OKAY GOOD
MORNING AND WELCOME. I'D LIKE TO
CONVENE THE FIRST BILL HEARING
OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS AND
TOURISM FOR THE 2023 24
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I'M
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. ACTUALLY, I
BELIEVE IT'S A SECOND HERE. IT'S
ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALL RIGHT. OUR
SECOND COMMITTEE. UH WE DO NOT
HAVE ALL OF OUR MEMBERS HERE
YET. SO I WILL TALK ABOUT. I'M
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SHARON
QUIRK-SILVA CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE. UH AS WELL, YOU CAN
SEE WE HAVE OUR VICE CHAIR HERE
, UM, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALLACE
BEFORE WE GET STARTED. THERE ARE
A FEW HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS THAT
WE'D LIKE TO COVER FOR THE
COMMITTEE'S HEARINGS A SESSION
WE WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTING IN
PERSON. TESTIMONY AND WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WHEN
THEY'RE THERE ARE BILLS BEING
PRESENTED IN COMMITTEE EACH WILL
HAVE A MAXIMUM OF TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND TO
PRIMARY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
, WITH THE LIMIT OF TWO MINUTES
PER WITNESS AFTER WE HAVE HEARD
FROM THE PRIMARY WITNESSES,
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ARE
HERE IN THE ROOM WILL BE GIVEN
AN OPPORTUNITY TO STATE THEIR
NAME. THEIR ORGANIZATION AND IF
THEY REPRESENT ANY OTHER, UM,
ADDITIONAL CLIENTS. IN A
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS WILL BE
RULED OUT OF ORDER, AND WITH
THAT WE ARE GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND START WITH HIGH C ONE OF THE
MEMBERS HERE SUDDENLY MEMBER
HANEY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HÌNH. SO WE ARE
GOING TO START WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY AS WE
DON'T SEE DR WEBBER HERE. IS SHE
HERE? AND WE'LL ALSO BE STARTING
Ó. AH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER,
DO YOU MIND WAITING AS HE JUST
GOT CALLED UP HERE, OKAY. AND WE
WILL ALSO BE STARTING AS OH, ALL
RIGHT. FAST SWITCH THERE THEN WE
WILL BE STARTING WITH FAIL. ITEM
ONE A. B 7 96 WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER ATHLETIC
TRAINERS. WELCOME
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. GOOD MORNING.
YOU WANT THEM RIGHT NOW? BEFORE
YOU PRESENT WILL GO AHEAD AND
START TAKE ROLL. AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. QUIRK-SILVA HERE.
WALLACE. PHªN FRIEDMAN. RIGHT
HERE. BLACKIE. HELENA. MOMENTS
FULL AND SHOW. OKAY. REMEMBER
WEBER. GOOD MORNING HERE IN. 87
96. I DON'T THINK THAT'S. GOOD
MORNING. BETTER OKAY? GOOD
MORNING, KAREN MEMBERS. I'M HERE
TO PRESENT A B 796 1ST. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THE VERY THOROUGH
ANALYSIS. A B 796 WOULD CREATE
THE ATHLETIC TRAINER LICENSING
COMMITTEE WITHIN THE
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY BOARD AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
AFFAIRS TO EXERCISE LICENSING
REGULATORY DISCIPLINARY
FUNCTIONS RELATING TO ATHLETIC
TRAINERS. THIS BILL WOULD ALSO
PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM
PRACTICING AS AN ATHLETIC
TRAINER OR USING CERTAIN TITLES
OR TERMS WITHOUT BEING LICENSED
BY THE BOARD. IT WOULD ALSO
DEFINE THE PRACTICE OF ATHLETIC
TRAINING. SPECIFY REQUIREMENTS
FOR LICENSURE AS AN ATHLETIC
TRAINER. AND WOULD REQUIRE A
LICENSE LICENSE ATHLETIC TRAINER
TO PRACTICE ONLY UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN OR
SURGEON. ATHLETIC TRAINERS ARE
EDUCATED AND TRAINED TO
SPECIALIZE IN THE PREVENTION
ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION OF
EMERGENCY ACUTE AND CHRONIC
ISSUES SUCH AS CONCUSSIONS, HEAT
ILLNESSES AND SUDDEN CARDIAC
ARREST. THE AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE
A. M, A. RECOGNIZES ATHLETIC
TRAINERS AS AN ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONAL AND ARE CLASSIFIED
AS SUCH BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH. HUMAN SERVICES. THEY ARE
ALSO ASSIGNED A NATIONAL
PROVIDER. IDENTIFY OUR NUMBER
ALSO KNOWN AS N P. I. JUST LIKE
EVERY OTHER HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS, INAL LIKE MYSELF. I
HAVE AN MP I NUMBER. I SEE THE
IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS
AS THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF
THE HEALTH CARE TEAM FOR OUR
ATHLETES. IN FACT, WE HAVE ALL
RECENTLY WITNESSED THE
IMPORTANCE OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS
. A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE WATCHED
THE ATHLETIC TRAINER DENNY
KILLINGTON, SAVE THE LIFE OF
DAMAR HAMILTON AND AFTER HE
COLLAPSED ON THE FIELD DURING
THE NFL GAME. IN FACT, ATHLETIC
TRAINERS ARE SO IMPORTANT. THAT
EVERY STATE IN THE US INCLUDING
WASHINGTON, D. C. HAS REGULATORY
RECOGNITION OF THEIR PROFESSION.
EXCEPT CALIFORNIA. ATHLETIC
TRAINERS ARE SO IMPORTANT, THE
46 STATES HAVE LICENSOR FOR
ATHLETIC TRAINERS. HAWAII
REQUIRES REGISTRATION AND NEW
YORK AND SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE A
CERTIFICATION AND TITLE
PROTECTION MODEL. AND THEN
THERE'S CALIFORNIA. AS A
PHYSICIAN MYSELF. WHO WENT
THROUGH A VERY RIGOROUS PROCESS
FOR LICENSING IN THIS STATE. I
KNOW THAT LICENSING ATHLETIC
TRAINERS WILL ENSURE THE SAFETY
OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AND
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES. BUT IT'S
NOT JUST ABOUT HEALTH AND
SAFETY. IT'S ALSO A SOCIAL
JUSTICE ISSUE. THE ATHLETIC
TRAINING LOCATIONS AND SERVICES,
ALSO KNOWN AS ATLAS PROJECT. HAS
CREATED A REAL TIME DATABASE OF
ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES IN
SECONDARY SCHOOLS. LET'S REVIEW
SOME OF THEIR DATA OF C I F
SCHOOL EMPLOYMENT OF ATHLETIC
TRAINERS. IN SAN FRANCISCO 79%
OF THEIR ATHLETIC TRAINERS. THEY
HAVE 79% OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS
THAT ARE CERTIFIED IN OAKLAND.
ZERO. SAN DIEGO, MY HOMETOWN.
63% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE
ATHLETIC TRAINERS THAT ARE
EDUCATED. TWO HOURS NORTH IN LOS
ANGELES. 4.8. SACRAMENTO SAN
JOAQUIN VALLEY. 16% IN OUR C I F
SCHOOLS OVERALL 63% HAVE NO
ATHLETIC TRAINERS. AS A PARENT
OF TWO ATHLETES MYSELF. I WANT
TO ENSURE THAT IF MY CHILD IS
INJURED, THE PERSON CARING FOR
HIM, IT'S EDUCATED IN THE PROPER
TECHNIQUES TO MINIMIZE INJURY.
AND REQUIRED TO WORK WITH
PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS ON FOLLOW UP CARE.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY 138
INDIVIDUALS BEING PAID TO ACT AS
ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN HIGH SCHOOL
SPORTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE
UNQUALIFIED. THEY INCLUDE
CHIROPRACTORS, PEOPLE WERE
SUSPENDED LICENSES FROM OTHER
STATES. A STUDENT ATHLETIC
TRAINER WHO DID NOT PASS THE
EXAM NOR COMPLETE THE PROGRAM.
THIS PRACTICE OF EMPLOYING
UNTRAINED AND UNQUALIFIED
ATHLETIC TRAINERS PUTS OUR
STUDENT ATHLETES AT RISK. WE
NEED TO ESTABLISH LICENSURE IN
CALIFORNIA NOW. SO WE CAN
PROTECT OUR STUDENT ATHLETES.
AND THIS BILL IS ABOUT KEEPING
OUR STUDENT AND PROTECT
PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES SAFE.
LICENSURE PROTECTS THE
PROFESSION AND OUR ATHLETES.
WITH ME TODAY I HAVE KELSEY
STRINGER, FOUNDER OF THE KOREY
STRINGER INSTITUTE, AND DR
ROBERT NEED HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN
FOR THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. WE'RE JUST
GOING TO PAUSE AND ESTABLISH A
QUORUM HERE. LIKE PHONE. HERE.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
MADAM CHAIR. ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. AGAIN I AM KELSEY
STRINGER. I AM THE WIFE. A
FORMER ALL PRO MINNESOTA VIKING
OFFENSIVE LINE, OR STRINGER. AND
ALSO AN ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED
SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS.
I AM HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF A B 7 96. WHICH WOULD
LICENSE ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. TRAGICALLY.
MY HUSBAND PASSED AWAY DUE TO
COMPLICATIONS OF A HEAT STROKE
IN AUGUST OF 2001. WHILE THAT
TRAINING CAMP WITHOUT THE PROPER
MEDICAL CARE AND SUPERVISION OF
AN ATHLETIC TRAINER. THIS
INCIDENT SPARKED MY LIFELONG
MISSION TO ENSURE THAT PROPER
MEDICAL CARE IS ALWAYS
ACCESSIBLE TO ALL ATHLETES. BY
DOING THIS IN 2010. I FOUND IT
ALONG WITH OTHER PARTNERS,
INCLUDING THE NFL AND GATORADE,
THE KOREY STRINGER INSTITUTE.
THE COREY STRINGER INSTITUTE
SERVES THE NEEDS OF ATHLETES AT
ALL LEVELS. YOUTH HIGH SCHOOL,
COLLEGE PROFESSIONAL AND
RECREATIONAL SPORTS. THE TEAM UP
FOR SPORTS SAFETY INITIATIVE,
WHICH IS LED BY THE COREY
STRINGER INSTITUTE WAS
ESTABLISHED TO DRIVE CHANGES AND
ADOPTION OF POLICIES PROVEN TO
REDUCE CATASTROPHIC SPORTS
INJURY IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
LEVEL. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL,
THE CORY STRINGER INSTITUTE AND
THE TEST TUFTS INITIATIVE. WE
TRAVEL STATE TO STATE TO MEET
WITH LEGISLATORS TO FACILITATE
ADOPTION OF BEST PRACTICES
NATIONWIDE. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH
IN 2017, OUR ORGANIZATION
PERFORMED A STUDY OF STATE LEVEL
IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED
BEST PRACTICES FOR PREVENTING
AND MANAGING THE LEADING CAUSES
OF SUDDEN DEATH IN SPORTS AND
SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETICS. THE
STUDY. WHICH DETAILS THE RESULTS
WAS PUBLISHED IN THE ORTHOPEDIC
JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. THE
STUDY RANKED EACH STATE IN TERMS
OF ADOPTION OF EVIDENCE BASED
BEST PRACTICES. AND AS DR WEBBER
SAID IN CALIFORNIA, WAS RANKED
LAST YES. LAST. CALIFORNIA'S
LACK OF LICENSED SHIRT OF
ATHLETIC TRAINERS, THE ONLY
STATE IN OUR NATION TO NOT
LICENSE AND REGULATE ATHLETIC
TRAINERS WAS ONE OF THE FACTORS
THAT EARNED THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THE ABYSMALLY LOW
SCORE OF 30 OUT OF 100. ESTEEMED
COMMITTEE MEMBERS I WOULD LIKE
TO PERSONALLY AND SPECIFICALLY
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. WE ALL HAVE CHILDREN. AND
IF WE DON'T GRANDCHILDREN,
NIECES, NEPHEWS, WE ALL LIKE TO
SUPPORT THEM IN SPORTS, AND JUST
THE IDEA OF THEM NOT HAVING A
LICENSE CERTIFIED ATHLETIC
TRAINER BY THEIR SIDE. JUST
TODAY. YOUR HOME TEAM. THE
SACRAMENTO KINGS HAVE MADE IT TO
THE PLAYOFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 16 YEARS. MANY OF YOU WILL BE
CHEERING THEM ON, MAYBE
CRITICIZING OR RIDICULING THEM,
BUT JUST REMEMBER, BUT JUST
REMEMBER THAT THEY WERE YOUNG
ATHLETES TO AND THE IDEA OF NOT
HAVING A LICENSE CERTIFIED
ATHLETIC TRAINER ALONG THEIR
JOURNEY. THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE
MADE IT THIS FAR. ATHLETIC
LICENSED ATHLETIC TRAINERS
PROVIDE A LEVEL OF CARE AND
SERVICE. THAT POTENTIALLY CAN
PREVENT THEM FROM EVEN HAVING TO
EVEN SEE A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
SO WITH THAT, SAID A B 7 96 IS A
VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE AND ENSURING ATHLETES
RECEIVE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE
HAVING LICENSED ATHLETIC
TRAINERS ON THE SIDELINES WOULD
INCREASE THE LEVEL OF MEDICAL
CARE THAT THE ATHLETES ARE
ENTITLED TO HAVE AND COULD
PREVENT TRAGEDIES LIKE MY
HUSBAND'S FORM OCCURRING AGAIN.
SO AGAIN, I STRONGLY URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT A B 7 96, AND I'LL TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WITNESS. GOOD MORNING
, MADAM CHAIR AND ESTEEMED
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M DR
ROBERT NEED AND I'M HERE TODAY
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF A B 796,
WHICH WOULD LICENSE ATHLETIC
TRAINERS. HAVE A PRACTICING
SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN IN SAN
FRANCISCO AND HAVE BEEN A TEAM
PHYSICIAN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL,
COLLEGIATE AND INTERNATIONAL
OLYMPIC LEVEL AND HAS STATED I'M
THE CURRENT HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN
FOR THE NBA. GOLDEN STATE
WARRIORS. AND I WILL SEE YOU ALL
BACK HERE ON SATURDAY. I'M ALSO
A LONG SERVING MEMBER OF THE CF
SPORTS MEDICINE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE. I WORKED CLOSELY WITH
ATHLETIC TRAINERS AND ALL OF
THESE SETTINGS, AND THEY ARE AN
INTEGRAL PART OF EVERY MEDICAL
TEAM. I AM A MEMBER OF COUNTLESS
EXPERIENCES THAT EVERY LEVEL OF
SPORT IN WHICH AN ATHLETIC
TRAINER WAS THE INITIAL POINT OF
CONTACT FOR INJURIES, BIG AND
SMALL FOR MEDICAL ILLNESSES AND
FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING
. THEY ARE USUALLY THE PERSON
THE ATHLETES TRUST THE MOST.
THEY ARE THE FIRST POINT OF
CONTACT THAT THEY GO TO WITH
JUST ABOUT EVERY CONCERN. AND
THEY ARE USUALLY THE BEST,
SOMETIMES THE ONLY PERSON ON
SITE WHOSE PRIMARY
RESPONSIBILITY IS ATHLETES
SAFETY. MY OWN DAUGHTER SUFFERED
A SIGNIFICANT CONCUSSION PLAYING
HIGH SCHOOL SPORT. AND IT WAS
THE SCHOOL ATHLETIC TRAINER WHO
RECOGNIZED IT INAPPROPRIATELY
HELD HER OUT OF PLAY. PREVENTING
POSSIBLE FURTHER INJURY. INDEED,
ATHLETIC TRAINERS OR PERHAPS THE
MOST DIRECT AND IMPACTFUL WAY WE
CAN ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF OUR ATHLETES, ESPECIALLY AT
THE YOUTH. AND HIGH SCHOOL
LEVEL. TO DO SO, HOWEVER, WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO TRUST THEIR
EXPERTISE, TRAINING AND
INTEGRITY. THIS IS WHY I FIND IT
NONSENSICAL THAT 49 STATES AND
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PROVIDE
LICENSURE AND OVERSIGHT FOR
ATHLETIC TRAINERS. CALIFORNIA
UNIQUELY DOES NOT AND EVERY
OTHER STATE THE ATHLETIC
TRAINING PROFESSION IS
STATUTORILY OUTLINED EDUCATION
AND TRAINING STANDARDS. A
DEFINED SCOPE OF PRACTICE AND
OVERSIGHT BOARD AND A FORMAL
ADJUDICATION PROCESS. FOR GOOD
REASON. CALIFORNIA REQUIRES
LICENSOR FOR EVERY OTHER ALLIED
HEALTH PROFESSION. WHY NOT?
ATHLETIC TRAINERS? LICENSURE OF
ATHLETIC TRAINERS IS LONG
OVERDUE. FOR THE SAFETY OF
CALIFORNIA'S ATHLETES,
ESPECIALLY THOSE PLAYING HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS. URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION WITH
YOUR I VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
CONSIDERATION, AND I WELCOME ANY
QUESTIONS. UH BEFORE WE GO TO
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT, LET'S SEE
IF ANY OF THE MEMBERS HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS FOR OUR WITNESSES. SEE
NONE IF YOU. MY APOLOGIES FOR
JUMPING IN LATE JUST FOR MY
CLARIFICATIONS SAKE. THIS BILL
DOES NOT INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
ATHLETIC TRAINERS THAT WILL BE
PROVIDING. SUPPORT TO JUST AN
ATHLETE OR JUST ATHLETES IN
GENERAL. CORRECT. IT'S MORE SO
CERTIFICATION OF THE INDUSTRY.
IT IS A CERTIFICATION LICENSURE,
WHICH WE DON'T HAVE RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT WITH THAT IF
YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL,
PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE.
GOOD MORNING, MR MORTON WITH
STONE ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ORTHOPEDIC
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. I WOULD
CORDANI REPRESENTING THE LOS
ANGELES RAMS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR. HI MY
NAME IS CAREER GROWTH. CONGA
PLAY FOR LIMITS, NATIONAL LITTLE
WIG, AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL. MY
NAME IS DR CHI KUGLER,
CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC TRAINERS
ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. THANK
YOU, DR WEBBER. I'M IN SUPPORT
OF A B 7 96. DR TOM ABNER,
RETIRED ATHLETIC TRAINER OF THE
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS IN SAN
DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL AND THANK
EVERYONE. GINA VIVIANO, MANAGER
OF ATHLETIC TRAINERS AT UCSF
SPORTS MEDICINE, AND I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. RONALD CHETTY,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE C I F
AND SUPPORT. CHEN. NATIONALIST
SPORTS PERFORMANCE CORONATED AT
JUDGMENT, HIGH SCHOOL,
SACRAMENTO AND STRONG SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. MY NAME IS SUSIE
GODDESS. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF
REGION THREE, WHICH IS A CENTRAL
VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AND I AM
SUPPORTED THIS BILL. MY NAME IS
LOGAN HEDY. CURRENT STUDENTS OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC'S
MASTERS AND ATHLETIC TRAINING
PROGRAM, AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THEN BISHOP FROM THE
EUROPEAN PLAYER TRAINING PROGRAM
AS WELL AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
MY NAME IS RJ VALDERRAMA. I'M
ALSO A STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF PACIFIC MASTERS AND ATHLETIC
TRAINING AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. MY NAME IS JUSTINE LEE. I
AM IN CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER
FROM OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. GOOD MORNING
. MY NAME IS CAMILLE LU. I'M AN
ATHLETIC TRAINER AT UCSF AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. MISS KRYSTAL
NUNEZ, MASTERS OF ATHLETIC
TRAINING STUDENT AND YOUR P AND
I SUPPORT THIS BILL. GOOD
MORNING SILVIO FOR ARE IN THE
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. EMILY
LU. I'M HIS MASTER STUDENT AT
UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC. THANK
YOU. AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
HI. MY NAME IS BERNIE KAMAL. I'M
A MASTER STUDENT AT, UM BECAUSE
IF THE UNIVERSITY AND I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. HELLO MY NAME IS
ALEXANDRA LOMELI. I'M A STUDENT
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC AND
I SUPPORT THIS BILL. JEFF NEALE
, REPRESENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, ALSO IN
SUPPORT. HELLO I'M PEYTON
RUSSELL AND I'M A STUDENT AT
UNIVERSITY PACIFIC AND I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME
IS PETE YOUNG MAN. FORMERLY WITH
THE SACRAMENTO KINGS FOR 25
YEARS CURRENTLY WORKING FOR THE
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION.
AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL. MY NAME
IS ALEJANDRO KOBO STUDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. HI. I'M
JONATHAN MARINO. I'M A STUDENT
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
PACIFIC. AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. GOOD MORNING. MANNY ROMERO
, FORMER ATHLETIC TRAINER FOR
THE SACRAMENTO KINGS, CURRENTLY
THE CLINICAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC
MASTERS OF ATHLETIC TRAINING
PROGRAM. I'VE VEHEMENTLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. TK CASTOR ON THE
ATHLETIC TRAINING PROGRAM
DIRECTOR AT UNIVERSITY OF
PACIFIC AND I'D BE A MENTALLY
ALSO SUPPORT THIS BILL. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS TINA TUBS
AND THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
STUDENT ATHLETE HEALTH, WELLNESS
AND PERFORMANCE AT SACRAMENTO
STATE UNIVERSITY. I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. HI MY NAME IS CAITLIN LONG
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER AT
SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY. AND
I SUPPORT THIS BILL. GOOD
MORNING. MY NAME IS ANTHONY
GOING LIKE YOU SHOULDN'T
SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY
TOÀN. GOOD MORNING, MATT DAVEY,
HEAD OFF WITH A TRAINER AT
SACRAMENTO STATE AND LIKE T, K,
AND MANY VEHEMENTLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.
I'M SARAH GLOBAL, THE CHAIR OF
THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMMITTEE
FOR THE CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC
TRAINERS ASSOCIATION, AND I'M,
THE ATHLETIC TRAINER AT JUSTIN
SIENNA HIGH SCHOOL IN NAPA,
CALIFORNIA AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. MORNING I'M
LISA BARNUM. I'M AN ATHLETIC
TRAINER AT UC DAVIS AND
REPRESENT UC DAVIS SPORTS
MEDICINE AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU ANY OTHERS IN
SUPPORT? WITH THAT WILL TURN IT
TO OPPOSITION AND. DO WE HAVE
ANYBODY DOING TESTIMONY ON
OPPOSITION? RIGHT? YOU YOU CAN
COME TO THE TABLE HERE. THANK
YOU.
IS THIS ONE ON? OKAY MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY BEFORE YOU TODAY I'M
CHRIS READ A DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL
THERAPY AND CERTIFIED ATHLETIC
TRAINER AND THE CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL THERAPY
ASSOCIATIONS GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE REPRESENTING OVER
10,000 MEMBERS OF STATEWIDE I
RISE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO A
B 796. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
WORK DONE THUS FAR BY THE
PROPONENTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO MORE
CLEARLY DEFINE THE PRACTICE
VASCULAR TRAINING. FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN 20 YEARS. WE HAVE A BILL
THAT ACTUALLY INCLUDES THE WORD
ATHLETE IN IT. HOWEVER, WE
CONTINUE TO HAVE SEVERAL
CONCERNS. PROPONENTS ARGUE THIS
BILL WILL HELP PROTECT YOUNG
ATHLETES PARTICIPATE IN HIGH
SCHOOL AND CLUB SPORTS. WE AGREE
THAT HAVING ATHLETIC TRAINERS ON
THE SIDELINES DURING GAMES AND
PRACTICES WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO
OUR YOUNG ATHLETES, BUT THIS
BILL DOES NOTHING TO CREATE
FUNDING FOR MORE OF THESE JOBS,
OR EVEN REQUIRE THE PRESENCE OF
AN ATHLETIC TRAINER DURING THE
SPORTING EVENTS. PROPONENTS
CLAIM THIS BILL IS NECESSARY TO
STOP BAD ACTORS FROM RUNNING
AROUND THE STATE, CALLING
THEMSELVES ATHLETIC TRAINERS,
SOMETHING THAT WOULD EASILY BE
ADDRESSED BY THE TITLE
PROTECTION BILL. LIKE WHAT WAS
PASSED OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY
WITHOUT OPPOSITION IN 2020. THIS
BILL ALLOWS NOTHING TRAINER TO
WORK WITH AN ATHLETE DEFINED AS
ONE WHO IS ENGAGED IN SPORTS.
GAMES, RECREATION OR EXERCISE.
WELL, THIS DEFINITION IS BETTER
THAN PRIOR ATTEMPTS THAT DEFINE
PHYSICAL THAT ATTEMPTS TO DEFINE
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REMAINS OVERLY
BROAD, ALLOWING THE TRAINING TO
WORK WITH A WIDE SWATH OF
POPULATION WHO MAY OR MAY NOT
HAVE UNDERLYING MEDICAL
CONDITIONS UNKNOWN TO THE
ATHLETIC TRAINER. THIS IS
INCONSISTENT WITH THE EDUCATION
TRAINING CATHOLIC TRAINER WHO IS
TRAINED TO WORK WITH ATHLETES
THAT HAVE UNDERGONE PRE
PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMS.
THIS BILL REQUIRES AN ATHLETIC
TRAINER TO BE SUPERVISED BY A
PHYSICIAN OR SURGEON WHO NEED
NOT BE PRESENT AND WHO MAY
SUPERVISE BETWEEN ONE AND
INFINITY ATHLETIC TRAINERS SO
LONG AS THEY HAVE AN UNDEFINED
PRACTICE AGREEMENT IN PLACE. CAN
WE REALLY EXPECT A PHYSICIAN
WHO'S ALREADY BUSY WITH PATIENT
CARE TO APPROPRIATELY SUPERVISED
20 5100, OR MORE ATHLETIC
TRAINERS? KNOWING THE ELEMENTS
THAT NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE
PRICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN
ATHLETIC TRAINER AND THE
POSITION AND THE PHYSICIAN OR
SURGEON WOULD HELP ANSWER THAT
QUESTION. OF FURTHER CONCERN.
THE PHYSICIAN OR SURGEON,
OVERSEES THE ACTIVITIES OF AND
ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE
MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY
NAFTA TRAINER THIS MAKES IT
ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THE BILL
SEEKS TO CREATE A NEW PHYSICIAN
EXTENDER MODEL TO DELIVER
MEDICAL SERVICES AS OPPOSED TO
THE OVERSIGHT OF ATHLETIC
TRAINING SERVICES. FINALLY WE DO
NOT BELIEVE, PLACING ETHNIC
TRAINING LICENSING COMMITTEE
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IS THE
APPROPRIATE SPOT. IT SEEMS A
MORE APPROPRIATE PLACEMENT WOULD
BE UNDER THE MEDICAL BOARD OF
CALIFORNIA DUE TO THE
SUPERVISORY ROLE OF PHYSICIANS
AND SURGEONS OVER ATHLETIC
TRAINERS. WE WELCOME FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR
AND PROPONENTS OF THE BILL
WITHOUT FURTHER REFINEMENT IN
THESE AREAS. WE HAVE NO CHOICE
BUT TO ASK YOU TO VOTE NO ON A B
796. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS PAT WHELAN
ELLISON WILSON ADVOCACY HERE ON
BEHALF OF UNITED NURSES
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA UNION
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS QUÊ
HCPS 32,000 MEMBERS, NOT JUST
NURSES. WE HAVE OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST, NURSE PRACTITIONERS,
FISH AND ASSISTANCE WERE ALL
OPPOSED TO THIS BILL. WITH ALL
RESPECT TO THE AUTHOR AND THE
TERRIBLE SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES
SHE RAISED A BILL THAT WOULD
MANDATE ATHLETIC TRAINING IN ALL
SCHOOLS. ALL K 12 SCHOOLS BE A
GREAT BILL WOULD GET A LOT OF
SUPPORT. I THINK, UNFORTUNATELY
, THIS BILL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING
LIKE THAT. UM, WHILE THE WHILE
THE BILL DOES MENTION ATHLETE,
AS MY COLLEAGUE MENTIONED, IT
DEFINES IT SO BROADLY THAT AN
ATHLETIC TRAINER WOULD BE
ALLOWED TO TEACH TO TREAT
ANYBODY WHO WAS A HUMAN BEING
WHO MOVES AH, SO IT'S WE'RE NOT
TALKING ABOUT TREATMENT ON THE
SPORTS FIELD OF AN INJURED
ATHLETE WHO'S ALREADY BEEN PRE
SCREENED BY A PHYSICIAN. THEY'RE
GOING TO BE TREATING ANYBODY AND
EVERYBODY HANGING UP THEIR OWN
SHINGLE. IT'S INTERESTING THAT
HERE WE ARE IN THE COMMITTEE.
SUPPOSEDLY DEALING WITH SPORTS,
AND WE'RE HAVING A BILL THAT
DOESN'T RESTRICT THE PRACTICE TO
SPORTS OR ATHLETES AT ALL. WHAT
WE RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. RIGHT
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHERS IN
OPPOSITION COMING UP TO THE
MICROPHONE? GOOD MORNING,
LINDSEY GOLD HORN WITH THE
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED, ESPECIALLY TO THE
PROVISION THAT PUT ATHLETIC
TRAINERS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
OPPOSITION. ALRIGHT BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AND HE
QUESTIONS FOR THE AUTHOR OR
WITNESSES. REMEMBER, FRIEDMAN HI
. UM THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE
DISCUSSION. I LEARNED A LOT
TODAY I LEARNED THAT THE KINGS
ARE. BASKETBALL TEAM. YOU KNOW,
I WASN'T SURE UNTIL I ASKED MY
COLLEAGUE NOT BECAUSE OF THE
KING'S JUST BECAUSE WE ONLY
WATCH SOCCER. OKAY UM SO, BUT I
LEARNED A LOT ABOUT ATHLETICS.
AND UM, YOU KNOW, I REALLY ONE
OF THE FUN THINGS ABOUT THIS JOB
IS GETTING TO LEARN ABOUT ALL OF
THESE DIFFERENT ISSUES. SO MY
QUESTION IS I'VE DONE, YOU KNOW,
CERTAINLY PUT A LOT OF TRUST IN
THE NURSES AND IN YOU KNOW THEIR
PERSPECTIVES ON THESE ISSUES AS
WELL. AND I'M WONDERING IF THE
AUTHOR WOULD COMMIT TO
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE
OPPOSITION TO TRY TO ADDRESS
THEIR CONCERNS AS THE BILL MOVES
FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT. AND YES, WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION AND
CONTINUE TO COMMIT TO WORKING
WITH THE OPPOSITION. OKAY, SO
I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTING THE BILL
TODAY. I WANT TO SEE THE
DISCUSSION CONTINUES. CLEARLY
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S ABOUT
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO PEOPLE IN
THE SPORTS WORLD IN THE MEDICAL
WORLD, AND THERE CERTAINLY SEEMS
TO BE A NEED. THAT'S UNMET RIGHT
NOW. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE
DISCUSSIONS CAN CONTINUE WITH
THE OPPOSITION AND, YOU KNOW,
HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND COMMON
GROUND AS THE BILL MOVES
FORWARD. THANKS SO MUCH. ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THE MEMBER OF VALENCIA
. THANK YOU REALLY APPRECIATE
THE DIALOGUE AND THEN ALSO THE
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AS A
FORMER COLLEGE ATHLETE MYSELF,
UM AT THE JUNIOR COLLEGE LEVEL
OF DIVISION ONE LEVEL AS WELL.
I'VE HEARD THIS TOPIC FLOODED
AROUND FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, NOT
ONLY AS A AS A FORMER INDIVIDUAL
WHO WAS A BENEFACTOR OF ATHLETIC
TRAINING AND THEN ALSO NOW AS A
POLICY MAKER, SO ALSO TWO WOULD
LIKE TO SEE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
MOVE FORWARD AND WE'LL BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL BECAUSE I
THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND
ATHLETICS GO HAND IN HAND WITH
OUR SOCIETY AND IN MY OPINION,
SO I WANT TO SEE A CONTINUATION
OF A PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION AND
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS BOMB
BEFORE IT AS WELL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE EMOTION. MOVE
THE MOTION AND A SECOND WHAT'S
THAT? MOTION AND A SECOND BY MR
FONG AND ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS AS A CHAIR. I TO, UH
HAVE LIKE TO HEAR THE ROBUST
CONVERSATION. I DO SUPPORT THE
BILL, BUT OF COURSE IN COURAGE
AND CONTINUE WORK WITH NOT ONLY
THE NURSES, BUT, UM, ALSO
OPPOSITION. THIS BILL HAS HAD A
PAST AS WE KNOW SOME OF OUR
BILLS HERE. NEVER QUITE, UH
LEAVE AND THERE'S ALWAYS ROOM
FOR REFINING THIS WORK IN
STRENGTHENING AND FOCUSING THE
BILL, BUT THIS BILL HAS A DO
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS. UH,
AND WITH THAT, UM UH, MADAM
SECRETARY, IF YOU'D LIKE TO CALL
THE ROLE, I'M SORRY. I FORGOT TO
ASK YOU TO MAKE CLOSING REMARKS
. WELL, THANK YOU. UM THANK YOU
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING US
TO PRESENT THIS BILL TODAY. UM,
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THE OPPOSITION, BUT WE ALSO
RECOGNIZE THAT, UM THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
IN CALIFORNIA. UM THE OPPONENT'S
MENTIONED IN THEIR OPPOSITION
LETTER THAT VARIOUS LEGISLATORS
FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS HAVE BEEN
TRYING TO GET THIS DONE FOR OUR
STUDENTS. BUT THERE'S A BUTTON
BLOCKAGE EVERY WAY. 15 TIMES
BILLS HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN
MANY DIFFERENT FORMS TO CREATE
LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION FOR
ATHLETIC TRAINERS. AND 15 TIMES.
THIS STATE HAS FAILED TO SECURE
THE SAFETY OF OUR MOST
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS. OUR
YOUTH. EVERY OTHER STATE IN THIS
NATION HAS DECLARED THAT THERE
IS NO SCOPE OF PRACTICE ISSUE.
YET FOR SOME REASON, WE LOVE TO
CLING TO THAT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. EVERY OTHER STATE
HAS DECLARED THAT THE LIVES THE
SAFETY AND THE WELL BEING OF
THEIR STUDENT ATHLETES IS
IMPORTANT ENOUGH. TO MAKE SURE
THAT THOSE WHO ARE TRAINING THEM
ARE PROPERLY TRAINED, VETTED.
AND LICENSED. BUT NOT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. IN THE OPPOSITION
LETTER. THEY SAY THERE IS A LACK
OF NECESSITY BECAUSE QUOTE NO
CURRENT CRISIS EXISTS IN
CALIFORNIA. YES SEE, A TA HAS
HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES OF
HARM WITH 46 IN THE PAST 10
MONTHS ALONE, INCLUDING THREE
FELONY SEXUAL ABUSE CHARGES
AGAINST MINORS BY PEOPLE POSING
OR HIRED AS ATHLETIC TRAINERS.
AND SOME OF YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR
WITH THE SITUATION AT DELL HOPE
THAT AT DEL ORO THIS PAST
SEPTEMBER STUDENT FOOTBALL
PLAYER COLLAPSED DURING PRACTICE
BECAUSE HE WAS FORCED TO
PRACTICE AND 115 DEGREES. THE
QUOTE TRAINER ON SITE WAS NOT
CERTIFIED. IT WAS NOT A
CERTIFIED ATHLETIC TRAINER. HE
WAS AN EMPTY WITH AN EXPIRED
LICENSE. PARENTS SHOULD BE ABLE
TO TRUST THAT THE ATHLETIC
TRAINERS ARE ACTUALLY TRAINED TO
BE WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE. AND I
WILL CONCLUDE WITH THE RESULTS
FROM THE KOREY STRINGER
INSTITUTE. IT WAS STATED THAT
LOOKED INTO EVERY STATE WHO HAS
THE BEST POLICIES AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICES AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
SAFETY. AND IT STATED THEY
RANKED EVERY STATE INCLUDING
WASHINGTON, D C AND I BRING THIS
UP BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF TALK
LATELY ABOUT US AGAINST OTHER
STATES. UM. AND THE STATE THAT
RANKED NUMBER ONE THAT SCORED
THE HIGHEST WAS FLORIDA. WITH
83. WE HERE IN CALIFORNIA. OF
COURSE, 51 OUT OF 51. A WHOPPING
WITH 30. 0.3 EIGHT SOMETHING
FAILING. FAILING. OUR YOUTH.
MEMBERS. I ASK THAT WE FINALLY
JOINED THE OTHER 49 STATES AND
WASHINGTON, D C AND DECLARING
THAT OUR STUDENT ATHLETE LIVES
ARE WORTH PROTECTING. AND WE CAN
FIRST DO THAT BY CREATING A
LICENSOR FOR ATHLETIC TRAINERS.
AND FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU WITH
THAT WILL CALL THE ROLL. IT'S
OVER. AYE. WALLET. PHªN BYE.
BRADMAN. BLACKIE. SYLVIA. THAT
BILL LOOKS LIKE IT'S OUT AND. HE
WILL HOLD DIFFICULT FOR ALL OPEN
FOR MR LUCKY. ALL RIGHT NEXT TO
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT
WILL BE GOING TO FILE ON THEM TO
A B 11 36 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HANEY. STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS PENSION FUND.
WE'VE GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND.
OKAY?
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANEY.
THANK YOU AND GOOD MORNING CHAIR
QUIRK-SILVA, VICE CHAIR WALLACE
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M HERE
TO PRESENT A B 11 36, THE MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS PENSION BILL. THIS
BILL IS NECESSARY FOR OUR STATE
TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED BENEFITS
AND PROTECTION TO ATHLETES IN
THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND
PHYSICALLY DEMANDING SPORT OF
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. MAYBE 11 36
WILL ENSURE THAT LICENSE.
PROFESSIONAL MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
FIGHTERS HAVE ACCESS TO A
PENSION FUND. THIS PENSION FUND
COMES AT NO COST TO TAXPAYERS
AND WOULD BE FINANCED THROUGH
TICKET SALES, THE SALES OF
SPORTS PARAPHERNALIA AND
SOUVENIRS. THIS WOULD EXPAND ON
CURRENT EXISTING LAW THAT HAS
ENABLED LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
BOXERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO A
PENSION FUND. LICENSED
PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHTERS
CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A PENSION
FUND. ALTHOUGH BOXERS IN
CALIFORNIA DO MAYBE 11 36 WOULD
MAKE M M A FIGHTERS AT 50 YEARS
OLD, ELIGIBLE TO AUTOMATICALLY
RECEIVE A PENSION. IT WOULD BE
FINANCED THROUGH THAT TICKET
SALES, SPORTS FEELING THEIR
PARAPHERNALIA AND SOUVENIRS AND
SPECIFICALLY FOR EVERY TICKET
SOLD. $1 WOULD GO TOWARDS THE
MM, A FIGHTER'S PENSION FUND.
MM. A FIGHTERS WOULD BECOME
VESTED BETWEEN 12 AND 14 FIGHTS
, WHICH IS AROUND 39 SCHEDULED
ROUNDS AT COMMISSION REGULATED.
MM A EVENTS. ONE THING THAT YOU
ALL MAY BE AWARE OF IS THAT
CALIFORNIA IS THE BIGGEST STATE
IN THE COUNTRY FOR M M A
FIGHTERS IN MMA EVENTS. WE HAVE
THE MOST FIGHTS AND THE MOST
FIGHTERS AND THIS IS A SPORT
THAT WE REGULATE THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC COMMISSION.
WE AUTHORIZED THESE EVENTS. WE
ENSURE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF
THESE FIGHTERS AT THESE EVENTS,
AND WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO
THEM. AS THE REGULATORS OF THIS
SPORT TO ALLOW THEM TO BE
HEALTHY AND RETIRE WITH DIGNITY.
WHEN THEY'RE DONE FIGHTING WITH
ME HERE TODAY ARE SOME VERY
SPECIAL GUESTS IN SUPPORT OF A B
11 36. WE HAVE MR HERB DEAN AND
MR CESAR GRACIE, WHO ARE
RENOWNED PROFESSIONALS AND
INTERNATIONALLY EXPERT
RECOGNIZED EXPERTS IN THE SPORT
OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. THEY
DEVOTED THEIR CAREER AND THEIR
LIVES TO THE SPORT FOR SEVERAL
DECADES, AND WE ALSO HAVE THE
BILL SPONSORS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ATHLETIC COMMISSION
CHAIR PETER V. EGAS. AND ANDY
FOSTER FROM THE COMMISSION'S
EXECUTIVE WHO IS THE
COMMISSION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
, AND KEN SWENSON, THE
COMMISSION'S GENERAL COUNSEL.
THEY ARE AVAILABLE AS SUBJECT
MATTER. EXPERTS ON THE BILL. I
FIRST WANT TO, UH, TURN IT OVER
TO MR DEAN, WHO IS ONE OF THE
MOST RENOWNED REFEREES IN THIS
SPORT IN THE WORLD. AND WE'RE
VERY GRATEFUL TO HAVE HIM HERE
IN HIS EXPERTISE ON THIS BILL,
MR DEAN. THANK YOU. UM FIRST OF
ALL, I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE
TALKING TO YOU, UM. I'VE BEEN
INVOLVED IN, UM, MIXED MARTIAL
ARTS AS A REFEREE FOR 25 YEARS.
I BEEN INVOLVED IN MARTIAL ARTS
ALL MY LIFE I'VE HAD THE FORTUNE
TO BE ABLE TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD ON A CONTINUAL BASIS.
REFEREE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS AND
THAT IS BECAUSE I'M FROM
CALIFORNIA. BY THE TIME I
STARTED REFEREEING IN THE UFC
HAD ALREADY REFEREED MORE
MATCHES THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN THE
WORLD. WHO DOES THIS? AND SO I
WANTED TO EXPRESS TO THE FACT
THAT CALIFORNIA IS A LEADER. I
GUESS THERE'S THREE THINGS THAT
I REALLY WANTED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT. FIRST OF ALL, OF COURSE
I'M BIASED. I BELIEVE THAT MIXED
MARTIAL ARTS IS THE BEST SPORT
ON THIS EARTH, AND I THINK
THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT PROVE
IT. I THINK THAT, UH IT'S A NEW
SPORT AND THAT IT'S ALREADY
RIVALS ITS ONLY RIVAL OF SOCCER
IN THIS WORLD. AS FAR AS FOR
SPORTS THAT ARE WATCHED IT, UH,
DRAWS FROM ALL THE OTHER COMBAT
SPORTS, AND THAT'S THE OTHER
THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS
THAT COMBATS PARTS ARE ESSENTIAL
TO DEVELOPING WELL ROUNDED AND
WELL. ADJUSTED ADULTS. UM MANY
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUNG MEN GET
CAUGHT UP DEALING WITH FIGURING
OUT SAFETY IN THEIR WORLD AND
MIXED MARTIAL ART IS A BIG PART
OF THAT. AND IF THEY'RE AN IDEAL
TO FIGURE THAT OUT, THERE HAVE A
HARD TIME GOING ON TO FIGURE OUT
THE OTHER THINGS THAT THEY NEED
TO DO THE ENJOY LIFE AND WE SEE
THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T FIGURE IT
OUT AND WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE
TODAY. THE THIRD THING IS THE
REASON WHY I'M TALKING TO YOU IS
BECAUSE WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.
I'M YOUR EMPLOYEE. I'M YOUR
REPRESENTATIVE IN THE RING IN
THE CAGE AND I TAKE CARE OF
MAKING SURE THAT FIGHTS ARE FAIR
AND MAKE SURE THE ATHLETES DON'T
RECEIVE ANY UNNECESSARY INJURIES
. AND AS FAR AS HOW WE FEEL
ABOUT OUR JOB, MY JOB IS A
SACRED TRUST. BECAUSE UNLIKE
OTHER SPORTS, YOU KNOW, B. I
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MAYBE 12
TO 14 FIGHTS BEFORE FIGHTERS
BEST IT. THAT'S A BIG CAREER. SO
EACH TIME THESE GUYS GET IN THE
CAGE THEY? EACH FIGHT IS THE
MOST IMPORTANT FIGHT OF THEIR
CAREER, AND THEY'RE LAYING IT
ALL OUT THERE LIKE OTHER LIKE ON
, UNLIKE IN ANY OTHER SPORT,
VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN DO IT. SO
IT'S A SACRED TRUST TO LOOK
AFTER HIM. I KNOW MY PARTS, AND
THEN THERE'S YOU KNOW THE
POSITIONS WHO WE WORK WITH WHO
LOOK AFTER THEM MEDICALLY. BUT
THEN ARE ALSO IT'S OUR JOB TO
MAKE SURE WE LOOK AFTER THE
FIGHTERS FINANCIALLY AND THAT'S
ABOVE MY PAY GRADE. THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE TALKING TO YOU.
THAT'S YOUR PART. AND, UH SO I'M
JUST HERE TO ASK YOU TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL. I UH, WE HAVE A GOOD
THING HERE IN CALIFORNIA WHERE
THE LEADERS WE HAVE ANDY FOSTER
, WHO IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WHO'S PROBABLY AS A REGULATORY
LATER HAS BEEN THE BEST THING
THAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE SPORT.
WE HAVE PETER V. EGAS HERE WHO
WHEN HE'S AROUND ON HIS WATCH.
WE KNOW HE'S ASKING QUESTIONS.
WE KNOW HE'S LOOKING AT
EVERYTHING, AND HE'S LOOKING FOR
A WAY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER THAN
THEY WERE WHEN IT BEFORE HE GOT
HERE, AND, UH SO THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU NEXT
WITH WITNESS. GOOD MORNING TO
YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME
SPEAK HERE. MY NAME IS CESAR
GRACIE. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO HAVE STARTED THE SECOND
JUJITSU SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY.
AND THEIR VERY FIRST ONE HERE IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, HAVE ALSO
BEEN INVOLVED AS A TRAINER,
MANAGER AND OCCASIONAL
PARTICIPANT IN MIXED MARTIAL
ARTS SINCE THE INCEPTION IN THE
EARLY 19 NINETIES. DURING THE
COURSE OF EVENTS HAVE BEEN
CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERAL
M M A FIGHTERS. UNFORTUNATELY
MANY OF THEM A PRACTITIONERS WHO
HAVE GIVEN MOST OF THEIR ADULT
LIVES WORKING IN MMA PRICE
FIGHTING, MAKING FIGHT
ORGANIZATION, LOADS OF MONEY
HAVE REACHED THE END OF THEIR
CAREERS WITH ALMOST NOTHING TO
SHOW FOR IT. AS YOU ARE AWARE OF
THIS ISSUE BECAME SO PREVALENT
IN THE SPORT OF BOXING THAT
LEGISLATION WAS PASSED, ENSURING
THAT BOXERS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR A
PENSION UPON RETIREMENT. IT'S A
TRAVESTY THAT M. M A FIGHTERS
HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED BY
FOLLOWING TO A LOOPHOLE AWAITING
LEGISLATIVE REMEDY. I URGE THIS
LEGISLATURE TO FINALLY CLOSE
THIS LOOPHOLE IN THE LAW BY
PASSING BILL A B 11 36 THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE
WITH THAT? DO WE HAVE ANY
SUPPORT? AH IN SUPPORT OUT THERE
. WE HAVE SUPPORT. PLEASE COME
TO THE MICROPHONE. JUST YOUR
NAME AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. I'M
HERE WITH MY CHAIR. THE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ANDY
FOSTER. WE SUPPORT THE BILL.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT BRING IT BACK
. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY? WE, UH,
SPEAKING IN OPPOSITION?
TESTIMONY OR IN THE AUDIENCE. WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE ANY
CLOSING REMARKS? WELL AGAIN. I
WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
WANTED TO THANK MR VEGAS THAT
THE CHAIR AND THE CALIFORNIA
ATHLETIC COMMISSION. THIS IS
THEM DEMONSTRATING OUR
RESPONSIBILITY AS A STATE TO
MAKE SURE THAT THESE FOLKS WHO
PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE WHO
MAKE A LOT OF MONEY WHO
ENTERTAIN A LOT OF FANS MAKE A
LOT OF MONEY FOR OUR STATE AND
ENTERTAIN A LOT OF FANS. AH ARE
ABLE TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY WHEN
THEY'RE DONE WITH THIS SPORT.
AND I THINK THE COMMITTEE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
FAMILY MEMBER OF VALENCIA
QUESTION. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AS A FAN OF
THE SPORT. UM, NOT VERY SKILLED
IN IN M M A. I WAS A FORMER
FOOTBALL PLAYER, BUT I WISH I
WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY
APPRECIATE AGAIN. THIS BILL
COMING FORWARD QUESTION THAT I
HAVE, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION
SAKE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE,
OTHER PENSION. IT SOUNDS LIKE
IT'LL BE FUNDED THROUGH. TO AN
INCREASE TO AN INCREASED AND
INCREASED AMOUNT TO TICKET SALES
AND THINGS OF THAT SORT, BUT IN
TERMS OF ACTUALLY ADMINISTRATING
THE PENSION AND THE PENSION FUND
ITSELF, WHO IS GOING TO BE TAKEN
CARE OF THAT? MR BEHAVIOR THE
CHAIR OF OUR ATHLETIC MADAM
CHAIR. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN
COMMITTEE, THE COMMISSION WOULD
CONTRACT WITH AN INVESTMENT
SERVICES PROVIDER AND PENSION
PLAN ADMINISTRATOR. UM. AND UH,
BOTH CONTRACTORS WOULD BE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR RESPONDING TO
THE COMMISSION AND UNDER THE
SUPERVISION OF THE COMMISSION,
SO WE WOULD HIRE SOMEONE
OVERSEAS OVERSEE THEIR
PERFORMANCE. AND THEN WOULD THAT
COST BE INCURRED BY THE ATHLETIC
COMMISSION, OR WOULD IT BE
INCLUDED IN THE TICKET SALES
WOULD BE INCLUDED, AND THEN THE
PRO PROMOTERS WOULD BE THE
PROMOTERS WHO HOLD THE EVENTS
WOULD BE THE MAIN CONTRIBUTORS
TO THE PENSION FUND CAUSE TO THE
ATHLETIC COMMISSION.
ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECT. AWESOME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT
QUESTION, AND THAT ANSWER AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR ARRIVAL.
AND THANK YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
VALENCIA FOR THAT CLARIFICATION
, AND I ALSO THINK CLARIFYING
THAT, AS WAS MENTIONED, UH, IF I
HEARD IT CORRECTLY, THE BOXING
WORLD IT'S ALREADY INVESTED IN
THIS TYPE OF PENSION, SO IT
WOULD JUST ALLOW PARODY. AND
WITH THAT I DO SUPPORT THIS BILL
. IT IS A DO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. MADAM CHAIR.
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. THIS.
FRIEDMAN. BYE. MARQUIS.
VALENCIA. AND THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. CAN WE CALL A SUB?
ALRIGHT I THINK MAYBE WHAT WE'LL
DO IS ALL JUMP IN AND THEN
SOMEBODY VICE CHAIR. YOU'LL RUN
THE SHOW HERE. GOOD. YEAH. WE
CAN JUST PASS US SORRY.
YEAH.
MOVEMENT-O'DONNELL. ALL RIGHT.
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS A FILE
ITEM THREE. WE HAVE EMOTION
ALREADY. A B 13 82
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S QUIRK-SILVA.
UM, YOU ARE FREE TO BEGIN WHEN
READY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR. I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT
A B 13 82, WHICH REQUIRES THE
CALIFORNIA ARTS COUNCIL TO
CREATE AN INTER DEPARTMENTAL
ADVISORY GROUP TO SUPPORT STATE
DESIGNATED CULTURAL DISTRICTS.
SOME OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW
THERE ARE ACTUALLY 14 STATE
DESIGNATED CULTURAL DISTRICTS.
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE
STATE DESIGNATED CULTURAL
DISTRICT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED
IN 2015, WHICH ALLOWS
COMMUNITIES TO ENTER INTO A
COMPETITIVE APPLICATION SYSTEM
FOR CERTIFIED. DOES IT
DESIGNATION. SOME OF THOSE THAT
YOU MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WOULD
BE KOREATOWN IN LOS ANGELES. A
DIFFERENT DISTRICTS LIKE THIS.
THE BENEFITS TO STATE DESIGNATED
CULTURAL DISTRICTS INCLUDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND BRANDY
MATERIALS THAT INCREASE THE
VISIBILITY OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AND ARTISTS. THE ARTS COUNCIL
NOW IT'S THE FIRST GROUP OF 14
AND JULY 27TH, BUT NO ADDITIONAL
DISTRICTS HAVE RECEIVED
CERTIFICATION. AND IN NEARLY
FIVE YEARS SINCE THESE ARE
INITIAL 14 DISTRICTS IN ADDITION
TO CREATE AN INTER DAMAR
DEPARTMENTAL ADVISORY GROUP TO
ASSIST THE ART COUNCIL WITH
FACILITY FACILITATING PROMOTION
IN SIGNAGE. THIS BILL HELPS TO
BUILD OUT THE PROGRAM BY
REQUIRING THE ARTS COUNCIL TO
DESIGNATE A STAFF PERSON TO
DEVELOP SUPPORT AND
STRATEGICALLY PLAN THE STATE
DESIGNATED CULTURAL DISTRICT
PROGRAM. UPON APPROPRIATION. THE
BILL WOULD ALSO AUTHORIZED THE
ARTS COUNCIL TO USE FUNDING FOR
ADDITIONAL TOOLS THAT WILL
PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO EMERGING
CULTURAL DISTRICTS. UM AND AGAIN
I KNOW THAT AS THESE BECOME NO.
ONE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, OTHER CITIES OR
LOCALITIES WOULD BE INTERESTED
IN IDENTIFYING THEIR OWN AREAS
AS A CULTURAL DISTRICT. I
BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST
THINGS ABOUT CALIFORNIA IS THE
DIVERSE AND UNIQUE ARTISTIC
IDENTITIES OF OUR MANY
COMMUNITIES AND MORE DESERVE THE
CHANCE TO BE OFFICIALLY
RECOGNIZED FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE
CULTURE DIVERSITY OF OUR STATE.
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND WE DO NOT. TODAY
ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT? MY
CHAIR MEMBERS PERSECUTE US ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA ARTS
ADVOCATES IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND ARE
THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? SEEING DONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE
EMOTION BY ASSEMBLER FRIEDMAN TO
HAVE A SECOND. UM, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE, UM. MOTION IS DUE
PAST APPROPRIATIONS. SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL SILVA. AYE.
WALLACE. MIKE FONG. GRAVEMAN
PART BLACKIE. VALENCIA. BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU. MY SECOND BILL
IS SIMILAR, BUT NOT IDENTICAL TO
THE FIRST IN THIS A B 16 69
ESTABLISHES THE CALIFORNIA
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
COMMERCIAL DISTRICT PROGRAM,
WHICH FUNDS LOCAL REVITALIZATION
ENTITIES TO IMPLEMENT SMALL
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE STRATEGIES
THEY LEARNED THROUGH STATEWIDE
TRAINING AND MENTORING. AS WE
ALL KNOW. ENTREPRENEURS AND
CALIFORNIA FACE OBSTACLES AND
INITIATING AND SCALING SMALL
BUSINESSES COVID-19 INCREASE
THESE CHALLENGES, ESPECIALLY FOR
BUSINESSES OWNED BY WOMEN AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR TO COVID'S
IMPACT ON TOURISM. SMALL
BUSINESSES LOCATED IN HISTORIC
COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS FACE SOME
OF THE GREATEST RECOVERY
CHALLENGES. LEVERAGING PLACE
BASED STRATEGIES SUCH AS MAIN
STREETS AND CULTURAL DISTRICT
PROVIDED CLEAR FRAMEWORK FOR
REACHING AND SUPPORTING THE LONG
TERM RESILIENCY OF THESE
BUSINESSES WITH ME TODAY IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BOARD
CHAIR OF CALIFORNIA, MAIN STREET
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT. WE HAVE
AMANDA ELLIOTT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STREET MAIN STREET
PROGRAM, AND BIANCA BLOMQUIST
FROM THE CALIFORNIA POLICY
DIRECTOR. AND THEY HAVE SOME
REMARKS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
, QUICK. SILVA AND I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT A B 16 69 AGAIN. MY NAME
IS AMANDA ELLIOT. I AM UH,
SENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER AND
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA MAIN
STREET PROGRAMS. CALIFORNIA MAIN
STREET IS A FIVE OH ONE C THREE
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT
WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE STATE TO FOSTER ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCE OVERALL
QUALITY OF LIFE. UM CALIFORNIA
MAIN STREET PROVIDES TRAINING,
NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS
TO RESOURCES TO MUNICIPALITIES
AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
FOCUSED ON REVITALIZING OLDER
HISTORIC COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
WERE PART OF MAIN STREET AMERICA
, AND WE'RE WORKING TO BRING
VITALITY AND PROSPERITY TO OUR
DOWNTOWNS AND COMMERCIAL
DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY. MAINSTREAM AMERICA
PROGRAMS OPERATE AT LOCAL CITY
AND STATEWIDE LEVELS. MAIN
STREETS ARE COMMITTED TO
PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE
BUILT ENVIRONMENT, CELEBRATING
LOCAL HISTORY AND CULTURE AND
CREATING LOCAL ECONOMIC
OPPORTUNITY. MAIN STREET AMERICA
IS A SUBSIDIARY OF THE NATIONAL
TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
FROM A 1986 TO 2002. THE
CALIFORNIA MAIN STREET PROGRAM
WAS ADMINISTERED BY CALIFORNIA
TECHNOLOGY, TRADE COMMERCE AND
SUPPORTED BY STATE GENERAL FUNDS
IN 2004, THROUGH THE WORK OF
CALIFORNIA, MAIN STREET ALLIANCE
AND CALIFORNIA PRESERVATION
FOUNDATION AND THE CALIFORNIA'S
FOR PREVENTIVE PRESERVATION
ACTION. THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM
WAS REESTABLISHED WITHIN THE
OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
. HOWEVER STATE FUNDING FOR THE
PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN RENEWED.
THIRD WE HAVE IN OUR MAIN STREET
IN CALIFORNIA, 30 PLUS PROGRAMS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE
MAJORITY OF OUR PROGRAMS
RECEIVED CITY FUNDING DIRECTLY
TO ENTIRELY OR ENTIRELY TO FUND
THE PROGRAM OR INDIRECTLY AS
MEMBERS OF BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICTS. SEVERAL OF OUR
CALIFORNIA MAIN STREET PROGRAMS
ARE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA
CULTURAL DISTRICTS. PROGRAMS
RANGE IN FORMATION FROM FIVE OH
ONE C THREE C FOUR AND C SIX.
SOME OUR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICTS PROPERTY BUSINESS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT CITY
SPONSORED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. UM AND 2021 THE
REINVESTMENT NUMBERS FOR OUR
PROGRAMS GENERATED 5.7 BILLION
IN LOCAL REINVESTMENT AND HELPED
OPEN MORE THAN 6000 BUSINESSES
FACILITATED THE CREATION OF
30,000, PLUS JOBS AND CATALYZE
THE REHABILITATION OF MORE THAN
10,000 HISTORIC BUILDINGS. MAIN
STREET PROGRAM SPENT, UM MORE
THEIR OPERATIONS GENERATED MORE
THAN $19 OF THE NEW INVESTMENT
BACK INTO OUR MAIN STREET, SO
EVERY DOLLAR FOR OUR MAIN STREET
PROGRAM GENERATED MORE THAN $19.
SO THE MAIN STREET, UH, APPROACH
IS PART OF THE MAIN STREET
AMERICA NATIONAL MAIN STREET
FOUR POINT APPROACH AND IT IS A
PROVEN PLACE BASED ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY THAT HAS
BEEN USED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. UM AND
THAT FOUR POINT APPROACH
INCLUDES THE ECONOMIC VITALITY
BUILDING A DIVERSE ECONOMIC BASE
, THE ORGANIZATION BUILDING,
BROAD COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND
STRONG ORGANIZATIONAL
LEADERSHIP. DESIGN CREATING AN
INVITING AND INCLUSIVE,
INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT
CELEBRATES THE HISTORIC
CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT AND
THE PROMOTION OF MARKETING THE
DISTRICT'S UNIQUE ASSETS THROUGH
STORYTELLING AND PROMOTING LOCAL
SMALL BUSINESSES. I AM A FORMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RICHMOND
MAIN STREET, AND, UH, DOWNTOWN
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA I WAS THERE
FOR MORE THAN 13 YEARS AND
THROUGH OUR WORK THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY AND ALL OF OUR
COLLABORATION WE WERE ABLE TO
IMPLEMENT THE ONLY PROPERTY
BASED BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND
AND IN THE COUNTY. AND BRING
TOGETHER THE RESIDENTS AS WELL
AS THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO
SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESSES IN
THE DOWNTOWN. I URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT 16 69. THANK YOU. YOU
NEXT WITNESS WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. UH THANK YOU, CHAIRWOMAN
QUIRK-SILVA AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS BIANCA
BLOMQUIST AND I'M HERE WITH TWO
I'M HERE TO SHARE WITH YOU MY
SUPPORT FOR A B 16 69, A PROGRAM
THAT WILL REVITALIZE AND SUPPORT
HISTORICALLY AND CULTURALLY
SIGNIFICANT COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS
IN OUR STATE AND THE CALIFORNIA
POLICY DIRECTOR FOR SMALL
BUSINESS MAJORITY, A NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATION WITH SEVERAL
OFFICES IN CALIFORNIA AND
NATIONWIDE. SMALL BUSINESS
MAJORITY'S SERVES ECONOMICALLY
AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED
ENTREPRENEURS, PARTICULARLY
ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR WOMEN,
ENTREPRENEURS AND ENTREPRENEURS
IN RURAL AREAS. WE EDUCATE SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT A WIDE
VARIETY OF ISSUES TO HELP THEM
START AND GROW THEIR SMALL
BUSINESS AND CONNECT UNDER
RESOURCED ENTREPRENEURS TO
UNBIASED EDUCATION, RESPONSIBLE
LENDERS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
PROVIDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
WE ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE
NEEDS CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS
OWNERS. THE ENACTMENT OF THE
CALIFORNIA HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANT DISTRICT PROGRAM
WILL SCALE STRATEGY TO SUPPORT
MORE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS IN
DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY
THOSE LOCATED IN HISTORICALLY
CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT
COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. IT WILL
INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL
COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED BUSINESSES.
BUSINESS OWNERS, ESPECIALLY
BUSINESSES OWNED BY WOMEN,
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND PEOPLE OF
COLOR. THIS IS PARTICULARLY
VITAL BECAUSE UNDERSERVED
ENTREPRENEURS CONTINUE TO FACE
INEQUITIES AND COMPARISONS TO
LARGER BUSINESSES THAT ENJOY
GREATER ACCESS TO CONSULTANTS,
LEGAL EXPERTS AND BUSINESS
ADVICE. AS YOU MAY KNOW,
MAINTAINING HISTORICALLY
SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS CAN CREATE
AN ADDED EXPENSE FOR BUSINESS
OWNERS. WE'LL ALSO LIMITING THEM
IN CHANGING OR ADJUSTING THEIR
STORE FRIENDS TO ATTRACT NEW
CLIENTELE. THE CALIFORNIA
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT
DISTRICT PROGRAM WILL
INCENTIVIZE REVITALIZATION
THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
TRAINING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
THAT INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF
ORGANIZATIONS TO OPERATE, ADAPT
AND MEET THE NEEDS OF VERY SMALL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND HISTORIC
COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS. FOR THESE
REASONS, WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR A V 16 69. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES IN
THE ROOM AND SUPPORT ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION?
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FREEMAN. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. I REALLY, REALLY
APPRECIATE AND LIKE THIS BILL, I
HAVE A COUPLE OF THESE OLD
HISTORIC DOWNTOWNS IN MY
DISTRICT, AND THERE ARE PLACES
THAT DEFINITELY STRUGGLED DURING
COVID, BUT THAT GIVE THE
COMMUNITY A SENSE OF PLACE. MORE
THAN THEY GROUND OUR COMMUNITY
MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT
WHEN THEY THINK ABOUT THE HEART
OF THEIR CITY. AND IT PROVIDES A
PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN TRULY
INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER IN A
WAY THAT'S REALLY ORGANIC. AND
WHAT WHAT THIS WORLD NEEDS IS A
LOT MORE PEOPLE INTERACTING FACE
TO FACE AS OPPOSED TO BEHIND THE
SCREEN, AND THAT'S WHAT THESE
AREAS PROVIDE. ALONG WITH THAT
SENSE OF HISTORY AND OF PLACE
AND THE STAFF ALGE A AND MEMORY
UM I WOULD BE VERY HONORED TO BE
ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR TO THIS
BILL, AND I'M CERTAINLY GOING TO
SUPPORT IT TODAY. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MADAM
CHAIR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
UH I WOULD JUST ECHO WHAT MY
COLLEAGUES JUST SAID. YOU KNOW,
I LIVE IN FULLERTON, WHICH IT
HAS A HISTORIC DOWNTOWN, AND
OVER THE YEARS, THOSE BUILDINGS
HAVE CHANGED DIFFERENT OWNERS,
DIFFERENT THEMES. BUT WHAT
REMAINS TRUE IS EXACTLY WHAT MY
COLLEAGUE SAID. PEOPLE COMING
DOWN TO LISTEN TO MUSIC. TO HAVE
SOME TYPE OF FOOD TO ENGAGE,
BRING THEIR DOGS DOWN AND THAT
WE ARE SORELY LACKING IN MANY
PLACES, AND WE NEED MORE OF THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD, A NEIGHBOR
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS, SO WITH
THAT I ACCESS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
E MOTION IS DUE PASS TWO JOBS,
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE
ECONOMY. WE HAVE EMOTION BY SOME
OF THEM ARE FRIEDMAN WE HAVE A
SECOND BY MR FONG SECRETARY
QUIRK-SILVA. HIÆN RIGHT? HAPPY.
IT'S OUT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE WILL. FINISH UP
WITH OUR LAST ITEM HERE. MAYBE 4
25 ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALVAREZ, THE
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL FILM
FINANCIAL INCENTIVE PILOT
PROGRAM. WELCOME, MR ALVAREZ.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. IT'S
GREAT TO BE AT THIS COMMITTEE.
UM I AM A LONGTIME SUPPORTER OF
THE ARTS. WHEN I WAS ON THE CITY
COUNCIL IN SAN DIEGO, I HELPED
WITH THE BLUEPRINT CALLED PENNY
FOR THE ARTS, WHERE WE SET ASIDE
ONE CENT OF OUR T O T HER
TRANSIT OCCUPANCY TAX MONEY SET
ASIDE FOR OUR ARTS INSTITUTIONS
IN SAN DIEGO. AND SO I'M REALLY
ACTUALLY EXCITED TO BE BEFORE
YOUR COMMITTEE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. UM I'M HERE TO PRESENT A B
14 21 80 14 21 WILL CREATE THE
SENEGAL REGIONAL FILM FINANCIAL
INCENTIVE PROGRAM, WHICH WILL
PROVIDE GRANTS TO INDEPENDENT
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS WITH
PRODUCTION BUDGETS OF LESS THAN
$1 MILLION THAT SHOOT THEIR
FILMS. THANK YOU, MR FRIEDMAN,
UM, OVER A DECADE AGO.
CALIFORNIA RIGHTFULLY RECOGNIZED
THE IMPORTANCE OF FILMMAKING,
AND WE ESTABLISHED A CALIFORNIA
TAX CREDIT FOR FILM, AND THAT'S
BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN MAINTAINING
OUR STATE'S MOST IMPORTANT
INDUSTRIES THAT GENERATE IMMENSE
ECONOMIC INTEREST IN ECONOMIC
BENEFIT. HOWEVER OUR EXISTING
INCENTIVE THE CURRENT PROGRAM
DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SMALLER,
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS WITH
BUDGETS UNDER $1 MILLION TO
PARTICIPATE. THAT RESULTS IN
MANY OF THE FILMMAKERS OPTING
FOR OTHER STATES TO DO THEY'RE
FILMING AND OBVIOUSLY CREATE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FOR THOSE
STATES. 14 21 CAPTURES THIS
FLEEING WORKFORCE AND THE
ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ACTIVITY
THAT THEY GENERATE. AND WE'LL
ALSO COMPLEMENT THE EXISTING
PROGRAMS BY INCENTIVIZING
FILMMAKERS TO SHOOT THEIR FILMS.
A B 14 21 DOES NOT HAVE
OPPOSITION, AND IT IS CRITICAL
FOR KEEPING INDEPENDENT
FILMMAKERS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
AND I THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY LIKE TO TURN OVER TO
OUR TWO WITNESSES. PROFESSOR
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER JEFF
NAVARETTE WILL BE FIRST AND THEN
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER AND
PRESIDENT OF SENEGAL MEDIA PROS
. JANE HAIR WILL GO AFTER
SOAKING. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. THANKS FOR
HAVING US. HI. MY NAME IS JEFF
DE EVERETTE AND I'M AN
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER. BASED IN
SAN DIEGO. I'M ALSO A PROFESSOR
AT SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY,
WHERE I TEACH FILM PRODUCTION,
FINANCE, DISTRIBUTION AND
MARKETING. UM IN ADDITION, I'M A
PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM
CONSULTANT AND I CONSULT WITH
HUNDREDS OF ANY FILMMAKERS BOTH
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND
WORLDWIDE. I MYSELF HAVE MADE
SEVEN FEATURE FILMS WITH BUDGET
IN BUDGET RANGES FROM 400 TO
$950,000. ALL OF MY MOVIES WERE
DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE, AND THREE
OF THEM WERE BOUGHT BY NETFLIX.
THE REASON THAT I'M HERE TO TELL
YOU THAT OF ALL MY SEVEN FILMS I
SHOT ONLY ONE OF THEM IN
CALIFORNIA. I WOULD HAVE
PREFERRED TO SHOOT ALL MY FILMS
IN CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY IN SAN
DIEGO, WHERE I LIVE, BUT IT
DIDN'T MAKE FINANCIAL SENSE FOR
ME TO DO SO BECAUSE IN
CALIFORNIA LOW BUDGET INDIE
FILMS DO NOT GET ANY FINANCIAL
CENTER INCENTIVES, WHEREAS I CAN
GO TO OTHER PLACES LIKE OKLAHOMA
, NEW MEXICO, KENTUCKY,
LOUISIANA, CANADA, ETCETERA. AND
GET UP TO 30% OF MY BUDGET
COVERED MY BIGGEST, THE MOST
POPULAR FILM CALLED FULL OUT.
HOPEFULLY YOU'VE SEEN IT IS
BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF A U.
C. L A GYMNAST WHO RECOVERS FROM
A CAR ACCIDENT AND LEADS U C. L
A TO THEIR SIX NATIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP. IT'S A TRUE STORY,
AND IT'S 100% BASED IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, PRIMARILY AT U C L
A. BUT OF THE 25 DAYS OF
SHOOTING, WE SHOT ONLY ONE DAY
IN CALIFORNIA AT U. C. L. A. THE
REST OF THIS MOVIE, WHICH
ACTUALLY SHOT IN TORONTO,
CANADA, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE
GOT THE BEST FINANCIAL INCENTIVE
AND WE ACTUALLY DRESSED UP IN
GYMNASTICS FACILITY IN TORONTO
TO LOOK LIKE U. C L. A ON THAT
MOVIE. WE HAD 33 CREW PEOPLE 17
CAST MEMBERS AND LOTS OF EXTRAS
AND WE SPENT $890,000 OVER
$930,000 BUDGET IN CANADA. IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH EASIER AND
MUCH MORE AUTHENTIC FOR US TO
SHOOT THE MOVIE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND I WOULD HAVE
PREFERRED TO DO SO. BUT IN
CANADA 25% OF OUR BUDGET WAS
REBATED BACK TO US, WHICH FOR A
LOW BUDGET, INDEPENDENT FILM IS
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY IN
CALIFORNIA. THERE ARE NO
FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR FILMS
WITH BUDGETS BELOW A MILLION
DOLLARS. THE CALIFORNIA FILM
COMMISSION GIVES FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES TO FILMS WITH BUDGETS
ABOVE A MILLION DOLLARS, BUT IT
DOES NOT ASSIST ANY FILMS BELOW
A MILLION DOLLARS. HENCE
HUNDREDS OF CALIFORNIA BASED
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS LIKE
MYSELF, LEAVE CALIFORNIA TO
SHOOT THEIR FILMS IN OTHER
PLACES IN ORDER TO GET FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES EVERY YEAR.
CALIFORNIA LOSES HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IN FILM
SPENDING, AS WELL AS THOUSANDS
OF FILMMAKING JOBS BECAUSE IT
DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE LOW BUDGET
INDIE FILMS. LIKE MANY OTHER
INDUSTRIES, IT'S THE SMALL
BUSINESS, THE LOW BUDGET INDIE
FILMS THAT CREATE THE MOST
NUMBER OF JOBS AND THE MOST
AMOUNT OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY. THE
EXACT NUMBERS ARE NOT PUBLISHED
, BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE THAT
EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES
THERE ARE AT LEAST 25,000
INDEPENDENT FILMS ARE PRODUCED.
AND I WOULD GUESS THAT THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA LET'S GETS LESS
THAN 2% OF THAT BUSINESS. THIS
PROGRAM WILL CHANGE THAT IT WILL
INCENTIVIZE INDIE FILMMAKERS
LIKE MYSELF FROM ALL OVER
CALIFORNIA AND FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY TO COME TO CALIFORNIA TO
SHOOT THEIR MOVIES, WHICH WILL
CREATE THOUSANDS OF JOBS AND
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OF SPENDING WITHIN THE
CALIFORNIA ECONOMY. CALIFORNIA
IS BY FAR THE BEST PLACE IN THE
WORLD TO MAKE MOVIES. IT'S THE
HOME OF FILMMAKING WHEN PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD THINK ABOUT THE
FILM BUSINESS, THEY IMMEDIATELY
THINK CALIFORNIA. FILMMAKERS
LIKE ME WANT TO SHOOT THEIR
FILMS IN CALIFORNIA. WE WANT TO
STAY AT HOME. WE WANT TO SUPPORT
OUR LOCAL ECONOMIES. THIS
PROGRAM WILL INCENTIVIZE US TO
DO SO. I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN
BRING THOUSANDS OF INDEPENDENT
FILMS BACK TO CALIFORNIA WHERE
THEY BELONG. THIS PROGRAM WILL
MAKE CALIFORNIA THE PREMIER AND
OBVIOUS DESTINATION FOR ALL
FILMMAKERS. AND FOR THAT REASON
, I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL
AND I JUST WANT TO ADD. WE DID
HAVE DOZENS OF WITNESSES LINED
UP, BUT, UM, THEY WERE CALLING
WITNESSES BECAUSE THERE IN SAN
DIEGO AND HAD I KNOWN WHEN I SAW
THE FIRST BILL BEING PRESENTED,
WE WOULD HAVE RENTED A BUS AND
DRIVEN THEM ALL UP HERE TO BE IN
FRONT OF YOU, BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
WE DIDN'T DO THAT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING. I'M JANE HAIR. I'M AN
INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER BASED IN
SAN DIEGO. I'M ALSO THE
PRESIDENT AS YOU MENTIONED OF
SAN DIEGO MEDIA PROS, WHICH IS A
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS
FOCUSED ON UNITING AND EDUCATING
PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT FILM
MEMBERS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. WE
ALSO BUILD BUILDINGS. WE ALSO
BUILD VISIBILITY FOR THE SAN
DIEGO COUNTY FILMMAKING
COMMUNITY. FILMMAKERS BOTH CREW
AND CREATIVES, BASED IN SAN
DIEGO, ARE WATCHING HIS PROJECTS
GO TO OTHER STATES. I'M
PERSONALLY ACQUAINTED WITH
FILMMAKERS WHO RECENTLY WRAPPED
LOW BUDGET INDIE FILMS IN
LOUISIANA AND NEW MEXICO. AND
OTHERS WHO ARE IN PRE PRODUCTION
AND PLANNING TO SHOOT ELSEWHERE.
WHY DID THEY GO BECAUSE OF THE
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. I'VE BEEN
A PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKER AND
VIDEO PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR FOR
MY ENTIRE CAREER. I'VE WORKED IN
SEVEN MAJOR CITIES AND SAN DIEGO
IS ONE OF THE BEST DESTINATIONS
IN THE WORLD FOR INDEPENDENT
FILMMAKING. AND THAT KIND OF
ANSWERS THE QUESTION. WHY PILOT
THIS PROGRAM IN SAN DIEGO? WE
HAVE SKILLED TECHNICAL AND
CREATIVES, PLUS TALENTED ACTORS
AND FILM STUDENTS. WE HAVE
LOCALLY OWNED RENTAL HOUSES FOR
EQUIPMENT, LIGHTING AND
EVERYTHING NEEDED ON SET LOTS OF
EXPENDITURES THERE. WE HAVE AN
AMAZING DIVERSITY OF LOCATION.
CITYSCAPES DESERTS, MOUNTAINS,
THE BEACH. AND WE KNOW THAT
FILMMAKERS WILL TRAVEL TO USE
OUR LOVELY LOCATIONS. OUR CITY
AND COUNTY COUNTY WELCOME
FILMMAKERS, ALLOWING US ACCESS
TO ALMOST ALL PUBLIC PARKS,
BUILDINGS AND STREETS AT NO
LOCATION FEE. IT'S FREE. UM AND
FINALLY, SUNSHINE. FILMMAKERS
SEEK THIS OUT. WE LIKE
PREDICTABILITY, PREDICTABLE
WEATHER MEANS FEWER PRODUCTION
DELAYS AND ADDITIONAL EXPENSES.
EVERY FILMMAKER I'VE TALKED
ABOUT THE PILOT PROGRAM HAS
MENTIONED ONE WORD GAME CHANGER.
THIS PROGRAM WOULD EQUATE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS.
IT WOULD ADD SAN DIEGO TO THE
LIST OF REGIONS LIKE GEORGIA,
OKLAHOMA, MINNESOTA WHO HAVE
INVESTED IN ATTRACTING
FILMMAKERS AND THE BUDGETS THAT
THEY SPEND CREATING THEIR
INDEPENDENT FILMS. THIS PROGRAM
WOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR SAN DIEGO
FIRST. AND THEN FOR ALL OF
CALIFORNIA TO BECOME THE PREMIER
DESTINATION GLOBALLY FOR LOW
BUDGET, INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED,
AND I ASK YOUR SUPPORT OF A B 14
21. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UH, DO
WE HAVE ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE
AND SUPPORT ANYBODY WISHING TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION. SEEN. NONE
WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? UH,
FROM THE MEMBERS. COMMENTS. I
WILL MAKE A COMMENT AND THIS IS
A DO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS. I
KNOW WE'LL LET YOU MAKE A CLOSE
AND THEN I'LL MAKE SOME FINAL
COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD
THAT IN ADDITION TO ALL THE
BENEFITS OF BEING IN SAN DIEGO,
WE ARE AT THE AT THE
INTERSECTION OF CALIFORNIA AND
MEXICO, WHICH IS REALLY BECOMING
A HUB FOR FILMMAKING AS WELL.
UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM I'D
LIKE TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE
FACT THAT THE 300 PLUS MILLION
DOLLAR FILM TAX CREDIT IN
CALIFORNIA, AS WAS STATED
ALREADY MULTIPLE TIMES GOES TO
BIG PRODUCTIONS, AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT AND THAT'S GOOD, BUT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
CAN BE INCLUSIVE OF OTHERS AND
THAT OTHERS CAN PARTICIPATE. AND
WE HOPE THAT WORKING
COLLABORATIVELY AS WE ARE WITH
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, AND
HOPEFULLY WITH THE STATE
PARTICIPATION. WE CAN SERVE AS A
MODEL TO DO THE STATEWIDE AND I
ASKED FOR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THIS BILL. ONE OF THE
THINGS SOME OF YOU WHO ARE NEW
TO THE LEGISLATOR MIGHT KNOW. IT
WAS MENTIONED THAT CALIFORNIA
HAS BEEN OFFERED A FILM TAX
CREDIT FOR THE LARGER FILMS, BUT
IT IS BEING WORKED ON TO RENEW
AND GIVE MORE YEARS TO THAT, BUT
CERTAINLY THE NUMBERS YOU GAVE
ABOUT HOW MANY SMALL
INDEPENDENTS ARE GOING ELSEWHERE
. WE REALLY NEED TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN CAN TO CAPTURE
THEM BACK IN CALIFORNIA. AND
RETAIN OUR HOME OF THE FILM
INDUSTRY, BUT ALSO THE
CREATIVITY THAT GOES ALONG WITH
THAT FROM NOT ONLY STUDENTS TO
PROFESSIONALS, SO I FULLY
SUPPORT THIS WOULD LIKE TO JOIN
YOU ON THE BILL, AND WE'LL ASK
FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE HERE.
QUIRK-SILVA HIGH WALLACE. MY
PHONE. FRIEDMAN. HARD. LUCKY.
VALENCIA. WRITE. YOUR BILL IS
OUT. AND WITH THAT THAT IS THE
MR LUCKY OUT TODAY OR. RIGHT NOW
. OH YES, THANK YOU, OKAY.
ALRIGHT WITH THAT. WE ARE DONE.
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR MR
LOCKIE. THANK YOU MEMBERS. YES?
YEAH. OH, YES, WE HAVE ANY ANY
NO. WILL DO OUT ON VOTES. 7 36.
OKAY? THAT ALL OF THE ONES THAT
YOU NEEDED, OKAY? I THINK THAT'S
IT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL WAIT
UNTIL 10 20 TO SEE IF MR LACKEY
CAN MAKE IT BACK.
WELCOME. THANK YOU. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. 57 96 BLACKIE VOTING.
I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE THE ALL
RIGHT. ABSTAIN. OKAY, THERE WE
GO. MAYBE 11 36 LACKING
ABSTAINED. ALSO. MAYBE 13 82
LACKEY? AYE. MAYBE 14 21 LACKEY.
MM A B 16 69 LACKING. THANKS FOR
WAITING, OF COURSE. AND THAT
CONCLUDES OUR HEARING. HMM.