GOOD AFTERNOON ALL NO WE'RE
NOT STARTING THIS HEARING UNTIL
Y'ALL ARE AWAKE GOOD AFTERNOON
ALL RIGHT NOW WE CAN CALL THIS
MEETING TO ORDER THIS COMMITTEE
TO ORDER -- WE ARE GOING TO
OPERATE AS A SUB COMMITTEE
UNTIL WE GET MEMBERS PRESENT WE
WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE
APRIL EIGHTEENTH BILL HEARING
OF THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE -- I WILL SHARE A
FEW NOTES ABOUT THE LOGISTICS
OF OUR HEARING TODAY REGARDING
THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO THE
DISCUSSIONS FOR THOSE JOINING
US IN PERSON FACE COVERINGS
ARE ENCOURAGED FOR ALL MEMBERS
EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC IN
ALL COMMON AREAS AND SHARED
SPACES -- FOR THOSE WHO ARE OUR
FOR THOSE WHO ARE PLANNING ON
DIALING IN WE WILL BE USING A
MODERATE A TELEPHONE SERVICE
THROUGH WHICH ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC CAN TESTIFY ON A BILL
THE CALL IN NUMBER FOR THIS
HEARING IS EIGHT SEVEN SEVEN
SIX NINE TWO EIGHT NINE FIVE
SEVEN AND THE ACCESS CODE IS
ONE THREE ONE FIVE FOUR THREE
SEVEN YOU CAN ALSO FIND THIS
NUMBER ON THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AS WELL AS ON YOUR TV SCREEN IF
YOU WERE CALLING GAME PLEASE DO
SO NOW THE OPERATOR ON THE LINE
WILL GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON
HOW TO BE PLACED IN THE QUEUE
BASED ON WHETHER YOU SUPPORT
OR OPPOSE A BILL WHEN CALLING
AND PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF ANY
ELIMINATE ALL BACKGROUND NOISE
WE HAVE TWENTY SEVEN BILLS ON
THE AGENDA SEVEN OF WHICH ARE
ON CONSENT -- -- PLEASE KNOW
THAT WE LIMIT TESTIMONY TO
TWO WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND
TWO WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
EACH WITNESS HAS TO MANAGE TO
TESTIFY EACH WITNESS HAS TWO
MINUTES TO TESTIFY EACH WITNESS
SAYS TWO MEN TO TESTIFY ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES MAY ADD
ON BY STATING THEIR NAME AND
AFFILIATION -- WE WILL FIRST
CALL UP THIS CARILLO TO DO HER
BILL -- AND THEN -- JUST FOR
EVERYONE JUST TO KNOW -- WE
WILL NOT BE MAKING ANY VOTES
UNTIL A QUORUM IS PRESENT --
AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE AS
A SUB COMMITTEE UNTIL THEN
I MISS REAL THIS IS A.
B.
SEVEN E.
TWELFTH
AND YOU MAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU ARE READY
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR AND
TO -- COMMITTEE STAFF -- AND
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE
MISTER CHAIR IT'S HARD TO BE
AT TWO PLACES SAME TIME I KNOW
WE WILL START BUDGET VERY SOON
FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING
AS WELL I AM VERY PROUD TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL A SEVEN
ONE TWO ALLOWING WHICH WOULD
ALLOW CALFRESH RECIPIENTS
TO PURCHASE READY TO EAT HOT
AND PREPARED FOODS AT GROCERY
STORES ALLOWING FOR HEALTHIER
FOOD OPTIONS FOR THE FOUR POINT
EIGHT MILLION CALIFORNIANS
ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM THAT'S
ONE OUT OF EVERY EIGHT PEOPLE
THIS INCLUDES ONE POINT FIVE
MILLION PEOPLE IN L.
A.
COUNTY WHO RELY ON CALFRESH
TO EAT MANY TO READ MANY OF
WHOM EXPERIENCE TOO MANY THAT
EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY
MANY RECIPIENTS INCLUDING
OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES COLLEGE STUDENTS
AND PEOPLE WHO ARE ON HOUSE
FACE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
BARRIERS AND USING THEIR
VITAL CALIFORNIA'S BENEFITS
ONE OF THE BARRIERS IS THE
INABILITY TO PURCHASE PURCHASE
HOT AND PREPARED FOODS WITH
THEIR CALFRESH BENEFITS MANY
PEOPLE LACK ADEQUATE KITCHEN
FACILITIES TO PREPARE MEALS AT
HOME SUCH AS PEOPLE WHO ARE ON
HOUSE OR PEOPLE WHO ARE RENTING
SIMPLY SIMPLE ACCOMMODATIONS
OR SHARING SPACE WITH MULTIPLE
OTHER PEOPLE THIS IS A BASIC
MATTER OF EQUITABLE ACCESS
SIMPLY PUT CALFRESH RECIPIENTS
I SHOULD BE ABLE TO BENEFIT
FROM THE SAME MODERN DAY
GROCERY SHOPPING CONVENIENCES
OF HOT AND PREPARED FOODS
JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE AB
SEVEN ONE TWO WILL CREATE
A PATHWAY FOR CALIFORNIA TO
SEEK PERMANENT A PERMANENT
WAIVER AND PROVIDE PERMANENT
HEALTHIER OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION IN THE SPONSORED
BY THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF FOOD BANKS GRACE AND CHILD
PARTY CALIFORNIA AND HUNGER
ACTION LOS ANGELES HERE TO
TESTIFY WITH ME TODAY IS BECKY
SILVA GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS AND
ENTERTAIN MANAGING DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC POLICY FOR GRACE
AND AND TELL PARTY CALIFORNIA
I THINK YOU CHAIR JACKSON
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
I BECKY SILVA DIRECTOR OF
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
FOOD BANKS -- CALIFORNIA IS
CURRENTLY FACING A CATASTROPHIC
HUNGER CRISIS WITH THE
SIGNING OF THE CONSOLIDATED
APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF TWENTY
TWENTY THREE CALPERS EMERGENCY
ALLOTMENTS CAME TO AN END
LAST MONTH THESE EMERGENCY
ALLOTMENTS HAD BEEN BOOSTING
CALL FRESH BENEFITS SINCE THE
ONSET OF THE COBIT NINETEEN
PANDEMIC BRINGING ALL THREE
MILLION CALFRESH HOUSEHOLDS
UP TO THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT
ALLOTMENT FOR THEIR HOUSEHOLD
SIZE STATEWIDE THIS REPRESENTS
A LOSS OF ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED
MILLION DOLLARS IN BENEFITS
PER MONTH OR ABOUT EIGHTY TWO
DOLLARS PER PERSON PER MONTH
SOME PEOPLE HAVE GONE FROM
RECEIVING THE MAXIMUM CALFRESH
BENEFITS OF TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY
ONE DOLLARS A MONTH DOWN TO
JUST TWENTY THREE DOLLARS PER
MONTH WITH THE SKYROCKETING
COST OF GROCERIES AND A
STUMBLING ECONOMY IT REDUCING
PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO PURCHASE
FOOD IS CAUSING HUNGER AND
HARDSHIP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
STATE IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT
THAT WE'RE DOING ALL THAT WE
CANNOT TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE
CAN EASILY USE THEIR MODEST
CALFRESH BENEFITS FOR THE FOOD
AND GROCERIES THAT ARE RIGHT
FOR THEM THIS WAS A CONSISTENT
THEME IN ALL OF THE LISTENING
SESSIONS HOSTED LAST YEAR
AS PART OF THE WHITE HOUSE
CONFERENCE ON HUNGER IT TAKES
TIME ENERGY COOKING EQUIPMENT
AND A FUNCTIONING KITCHEN TO
COOK AND PREPARE AN ENTIRE MEAL
FROM SCRATCH AND MANY PEOPLE
WHO RELY ON CALL FOR US TO FEED
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
ARE JUGGLING MULTIPLE ASPECTS
OF LIFE FROM WORK TO SCHOOL
TO CHILD CARE OR OR ELDER CARE
LIKE I'M SURE ALL OF US ARE
IN THIS ROOM ALLOWING CALFRESH
RECIPIENTS TO PURCHASE HOT FOOD
AND PREPARED FOODS WILL ALLOW
FOR MORE DIGNITY AND CHOICE
IN HOW FAMILIES CHOOSE TO FEED
THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES
WE'RE PROUD TO CO SPONSOR AB
SEVEN ONE TWO AND URGE YOUR
AYE VOTE TODAY THANK YOU THANK
YOU CHAIRMAN REYES INTERCHANGE
WITH GRACE AND SELL PROPERTY
CALIFORNIA I'LL BE BRIEF THIS
ISSUE AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS
STRAIGHT FORWARD -- I WOULD SAY
OTHER THAN THE HUNGER CLIFF IN
THE FACT THAT WE CONSISTENTLY
HEAR THAT THE BENEFIT IS
INADEQUATE THIS IS THE NUMBER
ONE ISSUE PEOPLE UNDERSTANDABLY
ARE ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED WHY
I'M EXCITED TO PLAY IN THE
GROCERY STORE WHY CAN ABOUT
THE REGISTRY CHICKEN THE SOUP
THE SALAD BAR IT I CAN BUY RAW
CHICKEN THAT MIGHT ACTUALLY
HURT ME I MEAN IT'S JUST IS AN
OUTDATED POLICY AND WE THINK
MR OF RING IN THIS FORWARD AND
JUST VERY BRIEFLY FEDERALLY
WE DO RECEIVE A TEMPORARY
WAIVER DURING DISASTERS
WHICH WE ACTUALLY HAVE RIGHT
NOW INCLUDING IN L.
A.
COUNTY AND TWENTY TWO OTHER
COUNTIES THROUGH MAY SECOND
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE ACTUALLY IS A
KEY PARTNER IN TRY TO INFORM
THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE
DISTRICT OFFICES BUT YOU CAN
IMAGINE THE STOP START OF IT'S
TURNED ON ITS TURNED OFF AND
THE CONFUSION AND ANGER THAT
CREATES SO THANKFULLY THERE
IS A BILL IN CONGRESS WITH
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THE SNAP
PLUS TAX -- ACTUALLY JUST GOT
A NOTE FROM FOLKS IN DC ASKING
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS BILL
IS UP AND AND I JUST WOULD
OFFER THAT THIS REALLY HAS
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE WELL WE
HOPE CONGRESS IS WRITING IN
THE FARM BILL THERE'S NO REASON
WHY CALIFORNIA HAS TO WAIT
THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU BUT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH -- IS THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION KEVIN OTHER COLORS
AVAILABLE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
RENDON SUING ON BEHALF
OF INVOICE IN SUPPORT
ALL OF YOUR CALIFORNIANS
FROM SUPPORT
OKAY ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
ON THE PHONE AT THIS TIME
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
WHO MAY WISH TO MAKE A
PUBLIC COMMENT IMPRESSED
ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME
JUST A MOMENT
OKAY
--
GO TO LINE FIFTY NINE PLEASE
GO AHEAD EACH HELLO ELIANA
BENDER WITH GLIDE IN SAN
FRANCISCO CALLING SUPPORT
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE AT FIFTY
ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD THANK
YOUNG MEMBERS THE BEST MOTOR
WHAT THE CALIFORNIA FOOD AND
FARMING NETWORK AND SUPPORT
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE IS
FIFTY TWO HELLO HELLO THIS
IS DEREK POLKA WITH THE LOS
ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK
AND NEXT TO THE LINE SIXTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON THAT THE CABIN
BUT ONLY NOW WITH SACRAMENTO
FOOD BANK AND FAMILY SERVICES
CALLING IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
AT THE TIME THE NORTHERN
CARE ACT YOU MUST CHECK
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM
ANY OPPOSITION ON
THE PHONE LINES
IF YOU LIKE TO MAKE COMMON
OPPOSITION TO PASS ONE
OF THEIR AT THE TIME
AT THIS TIME
THERE'S NO ONE IN Q.
ALL RIGHT ANY QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAYING NINE
MISS KOREA WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS
POLICY FOR A FEW YEARS NOW
IN MY OFFICE RECOGNIZING THAT
THERE IS A LOT OF INEQUITY
WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTHY FOOD
OPTIONS THE LEGISLATURE DOES A
LOT OF WORK TO REDUCE DIABETES
CARDIAC ISSUES ESPECIALLY
WHEN IT COMES TO YOUNG PEOPLE
BUT IF WE DON'T START AT THE
BASE WHICH IS HOW THEY RECEIVE
THEIR FOOD AND HOW LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES ON THIS PROGRAM
ARE ABLE TO HELP THEMSELVES
FEED THEMSELVES AND FEED THEIR
FAMILIES WORK PUTTING MONEY
WITHOUT ACTUALLY ADDRESSING
THE CORE ISSUES SO IF YOU
CAN USE EBT TO GO TO A FAST
FOOD RESTAURANT WHICH WE KNOW
CAUSES MORE HARM TO HEALTH
IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHY CAN'T
THEY USE THE CALFRESH PROGRAM
TO BUY HEALTHY READY TO EAT
FOOD AT GROCERY STORES IT'S
ACTUALLY PRETTY SIMPLE THE --
WORK THAT'S BEING DONE ON A
FEDERAL LEVEL HAS RECOGNIZED
THAT CALIFORNIA IS CURRENTLY
USING A WAIVER THAT ALLOWS
FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE
HOT FOODS BUT WE SHOULDN'T
HAVE TO WAIT FOR A DISASTER
FOR THAT TO BE A BASIC REALITY
FOR FOLKS AND SO THIS IS A
VERY SIMPLE BUT IMPORTANT AND
HUGELY IMPACTFUL BILL THAT
WILL BENEFIT THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES
WITHOUT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AN AYE VOTE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND WE'LL TAKE A VOTE AS SOON
AS WE HAVE QUORUM THANK YOU
MISS ADDRESS COME ON UP
AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
YEAH I CAN TELL
THANK YOU CHAIR -- AND WITH
YOUR PERMISSION I'D LIKE TO
BRIEFLY ADDRESS SOME OF THE
AUDIENCE VERY QUICKLY IN
THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE SURE
THANK YOU I DON'T RECALL NO
SERRA LOS OPPOSED TO NOT LOS
DIFFERENCE TO THE LOTUS OREGON
THE SALARIES YOU SYMPATHY
SUNDAYS CASTONGUAY AND ALSO
THROWS IN PERSONA YOUR OBSERVE
UNDER INTENSE DELAY CAMPUS
ALTHOUGH IN CANTABILE SORT
ESPERANDO INNIS DOT LIKE
HIS LAST YEAR ON U.
K.
YOU'LL SAY YOU ALSO SET A SABAN
CAL PUEBLO NEEDLE HI MY US
SET UP BEEN SEAT ON AND WITH
THAT CHAIRED LIKE TO THINK
YOU I'D LIKE TO THINK YOU'RE
COMMITTEE STAFFER MY OWN STAFF
AND WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE
PASSIONATE ADVOCATES ORGANIZERS
AND SUPPORTERS WHO ARE WITH
US IN PERSON AND WATCHING THE
SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS WORKING
ON THIS LEGISLATION HUNDREDS
CAME TO OUR VIRTUAL TOWN HALL
ON THIS BILL I AND DOZENS CAME
TO A RALLY OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL
TODAY MANY ARE HERE IN THIS
ROOM AND MANY ARE ON THE TV
WATCHING OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM
SO EVEN THOUGH MY NAME IS ON
THIS BILL ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
AND I'M ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE
I REALLY WANT TO SAY THAT THIS
LEGISLATION IS THE PRODUCT OF
ALL OF THE PEOPLE AROUND ME ARE
WHO ARE WORKING TO FIGHT FOR
A JUST AND POSITIVE FUTURE FOR
THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILY
MEMBERS AND WHILE CALIFORNIA
IS THE FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY
UNFORTUNATELY WE BELIEVE THAT
WE ARE FAILING TO PROVIDE OUR
MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ARE
MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS WITH
THE CARE AND SERVICES THAT THEY
NEED US SO I'M HOPING TODAY
THAT THE DISABILITY EQUITY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT PASSES
OUT OF COMMITTEE CALIFORNIA'S
TWENTY ONE REGIONAL CENTERS
ARE CONTRACTED WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES TO PROVIDE ASSESSMENTS
DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY AND
OFFER CASE MANAGER AND FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
THE REGIONAL CENTER PROBLEMS
ARE WELL DOCUMENTED BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR
DISABILITY VOICES UNITED THE
LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION AS
WELL AS PUBLIC COUNCIL AND
WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT DDS
HAS EMBARKED ON A NUMBER OF
INITIATIVES OVER THE PAST
SEVERAL YEARS TO ADDRESS THESE
PROBLEMS ARE THE DISPARITIES
AND LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY
REMAIN PROFOUND CHALLENGES
AND THIS IS COMPOUNDED BY
INCONSISTENT TREATMENT LONG
WAIT TIMES RESPONSE DELAYS AS
SOME PEOPLE CALL THIS DENIAL BY
DELAY AND LIMITED OR AT TIMES
NO COMMUNICATION AND WE SAW
AN LA TIMES ARTICLE A OPINION
ARTICLE TODAY THAT SAID THAT
SERVICES REALLY DEPEND ON YOUR
GEOGRAPHY SO WHERE YOU LIVE
DICTATES HOW MUCH SUPPORT AND
HOW MANY SERVICES YOU GET AB
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN CREATES
MUCH NEEDED FIXES TO A BROKEN
SYSTEM BY ADDRESSING THREE MAIN
AREAS OF EQUITY ACCOUNTABILITY
AND TRANSPARENCY SPECIFICALLY
THIS BILL WOULD DO THINGS
LIKE -- CREATE STANDARDIZED
INDIVIDUAL PLANNING PROGRAM
PROGRAM PLANNING TIMELY ACCESS
TO SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES FOR
ALL PERSONS REGARDLESS OF
RACE OR GEOGRAPHY COORDINATED
STATEWIDE PERFORMANCE MEASURES
IMPROVED REGIONAL CENTER
GOVERNANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND
RACIAL AND ETHNIC REPORTING
SO BY ENACTING THESE THE
CENTRO FORMS CALIFORNIA CAN
HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR
MOST IMPACTED RESIDENTS THOSE
INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
AND I'LL JUST ADD BEFORE I
TURN IT OVER TO MY WITNESSES
THAT ARE HERE TO TESTIFY BUT
AS A LIFELONG SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHER I REALLY WITNESSED
SOME OF THE INEQUITIES WITH
THE REGIONAL CENTER SYSTEM
-- WORKED WITH FAMILIES IN
THEIR FIGHT FOR JUSTICE FOR
THEIR CHILDREN AND SO -- THIS
IS LEGISLATIVELY IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT FOR ALL CALIFORNIANS
BUT ALSO PERSONALLY IMPORTANT
TO ME SO HERE TO TESTIFY ARE
JUDY MARK OF DISABILITY VOICES
UNITED AND FERNANDO GOMEZ
OF THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY
COLLABORATIVE AND I'LL TURN
IT OVER TO THEM BEFORE THEY
BEGIN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
-- -- ROLL CALL FOR QUORUM
-- SO MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL JACKSON HI HERE
ALANIZ ARAMBULA BONTA BRIAN
CALLED AROUND HERE GARCIA
WE HAVE A QUORUM THANK YOU
VERY MUCH YOU MAY BEGIN
YOUR TESTIMONY THANK YOU MR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY NAME
IS FERNANDO GOMES AND I'M
A PARENT IN A CO FOUNDER
OF THE INTEGRATED COMMUNITY
COLLABORATIVE THE INTEGRATED
COMMITTEE COLLABORATIVE
IS PROUD TO CO SPONSOR AB
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN WE ARE AN
ORGANIZATION THAT'S COMPOSED
OF PRIMARY LATINO PARENTS AND
SELF ADVOCATES WITH THE VERY
FABRIC OF THE INTELLECTUAL
VETTEL DISABILITIES COMMUNITIES
IN CALIFORNIA WE REPRESENT
THE VERY STATISTICS AND DATA
THAT WE HEAR SO MUCH ABOUT THE
DATA SHOWS THAT LATINOS ONLY
RECEIVED FORTY THREE CENTS
FOR EVERY DOLLAR THAT IS SPENT
ON FLIGHTS TODAY WITH US AND
UNITED INVOICE THREE THERE
ARE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT A
VERY DIVERSE GROUP FROM ACROSS
THE STATE FAMILIES WHO MAKE THE
SACRIFICE TO TRAVEL BY PLANE
BY TRAIN BY BUS IN BY CAR MY
WIFE AND MY TWO SONS ONE WHO
HAS DOWN SYNDROME WAS PART OF A
GROUP OF FIFTY FOR INDIVIDUALS
WITH DISABILITIES AND FAMILY
MEMBERS WHO LEFT LOS ANGELES
THIS MORNING AT TWO AM TO BE
HERE FOR THIS HEARING TODAY
WE'RE HERE TO REPRESENT AND
SUPPORT THE DISABILITY EQUITY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WE HAVE
NOT EXPERIENCED THIS LEVEL
OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SINCE
IS ADAMANT ACT WAS ENACTED WE
CAN NO LONGER SIT AND WE CAN
NO LONGER WAIT UNTIL REGIONAL
CENTERS FIX THE PROBLEM MANY
IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE GONE
TOO LONG WITHOUT MUCH NEEDED
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS IF THIS
WAS YOUR CHILD WOULD YOU BE
OKAY WAITING FOR FIVE YEARS
FOR TEN YEARS MY COMMUNITY HAS
ALREADY WAITED IN SOME CASES
FOR GENERATIONS WE CANNOT
AFFORD TO WAIT ANY LONGER THE
TIME FOR DECISIVE ACTION AND
SYSTEM REFORM IS NOW ACTUALLY
IT WAS YEARS AGO BUT OUR
COMMUNITY HAS AWAKENED AND WE
ARE DEMANDING THE CHANGE NOW AS
COMMUNITY WE WANT ANY WE NEED
TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION AND
TO BE ACTIVE IN HELPING THE
SYSTEM HELP US WE WILL WORK
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THOSE
REGIONAL CENTERS WHO WANT TO
WORK WITH US IN MAKING THE
SYSTEM BETTER WE LOOK TO WALK
CAN IN HAND WITH THE D.
S.
IN HELPING IMPLEMENT VIABLE
SOLUTIONS WE EXTEND OUR
GRATITUDE TO DIRECTOR BARTSCH
MEANT FOR THE OPEN DOOR SHE
PROVIDES AND THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SIT AROUND THE TABLE
AND ENGAGE OUR VOICES BUT
BEYOND OUR VOICES NOW IS THE
TIME FOR ACTION THANK YOU
MY NAME IS JUDY MARC AND I'M
PRESIDENT OF DISABILITY VOICES
UNITED AN ORGANIZATION LED BY
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND WE
ARE PROUD TO BE A CO SPONSOR
OF AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN AND
THINK ASSEMBLY MEMBER ADDRESS
FOR HER AUTHORSHIP MISTER
CHAIRMAN YESTERDAY I READ YOUR
INTERVIEW AND CALMATTERS AND
YOU ONE OF ONE OF YOUR ANSWER
STRUCK ME YOU SAID THE MOST
SURPRISING THING ABOUT BEING IN
OFFICE IS HOW MUCH WE CONVINCE
OURSELVES THAT IT'S OKAY NOT
TO SOLVE A PROBLEM THAT WE KNOW
IS HURTING PEOPLE WELL THAT
IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON IN
THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY
SYSTEM SOMEHOW MANY REGIONAL
CENTERS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
THE GOVERNMENT HAVE CONVINCED
THEMSELVES THAT THE STATUS QUO
IS OKAY THE DISPARITIES DON'T
REALLY EXIST THAT IT'S THE
FAMILY'S FAULT FOR NOT ASKING
FOR SERVICES OR DDS IS FAULT
FOR MAKING TOO MANY RULES OR
THE LEGISLATURE'S FAULT FOR
NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH MONEY
FOR A SYSTEM THAT ALREADY HAS
FOURTEEN BILLION DOLLARS AB
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN WILL CHANGE
THAT EQUATION BY IMPROVING
EQUITY ACCOUNTABILITY AND
TRANSPARENCY IN THE REGIONAL
CENTER SYSTEM YESTERDAY THE
LITTLE HOOVER COMMISSION
RELEASED A REPORT REJECTING
THE STATUS QUO AND CALLING FOR
URGENT ACTION THEIR WIDESPREAD
RECOMMENDATIONS ALIGN WITH AB
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN AND TODAY
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES EDITORIAL
PAGE ENDORSED AB ELEVEN FORTY
SEVEN SAYING THAT IT COULD
BRING THE REGIONAL CENTERS
INTO THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
AND PROVIDE BETTER AND MORE
EQUITABLE CARE FOR HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS
AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN IS A
FAR REACHING BILL BECAUSE FOR
TOO LONG WE HAVE KNOWN WHAT
THE PROBLEMS ARE BUT THOSE
IN THE SYSTEM HAVE NOT HAD
THE CONVICTION TO SOLVE THEM
IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE TO STOP
MAKING EXCUSES AND ADMIT THE
CURRENT SYSTEM IS BROKEN IT IS
TIME TO WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE
A NEW SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES
MEANINGFUL OUTCOMES WITH EQUITY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY AB AT ELEVEN
FORTY SEVEN MOVES US IN THAT
DIRECTION IT'S TIME FOR ALL
OF US TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES
OF THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER THE
MOST ON BEHALF OF THE OVER FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS
WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
AND THEIR MILLIONS OF FAMILY
MEMBERS I URGE YOU TO VOTE
HI I'M AB ELEVEN FORTY THANK
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND NOW
WE WILL HAVE ANY WEIGHT THIS
IN THOSE IN THE ROOM ANYONE
IN SUPPORT -- IN THE ROOM AT
THIS TIME PLEASE COME ON UP THE
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
MY NAME IS THE ONLY ONE
WHO WON'T IMPROVE THE
THANK YOU THANK YOU
SO HE BASICALLY SAID HE'S
THOMAS DAVID FOR DRUGS
AND HE SUPPORTS AB ELEVEN
FORTY SEVEN AND HE IS
REPRESENTING PREGNANT AND
THE CELLS ADVOCATES ATTACKING
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
EVERYONE THANK YOU
THERE ARE OKAY THANKS YEAH
WE'RE WE'RE GOING THIS WAY THIS
OKAY GOOD OKAY YEAH GO AHEAD
HI MY NAME IS LESTER NAVIS
I AM FROM PICO RIVERA SERVED
BY EASTERN LOS ANGELES
REGIONAL CENTER AND IT
SUPPORT AB ELEVEN FOUR SEVEN
REALLY NEED THIS THANK YOU
HI I'M SAMANTHA WHETHER
CRUZ I CAN'T I CONFRONT
NOT JUST CALIFORNIA AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE A.
B.
HELLO I'M FORTY SEVEN MIL
HI MY NAME IS LISA WANNA I
AM FROM -- OUR DAILY FROM
LANCASTER CALIFORNIA AND I AM
A STRONG SUPPORT AV AND I'M
FORTY SEVEN THE TIME IS NOW
THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO PASS IT
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
MIR LUGO I IMAGE HELP ADD
BIG BOOSTER BY THE STERN US
ENGINE REGIONAL CENTER MORE FOR
ONLY SUPPORT THE V.
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
IT ONLY GOT ARSIA I AM SOME
FROM OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA
MY DAUGHTER IS SAFE BY --
SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CENTER
AND I SUPPORT ELEVEN
FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
YOUR SUCH A GOVERNMENT BACKED
UP -- THE LITTLE VALLEY
SOLELY MOTHER THEY'LL SKI
INTO THE CENTER HERE NOT
LABELED CALLS YEP WELL YOU
FEED MEMINTA LOBBY WILL TAKE
WHEN THEY SEE IT THE LAST YES
GOOD AFTERNOON I'M A MESS I
AM THE PARENT OF A CONSUMER
OF ATLANTA MAN FRANK DE
FRANK THE LETTER MONTHS OUR
REGIONAL CENTER I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL BECAUSE
THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND WE
NEED IT NOW PLEASE THANK YOU
HI MY NAME IS LAUREN I WILL
MISS MY SON RECEIVED DATA
SAID WE FOR WE CANNOT CENTER
THE SPRAY HI FROM SAN LEANDRO
AND I -- SUPPORT AB ELEVEN
SIX FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
HI MY NAME IS COULD BE THIS
READER I'M A PARENT OF A NEAR
DIVERSE YOUNG LADY OF ITS OTHER
COMORBIDITIES WHO SERVED BY
THE SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL CENTER
I'M ALSO A CO FOUNDER OF AN
ORGANIZATION CALLED PREGNANT
THE WORKS WITH SELF ADVOCATES
LIKE DAVID AND WE ARE STRONGLY
IN SUPPORT OF AB ELEVEN FORTY
SEVEN PLEASE PASS IT NOW
MY NAME IS ALLISON MARANTZ I
AM THE MOTHER OF A TEENAGER
SERVICE SAN ANDREAS REGIONAL
CENTER AND THE DIRECTOR OF
THE STANFORD ID DE LONG POLICY
PROJECT SILAP I'M HERE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF ELEVEN FORTY
SEVEN FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
HELLO MY NAME IS TRUE SENSING
I'M FROM SANTA MONICA AND I'M
THE TWIN BROTHER OF A YOUTH
WITH AUTISM SERVED BY WEST
SIDE REGIONAL CENTER I STRONGLY
SUPPORT AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
EVELYN RODRIGUEZ I AM THE
MOTHER OF HIS CHILD WITHOUT
TO SAYING SERVER BY THE ORANGE
COUNTY RECKON THAT CENTER
I ALSO DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
OF THE LATINO SUPPORT GROUP
FIGHTING BY THIS MAN THOUGHT
IS AN INDEPENDENT FACILITATOR
OF THE SEVENTH AMMUNITION
PROGRAM IS DROVE EIGHT
HUNDRED MILES TO THE FORTY
STRONG SUPPORT THAT A.
B.
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON TURN MEMBERS
MY NAME'S ERIC HARRISON WITH
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
STRONG SUPPORT C.
HELLO MY NAME IS SAYING
YOU RUSSIANS ON THE
SIM LOOK MORE MONEY
RIGHT TO THE POINT
EVERYBODY TAKE NOTE
THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT
HI MY NAME ME HE'S STILL COMES
TO CHOI THE PROBLEM UNTIL
POSSIBILITIES I AM PARENTS
SOBRE BY HUBBELL DID YOU KNOW
CENTER WELL I USED TO ROOM YOU
STORE PORT AB ONE ONE FORTY
SEVEN AND ALL I AM ALWAYS SEOUL
KOREA AND STP THAT TO ALL WE
STRONG SUPPORT TO AB ONE ON
FOUR FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
HI I'M RACHEL LIEBERT LEWIS
HERE ON BEHALF OF EASTERSEALS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT AB ONE ONE FOUR SEVEN
ALL RIGHT NOW WILL GIVE
OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE IN
SUPPORT HER IN THE REMOTE
LOCATION -- PLEASE COME
ON UP AND STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION
YEP YEP YEP YOU I'M A NUMBER
ONE NOT EVEN GO THERE AND
THEN I WILL CALL SAID I CANNOT
CENTER THING WE'LL SEE WHO'S
GONNA GET SOMETHING IT DOES
THAT CENTER AND I CAN NOT
DOUBLE CROSS APPLE YOU THINK
MOMENTO LA ABIT ONE SICK WHEN
THEY SEE I THINK THAT'S YEAH
MY NAME IS STORE CONCERTS
AND GRANDMOTHER TO A MALE
THIRTY YEAR OLD THAT I'VE
REYES SINCE HE WAS A TODDLER
AND HE WAS -- ELIGIBLE FOR
SERVICES THAT EIGHTEEN MONTHS
I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ELEVEN
FOR A BI ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
LAUGHTER COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY
NAME IS KEESHAN I'M FROM SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND -- I
REPRESENT OF MUSICAL PRAJNA
AND I'M HERE TO SUPPORT AB
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
WELL I MEAN NUMBER IS ALSO LATE
BIGELOW HE'S GONNA SAYS YES
ESPECIALLY ELLIS AS BUT THE
MEDICINE HAS INTRODUCED UNITED
NOTED THAT THEY LOS ANGELES
ONLY APPLE YOUR FREEDOM AND
THEY ARE THE PROPOSED MUSEUM
OUT THERE ONCE AGAIN AND THEY
SAID THEY WOULD ADDRESSES
WHEN IS THAT IS MINIMALISTIC
AUTOMATIC THEME THIS THEN
GO THERE THE PERSON FOUND ON
ME HOLD ON SYNDROME BENGHAZI
CENTER HIM MAD THEY'RE LISTED
LOS ANGELES YES THEY KEEP IT
UP WE ESTIMATE THAT I LOVE BAY
OWN SAKE ONE OF THE FEW THINGS
HELLO MY NAME IS CHUCK WHEN
I DOUBLE FROM SAN JOSE BUT
NOW I'M HERE TO SUPPORT
IT BE ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
THE NUMBER IS THAT IS SEVEN
AND THIS BEEN GOING TO
HARBOR WITHIN THE SAME DAY
YEAH FOR YOUR FILM EVENT
THEY LATE ON SUPPORT AND
THEY SEE IT THEY GOT THE
WHEN I THOUGHT OF THIS YES I
MONEY ON HER LEFT LOTUS SO YOU
MIGHT EVEN BE IN THE CENTER
HAS NOT DONE NOTHING GONZALEZ
I'M HEINOUS YEP WELL YOU'LL
FEEL AMENDMENT THE LATE LATE
AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN I'M
ALSO GOING TO VISIT THE DOCTOR
WHEN I THOUGHT IT IS THE NUMBER
OF MEDICAL CANNABIS SO EVEN
SEND THEM CENTER CANNOT THE
BY AND I'M ON THANK YOU YES
THEY ACT UP AGAIN THE LATE I
THINK ONCE IT WHEN THEY SEE
IT THEY SEE SAID POINTING
LAST GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME
IS ELIZABETH GOMEZ I AM THE
MOTHER OF US CONTINUE GOMEZ
-- SON WITH DOWN SYNDROME SIR
BY THE REGIONAL CENTER SYSTEM
I'M ALSO THE DIRECTOR OF
INTEGRATED COMMUNICANT AVERTED
INGRATES STRONG SUPPORTER
OF AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
FIFTY
IT
YES THEY WERE THE
REPRESENTATIVES THERE'S
THERE'S TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE
OUT THERE HOPEFULLY I WILL BE
ABLE MORE MINIMALISM ARREOLA
IS THIS THREE I KEEP IT UP WE
UNDERSTAND THE LADY OF BILLS
ACCORDING TO HEAR THAT BUT
I GIVE IT A GO NOT A CUIDADO
BUCKLES HE BUT IT DOES TELL YOU
WHAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU
ALL RIGHT THANK YOU ALL
VERY MUCH NOW WE WILL
GO TO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE
DOES HE LIKE TO COME IN SUPPORT
YOU KNOW PRESS ONE AND ZERO AT
THE TIME FIRST OF THE TO LINE
SEVENTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
NINE SEVEN SEVEN
YOUR LINE IS OPEN
THE ONE TIME ON THE NUMBER OF
MEDALLIA HI MOM I DO WE CLING
INTERNET CENTER OVER HERE
LAST YEAR SO YEP FOR YOUNG
BLACK AVE THE POINT IS THAT
IF THEY GET BACKED UP WITH
THE DEMANDS DAY A LOT OF THE
THAT IT NEEDLESS A NEW YORK
THE OTHER PARTY THAT RESCUE
THANKS FOR THE TO LINE
THIRTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD
BERMAN MOTHER THAT MALE NINETY
FOUR I BELIEVE THAT POLITICAL
ECONOMIC BY UNANIMOUS I
KNOW YEP OR YOU CAN LET THAT
NOT ADVANCE ON SUPPORT AND
THANK YOU THINK THAT YEAH
NEXT DEADLINE NINETY ONE PLEASE
GO AHEAD HI GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS NEEDED ALONG LINES
THAT I AM IN THE MARKET OKAY
BUSINESS CENTER TO LIGHTING
WEBSITE AND FROM CHILDREN
HOSPITAL WHERE MY SON IS RIGHT
NOW I AM BEGGING YOU TO PLEASE
SUPPORT AND BOUGHT I FOUR
EIGHTY ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN WAS
GOING TO SUPPORT AND MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR
CHILDREN AND THE I.
D.
COMMUNITY THANK YOU
AN EXCELLENT LINE NINETY
FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD WHEN A
FIVE POINT MONICA RODRIGUEZ
ABILITY ON THE BOTTOM LINE
ON MY THE WEEKEND TODAY IT'S
KIND ACT YEP OR DOCUMENTS
THAT YOU AVE OWN SUPPORTERS
AT THE MOST AGGRESSIVE
NICHOLAS NINE NINETY
FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME WE CAN
HEAR YOU GO AHEAD YEAH YES
I'M MAKE WITHOUT NONPROFIT
SUPPORT AT ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
THANKS TO THE TIMELINE
TWENTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD
ALL I WANT THAT IT MEAN I'M
EXPERIMENTAL BANYAN MODERATED
OPIANT THERE THE BILL'S DENTAL
REGULAR BENEFIT YES BACK
YOU UP IN MY MEANT THEY HAVE
FOR YOU IN THE LOBBY ON THE
CLIENT BASE IT'S A GOOD IDEA
THANKS TO THE TO LINE ONE
NINETEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
FOLLOWING ANY NUMBER SIXTY
FOUR NAY SO YOU MOTHER
THEY WILL NOT CỘNG AT THE
INDIANAPOLIS AND ORGANIZE
IT DOES SEEM THAT YEP WE'LL
FEED MAY MEAN THEY ARE BASED
ON WHEN THEY GET BIGGER YEAH
NEXT WITH THE TO LINE
FORTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
NINE FORTY FIVE A.
LINES OPEN HI GOOD AFTERNOON
MY NAME IS CHRIS DOMINION AND
I HAVE TWO CHILDREN -- THAT
BELONG TO THE EASTERN BANK OF
ITS REGIONAL CENTER AND I'M
HERE TO SUPPORT A.
B.
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
AND I SAW THE HEADLINE AT ONE
FIFTEEN RECORD-EAGLE OKAY ON
THE ONE FIFTEEN LINES OPEN
RT
A SIMPLE NO
AND I SUPPORT A.
B.
-- NUMBER FORTY SEVEN I'M
A MOTHER OF THE -- CHILD
NINE FORTY NINE PLEASE GO
AHEAD HI THIS IS JESSICA BURKE
CALLED FROM ALAMEDA AND I'M
THE PARENT OF A CHILD CARE BY
THE EAST BAY REGIONAL CENTER
I STRONGLY SUPPORT AB ELEVEN
FORTY SEVEN AND A HALF OF
EXHAUSTED PARENTS EVERYWHERE
NEXT TO THE TO LINE EIGHTY
EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD
FOLLOW ONE OF THE MAIN NUMBER
IS THE NUMBER ONE MOTHER
LOOKING INTO THIS INFORMATION
ON THE LIST OF ALLOWED A YEAR
YEP WELL YOU'LL BE LIMITED LARA
ARMY ON WEDNESDAY SEE IF THE
WELL RIPARIAN LOOKED AT THE
NEXT LET'S LINE A ONE OH FIVE
PLEASE GO AHEAD FIVE EIGHT ONE
AUBURN AND I'M A RUBBER COAT
AND I FOR AB ONE ONE ORDINARY
SEVEN CLOSE NEXT IN LINE A ONE
TWENTY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD
THE NUMBER ED JONATHAN MADA IS
SO UNANIMOUS TODAY IN THE HOUSE
HE BROUGHT IN AND THEY CAN
UNDERSTAND THAT YES YEAH KEEP
BUT APPLE YES MA'AM AND THANK
AVE ON TOOK WHAT IS THEY SEE
IT THEY GOOD ACTORS BUT ARE YOU
LEVEL CONSIDERED CALM YOU COULD
HAVE BEEN WITH THE COMPANY THAT
NEXT TO THE TO LINE UP
SEVENTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD
NUMBER NUMBER ONE MOTIVOS QUE
AND THEN THE LITTLE ORANGE
CENTER IS NOT DOWN AND DOWNEY
YOUR FOR YOUR FRIEDMAN MEANT
THAT MY LATE AVE ON SUPPORTING
THEY SEE AT THE DOCTOR
NEXT DEADLINE EIGHTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD OKAY ONE
LAST TIME AND THEN THE ONE
AFTER THAT IT'LL NEED SOME
MEDICAL MEANING THESE MONIES
THE INDEX AND OTHERS FROM THE
HEART OF WORKS IS BREAKING
UP A YOUNG HEALTHY WOMEN
THEY ALLOWED ME OPERATE ON
SUPPORTING BASICALLY GARCIA
NEXT WAS MINUS SEVENTY NINE
PLEASE BY FIVE COUNTY BOARD
YOUR FRIENDS ALL THE PAST
PRESIDENTS SAN FRANCISCO
BAY AREA AUTISM SOCIETY AND
ALSO WITH A BECAUSE HE WOULD
PROBABLY -- I SUPPORT ELEVEN
FORTY SEVEN BECAUSE IT WILL
SAVE THE STATE OF A LOT OF
MONEY BY DECREASING ALL OF THE
DISPARITIES OF THE DIFFERENT
POLICIES MAKE IT EASIER FOR
DD -- TO WORK WITH THE TWENTY
ONE DIFFERENT REGIONAL CENTERS
AND -- IT'S JUST REALLY
IMPORTANT YOU SUPPORTED IT'S
GOING TO SAVE US A LOT THANK
YOU I JUST WANT TO REMIND
ALL THE WITNESSES PLEASE
JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR
SUPPORT YOUR NAME AFFILIATION
IN YOUR SUPPORT THANK YOU
SORRY NINE ONE THIRTY
NINE PLEASE GO AHEAD
LINE ONE THIRTY NINE
YEAR LINED UP IN
WHEN
THE HE WENT HE ADDED I DON'T
MEAN ON THE INTERCONNECTING
THANK YOU YEAH AB ON
THANK YOU NINE NEXT NINE FORTY
SEVEN FIVE HI MY NAME I'M STILL
NOT DONE NO NO NOT AT ALL FIVE
PLANES THE ABOUT CENTER BOB
BUT IN DIED SEVEN FORTY SEVEN
THE NEXT WAS A LINE OF ONE OH
FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD MY NAME
IS LAURIE KERN I'M CALLING ON
BEHALF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
KERN HELPING PARENTS WE
ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
THE NEXT TO GO TO
LINE SEVEN IS GLAD
HI MY NAME IS JESSICA VARGAS
AND I AM THREE SIBLINGS
WITH AUTISM THEY ARE PART
OF THE REGIONAL BANNER
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THE AP ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
THE NEXT TO LINE FIFTY FIVE
PLEASE GO AHEAD GETTING
SET UP IN MARTINEZ FROM THE
FABULOUS FATHER OF THREE
KIDS WITH AUTISM SERVITE WHAT
A WEBSITE REGINALD CENTER
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT AB
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN THANK YOU
NEXT TO THE TO LINE UP
THIRTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
HI MY NAME IS I HAVE FAMILY
RIGHT NORTH LOS ANGELES
REGIONAL CENTER FOR THE BLIND
IF THEY NEED A VERY I'M SORRY
FOR A DELAY IN PLACE LANCASTER
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
THIRTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO MY NAME IS EDDIE GONZALEZ
FROM WEST SACRAMENTO ASSESSED
FAMILY MEMBER OF SOMEONE
LIVING WITH DISABILITIES I
STRONGLY SUPPORT EIGHTEEN
ELEVEN TWENTY SEVEN THANK YOU
NEXT IN HEADLINE ONE OH TWO
PLEASE GO AHEAD FOLLOW ME
NUMBER ONE AND I'M THIS IS SORT
BY THAT OWNING ALL THEM LOOKED
OUT THIS TIME AND COST PUT THEM
THERE THEY WILL BECAUSE THEY
CANNOT ENTER IT YEP PRAYER WILL
BE MY MEANT A LOT BUT WAS IT
JOHN AVE WELL KNOWN OPEN IT
NEXT TO THE TO LINE ONE
THIRTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD
YOU ARE NOT THAT ANY NUMBER
OF NINE PEOPLE SILENCE THAT
COMES OUT OF THE CALIFORNIA
IF THEY CANNELLA I THANK GOD I
CAN THAT DAY -- AND BE A LONG
BEEN WHEN YOU'RE GONE THIS IS
THE BEST YEAH YEAH YEAH YUP THE
AMENDMENT THEIR REQUEST ADVANCE
ON DIFFERENT DAYS GET THE BEST
THANKS FOR THE TO LINE SIXTY
TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD YOU MIGHT
WANNA DOMINION NUMBER SAY THAT
MEMBERS SAVE MOTHER DON'T OPEN
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL
OF YOUR MONTH OF CONTENT IS
BLOCKED UP ALL YOUR TREATMENT
DEDUCTIBLES YOUR AVE ON FOR
QUITE IN PLACE YET THAT MUCH
OF AN ACTIVE JUST EXCELLENT
TO LINE SEVENTY FOUR PLEASE
GO AHEAD HI MY NAME IS CHERYL
BROWN I AM WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING RIGHT
YEAR -- I'M IN SUPPORT OF
AB ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN AND I
HOPE YOU'LL PASS IT BACK TO
JACKSON AND THE REST THANK YOU
THAT WAS ONE OF MY CANNELLA
MILES I KNOW WHEN SHE WAS
SPEAK IN AT WORK WE'RE JUST
GOING TO ALLOW JUST A FEW
MORE -- WE KNOW THAT THERE'S
SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY
EXCITED ABOUT THIS -- -- JUST
KNOW THAT TIME I DON'T THINK
YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY
ABOUT SO -- WE'LL JUST GIVE
IT THREE MORE PEOPLE AND THEN
-- WILL GO ON TO -- OPPOSITION
SO THE NEXT TO THE LINE TO
ONE A ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO MY NAME IS DIANA MORALES
AND FROM AUTISM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY AND WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT AT ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN
NEXT WITH LINE ONE OH THREE
IS GO AHEAD ELEVEN SEVENTY
THANK THE NUMBER AGAIN LET
OTHERS GO FOR THE LEVEL
YOU'RE GONNA LEARN E.
APPLE YOU'RE LATE ARE THEY
ON WEDNESDAY GETTING ARRESTED
NEXT TO THE TO LINE AND
NINETY EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD
RIGHT NINETY EIGHT
YOUR LINE IS OPEN
WHEN I LOOK ONLINE
SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD
I'M SIXTY LINES OPEN
DID I SCARE EVERYONE OFF
FINE BUT PROBABLY TO HAVE
LINE NINETEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO THERE THE LAST ABILENE
WAS WANT TO CONNECT WITH
INVOICE UNITED THANK WILL CALL
IN A COUPLE DIFFERENT THAT
THIS CLARK LOOK BACK UP ALL
YOUR FOOD MY NAME AVE ALSO
GOING TO GET THE NEEDS OF THE
RESIDENTS LOOK AT A COUPLE OF
FOR JUVENTUS OKAY THANK YOU
ALL VERY MUCH WHOEVER CALLED
IN FOR SUPPORT AND NOW WE'RE
GOING TO MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION
-- ARE THERE ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES AT THIS TIME SAYING
NINE IS THERE ANYONE IN THE
ROOM IN OPPOSITION SAYING NINE
IS THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE
LINES IN OPPOSITION IF YOU LIKE
TO COME IN OPPOSITION YOU MAY
PRESS ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
IN ADDITION THE WOULD YOU
HAVE SOMEONE JUST A MOMENT
AND AGAIN PLEASE JUST STATE
YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
IN YOUR POSITION THANK YOU
AND WE HAVE -- LINE ONE
EIGHTY EIGHT PLEASE PLAN
NUMBER THEIR ARTISTIC IDEA
EATING ONE THE COURT HAS
CLEARED THEIR INCREDIBLE
ARGUMENT CENTER YOUR FOR
YOUR LATE ARE THEY ALSO
GOING TO GET THE DIRECTIVE
OPERATOR YOU HAVE BEEN FOOLED
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION
THERE ARE NONE OTHER THAN Q.
OKAY ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS IS THIS CHAIR ARSIA
LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING
TESTING PRESCRIPTION OKAY THEY
BEGIN BY THANKING THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS PROPOSAL
FORWARD -- IT'S CLEAR BY THE
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO MADE
THEIR WAY HERE TO THE CAPITAL
-- TO RAISE WHAT HAS BEEN A
LONG STANDING SET OF ISSUES
THAT I BELIEVE THERE AREN'T
THAT MANY OFFICES IN OUR SIDE
OF THE BUILDING THE ASSEMBLY
THAT IS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD
FROM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY HAVE
GETTING THE BASIC SERVICES
FROM THE REGIONAL CENTERS AND
SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
PROPOSAL FORWARD I HAVE SAT
WITH THE PARENTS -- CLIENTS
ADVOCATES -- TO SEE THEIR
FRUSTRATION AND DISARRAY OF
NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE --
THE QUESTIONS THE CONCERNS --
THAT THE HAVE RAISED TO THESE
REGIONAL CENTERS TIME AND TIME
AGAIN I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY
OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE
HAD TO THE EXTENT THAT EVEN
TALKING TO THE REGIONAL CENTERS
TALKING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ALMOST
MAKING US FEEL LIKE WE HAD OUR
HANDS TIED TO BE ABLE TO HELP
THESE FAMILIES TAKE CARE OF
SOME VERY BASIC ISSUES WHAT
I APPRECIATE ABOUT THIS BILL
THE ANALYSIS BREAKS IT DOWN
IS THAT WERE SAID IN A LOT
OF BENCHMARKS AND MEASURES OF
ACCOUNTABILITY AS IT RELATES
TO OUR REGIONAL CENTERS THE
RESPONSE TIMES TO BE ABLE TO
LET FAMILIES AND CLIENTS KNOW
WHY AND IF NOT WHY NOT AND WHAT
THE RECOURSES TO PURSUE THESE
VERY BASIC SERVICES I KEEP
REFERRING TO BASIC SERVICES
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE
OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARNED
ALONG THE WAY WHEN TAKING THESE
CASES IN OUR LOCAL OFFICE IS
THAT SOME OF THESE REGIONAL
CENTERS I JUST THE GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS OF THE COVER ARE
HUMONGOUS AND WHEN IT COMES TO
THEIR ABILITY TO JUST DO INTAKE
AND FOLLOW THROUGH IS JUST
VERY CHALLENGING SO NOT TO JUST
POINT TO REGIONAL CENTER TO
SAY THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR JOB
THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES
THERE JUST THERE'S JUST A HUGE
AREA FOR EXAMPLE THE REGIONAL
CENTER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE
COVERS ALL OF SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AND ALL OF RIVERSIDE
COUNTY AND THERE AREN'T ANY
SATELLITE OFFICES ON ONE END
OF THE COUNTY OR THE TALENT
OF THE COUNTY THE REGIONAL
CENTERS IN SAN BERNARDINO ON
THE FARTHEST POINT WHERE PEOPLE
NEED TO GET SERVICES IS BLIGHT
AND IN SOME CASES THE NOR SHORT
DOES A SHORT COMMUNITIES OUT
BY THE SALTON SEA IT IS NEAR
TO IMPOSSIBLE FOR MANY OF THESE
FAMILIES TO OBTAIN A BASIC
CONVERSATION WITH A SOCIAL
WORKER AT THE REGIONAL CENTER
NOT TO MENTION IN THE PROCESS
OF GETTING FROM A TO Z.
WE SEEN THIS FIRST HAND
TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND AS I
MENTIONED TO THE EXTENT THAT
EVEN OUR OFFICE AND MYSELF
FEELING LIKE OUR HANDS HAVE
BEEN TIED AND NOT BE ABLE TO
PROVIDE THESE BASIC SERVICES TO
THESE FAMILIES SO THIS EFFORT
-- IS A LONG TIME COMING AND
WE APPRECIATE YOU PUTTING YOUR
HANDS AROUND THE MULTITUDE
OF ISSUES THAT -- YOU'RE
ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS -- ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT IN AGREEMENT
WITH THE DIRECTION THAT THIS
BILL IS GOING IN AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CONSTITUENTS THAT I
REPRESENT THAT WE'VE HEARD
FROM OVER THE COURSE OF A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME THANK YOU YOU
ARE DEFINITELY BRINGING LIGHT
AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FOR
THEM FOR THEIR FRUSTRATIONS
FOR THEIR -- FEELING OF -- NO
HOPE THAT THEIR SITUATION WITH
THEIR CHILD THEIR SIP THEIR
SIBLING ARE THERE -- THE PERSON
THAT THEY HAVE GUARDIANSHIP
WILL NEVER IMPROVE AND THAT
THE LIVES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS
WILL NEVER GET A FAIR SHOT AT
THE COMING PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS
OF OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF
THE LACK OF INTERVENTION OR
SERVICES THAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT HERE AND THE ROLE BASIC
THE REAL BASICS SO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD IBM I WOULD WITH YOUR
PERMISSION LOVE TO JOIN YOU
IN THIS EFFORT AND MAKE A LOT
OF NOISE IN THE POSITIVE WAY
IN OUR PART OF THE STATE ABOUT
THIS BILL ON THE WORK THAT
YOU'RE DOING SO THANK YOU AGAIN
ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS AT THIS
TIME SAYING NINE -- WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE WELL I'LL THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER GARCIA FOR THE
CLOSING NO BUT REALLY WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
YOUR TIME THANK THE CHAIR FOR
YOUR TIME AND FOR ALLOWING SO
MANY OF OUR WITNESSES TO COME
FORWARD YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS
IS A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE
THAT NEEDS ARE ABOVE ONIONS
ARE CARING NEEDS OUR SUPPORT
BUT MOST OF ALL NEEDS OUR
VOTES AND SO WHAT THAT I ASKED
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE TODAY ON
ELEVEN FORTY SEVEN DO I HAVE
A MOTION IT'S BEEN MOVED CAN I
GET A SECOND SEGMENT -- BOTTOM
CLICK PLEASE -- CALL THE WORK
WILL CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON ALL RIGHT JACKSON
EYES SANCHEZ ALANIZ ARAMBULA
BONTA BRIAN CALLED AROUND
CALDERON AYE GARCIA GARCIA HI
WE WILL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN
FOR ADDITIONAL VOTES THANK
YOU SO VERY MUCH THANK YOU
I THANK ALL OF THOSE OF YOU
WHO CAME UP HERE FOR THIS
BILL -- YOUR TIME -- WAS
DEFINITELY WORTH IT AND SAFE
TRAVELS YOUR DOCTOR WOULD
AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
WE JUST ASK THAT AS A WITNESS
IT AS PEOPLE LEAVE THE ROOM
JUST PLEASE -- KEEP IT DOWN
AS WHERE I'M STILL HAVE A LOT
OF BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF
BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT
MISTER WHERE YOU MAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY THANK YOU
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS I'D LIKE
TO THOUGHT START BY THANKING
YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR WORK FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS
BILL A MEMBERS IT WAS RECENTLY
BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES RATE STUDY INCLUDED
AN ERROR WHEN IT IS SIGNED
RATES TO INSTRUCTORS PROVIDING
INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES I
REFER TO IT -- AS I L.
S.
THIS RATE RATE RESULTED IN A
MISMATCH OF SERVICES AND SET
A LOWER WAGE THAN INSTRUCTORS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA EARN
MISCALCULATING THE RATE NEEDED
BY AGENCIES TO PAY THEIR IOS
INSTRUCTORS AB FIFTEEN SIXTY
EIGHT PROVIDES A MUCH NEEDED
FIX TO THIS BY REQUIRING
THE DEPARTMENT ON OR BEFORE
APRIL ONE TWENTY TWENTY FOUR
TO REVISE AND IMPLEMENT AND
ECOBILL AND COST EFFECTIVE
RATE SETTING PROCEDURE FOR
STATE PAYMENT FOR IOS SERVICES
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT
RATE WILL BE ACCORDING
TO SPECIFIED REQUIREMENTS
INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT
LIVING SKILLS SERVICES SHALL
NOT BE CATEGORIZED AS COMMUNITY
BASED DAY PROGRAM OR ADULT
DAY PROGRAM AND THAT THE
RATE SETTING PROCEDURES SHALL
REFLECT THE REASONABLE COST
OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS
SERVICES AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
WILL ALSO REQUIRE THAT I ELLIS
SERVICES HAVE FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
TRAINING COMPONENTS INCLUDING
AMONG OTHERS COOKING MONEY
MANAGEMENT USE OF MEDICAL AND
DENTAL SERVICES AND COMMUNITY
RESOURCE AWARENESS AND WOULD
PROHIBIT THOSE SERVICES FROM
BEING CONDUCTED IN A CENTER
BASED ENVIRONMENT IS CRITICAL
FOR THE HEALTH AND INDEPENDENCE
OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
CONSTITUENTS THAT WE CORRECT
THIS ERROR THE CURRENT RATE HAS
PUSHED EYELESS AGENCIES OUT OF
BUSINESS RESULTING IN PEOPLE
WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
BEING PLACED INTO SERVICES THAT
DON'T GIVE THEM THE APPROPRIATE
TRAIN TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY
LEADING TO A LOWER QUALITY OF
LIFE AND INCREASED DEPENDENCY
ON STATE SERVICES HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OUR MARK
MELANSON OF COMMUNITY LIVING
NETWORK AND JACQUIE FOSS OF
STRATEGIES TO EMPOWER PEOPLE
THANK YOU COMMITTEE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS MY NAME'S MARK PLANTS
AND CEO OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY LIVING NETWORK C.
C.
L.
N.
PROUD SPONSOR OF AB FIFTEEN
SIXTY EIGHT THE TWENTY NINETEEN
DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES RATE STUDY PROVIDED
A SOLID ROADMAP TO EVALUATE
SERVICE PROVIDER RATES BUT
THE STUDY ALSO INCLUDED
AN ERROR WHEN IT ASSIGNED
RATES TO INDEPENDENT LIVING
SERVICES KNOWN AS I.
ALAS AS A RESULT OF THIS MISS
CLASSIFICATION I LESS PROVIDERS
WILL BE RECEIVING A RATE CUT
AT FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
RATE STUDY IMPLEMENTING THIS
FLOOD RATE WILL LEAD TO FURTHER
CLOSURES OF VIOLENT OF THE
EYELESS PROVIDER NETWORK HOME
AND COMMUNITY BASED COMPLIANCE
SERVICES SERVICES THAT CAN
BE DELIVERED IN THE FAMILY'S
HOME OR IN HOME OF ONE'S OWN
AND FORCE CONSUMERS INTO MORE
EXPENSES LEVELS OF CARE OR
PUT THEM ON WAITING LISTS
TO ACCESS OTHER MORE COSTLY
SERVICES CEILING HAS ALMOST ONE
HUNDRED PROVIDER MEMBERS MANY
OF WHOM WHO PROVIDE I'LL LESS
SERVICES IT IS C.
SEALANTS HIGHEST PRIORITY THE
COMMUNITY OF AYE LESS PROVIDERS
ARE REACTING RIGHT NOW AGENCIES
ARE CLOSING THEIR AYE LESS
PROGRAMS OR ARE NOT ACCEPTING
ANY NEW REFERRALS THERE IS
LITTLE OR NO INCENTIVE FOR
ANY NEW IOS PROVIDER AGENCIES
TO ENTER THE SYSTEM WITH A
LOOMING RATE HOT IT WILL BE
IMPOSSIBLE FOR IOS PROVIDERS
TO WORK ON IMPROVING THE
QUALITY OF SERVICE IS MEASURING
THE INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES OF
SERVICES AND ACHIEVING THE MUCH
ANTICIPATED PROVIDER INCENTIVE
PAYMENTS WHEN YOUR RATE IS
GOING TO BE HOT HELLO THE RATE
YOU STARTED WITH US WHEN THE
RATE STUDY IMPLEMENTATION FIRST
BEGAN AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
INCLUDES A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO
THIS PROBLEM BY DRAWING MORE
APPROPRIATE PARALLELS TO BUREAU
OF LABOR STATUS STATISTICS
JOB CODES ADDITIONALLY AB
FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT WOULD
ALIGN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE REVISED I LS RATE WITH
THE STATUTORY TIMELINE OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REVISED
TO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
RATES THIS URGENT ISSUE CANNOT
WAIT FOR A SOLUTION ANY LONGER
PROVIDERS A CLOSING THIS
ESSENTIAL WORK FORCE IS BEING
LOST AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED
OF IOS PROGRAMS ARE AT RISK
OF BEING PROPELLED INTO CRISES
THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WOULD FOR CHAMPIONING THIS
IMPORTANT BILL AND ALLOWING
ME TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY ON
THIS CRITICAL ISSUE AND WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
AYE VOTE FOR AB FIFTEEN SIXTY
EIGHT THANK YOU AND HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS HELLO MY
NAME IS JACKIE FOSTER I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
OF STRATEGIES TO EMPOWER PEOPLE
-- I BEGAN MY PROGRAM I WANT
TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY TO
SERVE FOLKS THAT WERE DEAF WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND
THAT WAS IN NINETEEN NINETY
TWO IN NINETEEN NINETY TWO THE
EQUITY AND ACCESS TO SERVICES
FOR INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS STAFF
WAS NON EXISTENT SO I LOOKED
AT THAT AND SAID THAT'S WHAT I
NEED TO DO I DO WANT TO GIVE A
SLIGHT HISTORY ON INDEPENDENT
LIVING SERVICES BUT THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE VERY
PROUD OF THE FIRST PILOT BEGAN
IN NINETEEN SEVENTY SEVEN
NINETEEN SEVENTY SEVEN ALLOWED
FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN THEIR
OWN HOME INCLUSION BEGAN BUT
WHAT I'VE LEARNED OVER THIS
TIME IS YOU CAN'T GET REACH
INCLUSION WITHOUT EQUITY AND
WE DON'T HAVE EQUITY WITHIN
THE RATES WE DON'T HAVE EQUITY
WITHIN THEIR SERVICES WE REALLY
NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME AND
SAY WHAT ARE WE DOING TO THESE
INDIVIDUALS THAT RECEIVED THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF UTILIZATION
MOST PEOPLE INDEPENDENT LIVING
SERVICES AROUND TWENTY HOURS
A MONTH THAT'S IT I HAVE
UNFORTUNATELY I GAVE NOTICE
TO DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENTAL
SERVICES THAT EVIDENCE CUTS
CLOSED OUT MY PROGRAM THAT
I STARTED IN NINETEEN NINETY
TWO BY INDEPENDENT LIVING
SKILLS PROGRAM CANNOT SURVIVE
TODAY AND IN JAIL A JEW JULY
OF TWENTY TWENTY FOUR I WOULD
TAKE A FIVE DOLLAR AN HOUR RATE
CUT I HAVE SOME OF MY EYELIDS
INSTRUCTORS HERE THEY ARE
INSTRUCTORS THEY ARE TEACHERS
THEY DO REHABILITATION THEY
CONNECT GENERIC RESOURCES FOR
TWENTY HOURS A MONTH THE STATE
TOOK A SHORT SIGHTED METHOD IN
DEALING WITH INDEPENDENT LIVING
SERVICES WHEN DR WOULD TARGET
THE LAST HEARING I REMEMBER
HIM SAYING ABOUT PREVENTATIVE
WHAT'S WRONG WE DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING IS
PREVENTING PEOPLE TO GOING TO A
HIGHER LEVEL OF CARE I'M GONNA
GET IN WITH ONE LITTLE STORY
ABOUT RACHEL AND THEN I'LL I
HOPE I DIDN'T EXCEED MY TWO
MINUTES BECAUSE I IT RAISED UP
TO YOU HAVE TWENTY SECOND --
GOOD I'LL TALK REALLY FAST I'VE
BEEN KNOWN TO DO THAT RACHEL
HAS BEEN A STEP FOR TWENTY FIVE
YEARS SHE IS SOMEONE WHO USES
THE POWER CHAIRED SHE LIVES
IN OUR OWN HOME SHE RECEIVED
TWENTY HOURS OR SERVICES SHE
HAS MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS FOR
YEARS SHE HAS BEEN THREATENED
WITH NEEDED TO MOVE INTO A MORE
RESTRICTIVE STUDY THAT'S WHAT
THE RESULTS ARE DOES TO HER
IF YOU DO NOT DO WHAT WE TELL
YOU YOU WILL GO INTO A MORE
RESTRICTIVE SETTING BUT FOR
TWENTY HOURS A MONTH RIGHT TO
RECEIVE THE SUPPORT SHE NEEDS
SORRY OMINOUS UP BECAUSE SHE
HAS EYELESS PROVIDERS WHO MEET
THE STANDARDS AND I'LL BE VERY
SAD IF WE DO NOT FIX THIS RATE
I HAVE TO SHUT MY PROGRAM DOWN
AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING
ACROSS THE STATE TWENTY SECOND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YEAH
DID I TELL YOU GOT CLOSE AND I
WANTED TO GO WITH THE LAST GIRL
SHOW ME THE MONEY PLEASE NOTE
THAT ALWAYS WORKS -- OKAY IS
THERE ANY -- WITH WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION HERE NO L.
F.
THERE'S ANYONE IN SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM PLEASE COME ON
UP PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME
AND AFFILIATION PLEASE GOOD
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
MISTY JOHNSON HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA DISABILITY
SERVICES ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT
MEDINA CAROLINE SUPPORT HERE
WITH IOS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY
YOU WANT TO SUPPORT ONE TURNING
WORSE FOR INTERVENING YOUR NAME
IS SIMILAR THANK YOU THANK YOU
DANIEL SABINO ASSOCIATION
OF REGIONAL CENTER
AGENCIES ALSO IN SUPPORT
HELLO MY NAME IS LUCIANO M.
CORTES THIS IS MY NAME SIGN
AND I'M SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU
HELLO MY NAME IS AMBER AND
I AM EYELESS FACILITATOR
AND I AM ALSO IN SUPPORT
OF AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
HI MY NAME IS RUBY KEEFE AND
I AM A STEP CLIENT FOR STEP
STRATEGIES AND I SUPPORT AB
SIXTY FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
THERE WE GO REBECCA BORRELL
DIRECTOR BY ALAS IN SUPPORT
OF AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
HELLO MY NAME IS DIANA
MILLER AM I LS MANAGER FOR
DEATH STEP PROGRAM I SUPPORT
FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON ERIC HARRIS
-- DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA STRONG SUPPORT
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
DIANA GONZALEZ I AM THE
TALENT MANAGER AT MONASH
HOME CARE AND I AM HERE IN
SUPPORT OF FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
HELLO I'M SARAH BERGEN AND
I'M A FORMER EYELESS PROVIDER
IN THE BAY AREA HERE TO
SUPPORT FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON MY
NAME IS HUBERT JOHNSON
AND I DO SUPPORT FROM SLS
SUPPORTED LIVING OPEN DOORS
HI AM TEAR HARASSED OPEN
DOORS SUPPORTED LIVING
DIRECTOR AND I AM IN SUPPORT
OF AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
HI MARY THIS GIVE US A
WORK OF MANOS LOCATED IN
OAKLAND CALIFORNIA END OF
SUPPORT FIFTY SIXTY EIGHT
OKAY NOW WILL GO TO SUPPORT
ON THE PHONE LINES ANY SUPPORT
ON THE PHONE THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN IF
YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT
OF AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AN OPERATOR WILL PROVIDE YOU
WITH THE ONLINE NUMBER AND
PLACE YOU BACK INTO Q.
ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF AB
ONE FIVE SIX EIGHT PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO NOW
HE ONE MOMENT MISTER CHAIR
WE'RE GETTING LINE NUMBERS NOW
BY NUMBER TWO ELEVEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
COULD YOU
HELLO MY SEE IF WE CAN
HEAR YOU OKAY I REMEMBER
THIS MONEY AVAILABLE SO
YES WE ARE NOT -- THEY'RE
LATE IF WE GET THE DAILY --
ARE THEY GOING TO
PUT IN PLACE YET
THANK YOU
MY NUMBER ONE SIXTEEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO THIS IS MICHELLE
MERRITT CEO OF ON MY OWN
INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES
I SERVE ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED
I ALLEGE CLIENTS IN SEVERAL
COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA
AND I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF AB FIFTEEN SIXTY EIGHT
LINE NUMBER TWO SIXTEEN YOUR
LINE IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
SOPHIA BHADRA WITH ADVANCED
CARE TRANSITIONS I'M A NIHILIST
BENDER WITH ALKA CALIFORNIA
REGIONAL CENTER AND I'M
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF AB ONE FIVE SIX EIGHT
LINE NUMBER ONE SEVENTY NINE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN PLEASE GO
AHEAD I KNOW ME KNOW MAYES
YOUR POINT YOU'LL AND THEY
OPERATE ON THE WAY THANK YOU
OKAY BUT I THINK IT AFTER
THANK YOU AT THIS TIME IS THIS
YEAR WE HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN Q.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND
NOW ARE THERE ANY POINT IN
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT
THIS TIME SAYING NINE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN IF YOU WISH TO
SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF AB ONE
FIVE SIX EIGHT PLEASE PRESS ONE
THEN ZERO AND THE OPERATOR WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH THE ONLINE
NUMBER AND PLACE BACK INTO Q.
ONCE AGAIN IF YOU WISH
TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION AB
ONE FIVE SIX EIGHT PLEASE
PRESS ONE BEEN THERE -- NOW
MY NUMBER TWO TWENTY THREE YOUR
LINE IS OPEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
I YES TODD ROBERT HARASSMENT
BESSIE I YOU CALIFORNIA I'M
SORRY I'M NOT IN THE WRONG LINE
WHAT THE OPPOSITION ACTUALLY
WEARING TOTAL SUPPORT THE BILL
IT'S GOOD BILL THANK YOU AND
IN AT THIS TIME MISTER CHAIR WE
HAVE NO ONE ELSE IN Q.
THAT'S FANTASTIC AND I ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS SAYING NINE
DOCTOR WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE JUST RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU
VERY MUCH HI MISTER MOTION
HAS BEEN MOVED TO THIRTY
SECONDS WE HAVE A SECOND ADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE JACKSON HI JACKSON
AYE SANCHEZ ALANIZ ALANIZ
I ARAMBULA BONTA BRIAN
CALDERON CALDERON AYE GARCIA
WE WILL LEAVE THE OUR ROLE OPEN
FOR ADD ONS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
PERFECT TIMING MR
SANTIAGO YOU ARE UP
AB THREE ELEVEN I YES THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND -- I'M VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
HAVE DONE YOUR COMMITTEE I TO
HELP US MAKE THIS A BETTER BILL
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH -- AND
THAT THEY LOOK THE BOTTOM LINE
IS THAT WE WE HAVE BEEN WORKING
ON THIS FOR NUMBER OF YEARS --
YOU BRING THE FOURTH LARGEST
ECONOMY IN THE WORLD AND PEOPLE
ARE STILL FOOD INSECURE DURING
COVERT WE THOUGHT WE THOUGHT
IT WAS UNPRECEDENTED THAT WE
HAD -- THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF PEOPLE SHOW UP FOR BASIC
-- SUBSIDIES THESE ARE PEOPLE
WHO WORK HARD WHO MAY HAVE HAD
A JOB THERE PEOPLE WHO LOST
JOBS THERE ARE PEOPLE FROM ALL
WALKS OF LIFE WHO SHOWED UP
THE ONE THING THAT WAS VERY --
THAT THAT WAS VERY EVIDENT IN
MOST DIFFICULT IS THOSE PEOPLE
WHO DO NOT HAVE DOCUMENTATION
HERE UNITED STATES WHAT THEY
COULD NOT RECEIVE SOME OF THE
GOVERNMENT FUNDING AND TODAY
WHAT WE'RE PUSHING FOR IS FOOD
FOR ALL WHICH IS BASICALLY SAYS
THAT ANYBODY WITH YOUR DOCUMENT
UNDOCUMENTED QUALIFY FOR FOOD
ASSISTANCE BECAUSE HERE WE ARE
IN THE FOURTH LARGEST CONDOM
IN THE WORLD AND THE RP PEOPLE
WHO STARTED OUR PEOPLE OR
FAMILIES WHO PUT THEIR KIDS TO
SLEEP AT NIGHT AND THEY HAVE
NOWHERE ELSE TO GO WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH HIS THROUGH HISTORIC
HEALTH CARE CRISIS OUT WITH
IS NO SAFETY NET FOR CERTAIN
POPULATION THAT THAT DOES NOT
HAVE DOCUMENTATION WE'VE JUST
NOW GONE THROUGH THE IMPACTS OF
CLIMATE CHANGE -- WHERE PEOPLE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO GET BACK TO
WORK DISCORDANT AND WHY THEY
DON'T AND WHAT I'D LIKE TO MAKE
THE CASE FOR A NUMBER OF OTHER
BENEFITS THAT THIS COMMITTEE
HAS HELPED TO PUSH THROUGH THE
ONE WE'RE MAKING TODAY JUST
ABOUT BASIC FOOD THE ABILITY TO
FEED SOMEBODY LAST YEAR WE WERE
SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE STATE
BUDGET -- THE ABILITY TO FEED
THOSE WERE DOCUMENTED FIFTY
FIVE YEARS AND ABOVE -- THE
THE PROPOSED THE GOVERNOR'S A
PROPOSAL HAD SUGGESTED THE MOVE
IT OUT BY A NUMBER OF YEARS
ALSO WE THOUGHT WE COME BACK
STRONGER THAN EVER PROPOSING
THAT EVERYBODY HAVE THE ABILITY
FOR FOOD HERE IN CALIFORNIA
GIVEN WITH THE FOURTH LARGEST
ECONOMY IN IN THE WORLD AND
YET PEOPLE GO HUNGRY SO WE'RE
PUSHING FORWARD FOR EVERYBODY
TO GET FOOD AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK THAT I BOUGHT AT THE RIGHT
TIME MISTER CHAIR WE HAVE A
COUPLE WITNESSES HERE WE ALSO
LIKE TO TESTIFY YEAH THANK YOU
SO MUCH NIGHT GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE
-- THAT SEPARATE US VIA WITH
NARS CALIFORNIA AND I'M JOINED
BY A COALITION MEMBERS NOT THE
NOW WITH THE WHOLE DECK -- AND
ANOTHER MEMBER OF TOLD THANK
I WANT TO START BY THANKING
THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE
AND THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS MADE LAST
YEAR TO EXPAND SEE FAT OF
FOOD BENEFITS TO IMMIGRANTS
-- AGES FIFTY FIVE AND OLDER
THIS INVESTMENT IS AN IMPORTANT
STEP TOWARDS ENSURING AN
EQUITABLE FOOD SAFETY NET
AND WILL MAKE CALIFORNIA THE
FIRST STATE IN THE NATION
TO PROVIDE FOOD BENEFITS TO
UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE SO WE ARE
CO SPONSORS THE CALIFORNIA
IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER AND
THE FOOD FOR ALL COALITION
WE'RE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED
WHEN THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL
TO DELAY THAT EXPANSION TO
GENERATE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
SEVEN WE ARE WORKING WITH
CDSS THE LEGISLATURE AND
OTHER PEOPLE TO ADDRESS THE
REASON FOR THE PROPOSED DELAY
AND ENSURE THAT THE AND THAT
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE GETS
MOVED UP WE BELIEVE IT'S
UNFAIR AND IT'S CRUEL TO MAKE
UNDOCUMENTED CALIFORNIANS
I'M ESPECIALLY OLDER ADULTS
WHO ARE MORE AT RISK OF FOOD
INSECURITY TO WAIT YEARS TO
RECEIVE FOOD BENEFITS WHEN
THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO DATE
IN ACCESSING FOOD ACCORDING
TO A SURVEY BY UCLA FORTY
FIVE PERCENT OF UNDOCUMENTED
CALIFORNIANS AND SIXTY FOUR
PERCENT OF UNDOCUMENTED
CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY
FOOD INSECURITY THAT MEANS
THAT TWO OUT OF EVERY THREE
UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN ARE
GOING HUNGRY THAT'S WHY WE
URGENTLY NEED AB THREE ELEVEN
OUR FOOD FOR ALL BILL THAT
ADDRESSES HUNGER AND POVERTY
IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES
ACCESSING FOOD ASSISTANCE
IS ESSENTIAL ESPECIALLY AS
WE CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM
THE IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC
AND NOW THE RISING COST OF
FOOD BECAUSE OF INFLATION IT
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ALLOW
SOME MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD
TO ACCESS CALFRESH RECEIVE
FAB WHILE EXCLUDING OTHERS
BECAUSE OF THEIR IMMIGRATION
STATUS THE PROGRAM IN PEOPLE'S
LIVES ARE DESIGNED AROUND
ENTIRE HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES
NOT TO CERTAIN MEMBERS OF OF
OF THE FAMILY SO WE URGE THE
COMMITTEE -- TO EXPENSIVE UP
TO ALL CALIFORNIANS REGARDLESS
OF AGE OR IMMIGRATION STATUS
NO EXCEPTIONS NO EXCLUSIONS
AND NO DELAYS THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME -- AND I'M GOING TO
PASS IT OVER TO MY THING NOW
WITH TOPIC AND MILLIONS OF
SMOKERS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
OF THIRTY CLEAR CENTER WILL
BE A TRANSLATE FOR MARTINEZ
SHE'S GONNA BE SPEAKING
TO US IN THEIR DIGITAL
LANGUAGE WILL PUT A PICTURE
THAT'S HIS JEWISH YOM IN THOUGH
HE'S SIDING JIM MARTINEZ HIS
FATHER'S HIM EATING ONE OPTION
THE OTHER CAN HANG ON THAT A
MAN CAN BE WATCHING HER COME
TO HIS CHARGE BUT YEAH I MEAN
TO JUDGE -- JUDGING ONE EQUITY
MONNING VENTURE WHAT THAT
INJECT THEM GENTLY ONTO QUALITY
HOTTISH THE WHO JUGGLING EQUITY
MORNING EXPORTING JONTY QUADDIE
ON SEMOGA SEMUA AND BOND JOHN
TOOK WHAT IS SANTA SHE SAID MY
NAME IS MARTINA I AM A MEMBER
OF TOLD ACT OF INLAND EMPIRE
OF COULD AND COACHELLA VALLEY
TODAY REPRESENT ON PRIVILEGE
FARMWORKERS LIKE MYSELF AND MY
PROHIBITS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY
THAT LIVE IN CONSTANT STRUGGLE
FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK
JAHSH COMICAL IT IS TO JOG ON
TO QUOTE IT GOES JOHN LEGEND
IN TO NOTE THAT IN SCHOOL
STANDS ACQUITTED BONTA JOHNS
EQUITY NOT EQUITIES COULD
JOHNS EQUITY AGAIN HIT OUT
QUITE IS NOT THERE AND GONNA
JENOPTIK WHAT IS ANTIQUATED
PUT GENERAL PEDIA COOKING BOOK
ON GENERAL MAMA PETERSON YOU
MANNING OAKS DISHES ON THE
GROUND EACH PIZZA THIS HARVEST
SEASON JUST ENDED AND I HAVE
BEEN LAID OFF WITHOUT ANY TYPE
OF SUCH A SAFETY NET NOT HAVING
ACCESS TO FOOD OR UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS I IN ADDITION LIVING
IN A COMMUNITY THAT THE WATER
IS CONTAMINATED WITH ARSENIC
THANK GOD REGENERON'S EQUITY
OCCUR WHO JOBS SUBUTEX DOT
PEDIA THE MENDON WHO JUST
HIT ME IN A CRASH CAN AND HE
TURNED HIM ON ON NO WHEN HAVE
GOT THINK ARSENIC ONE HOME
COOK IT SAYS IF I DON'T WORK
AND THEN MY KIDS DO NOT GET
TO A CHANCE TO EAT AS WELL
I WOULD CHECK ON ANTIQUITY
QUOTE THAT IS CONDUCTING
WHAT IN A GESTURE ON THAT
CHEN JOHN JOHN CONNICK THAT
WHAT THAT ENGINE LOOK AT
JOHN TO GO DOWN TO QUESTION
BUT YEAH I MEAN DOUBLE
CHECK AND GOT STRAKA BUT
YEAH I MEAN CREATED BOARD
COTLOOK GENOMMEN NOR SHOULD
BONTA BECK WHAT INPUT JACK
TO GET A QUOTE YEAH THE GUY
WHO TO PICK WORK HUMAN FROM
BANK ON THE JAHAN PICK ON
COACH JOHN YOUR QUESTION BY
YEAH I MEAN THE WORLD TO BUY
EXTRA YUM INTERIOR YEAH I'M
IN THROUGH YEAH I'M YEP WHAT
IS ON THE BOARD BY ONE BY ONE
TO A JOB AND JUDGING BY THE
DOORDARSHAN BY JAPAN BILLION
ON HOW DO WHAT THEN BOOGERS
COMICAL SHOULD PROTECT OUR
COACH JUSTICIA BAND HEATING
UP WHAT IT MIGHT THEN AREN'T
YOU QUITE THE BONTA JONES
HIT IT ON JUST HOW BEACH AND
GOT WHAT DOES THEN WE GENERAL
CHECK A YUM MY AND BEEN
NAMED ON HIM AND HIM GOING
HOP HOW MAGIC WINNING HAPPEN
US NEED THEM AT THE NWCA
THIS IS BEING UNDOCUMENTED
FARMWORKERS NOT EASY I
HARVESTED FOOD FROM FOR ALL BUT
AT TIMES I CAN'T EVEN AFFORD
THAT FOOD FOR MY OWN FAMILY I
CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY EVERY
DAY THIS IS THE MOST DIFFICULT
TIME FOR MY FAMILY BECAUSE
HARVEST SEASON IS OVER AND WE
HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER JOB TO
MAKE SURE THAT MY FAMILIES THAT
WE ARE STILL BEHIND ON BILLS
DUE TO THE PANDEMIC BUT HAVING
ACCESS TO FOOD IS A LIFELINE
SO PLEASE SUPPORT -- FOOD FOR
ALL THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS
I THANK YOU VERY
MUCH IS THERE ANY --
ONE IS SUPPORT IN THE ROOM
PLEASE COME ON UP AND STATE
YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
PLEASE YEAH KEVIN HAS
THE COALITION CALIFORNIA
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
HI BENYAMIN CHAO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY
CENTER WERE CO SPONSORS OF
THE BILL AND IN STRONG SUPPORT
BETSEY ARMSTRONG ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNTY HEALTH EXECUTIVES
ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING
LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
INSTRUCTS KELLY BEING WITH
HEALTH NET OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT ABIGAIL ALVAREZ WITH
THE BERKELEY FOOD INSTITUTE
THE PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK
NETWORK AND CALIFORNIANS FOR
PESTICIDE REFORM IN SUPPORT
I MEAN ALMOST NEED WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
STUDENT ASSOCIATION ON
BEHALF OF THE THOUSANDS
OF UNDOCUMENTED TEENS
WITHIN THE UC WE SUPPORT
THIS BILL THANK YOU
MY THE CARRERA REPRESENTING
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND BE REQUEST
YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU
SHANNON SWANSON ON BEHALF
THE CAL STATE STUDENT
ASSOCIATION IN STRONG SUPPORT
LINDA WATER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC
CONFERENCE IN STRONG SUPPORT
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS
JENNISON VALLEY WITH THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE
COUNTY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
JOSH DUGGAR ON BEHALF
OF THE URBAN COUNTIES OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT HELLO
DANIEL SANCHEZ WITH CHIRLA
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU
NICOLE WATERMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP IN
SUPPORT INTERCHANGE GRAYSON
SUBMARINE SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU SILVER FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
FOOD BANKS IN STRONG SUPPORT
CHRIS RESPONSES THE LESSONS AND
ONLINE PART IN TERMS OF WHAT
IS THERE ANYONE IN
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
THE GOVERNMENT COLLECTED
COMMENTS SUPPORT IN MEMPHIS
WHEN THIS YEAR THIS TIME AND
WITH THE TO LINE UP TO TWENTY
SEVEN PLEASE BUT HELLO THIS IS
KEVIN IN GIRLFRIENDS COMMITTEE
ON LEGISLATION OF CALIFORNIA
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
THE NEXT TO THE TO LINE TWO
THIRTY FOUR PLEASE GO AHEAD HI
BETH SMOKER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COULD AND PROBABLY NETWORK
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
NEXT WE'LL GO TO NINE TO
THIRTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
ONE POINT THAT WITH THE WOMEN
STARTING IN STRONG SUPPORT
NEXT TO THIS ONE TO THIRTY
EIGHT PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO BUT WHERE WITH
NATIONAL GOLF FOUNDATION
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
IN THE NEXT LITTLE NINE
TO THIRTY NINE PLEASE GO
AHEAD HI THIS IS SERRA DEALS
WITH THE CALIFORNIA WITH
ASSOCIATION IN STRONG SUPPORT
CONNECT TO THE TIMELINE
TO TWENTY FIVE PLEASE GO
AHEAD HI DEREK LOCAL WITH
THE LOS ANGELES REGIONAL
-- IN TRUMP THE PART
AND NEXT TO THE TIMELINE
TO THIRTY TWO PLEASE GO
AHEAD GOOD AFTERNOON THAT
THE TO LET THE SANCHEZ ON
BEHALF OF NO KID HUNGRY IN
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
AND NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE UP TO
THIRTY THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD HI
THIS IS CHRIS CARTER WITH THE
JACOBS AND CUSHMAN SAN DIEGO
FOOD BANK IN STRONG SUPPORT
NICHOLAS NINE TO THIRTY FIVE
PLEASE GO AHEAD GOOD AFTERNOON
THAT IS EITHER PUT INTO ON
ON BEHALF OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB THREE ELEVEN
ANEXO THE TO LINE UP FORTY
ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD GOOD
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
RONALD KOEMAN BY FIGURE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
PAN ETHNIC HEALTH NETWORK
AND HAVING OUR SAY COLLISION
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
NISOURCE NINE TO THIRTY
ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO MY NAME IS RICHIE MEDINA
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE SENIOR
WHO THE COALITION CALLING IN ON
STRONG SUPPORTER AB THREE ALIVE
NEXT TO THE TO LINE UP
TO FORTY PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO THANK TAMBURELLO
ON YOUR ACTUAL STRONG
SUPPORT OF AB THREE ELEVEN
THANKS TO THE TIMELINE THAT
TO THIRTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD
THREE HERNANDEZ WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER WE ARE IN SUPPORT
THANKS TO THE TIMELINE TO
FORTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD SO
YOU CAN'T THAT GO WITH GENDER
JUSTICE ELENA AND WE'RE ON FOR
SUPPORT EIGHTY THREE ONE ONE
NO OTHER THANK YOU
THANK YOU MISTER ALL
RIGHT IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION
SAYING THAT I'M IS THERE ANYONE
IN OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE
IN A GENERATION I TO COME
IN OPPOSITION IN A PRESS
ONE ZERO AT THE TIME
AND WE HAVE NO ONE IN Q.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS -- FROM MY
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
I DON'T KNOW QUESTIONS JUST
COMMENT WHEN IT RECOGNIZE THE
WORK OF THE AUTHOR AND NOT NOT
A HOME AT SAKE YEAH HI GREETING
I THINK IN BUT I PUT CHINA
AS A MAKING AN EFFORT HERE TO
SPEAK TO A CONSTITUENT GIVEN
EITHER I'VE CAPITAL U.
S.
-- AND I WANT TO MOVE THE BILL
IT'S BEEN MOVED SECOND IT ANY
OTHER COMMENTS SAYING NINE
WE HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE A
SECOND MADAM SECRETARY --
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL MISTER
CHAIRMAN BRUCE ALL RIGHT ADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE JACKSON JACKSON EYES
SANCHEZ ALANIZ ARAMBULA BONTA
RYAN BRIAN HI CALDERON CALDERON
AYE AYE GARCIA GARCIA HI WE
WILL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ADD ONS THANK YOU VERY MUCH
-- NEXT -- LET'S NOT COME ON UP
AND JUST LET US KNOW --
WHICH BILL YOU'RE GOING
TO DO FIRST THREE SEVEN
ALL RIGHT THREE SEVEN TWO
YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
YOU KNOW ONCE UPON A TIME --
WOMEN WERE NOT ABLE TO OCCUPY
CERTAIN INDUSTRIES CAREERS
POSITIONS SEATS BUT THAT ONCE
UPON A TIME WAS A LONG TIME AGO
AND TODAY WE HAVE WOMEN THAT
ARE LEADING INDUSTRIES LEADING
MANAGING EVEN SITTING IN THE
LIKE THAT OFFICE SEATS TODAY
WHAT WE HAVE FOR A WOMAN WITH
CHILDREN WHO HAVE TO DECIDE
WHETHER OR NOT BE ARE GOING
TO BE ALLOWED TO GO TO WORK
OR HAVE TO STAY HOME AND CARE
FOR THEIR CHILDREN BECAUSE
CHILD CARE IS JUST SO EXPENSIVE
THESE DAYS AB THREE SEVENTY TWO
WOULD ENSURE THAT WE HAVE WOMEN
IN AN INDUSTRY THAT HAS BEEN
PRIMARILY MADE UP OF MEN AB
THREE SEVENTY TWO WOULD ENSURE
THAT WOMEN WHO WANT TO GO
INTO PRE APPRENTICESHIP TRADE
PROGRAMS NOT HAVE THAT SMALL
INCOME INCREASE AFFECT ANY OF
THE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT THEY
ARE CURRENTLY ON RIGHT NOW IT
WOULD ENSURE THAT THEY WOULD
BE ABLE TO NOT ONLY GOING TO
THE INDUSTRY BE A PART OF THESE
PRE APPRENTICESHIPS BUT ALSO
BE ABLE TO BRING THEIR CHILD
TO A CHILD CARE CENTER WITH OUT
HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET
HERE WITH ME TODAY IS NICOLE
TRUJILLO RICE IN THE STATE
BUILDING TRADES CONSTRUCTION
AND BUILDING TRADES AND
TEMPORALLY AND SHE DIDN'T
BRING HER TALK ABOUT TODAY
BUT SHE DID BRING HER THREE
MONTH OLD BABY AND I'LL END BY
SAYING THIS I THINK ANY WOMEN
WOULD ROCK THE TALK ABOUT MUCH
BETTER THAN ANY MAN CAN I'M
GONNA GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER
TO MY SPONSORS HERE TO SPEAK
GOOD AFTERNOON AND TERM JACKSON
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
MY NAME IS KIMBERLY LARAMIE
AND I AM A PROUD MEMBER OF
THE IRON WORKERS LOCAL THREE
SEVENTY EIGHT IN BENICIA --
I'VE BEEN A MEMBER FOR ABOUT
FIVE YEARS STILL ON THE PREMISE
UNFORTUNATELY -- BUT I AM VERY
PROUD TO HAVE BEEN PARTAKING
IN THE PRINCE OF TRAINING FOR
AS LONG AS I HAVE -- I STARTED
OUT OF THE ROOM AS A PRE
PREMISE I DID A CONSTRUCTION
PRE APPRENTICESHIP THROUGH
-- WOMAN WOMEN BUT IN THE BAY
RISING SUN ENERGY CENTER --
AND THEY INTRODUCED ME TO THE
IRON WORKERS AND A LOT OF THE
OTHER TRADES BUT I SETTLED
ON IRONWORKERS I SAW THE
UNIVERSITY OF IRON SIGN RIGHT
OUTSIDE OF THE PARTICIPATING
CENTER WHEN WE TOOK A FIELD
TRIP THERE AND I JUST KIND OF
STUCK WITH ME I WAS LIKE THE
UNIVERSITY OF ALWAYS WANTED TO
GO TO COLLEGE AND EVERYTHING
AND MAKE THIS KINDA IT WAS
WHAT I WANTED TO DO -- SINCE
THEN I'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE
FOR MY THREE CHILDREN I'M A
SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE I HAVE
A THREE YEAR OLD NAME ANDREA --
I HAVE ALMOST TWO YEAR OLD IN
ADRIAN AND MY SON HERE ANDERSON
HE'S THREE MONTHS OLD I WORKED
THROUGH MY PREGNANCIES IN THE
TRAY IS THE ENTIRE TIME -- AND
THE ONLY STEP BACK I HAD WAS
RETURNING TO WORK AND LACK OF
CHILD CARE -- WHICH IS KIND THE
SITUATION THAT I'M IN RIGHT NOW
I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD CHILD
CARE FOR ALL THREE OF MY KIDS
-- I'M ONLY ABLE TO PROVIDE
FOR TWO OF THEM RIGHT NOW --
AND IT'S ALSO PREVENTING ME
FROM BEING ABLE TO RETURN BACK
TO WORK -- EVEN GET THE FUNDS
TO BE ABLE TO DO SO SO IT'S
KIND OF JUST LIKE I'M KIND OF
IN A CIRCLE CITIZENS KIND OF
RUN AROUND IN A CIRCLE RIGHT
NOW -- NAVIGATING DAYCARE
IN THE CONTEXT OF BEEN THE
ONLY A SINGLE MOTHER MMHM BUT
SORRY AND OKAY
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S AN CAN
BE IN A NEVER ENDING BATTLE
-- AND I JUST FEEL THAT --
OR WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF
SUPPORT -- AND WITH PATIENCE
AND PERSEVERANCE THAT ALREADY
BEEN PUSHING THROUGH -- I
KNOW THAT I WILL BE ABLE TO
EVENTUALLY JOURNEY OUT IN
MY TRAINING PROGRAM AND I
WILL BE ABLE TO REALLY BEGIN
MY CAREER THAT I'VE ALREADY
STARTED AS AN IRONWORKER MMHM
I KNOW THAT -- JUST GO AHEAD
AND I WRAP IT UP I'M GRATEFUL
FOR -- ASSEMBLY MEMBER WILL
WIN AND INTRODUCED IN THIS
BILL FOR AB TWO THREE SEVENTY
TWO -- IS BASICALLY THE
ANSWER THAT ME AND I KNOW A
LOT OF PEOPLE IN MY POSITION
ARE WAITING FOR THANK YOU
YEAH IT'S BEEN AWHILE MAY
I GUESS IT'S FOR BUT STILL
HAVE THE BOUNCE -- NO CULTURE
HERE RICE ON BEHALF OF THAT
CALIFORNIA STATE BUILDING
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL
WE REPRESENT NEARLY FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN WOMEN
AND NON BINARY INDIVIDUALS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES THAT
INCLUDE SEVENTY THOUSAND IN
OUR STATE OF THE ART ACCREDITED
STATE ACCREDITED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS AND WE ARE PROUD TO
SPONSOR THIS CRITICAL PIECE OF
LEGISLATION AND THANK ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WHEN SO MUCH FOR HER
PARTNERSHIP AND FOR REALLY
TAKING ON THIS ISSUE -- WE AT
THE STATE BILLION TRADE STRIVE
TO FIND MORE WAYS TO REDUCE
BARRIERS FOR -- ENTRY INTO THE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND
WE PLACE AN EMPHASIS NOT ONLY
IN RECRUITING MORE WOMEN --
BUT ALSO RETAINING MORE WOMEN
AND AS YOU HEARD FROM KIMBERLY
THE ROAD TO JOURNEYING OUT
IS NOT SO STRAIGHT AND NARROW
SHE HAS BEEN AN APPRENTICE
FOR FIVE YEARS BUT BECAUSE
OF SETBACKS WITH CHILD CARE
HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO REACH
THAT FIFTH YEAR STEP AND
COMPLETELY JOURNEY OUT FROM
WE I KNOW FROM THE DIVISION
OF APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS
THAT NINETY PERCENT OF ALL
WOMEN THAT ARE IN CONSTRUCTION
GRADUATED FROM ONE OF OUR
STATE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
HOWEVER NATIONALLY ONLY THREE
TO FOUR PERCENT OF FOLKS IN
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ARE
WOMEN SO WE ARE THANKFUL AGAIN
TO ASSEMBLY MEMBER NGUYEN TO
HELP -- REALLY GET AT THIS
DISPARITY AND INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF WOMEN AND SINGLE
PARENTS THAT WANT TO BE IN THE
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND OTHER
TRADITIONALLY MALE DOMINATED
INDUSTRIES THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
IN THE ROOM THAT WILL LIKE
TO COME UP AND SUPPORT PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
PLEASE THE COURTS OF CALIFORNIA
WATER RIGHTS ARE GONNA SESSION
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
MATT KREMIN SERRA BEHALF
FOR THE CALIFORNIA NEVADA
CONFERENCE OF OPERATING
ENGINEERS PROUD TO BE HEARD
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
THANK YOU MITCH SNIDER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION ALSO IN SUPPORT
SEE SEE AN NFL NO CHILDREN
NOW IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
CHAIR MEMBERS AIDAN WILCOX OF
THE CALIFORNIA CONFERENCE OF
CARPENTERS IN STRONG SUPPORT
THANKS JAIL DOWN DOES ON
BEHALF OF EW ASKED ME LOCAL
THIRTY NINE THIRTY IN SUPPORT
IS THERE ANYONE IN
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
IF YOU LIKE TO COME IN SUPPORT
IN A PRESS ONE IF YOU'RE AT
THIS TIME FIRST OF THE TO
LINE TWO OH THREE PEACEFUL
I WANNA
SIX ACOSTA -- NUMBER VIA YEP
YEP FORTY THREE PERCENT OF THE
GRANT OF A CANNOT COURT WILL
ALSO APPOINT WILL BE AVE ALSO
PUT A BIG DEBATE ABOUT THE
HI THERE NO MOTHERS IT
NO NO OTHERS IN Q.
ALL RIGHT IS THERE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT THIS
TIME SAYING I'M IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
LADIES GENTLEMEN IF YOU
LIKE TO COME IN OPPOSITION
IN THE PRESS ONE ZERO AT
THIS TIME THERE'S NO ONE IN Q.
ALL RIGHT AND NOW WILL BRING
IT UP TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS --
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS MISTER
BRIAN AS THE OLDER BROTHER
FIVE ONE THE OTHER WITH THE
BABY ALREADY RANAE WORKERS TO
TO TESTIFY WOULDN'T ALREADY
GOING TO DO THAT AND I'M HAPPY
TO MOVE THE BILL AND IF YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR CO AUTHORS HAPPY
TO JOIN YOU THANK YOU FOR DOING
THIS WE HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE
A SECOND THANK SECOND ANY OTHER
CAR A QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
YEP I THINK THE AUTHOR BRINGING
FORTH THIS BILL -- AND I'D
LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR
THANK YOU ARISE SAYING NO ONE
ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
I RESPECTFULLY ASK ME EITHER
OKAY WE HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE
A SECOND -- MADAM SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON HI JACKSON AYE AYES
SANCHEZ ALANIZ ARAMBULA
BONTA BRIAN BRIAN I CALDERON
CALDERON AYE GARCIA GARCIA HI
OKAY WE WILL -- KILEY YOU
CAN'T SAY I'M MORE THAN WAS
THE DEADLINE ALL RIGHT WE
WILL HOLD THE -- ROLE OPEN
FOR THIS -- BILL -- WOULD YOU
LIKE TO MOVE ON TO YOUR NEXT
BILL YES SIR I THINK I HAVE
-- AB TEN EIGHTY FOUR OKAY
WONDERFUL SO AB TEN EIGHTY
FOUR AS WE SAW DURING THE
PANDEMIC NOT JUST DURING THE
PANDEMIC EVER SINCE I WAS A
YOUNG KID I'VE NOTICED THAT
MANY DOCUMENTATION AS FAR AS
IT COMES TO SOCIAL SERVICES
PROGRAM WAS NOT IN LANGUAGE
AND AS A THIRD GRADER I WAS
THE ONE THAT WAS TRANSLATING
INFORMATION FROM MY PARENTS TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DOCUMENT
LAGS THAT WAS JUST A COUPLE
YEARS AGO BUT THIRTY YEARS
LATER THAT'S STILL HAPPENING
TODAY WHERE DOCUMENTS ARE
NOT TRANSLATED INTO DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES WHAT AB TEN EIGHTY
FOUR DOES IS ENSURE THAT THESE
LANGUAGES ARE TRANSLATED AND
THE APPROPRIATE LANGUAGES NOT
JUST YOUR TYPICAL DOCUMENTATION
BUT DOCUMENTATION AND SERVICES
AS IT RELATES TO HEALTH CARE
AS IT RELATES TO DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE AS IT RELATES SUGGEST
WE SAW DURING THE PANDEMIC
WHEN MANY OF THE DOCUMENTATION
WAS NOT TRANSLATED IN MANY OF
THE OTHER LANGUAGES WHAT WE'RE
ASKING IS THAT WE ENSURE THAT
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHO
TOOK ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WORK
IN TRANSLATING INTERPRETING
MANY OF THESE DOCUMENTS WITHOUT
THE FUNDING AVAILABLE BECAUSE
THEY FELT THE NEED THAT THEIR
COMMUNITY NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT
WAS HAPPENING OUT THERE IN THE
COMMUNITY BE COMPENSATED FOR
THE WORK THAT THEY DO WITH ME
HERE TODAY IS BASICALLY FROM
ASIAN ADVANCING JUSTICE SOCIAL
STATUS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
LAND LEAVE FROM MY SISTER'S
HOUSE NOT MY SISTER'S HOUSE
BUT AN ORGANIZATION HERE IN
SACRAMENTO THAT SERVES WOMEN
AND CHILDREN WHO WERE ESCAPING
A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION
THANK YOU I GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR MEMBERS MY NAME IS
FAITH LEE I AM THE LEGISLATIVE
DIRECTOR AT ASIAN AMERICANS
ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AG SO CAL A.
D.
SO CAL IS THE SOCIAL JUSTICE
ORGANIZATION AND LEGAL SERVICE
PROVIDERS WITH OFFICES IN L.
A.
N.
O.
C.
THAT PROVIDES CULTURALLY
COMPETENT SERVICES FOR DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE REPRESENTATION
IMMIGRATION HOUSING RIGHTS
VOTING PRODUCTION AND MORE OUR
COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AS SAYS OUR
CLIENTELE AND MULTIPLE ASIAN
LANGUAGES SUCH AS THAI CHINESE
VIETNAMESE AND TAGALOG WE THANK
AS A MEMBER STEPHANIE NO N.
FOR AUTHORING AB TEN EIGHTY
FOUR WHICH WOULD SET UP THE
BILINGUAL ORIENTED SOCIAL
EQUITY SERVICES GRANT
BEAUXIS -- TO DELIVER FUNDING
FOR CBO'S COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM
RETAIN THEIR BILINGUAL STAFF
AND HOPEFULLY SUSTAINING THE
BILINGUAL WORKFORCE THAT THE
STATE NEEDED OUR BOSE'S MEANS
VOICES IN SPANISH AND TAGALOG
BECAUSE IT THE BILL AIMS TO
AMPLIFY THE VOICES AND NEEDS
AND COMMUNITIES WITH LIMITED
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY NEARLY
SEVEN MILLION CALIFORNIANS
ARE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT
UNFORTUNATELY THE QUALITY AND
EXTENT OF CALIFORNIANS NON
ENGLISH SERVICES ARE INADEQUATE
FOR THE LARGE AND DIVERSE LAUP
COMMUNITY THAT EXISTS WE'VE
SEEN FROM TIME TO TIME HOW
CALIFORNIANS WITH ELLIE P.
OFTEN FACE ADDITIONAL MUCH
LONGER LASTING IMPACT FROM
CHALLENGING TIMES SUCH
AS THE PANDEMIC AND THE
ECONOMIC DOWNFALL DUE DURING
TWO THOUSAND EIGHT AND HOW
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN
CONNECTING ELLIE P.
CALIFORNIANS WITH SERVICES
THAT THEY DESPERATELY NEED
FOR EXAMPLE THE GOVERNOR'S EDT
STRIKE TEAM IN TWENTY TWENTY
CONCLUDED THAT INDIVIDUALS
WHO DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH WELL
FACE INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIERS
TO RECEIVING ASSISTANCE DURING
THE PANDEMIC THE LEGISLATURE
ALLOCATED TWENTY ONE MILLION
DOLLARS THE FOLLOWING YEAR
TO IMPROVE THE THE DEPARTMENT
LANGUAGE ACCESS PLAN WE ALSO
SAW AFTER THE PAINFUL SO
PAINFUL SHOOTING AND MONTEREY
PARK IN HALF MOON BAY EARLIER
THIS YEAR DURING THE LUNAR
NEW YEAR IT WAS MANY CBO LOCAL
CBO THAT PROVIDED TIMELY AND
LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE AND LEGAL
AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILY
AS I CLOSE AYE APERTURE AYE
VOTE BECAUSE AS CALIFORNIA
PREPARES FOR A POTENTIAL
RECESSION THE BOTH THIS GRANT
IS AN URGENT STEP WE MUST TAKE
UP THIS YEAR TRANSPORT ENSURE
CALIFORNIANS WITH LIMITED
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IS ARE
PROTECTED AND THEIR TRUSTED
MESSENGERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH
SUFFICIENT RESOURCES AND IRISH
URGE YOUR AYE VOTE THANK YOU
I WOULD FROM MY SISTER'S HOUSE
AND WE SAW HELP SURVIVORS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HUMAN
TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
MANY OF WHOM ARE NON ENGLISH
SPEAKERS ASKING FOR HELP IT'S
HARD TO IMAGINE HOW HARD IT IS
TO ASK FOR HELP IN A LANGUAGE
THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW WE OFTEN
RECEIVE CALLS FROM CHILDREN
SOME AS YOUNG AS SEVEN ON
BEHALF OF A PARENT BECAUSE
THE SURVIVOR COULD NOT SPEAK
ENGLISH AND THEY HAD NO ONE
ELSE TO SPEAK FOR THEM IMAGINE
HOW HARD IT IS TO DESCRIBE
THE ABUSE THAT YOU'VE SUFFERED
THROUGH YOUR OWN CHILD TO A
STRANGER CONSIDER HOW HARD IT
IS FOR THAT CHILD WHO NOW IS
PUT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY
HAVE TO DECIDE DO I HELP MY
MOM OR MY DAD COULDN'T FEELS
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS
AFTERWARDS IN THE CASE WHERE
THE SEVEN YEAR OLD CALLED
ON BEHALF OF HER MOTHER EVEN
WHEN WE SECURED THE RIGHT
INTERPRETER AND CONNECTED THEM
TO THE RIGHT AGENCY IS STILL
TOOK FIFTEEN MINUTES TO GET THE
MOTHER'S NAME TRANSCRIBED INTO
ENGLISH AND EVEN LONGER TO GET
HER BIRTHDAY DUE TO CULTURAL
DIFFERENCES BY THE TIME THE
SURVIVOR EVEN BEGAN TO SPEAK
OF HER EXPERIENCE IT WAS TIME
FOR THE AGENCY TO CLOSE FOR THE
DAY THE LACK OF LANGUAGE ACCESS
MEANS ENTIRE GROUPS OF PEOPLE
ARE LEFT OUT OF CONVERSATIONS
AND PREVENTED FROM ACCESSING
THE SERVICES THEY NEED IT
MAKES PEOPLE MORE VULNERABLE
TO ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION
AND ADDS TO THE ISOLATION AND
TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY SURVIVORS
ABUSERS WHO RANGE FROM INTIMATE
PARTNERS TO ORGANIZED CRIMINAL
TRAFFICKERS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THIS VULNERABILITY AND THEY
FEEL EMPOWERED TO HARM WITH
IMPUNITY AS A RESULT THIS BILL
IS A COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE
TO EQUALITY AND SAFETY IN OUR
COMMUNITIES AND AS A COMMUNITY
SERVICE PROVIDER WE NEED THIS
FUNDING TO HELP US DO OUR
JOB TO HELP SURVIVORS GET THE
SERVICES THEY NEED BUT ARE
UNABLE TO ACCESS THANK YOU
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO
COMMENT TO SUPPORT PLEASE
COME ON OUT OF STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION PLEASE
ACCORDO MEN ON BEHALF
OF THE CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT
OKAY IS THERE ANYONE IN SUPPORT
OF THE PHONES I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU LIKE TO COME IN SUPPORT YOU
MAY PRESS ONE ZERO AT THIS TIME
FIRST WE GO TO LINE TWO FIFTY
NINETY FIFTY YOUR LINE IS OPEN
ARE WE GOING TO MOVE ON TO LINE
TO FIFTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD
INDORAMA THAT'S GOT ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT
POLICY CENTER AND SUPPORT
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE ONE
THIRTY SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO MY NAME IS YOUR USE
ON KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION
LOS ANGELES IN STRONG SUPPORT
ON EIGHTY TEN EIGHTY FOUR
BECAUSE THE FUNDING WILL
BE ESSENTIAL IN PROVIDING
LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS BECAUSE
THERE WILL BE INCREASE THE
PROJECT TEAM PUBLIC BENEFITS
THAT THEY QUALIFY FOR THANK YOU
NEXT OF A TWO MINUTE FORTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON THIS IS IT
HANGING FROM THE RAINBOW
OF ORANGE COUNTY CALLING IN
SUPPORT OF AB TEN EIGHTY FOUR
BILINGUAL AND MULTILINGUAL
SKILLS DESERVE COMPENSATION
FOR ACCESSIBILITY TO QUIT
FOR COMMITTEES THANK YOU
THANKS WITH LINE TO FIFTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD
THE HERNANDEZ OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER WE AREN'T SUPPORT
NEXT WAS MINUS FIFTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD
NO LONGER CENTER
CREATING AMERICANS AN
ACTION COMING IN OR
NICE TO THE NINE TO
FIFTY TWO PLEASE GO AHEAD
THIS IS CATHERINE PORTER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HEALTHY
NAIL SALON COLLABORATIVE
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF AB
ONE OH EIGHT FOUR THANK YOU
NISOURCE LINE TO FIFTY FOUR
PLEASE GO AHEAD HELLO MY NAME
IS KERRY CHAKRAM PUT THAT THE
ISSUE COUNTY SERVES I'M CALLING
TO URGE YOU TO VOTE YES ON AB
AND EIGHTY FOR THE MOST CURRENT
PROGRAMS THANK YOU SO MUCH
AS PLAN IS NO OTHERS IN Q.
BACK TEAMS CHAIR ALL RIGHT NOW
WILL GO TO OPPOSITION IS THERE
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT
THIS TIME SAYING NINE IS THERE
ANY OPPOSITION ON THE PHONES
IF YOU LIKE TO COMMENT
IN OPPOSITION YOU MAY
PRESS ONE AT THIS TIME
AND JUST THE MOMENT
WE DO HAVE SOME
WE'LL GO TO LINE TWO
THIRTEEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO YOU HEAR ME
YES WE CAN GO AHEAD
OKAY YES I'M CALLING FROM
SAN DIEGO I'M NOT AND A
MOTHER AND A SUPPORTING
THAT AB ELEVEN TWENTY SEVEN
THIS TIME THERE'S NO OTHER
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT THANK YOU
VERY MUCH -- ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SEEING NONE OF WHICH LIKE TO
CLOSE I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR INPUT ARIETIS DO I HAVE A
MOTION IT'S BEEN MOVED AS THEIR
SECOND THERE'S BEEN SECOND --
MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS
TO THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE JACKSON JACKSON
ICE SANCHEZ ALANIZ ARAMBULA
BONTA BRIAN BRIAN I'D CALDERON
CALDERON AYE GARCIA GARCIA I
AND WE WILL HOLD THE ROLE OPEN
FOR MORE MEMBERS THANK YOU
MISS PETRI NORRIS AND S.
-- SHE COMES ON UP -- WE
HAVE A SHOT OUT TO MEMBERS
OF THE ALLIANCE FOR BOYS AND
MEN OF COLOR IS HERE TO DO
SOME OBSERVATIONS -- WELCOME
GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER CHAIR
AND MEMBERS I AM HERE TODAY
TO PRESENT AB THREE SIXTY SIX
WHICH WILL HELP CALIFORNIA I
GROW ARE UNDERSTAFFED COUNTY
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS I
HELP ARE UNDERSTAFFED COUNTY
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS
GROW THEIR WORK FORCE BY
THESE DEPARTMENTS DO SOME OF
THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK IN
OUR COMMUNITIES FOR OUR MOST
VULNERABLE CITIZENS CHILDREN
THE ELDERLY THE POOR DISABLED
AND DISADVANTAGED HOWEVER ALL
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AT THE FACE
HUGE THEY CAN SEE RATES THE
FACTORY CAN'T HIRE ENOUGH STAFF
THAT IT SIMPLY CAN'T MAKE AS
MANY PROJECTS AS THEY WOULD
LIKE BUT IF I COUNTY HUMAN
SERVICES DEPARTMENT DOESN'T
HAVE ENOUGH STAFF THE WORK MUST
STILL GET DONE THE NEED DOES
NOT GO AWAY THEY ARE SERVING
PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN ON THE
EDGE ON THE EDGE OF POVERTY
ON AT THE EDGE OF SURVIVAL THE
WORK HAS TO GET DONE FOR THE
FOLKS WHO ARE COUNTING ON IT
AB THREE SIXTY SIX ADDRESSES
THIS CRITICAL WORK FOR SHORTAGE
IN THREE WAYS FIRST IT I WILL
ALLOW COUNTIES WITH VACANCY
RATES OF TWENTY PERCENT OR
MORE TO USE AN ALTERNATE
HIRING QUALIFICATION OUTSIDE
OF THE MERIT SYSTEM SERVICES
REQUIREMENT UNDER CAL H.
R.
SECOND IT EXPANDS THE ALREADY
EXISTING TITLE FOR E.
FEDERAL STIPEND FOR SOCIAL WORK
STUDENTS TO ENCOMPASS A BROADER
RANGE OF STUDENTS INCLUDING AT
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL I
THIS WILL BETTER HELP AS DRAW
DOWN FEDERAL DOLLARS THIRD IT
CREATES A GRANT PROGRAM FOR
COUNTIES TO WORK WITH LOCAL
UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY
NONPROFITS TO PROVIDE CAREER
PIPELINES THERE IS NO ONE
RIGHT WAY TO BUILD WORKFORCE
CAPACITY IT IS GOING TO TAKE
MOVING A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT
LEVERS TO GIVE FLEXIBILITY
SUPPORT AND INCENTIVES TO
SUSTAIN AND GROW THIS CRITICAL
WORKFORCE AB THREE SIXTY SIX
TAKES A COMMON SENSE APPROACH
AND BUILDS ON ALREADY EXISTING
PROGRAMS TO HELP MOVE OUR WORK
FORCE FORWARD AND HELP COUNTIES
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THESE
VITAL SERVICES ARE PLEASED
TO BE JOINED TODAY BY AMANDA
KIRCHER FROM THE COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION AND BY
COREY ALLEN WHO IS THE DIRECTOR
OF THE CALAVERAS COUNTY HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
GOOD AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS MADE A CURSE ON BEHALF
OF COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION OR THE SPONSOR OF
AB THREE SIXTY SIX -- WE KNOW
THAT THEIR WORK FORCE SHORTAGES
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA BUT
AS A MEMBER SAID WHEN COUNTY
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES DON'T
HAVE ENOUGH STAFF IT AFFECTS
MEMBERS GETTING AND THEIR
CLIENTS GETTING FOOD ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND
MEDICAL COVERAGE SO COUNTIES
ARE DOING THEIR BEST WITH
LIMITED RESOURCES BUT AB THREE
SIXTY SIX PUTS INTO PLACE SOME
FLEXIBILITY FOR US IT PUTS
INTO SOME INFRASTRUCTURE AND
SOME FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO
GIVE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORTS --
EVERY MONTH WE HEAR FROM OUR
DIRECTORS ABOUT THE STAFFING
CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE NOT
JUST IN RECRUITING CANDIDATES
BUT ALSO TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY CAN NAVIGATE THROUGH
THE HIRING PROCESS AND SYSTEM
AND WE WANT OUR COUNTY HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCIES TO BE WELL
STAFFED SO THAT WE CAN ALSO
WILL SERVE OUR CLIENTS --
WITH ME IS COREY ALLEN WHO
IS ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS AND
ELECTRICAL GOOD AFTERNOON CORY
ALLEN HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY CALAVERAS COUNTY --
WE OPERATE SEVERAL PROGRAMS
WITHIN HUMAN SERVICES AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL THAT INCLUDES YOUR
CHILD WELFARE YOUR -- CALFRESH
MEDI CAL SERVICES TO NAME A
FEW IN MY RURAL COMMUNITY WE
HAVE THIRTY FELT FOUR THOUSAND
PEOPLE AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND
RECEIVE MEDICARE ALL SIX
THOUSAND RECEIVE FOOD BENEFITS
UNDER CALFRESH WE ALSO HAVE
HIGHER RATES OF CHILD ABUSE
THAN THE STATE AVERAGE MY
STAFF HANDLE IN ADDITION TO
THEIR NORMAL DUTIES THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT HERE THE LOCAL
DISASTERS AND EXTREME WEATHER
CONDITIONS IN THE LAST TWO
YEARS WE JUGGLED FIFTEEN OF
THEM WE PROVIDE THE SHELTER
NEEDS FOR COUNTLESS PEOPLE
AND WE DO THIS IN ADDITION TO
MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE THEIR
FOOD THEIR MEDICARE ON THEIR
BASIC NEEDS MET THE VACANCY
RATE WHILE DOING THIS WORK IS
AT TWENTY FOUR PERCENT TODAY
WE WONDER WHY THAT IS WE TRAIN
PEOPLE WE WE GIVE THEM SKILLS
AND ABILITIES WELL THEY WILL
TAKE THEM TO COUNTIES THE
PUBLIC ENTITIES TO SCHOOL
ENTITIES AND HOSPITALS WHERE
THEY WILL BE PAID GREATER
AMOUNTS THEY'LL RECEIVE THE
TRAINING THAT THEY LOOK FOR
WE ARE ALSO NOT NEAR A LOCAL
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SO IT'S
VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND AND
KEEP PEOPLE WHO NOT ONLY WANT
TO GET A MASTER'S DEGREE IN
SOCIAL WORK BUT ARE REQUIRED
TO HAVE IT IN ORDER TO CONDUCT
THEIR WORK OTHER HIGHLY HIRING
CHALLENGES DO COME FROM THE
LENGTHY PROCESS THAT COMES WHEN
GOING THROUGH A MERIT SYSTEM
PROCESS IT DOES ON OCCASION
BECAUSE INDIVIDUAL RECRUITS
TO TURN TO THE PUBLIC SECTOR
WHERE PROCESSES ARE FASTER
LET'S FACE IT THE WORK IS
HARD WE CANNOT OVERLOOK THAT
ACCESS TO THIS EXTRA FUNDING
TO IMPROVE A SOCIAL WORKER AND
ELIGIBILITY WORKERS CHANCE WITH
FAMILIES TO IMPROVE THEIR WELL
BEING WOULD MAKE A TREMENDOUS
IMPACT WE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
BELIEVE IN THE WORK WE TAKE
PRIDE IN DOING THE VERY BEST
FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
AND WE DO BELIEVE THAT THIS
BILL WILL MAKE A GREAT IMPACT
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH IS
THERE ANY SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM AT THIS TIME PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME AFFILIATION
GOOD AFTERNOON I'M CITY SMITH
I'M DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLICY
PLANNING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
AT THIS SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCY AND THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
ALSO SUPPORTS THIS BILL
OKAY IS THERE ANY
SUPPORT ON THE PHONES
JEREMY LIKE COMMON IN SUPPORT
OF AB THREE SIXTY SIX AND A
PRESS ONE ZERO AT THE TIME
AT THE PANASONIC YOU ANY
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT
THIS TIME SAYING THAT ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONES
IF YOU LIKE TO COME IN
OPPOSITION OF AB THIS IS THE
SECOND A PRESS ONE IF YOU'RE A
AT THE TIME IS NOW WINNING Q.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS THE
BILL HAS BEEN MOVED HAS BEEN
SECOND ALL RIGHT WHICH LIKE
TO CLOSE WELL THANK YOU AT
AND IT'S QUITE NOTED THIS WORK
THIS WORK IS HARD -- THIS WORK
IS ALSO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
AND AB THREE SIXTY SIX TAKES
PRACTICAL STEPS TO BOLSTER
OUR I COUNTY WORKFORCE IN SUCH
IMPORTANT AREAS SO RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR PRIVATE TODAY
WE HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE A
SECOND MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MISSION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON HI JACKSON ICE AND
CHANCE ALANIZ ARAMBULA BONTA
BRIAN BRIAN I CALDERON CALDERON
AYE AYE GARCIA GARCIA I
WE WILL LEAVE THE BILL OPEN --
FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THAT ON
MISS ORTEGA
IN THIS THIS ITEM TWELVE
AB EIGHT FIVE SEVEN
YOU MAY START WHEN YOU'RE
READY THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIR AND MEMBERS FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A.
B.
EIGHT FIVE SEVEN TODAY AB
EIGHT FIVE SEVEN WOULD REQUIRE
THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
AND REHABILITATION TO PROVIDE
EACH INMATE UPON RELEASE WITH
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT
THE LOCATION OF REHABILITATION
SERVICES AN INDEPENDENT LIVING
PROGRAMS AND ENROLLMENT FORM
FOR VOCATIONAL REHAB SERVICES
THESE SERVICES ARE AIMED
AT HELPING INDIVIDUALS WITH
DISABILITIES INTEGRATE INTO
SOCIETY AND LEAD INDEPENDENT
LIVES NEARLY TWO IN FIVE AND
STATE AND FEDERAL PRISONERS
HAD AT LEAST ONE DISABILITY
IN TWENTY SIXTEEN REINTEGRATED
BACK INTO SOCIETY IS ONE OF THE
MOST COMMON STRUGGLES AMONGST
PEOPLE EXITING THE PRISON
SYSTEM AND FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES THAT CHALLENGE
TO FIND SUPPORT SERVICES
MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT
BY PROVIDING A BRIDGE BETWEEN
FORMER INMATES WITH DISABILITY
AND SUPPORT SERVICES ALREADY
OFFERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
REHABILITATION AB EIGHT FIVE
SEVEN WORKS TO REHABILITATE
OUR COMMUNITIES AND STEER
THEM AWAY FROM CONTINUING
THE PATTERN EVERY CITIZEN AS
A WITNESS -- A WIN IS TODAY
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT AS
GREGORY FIDEL WITH INITIATE
JUSTICE GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS MY NAME IS GREGORY
FIDEL IN THE POLICY DIRECTOR
WITH INITIATE JUSTICE AT THE
PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT
BILL THE BEST TOOLS THE STATE
HAS TO FIGHT RECIDIVISM IS
STABLE EMPLOYMENT AND THAT
CAN ECONOMIC MOBILITY AS THE
AUTHOR IT IS IS MENTIONING
CALIFORNIA'S RECIDIVISM RATE
HAS REMAINED HIGH OVER THE
PAST DECADE IN PART BECAUSE
OF A LACK OF A PIPELINE TO
QUALITY JOBS UPON LEAVING
INCARCERATION RECENT DATA
HAS SHOWN THAT UP TO SEVENTY
FIVE SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF
PEOPLE WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD
ARE STILL UNEMPLOYED A YEAR
AFTER THEIR INCARCERATION
WHEN WE DON'T SET PEOPLE UP
FOR SUCCESS WE ALL FAIL BUT
THIS BILL OFFERS A CHANCE TO
CORRECT THAT ENSURING THAT
FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE
ARE AWARE OF ALL OPPORTUNITIES
AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES IS
CRITICAL TO FACILITATING
SUCCESSFUL REENTRY I'VE MET
MANY FORMERLY INCARCERATED
PEOPLE WHO HAVE TRANSFORM THEIR
LIVES AND ARE THRIVING IN THE
COMMUNITY BUT ARE DOING SO
DESPITE THE SYSTEM NOT BECAUSE
OF IT PROVIDING INCARCERATED
FOLKS WITH RESOURCES BEFORE
THEY LEAVE PRISON AS THE BEST
WAY TO ENSURE THEY ARE FULLY
AWARE OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES
INSTEAD OF LEAVING IT TO THEM
TO NAVIGATE ON THEIR OWN IN
ORDER TO DROP THE RECIDIVISM
RATE AND IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY
WE NEED TO GET TO A PLACE
WHERE FOLKS THAT ARE LEAVING
INCARCERATION ARE EARNING
COMPETITIVE SALARIES AND NOT
JUST SCRAPING BY ON MINIMUM
WAGE OR POVERTY SALARIES WE
WANT FOLKS TO COME HOME AND
BECOME GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE
NEIGHBORS IN A GOOD JOB LEADS
THEM IN THAT DIRECTION WE
NEED TO BE LETTING FOLKS OUT
OF POVERTY AND THIS BILL DOES
EXACTLY THAT FOR THESE REASONS
I STRUGGLE SUPPORT THIS BILL
THANK YOU IS THERE ANY SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
PLEASE COME ON UP THE STATE
YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS IS ERIC
HARRIS DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA STRONG SUPPORT
IS THERE ANY SUPPORT
ON THE PHONE LINES
THANK YOUNG I FEEL LIKE
TO CONVINCE APPOINTMENT
BECAUSE ONE TIME
WE DO HAVE SOME JUST A MOMENT
WE'LL GO TO LINE ONE ELEVEN
PLEASE GO AHEAD YES MY NAME IS
STEPHEN TECH WORLD I REPRESENT
HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES AND
WE ARE INVOLVED WITH ASSISTING
RECENT RELEASE THESE FROM
STATE PRISON SYSTEM -- IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
THE TOWN IS NO ONE ELSE IN Q.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
SAYING THAT IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU LIKE TO
COME IN OPPOSITION YOU MAY
PRESS ONE TO DO AT THIS TIME
AND WE HAVE NO ANY Q.
THANK YOU MR THEN WE WILL BRING
IT UP TO -- COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
BUT IT'S BEEN MOVED WE
HAVE A SECOND WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE THANK YOU CAN
MANY MEMBER AT THE HIGHER
ACTUALLY ASK FOR YOUR I.
PHONE WE HAVE A MOTION WE
HAVE A SECOND MADAM SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON AYE JACKSON AYE
SANCHEZ ALANIZ ARAMBULA BONTA
BRIAN BRIAN AYE CALDERON AYE
CALDERON AYE GARCIA GARCIA HI
THE ROLE OF MAY BE OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL ADD ONS THANK YOU
MISTER BENNETT AB FIVE
FIVE ONE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT
WILL THIS BE MOVED WE HAVE
A SECOND THANK YOU VERY MUCH
CHAIR YOU KNOW THIS BILL IS
SORT OF JUST TO DELAYS THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF A -- AN
IMPORTANT FIX WE MADE LAST
YEAR AND SINCE -- I BELIEVE
THAT THEIR STRONG SUPPORT FOR
THE BILL AND NO OPPOSITION
I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT OKAY ANY
SUPPORT TO IN THE ROOM MATHIS
-- I'M SORRY WE HAD ISSUE
WITH THIS EXTRA OH MY GOODNESS
I'M SO SORRY YOU GOT SOME
GREAT NEWS WE DON'T KNOW THIS
I WAS A LITTLE GIRL BY THE
EARLY SUPPORT RIGHT HERE ON
THE RIGHT -- SO I HAVE AG
OIL CREDIT SHE'S RECOUNTING
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTORS
AND -- TYLER RIND -- CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY
SERVICES AND FILTERED OVER TO
OF MY ESTEEMED WITNESSES THANK
YOU THANK YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BENNETT HELLO MY NAME IS GAIL
GRANTED I'M WITH THE COUNTY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION -- SO WHEN FOSTER
YOUTH NEED SPECIALIZED CARE
THE POLICING AGENCIES LOOK
TO OUR SHORT TERM RESIDENTIAL
THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS ARE S.
TIER TEEPEES WHO OFFER THAT
SPECIALIZED CARE TO SOME
COUNTIES DO NOT INCLUDE ANY S.
TIER TWO PEAS SO WHEN A YOUTH
NEEDS THAT SPECIALIZED CARE THE
COUNTY MUST WORK WITH ANOTHER
COUNTY TO CARE FOR THE YOUTH
LAST YEAR WE PARTNERED WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE WITH
REGARD TO LAST YEAR'S BILL
AB TEN FIFTY ONE TO CLARIFY
ROLES AND PROCESSES RELATED
TO PROVIDING SERVICES FOR USE
WHEN THEY ARE MOVED TO ANOTHER
COUNTY SINCE THE SIGNING OF
OUR BILL LAST YEAR WITH MISTER
BENNETT -- OUR JOINT VENTURE
PARTNER CALIFORNIA MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY
OR CAL MESA -- ANNOUNCED
UPDATES UNDER WAY TO THE
FISCAL PORTAL USED TO TRANSMIT
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION AND
FUNDING THE AUTOMATED PROCESS
TO CONFIRM AND PROVIDE THE
FISCAL TRANSFER IS NOW BEING
UPDATED AND STREAMLINED
THESE CRITICAL UPDATES WILL
STREAMLINE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCESS NECESSARY TO PERMIT
ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION AND
PAYMENTS BETWEEN COUNTIES FOR
SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE COUNTY
WHERE THE YOUTH IS PLACED
THROUGH PRESUMPTIVE TRANSFER
ADDITIONALLY MANY CALLIN
REFORM REFORMS TO MEDICARE
ALSO SET TO TAKE EFFECT THIS
YEAR BECAUSE THIS AUTOMATED
PROCESS IS SO CRITICAL WE ARE
REQUESTING A ONE YEAR DELAY
IN THE IMPLEMENTATION TO
ENSURE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION
WE REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR
AB FIVE FIFTY FIVE FIFTY ONE
THANK YOU AND I WILL TURN
IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE FROM
THE ALLIANCE GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR JACKSON AND MEMBERS
HOWEVER INDIA ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE A CHILD AND
FAMILY SERVICES THE CALIFORNIA
ALLIANCE REPRESENTS OVER A
HUNDRED AND SIXTY NONPROFIT
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
SERVING CHILDREN YOUTH AND
FAMILIES ACROSS THE STATE AND
PUBLIC HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEMS
INCLUDING PROVIDING SERVICES
TO YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE PART
OF OUR MEMBERSHIP ARE SHORT
TERM RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC
PROGRAMS OR STR T.
P.'S WHICH PROVIDE A TWENTY
FOUR SEVEN THERAPEUTIC
ENVIRONMENT WITH ONSITE
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR
FOSTER YOUTH THAT REQUIRE THAT
RESIDENTIAL CARE -- THROUGH
AN INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT WITH
THE GOAL OF THE INTERVENTION
BEING TIME LIMITED AND STEP
DOWN STEPPING YOU DOWN INTO A
FAMILY BASED SETTING S.
T.
R.
T.
P.
IS A -- OFTEN SERVE YOU FROM
MULTIPLE COUNTIES AND WE WERE
THE SPONSOR OF AB TWELVE NINETY
NINE BACK IN TWENTY FIFTEEN
WHICH CREATED PRESUMPTIVE
TRANSFER -- OF THE DINNER
TRANSFERRED THE RESPONSIBILITY
I HAVE SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES FOR POSTREMA PLACED
OUT OF COUNTY -- WE WERE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB TAP --
-- WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF AB FIVE FIVE WANT TO DELAY
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AB TEN
FIFTY ONE AND ACTED LAST YEAR
SORRY -- WE WORK CLOSELY WITH
THE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION TO AGREE
ON LANGUAGE ON A.
B.
TEN FIFTY ONE BUT THE COUNTY
OF ORIGIN WOULD RESPOND RETAIN
RESPONSIBILITY TO ARRANGE AND
PROVIDE SERVICES WHILE ENSURING
THAT THEY WOULD BE TIMELY
PAYMENT TO PROVIDERS FOR THE
CRITICAL SERVICE SAYS THAT --
THEY PROVIDE AND WE ARE STRONG
SUPPORTERS OF THAT BILL HOWEVER
SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE BILL -- OR SITE SINCE
THE BILL WAS SIGNED WE HAVE
LEARNED THAT IT IS AN I.
T.
WORK HAS NEEDED THREE OR THE
COUNTIES -- TRUMP TOWERS THAT
ALREADY CAL MESA I'M TO UPDATE
THE PAYMENT PORTAL BETWEEN
COUNTY AS AN ADDITIONAL TIME
IS NEEDED TO BETWEEN OUR
MEMBERS AND CB HTA'S MEMBERS
TO ENSURE THAT THE PAYMENT
STRUCTURES ARE SET UP --
DELAYING IMPLEMENTATION OF
THIS BILL WILL NOT DELAY
ANY TIMELY SERVICES TO YOU
IT'S ALL THINGS THAT ARE ON
THE BACK AND I NEED TO HAVE
ADDITIONAL TIME -- WE RESPECT
FOR I REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT
ON THE BILL AND THANK YOU AND
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THE THANK THANK YOU VERY MUCH
IS THERE ANY MEMBER ANYONE
IN THE ROOM -- IN SUPPORT
PLEASE COME ON UP AND STATE
YOUR NAME AFFILIATION THAT'S
OKAY WE'LL WAIT FOR YOU THIS
IS THE PATIENT COMMITTEE JOSH
DUGGAR ON BEHALF OF THE URBAN
COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES
OF CALIFORNIA BOTH IN
SUPPORT AWESOME IS THERE ANY
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
GENERATED I TO COME IN AND
SUPPORT THE PRESS ONE ZERO TIME
AND WE HAVE NO ONE IN Q.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM SAYING THAT IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
HE WOULD LIKE TO COME
IN OPPOSITION TO PASS
ONE OF THEIR UPTIME
THERE'S NO ONE IN Q.
SORRY I WAS DISTRACTED --
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
OKAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AND WORKING WITH
THE COMMITTEE ON THIS BILL --
GRAB THAT -- WE WERE ABLE TO
MAKE THIS HAPPEN WHICH LIKE TO
CLOSE IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF WE
HAVE TWO MEMBERS HERE THAT WERE
HERE LAST YEAR WHEN WE DID THIS
BILL AFFECT JUST VERY QUICKLY
SUMMARIZE WHAT THE INTENT
HERE WE DON'T WANT TO CREATE
A DISINCENTIVE FOR COUNTIES
TO CREATE SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS
AND UNIT LARGER COUNTIES CREATE
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS IN THE
WAY THING WAS SET UP BEFORE
SOMETIMES SOMEBODY WOULD GO
FROM A COUNTY THAT DOESN'T
HAVE A SPECIALIZED PROGRAM
TO A COUNTY WAS A SPECIALIZED
PROGRAM AND THEN THAT COUNTY
WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT
FOSTER YEARS YOU DIDN'T WHAT
IF IF THAT WAS THE CASE WHY
WOULD A COUNTY TRY TO CREATE
SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS THEMSELVES
-- IF THEY COULD JUST TRANSFER
THE USED ANALYTICS ALL THEIR
EXPENSES WITH THAT SO THAT'S
WHY THERE WAS OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT FOR THAT LAST YEAR
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE
PARTNERS HERE -- THE CATCHING
YOU KNOW SORT OF A TECHNICAL
PROBLEM THAT DEVELOPED AS THEY
TRIED TO IMPLEMENT THIS AND
SO APPRECIATE TO SUPPORT THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FANTASTICALLY -- YEAH WE HAVE
A MOTION FOR WITH -- BRIAN THE
SECOND WITH CALDERON -- M.
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE
JACKSON HI JACKSON AYE AYES
SANCHEZ ALANIZ ALANIZ I
ARAMBULA BONTA BRIAN BRIAN HI
CALDERON CALDERON AYE GARCIA
OKAY WE WILL LEAVE THE ROLE
OPEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND NOW WE HAVE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
WILL SEND FOR AB SIX FORTY NINE
AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY THANK
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS I'M PLEASED TO
PRESENT AB SIX FOUR NINE
THE RESTORATION OF ACCESS TO
DISABILITY SERVICES BELT WHEN
THE GREAT RECESSION STRUCK
CALIFORNIA TOOK A MAJOR SHE
TOOK MAJOR STEPS TO ADDRESS THE
SUDDEN AND MASSIVE SHORT AND
LONG TERM REVENUE THE FAX IT
COST THE REGIONAL CENTER SYSTEM
A COMMUNITY BASED MODEL OF CARE
FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES SAW ROUGHLY A
BILLION DOLLARS AND FUNDING
CUTS A NUMBER OF THE CUTS WERE
MADE AT THE EXPENSE OF ACCESS
TO SERVICES DISPROPORTIONATELY
FALLING ON DIVERSE AND LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES CONSISTENT
WITH FEDERAL FUNDING
REQUIREMENTS REGIONAL CENTERS
OF THE PAYER OF LAST RESORT FOR
SERVICES THIS MEANS THAT BEFORE
PROVIDING FUNDING FOR NEEDED
SERVICES REGIONAL CENTERS MUST
IDENTIFY OTHER OPTIONS IF ANY
TO PAY FOR THEM ADDITIONALLY
THE STATE CREATED A REQUIREMENT
BLOCKING REGIONAL CENTERS FROM
BUYING SERVICES UNLESS IN MANY
CASES THE INDIVIDUAL OR THEIR
FAMILY MEMBER GOES TO A FORMAL
APPEAL AT THE OTHER FUNDING
AGENCIES SUCH AS MEDICARE NOW
AFTER BEING DENIED FUNDING
BY FORCING THE ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEAL MANDATE ON THOSE
SERVED AND THEIR FAMILIES AND
UNNECESSARY HURDLE IS CREATED
NOW FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO
RELY ON THE GREATEST NUMBER
OF SAFETY NET PROGRAMS THE
BURDEN IS GREATEST THOSE WHO
ARE BETTER ABLE TO NAVIGATE
BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEMS ARE MORE
LIKELY TO SUCCEED THEY ARE
THE FAMILIES WITH THE GREATEST
RESOURCES WHETHER THAT BE
TIME KNOWLEDGE OF BUREAUCRACY
ETCETERA MEANWHILE HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY LESS
LIKELY TO ULTIMATELY OBTAIN
SERVICES THEY ARE ENTITLED
TO IN PART BECAUSE THEY ARE
NOT ABLE TO JUMP THROUGH
THESE HOOPS BY REVERSING THIS
MANDATE CALIFORNIA CAN INVEST
IN MORE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
SERVICES REDUCING BARRIERS
THAT DISPROPORTIONATELY HARM
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES WITH ME
TODAY TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER
I DANIEL SABINO FROM THE
ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL CENTER
AGENCIES AND KATE CANNOT FROM
THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CENTER
WHO I BELIEVE IS ON THE PHONE
OTHER WILL CHAIR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS DANIEL SABINO
ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL
CENTER AGENCIES A WORD DEEPLY
HONORED TO BE STE COAST TO BE
SPONSORING THIS BILL ASSEMBLY
MEMBER WILSON IS CHAMPIONING
THIS WORTHY CAUSE ACCESS TO
SERVICES IS SOMETHING THAT
THE REGIONAL CENTERS ARE
DEEPLY COMMITTED TO ESPECIALLY
IMPROVING EQUITY OF ACCESS THIS
TYPE OF CHANGE IS A TREMENDOUS
STEP FORWARD FOR THAT TYPE
OF ACCESS THIS IS A BARRIER
THAT WAS CREATED PURELY AS A
COST SAVING MEASURE BECAUSE
YOU CAN SAVE NOMA NO LIMIT OF
MONEY WHEN YOU PREVENT PEOPLE
FROM GETTING THE SERVICES
THEY DESERVE AND NEED FORCING
PEOPLE TO GO THROUGH A GENERIC
SERVICES APPEAL IS PURELY A
HURDLE TO MAKE IT DIFFICULT
FOR THE PEOPLE GIVE UP BECAUSE
OUTSIDE OF THAT SERVICE REQUEST
THEY HAVE ENTIRE LIVES THAT
THEY'RE LIVING WITH DIVERSE
CHALLENGES THAT THEY FACE SO
PEOPLE GIVE UP IT'S COMPLICATED
IT'S HARD AND THEN THEY GO
WITHOUT WHEN THEY SHOULD BE
GOING WITH WE STRONGLY URGE
SUPPORT OF THIS WERE THE
MEASURE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME
PASS -- MIGHT HAVE BACKED THE
MEMBER AND TO KEEP CAN AMOUNT
FROM SAN DIEGO WHO SHOULD
BE ON THE PHONE AT THIS TIME
THE WILL GO TO OUR
WITNESS ON THE PHONE
GOOD AFTERNOON WHAT DID NOT
HAPPEN HELLO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
I AM CAIT AND MARK ASSOCIATE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN
DIEGO REGIONAL SUMMER SAN DIEGO
RESOURCE CENTER SERVES OVER
THIRTY NINE INDIVIDUAL WHAT
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
RESIDING IN SAN DIEGO AND
IMPERIAL COUNTY THIRTY NINE
THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
RESIDING IN SAN DIEGO AND
IMPERIAL COUNTY SERVICES FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES ARE DETERMINED
TO A PERSON CENTERED PLAN
CALLED AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM
PLAN THE SERVICE SUPPORTS
IDENTIFIED IN THIS DOCUMENT
HELP THE FAMILY IN THEIR IN
THE VIGIL ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS
AND OBJECTIVES HAVING FAMILIES
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF
FORMALLY APPEALING A DENIAL
FROM PROGRAMS OR AGENCIES THAT
I'M GENERIC SERVICES BEFORE WE
DON'T CENTERS CAN FIND SERVICES
PLACES UNDUE BURDEN ON FAMILIES
TRYING TO OBTAIN NECESSARY
SERVICES FOR THEIR LOVED ONES
I HAVE HEARD TODAY FAMILIES
CARING FOR A LOVED ONE WITH
A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
ARE ALREADY EXPERIENCING
HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS ANXIETY
PHYSICAL EXHAUSTION THAT WAS
MENTIONED WHEN DISCRIMINATION
THE ONLY ACCESS TO CRITICAL
SERVICES THAT OUR FAMILY ARE
LIFELINES FOR MOST FAMILIES
WHICH ADDS TO THE STRESS ARE
ALREADY EXPERIENCING MOREOVER
PROCESS DISPROPORTIONATELY
AFFECTS FAMILIES AND
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THE
BEER EXIST FOR FAMILIES AND
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IT'S
MAGNIFIED DUE TO THE LACK
OF LIMITED RESOURCES DOLLARS
ALREADY MENTIONED TIME LACK OF
KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO NAVIGATE
THE PROCESS LACK OF ACCESS
TO MATERIALS IN THEIR NATIVE
LANGUAGE LANGUAGE BARRIERS JUST
TO NAME A FEW I MEAN LOSS OF
INCOME FOR PARENTS WHO HAVE
TO CHOOSE BETWEEN PUTTING FOOD
ON THE TABLE AND PAYING RENT
OR HAVING SERVICES FOR THE
CHILD SOME FAMILIES CHOOSE TO
GO WITHOUT SERVICES IN ORDER
TO PROVIDE DAILY NECESSITIES
FOR THEIR FAMILIES ASKING AB
SIX FORTY NINE REAL LISTED
SIGNIFICANT BURDEN OFF FAMILY
ELIMINATE THE TREMENDOUS
BARRIER TO ACCESSING SERVICES
INCREASE TIMELY ACCESS TO
VITAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERVICE
BY THE REGIONAL CENTERS THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO YOU TODAY AND THANK
YOU ASSEMBLY MEMBER WATSON
OUT FOR YOUR SUPPORT GOOD
AFTERNOON THANK YOU VERY MUCH
IS THERE ANYONE IN SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM AT THIS TIME PLEASE
COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION PLEASE
RACHEL LIEBERT LEWIS WITH
EASTERSEALS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU THANK YOU
VERY MUCH IS THERE ANY SUPPORT
ON THE PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME
IT'S GENERATED A COMMON
SUPPORTING THE PRESS ONE
ZERO WE'LL GO TO LINE TWO
SIXTY ONE PLEASE GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON KERN MEMBERS
SECOND RANDALL THE CALIFORNIA
DENTAL ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT
THE DEFENDANTS OTHERS IN Q.
IS THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION
THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
SAYING THAT IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
YOU LIKE TO COME IN OPPOSITION
YOU MAY PRESS ONE ZERO
AT A TIME THERE'S NO ONE IN Q.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SAYING THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE SOUNDS GOOD THANK YOU
IN A TIME OF UNPRECEDENTED
CHALLENGES THESE BAO VINYL
FAMILIES AND I'LL QUOTE --
MR SEVERINO ARE GOING WITHOUT
WHEN THEY REALLY SHOULD BE
GOING WITH AND SO I WOULD
APPRECIATE AN AYE VOTE AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT FROM
A CHAIR IN THE MEMBERS
IS THERE MOTION HAVE A MOTION
WE HAVE A SECOND -- MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL THE MISSION IS TO PASS
TO THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE JACKSON HI JACKSON
EYES SANCHEZ ALANIZ ALANIZ
I ARAMBULA BONTA BRIAN BRIAN
I'D CALDERON CALDERON AYE AYE
GARCIA GARCIA I OKAY WE WILL
HOLD THE ROLE OPEN THANK YOU
VERY MUCH THANK YOU CHAIR
OKAY WHO'S UP WHO WANTS TO
GO GARCIA A DIFFICULT WHEN WE
DO THAT WE'LL DO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR -- FIRST IS THERE A
MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE
CONSENT CALENDAR THERE'S BEEN
MOVED IS BEEN SECONDED -- MADAM
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
BILLS ON THOSE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FILE ITEM THREE AB
TWENTY GIPSON FILE ITEM ELEVEN
AB THREE FORTY THREE ONE
CARILLO FILE ITEM THIRTEEN AB
FOURTEEN FIFTY SEVEN ORTEGA
FILE ITEM FOURTEEN AB ONE ONE
ONE TWO MCENTIRE FILE ITEM
NINETEEN AB ONE THREE EIGHT
TWO ONE BONTA FILE ITEM TWENTY
SIX AB ONE SIX SEVEN FIVE
ALANIZ FILE ITEM TWENTY SEVEN
AB FIVE ONE ZERO JACKSON ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR JACKSON
JACKSON EYES SANCHEZ ALANIZ
ALANIZ I ARAMBULA BONTA BRIAN
BRIAN I CALDERON CALDERON
AYE AYE GARCIA GARCIA HI
OKAY WE WILL WE WILL
HOLD THE ROLE -- FOR
THE CONSENT CALENDAR
AND WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE
MEMBERS MISTER BRIAN WOULD
YOU LIKE TO DO YOURS YEAH
START WITH THIRTEEN TWENTY FOUR
OKAY WE WILL START WITH
-- AB THIRTEEN TWENTY FOUR
GOOD AFTERNOON MISTER CHAIR
-- AND COLLEAGUES TODAY I COME
BEFORE YOU PRESENT AB THIRTEEN
TWENTY FOUR IT'S A COMMON SENSE
BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE RELIEF
TO THE FROM THE MOST VULNERABLE
PARENTS IN CALIFORNIA AB
THIRTEEN TWENTY FOUR IS A
NATURAL CONTINUATION OF A BILL
I AUTHORED AND HAD SIGNED BY
THE GOVERNOR LAST YEAR A.
B.
SIXTEEN EIGHTY
SIX EIGHTY SIX E.
NINETY SIX INDEED AN ARCHAIC
AND HARMFUL PRACTICE OF BILLING
PARENTS FOR THEIR CHILD'S TIME
IN FOSTER CARE IN FACT WHEN WE
PASSED THAT BILL IN CALIFORNIA
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHANGE
THE RULES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
SO NO COUNTIES WILL HAVE
TO COLLECT THOSE FUNDS FROM
THOSE FAT PLEASE UNFORTUNATELY
THAT ONLY APPLIES TO FAMILIES
GOING FORWARD THAT THEY WON'T
BE ASSESSED A BILL FOR THEIR
CHILDREN'S TIME IN FOSTER
CARE WHAT IT DOESN'T CLEAR IS
THE OUTSTANDING DEBT HERE IN
CALIFORNIA THERE ARE FAMILIES
WHO HAVE BEEN ASSESSED -- THESE
PAYMENTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S
TIME IN FOSTER CARE IF THEY'RE
UNABLE TO MAKE THESE PAYMENTS
OR FALL BEHIND THEY CAN FACE
A TEN PERCENT INTEREST ACCRUAL
RATE I KNOW THE CHAIRS OF
MIGLIOR WITH THAT THEY CAN
ALSO HAVE A NEGATIVE HIT ON
THEIR CREDIT SCORE LEADING
TO DIFFICULTY FINDING AN
APARTMENT A JOB A CAR LOAN
IN OTHER THINGS -- STATE
REPORTS SHOW THAT FOR EVERY
DOLLAR WE SPEND IT TRYING TO
COLLECT THESE DEBTS WE RECEIVE
ABOUT TWENTY SEVEN CENTS IT'S
INEFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT IT
PUNISHES POVERTY WE WILL NOT
DO IT GOING FORWARD ALL THIS
BILL DOES IS AUTHORIZED FOR THE
STATE TO CLEAR THE OUTSTANDING
DEBT FOR THE FAMILIES THAT ARE
BEING CRUSHED BY IT JOINING
ME TODAY TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
IN SUPPORT ARE KRISTEN POWER
VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY AND
ADVOCACY AT THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND CATHERINE
ARE HERNAN IMPACT PARENTS I'M
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN JACKSON
AND MEMBERS I'M CHRISTIAN
POWER WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS HERE IS
A CO SPONSOR OF AB THIRTEEN
TWENTY FOUR WHICH WOULD
MAKE COMPLETE CALIFORNIA'S
COMMITMENT TO ENDING THE
DAMAGING AN INEFFICIENT
PRACTICE OF CHARGING PARENTS
FOR THEIR CHILDREN'S TIME IN
FOSTER CARE THE ALLIANCE FOR
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS CO SPONSORED
ASSEMBLY MEMBER BRANDS AB
SIXTEEN EIGHTY SIX LAST YEAR
WHICH YOU JUST REFERENCED WHICH
NARROWED THE CIRCUMSTANCES
IN WHICH COUNTIES CAN RECOUP
FOSTER CARE COST FROM PARENTS
AROUND THE SAME TIME THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED
CLEAR GUIDANCE ENCOURAGING
STATES TO REFORM THEIR
POLICIES TO ENSURE THAT FAMILY
REUNIFICATION INSTABILITY NOT
DEBT COLLECTION REMAIN THE
FOCUS OF OUR CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM WELL THESE FEDERAL AND
STATE REFORMS ARE EXCITING
THEY ARE ONLY PROSPECTIVE
THOUSANDS OF PARENTS STILL
HAVE THAT REFERRED BY THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM FROM
BEFORE AB SIXTEEN EIGHTY SIX
WENT INTO EFFECT LIKE ANY
OTHER TYPE OF DEBT THIS CAN
RESULT IN DRIVER'S LICENSE
SUSPENSIONS WAGE GARNISHMENT
WITHHOLDING OF DISABILITY AND
VETERANS BENEFITS AND MORE
FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN HAVE
RETURNED HOME CONTINUE TO BE
SADDLED WITH THIS DEBT THAT
COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF
FUTURE SYSTEMS INVOLVEMENT
AND EVEN FOR THOSE CHILDREN
WHOSE FAMILIES WHOSE CHILDREN
LIKE MANY OF OUR CLIENTS NOW
HAVE A PERMANENT HOME WITH
ANOTHER CARE GIVER THOSE
CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
NEVER SEE A DIME AT THAT
DATA THAT GETS COLLECTED AB
THIRTEEN TWENTY FOUR WIPE THAT
SLATE CLEAN REQUIRES STATE
AND LOCAL AGENCIES BY TWENTY
TWENTY FIVE PERCENT IN SEASON
FOUR'S MEANT A PRIOR ORDERS
AND CANCEL ALL ARREARS OWED TO
AND THE STATE AND ANY ACCRUED
INTEREST THIS WILL ONLY APPLY
TO DEBT ACCRUED AS A RESULT
OF A CHILD WELFARE AGENCY
REFERRAL NOT ANY OTHER TYPE
OF CHILD SUPPORT THAT THANK
YOU WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AN AYE VOTE AND NOW WE'LL GO
TO OUR WITNESS ON THE PHONE
HELLO AND UNLESS YOU'RE
INDEXING AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AND -- MY NAME IS
KATHERINE HEPBURN -- I AM THE
PARENT OF MY SEVEN YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER AND I AM A SURVIVOR
A CALIFORNIA SEPIA AND CHILD
SUPPORT SYSTEM MY CHILD WAS
REMOVED FROM THE IN TWENTY
NINETEEN AND NOT RETURNED TO ME
AND TOLD RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN
TOLD THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE COST OF MY DAUGHTER'S
I CONTINUED TO LOSE SLEEP TO
THIS DAY KNOWING THEY COULD
STILL COME AFTER ME FOR TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MY
CURRENT INCOME NOW BARELY
COVERS THE COST OF FOOD AND
SHELTER THAT MY DAUGHTER AND
I NEED TO SURVIVE IDEAS BY
HELPING YOU TO THEM I NATIONAL
IMPLICATIONS AND MY DAUGHTER
AND I WOULD LIKELY END UP IN
THE SHELTER EATING IN EVERY
NIGHT FOR DINNER I CAN GO
OPENING I'M COPING BUT MANY
OF THE PARENTS I WENT THROUGH
THE PROGRAM WITH ARE EVEN MORE
VULNERABLE I HAVE HEARD HORROR
STORIES FROM SIMILAR PARENTS
AND OTHER COUNTY ITS WORST PPS
IT'S EVEN MORE PROFIT INCOMING
AFTER THE PARENTS FOR FOSTER
CARE MONEY MANY OF THE PARENTS
AND THE DEPENDENCY SYSTEM ARE
THERE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE
COULDN'T ACTIVEBEAT DEAL BUT
THE STRUCTURE IN OUR LIVES TO
LEARN BETTER WAYS OF COPING AND
HOW POLICE DEMOCRATIC SEATED
AND GETTING OUR CHILDREN BACK
BY PUTTING THE TREMENDOUS
PRESSURE CRUSHING DEBT ON US
AFTER WE WERE UNIFIED INCREASES
THE CHANCES OF PARENTS FAILING
AGAIN I AM DETERMINED NOT
TO LET THIS HAPPEN TO ME
AND IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT
THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
INDEPENDENCY CASES YOU PUT A
STOP TO THAT PLEASE HELP US AS
I UNDERSTAND IT YOU ALL PASSED
THE BILL LAST YEAR AND IS THIS
NIGHTMARE FOR TPS CPS CASES
GOING FORWARD BUT THOUSAND
PARENTS FROM PAST CASES THAT
NEED FIXING AT THE END PLEASE
AND THAT THIS NIGHTMARE FOR
ALL PARENTS I'M GLAD TO WORK
ACT ACTUALLY REGAIN THEIR
CHILDREN BACK PLEASE VOTE
YES ON ONE THREE TWO FOUR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS THERE
PEOPLE OF THOSE IN SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM PLEASE COME ON UP
STATE YOUR NAME AFFILIATION
PLEASE YEAH KEVIN AS THE
COALITION CALIFORNIA WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS IT'S
HIGH TIME SUPPORT THANK YOU
GOOD AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
DISCUSSED RESPONSES ARE
POSSIBLE BLISTERS ON
PART IN STRONG SUPPORT
NICOLE WATERMAN ON BEHALF OF
THE CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP IN
SUPPORT SEE SEE AN INDEFINITE
CHILDREN NOW IN SUPPORT ENTER
SHANE GRAY SENTUL POVERTY
CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT THERE
ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT ON
THE PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME
GENERATED I TWO COMMENTS FOUR
DEMOCRATS WON THE ZERO LINE
TO FIFTY EIGHT PLEASE REMEMBER
WHAT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF SOCIAL WORKERS CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER IN YOUR SUPPORT
NEXT WAS NINE TO SIXTY
THREE PLEASE GO AHEAD
KEWLEY LOS ANGELES CA NINETY
WHERE IT'S PROCESSED ON
AND THIS TIME THERE'S NO
OTHER SECURE BACK YOU MISTER
CHAIR THERE ANY OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
SAYING THAT IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
COULD I COME IN OPPOSITION
HERE PRESS ONE ZERO
THIS TIME THERE'S NO ONE IN Q.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
CAN I GET A MOTION
SO MOVED
THANK YOU IT'S BEEN MOVED
AND IT'S BEEN SECOND HAND
MISTER RYAN WAS LIKE CLOSE
SURE -- WHEN WE COME INTO THE
LEGISLATURE WE THINK ABOUT
ALL OF THE PROBLEMS THAT WE
LIKE TO SELF AND WE GET HERE
AND WE REALIZED THAT FOR MANY
OF THESE PROBLEMS WE MIGHT
JUST TAKE MANY STEPS FORWARD
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND
THEN PASS THE BATON OFF TO
THE NEXT GENERATION TO TAKE
IT EVEN FURTHER IN HOPES THAT
ONE DAY WE SOLVE IT THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE PROBLEMS WE CAN
LITERALLY SOLVE THIS YEAR WE
INDEED PUNISHING FAMILIES WITH
THIS DEBT GOING FORWARD WE
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO CLEAR
THE BACKLOG OF HARM BEHIND
US BUT ONCE WE DO WE ARE DONE
WITH THIS PROBLEM AND WE CAN
FOCUS ON THE OTHER NEEDS OF
CALIFORNIA I RESPECTFULLY
ASK YOUR IDOLS OKAY WE HAVE
A MOTION WE HAVE A SECOND MAN
-- I'LL MOVE
THE SECOND IS THE SECOND
OF MR GARCIA CAN YOU
PLEASE MOVE THE BILL MOVE
HAS BEEN MOVED I WILL
SECOND MADAM SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
THE MOTION IS TO PASS TO
THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE JACKSON AYE AYES
JACKSON EYES AND SAYS ALANIZ
ALANIZ NOT VOTING ARAMBULA
BONTA BRIAN HI BRIAN I CALDERON
GARCIA GARCIA HI OKAY WILL
HOLD THE ROLE OPEN THANK
YOU SO VERY MUCH WE WILL
NOW GO TO I MISS QUIRK-SILVA
AND THIS IS AB FIFTEEN OH
SIX ITEM NUMBER SIXTEEN
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS FIRST I WANT TO THANK
YOUR WONDERFUL CONSULTANT
JESSICA FOR WORKING WITH OUR
OFFICE ON THIS BILL AND WE DO
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
ASSEMBLY BILL FIFTEEN ZERO SIX
IS A SIMPLE BILL WHICH EXPANDS
A FOSTER YOU USE BILL OF RIGHTS
RELATED TO EDUCATION AS A
TEACHER FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS
ONE OF THE VERY MOST DIFFICULT
THINGS WAS WHEN I HAD A FOSTER
YOUTH STUDENT AND WE WOULD
RECEIVE NOTICE THAT THEY HAD
MOVED ON ALWAYS WE WOULD NEVER
HAVE CLOSURE OR A GOOD BYE AND
WHAT AS A TEACHER YOU WOULD
BE ASKED TO GET THEIR STUDENT
WORK ART WORK OTHER THINGS
THAT THEY HAD DONE AND PUT IT
IN AN ENVELOPE AND SEND IT OFF
TO WHEREVER THEY HAD YOU'VE
GONE TO -- THE STUDENTS IN THE
CLASS NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO
SAY GOODBYE AND OF COURSE THE
FOSTER STUDENT THEMSELVES NEVER
HAD A CHANCE TO SAY GOOD BYE
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE KNEW
AND THAT I'VE KNOWN THROUGHOUT
MY YEARS OF TEACHING IS IT'S
NOT JUST THE TRAUMA OF BEING
MOVED FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
IT'S ALSO BEEN NOT ABLE TO SAY
GOODBYE TO A TEACHER TO THEIR
FRIENDS AND THAT SEPARATION
-- AND TOGETHER THE BELONGINGS
THE STUDENTS BELONGINGS WERE
OFF AND I JUST AS I SAID PUT
INTO A BOX OR A BAG AND MOVED
ON SO THIS BILL AB FIFTEEN ZERO
SIX WOULD BRING BACK SOME TYPE
OF DIGNITY TO THIS PROCESS OF
LEAVING A IN ORDER TO PROMOTE
THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL
BEING FOSTER YOUTH SHOULD HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO
THEIR SCHOOL WITH AN ADULT OF
THEIR CHOOSING TECH COMPANY
IN THE STUDENT AND A TRAUMA
INFORMED MANNER TO COLLECT
THEIR BELONGINGS WHEN I MOVE
OR CHANGE IN PLACEMENT REQUIRES
THAT STUDENT TO CHANGE SCHOOLS
AND AS I SAID TO SAY GOODBYE
MANY TIMES WE KNOW THAT
STUDENTS OR ON FOSTER STUDENTS
MOVE MANY TIMES AND THE TRAUMA
THEY CARRY WITH THEM WITH NOT
BEING ABLE TO HAVE THAT CLOSURE
IS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD DO
AT THE LEAST AND THAT TODAY MY
WITNESSES NOT ABLE TO JOIN US
THANK YOU VERY MATCHA IS THERE
ANY SUPPORT IN THE ROOM AND
THIS TIME SAYING THEN IS THERE
ANY SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
THE COMMENTS APPOINTMENT PRESS
ONE OF THEIR OWN AT THIS TIME
NO ONE IN Q.
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM AT THIS TIME SIR ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
LIKE TO COME IN OPPOSITION
A PRESS ONE ZERO
AND WE HAVE NO ANY GIFT OKAY
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE MOVE
THE BILL IT'S BEEN MOVED WE
HAVE A SECOND -- WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE -- JUST THAT
MOVING WITH DIGNITY I THINK
IS AN IMPORTANT PART FOR OUR
FOSTER STUDENTS TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE AT THE LEAST AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE WE HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE
A SECOND ITEM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION IS
TO PASS AS AMENDED JACKSON HI
JACKSON AYE AYES SANCHEZ ALANIZ
ALANIZ I ARAMBULA BONTA BRIAN
BRIAN I CALDERON GARCIA GARCIA
HI WE WILL HOLD THE ROLE OPEN
THANK YOU THANK YOU MEMBERS
YEAH
AND WHAT BILL ARE YOU DOING
NEXT TO STUDY FOR THAT AB TWO
SEVEN FOUR ITEM NUMBER TWENTY
THANK YOU MR IT'S GOOD TO
BE BACK -- AND COLLEAGUES
FIRST I'D LIKE TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND I
WANT TO THANK THE STAFF THE
CONSULTING TEAM -- INCREDIBLE
WORK AS ALWAYS IS A PLEASURE
FOR MY TEAM TO WORK WITH YOU
-- IN YOUR DILIGENT WORK MAKE
THIS BILL BETTER A TODAY I
RISE TO PRESENT AB TWO SEVENTY
FOR A BILL THAT WILL SIMPLIFY
OUR STATE'S CAO WORKS IN
CALFRESH FRAMEWORKS CURRENTLY
CALFRESH AND CAL WORKS INCLUDE
ALL NEED BASED EDUCATIONAL
FUNDING UNDER ITS LIST OF
INCOME EXCLUSIONS IT DOES
NOT EXPLICITLY EXEMPT MERIT
BASED PRIVATE SCHOLARSHIPS
GRANTS LOANS AND FELLOWSHIPS
AB TWO SEVEN FOUR WILL CLARIFY
THAT ALL EDUCATIONAL FUNDING
INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS
AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR STUDENTS
ESPECIALLY STUDENTS PARENTS
WILL BE EXEMPT FROM INCOME
CALCULATIONS UNDER CALFRESH
AND CAL WORKS IT WILL ALSO
BRING PARITY TO CALFRESH
AND CAL WORKS BY PLAYING ALL
INCOME EXCLUSIONS UNDER CAL
WORKS TO CALIFORNIA TO THE
EXTENT ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL
LAW SIMPLIFYING OUR BENEFITS
CALCULATION SYSTEM WILL
ELIMINATE CONFUSION AND SAVE
TIME AND RESOURCES FOR BOTH
STUDENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE
TIME WHEN STUDENTS AND STUDENT
PARENTS FACE RISING TUITION
COSTS HOUSING PRICES PERSISTENT
FOOD INSECURITY AND EXPENSIVE
AND INACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE
WE MUST DO ALL THAT WE CAN AS
A STATE TO SUPPORT THEM WHEN
THEY ENTER COLLEGE AND TO
ENSURE THAT THEY THRIVE AND
SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THEIR
DEGREE LAST YEAR THANKS TO THE
WORK OF ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUES
ASSEMBLYMEMBER CABELO CALDERON
WE PROHIBITED UNIVERSITIES
FROM CONTINUING THE PRACTICE OF
REDUCING A STUDENTS NEED BASED
FINANCIAL AID BECAUSE THEY
RECEIVED A MERIT BASED PRIVATE
SCHOLARSHIP STAFF OUR STATE
TO PRACTICE WHAT WE PREACH
AND STOP PUNISHING STUDENTS
WHO ARE EXCITED TO ACCEPT A
SCHOLARSHIP THAT THEY WORKED
HARD FOR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT
IT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
AID THEY RECEIVE FROM THE STATE
JOINING ME TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
ARE CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ WITH
THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY AND ANGIE D'ARGO A
FELLOW WITH YOU ASPIRE ALSO
HERE WITH US IS KEVIN AS LA NI
FROM THE COALITION CALIFORNIA
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT
I THANK YOU FOR
HI MY NAME IS ANDREA DARGO
AND I AM VERY INTERESTED IN
ITS READERS COLLEGE I AM A
PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR -- I ALSO A
MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND
A USE BY YOUR FELLOW AND I
HAD DURING THE PANDEMIC AS A
SINGLE MOM I'VE REALLY RELIED
ON FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP
KEEP A ROOF OVER HEAD AND KEEP
FOOD ON THE TABLE AND WHEN I
RETURN TO COLLEGE TO FURTHER
MY DEGREE I WAS DOING VERY WELL
EXCELLING GETTING GOOD GRADES
AND I GOT A LOT OF SCHOLARSHIPS
AND WE TAKE A POSITION WITH US
BUYERS FELLOW AND ALL OF THE
INCOME THAT I CAME THROUGH WITH
THE CAL GRANTS A SCHOLARSHIPS
AND WHATEVER PACE TYPE AND
I RECEIVED -- WAS COUNTED
AGAINST ME FOR MY CAL WORKS
SO MY BENEFITS WERE EXTREMELY
AFFECTED SO BY CALFRESH WAS
REDUCED AND MIKE HOW WORKS WAS
TERMINATED NO LONGER QUALIFIED
FOR THAT SO I NO LONGER RECEIVE
CHILD CARE TO MAKE HARD TO
GO BACK TO CAMPUS AND THERE'S
IT'S NOT JUST ME THERE'S A
LOT OF OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE
SUFFERING FROM THE SAME ISSUES
SO I'M REALLY HOPING THAT WE
CAN GET SUPPORT IN THIS BILL
TO HELP US EMPOWER OUR FUTURES
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAMBERS CHRIS
RESPONSES POLICY ADVOCATE
WITH THE WESTERN CENTER ON LAW
AND POVERTY PROUD TO BE HERE
IN STRONG SUPPORT AND AS A
CO SPONSOR OF AB TWO SEVENTY
FOUR GIVEN THE MOTION AND I'LL
KEEP MY COMMENTS BRIEF TO SAY
COLLEGES TOO EXPENSIVE IT'S
TOO IT'S NOT OBTAINABLE AND
IT'S NOT AFFORDABLE RIGHT NOW
FOR MANY OF OUR STUDENTS OR
WORK OUT WORK STUDENTS -- AND
WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT
OUR STUDENTS ARE YOU HAVE TO
BE A A FAMILY YOU HAVE TO BE
A PARENT TO BE A CAL WORKS
RECIPIENT -- IT FOR THOSE
REASONS WE SHOULDN'T LIMIT
THEM AND THEIR ABILITY TO BE
ABLE TO APPLY FOR ANY TYPE OF
SCHOLARSHIP TO ASSIST THEM IN
THEIR FAMILIES TO PRIORITIZE
WHAT'S BEST FOR THEM FOR THOSE
REASONS WE HAVE THREE I HAVE
A THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE HOUSE AND SUPPORT
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME PLEASE
COME UP SAY A STATE YOUR NAME
AND AFFILIATION AND THEN WE
WILL MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION
WITNESSES NICOLE ORNAMENT
ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT
MOTIONS THE CHEVY WOULD YOU
INSPIRED WERE STRONG SUPPORT
HAPPY TO BE A CO SPONSOR
THANK YOU MEMBER -- SOME OF
THE RISING BEHIND YOUR HOME
ADAM BORDER OUT OF ANDERSON
GRACE AND CHILD POVERTY
THIS ALSO IS IMPORTANT FOR
GRADUATE STUDENTS THANKS
SHARON SWANSON ON BEHALF
OF THE CAL STATE STUDENT
ASSOCIATION IN STRONG SUPPORT
JENNISON MELEE WITH ASKED ME
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT GET THE
MOST PROVIDERS CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT I MEAN ALMOST
NEED WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
ASSOCIATION STRONG SUPPORT
DANIEL RODRIGUEZ WITH SUNY
COMMISSION ALSO SUPPORT CNN
IF AND WHEN CHILDREN ALLEN
SUPPORT THANK YOU SO OVER
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF FOOD BANKS IN SUPPORT
KELLY BEAM ON BEHALF OF HEALTH
NET OF CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT
IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
YEAH WE HAD A TIME FOR YOU
MEMBERS ON THE NEXT OF THE
TO LINE TO SIXTY FOUR I'M
THIRTY YEARS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA WITH
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT
NEXT TO GO TO LINE TWO
SIXTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
HERNANDEZ WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER IN SUPPORT
THIRTY NINE TO SIXTY
SEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO THIS IS MARIE SEVENTEEN
IN CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
SENATE ON THE COALITION CALLING
IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
THANK YOU NEXT WAS TRYING TO
TWENTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
HI THERE ALTHOUGH THE
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL
QUALITY SUPPORT
NEXT WITHIN NINE TO
SIXTY SIX PLEASE GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON EITHER
PENDING TWO ONE ON BEHALF
OF ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY
FOOD BANK IN STRONG SUPPORT
AND AT THE TIME THERE'S
NO THERE'S A QUEUE THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR OUR RAMPS
UNDERSTAND YOU'RE IN SUPPORT
THAT'S CORRECT YEAH OKAY
LISTINGS YOUR NAME AFFILIATED
WITH AS THE COALITION
CALIFORNIA WILL FOR RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION PRODUCTS
COSPONSORING SUPPORT JUST
HERE FOR TECHNICAL REASONS
WELL SOUNDS GOOD THANK
OKAY -- ANYONE IN THE ROOM
IN OPPOSITION OPPOSITION
SAYING THAT ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE
IF YOU LIKE TO COME IN
OPPOSITION YOU MAY PRESS
ONE AND YOUR AT THIS TIME
AND WE HAVE NO ONE IN Q.
OKAY I ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE
YEAH
THEIR MOTION ALL RIGHT I'LL
SECOND THAT OKAY WE LIKE TO
CLOSE SURE -- IMAGINE GROWING
UP ON CALFRESH AND CAL WORKS IN
THE CRITICAL SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
THAT WE PROVIDING CALIFORNIA
TO SUSTAIN FAMILIES WORKING
INCREDIBLY HARD TIRELESSLY
TO MATRICULATED INTO AN
INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING
RECEIVING MERIT BASED SUPPORT
FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND
HAVING THAT SUPPORT THEN OFFSET
THE FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT THAT
YOU'VE NEEDED FROM THE STATE
TO SURVIVE AND CONTINUE TO
NEED FROM THE STATE TO SURVIVE
NOW IMAGINE THAT NOT BEING THE
CASE BECAUSE WE PASSED THIS
BILL THAT'S WHAT WILL HAPPEN
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK RIVAL
WE HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE A
SECOND MADAM CLERK ABOUT A
SECRETARY PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS
AS AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON BY JACKSON AYE
EXPANSIONS ALANIZ ALANIZ
I ARAMBULA BONTA BRIAN HI
BRIAN I CALDERON GARCIA
WE WILL HOLD THE ROLE
OPEN THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MR TANG EUROPE
AND THIS IS ITEM NUMBER FIFTEEN
AB THIRTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN MAN
YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
I AB THIRTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN
ESTABLISHES A GRANT PROGRAM TO
ADDRESS THE CURRENT SHORTAGE
OF IN HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
PROVIDERS AS YOU KNOW IN HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IS ONE OF
OUR MOST COST EFFECTIVE AND
EFFICIENT WAY THAT WE TAKE
CARE OF OUR SENIORS BUT ALSO
OUR DISABLED FAMILY MEMBERS --
WE REALLY WANT TO ENSURE THAT
WE ARE EXPANDING THE POOL OF
THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE
THIS BILL WOULD ESTABLISH A
THREE YEAR GRANT BASED PILOT
PROGRAM OF THREE MILLION
DOLLARS IN THE GENERAL FUND
WE BELIEVE THIS WOULD HELP
INCREASE SUPPORT PROVIDERS
ALLOWING RECIPIENTS TO SELECT
PROVIDERS THAT KNOW THEIR
LANGUAGE CULTURE TRADITIONS
AND PRACTICES ARE QUITE OFTEN
WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE THE MOST
CULTURALLY COMPETENT POOL
OF PROVIDERS WITHOUT I HAVE
TWO WITNESSES SO I CAN BE
DETERMINED FROM SAN FRANCISCO
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND
AGING SERVICES AND MANDAN
QUESTIONER FROM THE COUNTY
WELFARE DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
OKAY GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN
AMERICA'S ARMY HALF CABLE FOR
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION WE ARE
ONE OF THE CO SPONSORS OF AB
THIRTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN IN HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IS AN
ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR THE STATE
TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE MASTER
PLAN FOR AGING AND KEEPING
OLDER ADULTS AND THOSE WITH
DISABILITIES IN THEIR HOME
AND OUT OF INSTITUTIONAL CARE
SETTINGS AND WITH INDIVIDUALS
THAT THEY TRUST PROVIDE THE
CARE CALIFORNIA HAS MADE GREAT
STRIDES TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF
THOSE INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS
OF IMMIGRATION STATUS HAVE
ACCESS TO CARE BY A FULL
SCOPE MEDI CAL AS OF FEBRUARY
OF THIS YEAR THERE WERE OVER
SEVEN HUNDRED FOUR THOUSAND
AUTHORIZED ATION I H.
AS AS RECIPIENTS WHICH WAS
A FIVE PERCENT INCREASE FROM
FEBRUARY OF LAST YEAR BUT
UNFORTUNATELY WE ONLY HAVE
ABOUT SIX HUNDRED THIRTEEN
THOUSAND PROVIDERS FORTY SIX
PERCENT OF OUR RECIPIENTS
HAVE A PRIMARY LANGUAGE
OTHER THAN ENGLISH THE VAST
MAJORITY OF OUR I.
HSS PROVIDERS OR FAMILY
MEMBERS AND WE KNOW THAT
RECIPIENTS DO BETTER WHEN
THEY ARE ASSISTED BY PROVIDERS
WHO KNOW THE NEEDS OF THEIR
COMMUNITIES AS ARE ELIGIBLE
POPULATION GROWS FOR IMMIGRANT
COMMUNITIES THERE WILL BE A
GREATER NEED FOR INDIVIDUALS
THAT CAN PROVIDE SERVICES FOR
RECIPIENTS IN THEIR PRIMARY
LANGUAGE THE OUTRAGE CAMPAIGN
WILL TARGET HOW SORELY
UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES
TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO
BECOME PROVIDERS FOR THEIR
COMMUNITIES AB THIRTEEN EIGHTY
SEVEN ALLOWS THE STATE TO
BEGIN TO BRIDGE THESE GAPS
IN EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND
ALLOW STAKEHOLDERS TO FORMULATE
THE BEST OUT READ METHODS
METHODS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS ESSENTIAL PROGRAM HI
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
KELLY DEARMAN I HAVE BOTH
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE WITH CARE GIVING
PROFESSIONALLY I AM THE
DIRECTOR OF SAN FRANCISCO'S
DEPARTMENT OF DISABILITY AND
AGING SERVICES MY DEPARTMENT
OPERATE SAN FRANCISCO'S IN HOME
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM
AND SOLICITED SAN FRANCISCO
TO BECOME A PROUD SPONSOR
OF AB THIRTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN
PERSONALLY I LIVE WITH MY
EIGHTY SEVEN YEAR OLD MOTHER
WHO HAS EN MASSE AND NEEDS
TWELVE HOURS OF HOME CARE A
DAY TO REMAIN LIVING IN YOUR
HOME IS SIXTY YEARS FROM
BOTH PERSPECTIVES I CANNOT
EMPHASIZE ENOUGH THE IMPORTANCE
OF PROVIDING PEOPLE THE CARE
THEY NEED TO AGE AT HOME WITH
DIGNITY IT IS BOTH THE RIGHT
THING TO DO AND THE COST
EFFECTIVE POLICY CHOICE THIS
IS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE CASE OF
DANIEL DANIEL IS A NINETY SEVEN
YEAR OLD SAN FRANCISCAN WITH
COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT HE LIVES
IN A NURSING HOME BUT WANTS TO
RETURN TO HIS HOME HE QUALIFIES
FOR HSS AND COULD LIVE AT
HOME IF ONLY HE HAD A CARE
GIVER UNFORTUNATELY DANIELS
ADULT CHILDREN ARE UNABLE TO
CARE FOR HIM DUE TO THEIR OWN
MEDICAL ISSUES HE HAS NOT BEEN
ABLE TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE
PROVIDER SO DANIEL REMAINS IN
A NURSING HOME TAKING UP THE
SCARCE AND COSTLY RESOURCE
THAT HE DOES NOT TRULY NEED
NOR DOES HE WANT TO PUT THIS
IN A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE
THE COST OF INSTITUTIONALIZED
CARE BORN BY MEDIC CAL FOR
PEOPLE LIKE DANIEL AVERAGE IS
A HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS A YEAR IN CONTRAST THE
ANNUAL COST OF I.
HSS IS ABOUT THIRTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS IN SAN
FRANCISCO IN A RECENT DATA
PULL OVER TWO THOUSAND SAN
FRANCISCANS LIKE DANIEL WERE
UNABLE TO FIND AN I.
HSS PROVIDER LET ALONE ONE
WHO SPEAKS THEIR LANGUAGE OR
UNDERSTANDS THEIR CULTURE A
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC CAMPAIGN
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
IMMIGRANT IMMIGRANT PROVIDERS
IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP
TO ADDRESS OUR WORKFORCE
CRISIS AND SAVE MONEY THANK
YOU ASSEMBLYMEMBER TING FOR
CHAMPIONING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE ALL RIGHT DO WE HAVE
ANY SUPPORT IN THE ROOM PLEASE
COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION PLEASE
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS LEN PERALTA ALAMEDA
COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY
POLICY DIRECTOR KENNY BELL
MEDIA IN SUPPORT TURN MEMBERS
KATHY MUST FOR THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF AREA AGENCIES
ON AGING IN SUPPORT KELLY
BROOKS ON BEHALF OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SANTA
CLARA COUNTY -- COSPONSOR
AND SUPPORT JERRY MEMBERS
SHALL DENT DOES ON BEHALF OF
HEATED UP YOU ASKED ME LOCAL
THIRTY NINE THIRTY IN SUPPORT
IS THE CHAIR MEMBERS MIGHT
THE GUERRERO REPRESENTING
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND URGING
YOUR RIVAL THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT WILL GO TO SUPPORT
ON THE PHONE LINES ANYONE
ON THE PHONE IN SUPPORT
THEY TO COME IN SUPPORT
-- YOU MAY PRESS ONE AT
THIS TIME WE'LL GO TO LINE
TWO SIXTY NINE PLEASE GO
AHEAD YEAH BARACK WITH
DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA
IN THE COURT THANK YOU
NEXT DEADLINE TO SEVENTY
PLEASE GO AHEAD INDORAMA
THIS GUY ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT
POLICY CENTER IN SUPPORT
AN EXCELLENT TO LINE ONE
ELEVEN PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO IT'S RED MEAT BOB YES
THAT IS HERE HI MY NAME IS
STEVEN EPCOR I'M IN LOS ANGELES
I AM ON THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
OF PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE
COUNCIL WHICH IS AN AGENCY
THAT ASSISTS LOS ANGELES COUNTY
AND HOME SERVICE I'M ALSO
A RECIPIENT OF THE IN HOME
SERVICES I'M TOTALLY BLIND SO
I'M INVOLVED BOTH WAYS AND I --
EMPHATICALLY SUPPORT THIS BILL
THERE ARE NO OTHER THANK YOU
ALL RIGHT WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OPPOSITION ANY OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
SAYING THAT IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION THE PHONE LINES
IF YOU LIKE TO COME IN
OPPOSITION YOU MAY PRESS
ONE AND ZERO AT THIS TIME
I HAVE NO ONE IN Q.
OKAY IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SANE MAN -- WHICH LIKE TO CLOSE
I THANK COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY
THE PRITCHETT MISSTATEMENTS
COMMENTS MIKE'S STRATOTANKERS
THIS WAS SIMILAR WHEN MY
GRANDMOTHER WAS AGING AND
LIVING WITH MY PARENTS WE HIRED
AT IHS SAYS PROVIDER THROUGH L.
A.
COUNTY AT THAT TIME SHE WAS
AN IMMIGRANT FROM TAIWAN WITH
LIMITED ENGLISH -- EXPERIENCE
-- AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET
-- A NURSE WOULD IMMIGRATED
FROM MEXICO ALSO WITH LIMITED
ENGLISH EXPERIENCE -- BUT JUST
SEEING THE WAY THAT THEY WERE
ABLE TO COMMUNICATE AND --
HOW THE KIND OF CARE THAT MY
GRANDMOTHER GOT FOR I THINK
IS BUT THE FIVE YEARS SHE
WAS LIVING WITH LESS BEFORE
SHE PASSED WAS JUST REALLY
EXTRAORDINARY -- LEFT A DEEP
IMPRESSION ON ME ON REALLY THE
QUALITY OF THE PROGRAM SO AGAIN
RESPECT FAST DRIVE OUT ON A.
B.
ONE THREE EIGHT SEVEN IS THERE
A MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED SECOND
IT MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS
TO THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE JACKSON HI JACKSON
AYE SANCHEZ ALANIZ ALANIZ
I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA BONTA
BRIAN BRIAN I CALDERON GARCIA
GARCIA I THANK YOU VERY MUCH
THE PROPOSAL OUT ALL RIGHT FIVE
ZERO FIRST BILL TO COME OUT
SO ONLY BEEN THREE HOURS ALL
RIGHT -- META MAJORITY LEADER
YEAR UP THIS IS ITEM NUMBER
SEVENTEEN AB FIFTEEN FOURTEEN
--
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN
COMMITTEE MEMBERS I AM PLEASED
TO PRESENT AB FIFTEEN FOURTEEN
WHICH IS INTENDED TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
TO ACCESS SOCIAL SERVICES
ACCORDING TO TWENTY TWENTY
DATA THE AVERAGE NUMBER
OF STUDENTS WHO APPLY TO
CALFRESH WAS APPROXIMATELY
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY SEVEN
THOUSAND WHILE THE NUMBER
STUDENTS ELIGIBLE WAS OVER FOUR
HUNDRED THOUSAND AB FIFTEEN
FOURTEEN WOULD ESTABLISH A
WORK GROUP RESPONSIBLE FOR
DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS
TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF
CONNECTING COLLEGE STUDENTS
WITH SOCIAL SERVICES INCLUDING
CALFRESH AND PRE POPULATING
THEIR APPLICATIONS WITH THE
INFORMATION THEY PROVIDE OTHER
FAITHS PHOTO FORM STUDENTS
APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID FOR
COLLEGE FILL OUT A FAST FOR
FORM WHICH ASKS FOR INFORMATION
REGARDING INCOME LEVEL
DEPENDENTS MILITARY STATUS AND
MORE THE INFORMATION OVERLAPS
WITH SIMILAR INFORMATION
REQUIRED BY OTHER PUBLIC
SOCIAL SERVICE APPLICATIONS
AB FIFTEEN FORTY WOULD ALSO
ENSURE THAT THE CALIFORNIA
STATEWIDE AUTOMATED WELFARE
SYSTEM ALSO KNOWN AS CAL
SAWS ALLOW COUNTY ELIGIBILITY
WORKERS TO VIEW TRANSFER AND
PROCESS CALFRESH APPLICATIONS
FOR STUDENTS MOVING TO AND FROM
COUNTIES HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF AB FIFTEEN FOURTEEN
IS KEVIN A SALON IN FROM
THE COALITION OF CALIFORNIA
WELFARE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
AND PARTIAL ON HOUSE
ROBBING FROM YOU A SPIRE YOU
ALL RIGHT -- GOOD AFTERNOON
MEMBERS -- STRUCTURE -- PUSH
ON WITH YOU INSPIRE CALIFORNIA
POLICY DIRECTOR -- WE'RE HERE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL -- SO
I JUST FOR SOME MORE CONTEXT
FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
-- THERE WAS A TASK FORCE
THAT LOOKED HEAVILY INTO
THIS IDEA AT THE CALIFORNIA'S
IN EIGHT COMMISSION ARE
LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE COULD
ENHANCE ACCESS TO BASIC NEEDS
RESOURCES TO BENEFITS AND ONE
OF THOSE WAYS EASE THERE WAS
THE RESULT OF WHICH IS THIS
BILL THAT THE MAJORITY LEADER
IS INTRODUCING AND WE WERE
STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF WHICH
ESSENTIALLY IS LOOKING AT THE
FINANCIAL AID FAPSON FORMATION
AND THAT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE
CONCEPT RIGHT FOBS INFORMATION
SHOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY
ALLOWING US TO SEE IF STUDENTS
BENEFIT APPROACH WELL NOT
QUITE A FIVE FOR BENEFITS
AND WHAT CONNECTING THOSE
DOTS WITH DEVELOPER SIDE OF
THE HOUSE TO MAKE SURE THAT
THOSE INFORMATION ARE USED TO
AUTOMATE AND AND STREAMLINE
THIS THIS THESE BENEFITS FOR
STUDENTS TO QUALIFY FOR IT
TO DO THAT WE DO NEED TO OUR
FIRST HAVE -- COMMITTEE IN
COMMISSION TO LOOK INTO THIS A
WORK GROUP SO TO SAY AND THAT'S
WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO AND IT
ALSO ALLOWS US TO REALLY SORT
OF LIKE SOME OF THOSE HURDLES
-- THAT EXIST SOME THINGS THAT
ARE WAY WAY WAY PAST DUE FOR
FIXING IF A STUDENT IS MOVING
FROM ONE COUNTY TO THE NEXT
COUNTY FROM THEIR HIGH SCHOOL
TIME TO THEIR COLLEGE TIMES
THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO IN FACT
-- MOVE THAT BENEFITS FOR WHAT
IS BILL SHOULD HAVE TO WAIT
MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS
OF TIME BEFORE THEY CAN DO
THAT SO THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING
THAT THIS BILL ADDRESSES ALL
IN ALL IT'S A PACKAGE THAT
IS SUPPORTED BY THE HIGHER
AND ADVOCACY GROUPS INCLUDING
YOU ASPIRE BY BENEFITS GROUPS
INCLUDING MY FRIEND KEVIN WHO'S
GOING TO TALK ABOUT AN DOUBLE
FOR RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AND
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND
WE'RE ROUTE WE REHEARSED THIS
MY NAME IS KEVIN AS THEN I WITH
COALITION CALIFORNIA PROVIDES
ORGANIZATIONS FOR STUDENTS
IS TOUGH TO APPLY YOU HAVE
TO GO TO A LOT OF DEMOCRACY
WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THE
SYSTEM INTO THE TWENTY FIRST
CENTURY AND JUST SIMPLIFY THE
PROCESS SO WILL BE AUTOMATIC
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT AND
WE ASK FOR YOUR VOTE THANK
YOU OKAY NOW WILL GO TO ANY
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM PLEASE
COME ON UP THE STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION PLEASE
HELLO AGAIN DEALER RODRIGUEZ
WHAT IS TODAY COMMISSION IN
STRONG SUPPORT AND -- SHANE
GRAYSON SUBMARINE SUPPORT THANK
YOU KRISTA RESPONSES OF THE
LESSONS ON OUR PART IN STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU SO OVER THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD
BANKS IN SUPPORT NOW WILL GO
TO OUR PHONE LINES IS THERE
ANY -- SUPPORT ON THE PHONES
TO PLACE A PUBLIC COMMENT
IN SUPPORT PLEASE PRESS
ONE THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND WE HAVE A COMMENT
FROM LINE TO TWENTY FIVE
BUT
HELLO YOU THERE
THEY'RE NOT OPERATOR WE DON'T
DO PRANKS IN THIS -- COMMITTEE
MISSILES WERE
I REALLY DID LIE IDEALIZE
THE ANYONE ELSE ON
THE LINE IN SUPPORT
IT WAS A TWENTY
OKAY WELL LET THEM GET SOME
THINGS TOGETHER ANY OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
ALL RIGHT IN THE
OPPOSITION THE PHONE LINES
FOUR COMMENTS IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION PLEASE
PRESS ONE THEN ZERO AND
I APOLOGIZE FOR EARLIER
AND I LINE TO TWENTY
FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
I THINK THIS IS JUST A HOLDOVER
FROM LIFE SUPPORT AND NO NEED
TO APOLOGIZE THANK YOU YOU'RE
WELCOME THERE ARE NO FURTHER
COMMENT AT THIS TIME ALL
RIGHT NOW WILL BRING IT UP TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS MISTER BRIAN MATT
A MAJORITY LEADER THIS IS A
FANTASTIC BILL AND IF YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR CO AUTHORS I'M
HAPPY TO JOIN YOU I KNOW THIS
PRETTY INTIMATELY FROM WORKING
ON THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS PRIOR
TO BEING IN OFFICE BUT ALSO
-- FROM BEING A STRUGGLING
GRADUATE STUDENT -- IN FACT
I WAS A CLASSMATE OF YOUR
WITNESS PARASHAH BECAUSE RAVI
HAD UCLA BRUINS AND WAS WAS NOT
GOING TO HOLD THAT AGAINST YOU
WAS THAT WAS NOT ENROLLED IN
THESE BENEFITS AT THE TIME
NOR FULLY UNDERSTOOD HOW THEY
EVEN WORKED -- BEING A EVEN
A GRADUATE STUDENT IN PUBLIC
POLICY -- AND SO THANK YOU
FOR CONNECTING THESE DOTS
AND WORKING TO STREAMLINE
THIS PROCESS TO HELP SOMEONE
STRUGGLING STUDENTS IT'S A
REALLY GREAT BILL IN A MOVE
THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED CAN I
GET A SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND
AND GO HEAD DR AMIRA THANK YOU
I I WANTED THAT IF I COULD --
WITH THE WORKGROUP EVALUATING
THE NEED FOR FOOD INSECURITY
OF HIGHER EDUCATION I POINT OUT
TO BILLS WHICH WERE CHOPPERED
INTO LAW LAST LEGISLATIVE
SESSION IN THIRTEEN TWENTY
SIX AND TWENTY EIGHT TEN ONE
THAT CREATED A COUNTY LIAISON
TO RECEIVE -- THE REQUEST
FROM HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE
OTHER THAT USED TO PASS THE
INFORMATION TO NOTIFY HIGHER
EDUCATION STUDENTS OF APPLYING
TO CALFRESH AND I WOULD JUST
ASK THE WORK GROUP TO MAKE SURE
TO LOOK AT THOSE LEGISLATION
AND TO WORK AT IT YOUR BROADER
GOAL OF MAKING SURE THAT ALL
OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORTS
THAT ARE OUT THERE TO HELP
HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IS A
LAUDABLE ONE AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING THIS FANTASTIC
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE THE WE HAVE A MOTION BY
BRIAN A SECOND BY ARAMBULA --
MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL THE MOTION IS TO PASS
TO THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE JACKSON HI JACKSON
AYE SANCHEZ ALANIZ ALANIZ I
ARAMBULA GRANULOCYTE BONTA
BRIAN BRIAN I CALDERON GARCIA
WE WILL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS
TO ADD
RIGHT
THANK
OKAY THE NEXT MONTH HERE
--
THE NEXT ONE WE WILL DO
IS ITEM NUMBER TWENTY TWO
MEMBERS AB NINE FIVE FOUR
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR --
AND COLLEAGUES THIS IS THE
FINAL OF MY THREE BILLS BEFORE
YOU TODAY -- SENT A.
B.
AT NINE FIFTY FOUR
YEAH A BILL THAT WILL CONTINUE
OUR EFFORTS TO STOP PUNISHING
POVERTY IN THE CHILD WELFARE
SYSTEM EIGHTY NINE FIFTY FOUR
WILL REQUIRE COURTS TO ASK
ABOUT A PARENT'S ABILITY TO
PAY FOR COURT ORDERED SERVICES
UPON THEIR INITIAL INTAKE
HEARING AND UPON SUBSEQUENT
HEARINGS ENSURE THAT PARENTS
WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR
THE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN
REQUIRED OF THEM AREN'T I'M
NOT FOUND NON COMPLIANT WITH
THEIR REUNIFICATION PLANS TODAY
WHEN A CHILD IS REMOVED FROM
A PARENT'S CARE THE COURT MAY
ORDER THE PARENT TO COMPLETE A
VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO ASSIST
IN THE REHABILITATION OF THE
FAMILY HOWEVER PARENTS OFTEN
HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF THESE
COURT MANDATED PROGRAMS WHICH
CAN RUN FOR FIFTY TWO WEEKS
OR MORE AND COST WELL BEYOND
THE MEANS OF IMPACTED PARENTS
A THIRD OF WHOM WE HAVE AN
ANNUAL INCOME OF LESS THAN
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS CURRENTLY
FAMILIES ARE BEING SEPARATED OR
KEPT SEPARATED BASED SOLELY ON
A PARENT'S INABILITY TO PAY FOR
THESE COURT ORDERED SERVICES
EVEN IF THE PARENT IS COMPLYING
WITH ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THEIR
CASE PLAN IN MANY INSTANCES
PARENTS HAVE COMPLETED A
FIFTY TWO WEEK COURSE WE'RE
NOT ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF
COMPLETION TO SUBMIT TO THE
COURT BECAUSE THEY STILL HAD
OUTSTANDING CLASS FEES WHEN A
PARENT IS DENIED REUNIFICATION
SERVICES OR LOSES THEIR
PARENTAL RIGHTS SIMPLY BECAUSE
THEY CANNOT VIDE PROOF THAT
THEY HAVE COMPLETED THE CLASS
THAT THEY CANNOT AFFORD WE
ARE PUNISHING POVERTY DELAYING
FAMILY REUNIFICATION AND OVER
BURDENING THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE
WE'RE DOING HARM TO CHILDREN
DELAYED REUNIFICATION IS
TRAUMATIZING IT INCREASES COSTS
ON FOSTER CARE TO PROVISION
AND THAT FURTHER EMOTIONAL AND
FINANCIAL STRESS TO FAMILIES AB
NINE FIFTY NINE FIFTY FOUR WILL
ENSURE THAT A PARENT WHO WAS
DILIGENTLY FOLLOWING ALL OTHER
ASPECTS OF THEIR CASE PLAN WILL
NOT BE DENIED REUNIFICATION
SERVICES SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY
ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR A COURT
ORDER CLASS THIS BILL HAS NO
OPPOSITION AND ENJOY SUPPORT
FROM MULTIPLE LEGAL SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS JOINING ME TO
TESTIFIED VIA PHONE LINE OUR
SIX YEAR PATEL AN ATTORNEY
WITH THE LOS ANGELES DEPENDENCY
LAWYERS AND NATALIE BUT SHE
IN A SOCIAL WORK INVESTIGATOR
THE BILL HAS BEEN MOVED CAN I
GET A SECOND YES I WILL SECOND
BAD -- WE WILL NOW AGO TO
OUR PHONE LINES FOR WITNESSES
GOOD AFTERNOON CAN EVERYONE
HEAR ME YES WE CAN GO AHEAD
GOOD AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS MY NAME IS NATALIE
BASHI AND I'M A SOCIAL WORKER
INVESTIGATOR OF LOS ANGELES
DEPENDENCY LAWYERS WE ARE
THE LARGEST FAMILY DEFENSE
ORGANIZATION OF OUR KIND IN
THE NATION AND WE REPRESENT
NEARLY TWENTY THOUSAND PARENTS
OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
WE ARE HONORED TO SPONSOR
ASSEMBLY BILL NINE FIVE FOUR
TO ENSURE APPEARANCE FINANCIAL
ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN
COURT ORDERED PROGRAM PARENTS
PARTICIPATION IN SERVICES
INCREASES THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR A STATE AND SUCCESSFUL
REUNIFICATION BUT CURRENTLY
THE MAJORITY OF PARENTS IN
OUR SYSTEM CANNOT PAY FOR
THEIR COURT ORDERED PROGRAM
WHICH THE SITUATION IS DIRE AN
EXISTING POLICY IS NOT ENOUGH
FOR EXAMPLE ONE OF THE PARENTS
WERE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS
MEET HARD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
DINNER OR PARENTING PROGRAM
THEY'RE ALSO PARENTS LIVING
IN THEIR CARS -- HOMELESS
SHELTERS TOWARDS COLLECTING
AND RECYCLING CANS IT'S ENOUGH
MONEY TO AFFORD THESE PROGRAM
CORPS ORDER CLASSES COST
ANYWHERE FROM FIFTEEN TO FORTY
FIVE DOLLARS A SESSION ANGKOR
OFTEN REQUIRES TWELVE AND
FIFTY TWO SESSIONS WERE ORDERED
BY INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING CAN
COST THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS A SESSION
DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT
THE PARENTS HOUSE INSURANCE
LACK OF FUNDING LIMITS APPARENT
CAPACITY TO COMPLY WITH COURT
ORDERS WHICH PREVENTS CHILDREN
FROM RETURNING WITH THEIR
PARENTS THE LADY REUNIFICATION
TRAUMATIZED AS CHILDREN
INCREASES COSTS OF FOSTER CARE
AND ADDS FURTHER FINANCIAL
AND EMOTIONAL STRESS ON FAMILY
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS
CODE ONE SIX FIVE ZERO ZERO
POINT ONE SUBDIVISION AID
STATE IT IS THE INTENT OF THE
LEGISLATURE TO USE THE STRENGTH
OF FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO
SERVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN TO
ENCOURAGE SPEEDY REUNIFICATION
OF FAMILIES WHEN THEY CAN BE
SAFELY ACCOMPLISH ULTIMATELY
WE'RE PAYING MORE MONEY TO
KEEP THE CHILDREN IN FOSTER
CARE RATHER THAN RETURNING THEM
BACK HOME AND FOR THESE REASONS
LOS ANGELES DEPENDENCY LAWYERS
STRONGLY SUPPORT A.
B.
NINE FIVE FOUR THANK
YOU MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR YEP
GO AHEAD HI MY NAME IS SIX OF
THE TILE -- I AM AN ATTORNEY
WITH LOS ANGELES THE TENDENCY
LAWYER WE ARE HONORED TO
SPONSOR A FAMILY MEMBER BRIAN
EIGHTY NINE FIFTY FOUR IN ORDER
TO ENSURE THAT POVERTY STOP
BEING A BARRIER TO THE PARENTS
PARTICIPATION IN COURT ORDERED
PROGRAMS CHILDREN ARE KEPT
FROM THE PARENT CARE BECAUSE
THE VAST MAJORITY OF PARENTS
LOCKED FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE
COURT ORDER SERVICES THAT THEY
MUST COMPLETE I CAN SAFELY SAY
THAT NINETY FIVE PERCENT OF MY
CLIENTS ARE IMPOVERISHED AND
HAVE SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTY
PAYING FOR CLASSES OFTENTIMES
MY CLIENTS HAVE TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN PAYING FOR THEIR RENT
OR PAYING FOR THEIR SERVICES
MANY OF MY CLIENTS WOULD BE IN
FULL COMPLIANCE IF THEY COULD
SIMPLY BOARD THEIR PROGRAM THE
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
AS IT STANDS DOES NOT PROVIDE
A MECHANISM TO ENSURE FUNDING
FOR PARENTS ALTHOUGH COUNTY
AGENCIES CAN USE EXISTING STATE
AND FEDERAL FUNDS TO ASSIST
FAMILIES WITH THEIR SERVICES
SOME COUNTIES ELECT NOT
TO FOR EXAMPLE L.
A.
COUNTY WHICH HAD CALIFORNIA'S
LARGEST POPULATION OF CHILDREN
IN FOSTER CARE DOES NOT
DISTRIBUTE THE RESOURCES OVER
TAX PROGRAM IS BILL DOES NOT
REQUIRE PAYMENT UP FRONT TO
THE PARENTS BUT IT DOES ENSURE
THAT APPARENT INABILITY TO PAY
FOR A PROGRAM IS NOT USED AS A
BASIS TO FIND THEM NONCOMPLIANT
IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE COURT
TO OVERLOOK COMPLETE NON
COMPLIANCE AND LACK OF EFFORT
BUT RATHER SUPPORT THE PARENTS
WHO ARE ACTIVELY TRYING TO
COMPLETE THE CASE PLAN AND
WE'RE IN A FIGHT WITH THEIR
CHILD IT ENCOURAGES COUNTIES
TO USE EXISTING FUNDS TO THE
WILLING PARENTS THE PURPOSE THE
EIGHTY NINE FIFTY FOUR IS TO
SUPPORT AND ENABLE PARENTS TO
PAY FOR A COURT ORDER SERVICES
IN ORDER TO COMPLETE PROGRAMS
NECESSARY TO REUNIFY WITH THEIR
CHILDREN AND TO CREATE A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE CHILDREN
LOS ANGELES DEPENDENCY LAWYER
STRONGLY SUPPORT EIGHTY NINE
FIFTY FOUR THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME THANK YOU IS THERE ANY
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM COME ON
UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION PLEASE KEVIN AS
THEY'RE COLUSA CALIFORNIA
WILL FOR RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
STRONG SUPPORT THANK YOU
BECAUSE THERE'S LOTS
OF LESSONS THAT ALAN
PARDEW IN STRONG SUPPORT
NICOLE ORNAMENT ON
BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP IN SUPPORT
OKAY I KNEW ANYONE IS SO --
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
FOUR COMMENTS IN SUPPORT
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN
ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND WE HAVE HOPE THAT
WE DO HAVE A COMMENT
FROM LINE TO SIXTY FIVE
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE POOR
AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER
COMMENT AT THIS TIME WILL
MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
SEEING NONE IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE
LINES FOUR COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION PLEASE PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND WE HAVE NO COMMENT OKAY IS
THERE ANY QUESTION THE COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS YEP
I JUST I JUST HAVE A FEW
CONCERNS I I TOTALLY AGREE WITH
THE AUTHOR ON ON THE INTENT
WITH THIS -- AND STRENGTHENING
OF FAMILY AND -- I JUST MY
CONCERN IS -- IF WE WAIVE THE
PARENTS NOT HAVING TO TAKE SOME
OF THESE CLASSES -- THAT THESE
MAY BE SOME THINGS THEY NEED TO
MAKE THE FAMILY STRONGER I JUST
-- I'D LIKE TO SEE MAYBE IF WE
CAN WAIVE THE FEE FOR THAT AND
STILL HAVE THE CLASSES THAT WAY
THEY THEY WILL GET THE TRAINING
THEY MAY NEED TO BE PAID BETTER
PARENTS OR MAKE IT BETTER FOR
THE KIDS WHEN THEY COME BACK
INTO THE HOUSE -- WE JUST
RECENTLY SAID THAT WE'RE NOT
GOING TO PAY FOR FOSTER CARE
AND AND SO I'D RATHER PAY FOR
THEIR KIDS TO BE IN THE HOUSE
AND HAVE TO PAY FOR FOSTER CARE
AS YOUR WITNESS ALSO BROUGHT
UP WHICH WAS A GREAT POINT
WHEREVER YOU ARE THANK YOU FOR
MAKING THAT -- I JUST WONDER
IF YOU HAD FOR THE COMMENTS ON
THAT NOT ME I THINK I THINK THE
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY I MEAN
LIKE LITERALLY NEARLY EVERY
SINGLE COUNTY IN THE STATE
USES EXISTING STATE OR FEDERAL
FUNDS TO PAY FOR THESE CLASSES
EXCEPT ONE VERY LARGE ONE --
AND THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT
AN ORGANIZATION ON THE GROUND
IN THAT PARTICULAR COUNTY
THIS DOESN'T STOP THE COURTS
FROM DENYING REUNIFICATION
IF THE CASE PLAN ISN'T BEING
FOLLOWED IN ITS ENTIRETY OR
IN PART THIS ONLY SAYS THAT
IF THE SOLE REASON THE CASE
PLAN ISN'T BEING COMPLETED IS
BECAUSE THERE'S AN INABILITY TO
PAY FOR THIS ONE SPECIFIC PART
OF IT THAT THAT ALONE ISN'T
ENOUGH TO TO DENY REUNIFICATION
-- I THINK IN A YEAR OF A
BUDGET DEFICIT -- AND OTHER
CONCERNS I'D LIKE TO LET THE
LOCAL ORGANIZING CONTINUE TO
HAPPEN A TO PUSH ALL COUNTIES
TO PUSHING FOR A FEE WAIVER
BUT IN THE MEANTIME I DON'T
THINK WE SHOULD ALLOW MORE
FAMILIES TO BE SEPARATED SIMPLY
BECAUSE WHEN A BUDGET DEFICIT
YEAR THANK YOU AND I WOULD
HOPE THIS WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT
COUNTY WHATEVER ONE IT IS TO
ACTUALLY DO THIS ALSO SO THANK
YOU FOR DOING THIS MY HOPE
AS WELL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM ANYONE --
SAYING NON THIS IS -- WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE ABSOLUTELY
-- ONE OF THE LARGEST DRIVERS
FOR CHILDREN ENTERING THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM ARE
FAMILIES ENTERING THE CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEM IS DEEP POVERTY
-- IT IS STRUGGLE AND THE
FACT THAT WE PLAY SO MANY
FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO EXITING
THAT SYSTEMS INVOLVEMENT
IS PART OF THE REASON WE'RE
STRUGGLING TO WRAP OUR HANDS
AROUND THIS PROBLEM THIS IS
ONE OF THOSE CLEAR MEASURES
WERE FAMILIES ARE WORKING TO
UNIFY THEIR DOING EVERYTHING
THAT'S NECESSARY THE ONLY
THING KEEPING THEM SEPARATED
IS THE FACT THAT THEY ARE POOR
BY PASSING THIS BILL WE SET
A NEW PRECEDENT IN CALIFORNIA
ONE THAT REFOCUSES ON HEALING
FAMILIES AND KEEPING FAMILIES
TOGETHER I RESPECTFULLY ASK
YOUR APPLE WE HAVE A MOTION
BY ARAMBULA SECOND BY JACKSON
-- MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION
IS TO PASS JACKSON JACKSON
NINE ST JOHN'S ALANIZ ALANIZ
ABSTAIN ARAMBULA ARAMBULA BONTA
BRIAN BRIAN I CALDERON GARCIA
WE WILL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN
THANK YOU VERY MUCH -- DOCTOR
ARAMBULA YEAR -- -- -- WE ONLY
HAVE THREE MORE MEMBERS SO IF
YOU ARE OUT THERE YOU HAVE NOT
PRESENT YOUR BILL BEGAN TO MAKE
YOUR WAY ON OVER AND DR RAMBLE
YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE
READY THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
FOR TOO LONG CAL WORKS HAS
USED DISCRIMINATORY LANGUAGE
AND PENALTIES AGAINST THE VERY
PEOPLE THE PROGRAM IS TRYING
TO HELP TO SECURE A BETTER LIFE
AB THREE TEN WILL TRANSFORM CAL
WORKS BY CHANGING ITS CULTURE
TO ONE THAT EMPOWERS FAMILIES
THROUGH PERSONAL ATTENTION AND
SUPPORT WE MUST DO A BETTER
JOB OF MEANINGFULLY CONNECTING
PARENTS WITH SUPPORT SERVICES
TO KEEP FAMILIES WHOLE SAFE
HEALTHY HOUSED AND FED WE WANT
PARENTS TO SUCCEED IN WORKING
TOWARDS A BETTER LIFE FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF
AB THREE TEN IS CHRISTOPHER
SANCHEZ WITH THE WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY AND
ANDREW SHANE WITH GRACE END
CHILD POVERTY IN CALIFORNIA
GOOD AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN
VERSE CHRIS RESPONSES POLICY
ADVOCATE THE WESTERN CENTER
ON LAW AND POVERTY -- HERE
TO BE ARMED IN STRONG SUPPORT
AS A PART BECAUSE SPONSORED
AB THREE TEN WAS REIMAGINE
THE CAL WORKS PROGRAM TO BE
REPLACED OKAY THINKING OF THE
PASS TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS
A FAMILY FIRST MODEL PROMISES
OF THE EXISTING PROGRAM WE
CURRENTLY HAVE STEREOTYPES THAT
REINFORCE THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION
THAT LOW INCOME PEOPLE DO NOT
WANT DIGNIFIED WORK THAT THEY
ABUSE THE SYSTEM ANOTHER LAZY
AND AS A RESULT RECIPIENTS
HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH HURDLES
IN HOOPS TO FACE OUR RIGOROUS
RULES THAT PUNISH FAMILIES
AND THAT DON'T MEET REALISTIC
EXPECTATIONS PLACED ON THEM
THAT ARE OFTENTIMES NOT EVEN
FEDERALLY MANDATED THAT'S
WHY ISN'T IT'S NOT SURPRISING
THAT A QUARTER OF THE COLORS
FROM THE COLOR PARTICIPANTS
IN THE WELFARE TO WORK PROGRAM
OR SANCTION AT ANYTIME DUE
TO FAILURE TO MEET A REGULAR
RIGID SYSTEM SET ARM OF WORK
ACT REQUIREMENTS TO RANGE FROM
TWENTY TO THIRTY FIVE HOURS
A WEEK WE BELIEVE INSTEAD OF
THIS REQUIREMENTS THAT THE
STATE CAN HOW FAMILIES IN THE
WELFARE TO WORK REQUIREMENTS
TO SUPPORTER SERVICES LIKE
CHILDCARE AND TRANSPORTATION
ADDITIONALLY WE BELIEVE THE
COUNTY PENALTY PASSED THROUGH
SHOULD BE ELIMINATED WHICH
REQUIRES COUNTIES TO SHARE IN
ANY FUTURE FEDERAL PENALTIES
ASSOCIATED IT WITH NOT
MEETING THE FIFTY PERCENT WORK
PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS ARE
IT'S FOR THESE REASONS I WE
WE ASK FOR YOUR AYE VOTE FOR
AB THREE TIMES THANK YOU CHEN
MEMBERS ENTER SHANE GRAYSON
SELL POVERTY CALIFORNIA I'M
PLEASED TO SUPPORT AND CO
SPONSOR REIMAGINE CAL WORKS
AWAY FROM THE CURRENTLY FLOOD
PROGRAM BUILT ON THE NINETEEN
NINETY SIX WELL FOR ACT IN
NINETEEN NINETY SEVEN CAL
WORKS IMPLEMENTATION WHICH WE
KNOW IS GROUNDED IN RACIST AND
SEXIST NOTIONS THAT PARENTS
WITH LOW INCOMES ARE LAZY MUST
BE COURSE TO WORK INTO A FAMILY
CENTERED INTERVENTION THAT
CAN HELP PREVENT CHILD WELFARE
REMOVALS LIMIT THE DURATION
OF PLACEMENTS AND SUPPORT
FAMILY REUNIFICATION A BODY
OF RESEARCH HAS DOCUMENTED THE
HARMFUL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN
OUR CURRENT POLICIES AND A
PROTECTIVE POTENTIAL OF CAL
WORKS NATIONALLY MORE THAN
SIXTY PERCENT OF SUBSTANTIATED
CPS RESPONSES INVOLVE NEGLECT
ONLY AND CHILDREN ECONOMICALLY
INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS ARE SEVEN
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
NEGLECT AND OTHER CHILDREN
STATES THAT IMPLEMENTED FULL
FAMILY SANCTIONS AND CAL
WORK FOR THE TEN OF PROGRAM
NATIONALLY HUESO SAID WITH A
TWELVE POINT SEVEN INCREASE
IN TOTAL FOSTER CARE ENTRIES
AND EVERY A STUDY ON THIS
ISSUE -- FINDS THAT AFRICAN
AMERICANS ARE MORE LIKELY
TO BE SANCTIONED THEIR WHITE
COUNTERPARTS FORTUNATELY WE
KNOW THAT THE OPPOSITE IS
ALSO TRUE THERE'S A STRONG
PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF A TWELVE
PERCENT DECREASE IN THE RISK
FOR CPS INVOLVEMENT AND A FIFTY
PERCENT DECLINE IN THE REST FOR
PHYSICAL ABUSE INVESTIGATIONS
WHEN STATES HAVE STRENGTHENED
BASIC CASH ASSISTANCE AND
THERE'S BEEN A DOCUMENT A TEN
PERCENT INCREASE A TEN PERCENT
INCREASE IN STATE PUBLIC
BENEFIT LEVEL SUCH AS TEN OF IS
REDUCES FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS
BY EIGHT PERCENT SO AB THREE
TEN IS A SET OF INTERRELATED
REFORMS TO REIMAGINE CAL WORKS
AWAY FROM THESE CURRENT FLAWS
AND TO FILL THE POTENTIAL
THE PROGRAM HERE JUST A FEW
HIGHLIGHTS ELIMINATING OR
REDUCING SANCTIONS THE FEDERAL
MINIMUMS MOVING FROM A PENALTY
FOCUS TWENTY WHICH FAMILIES
CREATE PLANS THAT MEET THEIR
NEEDS INCLUDING ALIGNING
WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY
MAINTENANCE OR REUNIFICATION
AND EXPANDING WORK ACTIVITIES
TO INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY
OF THE ACTIVITIES NECESSARY
FOR FAMILIES IN CRISIS IN
CLOSING I KNOW IT WASN'T
POSSIBLE TO HAVE A CALPERS
PARTICIPANT IN THE ROOM HERE
TODAY SO I JUST WANT TO CHANNEL
GLENN GLENDA FROM THE SPARK
STUDENT ACTIVITIES I STUDENT
COLLECTIVE WHO JUST TESTIFIED
A FEW WEEKS AGO IN SUB ONE
THAT WHEN PARENTS ARE TONIGHT
TRANSPORTATION SUPPORTS OR
DON'T RECEIVE THE TRANSLATION
THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE THE
PROGRAM AS SHE REPORTED HER
HUSBAND SIMPLY SHUT DOWN IN
THE COUNTY WELFARE OFFICE
AND WE KNOW THAT CHILDREN
THE ULTIMATE VICTIMS OF THESE
POLICIES AND IT WE DON'T NEED
TO HAVE THEM ON THE BOOKS WE
CAN FOLLOW BERMAN OTHER STATES
TO MAKE CALIFORNIA A FAMILY
FIRST CAL WORKS PROGRAM ASK
THANK YOU VERY MUCH IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE ROOM WHO WOULD
LIKE TO COME IN SO SUPPORT
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION KEVIN I WASN'T
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL
STRONG SUPPORT OF AB THREE
THE TURN MEMBERS GET THE MOST
FOR WOULD NURSE CALIFORNIANS
PART THANK YOU SO WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD
BANKS IN SUPPORT TRANSACTION
IS THERE ANY -- SUPPORT ON
THE PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME
OUR COMMENTS IN SUPPORT PLEASE
PRESS ONE BUTTON ZERO AT THIS
TIME AND FIRST WE'LL HEAR FROM
LINE TO SEVENTY NINE UNDERWATER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA CATHOLIC
CONFERENCE IN STRONG SUPPORT
LINE TWO SIXTY FIVE
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF SOCIAL WORKERS
AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT
ALIGNED TO TWENTY FIVE
ALTHOUGH IF THE LOS
ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD
BANK IN STRONG SUPPORT
AND WE HAVE ONE MORE ONLINE
QUEUING UP AT THE KEY ONE
MOMENT PLEASE WHILE WE PROVIDE
THEM WITH THEIR LINE NUMBER
AND IT AND NOW WE WILL HEAR
FROM LINE TWO SEVENTY TWO
SEVENTY EIGHT MARSHON CABIN
WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO MARIN
FOOD BANK IN STRONG SUPPORT
AND WE HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT
AT THIS TIME IS THERE ANYONE
IN OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM
AT THIS TIME SAY NINE IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION ON THE
PHONE LINES FOUR COMMENTS
IN OPPOSITION BIG PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO AT THIS TIME
AND WE HAVE A COMMENT
FROM LINE TO EIGHTY
AND I'M I'M SORRY LONGER
ONLINE BUT THIS WAS JACKSON
YOU KNOW ON BEHALF OF
EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATE AND
SUPPORT NOT OPPOSITION
AND WE HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS
AT THIS TIME ALL RIGHT WE'LL
BRING IT UP TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS IS THERE ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT THIS
TIME IT'S BEEN MOVED AS THEIR
SECOND WE HAVE A SECOND WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR I LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU AS A
CO AUTHOR ON THIS BILL AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN IBM
WE HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE A
SECOND MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON HI JACKSON AYE AYES
SENTIENCE ALANIZ ARAMBULA HI
ARAMBULA HI BONTA BRIAN BRIAN
AYE CALDERON AYE CALDERON
AYE GARCIA GARCIA I WE HAVE A
FIVE ZERO THE BILL IS OUT ALL
RIGHT AND THEN YOU HAVE YOUR
NEXT BILL ITEM NUMBER TWENTY
FOUR AB EIGHT SEVEN ZERO THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT AB EIGHT SEVENTY TODAY
AB EIGHT SEVENTY INCREASES
STUDENT ACCESS TO SAFETY
NET SERVICES BY FACILITATING
THE SHARING OF SUCCESSFUL
APPROACHES BETWEEN SERVICE
PROVIDERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
IN A RECENT CALIFORNIA STUDENT
AID COMMISSION SURVEY OF
FIFTEEN THOUSAND STUDENTS
OVER ONE THIRD EXPERIENCED
HOUSING OR FOOD AND SECURITY
FOR STUDENTS ACCESSING SAFETY
NET PROGRAMS IS FRAUGHT
WITH EXTRA COMPLICATIONS AND
STEPS THAT ARE SOMETIMES NOT
WELL UNDERSTOOD EVEN BY THE
ADMINISTERS OF ADMINISTRATORS
OF THESE PROGRAMS TO HELP
STUDENTS NAVIGATE THESE
COMPLICATIONS I AUTHORED
THIRTEEN TWENTY SIX AND TWENTY
TWENTY ONE THAT ESTABLISHED
A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN
EVERY COUNTY CALL THE COUNTY
LIAISON OF HIGHER EDUCATION
THAT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION COULD CONTACT TO FOR
GUIDANCE BY DIRECTING CDSS TO
FACILITATE QUARTERLY MEETINGS
OF THESE LIAISONS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS THIS BILL WILL
ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ACROSS
THE STATE RECEIVE THE BEST
POSSIBLE ACCESS TO THE BROAD
RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES
AVAILABLE TO THEM REGARDLESS OF
WHICH INSTITUTION THEY ATTEND
THESE QUARTERLY MEETINGS WILL
ALSO HELP ALREADY STRETCHED
COUNTY RESOURCES TO BE UTILIZED
MORE EFFECTIVELY BY SHARING
INFORMATION IDEAS AND BEST
PRACTICES EVERY COUNTY ISN'T
LEFT ON ITS OWN TO DEVELOP
THIS EXPERTISE IN A SILO
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF AB
EIGHT SEVENTY OR BECKY SILVA
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF FOOD BANKS CALLING IN IS
BRANDY SIMONE MODEL WITH THE
CENTER FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
I THANK YOU CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
BECKY SO WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS I'M
A RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN
THAT THIRTY FIVE PERCENT OF
POST SECONDARY STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA ARE HOUSING INSECURE
IN FORTY FOUR PERCENT OF
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ARE FOOD
INSECURE WITH STUDENTS ACROSS
INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES
SUCH AS RACE CLASS AND GENDER
AND IMMIGRATION STATUS I'M
EXPERIENCING JUST REPORTERS
PROPORTIONATELY HIGHER LEVELS
IF NEEDED -- AND WHEN STUDENTS
DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO OUR FACE
BARRIERS IN RECEIVING RESOURCES
TO MITIGATE THESE CHALLENGES
THE TOXIC STRESS OF POVERTY
HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS THAT
MAY FOLLOW HAS DEVASTATING
SHORT AND LONG TERM ECONOMIC
AND SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS MANY COLLEGE
CAMPUSES HAVE ESTABLISHED
FOOD PANTRIES AND BASIC
NEEDS CENTERS BUT THESE ALONE
COULD NOT ADDRESS HUNGER AND
HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS LIKE
MEDICARE ALL CAL WORKS IN CALL
FOR US ENSURE THAT STUDENTS
CAN ACCESS THE RESOURCES
THEY NEED TO STAY FED HEALTHY
AND HOUSED MANY STUDENTS ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR THESE PROGRAMS
AND STUDIES CONSISTENTLY
FIND THAT THE SOCIAL SERVICE
PROGRAMS POSITIVELY IMPACT
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES
HOWEVER MANY STUDENTS TO
DESPITE BEING ELIGIBLE ARE
NOT ACTUALLY ENROLLED IN THESE
VITAL PROGRAMS WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THE IMPORTANT
WORK MANY COUNTIES ARE DOING
TO ESTABLISH COUNTY LIAISONS
AS A POINT OF CONTACT FOR
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
IN IN THEIR COUNTIES AND WE
BELIEVE THAT AB EIGHT SEVENTY
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ON
THIS GREAT MOMENTUM TO ENSURE
THAT COUNTY'S INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND
STAKEHOLDERS ARE MAXIMIZING
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM
EACH OTHER AND IDENTIFY BEST
PRACTICES SO THAT STUDENTS
ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CRITICAL
SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS CAN
EASILY APPLY FOR AND MAINTAIN
THOSE BENEFITS THAT THEY'RE
ENTITLED TO -- SO WE'RE CRAP
I AM PROUD TO CO SPONSOR
EIGHTY EIGHT SEVENTY AND WE OR
DRIVE VOTE TODAY AND WE HAVE
A WITNESS ON THE PHONE LINES
SCHERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS
WOULD BRING THE CANAL WITH THAT
CENTER CALLED THE COMMUNITY I
MAINLY WORK ON THE CALIFORNIA
HIGH READ CALPERS OUTREACH
PROJECT WHICH PARTNERS WITH
ALL ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE
PUBLIC COLLEGE CAMPUSES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA I WOULD ALSO CAUTION
ACCESS AND COVERAGE BENEFITS
NOT TOO LONG AGO -- BUT EIGHT
AB SEVENTY REALLY EXTENDED THE
INTENTION OF THE BABY THIRTEEN
TWENTY BACK AND CREATE THE
REPORT A RECURRING FAITH FOR
CAMPUS WILL COUNTIES TO COME
TOGETHER TO INCREASE THE UPTAKE
OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS
THE NEW THIS BILL IS REALLY
ALL ABOUT CREATING AN AVENUE
FOR THE CONTINUED MOMENTUM
-- THE WORKGROUP THAT MISSILE
CALL FOUR ONE SURE THAT WE
CAN CONTINUE HOW THE NECESSARY
COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATION
TO BETTER UNDERSTAND COLLEGE
STUDENT UPTAKE OF SOCIAL
SERVICES -- AND IT REALLY AIMS
TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OF THE
ONE AND IF YOU TO TRY AND SOLVE
EVERYTHING IN A SILO -- AND
OVER THE BILL AND SONGER MORE
AROUND IT LUCIAN THAT BENEFITS
EVERYONE THAT'S WORKING
IN THE BAY -- EXPANSION OF
THESE RELATIONSHIPS DOES MEAN
BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
BARRIERS TO ACCESSING SOCIAL
SERVICES BUT EXPENSE ADDS TO
A CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION
FOR TROUBLESHOOTING TRENDS
AND APPLICATIONS AND THE MILES
-- AND REALLY THAT SHARING OF
THOSE BEST PRACTICES THAT HAVE
WORKED WELL IN OTHER COUNTIES
-- ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE
PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ENDING
IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
AT THE CAMPUS CAMPUS OF THE
COUNTY SURE UNITED SUPPORT
AND HELPING STUDENTS NAVIGATE
THE COMPLICATED PROCESSES LIKE
THE CONTRAST -- WE'VE SEEN
HOW POWERFUL STRONG AND THAT'S
HOW THE RELATIONSHIP CAN BE IT
WE HAVE TONS OF EXAMPLES FROM
ACROSS THE STATE FROM WHAT L.
A.
COUNTY DOING NOT RIVERSIDE
COUNTY DURING WHAT DO YOU
COUNTY GIVING -- AND MANY AND
WHAT OTHER COMPANIES ARE DOING
TO CREATE A BETTER EXPERIENCE
FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS BUT WE DO
NOT WANT A STUDENTS EXPERIENCE
WITH ACCESSING BENEFITS TO
DEPEND ON WHAT COUNTY THEY
RESIDE AT CONTINUING TO
KEEP THESE CHANNELS OPEN FOR
DIALOGUE AND BEST PRACTICE
EXCHANGE WILL HELP CREATE MORE
CONSISTENT BASIS -- SO IN THE
END THE BILL NOT ONLY BENEFITS
ELIGIBILITY WORKERS AND
COUNTIES ALONG WITH THE BASIC
NEED STAFF ON OUR CAMPUSES BUT
IT WILL BENEFIT THE STUDENTS
WHO DESPERATELY NEED ACCESS
TO THE PROGRAM LONG TERM YEAH
OKAY IS THERE ANY SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM AT THIS TIME PLEASE
COME ON UP THE STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION PLEASE
KEVIN AS A CHORUS OF CALIFORNIA
OVER RIGHTS ORGANIZATION STRONG
SUPPORT THANK YOU DANIELLA
RODRIGUEZ A DESTINY COMMISSION
ALSO SUPPORT GET THE MOST FOR
NURSE CALIFORNIANS SUPPORT
CHRIS RESPONSES WITH OSTERSUND
PART IN SUPPORT AND -- SHANE
GRAY SENTUL PROVIDENCE PARK
IS THERE ANY SUPPORT ON THE
PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME
FOUR COMMENTS IN SUPPORT
PLEASE PRESS ONE THEN ZERO
AT THIS TIME FIRST WE'LL HEAR
FROM LINE IT TO EIGHTY TWO
HELLO ELIANNA BENDER WITH
QUIET IN SAN FRANCISCO
IN SUPPORT THANK YOU
ONE TWO SEVENTY EIGHT
NINE TWO SEVEN AIR MIKE IS OPEN
MARSHON CABINET THE SIMPSONS
THE MORAN WILL BANK IN STRONG
SUPPORT SORRY ABOUT THAT
LINE TO TWENTY FIVE
HELLO THERE ALSO AT THE
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD
BANK IN STRONG SUPPORT
LINE TWO EIGHTY FOUR
HELLO MRISHO MEDINA CALLING
ON BEHALF OF THE SPENDING
A HUNDRED CLOSE IN CALLING
IN STRONG SUPPORT THANK
YOU LINE TWO EIGHTY THREE
HI RYAN LENNY WITH GENERATION
UP IN STRONG SUPPORT
AND LINE TO EIGHTY ONE
THE VICE BAY AREA LEGAL
AID IN SUPPORT OF BOTH AB
EIGHT SEVENTY IN AB THREE
TIMES THANK AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER COMMENT AT THIS TIME
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION IN
THE ROOM AT THIS TIME SAYING
THAT TIME IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
THEY DIDN'T MAKE IT I TO
COME IN OPPOSITION TO PASS
ONE AND THERE WAS THIS TIME
AND THERE'S NO ONE IN Q.
OKAY WILL BRING IT UP TO
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS AT THIS TIME YEP
OKAY I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR YOUR WORK
ON THIS AND FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD AND I WOULD LOVE
TO BE A CO AUTHOR ABSOLUTELY
OKAY OKAY ANY OTHER MEMBERS ARE
SAYING NINE IS THERE A MOTION
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND I GET A
SECOND SECOND IT WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR
I'M GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO WORK
IN THIS SPACE AND BELIEVE WE
MUST SHARE THE BEST PRACTICES
RATHER THAN EACH COUNTY TRYING
TO CREATE BY THEMSELVES AND
LOOK FORWARD TO HOW THIS BILL
WILL ALLOW US TO INCREASE THE
PARTICIPATION IN CALFRESH IN
OUR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE I HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE A
SECOND MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON HI JACKSON AYE AYES
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I ALANIZ
ALANIZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA HI
BONTA BRIAN I AM I CALDERON
CALDERON AYE GARCIA GARCIA HI
WE HAVE SEVEN ZERO THE BILL
IS OUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH
AND NEXT WE WILL GO TO ITEM
NUMBER EIGHTEEN ASSEMBLY MEMBER
AGUILAR CURRY PLEASE COME ON UP
-- PRESENTING AB FIFTY ONE ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA
AND THAT'S WHAT WE CALL A
GOOD FRIEND THAT'S WHAT I
CALL AGAIN FOR A I DON'T
KNOW WHAT THE NEGATIVE
OF
-- RESPOND GOOD AFTERNOON I'VE
NEVER -- TESTIFIED IN THIS
-- COMMITTEE BEFORE SO THIS
IS THE FIRST SO BEAR WITH ME
WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT AB FIFTY ONE
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER
BONTA AS THE VICE CHAIR OF
THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS
I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THIS
WOMEN'S CAUCUS PRIORITY BILL
CALIFORNIANS MIX DELIVERY
SYSTEM OFFERS A VARIETY OF
DIFFERENT EARLY LEARNING
AND CHILD CARE SETTINGS THIS
ALLOWS PARENTS AND GUARDIANS
TO CHOOSE THE SETTING THAT
WILL BE BEST ME BEST MEET
THE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES
SOME OF THE SETTINGS INCLUDE
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAMS CONTRACTED STATE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFERED BY
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY
BASED PROVIDERS CONTRACTED
GENERAL CONTROL CARE PROGRAMS
HEAD START PRIVATE CENTER
BASED PRESCHOOL PROVIDERS AND
LICENSED FAMILY CARE PROVIDERS
CALIFORNIA HAS BEGUN TO
PHASE IN THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN A FREE OPTION
FOR EARLY LEARNING THEY'LL BE
AVAILABLE FOR ALL FOUR YEAR
OLDS BY THE TWENTY TWENTY FIVE
TWENTY SIX SCHOOL YEAR THIS
EXPANSION IS TO BE CELEBRATED
AS IT REPRESENTS AN INCREASE
IN ACCESS TO EARLY LEARNING
AND CARE WITH THAT BEING SAID
THOUGH WE MUST ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT OTHER PROVIDERS WITHIN
THE MIX DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVE
EXPRESSED VALID CONCERNS THAT
THE LOSS OF FOUR YEAR OLDS
MAY UNDERMINE THE ALREADY
FRAGILE SYSTEM FOR THESE
REASONS ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA
INTRODUCED AB FIFTY ONE TO
TO SUPPORT THE EFFECTIVE AND
EQUITABLE FUNCTIONING OF OUR
MIX DELIVERY SYSTEM THIS WILL
ALSO HELP STABILISE EARLY CHILD
CARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES
AND THE PROVIDERS THAT SUPPORT
THEM AB FIFTY ONE IS CURRENTLY
DOES THREE KEY THINGS FIRST THE
BILL INCREASES ACCESS TO CHILD
CARE FOR FAMILIES BY EXPANDING
EXISTING RESOURCE AND REFERRAL
SERVICES THESE SERVICES WOULD
INCLUDE NAVIGATION REFERRAL
AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES TO
MAKE SURE THAT FAMILIES HAVE
EASY ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ABOUT A BILL OF A BILLABLE
THE CHILD CARE SLOTS THE BILL
ALSO INCREASES ELIGIBILITY
FOR SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE
FOR FAMILIES IN HIGHER COST
AREAS SECOND THE BILL DIRECTS
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
TO PROVIDE DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR K.
T.
K.
STUDENTS THIRD THE BILL SIX
TO PROVIDE JUST TRANSITION
FOR PROVIDERS BY REQUIRING THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
TO CONSIDER THE POTENTIAL
LOSS FOUR YEAR OLDS AS AGAINST
OF FOUR YEAR OLDS AS IT
CONSIDERS RATES AND PROVIDES
IS SET ASIDE FOR PROVIDERS WHO
HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN LEFT
OUT OF THE STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM OUR CHILD CARE SYSTEM
IS PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF
WOMEN OF COLOR DOING THE
IMPORTANT WORK IMPORTANT AND
UNDERVALUED LABOR OF CARING
FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FOSTERING
EARLY LEARNING DEVELOPMENT
WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO
WORK TO SUPPORT THE SYSTEM
WHICH COLLECTIVELY BOLSTERS
EVERY INDUSTRY SERVICE IS THE
BACKBONE OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMY
ENSURES QUALITY CHILDCARE
FOR CHILDREN FAMILIES WITH
ME TODAY TO TESTIFY ON THIS
BILL IS ROSE ANNA CARABALLO
ELLIOTT ON BEHALF OF THE EARLY
CHILD EDUCATION CONSORTIUM AND
CLARISSA DOWN THIRD ON BEHALF
OF PARENTS VOICES IN OAKLAND --
AND ALSO HERE TODAY I BELIEVE
IS A TECHNICAL WITNESSES DONNA
SNEERING JR VICE PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
THE CHILD CARE RESOURCE CENTER
WHAT MADE A MOVE SO THAT I'M
NOT A ONE WHEN THE WELCOME
THAT WAS RUDE SORRY TO RELEASE
YOUR BEHIND GOOD AFTERNOON
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ROSE IN
A CAR ABOUT TWO ELITE HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE EARLY CARE AND
EDUCATION CONSORTIUM -- IN
THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
CONSORTIUM IS A NATIONWIDE
NONPROFIT ALLIANCE OF CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS AND -- OPERATES
A FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT
CENTERS CHILD CARE CENTERS
HERE IN CALIFORNIA I'M WITH THE
CAPACITY TO SERVE OVER SIXTY
SIX THOUSAND CHILDREN IN IN THE
STATE WE APPRECIATE THE TIME
AND EFFORT THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER
BONTA HAS PUT INTO AND HER
STAFF EXCUSE ME HAVE PUT
INTO AB FIFTY ONE PRECIADO
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ID ARE CURRY --
PRESENTING THIS BILL ON BEHALF
OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA --
SO WE APPRECIATE THE AMOUNT
OF TIME HAS BEEN SPENT TO
TRY TO CRAFT A BILL THAT WILL
HELP ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF
THE EXPANSION OF TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN -- AND THE ABILITY
THAT IT HAS A COMMUNITY BASED
PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE AND KEEP
CLASSROOMS OPEN KEEP CHARACTER
ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE
FOR THE REMAINING CHILDREN
ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AGES ZERO
THROUGH THREE -- AS THE FOUR
YEAR OLD OUR LEADING OUR CARE
FOR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
-- THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
SYSTEM IS IT IS AN ECOSYSTEM
AND THEREFORE MOVING FOUR YEAR
OLD INTO SCHOOL BASED ONLY
PROGRAMS WELL AND ALREADY IS
HAVING A DETRIMENTAL CONTRA
CONSEQUENCES ON OTHER EASY
SETTINGS AND AGE GROUPS AS YOU
KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR
OF TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
-- ELIGIBILITY EXPANSION THIS
PAST FALL AND WE AS A CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS ARE ALREADY
SEEN THE CONSEQUENCES OF
UNDER ENROLLMENT IN VACANT
CLASSROOMS -- TUITION INCREASES
WHICH IN TURN REDUCES ACCESS
TO CARE FOR FAMILIES THIRDS
SERVICEABLE SUBSIDY AS WELL
AS THOSE WHO PAY PRIVATE PAY
TUITION AB FIFTY ONE WILL
HELP TO MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE
CHALLENGES THAT TK'S CREATING
FOR COMMUNITY BASED PROVIDERS
SPECIFICALLY IT WILL OPEN UP
THE STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
TO ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS BY
CLARIFYING THAT THE PRESCHOOL
CLASSROOMS CAN INCLUDE CHILDREN
WHO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH SUBSIDY
PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PRICE IT
PAID CHILDREN IT WILL ALSO
SET ASIDE FIFTY PERCENT OF NEW
CONTRACTS FOR PROVIDERS THAT
HAVE NOT HAD A STATE PRESCHOOL
CONTRACT IN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS OR -- CAN DEMONSTRATE
OF NEGATIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT
BECAUSE OF TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN -- IT WILL ALSO
AS THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER SAID
INCREASE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FROM
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE
STATE MEDIAN INCOME TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE AREA MEDIAN
INCOME -- OR OR THE STATE
WHICHEVER IS HIGHER RIGHT SO
WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUT THOSE
MISSING MIDDLE FAMILIES THE
FAMILIES THAT ARE ABOVE THE
ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD RIGHT NOW
-- BUT LIVE IN VERY HIGH COST
AREAS AND ARE THEREFORE STILL
NOT ABLE TO ACCESS A SUBSIDIZED
PROGRAM BUT TRULY CAN'T AFFORD
THE COST OF OF PRESCHOOL AND
FINALLY AB FIFTY ONE REQUIRES
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
DEVELOP AND TO DEVELOP A NEW
RATE STRUCTURE -- THAT IS
REFLECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT THE
LOSS OF FOUR YEAR OLDS -- TO T.
K.
SYSTEM IS INCREASING THE COST
OF CARE FOR THE REMAINING
CHILDREN THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND
IN THE COMMUNITY BASED SETTING
SO ON BEHALF OF THE EARLY CARE
AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I.
ABOUT THANK YOU ALL
RIGHT NOW WILL GO TO OUR
WITNESS ON THE PHONE LINE
THANK YOU WE HAD A
MOTION WE HAVE A SECOND
STAR WITNESS ON THE PHONE LINE
AND IF YOU LIKE TO COMMENT
AND PETER PRESS ONE ZERO
AT EIGHT HUNDRED TO ONE IN Q.
OKAY WELL WE'LL KEEP ON GOING
HERE SUPPORT IN THE ROOM
IS THERE ANYONE IN SUPPORT
OF IN THE ROOM AT THIS
TIME SAY NINE IS THERE ANY
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
-- I THOMAS POINT PRESS
ONE ZERO THE -- LINE TO
SEVENTY FIVE PLEASE GO AHEAD
HELLO THE BEST WE CAN OKAY
OKAY ALL RIGHT A THIRD ABOUT
THAT GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRED
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MY NAME
OF COURSE ISN'T OUT THERE
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF PARENT VOICES OAKLAND WE
ARE CHAPTER PARENT WORKING
CALIFORNIA WE ACTIVATE AND
ENTER THE WITH AND THE PARENTS
TO TRANSFORM CHILDCARE AND
INSURE ALL SYSTEMS THAT
IMPACT OUR FAMILIES ARE JUST
FARE INCLUSIVE I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE OVER SIX HUNDRED
METERS ACROSS ALAMEDA COUNTY
WHO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO
STRENGTHEN OUR MAKE DELIVERY
SYSTEM IN CHILD CARE AND TAKE
STEPS TO ALIGN ALL PART OF OUR
CHILD CARE ECOSYSTEM TO ENSURE
THE CALIFORNIA MODEL HEALTHY
THRIVING SYSTEM A CARE PROVIDER
AND PARENTS CAREGIVERS AND
CHURCH I AM THE PROUD PARENT
OF A FIFTEEN YEAR OLD WHO EARLY
CARE AND EDUCATION JOURNEY
STARTED WITH AN INCREDIBLE
FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDER
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SHE
WAS SO IMPORTANT TO MY SON'S
EARLY WHY SHE HOPE TO APPLY
FOR SERVICES SHE HELPED ME WHEN
MY SON WAS SICK SHE PROVIDED
TRANSPORTATION THE COURT SHE
WATCHED MY SON AFTER HOURS AND
ALWAYS HAVE THE ANSWERS TO MY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT
YOU WAS LOVED NURTURED
DURING HIS MOST IMPORTANT
DEVELOPMENTAL YEARS BECAUSE OF
HER I HAVE A CAREER I SAID AS
AN ATHLETE HE'S HEALTHY HE'S
GRUMPY THE TEENAGER MY STORY
ISN'T PARTICULARLY BRIGHT
IT'S IMPORTANT TO WHEN I THINK
ABOUT THE GOALS OF AB FIFTY
ONE CHOOSING THE BEST CARE
ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
AND OUR FAMILIES UNIQUE NEEDS
IS ARGUABLY ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT DECISIONS YOU MIGHT
MAKE OF THE PARENTS THIS BILL
OF THE PATHWAYS SUPPORTING
FAMILIES IN UNDERSTANDING ALL
OF THEIR OPTIONS AND HONORING
HOW CRITICAL IT IS FOR THEM
TO HAVE A RANGE OF QUALITY
OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM FOR
MY FAMILY THAT WAS A FAMILY
CHILD CARE PROVIDER WHO FELT
LIKE FAMILY AND LIVES RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY
HOME FOR MY FAMILY AND THAT
WAS REFERRAL THAT RESULTED
IN RECEIVING LIFE AFFIRMING
SERVICES FOR MY FAMILY THAT
MEANT NOT BEING TOLD WHAT WAS
BEST FOR US I LOOK FORWARD TO
CAN YOU IN TO SUPPORT EIGHTY
FIFTY ONE AS IT MOVES THROUGH
THE ACCESS AND EVOLVED TO
BE A VEHICLE FOR MUCH NEEDED
ADJUSTMENT THE CLOSED SERVICE
GAPS AND BROADEN OUR COLLECTIVE
VISION FOR CHILD CARE -- AND
WE STAND WITH THE TODAY --
WITH YOUR IPHONE THANK YOU
ANY SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
AT THIS TIME THERE'S ANOTHER
THANK YOU ALL RIGHT ANY
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT THIS
TIME SAYING NINE IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
YOU LIKE TO COME IN
OPPOSITION TO PRESS ONE ZERO
AND THERE ARE NO KNOWN CURE
ALL RIGHT ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
SAY NUMBERS LIKE TO CLOSE THANK
YOU MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER BONTA
THE LEGISLATIVE WOMEN'S CAUCUS
I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE WE HAVE A MOTION WE HAVE
A SECOND MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MOTION IS TO
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE JACKSON JACKSON
EYES SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I ALANIZ
ALANIZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA AYE
BONTA BRIAN BRIAN I A CAULDRON
CALDERON AYE AYE GARCIA GARCIA
I THE VOTER SEVEN ZERO THE
BILL IS OUT THANK YOU SO VERY
MUCH THANK YOU VERY MUCH LARA
PEOPLE ALL RIGHT ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CALDERON THIS
THIS ITEM NUMBER TWENTY
FIVE OUR LAST BILL FOR
THE NIGHT AB TEN FIFTEEN
ALL RIGHTS GOOD AFTERNOON
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS ASSEMBLY
BILL TEN FIFTEEN WOULD
CREATE A STATEWIDE DIAPER IN
WHITE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO SERVE
LOW INCOME FAMILIES DIAPERS
ARE ESSENTIAL FOR THE HEALTH
AND WELL BEING OF BABIES AND
TODDLERS IT DIAPERS ARE THE
FOURTH GREATEST COST BURDEN
IMPACTING OUR FAMILIES DIAPERS
AND WIPES ARE CURRENTLY NOT
A COVERED BENEFIT IN SAFETY
NET PROGRAMS LIKE CALFRESH
AND THE CALIFORNIA SPECIAL
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM
FOR WOMEN INFANTS AND CHILDREN
PROGRAM AND TWENTY EIGHTEEN
CAL WORKS BET BEGAN PROVIDING
THIRTY DOLLARS IN DIAPER
EIGHT PER MONTH FOR EACH CHILD
TO A PERSON PARTICIPATING
IN THE WELFARE TO WORK PLAN
HOWEVER DIAPERS CAN COST
UP TO TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS A
MONTH FOR EACH CHILD THERE
ARE CURRENTLY EIGHTEEN LOCAL
DIAPER BANK PROGRAMS OPERATING
IN CALIFORNIA WITH THE EXISTING
STATE FUNDED DIAPER BANK
PROGRAMS SERVING LESS THAN HALF
OF THE COUNTIES IN THE STATE
TO ADDRESS INEQUITIES IN UNMET
DIAPER NEEDS AB TEN FIFTY WOULD
EXPAND THE DEPARTMENT'S DIAPER
BANK PROGRAM TO ALL FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTIES WITH ME IN SUPPORT OF
AB TEN FIFTEEN IS BECKY SELVA
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS AND
DEREK POLKA REPRESENTING THAT
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD
BANK HE'S ON THE PHONE THIRTY
THANK YOU
I DON'T THINK YOU'VE HEARD
JACKSON TO MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE -- CURRENTLY MORE
THAN A QUARTER OF CALIFORNIA
HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN ARE
FOOD INSECURE -- WITH DEEP
DISPARITIES FOR COMMUNITIES FOR
BLACK AND LATIN ACTS HOUSEHOLDS
AND WE KNOW THAT HOUSEHOLDS
EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY
ALSO FACE BARRIERS IN AFFORDING
OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE
DIAPERS -- DIVERS ARE ONE
OF THE MOST COMMON NON FOOD
PRODUCTS THAT ARE REQUESTED BY
FAMILIES WHO VISIT FOOD BANKS
PANTRIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS -- DIAPERS
ARE NOT MERELY ESSENTIAL TO
KEEPING AND FRIENDS HEALTHY
AND SAFE BUT MOST CHILD CARE
FACILITIES ACTUALLY REQUIRE
PARENTS TO PROVIDE DIAPERS
FOR ANY CHILDREN LEFT IN THEIR
CARE ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
DIAPER BANK NETWORK FIFTY SEVEN
PERCENT OF PARENTS REPORTED
MISSING AN AVERAGE OF FOUR DAYS
OF SCHOOL OR WORK IN A MONTH
FOR WANT OF DIAPERS TO SUPPLY
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS -- I THINK
WE CALIFORNIA ALREADY HAS A
PROVEN AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAM
TO MITIGATE DIAPER NEED THE
STATE FUNDED DIVING PROGRAM
CURRENTLY SUPPORTS EIGHT
ORGANIZATIONS IN DISTRIBUTING
DIAPERS REACHING NEARLY SEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND FAMILIES
WITH ONE POINT TWO MILLION AND
FENCE GOOD NEWS ORGANIZATIONS
PROVIDE CONSISTENT ACCESS TO
DIAPERS IN TWENTY COUNTY YEARS
IN TOTAL THEY'VE DISTRIBUTED
OVER A HUNDRED MIL THIRTY
MILLION DIAPERS TO DATE MANY
FOOD BANKS ARE INTERESTED IN
EXPANDING THEIR SERVICES TO
OFFER DIAPERS TO FAMILIES THEY
SERVE BUT LACKS THE FUNDING
AND RESOURCES NECESSARY TO
LAUNCH THESE PROGRAMS AB
I'M TEN FIFTEEN PROVIDES
CALIFORNIA WITH THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE THE FIRST STATE IN
THE COUNTRY TO ESTABLISH
A STATE WIDE DIAPER BANK
PROGRAM SUPPORTING MILLIONS
OF FAMILIES WHO STRUGGLE WITH
DIAPER NEED WE'RE PROUD TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL AND WE OR
DRIVE IT TODAY NOW WILL GO TO
OUR WITNESS ON THE PHONE LINE
IT'S A COMMON IN
THE PRESS ONE ZERO
I WOULD LIKE TO EIGHTY FIVE
IF THAT THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MICHELLE THRANDUIL FORK WITH
THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION
ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN AND
GIRLS IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
AB TEN FIFTEEN THANK YOU IS
THERE A DEREK POLKA DEREK
POLKA THIS IS YOUR TIME
I WON'T REPEAT THAT
GOING ONCE GOING TWICE WILL
MOVE ON TO SUPPORT I IN THE
ROOM PLEASE COME ON UP PLEASE
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
AND DEREK WE STILL BELIEVE
IN YOU AFTER THEIR WORST
DO WE YOU STILL GOT IT
CHAIRED MEMBERS KATHY
MUSBURGER NURSE CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT AND -- SHANE GRAY
CENTER PROVIDENCE PARK
MARGARET OSTRICH ON BEHALF OF
SUPPLY BANK DOT ORG A NONPROFIT
DEDICATED TO STATEWIDE DIAPER
WIPE DISTRIBUTION OF SUPPORT
IF AMENDED -- JUST REQUESTING
TO CLARIFY ELDRED ELIGIBILITY
FOR THE PROGRAM SO THAT ALL
NONPROFITS WITH EXPERIENCE
DOING IT CAN SUPPORT LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORKING
WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE THANK
YOU THANK YOU IS THERE ANY
SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
THE AIRLINE TO TWENTY
FIVE PLEASE HOLD
NINETY TWENTY FIVE RUNS OPEN
HI THIS IS DEREK POLKA I WAS
NOT TRYING TO THE COMMENT
THROUGH THIS I WAS TRYING
TO GIVE TESTIMONY -- BUT
NOW THAT I HAVE HE MADE IT
IF YOU HAVE I APOLOGIZE FOR
ALL AFFECTED YEAH I THINK YOU
I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TECHNICAL
DIFFICULTIES I IT'S DEFINITELY
ON MY AND -- GOOD AFTERNOON
THANK YOU CHAIR NUMBERS TO
CALL BECAUSE YOUR POLICY
RESEARCH CENTER LOS ANGELES
REGIONAL FOOD BANK -- ARE TOO
BIG CIRCLE ALL L.
A.
COUNTY AND IS CURRENTLY
SERVING NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND
PEOPLE PER MONTH THROUGH OUR
NETWORK OF OVER SIX HUNDRED
PARTNER AGENCIES -- I'D LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF
OUR CURRENT PAPER DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAM WHICH HAS BEEN A BOON
FOR OUR PARTNER AGENCIES AND
THE FAMILY ACCESS EVERYTHING
THROUGH OUR NETWORK AS MY
COLLEAGUE BECKY POINTED
OUT THE COST OF DIAPERS IS
EXORBITANT AND IS OFTEN AN
ISSUE FOR FAMILIES WHEN THEY
ARE TRYING TO FULFILL THEIR
SECURITY AND HOUSEHOLD NEED
-- SO FROM THE FUNDING THAT WE
RECEIVE SO FAR -- IN L.
A.
COUNTY WE WERE ABLE TO
DISTRIBUTE TWO POINT TWO
MILLION DIAPERS TO FORTY FOUR
THOUSAND FAMILIES IN TWENTY
TWENTY TWO -- AND THIS IS A
HUGE BOON TO THESE FAMILIES OUR
AGENCY PARTNERS CONSISTENTLY
TELL US THE DIAPERS ARE IMMENSE
RELIEF FOR THE HOUSEHOLDS
THAT THEY SIR WE HAVE OVER
A HUNDRED SIXTY AGENCIES
CURRENTLY PARTICIPATING IN THE
DIAPER DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
AND IF WE COULD EXPAND -- WE
WOULD -- TO EVERY AN AGENCY
IN OUR NETWORK -- SINCE OUR
PARTNERS ARE ALWAYS HELPING
TO CONNECT THE FAMILY BASER
WITH MORE RESOURCES WITH THE
COST OF LIVING CRISIS WE KNOW
THE ANY RELIEF TO HOUSEHOLDS
BUDGET MEANS ONE MORE TAKEN
GAS LINE MARK GROCERY RUNS A
GROCERY RUN AND IT GIVES THAT
FAMILY OPTIONS WE SUPPORT THE
CONTINUATION OF THE CURRENT
TAX FUNDING AND WE HOPE TO SEE
EXPANDED TO BRING THIS RELIEF
TO OTHER FOOD BANKS THROUGHOUT
THE STATE WE WERE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE BUT TODAY
THANK YOU OKAY ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS ON THE PHONE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO CALL IN FOR SUPPORT
AND THERE'S NO OTHERS IN Q.
ALL RIGHT ANY OPPOSITION
IN THE ROOM SAYING NINE ANY
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
HE LIKE TO COME IN OPPOSITION
TO PRESS ONE IF YOU AT THE TIME
WE HAVE NO ONE IN Q.
ALL RIGHT BRINGING UP
TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME YES
SIR THANK YOU FIRST I WANT TO
THANK THE OTHER THIS IS REALLY
REALLY IMPORTANT -- BUT I I DO
WANT TO KIND OF RAISE WHAT THE
OPPOSE UNLESS AMENDED PRODUCT
THERE'S AN ORGANIZATION IN LOS
ANGELES BABY THE BABY THEY DID
ONE POINT FOUR MILLION DIAPERS
LAST YEAR AND THEY CREATE THEIR
OWN DIAPERS AT A LOWER COST
THAN OTHERS AND SO THE IDEA
THAT THIS PROGRAM MAY NEED TO
BE EXPANDED BEYOND FOOD BANKS
BUT DEFINITELY STILL INCLUDE
FOOD BANKS BECAUSE PEOPLE WHO
ACCESS FOOD BANKS NEED DIAPERS
THEY'RE ALSO ORGANIZATIONS
WHO SPECIALIZE IN JUST AYE
PERSON SO I THINK THERE'S A
CONVERSATION TO BE HAD THERE
BUT THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION
IS ROOTED IN UPLIFTED FAMILIES
AND I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE
LEADING THAT CONVERSATION AND
HAPPY TO SUPPORT TODAY THANK
YOU SOMEONE ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS SAYING THAT AND WE
HAVE A MOTION BY ALANIZ -- WE
HAVE A SECOND BY ARAMBULA --
MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL -- WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE SURE SORRY I'M JUST
SAYING YOU KNOW YOUR CHAIR I
JUST LIKE TO -- I THANK YOU
FOR YOUR QUESTION YOUR COMMENTS
AND THAT THIS IS A LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS PRIORITY BELL
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN
AYE VOTE THANK YOU VERY MUCH
NOW MADAM SECRETARY PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL THE MISSION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON HI JACKSON AYE SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ I ALANIZ ALANIZ
I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA BONTA
BRIAN BRIAN AYE CALDERON AYE
CALDERON AYE GARCIA GARCIA HI
FANTASTIC'S SEVEN ZERO THE
BILL IS OUT ALL RIGHT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH AND NOW MADAM
SECRETARY ARE YOU READY CALLING
WELL WAIT
HOW KIND OF YOU
HE'S GOT IT SO I
MADAM SECRETARY LET'S OPEN THE
ROLE SO THAT MEMBERS CAN ADD ON
VOTES ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR
SANCHEZ HI SANCHEZ I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA II FINAL VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR SEVEN ZERO
FILE ITEM ONE AB FIFTEEN
SIXTY EIGHT THE CURRENT VOTE
IS THREE TWO ZERO SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
HI BRIAN BRIAN I GARCIA GARCIA
I'D FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO
FILE ITEM TO AB ELEVEN FORTY
TWO CURRENT VOTERS THREE DOES
ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I ALANIZ
ALANIZ HI ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
ONLINE BRIAN RYAN I FINAL VOTE
SEVEN ZERO FILE ITEM FOR AB
THREE ELEVEN CURRENT VOTERS
FORTY ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ NO
ALANIZ ALANIZ SNOW ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA II FINAL VOTE FIVE
TO TWO FILE ITEM FIVE AB
THREE SIXTY SIX CURRENT VOTE
FORTY ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ
I ALANIZ ALANIZ I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA AYE FINAL VOTE SEVEN
ZERO FILE ITEM SIX AB THREE
SEVENTY TWO CURRENT VOTE FORTY
ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I ALANIZ
ALANIZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
HIGH FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO
FILE ITEM SEVEN AB ONE ZERO
EIGHT FOUR CURRENT VOTE FORTY
ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I ALANIZ
ALANIZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA AYE
FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO FILE ITEM
EIGHT AB FIVE FIVE ONE CURRENT
VOTE FOR IT IS FORTY ZERO
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ AYE ARAMBULA
AYE ARAMBULA AYE GARCIA GARCIA
I FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO FILE
ITEM NINE EIGHTY SIX FORTY NINE
CURRENT VOTE FIVE ZERO SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
AYE FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO
FILE ITEM TEN EIGHTY
SEVEN TWELVE NEEDS EMOTION
THE MOVE SECOND SECOND
MOTION BY ARAMBULA SECOND
I CALLED AROUND THE MOTION
IS TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
JACKSON JACKSON AYE SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ I ALANIZ ALANIZ I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA EYEING
BONTA BRIAN BRIAN I CALDERON
CALDERON AYE GARCIA GARCIA
I FINAL VOTE SOME OF HIS ERA
FILE ITEM TWELVE EIGHTY EIGHT
FIVE SEVEN CURRENT VOTERS FORTY
ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I ALANIZ
ALANIZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
AYE FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO
FILE ITEM FIFTEEN AB THIRTEEN
EIGHTY SEVEN A CURRENT VOTERS
FIVE ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ NO
CALDERON CALDERON AYE FINAL
VOTE SIX TO ONE FILE ITEM
SIXTEEN EIGHTY FIFTEEN ZERO
SIX CURRENT POTUS FORTY ZERO
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I AM ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA AYE CALDERON CALDERON
AYE FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO FILE
ITEM SEVENTEEN AB ONE FIVE ONE
FOR OUR CURRENT VOTE FORTY ZERO
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I'D CALDERON
CALDERON AYE AYE GARCIA
GARCIA I FINAL VOTE SEVEN ZERO
FILE NUMBER EIGHTEEN EIGHTY
FIFTY ONE HAS BEEN DISPENSED
WITH FILE ITEM TWENTY AB TWO
SEVENTY FOUR CURRENT VOTERS
THREE DOES ZERO SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA AYE
CALDERON CALDERON AYE GARCIA
AYE GARCIA AYE FINAL VOTE
SEVEN ZERO FILE ITEM TWENTY ONE
AB THIRTEEN TWENTY FOUR KERN
VOTERS THREE TO ZERO SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ NOW ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
EYEING CALDERON CALDERON AYE
FINAL VOTE FIVE TO ONE FILE
ITEM TWENTY TWO AB NINE FIVE
FOUR CURRENT VOTE THREE DOES
ZERO SANCHEZ SANCHEZ NOT VOTING
CALDERON CALDERON AYE GARCIA
YEAH I FINAL VOTE FIVE ZERO
FILE ITEM TWENTY THREE
EIGHTY THREE TEN THE CURRENT
VOTERS FIVE TWO ZERO SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ NO ALANIZ ALLEN IS
NO FINAL VOTE FIVE TO TWO
FILE ITEM TWENTY FOUR EIGHTY
EIGHT SEVENTY HAS BEEN
DISPENSED WITH FILE ITEM
TWENTY FIVE EIGHTY ONE ZERO ONE
FIVE HAS BEEN DISPENSED WITH
IT WAS BUSINESS BEFORE
THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICE
COMMITTEE IS COMPLETE
THE HEARING IS ADJOURNED