GOOD MORNING. WE'D LIKE TO CALL
TO ORDER THE MARCH 29TH 2023
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY WE WILL
BE REVIEWING OH, 30 BILLS TO
CONSIDER AS A PART OF A REGULAR
ORDER HEARING. BEFORE WE BEGIN.
THERE ARE JUST A FEW
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS TODAY MUST
MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH. WE
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE
WRITTEN TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
HEARING BY VISITING THE
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AT A PROBE DOT
ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV. PLEASE NOTE
THAT ANY WRITTEN TESTIMONY
SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE IS
CONSIDERED PUBLIC COMMENT. AND
MAYBE READ INTO THE RECORD OR
REPRINTED. THE HEARING ROOM IS
OPEN FOR ATTENDANCE. ALL ARE
ENCOURAGED TO WATCH THE HEARING
FROM ITS LIVESTREAM ON THE
ASSEMBLY WEBSITE AT ASSEMBLY DOT
CALIFORNIA OR SEE A DOT GOV
BACKSLASH TODAY'S EVENTS. WE
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE FOR
UPDATES. WE WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ANY BILL PLACED ON
THE SUSPENSE FILE BY THE
COMMITTEE TODAY AND FOR WHICH
THE AUTHOR WAVED PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE REGULAR
ORDERED HEARING. TESTIMONY ON
ANY SUCH BILL WILL BE LIMITED TO
A STATEMENT OF NAME
ORGANIZATION, IF ANY POSITION ON
THE BILL, THE COMMITTEE WILL
ALLOW NO MORE THAN 40 MINUTES OF
TESTIMONY AND TOTAL AS YOU CAME
INTO THE HEARING ROOM TODAY, THE
SERGEANT'S DIRECTED YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE RULES OF PUBLIC
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION.
WHICH WERE POSTED OUTSIDE THE
DOOR. I ENCOURAGED THE MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN
ATTENDANCE TO BE AWARE OF AND
OBSERVE THOSE RULES. PLEASE BE
AWARE THAT VIOLATIONS OF THESE
RULES OR OTHER VIOLATIONS OF
GENERAL COURTESY OR DECORUM MAY
SUBJECT YOU TO REMOVAL OR OTHER
ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES. NOW LAST
WEEK. UM AND ARE VERY SHORT AND
BRIEF. I SHOULD SAY OUR BRIEF
MEETING. UH I NEGLECTED TO
RECOGNIZE THE NEW MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE. AND OUR NEW VICE
CHAIR. AND SO I'D LIKE TO DO
THAT IF I COULD AT THIS POINT,
UM FIRST LET ME JUST RECOGNIZE
AND KNOWLEDGE OR NEW MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DIANE DIXON,
GREG HART. JOSH LOWENTHAL, WHO
SHOULD BE HERE SHORTLY. AH,
DIANE PAPIN. WELCOME. A GILL
PILLAR. WELCOME AND KATE SANCHEZ
. WE WELCOME YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOUR
VALUED SERVICE. I ALSO WANTED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE MEGAN DOLLY, WHO IS
OUR VICE CHAIR. I'M GOING TO
OFFER HER AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY
A FEW WORDS. I KNOW SHE DOESN'T
REALLY LIKE TO DO THAT. BUT I'LL
I'LL TURN TO HER ANYWAY, EVEN IF
IT'S NO COMMENT, BUT THANK YOU,
AND WE LOOK FORWARD AND
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
THE ROLE OF VICE CHAIR. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR, AND I'M HONORED
TO BE SERVING, UM YOU AS YOUR
VICE CHAIR AND MY CONSTITUENTS
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND I
KNOW THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
COMMITTEE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
THE GOOD WORK THAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE DOING TOGETHER. SO THANK
YOU. LET ME ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE MR
MATHIS. IT WAS A NEW MEMBER TO
THIS COMMITTEE. SO WELCOME. I
SEE YOUR FACE EVERYWHERE, SO I
JUST JUST I ASSUMED YOU WERE
PART OF THE COMMITTEE FOR ROT
LIKE SOUND NEW TO THE COMMITTEE
. BUT NOT NEW TO THE BUILDING.
THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT. WELCOME
TO THE COMMITTEE. THEN WE WILL
TURN TO ESTABLISHING A QUORUM.
MADAM SECRETARY, FORMER MEMBERS
PRESENT HOLD ON. HERE. SALLY
BRIAN. CALDERON. WENDY KOREA.
DIXON. FANG. HERE. HOT. HOT.
THANK YOU, SIR. LOWENTHAL.
MATHIS. HAPPEN. HALLOWEEN.
ROBERT RIVAS SANCHEZ. WEATHER.
WILSON. WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE'D
LIKE TO NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND DISPENSE WITH THAT
. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU
PLEASE READ THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? A B 242 WORDS. A B 307
CHEN EVERY 314 JIM PATTERSON.
MAYBE 349 RAMOS. 83 87 ARUGULA
CURRY. MAYBE 454 REGULAR CURRY.
MAYBE FIVE OR SEVEN. BRIAN 85 59
BOERNER HORVATH, MAYBE 705
LOWENTHAL. THANK YOU. IS THERE A
MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? IT'S BEEN MOVED BY A
VICE CHAIR. SECOND BY ARE NOT
NEW MEMBER. OUR NEW MEMBER.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE A SENIOR. UM,
THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS DEEMED
ADOPTED. BY UNANIMOUS HOLD ON.
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO OF THE
SUSPENSE FILE. I'M SECRETARY.
PLEASE READ THE SUSPENSEFUL.
MAYBE 11 JACKSON. A B 83 LEE A.
B 97 RODRIGUEZ. A B 2 50
RODRIGUEZ A B 2 53 MAIENSCHEIN A
B 293 ALA NI'S. MAYBE 833 OH,
THREE DAVIES MAYBE 3 TO 5 REYES.
MAYBE 3 TO 7 JONES. SAWYER.
MAYBE 3 30 DIXON. MAYBE 3 63.
OKAY HON. MAYBE 385 TAR BABY 3
90 HANEY, 84 04 CONNOLLY BEFORE
OH, FIVE CONNOLLY BEFORE OH,
SIX. CONNOLLY 85 12 WALL DRAIN.
MAYBE 5 TO 7 CALDERON. MAYBE 552
BENNETT A. B 652 LI. SUSPENSE
FILE CALENDAR IS ADOPTED. LET'S
SEE. WE'LL NOW MOVE TO OUR FIRST
PRESENTATION, AND THAT'S GOING
TO BE ON A B 6 52. MR LEE, THE
BILL IS ON SUSPENSE. UM BUT YOU
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AS YOU'RE
TAKING THE DAY TO PRESENT ON THE
SUSPENSE CANDIDATE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY
AND I WILL BE BRIEF TALK ABOUT A
B 652 PESTICIDE EXPOSURE
INCREASES THE RISK OF CANCER,
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION AND
REPRODUCTIVE HARM AMONG MANY
OTHER HEALTH RISKS. STUDIES SHOW
THAT PEOPLE OF COLOR AS WELL AS
PEOPLE IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY EXPOSED
TO UNHARMED BY PESTICIDES AT
THESE SAME PEOPLE HAVE
HISTORICALLY NOT BEEN AND STILL
AREN'T MEANINGFULLY, INCLUDING
PESTICIDE POLICY DECISION
MAKING. MY BILL REQUIRES THE
DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE
REGULATION TO ESTABLISH
ENVIRONMENTAL OH, JUSTICE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INTEGRATE
THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
CONCEPTS INTO GPRS ACTIVITIES IS
TO CREATE A PUBLIC
INSTITUTIONALIZED PROCESS TO
MEANINGFULLY INCLUDE EQUITY AT
DPR. I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMUNITY FOR THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS, AND MY TEAM IS
COMPILING EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR
ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND THEIR
COSTS WILL PROVIDE THAT
INFORMATION, ALONG WITH PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO CLARIFY DUTIES AND
STRUCTURE OF DPR ADVISORY
COMMITTEE TO REDUCE COST
PRESSURES OUTLINED THE ANALYSIS
. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR FOR
WORKING WITH ME ON THIS BILL
DURING SUSPENSE PERIOD TO HELP
RAISE THE VOICES OF PEOPLE WHO
HAVE WHO HAVE CARRIED THE BURDEN
OF OUR PRESS SITE POLICY IS FAR
TOO LONG. AND I HAVE WITH ME
BRIEFLY. TODAY IS ALSO SHARMA
FROM THE PESTICIDE ACTION
NETWORK. WELCOME. YOU CAN
PROCEED. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ASHER SHARMA
AND I AM THE ORGANIZING CO
DIRECTOR AT PESTICIDE ACTION
NETWORK. I THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LEAVE FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP FOR AUTHORING A B 6
52, WHICH IS A CRITICAL FIRST
STEP IN ENSURING ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
PESTICIDE REGULATION, OR DPR. I
SPEAK ON BEHALF OF 73
ORGANIZATIONS RANGING FROM LABOR
UNIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS, FARMWORKER FARMER
AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ALL IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. 86 52 IS
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL IN ORDER TO
ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL
INJUSTICES OF PESTICIDE EXPOSURE
AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH IMPACTS,
WHICH PREDOMINANTLY IMPACT
MAJORITY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN
CALIFORNIA. I WANT TO QUICKLY
ADDRESS THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF
THIS BILL. AND THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. THE COST ESTIMATES ARE
BASED ON THE CARB ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
WHICH WHILE SIMILAR IN CONCEPT
TO THE EJ COMMITTEE, AND THIS
BILL, HAS A MUCH BIGGER AND MORE
TECHNICAL SCOPE. WHICH MET WITH
MUCH MORE FREQUENT MEETINGS AND
WITH MORE MEMBERS. THERE ARE
OTHER EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR
COMMITTEES SUCH AS THE BIOPARK
FARMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT CDF
A AND THE LAND EQUITY TASK FORCE
AT THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL
THAT OPERATE AT MUCH LOWER COSTS
, WHICH ARE MORE REPRESENTATIVE
OF THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS PROPOSED COMMITTEE. THERE
IS AN URGENT NEED TO FOLLOW
THESE JUSTICE DRIVEN MODELS AND
FORM A SIMILAR COMMITTEE AT DPR
GIVEN THE CLOSE INTERSECTION
BETWEEN PESTICIDE EXPOSURE,
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE AND
RACIAL INJUSTICE. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ON
PROVIDING ACCURATE COSTS OF
IMPLEMENTING THE BILL BASED ON
SIMILAR EJ COMMITTEES AND
WORKING ON NECESSARY AMENDMENTS
TO IMPROVE THE COST
EFFECTIVENESS EFFECTIVENESS OF
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF
MAYBE 6 52. OKAY IS THERE ANYONE
HERE IN THE COMMITTEE HEARING
ROOM THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK?
ON THIS BILL, EITHER IN FAVOR OR
OPPOSED. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
HELLO MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS,
MELISSA SAGAN ON BEHALF OF
PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK.
CALIFORNIANS FOR PESTICIDE
REFORM, SAFE EGGS, SAFE SCHOOLS
AND OVER 70. PLUS ORGANIZATIONS
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. SEEING NO ONE ELSE. UM
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
TODAY, MR LI. THE BILL IS ON
SUSPENSE AND WELL. HAVE
CONVERSATIONS GOING FORWARD.
THANK YOU. UM LET'S SEE A B 3 98
COLOR IN THIS IS A DO PASS.
GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. SO MY BILL
HERE, MAYBE 3 98. WELL BASICALLY
REMOVE THE WET, SIGNATURE
REQUIREMENT THAT WILL MAKE
REPLACEMENT BALLOT REQUESTS
PROCESSES MORE EFFICIENT FOR
BOTH THE VOTERS AND ELECTION
STAFF. AND WITHOUT THE WET
SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT, VOTERS
WILL BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THE
REQUEST FOR REPLACEMENT BALLOT
ONLINE OR OVER THE PHONE, WHICH
IS WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO DO
PRIOR TO WIN. THE LAW CHANGED,
SETTING UP ALL MAIL BALLOT IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE ALSO
CHANGED THE TERM OF A SECOND
VOTE BY MAIL BALLOT TO
REPLACEMENT BALLOT, WHICH REALLY
IS WHAT'S HAPPENING, SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THIS IS A BILL THAT IS SPONSORED
BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
CLERKS AND ELECTION OFFICIALS,
AND HAS SUPPORT FROM DISABILITY
RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ADVOCATES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NO WITNESSES. IT'S JUST ME. OKAY
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE COMMITTEE
HEARING ROOM THAT LIKE TO
COMMENT ON THE BILL NAME
ORGANIZATION, IF ANY POSITION ON
THE BILL EITHER BEFORE OR
AGAINST SAYING NONE WILL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. I SEE
NO COMMENTS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? JUST I RESPECTFULLY ASK
WHERE I VOTE. THANK YOU. OKAY,
THIS BILL IS OUT ON A B ROLL
CALL WITH SOMEBODY. MEMBER DIXON
, NOT VOTING. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WELL NOW. HAVING DISPENSED
WITH, UM OUR CALENDAR ITEMS OF
ACTION TODAY WILL NOW TURN TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THIS IS ON
ANYTHING THAT WAS ON THE AGENDA
TODAY OR ON CONSENT. OR
SUSPENSE. SAYING NONE WILL BRING
IT BACK TO WHERE WE ARE HERE AND
I GUESS DONE UNLESS THERE ARE
ANY COMMENTS FROM MANY MEMBERS.
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
FIVE MINUTES TO ALLOW MEMBERS
WHO HAVE NOT YET PRESENTED
THEMSELVES TO HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. THE REST
OF US ARE FREE TO GO.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS JUST
CONFIRM THAT THE CONSENT IS OUT
ON AN A ROLL CALL.
WE WILL HOLD THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ANOTHER TWO MINUTES. WE'LL WAIT
OR. YOU HAVE A MEMBER WHO IS
CHAIRING ANOTHER COMMITTEE AND
I'VE GOT TO GET TO.
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.