GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME EVERYONE
TO THE ASSEMBLY. HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE APPRECIATE
ALL OF YOU BEING HERE TODAY. THE
ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE IS CALLED TO ORDER. AH
WE WILL SELL. THE SCORE MUST
HAVE QUORUM. BUT THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ALL THE MEMBERS ARE HERE
RIGHT NOW BE RESPECTED.
EVERYONE'S TIME. I KNOW IT'S
BEEN A VERY BUSY DAY OF
COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND SO
WELCOME TO THE BILL HEARING OF
THE ASSEMBLY, HIGHER EDUCATION.
COMMITTEE WHETHER HERE IN PERSON
OR WATCHING VIRTUALLY I'M GLAD
YOU HAVE JOINED US. I WENT, I'LL
GO OVER SOME KEY ELEMENTS AND
STRUCTURE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS
HEARING WILL NOT HAVE TELL HER,
WE'LL HAVE PHONE TESTING WILL
NOT HAVE FUN TESTIMONY. WE ARE
ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTO ON THE COMMITTEES. WEBSITE
AT WWW DOT A H E D THAT ASSEMBLY
DOT CA.GOV. BILLS WOULD BE TAKEN
UP AND SIGN IN ORDER, AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL
PRESENT THEIR BILLS LAST IN
NUMERICAL ORDER. COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, NOT A COMMITTEE AUTHORS
. PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN IN AT
THE SERGEANT'S DESK. 437
ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE NOTE THAT
THE GUIDELINE FOR BILLS HEARD
AND THIS COMMITTEE IS TO ALLOW
TESTIMONY FROM TWO LEAD
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT AND TO
LEAD WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO
SPEAK FOR NO MORE THAN TWO
MINUTES EACH. STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
AND ENTITIES THAT ARE NEITHER
SUPPORT NOR AN OPPOSITION WILL
BE ALLOWED TO GIVE TESTIMONY FOR
NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES WHEN I
CALL FOR TWEENERS MEASURE HAS
MORE THAN TWO ENTITIES AND THE
TWITTER CATEGORY, ONLY TWO WILL
BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR TWO
MINUTES EACH. FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. HAVE YOU LIKE
TO RESPOND TO A ROLL CALL? ASK A
QUESTION OR PROVIDE A COMMENT.
PLEASE BE SURE TO ACTIVATE YOUR
MIC AND SPEAK INTO THE MIKE. FOR
AUTHORS OF BILLS UP TODAY, EACH
MEMBER PRESENTED TODAY WILL
PROVIDE AN OPENING AND CLOSING
STATEMENT. YOU'RE TOO LATE
WITNESSES WHERE EACH HAVE TWO
MINUTES TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY.
AND ALSO TO NOTE THE FOLLOWING
MEASURE HAS BEEN PULLED FROM AH
, TODAY'S AGENDA FILE ITEM 12 TO
BECOME A TWO YEAR BILL. THAT'S
FIRE ITEM 12 AUTHORED BY SIMILAR
BLANCA PACHECO, A B 1160. AND
THEN WE'LL TAKE UP THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM.
AND WITH THAT, UH, WE'LL START
OUR SESSION AS AN INFORMATIONAL
HEARING FIRST LIKE TO WELCOME MR
MURATSUCHI, WITH ITEM NUMBER
TWO, PRESENTING ASSEMBLY BILL
247. MR MURATSUCHI, THE FLOOR IS
YOURS. WELCOME THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I WANT TO ASKED THAT MY
WITNESSES JOINED ME HERE AND
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN FOR UM,
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS BILL I
AM HERE TO PRESENT ALONG WITH
YOU AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER LORI
WILSON. THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PUBLIC
EDUCATION FACILITIES BOND ACT.
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE NEED FOR
THIS BOND IS OVERWHELMING. THE P
P I C AS ESTIMATED OVER $100
BILLION AND BACKLOG AND IN TERMS
OF CONSTRUCTION AND
MODERNIZATION NEEDS, UH, YOU
KNOW, NOT ONLY FOR K THROUGH 12
, BUT OF COURSE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. AND SO IT IS
HIGH TIME THAT WE PASS A BOND TO
PLACE IT BEFORE CALIFORNIA
VOTERS IN THE 2024 ELECTION. THE
LAST TIME THAT WE PASSED A BOND
WAS IN 2016 7 YEARS AGO THAT
PROVIDED TWO BILLION FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACILITIES AND
$7 BILLION FOR K THROUGH 12,
WHICH TRIED AGAIN AND 2020 I
BELIEVE, AND THAT DREW AS WE ALL
KNOW THE UNFORTUNATE NUMBER OF
PROPOSITION 13 AND THAT NARROWLY
FAILED. DESPITE THAT DESIGNATION
AS PROPOSITION 13. UM AND SO I
THINK THE RECORD IS CLEAR. AND
WE HAVE WITNESSES HERE, TOO. TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THE
COMPELLING NEED, ESPECIALLY FOR
OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN TERMS
OF OUR FACILITIES. UM. AT THIS
TIME, MR CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO
TURN IT OVER TO YOU. I
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE
A STATEMENT FROM THE DIOCESE?
YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR
CHAIRMAN. SURGEON SOMEWHERE.
LAURIE BOSTON HAS A PROUD JOINT
AUTHOR WAS SOMEONE BUILT 247 AS
A FORMER TRUSTEE OF THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AS YOUR CHANCELLOR HERE
AS WELL. TODAY FACILITIES ARE
ALWAYS A BIG PRIORITY FOR MYSELF
AND MY COLLEAGUES AND BEFORE MY
ELECTION TO THE STATE ASSEMBLY,
WE WORKED HARD TO PUT A LOCAL
BOND ON THE BALLOT $5 BILLION
BOND. LAST CYCLE, AND THERE'S A
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS AND WHEN IT
SAYS THAT EXPRESS CAN WE CALL IT
JUST FACE AND OVER $20 BILLION
IN AID OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS,
AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT
OF WORK TO BE DONE TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO SERVE THE
MOST NUMBER OF STUDENTS HERE
NOW. HOW DID YOU GET YOUR SYSTEM
AND OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
RESPOND WILL HAVE A LOT TO OFFER
TO BOTH K 12 AND CAN YOU
COLLEGES, INCLUDING FANS FOR
BOTH DEMOCRATS, LOCATION
FACILITIES AND OTHER WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAMS AND ASSEMBLY
BUILT 247 IS NOT THE SAME. BOND
OF VOTERS. FAILED TO PASS IN
2020, ALSO KNOWN AS PROP 13, AS
YOU MENTIONED AND WITH THIS NEW
BOND, NOT NUMBER 13. I BELIEVE
THAT VOTERS WILL AGAIN SHOW
THEIR SUPPORT FOR BONDS OF
SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS
INFRASTRUCTURES SO THAT STUDENTS
CAN FOCUS ON LEARNING AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THE CHAIRMAN OF
SURGERY IN A SIMILAR MANNER
WASN'T AS WE LOOK AT FORWARD TO
GETTING THIS BILL TO THE FINISH
LINE ALONG WITH MY JOINT
AUTHORS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CHAIR.
I ALSO, UM, I WAS TRYING TO GET
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WILSON TO JOIN
US. BUT APPARENTLY SHE IS HAS
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT. AND SO AT
THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE OUR WITNESSES AND
SUPPORTED THIS MEASURE. UM DAVID
O'BRIEN, THE VICE CHANCELLOR FOR
THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE,
AND REBECCA REBECCA KAYLENE, THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACILITIES
CONSORTIUM. WELCOME THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS DAVID
O'BRIEN. I'M THE VICE CHANCELLOR
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS
PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY
BILL 2 47 IF APPROVED BY THE
VOTERS AS THE CHAIR IN THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S NOTED A B 2 47
TO PROVIDE CRITICAL FUNDS FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO
CONSTRUCT AND MODERNIZED
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. WITH 115
PHYSICAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND 81
EDUCATIONAL CENTERS LOCATED UP
AND DOWN THE STATE. OUR SYSTEM
SERVES MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC POST
SECONDARY STUDENTS. WE EDUCATE
OVER 1.8 MILLION STUDENTS WITH A
RANGE OF NEEDS, INCLUDING CAREER
EDUCATION, TRANSFER PREPARATION
AND ADULT LEARNING AT THE
LARGEST PROVIDER WORKFORCE
TRAINING IN THE NATION.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ALSO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR
CAREERS RELATIVE TO STATE AND
LOCAL WORKFORCE NEEDS. MODERN UP
TO DATE FACILITIES, PLAY A
CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING MEET
THE CAREER IN ACADEMIC GOALS OF
OUR STUDENTS, BUT OUR
CLASSROOMS, LABS AND OTHER
BUILDINGS ARE IN DIRE NEED OF
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. THESE
RENOVATIONS WERE REQUIRED OF
INVESTMENT OF AT LEAST $30
BILLION OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
YEARS. IF COMMUNITY CULTURE
FACILITIES CONTINUE TO AGE, WE
WORRY THAT WE WILL LOSE STUDENTS
TO PRIVATE FOR PROFIT
UNIVERSITIES THAT DO NOT PROVIDE
THE SAME VALUE OR QUALITY
EDUCATION IS PUBLIC COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, BUT MAY HAVE THE
FUNDING TO, UH, UPDATE AND
MODERNIZE THEIR FACILITIES BY
PROPOSING A NEW COMMUNITY
CULTURE FACILITIES, BOND HE'D BE
2 47 CAN HELP ADDRESS THE
SIGNIFICANT INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
OF OUR SYSTEM AND ALLOWS US TO
MORE ADEQUATELY AND EQUITABLY
SERVE OUR STUDENTS AND THE
WORKFORCE OF TOMORROW. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION
AND WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND
I VOTE ON THIS MEASURE. THANK
YOU. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
REBECCA COLLEEN ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACILITY
COALITION, A B 2 47 WOULD
PROVIDE STATE BOND FUNDS FOR THE
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM. PROCEEDS
FROM PAR PRIOR BONDS HAVE BEEN
FULLY COMMITTED. AND SO IF YOU
SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TODAY,
THERE IS NO FUNDING SOURCE FOR
THAT APPLICATION. A B 2 47
CONTINUES THE IMPORTANT
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE
AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MR
CHAIR, YOU MENTIONED LOCAL
BONDS. WE ARE ABLE TO LEVERAGE
LOCAL DOLLARS TO ACCESS THE
STATE FUNDS, MAXIMIZING THE
INVESTMENT ON BOTH SIDES.
FACILITIES ARE AN IMPORTANT
COMPONENT OF PROVIDING A 21ST
CENTURY EDUCATION AND CAREER
TRAINING. THEY ARE CRITICAL TO
STUDENT SUCCESS. THEY HELPED TO
INCREASE DEGREE TRANSFER AND
CERTIFICATE RATES. THEY ALSO
SUPPORT STUDENT BASIC NEEDS,
PROVIDING SPACES TO ACCESS
IMPORTANT SERVICES LIKE FOOD,
HEALTHCARE COUNSELING AND
FINANCIAL AID. 82 47 WOULD FUND
THE EXISTING CAPITAL OUTLAY
PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM
PRIORITIZES HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROJECTS FIRST, SUCH AS SEISMIC
RETROFITS AND UTILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES, THEN IT
TARGETS DOLLARS TO MODERNIZE,
RENOVATE AND UPGRADE EXISTING
FACILITIES. IT ALSO FUNDS NEW
FACILITIES AT COLLEGES THAT HAVE
IMPACTED PROGRAMS. THIS PROGRAM
HAS SERVED COLLEGE AS WELL AND
PROVIDES ACCESS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS ALL
ACROSS THE STATE. MR CHAIR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MURATSUCHI FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP AS WELL. AND WE
URGE YOUR IPHONE AND THANK YOU,
TOO. LAURIE WILSON. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND THANK YOU MUCH TREMOR
SEARCHING AH, SOMEWHERE, WILSON
FOR YOUR LOOSE BENEFITS ON THIS.
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL NOW OPEN
THIS UP TO OTHER WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, CHRIS WALKER ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
SHEET METAL AND AIR CONDITIONING
CONTRACTORS. STRONG SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS
THAT WE'VE LEARNED IN ALL OF.
THIS IS THE VENTILATION SYSTEMS
IN OUR INDOOR AIR ENVIRONMENT
FOR OUR CHILDREN IN OUR STUDENTS
IS COMPROMISED. AND WE NEED A
LOT OF MAINTENANCE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
JEFF VODKA, REPRESENTING THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS ON THE 23 SCHOOL
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS AND
RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND SUPPORT MHM
. THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS
MARK MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY, KERN CONTRA
COSTA AMOUNT SANTA CENTO,
PERALTA, SAN BERNARDINO AND YUBA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS ALL
IN SUPPORT. KIMBERLY ROSENBERG.
WITH S E I U AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS, ANDREA
BALL ON BEHALF OF THREE
ORGANIZATIONS AND SUPPORT THE
CENTRAL VALLEY EDUCATION
COALITION 128 ELIA'S, INCLUDING
SOME COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND K 12
DISTRICTS AND SUPPORT CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF SUBURBAN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND THE ORANGE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
SUPERINTENDENT ALMA HARRAH'S IN
THE 28 DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS
OF ORANGE COUNTY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
NABHANI PER YEAR ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.
ELIZABETH ESQUIVEL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
BUSINESS OFFICIALS IN SUPPORT.
NANCY CHINA'S HAS BEEN NO SAM
BEHALF OF CASH, THE COALITION
FOR ADEQUATE SCHOOL, HOUSING AND
SCHOOL ENERGY COALITION AND
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
IAN TODAY WITH THE COUNTY SCHOOL
FACILITIES CONSORTIUM, THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS IN THE
SCHOOL FACILITY MANUFACTURERS
ASSOCIATION AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, PATTY
HERRERA ON BEHALF OF THE OAKLAND
UNIFIED SAN DIEGO UNIFIED
CORONA, NORCO, UNIFIED IN
TORRENTS, UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND SUPPORT. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS, ANDREW LANGLEY
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATED
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS OF
CALIFORNIA. AND SUPPORT. TIFFANY
MARK ON BEHALF OF CFT AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
PAMELA GIVES REPRESENTING THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. DR
DEBORAH THE WATERVILLE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR CARRYING THE
BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS ROBERT GONZALEZ WITH
CRUZ STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS AND FULL SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. SASHA HORWITZ, LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS DERRICK LENNOX ON
BEHALF THE 58 COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS AND
SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON, MR FONG
. HONORABLE MEMBERS. MURATSUCHI
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ, CHANCELLOR,
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AND PROPER SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CARLOS ROJAS
WITH THE CURRENT COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OFFICE
AND THE 46 SCHOOL DISTRICTS FROM
CURRAN COUNTY IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS DAVID NEVIN ON BEHALF OF
THE SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IN
LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
LEE ANGELA REID ON BEHALF OF THE
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ASSOCIATION AND THE SCHOOL
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA HAD STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
, CHRIS REEF ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS,
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. ANDREW
MARTINEZ COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM? COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU.
NONE UH, MR MERCIER, WE'D LIKE
TO CLOSE PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AGAIN. MR CHAIR, PHªN FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. CHAIRMAN
SEARCH IN THE SUMMER WILSON AND
PROUD JOINT AUTHOR OF A B 247. I
REALLY APPRECIATE ANYONE'S
COMMENTS HERE TODAY AND THE NEED
FOR TO MODERNIZE OUR SCHOOL
FACILITIES WILL TAKE THE VOTE
WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM. SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP.
WE'LL HAVE ITEM NUMBER NINE,
AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WENDY CARILLO. A B 689. WELCOME.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WHEN THEY CARRY
A. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I TOO
WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER MY
SUPPORT FOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FIRST BILL. THANK YOU. EVERYONE
IN THE ROOM. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT A B 689 TODAY SIMPLY
PUT CALIFORNIA'S FACING AN
UNPRECEDENTED HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE CRISIS. RIGHT NOW WE
ARE FACING A SHORTAGE OF MORE
THAN 40,000 REGISTERED NURSES
AND 500,000 ALLIED HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS. A CRISIS OF THIS
SIZE REQUIRES CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HAPPY TO BE
WORKING WITH OUR ALONGSIDE OUR
CO SPONSORS, THE CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND STU
STATE COUNCIL. WE CAN ALL COME
TO THE TABLE. ISN'T THAT
AMAZING? 69 DOES TWO THINGS
FIRST. IT GIVES EXISTING
HEALTHCARE WORKERS PRIORITY
REGISTRATION AND SELECTING THEIR
CLASSES. THIS ENSURES THAT
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE ABLE TO
ATTEND THEIR CLASSES AROUND
THEIR WORK SCHEDULE. SECOND A B
69 SETS ASIDE SEATS FOR EXISTING
HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND IMPACTED
CLASSES TO PROMOTE THE TRAINING
OF EXISTING HEALTHCARE WORKERS
IN DEMAND HIGHER PAID HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONS. HEALTH CARE WORKERS
BY THE NATURE OF THEIR JOB WORK
LONG HOURS AND BY PROVIDING
PRIORITY REGISTRATION, INCUMBENT
WORKERS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT
CLASSES THAT FIT INTO THEIR WORK
AND PERSONAL COMMITMENTS.
PROMOTING RETENTION AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT BASED ON RESEARCH
FROM THE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
PANEL. WE KNOW THAT WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON
EXISTING EMPLOYEES BOOST
RECRUITMENT, RETENTION AND
EARNINGS. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE A
LONG TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS IN
MANY INDUSTRIES. THIS BILL HAS
NO OPPOSITION WITH ME TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT ITS MATTLAGE WITH
STU STATE COUNCIL. AND VANESSA
GONZALEZ WITH THE CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. WELCOME
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
CHAIR AND MEMBERS MATT LEGER
WITH ON BEHALF OF S C, A U
CALIFORNIA THAT PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF A B 689 1ST LIKE TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. IT'S IMPORTANT EFFORT
TO TRY TO ADDRESS OUR HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE NEEDS. UM PRIOR TO THE
PANDEMIC, THERE WAS A CRITICAL
SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS
PROJECTED SHORTS AS MENTIONED
ABOUT 500,000 ALLIED HEALTH CARE
PROFESSIONALS. HEALTH CARE
WORKERS, JUST SOME QUICK
DEMOGRAPHICS OR 72% FEMALE 68%
PEOPLE OF COLOR AND 60% OF OUR
WORKFORCE HAS SOME COLLEGE
DEGREE. BUT TO PUT THAT ANOTHER
WAY, THAT MEANS 40% OF
HEALTHCARE WORKERS COULD BENEFIT
FROM RETURNING TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGES TO ADVANCE THEIR
CAREERS. THESE ARE A DIVERSE SET
OF CAREERS, NOT JUST NURSING,
ALTHOUGH WE ARE IN CRITICAL NEED
OF NURSES BUT ALSO RADIOLOGIC
TECHNOLOGIST, RESPIRATOR,
THERAPISTS AND CLINICAL LAB
SCIENTISTS AMONG MANY OTHER
CAREERS. UNFORTUNATELY MANY OF
OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS SERVING
THE PATIENTS IN CALIFORNIA WENT
THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PIPELINE, UM, WHICH ARE CRITICAL
TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH
HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO MEET OUR
CARE NEEDS. UM UNFORTUNATELY FOR
MANY HEALTH CARE WORKERS DO
THEIR SCHEDULE AND PERSONAL
COMMITMENTS THERE ARE UNABLE TO
GET INTO CLASSES AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
ARTICULATE THROUGH HEALTHCARE
PROGRAMS EXPEDITIOUSLY BY
PROVIDING PRIORITY REGISTRATION
AND WILL HELP HEALTHCARE WORKERS
KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A DEDICATED
AVENUE. TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREER.
FOR WORKERS SUCH AS JANITORIAL
STAFF. DIETARY WORKERS IN
ORDERLY IS BECOMING A LICENSED
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL COMES
WITH ITS SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC
GAINS. UNIONS FIGHT FOR
IMPROVING THE SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS OF OUR MEMBERS AND ONE OF
THE BEST WAYS WE CAN DO THAT IS
BY SUPPORTING WORKERS AS THEY'RE
MOVING THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS IN
THIS BILL DOES JUST THAT. THIS
BILL BRINGS TOGETHER EMPLOYERS
AND WORKERS ON A STRATEGY TO
MEET HELP CALIFORNIA'S HEALTH
CARE WORKFORCE DEMAND BECAUSE WE
BOTH RECOGNIZE CALIFORNIA'S
GREATEST RESOURCE IS OUR
INCUMBENT HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
FOR THESE REASONS WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
VANESSA GONZALEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
AND PROUD CO SPONSOR OF A B 689
, AS WE ALL KNOW, CALIFORNIA IS
IN THE MIDST OF A HEALTHCARE
WORKFORCE CRISIS WHEN WE SPEAK
WITH OUR HOSPITAL MEMBERS, THE
NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT KEEPS THEM
UP AT NIGHT IS WORKFORCE
SHORTAGES. THIS IS WHY I C C H A
. S E I U AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CARILLO HAVE COME TOGETHER ON
ONE SPECIFIC SOLUTION. ENCUMBER
WORKER TRAINING THROUGH THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM. IN
HEALTH CARE. THIS COULD INCLUDE
TRAINING A LICENSED VOCATIONAL
NURSE TO BECOME A REGISTERED
NURSE OR TRAINING AND ORDERLY TO
BECOME A PHLEBOTOMIST. THIS WILL
ENABLE THE EXISTING WORKFORCE TO
ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS AND
ERNIE HIGHER WAGE, ADDITIONALLY
, BECAUSE INCUMBENT WORKERS
ALREADY HAVE EXPERIENCE IN
HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, THEY ARE
MORE LIKELY TO COMPLETE THE
TRAINING PROGRAM AND PHIL THE IN
DEMAND POSITIONS BECAUSE MANY
HEALTH CARE WORKERS ALREADY HAVE
PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS AS WELL
AS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE THE
SIMPLEST AND MOST AFFORDABLE WAY
TO ACCESS ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES
AND TRAINING PROGRAMS BY
PROVIDING PRIORITY REGISTRATION
TO INCUMBENT HEALTHCARE WORKERS
AND SETTING ASIDE AT LEAST 15%
OF THOUGHTS AND THEY'RE IMPACTED
COURSES. A B 689 ELIMINATE SOME
OF THE BARRIERS TO TRAINING AND
WILL RESULT IN A WIN WIN
SITUATION. THE COMMUNITY
RECEIVES AN ADDITIONAL TRAINED
HEALTHCARE WORKER AND THE
EMPLOYEES. HE'S INCREASED WAGES
FOR AN IN DEMAND IN DEMAND
FIELDS. FOR THESE REASONS, CHK
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
KELLY BROOKS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC
HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS
HERE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HARRY GRAHAM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CNN. SOME
REMEMBER WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. THANK YOU. THE
LEGISLATURE HAS DONE A LOT OF
WORK TO ENSURE THAT VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA
HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH
CARE WHAT? WE ALSO NEED TO WORK
ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THE
WORKFORCE THAT ALLOWS FOR THAT
CARE TO BE PROVIDED. COMMUNITY
COLLEGES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE
IN THAT ASPECT. I'M A PROUD
GRADUATE OF EAST L, A COLLEGE,
MR CHAIR AND YOUR DISTRICT
HUSKIES HUSKIES. AND UNDERSTAND
HOW IMPORTANT IT REALLY IS TO
ENSURE THAT THESE COURSES ARE
AVAILABLE TO NEW STUDENTS,
CURRENT CURRENT HEALTHCARE
WORKERS AND REALLY ENSURING THAT
WE DO SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST
TALK ABOUT ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
, BUT THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE
RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR WORKERS.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AND I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. SUMMER ONE
DAY CARILLO FOR THIS AMAZING
BILL, AND WE KNOW THAT THE
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN THE
CRISIS MURDERS WE RECOVERED FROM
THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, SO THANK
YOU FOR LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
PROVIDE INCUMBENT HEALTHCARE
WORKERS. THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CLIMB THE HEALTHCARE WORKER
LADDER WITH STACKABLE
CREDENTIALS AND SO VITAL TO
MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE A
HIGHLY SKILLED AND ACCESSIBLE
WORKFORCE HERE IN OUR HEALTH
CARE INDUSTRY LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE BILL TODAY. UH,
WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A
QUORUM. I WILL CALL QUORUM AT
THIS TIME. I MEAN, WE DON'T
OKAY, WE DON'T. WE'RE CLOSE TO
QUORUM. SO WE I'M SORRY. WE DO
HAVE QUORUM. AND SO, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ON HERE. TOP ATIS. ARAMBULA
GABRIEL. OR WHEN. LOW ORTEGA
SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. WALLACE.
WEBER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WITH
QUORUM BEING ESTABLISHED. WE'LL
TAKE THE BROKENNESS, MADAM.
SECOND SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SOME ORTEGA SECOND BY A DOCTOR
ARAMBULA. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
MADAM SECRETARY. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. PHªN I TAW. TALK I
ARTIST ARTIST I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW
LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA, I SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. WALLACE WALLACE, I
WEBER. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES
MEASURE SEVEN VOTES, IT'S OUT,
AND WE'LL HOLD THE MEASURE OPEN
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THAT
WALKED OUT ON THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. YES NEXT UP. I'D
LIKE TO WELCOME A SIMILAR GIBSON
PRESENTING. ITEM NUMBER 17
SOMEWHERE BUILT 1695. MOVE THE
BELT. THANK YOU. MOTION AND A
SECOND. THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES.
WELCOME MR GIBSON. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING THE BILL IN
THE SECOND. I WILL BE BRIEF. UM
I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 16
95, WHICH SEEKS TO CREATE A
NURSING, UM, PATHWAY PROGRAM, A
PILOT PROGRAM THAT WOULD BENEFIT
AS ASPIRING NURSES AND HELP DEAL
WITH THE NURSING SHORTAGE IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS PROGRAM WILL
START FROM AGES. 9 TO 12, AND
THIS IS I THINK IT HINGES UPON
WHAT THE PREVIOUS BILL BROUGHT
BY MS CARILLO. I'M TALKING ABOUT
THE NURSING SHORTAGE. WE ARE
RECRUITING NURSES, UM, OUTSIDE
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AND WE ALSO WE ARE BRINGING IN,
UM NURSES FROM OUT OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THERE IS A
NURSING SHORTAGE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AND WE MUST ADDRESS
IT NOW WE CANNOT WAIT FOR
ANOTHER PANDEMIC. WE HAVE NURSES
WHO YOU ARE LEAVING RETIRING?
WHO'S TRAUMATIZED WHO'S
OVERWORKED? UM AND THEY'RE
LEAVING THIS PARTICULAR INDUSTRY
THIS CAREER CHOICE AND IT'S OUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO LOOK AT. HOW
DO WE CREATE A NEW CADRE OF
NURSES IN CALIFORNIA AND I
CANNOT THINK OF A BETTER WAY
THAN THAN TO LOOK AT AGES NINE
THROUGH 12 AND ALSO AS A
TRANSITION TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE ON, AND
THIS HELPS SPEED UP THAT PROCESS
AND SO WITH ME TOO. UM SUPPORT
WITH SUPPORTING TESTIMONY IS A
YOU NAK. SHE IS THE UM, I THINK
ERIC IS HERE. MISS HAWKINS,
ELIZABETH HAWKIN, REPRESENTING
THE UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION,
CALIFORNIA AT A FORMER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENT AS WELL. WELCOME
THANK YOU BOLTED FROM ONE TO THE
OTHER, SO I'M CATCHING MY
BREATH. STILL SOME TIME SO GOOD
AFTERNOON ON BEHALF OF THE
UNITED NURSES ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA UNION AND HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS. I WANT TO THANK,
UM CHAIRMAN FONG AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION OF
ÁP. 16 95. I ALSO WANT TO THANK
YOU SIMPLY MEN GIBSON FOR HIS
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE NURSING
PROFESSION AND COMMITMENT TO
STUDENTS. MY NAME IS ELIZABETH
HAWKINS. AND I'VE BEEN A NURSE
FOR OVER 35 YEARS. I KNEW IN
HIGH SCHOOL THAT I WANTED TO BE
A NURSE, AND IN HIGH SCHOOL, I
TOOK THE CERTIFIED NURSE'S AIDE
CLASS FIRST AID, CPR COLLEGE
PREPARATORY CLASSES, MANY
TRANSFERRING TO MY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM, IF A B 16 95 EXISTED
BACK THEN I WOULD HAVE BENEFITED
FROM THIS BILL'S POTENTIAL
OUTCOME, HAVING MORE OF A DIRECT
PIPELINE INTO THE NURSING
PROGRAM GRADUATING AND ENTERING
THE WORKFORCE SOONER. THE BILL
WOULD HAVE SAVED ME TIME, MONEY
AND FRUSTRATION OF WAITING LISTS
AND UNNECESSARY CLASSES IN ORDER
NOT TO LOSE MY PRIORITY
REGISTRATION, WHICH WAS
IMPORTANT SO THAT WHEN I
REGISTER THE CLASSES WERE NOT
FULL AFTER COMPLETING MY
PREREQUISITES FOR THE ADMIN
PROGRAM. IT TOOK ME ALMOST A
YEAR AND A HALF TO BE ACCEPTED
INTO THE PROGRAM ITSELF, A TWO
YEAR DEGREE TAKING ALMOST FIVE
YEARS. NOW THAT WAY TIME IS EVEN
LONGER, AND THE NURSING SHORTAGE
IS MUCH WORSE NOW THAN WHEN IT
WAS BACK THEN. TODAY'S
APPLICANTS ARE ON A WAITING LIST
FROM 2 TO 5 YEARS JUST TO GET
INTO THE PROGRAM, AND EVEN THEN
SOME SCHOOLS HAVE GONE TO A LOT
OF PROGRAM AND STUDENTS ARE
PASSED UP YEAR AFTER YEAR,
FORCING THEM TO LEAVE THE
COMMUNITIES THEY GREW UP IN AND
OR OUR STATE TO PRESERVE THEM TO
PURSUE THEIR NURSING DEGREES,
SOMETIMES CHANGING CAREER PATHS
ENTIRELY. ONCE THIS HAPPENS THEY
TAKE JOBS IN HOSPITALS WHERE
THEY DID THEIR CLINICAL
ROTATIONS, LEAVING THE
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY GREW UP IN
SOME COMMUNITIES UNDER SERVED IN
A STATE THAT NEEDS THEM. I KNOW
THIS BECAUSE AFTER YEARS OF
NURSING AND PRECEPT DURING AND
MENTORING A LOT OF THESE
STUDENTS, I HEAR THEIR
FRUSTRATIONS. A B 16 95 WORKS TO
ADDRESS THE BARRIER INTO NURSING
SCHOOLS BY CREATING A NURSING
101 THAT CAN COUNT TOWARDS
CREDIT AND THE NURSING PROGRAM
AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEVEL
AND PROVIDE AUTOMATIC PLACEMENT
INTO THE PROGRAM. THAT'S
AVOIDING THE 2 TO 5 YEAR WAITING
PERIOD AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
OF DOLLARS. SPENT ON UNNECESSARY
CLASSES. IN ORDER TO KEEP YOUR
REGISTRATION UP TO DATE, SO YOU
DON'T GET LOCKED OUT OF BEING
ABLE TO TAKE CLASSES WITH THE
CURRENT NURSING SHORTAGE ONLY
PROJECTED TO GET WORSE. WE NEED
TO ELEVATE AND RECOGNIZED THE
EARLY COMMITMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS TO THE NURSING
PROFESSION AND A B 16 95 WILL
PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND
I WAS RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
GOOD AFTERNOON, JAMES MICHAEL
APOLLO WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ASKED ME IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
PROMOTION AND SECOND FLOOR. WE
DO JUST ASKING IF ANYBODY HAS
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
SOMETHING WHERE WE'D LIKE TO
CLOSE, PLEASE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. JUST WANT TO PIGGYBACK ON
WHAT? UM MY WITNESS SAID 2 TO 5
YEARS WAITING LIST. AND WHEN YOU
PUT SOMEONE ON WAITING LIST THAT
LONG, THEY GET DISCOURAGED. THEY
FIND ANOTHER CAREER PATH AND
AGAIN. THIS IS, UM, A SMALL
PIECE. TO SOLVE THE BIGGER
PROBLEM IN TERMS OF THE NURSING
SHORTAGE WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA.
RESPECTFULLY ASKED WHEN I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SIMILAR GIBSON
FOR BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE FORWARD. I BELIEVE IT'S
A CRITICAL AND CREATIVE WAY TO
ADDRESS THE NURSING SHORTAGES
HERE FACED BY OUR STATE. AND WE
ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS A BILL
THAT IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT
WILL ALSO LOOK AT HAVING HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, ADVANCING A
NURSING PROFESSION AND AS WE
MOVE FORWARD TO JUST CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE AND THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE IN THE STATE
WIDE ACADEMIC SENATOR, SEE HOW
WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT
HARMING ANY COMMITTEE. COLLEGE
STUDENTS ARE IN THE SYSTEM
ALREADY, BUT REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE BILL
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
BRAWL. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. I
TALK, TALK I ADDIS, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW
LOW EYES. ORTEGA ORTEGA, I
SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO WALLACE
WALLACE, I WEBER. THE BILL HAS
SEVEN VOTES. IT'S ALAN AND WE'LL
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR ANY
MEMBERS THAT I LIKE TO ADD ON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ME,
REMEMBER? AT THIS TIME, WE WILL
TAKE UP THE CONSENT CALENDAR
SECOND. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES
EMOTION IN A SECOND. WE HAVE
FOUR BILLS ON CONSENT, AND THE
RS FOLLOWS FILE ITEM FOUR. MAYBE
3 77, AUTHOR BY A SIMILAR ARMORY
SURGERY. FIVE ITEM SEVEN. MAYBE
569 AUTHORED BY SIMILAR EDUARDO
GARCIA. ITEM. 13 A B 11 73,
AUTHOR BY OUR VICE CHAIR,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TREETOP. FIVE
ITEM. 14 ASSEMBLY ABOUT 13 11
AUTHOR BY SOME REMEMBER AS
METADATA SAUDIA. WE HAVE A
MOTION AND SECOND ON THE CONTENT
CALENDAR, ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? CNN MADAME SECRETARY.
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. PHªN I TA TA
I ADDIS ADDIS, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW
LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA, I SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. WALLACE WALLACE, I
WEBER. THE MEASURES OUT 70 AND
KEEP THE ITEM OPEN FOR ANY
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD ON
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S EFFORTS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. NEXT UP
, I WILL. DO YOU HAVE ANY
AUTHORS IN THE AUDIENCE? THANK
YOU COLLEAGUES. SENIOR NOW WILL
TAKE, UH THE PRODUCT OF TWO
ENTITIES. UH WE'LL DO OUR BILLS
RIGHT NOW. SO I'LL COME UP,
MADAM, MR VICE CHAIR. WOULD YOU
BE ABLE TO THANK YOU, MY HONOR
TO DO SO, THANK YOU. SO.
ALRIGHT. SO THE NEXT BIÂU IS
MAYBE. 10 96 ON RIGHT? HEY. OH,
56. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. GOOD
AFTERNOON. ASSEMBLY BILL. FIVE
OR SIX. THANK YOU SO MUCH
SOMEWHERE. BILL 14 60, AUTHOR BY
OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE SOMEWHERE,
SHIRLEY WEBER REQUIRES ALL CSU
STUDENTS BEGINNING WITH THE
GRADUATING CLASS OF 24 25 TO
COMPLETE THE COURSE AND ETHNIC
STUDIES AS A REQUIREMENT FOR
GRADUATION. AS A GENERAL
EDUCATION COURSE, CAN WE COLLEGE
STUDENTS WHO WISH TO TRANSFER
MUST FIRST COMPLETE THE COURSE
AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE
FALL OF 2020 AFTER THE ADOPTION
OF CORE COMPETENCIES, AS
REQUIRED BY A B 14 60. THE CSC
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE BEGAN TO
PROCESS OF REVIEWING AND
APPROVING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSES THAT ARE TRANSFERABLE TO
THE CSU. AND I HAVE HEARD FROM
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROFESSORS IN
MY DISTRICT. WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED HIGHER REJECTION
RATES OF THE COURSES THAT THEY
HAVE SUBMITTED. THEY ALSO
EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION WITH THE
CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL, WHICH
SEEMED TO CHANGE OVER TIME
ASSEMBLY BILL FIVE OR SIX AS A
VEHICLE TO HELP ADDRESS THE
PROCESS FOR APPROVING COMMUNITY
COLLEGE COURSES AND MOVES ARE
REQUIRED DATE. BUT BACK BY ONE
YEAR TO GIVE US MORE TIME TO
DETERMINE WHAT CLARIFICATIONS
ARE NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE
THIS COURSE AND AVOID ANY DELAY
IN TRANSFERRING TO CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY HERE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORT OUR LOS ANGELES
COMMITTEE COLLEGE DISTRICT
CHANCELLOR DR FRANCISCO
RODRIGUEZ VERY AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY WORK WITH OVER THE
PAST DECADE AND DOCTOR TO CHEMA
MYA'S THE CHAIR OF THE BLACK
STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT SAN DIEGO
MESA COLLEGE AND CO CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ETHICS STUDIES FACULTY COUNCIL.
I WAS SPOKEN TO ASK FOR ANOTHER
VOTE. THANK YOU, MR FANG. PARDON
ME. GOOD AFTERNOON AT YOUR PHªN
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
FOR THE RECORD. I'M DR FRANCISCO
RODRIGUEZ. CHANCELLOR OF THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. I'M HONORED TO JOIN
YOU AND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FONG,
REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT AND AS
A PROUD SPONSOR OF MAYBE FIVE OR
SIX SOMEBODY MEMBER PHªN
MENTIONED IN HIS OPENING
STATEMENT. THIS BILL ADDRESSES
THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF ETHNIC
STUDIES AT CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, THE TIMING FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF ETHNIC STUDIES
COULD NOT BE BETTER. THE RACIAL
STRIFE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. AND THE
DEMANDS FOR RACIAL EQUITY AND
SOCIAL JUSTICE HAS PLACED ETHNIC
STUDIES AS AN ESSENTIAL
CURRICULUM FOR ALL 21ST CENTURY
LEARNERS. I THINK STUDIES
PROVIDES A CRITICAL VIEW AND
UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SOCIETY'S
HISTORY OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND
CLASS. IT PROVIDES THE FRAMEWORK
TO HELP OUR STUDENTS BUILD A
MORE INFORMED, RACIALLY JUST AND
INCLUSIVE FUTURE. A FEATURE THAT
THEY WILL INHERIT. LEAD AND
BENEFIT FROM. LET'S JUST PASSAGE
AND THE GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE OF
A B 14 60 IN THE 2020
LEGISLATIVE SESSION ESTABLISHED
THE LANDMARK ETHNIC STUDIES
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT THE CSU.
THIS ESSENTIALLY REQUIRES
COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAT OFFER
LOWER DIVISION ETHNIC STUDIES
COURSES FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO
PLAN TO TRANSFER TO THE CS YOU,
HOWEVER, HAS BEEN NOTED BY THE
22 23 ACADEMIC YEAR MORE THAN
53% OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE ETHNIC
STUDIES COURSES SUBMITTED FOR
APPROVAL UNDER AREA F CATEGORY
HAVE BEEN DENIED BY THE C S U L
A CCD ALONE ONLY 38 COURSES HAVE
BEEN APPROVED UNDER AREA F 119
COURSES THAT WE SUBMITTED FOR
APPROVAL FURTHER. THE APPROVAL
PROCESS HAS RESULTED IN VARIOUS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. I THINK
STUDIES COURSES GETTING APPROVAL
EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE OUTSIDE THE
SCOPE OF THE FOUR AUTONOMOUS
DISCIPLINES OF ETHNIC STUDIES
CALLED FOR IN A B 14 60. SOME
COURSES HAVE MET THE APPROVAL
PROCESS REQUIREMENTS BY
CONTAINING COURSE, DESCRIPTORS
SIMILAR TO AREA OF ETHNIC
STUDIES COURSES, BUT DO NOT MEET
THE STANDARDS OF THE FOUR
DISCIPLINES. MAYBE FIVE OR SIX
WILL PROVIDE. FOR AN ADDITIONAL
ACADEMIC YEAR HAS BEEN MENTIONED
BY MR FONG TO MAKE THE NECESSARY
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COURSE
APPROVAL PROCESS SOMETHING WE'RE
ALL INTERESTED IN. IT WOULD ALSO
BE TOGETHER A CONSULTATION GROUP
OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
AND CSU SUBJECT MATTER. EXPERTS
TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE
APPROVAL PROCESS. THIS BILL
ENSURES THAT GRADUATES OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND
TRANSFER STUDENTS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
FULFILL THE INTENT OF A B 14 60.
WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN
ESTABLISH A PROCESS. THAT
HONESTLY INTENT OF A B 14 60.
FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
ON MAYBE FIVE OR SIX. THANK YOU.
GREETINGS CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DR TAKEMASA
. I AM THE CURRENT CHAIR OF THE
BLACK STUDIES DEPARTMENT AT SAN
DIEGO MESA COLLEGE. I AM ALSO
THE CO CHAIR OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ETHNIC STUDIES
FACULTY COUNCIL. I BELIEVE
WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID IS
IMPORTANT. I THINK WHAT I HAVE
TO OFFER HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES
OF THE ABUSES THAT HAVE HAVE
OCCURRED. MY CAMPUS HAS OFFERED
. FIVE SESSION. UM WE HAVE
SUBMITTED FIVE TIMES FOR COURSES
THE FIRST TIME 22 COURSES AND
FROM THAT WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE
THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY PROGRAM
IS THE OLDEST OR ONE OF THE
OLDEST IN THE STATE. AND SO WE
HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE MINE THAT, UM
ARE ARE NOT BEING APPROVED
BECAUSE OF THE INCONSISTENCIES
IN THE PROCESS ITSELF. BUT THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING WITH
THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE THAT ARE
TAKING AND, UM NOT PROVIDING
ACCURATE INFORMATION. WHEN IT
COMES TO THE CRITERION, IT'S
INCONSISTENT INFORMATION. THE
SYSTEM IS FLAWED FOR A VARIETY
OF REASONS OF WHICH I'D LIKE TO
TAKE AND SHARE A COUPLE OF
THINGS. SO IN THE EVALUATION, OF
COURSE, IS BASED UPON THE C. O.
R S THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE
AND BRING FORWARD. WE ARE LOTS
OF THE INFORMATION THAT THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE IS GIVING US
IS INACCURATE, AND IT'S
MISREPRESENTATIVE. UM. YOU HAVE
TO EXCUSE ME. I'M A LITTLE BIT
NERVOUS RIGHT NOW, UM. I'M NOT
GOING TO LOOK AT MY NOTES RIGHT
HERE. I THINK IT'S WHAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW ABOUT
. ALL OF THIS IS THAT IF WE
DON'T, UH, CHECK IF WE DON'T
CHANGE THE PROCESS THE THERE ARE
COURSES, NOT ETHNIC STUDIES
COURSES THAT ARE BEING PROVED
THAT ARE BEING APPROVED AND
TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINES BY
INSERTING INFORMATION BY THE
CORE COMPETENCIES THAT WERE
OUTLINED BY THE CSU
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ETHNIC STUDIES FACULTY COUNCILS
THERE, AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IS
YOU HAVE TRADITIONAL HISTORY
ENGLISH CLASSES. THAT ARE
PRESENTING THEMSELVES AS ETHNIC
STUDIES CLASSES BY INSERTING THE
CORE COMPETENCY AND THEN THOSE
COURSES ARE BEING APPROVED
BECAUSE OF THE COMPETENCIES, NOT
THE COP, THE CONTENT OF THE
COURSES AND AS SUCH, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE STUDENTS WHO WILL
HAVE NON ETHNIC STUDIES CLASSES
AND GET CREDIT FOR ETHNIC
STUDIES REQUIREMENT THAT IS
UNACCEPTABLE. AND SO WE'RE HERE
TO ASK FOR HELP BECAUSE
ARTICULATIONS OFFICERS, THIS IS
NOT A ONE DISTRICT PROBLEM. THIS
IS HAPPENING ALL THROUGHOUT THE
STATE AND OUR ORGANIZATION GETS
COMPLAINTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. WE HAVE A MEETING ON
THURSDAY WITH, UH UM
ARTICULATION OFFICERS TO EXPLAIN
TO THEM HOW TO TAKE AND DEAL
WITH THESE INCONSISTENCIES. SO I
URGE ALL OF YOU TO VOTE ON THIS
BILL, PLEASE. THANK YOU THINGS.
AS I SAID, UM, AND MY PHONE FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL UP TO THE
COMMITTEE. I THINK THAT ETHNIC
STUDY REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT
OF US, ESPECIALLY AT THE YOU
CALL IT? LEVEL AND THIS BILL
REALLY HIGHLIGHT THAT THE
COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CSU
AND THE COMMITTEE COLLEGE SYSTEM
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY, REALLY
GOOD BEER. I REALLY APPRECIATE
THAT. AND, UH THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THAT, SO RIGHT NOW IS THE
TIME FOR THE PUBLIC COMMON. ARE
THERE ANY ROUTE IN SUPPORT? FOR
THIS BILL IN THE HEARING ROOM,
SO YOU MAY NEED TO STEP UP.
DAVID EVANS ON BEHALF OF THE
HISPANIC KIDS ORGANIZED FOR
POLITICAL EQUALITY AND SUPPORT.
HI GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JULIET PARKER ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE ETHNIC STUDIES FACULTY
COUNCIL. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. ANY GROUP
IN OPPOSITION? YOU SEE? NONE.
ARE THERE ANY TWITTER. STEPHANIE
GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT
SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, AND OUR BOARD JUST
VOTED TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR CHRISTINE
ISAACSON ON BEHALF OF THE
ACADEMIC SENATE OF CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY. WE OPPOSE
UNLESS AMENDED. WE HAVE CONCERNS
WITH REGARDS TO THE INCLUSION OF
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE IN THIS BILL
. WE AGREE WITH THE SPIRIT OF
THE BILL, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING OUR CONVERSATIONS AND
WORKING WITH THE AUTHORS OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. MARY MOYLE WITH
CSU, UM C C S U. WE HAVE BEEN IN
TOUCH WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE
ON THIS BILL, AND WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH WITH YOUR STAFF. WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO
APPROVE MORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ETHNIC STUDIES COURT COURSES
WHICH FOLLOW THE LAW AS SET OUT
ANY BE 14 60, SINCE A B 14 60
HAS HAS BEEN SIGNED. WE HAVE
APPROVED OVER 630 COMMUNITY
COLLEGE COURT COURSES. THIS
INCLUDES ONLINE COURSES, WHICH
WERE AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT NO
MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE. SO WE
HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD ON
THIS WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE
COLLEGE IS THE NUMBER. OF COURSE
APPROVALS HAVE BEEN GOING GOING
UP AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GO
UP AS WE'RE ABLE TO FIND STAFF
AND FACULTY TO ASSIST US WITH
THIS, SO WE'RE HAPPY TO CAN
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. SO
MUCH FOR THAT, AND NOW IS FOR
THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM
THE COMMUNITY MEMBER? YES,
PLEASE. THIS ISN'T A CONCERN.
IT'S MORE OF A COMPLIMENT AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ONE FOR BRINGING
UP FOR IT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, BUT
I THINK I WHAT I HEAR WHEN YOUR
WITNESS SAYING IS THAT WE REALLY
NEED TO FOCUS ON THE QUALITY OF
THESE COURSES THAT SOME OF THEM
ARE BEING APPROVED. THEY'RE NOT
NECESSARILY EQUIPPED QUALITY WE
WANT IN ETHNIC STUDIES IN HAVING
STARTED THAT PROCESS AT THE K 12
LEVEL IN A DISTRICT REALLY SAW
THE CHALLENGES IN MAKING SURE
THAT WE HAVE HIGH QUALITY
CONTENT, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T WE
CAN END UP DOING HARM TO
STUDENTS. WE CAN END UP DOING
WIDESPREAD HARM TO CULTURES, SO
I JUST WANTED TO APPLAUD THAT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT
CONCERN FORWARD, AND THAT'S WHY
I MOVED THE BILL. WHAT'S AND NOW
IT'S ASSEMBLY, MAN. FUN ANY
CLOSING STATEMENT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH CHAIR AND MEMBERS
APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION OF
TODAY'S BILL, AND YOU HEARD FROM
OUR WITNESSES APPRECIATE THE
WORK AND EFFORTS ON HOW WE
INCREASE THE TRANSFERABILITY OF
THESE COURSEWORK TO THE CSU
SYSTEM AND THANK YOU TO THE CSU
SYSTEM AS WELL FOR THEIR WORKING
EFFORTS. WE KNOW THAT THERE'S UM
WE'RE WORKING IN PROGRESS AND
COLLABORATION, AND THERE'S MORE
WORK TO BE DONE AND SO
APPRECIATE. THAT IN THE SPIRIT
OF COLLABORATION GOING FORWARD
WITH THAT I RESPECTIVELY ASK FOR
A NO VOTE. I THINK OF SO MUCH,
AND NOW I BELIEVE THAT WE
ALREADY HAVE A MOTIONLESS SECOND
FLOOR. SO, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG I
TALK I ADDIS, ADDIS, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW
LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA, I SANCHEZ.
SANTIAGO. WALLACE WALLACE, I
WEBER. ALRIGHT I THINK THAT WE
HAVE, UH SEVEN VOTE YES, THE
ITEM IS OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH
.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. NEXT UP. WE HAVE
SIMILAR MEMBER KEVIN MCCARTY,
PRESENTING SOMEWHERE. BILL 25
ITEM NUMBER ONE. WELCOME MR
MCCARTY. YES THANK YOU. I SHOULD
BE HERE FOR THE NEXT 90 MINUTES.
ALRIGHT, WELL, 90 MINUTES FOR
YOUR NEXT FIVE BILLS HERE THE
OTHER DAY. WE HAVE A SECOND OR
TWO. SO YES, THANK YOU. THIS, OF
COURSE, IS THE HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE AND NOTHING MORE
IMPORTANT AND HIGHER EDUCATION
THAN THE COST OF COLLEGE. LET'S
FACE IT. THERE IS GREAT DEBATE
ABOUT STUDENT DEBT AND WHETHER
OR NOT WE SHOULD WIPE OUT
STUDENT DEAD AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL. BUT THE REAL ISSUE IS WHY
THE STUDENTS ACQUIRE SO MUCH
DEBT IN THE FIRST PLACE AND CAN
CALIFORNIA STEP UP AND HELP
STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHOUT
ACCUMULATING 20 OR $30,000 IN
DEBT. SO WE HAD THE ENVY OF THE
NATION WITH OUR CALDERON
PROGRAMS. THE MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS THE LAST
TWO YEARS WE'VE REFORMED THE
MODERNIZED THE CAL GRANT PROGRAM
. WE'RE FUNDING IT. IN THIS
YEAR'S BUDGET. WE REFORMED THE
MIDDLE CLASS SCHOLARSHIP TO MAKE
IT MORE BROAD TO COVER MORE
FAMILIES AND FINALLY COVER THE
NON TUITION COSTS. AND THAT'S
WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY WITH THIS
ABILITY B 25, WHICH WOULD PUT US
ON THE PATH TO HAVE DEBT FREE
COLLEGE IN CALIFORNIA. WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN? THAT'S NOT FREE
COLLEGE. THAT MEANS THAT
FAMILIES WHO QUALIFY FOR RATHER
THAN MIDDLE CLASS SCHOLARSHIP OR
THE CAL GRANT FAMILIES AND ALL
OF OUR DISTRICTS, UM LOW INCOME
FAMILIES, USUALLY IN CALGARY, IT
UNDER 100,000 MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP, SOMETIMES UP TO
200,000. TO HELP THEM PAY FOR
TUITION BUT NON TUITION COSTS AS
WELL BASED UPON THEIR FAMILY
INCOME IN THE COST OF COLLEGE OR
AGAIN, NOT JUST TUITION. IT'S
TRANSPORTATION. IT'S BOOKS. IT'S
FOOD, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT'S
HOUSING. AND SO THIS WOULD SET
US ON OUR WAY WE'RE ABOUT
BECAUSE OF OUR LAST COUPLE OF
BUDGETS WERE ABOUT 30% THERE. SO
FOR LESS THAN $2 BILLION, WE CAN
FUND DEBT FREE COLLEGE IN
CALIFORNIA, STARTING WITH FULLY
FUNDING THE CAL GRANT REFORM,
WHICH WE PRIORITIZE IN THIS BILL
AND THEN WATER FALLING NEXT TO
MAKE SURE WE EXPAND THE MIDDLE
CLASS SCHOLARSHIP. THIS CAN BE A
TRANSFORMATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR
CALIFORNIA TO FOCUS ON THE
WORKFORCE AND NEXT GENERATION
WHO WE KNOW NEED MORE EDUCATION
THAN JUST HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL AS
HELP STUDENTS NOT BE SADDLED
WITH DEBT UPON GRADUATION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
WITH ME. TODAY IS OUR JOINT
AUTHOR ASSEMBLYWOMAN CERVANTES.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. I AM HONORED TO BE HERE
LONG TIME. MY FRIEND AND
COLLEAGUE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MCCARTHY TO LEAD IN THESE
EFFORTS WERE CALIFORNIA COULD BE
THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION
FOR OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE A DEBT
FREE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. THIS IS
SIGNIFICANT AND GIVEN HOW LARGE
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC HIGHER
EDUCATION SYSTEM IS THE LARGEST
IN THE NATION, LOOKING AT THE
BARRIERS TO EDUCATION FOR
STUDENTS. WE KNOW THAT THE
FINANCE FINANCIAL AID THAT OUR
STUDENTS RECEIVED DOES NOT COVER
OTHER MATERIALS LIKE BOOKS,
HOUSING, FOOD TRANSPORTATION
DATA SHOWS THAT STUDENTS WHO
REPORT FOOD INSECURITY,
HOMELESSNESS OR BOTH ALSO
EXPERIENCED MENTAL PHYSICAL
CONSEQUENCES, WHICH OFTEN LEAD
TO LOWER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
AND COMPLETELY DROPPING OUT OF
SCHOOL, PROVIDING AN AFFORDABLE
AND ACCESSIBLE PATH TO HIGHER
EDUCATION IS KEY TO CALIFORNIA'S
CONTINUED SUCCESS AS AN ECONOMIC
AND CULTURAL POWERHOUSE FOR BOTH
THE UNITED STATES AND OUR ENTIRE
WORLD. I AM TRULY HONORED TO BE
PART OF THIS HISTORIC EFFORT,
MAKING THE DREAM OF HIGHER
EDUCATION A REALITY FOR MORE
STUDENT HINTS IN CALIFORNIA BY
ENSURING A DEBT FREE COLLEGE
EDUCATION AT OUR STATE'S PUBLIC.
EDUCATION UNIVERSITIES. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. JUST IN TIME. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE TO STUDENT
WITNESSES. HI GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALEX. AND I'M A SECOND YEAR
STUDENT AND THE INCOMING VICE
PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS
FROM SACRAMENTO STATE
UNIVERSITY. I'M HERE TODAY TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B 25
BECAUSE THIS BILL IS WORKING TO
CARVE A DEBT FREE PATHWAY TO
COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
PART OF DOING SO IS ENSURING
THAT THE CAL GRANT EQUITY
FRAMEWORK IS FULLY FUNDED. AND
THAT THE MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS FUNDED
AFTER THAT. WE KNOW THAT THESE
INVESTMENTS WILL HAVE A
FOUNDATIONAL POSITIVE, IN FACT
FOR STUDENTS GENERATIONAL TO
COME. ANOTHER WAY. MAYBE 25
PROMOTES THAT FREE PATHWAY IS BY
RECOGNIZING AND ADDRESSING THE
BASIC NEEDS INSECURITIES THAT
COLLEGE STUDENTS GO THROUGH.
COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE ONE CRISIS
AWAY FROM LOSING ACCESS TO THEIR
BASIC NEEDS. AND I'M SURE MANY
OF YOU WHO SPOKEN WITH STUDENTS
IN YOUR DISTRICT WILL ALSO FEEL
THE SAME WAY JUST LIKE STUDENTS
IN SACRAMENTO STATE ALSO
EXPERIENCE THE SAME TROUBLES.
ADVOCATES SUCH AS MYSELF AND
STATE LEADERS HAVE INVESTED IN
RESOURCE SUCH SUCH AS EMERGENCY
AID FUNDS THAT ARE MEANT TO
PROVIDE A LIFELINE FOR STUDENTS.
THAT FACE. THIS CRISIS IS
HOWEVER, OUR FINANCIAL AID
PROGRAMS HAVE NOT CAUGHT UP WITH
THESE. AND AT THE TIME OF
SPEAKING THESE PROGRAMS ARE
REDUCED A STUDENT'S FINANCIAL
AID IF A STUDENT IS GIVEN AN
EMERGENCY BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT.
THIS IS SPECIFICALLY THE CASE
FOR MIDDLE CLASS COLLEGE PROGRAM
WITH THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, MANY
OF THEM IN MY OWN CAMPUS AT SAC
STATE. HAVE SEEN THEIR MIDDLE
CLASS SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS REDUCED
BECAUSE OF RECEIVING. WELL
NEEDED BASIC NEEDS EMERGENCY
AID. MAYBE 25 FIXES OF FINANCIAL
AID DISPLACEMENT AND COMMITS TO
FULLY FUNDING THE CAL GRANT
SUPPORTS BY MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP. THIS BILL IS A
SOLUTION THAT STUDENTS ARE
ASKING, AND WE HELP THAT YOU CAN
SUPPORT THIS. MAYBE 25 BY
VOTING. I THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. I APOLOGIZE
. I RAN IN RIGHT AFTER COMING
FROM CLASS. I'M ACTUALLY MISSING
A CLASS RIGHT NOW. BUT FIRST
THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SELENA
DEAN AND I'M A STUDENT AT UC
DAVIS, WHERE I ALSO SERVED AS
THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS VICE
PRESIDENT OF OUR STUDENT BODY.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I'M HERE
TODAY BECAUSE I'M A CALDERON
RECIPIENT, AND I'M ABLE TO
ATTEND UNIVERSITY AND HAVING
GRANTED LIFE ALTERING
OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF THE
CALGARY IT. I WOULDN'T HAVE MY
POSITION NOW, IF I WASN'T AT
DAVIS SAW, BUT WHEN I WAS A
SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, MY
PARENTS HAD TO SIT ME DOWN TO
HAVE A TOUGH CONVERSATION
FINANCES THEY COULD NOT AFFORD
TO TAKE OUT LOANS DUE TO
PERSONAL AND RELIGIOUS REASONS.
THIS MEANT THAT EVEN IF I HAD
BEEN ACCEPTED INTO A UNIVERSITY
, I COULD NOT ATTEND UNLESS I
HAD ENOUGH FINANCIAL AID. THIS
CONVERSATION MADE ME REALIZE
THAT ALL THE TIME THAT I HAD
SPENT THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL
FROM SIX AM TILL MIDNIGHT
EXTRACURRICULARS IN SCHOOL MAY
NOT EVEN BE WORTHWHILE EVEN IF I
WAS ACCEPTED INTO A TOP
UNIVERSITY OR ANY UNIVERSITY, I
WOULD HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL TO
ENTER AND AT SOME POINT IN THE
PROCESS, I HAD TO ACCEPT THE
FACT THAT I WAS PROBABLY GOING
TO ENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
WHICH WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A BAD
THING. COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS
AMAZING. BUT GOING THROUGH THE
FOUR YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL,
SAYING THAT I'M WORKING HARD
BECAUSE THERE IS A GOAL. THERE
IS A UNIVERSITY WITH A PROGRAM
THAT I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PART
OF WAS WHAT KEPT ME GOING
THROUGH ALL FOUR YEARS OF MY
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. AND SO WHAT
WAS DEPRESSING ME WAS THAT MONEY
WAS THE ONLY BARRIER BETWEEN
MYSELF AND ENTERING AND GAINING
HIGHER EDUCATION, WHICH HAS BEEN
A BARRIER FOR MANY PEOPLE
THROUGHOUT THE STATE THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY FOR MANY YEARS
BEFORE THAT. AND I REMEMBER WHEN
DAVIS EMAILED ME. IT WAS IN THE
END OF JUNE. I ACTUALLY BEEN
WAIT LISTED FROM DAVIS. BUT AT
THAT POINT, I WAS JUST READY TO
ACCEPT. GOING TO CCU IS ALSO THE
PANDEMIC. SO ALL THESE
DEPRESSING THINGS ALL AROUND ME
AND I REMEMBER I WAS SITTING ON
THE BED WITH MY MOTHER AND I
SAID, OH, MY GOD, I THINK DAVIS
JUST TOOK ME OFF THE WAIT LIST,
BUT HER FIRST REACTION BECAUSE
SHE HAD ALSO BEEN EXCITED AT THE
PROSPECT OF ME ENTERING COLLEGE
WITH A CAREER AND YOU KNOW BEING
SOMEONE IN OUR FAMILY TO GET THE
FIRST FOUR YEAR DEGREE EDUCATION
WITHIN MY OWN, YOU KNOW, FAMILY
UNIT BUT YOU HAVE TO TELL ME
CELINE, SLOW DOWN. WHAT'S THE
FINANCIAL AID THAT THEY GAVE
YOU? BECAUSE THIS ACCEPTANCE
REALLY MEANS NOTHING UNLESS SHE
DIDN'T WANT TO DAMPEN MY MOOD.
BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME THAT
REALITY CHECK. SO I HELD MY
BREATH AND I CHECKED FINANCIAL
AID. AND WHEN I SAW THAT MY
ENTIRE TUITION WAS COVERED
BETWEEN SCHOLARSHIPS, CAL GRANT
UM AND SO FORTH. I WAS ECSTATIC
WHEN I TOLD YOU I STARTED CRYING
THAT DAY. IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME
THAT I HAD RECEIVED APPROPRIATE
FINANCIAL AID TO ALLOW ME TO
ATTEND THE FOUR YEAR
INSTITUTION. AND NOW WITH CAL
GRANT WITH THIS BILL THAT HAS
BEEN PRESENTED TODAY. I ASKED
THAT THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
REALLY CHOOSE TO VOTE I BECAUSE
THIS CALDERON IS NOT ONLY FOR ME
MY STORY IS NOT UNIQUE. THERE
ARE STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN
UNABLE TO ENTER UNIVERSITY
BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL BARRIERS,
AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE THE
REASON WHY QUALIFIED. AN AMAZING
STUDENTS ARE BEING HELD BACK. MY
BROTHER, WHO IS NOW A FRESHMAN
HIMSELF AND IS GOING TO GO
THROUGH THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, HAS
TO HAS TO KEEP THIS ON HIS MIND
AS HE APPROACHES, YOU KNOW HIS
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. AND WITH
THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU
GUYS ABOUT I AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? OTHER WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM.
EITHER TWEENERS IN THE HEARING
ROOM. COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS SOMEONE, ORTEGA I
JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHORS
AND THE WITNESSES HERE TODAY YOU
ARE THE REASON THAT I CHOSE TO
BE ON HIGHER EDUCATION BECAUSE I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUTH
LIKE YOURSELF HAS ACCESS TO
QUALITY EDUCATION AND
AFFORDABILITY SHOULDN'T BE THE
ISSUE. SO I THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE AND IT WAS WORTH THE RUN.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SOME OF THOSE MCCARTY AND
SOMEWHERE CERVANTES WILL HELP TO
CLOSE PLEASE. THANK YOU
APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION. YOU
KNOW, BOTH OUR GOVERNOR OF
CALIFORNIA AND OUR PRESIDENT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA HAVE
SPOKEN ABOUT HAVING A DEBT FREE
FUTURE IN CALIFORNIA FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS, AND THIS IS A VEHICLE
TO GET US THERE AND WHICH
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENTS
HERE TODAY AND THE MANY OF
OTHERS ACROSS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHERE WE RESPECTFULLY
ASK HER I VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SO MANY MEMBERS,
MCCARTHY AND CERVANTES FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE.
FORWARD AND THANKS TO ALEX AND
CELINE FOR THAT AMAZING
TESTIMONY AS WELL, WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT HOW WE
CONTINUE TO SEEK WAYS TO ENSURE
OUR STUDENTS ARE IN A PARTY
EARNING A DEGREE AND TO LOOK AT
HOW WE CONTINUE ON CALLE GRAN
REFORM AND PREPARE TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL TODAY AND AUTHORS I
LOOK FORWARD TO I ENCOURAGE YOU
TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH OUR
COMMITTEE AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
TO ADDRESS THE POLICY QUESTIONS
RAISED IN PAGES SIX AND SEVEN.
BUT WITH THAT REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL OF YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP
HERE IN BERLIN AS WE TRY TO
CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD TO
CALIFORNIA TOWARDS THE DEBT FREE
PATH. AND WHAT THAT MADAME
SECRETARY ROLL CALL, PLEASE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SONG I
, I TA TALK I ADDIS, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW
LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA, I SANCHEZ
SANTIAGO WALLACE WALLACE. I
WEBER. THE MEASURE IS OUT WITH
SEVEN VOTES, AND WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SIGN
ON. THANK YOU A SIMILAR MURDER.
MR MCCARTY. YES SIR. THANK YOU
SO MUCH I WILL GO TO NOW.
SOMEWHERE, BILL. NUMBER OF. I'M
SORRY NUMBER. I DON'T NUMBER
EIGHT. THANK YOU STUDENTS. ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT ASSEMBLY BILL 65 6
AUTHORED BY A SIMILAR KEVIN
MCCARTY. WELCOME YOU IN A
SECOND. THANK YOU.
PLEASE, PLEASE. OKAY? JUST WAIT
ONE SECOND. I KNOW WE HAD A FAST
MOTION HERE, BUT WE HAD OUR
PRESIDENT FROM BLUE ALL THE WAY
UP FROM SAN DIEGO STATE
UNIVERSITY. SO MAKE SURE SHE
JOINS US HERE TODAY. YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE GREAT RESEARCH
UNIVERSITIES IN OUR SYSTEM WITH
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE CSU SYSTEM. THE CSU SYSTEM
IS THE WORKHORSE, OF COURSE,
HAVING OVER 500,000 STUDENTS
EVERY YEAR. AND THERE ARE ALSO A
RESEARCH UNIVERSITY AND WE
SHOULDN'T BE HAVE TO PICK
WINNERS AND LOSERS. SO A FEW
YEARS AGO, WE ALLOWED CSU TO DO
SOME DOCTORAL PROGRAMS, AND THIS
WOULD EXPAND UPON THAT ALLOWING
CSU TO OFFER DOCTORAL DEGREES
AND HIGH DEMAND PROFESSIONS
THAT, UM, WITHOUT THE LENGTHY
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE
CURRENTLY HAVE IN DONE IN AREAS
THAT DO NOT DUPLICATE EXISTING
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
OFFERING SOME AS WE KNOW CSU HAS
EDUCATES THE MOST ETHNICALLY
DIVERSE, BOTH ECONOMICALLY AND
JUST OVERALL, DIVERSE STUDENT
BODY IN THE NATION, AND YOU KNOW
IT IS THAT SYSTEM WITH 23
CAMPUSES THAT WE HAVE IN ALL OF
OUR DISTRICTS ARE CERTAINLY
RIGHT NEXT DOOR. UH WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S KNOWLEDGE BASED ECONOMY
, WE NEED MORE HIGHLY EDUCATED
INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING
INDIVIDUALS WITH DOCTORATE
DEGREES. THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW
UNIVERSITIES LIKE MINE HERE IN
MY BACK YARD, SACRAMENTO STATE
AND SAN DIEGO STATE. WE'RE GONNA
HEAR FROM THE SECOND TO ADVANCE
THESE OFFERINGS. RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DR
SYLVIA ALVA. I'M THE EXECUTIVE
VICE CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC AND
STUDENT AFFAIRS AT THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY. A B
656 WILL AUTHORIZE THE CSU TO
PROVIDE APPLIED DOCTORATE
DEGREES IN DISCIPLINES NOT
OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA. THE PURPOSE OF THE
BILL IS THREEFOLD. FIRST IT WILL
ALLOW THE CSU TO ADDRESS
WORKFORCE GAPS IN CALIFORNIA. BY
PROVIDING INCREASED TRAINING IN
BOTH INDUSTRY AND HEALTH RELATED
FIELDS. Tð. IT WILL CREATE MORE
AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING. FOR
STUDENTS SEEKING CAREER
ADVANCEMENT AND SOCIAL MOBILITY.
THREE. IT WILL PROVIDE PATHWAYS
FOR INCREASED FACULTY DIVERSITY
, AS THE CSU'S DIVERSE STUDENTS
ARE GIVEN OPPORTUNITIES TO EARN
A TERMINAL DEGREE TO QUALIFY
THEM FOR FACULTY POSITIONS AT
THE CSU AND OTHER COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. THE FIRST
PROFESSIONAL DOCTORATE IN THE
CSU WAS APPROVED IN 2005. OVER
THE LAST 18 YEARS, THE CSU HAS
WORKED POSITIVELY WITH THE
LEGISLATURE. AND WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ON
INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS FOR
DOCTORAL AUTHORITY. DISCIPLINES
WHICH NECESSITATED DOCTORAL
AUTHORITY ARE ACCREDITATION
NEEDS. OR WORKFORCE GAPS HAVE
INCLUDED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
AUDIOLOGY. NURSING PRACTICE.
AMONG OTHERS. A B 656 WOULD
ENABLE THE CSU TO INDEPENDENTLY
DEVELOP APPLIED DOCTORATE
DEGREES THAT DO NOT DUPLICATE
THOSE OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA. THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE EVIDENCE OF WORKFORCE
NEED ENROLLMENT DEMAND.
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. AND A
STRUCTURED CONSULTATION AND
AGREEMENT PROCESS WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. ANY
DISAGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA MUST BE RESOLVED
IN WRITING AND SUBMIT IT TO THE
LEGISLATURE BEFORE A PROGRAM MAY
BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES. THIS BILL WILL ALLOW
THE CSU TO BE NIMBLE AND
ADDRESSING CALIFORNIA'S
WORKFORCE DEMAND IN ESSENTIAL
FIELDS. WHILE WE'RE AWAITING A
FINAL REPORT PRELIMINARY
INFORMATION WE HAVE RECEIVED
FROM THE RAND CORPORATION ON
WORKFORCE DEMANDS IN CALIFORNIA
STRONG EVIDENCE OF WORKFORCE
GROWTH IN SEVERAL AREAS.
INCLUDING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AND COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY. I NOW
LIKE TO ASK PRESIDENT DE LA
TORRE OF SAN DIEGO STATE TO
SPEAK FROM A UNIVERSITY
PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU, DR
OLIVER. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
ADELA DOT OR A PRESIDENT SAN
DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY. I AND MY
FELLOW CSU PRESIDENT SUPPORT A B
SIX FT 56, BECAUSE THIS IS
IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL TOOL TO
HELP US PREPARE A HIGHLY SKILLED
, HIGHLY DIVERSE WORKFORCE TO
MEET CALIFORNIA'S PRESENT FUTURE
LABOR MARKET NEEDS AND ECONOMIC
DEMANDS. ULTIMATELY WE FEEL THAT
WE CAN HELP OUR STATE
EFFECTIVELY SERVED CALIFORNIANS
AND REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN THE
GLOBAL MARKET. THAT S T S. YOU
WERE GRATEFUL THAT THE
LEGISLATURE GAVE US THE
AUTHORITY TO INDEPENDENTLY OFFER
DOCTORATE DEGREES IN A HANDFUL
OF FIELDS LIKE PHYSICAL THERAPY
, AUDIOLOGY, EDUCATION,
LEADERSHIP AND MOST RECENTLY,
PUBLIC HEALTH. STS YOU AS WELL
AS OTHERS. CSU CAMPUSES HAVE
BEEN INDEPENDENTLY OFFERING
DOCTORAL DEGREES IN THESE
APPLIED FIELDS FOR 20 YEARS,
WHILE WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
IMPLEMENTED THESE PROGRAMS, A
NUMBER OF CSU LEADERS AND
PRESIDENTS HAVE DISCUSSED HOW WE
CAN CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR AND
DELIVER ON A SKILLED WORKFORCE
FOR OUR STATE IN A GREATER ARRAY
OF PRACTICAL AND APPLIED FIELDS
AND HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE THE
CSU'S ETHNICALLY AND
ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE STUDENT
PARTY. WHO CURRENTLY ARE LIMITED
BY STATUTE FROM SEEKING HIGHER
LEVEL EDUCATION WITHIN THE
SYSTEM. A B 656 WOULD GIVE CSU
THE AUTHORITY TO STRATEGICALLY
AND THOUGHTFULLY PLANNED FOR
DEGREES IN GROWING EMERGING
DISCIPLINES SUCH AS COUNSELING,
PSYCHOLOGY, ADVANCED
MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING AND
BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION,
AMONG OTHERS. WORKFORCE DATA
SHOWS THAT THERE IS A GREAT NEED
FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DOCTORAL
DEGREES IN THESE DISCIPLINES
THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. AS OUR
STATE FACES A GROWING MENTAL
HEALTH CRISIS, FOR EXAMPLE,
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT SHORTAGE
IN THE NUMBER OF HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS, ALLOWING THE
LARGEST EDUCATOR OF THE STATE TO
HELP CALGARY INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF PROFESSIONALS ENCOUNTERING
PSYCHOLOGY, FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD
ALLOW US TO WORK HAND IN HAND
WITH YOU JUST SAW THE
SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM STATEWIDE
AND IN THE FUTURE. AS OTHER
INNOVATIVE FIELDS EMERGE, WHICH
REQUIRES EXPERTISE IN AREAS LIKE
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING
ENGINEERING. CSU CAN HELP
EDUCATE AND PREPARE A GREATER
NUMBER OF STUDENTS TO FOR
CALIFORNIA SO THAT IT CAN STAY
IN THE FOREFRONT OF NEW FIELDS
AND TECHNOLOGIES. BUT HELPING
CALIFORNIA FEEL SPECIFIC
WORKFORCE GAPS AND CONTINUE TO
LEAD IN THE WIDESPREAD ECONOMY
IS NOT ALL THE BILL WOULD ALSO
EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS. CSU
IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY WITH OVER
480,000 STUDENTS OVER 50% ARE
BOTH ETHNICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY
DIVERSE. AND PROVIDING
AFFORDABLE DOCTOR DEGREES WITH
THE SYSTEM WOULD BE A TREMENDOUS
OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM ALL. SO IN
SHORT, WE WERE HOPING TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO GREATER
CAREER EARNINGS, HIGHER LEVEL
TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND, IN
TURN HELPED TO DIVERSIFY
CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES NOT
TRADITIONALLY REFLECTIVE OF ITS
RESIDENTS. I ALSO MUST EMPHASIZE
THAT WE WILL NOT DUPLICATE
DOCTORAL DEGREES OFFERED BY THE
YOU SEE, WE HAVE THAT PUT
SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS INTO
LANGUAGE OF THE BILL ALREADY
ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT WE HAVE
SEEN IN PREVIOUS PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION. WE BELIEVE THAT IT
IS MOST APPROPRIATE APPROPRIATE
FOR US TO FOCUS ON PRACTICAL
DOCTORAL DEGREES AND NOT
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS OFFERED BY UC
CAMPUSES, WHICH OFTEN FOCUSED
HEAVILY ON THEORY. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
GERALD SHOOTING. I REPRESENT THE
ACADEMIC SENATOR, THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY AND STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MEMBERS TRYING MURPHY OF THE CAL
STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION, THE
OFFICIAL VOICE OF NEARLY HALF A
MILLION STUDENTS IN THE CSU HERE
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ALEX GRAVES OF
THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES,
UNIVERSITIES. WE DON'T HAVE A
POSITION ON THE BILL, BUT
APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
WE'VE HAD WITH BOTH THE AUTHORS
OFFICE AND THE SPONSORS. UM
GIVEN THAT THIS WOULD BE A
PRETTY DRAMATIC ESCALATION OF
AUTHORITY FOR THE CSU FROM A
CASE BY CASE BASIS THROUGH A
VIEW FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO AS
IT IS NOW AT LEAST KIND OF
UNLIMITED GROWTH IN THIS FIELD,
WE BELIEVE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
TO HAVE A CONVERSATION AS THE
BILL MOVES FORWARD ABOUT THE
APPROPRIATE CAP ON THE NUMBER OF
NEW PROGRAMS THAT COME FORWARD
AND GIVEN YEAR GIVEN THAT ONCE A
PROGRAM IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD
OF TRUSTEES, IT CAN THEN ALSO BE
APPLICABLE TO ANY OF THE OTHER
CAMPUSES IN THE CSU SYSTEM, AND
ALSO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A
CONVERSATION ABOUT POTENTIAL
REVIEW OF IMPACT AND EFFICACY OF
THESE PROGRAMS. AND THIS NEW
AUTHORITY IN THE FUTURE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS VICE CHAIR TO
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I REALLY, REALLY LOVE THIS
VIEW. AND A FEW DAYS AGO, I
BELIEVE THAT MY OFFICE ALL THE
CENTRAL LETTER TO REQUEST TO BE
A COURT, ARTHUR. I'M NOT SURE
THAT YOU RECEIVE A LETTER, BUT I
WOULD LOVE TO BE YOUR COHORT ON
THIS BILL. THANK YOU. THE ANSWER
IS YES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. DR JOAQUIN ARAMBULA
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I'M GONNA APPRECIATE THE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I DO WANT TO
MENTION THIS IS NOT THE FIRST
TIME OUR STATE HAS DONE THIS. IN
2017. WE CHAPTER IN DALLAS, 84
TO 2. WHICH BROUGHT A DOCTOR OF
NURSING PRACTICE TO R. C SUS AND
HAVING GONE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC
OF THE CENTURY RECENTLY, WE'VE
SEEN THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY TO MEET
OUR WORKFORCE CHALLENGES AND
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS
BILL TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
REMEMBER A SIMILAR EVAN LOW
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
AND THANK YOU TO THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING YOU THIS, UM, FOR THE
CONTEXT OF THE COMMITTEE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS MAY BE
REMINDED ABOUT THE HIGHER
EDUCATION MASTER PLAN THE AUTHOR
PRESENTED PREVIOUSLY A
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL ADDRESSING
THAT OF THE COST, AND WE'VE GONE
FAR AWAY FROM THE MASTER PLAN.
THE PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE HERE
LEAVES US A LITTLE BIT IN A BIND
MR CHAIR AS WELL TO WHICH IS TO
SAY THAT FROM THE VILLAINS OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ABSENT
THAT OF A COORDINATING ENTITY,
WE'RE NOW SEEING PROPOSALS OF
THE èC SYSTEM AND THE C S. U. S
AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES LOOKING AT
BACHELOR'S SUS LOOKING AT PH. D.
S. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE VARIOUS
SEGMENTS ARE MEETING AND
ADDRESSING THE IMPORTANT NEEDS,
AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
HELPED SET UP OUR INSTITUTIONS
AND SEGMENTS FOR SUCCESS. BUT
PART OF THE CHALLENGE THAT
EXISTS IS THAT EVERYONE IS SO
SILOED AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR THIS STATE TO HELP
AN ABSENCE OF THE COORDINATING
ENTITY. TO HELP FORCE
CONVERSATIONS AMONGST THE
SEGMENTS SO THAT WE'RE NOT
TALKING IN ISOLATION OF THE
CHALLENGES OF THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES DOING THEIR OWN THING
AND FOCUS ON THE BACHELOR'S AND
THEN THE CSU'S N N PHDS AND
ENCROACHING ON OTHER'S
TERRITORIES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE
HEAR REGULARLY, WHICH IS WHEN
WE'RE MEETING INDIVIDUALLY WITH
THE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS HEARING
IN ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES, BUT
AGAIN, YOU'RE MEETING AND
ADDRESSING A NEED, BUT THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA REALLY HAS
ABDICATED ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND
THEN MASTER PLAN IN ADDRESSING
THIS ISSUE THESE ISSUES IN A
COORDINATED FASHION AND JUST
WOULD URGE US ALL TO CONSIDER IN
FACTOR IN THAT AND LISTING THE
ENGAGEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE
WHO ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE
CSU SYSTEM. TO HELP THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA FOCUS ON THE MASTER
PLAN SO THAT WE'RE NOT IN
ISOLATION AND THAT WE'RE NOT IN
THIS FIVE DEMS AND DOING THE
WORK THAT IS NECESSARY AND I
KNOW THAT YOU'RE DEEPLY
COMMITTED TO THAT. YES I SEE
SOME NODDING HEADS AS WELL. AND
I'VE SPOKEN TO MY CSU PRESIDENT
AS WELL IN SAN JOSE ABOUT THIS
AS WELL AS WELL AS THE
CHANCELLOR. SO JUST, UM,
AFFIRMATION TO ENCOURAGE YOUR
ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ON THAT.
WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTING THIS BILL
HERE TODAY, BUT I HOPE THAT WE
CAN LOOK IN THE HOLISTIC
APPROACH FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR SUMMER EVER LOW. ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ASSUMING
MCCARTHY WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. YEAH I APPRECIATE THE
CONVERSATIONS AND I KNOW THE
ANALYSIS, RAISE A COUPLE OF
THESE ISSUES AND MAKING SURE
THAT WE COORDINATE THE SYSTEMS
OR NOT SILOED AND POTENTIALLY
LOOKING AT AT AT A CAP. THIS IS
NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE IT
. THERE'S BEEN A HALF A DOZEN,
INCLUDING MR ARAMBULA THE LAST
15 YEARS. BUT YOU KNOW, WHY
SHOULD YOU HAVE TO DO THESE ONE
OFF SERVICE YEARS? THE
LEGISLATURE, UM AND WE WERE
PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS. AND
ESSENTIALLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ARE
PREDOMINANT RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
IN THE STATE AND, FRANKLY, THE
NATION ON THE GLOBE THERE IS, UM
, A MASSIVE SUPPLY AND DEMAND
IMBALANCE. AS YOU KNOW, MR.
CHAIR YOUR ALMA MATER. U C L, A
OVER 100,000 PEOPLE THAT APPLY
EVERY YEAR AND THEY ACCEPT 15%
OF THEM. SO THERE ARE PEOPLE
THAT ARE TALENTED INDIVIDUALS
AND IN ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH
THAT THEY HAVE NO PLACE TO GO
MANY TIMES THEY LEAVE
CALIFORNIA. AND OUR ECONOMY AND
OUR WORKFORCE NEEDS MORE
INDIVIDUALS TO BE IN THESE
GROWING FIELDS. AND SO I THINK
THIS IS A APPROACH THAT ALLOWS
US TO DO THAT WITH SOME
APPROPRIATE PARAMETERS AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. REMEMBER
BACARDI FOR BRINGING US FORWARD
AND INTRODUCING THIS BILL AND
TAKE IT TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
YOUR COMMENTS AS WELL AS WE LOOK
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO
SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP AND
COLLABORATION TO FIND THE
PATHWAYS AND PROGRAMS FORWARD
THE LEVERAGE OUR EXISTING
RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE BETWEEN
THE DIFFERENT SEGMENTS. AND SO
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR
STUDENTS, AND THIS BILL WILL
ALLOW FOR THE CSC TO MEET THE
NEEDS OF STUDENTS FOR PROGRAMS
THAT THE U. C IS NOT CURRENTLY
OFFERING, BUT IN A SPIRIT OF
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP IS
RUSSIA'S BY MY COLLEAGUES WOULD
DEFINITELY WANNA MAKE SURE WE
CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT AS WELL
AND HOW WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA, BUT ALSO IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR SEGMENTS,
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE
COMMENTS. WITH THAT, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG I
TALK TALK. I ADDIS, ADDIS, I
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA,
I SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. WALLACE
WALLACE, I WEBER. THAT THE
MEASURES OUT HAS SEVEN VOTES,
AND WE'LL KEEP THE ITEM OPEN FOR
MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON
AND MADAM PRESIDENT FROM SAN
DIEGO CITY. CONGRATULATIONS ON
AN AMAZING ROUND BY THE AZTECS.
THANK YOU. YEAH IT WAS
WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I KNOW I
WAS A LITTLE THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE A FEW MORE
BILLS COMING FORWARD. WE'RE
GOING TO DO ASSEMBLY BILL 1749.
I DIDN'T NUMBER 19 AUTHORED BY
SOME MEMBER KEVIN MCCARTHY.
WELCOME TO SOME REMEMBER MAYBE
LIKE MOST IN A SECOND. THIS IS A
B 1749 ITEM NUMBER 19 WELCOME.
YOUR TIME. I SHOULD SPEED THESE
UP, MR CHAIR. OH, NO, YOU'RE
GOOD. COME ON. YEAH THIS THIS
BUILDS UPON THE WORK THAT OUR
COMMITTEE MEMBER AND OUR
COLLEAGUE FRIEND THE SILICON
VALLEY, MR BERMAN HAS BEEN
FOCUSING ON AND FRANKLY, MR
CHAIR FOR 25 YEARS, HIGHER ED
CHAIRS HAVE TRIED TO TACKLE THIS
ISSUE AND HOW TO SIMPLIFY THE
PROCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT
TO TRANSFER FROM A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TOO. YOU SEE, SO WE HAVE
CURRENT LAWCENTER. IT SIGNED
INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR, WHICH
HAS THE SEGMENTS. YOU KNOW, WORK
AND TALK AND COMMUNICATE AND
HOPE TO COME UP WITH A PLAN.
WELL, MAYBE THIS IS THE YEAR TO
FINALLY DO IT. AND WE HAD THIS
ISSUE COME UP IN THE BUDGET A
FEW WEEKS AGO, THERE'S A
PROPOSAL TO HAVE THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES HAVE
THEIR OWN TRANSFER AGREEMENT.
BUT THAT JUST FURTHER
COMPLICATES THE SYSTEM. WE HAVE
ONE TRANSFER PROCESS FOR U C. L.
A ONE FOR THE OTHER. EIGHT
UNDERGRADUATE UCS AND ONE FOR
THE 23 C. SUS SO IF YOU'RE A
STUDENT GOING TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHERE
DO YOU WANT TO GO? YOU MAY WANT
TO. YOU MAY WANT TO TRANSFER ONE
DAY TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE. AND
WHY SHOULD YOU HAVE TO GO TO
YOUR COUNSELOR AND FOCUS ON ALL
THESE DIFFERENT PLANS FOR WHERE
YOU SHOULD GO? WE SHOULD HAVE A
UNIVERSAL AND SIMPLIFIED
TRANSFER PROCESS ONCE AND FOR
ALL. SO THAT THE CSU WE HAVE
THAT WITH THE 80 T PROCESS THE
ASSOCIATE DEGREES FOR TRANSFER.
AND THIS WOULD PUT US IN LINE
WITH, YOU KNOW MOST STATES IN
THE NATION. 35 OF THE 50 STATES
HAVE A GUARANTEED SIMPLIFIED
TRANSFER PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. I THINK THIS
IS THE YEAR WE CAN FINALLY CHECK
THIS ISSUE OFF THE OFF THE BOARD
AND MOVE ON WITH ME ARE THE UH
STUDENT LEADERS AS WELL AS THE
CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY
OR SPONSOR ASKING TO SUPPORT
THIS, BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS LEO
RODRIGUEZ S¼ TRANSFER STUDENT AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY. I EARNED MY ASSOCIATES
DEGREE FOR TRANSFER IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE FROM MENDOCINO COLLEGE.
UH FALL OR SPRING OF 2022
TRANSFER TO UC BERKELEY. IN THE
FALL, MY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
EXPERIENCE AND THE A D T PROGRAM
WHERE BOTH VITAL TO PROVIDING ME
WITH THE FOUNDATIONAL SUCCESS
FOUNDATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT
BERKELEY. HOWEVER THE TRANSFER
PROCESS IS FAR FROM SIMPLE AND
IT'S EXTREMELY COMPLICATED FOR
STUDENTS TO NAVIGATE. IT
REQUIRES NOT JUST HARD WORK BUT
PERSEVERANCE AND LUCK TO
NAVIGATE THE BUREAUCRATIC
PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING ITS
TRANSFERRING ITSELF. I WAS
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE ACCESS
TO A COUNSELOR WHO WAS ABLE TO
HELP ME NAVIGATE THE TRANSFER
MAZE TO THE U. C INCLUDING
HELPING ME FIND THE 80 PATHWAY
IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, MAPPING
OUT THE DIFFERENT èC ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS ON TOP OF THE 80 T
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS TO MAKE
SURE I WAS TAKING ALL NECESSARY
COURSES. AND HELPING ME APPLY
FOR THE I GET C CERTIFICATION TO
HELP ENSURE THAT MY PATH TO
TRANSFER WITH WENT AS SMOOTHLY
AS POSSIBLE. AS A STUDENT. I
KNOW ALL TOO WELL THAT NOT EVERY
STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO A
COUNSELOR WHO WAS AS ADAPT AS
MINE WAS AND NAVIGATING THE
TRANSFER PROCESS. TOO MANY
STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES IN
INELIGIBLE FOR TRANSFER DUE TO
NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. WITH SO
MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND
PATHWAYS TO TRANSFER SOMETHING
AS SMALL AS BEING ASSIGNED A
COUNSELOR WITH LESS FAMILIAR
KNOWLEDGE OF THE USES MULTIPLE
DIFFERENT TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS
OR ONE CLASS BEING A REQUIREMENT
FOR èC ADMISSIONS, BUT NOT FOR
CSU ADMISSIONS CAN MEAN THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEING ABLE TO
ACCESS A èC AND HAVING YOUR
TRANSFER OPTIONS DRASTICALLY
LIMITED AFTER GRADUATING. A B 17
49 WOULD REMOVE LUCK FROM THE
EQUATION FOR STUDENTS. AND
PROVIDE A CLEAR PATHWAY AND SET
OF REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS
AIMING TO GET INTO THE èC. AS A
TRANSFER STUDENT. BY ADOPTING
THE 80 T AS AN ADMISSIONS
GUARANTEE WHERE THEY HIRED G P.
A STUDENTS CAN FULFILL
REQUIREMENTS TO BOTH THE CSU AND
THE èC AND BE PROVIDED WITH AN
EASY NAVIGATE, NAVIGATED PATHWAY
TO EITHER SYSTEM. WE NEED TO. WE
NEED THE èC TO WORK WITH THE
LEGISLATOR AND STUDENTS WHO
ENACT THE SYSTEM WIDE EMISSIONS
GUARANTEE THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS
WITH MORE OPTIONS FOR TRANSFER
AFTER GRADUATING FROM COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, NOT WITH LESS OPTIONS,
MY TRANSFER JOURNEY TO THE èC
WAS ANYTHING BUT SEAMLESS. I HAD
TO SEEK OUT ADDITIONAL
CERTIFICATION FOR MY GENERAL
EDUCATION COURSES OVERLAP
MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS. TO FIGURE OUT
WHICH CLASSES I NEEDED TO TAKE
AND HAVE EXPERT GUIDANCE ALONG
THE WAY. A B 17 49 IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT
FUTURE STUDENTS WON'T NEED TO
NAVIGATE THE SAME PROCESSES THAT
I DID. AND FINALLY ESTABLISHED A
TRANSFER MAP TO THE YOU SEE,
THAT IS CENTERED AROUND WHAT IS
EASIEST FOR STUDENTS TO
NAVIGATE. RATHER THAN WHAT IS
EASIEST FOR THE èC TO
ADMINISTER. THANK YOU AND I
STRONGLY URGE YOUR RIVAL THANK
YOU. WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, SHERIFF FONG AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SARAH ARCE.
I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY
AND ADVOCACY WITH THE CAMPAIGN
FOR COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY, A
STATEWIDE POLICY RESEARCH AND
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED
TO ENSURING CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
HAVE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO
ATTEND AND SUCCEED IN COLLEGE.
I'M ALSO A PROUD PRODUCT OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AS A
GRADUATE OF UC SANTA BARBARA.
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
REPRESENT THE GATEWAY TO
OPPORTUNITY AND IMPROVED
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES. THEY ALSO
SERVE A CRITICAL FUNCTION AND
ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY FOR THE
LARGE BLACK AND LATINO STUDENT
POPULATIONS THEY SUPPORT.
ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC POLICY
INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA,
APPROXIMATELY 70% OF
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS DECLARE TRANSFER AS A
GOAL WHEN COMPLETING THEIR
INITIAL EDUCATION PLAN. LATIN
STUDENTS REPRESENT HALF OF THE
STUDENTS WHO DECLARE A TRANSFER
GOAL, YET ONLY 35% TRANSFER
WITHIN FOUR YEARS. BLACK
STUDENTS DECLARE TRANSFER GOALS
AT A MUCH LOWER RATE ONLY 7% AND
ONLY 5% SUCCESSFULLY TRANSFER
THE WORK TO TRANSFORM
CALIFORNIA'S TRANSFER PROCESS
INTO OUR STUDENT CENTERED,
STREAMLINED PROCESS TO BOTH THE
CSU AND UC HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR
WELL OVER A DECADE IN 2010 SB 14
40 CREATED THE ASSOCIATE DEGREE
FOR TRANSFER OR THE 80 T. IT
ESTABLISHED A STREAMLINED
PATHWAY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS TO TRANSFER TO THE CS
YOU ARE YOU SEE? IN TURN
REDUCING TIME AND EXCESS CREDIT
UNITS FOR STUDENTS ALONG THE
WAY. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE
80 T THE VISION FOR STUDENTS
ENTER TRANSFER PATHWAY WAS
ANCHORED IN THE CSU AND UC BOTH
UTILIZING THE 80 T WITH A COMMON
LOWER DIVISION CURRICULUM THAT
WOULD RESULT IN A SYSTEM WIDE
ADMISSION GUARANTEE TO THE èC.
A B 17 49 WOULD REINFORCE AND
REIGNITE THIS ORIGINAL VISION
FOR SYSTEM WIDE ADMISSION
GUARANTEED TO THE èC UTILIZING
THE 80 T MORE THAN A DECADE
LATER, AND THE PATHWAY IS
WORKING FOR STUDENTS. THANKS TO
THE HARD WORK OF THE SYSTEMS. IT
IS A COMMONLY USED, UH, PATH
PATHWAY TO TRANSFER. THIS YEAR.
CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTED TO REACH
A TOTAL OF OVER HALF A MILLION
80 T S AWARDED SINCE THE
PROGRAM'S INCEPTION WITH LATIN
STUDENTS AS THE LARGEST
BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROGRAM
OVER 50% OF LATIN X STUDENTS
EARNING ASSOCIATE DEGREES AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE EARNING
AN A T T. DESPITE MAKING
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS TO IMPROVE
TRANSFER THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA'S TRANSFER PROCESS TO
THE èC REMAINS OVERLY COMPLEX
AS A RESULT OF THE USES RELIANCE
ON SEPARATE CAMPUS BY CAMPUS
TRANSFER ADMISSION GUARANTEED
VIA THE TRANSFER AGREEMENT
GUARANTEE PROGRAM OR EVEN
PROGRAM BY PROGRAM TRANSFER
AGREEMENTS VIA THE PATHWAY
PROGRAM. COMMUNITY. COLLEGE
STUDENTS CONTINUE TO BE FORCED
TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX MAZE TO
TRANSFER AS YOU HEARD FROM
LEAH'S EXPERIENCE. A B 17 49
PROVIDES A SIMPLE SOLUTION IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL
VISION VISION VISION FOR THE A.
D T PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE
STREAMLINED PATH TO TRANSFER BY
UTILIZING THE 88 AS A SYSTEM
WIDE ADMISSION GUARANTEE TO BOTH
THE CSU AND THE èC WITH A
HIGHER GPA THRESHOLD FOR
GUARANTEED ADMISSION TO THE UC
SYSTEM. WITH THE SUCCESS OF THE
80 IN THE LAST DECADE. TODAY,
YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SET A CLEAR
STANDARDS FOR ACCESS AND
REINFORCE A PROVEN TRANSFER
PATHWAY FOR ALL STUDENTS BETWEEN
TWO OF THE BIGGEST AND BEST
HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE
NATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
THANK YOU. NEVER ANY CARRIER ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT. HI SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COLLEGE ATTAINMENT NETWORK AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HIALEAH SKY
WITH THE U. C STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. WE'RE PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU
SO MUCH ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE, TWEENERS? IN THE
HEARING ROOM. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR TYLER REGULAR ARMY AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. WE DO
NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON
THIS BILL. BUT I JUST WANT TO
MENTION THAT WE DO, OF COURSE,
SHARE THE IMPORTANT GOAL OF
IMPROVING THE TRANSFER PROCESS
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, TRANSFER
STUDENT SUCCESS WHEN THEY DO
COME TO èC WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH YOU, MR MCCARTHY AND
YOUR OFFICE AS WE CONTINUE TO
MOVE THIS BILL FORWARD. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, STEPHANIE
GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT
SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE BOARD HAS NOT YET
VOTED ON THIS BILL. BUT THIS
ALIGNS WITH OUR VALUES AND WE
ANTICIPATE SUPPORTING IT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CNN
SOMEWHERE WHERE WE'D LIKE TO
CLOSE, PLEASE. THANK YOU. UM,
YOU KNOW, I WAS LUCKY. I WENT TO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THEN
TRANSFER TO A FOUR YEAR DEGREE
AND MADE IT INTO THE STATE
CAPITOL. YEARS LATER. MY CALL MY
COLLEAGUE, MY WITNESS HERE.
MAYBE MY COLLEAGUE. FUTURE COLOR
WENT FROM LAKE COUNTY RURAL LOW
INCOME ISOLATE AREA JUST NORTH
OF HERE TO MENDOCINO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND THEN MADE TO èC,
BERKELEY. BUT THOSE ARE THE
RARITIES AS WE HEARD LESS THAN
3% OF PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY
NAVIGATE TRANSFER WITHIN TWO
YEARS, AND WITHIN FOUR YEARS
LESS THAN 40% I ALSO NOTE MR
CHAIR THAT DURING OUR BUDGET
COMMITTEE A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE
HAD TESTIMONY FROM THE CSU VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT TOO FEW PEOPLE
AT CSU AND THE ONE THING THEY
SAID, NOT ENOUGH TRANSFER
STUDENTS. SO WHY DON'T WE
CONNECT THE DOTS HERE MAKE IT
EASIER FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO MAKE A
CHOICE AND NAVIGATE TO EITHER
YOU SEE FOR A CSU. WE HAVE
DIFFERENT SYSTEMS FOR EVERYBODY.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE ALMOST A DEGREE
IN TRANSFER TO FIGURE THIS STUFF
OUT. JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR
THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA. UH TWO
THIRDS OF U. C STUDENTS ALREADY
HAVE THE 80 T IN THEIR BELT
ANYWAY, THIS IS A PROVEN KIND OF
METRIC THAT SHOWS SUCCESS FOR
PEOPLE IN THE U. C SYSTEM. WE
THINK IT'S TIME THAT WE HAVE A
SIMPLIFIED UNIVERSAL TRANSFER
SYSTEM FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
MCCARTHY FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD TO REMAIN CONCERNED
ABOUT THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE
TRANSFER PROCESS. WE KNOW THAT
RECENT LEGISLATION, INCLUDING A
SOMEWHERE BILL 9 TO 8 AUTHORED
BY MR BERMAN. STILL IT'S IN ITS
EARLY STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION
THAT SEEKS TO ALLEVIATE MUCH OF
THE BURDEN TRANSFER STUDENTS
FACE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S
MORE WORK TO BE DONE AND LOOK
FORWARD TO HAVING THE èC
PARTICIPATE IN THE 80 T PROGRAM.
AND REALLY, PLEASE CONTINUE WORK
WITH OUR COMMITTEE. THE OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS AS THIS BILL MOVES
FORWARD THROUGHOUT THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE BILL
HERE TODAY. WITH THAT
RECOMMENDED I WON'T AND, UH
MADAM SECRETARY, ROYAL CUP,
PLEASE. YEAH THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE SONGS. I TA I ADDIS
ADDIS, I ARAMBULA GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA,
I SANCHEZ. SANTIAGO. WHILE LISS
WEBER. THE BILL HAS FIVE VOTES
WILL KEEP THE ROLL OPEN, AND
THAT'S ON CALL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH SOMEONE RICCARDI FOR
PRESENTING BILL. NEXT STEP, WE
WILL HAVE ITEM NUMBER 15
ASSEMBLY BILL 13901390 AUTHORED
BY SOME MEMBER KEVIN MCCARTHY.
WELCOME. I'M GETTING TIRED, MR
CHAIR. NO, WE'RE GOOD. GOOD TO
SEE YOU. OKAY? YES, THANK YOU.
THIS IS OUR BILL TO EXPAND AND
HOPEFULLY ONE DAY HAVE A
UNIVERSAL SERVICE LEARNING, UH,
SYSTEM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA. UM THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFFER WORKING WITH
US TO BUTTON THIS THIS MEASURE
UP AND WE ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS GIVING ADDITIONAL
YEARS FOR UC AND CSU TO
IMPLEMENT THIS, SO THIS IS NOT A
NOVEL IDEA. IN THE MONTERREY
AREA. WE'VE HAD THIS FOR ROUGHLY
20 YEARS WHERE CSU MONTEREY BAY
HAS THEIR STUDENTS MEET A
SERVICE LEARNING REQUIREMENTS
UPON GRADUATION. HELPS WITH
THEIR CURRICULUM CERTAINLY HELPS
THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. AND WE
THINK CREATES A BETTER
CALIFORNIA FOCUSED ON THESE
ISSUES. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE ON THIS THEIR
OFFICE OF VOLUNTEERISM. THEY'RE
NOT A SPONSOR OF THE BUILDING OF
A POSITION, BUT THIS GOES IN
LINE WITH THE KIND OF THE
GOVERNOR'S QUEST TO HAVE MORE
SERVICE LEARNING THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA. THIS WOULD BE A
MULTIYEAR IMPLEMENTATION. AT THE
UC AND CSU FIVE YEARS AND
FRANKLY, WE'RE WILLING TO GO TO
SIX YEARS BECAUSE THAT ALIGNS
EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THE BUDGET
COMPACT THE BUDGET COMPACT BY
2030, AS WE KNOW SETS GUARANTEED
FUNDING FOR THE UC AND CSU AND
FOCUSES ON ESTABLISHING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER,
RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
AND THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.
FOCUSING ON INTERNSHIPS, UM AND
OR RELEVANT ON CAMPUS OR
COMMUNITY SERVICE BY 20 THIRTIES
. WE THINK THESE ALIGNED
PERFECTLY GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND STUDENT
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND
THE CLASSROOM AND HELP HELP OUR
COMMUNITIES AS WELL. UH
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR FOR YOUR I
VOTE WITH ME TODAY IS JENNY
MCREYNOLDS OF FORMER FACULTY
MEMBER COLLEGE ADMINISTRATOR.
AND ADVOCATE AND EXPERT ON
SERVICE LEARNING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME
THANKS SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO
COME AND SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF A B
13 90 TODAY. HMM UM, MY NAME IS
JENNY MCREYNOLDS. AND I AM
RECENTLY RETIRED FROM A NEARLY
40 YEAR CAREER AS A TEACHER AND
ADMINISTRATOR IN THE LOS RIOS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. I
BEGAN MY CAREER TEACHING
JOURNALISM AND COMMUNICATIONS
FOR SIX YEARS AT CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO. I
WAS VERY HAPPY TO BE ASKED TO
SPEAK TO YOU TODAY ABOUT THE
VALUE OF SERVICE LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE
STUDENTS IN MY EXPERIENCE,
SERVICE LEARNING, ENGAGES AND
EMPOWERS STUDENTS BOLSTERS
BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SERVICE
ENTERPRISES IN THE REGION AND
CREATES A POWERFUL CONNECTION
BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING AND THE BRODERICK
COMMUNITIES THAT THEY SERVE.
WHEN I WAS TEACHING JOURNALISM,
ENGLISH OR SMALL GROUP COMMUNITY
COMMUNICATION WHENEVER I COULD
BUILD A SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT
INTO THE SEMESTER, IT MADE A
BETTER CLASS FOR EVERYONE. IT
BROUGHT STUDENTS OUT OF THEIR
SHELLS IT HATE IT HELPED THEM
SEE REAL PEOPLE LIVING REAL
LIVES OUTSIDE OF ACADEMIA, AND
IT GAVE THEM THE SENSE THAT THEY
WERE CONTRIBUTING TO THE LIVES
OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR
COMMUNITIES. IT MADE WHATEVER
THEY WERE STUDYING, MORE
AUTHENTIC AND MORE HANDS ON AND
IT LET THEM SEE A FUTURE FOR
THEMSELVES. WHETHER IT WAS MY
COLLEGE NEWSPAPER STUDENTS
HELPING THE STUDENTS ON A NEARBY
HIGH SCHOOL PAPER OR
COMMUNICATIONS STUDENTS
ORGANIZING A FUNDRAISER FOR A
LOCAL CHARITY. THEY WERE DOING
REAL WORK. THEY WERE USING THE
CONCEPTS AND SKILLS THEY WERE
LEARNING TO GIVE BACK IN A
SUBSTANTIVE WAY, AND THEY WERE
GOING FAR BEYOND JUST READING
ABOUT SOMETHING IN A BOOK. THEY
WERE PRACTICING IT IN REAL TIME
WITH PEOPLE FROM THEIR
COMMUNITIES. AS A COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATOR. I ALSO SAW THE
CREATION OF THESE KINDS OF
EXPERIENCES HELPED TO REENGAGE
BURNOUT, FACULTY TAKING TEXTBOOK
RESEARCH AND EXAMPLES OUTSIDE
THE CLASSROOM TO HELP STUDENTS
SEE THEIR REAL LIFE APPLICATION
, OFTEN REENERGIZED FACULTY AND
SPARK THEIR CREATIVITY IN NEW
WAYS. PROBABLY THE GREATEST
RESULT OF SERVICE LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES HAS BEEN THE
CHANCE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO WORK
TOGETHER AND PRACTICE VITAL
SKILLS LIKE INTERPERSONAL
COMMUNICATION, PROBLEM SOLVING
AND LEADERSHIP. I CAN'T COUNT
THE NUMBER OF TIMES THAT EVEN A
SMALL SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT
ENDED WITH NEW FRIENDSHIPS,
FUTURE CAREER CONNECTIONS AND A
BIGGER AND BIGGER AND BETTER
IDEAS FOR THE NEXT ACTIVITY. I
APPLAUD ANY EFFORT THAT ASKS
COLLEGES TO HELP STUDENTS GET
OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO SHARE
THEIR SKILLS AND TO DEVELOP NEW
ONES. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME
THE CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH YOU
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM? ARE
THERE, WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
IN THE HEARING ROOM?
WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON, SHERIFF
FONG AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS TRENT MURPHY AND I'M A
STUDENT AT STENNIS OR STATE
UNIVERSITY AND ALSO HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS VICE
PRESIDENT OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
FOR THE CAL STATE STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. WHICH REPRESENTS
THE NEARLY HALF A MILLION
STUDENTS IN THE CSU. AND I'M
HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS OUR
OPPOSITION TO A B 13 90. WHILE
WE APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF THIS
BILL AND ARE SUPPORTIVE OF ALL
EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF OPPORTUNITIES ARE STUDENTS
HAVE TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR
COMMUNITIES AND PARTICIPATE IN
SERVICE LEARNING. MAKING IT A
GRADUATION REQUIREMENT WILL ONLY
CREATE ANOTHER BARRIER FOR OUR
STUDENTS. AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE
THERE'S AN AFFORDABILITY CRISIS
HAPPENING ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES.
WHICH IN TURN MEANS THAT MANY OF
OUR STUDENTS ARE HAVING TO WORK
FAR MORE THAN 20 HOURS A WEEK TO
MAKE ENDS MEET. MOST STUDENTS I
KNOW HAVE A FULL TIME JOB OR
MULTIPLE PART TIME JOBS. THIS
PAST YEAR. I'VE HAD TWO JOBS
MYSELF WHILE ALSO SERVING IN
THIS ROLE. WORKING ON AVERAGE OF
40 OR 50 HOURS A WEEK. WORKING
THIS MUCH AS AN ASSESS ITTY FOR
STUDENTS LIKE ME. WHO DON'T HAVE
PARENTS WHO PROVIDE THE MONEY.
WHO HAVE NO OTHER WAY TO PAY
THEIR RENT. INSURANCE AND BASIC
NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD. THERE ARE
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF
STUDENTS LIKE ME. AND THE
UNFORTUNATE REALITY IS THEY MUST
WORK FULL TIME HOURS TO EVEN
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN
THEIR DEGREES, AND THIS WINDOW
OF OPPORTUNITY IS SHRINKING EVEN
FASTER FOR FIRST GENERATION
STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR AND
STUDENTS OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC
BACKGROUND ADDING ADDITIONAL
HOURS THAT STUDENTS MUST BE
WORKING, THOUGH IN A COMMUNITY
SERVICE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT
MEANS THAT STUDENTS WILL LOSE
THOSE HOURS. THEY COULD HAVE
BEEN PAID TO WORK AND, IN TURN,
BE ABLE TO MAKE MEET THEIR BASIC
NEEDS. ADDING THIS BARRIER ALSO
GOES AGAINST THE STATE'S
PRIORITY TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS
CAN GRADUATE IN FOUR YEARS. AS
WELL AS THE GOALS OF THE SEA SUS
GRADUATION INITIATIVE, 2025. IF
A STUDENT CAN SIMPLY NOT AFFORD
TO GIVE UP WORK HOURS IN ORDER
TO PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE,
LEARNING THEY COULD THEN NOT BE
ABLE TO GRADUATE. ADDITIONALLY
WHILE THIS BILL STATES THAT THE
AMOUNT OF UNITS NEEDED TO
GRADUATE WON'T BE INCREASED AN
ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENT
WILL NEED AND FORCE PROGRAMS TO
BE RESTRUCTURED. ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH UNIT MAJORS LIKE SCIENCES
AND TECHNOLOGIES. ALL 23 OF THE
CSU CAMPUSES ALREADY OFFER
SERVICE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR STUDENTS. SOUND SO STATES
SERVICE LEARNING AND ACADEMIC
INTERNSHIPS DEPARTMENT HOST
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
ON CAMPUS. UM FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE
SCIENCE DAY WITHDRAWS OVER 2000
SANTA SAW ST STUDENTS AS WELL AS
ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FROM ACROSS
THE COMMUNITY. FRESNO STATE'S
JANAN BUD RICHTER CENTER FOR
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE
. LEARNING ALSO HAS OVER 12,000
STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN
THEIR PROGRAMMING, WHICH HAS
RESULTED IN OVER ONE MILLION
STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
JUST THIS PAST YEAR. THESE ARE
JUST TWO EXAMPLES BUT SHOWCASE
THE PERSPECTIVE OF CSU STUDENTS
THAT INSTEAD OF MANDATING A NEW
REQUIREMENT EFFORTS SHOULD BE
MADE TO BOLSTER THOSE PROGRAMS
THAT ALREADY EXIST AND FIND WAYS
TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION. WE
HAVE APPRECIATED ALL THE
CONVERSATIONS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
HAVE WITH ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MCCARTHY AND THEIR STAFF ON THIS
ISSUE AND LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUED COLLABORATION TO
ENSURE THIS IS A STUDENT
CENTERED AS POSSIBLE. AT THIS
TIME, THOUGH, I RESPECTFULLY
URGE YOU ALL TO VOTE. NO. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND
CONSIDERATION. I'M BETH RUFFLED
CHAIR OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
ON BEHALF OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, WHICH REPRESENTS
MORE THAN 28,000, FACULTY OF THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AND
ACADEMIC MATTERS OF SYSTEM WIDE
CONCERN WERE OPPOSED TO A B 13
90. WHILE WE SUPPORT SERVICE,
LEARNING AND INTERNSHIPS THAT
PROVIDE STUDENTS VALUABLE
EXPERIENCES THAT BENEFIT OUR
STATE AND PROVIDE VALUABLE
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS. WE REMAIN
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
ADDING AN ADDITIONAL GRADUATION
REQUIREMENT WILL CREATE A
BARRIER TO GRADUATION FOR
STUDENTS. THE COST OF
APPROPRIATELY REVIEWING THE RISK
ASSESSMENT. OF SERVICE LEARNING
AND APPROVING SERVICE LEARNING
COURSES IS NOT FUNDED IN A B 13
90. CURRENT RESEARCH THAT
SUGGESTS SERVICE LEARNING IS A
VERY EFFECTIVE WAY OF HELPING
STUDENTS LEARN IS ONLY WITH
STUDENTS WHO ARE SELF MOTIVATED
AND SELF SELECT INTO SERVICE
LEARNING COURSES. THE COST OF
PROVIDING SERVICE. LEARNING IS
ON THE ORDER OF TENS OF MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS AND MAYBE 13 90 DOES
NOT INCLUDE FUNDING TO THE CSU
TO COVER THESE COSTS WITHOUT
INCREASING FUNDING DIRECTLY TO
THE CSU FOR FACULTY AND STAFF
TIME ASSOCIATED WITH SERVICE
LEARNING FACULTY AND STAFF WILL
NEED TO SIMPLY DO LESS WORK ON
OTHER ISSUES THAT WILL INCREASE
STUDENT SUCCESS LIKE PROVIDING
ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES AND THE GRADUATION
INITIATIVE, 2025. THE ACADEMIC
SENATE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY HAS CONVINCED THE
SERVICE LEARNING IS GOOD SHOULD
BE ENCOURAGED AND FUNDED, BUT
SHOULD NOT BE A DEGREE
REQUIREMENT. WE OPPOSE A B 13 90
ASK YOU TO VOTE. NO, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYBODY ELSE
IN THE OPPOSITION? CNN COMMITTEE
MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? I'M SORRY. SOMEBODY'S
COMING. WELCOME SORRY, NOT
REALLY OPPOSITION WHERE OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. UM THIS IS THE
LATEST GUY WITH THE USC STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. WE AGREE WITH A LOT
OF WHAT WAS JUST SAID, AND WE
HAVE A POSITION OF OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED TO REMOVE THE
REQUIREMENT PORTION OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. ARE THERE
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
GOOD AFTERNOON. MARY MOYLE CSU.
WE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE
AUTHOR'S OFFICE ON ON THIS BILL
. WE HAVE A OPPOSE UNLESS
AMENDED POSITION. I BELIEVE OUR
ACADEMIC SENATE AND OUR STUDENTS
PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT OVERVIEW
OF ALL OF THE ISSUES WHICH WE
HAVE, UM WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE,
TOO. AMEND THE BILL TO PUT MORE
OF THE REQUIREMENTS ONTO OUR
CAMPUSES IN ORDER TO EXPAND AND
AS OUR STUDENTS SAID BOLSTER
SERVICE, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT THERE. UM SO WE WOULD
LIKE TO KEEP WORK WORKING WITH
THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE ON THAT.
THANK THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. TYLER REGULAR. EXCUSE
ME ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA. WE DO NOT HAVE AN
OFFICIAL POSITION ON THIS BILL,
BUT WE DO REALLY SHARE THE GOAL
OF TRYING TO ELEVATE ALL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE.
LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS. UM
UNFORTUNATELY, IMPLEMENTING A
NEW SYSTEM WHERE I GRADUATION
REQUIREMENT FOR ALL 220 PLUS
1000 STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, COULD
BE CHALLENGING FOR US. BUT ALSO
NOTE THAT WERE GENERALLY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE DIRECTION THAT
, UH, CHANGES SEE SUS HAS
PROPOSED IN ELEVATING SERVICE,
LEARNING AT OUR CAMPUSES AND
PUTTING THE ONUS ON OUR CAMPUSES
TO REALLY MAKE SURE THOSE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR
THE STUDENTS THAT CHOOSE TO TAKE
THEM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS SOMEWHERE AT US.
FIRST I WANNA THANK THE ASSEMBLY
MEMBER FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND FOR BRINGING US SO MANY
POSITIVE BILLS TODAY TO HELP US
STUDENTS THROUGH THEIR SECONDARY
EDUCATION, POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION SERVICE. LEARNING AT
MY OWN FAMILY HAS BEEN
INCREDIBLY BENEFICIAL IN MY OWN
SON IS ABOUT TO GRADUATE FROM
COLLEGE. I VOLUNTEERED DURING
THE COVID CRISIS GOT A LOT OUT
OF THAT, BUT I DO SHARE MANY OF
THE CONCERNS AND WAS JUST HOPING
YOU COULD ADDRESS SOME OF THEM,
MANY OF WHICH WERE BROUGHT UP BY
THE OPPOSITION, BUT ALSO
SOMETHING THAT I'VE HEARD
DIRECTLY TO OUR OFFICE DIRECTLY
FROM C S. U. N B A STUDENTS AND
THIS IS NOT A KNOCK ON CSUN BE
AT ALL. SO MUCH AS JUST THE
EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS WHO ARE
REQUIRED TO DO SERVICE LEARNING,
SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, FIRST AND
FOREMOST, THE ISSUE OF
AFFORDABILITY WAS BROUGHT UP. UM
YOU KNOW STUDENTS WHO ARE
STRUGGLING WITH ACCESS TO FOOD
OR STRUGGLING WITH AFFORDABILITY
OF HOUSING, WHO DO HAVE TO WORK
MULTIPLE JOBS AND THEN ON TOP OF
THAT ARE GOING TO NEED TO GIVE
AWAY THEIR TIME. I THINK MY OWN
OPINION, UM SOMETIMES WE REQUIRE
STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER. THIS IS
THE SECOND ISSUE. SOMETIMES WE
REQUIRE STUDENTS TO SHOW UP IN
VOLUNTEER AND THEN THE
ORGANIZATION THEY GO TO MAY NOT
BE SET UP TO GIVE THEM A QUALITY
EXPERIENCE WOULD BE THE SECOND
CONCERN, SO I SORT OF WOULD
PREFER INTERNSHIP TO A VOLUNTEER
SITUATION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
SERVICE LEARNING IS REALLY
PUSHING THEIR ACADEMICS IF THAT
MAKES SENSE. UM AND THEN THE
THIRD THING THAT I'LL ECHO AS
THIS PIECE AROUND CAMPUS TRACE.
I'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF
CAMPUSES THAT SAY, WE'VE ALREADY
GOT SOME SORT OF A PROGRAM WITH
LIKE TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
THAT PROGRAM RATHER THAN HAVING
A BLANKET. UM, YOU KNOW
REQUIREMENT. AND I WILL JUST END
BY SAYING I APPRECIATE YOU
SAYING YOU'RE WILLING TO GO TO
SIX YEARS BECAUSE THIS MADE ME
THINK ABOUT YOUR INITIATIVE FOR
DEBT FREE COLLEGE. AND IF WE
COULD GO TO DEBT FREE COLLEGE
AND TAKE OFF SOME OF THE WEIGHT
OF AFFORDABILITY FOR STUDENTS, I
THINK THERE COULD BE A WONDERFUL
DOVETAIL WITH SERVICE LEARNING
AND DEBT FREE COLLEGE. UM BUT
JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, SEE IF
THERE WERE PIECES THAT YOU MIGHT
BE ABLE TO ADD TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THOSE CONCERNS. YES THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR SUMMER AT US. UH
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? YEAH
SURE. MAYBE I'LL DRESS THOSE AND
JUST KIND OF A UNIVERSAL WHAT WE
HEARD, UM IS THAT? I THINK THIS
IS A WORKABLE, UM, PROPOSAL THAT
THIS IS OUR FIRST COMMITTEE AND
WE'RE CONTINUALLY WORKING WITH
THE SEGMENTS AND THE STUDENTS.
FIRST OF ALL, I LOVE OUR
STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE FOR ALL
MY OTHER THREE BILLS EARLIER
TODAY, SO KIND OF AWKWARD TO
HAVE THEM OPPOSING THIS ONE
HERE, BUT, HEY, THAT'S
DEMOCRACY! UM BUT I HEAR THE
STUDENTS AND IT'S NOT EASY BEING
COLLEGE STUDENT WHAT WAS THEIR
BIG POINTS OF THE DEBT FREE
DEBATE? UM AT MONTEREY BAY. THEY
HAVE A VERY DIVERSE POPULATION.
VERY LOW INCOME, JUST LIKE CSU.
OVERALL STUDENTS HAVE WORK
REQUIREMENTS. A LOT OF THEM ARE
PELL. AND THEY'RE FIGURING IT
OUT, AND THEY'RE DOING 25 TO 30
HOURS PER SEMESTER. YOU KNOW,
THAT'S YOU KNOW, 240 OR SO PLUS
HOURS THROUGH YOUR IF YOU DO A
FOUR YEAR PROGRAM, SO WE'RE
WILLING TO HAVE OUR THRESHOLD
THAT'S THAT'S LESS. THAT'S NOT
SO BURDENSOME, BUT TO THE POINT
WE MET EARLIER. THAT WE'RE
LOOKING AT DOING THIS OVER. IT'S
REALLY SEVEN YEARS AND SO I
THINK WE HAVE TIME TO HAVE THE
CAMPUSES. LOOK WHAT THEY'RE
DOING EXISTING AND BOLSTER THAT
. UM AND SOMEONE SAY, WELL,
YOU'RE ONLY WANT PEOPLE TO
VOLUNTEER TO DO THIS. YOU DON'T.
IF YOU FORCE SOMEONE TO DO
COMMUNITY SERVICE, THEY'RE NOT
GONNA WHAT HASN'T HAPPENED AT
MONTEREY FOR 25 YEARS THEY'VE
BEEN IT'S BEEN A REQUIREMENT AND
IT'S BEEN WILDLY SUCCESSFUL. WE
SPOKE TO THEIR DIRECTOR A FEW
MONTHS AGO ON THIS, AND AS FAR
AS, UM, THE MONEY REQUIREMENT.
ALL VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE. WE'RE
GIVING THE CSU OF 5% INCREASE IN
THEIR BUDGET THIS YEAR. A LOT OF
PROGRAMS ARE GETTING 0% INCREASE
, AND THEY WOULD LOVE TO HAVE 5%
AND PART OF THAT 5% COMPACT,
WHICH LITERALLY WAS A HANDSHAKE
BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND THE UC
AND CSU DOESN'T BY THE
LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO
RECOMMENDATION TO US. PART OF IT
WAS BY 2030 HAVING A COMMUNITY
SERVICE ELEMENT. AS FAR AS THE
UNIVERSITY SO WE THINK THIS TIES
IN EXACTLY WHAT WHAT WE'RE KIND
OF LOOKING AT ANYWAY, AND THE
CLOCK WOULD WOULD SYNCHRONIZE AS
WELL. AND SO, UM, YEAH, THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL
SUMMER. MCARDLE THANKS FOR
BRINGING THAT FORWARD AND
BUDGETS UP TO AS WELL AND WE
LOOKED AT THE COMPACT ISSUES ON
CSU CONTACT 2030 AND THAT 5%
INCREASE. UM SARATOGA, PLEASE. I
HAVE ONE QUESTION WHEN IT COMES
TO THEIR CHOIR MINTS. KHÔNG.
OFTEN TIMES WHEN WE TRY TO.
TRADITIONAL SORRY,
UNCONSTITUTIONAL. SO HOW ARE
YOU? WHAT'S THE PROCESS HERE?
YES I KNOW YOU'RE VERY WISE AND
HOW THE èC WORKS FROM YOUR
PRIOR LIFE. WELL, FORTUNATELY,
WE HAVE THE POWER OF THE PURSE
AND IN THE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE
DICTATE THAT A REQUIREMENT OF
THIS 5% FUNDING FOR THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS IS COMMUNITY SERVICE
ELEMENTS. SO, UM GRANTED, WE
CANNOT FORCE èC TO DO ANYTHING
BECAUSE OF THE STATE
CONSTITUTION. WE CAN WORK WITH
THEM THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS AND THE BUDGET PROCESS.
THANK YOU. MR LOWE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR. I JUST WANT
TO BE A BROKEN RECORD AGAIN
ABOUT THE MASTER PLAN. UM THIS
WOULD HELP ASSIST US. WITH
HELPING TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE
FOCUSED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE
APPROACH WE HOPE TO SEE IN THE
VISION FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, AND WE WILL CONTINUE
TO SEE SOME OF THESE
IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES.
SHOULD WE NOT TAKE THE DUE
DILIGENCE TO REALLY ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE IN TOTALITY, BUT GIVEN
THAT WE HAVE A BILL BEFORE US,
AND THIS IS THE FIRST COMMITTEE
WAS ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THIS SOMEWHERE MCCARTHY AND WAS
HOPING THAT YOU COULD ADD ME AS
A CO AUTHOR OF THIS YOU
REFERENCED IN THE RECOGNITION
ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION
TIMELINE, ALSO, SOME OF THE
ASSOCIATED ISSUES RELATED TO
THIS UM AND PART OF THE LETTER
AND THE CONVERSATION
SPECIFICALLY THAT WAS FLAGGED
AND HIGHLIGHTED FROM THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE REFERENCES. FOR EXAMPLE,
SOME OF THE CURRICULAR CONCERNS
ABOUT STEM AND BUSINESS STUDENTS
ALREADY HAVING A TIGHTLY
SCHEDULED, UM OF COURSE WORK TO
COMPLETE THE DEGREE SPECIFICALLY
, BUT I THINK IT IS ALSO IN THE
PUBLIC INTEREST TO HELP ENSURE
THAT WE ARE FOCUSING ON CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT, VOTING PARTICIPATION
. THAT'S THERE'S A CORRELATION
BETWEEN THAT OF THE LACK OF
VOTER PARTICIPATION THAT WE SEE
. SO MUCH OF THE FOCUS HAS BEEN
ON THE TECHNICAL SKILL SETS, BUT
SO MUCH OF IT AND WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT THIS BEFORE IN THIS BODY
ABOUT GOING AWAY FROM HOME
ECONOMICS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED
LIFE SKILL SETS THAT ARE ALSO
REQUIRED. TO BECOMING ACTIVE AND
PRODUCTIVE CITIZENS, ACTIVE
CITIZENRY. SO UM, I AM IN
SUPPORT OF THIS TODAY, BUT I
ALSO WOULD URGE US TO THINK
ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
AS WELL. AND I WOULD OFFER
MYSELF A READILY AVAILABLE TO
HELP AND BEING A PARTNER IN THAT
EFFORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, OR SOMEWHERE
LOW ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS BUT THE MOTION DO WE
HAVE A SECOND? THE MOTION IN THE
SECOND BY SOMEWHERE LOW SECONDED
BY A DOCTOR ARAMBULA. WITH THAT
SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE
DID I SAY I DO THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENT? I DID. THANK YOU.
APPRECIATE THAT THE DIALOGUE AND
YES, I'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A
AS A CO AUTHOR, MR LOW AND YOU
KNOW, I DON'T NECESSARILY.
OBVIOUSLY IT HAS A BURDEN ON
STUDENTS. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ENRICH THEIR EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE. WE CANNOT, YOU KNOW,
OVERLOAD THEM WITH OURS AND DO
THIS TOMORROW, BUT I THINK YOU
KNOW WE'RE WORKING TO MAKE SURE
WE IMPLEMENT THIS OVER A NUMBER
OF YEARS AND HAVING A NUMBER
THRESHOLD THAT SHOULD BE
WORKABLE FOR ALL STUDENTS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND HIGHER EDUCATION
. ASK YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL SUMMER
MCCARTHY FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR
INTEREST IN THE SERVICE LEARNING
AND TAKE IT TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR
THEIR COMMENTS AS WELL. I TOO,
WAS FORTUNATE PARTICIPATING
SERVICE LEARNING UCLA IN THE
LATE NINETIES AS A UP HERE,
MENTOR AND I FEEL LIKE A GREATLY
BENEFITED FROM THAT VERY
FORTUNATE HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE
AND TO BENEFIT FROM THE
EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS HERE FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES HERE AS WELL, TO
REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT
THIS PROPERTY AND WE PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AS WELL
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. AND
I BELIEVE THAT THE PROPOSED
DELAY TEMP LIMITATION WILL GIVE
THIS YEAR'S AN OPPORTUNITY
PROPERLY BUILD. THE STAFF AND
RESOURCES NECESSARY REGARDING
THIS, UH, GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
OF INWARDS FORWARD AND SO WITH
THAT LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING
THIS BILL HERE TODAY. WITH THAT,
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
WORLD THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG I TAW. ATIS AYE,
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL.
FOR NGUYEN. LOW LOW I ORTEGA
ORTEGA, I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
SANTIAGO WALLACE WEBER. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THE MEASURE HAS SIX
VOTES WILL KEEP THE BILL ON CALL
AND FOR MEMBERS TO ADD ON THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR MCCARTHY. NEXT
UP. I RECKON WE HAVE ASSEMBLY
BILL 1 69 9 ITEM NUMBER 18, THE
FIFTH AND FINAL BILL AUTHORED BY
SOMEONE MCCARTHY IN TODAY'S
HEARING. WELCOME EXHAUSTED. MR
CHAIR. YOU'RE SOLID. I'M
EXHAUSTED. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
, YOU ARE EXHAUSTED OF ME. NO
NO, WE'RE NOT EXHAUSTED. WE
APPRECIATE YOU. YES. WELCOME
THANK YOU. THIS IS KIND OF A
HYBRID K 12 AND HIGHER ED BILL
ABOUT CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES ABOUT
OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND,
FRANKLY, OUR K 12 SCHOOLS,
GIVING THEM THE RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL FOR A NEW JOB POSTINGS.
LET ME LET ME GIVE YOU A
HYPOTHETICAL THERE IS A BUS
DRIVER THAT WORKS FOR A SCHOOL
DISTRICT. THEY DRIVE THE BUS IN
THE MORNING BETWEEN SEVEN AND
NINE THAN THEY HAVE THEIR SECOND
PICK UP ROUTE BETWEEN LET'S SAY
, TWO AND FOUR, SO DURING THOSE
FOUR HOURS IN BETWEEN, THEY
COULD GO HOME AND COME BACK OR
THEY COULD DO MORE WORK LIKE
MAYBE WORK AT THE CAFETERIA, AND
SO TOO OFTEN, THEY HAVE TO
STRUGGLE TO APPLY FOR THAT
SECONDARY JOB. AND ALL EDUCATION
ESTABLISHED ALL DISKS, SCHOOL
DISTRICTS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE
HAVING A PEOPLE PROBLEM. WE
CAN'T FIND PEOPLE TO FILL THESE
IN LARGE PART BECAUSE TOO OFTEN
WE PAY THESE EMPLOYEES, POVERTY
, WAGES, AND SO THIS YOU KNOW,
IS FRANKLY, A WIN WIN TO FILL
THOSE JOBS AND GET PEOPLE IN
THOSE OTHER JOBS. THE
OPPORTUNITY OF RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL. WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR
ANY SPECIAL TREATMENT. ANY
ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THESE
INDIVIDUALS, SO THESE
INDIVIDUALS WOULD HAVE TO JUST
BE LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE. THAT
APPLIES FOR SUCH A JOB OPENING,
BUT THEY WOULD HAVE THE FIRST
RIGHT OF REFUSAL WITH ME TODAY
ARE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS THE
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
NABHANI CAREER ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AND WE'RE PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF A B 16 99. A B 16 99
REQUIRES DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE
EXISTING CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES WITH A RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL TO PART TIME AND FULL
TIME JOB POSTINGS THAT THEY CAN
REASONABLY PERFORMED. AS YOU
KNOW, CALIFORNIA'S EDUCATION
WORKFORCE IS IN A CRISIS. THIS
STATE HAS COUNTLESS UNFILLED
POSITIONS. WELL JOBS OR SPLIT.
DISTRICTS CAN'T ATTRACT ENOUGH
APPLICANTS WILLING TO WORK PART
TIME WITHOUT BENEFITS. THIS
CRISIS HAS LED TO A REVOLVING
DOOR OF TEMPORARY AND SUBSTITUTE
WORKERS, CREATING CONSTANT
STABILITY IN SCHOOL SITES. IT
HAS NEGATIVELY IMPACTED STUDENT
LEARNING AND STAFF MORALE. MOST
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ONLY
WORK PART TIME AND OVER. HALF OF
C S A MEMBERS EARN LESS THAN
$30,000 A YEAR. THEY STRUGGLE
FINANCIALLY BECAUSE THEY AREN'T
PROVIDED ENOUGH HOURS TO MAKE
AND ENDS ME AND DON'T QUALIFY
FOR BENEFITS SUCH AS HEALTH
INSURANCE OR PENSION.
UNFORTUNATELY MOST CLASSIFIED
SCHOOL EMPLOYEES CAN MAKE MORE
MONEY WORKING AT IN AND OUT OR
AT STARBUCKS. THIS BILL WOULD
PROVIDE IT. THIS BILL WOULD
ADDRESS THE CRISIS BY HELPING
DISTRICTS BILL OPEN POSITIONS
QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH
EXISTING STAFF AND PROVIDE MANY
CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WITH
FULL TIME INCOME AND BENEFITS
THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
IPHONE. THANK YOU. WELCOME CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, TIFFANY MOCK. I'M
PROUD TO REPRESENT THE UNION OF
EDUCATORS AND CLASSIFIED
PROFESSIONAL CFT CFT SUPPORTS
THIS BILL. SIMPLY PUT STUDENTS
WILL NOT THRIVE WITHOUT ADEQUATE
STAFFING ON CAMPUSES TO ENSURE
THEIR COMPUTERS WORK. THEIR
LUNCHES ARE SERVED. THEIR
PLAYGROUNDS ARE SAFE AND THAT
THEY KNOW THERE ARE ADULTS THEY
TRUST AND WILL SUPPORT THEIR
LEARNING. THIS BILL HELPS ENSURE
STUDENTS TO HAVE A STABLE
WORKFORCE OF ADULTS ON CAMPUS.
BECAUSE IT ALLOWS THESE
EMPLOYEES WHO CURRENTLY HAVE
PART TIME JOBS TO HAVE A SECOND
PART TIME JOB. THIS IS AN
EXTENSION OF A CURRENT PRACTICE
WHERE MANY DISTRICTS ALREADY
ALLOW CURRENT PART TIME
EMPLOYEES TO TRANSFER INTO A
POSITION WITH LONGER HOURS OR
WITH HIGHER PAY, BUT THAT WOULD
BE A 1 TO 1 JOB TRANSFER. THIS
JUST ALLOWS AN EMPLOYEE TO HAVE
ESSENTIALLY TWO PART TIME JOBS.
WHICH COMPILED TOGETHER AS LONG
AS THEIR SCHEDULE WORKS, AND
SUCH MAKES SENSE, SO THERE'S A
PRACTICAL BILL TO ENSURE THAT
OUR STUDENTS DON'T HAVE A
REVOLVING DOOR OF PART TIME
EMPLOYEES ON CAMPUS. THEY
DESERVE MORE THAN THIS FROM US
TO HAVE A STABLE GROUP OF
PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL BE THE
FIRST EYES AND EARS TO THEIR
LEARNING NEEDS AND TO CREATE A
WORLD IN A CAMPUS FOR WHICH THEY
WILL THRIVE. THANK YOU AND I
URGE YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
BUNCH OF KIMBERLY ROSENBERG ER
WITH S E I U PROUD CO SPONSOR.
MITCH STEIGER, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION,
ALSO IN SUPPORT. JAMES MICHAEL
PAUL WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF THE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. APPS MEAN
SUPPORT THANK YOU SO MUCH OTHER
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MICHELE MACKAY UNDERWOOD ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATORS RESPECTFULLY HERE
IN OPPOSITION TO A B 16 99.
ALTHOUGH WE APPRECIATE THE
INTENT OF THE BILL AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET WITH
AUTHOR AND THE SPONSORS OF THE
BILL, WE ARE FUNDAMENTALLY
CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL
ACTUALLY EXACERBATE SHORTAGES.
UM, AS OPPOSED TO SORT OF
CONTRARY TO THE INTENT OF THE
BILL, AS WE KNOW COLLEGES ARE
FACING THE SHORTAGES THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE
PRINCIPLE OF LOCAL CONTROL IS
FUNDAMENTAL TO ESTABLISHING AND
OPERATING A SOUND PROGRAMS FOR
STUDENTS AND CREATING AN
INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT SUPPORTS
ALL COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES
AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN A B 16 99
WOULD ENCROACH ON THE LOCAL
AUTONOMY OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS BY MANDATING SPECIFIC
DISTRICT HIRING PROCESSES AND
PROTOCOLS, WHICH IS AN ISSUE
THAT WE BELIEVE SHOULD BE
HANDLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR
PARTNERS LOCALLY AND THROUGH THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS.
UH IN LOOKING AT THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS ON PAGE FOUR. I THINK
IT DOES A REALLY GREAT JOB OF
RAISING SOME OF THE ISSUES AND
CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE AROUND
PRESERVING THE COLLEGES
DISCRETION TO HIRE THE BEST
CANDIDATE. SOMETIMES THAT'S
INTERNAL. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT,
AND ALSO THE TIMELINE FOR BACK
FILLING THOSE VACANT POSITIONS
AND HOW QUICKLY WE CAN GET
THROUGH THAT PROCESS. WE ALSO
ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SIGNIFICANT
COST IMPLICATIONS. I KNOW THAT'S
NOT THE PURVIEW HERE
SPECIFICALLY, BUT IN OVERHAULING
THE HIRING PROCESS AND REQUIRING
THAT TRAINING FOR INTERESTED
EMPLOYEES WILL CREATE THOSE COST
PRESSURES. AS WE KNOW WE ARE
GETTING TOWARDS AN INCREASING
INCREASING TIGHTENING BUDGET AND
GOING INTO A SOFTENING ECONOMY.
SO FOR ALL THOSE REASONS, AKA
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED AS A B 16
99. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS LEILANI AGUINALDO ON
BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL'S EXCESS
LIABILITY FUND ORGANIZATION,
INCLUDES K 12 SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
REPRESENTATIVES FROM AROUND THE
STATE. UM SELF DOES SUPPORT
LIAISE LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES HAVING EVERY SUITABLE
CANDIDATE FOR JOB VACANCIES,
INCLUDING AND ESPECIALLY
INTERNAL CANDIDATES THAT MEET
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS. HOWEVER
AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN AS AKA JUST
MENTIONED. WE DO BELIEVE THAT A
B 16 99 CURRENTLY WOULD FURTHER
EXACERBATE ACUTE STAFFING
SHORTAGES. AND FOR THAT REASON,
WE MUST RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED THE
VERSION OF THE BILL. THAT'S
BEFORE YOU TODAY. SO AS
MENTIONED IN THE ANALYSIS, A B
16 99 IS UNCLEAR. FOR EXAMPLE,
ON THE TIME PERIOD FOR WHICH
INTERNAL CANDIDATES MUST HAVE
THE FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL. AND
THEN SECONDLY, TO BUILD ON THE
EXAMPLE THAT ASSEMBLYMAN
MCCARTHY GAVE EARLIER IN HIS
OPENING FOR A B 16 99. WE
BELIEVE THAT THE INVERSE COULD
BE PROBLEMATIC. SO FOR EXAMPLE,
IF THERE IS A CAFE, A PART TIME
CAFETERIA WORKER WHO WANTED TO
AVAIL THEMSELVES OF AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR A VACANCY IN A
AS A BUS DRIVER. WE BELIEVE THAT
A B 16 99, AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN
WOULD REQUIRE US TO PROVIDE PAID
ON THE JOB TRAINING SO THAT THAT
INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO
MEET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
FOR A BUS DRIVER POSITION JUST
AS AN EXAMPLE WE HAVE HAD
PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH
THE SPONSORS OF THE BILL. UM AND
WE DO RECOGNIZE WHAT THEIR
INTENT IS. SO THAT HAS BEEN VERY
HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND. WE DO
HOPE TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE
SPONSORS AND THE AUTHOR AS THE
BILL WORKS THROUGH THE PROCESS,
BUT AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, WE
REMAIN OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
UNTIL THEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ARE THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL WHEN THIS IS AN
OPPOSITION INHERITED? THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS JEFF, AKA
REPRESENTING THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
AND ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARDS
ASSOCIATION, LYING MYSELF WITH
MRS IGUANA, LIDDELL'S COMMENTS
AND OPPOSITION AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CARLOS ROJAS,
WITH THE CURRENT COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS OFFICE
REPRESENTING THE 46 SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN KERN COUNTY IN
OPPOSITION, AND ALSO HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
IN OPPOSITION. ELIZABETH
ESQUIVEL WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS
OFFICIALS ALSO, REGRETFULLY IN
OPPOSITION LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUE CONVERSATIONS. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR THEIR TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM. COLLEAGUES
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CNN.
REMEMBER? WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. YES THANK YOU. I KNOW
YOU'RE PLEASE. THIS IS MY LAST
CLOSED UNTIL NEXT YEAR. UM,
YOU'RE WELCOME ANYTIME. YEAH I
DON'T THINK THIS IS THAT, UM,
COMPLICATED PROPOSAL AND ALL
THINGS BEING EQUAL. I DON'T SEE
WHY AN EMPLOYER WOULDN'T WANT TO
ALLOW AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS TIME
AND OPPORTUNITY TO GO AFTER THAT
PART TIME JOB IN THE MIDDLE. I
GET I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL THINGS
ARE NOT EQUAL AND THAT THERE'S
SOME, UM I THINK A LACK OF
CLARITY AS FAR AS THE TIMELINE
AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL PAID ON
THE JOB REQUIREMENTS. THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AFTER WE'RE
LOOKING FOR WE'RE LOOKING FOR,
YOU KNOW THE SAME RIGHTS ANYBODY
ELSE WOULD HAVE IF THEY SHOWED
UP AT THE DOORSTEP AND APPLIED
FOR THIS JOB, BUT THE PERSON IS
THERE ANYWAY. LET'S GIVE THEM
THE OPPORTUNITY THERE ALREADY
THERE MANY TIMES. THAT'S WHY
THEY'RE WORKING PART TIME
BECAUSE THEY DON'T GET BENEFITS
AND THEY HAVE TO GO WORK AT THE
FAST FOOD PLACE SOMETIMES TO
HELP WITH THEIR REQUIREMENTS, SO
WE'LL HELP PEOPLE MORALE,
CERTAINLY FOR EMPLOYEES, BUT
HELP FULFILL THE NEED TO GET
MORE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN
THE DOOR AND SO WE WILL KEEP
WORKING WITH THE OPPOSITION AND
ATTEMPT TO CLARIFY THESE
OUTSTANDING POINTS THAT WERE
BROUGHT UP. AND RESPECTFULLY
ASKING RIGHT VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SOMEONE
OVER MCCARTHY FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD AND AS SOMEONE WHO
HAS SERVED ON THE COMMITTEE
COLLEGE BOARD FOR A NUMBER OF
YEARS PRIOR HERE TO COMING HERE.
I SAW FIRSTHAND THE HARD WORK
AND PLAY IT OF MANY WORK.
CLASSIFIED COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STAFF. AND I BELIEVE THIS
APPROACH. THIS MEASURED APPROACH
CAN ASSIST AND FEELING VACATED
VACANT JOBS HERE IN OUR HYBRID
SYSTEM, BUT HOWEVER, ALSO HEAR
THE CONCERNS OF THE OPPOSITION
AND GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU WILL
CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
AND, UH WORK WITH OPPOSITION ON
THEIR CONCERNS. AND PLEASE
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR
COMMITTEE AND OUR OPPONENT SAYS
WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT. I
UM RECOMMEND, AND I VOTE AND
MADAM SECRETARY BROKE UP,
PLEASE. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSED
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
PHªN HIGH I TAR. ATIS AYE,
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA
EYES SANCHEZ. SANCHEZ KNOW
SANTIAGO. WALLACE. WEBER. THAT
HAS FIVE EYES ONE? NO, AND WE'LL
KEEP THE ROLL UP IN THE SPELL IS
ON THE CAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR SUMMER. MCCARTHY. NEXT STEP.
WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 10 PRESENTED
BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CERVANTES A
B 888.
WELCOME SOMEONE REMEMBER? THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. TODAY I AM PRESENTING
ASSEMBLY BILL A B 88. FOR
INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ASYLUM, THEY
MUST UNDERGO AN EXTENSIVE
PROCESS BEFORE ATTAINING ASYLUM
IN THE UNITED STATES. THIS
PROCESS IS NEITHER EASY NOR
QUICK. IN FACT, IN CALIFORNIA,
THE AVERAGE ESTIMATED WAIT TIME
FOR THE START OF A COURT FILING
UNTIL AN ASYLUM HEARING IS
SCHEDULED IN FEDERAL IMMIGRATION
COURTS IS APPROXIMATELY 4.5
YEARS. AMONG THESE ASYLUM
APPLICANTS ARE PERSPECTIVE AND
CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS WISHING
TO ATTEND A HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTION IN CALIFORNIA BUT
WHO ARE UNABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE
COSTS ASSOCIATED UNDER CURRENT
LAW, CAL GRANT AID IS AVAILABLE
TO ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING
NONCITIZENS WHO HAVE ATTENDED
CALIFORNIA'S EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS FOR AT LEAST THREE
YEARS THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA
DREAM ACT. BECAUSE OF THEIR
UNIQUE IMMIGRATION STATUS.
STUDENTS WHO ARE PENDING ASYLUM
ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CAL GRANT
OR ANY OTHER FORM OF STATE
FINANCIAL AID IF THEY HAVE BEEN
IN CALIFORNIA FOR LESS THAN
THREE YEARS. MAYBE A WILL EXTEND
THE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CALGARY
RANT PROGRAM TO NON CITIZENS WHO
HAVE FILED THE SPECIFIC
APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM. STUDENTS
WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE SO LONG AS A
POSSESSIVE, VALID. EMPLOY IT.
EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION
DOCUMENT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER
AND IF THEY MEET THE OTHER
APPLICABLE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
FOR THE CALDERON PROGRAM. WITH
ME TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS.
YES. FOR JOINING US IN JUST A
MOMENT. WE HAVE THE UNIVERSITY
AFFAIRS CHAIR FOR THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. UH ARIANA HUFFMAN
AND CSU LONG BEACH ALUMNI,
CAROLINE BOUCHER. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. WHERE THE EMOTIONAL
SECOND THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
. CHAIR AND MEMBERS ARE IAN
HOFFMAN, A STUDENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA MERCED
AND THE UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS VICE
CHAIR FOR THE èC STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. TODAY I'M HERE TO
EXPRESS THE SUPPORT OF èC
STUDENTS FOR A B 888 A BILL THAT
SEEKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CAL
GRANT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AS
STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE IN THE
TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF
EDUCATION, AND WE KNOW THAT
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION CAN
BE THE KEY TO UNLOCKING A
BRIGHTER FUTURE. UNFORTUNATELY
FOR MANY ASYLUM SEEKERS IN
CALIFORNIA THIS OPPORTUNITY IS
OUT OF REACH. ASYLUM SEEKERS
CURRENTLY FACE AWAY TIME OF
APPROXIMATELY 4.5 YEARS JUST FOR
THEIR CASE TO BE HEARD DURING
THIS TIME, THEY ARE UNABLE TO
ACCESS FINANCIAL AID, WHETHER
STATE OR FEDERAL, WHICH MAKES IT
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO
AFFORD THE HIGH COST OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. A B 888 PROVIDED
TARGETED SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE
BY EXTENDING CAL GRANT
ELIGIBILITY TO ASYLUM SEEKERS.
THIS BILL WOULD ALLOW DOZENS OF
ASYLUM SEEKING STUDENTS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA TO ACCESS FINANCIAL
AID AND PURSUE THEIR DREAMS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION. THE IMPACT OF
THIS BILL GOES BEYOND JUST THE
INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. IT
REPRESENTS A STEP TOWARDS A MORE
EQUITABLE SOCIETY THAT VALUES
THE POTENTIAL AND CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL ITS MEMBERS
. FOR THESE REASONS, THE U. C
STUDENT ASSOCIATION IS PROUD TO
SUPPORT A B 888 AND URGES YOU TO
VOTE IN FAVOR OF THIS BILL. I
WOULD LIKE TO NOW INTRODUCE
CAROLINE AND ASYLUM SEEKING
SEEKER WHOSE STORY ILLUSTRATES
THE URGENT NEED FOR THIS
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
KIM. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. OKAY MY NAME IS
CAROLINE BOUCHER. I RECENTLY
GRADUATED FROM CCO BE, UM UM AS
AN ASIDE AND I'M AN ASYLUM
SEEKER FROM EGYPT. I CAME TO THE
U. S WHEN I WAS 17, AND MY CASE
HAS BEEN PENDING IN THE COURTS
FOR OVER SIX YEARS NOW, WITH NO
REAL END IN SIGHT. BEING AN
ASYLUM SEEKER HAS LEFT ME WITH
NO FINANCIAL AID DURING A TIME
OF EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIP
FOR MY FAMILY. I'VE HAD TO DO IN
MY EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY SEVERAL
TIMES, INCLUDING GOING PART TIME
AND EVEN TAKING IT TO MR OFF
FROM SCHOOL TO WORK. I HAVE
EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS,
COUCHSURFING AND EVEN SLEEPING
ON A MATTRESS TOPPER ON HARDWOOD
FLOOR BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD
AN ACTUAL MATTRESS. I'VE HAD TO
WORK MULTIPLE JOBS AT A TIME.
SKIP MEALS ATTEND CLASS WITHOUT
THE REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS. I
ALSO FACED IMMENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL
TRAUMA, SPENDING LONG NIGHTS,
CRYING MYSELF TO SLEEP AND
HATING THAT I WAS A BURDEN ON MY
FAMILY WONDERING IF I EVEN
DESERVED AN EDUCATION. I FACED
ANIME IN ALMOST PAINTED A FEW
TIMES DUE TO A LACK OF ACCESS TO
MEDICAL CARE. AS UPSETTING AS MY
STORY MAY SOUND FOUR YEARS AGO,
MY BROTHER ASHRAF VISHAY, SOUGHT
BEFORE THE VERY BODY AND SHARED
HIS STORY MIMICKING THAT OF MINE
HAD CALIFORNIA TAKEN ACTION,
THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO FACE
THE HARROWING EXPERIENCES THAT I
SHARED WITH YOU TODAY. THAT IS
WHY I'M URGING YOU TO TAKE
ACTION NOW, SO NO ONE ELSE HAS
TO FACE THE SAME STRUGGLES. AS
FOR ME, I DEFIED THE ODDS AND
CONTINUE TO CENTER. MY OWN
EXPERIENCES AS MY CASE MY CALLS
AND CALLING. I'M CURRENTLY A
CASEWORKER FOR THE INTERNATIONAL
RESCUE COMMITTEE, HELPING
RESETTLE REFUGEES AND ASYLUM
SEEKERS AND I INTEND TO PURSUE
MY LAW MY LAW DEGREE TO BECOME
AN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS
ATTORNEY. YOUR SUPPORT OF A B
88. COULD MEAN THE NEXT
GENERATION OF ASYLUM SEEKING
STUDENTS COULD SUCCESSFULLY
FINISH THEIR EDUCATION AND GIVE
BACK TO THIS COUNTRY WITHOUT THE
BIRD WITHOUT MANY OF THE BURDENS
THAT I THOUGHT HAD TO EXPERIENCE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
DAVID EVAN, ON BEHALF OF HIS
SPANIARDS ORGANIZED FOR
POLITICAL EQUALITY AND SUPPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS,
SUSAN REYES WITH THE ASSOCIATION
OF INDEPENDENT CALIFORNIA
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. OTHER
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM. WHETHER TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM. COLLEAGUES
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CNN,
UM SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE TO
CLOSE. YES THANK YOU. YOU KNOW,
I'M JUST REFLECTING ON THE MANY
STORIES WHEN THAT YOU ALL HEARD
TODAY AND THIS BILL WOULD JUST
SIMPLY EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY
FOR FINANCIAL AID TO STUDENTS
WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM. LET'S
PROVIDE THESE STUDENTS BUT MUCH
NEEDED SUPPORT AND RESOURCES SO
THAT THEY ARE NOT FURTHER
STRUGGLING. AND EXPERIENCING
TRAUMA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN I VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR
MILLER CERVANTES FOR BRINGING
THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD.
AND WE KNOW THAT CALIFORNIA IS
HOME TO A LARGE NUMBER OF ASYLUM
SEEKERS. AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE
TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO
EMBRACE THE HOPES AND
ASPIRATIONS OF OUR STUDENTS
EXPLAINING UNITS HERE TODAY TO
CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AT A
MORE AFFORDABLE PRICE. SO LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THIS BILL
TODAY. OCCURRED TO MY VOTE. UM
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROAD. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
SONGHAI I TAR. ADDIS I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL. FOR NGUYEN
LOW LOW I ORTEGA SANCHEZ SANCHEZ
, NOT VOTING. SANTIAGO. WALLACE
WALLACE, I WEBER. THAT BILL HAS
FIVE VOTES AND WHEN NOT VOTING,
AND WE'LL KEEP THE BILL OPEN ON
CALL. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S TAKE CARE, BRO.
NEXT STEP. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER
THREE A B 266 PRESENTED BY
SOMEONE NUMBER TASHA BURNER
WELCOME.
MY WITNESSES, CANAL. COME INTO
THE ROOM AND COME SIT AT THE
TABLE WITH ME. UM MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS. THIS IS A REVISED
VERSION OF THE BILL THAT I'VE
BEEN WORKING ON SINCE LAST YEAR.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE CHAIR
AND ESPECIALLY YOUR STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL. 82 66
UPON APPROPRIATION BY THE
LEGISLATURE WOULD CREATE AN
ONGOING PAID LEGISLATIVE
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE
ASSEMBLY AND SENATE FOR STUDENTS
WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO WORK FOR
FREE IN ANY FIELD OR INDUSTRY.
UNPAID INTERNSHIPS REPRESENT AN
INSURMOUNTABLE AND INEQUITABLE
BARRIER TO THE WORKFORCE. IN
FACT, I WAS SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.
I WORK THREE JOBS THROUGH
COLLEGE. I COULDN'T DO AN UNPAID
INTERNSHIP. UM BECAUSE I SIMPLY
HAD TO WORK THREE JOBS. AND SO
IT WASN'T EVEN AN OPTION FOR ME
WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR
INTERNSHIPS HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE OFFERED AS UNPAID
WHERE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTING HISTORICALLY
UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS AND WE
ARE CUTTING OURSELVES OFF FROM
THE POTENTIAL PIPELINE OF
DIVERSE TALENT AT A TIME WHEN WE
ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF MORE
STAFF. THOUGH WE DO SOMETIMES
PAY UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIPS IN
THE LEGISLATURE THERE OFTEN
LIMITED AND NONE ARE PERMANENT.
82 66 WOULD REMEDY THIS BY
CREATING A PERMANENT ONGOING
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ADMINISTERED
BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR CALIFORNIA
STUDIES. THE SAME CENTER THAT'S
CURRENTLY RUNS ARE SUCCESSFUL
ASSEMBLY AND SENATE FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAMS. EVERY ASSEMBLY AND
SENATE OFFICE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE
TO HOST TWO INTERNS PER YEAR FOR
A MAXIMUM OF SIX MONTHS. EACH
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS JUST NEEDED TO
BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. A
RESIDENT OF THE STATE AND
ENROLLED IN AN ACCREDITED POST
SECONDARY INSTITUTION IN
CALIFORNIA EACH IN TURN WOULD
RECEIVE $340 A WEEK. AH STIPEND
FOR UP TO 20 HOURS OF WORK, AND
THAT WORK COULD HAPPEN IN THE
DISTRICT CAPITAL OFFICES. I WILL
BE TAKING AMENDMENTS IN THIS
COMMITTEE TO INCREASE THE
APPROPRIATION FROM TWO MILLION
TO 3.6 MILLION ANNUALLY IN ORDER
TO FOR THE CENTER TO HAVE THE
NECESSARY STAFF AND
ADMINISTRATION TO RUN THE
PROGRAM PROPERLY. IN SHORT, A B
266 OFFERS US AWAIT, UH, OFFERS
US A WAY BUILDING ON SUCCESSFUL
MODELS FROM OTHER PROGRAMS. TO
CREATE A MORE EQUITABLE AND
SUSTAINABLE PAID INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM FOR THE LEGISLATOR.
LEGISLATURE I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. AND WITH ME HERE
TODAY, I HAVE CARLOS MARK VIERA
, THE CO FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF PAY OUR INTERNS AND
A NATIONAL ADVOCACY GROUP FOR
PAID INTERNSHIPS LOCATED IN LOS
ANGELES IN D. C AND I ALSO HAVE
ERIN GILBERT O'NEILL AND
INTERNSHIP AND AN ATTORNEY HERE
IN THE ASSEMBLY. AND I THINK
WITH MAYBE ONE OF YOUR COMMITTEE
MEMBERS WE HAVE A MOTION A
SECOND. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME ALL RIGHT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE HIGHER ED ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS CARLOS.
MARK VERA. IT'S A PLEASURE BEING
HERE. I'M HERE STANDING WITH
ASSEMBLYWOMAN TASHA BURNER IN
SUPPORT OF A B 266. UNPAID
INTERNSHIPS IN THE LEGISLATURE,
OR AT LEAST THE LACK OF
DEDICATED ONGOING FUNDING ON
THIS HAS THIS APPORTION IT, LI
IMPACTED YOUTH OF COLOR AND
THOSE FROM WORKING CLASS
BACKGROUNDS. I KNOW THIS
FIRSTHAND AS A NATIVE OF
VICTORVILLE, CALIFORNIA. WHO IS
FIRST GENERATION AND WORKING
CLASS, I STRUGGLED TO MAKE END
MEETS DOING UNPAID INTERNSHIPS
IN PUBLIC SERVICE. THOSE
EXPERIENCES INFORMED MY WORK,
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT PAYER
IN TERMS OF LAST COUPLE OF YEARS
HAS WORKED WITH INSTITUTIONS
LIKE CONGRESS TO PAY THEIR OWN
INTERNS, AND THE SOLUTION THAT
THEY CAME UP WITH WAS HAVE A FUN
OUTSIDE OF THE MEMBERS. BUDGETS
JUST DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY FOR
INTERNS. AND THAT WAS DONE WITH
BROAD SUPPORT FROM BOTH
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS. AND
JUST LAST YEAR WE MADE HISTORY
WITH PAID INTERNSHIPS IN THE
WHITE HOUSE. THIS IS A WIN WIN
ISSUE BECAUSE IT PROVIDES
INTERNS TO HAVE FUNDS TO PAY FOR
CLOTHING RIGHT NEEDED TO BE HERE
WHILE ENSURING THAT THERE'S A
TALENT POOL FOR THE LEGISLATURE
TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY. OUR WORK
IS POWERED BY INTERN STORIES,
AND ONE THAT REALLY RESONATED
WITH ME WAS AN INTERN WHO WAS IN
THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT THE START
OF THE PANDEMIC. WHO WAS IN
CHARGE OF E D D CASES. AND HAD
TO DEAL WITH RIGHTFULLY ANGRY,
UPSET CONSTITUENTS. AND THAT WAS
THEIR JOB AND THEY WERE NOT
GETTING PAID FOR THAT. WHILE
THERE'S BEEN PROGRESS ON THIS
ISSUE, AND WE ARE SEEING MORE
OFFICES, PAY SOME INTERNS FROM
THEIR OWN BUDGETS. IT IS NOT
CONSISTENT OR EXPANSIVE DUE TO
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS. IN
FACT, IN THE 2021 SAXBY ARTICLE
ASSEMBLYWOMAN MENTIONED THAT SHE
WAS ONLY ABLE TO PAY AN INTERN
FROM HER BUDGET BECAUSE THEY'RE
STAFFER WAS ON MATERNITY LEAVE.
A B 266 MEETS A NEED THAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS. IT DOES NOT
DUPLICATE ANY PROGRAM. IN FACT,
IT COMPLEMENTS THE FELLOWS
PROGRAM. AND IT WOULD STILL
ALLOW OFFICES TO OFFER UNPAID
INTERNSHIPS. SHOULD THEY WANT
IT. GIVEN THE STATE ECONOMIC
OUTLOOK. I KNOW THERE IS A
RIGHTFULLY CAUTIOUS, A FUNNY NEW
PROGRAMS, BUT I DON'T THINK
THERE SHOULD BE SEEN AS
SOMETHING NEW. BUT IN FACT A WAY
OF DOING SOMETHING THAT SHOULD
HAVE BEEN DONE 5 10 YEARS AGO.
WE STRONGLY URGE THE SUPPORT OF
A B 266 AND THE LEGISLATURE
REALLY HAS OPPORTUNITY TO
RECTIFY A LONGSTANDING INEQUITY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
SO HAPPY TO BE HERE TODAY. MY
NAME IS ERIN GILBERT O'NEILL.
AND I AM A SECOND YEAR POLITICAL
SCIENCE STUDENT AT SACRAMENTO
STATE TRYING TO PURSUE A CAREER
IN PUBLIC POLICY. I AM CURRENTLY
AN UNPAID INTERN IN THE CAPITAL
TODAY, AND I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER
UNPAID INTERNSHIPS, UH,
FOLLOWING YEARS AS WELL. UM I
JOINED TODAY WITH THE ASSEMBLY
WOMAN IN SUPPORT OF A B 266 AS
AN UNPAID INTERN. THERE ARE
TIMES WHEN I PAY JUST TO SHOW UP
TO WORK EVERYTHING FROM PAYING
FOR PARKING, PAYING TO MAKE SURE
I HAVE BUSINESS ATTIRE LIKE THIS
TODAY. UM IS A COST THAT I PAY
UPFRONT AS AN INTERN. BUT EVEN
WITH THOSE CHALLENGES I MIGHT
FACE AS AN UNPAID INTERN. IT'S
NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON TO
PAY INTERNS. THE MOST IMPORTANT
REASON IS FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T
EVEN AFFORD TO BECOME AN INTERN
AT ALL. TOO MANY YOUNG PEOPLE,
PARTICULARLY FROM UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES, AND COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR, ARE UNABLE TO EVEN BECOME
INTERNS. BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO DO SO. OUR
STATE GOVERNMENT IS MEANT TO
REPRESENT ALL COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. BUT WHEN WE DO NOT
PAY OUR INTERNS, IT IS THESE
COMMUNITIES WHICH ALSO GO
UNREPRESENTED. AND IF WE DON'T
PAY INTERNS TO INCREASE OUR
DIVERSITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES
LOSE THAT REPRESENTATION EVERY
TIME THEY MAKE A PHONE CALL TO
ANY SENATE OR ASSEMBLY OFFICE.
INTERNS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF
OUR STATE GOVERNMENT AND
INVESTMENT IN THEM IS AN
INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE AND THE
FUTURE OF THE STATE. SO I DO
URGE THE COMMITTEE TODAY TO
SUPPORT A B 266. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
IVAN GARCIA. I'M AN
UNDERGRADUATE AT UC DAVIS. AND
I'M ALSO HERE RIPPING THE EAST
BAY. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE
ABOUT ENGAGING IN POLITICS AND
WITHIN MY LOCAL COMMUNITY. I'VE
INTERNED FOR LOCAL CAMPAIGNS FOR
FOLKS IN OFFICE. BUT AS I
EVOLVED THROUGH THIS WORK, LIKE
SO MANY OTHERS, I AM PRESENTED
WITH ONE CLEAR BARRIER, WHICH IS
MONEY, FINANCIAL COMPENSATION
AND UNPAID INTERNSHIPS. A FEW
YEARS AGO, I WAS A LEAD
ORGANIZER FOR AN ASSEMBLY RACE
AND KNOCKED ON DOORS, ENGAGED
VOLUNTEERS AND DID ALL OF THE
CAMPAIGN THINGS YOU ALL ARE VERY
FAMILIAR WITH AFTER OUR
CANDIDATE WON THE THOUGHT OF
POSSIBLY INTERNING WITHIN THE
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY WAS
EXCITING. AND YET I WAS FACED
WITH THE REALITY THAT THERE WAS
NO BUDGET TO PAY INTERNS AND
THAT MOST ASSEMBLY INTERNS ARE
AND REMAIN UNPAID. YOU SEE, THIS
IS MORE THAN JUST UNPAID
INTERNSHIPS FOR ME AND LIKE MANY
OTHERS, AS SO MANY HAVE SAID,
IT'S ABOUT CHOOSING TO INTERN
UNPAID OR BEING ABLE TO MAKE
RENT AT THE END OF THE MONTH
INTERNING OR BEING ABLE TO
AFFORD GROCERIES THIS WEEK IN
TURNING OR BEING ABLE TO AFFORD
TRANSPORTATION AND WORKING EXTRA
JOBS AS A FIRST GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENT TRYING TO ENGAGE
IN OUR GOVERNMENT AND THOSE WHO
REPRESENT US THIS THIS ISSUE IS
VERY MUCH ABOUT THOSE WHO HAVE
THE ABILITY TO INTERN AND THOSE
WHO DON'T THOSE WHO HAVE THE
FINANCIAL MEANS AND ARE ABLE TO
INTERN AND THOSE LIKE ME WHO
QUITE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THAT
SAME PRIVILEGE AND ARE FORCED TO
SUPPLEMENT UNPAID. INTERNSHIPS
AND OTHER EXTRANEOUS WAYS
MEMBERS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU
TO SUPPORT A B 266 INVEST IN OUR
YOUNG PEOPLE AND GIVE STUDENTS
LIKE ME MY PEERS WITHIN THE CSU
SYSTEM THE CHANCE TO INTERN
WITHIN THE STATE ASSEMBLY
WITHOUT FINANCIAL MEANS AND
COMPENSATION BEING A BARRIER TO
THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE,
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM? GOOD
AFTERNOON. MARY MOYLE WITH CSU.
WE DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL
POSITION ON THIS BILL. WE WOULD
JUST LIKE TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S
THAT ADEQUATE FUNDING. UM AND
WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? CNN SIMILAR WHERE WE'D
LIKE TO CLOSE, PLEASE. YES SO WE
WILL. WE WILL BE TAKING
AMENDMENTS IN THE NEXT COMMITTEE
THAT ADDRESS THE FUNDING ISSUE
THAT WAS MENTIONED, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
STONEBURNER FOR WORKING WITH OUR
COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE FALL ON
THE SOLUTION TO PROVIDE PAID
INTERNSHIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
THROUGHOUT OUR CAPITAL HAS THANK
YOU TO THE TESTIMONY HERE
PROVIDED HERE TODAY. AS WE
CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO
REDUCE THE COST OF ATTENDING
COLLEGE PAID INTERNSHIPS ARE AN
EXCELLENT TOOL TO HELP STUDENTS
NOT ONLY PAY FOR COLLEGE, BUT
ALSO TO LEARN EMPLOYABLE SKILLS
. I LOOK FORWARD TO NOT ONLY
SUPPORTING THIS BILL, BUT
HOPEFULLY ONE DAY HOSTING AN
INTERN IN HER OFFICE TO THIS
PROGRAM, AND WITH THAT, I
ENCOURAGED MY VOTE. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG I
TA. ARTISTS I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA,
I GABRIEL. IRWIN. LOW. LOW I
ORTEGA. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, NOT
VOTING. SANTIAGO. WALLACE
WALLACE, I WEBER. THE BILL HAS
FIVE EYES AND WE'RE NOT VOTING.
IT WILL KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
MEMBERS TO THE BILLS ON HOLD.
WE'LL KEEP IT OPEN FOR MEMBERS
OUT ON THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PATIENCE. NEXT UP IS A
SIMILAR JOHN SAWYER. ACCORDING
TO SIGN AN ORDER ITEM. YEAH. I
DON'T NUMBER FIVE ASSEMBLY BILL
458 2ND EMOTION A SECOND. THANK
YOU. COLLEAGUES WELCOME, SENATOR
JOHN SAWYER. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
. I PRESENT A B 458 LEGISLATIVE
VEHICLE, WHICH WILL INCORPORATE
THE MODERN POLICING DEGREE TASK
FORCE REPORT DUE TO LEGISLATURA
THIS JUNE AND 2021 MY BILL HB 89
TO PEACE ACT WAS SIGNED INTO LAW
WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT TO
ENHANCE PEACE OFFICER ENTRY
STANDARDS AS A REQUIREMENT OF
THE PEACE ACT AND ADVISORY TASK
FORCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
EXPERTS, COMMUNITY ADVOCATES AND
LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS CONVENED TO
DEVELOP THE FRAMEWORK FOR MODERN
POLICE. SOME DEGREE AND
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM. IN
ANTICIPATION OF THE TASK FORCE
REPORT IS IMPERATIVE TO BEGIN
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY COLLEAGUES
AND INFORMED YOU OF THE WORK
THAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. THE
PEACE ACT TASK FORCE WORK WAS
THE MODERN POLICING DEGREE WITH
WILL EQUIP OFFICERS WITH THE
EDUCATION AND TRAINING NECESSARY
TO MEET THE PRESENT DAY
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FORCE
WHILE THEY'RE THERE DEVELOPED
FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM WILL
SUPPORT STUDENTS OF LOW INCOME
AND UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS
WHO WISH TO ENTER THE MODERN
POLICING PROFESSION. 84 58 HELPS
REALIZED THAT PIECE ACTS GOAL
AND AS WE MOVE A B 458 FORWARD,
YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT I
WILL INCLUDE THE TASK FORCE
FINAL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS
INTO THE FINAL VERSION OF THIS
BILL. AS PROOF OF THIS
COMMITMENT. I AM PROUD TO BE
JOINED HERE BY SANDRA SANCHEZ,
VICE CHANCELLOR OF THE WORKFORCE
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION, SO SHE CAN SPEAK TO
THE WORK OF THE MODERN POLICING
DEGREE TASK FORCE. THANK YOU AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
SANDERS SANCHEZ AND I'M THE
INTERIM VICE CHANCELLOR FOR THE
WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION FOR THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. I WAS ASKED
TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY, SOME OF
THE EARLY DISCUSSIONS AND THEMES
COMING OUT OF THE A B 89 TASK
FORCE MEETINGS. BUT BEFORE I GET
TO THOSE I'D LIKE TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH A BIT OF CONTEXT. AS
BACKGROUND. A B 89, SPONSORED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JOAN SAWYER WAS
SIGNED INTO LAW IN SEPTEMBER OF
30TH OF 2021. IT REQUIRES THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE TO DO TWO
THINGS DEVELOP A MODERN POLICING
DEGREE WITH THE COMMISSION ON
POLICE OFFICERS, STANDARDS AND
TRAINING. AND OTHER KEY
STAKEHOLDERS SERVING AS ADVISERS
AND BY JUNE 1ST TO SUBMIT A
REPORT ON THE RECOMMENDATION TO
THE LEGISLATURE ON THE PLAN TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. FURTHER
THE BILL REQUIRES THE POST
COMMISSION TO ADOPT THE
RECOMMENDED CRITERIA WITHIN TWO
YEARS OF THE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE, SUBMITTING THE REPORT TO
THE LEGISLATURE. UNDER A B 89.
THE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS
ARE TO INCLUDE A FOCUS ON
COURSES PERTINENT TO LAW
ENFORCEMENT ALLOWANCES FOR PRIOR
EXPERIENCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT OR
OTHER APPROPRIATE WORK, POST
SECONDARY EDUCATION OR MILITARY
TO SATISFY SOME OF THE
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS. BOTH A MODERN
POLICING DEGREE AND A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE AS A MINIMUM EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADOPT
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR
STUDENTS OF HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES WITH BARRIERS TO
ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. WE
ESTABLISHED THE TASK FORCE, UM,
WHICH INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE STATE WIDE ACADEMIC
SENATE, THE POST COMMISSION, CSU
FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATORS, LAW
ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND
RELATED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
THE TASK FORCE'S CO CHAIRED BY
CHERYL ASCHENBACH, VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE STATEWIDE
ACADEMIC SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND MANY
ALVAREZ, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE COMMISSION ON POLICE
OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING.
THE TASK FORCE HAS MET SIX TIMES
AND HEARD PRESENTATIONS AND A
VARIETY OF TOPICS TO HELP INFORM
THEIR WORK, INCLUDING ASSOCIATE
DEGREES FOR TRANSFERS AND
TRANSFER MODEL CURRICULUM.
EVIDENCE BASED POLICING,
INCORPORATING DIVERSITY, EQUITY,
INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY INTO
THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
PROGRAMS. THE CALIFORNIA
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, FACULTY
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR
TEACHING STUDENT FINANCIAL AID
AND FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING. ALONG
WITH CONSIDERING THE PORTABLE
APPLICABILITY OF EACH OF THESE
TOPICS. THE TASK FORCE HAS HAD
TO WRESTLE WITH SEVERAL
COMPETING DEMANDS, FOR EXAMPLE,
BALANCING THE DESIRE TO ADD
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS AS PREPARATION FOR
BEING A PEACE OFFICER WITH THE
CONCERN THAT ADDING ANY
REQUIREMENTS WILL EXACERBATE THE
CURRENT RECRUITMENT CRISIS,
PARTICULARLY FOR SMALLER
AGENCIES THAT STRUGGLED TO
COMPETE WITH LARGER AGENCIES.
BALANCING AN INTEREST IN WANTING
TO BE MORE PRESCRIPTIVE IN THE
TERMS IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC
COURSES REQUIRED IN A MODERN
POLICING DEGREE WITH THE HONOR
TO DO WITH THE DESIRE TO HONOR
WHAT STUDENTS BRING TO THE
TABLE. AND THEN, OF COURSE,
BALANCING FLEXIBILITY AS TO WHEN
AND HOW A PERSON MEETS THE NEW
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS,
PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WHERE LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS A SECOND CAREER
WITH THE DESIRE FOR PEACE
OFFICERS TO HAVE COMPLETED THE
MODERN POLICING DEGREE PRIOR TO
BEGINNING THE JOB. SOME
ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS HAVE
INCLUDED DEBATES ABOUT THE
COMPETENCIES AND VALUES THAT ARE
GRADUATE OF THE MODERN POLICE,
IN DEGREE SHOULD HAVE, SUCH AS
RESILIENCE, ETHICS LEADERSHIP,
THE ABILITY TO THINK CRITICALLY
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS
AND BEING CULTURALLY COMPETENT
AND EMOTIONALLY INTELLIGENT. UM
THEY'VE ALSO DISCUSSED HOW TO
MAKE THE GREATEST USE OF
EXISTING COURSES, STRUCTURES IN
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MODERN
POLICING DEGREE, PARTICULARLY
WHEN IT COMES TO AWARDING CREDIT
FOR PRIOR LEARNING AND WORK
EXPERIENCE. SORTING OUT WHETHER
THE MODERN POLICING DEGREE
SHOULD BE A MORE GENERAL DEGREE,
OR ONE SPECIFIC TO THE
PREPARATION OF A FUTURE PEACE
OFFICER AS WELL AS WHAT IS THE
IMPACT OF THESE REQUIREMENTS
WILL BE ON NON AFFILIATE OR SELF
SPONSORED STUDENTS. I HOPE THIS
INFORMATION. UM ABOUT THE
EFFORTS OF THE BABY, I WILL BE
HELPFUL TO YOU AND YOUR WORK FOR
A B 4 58. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO
TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. I WILL NOTE
THAT SINCE THE TASK FORCE WORK
IS NOT YET COMPLETE, I'M UNABLE
TO SPEAK TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS
AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE
HAVE ANY WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
IN THE HEARING ROOM? ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM. TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM. COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YES.
SOMEWHERE EVAN LOW, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. JUST A QUESTION OF
CLARIFICATION YOU MENTIONED IN
YOUR STATEMENT ABOUT, UM I HEARD
THE WORD AND ABOUT THE MODERN
POLICING DEGREE PROGRAM AND
BACHELOR'S DEGREE AS THE CURRENT
EXISTING LAW THAT'S CORRECT. THE
PROPOSAL THEM SEEING THAT HAPPEN
TO RECTIFY. THE SUMMARY OF THE
BILL THAT WE HAVE BEFORE US
HERE. WHICH IS THAT THIS
REQUIRES AN OFFICER TO ATTAIN
EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING THE
MODERN POLICING, AGREE OR A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE. CAN I GET
SOME CLARIFICATION? PROXIMUS
CHAIRS TO THE EXISTING LAW SAYS
, AND BUT THE PROPOSAL SAYS, OR
ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR
LOW SOMEWHERE. WE'D LIKE TO
ADDRESS THAT. IT. I THINK IT'S
ONE IN THE SAME. MAYBE WE SHOULD
CHANGE THE WORD INTERVIEWS BOTH
BECAUSE THE MODERN TEACHING THE
MODERN POLICING DEGREES WITHIN
THE BACCALAUREATE UNDERGRADUATE
, NOT THE BACCALAUREATE. UM UH,
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DEGREE TO MAKE
SURE THAT ALL THOSE PRINCIPLES
WITHIN THAT IF AN OFFICER WANTS
TO GO FORWARD AND DO ANOTHER TWO
YEARS WE'RE TRYING TO TRY TO
WORK OUT FOR THEM TO HAVE THE
FINANCIAL UM FUNDING AND BACK
BACKING, SO THEY'RE ABLE TO DO
THAT IF THEY SO DESIRE TO DO
THAT. MAYBE JUST AGAIN. JUST GET
CLARIFICATION. THE EXISTING LAW
REQUIRES A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AS
WELL AS MODERN POLICING DEGREE
AS NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS ON PAGE
TWO, IS THAT IS THAT ACCURATE
FROM YOUR UNDERSTANDING? YES
THAT'S CORRECT. BUT THE PROPOSAL
SAYS, OR PAGE ONE PROPOSAL
REFERENCES THAT IT'S OR NOT, AND
SO IF THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THE
BACHELOR, FOUR YEAR DEGREE DO
THE TWO YEAR OKAY PROPOSAL WOULD
ALLOW FOR FLEXIBILITY.
DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY.
DEFINITELY. BECAUSE, UM,
OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO GET PEOPLE
ON BOARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE
DO NOT WANT TO I MEAN, RIGHT NOW
WE'RE WAITING UNTIL 2026 2028.
WE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER THAN
THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THE CLARIFICATION JUST FOR
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY SUPPORT THE
PREVIOUS PROPOSAL THAT REQUIRED
A BACHELOR'S DEGREE, AND MAY I
SHARE WITH THE AUTHOR THAT MY
OWN BROTHER IS A POLICE OFFICER
IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE POLICE
DEPARTMENT. HE HAS AN
ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE. AND IN THE
SPIRIT OF HELPING TO ENSURE THAT
WE HAVE PERSONS OF COLOR AND
DIVERSE AND MEMBERS OF THE FORCE
TO HELP SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES
THAT THEY REPRESENT TWO AND TRY
NOT TO PUT ADDITIONAL BARRIERS
AS I UNDERSTAND. AND YOU CAN
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG IS THIS
HELPS TO ENSURE THE TYPE OF
INTEGRITY OF THOSE IN POLICING
TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE
SKILL SETS, AS REFLECTED AN
ANALYSIS? TWO BEST EQUIPPED THEM
FOR POLICING FOR THE CURRENT
CLIMATE IN TIMES, BUT AGAIN, THE
PROPOSAL IS ALLOWS FOR GREATER
FLEXIBILITY ON THE MODERNIZATION
OF THE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF THE
POLICING. DEGREE OR THE
BACHELOR'S DEGREE. YES THANK YOU
VERY MUCH SUPPORTING THAT. THAT
MEASURE AND THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
THAT CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU
SUMMER EVEN LOW FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION ON THE
FLEXIBILITY. THANK YOU, MR JOHN.
SORRY FOR THAT CLARIFICATION AS
WELL. YES DOCTOR. WEBER WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON. SORRY FOR, UM,
COMING IN. SORRY. A LITTLE LATE
. I WAS COMING FROM ANOTHER
COMMITTEE. SO I HAVE A QUESTION
. SO THERE IS A REPORT COMING
OUT ON JUNE 1ST FROM THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. CORRECT.
AND HOW IS THAT INFORMATION
GOING TO IMPACT? HOW THIS BILL
AH! MOVES FORWARD OR WHAT IS
STATED IN THIS BILL. I DON'T
BELIEVE IT. UM WELL, I. THE
RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED
BY THE COMMITTEE, THE TASK FORCE
AND OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INTENDED
TO PROVIDE THE GUIDANCE NEEDED
FOR THE COLLEGES TO ACTUALLY
DEVELOP. MODERN POLICING DEGREE.
UH IN TERMS OF THIS NEW BELL? UM
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS
THE NEW BILL IS CONNECTED TO THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OR WILL BE A
PART OF THAT. UM, BUT, UM WHAT
THE TASK FORCE WILL DO IS
PROVIDE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DEVELOP. THE DEGREE WILL BE VERY
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH
REPARATIONS. THERE'LL BE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS TASK
FORCE. AND THEN THIS BILL WILL
BE THE VEHICLE IN WHICH WE WILL
BE CODIFYING WHAT THAT WILL
ULTIMATELY BE. OBVIOUSLY IT'S
OUR BILL THE ASSEMBLY'S BILL AND
WILL WILL DECIDE WHAT WHERE WE
NEED TO MOVE NEXT FROM THERE, SO
I GUESS, UM KIND OF PIGGYBACKING
OFF OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOWS.
QUESTIONS SORT OF, UM, WHAT
WOULD HAPPEN IF THE, UM THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE REPORT
DETERMINES THAT THE DEGREE
SHOULD ACTUALLY BE A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT
BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL BILL AS I
STATED EARLIER, EITHER, OR UM,
AND SO WE'LL WAIT TO SEE WHAT
WHAT COMES BUT THAT IT WAS NOT.
THAT IS NOT WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY
ASKED FOR BOTH TO COMPORT WITH
WHAT I ORIGINALLY STATED. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. SOMEWHERE
WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE. PLEASE
RESPECT TO THE INDUSTRY. I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. JONES ARE
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD AND
FOR YOUR YEARS OF WORK IN THIS
AREA SUPPORT YOUR BILL TODAY. I
KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE
WORKING CLOSELY. WHAT THE WORK
AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE A B
89 TASK FORCE AND IMPROVISING. I
MEAN, HAVING THAT
RECOMMENDATIONS, UM BE PROVIDED
INTO THE BILL UPON PUBLICATION.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK
AND EFFORTS WITH THE A B 89 TASK
FORCE AND TAKE IT TO THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE FOR THAT
WORKING EFFORTS AS WELL. WITH
THAT. I UM MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR. FONG I TALK. ADDIS I
ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA, I, GABRIEL.
IRWIN. LOW LOW I ORTEGA ORTEGA,
I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO
WALLACE. WEBER. I. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THAT BILL HAS SEVEN VOTES
WILL HOLD THE BILL OPEN FOR AN
ADDITION MEMBERS THE LIKE THE
SOUND, BUT THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
REMEMBER? NEXT UP, WE'LL HAVE A
SIMILAR CALDERON. WELL I DON'T
NUMBER 16 A B 1393. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENTS, AND WE
HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND.
WELCOME SUMMER CALDERON
PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER 16. MAYBE
1393. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS ASSEMBLY
BUILT 13 93 TASKS. THE
CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID
COMMISSION WITH ESTABLISHING A
PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOOD
BENEFITS TO STUDENTS WHO SUBMIT
THE CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT
APPLICATION AND DEMONSTRATE
NEED. A RECENT REPORT FOUND THAT
59% OF UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
EXPERIENCED FOOD INSECURITY.
LEADING TO LOWER ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE AND POOR
MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH. CURRENTLY
THE COW FRESH PROGRAM
ADMINISTERS FEDERAL FUNDS GIVEN
THROUGH STEP WHICH EXCLUDES
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS. WITH
SEVERAL FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS ON
EXISTING FOOD SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS AND A LACK OF STATE
ASSISTANCE. UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS DISPROPORTIONATELY
GRAPPLE WITH THE HIGH COST OF
COLLEGE AND LIVING IN
CALIFORNIA. CONSIDERING
CALIFORNIA'S NEED FOR 1.1
MILLION COLLEGE EDUCATED WORKERS
BY 2030 INVESTING IN THE SUCCESS
OF 94,000 UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
IS INVESTING IN CALIFORNIA'S
FUTURE WORKFORCE. A B 13 93 WILL
NOT ONLY PROVIDE FOOD ASSISTANCE
TO UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AT THE
HEIGHT OF A FOOD INSECURITY
CRISIS. BUT IT WILL ALSO HELP
STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR DEGREES
WITHOUT GOING HUNGRY WITH ME IN
SUPPORT OF A B 13 93 IS MARCOS
MONTES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COLLEGE ATTAINMENT NETWORK AND
DENISE EPA MUST SAY NO ALSO FROM
SO CAL CAN AS A STUDENT ADVOCACY
FELLOW ATTENDING UC RIVERSIDE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CALDERON TURF FONG AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
MARCUS MONTES. I'M HERE
REPRESENTING A NETWORK OF 100 18
COLLEGE ACCESS ORGANIZATIONS AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO
RECOGNIZED THE NEED FOR OUR
STATE TO BE INCLUSIVE OF PEOPLE
FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS, SO CALLED
CAN COLLECT THE LIVER REPRESENTS
MORE THAN 200,000 FAMILIES AND
STUDENTS IN THE REGION. AND IT'S
A PROUD SPONSOR OF HB 13 93.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALDERON TALKED
ABOUT THERE'S IT IS ESTIMATED
THAT 59% OF UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS AT THE CSU AND YOU SEE
ARE FOOD INSECURE, LEADING TO
ACADEMIC, LOWER ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE AND PORTMANTEAU
HEALTH. WE BELIEVE WE NEED TO
PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, BUT WE DO
NOT WANT TO REPLICATE THE
PROBLEMS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF
CATFISH. THE TRUTH IS THAT
COVERAGE IS A HIGHLY RESTRICTED
PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, AS
HIGHLIGHTED IN THE BILL.
ANALYSIS STUDENTS HAVE TO MEET
IN A RAIN OF REQUIREMENTS AND
ALSO MEET ONE OF 12 EXEMPTIONS.
THE COMPLEXITY OF PROGRAM HAS
LED TO ONLY ONE IN THREE
STUDENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR IT TO
USE IT. EVERY 39 3 PROVIDES MUCH
NEEDED FOR ASSISTANCE TO
STUDENTS WILL SUBMIT THE
CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT AND
STREAMLINES THE BENEFITS
DIRECTLY INTO THEIR FINANCIAL
AID AWARD. THIS PROGRAM WOULD BE
ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT, A COMMISSION WHICH
SUPPORTS A B 13 93. DHAKA AND
TREE MAC HAVE ALLOWED
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS TO NOT
ONLY GET BY THE FLOORS AND TRULY
HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT A POST
SECONDARY DEGREE AND REAP ALL
THE BENEFITS THAT COME ALONG
WITH IT. WE NEED TO ALSO
CONSIDER THAT THE MAJORITY OF
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS IN THE
WORLD AND CALIFORNIA'S
POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS ARE
NO LONGER BENEFICIARIES OF DACA
AND ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GENERATE
AND COMBINED EMPLOYMENT. THE
FAMILIES ALSO GENERALLY FOR
UNDER PROPERTY LINES, AND CANNOT
CONTRIBUTE MUCH TO THE EDUCATION
OF THEIR CHILDREN. THERE IS A
GAP MAYBE 13 93 ALLOWS US TO
FILL THE RESEARCH MECHANISM
INCLUDED IN THE BILL WOULD ALLOW
US TO LEARN VALUABLE LESSONS
ABOUT HOW WE CAN STREAM LIKE
PUBLIC BENEFITS OF COLLEGE
STUDENTS AND SEE IF PROVIDING
TARGETED SUPPORT FOR FOOD
EXPENSES CAN HELP STUDENTS WITH
TIMELY POST SECONDARY
COMPLETION. WE KNOW THIS FOOD
PILOT PROGRAM CAN DEMONSTRATE TO
OUR STATE AND OUR NATION THAT
PUBLIC BENEFITS CAN BE MORE
STREAMLINED FOR STUDENTS. BUT
THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION
CALIFORNIA CAN CONTINUE TO LEAD
AND SERVING THE LARGEST
POPULATION OF UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS AND HIGHER RIGHT AND
CREATE A STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR
ALL. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR EYEBALL ON A B 13 93. THANK
YOU. WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON
REMEMBERS. MY NAME IS DENISE
NEPOMUCENO AND I AM 1/4 YEAR
STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE, STUDYING
BIOLOGY AND ETHNIC STUDIES. FOR
THE LAST TWO YEARS. I HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THE BASIC NEEDS
DEPARTMENT ON CAMPUS AS A CAL
FRESH INTERN WHERE I ASSIST
STUDENTS IN APPLYING TO THE CAL
FRESH PROGRAM. AMONG THE MANY
STUDENTS THAT HAVE SOUGHT
APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FROM OUR
DEPARTMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY
THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY
BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDOCUMENTED.
IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO BE THE
ONE THAT TELLS THE STUDENT THAT
THEY ARE INELIGIBLE FOR THIS
FORM OF SUPPORT THAT HELPS FIGHT
FOOD INSECURITY AND IT IS AND IT
IS EVEN MORE FRUSTRATING TO KNOW
THAT YOU NEED THE ASSISTANCE BUT
CANNOT ACCESS IT DUE TO YOUR
IMMIGRATION STATUS. I CAN
PERSONALLY TESTIFY TO THIS
FEELING BECAUSE I MYSELF AM A
DACA RECIPIENT, AND THEREFORE
I'M NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CAL
FRESH COMING FROM A LOW INCOME
BACKGROUND AND BEING THE FIRST
ONE IN MY FAMILY TO ATTEND.
COLLEGE HAS BEEN CHALLENGING, AS
I HAVE HAD, AS I HAVE HAD TO
LEARN HOW TO MANAGE MY ACADEMICS
, WHILE ALSO FULFILLING MY BASIC
NEEDS, WITH THE VERY FEW
RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO
ME, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE PANTRIES
WITHIN THE AREA THAT PROVIDE
FOOD ITEMS, I, LIKE MANY OTHER
STUDENTS CANNOT ACCESS THEM DUE
TO LIMITED TRANSPORTATION. AND
TIME TO ATTEND DISTRIBUTION
DATES. FURTHERMORE MANY OF THE
ITEMS THAT ARE OFFERED LACK
NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND CONTAIN
INGREDIENTS AND PRESERVATIVES
THAT TRIGGER MANY COMMON
ALLERGIC REACTIONS. TO ALLOW
STUDENTS TO PURCHASE FOODS THAT
ALIGNED WITH ANY DIETARY
RESTRICTIONS. THEY MAY HAVE YOU
. CRS BASIC NEEDS CENTER OFFERS
STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS, A MONTHLY
$50 GIFT CARD TO STATER
BROTHERS. ALTHOUGH IT IS A GREAT
RESOURCE AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED
AND STUDENTS HAVE TO WAIT 30
DAYS AFTER RECEIVING A GIFT CARD
TO APPLY AGAIN. MANY OF THE
UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AT UCR,
INCLUDING MYSELF, RELY ON THIS
MONTHLY RESOURCE, BUT THE AMOUNT
IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO SUSTAIN US
FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH. ANOTHER
FACTOR TO TAKE INTO
CONSIDERATION IS THE CURRENT
STATUS OF DACA SINCE IT IS NOT
CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW
APPLICATIONS. STUDENTS WHO SEEK
RESOURCES FROM THE BASIC NEEDS
CENTER HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR
CONCERN ABOUT NOT HAVING FUNDS
TO BUY FOOD BECAUSE THEY DO NOT
HAVE EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER IZATION
TO WORK LEGALLY IN THE COUNTRY.
THESE ARE SOME OF THE BARRIERS
THAT THAT BAR US A DOCUMENTED
STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
FROM HAVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS
AND ACCESSIBLE FOOD SOURCES. AND
WHICH IS WHY I AM HERE TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE AYE ON A B
13 93 TO CREATE A FOOD PROGRAM
THAT WILL BENEFIT SOME STUDENTS
WHO HAVE SUBMITTED THE
CALIFORNIA DREAM ACT APPLICATION
AND WILL ULTIMATELY HELP TACKLE
FOOD INSECURITY AMONG THIS GROUP
OF COLLEGE STUDENTS. THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING TO MY TESTIMONY. I
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
DAVID OR BROWN OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE IN SUPPORT. KIMBERLY
SANCHEZ, CONNECTION CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT. JOSHUA HAGEN ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
UNDOCUMENTED, HIGHER EDUCATION
COALITION IN SUPPORT. DANIELA
RODRIGUEZ, WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT AID COMMISSION, ALSO IN
STRONG SUPPORT. SUSAN REYES WITH
THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES IN STRONG SUPPORT,
AND WE WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
AND THE AUTHOR STAFF FOR THE
AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE STUDENTS AT
CCU. THANK YOU. JACKIE HONEST ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE,
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? WHETHER TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM. COLLEAGUES
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
SEEING NONE OF SOME MEMBER WE'D
LIKE TO CLOSE, PLEASE. YES I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CALDERON FOR
CONTINUING TO PUSH THIS ISSUE
FORWARD BEFORE OUR COMMITTEE. WE
KNOW THAT OUR STUDENTS DESERVE
ACCESS TO FOOD BENEFITS,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION
STATUS. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS MEASURE TODAY
AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO
FIND PATHWAYS TO HELP OUR DACA
AND MAYBE 5 40 STUDENTS CONTINUE
TO MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND TO
CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION. AND
WITH THAT MADAME SECRETARY. ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. THE MOTION IS
THROUGH PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. PHªN I
TALK. TALK. ADDIS I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL. BY GABRIEL
I. IRWIN IRWIN. I LO LO. I
ORTEGA ORTEGA ICE SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ KNOW SANTIAGO SANTIAGO,
I WALLACE. WEBER. WEBER. AYE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. COLLEAGUES
VOTE HAS NINE EYES AND WHEN NO,
WE'LL KEEP THE ROAD OPEN
FRIENDLY MEMBERS I'D LIKE TO ADD
ON THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU AND
MEMBERS WERE ON OUR FINAL BILL.
VICE CHAIR TO IF YOU CAN HELP US
WITH ITEM 11. THANK YOU TO DO SO
. SO THE LAST BILL WOULD BE, UH
. LAST FEW IS 10 96 BITE
CINNAMON. MY PHONE BILL. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS.
MAYBE 1096 CLARIFIES THAT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT MAY
OFFER COURSES IN A LANGUAGE
OTHER THAN ENGLISH WITHOUT
REQUIRING THE STUDENTS WHO
CONCURRENTLY ENROLL IN AN
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
COURSE, ACCORDING TO THE 2020,
UNITED STATES, CENSUS 26% OF
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS WERE BORN.
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS THAT
ALLOWING STUDENTS TO TAKE
CLASSES AND THE RESPECT OF
NATIVE LANGUAGES. MONOLINGUAL
STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO EARN
CREDITS NECESSARY FOR EMPLOYMENT
OR TO MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT.
ENGLISH SPEAKERS WOULD BE ABLE
TO LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR
JOBS REQUIRING SEEKING BILINGUAL
SPEAKERS. DISPELLED WOULD RESULT
IN BETTER TRAINED INDIVIDUALS
SERVING THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AND ALSO LOOK AT AN INCREASE
ENROLLMENT AT OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, WHICH WE KNOW HAVE
EXPERIENCED AN 18% DECLINE SINCE
2019 TESTIFIED SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL 1096 IS LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
CHANCELLOR. DR FRANCISCO
RODRIGUEZ. I RESPECT TO ASK FOR
AN EYE BOAT. GOOD AFTERNOON,
DOCTOR TIME, MR FONG, HONORABLE
MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, FRANCISCO
RODRIGUEZ AS MENTIONED
CHANCELLOR, THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. MR
FRANK, I'M PROUD TO STAND WITH
YOU AS A PROUD SPONSOR OF SB 10
96. IN 2017, THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE ADOPTED A VISION FOR
SUCCESS. THIS VISION STATES.
THAT IS OUR SYSTEMS COLLECTIVE
GOAL TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS
FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS SUCCEED IN
REACHING THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND
CAREER GOES BY ELIMINATING
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS AT L. A CCD. WE
BELIEVE THAT MAYBE 10 96 GETS
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CLOSER TO ACHIEVING THAT VISION
FOR ALL STUDENTS BY ADDRESSING
LANGUAGE JUSTICE IN OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, THE
BILL REAFFIRMS THE NOTION THAT
LANGUAGE SHOULD NOT BE A BARRIER
TO ACCESSING HIGHER EDUCATION OR
ESSENTIAL SERVICES RESOURCES, OR
INDEED, OPPORTUNITIES SINCE 2006
, R CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER
COURSES TAUGHT LANGUAGES. OTHER
THAN ENGLISH. BUT UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS THAT STUDENTS
PARTICIPATING IN THOSE COURSES
WERE ALSO ENROLLED IN A BASIC
ENGLISH CO REQUISITE COURSE OR
THAT THE STUDENTS ARE PART OF A
COHORT OF STUDENTS REQUIRED TO
CONCURRING A ROLE IN ANOTHER
COURSE DESIGNED TO HELP THEM
ACHIEVE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
WELL REQUIRING NON ENGLISH
SPEAKING STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN
TWO CLASSES INSTEAD OF THE ONLY
COURSE THEY REALLY DESIRE TO
TAKE PLACES AN ADDITIONAL
BARRIER FOR THIS POPULATION,
WHICH IS UNDERSERVED. AND WHO
WISH TO RECEIVE HIGH QUALITY
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES THAT CAN
IMPROVE THEIR LIVELIHOOD. MAYBE
10 96 CLARIFIES THIS REMOVES
THESE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS WHO
WISH TO ENROLL IN COURSES TAUGHT
IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE WHO MAY
NOT OTHERWISE HAVE ENOUGH TIME
OR RESOURCES TO CONCURRENTLY
ENROLLED. WELL, WE TESTED THIS
CONCEPT. THE LSC CITY RECENTLY
SURVEYED THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
AND RESULTS INDICATED THAT TWO
THIRDS OF THE RESPONDENTS SAID
THEY WERE INTERESTED IN TAKING A
COURSE TAUGHT IN A LANGUAGE
OTHER THAN ENGLISH. A MAJORITY
OF THE STUDENTS EXPRESS INTEREST
IN THESE COURSES RELATED TO
EDUCATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT,
FAMILY SERVICES AND BUSINESS AND
FINANCE. ONE IN THREE STUDENTS
RESPONDED THAT A NEW, BETTER OR
HIGHER PAYING JOB WAS THE
MOTIVATION. THE REASON THAT THEY
WOULD TAKE THESE COURSES. SO
BASED ON WHAT WE HEARD THE
DISTRICT LAUNCHED A PILOT
PROGRAM IN THE WINTER. 2023
INTERCESSION. IT'S ABOUT FIVE
WEEKS THAT OFFERED 15 IN PERSON
AND ONLINE COURSES AT SIX OF OUR
COLLEGES, AND WE SAW INTEREST
GROW. SO WE EXPANDED THIS THE
SPRING 2023 TERMS THIS TERM
RIGHT NOW WE EXPANDED TO 60
COURSE OFFERINGS AT SEVEN
COLLEGES IN OUR EXPERIENCE HAS
CONTINUED TO BE EXTREMELY
POSITIVE THROUGH THIS PILOT
PROGRAM. MORE THAN 1500 STUDENTS
ARE ENROLLED IN THE AVAILABLE IN
LANGUAGE COURSES, WHICH NEARLY
450 WERE NEW. FIRST TIME
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS. IT
ATTRACTED THEM IN LANGUAGE TO
THESE PARTICULAR DISCIPLINES.
MAYBE 10 96 PROVIDES ACCESS AND
OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSPECTIVE,
STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS AT ALL
AGES AT OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES
STATEWIDE TO ENROLL IN HIGHER
EDUCATION TO RE SKILL OR TO
UPSCALE THEIR MASTERY IN THE
WORKFORCE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE
ECONOMY OR LEARNED SOMETHING
NEW. I COMMEND ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FONG FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL
THAT RECOGNIZES AND VALUES THE
RICH AND VERY DIVERSITY OF
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES THAT MAKE
UP OUR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM. AND INDEED THIS
BEAUTIFUL STATE WE CALL
CALIFORNIA THIS BUILDING ENSURES
THAT EDUCATION IS ACCESSIBLE TO
ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF
THE LINGUISTIC BACKGROUND, IF
USED LANGUAGE AS VALUE ADDED
MAYBE 10 96 ADVOCATES FOR
EDUCATIONAL POLICIES POLICY THAT
IS SOUND AND SUPPORTS LINGUISTIC
DIVERSITY AND, INDEED INCLUSION
. SO FOR THESE REASONS, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
YEAH I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
SENTIMENT. MY FALLEN FOR THIS
BILL THIS YEAR. REALLY, REALLY
GOOD BEAUTY, PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE STUDENTS,
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY ANY
GROUP IN SUPPORT? AH FOR THIS,
UH, BILLS SO PLEASE. COME UP.
ARE THERE ANY ANY GROUP IN
OPPOSITION? OKAY SO WE SEE NONE
AND THEN COMMITTEE MEMBER. ANY
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE?
OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD.
THERE WAS ONE QUESTION THAT WAS
BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE TRANSFER
ABILITY OF THESE CLASSES TO CAL
STATE OR èC. SO HOW HOW IS THAT
BEEN ADDRESSED OR HOW IS THAT
BEING ADDRESSED? THAT'S RIGHT.
AT THIS POINT. MOST OF THE
COURSES HAVE BEEN NON CREDIT.
AND WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE INTO
THE CREDIT SIDE. ULTIMATELY
WE'VE TRIED THIS PILOT'S
ULTIMATELY THE CREDIT COURSES IF
INDEED THERE ARE CREDIT BEARING
AND TRANSFER DEGREE BEARING THEY
WOULD TRANSFER TO THE CS YOU AS
THEY NORMALLY WOULD. THIS
CURRENT PILOT IS THE MAJORITY OF
QUESTIONS ARE NON CREDIT, AND
IT'S REALLY EXPANDING AN
OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH FOLKS IN
THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. IT'S BEEN
A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES, YOU
KNOW. LOS ANGELES AT HOME TO SO
MANY BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGES, SO
WE'VE TRIED TO REACH NEW
AUDIENCES THROUGH LANGUAGE.
RIGHT. THANK YOU. PLEASE THANK
YOU. SO, UM ARE THESE CLASSES
THAT WOULD BE OFFERED IN? UM NON
ENGLISH WOULD THEY BE NEW
COURSES? OR IN LIEU OF WHAT YOU
HAVE NOW THEIR NEW COURSES, IN
SOME CASES, THEIR EXISTING
COURSES TAUGHT ONLY IN THAT
NATIVE LANGUAGE. IN MANY CASES,
WE TEACH THESE COURSES THROUGH
SSL BILINGUAL E. BUT THESE WOULD
BE BOTH BOTH NEW COURSES AS WELL
AS COURSES THAT WE HAVE IN OUR
CURRICULUM ALREADY BECAUSE THEIR
WORKFORCE DEGREE TYPES OF
COURSES SO, UM, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
FONG SPECIFICALLY IN YOUR BILL,
DOES IT STATE THAT THESE WOULD
BE NEW COURSES? NOT UM, IN LIEU
OF WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH SOMEWHERE, WEBER.
SOME OF THESE CAN BE NEW COURSES
GOING FORWARD AS WE HEARD FROM
THE CHANCE FOR EVERYONE TO SEE
IF THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
EXPAND IT TO CREDIT BEARING
COURSES AS WELL. UM THE REASON
WHY I ASK IS WE ALREADY KNOW
THAT THERE ARE CHALLENGES WITH
STUDENTS GETTING INTO CLASSES
AND COURSES AND BEING ABLE TO,
UM GRADUATE OR MOVE ON ON TIME,
AND I DON'T WANT TO LIMIT. THE
NUMBER, OF COURSE, IS THAT
ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS WOULD
HAVE ACCESS TO BECAUSE LET'S
JUST SAY, I DON'T KNOW. LET'S
JUST SAY SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY,
BASIC CHEMISTRY OR SOMETHING
LIKE THAT. I'M JUST PULLING OUT
OF THE AIR. THAT YOU HAVE TWO
COURSES NOW THAT ARE BOTH IN
ENGLISH, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO
SAY ONE OF THOSE IS IN A
DIFFERENT LANGUAGE. SO NOW THAT
THOSE STUDENTS THAT ONLY SPEAK
ENGLISH WOULD HAVE HALF OF A
CHANCE OF GETTING INTO THAT
COURSE. SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING
SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE I WANT TO
BE ABLE TO EXPAND AND YOU KNOW
IF PEOPLE WANT TO TAKE COURSES
IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE, OR IN
A NEW LANGUAGE, THAT'S FINE. BUT
I ALSO DON'T WANT TO HAVE THOSE
STUDENTS THAT ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH
BE DELAYED FURTHER BECAUSE THE
NUMBER OF CLASSES THAT THEY ARE
ABLE TO TAKE OUR REDUCED, SO
DOES IT SPECIFICALLY SPELL THAT
OUT IN THE BILL. I THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WE WILL DEFINITELY WANNA
EXPAND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS TO TAKE CLASSES IN
THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE, AND WE
WOULDN'T WANT TO DISPLACE ANY
STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING CLASSES.
MR STELZER. THANK YOU. SOME OF
WOMEN. WEBER IS NOT INTENDED TO
SUPPLANT EXISTING COURSES,
PARTICULAR PANNED OPPORTUNITY
AND BOTH NOT CREDIT AND CREDIT
COURSES IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN
ENGLISH THAT WE ARE WONDERFUL
PROBLEM TO HAVE. WE HAVE
STUDENTS WHO NEED THE SAME
COURSE IN TWO DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES. THAT CURRENTLY WITH
YOUR WONDERFUL SUPPORT OF THE
LAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE
RESOURCES IN WHICH WE COULD DO
THAT. SO THIS IS INTENDED TO
REACH PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT
LINGUISTICALLY. UM I WILL
SUPPORT IT TODAY AND BEFORE IT
HITS THE FLOOR, JUST MAKE SURE
THAT IT'S SPELLED OUT IN THE
BILL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO
HAVE ANY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. SO IF THERE IS NO OTHER
CONCERNS ARE COMING FROM A
COMMUNITY MEMBERS SO AS CINNAMON
FAWN, YOU MAKE CLOTHES. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
AND THANK YOU FOR THE
CONVERSATION HERE TODAY TO
REALLY LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES TO
EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STUDENTS TO TAKE CLASSES IN
THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES. AND WITH
THAT EXPERT QUICKLY ASKED FOR A
VOTE. THANK YOU. SO, UH, MADAM
SECRETARY HOPEFULLY CALLED THE
ROLE AND IS THERE ANY EMOTION
AND SECOND SO WHO WOULD LIKE TO
MAKE A MOTION? OKAY I'M SORRY.
OKAY SO WE HAVE THE MOTION AND
SECOND ON THE FLOOR. OKAY. THANK
YOU. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
FONG I TAR, I ARTIST I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA, I GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN OR WHEN I LO LO I ORTEGA
ORTEGA ICE. SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I WALLACE.
WEBBER WEBBER? AYE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU
MEMBERS. THANK YOU PHONE, OKAY?
REALLY GO BY ORDER. I WANT TO
SHOW ME HOW WE HUSING. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. MEMBERS THANK YOU SO
MUCH COLLEAGUES IN A ROBUST
MEETING FIRST WE'D LIKE TO DO
ASSEMBLY BILL 247. WHICH WAS
ITEM NUMBER TWO IF WE CAN GET A
MOTION A SECOND ON ITEM NUMBER
TWO A B 247, PLEASE. THE MOTION
IN A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION OR
COMMENTS, SAYING NONE CALL,
PLEASE. MADAM SECRETARY. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE SONG.
AYE I TA I ADDIS, I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN. I LO LO. I ORTEGA. ORTEGA
I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING.
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I WALLACE
WEBBER WEBBER? AYE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH THAT PASSES WITH 10 EYES
WHEN THAT BURNING WILL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS I
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON AT THIS
TIME MEMBERS, WE WILL GO
THROUGH. THE AH CONSENT CALENDAR
. MADAM SECRETARY FOR ANYBODY
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR ROLL CALL
PLAYERS, MADAM SECRETARY GABRIEL
GABRIEL I, IRWIN IRWIN I SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I
WEBBER WEBBER. AYE. THAT IS A 12
0. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. NEXT
UP. WE'LL HAVE MADAM SECRETARY,
UM, AT CALLED THE ROLE FOR
MEMBERS TO ADD ON FOR BILLS ON
CALL, MADAM SECRETARY. VILE ITEM
NUMBER NINE A B 689. THE EMOTION
IS DO PASS THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS. GABRIEL GABRIEL
, I. IRWIN IRWIN I SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ NOT VOTING. SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO. I WEBBER WEBBER. AYE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES
THAT MEASURES OUT 11 EYES WHEN
THAT VOTING THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. NEXT ONE, PLEASE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 17 A B 1695. Dð
PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS. GABRIEL
GABRIEL I, IRWIN IRWIN. I
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO. I WEBBER WEBBER. AYE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES
THAT IS OUT 12 0. MADAM
SECRETARY. NEXT ONE, PLEASE.
VILE ITEM NUMBER SIX A. B 506.
THE MOTION IS PASSED THROUGH
APPROPRIATIONS. GABRIEL GABRIEL
, I. IRWIN IRWIN. I SANCHEZ.
MAYBE FIVE. OR 6506? YEAH
SANCHEZ EYES. SANTIAGO SANTIAGO
. I WEBBER WEBBER. AYE. THANK
YOU COLLEAGUES THAT IS OUT 12 0.
MADAM SECRETARY. NEXT ONE,
PLEASE FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE,
MAYBE 2 25. THE MOTION IS DO
PASS THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN IRWIN, I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ,
I SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I WEBBER
WEBBER. AYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES THAT IS OUT 12 0.
NEXT ONE, PLEASE, MADAM
SECRETARY. VILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT, ABC 656. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS.
GABRIEL GABRIEL, I. IRWIN IRWIN
. I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ EYES
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO. I WEBBER
WEBBER. AYE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES THAT IS ABOUT 12 0.
NEXT ONE, MADAM SECRETARY. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 19 A B 1749. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS. ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA I, GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN IRWIN I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ I
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I WALLACE.
WEBBER WEBBER? AYE. THAT IS OUT
. 11 0 WILL HOLD THE ITEM OPEN
IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON
. I THINK, MR. TAKE A VOTED ON
THAT. YES THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NEXT ONE, MADAM SECRETARY. FILE
ITEM 15 A B 1390. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS WITH THEM DO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. I'M SORRY. SIMILAR
SANCHEZ HAVE A CHANGE OF WHICH
ITEM PLEASE 1913 90. OKAY? HOW
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE YOUR
VOTE, PLEASE? NO. OKAY, PERFECT.
THANK YOU. TOM HAS BEEN
RECORDED. AH! I DON'T I DON'T 15
RIGHT, CORRECT, NOT VOTING. TODD
NOT VOTING, GABRIEL. GABRIEL I.
IRWIN IRWIN. I SANTIAGO SANTIAGO
. I WALLACE WEBER. AYE WEBER'S
AYE. THAT MEASURE HAS NINE EYES
WHEN NO AND WHEN THAT VOTING
WILL KEEP THE ITEM OPEN FOR
ANYBODY WHO LOOKED OUT ON THANK
YOU. NEXT ONE, MADAM SECRETARY.
FILE ITEM 18 A B 1699. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TALK,
VOTING OR NOT VOTING. GABRIEL
GABRIEL I. IRWIN IRWIN I
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO, I WALLACE
WEBER. AYE. THAT ITEM HAS NINE
EYES WHEN NO AND WE'RE NOT
VOTING WILL KEEP THE ITEM OPEN
FOR ANYBODY WHO LOOKED OUT ON.
THANK YOU. NEXT ONE, MADAM
SECRETARY. FILE ITEM NUMBER 10 A
B 888. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
TALK. AH I GABRIEL GABRIEL, I
IRWIN I ORTEGA. SANTIAGO
SANTIAGO, I WEBER AYE. WE HAVE
10 EYES AND WE'RE NOT VOTING
WILL KEEP THAT ITEM OPEN FOR
ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON
THANK YOU NEXT ONE. MADAM
SECRETARY. FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE A B 266. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. TOP I GABRIEL GABRIEL
, I IRWIN IRWIN. I ORTEGA.
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO I WEBBER
WEBBER. AYE. THAT HAS 10 EYES
AND WHEN THAT VOTING WILL KEEP
THE ITEM OPEN FOR ANYBODY WHO
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT MADAM SECRETARY. FILE
ITEM NUMBER FIVE A B 458. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. TALL I, GABRIEL.
GABRIEL I. IRWIN IRWIN. I
SANTIAGO SANTIAGO. I WALLACE.
THAT HAS 11 EYES. AND UH, WE'LL
GET THE ITEM OPEN FOR ANY MEMBER
WHO LIKE TO ADD ON THANK YOU.
MR TAKEN BACK OTHERS TO MORE
SORRY FOR TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.
LET'S SEE. UM, JUST. 16 AND
ABSENCE. RIGHT? RIGHT, RIGHT?
YEAH. QUESTION GOING. THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR PATIENTS.
WE'RE JUST GOING THROUGH A
COUPLE MORE. YEAH. AND I KNOW
SHE'S HERE. BUT HAVE WE DONE I
DON'T NUMBER 10. MADAM
SECRETARY. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ORTEGA ORTEGA? AYE.
THAT IS OUT WITH THE 11 VOTES
AND WE'RE NOT VOTING. THANK YOU
. OUR NEXT ONE, PLEASE FILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE A B 266. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ORTEGA
ORTEGA? AYE. THANK YOU. THAT IS
11 EYES WHEN I WENT IN THAT
MEASURES OUT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT
AND ITEM NUMBER 16. MADAM
SECRETARY. WHILE ITEM NUMBER 16
81 393. THE MOTION IS STUPID
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE, WALLACE WHAT WAS NOT
VOTING. 10 EYES AND THAT, OKAY?
NINE EYES AND TO NOT VOTING WILL
KEEP THAT ROLE OPEN FOR ANYBODY
WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON THANK YOU.
I'M SORRY. ONE THOUGH. THAT
MEASURES OUT NINE EYES ONE NO
AND TUNA VOTING. THANK YOU. LAST
ONE IS ITEM NUMBER ONE. MADAM
SECRETARY ITEM FILE ITEM NUMBER
11 A B 1096. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY. FOURTH
FLOOR. PHªN I TA. AH 11, RIGHT?
EXACTLY 11. NUMBER 1 11 11 11.
I? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. TÂM ADDIS.
WALLACE WALLACE. I PERFECT THAT
ITEMS OUT TOÀN ZERO. THANK YOU,
MADAM SECRETARY. UH ANY OF THIS
OR ITEMS TOO? ALL RIGHT. WELCOME
TO KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR ANY
MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON
THANK YOU SO MUCH. MEMBERS.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES FOR ROBUST
MEETING. WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE
OPEN FOR FIVE MORE MINUTES FOR
ANY MEMBERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO
ADD ON THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM,
THE TIME IS NOW FOR 35 WILL KEEP
THE ITEMS OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS
WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON THANK
YOU. OKAY GOOD. YEAH I DON'T
KNOW. KIDS RIGHT? CHAD MADE MORE
. OKAY THAT'S OKAY. FOUR FOR MR
WALLACE. BUT IF YOU LIKE,
PERFECT, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL ON ANY, UH, ITEMS
OUT ON VILE ITEM NUMBER TWO A B
247. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
WALLACE WALLACE. AYE. THAT IS
11. I S WE'RE NOT VOTING. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NEXT ONE, MADAM
SECRETARY. FILE ITEM 19 A B 1749
. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
WALLACE WALLACE, I THANK YOU
COLLEAGUES THAT MEASURES OUT 12
0 NEXT ONE, MADAM SECRETARY ITEM
NUMBER 15 A B 1390. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE,
WALLACE WALLACE. NO. THANK YOU
SO MUCH COLLEAGUES THAT IS OUT
NINE EYES TO NOSE AND WHAT NOT
VOTING. NEXT ONE. MADAM
SECRETARY WHILE ITEM NUMBER 18.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
WALLACE WALLACE, NO. THANK YOU
SO MUCH COLLEAGUES. THAT IS I
NINE EYES TO NOSE AND WE'RE NOT
VOTING THAT MEASURES OUT. NEXT
ONE, MADAM SECRETARY. FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE. MAYBE 458. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. WALLACE WALLACE
, I THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES
THAT IS OUT 12 0. NEXT ONE,
MADAM SECRETARY. YOU DO? CONSENT
OKAY, WE CAN GO BACK TO CONSENT.
ANY FURTHER ITEMS. MADAM
SECRETARY. TAKING US ALONG. WE
GOOD. FINAL CALL IN THE DISTANT
ITEMS. CHEERS. I'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN AT THIS MOMENT IF
ANYBODY HAS ANY OF THIS AND ALL
SIGN ON FOR A COUPLE MORE
MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU. SEE YOU, BROTHER.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. PRODUCE. SIX YEAH.
YEAH, I'M GONNA JOURNEY. I
PREFER YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES FOR A ROBUST ASSEMBLY
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE'S
PATIENCE AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. TESTIMONY, COMMENTS. AND
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR
HARD WORK AND EFFORTS ON THIS
COMMITTEE HEARING, AND WE'VE HAD
A ROBUST SESSION OF MEETINGS
THIS MONTH REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYONE'S HARD WORK AND EFFORTS
, AND WITH THAT THE ASSEMBLY
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS
ADJOURNED.