GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE WELCOME
TO THE SEMI LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
COMMITTEE HEARING AS WE'RE
AWAITING AUTHORS AND MORE
MEMBERS. I JUST WANT TO START BY
SAYING THAT FOR TODAY'S HEARING
. THE TESTIMONY WILL BE IN
PERSON, BUT WE DO ACCEPT WRITTEN
TESTIMONY THROUGH THE POSITION
LETTER PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE. WE ALSO HAVE AN EMAIL
ADDRESS THAT UP THAT YOU CAN USE
TO EMAIL US YOUR TESTIMONY. THE
EMAIL IS A LBR. DODD COMMITTEE
AT ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV. LBR DOT
COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLY DOT CA.GOV.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO STATE FOR THE
RECORD THAT FOR TODAY'S HEARING
, REMEMBER HE FLORA WILL BE
REPLACED BY A SEMI MEMBER VINCE
FONG. THAT IS JUST FOR TWO DAYS
HEARING SO FOR NOW, WE'LL JUST
TAKE A MOMENT AND WAIT FOR
AUTHORS TO GET HERE SO WE CAN
PROCEED WITH THE BILL
PRESENTATIONS. THANK YOU.
SO BAD THIS TIME, MADAM
SECRETARY. IF WE CAN TAKE WALL
IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH QUORUM,
PLEASE CHOLERA HERE, CHEN HERE
SPRANG HANEY ORTEGA. REYES WARD.
I PROMISE TO HAVE ESTABLISHED A
QUORUM. AND WE'LL GO BACK TO
WAITING.
EXACTLY WHAT WELCOME SEPTEMBER
FUN. ALTHOUGH YOU ARE OFFICIALLY
REPLACING VICE CHAIR FLORIDA
TECHNICALLY, YOU ARE NOT THE
VICE CHAIR IN TODAY. I GUESS
WE'RE OPERATING WITHOUT ONE.
UNLESS MR CHEN WANTS TO ARM
WRESTLE FOR IT. YEAH SENATOR
AWARD HAS A YEAH, YEAH. ALL
RIGHT. WELL WE HAVE WITH US
SENATOR DURAZO. FILE ITEM TWO SB
7 23. SO, SENATOR WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY THAT'S SITUATED AND
YOUR WITNESSES ARE TRADED. THANK
YOU. GOOD, GOOD TIMING. OKAY UM,
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UM AND GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. HI. UM. I'M
HERE AND I'M PROUD TO PRESENT SP
7 TO 3, WHICH WILL GIVE LAID OFF
HOSPITALITY WORKERS THE RIGHT TO
RETURN TO THEIR JOBS WHEN THEY
ARE NEEDED, AND THAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED
AT THE START OF THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC, LOW INCOME WORKERS IN
THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY,
PRIMARILY IMMIGRANTS AND WOMEN.
WERE LAID OFF, AND THEY
ANXIOUSLY WAITED TO SEE IF THEY
COULD GET THEIR JOBS BACK. THE
VAST MAJORITY OF A JOB LOSSES
WERE AMONGST THE HOTEL
HOUSEKEEPERS, MOSTLY WOMEN OF
COLOR OVER THE AGE OF 50. THESE
WORKERS HAD NO SOURCE OF INCOME
OR SECURITY. AND AFTER MANY
YEARS ON THE JOB, MANY OLDER
WORKERS FEARED THAT EMPLOYERS
WOULD ONLY REHIRE YOUNGER, NEWER
WORKERS AT LOWER PAY RATES. THIS
IS WHY THE LEGISLATURE PASSED
HAS BEEN 93 IN 2021, WHICH
PROVIDED REHIRING RIGHTS TO
EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. HOTELS
EVEN SINNERS, AIRPORT SERVICE
AND HOSPITALITY PROVIDERS. IF
THEY WERE LAID OFF DUE TO A NON
DISCIPLINARY REASON RELATED TO
COVID 19. S P 93 WAS CLEARLY
NEEDED AS THE INDUSTRY REOPENED
FOR BUSINESS. IN FACT, THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER CITED A RESORT IN
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE TYRANNY
RESORT. FOR VIOLATING THE LAW
AND NOT OFFERING 53 WORKERS
THEIR JOBS BACK WHEN THE RESORT
REOPENED. THE WORKERS INCLUDED
HOUSEKEEPERS, BANQUET SERVERS,
BARTENDERS, JUNIOR SOUS CHEFS
AND MASSAGE THERAPIST. THE
REHIRING RIGHTS ESTABLISHED
UNDER SB 93 PROVIDES THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WITH A
SKILLED AND EXPERIENCED
WORKFORCE AS THE INDUSTRY
REOPENS. THIS SUCCESSFUL LAW
HELPED WORKERS GO BACK TO WORK
AS BUSINESSES GOT BETTER.
HOWEVER THESE REHIRING RIGHTS
ARE SET TO END ON DECEMBER 31ST
2024 23 6 TO CONTINUE THOSE
RIGHTS BY REMOVING THE SUNSET.
BY REMOVING THE SUNSET TO THE
REHIRING RIGHTS ENACTED FOR
HOSPITALITY WORKERS. THIS BILL
WILL HELP THEM DEAL WITH THE
ECONOMIC CRISIS, LAYOFFS AND
UNCERTAINTY AS IT AND IT
CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC
RECOVERY IN THE INDUSTRY.
EMPLOYEES IN THE INDUSTRY WILL
BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR
JOBS AFTER TEMPORARY LAYOFFS.
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.
TODAY I HAVE WITH ME DAVID DE
LEON ESCAMILLA. HOTEL WORKER TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
DURAZO, AND EVERY WITNESS TODAY
WILL HAVE UP TO TWO MINUTES AND
EACH SIDE HAS UP TO TWO
WITNESSES. WE WILL ACCOUNT FOR
THE TIME IT TAKES FOR
TRANSLATION AS WELL. WHEN I
STARTED AS NOMBRES AWARE. WHEN I
STARTED AT ME, NUMBER IS EVER
THE LONGEST CAMELIA WELCOME OR
HOUSEMAN AND WILL TERRANEA
RESORT RANCHO PALO BIRDS.
SANYO'S. ESTÁ ANTITRUST AS CEO
LAST LAYERS PROTECTION MASS
EXITO, SIS PROVOPOULOS AND
CALIFORNIA. E. MODELL Ó. BUT
LAWS THE NATIONAL. FIRST THE
COMMISSIONER LIBERAL ESTARÁ
RESORT. PORNO OVER SYRIAN
PLAYOFFS AS HèA EXCELLENT
PLAYERS OR NOT, SER MANERA COMO
. HOTEL ACCORD, Ó. MILLIONS I
LOST TRABAJADORES COOLIO'S
LAGOS. HE, ALBERT. CONTRACTOR, A
LOS QUE NO TOMATO THE MIS
COMPANEROS TRABAJO 70 0.
MOREIRA'S SERVE, ADORES THE
BANK. EIGHTIES SOUTH EUROPE.
MEN'S MEN'S MATSUHISA
BARTENDER'S PANDEY, MIA.
PERSONAL AND BEING REGRESSORS.
LAMENTING COMMUNITY PANDA MIA.
BUT PART OF ME GAME A YAMANO
PARA QUE WILL BE ERROL TRABAJO.
THEY'RE REAL. PROGRESS TRABAJO
MONTAIGNE ERA ME FAMILIAR.
SALVADOR. YOU KNOW AGAIN, SO
REPONSIBILITY NBR, RAMESSES,
SOME HOES AND SALVADOR
MOUNTAINEER FAMILIAR KI¾M.
RAMOS. LAMENTED. OFFICIAL
COMMENT, SIR. STILL PRINCIPIA
MUST SON. HOUSE. E CUANDO ME
TOMORROW, INMEDIATAMENTE. SMS 23
NECESSARY IN SOLLECITO CEMENT
SUPERLOTTO GRACIAS. AND THEN
I'LL TRANSLATE FOR A BED. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS EVER
DELEON ISCHEMIA AND I HAVE
WORKED AS A HOUSEMAN AT THE
TYRANNY RESORT IN RANCHO PALOS
VERDES. FOR SIX YEARS, SP 93 HAS
BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL
JOB PROTECTION LAWS EVER PASSED
IN CALIFORNIA AND A MODEL FOR
NATIONAL RECOVERY EFFORTS AFTER
THE STATE LABOR COMMISSIONER
SIGHTED TYRANNY RESORT IN RANCHO
PALOS BED LIST. FOR FAILING TO
OFFER JOBS TO ITS FORMER
EMPLOYEES ALTOGETHER OR FAILING
TO DO SO, IN A TIMELY MANNER AS
REQUIRED BY S. P 93. THE RESORT
AGREED TO PAY $1.5 MILLION TO
WORKERS WHOSE RIGHTS WERE
VIOLATED AND TO REHIRE THOSE
WHOM THEY HAD NOT RECALLED.
DOZENS OF MY COWORKERS AND
COMRADES BENEFITED HOUSEKEEPERS
, BANQUET SERVERS, SOUS CHEFS,
MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND
BARTENDERS WHO ARE LAID OFF AT
THE START OF THE PANDEMIC. I WAS
ALSO PERSONALLY ABLE TO RETURN
TO MY JOB AFTER BEING INITIALLY
LAID OFF AT THE START OF THE
PANDEMIC. UH TO ME BEING CALLED
BACK TO WORK GAVE ME SO MUCH JOY
. COMING BACK TO WORK ALLOWED ME
TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN MY FAMILY
. I AM MARRIED AND HAVE THREE
KIDS STILL IN EL SALVADOR AND
ONE HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. I
AM RESPONSIBLE FOR SENDING
REMITTANCES TO MY KIDS AND IN
SALVADOR AND PROVIDING FOR MY
FAMILY HERE AT 44, IT WOULD HAVE
BEEN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT. TO
START A NEW JOB FROM THE
BEGINNING. ADDITIONALLY I AM A
TRAINED HOUSEMAN, AND WHEN I WAS
RECALLED, I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE
GROUND RUNNING SP 7 TO 3 IS
NECESSARY AND I RESPECTIVELY,
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. CLASSES. MR
CHAIR MEMBERS. SARAH FLOCKS.
CALIFORNIA LABOR FEDERATION, A
SPONSOR OF THE BILL, THERE'S NOT
MUCH I CAN ADD TO WHAT THE
AUTHOR AND MR ESKOM YES, SAID,
UM THE ONLY THING I WILL ADD, IS
THAT THIS IS A PROVEN LAW BOTH
IN SP 93 TO PROTECT WORKERS TO
HELP THE ECONOMY SPRING BACK AND
ALSO TO BENEFIT EMPLOYERS WHO
SAVE ON RETENTION AND TRAINING,
HIRING AND TRAINING COSTS. BUT
ALSO THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO A
LAW THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE IN
SANTA MONICA. SINCE 2001. FOR 22
YEARS THERE'S BEEN A SIMILAR
REHIRE LAW THEY PUT INTO PLACE
AFTER 9 11 AND THE HIT TO THE
TOURISM INDUSTRY AND ITS
FUNCTION FOR 22 YEARS. AND SO
IT'S A GOOD MODEL FOR THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, UM IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT? OF
SP 7 23 JUST STATE YOUR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
BILL, PLEASE. MARIKO YOSHIDA ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS, ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. OKAY?
ANYONE ELSE'S SUPPORT. MARKET IS
ON A GUARD DIRECTOR OF THE
CORPORATE LEVEL CAMPESINA IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AMY
HINDSIGHT WITH WORLD CARE
CONSULTING REPRESENTING UNITE
HERE LOCAL 11 AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. OKAY, SO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION THERE'S A THERE'S A
COUPLE OF SEATS UP HERE. YEAH I
THINK I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY.
THEY CAN YOU SHARE THE
MICROPHONE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
COURTNEY JENSEN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
RESPECTFULLY AND OPPOSITION AS A
JOB KILLER BILL, AS YOU HEARD IN
2020 GOVERNOR NEWSOM VETOED A
VERSION OF THIS BILL A B 32 16
THAT SIMILARLY TO THIS BILL, SB
7 23 WAS OVERLY BROAD AND
BURDENS HIM TO THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY. THE LEGISLATURE AND
GOVERNOR CAME BACK IN 2021 TO
PASS SB 93 IN THE BUDGET, WHICH
INSTITUTED A NARROWER VERSION OF
A RIGHT TO RECALL FOR THIS
INDUSTRY THAT NEGOTIATIONS
NARROWED THE LAW TO BE
SPECIFICALLY TIED TO THE COVID
19 PANDEMIC AND TO SUNSET
DECEMBER 31ST 2024 NOW EVEN
BEFORE THAT, SUNSET DATE, SB 7
23 IS UNDOING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS
BY INSTITUTING A PERMANENT RIGHT
TO RECALL. SB 7 23 WOULD APPLY
TO ALL WORKERS LAID OFF FOR ANY
ECONOMIC, NON DISCIPLINARY
REASON AND WOULD APPLY IN
PERPETUITY WOULD ALSO SIMILARLY
TO THE BILL THAT WAS VETOED.
APPLY IF THERE IS A LAYOFF AS A
RESULT OF A PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTIVE OR GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
ORDER, MEANING IT WOULD CREATE A
CONFUSING PATCHWORK OF
REQUIREMENTS IN DIFFERENT
COUNTIES AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WE
BELIEVE THIS POLICY SHOULD
SUNSET AS INTENDED BY SP 93 AND
NOT CONTINUE AND UNNECESSARY,
UNDUE BURDEN ON THE INDUSTRY AT
A TIME WHEN IT IS STILL FIGHTING
TO RETURN TO WHERE IT WAS PRE
PANDEMIC. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
JULIE MALINOWSKI BALL ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND
LODGING ASSOCIATION. OBVIOUSLY
WITH A COUPLE OF YEARS OF THIS
LAW UNDER OUR BELT, WE'RE COMING
TO YOU WITH THAT EXPERIENCE
AGAIN, REGRETFULLY OPPOSED TO
THE BILL, AND WE WOULD PREFER
THAT AT SUNSET IS PLANNED BASED
ON OUR EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW FROM
AN INDUSTRY THAT WAS VERY HARD
HIT BY THE COVID CRISIS, BUT
TODAY IS A VERY, VERY DIFFERENT
LOOK FOR OUR ECONOMY. WE HAVE
RECORD HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
AND IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY, WE
HAVE UP TO 20% VACANCY RATE IN
HOTEL POSITIONS. SO IF YOU WANT
TO GET A JOB IN A HOTEL TODAY,
YOU CAN GET A JOB IN A HOTEL
TODAY. UM SO WE JUST FEEL THAT
THE BILL TODAY IS UNNECESSARY.
UM IT HAS NOT BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL
FROM A ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT
, IT IS ACTUALLY SLOWING DOWN
OUR HIRING PROCESS. WE
DESPERATELY NEED PEOPLE TO COME
TO WORK FOR US, AND WE DO HAVE
TO PAUSE UNTIL WE MAKE IT
THROUGH THE CHECKLIST OF THINGS
THAT NEED TO BE DONE TO CONTACT
FORMER EMPLOYEES. FORMER
EMPLOYEES NOW A COUPLE OF YEARS
LATER, THE LIST IS GETTING OLD
AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING UPSET
THAT WE KEEP CALLING THEM. WE
HAVE NO ABILITY TO TAKE THEM OFF
THE LIST, SO WE HAVE TO KEEP
DOING THAT. NUMBERS HAVE CHANGED
. UM CONTACT IS CHANGE, SO IT IS
SLOWING DOWN THE PROCESS QUITE A
BIT. ALSO FOR THOSE WHO WORK IN
A HOTEL THAT WON'T PROMOTIONS WE
NEED TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS
OF FORMER EMPLOYEES THAT WE
ASSUME ALREADY CAME BACK TO WORK
. THE OTHER THING IT'S DOING WAS
OBVIOUSLY ADDRESSED IN THE
SUPPORT TESTIMONY IS IT'S
ACTUALLY INCREASING OUR
LIABILITY IF WE'RE NOT QUITE
GETTING THE CHECKS, YOU KNOW THE
CHECKS CRACKED THE CORRECT
PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH
THE WRITING. EMAIL AND THE RIGHT
PERIOD OF TIME. WE'RE
POTENTIALLY IN VIOLATION AND
ACCEPTABLE TO COMPLAINT AND THEN
A FINE. THE FINE THAT YOU HEARD
ABOUT FROM SUPPORT TESTIMONY WAS
PRIMARILY A PAPERWORK VIOLATION
THAT THEY GOT FINED OVER A
MILLION DOLLARS FOR SO WE THINK
THAT IT'S SLOWING DOWN THE
HIRING PROCESS, INCREASING OUR
LIABILITIES, AND WE DO BELIEVE
THAT THE CRISIS IS OVER. AND
THIS BILL NEEDS TO MAINTAIN ITS
SUNSET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IS
THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE IN
OPPOSITION? SB 7 23. MILLIONS OF
MONEY FOR THE CALIFORNIA TRAVEL
ASSOCIATION AND THE CALIFORNIA
ATTRACTIONS AND PARKS
ASSOCIATION RESPECTFULLY
OPPOSED. GOOD AFTERNOON K¾T
DAVEY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION,
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED. THANK YOU.
I WILL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE FOR ANY QUESTIONS
SOMETHING REWARD. THANK YOU.
THANK THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. CERTAINLY A LOT OF
LESSONS LEARNED, UH, FOR THE
TIME THAT WE WERE IN THE
RESPONSE EMERGENCY RESPONSES
THAT WE EMPLOYED TO BE ABLE TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE HELPING
THOSE THAT WERE MOST AFFECTED BY
THE INITIAL IMMEDIATE IMPACTS OF
THE PANDEMIC. UM WE MAY NOT HAVE
HAD THIS CONVERSATION YET. I
HAPPEN TO AUTHOR SAN DIEGO IS
RECALLING RETENTION ORDINANCE.
IN 2020. THE INTERESTING THING
THERE IS THAT WE DID SO UNDER
THE CONDITION THAT IT WOULD BE
TEMPORARY, ASSUMING THAT 32 16
WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SIGNED INTO
LAW? IT WASN'T AND SO IT
ACTUALLY ENDED UP BEING PUT INTO
PLACE FOR A PERIOD OF THE STATE
OF EMERGENCY. AS LONG AS IT WAS
IN EFFECT, AND I GUESS I'M
WONDERING. I'VE GOT QUESTIONS
FOR BOTH SIDES HERE, UM,
STATEWIDE. CAN YOU GIVE SOME
KIND OF A SENSE OF SCOPE? HOW
THIS HAS IMPACTED HOW MANY
WORKERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED? HOW
WELL HAS THIS WHY HAS THIS BEEN
GOOD POLICY? WELL I WOULD SAY
FIRST OF ALL. THE THERE IS NOT
THE BURDEN THAT IS ALLEGED HERE
. UM PEOPLE ARE CALLED AS
THEY'RE NEEDED. THEY RESPOND.
THEY COME INTO WORK. THERE'S
NOTHING COMPLICATED ABOUT IT. IN
FACT, IF YOU TAKE A UNIONIZED
SETTING THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON
FOR DECADES AND FOREVER BECAUSE
IT'S PROVIDED FOR AND COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, SO
THERE'S NOTHING THAT, UM
OVERBURDEN SOME ON EMPLOYERS. UM
THEY, YOU KNOW, THEY CALL WHEN
THEY'RE NEEDED. UM, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT FILLING THE
POSITION PERMANENTLY. UM SO YOU
KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A BREAKDOWN
AS TO SPECIFIC NUMBERS QUESTION
IN THE RIGHT WAY. I'M JUST
WONDERING IN THE LAST THREE
YEARS HOW MANY JOBS HAVE WE
SAVED? HOW MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES?
HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO RESTORE? UM
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ALREADY?
YEAH I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC
BREAKDOWN, BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
THE EXAMPLE THAT WAS GIVEN HERE
WAS THAT THERE WAS ONE HOTEL
WHERE THEY DID NOT FOLLOW WHAT
THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING THAT
ONE HOTEL WAS 50 WORKERS. I
DON'T HAVE A BREAKDOWN ACROSS
THE STATE. EVERY SINGLE WORKERS'
LIVES SITUATION ABSOLUTELY
MATTERS IN THE SITUATION, AND I
RECOGNIZED YOU, ESPECIALLY IN
OUR HOTEL AND HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY WORKERS, ESPECIALLY
THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 10, 20
OR MORE YEARS. FORMER COMMUNITY
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S PART OF
THE SUCCESS OF THAT HOTELS,
BUSINESSES, MAKING SURE THAT
EVERYBODY'S OPERATING WELL
TOGETHER THAT THEY KNOW THEIR
COLLEAGUES THAT THEY'RE
PRODUCING REALLY GOOD ACTIVITY
THERE. THAT TRANSLATES INTO A
REALLY WELCOMING AND WONDERFUL
ENVIRONMENT FOR THE VISITORS AND
GUESTS THAT ARE USING THAT
FACILITY. UM AND I'M AT THE SAME
TIME, YOU KNOW, RESPONSIVE AND
MINDFUL THAT IN THAT THREE YEARS
SANTA MONICA. THAT IS NEW
INFORMATION TO ME THAT'S BEEN
AROUND FOR 20 YEARS, BUT WE'VE
ALL BEEN LIVING UNDER THIS FOR
THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND SO IF
THERE ARE IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
THAT MAYBE CAN BE USED DURING
THIS MOMENT IN TIME TO IMPROVE
UPON THIS PROCESS, RIGHT? UM I'M
UH, SYMPATHETIC TO THE IDEA THAT
WE MIGHT NEED AN OPT OUT
OPPORTUNITY. UM, IF SOMEBODY DID
IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME FACILITY
SHUTS DOWN WORKER GOES OFF.
MAYBE HE GETS A BETTER JOB. A
DIFFERENT JOB DOES NOT WANT TO
BE CONTACTED, SO THEY'RE BEING
ANNOYED THE. THE BUSINESS THAT
HAD TO RESTART IS NOW HAVING TO
CALL THEM BACK. I KNOW IT'S NOT
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DATA TAKE A
SPECIFIC AMENDMENT, BUT I WOULD
JUST STRONGLY HOPE THAT THE
AUTHOR COULD THINK ABOUT. MAYBE
SOME OF THESE IMPLEMENTATION
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD MAKE IT
FAIRER ON BOTH PARTIES BASED ON
THAT EXPERIENCE THAT WE'VE HAD
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
I'LL BE GLAD TO LOOK AT IT THAT
ONTO TO YOU IN YOUR OFFICE AND
THEN AS WELL, UM, UNDERSTANDING.
IT'S A FIVE DAY RESPONSE TIME
AND THAT MIGHT SLOW DOWN A
HIRING PROCESS. TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT AND SEE WHETHER OR NOT
THAT'S BEEN. THAT'S REALLY BEEN
A GOOD SWEET SPOT TIME PERIOD TO
BE ABLE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE, I
GUESS, BUT ALSO ON THE BUSINESS
ASIDE, PERSPECTIVE, WHETHER OR
NOT THAT IS UNDULY SLOWING THEM
DOWN FROM GETTING THINGS UP AND
RUNNING. IF THEY'RE READY TO GO,
AND THEY HAVE ALL THEIR DUCKS IN
A ROW, AND THEY WANT TO OPEN UP
NEW WING OR A NEW OPPORTUNITY
AND THE COMING WEEKEND. ARE WE
PROHIBITING THEM FROM DOING
THAT, AND ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE
NOT, WE'RE NOT. SARAH'S OKAY.
THERE. YEAH. I JUST DID IN
RESPONSE TO THAT, BECAUSE WE THE
LABOR FEDERATION WAS THE SPONSOR
OF 30 TO 16. SO WE WORKED ON
THIS LANGUAGE WITH THE
OPPOSITION ACTUALLY, AT THAT
TIME IN 2020 2020. IT'S THE FIVE
DAY. PERIOD IS FOR THE WORKER TO
RESPOND. IN SPEAKING WITH THE
OPPOSITION AT THE TIME WE PUT
INTO THE LANGUAGE, MR CARLO AS
THE AUTHOR PUT INTO THE LANGUAGE
, WHICH I BELIEVE IS REPLICATED
IN THIS BILL THAT THEY MAY MAKE
SIMULTANEOUS CONDITIONAL OFFERS
TO MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES. OKAY SO
THE IDEA IS THAT IT'S A
CONDITIONAL OFFER. YOU MADE IT
YOU CAN MAKE YOU SHOULD SAY 100
WORKERS ON DAY ONE. WE NEED. WE
REALLY NEED WORKERS FOR A
WEEKEND BANQUET. AND THEN IF YOU
HAD WORKERS RESPOND RIGHT AWAY,
BUT THEY MIGHT NOT BE TOP OF THE
LIST. YOU COULD GIVE THEM A
CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT
. AND SO THAT'S THE WAY WE
WORKED. AND THAT WAS LIKE
BELIEVE IN AMENDMENT, I'M GONNA
LOOK AT THE AUTHOR AMENDMENT
THAT WAS PUT INTO DEAL SOMEWHERE
WITH THE ISSUE OF HEY, WE MIGHT
HAVE WE MIGHT HAVE TO STAFF
HOTELS. EMPLOYERS MIGHT HAVE TO
STAFF UP REALLY FAST BECAUSE
THERE WAS 98% OF UNEMPLOYMENT.
IN THE HOTEL INDUSTRY. UM AND SO
THAT'S A PROVISION THAT IS IN
THE LANGUAGE AND THAT'S IN THE
LANGUAGE, SAID THAT THE
REPLICATED IN THIS ONE GREAT
THAT THAT REALLY GIVES ME SOME
COMFORT. UM AND FOR OUR
OPPOSITION, YOU SAID KIND OF ONE
OF THE ONE OF THE ISSUES HERE IS
THAT THIS WILL CREATE A
CONFUSING PATCHWORK OF ISSUES
DEPENDING ON DIFFERENT
CONDITIONS, AND I GUESS I WANTED
TO TEASE INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT
AND UNDERSTAND WHY THAT MIGHT BE
IF WE'RE DOING A SETTING OF
THRESHOLD THAT THERE WAS A, UH
YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTIVE OR SOME OTHER
EMERGENCIES LIKE THE STANDARD
WOULD BE THE SAME. YES DIFFERENT
COUNTIES MAY OR MAY NOT APPLY TO
THAT STANDARD BOAT. WHY DO YOU
FEEL THIS IS GOING TO BE
CONFUSING, EITHER THE STANDARD
APPLIES TO YOU AND YOUR LOCATION
OR IT DOESN'T THAT WAS AN MR
CHAIRMAN. APOLOGIES UH, THAT WAS
A THAT WAS A DIRECT ISSUE THAT
WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE GOVERNOR'S
VETO STATEMENT. UM, WHEN THE
WHEN 32 16 WAS VETOED, GIVEN
THAT THERE'S BUSINESSES THAT MAY
OPERATE ACROSS JURISDICTIONS
WERE CONCERNED THAT SOME
BUSINESSES WOULD BE OPERATING
UNDER DIFFERENT DIRECTIVES
DEPENDING ON YOU KNOW HOW THAT
HOW THOSE PUBLIC HEALTH
DIRECTIVES OR GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN ORDERS COME DOWN THAT
ARE DIFFERENT PER COUNTY AREA SO
THAT IT'S MAINLY FOR BUSINESSES
. I THINK THAT ARE OPERATING, UM
, POTENTIALLY A COST
JURISDICTION. BUT THAT WAS A
THAT WAS A DIRECTLY FROM A
CONCERN THAT WAS BROUGHT UP.
WHEN THE GOVERNOR VETOED THE
BILL FOR BUSINESSES. THEY'RE
OPERATING ACROSS JURISDICTIONS.
WHAT WOULD BE A REAL WORLD
EXAMPLE OF THAT? BECAUSE IF I'M
GONNA MARRIOTT IN RIVERSIDE I
HAVE ONE LOCATION, WELL, READ
EXAMPLE THAT IS IN DIFFERENT
JURISDICTIONS. I WOULD JUST
ASSUME THEN THAT IT'S THE OWNER
OF A MARRIOTT. IN ORANGE COUNTY
AND RIVERSIDE AND LOS ANGELES
COUNTY. RIGHT SO YOU CAN HAVE
THE SAME OWNER. FOR YOU KNOW,
FOR THREE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES.
SURE BUT YOU'RE STILL RESPONSIVE
ISSUE THAT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW
VERY LOCALLY SPECIFIC. I WELL TO
THAT TO THAT POINT AND TO THE
AUTHOR, YOU KNOW, REFLECTING ON
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGES, WE
WOULD WANT THIS, UM, EVEN AS IT
MOVES FORWARD TO BE SUCCESSFUL,
AND IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT
HE'S RAISED IN THE CONCERN AND
THE VETO MESSAGE BEFORE MAYBE
THINKING THROUGH THAT IT MAKES
SENSE TO ME. I THINK THAT WE
THAT THE INDIVIDUAL THE OWNER OF
THE INDIVIDUAL LOCATION CAN
DECIDE WHETHER THIS DESERT IS
NOT APPLY TO THEM, BUT WE DON'T
WANT TO GET OURSELVES TRIPPED UP
AGAIN AND WE WANT THIS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL. UM SO I'M HAPPY TO
MOVE THE BILL AND I'D LIKE TO BE
ABLE TO SEE THE IMPLEMENTATION
DETAILS REALLY CAREFULLY THOUGHT
THROUGH, SO IT'S FAIR AND IT'S
SUCCESSFUL. THANK YOU. LOTION
AND THE SECOND ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENT. UM I WANT
TO THANK THE AUTHOR AS MENTIONED
AS THE AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL 32
16 AND SOMEONE THAT TOOK PART IN
THE HUNGER STRIKE AND THE VISUAL
AND THE VETO CAME DOWN. I RECALL
A LOT OF THE WORK THAT WENT INTO
THE LEGISLATION TO TRY TO MAKE
IT MORE FEASIBLE FOR INDUSTRY
AND, AS MISS FOX INDICATED THAT
ONE OF THE PROVISIONS THAT IS
SOMETHING REWARD ASKED ABOUT WAS
A WAY OF TRYING TO RECOGNIZE THE
NATURE OF THE INDUSTRY,
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS TO
QUICKLY STOP UP AS WE HOPED IT
WOULD. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE OF THE
PANDEMIC AND THE ECONOMY
BOUNCING BACK AND THERE'S STILL
SOME WAYS TO GO IN THAT REGARD,
BUT, UM, ULTIMATELY. YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHETHER A
BILL IS NECESSARY OR NOT, IT'S
NOT NECESSARY UNTIL IT IS WHICH
MEANS THAT UNTIL THERE IS AN
URGENT SITUATION THAT THAT PUTS
WORKERS AT RISK, AND ESPECIALLY
WORKERS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING
FOR SO LONG. UM FOR A PARTICULAR
HOTEL TO GIVE THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN THEIR
LIFE. UM, THERE THERE. ABILITY
TO CONTINUE IN THE WORK THEY'VE
BEEN DOING FOR SO LONG, ADDING
THE PUBLIC POLICY REASON FOR
THAT, UM GOOD JUSTIFIES THE
BURDENS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE IN
ORDER TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE. AND
SO WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION
MOTION ON THE TABLE AND I WOULD
LIKE TO IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE
AUTHOR TO BE ADDED AS A
PRINCIPAL CO AUTHOR. OH THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YES.
SO SENATOR CLOSE. JUST ASK WHERE
I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SECRETARY. MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHOLERA HIGH,
CHEN CHENNAULT, VINCE PHªN.
VINCE PONG? NO, HANEY. AMY I
ORTEGA ORTEGA. I RAISE REYES I
WARD WARD. AYE. BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK YOU
MEMBERS WERE GOING IN FILE ORDER
IF I LET HIM ONE IS SP 5 34
PADILLA. RECOMMENDATION IS DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS WHENEVER
YOU'RE READY, SENATOR. YEAH THE
MOTION IN A SECOND. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN THAT SERVICE IN THE
SENATE. I WANTED TO CONGRATULATE
MY COLLEAGUES IN THE ASSEMBLY.
UH IT'S GREAT TO BE AMONG YOU
AGAIN. MR CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS
I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT SB 5 34
WANTED EXTEND, THANKS TO THE
STAFF FOR WORKING ON THIS BILL
WITH US. WE'RE CONTINUING TO
FURTHER REFINE IN TERMS OF THE
STANDARDS AND QUALIFYING
STANDARDS THAT MAY APPLY TO THE
PILOT PROGRAM ONCE WE GET
THROUGH UH, INITIAL POLICY
COMMITTEE. WE'RE GOING TO BE A
POSITION TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON
THAT, AS YOU WELL KNOW,
CALIFORNIA IS BECOMING A TALE OF
TWO ECONOMIES THAT HAVE THE
RURAL POOR AND THAT OF WEALTHY
COASTAL REGIONS. GROWING
PERCENTAGE OF THESE HISTORICALLY
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ACROSS
CALIFORNIA FIND THEMSELVES
ECONOMICALLY STRANDED. BROUGH.
AND INLAND COMMUNITIES TEND TO
HAVE HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT RATES.
LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
COMPLETED AND MORE FAMILIES
STRUGGLING TO PUT FOOD ON THE
TABLE. ACCORDING TO A LITTLE
HOOVER COMMISSION INLAND AND
RURAL REGIONS ARE THE MOST
IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND MOST
VULNERABLE FOR POTENTIAL JOB
LOSSES. FROM MEASURES DESIGNED
TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.
ADDRESSING THE GAP BETWEEN THE
TWO CALIFORNIA ECONOMIES IS
REITERATED BY THE STATE'S FUTURE
OF WORK COMMISSION AND STATES
THAT JUST FIVE LARGE CALIFORNIA
COUNTIES MAKE UP MORE THAN TWO
THIRDS OF CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY
IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC OUTPUT AND
EMPLOYMENT. THAT MEANS ALL OF
OUR JOBS. ECONOMIC GROWTH IS
HAPPENING IN FIVE OF THE 59
COUNTIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
PUT SIMPLY THIS APPROACH IS NOT
SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
REMAINS INACCESSIBLE IN RURAL
LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE
COMMUNITIES HIT HARDEST BY
POLICIES THAT WE SOMETIMES
ADOPT, WITH UNINTENTIONAL
CONSEQUENCES HERE IN THE
LEGISLATURE. THEIR JOBS
DISAPPEAR AS INDUSTRIES CHANGE.
WE ARE LEFT WITH ENTIRE SECTIONS
OF OUR STATE WITHOUT THE
ECONOMIC DRIVERS PRESENT IN
OTHER AREAS AND PRESENT FOR
FORMER GENERATIONS. THIS IS WHY
I INTRODUCED SB 5 34. IT WOULD
ESTABLISH THE EQUITABLE ACCESS
TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES PILOT
PROGRAM AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS
FROM RURAL OR LOW INCOME
COMMUNITIES WITH FINANCIAL AID
AND FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
TRAINING AND EDUCATION. IT WOULD
IDENTIFY EMERGING INDUSTRIES AND
FOCUSED TRAINING PROGRAMS AROUND
THESE SECTORS, CREATING A
WORKFORCE SPECIALIZED IN
MODERNIZING THE CALIFORNIA
ECONOMY. THE PILOT PROGRAM IS
LOOSELY INSPIRED BY THE G I BILL
LOOKING FOR SERVICE TO THE STATE
IN EXCHANGE FOR INVESTMENT AND
SKILL AND EDUCATION. OUR
PROSPERITY IS SOMETHING THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD BENEFIT FROM.
WITH ME TODAY I HAVE MARCO CSR
LIZARRAGA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
LA COOPERATIVE COMPANY, XENA,
AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK
THAT THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED MY
WITNESS. ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU.
YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. AND HONORABLE MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
CAMPESINA AND I AM HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT OF SB 5 34.
BILL, THE WORLD CREATED PILOT
PROGRAM FOCUSED ON PROVIDING
ACCESS TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AND WRAP AROUND SERVICES,
HELPING THE STATE MEDIA,
AMBITIOUS GOALS AND DRIVING
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
CAMPESINA IS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL HAS BEEN 5 34 BECAUSE OF
ITS FOCUS ON ENSURING ACCESS TO
THE GREEN ECONOMY FOR ALL OF
CALIFORNIA. INCLUDING THE RURAL
COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS WHERE I
COME FROM ANOTHER OLD TOWN
COLLECTION OF IMPERIAL VALLEY.
CAMPESINA HAS BEEN SERVING
FARMWORKERS FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
IN OUR NETWORK OF MEMBER
AGENCIES ARE TRUSTED THROUGHOUT
OUR COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND
FORTUNATELY GIVEN THE UNDER
INVESTMENT OF WORKFORCE DOLLARS
IN RURAL COMMUNITIES,
CALIFORNIA'S FARM WORKERS ARE
BEING CONTINUALLY LEFT OUT OF
THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES GEARED AT
PROVIDING ENTRY INTO THE GREEN
ECONOMY. CALIFORNIA'S AMBITIOUS
GOALS AND THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS
THAT WILL COME WITH IT SHOULD BE
ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE,
ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE WHO WORK
HARD TO PUT FOOD ON OUR TABLES.
RURAL AND INLAND COMMUNITIES
TEND TO HAVE HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT
RATES. LOWER EDUCATIONAL
ATTAINMENT. AND MORE FAMILY
STRUGGLED TO PUT FOOD ON THEIR
TABLE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
BEING STRONGLY IMPACTED BY
CLIMATE CHANGE. RURAL
COMMUNITIES FACE MANY CHALLENGES
TO ACCESS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING, AND MANY OF THE
INDUSTRIES ARE DYING OR RAPIDLY
CHANGING AND VERY INCLUDES THE
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY BEING
TRANSFORMED RAPIDLY BY ROBOTICS
AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
THAT IS WHY IT IS B 5 30 40 SO
IMPORTANT, IT WILL HELP IDENTIFY
CRITICAL INDUSTRIES RELATED TO
THE STATE AMBITIOUS GOALS WHILE
AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING THE
TRAINING NEEDED TO GAIN A JOB IN
THOSE INDUSTRIES. BY EMPHASIZING
THE CREATION OF JOBS AND
PROVIDING THE TRAINING NEEDED
FOR THOSE JOBS IN RURAL
COMMUNITIES AS WE 5 34, WELL,
HELP CALIFORNIA MEET OUR GOALS
WHILE FOCUSING ON COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE LONG BEEN FORGOTTEN
FOR THIS REASONS AND MORE
COOPERATIVE IS IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF BASICALLY 5 34 AND I RESPECT
PROBABLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. FOR
YOUR WORK ON BEHALF OF
FARMWORKER FAMILIES AS ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT. THE BEST
BE 5 34. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR COMMITTEE MEMBERS,
JONATHAN CLAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CITY OF IMPERIAL IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TAYLOR JACKSON WITH CALIFORNIA
HEALTH PLUS ADVOCATES
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA'S ALMOST
1300, FQ HCS, RURAL HEALTH
CENTERS AND CLINICS IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT OF ANYONE HERE
IN OPPOSITION TO SB 5 34. SEEING
NO ONE WILL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. WE DO HAVE EMOTION
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS. RIGHT WELL, THANK
YOU, SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU AND THE MEMBERS
AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAME.
SECRETARY ROLL ON SP BY 34
PLEASE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
CHOLERA. I CHEN CHEN, I HAVE
BEEN SPANKED. VINCE PHªN NOT
VOTING. HANEY. ANY I ORTEGA YEAH
, I RAISE I BOARD. WORD I WRITE
THE BILLS OUT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THANK YOU. AND IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT SENATOR
ASHBY'S KINDLY ALLOWING US UNDER
RUBIO TO GO NEXT, AND SENATOR
RUBIO HAS TWO BILLS. BILATERAL
FOUR AND FIVE STARTING WITH SB 6
26 WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SB 6 26.
WHERE'D WILL PROHIBIT SMOKING
TOBACCO PRODUCTS IN ALL
CALIFORNIA HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOMS
. CALIFORNIA HAS LED THE NATION
WHEN IT ADOPTED THE INITIAL
STATE WIDE BAN ON SMOKING AND
INDOOR WORKPLACES AND PUBLIC
SPACES. HOWEVER THERE IS A
LOOPHOLE. IT PROVIDES AN
EXEMPTION THAT TODAY ALLOW
SMOKING IN 20% OF THE HOTEL AND
MOTEL ROOMS. THIS IS
UNACCEPTABLE TO OUR HOSPITALITY
WORKERS. THEY ALSO NEED
PROTECTIONS FOR FROM HARMFUL
SECONDHAND SMOKE. SB 6 26 IS A
CRITICAL BILL THAT WILL PROTECT
CALIFORNIA'S HOSPITALITY
EMPLOYEES ABILITY TO WORK AND I
HELPED THE SMOKE FREE
ENVIRONMENT STUDY AFTER STUDY
HAS SHOWN THAT ALL DESIGNATED
SMOKING AREAS WITH AIR CLEANING
AND FILTER PRACTICES AND
VENTILATION SYSTEMS DO NOT FULLY
REMOVED THE RISK OF SMOKE
EXPOSURE. HOTEL HOUSEKEEPERS ARE
THE LARGEST WORKFORCE IN THE
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY. THIS IS A
JOB, WHICH IS MOSTLY HELD BY
WOMEN, WOMEN AND PARTICULARLY
WOMEN OF COLOR. THESE WOMEN
REPRESENT A LARGE LOW INCOME
WORKFORCE WITH THE MOST RISK
FROM SMOKE EXPOSURE, AND WE NEED
TO DO BETTER TO PROTECT THEM.
THE ONLY EFFECTIVE METHOD OF
PROTECTING THESE WORKERS IS TO
IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE BAN ON
ALL ENDORSED SMOKING. TODAY WE
HAVE WITH ME. EVAN ALEJANDRO
LEÓN ESCAMILLA REPRESENTING
UNITE HERE LOCAL 11 AS A WITNESS
, AND IF I MAY CAN I TURN IT
OVER TO HIM? YES ABSOLUTELY.
WELCOME BACK. MR S COMING UP.
EMOTION IN A SECOND. WHEN I
STARTED THIS HONORABLE, THE
COMMITTEE ONLY HERE LOCAL LOANS
IS A NORMAL YES, SERVICE
STATEMENT, HE SAYS. SEN ADORA
SUZANNE RUBIO WHO NEED ON IT
HERE, LOCAL MENTAL REPRESENT
AMONGST THE TRAVEL HAS ALREADY
TOURISM CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA ALI
IS APRIL KERALA'S QUEST PRESS E
M. HOTELS, MOTELS LOSS LEROS
POSITION THE MOST THIS IS A
MONO. PERFORM OUR PRO PRODUCTO.
THE TOTALITY MOTELS, THE
CALIFORNIA HMM. THE UNIVERSIDAD
SAN DIEGO IN CONTROL, KILA LOSS
, HOTELS, MOTELS. THIS IS THE
POSITION THAT OUR SARAH MANO
PARA PERSONAS INCLUSIVE, SEE
SALES SPENDING. COMMODORES. IT'S
A VERY SAFE, 20 SAYS. PROTECT
PROTECTION CONTRA FOR MAHARAJA,
CALIFORNIA, SARAH. PROVISION
KUMAR AND THE CALIFORNIA MEETING
HOTEL ROOM ARE IN. ASKED THE L
BENT A PERCENT OF JESUS
HABITATIONS. BARRIO SISTER
SIENTO, THE REMOTE. LAYER ESCAPE
FROM OUR. PERCENT OF HOTELS,
MOTELS, MARCUS THE HOTEL.
POLITICAL LITERATURE. THE RUMOR.
LÀ SALUTE E. SAYS ABOUT THE LOSS
OF, THE CALIFORNIA IS STAYING
LIVERS. THE WOMAN DIMOS SEMENTE.
SO WATER OF OUR GRACIAS GRACIAS.
GOOD AFTERNOON. HONORABLE CHAIR
AND MEMBERS UNITE HERE. LOCAL 11
IS PROUD TO SUPPORT SB 626 BY
SENATOR SUSAN RUBIO UNITE HERE.
LOCAL 11 REPRESENTS OVER 32,000
HOSPITALITY WORKERS IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. SB 626
WILL PROTECT GUESTS AND
EMPLOYEES OF HOTELS AND MOTELS
FROM THE DANGERS OF SECONDHAND
SMOKE EXPOSURE. BY PROHIBITING
THE SMOKING OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
WITHIN ALL HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOMS
IN CALIFORNIA. A RECENT STUDY BY
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUND
HOTELS AND MOTELS WITH
DESIGNATED SMOKING ROOMS POSED
THIRDHAND SMOKE EXPOSURE DANGERS
TO PEOPLE, EVEN IF THEY STAYED
IN NON SMOKING ROOMS. SB 626
WILL EXPAND CALIFORNIA'S SMOKING
PROTECTIONS BY CLOSING THE
LOOPHOLE IN CALIFORNIA'S INDOOR
SMOKING BANS THAT STILL ALLOWS
HOTELS AND MOTELS TO PERMIT
SMOKING AND UP TO 20% OF THEIR
GUEST ROOMS. SEVERAL STATES AND
HUNDREDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENACTED LAWS
PROHIBITING SMOKING AND 100% OF
HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOMS. AND
SEVERAL HOTEL BRANDS HAVE
VOLUNTARILY ADOPTED SMOKE, FREE
POLICIES, THE HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF HOTEL GUESTS AND
EMPLOYEES DEMANDS THAT ALL GUEST
ROOMS AT HOTELS AND MOTELS IN
CALIFORNIA BEAT SMOKE FREE. WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB 6 26. HI
ALEXIS RODRIGUEZ WITH THE
CALIFORNIA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. ISABELLA
OR QUOTA WITH THE HEALTH
OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT. THANKS.
THANK YOU. AUTUMN OGDEN SMITH
WITH THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
CANCER ACTION NETWORK. ALSO IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WAS HE CUTE
CINEMAS, SHAH YODER AND TREE
SMELLS ARE IN LAYING ON BEHALF
OF THE AMERICAN HEART
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. TIM GIVES THE AMERICAN LUNG
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB? 6 26. SEEING
NO ONE WILL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. WE DO HAVE EMOTION.
ARE ON THE TABLE. ANY OTHER
COMMENTS QUESTIONS? ACCESSING
ONE. THANK YOU, SENATOR FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT BILL
FORWARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? JUST LET'S PROTECT HOSPITALITY
WORKERS WITH THAT. I ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, MADAM SECRETARY. TAKE ROLL
ON SP 6 26, PLEASE. MOTION IS
PASSED TO APPROPRIATIONS.
CHOLERA, CHOLERA I, CHEN CHEN,
NOT VOTING VINCE PONG. VINCE
PHªN NOT VOTING. HANEY. ANY I
ORTEGA ORTEGA. I REYES REYES I
AWARD WARD. I WAS OUT. THANK
YOU, SENATOR AND ONTO SB 8 48.
THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT SP 8 48 AT THIS BILL
LEBRON COMFORT TO SO MANY
FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED
THE LOSS OF REPRODUCTIVE LAWS.
IT DOES COST TRAUMA EVERY YEAR
IN THE UNITED STATES. NEARLY A
MILLION FAMILIES EXPERIENCED THE
HEARTBREAK OF LOSING, YOU KNOW,
UM, PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF
MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH AND
SOMETIMES IN AGREEMENT FOR
ADOPTION FALLS APART, AND THESE
FAMILIES DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO
GRIEVE. AND FEEL COMFORTED. AND
SO THIS BILL WILL HELP BRING
RELIEF TO SOME OF THOSE FAMILIES
THAT MEET THAT TIME TO HEAL. SB
8 48 WILL ENSURE THAT FAMILIES
EXPERIENCED REPRODUCTIVE LAWS
HAVE THE TIME THEY NEED TO
PROCESS THAT GRIEF BY PROVIDING
THEM UP TO FIVE DAYS OF UNPAID
JOB PROTECTION. LEAVE AFTER A
LOSS. SP 8 48 TAKES A THOUGHTFUL
, BALANCED APPROACH TO PROVIDING
THIS LEAVE. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING
WITH KILL CHAMBER AS I KNOW THAT
THEY HAVE CONCERNS. BUT YOU
KNOW, THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO. I WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND HOPEFULLY
WE GET TO A TO A GOOD PLACE, BUT
SEVERAL OTHER STATES HAVE
ALREADY DONE. THIS AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS HAVE PASSED
LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE LEAVE FOR
REPRODUCTIVE LOSS. SP 8 48 IS
SUPPORTED BY A BROAD COALITION
AND WAS SUPPORTED IN THE SENATE
WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT 35 TO 3
TODAY WITH ME, I WANT TO
INTRODUCE JANELLE GREENLEE FROM
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF SAN JOSE
AND SARAH KLEIN FROM AS WELL
FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, LEAGUE AS
MY, UH, SUPPORTERS. IF I MAY, I
WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO
THEM. THANK YOU. YES, PLEASE TO
MINUTES EACH, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN CALL ROOM
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS JOHN L. GREENLEE LET ME
GET THE MIC IN PLACE. THANK YOU.
AND I'M, A DELEGATE OF ONE OF
THE CO SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS.
JUNIOR LEAGUE. CAL'S BACK. I'M
HERE TODAY TO READ TESTIMONY ON
BEHALF OF AN EVERYDAY
CALIFORNIAN WHO COULD NOT BE
PRESENT FOR TODAY'S HEARING.
ERIN BARTOLOMEO BEHAVIORAL
SERVICES PROFESSIONAL AND LONG
BEACH, WHO WRITES DISTINGUISHED
CHAIRMAN CALERA AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO VOICE MY SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL 8 48 OVER THE
COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS IN 2018
, MY PARTNER AND I EXPERIENCED
MULTIPLE AND SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS
WITH FERTILITY TREATMENT. OUR
FERTILITY TREATMENT TEAM WAS
AMAZING. OUR DOCTOR WAS AT THE
CORE UNFAIR. THEY DID EVERYTHING
RIGHT. THEY WALKED US THROUGH
THE STEPS AND WHAT TO EXPECT.
THEY REQUIRE AN INITIAL
ASSESSMENTS THROUGH A LICENSED
THERAPIST TO ENSURE WE WERE
DOING THIS FOR THE RIGHT
REASONS, AND THAT WE UNDERSTOOD
THE PERCENTAGES OF SUCCESS BASED
ON MY OWN PERSONAL FACTORS FOR
THESE PROCEDURES, HE STATED UP
FRONT THAT HE WOULD NOT
RECOMMEND ANY MORE THAN 4 TO 5
TREATMENTS BEFORE HAVING TO MAKE
A DECISION. ON MORE INVASIVE AND
COSTLY OPTIONS OR TO DECIDE THAT
CONCEPTION WAS NOT GOING TO BE
IN THE CARDS FOR US. EVEN WITH
THAT SUPPORT, I WAS TAKEN
COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE WITH HOW
DEVASTATING EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF THESE ATTEMPTS FELT THE AFTER
EFFECTS OF ONE FAILED ATTEMPT
BLOOD INTO THE NEXT ONE ROUNDS
OF HORMONE SHOTS AND FOLLOW UP
ASSESSMENTS HAPPENED IN SHORT
SUCCESSION TO TRACK PROGRESS AND
VIABILITY OF THE MONTHLY I UI
PROCEDURE. THE STRESS AND GRIEF
OF LOSS WAS CUMULATIVE, WITH
EACH FAILED ATTEMPT. IT WAS
SURREAL TO FEEL LIKE YOU ARE
MOURNING SOMETHING OR SOMEONE
WHO NEVER WAS. IT'S EVEN WEIRDER
WHEN YOU WORK IN AN INDUSTRY
POPULATED MOSTLY BY WOMEN AND
SEEING FRIENDS AND COWORKERS,
HAVING THEIR OWN FERTILITY
SUCCESSES, I STRUGGLED TO NOT
FEEL RESENTFUL OF THOSE AROUND
ME ONCE I DECIDED TO GIVE UP ON
MY FERTILITY JOURNEY, IT TOOK
OVER TWO FULL YEARS TO FEEL LIKE
MYSELF AGAIN. HAD LEAVE BEEN
AVAILABLE TO ME FOR TIME.
PERHAPS THE TIME SPENT HEALING
FROM THESE REPRODUCTIVE LOSSES
WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS ONLY NOW,
IN HINDSIGHT, DO I REALIZE THE
TIME I NEEDED TO PROCESS AND
GIVE EACH LOST THE RESPECT IT
DESERVED. I ASKED THAT THE
COMMITTEE PLEASE CONSIDER
PASSING SB 8 48 RESPECTFULLY
EXTRA. I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. CHAIRMAN KALRA AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
SARAH KLEIN, AND I'M, A MEMBER
OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF
SACRAMENTO AND CO PRESIDENT OF
SHARING PARENTS, A LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING THIS
BILL. I'M HERE TO AMPLIFY THE
VOICE OF AN EVERYDAY CALIFORNIAN
WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND
TODAY'S HEARING. I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND EARNEST
CONSIDERATION OF SB EIGHT FOR
EIGHT. MY NAME IS DR LOUISE
LAWRENCE. AND I'M THE VICE CHAIR
FOR TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND
THE DIRECTOR OF PERINATAL
RESEARCH FOR THE U. C SAN DIEGO
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS,
GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE
SCIENCES. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE IS
A MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE OR
HIGH RISK. OBSTETRICS DR. I CAN
SAY THAT FOR MANY FAMILIES, A
LOSS OF A BABY AND THE PRENATAL
PERIOD CAN BE JUST AS
DEVASTATING AS A LOSS OF A CHILD
AFTER BIRTH. ALTHOUGH NEARLY ALL
CASES THESE EVENTS ARE NOBODY'S
FAULT. FAMILIES EXPERIENCE
FEELINGS OF GRIEF AND GUILT.
THEY NEED THE TIME TO PROCESS
NOT ONLY OF THE EVENT ITSELF BUT
ALSO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE FACT
THAT TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN TO
WONDERFUL PEOPLE. FURTHER MANY
FAMILIES ARE MAKING DECISIONS
ABOUT WHETHER TO HAVE FOLLOW UP
TESTING, SUCH AS AN AUTOPSY OR
GENETIC TESTING. THAT MAY GIVE
THEM INFORMATION ABOUT POTENTIAL
RISKS FOR FUTURE PREGNANCIES.
AND IT TAKES TIME TO UNDERSTAND
THE OPTIONS MAKE DECISIONS AND
SORT THROUGH THE LOGISTICS OF
OBTAINING THESE TESTS. OVERALL I
THINK THAT FIVE DAYS OF TIME TO
DEAL WITH SUCH LOSSES IS, IF
ANYTHING EXCESSIVELY SHORT. AND
HOPE THAT WE CAN DO AT LEAST AS
MUCH FOR THESE FAMILIES. MR
CHAIRMAN. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE
YOUR ATTENTIVENESS TODAY AND
KINDLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE ON
THIS IMPORTANT, BILL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB 8 48? MR
CHAIR MEMBERS, MARIKO YOSHIHARA
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
OF LEGAL AID AT WORK AND
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, JOHN
SHIBAN, CALIFORNIA NURSES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION? MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
COURTNEY JENSEN ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WE'RE IN A OPPOSING LESS AMENDED
WORKING WITH THE SENATOR. THANK
YOU TO THE SENATOR AND HER STAFF
FOR REALLY WORKING WITH US ON
THIS BILL AND TAKING AMENDMENTS.
WE HAVE A YOU KNOW, JUST ONE
LITTLE THING, UM, THAT WE'RE
CONTINUING DISCUSS ON THE 20
DAYS, BUT VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
THE SENATOR BRINGING UP THIS
REALLY IMPORTANT ISSUE AND THANK
YOU TO THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU.
WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE. ANY COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY? WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UM I
APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. I WOULD LIKE TO BE
ADDED AS A CO AUTHOR. IF IT'S
OKAY WITH YOU, SENATOR, WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU. AS
YOU'VE HEARD TODAY, MORE AND
MORE FAMILIES ARE TURNING TO
ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF BECOMING
PARENTS. AND I THINK THAT THEY
DESERVE THE SAME CONSIDERATION
OF THOSE THAT HAVE BIOLOGICAL
KIDS. AND WITH THAT I DO WANT TO
SAIL, CONTINUE WORK AT THE
CHAMBER AND SEE WE CAN GET TO A
GOOD SPOT. AND WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. IF WE CAN TAKE A ROLE
AND S B A 48, PLEASE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
. CHOLERA CHOLERA I CHEN CHEN.
I'VE BEEN STRONG. VINCE FONG, I
HANEY HANEY. I ORTEGA. I RAISE
YES, I WOULD. THE WORD I WAS
OUT. THANK YOU, SENATOR. ITEM
THREE. SB 7 31, SENATOR ASHBY.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. NO
PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
US. I AM FIRST OF ALL HAPPY TO
SEE ALL OF YOU TODAY. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND SPENDING YOUR
TIME TO WORK YOUR WAY THROUGH
THE SENATE BILLS. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT SB 731, WHICH AT ITS
HEART IS A GENDER PARITY BILL,
BUT IT'S ABOUT RETURNING TO
WORK. AH! AS WE KNOW, MANY
EMPLOYERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE NOW
MANDATING THAT EMPLOYEES RETURN
TO THE WORKPLACE. IN SOME
INSTANCES AFTER MORE THAN TWO
YEARS OF REMOTE WORK DURING THE
PANDEMIC, WE ALSO ALL HAVE READ
THE STUDIES ABOUT HOW THAT HAS
IMPACTED WOMEN AND PARTICULARLY
MOMS AND PARENTS. WHILE REMOTE
WORK HAS PROVIDED FLEXIBILITY
FOR EMPLOYEES. IT'S ALSO LAYERED
UP IN NEED TO MANAGE VARIOUS
PARTS OF YOUR LIFE BETWEEN YOUR
JOB AND YOUR FAMILY. AND SO WE
KNOW THAT WORKING MOMS WORKING
PARENTS, FOR INSTANCE, NEED
ADEQUATE TIME TO ARRANGE
CHILDCARE, RESTRUCTURE RIDES TO
SCHOOL AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.
WE KNOW THAT PARENTS WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS OR PEOPLE WHO
ARE DEALING WITH THEIR ELDERLY
PARENTS OR RELATIVES. NEED
ADDITIONAL TIME TO REPLACE
THEMSELVES IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTS
WHERE THEY'RE GOING BACK INTO A
FULL TIME JOB IN AN OFFICE
BUILDING EMPLOYEES WHO RELY ON
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR DO NOT
HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION
NEED ADDITIONAL TIME TO PREPARE
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOLKS WITH
DISABILITIES NEED TO EXPLORE THE
ALTERNATIVE OF GOING BACK TO
WORK, WHETHER IT'S FEASIBLE FOR
THEM. MANY PEOPLE WE KNOW IN THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY ENTERED
INTO THE WORKFORCE BECAUSE OF
THE PANDEMIC AND THE ABILITY TO
WORK REMOTELY. SOME OF THEM WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK
ONCE THAT IS, BECOMES PART OF
THE EQUATION, SO THEY NEED AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FIND OTHER
EMPLOYMENT OR ALTERNATIVE
OPTIONS RETURNING TO THE
WORKPLACE AFTER AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OF REMOTE WORK CAN BE
FULL OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES FOR
PEOPLE, SO SB 731 AIMS TO ENSURE
THAT EMPLOYEES ARE GIVEN AT
LEAST 30 DAYS NOTICE TO MAKE
NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS TO RETURN
TO IN PERSON WORK. THIS BILL
ALSO REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO
PROVIDE INFORMATION TO EMPLOYEES
ABOUT THEIR RIGHT TO REQUEST
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS,
ENSURING THAT EMPLOYERS ARE
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. TO
ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES
ASSOCIATED WITH RETURNING TO IN
PERSON WORK. THIS BILL IS
SUPPORTED BY THE DISABILITY
RIGHTS OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
CONSUMER ATTORNEYS OF CALIFORNIA
THE ARC, WHICH IS ADVOCATES FOR
PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES,
UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY.
CALIFORNIA COLLABORATION,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL
WORKERS AMONGST OTHERS, AND HAS
NO KNOWN OPPOSITION. TODAY I
BROUGHT WITH ME A WITNESS TO
TESTIFY. BOBBY DUTRA. WHO IS TO
GET THIS TITLE. THIS IS SO
GREAT. HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE
EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES AND
CO CHAIR OF THE STATEWIDE
DISABILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL TO
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES. I'M REALLY PROUD
TO HAVE HIM IN THE CAPITAL WITH
US TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU
SENATOR AGAIN. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MY NAME IS BOBBY. DITTO. AND I'M
THE PRESIDENT LIKE THE CENTER
SAID OF ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES OR ACT SAID, I ALSO
CO CHAIR STATEWIDE DISABILITY
ADVISORY COUNCIL, R S STAT. I'M
HERE TODAY TO EXPRESS MY STRONG
SUPPORT. FOR THE SENATE BILL 7
31, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE
EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE 30 DAYS
NOTICE BEFORE REQUIRING
EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES TO
RETURN TO WORK IN PERSON AS YOU
KNOW, COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS A
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE WAY WE
WORK. MANY EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES HAVE FOUND WORKING
FROM HOME HAS LOVED THEM TO A
BETTER MANAGE THEIR
DISABILITIES. UH AND BE MORE
PRODUCTIVE. 7 31 WILL ENSURE
THAT THESE EMPLOYEES CAN
CONTINUE WORKING FROM HOME IF
THEY SO CHOOSE, OR AT VERY LEAST
GET SOME MINIMAL NOTICE OF
CHANGE OF THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT
SHOULD THEY COME BACK TO WORK?
THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY 7
31 IS IMPORTANT. FIRST WORKING
FROM HOME CAN IMPROVE THE HEALTH
WELL BEING OF EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES, FOR EXAMPLE,
EMPLOYEES WITH MOBILITY
IMPEDIMENT CAN AVOID THE STRESS
OF FATIGUE OF COMMUTING AND
EMPLOYEE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH
CONDITIONS CAN AVOID EXPOSURE TO
GERMS AND ALLERGENS. SECOND
WORKING FROM HOME CAN IMPROVE
THE PRODUCTIVITY OF EMPLOYEES
WITH DISABILITIES STUDIES. HAVE
SHOWN THAT EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES ARE MOST LIKELY TO
BE PRODUCTIVE WHEN THEY WORK
FROM HOME. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
FUNCTIONS OF MY JOB I CAN
EFFECTIVELY FUNCTION AS A STATE
EMPLOYEE WORKING FROM HOME
REMOTELY. I HAVE ALL MY
ACCOMMODATION NEED RIGHT FROM
HOME. 85 SHOULD THAT CHANGE AND
I HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK, AND
THEY GIVE ME A NOTICE THAT SHOP
WORK NEXT DAY. I HAVE TO ASK FOR
A SICK LEAVE OR ABSENCE. JUST SO
I CAN MANAGE MY DISABILITIES AND
SEEK THAT REASONABLE
ACCOMMODATION. ALLOW MY EMPLOYER
TO MANAGE THE PROCUREMENT
PROCESS OF PROVIDING ME THE
ACCOMMODATION THAT I NEED FOR
BECAUSE OF THIS REASON SAND,
IT'S A BIG BENEFIT TO THE WOMEN
AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE SMALL
CHILDREN AT HOME THAT THEY HAVE
TO MANAGE THIS ABRUPT CHANGE OF
ENVIRONMENT. THESE REASONS ALONE
. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS BILL 7 31
AND REQUEST THAT YOU PROVIDE I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE
ELSE HERE IN SUPPORT? SP 7 31.
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ASSOCIATION.
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
WORKING WITH US. ANOTHER
DISABILITY RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
ARE BRINGING THE STAKEHOLDERS
TOGETHER TO COME TO LANGUAGE
THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON. SO
HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE SCOTT RICHMOND
, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT AND
CURRENT LEGISLATIVE CO CHAIR
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA STATE
EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES.
WE'D LIKE TO COMMEND SENATOR
ASHBY FOR VERY THOUGHTFUL AND
WELL BALANCED BILL. WE THINK
IT'LL REALLY WORK TO THE MUTUAL
BENEFIT OF BOTH EMPLOYEES WITH
DISABILITIES AND THEIR EMPLOYERS
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. IS THERE ANYONE HERE IN
OPPOSITION TO SB? 7 31. ALL
RIGHT. WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO
COMMITTEE, SENATOR ORTEGA. I
WANTED TO THANK THE SENATOR AND
OUR WITNESS TODAY. UM I THINK WE
READ THE SAME ARTICLE IN THE L A
TIMES, ACTUALLY HEALTHINESS
SUBCOMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT THIS
VERY ISSUE AROUND WORKERS WITH
DISABILITY AND THE IMPACT OF
COVID 19 GAVE THEM TO BE ABLE TO
BE. AH NOT JUST SKILLED BUT
UTILIZED. A LOT OF EMPLOYEES
WEREN'T UTILIZING. OUR COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES
BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T COME INTO
A RIGHT QUOTE REGULAR WORKPLACE
AND SO REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THIS
ISSUE AND MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE
SURE THAT THOSE YOU KNOW WORKERS
ARE WORKERS AND MAKING SURE THAT
ACCOMMODATIONS LIKE YOUR BILL
ARE JUST ONE STEP IN THE FUTURE
OF OUR WORKPLACES, AND WE
CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT AND BE
EFFECTIVE IN TERMS OF
REPRESENTING EVERYONE, AND THAT
INCLUDES OUR DISABILITY
COMMUNITY IN THE WORKPLACE AND
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU
WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR AND INVITE YOU ALL TO MY
HEARING IN THE FALL LOVE TO
PARTICIPATE. I THINK WE ALL
LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC TO
BALANCE THINGS FOR ME. IT WAS
TWO KIDS AT HOME, A DOG A CAT,
NOT A RARE APPEARANCE TO SEE MY
GOLDEN RETRIEVER LIKE STEAL THE
IPAD AND RUN AWAY AND I'M
CHASING IT, BUT AT SOME PEOPLE.
I FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE
MEANINGFULLY IN THE WORKFORCE
BECAUSE THEY WERE ABLE TO BUILD
THEIR ENVIRONMENT AT HOME THAT
WAS CONDUCIVE TO A WAY THAT HAS
NEVER BEEN ACHIEVED BEFORE. AND
THAT IS THE ARTICLE THAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT. THAT WAS THE
IMPETUS OF THE BEGINNING POINT
FOR THIS BILL. I DO BELIEVE THAT
THIS BILL COULD BE A STEPPING
STONE TO ANOTHER CONVERSATION
ABOUT HOW WE INCLUDE MORE PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES IN OUR
WORKFORCE, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE
HAVE A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE, SO I
APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFUL
ANALYSIS AND PROUDLY ADD YOU TO
THE BILL. THANK YOU, VERY REYES.
JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
DOES THIS APPLY TO ALL EMPLOYEES
ARE ONLY EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE
DISABILITIES. NO, THAT'S SIMPLY
APPLIES TO EVERYONE. THIS IS WE
STARTED OFF AS A DISABILITY BILL
FOCUS A LITTLE BIT MORE ON WHERE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA WAS AND
BROADEN THE BILL. YOU KNOW, I
NEED TO THANK THE CHAMBER AND
THE DISABILITY RIGHTS FOLKS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE WALKED A LONG
ROAD WITH US TO GET TO THIS
POINT ON THIS BILL TO FIND A
BALANCED APPROACH WHERE WE COULD
HELP AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE
. THIS BILL WILL GREATLY BENEFIT
ACT BENEFIT PEOPLE WHO ARE
WORKING FROM HOME WITH A
DISABILITY, BUT IT'LL IT WOULD
ALSO HELP ME IT WOULD HAVE
HELPED ME IT WOULD HELP. MOM'S
IT WILL HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE
TAKING CARE OF THEIR PARENTS,
PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A
NEIGHBOR PEOPLE WHO THEIR THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES INCREASED WHEN
THEY HAD TO GO HOME AND FIGURE
OUT HOW TO DO BOTH THINGS. AT
THE SAME TIME, THE BILL SERVES
TO HELP MORE THAN JUST THE
DISABLED COMMUNITY. BUT THE
REASON MY WITNESSES ARE VERY
FOCUSED ON THE DISABILITY
COMMUNITIES BECAUSE THEY ARE
PARTICULAR BENEFICIARY OF THIS
BILL. SO IF I MAY, MR CHAIR THAT
THE IF AN EMPLOYEE ASKED FOR
ACCOMMODATIONS THAT WILL BE
PROVIDED. OTHER THAN THAT THEY
RETURNED TO WORK IN 30 DAYS.
THAT IS CORRECT IF THEY WERE
ELIGIBLE UNDER CURRENT LAW. THIS
DOESN'T CHANGE ANY OF THE LAWS
FOR REQUESTS FOR DISABILITY
ACCOMMODATIONS, BUT IF THEY WERE
ELIGIBLE UNDER THE CURRENT LAWS
FOR A DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION
THEIR EMPLOYER WOULD NEED TO
PROVIDE THEM THAT INFORMATION
ACCORDING TO THIS BILL, BUT
DOESN'T CHANGE ANY OF THOSE
REGULATIONS IF THEY WEREN'T
ELIGIBLE FOR ANY ACCOMMODATION
AND WERE THEREFORE GIVEN THIRD,
GIVEN THE DIRECTION THAT THEY
HAVE TO RETURN TO FULL TIME IN
PERSON WORK. THIS WOULDN'T
ASSESS IT EIGHT THAT THEY GET 30
DAYS FOR THAT TRANSITION. I
DON'T KNOW IF THE BILL HAS BEEN
MOVED OUT OF THE BILL. THANK
YOU. AND THE OTHER QUESTION
COMMENT. I AGREE WITH COMMENTS
FROM SOMEWHERE IN IS AN
EXCELLENT BILL LED TO BE ADDED
ON AS CO AUTHOR AS WELL TOO
CLOSE. JUST IT'S A BILL THAT
GIVES PEOPLE A CHANCE TO
SUCCEED. I URGE AND I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME
AND YOUR GREAT INPUT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY, IF WE
CAN CALL THE ROLL ON SB 7 31
PLEASE PASS TO JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. CHOLERA CHOLERA I,
CHEN CHEN, I'VE BEEN SWANG.
SHANGHAI HANEY. AMY, I ORTEGA.
ORTEGA. I RAISE REYES I AWARD
WARD. I. THANK YOU SO MUCH MUCH
. THANK YOU, TOO. BYE BYE STAFF
AND ALL THE MEMBERS WE DON'T
HAVE ANY ADD ONS THAT WE'RE ALL
HERE TO VOTE ON EVERYTHING.
GREAT JOB, EVERYBODY. WE ARE
ADJOURNED.