I CALLED THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE HEARING TO
ORDER WE ARE GOING TO ESTABLISH
OUR QUORUM. UM MADAM CLERK,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. JACKSON
HERE, SANCHEZ ELONIS. ARAMBULA
BONTA. BRIAN CALLED AROUND.
GARCIA WE HAVE A QUORUM. WELCOME
TO THE JUNE 6TH BILL HEARING OF
THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. I WILL NOW SHARE A
FEW NOTES ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF
OUR HEARING TODAY REGARDING THE
PUBLIC'S ACCESS TO DISCUSSIONS.
FOR THOSE JOINING US IN PERSON.
FACE COVERINGS ARE ENCOURAGED
FOR ALL MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND
THE PUBLIC AND ALL COMMON AREAS
AND SHARED SPACES. FOR DALLIN
WITNESSES. WE WILL BE USING A
MODERATED TELEPHONE SERVICE
THROUGH WHICH ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC CAN TESTIFY ON A BILL.
THE CALL IN NUMBER FOR THIS
HEARING IS 877692. AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 13154. YOU CAN
ALSO FIND THIS NUMBER ON THE
COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS
ON YOUR TV SCREEN. IF YOU'RE
CALLING IN, PLEASE DO SO NOW THE
OPERATOR ON THE LINE WILL GIVE
YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO BE
PLACED IN CUBA BASED OF WHETHER
YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THE BILL.
WHEN CALLING IN. PLEASE BE
MINDFUL OF ANY LEMONADE, ALL
BACKGROUND NOISE. WE CAN HEAR IT
TODAY. ONCE WE HAVE A WE WELL,
WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A CORE AND
WE HAVE FOUR BILLS. I'M AT THIS
TIME AND ONE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT. ON THE AGENDA. TWO
BILLS ARE ON CONSENT. PLEASE
KNOW THAT WE WILL LIMIT
TESTIMONY TO TWO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT AND TWO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. EACH WITNESS HAS TWO
MINUTES TO TESTIFY. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES MAY ADD ON
BY STATING THEIR NAME AND
AFFILIATION. LET'S MOVE FIRST ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UH THERE'S
HAVE EMOTION. IS THERE A SECOND
? WE HAVE A SECOND. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR FILE
ITEM TO SP 46 TO 1 HAB FILE ITEM
FOUR SB 8 TO 4, ASHBY. JACKSON
JACKSON. I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
ELONIS ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE
BONTA BONTA I BRIAN! BRIAN, I
CALDERON CALLED AROUND I GARCIA.
60 CONSENT IS OUT. UM FOR NOW,
WE'LL JUST MOVE ON THROUGH OUR
BILLS HERE TO BE HEARD. SP 333
SENATOR CORTEZ E WELCOME. AND WE
WELCOME ANY WITNESSES THAT YOU
HAVE. WE SEE THAT YOU HAVE WON
BY PHONE AND ONE IN PERSON. AND
YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. I'M HERE TO PRESENT SP 3 33
TODAY, THE CALIFORNIA'S SORE
GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM. THERE
ARE ABOUT 270,000 STUDENTS
WITHIN CALIFORNIA'S K 12 SCHOOL
SYSTEM WHO ARE EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS RIGHT NOW. UM THAT
NUMBER IS INCREASED BY OVER 48%
IN THE PAST DECADE ABOUT 15,000
OF THESE STUDENTS ARE IN THE
12TH GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS BY
UTILIZING FUNDS FROM THE
MCKINNEY VENTO ACT OF FEDERAL
ACT. UM AND THAT IS A KEY
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR
STUDENTS EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS. HOWEVER THAT LAW
APPLIES ONLY TO CURRENTLY
ENROLLED STUDENTS MEAN A
STUDENT. EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WILL ONLY RECEIVE
SUPPORT UP UNTIL THEY EXIT FROM
HIGH SCHOOL. THE LACK OF SUPPORT
AVAILABLE TO THE YOUTH
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS POST
GRADUATION SIGNIFICANTLY HINDERS
THEIR ABILITY TO PURSUE THEIR
EDUCATIONAL CAREER WORK CAREER
AMBITIONS FOR THAT MATTER. WELL
FEDERAL AND STATE LAW CAN
PROVIDE EXTENSIVE PHYSICAL AID
TO YOUTH EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS WHO ACTUALLY ENROLL
IN COLLEGE. THE AID DOES NOT
BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE
STUDENT BEGINS ATTENDING
COLLEGE, TYPICALLY IN THE FALL.
AS A RESULT, MANY OF THESE YOUTH
BECOME SUBJECT TO A PHENOMENON
KNOWN AS SUMMER MELT, A SCENARIO
IN WHICH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
ARE ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE AND
INTEND TO ENROLL. BUT ULTIMATELY
DO NOT. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON
AMONG LOW INCOME STUDENTS WHO
ACT THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO
MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH
SCHOOL TO COLLEGE IN THE FALL.
THE STUDENTS, OF COURSE, CAN BE
STICKER SHOCK WHEN THEY SEE
ASSOCIATED FEES GIVEN, UM THEIR
SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF BEING
ON HOUSED IN RECOGNITION OF THE
NEED TO EXTEND SUPPORT TO OUR
MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS DURING
THE BRIDGE BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATION AND POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT. SP 3 33
ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE
GUARANTEED INCOME PROGRAM. THAT
OPERATES FOR A LIMITED TIME
PROVIDING CASH ASSISTANCE ON A
MONTHLY BASIS FOR FIVE MONTHS TO
THESE YOUTH. THE BILL DEFINES AN
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT IS AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ENROLLED IN
THE 12TH GRADE MEETS THE
DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS,
ACCORDING TO THE MCKINNEY VENTO
ACT, WHICH IS A VERY CLEAR
DEFINITION. THE PILOT PROGRAM
WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 15,000
YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
STATEWIDE BEGINNING ON APRIL 1ST
2025 THROUGH AUGUST 1ST 2025. AS
IS TYPICAL OF GUARANTEED INCOME
PROGRAMS OR UBI PROGRAMS. IT'S A
NO STRINGS ATTACHED, GUARANTEED
INCOME MODEL THAT WILL EMPOWER
YOUTH TO USE THE FUNDS AS THEY
SEE FIT, WHETHER THAT'S BOOKS OR
TUITION, ULTIMATELY OR A WARM
COAT OR SHOES OR WHATEVER IT IS
THEY NEED. UM OTHER GUARANTEED
INCOME PROGRAMS, INCLUDING ONE
THAT I PILOT PILOT IN SANTA
CLARA COUNTY WHEN I WAS THERE TO
SERVE TRANSITIONAL AGE FOSTER
YOUTH UM AND, UM I BELIEVE THE
STATE MODEL, WHICH IS CURRENTLY
UNDERWAY FOR FOSTER AND PREGNANT
WOMEN HAVE PROVEN TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. UM IMPLEMENTED AND
THE RESULTS HAVE DEMONSTRATED
THAT GUARANTEED INCOME REDUCES
INCOME VOLATILITY SIGNIFICANTLY
HELPS PEOPLE FIND FULL TIME
EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVES PHYSICAL
MENTAL HEALTH AND CREATES NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE. THIS
BILL WILL EQUIP YOUTH
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH
THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. TO
EMBARK ON THE PATH TOWARDS
STABILITY AND SUCCESS AS A EXIT
HIGH SCHOOL. UM HERE TO TESTIFY
AND SUPPORTED THE BILL. WE HAVE
TAMIKA BANKS AND HERE. IN
PERSON. OKAY I'M GONNA LET YOU
STOP IDENTIFIED BY APOLOGIZE,
SARAH, I'M SORRY I HAD THEY DO
HAVE A YEAR. SARAH SARAH BOBY
PIZZA. AND YOU CAN PROBABLY
PRONOUNCE YOUR NAME AGAIN ANYWAY
, AND CORRECT THE RECORD ON THAT
SHE IS THE WEST ADVOCACY
MANAGER. AND CO SPONSOR OF THE
BILL. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE YOU
WANT TO START WITH. WELCOME.
PLEASE BEGIN. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, DR JACKSON AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. UM YOU ACTUALLY GOT MY
LAST NAME RIGHT, WHICH IS VERY
RARE. PEOPLE DON'T USUALLY GET
IT CORRECTLY. UM BUT MY NAME IS
SARAH BOTH HIPS AND I'M THE WEST
ADVOCACY MANAGER WITH YOUNG
INVINCIBLES AND WE'RE PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF SB 333. WE REALLY
WANT TO THANK SENATOR CORTEZ E
FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO DIGNIFYING
THE MOST VULNERABLE YOUTH IN OUR
STATE. AND SENATOR CORTEZ HE
MENTIONED EVERY YEAR ROUGHLY
15,000 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
GRADUATE INTO ADULT HOMELESSNESS
. I'M SURE ALL OF US HAVE BEEN
SEEING GRADUATION PICTURES AS OF
LATE, AND IT'S USUALLY A JOYOUS
OCCASION. BUT FOR THIS
PARTICULAR COHORT, ONE HAS BEAT
THE ODDS HAS COMPLETED HIGH
SCHOOL AGAINST ALL OF THE
BARRIERS THEY FACE. IT'S REALLY
A DAY FILLED WITH UNCERTAINTY,
UM AND NOT KNOWING WHAT'S COMING
DOWN DOWN THE LINE FOR THEM FOR
THEIR FUTURE. UM THESE KIDS HAVE
DONE EVERYTHING THAT WE ASK OF
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. THEY'VE
ATTENDED SCHOOL. THEY HAVE
THOUGHT ABOUT THEIR DREAM CAREER
AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE
GOING TO DO AFTER THEY FINISHED
COLLEGE. UM AND WE TELL THEM TO
FOCUS ON GETTING TO COLLEGE TO
MAKE THOSE DREAMS A REALITY. BUT
WHEN WE LET THEM GRADUATE HIGH
SCHOOL AND WE STRIP AWAY ALL OF
THE SUPPORT THAT'S PROVIDED BY
THE K THROUGH 12 SYSTEM WHERE
ESSENTIALLY LETTING THEM DOWN ON
THAT PROMISE WE TOLD THEM TO
MAKE IT PAST HIGH SCHOOL. THEY
DO AND THEN WE TELL THEM THAT'S
IT. UM YOU CAN MAKE IT TO
COLLEGE, IF YOU LIKE. BUT OFTEN
THESE BARRIERS, MOSTLY FINANCIAL
AND OTHERWISE PROVED TO BE TOO
DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME FOR THEM
TO ACTUALLY MAKE IT THERE. SB
333 WOULD PROVIDE THE ONE THING
THAT MANY OF THESE YOUNG ADULTS
NEED, WHICH IS A GUARANTEED
INCOME AND THEY CAN THE
GUARANTEED INCOME. WOULD HELP
BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. THE
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT G I IS A
POWERFUL TOOL THAT AFFORDS THE
RECIPIENTS, UM, AUTONOMY TO
ADDRESS THEIR OWN NEEDS THROUGH
RESEARCH LIKE THE STOCKTON'S
ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
DEMONSTRATION AND THE CHILD TAX
CREDIT, WE SEE THAT
UNCONDITIONAL CASH REALLY HELPS
PARTICIPANTS BREAK THE CYCLE OF
POVERTY AND USE THE INCOME,
WHETHER TO SAVE FOR THE FUTURE
OR EVEN GAIN. HIGHER PAYING
EMPLOYMENT. UM DURING THE TIME
OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT DURING
THE PANDEMIC BY THE LAST MONTH
THAT IT WAS PROVIDED 3.7 MILLION
CHILDREN HAD BEEN LIFTED ABOVE
THE POVERTY LINE. REGULAR CASH
PAYMENTS FOR THE 15,000
GRADUATING SENIORS CAN HELP WITH
RENT, FOOD AND EVEN RELOCATION
COSTS FOR COLLEGE. GUARANTEED
INCOME IS SIMPLE, AND IT'S
TRANSFORMATIVE. IT HELPS PEOPLE
GET AHEAD AND GET ONE STEP
CLOSER TO FINANCIAL STABILITY,
AND WE MUST PROVIDE CALIFORNIA'S
HOMELESS YOUTH WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME
ECONOMICALLY STABLE. THEY TOO
DESERVE SHELTER, FOOD AND A
CHANCE TO WORK TOWARDS THOSE
VERY DREAMS THAT WE HELP THEM
COME UP WITH DURING HIGH SCHOOL.
SO FOR THESE REASONS, I THANK
YOU AND I URGE YOUR I VOTE. WE
HAVE EMOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND
NEXT. WELL, NEXT UP BY PHONE. WE
HAVE TAMIKA BANKS BY PHONE.
THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY NAME IS MONICA BANKS AND I'M
HONORED TO TESTIFY BEFORE YOU
TODAY. I WANT TO SHARE MY
PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH YOU AS IT
REFLECTS THE CHALLENGES BASED ON
MANY AN INDIVIDUAL TO LACK
STABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT
SYSTEMS. IMAGINE BEING THE
SECOND CHILD BORN TO A TEENAGE
MOM WHO HAD BEEN RAPED IN BOTH
OCCASIONS. AND WE'RE TOLD THAT
IF SHE TOLD ANYONE IN HER FAMILY
SHE WOULD BE KILLED. THEN
IMAGINE BEING SHUNNED BY HER
FAMILY. WELL THIS IS MY STORY
WITH $400 IN MY MOM'S POCKET.
SHE BRAVELY MOVED US FROM
CLEVELAND, OHIO, CALIFORNIA IN
SEARCH FOR A BETTER LIFE. WHEN
WE ARRIVED, WE FACED
HOMELESSNESS THERE FOR SOME TIME
AS WELL, RELYING ON SECTION
EIGHT HOUSING VOUCHERS TO SECURE
ROOF. OVER OUR HEADS.
UNFORTUNATELY FOR US, THE
CHALLENGE IS NOT IN THERE AND I
EXPERIENCED UNSPEAKABLE TRAUMA
WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE HOME
LEADING TO ME TRANSFERRING TO
OVER EIGHT DIFFERENT JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL. DETERMINED TO BE MY BEST
ITSELF. I GRADUATED FROM HIGH
SCHOOL IN THREE YEARS. AS A
JUNIOR AT THE AGE OF 17, EARNING
A PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP TO JOHNNY
CLAIRE UNIVERSITY. I THOUGHT
MAMA AND MADE IT BUT THE
FINANCIAL BURDEN PROVED
OVERWHELMING. THE COST OF BOOKS
FLIRTATION, BASIC NECESSITIES
HEAVY ON ME. THEY WERE HAPPY ON
MY SHOULDERS, AND FOR A LONG
TIME I FELT LIKE I WAS A DROP
OUT BECAUSE I DROPPED OUT, BUT
PERHAPS IT'S BEEN BUILT 333 WERE
A LOG. AIMED AT SUPPORTING
STUDENTS IN NEED. HAD BEEN IN
EFFECT, IT WOULD HAVE PROVIDED
ME WITH THE VITAL ASSISTANCE
NEEDED FOR THESE EXPENSES.
GIVING ME A GREATER SENSE OF
SECURITY AND CONFIDENCE ON MY
JOURNEY TO A BETTER LIFE. OH
UNABLE TO ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY
, I MADE WHAT SEEMED LIKE THE
BEST DECISION AT THE TIME. I'M
MARRIED AND MOVED TO DIEGO AND I
HAD OUR FIRST CHILD MY DREAMS OF
PURSUING EDUCATION AND
EMPLOYMENT CLASS WITH MY
HUSBAND'S TRADITIONAL VIEWS. SO
WE SEPARATED AND AT 20 YEARS OLD
, I FOUND MYSELF HOMELESS AGAIN.
BUT LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT AT
BIRTH CITY DID NOT DEFINING THE
DAY I PROUDLY TESTIFIED BEFORE
YOU AS A WOMAN WHO ARE THE CHIEF
BOTH PROFESSIONAL AND THEY'RE
JOEL SUCCESS. AND THE LIFE COACH
AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR AT
DELTA RHO, WHICH IS A SAFE PLACE
FOR PEOPLE IN CRISIS. CREDIT
BEARS AND DETERMINATION. I'VE
OVERCOME OBSTACLES FACE. BUT NOW
IMAGINE. TODAY I HAVE SEVEN
CHILDREN, FIVE OF THEM SCHOOL
AGE THREE IN HIGH SCHOOL, 1/8
GRADER WENT FIRST GRADER.
IMAGINE WHAT'S COMING FOR THEM.
STABLE HOUSING IS CRUCIAL FOR
THEIR WELL BEING AND
DEVELOPMENT. AND AS I TESTIFIED
THAT I AM A TESTAMENT TO THE
TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF
ADDRESSING HOUSING, INSECURITY,
SUPPORTING EDUCATION AND
IMPROVING MENTAL WELL BEING. BY
EXTENDING A HELPING HAND TO
YOUNG INDIVIDUALS FACING SIMILAR
CHALLENGES, WE CAN EMPOWER THEM
TO RISE ABOVE THEIR
CIRCUMSTANCES AND CREATE A
BRIGHTER FUTURE. TOGETHER LET US
SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD
A MORE INCLUSIVE AND
COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY IN
CALIFORNIA. WHERE EVERY YOUNG
PERSON HAS THE CHANCE TO THRIVE
AND OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES THAT
ONCE FIT IN THEIR WAY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AS
THERE ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM. PLEASE COME ON UP AND
STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR
AFFILIATION. UM. HELLO CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
CHRISTINA BOSS HAMILTON'S I'M
REPRESENTING THE ECONOMIC
SECURITY PROJECT ACTION, WHICH
IS A PROUD CO SPONSOR OF THE
BILL. URGING YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON HERE TODAY
ON BEHALF OF SILICON VALLEY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. THANK YOU.
KIM LEWIS, REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR YOUTH
AND SUPPORT. MELISSA LAVADO ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF SANTA
CLARA IN SUPPORT THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION?
THE OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM.
WE'LL GO NOW FOR SUPPORT ON THE
PHONES. IS THERE ANY SUPPORT ON
THE PHONES? THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. WE WILL GO TO ALIGN
11. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
GREGORY CRAMER ON BEHALF OF
DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. I NINE
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THIS IS DANIELLE
WANDERA, WITH CHILDREN NOW
CALLING IN SUPPORT OF SB 333.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU NEXT TO THE
LINE, 12. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON, REBECA GONZALEZ
WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS, CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORT OF SB 333.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE
LINE. 13. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
MARY CHRISTIANE BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP IN
SUPPORT THANK YOU. LINE 10. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON,
LUCY SELL CEDO CARTER WITH THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. LINE EIGHT. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN SOMEWHERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. WE HAVE NO
FURTHER SUPPORT AND QUÊ. OKAY
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO OPPOSITION
ON THE PHONE IN THE OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU FOR AN OPPOSITION. YOU
MAY PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO.
AGAIN THAT IS ONE AND THEN ZERO
FOR ANY OPPOSITION. MR CHAIR.
THERE ARE NO OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. OKAY THEN WE'LL BRING IT UP
TO OUR MEMBERS. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BANTA. WHAT THANK YOU, SENATOR
COURTESY FOR BRINGING US
FORWARD. WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO TALK ABOUT THIS WHEN YOU HAVE
THE BRAINCHILD FOR IT. I JUST
WANTED TO SHARE THAT AS PART OF
THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FOR NYA
PROMISED COALITION, WHICH I'VE
BEEN A PART OF, UM IN MY
PREVIOUS WORK AS WELL. WE KNOW
THAT THERE'S BEEN RANDOMIZED
CONTROL TRIAL AROUND THIS IDEA
OF GUARANTEED INCOME HAS BEEN
VERY SUCCESSFUL. AND IT'S
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
PROVIDE THIS BRIDGE BRIDGE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE
GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND
WANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE IN THE
NEXT STEPS. I WANT TO APPRECIATE
THE BOTH OF THE WITNESSES WHO
TESTIFIED, AND I'M DEFINITELY
GOING TO BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
AND UH, IF POSSIBLE, WOULD LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO JOIN ON AS A CO
AUTHOR. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
MEMBERS OF THIS TIME. SAYING
THAT SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU AGAIN, MR
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS AND YES, WE
WILL GET BACK TO YOU. SOME
MEMBER BONTA LEFT TO HAVE YOU ON
AS A CO AUTHOR, AND WITH THAT I
WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. OKAY MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. JACKSON
JACKSON I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, NOT
VOTING. ELONIS ELONIS. AYE
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE, BONTA ON
TÚI, BRIAN. BRIAN I. CALDERON
CALLED AROUND I GARCIA. 60 THE
BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS SB.
4 65, SENATOR WAHABI WELCOME.
THANK YOU GOTTA MOVE MOTION. WE
HAVE A SECOND. YOU MAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY. ALRIGHT UM
WELL, ONE I DO WANT TO SAY THAT
I AM PLANNING ON TAKING THE
AMENDMENTS PROVIDED BY THE
COMMITTEE, SO I JUST WANT TO
MAKE THAT CLEAR. BUT I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB 465, WHICH WOULD
REQUIRE THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO
POST ON ITS WEBSITE. A LIST OF
ONGOING RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR
REFUGEES SUCH AS YOU KNOW
SERVICES REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH
, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION,
FINANCIAL LITERACY, AFFORDABLE
HOUSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE
PROGRAMS AMONG MANY OTHERS. I'M
SURE YOU GUYS HAVE ALL SEEN IN
THE NEWS LATELY THAT, UM PEOPLE
ARE BEING DELIVERED TO US BY
OTHER STATES AND OBVIOUSLY, AS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WE NEED
TO DO MORE. CALIFORNIA IS HOME
TO HUNDREDS OF REFUGEES SEEKING
ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES
FOLLOWING LIFE CHANGING AND
OFTEN TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES. AS
PROGRAMS FOR REFUGEES AND
MIGRANTS AND MANY MORE, SUCH AS
THE AFGHAN POPULATION AND AFGHAN
SUPPORT AND INVESTMENT PROGRAM
BEGIN TO EXPIRE. IT IS INCUMBENT
UPON CALIFORNIA TO PROVIDE EASY
ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT
ONGOING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.
THE DEPARTMENT'S HOMEPAGE DOES
NOT MAKE INFORMATION ON SERVICES
FOR REFUGEE FAMILIES EASILY
ACCESSIBLE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
REFUGEES PROGRAM BUREAU LINK IS
DIFFICULT TO FIND AND OFTEN
REDIRECTS, UM TO THE AFGHAN
ARRIVAL RESPONSE PROGRAM. THE
LINK NEEDS TO BE MORE
PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED AND
DIRECTED TO ITS OWN HOMEPAGE.
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES CANNOT PROVIDE
FOR ALL REFUGEE NEEDS, SO IT'S
UNDERSTANDABLE THAT THEIR PAGES
DON'T INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE SERVICES THAT ARE
ADMINISTERED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL
OR THROUGH OTHER DEPARTMENTS. A
LOT OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES THAT
ARE PROVIDED TO COMMUNITIES OR
PROVIDED THROUGH THE COUNTY.
HOWEVER THEY CAN PROVIDE LINKS
TO COUNTY PAGES. OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AND FEDERAL WEBSITES
WHERE THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED.
IN FACT, THERE IS A WELCOME DOT
US PAGE AS WELL. MANY OF YOU
GUYS SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THAT
AND SEE SOME OF THE SERVICES
BEING PROVIDED TO THE NEW
ARRIVALS. SB 465 WOLF FACILITATE
GREATER EASE AND NAVIGATING
STATE AND COUNTY WEBSITE. SO
POPULATIONS WITH UNIQUE
IMMIGRANT CHALLENGES CAN BETTER
FIND THE SERVICES AND BENEFITS
THEY NEED. THANK YOU. OKAY NOW
WE'LL GO TO ANY WITNESSES. IS
THERE ANY, UH, SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM? ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. WE'LL GO ON TO OUR PHONE
LINES. IS THERE ANY SUPPORT ON
THE PHONES? THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT. YOU MAY PRESS ONE AND
THEN ZERO. WE HAVE NO SUPPORTING
QUÊ ANY OPPOSITION ON THE
PHONES? THANK YOU FOR YOUR
OPPOSITION. YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. AND WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION OF YOU. ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE? SAYING THAT WE. SHE
ALREADY SAID THAT? YEAH. JUST
QUICKLY SAY AT THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS BILL, THE
GROWING REFUGEE POPULATION IN MY
DISTRICT IN 80 18 IS DEFINITELY
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM
THIS. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK
YOU. OKAY WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY
VOTE. ALRIGHT, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE GO ON THE WRONG THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING
ELONIS ELONIS. AYE ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE, BONTA. BONTA. I
BRIAN, BRIAN, I CALDERON CALLED
AROUND I, GARCIA. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU GUYS. 6 TO 0 THE BILLS
OUT. WE'RE MOVING ON NOW TO ITEM
NUMBER FIVE A. C A SEVEN.
JACKSON. SURE, JACKSON. YOU CAN
PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MY PRESENT A C A
SEVEN, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE
GOVERNOR TO APPROVE PROPOSITION
209 WAIVER APPLICATIONS FROM
STATE AND LOCAL ENTITIES TO USE
STATE FUNDS FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH BASED
OR RESEARCH, INFORMED AND
CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OR
INTERVENTIONS. TO INCREASE THE
LIFE EXPECTANCY OF IMPROVE
EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR OR
UPLIFT OUT OF POVERTY. SPECIFIC
ETHNIC GROUPS ARE MARGINALIZED
POPULATIONS. SINCE VOTERS
APPROVED PROP 209 AND 1996,
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN SEVERELY
LIMITED IN ITS ABILITY TO
ADDRESS SYSTEMIC AND INEQUITIES
WITH RESEARCH BACKED BEST
PRACTICES, FURTHER EXACERBATING
DISPARITIES AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND
PUBLIC CONTRACTING. SINCE THE
RATIFICATION OF PROPOSITION 209
. WE HAVE SEEN GROWTH,
EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT GAPS. WE
HAVE ALSO SEEN OPPORTUNITIES
WHERE WE KNOW THAT BEST
PRACTICES CAN BE TOO USED THAT
ARE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND
APPROPRIATE. THAT HAS THE BEST
RESULTS. UNFORTUNATELY OUR
CONSTITUTION AT THIS TIME DOES
NOT ALLOW FOR THESE BEST
PRACTICES TO OCCUR. SO WE ARE
SEEKING TO DO A CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT IF
IT EXTENDS THE LIFE
OPPORTUNITIES OF PARTICULAR
POPULATIONS, LIVES PARTICULAR
POPULATIONS OUT OF POVERTY. WE
SHOULD ALLOW FOR, UH, STATE AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. TO BE ABLE TO
ASK FOR WAIVERS SO THAT WE CAN
MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THERE ARE NO PRIMARY WITNESSES
AND SUPPORT ON THIS BILL, SO
WE'LL MOVE TO ANY ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT IN THE ROOM. MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. I'M BRIAN RIVAS ON
BEHALF OF THE EDUCATION TRUSTS
WITH HAPPY TO BE HERE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WILL MOVE TO
ANY SUPPORT ON THE PHONE LINES
AT THIS POINT. 18 T OPERATOR.
THANK YOU FOR ANY SUPPORT IN MY
PRESS ONE AND THEN ZERO. WE'LL
GO TO LINE 12, YOUR LINE IS OPEN
AND GOOD AFTERNOON, REBECA
GONZALEZ WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NO FURTHER SUPPORTING
QUÊ. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE NOW
TO ANY PRIMARY OPPOSITION.
SEEING NONE. NO WITNESSES FOR
THE OPPOSITION EITHER. WILL MOVE
ON TO ANY OPPOSITION IN THE
ROOM. ON THE PHONE LINES AT AND
T OPERATOR THANK YOU FOR AN
OPPOSITION. YOU MAY PRESS ONE
AND THEN ZERO. AND WE HAVE NO
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
CHAIR JACKSON, BRINGING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE FOR COMMENT.
SEEING NONE. CHERRY, YOU MAKE
CLOTHES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MEMBERS UM, OBVIOUSLY
CALIFORNIA'S AND A NUMBER OF
CRISES AND WE MUST MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE ON LOCK ALL BEST
PRACTICES THAT EXIST ACCORDING
TO THE RESEARCH, UM AND SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THE FOREIGN I
VOTE SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO
ADDRESS THE MINI CRISIS. HE'S
CALIFORNIA'S FACING. IS THERE A
MOTION? A SECOND. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. UH, WE'LL CALL THE
ROLL NOW. THE MOTION IS ADOPTED
TO THE ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON EYES
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ KNOW ALAN EASE,
ELENI SNOW, ARAMBULA ARAMBULA.
AYE BONTA TÔI, BRIAN BRIAN, I
CALDERON. CALLED AROUND I
GARCIA. THAT MOTION PASSES 5 TO
0 EMOTIONS OUT. THANK YOU, CSL.
OKAY WE ARE GOING TO NOW MOVE ON
TO VOTE. UH, ADD ONS ONCE ANY
MEMBER WHO HAS NOT MADE HIS WAY
THERE MADE THEIR WAY HERE TO BE
ABLE TO CAST THEIR VOTES VOTES.
PLEASE DO SO NOW, UH, I BELIEVE
EVERYONE DO WE HAVE ANY ADD ONS
RIGHT NOW? I DON'T THINK
EVERYTHING EVERYONE ALREADY. OH
WHY DON'T WE JUST DO ANY ADD
ONS, MADAM SECRETARY. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. CURRENT VOTE 6
TO 0 ELONIS ELONIS I GARCIA.
CURRENT VOTE 7 TO 0. THANK YOU
ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. HAPPY PRIDE. AGAIN AGAIN.
ANYONE WHO WISHES TO, UH ADD ON
PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY I HERE TO
BE ABLE TO DO SO. WE WILL LEAVE
THE LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR 10
MINUTES. CONTACTED GARCIA. OKAY,
WALKING OVER. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU.
I HAND WROTE IT.
YEAH. HERE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO
VOTE FOR MY BILL. IF I DON'T
WANT YOU CAN'T TELL ME THAT'S
NOT GONNA WORK. ACTUALLY. CASE,
MR DARCY DOESN'T COME IN. TO PUT
FORWARD. MAKING SURE. ALRIGHT
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL. ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
THE CURRENT VOTE IS 7 TO 0.
GARCIA GARCIA, I FINAL VOTE 8 TO
0. VILE ITEM. ONE SB 333 THE
CURRENT VOTE. IT IS 6 TO 0.
GARCIA GARCIA, I FIND ABOUT 70
0. FINALLY I'M THREE S BEFORE 65
THE CURRENT VOTERS 6 TO 0 GARCIA
, KIRSTY, I FINAL VOTE 7 TO 0.
VIOLATE HIM. FIVE A. C A SEVEN
CURRENT VOTERS 5 TO 2 GARCIA
GARCIA, I FINAL VOTE 6 TO 2. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL
MEMBERS ADDING ON THIS COMMITTEE
HEARING IS ADJOURNED.