GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO
TODAY'S HEARING OF THE
ASSEMBLIES. COMMITTEE ON
ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BEFORE WE
JUMP IN, I WANT TO THANK VANESSA
GONZALEZ, WHO IS JOINING US FROM
THE ASSEMBLY, UTILITIES AND
ENERGY COMMITTEE AS OUR
SECRETARY THIS MORNING. THANK
YOU SO MUCH VANESSA FOR HELPING
US AGAIN BEFORE WE JUMP INTO
TODAY'S BUSINESS WILL JUST
DISPENSE WITH A COUPLE OF
HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. UH, TO
ENSURE THAT MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA
AND PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS. THIS
HEARING WILL BE STREAMED ON THE
ASSEMBLY'S WEBSITE, MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY
IN PERSON HERE IN ROOM 4 37. TO
PRESERVE THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE
HERE AND TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC
ACCESS TO THE DISCUSSION. PLEASE
FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF OUR
SERGEANTS. ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC IN THE ROOM WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY ON A BELL. I WILL ASK
YOU TO APPROACH THE MICROPHONE
AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME. ALL
WITNESS TESTIMONY TODAY WILL BE
IN PERSON. AH AND LASTLY, I DO
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE
ASSEMBLY HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL
DISRUPTIONS TO COMMITTEE AND
FLOOR PROCEEDINGS OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS. WE WANT TO ENSURE
THAT ALL VOICES ARE HEARD,
HOWEVER, CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS,
DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES
THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF TODAY'S
HEARING IS PROHIBITED. THANK YOU
IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE DO HAVE A
QUORUM. SO, MADAM SECRETARY, IF
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. PAGE
THREE. PETRIE-NORRIS HERE.
PETRIE-NORRIS HERE, DIXON.
BEANS. DAVIES. DAVIES HERE. WHEN
. RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ HERE.
WILSON WILSON HERE. SINCE BEFORE
. OKAY? THANK YOU. UM ALRIGHT.
SO AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHORS
, THE FOLLOWING BILLS HAVE BEEN
WITHDRAWN FROM TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER TWO A B 6 81 ITEM
NUMBER FOUR A B 7 40 ITEM NUMBER
SIX. MAYBE 885 ITEM NUMBER EIGHT
A. B 1135 AND ITEM NUMBER 10 A B
1 TO 74. UH HUH. AND I THINK
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IF YOU
WANT TO GO AHEAD AND OUTLINE THE
BILLS THAT ARE ON OUR CONSENT
AGENDA, AND WE CAN CALL THE BALL
ITEM NUMBER THREE A B 696. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM NUMBER FIVE
A B 749. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN. A B 964. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM
NUMBER 11. A B 13 48. THE MOST
MOTION IS DUE PAST
APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM NUMBER 13.
7 17 13. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
ITEM NUMBER 14 A B 17 59. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. PETE AND DO WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND?
THANK YOU. SO WE HAVE A MOTION
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON,
SECOND FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
DAVIES. AND SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. PETRIE-NORRIS
AYE, PETRIE-NORRIS. AYE, DIXON.
BAINES. DAVIES DAVIES, I WHEN.
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, I WILSON.
WILSON I THAT'S FOURTH. GREAT
THANK YOU, AND WE ONLY HAVE
THREE BILLS THAT WE WILL BE
HEARING FROM PRESENTATION THIS
MORNING, SO WE WILL START WITH
MR RODRIGUEZ, WHO IS PRESENTING
ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA. UM IF OUR OTHER TWO
AUTHORS MR. I'M SO SORRY. ARE
YOU IN THE YOU'RE NOT? I THOUGHT
YOU HAD LEFT US. MR JACKSON.
YOU'RE NOT SITTING IN THE YOU'RE
NOT SITTING IN THE YOU KNOW THE
PROPER SEATS. THANK YOU. I'M SO
YOU'VE BEEN DUBIOUS. POOR POOR
MR JACKSON HAS BEEN WAITING
PATIENTLY FOR US. GOOD MORNING,
MR JACKSON. THANK YOU. MORNING
WHENEVER YOU ARE READY, THE
FLOOR IS YOURS AT THAT. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. PLEASURE TO BE
HERE TO PRESENT A B 4 37. WHICH
WE'RE CALLING THE EQUITY
EQUALIZATION ACT. WHICH SEEKS TO
REQUIRE TO THE EXTENT ALLOWABLE
BY LAW. EVERY STATE AGENCY SHALL
IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER
THE LAW. ENSURE THAT ITS
POLICIES, ALLOCATION OF
RESOURCES AND PRACTICES ARE
EQUITABLE. SINCE THE 1999 2000
LEGISLATIVE SESSION. Tð TILL
TODAY, THE TERM EQUITY HAS BEEN
REFERENCED AND 2763 PIECES OF
LEGISLATION. INTRODUCED IN THE
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE. IN
2021, CALIFORNIA CREATED A CHIEF
EQUITY OFFICER POSITION. TASKED
WITH IMPROVING EQUITY AND
INCLUSION THROUGHOUT THE STATE
GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS BY
COLLABORATING WITH STATE
AGENCIES. THE NATIONAL ACADEMY
OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
CONSIDERS SOCIAL EQUITY TO BE A
KEY PILLAR OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION. AND FOSTERING
SOCIAL EQUITY AS ONE OF THE 12
GRAND CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION. DESPITE THE
CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS TO ADVANCE
AND PROMOTE EQUITY STATEWIDE AND
NATIONALLY NO DEFINITION FOR THE
TERM EXISTS IN CALIFORNIA
STATUTE. CONSIDERING THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE WORK DONE BY
CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATURE,
STATE AGENCIES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS, EQUITY MUST PLAY A
VITAL ROLE IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE MUST
ALL UNDERSTAND AND REACT. TO OH,
ONE DEFINITION OF EQUITY. TO
ACHIEVE THIS AIM. THERE MUST BE
A TRANSPARENT AND VERY VIABLE
MEANS ALSO TO MEASURE WHETHER A
POLICY PRACTICE OR PROGRAM IS
EQUITABLE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
BUT WE CAN'T MEASURE WHAT WE
HAVE NOT DEFINED. S DEFINED IN
THIS BILL EQUITABLE. SHALL MEAN
. LEGISLATION POLICIES,
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES. AND
SYSTEMIC PRACTICES. THAT EMPOWER
AND MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF
DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED
POPULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT
COMMUNITIES FACING THE GREATEST
INEQUITIES ARE NOT LEFT BEHIND.
AND THE ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
AND A FAIR AND JUST WAY BELIEVE
IT OR NOT, UH, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
USING EQUITY THROUGHOUT HISTORY
FOR OVER 2000 YEARS. THIS IS A
LONG AND ENDURING UM. WORD. TO
MAKE SURE THAT THINGS ARE DONE
IN A FAIR AND JUST WAY THAT
PEOPLE ARE TREATED IN A FAIR AND
JUST WAY AND IT WAS EVEN A
MEASURE OF KINGS AND QUEENS OF
WHETHER THEY WERE GOOD AT WHAT
THEY DO BASED UPON WHETHER THEIR
DEBT THEIR JUDGMENTS WERE
EQUITABLE OR NOT. ALTHOUGH AS IN
, UH ALTHOUGH CULTURALLY, WE
HAVE ALLOWED EQUITABLE TO MEAN
MANY THINGS TO MANY DIFFERENT
PEOPLE. THERE TRULY IS A
DEFINITION OF EQUITY. WE JUST
HAVE TO BE DISCIPLINED TO REALLY
UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF IT AND
MAKING SURE THAT WE LET PEOPLE
KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A BASED
UPON PEOPLE'S INDIVIDUAL
JUDGMENTS. THERE ACTUALLY IS A
CONCRETE CONCRETE DEFINITION
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY YOU
UTILIZE. SO BY ADEQUATE,
ADEQUATELY DEFINING EQUITY,
CALIFORNIA WILL BE ABLE TO
DIRECTLY MEASURE THE PERFORMANCE
OF PRACTICES OF PROGRAMS AND
POLICIES THROUGH AN EQUITY
LANDS. AND USE THOSE METRICS TO
IMPROVE AND PROMOTE EQUITY.
THROUGH DATA DRIVEN PRACTICES.
AND SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S UH AND I THINK
THERE'S NO PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT. UH, IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM WISHING TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT SEEING NONE. IS THERE
ANYONE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION? TO A B
437. I SEE NONE OPEN IT UP FOR
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. RIGHT WELL,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S YOU HAVE
EMOTION FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON, SECOND FROM
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RODRIGUEZ.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I JUST
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM
NUMBER ONE A. B 437. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST APPROPRIATIONS
PETRIE-NORRIS. PETRIE-NORRIS
AYE, DIXON BAINES. DAVIES.
DAVIES, NOT VOTING. WHEN.
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, I WILSON.
WILSON. I THIS IS THIS IS ITEM
NUMBER ONE A B 437. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST APPROPRIATIONS. WHEN
I. 40 THAT MEASURE IS OUT AND
WE'LL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS TO ADD ON. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALRIGHT.
WE WILL NOW. JUMP TO FILE ITEM
NUMBER 12 MR GARCIA IS A B 15
97. AND UH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RODRIGUEZ HAS AGREED TO PRESENT
ON BEHALF OF THE AUTHOR. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT A B 15 79 ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA. I'D
LIKE TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS THAT STRIKES THE
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL AND PRINT
AND INSTEAD REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
TO NO LATER THAN JANUARY. 1ST
2025 REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE
ON THE FOLLOWING THE RESULTS OF
THE STUDY ON SUPPLY CHAIN FOR
LITHIUM BATTERIES IN ELECTRIC
VEHICLES PURCHASED BY THE STATE
TO MEET THE GOALS OF THE
GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO
TRANSITION TO ZERO MISSION
VEHICLES. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
POLICY RELATED TO THE SUPPLY
CHAIN TO ADVANCE THE STATE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT GOALS. THE AUTHOR
UNDERSTANDS THE CHAIRS CONCERNS
WITH PREFERENCES IN STATE
PROCUREMENT. HE APPRECIATES THE
CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE SUPPORT TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS MEASURE
TO FURTHER DISCUSS HOW WE CAN
DETERMINE THE BEST POLICIES FOR
STATE GOVERNMENT TO MEET OUR
GOALS FOR TRANSITION TO E V
ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT. THE AUTHOR ALSO
CONTINUE WORKED ON THIS
LEGISLATION AND FOLLOW UP WITH
THIS COMMITTEE ON ANY NEW
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. MOVING
DOWN A SECOND. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND, UH I DON'T
BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY PRIMARY
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT OR IN
OPPOSITION. IT WILL OPEN IT UP
FOR TESTIMONY IN THE ROOM.
ANYONE IN THE ROOM WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF A B 15 97.
I SEE NONE. ANYONE WISHING TO
TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE SEE NONE. UH QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ALRIGHT AND I WILL JUST
NOTE AND THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
GARCIA. I JUST WANT TO, I THINK,
PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND YOU KNOW
OTHER FOLKS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING THIS BILL, SO
CERTAINLY APPRECIATE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GARCIA'S
PASSION FOR WANTING TO DELIVER
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE
SALTON SEA AREA WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURGEONING
LITHIUM INDUSTRY, AND THAT
CERTAINLY HOLDS A TON OF
PROMISE. I THINK BOTH FROM AN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE
AND ALSO AS WE WORK TO ACHIEVE
CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE GOALS THE
BILL IS ORIGINALLY DRAFTED WOULD
HAVE PROVIDED UH, CONTRACTING
PREFERENCE AND IT'S THE POLICY
OF THE COMMITTEE. WE SORT OF
HESITATE TO STATUTORILY CODIFY
CONTRACTING PREFERENCES OUTSIDE
OF THE ESTABLISHED STATE
CONTRACTING ROLES FOR WOMEN,
MINORITY AND DISABLED VETERAN
BUSINESSES. SO UH, THE
AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEING
ADOPTED TODAY AS PERFECTLY
DESCRIBED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
RODRIGUEZ IN HIS OPENING
COMMENTS WILL HELP CALIFORNIA
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LITHIUM
BATTERY SUPPLY CHAIN FOR
ELECTRIC VEHICLES PURCHASED BY
THE STATE AND POSSIBLY, I THINK,
ENABLE, UH, FUTURE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGISLATION
TO HELP CALIFORNIA ACHIEVE OUR
CART, ACHIEVE OUR CLIMATE GOALS
AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING
EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO FUEL
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
IN THE SALTON SEA REGION AND
REALLY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SO,
UM CONTEXT FOR WHY THOSE CHANGES
WERE MADE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. AND WITH THAT WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SO,
UH, MADAM SECRETARY, IF YOU
COULD PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM
12 MAYBE 15 79. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS PETRIE-NORRIS
PETRIE-NORRIS, AYE DIXON BAINES
DAVIES DAVIES I WHEN, WHEN I
RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ I WILSON
WILSON. I. ALRIGHT SO 50 THAT
BILL IS OUT AND WE WILL LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR ABSENT MEMBERS
TO ADD ON THANK THANK YOU. AND
THERE'S JUST ONE ADDITIONAL BILL
ON TODAY'S HEARING. WE WILL
WAIT. OKAY, WONDERFUL. THE
AUTHOR IS PRESENTING IN
APPROPRIATION SO SHE WILL BE
JOINING US WHEN HER PRESENTATION
IS COMPLETE. AND WHILE WE HAVE A
MOMENT, LET'S GO AHEAD AND, UH
RECALL THE ROLE FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR ABSENT MEMBERS.
ITEM NUMBER THREE. MAYBE 696.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS NUMBER FIVE,
ABC 7 49. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A. B 964. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS ITEM NUMBER 11 A
B 13 48. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
APPROPRIATIONS ITEM NUMBER 13.
17 13. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM
NUMBER 14 A B 17 59. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS WHEN I THANK YOU.
YOU CAN READ IT.
YEAH.
WITH SIX DAYS OVER HERE. YES.
OKAY MADAM SECRETARY. IF YOU
WOULD PLEASE OPEN UP THE ROLE TO
ENABLE MEMBERS TO ADD ONS. THIS
IS THE CONSENT. VILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE. MAYBE 696 Dð PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS ITEM
NUMBER FIVE. MAYBE 749 Dð PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS ITEM
NUMBER 7 89 64 DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM 11. A B 13
48 DO PASTOR APPROPRIATIONS.
ITEM 13. MAYBE 17 13 Dð PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. AND
ITEM NUMBER 14 A B 17 59 Dð
PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. DICKSON DICKSON.
AYE. THAT'S SIX. ONE RIGHT 60 ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? WHY DON'T
WE GO AHEAD AND CALL? LET'S GO
AHEAD AND FINISH THROUGH THE
ROLE AND SHE CAN GET SETTLED
ITEM NUMBER ONE. A B 437. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST
APPROPRIATIONS. DIXON VOTING
DIXON NOT VOTING. ITEM NUMBER 12
. MAYBE 15 79 DO PASS AS AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS. DIXON? YES.
DIXON? YES. THANK YOU. AH
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. WHENEVER YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO START BY
THANKING BERNIE FOR HIS WORK ON
THE ANALYSIS OF THIS BILL. UM A
B 11 63 TAKES VITAL STEPS AND
EMPOWERING THE TRANSGENDER
GENDER NONCONFORMING AND
INTERSECTS AT A TIME WHEN THEY
NEED IT MOST. THIS BILL UPDATES
CALIFORNIA STATE DEPARTMENT AND
AGENCY FORMS TO BE INCLUSIVE OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS
TRANSGENDER GENDER
NONCONFORMING. OR INTERSECTS BY
JANUARY 1ST 2025. IN 2015, THE
U. S TRANSGENDER SURVEY. U S. T
S ISSUED THE LARGEST SURVEY
EXAMINING THE EXPERIENCES OF
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE UNITED
STATES. THE SURVEY FOUND THAT
33% OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
SEEKING HEALTHCARE SERVICES
REPORTED HAVING NEGATIVE
EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING REFUSAL
OF TREATMENTS, VERBAL HARASSMENT
AND PHYSICAL ASSAULT. THAT ALL
STEMMED FROM BEING MIS GENDERED.
IN 2018, A NATIONAL STUDY ON THE
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF
INTERSEX ADULTS IN THE U. S WAS
CONDUCTED BY PUB MED CENTRAL
MEDICAL JOURNAL. THE STUDY AIMED
TO EXAMINE THE HEALTH
DISPARITIES THAT DERIVED FROM
STIGMA BY LACK OF PROPER CHEN
DURING BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
. THE STUDY ALSO FOUND THAT 43%
OF PARTICIPANTS RATED THEIR
PHYSICAL HEALTH AS POOR. AND 53%
RATED THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AS
POOR DUE TO AVOIDING HEALTH
DIAGNOSIS. DIAGNOSIS FROM
PROVIDERS OUT OF FEAR OF BEING
MIS GENDERED. IT'S CLEAR THAT
THE MS CHEN DURING OF THE T G
COMMUNITY HAS PREVENTED THEM
FROM RECEIVING THE SERVICES THAT
THEY NEED TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE
. ADDITIONALLY THE LACK OF
ACCURATE DATA COLLECTION, UM,
ESSENTIAL TO SERVICE AGENCIES
LIMITS THE STATE'S ABILITY TO
FULLY UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE AND
SEVERITY OF THE ISSUES AND THE
DANGERS FACING THIS VULNERABLE
POPULATION. WITH THIS BILL, THE
T G COMMUNITY WILL NOT HAVE TO
AVOID SERVICES OUT OF FEAR OF
BEING MIS GENDERED AND WILL HAVE
THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SEEN
AND IDENTIFIED WHEN SEEKING
GOVERNMENT SERVICES. TODAY I
HAVE WITH ME TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY. ALEXANDRA MAGADAN,
MANAGER OF OPERATIONS AT TRANS
LATINA COALITION. MY NAME IS
ALEXANDRA MAGADAN. I USE MY NAME
IS PRONOUNS AND I AM AN INTERSEX
PERSON. AS A KID GROWING UP, I
WAS OFTEN TEASED, BULLIED,
ASSAULTED AND TREATED LESS THAN
A HUMAN BEING, BECAUSE I WAS
DIFFERENT. BECAUSE OF A RACER
BECAUSE OF MY IDENTITY'S NOT
EXISTING IN THE SYSTEM. THIS WAS
IN PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT
YEARS AGO THERE WAS VERY LITTLE
INFORMATION AND DATA ON INTERSEX
, GENDER, NONCONFORMING AND
TRANSGENDER PEOPLE. IF AT THE
TIME WHERE I WAS NAVIGATING THE
MOST DIFFICULT TIME OF MY LIFE
THROUGHOUT MY YOUTH, THERE WERE
DATA AND FORMS REFLECTING MY
IDENTITY. I KNOW THAT I WOULD
HAVE HAD A DIFFERENT LIFE. IN
DOING MY ADVOCACY EFFORTS FOR MY
COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY THAT
INTERSECTS COMMUNITY I HAVE
FOUND THROUGHOUT COUNTIES THAT
FORMS ARE NOT OFTEN REFLECTED.
DATA IS NOT OFTEN COLLECTED AND
ALL OF THE GATHERED INFORMATION
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. NONETHELESS
I AM HERE TODAY, EXISTING
AGAINST ALL ODDS, ASKING THAT A
B 11 63 BE SUPPORTED. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TO SHARE YOUR STORY
AND HELP US UNDERSTAND HOW
SOMETHING THAT THAT MIGHT SEEM
LIKE AN ADMINISTRATIVE DETAIL
CAN HAVE SUCH AN IMPACT. THANK
YOU. AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE
ANY WITNESSES. PRIMARY WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION, I WILL GO AHEAD
AND OPEN IT UP FOR TESTIMONY IN
THE ROOM. ANYONE IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
SEEN NONE. ANYONE IN THE ROOM
WISHING TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 11 63. RIGHT SEEING NONE
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WILSON. THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RIVAS FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. IT'S
IMPORTANT AS WE KNOW THAT THERE
ARE OVER 400 BILLS ACROSS THE
STATION THAT ARE ANTI LGBT. Q
AND THIS IS SUCH A PIVOTAL TIME
IN OUR NATION. UM, WHERE WE IN
CALIFORNIA SET THE STANDARD. UM
ALLOWING, UM, INDIVIDUALS WITHIN
THIS COMMUNITY TO BE SEEN. TO BE
HEARD. AND WE KNOW THAT IN
MAKING YOU VISIBLE, WE MAKE YOU
MORE OF A TARGET. BUT I'D RATHER
MAKE YOU VISIBLE AND SUPPORT
YOU. THEN KEEP YOU HIDDEN. AND
WE APPRECIATE THIS BILL AND I
APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY AND
YOUR STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO BE
HERE AND STAND IN THE GAP FOR SO
MANY WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE AND
A SEAT AT THE TABLE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WITH THAT. YOU HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? YES THANK YOU FOR
HEARING THIS BILL, AND I WANT TO
THANK ALEXANDRA FOR BEING HERE.
UM AND SHARING. UH YOU KNOW THE
STORE HER STORE THE STORIES OF
SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE EMOTION
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON LEAVE
A SECOND FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
NGUYEN. AH MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM
NUMBER NINE A B 11 63. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST
APPROPRIATIONS. PETRIE-NORRIS
PETRIE-NORRIS. AYE DICKSON
DIXON, NOT VOTING. BAINES
DAVIES. DAVIES NOT VOTING WHEN.
WHEN I RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, I
WILSON WILSON. I 40 THAT BILL IS
OUT. THANK YOU, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
AND WITH THAT, I BELIEVE THAT
CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS ON OUR
FILE. ONE MOMENT. ALRIGHT THAT
DOES CONCLUDE THE BUSINESS ON
OUR FILE. WE ARE GOING TO GO
AHEAD AND CLOSE THE ROLE ON
CONSENT. 60 CONSENT FILE, WHICH
IS 60. UM ON A B 4 37 40, WHICH
IS 40. ITEM 9 11 63 FILE ITEM
NINE, WHICH IS 40. AND LASTLY
FILE ITEM 12 A B 15 97 660. WITH
THAT OUR BUSINESS FOR TODAY'S
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY'S
COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW IS
CONCLUDED, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
GOOD JOB. YEAH.