GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THE AND THE PUBLIC
TO THE FIRST HEARING OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
AND RETIREMENT. BEFORE WE BEGIN
BEGIN, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELONIS
WILL BE SUBMITTING, UM,
SUBSTITUTING FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PHªN TODAY AND
WE NEED TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROAD
TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM. MCKENNA.
HERE, PRESIDENT LAKI. ADDIS HIS
PRESENT A LADIES HERE PRESENT
ANY. WHEN PRESENT. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE A QUORUM. SINCE THIS IS THE
COMMITTEE'S FIRST HEARING OF
THIS SEASON, OUR FIRST ORDER OF
BUSINESS IS TO ADOPT THE
COMMITTEE'S RULES FOR THE 2023
24 LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS THEIR
EMOTION AND SECOND TO ADOPT THE
COMMITTEE RULES. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYMAN MEMBER EIGHTIES,
ATIS HAS MOVED TO ADOPT THE
COMMITTEE RULES AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHEN ADDIS
ASSEMBLY WOMEN ADDIS HAS A HAS
MOVED TO ADOPT THE COMMITTEE
RULES AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHEN
HAS SECOND THE MOTION SECRETARY
. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL TO ADOPT
THE COMMITTEE RULES. AYE,
LACKING. ARTIS LEANINGS. RIGHT.
I MEAN, TABLES. ALRIGHT NGUYEN
EYE SHADOW. THANK YOU. THE
COMMITTEE RULES ARE ADOPTED
BEFORE WE BEGIN WITH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA. I LIKE
TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT THERE
WILL BE LEMONADE TESTIMONY TO
TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES ON EACH
SIDE OF THE BILL, AND EACH WILL
HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND
BEING EVEN MORE BRIEF WOULD BE
APPRECIATED. TODAY EVERYONE ELSE
MUST ONLY STATE THEIR NAME
ORGANIZATION, IF ANY POSITION ON
THE BILL. LET'S START AT THE TOP
OF THE AGENDA WOULD FILE NUMBER
. ONE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KARA. YOU
ARE HERE TO PRESENT. A B 1996.
PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
MORNING MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
STILL. 41 LAST YEAR, WHICH IS
NARROWED THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS. 96 REQUIRE PUBLIC
TRANSIT AGENCIES TO NOTIFY
TRANSIT UNIONS OF THEIR
INTENTION TO PROCURE OR DEPLOY
AUTONOMOUS TRANSIT VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY AT LEAST ONE YEAR
PRIOR. ADDITIONALLY EMPLOYERS
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE
UNION WITH AN ANALYSIS ON WORKER
DISPLACEMENT, GAPS IN TRAINING
AND PLANS TO RETRAIN ELIGIBLE
EMPLOYEES. PART NOTIFICATION
THAT TRANSIT EMPLOYEE WOULD BE
REQUIRED TO BARGAIN WITH THE
UNION OVER THE DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION. OF THE NEW
TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS THE
CREATION OF A TRANSITION OR
RETRAINING PLAN FOR EFFECTIVE
WORKERS. TO BE CLEAR NOTHING IN
THE BILL WOULD PROHIBIT THE USE
OF OR PREVENT A TRANS AGENCY
FROM EXPLORING AUTONOMOUS
TECHNOLOGY INSTEAD, MAYBE 96
RIGHTFULLY RECOGNIZES THESE
TECHNOLOGIES OFTEN COME WITH
IMPACTS ON THE EXISTING
WORKFORCE THAT SHOULD BE
REVIEWED. WELL TRANSIT AGENCY
MAY SCORE A COST SAVINGS IN
LABOR COSTS, THE STATE MUST BE
VIGILANT IN ENSURING PUBLIC
SAFETY AND MAINTAINING AN
ADEQUATE WORKFORCE AS A FORMER
MEMBER AND CHAIR OF THE WTA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AS WELL AS A
FORMER MEMBER ON THE CAPITOL
CORRIDOR, JOINT POWERS AND
CALTRAIN BOARDS. I UNDERSTAND
THE CONSIDERATIONS TRANSIT
AGENCIES MUST TAKE ON WHEN
EXPLORING CHANGES TO HOW WE
OPERATE TRANSIT. AND I WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION
ASSOCIATION ON THEIR CONCERNS
WITH ME TO PROVIDE SUPPORTING
TESTIMONY. CRYSTAL MCGEE,
PRESIDENT 80 YOU LOCAL 256 AND
MATT BROAD WITH CALIFORNIA,
TEAMSTERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COUNCIL. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CRYSTAL MCGEE LI I AM THE
PRESIDENT. BUSINESS AGENT OF AT
YOU LOCAL TO 56. I HAVE AROUND
1500 MEMBERS SERVING THIS REGION
ARE MEMBERS INCLUDE SACRAMENTO
REGIONAL TRANSIT PARA TRANSIT E.
TRAN EL GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND STOCKTON SAN JOAQUIN SCHOOL
DISTRICT. UNDERSTAND ONE KING.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 96
BECAUSE IT'S A MODEST BILL.
THERE WILL CENTER ON TRANSIT
WORKERS AND ANY DECISIONS TO
INTRODUCE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY IN OUR WORKPLACE.
PREVIOUSLY I SERVED AS A BUS
OPERATOR FOR 19 YEARS AT
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL TRANSIT, SO
I KNOW THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND
LIKE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK
ON THEM EVERY DAY, WE KNOW OUR
TRAVÉS INJURES. WE KNOW THERE
NEEDS WHETHER IT'S ON BOARDING
OFF BOARDING PASSENGERS WITH
DISABILITIES, GIVING DIRECTIONS
, KEEPING AN EYE OUT KEEPING
SAFE, VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES.
SUCH AS CHILDREN, ELDERLY AND
OUR MEMBERS THAT MAKE TRANSIT
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. I
COULD SIT HERE AND TALK AT
LENGTH, BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A
TIME LIMIT, YOU KNOW, SO WE NEED
HUMAN OPERATORS ON THE BOARD
ONBOARD TRANSIT VEHICLES. WHAT
IF YOUR MOM OR SOMETHING HAPPENS
AND THERE'S NOBODY THERE? YOU
KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF TRANSIT BEING
DRIVERS BEING ASSAULTED. SO A B
96 ONLY REQUIRES TRANSIT
AGENCIES TO NOTIFY THE UNION
NOTIFY ME OF THE DECISION TO
PROCURE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
TECHNOLOGY. THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE
TO DO AND THEN NEGOTIATE OVER
THE IMPLEMENTATION SO THAT WE
CAN LEARN OUR PERSPECTIVE ON HOW
TO IMPLEMENT THIS TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY EQUITABLY. THIS IS A
COMMON SENSE BILL TO INCORPORATE
THE MUCH NEEDED PERSPECTIVE FOR
MY MEMBERSHIP. FOR THOSE
REASONS. I URGE YOU URGE YOU A
ON THE VOTE OF PAY B 96. THANK
YOU. OH, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MATT BROUGHT HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEAMSTERS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL
. UM I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF
FOR CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
OPPOSITION ON A SET OF
AMENDMENTS THAT CAN GET THEM TO
NEUTRAL, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER
ANY QUESTIONS. IF THE COMMITTEE
HAS ANY. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY OTHERS REMAINING IN SUPPORT
OF SO PLEASE COME FORWARD AND
STATE YOUR NAME, ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION ON THE BILL. MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS. SARAH FLOCKS.
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION WERE
A PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THIS
MEASURE. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. LOUIS COSTA WITH SMART
TRANSPORTATION DIVISION IS THE
SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND
TRANSPORTATION WORKERS UNION.
PROUD TO COSPONSOR IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS FROM OAN CASABLANCA
. I AM A PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC
HEALTH AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE
UNIVERSITY, AND I WANT TO POINT
OUT THERE ARE MAJOR PUBLIC
HEALTH IMPLICATIONS TO THIS LAW
OR THIS THIS BILL, BECAUSE IF
YOU MAKE THE RIDERSHIP SET MORE
SAFE AND MORE SERVICE BETTER
THROUGH MORE PEOPLE NAME RAMON
ORGANIZATION POSITION ONLY. SAN
FRANCISCO STATE. THANK YOU. I
COULD GIVE A CARD TO THE, UH UH
, SERGEANT ARMS. THANK YOU. OKAY
UH, MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH
IMPLICATIONS BECAUSE THE MORE
SAFETY THE BETTER IT IS TO RIDE
MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO RIDE
LESS AIR POLLUTION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR KNAVE MEAT PER YEAR ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, JANICE
O'MALLEY WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES AND SUPPORT
. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS
BETH MALINOWSKI, THE STU,
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT HEARING
AND SEE SEEING NO OTHERS IN
SUPPORT WILL CALL ON OPPOSITION
TO COME FORWARD AGAIN TO PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION. OH NO,
NO WITNESSES JUST COME FORWARD.
GIVE YOUR NAME OR GONNA. YES
SORRY. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO
PROVIDE TESTIMONIES. OTHERS MAY
ONLY STATE, THEIR NAME
ORGANIZATION IN POSITION ON THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MATT ROBINSON ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA TRANSIT
ASSOCIATION. YOU SHOULD HAVE ARE
OPPOSING LESS AMENDED LETTER IN
THE PACKET. I DO WANT TO JUST
ACKNOWLEDGE THE REMARKS THAT THE
AUTHOR MENTIONED AS WELL AS THE
SPONSORS. WE HAVE BEEN
NEGOTIATING ON THIS ISSUE FOR
GOING BACK TO 2022. WE GOT
REALLY, REALLY CLOSE ON 2441.
THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
OUTSTANDING ISSUES THAT WE'RE
CURRENTLY HAVING A DIALOGUE OVER
TO TRYING TO FINISH UP KIND OF
THE MORE TECHNICAL THINGS IN THE
LEGISLATION, AND WE HOPE TO FIND
RESOLUTION IS, MATT SAID. ROOF
OUR OPPOSITION BY THE TIME THE
BILLS IN THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR, SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY OTHERS REMAIN IN OPPOSITION
? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND
STATE YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ONLY GOOD MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS MARK WATTS
AND WITH THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. WE
HAVE CONCERNS WITH THE BILLS,
BUT THANK YOU. HEARING AND
SEEING NO OTHERS IN OPPOSITION.
LET'S BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR COMMENTS QUESTIONS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
IS THE. NOT REALLY. UM, WE
HAVEN'T. THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED
AT AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER. WHEN UM
AND IT'S IN SECOND BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADDIS SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS MAKIN ER I LAGHI ATIS AYE.
CHINESE STOP VOTING. WHO ME? HE
NEEDS I WHEN I SHIAVO VÚI. WE'LL
PUT THE BILL ON CALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NOT JUST. YEAH.
ATTENDED TO ASK WAS NEXT WE'LL
FIND WE'LL HAVE FILED ITEM
NUMBER THREE ARAMBULA, ABC, 775.
PLEASE BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
SECOND THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. NOW WE'LL MOVE TO
TESTIMONY. UM WE'LL NOW HEAR
FROM THE PRIMARY WITNESS AND
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AS A
REMINDER TO YOUR PRIMARY
WITNESSES. YOU HAVE THREE
MINUTES EACH. YEAH GOOD MORNING
. DOUG CHIP HAD A UNION OF
AMERICAN PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS
WOULD ASK ME IN STRONG SUPPORT
PRIME SPONSOR INTRODUCING OUR
BOARD PRESIDENT, DR STEWART BèC.
OKAY THREE MINUTES, OF OKAY, I
CAN. OKAY DOCTORS, THIRD BUS.
SEE, I'M UH BOARD CERTIFIED
FAMILY DOCTOR 40 YEARS YOU CAN
SEE THAT AND PRESIDENT OF THE
UNION OF AMERICAN POSITIONS IN
DENTISTS ARE UNION STANDS
STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF A B 7 75.
FOR DECADES, THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS
HAS BEEN HANDICAPPED BY AN
INCREASING SHORTAGE OF CIVIL
SERVICE PSYCHIATRISTS, AND AS OF
JANUARY, IT'S 40% VACANCY, AND
THIS SHORTAGES CAUSED MENTAL
HEALTH CARE AT THE FIVE STATE
HOSPITALS, WHICH HOUSED
THOUSANDS OF SEVERELY MENTALLY
ILL PATIENTS AND FORENSIC
PATIENTS TO BE INADEQUATE. THE
FEDERAL COURT. THE COLEMAN COURT
RECOGNIZED THIS PSYCHIATRY.
PSYCHIATRY SHORTAGE 30 YEARS AGO
, BUT THE STATE HAS NOT
EFFECTIVELY RECRUITED AND
RETAINED ITS PSYCHIATRY
EMPLOYEES. INSTEAD THEY RESORTED
TO EXPENSIVE OUTSOURCING.
PRIVATE CONTRACTOR PSYCHIATRISTS
PROVIDE ONLY TEMPORARY AND
INTERMEDIATE CARE TO THE DS H
PATIENTS, THIS CARE DOES NOT
PROMOTE TRUST OR BUILD STRONG
DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS. A
B 7 75 WILL HELP TO INCREASE
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF DSA
PSYCHIATRIST BY PROVIDING
ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR
EXTRA WORK BEYOND THEIR REGULAR
SHIFTS. IN EFFECT, IT WILL ALLOW
A MORE ECONOMICAL AND MORE
EFFECTIVE UNION BASED REGISTRY
INSTEAD OF OFFERING PRIVATELY
CONTRACTED PSYCHIATRIST 200% OF
CIVIL SERVICE HOURLY SALARIES.
THIS PATENT PILOT PROJECT WILL
OFFER ONLY A MODEST HOURLY
INCREASE OVER THE BASE SALARY,
WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE
DEPARTMENT. KEEPING THIS CARE IN
HOUSE IS GOOD FOR PATIENTS
BECAUSE OF BETTER CONTINUITY OF
CARE BETTER FOR YOU A PD DOCTORS
BECAUSE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO
EARN GREATER COMPENSATION AND
BETTER FOR CALIFORNIA'S
TAXPAYERS BECAUSE IT WILL SAVE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY BY
AVOIDING THE EXPENSE OF
CONTRACTORS. THIS INCENTIVE
PROGRAM WILL BE MONITORED BY A
COLLABORATIVE SEMIANNUAL SURVEY
. AND IF THE MODEST SALARY
INCREASED IS NOT ATTRACTIVE
ENOUGH FOR OUR MEMBERS, IT MAY
BE ADJUSTED UPWARDS. THIS
REGISTRY IS MODELED AFTER OUR
SUCCESSFUL L. A COUNTY REGISTRY
, WHICH HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR
OVER A DECADE, IN PART TO ITS
SUCCESS CONTRACTING OUT OF
PSYCHIATRY SERVICES IN L. A
COUNTY HAS BEEN VIRTUALLY
ELIMINATED. THE THREE YEAR
PATENT PILOT PROJECT WILL BE
PLANNED OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND
WILL BEGIN JANUARY. 1 2025, THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF RECRUITMENT AND
RETENTION WILL BE FORMALLY
EVALUATED IN A REPORT PRESENTED
TO THE LEGISLATURE IN EARLY 2026
. WE'RE CONFIDENT THAT THIS
REGISTRY MODEL CAN BE USED BY
OTHER STATE HOSPITALS, POSSIBLY
EVEN CDCR IN THE FUTURE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OTHERS REMAINING IN SUPPORT? IF
SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD STATE,
YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ON BILL ONLY. YOU MADAM
CHAIR JANICE O'MALLEY WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PROUD
CO SPONSORS OF 775. THANK YOU.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OTHER
SUPPORT. WE'RE CALLING ON
OPPOSITION TO COME FORWARD.
YES I WOULD LIKE TO BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE FOR
QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BEFORE WORD. UM, YOU KNOW MY
TIME WORKING WITH CALIFORNIA
NURSES ASSOCIATION, I SAW HOW
PSYCH UNITS WERE BEING CLOSED
AND JUST SHUT DOWN AND NO
INVESTMENT AT ALL BY HOSPITALS
AND REALLY TRYING TO GET OUT OF
THE BUSINESS. AND SO I THINK
IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE
PRESERVE THESE UNITS IN THIS
CARE, UM AND YOU KNOW, WOULD
LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR
TO THIS BILL. THANK YOU. ANY
OTHERS. THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ATIS AND
SECONDED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
WHEN SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND
RE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS MCKINNA MCKINNA.
AYE LACKEY. ADDIS I ELONIS
COLONIES, NOT VOTING ANY ANY. I
WIN WHEN I SHIAVO VÚI. THANK
YOU, MADAM. CHAIR SPILL IS
UNCALLED. THANK YOU, SERGEANT. I
THINK MICHAEL THANK YOU. WELL
NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE. JOAN
SAWYER A B 1137. PLEASE BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY, MR SAWYER.
THANK YOU, MADAM. IT ON THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR AND IT'S JONES
. SAWYER MR. JONES, SAWYER. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS PRESENT A
B 11 37, WHICH WILL ENSURE
FAIRNESS AND STATE EMPLOYMENT BY
PROVIDING EQUITABLE BENEFITS TO
STATE SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS
WITH THIS BILL WILL DO SO BY
PROVIDING MERIT BASED SALARY
ADJUSTMENT, NOT NOT
NOTIFICATIONS AND PREMIUM SALARY
, HOLIDAY PAY TO STATE
SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL PROMOTE
WORKPLACE EQUITY FOR HUNDREDS OF
STATE EMPLOYEES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. AND ENSURE THAT ALL
STATE EMPLOYEES OR COMPENSATED
FAIRLY WITH ME. IS TED TOPPING
ON BEHALF OF THE BILL SPONSORED
THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
STATE SUPERVISORS. SHORT ENOUGH,
YES. WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM PRIMARY
WITH WITNESSING SUPPORT. WELL,
GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS TED TOPPING FOR THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE
SUPERVISORS, THE SPONSORS OF THE
BILL. FIRST LET ME THANK MR
JONES SAWYER FOR CARRYING THIS
BILL. IT IS. OBVIOUSLY HE HAS A
EXPERIENCE IN THIS SORT OF
CIRCUMSTANCE. WE'RE SUPERVISORS
AND MANAGERS ARE NOT PROVIDED
BENEFITS THAT ARE GIVEN TO RANK
AND FILE EMPLOYEES AND
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. ALL IT
DOES IS CREATE. A LACK OF MORALE
AND THE SUPERVISORY RANKS AND
DISUNITY IN THE WORKPLACE. AH,
THIS SORT OF MAKES CERTAIN THAT
THAT PROBLEM IS RESOLVED ON
THESE TWO BENEFITS. ONE IS
PROVIDING PREMIUM HOLIDAY PAY
TWO SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS.
THE OTHER IS MAKING CERTAIN THAT
THEY ARE NOTIFIED IF THEY'RE NOT
GOING TO RECEIVE THEIR MERIT
SALARY ADJUSTMENT. WITHIN 10
DAYS. AH, THIS IS FUNDAMENTAL
FAIRMONT'S FAIRNESS. WE WANT
SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS TO
PROMOTE. WE WANT THEM TO TAKE ON
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGING
AND DIRECTING STATE PROGRAMS,
PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION PROGRAMS, LARGELY
PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAMS ARE WHAT
WOULD BE IMPACTED HERE, SO WE
WOULD CERTAINLY DRIVE OUT. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESS
OTHERS REMAINING IN SUPPORT? IF
SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD. UM,
STATE, YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION
AND OPPOSITE AND POSITION. ONLY
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS. PATENT
RAN WITH AARON READING
ASSOCIATES REPRESENTING THE
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN
CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT AND THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
PROFESSIONAL SCIENTISTS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SEE NO
OTHERS IN SUPPORT. IS THERE
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? ARE THERE
ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS
QUESTIONS? SECOND UM, THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED BY ASSEMBLYWOMAN
WHEN AND SECONDED BY
ASSEMBLYWOMAN UM ATIS.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS AND AGREE
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS MAKIN, ER I
MCKENNA I LACKEY ATIS. AYE
ELONIS. DENISE. I HANEY HANEY I
WHEN I SZABO VÚI. THIS BILL
WOULD PUT ON CALL. THANK YOU, MR
JONES. SAWYER THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'LL HAVE ITEM NUMBER SIX,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN BONTA. HOPE YOU
MAKE IT. I'LL SECOND. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I
WOULD LIKE TO START BY
EXPRESSING MY APPRECIATION TO
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
THOUGHTFUL FEEDBACK AND
SUGGESTIONS TO REFINE THIS BILL
. IN CALIFORNIA. CLASSIFIED
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES PERFORM MANY
JOBS THAT KEEP OUR SCHOOLS SAFE
, CLEAN AND OPERATIVE AND KEEP
OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE,
HEALTHY AND SUPPORTED. THIS BILL
WOULD ALLOW FOR TO ADDRESS A B
12 73 CONVENES A WORKGROUP TO
ESTABLISH GUIDANCE FOR DISTRICTS
TO HIRE THE OPTIMAL RATIO OF
CLASSIFIED STAFF AND ENSURE A
SAFE WORKING AND LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL WITH ME TO
TESTIFY TODAY, I HAVE TIFFANY
MOCK LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS. ACTIVITY AS NOTED
TIFFANY MARK WITH THE C F T, UH
AND I'M PROUD TO REPRESENT THE
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS THAT I
SERVE. OUR MEMBERS DURING THE
PANDEMIC WERE TRULY DISHEARTENED
WHEN THEY WERE SPREAD THIN TO
PROVIDE MEALS TO PROVIDE
HISTORIAL CARE, AND THEY SOUGHT
OUR GUIDANCE AND SAID, WELL,
WHAT IS WHAT IS THE REASONABLE
AMOUNT OF WORK? OF SQUARE
FOOTAGE I SHOULD TAKE CARE OF
FOR, YOU KNOW A LOT FOR ALL OF
THESE THINGS. HOW MANY? MEALS
SHOULD I SERVE WITH AN HALF
HOUR? WHAT IS BECAUSE I CAN'T
GET THEM OUT FAST ENOUGH TO
THESE KIDS. NOW THEY DON'T HAVE
RECESS. YOU KNOW, THIS SURFACE
ISN'T CLEAN. AND AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, WE
WERE SO WORRIED. WE THOUGHT, YOU
KNOW WE WERE SPREADING IT. AND
SO THIS BILL REALLY CAME OUT OF
THAT CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT'S
THE GUIDELINES? WHAT ARE THE
STANDARDS? WHAT'S REASONABLE?
AND WE WANTED TO HAVE THAT IN A
NEUTRAL SETTING. AND SO THAT'S
WHAT THIS BILL DOES. IT CREATES
A WORK GROUP TO PROVIDE THESE
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND WE ARE
PROUD TO SPONSOR THIS AND URGE
YOUR SUPPORT. ARE THERE ANY
OTHER REMAINING SUPPORT? IF SO,
PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE, YOUR
NAME ORGANIZATION AND POSITION
ONLY. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE NEVER
MEET PER YEAR ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. HELLO CHAIR MEMBERS JENNA
SOMALI AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
STATE COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
. APOLOGIES BUT WE ARE LATE
SUPPORT BUT PROUD TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. HEARING
AND SEEING NO OTHER SUPPORT. ARE
THERE ANY UP HERE IN OPPOSITION?
UM ANYONE ON THE COMMITTEE HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS? UM WELL,
ASSEMBLYWOMAN, I LIKE THIS BILL
BECAUSE COLLABORATION AND
INFORMATION IS IMPORTANT WHEN
PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY
PROBLEMS AND PURPOSE AND PROPOSE
SOLUTIONS THAT THIS IS A GOOD
THING IN MY VIEW. UM THAT'S THE
ESSENCE OF THIS BILL. THE ONLY
THING THAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT
THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADD OTHERS TO THE GROUP HERE IF
YOU THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE, AS
THE ANALYSIS SUGGESTS, I THINK
YOU MIGHT NEED TO CLARIFY THE
WORD REASONABLE AS IT'S USED IN
THE BILL, WHICH IS ALSO
DISCUSSED IN THE ANALYSIS OTHER
THAN THOSE THINGS. THIS BILL
MAKES SENSE BECAUSE OUR PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES ARE BEING STRETCHED
THEM BY TAKING ON ADDITIONAL
WORK. THAT THEY DIDN'T DO BEFORE
AND WE SHOULD FIND OUT HOW WHY?
AND TRY TO RESOLVE THOSE THINGS.
OTHER THAN THAT, I RECOMMEND AND
I VOTE SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DO PASS,
AND WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS. MCKENNA
MCKENNA. I LUCKY ATIS COLONIES.
I HANEY WHO ME? I WIN WHEN I
SHIAVO VÚI. THIS BILL IS
UNCALLED. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. THANK YOU, MISS PONTA.
I'M SERGEANTS, PLEASE CALL
ABSENT MEMBER AUTHORS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAINES. THANK
YOU.
WELL WE'RE I'M WAITING FOR
ABSENT AUTHORS WILL TAKE UP THE
COMMITTEE RULES AND THE BILLS
THAT ARE ON CALL. WHERE THE
COMMITTEE RULES LACKEY. HI. ITEM
NUMBER ONE. THE MEASURE IS A B
96 CURRENT VOTE IS FIVE WITH THE
CHAIR VOTING. I LACKEY ABSTAIN.
THE BILL IS OUT 5 TO 0. I DON'T
KNOW WHERE THREE A B 775 CURRENT
VOTERS. 5 TO 0 CHAIR VOTING. I
LACKEY I THAT BILL IS OUT 6 TO
0. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. MAYBE 11
37. CURRENT VOTE IS 6 TO 0 CHAIR
VOTING. I LACKEY NOT VOTING.
LIKE YOU'RE NOT VOTING. ITEM
NUMBER SIX A. B 12 73 TO 6 TO
ZERO. CHAIR VOTING. I LACKEY
AGAIN LIKE YOU'RE NOT VOTING
DECISIVE. SO SORRY.
COMMITTEE RULES. SHIAVO AYE.
EXACTLY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS HERE TO
PRESENT A B 472. OKAY? GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS FIRST.
I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR THEIR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
OF THIS BILL. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES CAN BE
PLACED ON INVOLUNTARY LEAVE
DURING THE PERIOD AND EMPLOYEES
CHARGED WITH A CRIME OR IS UNDER
INVESTIGATION WHEN THE
PROCEEDINGS THAT WERE REQUIRED
THE INVOLUNTARY LEAVE CONCLUDE
IN THE EMPLOYEE'S FAVOR, AND THE
EMPLOYEE RETURNS TO WORK,
THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS FULLY
COMPENSATED FOR THEIR MISSED
TIME. MERIT DISTRICTS, WHICH
HAVE AN ESTABLISHED PERSONNEL
COMMISSION MUST PAY A CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEE THEIR TOTAL
COMPENSATION FOR A PERIOD OF
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE NON MERIT
DISTRICTS, HOWEVER, DO NOT HAVE
THE SAME RIGHT. IN ADDITION,
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE OFTEN
NOT COMPENSATED FOR TIME MISSED
DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS
THAT PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING
THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION OR
PAPERWORK TO PERFORM THEIR
DUTIES. THIS CAN INCLUDE, FOR
EXAMPLE, AN EMPLOYEE WAITING FOR
THE D M V NEW THEIR BUS DRIVER'S
CERTIFICATE OR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO
RE VERIFY THEIR EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS. A B 4
72 CLARIFIES THAT REGARDLESS OF
MERIT OR NON NON MERIT DISTRICT
STATUS DISTRICTS MUST FULLY
COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES WHO
RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER BEING
PLACED ON INVOLUNTARY LEAVE. THE
BILL ALSO REQUIRES SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO COMPENSATE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO MISSED
TIME DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE
DELAYS. FOR NECESSARY JOB
RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE
DETERMINATIONS. WANT TO THANK
OUR CO SPONSORS, THE CALIFORNIA
STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
AFSCME TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT
TODAY ARE JESSICA HEY, CSC, A
AND JANICE SOMALI ASKED ME
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE. UM
WELL, NOW WE'RE HERE FROM THE
PRIMARY WITNESS AND SUPPORT YOU
EACH HAVE THREE MINUTES. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
US THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON
THIS. MY NAME IS JESSICA. HEY,
AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AND WE ARE PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF A B FOR 72 1ST. I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS AND HER
STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON
THIS BILL AND FOR THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS. CSC REPRESENTS NEARLY
250,000 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES, MANY OF WHOM ARE
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. THESE
ARE FOLKS THAT GET KIDS TO AND
FROM SCHOOL SAFELY. THEY MAKE
SURE KIDS HAVE A WELCOMING,
SAFE, CLEAN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
. THEY SUPPORT TEACHERS IN THE
CLASSROOM TO MAKE SURE STUDENTS
GET THE ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE THEY
NEED AND SO MUCH MORE. MAYBE 4
72 WOULD PROVIDE FULL
COMPENSATION FOR ALL CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES PLACED ON A VOLUNTARY
LEAVE. DURING THE TIME AN
EMPLOYEE IS CHARGED WITH A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE IS UNDER THAT
INVESTIGATION OR IS WAITING DUE
TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE DELAY FOR
ANY NECESSARY JOB RELATED TASKS
OR PAPERWORK UPON THE CONCLUSION
OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN FAVOR OF
THAT EMPLOYEE. THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SHALL PAY THE EMPLOYEES
FULL COMPENSATION FOR THAT, UM
POINT OF INVOLUNTARY LEAVE.
UNDER CURRENT LAW, MERIT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS MUST PAY A CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEE THEIR FULL COMPENSATION
. UM ESPECIALLY UPON OR ONCE THE
EMPLOYEE IS BACK AT SERVICE, AND
THOSE CHARGES ARE DISMISSED OR
THEY ARE ACQUITTED OF ALL
CHARGES. HOWEVER DUE TO A 1968
COURT RULING NON MERIT DISTRICTS
THAT PLACE AN EMPLOYEE ON AN
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE, IT
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THEM TO
COMPENSATE THE EMPLOYEES WHEN
THEY COME BACK TO SERVICE AFTER
CHARGES ARE DISMISSED, OR THEY
ARE ACQUITTED OF ALL CHARGES.
THIS IS REALLY A FAIRNESS ISSUE
. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE
COMPENSATED FOR TIME MISSED IN
CASES WHERE CHARGES ARE NOT
BROUGHT THEIR DISMISSED OR THE
EMPLOYEE IS ACQUITTED. THEY
SHOULD ALSO BE FULLY COMPENSATED
WHEN THEY'RE ON INVOLUNTARY
LEAVE DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE
DELAYS THAT ARE NO FAULT OF
THEIR OWN AND PREVENT THEM FROM
HAVING THE REQUIRED
CERTIFICATION OR PAPERWORK TO
PERFORM THEIR DUTIES. THIS ISSUE
CAME TO US THROUGH OUR
MEMBERSHIP. SO WE HEARD FROM A
MEMBER WHO WAS FACING CRIMINAL
CHARGES WAS PLACED ON
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE AND
BE QUICK BECAUSE HE WAS NOT A
CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEE, AND HE
WAS WORKING AT A NON MERIT
DISTRICT. HE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO
HIS FULL COMPENSATION AFTER
CHARGES WERE DISMISSED. OVER
HALF OF MEMBERS EARN LESS THAN
30,000 PER YEAR, AND MOST CANNOT
AFFORD TO BE ON LEAVE WITH NO
POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING THEIR
LOST WAGES, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE
FALSELY ACCUSED OR UNABLE TO
PERFORM THEIR DUTIES THROUGH NO
FAULT OF THEIR OWN. FOR THESE
REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE ON A B 4 72. I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. CHAIR
MEMBERS APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ALL OF
YOU TODAY. MY NAME IS
GENTLEMANLY LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
WITHOUT ME. UM, AND WE'RE PROUD
TO JOIN CSC A AS CO SPONSORS OF
A B FOR 72 LOVE TO ECHO THE
COMMENTS THAT, MISS HEY MADE
ABOUT, UM, OUR APPRECIATION FOR
ASSEMBLYWOMAN WICKS FOR
AUTHORING AND COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR YOUR ANALYSIS ON THE BILL.
ASKED ME ALSO REPRESENTS
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL STAFF WHO WORK
AS CUSTODIANS, BUS DRIVERS
OFFICE ASSISTANCE, PLUMBERS AND
PARA EDUCATORS THAT HELPS SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
OPERATE THE DAY TO DAY BUSINESS
OF OUR SCHOOLS WHILE TEACHERS
EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS, UH AND I
WON'T BELIEVE HER THE POINTS
THAT, UM MISS HEY MADE, UH, I
THINK IT'S A PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL. BUT WANT
TO STRESS THAT, UM, THE
INSTANCES OF LOST WAGES IN THESE
CIRCUMSTANCES ARE RARE. UM BUT
WE FEEL THAT THESE EMPLOYEES
SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED WHILE
THEY WAIT FOR ADMINISTRATORS TO
VERIFY THEIR CERTIFICATION OR
PAPERWORK, AND LIKEWISE IF THERE
ARE ACQUITTED OF ANY WRONGDOING.
UM CLASSIFIED STAFF ARE LOW WAGE
WORKERS WHO RELY ON EACH
PAYCHEQUE. OFTENTIMES THEY'RE
WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS TO MAKE
ENDS MEET, AND ANY IMPACT TO
THEIR WAGES CAN AFFECT THEIR
ABILITY TO AFFORD HOUSING, FOOD
AND BASIC NECESSITIES. SO FOR
THESE REASONS, WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT OF A B 4 72. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS IN SUPPORT?
IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND
STATE YOUR NAME ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION ONLY. THANK YOU, MADAM
. CHAIR MEMBERS AND STAFF MITCH
STEIGER, WITH CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION, ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CHARON CHARON MEMBER
SINCE DEATH, TIFFANY MARK
APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF A
LETTER. BUT CFT SUPPORTS. GOOD
MORNING, SETH BRAMBLE HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. WE ARE
PROCESSING OUR SUPPORT POSITION.
HEARING AND SEEING NO OTHER
SUPPORT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION? WHAT THIS TIME I'D
LIKE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. IS THERE ANY
QUESTIONS? SIMILAR MEMORY, ALICE
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. AH I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS AS WELL. I DO
BELIEVE THAT THIS ALSO FAIRNESS
ISSUE AS WELL. I KNOW IN MY
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT, I WAS ORDERED
TO SEND A COUPLE EMPLOYEES HOME,
AND, UH, APPARENTLY, THEY WERE
EXPECTED NOT TO GET PAID AND
GETTING SOME ATTORNEYS INVOLVED
THAT DIDN'T NEED TO GET INVOLVED
IN, ULTIMATELY GOT PAID. AND SO
I THINK THIS WOULD ALSO ADDRESS
THIS WITH YOU GUYS ISSUE, SO
I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS. I
UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO
ACCOMPLISH HERE AND MAKES A LOT
OF SENSE AND SEEMS PRETTY FAIR
TO ME. THE ONLY THING THAT I
WANT TO SAY IS THAT IF A SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE DOES SOMETHING, THEN
IT'S PUT ON INVOLUNTARILY
WITHOUT PAY, AND IT'S DETERMINED
AND DETERMINATION IS FOUND IN
THEIR FAVORITE AND THEY CAN GET
PAID FOR THAT TIME OFF. WHAT'S
TO PREVENT WHATEVER THEY DID IN
THE FIRST PLACE FROM HAPPENING
AGAIN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER
THAT NOW SINCE IT IT WAS ALSO
RAISED IN THE ANALYSIS,
INCLUDING SIMILAR COMMENTS BY
THE ASSEMBLY, THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, AS THE
ANALYSIS SUGGEST, I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO CONSIDER ADDRESSING THIS
AS THE BILL MOVES FORWARD, OTHER
THAN THAT THE BILL WAS. I'M
SORRY. WHAT'S MOVED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHEN AND SECOND
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SHOVEL. CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MOTION
IS DO PASS, AND WE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
MAKIN ER I, ER I LUCKY, LUCKY
EPSTEIN ADDIS I. LONNIE'S AYE.
HANEY ANY I WIN WHEN I SHOULD'VE
VÚI. THAT BILL IS OUT. SIX
VOTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BABES.
GOOD MORNING. UM GOOD START.
THANK YOU. CHAIR REMEMBERS. I AM
HERE TO PRESENT A B 892 CURRENT
COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY. UM
MAYBE 8 92 IS A DISTRICT BILL
THAT SPECIFIES THAT CURRENT
COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY AND
ITS ASSOCIATED ENTITIES ARE
SUBJECT TO THE MIRROR. MILIUS
BROWN ACT, THE RALPH M ROUND ACT
AND THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
RECORDS ACT. KERN COUNTY WAS
AUTHORIZED TO CREATE THE KERN
COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY BY
ENABLING LEGISLATION PASSED IN
2014 AND 2015. THIS CHANGE WAS
CRITICAL TO ENSURE THE LONG TERM
FINANCIAL HEALTH OF CURRENTS
ONLY PUBLIC HOSPITAL, WHICH HAS
SERVED THE COUNTY SINCE ITS
INCEPTION IN 18 67. I ALSO
COMPLETED MY RESIDENCY AT
CURRENT MEDICAL WHILE THIS NEW
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE HAS CREATED
MANY NEW OPPORTUNITIES, IT HAS
ALSO CREATED SOME NEW CHALLENGES
. ENSURING THE LONG TERM HEALTH
OF CURRENT MEDICAL IS A
PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO ME AS
THE HOSPITAL WHERE I COMPLETED
MY RESIDENCY AFTER MEDICAL
SCHOOL. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
CURRENT MEDICAL IS THE MOST
UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS AND
CURRENT COUNTY HOSPITAL HAS A
MEDICAL CASELOAD NORTH OF 70%
AND IT IS ALSO OUR REGIONS ONLY
LEVEL TO TRUMP'S CENTER. LOSING
HER MEDICAL WOULD MEAN LOSING
LIVES AND AS THE CLOSURE OF
MADEIRA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL HAS
SHOWN US IN THE SAN JOAQUIN
VALLEY. THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE A SINGLE
HOSPITAL CLINIC OR DOCTOR. THE
VALLEY IS ALREADY ONE OF THE
LARGEST HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
SHORTAGE AREAS IN THE NATION,
AND OUR RESIDENTS NEED MORE
HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURES, NOT
LESS. A B 8 92 REPRESENTS THE
LEGISLATIVE VEHICLE THAT WILL BE
USED TO REFLECT A COMPROMISE AND
CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS THAT
CURRENT MEDICAL AND STU ON
BEHALF OF THEIR MEMBERS WITH
LOCAL 5 21 WILL AGREED TO WORK
THROUGH WITH MY OFFICE. WE WILL
EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO OPERATE
THE HOSPITAL WITH MORE PUBLIC
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
, WHILE ALSO PUTTING CURRENT
MEDICAL IN THE BEST POSSIBLE
POSITION TO GROW IN A
FINANCIALLY HEALTHY WAY. I WANT
TO THANK AS THE HIÂU AND CURRENT
MEDICAL FOR AGREEING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCESS, AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THE
PRODUCT OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SUPER
HONORED TO BE IN THIS POSITION
AS THE ASSEMBLY WOMAN PRIOR
RESIDENT OF THIS HOSPITAL AS THE
BILL IS CONSIDERED BY THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY, I ASKED THAT
YOU PROVIDE ME WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THIS
DISTRICT BILL FORWARD AND ALLOW
THIS PROCESS TO PLAY OUT WITH ME
TODAY IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL IS
BETH ON BEHALF OF S C I U THANK
YOU. OR MOVE INTO YOUR WITNESS
AND SUPPORT. YOU HAVE THREE
MINUTES. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. BETH NOT ASK YOU THE SCR,
CALIFORNIA PRIVILEGED TO BE HERE
TODAY TO OFFER SOME BRIEF
REMARKS AND WHY CALIFORNIA IS A
PROUD SPONSOR OF MAYBE 89 TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
PRETEND LIKE TO START BY
ACKNOWLEDGING DR BAINES AND
DEDICATED STAFF WHO HAVE JUMPED
RIGHT IN TO WORK WITH US AND
BRING FORWARD AN IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION REGARDING THE
CURRENT COUNTY HOSPITAL
AUTHORITY. UM ABOUT A DECADE AGO
, THIS LEGISLATIVE BODY TOOK
ACTION TO ESTABLISH A CH A. WE
ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT ACTION
PUBLIC ENTITY WITH THE SOLE
PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING AND
OPERATING CURRENT MEDICAL CENTER
AND ITS NETWORK OF OUTPATIENT
CLINICS AND SERVICES. THE
AUTHORITY K C H A IS CRITICAL TO
THE HEALTH OF CURRENT COUNTY AS
DR BAINES MENTIONED, AND IN THE
YEARS SINCE THE AUTHORITY WAS
ESTABLISHED, THE BOARD STATED,
WE HAD TO SAY YOU HAVE STARTED
TO SEE WHERE IMPROVEMENTS ARE
NEEDED. IMPROVEMENTS TO
GUARANTEE GREATER PUBLIC
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE
COMMUNITY. IT SERVES AS WELL AS
IMPROVEMENTS TO BRING CLARITY TO
THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS THAT ARE
SERVING THE AUTHORITY AND THOSE
COMMUNITY IS THE BILL BEFORE YOU
TODAY IS FOCUSED ON REAFFIRMING
AND STRENGTHENING LANGUAGE AND
ENABLING STATUTE REGARDING THE
BROWN ACT, P R. N M. N B A AND
CLARIFYING THAT IT APPLIES TO
ALL EMPLOYEES CONTROLLED OWNED,
ADMINISTERED AND FUNDED BY THE
AUTHORITY. ALL ENTITY IS WITH
YOUR I VOTE TODAY. YOU'RE NOT
ONLY MOVING THIS POLICY FORWARD
, BUT AS DR BEANS NOTED, HELPING
US MOVE FORWARD TO BROADER
CONVERSATION AS WELL AGAIN. DR
BRENT HAS GRACIOUSLY CREATED A
SPACE FOR DIALOGUE BETWEEN CIA
AND THE AUTHORITY THAT WE ARE
GRATEFUL WILL LEAD TO EVEN
STRONGER POLICY COMING FORWARD
THIS YEAR. AND SO FOR THESE
REASONS AGAIN, WE'RE PROUD TO
SUPPORT THE SPONSOR A B 892 AND
URGE YOUR I'VE THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS IN
SUPPORT? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ARE THERE ANY OPPOSITION? PLEASE
COME FORWARD. I'LL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR QUESTIONS.
YEAH THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHEN AND SECOND
BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SZABO
SECRETARY WHO CAN HAVE IT OKAY,
THIS SECOND BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HANEY EVERY TIME SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DO PASS AND WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL
GOVERNMENT. MCKENNA. I MAKIN HER
I LUCKY HI. HI ADDIS, ALANIS
ALANIS NOHEMI ANY I WIN WHEN I
SHIAVO VÚI. THAT BILL IS OUT. 6
TO 1. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. UM SEEING NO FURTHER
BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE,
THIS HIT COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED
. THANK YOU.