ALL RIGHT. I LIKE TO CALL THIS
MEETING TO ORDER. GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. THIS IS, UH
HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. UH, LIKE TO
WELCOME MR CARILLO, MR LEE. WE
ARE WAITING FOR OTHER MEMBERS,
BUT WITH THE CONSENT OF THE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS. UH, UM
CONSULTANT. WE WILL PROCEED. UH
WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM, SO I
WILL HOLD OFF ON THE ROLE CALLED
ESTABLISHED QUORUM. AND LIKE TO
WELCOME EVERYONE TO TODAY'S
HEARING BEFORE I GO ANY FURTHER.
I WANT TO AH, RECOGNIZE THAT
TODAY IS ADMINISTRATIVE
PROFESSIONALS DAY AND WE WANT TO
THANK OUR COMMITTEE SECRETARY
JOCELYN TWILA. ALL RIGHT. ALL
RIGHT. WE WILL BE HEARING BILLS
INSIGNE IN ORDER. WE HAVE 30
BILLS ON FILE. TWO BILLS HAVE
BEEN PULLED. SO IF YOU ARE HERE
FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO BILLS,
THEY WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY.
THOSE BILLS ARE FILE ITEM NUMBER
11 ASSEMBLY BILL 906. AND FILE
ITEM NUMBER 30. ASSEMBLY
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NUMBER
NINE, SO THOSE TWO HAVE BEEN
PULLED BY THE AUTHOR, AND SO
THEY WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY. WE
WILL HAVE A SPECIAL ORDER FOR
FILE ADAM NUMBER ONE A. B 938 TO
TRY TO UH, ACCOMMODATE AND
THERE'S SOME CROWD MANAGEMENT
TODAY. UM. THERE ARE 14 MEASURES
ON CONSENT. THEY ARE THE
FOLLOWING BILLS A B 95 WITH
AMENDMENTS. A B 368 WITH
AMENDMENTS. MAYBE 679. MAYBE 908
WITH AMENDMENTS A B 934 WITH
AMENDMENTS. MAYBE 984 WITH
AMENDMENTS. MAYBE 10 23. MAYBE
10 38. A B 11 65. MAYBE 13 27
WITH AMENDMENTS. A B 14 73 WITH
AMENDMENTS. A B 14 79. A B 15 09
WITH AMENDMENTS. AND A B 15 17
WITH AMENDMENTS SO THOSE 14
BILLS ARE ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THEY WILL NOT BE HEARD
. UH, SEPARATELY. SO IF YOU'RE
HERE FOR ANY OF THOSE BILLS UH,
NOW THAT WE HAVE QUORUM, WE CAN
ESTABLISHED QUORUM AND THEN VOTE
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UM
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL TO ESTABLISH QUORUM. HERE
HERE. ALL OF THE SWING, OKAY?
MURATSUCHI HERE. HE HERE, DOLLY!
ONE KOREA CARILLO HERE, HOOVER
HERE ARE HERE. LEAVE. LEE HERE,
MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. WE HAVE A
QUORUM. MADAM SECRETARY. WELL,
CAN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION? 2ND
2ND. UM THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. THIS IS A ROLL CALL
FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
CONSENT CALENDAR FILE ITEM FIVE.
MAYBE 95. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
FLOOR FILE. ITEM SIX A. B 3 68.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS ITEM 10 A B 6
79. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. ITEM
12 A B 908. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS FILE ITEM 13 89
34. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS WHILE
ITEM 14 89 84, THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. OUR ITEM 15.
MAYBE 10 TO 3. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS FILE ITEM
16. MAYBE 10 38. THE MOTION IS
DUE PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS.
FILE ADAM 28 B 11 65. THE MOTION
IS PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
A B EXCUSE ME FILE ITEM 23 A B
13 27 THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR.
ABOUT ADAM 25 A B 14 73. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. ABOUT ITEM 26 A
B 14 79. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
TWO APPROPRIATIONS FILE ITEM. 27
A B 15 OH, NINE. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS ABOUT ITEM 28 A B
15 17 THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
MURATSUCHI ALRIGHT, I DOLLY WON
CARILLO. CARILLO? AYE. HOOVER. I
HOOVER. I LI LEE I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA FOUR OF THEM. OKAY
WE HAVE FOUR VOTES THAT IS A
MAJORITY SO THEY CONSENT
CALENDAR HAS PASSED. JUST SOME
PROCEDURAL RULES FOR OUR HEARING
TODAY AS A AH FOR EACH BILL. WE
WILL HAVE EACH BILL THAT'S BEING
PRESENTED WILL HAVE UP TO TWO
WITNESSES EACH SIDE AND SUPPORT
AND IN OPPOSITION E CHURCH
WITNESS WHO MAY BE SPEAKING WHO
MAY SPEAK FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES
FOR EACH BILL PRESENTED MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC AND THE HEARING
ROOM WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
STATE YOUR POSITION. PLEASE
LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO STATING
YOUR NAME, AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO WELCOME TO
PROVIDE COMMENT. THROUGH THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE PORTAL. AND,
UH, WE HAVE SOME. BILLS THAT WE
MAY HAVE SOME AH, YOU KNOW,
HEALTHY DEBATE ON TODAY AND SO I
WANT TO READ A GENERAL ROLES
ABOUT DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT AT OUR
HEARINGS. CONDUCT THAT DISRUPTS
, DISTURBS OR OTHERWISE IMPEDES
THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE
HEARING IS PROHIBITED. SUCH
CONDUCT MAY INCLUDE TALKING OR
MAKING LOUD NOISES FROM THE
AUDIENCE, UTTERING LOUD
THREATENING OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE
SPEAKING LONGER THAN THE TIME A
LOT ALLOTTED, EXTENDING
DISCUSSION OF MATTERS NOT
RELATED TO THE SUBJECT OF THE
HEARING OR THE BILL. AND OTHER
ACTS THAT DISRUPT THE ORDERLY
PROCEEDING OF THE HEARING. UH TO
ADDRESS ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT.
I WILL TAKE THE FOLLOWING STEPS
. IF THEN INDIVIDUAL DISRUPTS
OUR HEARING PROCESS. I WILL
DIRECT THEM TO STOP AND WARNED
THEM THAT CONTINUED DISRUPTIONS
MAY RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE
CAPITOL BUILDING. I WILL ALSO
DOCUMENT ON THE RECORD THE
INDIVIDUAL INVOLVED IN THE
NATURE OF THE DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT
. IF THE CONDUCT IS NOT STOP, I
WILL REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF
THE SERGEANT'S PRESIDENT IN THE
ROOM AND ESCORTING THE
INDIVIDUAL FROM THE CAPITOL
BUILDING. HOPEFULLY WE WON'T
HAVE TO DO ALL THAT OR ANY OF
THAT, OKAY? LIKE TO PROCEED,
THEN WITH SPECIAL ORDER FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE A. B 9 38. I
THINK OVER THERE? YEAH. THANK
YOU. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT
MR MURATSUCHI, PLEASE GO AHEAD
AND PRESENT WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. I AM PROUD TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 9 38,
WHICH WOULD GIVE TEACHERS AND
SCHOOL STAFF A 50% PAY RAISE BY
2030. SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE
ARE FACING A WORKFORCE CRISIS
WITH MANY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES UNABLE TO AFFORD TO
LIVE IN THE COMMUNITIES THAT
THEY WORK IN. IN PARTICULAR,
THERE IS A GROWING GAP BETWEEN
TEACHERS AND COMPARABLY EDUCATED
COLLEGE GRADUATES AND OTHER
FIELDS. DATA SHOWS THAT TEACHERS
EARN 23.5% LESS THAN THEIR
SIMILARLY EDUCATED PEERS. IN
COUNTRIES LIKE FINLAND AND
SINGAPORE. TEACHER SALARIES ARE
COMPETITIVE WITH JOBS AND FEELS
LIKE ENGINEERING, LAW AND
BUSINESS. ON TOP OF THAT NEARLY
TWO THIRDS OF YOUNG ADULTS
RECENTLY SURVEYED CITED PAY IS
ONE OF THE TOP THREE REASONS WHY
THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE
TEACHING PROFESSION. WE NEED TO
CLOSE THIS WAGE GAP TO GET MORE
YOUNG PEOPLE TO ASPIRE TO BECOME
EDUCATORS. THAT IS WHY I
INTRODUCED ASSEMBLY BILL 9 38 TO
SET THE GOAL OF RAISING TEACHER
AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES. SALARIES
BY 50. BY 2030. THE SPILL
SPECIFICALLY WOULD ESTABLISH
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA
BASED GRANT FUNDING TARGETS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2030 2031. TO
INCREASE THE STATE BASED GRANT
EDUCATION FUNDING BY 50. WITH
THE SPECIFIC INTENT THAT THE
BASE GRANT INCREASED BE USED TO
CLOSE THE WAGE GAP BY 2030. THIS
BILL WILL ALSO REQUIRE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO REPORT THEIR
PROGRESS IN CLOSING THE WAGE GAP
EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT SEVEN
YEARS. IN CLOSING. IF WE WANT
WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS WE NEED TO
PAY TEACHERS AND ESSENTIAL
SCHOOL STAFF WHAT THEY DESERVE.
I AM, UH JOINED TODAY BY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, JEFF
FRANCIS. AH AS WELL AS UH, ELENA
ROYAL, A SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHER WITH THE UNITED
EDUCATORS OF SAN FRANCISCO.
THANK YOU. WHEN YOU'RE READY.
HELLO MY NAME IS ELENA ROYAL AND
MY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER IN
SAN FRANCISCO AT JOHN O'CONNELL
HIGH SCHOOL. AND I'M HERE TODAY
TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT A B. 9
38. I'M A PROUD SPECIAL EDUCATOR
IN SAN FRANCISCO, WHERE FOR THE
LAST SIX YEARS I HAVE TAUGHT
MANY OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
STUDENTS FOR THE 13 YEARS.
BEFORE THAT, I WORKED AS A PAIR
OF EDUCATOR AT GLEN PARK
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THANKS TO
THE CLASSIFIED TO CERTIFICATE
PIPELINE PROGRAM, I HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO WORK MY WAY TO BECOME A
TEACHER. BUT IT HASN'T BEEN
EASY. BEFORE I BECAME A TEACHER
. I HAD TO WORK FOR JOBS TO
SURVIVE. EVEN NOW, I HAVE NO
SAVINGS RENT TAKES UP NEARLY MY
ENTIRE PAYCHECK. AND UP UNTIL
THREE YEARS AGO, I LIVED WITH MY
PARENTS. SIMPLY BECAUSE I COULD
NOT AFFORD TO LIVE ALONE. BUT I
CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE ONE OF THE
LUCKY ONES. FOR TOO MANY EARLY
CAREER EDUCATORS AND NEARLY ALL
CLASSIFIED WORKERS. IT'S SIMPLY
IMPOSSIBLE TO GET BY ON THE
SALARIES WE HAVE GIVEN THE
DEMANDS. WE NOW MAKE OUR, UM
GIVEN THE DEMANDS WE NOW MAKE ON
OUR SCHOOL WORKERS. OUR SCHOOL
HAS FOUND IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO RECRUIT TEACHERS AND
PARAPROFESSIONALS. IN FACT, IT
HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT WE HAVE
TO PAIR PROFESSIONALS TEACHING
CLASS THIS YEAR, EVEN THOUGH
THEY DON'T HAVE CREDENTIALS. TO
MEET THE LETTER OF THE LAW. ONE
TEACHES IN THE LIBRARY WITH THE
CREDENTIAL LIBRARIAN PRESENT. IN
THE ROOM WHO IS NOT DIRECTLY
INVOLVED WITH INSTRUCTION. AND
IN MY SCHOOL ALONE BECAUSE OF
THE INTENSE PRESSURE AND THE
HIGH COST OF LIVING. AT LEAST 15
OF OUR STAFF ARE LEAVING THAT IS
HALF OF OUR STAFF AT OUR HIGH
SCHOOL. THIS IS GOING TO LEAVE
OUR STUDENTS. UM DEVASTATED, AND
IT'S ALSO HEARTBREAKING TO WATCH
INCREDIBLY HARD WORKING STAFF,
LEAVING OUR COMMUNITY.
UNFORTUNATELY OUR SCHOOLS ARE
NOT UNIQUE IN OUR DISTRICT OR IN
CALIFORNIA. WE SIMPLY CANNOT
RECRUIT AND RETAIN THE EDUCATORS
AND SUPPORT STAFF. OUR STUDENTS
NEED TO HAVE THRIVING PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT OUR STUDENTS
DESERVE. A B 9 38 IS ESSENTIAL
TO ADDRESSING THIS CRISIS. IT
WOULD MEAN THAT I WOULD HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH THE CAREER
MY CAREER IN THE COMMUNITY THAT
I LOVE AND THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE
TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN EDUCATORS
SO THAT THEY, TOO, MAY BUILD A
CAREER THAT THEY CAN BE PROUD
OF. THANK YOU AND SORRY. FORGOT
TO REMIND TWO MINUTES, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JEFF FRANCIS. I'M THE
PRESIDENT OF CFT ALSO A HIGH
SCHOOL MATH TEACHER BY TRADE.
CFT IS A UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS. MANY
OF THE PEOPLE IN RED HERE AND
OUTSIDE ARE MEMBERS OF C F T. C
F T IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF HB 9
38, AND WE ARE DEEPLY
APPRECIATIVE OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
MURATSUCHI FOR TAKING THE LEAD
TO AUTHOR THIS IMPORTANT BILL.
LET'S BE CLEAR. THE STORY YOU
HAVE JUST HEARD. FROM AN
EDUCATOR WHO CARES FOR AND
EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN WHO'S BEEN
BOTH A CLASSIFIED AND IT'S
CERTIFICATED MEMBER IS JUST ONE
OF THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR STORIES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THERE WAS
A STAFFING CRISIS IN OUR SCHOOLS
IN THE STATE IN THIS NATION. BUT
OUR STATE CAN RESPOND TO THAT.
WITHOUT BOLD ACTION FROM ELECTED
LEADERS IN SACRAMENTO. IT'S ONLY
GONNA GET WORSE AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. IN EVERY CORNER OF THE
STATE. I HEAR THE SAME DESPERATE
STORIES FROM OUR MEMBERS.
TEACHERS WHO LIVE IN THEIR CARS
OR COMMUTE OVER TWO HOURS EACH
WAY TO THEIR SCHOOLS BECAUSE
THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN
THAT COMMUNITY. SCHOOLS THAT
HAVE TURNED OVER FROM ANYWHERE
FROM 25 TO 50% EVERY YEAR
BECAUSE THEY CAN'T RETAIN
QUALIFIED TEACHERS OR STAFF. NOT
ENOUGH SPECIAL ED TEACHERS AND
PARAPROFESSIONALS DEDICATED
TEACHERS WHO WANT TO START A
FAMILY WHO ARE MAKING THE
AGONIZING DECISION TO LEAVE THE
PROFESSION THAT WE ALL CARE
ABOUT TO EDUCATE OUR STUDENTS
AND OUR COMMUNITIES, VETERAN
EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL WORKERS WHO
ARE BURNT OUT AND LEAVING
BECAUSE THEY WERE SACRIFICING
THEIR OWN WELL BEING TO MAKE UP
FOR A SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN DONE
AND BREAKING THE LIST GOES ON
FOR THE REASONS R T K 12 SCHOOLS
ARE SUFFERING FROM AN INABILITY
TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN EDUCATORS
AND CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
THE CTE REPORTED JUST THIS
SCHOOL YEAR. WHERE THEY WERE
SHORT 22,000 TEACHERS AND THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION
STATISTICS SAID THAT WITHIN THE
WESTERN REGION OF THE US SCHOOL
LAST FALL, REPORTED VACANCY
RATES OF 59% UNDER STAFF OF OUR
SCHOOLS, MAKE NO MISTAKE. THIS
IS A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE
STUDENTS AND THE FAMILIES WE
SERVE. WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE
AVERAGE BEGINNING PAY OF IN THE
STATE 58,000. THAT'S NOT ENOUGH
TO AFFORD TO LIVE IN SAN
FRANCISCO. THE HOURLY RATE OF
MANY CLASSIFY EMPLOYEES OFTEN
LIMITED BY HOURS AND BENEFITS IS
JUST ABOVE MINIMUM WAGE OFF
TIMES. AND WE RECOGNIZE AND
APPRECIATE LIKE THE PIPELINE
THAT WAS JUST TALKED ABOUT THE
WORK THAT THE LEGISLATURE AND
THE GOVERNOR HAVE DONE TO
ADDRESS THIS CRISIS SO FAR, BUT
THESE EFFORTS ALONE HAVE NOT
SUCCESSFULLY LED THE CHANGES WE
NEED. A B 99 38 IS A BIG AND
BOLD IDEA. WE MAKE NO MISTAKE
ABOUT THAT, BUT IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME
TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM. WE ASKED
FOR YOUR I VOTE ON 89 38. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NEXT. WE HAVE IF
THERE'S ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC
THAT WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE COME TO THE
MICROPHONE. YES. AND JUST A
REMINDER. PLEASE SHARE YOUR
NAME, YOUR AFFILIATION AND YOUR
POSITION ON THE BILL. I WANT TO
MAKE SURE WE HEAR FROM EVERYONE.
THANK YOU. HI THERE. I'M JULIAN
NEIL. I'M 1/4 GRADE TEACHER AND
TWIN RIVERS, LOCATED IN
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, AND WE ARE
DEFINITELY IN SUPPORT. CAMACHO
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
KINDERGARTEN TEACHER IN
HOLTSVILLE, I'M SPEAKING IN
FAVOR. MICHAEL BLOOMING
FAIRFIELD, SUISUN UNIFIED CT, A
22 YEAR SPANISH TEACHER PROUDLY
IN FAVOR OF THIS. PAMELA GREEN
HALL SPEECH LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGISTS, YOU KNOW, UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT 33 YEARS VERY
GRATEFULLY SUPPORT. ANA CORDERO
, SEVENTH GRADE TEACHER 15 YEARS
VIRTUAL EDUCATOR AND SUPPORT.
POLYCOM DRAKE. OH, I'M AN
ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR AND
HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA AND I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THIS. JULIE JULIE
SUPPORTED A GIBSON TIERRA DEL
SOL CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL IN
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA AND I
SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. HI LISA
HICKMAN. THIRD GRADE TEACHER,
TUSTIN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT. STEVE MCDOUGALL
SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER SLASH
UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALSO
OF CFT I SUPPORT. MELINDA
MORELLO HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER
, SANDRA FELL CITY SCHOOLS ALSO
CFT MEMBER I SUPPORT VERY
COVINGTON'S LONELINESS. UNION
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. I'M A
ENGLISH TEACHER. AND I'VE BEEN A
TEACHER FOR 25 YEARS. I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THIS. CHEN APPEALS,
SEVENTH GRADE SOCIAL STUDIES
TEACHER IN SANTA CRUZ CITY
SCHOOLS, CFT MEMBERS SUPPORT.
JENNIFER CLAYTON, NORTH MONTEREY
COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
MEMBER OF THE C F T AND I
SUPPORT IT AS WELL. AND THAT
FREEMAN, SECOND GRADE EDUCATOR
FOR 22 YEARS WITH NORTH MONTEREY
COUNTY, UNIFIED AND I SUPPORT.
JODI CROP HALLER, GREATER SANTA
CRUZ FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2030. IN SUPPORT EDUCATOR FOR 15
YEARS. HI MY NAME IS JENNIFER
VIA I'M A SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHER FOR HIGH SCHOOL RANCH IN
SAN JUAN AND SILLIEST UNION HIGH
SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M ALSO
THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR IN
MONTEREY COUNTY FOR 2023. I
COMPLETELY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
CONGRATULATIONS. ROXANA PINA.
DONATE EDUCATOR FOR 17 YEARS
SPECIAL EDUCATOR AS WELL FOR
SALINAS UNION HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT, ALSO A MEMBER OF CFT
AND IN SUPPORT. HI. MY NAME IS
TERRY JOHNSON. I'M PRESENTLY
ESPECIALLY EDUCATION TEACHER AS
SOON AS UNION HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT BUT WORKED AS A
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE FOR 13 YEARS
PRIOR TO BECOMING A TEACHER, AND
I'M STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. HI MY NAME IS AMY. HADN
I'M A THIRD GRADE TEACHER FOR
THE LAST NINE YEARS AT RESCUE
UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT IN EL
DORADO COUNTY, AND I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. I AM
REBECCA. GOOD CHILD. I AM FROM
SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE. I'M A
LIBRARIAN. I'M WITH CFT AND I'M
IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. HELLO
JASON NEWMAN. PRESIDENT LUIS
RIOS COLLEGE FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS SUPPORT. HI ALREADY IT
LEMONY VERSUS SAID, UM SECONDARY
AT AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE, ALSO
THE FACULTY UNION PRESIDENT,
THEIR TEACHER DSL IN STRONG
SUPPORT FOR THIS, BILL. THANK
YOU. MY NAME IS PEDRO CARRIZALEZ
REPRESENT TORRENTIAL UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. I DO TEACH IN
THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING
FROM NINE DIFFERENT EIGHT IN THE
MORNING. ALL THE WAY TO NINE PM
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. ERIN HORTON FROM LOS
ANGELES CITY COLLEGE, AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS AS A
MEMBER OF CFT. PAUL AMERICAN
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER IN CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED
SCHOOL JURISTIC AND WE I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. JULIE LOUIS MATH
TEACHER, LOCAL 22 19 IN GALT. I
STARTED WORKING. I MADE $24,000
. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT STARTING
WAGES NOW INCREASED, HOWEVER.
NICE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
ALL RIGHT. ALEX DIJON CURRENT
FACULTY WITH THE LOS ANGELES
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT. PREVIOUSLY I WAS A
CLASSIFIED STAFF MEMBER AT THE
ROLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT,
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. HELLO CARL
WILLIAMS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONDO
FEDERATION OF CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEES, ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE
CFT COUNCIL. CLASSIFY EMPLOYEES
. I AM A SENIOR CUSTODIAN, AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL. AYE
KELLY HANSEN, SIXTH GRADE
TEACHER LODI EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DANIEL DODGE SR. CARILLO COLLEGE
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS. 50 4400
PRESIDENT, MONTEREY BAY CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL. AF AF L C I O
FORMER MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
WATSON VILLE. I RISE IN SUPPORT
OF THE SPORT. THANK YOU. EVERY
CHILD EAST SIDE UNION HIGH
SCHOOL DISTRICT ON MY SCIENCE
TEACHER. I'M ALSO CUPERTINO
UNION SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. THANK
YOU. I'M IN SUPPORT. AFTERNOON
WADE KYLE, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPPORT SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHER. CINDY MAGYAR
, SEVENTH GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER,
DOTSON MIDDLE SCHOOL, LOS
ANGELES AND IN SUPPORT. MARIAN
WILLIS, EC TEACHER, BERKELEY
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CFT IN
SUPPORT. HIÆN 11 NOW 16 YEARS OF
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST AND MEMBER
OF THE UNITED EDUCATION, SAN
FRANCISCO AND SUPPORT THIS BILL
AND MY COLLEAGUE. HI MELISSA
BOWLS I TEACH SCIENCE AT REDWOOD
HIGH SCHOOL AND MARKS BIRD,
CALIFORNIA AND I SPEAK IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, JESSICA HEY,
WITH THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, JAMES
MICHAEL PAULA, WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL BOYS ASKED ME IN FULL
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. HI MATT
MEYER, PRESIDENT OF THE BERKELEY
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, ALSO
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, FULL
SUPPORT. REGINA SHE GOYA, VICE
PRESIDENT, BERKELEY FEDERATION
OF TEACHERS AND FIRST GRADE
ELEMENTARY TEACHER AND FULL
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR MEMBERS. SARAH
FLOCKS. CALIFORNIA LABOR
FEDERATION, A PROUD CO SPONSOR
OF THE MEASURE. THANK YOU. HI
I'M SARAH CARVER. I TEACH
KINDERGARTEN AND MALCOLM X
ELEMENTARY AND BERKELEY FULL
SUPPORT FOR THIS MEASURE. THANK
YOU. MOLLY BLUESTEIN, TEACHER AT
CRAIG MÀ ELEMENTARY IN BERKELEY.
AND I HAVE FULL GIVE MY FULL
SUPPORT TO THIS MEASURE. MORGAN
AGNEW, PRESIDENT OF THE CENTER,
FELLOW FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
AND PARENTS OF THE KINDERGARTNER
IN SAN FRANCISCO. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. FULL SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE. THANK YOU. YEAH ME ON.
OH, JENNY LAFAKIS, FOURTH GRADE
TEACHER, PARENT OF FIFTH GRADE
15 YEAR OLD TWINS. I FULLY
SUPPORT 938. ERIN VANDERMEER
VICE PRESIDENT, JUNIOR HIGH
PETALUMA FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
IN SUPPORT. SANDRA LARSON,
PRESIDENT OF PETALUMA FEDERATION
OF TEACHERS, 30 OR EDUCATOR AND
I SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. MY NAME
IS JOHN DRUITT. I TEACH AT
WOODLAND HIGH SCHOOL AND
PRESIDENT OF THE WOODLAND
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION,
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
, SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF THE BILL,
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MICHELLE UNDERWOOD ON
BEHALF ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FUNDING
COALITION. IN SUPPORT OF AMENDED
POSITION, UM, LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK, THANK YOU.
HI KATIE HARDMAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AND STRONG SUPPORT. ON A MAC
WITH CHILDREN NOW ALSO IN
SUPPORT. HI MARA HARVEY,
PRESIDENT THOMAS TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION 20 YEAR TEACHER HERE
IN SACRAMENTO, AND I'M
ABSOLUTELY IN SUPPORT OF THIS
FILM. GOOD AFTERNOON. LISA LENIN
WILKINS. PROUD MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCIENCE TEACHER FOR 19 YEARS AND
PRESIDENT OF THE LODI EDUCATION
ASSOCIATION, AND I AM SUPPORTING
THIS BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
ROBERT HOLDS I'M 1/4 THROUGH
SIXTH GRADE TEACHER FOR THE SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION, AND I ALSO SUPPORT
THIS FILM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THAT EVERYONE DO WE HAVE ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TODAY.
HELLO I'M SANDY. I'M A PLASTER
COUNTY RESIDENT, AND I BELIEVE
IN OUR US CONSTITUTION OR
CALIFORNIA STATE CONSTITUTION
AND ANYWHERE WHERE THE
GOVERNMENT IS OVERREACHING. UM
ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE
PEOPLE. UM I OPPOSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. APPRECIATE
IT. ELIZABETH ESQUIVEL WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION SCHOOL
BUSINESS OFFICIALS. WE ACTUALLY
HAVE A SUPPORT IF AMENDED
POSITION. OUR CONCERNS STEM FROM
THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE BILL
THAT IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS
INCLUDES THE STATUTORY BENEFITS
THAT WILL BE FACTORED IN TOTAL
THE TOTAL COST OF EMPLOYEE
COMPENSATION, SO WE WANTED SOME
CLARITY AROUND THAT, AND IT WAS
ALSO UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS BILL
WOULD MANDATE WOULD BE BECOME A
MANDATE FOR BASIC AID SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. AND SO WE REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A CONVERSATION AND THE WORK
OF THE COMMITTEE STAFF. TO BE
ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME CLARITY
AROUND. UM AROUND THAT LANGUAGE
AND ALSO, THANK YOU. UM MARTUCCI
, SHOULD IT BE YOUR WILL TO
ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
THAT ARE FOUND ON PAGE 11 AND 12
OF THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS, WE
WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MOVE
TO A SUPPORT POSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS, ANDREA BALL ON
BEHALF OF THREE ORGANIZATIONS
ALSO SUPPORTIVE, AMENDED
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE
CENTRAL VALLEY EDUCATION
COALITION AND THE ORANGE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AS MY
COLLEAGUE NOTED THAT COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS WOULD MOVE US TO A
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY
OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AND
OPPOSITION. YES SEEING NONE. WE
WILL MOVE IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE, MR LEE. I APPLAUD OUR
CHAIR FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD. OF COURSE, WE NEED TO
FAIRLY COMPENSATE ALL OUR
EDUCATORS ACROSS CALIFORNIA, AS
WELL AS TECHNICAL COURSES. ALL
THE RISING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
THAT'S EATING AWAY AT THEIR
SALARIES. I THINK ONE THING TO
POINT OUT AS WELL. WE ARE
ADVANCING MEASURES LIKE THIS.
YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT WELL, WE
GET MORE MONEY TO LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICT
ALSO TRANSLATING THOSE GAMES.
BACK TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. WE WANT
THAT TO BE THE CASE, AND IF
YOU'LL HAVE ME, I WOULD LOVE TO
BE A CO AUTHOR ON THIS MEASURE
AS WELL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
BILL. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A
MOTION, MR CARILLO. I WILL.
SECOND THAT MOTION. BUT FIRST I
WANT TO SAY THAT THIS HAS BEEN
LONG OVERDUE. IT'S TIME THAT WE
RECOGNIZE THE HARD WORK OR
TEACHERS DO. UM HEARING THAT 25%
LESS SALARY FROM OTHER OTHER
STATES. I THINK IT'S CRITICAL
THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN
EDUCATION. PART OF THAT
INVESTMENT IS COMPENSATED
TEACHERS FOR WHAT THEY DO. NOT
ONLY DO THEY GET 25% LESS THAN
OTHERS, BUT THEY ALSO PUT OUT OF
THEIR POCKET MONEY TO BRING
SUPPLIES TO THE CLASSROOMS. SO
WHEN I THANK ALL THE TEACHERS
FOR WHAT THEY'VE DONE I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IN FRONT
OF US. AND WE'RE ALSO ASK IF I
COULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A
COFFER OF THE BILL. THANK YOU.
SORT OF. AH THANK YOU AND ANY
OTHER. I GUESS THAT'S SO I WILL
MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. FIRST
OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THE BILL FORWARD. THANK YOU TO
ALL THE TEACHERS IN THE ROOM
TODAY THAT CAME OUT AND TO SHOW
THEIR SUPPORT IN PARTICULAR TO
THE SPANISH TEACHERS AND THE
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, YOU
KNOW, AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER, THIS IS I STILL HEAR
FROM MY DISTRICT'S ALL THE TIME
AND NOT NOT ONLY THAT OUR
TEACHER SHORTAGES REAL. IT'S A
VERY REAL PROBLEM, AND IT'S
PARTICULARLY PRESCIENT IN THESE
AREAS. UH AND I JUST, UM I DO
FEEL STRONGLY AND I KNOW WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF BUDGET
DISCUSSIONS THIS YEAR ON WHAT
OUR PRIORITIES SHOULD BE AS A
STATE, PARTICULARLY GIVEN THE
BUDGET POSITION. THAT WE'RE
CURRENTLY IN, BUT I THINK
EDUCATION HAS TO BE OUR TOP
PRIORITY BECAUSE OUR STUDENTS
REALLY ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT
AND SO, UM, I ALSO WANT TO SAY,
WELL, I WANTED TO ASK YOU IF
YOU'RE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS SAYS YES AND THERE,
THAT'S I ASSUME NOT AND I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THOSE
AMENDMENTS. I DID HAVE SOME
CONCERNS ON THE INITIAL VERSION
OF THIS BILL, BUT I THINK THOSE
MOSTLY SOLVED THOSE CONCERNS AND
I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY. AND WITH THAT, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH LIKE TO JOIN YOU, MR HOOVER
AND THANKING ALL THE EDUCATORS
THAT THE TEACHERS THAT THE
CLASSIFIED WORKERS ALL OF THE
ESSENTIAL SCHOOL STAFF THAT KEEP
OUR SCHOOLS RUNNING FOR TAKING
TIME TO COME TO OUR STATE
CAPITAL FROM THROUGHOUT THE
STATE. UM YOU KNOW, THERE WAS
ONE TEACHER THAT THAT CAME FROM
TUSTIN UNIFIED AND SHE SHARED
WITH ME THAT SHE HAD TO RUN TO
THE GIFT STORE TO GET, YOU KNOW
, UH, STICKERS AND PENCILS FOR
ALL OF HER KIDS. UH AND YOU
KNOW, I HAD TO ASK HER. ARE YOU
PAYING FOR THAT OUT OF YOUR
POCKET? AND SHE SAYS, WELL, OF
COURSE, YOU KNOW SHE'S BEEN
DOING THAT FOR 20 YEARS AS A AS
A TEACHER, UM, AND SO I THINK
THAT THAT WAS JUST A YOU KNOW, A
REMINDER TO ME OF THE SACRIFICES
THAT OUR TEACHERS AND OUR YOU
KNOW. ESSENTIAL SCHOOL STAFF
MAKE TO, UH, TO EDUCATE AND TO
TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS DAY AND
DAY OUT, AND SO, UM, THANK YOU
FOR THE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR
THIS MEASURE. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. SO WE
HAVE A MOTION FOR MR LEAH'S
SECOND FROM MR CARILLO.
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ITEM ONE A B 9 38. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I DALI ONE KOREA
CARILLO I. HOOVER HOOVER. I LI
LEE I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. SO WE
HAVE FOUR VOTES FOR THAT BILL.
IT IS OUT, BUT WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLE OPEN FOR OTHER MEMBERS AND
I THINK YEAH, I THINK WE'RE JUST
GONNA GIVE A MINUTE TO CLEAR THE
ROOM AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO
OUR NEXT BILL. SO THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
YES. THANKS.
OKAY?
OKAY? ALL RIGHT, SERGEANT REED,
ARE WE OKAY TO PROCEED? OKAY.
THANK YOU. OKAY WE ARE MOVING,
UH, TO ACCOMMODATE. CHAIR DR
ARAMBULA, WHO HAS A BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE, Tð. PRESIDE THIS
IS ITEM NUMBER 24 ASSEMBLY BILL
14 45 WELCOME, DR ARAMBULA.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THE RECOMMENDED
AMENDMENTS, WHICH I ACCEPT. A B
14 45 ADVANCES DROWNING
PREVENTION BY CONNECTING ALL
CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS AND
CAREGIVERS WITH WATER SAFETY
KNOWLEDGE THROUGH SCHOOLS AND
LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THIS
MEASURE IS KNOWN AS THE NAME TAO
DROWNING PREVENTION ACT IN HONOR
OF A YOUNG CONSTITUENT NOTHING
WAS AN 18 YEAR OLD SENIOR
PREPARING TO GRADUATE AS
VALEDICTORIAN AT EDISON HIGH
SCHOOL IN FRESNO. WHEN HE
TRAGICALLY DROWNED IN A LOCAL
RIVER IN MAY. 2017 IN A YEAR
JUST LIKE THIS WHEN OUR RIVERS
ARE SO FULL HIS DEATH IMPACTED
NOT ONLY HIS OLD OWN FAMILY BUT
ALSO THE COMMUNITY THAT HE
BECAME A LEADER IN BY INCREASING
AWARENESS ABOUT SWIM SAFETY AND
DROWNING PREVENTION AT AN EARLY
AGE. MAYBE 14 45 CAN HELP TO
SAVE LIVES OF CALIFORNIANS.
TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF A B 14
45 IS SURE MUA, REPRESENTING THE
YOUTH LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE IN
FRESNO, AND TO BE TAO, NIANG'S
BROTHER. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
MURATSUCHI ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OF
THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. MY
NAME IS SHOW MORE. I AM HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE, AND WE ARE HONORED TO
COOK TO SPONSOR THIS BILL. I
FIRST MET NING AT A SWEARING IN
THE CITY OF PRESIDENT YOUTH
COMMISSION. IT WAS FROM THERE,
THE NAME JOINED THE PRESIDENT
VOICING MANY COLOR PROGRAM AND
WE BEGAN WORKING CLOSELY
TOGETHER. JUMPED RIGHT INTO THE
WORK WHETHER IT WAS ADVOCATING
FOR YOUTH JOBS, PROTECTING THE
MOST VULNERABLE OR FOR MORE AND
BETTER PARKS. HE READILY
VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE LEAD. ALONG
WITH HIS PEERS ADVOCATED FOR
YOUTH JOB SUMMER PROGRAM AND FOR
A SAFE SCHOOLS RESOLUTION THAT
WOULD PROTECT UNDOCUMENTED
STUDENTS. HE INSPIRED MANY OTHER
YOUNG PEOPLE TO ADVOCATE FOR
MORE GREEN SPACES SAFE AND WHILE
THE CAR PARKS AND FOR MORE
INVESTMENTS IN LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION CAMPAIGNS, WHICH
CONTINUED AFTER HIS DEATH IN
WHICH RESULTED IN AN ESTIMATED
$1.2 BILLION INVESTMENT IN CITY
OF FRESNO PARKS OVER THE NEXT 30
YEARS AND WHICH CONTINUES TO
FUEL A GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO
REIMAGINE TRANSPORTATION ACROSS
FRESNO COUNTY. NÂNG MADE HIS
PRESENCE FELT AT THE SCHOOL
BOARD AT CITY HALL AND HERE IN
THE CAPITAL AND HIS LEGACY
ENDORSED THROUGH THIS WORK. WHAT
MEANING TRULY SPECIAL WITH HIS
POWER TO BRING OTHERS ALONG. HIS
PEERS GRAVITATED TO HIM. WHEN
WHAT NAME DID THEY DID? WHEN
NEXT SPOKE? THEY LISTENED. IN
MAY 2017 WHEN THEY DROWNED IN
THE RIVER RIVER THAT I MYSELF
HAVE SWIM IN MY FAMILY GO TO HIS
LIFE ENDED TOO SOON, AND WE LOST
A POWERHOUSE AND WE HOPE THAT
THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. NÂNG
IS SPEAKING THROUGH A B 14 45 ON
B AND ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. AND ALL OF
THOSE IMPACTED BY NANG. I AM
ASKING YOU TO LISTEN AND TO
SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN
, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS TO BEAT OUT FIVE YEARS
AGO, MY BROTHER DROWNED IN THE
SANDAL CANE RIVER NAME WAS THE
YOUNGEST OF OUR 10 SIBLINGS AND
HE WAS FROM A LONG REFUGEE
FAMILY. AS DR RAMBLER STATED HE
WAS A VALEDICTORIAN AND HE WAS
BOUNDED TO GO TO èC, BERKELEY.
EVEN AS A YOUNG MAN NAMED HAD
MANY VISION TO MAKE PRESIDENT OR
MORE EQUITABLE CITY. YOU HAVE TO
REMINDED US THAT HE WILL COME
BACK TO OUR CITY TO MAKE IT A
BETTER PLACE. HIS PASSING NOT
ONLY BROUGHT SORROW TO OUR
FAMILY BUT LEFT UNFULFILLED
DREAMS IN OUR PRESIDENT
COMMUNITY. UNFORTUNATELY OUR
STORY IS NOT UNIQUE, ACCORDING
TO THE FRESNO COUNTY WATER
SAFETY COUNCIL, AT LEAST 10
INCIDENTS OF JOHNNY OCCURS
ANNUALLY. ASSEMBLY BILL 1445.
HONORS MY BROTHER NAMED AND MANY
OTHERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES
DUE TO DROWNING. EMPHASIZED HOW
CRUCIAL IT IS THAT EVERYONE HAS
THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO STAY
SAFE IN THE WATER. AND WHILE
THIS BILL CANNOT BRING BACK MY
BROTHER CAN PREVENT OTHER
FAMILIES FROM LOSING THEIR CHILD
, THEIR SIBLING FRIEND OR LOVED
ONE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
AID VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES IN
THE HEARING ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORTED THIS
MEASURE? ARE THERE ANY SAYING
NONE ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE?
SEEING NONE. ARE THERE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THIS MEASURE? SAYING THAT
BRINGING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. MOVED BY MR HOOVER
SECONDED BY MR LEE. ANY COMMENTS
BY THE COMMITTEE? THANK YOU VERY
MUCH OF FIRST OF ALL TO YOUR
CONSTITUENTS, DOCTOR ARAMBULA,
UM. TO THE BROTHER OF NANG. UM
AND YOU KNOW TO THE COMMUNITY
SUPPORT THAT HE, UM CLEARLY HAD
UM. THANK YOU, DOCTOR. ARAMBULA.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE VERY
PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS. UH TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE WERE
HONORING ENTAO, UH THROUGH
ASSEMBLY BILL 14 45 AND TWO
ESTABLISHED DROWNING PREVENTION
PROGRAMS SO THAT NIANG'S LEGACY
WILL BE TO HELP PREVENT THIS
FROM HAPPENING TO OTHER YOUNG,
PARTICULARLY YOUNG LIVES, WHO
ARE CUT MUCH TOO SHORT. UM AND
SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR SHARING. HIS HIS MEMORY
AND I WANT TO GIVE THE CLOSING.
COMMENTS. TO DR ARAMBULA. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. I WILL APPRECIATE
NING'S FAMILY FOR COMING TO
SACRAMENTO TO TESTIFY AND TO
SUPPORT I WILL CALL OUT IF I CAN
CHONG BANG AND CHURCH. OYE THANK
TAO INNINGS, MOTHER AND FATHER
WHO ARE HERE AT THE BACK OF THE
ROOM AND NIANG'S BROTHER AND
SISTER TO BE AND CHIA TOWER WHO
CAME UP HERE TO SACRAMENTO. HE
WAS REALLY AN INSPIRATION. FOR
THOSE OF US IN THE VALLEY, AND
I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO FIND
A WAY FOR HIM TO CONTINUE TO GET
BACK. THIS IS WHAT HE WOULD HAVE
WANTED. AND I ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ITEM 24 A B 14 45. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MASUCCI G. I DALI
ONE CAREER CARILLO I HOOVER
HOOVER. I LEAVE. MCCARTY.
QUIRK-SILVA WE'LL GET IT OUT.
THANK YOU. DON'T CALL. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR COMING TO THE
STATE CAPITAL AND THANK YOU TO
THE TOWEL FAMILY. OKAY? SEE MR
LOWENTHAL ON THE ROOM, AND SO
WE'D LIKE TO PROCEED WITH FILE
ITEM NUMBER THREE. THIS IS A B
10.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I AM VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT A B
10, WHICH WILL REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
DEVELOP A MODEL POLICY. AND
RESOURCES ABOUT BODY SHAMING
THAT SCHOOLS MAY USE TO EDUCATE
STAFF AND STUDENTS ABOUT THIS
ISSUE. THIS BILL, ADDITIONALLY
ENCOURAGES ELIA'S TO INFORM
TEACHERS, STAFF PARENTS AND
PUPILS ABOUT THESE RESOURCES.
I'D LIKE TO START BY ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. AND
WOULD TRULY LIKE TO THANK THE
CHAIR. AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL INPUT AND
WORK ON THIS CONSEQUENTIAL BILL.
AS LEGISLATORS. WE TAKE ON A
MYRIAD OF ISSUES. THROUGH THE
LEGISLATION WE CARRY, SOME OF
WHICH HAVE LITTLE TANGIBLE
CONNECTION TO OUR OWN LIVES. BUT
FOR SOME OF US BILLS HIT US
RIGHT AT HOME. MAYBE 10 IS ONE
OF THOSE BILLS. IT HITS ME RIGHT
AT HOME. I AM HERE FOR BEFORE
YOU TODAY NOT ONLY AS A
LEGISLATOR AND A FORMER TEACHER,
BUT I'M HERE AS A PARENT. AND A
STAKEHOLDER WHOSE FAMILY HAS
BEEN IMPACTED BY BODY SHAMING.
BODY SHAMING IS COMPLEX. I WANT
TO MAKE SURE WE'RE VIEWING IT
THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE LENS.
WHEN WE THINK OF BODY SHAMING ME
MANY MANY OF US THINK ABOUT THE
SOCIAL STIGMA TO STIGMATIZATION
AND DISCRIMINATION OUR CULTURE
HAS TOWARDS OBESITY AND THE
DELIBERATE AND INTENTIONALLY
HURTFUL ACTIONS AND TACTICS OF A
BULLY. WHILE BODY SHAMING CAN BE
TARGETED AS OBESITY AND USED AS
A BULLYING TACTIC. IT ACTUALLY
COMES IN MANY FORMS. THEY OFTEN
DON'T FALL IN EITHER OF THESE
CATEGORIES. BODY SHAMING CAN BE
DIRECTED AT ANYONE'S IMMUTABLE
CHARACTERISTICS, SUCH AS THEIR
HEIGHT, THEIR WEIGHT, THEIR HAIR
OR DISABILITY. AMONG MANY OTHER
CHARACTERISTICS THAT ARE BEYOND
THE POWER OF AN INDIVIDUAL TO
CHANGE OR THAT ARE FUNDAMENTAL
TO PERSONAL IDENTITY. THAT
INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY
MAKE SOMEONE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
OUT OF PLACE LIKE AN OUTSIDER
AND MORE BROADLY, LIKE THE
OTHER. AS THOUGH THEY DO NOT
BELONG AMONGST THEIR PEERS. BODY
SHAMING IS ALSO NOT ALWAYS
BLAMED TACTIC IT CAN COME IN THE
FORM OF INNOCENT COMMENTS. THAT
AN INDIVIDUAL MAY NOT RECOGNIZE
AS BEING HURTFUL, CRITICAL OR
UNWANTED BY SOMEONE ELSE. BODY
SHAMING OFTEN HAS AN INSIDIOUS
RIPPLE EFFECT ON THE LIVES OF
THOSE WHO ARE BEING SUBJECTED TO
IT. ESPECIALLY AMONGST CHILDREN,
ADOLESCENTS. CAN LEAD TO
DIMINISHED SELF ESTEEM AND CAN
LEAD IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS TO
QUESTION THEIR OWN SELF WORTH.
FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WHO
ARE STILL DEVELOPING AND FORMING
THEIR IDENTITIES. THE IMPACT OF
BODY SHAMING CAN HAVE
DEVASTATING AND LONG LASTING
EFFECTS THAT CAN CARRY OVER INTO
ADULTHOOD. TODAY THE NEGATIVE
IMPACTS OF BODY SHAMING THAT
CHILDREN ADOLESCENTS ARE FACING.
ARE BEING COMPOUNDED BY THE
PERVASIVE NARRATIVE AND
PORTRAYAL BODY IMAGES THAT ARE
UNREALISTIC AND SOMETIMES
COMPLETELY UNHEALTHY. FOLKS WE
ARE LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED
TIMES. OUR CHILDREN ARE BEING
BOMBARDED WITH IMAGES OF
IDEALIZED BODIES THAT CAN WARP
THEIR PERCEPTION OF WHAT IS
HEALTHY. MAKE THEM FEEL BAD OR
ASHAMED ABOUT THEIR OWN BODIES.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND TRADITIONAL
MEDIA PLATFORMS ARE FILMED WITH
ADVERTISEMENTS INFLUENCERS
INFORMATION THAT ARE DRIVING
MANY CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS TO
THINK THAT IF THEY LOOK A
CERTAIN WAY THEY'RE GOING TO BE
HAPPY. THEY'RE GOING TO BE
POPULAR. THEY'RE GOING TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. THEY'RE GOING TO BE
FULFILLED IN THEIR LIVES. BUT
THE IMPACT OF THESE NARRATIVES
BECOME PARTICULARLY CONCERNING
AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS WHEN A
CHILD OR IN THE LESSON IS
ALREADY BEING BODY SHAMED. AND
THERE ARE QUESTIONING HOW THEIR
PEERS PERCEIVE THEM IN THEIR OWN
SELF WORTH. THE LARGELY
UNREGULATED ALGORITHMS USED BY
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS CAN
QUICKLY LEAD A CHILD'S
ADOLESCENT INNOCENT SEARCH. ON
TIPS TO LOSING WEIGHT OR EATING
HEALTHY. DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
INTO A DARK RECESS OF OUR
DIGITAL WORLD WHERE NEFARIOUS
CONTENT TEACHES OUR KIDS HOW TO
LEAD IN ANOREXIC OR BULIMIC
LIFESTYLE AND EVEN ENGAGE IN
SELF HARM. IN THE SCHOOL SETTING
BODY SHAMING FREQUENTLY LEADS TO
THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON STUDENT
MENTAL HEALTH. WHICH CAN CAUSE
STUDENTS TO WITHDRAW FROM THEIR
FRIENDS, ACTIVITIES, CLASSROOM
PARTICIPATION AND RESULT IN
INCREASED ABSENTEEISM, SADNESS,
DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS
AND ACTIONS. ALL OF THESE
IMPACTS CAN CAUSE STUDENTS TO
FOLLOW THEM FURTHER BEHIND
ACADEMICALLY. TEACHERS AND
FACULTY, OF COURSE, ARE ON THE
FRONTLINES. WITNESSING THE
IMPACTS THE BODY SHAMING,
CORRELATING AND COMPOUNDING
EFFECTS OF UNREGULATED SOCIAL
MEDIA CONSUMPTION AND A HOST OF
OTHER ISSUES ARE HAVING ON
MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING FOR
OUR CHILDREN. TEACHERS ARE FACED
WITH THE UNKNOWN, ENVIABLE
CHALLENGE OF NAVIGATING THEIR
ROLE AS EDUCATORS WHILE ALSO
COUNSELING MENTORING SUPPORTING
OUR CHILDREN AS THEY CONFRONT
STRUGGLE THROUGH ISSUES AS BODY
SHAMING. IF WE ARE COUNTING ON
THEM TO DO ALL OF THIS. WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN CARRYING OUT THIS
MISSION. OUR SCHOOLS NEED TO BE
ENVIRONMENTS WHERE CHILDREN FEEL
SAFE. THEY FEEL SUPPORTED. THEY
WANT TO GO AND LEARN AND BE
AMONGST THEIR FRIENDS AND PEERS.
BY DEVELOPING POLICIES AND
RESOURCES ON BODY SHAMING
TEACHERS, FACULTY, STUDENTS AND
PARENTS WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED
TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE OF BODY
SHAMING WHEN IT INEVITABLY
ARISES. THE RESOURCES DEVELOPED
UNDER A B 10 SHOULD NOT ONLY BE
USED AS A DISCIPLINARY TOOL WHEN
BODY SHAMING HAS COME TO PLACE
AND IT'S TOO LATE, BUT AS A
LEARNING TOOL THAT CAN HELP
EVERYONE GAINED A DEEPER
UNDERSTANDING OF BODY SHAMING
AND THE IMPACT IT CAN HAVE ON AN
INDIVIDUAL. THESE RESOURCES WILL
HELP OFFER TEACHING MOMENTS TO
STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FACULTY AND
PARENTS WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND
THAT THEIR WORDS ARE ACTUALLY
HURTFUL. THESE RESOURCES CAN
EMPOWER STUDENTS TO SERVE AS
ALLIES TO THEIR PEERS WHO MAY BE
EXPERIENCING BODY SHAMING, AND
FINALLY, THESE RESOURCES CAN
HELP EMPOWER STUDENTS WHO HAVE
BEEN BODY SHAMED, PROMOTE
CONCEPTS SUCH AS PARTY POSITIVE
BODY IMAGE AND WAYS TO
EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE HOW BODY
SHAMING AND WHAT OTHERS ARE
SAYING ABOUT THEM CAN BE
HURTFUL. OUR KIDS, TEACHERS,
FACULTY AND PARENTS NEED AND
DESERVE THESE TOOLS, AND MAYBE
10 IS THE CRITICAL FIRST STEP TO
DELIVERING THEM. I'M VERY
PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY CINDY
MAGYAR, A SCIENCE AND DANCE
TEACHER AT DODSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
IN LOS ANGELES, WHO IS HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF A B 10.
HELLO MY NAME IS CINDY MAGYAR
AND I AM A SCIENCE AND DANCE
TEACHER AT JOHNSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
IN LOS ANGELES. AND I'M URGING
YOUR I VOTE ON THIS BILL. IN MY
JOB. I HAVE OBSERVED HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO BUILD SELF
ESTEEM OF MY STUDENTS. IT IS AN
IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DETERMINING
WHETHER A STUDENT WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL AND A
HEALTHY SELF ESTEEM IS WHAT
ENABLES STUDENTS TO HANDLE AND
LEARN FROM MISTAKES. THERE ARE
TOO MANY PRESSURES ON KIDS IN
OUR SCHOOLS, AND TOO OFTEN, THE
RESULT IS INCREASED DRUG AND
ALCOHOL USE OR ABUSE, VIOLENCE,
DROPOUTS AND EVEN SUICIDE. BODY
SHAMING HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT
ON SELF ESTEEM OF OUR STUDENTS
AND MORE COULD BE DONE IN THIS
AREA. THERE ARE RESOURCES THAT
CAN HELP TO CREATE AN
ENVIRONMENT THAT IS MORE
INCLUSIVE AND RESPECTFUL OF ALL
BODY TYPES AND CAN PROVIDE
STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO
DEVELOP A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP
WITH THEIR BODIES. I SPEAK FROM
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. BEING MY
SIZE AND MY BUILD, MADE ME A
TARGET FOR RUMORS AND RUDE
COMMENTS FROM MY CLASSMATES AND
THIS KIND OF TREATMENT
NEGATIVELY AFFECTED MY SCHOOL
EXPERIENCE. SCHOOLS SHOULD
DEVELOP POLICIES ABOUT BODY
SHAMING TO ENSURE THAT ALL
STUDENTS FEEL SAFE. AND ACCEPTED
IN THEIR LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. I
APPLAUD ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LOWENTHAL FOR THIS BILL. WHICH I
URGE YOU TO SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT. PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. MR CHAIR
AND MEMBER SETH BRAMBLE HERE ON
BEHALF OF MORE THAN 300,000
EDUCATORS, THE MEMBERS OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR MEMBERS, ANDREA BALL
HERE ON BEHALF OF LONG BEACH
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENT JILL BAKER. WITH
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS OF
SUPPORT THE BILL AND THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR ADDRESSING
THIS ISSUE. MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MICHAEL BLUM
, A PROUD 22 EUROPE TEACHER. AND
A PERSON WHO SUPPORTS THIS
STRONGLY AS I'VE RECEIVED
COMMENTS IN MY HISTORY. AND YOU
HAVE TO KEEP MOVING, BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO ADVISE STUDENTS TO
SURVIVE THROUGH THINGS LIKE
THAT, BECAUSE THEY'RE BETTER
THAN THAT. SO I SUPPORT. EVERY
CHILD SCIENCE TEACHER, EAST SIDE
UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND
I AM CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD, TRUSTEE
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. KELLY HANSEN, SIXTH GRADE
TEACHER. THANK YOU FOR
SUPPORTING THE HEALTH OF OUR
CHILDREN. CAMACHO KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER HOPEFUL UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT, SPEAKING IN SUPPORT.
CORDERO SEVENTH GRADE EDUCATOR
15 YEARS STRONGLY SUPPORT.
POLYCOM DRACO ELEMENTARY
EDUCATOR HAS PARA UNIFIED AND
I'M IN SUPPORT. LISA HICKMAN
TEST IN UNIFIED THIRD GRADE
SUPPORT. JULIE GIBSON TIERRA DEL
HIGH SCHOOL, UM, IN BAKERSFIELD,
CALIFORNIA SUPPORT THANK YOU FOR
THE COMMON PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SEEING NONE
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SAYING NONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS Ó. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. MHM NAME AFFILIATION.
OKAY MY NAME IS SANDY AND I'M A
PLASTER COUNTY RESIDENT, AND
THESE CONVERSATIONS SHOULD BE
HELD AT THE HOME FRONT WITH
FAMILY AND NOT LEGISLATED BY OUR
REPRESENTATIVES. INCREASING
AWARENESS IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT.
THIS IS TRUE, AND I HAVE BEEN A
VICTIM OF DISCRIMINATION AND
PREJUDICE IN MY PAST, AS YOU CAN
SEE, BUT, UM, I DON'T BELIEVE
THAT WE NEED TO LEGISLATE THIS.
SO I OPPOSE. THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER. UH. WITNESSES OR PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEEING NONE. LET ME BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. MOVED
BY MR CARILLO, SECOND BY MR
HOOVER AND ANY COMMENTS. SEEING
NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S LOWENTHAL FOR
BRINGING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
MEASURE. UM AND THANK YOU TO
YOUR WITNESS, MS MAGYAR, WHO WAS
NOT ONLY A MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER
AT DODSON MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SAN
PEDRO AND MY DISTRICT, BUT ALSO
AS A CONSTITUENT OF REDONDO
BEACH AND SO WELL UM THANK YOU.
ALSO FOR AND WELCOME TO THE
YOU'VE HAD MULTIPLE. AH JOBS
DONE DURING YOUR VISIT TO THE
CAPITAL. UM MR LOWENTHAL, I YOU
KNOW, WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK.
UM AND WITHOUT GOING INTO TOO
MUCH DETAILS. I KNOW THAT YOU
SHARED HOW THIS IS. VERY
IMPORTANT TO YOU AND TO YOUR
FAMILY. AND IN FACT, THIS IS
YOUR FIRST BILL THAT YOU
INTRODUCED AS A CALIFORNIA STATE
LEGISLATOR WAS SWORN IN. YES UM
AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU. NOT
ONLY AS A COLLEAGUE BUT ALSO AS
A PARENT OF A TEENAGE DAUGHTER.
UM THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE,
ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL
THE ISSUES OF. OF UNHEALTHY BODY
IMAGE IS BEING MAGNIFIED BY THE
SOCIAL MEDIA THAT. THAT THAT IS
PROVING OVER AND OVER AGAIN TO
BE SO UNHEALTHY FOR TOO MANY OF
OUR KIDS. AND SO AGAIN. I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BEING BRINGING
THIS VERY IMPORTANT BILL. UM AND
FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THIS
ISSUE. UM I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE
FINAL OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE
SIMPLY. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION. I KNOW THAT TO
SOME DEGREE ALMOST EVERY FAMILY
IN CALIFORNIA DEALS WITH THIS
ISSUE, AND THE GOAL HERE IS NOT
TO PUT THE ONUS OR MORE WORK ON
ON ANYONE IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
IT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS FEEL
GREAT ABOUT COMING TO SCHOOL AND
FEEL COMFORTABLE IN THE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT. AND I HOPE THAT WE
GET THERE WITH THIS AGAIN. THIS
IS THE FIRST STEP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOTION'S
BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ITEM THREE A. B 10. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MERCER K¾T I DALI
ONE CAREER ONE CARILLO I.
HOOVER. HOOVER. I LI MCCARTY.
QUIRK-SILVA. OKAY THREE VOTES.
THE BILLS ON CALL. THANK YOU, MR
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT
NEXT IN SIGN IN ORDER IS ITEM
NUMBER 7 83 81 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BLANCA RUBIO.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT A B 3
81, WHICH WOULD STREAMLINE
ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIFIC
THERAPISTS IN OUR EDUCATION,
SAID ANY I WOULD LIKE TO START
BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANKING THE
COMMITTEE STAFFER THERE. HARD
HARD WORK ON THIS. THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. CURRENTLY
OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS WORKING IN SCHOOL
SYSTEMS ARE ELIGIBLE TO OBTAIN A
BASED CREDENTIAL, THEREFORE,
RENDERING THEM INELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES CREDENTIAL OR
PARTICIPATE IN MANY HIGHER LEVEL
CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM DUE TO THE HIGH LEVEL OF
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR
BOTH OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS. THE COMMISSION ON
TEACHER CREDENTIALING HAS STATED
THAT THEY BELIEVE BOTH SHOULD
QUALIFY FOR A HEALTH SERVICES
CREDENTIAL WITHOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL EDUCATION OR
TRAINING. UNFORTUNATELY A DECADE
OLD STATUTE DOES NOT ALLOW THE
CTC TO IMPLEMENT THIS
DETERMINATION. THIS EXCLUDES
EXCLUSIONARY LANGUAGE WAS
ESTABLISHED IN THE CALIFORNIA
EDUCATION CODE IN 1976 ANYTIME
WHEN OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS SERVICES WERE
TYPICALLY PROVIDED THROUGH OFF
CAMPUS PRIVATE APPOINTMENTS
NEARLY 50 NEARLY 50 YEARS LATER
. BOTH SERVICES ARE NOW REQUIRED
IN SCHOOLS UNDER FEDERAL AND
STATE LAW. CREATING AN OPTIONAL
PATHWAY FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS THROUGH THE
HEALTH SERVICES CREDENTIAL TO
OBTAIN AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE
CREDENTIAL WILL ALLOW QUALIFIED
PERSONNEL AND OPPORTUNITY TO
MOVE INTO ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES
AND SHARE THEIR UNIQUE EXPERT
EXPERTISE IN A LEADERSHIP LEVEL.
WE HAVE HELD EXTENSIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMITTEE
STAFF, THE CTC AND STAKEHOLDERS
REGARDING THE BILL'S LANGUAGE TO
REACH THIS POINT BY ALLOWING FOR
AN OPTIONAL CREDENTIAL WE
BELIEVE WE'VE ADDRESSED
ADDRESSED THE MAJORITY OF THE
CONCERNS OF THE OPPOSITION THAT
BEING SAID, WE'RE COMMITTED TO
CONTINUING THOSE CONVERSATIONS
WITH THE OPPOSITION SHOULD THIS
BILL PASSED THROUGH COMMITTEE
TODAY. WITH ME HERE IN IS AARON
DOLAN, A DOCTOR OF EDUCATION AND
DIRECTOR OF THE OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS,
AND DR DOROTHY KHÓ, A PHYSICAL
THERAPISTS AND CLINICAL
SPECIALIST IN PEDIATRICS WHO HAS
WORKED IN L. A COUNTY SCHOOL
BASED SERVICES SINCE 2004. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. AND THANK YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO FOR BEING
WILLING TO BRING THIS FORWARD.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS DR AARON DOLAN. I'M AN
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST. I'VE
BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR A LITTLE
OVER 23 YEARS. I HOLD MY
MASTER'S DEGREE IN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY AND MY DOCTORATE AND
EDUCATION LEADERSHIP. I'VE
COMPLETED ALL OF THE
ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATIVE
COURSEWORK THAT IS ALSO
REQUIRED. FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE
CREDENTIAL, AND CURRENTLY I DID
PRACTICE AND SCHOOL BASED
PRACTICE FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS, AND
THEN I LEFT, AND I AM NOW THE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT
PROGRAM, CLOVIS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. SO I'M HERE TODAY
ASKING YOU TO PLEASE, UM, PASSED
THIS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE AN
EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR
LEADERSHIP AND SCHOOL BASED
PRACTICE. OVER 20% OF OUR
PRACTITIONERS, PRACTICE AND
EDUCATION WERE HIGHLY QUALIFIED
AND EDUCATED. WE WORK WITH SOME
OF THE MOST FRAGILE AND NEEDY
STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM
THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE
EXPERTISE IN THE NEUROLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS FOR LEARNING. WE ARE
VALUED MEMBERS OF THE
EDUCATIONAL TEAM AND WE DO NOT
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD ANY
LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM CURRENTLY SO IT
IS, UM BECAUSE OF OLD
LEGISLATION PRIOR TO SPECIAL ED
LAW WHERE WE WERE NOW WE'RE
INTEGRATING SERVICES THAT WERE
EXCLUDED BY HAVING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR LEADERSHIP ROLES. WE ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BE IMPORTANT
MEMBERS TO SIT AT THE TABLE FOR
DECISIONS THAT IMPACT ALL
STUDENTS SO ALL STUDENTS CAN BE
SUCCESSFUL. TO HELP NOT ONLY
WITH THAT, BUT TO SUPPORT
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS,
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS THAT NEED
THAT UNIQUE LENS OF SOMEBODY
THAT HAS THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE
TO SIT BY THEIR SIDE AND GUIDE
THEM AND SUPPORT THEM.
CURRENTLY, WE DON'T HAVE THAT
AND RETENTION AS A BIG ISSUE FOR
OUR PRACTICE, AND WHAT HAPPENS
IS WE DON'T HAVE UPWARD MOBILITY
SO MUCH LIKE MYSELF. EXPERTS
LEAVE THE FIELD SO THAT WE CAN
TAKE ON OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE A
BIGGER FOOTPRINT AND MAKE AN
IMPACT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF OUR
PROFESSION AND OUR STUDENTS. SO
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I REALLY
WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WILL PASS.
THIS TODAY IS HUGELY MEANINGFUL
FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR DISTRICTS
, OUR COMMUNITIES AND MOST OF
ALL OUR PROFESSION. WHEN I
COMPLETED MY DOCTORAL DEGREE, I
THOUGHT THAT I COULD HOLD A
LEADERSHIP ROLE, BUT I LEARNED
THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HOLD A
BASE CREDENTIAL. I WAS
PERSONALLY EXCLUDED FROM USING
THE EDUCATION AND THE DEGREE I
OBTAINED. SO I DID LEAVE THE
SCHOOL BASED PRACTICE FIELD AND
WENT INTO HIGHER ED. THAT BEING
SAID MORE RECENTLY, I HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY WHERE THERE WAS AN
OPENING TO TEACH A COURSE WITH
THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AT ONE
OF OUR STATE UNIVERSITIES AND
ONE OF THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
TO TEACH. THAT COURSE IS THAT
YOU HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE
CREDENTIAL. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS
EXCLUDED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN, ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUBIO
AND THE COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO
YOU TODAY IN SUPPORT OF A B 3 81
. I'M DR DOROTHY KHÓ, A BOARD
CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL
THERAPIST WORKING IN THE CLINIC
ON A SCHOOL SITE IN L. A UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. THIS BILL
REMOVES THE BARRIER PREVENTING
PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPISTS WORKING PUBLIC
SCHOOLS FROM OBTAINING A HEALTH
SERVICE CREDENTIAL. O T S AND P.
T S ARE THE ONLY LICENSED NON
CREDENTIALED HEALTH SERVICE
PROVIDERS CURRENTLY WORKING IN
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THIS
BARRIER HAS CREATED AN EQUITY,
SOME PAY AND BENEFITS AND CAREER
ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY
REMOVING THE CREDENTIAL AND
BARRIER. THIS BILL WILL PROVIDE
EQUITY FOR SCHOOL BASED
THERAPIST AND ASSIST DISTRICTS
IN THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
OF OTIS AND PTS. THEREBY
BRINGING OUR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES
TO THE EDUCATION TEAM AND
IMPROVING THE OUTCOMES,
ULTIMATELY, FOR OUR CHILDREN
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS DATA HAS
SHOWN THAT ONE OF THE PRIMARY
REASONS THAT SCHOOL BASED
THERAPIST LEAVE THE POSITION IS
A DESIRE FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT
. AND, IN FACT, THE 2016 C P T,
A SURVEY REVEALED THAT 87.5% OF
SCHOOL BASED PT RESPONDENTS
VOICE AND INTEREST IN
LEADERSHIP. POSITIONS. REMOVING
THE CREDENTIALING BARRIER WILL
FACILITATE CREATION OF A CAREER
LADDER. FOR O. T S AND P. T S
WITHIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ASSIST
IN THE RETENTION OF THERAPIST A
SECOND REASON THERAPIST LEAVE
THEIR POSITION IS A SYSTEMIC
LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE
UNIQUE ROLES OF DUTIES AND PTS
IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM. RELATED
SERVICE AND SPECIAL EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATORS ARE OFTEN NON
CLINICIANS, WHO OFTEN DO NOT
UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF
OUR DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
ARE CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS
AND OUR PRACTICE ACTS WITHOUT
THE ABILITY FOR OUR VOICE TO BE
HEARD AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE
LEVEL SCHOOL DAYS. O. T S AND P.
T S REALLY LAST THE PROFESSIONAL
SUPPORT THAT'S NEEDED TO
NAVIGATE THIS COMPLICATED WORLD
OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND FULLY
SUPPORT THE STUDENTS THAT WE
SERVE. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR YES. VOTE ON A B 3 81.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE, PLEASE COME
FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR IN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND COMMITTEE
STAFF RECOMMENDS KEY WITH THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. HI THERE. MY NAME IS CARL
IN DAILY RADIUM AND THE ADVOCACY
CO CHAIR FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA AND ON BEHALF OF OUR
ASSOCIATION. I WANT TO EXPRESS
MY SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS
DORA VÀ. I'M AN OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY DOCTORAL STUDENT AT
UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC,
LOCATED IN SACRAMENTO,
CALIFORNIA AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF
83 81. ALI BAKER, OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST AND VICE PRESIDENT OF
PEDIATRICS AT HEALTH, PRO
PEDIATRICS HERITAGE, AND I'M IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MERRILEES GALLER
BELL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST FOR
23 YEARS WITH SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE. I'M
DRIVING 12 HOURS TOTAL TODAY
BECAUSE I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS.
THANK YOU. AT LEAST FOOT
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST AND A TA
SEE SPECIALISTS FOR SANTA
BARBARA COUNTY. SALFER STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
RENEGE ORTHE OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST I WORKED FOR THREE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN SANTA CLARA
COUNTY. UM AND I SUPPORT A B 3
81. HELLO I'M ROWENA CROW,
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST FOR 20
YEARS I HAVE WORKED IN THREE
DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS,
INCLUDING L. A UNIFIED SUNNYVALE
, CUPERTINO AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
HELLO RYAN LYNCH, OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPIST AND BARBARA COUNTY
EDUCATION OFFICE, AND I SUPPORT
THIS BILL. HI I'M SHEILA WOLF.
I'M AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST.
SINCE 1971. WE'VE BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND I
REALLY WANT TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT
FOR THE KIDS AND FAMILIES THAT
WILL BENEFIT. THANK YOU.
AFTERNOON MR CHAIRMAN, REMEMBERS
CARL LONDON ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA
PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT AND JUST WANT TO MENTION
BRIEFLY. THANK YOU YOUR STAFF
FOR SEVERAL YEARS OF WORK ON
THIS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. TASHA WILLIAMS IS A
PRIVATE CITIZEN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORTED THE MEASURE. SEEING
NONE. ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE.
PLEASE COME FORWARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON
THIS BILL. MY NAME IS JESSICA.
HEY, AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION. CSC A REPRESENTS
NEARLY 250,000 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MANY
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS. FIRST I'D
LIKE TO THANK THE AUTHORS OFFICE
FOR WORKING REALLY HARD ON THESE
AMENDMENTS WITH US. WE REALLY,
REALLY APPRECIATE IT. UM, AND
THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF
AS WELL. I KNOW IT'S BEEN MANY
YEARS. HOWEVER AS THE BILL IS
WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, WE STILL HAVE
SOME CONCERNS IN OUR
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSING IT. WE'RE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THIS BILL COULD
HAVE FOR OUR MEMBERS BY FORCING
THEM OUT OF THEIR UNION AND
BARGAINING UNIONS. THEY COULD
LOSE THEIR BENEFITS AND RIGHTS
THEY FOUGHT FOR THROUGH THEIR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. BUT IF
THIS BILL MOVES FORWARD, WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE ON
AMENDMENTS TO PROTECT OUR
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES AND THEIR
ABILITY TO STAY IN THEIR UNION
AND WITH THEIR BARGAINING UNITS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR REMEMBERS KIMBERLY
ROSENBERG ER WITH S E I U WE
HAVE CONCERNS OPPOSITION AND
WE'RE DEEPLY INDEBTED TO DEBBIE
FOR WORKING SO CLOSELY WITH US
IN THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE. YOU KNOW
, THIS IS A DIFFICULT ISSUE. UM,
I THINK CONCERN BECAUSE WE SHARE
THE SAME GOAL. WE AGREE THEY
SHOULD HAVE A PATHWAY FORWARD
WERE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT
CONCEPT. UM BUT I WANT TO ALIGN
MY COMMENTS WITH MY COLLEAGUE
HERE IN OUTLINE THAT THE BIGGEST
CONCERN WE HAVE IS OUTDATED
PROBLEM. IT'S THAT A CLASSIFIED
EMPLOYEE CAN NEVER BE IN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE FIELD UNLESS THEY
CHANGE THEIR CREDENTIALING.
WHICH MEANS CHANGES. THE
REPRESENTATION CHANGES THEIR
CLASSIFICATION BY ALL THE
CONVERSATION WE'VE HAD HERE IN
PRIOR, EVERYONE AGREES THERE
DOING ABOVE SATISFACTORY. THEY
DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING
THEY'RE DOING IN TERMS OF
OBLIGATION, SKILL. SET
CERTIFICATION KNOWLEDGE. JUST
GET THIS CREDENTIAL. THAT'S
PROBLEMATIC TO US THAT THE ONLY
ISSUE IS HOW THEY'RE CLASSIFIED
. IT'S FRANKLY A LITTLE CLASSES
AND IT CONCERNING THAT THE ONLY
WAY FOR THEM TO MOVE FORWARD IS
FOR US TO CHANGE HOW THEY ARE
REPRESENTED. AND FOR THOSE
REASONS WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE
WORKING BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO
SEE A PATHWAY FORWARD, BUT WE'RE
HOPING THAT WE CAN FIND A
SOLUTION THAT ISN'T SUCH A BLUNT
HAMMER THAT IMPACTS THE ENTIRE
WORKFORCE, INCLUDING THOSE THAT
DON'T WANT TO CHANGE. THE
REPRESENTATION OR THE CURRENT
STANDARDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
UH ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE,
PLEASE COME FORWARD.
HI SANDY AGAIN FROM PLASTER
COUNTY. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO
ECHO THE CONCERNS THAT THESE
YOUNG LADIES HAD TODAY. UM YEAH,
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD
BE LOSING ANYTHING THAT THEY
HAVE ALREADY FOUGHT FOR SUCH A
LONG TIME TO GAIN SO PLEASE KEEP
THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND
CONTINUE YOUR COMMUNICATIONS
WITH THEM AND WORKING WITH THE
RIGHT. BURBAGE AND AMENDMENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY FURTHER
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THE MEASURE, SO THAT WAS AN
OPPOSITION JUST LIKE THANK YOU.
UH UM, SAYING NONE. LET ME BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. OKAY, OKAY.
AH AH! MOTION BY MR HOOVER
SECOND BY MR CARDIO, UM QUESTION
FOR CSC, A BY MY UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT THIS IS GIVING A CHOICE
TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, AND THEN
NOTHING IS GOING TO BE FORCED ON
THEM, AS YOU INDICATED, BECAUSE
YOU CLARIFY THAT, YES. SO IT IS
OPTIONAL. WHICH IS THE AMENDMENT
. WE SO APPRECIATE THAT THE
AUTHOR TOOK AND THAT DEBBIE
WORKED SO HARD ON, BUT IF THEY
ARE CHOOSING THEY ARE GOING TO
STILL LOSE THEIR REPRESENTATION.
THEY WILL HAVE TO MOVE TO A
DIFFERENT UNION. SO WE WERE
TRYING TO WORK ON SOME LANGUAGE,
BUT IT CAME DOWN TO THE LAST
MINUTE ON, UM, WAYS TO PROTECT
THEM TO ALLOW THEM TO STAY IN
THERE. UNION SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S
SOMETHING WE CAN WORK ON. IF
THIS MOVES FORWARD PIGGYBACK, SO
LIKE THOSE THAT DON'T OPT IN,
WILL THEN BE A DIFFERENT
CLASSIFICATION, POTENTIALLY
CREATING TWO DIFFERENT TIERS OF
WORKERS. OUR CONCERN IS THAT
EITHER THERE'S TWO TIERS OF
WORKERS BEING REPRESENTED BY
DIFFERENT UNIONS OR THE
ADMINISTRATION WILL JUST SAY
THIS IS TOO COMPLICATED.
EVERYBODY HAS TO GET THIS
CREDENTIAL TAKING AWAY THE
OPTION. I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT,
UM AGAIN JUST IF YOU CAN HELP ME
CLARIFY UM, SO BY GETTING A
CREDENTIAL THEY CAN. GO FROM ONE
LABOR UNION TO ANOTHER LABOR
UNION. SETIA OR CFT.
CERTIFICATED BY THE FACT OF
BEING CREDENTIALED. OKAY, SO I
JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS
IS CANNOT BE DESCRIBED AS BEING
ANTI LABOR AND THAT WE'RE GIVING
THEM CHOICES. RIGHT THEY WOULD
STILL BE REPRESENTED BY A UNION
, BUT THEY COULD LIKE THE
POTENTIAL UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES THEM LOSING THE
BENEFITS THAT THEY HAD FOUGHT
FOR IN THEIR SALARY SCALE THAT
THEY HAD FOUGHT FOR THE HOURS
THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, BUT IT'S
THEIR CHOICE. IT'S THEIR CHOICE,
BUT IT MAY NOT BE TO THE POINT
OF IF THERE'S TWO TIERS, BUT
ADMINISTRATION MAY JUST SAY WE
DON'T WANT TO BARGAIN BARGAIN
TWO DIFFERENT WAYS FOR THE SAME
WORK FORCE THAT HAS THE SAME
DUTY AS AN OBLIGATION SO
THEREFORE WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
MANDATORY. ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE
HAD AN EXAMPLE OF, UM WORKERS
THAT WERE DOING HEALTHCARE WORK
BUT WEREN'T CREDENTIALED. THE
SCHOOL DECIDED THAT THEY SHOULD
BE CREDENTIALED AND BY DOING SO
THAT THEY CAN'T LOWER THEIR
WAGES. BUT IT CHANGED THEIR
HOURS. IT CHANGED THE VACATION
TIME AND GRANDFATHER THEY
ESSENTIALLY WERE GETTING
COMPENSATED LESS FOR THE AMOUNT
OF WORK THEY WERE DOING. OKAY?
MAY I ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE
ISSUES? UM, THANK YOU FOR
ACTUALLY SITTING DOWN WITH ME. I
KNOW WE HAD A WE WERE REACHING
OUT TRYING AND IT TOOK US A LONG
TIME TO ACTUALLY GET AHOLD OF
SOMEBODY TO TALK ABOUT THESE
ISSUES. BUT I WAS, AS YOU KNOW,
I WAS A FORMER TEACHER. I
STARTED AS A CREDENTIAL
SPECIALISTS AND BALDWIN PARK
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND I
STARTED IN C S C. A WHEN I
BECAME A TEACHER. IT WAS MY
CHOICE. I DID MOVE OVER TO THE
TEACHERS UNION, HOWEVER, IN
TERMS OF BENEFITS, AND I'M AND
THIS CASE I'M TALKING ABOUT
PERSON STIRS. I HAD THE CHOICE
TO CONTINUE IN PURSE EVEN THOUGH
I WAS A TEACHER, AND SO I STAYED
IN PERSON, TOO. I LEFT BOTTOM
PARK AND THEN I STARTED IN
FONTANA. AT THAT POINT, I WENT
INTO STIRS, WHICH IS ONE OF THE
BENEFITS. UH, THAT THAT WE UM, I
MEAN THAT WE RECEIVED AT THAT
POINT. IT WAS MY CHOICE. I WAS
IN AN OFFICE MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. COOL I DIDN'T HAVE TO DO
ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST DO THE
CREDENTIALS. BUT WHEN THE
OPPORTUNITY BECAME AVAILABLE FOR
ME TO BECOME A TEACHER LEFT, UH
, MY, MY, UM, CREDENTIAL
SPECIALIST POSITION TO BECOME A
TEACHER. I DID HAVE TO GO BACK
AND GET A CREDENTIAL. BUT I HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK UNDER AT
THE BEGINNING. IT WAS A PRE
ENTERING CREDENTIAL AND THEN AN
INTERN AND THEN RECEIVED MY
CREDENTIALS AS A TEACHER, WHICH
I STILL HOLD. JUST SO YOU KNOW,
I'M ON THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE FROM
TEACHING IN CASE THIS GIG
DOESN'T WORK OUT. YOU KNOW, I'LL
GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO
TEACHING. SORRY. YEAH IT WORKED
OUT. WELL, NOW NOW. I LEFT, UH,
FONTANA UNIFIED. I LIKE I SAID,
I'M IN, UH, LEAVE OF ABSENCE
WHILE I'M IN THE LEGISLATURE. AH
BUT AT THAT POINT, IT WAS MY
CHOICE BECAUSE I'M LOSING 12.
YEARS OF STIRS. UM I HAVE TO PAY
FOR MY BENEFITS HERE IN FONTANA
. MY BENEFITS WERE COMPLETELY
COVERED. BUT THAT WAS A CHOICE
THAT I MADE BECAUSE I THOUGHT
THAT I COULD DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR. IT'S JUST A CHOICE
AGAIN, NOT TRYING TO FORCE
ANYONE. OUT OF THE PROFESSION AS
AS YOU STATED AND THE BENEFITS.
I WAS ALSO A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
. AND NOT ONCE DID WE SAY HEY,
WE'RE GONNA NOT BARGAIN WITH
ANYBODY. UM WHEN I WAS A SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER, THE TEACHERS UNION
BASICALLY TOOK THE LEAD INTO THE
NEGOTIATION AND CSKA WAS A ME
TOO. CLAUSE WHEN WE WERE
NEGOTIATING AN OUT POINT THAT
THE BORDER THE SUPERINTENDENT,
SAY, HEY, IT'S TOO MUCH FOR US
WHEN, UM THE, UH B P A, WHICH IS
MY UNION AND BALDWIN PARK
NEGOTIATED THAN CSC. A SAID IT
WAS BASICALLY A ME TOO CLAUSE,
SO EVERYBODY GOT THE SAME
BENEFITS AND THEY NEGOTIATED
WITH EACH OTHER AND AGAIN AS A
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. AND NOT
ONCE DID WE SAY, HEY, WE DON'T
WANT THIS CLASS OR THAT CLASS. I
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S
DIFFERENT DISTRICTS, BUT THAT
WAS NEVER IN OUR IN OUR MINDS. I
KNOW THAT UM, THE TEACHERS UNION
AND CCR, ESSENTIALLY THE MOST
POWERFUL UNIONS NOT ONLY IN THE
STATE, BUT IN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND I BELIEVE IF
ANYBODY EVEN DARED TO SAY, HEY,
WE'RE NOT DOING THIS, UM, CSC A
AND B P A. AND MY UNION WOULD
WOULD, UH, GO AGAINST IT. BUT
THE POINT TO THIS IS THAT NOW WE
HAVE CHOICES AND AGAIN. I THINK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THAT
BECAUSE I THINK WE GOT TO THIS
POINT. IT'S A CHOICE. NO ONE IS
GOING TO FORCE ANYBODY TO DO IT.
AND THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS
CONVERSATIONS. BUT I'M NOT DOING
IT. UM JUST SOME, UH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OUT OF THE BLUE
. I WORKED IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
I WAS A CSC EMPLOYEE, INCLUDING
A JOB STORY THAT MY IN MY SCHOOL
AND CHOSE TO MOVE INTO TEACHING
SO THAT I CAN SERVE CHILDREN IN
A DIFFERENT CAPACITY AND MOVED
FROM TEACHING TO THE
LEGISLATURE, ESSENTIALLY LOSING
ALL OF MY BENEFIT FITS, BUT ALL
OF THOSE WERE ALL MY CHOICES,
AND ALL I'M ASKING FOR IS FOR
THE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, UH
, AND TO HAVE THAT SAME CHOICE
THAT I HAD TO BE ABLE TO SERVE
CHILDREN AT THE END OF THE DAY.
I THINK WE ALL DO IT FOR THE FOR
THE RIGHT REASONS. UM AND I WANT
TO, YOU KNOW TO THANK YOU FOR
THE CONVERSATION, BUT AGAIN,
NOBODY IS TRYING TO FORCE
ANYBODY OUT OF ANYWHERE AT AS
THE COMMITTEE HELPED US THROUGH
THIS. IT IS A CHOICE MADE BY BY
THE PROFESSION. UNFORTUNATELY
FOR OUR CHILDREN, SHE CHOSE TO
LEAVE THE BUILDING THE SCHOOL
SETTING BECAUSE THERE WERE NO
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES. SO IF
ANYTHING, I THINK IT'S OPENING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO HAVE
REALLY QUALIFIED FOLKS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE LEADING THESE
SCHOOLS. HOW AMAZING IS IT GOING
TO BE THAT SOMEBODY OTHER THAN
THAN THAN TEACHERS GET AN
ADMINISTRATIVE CREDENTIAL? WE
NOT ALL KIDS LEARN THE SAME, AND
TO HAVE A DIFFERENT LENSES IS
REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM,
BUT I THINK FOR ME PRIMARILY FOR
THE KIDS TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S
MORE, UH, THAT HAS A DIFFERENT
EXPERIENCE THAN JUST, UH YOU
KNOW WHAT WE HAVE? I HAD A I WAS
A HUMAN RESOURCES PERSON. AND
THEN, UM, A TEACHER AND MY
EXPERIENCE, I THINK WAS VERY
VALUABLE IN THAT PROVISION, AND
I THINK THE SKILLS THAT ARE PTS
AND O T S HAVE ARE VALUABLE IN
SERVING CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS, WHICH YOU KNOW, WE ALL
KNOW IS DIRECTLY NEEDED, SO I
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.
DEFINITELY WILLING TO WORK. BUT
AGAIN, THAT'S STRESSING THAT
THIS IS A CHOICE AND OPENING
OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHERS TO
BECOME ADMINISTRATORS, I THINK
IS WHAT OUR GOAL IS. SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. AND WITH THAT, I
REALLY RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
NIGHT VOTE. THANK YOU. UM SAYING
NO, MR LEE. WELL I JUST SAY
REALLY QUICKLY. I'M SORRY, MISS
A LOT OF THE DEBATE, BUT I JUST
I'LL BE SUPPORTING YOUR BILL
TODAY WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU'LL
BE WORKING WITH C, C AND C. YOU
CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THEIR
CONCERNS. I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE A
SHARED GOALS IN THAT AND I'M
HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT TODAY. BUT I
DO WANT TO SEE THAT PROGRESS AND
WHEN WE CAN THANK YOU, AND I
THINK THE PART THAT YOU MISSED
WAS THAT THIS IS AN OPTIONAL,
BUT IT'S AN OPT IN IF THEY WANT
TO. IT'S A CHOICE. BASICALLY IF
THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE, THEY
DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE. THIS IS
ONLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHOICE.
UH SHE LEFT THE ACTUAL SCHOOL
SETTING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO
CHOICES FOR HER TO STAY IN THE
SCHOOL SYSTEM. SO UM, WHAT WE
HAVE DONE THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE
TOOK OUR, UH IT'S AN OPTIONAL
CREDENTIAL. SO I BELIEVE THAT WE
HAVE BEEN, UH, REACHING OUT AND
TALKING TO BOTH SIESTA AND TO
YOU ON THIS ON THIS MATTER, AND,
UM WE'RE TO THE POINT WHERE UH,
I THINK AND YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY
THAT THE VOTES WILL REFLECT THAT
IS THAT WE'VE MOVED. WE'RE
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO. MR
LEE'S, UH, I REQUEST THAT YOU
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CSC, EH?
AND S E I U TWO TO RESOLVE ANY
REMAINING DIFFERENCES. I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CONSULTANT.
EVERY LOOK HAS BEEN WORKING HARD
ON THIS FOR YEARS. UM AND, UH I
APPRECIATE THAT MEAN SOUNDS LIKE
YOU HAVE YOU ARE THE PERFECT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PERFECT
LEGISLATOR AS A FARMER CSC, A
MEMBER. AND FORMER TEACHERS
UNION MEMBER TO BRING THIS
FORWARD, UM AND SO I'M HAPPY TO,
UH, RECOMMENDING. I VOTE FOR
THIS. AND MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ADAM
SEVEN. A B 3 81. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MERCER CHIEF GI
DOLLY ONE CAREER ONE CARILLO I.
HOOVER HOOVER. I LI LI I'M
MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. FOR VOTES
FILLS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
NEXT IS FILE ITEM ITEM. 17
ASSEMBLY BILL 10 54, MR BERMAN.
AND WHILE MR BERMAN IS GETTING
SET UP, I, UH ONE AND TWO. WE
HAD A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
EARLIER. I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ASSEMBLY SERGEANT, HOW'S THE
READ? UM WHO WAS RETIRING
FRIDAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. WE'RE
GONNA MISS YOU. HMM. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. MR IT'S HARD TO
FOLLOW UP, HALSEY, BUT I'M GONNA
TRY. I'D LIKE TO BEGIN BY
THANKING COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THEIR WORK ON THIS BILL. I WILL
BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS DESCRIBING THE
ANALYSIS. FROM SILICON VALLEY TO
BIOTECH BEACH, CALIFORNIA IS THE
UNDISPUTED CRADLE OF INNOVATION.
HOWEVER FAR TOO MANY STUDENTS
GROW UP IN THE SHADOWS OF TECH
COMPANIES YET DO NOT HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN THE SKILLS
THEY NEED TO ONE DAY WORK THERE.
CALIFORNIA HAS FALLEN BEHIND 27
OTHER STATES WHEN IT COMES TO
PRIORITIZING ACCESS TO COMPUTER
SCIENCE, EDUCATION, EXACERBATING
EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIES IN THE
DIVERSITY GAPS IN TECH. STATES
LIKE ARKANSAS, NEBRASKA, NEVADA
, SOUTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE
ARE WAY AHEAD OF US. IT'S
EMBARRASSING. AS AMENDED. HB 10
54 WOULD REQUIRE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS TO
ADOPT A PLAN TO ENSURE THAT ALL
HIGH SCHOOLS OFFER AT LEAST ONE
COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
COURSE BY THE 2027 2028 SCHOOL
YEAR, IT'S TIME TO RESTORE
CALIFORNIA AS A LEADER AND TAKE
THE NEXT STEP OF ENSURING
COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR
ALL, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE, AND I'M, UH, HONORED TO
HAVE WITH ME TODAY. CODY WOODY,
DIRECTOR OF STATE GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS FOR CO .ORG. AN AUTO
NINE. MAC, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF
EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN NOW THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORTIVE MAYBE 10
54, WHICH WILL EXPAND COMPUTER
SCIENCE ACCESS IN CALIFORNIA
HIGH SCHOOLS. MY NAME IS CODY.
WOODY AND I SERVE AS THE
DIRECTOR OF STATE GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS FOR CO .ORG AND
INNOVATIVE NONPROFIT DEDICATED
TO THE VISION THAT EVERY STUDENT
IN EVERY SCHOOL HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN COMPUTER
SCIENCE. CODE .ORG BELIEVE THAT
COMPUTER SCIENCE IS FOUNDATIONAL
AND TRANSFORMING THE WAY
STUDENTS THINK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY
AND TEACHES THEM ESSENTIAL
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS.
INTRODUCING COMPUTER SCIENCE
COURSES TO ALL CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
CLOSE THE EQUITY GAP IN COMPUTER
SCIENCE FIELDS AND PROVIDE THE
WORKFORCE NEEDED FOR CALIFORNIA
TO MAKE TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN
THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. COMPUTER
SCIENCE ALSO EXERCISES STUDENTS
, ANALYTICAL PROBLEM SOLVING AND
CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. THESE
SKILLS ARE VALUABLE IN ALL
SCHOOL SUBJECTS AND THROUGHOUT
LIFE. CURRENTLY IN 27 OTHER
STATES, INCLUDING NEVADA.
ARKANSAS. SOUTH CAROLINA. KANSAS
AND MISSOURI. REQUIRE HIGH
SCHOOLS TO OFFER A COURSE IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE, WITH FIVE OF
THOSE STATES REQUIRING A CS
COURSE FOR GRADUATION. WE URGE
YES, YES VOTE FOR A B 10 54.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RNA MAC ON
BEHALF OF CHILDREN NOW AND THE
CALIFORNIA STEM NETWORK. WE'RE
PROUD CO SPONSORS OF 10 54.
CHILDREN NOW SUPPORTS THIS BILL
BECAUSE, AS IT WAS DESCRIBED BY
CODY, WE KNOW THAT COMPUTER
SCIENCE IS A CRITICAL COURSE FOR
ALL KIDS IN CALIFORNIA TO
EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS TAKEN
IMPORTANT STEPS TO DEVELOP AND
EXPAND COMPUTER SCIENCE
EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA. IT IS
NOW TIME TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP
TO IMPROVE EQUITY AND ACCESS IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE. COMPUTER
SCIENCE IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF
HIGH QUALITY, WELL ROUNDED
EDUCATION. ACCESS TO HIGH SCHOOL
COMPUTER SCIENCE IS EXTREMELY
LIMITED AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT
IS NOT AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS OF
COLOR, MULTI LINGUAL STUDENTS OR
STUDENTS FROM LOW INCOME
FAMILIES, OFTEN ATTENDING
SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT OFFER A
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSE.
ACCORDING TO DATA COMPILED BY
THE COMPUTER SCIENCE OF
CALIFORNIA. OF WHICH CHILDREN
NOW IS A MEMBER, CALIFORNIA
RICK'S 35TH IN THE NATION FOR
THE PERCENTAGE OF HIGH SCHOOLS
OFFERING COMPUTER SCIENCE
COURSES. AND A STEM DEPENDENT
ECONOMY LIKE CALIFORNIA'S. THE
LIMITING AVAILABILITY OF
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES IS
LIMITING OUR STATE'S ECONOMIC
POTENTIAL. ALSO DATA INDICATES
THAT KIDS IN CALIFORNIA DO NOT
HAVE EQUAL ACCESS OR OPPORTUNITY
TO EXPERIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE,
EDUCATION AND A B 10 54 WILL
ENSURE THAT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT IN CALIFORNIA HAS ACCESS
TO AT LEAST ONE COURSE IN
COMPUTER SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND
OPPORTUNITY THAT DOESN'T EXIST
FOR TOO MANY KIDS IN CALIFORNIA
TODAY. SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH AT
LEAST ONE HIGH SCHOOL OR CHARTER
HIGH SCHOOL WILL NEED TO HELP
INCREASE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS
IDENTIFIED AS FEMALE STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES AND STUDENTS
WENT UNDERREPRESENTED RACIAL AND
ETHNIC GROUPS, INCLUDING BLACK,
INDIGENOUS, LATINO AND PACIFIC
ISLANDER STUDENTS. CALIFORNIA IS
A LEADER INNOVATION BUT LAGS AND
ENSURING EQUITY AND ACCESS TO
COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
REQUIRING ALL HIGH SCHOOL SO
OFFER AT LEAST ONE COMPUTER
SCIENCE COURSES A CRITICAL STEP
IN PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION
OF CALIFORNIA FOR REWARDING
CAREER PATHWAYS AND INFORMED
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE ASKED
YOUR I VOTE FOR MAYBE 10 54.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
ROBERT MATURE FOR THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND SUPPORT
. GOOD AFTERNOON MATT CLUB SCENE
ON BEHALF OF AMAZON AND SPORT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, PAMELA GIBBS,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON,
REMEMBERS MARTIN. THE L A
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. LEONIE TACO WITH
TECHNET, PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THE
BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON, COLLECTING
WITH SILICON VALLEY LEADERSHIP
GROUP AND SUPPORT. HI, ROBIN
HEINZ WITH MICROSOFT AND STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS
. ANDREA BALL, ORANGE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
SEEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL, PLEASE
COME FORWARD. SEEING NONE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL, PLEASE COME
FORWARD. SAYING NONE BRINGING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. MOVED BY
MR LEE. SECONDED BY MR HOOVER
AND QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR BERMAN, FOR
YOU KNOW, AS THE CHAMPION FOR
SILICON VALLEY AND WELL, THAT'S
ONE OF MANY CHAMPIONS ONE OF
COACH CHAMPION CHAMPION. YEAH
UM, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE. AYE. UM YOU
KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE HAD MET. UM
AND YOU HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS
FIGHT FOR FOUR YEARS. AND I
THANK YOU FOR THAT, YOU KNOW?
YOUR WITNESSES. SHARED HOW
CALIFORNIA YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH
WE LIKE TO, AS YOU SAID IN OUR
MEETING, ALTHOUGH WE LIKE TO
BRAG ABOUT BEING THE INNOVATION
STATE THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE
BEHIND OTHER STATES. UH, AND, UH
, WITH OTHER STATES EVEN HAVING
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS. UM I
WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNOW YOU OR
ANY OF YOUR WITNESSES MIGHT BE
ABLE TO COMMENT IN TERMS OF HOW
THEY'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE
TEACHER, COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEACHER SHORTAGE ISSUE UM YOU
KNOW HOW HOW THEY WHETHER THAT'S
AN ISSUE IN THESE OTHER STATES,
AND IF SO, HOW ARE THEY ABLE TO
ADDRESS IT? IT'S A GREAT POINT,
AND I'LL LET MY EXPERTS TALK TO
IT IN MORE DEPTH, BUT YOU KNOW,
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE WE DO WITH
OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES WHERE YOU
SET THE GOAL, AND THEN YOU DO
THE HARD WORK TO MEET THE GOAL.
UM AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO
HERE IN CALIFORNIA IS SET THAT
GOAL. I'VE WORKED ON EFFORTS IN
THE PAST TO TRAIN COMPUTER
SCIENCE TEACHERS. THOSE EFFORTS
HAVE FAILED. UM AND I BELIEVE
THAT ONCE WE SET THAT MARKER
THAT WE'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH
THIS GOAL BY DATE X BY 2027 2028
, THEN IT REALLY PUTS THE EXTRA
ONUS ON US TO BACK THAT UP, UM
AND SUPPORT THE PROGRAM IS
NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE THE COMPUTER SCIENCE
TEACHER WORKFORCE NECESSARY TO
ACCOMPLISH IT, BUT I'LL TURN IT
OVER TO MY EXPERTS FOR MORE.
YES, UM SO THERE HAS BEEN SOME
STATES THAT HAVE KIND OF USE THE
MODEL OF, UM PROVIDING AS A
BONUS TO SIGN ON BONUS TO
RECRUIT SOME OF THOSE TEACHERS.
BUT THERE'S OTHER WAYS THAT WE
ARE INVESTIGATING. UM BUT I CAN
GET YOU THAT INFORMATION FROM
STATE TO STATE. UM SO I'LL BE
AVAILABLE AFTER THIS. THANK YOU.
SO I WOULD SAY THERE'S SUCH
CHILDREN NOW ALSO HAS ANOTHER
BILL THAT YOU ACTUALLY CO AUTHOR
THAT YOUR CO AUTHORING OF A V
9TH 6 94. I THINK YOU HAVE. WE
JUST HAVE TO BE INNOVATIVE IN
OUR APPROACH IS, UH, THINGS LIKE
THE APPRENTICESHIP TEACHER
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IS SOMETHING
THAT I THINK IS VALUABLE THAT WE
CAN CREATE IN OUR IN OUR STATE
AS WELL AS INCREASING OUR
RESOURCES FOR THINGS LIKE OUR
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. UM AGAIN.
THOSE ARE I JUST THINK IF WE
HAVE TO JUST FIND INNOVATIVE
WAYS TO SUPPORT MORE TEACHERS
COMING INTO THE PROFESSION AND
REMOVING SOME OF THE BARRIERS
THAT EXIST WHETHER THEIR
FINANCIAL UM OR EVEN SOME OF THE
OTHER. START. UH. ADDITIONAL
BARRIERS LIKE THE FINANCIAL
ASPECTS BY THE BIGGEST ONE THAT
I CAN THINK OF NOTHING. THAT'S
RIGHT, GOING BACK TO OUR EARLIER
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE NEED TO
BE ABLE TO PAY TEACHERS ENOUGH
TO CHOOSE A COMPUTER TEACHING
RATHER THAN WORKING IN HIGH TECH
AND IN YOUR DISTRICT HERE. YOU
HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT
EARLIER TODAY. WE DID. YES UM,
BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR
CHAMPIONING THIS ISSUE, MR
BERMAN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS, MR
CHAIR? APPRECIATE YOUR
PARTNERSHIP ON THIS, UH,
APPRECIATE THE BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT FOR IT, BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S SOMETHING THAT IMPACTS ALL
OF OUR DISTRICTS. UH, AND OUR
FUTURE WORKFORCE AND OUR ECONOMY
AND SO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I
VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. WOW ITEM 17 A B 10 54. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURSI CHIEF GI
DOLLY ONE CARILLO CARILLO I
HOOVER HOOVER. I LI LI I MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA. FOUR VOTES. THE
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
BELIEVE THE NEXT DAY. I BELIEVE
THAT NEXT ITEM IS FILE ITEM.
ALRIGHT. THAT'S TRUE. SUPER. YES
OKAY, WELL, ITEM NUMBER TWO
ASSEMBLY BILL FIVE, MR ZUBER.
YEAH.
HMM. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM
DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE STRONG
ENGAGEMENT OF THE CHAIR AND YOUR
STAFF AND THE DILIGENCE AND
DEDICATION THAT YOU BROUGHT TO
HELPING US WITH THIS BILL. WE'RE
HAPPY TO, UH, TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
. UM AND I'M REALLY PROUD TODAY
TO PRESENT A B FIVE. AND I'M
PROUD THAT THIS CRITICAL BILL IS
SPONSORED BY CFT, THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION, TONY THURMOND, AND
EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA. THE BILL
IS THE RESULT OF NEARLY A DECADE
OF ADVOCACY TO EQUIP TEACHERS
AND SCHOOL STAFF WITH THE
TRAINING AND THE TOOLS THAT THEY
NEED TO CREATE SAFE AND
SUPPORTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
FOR ALL CALIFORNIA STUDENTS,
INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE LGBTQ
PLUS AND WHO MAY BE FACING
HARASSMENT AND LACK OF
ACCEPTANCE AT SCHOOL REJECTION
AT HOME OR DISCRIMINATION IN THE
BROADER COMMUNITY. INDEED, I
RECALL THAT IN 2018 IN MY PRIOR
ROLE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA I TESTIFIED
BEFORE THIS VERY COMMITTEE AS
THE SPONSOR OF THIS EFFORT,
WHICH PASSED AND WAS AUTHORED BY
NOW. STATE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMAN. THE
NEXT YEAR, A SIMILAR BILL PASSED
THIS COMMITTEE ONCE AGAIN
AUTHORED BY THEN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND NOW SAN
DIEGO MAYOR TODD GLORIA. THESE
PRIOR EFFORTS WERE DELAYED TO
GIVE THE SPONSORS TIME TO ENGAGE
IN ADVOCACY TO FUND THE CREATION
OF AN ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAM,
WHICH THEY SUCCEEDED IN DOING IN
2021 AS A RESULT OF NEGOTIATIONS
WITH GOVERNOR NEWSOM. THE BUDGET
ALLOCATED $3 MILLION TO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
AND EDUCATION FOR THE CREATION
OF AN ONLINE TRAINING, WHICH
REQUIRED ROBUST CONTENT THAT IS
MIRRORED IN THIS BILL. OUR
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF,
INCLUDING CLASSIFIED STAFF ON
THE FRONT LINE OF ENSURING THAT
ALL CHILDREN REGARDING
REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND, ZIP
CODE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR
GENDER IDENTITY, HAVE A SHOT AT
THE AMERICAN DREAM THAT OFTEN
MEANS PROVIDING A SAFETY NET
AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF
DISCRIMINATION AND LACK OF
ACCEPTANCE THAT MEMBERS OF THE
LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY
OUR YOUTH FACE. AND WHICH TOO
OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHER DROPOUT
RATES. LOWER ECONOMIC SUCCESS.
HIGHER RATES OF HOMELESSNESS,
HIGH RATES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
AND SUICIDE, AMONG OTHER
DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AND WELL
BEING. FUNDAMENTALLY EVERY CHILD
IN CALIFORNIA DESERVES A SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL WHERE THEY
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN
AND SUCCEED WHEN L G B T Q.
STUDENTS HAVE THAT SUPPORT IN
SCHOOL, THEIR LIKELIHOOD OF
OVERCOMING THESE DISPARITIES AND
SUCCEEDING IN LIFE INCREASES
SIGNIFICANTLY. THAT'S WHY WELL,
I WAS AT A QUALITY CALIFORNIA. I
WAS SO DEDICATED TO IMPROVING
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS AND MAKING
THEM SAFER AND MORE INCLUSIVE,
AND THAT'S WHY OUR TEACHERS WHO
ARE SO COMMITTED TO OUR KIDS ARE
ASKING FOR THIS TRAINING AND
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
ULTIMATELY WE KNOW, AND THEY
KNOW THAT SUPPORTIVE TEACHERS
AND SCHOOL STAFF CAN CHANGE OUR
CHILDREN'S LIVES. THEY CAN GIVE
AN L G B T Q KID FROM TORRANCE.
OR READING OR PALMDALE OR FOLSOM
OR MILPITAS OR SACRAMENTO OR
FULLERTON OR ELK GROVE. A UH, A
SHOT AT A BRIGHTER FUTURE. IF WE
ARE GOING TO EXPECT OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOL TEACHERS AND OTHER
CERTIFICATED STAFF TO FULFILL
THIS CRITICAL MISSION WE HAVE
TOGETHER THE TOOLS THEY NEED
AGAIN. I'M SO GRATEFUL TO OUR
SPONSORS FOR JOINING US IN
ADVANCING THIS CRITICAL BILL AND
I ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME WITH ME TODAY
TO TESTIFY AND SUPPORT AND
ASSIST WITH TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
ARE ADRIAN AND ALGROUP STUDENT
IN THE 10TH GRADE. AND KRUG
PULSIPHER ON BEHALF OF EQUALITY
CALIFORNIA, ONE OF THE CO
SPONSORS OF THE BILL. DO YOU
WANT TO GO NOW? HELLO MY NAME IS
ADRIAN I'M 1/10 GRADER CURRENTLY
ATTENDING A HIGH SCHOOL AND
OUTGROWTH AND I'M HERE TODAY TO
EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR A B FIVE
AND SHARE WITH YOU WHY? I
BELIEVE IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT
BILL FOR LGBTQ YOUTH IN
CALIFORNIA. AS A TRANSGENDER
STUDENT. I CAN SAY FROM
FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE THAT
TRAINING ON THIS MATTER IS BADLY
NEEDED IN OUR SCHOOLS. MANY
TEACHERS DON'T UNDERSTAND MY
EXPERIENCE OR THE EXPERIENCE OF
OTHER LGBTQ YOUTH, ESPECIALLY
THE CRUCIAL ROLE PRONOUNS PLAY
IN OUR SAFETY AND WELL BEING AT
SCHOOL. I THINK TEACHERS HAVING
A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
IT MEANS TO SUPPORT TRANSGENDER
YOUTH WOULD GREATLY IMPROVE THE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AT SCHOOL
FOR KIDS LIKE ME. SOMETHING AS
SIMPLE AS USING THE CORRECT NAME
AND PRONOUNS CAN MAKE ALL THE
DIFFERENCE. WHEN I FIRST STARTED
HIGH SCHOOL, ME BEING
TRANSGENDER WAS NOT SOMETHING I
WAS WILLING TO SHARE WITH MY
PEERS OR MY TEACHERS. AFTER A
FEW MONTHS, THOUGH, AS I STARTED
MAKING MORE FRIENDS AND BECOMING
MORE COMFORTABLE IN MY NEW
SCHOOL, THEN CHOSE TO COME OUT
TO A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE. AND
ALTHOUGH I STILL DECIDED TO NOT
SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH ANY
OF MY TEACHERS, BECAUSE IT WAS
MY CHOICE, AND I DID NOT FEEL
COMFORTABLE DESPITE THIS, MY
ENGLISH TEACHERS STILL FOUND OUT
THAT I WENT BY ADRIAN AND THE
PRONOUNS HE HIM AND SHE DECIDED
TO ATTEMPT TO AFFIRM MY GENDER
IDENTITY AND SHE CALLED ME
ADRIAN AND HE HIM IN FRONT OF
THE WHOLE CLASS WITHOUT MY
PERMISSION. SUBSEQUENTLY OUTING
ME AS TRANSGENDER TO MY ENTIRE
CLASS. I WAS MORTIFIED. ALL OF A
SUDDEN, ALL CONTROL. I HAD OVER
MY OWN DECISION TO COME OUT AT
SCHOOL HAVE BEEN TAKEN AWAY FROM
ME. WELL, I DO BELIEVE SHE WAS
TRYING HER BEST TO BE
SUPPORTIVE. I DON'T THINK SHE
UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANT TO
SUPPORT A TRANSGENDER STUDENT. I
AM FORTUNATE, THOUGH, TO HAVE A
FAMILY THAT DOES SUPPORT ME AT
HOME, BUT I KNOW THAT THIS IS
NOT THE CASE FOR MANY
TRANSGENDER STUDENTS, SO IT IS
VITAL THAT TEACHERS DO
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO HELP
CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
AT SCHOOL TO ENSURE THAT ALL
CHILDREN FEEL ACCEPTED,
RESPECTED AND SUPPORTED FOR WHO
THEY ARE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. CORRECT PULSE FOR ON
BEHALF OF EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA,
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF MAYBE FIVE
FIRST I WANT TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR HIS
STEADFAST LEADERSHIP ON THIS
ISSUE, FIRST AS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA
AND NOW AS A MEMBER OF THE
ASSEMBLY, THIS BILL IS THE
RESULT OF NEARLY A DECADE OF
ADVOCACY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY
CHILD IN CALIFORNIA HAS A SAFE
AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL WHERE THEY
HAVE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE
OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. IN 2021
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE
LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR NEWSOM
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA WAS
SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING $3
MILLION IN THE STATE BUDGET FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH
QUALITY AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN
ONLINE LGBTQ CULTURAL COMPETENCY
TRAINING FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOL
STAFF. THAT TRAINING IS NOW
BEING DEVELOPED BY THE
DEPARTMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY
PARTNERS. THE TRAINING WILL
INCLUDE VARIOUS TOPICS,
INCLUDING IDENTIFYING LGBTQ
YOUTH WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF
BULLYING, IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE
SUPPORT LGBTQ YOUTH AND
PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING
ANTI BULLYING AND HARASSMENT
POLICIES. BY THE TRAINING IS
ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN THAT. IT'S
ABOUT EQUIPPING TEACHERS AND
STAFF TO HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF
STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION AND
VIOLENCE. THE LGBTQ YOUNG PEOPLE
EVEN HERE IN CALIFORNIA,
CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH EVERY
DAY. WE ARE THRILLED THAT THIS
TRAINING IS FINALLY NEARING
COMPLETION, BUT THEY WILL ONLY
HAVE A SHOT AT BEING EFFECTIVE
OF TEACHERS AND SCHOOL STAFF ARE
REQUIRED TO TAKE IT. MAYBE FIVE
IS AN IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL
STEP TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON
CALIFORNIA'S COMMITMENT TO
CREATING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENT
FOR LGBTQ AND ALL STUDENTS. THE
BILL MANDATES THAT TEACHERS AND
OTHER STAFF SERVING GRADES SEVEN
THROUGH 12, COMPLETE AT LEAST
ONE HOUR OF TRAINING ANNUALLY
WITH THE REQUIREMENTS SUNSETTING
IN FIVE YEARS. AND WE WORK
CLOSELY WITH CT, A CFT THE
DEPARTMENT AND THE DEDICATED
STAFF OF THIS COMMITTEE TO
ENSURE THAT THE BILL CAN BE
IMPLEMENTED EFFICIENTLY AND
EFFECTIVELY. WHILE LEGISLATORS
AND OTHER STATES ARE
RELENTLESSLY ATTACKING LGBTQ
YOUTH, ESPECIALLY TRANS AND NON
BINARY YOUNG PEOPLE. WE ASK YOU
TO JOIN US IN SHOWING LGBTQ
YOUTH THAT THEY ARE SEEING
VALUED AND SUPPORTED A B FIVE IS
CRITICAL TO DEMONSTRATE IN
CALIFORNIA'S COMMITMENT TO
ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN
SUCCEED AND THRIVE. EQUALITY
CALIFORNIA IS PROUD TO CO
SPONSOR A B FIVE AND I
RESPECTFULLY URGE HER I VOTE.
THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. MR CHAN
MEMBER SETH BRAMBLE HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, ALSO PROUD
TO CO SPONSOR THIS BILL, WE URGE
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. JEFF
FRANCIS, PRESIDENT OF CFT AND A
GAY TEACHER WHO WOULD HAVE
APPRECIATED THIS TRAINING. HMM.
SO COSPONSORS OF THIS PILL ASKED
FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS NO WHITLEY AND ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
LOCAL CONSERVATION COURSE WE ARE
IN SUPPORT. AFTERNOON JAMES
MICHAEL PAOLO WITH ME,
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS.
ALICE KESSLER WITH EQUALITY
CALIFORNIA I'VE BEEN ASKED TO
REGISTER SUPPORT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS. SAN
DIEGO PRIDE RAINBOW PRIDE YOUTH
ALLIANCE, CALIFORNIA LGBT HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES NETWORK
BROTHERS OF THE DESERT LGBT Q,
PLUS RURAL RESOURCE CENTER
GENDER SPECTRUM, STONEWALL
ALLIANCE OF CHICO AND ELLA PARA
TRANS LATINAS. THANK YOU.
KIMBERLY ROSENBERG. WITH S E I U
AND STRONG SUPPORT. STEVE
COCKNEY, WITH THE NET ON BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THE MOSSBERG
WITH CEMETERIES FOUNDATION IN
STRONG SUPPORT. PAMELA GREEN
HALL SPEECH LANGUAGE WITH
OLOGISTS CHINO VALLEY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. I SUPPORT IN
MEMORY OF JOEY. MICHELLE WORE
SEAN. WE HAVE A STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION. TONY THURMAN, PROUD
CO SPONSOR BABY FIVE. ONCE
AGAIN. MICHAEL BLUM FAIRFIELD
SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AS THEY SAFETY CHAIR FOR THE
UNION AND OUR DISTRICT, STRONG
SUPPORT. CAMACHO KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER HOPEFUL UNIFIED UM, IN
SUPPORT. JULIAN NEIL, FOURTH
GRADE TEACHER, TWIN RIVERS
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IN
SACRAMENTO AND DEFINITELY SPORT
. GILLY HANSEN, SIXTH GRADE
TEACHER. HAVING LOST TWO
STUDENTS, THIS VERY STRONG
SUPPORT. ADAM KEIGWIN ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT
. CORDERO 15 YEAR TEACHER,
SEVENTH GRADE EDUCATOR AND
STRONG SUPPORT. ALISON DIAZ WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
POLLOCK AND DRACO, HIS BERRY
TEACHERS. UM IT'S VERY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STRONG
SUPPORT. JULIE SEPULVEDA GIBSON
TIRE ADULTS ALSO HIGH SCHOOL,
CALIFORNIA CONTINUATION EDUCATOR
TEACHER OF THE YEAR I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. LISA HECKMAN
, THIRD GRADE TEACHER, TUSTIN
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STRONG
SUPPORT. IF IT'S CHILD SCIENCE
TEACHER EAST SIDE UNION HIGH
SCHOOL DISTRICT STRONGLY SUPPORT
THANK YOU. PAUL AMERICAN
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER CASTOR VALUE TO FIGHT
SCHOOL DISTRICT SUMMARY STRONGLY
SUPPORT. CINDY MAGYAR, SEVENTH
GRADE SCIENCE TEACHER, DODSON
MIDDLE SCHOOL. LOS ANGELES
STRONGLY SUPPORT. REBECA
GONZALEZ NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND STRONG SUPPORT.
CASSANDRA CURIEL, PRESIDENT OF
UNITED EDUCATORS OF SAN
FRANCISCO, WITH CF TNCS TA IN
STRONG SUPPORT. HI ANTHONY. ERIN
WINE CC, A CFT LOCAL 61 VICE
PRESIDENT, STRONG SUPPORT.
SUSANNA ATWOOD, CERVANTES ISCO
FT. 21 21 CFT SUPPORT. HELLO MY
NAME IS ELENA ROYAL. I'M A
TEACHER IN SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY
EDUCATION AND I SUPPORT. ELAINE
MERRYWEATHER, UM C F T E C T K
12 COUNCIL AND I SUPPORT. DIANA
MUELLER, UM, C F T. C T, A
MEMBER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION,
PARAPROFESSIONAL AND STRONG
SUPPORT. TIANNA TILLERY, VICE
PRESIDENT, YOU KNOW THE
EDUCATORS IN SAN FRANCISCO,
SETIA AND CFT AND FULL SUPPORT.
KELLY PORTS GUILD, 1931 STUDENT
INTERN FULLY SUPPORT. I GOT I'M
FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT HELLO, TINA.
CELL ARSENAL. FLETCHER UM SANDY
GO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
HFT GUILD, LOCAL 1931 AND
SOUTHERN VICE PRESIDENT OF THE
COUNCIL OF CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
AND I STAND IN SUPPORT. LIKE A
CRAMER MATTER ON BEHALF OF A C L
U CALIFORNIA ACTION AND SUPPORT
SARAH, HONEY WAS CFT AND I STAND
IN STRONG SUPPORT. ADAM HAWKINS
, CFT 30 TO 67. I STAND IN
SUPPORT. CELIA O'CONNOR, CFT
LOCAL 1921 AND I STAND IN
SUPPORT. JIM LEVIS, PRESIDENT
MORGAN HILL FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS CFT 2022. I STAND IN
SUPPORT. NICOLE WARD ULLMAN ON
BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN'S
PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH ANY FURTHER
WITNESSES OR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE. SAYING
NONE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE.
PLEASE COME FORWARD.
MA'AM, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
GIVE ME ONE SECOND, OKAY?
CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES GREAT.
THANK YOU. I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
IN EXPERIENCE. FOR A VETERAN
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER OUT OF
WEST COUNTRY COST A UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M A
FORMER C T A MEMBER. I LEFT
BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST MY RELIGIOUS VIEWS
AGAINST MY, UH DEEPLY HELD
BELIEFS AND VALUES AND THE
WITNESS THAT I SAW THAT THIS WAS
HAPPENING WITH OTHER PARENTS AND
STAFF. I COME TO YOU IN
OPPOSITION BECAUSE I DO NOT
BELIEVE THIS IS THE SAFE. IT IS
A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL ACT
. WHAT I THINK IT IS, IS A
BIASED SCHOOL ACT. IT IS
ELEVATING THE INTERESTS. AND
CONCERNS OF ONE PORTION OF OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY. IT IS
ELEVATING. IT IS NOT RECOGNIZING
THE CONCERNS OF ALL PARENTS. ALL
STAFF. ALL STUDENTS. I WORK WITH
THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY AND CONTRA
COSTA. I WORK WITH VARIOUS
PARENT GROUPS. UM, ACROSS THE
STATE. FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS. AS
WAS NOTED, I AFFIRM, UH, THE
HISTORY THAT WAS SHARED PARENTS
HAVE BEEN SAYING NO, THANK YOU
TO INDOCTRINATION. WE HAVE BEEN
SAYING NO, THANK YOU TO
PARENTING OUR STUDENTS. THEY
HAVE BEEN SAYING, STAY IN YOUR
LANE. FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, WHICH
WE HOPEFULLY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE IN
THIS COMMITTEE ARE ATROCIOUS IN
CALIFORNIA. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE
THE EXPLOSION IN HOME SCHOOLING
AMONGST FAMILIES OF ALL
DIFFERENT PERSUASIONS. WE HAVE
PROGRESSIVES. WE HAVE MUSLIMS
HOMESCHOOLING. WE HAVE AN
EXPLOSION OF PEOPLE SAYING I DO
NOT TRUST THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TO
TEACH VALUES THAT TRULY ARE
RADICAL. I HAVE AN EXAMPLE HERE
A IS FOR ACTIVISTS. I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO LOOK AT THIS BOOK AS A 25
YEAR VETERAN KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER. I DO NOT LIKE THE
PICTURES, PHOTOS OR THE DRAWINGS
OF THESE STUDENTS. THEY ARE
ANGRY. A IS FOR ACTIVISTS
ADVOCATE ABOLITIONIST ALLY
ACTIVELY ANSWERING A CALL TO
ACTION. ARE YOU AN ACTIVIST? I'M
A MOM. I'M A GRANDMA. I GOTTA
ASK YOU TO WRAP UP. I WILL.
THANK YOU. WE ARE PUTTING THE
BURDENS OF ADULTHOOD ONTO
CHILDREN, AND WE WONDER WHY
THEY'RE CONFUSED AND UPSET AND
DEPRESSED. IT SHOULD STOP. THANK
YOU. ANY OTHER WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. SEEING
NONE. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND UP
ONE MORE OPPOSITION WITNESS.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. TASHA WILLIAMS ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA PARENTS
UNION AND MANY OF OUR MEMBERS
ALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WE ARE
RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR YOUR NO
OR ABSTAIN VOTE ON THIS BILL. WE
STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THE FOCUS
SHOULD BE ON ACADEMICS. AND AS
PARENT UNION. WE FEAR THIS WOULD
TAKE THE TIME AWAY FROM TEACHERS
, UM, FROM THEIR FOCUS ON HOW TO
IMPROVE, UM THE CHILDREN TO
STRIVE TO ACHIEVE THEIR ACADEMIC
GOALS. THAT'S WE BELIEVE THAT'S
THE MAIN PURPOSE OF UM, SENDING
OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.
THEREFORE THAT'S WHY WE OPPOSED
TO THIS BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
AND OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. GREG BURKE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA FAMILY
COUNSELING OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS
AND OPPOSITION HIGH. I'M SO
SORRY. I WASN'T ABLE TO GET HERE
IN TIME. MY NAME IS EVAN MINTON
VOICES FOR PROGRESS. WE'RE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE.
SAYING THAT BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. MR LEE. I WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND SAFER
WORKING ON THIS FOR NEARLY A
DECADE AND BRING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
MEASURE AND ONE THANK ADRIAN FOR
COMING BASICALLY TELLING THE
WHOLE WORLD THEIR STORY TODAY,
SO IT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE AND
BRAVERY. SO I WANT TO COMMEND
YOU FOR THAT, AND I THINK THIS
BILL IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IN
MANY WAYS. IT'S NOT JUST SO THAT
MAYBE THERE ARE TEACHERS OUT
THERE THAT NEED THIS TRAIN, BUT
ALSO THOSE WHO WANT TO DO GOOD,
BUT THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE
VOCABULARY OR THE THAT THE
TACTICS KNOWING HOW TO SUPPORT
OUR LGBTQ. YOUTH IS REALLY
IMPORTANT, BECAUSE YOU KNOW
THERE'S A LOT OF LOT OF FOLKS
RIGHT NOW WHO ARE GOING THROUGH
THIS ESPECIALLY THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM THAT GET DEAD NAME THAT
GIVE MRS PRONOUNCE THAT MIS
GENDERED THINGS THAT HAPPEN, AND
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT OUT OF MS
INTENT, BUT I THINK THIS IS A
GREAT WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT
PEOPLE ARE ALIGNING THEIR INTENT
WITH THEIR IMPACT. I WOULD LOVE
TO BE A CO AUTHOR, OF COURSE, ON
THIS AS MOST OF THE L G B
CAUCUSES AS WELL RIGHT NOW AND
JOIN YOU ON THIS. I THINK IT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT MEASURE, AND I
THINK THIS IS A VERY COMMON
SENSE MEASURE TO SUPPORT OUR
STUDENTS SUPPORT OUR FACULTY
MEMBERS, AND IT IS NO NO
HYPERBOLE TO SAY THAT HALF OF
THE STATE GOVERNMENTS IN THIS
COUNTRY RIGHT NOW OUR BASIC
GEARING UP TO DO VIOLENCE
AGAINST THEIR OWN LAWMAKERS ARE
LGBT YOU THEIR OWN CHILDREN.
THEY'RE ALL PEOPLE AND I REJECT
ANY NOTION TO SAY THAT OUR
SCHOOLS MUST TURN A BLIND EYE TO
PARTS OF THE IDENTITY,
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT WOULD
INHIBIT THEIR EDUCATIONAL
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE. SO I REALLY
APPLAUD YOU FOR THIS EFFORT. AND
REALLY, UM THANK YOU FOR IT, AND
I WILL MOVE THE BILL. THANK YOU.
MR HOOVER. THANK YOU AND
APPRECIATE THE FOLSOM SHOUT OUT
IN YOUR TESTIMONY. APPRECIATE
THAT. AH I DID HAVE A QUICK
QUESTION. YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE
OF THE OPPOSITION. I WANTED TO
CLARIFY THIS. THIS STEALS WITH
TEACHER TRAINING, CORRECT, NOT
CURRICULUM OR ANY OTHER, YOU
KNOW ASPECTS OF THE ACADEMIC
COMPONENTS. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY THIS IS ALL ABOUT
TEACHER TRAINING AND TRAINING
FOR CERTIFICATED STAFF FROM
GRADES SEVEN THROUGH 12. AND SO
THERE'S NO CURRICULUM ASPECTS
FOR THE STUDENTS RELATED TO THIS
BILL. I APPRECIATE THAT
CLARIFICATION. UM YOU KNOW, I
THINK I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR THE AMENDMENTS. WELL I DON'T
KNOW. ARE YOU AGREEING TO THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT? WE DID
AGREE TO THE PERFECT SO I JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON
THAT. I THINK MY INITIAL READ OF
THIS BILL. I WAS A LITTLE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOCAL
CONTROL ASPECT BECAUSE I DO
BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW, OUR
SCHOOL BOARDS ARE ELECTED FOR A
REASON. AND I THINK THIS IS
PROBABLY THEY'RE PROBABLY THE
BEST PLACE TO HAVE THESE
DISCUSSIONS. UM AND I THINK THE
FOUR HOUR REQUIREMENT WAS PRETTY
SUBSTANTIAL. I THINK WITH THESE
AMENDMENTS YOU'VE DEFINITELY
NARROWED IT A LITTLE BIT. YOU
KNOW, YOU PUT THE SUNSET IN
THERE. UM AND SO I WILL BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT THE BILL TODAY, SO I
JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE ON
THAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE
THAT. MR CARIOU. I JUST WANT TO
SAY THAT I SEE VOLUME SUPPORT
LGBTQ STUDENTS. IT'S A IT'S
ACADEMICS. IF IT'S WHATEVER IT
IS, IT'S 2 20. CHER'S TO BE ABLE
TO VALUE EVERY STUDENT
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY COME
FROM, OR WHAT THEY FEEL. IT'S
ABOUT PROVIDING THE EQUAL
EDUCATION QUALITY THAT WE WANT
TO PROVIDE FOR A LARGE STUDENTS.
WITHOUT THERE HAS BEEN NO MOTION
OF MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS A
BILL. ACTUALLY MR LEE EMOTIONS
SO YOU HAVE THE SECONDARY. THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT SEEING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO THANK YOU,
MR ZEBRA FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT, VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
MEASURE FORWARD. UM, I WANT TO
GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO ADRIAN.
UM, YEAR. TESTIMONY WAS VERY
POWERFUL, VERY POISED, VERY
ARTICULATE. AND UH, YOUR
STATEMENT YOUR BEING HERE TO
SHARE YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
UH, AS, UH VERY POWERFUL, AND,
UH, UM, IT'S MAKING A
DIFFERENCE. UM I WANTED TO
RESPOND TO SOME OF THE CONCERNS
FROM THE OPPOSITION. UH, I THINK
THAT, UH ESPECIALLY COMING OUT
OF THE PANDEMIC. WE WE'VE AND,
UH AND THE POLITICAL ASSIGNMENT
THAT WE FIND OURSELVES AND NOW I
BELIEVE THAT. ADDRESSING NOT
JUST THE ACADEMICS BUT ALSO THE
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING
OF STUDENTS IS CRITICAL. THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS MADE IT
CLEAR THAT WE WANT TO TAKE A
WHOLE CHILD APPROACH TO NOT JUST
FOCUS ON ACADEMICS, BUT ALSO TO,
YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZE THE UH,
MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS THAT WE
HAVE AMONG OUR AH, OUR STUDENTS
, ESPECIALLY OUR TEENAGERS, UM
AND MR ZUBER POINTED OUT THAT
THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES ARE
ESPECIALLY HEIGHTENED, UH, IN
THE LGBTQ. PLUS, YOU'VE
COMMUNITY. UM AND, UH, THE
BINARY STUDENTS. YOU'VE HAD YOUR
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THANK YOU
. NOBODY RECOGNIZES THE IF YOU
INTERRUPT ME AGAIN, I'M GOING TO
ASK A SURGEON TO ESCORT YOU OUT.
I UNDERSTAND. UM SO I THINK NOW
IN THIS TIME, UM ESPECIALLY WITH
THE HEIGHTENED RHETORIC OF
TRANSPHOBIA AGAINST ATTACKS
AGAINST THE LGBTQ, PLUS
COMMUNITY, UM I BELIEVE IT IS
THE. THE POSITION AND THE VALUES
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT
WE TAKE THIS IMPORTANT STEP
FORWARD TO LEAD THE COUNTRY IN
TERMS OF THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
TO TEACH HER TEACHERS AND OUR
SCHOOL STAFF. UM OF THESE
IMPORTANT, UH, ISSUES OF MAKING
SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE CULTURAL
COMPETENCY TO WORK WITH. UH
LGBTQ. PLUS, UH, STUDENTS IN OUR
SCHOOLS. SO. I'M PROUD TO
SUPPORT THIS MEASURE. I WOULD BE
HONORED TO BE AT AS A CO AUTHOR
OF THIS MEASURE AND MR ZUBER. I
WANT TO GIVE YOU THE FINAL WORD.
THANK THANK YOU. I WELCOME THAT
AND NECESSARILY AS WELL. SO
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS, AND I'LL JUST REITERATE
THAT OUR TEACHERS WHO ARE
DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO
SUPPORTING OUR KIDS AND
IMPROVING THEIR LIVES IN SWISS,
SUCH DEDICATION ARE FULLY
SUPPORTED THAT YOU SAW TODAY AND
ARE ASKING FOR THIS TRAINING AND
I THINK IT WILL MAKE MEANINGFUL
IMPACT, REALLY ADDRESSING THIS
WHOLE CYCLE OF LACK OF
ACCEPTANCE AND DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST LGBTQ KIDS IN OUR
SCHOOLS. SO WITH THAT, I JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND ASK
FOR YOUR RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. EMOTIONS
BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL ME BOWEL
ITEM TO A B FIVE. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MERCY K¾T. AYE,
DOLLY. KOREA OR ONE CARILLO ONE
CARILLO I. HOOVER. HOOVER I LI
LI I'M MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA. FOUR
VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR
BONTA FOR YOUR PATIENTS FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR ASSEMBLY BILL
51. THAT IS A TOUGH ACT TO
FOLLOW. AND ALL THE GOOD AND ALL
THE GOOD WAYS. AYE. YES GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
I AM PRESENTING TODAY A B 51,
THE CHILDCARE STABILIZATION ACT
. I WOULD LIKE TO START BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS OUTLINED ON PAGES, 12
AND 13 OF THE ANALYSIS.
CALIFORNIA'S MIXED DELIVERY
SYSTEM OFFERS A VARIETY OF MUCH
NEEDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD
CARE SETTINGS. WITH THE
INTENTION OF ALLOWING PARENTS
AND GUARDIANS TO CHOOSE THE
SETTING, WHICH WILL BEST MEET
THE NEEDS FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
SOME OF THESE SETTINGS INCLUDE
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
PROGRAMS CONTACTED STATE SCHOOL
PROGRAMS OFFERED BY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY BASED
PROVIDERS CONTRACTING GENERAL
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. HEAD START
PRIVATE CENTER BASED PRESCHOOL
PROVIDERS AND LICENSED FAMILY
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS. CALIFORNIA
HAS BEGUN TO PHASE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, A
FREE OPTION FOR EARLY LEARNING
THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE
FOUR YEAR OLDS BY THE 2025 26
SCHOOL YEAR. THIS EXPANSION IS
TO BE CELEBRATED AS IT
REPRESENTS AN INCREASE IN ACCESS
TO EARLY LEARNING AND CARE. THAT
BEING SAID, WE MUST ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE OTHER
PROVIDERS WITHIN THE MIXED
DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVE EXPRESSED
VALID CONCERNS THAT THE LOSS OF
FOUR YEAR OLDS MAY UNDERMINE THE
ALREADY FRAGILE AND FRAGMENTED
AND HIGHLY DECENTRALIZED
CHILDCARE SYSTEM. AND THIS
IMPACTS FAMILIES GREATLY. AS
WELL. WE MUST RECOGNIZE THAT THE
FLEXIBILITY PROVIDED TO OUR
FAMILIES IN BEING ABLE TO
PROVIDE OUR EARLIEST LEARNERS
WITH QUALITY CHILDCARE IS
COMPROMISED. FOR THIS REASON I
INTRODUCED A B 51 TO SUPPORT THE
EFFECTIVE AND EQUITABLE
FUNCTIONING OF OUR MIXED
DELIVERY CHILDCARE SYSTEM IN
ORDER TO HELP STABILIZE EARLY
CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
FAMILIES. AND THE PROVIDERS THAT
SUPPORT THEM. A B 51 DOES FOUR
KEY THINGS TOWARD THAT END.
FIRST, THE BILL INCREASES ACCESS
TO CHILDCARE FAMILIES. IT DOES
THIS BY EXPANDING EXISTING
RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES
TO INCLUDE NAVIGATION, REFERRAL
AND ENROLLMENT SERVICES TO
ENSURE FAMILIES HAVE EARLY
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT
AVAILABLE CHILDCARE SPOTS.
SECOND IT INCREASES ELIGIBILITY
FOR SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE FOR
FAMILIES AND HIGHER COST AREAS.
THIRD THE BILL DIRECTS LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCIES TO PROVIDE
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE
EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR TK STUDENTS. AND FINALLY,
THE BILL SEEKS TO PROVIDE JUST
TRANSITION FOR PROVIDERS BY
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
CONSIDER THE IMPACTS OF
UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN EXPANSION AS RATES
ARE BEING CONSIDERED. BY
ALLOWING THE SPP PROVIDERS TO BE
ABLE TO CO MINGLE CLASSROOMS
WITH SUBSIDIZED AND I'M
SUBSTANCE, OBSIDIAN IZED PAID
STUDENTS. THIS BILL ALSO
PROVIDES MEANINGFUL RESOURCES
FOR PROVIDERS WHO HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN LEFT OUT OF
THE STATES PRESCHOOLS PROGRAM
SYSTEM. EARLY CHILDCARE IS
FUNDAMENTAL TO HEALTHY CHILD
DEVELOPMENT AND FOUNDATIONAL FOR
EARLY LEARNING AND POSITIVE
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES. WE ALL
KNOW THAT OUR CHILD CARE SYSTEM
IS PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF WOMEN
OF COLOR, DOING THE IMPORTANT
AND UNDERVALUED LABOR OF CARING
FOR OUR CHILDREN AND FOSTERING
EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
WE MUST SUPPORT THE SYSTEM,
WHICH COLLECTIVELY BOLSTERS
EVERY INDUSTRY AND SERVES AS THE
BACKBONE OF OUR STATE'S ECONOMY
AND ENSURES QUALITY CHILDCARE
FOR EVERY CHILD AND THEIR FAMILY
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL IS DOCTOR
LAWANDA WESLEY, DIRECTOR OF
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT THE
CHILDCARE RESOURCE CENTER.
GREETINGS CHAIRMAN MURATSUCHI
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM IN
TESTIMONY FOR A B 51. THANK YOU.
SO, UM REMEMBER BONTA FOR
OFFERING THIS BILL? I AM DR
LAWANDA WESLEY, THE DIRECTOR OF
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR
CHILDCARE RESOURCE CENTER OR
ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES ABOUT
50,000 CHILDREN IN NORTHERN LOS
ANGELES AND SAN ALL OF SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY. IS OUR
PLEASURE TO OFFER TO SUPPORT
THIS BILL, ALONG WITH OTHER
ADVOCATES. THIS BILL WILL
ADDRESS A NUMBER OF CORE AND
IMPORTANT AREAS, BUT THE SALIENT
ONES THAT I WANT TO LIFT UP
TODAY BOTH AS A FORMER PRESCHOOL
TEACHER AND AS A PARENT WHO WAS
IN THE SUBSIDY SYSTEM AT THE
SAME TIME PROVIDING SERVICES, UM
IS THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT
OF TK. I JUST THOUGHT BACK TO
THE TIME WHEN I WAS A PRESCHOOL
TEACHER. MAKING IT ABOUT $89 AN
HOUR THAT WAS AROUND 2010 OR SO
BUT EVEN DURING THAT TIME, I
THOUGHT IF THERE WAS OPPORTUNITY
TO EARN MORE MONEY, YOU COULD
SEE WHY SOME EDUCATORS WOULD
WANT TO BE ATTRACTED TO WORKING
TK. AND IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT
THEY THAT'S A WRONG BUT NOT TO
HAVE EQUITABLE WAGES AND IN THE
FIELD OF 0 TO 5, IF YOU'RE IN
THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM AND WORK IN
THAT SYSTEM. IS CREATING AN
EQUITIES. WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE
SURE THERE ARE CONSUMER
EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES BY WAY OF
THE RESOURCE AND RESOURCE FOR
ALL AGENCY. I ASKED. I WORKED
EVERYTHING. I ALSO WORKED IN THE
RESOURCE AND REFERRAL AGENCIES.
SO WHEN PARENTS WOULD CALL IN TO
ASK FOR SUPPORT, AND WHERE THIS
IN THEIR CHILD, UM WHAT IS THE
BEST ENVIRONMENT? I WOULD
PROVIDE CONSUMER EDUCATION AND
PRIDE THEM OUT A RANGE OF
CHOICES. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT FAMILIES HAVE OPTION TO
HAVE THAT EDUCATION AND WE
BELIEVE THAT THE RESOURCE AND
REFERRAL AGENCIES ARE BEST
SUITED TO DO THAT. I WOULD SIT
ON THE PHONE ONE ON ONE AND
PROVIDE THAT FAMILY NAVIGATION,
SO WE WOULD DO THAT SAME KIND OF
SERVICE TO ALL OF THE UNIVERSAL
TK SYSTEM. WE ALSO WANT TO SEE
THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT CAN
PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
AND TO ALL OF THE UNIVERSAL
PRESCHOOL SYSTEM, INCLUDING
COMMUNITY BASED HEAD START AND
SO ON. BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT IN THE EXPANDED
LEARNING PART OF THE SYSTEM THAT
THE CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE
SUPPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT AND
THAT CAN BE DONE THROUGH A
NUMBER OF WAYS, UM, STARTING
WITH THE CURRICULUM ITSELF. SO
UM, AND THEN JUST TO START TO
CLOSE UP A LITTLE BIT. WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE ALSO THAT WE WANT
TO SEE IN THE INCREASE IN THE
ELIGIBILITY FROM THE CURRENT
STATE MEDIUM INCOME TO A HIGHER
ONE THAT WOULD ALLOW EVEN
FAMILIES AND HIGH HIGH INCOME
AREAS OR HIGH COST AREAS BE ABLE
TO ACCESS IT HAS YOU KNOW MANY
OF US WHO ARE LIVING MIDDLE
CLASS WERE FRAGILE AND ALWAYS ON
THE BRINK OF GOING JUST BELOW
THE POVERTY LINE. SO AS I CLOSE
OUT TODAY, I JUST WANT TO LIFT
UP. UM ONE MORE POINT THAT MANY
OF OUR EDUCATORS IN THE MIXED
DELIVERY SYSTEM. UM AND THIS IS
DATA NATIONALLY BUT ALSO
RELEVANT HERE TO CALIFORNIA
MAYBE A FEW DOLLARS MORE OR
EARNING ABOUT 13 EARLY 13 22 AN
HOUR SO THIS DOESN'T COVER THE
COST FOR RENT OR OTHER BASIC
NEEDS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW FRAGILE
THE SYSTEM AND WHEN YOU THINK
ABOUT THE NUMBER OF US WHO WORK
IN EARLY EDUCATION, WE ARE
WOMEN. AND WE ARE WOMEN OF COLOR
WHO ARE VERY EDUCATED WITH A
DEGREES B A DEGREES PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOP EVEN FOLKS LIKE MYSELF
WHO HAVE A DOCTORATE WORKING IN
THE CLASSROOM, SO WE ASKED FOR
YOU FOR THE WAGES TO BE IMPROVED
IN INCREASED AND I WILL CLOSE
OUT IN THIS RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ANY UM, PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE, PLEASE
COME FORWARD.
HI JEN DIETRICH ON BEHALF OF THE
PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN AND
YOUTH AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT. ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE. SEEING NONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THIS
MEASURE? SEE NONE. THANK YOU
BRING IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? MOVED
BY MR LEE. SECONDED BY MR
CARILLO. THANK YOU, MISS BANTA.
I KNOW THAT, UH, THIS IS A. A
TOP PRIORITY ISSUE FOR YOU,
ESPECIALLY WITH THE IMPACT OF I,
YOU KNOW. WE'RE HEARING FROM
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS THROUGHOUT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE IMPACT
ESPECIALLY OF TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN. THAT MAY, UM.
UNDERMINE THAT THE, UH THE
INFRASTRUCTURE OF CHILD CARE
THAT IS SO CRITICAL AND ALL OF
OUR COMMUNITIES AND SO THERE I
WANT TO THANK MS BONTA FOR
CHAMPIONING THIS, UM. WE KNOW
THAT THIS IS NOT JUST YOU KNOW,
THIS IS JUST PART OF THE
SOLUTION. THERE IS ANOTHER BILL
THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING
IN THE COMMITTEE, UH, RELATED TO
MUCH NEEDED RATE REFORM. UH
REIMBURSEMENT RATE REFORM. UM UM
, BUT I WANTED TO THANK MS
BARTER FOR AGAIN BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD AND I WANT TO
GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD. THANK
YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS THIS, UH
, LEGISLATIVE. THIS BILL IS A
PRIORITY OF THE LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST DRY VOTE.
THANK YOU, UM MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM FOUR
A B 51. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
MERCY, K¾T, AYE. DOLLY ONE
CAREER ONE CARILLO I. HOOVER LI
LI I MCCARTY QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. AND WE HAVE
FOR THEM. FOUR VOTES. THE BILL
IS OUT. YEAH, THANK YOU. NEXT.
WE HAVE FILE ITEM NUMBER 29 A B
16 OH, FOUR. GOOD AFTERNOON
AGAIN, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TODAY I PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 16
. OH, FOUR, A BILL THAT
IMPLEMENTS THE STATE AUDITORS.
RECENT RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES
GRANT PROGRAM. FIRST I WOULD
LIKE TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS ON PAGE NUMBER THREE
OF THE ANALYSIS, I WOULD LIKE TO
ALSO THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THEIR EXHAUSTIVE WORK ON
THIS ISSUE. MY COMMENTS TODAY
WILL REFLECT THE BILL AS
PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED AND AS
REFLECTED IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. LAST YEAR. FORMER
EDUCATION CHAIR O'DONNELL AND I
REQUESTED AN AUDIT OF THE
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY GRANT
PROGRAM AND THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL FACILITY. FINANCE
AUTHORITIES CONDUIT REVENUE BOND
PROGRAM. WE REQUESTED THIS AUDIT
AFTER WE LEARNED THAT GRANT
PROGRAM FUNDS INTENDED FOR THE
PAYMENT OF RENT AND LEASE
EXPENSES BY CHARTER SCHOOLS WERE
INSTEAD, IN SOME CASES PAID TOO.
RELATED PARTY SUBSIDIARIES OF
CHARTER SCHOOLS TO PAY OFF BONDS
ON EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES. IN
SUCH CASES THE PUBLIC PAID FOR
THE SCHOOL FACILITY, BUT UPON
CLOSURE HAS NO CLAIM TO
OWNERSHIP OF THE FACILITY NORTH
INPUT ON ITS NEXT USE. THIS
LEAVES SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE
PRECARIOUS POSITION OF HAVING TO
ACCOMMODATE THE STUDENTS THAT
PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED A CLOSED
SCHOOL WITHOUT HAVING ACCESS TO
EDUCATIONAL FACILITY SPACE TO
HOUSE THEM. IN FEBRUARY, THE
AUDITORS RELEASED FINDINGS
CONFIRMED WHAT WE BELIEVED THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FINANCE
AUTHORITY IS ADMINISTERING THESE
PROGRAMS WITH INCREDIBLE
FIDELITY TO EXISTING LAW. BUT
EXISTING LAW IS INADEQUATE TO
PROTECT PUBLIC FUNDS AND
PRESERVE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
RELATED TO SCHOOL CLOSURE. A B
16. OH, FOUR WOULD IMPLEMENT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS ISSUED BY THE
STATE AUDITOR. FIRST THE BILL
WOULD ENSURE THAT LOCAL STUDENTS
ARE PRIORITIZED FOR ADMISSION TO
CHARTER SCHOOLS RECEIVING THESE
GRANTS, REINFORCING THE
PROGRAM'S GOAL OF SERVING LOW
INCOME COMMUNITIES. SECOND IT
WOULD MIRROR THE SPIRIT OF THE
AUDITOR'S RECOMMENDATION TO
STRENGTHEN STATE LAW TO PREVENT
NEGATIVE IMPACTS FROM CHARTER
SCHOOL CLOSURES. A B 16 OH, FOUR
DOES THIS BY ESTABLISHING A
FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL TO ALLOW
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION, EXISTING
CHARTER SCHOOLS AND OTHER PUBLIC
AGENCIES TO ACQUIRE A CLOSED
CHARTERS FACILITY AT COST? THIS
PROCESS ESTABLISHED PARITY WITH
THE PROCESS OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS. THIS
PROCESS ESTABLISHES PARITY WITH
THE PROCESS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS
PROPERTIES. AND MORE IMPORTANTLY
, IT ALLOWS DISTRICTS THE CHANCE
TO PURCHASE WHAT IS IN MANY
CASES A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED
EDUCATIONAL FACILITY TO
ACCOMMODATE THE INFLUX OF
STUDENTS THAT MUST BE HOUSED
AFTER CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSES.
FINALLY THIS BILL WOULD ENHANCE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST REVIEW IN
LINE WITH THE AUDITOR'S
RECOMMENDATION FOR REQUIRING
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL FINANCE
AUTHORITY TO UPDATE ITS
REGULATIONS AND CONDUCT ANNUAL
SPOT CHECKS ON A RANDOM SAMPLE
OF GRANT PROGRAM RECIPIENTS.
THESE PROPOSED REFORMS
RECOMMENDED BY THE STATE AUDITOR
PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY,
ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBLY
USE A PROP $98. WITH ME TODAY TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
CASSIDY MANCINI, REPRESENTING
THE BILL'S SPONSOR, THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION, AND KIM NICHOLSON,
1/6 GRADE TEACHER AT SUMMIT
DENALI MIDDLE SCHOOL IN
SUNNYVALE. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
KIM NICHOLSON AND I AM 1/6 GRADE
TEACHER AT SOME INTERNALLY
MIDDLE SCHOOL IN SUNNYVALE. I'M
HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT MY
EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO
CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURES AND THE
FACILITY GRANT PROGRAM. SOME ARE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHARTER PETITION
FOR DENALI MIDDLE AND HIGH
SCHOOL WAS APPROVED IN 2012 WITH
THE EXPRESS GOAL OF SERVINGS.
HIGH NEED STUDENTS, THE HIGH
SCHOOL FACILITY WAS
STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IN THE
LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT AREA. A SCHOOL WITH A
FREE AND REDUCED PRICE. MEAL
ELIGIBLE STUDENT POPULATION OF
OVER 55% WHICH ALLOWED SOMEONE
TO QUALIFY FOR SB 7 40 FUNDS. IN
AUGUST OF 2017 SUMMIT APPLIED
FOR AND SECURED AT 26 MILLION
TAXES. EMPTY CONDUIT BOND
THROUGH C F A. TO BUILD A NEW
DENALI HIGH SCHOOL, AMONG OTHER
PROJECTS IN THEIR BUDGET PRODUCT
PROJECTIONS TO SECURE THIS BOND.
SUMMIT LISTED SB 7 40 REVENUES
THAT WERE NOT ULTIMATELY
REALIZED BECAUSE THE LOCAL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL F R P M
ELIGIBLE STUDENT POPULATION
DIPPED BELOW 55. THIS JANUARY
AFTER THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL
FACILITY HAD ONLY BEEN OPEN FOR
ABOUT TWO YEARS. SUMMIT
SURPRISED FAMILIES AND EDUCATORS
LIKE ME WITH THE NEWS THAT THEY
WOULD VOLUNTARILY CLOSED AND
ONLY AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL
YEAR. COMMUNITY CARES DEEPLY
ABOUT SUMMIT DENALI AND
DISCLOSURE GALVANIZED EDUCATORS
, STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. SOME ARE
DANGEROUS TO RELIED ON AN ANNUAL
GRANT PROGRAM TO MEET THEIR LONG
TERM DEBT OBLIGATIONS. BUT
ULTIMATELY, EVEN WITH THE
CLOSURE SUMMIT MADE A SMART
FINANCIAL DEBT. IN FACT, THE
SCHOOL IS ALREADY LISTED FOR
SALE ON THE OPEN MARKET, WITH
OFFERING DOCUMENTS HIGHLIGHTING
ITS PROXIMITY TO MAJOR TECH
EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING APPLE,
AMAZON, FACEBOOK AND GOOGLE.
DISCLOSURE LEAVES, SUMMIT,
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND NON PROFIT
BUSINESS ENTITIES WITH A
VALUABLE ASSET ON A VERY
VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND IN
SILICON VALLEY. HOWEVER THE
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO LOVE
OUR SCHOOL ARE LEFT WITH
NOTHING. SO I URGE YOU TO VOTE
AYE. ON A V 16 OH, FOUR TO BRING
MUCH NEEDED ACCOUNTABILITY INTO
THE SPACE OF CHARTER SCHOOL REAL
ESTATE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. MY NAME IS CASSIE MONTINI AND
I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE
SPONSOR. THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION. FIRST I'D
LIKE TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO
THE COMMITTEE STAFF AND CHAIR
WHO WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND. ON
THIS BILL THIS BILL AS PROPOSED
TO BE AMENDED WHAT INSTITUTE A
NUMBER OF REFORMS RECOMMENDED IN
THE STATE AUDIT. FIRST IT WOULD
ESTABLISH AN ADMISSIONS
PREFERENCE ORDER FOR GRANT
RECIPIENTS TO BETTER REINFORCE
THE PROGRAM SCHOOL OF SERVING
STUDENTS FROM HIGH NEEDS
COMMUNITIES. SECOND IT WOULD
REQUIRE CSF A TO UPDATE THEIR
REGULATIONS PRIOR TO OPENING THE
24 25 FUNDING ROUND FOR
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND SPOT
CHECK RECIPIENTS FOR PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE, AND FINALLY, IT
WOULD CREATE A FIRST RIGHT OF
REFUSAL PROCESS FOR THE SALE OR
LEASE OF CLOSED CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITIES DESIGNED TO MIMIC THE
PROCESS THAT TRADITIONAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICTS UNDERGO WHEN
SELLING THEIR SURPLUS
PROPERTIES. LET'S DIVE INTO THAT
PIECE OF THE BILL A BIT MORE THE
THRESHOLD THIS BILL PROPOSES FOR
A CHARTER SCHOOL PROPERTY TO BE
SUBJECT TO A FIRST RIDE. REFUSAL
IS EXTREMELY HIGH. FOR ONE, THE
CHARTER SCHOOL MUST BE RELEASING
THEIR FACILITY, LEASING THEIR
FACILITY FROM A RELATED PARTY.
SECONDLY THE CHARTER SCHOOL MUST
HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFITED
FROM PROP 98 GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS
. THAT MEANS THE SCHOOL RECEIVED
51% OR MORE OF ITS ASSESSED
VALUE AND CSF G P GRANT. AND
FINALLY, THIS ONLY APPLIES TO
FACILITIES ACQUIRED FINANCE
CONSTRUCTED OR MODERNIZED AFTER
JANUARY. 1 2024 MAKING THIS BILL
PROSPECTIVE EMPHASIZE THAT JUST
BECAUSE THIS WILL BUILD WILL
APPLY IN A VERY SMALL NUMBER OF
CASES DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS
SIGNIFICANT WHEN THE PUBLIC HAS
INVESTED IN SCHOOL
INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE TUNE OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OVER DECADES
OF TIME. IT'S ONLY RIGHT OF THE
TAXPAYERS BE OFFERED THE FIRST
RIGHT OF OPPORTUNITY TO RETAIN
THAT COMMUNITY SPACE. THIS GETS
OUT THE AUDITORS INTENT TO
PRESERVE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL
FACILITY CAPACITY IN MITIGATE
THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS THAT
CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURES HAVE ON
A COMMUNITY AS YOU VOTE ON THIS
BILL, PLEASE ASK YOURSELF THE
FOLLOWING SHOULD PROPERTIES PAID
OFF WITH PUBLIC FUNDS PRIVATELY
OWNED AND OPERATED SHOULD SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE THE FIRST
OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE OR LEASE
FACILITIES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY
BEEN CHARTER SCHOOLS? THESE ARE
VERY NUANCED QUESTIONS AND CSC
YOU A BELIEVES THAT A B 16? OH,
FOUR OFFERS AN ANSWER. THANK
YOU. AND FOR THOSE REASONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THE MEASURE? PLEASE COME FORWARD
. MR CHAN MEMBERS, SETH BRAMBLE
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT.
EVA CHILD SCIENCE TEACHER. YOU
SAID UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND SOUNDS A CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. èC
CAMACHO. KINDERGARTEN TEACHER,
HOPEFULLY UNIFIED, UM, SPEAKING
IN SUPPORT. MICHAEL BLUM.
SPANISH TEACHER PREFERENCES SOON
UNIFIED, STRONG SUPPORT. STRONG
SUPPORT. HMM OH, ECHO, HUH?
JULIAN NEIL. I'M 1/4 GRADE
TEACHER, TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT IN SACRAMENTO
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT. HOW MUCH
A GREEN HALL SPEECH LANGUAGE
PATHOLOGISTS, CHINO UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND FULLERTON
RESIDENT IN STRONG SUPPORT. ANA
CORDERO. 15 YEARS SEVENTH GRADE
EDUCATOR OUT OF OCEANO,
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
POLLOCK IN DRACO ELEMENTARY
EDUCATOR AND HIS SPIREA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M IN
SUPPORT. KELLY HANSEN, SIXTH
GRADE TEACHER, LARA UNIFIED IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. JULIE
SEPULVEDA GIBSON FROM
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA TIERRA
DEL SOL CONTINUATION HIGH
SCHOOL. I SUPPORT THIS. LISA
HECKMAN, THIRD GRADE TEACHER
TESTING UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
AND SUPPORT. CINDY MAGYAR
SCIENCE TEACHER WAS ANGELES
UNIFIED IN SUPPORT. POL AMERICAN
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
TEACHER CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT STARLING SUPPORT
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SEEING NO
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE.
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THE
MEASURE. PLEASE COME FORWARD. I
HAVE TWO MINUTES IS.
GOOD AFTERNOON TURNED MEMBERS.
I'M COLIN MILLER. I'M THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
WITH THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION. I WANT TO
START OUT TODAY JUST BY
THINKING, THINKING THE CHAIR AND
THE STAFF FOR THE WORK THEY'VE
BEEN DOING ON THIS BILL. UM,
IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE,
AND WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT.
UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE STILL IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. WE HAVE
SOME SOME FAIRLY CONSISTENT,
SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS REMAINING.
UM JUST FOR CONTEXT. I WANTED TO
REFERENCE THE STATE AUDITOR'S
REPORT ON THIS PROGRAM. UM AND
JUST JUST PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT
THAT, UM THE OVERALL FINDING WAS
THAT IN GENERAL, THESE PROGRAMS
ARE INCREASING CHARTER SCHOOL
ACCESS TO FACILITY FINANCING,
AND THEY ALSO DEBUNKED THE
ALLEGATIONS OF IMPROPER DEALINGS
. UM NOTING THAT A CHARTER
SCHOOL CAN APPROPRIATELY BENEFIT
FROM BOTH CONDUIT REVENUE BONDS
AND FACILITY GRANT FUNDS. AND
THAT NO PART OF ANY NET EARNINGS
FROM THE SALE OR LEASE OF ASSETS
MAY BENEFIT A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL
. AND THAT'S THE CASE ALSO IN
THE DENALI CASE, WHERE THE
NONPROFIT WOULD WOULD HAVE TO
CONTINUE TO USE ANY NET ASSETS
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC
GOOD FOR THE FOR THE AUDITOR
NOTED THAT CHANGES TO THE
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA COULD
DISRUPT STATE SUPPORT TO A
SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SCHOOLS,
AND THAT'S OUR BIGGEST CONCERN.
WE REMAIN CONCERNED THAT THIS
PROPOSAL COULD CREATE NEGATIVE
IMPACT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS WHO
ACCESS BOND FINANCING BY
IMPOSING TERMS THAT WOULD BE
UNACCEPTABLE TO THE BOND MARKET.
THIS COULD DRIVE MORE CHARTER
SCHOOLS INTO PRIVATE LEASES WITH
FOR PROFIT OWNERS, AND THAT
WOULD PROVIDE NO LONG TERM
BENEFIT FOR THOSE SCHOOLS OR FOR
THE PUBLIC GOOD IN THE
CIRCUMSTANCE OF CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITY. UH THE SALES ARE MUCH
DIFFERENT THAN FOR DISTRICT
FACILITIES BECAUSE THESE CHARTER
SCHOOLS ARE FINANCED BY PRIVATE
BONDS AND SUBJECT TO THE TERMS
OF THOSE AGREEMENTS. ANY NEW
RESTRICTIONS ON THE SALE OF THE
PROPERTY ACTUALLY WILL IMPACT
THE DECISION OF INVESTORS TO
INVEST IN ALONE IN THE FIRST
PLACE. SO WE'RE CONCERNED THAT
IN PARTICULARLY IN THE RARE CASE
OF A DEFAULT, UM THE PROVISION
THIS BILL ARE VERY UNCLEAR AND
COULD REALLY DRIVE BONDHOLDERS
FROM NOT WANTING TO INVEST IN
CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES.
CERTAINLY CONTRARY TO THE TO OUR
OUR INTENT, I THINK UM, THIS
WOULD FURTHER APPEND ACCESS FOR
CHARTER SCHOOLS TO ADEQUATE LONG
TERM PUBLIC FACILITIES. AND
WHILE WE GENERALLY AGREE WITH
THE CONCEPT OF OFFERING FIRST
RIGHT OF REFUSAL, UM TO PUBLIC
ENTITIES, THEY WOULD THE
PURCHASE OF A NEW PROPERTY. THIS
BILL DOES NOT PROVIDE PARODY FOR
CHARTER SCHOOLS IN THAT IN THAT
SAME WAY WHEN DISTRICTS UM
DISPOSE OF THEIR PROPERTY, SO
THAT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR
US AS WELL. OTHER ELEMENTS. WE
HAPPY TO DISCUSS HER ANSWER
QUESTIONS, BUT THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ALISON
DIAZ. I'M THE FOUNDER OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
AND NONPROFIT OPERATING FOR
SCHOOLS IN THE CITIES OF
GARDENA, ENGLEWOOD AND LAWNDALE
. I'M HERE TODAY IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 16. OH, FOUR. OUR FIRST
SCHOOL OPENED 23 YEARS AGO WITH
JUST 100 STUDENTS. TODAY WE
SERVE MORE THAN 1500 STUDENTS
ACROSS FOUR CAMPUSES. 90% OF OUR
STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE
FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH MEAL
PROGRAM. OUR STUDENTS
CONSISTENTLY EXCEED THE OUTCOMES
OF THOSE IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND
NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICTS EACH
YEAR. 97% OF OUR STUDENTS ARE
ADMITTED TO FOUR YEAR COLLEGES.
FINDING ADEQUATE FACILITIES FOR
OUR SCHOOLS HAS BEEN OUR BIGGEST
CHALLENGE. MOST OF OUR SCHOOLS
OPENED IN CHURCHES AND ONE IN A
PRIVATE FACILITY. EACH SCHOOL
MADE COSTLY IMPROVEMENTS WHILE
PAYING VERY HIGH RENTS. THESE
COSTS AND KURDS INCURRED OR LOST
WHEN WE MOVED IN ALL INSTANCES,
SHARING A SITE WITH OWNERS WHOSE
MISSION AND VALUES WERE ODDS
WITH OUR OWN WAS DIFFICULT AT
BEST IN 2010. THIS CHANGED PCS
BEGAN TO PARTNER WITH OUR
SPECIAL PURPOSE ENTITY AND
NONPROFIT WHO SOLD PURPOSES TO
DEVELOP AND LEASED FACILITIES TO
US AT COST. USING THIS STRATEGY
, WE WERE ABLE TO NOT ONLY
ACCESS THE STATE SB 7 40 FUNDING
BUT ADDITIONAL BOND FINANCING
TODAY, THREE OF OUR CAMPUSES
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STRUCTURE
. ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES ARE GREEN
WITH CHICKEN STREAMS AND FRUIT
TREES. THE UNFOUNDED ALLEGATIONS
, QUESTIONING THE VALIDITY OF
THESE SPECIAL PURPOSE
PARTNERSHIPS WERE PROVEN FALSE
IS COLIN MILLER NOTED. OUR
SCHOOLS ARE RELATED ORGANIZATION
. OUR SCHOOLS AND RELATED
ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALREADY UNDER
THE OVERSIGHT. UNDER THE
OVERSIGHT OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, IF ANY OF OUR SCHOOLS
CLOSE OUR FACILITY WOULD HAVE TO
BE SOLD OR LEASED AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE TO PAY OFF THE
OUTSTANDING DEBT AND PER CURRENT
LAW, ANY REMAINING PROCEEDS
WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO SIMILAR
ORGANIZATIONS. OTHER NONPROFITS
EVEN GO BACK TO THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. THE PROPOSED LAW,
THEREFORE, DOESN'T SOLVE A
PROBLEM. IT CREATES ONE. IT WILL
DRY UP OPPORTUNITIES AND
CONSEQUENTLY, SP 7 40 FUNDS WILL
BE USED TO PAY PRIVATE LEASES
OWNED BY FOR PROFIT LANDOWNERS,
LANDOWNERS WHO DO NOT HAVE OUR
BEST INTERESTS AT HEART. ON
BEHALF OF MY STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES AND OVER 50 CHARTER
SCHOOL COLLEAGUES WHO SIGNED ON
TO OPPOSE THIS BILL. I URGE YOU
TO REJECT THIS PROPOSAL BECAUSE
IT WOULD UPEND A STABLE AND
TRANSPARENT PROCESS THAT OFFERS
A PATH TO GRADE FACILITIES FOR
OUR KIDS. THANK YOU. PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
CONNIE CHAN ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE. WE
HAVE NO FORMAL POSITION ON THE
SPILL, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THE
CONTINUED COLLABORATION BETWEEN
THE AUTHORS, OFFICE AND
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. FLORRICK,
HER WITH THE CHARTER SCHOOLS,
DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND
OPPOSITION. LANCE CHRISTIANS AND
CALIFORNIA POLICY CENTER WERE IN
OPPOSITION. THIS CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ADAM KEIGWIN ON BEHALF
OF ALLIANCE COLLEGE. READY
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPPOSED THANKS.
ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION SEEING NONE. BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE QUESTIONS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MR
HOOVER. THANK YOU AND I
APOLOGIZE. I MISSED THIS SECTION
FOR A B 51. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THAT BILL.
UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T SAY THE
SAME ABOUT THIS ONE. YOU KNOW, I
DO CERTAINLY HAVE CONCERNS AND I
THINK THE OPPOSITION MOSTLY
RAISED A LOT OF MY CONCERNS AND
DISCUSS THAT. UM. 11% OF OUR
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
APPROXIMATELY ARE SERVED BY
CHARTER SCHOOLS. AND THE WAY I
VIEW THIS BILL, AS IT'S
CURRENTLY WRITTEN, IT'S GOING TO
CREATE MORE BARRIERS FOR CHARTER
SCHOOLS AND FUTURE CHARTER
SCHOOLS COMING TO CALIFORNIA. AN
OPENING IN CALIFORNIA, AND I'M
VERY AFRAID THAT THAT IS GOING
TO LIMIT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR
STUDENTS, AS WELL AS LIMIT
OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TEACHERS,
MANY OF WHOM ALSO TEACHING IN
CHARTER SCHOOLS. UM AND TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU. I THINK THAT,
UM I THINK THAT PARTICULARLY
IMPACTS ARE LOW INCOME STUDENTS
AND OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE MOST
IN NEED THE MOST BECAUSE YOU
KNOW THE AND I AGAIN I CAME FROM
A SCHOOL BOARD WITH TWO VERY
DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, A HIGHER
INCOME COMMUNITY AND THEN A
COMMUNITY WITH MANY MORE MANY
SOCIOECONOMIC CHALLENGES. UM AND
I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT WE
ACTUALLY HAD TO CHARTER SCHOOLS
THAT WANTED TO OPEN UP IN OUR
COMMUNITY AND SERVE THE STUDENTS
THAT WERE MOST IN NEED IN THAT
COMMUNITY, AND I WAS PROUD TO
SUPPORT THOSE. UM BUT THE
REALITY IS THAT FACILITIES DO
CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE
BIGGEST BARRIERS FOR BRINGING
SCHOOL CHOICE TO OUR STUDENTS
AND YOU KNOW, FOR OUR STUDENTS,
AND I SAY THIS A LOT AND YOU'LL
YOU'LL PROBABLY HEAR ME SAY THIS
AGAIN IN THE FUTURE, BUT FOR OUR
STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE MEANS THEY
DO HAVE SCHOOL CHOICE. THEY ARE
ABLE TO MOVE TO A NEIGHBORHOOD
WITH A HIGH PERFORMING
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL.
THEY'RE ABLE TO SEND THEIR
STUDENTS TO PRIVATE SCHOOL. IF
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THEY HAVE
THE FUNDS, FOR MY BIGGEST
CONCERN IS OUR STUDENTS WHO
DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO DO THOSE
THINGS. I THINK THAT CHARTER
SCHOOLS PROVIDE THEM A PUBLIC
SCHOOL OPTION THAT DOES NOT COST
THEIR FAMILY ANY ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES AND MADE BETTER FIT
THEIR EDUCATIONAL NEEDS. AND SO
FOR THAT REASON, I'M GONNA HAVE
TO VOTE AGAINST THE BILL TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? QUIRK-SILVA
. YEAH, I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN
THE PARK. OKAY? YEAH. AH YES,
I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN THE
PART OF THE BILL THAT IS TALKING
ABOUT, UM THE STUDENTS WHO
ACTUALLY ATTEND THE CHARTER
SCHOOLS WITHIN THEIR ATTENDANCE
AREA IN THE PRIORITY THERE,
GIVEN, UM, AS FAR AS THEIR
ELIGIBILITY, UM AT LEAST IN THIS
REPORT. IT'S TALKING ABOUT, UM,
THAT THE STUDENTS THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE THAT LIVE IN THAT
ATTENDANCE AREA AREN'T ALWAYS
GIVEN PRIORITY IN THE CHARTER
SCHOOL, SO SOMEBODY SPEAK TO
THAT. SURE I MEAN, IF YOU
ACTUALLY JUST LOOK BACK TO THE
ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE PRIOR
BILL THAT LED TO THIS AUDIT,
THERE WERE TWO THINGS ON THE
TABLE. ONE WAS THE REALITY THAT
WHEN CHARTER SCHOOLS CLOSED, IT
HAPPENS IN WITH TRADITIONAL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT ALSO HAPPENS
WITH CHARTER SCHOOLS. WE HAVE
NOT REALLY PROVIDED A FRAMEWORK
AROUND WHAT HAPPENS IN IN THAT
INSTANCE, AS IT RELATES BOTH TO
THE STUDENTS AND WHAT HAPPENS TO
THE PROPERTY THAT THEY THAT THEY
OWN. SO AS IT RELATES TO THE
STUDENTS, UH, WE'VE HAD
INSTANCES AND I HAVE HAD THIS
HAPPEN IN MY DISTRICT WHERE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE LEFT
SCRAMBLING MIDYEAR BECAUSE
CHARTER SCHOOLS CAN CLOSE EITHER
BECAUSE OF, UH JUST ABSOLUTE
FAILURE OF THE SCHOOL, WHICH IS
WHAT COULD HAPPEN IN ANY
INSTANCE OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF
REAUTHORIZATION COULD CLOSE FOR
MANY REASONS, AND IN THOSE
INSTANCES WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO
ENSURE THAT CHILDREN HAVE THE
ABILITY TO GO TO A NEIGHBORING
SCHOOL AND TO HAVE THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT BE ABLE TO ABSORB THOSE
THE STUDENTS IN A REASONABLE
MANNER THAT SOMETIMES DOESN'T
HAPPEN. UH WHEN WE HAVE CHARTER
SCHOOLS CLOSED, SO THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE TO
ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
STUDENTS BE ABLE TO BE
PRIORITIZED, UM, IN THEIR
ATTENDANCE IN IN GOING TO THE
CHARTER SCHOOL, SO WE WERE JUST
ABLE TO FOCUS IN MORE ON THE
ELIGIBILITY COMPONENT. UM, AND
THIS SECONDARY COMPONENT JUST TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES
ARE REALLY AROUND THE NATURE OF
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN CHARTER
SCHOOLS CLOSED RELATED TO THE
PROPERTY. THAT'S A PROPERTY THAT
HAS BEEN DEEPLY INVESTED IN BY,
UM, WELL FOUNDED AND EARNED, UH
, FACILITIES GRANT FUNDS FROM
AND CONDO BANDS FROM FROM THE
STATE AND ITS A ENDS UP BEING A
VERY VALUABLE PROPERTY. IN NINE
AND THERE WAS IN THIS AUDIT A 10
OF THE CLOSE OUT AUDITS THAT
WERE REVIEWED BY THE AUDITOR
RELATED TO THE DISPOSITION OF
THE PROPERTY. ONE OF THEM DIDN'T
HAVE ANY COMMENT. THAT
INFORMATION WASN'T PROVIDED AT
ALL. THE CLOTHES OUT AUDIT
WASN'T AVAILABLE AND IN NINE OF
THE OTHER IN THE NINE OTHER
AUDITS, THE INFORMATION ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PROPERTY
WASN'T EVEN ARTICULATED. SO WHEN
WE'RE INVESTING MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS THROUGH OUR FACILITIES
GRANT PROGRAM AND INVESTING IN
OUR CHARTER SCHOOLS AND
PROVIDING THAT I THINK THE STATE
HAS A RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO VERY
TRANSPARENTLY UNDERSTAND WHAT
HAPPENS TO THE PROPERTY AND
ENSURE THAT THOSE RESOURCES
QUITE FRANKLY, GET REINVESTED
INTO THE CHARTER SCHOOL
FACILITIES GRANT PROGRAM TO BE
ABLE TO ALLOW OTHER OUR CHARTER
SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO BE USED,
OR SPECIFICALLY THAT PROPERTY TO
THE POINT OF THE FIRST WRITER
SCHIESEL ACTUALLY GETS USED FOR
THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND
HIGH NEEDS AREAS. IT'S IMPORTANT
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
QUALITY SCHOOLS AND FACILITIES
THAT ARE AVAILABLE AND WHEN
THOSE FACILITIES UM, BECOME
VACANT. THEY ARE PRIME PLACES
STILL TO BE EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES, AND THAT IS THE
INTENTION OF THIS BILL. THANK
YOU. MR CARDIO. I HAD A COUPLE
OF QUESTIONS, BUT WITH THE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT THAT THE
ANSWER A COUPLE OF MY QUESTIONS,
I DO STILL AGREE WITH SOME OF
THE COMMENTS MADE BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PROVE, ER.
WHERE CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT AN
OPTION FOR OTHER POPULATION OF
STUDENTS FOR VARIOUS REASONS. IN
FACT, IN ONE OF THE CITIES THAT
I REPRESENT ONE OF THE CHARTER
SCHOOLS ACTUALLY WAS SHUT DOWN
BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY LOW
PERFORMING. BUT THE SCHOOL IS
SHE WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO SPEAK
OF THE FACILITY, AND IN THAT
SENSE, THE STUDENT POPULATION
REMAINED WITHIN THE EXISTING
SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT, UH, CHART
OF THE SCHOOL. BUT IT IS MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT FOR CHARITY
SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH
THE ESTABLISHING PROCESS THAT IF
THERE IS SURPLUS LAND FROM THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL THAT HAS
BEEN CLOSED DOWN OR IT'S NOT
BEING USED. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
WOULD HAVE TO PROVIDE THAT
FACILITY TO CHARGE SCHOOL IS
THAT CORRECTLY? IS THAT NOT THE
CASE? NO CHARTER IS CURRENTLY
DON'T HAVE THE FIRST RIGHT OF
REFUSAL TO DISTRICT PROPERTY.
BUT THEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE
HAVE THE FIRST RIGHT TO PURCHASE
PROPERTY CHARTER SCHOOLS HAVE
BEEN SHUT DOWN THAT THIS BILL
WOULD PROPOSE PROPOSING THAT
YES, BUT CURRENTLY NOT OKAY. ONE
THING THAT GOES ALL THE
QUESTIONS THAT HAVE THANK YOU,
QUITE FRANKLY, FOR ME THE ISSUES
RELATED TO PROP 39 THE WAYS IN
WHICH SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE TO
PROVIDE FACILITY SPACE FOR A
CHARTERS OR ARE BUT BEYOND THE
SCOPE OF THIS LEGISLATION, THIS
IS REALLY TARGETED AT WHAT WE DO
AROUND CLOSED CHARTER SCHOOL
CLOSURES. THANK YOU, UM. SO MR
BARTON HIGH. I THINK THIS BILL
HAS COME A LONG WAYS FROM WHAT
YOU ORIGINALLY PROPOSED. UM AND
LET ME START BY SAYING THAT, UH
YOU KNOW? ENVIRONMENTAL CHARTER
SCHOOLS. JUST OUTSIDE OF MY
DISTRICT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF
WHY I SUPPORT GOOD CHARTER
SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, GOOD CHARTER
SCHOOLS THAT PROVIDE, UH,
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
LOW INCOME DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES. UM, THAT THAT
PROVIDED FRANKLY BETTER
ALTERNATIVES THAN THE
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SCHOOLS THAT
THAT EXISTED IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS. UM. AT THE SAME
TIME, YOU KNOW, I AH, AND LET ME
ADD THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE THE
CHARTER SCHOOLS. CHARTER SCHOOL
ADVOCATES. UH. CONCERNS THAT
THAT THEY HAVE UNIQUE CHALLENGES
IN TERMS OF MEETING THEIR
FACILITIES NEEDS. UM UH, THAT
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS DON'T
HAVE TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICTS DO NOT HAVE UH AND
THAT THAT IS THE REASON WHY YOU
NEED THESE CONDUIT BONDS TO
RESORT TO PRIVATE, UH, BOND
INVESTORS. UM I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CONSULTANT
CHELSEA KELLY. FOR DOING A DEEP
, DEEP DIVE INTO THE
COMPLEXITIES OF CONDUIT BONDS. I
MEAN, WE, UH YOU KNOW, WE
THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD TO DEAL WITH
EDUCATION ISSUES, AND WE DIDN'T
HAVE REALIZED WE HAD TO DEAL
WITH BOND. YOU KNOW, I MEAN,
THESE THESE COMPLICATED
FINANCING ISSUES AND SO, YOU
KNOW. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHERE WE LANDED IN IN TERMS OF
MY RECOMMENDING SUPPORT FOR THIS
MEASURE. IS THAT THIS BILL BE
GENERALLY FAIR. THAT THAT THAT
UM, WE, UM. IN PARTICULAR. I
THINK IT BOILS DOWN TO THE YOU
KNOW, IN IN TERMS OF WHAT, MISS
BARTER, YOU KNOW HER LAST
COMMENT THAT THIS REALLY DEALS
WITH CHARTER SCHOOL CLOSURES DID
THE CORE PRINCIPLE OF YOU KNOW?
THIS BILL AS IT RELATES TO
CONDUIT FINANCING IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT PUBLIC DOLLARS DO NOT
ENRICH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.
UM WE HAD A DISCUSSION ACTUALLY
IN OUR BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
YESTERDAY. WHERE THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL FINANCING AUTHORITY
TESTIFIED THAT THE TITLE IN
THESE CONDUIT BOND FINANCING
ARRANGEMENTS IS HELD OFTEN BY A
PRIVATE LLC. UM. WITH THE
PAYMENTS FOR THAT. UH, THE FOR
THE CONDUIT BONDS, THE TAXPAYER
DOLLARS GOING. TO PAY OFF THE
TITLE THAT'S HELD BY A PRIVATELY
HELD LLC AND SO THAT THAT
EXACTLY WAS THE ISSUE THAT THE
STATE AUDITOR IDENTIFIED AS
NEEDING REFORM THAT EXISTING LAW
DOESN'T YOU KNOW, ALLOW FOR THAT
PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE DOLLARS
TO NOT INVEST, UH FOR PUBLIC
TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND NOT ENRICH
, UH, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE PROPERTY
OWNER HOLDERS. UM. AND SO I, YOU
KNOW, I KNOW. MISSKELLEY TALKED
WITH THE BOND COUNSEL. YOU KNOW,
WE DEFINITELY YOU KNOW, I'M SURE
THE AUTHOR WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT CHARTER SCHOOLS,
YOU KNOW, THE INTENT IS NOT TO
CUT OFF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
CHARTER SCHOOLS TO BE ABLE TO
ACCESS FACILITIES. UM, WE'RE
TRYING TO ENGAGING THAT
BALANCING ACT MAKING SURE THAT
YOU HAVE ACCESS TO MEET YOUR
FACILITY NEEDS WHILE THE SAME
TIME MAKING SURE THAT PUBLIC
TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE NOT USED TO
ENRICH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS.
CAN I CLARIFY ONE THING, PLEASE?
LLCS ARE NONPROFITS. NONPROFITS
ARE PRIVATE, AND THEY THEY EXIST
FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF
SUPPORTING THE CHARTER SCHOOL,
WHICH ALSO IS A NONPROFIT AND A
GOVERNMENT ENTITY. YES POINT
WELL TAKEN. UH BUT YOU KNOW, WE
HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
HOW IF YOU HAVE A YOU KNOW, A
NATIONAL NONPROFIT CHARTER
MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION THAT
THAT YOU KNOW, UH, CREATES AN L
C TWO TO HOLD THE TITLE. EVEN
THOUGH IT'S A NONPROFIT. IT'S
STILL A PRIVATE NONPROFIT
CORPORATION. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I
KNOW THE DISTINCTION. YOU KNOW,
THE UM YEAH, JUST BECAUSE IT'S
NONPROFIT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S
PUBLIC. IT IS STILL A PRIVATE
ENTITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO GET AT HERE. BUT BUT
JUST TO BE CLEAR, I ALL AND THE
AUDITOR WAS CLEAR ON THIS POINT
TO THAT THAT THESE TRANSACTIONS
ARE ALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF
NONPROFIT LAW. SO ANY
DISSOLUTION OF ASSETS WOULD BE
WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, UNDER THE
OVERSIGHT OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL, UM ALL OF THE ALL OF
THE TRANSACTIONS THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TODAY WITH THESE
LLCS AND JUST FOR A LITTLE
CONTEXT, THEY IDENTIFIED 69 OF
YOU KNOW, OVER 1300 CHARTER
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THESE KIND OF
ARRANGEMENTS. SO IT'S NOT. YOU
KNOW, THIS ISN'T A HUGE ISSUE
THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. UM, BUT
THEY DID SAY THAT IN IN ALL
CASES, UM NO INDIVIDUAL. NO
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL CAN PROFIT
FROM THESE FROM THESE
ARRANGEMENTS AND I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE REMIND
REMEMBER THAT ALL OF THESE
TRANSACTIONS ARE OCCURRING
WITHIN THE OVERSIGHT. AND WITHIN
THE MISSION DRIVEN AND ALL THE
LAWS ARE APPLIED TO NON PROFIT
CORPORATIONS AND WHICH IS WHAT
MAKES THEM TRANSPARENT. RIGHT IS
BECAUSE, UM, BECAUSE BOTH BOTH
THE PROPERTY OWNER AND THE
CHARTER SCHOOL ARE NONPROFITS,
THE ONLY TIME OF FOR PROFIT
ENTITY IS ACTUALLY GAINING FROM
THIS PROGRAM IS WHEN CHARTERS
HAVE TO LEASE FROM A PRIVATELY,
SIR AND IN THOSE CASES, WHICH IS
WHAT THE PROGRAM WAS, YOU KNOW
ARGUABLY INTENDED TO DO. UM THE
LEAST REIMBURSEMENTS ARE GOING
TO THAT PRIVATE OWNER THEY'RE
PUTTING IN THEIR POCKET. AND
THERE, THAT'S THE END OF IT
RIGHT. THERE'S NO PUBLIC ASSET
BEING GAINED OTHER THAN YOU KNOW
THE TERM OF THE TENDENCY, WHICH
IS WHAT WHAT THIS PROGRAM WAS
ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO DO SO
THERE THERE IS PROFIT GAIN HERE
BECAUSE BECAUSE IN MANY AND IN
MOST CASES IN THIS PROGRAM
STARTERS ARE LEASING FROM
PRIVATE ENTITIES. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY THAT FOR ME, IT'S
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL THAT THAT
THE PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR
CATEGORICAL GRANT ESSENTIALLY
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF
FACILITIES ARE USED TO IN KIND.
OFFER A FACILITY TO THIS TO THE
MARKET OF EDUCATIONAL PROVIDERS
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO FOR ME, IT HAS A LOT MORE TO
DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN
DEEP NEED OF EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES OF LAND OF SPACE IN
ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE THAT
THEY CAN BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES, THE CHALLENGE WITH THE
ENORMOUS TO A PRIVATE NONPROFIT
UH, IN THE CONTEXT, I THINK WE
ARE GOING TO FUNDAMENTALLY
DEGREE. DISAGREE ON THIS IS, UH
, THOSE PRIVATE DOLLARS CAN GO
FOR A LOT OF OTHER USES WHEN
THEY'RE PUT BACK INTO THE
EXCLUSIVE UNDER THE EXCLUSIVE
PURVIEW OF THE OF THE CHARTER
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION,
IT CAN GO TOWARDS OPERATIONS
THEY CAN GO TOWARDS FUNDING. UM
OPERATIONS IN ANOTHER STATE.
THEY CAN DO A LOT OF OTHER
THINGS. BESIDES WHAT THEY WERE
INTENDED TO DO, WHICH WAS TO
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND
INFRASTRUCTURE AROUND SCHOOL
FACILITIES. SO THAT IS THAT IS
WHY THIS IS VERY SPECIFICALLY
SCOPED AROUND FACILITIES. AND IT
IS ALSO WHY I BELIEVE THE CHAIR
AND THE COMMITTEE DECIDED TO
OFFER AN AMENDMENT THAT MOVED
AWAY FROM THE RECOMMENDATION OF
THE AUDITOR TO HAVE THIS BE, UM
UH, THE CLOSURE BE UNDER THE
PURVIEW OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICE AND MORE TO
MIRROR THE 7 11 PROCESS FOR
SCHOOL SURPLUS PROPERTY WAS
UNDER THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PURVIEW SO THAT SCHOOL
FACILITIES ARE BEING CONSIDERED.
BY SCHOOLS AND USED FOR
EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. FOR
FACILITIES. MAY I RESPOND? YEAH
AND I THINK IT'S A GOAL. I THINK
IT'S AN IMPORTANT GOAL THAT
THESE THAT WHEN IT'S POSSIBLE
THESE FACILITIES GO BACK INTO TO
USE AS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CURRENTLY, UM SCHOOL DISTRICTS
DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PURCHASE THESE FACILITIES. AND
IN THE MOST RECENT CASE WHERE
SCHOOL CLOTHES THAT THAT HAD
BEEN IN ONE OF THESE
ARRANGEMENTS BOTH THE DISTRICT
AND THE COUNTY OFFICE. WE'RE
INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THAT
FACILITY AND WENT THROUGH THE
FACILITIES NOW IN USE BY THE
COUNTY OFFICE FOR THEIR
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. UM YOU
KNOW IT WORKED OUT WELL, THE
SCHOOL WAS ABLE TO USE THOSE
PROCEEDS TO PAY OFF THE BOND.
AND THAT WAS JUST PRETTY MUCH A
FAIR PRETTY MUCH SQUARE DEAL.
THEY HAD A LOT OF DEBT ON THEIR
FACILITY, AS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WHAT IT COSTS TO BUILD ONE OF
THESE, UM SO IT DOES WORK. AND
IN THAT CASE, I THINK THE GOAL
WAS MET THAT IT RETURNED TO THE
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. UM THE
SO I THINK IT IS A GOOD GOAL,
THE DETAILS MATTER, THOUGH, IT'S
MIRRORING EXACTLY WHAT OR EVEN
IN A LARGE WAY HOW DISTRICTS
DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY CAN
BE PROBLEMATIC BECAUSE OF THE
BONDHOLDERS IN THESE CASES. IF
THEY HAVE. IF A SCHOOL CLOSES,
THEY'RE THEY'RE DEALING WITH A
VACANT BUILDING THAT IS NO
LONGER GENERATING REVENUE TO
PAST BOND, AND SO THEY'RE VERY
VULNERABLE TO DEFAULT. UM IT'S
UNCLEAR WHAT HAPPENS ON A
DEFAULT IN THIS SITUATION IF THE
BILL WERE ENACTED BECAUSE IT'S
UNCLEAR WHETHER THE BONDHOLDERS
WOULD WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH
THE SAME FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL
PROCESS. CERTAINLY YOU KNOW THE
QUICK THING IF A SCHOOL CLOSES,
THEY WANT TO GET SOMEBODY IN
THERE TO LEASE THE BUILDING SO
THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE THE
REVENUE STREAM UNTIL THEY MAKE
SOME LONG TERM, LONGER TERM
DECISIONS. THINGS LIKE THAT
DISTRICTS CAN LET THEIR
FACILITIES STAY VACANT. THEY
DON'T THEY DON'T HAVE. THEY'RE
NOT PAYING ANYTHING ON THEM
OTHER THAN YOU KNOW, THE
MAINTENANCE THAT THEY CONTINUE
TO DO. IT'S A VERY, VERY
DIFFERENT SITUATION, SO WE JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY KIND
OF FIRST RIGHT OF REFUSAL
PARALLEL. UM YOU KNOW,
ACKNOWLEDGES HOW DIFFERENT THESE
TWO SITUATIONS ARE THERE. THE
DISTRICT SITUATION THE TARTAR
SITUATION, ALRIGHT, BUT THANK
YOU. AS YOU INDICATED, MR
MILLER, I THINK DETAILS UH,
MATTER AND SO I'M SURE THE
AUTHOR WILL CONTINUE TO, UH,
MAKE SURE THAT. WE HAVE A
GENERALLY FAIR PROCESS. UH, Tð.
AH YOU KNOW, ENSURE THAT
CHARTERS CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS
TO FACILITIES YOU KNOW, USING
WHATEVER CREATIVE FINANCING
MECHANISMS YOU MAY HAVE, WHILE
AT THE SAME TIME WE MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE PROTECTING TAXPAYER
DOLLARS AND NOT TO JUST FOCUS ON
THIS ISSUE, BUT TO ENACT THE
OTHER TRANSPARENCY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES THAT THE
STATE AUDITOR RECOMMENDED. WHICH
MISS BUNTING'S BILL IS PROPOSING
, UM WHEN MISS CHELSEA CONSULTED
WITH LEADING BOND COUNSEL, UH
SHE WAS ASSURED THAT THIS SHOULD
NOT AFFECT THE IMPACT OF YOU
KNOW, WE WERE THE OF BOND
INVESTORS. BUT YOU KNOW, I KNOW
LAWYERS. THERE ARE DIFFERENT
OPINIONS. UH BUT I FEEL
COMFORTABLE AND RECOMMEND ANY. I
TWO TO MOVE THIS BILL FORWARD,
MISS BRONTE EVERY LAST WORD.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY THAT AGAIN. THE INTENT
OF THIS BILL IS TO ENSURE THAT
THE PUBLIC IS GIVEN AN
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESERVE THE
EDUCATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
IS SO DESPERATELY NEEDED RIGHT
NOW. AND THAT WE HAVE AND WHEN
TAXPAYERS HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY
FUNDED THROUGH ANY KIND OF
PROGRAM THAT THAT THOSE FUNDS
ARE USED IN THE SAME CATEGORICAL
MANNER THAT THEY WERE INTENDED
TO BE USED IN THIS INSTANCE TO
NOT DO SO IT WOULD BE, UH, AND
INAPPROPRIATE USE OF STATE
DOLLARS. SO THANK YOU, AND I
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED I VOTE.
THANK YOU. MOTION'S BEEN MADE.
IS THERE A SECOND? YEAH I THINK
YOU MADE THEM. OKAY, MR CARDIO
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. ITEM. 29 A B 16
OH, FOUR. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
MERCY K¾T I DALI DALI. NO ONE
CARILLO ONE CARILLO I HOOVER
HOOVER. NO LI LI I'M MCCARTY
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
FOUR VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. OKAY, UM. MISS REYES
HAS BEEN ANOTHER PATIENTLY
WAITING. THANK YOU, UM, ITEM
NUMBER 9 85 96.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I PRESENT TO YOU A B 596, WHICH
ESTABLISHES A NEW WAY TO PAY
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS BASED ON THE
REAL COST OF CARE BILL ALSO
OFFERS RELIEF TO FAMILIES AND
THE FEET AND THE THIEVES THEY
HAVE TO PAY FOR SUBSIDIZED CHILD
CARE PROGRAMS. AND I'M PLEASED
TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AS WELL. FOR
TOO LONG. CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
SUBSIDIZING THE TRUE COST OF
CHILDCARE BY PAYING EARLY
EDUCATORS, LOW WAGES AND
EXPECTING WORKING FAMILIES TO
PAY HIGH FAMILY FEES. THESE FEES
MAKE WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE
AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE
UNAFFORDABLE. 85 96 WILL HELP
EARLY LEARNING AND CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS AND FAMILIES IT WILL
TRANSITION PROVIDERS. TO A
SINGLE COST. TO A SINGLE COST
BASED SUBSIDY PAYMENTS STRUCTURE
, SUSPEND FAMILY FEES UNTIL AN
EQUITABLE SLIDING SCALE FOR
FAMILY FEES IS ESTABLISHED, AND
FUND PROVIDERS USING AN
ENROLLMENT BASED CONTRACT
EARNING MECHANISM. THIS BILL IS
SPONSORED BY THE CHILDREN NOW.
BY CHILDREN NOW PARENT VOICES
EVERY CHILD, CALIFORNIA, THE
CHILDCARE RESOURCE CENTER AND
THE CALIFORNIA CHILDCARE
RESOURCE AND REFERRAL NETWORK
HERE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL IS NINA BèC, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF EVERY CHILD,
CALIFORNIA AND RACHEL CHURCH
WITH PARENT VOICES WHO KNOWS
FIRSTHAND. Y AFFORDABLE CHILD
CARE IS SO IMPORTANT. THANK YOU
. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.
CHAIR ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND BILL
SPONSOR RAISE AND MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THESE
IMPORTANT ISSUES TODAY. MY NAME
IS NINA BOOTH E I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EVERY
CHILD, CALIFORNIA IT IS MY
PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT OUR BILL
CO SPONSORS AND AN HONOR TO BE
THE VOICE OF THOUSANDS OF
CHILDREN, PROVIDERS AND PARENTS
WHO DEEPLY CARE ABOUT THIS
ISSUE. AH MANY HAVE PARTICIPATED
FOR YEARS ON WORKING GROUPS SUCH
AS THE ASSEMBLY BLUE RIBBON
COMMISSION, THE MASTER PLAN FOR
EARLY EDUCATION AND NOW THE RATE
AND QUALITY WORKGROUP TO DISCUSS
THE NEEDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE RATE
REFORM, THE REWORKING OF FAMILY
FEES AND CONTRACT EARNINGS.
CHILDCARE AGENCIES URGENTLY NEED
THIS BILL, THE SITUATION IS
DIRE. SINCE THE PANDEMIC,
CHILDCARE AGENCIES ARE CLOSING
AT AN ALARMING RATE AND
QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS ARE
LEADING, LEAVING THE FIELD IN
ALARMING NUMBERS DUE TO LOW
WAGES AND INSUFFICIENT RATES.
STRENGTHENING THE CHILDCARE
WORKFORCE BY FINALLY ADDRESSING
THE ANTIQUATED RATE SYSTEM MEANS
STRENGTHENING OPPORTUNITIES TO
SUPPORT THE WONDERFUL NURTURING
BONDS CHILDREN HAVE WITH THEIR
CAREGIVERS PROVIDERS RATHER THAN
INCREASING STRESS AND DISTRESS
FOR CHILD PARENTS, CAREGIVERS
AND PROVIDERS. E CE EDUCATORS
ARE UNDERPAID, IN PART BECAUSE
THE EARLY EDUCATION WORKFORCE IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY MADE UP OF
WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR, WHO
HAVE LARGELY BEEN UNDERVALUED
AND UNDERPAID BROADLY IN OUR
ECONOMY. 85 96 WOULD HELP
ADDRESS CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND
FAMILIES BY TRANSITIONING
PROVIDERS TO A SINGLE COST BASED
REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM SUPPORTING
FAMILY FEES UNTIL AN EQUITABLE
SLIDING SCALE FOR FAMILY FEES IS
ESTABLISHED, AND FUND PROVIDERS
USING AN ENROLLMENT BASED
CONTRACT EARNING MECHANISM. THIS
BILL IS A KEY OPPORTUNITY TO
PRIORITIZE AND SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA'S YOUNGEST CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND TO
STABILIZE THE EARLY CARE AND
EDUCATION, FIELD AND WORKFORCE
AS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT THAT
REPRESENTS LOW INCOME CHILDCARE
PROGRAMS. WE SERVE CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES WHO SERVED CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES EVERY DAY WITHOUT A DAY
OFF DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE SAW
HOW PROGRAMS WERE CONSIDERED A
ESSENTIAL DURING THE COVID
CRISIS. BUT NOW THE MANY YEARS
OF DEEP INEQUALITIES ARE
RETURNING IN HOW CALIFORNIA
TREATS CHILDCARE WORKERS AND
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN AND
THE PROVIDERS THAT EDUCATE CARE
AND NURTURE THEM GOING TO ASK
YOU TO WRAP UP YOUR I JUST WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
ON THESE ISSUES, AND WE ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT VOTE. THANK YOU. HI
MY NAME IS RACHEL CHURCH, AND
I'M A LEADER WITH PARENT VOICES.
SAN FRANCISCO. MY LIFE STORY OF
SEVERE CHILDHOOD TRAUMAS WAS
PUBLISHED IN SAN FRANCISCO BY
MISSION, LOCAL ONLINE NEWSPAPER.
I'M ABSOLUTELY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
TO TESTIFY BEFORE YOU MY
HARDWORKING CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. I WANT. UM THIS IS MY
DAUGHTER, ALICE. SANDRA SHE'S
SIX YEARS OLD AND I'M CURRENTLY
WORKING AS A CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE. I WANT TO THANK
CHAIR AL MURATSUCHI I AND THE
REST OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT OF A B 596. I WANT TO
THANK THE MAJORITY LEADER ELOISE
GOMEZ ARREST FOR INTRODUCING
THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
CHILDCARE IS SO IMPORTANT FOR
FAMILIES LIKE MINE AND OUR
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ARE TRULY
ESSENTIAL BEFORE I HAD QUALITY
CHILDCARE AS AN ABLE TO MEET MY
CHILD'S BASIC NEEDS AND BUILD
ANY KIND OF SELF SUFFICIENCY.
ADDITIONALLY I WAS UNABLE TO
EARN ENOUGH AND HAD TO WORK IN
POOR WORKING CONDITIONS. IT'S
AMAZING TO BE HERE SO WE CAN
LOOK AT THESE PROBLEMS AND WORK
TOGETHER TO FIX THEM. NOT SO
LONG AGO, MY CHILD AND I WERE
HOMELESS TOGETHER IN A FRIGID,
COLD MOTOR HOME. I WAS TOLD THAT
I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 10 MONTHS
FOR MY NAME TO BE CARL TO PLACE
HER IN QUALITY CHILD CARE SO
THAT I COULD WORK AT A CAFE IN
DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO. I SIGNED
UP FOR CHILD CARE WHEN I WAS
FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT AND GOT
SELECTED WHEN ALESSANDRA WAS
SEVEN MONTHS OLD. I HAD A WORKER
AT THE CHILDREN'S COUNCIL IN
2017, WHO SAID THAT MY FAMILY
FEUD BE BASED ON MY INCOME. I
PAID ABOUT $200 FOR THE FAMILY
FEED IN MOVING FROM THE FRIGID
MOTOR HOME TO A SINGLE ROOM
OCCUPANCY, WHICH IS 12 BY 12
SQUARE FEET. I PAID 17 50 A
MONTH AND HAD ONE FT WIDTH TO
GET AROUND THE BED BOTH WAYS. MY
DAUGHTER WOULD PLAY TOGETHER IN
THE HALLWAY WITH OTHER KIDS FROM
OTHER AND OTHER FAMILIES WHO
LIVED THERE. WE LIVE NEXT TO A
FAMILY FROM GUATEMALA WHO LIVED
IN A ROOM SLIGHTLY BIGGER THAN
OURS WITH BOTH PARENTS AND TWO
KIDS. THE MOMENTS WE SHARED
WATCHING OUR KIDS PLAY TOGETHER
, SHARING A MILE IN THE HALLWAY
BONDED US IN A WAY THAT WE
OVERCAME THE LANGUAGE BARRIER. I
WAS GRATEFUL ONCE MY CHILD WAS
PLACED BECAUSE SHE WOULD BE SAFE
LEARNING ANGELA'S DAYCARE WHILE
I WAS WORKING TWO JOBS TO PAY
OUR RENT. ANGELA'S WAS RUN BY
ANGELA WOO AND OLDER KOREAN
WOMEN WHO HERSELF LIVED IN
POVERTY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CARE
FOR FAMILIES WITH THE SUBSIDY
SHE COULD HAVE MADE MORE BY
TAKING PRIVATE PAY FAMILIES BUT
CHOSE NOT TO. WHEN ALEXANDRA
WENT TO KINDERGARTEN. ANGELA
GAVE ME A BINDER FULL OF PHOTOS
OF MY DAUGHTER FROM THE TIME SHE
WAS AN INFANT. UP 35 YEARS OLD.
AND SHE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT
THESE IN THE PHOTOS WERE HER
BUILDING GROWTH. MOTOR FINE,
MOTOR, SOCIAL EMOTIONAL. SHE
SHOWED ME PICTURES OF ELLIS
SANDRA, LEARNING ABOUT HER
ENVIRONMENT IN THE WORLD AROUND
HER. ALICE SANDRA WAS ABLE TO
LEARN THE MANDARIN WORD FOR I
LOVE YOU. WHY ANGELA PROVIDED
HIGH QUALITY CARE YET WAS PAID
POVERTY WAGES SO SHE COULD CARE
FOR FAMILIES PAID LOW WAGES.
THIS SYSTEM FORCES WOMEN TO
REMAIN IN A CYCLE OF POVERTY,
EVEN THOUGH I HAD SUBSIDIZED
CHILDCARE I STILL HAD TO SUB I
STILL HAD TO SUBSIDIZE THAT CARE
WITH THE FAMILY FEE. I HAD
NOTHING LEFT OVER FOR FOOD,
TRANSPORTATION OR CLOTHING. I
DIDN'T HAVE A JOB THAT PAID ME
ENOUGH FOR MY BASIC NEEDS AND
THOSE OF MY DAUGHTER. THEREFORE
I HAD TO TAKE ON DIFFERENT
ACTIVITIES TO PAY THE REST OF MY
RENT IN CONCLUSION. I AM HERE
TODAY TO USE MY VOICE AND MY
DAUGHTER AT LEAST SANDRA FOR
FAMILIES THAT DON'T HAVE A VOICE
. IF I COULD HAVE SAVED MY
FAMILY FEE, I COULD HAVE DID
LESS OTHER ACTIVITIES TO MAKE
OTHER MONEY NEEDED FOR MY RENT.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS FAMILIES
DESERVE TO HAVE ACCESS TO
CHILDCARE THEY CAN TRULY AFFORD
, AND PROVIDERS LIKE ANGELA
DESERVE TO BE PAID FOR THE TRUE
COST OF CARE. THEY PROVIDE. FOR
THAT REASON I AM ASKING ALL OF
YOU MY AMAZING CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSEMBLY. PLEASE STAND WITH US
AND APPROVE A B 596 SO WE CAN
TRANSFORM OUR CHILD CARE SYSTEM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
WALKING. GOOD AFTERNOON, ADDED A
MAC WITH CHILDREN NOW IN THE CO
SPONSOR IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
HELLO DOCTOR, LAWANDA WESLEY
CHILDCARE RESOURCE CENTER AND
SUPPORT. JAMES MICHAEL PAOLO,
WITH ABSOLUTE CALIFORNIA AND
FULL SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON LEE
ANGELA REID FOR THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY DISTRICT
ADVOCATES FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, PAMELA GIBBS,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. TELL
MORALES ON BEHALF OF THE
EDUCATION TRUST, WESTON STRONG
SUPPORT. JONATHAN MUNOZ ON
BEHALF OF FIRST FIVE LOS ANGELES
AND STRONG SUPPORT. AFTERNOON
ROSEANNA CARPACCIO ELLIOT HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE EARLY CARE AND
EDUCATION, CONSORTIUM AND
SUPPORT AS WELL AS ON BEHALF OF
A COLLEAGUE FOR A CATALYST
CALIFORNIA ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. UM MY NAME IS MARIA
LIU STORY, ONE OF THE FOUNDING
ORGANIZERS APPARENT VOICES IN
SUPPORT, STRONG SUPPORT. KATHY
WAS FIRST FIVE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.
KIMBERLY ROSENBERG, ER WITH C
CPU WNST HIÂU COLLABORATION. WE
SUPPORT IN CONCEPT, BUT WE
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO BARGAIN.
THE TABLE ARE FORMAL POSITION IS
TO MOVE TO IMMEDIATE COST OF
CARE METHODOLOGY. THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT ANY FURTHER. PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT. ANY PUBLIC
ANY WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN OPPOSITION? SEE NONE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE, MR MCCARTY? YES THANK
YOU. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE
BILL? THERE'S NOT TO MOVE THIS
BILL. UM, JUST WANT TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR TACKLING
THIS ISSUE. UM YOU KNOW, MANY
LEGISLATORS HAVE DONE SO BEFORE
SOMETHING MEMBER LEHMAN SENATOR,
UM LABOR, AND I OFFERED THIS
MEASURE A FEW YEARS AGO. IT'S A
BUDGET ISSUE, TOO. BUT TODAY
GIVES US A CHANCE TO HAVE A
HEARING AND TALK ABOUT THE
OVERALL POLICY OF IT. AND THANK
YOU TO YOUR WITNESSES. AND I DID
READ YOUR PROFILE. SO THANK YOU
FOR SHARING THAT AGAIN. THANK
YOU. YES AND THANK YOU TO
PREPARE INVOICES FOR ALWAYS
BEING HERE AND TALKING ABOUT
PEOPLE WHO DON'T ALWAYS HAVE A
VOICE AND YOU KNOW, WE SAY THIS
OFTEN THAT THAT CHILD CARE IS SO
IMPORTANT TO THE ECONOMY, AND HE
FAMILIES TRYING TO ESCAPE
POVERTY. AND I KNOW THAT THAT MY
OWN MOM, SHE WAS A SINGLE MOM
HERE IN SACRAMENTO FOR KIDS. SHE
WORKED AT A BANK LITERALLY. 300
YARDS FROM HERE ON K STREET. HAD
A BANK ON ETHAN QUÊ AND
SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE, YOU KNOW,
HELPED US AND PUT US ON OUR WAY.
AND BUT FOR THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
IN A WORLD OF HURT. SO UM, YOU
KNOW, I KNOW THIS ISSUE. UM AND
THEN YOU KNOW, FOR THE LAST FEW
YEARS WITH SELENIUM A RACE AND I
AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON
HOW WE LIFT UP THE WHOLE
CHILDCARE. UH UM. ISSUE AND, UM
, BASICALLY SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA
AND THIS SOUNDS REALLY
COMPLICATED THE REIMBURSEMENT
RATES AND STRUCTURE AND IT ALL
COMES DOWN TO DOLLARS AND CENTS.
AND AS YOU SAID, WE PAY OUR
WORKERS, UM SOMETIMES POVERTY,
WAGES AND THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE
THAT WORK IN THIS FIELD
LITERALLY ARE SO POOR THEY
QUALIFY FOR THE STUFF THAT
THEY'RE ACTUALLY DOING, AND IT'S
HARD TO KEEP PEOPLE STABLE AND
WORK IN THIS FIELD WHEN THEY CAN
LITERALLY GO TO MCDONALD'S OR
COSTCO IN AND OUT AND MAKE WAY
MORE THAN WE PAY THEM. AND SO
THIS IS, UM ABOUT OUR PRIORITIES
AND WE'RE WE'VE BEEN FOCUSING.
FOR CHILDCARE FOR A WHILE, IT'S
BEEN THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE FOR I
KNOW THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS, BUT THE
ASSEMBLY ARE SPEAKER BUDGET
SHOULD WE'VE ALWAYS MADE THIS A
TOP TOP PRIORITY? AND WE KEEP
FALLING SHORT. AND THE LAST FEW
YEARS WE'VE INCREASED CHILD CARE
SLOTS BY 200,000. BUT THEY'RE
GOING UNFILLED. WHY BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T PENCIL OUT BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE THE RATE STRUCTURE TO
MAKE IT WORK. I KNOW THERE'S A
LOT OF PRESSURE AND THERE ARE
THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN EARLY
EDUCATION. UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE
TRYING TO DO A LOT OF THINGS AT
ONCE INCREASED SLOTS AND CREEKS
THAT ACCESS TO OUR PUBLICLY
FUNDED K 12 EARLY AT PROGRAM,
THE UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN AND THE CHILD CARE
IS A PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. BUT
NONE OF THIS WORKS UNLESS YOU
HAVE ADEQUATE REIMBURSEMENT
RATES. SO UM, I FOLLOWING IN
SUPPORT OF THIS, AND I KNOW THIS
IS THE POLICY COMMITTEE. BUT
JUST LET FOLKS KNOW THIS WILL BE
A TOP ISSUE, IF NOT THE NUMBER
ONE ISSUE FOR THE ASSEMBLY WHEN
WE UNVEIL OUR BUDGET, AND THEN
IN THE IN THE COMING WEEKS
BECAUSE THIS IS UNFINISHED
BUSINESS, AND WE CAN'T FULLY
HAVE A CHILD CARE SYSTEM THAT
WORKS FOR CALIFORNIANS, IF WE
DON'T ADEQUATELY PAIR WORKFORCE
, SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU AGAIN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RACE AND FULL
SUPPORT THANK YOU. EMOTIONS BEEN
MADE BY MR MCCARTHY SECONDED BY
MISS DOLLY AND THE OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY WELL
, THANK YOU. VERY MUCH. MAJORITY
LEADER RAISE FOR CHAMPIONING
THIS ISSUE. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS
CRITICAL. I KNOW. I'VE BEEN
HEARING FROM MY LOCAL CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS, AND I'M SURE ALL OF
US HAVE BEEN STATEWIDE. IT'S A
CRITICAL ISSUE. UM AND SO UH, WE
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. UM I YOU HAVE THE LAST
WORD. THANK YOU. WITHOUT A DOUBT
THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO FIX
THE CHILDCARE SYSTEM. AND THIS
IS AN IMPORTANT STEP. I AM
PARTNERING WITH SENATOR LIMÓN ON
THIS ISSUE, AND IT IS, AS MY
COLLEAGUE SAID. THIS IS THE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS PRIORITY. SO WITH
THAT, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR I VOTE. ITEM NINE.
MAYBE 5 96. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
. MASUCCI GI DALLI DALLI. I WON
KOREA ONE CARILLO I HOOVER
HOOVER. I LI LI I MCCARTY
MCCARTY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. SEVEN VOTES.
THE BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. DOCTOR JACKSON. WE
WANTED TO ASK, UH, AND THOSE ON
YOUR KINDNESS. UH, MR CARILLO
HAS A WITNESS THAT NEEDS TO
LEAVE. AND SO, UH, YEAH. SHE CAN
WORK IT OUT HERE FOR AS LONG AS
I NEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE SOME SNACKS, THOUGH
YOU DON'T ASK FOR MUCH. ALRIGHT,
WHICH. YEAH. THE LAST TIME.
ALRIGHT ITEM 8 85 55, MR CORREA.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND THANK
YOU, JACKSON FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT AHEAD OF YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT A B 555. BUT BEFORE I
BEGIN, I WANT TO RESPECTFULLY
ACCEPT THE AMENDMENTS THAT THE
COMMITTEE PROPOSED AND THINK
THAT CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
CONSULTANTS FOR WORKING WITH US
ON THIS BILL AS CALIFORNIA WORKS
TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL PRE
KINDERGARTEN FOR ALL FOUR YEAR
OLDS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO
THREE YEAR OLD THIS BILL SEEKS
TO REDUCE BARRIERS IN SERVING
THREE YEAR OLDS PROMOTE
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGH
QUALITY, REALLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION. AND STRENGTHEN THE
SYSTEM FOR ALL CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA. AS A PARENT. I KNOW
FIRSTHAND THE CHALLENGES
FAMILIES FACED REGARDING ITALY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. UH I HAVE
SEEN HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE TO
NAVIGATE A COMPLEX AND OFTEN
CONFUSING SYSTEM. ESPECIALLY FOR
FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS
MEET. UNFORTUNATELY MANY
FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA FACED
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES WHEN
ACCESSING HIGH QUALITY EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH THREE YEAR OLDS IN
OCTOBER. 2021 CALIFORNIA ONLY
SERVED 8.5% OF THE OVER 300,000
ELIGIBLE THREE YEAR OLDS IN THE
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. THIS IS
WHY A B 555 IS SO IMPORTANT. IT
WILL HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING
FIELD FOR OUR FAMILIES AND
ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS
ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION
THEY DESERVE. RESEARCH INDICATES
THAT HIGH QUALITY EARLY
CHILDHOOD ESPECIALLY EFFECTIVE
IN REDUCING AND REDUCING THE
OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR BLACK AND
HISPANIC CHILDREN AND OTHER
CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN
HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED FROM EARLY
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE CHILDREN
ENROLLED AS THREE YEAR OLD
CHILDREN AND RECEIVED RECEIVED
TWO YEARS OF HIGH QUALITY PRE K
MAYBE 5556 WHETHER IT'S HIS
CHALLENGES HEAD ON BY
PRIORITIZING THREE YEAR OLDS HAS
THE SAME PRIORITY AS FOUR YEAR
OLDS. LOWEST INCOME FIRST. THIS
IS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS
ENSURING THAT ALL CHILDREN IN
CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY THOSE
FROM FAMILIES WITH THE LOWEST
INCOMES HAVE EQUAL ACCESS TO
QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
IN ADDITION, THE BILL WILL
PROVIDE EQUITABLE SUPPORT FOR
THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLDS WHO
NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, SUCH AS
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES,
CHILDREN THAT ARE DUAL LANGUAGE
LEARNERS. ENSURING THAT ARE AT
RISK. WE KNOW THAT SOME CHINA
RECORD EXTRA ASSISTANCE TO
SUCCEED IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION, AND MAYBE 555 WILL
ENSURE THAT THESE CHILDREN
RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO
THRIVE. FURTHERMORE THIS BILL
ALSO SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN SYSTEM
COHERENCE BY ENSURING THAT
PROGRAMS ARE FUNDING WITHIN
THEIR CONTENT THEIR CONTRACT TO
PAY THEIR FIXED CAUSED BY TAKING
THE EXISTING FORMULA FROM
REGULATIONS THAT COMPARES
CONTRACT AMOUNT COST IN
ATTENDANCE AND FUNDS BASED ON A
ROMAN RATHER THAN ATTENDANCE.
THIS IS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS
ENSURING THAT OUR EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SYSTEM IS
RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF ALL
CHILDREN. ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO
MAY FACE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES
WHILE MAKING IT EASIER FOR
PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS TO ENROLL
CHILDREN AND STABILIZE THEIR
BUSINESS MODEL. YOU'RE
RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC.
AND WITH THE LAUNCH OF UNIVERSAL
PRE K LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK THE CHILDCARE LAWCENTER IN
CALIFORNIA FAMILY CHILDCARE
NETWORK. FOR THEIR THOUGHTFUL
FEEDBACK IN COLLABORATION WITH
OUR STAFF. I AM PLEASED TO SAY
THAT WE HAVE REMOVED THE
OPPOSITE THAT WE HAVE REMOVED
THEIR OPPOSITION. JOINING ME
HERE TODAY IS VIRGINIA EARLY
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE EARLY
EDUCATION DIVISION AT THE
DEPARTMENT. CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT EDUCATION WHO MAY
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS,
AND WE ALSO HAVE DOCTOR DEAN
TAGAWA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
THE EARLY CHILDHOOD OCCASSION
DIVISION, WILL ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU, MR CARDIO
BEFORE WE MOVE ANY FURTHER, YOU
KNOW, OUT OF RESPECT TO YOUR
WITNESS AND NEEDS TO CAST THEIR
FLIGHT AS WELL AS TO DR JACKSON.
I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT
THIS BILL HAS A SUPPORT SUPPORT
RECOMMENDATION FROM YOUR
DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES AND THE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS WITH THAT,
PLEASE. THANK YOU. VIRGINIA
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR CHAIR
MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION. TONY THURMAN, PROUD
SUPPORTER OF A B 555. MY NAME IS
VIRGINIA EARLY, AND I'M THE
ADMINISTRATOR OF THE POLICY
OFFICE WITHIN THE EARLY
EDUCATION DIVISION AT C D. AS
WAS PREVIOUSLY SHARED BY 2025,
CALIFORNIA WILL EXPAND UNIVERSAL
PRE K TO ALL FOUR YEAR OLDS AND
AN INCREASING NUMBER OF THREE
YEAR OLDS. AND WITH THIS CHANGE,
WE REALLY HAVE A HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM TO SERVE
MORE THREE YEAR OLDS. BUT AS WE
HEARD, WE HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO,
AND WE'RE ONLY SERVING ABOUT
8.5% OF THE ELIGIBLE THREE YEAR
OLDS. WE TALKED TO THE FIELD AND
THEY SHARED WITH US THAT THE KEY
STATUTORY BARRIERS ARE THAT
CURRENT LAW REQUIRES PRIORITIES
. UM PRIORITIZES FOUR YEAR OLDS
FROM HIGHER INCOME FAMILIES OVER
A THREE YEAR OLDS FROM LOWER
INCOME FAMILIES AND ALSO
PROGRAMS RECEIVED MORE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO SERVE, SAY
, FOR EXAMPLE, A FOUR YEAR OLD
WITH DISABILITY THEY RECEIVE
140% MORE FUNDS. WHERE IS
SERVING A THREE YEAR OLD WITH A
DISABILITY. THEY RECEIVED 33%
MORE FUNDS SO 85 55 WILL REDUCE
IT AND REMOVE THESE BARRIERS AND
ALSO ADDRESSES. UM THINGS AROUND
FIXED COSTS PROGRAMS HAVE FOR
SERVING CHILDREN ENROLLED,
PROVIDING IMPORTANT PROTECTIONS
TO PROGRAMS AS THEY RECOVER FROM
THE PANDEMICS, IMPACTS AND RE
EXAMINE A BUSINESS MODEL THAT
HAS HISTORICALLY RELIED ON FOUR
YEAR OLDS. I WILL CONCLUDE MY
REMARKS THERE AND HAPPY TO TAKE
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DR DEAN TO
GO AND I'M, THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EARLY
EDUCATION DIVISION. I'M OUT, GO
AHEAD AND FILL MY PAPER AND HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THROUGH
IT IN TIME. THE LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED IS PROUD, YOU KNOW, IS
PROUD TO SPONSOR A B 55 55 TO
ALLOW CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAMS TO BETTER SERVE
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. CURRENCY
SPP ATTENDANCE PROTOCOLS REQUIRE
THAT PROGRAMS PRIORITIZED THE
ENROLLMENT FOUR YEAR OLD OVER
THREE YEAR OLDS. THIS PROVISION
WAS MEANT TO ENSURE THAT AS MANY
CHILDREN AS POSSIBLE, RECEIVING
AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF PRE K
BEFORE ENTERING KINDERGARTEN,
HOWEVER, WITH THE EXPANSION OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN, ALL
FOUR YEAR OLDS AND I HAVE ACCESS
TO A HIGH QUALITY PROGRAM.
REGARDLESS OF INCOME. THIS
CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CSP P
TO SERVE A GREATER NUMBER OF
THREE YEAR OLDS. THE REALITY
REALLY, IS THAT A B 555? IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIA TO
MOVE CLOSER TO ITS GOAL STATED
IN THE MASTER PLAN FOR EARLY
LEARNING AND CARE OF TWO YEARS
OF UNIVERSAL PRESCHOOL FOR ALL
INCOME ELIGIBLE STUDENTS. WE
KNOW ABOUT THE EVIDENCE IS AND
WE KNOW THAT WHAT THE RESEARCH
SAYS SO FOR THESE REASONS, LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED ESPECIALLY ASKED
FOR YOUR EYE IN THIS VOTE. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL,
PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I DON'T MEAN TO
BELABOR THE SUPPORT AND I DON'T
WANT DR DE GALA TO LEAVE MRS
WHITE PATTY HERRERA ON BEHALF OF
ON BEHALF OF THE SANTA CLARA
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
IN EARLY EDGE CALIFORNIANS
SUPPORT AND FURTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. S¼ NONE.
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL. SEEN ON ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL SEEING AND BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS MR MCCARTNEY, THE BILL
? UM AND THEN JUST THANK YOU, MR
CARILLO FOR STEPPING IN AS A
FRESHMAN AND PUSHING EARLY
EDUCATION, SO WE DO HAVE
UNIVERSAL TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN FOR FOUR FOR FOUR
YEAR OLDS, AND THIS PART OF THE
EQUATION IS SERVING MORE THREE
YEAR OLDS. AND SO L. A UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN SERVE MORE
THREES AND WITH THOSE KIDS ARE
ENTERED KINDERGARTEN. THEY'D BE
MORE LIKELY TO BE KINDERGARTEN.
READY AND SUCCEED. SO THANK YOU
FOR THIS, MAN. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU OVER. YEAH ALL THAT
COULD AS COMMENTS. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD AS A YOU KNOW,
YOUNG PARENTS. WELL I GUESS I'M
STILL A YOUNG PARENT. BUT I WAS
BECAME APPARENT AT A VERY YOUNG
AGE AND I THINK JUST ON BEHALF
OF WORKING PARENTS ACROSS OUR
STATE, THIS IS SUCH A CRITICAL
PART OF BEING ABLE TO RAISE YOUR
CHILD AND ALSO BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FOR YOUR
FAMILY. AND SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SEEING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
VERY IMPORTANT. BILL UM, PROUD
TO SUPPORT IT, UM MOTION HAS
BEEN MADE. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND?
MR HOOVER? MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE. UM MR. THANK YOU JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU. RESPECTFULLY
ASK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ITEM EIGHT. A B 555. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MERCY, K¾T. AYE
DOLLY DOLLY! I WANT CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER ISLAY.
WE I MCCARTY MCCARTY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 70
ALRIGHT. DR JACKSON. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THIS IS ITEM
FILE ITEM. 18 A B 10 78. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. AH, UM
. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY
STATING THAT I WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS. UM
AND THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
WORKING WITH ME ON THIS MEASURE.
A B 10 78 IS A BILL. UM THAT, UM
AND TENDS TO COMBAT THE NATIONAL
AH CHRISTIAN WHITE SUPREMACIST
MOVEMENT, WHICH IS AIMED TO BAN
BOOKS, SCHOOL CURRICULUM, UM AND
EVEN MORE IN OUR SCHOOLS. AND
THIS ISSUE IS QUITE MAKES PEOPLE
UNCOMFORTABLE. IT'S A TOUGH
DISCUSSION. AND IT'S A TOUGH
ISSUE. AND A LOT OF IT, I THINK
IS DUE TO THE MISUNDERSTANDING
OF, UH. WHAT PEOPLE MEAN WHEN
THEY SAY WHITE CHRISTIAN
NATIONALIST. AND SO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
REALLY THE DEFINITION. THE
HOPEFULLY PUT MORE PEOPLE AT
EASE THAT THE SHOE DOESN'T FIT,
UH THAN NO ONE'S TALKING ABOUT
YOU. UM WE'RE REALLY TALKING
ABOUT THE RADICALIZATION. UM OF
THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, TOO. UM
QUITE FRANKLY, UM, DRAW UPON
PEOPLE'S ANGERS ECONOMIC
GANGSTER. PEOPLE'S UM, SEARCH
FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. UM AND
DRAWING UPON PEOPLE'S BIASES TO
REALLY ACHIEVE AND USE THAT
ANGER TO ACHIEVE A POLITICAL
OBJECTIVE. AND UNFORTUNATELY
THAT NUMBER ONE IS AN IS
HAPPENING INTERNATIONALLY. THIS
IS NOT SOMETHING UNIQUE TO
UNITED STATES. BUT IT'S ALSO
MADE HIS WAY HERE TO CALIFORNIA.
AND THE BANNING OF BOOKS HAS
BEEN A BLATANT AND IN SOME
CASES, THEY SUCCESSFUL EFFORT.
AH TO WHITEWASH THE HISTORY THAT
STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT AND ALL
LEVELS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. EVEN
MORE CONCERNING IS THE FACT THAT
THIS MOVEMENT IS ALSO TAKING
PLACE. UH HERE IN THIS GOLDEN
STATE. UM AND EVEN, UM, IN MY
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY. AND
WE CANNOT ALLOW THE EDUCATION OF
CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE LEADERS TO
HAVE HOLES AND EVEN FALSE IS IN
OUR HISTORY AND THE LESSONS THAT
WE TEACH, ESPECIALLY WHEN THOSE
GAPS INCLUDE THE HISTORY OF
AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. THE
HISTORY OF RACISM IN AMERICA AND
THE VERY EXISTENCE OF THE LGBTQ
PLUS COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO THE
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
THEY FOUND THAT MORE THAN 1200
CHALLENGES OF MORE THAN 2500
BOOKS NATIONWIDE. NEARLY DOUBLE
THE RECORD SET THE YEAR BEFORE
IN 2021. AH AH! SINCE WE'VE BEEN
EVEN TRACKING THIS DATA FOR THE
LAST 20 YEARS. UM THOSE WHO
CANNOT REMEMBER OR EVEN BE ABLE
TO LEARN THE PAST ARE CONDEMNED
TO REPEAT IT. AND WE CANNOT
ALLOW OUR STUDENTS TO FINISH
THEIR EDUCATION WITHOUT HAVING
LEARNED ALL OF THE COUNTRY'S
HISTORY. AND UNDERSTANDING THE
COMMONALITIES THAT WE ALL SHARE
. UM AS ONE PEOPLE. A B 10 78
WOULD REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ISSUE
GUIDANCE TO HELP LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCIES. AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL
MANAGE CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING
RACE. SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS.
GENDER, IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.
AND L G B T Q. PLUS
ORIENTATIONS. AND HOW THEY CAN
REVIEW AND STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
TO REFLECT DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES.
THAT ARE CULTURALLY RELEVANT.
THIS BILL WOULD ALSO EXPAND
EXISTING LAW. TO REQUIRE THAT
WHOEVER'S WHENEVER GOVERNING
BOARDS ADOPTING STRUCTURAL
MATERIALS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY
ARE INCLUDING AH, AN ACCURATE
PORTRAYAL. UM OF THE HISTORY. UM
AND THAT ALSO THE MATERIAL
REFLECTS THE CULTURAL AND RACIAL
DIVERSITY OF OUR SOCIETY. WE
KNOW THAT WHEN YOUNG PEOPLE I'M
SEE THEMSELVES IN THE MATERIAL.
THEY ARE MORE SUCCESSFUL. AND SO
. WE STAND TODAY AT A CROSSROADS
WHERE IN ACTION UM, IT'S SIMPLY
JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE. AND WE
CANNOT ALLOW. THIS MOVEMENT TO
EXPAND ON OUR WATCH. UM AND SO
THIS IS A ATTEMPT TO, UM IGNITE
THIS CONVERSATION, BRING THE
BEST AND BRIGHTEST TOGETHER TO
FIND HOW TO REALLY MAKE THIS
WORK. THIS IS VERY, VERY, VERY,
VERY COMPLICATED. LET'S MAKE
THAT CLEAR. AND OUR FIRST
ATTEMPT IN DOING THIS. UH, UM,
MAY NOT SOLVE EVERYTHING. UM BUT
WE MUST DO THAT. WE MUST DO
SOMETHING BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
SILENCE IS SIMPLY NOT
ACCEPTABLE. AND SO WE MUST MEET
THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY, UM AND
ENSURE THAT WE ARE ON THE RIGHT
SIDE OF IT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO
ALSO DO A SHOUT OUT TO MY
INTERNS, SARAFINA JOHNSON FOR
PREPARING THESE REMARKS. AND
WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. RIGHT? WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. SURE HI.
GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SARAH WILLIS
, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR TEACH
POST CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT OF A B 10 78 AS AMENDED
THE MISSION OF TEACH PLUS AS WE
WORK WITH EMPOWERED, DIVERSE
EDUCATORS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE
THE SYSTEM FOR THE STUDENTS THAT
THEY SERVE, AND OUR TEACHER
LEADERS BELIEVE THAT ALL
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE
TAUGHT USING HIGH QUALITY
CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS. IN
ADDITION TO INTEGRATING GRADE
LEVEL CONTENT IN CLOSE ALIGNMENT
TO COLLEGE AND CAREER READY
STANDARDS, HIGH QUALITY
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
REPRESENTS STUDENTS, IDENTITIES
AND HISTORIES, DEFY THE PURPOSE
OF ACADEMIC CONCEPTS AND SKILLS
AND STUDENTS EVERYDAY LIVES AND
GUIDE TEACHERS TO MAKE HOME
SCHOOL CONNECTIONS THAT ARE FREE
FROM BIAS MATERIALS THAT DO NOT
ADDRESS THESE FACTORS ARE
INCOMPLETE AND DO NOT FULLY MEET
THE NEEDS OF CULTURALLY
ETHNICALLY, RACIALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS.
THEREFORE THEY SHOULD NOT BE
CONSIDERED HIGH QUALITY. WE
BELIEVE THAT A B 10 78 TAKES US
ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE A LONG
CONVERSATION OF CONVERSATION
I'VE HAD OF US, BUT IT'S A
REALLY IMPORTANT STEP. SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. REBECCA GONZALES
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS, CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON.
CARLOS MACHADO WITH CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, NOT
NECESSARILY IN OPPOSITION. WE
DID TAKE IN THE POST POSITION ON
THE INTRODUCED VERSION OF THE
BILL. WE APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE'S WORK ON THESE
AMENDMENTS AND ALSO THE AUTHORS
WILLINGNESS TO HER THE CONCERNS
THAT WE HAD WITH THAT VERSION,
WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE
AMENDMENTS AS THEIR, UM UH,
AMENDED INTO THE BILL AND TAKE A
LOOK AT OUR POSITION, THEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
LANCE CHRISTIANS AND THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA POLICY
CENTER. I'VE BEEN AROUND THIS
FEELING FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S
SHOCKING TO HAVE AND AUTHOR OF
BILL MAKES SUCH INFLAME,
ACCORDING INFLAMMATORY
COMMENTARY ON THOSE THAT WOULD
OPPOSE THIS BILL AND GOOD FAITH.
I HOPE THAT THE COMMITTEE IN THE
CHAIR WILL TAKE THEM TO
ADVISEMENT AND HAMMER ATTACKS ON
THOSE WHO OPPOSE RADICAL
INDOCTRINATION. IT DOESN'T MEAN
WE'RE ALL WHITE CHRISTIAN
NATURALISTS. REALLY THIS IS JUST
A VERY COMMONSENSICAL THING.
CHAIR. WHAT'S MORE STUNNING IS
OTHER. THERE'S A CONFUSION HERE
. THERE'S A CONFUSION ABOUT THE
CURATION OF BOOKS. VERSUS
BANNING BOOKS. SCHOOLS AREN'T
BANNING BOOKS. THEY'RE JUST
SIMPLY NOT THE LIBRARY OF
CONGRESS. THEY DON'T HAVE EVERY
SINGLE TEXT AVAILABLE TO EVERY
SINGLE SCHOOL ONE. EVERY SINGLE
STUDENT. THIS IS VERY COMMON
SENSICAL. SO FOR A PARENT WHO IS
OPPOSED TO RADICAL PORNOGRAPHIC
OR OTHER MATERIAL SHOULDN'T BE
CALLED THE WHITE CHRISTIAN
NATIONALIST. BECAUSE HIS INTERN
SAID SO. SO I HOPE CHAIR. THERE
WILL BE SOME CORRECTION HERE
ABOUT IT. THE PROFESSIONAL
DEMEANOR OF HAVING AN
INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION. WE
HAVE OUR COMMENTS DURING AN
OPPOSITION. LET'S FOCUS ON THE
MERITS OF THEIR R AND I WISH
THAT ARE FOCUSED ON THE MARRIAGE
TUNES, THE NAME CALLING. SO
HERE'S WHERE WE ARE. WE HOPE
THEY'LL UNDERSTAND THAT PARENTS
ULTIMATELY CONTROL OF THE
EDUCATION, THEIR CHILDREN. NOT A
BUREAUCRAT IN SACRAMENTO. WE
OPPOSE A B 10 78. THANK YOU ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN, TOM
SHEEHY HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
PROTECTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL
RIGHTS OF KIDS ADVOCACY. UM WERE
IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL AS
IT'S WRITTEN, WE APPRECIATE VERY
MUCH. THE AMENDMENTS OF THE
COMMITTEE HAS SUGGESTED WE THINK
IT MOVES THE BILL, UM IN A MUCH
BETTER DIRECTION THAN IT WAS
WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED. BUT
UNTIL THE BILL IS ACTUALLY
AMENDED, WE COULD TAKE A LOOK AT
IT. WE REMAIN IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. LISA DOES, BRO
INFORMED PARENTS OF CONTRA COSTA
I'M SURE. CULTURAL COMPETENCY
BELONGS IN THE HANDS OF THE
LOCAL PARENTS AND THE LOCAL
SCHOOL BOARD THAT'S BEING
ERODED. IT SHOULD STOP. REMINDER
PLEASE KEEP YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS
TO NAME AFFILIATION POSITION ON
THE BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON. KASHA
WILLIAMS ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
PARENTS UNION REPRESENTING
PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS TEACHERS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. WE'RE ASKING
FOR A NO. OR, UM, ON OUR ABSTAIN
VOTE ON THIS BILL. IF I MAY JUST
ADD THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. SEEING
NONE. QUESTIONS COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. MS QUIRK-SILVA.
THE ONLY LIKE YEAH. WE SAID THIS
IS A TOUGH CONVERSATION. IT IS
TOUGH, BUT IT ISN'T TOUGH. I
MEAN, I THINK THE TRUTH IS THAT
EVEN THE SPEAKER WHO JUST I WAS
VERY UPSET ABOUT USING SOME
LANGUAGE THAT YOU USED AND
ESSENCE ALSO USED LANGUAGE THAT
WAS OFFENSIVE WHEN YOU SAY
RADICAL INDOCTRINATION. EVEN
THAT IMPLICATION ASSUMES THAT
TEACHERS AND CALIFORNIA ARE
RADICALIZING STUDENTS. SO THERE
IS A LOT OF ASSUMPTIONS BEING
MADE. AND. THE IDEA THAT OUR
LIBRARY BOOKS ARE CURRICULUM CAN
BE PICKED AND CHOSEN BY ONE
PERSON'S OPINION, OR, IN THIS
CASE, 2 TO 3 BOARD MEMBERS OF
THE MAJORITY OF BOARD MEMBERS
AND SIMPLY BOOKS THAT HAVE BEEN
CHILDHOOD. UH, BOOKS THAT
FAMILIES HAVE ENJOYED FOR YEARS
AND BECAUSE OF. THREE MAJORITY
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, THOSE CAN
BE PULLED OUT. BUT EVEN MORE
THAN THAT, IS THAT THOUSANDS OF
OUR KIDS CAN BE LITERALLY. THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN STRIPPED
FROM THEM BECAUSE FOR SOME
PEOPLE THEY DON'T WANT HISTORY
TO BE TAUGHT. NOW THE HISTORY OF
AMERICA IS MIXED WITH BEAUTIFUL
IMAGES WITH GREAT STORIES OF
OLYMPIANS WITH BUILDING OF
AMERICA. AND YET THERE'S ALSO
HISTORY. THAT IS NOT PRETTY, AND
IT'S THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE
UGLY AND IF WE CANNOT ALLOW OUR
STUDENTS AND OUR FAMILIES TO
PRESENT ACCURATE HISTORY WE ARE
IN A JEOPARDY. OF HAVING SOME
STUDENTS WITH. ONE LENS OF
HISTORY AND OTHERS WITH NO LENS
BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER GIVEN
THE OPPORTUNITY. YOU SEE ACROSS
AMERICA, WE CAN LOOK AT FLORIDA
AS AN EXAMPLE OF WE'RE GONNA
PULL THESE BOOKS AWAY. WE AREN'T
GOING TO USE CERTAIN LANGUAGE.
WE'RE GOING TO SUE DISNEY AND
THESE ARE THE PLACES WE'RE
SEEING. EVEN IN MONTANA. WE'VE
SEEN JUST I THINK. TODAY OR
YESTERDAY, ONE OF THE MEMBERS
THAT WAS ELECTED TO THE
GOVERNMENT NOW BEING TOLD THAT
SHE CANNOT COME TO THE FLOOR TO
DO HER JOB. THIS IS THE
RADICALIZATION. THIS IS WHERE WE
MUST STAND UP. AND THE IDEA OF
LOCAL CONTROL. I WAS A LOCAL
CONTROL. ELECTED COUNCIL PERSON
BUT ALSO A CLASSROOM TEACHER.
AND THAT WE WOULD ALLOW THREE
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS OUT OF A
BODY OF FIVE TO STRIP POSSIBLY
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN THEIR
DISTRICT AGAIN. THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LEARN TO ME IS VERY
OBJECTIONABLE. I CERTAINLY DO
HOPE THAT WE CAN GET SOME COMMON
GROUND BETWEEN PARENTS. BETWEEN
EDUCATORS BETWEEN THE
LEGISLATIVE BODY LOCAL CONTROL,
BUT WE HAVE TO STAND UP FOR
HISTORY AND ACCURACY AND I WILL
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU, UM
YOU KNOW, I. HAVE TO
RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH MY
COLLEAGUE AND RESPECTFULLY, YOU
KNOW, OBJECT, I WOULD SAY TO THE
TO THE RHETORIC OF, YOU KNOW,
WHATEVER. IT'S A CHRISTIAN WHITE
NATIONALIST AGENDA. UM, YOU KNOW
, I TRY VERY HARD ON THIS, UH
YOU KNOW, IN THIS COMMITTEE AND
IN THIS BODY TO YOU KNOW, EVEN
WHEN I DISAGREE. I DON'T WANT TO
LABEL PEOPLE. AND I MY FEAR WITH
THAT RHETORIC. IS THAT WE ARE
LUMPING, YOU KNOW, OR CALLING.
PARENTS THAT ARE TRYING TO
ENGAGE IN THEIR CHILD'S
EDUCATION ALL INTO THAT THAT
CATEGORY. AND MY FEAR IS THAT,
UM YES, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I CAN
TELL YOU FIRSTHAND AS SOMEONE
WHO WAS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL ON A
SCHOOL BOARD. PARENTS BELIEVE
STRONGLY IN THEIR CHILD'S
EDUCATION. AND I WOULD NOT PUT
ALL PARENTS THAT OBJECT TO SOME
OF THESE MATERIALS IN THAT
CATEGORY. UM, I THINK. I THINK
WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM SO MANY
PARENTS ACROSS MY DISTRICT AND
OBVIOUSLY IN THE STATE AS WELL.
IS THAT MANY OF THEM SIMPLY WANT
AGED, APPROPRIATE MATERIALS FOR
THEIR KIDS, AND I THINK THAT IS
OFTEN TIMES YOU KNOW, THERE'S
THIS LIKE RHETORIC GOING ON
WHERE WE'RE CALLING THAT BANNING
BOOKS. AND I DON'T THINK IT'S
OBJECTIONABLE TO ASK FOR AGED,
APPROPRIATE MATERIALS IN OUR
CLASSROOMS. AND IN SOME CASES,
THERE HAVE BEEN EVIDENCE AND
I'VE SEEN THE EVIDENCE AT THE
LOCAL LEVEL OF THAT. NOT BEING
THE CASE, AND SO TO CALL PARENTS
WHO OBJECT TO THAT. UM YOU KNOW
, WHITE NATIONALISTS OR
CHRISTIAN WHITE NATIONALISTS. I
THINK IT'S REALLY PROBLEMATIC.
UM WE ELECT OUR SCHOOL BOARDS
FOR A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE. OUR
COMMUNITIES THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE
TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT ELECT
THEM. AND AS A BELIEVER IN LOCAL
CONTROL, IN A BELIEVER THAT
PARENTS SHOULD BE A PART OF
THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION. UM I
THINK THESE ARE DECISIONS THAT
ARE BEST MADE AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. UM YOU KNOW, YOU DID
MENTION IN YOUR TESTIMONY THAT
THIS IS VERY COMPLICATED, AYE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A VERY
DIFFICULT ISSUE TO DISCUSS AND I
THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE'RE
HAVING THE CONVERSATION. BUT I
THINK IT'S A CONVERSATION THAT
HAS TO HAPPEN AT THE LOCAL
LEVEL. AND FOR THIS, YOU KNOW
FOR THIS BODY TO, YOU KNOW, TELL
EVERY LOCAL COMMUNITY ACROSS THE
STATE THAT THEY CANNOT CAN NO
LONGER HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. I
THINK IT'S REALLY PROBLEMATIC.
UM SO YOU KNOW, FOR THAT REASON
I'M GONNA HAVE TO OPPOSE THE
BILL. TODAY I WOULD ADD ONE
ADDITIONAL POINT AND I THINK YOU
KNOW TO THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
BOARDS ASSOCIATION, I KNOW CAME
AND SAID THEY'RE STILL LOOKING
AT THE AMENDMENTS AND I DO
APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE
AMENDMENTS. I DO THINK IT MOVES
THE BILL IN A BETTER DIRECTION.
BUT, UH I HOPE THAT CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION AND
POTENTIALLY EVEN ACCESS COMES IN
AND OPPOSES THIS BILL BECAUSE WE
HAVEN'T ENROLLMENT CRISIS IN OUR
STATE. WE ARE WE HAVE DECLINING
ENROLLMENT IN DISTRICTS ACROSS
THE STATE. AND THE MORE THAT WE
INJECT, UH, THIS TYPE OF
RHETORIC ENDORSE SCHOOLS. I
THINK WE'RE GOING TO LOSE. MORE
AND MORE STUDENTS ARE DISTRICTS
ARE GOING TO LOSE MORE AND MORE
FUNDING. WE ARE DRIVING STUDENTS
OUT OF OUR TRADITIONAL PUBLIC
SCHOOLS, AND I THINK WE NEED TO
REALLY UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT.
THAT THERE ARE A MYRIAD OF
DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND DIFFERENT
FAMILIES WITH DIFFERENT THOUGHTS
AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND
BACKGROUNDS IN OUR SCHOOLS, AND
WE NEED TO HAVE RESPECT FOR ALL
OF THOSE BACKGROUNDS. NOW I DO
NOT TOLERATE HATE. I DO NOT
TOLERATE, UH, THE SOME OF THE
RADIC THAT RHETORIC THAT YOU ARE
REFERRING TO, AND I'M NOT TRYING
TO SAY THAT NONE OF THAT EVER
HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE ARE
COMMENTS THAT ARE MADE AT SCHOOL
BOARD MEETINGS THAT I HAVE HEARD
AS WELL THAT ARE THAT SHOULD NOT
BE TOLERATED. AND I RESPECT
THAT. UM BUT WE NEED TO LET OUR
LOCALS HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS
ON THEIR OWN. AND I THINK THAT
THIS IS GONNA CONTINUE TO DRIVE
A WEDGE AND CREATE PROBLEMS FOR
ENROLLMENT IN OUR DISTRICTS. AND
UH, I'M GONNA HAVE TO POST
TODAY. THANK YOU KNOW, I
DEFINITELY, UM, RESPECT THAT. I
WOULD JUST SAY THIS. YOU KNOW, I
MENTIONED IN MY COMMENTS AND
WHICH IS WHY I GAVE THAT
ACADEMIC DEFINITION OF WHAT A
WHITE CHRISTIAN NATIONALIST IS.
AND I SAID VERY BLANKLY. IF IT
DOESN'T FIT YOU, I'M NOT TALKING
ABOUT YOU. AND SO I THINK AT THE
END OF THE DAY, BUT WE HAVE TO
REALIZE IS THAT WHEN WE HAVE THE
DISCUSSIONS, WE HAVE TO TELL THE
TRUTH. AND THE RESEARCH IS
OVERWHELMING. ABOUT WHAT? THIS.
WHAT HAS IGNITED THIS MOVEMENT
ALL OVER THE WORLD. AND SO I
DON'T DO IT TO TRY TO LABEL
SOMEONE UM, I DON'T DO IT TO TRY
TO DEMEAN SOMEONE. BUT A PART OF
BEING AN ANTI RACIST IS ABOUT
REALLY JUST TELLING IT THE WAY
IT IS. AND WITHOUT TRYING TO UM
UM. WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IT, NOT DEMONIZING EACH OTHER,
RIGHT? WE CAN HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION AND GO BACK AND
FORTH AND YOU HAVE YOUR REASONS
I HAVE MINE AND THIS IS A PART
OF WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING. BUT
THERE IS A FACT. THAT OVER 150
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS NATION.
ACTUALLY HAVE BANNED BOOKS. THIS
IS NOT AN OPINION. THEY HAVE
ACTUALLY SAID. UH, MARTIN LUTHER
KING BOOK HAS NO LONGER ALLOWED
HERE. AND THEIR SCHOOL. AND SO
THIS. I'M NOT. THIS IS NOT AN
OPINION. THIS IS NOT ME. THESE
ARE ACTUAL STUDIES IN TERMS OF
WHAT HAS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. AND
PEOPLE ARE USING. UM ISSUES OF
PARENTS' RIGHTS. AND LOCAL
CONTROL. TO ADVANCE. UH UM.
POLITICAL OBJECTIVES. AND THOSE
WHO MIGHT ACTUALLY BE THERE FOR
THE RIGHT REASONS. AND
LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF IT. BUT IN MY COUNTY.
I KNOW FOR SURE. THAT THIS IS
HAPPENING. I HAVE TEACHERS. WHO
HAVE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT
THEY ARE AFRAID. TO TALK ABOUT
ISSUES OF RACISM. THAT THEY'RE
AFRAID TO READ CERTAIN BOOKS. OR
THEY FEEL THEY MIGHT LOSE THEIR
JOBS. THIS IS THIS IS JUST
HAPPENING ON THE GROUND. AND WE
HAVE TO HAVE THESE
CONVERSATIONS. AND WE HAVE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE EDUCATE PEOPLE
THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. YEAH NOW
I DO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY
PARENT HAS A HAS A RIGHT TO, UM
, QUESTION AND ADDRESS CONCERNS
THAT THEY MAY HAVE WITH THEIR
OWN CHILD'S EDUCATION. I BELIEVE
THAT OVERWHELMINGLY THE MAJORITY
OF THEM ARE DOING IT OUT OF
GENERAL CONCERN. FOR THE WELFARE
OF THEIR CHILD. BUT
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S NOT 100. AND
NOW WE ARE FORCED TO HAVE TO PUT
IT INTO SAFEGUARDS TO BE ABLE TO
DO THAT. AND SO, UM, I
UNDERSTAND THE CONGRESS THAT THE
CONCERN UM, THIS IS JUST THE
BEGINNING OF A CONVERSATION THAT
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE.
UM WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WORKING
GROUP NOW COMING TOGETHER OF AT
SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION ACCESS
A PART OF IT AS WELL. AND WE'RE
TRYING TO CREATE A POLICY. THAT
ALSO DOESN'T HAVE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES. RIGHT? UM AND
CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS. A
PART OF IT. I MEAN, A WHOLE
ARRAY. OF PEOPLE WERE TRYING TO
BRING EVERYONE IN THE ROOM TO
SAY, HOW CAN WE DO THIS IN A
BALANCED WAY? AND A THOUGHTFUL
WAY. UM AND A WAY THAT MAKES
SURE THAT THOSE WHO DO HAVE ILL
WILL DON'T HAVE A FOOTHOLD THAT
THEY CAN CONTINUE TO SPREAD.
ZAHN LOCK AND FALL WITH ALL THE
AMAZING THINGS YOU JUST SAID AND
INCREDIBLE THOUGHTFULNESS YOU
JUST PROVIDED, BUT I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS
APPRECIATE APPRECIATE YOUR
EFFORT. APPRECIATE THE BILL, AND
YOU ALWAYS SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER
ON THIS. I WOULD LOVE TO JOIN
YOU AS A CO AUTHOR ON THIS BILL,
IF POSSIBLE, AND I WILL ALSO
MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT
SECOND THAT THAT MOTION AND YOU
KNOW? I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
APPRECIATE THAT WHEN YOU STARTED
YOU SAID THIS. THIS IS KIRBY
UNCOMFORTABLE. AND LET'S FACE IT
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
AND, UM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES
AND RACE IS UNCOMFORTABLE. IT
DOESN'T MENTION TALK ABOUT IT. I
THINK YOU'RE RESPECTFUL. I THINK
THAT OUR COLLEAGUE WAS
RESPECTFUL THAT SOMETIMES
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
UNCOMFORTABLENESS AND I KNOW
THAT YOU TWO ARE GOING TO TALK
THINGS OUT AND MAKE SURE YOU
UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER EVEN MORE
SO. UM BUT LET'S GET BACK TO THE
MATTER AT HAND. SO WE HAVE A
BILL HERE. AND IT'S NOT TOO
COMPLICATED, JUST AS HAS OUR
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
DEVELOPED. BY JULY 2020 FOR A
POLICY FOR LIAISE TO FOLLOW
BEFORE REMOVING INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT
PEOPLE TO GO OFF HALF BAKED
BECAUSE OF SOME POLITICAL
AGENDA. WHATEVER, JENNA THERE
IS. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT
WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON AND I
DON'T THINK THIS POLICY IS THAT
CONTROVERSIAL IN THE FIRST
PLACE, SO THANK YOU FOR OFFERING
THIS MEASURE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU ANY OTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I JUST
WANT TO GET. I THINK YOUR LAST
COMMENTS. SORRY I THINK YOU'RE
LAST COMMENTS REALLY? KIND OF DE
ESCALATED A LITTLE BIT, AND I
THINK THAT THAT IS ONE OF THE
ISSUES THAT WE'RE HAVING AS A
SOCIETY IT IN COMMUNICATION,
WHICH IS EVERYBODY STANDING
THEIR GROUND. AND. THERE ARE
EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED
STATES TO KIND OF START TO, UH,
CREATE AREAS. NOT HERE IN THE
COMMITTEE ROOM, BUT IN YOUR OWN
COMMUNITIES, WHETHER IT'S A
BREAKING BET BREAD DINNER,
WHETHER IT'S A COMMON GROUND,
LIKE WHAT DO WE HAVE IN COMMON
VERSUS WHAT WE DON'T AND THE
REASON I COME BACK TO THIS IS
WE'VE SEEN SUCH AN ESCALATION
REALLY IN THE LAST 567 YEARS OF
, UH THERE'S NO ROOM FOR
DISCUSSION. AND THEN IMMEDIATELY
WE HAVE THIS RAMPING UP OF
ESCALATION AND WHEN WE CAN
FIGURE OUT WAYS TO BRING THAT
TEMPERATURE DOWN AND TRY TO SAY,
WELL, MAYBE I CAN SEE WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING. I DON'T AGREE
WITH YOU. BUT I CAN SEE WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING. BUT I DO WANT TO
GET BACK TO THE CURRICULUM PART
. I DID SEE ONE OF THE LISTS AND
AGAIN I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS.
BUT, UM ONE OF THE BOOKS ON THE
LIST WAS WHERE THE WILD THINGS
ARE. UH AND THIS IS A BOOK THAT
I USED TO READ TO MY OWN
CHILDREN. UH AND IT'S ABOUT A
LITTLE BOY WHO, UH, WANT WHO I
CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER THE WHOLE
BOOK, BUT IT'S A VERY LOVELY
BOOK IN ILLUSTRATIONS. VERY FEW
WORDS VERY FEW WORDS. AND THIS
IS ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT WAS
LISTED AND AGAIN. YOU COULD PUT
SIX PEOPLE IN THE ROOM THAT
COULD HAVE THE SAME BOOK AND ONE
WOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH IT, AND
, UH OTHERS WOULD BE. THIS IS
JUST NOT FOR MY CHILD. AND SO
THERE'S CERTAINLY SHOULD BE SOME
ROOM FOR OF COURSE, PARENTS TO
HAVE THEIR OPINION. BUT WHEN WE
HAVE CURRICULUM IN A CLASSROOM,
THAT IS WHAT CURRICULUM
COMMITTEES DO, THAT'S WHAT OUR
INSTRUCTIONAL CURRICULUM AT THE
STATE DOES. IS. THEY ANALYZED
DIFFERENT WAYS TO TEACH CHILDREN
WHETHER IT'S MATH, WHETHER IT'S
HISTORY, WHETHER IT'S LANGUAGE
ARTS, AND THEY HAVE EXPERTS FROM
AH, I'M ASSUMING ALL POLITICAL
PARTIES THERE TO REALLY ANALYZE
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY CHILDREN
LEARN. WHAT DO THEY RESPOND TO?
HOW DID THEY, UH, EXCEPT
MATERIALS AND I THINK A SAYING,
LET'S GET A BODY TO REALLY COME
FORWARD BY 2024 WITH SOME
RECOMMENDATIONS, I THINK IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP, PARTICULARLY
BECAUSE WE ARE SO HEATED IN THE
MOMENT AND AGAIN, I AS I SAID, I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE
. I LIKED THE IDEA OF THE
WORKING GROUP THAT YOU MENTIONED
. IT SEEMS TO HAVE MANY VOICES
THERE. AND I THINK THAT IF WE
CAN DO THIS IN A GRACEFUL WAY
THIS IS GOING TO HAVE A
POTENTIAL TO REALLY CHANGE THE
WAY WE ARE AS HUMAN BEINGS
INTERACTING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO
VOLATILE OUT THERE AND SO
DIFFICULT AND I'M JUST WONDERING
HOW ARE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE
ABSORBING ALL THIS. BECAUSE
THEY'RE TAKING IN ALL THIS THEY
TAKE IN HOW ADULTS RESPOND THEY
TAKE IN. THEY HEAR WHAT THEIR
PARENTS ARE SAYING. THEY SEE
WHAT'S HAPPENING AND THEY TAKEN
ALL OF THAT, AND I REALLY THINK
IT'S INCUMBENT ABOUT OUR US TO
NOT ONLY TAKE A BILL AND PROCESS
IT, BUT HOW DO WE RESPOND? THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. SAYING NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
UM MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND
SECONDED. THANK YOU, DR JACKSON
FOR RAISING SUCH A COMPELLING
AND TIMELY ISSUE. UM AS YOU YOU
SAID IT. I MEAN, IT'S A HOT
BUTTON ISSUE? UH NOT ONLY HERE
IN CALIFORNIA BUT ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND SO YOU ARE TAKING
THIS HEAD ON. UM I THINK I
SHARED WITH YOU IN MY OWN
DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THERE WAS A EFFORT BY PARENTS
GROUP TO BAN A BOOK THAT DEALT
WITH GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES. UM
YOU KNOW, KIND OF, UH, ALONG THE
LINES OF WELL, MR HOOVER WAS
SAYING YOU KNOW, I. GIVEN THAT
THIS WAS MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL
DISTRICT, I GOT A COPY OF THE
BOOK AND I AND I READ THROUGH IT
AND I WAS LOOKING FOR HER. YOU
KNOW THINGS THAT I MIGHT FEEL AS
A PARENT. THERE WERE THERE WERE
AGED, INAPPROPRIATE. UM BUT
WHAT? WHAT I FOUND IT WAS A BOOK
THAT WAS READ TO 1/5 GRADE CLASS
ON GENDER IDENTITY, AND, UH, YOU
KNOW, AND I FELT THAT IT WAS A
WONDERFUL BOOK. IT WAS A BOOK
THAT WAS TALKING ABOUT INCLUSION
IT WAS TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
ACCEPTING PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY
ARE. AND, UH UM AND SO, UM, YOU
KNOW, I THINK FOR THE DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE THE
GUIDANCE TO THE LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, UM YOU KNOW, BEFORE
THEY START BANNING THESE BOOKS
IS INCREDIBLY TIMELY AND
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR ONGOING WORK
WITH THIS WORKING GROUP. UM BUT
I'M VERY HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL. LIKE TO CLOSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AND I
THINK THIS DISCUSSION JUST
PROVES THAT UM, WE CAN ACTUALLY,
UM RESPECTFULLY HAVE TOUGH
DISCUSSIONS. AND IN SOME CASES
JUST DISAGREE. UM, IN TERMS OF
HOW THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE
SOLVED, RIGHT? AND BUT ONE THING
IS CLEAR. THERE IS A PROBLEM.
AND TO SEE THE TYPE OF UH UM. AH
TENSION AND DOWNRIGHT NASTINESS
THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. IT'S
SOMETHING THAT NONE OF US WANT
TO SEE AS A MEMBER OF OUR
SOCIETY. AND SO WE HAVE GOT TO
DO THIS IN A THOUGHTFUL WAY. UH
UM. AND IN A WAY THAT MAKES SURE
THAT EVERYONE FEELS HEARD.
EVERYONE FEELS RESPECTED. BUT AT
THE SAME TIME MAKING SURE THAT
WE DON'T FALL BACK. UM AND LOSE
ALL THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE IN
TERMS OF EQUITY INCLUSION. UM
AND ENSURING THAT ALL PEOPLE UM
, ARE LOOKED UPON WITH THEIR
FULL DIGNITY AND HUMANITY
WHEREVER THEY FIND THEMSELVES
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ITEM 18 A
B 10 78. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
MURATSUCHI I DALI ONE CARILLO
CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER. NO
LEAVE LEE. I HAVE MCCARTY
RICCARDI. I QUIRK-SILVA HIGH
QUIRK-SILVA, AYE. YOU WILL FIND
THE FIVE VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
MR CHAN. FILE ITEM NUMBER 22 A B
12 83. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I WILL DO MY BEST. BE
EXPEDITIOUS, FIRST AND FOREMOST,
I WANT TO START OFF BY SAYING
THAT I EXPECT EXCEPT ALL THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS AND I
WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF FOR
THEIR HARD WORK ON THIS BILL. UM
YOU HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY
GRACIOUS AND AMAZING. TWO YEAR
AGOS TWO YEARS AGO, THE SCHOOL
BASED ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. HR 2468.
WELL SIGNING IN LAW. THIS
LEGISLATION ENCOURAGES ALL
STATES IMPROVE ASTHMA CARE IN
SCHOOLS BY GIVING PREFERENCE FOR
FEDERAL GRANTS TO STATES THAT
DOBSON ASTHMA MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS AND POLICIES. WELL. HR
24 68 DOES NOT REQUIRE STATES TO
ALLOW YOU TO ROLL STOCKING IN
SCHOOLS. IT WOULD ENCOURAGE
SCHOOLS TO PUT INTO PLACE.
HOWEVER WITHOUT STATE
LEGISLATION, SCHOOLS WILL BE
UNABLE TO RECEIVE ANY OF THE
FEDERAL FUNDING PROVIDED FOR
THEM UNDER THE SCHOOL BASED
ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM. A B 12 83 WILL ALLOW
SCHOOLS TO ACCESS FEDERAL FUNDS
TO START A VIEW TO ROLL IN
CALIFORNIA. INTENDING TO TREAT
CHILDREN THAT HAVE ASTHMA
ATTACKS AT THE SAME TIME, IT
WILL ENCOURAGE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT PROVIDED EMERGENCY
STOCK INHALERS IF NECESSARY,
SINGLE USE DISPOSABLE HOLDING
CHAMBERS FOR SCHOOL NURSES OR
TRAINED PERSONNEL WHO HAVE
VOLUNTEERED. THE GOAL IS
IMPROVED ASTHMA CARE TO HELP SAY
WHY THE CHILDREN ALL OF LITTLE
COST STATE OF CALIFORNIA HERE WE
HAVE SOME WITNESS TESTIMONY WE
HAVE WE KNOW. NGUYEN REPRESENTED
SCHOOL NURSES IN CALIFORNIA AND
MICHAELA NIGHT MEDINA, WHO IS A
NURSE WHO GREW UP WITH ASTHMA
AND A PARENT OF MATHEMATICS,
STUDENTS TIE GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS LENA QUEEN AND I'M A
SCHOOL NURSE OF NINE YEARS IN
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC SCORES RANGING
FROM THE MOUNTAINOUS MARIPOSA
COUNTY TO THE FARMING VALLEY.
FRESNO COUNTY. UM I SUPPORT A B
12 83. I'M TESTIFYING ON HOW
HAVE AN EMERGENCY STOP HABITUAL
AT SCHOOL WILL HAVE INCREASED
STUDENT SAFETY ON CAMPUS. AND
POTENTIALLY REDUCED ABSENTEEISM
IN ASTHMATIC STUDENTS AS A
SCHOOL NURSE, I HOPELESSLY WHAT
MY STUDENTS STRUGGLE TO BREATHE
WHILE WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF
THE EMERGENCY UNIT LIKE
AMBULANCE IN SEVERAL INCIDENTS.
IN ONE INSTANCE, A STUDENT OF
MINE GOT TRANSPORTED TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM TWICE WITHIN A
MONTH. DUE TO THE SEVERE ASTHMA
ATTACK. ER IN ANOTHER CASE, A
STUDENT WENT AND DIE IN THE
EMERGENCY ROOM AND SO FROM AN
ASTHMA ATTACK. 80 TO 90% OF
ASTHMATIC CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE
THEIR RESCUE MEDICATION AT
SCHOOL BECAUSE THEY ARE OFTEN
FORGOTTEN. MISPLAYS UNAFFORDABLE
LOCK AWAY EMPTY EXPIRE. PHOTO
COMPELLING ISSUE IS APPLY CHAIN
INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC. DURING SPAIN, ONE
TYPE OF THEIR DAYS IN SCHOOL AND
UNEXPECTED ASTHMA CAN FLY UP
ANYTIME THEIR OWN SCHOOL HOURS.
A STUDENT WHO CANNOT BREATHE IS
A MAJOR MEDICAL EVENTS ON CAMPUS
, DELAYING MEDICATION
ADMINISTRATION DURING AN ASTHMA
ACCESSIBLE ATIONS PUT THE
STUDENT AT RISK FOR PROLONGED
RECOVERY. EXTENDED
HOSPITALIZATIONS, DELAY
RETURNING TO SCORE AND EVEN
DEATH. CURRENTLY 18 STATES HAVE
IMPLEMENTED EMERGENCY STOCKS OR
MUTUAL FOR THE TREATMENT OF, UM
YOU KNOW, LIKE ASTHMATIC
SYMPTOMS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
PILOT PROGRAM COSTS WERE ABOUT
$156 PER SCHOOL PER SCHOOL YEAR.
AND THIS COMPARED TO AN
AMBULANCE TRANSPORT THAT CAN
CAUSE UP TO $2500 EACH TIME.
ARIZONA SAW A 20% REDUCTION IN
911 CALL. AND A 40% DECREASE IN
AMBULANCE TRANSPORT AFTER STOCK
CULTURAL WAS IMPLEMENTED IN
SCHOOL. I ARGUE TO VOTE IN FAVOR
OF A B 12 83. AND THANK YOU SO
MUCH MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR HEARING MY
TESTIMONY. UM YOUR CONSIDERATION
OF CUBAN ALICE STUDENTS SELF UP
BY HAVING STUCK ABOUT ARE IN
SCHOOL IS VERY, VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. GOOD
EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK TODAY. I WILL KILL A
KNIGHT MEDINA PRESENT HERE AS AN
RN, A MOTHER OF TWO ASTHMATIC
CHILDREN, A CITIZEN OF THE
VALLEY AND AN ASTHMATIC MYSELF
IN FAVOR OF A B 12 83. AS A
NURSING SCHOOL WERE ALL TAUGHT
THAT ADULT PATIENTS SUFFER MORE
FREQUENTLY FROM CARDIAC RELATED
INCIDENCES, SUCH AS HEART
ATTACKS. ALTERNATIVELY,
CHILDREN. BUT THEIR RESPIRATORY
SYSTEM FAILS FIRST. THIS IS
EXACTLY THE SCENARIO THAT
HAPPENS TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN
IN THE VALLEY YEARLY AND ASTHMA
ATTACK AND TWO PUFFS OF A RESCUE
INHALER CAN PREVENT COMPLETE
RESPIRATORY FAILURE. I WORKED
5.5 YEARS AT A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA
CENTER IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. IT
WAS NOT IN FREQUENCY ADULTS,
YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE CHILDREN AND
TEENS FROM THE VALLEY IN OUR
EMERGENCY ROOM OR ADMITTED TO
OUR FACILITY FOLLOWING AN ASTHMA
ATTACK. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO
LONG TERM COVID AND SOME
PATIENTS IN ADDITION TO A
FACTORY SHUT DOWN AS MENTIONED,
A SHORTAGE OF ALBUTEROL HAS
CREATED EVEN MORE SCARCITY. A B
12 83 CAN INCREASE THE SAFETY OF
OUR KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY
HAVING INHALERS AVAILABLE WHEN
THEY NEED CALLS. AS A CHILD. I
PERSONALLY SELF CARRIED MY
INHALER AND HAD TO BE OVERLY
CAUTIOUS NOT TO LOSE THAT
INHALER DUE TO COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH IT. SO IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE
TO ME WHY A CHILD MAY ONLY HAVE
ONE INHALER IN THEIR POSSESSION,
AND IF THAT'S MISPLACED, THEY
HAVE NO OTHER TREATMENT
ALTERNATIVES. AS SOMEONE WITH A
CHRONIC CONDITION. I ALSO
UNDERSTAND THAT INHALERS IN OUR
HOUSEHOLD HAVE TO BE KEPT
MAINTAINED. YEARLY NOT EXPIRED.
HAVE ENOUGH PUFFS FOR ONE OF US
SHOULD WE NEED ANY YEARLY
DOCTOR'S VISITS ARE ALSO
REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE REFILLS OF
THAT MEDICATION. UM OUR PERSONAL
PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER CLOSED IN
2020 RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF
COVID. ADDITIONALLY MY EMPLOYERS
WHICH INSURANCE COMPANIES AND
OUR PCP CHANGE SIX TIMES IN ONE
YEAR, WHICH MADE IT EXCEEDINGLY
DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN MEDICATION.
ALLOWING THIS BILL TO PASS WOULD
ALLOW KIDS ON THE CAMPUS WHO
POSSIBLY LOSE THEIR INHALER RUN
OUT OF MEDICATIONS TO RECEIVE
THAT POTENTIALLY LIFE
THREATENING OR EXCUSE ME LIFE
SAVING TREATMENTS AS BOTH A
PARENT AND A NURSE. I WOULD
SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT, KNOWING
THAT MY CHILDREN ARE PROTECTED,
PROTECTED IF THEY'RE WITHOUT
THEIR INHALER FOR ANY REASON AT
SCHOOL. THANK YOU TO THE
COMMITTEE FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK. THANK YOU. PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
GOOD EVENING, LEE ANGELA REID ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
NURSES ASSOCIATION IN STRONG
SUPPORT. ISABELLA OR GREATER
WITH THE HEALTH OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA AND
SUPPORT. AND THE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. SEEING NONE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL? SEEING NONE.
QUESTIONS. COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU, MR CHEN. I
SUFFERED FROM CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
MYSELF. AND SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS BILL WOULD LIKE
TO CLOSE TABLETS OR UM, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ADAM 22 A B 12 83. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURSI CHIEF GI
DOLLY DOLLY. I WANT CARILLO ONE
CARILLO I HOOVER HOOVER. I LI LI
I MCCARTY MCCARTY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. SEVEN VOTES.
THE BILLS OUT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. I DON'T SEE ANY
AUTHORS HERE. AND SO, MR MCCARTY
MR. MY PARTY? YEAH. IS THAT IT?
THAT'S IT, OKAY.
HE SAID. IT'S GOING TO DO. 19.
OKAY MR. MCCARTHY HAS TWO BILLS
TO PRESENT ITEM NUMBER 1911 13.
YES, IT IS GOING FIRST. THANK
YOU. I BELIEVE MR CHAIR. THIS IS
A SUPPORT SUPPORT BILL. YES
ITEM. 19? YES. AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS. WE ALL LOVE AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE'VE DONE A
LOT. TO EXPAND AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT
WE HAVE ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR
OUR OLDEST KIDS. AND AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS, UM I
RESPECTFULLY ASK HERE I VOTE.
THANK YOU. YEAH, YEAH. OKAY UM,
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS SHANNON BYATT AND I'M
HERE TODAY TO SHARE MATHUR. SO
EXPERIENCE AND HIGH SCHOOL.
COULD YOU MOVE, PAUL? THE YEAH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM I'M
FROM AFGHANISTAN AND I CAME HERE
ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO IN WHEN I
CAME HERE. UM I STARTED AS A
FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND
TAKING A CLICHE HIGH SCHOOL AND
I CAN STILL REMEMBER MY FIRST
DAY. MY DAD DROPPED ME OFF AT
SCHOOL SAYING THAT OKAY, YOUR
DOLLAR SKID. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
I GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE
ONES AND, UM, AS SOON AS I
STEPPED INTO THE SCHOOL, I
REALIZED THAT I WAS THE ONLY
STUDENT FROM MY COUNTRY. AND
THAT NO ONE IN THE SCHOOL AND
WHOLE SCHOOL SPOKE MY LANGUAGE
AND I WOULD BE GOING TO CLASSES
LISTENING TO PEOPLE TALKING IN
ENGLISH PERFECTLY, AND I
WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A
SINGLE WORD BECAUSE I DON'T
SPEAK NO ENGLISH. AND UM, NOT
ONLY DAD. I WAS UNDER PRESSURE
IN SCHOOL. SINCE MY PARENTS
DON'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE, AND I
WAS THE OLDEST KID IN THE HOUSE.
AND UM, I WANT TO HIGH SCHOOL.
THEY EXPECTED ME TO DO THE
TRANSLATION, THE PAPERWORK AND
EVERYTHING. AND AFTER A COUPLE
WEEKS LATER, UM, I JOINED THE
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. AND THE
MINUTE I WALKED INTO THE
CLASSROOM, I REALIZED THAT I
WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO SPOKE, A
DIFFERENT LANGUAGE CAME FROM A
DIFFERENT BACKGROUND. AND I
REALIZED THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY
ONE DIFFERENT. I FOUND MY
COMMUNITY THERE. I COULD FIND
PEOPLE WHO COULD BOND WITH AND
AFTER SCHOOL, NOT JUST HELP ME
WITH MY CLASSES. THEY ALSO HELP
ME GET ELECTED CREDITS AND
FINISH HIGH SCHOOL. AND THEY
ALSO HELPED ME WITH MY FINANCIAL
AID IN COLLEGE APPLICATIONS, BUT
I HAD NO IDEA HOW TO DO THEM.
THAT'S WHY THEY INSPIRED ME SO
MUCH. I WANT TO GO BACK AND MAKE
SURE I GIVE BACK TO MY COMMUNITY
WHAT I RECEIVED AS A HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING
LIKE A MILK ACTUALLY HIGH SCHOOL
FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW, AND IN
FACT, IT'S NOT EVEN MY MAJOR AND
MAJORING IN BIOLOGY AND I WANT
TO BECOME A HEART SURGEON ONE
DAY. AND, UM. IT WAS JUST SO
GREAT THAT TO SEE HOW AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS HELP HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS, AND I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE SURE I DO MY PART IN
SUPPORTING AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
, AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR
SUPPORTING US. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU FOR THE SUPPORT SUPPORT. I
WON'T READ MY PREPARED COMMENTS
. BUT MY NAME IS DR JEFFREY TOOK
HER. I'M THE CURRENT DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE PLASTER
UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND
IN JULY A B THE SUPERINTENDENT
AND JUST WANT TO SAY THE STUDENT
VOICE IS MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT
THAN MY VOICE. I SUPPORT HER
EVERYTHING THAT SHE SAID. THIS
IS REALLY AN, UH, AN ISSUE OF
THE NOT JUST CLOSING, CLOSING
THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP THROUGH THE
PARTICIPATION GAP. ACCESS TO
MORE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR
HIGH SCHOOLS. SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. STILL IN THERE?
HMM HMM. ALL RIGHT. SAYING NO
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND HE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. IN JUNE TWO GREAT. ASKING
OPPOSITION WE SHARED. PROGRAMS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS BILL
DIRECTLY. CASE SIX PROGRAMS.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ESSENTIALLY
ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL MANY
DISTRICTS THAT ARE USING EVERY
SINGLE DOLLAR THAT THEY HAVE,
AND THEY ARE WONDERING WHEN THE
FEDERAL DOLLARS GO AWAY, VERY
ABLE TO AFFORD TO MAINTAIN THEIR
PROGRAMS. SO SUPPORT THE INTENT
. WE HOPE TO WORK WITH THE
SPONSORS AND THE AUTHOR, BUT
WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED THAT THIS
IS GOING TO CONTRACT PROGRAMS
FOR OUR YOUNGEST LEARNERS. WHO
CANNOT STAY ENVELOPE MHM. THANK
YOU ANY. FURTHER WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE OF
BRINGING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. THAT'S TRUE. FOR
THANK YOU. I JUST HAD A QUESTION
FOR THE AUTHOR ON THE CONCERN
ACTS IS RAISED, AND I'M JUST I
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW,
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE INTENT
OF THE BILL. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE UM, THAT WE'RE DOING IT IN
THE RIGHT WAY. SO I WAS JUST
CURIOUS IF YOU HAD A RESPONSE TO
THAT CONCERN, YES. THANK YOU FOR
ASKING. I WAS GOING TO ADDRESS
THAT IN OUR CLOTHES. UM YOU
KNOW, ONE OF THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT THINGS WE DID IN THE
LAST TWO BUDGETS WAS FUN
UNIVERSAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
IN ADDITIONAL ISSUE AND TALK
ABOUT MY NEXT, BILL, UM AND IT'S
OVER $4 BILLION THAT THAT WE'RE
FUNDING SO LESS THAN 3% OF THIS
WOULD GO TO HIGH SCHOOL KIDS,
AND I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS
REALLY INTERESTING. HISTORICALLY
WE'D SEE SHERIFFS AND D A S COME
TO THIS COMMITTEE AND TESTIFY
AND THEY'D BE IN THEIR UNIFORMS
AND BADGES. OTHERS LIKE WHAT'S
THAT POLICE CHIEF HERE FOR? AND
THEY WERE HERE FOR THIS AND
THEY'RE THEY'RE THEY'RE ISSUED,
THEY SAID IS, YOU KNOW 3 TO 6 IS
PRIME TIME FOR JUVENILE CRIME?
SO THEY SAY AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS LITERALLY KEEPS KIDS
SAFE. AND OUT OF JUVENILE HALL.
AND BUT YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY
POWERFUL. SO AS WE EXPAND AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS UNIVERSALLY IN
CALIFORNIA, WITH OVER A $4
BILLION GUARANTEED.
APPROPRIATION EVERY YEAR. I
DON'T THINK IT'S TOO MUCH TO ASK
TO HAVE A LITTLE LESS THAN 3%
FOR OLDER KIDS. A I APPRECIATE
THAT. AND YOU KNOW, I THINK I
WOULD JUST ADD THE COMMENT THAT
THAT WAS SOME OF MY THOUGHTS AS
YOU REPRESENTING, YOU KNOW, AS I
WAS ASSUMING THE WITNESSES HERE
AND I WANT TO PROMISE HE LEFT. I
WAS GONNA WAS GONNA PROMISE THE
CHAIR THAT I'M NOT GOING TO
INTRODUCE THIS BILL. BUT YOU
KNOW, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, YOU
KNOW, THERE ARE SOME FOLKS IN
ACADEMIA AND THINGS THAT ARE
PROPOSED, YOU KNOW, ALL DAY
SCHOOL AGAIN, NOT GONNA
INTRODUCE THAT BILL. AH! BUT I
THINK WITH THE GOAL OF BEING
THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR KIDS,
ESPECIALLY OLDER KIDS TO HAVE
PRODUCTIVE THINGS TO DO WITH
THEIR TIME IN THOSE THOSE LATER
HOURS OF THE DAY. UM AND IT IT
REALLY PREVENTS A WHOLE HOST OF,
YOU KNOW, CONCERNING, YOU KNOW,
PROBLEMS IN COMMUNITIES AND
THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO, FROM
THAT PERSPECTIVE, I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. I DO
APPRECIATE ACCESS CONCERNS, AND,
UM I WILL SAY I AM SLIGHTLY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT IT
CAN HAVE ON WORKING FAMILIES WHO
NEED IT AT THE YOUNGER AGES,
BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S
IMPORTANT AS WELL. BUT HOPEFULLY
YOU CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
THEM ON THOSE CONCERNS. SO THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. QUIRK-SILVA. I
ACTUALLY YEAH, I DO EVERYTHING
SO I THINK WE NEED TO FULLY
INVEST IN OUR EARLY CHILD. WHICH
YOU ABOUT TAKING MANY STEPS TO
GET THERE. BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN
AN ADVOCATE OF OUR AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS, AND IT HAS BEEN QUITE
CONCERNING TO ME THAT WE HAVEN'T
FULLY INVESTED IN THEM ALL TOO
OFTEN. WE, UM SOME SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE VERY ROBUST
PROGRAMS. OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS
PARTNER WITH OUTSIDE
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT MANY OF THOSE
ORGANIZATIONS WELL KNOWN OR NOT,
CAUSE COSTS ALMOST 203 $100 A
MONTH PER CHILD. SO IF YOU HAVE
THREE CHILDREN YOU'RE LOOKING
ABOUT AT ABOUT $700 A MONTH FOR
AFTER SCHOOL CARE. AH AND WE
KNOW THAT MANY FAMILIES CAN'T
AFFORD THAT. SO WHAT WE SEE IN
LIEU OF THAT IS THOSE SAME
CHILDREN GOING HOME MANY TIMES.
UM EVEN JUNIOR HIGH KIDS GOING
HOME AND THEN TAKING CARE OF
YOUNGER CHILDREN, AND THEY'RE
NOT NECESSARILY ABLE TO EVEN DO
THEIR OWN SCHOOLWORK AND FALL
BEHIND. SO I THINK THIS
INVESTMENT IN THE WHOLE SPECTRUM
IS REALLY IMPORTANT. WE
OBVIOUSLY, UH, AS YOU KNOW,
RUNNING THE BUDGET ARE GOING TO
HAVE TO MAKE SOME TOUGH CHOICES,
BUT I CERTAINLY OUR AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS AND IT REALLY
WOULD COMPLETE SOME OF THE
EFFORTS THAT WE'VE STARTED. BUT
WE KNOW THAT SOME SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE THEM AND MANY
DON'T SO I DO SUPPORT THIS. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM
COMMITTEE. I ASK A QUESTION TO
THE OPPOSITION. DO YOU THINK OF
THAT? 3% WILL BE SO DETRIMENTAL
TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS. SO THE ANSWER
IS, WE DON'T KNOW YET. RIGHT
NOW, THESE PROGRAMS ARE JUST
LIKE THE ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
TALKING ABOUT THESE PROGRAMS ARE
JUST ROLLING OUT AND SO THE
PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE SERVING
ALL CHILDREN'S AND IN THE
DISTRICT THEY ARE USING EVERY
DOLLAR. UM AND WE HAVE FEDERAL,
ONE TIME FUNDS THAT WERE USING
THAT ARE GOING AWAY. AND SO THE
CONCERN IS, YOU KNOW, THIS BILL
DOESN'T TAKE MONEY. THAT'S
UNUSED. IT REALLOCATES GRANTS
THAT DISTRICT'S GET IN SOME
DISTRICTS ARE USING EVERY SINGLE
DOLLAR. OKAY THAT'S THE CONCERN
IS WE JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE A
CONTRACTING OF THE CASE. SIX WE
WANT TO SEE OVERALL NUMBERS
GROW. WE WANT TO SEE HIGH SCHOOL
AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS GROW ALSO SO
THAT'S THE CONCERN. THANK YOU.
AND MR MCCARTHY. SO THAT'S GOING
TO BE ONLY 3% THAT YOUR ANALYSIS
TALKS ABOUT ON THE BILL. THERE'S
LITTLE BIT TAKEN AWAY FROM
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THAT'S WHAT
WE ESTIMATE. MAYBE. JENNIFER
YEAH. CHEN DIETRICH PARTNERSHIP
FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH. UM
CURRENTLY, UM, THE RE
PRIORITIZATION AROUND 21ST
CENTURY, IT WOULD ONLY IT WOULD
IN FUTURE COHORTS SO IT WOULDN'T
AFFECT CURRENT COHORTS OR
GRANTS, BUT, UM IT WOULD TAKE
10% OF WHAT CURRENTLY GOES TO
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND
PRIORITIZE IT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS.
AND THAT'S ABOUT $19 MILLION,
AND THE WAY THAT THESE GRANTS GO
OUT. IT'S ON A COMPETITIVE
BASIS. AND SO SCHOOLS WITH THE
HIGHEST NEED F R P. M THEY WOULD
BE THE ONES WHO WOULD BENEFIT
FROM THESE THIS CHANGE AND
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS LIKELY AT THE
LOWER END OF THE NEED. THAT BUT
ALL OF THESE GRANTS ARE ALWAYS
OVERSUBSCRIBED. UM AND SO WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT ABOUT A $19
MILLION SHIFT, AND THE BILL ALSO
SAYS THAT IF THERE AREN'T ENOUGH
HIGH SCHOOLS, APPLYING THAT THIS
FUNDING WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YES THANK YOU. I
APPRECIATE THE LOVE FOR AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS. UM, YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE ALWAYS IMPORTANT IN
CALIFORNIA, BUT THE LAST FEW
YEARS AFTER THE PANDEMIC, LET'S
FACE IT. SOME SOME KIDS ARE
BEHIND AND SOME OF THE KIDS THAT
ARE BEHIND THE OLDER KIDS ARE
GOING TO BE IN A WORLD OF HURT
WITHOUT ADEQUATE SUPPORT AFTER
SCHOOL, AND NOT ALL KIDS CAN
AFFORD IT, YOU KNOW? I HAVE
TEENAGERS AND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEY'RE FORTUNATE WE CAN AFFORD
TO PAY A TUTOR THAT COMES OVER
ONE DAY A WEEK. THEN THEY HAVE
CHEER ACTIVITIES AND THEY PLAY
SOFTBALL. SO WE HAVE OUR OWN
THINGS THAT WE DO. BUT A LOT OF
KIDS IN CALIFORNIA CAN'T AFFORD
THAT. AND SO THIS KEEPS THEM
HEALTHY, KEEPS THEM DOING WELL
IN SCHOOL, BUT ALSO HELPS WITH
THIS LEARNING RECOVERY THAT
WE'RE FACING TWO WITH OUR OLDER
KIDS WITH THAT. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. WE DO
HAVE EMOTION A SECOND. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL FILE. ADAM 19 A B
11 13. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MERCY. ITCHY
DOLLY! DOLLY! I ONE KOREA. 13
OH, I HOOVER HOOVER. I LI LI I
MCCARTY MCCARTY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. THAT HAS SIX
VOTES. IT'S OUT. 21 THERE.
PROMISE ME, OKAY? THE NEXT BILL
WE HAVE IS A B 11 92. WHEN
YOU'RE READY.
YEAH. READY THANK YOU, MADAM
VICE CHAIR TO PRESENT THE LAST
BILL THE EVENING THIS IS 11 92.
THIS IS RELATED TO OUR LANDMARK
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL, WHICH IS
IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF BIG DEAL THAT
WE PUT IN IN IN PLAY THE LAST
TWO TO BUDGET YEARS. UM SUPER
PROUD OF THE WORK OF THIS
COMMITTEE DID TO MAKE THE
REALITY. WELL, THIS IS CLEANING
UP A COUPLE OF ISSUES TO MAKING
SURE THAT IT WORKS WELL AND JUST
THE BIG PICTURE. WE KNOW THAT
EARLY EDUCATION MATTERS IF YOU
WANT TO DO ONE THING TO CHANGE A
YOUNG KIDS TRAJECTORY IN LIFE TO
BE ABLE TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATE, LIFELONG EARNINGS,
STAY OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
IT'S A QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION.
AND T K IS A PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE. WE HAD ONE OVERSIGHT
DRAFTING THIS THAT WE DIDN'T
INCLUDE THE KIDS WHO ARE BORN
THIS SUMMER. SO THIS ADDRESSES
THAT AND THAT'S ALSO ADDRESSES
THE STAFFING ISSUES AND HAS A
DELAY IN IMPLEMENTING THESE NEW
STAFFING RATIOS WERE
CORRESPONDING WORKING ON THE
BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO COVER
THAT WHICH I THINK WILL ADDRESS
THE CONCERNS WE MAY HEAR. WE
KNOW THAT RESEARCH SHOWS THAT
HAVING, UH, LOWER STAFFING
RATIOS IMPROVES THE QUALITY AND
OUTCOMES OF KIDS IN AND HIGH
QUALITY PRE K PROGRAMS, AND
THAT'S THE GOAL, WHICH THE
GOVERNMENT LEGISLATURE AGREED
TO. THIS HAS WOULD HAVE A DELAY
IN IMPLEMENTING THAT, IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE THIS IS A
MONUMENTAL TASK OF HAVING
UNIVERSAL TK WE NEED TO HIRE AS
THE AS THE ANNALS OF THE
ANALYSIS NOTES ROUGHLY 15,000
MORE TEACHERS. THIS IS THE TIME
WE HAVE A TEACHER SHORTAGE IN
THE FIRST PLACE AND JUST
PEOPLE'S SHORTAGE WITH ALL KINDS
OF JOBS JOBS IN THE IN THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM, SO THIS GIVES
US PROPER TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE CAN IMPLEMENT THIS LAW, THE
BENEFITS CALIFORNIA AND SIX
MILLION IN THE SYSTEM THAT
EDUCATES SIX MILLION SCHOOL KIDS
WITH THAT, ASK YOUR I VOTE AND
ALLOW MY TWO WITNESSES TO
PRESENT. THANK YOU. COOL GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ADAM NAMED
MAXINE, DIRECTOR AT CHILDREN.
NOW AS YOU KNOW, OUR STATE HAS
PRIORITIZED IMPLEMENTATION OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN,
EARLIEST LEARNERS. AND WHILE
THIS PROGRESS IS SIGNIFICANT,
THERE ARE STILL MANY
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES THAT NEED
TO BE ADDRESSED TO PROVIDE HIGH
QUALITY EARLY LEARNING
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
EXPERIENCE FOR OUR YOUNGEST
LEARNERS. A B 11 92 ADDRESSES
THESE ISSUES BY SHARING THAT OUR
CHILDREN BORN IN THE SUMMER HAVE
ACCESS TO T K. ENSURES THAT OUR
STUDENT TEACHER RATIOS ARE CLOSE
TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVELS AND
CLARIFIES THE QUALIFICATIONS OF
THE ASSISTANT TEACHER. EARLY
EDUCATION RESEARCH IS CLEAR. THE
TRAINING OF CLASSROOM STAFF
MATTERS THE QUALITY OF THE TK
INSTRUCTION AND CHILD
DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT WILL DEPEND
AT LEAST IN PART UPON THE
TRAINING OF THESE NEW STAFF AND
THE TRAINING THAT THEY RECEIVE.
AS OUR TEACHERS FOR TK ARE NOW
REQUIRED TO HAVE TRAINING IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT. WE
ALSO WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR
TEACHERS, ASIAN ASSISTANCE ALSO
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
SIMILAR SUPPORT. A B 11 92 DOES
THIS BY ENSURING THAT THE AIDES
AND ASSISTANTS RECEIVE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUS
ON THE PRESCHOOL FOUNDATION
STANDARDS. AND FOR THESE
REASONS, WE REQUEST YOUR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON OR
WILL EVENING. UM CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT.
MY NAME IS JESSICA HIM WITH THE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION AND CSC A REPRESENTS
. AS I SAID EARLIER TODAY, UM,
NEARLY 250,000 CLASSIFIED SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES, MANY OF WHOM MAKE
LESS THAN 30,000 YEAR, AND ARE
WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. WE
REPRESENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF PARA
EDUCATORS WHO ARE OFTEN THE
SECOND ADULT IN A T K CLASSROOM.
WE'RE PROUD SUPPORTERS OF A B 11
92 AND REALLY PROUD TO BE
CONTINUING TO WORK WITH
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MCCARTHY ON TK
IMPLEMENTATION. I'D LIKE TO
THANK THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND
HIS STAFF FOR THE HARD WORK
THEY'VE DONE ON THIS BILL IN THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS, A B 11 92
WOULD ADDRESS CRITICAL STAFFING
AND ACCESS NEEDS FOR
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN TO
ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF HIGH QUALITY
PROGRAMS. T K OFFERS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO PREPARE CHILDREN
FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, WHICH CAN
HELP NARROW THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. AS
I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW CALIFORNIA
IS FACING A CRISIS IN OUR
EDUCATION WORKFORCE, WHICH HAS
CREATED STAFFING CHALLENGES IN T
K TO ADDRESS THIS WHILE ALSO
ENSURING DEVELOPMENTALLY
APPROPRIATE LEARNING A B 11 92
WOULD EMBED PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR PARA EDUCATORS
WORKING IN THE TK CLASSROOMS
PARA EDUCATORS PROVIDE THAT
SUPPORT TO THEIR CLASSROOM
TEACHERS, ENSURING THE FULL
SCOPE OF CHILDREN'S NEEDS ARE
MET. THIS PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT WOULD BE OFFERED
DURING THEIR WORKING HOURS AND
AT NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEE. AS I
SAID, BEFORE, MOST OF OUR
MEMBERS MAKE LESS THAN 30,000
YEAR, SO ALLOWING THEM TO GAIN
THIS TRAINING DURING THEIR
WORKING DAY IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT PIECE OF A B 11 92. WE
REALLY DON'T WANT TO ADD AN
UNDUE BURDEN ON THE WORKFORCE OR
CREATE ADDITIONAL BARRIERS FOR
ENTERING THE PROFESSION. MAYBE
11 92 IS A REALLY IMPORTANT STEP
IN THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF TK
IN CALIFORNIA, AND FOR THOSE
REASONS WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE ON A B 11 92. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO
CLARIFY. WE BE ACCEPTING THE
CASE TO SAY THAT. THANK YOU.
THAT'S WHY MR BECKER SCRAMBLED
OUT LOUD. THANK YOU. YES I WILL
BE ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. THANK YOU. BACK TO
08 SORRY. WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
IN OPPOSITION OR MORE IN
SUPPORT. I'M SO SORRY PUBLIC
COMMENT, INSPECTOR YES. GET OUT
EVENING. PATTY HERRERA ON BEHALF
OF EARLY EDGE, CALIFORNIA, PROUD
CO SPONSOR OF THE BILL. ALSO MY
COLLEAGUE FROM QUÊ DANGO ASKED
ME TO TESTIFY ON HER BEHALF.
ALSO PROUD CO SPONSOR. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES? GOOD
EVENING, MADAME CHERON MEMBERS.
CHRIS REFUND HALF OF COWBOY
SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION
CERTAINLY WANT TO EXTEND OUR
APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO THE
MEMBER HAS BEEN A GREAT LEADER
ON ISSUES OF EXPANDING ACCESS
AND FUNDING, FRED EARLY CARE AND
EDUCATION TK AND KINDERGARTEN.
THIS IS CERTAINLY A BILL THAT IS
VERY AMBITIOUS, AND WE WOULD
LOVE TO SUPPORT IT SOMEDAY. BUT
RIGHT NOW OUR ISSUE IS REALLY
JUST A MATTER OF RESOURCES,
CAPACITY AND LOGISTICS. MANY OF
OUR DISTRICT ARE STRUGGLING TO
IMPLEMENT TK UNDER THE TIMELINE
THAT'S BEEN ADOPTED BY THE
BUDGET WHERE WE ARE WORKING VERY
HARD TO DO THAT. WE HAVE SOME OF
OUR VERY SMALL, VERY RURAL
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, FOR EXAMPLE,
CLOSING PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS
BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE
FACILITY CAPACITY TO BUILD TO
OFFER PRESCHOOL ANTI CASE SO
THEY ARE SACRIFICING ONE PROGRAM
TO OFFER ANOTHER. UM AND SO THIS
IS SOMETHING THAT CSB HAS LONG
PRIORITIZED IN TERMS OF NOT JUST
IN TERMS OF THE TEACHERS THAT WE
NEED AND THE SHORTAGES THAT
WE'RE FACING, BUT ALSO THE
FACILITY. FACILITIES NEEDS THAT
WE HAVE, UM THE YOU KNOW THE
ANALYSIS DOES A GREAT JOB AND
COMMEND THE STAFF ON ROLLING
THROUGH A LOT OF THE GREAT
INVESTMENTS IN THE STATE HAS
MADE IN THESE PROGRAMS ALSO
ENTERING THE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. A LOT OF THESE
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED, UM
AND LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS $5
BILLION OR FIVE YEARS OF OUR
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. UM ARE
JUST GETTING STARTED. RIGHT?
WE'RE NOT QUITE YET SEEING THE
FRUITS OF THAT LABOR IN TERMS OF
THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS BEING
DEVELOPED. UM ALTHOUGH WE LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE 10 TO 1
RATIO IMPLEMENTED, YOU KNOW, BY
THE TIME LINE OF THE 25 26
SCHOOL YEAR, WE'RE NOT GOING TO
SEE THE CREATION OF THOSE
TEACHERS OF THE ARRIVAL OF THOSE
TEACHERS BY THEN WE OUR POSITION
IS WE'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GET
THERE. BUT THE REALITY IS THAT
WE NEED THE FUNDING TO BE ABLE
TO DO THAT. UM AND SO YOU KNOW,
THE AGAIN JUST AGAIN APPRECIATE
THE AUTHORS LEADERSHIP AND WORK
TO DO THAT. I TAKE THE HEART.
HOPEFULLY WHAT HIS HIS HIS
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS MADE IN
TERMS OF THE BUDGET. WHAT MIGHT
MIGHT SEE? HOPEFULLY THIS YEAR.
UM BUT AGAIN, OUR DISTRICT
STARTED REALLY STRUGGLING TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE IMPLEMENT TK
IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE UNDER
THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS, SO AND
WE APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
10 TO 1 RATIO IS REALLY, UM,
JUST SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO
BE A CHALLENGE FOR OUR
DISTRICTS. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM VICE CHAIR
ROSANNA CARD AND MEMBERS ROSANNA
KHARBATA ELLIOT HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
CONSORTIUM, THE EARLY HERE IN
EDUCATION CONSORTIUM ISN'T A
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MULTI
STATE MULTI SITE HIGH QUALITY
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS WITH ALMOST
470 CENTERS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
SO WE'RE THE CHILDCARE PROVIDERS
YOU JUST HEARD OBVIOUSLY HEARD
FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD. CHILD
CARE PROVIDERS ARE ALSO VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXPANSION OF
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN WERE
IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN AND WE ARE ALREADY
STARTING TO SEE, UH THE
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS THAT WE
UNFORTUNATELY EXPECTED. UM AND
SO WE'RE SEEING A LOSS OF FOUR
YEAR OLDS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WHICH IS MANY DARK CLASSROOMS,
WHICH IS MEANING, UM, INCREASED
TUITION FOR FAMILIES. AND
FRANKLY, IT ALSO JUST MEANS A
LACK OF AVAILABILITY FOR BOTH
PRIVATE PAY AND SUBSIDY FAMILIES
IN OUR STATE, BECAUSE IF YOU
DON'T HAVE THE FOUR YEAR OLDS, I
THINK YOU ALL KNOW THIS. YOU
KNOW THE WAY THE ECONOMICS OF
THESE CHILDCARE BUSINESSES WORK,
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE FOUR YEAR
OLD WITH WHICH HAVE A HIGHER
ADULT TO STUDENT RATIO THAN THE
INFANTS AND TODDLERS TO MAKE THE
ECONOMICS WORK. AND SO YOU KNOW,
THESE PROVIDERS, AS I SAID, ARE
ARE STRUGGLING WITH THIS. YOU
KNOW, I KNOW WE HAVE BEEN. WE
HAVE HEARD OVER THE YEARS THAT
WE SHOULD TAKE MORE THREE YEAR
OLDS. FRANKLY WE HAVE EXHAUSTED
OUR THREE YEAR OLD WAITLIST JUST
WITH THE FIRST YEAR OF TK
IMPLEMENTATION, AND SO FROM OUR
PERSPECTIVE, THERE'S NO NEED TO
RUSH OR EXPAND TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN. YOU KNOW, WE
HAVEN'T ADDRESSED THE ISSUES
THAT TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN
IS CREATING ON ACCESS TO CHILD
CARE FOR WORKING FAMILIES IN
THIS STATE, AND SO AT THIS POINT
, WE THINK IT'S PREMATURE AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR NO
VOTE ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY MORE?
UM PEOPLE IN OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. OKAY THANK YOU. WE'RE
GOING TO BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. ANYBODY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? JUST ASK
THE AUTHOR, YOU COULD ADDRESS
KIND OF THE URGENCY TO EXPAND OR
TO CHANGE THE TIMELINE FOR THE
FIVE YEAR OLDS AND THE
OPPOSITION. YEAH I THINK THERE
WERE TWO ISSUES THERE. MAYBE IT
CAN ADDRESS THEM BOTH. I THINK
THERE'S SOME CONFUSION WITH CSP
A AND I THINK THAT WE'RE ON THE
SAME PAGE. UH THERE IS CONFUSION
ABOUT US TAKING OUT THE BUDGET
ALLOCATION TO DO THAT'S THE
LOWER RATIOS, BUT WE'RE DELAYING
IT IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND SO
WE'RE GOING TO RECONCILE THAT
THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, AND
I SEE THAT THE SECOND ISSUE IS
JUST A FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENT
. SOME OF THE PRIVATE PAY
PROVIDERS WANT TO TAKE PUBLIC
MONEY TO SERVE PRIVATE SITES,
AND THAT'S KIND OF LIKE A
VOUCHER TYPE THING. AND WE JUST
DON'T DO THAT WITH PUBLIC
EDUCATION THROUGH A D. A. AND SO
THAT THAT'S JUST THE LAW THAT OF
SCHOOL FUNDING IN CALIFORNIA,
AND WE ARE EXPANDING IT BECAUSE
THERE WAS AN OVERSIGHT THAT IF
YOU WERE BORN IN THE SUMMER WHEN
WE WENT THREE MONTHS AT A TIME.
AND WE NEVER WENT AROUND THE
FULL YEAR. AND SO THIS CLARIFIES
THAT THOSE SUMMER BABIES ALSO
WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER TK AT
THE AGE OF FOUR. AND I ALSO SEE
THAT YOU ADDED IN SOME LANGUAGE
RELATED TO GIVING SOME
ADDITIONAL TIME FOR THOSE 24
UNITS. CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT.
FOR THE I'M SORRY FOR THE
TEACHERS TO GET THE 24 UNITS.
YES YES, THAT HAS BEEN EXTENDED
AS WELL. UM AND I'M LIKE MY
BILL. YEAH. I'M JOKING, BUT IT
IS LIKE MY BILL, OKAY? I JUST
GETTING A, UH, WHISPER
CLARIFICATION THAT THAT IS NOT
NOW AS PART OF THIS BILL. THAT
WAS TAKEN OUT TAKEN OUT. BECAUSE
WITH THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
YES. WELL WE CAN BE HAVING USE
IT COME OUT GREAT FORM OF
COMPLIMENTS. WELL YOU'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR A WHILE,
UM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AS A AS A
HYPOTHETICAL FOR TEACHERS AND
ORANGE COUNTY GETTING TRUST
HERE. YES. MR HOOVER. DO YOU
HAVE IT? ALRIGHT I APPRECIATE
IT. AND YOU KNOW I RESPECT YOUR
WORK ON THIS. I THINK WE MIGHT
BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT PLACE. I
DON'T KNOW IF WE REALLY THE DOVE
INTO THIS AND THIS COMMITTEE YET
SINCE I'VE BEEN ON IT, UM, BUT I
COMING FROM A SCHOOL BOARD. I
REALLY STRUGGLE WITH THE TK
IMPLEMENTATION. BECAUSE YOU
KNOW, CSB INDICATED THE COST
PRESSURES THAT IT'S CREATING. I
REALLY. YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
REALLY HARD AT THE LOCAL LEVEL
TO BRING FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN.
ON BOARD, BUT IT'S REALLY
DIFFICULT TO DO THOSE THINGS
WHEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE OTHER
THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO
IMPLEMENT AS WELL BECAUSE
THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT
YOU'RE, YOU KNOW THE PROGRAMS
THAT ARE COMPETING FOR THE SAME
FUNDS AND SO UM, YOU KNOW, GIVEN
THAT AND THE FACILITY CONCERNS
THAT CONTINUE EXISTING THE
TEACHER SHORTAGE AND OBVIOUSLY
IMPACT ON CHILD CARE THAT WAS
BROUGHT UP AS WELL. I'M
STRUGGLING WITH KIND OF THE
IMPACT IT'S GOING TO HAVE ON
WORKING FAMILIES. I KNOW THAT.
YOU KNOW, THE HOPE IS THAT YOU
KNOW, FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TK. BUT, UM
FROM MY EXPERIENCE. IT'S BEEN
THAT THOSE PROGRAMS TEND TO BE
VERY SHORT PROGRAMS AND NOT
REALLY HELPFUL FOR WORKING
FAMILIES THAT ARE WORKING FULL
TIME. AND SO I THINK TODAY I'M
GONNA NEED UH REMEMBER, CAN BE
ABLE TO SUPPORT IT, BUT I
DEFINITELY WILL KEEP AN EYE AND
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP
WORKING WITH CSB ON SOME OF
THOSE CONCERNS AS WELL. I KNOW
THE HOURS GETTING LATE. UM, BUT
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S
ONE THING CLEAR. THIS IS
VOLUNTARY. SO IF YOU'RE WORKING
FAMILY IN GRANDEUR AREA AND YOU
MAKE 100,000 ROUGHLY OR LESS YOU
CAN STILL GO TO YOURS SUBSIDIZED
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM THAT SOME OF
THESE PROVIDERS CAN DO AND GO
FULL DAY, SO THAT'S NOT BEING
TAKEN AWAY. THIS IS THIS IS AN
OPTION. AND UM, I KNOW THE CSB
ISSUE. WE THINK WE'RE DOING
EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. WE
NEED TO WORK ON SOME OF THE
SEMANTICS THERE WERE PROVIDING
MORE FLEXIBILITY. BECAUSE THEY
SAY IT COSTS MORE TO LOWER THE
RATIOS, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY
DELAYING THAT, SO THEY SHOULD
ACTUALLY LIKE THAT. THERE'S SOME
CONCERN THAT EVENTUALLY, WHEN IT
HAPPENS, THERE WON'T BE THE
CORRESPONDING APPROPRIATION TO
DO THAT. BUT WE ARE MAKING SURE
THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THAT. AND
THEN. LASTLY THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE DOING
OVERNIGHT. THIS IS A MULTI YEAR
IMPLEMENTATION BECAUSE IT IS
HARD. ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING
ELSE. SCHOOLS ARE GOING THROUGH
WHICH THE REOPENING AFTER THE
PANDEMIC. AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE
THEY'RE NOW THEY CAN HAVE
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS AND AFTER
SCHOOL, YOU UNIVERSAL PROGRAM
COMMUNITY SCHOOL. THOSE ARE ALL
BIG THINGS HAPPENING AT THE SAME
TIME, SO I THINK IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN FOOLISH IF WE TRY TO DO
THIS TOO FAST. AND SO I THINK WE
ARE HAVING AN INTENTIONAL
MULTIYEAR. UM IMPLEMENTATION.
PLUS THIS BILL PROVIDES EVEN
MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR THESE NEW
RATIOS. RIGHT BYE. SURE, DARLING
. WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF SUMMER
BABIES? DO YOU HAVE IT? THAT'S
GOING TO ADD TO THE UM IT WAS
LIKE ONE. OKAY? BUT. 100,000 I
THINK BECAUSE BASICALLY IT'S A
THIRD OF THE YEAR YEAR, RIGHT
BABIES ARE THREE MONTHS BABIES
SHOULD BE A SONG. SUMMER BABIES
ABOUT 40,000. I THINK SO. 1000
WE BELIEVE KINDERGARTNERS EVERY
YEAR KINDERGARTEN ELIGIBLE IF
YOU LOOK AT THE SUMMER WAS THREE
MONTHS. 25% OF 500,000. SO I
THINK I HAVE SOME OF THE SAME
CONCERNS RIGHT? BECAUSE I'M
HEARING FROM MY SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUPERINTENDENT. THEY'RE JUST
THERE. THEY WANT TO GET THERE.
BUT YOU KNOW, FACILITIES AND ALL
THE ISSUES WE'VE LISTENED TO IN
OUR SUB TWO, AND, UM SO I THINK
MAYBE THIS 100,000 IS A LOT.
MORE. SOME ARE BABIES. SO UM, I
PROBABLY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET
THERE TODAY, ALTHOUGH I SUPPORT
TK, AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
I THINK THAT WE JUST DO HAVE
SOME MORE WORK TO DO TO GET IT.
IMPLEMENTED AND I THINK TO TAKE
THE STRESS OFF OF OUR SCHOOLS
AND OUR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS
OF HOW HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT SO
WELL THROUGH THE CHAIR IF I
COULD, MR CHAIR THE FLIP SIDE OF
THAT IS RIGHT NOW IT'S HARD FOR
DISTRICTS. TO BE OFFERING TO THE
COMMUNITY. HEY WE HAVE THIS
FREE. PRE K FOR YOU. ONLY IF
YOU'RE BORN DURING THESE FEW
MONTHS. IT'S LIKE SELLING
SOMEBODY WHO HAVE A FREE PIZZA
FOR YOU. IF ONLY IF YOU'RE BORN
ON A MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
LIKE THEN YOU YOU CAN'T PROPERLY
ADVERTISE. YOU CAN'T TELL THE
COMMUNITY WHAT IT IS LIKE SCHOOL
FOR EVERYBODY COME IN. SO ONCE
IT IS UNIVERSAL FOR ALL THE
MONTHS YEAR ROUND, IT WILL BE
MUCH EASIER. AND SOME DISTRICTS
HAVING A TOUGH TIME LAUNCHING
THIS BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY
UNDERSTANDS THE MULTI AND SO IT
ACTUALLY MAY HAVE A BENEFIT OF
HELPING SOME OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS DO IT ALL AT ONCE,
WITH ALL KIDS WHO ARE FOR
ALRIGHT, SAYING NO FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. MR
MCCARTHY. WAS IT USUALLY LIKE
CLOSE? APPRECIATE THE ROBUST
DEBATE. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT
ISSUE IF WE WANT TO ACHIEVE OUR
STUBBORN OPPORTUNITY AND
ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN EDUCATION,
QUALITY, EARLY EDUCATION, AND
IT'S A BIG PIECE OF THE PUZZLE.
HAVING A SUCCESSFUL UNIVERSAL TK
AND CALIFORNIA THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH US
EXCEPT THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS
. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU. WE NEED A
MOTION IN A SECOND. MR LEE
MOVES. MR CARILLO SECONDS. A
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE COME
ALONG. ITEM 21 A B 11 92. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MERCY, K¾T I,
DALI DALI. NO ONE CARILLO ONE
CARILLO I. HOOVER HOOVER. NO, LI
LEE. I MCCARTY MCCARTY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
FIVE TO THE BILLS OUT. ALL
RIGHT. WE'RE NOW GOING TO DO WE
HAVE BILLS ON CALL, OKAY? WE
HAVE TWO BILLS ON CALL. ITEM
THREE A. B 10. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES. AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING. I
DALI DALI, I LI LI I'M MCCARTY
MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 770 THE BILL
IS OUT. FILE ITEM 24 A B 14 45.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I DOLLY. BYE. DOLLY I LI
. LEE I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 77
VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT. YES ALL
RIGHT. IS THAT IT FOR THE BUILDS
ON CALL. YES OKAY, SO WE WILL
NOW ADJOURN THE HEARING. LEAVE
THE ROLE OPEN FOR ADAMS. LET'S
START WITH. UH, CONSENT. UH, BUT
THE CHAIR VOTING I DALLI DALLI.
AYE MCCARTY. MCCARTY I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
CONSENT 7 TO 0. WOW ITEM ONE A.
B 1938 THE CHAIR, VOTING I
DAILY. DOLLY, NOT VOTING.
MCCARTY! MCCARTHY I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. OH, I'M SORRY.
CAN SHE ANNOUNCED IT OR DO I
NEED CAN PRONOUNCE IT 1 89 38.
THE VOTE WAS 6 TO 0. FILE ITEM
TO 85 WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I
DOLLY. DELI, NOT VOTING.
MCCARTHY MCCARTHY. I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 6 TO 0. ITEM
FOUR A. B 51 WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I DALI DALI. I HOOVER AH
, HOOVER. I MCCARTY BACARDI.
AYE. 7 TO 0. ITEM SEVEN A B 3 81
WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I DALI
DALI. I MCCARTY MCCARTY. I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE. 7
TO 0. ITEM 17. MAYBE 10 54 WITH
THE CHAIR VOTING I DALI DALI. I
MCCARTY MCCARTY, I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA I 70. ITEM 18 A B 10
78 WITH THE CHAIR VOTING I DALI
DALI. NO. 5 TO 2. THE ITEM 19 A
B 11 13. MERCY ITCHY. I AM
SORRY. WHAT NUMBER 11 13. YES, I
MERCY G. I 70. ABOUT ITEM 29 A B
16 OH, FOUR WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I MCCARTY MCCARTHY. AYE.
5 TO 2. YEAH, OKAY. IT TAKES
CARE OF ASSEMBLY. YEAH. FOR NOW,
HEARING NEXT WEEK. THE SENATE
YEAH. DONALD 01 OF THOSE DAYS.
AYE. THAT'S CUTE.
WORK.