CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY, THERE WE
GO. I'M CALLING THE THIS HEARING
OF THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO ORDER WE DO NOT
HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS, SO I
WILL HOLD OFF ON THE ROLE CALLED
ESTABLISHED QUORUM. LIKE TO
WELCOME EVERYONE TO TODAY'S
HEARING. WE WILL BE HEARING
BILLS AND SIGN IN ORDER. WE HAVE
GOOD LIST ABOUT 10. PEOPLE READY
TO GO. WE HAVE 32 BILLS ON FILE
TODAY. SIX BILLS HAVE BEEN
PULLED. SO IF YOU'RE HERE FOR A
BILL AND YOU WANT TO KNOW IF
IT'S GOING TO BE HURT TODAY,
THESE BILLS WILL NOT BE HEARD. A
B 848. A B 960. A B 1113. A B
1255. GABY 1509. AND A B 1604.
SO IF YOU'RE HERE FOR THOSE
BILLS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
HEARD TODAY. THERE ARE 12
MEASURES ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO
NOT HAVE A HEARING AND WE'RE
JUST GOING TO VOTE ON IT AS A
BLOCK. UM WITHOUT A HEARING.
THEY ARE A B 19. A B 238 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 384 WITH
AMENDMENTS. A B 873 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 889. A B 1071
WITH AMENDMENTS. MAYBE 13 TO 6.
A B 1433 WITH AMENDMENTS. A B
1496 WITH AMENDMENTS. MAYBE
1510. MAYBE 1642. AND A B 1651.
UH MAYBE 16 OH, FIVE HAS BEEN
PULLED FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. AND WILL BE PRESENTED
. I THINK I SAW MR GALLAGHER
WALKING IN UM REMINDER. EACH
BILL WE WILL HAVE UP TO TWO
WITNESSES, UH, TESTIFYING AND
SUPPORT TO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION, EACH OF WHOM MAY
SPEAK FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES EACH
FOR EACH BILL PRESENTED MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC AND THE HEARING
ROOM WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
STATE YOUR POSITION OR YOUR NAME
, YOUR AFFILIATION AND YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL ONLY
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO
WELCOME TO PROVIDE COMMENTS
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. WE WILL NOW
PROCEED WITH OUR FIRST ITEM. A
SPECIAL ORDER FOR FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE A. B 1051 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES. FOR
THIS ITEM, WE WILL HAVE SIGN
LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION. MR
LEVANTE'S WELCOME. YOU MAY
PROCEED WHEN YOU ARE READY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 1051 TODAY. I DO
WANT TO START BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE SUGGESTED AMENDMENTS
AS OUTLINED ON PAGE FIVE OF THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS ALSO WANT TO
THANK YOUR STAFF FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE ON THIS BILL. THE
OBJECTIVE OF THIS BILL IS TO
ENSURE PARITY ENSURE PARITY. FOR
EMPLOYEES OF STATE SPECIAL
SCHOOLS AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS
BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FAIR AND
EQUITABLE COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENTS AND FUTURE FISCAL
YEARS. STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND
DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS PROVIDE
CALIFORNIA WITH INVALUABLE
SERVICES. BY CATERING TO THE
UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES. AS OF 2021,
CALIFORNIA HAS HAD THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES IN THE NATION.
DESPITE SERVING THESE DESERVING
OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THESE
SCHOOLS DO NOT RECEIVE EQUAL
FUNDING ON PAR WITH OTHER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS
IN DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS RELY ON
FUNDING FROM THE STATE BUDGET.
BUT UNLIKE OTHER PUBLIC FUNDED
SCHOOLS THROUGH THE LOCAL
CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA, THERE
IS CURRENTLY NO MANDATED COLA
FOR EMPLOYEES AT ST SPECIAL
SCHOOLS ARE DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS.
IN FACT, EMPLOYEES AT ST SPECIAL
SCHOOLS AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS
HAVE NOT RECEIVED A COLA
INCREASE IN OVER 15 YEARS. TO
ENSURE THAT EDUCATORS AND
QUALIFIED STAFF ARE AVAILABLE TO
PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES TO STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES. IT IS CRITICAL
THAT STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND
DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS EMPLOYEES ARE
PROVIDED WITH COLA'S SO THEY CAN
BETTER PROVIDE FOR THEIR
FAMILIES. ASSEMBLY DOLL 1051.
WE'LL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY
ENSURING THAT CALIFORNIA'S STATE
SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND DIAGNOSTIC
CENTER EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COST
OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IN FUTURE
FISCAL YEARS. COLLEAGUES FOR
THESE VERY REASONS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
WITH ME TO TESTIFY ARE THE
SPONSORS OF THE BILL. NANCY
LITVAK, AMMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE
STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND
SERVICE DIVISION OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. AND JULIE REMS
SCENARIO. EARLY EDUCATION, EARLY
LANGUAGE AND EDUCATION
SPECIALISTS CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF
THE DEATH, FREMONT. HELLO CHAIR
AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. THANK YOU
FOR BEING ABLE TO HEAR WHAT I
WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL
TODAY. I AM DR NANCY LIVE
AQUAMAN AND I AM THE STATE
SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND SERVICES
DIVISION DIRECTOR. THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO
BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY. ON
BEHALF OF SUPERINTENDENT TONY
TONY THURMAN, WHO IS SPONSORING
THIS BILL. WE HAVE HIS FULL
SUPPORT, AND THIS IS BASED ON
WHAT HE'S SEEN WITH HIS
INVOLVEMENT. WITH ALL OF OUR
STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND
DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS. WE HAVE SIX
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT SERVICE
THE ENTIRETY OF CALIFORNIA. AND
WHAT MAKES US UNIQUE IS THAT WE
ARE THE ONLY STATE SCHOOL IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT SERVES
THE ENTIRE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
WE ARE NOT LIKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WE DON'T GET OUR FUNDING THROUGH
LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES AND
SUPPERS. AND SPECIAL ED LOOK
LOCAL SPECIAL EDGE EDUCATION.
PROGRAMS WE GET THEM SOLELY FROM
THE STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND
SERVICES DIVISION. I WANT TO
EXPLAIN MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH
REGARD TO OUR DEAF STUDENTS AND
RV, I STUDENTS AND OUR
DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS. WE'RE VERY
UNIQUE. OUR SCHOOLS SERVE. VERY
IN DEPTH. CRITERIA AND
CURRICULUM. WE HAVE DIRECT
INSTRUCTION THROUGH SIGN
LANGUAGE. WE HAVE DIRECT
INSTRUCTION THROUGH BRAILLE. AND
MANY, MANY SCHOOLS RELY ON OUR
EXPERTISE. AND WE SERVE ALL
SPECIAL ED STUDENTS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA NOT JUST THOSE
THAT ATTEND OUR SCHOOL AND OUR
ENROLLED AT OUR SCHOOL AND ON
OUR CAMPUSES, BUT THOSE ALL OVER
THE STATE THERE'S NO OTHER STATE
. THERE'S NO OTHER AGENCY IN
CALIFORNIA THAT PROVIDES THIS
THE SERVICES THAT STATE SPECIAL
SCHOOLS DOES. THE PROPOSED
BUDGET AUGMENTATION WILL ALLOW
THE STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY
SERVICES TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM.
ESPECIALLY AS THE DEMANDS
INCREASE, AND EVERY YEAR THEY
TREMENDOUSLY INCREASE. OVER THE
YEARS WE HAVE HAD TO TRY TO BE
VERY SMART WITH OUR BUDGET THAT
HAS NOT CHANGED IN OVER 15
YEARS, FOR EXAMPLE, MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES, EARLY LANGUAGE
INTERVENTION SERVICES, HOME
SUPPORT SERVICES. ALL OF THOSE
THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE VARIOUS
DISTRICTS WE HAVE. WE NEED EXTRA
FUNDING FROM THE STATE AND FROM
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS HAS RECEIVED THAT FOR
THOSE VARIOUS PROGRAMS. WE HAVE
NOT SO TO INCREASE OUR SERVICES.
WE NEED AND TO GIVE OUR FAMILIES
AND STUDENTS WHAT THEY DESERVE.
WE REALLY NEED THAT
AUGMENTATION. WE HAVE A VERY
LARGE CAMPUS IN RIVERSIDE IN
FREMONT AND IN L. A. WE HAVE
FACILITIES IN AS WELL THAT WE
HAVE FACILITIES TO MAINTAIN.
RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT,
TEACHER TRAINING, RECRUITMENT
AND RETENTION FOR QUALIFIED
STAFF. AND THE COST OF LIVING.
SO MANY PEOPLE ARE LEAVING
BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THE COST
OF LIVING THE SALARIES BETWEEN
THE STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR
OUR CREDENTIAL STAFF AND LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THEIR
CREDENTIAL STAFF, THERE IS A
HUGE DEFICIT AND GAP IN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE PAY
RATES. WE HAVE A LEARNING AND
RECOVERY PROGRAM. WE HAVE MULTI
TIERED SERVICES BETWEEN HOME AND
SCHOOL. WE HAVE EARLY
INTERVENTION SERVICES. AND THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS. WILL CREATE AN
EQUITABLE SITUATION. CURRENTLY,
IT IS AN EQUITY ISSUE. WE WANT
OUR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED. FOR
THIS REASON. SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC AND TRUCKS INSTRUCTION
TONY THURMAN, PROUDLY SPONSORS A
B 10 51. AND I ENCOURAGE ALL OF
YOU TO PROVIDE YOUR I VOTE IN
SUPPORT OF STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS
AND SERVICES DIVISION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I SHOULD LEARN
HOW TO SAY THANK YOU IN SIGN
LANGUAGE. JUST LIKE THAT. YEAH.
OKAY HI, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS
JULIE REMS, MARIO. I WORK AS AN
EARLY EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE
SPECIALIST. THAT IS MY AREA OF
EXPERTISE FROM THE AGES OF 0 TO
5. AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU JUST
AN IDEA OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
WHEN YOU HAVE YOUR CHILD ATTEND
THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
SPECIFICALLY IN IN FREMONT. WE
ALSO HAVE A SISTER SCHOOL IN
RIVERSIDE. BUT WE ARE THE ONLY
BY LATE BILINGUAL EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM FOR DEATH CHILDREN. DEAF
BABIES ARE NOT GETTING THE SL
RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED
ELSEWHERE. WE ARE, OFTENTIMES
THE FIRST PLACE WHERE THEY COME
TO GET LANGUAGE EXPOSURE FROM
ALL OVER NOT JUST CALIFORNIA,
BUT FROM ALL OVER THE U. S
FAMILIES MOVE TO FREMONT BECAUSE
WE OFFER A BILINGUAL AND
MULTILINGUAL SERVICES. WE HAVE
ONE FAMILY WHO HAS TWINS AND THE
TWINS ARE BOTH DEAF. THEY DO NOT
BENEFIT FROM ANY LISTENING
DEVICES. THEY CANNOT RECEIVE
SERVICES ELSEWHERE, SO THEY
MOVED FROM SAN JOSE TO FREMONT.
AND NOW BOTH OF THESE TWINS ARE
TWO YEARS OLD. THEY'RE THRIVING
. THEY'RE MEETING THEIR LANGUAGE
MILESTONES BASED ON SP 2 10.
WHICH IS DEAF CHILDREN'S
LANGUAGE MILESTONE. SO IN
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE LEADING FOR
THOSE LANGUAGE MILESTONES FOR
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING BABIES.
ALL TEACHERS WITHIN PUBLIC
SCHOOL SETTINGS. DON'T HAVE THE
EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE AT OUR
SCHOOL. WE ALSO COLLABORATE WITH
LEAD QUÊ FAMILY SERVICES. WE'VE
SERVED OVER 1200 FAMILIES WITH
DEAF AND HARD OF HUMAN
CHILDREN'S ANNUALLY. NOT JUST
FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN CALIFORNIA
OR NOT JUST WHO LIVE IN FREMONT
AND RIVERSIDE BUT WHO LIVE
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. BUT UNFORTUNATELY
THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE
SERVICES THAT THOSE FAMILIES ARE
ENTITLED TO DON'T GET TO THEM BY
THE TIME THAT THESE CHILDREN ARE
ALREADY 7 TO 8 YEARS GRADE YEARS
BEHIND WE HAVE TO HELP THEM
THROUGH SL EMERGENT TO CATCH UP
SO THAT THEY CAN GET THE JOB
TRAINING THEY NEED AND BECOME
JOB READY BY THE TIME THEY
GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, SO THESE
LANGUAGE MILESTONES PREPARED
THESE CHILDREN TO GO TO COLLEGE.
UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE LANGUAGE
DEPRIVED CHILDREN TO CHILDREN
WHO COME TO OUR SCHOOLS AND WE
HAVE TO PLAY A BIG CATCH UP. WE
HAVE TO HAVE A HAVE A LARGE TIME
OF KETCHUP. WE HAVE TO DO IN
ORDER TO GET THESE CHILDREN
READY. AND SO WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT OUR FUTURE. BECAUSE THESE
CHILDREN WE'LL GO ON TO BECOME
TAXPAYERS RATHER THAN A BURDEN.
ON THE TAX. I'M GOING DOWN THE
TAX SYSTEM THAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW
. SO IF YOU SUPPORT A B 10 50 TO
10 51. THAT'S AN INVESTMENT IN
THE EDUCATION OF AND THE OUTCOME
IS FOR DEAF CHILDREN. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE
MICROPHONE. SEEING DONE ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD,
SAYING NONE. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT
IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. SEEING
THAT. LET ME BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE
SEEING NONE IS STILL DON'T HAVE
A QUORUM, AND SO AH AH! I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU. TO MISS
CERVANTES FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT BILL FORWARD. UH I
ASSUME THAT THE RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. THAT IS
CORRECT. OKAY SO THANK YOU FOR
FIGHTING FOR ALL OF YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, INCLUDING FOR THE
. HEARING AND VISION IMPAIRED,
UM. PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE BILL
AS AMENDED. YOU'VE ALREADY
ACCEPTED THE AMENDMENTS AND WE
WILL, UM UH, TAKE A CAN I GET A
MOTION IN A SECOND? FOR THIS
BILL. I WAS JUST ASKING THAT IF
IT'S PROPER TO MAKE A MOTION TO
PASS THE BILL, IT'S OKAY. OKAY
THE PARLIAMENTARIAN IS TELLING
ME THAT WE SHOULD WAIT FOR THE
QUORUM AND SO WE'LL WAIT FOR THE
EMOTION AND SECOND BUT I WANT TO
GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY. MR
MONTI'S TO HAVE THE LAST WORD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS CALIFORNIA WE
LIED. WE LEAD ON SO MANY ISSUES
AND IF WE WANT TO PROVIDE
EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS, THIS IS THE
TIME TO DO SO BY PASSING A B 10
51 TODAY AND REALLY APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE JUST OUR
PRESENCE AND OUR VOICE HEARD
BECAUSE IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE
GET THIS THROUGH AND
REPRESENTING OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. AND AS SOON AS WE
ESTABLISHED QUORUM, WE WILL
ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND
FOR THE VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION TO ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU. OKAY SO THIS IS OUR
LIST. OKAY? I THOUGHT MR JONES
SAWYER WHERE ARE YOU? OKAY MISS
BOND SAYS NEXT ON THE LIST, BUT
I DON'T SEE HER HERE. SO THE
NEXT SUPPOSED TO BE MR FONG? I
DON'T SEE MR FONG HERE. SO THE
LUCKY WINNER, MR JONES, SAWYER.
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 13 A B 912.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. UM FIRST I WOULD LIKE
TO START BY ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. UM I
PRESENT A B 912 THAT STRATEGIC
ANTI VIOLENCE FUNDING EFFORT TO
ACT OR SAY FACT. THIS
COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE WERE
CAPTURED THE $235 MILLION
ASSOCIATED WITH TWO PRISON
CLOSURES AND REINVESTMENT. IT
AND REINVEST THOSE COST SAVINGS
INTO EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS PROVEN
TO FURTHER REDUCE VIOLENCE AND
PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO OUR
COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS RATHER THAN
RETURNING TO SAVINGS TO THE
GENERAL FUND IS IMPERATIVE THE
SAVINGS ARE KEPT WITHIN THE
LEGISLATURE'S CRIME PREVENTION
BUDGET. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT
HEALTH BASED APPROACHES HAS
SUCCESSFULLY CURBED VIOLENCE
THROUGH APPLIED SKILL BASED
PREVENTION PROGRAMS. ADDRESSING
YOUTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND ADVERSE
CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IS
CRITICAL IN MITIGATING LONG TERM
EFFECTS, SUCH AS SUBSTANCE
ABUSE. MENTAL ILLNESS. CHRONIC
HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CRIMINALITY
. IT'S 16 EXISTING PROGRAMS HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND PROVIDING
CRUCIAL RESOURCES. AND EARLY
INTERVENTION TO YOUTH, FOR
INSTANCE, SKILL BASED GROUP
INTERVENTION HAVE BEEN PROVEN
SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING PTSD
SYMPTOMS, DEPRESSION AND GENERAL
ANXIETY AMONG CHILDREN EXPOSED
TO TRAUMA. AS SUCH AS AN
EXPERIMENT. IT IS IMPERATIVE
THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE
ADDITIONALLY FUNDED AND EXPANDED
ACROSS LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES STATEWIDE. ADDITIONALLY
DATA HAS SHOWN, UM, THE PUBLIC
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SCHOOL BASED
HEALTH STANDARDS LOCATED ON
SCHOOL SITES. THESE CENTERS
INCREASE PREVENTIVE HEALTH
SERVICES, REDUCE MENTAL HEALTH,
MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG YOUTH
PROVIDE BETTER OUTCOME FOR
CHRONIC CONDITIONS. AND IMPROVE
OVERALL SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. IN
ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY ENHANCE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH. WE
MUST ENSURE THAT WE ARE
INVESTING IN PROGRAMS WITH A
PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF KEEPING
OUR COMMUNITIES SAFER AND
PROVIDING CRITICAL HEALTH
SUPPORT. THE SAFE ACT IS A
COMPREHENSIVE MEASURE THAT WILL
FUND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO
DIVERT YOUTH FROM THE JUVENILE
SYSTEM. REDUCE YOUTH PTSD
SYMPTOMS AND MENTAL ILLNESSES
AND PROVIDE LIFESAVING RESOURCES
TO OUR CONSTITUENTS. WITH ME TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS
JIM MANDIA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF
SAINT JOHN'S COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT FEW
MINUTES, SUPERINTENDENT ALBERTO.
UH. CARVALLO OF THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT
FIRST WE'LL BE AGAIN WITH MR
MANDIA IF WE CAN YES, PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU. UM THANK
YOU, ASSEMBLYMAN JOHN SAWYER.
APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. UM I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BILL 9
12. I REPRESENT SAINT JOHN'S
COMMUNITY HEALTH, WHICH IS A
NETWORK OF FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
HEALTH CENTERS IN LOS ANGELES,
MOSTLY IN SOUTH AND EAST LOS
ANGELES. WE OPERATE 21 HEALTH
CENTERS, INCLUDING EIGHT SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND THREE
MOBILES THAT PROVIDES SERVICES
AT ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE
SCHOOLS. THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED AND COMPTON UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. UM THIS BILL
WOULD PROVIDE CRITICAL FUNDING
TO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS
AND MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA CONTINUE TO
HAVE ACCESS TO THE CRITICAL
SERVICES PROVIDED BY CENTERS
LIKE OURS. AND THOSE SERVICES
ARE, UM, MEDICAL SERVICES,
DENTAL SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES. SOCIAL SUPPORT
AND A HOST OF PROGRAMS WHICH
INTERVENE IN SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
THAT IMPACT CHILDREN'S HEALTH.
UM SCHOOL BASED HEALTH CENTERS
HELP KEEP OUR YOUTH IN SCHOOL. A
RECENT STUDY BY THE L. A TRUST
FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH SHOWED
THAT ONE SCHOOL BASED HEALTH
CENTER CENTER VISIT REDUCED
MEDICAL VISIT REDUCED MISS
SCHOOL DAYS BY THREE DAYS AND
ONE MENTAL HEALTH VISIT REDUCED
MISS SCHOOL DAYS BY SEVEN DAYS.
UM SO SCHOOL BASED HEALTH
CENTERS PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, UH, AND
PREVENTING ABSENCES, KEEPING
KIDS IN SCHOOL AS WELL AS
IMPACTING ON THEIR BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AND THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
AND THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH. AH WE
OPERATED SCHOOL IN MANUAL ARTS
HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CENTER OF
SOUTH LOS ANGELES. AH RIGHT
BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. WE ROTATED
EVERY NINTH GRADE STUDENT, ALL
900 OF THEM THROUGH THE HEALTH
CENTER FOR AN ANNUAL PHYSICAL.
WE FOUND THAT A THIRD OF THEM
WERE PREDIABETIC AND WE WERE
ABLE TO WORK WITH THE SCHOOL TO
DEVELOP PROGRAMMING TO
INTERVENE. AND DRAMATICALLY
IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR
THOSE STUDENTS. UM SO OUR
STUDENTS REALLY NEED SCHOOL
BASED HEALTH CENTERS, UM, THE
PRESSURES FROM SOCIAL MEDIA FROM
COVID HAVE HAD A BIG IMPACT. AND
WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO
NOT SEE THE NEXT WEEK ACROSS THE
STREET AND HE'S ON HIS WAY. SO I
KNOW IF WE CAN GO THROUGH SOME
FEW BORDER. UM OKAY, SO ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL? UH, PLEASE COME
FORWARD. NO. TURN THE MIC ON.
MINE IS ON AREAS. GO AHEAD AND
LIE ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION PSYCHIATRIST.
THANK YOU AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PAMELA GIBBS,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
PLEASED TO JOIN AND SUPPORT ON
BEHALF OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. DR DEBORAH EDUARDO.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER. WITNESSES
ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. SEEING NONE ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEEING NONE. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SAYING NONE. YOUR TIMING
IS IMPECCABLE. UH,
SUPERINTENDENT CARVAHLO, WELCOME
TO THE STATE CAPITAL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR. IT'S A
PLEASURE TO BE WITH ALL OF YOU.
I'LL BE VERY BRIEF. UH, TODAY'S
AN IMPORTANT DAY THE STATE CAN
TAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE DIRECTION IN
DOING SOMETHING RIGHT IN
SOMETHING BIG. I AM WAS ANDREW'S
UNIFIED SUPERINTENDENT ALBERTO
CARVAHLO. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 9 12. BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JOHN SAWYER. THE STRATEGIC ANTI
VIOLENCE FUNDING EFFORTS. ACT
WILL REINVEST. STATE GENERAL
FUND SAVINGS FROM PRISON
CLOSURES. INTO SCHOOL BASED
PROGRAMS THAT REDUCE VIOLENCE
PROVIDE DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES.
AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS.
WE NEED THIS IN LOS ANGELES IN
OUR COMMUNITY. CAN I ASK REST
YOU ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE OF
EARLY INTERVENTION. AFTER
RECOGNIZING TRAUMA IN YOUTH.
ADDRESSING THE ROOT OF THE
PROBLEMS EARLY ON, IS CRITICAL
TO HELP THE CHILD. DEVELOPING A
STRONG WAY. THAT'S WHAT WE AS
EDUCATORS AND PARENTS WANT. ONE
OF THE FIVE PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED
TO RECEIVE EXPANSION THROUGH THE
SAFE ACT. IS THE COGNITIVE
BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR
TRAUMA IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM. WHICH
LOS ANGELES UNIFIED BEGAN
OPERATING IN 1999. SCHOOL BASED
PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ONE. ADDRESS
BEHAVIORS THAT DISRUPT LEARNING
AND ATTENDANCE AND SUPPORT EARLY
INTERVENTIONS FOR SCHOOL AGED
CHILDREN. EXPERIENCING EXTREME
TRAUMATIC EVENTS. WHETHER IT IS
GANG VIOLENCE, SAFE PASSAGE
ISSUES. THE CRISIS OF FENTANYL
IN OUR STREETS AND OUR SCHOOLS.
OR THE RECENT PANDEMIC. THESE
ARE REALITIES THAT MUST BE
CONFRONTED. THIS BILL WILL
ADDRESS THEM. THE PROGRAMS THAT
ASSEMBLY BILL 9 12 AUGMENT. WILL
SIGNIFICANTLY ASSIST US IN OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE SECOND
LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY. IN
DEVELOPING TRAINING PROGRAMS IN
POSITIVE BEHAVIOR, INTERVENTIONS
AND SUPPORT. AND RESTORE IT TO
PRACTICES. THIS BILL IS THE
RIGHT BILL AT THE RIGHT MOMENT
TO HELP ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT
KIDS. IT ALIGNS WITH OUR
STRATEGIC PLAN. IN TERMS OF
PROVIDING SAFE PASSAGE TO OUR
CHILDREN. LEVERAGING COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS, WELLNESS CENTERS,
PARTNERSHIPS TO PROMOTE SAFE
WELCOMING AND RESOURCE RICH
ENVIRONMENTS IN OUR SCHOOLS AND
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
AND OBVIOUSLY PROVIDING A
CONTINUUM OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
HEALTH SERVICES FOR STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES AT SCHOOL. WELLNESS
CENTERS AND THROUGH NEW
TELEHEALTH INITIATIVES. WE ARE
PLEASED TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. IT
IS AN IMPORTANT BILL. AND I
THANK YOU. FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
DO, AND PARENTHETICALLY. I'M
STILL A NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
WATCH EL USD SOAR TO BECOMING
THE BEST URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEM IN
AMERICA. THE INDICATORS ARE
ALREADY THERE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'VE
HAD A CHANCE TO, UH, GIVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR BOTH SUPPORT
SUPPORTERS AND OPPOSITION AND SO
LET ME BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE? YES
SURE. CARDIO JUST A COMMENT.
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS, UH, TO THIS COMMITTEE. IT
IS A REALLY INNOVATIVE WAY TO
GET MONEY TO HELP THIS PROGRAMS.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THAT, AND I
COMMEND THE USD FOR UM, THE WORK
THAT YOU'RE DOING THE VISION
THAT THEY HAVE AND I'M A STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AGAIN. WE
CANNOT MAKE A MOTION WITHOUT
QUORUM. BUT WHEN THE TIME COMES
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND IF
YOU CONSIDER MAYBE IN A CO
AUTHOR OF THE BILL, I WILL THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER
MEMBERS. LET ME BRING IT BACK TO
MYSELF BEFORE I GIVE MR JONES
SORRY. CLOSING COMMENTS SO THIS
IS, UH WHERE YOU GET TO SPEND
THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABOR FROM
YOUR, UH 12 YEARS. 10 YEARS.
OKAY I'M GETTING AHEAD OF
MYSELF. UM. ALL OF THE COST
SAVINGS FROM. ALL THE WORK THAT
YOU'VE DONE, TOO. TO LEAD TO THE
. MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT
ADDING TO THE MASS INCARCERATION
OF COMMUNITIES THAT YOU'VE BEEN
FIGHTING FOR. UM UH HUH. TO KILL
ALL THOSE BILLS THAT WOULD HAVE
ADDED TO THE PRESIDENT
POPULATION, INCLUDING SOME OF MY
BILLS. BUT I AM VERY HAPPY. UH
YOU KNOW, UH, TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL, AND, UH I WOULD ALSO BE
HONORED TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR. UM YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS
RESPECTED YOUR YOUR WORK, MR
JONES. SAWYER IN TERMS OF YOU
KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE FIGHTING?
WHAT? YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR
WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO BE FIGHTING
FOR. UM AND THIS IS WHERE WE CAN
UM, TAKE THE SAVINGS. I THINK
YOU KNOW. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN
AGREEMENT THAT IN AN IDEAL WORLD
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SPEND MONEY
TO INVEST IN KIDS RATHER THAN
INVESTING AND INCARCERATION AND
IN PRISON, AND SO UM. MR JOHN
SAWYER. YOU HAVE THE CLOSING
COMMENTS UNLESS MR HOOVER HAS
ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? NO.
OKAY. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU
KNOW, I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT
THE MAJORITY OF IT WAS WAS OUR
WORK TOGETHER. OUR
REHABILITATION. AND LIKE, LIKE,
I CAN HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT UM.
IT WASN'T A RESULT OF ME,
KILLING BILLS PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. IT REALLY WAS THE
WORK OF MAKING SURE THAT ON THE
FRONT END WE REDUCED THE NUMBER
OF YOUNG PEOPLE GOING IN TO THE
SCHOOL OF PRISON PIPELINE AND ON
THE BACK END WE PROVIDED SOME
GOOD QUALITY REHABILITATION
PROGRAMS SO THAT FROM 160 DOWN
TO 96,000. THOSE PEOPLE DIDN'T
RECEIVE DEBATE. BECAUSE WE HAD
QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT YOU AND I
WORKING ON TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS, SO IT'S
A TWO PHASE, AND NOW WE BOTH CAN
ENJOY THE FRUITS OF THAT LABOR.
AND ACTUALLY SPEND THE MONEY
CORRECTLY, BECAUSE PART OF MY
BILL ACTUALLY TALKS ABOUT
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES, WHICH I
KNOW YOU. YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO
SEE AND YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS AND EVERYONE GO
BACK TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS. S¼.
THE SAVINGS EVERY DEUSTCHE.
RECEDED AND BY AMOUNT. AND IN
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WHERE WE MAY
HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE, UM AT A RATE
OF 70. NOT COMING BACK TO SCHOOL
. WE REDUCE THAT DOWN TO 30 DOWN
TO 20 DOWN AS ZERO, WHICH I'M
SURE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH
LOVE, BECAUSE BUT IN THE SEAT
REALLY HELP YOUR BUDGET. UM IT'S
A WIN FOR EVERYBODY ALL THE WAY
AROUND. AND SO, UH, I LOOK AT
THESE SAVINGS AS AN OPPORTUNITY
OF ACTUALLY NOT KNOW PEOPLE HATE
TO SAY TRYING TO RUN GOVERNMENT
LIKE A BUSINESS. BUT IF WE DO,
OURO, I RETURN ON INVESTMENT. IF
WE INVEST THESE MONEY, AND WE
CAN PROVE THAT THE R O I, IT'S
EXTREMELY FRUITFUL. THEN WE NEED
TO CONTINUE TO DO MORE PROGRAMS
LIKE THAT. SO I DEFINITELY
WELCOME YOU TO BE A CO AUTHOR,
AND I AND I THINK YOU WILL BE
VERY PROUD OF THE RESULTS AFTER
I'M GONE, AND YOU'RE STILL HERE.
ALRIGHT BUT WITH THAT IT LOOKS
LIKE WE HAVE A QUORUM NOW AND SO
LET ME ASK MADAM SECRETARY. IF
YOU CAN PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ESTABLISHED QUORUM. MURSI CHIEF
HERE, DOLLY! ONE CARILLO HERE.
ONE CARILLO HERE. HOOVER HOOVER
HERE. LI LI HERE, MCCARTHY
QUIRK-SILVA. OKAY SO WE HAVE A
QUORUM AND MR CARILLO I WANT TO
MAKE A STRONG MOTION AND SUPPORT
I DO IN THE SECOND FOR MR LEE
ROCK HOPPER, PLEASE. ITEM 13.
MAYBE 9 12. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
. MERCY K¾T I DALI ONE CAREER
CARILLO. AYE HOOPER OVER I LI LI
I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA GIVE FOR
THOSE BILLS OUT. FELLAS OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH COMMITTEE
AND TEAR. GREAT. THANK YOU.
OKAY? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE MISS
BONTA. AND SIGN IN ORDER. UM AND
SO SHE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT
FILE ITEM 21 A B 13 52. AH
FOLLOWED BY FILE ITEM 27 A B 15
TO 0. CAN I START WITH FILE ITEM
? 27 A. B 13? NO, I'M GONNA GO
WITH WHAT I HAVE. OKAY. THANK
YOU. I JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
WHICH WHICH ITEM DID YOU WANT TO
PRESENT FIRST? A B 15 20. OKAY,
ALRIGHT. SO THAT'S FIRE LINE IN
27 A B 15 20. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. YES GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE
TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE STAFF.
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND CARE
AND SUPPORTING OUR TEAM IN THIS
BILL. THIS HAS BEEN A LABOR OF
LOVE FOR ALL. I'M PLEASED TO
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
. I HAVE HAD THE INCREDIBLE
HONOR TO WITNESS FIRSTHAND THE
TRANSFORMATIVE WORK OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS HELPING TO PROVIDE
HIGH QUALITY ACTION CIVICS AND
WITNESSING STUDENTS WHO HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY BEEN AWARDED THE
STATE SEAL OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.
THE STATE SEAL OF PACIFIC
ENGAGEMENT ESTABLISHED IN 2017.
BY A B 24 PROVIDES A GRADUATING
ENHANCEMENT TO STUDENTS THAT
HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE AND
CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT.
A B 24 REQUIRED THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TO ESTABLISH
CRITERIA FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE
DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE AND
CIVICS, EDUCATION AND
PARTICIPATION AND AN
UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNITED
STATES CONSTITUTION, THE
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION AND THE
DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.
STUDENTS THAT COMPLETE THE
OUTLINED CRITERIA WOULD GIVE
WOULD RECEIVE THE OFFICIAL STATE
SEAL OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
EDUCATION, BASICALLY A
GRADUATING DEGREE ENHANCEMENT.
AND THIS WAS TO ENCOURAGE AND
CREATE PATHWAYS FOR STUDENTS IN
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
TO BECOME CIVICALLY ENGAGED IN
GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS AT THE
LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS
. AND NOW IN 2023, MAYBE 15 26
TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
THIS VERY SAME THING. CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. WITH THE CREATION OF
THE STATE SEAL OF CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT PROJECT TO FACILITATE
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION AND A
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES AND CHARTER
SCHOOLS TO IMPROVE STATEWIDE
ACCESS TO THE STATE SEAL FOR
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. CIVIC LEARNING
IS CRITICAL IN HELPING YOUNG
PEOPLE DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS AND COMMITMENTS TO
INTERACT EFFECTIVELY WITH FELLOW
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADDRESS
SHARED PROBLEMS AND BECOME
CIVICALLY ENGAGED. IT IS, IN
FACT, THE BACKBONE OF OUR VERY
DEMOCRACY. WHILE CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT IS A NECESSARY
COMPONENT OF EFFECTIVE
GOVERNANCE, MANY STUDENTS ARE
NOT RECEIVING THE CIVIC
EDUCATION NECESSARY TO SUPPORT
INFORMED AND ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION IN CIVIC AND
POLITICAL LIFE. RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND
STUDENTS OF COLOR ARE IMPACT
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY A
LACK OF EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
CIVIC LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. IT
IS OUR GOAL WITH MAYBE 15 20 TO
REACH STUDENTS IN UNDERSERVED
RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND
SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS WITH HIGH
RATES OF POVERTY, WHERE CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT IS FOUNDATIONAL TO
GETTING PEOPLE INVOLVED IN OUR
PARTICULAR PARTICIPATORY
DEMOCRACY. BY INCREASING. THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THESE
PATHWAYS WITH GOOD, SOLID
PROGRAMMING, MAYBE 15 TO
RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF A
PURCHASE OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN
COMMUNITY AND CIVIC STAKEHOLDERS
AND LOCAL SCHOOLS AND JOINTLY
TEACHING AND TRAINING AND
PREPARING STUDENTS TO BE ACTIVE
MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. THIS
LEGISLATION HAS RECEIVED OVER 50
LETTERS OF SUPPORT WITH MANY
ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL OF OUR
COUNTIES, AND TODAY WE HAVE TWO
WITNESSES, YOUNG PEOPLE HERE TO
SPEAK ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE
CIVICS EDUCATION HAS PLAYED IN
THEIR LIFE. FIRST WE HAVE MALIK
POWELL, A GRADUATE OF HIRAM
JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL IN
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. AND ANKA
LARA SHOOK FROM EAST OAKLAND.
WHO IS 1/12 GRADER ATTENDING
ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL IN MY
DISTRICT AND HAS BEEN LEARNING
CIVICS EDUCATION WITH THE MARTIN
LUTHER KING JR FREEDOM CENTER
FOR FOUR YEARS AND ORGANIZATION
THAT, IN FACT, PROVIDES THIS
ACCESS FOR LESSONS IN OUR
NATION'S CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT,
NATIVE SOVEREIGNTY, FARM WORK IT
AND OTHER NON VIOLENT STRUGGLES.
TO ADVANCE LEADERSHIP AND
PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH
COMMUNITY BASIC CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
AND ADVOCACY. WE'LL BEGIN WITH
MALIK. GOOD AFTERNOON.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MY NAME IS
MALIK POWELL AND I WAS JUST
SIPPY IN OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
STILL OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT LAST
YEAR TO EARN THE SEAL. I WORKED
WITH THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO IN A
PRIVATE IN A PROGRAM CALLED
SUMMARIZE CITY HALL. I HELPED
CREATE A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
PROJECT THAT HIGHLIGHTED LOCAL
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES FOR
YOUTH AND ALSO ENDING THE STIGMA
BEHIND MENTAL HEALTH. WHICH HAD
DEEP PERSONAL VALUE DUE TO MY
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE IN FOSTER
CARE IN ANY SUCH SERVICES FROM
OAKLAND. WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I
WAS REMOVED FROM MY MOTHER'S
HOME AS A FOSTER YOUTH. I BEGAN
TO FIND WARMTH. AND A FAMILY AND
OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN MY
COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH I WAS
BATTLING DEPRESSION AND
EXPERIENCING THESE DIFFICULTIES
AT A YOUNG AGE OFTEN KEPT MY
TRUE FEELINGS INSIDE BECAUSE I
FELT THAT I HAD NO ONE TO TRUST
OR TALK TO. FOR THE CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT PROJECT. WE FORMED A
TEAM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND
ADDRESS YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES. WHICH BROUGHT VARIOUS
POINTS OF VIEWS TOGETHER AND
RELIED HEAVILY ON OUR ABILITY TO
COLLABORATE. I FOUND IT EASY TO
TAKE ON A LEADERSHIP ROLE WITHIN
MY GROUP ALSO, BUT THAT ALSO
MEANT THAT I RECOGNIZE,
SUPPORTED AND ENCOURAGED THE
STRENGTH OF THE OTHER MEMBERS.
IN MY IN MY GROUP, DESPITE OUR
DIFFERENT BEGINNINGS,
EXPERIENCES AND IDEAS, MY GROUP
CAME TOGETHER AND PRESENTED A
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
GROUP FOR MAYOR STEINBERG AND
COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS LEFT ME
FEELING INCREDIBLY MOTIVATED.
THROUGHOUT THESE EVENTS AND
ACTIVITIES. I HAVE LEARNED TO BE
MORE OPEN, ENGAGING WITH OTHERS.
I DIDN'T. I DON'T SHY AWAY FROM
TALKING ABOUT MY PAST AND
CURRENT STRUGGLES. HOW I FOUND
RESOURCES FOR MYSELF IS WHAT
MOTIVATES ME. I HAVE ALSO FOUND
A PURPOSE. I WANT TO CONTINUE
CONTRIBUTING TO MY COMMUNITY BY
CELEBRATING ITS DIVERSITY. AND
ONE DAY CREATING AND RUNNING MY
OWN YOUTH CENTER PROGRAMS THAT
WILL FOCUS ON OBTAINING VALUABLE
LIFE SKILLS AND PUSHING FORWARD
TO OPPORTUNISTIC FUTURES. I
CURRENTLY WORK AS A YOUTH
RECREATIONAL AID AT OAK PARK
COMMUNITY CENTER. DO THIS
POSITION I HOPE TO INSPIRE AND
FURTHER LEAVE MY MARK ON THE
COMMUNITY LIKE THOSE WHO INSPIRE
WHO INSPIRED ME AND SUPPORTED ME
ALONG MY JOURNEY. AS A RECIPIENT
OF THE STATE SEAL. I FEEL MORE
ACCOMPLISHED, AND I FEEL MORE
INSPIRED TO CONTINUE MY YOUTH
ADVOCATE MARGINS ADVOCATE
JOURNEY. THEY SAY. STILL, THE
STATE STILL SUPPORTED. THE STATE
STILL SUPPORTED AND RECOGNIZED
THE HARD WORK THAT I AND OTHERS
HAVE PUT TOGETHER. PUT TWO
TOWARDS OUR COMMUNITY. I'M
HONORED. TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD
AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT COURAGEOUS
ENOUGH TO TAKE A RISK. WILL NOT
ACCOMPLISH NOTHING ALIVE, SO
DON'T SO DON'T. WAITING FOR
OPPORTUNITIES. CREATE THEM
YOURSELVES. AND BY THIS BY THIS,
YOU HAVE THE SACRIFICE. THEY'RE
SHORT THE SHORT TERM GOALS FOR
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS AND AS A
YOUTH OF COLOR I AM I AM VERY
INVESTED IN MY FUTURE, AND I
HOPE AND I HOPE TO ACHIEVE
GREATER THINGS BECAUSE OF THIS
STAY STILL AND WHAT IT BRINGS TO
MY LIFE. THANK YOU, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN FOR YOUR TIME, AND I'M
OPEN TO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN AND THE
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE. IT IS AN
HONOR TO BE HERE IN THE SUPPORT
OF MAYBE 15 20. MY NAME IS
ANCHOR BOWLER SO AND I AM A
SENIOR AT ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M HERE ON THE BEHALF OF THE
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR FREEDOM
CENTER TO SUPPORT MAYBE 15 20 TO
INCREASE ACCESS AND EQUITY TO
THE STATE STILL OF CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THEY
SAY. SEE ALSO, THEY SAY, TELL US
OF ENGAGEMENT ENCOURAGES SCHOOL
DISTRICT IN SCHOOLS TO OFFER
CIVIC LEARNING AND CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. YET IT IS ONLY BEING
USED, UM, IN A QUARTER OF OUR
COUNTIES AND ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND ONLY FOUR
DISTRICT CONTRIBUTED TO AWARDING
WOULDN'T HALF OF THE 2022 STATES
WITH ONLY TWO YEARS, THEY SAY,
STILL A CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BEING
IMPLEMENTED? IT IS CLEAR. THAT
WE NEED TO CREATE A GREATER
ACCESS FOR A COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION WITH OUR SCHOOLS.
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PRACTICES
PROVIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION
GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE
AS A RESOURCE TO OUR SCHOOL,
WHICH WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPACT
ACCESS TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. WE
NEED EQUITY AND SEVEN IN CIVICS
LEARNING, AND WE NEED ACCESS FOR
ALL STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA
ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY OF THIS
STATE, SO SEVEN ENGAGEMENT,
INCLUDING A RULER AND TRAVEL
COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS OUR STATE
DO WONDERFUL WORK IN SOLVING
COMMUNITY PROBLEMS, AND THIS
BILL ENCOURAGES OUR SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO TARGET TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THAT RESOURCE BY
BUILDING STRONGER TIES WITH THE
COMMUNITY. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS
ABOUT CHANGING WHAT WE DO, GOING
FROM DOOR TO DOOR, REGISTERING
VOTERS AND BEING IN A PART OF
THE BEING A PART OF THIS
SOLUTION FOR OUR PROBLEMS THAT
IS THAT WE SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY
ANY AND IT ALSO GIVES US A
MEANING SCHOOL AND IT GIVES US A
VOICE AND AGENCY AND GIVES US A
DIFFERENT MINDSET THAT WE HAVE
THE MINDSET OF THE WAY IN
SERVING I AND BEING THE BRIDGE
IN BETWEEN OURSELVES AND OUR
COMMUNITY AND TO BE THE VOICES
THAT CANNOT BE HEARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. UM GREAT JOB. BOTH OF
YOU. I WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO
THE STATE CAPITAL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TESTIMONY.
WANNA GIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL? HAS COME FORWARD.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO
YOUR NAME, YOUR AFFILIATION AND
YOUR POSITION ON THE BILL. HENRY
CHANG FROM A PAPA AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF MAYBE 15 20. NICOLE
MORALES ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN
NOW AND SUPPORT. OMAR MAHIR
SOPHOMORE BISHOP O'DOWD HIGH
SCHOOL IN SUPPORT. ASHLEY
CHINESE OPEN TECHNICAL, HIGH
SCHOOL AND SUPPORT UH, MABEL,
MANY, UM, COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT, A
RUNNING START PROGRAM IN
SUPPORT. REBA MEL MARTIN FROM
OAKLAND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN
SUPPORT. ON YOUR DIETS FROM
ANTONELLA JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL AND I'M IN SUPPORT. IVANA
IVANA MRAMIREZ AND OF LIFE
ACADEMY AND SUPPORT. ROWAN ROWAN
BURN SANO FROM ALAMEDA SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE IN
SUPPORT. HELLO I'M GALILEO DURAN
AND I AM IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS CAMILA
PEREZ AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
THE BILL. DR ROY WILSON,
PROFESSOR AT MERRITT COLLEGE
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS BEVERLY THOMAS. I'M HERE
IN SUPPORT OF MAYBE 15 20.
THAT'S ALL. I'M HEALING LEE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF AUTHENTIC
PREPARATION TODAY IN SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, DR KARIN BULKY,
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT
AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS FOR THE
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. FREEDOM
CENTER. THANKS TO THE AUTHOR OF
THIS BILL AND STRONG SUPPORT.
HELLO I'M LYDIA INGRAM, A
STUDENT FROM WEST SACRAMENTO.
AND I SUPPORT. OKAY YAMAMOTO,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER AND OAKLAND
AND IN SUPPORT OF EVERY 15 20.
BYE. HI MY NAME IS AHMAD AND I'M
A FRESHMAN VISITED HIGH SCHOOL
AND I SUPPORT ABOUT 15 20. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
DAVID GAINES. I'M THE DIRECTOR
OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR FREEDOM
CENTER RISING IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF MAYBE 15 20. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MICHAELA
MONTOYA. I AM FROM WEST HIGH
SCHOOL AND I SUPPORT A B A. B
50. HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON, URSA
KAISER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA DAVIS IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. BELLA LOPEZ. UH
DIRECTIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,
THE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
FREEDOM CENTER AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GET
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS MARCO
MARTA AND I SUPPORT MAYBE 15 20.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL? OKAY
BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO ANY
OPPOSITION. I NEED TO PRESENT A
BILL AND UTILITIES AND ENERGY
COMMITTEE. THEY'RE ABOUT TO
ADJOURN. AND SO I'D LIKE TO TURN
THE GAVEL OVER TO MR LEE. UM
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
OKAY, SO THAT WE ARE. DO WE HAVE
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION COME
FORWARD. IF NOT, LET'S DO THE
PUBLIC COMMENT FOR OPPOSITION.
ALRIGHT I'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SAYING DO WE
HAVE A COMMENT? QUESTION COMMENT
, BUT I'M SORRY. ANOTHER
QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT IT IS
INSPIRING TO SEE ALL THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE COMING FORWARD IN
SUPPORT. UM POWERFUL WORDS THAT
I HEARD IS EQUITABLE ACCESS,
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP. THAT
IS WHAT I FEEL WE NEED IN OUR
SCHOOLS. WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE
THAT. I THINK THAT SOME OF US
HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTIES TO
GET YOUNG PEOPLE INVOLVED.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS. A CIVICS
CLASS IS SOMETHING THAT I
REMEMBER TAKING, UM MANY, MANY
YEARS AGO. NOW SEEING IT BACK. I
THINK THAT IT WILL BE VERY
BENEFICIAL FOR OUR SOCIETY TO
INSPIRE THOSE YOUNG GENERATION
THE FUTURE GENERATION TO COME
FORWARD AND PARTICIPATE IN THE
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THAT BILL TO THIS
COMMITTEE. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CARILLO. CAN
I TAKE THAT AS A EMOTION?
EMOTIONAL STRONG SUPPORT, AND I
WILL SECOND THAT RESPONSE. OR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. I THINK WE'VE SEEN THE
POWER THAT IT THAT WE HOW WE GET
MOVED WHEN WE SEE OUR YOUTH COME
FORWARD, EXERCISING THEIR
ABILITY TO STAY CIVICALLY
ENGAGED AND WE KNOW THAT, UH,
WITHOUT THEM HAVING A FULL
AWARENESS, COGNIZANT AND
FACILITY IN BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE
CIVICALLY IN THE WAY THAT
THEY'VE DEMONSTRATED TODAY. BY
THE WAY, MOST OF THE YOUTH WHO
CAME UP TODAY ACTUALLY DON'T
HAVE ACCESS TO THIS VERY SEAL,
UM, IN THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY
SINGLE YOUTH ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA TO BE ABLE TO BE
RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION BEYOND THE
CLASSROOM WALLS. AH FOR THEIR
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE STATE
SEAL OF FIRST CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND
SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO
THEM TO DO THAT. I WANT TO THANK
OUR WITNESSES HERE TODAY. YOU'LL
KNOW THAT ONE OF THEM IS
ACTUALLY MALIK WEARING HIS STATE
SEALED. IS THAT CORRECT? UM.
PROUDLY SO AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU BRING THE BALL
FORWARD. THE CHAIRS RECOMMENDING
AND I'VE VOTES AND THE MOTION
WILL BE DO PASS AS AMENDED. AND
YOU KNOW, ONE DAY SOMEONE HAS TO
BREAK MY RECORD. SO MAYBE IT'LL
BE SOMEONE WHO GETS THE SEAL.
ALRIGHT, SO MUCH. WOW ITEMS. 27
MAYBE 15 20. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
MURATSUCHI DOLLY ONE CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER HOOVER. I LI I LI I
MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA THAT'S THREE
VOTES AND WILL BE ON CALL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. AND EVERYBODY
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT FALLON
21 NOW MAYBE 13 52. YES.
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
PLEASED TO PRESENT A B 13 52 MY
CHILDCARE PILOT EXPANSION BILL
IN 2006. WE ESTABLISHED THE
FRAMEWORK FOR THE INDIVIDUALIZED
COUNTY CHILDCARE PILOT PLANS TO
HELP HIGH COST COUNTIES OVERCOME
REGULATORY BARRIERS TO
ADDRESSING CHILD CARE NEEDS IN
THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. TODAY,
11 COUNTIES ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ARE CURRENTLY
PARTICIPATING IN THESE VITAL
CHILDCARE PILOT PLANS WITH
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITIES
TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF
THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE
FLEXIBILITIES ARE ALL DESIGNED
TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SUBSIDIZED
CHILDCARE AND EARLY LEARNING
SERVICES, WHICH ARE ACCESSED
EXCLUSIVELY BY FAMILIES UNDER
THE STATE MEDIAN INCOME AND
PRIMARILY BENEFIT FAMILIES OF
COLOR. SOME OF THE PILOT
COUNTIES INCLUDE ALAMEDA, SANTA
CLARA AND SAN DIEGO, TO NAME A
FEW THESE PILOTS HAVE INCREASED
ACCESS TO CHILDCARE AND
STABILITY FOR FAMILIES IN MANY
WAYS, INCLUDING ALLOWING
FAMILIES TO STAY IN CARE FOR
LONGER WHEN THEIR INCOME
INCREASES PROVIDING THE SECURITY
OF EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY
TIMEFRAMES AND ALLOWING
INCREASED FLEXIBILITIES FOR THE
MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES WHO ARE
HOMELESS, SEEKING HOUSING OR
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT. AS AN
EXAMPLE OF THE BENEFIT. THESE
PILOT PROGRAMS PROVIDE. THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY CHILDCARE PROGRAM
ALLOWS CHILDCARE PROVIDERS TO
OFFER ADDITIONAL HOURS OF CARE
TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
WITHOUT THIS FLEXIBILITY
PROVIDERS WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED
TO OFFER PART TIME SUBSIDIZED
CHILD CARE TO FAMILIES
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THAT
DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A SYSTEM
THAT'S ACTUALLY ENSURING THAT
EVERY FAMILY HAS THE QUALITY
ACCESS TO CHILD CARE THAT THEY
NEED. WITH ONLY PART TIME CARE
PARENTS HAVE LESS OPPORTUNITY TO
SEEK EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING OR WORK
TO TRY TO GET THEIR FAMILIES
BACK ON THEIR FEET. OVER THE
YEARS, THE PILOTS HAVE CREATED A
SPACE FOR ONGOING COLLABORATION
, WHICH IS SORELY NEEDED BETWEEN
THE COUNTIES AND THE STATE
AGENCIES WHO ADMINISTER
CHILDCARE. AREAS WHERE THESE
PILOTS HAVE OPERATED AND HAVE
SEEN INCREASED WORKFORCE
STABILITY, CONTINUITY OF CARE
FOR CHILDREN AND ACCESS FOR
WORKING FAMILIES. THE PILOTS ARE
SET TO EXPIRE THIS SUMMER IN
JULY OF 2023. AT THE TIME WHEN
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE STILL
PICKING UP THE PIECES FROM THE
DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF COVID 19
PANDEMIC AT A TIME WHEN WORKING
FAMILIES URGENTLY NEED ACCESS TO
AFFORDABLE CARE AND SAFE
CHILDCARE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE.
A B 13 52 BUILDS ON THE SUCCESS
OF THE PILOTS BY EXTENDING THE
SUNSET DATE OF THE CHILDCARE
PILOT PROGRAMS TO JULY 2025.
FURTHER MAYBE 13 52 GIVES
AUTHORITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES TO EXPAND
PARTICIPATION IN THESE FLEXIBLE
CHILDCARE PROGRAM PILOTS TO ALL
58 COUNTIES. ULTIMATELY THIS
BILL WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO
CHILDCARE BY ALLOWING FOR THE
THOUGHTFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF
EVIDENCE BASED FLEXIBILITIES.
WHICH WILL ALLOW PROVIDERS TO
MAXIMIZE SERVICES TO CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
ARE DR MARY AND OWEN FROM SANTA
CLARA COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS AND AMANDA DICKIE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SANTA
CLARA COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
, READING TESTIMONY ON BEHALF OF
DR MATILDA SORIA. SENIOR
DIRECTOR OF EARLY CARE AND
EDUCATION WITH THE OFFICE OF
FRESNO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. I'M DR MARIANNE TO
ONE. I'M THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR
SANTA CLARA COUNTY. MY OFFICE IS
PLEASED TO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY
BUILT 13 52 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CHILD CARE
COORDINATORS ASSOCIATION AND OUR
OTHER CHILDCARE, PILOT COUNTIES.
MY DEEP APPRECIATION TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BANTA FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS IMPORTANT
BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW THE STATE
TO CONTINUE THESE CHILDCARE
PILOTS, WHICH HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
HELPED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
CHILDCARE SERVICES AND ADEQUATE
WAGES FOR THE LAST DECADE. THE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY PILOT HAS
ALLOWED CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN
OUR COUNTY TO SERVE AN
ADDITIONAL 280 CHILDREN AND 2019
AND AN ADDITIONAL 700 CHILDREN
AND 2020. IT GAVE PROVIDERS
FLEXIBILITY TO AUGMENT WAGES FOR
CHILDCARE STAFF AND EXPANDED
ELIGIBILITY FOR SUBSIDIZED CHILD
CARE TO FAMILIES WERE IMPACTED
BY THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN
OUR COUNTY. IN FACT, THE PILOTS
HAVE PROVEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT
MOST OF THE FLEXIBILITIES
TRIALED IN THE PILOT COUNTIES
HAVE BEEN EXPANDED STATEWIDE.
THE CHILDCARE PILOTS CREATED
SPACE FOR ONGOING COLLABORATION
AND INNOVATION BETWEEN OUR
COUNTIES AND OUR STATE AGENCIES
AND GRANTED STATE AGENCIES THE
AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY WHEN
THERE WAS A DEMONSTRATED NEED.
WITHOUT CHILD CARE PILOTS, THE
COLLABORATIVE SPACE WILL
DISAPPEAR AND THE STATE AGENCIES
WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE NEEDED
DISCRETION TO EXPLORE THESE
INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO
BARRIERS. IN LIGHT OF THE U. P K
IMPLEMENTATION AND EMPHASIS ON
SUPPORTING MIXED DELIVERY
SYSTEMS NOW WOULD BE A
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT TIME TO
CONTINUE THIS CREATIVE
COLLABORATION MADE POSSIBLE.
THIS BILL WOULD EXPAND THEM TO
ALLOW ALL COUNTIES TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PILOT PROCESS
AND TO ACCESS THESE NEW
FLEXIBILITIES TO MAXIMIZE THE
AVAILABILITY OF CHILDCARE
SERVICES. THIS APPROACH WOULD
MAINTAIN THE SUCCESSFUL COUNTY
STATE COLLABORATION ESTABLISHED
BY THE PILOTS AND INCREASE
EQUITY BY ALLOWING CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES TO BENEFIT. I URGE YOU
TO JOIN THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
SUPPORTING A B 13 52 AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS AMANDA, DICKIE AND I'M
HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF DR
MATILDA SORIA FROM THE OFFICE OF
FRESNO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. I WILL BE READING HER
TESTIMONY TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
FRESNO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, DR
MICHELLE CANTWELL, COFER FRESNO
IS ONE OF THE 11 ORIGINAL
INDIVIDUALIZED CHILDCARE SUBSIDY
PILOTS AND HAS HAD THE BENEFIT
OF PARTICIPATING IN A CHILD CARE
PILOT. SINCE 2016 AND FRESNO
COUNTY, THE PILOT FLEXIBILITIES
HAVE CREATED GREATER WORKFORCE
STABILITY, INCREASED WAGES FOR
STAFF, INCREASED CONTINUITY OF
CARE FOR CHILDREN AND SUPPORTED
WORKING FAMILIES. A RECENT STUDY
ON THE 11 CHILDCARE PILOTS FOUND
THAT 94% OF THE PILOTS REPORTED
INCREASED ABILITY TO MEET
FAMILIES CHILDCARE NEEDS 91% OF
PILOTS REPORTED INCREASED FAMILY
STABILITY AND 84% OF PILOTS
REPORTED GREATER ABILITY TO EARN
CHILDCARE CONTRACTS AND SERVE
MORE CHILDREN AS ONE FRESNO
COUNTY CHILDCARE PROVIDER STATED
THE FRESNO COUNTY PILOT REDUCED
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AND
CHILDREN REMIND REMAIN IN OUR
PROGRAM FOR TWO YEARS OR MORE,
INSTEAD OF ONE YEAR DUE TO
CHANGES IN FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.
ADDITIONALLY IT HAS PROVIDED
FAMILIES WITH THE CONTINUITY OF
CARE FOR TWO YEARS, REGARDLESS
OF FAMILY CHANGES AND CREATE
STABILITY FOR OUR YOUNGEST AND
MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN BY
PROVIDING CONSISTENT CARE AND
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, THE
CHILDREN AND FAMILY IN OUR
COUNTY HAVE GREATLY BENEFITED
FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK
CLOSELY WITH THE STATE AGENCIES
TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT PILOT
FLEXIBILITIES AND WE'RE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE THAT ALL COUNTIES SHOULD
HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES TO
MAXIMIZE CHILDCARE SERVICES
FURTHER. WE BELIEVE THIS BILL
WOULD ACTUALLY SAVE COSTS.
CURRENTLY THE STATE AGENCIES
ENGAGED IN 11, SEPARATE PILOT
NEGOTIATIONS AND PROCESSES. THIS
BILL WOULD CONSOLIDATE THAT
PILOT PROCESS INTO A SINGLE
SUBCOMMITTEE. REDUCING STAFF
TIME AND RESULTING IN A COST
SAVINGS FOR BOTH STATE AGENCIES
. I HEARD YOU TO JOIN THE OFFICE
OF THE FRESNO COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND
THE FRESNO LOCAL PLANNING
COUNCIL AND SUPPORTING A B 13 52
. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW, IF
THERE'S ANYONE IN THE ROOM THAT
WANTS TO ADD ON AND SUPPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT, PLEASE ASK. HAVE
YOUR NAME AND ORGANIZATION
PLEASE. MOLLY. SHE IN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. IS HE
SWIMMING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND
SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY CHILDHOODS? UM, AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. CHRISTINA
MARCELLUS, ON BEHALF OF THE
ALAMEDA, MONTEREY CONTRA COSTAS
SONOMA AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION AND THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY DISTRICT
ADVOCATES FOR BETTER SCHOOLS IN
SUPPORT. CHRISTINA SALAZAR OF
CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU SO MUCH NOW,
IF THERE ARE ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES WOULD LIKE TO COME
FORWARD AND JUSTIFYING
OPPOSITION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT IN OPPOSITION?
COMING TO THE MIKE. SEEING
HEARING NONE RETURNED BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO
QUESTIONS. MOTION TO REVEAL. ALL
RIGHT. WE GOT EMOTION, AND I
WILL SECOND IT AND SOMEWHERE
BONZO WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE. THANK
YOU. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND
THE MOTION WILL BE DUE PASSED
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
THE CHAIR IS RECOMMENDING AN EYE
VOTES. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ITEM 21 A B 13 52
, THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MERCE ITCHY
DOLLY ONE CAREER VÚI HOOVER
HOOVER. I LI I LI I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. PROBABLY ABOUT 53
VOTES, AND WE'LL LEAVE THAT ON
CALL. THANK YOU. AND NEXT, WE'LL
HAVE A SIMILAR ORTEGA WITH A V
800 COME UP, PLEASE. THAT IS
FILE ITEM NINE.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A B 800
TODAY. A B 800 WOULD ENACT A
WORKPLACE READINESS WEEK IN
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOLS TO
INFORM STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR
RIGHTS AS WORKERS AND RIGHTS AS
EMPLOYED MINORS. STATISTICS SHOW
THAT IN JULY OF 2020 TO 53% OF
YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16 TO 24 WERE
EMPLOYED. AND THE U. S THAT
EQUATES TO 21 MILLION PEOPLE,
THE MASS MAJORITY OF WHOM WORKED
PART TIME LOW WAGE ENTRY LEVEL
JOBS. AND 2021. 119 AGERS DIED
FORM WORK RELATED INJURIES IN
THE UNITED STATES. THE SAME YEAR
OVER 33,000 TEENS SUFFERED
WORKPLACE INJURIES SO SEVERE
THAT THEY NEEDED TO GO TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM. WORKERS RIGHTS
ARE ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE FOR
ANYONE PARTICIPATING IN TODAY'S
WORKFORCE. IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR
MINORS JOINING THE WORKPLACE TO
BE PREPARED WITH INFORMATION ON
WAGE AND HOUR PROTECTIONS.
WORKERS SAFETY PAID SICK LEAVE
AND PROHIBITIONS AGAINST
EMPLOYER HARASSMENT, MANY OF THE
LAWS THAT WERE PASSED BY THIS
BODY A B 800 WILL ENSURE THE
YOUNG PEOPLE WORKERS ARE
INFORMED OF THESE WORKPLACE
RIGHTS BEFORE THEY ENTER THE
WORKPLACE. TODAY I HAVE TWO
WITNESSES TESTIFYING AND SUPPORT
OF A V 800 MR MITCH TIGER, WITH
SENIOR SENIOR LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
LABOR FEDERATION, AND WE ALSO
HAVE MISS RAQUEL LOPEZ BLANCO, A
STUDENT FROM UC BERKELEY. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS AND STAFF
MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION
PROUD TO CO SPONSOR THIS BILL,
FOR ALL THE REASONS STATED SO
WELL BY THE AUTHOR, WE WOULD
JUST EMPHASIZE A FEW QUICK
POINTS ABOUT HOW THE BILL IS
STRUCTURED. IT BASICALLY DOES
THREE THINGS. THE FIRST IS THAT
ESTABLISHES THIS WORKPLACE
READINESS WEEK TO COINCIDE WITH
WORKERS MEMORIAL DAY AT THE END
OF APRIL EVERY YEAR. DURING THIS
WEEK, SCHOOLS WILL PROVIDE
INFORMATION. SECONDARY SCHOOLS
WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO ALL
STUDENTS ON ALL THE TOPICS THAT
THE AUTHOR MENTIONED. THE SECOND
THING THAT THE BILL DOES IS
INTEGRATE ALL OF THOSE TOPICS
INTO THE REGULAR SCHOOL PROGRAM
AS ALREADY REQUIRED BY THE
CURRENT FRAMEWORK FOR 11TH AND
12TH GRADERS, BUT IT PROVIDES
FLEXIBILITY SO THAT TEACHERS CAN
DO THAT, WHENEVER IN THE YEAR.
THEY THINK THAT IT MAKES SENSE
FOR THOSE STUDENTS, AND THE
THIRD THING THAT IT DOES IS
CREATE A DOCUMENT OUTLINING
THESE RIGHTS THAT'S THEN GIVEN
TO THE STUDENT WHEN THEY GET
THEIR WORK PERMITS SIGNED. AND
WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT WITH
THESE REFORMS, STUDENTS AND
YOUNG WORKERS WILL BE IN A MUCH
BETTER PLACE TO STAND UP FOR
THEMSELVES WHEN THEY FACE SOME
OF THE ISSUES YOU'RE ABOUT TO
HEAR FROM MS LOPEZ BLANCO, UM
THEY'LL KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT
THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND
STATE AGENCIES THAT ARE THERE TO
PROTECT THEM. AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THEY'LL KNOW A LOT
MORE ABOUT THE RIGHT TO JOIN OR
ORGANIZE A UNION TO GIVE
THEMSELVES THE POWER THAT THEY
NEED. Tð COME TOGETHER AND WHEN
THE RIGHTS AND RESPECT THAT THEY
DESERVE, AND WITH THAT ALTERNATE
OVER TO MS LOPEZ BLANCO, WE URGE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE BILL. HELLO
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS RAQUEL
LOPEZ BLANCO. AND TODAY I WILL
BE SHARING MY STORY. YOU KNOW
YOU HAVE HIGH SCHOOL. I GOT MY
FIRST JOB AT A FAMILY OWNED
CONVENIENCE STORE WHERE MY 17
YEAR OLD FRIEND AND I WOULD WORK
TOGETHER. I WAS EXCITED TO EARN
MY OWN MONEY. BUT LITTLE DID I
KNOW I WOULD ENCOUNTER MANY NOT
SO EXCITING SITUATIONS. COMING
FROM AN UNDOCUMENTED, LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLD. I WASN'T SURE WHAT TO
EXPECT IN THE WORKFORCE. WE
WORKED AT LEAST 30 HOURS A WEEK
AND WERE PAID WAY UNDER MINIMUM
WAGE. WE OFTEN HAD TO CLOSE THE
STORE AT NIGHT WITHOUT ANY ADULT
SUPERVISION, WHICH IS A SCARY
THING TO DO, AS A STORE ITSELF,
HAD BEEN ROBBED AT A GUNPOINT
RECENTLY AND NO PRECAUTIONS HAD
BEEN TAKEN. HOWEVER FOR ME, THE
SCARIEST PART WAS THE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT FROM CUSTOMERS. IT
WAS AN OPEN SECRET THAT MY BOSS
WOULD HIRE YOUNG GIRLS TO
ATTRACT MEN. SHE WOULD TELL ME
IT WAS NO BIG DEAL AND THAT IT
WAS GOOD FOR BUSINESS, BUT I
NEVER FELT COMFORTABLE FLIRTING
WITH THEM AND WOULD CONSTANTLY
GET IN TROUBLE FOR SETTING
BOUNDARIES. ONE TIME I WAS
CORNERED BY AN OLDER MAN INSIDE
THE STORE. WHEN I TOLD MY BOSS
ABOUT IT, SHE TREATED IT LIKE
GOSSIP AND REFERRED TO HIM AS MY
BOYFRIEND. EVERY TIME HE CAME IN
I WAS HUMILIATED THAT MY CONCERN
WAS ENTERTAINING FOR THEM.
ANOTHER TIME. A MAN THREW A BEER
BOTTLE AT MY HEAD BECAUSE I
PULLED AWAY FROM HIM. HE THEN
WAITED FOR ME AFTER WORK. IT WAS
AFTER THIS THAT I BEGAN TO CARRY
PEPPER SPRAY. I THOUGHT THIS WAS
A NORMAL EXPERIENCE FOR ALL
EMPLOYEES, SINCE BOTH OF MY
PARENTS HAVE HAD THEIR WORKPLACE
RIGHTS VIOLATED BEFORE MY DAD
WORKED IN CONSTRUCTION FOR SIX
MONTHS AND WAS ONLY PAID $1000
AND TOLD NOT TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE
HE WAS UNDOCUMENTED. MY MOM GOT
A KIDNEY INFECTION BECAUSE HER
JOB AS A BABYSITTER DIDN'T ALLOW
HER TO TAKE BATHROOM BREAKS.
THESE SITUATIONS ARE NOT
UNCOMMON WHERE I'M FROM IN THE
SENT FERNANDO VALLEY WE ARE
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE
WE'RE YOUNG. BEING A MINOR AND
WORKING OVER 10 HOURS A WEEK A
DAY. SORRY GETTING HARASSED IN
THE WORKPLACE OR HAVING OUR
WAGES STOLEN WAS NOTHING NEW
AMONGST MY FRIENDS. THAT IS WHY
I BELIEVE 8800 SHOULD BE AN
ESSENTIAL PART OF HIGH SCHOOL
CURRICULUMS. IF I WOULD HAVE
TAKEN A COURSE THAT TAUGHT ME
NONE OF MY WORK CONDITIONS WERE
NORMAL AND WE'RE ACTUALLY A
VIOLATION OF MY RIGHTS. I WOULD
NOT HAVE STAYED AS LONG AS I
DID. I WANT TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA FOR
AUTHORING THIS IMPORTANT
LEGISLATION BECAUSE TEACHING
YOUNG STUDENTS HOW TO STAND UP
FOR THEMSELVES AND WHAT THEIR
RIGHTS AS EMPLOYEES ARE WILL GO
MUCH FURTHER THAN JUST A
STUDENT'S. INSTEAD IT WILL REACH
THEIR PARENTS AND COMMUNITIES
ENTIRELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. NOW, DO WE HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND SUPPORT? PLEASE COME
UP TO THE MICROPHONE. NAME AND
ORGANIZATION ONLY PLEASE. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MIKE WEST ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES, COUNCIL AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON SAMARA PALCO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
AND SUPPORT. GET AFTERNOON
D'ARTAGNAN BURGER WITH AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
DANIEL. CHERYL WITH S E I U
LOCAL 1000 IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. SAMBI WITH JENNA AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, CASSIE
MANCINI ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON AS CHRISTIAN HEIDEL
BARK AS A SINGLE MOM WITH THREE
CHILDREN AND RAISED IN THE LABOR
HOUSEHOLD AND ON BEHALF OF UFCW
WESTERN STATES COUNCIL AND SEE
YOU IN STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. NOW DO WE HAVE ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES HERE TO
TESTIFY IF THEY WANT TO COME UP?
ALRIGHT SAYING NONE ARE THERE
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION? ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU.
NOT AS WELL ANY COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, MISS
KOREA. HAVING EXPERIENCE THE
FEELING OF BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE
OF US AND UNDOCUMENTED YOUNG MEN
COMING TO THIS COUNTRY AT THE
AGE OF 15. I'M SORRY TO HEAR
WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH. BUT THOSE
ARE THINGS THAT WE EXPERIENCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S JUST WHAT
WE HAVE TO ENDURE. THANK YOU FOR
SHARING THAT PERSONAL STORY WITH
US. STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
AND I LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING IT IN. AND I'D LIKE
TO ASK IF YOU CONSIDER ME TO BE
CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL. YEAH AND
I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE
THE BILL. ALL RIGHT. WELL UM I
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHOR BRING THIS BILL FORWARD.
I'VE SAID MANY TIMES BEFORE,
EVEN ESPECIALLY WHEN I WAS
INTERVIEWING WITH MY LABOR
COUNCILS IN ALAMEDA OR SANTA
CLARA THAT YOU KNOW FOR MY
GENERATION, ESPECIALLY ORGANIZED
LABOR IS LIKE A FOREIGN CONCEPTS
. YOU KNOW, THAT WAS SOMETHING
WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE HISTORY
BOOKS AND IT WAS SOMETHING IN
THE PAST, AND ESPECIALLY, YOU
KNOW, REPRESENTING SILICON
VALLEY WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
NOT REALLY TALKED ABOUT. SO I
THINK INTEGRATING INTO SCHOOL
WEEK AND TEACHING PEOPLE THE
RIGHTS IS VERY ESSENTIAL TO DO.
BUT I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION,
ESPECIALLY AS WE'RE EVOLVING
INTO A WORKPLACE RIGHT AND KIDS
HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO IF
THEY NEED TO EARN MONEY FOR
THEIR FAMILIES. WE ALSO WE CAN
TALKING ABOUT THE WORKPLACE
RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WHO TELL THE
WORK BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THERE'S
MORE DIGITIZATION WORKPLACE. DO
YOU THINK THAT WILL BE
INCORPORATED INTO YOUR BILL? I'M
SURE WE CAN INCORPORATE IT. OKAY
VERY GOOD, BECAUSE IT'S ALSO
SOMETHING I REMINDED IN THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT, EVEN WITH OUR
STATE EMPLOYEES THAT HALF OF
THEM ARE GOING TO DIGITAL
DIGITAL WORK NOW AND OF COURSE,
IN MY CONSTITUENCY, MANY OF THEM
WORK REMOTE JOBS NOW, AND I
THINK THAT'S HERE TO STAY IN
THIS NEW ASPECT OF OUR WORK
PLACE, SO IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
THEM TO KNOW ABOUT AS WELL.
ALRIGHT I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE AS
WELL MR. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND
I WOULD ABSOLUTELY TAKE YOUR CO
AUTHORSHIP AND ANYONE ELSE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO JUMP ON? I WANT TO
THANK THE STAFF FOR ALL THEIR
DILIGENT WORK AND WORKING WITH
MY TEAM, AND THANKS BLANCA FOR
SHARING HER STORY SINCE THE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS BILL, WE
RECIEVED COUNTLESS STORIES
SIMILAR TO BLANCA'S. I MEAN TO
RAQUEL. SORRY I APOLOGIZE. UM
RAQUEL STORY IS NOT UNIQUE,
UNFORTUNATELY. AND AS A STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WE NEED TO BE A
LEADER AND NOT ALLOW FOR MORE.
RAQUEL'S TO COME BEFORE US. AS
WE PASSED THESE LAWS. WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT OUR YOUTH KNOW
ABOUT THEM ARE INFORMED OF THEM
WHEN THEY ENTER THE WORKPLACE,
SO I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH YOU ALL. THANK YOU AND ASK
FOR YOUR RIVAL BILL HAS MOVED IN
SECONDED, RIGHT? UH I'LL 2ND 2ND
AND THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE AND HAS A RECORD FROM
THE CHAIR. SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FOUL ITEM. 9 88
100. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT. MERCY KEY, DOLLY ONE
CARILLO I. HOOVER HOOVER. NO LI
LI I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. YEP
TWO VOTES OF THAT'S TO BUILD ITS
ON CALL, AND WE'LL HAVE MORE
MEMBERS ADD ON LATER. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ALRIGHT NEXT WE WILL
HAVE A B 13 54 BY SIMILAR MIKE
FONG. THAT'S FILE ITEM 22.
MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY TO
LEARN FROM GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. A B 13 54
REQUIRES THE STRUCTURAL
CONSTRUCTION OF QUALITY
COMMISSION DURING ITS NEXT
REVISION OF THE HISTORY, SOCIAL
SCIENCE. CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK TO
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING THE
HISTORICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN
PACIFIC AMERICANS, NATIVE
HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS.
AND THEY NOTED STATES AND
EXAMPLES OF RACISM,
DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE
PERPETRATED AGAINST ARE AGAINST
THIS COMMUNITY. AND WE KNOW
THEY'RE INDEPENDENT, MICK,
INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS OF ASIAN
AMERICAN DESCENT WERE HARASSED,
ATTACKED AND EVEN KILLED WHILE
GOING ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES.
SENIORS IN SAN FRANCISCO AND
OAKLAND AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WERE PUSHED, SERVED WHILE
GROCERY SHOPPING OR WOULD SIMPLY
WALKING IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD JUST
GOING ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES.
MEN AND WOMEN WERE KILLED IN
ATLANTA AND NEW YORK FOR NO
OTHER REASON THAN THE WAY THAT
THEY LOOKED. WE KNOW IT'S BEEN
VERY CHALLENGING TIMES THE LAST
FEW YEARS, AND ACCORDING TO THE
U S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE
FBI REPORTED A 70% INCREASE. IN
A NUMBER OF REPORTED CASES OF
HATE CRIMES DURING THE PANDEMIC
, MOST RECENTLY, NEARLY 11,500
HATE INCIDENTS AGAINST ASIAN
AMERICANS HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO
THE STOP ÁP I HATE REPORTING
CENTER FROM MARCH 1920 22 MARCH
31ST 2022 PART DESPITE A LONG
HISTORY IN AMERICA IS AMERICANS
CONTINUE TO BE TARGETS OF HATE?
VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AND
THROUGH AND TREATED AS
FOREIGNERS. MAYBE 13 54 WILL
UPDATE OUR CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS
TO INCLUDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE
PERSPECTIVE OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS
OF ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE
HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS
IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE
HARM CAUSED TO THIS COMMUNITY
DUE TO ANTI ASIAN SENTIMENTS
THROUGHOUT HISTORY ONLY THROUGH
EDUCATION, CAN WE CREATE A MORE
INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT?
FOR STUDENTS AND A MORE
INCLUSIVE SOCIETY FOR ALL PEOPLE
AND HERE TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT
OUR NICK G. REPRESENTING STOP ÁP
I HATE AND HENRY CHANG WEBZINE
THAT ISN'T PACIFIC ISLANDER
AMERICAN PACIFIC PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ASSOCIATION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR IN A BOAT. GOOD AFTERNOON
NOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF
THE OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
NICK G. I'M AN ADVOCACY MANAGER
AT CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION, A CIVIL RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION BASED IN SAN
FRANCISCO'S CHINATOWN, SEE A API
EQUITY ALLIANCE IN THE ASIAN
AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY
ARE CO FOUNDING PARTNERS OF THE
NATIONAL COALITION. STOP ÁP. I
HATE I AM PLEASED TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF A B 1354 BILL,
AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FONG AND TEAM TO REQUIRE THE
INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY COMMISSION
TO CONSIDER, INCLUDING IN THE
HISTORY, SOCIAL SCIENCE
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR THE
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS
, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC
ISLANDERS, AS WELL AS THE
RACISM, DISCRIMINATION AND
VIOLENCE FACED BY YOUR
COMMUNITIES. WHICH HAVE BEEN ON
THE RISE SINCE THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC SINCE MARCH. 2020 STOP
ÁP I HATE HAS RECEIVED MORE THAN
11,000 REPORTS OF HATE FROM A PS
ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING
MORE THAN 4000 REPORTS IN
CALIFORNIA ALONE. MANY MORE ACTS
OF HATE CONTINUED TO GO
UNREPORTED, MAKING THE ACTUAL
NUMBER MUCH HIGHER, POTENTIALLY
IN THE MILLIONS. THE VAST
MAJORITY OF STAFF ÁP I HATE DO
NOT INVOLVE A CRIME, LET ALONE A
HATE CRIME. INSTEAD THEIR HATE
INCIDENTS INVOLVING HARASSMENT,
BULLYING, SHUNNING AND
DISCRIMINATION. A N H P. I S
WANT COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS TO
HATE. WE CONDUCTED A NATIONALLY
REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY SHOWING
THAT A MAJORITY OF A N H P I C
EDUCATION EQUITY AS AN EFFECTIVE
SOLUTION, ALONG WITH CIVIL
RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY BASED
SOLUTIONS. THAT'S WHY I STOPPED
A PROBABLY HATE ADVOCATES FOR
EDUCATION EQUITY, INCLUDING
ETHNIC STUDIES TO HELP ALL
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT RACISM AND
DEVELOP EMPATHY ACROSS RACIAL
LINES AND TO GET AT THE ROOT
CAUSES OF HATE. WE ARE PROUD TO
SUPPORT A B 13 54, WHICH WOULD
HELP ENSURE THE CURRICULUM IN
CALIFORNIA IS MORE INCLUSIVE AND
REPRESENTATIVE OF A N H B, I
HISTORIES, EXPERIENCES AND
VOICES. WE THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FONG AND TEAM
FOR THEIR IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP
AND UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY AND
APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY
COMMITTEES SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
TERRIFIC. I'M HENRY CHANG. I'M
THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FOR THE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER,
AMERICAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS
ASSOCIATION OF PAPA. WE'RE A
NATION NONPROFIT HEADQUARTERS
HERE, RIGHT HERE IN SACRAMENTO
WITH THE WITH OVER 43 CHAPTERS.
ACROSS THE US AND OUR MISSION IS
TO EMPOWER ASIAN AMERICANS,
NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC
ISLANDERS. A H P I S COMMUNITIES
THROUGH INCREASED LEADERSHIP AND
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. SINCE HATE
CRIMES AGAINST OUR COMMUNITY
SPIKED DUE TO THE RACIAL SCAPE
SCAPEGOATING THAT OCCURRED WITH
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. WE HAVE
ORGANIZED OVER 20 RALLIES
NATIONWIDE FROM D C TO SAN
FRANCISCO WITH OVER 185 DIVERSE
ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE ALSO
MOBILIZED NATIONWIDE TO GET THE
ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY INTO K
THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE THIS IS VITAL. TO
ERADICATING ANTI ASIAN HATE AT
ITS ROOTS. THE FORMER FOREIGN
STEREOTYPE IS A FORMER SYSTEMIC
RACISM USED AGAINST A N H P I S
DESPITE THE EARLY ASIAN SELLERS
HAVING COME TO US AROUND THE 17
FIFTIES AND A LONG HISTORY OF A
AND HP. I CONTRIBUTIONS TO US
HISTORY. WE'RE STILL STEREOTYPE
IS FOREIGNERS IN THE UNITED
STATES WITH NO MATTER HOW LONG
THEY HAVE LIVED OR WHERE THEIR
THEIR AMERICAN BORN THUS WE
CANNOT ELIMINATE A NHP. I HATE
WITHOUT ELIMINATING THE FOREVER
FOREIGN NARRATIVE THAT PLAGUES
OUR COMMUNITIES. THIS DETRIMENT
OF NARRATIVE PERSIST BECAUSE. A
AND H P I. INDIVIDUALS AND
COMMUNITIES CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
ECONOMIC CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND
POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE
UNITED STATES. OR UNKNOWN TO
MOST AMERICANS. THIS LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE IS ROOTED IN OUR K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM,
AND THEY'RE NEAR INVISIBILITY. A
AND H P. I S IN OUR CURRICULUM.
SO WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR A
UNANIMOUS VOTE ON THIS BILL
TODAY. BECAUSE THEY WILL SET A
POWERFUL MESSAGE TO CALIFORNIA.
ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE
AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND
PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES
THAT ARE STATE AND LEGISLATORS
CARE ABOUT OUR WELL BEING AND
ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT OUR
CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN
ARE NEVER THOUGHT AGAIN. DÍAS OR
TREATED AS LESS THAN FOUR
AMERICANS, AND THEY NEVER HAVE
TO EXPERIENCE THE ALIENATED
FEELING OF BEING CONSTANTLY
ASKED SO WERE YOU? WERE YOU
REALLY FROM? THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NOW WE'RE GOING TO
SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC
COMMENT IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
ADD THEIR VOICES AND SUPPORT.
PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE MIC
NAME AND ORGANIZATION. ANYONE
HERE IN SUPPORTS SEEN ON ANY
OPPOSITIONS HERE TO WITNESS IT,
AND THE OPPOSITION WITNESSES
TESTIFIED IN OPPOSITION SEEN ON
ANY CUT PUBLIC COMMENT IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING THAT AGAIN.
I'M GONNA MOVE IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? KOREA RIGHT, SO MOVED
AND SECONDED BIPARTISAN MOTION
IN SECONDS. I'LL JUST SAY THAT I
APPRECIATE THE AUTHOR, OF
COURSE, BRING THIS BILL FORWARD
IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT AS WE
MOVE IN A MORE INCLUSIVE
DIRECTION FOR ALL OUR HISTORY
THAT INCLUDE THE VOICES OF OUR
ASIAN AMERICAN DIASPORA FROM OUR
18TH CENTURY ROOTS IN THIS
CONTINENT ALL THE WAY TO MODERN
DAY AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THAT.
IT'S VERY HOLISTIC SENSE. IT'S
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS, NOT JUST
POLITICAL AND MILITARY, SO IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT AND I WOULD LOVE
TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR, AS
YOU HAVE MOST OF THE API CAUCUS
ON THERE ALREADY TO BE ADDED AS
A CO AUTHOR. THANK YOU. AND
WOULD YOU WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH? MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
REALLY APPRECIATE THE MOTION AND
SECOND AND THINK IT THROUGH THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
WORK AND EFFORTS ON THIS BILL AS
WELL REALLY APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR OTHER AH,
SUPPORT WITH ARE WORKING WITH
OUR TEAM. AND TO REALLY MAKE
SURE THAT WE GET THIS BILL
FORWARD. SO REALLY, THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU AND THE MOTION IS DO
PASS THE PREPARATIONS COMMITTEE.
MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU PLEASE
READ? UH, CALL THE ROLL. ITEM 22
A B 13 50 FOR THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. MERCER
KEY, DOLLY JUAN CARILLO ONE
CAREER I, HUBER HOOVER. I LI I
LI I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA THAT
BILL HAS THREE VOTES AND WE'LL
KEEP IT ON CALL. THANK YOU. ALL
RIGHT. NEXT. WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WITH FILE
ITEMS. SEVENTH A B 598. AND YOU
MAY BEGIN WHEN READY, SIMILAR
WICKS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. I WANT TO BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDED
AMENDMENT OUTLINED IN PAGE SIX
OF THE COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS WITH
THIS PROPOSED CHANGE, MAYBE 5 98
DOES TWO THINGS ONE IT UPDATES
THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY YOUTH ACT
TO REQUIRE THAT CALIFORNIA
SCHOOLS SEXUAL EDUCATION
CURRICULUM INCORPORATE GUIDANCE
ON CONTRACEPTION METHODS AND
ABORTION INFORMATION. WE'LL ALSO
PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH
INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL
RESOURCES TO ASSIST THEM WITH
ALL FORMS OF SEXUAL HEALTH CARE
, INCLUDING PREGNANCY,
PREVENTION, CONTRACEPTION AND
SUPPORT FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
INFECTIONS AND SEXUAL OR
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. SECONDLY, THE
BILL IMPLEMENTS A RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE FUTURE OF ABORTION
COUNCIL TO REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA HEALTHY CONSERVATIVE
TO BE UNIVERSALLY ADMINISTERED
ACROSS THE STATE AND INCLUDE A
CORE MODULE ON ABORTION AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE AND
GRADES. 79 AND 11. THIS WILL
PROVIDE EDUCATORS AND
POLICYMAKERS WITH CONCEPT
COMPREHENSIVE DATA ABOUT WHAT
CALIFORNIA'S KIDS KNOW AND DON'T
KNOW ABOUT THESE ESSENTIAL
PUBLIC HEALTH TOPICS. AH AS THIS
COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS MAKES CLEAR
, NOTHING IN THIS LEGISLATION
CHANGES. THE CURRENT ABILITY
APPARENT OR GUARDIAN HAS TO
AFFIRMATIVELY OPT OUT FROM
HAVING THEIR CHILD PARTICIPATE
IN SEXUAL EDUCATION CLASSES OR
THE HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY AS A
REPRODUCTION REPRODUCTIVE
FREEDOM STATE, CALIFORNIA MUST
ENSURE THAT ALL COMMUNITIES HAVE
ACCESS TO MEDICALLY ACCURATE,
HONEST, INCLUSIVE AND COMPLETE
INFORMATION ABOUT ABORTION. AND
SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES. NOT ONLY
SHOULD WE EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS
ABOUT THESE ESSENTIAL TOPICS,
BUT WE MUST ALSO ENSURE, UH THEY
KNOW HOW TO ACCESS THIS CARE AND
WE HAVE TO FOCUS HERE TO
TESTIFY. I WILL LET THEMSELVES
INTRODUCE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS SANDY. I'M 18 YEARS OLD
IN THE FIRST THèC, BERKELEY.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
SPEAKS AND I'M A JUNIOR IN HIGH
SCHOOL. SHOULD GO FIRST. OKAY UM
, YEAH, I'M A FIRST YEAR èC,
BERKELEY. I'M HONORED TO
REPRESENT CHEN UP IN SUPPORTING
A B. 598 UP IS A YOUTH LED
EDUCATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
. WE WORK ON UPLIFTING YOUTH AND
EDUCATION POLICY. UM BUT, YEAH,
I'M REALLY EXCITED TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT THIS BILL. IF YOU WERE
TO ASK 13 YEAR OLD ME AFTER MY
FIRST AND ONLY SEX ED COURSE IN
THE EIGHTH GRADE IF I KNEW WHERE
I COULD SEEK SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE
CARE. I WOULD SAY NO. IF YOU ASK
13 YEAR OLD ME WITH WHOM I WAS
COMFORTABLE SPEAKING ABOUT
REPRODUCTIVE OR SEXUAL HEALTH
QUESTIONS, I WOULD PROBABLY
FLINCH AT THE IDEA OF TALKING TO
SOMEONE FOR A LONG TIME. I WAS
PRETTY CLUELESS ABOUT SEX ED.
AND ESPECIALLY AT THAT AGE. I
WAS PRETTY SCARED, SCARED THAT
THERE WAS NO SAFETY NET BEYOND
ABSOLUTE ABSTINENCE, AND THAT IF
SOMETHING DID HAPPEN AGAINST MY
WILL, THAT I WOULD HAVE NO ONE
TO TURN TO FOR SUPPORT. THE SAD
REALITY IS THAT MY PERSPECTIVE
ISN'T UNIQUE. A LOT OF YOUNG
PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SEXUAL HEALTH
ANXIETY. I GREW UP IN A SOUTH
ASIAN HOUSEHOLD WHERE STIGMAS
AGAINST SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND
CONCEPTS SUCH AS ABORTION AND
CONTRACEPTION, ALWAYS PERVADED
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SEXUAL AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE. AND
WHAT'S MOST SHOCKING TO PEOPLE
THAT I'VE NEVER HAD A REAL
CONVERSATION WITH MY PARENTS OR
ANY FAMILY MEMBERS ABOUT SEX, SO
MY CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOWED ME TO
BELIEVE THAT THE NOTION THAT
SEEKING HELP EQUATED WEAKNESS
AND SHAME WHEN I SHOULD HAVE
BEEN ASSOCIATING, REACHING OUT
FOR SUPPORT WITH STRENGTH. THIS
SUBCONSCIOUS ASSUMPTION WAS NOT
CORRECTED UNTIL I WAS ALMOST 16
OR 17 YEARS OLD. BECAUSE OUR
CURRENT SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULUM
DOES NOT INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS ON
WHERE TO SEEK CARE. MANY OF US
FEEL INTIMIDATED WHEN COMING
FORWARD AND SEEKING SUPPORT EVEN
AFTER WE RECEIVE FORMAL SEX
EDUCATION IN SCHOOL. WE'RE
TAUGHT TO UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF CONSENT. HOW TO
IDENTIFY SIGNS OF SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, HOW
CONTRACEPTION AND ABORTION WORK,
BUT WE'RE NOT TAUGHT WHERE TO GO
TO PRESERVE OUR SEXUAL AND
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.
DISTRIBUTING A PHYSICAL RESOURCE
CONTAINING LOCAL CARE RESOURCES
NOT ONLY EMPOWER STUDENTS TO
UNDERSTAND AND ACCESS SEXUAL
HEALTH CARE AT LARGE BY
ENUMERATING SUPPORT THAT IS HERE
AND NEAR TO THEM. UM BUT
TARGETED CURRICULUM HAS ALSO
BEEN SHOWN TO INCREASE HOW YOUNG
PEOPLE PERCEIVE HARM, ESPECIALLY
IN THE CONTEXT OF VIOLENCE AND
ILLNESS. FOR EXAMPLE, A REVIEW
CONDUCTED BY THE JOURNAL OF
ADOLESCENT HEALTH ACTUALLY FOUND
THAT CURRICULA INCLUDING
INFORMATION ABOUT REPORTING
MECHANISMS. AND WHERE TO SEEK
CARE FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE WERE
ESPECIALLY SUCCESSFUL IN HELPING
STUDENTS PERCEIVE THE VIOLENCE
THAT THEY'RE FACING AND REPORT
TO REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT FOR
THAT VIOLENCE. GAPS LIKE THIS
ONE ONLY REALLY BECOME VISIBLE
WHEN WE CONSULT STUDENTS AND
HEAR THEIR PERSPECTIVES, WHICH
IS THE PRINCIPLE THAT A B 598
DIRECTLY INCORPORATES BY
UPDATING AND IMPROVING THE WRAP
UP, PLEASE. SO YOUR OTHERS
SPEAKER ALSO HAS TIME TO
PRESENT. THANK YOU. WE'LL ENSURE
THAT WE REGULARLY AND
EFFECTIVELY COLLECT DATA ON THE
PROGRESS OF SEX ED FOR ALL THOSE
REASONS AND MORE I STRONGLY
ENCOURAGE AND I VOTE. UM GOOD
AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS SAM EXTERMINATION. I
LIVE IN PLEASANT TONIGHT. I AM A
PART OF THE ORGANIZATION IGNITE.
CURRENTLY I'M A JUNIOR IN HIGH
SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO
SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BILL 598 HEALTH
CLASSES IN SCHOOL HAVE INCLUDED
EDUCATION ON SEXUAL HEALTH, BUT
MORE INFORMATION WHERE STUDENTS
CAN ACCESS REPRODUCTIVE CARE
NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED. KIDS
DESERVE TO KNOW WHAT OPTIONS AND
RESOURCES THEY HAVE AVAILABLE TO
THEM. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE
INTERNET, WHICH CAN BE
UNRELIABLE WITH MISINFORMATION.
INCLUDING REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE INFORMATION IN SCHOOL
CURRICULUMS WILL ENSURE THAT
THIS KNOWLEDGE IS ACCESSIBLE TO
ALL AND NO STUDENT FEELS
CONFUSED OR UNSUPPORTED. IN
ADDITION, NOT EVERYONE HAS EQUAL
ACCESS TO THE INTERNET,
REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH
IS NOT IRRELEVANT FOR SCHOOL BY
TEACHING KIDS INFORMATION
OUTSIDE OF ACADEMICS, WE CREATE
A COMMUNITY WHERE STUDENTS
EXPERIENCED TOTAL GROWTH AND
FEEL CARED FOR STUDENTS WILL
LEARN INFORMATION WILL HELP THEM
OUT LATER ON IN LIFE. ADDING
THIS INFORMATION IN SCHOOL
CURRICULUMS WILL GUARANTEE THAT
ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE THE SAME
COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF SEXUAL
HEALTH AND REPRODUCTIVE CARE
RESOURCES. FAMILIES MAY NOT
DISCUSS THESE TOPICS OUTSIDE OF
SCHOOL. OTHER STUDENTS MAY NOT
HAVE A TRUST IN PERIOD OR
GUARDIAN. ALSO HEALTH TEACHERS
ARE PROFESSIONALS WILL BE ABLE
TO ANSWER STUDENT QUESTIONS
BETTER. THIS ALLOWS STUDENTS TO
ASK QUESTIONS, MAYBE EVEN
ANONYMOUSLY. THEY MAY NOT FEEL
COMFORTABLE ASKING AT HOME.
FURTHERMORE THE CALIFORNIA
HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY SHOULD BE
MANDATORY UNLESS OPTED OUT OF SO
THE STATE KNOWS HOW EDUCATED ALL
STUDENTS NOT ONLY CERTAIN
STUDENTS ARE ON SEXUAL HEALTH.
OVERALL 85 98 BENEFITS THE WELL
BEING OF EVERY STUDENT. IT
SUPPORTS THE KIDS IN CALIFORNIA
AND EQUIPS THEM WITH KNOWLEDGE
THEY MAY NEED IN THE FUTURE. WE
NEED TO MAKE RESOURCES FOR
SEXUAL HEALTH CARE OPEN TO BE
TALKED ABOUT INACCESSIBLE. I
STRONGLY URGE YOU TO VOTE IN
FAVOR OF ASSEMBLY BILL 598.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE
HAVE ANY FOLKS IN THE ROOM THAT
WANT TO ADD THEIR VOICE AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL? NAME AND
ORGANIZATION. PLEASE, PLEASE
COME TO MIC. BAUER-KAHAN SERPENT
ANY WITH THE YOUTH POWER PROJECT
IN SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
STEPHANIE STRAIGHT ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA, LATINAS FOR
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AND SUPPORT
. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION HERE?
PLEASE COME UP TO THE DESK,
PLEASE. AND JUST REMIND HER
EVERY WITNESS HAS TWO MINUTES.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE
EDUCATION ASSEMBLY NAME IS
SAMARA PALKO AND I'M WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
AS THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND
OPPOSITION TO A B 598. AS A
PARENT OF A 15 19 AND 17 YEAR
OLD AS WELL AS A FORMER TEACHER
AND ADMINISTRATOR IN BOTH PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. PARENTS
NEED TO BE FULLY INVOLVED IN
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HEALTHY
LIFESTYLES BASED ON THEIR
BELIEFS. THIS BILL REQUIRES
PRESENTING POSITIVE COMMUNITY
VIEWS OF ABORTION, INCLUDING HOW
TO ACCESS ABORTIONS THROUGH ALL
TRIMESTERS, WHICH HARASSMENT IN
POLL FOUND IN OCTOBER, 2020 TO
SHOW THAT 71% OF CALIFORNIA'S
WERE OPPOSED. ADDITIONALLY THE
CHOICE TO OPT OUT IS NOT CLEARLY
STATED IN THE BILL. A MAJORITY
OF LOW INCOME PARENTS IDENTIFY
AS PER LIFE, ACCORDING TO THE
GALLUP AND A MAJORITY OF BLACK
AND LATINO FAMILIES, ONE
ABORTION RESTRICTED OR ENDED,
ACCORDING TO EMERITUS POLL. AND
CONTRADICTING, UM THESE VALUES
THE CULTURAL VALUES OF FAMILY
AND THE FAMILY VALUES OF FAITH
BASED VALUES OF THE MAJORITY OF
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIA FAMILIES
ARE BEING COMPROMISED. THIS BILL
PUTS A THUMB ON THE SCALE
FAVORING ABORTION AS A CHOICE
RATHER THAN PRESENTING OPTIONS
AS AN BETTER OBJECTIVE FOR THESE
REASONS, AND FOR THE OFFICIAL
PUBLIC POLICY VOICE OF THE
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE,
UM, I WE ASKED FOR A NO VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
TESTIMONY. DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES? SORRY. DO WE HAVE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT IN OPPOSITION? IN
THE ROOM. PLEASE COME INTO THE
MICROPHONE AND SEEING NONE. I'M
NOT BRINGING BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. DO ANY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS OR SER KOREA? NO
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS SYSTEM
MOTION TO MOVE. THE BILL MADE
EMOTION. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS
DOING THAT. AND I WILL SECOND
IT, MR HOOVER. DO YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? DID YOU
COMMENT? UH YOU KNOW, I WON'T BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY,
BUT I JUST, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS
OF, UM ADDING THINGS TO SEXUAL
EDUCATION. I KNOW THAT I
APPRECIATE YOU MAKING THE POINT
THAT STUDENTS WILL STILL BE ABLE
TO OPT OUT. I THINK ONE OF MY
CONCERNS IS THAT THE MORE WE'RE
ADDING IN THERE THAT SOME
FAMILIES MAY FIND OBJECTIONABLE
THAN THE MORE KIDS ARE ACTUALLY
GONNA OPT OUT OF SEXUAL
EDUCATION AND IMPORTANT
EDUCATION THAT THEY PROBABLY
SHOULD BE RECEIVING. AND SO
THAT'S WHY I WON'T BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, BUT
THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR BRINGING THE BILL FORWARD
. I THINK IT'S PRETTY
STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL THAT, YOU
KNOW, IT'S COMPREHENSIVE,
HOLISTIC HEALTH CARE FOR KIDS
AND STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT. SO
I'D LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR, IF POSSIBLE TO THIS
BILL, I WAS LOOKING AT A VERY
SIMILAR REAL ACTUALLY EARLIER IN
THE YEAR, UM BUT YES, WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SORRY I WOULD
ACTUALLY ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO CLOSE. AND IF YOU LIKE TO
CLARIFY ANYTHING AS WELL, THANK
YOU. AND JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU
KNOW, CURRENT LAW, UM REQUIRES
INSTRUCTION PREGNANCY INCLUDE
OBJECTIVE DISCUSSION OF ALL
LEGALLY AVAILABLE PREGNANCY
OUTCOMES, INCLUDING PARENTING,
ADOPTION ABORTION. THIS DOES NOT
CHANGE ANY OF THAT. THAT IS
STILL UM WHAT EXISTING LAW
STATES AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
HEAR, TOO, THAT IT DOES ALLOW
FOR OPTING OUT WHICH IS AGAIN
CURRENT LAW. SO WE'RE NOT
CHANGING ANY OF THAT CURRENT
LAW. WE'RE JUST ADDING THE NEED
FOR MORE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
. YOUR POINT IS TAKEN, BUT I
THINK IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION
. MR. CAREER POINT IS TAKEN, BUT
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT
INFORMATION THAT WE DO PROVIDE.
I ALSO JUST WANT TO SAY HOW
PROUD I AM TO BE SITTING HERE
WITH THESE TWO YOUNG WOMEN WHO
ARE COMING TO TESTIFY. UM AND I
THINK THE MORE THAT WE SENT HER
AND MAKE THE KEY PARTS OF OUR
ARGUMENT COMING FROM THE YOUNG
PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT THEIR NEEDS
ARE AND THEIR DESIRES ARE THE
BETTER POLICYMAKERS THAT WE ARE
SO WITH THAT I'D RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THE MOTION IS DUE. PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. THIS IS FILE ITEMS
SEVEN. FILE ITEM 7 85 98 BY
SIMILAR WEEKS. SO, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
WOW ITEM 7 85 98. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS SOUCI, DOLLY JUAN
CARILLO CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER
NO LI LI I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. WE HAVE THREE
VOTES AND THAT WILL BE ON CALL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. NEXT WE'LL
HAVE MR GIBSON PRESENT PHYLUM 32
A B 16 95 AND JUST AS A REMINDER
FOR WITNESSES. IT'S TWO MINUTES
A POP. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY,
SIMILAR GIBSON YOU MAYBE CAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 16 95, WHICH SEEKS TO
CREATE A NURSING PATHWAY PILOT
PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO HAVE A TO HAVE HANDS
ON EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AND
GIVEN THEM A DIRECT PIPELINE TO
GETTING THEIR ASSOCIATE OF
SOCIAL DEGREE IN NURSING. BEFORE
I BEGAN. I WANT TO COMMAND AND
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR WORKING
DILIGENTLY, UM, STAFF TO HELPING
US STRENGTHEN THIS BILL AND MAKE
IT BETTER SO I WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE AMENDMENTS AS DISCUSSED. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS PILOT
PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP A
STREAMLINED EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY
FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN
PURSUING NURSING AND NURSING
DEGREE. SPECIFICALLY THIS BILL
WOULD GIVE STUDENTS GRADES NINE
THROUGH 12 THE OPPORTUNITY TO
WORK TOWARDS A NURSING DEGREE
EARLIER ON, UM AND HAVING A
BETTER CHANCE OF GETTING A JUMP
START ON THEIR NURSING CAREER IN
THE GRADES OF NINE THROUGH 12,
WHICH IS A VERY CRITICAL AGE,
I'M CURRENTLY OUR STATE IS
FACING A NURSING SHORTAGE FACING
WITH US HIRING INDIVIDUALS FROM
OUT OF STATE AND ALSO OUT OF THE
OUT OF THE COUNTRY. TO BRINGING
NURSES IN AND SO IT'S A REAL
SIGNIFICANT INDICATION THAT WE
NEED TO BE INVESTING IN OUR OWN
. I'M A FIRM BELIEVER CAN'T FEED
MY NEIGHBOR'S KIDS WHILE MY OWN
KIDS ARE GOING HUNGRY, AND I
WOULD SIMPLY SAY THAT THERE'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO INSTILL
AND POUR INTO OUR OWN STUDENTS
OUR OWN CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AND MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY. THEY
NEED IN ORDER TO GO INTO THIS
NURSING FIELD. NO ONE DO, UM, NO
ONE ELSE. UM, IN THIS AND THIS
AREA, UM, KNOWS QUITE QUITE AND
FIRSTHAND AS RELATES TO MY
SISTER IS A NURSE. SHE'S BEEN A
NURSE FOR 30 YEARS AND SEEING
HER COLLEAGUES BURNOUT. NURSES
ARE BURNED OUT. DURING THIS
PANDEMIC, PEOPLE ARE LEAVING IN
DROVES AND NURSING INDUSTRY AND
WE HAVE TO LOOK AT SOME
INNOVATIVE WAVES IN ORDER TO ONE
JUMP START AND BRINGING SOME
ENTHUSIASM BACK INTERESTING
ENOUGH. IN A SURVEY DONE IN 2022
BY THE AMERICAN NURSES FOUND
FOUNDATION RESEARCH FOUND THAT
52% OF NURSES ARE CONSIDERED
LEAVING, UM, THEIR POSITION. UM
AT THE END OF THIS YEAR IN THE
UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR
STATISTICS ALSO PROJECT
PROJECTED MORE THAN 275,000
ADDITIONAL NURSES NEEDED NEEDED
FROM 2022 2030 SEEKING TO FIND A
LONG TERM SOLUTION. WE ARE
PROPOSING A PATHWAY. FOR
STUDENTS TO KICKSTART THEIR
FUTURE CAREER BY IMPLEMENTING
THESE NURSING PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO GAIN ACADEMIC AND
TECHNICAL SKILLS THAT ARE
NECESSARY TO A CELL TO EXCEL
OVER THE LONG TERM. STUDENTS WHO
PARTICIPATE WILL BE ABLE TO EARN
A CREDIT TOWARDS AN ASSOCIATE
DEGREE IN NURSING AT A
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
WILL HAVE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
OF ENRON. UM, IT'S STATUS.
STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO
EXPERIENCE FIRSTHAND TRAINING IN
HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND OTHER
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS THEY
DEEM APPROPRIATE THAT IS
APPROPRIATE TO THEIR PARTICULAR
AGE WITH ME TO PROVIDE
SUPPORTING TESTIMONY. IS THE
STATE SECRETARY ELIZABETH
HAWKINS, REPRESENTING YOU, NAK.
AND ALSO WE HAVE MR ERIC ROBLES
, REPRESENTING UNIT AS WELL.
GOOD AFTERNOON. ON BEHALF OF THE
UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA UNION OF HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS. I WANT TO THANK
THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
OF A B 16 95. I ALSO WANT TO
THANK ASSEMBLYMAN GIBSON FOR HIS
STRONG SUPPORT THE NURSING
PROFESSION AND ITS COMMITMENT TO
TWO STUDENTS. MY NAME IS
ELIZABETH HAWKINS, AND I'VE BEEN
A REGISTERED NURSE FOR 38 YEARS.
I ONCE WAS A STUDENT WHO COULD
HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE
POTENTIAL OUTCOME OF A B 16 95
IF THE IDEA EXISTED YEARS BACK.
HAVING A MORE DIRECT PIPELINE.
TO THE NURSING SCHOOL WOULD HAVE
SAVED MANY NURSES TIME AND COULD
HAVE ALSO KEPT STUDENTS FROM
ABANDONING THIS GOAL AND
BECOMING A NURSE. I KNEW I
WANTED TO BECOME A REGISTERED
NURSE WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
YEAH I ALSO ENROLLED IN A
VOCATIONAL NURSES ASSOCIATION,
UM, NURSES ASSISTANT PROGRAM IN
HIGH SCHOOL AND COMPLETED THE
PROGRAM GRADUATING GOING ON TO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AFTER
COMPLETING MY PREREQUISITES FOR
NURSING SCHOOL. I APPLIED TO THE
RN PROGRAM. IT TOOK ME TWO YEARS
TO GET IN. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE
AVOIDED SOME OF THE CHALLENGES.
TODAY'S APPLICANTS FACE. TODAY'S
APPLICANTS SOMETIMES HAVE TO
WAIT 2 TO 5 YEARS TO GET INTO A
NURSING PROGRAM AFTER THEY'VE
COMPLETED THE PREREQUISITES.
OFTEN TIMES RESULTING IN THE
STUDENT DECIDING TO PURSUE
DIFFERENT CAREER AVENUES AND
TAKING AN OVERLY EXPLORE TAKING
AN OVERLY EXPENSIVE ROUTE,
INCURRING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS WORTH OF DEBT OR LEAVING
THE STATE COMPLETELY GETTING
THEIR RN LICENSE OUTSIDE AND
NEVER RETURNING TO CALIFORNIA. I
KNOW THIS FOR A FACT BECAUSE I
AS I HAVE PRECEPT ID MANY
STUDENTS AND I'VE HEARD THESE
STORIES OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
MOREOVER WHEN A STUDENT FOR GOES
NURSING SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY
DON'T WANT TO WAIT THE 2 TO 5
YEARS, AND IT'S OFTEN TIMES
BECAUSE OF COMPETING PRIORITIES
, UM FAMILY PRIORITIES, LACK OF
CHILDCARE HAVING TO WORK THE
POSSESSION, THE PROFESSION OFTEN
LOSES THE POTENTIAL NURSE. WHO
IS WILLING TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO
AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. MAYBE
16 95 WORKS TO ADDRESS BARRIERS.
GETTING INTO A NURSING SCHOOL BY
CREATING A NURSING 101 IN HIGH
SCHOOL THAT WILL COUNT TOWARDS
THE CREDIT OF THE STUDENTS IN
THE NURSING PROGRAM AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IN PROVIDING
AN AUTOMATIC PLACEMENT INTO THE
PROGRAM, AVOIDING THE DAUNTING
TO 25 YEAR WAITING LIST. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR PLEASE WRAP UP YOUR
STATEMENT. CURRENT NURSING
SHORTAGE WE NEED TO ELEVATE AND
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE REALLY
COMMITMENT TO HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS AND THE PROFESSION AND
A B 16 95 WILL PROVIDE THAT
OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER
WITNESS AS WELL AS A PERSON? DID
YOU? IT'S OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LET'S
SEE THAT. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
IN THE ROOM WHERE THEY LIKE TO
COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND
ADD THEIR NAME AND SUPPORT
ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE. DO YOU
HAVE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES?
YOU'RE JUSTIFIED. SEEING ANYONE
IN THE ROOM HERE TO TESTIFY IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING THAT AGAIN.
I'M GONNA BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY COMMENTS?
QUESTIONS COMMENT FROM MR HOOVER
? YEAH I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS
FOR BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD
AS THE SON OF A NURSE AND JUST
TALKING TO CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE
NURSES. THIS IS DESPERATELY
NEEDED. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
THIS MOVING FORWARD. SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. RIGHT THE BILL
HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED
GIVES SO MUCH LIKE TO CLOSE. UM
ONE AGAIN. I THINK THAT WE NEED
TO AS CALIFORNIA TRYING TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO CREATE A
NEW GENERATION OF NURSING TO GO
INTO THIS CAREER. THERE'S A LOT
OF ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN FACING
OUR FRONT LINE WARRIORS AND
NURSING AND THIS IS A BIG STEP.
TO TRY TO ADDRESS THE NURSING
SHORTAGE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. RESPECTFULLY ASKED
WHEN I VOTE AND THANK MY WITNESS
FOR BEING HERE, THANK YOU SO
MUCH, AND THANK YOU VERY IN THE
FALL FOR IT AS A SON OF A NURSE
AS WELL, I THANK YOU FOR THIS
EFFORT. THIS BILL HAS A MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
AND HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL CALL ITEM 32 A B 16 95. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
MURATSUCHI DOLLY DOLLY! I ONE
CAREER CARILLO. I HOOVER HOOVER
. I LI I LI I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I THAT
BILL IS FIVE VOTES AND IT IS
FIRST FILL OUT TODAY. SO
CONGRATULATIONS ARE I'M GOING TO
TURN THE GAVEL OVER TO VICE
CHAIR. DOLLY ACTUALLY CAME RIGHT
ON TIME BECAUSE I NEED TO GO
NOW.
ALRIGHT FILE. UM I'D HAVE NEVER
ATE A B 67 TO MR JACKSON. THANK
YOU. YOU CAN PROCEED. WHATEVER
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIR. UM
MY BILL IS NOT ABOUT NURSING,
BUT I'M A SON OF A NURSE, TOO. I
THOUGHT WE JUST SHOULD JUST MAKE
SURE WE ALL ARE ON THE SAME PAGE
HERE. OKAY HEY. YEAH YEAH. MM
HMM. MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
IT'S AN HONOR TO PRESENT A B 6
72. UM I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND STAFF FOR WORKING
WITH ME ON THIS BILL, AND I'M
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. UM, A B 6732 WILL
ESTABLISH A TEACHER
CREDENTIALING TASK FORCE. WITHIN
THE COMMISSION ON TEACHER
CREDENTIALING TASKED WITH
EXAMINING THE ENTIRE TEACHER
PIPELINE IN CALIFORNIA. AND
DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
THIS BODY TO COMBAT THE TEACHER
SHORTAGE. AND ENSURE THAT OUR
TEACHER WORKFORCE IS A DIVERSE
IS AS DIVERSE AS THE STUDENTS
THAT THEY SERVE. AH WE ALL KNOW
KNOW THAT, UM OUR SCHOOLS ARE
SUFFERING WITH THE LACK OF DIRE
SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS. UM TOO
OFTEN, WE ARE SEEING
ADMINISTRATORS HAVING TO GO BACK
INTO THE CLASSROOM TO BE ABLE TO
BE THE SUBSTITUTES FOR THAT DAY.
AND WE KNOW THAT THAT IS NO WAY
TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT OUR
CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING A QUALITY
EDUCATION. FOR THIS YEAR'S
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE
REPORT ON THE TEACHER WORKFORCE.
AH IT IS BEEN SHOWN THAT WE'VE
ACTUALLY HAD SHORTAGES FOR
NEARLY THREE DECADES, ESPECIALLY
IN THE TEACH SUBJECTS OF
SCIENCE, SPECIAL EDUCATION.
BILINGUAL OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE
AND MATHEMATICS. BUT NOW SINCE
THE PANDEMIC, IT HAS STRETCHED
TO VIRTUALLY EVERY SUBJECT AREA.
WE'RE STILL COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER
REPRESENTED IN THE EDUCATOR
WORKFORCE IN CALIFORNIA. UM
WHERE, OVER, UH STUDENTS OF
COLOR MAKE UP 77.4% OF THE
POPULATION, BUT ONLY 39.4% OF
TEACHERS ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. WE
ARE NOTICING SIMILAR TO THE
GREAT DEBATE IN CALIFORNIA WHEN
WE STARTED TO TALK ABOUT THE A,
C T AND S 80 WHEN IT CAME TO, UH
, STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO QUALIFY
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. UM WE ARE
CONCERNED THAT THE SAME THING
MIGHT BE HAPPENING WHEN IT COMES
TO, UM CANDIDATES OF COLOR WHO
ARE SEEKING TO BE TEACHERS. IS
THERE SOMETHING IN THE PIPELINE
TO BEING A TEACHER? THAT IS, UM
, UNINTENTIONALLY WEEDING OUT.
UM CANDIDATES OF COLOR. AND
CERTAINLY THIS IS THE TIME WHEN
WE LOOK AT THE WORKFORCE
SHORTAGE THAT WE NEED TO FIND
OUT AND STUDY THIS PIPELINE TO
FIND OUT WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S
CAUSING THIS? AND WHAT CAN WE DO
AS A LEGISLATOR AS A
LEGISLATURE? TO HELP TO SOLVE
THAT PROBLEM, AND THAT'S WHAT
THIS BILL STRIVES TO DO. NOW.
THIS BILL IS CO SPONSORED BY THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
AND THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION. AND JOINING ME
TODAY IN SUPPORT OR
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
CALIFORNIA FACTORY ASSOCIATION,
DR TERESA MONTANO. FROM CSU
NORTHRIDGE AND DR MARGARITA
BERTA AVILA. WELL CSU SACRAMENTO
, UM AT THIS TIME THEY WILL BE
PRESENTING THEIR TESTIMONY. DR
MONTANO. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS SARAH SAN MONTANO, AND I AM
THE CHAIR OF THE TEACHER
EDUCATION CAUCUS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
AND A PROFESSOR AT CAL STATE
NORTHRIDGE, WHERE I WORKED WITH
PERSPECTIVE, TEACHERS OF COLOR
IN OUR PATHWAY TO TEACHING AND
OUR UNDERGRADUATE SINGLE SUBJECT
MAJOR. I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE
TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION,
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AND WORKING, UM, WITH
ASSEMBLYMAN JACKSON ON THIS VERY
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT WILL FINALLY AFTER MANY,
MANY YEARS OF NO MOVEMENT BEGAN
TO LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE
CONSTRAINTS AND OBSTACLES
IMPACTING THE RECRUITMENT,
CREDENTIALING AND RETENTION OF A
DIVERSE TEACHING WORKFORCE? I
MUST SAY THAT THE IDEA OR THE
DESIRE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
TEACHERS OF COLOR IS NOT SIMPLY
A DIVERSITY ISSUE. RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF K
12 STUDENTS OF COLOR INCREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY POSITIVELY. WHEN
THEIR TEACHERS ALSO COME FROM
SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS, AND THIS
MANIFESTS IN MANY WAYS IN THE
CLASSROOM, INCLUDING HIGHER
GRADUATION RATES, HIGHER SCORES
AND STATE ASSESSMENTS. DECREASE
INCIDENTS OF ABSENTEEISM,
DECREASED SUSPENSION AND
DECREASE EXPULSION FOR STUDENTS
OF COLOR. WE ALSO KNOW THAT IN
EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE TEACHER
SHORTAGE, WE ARE FACING AN
INCREASING DIRE SHORTAGE. AND I
HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT IN MY MANY
YEARS AS THE CSU PROFESSOR, THE
NUMBER OF STUDENTS GOING INTO
THE TEACHING PROFESSION IS
DECREASING WHEN THE NEED IS
INCREASING. WE KNOW THAT IN
ORDER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
TEACHERS OF COLOR THE PROBLEM
AND, UM YOU RELATE THE PROBLEM
BEFORE US, WE CAN STRENGTHEN THE
TEACHER PIPELINE THROUGH EARLY
MENTORING. DO THE CREATION OF
FIELD BASICS. PIRI INCE'S IN
COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND
MULTIPLE PATHWAYS THAT
EMPHASIZED EARLY INVOLVEMENT
WITH CONTENT, KNOWLEDGE AND
PEDAGOGY, COMMUNITY RESPONSIVE
TEACHING, ETHNIC STUDIES AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE. I AND MY MANY
YEARS OF TEACHING HAVE NEVER HAD
A STUDENT SAY TO ME. MULTIPLE
TEST. HI. SIX TESTS. HAVE HELPED
ME HONE MY TEACHING SKILLS.
PROFESSOR I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO TRY TO WRAP UP FOR WHAT WE DO
KNOW IS THAT 40% OF THOSE WHO
ENTER THE TYPE LINE LEAVE
BECAUSE OF THOSE TESTS 50% IN
MATH AND SCIENCE. THANK YOU.
POSITIVE WAY FORWARD. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN OUT TO
SUKI AND MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
DR MARGARITA BERTA AVILA. I AM A
VP OF NORTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENT
OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS A
PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION TEACHER
CREDENTIALS AT SACRAMENTO STATE
UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JACKSON. FOR
AUTHORING, MAYBE 6 72. I AM HERE
TODAY TO SPEAK AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF IT. 86 72 IS A BILL
AS SHARED ALREADY THAT WOULD
REQUIRE THE COMMISSION ON
TEACHER CREDENTIALING TO CONVENE
A TEACHER CREDENTIALING TASK
FORCE TO EXAMINE THE AVAILABLE
RESEARCH ON FACTORS THAT REALLY
ENABLE THE CONSTRAINTS OR
RECRUITMENT, CREDENTIALING AND
RETENTION OF A DIVERSE TEACHING
FORCE AND THE EXPERIENCE OF
STUDENT CANDIDATES IN VARIOUS
CREDENTIALING PATHWAYS. AS A
CURRENT ADVISOR TO STUDENTS
INTERESTED IN ENTERING THE FEAR
FIELD. THERE ARE VARIOUS FACTORS
THAT I CAN SAY INFLUENCE
STUDENTS OF COLOR IN PARTICULAR
, NOT STARTING A CREDENTIAL
PROGRAM. OR COMPLETING IT OR
BEING RETAINED. BUT THE ONE WITH
THE MOST IMPACT IS HIGH STAKES
TESTING. THESE HIGH STAKES TESTS
SEGMENTS SERVE AS AN
INSTITUTIONAL BARRIER
GATEKEEPERS TO KEEP THE NORMS
THE SAME, BUT MORE
PROBLEMATICALLY SERVE AS
BARRIERS TO EXPANDING THE NUMBER
OF DIVERSITY OF QUALITY TEACHER
CANDIDATES AT A TIME WHEN
CALIFORNIA AS SHARED IS FACING
THE SHORTAGE. IT IS TIME TO
REVIEW CRITICALLY NEGATIVE
IMPACT THAT THESE ASSESSMENTS
HAVE ON THAT SHORTAGE. IN FACT,
I CAN IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE
LEVEL OF STRESS AND WORRY AND
SOMETIMES DECISIONS NOT TO ENTER
OR FINISH A PROGRAM WHEN I HAVE
TO REVIEW WHAT STUDENTS THE
ASSESSMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE
COMPLETED AND THE INCLUDE COST
ON TOP OF WHAT HAS TO BE PAID
ALREADY. AS SUCH CIRCLING BACK
TO MY COMMENTS, IT BECOMES A
GATEKEEPER, PREVENTING OR
CAUSING AN EQUITY AND ACCESS
THROUGH AN INSTITUTIONALIZED
REQUIREMENT. THE IMPACT OF HIGH
STAKES ASSESSMENT IS ALSO FELT
BY STUDENTS BY HOW THEY ARE
TAUGHT A NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF
EDUCATION. DEAN'S RECENTLY
ARGUED THAT TEACHER PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENTS WHEN USED FOR HIGH
STAKES DECISIONS, OVERLY
PRESCRIBED THE TEACHER EDUCATION
CURRICULUM AND RESULTS IN
TEACHING TO THE TEST THAT
RESULTS IN THE REDUCED QUALITY
ULTIMATELY FACING TO RAISE
TEACHER QUALITY. CAN I ASK YOU
TO WRAP UP ALSO? I JUST WANT TO
SHARE WITH THE QUICK STORY FOR
MY STUDENTS. JUST LAST WEEK, MY
STUDENTS HAD TO SUBMIT THEIR GPS
. I ENTERED CLASS, CHECKING IN
ON EVERYONE ASKING HOW THEY FELT
HOW THEY WERE DOING WITH RESPECT
TO THEIR SUBMISSIONS. THEY ALL
SHARED A LEVEL OF EXHAUSTION,
MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND CAPACITY TO
THINK ABOUT WHAT IS NEXT. BUT
THERE WAS ONE STUDENT IN
PARTICULAR AS I APPROACHED JUST
SHOOK HER HEAD. NO, AND STARTED
CRYING. WE WENT OUTSIDE. SHE HAD
AN EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN. I KNOW
THERE IS MORE I CAN SHARE ABOUT
THIS EXPERIENCE IN EMOTIONAL
BREAKDOWN IS NOT WHAT WE SHOULD
BE STRIVING HERE IN ORDER TO
BECOME A TEACHER, SO TO THAT
END, I REQUEST AND I VOTE ON A B
6 72. THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY
PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT
SUPPORTED THE BILL? GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
RON RAP SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION, WE ARE PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL. AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS WITH APOLOGIES
TO THE COMMITTEE AND THE AUTHOR
FOR THE LACK OF A TIMELY LETTER
. JEFF BACA, RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS PAMELA GIBBS,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. ALRIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SAYING NO
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL SEE NO ONE. COMING FORWARD
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. SEEING
NONE WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE, MS QUIRK-SILVA.
UM I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR THIS BILL. THIS IS NOT ONLY
TIMELY, BUT IT'S VITAL. AH I
THINK I'M THE ONLY ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL TEACHER HERE AT THIS
MOMENT AND AGAIN WHEN I GOT MY
TEACHING CREDENTIAL WELL, OVER
40 YEARS, TESTING EVEN THEN,
WHICH WAS THE SEA BUST WAS QUITE
DIFFICULT AND STRESSFUL. UM
ALTHOUGH I WAS ABLE TO MOVE
THROUGH THAT PROCESS, I KNOW
THERE'S ADDITIONAL LAYERS THAT
HAVE BEEN ADDED ON TO TESTING
DEPENDING ON THE SCHOOL'S
DISTRICT. OF COURSE, THERE'S THE
STATE TESTING, BUT SOME SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN ADDITION TO THE
STATE TESTING ALSO HAVE THEIR
OWN ASSESSMENTS FOR TEACHERS TO
MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH. BUT THE
BIGGEST OBSTACLE IS MUCH MORE
THAN JUST THE TESTING. ITS, UH
AS ALL THE NOTES, YOU NOTED MANY
OF THOSE OBSTACLES, BUT ALSO, UH
, I THINK THIS TASK FORCE CAN
REALLY DELVE INTO SOME OF THE
REASONS NOT ONLY TEACHERS WHO DO
MAKE THEIR WAY THROUGH THIS
ASSESSMENTS BECOME TEACHERS WHY
THEY'RE LEAVING, AND THAT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT IS. HOW DO WE
RETAIN TEACHERS WHO HAVE SPENT
567 YEARS, DEPENDING ON THEIR
PROGRAM TO BE A TEACHER. AND HOW
DO WE KEEP THEM IN THAT
CLASSROOM, SO I THINK IT'S VITAL
. IT'S IMPORTANT AND WE NEED TO
HAVE THESE TEACHERS IN THE
CLASSROOMS. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
COMMENTS? I'M SORRY. WAS THAT
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT? OKAY. MOTION
BY HIS QUIRK-SILVA SECOND BY MR
HOOVER. TÂM SAYING NO, THE
COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SOUTHERN MEMBER JACKSON. FOR
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE. UH
HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO LAND.
UH, UM Tð AH! COME TOGETHER ON
THIS WORKING GROUP THAT
HOPEFULLY WILL COME UP WITH
MEANINGFUL RECOMMENDATIONS. NOT
ONLY YOU KNOW TO, UH MAKING SURE
THAT WE'RE REMOVING OBSTACLES.
UH YOU KNOW FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT
TO BECOME TEACHERS, BUT
ESPECIALLY TO DIVERSIFY OUR
TEACHING WORKFORCE. I MEAN, I
YOU KNOW, I CAN TESTIFY FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THE
EMPOWERING IMPACT OF SEEING, YOU
KNOW, UH, MYSELF REPRESENTED.
YOU KNOW THROUGH TEACHERS WHO.
COME FROM MY BACKGROUND CAN CAN
CAN APPRECIATE MY, UH, MY
CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND SO I AM
FULLY IN SUPPORT OF GETTING MORE
TEACHERS AND HAVING OUR TEACHING
WORKFORCE REFLECTIVE OF OUR
STUDENT POPULATION. UM AT THE
SAME TIME, I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS WORKING GROUP YOU
KNOW, UH UH, PREPARE OUR TEACHER
AS WELL. SO THAT YOU KNOW, ARE
STUDENTS OF COLOR HAVE THE BEST
TEACHERS THAT THEY CAN GET SO
THAT YOU KNOW THEY CAN BE
EMPOWERED BY THEIR EDUCATION,
LIKE LIKE I WAS, AND I'M SURE
LIKE YOU. SOME OF THEM ARE
JACKSON. YOU HAVE THE LAST WORD
. UM LIKE, TURN IT BACK TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
AND OBVIOUSLY, UM, ENSURING
THAT, UM. THROUGH THE
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMITTEE
BEING ABLE TO MAKING SURE THAT
THOSE THAT ARE AT THE TABLE
REFLECT THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. UM
OF THE TEACHER EXPERIENCE, UM,
MAKING SURE THAT. WE LOOK AT THE
ENTIRE PIPELINE. UM SO THAT, UH,
THERE'S MULTIPLE AREAS
THROUGHOUT THE PIPELINE RIGHT
THAT WE ARE HEARING COULD BE
PROBLEMATIC OR BUT BEFORE WE
START LEGISLATING ON THIS RIGHT
, IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
OBJECTIVE. UM RESEARCH BEHIND
WHAT IS CAUSING IT AND WHAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. AND
SO I THINK THIS IS A RESPONSIBLE
THING TO DO. UH, NOT ONLY THAT.
QUITE FRANKLY, UM, I'VE ONLY I
ONLY SAW MYSELF IN MY EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE THROUGH K THROUGH 12
ONCE AND THAT SAYS WAS A
FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL. MY
ENTIRE TIME. AND THEN AFTER THAT
, UM I DIDN'T SEE MYSELF
REPRESENTATIVE UNTIL I WAS IN A
MASTER'S PROGRAM. AND I SPENT
SIX YEARS THE GET MY BACHELOR'S
. RIGHT AND SO I THINK AT THE
END OF THE DAY, HOPEFULLY THIS
WILL HELP TO FIND OUT AND NAILED
DOWN WITH THE ISSUE IS
ESPECIALLY IN THIS CRITICAL
WORKFORCE TIME THAT WE'RE IN.
THAT'S WHY I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN IVO. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ITEM EIGHT A V 6 72. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MERCY K¾T. AYE
DALLI DALLI. I WANT CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER HOOVER I LI MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
FIVE VOTES BILLS OUT. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT DID MR FONG PRESENT HIS
EARLIER BILL? HE DID. OKAY THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR FONG FOR YOUR
PATIENTS, UM LIKE. TO TAKE MY
BILL OUT OF ORDER, GIVEN THAT MR
FONG IS A JOINT AUTHOR. UM. AND
WHERE IS MY FIRE HERE? YEAH. AND
SO I'D LIKE TO, UH. DOLLS ON
VICE CHAIR, DOLLIES KINDNESS
AGAIN AND FOR THE GAVEL TOUR.
SO WHAT? YOU WERE TAKING UP ITEM
FIVE A. B 2 47, MR CHILDREN.
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. BYE SURE, DOLLY, UM AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE I AM
PROUD TO BE JOINED, AUTHORING
THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC
EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND ACT OF
2024, A MEASURE THAT SEEKS TO
PLACE ON THE 2024 STATEWIDE
BALLOT. TO BE JOINED OFFERING
THIS WITH MY COLLEAGUE AND MY
BROTHER BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MIKE
FONG, THE CHAIR OF THE HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LORI WILSON,
WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO JOIN US
TODAY. I THINK WE ALL KNOW, UM
FROM FROM OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS, HOW
IMPORTANT THE CONDITIONS OF
SCHOOL FACILITIES ARE AND HOW
THEY IMPACT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE EDUCATION ESTIMATES THAT
APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE STATE'S
K THROUGH 12 CLASSROOMS ARE AT
LEAST 50 YEARS OLD. AND 10% ARE
70 YEARS OR MORE OLD. IN
ADDITION TO EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH
AND SAFETY CONCERNS, WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT OUR SCHOOLS
IN OUR CLASSROOMS MEET 21ST
CENTURY EDUCATIONAL NEEDS,
ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO
THINGS LIKE BROADBAND AND
CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.
RESEARCHERS FROM THE PUBLIC
POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA
ESTIMATE OVER $100 BILLION AND K
THROUGH 12 NEEDS IN TERMS OF NEW
CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS
MODERNIZATION OF OUR
INCREASINGLY AGING FACILITIES.
WHILE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, PPC
HAVE PROJECTED A $42 BILLION
NEED OVER 10 YEARS. THE LAST
TIME WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL STATE
SCHOOL FACILITIES, BOND WAS
PROPOSITION 51 APPROVED BY
VOTERS IN 2016 THAT PROVIDED
SEVEN BILLION FOR K THROUGH 12,
AND TWO BILLION FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. WHILE NOT ALL OF THE
BOND FUNDS HAVE BEEN SOLD TO
DATE OFTEN HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.
AND OVER $3.1 BILLION IN
APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED
FOR, UH, UNMET TWO IS STILL TO
BE MET K THROUGH 12 FACILITY
FUNDING NEEDS. APPROVED BY
VOTERS. THIS SCORE FACILITIES
BOND MEASURE WILL PROVIDE STATE
MATCHING FUNDS FOR K THROUGH 12
AND FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS. BOTTOM LINE
IS THAT YOU KNOW, AS AS WE ARE
ALL EMBARKING ON EFFORTS TO
EXPAND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
, WE NEED MORE TK FACILITIES. WE
NEED MORE BROADBAND TO CLOSE THE
DIGITAL DIVIDE THEIR PROVISIONS
IN THIS BILL FOR LEAD ABATE
ABATEMENT CONTINUE OUR ONGOING
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THOSE EFFORTS
. UH MEASURES IN THIS BILL, TOO.
PROVIDE FUNDS FOR DISASTER
RESPONSES. WE JUST SAW THE
RECENT ARTICLE ABOUT ALL OF THE
SCHOOLS, ONE OUT OF FIVE SCHOOLS
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AT
RISK OF FLOODING. WE'RE GOING TO
NEED FUNDING FOR PORTABLE
CLASSROOMS TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS
THIS ONGOING. UH THREAT AND UM.
AT THIS TIME, THIS BILL IS NOT
SPECIFYING, UM, A SPECIFIC
DOLLAR AMOUNT AT. BUT AS THE
BILL MOVES FORWARD IN THE
LEGISLATURE, AND WE CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS, UM.
ANALYZING POLLING RESULTS, GIVEN
THAT THIS ULTIMATELY WILL BE
MEANINGLESS UNLESS IT'S APPROVED
BY CALIFORNIA VOTERS AND EXAMINE
THE FACILITY NEEDS, UH, THAT
BOND SIZE WILL ULTIMATELY BE SET
. I WANTED TO ALSO SPECIFICALLY
ADD, IS THAT WE GAVE SPECIAL
ATTENTION AND SPECIAL LOVE, TOO
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AH AND
SO WE HOPE THAT, UH, YOU MADAM
VICE CHAIR AND OTHERS WILL WILL
GIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION TO
THAT BOTTOM LINE IS WE NEED A
NEW SCHOOL FACILITIES BOND AND
NOW PROUD TO TURN THE MIC OVER
TO OUR JOINT AUTHOR ON THIS BILL
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHAIR MIKE
FONG. THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIRMAN
SEARCHING FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND
THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR
MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
JOIN YOU HERE TODAY. I AM PROUD
TO JOIN OUR SOMEBODY EDUCATION
CHAIR AND MY BROTHER.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI AND
SIMILAR LORI WILSON AS A JOINT
AUTHOR OF ASSEMBLY BILL 247 AS A
FORMER TRUSTEE FOR THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT WEBSITE NINE TO MAKE
COLLEGES AND OVER 250,000
STUDENTS MODERNIZING AND
UPGRADING FACILITIES WAS ALWAYS
A PRIORITY FOR MYSELF AND OUR
BOARD. AND BEFORE MY ELECTION TO
THE STATE ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR, WE
WORKED CLOSELY TO PUT OUR LOCAL
BOND ON THE BALLOT TO MODERNIZE
AND UPGRADE OUR FACILITIES. AND
LAST NOVEMBER, VOTERS APPEARED
AT $5.3 BILLION BOND TO
MODERNIZE PHYLLIS ILLIT EASE AND
UPGRADE TECHNOLOGY IS SOMEWHERE
MESSAGE SURGEON MENTIONED AS
WELL IN TERMS OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY AND MODERNIZING
FACILITIES. BUT BEFORE STUDENTS
ENTER HIGHER EDUCATION WENT TO
ENSURE THAT OUR T K THROUGH OKAY
. 12 FACILITATORS ARE SAFE,
UPGRADED AND CONDUCIVE FOR
LEARNING RESPOND IS NOT IS
IMPORTANT. NOT ONLY FOR OUR 13TH
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ASSEMBLY TO
SUPPORTING NINE BUT FOR THE
MILLIONS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT
OUR GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
DESPOND WILL HAVE A LOT TO OFFER
BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHT FUNDS FOR
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
FACILITIES, AS REFERRED TO THE
NEED TO GROW. OUR WORKFORCE HERE
IN CALIFORNIA AND CITY WILL HELP
PREPARE STUDENTS FOR JOBS AND
CONTINUING WORKFORCE PATHWAY AT
OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND MAYBE
247 IS NOT THE SAME BOND. THE
VOTERS FAILED TO PASS IN 2020.
WE KNOW THAT PART OF IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DONE DUE TO THE NUMBERING.
IT WAS NUMBER 13, BUT I BELIEVE
VOTERS AGAIN WILL SHOW THEIR
SUPPORT FOR FUNDS TO SHORE UP
OUR SCHOOLS INFRASTRUCTURE SO
THAT STUDENTS CAN FOCUS ON
LEARNING AND AS SOME OF OUR
MERCY AS YOU MENTIONED IN OUR
CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
CONVENTION, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE HAVE SMALL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS INVOLVED AND SO HERE
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OUR
DOROTHY JOHNSON WITH THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS. AND TIM TAYLOR
WITH THE SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON,
DOROTHY JOHNSON AT THE
ASSOCIATION, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS HERE IN SUPPORT
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION,
THE 17,000 CALIFORNIA EDUCATORS
WE SERVE. WE EXTEND OUR DEEP
APPRECIATION TO THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBERS WHO ARE OFFERING THIS
BILL AND THEIR LEADERSHIP TO
BRING THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE
FORWARD. THIS BILL PROVIDES
UNNECESSARY FRAMEWORK TO PROVIDE
RESOURCES, ENSURING OUR STUDENTS
AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HAVE HIGH
QUALITY AND DEPENDABLE
FACILITIES. FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS,
THE STATE HAS SHARED THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF BUILDING AND
MODERNIZING FACILITIES WITH OUR
LOCAL DISTRICTS. AND THE
DEVELOPER COMMUNITY AND THROUGH
THIS PARTNERSHIP, WE HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO LEVERAGE EVERY POSSIBLE
DOLLAR THAT WE'VE INVESTED TO
ENSURE THAT STUDENTS HAVE A SAFE
PLACE TO LEARN AND GROW. WE HAVE
SIX MILLION STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA AND 10,000 K THROUGH
12 SCHOOL SCIENCE, 82 47 HELPED
SECURE A LONG TERM INVESTMENT
FOR TODAY'S WELL ESTABLISHED
NEED AND THE FUTURE DECADES OF
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS WHO WE
STRIVE TO PROVIDE WITH A WORLD
CLASS EDUCATION. AND FOR THESE
REASONS, WE URGE HERE I VOTE.
THANK YOU. TIM TAYLOR FROM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICT
ASSOCIATION, AND SO EXCITED TO
BE HERE TODAY, AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO SAY THIS VICE CHAIR, MADAM
DOLLY! GET UP TO BOTOX. I'LL
TELL EVERYBODY I CALLED YOU,
MADAM. SO UM I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHORS AND STAFF FOR THEIR
DEDICATION LEADERSHIP ON A B 2
47. AND IT WILL PROVIDE 583
DISTRICTS. THE TWO OUT OF THREE
DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
CONSIDERED SMALL DISTRICTS WITH
2500 KIDS OR LESS. AND I HAVE
THE BEST JOB IN CALIFORNIA. I
WORKED IN ELK ROAD DISTRICT. UH
HUH. AND NOW I GET TO WORK AS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND I WANT
EVERY CHILD TO HAVE THE SAME
FACILITIES WE'VE SEEN ELK GROVE.
WHETHER TOP NOTCH AND VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THAT WITH LIMITED
STAFF AND LEAN BUDGETS, SMALL
DISTRICTS OFTEN FACE SIGNIFICANT
HURDLES WHEN ACCESSING THE STATE
SCHOOL FACILITIES, BOND MANAGE
YOUR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS
NOT EASY FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT
PRINCIPLES. BUS DRIVERS FOOD,
THEY DO EVERYTHING. AND A B 2 47
WILL DIRECTLY ASSIST THE SMALL
DISTRICTS BY PROVIDING
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT GRANT
BECAUSE YOU IT'S SO NEEDED. IT
ALSO PROVIDES APPORTIONMENT,
WHICH WILL ALLOW IMMEDIATE
ACCESS TO FUNDING. AND THEN MOST
IMPORTANTLY, I THINK 10% OF IT
WHERE WE RESERVED FOR THE
SMALLS. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE TO
COMPETE WITH THE LONG BEACHES
AND THE AND THAT WE SET ASIDE
FOR THEM. MAYBE 2 47 EXPANDS OF
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP PROGRAM IF I
HAD STATE BOARD WITH THE
DISCRETION TO SWIFTLY MAKE THIS
HAPPEN. AND, UH, YOU GUYS KNOW
THIS, BUT THE SMALL DISTRICTS
HAVE DEALT WITH THE WILDFIRES,
FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES, ETCETERA.
AND THIS MONEY IS SO NEEDED FOR
THEM, AND I WANT TO JUST JUST
KIND OF WRAP UP, SAYING SHASTA
LITTLE SHASTA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS
THE SECOND OLDEST SCHOOL IN
CALIFORNIA, AND IT NEEDS TO BE
MODERNIZED. AND I THINK YOU GUYS
HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP US
GET TO THAT POINT TO HELP OUR
OUR SMALL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE
BIRTH EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA.
UM AND THEY COME FROM THE SMALL
LITTLE TOWNS AND, UH, WE SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. WAS
ANYWHERE. LITTLE SHASTA IN
MONTAGUE. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
ANY MORE SUPPORT WITNESSES?
MADAM VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MIKE WEST ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL AND PROUD SUPPORT. MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS CHRIS REEVE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
BOARDS ASSOCIATION IN STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON. NANCY
SHE ITIS HAS BEEN NOTES ON
BEHALF OF THE COALITION FOR
ADEQUATE SCHOOL HOUSING,
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE ASSOCIATION
OF SCHOOL FACILITIES
PRACTITIONERS IN SUPPORT. MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS IAN PADILLA,
REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL ENERGY
COALITION, AND THE UH,
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS. THANK
YOU. REBECCA COLLEEN, ON BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY SCHOOL FACILITIES
CONSORTIUM AND THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FACILITY, COALITION AND
SPORT. THANK YOU. PAMELA GIBBS,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS. DOCTOR DEBRA'S WATER,
THOUGH THANK YOU FOR THE BILL.
GET AFTERNOON, PATTY HERRERA ON
BEHALF OF THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CORONA, NORCO
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
STAUNCH SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. JEFF BARKER,
REPRESENTING THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENTS IN RIVERSIDE
COUNTY. THANK YOU. SASHA HORWITZ
WITH THE LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SUPPORT GOOD
AFTERNOON, STEPHANIE SHORT ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION,
STRONG SPONSORS OF THE SUPPORT
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
CHRISTINA MARCELLUS, ON BEHALF
OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
DISTRICT ADVOCATES FOR BETTER
SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT GOOD
AFTERNOON, CASSIE MANCINI ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, TRISTAN
BROWN OF THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS EXCITED
TO SUPPORT IT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MICHELLE GILL ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
BUSINESS OFFICIALS AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MARK MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF A
NUMBER OF LOCAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS, INCLUDING
ANTELOPE VALLEY, KERN MOUSE,
INNOCENT OH PERALTA, SAN
BERNARDINO AND THE YUBA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS ALL
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES? OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM. THANK YOU. WE'LL
BRING IT BACK TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS AND THE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. MR HOOVER, OK TO ME.
UM SO OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE STILL GOING TO BE SOME
WORK DONE ON THIS FEW BLANKS WE
GOTTA FILL IN AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
BILL. I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT
TODAY. I THINK THE ONLY THING I
WOULD ENCOURAGE AS WE MOVE
FORWARD, UM, IS WORKING TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS
RAISED BY THE CHARTER SCHOOLS
ASSOCIATION, A UNDERSTAND THE
POLITICS OF THAT ISSUE, BUT I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
THAT WE'RE WE HAVE EQUITABLE
FUNDING FOR OUR CHARTER PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. I THINK THEY'VE
RECEIVED ABOUT 3% OF THE BOND
FUNDS SINCE 1998. BUT THEY SERVE
11.5% OF OUR STUDENTS, AND I
THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT
OUR CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS ARE ALSO BEING
PRIORITIZED AS WELL. SO THAT
WOULD BE THE ONLY THING I SAID I
WOULD SAY, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION, AND THIS
MAY NOT BE THE RIGHT. UH
QUESTION FOR THIS PARTICULAR
BILL, BUT STUDENT HOUSING SEEMS
TO BE AN ISSUE. UM DURING THE
SPRING RACES SERVICES, THE
VICTOR VALLEY COLLEGE AND THE
EMPEROR VALLEY COLLEGE IN BOTH
PRESIDENTS, UM, SAID THAT
LOOKING AT PROVIDING STUDENT
HOUSING WELL, THIS FACILITATES
SOME OF THAT WILL DEPEND ON HOW
THE COLLEGE DISTRICTS WANT TO
USE THE FUNDS. IS THERE AN
OPTION FOR STUDENT HOUSING AT
ALL? THE BILL CURRENTLY DOES NOT
INCLUDE ANY PROVISION FOR
STUDENT HOUSING. YOU KNOW, WHILE
UH YOU KNOW, WE CERTAINLY
RECOGNIZE THAT YOU CAN'T LEARN
WITHOUT HAVING A ROOF OVER YOUR
HEAD. UH, YOU KNOW, THE FOCUS IS
ON THE CLASSROOM AND UNDERSTOOD
. THANK YOU. CARD. YES THANK
YOU. UM, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AND NEW GENERATION AND
ASSEMBLY, PUSHING THE EDUCATION
, BONDS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. MAYBE A
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. UM I WAS
GONNA PROPOSE. SO YOU KNOW HOW
YOU'RE A SPORTS FAN, MR MARZOUK,
YOU KNOW THAT? MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL, RETIRED NUMBER 42
JACKIE ROBINSON AND BEHAVE
RETIRED THIS YEAR NUMBER SIX.
CAN WE PERMANENTLY RETIRE NUMBER
13, CALIFORNIA UH, PROPOSITIONS
, SO MAYBE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
OR TALK THAT IN SOME BUDGET
TRAILER BILLS SOMEWHERE? UM NO.
BUT 222 THINGS I WANT TO NOTE
IS, UM A COUPLE YEARS AGO, DID
HAVE A LITTLE PUSH BACK WITH OUR
THEN GREAT CHAIR, MR O'DONNELL
ON THE YOUNGEST LEARNERS HERE
AND SO THE NAME OF THIS IS THE T
K THROUGH 14. AND SO WE DO HAVE
OUR LITTLE KIDS IN CALIFORNIA.
AND THAT'S THE ISSUE RIGHT NOW,
IF YOU LOOK AT RAMPING UP OUR
EARLY AD PROGRAMMING TK WE NEED
MORE FACILITIES. AND SO THIS IS
A PIECE OF THAT, SO THIS IS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. AND THEN,
UM, I KNOW THIS IS THE JUST
THROWS GOES THROUGH 14. SO IT
HAS SOME HIGHER ED BUT JUST TO
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AND SOME
WOULD SAY, OH, WHAT ABOUT CSU
AND UC AND YOU KNOW SOME OF THE
POLLING AND PUBLIC SURVEY, SO
THAT'S NOT AS UM, APPEALING TO
THE ELECTORATE AND I GET THAT.
UM AND YOU KNOW, HIGHER ED. THEY
HAVE MUCH MORE PHILANTHROPY, YOU
KNOW, THINK ABOUT SILICON
VALLEY. THEY GIVE TO THE U. C.
BERKELEY ARE YOU STILL A CENTERS
AND NO ONE GIVES TO THE LITTLE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MONEY LIKE
THEY GIVE, TOO, BUT THAT BEING
SAID HIGHER, IT DOES HAVE
SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL NEEDS. AND
SO I THINK WHAT WE SHOULD BE
THINKING ABOUT IS HOW DO WE
MAYBE? ADDRESS THAT AND NOT
POISON PILL THIS BONDS. IN OTHER
WORDS, TWO YEARS AGO WE GAVE YOU
SEE AND CSU THE ABILITY TO, UM
TO BASICALLY BOND ON THEIR OWN.
WE GIVE THEM EXTRA MONEY IN THE
BUDGET TO PAY THAT DEBT SERVICE.
SO THIS IS THE SAME THING AS
OPPOSED TO PAYING AS YOU GO FOR
THESE STAFF WERE PUTTING ON A
CREDIT CARD. SO I THINK THIS IS
NOT YOUR BILL HERE. BUT WE WERE
TALKING TO US AND OUR OTHER
WORLD. WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT HOW
WE CAN MAKE THAT ISSUE HOLE AND
FOCUS ON THE OUT YEAR. CAPITAL
NEEDS AND POTENTIALLY PUT THE
EQUIVALENT TO WHAT THERE WOULD
BE FOR DEBT SERVICING RESPOND SO
THEY CAN FOCUS ON THEIR THEIR
THEIR CAPITAL CAPITAL NEEDS, BUT
I DO THINK IT'S THE RIGHT
APPROACH TO JUST TO HAVE T K
THROUGH 14. SO THANK YOU. AND
WITH THIS IN FULL SUPPORT,
THANKS. THANK YOU. IT DID YOU
WANT TO RESPOND TO PIRATE OR AH
, THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR CARTER
FOR HIS COMMENTS. I HEAR YOU ON
THE CSC AND THE U. C SYSTEM AND
TAKING MR WANG CARILLO AS WELL
FOR THE COMMENTS ON STUDENT
HOUSING. THESE ARE ISSUES THAT
WE'RE ALSO DEALING WITHIN BUDGET
SUB TWO AND REALLY LOOKING AT
HOW WE CAN GET THE FINANCING
BACK FOR STUDENT HOUSING ON ON
THE 10 TO $50 MILLION AND THEN
ALSO £900 REVOLVING LOAN FUND.
SO THESE ARE ISSUES THAT WE'RE
FOCUSED ON. THANK YOU. OF COURSE
, OF COURSE, QUESTION I I'M
CONFUSED, YOU SAID TK, BUT OUR
INFORMATION, SAYS KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT OR WELL
BECAUSE OF YOUR THANKS, MR MS
CHAP MUNCHER. YEAH SO THE
DEFINITION OF K IS TWO CASE T. K
AND K. SO YEAH, WE'RE WE ALL
HAVE TO GET USED TO THE T. K AND
K B KNOWS PART OF A COMPANION
PROGRAM. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. SO WE DO HAVE EMOTIONAL
SECOND, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO OUR SMALL
SCHOOLS. UM, YOU KNOW, I
CHAMPIONED THEM. UM SO I TOO
WILL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY, BUT
I DO THINK THAT YOU KNOW WILL
HAVE TO THEIR NUMBERS TO FILL IN
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
CONVINCE OUR VOTERS THAT THIS IS
WHERE WE SHOULD PUT UM OUR MONEY
, BUT I THINK OUR CHILDREN ARE
VERY IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU. SO
MUCH FOR THE SPECIAL ATTENTION
TO MY SMALL SCHOOLS, SO WE DO
HAVE EMOTIONAL SECOND COVER.
WELL I DON'T 5 82 47. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST TO COMMITTEE ON
HIGHER EDUCATION. MASUCCI GI
DOLLY! DOLLY I WANT CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER I LI
MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. THAT'S SIX
VOTES OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
. THANKS FOR BEING A TALK. YEAH.
SURE. YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
JUST THOUGHT. WHO DOES THE BOND?
IS THAT YOUR MARGARITA?
NO I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY
CLEVER IDEA. WE SHOULD DO.
IMMIGRATION. YEAH. WELCOME. MR
ARAMBULA, THIS IS. FILE I DON'T
14 A B 1915. FLOOR IS YOURS,
SIR. THANK YOU. I'D FIRST LIKE
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
GUIDANCE. I AM HAPPY TO ACCEPT
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS.
LACED FENTANYL AND OPIOID USE IS
A PERSISTENT PUBLIC HEALTH
CRISIS IN THE STATE AMONG OUR
YOUTH. 89 15 IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO PREVENT OVERDOSES TO BRING
HOPE AND TO EMPOWER OTHERS TO
SAVE A LIFE DURING A CRISIS.
THIS BILL DIRECTS THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO
ESTABLISH A CERTIFICATION
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GRADES NINE
THROUGH 12 ON HOW TO IDENTIFY
AND RESPOND TO AN OPIOID
OVERDOSE AND HOW TO ADMINISTER
NOW LOCKS IN NASAL SPRAY DURING
AN EMERGENCY. ADDITIONALLY THIS
BRINGS COMPREHENSIVE AND STIGMA
REDUCTION MATERIALS THAT ARE KEY
ELEMENTS TO THIS LIFE SAVING
TRAINING FOR CALIFORNIA'S YOUTH.
WE HAVE SEEN THAT THE WAR ON
DRUGS HAS FAILED TO REDUCE DRUG
USE. 89 15 IS A BETTER APPROACH
TO THE WAR ON DRUGS THAT WAS
INHERENTLY RACIST IN NATURE, AND
THAT STIGMATIZED INDIVIDUALS,
ESPECIALLY AMONG COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR. THERE ARE TWO WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT OF 89 15 TODAY FIRST
IS JIM HORTON, WHO IS THE
PRESIDENT OF THE ZACHARY HORTON
FOUNDATION. AND SECOND IS DR
KATHY RENDALL, PRESIDENT STATE
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M JIM
HORTON. THE MISSION OF OUR
FOUNDATION. IS TO END THE STIGMA
OF ADDICTION. MY SON AND ONLY
CHILD. ZACK DIED OF AN ACTION ON
DRUG OVERDOSE ON JANUARY 7TH
2020. HE WAS ONLY 19 AND JUST
GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL. SEVEN
MONTHS EARLIER. HE HAD SPENT THE
LAST NINE MONTHS OF HIS YOUNG
LIFE AND REHABS AND SOBER
LIVINGS. HE WAS MAKING
INCREDIBLE PROGRESS. TOWARDS
RECOVERY. HOWEVER HE MADE A
FATEFUL CHOICE. THE NIGHT OF
JANUARY 6TH AND DECIDED TO SPEND
THE NIGHT WITH A AN OLD PARTYING
FRIEND OF HIS. THAT NIGHT. ZACK
TRIED A MIXTURE OF HEROIN AND
METH IS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD
EVER EVER DONE THAT DURING THIS
TIME, HIS FRIEND FACETIME SOME
OF THE SOME OF THEIR BUDDIES.
WHO SAID ZACH SEEMED. TO BE IN
DISTRESS. UH, THEY TOLD MY SON'S
FRIEND WHERE HE COULD GET INTO
LOCKS SOON. UH FOR REASONS
UNKNOWN BECAUSE IT WAS EITHER
LATER HE WAS LOADED OR
UNCONCERNED. HIS FRIEND OPTED TO
JUST GO TO BED. LEAVE ZACH ON
HIS OWN. ZACH'S MOTHER HEARD MY
SON. BREATHING HARD WHAT'S
TERMED HIS DEATH RATTLES? IT'S A
COMMON. OPIOID UH, COMMON AND
OPIOID OVERDOSES WHERE THEY
CAN'T GET ENOUGH AIR. MY SON
DIED LATER THAT NIGHT. IS THAT
DIDN'T HAVE TO DIE. ZACH HAD
NALOXONE IN HIS CAR. BUT NEITHER
MY SON, ZACH, HIS FRIEND OR HIS
FRIEND'S MOM HAD THE KNOWLEDGE
OR TRAINING NEEDED. TO RECOGNIZE
THE SEVERITY OF HIS OVERDOSE OR
HOW TO RESPOND TO IT. JUST THIS
PAST MONDAY, I SPOKE TO A
FRATERNITY AT FRESNO STATE. UH
AND TRAINED ALL 60 OF THE YOUNG
MEN IN THE USE OF NALOXONE.
MAIENSCHEIN TO ME AND SAID, AH,
MR HORTON LAST JUST LAST YEAR, I
LOST THREE OF MY FRIENDS TO
OFFEND ALL OVERDOSE. SO THAT IF
WE HAD HAD THIS KIND OF
DISCUSSION. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE
HAD TO DIE. WE ALL. KNOW OF
SOMEONE. I LOVED ONE A FRIEND OR
RELATIVE THAT WE'VE LOST. TO
OPIOIDS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
A NALOXONE AND HIGH SCHOOLS AND
TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS LIFE
SAVING METHOD IS ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL. IT'S AN ACTION THAT
WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF YOUNG
PEOPLE. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO ALTER THE NEGATIVE TREND OF
OVERDOSES. WE CAN BATTLE THE
INCREDIBLE FENTANYL EPIDEMIC
HAPPENING TODAY. WE CAN'T SAVE
LIVES. THANK YOU. I'M SEX, DAD.
THANK YOU, SIR. HI I'M KATHLEEN
RUNDLE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
PRESIDENT STATE UNIVERSITY IN
MOSCOW AND RESPECT ISH INNER I
STRONGLY SUPPORT A B 915. AS YOU
ALL KNOW, FENTANYL IS A
SYNTHETIC OPIOID THAT IS 50
TIMES STRONGER THAN HEROIN AND
100 TIMES STRONGER THAN
MORPHINE. IT ALSO HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS A MAJOR CAUSE OF
DRUG OVERDOSE. DEATH. IN THE
UNITED STATES IN 2021, THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT. PUBLIC
HEALTH INDICATED AT 6843 OPIUM
RELATED DEATH IN CALIFORNIA
ALONE. 84% OF THOSE DEATHS
RELATED TO FENTANYL. 224 OF
THOSE DEATHS OCCURRED IN
INDIVIDUALS BETWEEN THE AGES OF
18 AND 19 YEARS OLD. AS A HEALTH
CARE PROVIDER AND A CPR
INSTRUCTOR. I KNOW THE
IMPORTANCE OF EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS. WHEN I TEACH CPR
TELL PEOPLE JUST REMEMBER
CALLING 911 BUT GIVEN THE SKILLS
THEY NEED IN ORDER TO PERFORM
CPR. IN A CASE OF EMERGENCY, I
HAD AN INDIVIDUAL, A FRIEND. WHO
MADE FUN OF ME FOR TELLING THAT.
WHY WOULD YOU TEACH ME CPR? IF I
ONLY CALL 911? WELL HE
APOLOGIZED NEW SIX MONTHS LATER
WHEN HIS FRIEND WENT INTO
CARDIAC ARREST ON THE GOLF FIELD
COUGH COURSE, AND HE'S JUST
REMEMBER CALL 91. BUT HAVING THE
SKILLS HE WAS ABLE TO
PERFORMANCE SUCCESSFULLY AND
TRAIN HIS FRIEND. SAME GOES WITH
FENTANYL TRAINING. WE NEED TO
TRAIN THESE INDIVIDUALS AHEAD OF
TIME. SO MAYBE 8 90 WILL GIVE
OUR STUDENTS THE KNOWLEDGE THEY
NEED. AND TO QUOTE UM TO QUOTE
SIR FRANCIS BACON. KNOWLEDGE
YOURSELF IS POWER. MAYBE 1989 15
WILL GIVE INTERVAL DOUBLES THE
POWER TO SAVE A LIFE. SO PLEASE
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ANY, UH. COMMENTS FROM THE
PUBLIC, UH AND SUPPORTED THE
BILL. ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SEEING NONE. UM I WANT
TO BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE, MR HOOPER. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF PARENTS IN OUR
LEGISLATURE AND IN OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT DO NOT WANT
THEIR CHILD TO BE THE NEXT
VICTIM, AND I THINK THIS IS
GOING TO BE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
IN HELPING MAKE SURE THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU.
QUIRK-SILVA. I JUST WANTED TO
THANK THANK YOU FOR SHARING ZACH
STORY. IT'S VERY POWERFUL AND
DEVASTATING. AND SO SORRY FOR
YOUR LOSS. UM YOU KNOW, WE ARE
LOSING TOO MANY OF OUR YOUTH IN
AS YOU SAID, YOU KNOW, ALMOST
DAILY. WE'RE HEARING OF ANOTHER
STORY AND ANOTHER STORY, AND
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT JUST ONE
INDIVIDUAL. IT'S FRIENDS AND
GROUPS AND THE STUFF IS DEADLY.
UH, DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. WE HAVE TO DO MORE. THANK
YOU. MR CARILLO. I'M ALL THOSE
PARENTS THAN MR HOOVER
MENTIONED. FOR CHILDREN. AND I
DO WORRY BECAUSE OF THE EPIDEMIC
THEY WERE FACING. I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR OWN
PERSONAL STORY. I KNOW IT'S
PAINFUL. I CANNOT REMIND YOU
WHAT THAT IS LIKE. BUT WE SHOULD
MUST AND WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT
THIS BECAUSE AGAIN AS A PARENT
OF FOUR I WORRY ABOUT THAT, AND
I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT IN WHATEVER CAPACITY I
CAN. LEGISLATOR. I WILL SUPPORT
THAT. THANK YOU. EMOTIONS BEEN
MADE BY MR HOOVER SECONDS, MR
VICE CHAIR, DOLLY THIS CHARLIE,
DID YOU WANT TO. I'M SO SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS. MY SON JUST
CALLED, AND A FRIEND DIED LAST
NIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR COMING.
IT TOOK A LOT OF BRAVERY TO
SHARE YOUR STORY. AND, UM WE'RE
ALL GRATEFUL FOR IT BECAUSE WE
KNOW THAT THERE IS A CRISIS AND
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. AND
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR IS TO
PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH. SEE NO. OTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. I
ALSO SIR, I WANT TO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR SHARING SEX STORY.
I HAVE A GRADE DAUGHTER AND I'M
ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT HOW
FENTANYL KILLS. AND, UM UM. YEAH
I THINK YOU'RE CONTINUING YOUR
WORK AND YOUR SON'S MEMORY IS
GOING TO SAVE LIVES LIKE YOU'RE
DOING WITH THIS BILL, SO I WANT
TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DR
ARAMBULA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP ON THIS. UM. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I'M GOING TO APPRECIATE
THE WITNESSES. BOTH MR HORNED
AND DR RANDALL FOR COMING AND
TESTIFYING. LIKE SO MANY OF US
WE SHARE OF FEAR. OF WHAT WILL
OCCUR IF YOU ARE EXPOSED TO
FENTANYL. AND WHAT WE MUST DO IS
FIGURE OUT HOW TO PROVIDE HOPE
THROUGH EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO
SEEK THE KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING
THAT'S RIGHT BEFORE US. JUST
LIKE WE DID WITH CPR TRAINING,
JUST LIKE WE'VE DONE WITH A E D
S BEFORE WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO PROVIDE A SIMPLIFIED
TRAINING SO THAT ALL OF OUR
MEMBERS CAN BE THE EYES AND EARS
AND TO RECOGNIZE WHEN THESE
EVENTS ARE HAPPENING IN REAL
TIME AND TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS.
THANK YOU AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR MY VOTE. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM 14 89
15. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH.
MURSI CHIEF. I DALLI DALLI. I
WANT CARILLO VÚI HOOVER HOOVER.
I LI MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
SIX VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT I SEE
SOMETHING MORE RODRIGUEZ FILE
ITEM THREE A. B 71.
MHM FLOOR IS YOURS WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS
. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT A B 71 1ST. I WOULD LIKE
TO START BY ACCEPTING THE
AMENDMENTS TO UH, FOR THE BILL
REQUIRING THAT INSTRUCTIONAL
QUALITY COMMISSIONER COMMISSION
TO CONSIDER, INCLUDING CONTENT
REGARDING BLEEDING CONTROL THE
NEXT TIME THE HEALTH EDUCATION
CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK IS UPDATED.
AND REQUIRE THAT THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT EDUCATION POST
RESOURCES ON BREEDING CONTROL ON
ITS WEBSITE. THIS BILL IS A
FOLLOW UP TO A B 20 TO 60 FROM
LAST YEAR, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
THE PLACEMENT OF TRAUMA KITS AND
CERTAINLY CONSTRUCTION
BUILDINGS. IN RESPONSE TO THE
TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING AT SANDY
HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A GROUP
OF DOCTORS CONVENE A PANEL OF
NATIONAL EXPERTS FROM LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES TO CREATE AND
IMPROVED RESPONSE SYSTEM
DIRECTED PRIMARILY AT THE
CONTROL OF LIFE THREATENING
BLOOD LOSS. AND THEIR
RECOMMENDATIONS. A GROUP OF
EXPERTS CONCLUDED THAT
BYSTANDERS IMMEDIATE RESPONDERS
SHOULD BE TRAINED AND EMPOWERED
TO STOP HEMORRHAGE IN ORDER TO
SAVE LIVES. WITH MASS CASUALTY
EVENTS BECOMING MORE COMMON IN
2015 PRESIDENT OBAMA LAUNCHED
STOPPED THE BLEED CAMPAIGN TO
ENCOURAGE BYSTANDERS TO BECOME
TRAINED AND EMPOWERED TO TAKE
LIFE SAVING ACTION WHILE E. M S
PERSONNEL ARE IN ROUTE. DURING
THESE TRAGIC EVENTS, A PERSON
SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BLOOD LOSS
CAN DIE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, SO
EVERY SECOND COUNTS. THAT IS WHY
IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ENSURE OUR
IMMEDIATE RESPONDERS HAVE THE
INSTRUCTIONS AND EQUIPMENT
NEEDED TO SAVE AND RENDER
EMERGENCY CARE AT THE SCENE OF
EMERGENCY. THIS BILL FOCUSES ON
ENSURING OUR YOUNG LEADERS ON
PART WITH SAVING LIVES. WITH ME
TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. CHRISTIE
WOODS, WHO WAS THE STATE
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR OF
AMERICAN RED CROSS, CALIFORNIA
AND DOCTORS, CIGARETTE BURRESS,
WHO IS A TRAUMA SURGEON AND
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
AND TRAUMA DIVISION AT LOMA
LINDA UNIVERSITY, ON BEHALF OF
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
AND THE CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS OF
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
CHRISTY WOODS, AND I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
FOR THE RED CROSS IN CALIFORNIA
HERE TODAY IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF
A B 71. UM AS THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SAID, UM, A
PERSON CAN DIE FROM SEVERE BLOOD
LOSS AND FIVE MINUTES. TRAGIC
INJURIES ARE THE LEADING CAUSE
UP FOR CHILDREN AND ANYONE UNDER
45 YEARS OF AGE. THE RED CROSS
HAS BEEN A NATIONAL SPONSOR OF
THE STOP STOP THE BLEED CAMPAIGN
SINCE ITS EXCEPTION IN 2015.
THIS CAMPAIGN IS A GRASSROOTS
EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE BYSTANDERS
TO BECOME TRAINED, EQUIPPED AND
EMPOWERED TO TAKE LIFE SAVING
ACTION, WHILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL
SERVICES PERSONNEL OR AND ROUTE
. CONTROLLING BLEEDING INCREASES
THE ODDS OF SURVIVAL. LIFE
THREATENING BLEEDING CONSIST OF
BLOOD THAT FLOWS CONSISTENTLY
CONTINUOUSLY BLOOD THAT IS
SQUIRTING. BLOOD THAT IS EQUAL
TO A HALF A CAN OF SODA OR
POOLING BLOOD. BUT OUR HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS CAPABLE OF
LEARNING TO CONTROL TRAUMATIC
BLEEDING. THE RESEARCH SAYS YES.
DR CRAIG GOOLSBY, A MEMBER OF
THE RED CROSS SCIENTIFIC
ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND DEPARTMENT
OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT HARBOR
YOU CLOCK MEDICAL CENTER, UM,
ADMINISTER THE STUDY AND 2019
RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
ENROLLED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
FROM 39 DIFFERENT STATES AT A
2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE AFTER
ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR
WILLINGNESS TO USE TOURNIQUETS.
PARTICIPANTS RECEIVED HEMORRHAGE
CONTROL EDUCATION IN THREE
DIFFERENT FORMATS. ONE
INSTRUCTOR LED TWO WEB ONLY, AND
THREE BLENDED. PARTICIPANTS WERE
THEN ASSESSED ON THEIR ABILITY
TO APPLY A TOURNIQUET UNTIL
IDENTIFY WOUNDS THAT REQUIRE A
TOURNIQUET. IT FINALLY, THEY
COMPLETED A QUESTIONNAIRE. THE
RESULTS WERE POSITIVE 82% OF THE
PARTICIPANTS APPLY THE
TOURNIQUET CORRECTLY. IN, UM.
OVERALL 88% IN THE INSTRUCTOR
LED PROGRAM 61% IN THE WEB, ONLY
PROGRAM AND 94% IN THE BLENDED
PROGRAM GOING TO ASK YOU TO WRAP
UP. OKAY, UM THERE ARE WILLING
LEARNERS AT ALL AGES, BUT
CHILDREN IN PARTICULAR ARE
WILLING TO LEARN IN ARE HIGHLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEARNING NEW
LESSONS. WE ALSO KNOW THAT BY
TEACHING YOUNG PEOPLE THERE
TENDS TO BE A MULTIPLIER EFFECT
. THEY GO HOME AND TELL THEIR
PARENTS WHAT THEY LEARNED AND
TELL THEIR FRIENDS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR THE
PRIVILEGE OF ADDRESSING YOU THIS
THIS AFTERNOON. I'M CIGARETTE.
BURRESS, A DOUBLE BOARD
CERTIFIED TRAUMA SURGEONS AND
SURGICAL INTENSIVE IST AT LOMA
LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS AND
THE THREE CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS OF
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
AS WELL AS MYSELF. AS A TRAUMA
SURGEON. I SEE PATIENTS ON A
DAILY BASIS WITH LIFE, LIGHTNING
BLEEDING, AND MANY OF THEM DON'T
SURVIVE, UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE
OF THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD LOSS ON
THE FIELD. WE KNOW THAT
UNCONTROLLED BLEEDING IN THE
FIELD CAUSES PREVENTABLE DEATH
WITH ABOUT 45,000 OF THOSE
INDIVIDUALS DYING EVERY YEAR.
INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE PERFORMED
BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE
FIELD IMMEDIATELY AT THE TIME OF
AN INJURY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
SAVE THAT LIFE. AS WE SEE SCHOOL
SHOOTINGS CONTINUE TO INCREASE
AND OTHER NON VIOLENT INJURIES
OCCUR ON CAMPUSES THAT RESULT IN
MASSIVE BLEEDING. WE WANT OUR
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HAVE THE
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO APPLY
BLEEDING CONTROL TECHNIQUES.
STOP THE BLEED AS A NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED TRAINING BY THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
THAT TEACHES CRUCIAL SKILLS AND
PRESSURE PACKING AND TOURNIQUET
APPLICATION. THIS ALLOWS FOR
BLEEDING CONTROL PRIOR TO
ARRIVAL OF ANY EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS, WHICH CAN TAKE
SOMETIMES UP TO EIGHT MINUTES OR
EVEN LONGER, ESPECIALLY IN THE
EVENT OF A MASS CASUALTY. OR
ACTIVE SHOOTER WHERE THE SCENE
IS NOT SECURE FOR EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS TO ENTER SCHOOL.
INTERVIEWED FACULTY AND STAFF AT
AN URBAN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL WERE
NOT ONLY SATISFIED WITH STOP THE
BULLY TRAINING PROVIDED BUT ALSO
FELT IT WAS RELEVANT TO
SITUATIONS THAT THEY ENCOUNTER.
THIS INCLUDES APPLYING SKILLS TO
OTHER EMERGENCIES THAT RESULT IN
LIFE THREATENING BLEEDING, SUCH
AS FALLS, SPORTS RELATED
INJURIES AND GENERAL ACCIDENTS.
THERE ARE MANY BARRIERS TO
ASSISTING VICTIMS THAT ARE
ACTIVELY BLEEDING, INCLUDING NOT
KNOWING WHAT TO DO OR
UNCERTAINTY, WHETHER THEIR
ASSISTANCE WILL HELP OR HURT A
PATIENT. WILL STOP THE BLEED
TRAINING RESEARCH STUDIES HAVE
SHOWN THAT COMMUNITY
PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO
EFFECTIVELY CONTROL BLEEDING
WITH TAUGHT TECHNIQUES AND WITH
THIS KNOWLEDGE ARE NOW EMPOWERED
TO HELP BLEEDING VICTIMS. A
SURVEY DONE OF GUARDIANS OF
JUNIOR AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
REPORTED THAT IF A SHOOTING OR
AN EVENT HAPPENED AT A SCHOOL
95% OF FAMILIES WANTED THEIR
CHILDREN TO BE TAUGHT. STOP THE
BLEED. SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING
TEXAS AND ARKANSAS, HAVE PASSED
BILLS REQUIRING BLEEDING CONTROL
TRAINING FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS. THESE LIFE SAVING
SKILLS CAN BE TAUGHT IN AN HOUR
COURSE, AND BOTH MY 10 AND 12
YEAR OLD CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED
TO APPLY PRESSURE AND PACKING.
CAN I ASK YOU TO WRAP UP WAITING
CONTROL EDUCATION NOT ONLY
PROVIDES KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
BUT EMPOWERS OUR COMMUNITY. WE
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
IMPLEMENT TRAINING IN OUR HIGH
SCHOOLS TO STOP THE BLEEDING AND
SAVE LIVES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS PAMELA
GIBBS, REPRESENTING THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. SAYING NO
FURTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE ENTERTAIN
A MOTION. WELL, SHE MET MR LEE
SECOND BY MR CARILLO. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR RODRIGUEZ. FOR
YOUR IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A
PARAMEDIC IN THE HOUSE AND THANK
YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING LEADERSHIP
TO SAVE LIVES. AND WOULD YOU
LIKE CLOTHES? THANK YOU.
STRICTLY AS WHEN I VOTE. THANK
YOU. ITEM THREE A. B 71. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MERCER K¾T. AYE
DALLI DALLI. I WANT CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER PLEASE. I
MCCARTY MCCARTY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. ONE OF SIX
BOOKS SIX BOTH BILLS UP. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY? WE WANNA
DO. IT'S A LONG DAY. OKAY? YEAH,
LET'S DO THAT. ALRIGHT. SO FIRST
. WE'RE GONNA TAKE THE VOTE FOR
CONSENT. THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND
ONE, OKAY? OCEAN BY VICE CHAIR
DOLLY QUIRK-SILVA. THIS IS A
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CONSENT FILE ITEM TO A B 19. THE
MOTION IS DO PASS THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS ITEM FOUR. A. B 2
38. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS FILE
ITEM SIX. A. B 3 84. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS FILE ITEM 11 A B
8 73. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM
12 88 89. THE MOTION IS DUE,
PASTOR APPROPRIATIONS FELL ITEM
16 A B 1071. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM 28 B 13 26
. THE MOTION IS DO PASS THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS ABOUT ITEM 23 A B
14 33 THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS ABOUT
ITEM 24 A B 14 96 THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS ITEM 26, MAYBE 15
10. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. WOW ITEM 38
B 16 42 THE MOTION AND IS DUE
PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS ITEM. 31
A B 16 51 THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI I
DALLI DALLI. I WANT CARILLO VÚI
HOOVER. LEAVE ME I MCCARTY
MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA I SIX VOTES TO
CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT. WANT TO
ACCOMMODATE VICE CHAIR, DOLLY.
UM CAN WE, UM HAVE THE ROLL CALL
FOR THE OTHER BILLS. TO GIVE
MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE
OR ADD ON. OKAY SO WE FIRST HAVE
ITEM NUMBER ONE A B 10 51. WE
NEED A MOTION BY VICE CHAIR
DOLLY SECOND BY MR CARILLO. ROCK
HOPPER, PLEASE. ITEM ONE A. B 10
51. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS MURSI
CHIEF G. I DALLI DALLI. I WANT
CARILLO VÚI HOOVER. LEAVE. WE I
MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. SIX VOTES. THE
BILL IS OUT. WE'RE GONNA DO WITH
THIS CALL. JUST TO ALL OF THEM.
LET'S DO THE ONES THAT ARE ON
THE COPPERS, OKAY? ALRIGHT, SO
YEAH. YOU WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT
OR YOU WANT ME TO KNOW SO SURE.
OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP
THE BILLS THAT ARE ON CALL. FILE
ITEM 7 85 98. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
MURATSUCHI CHIEF I DALLI DALLI.
NO. MCCARTY. MCCARTY? AYE. IT
HAS TRIED BOTH. BILL FIVE VOTES.
THE BILL IS OUT. FILE ITEM NINE.
MAYBE 800. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT. MURSI CHIEF GI DALLI
DALLI NO MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
FIVE VOTES VOTES. THE BILL IS
UP. ITEM 21 13 52, THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS.
MERCER CHIEF GI DOLLY DOLLY I
MCCARTY MCCARTY, I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 7 TO 070. THE
BILL IS OUT. ITEMS 22 A B 13 54
. THE MOTION IS DO PASS THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS MERCY HIGH GI
DOLLY DOLLY I MCCARTY MCCARTHY.
I QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I 07
AND ZERO THE BILL IS OUT. FILE
ITEM 27 HB 15 20 IF THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURSI CHIEF G I
DALI DELI, I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
770 THE BILL IS OUT.
OKAY, WE WILL NOW TURN THE BILLS
TO ADD ON. YOU'RE GOOD. OKAY
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE TWO
REMAINING AUTHORS FOR YOUR
PATIENTS. WE HAVE TWO BILLS LEFT
, UH, IN SIGNING ORDER IS FILING
MISS REVIS FILE ITEM 18 A B 1 TO
51. OKAY, BEFORE WE, UH TAKE
THAT UP. WE HAVE ONE MORE ON
CALL. AND THIS IS WHICH FILE
ITEM 13 89 12. ITEM 13 A B 9 12
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS DOLLY
NOT VOTING OR NOT VOTING MCCARTY
MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA.
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 66 VOTES. THE
BILL IS OUT. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THREE OF US FLOOR
IS YOURS. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS AND
THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING ME
TODAY. I WANT TO START BY
THANKING TANIA FOR HER WORK ON
THIS ANALYSIS. YOU KNOW,
CALIFORNIA IS IN THE PROCESS OF
LOSING ITS POSITION AS A GLOBAL
LEADER IN TECHNOLOGY IF WE DO
NOT PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH
COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTRUCTORS TO
TEACH THEM CODING PROGRAMMING
AND KEYBOARDING SKILLS AS MANY
OF YOU KNOW, NO, I'M A ENGINEER
BY TRAINING STEM EDUCATOR. I'VE
TAUGHT CODING TO KIDS AND LOTS
OF HANDS ON SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING IN MY PAST WORK, UM
AND I KNOW THAT KIDS WANT TO
LEARN THIS AT SCHOOL TEACHERS
WANT TO TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE
IN SCHOOL? UM AND IT'S ALWAYS IS
PAINFUL FOR ME TO SEE THAT OUR
STUDENTS IN K TO 12 PUBLIC
SCHOOLS HERE IN CALIFORNIA ARE
NOT BEING PREPARED FOR JOBS HERE
IN OUR STATE. YOU KNOW, THAT'S
THE TECH HUB OF THE WORLD,
ESPECIALLY SILICON VALLEY, BUT
OTHER PARTS OF CALIFORNIA WERE
LOTS OF PEOPLE COME IN FROM
OTHER STATES, OTHER COUNTRIES TO
WORK HERE IN THEIR HIGH PAYING
JOBS RIGHT THAT I FEEL WE ARE
NOT PREPARING ALL OF OUR
STUDENTS FOR OR EVEN GIVING THEM
THAT OPTION. THAT OPPORTUNITY
RIGHT TO EVEN CONSIDER. UM GOING
INTO THESE FIELDS BECAUSE OF ITS
NOT OFFERED AT SCHOOL. IT
DOESN'T EXIST FOR A LOT OF
STUDENTS. SOMEONE LIKE ME IF I
DIDN'T TAKE COMPUTER SCIENCE AS
A KID. YOU KNOW, MY PARENTS
WEREN'T PROFESSIONALS. THEY
DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE. THEY
WEREN'T SCIENTISTS OR ENGINEERS.
WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT WAS
A SCIENTIST OR ENGINEER GROWING
UP. THE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME THE
ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THIS FIELD
IS IF COMPUTER SCIENCE IS TAUGHT
IN SCHOOL, AND THAT'S WHAT
HAPPENED TO ME IN THE 19
EIGHTIES, AND THAT'S HOW I ENDED
UP ON THIS TRACK TO GO INTO
TECHNOLOGY. AND SO YOU KNOW,
I'VE MADE IT MY LIFE'S WORK
RIGHT TO INCREASE. THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS THAT
DON'T HAVE PARENTS THAT ARE
ALREADY ENGINEERS THAT ARE
CALIFORNIANS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW,
WHEREVER THEY ARE IN THE STATE
WILL HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. AND
THIS IS WHY I INTRODUCED THIS
BILL. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE
ISSUES WITH COMPUTER SCIENCE IS
WHAT WE DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER
SCIENCE TEACHING CREDENTIAL. UM
AND THE STATE ONLY AUTHORIZES
TEACHERS WITH A MATH. CREDENTIAL
UH, BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL AND
TECHNICAL EDUCATION. THERE ARE
THE ONLY TEACHERS THAT ARE
AUTHORIZED. TO TEACH COMPUTER
SCIENCE CURRENTLY, UM AND SO
WHAT THIS BILL HAD PROPOSED WAS
TO INCLUDE SCIENCE TEACHERS WITH
A SCIENCE CREDENTIAL, TOO, SO
THAT WAY WE CAN INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF TEACHERS THAT HAVE THE
THAT WANT IF THEY WANT TO CAN
TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE, UM I AM
ACCEPTING YOUR AMENDMENTS. UM,
AND I KNOW IT CHANGES. THE BILL
, BUT IT'S YOU KNOW MY
COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE WORKING
ON THIS. WHILE I'M IN THE
LEGISLATURE. WE HAVE TO FIND A
WAY TO GET MORE TEACHERS, UH,
AUTHORIZED MORE TEACHERS TO
TEACH THIS COURSE THAT I THINK
MAKES A DIFFERENCE. UM IN
CHILDREN'S FUTURES IN OUR STATE,
TOO. AND SO AH, THANK YOU, UH,
FOR, YOU KNOW, HEARING THIS BILL
, I WANT TO, UH, TURN IT OVER TO
LIZ NO. TAKI DEPUTY EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA. AND THE
SOUTHWEST OF TECHNET. IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
LEONIE TACO WITH TECHNET TECHNET
IS A NATIONAL NETWORK OF
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. AND I
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 12 51
AND, UH, THE AMENDMENTS ACCEPTED
BY THE AUTHOR CALIFORNIA
CURRENTLY RANKS 10TH LOWEST IN
THE NATION WHEN IT COMES TO
STUDENTS ACCESS TO COMPUTER
SCIENCE COURSES IN HIGH SCHOOL.
FEWER THAN HALF OF CALIFORNIA'S
HIGH SCHOOLS OFFER A
FOUNDATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE
COURSE. AND THE PRIMARY REASON
FOR THAT IS A LACK OF TEACHERS
TRAINED TO TEACH THE SUBJECT.
DESPITE YEARS OF WORK, THERE ARE
SIGNIFICANT DISPARITIES AND
ACCESS IN PARTICULAR FOR RURAL
SCHOOLS AND THOSE WITH HIGH
PROPORTIONS OF ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS. THIS
GENERATION OF STUDENTS IS
GROWING UP IN AN INCREASINGLY
DIGITAL WORLD. THEY'RE
SURROUNDED BY TECHNOLOGY. ON A
DAILY BASIS, BOTH INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. A
COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION GIVES
THESE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO NOT ONLY UNDERSTAND HOW THAT
TECHNOLOGY WORKS, BUT ALSO TO
BECOME THE CREATORS OF IT. IN
2019, THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION ADOPTED THE COMPUTER
SCIENCE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION
PLAN. AMONG THE RECOMMENDATIONS
OF THE PLAN ARE TO INCREASE THE
POOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEACHERS AND ENSURE THAT ALL
STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES. I'D
ALSO LIKE TO NOTE THAT
CALIFORNIA HAS THE HIGHEST
NUMBER OF OPEN COMPUTING JOBS IN
THE NATION IN 2022, CALIFORNIA
AVERAGED OVER 76,000 OPEN
COMPUTING JOBS EACH MONTH. WITH
AN AVERAGE SALARY OF OVER
$115,000. AND THESE JOBS AREN'T
EXCLUSIVE TO THE TECH INDUSTRY.
THEY'RE IN EVERY FIELD
IMAGINABLE. EVEN IF STUDENTS
CHOOSE NOT TO PURSUE THIS CAREER
PATHWAY, IT MAKES IT A
POSSIBILITY FOR THEM.
ESTABLISHING A WORKGROUP THAT'S
REPRESENTED BY KEY STAKEHOLDERS
TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHO
SHOULD BE AUTHORIZED TO TEACH
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TO ADDRESS
WORKFORCE STRATEGIES IS A
CRITICAL NEXT STEP IN MAKING
HIGH QUALITY COMPUTER SCIENCE
EDUCATION AVAILABLE FOR ALL
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS. FOR THESE
REASONS WE STRONGLY SUPPORT A
REASONS WE STRONGLY SUPPORT A Á-12 51. AND WE URGE YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. ALL UH, SEEING NO
FURTHER WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
THE BILL PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. HI. SASHA
HORWITZ WITH LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
, WE CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE GOAL
OF INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE. TEACHERS HAVE
NO POSITION ON THIS BILL THIS
TIME, BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO
REVIEWING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS ONCE THEY'RE IN
PRINT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET
TO SUPPORT AT THAT TIME. THANK
YOU. ANY CHILD AT THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION WITH THOSE
AMENDMENTS ARE PROCESSING
REMOVAL OF OUR OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT AH! TWEENERS. ANY
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE.
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION SEEING
NONE. BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. MR LEE, SECOND BY MR
CARILLO. YOU FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, MISS RIVAS. I MEAN, YOUR
PASSION FOR THIS, UH IT'S UM YOU
KNOW, IT'S OBVIOUS, UH, IT'S
GOOD TO HAVE MY TEA GRADUATED
AND IN THE HOUSE, THE CHAMPION
THIS THIS THIS CAUSE, UH UM AND
YEAH, WE CERTAINLY RECOGNIZED AS
THE INNOVATION STATE THAT WE
NEED TO HAVE MORE COMPUTER
SCIENCE QUALIFIED TEACHERS. WE
DO HAVE, UH, YOU KNOW, LIKE SO
MUCH OF EDUCATION. WE HAVE
PROCESS THAT THAT EDUCATORS HAVE
ESTABLISHED OVER OVER DECADES TO
ADDRESS YOU KNOW THESE ISSUES
LIKE WHO SHOULD BE CREDENTIALS
AND WHO SHOULD BE QUALIFIED TO
TEACH THESE COURSES, BUT I THINK
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS
WORKGROUP TO COME BACK WITH
RECOMMENDATIONS UPON WHICH I'M
SURE YOU'LL BE FIRST IN LINE TO
INTRODUCE THAT BILL ONCE THE
WORKGROUP COMES BACK WITH HIS
RECOMMENDATIONS, UM SO THE, UH.
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL AS
AMENDED MOTION MADE AND
SECONDED, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE OH, MR DAVIS,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO THANK YOU? YOU
KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS
A PROCESS AND, UH, YOU KNOW,
DEFINITELY WILLING TO WORK WITH
THE EDUCATORS ON ON DEVELOPING
RECOMMENDATIONS. I LOOK FORWARD
TO THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND
YOU'RE RIGHT. I WILL BE READY TO
GO AS SOON AS I SEE A
RECOMMENDATION. UM SO THANK YOU
. AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
I VOTE. THANK YOU. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE WRONG
ITEM. 18 A B 12 51. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MERCY, K¾T I DALI
CARILLO. ONE CARILLO I HOOVER LI
LI I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
YEAH FIVE VERSUS THE BILLS OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT
, MR GALLAGHER LAST BUT NOT
LEAST. THIS IS, UH, ITEM NUMBER
29. A B 1605. YES. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIRMAN. UM APPRECIATE, UH,
YOUR ACCOMMODATION HERE, UM AND
, UH, PROUD TO PRESENT A B 16
OH, FIVE, WHICH REALLY JUST
CONTINUES TO UPDATE OUR CODE
WITH REGARD TO SPACE FORCE,
WHICH IS A NEW BRANCH OF OUR
ARMED SERVICES AND MILITARY, UM,
SPECIFICALLY ALLOWING FOR THE UH
, RECRUITERS TO GO ONTO CAMPUS
UNDER CURRENT LAW, LIKE OTHER
BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY ALLOWED
TO DO AND ALSO HELPING, UM YOU
KNOW WITH MILITARY CHILDREN WHO
ARE ATTENDING SCHOOL IN
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS AS WELL. SO
UM, CONTINUING THAT UPDATING
PROCESS THAT I BELIEVE THE
CHAIRMAN BEGAN, UH, YOU KNOW,
WITH HIS PREVIOUS LEGISLATION,
AND SO I'D ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THIS FOR THIS, BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. A, UH
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT ANY
WITNESSES ARE PUBLIC COMMENTS
AND SUPPORT. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. AH! MR GALLAGHER? UH
DO YOU ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS? YES I DO. SORRY. I
DIDN'T SAY THAT EARLIER. THANK
YOU. ACCEPT COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS, OKAY. AH SEEING NO
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT AND OPPOSITION
SEEING NONE. BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE, MR LEE. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU FOR PRESENTING BILL
TODAY. WE HAD A VERY SHORT CHAT
TODAY ABOUT IT. AND YOU KNOW MY
PRINCIPLED OPPOSITION TO THIS
BILL. I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE TRYING
TO BRING ALIGNMENT TO THE OTHER
BRANCHES OF THE MILITARY. BUT
FUNDAMENTALLY, I DO NOT BELIEVE
IN THE EXISTENCE OF THE SPACE
FORCE. THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN
CREATED UNDER PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP AND AH, FUNDAMENTALLY, I
DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE
EXPANDING ITS MISSION TO RECRUIT
MORE CHILDREN INTO IT. FRANKLY
SPACE OUGHT TO BE. AND MAYBE
THIS IS A STAR TREKKING KIND
IDEA, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE WHERE
WE HAVE ANOTHER COLD WAR. HOT
WAR. AND FUNDAMENTALLY, THIS IS
OF COURSE BEYOND YOUR BILL, BUT
THE SPACE FORCE US AS A COUNTRY
, CREATING A MILITARIZED BRANCH
FOR SPACE HAS GIVEN FREE
LICENSES OR OTHER ADVERSARIES
WHO DO THE SAME, AND IT COULD
LAUNCH I DON'T WANT TO BE 30
YEARS FROM HERE WHERE WE HAVE
WARS OVER MINERAL DEPOSITS ON
ASTEROID AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE
NOTARIZED. THIS SHOULD BE A
FRONTIER WHERE ALL OF HUMANITY
GETS A SHARE AND ITS RICHES
TOGETHER. AND, FRANKLY, THAT'S
WHY I DON'T BELIEVE IT EXISTS.
AND, FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK KIDS
SHOULD BE RECRUITED TO JOIN THIS
BRANCH THAT I HOPE WILL BE
DISSOLVED IN NEAR FUTURE BECAUSE
I THINK IT'S A MISTAKE TO DO
UNDER THE PRESIDENT TRUMP SO I
WILL BE VOTING NO TODAY ON IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE? ALL
RIGHT. UM WELL, MR GALLAGHER,
AYE. UM. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AND YOU KNOW,
I WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY
DISAGREE WITH MR LEE. YOU KNOW,
UH I JUST UM. FOR YOUR
INFORMATION, MR LEE, I YOU KNOW,
I AM VERY PROUD THAT MY ASSEMBLY
DISTRICT INCLUDES THE LOS
ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, AND IT'S
THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE U. S
SPACE AND MISSILE COMMAND
SYSTEMS WHERE. BASICALLY ALL OF
THE RESEARCH. UH THAT TAKES
PLACE THAT'S FUNDED BY THAT BY
THE LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE.
FUNDS ALL OF THE CYBER SECURITY
AND THE SATELLITE SYSTEMS THAT
ARE SO CRITICAL TO MONITOR
ACTIVITIES LIKE. YOU KNOW THE
NUCLEAR. MISSILE TESTING AND
COUNTRIES LIKE NORTH KOREA, UH,
AS WELL AS PROVIDING CRITICAL
INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION FOR OUR
ALLIES LIKE UKRAINE. AND SO, YOU
KNOW. AS AS AS MUCH AS IN THE
IDEAL WORLD. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD
LIKE TO LIVE IN A IN A WORLD
WITH NO NO WARS AND NO MILITARY.
UM I DO. I AM PROUD OF THE FACT
THAT THE UNITED STATES SPACE
FORCE IS IN MY DISTRICT AND THAT
THEY ARE PROVIDING CRITICAL. UH,
CYBER SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE
INFORMATION. TO FIGHT. UH
COUNTRIES LIKE RUSSIA, UH. AND
YOU KNOW, AND TO KEEP COUNTRIES
LIKE NORTH KOREA, UH AND CHINA
AND CHECK. UM AND, UM, YOU KNOW,
AND SO I'M PROUD TO BE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. MR
GALLAGHER. I WOULD BE HONORED IF
YOU WOULD ADD ME AS A CO AUTHOR
OF THE BILL. ABSOLUTELY. AND, UM
WANTED TO GIVE ANY ANY COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ANY ANY. AH! OTHER
OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS, MR
CARILLO. I RESPECT YOUR COMMENTS
TO MR LEE. I DO REPRESENT
AEROSPACE VALLEY OR THE ANTELOPE
VALLEY. WHERE THERE IS A
SIGNIFICANT PRESENCE OF AIR
FORCE MILITARY. SUPPORT. WELL,
THIS MAY BE FUTURISTIC. I DO
BELIEVE IN NATIONAL SECURITY,
AND I THINK THAT THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT INEVITABLY WE MAY
BE ABLE TO GET THERE. AND I
THINK THAT WE WILL GET THERE IN
CONJUNCTION WITH INTERNATIONAL
SUPPORT. FOR THAT REASON I WILL
SUPPORT THE BILL. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. YES MR LEE. I DON'T
WANNA ENGAGE TOO MUCH OF BACK
AND FORTH. I JUST WANTED JUST TO
CLARIFY, YOU KNOW OUR
SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES OR
SATELLITE DEFENSE SYSTEMS HAVE
ALL EXISTED BEFORE THE SPACE
FORCE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
DOMAIN OF OUR INTELLIGENCE
AGENCIES AND THE AIR FORCE
RIGHT? BUT THIS CREATION OF A
NEW DIRECTION IN NEW MISSION IS
KIND OF ARBITER OF THE FUTURE
WHERE YOU CAN IMAGINE QUITE
EASILY THAT WE HAVE FIGHTS OVER
THE MOON. WE HAVE FIGHTS OVER
DIFFERENT PLACES, AND THAT'S
KIND OF MY FUNDAMENTAL
PRESERVATION ABOUT IT. AND WHILE
THERE IS VALUE, OF COURSE IN
NATIONAL DEFENSE, I THINK,
EXTENDING IT BEYOND THE BORDERS
OF YOU ON OUR PLANET'S INTO
INTERSTELLAR SYSTEM AND HAVING
CONFLICTS FOR MINERALS,
INTELLIGENCE, WHATEVER IT IS
BETWEEN RIGHT, JUST LIKE THE
RUSSIANS OR CHINESE AND THEY
CREATE THEIR OWN SPACE FORCES IS
VERY TROUBLING. SO I KNOW THIS
IS A CONVERSATION THAT GOES A
BIT BEYOND GALLAGHER'S BILL, BUT
IT IS SOMETHING I FEEL VERY
STRONGLY ABOUT. SO THAT'S WHAT I
WANTED TO JUST CLARIFY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT MR
GALLAGHER, LIKE YOU HAVE THE
LAST WORD. APPRECIATE THE
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL
AND ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK
YOU. WE HAD A MOTION. OKAY? MR
CARILLO MOVES. SECOND BY MS
QUIRK-SILVA. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THEM. ITEM 29 A B 16
OH, FIVE. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MERCER CHIEF
MURATSUCHI I DALI ONE CARILLO
VÚI HOOVER. LEAVE LINO MCCARTY
MCCARTY, I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. THING FOR
BOATS. BUT FOUR OF US THE BILLS
OUT, OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK WE'RE. JUST GIVE ME LIKE
30 SECONDS. OKAY? WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS
TO ADD ON. RIGHT? OKAY, SO WE
ARE GOING TO GAVEL DOWN. TO
CLOSE THE HEARING, AND WE WILL
CARE MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ADD ON TO VOTES.
YEAH. ITEM ONE A. B 10 51. THE
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR. VOTING I
HOOVER RIGHT? HOOVER? AYE. OUR
ITEM THREE. MAYBE 71 THE CHAIR
AND VICE CHAIR. VOTING I. HOOVER
HOOVER. AYE. SO I DON'T 5 82 42
47 THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
VOTING I LI LI LI. I. ITEM EIGHT
A B 6 72 THE CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR. VOTING I LEAVE LEE I
MCCARTY MCCARTY? AYE. FILE ITEM
14 A B 9 15 THE CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR, VOTING. I LEAVE. WE? I.
FILE ITEM 18 A B 12 51. THE
CHAIR VOTING AYE. DOLLY! HOOVER.
HI. HOOVER? AYE. ABOUT ITEM 29 A
B 16 OH, FIVE. THE CHAIR VOTING
AYE. DOLLY! HOOVER. ALL RIGHT,
ADAM 29 A B 16 OH, FIVE. HOOVER?
AYE. ITEM 32 A B 16 95. MHM
MERCI. K¾T AYE MCCARTY MCCARTHY
AYE. CONSENT. THE CHAIR AND VICE
CHAIR. VOTING I HOOVER BYE BYE.
DID I COVER ALL OF MY VOTE
COACH. YES, I THOUGHT I MISSED A
LOT MORE. THAT'S WHEN HE DID THE
. OKAY THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY? GOOD.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
MY WORD ENGINEERS CÁC. FOOD
WORLD 20 HANDS.
THANK YOU ALL.