THANKS YOU. WE'RE GONNA CALL
THIS COMMITTEE TO ORDER WE WILL.
OPERATE AS A SUBCOMMITTEE UNTIL
WE ESTABLISH QUORUM. BUT WE WANT
TO ENSURE THAT WE WELCOME
EVERYONE TO THE MARCH 28TH BILL
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE. UM I WILL
NOW SHARE A FEW NOTES ABOUT THE
LOGISTICS OF OUR HEARING TODAY
REGARDING THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO
DISCUSSIONS. FOR THOSE JOINING
US IN PERSON. FACE COVERINGS ARE
ENCOURAGED FOR ALL MEMBERS,
EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC AND ALL
COMMON AREAS AND SHARE SPACES.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE
DIALING IN AS WITNESSES. WE WILL
BE USING A MODERATED TELEPHONE
SERVICE THROUGH WHICH ANY MEMBER
OF THE PUBLIC CAN TESTIFY ON A
BILL. THE CALL IN NUMBER FOR
THIS HEARING IS 877692. AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 131543. YOU CAN
ALSO FIND THIS NUMBER ON THE
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AS WELL AS ON
YOUR TV SCREEN. IF YOU ARE
CALLING IN, PLEASE DO SO NOW THE
OPERATOR ON THE LINE WILL GIVE
YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE
PLACED IN. Q BASED ON WHETHER
YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE A BILL.
WHEN CALLING IN. PLEASE BE
MINDFUL OF ANY ELIMINATE ALL
BACKGROUND NOISE. TODAY. ONCE WE
HAVE ESTABLISHED QUORUM, UM WE
WILL HAVE 16 BILLS, BUT WE WILL
HEAR THEM STARTING NOW, UM, ON
THE AGENDA, THREE OF WHICH ARE
ON CONSENT. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE
LIMIT TESTIMONY TO TWO WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT AND TWO WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. ISSUE WITNESS
HAS TWO MINUTES TO TESTIFY. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES MAY ADD ON
BY STATING THEIR NAME AND
AFFILIATION. FIRST UP. I BELIEVE
WE HAVE MISS OF PONTA. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO START OFF WITH A B 13
52?
BEFORE YOU START. WE JUST HAVE A
QUORUM, SO WE'RE GOING TO GET
THIS GOING. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE. IS THERE A FOR QUORUM.
OH, NO. SORRY. OKAY. NO PROBLEM.
JACKSON. HERE. SANCHEZ.
TAIWANESE ARAMBULA. WANT TO HEAR
BRIAN CALLED AROUND. GARCIA.
CHEER. CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER
MEMBER? NOT A PROBLEM? UM. DO I
HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SO MOVE. JUST BEEN
MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? IT'S
BEEN SECONDED. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ITEM NUMBER 5 94 DAVIES
FILE ITEM 8 89 28 RES FILE ITEM
NINE A. B 1039 REYES. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. JACKSON
JACKSON I, SANCHEZ SANCHEZ,
ELONIS ELONIS. AYE, ARAMBULA.
MONTA MONTA, I BRIAN BRIAN. I
CALLED AROUND. GARCIA.
OKAY CONSENT CALENDAR HAS PASSED
OUT. MR CARILLO, WHY DON'T YOU
COME ON UP? AND YOU CAN JUST LET
US KNOW WHAT BILL YOU WOULD LIKE
TO HEAR. FIRST MAYBE 555. OKAY
MAYBE 555. AND YOU MAY START
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. UH ALLOW ME TO
PRESENT A B 555. BEFORE I BEGIN
. I WANT TO RESPECTFULLY ACCEPT
THE AMENDMENTS THAT THE
COMMITTEE PROPOSED. I THINK THE
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE CONSULTANT
FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THIS
BILL. CALIFORNIA WORKS TO
IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL
PREKINDERGARTEN FOR ALL FOUR
YEAR OLDS INCREASED ACCESS FOR
THREE YEAR OLDS. THIS BILL WILL
SEEK TO DO THE FOLLOWING REDUCE
BARRIERS IN SERVING THREE YEAR
OLDS. PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION. AND STRENGTHEN THE
SYSTEM FOR ALL CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA. THAT'S A PARENT. I
KNOW FIRSTHAND THE CHALLENGES
FAMILIES FACED REGARDING EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. I HAVE SEEN
HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE TO
NAVIGATE A COMPLEX AND OFTEN
CONFUSING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR
FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS
MEET. UNFORTUNATELY MANY
FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA FACE
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WHEN
ACCESSING HIGH QUALITY EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH THREE YEAR OLDS. IN
OCTOBER OF 2021, CALIFORNIA ONLY
SERVE 8.5% OF THE OVER 300,000
ELIGIBLE THREE YEAR OLDS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM. THIS IS WHY A B 555 IS
SO IMPORTANT. IT WILL HELP LEVEL
THE PLAYING FIELD FOR ALL
FAMILIES TO ENDURE THAT. TO
ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS
ACCESS TO THE HIGH QUALITY
EDUCATION THEY DESERVE.
RESEARCHING THE CASE THAT HIGH
QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION IS ESSENTIAL,
EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING THE
OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR BLACK AND
HISPANIC CHILDREN. IN OTHER
CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM EARLY
CHILDHOOD CULTURE AND
OPPORTUNITIES. ESPECIALLY WHEN
THESE CHILDREN AND ROLL THREE
YEAR OLD AND RECEIVED TWO YEARS
OF HIGH QUALITY PRE K 85 556 TO
ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES. HEAD
ON. BY PRIORITIZING THREE YEAR
OLDS AS THE SAME PRIORITY AS
FOUR YEAR OLDS. LOWEST INCOME
FIRST. THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP.
THE WORST, ENSURING THAT ALL
CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA,
ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM FAMILIES,
WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES HAVE
EQUAL ACCESS TO THE HIGH QUALITY
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION THEY
NEED TO SUCCEED. IN ADDITION,
THE BILL WILL PROVIDE EQUITABLE
SUPPORT FOR THREE YEARS AND FOUR
YEAR OLDS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT, SUCH AS CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES, CHILDREN THAT ARE
DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND
CHILDREN THAT ARE AT RISK. WE
KNOW THAT SOME CHILDREN RECORD
EXTRA ASSISTANCE TO SUCCEED IN
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
AND MAYBE 555 WILL ENSURE THAT
THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE THE
SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED TO
THRIVE. FURTHERMORE, THIS BILL
ALSO SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEM
COHERENCE BY INSURANCE AND
PROGRAMS OF FUNDING WITHIN THEIR
CONTRACT TO PAY FOR THEIR FIXED
COSTS BY FUNDING BASE AND
ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN
ATTENDANCE. THIS IS A CRITICAL
STEP TWO OR ENSURING THAT OUR
CHILDREN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION SYSTEM. IS RESPONSIVE
TO THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN.
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MAY FACE
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WHILE
MAKING IT EASIER FOR PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND
STABILIZE THEIR BUSINESS MODEL
IN RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC
, AND WITH THE LAUNCH OF
UNIVERSAL PRE K JOINING ME HERE
TODAY IS VIRGINIA EARLY.
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. WHO CAN ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. AND WILL IT
WILL ALSO BE JOINING ME REMOTELY
BY DR DEAN CHIHUAHUAN, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE EARLY SHELL HOOD
EDUCATION DIVISION WITH THE LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS OF
VIRGINIA EARLY I MEAN THAT THE
POLICY ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE
EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION AT THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION SO BY 2025, CALIFORNIA
WILL EXPAND UNIVERSAL PRE K FOR
ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS AND A GROWING
NUMBER OF THREE YEAR OLDS. AND
THIS REALLY SENSE A HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM TO SERVE
MORE THREE YEAR OLD CHILDREN.
BUT AS WE JUST HEARD, CALIFORNIA
HAS A LONG WAY TO GO, AND WE'RE
ONLY SERVING ABOUT 8.5% OF THE
300,000 CHILDREN THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE. AS WE'VE LOOKED AT THE
REASONS WHY WE'VE HEARD SOME KEY
REASONS FROM OUR PROGRAMS AT, UH
, THIS CALIFORNIA STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS FIRST CURRENT
LAW ACTUALLY REQUIRES
PRIORITIZING FOUR YEAR OLDS FROM
HIGHER INCOME FAMILIES BEFORE
ENROLLING A THREE YEAR OLD FROM
A LOWER INCOME FAMILY.
ADDITIONALLY PROGRAMS RECEIVE
MORE ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SERVE
CERTAIN FOUR YEAR OLDS AND THEY
RECEIVED FOR THREE YEAR OLDS. SO
FOR EXAMPLE, PROGRAMS RECEIVE
33% MORE FUNDING TO SERVE A
THREE YEAR OLD WITH
DISABILITIES. BUT 100 AND 40%
MORE FUNDING TO SERVE A FOUR
YEAR OLD WITH DISABILITIES,
MAYBE 555 OR ADDRESS THESE
BARRIERS AND ALIGN WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MASTER
PLAN AROUND SERVING MORE THREE
YEAR OLDS. THE BILL ALSO
PROPOSES FUNDING PROGRAMS BASED
ON ENROLLMENT RATHER THAN
ATTENDANCE, WHICH, AS WE HEARD,
ACKNOWLEDGES, FIXED COST
PROGRAMS FACE AND PROVIDES AN
IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR STATE
PRESCHOOL CONTRACTORS AS THEY
RECOVER FROM THE IMPACTS THE
PANDEMIC HAS HAD ON ATTENDANCE
AND AS THEY ARE INCREASINGLY
REEXAMINING, A BUSINESS MODEL
THAT HAS HISTORICALLY RELIED ON
FOUR YEAR OLDS. IN SUMMARY. THE
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL WILL
ALLOW PROGRAMS TO RECOVER AND
INCREASE ACCESS WHILE MAKING
SURE THAT HIGH QUALITY PRESCHOOL
EXPERIENCES THROUGH U. P. K CAN
GIVE CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN THE
GREAT START, THEY NEED TO
SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. AND
NOW WE WILL HAVE DOCTOR. TAGAWA
ON THE PHONE FOR US TO TESTIFY.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN IF YOU'RE ON
THE ON THE PHONE. I DO NOT SEE
THEM CONNECTED ON THE PHONE.
OKAY UM, ARE THERE. ANY OTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT PLEASE
COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR NAME
AND AFFILIATION, PLEASE. I'M THE
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE WITH LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MY NAME IS AN I 03 LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. I CAN
OFFER DOCTOR TAKATA'S TESTIMONY
IF THAT'S PREFERABLE. I WILL
LEAVE THAT TO THE AUTHOR. IF
THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU, SIR. OKAY.
PLEASE. HE'S A BIG GUY, BUT HE'S
FRIENDLY. ALRIGHT GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR JACKSON MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS ANA NEEDS FROM THE LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
, TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF DR
DEAN TAGAWA, WHO IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DIVISION
WITH THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. ANGELES UNIFIED
IS PROUD TO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
BILL 555 TO ALLOW CALIFORNIA
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS TO
BETTER SERVE CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BY
IMPLEMENTING GREATER FLEXIBILITY
TO SERVE THREE YEAR OLDS.
CURRENCY SPP ADMITTANCE
PROTOCOLS REQUIRE THAT PROGRAMS
PRIORITIZED THE ENROLLMENT OF
FOUR YEAR OLDS OVER THREE YEAR
OLDS. THIS PROVISION WAS MEANT
TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY CHILDREN
AS POSSIBLE RECEIVING LEAST ONE
YEAR OF EARLY LEARNING BEFORE
ENTERING KINDERGARTEN. HOWEVER
WITH THE EXPANSION OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, ALL
FOUR YEAR OLDS AND NOW HAVE
ACCESS TO A YEAR OF HIGH QUALITY
EARLY LEARNING, REGARDLESS OF
INCOME. THIS CREATES AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR CSP P TO SERVE A
GREATER NUMBER OF THREE YEAR
OLDS. HOWEVER THE EXISTING
POLICIES DO NOT SUPPORT THIS
DESIRABLE OUTCOME. CURRENTLY THE
HIGHEST INCOME ELIGIBLE FOR YEAR
OLDS MUST BE ENROLLED BEFORE
EVEN THE MOST DISADVANTAGED
THREE YEAR OLDS. ADDITIONALLY
PROGRAMS RECEIVED GREATER
FUNDING TO SERVE FOUR YEAR OLDS
WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT THAN THEY
RECEIVED FOR THREE YEAR OLDS
WITH THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. A
B 555 WOULD ALLOW ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT
RISK AND WOULD REMOVE CURRENT
FUNDING RESTRICTIONS FOR
CHILDREN WHO FALL INTO ONE OR
MORE RISK CATEGORIES.
FURTHERMORE ONLY 53% OF THREE
YEAR OLD IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR STATE
PRESCHOOL ACTUALLY ATTEND. THIS
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE MORE
THREE YEAR OLDS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO ATTEND AN ADDITIONAL YEAR OF
PRESCHOOL AND HELP CALIFORNIA
MOVED CLOSER TO THE GOAL OF
UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL. AH 85 55
WILL PERMIT SEE SPP PROVIDERS TO
GIVE MORE THREE YEAR OLDS. THE
SAME ATTENDANCE PRIORITY IS FOUR
YEAR OLDS BASED ON INCOME AND
PROVIDE ECUADOR SUPPORT
EQUITABLE SUPPORTS 23 AND FOUR
YEAR OLDS BASED ON THEIR NEEDS.
EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES THE TWO
YEARS OF HIGH QUALITY EARLY
LEARNING BEGINNING AT AGE THREE
REDUCES OPPORTUNITY GAPS. THESE
OUTCOMES ARE ESPECIALLY
PRONOUNCED FOR CHILDREN OF COLOR
AND THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED
BACKGROUNDS. ALLOWING CSP P
PROGRAMS. THE FLEXIBILITY TO
ENROLL MORE THREE YEAR OLDS
EXTENDS IS VALUABLE OPPORTUNITY
TO MORE CHILDREN AND WILL LEAD
TO BETTER HEALTH, ACADEMIC AND
CAREER OUTCOMES. FOR THESE
REASONS, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
RESPECTFULLY RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTS YOUR I VOTE ON A B 555.
FANTASTIC THOSE WHO ARE IN THE
ROOM FOR SUPPORT. PLEASE COME ON
UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, PATTY HERRERA ON
BEHALF OF THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT
HI LAURIE FIRST AND FELL FROM
THE CHILDCARE LAWCENTER,
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL ADVOCACY, WE
DO NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THE
BILL. WE APPRECIATE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S KOREA'S, UM,
AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL, UM, TO
ENSURE THAT THE TITLE 22
PROTECTIONS REMAIN AND TO KEEP
KIDS HEALTHY AND SAFE. WE DO
HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT AMENDMENT.
8 TO 4 TO D. UM THE BILL
PURPORTS TO PAY PROVIDERS AT
THIS TIME. WE'RE ONLY JUST
ALLOWING WHETHER YOU STAY HERE,
BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWING ANY
QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING. BUT IF
YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL CONCERNS,
PLEASE JUST WORK DIRECTLY WITH
THE AUTHOR. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
FAIRNESS ITO ON BEHALF OF STATE
SUPERINTENDENT TONY THURMAN IN
SUPPORT. NOW WE WILL TURN TO ANY
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE. IS THERE
ANYONE ON THE PHONE AT THIS
TIME? WISHING TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. AND WE DO HAVE LINE
36. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO.
HELLO. HI THANK YOU. GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS PEW. AND
I'M CALLING THEM RIGHT OUT OF IT
. 55 96 SO MUCH. THANK YOU, AND
WE DO HAVE TWO MORE ON THE LINE
ONE MOMENT FOR THEIR LINE
NUMBER. AND WE GO TO LINE 25.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO LETICIA
GARCIA WITH THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU AND WE'LL GO
TO LINE 32. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. 9
32 YEAR LIGHT IS OPEN. I AM
ROSALINA BOBADILLA FOR FAMILIES.
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER SUPPORTING QUÊ AT
THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW IF THERE'S ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT THIS
TIME, PLEASE COME UP AND STATE
YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION. SEEING
DONE. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON
THE PHONE? THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE
AN OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS ONE
AND THEN ZERO FOR ANY
OPPOSITION. AND WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION. WE DO HAVE 11 MOMENT
AND WE WILL GO TO LINE 32. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. LINE 32. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. ALL RIGHT, AND WE'LL
JUST MOVE ON AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER OPPOSITION IN QUÊ. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, AND NOW WE WILL
TURN TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR AT THIS
TIME? I HAVE A MOTION HAVE A
SECOND. SIR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
, UH, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. I DO BELIEVE THAT
EDUCATION IS THE PRIMARY FOCUS
OF WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING TO
ENCOURAGE. A BRIGHTER
CALIFORNIA. AND I JUST WANNA
THANK YOU FOR, UM, YOU ALLOW ME
TO PRESENT THIS BILL AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION
BY BRIAN SECOND BY LADIES. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. JACKSON
JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
ELONIS. AYE, ARAMBULA. BONTA TÔI
BRIAN, BRIAN, I CALDERON
CALDERON. I GARCIA. THE VOTE IS
6 TO 0. THE BILL IS OUT. ALRIGHT
WOULD YOU LIKE TO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. YOUR SECOND BILL A B 15 36
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A B
15 36. THIS BILL SEEKS TO EXPAND
THE CURRENTLY EXISTING CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR
IMMIGRANTS OR CAPPY. TO ALLOW
ACCESS TO THE PROGRAM,
REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION
STATUS. THIS BILL WILL ALSO
REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT
AN APPLICATION TO THE
SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME OR
STATE. SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT. IS
THIS I P FOR SSB FOR DENIAL? I
WANT TO START BY SHARING A
LITTLE, UM, HISTORY ABOUT
MYSELF. IMMIGRATED THIS COUNTRY
AT THE AGE OF 15. FROM
GUADALAJARA, JALISCO, MEXICO. I
CAME TO THIS COUNTRY TO WORK AND
TO OBTAIN AN EDUCATION IN TO
ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM. AND
I DO BELIEVE THAT AMERICAN DREAM
STILL ATTAINABLE. MY FIRST JOB
WAS IN CONSTRUCTION AND AS A
DISHWASHER, AND I KNOW FIRSTHAND
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK IN A
BACKBREAKING JOB. WORKING LONG
HOURS AND WORRIED IN AND DAY OUT
IF I HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO PUT
FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR MY
SIBLINGS, CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO
APPROXIMATELY 17,000 DOCUMENTED
SENIORS WHO ARE 65 OR OLDER. OF
THESE SENIORS ABOUT 7000 DO NOT
HAVE A JOB. OR ARE IN THE LABOR
FORCE IN 2200. OR AT OR BELOW
POVERTY LEVEL. AND OVER 700,000
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS IN
CALIFORNIA HAVE LIVED AND WORKED
HERE FOR OVER 20 YEARS FOR SOME
OF US. THAT'S OUR PARENTS AND
GRANDPARENTS, WHO HAVE SEEN FOR
DECADES CONTRIBUTING SIGNIFICANT
MONEY TO OUR ECONOMY. THROUGH
TAXES AND HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES.
AND I AM ONE OF THOSE. I CAME
HERE WHEN I WAS 15 AND I STARTED
WORKING AT A YOUNG AGE. IN
CALIFORNIA HAS MADE HISTORIC
INVESTMENTS IN EXPANDING FOR THE
SYSTEM BENEFITS IN THE LOCAL
MEDICAL FOR UNDOCUMENTED
SENIORS. BUT WE HAVE FALLEN
SHORT IN DOING THE SAME FOR THE
CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR
IMMIGRANTS OR COPY CURRENTLY,
THIS LIFESAVING PROGRAM IS ONLY
LIMITED TO QUALIFIED IMMIGRANTS
, WHICH EXCLUDES ARE LARGER,
UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION. THESE
ARE THE VERY BENEFITS THAT THEY
HAVE OFTEN PAID INTO OVER FOR
THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK IN OUR
STATE. WE'VE SEEN OVER TIME.
COME IMPACTFUL. THESE DOLLARS
HAVE BEEN FOR INDIVIDUALS FACING
EXTREME POVERTY. I WANT TO BE
CLEAR THAT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
INCLUSIVITY IN OUR STATE I WANT
TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IT ALSO
INCLUDES OUR SENIORS, ESPECIALLY
ARE UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION. I
AM PROUD TO BE WORKING WITH YOUR
LETTER FURTHER UPLIFT THE VOICES
OF THOSE WHO SIMPLY WANT TO
LEAVE THE REST OF THEIR YEARS
WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
JOINING ME HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY
IN ANSWERING TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. RITA MARINA. DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY,
WHICH SHERLOCK AND WE ALSO HAVE
JOINING ME. SHEILA MEMBER MARGO
WALL VERY THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
WHEN I STARTED THE NUMBERS
TRANSLATING FOR MURDER AFTER
SHE'S DONE DELIVERING HER
REMARKS. THE NUMBER IS MARGO
VALVERDE. WANNA MEMBER OF THE
CHILDREN? DANIELS EVEN BY NICE,
CALIFORNIA. ALEJO'S CASA. MR
SENT, I SAY SANDALS. OKAY?
SIENDO. CALIFORNIA AMERICANO.
RAMOS. SIMPLE. ESTHER'S ECONOMY
DEL PAIS. YOU TO COMMENT A DOSE?
I SAID, I'M JUST GOING TO YODA.
BETTER. NO COUNTRY. ONE TRAINING
OR NO. I THINK PASA INFORMA
SOCIAL PROGRAM, A COPY HE MADE
HIM MY PROGRAM CALABRIA
APPLICATION. AMERICA
INMIGRATORIOS. OKAY, LET IT GO.
SENOR WEBB PROGRAM A COPY SO
THAT YOU MAY SAY NO, SENORA
NAKED THE NEXT STATUS
INMIGRATORIOS RESIDENT. STAND UP
NOW APPLICABLE DRAMA. A SYSTEM.
ANDERS, WHO? SOLICITOR LAWCENTER
BARLOW. AH OPERATOR. THE
EPISODIC AND SYSTEM. THE NUMBER
BUT, UH FROM WHAT I MEAN,
PUESTO. NOT THE NAME ON YOU
GONNA ASSISTANCE HERE. SOMEBODY
CRIMINAL INMIGRATORIOS COUSTEAU.
BUT ITS REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED
WEST INITIATIVE A SPECIAL
ASAMBLEÍSTA CARILLO INDIOS AREA
. SUTRAS COUSTEAU INDOCUMENTADOS
. ARABIC INSECT, ANTI SAYS, BUT
CONTINUE THAT ASIA WHICH IS A
GRACIAS, GRACIAS. MY NAME IS
MARGARET VALVERDE. I AM APPROVE
IAN AND A MEMBER OF CHILE FOR
MORE THAN 12 YEARS. I LIVE IN
VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA. I'VE
WORKED FOR MANY YEARS CLEANING
HOUSES UNTIL I GOT SURGERY ON MY
HIPS. AT 66 YEARS OLD. I STILL
WORK AS A STREET VENDOR AS
UNDOCUMENTED WERE MORE THAN 12
MILLION IN CALIFORNIA WHO HAVE
WORKED SINCE WE'VE ARRIVED TO
FULFILL THE AMERICAN DREAM.
CONTRIBUTING TO THE ECONOMY AND
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THIS
COUNTRY. BUT THE SAD THING IS
THAT WERE DENIED RELIEF BECAUSE
WE ARE UNDOCUMENTED. FOUR YEARS
AGO, I NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION
AND STOP WORKING DUE TO HIP
SURGERY. AT THAT TIME, I NEEDED
HELP TO COVER MY EXPENSES, BUT I
COULDN'T FIND ANY. MY OLDEST SON
TOLD ME ABOUT THE CAPPY PROGRAM
, BUT I WAS SURPRISED WHEN THEY
ASKED ME MY STATUS, CITIZEN OR
RESIDENT. I THOUGHT THIS
COULDN'T HAPPEN. I CALLED MY
PHONE TO EXPLAIN MY SITUATION
AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
PROGRAM TOLD ME NO, MA'AM. YOU
CAN'T APPLY BECAUSE YOU'RE
UNDOCUMENTED. IF YOU SUBMIT YOUR
APPLICATION, WE'RE SORRY, BUT IT
WILL NOT BE APPROVED. AND THIS
CAUSED ME MUCH PAIN. ALL THIS
DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAVE
PAID MY TAXES LIKE ANY OTHER
CITIZEN YEAR AFTER YEAR,
APPARENTLY TO PAY TAXES. I DON'T
NEED A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,
BUT FOR THE GOVERNMENT DOES GIVE
ME AN ITEM NUMBER. TO PAY TAXES
. THIS IS NOT FAIR. THAT'S WHY I
GIVE MY TESTIMONY TO EXTEND THE
CAPPY PROGRAM SO THAT ANYONE WHO
NEEDS ASSISTANCE IS NOT
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BECAUSE OF
THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. I
THINK THE REPRESENTATIVES WHO
HAVE PRESENTED THIS INITIATIVE
AND ESPECIALLY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JUAN CARILLO, I HOPE THAT GOD
GIVES WISDOM TO THE LEGISLATURE
. I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
THAT YOU BE OUR VOICE SO THAT
THE SYSTEM IS FAIR WITH
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AND THAT
WE CAN HAVE A DIGNIFIED
RETIREMENT. PLEASE SUPPORT MAYBE
15 36 SO THAT WE CAN AGE WITH
DIGNITY. THANK YOU. OKAY AND
THEN, UM MY NAME IS RITA MEDINA.
I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND ADVOCACY AT CHEERLESS
WAS MENTIONED, AND I'M GOING TO
ALSO BE PROVIDING TESTIMONY THIS
AFTERNOON, IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF
HB 15 36, A BILL THAT WOULD
EXPAND ACCESS TO THE CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR
IMMIGRANTS. CAPPY THE NEED FOR
THIS BILL CAME DIRECTLY FROM OUR
IMPACTED MEMBERSHIP LIKE MARKET.
OUR MEMBERS ARE AGING THEIR
DOMESTIC WORKERS, CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS, STREET VENDORS, DAY
LABORERS. MANY OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN LIVING IN
THIS COUNTRY FOR DECADES, BUT
STILL DON'T HAVE A PATHWAY TO
CITIZENSHIP IN SIGHT AND OUR
AGING INTO POVERTY AND WITHOUT
ANY RETIREMENT BENEFITS OR
RELIEF WHEN WORK IS NO LONGER
POSSIBLE IN THESE PHYSICALLY
DEMANDING JOBS. THE PROGRAM IN
FRONT OF YOU ALL TODAY WILL
BEGIN TO ADDRESS THIS, STARTING
WITH THE MOST IN NEED.
CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED CAPPY IN
1998, FOLLOWING THE 96 FEDERAL
WELFARE LAW THAT CUT ACCESS TO
FEDERAL SSC PROGRAM FOR
QUALIFIED IMMIGRANTS. HAPPY IS
THE 100% STATE FUNDED PROGRAM
DESIGNED TO MIRROR SSE AND
PROVIDE A MONTHLY CASH BENEFIT
TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AGED OR
BLIND OR DISABLED AND ARE
QUALIFIED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE
INELIGIBLE FOR SSC SSP SOLELY
DUE TO THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS.
BY CREATING COPY, THE STATE TOOK
ACTION TO ENSURE THAT THE MOST
VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WOULD
CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO A
BENEFIT THEY RELIED ON FOR THOSE
WHO RECEIVE CAPPY BENEFITS. THE
PROGRAM SERVES AS A CRITICAL
LIFELINE TO PAY FOR BASIC
NECESSITIES SUCH AS HOUSING AND
FOOD. THE PROGRAM IS NOT
CURRENTLY OPEN TO UNDOCUMENTED
INDIVIDUALS NOW ALMOST 26 YEARS
AFTER THE CREATION OF CAPPY,
IT'S TIME TO EXPAND, WHO HAS
ACCESS TO THIS BENEFIT. IN 2019
UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE CONTRIBUTED
ESTIMATED $3.7 BILLION TO
CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY THROUGH
LOCAL AND STATE TAXES,
IMMIGRANTS AND UNDOCUMENTED
INDIVIDUALS HELP FUND SOME OF
THE VERY BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT
PROGRAMS THAT THEY ARE
COMPLETELY SHUT OUT OF ACCESSING
WHEN THEY CAN NO LONGER WORK
TODAY. THEY'RE ESTIMATED 17,000
UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
65 OLDER. THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MENTIONED AND WE KNOW THAT RIGHT
BEHIND THIS IS A POPULATION
THAT'S LARGER AND IT COMPRISED
OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE 50 YEARS
AND OLDER. OTHER WHO WILL
CONTINUE TO AGE AND WE MUST BE
PREPARED TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS.
A B 15 36 IS A PRO WORKER
RETIREMENT PRO IMMIGRANT BILL
THAT WOULD PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT
TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND
DOCUMENTED SENIORS AND DISABLED
POPULATION. PASSING A B 15 36 IS
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO
ENSURE THOSE IN NEED HAVE
OPTIONS TO ACCESS SUPPORT. AND
WITH THAT I CLOSED AND ASKED FOR
AN I VOTE ON THIS BILL. THANK
YOU ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION HERE? SAYING. NINE
ARE THERE ANY PEOPLE IN SUPPORT
IN THE HEARING ROOM? PLEASE COME
UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION. KEVIN HAS LAND
CALLER SHIP CALIFORNIA WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON,
SHE REMEMBERS JARED CALL WITH
NOURISH CALIFORNIA STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON
MARVELOUS WITH THE LATINO
COALITION FOR HEALTHY CALIFORNIA
AND STRONG SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CYNTHIA GÓMEZ STATE
POLICY ADVOCATE, WHICH WOULD LÀ
HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT. NUMEROUS
MEMBERS CHILA AND SUPPORT A B 15
3 36. WHEN I STARTED THIS
NUMBERS HAVE GARCIA SUPPORT
MAYBE 15 36. HI MY NAME IS
CARMEN LOPEZ. I'M SUPPORT THE
15. 36 THANK YOU. CHRISTOPHER
SANCHEZ, WITH THE WESTERN CENTER
LAND, POVERTY AND VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS BILL. VANESSA
TEHRAN POLICY DIRECTOR. WITH THE
MISTAKE ON THE CHINA COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING PROJECT AND STRONG
SUPPORT. ALONDRA MENDOZA WITH
THEM, EXT, ECHOING THE HANNAH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT
SALUTE AND AN ADVOCATE. I'M IN
SUPPORT OF A B 15 36. HI MY NAME
IS PATRICIA SALAZAR IN COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING FROM CHILE AND VERY
SUPPORT THAT A B 15 36. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE? IS THERE ANYONE
ON SLIP AND SUPPORT ON THE PHONE
LINE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. AGAIN. THAT'S ONE IN
THE ZERO FOREIGN SUPPORT. WE
WILL GO TO LINE 38. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HELLO THIS IS KEVIN ENSCO
WITH THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON
LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE WILL GO TO LINE 33.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. TIFFANY WRITING WITH
SC IE CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU NEXT TO GO TO LINE 22.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THANK YOU.
THIS IS DEB ROCK WITH DISABILITY
RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT WE'LL GO TO
LINE 41. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
PARENT VOICES CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 15 36.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
37. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI MEMBER
AND CHARITY HUMAN. IT'S WITH
FREAKS AND CHILD POVERTY IN
CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU NEXT TO GO LINE UP,
48. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. EDDIE
CARMONA CO. CALIFORNIA AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT LINE, 47. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI TRANSPONDER, WITH
JUSTICE AND AGING, CALLING AND
SUPPORT OF A B 15 36. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
39. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HERNANDEZ
WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER, AND WE ARE
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU, AND
WE HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTING
QUÊ AT THIS TIME. NOW WE'LL MOVE
TO OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANY ONE
IN THE ROOM THAT SENT
OPPOSITION? SAYING NONE. IS
THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION ON
THE PHONE LINE? THANK YOU. IF
YOU'RE AN OPPOSITION, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. THEN
THAT IS ONE AND THEN ZERO IF
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION AND WE HAVE
NO OPPOSITION IN Q. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND NOW WE'LL HAVE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR OR
COMMENTS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN.
THANK YOU. MR CHARGE. WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR CHAIR? LOVE THE
ENTIRE COALITION FOR ALL OF THIS
INCREDIBLE WORK. IT IS
INCREDIBLY UNFORTUNATE THAT WE
HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE PAYING INTO
SYSTEMS THAT THEY CAN'T USE
SOLELY BECAUSE OF THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS. PROUD CO
AUTHOR AND HAPPY TO MAKE A
MOTION TO MOVE THE BILL.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALDERON. I
JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU, SOMEONE
MEN FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. UM YOU KNOW, THIS IS
VERY MUCH NEEDED AND LONG
OVERDUE, AND I ALSO WOULD LOVE
TO BE ADDED AS CO AUTHOR, AND
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BANTA. I'M
PROUD TO ALREADY BE A CO AUTHOR,
AND I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A
MOMENT TO SAY WHAT I HEARD WHEN
WE CAME TOGETHER AND SUPPORTED
THIS, WHICH IS NUESTRO,
CIENCIANO CITY AND NORTH KOREA,
RIGHT? UH HUH. AND I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING
THAT IF PEOPLE ARE PAYING INTO A
SYSTEM, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO
BE TAKEN CARE OF. IN THEIR
MOMENT OF NEED AND BEING 66
STILL HAVING TO FIGHT FOR AND
NOT HAVING THE AWARENESS OR THE
NET AND THE AWARENESS NOT HAVING
THE ABILITY WITH AWARENESS TO
RIGHTLY. RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS TO
BE ABLE TO RETIRE WITH DIGNITY.
WE CAN DO BETTER IN CALIFORNIA.
ANY OTHER MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S COLONIES. YES,
FOR THE AUTHOR. DO YOU GUYS HAVE
AN ESTIMATE ON WHAT THE COST
WOULD BE WHAT I WANT TO REFER
THAT TO RETAIL. SO THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HAS A BUDGET
ASK OUT RIGHT NOW FOR 35
MILLION. THIS IS MATH THAT TAKES
INTO ACCOUNT AN ESTIMATE OF THE
AMOUNT OF FOLKS WHO COULD
BENEFIT SO HE MENTIONED THE 2200
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LIVING BELOW
THE POVERTY LEVEL WITH YOU
ESTIMATE AN AVERAGE BENEFIT AND
MULTIPLY THAT THAT'S ABOUT A
YEAR'S WORTH. SO GETTING THE
PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING AND
HAVING IT MOVED FORWARD FOR A
YEAR IN CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE I THINK
DIFFERENCES AND IT COULD BE A
LOWER. I THINK ONE OF THE HARD
PIECES ABOUT THE BUDGET ASK IS
THERE'S THIS IS A POPULATION
THAT'S DIFFICULT TO COUNT. AND
SO WE DON'T KNOW THE EXACT
NUMBERS AND WE'RE HOPING THAT
THIS CONVERSATION HELPS US TO
UNLOCK THAT. WHAT WE KNOW IS
THAT THERE IS LIKE $2.5 BILLION
AMOUNT THAT IS CONTRIBUTED BY
IMMIGRANTS. MAYBE YOU HEAR THAT
AMOUNT OF $35 MILLION AND
COMPARE THAT TO $2.5 BILLION
APPROXIMATELY THAT THE
UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION IS
CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNITED
STATES. AND ALSO TO THE FOURTH
LARGEST ECONOMY, WHICH IS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I DO
BELIEVE THAT THAT IS AN
INSIGNIFICANT NUMBER BASED ON
THE CONTRIBUTIONS. THAT WITH THE
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY PROVIDE. ANY
OTHER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME. BUT
SEEING NINE THE COMMITTEE IS
RECOMMENDING AND I VOTE ON THIS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? YES THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. MAYBE 15 36 IS A
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO
EXPAND ACCESS TO THE COPY
PROGRAM AGAIN. I DON'T WORRY
EXISTING BENEFIT. FOR THE STATE
, SMALL, VULNERABLE SENIORS AND
DISABLED UNDOCUMENTED
POPULATION. AN INSURANCE
DOCUMENT. INDIVIDUALS ENOUGH
FEAR HAVING TO ANSWER
NECESSARILY ENTER INTO THE
FEDERAL DATABASE. AS A PROUD
MEXICAN IMMIGRANT. I AM
COMMITTED TO FIGHTING FOR WHAT I
BELIEVE IS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO. AND THAT MEANS THE RIGHTS
FOR ALL IMMIGRANTS. I KNOW WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO RISK MY LIFE TO
COME TO THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN
THE WORLD. THE UNITED STATES. I
KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE LEAVING MY
SIBLINGS BEHIND. I KNOW WHAT
IT'S LIKE, ATTAINING THE
AMERICAN DREAM. I KNOW WHAT IT'S
LIKE WORKING HARD DURING THE DAY
AND GO TO SCHOOL AT NIGHT. MOST
OF MY EDUCATION I ATTAINED GOING
TO SCHOOL AT NIGHT. AND I KNOW
THAT THE AMERICAN DREAM STILL
ATTAINABLE. BUT I KNOW THAT IT'S
SLIPPING AWAY. I ALSO KNOW WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE MY
INCOME TAXES TO THE STATE. AND I
KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE NOT BEING
ABLE TO GET BACK WHAT I
DESERVED. WHILE I WAS
UNDOCUMENTED FOR THREE YEARS.
THANKFULLY MY PARENTS BENEFITED
FROM THE AMNESTY PROGRAM. AND
THAT'S HOW ME AND MY SIBLINGS
WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE AMERICAN
DREAM. THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS
TO GIVE JUST A LITTLE BIT BACK.
TO THOSE SENIORS WHO WORK HERE,
2030 AND SOME EVEN AFTER 40
YEARS OF THEIR LIFE. IT'S TIME
THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND IT'S
TIME THAT WE GIVE HIM THEIR
SENIOR YEARS WITH DIGNITY. WITH
THAT? I ASKED FOR YOUR EYEBALLS.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
BRIAN A SECOND BY CALDERON.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. NO COLONIES IS
NOT VOTING ARAMBULA. MONTA MONTA
, I BRIAN BRIAN, I CALLED OR,
UM, CALLED AROUND I GARCIA.
BILL. THE BILL REMAINS ON CALL
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
LOOKING OUT. OUR NEXT ONE IN
LINE IS NOT HERE SO WE CAN GO
WITH THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS
HERE. MS. MS. FRASER IS ALLOWING
ME TO GO AHEAD. OKAY, MR. TING,
COME ON UP. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
YOU MAY BEGIN. BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. MAYBE 5 TO 5
WOULD ESTABLISH A HOUSING
SUPPLEMENT FOR FOSTER YOUTH
PLACED IN SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT
LIVING PLACEMENTS TO HELP THEM
AFFORD RISING HOUSING COSTS. AS
YOU KNOW OUR FOSTER YOUTH OF
SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
YOUTH AND HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME OF FORDING HOUSING THE
BASIC RATE OF 1129 PROVIDED TO
YOUTH IN THESE PLACEMENTS HAS
NOT KEPT PACE. LEAVING THEM
VULNERABLE AND HOUSING
INSTABILITY. WE HAVE DATA
SHOWING THAT NEARLY HALF OF THE
YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE IN
CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCE AN EPISODE
OF HOMELESSNESS BETWEEN AGE 18
AND 21. MORE THAN ONE THIRD
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS MORE
THAN ONCE WITH INDIVIDUALS
EPISODES AVERAGING WEEKS TO
MONTHS, MAYBE 5 25 WOULD
ESTABLISH A PHILP. THE SILK
HOUSING SUPPLEMENT PAYMENT TO
AUGMENT THE MONTHLY AMOUNT THEY
GET BASED ON THE COST OF HOUSING
IN THEIR COUNTY OF RESIDENTS IN
2020, I SUCCESSFULLY CHAMPIONED
PROPOSAL THAT ESTABLISHES
SIMILAR SUPPLEMENT FOR
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. THIS BILL
THIS BILL WOULD BUILD ON THAT
WORK AND EXTEND THAT BENEFIT THE
YOUTH IN FILMS WITH THAT I HAVE
TWO WITNESSES. MISS DUNLAP AND
ALSO MISS LEE. GOOD AFTERNOON,
SHERIFF. AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS AGENT NICK
DUNLAP. I'M A STUDENT AT
SACRAMENTO STATE. I ALSO 24
YEARS OLD. I WAS IN FOSTER CARE
AND EXTENDED FOSTER CARE WHEN I
WAS 18. I MOVED FROM MY FOSTER
HOME. I WAS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS BECAUSE I WAS ON A
WAIT LIST. SO FOR THE SUPER
SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT LIVING
PLACEMENT THEIR SOAP I HAD, UM,
ABOUT $900 A MONTH. I PAID $350
A MONTH TO HELP PAY THE MORTGAGE
AT THE TIME. IT DIDN'T COVER ALL
MY BASIC EXPENSES LIKE, YOU KNOW
, CLOTHES, SHELTER,
TRANSPORTATION AND SCHOOL COSTS
WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH. I KNEW
THINGS WERE NOT GOING WELL. MY
FAMILY FRIEND WANTED HIGHER
MONTHLY PAYMENT FOR MYSELF AT
THE TIME, HER MORTGAGE WAS
INCREASED. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO
PAY ANYTHING ANYMORE. SO ALL THE
COSTS WERE GOING UP, SO I MOVED
OUT. I LEFT MY BELONGINGS WITH
MY DEPENDENCY ATTORNEY AND MY
COST OF WORKER $900 WASN'T
ENOUGH FOR AN APARTMENT IN
SACRAMENTO. EVEN IF YOU WERE
ROOMING WITH SOMEONE AT THE TIME
THERE WAS A HOUSING CRISIS AND
THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO
ARE HOMELESS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIKE ME THAT HAD NOWHERE TO GO.
I DIDN'T HAVE A CREDIT AT THE
TIME. I DIDN'T HAVE A CONSISTENT
JOB. I WAS ONLY 18. I WAS ONLY
STAYING AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE FOR
A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THAT
DIDN'T LAST. I HAD A PART TIME
JOB. I WAS WORKING AT THE
SACRAMENTO KINGS ARENA. I WAS
WAITING TO GET PLACED FOR MY
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PLACEMENT.
UM, ARE CONTACTED EVERYONE.
EVERYONE UM, WAS EITHER OUT OF
TOWN OR THEY SAID NO. UM I
BOUNCED THROUGH TWO OR MORE
HOMES BEFORE THAT. UM. I FELT MY
SUMMER CLASSES THAT SEMESTER.
AND I MOVED LIKE FIVE TIMES
WITHIN AGED 18 TO 21, YOU KNOW,
EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS. TODAY I
ASK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE AND
SUPPORT OF A B 5 TO 5. THE
FOSTER YOUTH CAN HAVE ENOUGH. TO
SECURE A ROOM FOR RENT. AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CARING
FOSTER YOUTH. AND I HOPE THAT WE
HAVE YOUR VOTE TO INCREASE THE
SILK PAYMENT. FOR THE HOUSING
SUPPLEMENT. THANK YOU. WELL DONE
WELL DONE NEXT. SIMONE DIRECTLY
WITH JOHN BURTON ADVOCATES FOR
YOUTH AND I'M JUST HERE TO
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS.
ANYONE HAS OKAY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AT THIS TIME, OR IS THERE
ANY WITNESSES FOR AN OPPOSITION.
SAYING NINE THOSE WHO ARE HERE
IN THE ROOM FOR SUPPORT. PLEASE
COME ON UP. STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION, PLEASE. MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS, MARTHA GUERRERO,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UM,
GRATEFUL FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF
THE AUTHOR AND SUNDAY MEMBER
TING AND URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. COLLEEN PACKED HER ON
BEHALF OF FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT. SUSANNA KNIFFEN
WITH CHILDREN NOW AND SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TYREE, WINDY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA LANCER, CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES AND SUPPORT
FRANCO VEGA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
, THE RIGHT WAY FOUNDATION AND
L. A COUNTY CHILDREN COMMISSION
IN FULL SUPPORT. DANIEL HI PAUL
FOSTER YOUTH ADVOCATE FULL
SUPPORT. KENZO SO A FORMER FIRST
YOUTH WITH ROBERT FOUNDATION AND
FULL SUPPORT STARTING ONE ON THE
PHONE LINES IN SUPPORT. IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT, PLEASE
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO TO THE
LINE OF 51. 51 YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON SHERATON
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALEXIS
FORMER FOX TO USE AND NOW
ADVOCATE HERE IN FULL SUPPORT OF
A B 5 25. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE
55. HI MY NAME IS ANISA KHAN
MOMENT AND I'M WITH ALLIES FOR
EVERY CHILD COMMUNITY BASED
NONPROFIT IN LOS ANGELES,
CALLING IN FULL SUPPORT OF MAYBE
5 TO 5 TO ESTABLISH THE CLP
HOUSING SUPPLEMENTS FOR YOUTH
AND EXTENDED FOSTER CARE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO NEXT TO
LINE 52. HERNANDEZ WITH THE
NATIONALS. SOC ATION OF
CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS, SOCIAL
WORKERS AND WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
NEXT TO LINE 56. HI. MY NAME IS
EMERALD EVANS FROM GRACE AND
CHOP POVERTY. CALIFORNIA CALLING
IN FULL SUPPORT OF 85 25 TO
ESTABLISH THIS SOAP HOUSE
SUPPLEMENT FOR YOUTH AND
EXTENDED PROSECUTOR. THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO FURTHER LINES FOR
SUPPORT. MOVING ON TO
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION HERE IN THE ROOM?
SAYING NINE. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES?
PROPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE,
THEN ZERO. AND THERE WERE NO
LINES IN Q AT THIS TIME. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IT'S BEEN
MOVED, SECONDED. THE COMMITTEE
IS RECOMMENDING, AND I VOTE ON
THIS, UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE DISRESPECT?
FIRST FIRE BOOK. OKAY WE HAVE A
MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ELONIS
ELONIS. AYE, ARAMBULA. MONTA
MONTA, I BRIAN BRIAN. I CALLED
AROUND CALLED AROUND I GARCIA.
THE VOTE IS 6 TO 0. THE BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BUT
NOW WE HAVE A B 4 35 BY
CERVANTES. I BELIEVE I SAW YEP.
SIX. WELCOME AND YOU CAN START
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 435 TODAY I DO
WANT TO START BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
AS OUTLINED ON PAGE FIVE OF THE
ANALYSIS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
FILM IS TO ADD THE CASH
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR AGE BLIND
AND DISABLED LEGAL IMMIGRANTS,
CAPPY AND REFUGE. G CASH
ASSISTANCE R C A IN THE
TRAFFICKING AND CRIME VICTIMS
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TC VAP AS A
LEGISLATIVELY REQUIRED ADDITION
TO THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE
AUTOMATED WELFARE SYSTEM, CAL
SAWS CURRENTLY IF AN INDIVIDUAL
WANTED TO APPLY FOR CAPPY. R C A
T C VAT, THEY MUST GO THROUGH
THEIR LOCAL BENEFIT OFFICE TO
SEEK AN APPLICATION AND SUBMIT
IT AS PRESCRIBED BY THEIR COUNTY
SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY.
UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO THE
LANGUAGE BARRIER ISSUES, MANY
IMMIGRANTS FACE APPLICANTS MAY
RELY ON A FAMILY MEMBER OR
FRIEND FOR ASSISTANCE AND
HELPING THEM NAVIGATE THE
APPLICATION PROCESS, ACCORDING
TO THE U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS. THE MAJORITY OF US
WORKERS AT WORK DURING THE HOURS
OF 8 TO 5 THIS MEANS THAT
INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO HELP
THEIR LOVED ONES FINISHED THEIR
APPLICATION MAY FACE
DIFFICULTIES TAKING TIME OFF
FROM WORK. TO PROVIDE IN PERSON
ASSISTANCE. RELEVANT GOVERNMENT
OFFICES DURING NORMAL BUSINESS
HOURS, DENYING INDIVIDUALS WHO
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CAPPY R C A. T
C VAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY
FOR BENEFITS ONLINE CREATES AN
INEQUITABLE BARRIER TO ACCESS
FOR THESE GROUPS OF IMMIGRANTS.
THIS BILL WOULD OFFER RECIPIENTS
AND EQUITABLE EXPERIENCE IN
APPLYING FOR BENEFITS ONLINE BY
EXPANDING CAL SAWS,
RESPONSIBILITIES TO ACCEPT AND
PROCESS OR APPLICATIONS THROUGH
THE BENEFIT COW ONLINE PORTAL.
WITH ME TO TESTIFY. IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. WE HAVE TWO
INDIVIDUALS. KEVIN. AS LAINEY IN
FROM THE COALITION OF WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS
CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ FROM WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ POLICY
ADVOCATE THE WESTERN CENTER IN
LAW AND POVERTY HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT AND PROUD TO BE A
COSPONSOR OF A B, UH 45, WHICH
WILL CREATE AN ELECTRONIC
APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS
PROGRAMS SUCH AS COPYING AND THE
REFUGEE CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
AND OTHERS THAT CURRENTLY DON'T
HAVE ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS.
THIS BILL WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT
COUNTY WEBSITES HAVE THE MOST UP
TO DATE INFORMATION ABOUT PUBLIC
BENEFIT PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND IS
AVAILABLE ON THEIR SOCIAL
SERVICES WEBSITE. MAYBE 435 IS
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE TO
STREAMLINE APPLICATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE
CALIFORNIANS ARE ABLE TO GET THE
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY NEED IN
ACCESSING OUR SOCIAL, SOCIAL
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS. IT IS FOR
THESE REASONS. WE'RE PROUD TO BE
A COSPONSOR AND URGE ARRIVA GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KEVIN AS
DOWN WITH THE COALITION,
CALIFORNIA WELFARE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATIONS, THE CAL SARS,
WHICH RUNS THE BENEFITS BENEFITS
, CAL PORTAL WITH AH 2019.
KELSO'S PROMISE THAT WHEN THEY
WHEN THEY DEVELOPED THE PORTAL
WILL BE ABLE TO ACCEPT COPY
APPLICATIONS. CAREFUL ISH
APPLICATIONS, CAR WORKS
APPLICATIONS IN MEDICAL
APPLICATIONS. AND THAT WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED ONE NOW
WE'RE UP TO RELEASE FIVE AND
STILL THEY DON'T HAVE CAPPY
APPLICATION SO PERSON COULD
APPLY FOR CAL FRESHER MEDICAL ON
THE BENEFITS CALE PORTO BUT THEN
HAS TO RUN DOWN TO THE WELFARE
OFFICE TO SUBMIT THE SAME
INFORMATION THAT THEY ALREADY
GAVE TO BENEFIT. COWL. THEY KNOW
YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS ALL OF
THE FACTORS. BUT THEY'RE JUST
ONE PROCESS THAT FOR SOME REASON
, AND THIS BILL IS DESIGNED TO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE AND
MAKE GOVERNMENT WORK, RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES? SAYING
THAT IS THERE ANY SUPPORT AND
THE HEARING ROOM AT THIS TIME,
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION. JERRY CALL WITH
NOURISH CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT.
SEEING NO OTHER IS THERE ANY
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES? AND
FOR SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS 10 AT
THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO LINE 60.
LINE 60, YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
MY NAME IS ROSE. JONATHAN I'M A
FORMER FOSTER YOUTH FROM BUTTE
COUNTY, CALLING IN SUPPORT OF A
B 5 TO 5 TO ESTABLISH THE SOAP
HOUSING SUPPLEMENT FOR YOUTH AND
EXTENDED FOSTER CARE TO HAVE
HOUSING, AFFORDABILITY.
INSTABILITY THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
NEXT TO LINE 61. HELLO MY NAME
IS PATRICK GAVIT. I'M A FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH FROM SACRAMENTO AND
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF A B 5 TO 5 TO
ESTABLISH THE FILTER HOUSING
SUPPLEMENT FOR YOUTH AND
EXTENDED FOSTER CARE THAT WAS
THEREFORE ABILITY AND STABILITY
. AND, UM YEAH. NO I'VE BEEN IN
A SILK AND THIS MEANS A LOT.
THANK YOU. OUR WAIT. IS THIS THE
WRONG ONE? SORRY, I'M YEAH.
YEAH. I'M VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT.
SO YES, THANK YOU, UH, WE'LL GO
NEXT TO LINE 52. LINE 52 YEAR
LINE IS OPEN. HELLO. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? WE CAN HEAR YOU. UH BUT
WE WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF SOCIAL WORK. WE ARE IN
SUPPORT WITH THE CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER. THANK YOU THERE ANOTHER
LINES AND SUPPORT. IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION? SAYING DOWN. IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON THE
PHONE LINES? AND FOR OPPOSITION
OF 84 35, PLEASE PRESS 10. NONE
AT THIS TIME. PLEASE CONTINUE.
OKAY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SOME
REMEMBER ELONIS. YES I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE WITNESSES FOR
BRINGING TO LIGHT AND THE AUTHOR
ALSO FOR BRINGING THIS BILL, UH,
HAD NO IDEA THAT SOMETHING LIKE
THIS HAPPENED, YOU WOULD THINK
THAT WITH TODAY'S ADVANCEMENTS
AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THIS
WOULD ALREADY BEEN DONE, SO THIS
IS OBVIOUSLY CATCHING US UP. SO
THANK YOU GUYS, AND I'LL BE
SUPPORTING US. ANY OTHER MEMBERS
AT THIS TIME. THE COMMITTEE IS
RECOMMENDING AND I VOTE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU. I WANT TO
ECHO WHAT OUR SPONSORS SAID,
MAKING GOVERNMENT WORK FOR THE
PEOPLE AND MAKING SURE EVERYONE
HAS AN EQUITABLE EXPERIENCE. AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE ON
A B 435. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND
A SECOND HAS BEEN MOVED
SECONDED. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ELONIS
ELONIS. AYE, ARAMBULA. BONTA.
TÔI BRIAN BRIAN, I. CALDERON
CALLED RON I. GARCIA. THE VOTE
IS 60. THE BILL IS OUT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT WE HAVE A B
8 67 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FRIEDMAN.
AND YOU MAY BE AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS A B 8 67 ASSISTS THE
SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO
ADULTHOOD OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY
ALLOWING COURTS TO EXTEND
ENROLLMENT AND EXTENDED FOSTER
CARIBBEAN ON AGE 21 UNTIL THE
COUNTY HAS FULFILLED ITS
OBLIGATION TO ENSURE THAT THE
YOUTH HAD THE NECESSARY SUPPORT
AND SERVICES REQUIRED UNDER
CALIFORNIA LAW. TRANSITION H
FOSTER YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. THE
LAW EXPLICITLY REQUIRES THAT
COUNTY WELFARE AGENCIES PROVIDE
PROTECTIONS TO ENSURE THAT WHEN
THEY LEAVE FOSTER CARE, THEY
HAVE A CONCRETE PLAN FOR
DISCHARGE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO
PROVIDE SAFETY, STABILITY AND AN
OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. FOR
EXAMPLE, CURRENT STATE LAW
REQUIRES COUNTY CHILD WELFARE
AGENCIES AT THE LAST SCHEDULED
REVIEW. HEARING HELD BEFORE
DEPENDENT CHILD TURNS 18 AND AT
EVERY REVIEW HEARING THEREAFTER
TO SUBMIT A REPORT VERIFYING
THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENTS,
INFORMATION AND SERVICES HAVE
BEEN PROVIDED TO THE MINOR OR
NON MINOR, INCLUDING THEIR
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD. BIRTH
CERTIFICATE. A VALID I D AS WELL
AS ASSISTANCE TO APPLY TO
COLLEGE OR CAREER TECHNICAL
PROGRAM AND SECURE HOUSING.
HOWEVER THE LAW IS UNCLEAR
REGARDING WHETHER A COURT CAN
MAINTAIN JURISDICTION OVER USE
ONCE THEY TURN 21 WHEN THE
COUNTY CHILD WELFARE AGENCY HAS
NOT MET THESE REQUIREMENTS. IT'S
NOT SURPRISING THAT 35% OF YOUTH
IN FOSTER CARE REPORTED
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHILE
ACTIVELY ENROLLED IN EXTENDED
FOSTER CHAIR. LET THAT SINK IN.
THESE ARE THE YOUTH THAT WE HAVE
SUPPOSEDLY TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY
FOR AND WE'RE ALLOWING THEM TO
BECOME HOMELESS. WHEN A COUNTY
FAILS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
SECURE HOUSING YOUTH ARE EXITING
THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. TO
HOMELESSNESS. A B 8 67 WILL
ENSURE THAT FOSTER YOUTH RETAIN
ACCESS TO SERVICES AND SUPPORT
BY CLARIFYING THAT THE COURT MAY
KEEP THE CASE OPEN PAST AGE 21.
IF THOSE REQUIREMENTS
DETERMINATE JURISDICTIONS HAVE
NOT BEEN SATISFACTORILY MET. AND
REQUIRING THE COUNTY WELFARE
DEPARTMENT TO VERIFY EFFORTS TO
ENSURE YOUTH OF ACCESS TO
RELEVANT PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND
DOCUMENTS BEFORE EXITING THE
SYSTEM. CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE
FIRST STATES TO START EXTENDED
FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS. AND SINCE
THEN WE'VE HEARD FROM FOSTER
YOUTH AND THE PROVIDERS THAT
SERVE THEM ABOUT SUCCESSES, BUT
ALSO ABOUT SHORTCOMINGS IN THE
PROGRAM. A B 8 67 IS A STEP
TOWARDS BRIDGING SOME OF THE
GAPS AND THAT SAFETY NET AND I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE. TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT
TODAY WILL BE JULIE MCCORMICK
WITH THE CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER
OF CALIFORNIA AND BERNADETTE
GHOLAMI, SENIOR SOCIAL WORKER IN
PUBLIC COUNCIL, AND I THINK
THEY'RE BOTH HERE ON THE PHONE.
YES, MISS MCCORMICK BY PHONE.
YOU MAY BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON
AND THANK YOU, CHAIR JACKSON AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND JOHN
MCCORMACK, SENIOR POLICY
ATTORNEY AT THE CHILDREN'S LAW
CENTER OF CALIFORNIA, WERE THE
LARGEST CHILDREN'S LEGAL
SERVICES ORGANIZATION IN THE
NATION ADVOCATING FOR AROUND
30,000 CHILDREN IN USE IN FOSTER
CARE IN LOS ANGELES, SACRAMENTO
AND PLASTER COUNTY. OUT OF THOSE
OVER 1000 OF THEM TURNED 21 EACH
YEAR. THEREBY AGING OUT OF THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, THE
TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD AND SELF
SUFFICIENCY CAN BE CHALLENGING
FOR ANY YOUNG PERSON FOR YOUTH
IN FOSTER CARE THAT SHOULD
DISTANCE TRANSITION TO LIFE
OUTSIDE OF THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM CAN BE OVERWHELMING. MANY
NEWS AND FOSTER CARE DO NOT HAVE
THE SAME SAFETY NETS AND SUPPORT
NETWORKS AND OTHER YOUTH THEIR
AGE. IN THE TRANSITION
CHALLENGES CAN BE EVEN GREATER.
UNFORTUNATELY WE SEE TOO MANY
TRANSITION AGE USE. BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 18 TO 21, EXITING THE
SYSTEM INTO HOMELESSNESS,
EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT,
INSTABILITY AND FOOD INSECURITY
BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT PROVIDED
THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
CONNECTED TO THE APPROPRIATE
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES AS
REQUIRED. UNDER CURRENT LAW. THE
ODDS ARE STACKED AGAINST THESE
YOUTH, AND THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT
RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND THE
INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SYSTEM. 88 676 TO BETTER
SUPPORT YOUTH AGING OUT OF
FOSTER CARE BOTH DEPENDENTS AND
WARS INTO IMPORTANT WAYS. FIRST
REQUIRING VERIFICATION THAT
CERTAIN DOCUMENTS, INFORMATION
AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
TO USE BEFORE THEY AGE OUT OF
FOSTER CARE. AND SECOND THIS
SOUL REQUIRE THE COURT IF THE
YOUTH AGREES TO MAINTAIN
JURISDICTION, EVEN AFTER THEY
TURNED 21 IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN
PROVIDED WITH REQUIRED SERVICES,
INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS.
BEFORE THEY AGE OUT. THIS SHORT
TERM EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION
TO WILLING YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE
NOT YET RECEIVED THE SUPPORT
THEY SHOULD HAVE FROM THE FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM SHOULD HELP PREVENT
SOME OF THE WORST OUTCOMES THE
TOO OFTEN BEFORE FORMER FOSTER
YOUTH, INCLUDING DIRE POVERTY
AND HOMELESSNESS. THANK YOU TO A
FAMILY MEMBER FRIEDMAN FOR
OFFERING THIS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION, AND WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THE COMMITTEE'S VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE HAVE
A MISS GHOLAMI. UM, ON THE
PHONE. HI GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BERNADETTE
BOULAMI. AND I'M A SENIOR SOCIAL
WORKER WITH PUBLIC COUNCIL AND
I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
A B 867. WE'VE SEEN COUNTIES BE
SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING
MEANINGFUL TRANSITION PLANNING.
ONE EXAMPLE IS IN THE CONTEXT OF
THE 2021 FOSTER CARE CLIFF THAT
WAS GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN THE
PANDEMIC RELATED FOSTER CARE
EXTENSION WAS GOING TO END IN
DECEMBER OF 2021. AND 1300 YOUTH
IN L. A COUNTY WOULD ALL HAVE
THEIR CASES CLOSED WITH PRESSURE
FROM ADVOCATES AND THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS L. A COUNTY CHILD
WELFARE AGENCY, STEPPED IN THE
ACTION IN THE FALL OF 2021, THE
AGENCY PROVIDED REAL MEANINGFUL
TRANSITION PLANNING, HOLDING
MEETINGS WITH THE YOUNG PERSON
AGENCY STAFF, INCLUDING SOMEONE
FROM THE HOUSING DIVISION AND
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY
WELFARE OFFICE. CONTRACTED
AGENCIES WITH THE COUNTY HOUSING
SERVICES THAT USE DEPENDENCY,
ATTORNEY AND OTHER ADVOCATES.
THEY CALLED IT THEIR ENHANCED
PROCESS FOR EXITING TAPE. BY
JANUARY 2022. THE AGENCY HAS
FOUND HOUSING FOR ALL 1300 YOUTH
WOULD EXIT CARE. THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT EXAMPLE HOW COUNTY
CHILD WELFARE AGENCY CAN PROVIDE
NECESSARY SUPPORT. CRYER TO A
YOUTH AGING OUT OF EXTENDED
FOSTER CARE WHEN THE AGENCY
FOCUSES AND USES THEIR RESOURCES
TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES.
HOWEVER A REMEDY IS NEEDED FOR
SITUATIONS WHEN THIS DOES NOT
HAPPEN, FOR EXAMPLE, WE NOW HAVE
A CLIENT WHO IS VISUALLY
IMPAIRED A NEW MOTHER AND
TURNING 21 VERY SOON THE YOUTH
IS UNABLE TO FILL OUT THE
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
APPLICATIONS DUE TO HER VISUAL
IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER SPECIAL
NEEDS. UNFORTUNATELY INSTEAD OF
HELPING THE YOUTH FILL OUT THE
APPLICATION, THE WORKER HAS ONLY
PROVIDED LECTURERS ON SOCIAL
EFFICIENCY AND COMPLIANCE. TELL
ME AGENCIES, MOSTLY YOUTH, WHERE
THEY ARE AND PROVIDE TRUE SOCIAL
WORK SUPPORT TO HELP YOU BUILD
SKILLS. AND AS WITH OUR CLIENTS
TO ADVOCATE FOR SUPPORT ON THE
TASK THAT INVOLVES SKILLS, THEY
MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DEVELOP.
THE BULL OF AVIATORS. SEVEN IS
NOT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY IN
CARE PAST THE AGE OF 21. THE
GOAL OF THIS LEGISLATION IS TO
ENSURE THAT PRIOR TO A YOUTH
TURNING 21, THE COUNTY AGENCY
HAS TAKEN APPROPRIATE ACTION TO
ENSURE THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON
IS SUPPORTED AND SET UP FOR
SUCCESS IS WHEN THEIR CASE
CLOSES. 88 67 WILL PROVIDE A
REMEDY WHEN THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN,
SO THAT NO MORE YOUNG PEOPLE
EXPERIENCE WHAT SO MANY OF MY
CLIENTS AND SO MANY OF JEWISH
CLIENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE
HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES? SAYING
THAT THOSE IN THE ROOM FOR
SUPPORT PLEASE COME UP STATE
YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION,
PLEASE. FRANCO VEGAS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR. THE RIGHT WAY
FOUNDATION ALSO L. A COUNTY
CHILDREN'S COMMISSIONER IN FULL
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. TIFFANY FAN ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OR
CAL CASA IN SUPPORT OF A V 867.
THANK YOU. SUSANNA KNIFFEN WITH
CHILDREN NOW AND SUPPORT. SIMONE
DIRECTLY WITH JOHN BURTON
ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH. WE SUPPORT
THIS BILL. KRISTIN POWER LINES
FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND
SUPPORT. CANCEL SO YOU'VE
ADVOCATED FORMER FOSTER YOUTH
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANYONE IN SUPPORT ON
THE PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME? OF
COURSE, THE PART OF A B 867
PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO AT
THIS TIME. WE'LL GO TO THE LINE
OF 65. HELLO THIS IS KEVIN IN
SCOPE. THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON
LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA IS
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND
WE'LL GO NEXT TO LINE 52.
HERNANDEZ WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL EFFORTS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO
FURTHER IN SUPPORT. MOVING ON TO
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT THIS
TIME? SAYING THAT IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINE?
FOR OPPOSITION ON THE PHONES,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO. NO
OPPOSITION FROM THE PHONES.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN YOU
KEPT THIS FIGHT UP. TWO YEARS IN
A ROW BECAUSE IT'S A AND IT'S AN
IMPORTANT AND RIGHTEOUS FIGHT.
THANK YOU. FOR ALL YOU WERE
DOING, STOOD WITH YOU LAST YEAR
WILL STAND WITH YOU THIS YEAR.
ANY OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT
THIS TIME. THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S
BEEN SECONDED ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? AS UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN SAID.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS NOW
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND I
WOULD REALLY ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AND LET'S SEND A STRONG
MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNOR THAT WE
THINK THIS IS A GOOD PLACE TO
PUT OUR RESOURCES. THANK YOU.
HAS BEEN MOVED BY BONTA SECOND
BY CALDERON. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. JACKSON
JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ SANCHEZ.
I'IL UNEASE. ELONIS. AYE,
ARAMBULA. BONTA TÔI BRIAN BRIAN
, I CALDERON CALDERON. I GARCIA.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH IS 60.
THE BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MADAM MAJORITY LEADER
FINALLY.
AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU
, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS, UM 85 96
DOES TWO THINGS. ONE IS THAT IT
WILL ESTABLISHED A NEW WAY TO
PAY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS BASED ON
THE REAL COST OF CARE, AND THE
OTHER IS PROVIDING RELIEF TO
FAMILIES WHO RECEIVE SUBSIDIZED
CARE TO WEIGH FAMILY FEES FOR AS
LONG AS WE CAN, AND TO ALSO PUT
TOGETHER WORK GROUP THAT'S GOING
TO DETERMINE A SLIDING FEE SCALE
. THOSE ARE THE TWO MAIN PARTS
SINCE THERE'S ALREADY A MOTION
AND SECOND I'D LIKE TO ASK MY
WITNESS. STACEY LEE, CHIEF
LEARNING OFFICER. AND SENIOR
MANAGING. DIRECTOR OF FOR EARLY
CHILDHOOD AT CHILDREN NOW TO
PROVIDE HER TESTIMONY. HELLO
THANK YOU. EVERYONE. THANK YOU.
CHAIR ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S REYES AND
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THESE
ISSUES TODAY. I'M STACEY LEE,
CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER AND
SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR WITH
CHILDREN. NOW IT IS MY PRIVILEGE
TO REPRESENT OUR BILL CO
SPONSORS AND AN HONOR TO
REPRESENT THE THOUSANDS OF
CHILDREN AND PARENTS AND
PROVIDERS WHO CARE DEEPLY ABOUT
CHILDCARE IN CALIFORNIA AND HAVE
PARTICIPATED IN YEARS OF WORKING
GROUPS. THE BLUE RIBBON
COMMISSION, THE MASTER PLAN, AND
NOW THE RATE AND QUALITY
WORKGROUP THOUSANDS UPON.
THOUSANDS OF PARENTS AND
PROVIDERS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN
FOCUS GROUPS AND SURVEYS. WE
HAVE THE DATA WE NEED, WE MUST
MAKE A CHANGE IN THE SITUATION
IS URGENT. A B 596 ENSURES THAT
THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RATE
AND QUALITY WORK GROUP, WHICH
REFLECTS OVERWHELMING CONSENSUS
IN THE FIELD WILL BE IMPLEMENTED
WITH YOUR INPUT. WE KNOW THAT
RICHARD RESEARCH TELLS US THE
IMPORTANCE OF NURTURING HEALTHY
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY
YEARS REQUIRES THAT CHILDREN
HAVE CONSISTENT STRONG
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE ADULTS IN
THEIR LIVES, AND THIS INCLUDES
THEIR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS.
STRENGTHENING THE CHILDCARE
WORKFORCE BY FINALLY ADDRESSING
THE ANTIQUATED RATE SYSTEM MEANS
THAT YOU'RE STRENGTHENING
OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT THE
WONDERFUL BANDING RELATIONSHIPS
CHILDREN HAVE WITH THEIR
PROVIDERS, RATHER THAN
INCREASING STRESS AND DISTRESS
FOR THE CHILD PARENTS,
CAREGIVERS AND PROVIDERS. IN
ADDITION, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A
WORKFORCE CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA
ACROSS MANY INDUSTRIES. EVERY
INDUSTRY RELIES ON ON THE
CHILDCARE WORKFORCE. ADDRESSING
THE CHILDCARE CRISIS WILL HELP
ENSURE AND IMPROVE WORKFORCE
ISSUES IN OTHER AREAS. 85 96
WOULD REQUIRE THE STATE TO
DEVELOP A NEW RATES SYSTEM BASED
ON THE TRUE COST OF PROVIDING
CARE AND SEEK FEDERAL APPROVAL
FOR THAT MODEL. THE BILL ALSO
REQUIRES THE STATE TO DEVELOP AN
EQUITABLE SLIDING SCALE FOR THE
PAYMENT OF FAMILY FEES AND
SUSPEND FEES UNTIL SUCH A SCALE
IS IMPLEMENTED. AS AN ADVOCACY
GROUP THAT WORKS FROM A WHOLE
CHILD PERSPECTIVE AND WORKS WITH
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS. WE SEE THE
DEEP DEEP INEQUITIES AND HOW
CALIFORNIA TREATS CHILDCARE
WORKERS AND THE FAMILIES WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN. IT IS SIMPLY
UNJUST. THE SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE
SYSTEM, WHICH ONLY SERVES LOW
INCOME CHILDREN AND WORKFORCE,
COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF LOW
INCOME WOMEN OF COLOR IS
CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED IN A WAY
THAT DEEPENS INEQUITIES RIGHT
NOW, CURRENT RATES ONLY COVER
ABOUT HALF THE COST OF PROVIDING
CARE. AND IF YOU WORK IN A LOWER
INCOME COUNTY, YOU GET PAID A
LOWER RATE RESIN PUBLIC
EDUCATION. WE HAVE TO FIX THESE
INEQUITIES AND DISTRICTS THAT
SERVE MORE LOW INCOME CHILDREN
OR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND FOSTER
YOUTH RECEIVED MORE FUNDING. IN
HEALTHCARE. WE JUST ZEROED OUT
MEDICAL PREMIUMS AND COPAYS FOR
LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN WITH THIS TELLS ME IS
THAT WE KNOW HOW TO FIX THESE
TYPES OF INEQUITIES. THE
CHALLENGE IS TO ACT AND FOR THAT
WE NEED YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANOTHER WHISTLE WITNESSED BY
PHONE? YES. WE ALSO HAVE MARIA
ANTONIETTA CHANDRA'S WITH PARENT
VOICES. WHO KNOWS FIRSTHAND WHY
AFFORDABLE CHILD CARE IS SO
IMPORTANT. OKAY, WE'LL GO TO THE
PHONES. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS MARIA GENRES WITH PARENT
VOICE. THE CALIFORNIA I AM PROUD
TO REPRESENT THE FAMILIES WHO
HAVE BENEFITED FROM AFFORDABLE
FAMILY FEES WHEN WE CAN MAKE OUR
OWN CHOICES OF HOW TO SPEND THE
MONEY WE HAVE WORKED SO HARD TO
EARN. GIVE US FREEDOM TO BE
FINANCIAL DRIVERS OF HER FAMILY
SITTER. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF
A SEVEN YEAR OLD BOY. I WORKED
THREE JOBS I EARNED MY PARALEGAL
CERTIFICATE WHILE STARTING MY
OWN BUSINESS, ANTHONY LEGAL
SERVICES, AND I WORK AS A HOUSE
IN SERVICE COORDINATOR AS A REAL
ESTATE AGENT. I NEED TO WORK ALL
THESE JOBS IN ORDER FOR ME TO
SUPPORT MY FAMILY FINANCIALLY.
BEFORE FAMILIES BE WAIVERS I WAS
SAYING $350 A MONTH. I PAID THE
FEES WITH A PREDATORY CREDIT
CARD AND PETE JUST THE MINIMUM
PAYMENT, WHICH MEANT I WAS BEING
START THOSE HIGH INTEREST RATES
AND CREATING MORE DEBT. I
PRIORITIZE CHILDCARE BECAUSE
WITHOUT CHILDCARE, I CANNOT WORK
. HE'S THE FEES HAVE BEEN WAIVED
. THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH
POSITIVE IMPACT IN MY LIFE. I
PUT THAT $350 TOWARDS PAYING OFF
THAT HORRIBLE CREDIT CARD AND
PAY OFF A CAR LOAN. I WAS ABLE
TO INCREASE MY CREDIT SCORE FROM
5 52 700. I NEVER OCCURRED ABOUT
CREDIT SCORE OR UNDERSTOOD WHY I
WAS SO IMPORTANT. NOW I HAVE
MORE CONFIDENCE ABOUT MY
FINANCES, AND MY GOAL IS TO GET
TO 800. WE NEED AN EQUITABLE.
SYSTEM FAMILIES PAYING WHEN WE
CAN AFFORD IT. MY INCOME HAS
INCREASED, SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY
$500 IN FEES PER MONTH BEGINNING
JULY 1ST. I WILL GO BACK TO
WORKING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND
THE FEAR OF GOING BACK INTO
DEBT. REALLY SCARCE ME. I DON'T
WANT TO MOVE BACKWARDS.
CHILDCARE FOR ME DOESN'T ONLY
MEAN A PLACE FOR MY SON TO GO.
WELL I'M WORKING. IT MEANS THAT
HE IS JUST NECESSARY, SAFE PLACE
LEARNING AND GETTING THE
ADEQUATE EDUCATION. HE NEEDS TO
BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE. I AM
ASKING THE COMMITTEE TO SEE THIS
CHILD CARE FAMILY FEES. AS
PUNISHMENT FOR WORKING HARD AND
KEEPING US IN POVERTY AS A
FORMER COW WORKS, PARTICIPANTS,
A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR AND
AS SOMEONE WORKING TOWARDS THE
AMERICAN DREAM. I HAVE DONE
EVERYTHING YOU ASKED, BUT
UNAFFORDABLE TALL CARE FAMILIES
HOLD US BACK. WE NEED A
PERMANENT SOLUTION TO SPEAK. FIX
THE FEET. AND FOR THIS REASON I
ASKED YOU TO SUPPORT THIS BILL
BECAUSE QUALITY OF AFFORDABLE
CHILDCARE KIDS CALIFORNIA
WORKING AND CHILDREN LEARNING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES AT THIS
TIME? SAYING NINE SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM. PLEASE COME UP. SAY YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION, PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
, KATHY VAN OSTEN, REPRESENTING
JOHN BURTON, ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
JULIET TERRY, REPRESENTING THE
CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER.
WE'RE PROBABLY CO SPONSOR OF THE
BILL, AND WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS EERILY MAGADAN HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF SILICON VALLEY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. GOOD
AFTERNOON, PATTY HERRERA ON
BEHALF OF EARLY EDGE, CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
JAMES MICHAEL APOLLO WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE,
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
WERE IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. JUSTINE A RIPPLING WITH
EVERY CHILD, CALIFORNIA WE ARE
CO SPONSORS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON. KEVIN HASN'T
AGAIN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
HI LAURIE FIRST AND FELL FROM
THE CHILDCARE, LAWCENTER AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND NEED SUPPORT ON THE
PHONE LINES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO LINE
50. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS.
MALIK BEYNON WITH CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS UNITED ON BEHALF OF
OVER 40,000 FAMILY CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS IN THE STATE CALLING
AND SHRUNK SUPPORTED THANKS.
THANK YOU NEXT TO GO TO LINE 69.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HELLO THIS IS
KEVIN IN SCOPE, FRIENDS
COMMITTEE AND LEGISLATION OF
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL
GO TO LINE 29. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI MY NAME IS ROSA OVADIA
. I'M A FAMILY CHILDCARE
PROVIDER AND I AM IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BECAUSE A LOT OF
HALF OF MY FAMILY'S MIGHT LEAVE
IF THIS IS IN PAST. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU NEXT TO GO TO LINE 37.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINE 37. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. OKAY, ULTRA TÌM.
WE WILL MOVE ON TO LINE 49. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. HI THIS IS
JENNIFER GRIPPY WITH TERRIFIED
CALIFORNIA AND OUR 10 CHAPTERS
ACROSS THE STATE AS COSPONSORS.
WE ARE IN PROUD, STRONG SUPPORT
OF A B 596. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
NEXT QUARTER LINE, 21. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HELLO THIS IS NANCY
WYATT PUBLIC POLICY CHAIR FOR
CALIFORNIA FAMILY CHILDCARE
NETWORK IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 85
96. PART TIME WORK. THANK YOU
NEXT TO GUIDELINE 31. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. GIOVANNI
ZUNIGA, PUBLIC POLICY MANAGER
FOR PATHWAY, DELAY, A RESEARCH
AND THE PRO AGENCY IN THE HEART
OF LOS ANGELES. I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF OF HALFWAY TO CONVEY OUR
STRONG SUPPORT FOR MAYBE 596.
THANK YOU FOR THANK YOU. LINE
37. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LINE 37.
DO YOU HAVE A SOME MUTE? THANK
YOU. AND THEN WE'LL GO TO A LINE
OF 42. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. MY
NAME IS RAQUEL YOFFIE CALLING ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM
ASSOCIATION, OR CAPA, IN SUPPORT
OF 85 96. THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER SUPPORTING QUÊ.
ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME. SAYING
THAT ANY OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE
LINES. THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE AN
OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. WHY DID. SO YOU
JUST AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN
ZERO FOR OPPOSITION AND WE WILL
GO TO LINE 37. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HI SONIA. HUMAN IS WITH
GRACE AND CHILD POVERTY IN
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT
FROM THE CD LINE. THANK YOU, AND
WE HAVE NO FURTHER OPPOSITION
AND QUÊ. ALRIGHT MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ELONIS. OH
THANK YOU, DEFINITELY MEMBER.
WELL, I THINK YOU TO THE OFFICER
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS BILL.
OBVIOUSLY A POINT OF PASSION FOR
ME AS WELL, UM, IN TERMS OF
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING
TO STABILIZE THE EARLY CHILDCARE
SYSTEM AT THE MOST CRITICAL TIME
, AND I KNOW JUST WANTED TO
SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
THAT PART OF WHAT THE WOMEN'S
CAUCUS DID VERY EARLY ON. AT THE
BEGINNING OF SESSION WAS ISSUED
A LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATION
REALLY FOCUSED ON TWO AREAS. ONE
WAS AROUND THE CRITICAL NATURE
OF RAPE REFORM, AND THE SECOND
WAS AROUND ENSURING THAT WE HAD
A MIXED DELIVERY SYSTEM IN PLACE
TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR EARLY
CHILDCARE SYSTEM. SO UM,
ABSOLUTELY FULLY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL, THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING FORWARD ANY OTHER
MEMBERS AT THIS TIME. SAYING
NONE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU MEMBERS
. WE NEED AN URGENT FIX TO THE
CHILDCARE RIGHT SYSTEM. WE NEED
TO TAKE CARE OF FAMILY FEES THAT
ARE GOING TO BE CHARGED
BEGINNING JULY 1ST AND I AM SO
PROUD TO BE JOINING WITH SENATOR
MONIQUE LEMON. UM ON THIS
PARTICULAR BILL, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY BRIAN
A SECOND BY CALDERON. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, I ELONIS ELONIS. AYE,
ARAMBULA. BONTA TÔI, BRIAN BRIAN
. I CALLED AROUND CALDERON. I
GARCIA. THE VOTE IS 6 TO 0. THE
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. NEXT WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO A B 8 66.
AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT A B 8 66. THIS MEASURE
CONTINUES TO STATE AND
SPECIFICALLY THIS COMMITTEE'S
EFFORT TO PREVENT FOOD
INSECURITY IN OUR MOST
VULNERABLE BUT POPULATIONS SINCE
2012 YOUTH WOULD TURN 18 AND
FOSTER CARE CAN OPT TO REMAIN IN
THE EXTENDED FOSTER CARE UP TO
AGE 21 IN ORDER TO ACCESS
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AS THEY
TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. DESPITE
THE SUPPORT PROVIDED THROUGH
EXTENDED FOSTER CARE. MANY NON
MINOR DEPENDENTS CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE POOR OUTCOMES DUE TO
A VARIETY OF FACTORS, BUT
ESPECIALLY FOOD INSECURITY. OVER
THE YEARS, THE STATE HAS TAKEN
ACTION TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF
CAL, FRESH AMONG NON MINOR
DEPENDENCE SO THAT THEY HAVE
ADDITIONAL MONEY TO MEET THEIR
FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS.
HOWEVER YOUTH WHO ARE AWARE OF
AND APPLY FOR CAL FRESH OFTEN
FACE AN ADDITIONAL BARRIER IN
THE FORM OF THEIR FOSTER CARE
PAYMENTS COUNTING AS INCOME. FOR
YOUTH AND SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT
LIVING PLACEMENTS. THIS
ACCOUNTED INCOME CAN CAUSE THEM
TO LOSE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE
ELIGIBILITY TO CAL FRESH MAYBE 8
66 REMEDIES THIS BY ESTABLISHING
A STATE FUNDED FOOD ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM FOR NON MINOR DEPENDENCE
THAT WOULD FILL IN THE GAP
BETWEEN THE MAXIMUM COW FRESH
EIGHT AMOUNT FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD
SIZE AND THE AMOUNT OF CAFFE
FRESH AID THAT USES ELIGIBLE FOR
BASED ON THEIR FOSTER CARE
RELATED INCOME. THIS IS A SIMPLE
FIX FOR A POPULATION. THE STATE
IS CRITICALLY INVESTED IN AND I
AM THANKFUL FOR MANY OF THE
MEMBERS PRESENT HERE TODAY WHO
HAVE TIRELESSLY ADVOCATED TO
ENSURE THE BEST CONTINUUM OF
SUPPORT FOR OUR FOSTER YOUTH. ON
THE PHONE LINE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT ARE THE SPONSORS OF A B
8 66 SABRINA FORTE WITH THE
ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, AND JULIE
MCCORMICK WITH THE CHILDREN'S
LAWSON OR THANK YOU. MS FORTE,
YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY.
AFTERNOON CHAIR JACKSON AND
MEMBERS SABRINA FORTE, DIRECTOR
OF POLICY AND IMPACT LITIGATION
AT THE ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S
RIGHTS, PROUD CO SPONSOR OF HB
866. YOUR DIRECT LEGAL AND
SOCIAL SERVICES, THE ALLIANCE
FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATES
FOR ABOUT 1500 TRANSITION AGE
YOUTH EACH YEAR. MANY OF THOSE
YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING FOOD AND
CITY. AND WHEN OUR ADVOCATES
LINK YOU TO CAL BRUSH, MANY OF
THOSE YOUTH LEARNED THAT THEY
ARE DISQUALIFIED DUE TO THEIR
INCOME, EFFECTIVELY PENALIZING
THEM FOR THE FOSTER CARE THAT
THEY RECEIVED TO SUPPORT THEIR
BASIC NEEDS WELL IN FOSTER CARE
, THOSE WHO ARE STILL ELIGIBLE
FOR CAL FRESH AFTER
CONSIDERATION OF THEIR FOSTER
CARE INCOME ONLY REPEAT A
FRACTION OF THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT.
THE PRACTICE. THIS MEANS THAT
YOU ARE USING ALL OF THEIR
FOSTER CARE BENEFITS, PAY FOR
RENT AND THEN HAVE LITTLE TO
NOTHING IN THE WAY OF NUTRITION
BENEFITS TO COVER FOOD FOR
THEMSELVES AND FOR THE QUARTER
OF TRANSITION AGE. YOUTH
PARENTING. THIS NEEDS FOOD MEANS
FOOD INSECURITY FOR THEIR OWN
YOUNG CHILDREN. MAYBE 866 WITH
AMELIORATE THESE IMPACTS BY
ENSURING THAT YOUTH AND EXTENDED
FOSTER CARE WHO RECEIVED FOSTER
CARE BENEFITS DIRECTLY AND
EXPERIENCE A COMMENSURATE LOTS
OF CAL FRESH WOULD HAVE ACCESS
TO A STATE PROGRAM THAT COULD
BACK FEEL THAT LOSS. SO FOR
EXAMPLE, IF THE YOUTH IS
ELIGIBLE FOR $160 AND CALL FRESH
BASED ON THEIR INCOME IN THE
STATE FOOD OF DISTANCE PROGRAM
FOR NON INTERDEPENDENT WITH
SUPPLEMENT THE CAL FIRST AMOUNT
ALL THE WAY UP TO THE MAXIMUM
GRANT LEVEL. WE THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO FOR
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE
COMMITTEE'S I VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR MCCORMICK ON THE
PHONE LINE, YOU MAY BEGIN.
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. NUMBER
LAST SUMMER, CALIFORNIA'S
LARGEST ORGANIZATION, THE NATION
ADVOCATING FOR AROUND 30,000
CHILDREN IN HOUSTON DOCTOR CAN
IN LOS ANGELES, SACRAMENTO AND
PLASTIC COUNTY POWER TO
CORRESPOND SER 88 66. WE HAD
HOPED TO HAVE ONE OF OUR NON
MINOR DEPENDENT CLIENTS
AVAILABLE TO SPEAK WITH YOU
DIRECTLY, BUT HE HAD TO BE AT
WORK TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO
BRIEFLY SHARE HIS STORY WITH
YOU. JAY IS 19 YEARS OLD AND A
FIRST YEAR STUDENT AT CAL STATE
L. A TAKING FIVE CLASSES. HE
RESIDES IN A SUPERVISED
INDEPENDENT LIVING PLACEMENT AND
RECEIVES A MONTHLY RATE OF
$1129. WHICH IS INTENDED TO
COVER LIVING COSTS, SUCH AS
RENT, FOOD AND SUPPLIES. THIS
MONTHLY PAYMENT IS BARELY ENOUGH
TO COVER HIS RENT. AND FOR MANY
OF OUR CLIENTS, IT DOESN'T
ESPECIALLY IN LOS ANGELES, WHERE
RENTS FOR JUST A ROOM CAN BE
UPWARDS OF $1600. SO THERE IS NO
MONEY LEFT OVER HER FOOD,
CLOTHING OR OTHER BASIC
NECESSITIES. BECAUSE THEY FELT
PAYMENT IS CANADA'S INCOME FOR
HELP US PURPOSES HE RECEIVED
ONLY 20 TO $30 PER MONTH IN
CALIFORNIA BENEFITS. THIS IS
CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE
THEM WITH FOOD FOR THE WHOLE
MONTH. MEDIATE 66 WOULD ENABLE
JADE TO RECEIVE SUPPLEMENT
PAYMENT UP TO THE CALIPH FRESH
MAXIMUM OF $280 NICKIE CLEARLY A
HUGE DIFFERENCE. JAY HAS
ACTUALLY STARTED WORKING PART
TIME IN A RESTAURANT EVEN THOUGH
HE WAS ALREADY JUGGLING A FULL
COLLEGE COURT CLOSE, BUT HE
MAINLY DID IT BECAUSE THEY'RE
WORKING IN A RESTAURANT IS
GUARANTEED A MEAL ON THE DAY'S
WORK. DAYS ATTORNEYS HAD TO
REFER HIM AND MANY OF HER OTHER
CLIENTS TO LOCAL FOOD BANKS TO
HELP THEM PUT FOOD ON THEIR
TABLE ONCE THEIR METER
CALIBRATION ALLOTMENT HAS RUN
OUT. UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS A
SCENARIO WE SEE FAR TOO OFTEN
WITH OUR CLIENTS, AND WE ARE SO
THANKFUL TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RUBIO FOR HER AUTHORSHIP OF 88
66, AS WE KNOW THAT WILL MAKE A
LIFE CHANGING DIFFERENCE TO
HUNDREDS OF YEARS IN FOSTER
CARE. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
THE COMMITTEE'S I VOTE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES? SEEING
NINE. JUST SEND ME THE BILL HAS
BEEN MOVED. WE GOT A SECOND.
ANYONE IN THE HEARING ROOM AND
SUPPORT AT THIS TIME STAGE,
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION. MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
KATHY VAN OSTEN, REPRESENTING
JOHN BURTON, ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT. KEVIN HAS BEEN IN
COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA. WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. COLLEEN
PACHTER ON BEHALF OF FIRST PLACE
FOR YOUTH AND SPORT. TIFFANY FAN
ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA COURT
APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OR
CAL CASA IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
SUSANNA KNIFFEN WITH CHILDREN
NOW AND SUPPORT. I'M DANNY
CHOICE ON THE BEHALF OF
ESPERANZA AND SUPPORT. TÌM RND
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
WANTS A CHILD AND FAMILY
SERVICES AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY SPORT ON
THE PHONE LINES? THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO
LINE 52. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. WILL
BE HERNANDEZ WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. OKAY? THANK YOU, AND WE
HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTING QUÊ.
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT
THIS TIME. SAYING, NOT ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES.
THANK YOU FOR AN OPPOSITION. YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. AND
WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION IN CUBA AT
THIS TIME, ALL RIGHT, WE'LL
BRING IT UP TO OUR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA
I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
BILL. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
PERSONAL AND PARTICULAR PASSION
FOR ENSURING THAT WE HAVE A
HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ERADICATING
HUNGER, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE THOUGHT OF CARVING OUT A
PLACE WHERE WE IN REALITY ARE
CREATING A SITUATION. WHERE ARE
YOU, SIR? LIKELY NOT GETTING THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED WHILE THEY ARE
ALL JUST BARELY HANGING ON AS
WELL. AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT. AND
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
TO OUR ATTENTION AND FOR GIVING
US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ANY
OTHER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME.
SAYING NONE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY AND I RESPECT
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AND I VOTE
MOTION BY A LANEY'S SECONDED BY
BONTA. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, I ELONIS. ARAMBULA.
BONTA TÔI, BRIAN BRIAN. I CALLED
ROUND CALLED AROUND I GARCIA.
THE VOTE IS 5 TO 0. THE BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SANTIAGO A B 13
44. THERE YOU ARE. NO, THANKS,
MR CHAIR. YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. FIRST
ONE ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS AND THE HARD WORK ON
YOU AND YOUR STAFF TO MAKE THIS
A BETTER PROJECT BY ALIGNING
BOTH REPORTS AT A TIME THAT
WOULD MAKE SENSE TO DO THE TO DO
THEM, BUT VERY SIMPLE WITH THIS
BILL TRIES TO DO IS ESTABLISH A
STATE FUNDED SURVIVORS BENEFIT
PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE
LOST THEIR PARENTS WHO ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE CURRENTLY FOR THE
FEDERAL PROGRAM, WHICH IS PART
OF THE NAME, BUT IT'S THE OLD
AGE SURVIVORS OR DISORDER OR
DISABILITY PROGRAM. THAT'S THE
FEDERAL PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN
CALIFORNIA. BUT WE WERE ABOUT 32
THOUSANDS, UH, CHILDREN WHO LOST
THEIR PARENTS DURING COVID GOOD
PERCENTAGE OF THEM MAY NOT BE
ELIGIBLE FOR ANY FEDERAL
PROGRAMS, EVEN THOUGH THEIR
PARENTS MAY HAVE WORKED. UM IN A
GIVEN EXAMPLE, SOME OF THOSE
PEOPLE THAT COULD BE
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS THAT
COULD BE INCARCERATED PEOPLE
BECAUSE THEY NEVER PAID INTO A
SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM. YOU
KNOW THAT THEY WORKED AND SERVED
THEIR TIME. IT COULD ALSO BE
FARMWORKERS, DOMESTIC WORKERS
AND THE LIST GOES ON WHO ARE
JUST NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A FEDERAL
PROGRAM. SO WHAT WE WANT TO DO
IS ESTABLISHED A, UH A PROGRAM
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR
THOSE CHILDREN WHO ARE SURVIVORS
WHO ARE JUST NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A
FEDERAL PROGRAM, UM CHILDREN
COULD BE DOCUMENTED OR
UNDOCUMENTED. BUT THE REALITY IS
THEIR PARENTS HAVE WORKED THERE
JUST INELIGIBLE BECAUSE THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS NOT BEEN
ABLE TO PASS THROUGH
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION
REFORM. I RESPECTFULLY ASPIRIN,
IVO. LET'S SEE. HERE IT'S BEEN
MOVED. SECOND SECONDED. UM ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES SAYING DONE
ANY SUPPORT IN THE ROOM, PLEASE?
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
KATHY BEN AUSTIN ON BEHALF OF
JOHN BURTON, ADVOCATES AND
SUPPORT IS THERE ANY SUPPORT ON
THE PHONE LINES? THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. THAT IS ONE AND
THEN ZERO FOR SUPPORT. AND WE DO
HAVE 11 MOMENT. WHY WE GIVE
PROVIDE THEIR LINE NUMBER. WE
WILL GO TO LINE 52. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. HERNANDEZ WOULD DO NOT
KNOW. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT
FOR A B 13 44. THANK YOU. LINE
71. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. LISTENING
TO MINISTERS WITH GRACE AND
CHILD POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA
TRUCK SUPPORT THANK YOU, AND WE
HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTING QUÊ
AT THIS TIME IN THE OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME. SAYING
THAT ANY OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE
LINES THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE AN
OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. AND WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. OKAY
WE'LL GO WITH MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME. SAYING
THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY
ASKED FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU
TO THE CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EMOTION FROM CALDERON A SECONDED
BY BONTA. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING ELONIS
ARAMBULA. BONTA HIÆN TÔI BRIAN
BRIAN. I CALLED AROUND CALLED
AROUND I GARCIA. UH AT THIS TIME
THE BILL IS ON CALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS. A B 679.
AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. FIRST. I WANT
TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND THEIR STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK AND CONSIDERATION OF
THIS BILL. AS YOU KNOW, ALL
CHILDREN DESERVE TO BE WELL
NOURISHED AND PLACED IN THE BEST
POSITION TO THRIVE. BUT
UNDERLYING FEDERAL AND STATE
RULES FOR CHILDCARE MEAL
PROGRAMS HAVE FAILED TO REFLECT
CALIFORNIA'S ACCURATE POVERTY
LEVEL, KEEPING MANY CHILDREN
FROM ACCESSING AFFORDABLE MEALS
ENFORCING CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO
SPEND EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY
TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN DESPITE
ALREADY OPERATING ON RAZOR THIN
MARGINS. EXISTING EXISTING STATE
STATUTE CREATES AN UNFAIR
REIMBURSEMENT RATE GAP THAT
LIMITS FAMILY CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS TO ONLY 75% OF THE
STATE REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEALS
SERVED. THIS MEANS FAMILY
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, PRIMARILY
BLACK, LATINO AND IMMIGRANT
WOMEN RECEIVING NO STATE FUNDING
, RECEIVED NO STATE FUNDING FOR
ONE OF EVERY FORMULAS THEY
SERVE. COMPARED TO HOW THE STATE
REIMBURSES CHILDCARE CENTERS AND
K THROUGH 12. SCHOOLS FOR MEALS
SERVED FAMILY CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS ARE UNFAIRLY SHORT
CHANGED. AS AMENDED, 86 79 WOULD
ALLOW LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE
HOMES TO RECEIVE 100%
REIMBURSEMENT INSTEAD OF 75% FOR
ELIGIBLE MEALS PROVIDED TO
CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE AND
CLARIFIES THAT FAMILY CHILDCARE
HOMES HAS THE SAME MEANING AS
FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES. I WANT TO
THANK OUR SPONSORS NOURISH
CALIFORNIA AND THE C A. C F P
ROUNDTABLE TESTIFYING WITH ME
HERE TODAY IN PERSON IS CAMERA
MEMES JONES POLICY ADVOCATE OF
NOURISH CALIFORNIA, AND WE ALSO
HAVE SOMEONE JOINING REMOTE,
WHICH IS TANYA MOHAMMED OF CEO
OF MOHAMMED DAYCARE.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK
YOU. CHAIR JACKSON AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
CAMERON MIMS JONES WITH NOURISH
CALIFORNIA WE PROUDLY CO ARE CO
SPONSORING A B 679 WITH OUR
PARTNERS AT THE ROUND TABLE. I
WANT TO START BY THINKING
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS FOR
LEADERSHIP ON ABC 2ND 16 7966
79. THIS TIMELY, IMPACTFUL BILL
WILL FINALLY ENSURE THAT DAYCARE
HOME PROVIDERS ARE REINFORCED,
REIMBURSED MORE EQUITABLY BY THE
STATE FOR THE COST OF MEAL
SERVICE. ALL CHILDREN DESERVE TO
BE WELL NOURISHED ENTERPRISE.
THE STATE'S CURRENT POLICY IS
THAT NO CHILD WILL BE HUNGRY
WHILE ATTENDING A PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM AND THAT PRESCHOOLS ARE
OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE FOR THE
NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN
THEIR ATTENDANCE. EVEN WITH THIS
POLICY, CALIFORNIA FAILS TO
FAIRLY INVEST IN NOURISHING ALL
KIDS DURING THEIR CARE, OPTING
INSTEAD TO PENALIZE VERSUS
INVESTING IN PROVIDERS IN FOR
NUTRITIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE,
FORCING HOME PROVIDERS TO ABSORB
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
IN COSTS OF MEALS TO SERVING TO
THEIR CHILDREN, THE CARE
CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. EXISTING
STATE LAW CREATES AN INEQUITABLE
REIMBURSEMENT GAP THAT KEEPS
FAMILY DAYCARE HOME PROVIDERS
FROM RECEIVING THE FULL STATE
REIMBURSEMENT FOR MEALS THEY
SERVE. AS WE SIT HERE TODAY,
FAMILY DAYCARE HOME PROVIDERS
ARE ONLY REIMBURSED FOR 75% OF
THE MEALS SERVED TO KIDS. THIS
STATE REIMBURSEMENT GAP MEANS
FAMILY DAYCARE. HOME PROVIDERS
RECEIVED NO STATE FUNDING FOR
ONE OUT OF EVERY FOUR MEALS THEY
SERVE. CALIFORNIA'S EARLY
CHILDCARE SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED A
LEGACY ROOTED IN RACISM AND
EXCLUSION. THE REIMBURSEMENT GAP
CODIFIES, UNDERVALUING AND
UNDERPAYING LABOR HISTORICALLY
PERFORMED BY BLACK BROWN AND
WOMEN OF IMMIGRANT STATUS. MY
MANY FAMILY CARE PROVIDERS FACE
SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO ECONOMIC
SUCCESS. MOST WOMEN OF COLOR AND
NEARLY HALF WERE BORN OUTSIDE OF
THE U. S. ACCORDING TO A èC,
BERKELEY EARLY HERE. STUDY
FAMILY CHAIR WRITERS, INCOME
LEVELS ARE OFTEN BELOW A
THRIVING OR EVEN LIVING WAGE
ALARMINGLY, WHILE PROVIDERS ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR FEEDING, HELPING
MEALS TO KIDS IN THEIR CARE, ONE
THIRD OF CHINA OF FAMILY CHAIR
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS REPORT FOOD
INSECURITY. A B 6 79. PLEASE
WRAP IT UP AT THIS TIME THE
STATE CLOSER TO ENSURING MORE
EQUITABLE CHILDCARE NUTRITION
PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL GO TO MS
MOHAMMED ON THE PHONE. AFTERNOON
THANK YOU, CHAIR JACKSON AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS MRS TANYA MOHAMMED AND I
AND MY FAMILY DAYCARE PROVIDER
AND TAKE YOUR CONSULTANT. AS WE
ALL KNOW, THE BRAIN DEVELOPS THE
MOST DURING THE AGES. 0 TO 5,
THEREFORE HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS
QUALITY MEALS ARE WHAT WE
PROVIDE IN OUR DAYCARES. IN
ADDITION TO FOLLOWING THE C A. C
S GUIDELINES. FAMILY CHILDCARE
HOME WE ARE EXPERIENCING
INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF FOOD
INGREDIENTS USED TO PREPARE THE
HEALTHY AND NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR
DAYCARE CHILDREN. EVERYTHING HAS
INCREASED, EXCEPT FOR THE
REIMBURSEMENT RATE THAT
PROVIDERS RECEIVED AND THAT'S
BASED ON WHAT TIER? YOU'RE IN.
DEPENDING ON YOUR ZIP CODE. IT'S
ALL ABOUT QUALITY FOODS AND
INGREDIENTS FROM MY DAYCARE
CHILDREN. BEING THAT THE MOST
NUTRITIOUS MEALS THAT THEY
RECEIVED ARE DOING THE HOURS
THAT THEY ARE DAYCARE BECAUSE OF
THE PARENTS HAVING TO WORK. SOME
PARENTS HAVE A PEACE OF MIND,
KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE
BEING SERVED HEALTHY AND
NUTRITIOUS MEALS WHILE AT
DAYCARE. THE COST OF LIVING IN
CALIFORNIA IS ALREADY HIGH AND
ADDING INFLATION, THE EFFECTS OF
COVID ON OUR FACILITIES AND THE
PRICE OF FOOD TO FEED THE
CHILDREN. PROVIDERS ARE
OVEREXTENDED WITH OUR BUDGET FOR
FOOD. I LOVE OF BREAD, $7 FRESH
FRUITS AND VEGGIES HAVE TRIPLED
IN PRICE AS WELL AS ELIGIBLE
SNACKS. MY FOOD BUDGET FOR
DAYCARE. IT'S FOUR TIMES GREATER
THAN ONE YEAR AGO WHETHER YOU'RE
AT HOME FOOD, COSTCO OR THE
LOCAL FARMERS MARKET, EVERYTHING
IS MORE EXPENSIVE. FAMILY CHILD
CARE HOMES ARE NOT REIMBURSED AT
THE SAME RATE AS CENTER BASED
CHILD CARE, AND THAT'S NOT FAIR
OR EQUITABLE AT ALL. WE AREN'T
REIMBURSED FOR ALL OF OUR MEALS
AND SNACKS THAT WE SERVE DUE TO
THE GUIDELINES OF THE C A. C F P
SOMETIMES WORK NONTRADITIONAL
HOURS OF OVERTIME, AND WE CAN
ONLY CLAIM TO MEALS AND ONE
SNACK A DAY OR TWO SNACKS IN ONE
MEAL A DAY. AS A PROVIDER. I DO
APPRECIATE THE CFP BECAUSE IT
DOES OFFER SOME REIMBURSEMENT.
HOWEVER THE RATE NEEDS TO BE THE
SAME CENTER BASE BECAUSE A CHILD
FED IS IN NEIL SERVES NO MATTER
WHERE THE CHILD IS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION?
SAYING NINE THOSE IN SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM. PLEASE COME UP AND
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
KATHY VAN OSTEN, REPRESENTING
JOHN BURTON, ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
AND THE SUPPORT ON THE PHONE
LINES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. SO MUCH TO LINE 72.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MALIK BYNUM
WITH CHILDCARE PROVIDERS UNITED
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. LINE 42. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS IS
WHERE KELLY COFFEE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU LINE, 21. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. LIKE 21, YOU'RE LIKE.
THIS IS NANCY WYATT WITH
CALIFORNIA FAMILY CHILDCARE
NETWORK AND STRONG SUPPORT OF A
B 679. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL
LINE 73 YEAR LINE IS OPEN. HI
THIS IS SAMANTHA MARSHALL,
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND POLICY
AT THE FTP ROUNDTABLE CO
SPONSOR, UM, CALLING IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER SUPPORT AND QUÊ. ANY
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT THIS
TIME. SAYING THAT ANY OPPOSITION
ON THE PHONE LINES THANK YOU FOR
YOUR OPPOSITION. YOU MAY PRESS
ONE AND THEN ZERO. AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. OKAY WE'LL BRING IT TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA. I JUST
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING FOR THIS BILL. I DO
KNOW THAT A B 8 42 AND 2019 BY
LEMON AND SB 14 81 BECKER 2022
OR VERY SIMILAR BILLS. UM UH,
ONE WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR
OF THE OTHER GOT HELD UP IN
ASSEMBLY APPROACH. WE'RE ALL
GOOD THINGS GO TODAY. UM
DEMOCRACY TO, UH, SEE IF YOU
THOUGHT THAT GIVEN THE FACT THAT
WE'VE NOW MOVE TO A SYSTEM OF
PROVIDING UNIVERSAL FOOD. FOR
OUR K 12 SYSTEM, WHETHER THIS
MIGHT HAVE A DIFFERENT
DISPOSITION. WELL I HOPE SO. I
MEAN, I THINK, UM YES, AND
UNCLEAR AS TO WHY IT DIED IN THE
PREPARATIONS, BUT, UM, I MY HOPE
IS THAT, UH, THIS BILL BEING ONE
THAT'S REALLY ABOUT EQUITY, UM
AND ENSURING THAT ARE, YOU KNOW,
LICENSED FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES
HAVE THE SAME SORT OF ACCESS TO
RESOURCES BECAUSE FOR SO MANY OF
THEM, THEY'RE LIKE PAYING OUT OF
THEIR OWN POCKET FOR THIS. UM
AND AS MENTIONED LIKE THEY'RE
NOT EVEN GETTING ENOUGH FOOD TO
SUPPORT THEMSELVES, RIGHT IN
MANY WAYS, UM AND OBVIOUSLY
WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, I
THINK IN THE K THROUGH 12 SIDE
AND THE T K THROUGH 12 SIDE IN
PARTICULAR, WHICH IS ALSO
CREATED OTHER ADDITIONAL
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT I
KNOW ARE BEING HOPEFULLY GOING
TO BE ADDRESSED WITH YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND OTHERS. BUT IT IS
MY HOPE THAT WE'LL HAVE A
DIFFERENT OUTCOME THIS TIME. ANY
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT THIS
TIME. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
CALDERON A SECOND BY BANTER,
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. THE MOTION IS PASSED TO
THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ALAN EASE.
ARAMBULA. BONTA I BRIAN, BRIAN,
I CALDERON CALDERON. I GARCIA.
THE VOTE IS 5 TO 0. THE BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT
UP. WE HAVE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SHE, IVO. ASSEMBLY BILL 1963.
AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. UM I AM
GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT ON A B 963 TO YOU TODAY
AND A HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. UM MAYBE
963 SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT FOR
HOUSING FOR FOSTER YOUTH AND THE
TRANSITION AGE BY ESTABLISHING A
NEW PROGRAM I BANK TO LEVERAGE
PRIVATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT NEW
DEVELOPMENT, NEARLY ONE IN THREE
TRANSITION AGE. FOSTER YOUTH IN
CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCE
HOMELESSNESS, BOTH FEDERAL AND
STATE GOVERNMENTS HAVE INVESTED
IN TRYING TO SUPPORT THOSE
TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE SYSTEM
AND FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING.
HOWEVER THE NATURE OF FOSTER
YOUTH RENTAL SUBSIDIES WHICH ARE
PORTABLE HAS IMPEDED PRIVATE
FINANCING MODELS INTO AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SPECIFICALLY FOR
FOSTER YOUTH. FOR DECADES, I
BANK HAS RUN THE SMALL LOAN.
GUARANTEE PROGRAM SMALL BUSINESS
LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM, WHICH IS
GUARANTEED OVER $1.7 BILLION IN
LOANS, WHILE ONLY HAVING TO PAY
A FRACTION OF A PERCENT ON
DEFAULTS. A B 963 LOOKS TO
REPRODUCE THE SUCCESSFUL UM, THE
SUCCESS OF THIS MODEL USING
STATE INVESTMENT TO CREATE
CONFIDENCE IN THE PRIVATE
LENDING MARKET WILL LEVERAGE
EVEN GREATER AMOUNTS TOWARDS
PROJECTS DEDICATED TO FOSTER
YOUTH AND ADULTS RELYING ON
THESE VOUCHERS. WITH THIS NEW
PROGRAM, WE CAN CREATE MORE
HOUSING TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR
THOSE ONE IN THREE YOUTH TO FIND
A PLACE THEY CALL HOME. UM I
ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE L. A
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND WE
HAVE 18 ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING
THE BILL, WHICH I'M PROUD TO
HAVE SO MUCH SUPPORT FOR THIS
BILL TODAY AND HERE TO TESTIFY
IN SUPPORT ALSO IS DANIEL
HEIPLE. AND AN L. A BASED
JOURNALIST AND FOSTER CARE
ADVOCATE AND KENZO SO WAY OF
FOSTER FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AND
PARTICIPANT IN THE RIGHT WAY
FOUNDATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SZABO AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
CONSIDER THIS BILL. I'M DANIEL
HEIPLE. UM, I AM THANKFUL FOR
THIS MOMENT IN 2006. I WAS A
GRADUATE STUDENT OF JOURNALISM
AT USC, WHERE I ENDED UP
COACHING AN UNLIKELY LACROSSE
TEAM IN SOUTH L. A ONE OF MY
PLAYERS. CHRIS UM WAS LIKE I WAS
IN HIGH SCHOOL KIND OF ROWDY. UM
GETTING INTO FIGHTS AND GETTING
INTO TROUBLE AND I ASKED HIM
WHAT HIS PARENTS SAID ABOUT THIS
AND HE SAID I DIDN'T HAVE ANY
PARENTS AND THEY LIVED IN A
GROUP HOME AND I WENT DOWN TO
THAT GROUP HOME. AND UM, WROTE A
STORY MY FIRST STORY ABOUT THIS
ISSUE AND ENDED UP THAT OPENED
UP MY EYES TO THE WAY THE SYSTEM
WAS, UM, AND ABOUT THAT TIME THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD PASSED A
LAW TO EXTEND FOSTER CARE TO AGE
21 OFFERING STATES MATCHING
FEDERAL FUNDS. OF COURSE, THIS
STATE FOLLOWED WITH A B 12 WAS
ONE OF THE FIRST TO IMPLEMENT
EXTENSION OF FOSTER CARE TO AGE
21. AND UH, LOOKING BACK OVER
THOSE 15 PLUS YEARS. UH YOU KNOW
, UH, CHRIS, WHO I MENTIONED AND
THEN ANOTHER YOUNG MAN, JOHN,
WHO I MENTORED WERE, YOU KNOW
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OVER
THIS PERIOD OF TIME, AND I
REALLY WATCHED AS A JOURNALIST
RUNNING A NONPROFIT JOURNALISM
AGENCY. UM, THIS SYSTEM GETS
BETTER. UM AND GET CLOSER TO
DOING WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO TO END
THIS PIPELINE INTO HOMELESSNESS
, WHICH I THINK IS PREDICTABLE
AND UNACCEPTABLE. AND WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT. HERE IS A VERY
SIMPLE CONCEPT. IT'S A LOAN
GUARANTEE IT SOUNDS COMPLEX, BUT
IT'S NOT. UM IT WOULD ALLOW. UH
I BANK TO FACILITATE GUARANTEES
TO ALLOW FOR DEEP PRIVATE
INVESTMENT INTO THE HOUSING OF
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. UM I THINK
THAT IT'S A REALLY LOW RISK LOW
COST WAY TO PUMP PRIVATE
INVESTMENT INTO THIS POPULATION
. UM AND I THINK LOOKING TO THE
FUTURE BEYOND THIS SUB
POPULATION IF WE'RE GONNA GET
OUT OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
CRISIS THAT WE FACE I THINK THAT
LOAN GUARANTEES AS A CONCEPT IS
SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED
AT. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING US
THE TIME TO PRESENT ON THIS
BILL. UM I APPRECIATE THE
ASSEMBLY WOMAN FOR TAKING THIS
UP. AND UM I LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERING GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KENZO. SO
WAY I'M ORIGINALLY FROM
CAMEROON, AFRICA. UM BUT AGE OF
14. I WAS HAVE SOME RUNNINGS
WITH THE LAW. AND UH, THAT WAS
WHEN I ENTERED THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM. UM I DON'T HAVE ANY
GUIDANCE AND BY 16 I WAS DOING
IF I WAS GOOD SYSTEM, AND, UH,
THAT WAS THAT WAS ONE TIME WHERE
I GOT MORE FREQUENT WITH
SOMEONE'S WITH THE LAW AND, UM,
MY MONUMENT TO GIVE UP ON ME AT
THE AGE OF 16 AND I WAS
INCARCERATED CONTINUE TO BE IN
CORSET FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS
STRAIGHT. AND, UM AND THIS IS
WHEN, UH I WAS INCARCERATED IN
YOUTH AUTHORITY FOR SEVERAL
YEARS. UM SEVEN YEARS IN YOUTH
AUTHORITY, AND I WAS RELEASED
WHEN I WAS I WAS RELEASED AND I
WAS ENROLLED IN THE HOUSING
PROGRAM WITH THE ANTI RECIDIVISM
COALITION. AND WHY ARE C I WAS
ENROLLED IN THE RIGHT WAY OF
FOUNDATION PROGRAM, UM, CALLED
THE OPERATION. EMANCIPATION UM,
WHERE I RECEIVED JOB READINESS
TRAINING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
UM AND HOW TO SUPPORT AFTER
COMPLETING THE OPERATION
EMANCIPATION, HRC AND THE RIGHT
WAY FOUNDATION. UM REFER ME OVER
TO THE NFL SLASH L. A RAMS. SIX
MONTH INTERNSHIP. UM WHERE I WAS
OFFERED, UH, STABLE HOUSING FOR
SIX MONTHS FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON
. UM AND I WAS ALSO CHOSEN OVER
OVER 50 OTHER APPLICANTS ON TO
BE PART OF THIS, UH, THIS
INTERNSHIP AND I WAS RECENTLY
FEATURED ON K¾T, ELLA AND CAPE
ABC. AND IT'S CURRENTLY WORKING
TO FOLLOW INTERVIEW WITH NFL
NETWORK. AS MY SHIP ENDED, I
BEGAN TO LOOK FOR MY OWN
APARTMENT HAD NO LUCK DUE TO MY
CREDIT SCORE. LACK OF INCOME IN
MY BACKGROUND, UM AS AN AFRICAN
AMERICAN MALE. THIS IS WHEN THE
RIGHT FOUNDATION FROM YOUR
STUDIO APARTMENT AND IT WAS FOR
$1500, AND THEY'RE SUBSIDIZED
$600 A MONTH, SO MY RENT'S ONLY
$900 A MONTH. UM THERE ARE THE
FOUNDATION USED THEIR OWN CREDIT
TO QUALITY QUALIFY ME AND I
BELIEVE WE NEED MORE NON PERFECT
CONDITIONS TO OWN THEIR OWN
HOUSING. SO THAT THESE
NONPROFITS CAN DEVELOP THEIR OWN
UNITS TO KNOCK DOWN THESE
BARRIERS AS I RAN INTO OVER 1200
FOSTER YOUTH IN L. A COUNTY MUST
BE ANNUALLY INTO FAR TOO. YOU'VE
BECOME HOMELESS DAILY DUE TO
HOUSING INSECURITIES. UM MAYBE
963 WILL HELP NOT PERFECT
ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED THEIR OWN
HOUSING SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR FOR
FASTER YOUTH, AND WE CAN REDUCE
HOMELESSNESS IN L, A COUNTY AND
INSTEAD OF CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES
AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE. SO
THOSE WHO ARE IN SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM PLEASE COME UP AND STATE
YOUR NAME. AFFILIATION, PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
, MARTHA GUERRERO, REPRESENTING
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND STRONG SUPPORT
IN OUR DRIVE. OH, THANK YOU.
FRANCO VEGAS ACTUALLY DIRECTED
THE RIGHT WAY FOUNDATION AND CO
SPONSORED THIS BILL STRONGLY
SUPPORTED CALLING IMPACT ON
BEHALF OF FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON
JOHNDROE BINGER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY
BEHAVIOR, HEALTH AGENCIES. C B H
A IN SUPPORT. UH MICHAEL
RATTIGAN ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS, SANTA CLARA
COUNTY AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
SUSANNA KNIFFEN, WITH CHILDREN
NOW PROUD CO SPONSORS AND IN
SUPPORT. TYLER WINDY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AND
SUPPORT ANY CHOICE ON THE BEHALF
OF A SPEAR IN IT AND SUPPORT
COREY HAS SHED A WITH THE
STEINBERG INSTITUTE AND SUPPORT
ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON THE
PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME. GIVE
YOU AND SUPPORT YOU MAY PRESS
ONE AND THEN ZERO. THAT'S ONE
AND THEN ZERO FOR SUPPORT. WE
WILL GO TO LINE 52. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. WILL BE HERNANDEZ WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SO SHORT
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER SUPPORTING QUÊ.
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM
AT THIS TIME. SAYING, NOT ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPPOSITION.
YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
OPPOSITION THAT IS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL TURN TO
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BRIAN FIRST.
KENDALL THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
FOR SHARING KIND OF YOUR
JOURNEY. TO GO FROM Y A TU
SITTING IN THIS COMMITTEE ROOM.
THAT'S A POWERFUL, POWERFUL
PATHWAY. UM AND I THINK WE ARE
ALL BETTER INFORMED BY YOUR
PRESENCE. UM TO THE AUTHOR.
THANK YOU FOR THIS THOUGHTFUL,
CREATIVE, INNOVATIVE.
PARTNERSHIP BILL. UM VERY, VERY
HAPPY TO SUPPORT AND IF YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR CO AUTHORS HAPPY TO
JOIN YOU IN THIS FIGHT, THANK
YOU. I LOVE THAT. THANK YOU.
OKAY ANY OTHER MEMBERS? IS THERE
A MOTION IN THE SECOND? HAS BEEN
MOVED HAS BEEN SECONDED. AH!
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. HOLD ON SOMEBODY REMEMBER
? WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? I JUST WANT TO THANK KENZO AND
DANIEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE. UM AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE JOBS,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
ECONOMY COMMITTEE. JACKSON
JACKSON, I SANCHEZ. AL ANEES.
ARAMBULA. BONTA I BRIAN BRIAN, I
CALLED RUN. CALDERON GARCIA. THE
BILL IS ON CALL FOR MEMBERS TO
CAST THEIR VOTES. AND NEXT UP
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON A B 11
54.
I DON'T MIND BEING IN A GAVEL.
MISS WILSON, YOU CAN BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON MEMBERS. I AM PLEASED
TO PRESENT A B 437 THE
MENTORSHIP CHECK OFF AND THE
JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM. MAYBE 11
SORRY. THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE
THE COURT TO ASK THE CHILD AT A
STATUS HEARING WHETHER THE CHILD
WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN A
MENTORING PROGRAM AND INCLUDE
THE RESPONSE AND THE COURT
REPORT. THIS BILL WITH
AUTHORIZED COURT TO REFER THE
CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN A ONE ON
ONE MENTORING PROGRAM THROUGH A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
MEETS SPECIFIED CRITERIA,
INCLUDING HAVING EXPERIENCE
SERVING FOSTER CHILDREN AND
YOUTH AND HAS CONDUCTED
APPROPRIATE SCREENING OF
MENTORING VOLUNTEERS. THE BILL
WOULD REQUIRE A COURT THAT
RECOMMENDS ORDERS MENTORING FOR
FOSTER YOUTH COMING OUT OF THE
JUVENILE SYSTEM TO ALLOW ACCESS
TO SPECIFIED INFORMATION
REGARDING THE CHILD TO A
QUALIFYING NONPROFIT ENTERING
ORGANIZATION. THIS IS THE
FACILITATE AND MAINTAIN A
SUCCESSFUL MATCH WITH THE MENTOR
, A WELL MATCHED MENTOR WHO MAY
HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR TRAUMAS
AND HAS SHARED INTEREST WITH THE
YOUTH CAN BUILD A TRUSTING
RELATIONSHIP. AND IMPROVE THEIR
VIEW OF POSSIBILITIES THAT CAN
LEAD TO A HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE
ADULT LIFE. RESEARCH CONTINUES
TO FIND THAT MENTORED YOUTH ARE
LESS LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN RISKY
BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE
ABUSE, SKIPPING SCHOOL AND
HITTING. OTHERS FACING RISK WHO
HAVE MENTORS ARE MORE LIKELY TO
ATTEND COLLEGE PARTICIPATE IN
SPORTS AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND
ARE MORE LIKELY TO TAKE ON
LEADERSHIP ROLES IN SCHOOL AND
TO VOLUNTEER IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES. HAVING THIS ONE ON
ONE MENTORING WOULD BE LITERALLY
LIFE CHANGING FOR THE KIDS IN
THE JUVENILE SYSTEM AND WOULD
HELP TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF
REOFFENDING, GIVING THEM A
CHANCE AND AN OPTIMISTIC FUTURE.
THIS IS AND I STATED INCORRECTLY
EARLIER. THIS IS A B 11 54. AND
WITH ME TODAY ARE KATHY VON
AUSTIN REPRESENTING BIG BROTHERS
, BIG SISTERS AND MEGAN MCCANN,
WHO IS A MENTOR TO A FOSTER
YOUTH, AND MEGAN WILL BE
PRESENTING ONLINE. I MEAN, KATHY
, YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK YOU.
CATHY BROWN AUSTIN ON BEHALF OF
BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS AND
REALLY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY.
I JUST LEARNED TODAY THAT BIG
BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ACTUALLY
ORIGINATED OUT OF THE COURT
SYSTEM THAT CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
WHEN THE COURT CLERKS NOTICED
THAT THERE WEREN'T POSITIVE ROLE
MODELS AH, FOR THESE YOUTH, WE
NOW HAVE 13 CHAPTERS AND
CALIFORNIA. UM AND SERVE ABOUT
6500 FOSTER YOUTH CURRENTLY, AND
WE NOTICED THAT, UM, DURING THE
PANDEMIC, WE HAD MORE CHILDREN
COMING INTO THE FOSTER CARE
SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY WERE LOSING
THEIR PRIMARY CAREGIVERS. UM AND
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE
FOUND WAS THAT WE COULD NOT GET
INFORMATION WHILE WE ALREADY
HAD. THIS INFORMATION COULD NOT
GET INFORMATION ON FOR THE
MENTORS WHERE THESE YOUTH WERE
PLACED. UM WE ALREADY WERE
HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING
RELOCATION INFORMATION BECAUSE
SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE ATTORNEYS
AND THE COURTS ARE NOT REALLY
RESPONSIBLE OR AUTHORIZED TO
SHARE THAT INFORMATION. AND SO
THAT IS THE REASON THAT WE
BROUGHT THIS BILL UP TO
SACRAMENTO. THERE'S TWO REASONS
ONE IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHEN YOUTH ARE RELOCATED THAT WE
CAN MAINTAIN THAT MENTOR
RELATIONSHIP LOSING THAT
RELATIONSHIP JUST REINFORCES THE
TRAUMA FOR THE YOUTH AND
REINFORCES THEIR BELIEF THAT
ADULTS NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE OR
NOT TO BE TRUSTED. AND DOES A
LOT MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD. AND
UM SO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS
BILL FORWARD ONE TO MAKE SURE
THAT SOCIAL WORKERS, UH, CAN BE
AUTHORIZED TO SHARE INFORMATION
AND ALSO BE AUTHORIZED TO SHARE
SPECIFIC TYPES OF INFORMATION.
WE KNOW WE DON'T WANT THEIR
INFORMATION SHARED. BUT JUST
UNDERSTANDING WHETHER THEY WERE
ABUSED, NEGLECTED OR ABANDONED
CAN HELP US CREATE MUCH BETTER
MATCHES. UM SO THOSE ARE THE TWO
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE BILL THAT
ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. WE HAD
ONE RECENT CASE WHERE WE HAD A
YOUNG LADY WHO HAS MOVED 17
TIMES IN ONE YEAR. MENTOR COULD
NOT WE? WE COULDN'T FIND HER AND
THAT RELATIONSHIP WAS LOST.
THAT'S AN EXAMPLE. PRETTY PRETTY
EXTREME, BUT IT DOES HAPPEN.
THIS YOUTH DO GET MOVED QUITE
QUITE FREQUENTLY. SO UM, I'M
SURE YOU YOU KNOW THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SHARED THE
STATISTICS. UH WE'VE GOT ABOUT
87% OF THE FOSTER OF THE YOUTH
THAT WE REPRESENT OUR BIPAC.
MORE THAN HALF HAVE A SINGLE
PARENT FOR THERE ARE FOUR MORE
TIMES TO LIVE IN POVERTY AND
THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO HAVE
AN INCARCERATED PARENT. UM, SO
THAT'S JUST THE GENERAL
POPULATION, AND WE KNOW THAT
FOSTER YOUTH HAVE ADDITIONAL
TRAUMAS ON TOP OF THAT, SO IT IS
REALLY ESSENTIAL THAT WE REACH
THESE YOUTH AND BY PROVIDING THE
SYSTEM WE ARE ABLE TO FACILITATE
AND STREAMLINE THAT PROCESS OF
JUST GETTING MENTORS FOR YOUTH
WHO COULD REALLY USE THESE
POSITIVE ROLE MODELS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. OPERATOR. CAN WE GO TO
MEGHAN MCCAIN ON THE PHONE
LINES? AFTERNOON EVERYONE, UM,
IMPRISONMENT ER I'VE LEARNED
MOST IN PART OF MY ROLE IS TO BE
PRESIDENT. CONSISTENT. UM, I
MEANT HE AND I HAVE MET SIX
YEARS AGO. THROUGHOUT THAT TIME
, SHE'S ALLEGING MULTIPLE HOMES,
DIFFERENT GUARDIANS. AND
CONSISTENCY IS NOT A COMMON
OCCURRENCE IN HER LIFE. IF YOU
SPOKE WITH HER TODAY, YOU WOULD
NEVER BE ABLE TO IMAGINE THE
AMOUNT OF TRAUMA SHE HAS
EXPERIENCE. THEY SHE'S DRIVING.
SHE INVESTED IN SCHOOL. SHE
WANTS TO GO TO COLLEGE AND
BECOME A SURGEON. UM TWO YEARS
AGO, HER PRIMARY GUARDIAN PASSED
AWAY SUDDENLY, AND SHE WENT BACK
INTO THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. AT
THAT TIME, I REALIZED HOW
POWERLESS I WAS TO MAINTAIN
CONTACT WITH HER. I ONLY HAD HER
PERSONAL CELL PHONE NUMBER,
WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN SHUT OFF
AT ANY MOMENT. BIG BROTHERS, BIG
SISTERS HAD TO CONSISTENTLY
REACH OUT TO A RANGE OF
INDIVIDUALS AND WORK THROUGH A
LOT OF RED TAPE JUST TO KEEP US
IN TOUCH. THAT WAS IN A
EXTREMELY DARK TIME IN HER LIFE
AND I TRULY CAN'T IMAGINE HOW
THINGS WOULD HAVE GONE IF I
WASN'T ABLE TO KEEP IN TOUCH
WITH HER AND BE THERE TO SUPPORT
HER. I'VE BEEN ONE OF THE ONLY
CONSISTENT PEOPLE IN HER LIFE
FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. AND I
KNOW THAT IS MEANT A GREAT DEAL
TO HER. SHE'S A GREAT FEATURE OF
PEDICURE, AND I'M INCREDIBLY
LUCKY TO BE A PART OF HER
JOURNEY. MENTORING CHIP CAN HAVE
SUCH A MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON ANY
CHILD'S LIFE. AND THOSE IMPOSTER
CARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. UM
ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE THESE
MENTORSHIP RELATIONSHIPS EASIER
AND MORE CONSISTENT, WILL HELP
US TO ENSURE A BRIGHTER FUTURE
FOR OUR USE. UM, I THINK THANK
SOME OF OUR STORY ENCOURAGES YOU
TO GO IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING
THAT ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF
THE HEARING ROOM WHO WISH TO
REGISTER THEIR SUPPORT FOR THIS
BILL? MHM, SAYING ONE. ANY
PUBLIC SUPPORT ON THE PHONE
LINES. GIVE YOU AND SUPPORT YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN DEAL
FOR SUPPORT. WE WILL GO TO LINE
52. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. SYLVIA
HERNANDEZ WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
CHAPTERS WITH SOCIAL WORKERS,
AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
, AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER
SUPPORTING QUÊ. ANY PRIMARY
OPPOSITION. DIDN'T THINK SO.
ANYBODY WHO WOULD LIKE TO STEP
UP AND REGISTER THEIR OPPOSITION
IN THIS ROOM. SEEING NONE. IS
THERE ANYBODY ON THE PHONE LINES
IN OPPOSITION? THANK YOU. IF
YOU'RE IN OPPOSITION, YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. THAT'S
ONE IN THE JAIL FOR OPPOSITION.
WE HAVE NO OPPOSITION ON THE
PHONE BACK TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
ANY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
RESPONDED TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS BILL
AND APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT, UM
YOU KNOW, MENTORING AND WE KNOW
THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF
MENTORING. I THINK THE REALITY
IS THAT WE'VE CONTINUED TO UNDER
INVEST IN MENTORING PROGRAMS
THAT ARE EQUALITY. IT'S NOT EASY
TO ESTABLISH, UM WITH STANDARD
OF WITH A HIGH STANDARD OF CARE,
UH, STRONG MENTORING PROGRAMS
THAT WITHSTAND THE TEST OF TIME
AND THAT ALSO PROVIDE THE KIND
OF, UM INTERACTION THAT WOULD
ALLOW FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION
TO BE PASSED OF YOUTH, TWO
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. SO WHEN I
APPRECIATE THAT SPECIFIC ASPECT
TO HAVING RUN SEVERAL MENTORING
PROGRAMS OVER THE COURSE OF MY,
UM OF MY CAREER AS WELL. SO
THANK YOU FOR THIS BILL. I WOULD
NOT BE HERE, IF NOT FOR GREAT
MENTORS, AND I HAVE MANY MENTEES
WHO ARE DOING GREAT THINGS, ONE
WHO WAS FORMERLY INCARCERATED AS
A YOUTH WHO IS FINISHING UP HIS
LAW DEGREE AT HARVARD, RIGHT?
AND SO THAT IMPACT IS
IMMEASURABLE. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY MR ARAMBULA SECOND BY
MS CALDERON. MADAM SECRETARY,
CAN WE CALL THE ROLL? THE MOTION
IS PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, JACKSON
SANCHEZ ELONIS. ARAMBULA. BONTA
I BRIAN BRIAN. I CALLED AROUND
CALLED AROUND I GARCIA. MISS
WILSON. THAT BILL IS ON CALL.
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS, AND
THIS ENSURES NO CHILD IS LEFT
BEHIND OR FALLS THROUGH THE
CRACKS, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT.
MR ZUBER. WELCOME. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU ALL FOR
HAVING US AT THE END OF THE DAY
, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
I'M PROUD TODAY TO PRESENT A B 3
69, WHICH WILL UPLIFT OUR FORMER
FOSTER YOUTH AND ENSURE THAT
WE'RE FULFILLING OUR DUTY TO
KEEP YOUNG PEOPLE FROM FALLING
THROUGH THE CRACKS AS THEY
TRANSITION FROM FOSTER CARE TO
INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD. WITH ONE
IN THREE YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
BEING LGBT Q. PLUS AND A
DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER BEING
YOUTH OF COLOR. THIS BILL IS
NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND I
WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS.
CHILDREN NOW CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR YOUTH AND ALLIANCE
WITH CHILDREN'S RIGHTS FOR
INTERESTING ME WITH THIS EFFORT
IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT,
CALIFORNIA'S INDEPENDENT LIVING
PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES TO YOUTH WHO ARE
TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE FOSTER
CARE SYSTEM. THROUGH THE PROGRAM
YOU'VE LEARNED ABOUT MONEY
MANAGEMENT, HOUSING RESOURCES
AND HOW TO FIND IT.
POSTSECONDARY FINANCIAL AID, HOW
TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND MUCH
MORE. UNDER CURRENT LAW, YOUTH
ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE. FOR THIS
PROGRAM UNTIL THEY'RE 21 YEARS
OLD, UM, BECAUSE BUT WITHOUT
FAMILY SUPPORT IN MANY CASES,
YOUNG ADULTS OFTEN NEED MORE
TIME TO BUILD CRITICAL SKILLS
FOR INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD, AND
FEDERAL LAW ALLOWS STATES TO
INCREASE THE ELIGIBILITY TO THE
AGE OF 23. THIS BILL WOULD
EXERCISE THAT FEDERAL OPTION
BETTER EQUIPPING YOU TO NAVIGATE
ADULTHOOD AFTER EXITING. THE
FOSTER QUÊ OF SAFETY NET. THIS
BILL WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO
EVALUATE THE PROGRAM WITH THE
GOAL OF ENSURING THAT THAT IT IS
TRAUMA INFORMED, RELEVANT AND
TIMELY. LASTLY THE BILL MAKES A
QUALIFYING UPDATE TO ENSURE THAT
YOUTH CAN ACCUMULATE CASH
SAVINGS WHILE IN FOSTER CARE AND
REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AND
COUNTY SUPPORT THROUGH THE
PROGRAM CODIFYING AND ALL COUNTY
LETTER TO THIS EFFECT FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. L
G B T Q. YOUTH AND CHILDREN OF
COLOR ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN THE
FOSTER CARE SYSTEM DUE TO
GREATER RATES OF FAMILY
REJECTION AND SYSTEMIC
INEQUALITIES. AS THE ANALYSIS
NOTES, QUOTE, THEY CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE DISPARITY AT EVERY
STAGE OF THE CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM, AS WELL AS BLEAKER
OUTCOMES AFTER THEY AGE OUT, SO
THIS BILL IS ABOUT EQUITY. IT'S
ABOUT INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES.
IT'S ABOUT INCREASING SOCIAL
JUSTICE. IT'S ABOUT INCREASING
HOUSING, STABILITY FOR ALL
CALIFORNIANS AND ABOUT THE
LEGISLATURE'S DUTY TO SUPPORT
MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS UNDER
THE STATE'S CARE. I ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME
AND WITH ME TODAY TO ASSIST WITH
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS, SUSANNA
KNIFFEN FROM CHILDREN NOW AND ON
THE PHONE TO PROVIDE PRIMARY
TESTIMONY ARE JAZMINE MARQUEZ,
LP, PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND FORMER
I HELPED PARTICIPANT THAT'S
INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM. UM
AND SABRINA FORTE FROM THE
ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS.
OPERATOR CAN WE TRACKED DOWN
JASMINE, PLEASE? JASMINE. OR MS
FORTE, CAN WE TRACK DOWN EITHER
OF THE WITNESSES ON THE PHONE?
YES, THEIR LINES ARE OPEN. OH HI
. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JASMINE AND I AM A FORMER
PROSTITUTES WHO RECEIVED
INDEPENDENT LIVING. UM SERVICES
TO THE INDEPENDENT LIVING
PROGRAM, KNOWN AS LP UPON
EXITING, I'LL PEE AT THE AGE OF
21. I WAS IN A VERY IMPORTANT
AND DIFFICULT TIME IN MY LIFE. I
WAS EXCELLENT TEACHING CLASSES
AND TRYING TO FIND STABLE
HOUSING. I HAD JUST EDITED
COLLEGE FOR MEDICAL APP IN
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE, AND I
HAD A PART TIME JOB THAT I HEAR
THAT MCDONALD'S. MY ALCOHOL
WORKER HAD ASSISTED ME WITH MANY
THINGS DURING THE AGE OF 18 AND
21. SHE WAS THE ONLY SUPPORTIVE
PERSON I HAD IN MY LIFE. HAVING
THIS PERSON FOR ANOTHER 2 TO 3
YEARS WOULD HAVE GREATLY
ASSISTED MY ABILITY AND VERY
COMPLEX ADULT SYSTEM AND
SITUATION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN
SERVICES TRULY SADDENED ME AND I
WAS UNSURE OF MY FUTURE. I
STRUGGLED TO MAKE TREMENDOUSLY
NAVIGATING HOW TO BUDGET HOW TO
ENROLL IN GENERAL EDUCATION,
TRANSFER TO UNIVERSITY AND APPLY
FOR OR FINDING STRUCTURING AND
MEANINGFUL JOB ALL ON NAVIGATING
THE STRESS THAT CAME WITH BEING
AN ADULT WITH THAT A MEANINGFUL
SUPPORT SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS
TRANSITION AND TIME IN MY LIFE,
I STRUGGLED AND FELT
TREMENDOUSLY BUT ALWAYS PICK
MYSELF UP AND REACHED OUT TO ALL
PEOPLE. FOLLOW UP SERVICES.
GETTING MY BACHELOR'S TOOK A LOT
LONGER TO COMPLETE BECAUSE I WAS
NOT AWARE OF THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE AND HAD NO ONE TO
SHARE MY SUCCESSES AND LEARNING
MOMENTS IN MY EDUCATION JOURNEY
IN MY SOCIAL WORK CAREER I HAVE
HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO HOLD A
POSITION HAS AN L P CASE MANAGER
FOR THREE YEARS AND CURRENTLY
THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND HAVE
OBTAINED MY MASTER'S IN SOCIAL
WORK WITH MY PERSONAL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. I FULLY
SUPPORT THE NEED FOR DEEP
EVALUATION OF CURRENT. I'LL
PROGRAM SERVICES AND IT IS LONG
OVERDUE. I BELIEVE THAT SOCIETY
AND SYSTEMS WITHIN THE CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEMS ARE CHANGING. HE
SHOULD BE MOVING FORWARD AS
WELL. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT
83 69 TO EXTEND SERVICES TO THE
AGE OF 23 AS IT WILL HELP YOU
NAVIGATE INFORMATION LIFE WITH
THE ASSISTANCE OF AN OIL WORKER.
MY HOPE IS THAT THEY CAN HAVE A
SMOOTHER EXPERIENCE THAN MINE
AND CONTINUE TO HAVE SUPPORT
WHILE THEY ARE NOW BEGINNING
THEIR LIVES AND WHEN EXITING THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THESE YOU
HAVE THESE YOU DESERVE TO HAVE L
P SERVICES EXPAND AS WE DID NOT
HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCES AS
OTHER FILMS WHO HAD HEALTHY
LOVING PARENT DYNAMICS, HEALTHY
ENVIRONMENT AND POSITIVE ROLE
MODELS ARE PARENTS. LT SERVICES
IS TRULY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN
THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND THE
LIVES OF YOUTH, AND THEY NEED
CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE AGE OF
23. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. MS FORTE. GOOD
AFTERNOON. KAREN MEMBERS THE
LION FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS, THIS
PLACE TO CO SPONSOR A B 369 AND
I WILL SPEAK VERY BRIEFLY TO THE
SECOND PART OF THIS FILM.
EXISTING LAW STATES THAT YOU CAN
FOSTER CARE CAN ONLY SAVE UP TO
$10,000 AT ANY GIVEN TIME. MANY
FOSTER YOU'VE NEVER ACCUMULATE
THAT MUCH IN SAVINGS, BUT SOME
DO AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
WANT TO ENCOURAGE. THE COST OF
LIVING IS HIGH IN CALIFORNIA,
AND JUST ONE LIFE CRISIS.
CONSIDER YOUTH BACK TENS OF
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INSTEAD,
HISTORICALLY STATE LAWS AND
INTERPRETED TO EXCLUDE YOU FROM
THE KIND OF FOSTER CARE ONCE
THEY HIT THAT $10,000 MARK.
LUCKILY STATE GUIDANCE RELEASED
IN 2022 CLEARLY STATES THAT A
YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE CAN SAVE
MORE THAN $10,000. FOR THIS
IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGE HAS NOT
BEEN CODIFIED IN LAW, MEANING
THAT THE CASE WORKERS THAT ARE
NOT AWARE OF THE POLICY CHANGE
STILL FIGHT THE $10,000 SAVINGS
CAPS WHEN ADVISING FOSTER YOUTH
ON HOW MUCH TO SAVE AND FORMS
AND DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REGULARLY
USED IN CASE MANAGEMENT OF
TRANSITION. H FOSTER YOUTH ALSO
REFERRED TO THE $10,000 CAP. 83
69 WOULD SIMPLY CODIFY STATE
GUIDANCE ALLIANCE STATUTE WITH
POLICY AND ENSURE GREATER
CONSISTENCY AND IMPLEMENTATION
SO THAT YOU TRANSITION INTO
ADULTHOOD FROM FOSTER CARE CAN
HAVE THE GREATEST FINANCIAL
SAFETY NET POSSIBLE. THANK YOU,
AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE
COMMITTEE'S I VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MR FORTE. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES HERE IN THE HEARING
ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER
THEIR SUPPORT? GOOD AFTERNOON,
KIM LEWIS, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH,
PROUD TO BE A CO SPONSOR ON THE
BILL. THANK YOU. TYLER WINDY ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE, A CHILD AND FAMILY
SERVICES AND SUPPORT. COLLEEN
PACHTER ON BEHALF OF FIRST PLACE
FOR YOUTH AND SUPPORT. CRAIG
POLLSTER ON BEHALF OF A QUALITY
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
ANY CHOICE LAW ON THE BEHALF OF
ASPIRIN AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
OPERATOR CAN WE GO? THE PHONE
LINE IS ANYBODY ON THE PHONE
LINES WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER
THEIR SUPPORT. IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT, YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND
THEN ZERO FOR SUPPORT. WE WOULD
GO DOWN 52. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
HERNANDEZ WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU, AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER SUPPORTING QUÊ.
BEAUTIFUL THERE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
SAYING, NOT ANYBODY IN THE
HEARING ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO
REGISTER THEIR OPPOSITION. OH,
SAYING NONE OPERATOR IS THERE.
ANYBODY ON THE PHONE LINES WOULD
LIKE TO REGISTER THEIR
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE
AN OPPOSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. IT'S ONE OF THEM
ZERO FOR ANY OPPOSITION. WE HAVE
NO OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
BEAUTIFUL TURN IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANY THOUGHTS,
COMMENTS CONCERNS QUESTIONS.
ABSOLUTELY NOT CONCERNED. VERY
HELPFUL. CONCERNS. BREATHE
HELPFUL THAT YOU'RE MOVING
FORWARD WITH THIS BILL AND I
MOVED THE BILL. MOTION BY MS
PONTA. IT WAS SECOND. SECOND BY
MS SANCHEZ. MR. ZUCKERBERG,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I JUST
WANT TO THANK JASMINE MARQUEZ
AND SABRINA AS WELL AS SUSANNA
FOR BEING HERE AND MY STAFF AND
THE BILL OF SPONSORS TODAY AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. CAN
WE CALL THE ROLL? THE MOTION IS
PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE,
JACKSON SANCHEZ SANCHEZ. I
REALIZE ARAMBULA. BONTA TÔI
BRIAN BRIAN. I CALLED AROUND
CALLED AROUND I GARCIA. THE
NUMBER IS THE WORD YOUR BILL IS
ON CALL. HEARING ALL THAT THANK
YOU, EVERYONE.
A B 13 52. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED TO
PRESENT A B 13 52, A CHILDCARE
PILOT EXPANSION BILL IN 2006. WE
ESTABLISHED THE FRAMEWORK FOR
THE INDIVIDUALIZED COUNTY
CHILDCARE PILOT PLANS TO HELP
HIGH COST COUNTIES OVERCOME
REGULATORY BARRIERS TO ADDRESS
CHILD CARE NEEDS IN THEIR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES AND TO EXPLORE
SOLUTIONS TO THE STATES. ONE
SIZE FITS ALL CHILDCARE SUBSIDY
SYSTEM. TODAY 11 COUNTIES ACROSS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE
CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THESE
CHILDCARE PILOT PLANS WITH
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IS
TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF
THEIR COMMUNITIES. SOME OF THE
PILOT COUNTIES INCLUDE ALAMEDA,
FRESNO, SANTA CLARA, SAN DIEGO
AND SANTA CRUZ. JUST TO NAME A
FEW PILOTS HAVE INCREASED ACCESS
TO CHILDCARE AND STABILITY FOR
FAMILIES IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING
ALLOWING FAMILIES TO STAY AND
CARE FOR LONGER WHEN THEIR
INCOME INCREASES PROVIDING THE
SECURITY OF EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY
TIMEFRAMES IN ALLOWING INCREASED
FLEXIBILITIES FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE FAMILIES WHO ARE
HOMELESS, SEEKING HOUSING OR
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. AS AN
EXAMPLE OF THE BENEFIT THESE
PILOT PROGRAMS PROVIDE. THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY CHILDCARE PROGRAM
ALLOWS CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO
OFFER ADDITIONAL HOURS OF CARE
TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WITHOUT THIS FLEXIBILITY
PROVIDERS WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED
TO OFFER PART TIME SUBSIDIZED
CHILD CARE TO FAMILIES
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. WITH
ONLY PART TIME CARE. PARENTS
HAVE LESS OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK
EMPLOYMENT. SEEK HOUSING OR WORK
TO TRY TO GET THEIR FAMILIES
BACK ON THEIR FEET. OVER THE
YEARS, THE PILOTS HAVE CREATED A
SPACE FOR ONGOING COLLABORATION
, SUSTAINABILITY AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR COUNTY TO PARTNER WITH STATE
AGENCIES WHO ADMINISTER
CHILDCARE AREAS WHERE THESE
PILOTS HAVE OPERATED IN HAVE
SEEN INCREASED WORKFORCE
STABILITY. CONTINUITY OF CARE
FOR CHILDREN AND INCREASED
ACCESS FOR WORKING FAMILIES. THE
PILOTS ARE SET TO EXPIRE THIS
SUMMER IN JULY OF 2023 DURING AN
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TIME COMING
OUT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC,
AND AS MANY CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL
INSTABILITY BECAUSE OF OUR
IMPLEMENTATION OF TK MAYBE 13 52
BUILDS ON THE SUCCESS OF THE
PILOTS BY EXTENDING THE SUNSET
DATE OF THE CHILDCARE PILOT
PROGRAMS TO JULY 1ST 2025. IT
GIVES AUTHORITY TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO
EXPAND PARTICIPATION IN THIS
FLEXIBLE CHILDCARE PROGRAMS TO
ALL 58 COUNTIES. ULTIMATELY THIS
BILL WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO
CHILDCARE BY ALLOWING THE
THOUGHTFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF
EVIDENCE BASED FLEXIBILITIES,
WHICH ALLOW PROVIDERS TO
MAXIMIZE SERVICES TO CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
ARE MARIANNE DEWAN FROM THE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND DR
MATILDA STORY, A SENIOR DIRECTOR
OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION AT
THE OFFICE OF FRESNO COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. I
BELIEVE THEY ARE ONLINE.
REMEMBER YOUR FIRST WITNESS.
OPERATOR CAN YOU PLEASE PUT DR
MARY AND ONE ON THE ON THE
PHONE? YES, THEIR LINE IS OPEN.
HELLO I'M DR MARY UNDER ONE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. WE
ARE PLEASED TO SPONSOR ASSEMBLY
, THE 13 52 AND PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CHILD CARE
COORDINATORS ASSOCIATION AND THE
OTHER CHILDCARE PILOT COUNTY. MY
GREAT APPRECIATION TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BANTA FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT
BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW THE STATE
TO CONTINUE THE CHILDCARE PILOT.
I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY HELPED TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO CHILDCARE
SERVICES AND ADEQUATE WAGES FOR
THE LAST DECADE. SANTA CLARA
PILOT HAS ALLOWED CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS IN OUR COUNTY. THEY'RE
SERVING ADDITIONAL 280 CHILDREN
AND 2019 AND AN ADDITIONAL 700
CHILDREN IN 2020. IT GAVE
PROVIDERS FLEXIBILITY TO AUGMENT
WAGES FOR CHILDCARE STAFF AND
EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR
SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE TO
FAMILIES WHO WERE IMPACTED BY
THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN OUR
COUNTY. IN FACT, THE PILOTS HAVE
PROVEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT MOST
OF THE FLEXIBILITIES TRIALED IN
THE PILOT COUNTIES HAVE BEEN
EXPANDED STATEWIDE. THE CHILD
CARE PILOT CREATED SPACE FOR
ONGOING COLLABORATION AND
INNOVATION BETWEEN THE COUNTIES
AND THE STATE AGENCIES. THEY
GRANTED STATE AGENCIES THE
AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY WHEN
THERE WAS DEMONSTRATED NEED
WITHOUT CHILD CARE PILOT, THIS
COLLABORATIVE SPACE WILL
DISAPPEAR IN THE STATE AGENCIES
WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE SAME
DISCRETION TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE
SOLUTIONS TO BARRIERS THAT
PREVENT CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND
PROVIDERS FROM RECEIVING AND
PROVIDING CONTINUOUS HIGH
QUALITY CARE. IN LIGHT OF YOU PK
IMPLEMENTATION AND THE EMPHASIS
ON SUPPORTING THE NEXT DELIVERY
SYSTEM NOW WOULD BE A
PARTICULARLY AND THE OPPORTUNITY
TIME TO END THAT KIND OF
CREATIVE COLLABORATION. RATHER
THAN ELIMINATING THE PILOTS.
THIS BILL WOULD EXTEND THEM TO
ALLOW OUR COUNTIES TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT
PROCESS. AN ACCESS NEW
FLEXIBILITIES THAT WOULD HELP
THEM MAXIMIZE CHILDCARE
SERVICES. THIS APPROACH WOULD
MAINTAIN THE SUCCESSFUL COUNTIES
COLLABORATION THAT WAS BY THE
PILOT, WHILE ALSO INCREASING
EQUITY BY ALLOWING CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES AND ALL COUNTIES TO
BENEFIT. I ARGUE TO JOIN CLARE
COUNTY OPPOSITE EDUCATION AND
SUPPORTING A B 13 52 AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S YOUR NEXT
WITNESS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS DR
MATILDA SORIA AND I'M
REPRESENTING THE OFFICE OF THE
FRESNO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. PRESIDENT WAS ONE OF
THE 11 COUNTIES THAT HAVE
INDIVIDUALIZED CHILDCARE SUBSIDY
PILOTS, WHICH WERE ACTUALLY
ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED BY A
MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DR JOAQUIN
ARAMBULA. AND PRESIDENT COUNTY.
THE PILOT FLEX FLEXIBILITY
EXCUSE ME HAVE CREATED GREATER
WORKFORCE STABILITY, INCREASED
WAGES FOR STAFF, INCREASED
CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR CHILDREN
AND SUPPORTED WORKING FAMILIES.
A RECENT STUDY ON THE 11
CHILDCARE PILOTS FOUND THAT 94%
OF PILOTS REPORTED INCREASED
ABILITY TO MEET FAMILIES
CHILDCARE NEEDS. 91% OF PILOTS
REPORTED INCREASED FAMILIES,
STABILITY AND 84% OF PILOTS
REPORTED GREATER ABILITY TO EARN
CONTRACTS AND SERVE MORE
CHILDREN AS ONE FRESNO COUNTY
CHILDCARE PROVIDER STATED THE
FRESNO COUNTY PILOT REDUCED
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AND
CHILDREN REMAIN IN OUR PROGRAM
FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE. INSTEAD
OF ONE NEARER DUE TO CHANGES IN
FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.
ADDITIONALLY IT HAS PROVIDED
FAMILIES WITH CONTINUITY OF CARE
FOR TWO YEARS GUARD LIST OF
FAMILY CHANGES AND CREATE
STABILITY FOR OUR YOUNGEST AND
MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN BY
PROVIDING CONSISTENT CARE AND
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND
QUOTE. THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
IN OUR COUNTY HAVE GREATLY
BENEFITED FROM THE OPPORTUNITY
TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE STATE
AGENCIES TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT
PILOT FLEXIBILITIES AND WE'RE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE THAT ALL COUNTIES SHOULD
HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO
MAXIMIZE CHILDCARE SERVICES.
FURTHER THIS BILL WOULD ACTUALLY
SAVE COSTS. CURRENTLY THE STATE
AGENCIES ENGAGED IN 11, SEPARATE
PILOT NEGOTIATIONS AND PROCESSES
. THIS BILL WOULD CONSOLIDATE
THE PILOT PROCESS INTO A SINGLE
SUBCOMMITTEE, REDUCING STAFF
TIME AND RESULTING IN THE COST
SAVINGS FOR BOTH STATE AGENCIES
URGE YOU TO JOIN THE OFFICE OF
THE FRESNO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS AND THE FRESNO COUNTY
CHILDCARE DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL
PLANNING COUNCIL. IN SUPPORTING
A B 13 52. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME? SAYING
THAT SUPPORT IN THE ROOM PLEASE
COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION, PLEASE. LUCY SAUL
CEDO CARTER WITH THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDITS SUPPORT.
IS THERE ANY SUPPORT ON THE
PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME? THANK
YOU. IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT, YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IS ONE IN THEM ZERO
FOR SUPPORT. AND WE DO HAVE A
FEW QUEUING UP ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE. AGAIN. WE ARE IN
SUPPORT. WE WILL GO TO LINE.
WELL, ONE MOMENT HERE. LINE 80.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON, THIS
RAQUEL YOFFIE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT
PROGRAM ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU NEXT TO GO TO LINE
78. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI THIS
IS SARAH KINAHAN WITH THE
SANITARY, OH COUNTY CHILDCARE
PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. LINE 79. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THIS IS LEAH CATCHING ON
BEHALF OF THE MARIN COUNTY
CHILDCARE COMMISSION AND SUPPORT
OF A B 13 52. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'LL GO TO LINE 28. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. GRAHAM DOBSON FROM THE
SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT WILL BE
CHILDHOOD ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT TO THE
LINED UP 50 FOR YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. MHM JOHN WITH THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
PLANNING COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF A
B 50 A B 13 52. THANK YOU, AND
WE HAVE NO FURTHER SUPPORTING
QUÊ AT THIS TIME. IN THE
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. PLEASE
COME ON UP. SAYING NINE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES.
THANK YOU. IF YOU'RE NOT
POSITION, YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. AGAIN THAT IS ONE IN
THE ZERO FOR ANY OPPOSITION. WE
HAVE NO OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
NOW WE WILL BRING IT UP TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SAYING DOWN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS. I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
CALDERON, A SECONDED BY BRIAN
AH, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ELONIS
ARAMBULA. BONTA. HIÆN TÚI BRIAN.
BRIAN I CALDERON CALLED AROUND
I. GARCIA GARCIA. AYE. THE VOTE
IS 6 TO 0. THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL
BE MOVING ON TO ADD ONS. I WOULD
ENCOURAGE ANY MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WHO NEED TO COME TO
ADD ON TO PLEASE MAKE THEIR WAY
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ROOM. UM
AT THIS TIME WE'LL HAVE MADAM
SECRETARY LIST OPEN THE ROADS SO
THAT MEMBERS GET OUT ON ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. CALDERON
CALLED HER ON I.
ON THE CONTENT CALENDAR. GARCIA
GARCIA I CURRENT VOTE SEVEN. 70
. FINAL ITEM TO A B 555 CURRENT
VOTERS, 6 TO 0. GARCIA GARCIA, I
CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0. FINAL ITEM
THREE A B 15 36 CURRENT VOTE 4
TO 1. GARCIA GARCIA, I CURRENT
VOTE 5 TO 1. VIOLET HIM. 4 84 35
CURRENT VOTES 6 TO 0. GARCIA
GARCIA. AYE. CURRENT VOTE 7 TO
0. FILE ITEM SIX. MAYBE 8 67
CURRENT VOTE 6 TO 0 GARCIA
GARCIA, I CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0.
FILE ITEM. 7 85 96 CURRENT VOTE
6 TO 0 GARCIA GARCIA, I CURRENT
VOTE 7 TO 0. FINAL ITEM. 10 88
66. CURRENT VOTE 5 TO 0. GARCIA
GARCIA, I CURRENT VOTE 6 TO 0.
FILE ITEM 11 A B 13 44 CURRENT
VOTE. 4 TO 0. GARCIA GARCIA. I
CURRENT VOTE 5 TO 0. I'M SORRY.
CURRENT VOTE 5 TO 0 ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I CURRENT VOTE 6 TO 0.
FILE ITEM 12 A B 9 63 CURRENT
VOTE FOR D ZERO. SANCHEZ. BY
SANCHEZ. AYE. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
, I, GARCIA GARCIA, I CURRENT
VOTE. SOMEONE IS ZERO FILE ITEM.
13 85 TO 5. CURRENT VOTE 6 TO 0
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I, GARCIA
GARCIA, I CURRENT VOTE 8 TO 0.
FILE ITEM 14 A B 6 79 CURRENT
VOTE 5 TO 0 ARAMBULA ARAMBULA, I
, GARCIA GARCIA, I CURRENT VOTE
7 TO 0. FILE ITEM. 15 A B 11 54
CURRENT VOTE 3 TO 0 JACKSON
JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
ELONIS ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. I
GARCIA GARCIA, I CURRENT VOTE 7
TO 0. FINAL ITEM. 16 83 69
CURRENT VOTE FOR D ZERO JACKSON
JACKSON, I ELONIS ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA I, GARCIA GARCIA, I
CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. ARAMBULA.
ARAMBULA I FINAL VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR 8 TO 0. MHM,
EVERYONE. PEOPLE ARE FLYING FILE
ITEM ONE A. B 13 52 CURRENT VOTE
6 TO 0 ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0. FILE ITEM
TO A B 555 CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I FINAL VOTE 8
TO 0. FILE ITEM THREE A B 15 36
CURRENT VOTE 5 TO 1 ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE. FINAL VOTE 6 TO
1. FILE ITEM FOUR. MAYBE 4 35
CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0 ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA I FINAL VOTE 8 TO 0.
FINAL ITEM SIX. MAYBE 8 67
CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0 ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE. FINAL VOTE 8 TO
0. FINAL ITEM. 7 85 6596 CURRENT
VOTE 7 TO 0 ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
FINAL VOTE 8 TO 0. FINAL ITEM.
10 88 66 CURRENT VOTE 6 TO 0
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA AYE. CURRENT
VOTE 7 TO 0. FINAL ITEM 11 A B
13 44 CURRENT VOTE 6 TO 0
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA, I CURRENT
VOTE 7 TO 0.
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