAY.
AGAIN. MY NAME IS PAMELA GIBBS
WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION, AND WE'RE
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. AS
ALREADY STATED. RESEARCHERS HAVE
LONG STUDIED THE EFFECTS AND
LINKS BETWEEN HANDWRITING AND
READING DEVELOPMENT. THERE ARE
CLEAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
LINGUISTIC PROCESSES OF READING
AND THE MOTOR PROCESS OF
HANDWRITING, WHICH KEYBOARDING
SIMPLY CANNOT REPLICATE.
HANDWRITING NOT ONLY ACTIVATES
LITERARY LITERACY REGIONS OF THE
BRAIN, BUT IT ALSO REINFORCES
PRINT AWARENESS SKILLS LIKE
VISUAL TRACKING, READING LEFT TO
RIGHT, AS WELL AS CAPITALIZATION
AND PUNCTUATION SKILLS. AND
RULES. IT SUPPORTS SPELLING AND
VOCABULARY ACQUISITION, WHICH
BOOSTS FLUENCY IN READING, AND
IT ALSO HELPS WITH RETENTION OF
LINGUISTIC PATTERNS AS WELL AS
CONTENT LEARNING. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MOST
STUDENTS WITH READING
DIFFICULTIES ALSO STRUGGLE WITH
HANDWRITING AND WRITING
STRUCTURES. AS A GENERAL RULE
READING AND WRITING GO HAND IN
HAND. 84 46 WILL FURTHER THESE
GOALS AND SUPPORT THE READING
DEVELOPMENT OF OUR YOUNG
LEARNERS. AND FOR THESE REASONS,
WE STRONGLY URGE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE BILL. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SEE NONE
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL? EVERYBODY LAUGH.
THERE'S A BAKER. UM YEAH. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL? SEEING NONE QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OK? I'LL
JUST SAY, I DO THINK THIS IS
IMPORTANT. UM, OUR MIDDLE SON.
HIS THIRD GRADE TEACHER JUST
DECIDED THAT CURSIVE WAS NOT
GOING TO HAPPEN, AND I IT WAS
LIKE YOU WILL KNOW HOW TO SIGN
YOUR NAME. SO WE DID WE DID
HOME. SO I DO THINK THIS IS A
VERY, VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU
WILL HAVE TO HAVE A SIGNATURE
SOMEDAY AND YOU WILL HAVE TO
HAVE SO AND YOUR GRANDPARENTS
WILL WRITE YOU A LETTER AND YOU
NEED TO BE ABLE TO READ IT. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE AND I WOULD JUST
CLOSE EXACTLY WITH THAT. WE HAVE
MANY, MANY CONSTITUENTS THAT
COME UP TO SACRAMENTO OR VISIT
US IN OUR DISTRICT OFFICE, AND
WE OFTEN GET LETTERS. MANY OF
THOSE LETTERS ARE WRITTEN IN
CURSIVE, SO WE CERTAINLY WOULD
LIKE NOT ONLY OUR TEAMS AND OUR
STAFF TO BE ABLE TO READ THOSE
LETTERS, BUT EVEN OURSELVES. I
OFTEN PUT SOMETHING ON MY
FACEBOOK LIKE DO YOU SUPPORT
CURSIVE AND I GET VERY MIXED?
YES WE NEED TO DO IT OR NO,
THAT'S OUTDATED. SO I GET
DIFFERENT OPINIONS, BUT I WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
QUIRK-SILVA I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE AND
GOVERNOR BROWN PROUD OF YOU.
YEAH GOVERNOR BROWN THAT BILL AH
, UH, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL HAS A MOTION BEEN
MADE? AH HOW MOTION MOMENT, MR
MCCARTHY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 11 84 46. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI DIÆN
DALLI DALLI, I WON CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER HOOVER. I LI NO. LINO
MCCARTY. MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 61 THE BILL IS
UP. I FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T LIKE
LIKE OLD PEOPLE LIKE TEDDY
LOOKING AT. WOW. OKAY. I
UNDERSTAND THAT. I NEED TO
CLARIFY. I BELIEVE IT WAS MR
HOOVER'S VOTE. I SAID THAT IT
WAS AN ABSTENTION, BUT IT'S NOT
VOTING AND THAT IS ON. ITEM 10
ITEM 10 84 39 MR HOOVER WANT TO
CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD IS NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU. ITEM 10,
MAYBE 4 39. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. HOOVER, NOT VOTING.
RIGHT? AND WE TAKE A VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. OKAY OKAY.
ALRIGHT AH BY MARSHALL MADE AND
SECONDED, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE, MAYBE 87. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR ITEM NUMBER SIX A
B 3 77. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. FILE ITEM NUMBER 8 84
17. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR WHILE ADAM
NUMBER 12 A B 4 97. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
ITEM NUMBER 17 A B 7 15. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST YEAR.
APPROPRIATIONS ITEM NUMBER 1987
23. THE MOTION IS DO PASS
THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS ITEM
NUMBER 22 A B 11 27. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS
FILE ITEM NUMBER 23 MAYBE 11 73
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. FILE ITEM NUMBER. 24
A B 13 40. THE MOTIONS DO PASS
THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS ITEM
NUMBER 26 A CR 16. THE MOTION IS
BE ADOPTED TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR
FILE ITEM NUMBER 27 A CR 18. THE
MOTION IS BE ADOPTED TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI. AYE DOLLY DOLLY! I
WON CARILLO VÚI HOOVER HOOVER. I
LI LI I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
7070 THE CONSENT ITEMS ARE OUT.
OKAY, CONFIRMING IS THAT
CORRECT? GRACIOUS. I DON'T
REMEMBER. OKAY SO NO BELLS ON
CALL, WE WILL NOW ADJOURN THE
HEARING AND LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ANY ADD ONS IF YOU MISSED
ANY VOTES. MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
THANKS. MANY. CONSENT FILE ITEM
ITEM NUMBER 14 A B 6 11. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I MCCARTY MCCARTY, I
QUIRK-SILVA IT'S ABOUT. ITEM
NUMBER 14. MAYBE 6 11. AYE.
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. THOSE OUT 70
AM BUT FILE ITEM NUMBER 21 A B 8
97. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI. I.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 15 A B 6 40.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES,
AMENDED TO LABOR TO THE LABOR
AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.
MERCER CHIEF MURATSUCHI. AYE.
ITEM NUMBER 16 A B 6 94. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING. I LI LI. I. ALL RIGHT.
THAT IS IT. THANK YOU. OH YEAH.
YOU WANT TO HOLD ON? OKAY YOU
WANT TO, UH, WE USE THE BINDER.
GENTLEMEN. CONGRATULATIONS.
HEARING YOU.