LIKE. TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE
ASSEMBLY. HIGHER EDUCATION TO
ORDER THANK YOU SO MUCH TO ALL
THE MEMBERS AND EVERYONE FOR
BEING HERE. AND REALLY
APPRECIATE. ABSOLUTELY TO JOIN
ALL OF YOU HERE TODAY. SO
WELCOME TO THE BILL HEARING OF
THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, WHETHER YOU'RE HERE
IN PERSON OR WATCHING VIRTUALLY
WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU HAVE JOINED
US. I'M GONNA GO OVER SOME KEY
ELEMENTS OF TODAY'S HEARING
STRUCTURE. PLEASE NOTE THAT
WHILE THIS HEARING WHEN I HAVE
PHONE TESTIMONY, WE ARE
ACCEPTING RAIN TESTIMONY THROUGH
THE POSITION LETTER PORTERO ON
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE, WWW DOT
H E D DOT SOMEWHERE THAT CA.GOV
AND THOSE WILL BE TAKEN UP AND
SIGN IN ORDER. MEMBERS OF THIS
COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT THE BILLS
LAST IN NUMERICAL ORDER. NON
COMMITTEE AUTHORS, YOU CAN SIGN
IN AT THE SERGEANT'S DESK AND
ROOM 437. ADDITIONALLY PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE GUIDELINES FOR
BILLS HEARD IN THIS COMMITTEE IS
ALLOWED TESTIMONY FROM TWO LEAD
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND TO
LEAD WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
SPEAK FOR NORTH MORE THAN TWO
MINUTES EACH. STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
AND ENTITIES THAT ARE NEITHER IN
SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE
ALLOWED TO GIVE TESTIMONY FOR NO
MORE THAN TWO MINUTES WHEN IT
CALLED FOR TWEENERS HAVE A
MEASURE HAS MORE THAN TWO
ENTITIES IN A TWEENER CATEGORY,
ONLY TWO WILL BE ALLOWED TO
SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES EACH FOR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MEMBERS OF YOU LIKE TO RESPOND
TO A ROLL CALL, ASK QUESTION AND
PROVIDE A COMMENT, PLEASE. BE
SURE TO ACTIVATE YOUR MIC AND
SPEAK INTO THE MIKE. FOR AUTHORS
ABILITIES UP TODAY, AUTHORS EACH
MEMBER PRESENTED TODAY WILL HAVE
AN OPENING AND CLOSING ARGUMENT
TO LEAD WITNESSES WHERE EACH
HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY AS WELL. AND, UM. ALSO
IN TERMS OF FOUL NUMBER NINE
AUTHORED BY SO MANY MEMBERS.
LORI WILSON, SIMILAR BILL 760
THAT WOULD REPRESENT IT TODAY BY
DR KILLER WEBER. AND ALSO THE
FOLLOWING MEASURES HAVE BEEN PUT
OVER BY THE COMMITTEE INTO THE
HEARING. THE NEXT WEEK. FILE
ITEM 10 AUTHORED BY REMEMBER OUR
BERMAN MAYBE 789 AND FILE ITEM
14. AUTHORED BY DR ARAMBULA. A B
12 75. AND NOW, UM, WE'LL
PROCEED WITH THE ITEMS IN ORDER
BY AUTHOR, UM SUBMISSION. SO
FIRST WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER ONE.
SOME WERE BUILT 2 TO 6, AUTHORED
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS. MR
RAMOS, UM, COME ON UP. AND WE'RE
GONNA START TODAY AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. UH, AND THEN ONCE
WE HAVE CORN, MOST SUBSEQUENT MR
RAMOS, THE FLOOR IS WORTH
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. TODAY I
PRESENT A B 2 TO 6. UM CURRENT
LAW REQUIRES THAT THE èC WORK
IN GOOD FAITH TO REPATRIATE THE
REMAINS AND CULTURAL ITEMS BACK
TO CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
TRIBES. HOWEVER. THERE HAVE BEEN
SIGNIFICANT DELAYS, LEADING MANY
TRIBES UNABLE TO RECOVER REMAINS
OF THEIR ANCESTORS. SINCE NAGRA
AND CAL KNOCK PRE'S ENACTMENT,
WHICH WAS OVER 20 YEARS AGO, 20
YEARS AGO. WE ARE STILL HAVING
ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO
REPATRIATIONS. A B 2 TO 6 URGES
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA TO
REPORT ANNUALLY ON THE PROGRESS
TOWARDS REPATRIATION SO THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE TO HOLD
INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE AS WELL
AS RETURN REMAINS AND CULTURAL
ITEMS TO CALIFORNIA NATIVE
AMERICAN TRIBES. THIS BILL ALSO
URGES THE U. C TO PROHIBIT THE
USE OF NATIVE AMERICAN REMAINS
AS CULTURAL ITEMS FOR THE
PURPOSES OF TEACHING IN THE
CLASSROOMS OR RESEARCH. THE FACT
THAT IN 2023 HUMAN REMAINS AND
CULTURAL ITEMS THAT WERE STOLEN
, ARE STILL BEING USED WITHOUT
PROPER REPATRIATION IS
UPSETTING. A B 2 TO 6 IS AIMED
AT HOLDING THE UCS ACCOUNTABLE
AND ALLOWING FOR CALIFORNIA
NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES TO
FINALLY HAVE PEACE AND CLOSURE
ON AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN AROUND
FOR GENERATIONS. WITH ME TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. IS FRANK MOLINA ON BEHALF
OF THE SENATE, INEZ BANDIT,
CHUMASH INDIANS AND ANDREW
GOVERNOR ON BEHALF OF THE MERON
GO BAND OF MISSION INDIANS.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM FRANK
MALINA, TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF
THE SENATE DISBANDED SKIRMISH,
INDIANS, ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF
A B 2 TO 6. IT TOOK THE SHOE
MASH 10 YEARS FROM 2008 TO 2018
TO CONVINCE YOU TO BERKELEY TO
RETURN ALMOST 2002 BASS HUMAN
REMAINS. AND THE SHOE MASS
REMAINED PASSIONATE THAT ALL
HUMAN REMAINS, UM AND ACT
OBJECTS BE RETURNED TO ALL
AFFILIATED CALIFORNIA TRIBES.
MAYBE 28 36 BY TODD GLORIA
REQUIRED THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA TO ADOPT A POLICY FOR
NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES
PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT.
OFTEN ABBREVIATED, HIS NECK
BROKE. IT TOOK ALMOST THREE
YEARS TO CREATE SUCH AN ACT
POLICY, WHICH BECAME EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1ST 2022. THE GLORY BILL
ALSO REQUIRED THE BUREAU OF
STATE AUDITS TO DO A UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA AND COMPLIANCE ON
IT TWICE. 1ST AND 20, 22ND AND
2022. THE AUDITS FOUND HISTORIC
NONCOMPLIANCE WITH BERKELEY,
RIVERSIDE AND NEW NONCOMPLIANCE
FROM UC SANTA BARBARA. FEW èC
SCHOOLS HAD DEDICATED AN ACTRESS
STAFF AND MOST WERE DELIBERATELY
UNDERFUNDED. SOME U. C. SCHOOLS
CLAIM IT WILL TAKE THEM 10 YEARS
TO BE PATRIOT NATIVE AMERICAN
HUMAN REMAINS AND FUNERARY
OBJECTS TO TRIBES. OTHER èC
SCHOOLS CLAIM ALL KNACK FOR
OBJECTS ARE CULTURALLY
UNIDENTIFIABLE, DESPITE HAVING
BEEN DISCOVERED IN CLEARLY
DEFINED TRIBAL TERRITORIES.
PLEASE HELP.
CALIFORNIA-DRIVERS-PAY-UNDERFUNDED-STATE-PATROL-PENSION
PROGRAMS. PLEASE ALSO DEMAND
THAT YOU SEE PRESIDENT MAKE èC
SCHOOLS FOLLOW THEIR NECK FROM
POLICIES AND A TIMELY AND
CONSISTENT MANNER. NO TRIBE
SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT 10 YEARS OR
MORE TO REBURY THEIR ANCESTORS.
THANK YOU. ANDREW GOVERNOR,
GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES ON BEHALF
OF THEM WRONG. ABANDON MISSION
INDIANS IN SUPPORT OF A B 2 TO
6, UM, AS THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
SAID IT'S BEEN SINCE 2001 SINCE
THE ORIGINAL BILL WAS PASSED AND
THAT WE HAVE TO BE HERE 21 YEARS
LATER TO STILL GET èC TO COMPLY
. UM IT'S NOT RIGHT, AND WE
BELIEVE THIS BILL ACTUALLY
STARTS TO PUT ANNUAL UM ANNUAL
BENCHMARKS IN PLACE TO ENSURE
THAT WE CAN START GETTING
ACTUALLY IN A ACCOUNTABLE OF
WHAT THE REMAINS ARE IN FUNERARY
OBJECTS THAT ARE STILL IN PLACE
THAT YOU SEE BECAUSE WITHOUT
KNOWING, ACTUALLY WHAT'S IN
THEIR COLLECTION AND WHAT THEY
STILL HAVE. IT'S DIFFICULT TO
MOVE FORWARD. SO WITH THAT WE
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SOMEONE
PROMISED FOR THAT PRESENTATION,
AND, UM WE DON'T HAVE
QUARANTINED SO WE WON'T BE ABLE
TO TAKE ANY ACTION AT THIS TIME,
BUT REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND
THE PRESENTATION HERE TODAY, SO
SER. WE CAN'T TAKE EMOTION. YOU
DON'T THINK I'M SORRY. IS THERE
ANY SUPPORT? YES, WE'RE SUPPORT.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M AFTER HERE.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. YOU MAY HAVE
TO HAVE WITNESSES AND SUPPORT,
PLEASE. CNN OR THEIR WITNESSES
AND OPPOSITION. CNN OR THEIR
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM.
SEE YOU THEN. CAN BE MEMBERS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? OKAY, CAN WE. SORRY
THANK YOU, MR VICE CHAIR. WE
WILL TAKE A MOTION ONCE WE HAVE
THE SELFISH QUORUM, SO THANK
YOU. SO MUCH WILL NOTE THAT FOR
THE RECORD SIMILAR ITIS. UM
THANK YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS
FOR BRINGING THIS BIRD AND THANK
YOU TO YOUR WITNESSES FOR
COMING. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE SPILL AND JUST WOULD LOVE TO
BE A CO AUTHOR. THANK YOU TAKING
CO AUTHORS ON THE BILL AND WANT
TO WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE THAT
IT'S FAR PAST TIME FOR THE
REPATRIATION OF THESE ARTIFACTS
AS WELL AS HUMAN REMAINS. THANK
YOU FOR THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR
OFFERING TO BE A CO AUTHOR. WE
ARE ACCEPTING CO AUTHORS, IF ANY
OTHERS SO WISH TO ADD ON OKAY, I
WILL SIGN ON OTHER CAR. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I HAVE TO THANK
YOU. ARAMBULA SOMEBODY MEMBER
TALK. I LIKE TO CO AUTHOR AS
WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
REMEMBER PHªN CHAIRMAN PHªN. ALL
RIGHT, AND I'M SORRY. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU TO ALL OUR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE, PERFECT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH, MR RAMOS. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UM
NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER TWO.
AUTHORED BY SIMILAR BUFFY WICKS
, AND THAT IS ASSEMBLY BILL 472
. I DON'T NUMBER SIX ON OUR
AGENDA. UM, THIS WEEK'S WELCOME.
THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS FIRST. I WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
TIME AND CONSIDERATION OF THIS
BILL. UNDER CURRENT LAW,
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES CAN BE
PLACED ON INVOLUNTARY LEAVE
DURING THE PERIOD AND EMPLOYEES
CHARGED WITH THE CRIME OR IS
UNDER INVESTIGATION WHEN THE
PROCEEDINGS THAT REQUIRED THE
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE CONCLUDED THE
EMPLOYEES FAVOR AND THE EMPLOYEE
RETURNS TO WORK, THEY'RE NOT
ALWAYS FULLY COMPENSATED FOR
THEIR MISSED TIME. MERIT
DISTRICTS. WHICH HAVE AN
ESTABLISHED PERSONNEL COMMISSION
MUST PAY A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE
THEIR TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR A
PERIOD OF INVOLUNTARY LEAVE. NON
MERIT DISTRICTS, HOWEVER, DO NOT
HAVE THE SAME. RIGHT IN ADDITION
, CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE OFTEN
NOT COMPENSATED FOR TIME MISSED
DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS
THAT PREVENT THEM FROM HAVING
THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION OR
PAPERWORK TO PERFORM THEIR
DUTIES. THIS CAN INCLUDE, FOR
EXAMPLE, AN EMPLOYEE WAITING FOR
THE DMV TO RENEW THEIR BUS
DRIVER'S LICENSE. OR FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO
RE VERIFY THEIR EMPLOYMENT
AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS. 84 72
CLARIFIES THAT REGARDLESS OF
MERIT OR NON MERIT DISTRICT
STATUS DISTRICTS MUST FULLY
COMPENSATE EMPLOYEES WHO
RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER BEING
PLACED ON INVOLUNTARY LEAVE. THE
BILL ALSO REQUIRES SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO COMPENSATE
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES WHO MISSED
TIME DUE TO ADMINISTRATIVE
DELAYS FOR NECESSARY JOB RELATED
ADMINISTRATIVE DETERMINATIONS. I
WANT TO THANK OUR SPONSORS, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND ASKED ME
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT TODAY ARE
JESSICA HEY FROM CSC, A. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY ON THIS
SPILL. MY NAME IS JESSICA. HEY,
AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AND WE ARE PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF A B 4 72. FIRST I
WANT TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WICKS AND HER STAFF FOR ALL
THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS BILL AND
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
REALLY THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS, AND
SO CSC REPRESENTS OVER 250,000
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES,
MANY OF WHOM ARE WOMEN AND
PEOPLE OF COLOR. CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES ARE THE FOLKS THAT GET
KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL SAFELY.
MAKE SURE KIDS HAVE A WELCOMING,
SAFE AND CLEAN LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT. THEY SUPPORT
TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND
THEY MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS GET
THE ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE THEY
NEED AND SO MUCH MORE BEFORE 72
WOULD PROVIDE FULL COMPENSATION
FOR ALL CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
PLACED ON INVOLUNTARY LEAVE
DURING THE TIME AND EMPLOYEE IS
CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL OFFENSE
IS UNDER INVESTIGATION OR IS
WAITING DUE TO THOSE
ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WICKS
MENTIONED. UPON THE CONCLUSION
OF THOSE PROCEEDINGS IN FAVOR OF
THE EMPLOYEE. THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT SHALL PAY THE EMPLOYEES
FOR COMPENSATION FOR THAT PERIOD
OF INVOLUNTARY LEAVE. THIS IS
ALSO A PARODY BILL, SO
CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES ALREADY
HAVE THESE PROTECTIONS, EVEN THE
PROBATIONARY CERTIFICATED
EMPLOYEES, UM, ARE PROTECTED SO
CLASSIFIED FOLKS DESERVE THE
SAME RIGHTS. UH, UNDER CURRENT
LAW, MERIT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MUST
PAY A CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE THEIR
FULL COMPENSATION FOR THAT
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE, BUT NON MERIT
DISTRICTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO
TO A 1968 COURT CASE. UM SO IT'S
UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR THEM TO PAY
FOR THAT INVOLUNTARY LEAVE, UM
THIS REALLY IS A FAIRNESS ISSUE
. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE
COMPENSATED FOR TIME MISSED IN
CASES WHERE CHARGES ARE NOT
BROUGHT THEIR DISMISSED OR THAT
EMPLOYEE IS ACQUITTED OF THEM.
THEY SHOULD ALSO BE FULLY
COMPENSATED WHEN THEY'RE ON
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE DUE TO
ADMINISTRATIVE DELAYS THAT ARE
REALLY NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. UM
AND THIS PREVENTS THEM FROM
HAVING THEIR THEIR REQUISITE
CERTIFICATION AND PAPERWORK TO
DO THEIR DUTIES. BUT THAT'S NOT
THEIR FAULT SO THEY SHOULD GET
COMPENSATED FOR THAT TIME, AND
THIS ISSUE CAME UP THROUGH OUR
MEMBERSHIP. SO WE HEARD FROM A
MEMBER WHO WAS FACING CRIMINAL
CHARGES AND WAS PLACED ON THAT
VOLUNTARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CERTIFICATED
AND WORKING IN A NON MERIT
DISTRICT. HE WAS NOT ENTITLED TO
HIS FULL COMPENSATION FOR THAT
INVOLUNTARY LEAVE ONCE HE WAS
RETURNED TO DUTY AT THE DISTRICT
AFTER THE CHARGES WERE
DISMISSED. OVER HALF OF SIX
MEMBERS EARN LESS THAN $30,000 A
YEAR AND THEY REALLY CANNOT
AFFORD TO BE ON LEAVE WITH NO
POSSIBILITY OF RECEIVING THEIR
LOST WAGES, EVEN WHEN THEY'RE
FALSELY ACCUSED OR UNABLE TO
PERFORM THEIR DUTIES THROUGH NO
FAULT OF THEIR OWN. FOR THESE
REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE ON A B 4 72. AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS SETH BRAMBLE
HERE, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION,
WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
AFTERNOON CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS
JAMES MICHAEL PAUL WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASKED
ME AND WE ARE ALSO PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF THE BILL. THANKS.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MITCH
STEIGER, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION, ALSO IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, WENDY
BRILL WINE COOP FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE,
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? WHETHER TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? SEEN IN, UM.
SOMEWHERE WEEKS WE'D LIKE TO
CLOSE. WHEN YOU ALL HAVE QUORUM
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN EYE BOAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SOME OF THE
WEEK FOR BRINGING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD. CLASSIFIED WORKERS WE
KNOW LIVE VERY MUCH ON THE
MARGINS AND MOST MAKING UNDER
$30,000 ANNUALLY. AND SO THIS IS
IMPORTANT MEASURE AND
DEFINITELY, UH, REALLY
APPRECIATE BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS LEGISLATION
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS
SOMEWHERE BLANCA RUBIO,
PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
ASSEMBLY BILL 68 0. WELCOME TO
SOMEONE VIDEO. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS TODAY I
PRESENT A B 6 80 WILL, WHICH
WILL STREAMLINE TRANSFER
PATHWAYS FOR UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS AND PREPARED CALIFORNIA
FOR TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE. AS
CALIFORNIA'S POPULATION REACHES
RETIREMENT AGE ARE STATE MUST
FURTHER INCREASE ACCESS TO A
COLLEGE DEGREE SO THAT WE HAVE
ENOUGH WORKERS TO FILL THE JOBS
OF TOMORROW. THIS IS WHY
GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S RECENTLY
DESCRIBED A BOLD NEW VISION FOR
CALIFORNIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION
SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE 70%
POSTSECONDARY DEGREE AND THE
CERTIFICATE ATTAINMENT AMONG
WORKING AGED CALIFORNIANS BY
2030. AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF
WORKFORCE TRAINING IN THE
NATION. CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE THE BACKBONE OF THE
STATE'S WORKFORCE, WITH THE
LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE STUDENT
BODY AMONG UM, AMONG
CALIFORNIA'S POSTSECONDARY
SYSTEMS AND THE PRIMARY ENTRY
POINT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, THE UCS AND
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES OR
THE C SUS TRANSFER STUDENTS.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE TO SUPPORTING THE
STATE'S GOALS. APPROXIMATELY 30%
OF U. C AND 50% OF CSU
BACHELOR'S DEGREES, UH, DEGREE
EARNERS TRANSFERRED FROM
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
FURTHER UNDERSCORING THE NEED
FOR CALIFORNIA TO ESTABLISH
SHARE EXPECTATIONS IN
ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. A B 6 80
IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REINFORCE
THE STATE'S COMMITMENT TOWARDS
THE STRENGTHENING AND
STREAMLINING THE TRANSFER
PROCESS AND WE DO STUDENTS TIME
2 DEGREES ESPECIALLY FOR
UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS. THEY
MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE POPULATION AS
A B 6 80 IS A CRITICAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THAT WILL ALLOW
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS ATTENDING
A CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
TO PURSUE THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION
GOALS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND
AFFORDABLY BY CLARIFYING
EXISTING PATHWAYS UNDER A B 5 40
FROM 2001. BY CREATING A PROCESS
TO BECOME EXEMPT FROM NON
RESIDENTIAL TUITION. MAYBE 5 40
TURNED COLLEGE FROM JUST A DREAM
TO REALITY FOR THOUSANDS OF
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, DESPITE
HISTORICAL POLICIES INTENDED TO
EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION, UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
CANNOT AFFORD A B 5 40. THE
NUMBER OF A B 5 40 STUDENTS
ATTENDING A CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE HAS DECLINED 40% SINCE
2017 IS CALIFORNIA'S
DEMOGRAPHICS HAVE EVOLVED OVER
THE PAST 20 YEARS. COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE ALSO
BECOME MORE DIVERSE, INCLUDING
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS, LOW
INCOME STUDENTS AND STUDENTS OF
COLOR. TODAY AN ESTIMATED
350,000 UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
ATTEND A PUBLIC COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA, A FULL
TIME STUDENT WHO QUALIFIES FOR A
B 5 40 WILL SAVE AN AVERAGE OF
9150 TUITION PER YEAR AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE 11,880 THAT
CSU AND 31,026 AH AT THE U. C.
REMOVING BARRIERS FOR OUR
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS IS AN
INVESTMENT IN OUR CONVEYOR BELT
FOR TALENT, THE FINEST SYSTEM OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WORLD
ARE COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AS
GOVERNOR, NEWSOM STATED IN HIS
2022 STATE OF THE STATE.
NONRESIDENT STUDENTS WHO START
DIRECTLY AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND A ROLE IN THE THREE YEAR OF
CREDIT COURSES MUST PAY
APPROXIMATELY AN AVERAGE OF
21,960 TO ACHIEVE A B 5 40
STATUS. UM A B 6 80 CORRECTS
THESE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
THAT LEAVES OUT UNDOCUMENTED
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO
CANNOT ACCESS IN STATE TUITION
BENEFITS. DESPITE THE INTENT OF
PRIORITY LEGISLATION TO EXPAND
COLLEGE ACCESS. I HAVE TWO
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT HERE TODAY
. MARIA GUTIERREZ WITH DREAM
CENTER COORDINATOR FOR SHABBAT
COLLEGE, AND JOCELYN PACHECO
HERNANDEZ, STUDENT PRESIDENT
ELECT AND STUDENTS. TRUSTEE
ELECT FROM SIERRA COLLEGE, AND
ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE LINDA
VASQUEZ, THE ASSISTANT VICE
CHANCELLOR OF GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS FROM THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE. THEY'RE HERE TO. SHE'S
HERE TO ANSWER TECHNICAL
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. HI
EVERYBODY. UM HELLO, CHAIR. FONG
AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY HAVE
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS MANNY GUTIERREZ. AND I
AM AN UNDOCUMENTED EDUCATOR. I
SHOULD BOW COLLEGES DREAM CENTER
WHERE I SERVE AS COORDINATOR AND
COUNSELOR. IN MY ROLE. I HAVE
SEEN HOW EXPANSIONS OF 85 40
HAVE BENEFITED MANY UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY AT THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEVEL VIA A B 2000 SP 68 MORE
RECENTLY SB ONE ON 41 86 80
WOULD HELP STUDENTS LIKE SERGIO
AT THE STADIUM NAMED FOR STUDENT
I HAVE ASSISTED IN THE PAST WHO
ALLOWED ME TO SHARE THEIR
JOURNEY, SO HE ALSO COMPUTER
SCIENCE MAJOR WAS AWARDED A S IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH 64 UNITS
COMPLETED. AND ALTHOUGH THEY MET
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY TO
TRANSFER FOR FALTERING TWIN TO
ADMISSIONS, THEY DECIDED TO WAIT
FOR FALL 2023 ADMISSIONS AND
TAKE ADULT SCHOOL CLASSES IN
ORDER TO BE EXTEND FROM THE NON
RESIDENT TUITION AND GAINED
THEIR THIRD YEAR. THIS MONTH
THEY SHARED. THEY WERE ACCEPTED
TO FORESEE SUS AND FOR U. C S
AND IS EXCITED TO BE
TRANSFERRING. THEY SHARED THAT
ALTHOUGH THEY ARE HAPPY TO
FINALLY BE MOVING FORWARD WITH
HIS GOALS. THEY LOST A PAID
INTERNSHIP SINCE THEY HAD TO
TAKE A DOSE SCHOOL COURSES
INSTEAD OF BEING AT THE FOUR
YEAR LEVEL. I COULD SHARE MANY
MORE STUDENTS SCENARIO ARE SENT
AND SIMILARLY AND UNFORTUNATELY
OTHERS THAT DO NOT HAVE A HAPPY
ENDING, REFERRED TO AS DREAMS
LOST MANY IMMIGRANTS AFTER
TALKING TO THEM ABOUT THEIR
OPTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. HOW
SURE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE
LUXURY OF AND OF THE TIME TO
PERSIST TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
DECIDED TO SURRENDER THEIR
DREAMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. YOU
MAY BE AWARE MANY UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS START THEIR HIGHER
EDUCATION JOURNEY AT A
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO A UC OR
CSU, PART TIME, AND IMMIGRANT
STUDENTS AND ADULTS ARE FACED
WITH BARRIERS INSTEAD OF ACCESS
POINTS WHEN PURSUING THEIR GOALS
OF TRANSFERRING 86 80 WOULD
ALLOW COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
WHO COMPLETE CERTAIN GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY FOR
INSTINCT, TUITION, SAVING THEM
TIME AND MONEY AS THEY MOVED ON
TO COMPLETE THEIR FOUR YEAR
DEGREE. LET'S BE ACCESS POINTS
AND SUPPORT STUDENTS, ACADEMIC
AND CAREER GOALS. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT, AND I URGE YOU TO
VOTE YES, ON 86 80. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. HELLO CHAIR, FOG AND
MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
JOCELYN. I'M A STUDENT AT SIERRA
COLLEGE. CURRENTLY IN MY THIRD
SEMESTER ONCE I COMPLETED MY
ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ECONOMICS,
I HOPE TO TRANSFER TO U. C L A
TO GET MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND
PURSUE A CAREER IN INVESTMENT
BANKING. MY GOAL IS TO WORK IN
THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE I CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO SHAPE POLICIES AND
MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT. AS A
FIRST GENERATION. AN
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENT TRANSFER TO
A UNIVERSITY IS A VERY IMPORTANT
STEP AND ACHIEVING MY EDUCATION
AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. EVEN
THROUGH MANY STUDENTS LIKE
MYSELF, WE'RE TOLD TIMES AND
AGAIN, WE CANNOT ATTEND COLLEGE
DUE TO OUR STATUS. UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS WITH A B 5 40 ARE
DISPARATE, FORTUNATELY AFFECTED
BY HAVING TO PAY OUT OF STATE
TUITION AND FEEDS MANY OF US
WORK FULL TIME JOBS JUST TO MAKE
ENDS MEET. SUPPORT OUR BASIC
NEEDS AND PAY FOR SCHOOL.
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR FINANCIAL. EIGHT
STATE FUNDING, SCHOLARSHIPS OR
LOANS, WHICH MAKES IT CHALLENGED
TO AFFORD TUITIONS FEET AND
OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES. I
WORK CLEANING HOUSES TO PAY FOR
MY SCHOOL. IF I DIDN'T ALREADY
HAVE A B 5 40, I WOULD HAVE TO
PAY $50,000 JUST TO ATTEND U C.
L A CLEANING HOUSES WOULDN'T BE
ABLE ABLE TO PAY MY COLLEGE
TUITION. RESIDENTS STUDENTS ONLY
HAVE TO PAY 18,000 AND CAN
QUALIFY FOR SCHOOL AND GRANTS
WITHOUT ACCESS TO FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. MANY UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO BALANCE
WORK AND SCHOOL AND SOME ARE
FORCED TO DROP OUT OF COLLEGE,
ALTHOUGH IN IT SEEMS TO TAKE
LONG TO QUALIFY FOR A B 5 40
STUDENTS ARE APPLYING FOR A B 5
40 BUT BEING DENIED BECAUSE THEY
DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CREDITS. THEY
MUST EITHER PAY FOR COLLEGE OUT
OF POCKET OR GIVE UP THEIR DREAM
OF EARNING A COLLEGE DEGREE A B
SIX 80 WHAT INELIGIBLE STUDENTS
LIKE MYSELF TO BE ABLE TO
COMPLETE AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
TO TRANSFER WITHOUT HAVING TO
TAKE UNNECESSARY COURSEWORK AND
PAY THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL
DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR
A B. 5 40. IT STARTS BEFORE
TRANSFERRING WITH A B 5 40
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO QUALIFY FIRST STATE
FINANCIAL AID AND AFFORD THE
TOTAL COST OF COLLEGE. I WANT TO
THINK THAT ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THEIR
DECISION TO SUPPORT AND I GO
WELL. POLICIES FOR UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS ARE URGED TO VOTE YES,
ON A B 6 80. THANK YOU SO MUCH
APPRECIATE THE TESTIMONY. AT THE
SAME ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM.
GOOD AFTERNOON EUROPEAN ON
BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. HI GOOD AFTERNOON,
CAROL GONZALEZ ON BEHALF OF LONG
BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. REMEMBER
AUSTIN WEBSTER W STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ASSOCIATION
FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION IN
SUPPORT. ROSA DEANDA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID
COMMISSION IN SUPPORT OF A B 6
80. WE THINK IT WILL CREATE MANY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THEIR
COLLEGE EDUCATION. THANK YOU.
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE STUDENT SENATE FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND SUPPORT HI, KIMBERLY WILL ON
BEHALF OF JOHN UP OR GENERATION
UP IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS,
BILL. THANK YOU. JUST GET IT
COURT ON BEHALF OF FULFILLMENT
COLLEGE IN THE EQUITY CENTER IN
SUPPORT. NANCY BASKETS ON BEHALF
OF FOR SOMEBODY COLLEGE STUDENT
SERVICES I SUPPORT. AND
HELICOPTERS MARTINEZ ON BEHALF
OF ALL SOMETHING COLLEGES AND DR
FALCON CENTER, AND I SUPPORT
THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS, MARK
MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY, CONTRA COSTA
AND SAN BERNARDINO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS
THE LOS ANGELES COLLEGE FACULTY
GUILD AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
GUADALUPE MENDEZ ON BEHALF OF
FOLSOM LAKE COLLEGE UNDOCUMENTED
CENTER SUPPORT. MARIO PORTILLO
ON BEHALF OF THE UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS CENTER AT SIERRA
COLLEGE AND SUPPORT. ME DAHLIA,
SAMBORA AND SIERRA COLLEGE ON
BEHALF OF STUDENT SERVICES I
SUPPORT. ANTONIO CARILLO N N
DOCUMENTARY STUDENTS OF SHARE A
COLLIE AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. HELLO, CANADA. RAMOS
BASTOS. SPANISH PROFESSOR AT
SIERRA COLLEGE AND I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. HELLO STEPHANIE
DEGENOVA ON BEHALF OF SIERRA
COLLEGE IN THE STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT CENTERS I SUPPORT
HELLO, MARBLE HERBS ON BEHALF.
SEAR COLLEGE, UM, AND STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT CENTERS. I SUPPORT.
I'M BRITTANY ANDERSON ON BEHALF
OF FOLSOM LAKE COLLEGE STUDENT
SERVICES SUPPORT. LIBBY COOK AND
ON BEHALF OF THE OPIATES
ASSOCIATION. WE WILL BE IN
SUPPORT. HELLO AGAIN. WENDY
BURRELL WINE COOP FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SUPPORT
HI. VALERIE JOHNSON WITH THE
CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY
AND SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
HELEN TORRES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF HOPE IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE,
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? CNN. ARE THERE
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
CNN COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
SOMEWHERE AT HIS FOLLOWED BY
SOMEONE, ORTEGA I WANNA THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO AND YOUR
WITNESSES THAT CAME TODAY FOR
SHARING YOUR STORY AND JUST FROM
MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
WORKING WITH ENGLISH LEARNER
FAMILIES IN THE 12 SYSTEM, ONE
OF THE BARRIERS WE OFTEN FACED
WAS HELPING STUDENTS TRANSITION
INTO THE SECONDARY OR
POSTSECONDARY ATMOSPHERE. AND SO
VERY MUCH WILL BE SUPPORTING
THIS AND JUST WANT TO SAY THANK
YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BRING
THE BILL FORWARD TO DOING THE
WORK THAT TAKES TO COME TO
SACRAMENTO AND TESTIFY THAT HUGE
AND CLEARLY YOU HAVE A LOT OF
SUPPORT IN THE RIM, SO I'LL BE
SUPPORTING THIS WHEN WE GET TIME
TO MAKE A MOTION. THANK YOU SO
MUCH THAT SOMEBODY WILL TAKE IT.
I ALSO WANTED TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD AND TO COMMENT ON WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL SIGHT IT IS TO SEE
SUCH POWERFUL WOMEN SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE UNDOCUMENTED
COMMUNITY WHO COMES HERE, JUST
LIKE I DID WHEN I WAS THREE
YEARS OLD WHEN MY PARENTS
BROUGHT ME TO THIS COUNTRY
LOOKING FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM,
AND AS I SIT HERE TODAY AS YOUR
ASSEMBLY MEMBER I'M HERE TO SAY,
JOCELYN, YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO
THE WHITE HOUSE WORK IN THE
WHITE HOUSE? YEP I WILL BE
SUPPORTING THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR SUMMER. RUBY FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE
FORWARD. WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR
AN UNDOCUMENTED INTS. WHEN THEIR
FACE IN EARNING A COLLEGE DEGREE
IS I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
TESTIMONY HERE TODAY. AND THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? SOME
REMEMBER? THANK YOU.
RESPECTFULLY, ASPIRIN I BOUGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND ONCE WE
HAVE QUORUM WILL TAKE THE VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS
. I DON'T NUMBER 13 AUTHORED BY
A SUMMARY, KEVIN MCCARTHY.
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I'M PRESENTING THIS BILL,
WHICH WOULD EXPAND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TUITION WAIVERS,
ESSENTIALLY FREE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE
CHILDCARE. E C WORKFORCE. WE
KNOW THE ISSUE OF EARLY
EDUCATION IS A CRITICAL ONE IN
CALIFORNIA EVEN MORE SO AFTER
THE PANDEMIC. UM PART OF THE
PROBLEM IS THE WORKFORCE. WE
DON'T HAVE PEOPLE ENTERING THE
WORKFORCE AND WHEN WE DO HAVE
PEOPLE THERE WHO ARE LOOKING TO
MOVE UP, LET'S SAY AND DO OUR
UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM. THEY NEED
MORE EDUCATION AND MANY TIMES
THEY CAN GET MORE MONEY WORKING
IN FAST FOOD THAN THEY CAN
WORKING IN THE EC SITE, SO MORE
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THEM IS A
WAY TO ADVANCE. THEIR CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES AND HELP UM,
CHILDCARE IN GENERAL IN
CALIFORNIA MAY ASK, DON'T WE
ALREADY HAVE FREE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA? WE PASSED
THE BILL COUPLE YEARS AGO. MY
BILL ALONG WITH MR SANTIAGO LAST
YEAR, WE EXPANDED IT TO NOT JUST
ALL FIRST TIME FULL TIME TO ALL
FULL TIME COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
AND WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO CAN GET
FREE FOR THE WAIVER IF THEY'RE
PART TIME, BUT THE ISSUE THERE
IS PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE HERE WHO
LET'S SAY THERE ARE CHILD CARE
WORKER AND THEY COULD ONLY
AFFORD TO GO. BECAUSE THEIR TIME
PART TIME, LET'S SAY THEY WANT
TO TAKE SIX HOURS SIX UNITS OR
NINE UNITS, AND THEY MAKE 18
BUCKS AN HOUR. SO THERE ARE TWO
UM, PORE TO PAY ALL OF THE TIME
FOR THIS EXTRA TO GO TAKE MORE
UNITS, AND THEY DON'T
NECESSARILY GET THE FREE BECAUSE
THEY'RE NOT FULL TIME SO THEY'RE
KIND OF IN THIS QUANDARY. SO
THIS, UM ENABLES US TO REACH THE
POPULATION WHO DOESN'T HAVE
ACCESS TO FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WHO WERE IN THE EARLY EDUCATION
WORKFORCE. AND ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR COMMITTEE
STEPHANIE GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE STUDENT SENATE FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE 1.8
MILLION CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. AS MANY OF YOU
KNOW. CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE THE LARGEST
PROVIDER OF ORDER WORKFORCE
TRAINING IN THE WORLD AND THE
PRIMARY EDUCATOR OF CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS IN CALIFORNIA,
CALIFORNIA PROMISE OR THE BOG
WAIVER DOES WAIVE TUITION FOR
QUALIFYING STUDENTS BASED ON
INCOME AND OTHER FACTORS. MANY
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS DON'T
ACTUALLY QUALIFY FOR THAT, UM,
OR FOR OTHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS, SO WE HAVE
KIND OF THIS. UM SPACE WHERE
WE'D LIKE TO SEE MORE OF HER
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS. ACTUALLY
WE'RE GOING BACK TO COLLEGE. UM
SUPPORTING CHILDCARE PREP
PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVIZING
STUDENTS TO RESUME OR FURTHER
THIS EDUCATION. THIS CAREER PATH
IS A PRIORITY FOR THE STUDENT.
SENATE. CALIFORNIA IS FACING A
SHORTAGE OF CHILDCARE
PROFESSIONALS AND I COULD SPEAK
TO THAT PERSONALLY, IT'S
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO FIND
CHILDCARE. UM MAKING IT
DIFFICULT FOR STUDENTS PARENTS
TO ATTEND COLLEGE, COLLEGE
EDUCATED CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS
TEND TO MAKE A HIGHER INCOME
THAN THOSE WHO DON'T GET FURTHER
THEIR EDUCATION AND A B 12 45
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TUITION WAIVER
, WHICH WOULD APPLY TO ALL
ACTIVE CHILDCARE PROFESSIONALS
AT ENROLLMENT, REGARDLESS OF
INCOME LEVEL WOULD HELP
ALLEVIATE THIS SHORTAGE. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS AND WOULD REQUEST AND I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE,
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM? COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? CNN THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR MCCARTHY FOR BRINGING
THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD
TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE
ACCESS TO QUALITY CHILDCARE AND
TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CHILD CARE
WORKERS IS AN IMPORTANT MEASURE
AND AS THE STATE CONTINUES TO
LOOK AT ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOR OUR CHILD CARE WORKERS AS A
PRUDENT STEP IN SECURING
WORKFORCE PIPELINE FOR OUR CHILD
CARE WORKERS AND LOOK FORWARD
SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? HOW
WOULD THAT BE? MY CLOTHES? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SOMEBODY, MCCARTY AND WITH THAT
WE'LL TAKE A VOTE WHEN THEY MORE
WE HAVE SELF SQUIRM. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. NEXT UP IS A SUMMER
CHRIS HOLDEN WITH PRESENTING
ITEM NUMBER FOUR SOMEWHERE BUILT
368 WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A SIMILAR
BILL 3 68. THIS BILL WOULD
REQUIRE THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
PARTICIPATING IN THE COLLEGE AND
CAREER ACCESS PATHWAYS, OR C CAP
PARTNERSHIP TO ENROLL HIGH
SCHOOL PUPILS. AND ANY COURSE
THAT IS PART OF THE SEA CAP.
PARTNERSHIP OFFERED AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS AND
WILL EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED
COURSES TO BE OFFERED AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS OR THE
PARTICIPATING HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS
. MAYBE 3 68 WOULD ALSO REQUIRE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TO
ASSIGN PRIORITY ENROLLMENT OF
COURSE REGISTRATION TO STUDENTS
SEEKING TO ENROLL IN A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE COURSE REQUIRED FOR THE
FOR THE STUDENTS SEE CAP
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. WELL ALSO
EXEMPTING C CAP STUDENTS FROM
SPECIFIED FEE REQUIREMENTS. IT
HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION. THAT
THERE COULD BE SOME UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OF THE PRIORITY
PLACEMENT LANGUAGE IN THIS BILL.
SPECIFICALLY IT IS THE NOTION
THAT GIVING A GUARANTEED SLOT
FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COULD
POTENTIALLY DISPLACED COLLEGE
STUDENTS FROM ENROLLMENT. WELL I
UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. THERE IS
NO DATA TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT
INDICATES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY
C CAP STUDENTS IN THE PAST,
HOWEVER. SHOULD THE COMMITTEE
ALLOW THIS BILL TO MOVE FORWARD
, AND THERE IS EVIDENCE OF PAST
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THIS. I WILL
COMMIT TO WORKING WITH ALL
STAKEHOLDERS TO FIND AN ADEQUATE
SOLUTION. IN CLOSING, I WOULD
SIMPLY SAY THAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS ACCESS TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CAREER, TECHNICAL
EDUCATION OR DEGREE TRANSFER
CREDIT. CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THEIR ENDEAVOR TO SUPPORT
THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND A
TEAM. THE CALIFORNIA DREAM. NOW
IT IS TIME TO ACT BECAUSE A B 3
68 IS A WIN FOR STUDENTS, OUR
SCHOOLS AND OUR COMMUNITIES WITH
ME TO TESTIFY, OR HELEN TORREZ
FROM HOPE AND MELISSA FROM THE
EDUCATION TRUST WEST. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN MIKE FONG
AND HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND DEAR FRIENDS. MY
NAME IS HELEN IRISH TORRES, CEO
AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOPE
HISPANA. ORGANIZED POLITICALLY
BODY HOPE IS A NONPROFIT,
NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION
COMMITTED TO ENSURING POLITICAL
AND ECONOMIC PARITY FOR LATINAS
THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY AND
EDUCATION TO BENEFIT ALL
COMMUNITIES AND THE STATUS OF
WOMEN. HOPE IS A PROUD TO BE A
CO SPONSOR OF A B 3 68 AND IS
GRATEFUL TO THE WORK WITH THE
DUAL ENROLLMENT CHAMPION,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOLDEN AND IT'S
VITAL TOPIC. A B 3 68 SEEKS TO
DEFINE STUDENTS AND
UNDERREPRESENTED IN HIGHER
EDUCATION AND STATUE ENSURE HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS ENROLL IN
COMMUNITY COLLEGES WITHOUT
PAYING FEES AND ENSURE STUDENTS
CAN ENROLL IN ANY COURSE THAT IS
PART OF C CAP PARTNERSHIPS
OFFERED AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUSES WHILE ALSO COLLECTING
THE NECESSARY DATA. FOR ANNUAL
REPORTING. SEACAT PARTNERSHIPS
REPRESENT A STREAMLINED PATHWAY
FOR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE WITH
COLLEGE COURSES. THIS PROGRAM
YIELDS PUBLIC SAVINGS BY
REDUCING THE TIME IT TAKES TO
EARN A COLLEGE DEGREE AND
IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. AMPLE RESEARCH HAS
DEMONSTRATED AN M BLING,
ENABLING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO
TAKE COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES IS A
PROVEN MECHANISM FOR IMPROVING
EDUCATION ATTAINMENT. HOWEVER
LATINO AND BLACK STUDENTS ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY
UNDERREPRESENTED IN THESE
PROGRAMS. THIS BILL AIMS TO
ENSURE THAT STUDENTS FROM GROUPS
WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED, SUCH AS STUDENTS OF
COLOR AND FIRST GENERATION
STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE A FISCAL OR
ACCESS BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE PROGRAM. HOPE IS THANKFUL
FOR THE INCLUSION OF DATA
REPORTING TO ENSURE THAT AS THIS
PROGRAM MOVES ALONG, WE HAVE
ACCURATE AND TIMELY DATA ON
STUDENTS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING
SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT
SEACAT PARTNERSHIPS REMAIN
ACCESSIBLE TO THE STUDENTS. WE
INTEND TO TARGET. LASTLY WOULD
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, IN
ADDITION TO THE ACADEMIC
BENEFITS THROUGH 12 AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ALSO BENEFIT
FROM DAWN ROMAN AS A RESULT,
COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAN
STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH
THEIR FUTURE STUDENT PARTICIPATE
. POPULATION AND HIGH SCHOOLS
CAN INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF
ADVANCED ACADEMIC COURSES
WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FISCAL
CONSTRAINTS. FOR THESE REASONS,
HOPE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS
OF THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS MELISSA
BARDO, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
FOR THE EDUCATION TRUST WORTH.
TRUST WEST IS PROUD TO CO
SPONSOR ASSEMBLY BILL 3 68. AND
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK US. AND
REMEMBER HOLDEN FOR BEING A
LONGSTANDING CHAMPION OF DAWN
WALL MET AND WORKING TIRELESSLY
TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR UNDER
REPRESENTED STUDENTS. DAWN ROMIG
, WHICH ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES
FOR CREDIT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
BE A POWERFUL LOVER FOR THE
SUCCESS OF CALIFORNIA'S HIGH
SCHOOL AND POSTSECONDARY
STUDENTS. COLLEGE AND CAREER
ACCESS PATHWAYS, OR C CAP, IN
PARTICULAR, AIMS TO PROVIDE
EARLY EXPOSURE TO COLLEGE
COURSES FOR STUDENTS WHO MAY NOT
BE COLLEGE BOUND OR WHO WERE
UNDERREPRESENTED AND HIGHER
EDUCATION. THE CAP PROVIDES A
SEAMLESS PATHWAY FROM HIGH
SCHOOL TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
WHICH THAT STUDENT ON A
TRAJECTORY TO BOTH ATTEND AND BE
SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE. DESPITE
THE MAJOR DISRUPTION THE
PANDEMIC HAD CAUSE FOR STUDENT
EDUCATION LEADERS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO REIMAGINE HOW
STRATEGIES LIKE TO ALL
INVOLVEMENT CAN TRANSFORM OUR
SYSTEMS AND STUDENTS LIVES.
LANDMARK REPORT. JUMPSTART WHICH
ANALYZES DO ENROLLMENT DATA AT
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
FOUND THAT MANY ELLIOTT AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE NOT YET
EQUITABLY SERVING BLACK, NATIVE
AND LATIN STUDENTS TO DO ON
RAHMAT AND WE HAVE TO TRUST WEST
REMAINED COMMITTED TO INCREASING
DAWN WHILE MY ACCESS AND
PARTICIPATION FOR THESE STUDENTS
LAST YEAR WE THOUGHT HISTORIC
$200 MILLION INVESTMENT IN DAWN
ROMAN EXPANSION, BUT MORE WORK
REMAINED TO ENSURE DUE ON
ROMANCE. AND SPEAK UP
PARTNERSHIP SPECIFICALLY ARE
EQUITABLY SERVING UNDER
REPRESENTED STUDENTS,
ELIMINATING OUTDATED BARRIERS
AND STREAMLINING ACCESS TO DO
ENROLLMENT IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST
STEP TOWARDS IMPROVING ACCESS.
MAYBE 3 68 WOULD MAKE SEVERAL
TECHNICAL AND CLARIFYING CHANGES
TO THE FEE CAP PROGRAM THAT WILL
ENSURE STUDENTS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PURSUE COLLEGE
LEVEL COURSEWORK EITHER AT THEIR
HIGH SCHOOL OR LOCAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. FOR THESE REASONS. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE DO THAT
MORNING, THE SALVAGED QUORUM.
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. MIKE FONG
HERE. TALK. GODDESS. ARAMBULA.
GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW. ORTEGA
HERE. SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO.
WALLACE. WHOEVER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND NOW WITH WITNESSES TO
SUPPORT, PLEASE. HI CAROL
GONZALEZ WITH LONG BEACH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND
SUPPORT CHAIR MEMBERS AUSTIN
WEBSTER ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ASSOCIATION
FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT STEPHANIE GOLDMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE STUDENT SENATE FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
AND SUPPORT HI VALERIE JOHNSON
WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE
OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT. MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS, DUNCAN
MCPHATTER IS REPRESENTED IN
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS
ASSOCIATION SUPPORT THANK YOU SO
MUCH ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS HOWEVER,
MOTION BY A SUMMER LOW SECOND BY
SOMEWHERE, ARAMBULA UM, THIS
BILL IS A AMAZING. AND SO,
ARTHUR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
YEAH THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS ON DUAL
ENROLLMENT PROGRAMS AND FOR
BEING A CHAMPION WITH A B 2 88.
I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A KID
COLLEGE TRUSTEE, WHETHER YOUR
LEADERSHIP THERE WILL BUT
EMPLOYMENT THAT IN THE CITY I
KNOW MANY COMMUNITY COLLEGES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SO NOW
WHEN WE LOOK AT MORE DATA
INFORMED DECISIONS, THIS IS
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE AND REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP. LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS BILL
TODAY. NOBODY LIKE TO CLOSE OR
SOMETHING. THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THAT. AND I YOU KNOW,
IT TAKES ALL OF US WORKING
TOGETHER ON INITIATIVES LIKE
THIS AND CERTAINLY JUST PAYING
ATTENTION. TO THE BOOTS ON THE
GROUND. THE ADMINISTRATORS, THE
TEACHERS UM PARENTS WHO OVER THE
YEARS TALKED ABOUT EXPANSION OF
OPPORTUNITIES TO GET YOUNG
PEOPLE ON A PATH TO COLLEGE. AND
THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT REALLY
TOOK COLLABORATION FROM THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL AS WELL
AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BY
HAVING THE C CAP AGREEMENTS. IT
REALLY IS TAILORED FOR
COMMUNITIES TO MAKE IT FIT FOR
WHETHER YOU'RE IN CENTRAL
VALLEY, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. YOU CAN FIT
IT TO WHERE YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT
NEEDS ARE WHEN THE YOUNG PEOPLE
NEEDS ARE AT THE END OF THE DAY.
IT IS REALLY HOPEFULLY DOING
WHAT IT'S INTENDED TO DO, AND
THAT'S KNOCKING DOWN BARRIERS
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, NOT JUST IN
TERMS OF PHYSICAL BUT IN THEIR
MINDS SO THEY CAN SEE THEMSELVES
AS COLLEGE GRADUATES AND DOING
THIS WORK. AND SO THANK YOU FOR
ALL OF YOUR WORK. THANK YOU FOR
THIS COMMITTEE, AND YOU'RE
TIRELESS LEADERSHIP AND
EDUCATION INITIATIVES, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. PHªN PHªN I TALK. TALL
I, ADAM. ALL RIGHT. OUT AS I
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA? AYE.
GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW. HELLO, I
ORTEGA. ORTEGA. I SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WALLACE. I
WEBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. THAT'S A 70. WE WILL
KEEP THE ROAD OPEN. THANK YOU.
THE MOTION IS OUT. THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS A SUMMER VIA POODLE
WELL, WITH ITEM NUMBER FIVE. ON
SOMEWHERE ABOUT 376.
WELCOME. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
PERFECT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO
START BY THANKING YOU AND STAFF
AND WORKING ON WITH MY OFFICE TO
ACCEPT ALL THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS. MAYBE 376 EXTENDS
THE CAL GRANTS. SEE? ELIGIBILITY
TO STUDENTS ENROLLING IN ENTRY
LEVEL DRIVING TRAINING PROGRAM.
CURRENTLY THE AVERAGE COSTS. OF
A DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAM IS
ABOUT 2500. BUT SINCE THIS
PROGRAM OR TYPICALLY LESS THAN
FOUR MONTHS IN LENGTH, THEY DO
NOT QUALIFY FOR CAL GRANTS. SEE
AWARDS. THE BILL SEEKS TO
ADDRESS THE TRUCKER DRIVER SO
SHORTAGE IMPACTING THE NATION'S
SUPPLY CHIP AND CHINA BIKES
TENDING THE FINANCIAL AID. IN
THE FORM OF A CAL GRANT C 22. Tð
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ENROLL AND AN
ENTRY LEVEL DRIVING TRAINING
PROGRAM WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY
AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IS
BERNICE BARRINGER, DIRECTOR OF
THE CALIFORNIA TRUCKERS
ASSOCIATION. I'M NOT SURE IF WE
HAVE CHRIS HERE. NO, CHRIS IS
NOT HERE, OKAY? WELCOME THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS BERNICE
JIMENEZ KRIEGER OR CARRYING ER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA TRUCKING
ASSOCIATION. UH WE'RE PROUD TO
SPONSOR A V 3 76 AND THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR HIS
LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE. FOR
THE PAST FIVE YEARS, DRIVERS
SHORTAGE HAS BEEN RANKED AS A
TOP ISSUE AFFECTING THE TRUCKING
INDUSTRY EVEN AS COMPANIES
STRUGGLE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN
QUALIFIED DRIVERS, DESPITE EVEN
HISTORIC PAY INCREASES.
ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN
TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS, THE
TRUCKING INDUSTRY IS SHORT,
ROUGHLY 78,000 DRIVERS, A NUMBER
THAT IS EXPECTED TO SURPASS
160,000 BY 2030 AS THE MEMBER
SAID ABC 3 76 6 TO TRUST THE
TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE BY
EXPANDING CAL GRANTS C TWO
ADDITIONAL STUDENTS. UM AS HE
INDICATED THIS IS GOING TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AID
IN THE FUND OF CALDERON'S SEAT
TO LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME.
STUDENTS AND REMOVE AN ACCESS OF
AIR BARRIER OF ACCESS INTO THIS
TRAINING PROGRAMS. UM, AS HE
SAID THE ISSUE IS IN ITS CURRENT
FORM. CALDERON CITIES ARE NOT
OFFERED FOR VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS
OF LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS. SO
WE'RE REMOVING THIS ARBITRARY,
UM, PROVISIONS FOR THIS
PARTICULAR BILL. MAYBE 3 76
EXTENDS THE ELIGIBILITY TO
DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT
AGAIN TYPICALLY LASTS AROUND
EIGHT WEEKS. A B 3 76 WILL
ENSURE THAT MORE FINANCIAL AID
FUNDS GET INTO THE HANDS OF LOW
AND MIDDLE INCOME CALIFORNIANS,
PROVIDING THEM AN ENTRY INTO
WELL PAID MIDDLE CLASS JOBS
WHILE ALSO SERVING A CRITICAL
WORKFORCE NEED THAT WILL HELP
COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. SO AGAIN, WE THANK THE
MEMBER WE THANK YOU FOLKS, AND
WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? GOOD AFTERNOON.
BRENDA BASS ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. ARE
THERE, WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
IN THE HEARING ROOM? TWEENERS IN
THE HEARING ROOM. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS MOVED BY SIMILAR EVAN
LOW SECOND BY MR WALLACE. AND
FURTHER COMMENTS. AUTHOR WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? YEAH, FIRST,
I JUST I WANT TO THANK MR PRAGER
FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS. YOU KNOW,
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GET
A BRAND NEW PAIR OF GLASSES THAT
ARE TOO STRONG, RIGHT? UM I
REALLY LIKE. THIS SPILLED A LOT.
I MEAN, NEXT TIME YOU GUYS DRIVE
LIKE I FIVE OR 99. WHATEVER
FREEWAY. JUST LOOK AT A TRUCK
AND LOOK WHAT IT'S ADVERTISING.
I TELL A LOT OF FOLKS THAT YOU
KNOW THEY'RE TRYING TO REALLY
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR THEIR
PATHWAY IN LIFE. UM DAY ONE THAT
I'VE GOTTEN HERE. I TALKED ABOUT
VOCATIONAL AND MOST PEOPLE THINK
ABOUT THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY THAT
HATES LONG HAUL. I GOT TO GO,
YOU KNOW, TO MISSOURI OR
MISSOURI OR WHATEVER, RIGHT? YOU
COULD BE HOME EVERY DAY, AND
THESE ARE GREAT PAYING JOBS IN
MY DISTRICT ALONE, UH, CLASS A
LICENSE YOU'RE MAKING ABOUT
80,000 STARTED OFF, OKAY? AND I
. THESE ARE GREAT PAYING JOBS,
AND, UM, AND THERE'S A LOT OF
FOLKS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IN
LIFE WHERE TO GO. AND UM I'VE
BEEN AROUND LIKE. SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, CENTRAL VALLEY. THE
BARRIER IT IS A MOST NEEDED
POSITION AND MOST NEEDED JOB AND
LITERALLY IN 30 DAYS, YOU CAN BE
, YOU KNOW, DRIVING THIS
$250,000 RIG AND, UM, I STARTED
IT. SIDE STORY IS THAT I STARTED
A PILOT PROJECT BEFORE I GOT
HERE, AND THERE WERE FOLKS THAT
WERE COMING OUT OF PRISON. UM
333 OF THEM. NOW HOMEOWNERS.
OKAY THAT WAS LIKE, FIVE YEARS
AGO. NOW THEY'RE HOMEOWNERS. AND
I STAND BEHIND THIS INDUSTRY.
AND THANK YOU GUYS FOR LISTENING
TO ME, AND I RESPECT THE ASK FOR
MY VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THEM SOMEWHERE, VEHICLE IT AWAY
FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE FORWARD. WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S A VERY MUCH A TRUCKER,
UH, WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. AND SO
THIS IMPORTANT BILL WILL HELP.
LOOK AT THIS IN AQUARIUS CITY
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRUCK DRIVING
OPPORTUNITIES WILL APPRECIATE
THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU'RE
BRINGING BEFORE US TODAY TO
REALLY BUILD OUR SKILLED AND
TRAINED WORKFORCE SERVICE. SO
WHAT? THAT I RECOMMEND? LOOK
FORWARD SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE
TODAY. WORLD CUP, PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG
HEI, I TALK. ALRIGHT, ADDIS.
ADDERS? AYE. ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA?
AYE. GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW LOW I
ORTEGA ORTEGA, I SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WALLACE I
WEBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES THE MOST ANNOUNCED
OUT SOME OF VOTES RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL KEEP THE ROAD OPEN FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO
SIGN ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH OUR AUTHOR
SINAN LETTER AT THE MOMENT. SO
SOMEWHERE OUT THIS WOULD YOU
LIKE TO PRESENT YOUR BILLS,
PLEASE? WELCOME. WE'RE GOING TO
DO IT IN THE FILE ORDER SO FIRST
WENT UP. WE'LL HAVE BY SOME
ROUTERS. A B 358 ITEM NUMBER
THREE. I'M SORRY. IT'S NOT
CONSENT. WE'LL DO ITEM NUMBER
11. SOMEWHERE. BILL 11 23. I'M
SORRY, ALICE. WELCOME. I'VE
NEVER WITNESSES ARE HERE. WE
HAVE TWO WITNESSES, OKAY?
WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE STAFF AS WELL AS MY
OWN STAFF WHO'S WORKED VERY HARD
ON THIS TODAY. I'M HERE TO ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE ON A B 11 23,
WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BILL TO
THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM OR CSU SYSTEM. TO GRANT
EMPLOYEES LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITH
PAY FOR ONE SEMESTER OF ACADEMIC
OF AN ACADEMIC YEAR OF FOLLOWING
THE BIRTH OF A CHILD OR THE
ADOPTION OF FOSTER OR FOSTER
CARE OF THE CHILD OF THE
EMPLOYEE. UM AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE
THE HUMAN BODY 40 WEEKS TO BIRTH
. A FULL TERM BABY AND RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
POLICIES. SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE
BOTH MATERNAL PHYSICAL AND
MENTAL HEALTH BY ALLOWING
PARENTS TIME TO RECOVER FROM
CHILDBIRTH AS WELL AS ADJUST TO
NEW CAREGIVING RESPONSIBILITIES
ABOUT HALF OF CHILDBEARING
PARENTS REPORT EXPERIENCING PAIN
WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS
FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH. AND MANY
EXPERIENCE MORE SERIOUS,
POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING
POSTPARTUM COMPLICATIONS PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE, WHICH ENABLES
WORKERS TO TAKE TIME AWAY FROM
WORK TO RECOVER FROM CHILDBIRTH
AND CARE FOR A NEW BABY IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WITH
DECREASED LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
BIRTHS AND DECREASED INFANT
MORTALITY, AS WELL AS INCREASED
BREASTFEEDING AND IMPROVED
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND
FAMILIES, PROVIDING 12 WEEKS OF
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ON A
NATIONAL SCALE WITH LEAD TO 600
FEWER INFANT DEATHS PER YEAR.
AND PAID LEAVE BENEFITS
EMPLOYERS BECAUSE IT IMPROVES
RETENTION, PRODUCTIVITY AND
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION. SO
TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT MOMENT
TO START A FAMILY IS AN
UNNECESSARY BUT VERY COMMON
STRUGGLE FOR CALIFORNIANS. IT'S
ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING FOR
FACULTY AND STAFF AT OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
RIGHT NOW SEE SUS PARENTAL
POLICY. PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY IS
30 WORKING DAYS AND THAT
DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED
TO REFLECT TODAY'S REALITIES,
WHICH FACE THE SYSTEMS. 29,000
COACH, COUNSELING LIBRARIAN AND
INSTRUCTIONAL FACULTY OR
STARTING OR EXPANDING THEIR
FAMILIES. TYPICALLY THESE KINDS
OF ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED VIA THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
. AND SO WE WANT TO BE CLEAR
ABOUT THAT, AS STIPULATED BY
CALIFORNIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION,
EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER RELATIONS ACT.
HOWEVER AND THIS IS THE
IMPORTANT PIECE DESPITE MANY
YEARS OF GOOD FAITH NEGOTIATION
NEGOTIATIONS, THERE HAVE BEEN NO
CHANGES TO THE EXISTING PARENTAL
LEAVE POLICY AT CSU. SO EVEN
AFTER YEARS, THERE HAS NOT BEEN
AN INCREASE TO PAID PARENTAL
LEAVE, EVEN TO MATCH COMPARABLE
INSTITUTIONS. UH WE FELL. I FEEL
DEFINITELY THAT THIS POLICY IS
AN ADEQUATE AND EQUITABLE AND
UNCOMPETITIVE FOR TODAY'S
WORKPLACE. IT DOESN'T ALLOW
ENOUGH TIME FOR PARENT CHILD
BONDING, AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT
ENOUGH TIME FOR THE BODY TO HEAL
FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH. SO FOR
FACULTY AND STAFF. SPECIFICALLY
THERE'S THE ADDITIONAL BURDEN OF
ADJUSTING SCHEDULES TO
COMPENSATE FOR TIME OFF, WHICH
ADDS TO THE STRESS THAT SOON TO
BE PARENTS WHO ARE ALREADY
FACING OR NEW PARENTS ALREADY
FACE AND THIS BILL KIND ADDRESS
THAT SO MAYBE 11 23 CREATES FAIR
WORKING CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES
WHO ARE PARENTS, RATHER THAN
PENALIZING THEM FOR THEIR
DECISIONS TO START A FAMILY. IT
GRANTS EMPLOYEES LEAVE OF
ABSENCE WITH PAY FOR ONE
SEMESTER OF AN ACADEMIC YEAR OR
THE EQUIVALENT DURATION IN A ONE
YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING THE BIRTH
OF THE CHILD OF THE CHILD. UM SO
WE WANT TO REMIND THE COMMITTEE
OF THE OVERWHELMING CHALLENGES
THAT PARENTS ALREADY FACED AND
THAT THIS CAN BE AN ANTIDOTE TO
SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES.
CALIFORNIA IS A PRO CHOICE STATE
THAT SUPPORTS FAMILIES AND WE
WANT TO BEGIN TO SUPPORT THEIR
CHOICE BY GRANTING THE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE, AND I'VE GOT TWO
WITNESSES WITH ME HERE TODAY, DR
. ANN LUNA GORDON HERE. I HOPE I
SAID THAT RIGHT? ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AT
SACRAMENTO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND
THEN DR FRANCIS MERCER,
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY
FROM CAL POLY POMONA. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHERIFF FONG AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AN LUNA
GORDON AIR. I'M AN ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR AT SACRAMENTO STATE,
AND I'M STREAKING AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 11 23. AND I'D
REALLY LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AT US FOR
INTRODUCING THIS BILL. PROVIDING
FOR ADEQUATE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
WITH A B 11 23 WILL CREATE
GREATER EQUITY FOR BIRTHING AND
CAREGIVING FACULTY. THIS IS A
SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUE, WHICH
AFFECTS BIRTHING PARENTS AND
PARTICULARLY MEMBERS OF BLACK,
INDIGENOUS AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. IN MOST CASES, IT IS THE
BIRTHING PARENT WHO TAKES
PARENTAL LEAVE AS THE CURRENT
POLICY DOESN'T COVER A WHOLE
SEMESTER. FACULTY ARE STUCK
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.
THEY MUST EITHER GET COVERAGE
FOR A PORTION OF THEIR CLASSES
DURING THEIR LEAP. WHICH COULD
DISRUPT THEIR CLASS AND
NEGATIVELY IMPACT THEIR COURSE
EVALUATIONS. OR THE ALTERNATIVE
IS TO TAKE OFF THE SEMESTER AND
USE ACCRUED SICK LEAVE AND
LIKELY HAVE TO GO WITHOUT PAY
FOR A PART OF THE SEMESTER. THIS
IS ABSOLUTELY AN ISSUE OF
FAIRNESS WHEN FACULTY RETIRE,
THEIR CRUDE, SICK LEAVE, GETS
COUNTED AS DAYS OF SERVICE AND
RAISES THE FINAL PAY SCALE UPON
RETIREMENT WHEN PARENTS USE PAID
SICK LEAVE TO HELP COVER
SEMESTER PARENTAL LEAVE, THEY'RE
LOWERING THEIR RETIREMENT PAY.
WHEN I DECIDED TO HAVE MY BABY I
HAD BEEN STRESSING ABOUT IT
SINCE THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT OUR
LEAVE POLICY. I WAS BASICALLY
TRYING TO TIE MY DELIVERY SO AS
TO MAXIMIZE MY TIME OFF TO SPEND
WITH MY BABY. I HAD UNDERGONE
ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT FOR HALF A
YEAR WHEN I EXPERIENCED A
MISCARRIAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
SEMESTER. I DIDN'T TAKE OFF ANY
TIME AFTERWARD. AT THAT POINT,
MY DOCTOR SUGGESTED I MIGHT NEED
TO TAKE MEDICAL LEAVE OR EVEN
LOOK FOR A NEW JOB IF I WANTED
TO HAVE A BABY. I CONTINUE WITH
THE TREATMENTS AND FIVE MONTHS
LATER DURING THE SHELTER IN
PLACE ORDER, I WAS ABLE TO
SUSTAIN A PREGNANCY. I WAS STILL
VERY STRESSED, BECAUSE THERE WAS
NO WAY I COULD TAKE A SEMESTER
OFF WITHOUT HAVING TO GO WITHOUT
PAY. THANKFULLY EMERSON'S BIRTH
IN DECEMBER OF 2020 DIDN'T
REQUIRE ANY MEDICAL
INTERVENTION. UNFORTUNATELY THE
TIMING OF THE BIRTH WAS SUCH
THAT I WASN'T ABLE TO USE PAID
SICK LEAVE TO COVER THE ENTIRE
SPRING SEMESTER. THERE WERE ALSO
MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR OUR FAMILY,
ONCE EMBARRASSED, WAS BORN HAD
POOR OXYGEN UPTAKE AND A FLOPPY
ESOPHAGUS, WHICH CAUSED REFLUX
AND HE DROPPED A TON OF WEIGHT
WITH LEFT ME IN A PANIC ABOUT
THEIR WEIGHT THERE AFTER MY
PARTNER HAD TO RETURN TO WORK A
WEEK LATER AFTER I GAVE BIRTH,
BECAUSE OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T BE
ABLE TO AFFORD TAKING OFF THE
SEMESTER. THAT LEFT ME ALONE AT
HOME, STRUGGLING WITH FEEDING
OUR NEWBORN BECAUSE NOT ONLY
COULD THEY NOT DRINK MUCH AT
EACH FEEDING, BUT ALSO I
COULDN'T PRODUCE ENOUGH MILK,
LACTATION CONSULTANTS AND
DOCTORS TOLD ME REPEATEDLY THAT
IF I WANTED TO PRODUCE MORE MILK
I NEED TO DO REDUCE MY STRESS,
GET MORE SLEEP AND
SIMULTANEOUSLY PUMP AROUND THE
CLOCK. IT FELT LIKE AN
INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGE. THIS
FIRST THREE MONTHS WERE
ABSOLUTELY THE HARDEST TIME OF
MY LIFE. I WAS DEPRESSED,
ISOLATED AND FACING ECONOMIC
HARDSHIP. I WAS PLAGUED BY
RACING THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW WE CAN
MAKE ENDS MEET. I WAS NEVER ABLE
TO PRODUCE ENOUGH MILK. BUT IF I
HAD BEEN PROVIDED ADEQUATE PAID
LEAVE, THIS WOULD MAKE IT A MUCH
LESS ANXIOUS TIME FOR A FAMILY
WHO KNOWS HOW THAT WOULD HAVE
AFFECTED OUR FEEDING JOURNEY.
AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE AT
THE CSD TO EVER HAVE TO MAKE THE
CHOICES I HAD TO MAKE, AND
THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING YOU TO
STRONGLY SUPPORT 11 23 AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. OKAY GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR FONG AND
MEMBERS AND THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AT US FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. UM I'M FRANCIE MERCER.
I'M AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF
BIOLOGY AT CAL POLY POMONA,
WHERE I TEACH AND DO BIOMEDICAL
RESEARCH WITH STUDENTS. UM A
CAREER AT THE CSU PAYS LESS THAN
AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES, BUT I
CHOSE IT BECAUSE OF OUR DIVERSE
WORKING CLASS STUDENT BODY AND
THE CSU VALUES OF EQUITY AND
SOCIAL MOBILITY. I'M COMMITTED
TO OUR STUDENTS AND THIS MISSION
. HOWEVER I'M IN MY LATE
THIRTIES AND WANT CHILDREN. AND
UM, I'VE LEARNED IN THE PAST FEW
YEARS ABOUT HOW INADEQUATE SEE
SUS PARENTAL LEAVE POLICY IS
PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN AT MY AGE
, 30 DAYS IS SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH
TO RECOVER FROM DELIVERY OR
ALTERNATIVELY, NOT ENOUGH TIME
TO ESTABLISH ATTACHMENT
PARENTING WITH AN ADOPTED CHILD.
TO TAKE LONGER LEAVE. OUR
CURRENT POLICY REQUIRES IT TO BE
UNPAID. I'M AT A LOSS FOR HOW TO
PLAN MY FAMILY WHILE AFFORDING
THE MORTGAGE PAYMENT THAT MY
PARTNER AND I PAY ON THE SMALL
HOUSE THAT WE JUST BOUGHT IN
CALIFORNIA. UM SO I WAS REALLY
DISAPPOINTED THAT MY UNION'S
DEMAND TO CORRECT OUR PARENTAL
LEAVE. POLICY WAS REJECTED BY
THE CSU MANAGEMENT AND OUR LAST
ROUND OF BARGAINING. INSTEAD OUR
NEW CONTRACT ESTABLISHED A
WORKING GROUP BETWEEN OUR UNION
AND THE CSU MANAGEMENT TO
DISCUSS PARENTAL SUPPORT AT CSU
AND OTHER COMPARATOR
INSTITUTIONS AND COME UP WITH
SOME RECOMMENDATIONS. I EAGERLY
JOINED THIS WORKING GROUP AND
WAS EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT I'VE
BECOME DISILLUSIONED IN THE
PROCESS, AND THE GROUP DID NOT
COME TO A CONSENSUS. I HAVE
COLLECTIVELY SPENT 22 HOURS IN
THESE MEETINGS. AND RATHER THAN
A GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO COME UP
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS. THIS IS
WHAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED. ON THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE SIDE. THE
MEETINGS ARE LED BY A CORPORATE
LAWYER AND A LABOR NEGOTIATOR
WHO USE UNION BUSTING TACTICS
LIKE STALLING OBFUSCATING TRYING
TO PUT DIFFERENT GROUPS AGAINST
ONE ANOTHER. SCAPEGOATING COMING
TO MEETINGS UNPREPARED AND
TAKING UP LARGE CHUNKS OF THE
MEETING BY READING FROM
DOCUMENTS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
SENT TO THE COMMITTEE IN
ADVANCE. BUT THROUGH THIS
WORKING GROUP, I'VE ALSO LEARNED
THAT BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION, THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE DOES NOT
HAVE ACCURATE DATA ON USAGE OF
OUR PARENTAL LEAVE BENEFIT, AND
THEREFORE THEIR COST CALCULATION
FOR EXPANDING THE BENEFIT IS OFF
BY APPROXIMATELY TWO FOLD. I'VE
ALSO LEARNED THAT OUR PARENTAL
LEAVE BENEFIT IS THE SECOND
SHORTEST IN DURATION BY A
SUBSTANTIAL MARGIN OF ANY OF THE
COMPARATOR INSTITUTIONS. UM IN
FACT, GRADUATE STUDENTS AT U C
CURRENTLY HAVE LONGER PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE, THEN FACULTY DO
AT THE CSU. SO DESPITE THE
UNPAID TIME AND EFFORT THAT MY
COLLEAGUES AND I SPENT IN THIS
WORKING GROUP, IT DID NOT COME
TO A CONSENSUS. SO I ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR PARENTAL
LEAVE BILL A B 11 23, WHICH
WOULD ADDRESS THIS URGENT ISSUE
LEGISLATIVELY. I KNOW THAT IT'S
ESSENTIAL TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN
WOMEN FACULTY WHO ARE A MAJORITY
OF BIRTHING PARENTS AND ALSO FOR
US QUEER FACULTY, WHO OFTEN
CHOOSE ADOPTION. GIVING ALL
FACULTY AT THE TIME THEY NEED TO
ESTABLISH THEIR FAMILIES WITHOUT
UNDUE STRESS IS GOOD FOR FACULTY
. GOOD FOR STUDENTS AT THE CSU
WHO DESERVE COURSE, CONTINUITY
AND ALSO LOOK TO US AS ROLE
MODELS FOR BALANCING WORK AND
FAMILY AND GOOD FOR MATERNAL AND
CHILD HEALTH AND CALIFORNIA AND
SHORT IF WE WANT TO TOUT
CALIFORNIA VALUES, THE STATE'S
LARGEST PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
NEEDS TO BE IN LINE WITH THEM.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
TIME, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE ON A B 11 23. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
I'M SORRY WE HAVE WE HAVE
EMOTION ABOUT DR RAMBLER TO HAVE
A 2ND 2ND 2ND BY SIMILAR
EMENALO. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON SUPPORT, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
RON WRAPPED LEDGE DIRECTOR FOR
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION. WE'RE PROUD
SPONSORS OF A B 11 23 AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. SO. THANK YOU,
MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
ALSO IN SUPPORT. KIMBERLY
ROSENBERGER, WITH S E I U AND
SUPPORT. ALYSSA I'M ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYEES UNION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
FANG AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM
IN A DIFFICULT POSITION HERE IN
THE SENSE THAT I'M OPPOSING THIS
BILL ON BEHALF OF THE CSU, BUT I
ALSO WORK WITH THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ON ANOTHER BILL THAT
SHE'S SPONSORING, SO HOPEFULLY
YOU'LL LET ME SIT NEXT TO YOU
TOMORROW. WE AGREE WITH THE
AUTHOR'S INTENT ON THIS BILL?
PARENTAL LEAVE IS IMPORTANT. IN
FACT, THE CSU DOES NOT HAVE A
CONCERN WITH THE NEED TO ADDRESS
PARENTAL LEAVE IN OUR HEALTH
BENEFITS POLICIES, AND WE ALSO
RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE THAT
HELP THE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
DOES PROVIDE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.
AS NOTED THE CSU CURRENTLY
PROVIDES PARENTAL LEAVE FOR
EMPLOYEES FOR UP TO SIX WEEKS.
EMPLOYEES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS
FULLY PAID PARENTAL LEAVE
BENEFIT ON THE FIRST DAY OF
EMPLOYMENT. I LIKE THE BENEFITS
THIS. UNLIKE THE BENEFIT, THE
CSU PROVIDES MANY OF THE
COMPARATIVE INSTITUTIONS THAT
WERE REFERENCED EARLIER DO
REQUIRE THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES
HAVE WORKED A MINIMUM OF 1250
HOURS. BEFORE THEY BECOME
ELIGIBLE AND OR THE EMPLOYEE
MUST CONTRIBUTE TO DISABILITY
INSURANCE PROGRAM. LIKE S D. I
AGAIN. THE CSU EMPLOYEES RECEIVE
THIS BENEFIT ON DAY ONE, AND AT
NO COST TO THEMSELVES. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE CSU PROVIDES A
VERY COMPETITIVE BENEFIT PACKAGE
TO OUR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING
RECOGNIZING THE NEED AND THE
VALUE OF PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. AS
THE BILL IS CURRENTLY PROPOSED,
IT WOULD REQUIRE THE CSU TO
PROVIDE UP TO ONE SEMESTER OR
EFFECTIVELY 16 WEEKS OF PAID
PARENTAL LEAVE. THAT'S
INCREASING THE CSU BENEFIT BY AN
ADDITIONAL 10 WEEKS WITHOUT THE
CORRESPONDING RESOURCES TO PAY
FOR SUCH A BENEFIT. THIS
INCREASE WOULD HAVE A
SIGNIFICANT FISCAL EFFECT THAT
WOULD COST THE CSU APPROXIMATELY
$21 MILLION ANNUALLY, BASED ON
THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE
HISTORICALLY RECEIVED THIS
BENEFIT, UH, AT THIS CURRENT
TIME. THE FISCAL EFFECT WILL
THAT THIS WILL HAVE ON THE CSU
SHOULD BE NEGOTIATED THROUGH THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS.
IT IS FOR THIS REASON THAT THE
CSU WAS OPPOSED. THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING PROCESS ALLOWS FOR
THE CSU AND OUR LABOR
REPRESENTED EMPLOYEE GROUPS TO
NEGOTIATE THE CHANGES TO
EXISTING BENEFIT LEVELS AND
IDENTIFY WAYS TO PAY FOR THESE
CHANGES. THIS ISSUE WAS
ADDRESSED LAST YEAR IN OUR
FACULTY LABOR PARTNERS. CF A AND
AN MOU WAS AGREED UPON THAT
CALLED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE PARENTAL SUPPORT WORKING
GROUP THAT WAS REFERENCED
EARLIER. THAT WORKING GROUP IS
STILL CONCLUDING THEIR WORK AND
THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE
REPORT ARE BEING WORKED OUT
BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THE
FINDINGS FROM THE REPORT CAN BE
USED AS THE BASIS FOR PROPOSALS
DURING THIS SUMMER CIBA
NEGOTIATIONS IT'S OUR PREFERENCE
THAT THE SYSTEM BE ALLOWED TO
COMPLETE THE WORK THAT WE'VE
ALREADY INITIATED WITH THE FAA
AND ALLOW THE CSU AND OUR
EMPLOYEE GROUPS TO USE THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS TO
IDENTIFY THE RESOURCES NECESSARY
TO PAY FOR THE INCREASED COST
IMPACT. IT'S FOR THESE REASONS.
THE CSU RESPECTFULLY ASKED FOR A
NO VOTE ON A B 11 23 WITH ME
TODAY IS STEPHANIE GUPTA, SENIOR
DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING FOR THE CSU
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, AND SHE IS
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS OR
THE WORKING GROUP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MR VICE CHAIR. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MR CHAIR. I HAVE A
RUSSIAN FOR THE CSU. SO
BASICALLY RIGHT NOW, THIS IS
UNIT WHILE YOU ARE IN HAVE YOU
HAVE A URINARY BENEFIT TO PAY
FOR UP TO SIX WEEKS CORRECT.
THAT IS CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, UM
HE SAID ANY, UM. IS THERE ANY
NEGOTIATION THAT IN RE S'MORE
DAY TO BE PAID IN THE PROCESS?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ANSWER THAT? I
UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. THERE
IS A ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION. UM
EVERYTHING IS SUBJECT TO
NEGOTIATION. IT WOULD DEPEND ON
IDENTIFYING RESOURCES. SO WE
HAVE CELERY. UH, CONTRACT
REOPENS FOR THIS SUMMER AND THIS
IS ONE OF THE ARTICLES IN WHICH
WE ARE ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE
OVER. OKAY SO BASICALLY, THAT IS
A ROOM FOR NEGOTIATION. YOU
KNOW, IN, UH, PROBABLY IN THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS. IT IS SOMETHING
WE CAN DISCUSS DURING
NEGOTIATIONS. YES OKAY. I
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AH,
SOMEONE WE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE.
I JUST WOULD ADD THAT ASSIST,
SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF NEW
MOTHERS EXPERIENCED THE BABY
BLUES. ABOUT ONE IN FIVE HAVE
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. AND SO
THIS IS ALSO ADDRESSING A PIECE
OF A MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE THAT
CAN GO ALONG WITH PREGNANCY, BUT
THAT BY ALLOWING LEAVE WOULD
SUPPORT THAT. AND WITH THAT
INFORMATION, I'LL ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. WE KNOW THE
PARENTAL IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S
COMMENTS WITH THAT. ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
PHªN I TALK? NO NO, ADDIS, I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW. I LOW I ORTEGA
ORTEGA, I SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ KNOW
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WELL IT'S NOT
VOTE. WEBBER WEBBER. AYE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH WITH THAT WE WILL
HOLD UP, BRO. WHAT PLACE IS
BUILT ON CALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. THANK YOU. NEXT STEP IS. ITEM
NUMBER. I'M SORRY. I DON'T
NUMBER TWO AUTHORED BY A SUMMER
JOHN SAWYER ON ASSEMBLY BILL 263
WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
PRESENT A B 263, WHICH
ESTABLISHES A WORKGROUP OF
HIGHER EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES
, FACULTY STAFF AND STUDENTS
DEVELOPED BY PROGRAM TO PROVIDE
FREE COLLEGE TO CALIFORNIA
RESIDENT THIS WORK GROUP WILL
FOCUS ON DETERMINING WHICH
CAMPUSES WOULD BEST FIT THE
DEVELOPED MODEL PROGRAM MODEL,
IDENTIFY ANY PARTICULAR STUDENTS
WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAM
AND CREATE MODEL THAT WILL WORK
IN TANDEM WITH EXISTING
FINANCIAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE
CAL GRANT. UH, OVER 50 YEARS AGO
, THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN
CALIFORNIA WAS PERCEIVED AS A
PUBLIC GOOD. STUDENTS WERE NOT
CHARGED TUITION BECAUSE THE
STATE SOUGHT TO ENSURE THAT
THERE WERE AS FEW BARRIERS AS AS
POSSIBLE TO A MORE EDUCATED
CALIFORNIA SOCIETY. DURING THAT
TIME, AND EVEN BEFORE THAT
GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN'S FATHER,
PAT BROWN, MADE EDUCATION
AFFORDABLE. DURING THOSE SIXTIES
AND SEVENTIES, WE HAD THE MOST
EDUCATED WORKFORCE IN THE WORLD
. PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY TO WORK HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. AS A RESULT OF THAT
WE WENT FROM AN EIGHTH LARGEST
ECONOMY DOWN TO THE FOURTH
LARGEST ECONOMY BECAUSE WE HAD A
STRONG EDUCATED WORKFORCE OF
HIGHER EDUCATION. BUT MOST
IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY AND
AEROSPACE AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
THAT FURTHER NOT ONLY THE
COUNTRY THAT COUNT IN CALIFORNIA
BUT THE COUNTRY THREE. THE STATE
HAS MOVED, UNFORTUNATELY, AN
ENTIRELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION,
CONSIDERING CSU, UM TUITION AND
FEES HAVE RISEN 1360. U S. C AND
U. C TUITION AND FEES HAVE
INCREASED 555% SINCE 1979. WHEN
I GRADUATED. DURING MY FIRST
YEAR AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT
TUITION WAS 2976. AND THEN IT
WAS LATER EARLIER TIME BACK IN
THE 60. UCLA WAS $250 A QUARTER
THIS GENERATION SHOULD NOT PAY
19 TIMES MORE THAN I WAS
REQUIRED FOR COMPARABLE
EDUCATION. IN SPITE OF PAST
INVESTMENTS. EXISTING FINANCIAL
AID DOES NOT COVER ALL STUDENTS
AND MANY REMAIN UNABLE TO AFFORD
ATTENDANCE AT THE STATE'S PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES IN RECENT YEARS, A
CSU STUDENT WITH LOW INCOME
WOULD HAVE TO WORK 20 TO 55
HOURS A WEEK TO COVER THE NET
COST OF THEIR EDUCATION. COLLEGE
STUDENTS OFTEN HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN STUDYING OR WORKING TO
AFFORD TUITION AND LIVING
EXPENSES. CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE
IN THE BUSINESS OF STUDENT
SUCCESS, AND THAT STUDENTS
STRESS EXPANDING ACCESS TO
HIGHER EDUCATION IS A MUTUAL
BENEFICIAL INVESTMENT FOR
CALIFORNIA. A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
INCREASES THE PERSONS EARNING
POTENTIAL BY 65% ACCORDING TO
THE U. S BUREAU STATISTICS,
WHICH INCREASES THE OVERALL TAX
CONTRIBUTIONS. TAX CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE STATE AND LONG TERM MORE
PERSONALLY BY PROVIDING FREE
COLLEGE TWO COLORS. CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS WE SIGNAL TO
COMMUNITIES LIKE MINE AND SOUTH
SOUTH LOS ANGELES THAT INCOME
DOES NOT DETERMINE WHETHER
STUDENTS DESERVE ACCESS TO
HIGHER EDUCATION. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. WE HAVE A
MOTION BY SUMMER LOW SECONDED BY
SOMEWHERE, WEBER. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANY WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
EVERY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
IN THE HEARING ROOM. ARE THERE
ANY TWEENERS IN THE HEARING
ROOM? COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ARE
THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AH
CNN. THANK YOU SOMEWHERE. DON'T
SORRY FOR BEING A SUPPORTING
MEASURE FORWARD AND REALLY
LOOKING AT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
AROUND FINANCIAL AID
OPPORTUNITIES HERE IN THIS PILOT
PROGRAM REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
AND IN TERMS OF COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS, THANK YOU FOR WORK
WITH OUR COMMITTEE AS WELL AND
OUR COLLEAGUES, ESPECIALLY
AROUND ITEMS AND PAGES, 5 TO 7
OF THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS WITH
THAT, UM YOU KNOW, FURTHER
COMMENTS, WORLD CALL, PLEASE.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. THE
MOTION IS PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. HI I
TALK LOADED. TOM NOT VOTING,
ATIS. AYE ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA, I
GABRIEL. IRWIN. LONG I ORTEGA
ORTEGA EYES SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ
KNOW SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WALLACE
I WEBBER WEBBER. AYE. THE MOTION
IS A VOLCANO 7 TO 1 IS OUT, AND
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FRIENDLY MEMBERS WOULD LIKE
TO ADD ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WEBER. WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT A
SIMILAR BILL 76 AROUND BEHALF OF
SUMMER, LORI WILSON. I'M SORRY.
WELCOME SOMEWHERE, WEBER. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I'M HAPPY TO BE
PRESENTING A B 760 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON, WHICH
WOULD ENSURE STUDENTS ARE
AFFORDED THE RIGHTS AND
PROTECTIONS PROVIDED TO THEM
UNDER THE EQUITY AND HIGHER
EDUCATION ACT OF 2017. THANK YOU
. THIS BILL WAS SECOND. THANK
YOU. THICKLY ALLOW STUDENTS AND
FACULTY ATTENDING CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY OR UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA TO DESIGNATE THEIR
FIRM NAME WHILE AT THE
INSTITUTION PER THE INDIVIDUALS
REQUEST. CURRENTLY SOME COLLEGES
DO NOT PROVIDE AN OPTION FOR
TRANSGENDER AND NON BINARY
STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF.
WHO'S CHOSEN NAME IS DIFFERENT
FROM THEIR LEGAL NAME TO HAVE
THEIR CHOSEN NAME REFLECTED ON
THEIR SCHOOL RECORDS BY ALLOWING
INTERNAL RECORDS SUCH AS CLASS
ROSTERS OR CAMPUS IDENTIFICATION
CARDS TO REFLECT AN INDIVIDUAL'S
AFFIRM NAME. THE CSU AND UC
SYSTEM CAN ELIMINATE SYSTEMIC
DEAD NAMING OF TRANSGENDER AND
NON BINARY INDIVIDUALS. A B 7 16
WILL HELP TO SUPPORT CURRENT
STUDENTS, STAFF OR FACULTY
MEMBERS WHO WISH TO USE AN
INFIRM NAME AND GENDER
IDENTIFICATION, AN IMPORTANT
STEP TOWARDS FOSTERING A CAMPUS
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS INCLUSIVE
AND SUPPORTIVE WITH ME HERE TO
TESTIFY. I HAVE CRAIG PULSIPHER
, LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR FOR
EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. CRAIG POST
FROM BEHALF OF EQUALITY,
CALIFORNIA VERY PROUD TO SUPPORT
A B 7 60 IS IT BUILDS ON
CALIFORNIA'S LONG HISTORY OF
WORKING TO CREATE A SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR LGBTQ
STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY TRANS AND
NON BINARY STUDENTS. I THINK
IT'S IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT
USING SOMEONE'S PREFERRED NAME
AND GENDER IS NOT SIMPLY A
MATTER OF COMFORT OR PREFERENCE
, BUT ALSO ABOUT SAFETY AND
PRIVACY. BEING DEAD, NAMED BY
INCORRECT STUDENT RECORDS CAN
CAUSE TRANS STUDENTS TO BE OUTED
AGAINST THEIR WILL AND COULD
RESULT IN HARASSMENT,
DISCRIMINATION AND EVEN VIOLENCE
, ACCORDING TO A SURVEY OF
ROUGHLY 3500 TRANS PEOPLE IN
CALIFORNIA. ONLY 15% REPORTED
THAT ALL OF THEIR IDEAS HAD THE
NAME AND GENDER THEY PREFERRED.
AND A THIRD OF RESPONDENTS WHO
HAD SHOWN AN IDEA WITH THE NAME
AND GENDER THAT DID NOT MATCH
THEIR GENDER PRESENTATION HAD
BEEN HARASSED, DENIED BENEFITS
OR EVEN ASSAULTED. JUST LAST
YEAR QUALITY CALIFORNIA WAS
PROUD TO CO SPONSOR A B 23 15
WITH ASYLUM ARAMBULA, WHICH
REQUIRED COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUSES TO UPDATE THEIR SYSTEM
SO THAT STUDENTS AND FACULTY
COULD AH COULD UPDATE THEIR
RECORDS WITH A PREFERRED NAME
AND GENDER A B 7 60 IS A LOGICAL
NEXT STEP SEEKING TO ENSURE THAT
BOTH CSU AND UC CAMPUSES ALSO
HAVE THIS OPTION. I ALSO JUST
WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE A. B 7 60
STANDS IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE
NOW OVER 500 ANTI LGBTQ BILLS
HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED ACROSS THE
COUNTRY THIS YEAR ALONE, THE
MAJORITY OF WHICH TARGET TRANS
AND NON BINARY PEOPLE SO VERY
GRATEFUL TO AUSTRALIA, AMBER
WILSON FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD AND SEEKING TO ENACT
POLICY THAT WILL CREATE A SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR
TRANS STUDENTS, AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH TO REMEMBER WEBER AS
WELL. I RESPECTFULLY URGE HER I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM? HELLO WENDY
BURRELL, WINE COOP, THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SUPPORT.
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JAMES MICHAEL PAULA, WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASKED
ME IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON GENESIS GONZALEZ ON
BEHALF OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
NELLIE ELENI GONNA LOCK US IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SO MUCH ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COMMITTEE MEMBERS
. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM ROUNDERS? I WANT
TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER FOR
PRESENTING IT AND YOUR WITNESS
FOR BEING HERE AND VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THIS AND WOULD LOVE
TO COOPERATIVE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON IS ACCEPTING CO AUTHORS
AND THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THE
HUNDREDS OF BILLS ACROSS THE
NATION AND THAT THIS AGAIN AS AN
ANTIDOTE, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
OUR NATION AND FROM SOME MEMBERS
IN OUR OWN STATE LEGISLATURE?
THANK YOU SO MUCH ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH. WEBER FOR
PRESENTING US IN PORT BOW AND
PATHOS. SUMMER, WILSON, AND WE
KNOW THAT THIS LEGISLATION WITH
SIMPLE EXTENDED TO STUDENTS IN
THE CSU AND UC SYSTEM AND WE
HAVE A THIS PROCESS IS COVERED
IN STATUTE WITH OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM AS WELL, SO
REALLY APPRECIATE THIS
LEGISLATION. AND WITH THAT, I AM
PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY
AND THE MOTION BEFORE US IS THAT
DO PASS THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SEE NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ROLL CALL
, PLEASE. CLOSE UM, WHERE WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE, PLEASE? AH
YES, ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON, SHE
WOULD LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL
THANK YOU TO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ARAMBULA FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS
ISSUE LAST YEAR THROUGH A B 23
15, WHICH REQUIRED ALL COMMUNITY
COLLEGES TO MAKE THIS OPTION
AVAILABLE. AND NOW I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SUMMER. WEBER. WITH THAT ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS DEEP
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. PHªN I TALK TODD, NOT
VOTING, ATIS AYE, ARAMBULA. I
GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW. ORTEGA
ORTEGA I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, NOT
VOTING. SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WHAT
WAS I, WEBER? I WEBER AYE. RIGHT
NOW. THE VOTE COUNT IS AH! SIX
EYES AND THE TUNA VOTING. AND SO
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE THIS
BILL WILL BE ON CALL FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE
TO. AH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. AND DR WEBBER. I BELIEVE
YOU HAVE A BUILD UP AS WELL. WE
WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT ON AT THE
DESK. SIMILAR BILL 1138. I KNOW
NUMBER 12. WELCOME THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE FOR THE
CONVERSATION AND WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
A B 11 38, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
TO CONTRACT WITH LOCAL RAPE
CRISIS CENTERS OR TO PROVIDE
STUDENTS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM LOCAL
SAFE OR START EXAM CENTERS TO
ADMINISTER THE SAFE KIT. IN THE
EVENT OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT, THE
FIRST FORM OF CARRY PATIENT
TYPICALLY RECEIVES IS MEDICAL
CARE. WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE
PATIENT SHOULD RECEIVE CARE FROM
A LICENSED SEXUAL ASSAULT
EXAMINER AT A RAPE, CRISIS
CENTER, HOSPITAL OR CLINIC.
THERE THEY CAN PERFORM A
FORENSIC EXAM ADDRESSED ANY
PHYSICAL INJURIES, PERFORMED
TESTING FOR PREGNANCY AND
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
AND PROVIDE PREVENTATIVE CARE,
SUCH AS EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE
PILLS. HOWEVER SOMETIMES THESE
LOCATIONS CAN BE MILES FROM THE
CAMPUS FOR VICTIMS THAT MAY NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO SAFE OR RELIABLE
TRANSPORTATION. THAT DISTANCE
CAN BE INSURMOUNTABLE. THIS BILL
WOULD ALLOW FOR STUDENTS WHO
HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT TO GET THE SUPPORT AND
HEALTH CARE THEY NEED WITHOUT
HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT HOW THEY
WOULD GET THERE. MAYBE 11 38
CONTINUATION OF CALIFORNIA'S
EFFORTS TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO
REPORTING SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
INCREASE ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO
HELP SURVIVORS ACHIEVED JUSTICE
WITH ME TO SPEAK TODAY AND
SUPPORT OF 11 38. IT'S KIMBERLY
WOO WITH CHEN UP. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. THANK YOU. WITH A
MOTION AND A SECOND. THANK THANK
YOU. HI I'M KIM. I'M CURRENTLY
THE DIRECTOR JENNIFER COLLEGIATE
. TODAY I'LL BE SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF KATE ROGERS, WHO IS
CURRENTLY STUDYING AT U. C L A
AND COULDN'T MAKE THE TRIP UP.
SO IMAGINE THAT I'M SPEAKING AS
IF I'M KATE. WELL GOOD AFTERNOON
. MY NAME IS KATE ROGERS AND
CURRENTLY SOFTWARE U C L A, AND
I SERVED AS A COLLEGIATE
DIRECTOR OF POLICY FOR
GENERATIONS UP. JOHN UP, IS A
STUDENT LED ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON
ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
AS A WRITER AND PRINCIPAL
SPONSOR OF HB 11 38. JENNIFER IS
PROUD TO ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS,
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND
EXPAND ACCESS TO CENTRAL MEDICAL
CARE AND REPORTING RESOURCES.
SEXUAL ASSAULT IS A PARALYZING
EXPERIENCE. SIMPLY GETTING OUT
OF BED CAN BE DIFFICULT AND
NAVIGATING RESOURCES WITHOUT
SUPPORT CAN FEEL IMPOSSIBLE. A B
11 38 AIMS TO LEAVE IT SOME OF
THE BURDEN ON STUDENTS SURVIVORS
AND PROVIDE PATHWAYS TO KO IN
THE AFTERMATH OF AN ASSAULT.
WHEN I MOVED TO COLLEGE, MY
CAMPUS BECAME MY HOME. JUST SO
THAT MAKES EXCITEMENT OF NEW
LIFE BECAME A REALITY. SO DID
SEXUAL VIOLENCE. BENEATH THE
FRIENDSHIPS AND PERSONAL GROWTH
I FOUND IN COLLEGE, THERE'S A
DARK UNDERCURRENT A CONSTANT
THREAT. IT IS EXHAUSTING TO
NEVER FEEL SAFE IN YOUR OWN
HOME. I WISH I COULD SAY THAT
MAY EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE. BUT
I'VE MET FOR TOO MANY STUDENTS
THAT SHARING MY EMOTIONAL
DISTRESS. ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES.
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS AN INVISIBLE
YET EVER PRESENT ISSUE AS
UNDERGRADUATES 26% A FEW
MUSTARDS AND SOME PERCENT A MALE
STUDENTS EXPERIENCE ASSAULT, BUT
ONLY ONE IN FIVE ACTUALLY
RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM A VICTIM
SERVICES AGENCY. AND DIRECTLY
AFTER AN ASSAULT, IT IS CRUCIAL
THAT SURVIVORS RECEIVED ONE TO
CARE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
UNFORTUNATELY HOWEVER, MANY
COLLEGE CAMPUSES DO NOT DIRECTLY
CONNECT STUDENTS WITH RESOURCES
AND SAFE KIT ADMINISTRATORS,
WHICH IS THE LAST PLACE IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF CORONARY CARE
ON SURVIVORS IN CRISIS WHEN
THEY'RE ALREADY EXPERIENCING
HEAVY EMOTIONS OF TRAUMA AND
DISTRESS. WITH THE AVERAGE
DISTANCE TO A SAFE, WHICH STANDS
WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT. FORENSIC
EVIDENCE. UM SAFE COULD EXAM
LOCATION BEING 10.2 MILES WHO
USES AND SEE SUS AS WELL AS 22.7
, MILES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
SERVICES ARE OFTEN NOT
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AT ALL. AS MANY
STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO
THEIR OWN SAFE PERSONAL VEHICLES
, SURVIVORS OF FORCED TO
SACRIFICE THEIR OWN SAFETY AND
THUS LIMIT THE REPORTING OPTIONS
DUE TO THE INACCESSIBILITY OF
SERVICES. 11 38 WILL REQUIRE
THAT CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES PROVIDE THOSE
STUDENTS WITH FREE, SAFE AND
ANONYMOUS TRANSPORTATION TO AND
FROM FORENSICS EXAMS. WITH THIS
LEGISLATION, WE CAN REDUCE THE
BARRIERS TO FORENSIC EXAMS AND
ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS
TO THE MEDICAL CREW MEDICAL
CARE. THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN
BOTH PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL
RECOVERY. REPRESENTING STUDENTS
ACROSS THE STATE. WE HAD JOHN
UP. EDU TO STAND WITH SURVIVORS
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VOTE YES,
ON EVERY 11 38. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE, WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ALEX GRACE, THE
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES WE REPRESENT OVER
PRIVATE 80 PRIVATE, NONPROFIT
COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE STATE
FULLY SUPPORT THE GOALS AND
INTENTIONS OF THE BILL HAD A
COUPLE OF PRODUCTIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE AUTHOR'S
OFFICE AND JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS AND COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THAT ENSURE THAT WE
ARE IMPROVING ACCESS TO THESE
SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT STILL
RECOGNIZES SOME FLEXIBILITY FOR
DIFFERENT TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS
AND HOW THEY MAKE THOSE
ARRANGEMENTS AND AS THE BILL
MOVES FORWARD, JUST REALLY LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING
CONVERSATIONS AROUND REMAINING
CONCERNS JUST AROUND POTENTIAL
LIABILITY FOR INSTITUTIONS WHEN
YOU HAVE A CAMPUS MEDICAL STAFF
, POTENTIALLY PROVIDING THIS
TRANSPORTATION OFF HOURS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. COLLEAGUES. ARE THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH
SIMILAR AT US. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WEBER AND
THANK YOU FOR THAT TO YOUR
WITNESS FOR COMING SUPER
IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND IF YOU'RE
ACCEPTING CO AUTHORS WOULD LIKE
TO CALL AUTHOR THIS BILL AS
WELL. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SEEN IN SUMMER. WEBER WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE FORWARD, AND WE KNOW
THIS IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE
SUCCESS OF OUR STUDENTS AND FOR
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND
SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH
ALL OUR DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND UH, ON
THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. THANK
YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH MY
STAFF. UM AND AS A FORMER
PROVIDER THAT DID FORENSIC EXAMS
IN TEXAS. I REALLY WANT TO THANK
CHEN UP FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD IS IT IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT THAT UM PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED,
GET TIMELY AND ACCURATE MEDICAL
CARE BY PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING
THIS AND FOR COMING. AND WITH
THAT I DISRESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. AND WITH THAT THE
MOTION BEFORE US IS DO PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. COMPLEX. THE MOTION
IS DEEP PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR
HIGH I TALK TALK, I OTTERS I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW. ORTEGA AYE, SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO. WALLACE
WALLACE EYES WEBBER WEBBER. AYE.
THE VOTE COUNT IS 80 THE
MEASURES OUT AND WE'LL KEEP THE
ROAD OPEN FOR THIS? NO UM,
AUTHOR SADAN. THANK YOU. MEMBERS
OF THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. AT THIS TIME, WE'LL
TAKE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
UM, THEREFORE I'M SORRY. OKAY,
WE CAN GO TO THE CENTER, OKAY?
ALRIGHT UM REMEMBER EIGHT
ASSEMBLY WERE SENTENCE WELCOME
ASSEMBLY BILL 746. THANK YOU SO
MUCH WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF OUR
COMMITTEE AND CAUCUS STAFF ON
THIS BILL WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
MENTION THAT I AM FULLY
COMMITTED TO CONTINUE WORKING ON
THIS BILL WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND
WITH THE COMMITTEE STAFF TO
REMOVE ANY CONCERNS. A B 746
WOULD HELP OUR HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS FULLY UTILIZE THE
FUNDING ALLOCATED FOR THE
LEARNING ALIGNMENT. EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM L. A. E P,
WHICH WAS EXTENDED EXTENDED TO
OUR INTENT TO EXPAND STUDENT
ACCESS TO MEANINGFUL CAREER
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN 2021
2022 BUDGET ACT, THE LEARNING
ALIGNMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED WITH AN
INVESTMENT OF 500 MILLION OVER
TWO YEARS. THE L. A P INVESTMENT
WAS MEANT TO FUND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT FOR UC CSU AND C C
C. STUDENTS HOWEVER, AS
CURRENTLY DRAFTED THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR L E
P ARE TOO STRICT, RESULTING IN
TOO FEW STUDENTS QUALIFYING AND
THEREFORE APPLYING FOR THE
PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO
UNNECESSARILY RESTRICTIVE AS IT
LIMITS THE TYPE OF CAREER
DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES STUDENTS CAN
ACCESS. A B 746 SEEKS TO RESOLVE
THESE ISSUES BY EXPANDING
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM
WHILE STILL PRESERVING THE
PRIORITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS, AS
DEFINED BY THE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT AID COMMISSION. THE BILL
ALSO EXPANDS THE DEFINITION OF
AN IMPROVED EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCLUDE MORE
JOBS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THESE
CHANGES WILL ENSURE MORE LOW
INCOME STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM THAT
WILL BE GIVEN THAT WILL GIVE
THEM REAL WORLD KNOWLEDGE AND
VALUABLE JOB SKILLS. THE L A P P
IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS
THAT WE CANNOT AFFORD TO WASTE.
A B 746 HELPS TO PRESERVE THIS
INVESTMENT BY MAKING THE PROGRAM
WORK BETTER FOR OUR PUBLIC
HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS. THAT THE
MOTION A SECOND. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN
THE HEARING ROOM. ARE THERE ANY
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
CHAIR AND MEMBERS AUSTIN WEBSTER
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ASSOCIATION
FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION,
REPRESENTING THE CAREER
TECHNICAL EDUCATION WORKFORCE
STAFF THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM. WE DON'T HAVE A
FORMAL POSITION YET, BUT WE ARE
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE LEARNING
ALIGNED IT, TURNING ALIGNED
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR'S WORK ON
THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I'M MAGGIE WHITE WITH
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
. WE DON'T YET HAVE A POSITION
ON THE BILL. BUT WE ARE VERY
EXCITED TO SEE AN EXPANSION OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND
ALL MAJORS. WE UNDERSTAND HOW
IMPORTANT MAJOR RELATED
EMPLOYMENT IS FOR OUR STUDENTS
PRIOR TO GRADUATION. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. THANK
YOU. COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SUMMER STANCES TO BRING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD AND
LOOKING AT EXPANDED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AGAIN
, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ON
CAMPUSES AND THANK YOU FOR
WORKING COMMITTEE STAFF ON THIS
MEASURE GOING FORWARD AS WELL.
IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT MEASURE
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS WITH THAT. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I WOULD I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ON THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION AND
SECOND AND THE MOTION BEFORE US
IS DO PASS THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE CALL, PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG I
TALK TALL I ADDIS, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL. OR NGUYEN.
HELLO HELLO. I ORTEGA I SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ EYES SANTIAGO SANTIAGO.
I WALLACE WALLACE. I WEBER, I.
THE MOTION IS OUT 10 TO 0, AND
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL UP IN FRONT
OF MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO ADD ON
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT WE
HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR BY DR AMBROSE SECONDED
BY WEST HERE TO ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. CNN ROBOCOP. I'M
SORRY. I'LL READ THE BILLS OUT.
WE HAVE FOUR BILLS ON CONSENT.
THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS. THANK YOU.
NUMBER THREE A B 358 AUTHORED BY
A SUMMER ADDIS. FILE NUMBER 15 A
B THROUGH 13 42. AUTHORED BY A
SIMILAR MEGAN DOLLY A SUMMER.
ITEM NUMBER 16. MAYBE 13 70
AUTHORED BY OUR VICE CHAIR, 3 TO
5 ITEM NUMBER 17 A B 17 45
AUTHORED BY A SIMILAR S MORADA
SORIA WITH THAT COLLEAGUES WHO
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
UH, CNN. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. I
TALK EYES ADDIS, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. ALRIGHT, GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW LOW I ORTEGA TO ICE
SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO, I WALLACE. WALLACE I
WEBBER WEBBER. AYE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH CONSENT CALENDARS OUT 10 TO
0 AND WE'LL KEEP THE ROAD OPEN
FOR ANY MEMBERS THAT I'D LIKE TO
ADD ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES AT THIS TIME NOW
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE UM THE
ITEMS FOR ANYBODY LIKE TO ADD ON
AND THERE WAS A COUPLE FEW ITEMS
THAT WE DON'T GET A CHANCE TO
VOTE ON EARLIER, SO WE'LL DO THE
ITEMS. I WOULDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO VOTE ON EARLIER AND THEN
OPPORTUNITIES OUT ON THE FIRST
ONE IS A SUMMER PROMISES. BILL
ITEM NUMBER ONE, MAYBE 2 TO 6
MOVED BY MR TAHA. DO YOU HAVE A
2ND 2ND BY A DOCTOR RAMBLER? ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. PHªN
HIGH. I TALK. I PARIS I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL. IRWIN.
HELLO HELLO? I ORTEGA ORTEGA
EYES. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
SANTIAGO HI, SANTIAGO. I WALLACE
WALLACE EYES. WEBBER WEBBER.
AYE. THE MOTION IS OUT 10 TO 0
AND KEEP THE ITEM OPEN FOR ANY
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD ON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP IS
ITEM NUMBER SIX. AUTHORED BY
SUMMER, BUFFY WICKS, A B 472 AND
THE MOST SIMPLE. I'M SORRY TO
HAVE A MOTION A SECOND ON THIS.
MOVED BY SOMEWHERE ORTEGA SECOND
BY A SUMMER, ATIS. ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, COLLEAGUES SAY
NONE. THE MOTION BEFORE US IS DO
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG I
TALK, VOTING, NOT VOTING, ATIS.
AYE ARAMBULA ARAMBULA, I
GABRIEL. IRWIN. BLOW. I LO I
ORTEGA ORTEGA. I SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ KNOW SANTIAGO. HI.
SANTIAGO, I WALLACE. WALLACE I
WEBBER WEBBER. AYE. THE VOTE
COUNT IS EIGHT EYES WHEN NO AND
WHEN NOT VOTING, THE MOTION IS
OUT, AND WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO
ADD ON THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES
NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
AUTHORED BY A SIMILAR BLANCA
RADIO ABC 6802 WOMEN MOTION A
SECOND ON THIS MOVED BY DR
RAMBLER SECOND BY SUMMER, ADDIS.
AH ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,
CNN ROLL CALL, PLEASE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, FONG HEI. AYE. TODD
NOT VOTING AT US. I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL. IRWIN
IRWIN, I LO, I LO I ORTEGA
ORTEGA I SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ KNOW
SANTIAGO. BYE. SANTIAGO I
WALLACE. WALLACE NOT VOTING.
WEBER I. THE MOTION IS OUT A AH
TO ONE WITH TWO NOT VOTING AND
WILL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR ANY
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD ON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT UP IS
ITEM NUMBER 13. AUTHORED BY A
SUMMER KEVIN MCCARTY, SOMEBODY
ABOUT 12 45 TO HAVE EMOTIONAL
SECOND ON A B 12 45 MOVED BY MR
VICE TERRITORY TO SECOND BY A
SUMMER PALACE. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? CNN ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, FAWN,
I AH, I THAT IS I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL. IRWIN IRWIN
, I LO, I LO I ORTEGA ORTEGA I
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ SANTIAGO.
SANTIAGO I. WALLACE WALLACE. I
WEBBER WEBBER. AYE. PEOPLE CAN
WE, MR. GABRIEL GABRIEL, PEOPLE
DON'T WANT THE MOTION IS ABOUT
12 0. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. NOW WE'LL HAVE ANY
MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO ADD ON.
WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ITEMS. UM
AT THIS TIME, THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES FOR A ROBUST MEETING.
I WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. SOMEONE MEMORABLY
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, UM,
WELCOME TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. A B
263 AUTHORED BY A SUMMER JOHN
SAWYER. ITEM NUMBER TWO, MAYBE
263 FOR NEW MEMBERS I WOULD LIKE
TO ADD ON AH, CALL, PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I IRWIN. IRWIN
I SANTIAGO SANTIAGO. AYE. I'M
GOING TO PROVIDE SOME OTHER BOAT
IS 10 TO 1. IT'S OUT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH COLLEAGUES. NEXT UP.
WE'LL HAVE I DON'T NUMBER FOUR
AUTHORED BY SUMMER, CHRIS HOLDEN
SOMEWHERE BUILT 368. FOR MEMBERS
TO ADD ON ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. GABRIEL
GABRIEL, I IRWIN. IRWIN I.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ EYES SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO. I WEBBER WEBBER. AYE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THE ITEM IS ABOUT 12 TO 0. THANK
YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES. NEXT UP
IS I DON'T NUMBER FIVE A. B 376
AUTHOR BIOSIMILAR CARLOS VÀ PUT
AWAY FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. EMOTION IS DO PASS
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
. GABRIEL GABRIEL, I IRWIN IRWIN
. I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO. I WEBBER WEBBER. AYE.
THE MOTION IS OUT. 11 TO 0.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES.
I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. 12 TO 0.
REGISTERED. NO PROBLEM. NEXT UP
IS ITEM NUMBER EIGHT A. B 746
AUTHORED BY A SIMILAR SANCHEZ.
AH FOR ANY MEMBERS THAT ADD ON
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN, RIGHT? OR WHEN I. THE
ITEMS UP 12 TO 0. THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES. THE NEXT ITEM
IS ITEM NUMBER NINE SOMEWHERE
BUILT 760 AUTHORED BY A SIMILAR,
WILSON. UM THE MOTION IS, UM, I
MEAN, FOR ANY MEMBERS OUT ON
ROAD CALL PLAYS. EMOTION IS DO
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN. FOR WHEN I LO, I LO I.
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO. AYE. THE
MOTION IS OUT 10 EYES AND TO NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. I'M SORRY. WITH THE
DOWNLOAD. THE NEXT ONE IS ITEM
NUMBER 11 ASSEMBLY BUILT 11 23
AUTHORED BY SUMMER AT US. I
REMEMBER 11 AUTHORED BY SOMEBODY
ORDERS 11 23 ROLL CALL, PLEASE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
GABRIEL GABRIEL I IRWIN IRWIN I
SANTIAGO. YEAH. OH, I SEE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH EMOTION IS OUT NINE
YEARS TO NOSE AND ONE NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. AND THE NEXT UP IS
ITEM NUMBER 12 SOMEWHERE ABOUT
11 38 AUTHORED BY SUMMER, WEBER.
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I, IRWIN IRWIN
, I LO LO ARE SANTIAGO HI,
SANTIAGO. AYE. THAT MOTION IS
OUT 12 TO 0. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES FOR A BUS MEETING. UM
I THINK WE'VE GOT CONSENT
CALENDAR. YES LET'S DO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR TO ADD ON FOR
CONSENT. CALENDAR, PLEASE. I'M
SORRY. OKAY? I WOULD DO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, AND THEN WE'LL
DO FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE FOR
MEMBERS OUT ON SO CONSENT
CALENDAR AT THIS TIME FOR ANY
MEMBERS THAT I'D LIKE TO ADD ON.
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN OR WHEN I. CONSENT
CALENDARS OUT 12 0. THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES. NOW WE'LL DO
ITEM NUMBER ONE SOMEWHERE BUILT.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2 TO 6. AUTHORED
BY SUMMER, RAMOS. OH, I'M SORRY.
THAT'S 12 0. WHICH ONE OF YOU
SHE JUST SAID. WE JUST DON'T
KNOW. THAT WAS CONSIDERED
CALENDAR. OKAY? SO WE JUST DID.
THE CONSENT CALENDAR NETWORK IS
GOING TO DO ADAM NUMBER ONE
SOMEWHERE ABOUT 2 TO 6 AUTHORED
BY SOMEONE. RAMOS, PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DO YOU PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE?
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I IRWIN IRWIN.
AYE. THAT IS OUT. 12 0. THANK
YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES. ARE
THERE ANY OTHER MEMBER? AND THEN
ONE MORE ITEM. CALENDAR WHICH IS
DID THAT ALREADY? I BELIEVE, DID
YOU. OKAY WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO
MORE ITEMS. ITEMS NUMBER SIX AND
SEVEN WILL DO. ADAM NUMBER SIX
FIRST. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES. ASSEMBLY BILL SET
FOR SEVEN TO AUTHOR BY SUMMER
WEEKS. ROLL CALL PLACE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I IRWIN WHEN I
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COLLEAGUES
THAT IS OUT WITH A 10. EYES ONE.
NO, AND WE'RE NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU. AND I BELIEVE WE'RE FINAL
ONE IS ASSEMBLY 6680. I DON'T
NUMBER SEVEN AUTHOR BIO
SOMEWHERE. BLANCA RUBIO. ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GABRIEL GABRIEL. AYE.
THAT IS A NINE EYES WHEN NO AND
TO NOT VOTING THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES FOR ROBUST MEETING
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S TESTIMONY
HERE TODAY, AND ALL THE
PRESENTATIONS HAVE A GREAT DAY
WITH THAT OUR MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.