OKAY GOOD MORNING. WE'LL START
TODAY'S HEARING. THIS IS THE
ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION FINANCE MAY REVISE
HEARING YESTERDAY. WE FOCUSED ON
HIGHER ED. TODAY WE WILL FOCUS
ON OUR T K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLS AS
WELL AS EARLY EDUCATION. UM. FOR
THE PAST FEW MONTHS WE'VE BEEN
FOCUSING ON THE JANUARY BUDGET
PROPOSALS AND THE NOW WE HAVE
THE MAY REVISE BEFORE US, WE
STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO
ADEQUATELY FUND OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. I THINK YOU KNOW, MOST
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE VERY
SATISFIED BY THIS HISTORIC RATE
OF ONGOING FUNDING WITH THE
COLLAR NOT TO MENTION THE
HISTORIC FUNDING WITH THE L C F
F INCREASES WE'VE SEEN OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS. WE HAVE A FEW
ISSUES TO GET INTO TODAY, AND
WE'LL CERTAINLY START WITH THAT.
SO LET'S START WITH THE FIRST
ISSUE THE PROBLEM 98 UBER VIEW
WE'LL HEAR FROM DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AND ELENA.
THANK YOU.
OKAY. PLEASE BEGIN. MEMBERS I'M
I'M IN SYNC WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE, AND I'LL BE
DISCUSSING THE PROPOSITION 98
GUARANTEE FOR T K THROUGH 12
EDUCATION AND THE MAYOR
REVISION. THE MAYOR. VISION
ESTIMATES THAT PROPOSITION 98
GUARANTEE AMOUNT FOR THE BUDGET
YEAR FISCAL YEAR. 23 24 WILL BE
$106.8 BILLION. THIS IS WHAT $2
BILLION LOWER THAN FORECAST AT
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. AND 3.5
BILLION LOWER THAN FORECAST AT
THE 2022 BUDGET ACT. AND THE
THREE YEAR BUDGET WINDOW FROM
FISCAL YEAR 21 22 THROUGH 23 24
. THE GUARANTEE IS EXPECTED TO
DECREASE BY $6.6 BILLION
RELATIVE TO BUDGET ACT. ALL
BUDGET YEARS REMAIN IN A TEST
ONE, WHICH MEANS THAT
PROPOSITION 98 RECEIVES
APPROXIMATELY 39% OF THE REVENUE
CHANGES IN EACH OF THESE THREE
YEARS. THE GUARANTEE IS RE BENCH
TO REFLECT THE CONTINUED
IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIVERSAL
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN AND
EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT RECEIVE
A STATUTORY COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT OR COLA. WE'LL SEE
THAT ADJUSTMENT INCREASED FROM
8.13% GOVERNOR'S BUDGET TO 8.22%
IN THE CURRENT MAYOR VISION, SO
THAT'S A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
COLA. THE PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, OR 80,
A FROM FISCAL YEAR 22 23 TO 23
24 IS EXPECTED TO BE 0.28% WHICH
INDICATES LIKE GROWTH. 88
CONTINUES TO BE A LOWER SHARE OF
ENROLLMENT THAN PRIOR TO THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC, WITH
ESTIMATED ENROLMENT AT 91.4% IN
THE CURRENT YEAR COMPARED TO
ABOUT 95 96% PRIOR TO COVID. THE
T K ENROLLMENT ESTIMATE CAME IN
35,000 STUDENTS LOWER THAN
EXPECTED AT GOVERNOR'S BUDGET,
WITH ESTIMATED TK TAKE UP RATE
DROPPING FROM 62% AND THE PRIOR
YEAR TO 52% IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
THE TK PARTICIPATION RATE IS
SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO
FLUCTUATE YEAR TO YEAR. THE PROP
28 ARTS AND MUSIC IN SCHOOLS ACT
, WHICH PASSED LAST NOVEMBER,
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO
PROP 98 EQUAL TO 1% OF THE
PREVIOUS YEARS. GUARANTEE LEVEL.
THE VERY FIRST YEAR OF THE PROP
. 28 APPROPRIATION WILL BE
FISCAL YEAR 23 24 AND IT WILL BE
WHAT THE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT OF
$933 MILLION PROP 28 WILL THEN
BE RE BENCHED PERMANENTLY INTO
THE PROP 98 GUARANTEED BEGINNING
IN FISCAL YEAR 24 25. NEXT WE'LL
MOVE ON TO THE PROP 98 RAINY DAY
FUND, ALSO CALLED THE PIZZA
ACCOUNT, WHICH STANDS FOR THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
STABILIZATION ACCOUNT. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ESTIMATED THAT
$8.5 BILLION IN PAYMENTS TO THE
RAINY DAY FUND WOULD BE
NECESSARY IN THE BUDGET WINDOW.
HOWEVER ADJUSTMENTS IN CAPITAL
GAINS REVENUES HAVE REVISED
THESE REQUIRED PAYMENTS UPWARD
TO $10.7 BILLION. THAT'S $2.2
BILLION HIGHER. THIS BALANCE
ALSO REFLECTS THAT COUNT BALANCE
REACHING THE CONSTITUTIONAL CAP
FOR THE BUDGET YEAR. THE $10.7
BILLION BALANCE IN THE RAINY DAY
FUND CONTINUES TO TRIGGER A
SCHOOL DISTRICT RESERVE CAP
REQUIREMENTS IN THE BUDGET YEAR.
THESE REQUIREMENTS LIMIT THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDS DISTRICTS MAY
MAINTAIN AS RESERVES FROM ONE
YEAR TO THE NEXT. THE MAYOR.
VISION DOES NOT REFLECTED
DISCRETIONARY WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE RAINY DAY FUND AS A CRITERIA
FOR WITHDRAWAL, HAVE NOT BEEN
MET. BEFORE MOVING ON TO K
THROUGH 12 INVESTMENTS AND
SOLUTIONS. I'LL TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY NOW,
PLEASE PROCEED. OKAY? FIRST THE
MAYOR REVISION CONTINUES TO
FULLY FUND TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN EXPANSION, HOWEVER
, DUE TO DECREASES AND PROJECTED
A D A. WE ESTIMATE SAVINGS OF
$301 MILLION IN 22, 23 AND $396
MILLION IN 23 24. THERE IS AN
ADDITIONAL $110 MILLION AND THE
CURRENT YEAR AND $191 MILLION IN
THE BUDGET YEAR TO FUND REVISED
ESTIMATES TO SUPPORT UNIVERSAL
SCHOOL MEALS. FOR ALTERNATIVE
FUNDING FOR JUVENILE COURT AND
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. THE MAYOR
VISION PROVIDES $80 MILLION IN
PROP 98 GENERAL FUND. TO ADDRESS
THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THOSE
SCHOOLS. FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM. THE MAY
REVISION INCLUDES REDUCED
GENERAL FUND COST TO SUPPORT
PRESCHOOL REIMBURSEMENT RATE
INCREASES THAT ARE CURRENTLY
SUPPORTED BY LIMITED TERM
FEDERAL FUNDS. THIS WOULD REDUCE
PROGRAM COSTS BY $54.3 MILLION.
THERE'S ALSO A $52 MILLION
PROFIT. 98 GENERAL FUND
REDUCTION IN THE FUNDS NEEDED TO
SUPPORT THE 8.22% COLA. THESE
REDUCED COSTS ARE DUE TO A
SMALLER NUMBER OF CONTRACTORS
BEING REIMBURSED AT THE STANDARD
RATE THAN EXPECTED AT GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET. MY COLLEAGUES WILL BE
COVERING THESE INVESTMENTS IN
GREATER DETAIL. WE'VE OUTLINED
SEVERAL K THROUGH 12 ACTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS TO PRIORITIZE PROP 98
SPENDING IN THE MIRROR VISION.
FIRST THE MAYOR REVISION
PROPOSES A $689 MILLION DECREASE
TO SUPPORT THE 8.22% COLA AND TO
REFLECT FURTHER AND ENROLLMENT
DECLINES FOR DISTRICT AND
CHARTER L C F F FOR A NET
INCREASE OF ROUGHLY $3.4 BILLION
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. $36.2 MILLION
INCREASED TO SUPPORT THE COLA
AND GROWTH ADJUSTMENTS FOR
COUNTY LCF F FOR A NET INCREASE
OF ROUGHLY $88 MILLION. $1.7
MILLION DECREASED TO SUPPORT THE
COLA FORGOT CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS
FOR A NET INCREASE OF ROUGHLY
$555 MILLION. AND $2.1 MILLION
INCREASE TO SUPPORT INFLATIONARY
COSTS AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
INFORMATION SERVICES PROGRAM.
FINALLY A $2 MILLION INCREASE TO
SUPPORT EQUITY LEADS THAT WOULD
ASSIST DISTRICTS AND CHARTER
SCHOOL EFFORTS TO CLOSE
ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. THERE ARE SOME
SMALLER ITEMS. BUT I OUTLINED
LIKE THE ONES WITH THE GREATEST
BUDGETARY IMPACT. THE MAYOR
VISION INCLUDES MULTIPLE K
THROUGH 12 SOLUTIONS TO
PRIORITIZE PROP 98 SPENDING.
BECAUSE AVAILABLE PROP 98
RESOURCES HAVE DECLINED BETWEEN
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET AND THE
MAY REVISION. THE MAYOR OF
VISION ADJUST PRIOR ALLOCATIONS.
THE FIRST SOLUTION IS UTILIZING
AN ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION.01
TIME RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE L
C. F F IN THE BUDGET YEAR FOR A
NET TOTAL OF ROUGHLY 3 BILLION
WHEN COMBINED WITH GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET. SECOND UM, IS REDUCING
2022 BUDGET ACT SUPPORT FOR THE
ARTS, MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANT BY AN ADDITIONAL $607
MILLION. FOR A TOTAL OF 1.8
BILLION WHEN COMBINED WITH
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. THIS TAKES
SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM FROM
ROUGHLY 3.6 BILLION TO 1.8
BILLION. THIRD. PRODUCING 2022
BUDGET ACT. SUPPORT FOR THE
LEARNING RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT BY
$2.5 BILLION, TAKING SUPPORT FOR
THE PROGRAM FROM ROUGHLY 7.9
BILLION TO ROUGHLY 5.4 BILLION.
WITH THESE CHANGES, THE STATE IS
REASONABLY POSITION TO CONTINUE
SUPPORTING AND MAINTAINING
CRITICAL ONGOING EDUCATION
INVESTMENTS IN THE MULTI YEAR
WINDOW. PROPOSITION 98 ALSO
PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
WHICH MY COLLEAGUES DISCUSSED IN
YESTERDAY'S PANEL. THAT
CONCLUDES MY OVERVIEW OF T K
THROUGH 12 PROP 98 IN THE MAY
REVISION. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS. OKAY, LET'S HEAR FROM
THE LAO FIRST AND THEN WE'LL
TAKE YOU AND A GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS JUST KIND OF
JAPAN WITH THE ANALYST'S OFFICE
. WE HAVE A HANDOUT THAT WILL
COVER OUR COMMENTS ON THE
MINIMUM GUARANTEE AND THE
OVERALL ARCHITECTURE OF THE K 12
PLAN. AFRICA 14 EDUCATION. THIS
MIRROR VISION PRESENTS A BUDGET
PICTURE THAT REMAINS MANAGEABLE
BUT HAS CLEARLY WEAKENED OVER
THE PAST YEAR. THE DROP IN THE
GUARANTEE SINCE JANUARY 2.1
BILLION OVER THE THREE YEARS
REFLECTS WEAKENING IN A NUMBER
OF KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS,
MANUFACTURING, HOUSING AND TRADE
. TURNING TO PAGE THREE IN OUR
HAND OUT, YOU'VE HEARD A LOT
ABOUT ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY THIS
YEAR. AND THAT POINT IS WELL
TAKEN. BUT WHAT IS A LITTLE BIT
MORE CERTAIN IS THAT STATE
REVENUES HAVE ALREADY ENTERED A
DOWNTURN, MOST NOTABLY PERSONAL
INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS HAVE COME
IN BELOW LAST YEAR EVERY MONTH
SINCE LAST FALL, AND WE'VE SEEN
YOUR SALES TAX COLLECTIONS BELOW
EXPECTATIONS OVER THE PAST TWO
QUARTERS AS WELL. WE SEE MORE
DOWNSIDE THAN UPSIDE TO THE
ADMINISTRATION'S GENERAL FUND
ESTIMATES. OUR BEST ESTIMATE IS
THAT REVENUES WOULD BE AROUND 10
10, OR 11 BILLION LOWER THAN
WHAT'S PRESIDENT PRESENTED IN
THE MAYOR VISION, OBVIOUSLY WITH
A WIDE RANGE AROUND THAT
ESTIMATE, BUT UNDER THAT
SCENARIO, THE PROPOSITION 98
GUARANTEE WOULD DROP NEARLY 4
BILLION, OR NEARLY 40 CENTS FOR
EACH DOLLAR OF LOWER REVENUE.
SOME A PORTION OF THAT DROP
MIGHT BE OFFSET BY HIGHER
PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. AND WE
ALSO HAVE DIFFERENCES FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION AND OUR ESTIMATES
OF CAPITAL GAINS SPECIFICALLY
THE PORTION OF OVERALL STATE
REVENUE THAT'S COMING FROM
CAPITAL GAINS THAT MIGHT SOUND
LIKE A BIT OF AN ESOTERIC
FORECASTING STATISTIC. BUT IT'S
IMPORTANT FOR CALCULATING THE
PROPOSITION. I NEED IT RESERVE
DEPOSITS. SO WHERE IS THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS AN ADDITIONAL
2.2 BILLION IN DEPOSITS COMPARED
WITH JANUARY? WE HAVE LOWER
CAPITAL GAINS ESTIMATES AND NO
INCREASE IN THE REQUIRED
DEPOSITS. OKAY 12 SPENDING. THIS
IS PAGE FOUR OF YOUR HANDOUTS. I
WANT TO FOCUS ON THE BROADER
PICTURE. THE MAYOR VISION
OVERALL REDUCES K 12 SPENDING BY
4 BILLION COMPARED WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET, AND I THINK
YOU CAN THINK OF THOSE CHANGES
IS REALLY FALLING INTO THREE
BUCKETS. THERE'S ABOUT 1 BILLION
RELATED TO LOWER COSTS FOR THE
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.
THIS IS LARGELY THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE, SQUARING ADDITIONAL
SAVINGS FROM DECLINES IN THE
STUDENT'S ATTENDANCE THAT HAVE
HAPPENED OVER THE PAST FEW
YEARS. OFFSET BY THE SLIGHTLY
HIGHER COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
AND A FEW NEW PROPOSALS. THERE'S
3.2 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL
REDUCTIONS TO GRANTS THE STATE
APPROVED LAST YEAR, FOCUSING
MAINLY ON TWO BIG BLOCK GRANTS.
AND THERE'S 100 AND 38 MILLION
IN SMALLER ONE TIME
AUGMENTATIONS FOR VARIOUS
PROGRAMS. WITH THE LOWER
REVENUES SOMEWHERE DIFFICULT
TRADE OFFS ARE PROBABLY
INEVITABLE IN THIS MAJOR VISION
, BUT WE THINK OVERALL, THE
GOVERNOR IS MOVING IN THE WRONG
DIRECTION. TURNING TO PAGE FIVE,
THE JANUARY BUDGET HAD PROPOSED
REDUCING EXISTING PROGRAMS TO
MAKE ROOM FOR SOME NEW
PROPOSALS. THE MAYOR OF VISION
RETAINS ALL OF THOSE PROPOSALS.
AND IT ADDS EVEN MORE NEW
PROPOSALS AMIDST AN EVEN WEAKER
REVEREND REVENUE ENVIRONMENT.
WE'RE EVEN MORE CONCERNED ABOUT
THE STATE'S ABILITY TO SUSTAIN
ALL OF THOSE COMMITMENTS MOVING
FORWARD. THE MAYOR. REVISION
ALSO PROPOSES EVEN MORE
REDUCTIONS DEFUNDING THAT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ALREADY HAVE IN HAND,
MOST NOTABLY THE U. 2.5 BILLION
REDUCTION TO THE LEARNING
RECOVERY BLOCK GRANTS, UM, WOULD
APPLY TO FUNDS THAT DISTRICTS
RECEIVED TWO MONTHS AGO. I THINK
OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT THE
MIRROR VISION REALIZE EVEN MORE
HEAVILY ON ONE TIME FUNDS TO PAY
FOR ONGOING COSTS, INCLUDING 2.8
BILLION TO COVER THE LOCAL
CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA. THAT
APPROACH CREATES A DEFICIT IN
YOUR BUDGET MOVING FORWARD
BECAUSE THOSE COSTS ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE, AND
THERE'S ONE TIME FUNDS WILL NOT
THOSE ARE ALL SIGNIFICANT
STRUCTURAL ISSUES, AND WE THINK
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO
ADDRESS THOSE. LET'S JUST MAKING
SMALL REFINEMENTS TO THE MAYOR
VISION. WE'D RECOMMEND AN
ALTERNATIVE. STARTING POINT. UH
WHAT? WE'RE CALLING A BASELINE
BUDGET INSTEAD OF THE SPENDING
FRAMEWORK PROPOSED IN THE MAJOR
REVISION, AND THIS IS OUTLINED
ON PAGE SEVEN. ESSENTIALLY THIS
STARTS WITH REJECTING ALL OF THE
MAJOR NEW SPENDING PROPOSALS
FROM JANUARY AND MAY FUNDING
ONLY A HANDFUL OF SMALLER
WORKLOAD CLEARLY REALLY DID
PROPOSALS OR HEALTH AND SAFETY
RELATED PROPOSALS. IT STARTS
WITHOUT MAKING REDUCTIONS TO
GRANTS AND PROGRAMS THAT YOU
APPROVED LAST YEAR AND IT AVOIDS
CREATING DEFICITS BY ALIGNING
THE COLA WITH THE AVAILABLE
ONGOING FUNDS IN PRACTICAL TERMS
. WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS THAT
THE STATE COULD STILL COVER A
5.1% COLA FOR EXISTING PROGRAMS
LESS THAN THE STATUTORY RATE BUT
STILL HIGH BY HISTORIC STANDARDS
, HISTORICAL STANDARDS AND MUCH
LARGER THAN WHAT OTHER STATE
PROGRAMS ARE RECEIVING. OVER THE
PAST TWO YEARS THAT WOULD STILL
REPRESENTED 19% INCREASE FOR THE
LOCAL CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA.
THE STATE ALSO WOULD NEED FAR
FEWER REDUCTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
IN THE CURRENT YEAR. UNDER THAT
APPROACH, THE MIRROR VISION
WOULD REDUCE EXISTING PROGRAMS
KEEP WORKING PROGRAMS BY MORE
THAN 5.1 BILLION, WHEREAS UNDER
THE BASELINE BUDGET, YOU'D ONLY
NEED ABOUT 1.5 BILLION IN
SOLUTIONS, AND WE THINK YOU
COULD OBTAIN THAT WITHOUT
RELYING ON REDUCTIONS TO FUNDING
THAT DISTRICTS HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED. TURNING TO PAGE EIGHT.
THAT BASELINE BUDGET APPROACH.
WE HAVE A COUPLE ADVANTAGES. WE
THINK IT WOULD BE LESS
DISRUPTIVE FOR DISTRICTS THAT
HAVE ALREADY MADE PLANS TO SPEND
THE FUNDING THEY RECEIVED LAST
YEAR ON ACTIVITIES LIKE LEARNING
RECOVERY AND OTHER LOCAL
PRIORITIES. WE THINK IT WOULD
PUT THE STATE IN A BETTER
POSITION TO DEAL WITH LOWER
REVENUES AND ADDRESS SHORTFALLS
THAT MIGHT EMERGE IF THE ECONOMY
CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. AND
IMPORTANTLY, IT PRESERVES YOUR
FLEXIBILITY IF THE STATE ADOPTS
THE MAJOR REVISION, SOME OR EVEN
ALL OF ANY INCREASE IN THE
GUARANTEE NEXT YEAR MIGHT NEED
TO GO TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE
DEFICIT THAT'S CREATED IN 23 24
. INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE BEING
AVAILABLE TO FUND THE COLA OR
OTHER PRIORITIES THAT YOU MIGHT
HAVE AH, ONE CONCLUDING COMMENTS
. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS
BASELINE BUDGET. WE'RE NOT
TRYING TO PRESENT THAT AS A
RECOMMENDATION IN STONE. MANY
REFINEMENTS AND VARIATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE, BUT WE THINK STARTING
FROM THAT POINT INSTEAD OF THE
MAJOR REVISIONS, SPENDING
PROPOSALS WOULD BE GIVE YOU A
BETTER FINISHED PRODUCT AND
SOMETHING THAT'S MORE EASY TO
ALIGN WITH SOME OF THE
PRIORITIES THAT YOU OUTLINED IN
YOUR OPENING COMMENTS YESTERDAY.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UM COMMENTS
ON THIS ITEM HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS. OKAY. QUESTIONS. FOR
L A OR DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
STRAWBERRIES. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU, BOTH FOR THE
FOR THE UPDATE TODAY, UM LET ME
START WITH THE. THE ONE THAT
STANDS OUT AN ADDITIONAL
DECREASE. IN THE ARTS BLOCK
GRANT FUNDING, SO THAT'S A IT
WAS A DECREASE OF, I BELIEVE. I
DON'T WANT TO GET THE NUMBERS
RIGHT, BUT IT WAS PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT TO THE LAST TIME. UM
AND THAT IS ONE THAT WE'VE HEARD
FROM TESTIMONY. AND FROM
DISTRICT OFFICIALS THAT THERE A
LOT OF COMMITMENTS HAVE BEEN
MADE WITH THAT WITH THAT
FUNDING. UM. EITHER WELL, MAYBE
BOTH TO DEPARTMENT AND TO THE
GÒM. MAYBE THE DEPARTMENT. THE
QUESTION IS, IS WHY ADDITIONAL
REDUCTION AND WHAT'S THE
EXPECTATION FROM SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO MEET THE
COMMITMENTS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY
MADE? AND TO THE L O. IF YOU
HAVE ANY FURTHER EVIDENCE OF
THOSE COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE AS I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM
OUR LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
I'M IN SING FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE. UM THE REDUCTION IN
THE ARTS AND MUSIC BLOCK. GRANT?
UM IS WHAT TAKES SUPPORT FROM
3.6 BILLION, WHICH IS THE
ORIGINAL AMOUNT TO ROUGHLY $1.8
BILLION WAS PROPOSED IN THE
CURRENT MIRROR VISION. UM DUE TO
REVENUES DECLINING BETWEEN
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET AND THE MAY
REVISION. UM THE ADMINISTRATION
FINDS THAT THIS DOWNWARD
REVISION IS NECESSARY. UM AS FOR
A SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS,
UM THE VAST MAJORITY OF THOSE
FUNDS WERE MEANT TO BE SPREAD
ACROSS MULTIPLE YEAR WINDOW, SO
IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT DISTRICTS
HAVE USED THOSE FUNDS YET. WE DO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT MAY CREATE A
DISRUPTION. BUT THE REALITY OF
THE BUDGET IS THAT WE WILL NEED
TO MAKE A REDUCTION IN THIS
BLOCK GRANT. ALEJO'S OFFICE.
YES. SO I THINK OUR
UNDERSTANDING OF, UM THE EFFECT
OF THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO
YOURS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S OLIVER
IS THAT IT WOULD BE DISRUPTIVE
TO DISTRICTS. IN MANY CASES,
THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE SPENT THE
FUNDING, BUT OUR UNDERSTANDING
IS THAT DISTRICTS HAVE ENGAGED
IN A LOCAL PLANNING PROCESS.
THEY HAVE MULTI YEAR PLANS TO
ALLOCATE THESE DOLLARS. UM I
THINK WE THINK THERE WOULD BE.
IT MAKES MORE SENSE. IF YOU NEED
TO MAKE A REDUCTION DO IT TO
SOME GRANT THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN
ALLOCATED TO DISTRICTS YET MIGHT
NOT EVEN BE ALLOCATED FOR
ANOTHER COUPLE OF YEARS, RATHER
THAN A GRANT DISTRICTS HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED AND MADE PLANS
TO SPEND UM DO WE KNOW EITHER OF
YOU KNOW, UM, WHICH CATEGORIES
DISTRICTS ARE IN, AS RELATES TO
COMMITTED SPENT PLANNING PHASE.
DO WE HAVE THAT ASSESSMENT? I'M
IN SAYING DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
. I CAN PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT
DETAIL ABOUT THE PAYMENT, THE
FIRST PAYMENT FOR THE ARTS
MUSIC. AND STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
BLOCK GRANT HAD BEEN ALLOCATED
ALREADY AND PENDING FINAL BUDGET
DECISIONS. THE SECOND PAYMENT,
UM THE OCCURRENCE OF THAT IS YET
UNKNOWN, SO HALF OF IT HAS GONE
UP TWO DISTRICTS, BUT HALF OF IT
HAS NOT YET BEEN MADE AS A
PAYMENT AND JUST TO CLARIFY HALF
OF THE 43.6 BILLION WHEN YOU SAY
HALF. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
REFERRING TO? YES THAT'S THAT'S
CORRECT, SO THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT
IN JUNE WAS THREE POINT A LITTLE
OVER 3.6 BILLION AND A HALF WENT
OUT TO DISTRICTS. UH LAST
NOVEMBER. THE OTHER HALF WAS
SCHEDULED TO GO OUT. UM IN THE
SPRING LATE SPRING AND THE
MIRROR VISION THAT THEY JUST
WOULDN'T BE THAT SECOND PAYMENT.
UM BLACK CONTINUES TO BE A
CONCERN FOR ME. I THINK WE
SHOULD CONTINUE TO FUND THAT.
I'M INTERESTED IN THIS BASELINE
APPROACH THAT'S PRESENTED BY THE
L. A S OFFICE AND SORT OF
WORKING OUR WAY. FOR ONE
QUESTION I HAVE IS ON THE KOLA.
SO WE HAVE A OBLIGATION OF
WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS. AND
THIS, ACCORDING TO THE MAY
REVISE, THAT NUMBER IS NOW 8.2
TO 8.13. SO IF WE WERE TO, UM,
REDUCE THAT WE'D HAVE TO,
OBVIOUSLY, UM, WAIVE THE COLA,
BUT THANK YOU. IF. MAYBE THESE
QUESTIONS TO THE L A. OH, WHAT
IF WE FULLY FUNDED THE CALL OF
8.22? AND DID ALL THE OTHER
THINGS YOU'RE SUGGESTING WITH
BASELINE, WHICH INCLUDES NOT
SPENDING ON NEW PROGRAMS AND
FULFILLING OUR PRIOR
OBLIGATIONS. DID YOU DO A
ANALYSIS ON THAT APPROACH. YEAH,
SO THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION.
SO WE LOOK AT THE MIRROR VISION.
ESSENTIALLY IT RELIES ON ACROSS
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
COMBINED. IT RELIES ON 3.3
BILLION IN ONE TIME FUNDS FOR
ONGOING COSTS OF THAT 3.3
BILLION. ROUGHLY 500 MILLION IS
TO FUND UM NEW PROPOSALS IN THE
GOVERNOR'S IN THE MAYOR, VISION
OR GOVERNOR'S BUDGET AND 2.8
BILLION IS TO, UM PAY FOR, UH,
THE L C F F COOLER. OKAY? UM AND
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT, UH, NEW
PROPOSALS CAN YOU GIVE US A
FLAVOR OF WHAT THOSE NEW
PROPOSALS ARE? YEAH, THESE ARE
THE SOME OF THESE ARE THE SAME
FROM JANUARY, SO THESE WOULD
INCLUDE THE EQUITY MULTIPLIER.
UM THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
READING SPECIALISTS, UM, THE
HIGH SCHOOL, CULTURAL ENRICHMENT
AND THE MOST NOTABLE NEW
PROPOSAL IN THE MIRROR VISION IS
80 MILLION FOR CERTAIN SCHOOLS
OPERATED BY COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION. I THINK THOSE ARE ALL
OF THE NEWER PROPOSALS THAT, UM
WELL, POTENTIALLY THERE COULD BE
SOME MERIT TO SOME OF THEM. IN
THIS WEAKER ENVIRONMENT. WE
RECOMMEND PRIORITIZING EXISTING
PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF EXPANDING UM
SO REALLY, UM, THE REDUCTION IN
THE COLA FROM 8.2225% OR
ANYTHING AROUND THAT IS REALLY
WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF
SAVINGS WOULD OCCUR. AND IN YOUR
PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDED
ALTERNATIVE UH, THAT'S I MEAN,
IT'S ALMOST TWO THIRDS OR MORE
THAN TWO THIRDS, ACTUALLY, OF
THAT AMOUNT OF THE 3.3 BILLION.
UM. YOUR NUMBERS IN TERMS OF THE
DIFFERENCE OF THE GUARANTEE AS
IT RELATES TO REVENUE.
OBVIOUSLY. HMM IT'S A $10
BILLION DIFFERENCE. WHAT IS THE
. WHAT IS THE LARGEST
DISCREPANCY IF YOU WOULD ON THE
NUMBERS USED BY THE
ADMINISTRATION VERSUS THE
NUMBERS THAT YOU'RE USING. AH
PROBABLY HAVE TO TALK TO OUR
ECONOMISTS COULD BE LIKE VERY
DETAILED LIST. BUT MY SENSE IS
THAT, UM JUST FROM, UM
PRELIMINARY CONVERSATIONS WITH
ADMINISTRATION IS THAT THEY HAVE
, UM, I THINK EMPHASIZED, AS YOU
KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A DELAY IN
THE TEXT FILE IN THE TAX PAYMENT
DEADLINE, AND THEY HAVE
EMPHASIZED SOME OF THE
UNCERTAINTY AS BEING REASON THAT
THEY DON'T WANT TO MAKE TOO MANY
ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR JANUARY
REVENUE ESTIMATES. I THINK OUR
SENSE IS THAT WE HAVE A CLEAR
ENOUGH SIGNS ALREADY, EVEN
WITHOUT UM, THAT DATA BEING GOOD
THAT REVENUE IS GOING TO BE
LOWER. AND SO WE'RE SAYING THE
STATE SHOULD RECOGNIZE THAT
LOWER REVENUE RECOGNIZED THAT
WE'VE SEEN WEAKNESS AND MANY
DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ECONOMY
AND NOT WAIT FOR, UM, THE
OCTOBER TAX PAYMENT DEADLINE
BEFORE WE SORT OF FULLY
RECOGNIZE THAT WEAKNESS THAT'S
HAPPENED SINCE JANUARY. CAN I
ASK THE DEPARTMENT? UM, ARE YOU
ARE YOU UTILIZING THE SOME
CURRENT RATE OF. DECREASED
REVENUE IN IN IN PERSONAL INCOME
TAX ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS
THAT'S ALREADY BEEN THE I'M
ASSUMING THESE ARE THE ESTIMATED
TAX PAYMENTS THAT ARE USED TO
MEASURE THIS. ARE YOU? IN THE
BUDGET YEAR. CALCULATING
CONTINUED TREND OR INCREASE.
WHAT WHAT FIGURES ARE YOU USING
TO CALCULATE THAT? I'M INSANE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SO OUR
REVENUE AND TAXATION TEAM COMES
UP WITH THESE ESTIMATES AND FROM
MY UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE TAKING
. INTO HEAVY CONSIDERATION THE
DELAYED PAYMENTS FOR PERSONAL
INCOME TAX DUE TO THE TAX
EXTENSION THAT'S IN OCTOBER.
AND, UM THE MULTI YEAR FORECAST
TAKES THAT INTO ACCOUNT AS WELL
AS ONGOING ECONOMIC TRENDS. NO I
UNDERSTAND THAT I'M ASKING ABOUT
THE PARTICULARLY THE, UM THE. I
THINK IT'S THE ESTIMATED TAX
PAYMENTS AS PREVIOUS BUSINESS
OWNER. WE YOU HAVE PITY ON A
QUARTERLY BASIS. AND SO IF THOSE
ARE COMING IN AT AN ESTIMATED
AMOUNT I THINK THAT'S WHAT IS
THAT WHAT YOU MEANT WHEN YOU
MEANT THE MONTHLY PERSONAL
INCOME TAX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
LOWER THAN EXPECTED IN CURRENT
YEAR. WELL IT'S I THINK THERE'S
KIND OF TWO PARTS OF SEVERAL
APPROACH TO THE PERSONAL INCOME
TAX WITHHOLDING, WHICH IS THE
LARGEST COMPONENT IS UNAFFECTED
BY THESE DELAYS. SO THE REGULAR
MONEY THAT'S TAKEN OUT OF, UH
EMPLOYEES, SARIS AND CERTAIN
KINDS OF BONUSES THAT'S STILL
COMING IN ON SCHEDULE. IT'S THE
ESTIMATED PAYMENTS ARE BOTH THE
PERSONAL INCOME TAX ON THE
CORPORATE TAX THAT ARE PAYMENT.
DEADLINES ARE DELAYED UNTIL
OCTOBER, ARE ECONOMISTS LOOKED
AT, UM SOME DATA AND IT LOOKS
LIKE, UM, THE TRENDS IN, UM
REVENUE RECEIPTS FROM
WITHHOLDING TEND TO MIRROR THE
RECEIPTS FROM ESTIMATED PAYMENTS
FAIRLY CLOSELY. SO IF
WITHHOLDING IS COMING IN LOWER
THAN THAN WE THOUGHT, AND IT IS
COMING LOWER THAN WHAT THE STATE
FIGHT. IT SEEMS LIKE ESTIMATED
PAYMENTS ARE VERY LIKELY TO
FOLLOW THAT SAME TREND, SO
THAT'S PART OF HOW WE THINK
ABOUT OUR REVENUE FORECAST. WHAT
IS THE ADMINISTRATION'S, UM
APPROACH IF AFTER OCTOBER 15TH
THE NUMBERS DO YOU KNOW COME IN
LOWER THAN EXPECTED IS THE
EXPECTATION THAT THERE WOULD BE
A BUDGET AT MIDYEAR WITH
POTENTIAL CHANGES OR HOW WOULD
WE ADDRESS SHORTFALLS GIVEN THE
CURRENT PROJECTIONS. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? OR MAYBE I SHOULD USE
THIS ONE. BRITTANY THOMPSON
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AT THIS
TIME, WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING THE
NEED TO DO A MEET YOUR BUDGET
REDUCTION OF REVISION. AND IF
THE PROJECTIONS ARE LOWER,
THOUGH, IS THAT WHAT WOULD COME
NEXT? I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO SEE
WHAT THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IS.
BUT AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOT
ANTICIPATING HAVING TO DO ANY
TYPE OF MEAT. YOUR REVISION NEXT
YEAR. UM LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT
THE I THINK IT WAS ROUGHLY $2
BILLION THAT WAS GOING TO BE
PLACED INTO THE ONE OF THE
RESERVES REMIND ME WHICH ONE IT
IS. THANK YOU, UM. HOW DOES THAT
IMPACT. THAT IS A PROP 98
GUARANTEE A PORTION OF PROPERTY.
ANY GUARANTEE IS THAT CORRECT?
OKAY? UM AND I HEAR. TO THE
COMMON THEME HERE. TWO DIFFERENT
OPINIONS ON WHAT? WHAT THE
ULTIMATE REVENUE IS GOING TO BE
SO LAO SAYING, PERHAPS NOT DON'T
PUT ANY THING THERE. UM AND THE
ADMINISTRATION IS SUGGESTING
THAT $2 BILLION BE SET ASIDE
THEIR BUT FOR EXAMPLE, WE COULD
RESTORE THE CUTS TO ARTS AND
MUSIC AND SCHOOLS AS PART OF
THAT $2 BILLION CORRECT 01 QUICK
CLARIFICATION, SO THEY THE
DEPOSITS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION
IS RECOGNIZING THE MAYOR VISION
I REQUIRED UNDER THEIR REVENUE
ESTIMATES, SO THEY'RE NOT
THERE'S NOT REALLY A
DISCRETIONARY COMPONENT TO THAT.
THEY'RE MAKING, UM THEY'RE DOING
WHAT THE FORMULAS REQUIRED GIVEN
THE REVENUE ESTIMATES. UM THERE
IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING A
DISCRETIONARY WITHDRAWAL. THAT'S
CONTINGENT ON THE GOVERNOR,
DECLARING A BUDGET EMERGENCY AND
THE LEGISLATURE PASSING A BILL
TO REDUCE. ER, UM ELIMINATE THE
DEPOSIT, OKAY? I ALSO SAW IN THE
BUDGET LETTER. UM SOMETHING
ABOUT THE PROP 28 FUNDING
FUNDING. I MIGHT HAVE MISREAD
THIS, UM FUNDING TO POSITIONS
FOR AH, UM. WORKLOAD RELATED TO
EQUITY MULTIPLIER IS THAT
CORRECT AS ITEM IT'S ON PAGE 12.
UM 1 11 THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
AND ALSO POSITIONED FOR EARLY
EDUCATION USING PROP 28 FUNDING.
IT'S ON. OKAY LINA GRANT WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. I
THINK YOU'RE ARE YOU SPEAKING TO
THE STATE OPERATIONS POSITIONS
WERE PROVIDING FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE OF THAT
PROPOSITION TWO POSITIONS
PROVIDED TO THE SCHOOL CERTAIN
FISCAL SERVICES DIVISION FOR
WORKLOAD RELATED TO THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF PROP 28 AND
SCHOOL SITE LEVEL DATA
COLLECTION. WORKLOAD RELATED TO
EQUITY MULTIPLIER. SO THAT'S FOR
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
PROPOSITION. AND THEN THERE WERE
PROVIDING ALSO POSITION FOR THE
EQUITY MULTIPLIER SCHOOL SITE
LEVEL DATA ANALYSIS PIECE. SO
THERE'S A BOTH WITH FOUR
SCHOOLS, FISCAL SERVICES, BUT,
UM, THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT OUT OF
THE THIRST GENERAL FUND THEIR
REAL GENERAL FUND. OKAY? GOT IT.
IT'S UH, IT'S TITLED SCHOOL AND
ARTS. MUSIC FUNDING PROPOSITION.
28 FUNDING. YEAH I THINK THAT'S
YEAH, MAYBE CONFUSING, BUT IT'S
THE STATE OPERATIONS COMPONENT
FOR THOSE THOSE POSITIONS AND
EARLY EDUCATION DIVISION.
POSITION FOR PROPER 28
IMPLEMENTATION. THAT YOU BELIEVE
THAT POSITION IS, UM. FOR PROPER
20 RELATED WORK. YES, THAT'S
ANOTHER. SO THE TOTAL WILL BE, I
BELIEVE, UM THREE POSITIONS, 12
FOR SCHOOL FISCAL SERVICES, AND
I THINK, UM, I MEAN, I MAY BE
CONFLATING THEM, BUT 11 WILL BE
WITH THE EARLY EDUCATION
DIVISION FOR PROPOSITION 28
IMPLEMENTATION. THANK YOU. I'LL
STOP THERE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU YOU GOT
MOST OF THE ISSUES THERE. MR
ALVAREZ, I MAY HAVE ONE FOLLOW
UP. IN THE MEANTIME, MR
MURATSUCHI. THANK YOU, UM SO I
WANTED TO START WITH THE, UH I
DON'T KNOW IF HISTORIC IS THE
RIGHT TO UM, LABEL FOR THE COLA.
UM I MEAN, IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE.
WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT HOW
OTHER UM. RECIPIENTS OF STATE
FUNDING WOULD VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE IT. 8.22 COLA
PROPOSAL AND SO TO ME, THAT
SEEMS TO BE THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY
FROM ME IN TERMS OF THE MAY
REVISE, NOT ONLY THE GOVERNOR
PROTECTING CLASSROOM FUNDING,
BUT BUT INCREASING IN TERMS OF
THE INCREASE IN THE COLA
PROPOSED. TO ME THAT WOULD SEEM
LIKE THAT IS GIVING MORE MONEY
MORE FLEXIBILITY TO LOCAL SCHOOL
DISTRICTS SO THAT THEY COULD
POSSIBLY MAKE MAKE UP FOR THE
CUTS. UH, LIKE FOR THE ARTS AND
MUSIC. UM BLOCK, GRANT. UM. BUT
THE QUESTION FOR L A. OH, JUST
IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT I
UNDERSTAND, UM BECAUSE I KNOW
THAT, LIKE MR AVERA SAID, YOU
KNOW, WE HEARD A LOT FROM SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING
TO, UH, INTERRUPT. UM THE
COMMITMENTS MADE FOR THE ARTS
AND MUSIC BLOCK GRANT. UM THE
PROPOSITION 28 FUNDS ARE FOR THE
NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WHEREAS THE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE COMPLAINING
ABOUT HOW THIS WOULD MEAN CUTS
TO THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. IS
THAT CORRECT? YES THAT'S CORRECT
. THE PROPOSITION 28 FUN TO
START AT 933 MILLION STARTS IN
23 24 THE ARTS AND MUSIC.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS.
DISCRETIONARY BLACKGROUND WAS
APPROVED IN LESTER'S BUDGET AND
SCHOOLS ALREADY HAVE THE FIRST
HALF OF THAT PAYMENT, OKAY, AND
UM. WHAT WAS THEIR LANGUAGE AND
THE PROPOSITION THAT SAID THAT
THE MONIES AND PROPOSITION 98
WERE TO SUPPLEMENT NOT SUPPLANT
ARTS AND MUSIC FUNDING. YES
THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE IN THE IN
THE PROPOSITION ABOUT THAT. I
THINK MAYBE ONE OTHER SORT OF
STATE LEVEL CONSIDERATION IS
THAT THE ALLOWABLE USES OF
PROPOSITION 28 OR A LOT ARE MUCH
NARROWER THAN THE ARTS AND
MUSIC. DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT
THAT BLOCK GROUND WAS QUITE
FLEXIBLE. SO DISTRICTS CAME UP
WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS AND
IDEAS FOR ALLOCATING IT.
PROPOSITION 28 FUNDS ARE
SPECIFICALLY FOR AH ARTS
INSTRUCTION. AND AS YOU SAID, TO
SUPPLEMENT, UM WHAT DISTRICTS
MIGHT HAVE BEEN ALLOCATING FOR
ARTS PREVIOUSLY, OKAY? YEAH
THAT'S UH, YOU'RE REMINDING ME
THAT WE HAD DISCUSSION
RECOGNIZING THE. CREATIVE USES
OF THE ARTS AND MUSIC BLOCK
GRANT. THAT GOES BEYOND PERHAPS
IN 28. UM SO IN IN IN TERMS OF
THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN FUNDING
THAT WOULD NOT AND WITH THE.
THERE YOU KNOW, FLEXIBILITY WITH
THE COLA COMING WITH THE
INCREASE COMING THROUGH THE COLA
THAT WOULD NOT DIRECTLY ADDRESS
THE PROPOSED CUT TO THE ARTS AND
MUSIC BLOCK TREND THAT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO
DEAL WITH FOR THIS CURRENT
SCHOOL YEAR. I THINK THAT'S OUR
SENSE. UM, MAYBE FOR SOME
CONTEXT, I THINK DISTRICTS MOST
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE USED TO
KNOW THAT THERE IS VOLATILITY UP
HERE IN THE STATE BUDGET, AND
THEY'RE USED TO DEALING WITH
VARIATIONS AND THEIR FUTURE
FUNDING. THEY KNOW THAT THE COLA
CAN CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR AND
THEY MAKE PLANS TO ADDRESS THAT
. WE HAVE A WHOLE SYSTEM OF
FISCAL OVERSIGHT THAT TRIES TO
HELP THEM AND THINK ABOUT THE
FUTURE AND THEY WENT THROUGH
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS TO THINK
ABOUT THAT. WHAT THEY HAVE TO
DO. A LOT LESS IS THINK ABOUT.
WELL, HOW AM I GOING TO DEAL
WITH THE CHANGE TO SOMETHING
THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED LAST
YEAR AND NOW IN THE MIDST OF MY
PLANNING PROCESS THAT'S BEEN
CHANGED TO REDUCED. THAT WAS
SOMETHING THAT THE STATE KIND OF
HAD TO RELY ON. DURING THE GREAT
RECESSION, IT SEEMED
PARTICULARLY DISRUPTIVE TO
DISTRICTS AT THAT TIME. AND SO
THAT'S ONE REASON I THINK WE'RE
SUGGESTING A DIFFERENT BUDGET
APPROACH. UM THAT THAT DOES FUND
THE LOWER COLA IN THE FUTURE. UM
BUT DOESN'T REQUIRE, BUT
REQUIRES FAR FEWER REDUCTIONS TO
FUNDS THAT DISTRICTS HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED. MM HMM. YES OF
COURSE. WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE IT.
THEY ARE YELLOW BEING THE VOICE
OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY. UM I
AM. UH AND THINKING, THOUGH,
THAT AND, UM YOU KNOW, ASSUMING
THAT, UH THAT YOU'RE. ECONOMIC
FORECASTS. UH MAYBE CLOSER TO
WHAT WE MAY EXPECT. NEXT YEAR
THAN WHAT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
IS PROJECTING. HOW DOES THAT
PLAY IN RELATIVE TO YOU KNOW,
THE. THE STATE BEING OF THE FALL
BACK ON THE $10.7 BILLION IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOL, RAINY DAY FUND
MEAN CAN WE, UM. CONTINUE. TO BE
OPTIMISTIC IN TERMS OF, UH
SUPPORTING THE SOME OF THE NEW
INITIATIVES THAT THE GOVERNOR IS
PROPOSING. WITH THE. FALL BACK
IF WE DO HAVE THE DOWNTURN OF
THE $10.7 BILLION THAT WE HAVE
IN THE PROPOSITION 98 RAINY DAY
FUND. ARE. OUR TAKE ON THAT IS
THAT HAVING THAT RESERVE REACH
IT'S 10. SORT OF THE CAP OR
TARGET. THAT'S A IMPORTANT
FISCAL MILESTONE, AND I THINK IT
GIVES YOU THE ABILITY TO, UM
ALLOCATE A BIT MORE TO ONGOING
FUNDING THAN YOU WERE. THEN WE
MIGHT HAVE RECOMMENDED IN THE
PAST AND HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN
COMFORTABLE WITH UNDER THIS, UM
, BASELINE BUDGET APPROACH TO
STATE WOULD BE FULLY ALLOCATING
ALL OF THE AVAILABLE ONGOING
FUNDING TO ONGOING PROGRAMS IN
PAST YEARS ARE SOMETIMES
RECOMMENDED AGAINST THAT. WE'VE
SAID YOU REALLY NEED TO BUILD IN
A CUSHION BECAUSE OF ALL THIS
UNCERTAINTY, BUT HAVING 10.7
BILLION IN THE PROPOSITION 98
RAINY DAY FUND THAT GIVES YOU
THE ABILITY, SOMETHING YOU CAN
DO OTHER THAN MID YEAR CUTS OR
REDUCTIONS IF THINGS GET WORSE
DURING THE DOWNTURN NOW IN A
SEVERE DOWNTURN, AH, THAT
FUNDING COULD GO VERY QUICKLY. I
MEAN GOVERNOR EVEN
IN HIS PRESS CONFERENCE, TALKED
ABOUT THIS FORTIES. THIS $40
BILLION SEVERE RECESSION. SO
IT'S NOT A PANACEA, BUT IT DOES
GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABILITY TO, UM COMMIT TO ONGOING
FUNDS THAN YOU MIGHT HAVE DONE
IN THE PAST. HMM SO, SO,
BASICALLY YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE
MAY BE SETTING OURSELVES UP FOR
A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GIVING
MORE NOW, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE TO
TAKE MORE BACK LATER. THAT'S OUR
CONCERN. I MEAN, ALWAYS, I THINK
THAT, UH THE QUESTION. WE HAVE
THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND. HOW DO
WE PROTECT THE ONGOING PROGRAMS
AND COMMITMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE
AS A STATE AND WITH WITH THE
KINDS OF INCREASES THAT ARE
PROPOSED HERE WITH THE HIGHER
COLA AND SOME OF THE OTHER
ONGOING COMMITMENTS THAT'S GOING
TO BE HARDER TO DO IF WE DO
ENTER A DOWNTURN OR EVEN IF
REVENUES ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT
BELOW? WHAT WE'RE THINKING.
WE'RE WHEN WE'RE STARTING SORT
OF BEHIND NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET
BECAUSE WE'LL NEED TO IDENTIFY
3.3 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL
ONGOING FUNDS JUST TO GET BACK
TO EVEN BEFORE WE EVEN START
TALKING ABOUT THE COLA NEXT
YEAR. UM. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UH, THE. THE LACK OF TK
ENROLLMENT GROWTH. UM WHAT IS IN
THE BUDGET. TO INCREASE AH AH!
THE TEA CAN ROMAN. BRITNEY
THOMPSON DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
I THINK THAT QUESTION MIGHT BE
BETTER SUITED FOR CD THERE IN
THE ROOM. BUT THERE IS AS FAR AS
THE MAY REVISE. THERE'S NO
BUDGET LINE ITEMS SPECIFICALLY,
CORRECT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE
ASKING LIKE WHAT IS BEING DONE
TO INCREASE ENROLLMENT? NO,
THERE'S NOTHING IN THE BUDGET IN
TERMS OF FUNDING THAT
SPECIFICALLY AIMED AT INCREASING
ENROLLMENT. OKAY? ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. YEAH MAYBE JUST
FOLLOW UP ON THAT ON THE T K
ENROLLMENT. WE KNOW THAT TOTAL
ENROLLMENT NOW. BECAUSE WE HAVE
ESSENTIALLY COHORT FOR BASICALLY
SIX MONTHS ELIGIBILITY. BUT WE
DON'T KNOW WHICH ONES ARE THE
EXISTING FALL BABIES VERSUS THE
NEW COURT DOES ARE WE FIGHT? ARE
WE TRACKING THAT BECAUSE THAT
CERTAINLY IS KEY TO HELPING US.
MAKE SURE IT'S SUCCESSFULLY
IMPLEMENTED AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT DATA POINT,
BUT I CAN CERTAINLY CHECK AND
GET BACK TO YOUR STAFF ON THAT.
OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN JUST
TO CLARIFY, UM, ON THE DYNO.
THERE'S LOT OF TALK ON THE
BUDGET WITH OVERALL THE RESERVES
, AND WHEN DO WE TAP IN HOW THE
ARTIST ARCHITECTURE MANAGES THAT
. SO YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY HERE
WITH THIS PROP 98 RESERVE HERE.
HOW THIS UM, BUDGET. UM YEAH,
RELATES TO THE TO THAT. PROP 98
RESERVE. YEAH SO AS PART OF THE
MAJOR REVISION, UM DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE IS HIGHER CAPITAL GAINS
ESTIMATES. AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S
REQUIRING AN ADDITIONAL 2.2
BILLION DEPOSIT RELATIVE TO
THEIR JANUARY ESTIMATES. UM. WE
HAVE LOWER CAPITAL GAINS AND SO
, UM, NO INCREASE IN REQUIRED
DEPOSITS OVER THE PERIOD. I
THINK MAYBE ONE OTHER POINT TO
EMPHASIZE IS THAT MOST OF THESE
HIGHER DEPOSITS ARE RELATED TO
21 22, SO, UM, TO LEAD IT TO THE
PRIOR YEAR BEING, UH, DATA
SHOWING THE PRIOR YOU'RE BEING
BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT RATHER
THAN, UM, A LOT OF STRENGTH AND
CAPITAL GAINS IN THE BUDGET
YEAR. OKAY? THANK YOU, MR
ALVAREZ AND MR FONG FOLLOW UPS
TO FOLLOW UP ON. SO NOW THAT
WE'VE GOT NEW FIGURES FOR PRIOR
YEARS DO WE ALSO RECALCULATE THE
COLA'S WITH THE COLORS FOR
COLLARS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF
BUDGET YEARS? OUR PRACTICE IS
NOT TO CHANGE THE COLA. UM IN 21
22 WE FUNDED ESSENTIALLY, UH,
THE STATUTORY COOLER WE DIDN'T
PROVIDE IN 2021 PLUS THE 21 22
COLA PLUS A LITTLE BIT OF AN
INCREASE ON TOP OF THAT THAN IN
THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE STATUTORY
COLA WAS, I THINK, 6.56% BUT WE
FUNDED A 13.26% COOLER. SO WE
JUST MADE A DISCRETIONARY
CHOICES OF STATE TO FIND MUCH
MORE THAN WHAT THE STATUTORY
COLA WAS THIS FISCAL YEAR, BUT
THERE'S NO MECHANISM TO
AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE THE COLA
AFTER WE ENACT THE BUDGET, AND
TYPICALLY, WE DON'T DO THAT.
THANK YOU. MR PHªN. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, MR CHAIR AND THANK
EVERYONE FOR THE PRESENTATION. I
JUST WANT TO MY COLLEAGUE'S
COMMENTS AS WELL AHEAD OF STRONG
CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROPOSED
REDUCTION OF $607 MILLION. IN
ADDITION TO THE $1.2 BILLION
REDUCTION THAT WAS IMPOSED IN
JANUARY, WHICH WOULD SLICE THE
ARTS. AH MUSIC AND INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS. DISGRACED A BLOCK
GRANT PROGRAM BY HALF. UM AND I
KNOW LIST SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MY
AREA AS WELL. THEY'VE PLANNED
FOR THIS. THEY REACHED OUT THE
WE KNOW THAT PROP 28 WHEN IT WAS
PASSED BY THE VOTERS LAST YEAR,
WAS NOT MEANT TO UM, THE PLAN
THE FUNNIEST BUT INTO TO
SUPPLEMENT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING
AS WELL. SO I JUST REALLY WANTED
TO ADD MY COMMENTS THAT OUT AND
REALLY LOOK AT HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE ARTS
HERE IN OUR SCHOOLS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. OKAY
THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE ON WITH
THE ACTUAL MAY REVISE PROPOSALS
NEXT AGENDA ITEM WILL HEAR FROM
THE APARTMENT OF ED. IN THE
VARIOUS MAY REVISE PROPOSALS
WITH THEIR DEPARTMENT. YEP. YES
WE'LL HEAR FROM DEPARTMENT
THROUGH HER FROM FINANCE AND LA
ON THE DEPARTMENT OF PROPOSALS.
NOT THE ACTUAL DEPARTMENT EVENT.
OKAY? PLEASE PROCEED. DO YOU F L
E O. GOOD MORNING CHAIR AND
MEMBERS PAUL FINISH, STARTING
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
I'LL BE GIVING A BRIEF OVERVIEW
OF THE PROPOSALS INCLUDED IN THE
MAY REVISION LETTER, STARTING
WITH RESOURCES PROVIDED FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. AND
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE
PROPOSED TRAILER BILL INCLUDED
IN THE MAY REVISION. THE MAY
REVISION PROVIDES FIVE POSITIONS
AND 29.6 MILLION IN STATE
OPERATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. THIS IS IN ADDITION
TO 40 POSITIONS AND 14.9 MILLION
IN STATE OPERATIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT IN GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
FOR A TOTAL INCREASE OF 45
POSITIONS AND 44.5 MILLION FOR
23 24. WITH THE ADDITION OF
THESE POSITIONS AND FUNDING. A
TOTAL OF 2645.9 POSITIONS AND
510.9 MILLION IS PROPOSED FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN
23 24. OF THIS AMOUNT. 361.5
MILLION AND 1677.2 POSITIONS IS
FOR CD HEADQUARTERS. AND 149.3
MILLION AND 968.7 POSITIONS IS
TO SUPPORT THIS THREE STATES,
SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND THREE
DIAGNOSTIC CENTERS. SINCE MY
COLLEAGUE HAS ALREADY PROVIDED
THE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW OF THE
PROPOSITION 98 PROPOSALS,
INCLUDING THE NAME MAY REVISION
. I WILL HIGHLIGHT THE OTHER
ADJUSTMENTS IN THE LETTER
RELATED TO NON PROPOSITION 98
GENERAL FUND, FEDERAL FUNDS AND
SPECIAL FUNDS AS FOLLOWS. 434.5
MILLION FOR STATE OPERATIONS AND
LOCAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO
VARIOUS TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENTS,
WHICH INCLUDE ALIGNING TO THE
AVAILABLE FEDERAL GRANT AWARDS,
REFLECTING FEDERAL CARRYOVER
FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THE BUDGET
YEAR. UPDATES TO REVENUE
ESTIMATES FOR SPECIAL FUNDS.
REVISED ESTIMATES FOR STATE
PRESCHOOL. AND THE RIB
APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM THE
CURRENT YEAR TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL
TIME FOR EXPENDITURES. OH, AND
851 POINT MILLION 851 MILLION
DECREASE TO THE FEDERAL FUND
AUTHORITY FOR THE CHILD
NUTRITION PROGRAM BASED ON
UPDATED MEAL PROJECTIONS. 119.8
MILLION FEDERAL FUNDS OVER
SEVERAL YEARS FOR THE NEW,
STRONGER CONNECTIONS GRANT
AUTHORIZED BY THE BIPARTISAN
SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT. 6.5
MILLION FEDERAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT
THE GOLDEN STATE TEACHER GRANT
FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. AND THE
DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE
COURSEWORK OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES. 6.5 MILLION
TO SUPPORT EXISTING PROGRAMS AND
CORE WORKLOAD IN THE DEPARTMENT
, INCLUDING INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICE OF SCHOOL
TRANSPORTATION. INCREASED
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY FOR
STATE SPECIAL SCHOOLS AND
INCREASED REIMBURSEMENT
AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION'S IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM.
FINALLY 773,005 POSITIONS ARE
PROVIDED TO SUPPORT GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET PROPOSALS, INCLUDING
RESOURCES FOR THE LOCAL CONTROL
AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN AND
DASHBOARD. AND SUPPORT FOR THE
PROPOSITION 28 ARTS AND MUSIC
FUNDING PROGRAM. THAT MAY
REVISION ALSO INCLUDES VARIOUS
AMENDMENTS TO GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
TRAIL. HERBAL PROPOSALS FOR THE
EQUITY MULTIPLIER AND
ACCOUNTABILITY PROVISIONS.
CALIFORNIA STATE PRESCHOOL
PROGRAM TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN. ARTS MUSIC AND
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, BLOCK
GRANT REDUCTION AND THE OPIOID
OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION
PROPOSAL. ADDITIONALLY THE MAY
REVISION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
NOTABLE NEW PROPOSALS, WHICH
INCLUDE 20,000,001 TIME FOR THE
BILINGUAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 7,000,001
TIME FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
BEST PRACTICES. 1 MILLION FOR
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING RELATED TO ANTI BIAS
EDUCATION. 148,000 FOR THE LOCAL
CONTROL AND ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN,
EAT TEMPLATE AND QUERY TOOL.
BASE GRANT INCREASES FOR COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION FOR
DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE WORK.
REMOVAL OF THE REFERENCE TO A
FEE CAP RELATED TO THE HIGH
SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAM.
IMPLEMENTATION LANGUAGE FOR
PROPOSITION 28 ARTS AND MUSIC
FUNDING. 21 22 CHARTER SCHOOL,
DECLINING ENROLLMENT RELIEF.
CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS RELATED TO
THE ALTERNATIVE DIPLOMACY
PATHWAY. GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE
CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT SCORING
SYSTEM. AMENDMENTS TO ALTER THE
FUNDING MODEL FOR COUNTY OFFICES
OF EDUCATION. ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION GRANTS FOR JUVENILE
COURT AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO AN
EXPERT PANEL FOR READING
DIFFICULTY SCREENERS. AND
ALERTING RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT
REDUCTION AMONG OTHER TECHNICAL
AND CLARIFYING CHANGES. THIS
CONCLUDES MY REMARKS, AND I'M
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU MAY HAVE THAT THEY I ALSO
HAVE MY FINANCE COLLEAGUES
AVAILABLE IN THE ROOM TO HELP
ANSWER ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON
THE PROPOSALS INCLUDED IN THE
MAY REVISION LETTER. OKAY THANK
YOU. MR CABRAL. YES GOOD MORNING
, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS EDGAR
COBRA WITH THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST. STUFF IS WE'RE STILL
CONTINUING TO REVIEW THE STATE
OPERATIONS PROPOSALS AND MANY OF
THE FEDERAL FUNDING CHANGES THAT
ARE THAT ARE IN THE MAY
REVISION. AND SO OVER THE COMING
DAYS, WE WILL LET YOU AND YOUR
STAFF NOW WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS
OR COMMENTS. I DIDN'T WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT JUST, UM 55 PROPOSALS
. UM, WHERE WE DO HAVE SOME
CONCERNS. AND AS MY COLLEAGUE MR
CAPON MENTIONED WE, YOU KNOW OUR
RECOMMENDATION TO THE
LEGISLATURE JUST TO START WITH
IN ITS BUDGET BUILDING WITH A
BASELINE BUDGET THAT REJECTS THE
DISCRETIONARY INCREASES IN, UH
IN PROP 98. BUT THESE PROPOSALS
THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT ARE ISSUES
THAT WE WOULD HAVE CONCERNS
WITH, REGARDLESS OF THE BUDGET
SITUATION, AND SO THE FIRST IS
RELATED TO THE L C. F F FOR
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION.
THIS IS $80 MILLION INCREASE IN
FUNDING FOR ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION. WE DO RECOMMEND
REJECTING THIS PROPOSAL WITHOUT
PREJUDICE TO THE DETAILS OF THE
PROPOSAL. IT'S ONE THAT WOULD
REPRESENT A VERY LARGE INCREASE
IN FUNDING ROUGHLY A THIRD
INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION. AND HAS
MANY MOVING PIECES. AND GIVEN
THAT COMPLEXITY. WE THINK THE
MAYOR VISION IS JUST THE TIGHT
TIMELINE TO EVALUATE THE
PROPOSAL ON ITS MERITS. THE
LEGISLATURE WERE TO CONSIDER
THAT NEXT YEAR, THERE COULD BE
MORE TIME FOR DELIVERING AND
UNDERSTANDING THE DETAILS OF THE
PROPOSAL. IN THAT ASSESSMENT. WE
THINK THE LEGISLATURE MAY WANT
TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE
OVERALL CONTEXT OF CFF FUNDING
FOR COUNTY OFFICERS EDUCATION,
INCLUDING OTHER PROVISIONS, LIKE
THE MINIMUM STATE AID AND OTHER
HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION THAT
RESULT IN MANY COUNTIES
RECEIVING MORE FUNDING THAN
THERE LCF TARGETS REQUIRE. ON
THE FUNDING FOR US COUNTY
OFFICES FOR PROVIDING
DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE TO, UH
TO DISTRICTS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED
AS THE NEED OF ASSISTANCE.
BECAUSE OF THE DASHBOARD. THERE
ARE TWO COMPONENTS THERE. ONE IS
A BASE GRANT INCREASED THAT
EVERY COUNTY WOULD GET AN
ADDITIONAL $100,000 FOR THIS
WORK. AND THEN THERE'S UH,
FORMULA DRIVEN ADJUSTMENTS THAT
ARE RELATED TO THE EXISTING
FORMULA AND STATUTE THAT
PROVIDES MORE FUNDING. BASED ON
THE NUMBER OF DISTRICTS IN NEED
OF ASSISTANCE. THERE ARE THERE
WAS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
DISTRICTS THAT ARE IN NEED OF
ASSISTANCE. UM AND WE THINK THAT
FORMULA DRIVEN AUGMENTATION
MAKES SENSE BASED ON CURRENT
LAW, AND IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
FUNDING FOR COUNTIES. WE DO
RECOMMEND REJECTING THE
ADDITIONAL BASE AMOUNT. IT'S NOT
CLEAR TO US WHY THAT SPECIFIC
AMOUNT IS NECESSARY FOR THE FOR
THE WORK. UM THIRD PROPOSAL. UH
$3 MILLION ONGOING FOR RURAL
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WE WOULD
RECOMMEND REJECTING THIS
PROPOSAL GIVING UP THE STATE
ALREADY HAS TWO OR THREE VERY
LARGE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS, ONE OF WHICH THE
EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
PROGRAM, OR L O P PROVIDES
FUNDING TO EVERY SINGLE, UH,
SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ELIA IN THE
STATE THAT HAS K THROUGH SIX
ATTENDANTS, SO IT'S NOT CLEAR TO
HIS WIFE. SEPARATE PROGRAM IS
NECESSARY. UM THERE'S A MILLION
DOLLARS ONGOING FOR ANTI BIASED
GRANTS, WHICH GOES THROUGH THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION TO THE MUSEUM OF
TOLERANCE. WE DON'T SEE A
RATIONALE FOR PROVIDING THAT
INCREASE FROM WHAT'S ALREADY
PROVIDED WHICH THEY ALREADY
RECEIVED. 2 MILLION ONGOING FOR
THIS PURPOSE. AND THEN FINALLY,
A TRAILER BILL CHANGE, WHICH IS
FOR THE EXTENDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM TO EXTEND
THE EXPENDITURE DEADLINE. WE
DON'T THINK THERE'S A THERE'S A
NEED TO DO THAT, GIVEN THE
DISTRICTS ALREADY RECEIVED 4
BILLION ANNUALLY AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO MOVING FORWARD
SO WE DON'T THINK THERE'S A NEED
TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EXPECT
EXPENDITURE 30, GIVEN THAT
THERE'S ADDITIONAL FUNDING BEING
PROVIDED IN FUTURE YEARS. UM TO
THE EXTENT THAT IF THE
LEGISLATURE WERE TO REJECT THE
PROPOSAL THAT LIKELY WOULD
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING
THAT WILL COME BACK TO THE
STATE, WHICH MEANS THAT WOULD
MEAN THERE WOULD BE ONE TIME
PROP 90 FUNDING AVAILABLE IN
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET THAT COULD BE
USED TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS
A BUDGETARY SHORTFALL OR OR A
DEFICIT NEXT YEAR. THAT
COMPLETES MY COMMENTS HERE ARE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY?
QUESTIONS. MR MATSUKI. THANK
YOU. UH UM. SO FIRST OF ALL FOR
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. WHY IS
THE ADMINISTRATION PROPOSING A
CUT TO THE LEARNING RECOVERY
BLOCK GRANT? AH IN THE CONTEXT
OF ONGOING PANDEMIC IMPACTS TO
STUDENT OUTCOMES.
GOOD MORNING, AMBER ALEXANDER
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
SIMILAR TO THE CONVERSATION THAT
OCCURRED IN THE IN THE PRIOR
PANEL AS PART OF ONE OF THE
SOLUTIONS THAT'S PUT FORWARD BY
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO PUT
FORWARD A BALANCED BUDGET. YOU
DID SEE A LARGE REDUCTION IN THE
LEARNING RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT
PROPOSAL THAT WAS APPROVED IN IN
THE 2022 BUDGET ACT. UM SIMILAR
TO THE RATIONALE THAT'S USED FOR
THE REDUCTION IN THE ARTS. MUSIC
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS BLOCK
GRANT. WE FELT LIKE THE THESE
TWO LARGER, DISCRETIONARY BLOCK
GRANTS WERE BEST SUITED FOR
ELLIE IS TO BE ABLE TO ABSORB
REDUCTIONS KNOWING THAT THEY DID
HAVE A MULTI YEAR TIMELINE TO
PLAN AND EXTEND THOSE THOSE
DOLLARS AND THAT THEY WERE QUITE
FLEXIBLE AND IN TERMS OF THEIR
FOCUS. SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT, UH
BECAUSE THEY HAD MULTIPLE YEARS
TO PLAN THIS OUT, AND THERE'S A
LOT OF FLEXIBILITY. UM, THAT
THEY THEY. THEY SHOULD BE ABLE
TO. PLAN AND RESPOND ACCORDINGLY
WITH THE SIGNIFICANT CUTS
NOTWITHSTANDING. THE AH,
ONGOING. EVIDENCE OF THE
SIGNIFICANT PANDEMIC LEARNING
LOSSES. THAT'S CORRECT AND IN
SIMILAR TO THE COMMENT THAT WAS
MADE PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZING THAT
THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT COLA FOR
SOME DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS
THROUGH THE L C F F, UM, KNOWING
THAT THE BLOCK GRANTS COULD BE
USED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES,
WE FELT LIKE WITH THAT INCREASE
IN COLA TO THE EXTENT AND ELLIOT
CHOSE TO BACK FELONY OF THOSE
PLANNED EXPENDITURES, THEY WOULD
HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO SO.
OKAY? UM TURNING NEXT TO THIS
NEW DYSLEXIA SCREENING MANDATE.
UM WHAT? WHAT? WHAT IS THE
PROPOSAL.
GOOD MORNING, LIZ. MY DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE, SO THE PROPOSAL IS
BEGINNING IN 25 26 ELIA'S ARE
REQUIRED TO SCREEN PUPILS IN
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND
GRADE FOR RISK OF READING
DIFFICULTIES. UM. THE MAY
REVISION PROPOSALS 1,000,001
TIME PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL FUND
TO SUPPORT THE STATE BOARD AND
CONVENING AN EXPERT PANEL TO
APPROVE A LIST OF LITERACY
SCREENING INSTRUMENTS FOR ELIA'S
TO ADOPT FOR THIS PURPOSE. UM IF
A PEOPLE HAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING
AT RISK OF HAVING A READING
DIFFICULTY, THE L A IS REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE THE PEOPLE WITH
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES
APPROPRIATE TO THE SPECIFIC
CHALLENGES. IDENTIFIED BY THE
SCREENING INSTRUMENT AND OTHER
PERTINENT INFORMATION, PARENTS
MAY OPT OUT OF THE SCREENING FOR
THEIR CHILD, AND IF THEIR CHILD
IS SCREEN, THEY WILL RECEIVE
RESULTS WITHIN 45 DAYS OF
SCREENING. SO, UM. IS THERE A
DISTINCTION BETWEEN READING?
TESTING AND DYSLEXIA. UH READING
DIFFICULTY BROADER THAN DYSLEXIA
, BUT DYSLEXIA IS INCLUDED
WITHIN THAT. IF A STUDENT IS
IDENTIFIED AS HAVING A READING
DIFFICULTY. IS THAT GOING TO
TRIGGER A AN I P NO, UM, THERE
THAT IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE A
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. IT'S JUST MEANT
TO BE A SCREENER FOR A RISK, AND
THAT WOULD WARRANT FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS AND FURTHER
SUPPORTS FOR THAT CHILD. OKAY?
SO. WE UM AT THIS POINT WE DO
NOT EXPECT THIS NEW PROPOSAL TO
LEAD TO, UH ANY SIGNIFICANT.
WHERE IS THE PROJECTED IMPACT?
UH AND IN TERMS OF SPECIAL
EDUCATION COSTS. THAT IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE PROJECTED
OUT, THOUGH, WILL NOTE THAT, UM
EARLY IDENTIFIED EARLIER
IDENTIFICATION OF READING
STRUGGLES AND EARLIER
INTERVENTION GENERALLY REDUCES
COSTS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION. I'D
LIKE TO ASK THAT SAME QUESTION
TO THE AH WHAT IS WHAT IS THE
PROJECTED ONGOING COSTS FOR THE
NEW NEW DYSLEXIA SCREENING.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE YEAH.
WE DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION
AND WE'RE NOT SURE I THINK THAT
THE QUESTION WOULD BE DEPENDING
ON THE OUTCOME THERE. THERE
COULD BE THE IF THERE'S
ADDITIONAL THERE COULD BE
ADDITIONAL IDENTIFICATION. I
THINK THE QUESTION TO WHAT MISS
MOMENTUM IS SOMETIMES IF YOU CAN
CATCH IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY
STUDENTS EARLIER, THEY MIGHT
THEN, FOR EXAMPLE, UM, GET THE
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND SERVICES
THEY NEED AND NO LONGER NEED AN
I P UM SO I THINK THAT'S JUST A
BIG QUESTION OF LIKE WHAT THE
IMPLICATION WHAT THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF, UH OUTCOMES
WOULD BE MHM. DOES THE PROPOSAL
, UM ADDRESS CONCERNS RAISED OF
THE OVER IDENTIFICATION. AH BY
ENGLISH LEARNERS, UH, FOR THESE
READING DIFFICULTIES? YES SO THE
PROPOSAL FURTHER SPECIFIES THAT
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ARE
SCREENED FOR RISK OF READING
DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR PRIMARY
LANGUAGE. UM AND THAT THE, UM.
TO THE EXTENT THAT A SCREENER
MEETING SPECIFIED CRITERIA IS
NOT AVAILABLE. THE PROPOSAL
ALLOWS FOR AN EVALUATION OF RISK
THAT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON A
SCREENER, AND THAT IS ALSO THE
PURPOSE OF THE EXPERT PANEL TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE SCREENERS
THAT THEY IDENTIFY ARE
LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE, UM
AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE. ALL
RIGHT. THE UM THE CURRENT
PROPOSAL IN THIS YEAR'S, UH, IN
IN IN THE MAY REVISE, UM, THAT
IS FOR THE SCREENING MANDATE. IS
THERE ALSO FUNDING PROPOSED FOR
THE ADDITIONAL LITERACY SUPPORTS
? THAT WOULD BE THAT THAT YOU,
UH PROPOSED OR INDICATED, UH,
THAT THAT WOULD FOLLOW UP. UM
FOR THE STUDENTS IDENTIFIED WITH
READING DIFFICULTIES. THERE
CURRENTLY ISN'T BUT WE DO
RECOGNIZE THAT THAT IS A MANDATE
THAT WILL BEGIN IN 25 26. UM.
OKAY IS THE, UH I SHOULD KNOW
THIS BUT IS THE TRAILER LANGUAGE
ON THIS PROPOSAL? IS IT ALREADY
IN PRINT? I BELIEVE IT'S
AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, BUT
THE RN IS NOT AVAILABLE YET.
ALRIGHT, Ó. BE LOOKING FOR
THAT, UM. THE UH, ALSO, UM. ON
THE TOPIC OF LITERACY. THERE IS
A $1 MILLION.01 TIME GENERAL
FUND ALLOCATION FOR A STATE
LITERACY ROADMAP. YES THAT WAS
LENA GRANT DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. THAT WAS A PROPOSAL
THAT WE INCLUDED AT THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF RESOURCES, UM AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
KIND OF GUIDE PROVIDE GUIDANCE
TO L E. A S ON THE RESOURCES
AVAILABLE AVAILABLE TO THEM FOR
LITERACY. OKAY? AND, UM I KNOW
THAT THERE IS A RAGING DEBATE
ABOUT. IT WAS THE CHARM OF
SCIENCE OF READING VERSUS WHOLE
LANGUAGE. I GET THAT RIGHT?
YEAH. AH, IT'S THE SCIENCE IS
THE LITERACY ROADMAP, BASED ON
THE SCIENCE OF READING APPROACH.
UM NOT CERTAIN ON WHAT THE BASIS
FOR DEVELOPING THE EXACT
RESOURCES WILL BE, BUT WE CAN
GET BACK TO YOUR TEAM. I THINK
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL PUT
THE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION WILL BE WORKING WITH.
DEVELOPING, ALRIGHT. UH, LAST
FOR MY END. AT THIS POINT, I
HEARD DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
MENTIONED A GOLDEN STATE TEACHER
GRANT PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY
SPECIFICALLY FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHERS. CORRECT
THAT'S 6,000,001 TIME. FEDERAL I
D A FUNDS, UM, TO SUPPORT THE
GOLDEN STATE TEACHER GRANT
PROGRAMS SPECIFIC TO SPECIAL ED
TEACHERS. OKAY. AND SO THAT IS
TO, UH ADDRESS THE CRITICAL
CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHERS TO TREAT
BASICALLY GIVE THEM WHAT UP TO
$20,000 TO PAY FOR THE COST TO
BECOME SPECIAL EDUCATION
TEACHERS CORRECT THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR. UM THANK YOU, MR ALVAREZ.
YEAH. ARE THERE CHANGES TO THE,
UM THAT GRANT PROGRAM GOLDEN
STATE GOLDEN STATE TEACHERS, I
WOULD HAVE GOLDEN STATE TEACHER
PROGRAM IN TERMS OF YEARS OF
SERVICE AND TYPE OF SCHOOL OR
SERVICES REQUIRED. I BELIEVE
THERE WERE BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MY
COLLEAGUE WHO I DON'T THINK IS
CURRENTLY HERE ACTUALLY COVERS
THAT PROGRAM THINK FROM
SOMETHING BROUGH CAN COVER SOME
OF THIS. YES, THERE WERE CHANGES
IN THE IN THE IN THE GOLDEN
STATE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM. AS
YOU MAY RECALL IN THE ORIGINAL
PROPOSAL, THERE WAS A CHANGE TO
THAT, UM TEACHERS COULD SERVE IN
NON PRIORITY SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS
THAT WERE NOT CONSIDERED LOW
INCOME SCHOOLS. UM AS LONG AS
THEY STAYED THERE FOR FOUR
YEARS, AND THEN THEY REDUCE
THEIR AMOUNT. UM TO THREE YEARS
FOR THOSE WHO WERE IN A PRIORITY
SCHOOL. THAT ELEMENT OF THE
PROPOSAL HAS HAS BEEN REMOVED.
SO I THINK FROM UM AND I BELIEVE
IT WAS MAY HAVE BEEN COVERED IN
THE C SEC ITEM A LITTLE BECAUSE
IT'S IN THERE, BUT I THINK OUR
CONCERNS THE MAIN CONCERNS THAT
WE HAD REGARDING THE PROPOSAL I
THINK WERE REMOVED, SO WE DON'T
HAVE, UM MOST OF THE CHANGES WE
THINK ARE REASONABLE. THE ONE
PART OF THAT PROPOSAL THAT WE DO
HAVE SOME CONCERNS IS THERE'S A
THERE'S A PARTICULAR ASPECT OF
IT, WHERE THEY WOULD EXPAND
ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN ONLINE
PROVIDERS OF PROGRAMS OUT OF
STATE. OUT OF STATE TEACHER
PROGRAMS AND MAKE, UH TEACHER
CANDIDATES WHO ARE ENROLLED IN
THOSE PROGRAMS ELIGIBLE. THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT THE DEPARTURE
FROM THE WAY WE HAVE PROVIDED
FINANCIAL AID MORE BROADLY, AND
I THINK RACISM BROADER CONCERNS.
SO WE RECOMMEND REJECTING THAT
PROPOSAL, BUT OTHER ASPECTS OF
THEM MAY REVISION WE DID. WE DID
NOT HAVE CONCERNS WITH
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THEY
REMOVED THE AREA THAT WE HAD THE
MOST CONCERNS. UH, APPRECIATE
THAT, UM. SO THE, UH REASONING
BEHIND THE. LEARNING RECOVERY
GRANT PROGRAM. UM COULD. AND THE
ARTS PROGRAM COULD PROBABLY BE
EXTENDED TO A FEW OTHER
PROGRAMS. UM QUESTION AT NOT
SAYING THAT IT SHOULD. BUT WHY
ARE WE, UM. EXTENDING THE
DEADLINE ON THE EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS IS
A LOT OF PROGRAMS. UH WHY IS
THAT ONE BEING EXTENDED AND WHY
ARE OTHERS NOT ALLOWED TO
CONTINUE?
JODI LIEBERMAN WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. WE
EXTENDED THIS EXPANDED LEARNING
OPPORTUNITIES. UM THE
ENCUMBRANCE FOR THIS. THESE
FUNDS FROM JUNE 30TH OF 2023 TO
JUNE 30TH OF 2024 TO GIVE ELIA'S
MORE TIME TO SPEND DOWN THESE
FUNDS. I BELIEVE THE REASONING
WAS THAT WE'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED
THIS FUNDING TO THEM AND PLANS
ARE IN PLACE. AND THEY'RE
WORKING ON GETTING THOSE PLANS.
UM. SORTED AND, UM, THIS WOULD
GIVE THEM MORE TIME TO ACTUALLY
PLAN AND FULLY SPEND THOSE
FUNDS. OKAY, THAT. THAT RESPONSE
. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU
COULD DO WITH THE ARTS PROGRAM
AND SOMETHING YOU COULD DO WITH
THE LEARNING RECOVERY PROGRAMS.
SOME JUST, UH, IS THERE ANOTHER
RATIONALE AS TO WHY THIS
PARTICULAR PROGRAM IS BEING
CONTINUED, AND THE OTHERS ARE
NOT. IS THERE ANYTHING
SPECIFICALLY DIFFERENT? BRITTANY
THOMPSON DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE.
WELL SPECIFICALLY, WE HEARD FROM
L E A S AND SOME OF THESE
HEARINGS THAT THEY'RE HAVING
DIFFICULTY GETTING THE PROGRAM
UP AND RUNNING. SO WE'RE
EXTENDING THESE FUNDS TO ALLOW
FOR MORE PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION. OKAY? AND IN THE
CURRENT SORRY IN THE BUDGET.
THERE IS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM. IT'S
4 BILLION GENERAL FUND ONGOING
ONGOING ANNUAL BASIS. AND WHAT
IS THE WHAT IS THE COST OF THE
EXPANSION. IF YOU WILL AND SORRY
OF THE AH! THE ALLOWANCE BEING
GIVEN FOR THE EXTRA YEAR. HOW
MUCH HAS NOT BEEN SPENT? THAT
WAS ALLOCATED THAT WE THINK I
DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE SORRY JERRY LIEBERMAN AT
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. I
DON'T THINK THAT WE ALL KNOW
THAT UNTIL SPRING OF 2024 IS MY
UNDERSTANDING HOW MUCH HAS BEEN
SPENT TODAY? OH I'M SORRY. THANK
YOU. UM I THINK SO. I THINK IN
TERMS OF THE WE DON'T KNOW HOW
MUCH WOULD COME IN. FOR EXAMPLE,
IF UNDER CURRENT LAW, THE 21 22
FUNDING WOULD COME BACK TO THE
STATE AT THE END OF THIS FISCAL
YEAR. WE DO HAVE THE AFTER THE
FIRST YEAR OF DATA. VIRTUALLY
ALL OF THE THERE WAS $1.7
BILLION THAT WAS PROVIDED IN
THAT FIRST YEAR AND I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT
MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS WAS
UNSPENT AFTER THE FIRST FISCAL
YEAR, SO OBVIOUSLY WE WOULD
EXPECT, UM, ELI'S TO HAVE SPENT
SOME OF THAT REMAINING AMOUNT,
BUT WE DO EXPECT IT COULD BE A
SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT THAT WOULD
THAT WOULD REVERT BACK TO THE
STATE UNDER CURRENT STATUTE AND
THE CURRENT YEAR, UH, ALLOCATION
WAS FOR THE FOUR BILLION, OR WAS
IT FOR RIGHT. SO IT WAS THE THAT
DATA THAT WE HAVE A BILLION
THAT'S OUT OF $1.7 BILLION
ALLOCATION. THAT WAS THE FIRST
YEAR OF FUNDING THE SECOND YEAR
OF FUNDING. THE AMOUNT WAS
INCREASED TO 4 BILLION, AND
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW
FOR 22. THAT WAS THE CURRENT
YEAR AND THEN THAT'S WHAT'S
PROPOSED MOVING FORWARD. IT'S A
LOT OF BILLIONS THERE, OKAY? UM
LET ME ASK ABOUT THE ONE THING
THAT I SAW HERE THAT WAS I WAS
PLEASANTLY SURPRISED WITH THE
BILINGUAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THIS IS
THIS IS ALSO A, UM, A NEW CAN
SOMEONE TALK MORE ABOUT THIS
SPECIFIC PROGRAM. IT'S $20
MILLION. FROM NOW THROUGH 28 29
FOR MORE BILINGUAL TEACHERS. I
THINK THAT'S WHAT I'M READING
THE DESCRIPTION. BUT CAN YOU
TELL ME ABOUT THAT PROGRAM?
MEGHAN SABAH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UM SO THIS IS, UH,
PROPOSAL FOR 20,000,001 TIME
PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL FUND OVER
FIVE YEARS TO SUPPORT THE
BILINGUAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THIS
PROGRAM PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR
TEACHERS AND PARA. EXCUSE ME,
PARAPROFESSIONALS AND BILINGUAL
LEARNING. AND SO ELIGIBLE
ELIGIBLE TEACHERS IN THIS
PROGRAM WOULD POSSESS AN
AUTHORIZATION, UM, TO TEACH
ENGLISH LEARNERS, UM, AND HAVE
TAUGHT IN AN ENGLISH ONLY
CLASSROOM FOR THREE PLUS YEARS
OR ARE FLUENT IN A LANGUAGE
OTHER THAN ENGLISH AND SEEKING
AUTHORIZATION. SO THIS IS TRULY
FOR NEW BILINGUAL EDUCATORS. AH
NEW OR I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY
RETURNING IF THEY IF THEY HAD
ONE BEFORE, AND THEN WE'RE
TEACHING IT IN ENGLISH. ONLY
CLASSROOM. OKAY. HOW MANY DO YOU
ANTICIPATE POTENTIALLY COULD
TEACHERS COULD WE SEE COME
THROUGH THIS PROGRAM? WE DON'T
HAVE THAT DATA RIGHT NOW. UM, SO
THE $20 MILLION FUNDS, UM
PROGRAMS THAT UNIVERSITY SITES
OR WHAT IS IT ACTUALLY FUND
PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL FUNDS SO
IT'LL GO AT ALL, UH, FUND
PROGRAMMING AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.
UM, SO THIS IS, UM UH,
PROGRAMMING FOR, UM LIKE
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES. SO, LIKE CONTINUING
EDUCATION, UM SORRY. LET ME FLIP
THE LANGUAGE HERE.
AS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THAT IS
THIS ALSO LANGUAGE AVAILABLE ON
THE WEBSITE OR YES, IT IS POSTED
ON OUR WEBSITE. THE R N, THOUGH,
HOWEVER, IS NOT OUT YET. OKAY?
SO IT'S PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. SO IT'S. WHAT
TEACHERS BE ABLE TO USE IT, UH,
LIKE AS GRANTS TO GET THERE. UM
UH IS THIS SO CALLED THE BE CLAD
THE BILINGUAL CREDENTIAL. IT'S
AN AUTHORIZATION. SO UM, IT'S
NOT FUNDING GRANT FUNDING LIKE
TO RECEIVE THE AUTHORIZATION,
BUT IT IS FOR LIKE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT CLASSES FOR THOSE
TEACHERS, UM TO, UM, START
WORKING TOWARDS ACHIEVING THAT
AUTHORIZATION OR GETTING BACK
INTO MAYBE CERTIFIED BILINGUAL
EDUCATORS AT THE END OF THIS
PROGRAM. YEAH THEY WOULD HAVE A
AN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE
COMMISSION ON TEACHER.
CREDENTIALING. OH, THAT'S A NEW
TERM FOR ME WHEN YOU SAY
AUTHORIZATION. THAT'S NOT. IS IT
THE SAME AS A CREDENTIAL, OR IS
IT NOT? NOT NOT A CREDENTIAL BUT
BUT SIMILAR TO? UM SO THE
AUTHORIZATION IS SORT OF LIKE
YOU COULD THINK OF IT, AS LIKE
AN ADD ON OKAY? YEAH. UM. THE C
G C C G. I, UH FUNDING HERE. NOT
FUNNY. I THINK IT'S JUST
STATUTORY CHANGES. UM WOULD THE
CHANGES MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO
TRANSMIT INFORMATION? UM SUCH AS
FAT FOR FAFSA, AS AND TO THE U
SEASON, SEE SUS AND MAYBE EVEN
OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES. WHAT
EXACTLY, UM ARE WE NOW ALLOWING
FOR THAT? UM PERHAPS ISN'T
ALLOWED FOR TODAY. UM HI, ALEX.
SHOP DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM
SO FOR, UM, C C G. I S UM, I
THINK WE ARE JUST TRYING TO. I
DON'T KNOW. WE'RE WE'RE TRYING
TO MAKE, UM SORT OF STRENGTHEN
THE DATA SHARING THAT'S ALREADY
IN PLACE. BETWEEN CCG AND SEE
SACK. UM SOME OF THIS DATA IS
USED TO INFORM SOME OF CCGS
TOOLS. YOU KNOW, WHICH SORT OF
INCLUDE, UM YEAH. COLLEGE SEARCH
TOOL ENHANCEMENTS AND HELP TO,
UM YOU KNOW, PRE POPULATE SOME
COLLEGE APPLICATION FORMS. UM SO
, UM. THIS. THIS WOULD.
ELIMINATE SOME BARRIER OF SOME
SORT. WHAT, EXACTLY WHAT THIS Dð
. UM I THINK THAT AH, THIS IS
THIS, UH, LANGUAGE. UM YOU KNOW
IS MEN I THINK TO SORT OF KIND
OF PROVIDE MORE STATUTORY
AUTHORITY TO CCG DÍAS. UM SORT
OF ONE OF THE PRIMARY, UM,
COLLEGE? UM. COLLEGE AND CAREER
PLANNING. UM TOOLS FOR THE
STUDENTS. UM. WHO UH, WHO WHO
RUNS AND OPERATES. CCG. AYE. UH
SO C C G. I IS A THERE IN
ORGANIZATION. UM, A NONPROFIT
AND THEY ARE RUN THROUGH THE
RIVERSIDE OR THEY RECEIVED
FUNDING THROUGH THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION.
OKAY? THANK YOU. ON THE OPIOID
OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION
ISSUE. UM I KNOW WE HAD SOME
DISCUSSION OF THIS WHEN WE HAD A
HEARING NOW GOING A COUPLE OF
MONTHS AGO AND FACILITATING OR
AUTOMATING OR SOMEHOW MAKING
SURE THAT PEOPLE AH! RECEIVE
THE, UM. LIKE KIDS FOR LACK OF A
BETTER TERM. ARE WE? WHAT ARE WE
DOING WITH THE MAY REVISE? ARE
WE CHANGING? THAT IS THIS WHAT?
WHAT IS THE WHAT ARE THE CHANGES
PRESENTED TO US HERE TODAY? SURE
MARTINA DICKERSON WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. COULD YOU
PLEASE CLARIFY THE QUESTION? UM
I SEE SOMETHING ON OPIOID
OVERDOSE REVERSAL. THERE'S SIX
LINES HERE IN THE LETTER. OPIOID
OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION. UM
AND IN THE A COUPLE OF MONTHS
AGO, WE HAD A HEARING. ABOUT
OVERDOSE REVERSAL, KIDS, UM. AND
ONE OF THE CONCERNS WE HAD WAS,
WE WEREN'T MAKING IT TERRIBLY
SIMPLE AND EASY FOR PEOPLE TO
JUST RECEIVED ONE FROM THE
STATE. UM IS THIS RELATED TO
THAT ISSUE? OR CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT THIS IS RELATED TO SURE WE
MADE A FEW CHANGES IN THE MAY
REVISION. UM. WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO GO THROUGH THOSE CHANGES OR
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS IS? PLEASE? SO
FOR ME REVISION THE CHANGES TO
THE OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL.
MEDICATION INCLUDES AMENDING
LANGUAGE SO FUNDING WILL BE
ALLOCATED TO COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION INSTEAD OF L. E. A S
AND EXPANDING LANGUAGE TO
INCLUDE ADULT SCHOOL SITES THAT
ARE REQUIRED TO MEET THE
STOCKING REQUIREMENTS OF TWO
UNITS AT A MINIMUM COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION WILL ALSO
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING
AND DISTRIBUTING THE MEDICATION
TO LIAISE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
STOCKING THE MEDICATION AT ALL
MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOLS. AN
ADULT EDUCATION SCHOOL SITES.
AND WE'LL ALREADY ALLOWABLE. WE
ADDED LANGUAGE TO CLARIFY THAT
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION CAN
ALSO STOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SITES TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY
HAVE MET THE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS FOR STALKING AT
MIDDLE SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH HIGH
SCHOOL AND ADULT SCHOOL SITES.
WE ALSO ADDED LANGUAGE TO
REQUIRE THAT FUNDING ALLOCATIONS
WE RE EVALUATED EACH YEAR. WE
ALSO ADDED LANGUAGE TO REQUIRE
THAT FUNDING ALLOCATIONS. AH TO
PROVIDE MORE FLEXIBILITY ON
WHERE COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION CAN PURCHASE. UH THIS
MEDICATION GIVEN THE
AVAILABILITY OF THE OVER THE
COUNTER MEDICATION THAT WAS
RECENTLY APPROVED BY THE FDA, WE
ALSO CARVED OUT 10% OF THE
FUNDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
FOR COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION.
TO COORDINATE, MAINTAIN STOCK
AND DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY OPIOID
ANTAGONIST TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES. AND LASTLY, WE ADDED
LANGUAGE TO HIGHLIGHT ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS
FOR PURPOSES OF TRAINING AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. SO, UM
PLEASE HELP ME REMEMBER
CORRECTLY. IN THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET IN JANUARY. I'M DOING
THIS ALL BY MEMORY. SO PLEASE
CORRECT IT, UH, SCHOOLS WERE
ASKED WERE BEING ASKED TO
REQUEST THESE IS THAT CORRECT?
DO YOU REMEMBER? THE FUNDING WAS
PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO ELIA'S AND
THEN LEASE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR
GOING OUT AND PURCHASING AND
OBTAINING THE MEDICATION. SO IN
THIS CASE, I THINK THE WE DO
THINK IN TERMS OF THIS ADDRESSES
SOME OF THE CONVERSATION THAT
THAT OCCURRED WHERE PARTICULARLY
FOR SOME OF THE SMALLER RURAL
SCHOOLS COUNTY OFFICE IS GOING
TO GET THE MONEY. THE COUNTY
OFFICES WILL JUST DISTRIBUTE THE
THEY WILL GO TO LANGUAGES SOUNDS
LIKE NOW COUNTING OFFICERS ARE
REQUIRED. IT'S THEIR REQUIREMENT
TO DO THIS. RIGHT, AND WE'RE
PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
TO FOR THEM TO DO SO. SO IN
THAT, IN THAT SENSE, WE DO THINK
THOSE THOSE CHANGES ADDRESS
THOSE CONCERNS. WE STILL HAVE
CONCERNS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE
AMOUNT WE THINK IT COULD BE. YOU
KNOW A MILLION DOLLARS. YOU
COULD FUND ALL THE MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE STATUTE,
BUT IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THE
DISTRIBUTION ISSUES AND SORT OF
MAKING IT A LITTLE BIT MORE
EFFICIENT, SO EVERY RURAL SCHOOL
SMALL SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE TO GO
OUT AND PURCHASE ON ITS OWN. WE
THINK THAT THAT THAT IS AN
IMPROVEMENT OVER THE JANUARY
PROPOSAL, OKAY? THANK YOU, MR
CHARLES. OKAY. THANK YOU.
FURTHER QUESTIONS. NO. I DO NOT
HAVE ANY EITHER. WE WILL TAKE
THE CENTER ADVISEMENT AND COME
UP WITH ARE RECOMMENDED PLAN
NEXT WEEK. UM LET'S MOVE ON
ISSUE NUMBER SEVEN OFFICE OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION.
PLEASE. OKAY, LET'S BEGIN. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS MICHELLE KNEW IN WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE SCHOOL
FACILITY PROGRAM, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE SFP PROVIDES FUNDING FOR
LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES FOR
SCHOOL FACILITIES, SUCH AS FOR
NEW CONSTRUCTION AND
MODERNIZATION. FOR THE SFP. THE
MAY REVISION PROPOSES TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE TO REMOVE
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE ANNUAL K
12 AUDIT GUIDE RELATED TO THE
PROCESS FOR DETERMINING PROJECT
SAVINGS FOR THE FOLLOWING
PROJECT TYPES. MODERNIZATION AND
NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
FOR DISTRICTS RECEIVING
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FUNDING.
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION OR
CTE FACILITIES, PROGRAM PROJECTS
AND CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITIES
PROGRAM PROJECTS. AH THIS
TRAILER BUILD CHANGE CONFORMS TO
A RECENT RULING FROM
CALIFORNIA'S THIRD APPELLATE
DISTRICT. MOVING ON TO, UH CSF
CSF A OR THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
FINANCE AUTHORITY, CSS CSF, A
PROVIDES FACILITIES AND WORKING
CAPITAL FINANCING TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS, COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH IS
IMPLEMENTED BY CSF, A LARGELY
PROVIDES PROPOSITION 98 GENERAL
FUND. GRANTS TO ASSIST CHARTER
SCHOOLS WITH LEASE AND RENT
COSTS. THIS PROGRAM TARGETS
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WITH
SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS OF
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
STUDENTS. THE MAYOR. VISION
PROPOSES 51,000 ONGOING
PROPOSITION I NEED GENERAL FUND
FOR THE CHARTER SCHOOL FACILITY
GRANT PROGRAM TO REFLECT A COLA
OF 8.22. IN ADDITION TO MAYOR
REVISION, PROPOSES TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE PUT FORWARD AT THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET FOR A
TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. TO REMOVE
REFERENCES TO REVENUE LIMITS FOR
CS FAS MECHANISM TO INTERCEPT
STATE REVENUES AND THE PROPOSED
MECHANISM TO INTERSTATE LOCAL
REVENUES. THIS CHANGE WAS
REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION, AND IT WAS INDICATED
TO US THAT THE USE OF REVENUE
LIMITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
OFFSETTING FUNDS IS NOT
NECESSARY IN THIS INSTANCE, AND
WE AGREED WITH THEIR ASSESSMENT.
THANK YOU HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY
QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. THANK
YOU. DEPARTMENT. SORRY EDGAR C¢M
BROUGHT ELIA. WE DON'T WE DON'T
HAVE ANY SPECIFIC COMMENTS ON
ANY OF THESE PROPOSALS. ALRIGHT?
LISA SILVERMAN, EXECUTIVE
OFFICER FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, AND, YEAH,
WE OBVIOUSLY THINK THE
AMENDMENTS ARE PROPER RELATED TO
EDUCATION. COUNT 41 24, MAKING
CHANGES TO THE AUDIT
INSTRUCTIONS AND AGAIN JUST TO
CONFORM AS MICHELLE MENTIONED
EARLIER WITH THE APPEAL OF SAN
BERNARDINO VERSUS THE ALLOCATION
BOARD. SO, UM, THE COURT
DETERMINED THAT THE SECTIONS 17
0 70.63 UNDER GENERAL PROVISIONS
, UM, GOVERNMENT SCHOOL
FACILITIES PROGRAM AND AGAIN.
THEIR CAPTURE OF SAVINGS FOR
THOSE THREE OUTLINED PERCENT
PROGRAMS NEED TO BE RECTIFIED IN
THE STATUTE. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. SAYING NONE. I HAVE A
FEW QUESTIONS. SO UH UM I THINK
THERE WAS PREVIOUS TESTIMONY IN
THIS COMMITTEE OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE. UH, AH! WITH THE. 2
BILLION IN ADDITIONAL GENERAL
FUND SUPPORT. UM. AFTER THE
EXHAUSTION OF BOND FUNDS. UH IS
IT THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE IS
POSITION THAT EXISTING BOND
FUNDS, WHO COMBINED WITH THE
GENERAL FUND SUPPORT, WILL, UH,
COVER. THE REQUEST THROUGH 2024.
YES THAT'S CORRECT. THE
REMAINING PROPOSITION 51 BOUND
FUNDS PLUS THE 2022 BUDGET ACT
INVESTMENT OF GENERAL FUND FOR
THE SFP. WE'RE ANTICIPATING IT
WILL LAST UNTIL THE END OF 2024
AND THE MAIN REVISION DOESN'T
PROPOSE ANY CHANGES TO 12
FACILITIES FUNDING. AND SO
THAT'S HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT
THAT WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF BOND
FUNDS. IS IT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCES POSITION THAT THAT A
NEW SCHOOL BOND IS NECESSARY. WE
DO ANTICIPATE IT THAT IT AT SOME
POINT THERE WERE THERE WERE
THERE WILL BE A SCHOOL BUN.
DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THE
LEGISLATURE. UM YOU MAY HAVE
HEARD THAT THE GOVERNOR
MENTIONED IN HIS PRESS
CONFERENCE. UM A COUPLE OF OTHER
BONDS THAT ARE BEING
CONTEMPLATED FOR THE STATE
BUDGET ON THE MENTAL HEALTH AND
CLIMATE BOND, BUT WE DO
ANTICIPATE. UM THAT THERE WILL
BE A SCHOOL BUN DISCUSSION. AT
SOME POINT. I UNDERSTAND. THERE
ARE SEVERAL, UH, BILLS ON ON THE
BALLOT FOR SCHOOL BONDS. UH AND,
UM BUT AT THIS POINT, I DON'T
BELIEVE THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSIONS
AT THIS POINT, BUT THAT THERE
WILL BE SOMETHING SOON. I
BELIEVE OKAY, UM I, UM. HEARD
RECENTLY THAT THAT WITH THE UM,
EXHAUSTION OF THE. BOND FUNDS
THAT WOULD TRIGGER DEVELOPER
FEES. WHICH. HOMEBUILDERS
CHARACTERIZED TO ME AS BEING A
DE FACTO MORATORIUM ON
AFFORDABLE MIDDLE CLASS HOUSING
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. UM
IS THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
FULLY AWARE OF THE IMPACT ON THE
COST OF HOUSING WITH THE
EXHAUSTION OF THE SCHOOL BOND
FUNDS? YES WE'RE AWARE OF THE
POTENTIAL IMPACT OF DEVELOPER
FEES ON, UM RESIDENTIAL HOME
CONSTRUCTION IN THE STATE. AND
UM, YOU KNOW, GIVEN, UH HOUSING
COSTS IN THE STATE AS THEY ARE.
I THINK WE'RE LOOKING TO TRY TO
AVOID EXACERBATING THAT, UH AND
EXCUSE ME, UH, THAT WAS A LARGE
DRIVER OF THE DECISION IN LAST
YEAR'S BUDGET SUPER POSED TO PUT
FORWARD THE YOU KNOW THE SIZABLE
GENERAL FUND INVESTMENT FOR THE
SCHOOL FACILITY PROGRAM. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. UM TURNING
NEXT TO THE. UNCHANGED POSITION
IN THE MAY REVISE REGARDING THE
DELAY IN THE $550 MILLION FOR
THE PRESCHOOL, TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN AND FULL DAY
KINDERGARTEN FACILITY. FUNDING.
UM. AH AGAIN. HOW DOES THE.
ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED TO
ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED,
ESPECIALLY FOR TRANSITIONAL
KINDERGARTEN FACILITIES, GIVEN
THE EXHAUSTION OF BOND FUNDS. AH
YOU KNOW, AS I STATED THERE,
THERE WASN'T A CHANGE AT THE
MAYOR OF, UM THE MAY REVISION
CONTINUES THE GOVERNMENT
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSAL TO
DELAY THOSE FUNDS AS AS YOU JUST
REFERENCED. UM THERE, YOU KNOW
MY UNDERSTANDING, AND THERE'S
THE 360 MILLION IN THE MOST
RECENT FILING AROUND THAT THAT
THE, UH MISS SILVERMAN HAS
ALLUDED TO IN THE PAST AS BEING
ALLOCATED LIKELY BY THIS BY THIS
FALL FOR THOSE GRANTS, UM SO I
DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS IN
FRONT OF ME. BUT WITH THE 490
MILLION ALLOCATED IN 2021 BUDGET
ACT AND 100 MILLION IN AT LEAST
THE FIRST PART OF FROM THE 22
BUDGET ACT. THAT YOU KNOW
REFLECTS 590 MILLION THAT HAS
THAT HAS GONE OUT IN RECENT IN
RECENT BUDGETS, WITH 5 50
DELAYED NEXT YEAR. UM YOU KNOW,
WE THINK THAT'S A THAT'S A
SIZABLE INVESTMENT, BUT YOU KNOW
, AS EVIDENCED BY THE AMOUNT OF
APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED FOR THIS PROGRAM, WE
UNDERSTAND THAT A DELAY DOES
PRESENT CHALLENGES. FOUR
DISTRICTS. SO WE UNDERSTAND
WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. TURNING BACK
TO YOU, MR CHAIR, OKAY? FURTHER
QUESTIONS. AH! DO NOT HAVE THEM
JUST IN GENERAL, WHERE IT'S
STILL CONCERNED WITH THE DELAY
OF THE MONEY FOR THE, UH,
FACILITIES FOR TK AND FULL DAY
KINDERGARTEN, ESPECIALLY AS WE
TRY TO IMPLEMENT UNIVERSAL T.
CATHY GO AHEAD AND HAND SO OKAY
, WELL, HOLD IT OPEN. HOLD THAT
OPEN AND YOU'LL SEE OUR ACTIONS
ON THIS NEXT WEEK. NEXT ISSUE
COMMISSION ON TEACHER
CREDENTIALING. OH F L A OH!
OKAY? GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS MEGAN TAB, UM, WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM
TODAY I'M PRESENTING A BRIEF
OVERVIEW OF THE MAJOR REVISION
LETTER FOR THE COMMISSION ON
TEACHER CREDENTIAL E. TO BEGIN.
I'LL GO OVER A COUPLE OF
PROPOSALS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS
DECLINING REVENUES AT THE
COMMISSION, SO THE COMMISSION
HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN SUPPORTED
BY REVENUES. JANET BRAIDED FROM
EDUCATOR EXAM AND CREDENTIAL
FEES. AS THE STATE HAS
EXPERIENCED AN ONGOING TEACHER
SHORTAGE. THOSE FEE REVENUES ARE
FALLING, BUT PROGRAMMATIC
DEMANDS ON THE COMMISSION ARE
RISING, AND THIS IS RESULTING IN
SPECIAL FUND SOLVENCY ISSUES AT
THE COMMISSION. TO ADDRESS THIS
PROBLEM. THE MAJOR REVISION IS
PROPOSING THE FOLLOWING A
DECREASE OF 2.6 MILLION FROM THE
6 MILLION GENERAL FUND PROPOSED
AT GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. THIS IS
FOR A TOTAL OF THREE POINT
4,000,001 TIME GENERAL FUND TO
BACKFILL. A PROJECTED SHORTFALL
IN CREDENTIAL FEED REVENUES AT
THE COMMISSION. THIS FUNDING
WILL GO TO SUPPORT OPERATIONAL
COSTS AT THE COMMISSION.
ADDITIONALLY THE MAJOR REVISION
PROPOSES TO ABOLISH THE TEST
DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
ACCOUNT AND SHIFT ALL THOSE
EXPENDITURES AND REVENUES IN
BUDGET YEAR AND ON GOING TO THE
TEACHER CREDENTIALS FUND. THIS
MOVE REPRESENTS A NET ZERO SHIFT
OF 1,849,000 IN EXPENDITURES TO
THE TEACHER CREDENTIALS FUNDING
BUDGET YEAR. THE AUTHORITY WILL
ALLOW FOR IMPROVED FISCAL
MANAGEMENT AND DECREASED OVERALL
FISCAL WORKLOAD ASSOCIATED WITH
BALANCING THOSE FUNDS. THE
MAYOR. REVISION ALSO INCLUDES
ONE OPERATIONAL REQUEST FROM THE
COMMISSION AT 690,001 TIME
GENERAL FUND TO SUPPORT THE
PROCUREMENT OF NETWORKING
EQUIPMENT AND LAPTOPS FOR THE
COMMISSION'S RELOCATION TO THE
RICHARDS BOULEVARD OFFICE
COMPLEX IN THE SUMMER OF 2024.
UM THE LAST FISCAL PROPOSAL I'LL
COVER HERE IS A TECHNICAL ONE.
IT'S 612,001 TIME TO SUPPORT
EXTERNAL CONTRACT FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A TEACHING
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT FOR SPED
FOR CANDIDATES SEEKING A SPED
CREDENTIAL. UM THIS REQUEST IS
COST NEUTRAL. THE FUNDING WAS
INITIALLY PROVIDED IN THE 2019
BUDGET ACT FOR A MULTIYEAR
CONTRACT. THE LAST PAYMENT IN
THIS CONTRACT WAS INVOICED TO
THE COMMISSION LATE AND THE
COMMISSION NO LONGER HAD
AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENT ON
THAT CONTRACT BECAUSE THE
FUNDING HAD REVERTED. SO THIS IS
JUST GIVING THEM AUTHORITY TO
MAKE PAYMENT ON WORK THAT HAS
ALREADY COMPLETED MOVING ON TO
SOME LANGUAGE CHANGES. UM ONE
PIECE OF BUDGET BILL LANGUAGE
HERE FOR YOU. THE MAY REVISION
IS PROPOSING TO AMEND
PROVISIONAL LANGUAGE TO
AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO
UTILIZE CURRENT RESOURCES TO
PROVIDE TRANSCRIPT REVIEW TO
ASSESS BASIC SKILLS,
REQUIREMENTS AND SUBJECT MATTER.
COMPETENCE FOR EDUCATOR
CREDENTIAL CANDIDATES. I WILL
NOTE HERE THAT THERE WILL BE
SOME COMPANION TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE ON THIS ISSUE THAT
REQUIRES THE COMMISSION TO BEGIN
EXAMINING HOW TO ENSURE THAT
TRANSCRIPTS WILL BE REVIEWED FOR
ALL CREDENTIAL CANDIDATES
REQUIRING A BASIC SKILLS OR
SUBJECT MATTER. COMPETENCE,
DETERMINATION. THIS LANGUAGE
WILL ALSO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION
TO REPORT THEIR FINDINGS TO THE
LEGISLATURE. STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE BY NOVEMBER. 15TH OF
2023. SO THAT'S HERE. UM MOVING
ON TO A FEW PIECES OF TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE. UM YOU THE MAJOR
REVISION IS PROPOSING CHANGES TO
THE TEACHER ASSIGNMENT.
MONITORING OUTCOMES REPORTING
LANGUAGE FIRST PROPOSED AT
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. UM THESE
CHANGES ARE INFORMED BY FURTHER
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. THE MAJOR REVISION IS
ALSO PROPOSING CHANGES TO THE
TEACHER AND SCHOOL COUNSELOR
RESIDENCY GRANT PROGRAM. WHILE
NO NEW DOLLARS ARE BEING
PROPOSED HERE, THIS LANGUAGE
DOES PROPOSE TO INCREASE THE
MAXIMUM PER CANDIDATE ALLOCATION
TO GRANTEE, LOCAL EDUCATIONAL
AGENCIES OR L E. A S FROM 25,000
TO $40,000. THE LANGUAGE ALSO
REQUIRES A MINIMUM STIPEND OR
SALARY TO RESIDENTS OF $20,000
FROM THAT ALLOCATION AND ALLOWS
RESIDENCY CANDIDATES ADDITIONAL
FLEXIBILITIES AND COMPLETING
THERE'S CREDENTIALING AND
SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. AS WELL AS
INTRODUCING SOME HARDSHIP.
FLEXIBILITIES UM UNDER UNDER
THESE PROPOSALS. EXCUSE ME.
UNDER THIS NEW LANGUAGE. ELIA'S
MAY ALSO APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDS IF THEY WISH TO RECOMMIT
FOR EXISTING RESIDENCY
CANDIDATES UNDER THESE CHANGES.
AH A COUPLE MORE PIECES OF
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE FOR YOU.
UM THE NEIGHBOR VISION IS
PROPOSING TO AUTHORIZE THE
COMMISSION TO ISSUE A COMPARABLE
CALIFORNIA CREDENTIAL TO ANY
UNITED STATES MILITARY SERVICE
MEMBER OR THEIR SPOUSE THAT
POSSESSES A VALID OUT OF STATE
TEACHING OR SERVICES CREDENTIAL
WHEN THAT CANDIDATE IS RELOCATED
TO CALIFORNIA ON MILITARY
ORDERS. THIS LANGUAGE WILL
REQUIRE THEM TO PROVIDE A COPY
OF THOSE MILITARY ORDERS,
VERIFICATION OF THEIR SPOUSE OF
RELATIONSHIP IF THAT'S RELEVANT
IN THE FORM OF A MARRIAGE
CERTIFICATE AND A COPY OF THEIR
VALID OUT OF STATE CREDENTIAL.
FURTHER THIS LANGUAGE PROVIDES
THAT THAT CALIFORNIA CREDENTIAL
IS ONLY VALID FOR THE DURATION
OF THOSE MILITARY ORDERS. LAST
PIECE HERE FOR YOU. THE MEMBER
VISION IS PROPOSING STATUTORY
CHANGES TO AUTHORIZE THE
COMMISSION TO WAIVE THE TEACHING
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATORS WHO
WERE UNABLE TO MEET THAT
REQUIREMENT DURING THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC AND WHO COMPLETED A
COMMISSION APPROVED INDUCTION
PROGRAM OR TWO YEARS OF
SATISFACTORY TEACHER
EVALUATIONS. UM AND FOR CONTEXT
. THIS IS TO ADDRESS A LOOMING
ISSUE OF TEACHERS WHO TAUGHT
UNDER COVID 19 PANDEMIC ERROR
RELIEF THAT WAVED TP A, UM FOR
TEACHERS. UM THAT CONCLUDES MY
REMARKS ON THE COMMISSION'S
COMMISSIONER. TEACHER.
CREDENTIAL LINKS MAY REVISION
PROPOSALS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU QUESTIONS.
MR MURATSUCHI. THANK YOU. I UM I
WAS NOT AWARE OF THE WAIVER
RELATED TO THE TPA. UM SO IT IS.
COULD COULD YOU GET THE THEY
JUST SAY THAT THAT IT'S A
TEMPORARY WAIVER OR PERMANENT
WAVER. UM SO THIS UH THIS
LANGUAGE HERE IS PROPOSING LIKE
GRANDFATHERING IN TEACHERS WHO
HAVE BEEN TEACHING WITHOUT T P
A, UM, WHEN THEY EITHER, UM,
COMPLETED A COMMISSION APPROVED
INDUCTION FOR PROGRAM OR TWO
YEARS OF SATISFACTORY TEACHER
EVALUATIONS, AND THIS IS JUST
FOR TEACHERS WHO HAVE ALREADY
BEEN DOING THE JOB UNDER THE
COVID 19 PANDEMIC RELIEF, WHICH
DID WAVE T P A. FOR THOSE THOSE
FOLKS DOES L A HAVE ANY POSITION
ON THIS FLAVOR, ACTUALLY, SO IN
TERMS OF THE PROPOSALS, WE'RE
STILL REVIEWING SOME OF THE
PROPOSALS, BUT WE DON'T THERE'S
NOTHING THAT WE HAVE MAJOR
CONCERNS THAT IN PARTICULAR ONES
THAT WE THOUGHT WERE REASONABLE
CHANGES WAS THAT THE T P A
WAIVER WAS ONE OF THEM. WE THINK
THAT THE REASONABLE THESE ARE
CANDIDATES WHO JUST DID NOT HAVE
THE ABILITY TO TAKE TO THE T P
A. DURING THE PANDEMIC. UM AND
THEN THE TEACHER AND COUNSELOR
RESIDENCY PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS.
ALLOWING FOR HIGHER GROUND. WE
THOUGHT THOSE REASONABLE IS
GONE. OKAY? AND I WANT. TO THANK
THE GOVERNOR FOR THE PROPOSAL,
AND THAT MAY REVISE FOR THE
WAVING OF TEACHERS. SPOUSES OF
MILITARY PERSONNEL. I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU KNOW IT JUST HAPPENED TO
BE ON CBS EVENING NEWS LAST
NIGHT, A STORY ON THAT EXACT
ISSUE AND HOW I'VE HEARD FROM
MANY OF OUR MILITARY FAMILIES
ABOUT HOW THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE
AND AS IT AS A MILITARY BRAT
MYSELF. I FULLY APPRECIATE THAT.
THE SUPPORT FOR OUR MILITARY
FAMILIES. UM SO PLEASE EXTEND MY
APPRECIATION TO THE GOVERNOR FOR
THIS PROPOSAL. THANK YOU. OKAY.
THANK YOU. UH THAT'S IT. FOR
THIS ITEM. WE WILL HOLD THIS
OPEN AND COME BACK WITH OUR
ACTIONS NEXT WEEK. UH HUH.
LASTLY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES, CHILD CARE PROGRAMS.
IN FACT, TO MAKE YOU TALK. IT
JUST SAYS YOU'RE DOING. OKAY.
PLEASE BEGIN. GOOD MORNING,
JENNIFER TROY SOCIAL SERVICES.
WITH RESPECT TO THE BUDGET FOR
OUR CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. THE OVERALL BUDGET IN
THE MAY REVISION INCLUDES 5.8
BILLION IN TOTAL FUNDS IN 23 24
. THIS IS A NET DECREASE OF $71
MILLION FROM THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET, REFLECTING A DECLINE IN
CASELOADS IN STAGES TWO AND
THREE. OF THE COW WORKS
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS. AND A
REDUCTION IN THE COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT FUNDING BASED ON
APPLICATION OF CONTRACTS TO
SERVING COUNTIES THAT ARE
REIMBURSED UNDER THE STANDARD
REIMBURSEMENT RATE. IN TERMS OF
CASELOADS FOR COW WORKS
CHILDCARE. WE ARE PROJECTING A
25.8% INCREASE IN THE STAGE ONE
CASELOAD BUT DECREASES OF 14 AND
5.6% IN THE STAGES TWO AND THREE
CASELOADS SO ADJUSTMENTS IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS WITHIN THE COW WORK
STAGES. WITH RESPECT TO THE
ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM OR A
CAP PROGRAM. BASED ON THE LATEST
DATA THAT WE HAVE, WHICH IS AS
OF APRIL, 2023. BETWEEN OCTOBER
2021 AND MARCH 2023 THE
ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM,
ENROLLMENT INCREASED BY
APPROXIMATELY 50,106 NEW SLOTS,
SO THAT REFLECTS AN 89% INCREASE
IN ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM.
WITH RESPECT TO GENERAL
CHILDCARE. THE DIRECT CONTRACT
PROGRAMS THAT MAY REVISION
REFLECTS AN ANTICIPATED ONE TIME
SAVINGS IN THE 22 23 BUDGET YEAR
OF $588 MILLION. THIS IS RELATED
TO THE ENROLLMENT IN THE PROGRAM
BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THE
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS FOR NEW
SLOTS AND OUR ESTIMATES OF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT THAT CAN MAXIMALLY
GO INTO CONTRACTS AS A RESULT OF
THOSE RESPONSES TO THE PHASE.
THIS IS A ONE TIME SAVINGS. IT
IS SAVINGS THAT WOULD HAVE
OCCURRED ON THE NATURAL, BUT WE
ARE RECOGNIZING IT NOW. AND THE
AMOUNT OF THE SAVINGS WILL BE
REDUCED. IF WE SHOULD END UP
HIGHER THAN CURRENTLY ESTIMATED
. IN OTHER WORDS, THE
EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY IT'S NOT
BEING REDUCED WERE SIMPLY
REFLECTING WHAT WE EXPECT TO
HAPPEN ON THE NATURAL. THIS IS
RELATED TO THE TIME THAT IT IS
TAKING TO IMPLEMENT SUCH A LARGE
EXPANSION IN THE PROGRAM, AS WAS
BUDGETED IN 21, 22 AND 22 23. A
REVISION ALSO INCLUDES $183
MILLION IN GENERAL FUND FOR THE
STATUTORY COLA FOR THE CHILD
CARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT OF
8.22% THIS AMOUNT REFLECTS A
TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT TO HOW THE
COLA IS APPLIED TO DIRECT
CONTRACTORS. A REVISION INCLUDES
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE RELATED TO
THE ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR
THE REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. AS WE DISCUSSED IN THE
HEARINGS EARLIER THIS SPRING, WE
ARE MOVING FROM A REGIONAL
MARKET RATE TO AN ALTERNATIVE
METHODOLOGY CONSISTENT WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF A JOINT LABOR
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND A
STAKEHOLDER WORKGROUP. WITH
RESPECT TO REFORMS TO OUR
PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND TO OUR
REIMBURSEMENT RATES. THIS
STATUTORY CHANGES REQUIRED TO
REPLACE THE CURRENT RATE SETTING
METHODOLOGY IN STATUTES SO THAT
WE HAVE THE AUTHORIZATION TO
MOVE TO THAT ALTERNATIVE
METHODOLOGY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE ALLOWANCE UNDER FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. A REVISION ALSO
INCLUDES A REQUEST FOR
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE
PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT
PROGRAM. UM IT'S $892,000 IN
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY FOR
EXISTING AND NEW LIMITED TERM
POSITIONS. THIS IS A GRANT
PROGRAM WHERE THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY AT THE
PRESIDENT RECEIVES THE FEDERAL
GRANT, BUT THE AGENCY HAS
CONTRACTED WITH CDSS TO
ADMINISTER IT ON THEIR BEHALF,
AND THESE POSITIONS ARE
PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TO THE P D. G INVOLVED
CONTRACTORS AND STAKEHOLDERS. TO
ENSURE COMPLETION OF THOSE
GRANTS ACTIVITIES. FINALLY YOU
ASKED FOR US TO ALSO ADDRESS OUR
APRIL 1ST BCPS THE SPRING
FINANCE LETTER. THERE ARE TWO
FOR THE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRST IS
WITH RESPECT TO THE CALIFORNIA
SUPPORTING PROVIDERS AND
REACHING KIDS CORE AUTOMATION
SYSTEM. WE'RE REQUESTING ONE
TIME $5.9 MILLION 1.9 MILLION OF
WHICH IS GENERAL FUND FOR 22
YEAR LIMITED TERMITE POSITIONS
AND CONTRACT SERVICES TO
CONTINUE PLANNING ACTIVITIES TO
SUPPORT COMPLETION OF THE
PROJECT APPROVAL LIFECYCLE FOR
THIS PROJECT. AND THE SECOND PCP
FROM THE SPRING FINANCE LETTER
IS RELATED TO THE CHILD AND
ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM, OR C A.
C F P THE DEPARTMENT IS
REQUESTING 16 POSITION JUST
AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM
, ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT
FUNCTIONS. IT'S 100% FEDERALLY
FUNDED. WE ALREADY HAVE THE
FEDERAL FUND AUTHORITY TO
SUPPORT THE POSITIONS, BUT WE
LACK THE POSITION AUTHORITY. SO
WE'RE TRYING TO TRUE THAT UP
HERE. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE
SUMMARY. OKAY? QUESTIONS OH,
EXCUSE ME. NEXT JACKIE, WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE AND JACKIE BARROSO
WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE, UM, WITH REGARDS TO THE
MAY REVISION PROPOSALS WERE
STILL WORKING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT. THE ADMINISTRATION
I'M JUST TO GET ADDITIONAL
DETAILS, BUT THERE ARE FOUR
THINGS THAT WE JUST WANTED TO
HIGHLIGHT FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE
ONE THE CHILD CARE PROGRAM DOES
RECEIVE A PORTION OF PROPOSITION
$64 TO, UM, SUPPORT SLOTS. UM
THE BUDGET DOES IT ASSUME A $46
MILLION DECREASE IN PROPOSITION
64 FUNDS IN THE BUDGET YEAR,
WHICH ARE NOT BEING BACKFILLED.
AND THIS IS IN PARTICULAR FOR
THE GENERAL CHILDCARE PROGRAM.
SO IF NOT BACKFILLED, THAT
ESSENTIALLY MEANS WE'RE NOT
FULLY FUNDING THE SLOTS. HOWEVER
IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION, IT'S OUR
UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS THEIR
INTENT TO BACKFILL THESE FUNDS
WITH CARRYOVER PROPOSITION, 64,
WHICH, UM, THE LAST REPORT WE
RECEIVED IN THE SPRING BACK THE
CARRYOVER TOTALS 200 MILLION UM
, HOWEVER, IT'S JUST UNCLEAR
WHEN THAT BAG FELLOW WOULD WOULD
OCCUR. AND IF IT WOULD OCCUR, UM
AND, UM, TO BE REFLECTED IN THE
BUDGET ACT OR AFTERWARDS. AND
THEN ALSO UNCLEAR HOW THE
REMAINING CARRYOVER FUNDS WILL
BE USED. WILL THERE BE SAVED TO
BACKFILL ANY FUTURE PROPOSITION
? 64 BACK FILLS AND CHILDCARE
WOULD THEY BE USED FOR OTHER
PROPOSITION? 64 PROGRAMS? THE
SECOND ITEM I WANTED TO FLAG IS
THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH
THE DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM THAT
THE BUDGET INCLUDES ALL
AVAILABLE FEDERAL CHILDCARE
DEVELOPMENT FUNDS, UM, WHICH
RECENTLY RECEIVED $170 MILLION
INCREASE. THE THIRD THING I
WOULD FLAG AS WAS MENTIONED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. THE BUDGET DOES
INCLUDE CURRENT YEAR SAVINGS
ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL
CHILDCARE, BUT ALSO ALTERNATIVE
PAYMENT PROGRAM FUNDS THAT WERE
ON ON AWARDED AND NOT ENTERED
INTO CONTRACT. UM THOSE ARE ONE
TIME SAVINGS AND WE'RE WORKING
WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO JUST
FURTHER CLARIFY THE SCORING OF
THOSE SAVINGS, BUT THEN ALSO
REQUESTING UPDATED SLOT
INFORMATION. TO GET A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF IF WE EXPECT
ANY ADDITIONAL SAVINGS RESULTING
FROM LOWER SLOT TAKE UP RATE,
AND THAT LEADS ME INTO MY FINAL
POINT WITH REGARDS TO, UM IF
THERE WERE ANY ADDITIONAL
SAVINGS, BUT IF THOSE SAVINGS
WERE IN FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDS,
OUR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES FOR THE
FEDERAL RELIEF FUNDS THAT EXPIRE
IN SEPTEMBER 2023 AND IF THERE
ARE ANY ABOVE THE EARLY ACTION
UM, THEY ANTICIPATE THAT THESE
FUNDS WILL JUST REVERT BACK TO
THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT THERE
WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH TIME TO RE
APPROPRIATE THEM FOR OTHER
ACTIVITIES. THANK YOU. OKAY? WE
HAVE QUESTIONS. I HAVE A FEW
OTHER GATE FIRST IS AT THE
TRANSITION TO D S S. HOW'S THAT
GOING? I WOULD SAY THE
TRANSITION IS GOING QUITE WELL.
WE AT THIS POINT HAVE REALLY
INTEGRATED THE PROGRAMS WELL
INTO THE DEPARTMENT AND ARE
REALLY WORKING TOWARDS THE WHOLE
CHILD, WHOLE FAMILY VISION THAT
WAS ENVISIONED IN THE FIRST
PLACE TO INTEGRATE THOSE
PROGRAMS INTO THE ARRAY OF
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES THAT
EXISTS UNDER THE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY WHILE
MAINTAINING A CLOSE CONNECTION
TO OUR PARTNERS AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS WELL,
SO ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS THAT
WERE AT C D HAVE DAVID BEEN
FILLED AT DSS DID FULFILL ALL
THE RESPONSE. ABILITIES AND
DUTIES. THERE HAVE THERE WERE A
NUMBER OF DIFFERENT TRANSFERS
OVER TIME. THE ORIGINAL
POSITIONS THAT CAME FROM CD AS
WELL AS BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSALS
THAT OCCURRED IN BETWEEN BOTH
FOR CD AND FOR CDSS. DON'T
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HUNDREDS OF
VACANCIES. I DON'T KNOW THE
VACANCY INFORMATION OFF THE TOP
OF MY HEAD BUT WOULD BE HAPPY TO
GET BACK TO YOU. AND THEN
OVERALL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. YOU KNOW, WE KNOW FROM
THE WHOLE ISSUE WITH WE'VE HEARD
A LOT HEARINGS ABOUT ABOUT
RATES. AND LOSING, UM. YOU KNOW
PEOPLE THE FIELD BECAUSE THEY
CAN JUST MAKE MORE ELSEWHERE. UM
AND THEN WE HEAR FROM THE
PRIVATE PROVIDERS SAYING THAT
YOU KNOW ONE THING AS WE
IMPLEMENT TK THEY COULD SERVE
MORE FOUR YEAR OLDS WITH WITH
ADEQUATE RATES AND WE HAVE THESE
SLOTS THAT WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING. I
KNOW THE GOVERNOR CAME OUT, WAS
MARRIED BY HIS LAST WEEK. TALKED
ABOUT CHILD CARE REALLY MATTERS
TO CALIFORNIA AND WE HIGHLIGHTED
WHAT WE DID IN THAT EARLY
ACTION, BUT YOU KNOW, THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE. AS YOU
KNOW, WE ARE. WE HAVE ALREADY
SAID. YOU KNOW, ONE OF OUR TOP
ISSUES IS, UM, THAT RATE
INCREASES AND WE DON'T SEE
ANYTHING HERE REALLY ADDRESSING
THAT? SO DO YOU THINK THAT YOU
CAN HAVE A ROBUST CHILDCARE
SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA AND HONOR
IT LIKE WE ALL WANT, INCLUDING
THE GOVERNOR AND EXPAND ALL
THESE? SLOTS. WITHOUT
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING RATES.
CAN YOU CAN YOU SAY THAT? WITH A
STRAIGHT FACE THAT STATUS QUO
WITH RATES WILL BE ABLE TO
THRIVE WITH CHILDCARE. THANK YOU
FOR THE QUESTION. GABBY SANTORA
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. UM I
WOULD JUST START BY NOTING WE
HAVE A SHARED UNDERSTANDING THAT
THE LEVEL OF REIMBURSEMENT THAT
PROVIDED RECEIVE IS A CRITICAL
PIECE OF HOW WE CAN SUPPORT THE
FIELD, SUPPORT CHILD CARE AND
SUPPORT FAMILIES. THAT IS WHY WE
HAVE ENTERED INTO COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING WITH THE CHILDCARE
PROVIDERS. UNITED UNION CCP YOU
WE ARE IN CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS
WITH THEM WITH AN INTENT TO
REACH A SUCCESSOR AGREEMENT TO
THE CURRENT ONE THAT EXPIRES
JUNE 30TH. UM AND PART OF THAT
INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
ADJUSTMENTS TO, UH TO WHAT
PROVIDERS ARE REIMBURSED. SO
JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S
STILL TOP OF MIND FOR US
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT
, BUT AS THAT IS SUBJECT TO
BARGAINING THAT THAT IS WHY YOU
DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING REFLECTED IN
THE MAY REVISION. YEAH I HEAR
THAT. WE HAVE HEARD THAT I THINK
THAT THE FUNDAMENTAL FLAW OF
THAT IS THE VAST MAJORITY. I'M
NOT SURE THE NUMBER I THINK IT'S
WHAT YOU KNOW, MAYBE TWO THIRDS.
CHILDCARE PROVIDERS IN PRESCHOOL
, UM, PROVIDERS WHO WOULD
BENEFIT FROM THE RATES ARE NOT
IN THE UNION. SO IT'S LIKE THIS
LITTLE TAIL IS WHACKING THIS
MASSIVE DOGS, SO I GET THAT AND
THAT'S IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE
PUZZLE. BUT THE LION'S SHARE. IF
YOU LOOK AT IT PICTURE OF WHO'S
BEING SERVED BY THIS. IT'S NOT
INDIVIDUALS AND GRANTED FOR
PEOPLE IN THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING IT YEAH, OR OFFER
THEM WE WANT THEM TO GET
ADEQUATE. WE'RE JUST BUT WAITING
FOR THAT PIECE WHEN YOU KNOW THE
WHOLE OTHER PEACE IS THE ONE
THAT'S IMPACTED JUST DOESN'T
MAKE SENSE. HOW DO YOU RESPOND
TO THAT? THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. I WOULD SAY THAT WE,
UM WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE
OF WORK THAT IS AND BOTH BY
REPRESENTED AN HONORABLE CENTER
PROVIDERS, BUT BECAUSE WE ARE IN
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH
REPRESENTED PROVIDERS WHO WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING
HOLISTICALLY AT THE FIELD RATHER
THAN HAVING A PARSED APPROACH.
WHILE WE'RE PRESENTING SOMETHING
FOR THE NON REPRESENTED FEEL
WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, I GET THAT.
BUT DO YOU THINK IT'S FAIR? I
THINK IT'S LET'S SAY IT'S TWO
THIRDS. I THINK THAT'S MAYBE
CONSERVATIVE. SO LET'S SAY TWO
THIRDS ARE NON REPRESENTED. AND
A THIRD ARE. IS IT FAIR TO TELL
THE TWO THIRDS? HEY WE CAN'T
TAKE CARE OF YOU. UNLESS WE TAKE
CARE OF THIS THIRD OVER HERE
JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT'S NO
FAIR NOR GOOD PUBLIC POLICY WHEN
THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE AREN'T
IMPACTED BY THIS BY THIS PIECE.
UM I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT UM.
IT'S NOT OUR OUR INTENT TO
DISMISS THE IMPORTANCE OF, UM OF
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NON
REPRESENTED FIELD. IT'S JUST WE
WANT TO TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH
AND NOT HAVE A PARSED APPROACH
ABOUT HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT
PROVIDERS WHO ARE IN THE UNIT
VERSUS WHO AREN'T UM, SO WHAT I
WOULD SAY IS THAT WE IT'S OUR
INTENT AS PART OF ULTIMATELY
WHAT IS REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET
ENACTMENT. IS TO HAVE A HOLISTIC
ADJUSTMENT FOR THE ENTIRE FIELD,
NOT JUST THE REPRESENTED FIELD.
YEAH JUST YOU KNOW, WE RUN THE
RISK OF HAVING FURTHER COLLAPSE
AND YOU KNOW, WE HIGHLIGHT
RIGHTFULLY SO HE'S EXCITED
THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN
EFFORT. LITTLE KIDS IN
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSAL TK WHICH IS
THE GOVERNOR? AYE. YOU KNOW,
FRIENDS CENTER LEAD ON THAT.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR YOU KNOW. MOST
IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS IN
CALIFORNIA FOR EDUCATION LAST
THREE YEARS, MASSIVE INCREASE IN
SLOTS. UM, BUT IF WE DON'T
ADEQUATELY ADDRESS THIS PIECE,
THOSE ARE THINGS FALL APART. SO
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T
LOSE. TRACK OF THAT. OKAY THANK
YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS MORE THERE. UM THAT IS
ALL FOR THIS ITEM, SO WE WILL
SEE OUR OUR ACTIONS WITH OUR
AGENDA, OUR SPREADSHEET AND OUR
AGENDA ITEM NEXT WEEK WHEN WE
TAKE OUR ADVISE ACTIONS. UH NOW
WE WILL BEGIN PUBLIC COMMENT. IN
THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK. PLEASE
COME UP TO THE FRONT AND KEEP
THE PROFITS TO ONE MINUTE OR
LESS. ONE MINUTE OR LESS. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING. SHARON
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RAQUEL
YOFFIE ON BEHALF THE CALIFORNIA
ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM
ASSOCIATION, OR CAPA, ALTHOUGH
WE BELIEVE THE GOVERNOR GOVERNOR
NEWSOM'S MAYBE MAY REVISION AS A
SOLID STARTING POINT TO BUILD ON
. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT A
MEANINGFUL PERMANENT INCREASE IN
CHILDCARE PROVIDER RATES WAS NOT
INCLUDED. CALIFORNIA DESPERATELY
NEEDS TO ELIMINATE THE POLICY
WHERE PARENTS WAS STABLE WORK
HOURS RECEIVE A SET AMOUNT.
CHILDCARE VOUCHER FOR PARENTS
WITH WITH UNSTABLE WORK HOURS,
RECEIVE A VOUCHER WITH NO
GUARANTEES, RESULTING IN LESS
STABLE CHILDCARE. ALL INCOME
ELIGIBLE FAMILIES DESERVE THE
SAME FAIR AND EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO CHILDCARE. WE ARE
APPRECIATIVE OF THE EXTENDING
THE FAMILY FEE WAIVER UNTIL
SEPTEMBER, 30TH 2023. BOARD
ASKED THAT PERMANENT ELIMINATION
OF THE PHOEBE CONSIDERED MOVING
FORWARD. PARENTS WITH YOUNG
CHILDREN MUST HAVE ACCESS TO
CHILD CARE IN ORDER TO SECURE OR
MAINTAIN A JOB, MAKING THIS
ISSUE CRITICAL TO THE ECONOMY,
REBOUNDING AND GROWING. WE HOPE
TO WORK WITH THE GOVERNOR AND
THE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT FAIR
AND EQUITABLE ACCESS TO
SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE BY ALL
INCOME ELIGIBLE PARENTS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS JEFF BOCK I
REPRESENTING THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
AND TO TRY TO FIT IN COMMENTS
ABOUT FOUR DIFFERENT ISSUES THIS
MORNING. UM AS YOU PUT ALL THE
PUZZLE PIECES TOGETHER IN A
CHALLENGING FISCAL ENVIRONMENT.
WE EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT
FOR THE PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT
ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION. JUVENILE
COURT PROGRAMS THAT COUNTY
OFFICES OF EDUCATION. WE SEE
THAT AS BEING AN EXTENSION OF
THE LEGISLATURE'S EFFORTS OVER
THE LAST DECADE TO ADDRESS THE
NUMBER OF EQUITY ISSUES IN
FIELDS AS DIVERSE AS OVERALL
FUNDING WITH THE L C F F, WITH
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND WITH HOME
TO SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION. WE
SHARE THE CONCERN ABOUT USING
ONE TIME DOLLARS FOR ONGOING
COSTS WITH REGARDING THE L C F F
NOTHING GIVES A CHIEF BUSINESS
OFFICIAL MORE HEARTBURN THAN YOU
KNOW, USING THOSE TERMS ONE TERM
FUNDING FOR ONGOING COSTS. THE
BLOCK GRANTS, ARTS, MUSIC,
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS LEARNING
RECOVERY BLOCK GRANT WE SHARE.
WE WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
CLIENT BACK OF THOSE DOLLARS AND
I THINK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ALVAREZ
YOU MENTIONED DURING THE
CONVERSATION THAT IT'S NOT SO
MUCH, EVEN THE THAT THE DOLLARS
HAVE BEEN EXPENDED IN SOME CASES
, BUT IT'S THE PLANNING THAT
GOES INTO A MULTI YEAR EFFORT.
DISTRICTS EVERY SEE VDA LOT OF
FUNDING FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT
SOURCES, AND THAT REQUIRES A LOT
OF INTENTIONAL PLANNING AND
BRAIDING OF FUNDING AND SHIFTING
GEARS AND MIDSTREAM DOES NOT
HELP WITH THAT REGARD. AND THEN,
LASTLY, ON PROPOSITION, 28, WE
WERE WE HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER
AS PART OF A COALITION ON THIS
ISSUE OF HOW TO DEFINE EXISTING
FUNDING FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE
SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT
REQUIREMENT, AND WE WOULD
CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE THAT THAT
BE ONGOING STATE FUNDING AND
THEN NOT INCLUDE FUNDS OVER
WHICH ELIA'S DO NOT HAVE
GOVERNANCE AUTHORITY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS BRENDAN TO
OREGON BEHALF OF ED VOICE. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE TRAILER
BILL LANGUAGE REQUIRING
UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
DYSLEXIA AND GRADES.
KINDERGARTEN 1ST AND 2ND. WE'RE
CONFIDENT THAT THAT WILL IMPROVE
LITERACY RATES AND ALSO EXPAND
OPPORTUNITY FOR CALIFORNIA'S
CHILDREN. UM WE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE THE GOVERNOR
PRIORITIZING SCREENING AND
RECOGNIZING THE URGENCY. BY
INCLUDING IT IN THE MAY REVISION
. AND OF COURSE WE THANK SENATOR
PORTANTINO FOR BEING STEADFAST
IN HIS EFFORTS TO MAKE UNIVERSAL
SCREENING A REALITY IN
CALIFORNIA, AND WE URGE YOU TO
ADOPT IT AS THE TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE AS PART OF THE FINAL
BUDGET. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. PAMELA
GIBBS, REPRESENTING THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION. FIRST OF ALL, WE'D
LIKE TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION
AND THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE
JUVENILE COURT SCHOOLS AND
COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
PROGRAMS, AND WE ALSO THINK OF
THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE THREE
YEAR AVERAGE. 88. CALCULATION
FOR THOSE PROGRAMS AS WELL,
WHICH IS MUCH NEEDED. IN
ADDITION, WE SUPPORT THE CHAIR'S
COMMENTS RELATED TO THE
CHILDCARE SLIDES. UM AND ALSO
THE PROVIDER RATES. WE LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON
GETTING SOMETHING MORE PERMANENT
IN THE LEGISLATURE, UM, AND IN
THE BUDGET ON THAT FRONT, WE
WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE 20,000
SLOTS THAT WERE DELAYED. AND
WHILE IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE MUCH
WE HAVE PARENTS. WHO COULD USE
THOSE SLOTS AND FAMILIES AND
WE'VE ALSO SINCE WE WERE
PLANNING ON THOSE SLOTS, WE
SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS AND
EVERYTHING. SO UM, PUTTING BACK
THE REVERSING, UM, THAT
ELIMINATION OF THE 20,000 SLOTS
WOULD BE HELPFUL. WE ALSO WANT
TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
ADDITIONAL FUNDING. FOR UM, THE
DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE,
PROGRAMMING AND FUNDS THAT WE
USED TO SUPPORT ALL OF THE
DISTRICTS IN THE COUNTY. WE
SUPPORT 80 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND FOR THOSE
NEEDING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
THAT FUNDING WOULD BE HELPFUL.
UM WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO, UM,
THANK THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
DISCUSSIONS AND THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE
DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD REGARDING
THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE AND, UM
LEKO, ALONG WITH SOME OF OUR
PARTNERS HAVE BEEN PRIORITIZING
A DIFFERS EDUCATION LEADERS
PIPELINE INITIATIVE. WE BELIEVE
WE HAVE FOUND A COST NEUTRAL OR
AT LEAST A BUDGET COST NEUTRAL
WAY TO ADDRESS THE INVESTMENTS
THAT THE LEGISLATURE AND THE
GOVERNOR HAVE MADE AN EDUCATOR
WORKFORCE, UM BY THE EDUCATOR,
EFFECTIVENESS BLOCK GRANT IN
THIS IN AND I'LL WRAP UP. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. IN THIS INSTANCE
WE'RE ASKING FOR PRINCIPLES AND
ADMINISTRATORS TO BE FUNDED IN
ORDER TO SUPPORT THOSE TEACHERS
THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE WE KNOW
THAT DIFFERS EDUCATE. CATERS AND
LEADERS WILL HELP OUR CHILDREN
AT THE END OF THE DAY. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
ANDREA BALL, SPEAKING AT FIRST
ON THE ISSUE OF THE PROPOSED
MIDYEAR CUTS TO THE BLOCK GRANTS
ON BEHALF OF THE ORANGE COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE 28
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS, THE
CALIFORNIA SUBURBAN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY EDUCATION
COALITION. WE WOULD URGE YOU TO
REJECT THOSE CUTS. YOU HAD A
GOOD DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPACT
OF MID YEAR CUTS AND ALSO IT'S
WANT TO POINT OUT WHICH I DID
EARLIER IN THE YEAR ABOUT THE
CUTS TO THE ARTS AND MUSIC BLOCK
AROUND THAT THOSE USES THIS CAME
UP ALSO HAVE A MUCH BROADER SET
OF USES THAN AND THEY HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED FOR THINGS LIKE
PENSION HEALTH COSTS, AS WAS
AUTHORIZED IN THE STATUTE,
CREATING THE BLOCK GRANT. SO
CUTTING MIDYEAR IS REALLY GOING
TO BE DISRUPTIVE ON BEHALF OF
THE ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION ALSO WANT TO THANK THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR THE PROPOSAL
ON ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION
PROGRAMS AND ALSO ON THE L C F F
, UM INCREASE AS YOU PROBABLY
KNOW THAT FOR A NUMBER OF
REASONS, HAVING TO DO SOMEWHAT
WITH DEFINITIONAL REASONS, THERE
ARE MANY, MANY MORE SCHOOLS AND
DISTRICTS IDENTIFIED FOR
DIFFERENTIATED ASSISTANCE. I
THINK THE COUNTY OFFICES ARE
TRYING TO DO THE EARLY WORK TO
PREVENT DISTRICTS FROM BEING
IDENTIFIED. BUT ONCE THEY ARE,
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS RITA MEDINA WITH
COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT
RIGHTS CHEERED LÀ, UM, HERE TO
JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, DESPITE THE
BUDGET SHORTFALLS AND LISTENING
TO THE CONVERSATIONS THIS
MORNING, WE'RE HERE IN SUPPORT
OF AN ITEM THAT WE DIDN'T SEE IN
THE MAY REVISE, BUT WE HOPE WILL
MAKE IT INTO THE FINAL BUDGET,
AND THIS IS SUPPORT FOR FUNDING
TO CREATE A GRANT PROGRAM THAT
WOULD EITHER ALLOWED SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND SCHOOLS TO CREATE
A DREAM RESOURCE CENTERS OR
DREAM RESOURCE CENTER
PROGRAMMING ON THEIR CAMPUS.
THIS HAS BEEN CHAMPIONED BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAISE AND JUST
WANT TO LIFT UP AND WE KNOW YOU
KNOW, CHAIR THAT YOU'RE A
CHAMPION OF NEWCOMER STUDENTS AS
WELL. BUT WE'RE ALSO TALKING
ABOUT A POPULATION OF STUDENTS.
WHO HAS LIVED IN CALIFORNIA FOR
SEVERAL YEARS, MAYBE IN SOME
CASES SPENT THEIR ENTIRE K
THROUGH 12 EDUCATION IN OUR
SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND WITH THE
UNCERTAINTY AROUND DHAKA WE'RE
FINDING A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS
ARE ASKING BASIC QUESTIONS THAT
TAKE US BACK TO EVEN EARLY 85 40
. CAN I ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION
? WHAT FINANCIAL AID
OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO
ME AND, YOU KNOW, LET'S PUT ON A
LOT OF THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS,
BUT THERE AREN'T ORGANIZATIONS
OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT ALLOW NOT ONLY
STUDENTS TO GET THE INFORMATION
FROM TRUSTED SOURCES, BUT ALSO
THEIR PARENTS, WHO ARE REALLY
CRITICAL IN SOME OF THE
DECISIONS THAT STUDENTS MAKE
WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO ACCESS,
HIGHER EDUCATION. AND SO WE
REALLY SEE THIS, THOUGH IT'S A
NEW INVESTMENT AS AN INVESTMENT
THAT BUILDS ON ALL OF THE WORK
THAT THIS COMMITTEE AND THE
STATE AS WELL AS OUR FRIENDS IN
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE HAVE
DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS
ARE GETTING THAT INFORMATION
ONCE THEY GET TO A COLLEGE
CAMPUS, BUT THIS REACHES THEM
BEFORE THEY GET THERE, AND WE
JUST THINK THAT'S REALLY
CRITICAL IN ORDER TO CONTINUE
THE SUCCESS. OF OUR STUDENTS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING ON IO COMEDIANS ON
BEHALF OF LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOS ANGELES
UNIFIED APPRECIATES THE
CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE L. C
F F AND COLA AS PROPOSED IN THE
MAYOR REVISION IN PARTICULAR, WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THE EXTENSION
OF THE TIMELINE TO EXPAND THE
EXPANDED OPERATE EXPANDED
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES CARRY
OVER FUNDS. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO STAND UP
. IT'S A LOT PROGRAM, BUT GIVEN
THE SIZE OF OUR DISTRICT AND
WORKFORCE NEEDS, WE NEED TIME TO
ENSURE WE CAN ROLL THIS PROGRAM
OUT AS IT WAS ENVISIONED. WE
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE
ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATURE
FOR RESTORING THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PRIORITY
SCHOOLS IN THE GOLDEN STATE
TEACHER GRANT WE ASKED FOR
FLEXIBILITIES AROUND
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE DEPENDENT
ON STAFFING, PARTICULARLY IN
ELOPED AND THE T K RATIO. WE
BELIEVE THAT ELIA'S THAT CAN
DEMONSTRATE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT
TO STAFF PROGRAMS AS STATUTORILY
REQUIRED SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED
FOR BY LOSING THOSE FUNDS OR BY
PAYING PENALTIES. FINALLY LOS
ANGELES UNIFIED WOULD LIKE TO
EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
MAINTAINING THE ALLOCATIONS TO
THE ARTS AND MUSIC,
DISCRETIONARY BLOCK GRANT AND
THE LEARNING RECOVERY EMERGENCY
BLOCK GRANT THAT WERE ALLOCATED
LAST YEAR. LIKE MANY SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, LOS ANGELES UNIFIED
HAS ALREADY COMMITTED TO USING
THOSE FUNDS AND THE LOSS OF
PROMISED FUNDING WOULD BE
DISRUPTIVE. WE STRONGLY OPPOSE
THESE CUTS AND ASK FOR OTHER
STATES SOLUTIONS TO BE
CONSIDERED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. OKAY? THAT'S ALL IN THE
AUDIENCE. I THINK WE HAVE A FEW
PEOPLE ON THE LINE MODERATOR. HE
COULD PLEASE BEGIN. THANK YOU.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION OR
HAVE A COMMENT EXCUSE ME. YOU
MAY PRESS ONE, THEN ZERO ON YOUR
TELEPHONE KEYPAD. YOU WILL HEAR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT YOUR LINE
HAS BEEN PLACED INTO THE
SPEAKING QUÊ. AN OPERATOR WILL
TAKE YOU OFFLINE. GIVE YOU YOUR
LINE NUMBER AND PLACE YOU BACK
INTO THE CALL. WE WILL INTRODUCE
YOU BUY YOUR LINE NUMBER. AND
OUR FIRST COMMENT COMES FROM
LINE 16 1 MOMENT, PLEASE. AND
YOU MAY GO AHEAD LINE 16. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS JENNIFER BAKER
, REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL
EDUCATION. I'D LIKE TO THANK
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS
REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
BILINGUAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ON BEHALF OF
CAVE. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
INCLUSION OF $20 MILLION AND
THEY MAY REVISION. UH GUARDIAN,
BRINGING BACK THIS VERY
EFFECTIVE PROGRAM TO ENSURE
WE'RE NOT ONLY IMPACTING THE
OVERALL TEACHER SHORTAGE BUT
THAT WE'RE ALSO ADEQUATELY
MAKING PLANS. AND TAKING STEPS
TO ADDRESS THE BILINGUAL TEACHER
SHORTAGE. WE ALSO APPRECIATE, UM
, THE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK
THAT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS PUT
TOGETHER TO CREATE THE PANEL FOR
READING DIFFICULTY SCREENERS. WE
APPRECIATE THE LANGUAGE IT'S
BEEN PUT TOGETHER AND WE'LL HAVE
A NUMBER OF COMMENTS. WE DO HAVE
SOME CONCERNS, AND WE WILL BE
COMMUNICATING THOSE SHORTLY IN A
LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE
COMMITTEE, WE THINK THE
ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR TIME
AND COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA'S ENGLISH LEARNERS.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE MOVE TO LINE
17, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER
AND WE ALIGN WITH OUR COLLEAGUE
WHO JUST SPOKE FROM CARBON WANT
TO EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE
APPROPRIATION TO BRING BACK THE
BILINGUAL TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. WE
ALSO GREATLY APPRECIATE OUR
BUDGET CHAMPION IS ON NUMBER
RADIUS AND THE LATINO CAUCUS
SUPPORT ON THIS, UM, LIKE MY
COLLEAGUE MENTIONED WE'RE STILL
REVIEWING THE TRAILER BUILDING,
WHICH FOR THE PANEL FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES. WE THINK IT'S A
STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT
WE STILL HAVE CONCERNS AND
APPRECIATE A CELL MEMBER. MURRAY
FEATURES QUESTIONS REGARDING THE
OVER IDENTIFICATION OR THE
IMPACT IT WILL HAVE UNDER
ENGLISH LEARNERS. UM, WE LOOK
FORWARD TO PROVIDING FURTHER
DETAIL IN WRITING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. SPEAKER, PLEASE. NEXT
WE GO TO LINE 30, YOU MAY GO
AHEAD. ONE MOMENT THERE LINE DID
NOT OPEN. THERE WE GO LINE. 30,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI GOOD MORNING
. THIS IS MICHELLE UNDERWOOD ON
BEHALF OF THE COALITION FOR
ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR SPECIAL
EDUCATION. WE CONTINUE TO OPPOSE
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE THAT WILL
OBSTRUCT THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN SILVA'S AND THEY
REMEMBER ELIA'S LABELED THE
ADMINISTRATION FEE CAP. WHILE WE
APPRECIATE THAT THE REVISED
LANGUAGE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS
DECLINING ENROLLMENT PROPOSAL
CONTINUES TO IGNORE, ELIA DRIVEN
LOCAL PLAN CHANGES. MANY ELIA'S
HAVE CHANGED NEXT YEAR'S LOCAL
ALLOCATION PLAN DUE TO THE
MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING SHIPS PUT
IN MOTION BY THE CURRENT YEAR
BUDGET, BUT THESE ADMINISTRATION
DEFENDED THAT PROPOSAL. THEY
SAID ELLIOT HIMSELF COULD MAKE
LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS TO CONTINUE TO
PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
THROUGH THE SULFA AND MANY HAVE
DONE JUST THAT DESIGNING
DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT LOCAL
ALLOCATION PLANS. FOR 23 24.
COMPARED TO THIS YEAR. THAT JUST
WON'T WORK WITH THIS PROPOSAL.
FINALLY CLOSE WILL NOT KNOW
THEIR MEMBER ELIA'S FINAL 23 24
88 UNTIL FEBRUARY 2024, WHICH
MEANS 3/4 OF THE YEAR WILL HAVE
PASSED BEFORE ITSELF AND KNOWS
WHETHER IT HAS COMPLIED WITH THE
ONE YEAR LAW. THIS NEW LEVEL
CONFLICT WITH EXISTING LAW THAT
STATES MEMBER ELIA'S DECIDE HOW
FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED. TO BOTH
DISTRICTS AND TO THEIR SULFA FOR
THESE REASONS, WE CONTINUE TO
OPPOSE THIS TRAILER BELL
LANGUAGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND OUR NEXT COMMENT IS FROM
LINE 34. YOU MAY GO AHEAD. 9 34
, YOU ARE OPEN. DO YOU HAVE YOUR
PHONE MUTED? LINE 34 LAST CALL.
HI. IS THAT ME? YES I DID.
DIDN'T EVEN NUMBER SORRY. THIS
IS LIZA FINKELSTEIN. I'M CALLING
ON BEHALF OF PROGRAM. FULL AND
COMPLETE. READING IS A UNIVERSAL
MANDATE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND
MY CO FOUNDER, KARIM LEVER, WHO
COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE
HE'S ON AN AIRPLANE. I'M ALSO
THE PARENTS OF A UM, EXTREME
DYSLEXIC STUDENTS WHO IS NOW 17
, AND HE IS ALSO THE PARENT OF A
DYSLEXIC STUDENT WHO IS NOT
DIAGNOSED UNTIL AH, SHE WAS 16.
I'M JUST CALLING IN SUPPORT. OF
UM, I MEAN, CALLING IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. UM AND THE BUDGET.
UH THAT WILL, UM THE PROPOSAL TO
REQUIRE HUMOROUS SCREENING FOR
THIS READING THIS DIFFICULTIES
IN RISK OF DEFLECTING GRADES K
THROUGH TWO. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU. THANKS. NEXT WEEK. WE
GO TO LINE 32, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
VERMILION PHªN, A MEMBER OF THE
BLACKEST BLUE COALITION. THE
COALITION IS AN 18 MEMBER
ORGANIZATION. THAT CONSISTS OF
CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND
FAITH BASED GROUPS. FOCUS ON
EQUITY AND EDUCATION FOR
CALIFORNIA BLACK STUDENTS. IT'S
BETTER IF YOU REPEAT SOMETHING
ENOUGH TIMES WILL START TO
UNDERSTAND AS TRUE. SO LET ME
START WITH THIS INCOME IS NOT A
PROXY FOR RIGHT. INCOME IS NOT A
PROPERTY FOR RACE INCOME IS NOT
A PROSECUTOR RACE, THE
GOVERNOR'S EQUITY MULTIPLIERS
AND DIRECT RESPONSE TO A B 27 74
, A BILL THAT SOUGHT TO ADD THE
STATE CLOSE PERFORMING SUBGROUP
NOT ALREADY GENERATING
SUPPLEMENTAL OR CONCENTRATION
FUNDING. CURRENTLY BLACK
STUDENTS THAT BUILDING
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE
ASSEMBLY AND THE SENATE SHOPPING
, THE GOVERNORS REQUESTED THE
PROMISE OF A COMPROMISE. THAT
COMPROMISE THE EQUITY MULTIPLIER
WAS CREATED TO ADJUST
CALIFORNIA'S HISTORIC
UNDERFUNDING OF ITS BLACK
STUDENTS, YET ONLY 5% OF THE
FUNDING AS PROPOSED GET RELEASED
. THIS IS BECAUSE THE
ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES THAT THE
ONLY TOOL WE HAVE TO ADDRESS
LAST YEAR SPECIFICALLY IS INCOME
. WHAT WE WHAT WE'VE KNOWN FOR A
DECADE NOW IS THAT ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE? THE ONLY RELIABLE
INDICATOR THAT CAN HELP US
STUDENTS WHO ARE LANGUISHING IN
THIS FUNDING GAP. THIS ISSUE WAS
FIRST RAISED IN THE LEGISLATURE
BY THEN A FAMILY MEMBER. CHARLIE
WEBBER IN 2018, THIS SPECIFIC
GROUP OF UNFUNDED STUDENTS THAT
CONTINUE TO REQUIRE AN ACADEMIC
PERFORMANCE, PIECING ANY OF
THEIR PARENT GROUPS. WE MET WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION AND EVERY
MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE
ILLUSTRATING THE POLICIES
CONTAINED THIS PROPOSAL, AND I
PUT FORWARD AN ALTERNATIVE THAT
WOULD GET 90% OF THE EQUITY
MULTIPLIER TO A STUDENT GROUP
WHERE 70% DON'T CURRENTLY READ
AND WRITE ON GRADE LEVEL AND
WHERE 84% DON'T CURRENTLY DO
MATH. AT GRADE LEVEL. CFF IS
SUPER REFORM. PEOPLE INTERESTED
IN THE WELFARE OF BLACK
CHILDREN, ALL OF US YOU ALL
INCLUDED. WE KNOW THAT THE RIGHT
WE KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT THING TO
DO IS IN THE PROPOSAL, AS
PRESENTED BY YOUR RESTORATION IS
NOT THAT LET'S STAND TOGETHER
AND FIGHT FOR BLACK SCHOOLS. THE
WAY WE HAVE TIME, PLEASE BERNARD
MARRIAGE EQUALITY AND HE WAS
RIGHT TO CHOOSE. THANK YOU.
COMMENT FROM LINE 15, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
MILLIE LUCAS, LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION
. CALIFORNIA STATE. PITA
STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE GOVERNOR'S
NEIGHBORHOOD VISION PROPOSAL TO
REQUIRE UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR
READING DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
BEING GRADES. K THROUGH TWO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. AND NEXT COMMENTER.
WE GO TO LINE 28. YOU MAY GO
AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. LAURIE
DEPAUL CO STATE DIRECTOR OF
DECODING JUST LIKE THE A
CALIFORNIA WE ARE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNORS MAY
REVISE, PROPOSING ANNUAL SCREEN
SCREENING FOR ALL K THROUGH TWO
CHILDREN FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES, INCLUDING RISK OF
DYSLEXIA, PROVIDING SCHOOLS WITH
SCREENING INFORMATION AT A TIME
WHEN RESEARCH SHOWS READING
INTERVENTIONS WILL PROVIDE THE
HIGHEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
FACTOR AFFORDED 12 TIMES THE
SAVINGS. PREVENTING READING
FAILURE CUTS COSTS. 40 OTHER
STATES ALREADY HAVE SCREENING
LEGISLATION. WE THANK THE
GOVERNOR AND SENATOR PORTANTINO
FOR MAKING THIS A PRIORITY IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE GO TO LINE OF LINE
27. YOU MAY GO AHEAD. GOOD
MORNING. THIS IS RACHEL LEVY,
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF
THE MOUNT DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF
THE GOVERNORS MAY REVISION
PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE UNIVERSAL
SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
DYSLEXIA IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
SECOND GRADE. THANK YOU. NEXT WE
GO TO A COMMENT FROM LINE 36 GO
AHEAD, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS CHERYL FEASTS AND I'M
CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE
DISABILITY RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND
DEFENSE FUND WERE NATIONAL
DISABILITY CIVIL RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION AND ALSO HAVE A
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION
CENTER SERVING OVER 30 OF OUR
CALIFORNIA COUNTIES. WE SUPPORT
THE GOVERNORS MAY REVISION
PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE UNIVERSAL
SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
DYSLEXIA IN GRADES K TWO EVERY
DAY. WE TALK WITH FAMILIES WHOSE
CHILDREN ARE STRUGGLING WITH
LEARNING BEHAVIOR AND MENTAL
HEALTH CHALLENGES ROOTED IN AN
UNIDENTIFIED OR UNDER REMEDIATED
LEARNING DISABILITY. WE SEE HOW
EARLY STRUGGLES FROM DYSLEXIA,
MANY FROM OUR MOST VULNERABLE
COMMUNITIES, SUCH AS ENGLISH
LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND NATIVE
AMERICAN COMMUNITY FAMILIES, AS
WELL AS CHILDREN OF COLOR ARE
MISSED. EARLY INTERVENTION
MATTERS AND SCREENING FOR
DYSLEXIA EARLY MAY REDUCE THE
NEED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION,
REDUCED DROPOUT, INCREASED
COLLEGE SUCCESS AND DECREASED
MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE GO TO A COMMENT FROM
LINE 35, PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO.
MY NAME IS LINDSAY NO FELT ON
BEHALF OF READING FOR BERKELEY
AND NATIONALLY CONNECTED
ADVOCACY COALITION IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF UNIVERSAL SCREENING
FOR READING DIFFICULTIES. WE
BELIEVE THAT ALL STUDENTS CAN BE
TAUGHT TO READ AND THAT
SCREENING IS AN ESSENTIAL PART
OF THAT IF SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
DON'T KNOW OF READING
DIFFICULTIES, WE CAN'T HELP.
THANK YOU. NEXT. WE HAVE A
COMMENT FROM LINE 31 GO AHEAD,
PLEASE. YES THIS IS BEVERLY WANT
FROM PARENTS HELPING PARENTS AND
JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNOR'S NAME
REVISION PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE
UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND RISKS OF
DYSLEXIA AND GRADES K THROUGH
TWO. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE A
COMMENT FROM LINE 37, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. 9 37. YOU MAY GO AHEAD
WITH YOUR COMMENT. THIS IS
RACHEL HURD. I'M PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE
STANDARD BONE VALLEY UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S INCLUSION
OF SCREENING ALL STUDENTS IN
GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH
SECOND GRADE FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES, INCLUDING DYSLEXIA
. OUR DISTRICT IS ALREADY DOING
THIS KIND OF SCREENING AND ARE
SEEING THE BENEFITS IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR MULTI
TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR
STUDENTS. AND I THINK THAT THE
STATEWIDE GUIDANCE IN THIS BY
PULLING THIS COMMITTEE TOGETHER
IS A VERY IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENT
IN MOVING CALIFORNIA'S LITERACY
CHALLENGES FORWARD. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE HAVE A COMMENT FROM LINE
19, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
DENISE ON BEHALF OF EQUITABLE
LITERACY FOR ALL WE STRONGLY
SUPPORT GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S MAY
REVISION PROPOSAL TO REQUIRE
UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR READING
DIFFICULTIES AND RISK OF
DYSLEXIA IN K THROUGH SECOND
GRADE. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE.
NEXT WE GO TO LINE 33, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES,
YES. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS
MEREDITH DODSON, REPRESENTING
SAN FRANCISCO PARENT COALITION,
A COALITION AND BROAD, DIVERSE
NETWORK OF OVER 5000 FAMILIES
FROM OVER 110 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO ON BEHALF
OF OUR COALITION AND SAN
FRANCISCO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
WERE CALLING IN TO SHARE OUR
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND
GRADE UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR
READING DIFFICULTIES, INCLUDING
RISK OF DYSLEXIA, AS I'VE BEEN
WRITTEN IN THE MAY REVISE TOO
MANY CALIFORNIA STUDENTS ARE
STRUGGLING TO LEARN TO READ
RESOURCES FOUND AS HIGH AS 80%
OF STRUGGLING READERS ARE ON THE
DYSLEXIA SPECTRUM, STRUGGLING
WITH DYSLEXIA OFTEN GO
UNDIAGNOSED. THESE STUDENTS ARE
LESS LIKELY TO GRADUATE HIGH
SCHOOL ATTEND COLLEGE, AND THEY
ALSO EXPERIENCED HIGHER RATES OF
INCARCERATION. WE OFFER OUR
STRONG SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL AND
RELATED FUNDING REQUIRED TO
IMPLEMENT IT ACROSS CALIFORNIA'S
PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU GO TO LINE 38. GOOD MORNING.
SHARON COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CARLOS
ROJAS, REPRESENTING THE CURRENT
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT, SCHOOLS
OFFICE, CALLING A STRONG SUPPORT
OF THE PROPOSED $80 MILLION IN
THE MAY REVISION TO SUPPORT THE
OPERATIONS OF COUNTY RUN COURT
AND COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS.
THE STUDENTS THAT MAKE UP THAT
POCKET THAT ARE IN THOSE
PROGRAMS MAKE UP LESS THAN 1% OF
THE K TO 12 POPULATIONS STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THEY ARE TRULY THE
MOST MARGINALIZED STUDENTS WITH
THE GREATEST NEEDS. THESE FUNDS
WOULD GO A LONG WAY AND
IMPROVING THE SERVICES PROVIDED
TO THOSE KIDS ALSO STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED
DOCUMENTATIONS TO THE COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION FUNDING TO
ALLOW FOR GREATER SUPPORT FOR
THE INCREASED NUMBER OF
DISTRICTS THAT HAVE BECOME
ELIGIBLE FOR DIFFERENTIATED
ASSISTANCE AND THE PROPOSED
INCREASE FROM MAKING THE
ELIGIBILITY FROM ONE YEAR TO TWO
YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MR MR TAIL
TURNED THE CONFERENCE BACK TO
YOU. OKAY THANK YOU. THAT
CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR
TODAY'S MAY REVISE HEARING WILL
BE BACK NEXT WEEK WITH OUR FINAL
ACTIONS. THANK YOU.