THE ASSEMBLY IS NOW IN SESSION,
AND SOME OF THE MEMBER FLORA
NOTICES THE ABSENCE OF A QUORUM
SERGEANT ARMS, PREPARE THE
CHAMBER AND BRINGING THE ABSENT
MEMBERS. THE CLERK WILL CALL THE
ROLL THIS AGUIAR-CURRY ELONIS
ALVAREZ ARAMBULA. BAINES
BAUER-KAHAN BENNETT BERMAN
BURNER BONTA, BRIAN CALDERON,
JUAN CARILLO, WENDY CARILLO,
CERVANTES CHIN CONNOLLY, DOLLY.
DAVIES DIXON IS SALEY FLORA,
MIKE FONG, VINCE FONG FRIEDMAN,
GABRIEL GALLAGHER, GARCIA GIBSON
, GRAYSON HANEY HEART HOLD
HOOVER, ERWIN JACKSON JONES
SAWYER, KALRA LACKEY, LI LO
LOWENTHAL, MAIENSCHEIN, MATHIS
MCCARTY MAKIN, ER MURATSUCHI
WHEN ORTEGA PACHECO POPPING JIM
PATTERSON JOE PATTERSON,
PELLERIN PETRIE-NORRIS
QUIRK-SILVA RAMOS RAISE
THREE OF US ROBERT RIVAS
RODRIGUEZ RUBIO SANCHEZ SANTIAGO
SHIAVO SORRY TO AH TING VALENCIA
VÆ VALLAPUDUA. WALDRON WALLACE
WARD WEBER. WICKS WILSON WOULD
ZABAR, MR SPEAKER.
MEMBERS. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. WE
ASK OUR GUESTS AND OUR VISITORS
IN THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER AND
IN THE GALLERY TO PLEASE STAND
FOR THE PRAYER AND THE PLEDGE.
TODAY'S PRAYER WILL BE OFFERED
BY OUR ASSEMBLY CHAPLAIN IMAM
YASIR KHAN, MOMMY SER. IN THE
NAME OF GOD. THE MOST GRACIOUS,
THE MOST MERCIFUL. ALL MARIE
GOD. WE ASK. THAT YOU THAT YOU
POUR OUT YOUR BLESSINGS. ON OUR
STATE THIS DAY. MADE THESE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WERE CALLED
HERE TODAY. AS REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE. BE
GIVEN AN INSPIRED VISION. OF THE
COMMON GOOD. AND MAY THEY MEET
THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. WITH
RESOLVE AND RIGHTEOUSNESS. MADE
YOUR GRACE BESTOW UPON THE
MEMBERS. OF THE STATE ASSEMBLY.
A LIVELY HOPE. AND THE VIRTUES
OF JUSTICE. WISDOM AND
COMPASSION. THAT THEY ARE
INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING THIS
WORLD A BETTER PLACE. WE PRAY.
THAT THEIR WORK WILL DOCTOR WORK
WILL CONTRIBUTE. TO THE
FLOURISHING OF THE STATE. FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME. I MEAN, WE
ASK THAT YOU REMAIN STANDING AND
JOIN US IN THE FLAG SALUTE.
PLEASE JOIN US AND REMEMBER
MAIENSCHEIN AS HE LEADS US IN
THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE
TO THE FLAG. THANK YOU MAY BE
SEATED. READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL. A SEMI CHAMBER
SACRAMENT ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH
2023 THE ASSEMBLY MINUTES 7 A.M,
THE HONORABLE JUAN CORREA
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S 30/9 DISTRICT
PRESIDING CHIEF CLERKS TO PARK
AT THE DESK GALLAGHER. SECONDS
AT THE READING OF THE PREVIOUS
DAY'S JOURNAL BE DISPENSED WITH
PRESENTATIONS AND PETITIONS.
THERE ARE NONE, INTRODUCTIONS
AND REFERENCES OF BILLS WILL BE
DEFERRED. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
WILL BE DEEMED READ AND
AMENDMENTS DEEMED ADOPTED
MESSAGES FROM THE GOVERNOR.
THERE ARE NONE MESSAGES FROM THE
SENATE. THERE ARE NONE. MOVING
TO OUR MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
THE ABSENCES FOR THE DAY WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. AND MAJORITY LEADER.
RAISE YOUR RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR
PROCEDURAL MOTIONS. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE
45.5. TO ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
OF SALIH LACKEY AND FRIEDMAN TO
SPEAK ON AN ADJOURNMENT IN
MEMORY. TODAY WITHOUT OBJECTIONS
, THAT SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
SUSPEND ASSEMBLY RULE 1 18 8 TO
ALLOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS TO
HAVE GUESTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS ON
THE FLOOR TODAY AND FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S SORIA AND WIN
TO HAVE A GUEST SEATED AT THEIR
DESK OBJECTIONS. THAT SHALL BE
THE ORDER. PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY
RULE. 42 C. I REQUEST UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO ALLOW
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS PRINT TWO
LETTERS IN THE JOURNAL REGARDING
HIS A B 3 41. WITHOUT OBJECTIONS
. THAT SHALL BE THE ORDER. I
REQUEST UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
WITHDRAW A CR WALDRON FROM THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
ORDER THE RESOLUTION TO THE
FIRST DAY CONSENT CALENDAR. THE
RESOLUTION IS NO LONGER FISCAL
WITHOUT OBJECTIONS. THAT SHALL
BE THE ORDER PURSUANT TO
ASSEMBLY RULE. 96 I REQUEST
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO RE REFER
THE FOLLOWING BILLS TO
COMMITTEE. SB 4 TO 9 BRADFORD
FROM THE UTILITIES AND ENERGY
COMMITTEE TO THE COMMUNITY TO
THE COMMUNICATIONS AND
CONVEYANCE COMMITTEE. S P. 558
RUBIO FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE TO THE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE. SB 569 GLAZER FROM
THE REVENUE AND TAXATION
COMMITTEE TO THE ELECTIONS
COMMITTEE AND SB 6 10 WIENER
FROM THE UTILITIES AND ENERGY
COMMITTEE TO THE NATURAL
RESOURCES COMMITTEE AND LOCAL
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OBJECTIONS.
THAT SHALL BE THE ORDER. AT THE
REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR, PLEASE
REMOVE ITEM 14. SB 448 BECKER
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR AND AT
THE REQUEST OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JACKSON, PLEASE REMOVE ITEM. 56
SB 698 WILK FROM THE CONSENT
CALENDAR CLERK WILL NOTE. AND
IT'S SOMETHING WE WEREN'T AT
ISSUE ARE RECOGNIZED AT YOUR
DESK FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I'M
INCREDIBLY PROUD TODAY TO HAVE
SPECIAL GIRLS IN THE GALLERY
FROM MY OWN DISTRICT OF MY OWN
COUNTY OF ST LOUIS WITH SPO.
THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR
WAKING HOURS CARING FOR
CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE. BY
PROVIDING RIGOROUS, CULTURALLY
RELEVANT AND AFFIRMING EDUCATION
TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN AT
TWO SPANISH ENGLISH DUAL
IMMERSION SQUIRRELS PARTICULAR
ELEMENTARY, AND THEY WOULD
ELEMENTARY IN CIENA'S SPOKE
COUNTY. SO MEMBERS OF NOTE IS
THAT TODAY WE HAVE BOTH TEACHERS
AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. FROM
ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S OLDEST
SPANISH ENGLISH DUAL EMERGENT
SCHOOLS. PACHECO ELEMENTARY. AND
ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S NEWEST
SPANISH ENGLISH STOLE EMERGENT
SQUALLS THAT THESE EDUCATORS AND
I WORKED TIRELESSLY TO GET UP
AND RUNNING. THEY WOULD
ELEMENTARY, SO I'M PROUD TO
SHARE THAT THEY WOULD ELEMENTARY
RECENTLY RECEIVED OVER $400,000
GRANT TO GROW ITS DUAL IMMERSION
PROGRAM. THE LARGEST GRANT GIVEN
FOR EXPANDING BILINGUAL
EDUCATION THUS FAR, AND AS YOU
KNOW, MEMBERS, I COME TO THIS
LEGISLATURE AS SPECIAL EDUCATION
AND DUAL IMMERSION EDUCATOR. BUT
WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW IS THAT I
SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY WITH THE
VERY FOLKS IN THIS GALLERY TODAY
UNTIL DECEMBER, 4TH THE DAY
BEFORE MY SWEARING AND SO
COLLEAGUES AS YOU HAVE WELCOMED
ME WITH OPEN ARMS AS A NEW
MEMBER. I HOPE YOU WILL HELP ME
IN WELCOMING THESE TEACHERS AND
PRINCIPALS OF SANDALS, COASTAL
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
SPANISH ENGLISH DUAL IMMERSION
LANGUAGE PROGRAMS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
THANK YOU, MR ADDIS. AND SOME
MEMBER HOLDIN YOUR RECOGNIZE
THAT YOUR DESK FOR YOUR GUEST
INTRODUCTIONS. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I'M PROUD TO RECOGNIZE
IN THE GALLERY TODAY. THE YOUNG
LEGISLATORS FROM THE 41ST
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. THIS IS A
PROGRAM THAT WE STARTED EIGHT
YEARS AGO. AND SO THIS HAS THE
EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF HAVING
YOUNG PEOPLE'S HIGH SCHOOL
SENIORS IN THE 41ST DISTRICT GO
THROUGH A FOUR MONTH PROGRAM
THAT TEACHES THEM ABOUT IT.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY
AND WE CONCLUDED, WE'RE BRINGING
THEM TO SACRAMENTO. THEY'VE HAD
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR WAY
THROUGH THE SILICON VALLEY OVER
THE PREVIOUS FEW DAYS, BUT
THEY'RE HERE TODAY TO BE ABLE TO
SEE IN PERSON. HOW THE SYSTEM
WORKS AND HOW THEIR GOVERNMENT
WORKS. AND THESE ARE THE YOUNG
LEADERS OF THE FUTURE, AND I'M
ASKED YOU TO RECOGNIZE HIM TODAY
AND WELCOME THE YOUNG
LEGISLATORS FROM THE 41ST
ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, MR HOLDEN. WELCOME TO
THE CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY AND
ASSEMBLY. WOMAN STORY. A. YOU
RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR DESK FOR
YOUR GUEST INTRODUCTIONS? THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. I
AM SUPER EXCITED AND HONORED TO
HAVE TWO OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS
JOINED ME THIS MORNING. THEY
CAME UP YESTERDAY TO COME AND
VISIT THE WORK THAT I DO HERE IN
SACRAMENTO. THEY ARE FROM
FLORIDA. AND SO THEY ARE MY IN
LAWS. AND SO I HAVE MIKE TAYLOR
AND JENNY CALICA HERE VISITING
AND SO I WANT TO WELCOME THEM TO
THE STATE CAPITAL AND THANK THEM
FOR MAKING THE TRAVEL TO BE HERE
TO SEE THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT
HAPPENS IN THIS CHAMBER. SO IF
YOU CAN HELP ME WELCOME THEM
HERE TODAY.
AND MEMBERS. WE HAVE A FEW
BIRTHDAYS TO ANNOUNCE COMING UP.
TOMORROW FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD LET'S
WISH AN EARLY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ONE CARILLO.
AND OVER THIS WEEKEND, WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY
ON SUNDAY, JUNE 20/5 FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GIBSON.
MEMBERS WE WILL NOW MOVE TO
HONORING A RETIRING STAFFER OF
OUR ASSEMBLY COMMUNITY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS. YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED IN THE REAR OF THE
CHAMBER FOR THE RESOLUTION
PRESENTATION TO OUR ASSEMBLY
MINUTES. CLERK AMY REACH THANK
YOU, MADAM SPEAKER, AND, UM, ALL
THOSE ON THE FLOOR, THE
LEGISLATURE. TODAY I RISE TO
HONOR AND SAY THANK YOU TO OUR
MINUTE CLERK. AMY LEECH, THE
LONGEST SERVING STAFF PERSON
SERVING AT THE ASSEMBLY DESK,
GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
THERE.
THE MINUTE CLERK IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR KEEPING AN ACCURATE RECORD
OF ALL THE MEMBERS VOTES ON THE
FLOOR AND THEN COMMITTEES. AND
RECORDING EVERY OFFICIAL ACTION
OF THE ASSEMBLY. AMY HAS
CONTRIBUTED NOT ONLY 31 YEARS OF
SERVICE TO THE ASSEMBLY, BUT
ALSO ESTABLISHED NEW PROCEDURES
TO IMPROVE SERVICE AND ACCURACY.
SHE RECONSTRUCTED ASSEMBLY
PUBLICATIONS TO IMPROVE SEARCH
FUNCTIONS, CONSISTENCY AND
REDUCTION AND PUBLICATION COST.
THAT WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE
DURING HER IMPRESSIVE CAREER,
SHE DELIVERED MORE THAN 4000
HISTORY AND JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
. FOUR DAYS A WEEK OVER 16
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS. AMY ALSO
DELIVERED FINAL HISTORY AND
FINAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
TOTALLY MORE THAN 80,000 PAGES.
DURING HER YEARS IN THE
ASSEMBLY. AMY HAS BEEN
RECOGNIZED BY RECEIVING THE 2015
EDWARD VERDICT MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIP AND REPRESENTED THE
ASSEMBLY AND OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
CLERK BEFORE THE AMERICAN
SOCIETY OF LEGISLATIVE CLERKS
AND SECRETARIES. DURING HER LONG
, VALUABLE AND DEEPLY
APPRECIATED SERVICE. AMY HAS
MADE SIGNIFICANT AND LASTING
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC
GOOD IN OUR STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SHE HAS SERVED WITH INTEGRITY,
DEDICATION AND FRIENDSHIP. WE
WISH HER AND HER WIFE,
BERNADETTE MCNULTY, A JOY AS AMY
BEGINS HER NEW CHAPTER IN HER
LIFE. ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEAGUES
AND YOUR FELLOW STAFF MEMBERS.
PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCEREST
THANKS AND BEST BEST WISHES AND
THANK YOU. MOST OF ALL, AMY FOR
YOUR SERVICE TO THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WARD YOUR
RECOGNIZE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER I RISE TODAY AS THE VICE
CHAIR OF THE LGBTQ CAUCUS AND A
SPEAKER PRO TEM TO CONGRATULATE
AMY LEECH ON HER RETIREMENT.
SHE'S BEEN EXEMPLARY LEADER FOR
31 YEARS SERVING THE PEOPLE OF
CALIFORNIA AND A DEDICATED
PUBLIC SERVANT IN THE ASSEMBLY'S
CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE AND,
REGARDLESS OF HER ROLE OVER THE
YEARS, AMY'S ALWAYS TRIED TO
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND THE
ACCURACY OF HER WORK. SHE'S
SOMEONE WHO IS CREATIVE. WHO
LOVES TO SHARE HER EXPERTISE,
AND IT WAS LEFT A LASTING LEGACY
IN THIS INSTITUTION FOR THOSE
WHO WORK ALONGSIDE HER AND THOSE
WHO WILL FOLLOW HER IN THE YEARS
TO COME. SHE STARTED HERE IN
1992 AS AN ENGROSSING AND
ENROLLING CLERK, HELPING TO
PROOF READ VERSION AFTER VERSION
OF THE BUDGET LATE INTO THE
NIGHT. HER EFFORTS EARLY IN THE
CAREER HAVE HELPED TO BUILD THE
FOUNDATION FOR OUR MODERN
SYSTEM, ENSURING THAT BOTH OUR
STAFF AND THE PUBLIC HAVE TIMELY
AND ACCURATE LEGISLATIVE
INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGERTIPS
. AND YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT THE
80,000 PAGES OF THE FINAL.
HISTORY AND FINAL JOURNAL THAT
SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO HAVE FOR MORE
THAN 4000 PUBLICATIONS. 16
LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS SHE'S
PROCESSED 22,000 FLOOR VOTES.
THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF
WEALTH THAT SHE'S BEEN ABLE TO
GIVE BACK AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR
RECORD IS PRESERVED IN MORE IN
MEMORIAM. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA HAS GREATLY BENEFITED
FROM A BEANS, INTEGRITY,
DEDICATION AND FRIENDSHIP
THROUGHOUT HER YEARS OF SERVICE,
AND I'M EXCITED TO EXTEND ALL
THE RECOGNITION FOR HER MANY
EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND FOR
EXEMPLIFYING THE CHARACTER AND
COMPETENCE THAT MARKED THE BEST
OF OUR STAFF. I'M SURE SHE'S GOT
A LOT OF STORIES FROM SERVING AT
THE ASSEMBLY DESK UNDER 13
DIFFERENT SPEAKERS. FOR A NUMBER
OF HISTORY, MAKING DEBATES AND
POLICY DISCUSSIONS, INCLUDING
THE EARLY YEARS OF DOMESTIC
PARTNERSHIP DEBATES, AND I'M
PROUD THAT IN THE YEARS SINCE
OUR STATE HAS CHAMPIONED
EQUALITY AND PROGRESS, AND AFTER
31 YEARS, AMY, WE CONGRATULATE
YOU ON YOUR DEDICATION TO THIS
INSTITUTION TO YOUR COLLEAGUES
AND TO YOUR WORK, SHE HAS
CONSISTENTLY RAISED THE BAR AND
IMPLEMENTED IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR
HISTORY HERE IN THE ASSEMBLY,
AND I JOIN MY COLLEAGUES HERE
TODAY AND THANKING HER AND
WISHING HER WELL IN RETIREMENT.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BAUER-KAHAN YOU
RECOGNIZE? THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER. I JUST WANTED TO RISE.
MANY OF YOU KNOW, I SPENT THREE
YEARS PRESIDING OVER THIS HAS
SEEMED BODY AND THROUGH SOME OF
THE DARKNESS DAYS OF THE
PANDEMIC, AND AMY SAT UP THERE,
AND I THINK A LOT OF DAYS WE
CAME IN HERE AND WE VOTED, AND
WE DON'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE DESK
AND THOSE OF US THAT HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE OF PRESIDING OVER THIS
BODY. SEE? EVERY DAY, THE WORK
THAT GOES INTO MAKING SURE THAT
THIS PLACE RUNS SMOOTHLY THAT
OUR VOTES HAVE INTEGRITY. AND
THAT EVERYTHING WE DO WORKS THE
WAY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA
WANT TO. AND AMY IS AN ABSOLUTE
EXAMPLE OF THE INCREDIBLE WORK
OF THE DESK AND I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE OF SEEING IT AND
WORKING WITH HER ALWAYS WITH A
SMILE, EVEN ON HER HARDEST DAYS
WHEN SHE CAME IN, AND IT WASN'T
EASY FOR HER TO GET HERE. SHE
WAS HERE SERVING US SERVING THE
PEOPLE, AND I JUST WANT TO
EXPRESS MY INCREDIBLE GRATITUDE
FOR HER PARTNERSHIP OVER THOSE
THREE YEARS, SO THANK YOU, AMY.
MEMBERS AND STAFF. YOU'RE ALL
INVITED TO A RECEPTION IN AMY'S
HONOR UPON ADJOURNMENT OF
SESSION IN CAPITAL ROOM WITH 3
17.
YOU'RE MOVING TO BUSINESS ON THE
DAILY FILE. SECOND READING. THE
CLERK WILL READ. SEMI
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FIVE
SENATE BILL 7 28-7 41 7 22 WITH
AMENDMENTS 19TH AMENDMENT 6 51
WITH AMENDMENTS 39 TO 75 TO 93
043 76 4 21 4 37 4 48 5 66 7 48
7 89 7 98 35 80 29 WITH
AMENDMENTS A SUCCESSION OF
AMENDMENTS TO 25 AMENDMENTS 5 97
WITH AMENDMENTS FOR 77 AMENDMENT
7017 13 AND SENATE BILL 7 69
WITH AMENDMENTS OR BUILD THE
TEAM RED. ALL AMENDMENTS WILL BE
DEEMED ADOPTED. ON SENATE-ROOM
CONCURRENCE. WE HAVE ONE ITEM
FOR CONCURRENCE. TODAY WE'RE
GOING TO TAKE A FILE ITEM. 29
THIS IS A B 11 51 CLERK WILL
READ 11 51 BY A SOMEBODY
REMEMBER KINER AND ACADEMIC
COMMUNITY COLLEGES YOU MAY OPEN
ON CONCURRENCE. GOOD MORNING, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS A B 11 51
UPDATES PARTS OF THE EDUCATION
CALLED TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY
FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE GOVERNING
BOARDS TO SET FEES ASSOCIATED
WITH LEASE AGREEMENTS TO AT
COMPETITIVE AMOUNTS RELATIVE TO
THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY.
SENATE AMENDMENTS ARE CLARIFIED
IN NATURE AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU, MISS
MAKIN, ER SEE NO MEMBERS WISHING
TO SPEAK ON THE BILL CLERK WILL
OPEN THE ROLE. WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. CLERK WILL CLOSE ROLL
TALLY THE VOTES. I 68 NO. ZERO
SIN AMENDMENTS ARE CONCURRED IN
.
NEXT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 36 H.
R 37, THE CLERK WILL READ. HOUSE
RESOLUTION 37 BY A SEMINARIAN
BURNER AND OTHER EXPLOSIVES.
IDOL NINE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BURNER. YOU MAY OPEN ON THE
RESOLUTION. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS. HR 37 WHEN
RECOGNIZED THE 51ST ANNIVERSARY
OF TITLE NINE PROTECTIONS
AGAINST SEX BASED DISCRIMINATION
IN SCHOOLS. AND WHAT URGED
CALIFORNIANS TO CONTINUE TO WORK
TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE ITS SCHOOLS
OF MORE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUR YOUTH AND ACTED IN 1972
TITLE NINE PROHIBITS SEX
DISCRIMINATION, INCLUDING
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON
PREGNANCY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION
AND GENDER AGENDA AND ANY
EDUCATION PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY
RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. HR 37. FOCUSED ON
TWO MAIN IMPACTS OF TITLE NINE
ON THE LIVES OF GIRLS AND WOMEN
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION
IN ATHLETICS AND GREATER
PROTECTION AGAINST SEXUAL
HARASSMENT, ASSAULT ABUSE ON
COLLEGE CAMPUSES. THE PROMISE OF
TITLE NINE IS THAT IT GUARANTEES
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR EVERYONE
, REGARDLESS OF SEX, GENDER,
IDENTITY OR GENDER EXPRESSION.
WHILE THIS LAW HAS INCREASED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS AND
WOMEN IN ACADEMICS, SPORTS AND
OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. IT
IS NOT YET ACHIEVED THE GOAL OF
FOUR EQUALITY. INTERNATIONAL
FEDERATION OF STATE HIGH SCHOOL
ASSOCIATIONS SURVEY OF ATHLETICS
PARTICIPATION IN THE 2018 19
SCHOOL YEAR, GIRLS ACCOUNTED FOR
43% OF ALL HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS
AND THEN 1971 72 SCHOOL YEARS.
GIRLS MADE UP 7% ENOUGH HIGH
SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. HR
37 RECOGNIZES THE STRIDES THAT
WE HAVE MADE SINCE TITLE NINE
HAS BECOME LAW AND URGES US TO
CONTINUE OUR FIGHT FOR EQUAL
OPPORTUNITIES. I LIKE THE FIRST
ROLE TO BE OPEN FOR CO AUTHORS,
AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
QUIRK-SILVA YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU, MADAM SPEAKER AND
MEMBERS I RISE TODAY TO SUPPORT
HR 37 IN COMMEMORATION OF THE
51ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACT.
MINT OF TITLE NINE TITLE. NINE
OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENTS OF
1970 TO PAVE THE WAY FOR EQUITY
AND EDUCATION, SPORTS AND
EVERYDAY LIFE. BERNICE SANDLER,
THE GODMOTHER OF TITLE NINE,
AFFORDED SO MANY WOMEN AND GIRLS
THE RIGHT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
IN EDUCATION MEMBERS. I WANT TO
SHARE A PERSONAL STORY GOING
BACK TO 1981. WHEN I STARTED
HIGH SCHOOL, I HAD BEEN A
SWIMMER AND JUNIOR HIGH AND
WANTED TO PLAY ON THE WATER POLO
TEAM. SOME OF YOU MAY NOT
REALIZE THAT THERE WAS ACTUALLY
NOT A GIRLS WATER POLO TEAM, SO
I WANTED TO PLAY ON A WATER POLO
TEAM, WHICH MEANT ME ASKING TO
PLAY ON THE BOYS WATER POLO
TEAM. THERE WERE TWO OTHER GIRLS
AND MYSELF WHO JOINED IN, BUT
THE COACH MADE US TRY OUT IN
FRONT OF ALL OF THE BOYS TO SEE
IF WE COULD ACTUALLY SWIM. NOW
WHY WOULD I WANT TO JOIN A WATER
POLO TEAM IF I COULDN'T SWIM,
BUT THE POINT IS THAT I DID
INDEED JOIN THE WATER POLO TEAM
AND I PLAYED FOR TWO YEARS IN
HIGH SCHOOL. I WASN'T VERY GOOD.
BUT I KEPT OUT IT AND THAT'S THE
POINT OF SPORTS FOR PEOPLE. YOU
DON'T ALWAYS WIN, BUT YOU STAY
AT IT BECAUSE OF TITLE NINE. I
WAS ABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN
A SPORT THAT I LOVED. TENNIS
STAR AND LIVING LEGEND. BILLIE
JEAN KING NOTES THAT IN 1971
BEFORE TITLE ONE TITLE NINE
PASSED ONLY A DISMAL 1% OF
COLLEGE ATHLETIC BUDGETS WENT TO
WOMEN'S SPORTS AND PROGRAMS.
TITLE NINE HAS EVOLVED OVER THE
YEARS AND HAS GREATLY EXPANDED
WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND
COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AS WELL AS
ADDED PROTECTIONS AGAINST SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT. HOWEVER
COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW STILL
REMAINS AN ISSUE. WELL, THE LAW
REQUIRES EQUITY AND PHILIP
FACILITIES, BENEFITS AND
TOURNAMENTS. WOMEN'S SPORTS
CONTINUE TO LAG BEHIND MEN'S
SPORTS IN TERMS OF SUPPORT. ON
OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT, CONDUCT VIOLENCE AND
VIOLENCE CONTINUES TO BE A
PROBLEM. EVERY INDIVIDUAL
DESERVES THE RIGHT TO AN EQUAL
AND SAFE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
. AND CALIFORNIA WE ARE NOT
WILLING TO GO BACKWARDS. WE WILL
CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE RIGHTS
OF OUR FEMALE ATHLETES, ATHLETES
PROACTIVE AND CREATE CAMPUS IS
FREE OF ANY FORM OF SEXUAL
DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT. I
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON HR 37.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S WALDRON, YOU
ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS I RISE IN
SUPPORT OF HR 37. THIS
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZES TITLE NINE
AND SUPPORTS THE ONGOING EFFORTS
TOWARDS EQUALITY AND FAIR
TREATMENT FOR ALL STUDENTS.
TITLE NINE EMPHASIZES THE
IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING
INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR
GIRLS AND WOMEN IN ACADEMICS,
SPORTS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL
ACTIVITIES. AS AN ATHLETE MYSELF
IN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND
BASKETBALL, AS WELL AS COLLEGE
VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY AND TRACK.
I KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT
THIS RECOGNITION IS. IF IT WERE
NOT FOR TITLE NINE, WE AS YOUNG
WOMEN WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE
SCHOLASTIC SPORTS AND THE VALUE
VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS THAT IT
PROVIDES. THE RESOURCES.
PROVIDED FROM TITLE NINE GAVE
MYSELF AND OTHER YOUNG WOMEN THE
ABILITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL BOTH IN
SCHOOL AND IN LIFE. LEARNING IN
VALUABLE LIFE LESSONS OF
TEAMWORK, COMMITMENT. DISCIPLINE
AND LEADERSHIP. TITLE NINE
CONTINUES TO PAVE THE WAY FOR
MORE INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE
FUTURE. WE SHOULD CELEBRATE THE
PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE. IN THE
JOURNEY TO ACHIEVE EQUALITY,
ORIGIN I VOTE. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BONTA. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK
YOU. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
HR. 37 I WASN'T ACTUALLY
PLANNING TO SPEAK ON THIS. BUT
ON MY WAY INTO SACRAMENTO TODAY
, I GOT A BRIEF OPPORTUNITY TO
TALK TO MY DAUGHTER, RAINA, WHO
MANY OF YOU KNOW WHO HAVE BEEN
FOLLOWING MY AND MY PARTNER'S
SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS IS IN THIS
MOMENT PLAYING SOCCER
PROFESSIONAL SOCCER IN BRAZIL.
UH AND I COULD ONLY HAVE ABOUT A
FIVE MINUTE CONVERSATION WITH
HER BECAUSE THERE WAS A CHATAH
MUSIC PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND
SO LOUD THAT SHE COULDN'T
ACTUALLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE A FULL CONVERSATION WITH ME
AND IT MADE ME MISS HER DEARLY,
AND IT ALSO MADE ME THINK ABOUT
HER JOURNEY TO, UH TO PLAY
SOCCER AS A PROFESSIONAL PLAYER.
I THOUGHT ABOUT THOSE MANY, MANY
DAYS. UH SINCE THE TIME SHE WAS
TWO YEARS OLD, BEING HONEST ON
THE SIDE OF A SOCCER FIELD WITH
HER AND HER TEAMMATES, AND I
THOUGHT ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE
THAT THEY HAD, UH, PLAYING AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL LOOKING
TOWARDS THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL.
AND I REMEMBERED THINGS LIKE, UH
, THEM NOT GETTING THE PREFERRED
FIELD TIME BECAUSE THEY WERE THE
WOMEN'S TEAM, UH AND HAD TO
YIELD TO THE BOYS TEAM. I
REMEMBER THAT THE EQUIPMENT THAT
THEY GOT WAS JUST A LITTLE LESS
PRECIOUS BECAUSE THEY WERE THE
WOMEN'S TEAM AND NOT THE BOYS
TEAM. AND I REMEMBER VISITING
WITH SO MANY OF THEM. THESE
BEAUTIFUL PLAYERS WHO ARE GOING
ON TO PLAY FOR THE U. S. WOMEN'S
NATIONAL TEAM TO PLAY
PROFESSIONALLY THROUGHOUT THEIR
CAREERS TO PLAY COLLEGIATELY. I
REMEMBER BEING ON SO MANY OF
THEIR COLLEGE TOURS AND BEING
ABLE TO SEE DISTINCTLY THE
DIFFERENCE IN THE FACILITIES.
THE RESOURCES THE COACHING
STAFF. EVERYTHING THAT WAS JUST
A LITTLE LESS THAN. FOR THE
WOMEN'S TEAMS VERSUS THIS AT THE
MEN'S TEAMS, AND THAT'S WITH THE
EXISTENCE OF TITLE NINE. NOW,
WHAT WOULD IT BE? IMAGINE A
WORLD WHERE THOSE BEAUTIFUL
YOUNG WOMEN AT THE COLLEGIATE
LEVEL AS THEY WERE STRIVING
TOWARDS THAT INCREDIBLE GOAL. I
ACTUALLY FELT LIKE. THEY HAD
FULL EQUALITY. FULL EQUALITY.
OUR GIRLS ARE YOUNG WOMEN. WOULD
KNOW FROM THE TIME THAT THEY
WERE TWO AND THREE AND FOUR, AND
10 AND 15 AS THEY WERE DECIDING
TO GO TO PRACTICE INSTEAD OF
PROM. THAT THEY ARE VALUED. SO I
RISE TODAY IN FULL SUPPORT. OUR
STRIVING TO ACHIEVE ABSOLUTE
EQUALITY ENTITLED NINE FOR ALL
OF OUR WOMEN PLAYERS ACROSS THIS
COUNTRY, AND CERTAINLY IN THIS
STATE. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER AGUIAR-CURRY YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. FIRST OF ALL I'D
LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
BONER FOR BURNER FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. UM I STAND BECAUSE
WE NEED TO IMPROVE TITLE NINE.
THERE'S A LOT MORE WORK TO DO.
AND I GET FRUSTRATED. YES WE'VE
DONE SOME WONDERFUL THINGS AND
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT. AND I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRING US
FORWARD TO BRING THE LIGHT UPON
THE THINGS THAT WE STILL NEED TO
DO FOR WOMEN IN OUR ATHLETIC
DEPARTMENTS. UM I, TOO HAVE A
DAUGHTER WHO PLAYED SPORTS, BUT
SHE WAS IN THE TIME WHEN SHE WAS
HARASSED AND BEAT UP AND
BULLIED. SO THERE'S A LOT OF
GOOD THINGS THAT ARE COMING OUT
OF TITLE NINE, BUT I JUST WANT
TO STATE FOR THE RECORD WE CAN
DO BETTER, AND WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO DO BETTER. THERE'S
AUDITS BEING DONE THROUGHOUT THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CSU'S DOING
SOME AUDITS, PERSONAL AUDITS. SO
UM, WITH THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S I
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING
THIS TO THE FOREFRONT. I SEE NO
OTHER MEMBERS WISHING TO SPEAK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURNER WISH TO
PROVIDE FURTHER CLOSING
COMMENTS. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THE CLERK WILL OPEN
THE ROLE FOR CO AUTHORS. ALL
THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE TO VOTE.
ALL THOSE VOTES. WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. OTHERS VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE. THE CLERK WILL CLOSE THE
ROLE. THERE ARE 72 AUTHORS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE
A VOICE VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY, AYE. ALL
THOSE OPPOSED, SAY NAY. THE EYES
HAVE IT. THE RESOLUTION IS
ADOPTED.
MEMBERS. NEXT WE'LL TAKE OUT
FILE ITEM. 39 HR 47 BY MAJORITY
LEADER REYES. THE CLERK WILL
READ. HOUSE RESOLUTION 47 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARRAYS AND
OTHERS RELATIVE TO SPEAKER
ANTHONY RENDON CONFERENCE ROOM.
MADAM MAJORITY LEADER RAISE YOU
MAY OPEN. THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER
AND MEMBERS I RISE TODAY TO
PRESENT EACH ARE 47, WHICH
DEDICATES STATE CAPITOL ROOM. 3
17 IN HONOR OF OUR ASSEMBLY
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON. FOR MORE
THAN SEVEN YEARS. SPEAKER
BRENDAN HAS LED OUR HOUSE,
MAKING HIM THE SECOND LONGEST
SERVING SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
IN CALIFORNIA HISTORY, SECOND
ONLY TO WILLIE BROWN. I WANT TO
BE CLEAR AS MANY OF YOU CAN
IMAGINE. THIS IS NOT AN EASY
TASK. AS ELECTED LEADERS
REPRESENTING OUR COMMUNITIES.
BEING A LEADER AMONGST LEADERS
IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT
TASKS ONE CAN UNDERTAKE. SPEAKER
RANDON HAS DONE SO WITH
INTEGRITY SERVING THIS HOUSE AND
ITS MEMBERS, AND I KNOW THAT
CALIFORNIA IS BETTER FOR IT.
THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT SPEAKER
REDMOND'S TENURE HAS BEEN ONE OF
THE MOST MEANINGFUL AND
CALIFORNIA HISTORY. FROM A
POLICY PERSPECTIVE DURING HIS
TIME AS SPEAKER, THIS BODY PAST
THE NATION'S FIRST STATEWIDE $15
MINIMUM WAGE, EXTENDING
CALIFORNIA'S CLIMATE CHANGE
REDUCTION GOALS. MADE A
MULTIBILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT
IN OUR STATE'S TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SO MUCH MORE
. FROM A PROCEDURAL STANDPOINT,
HIS LEADERSHIP HAS BEEN
TRANSFORMATIVE, AS THE ASSEMBLY
HAS IMPLEMENTED, MANY SEEMINGLY
COMMON SENSE CHANGES THAT WE MAY
TAKE FOR GRANTED TODAY. FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. HE MADE SURE
TO AUTOMATE THE PRODUCTION OF
THE DEMOCRATIC FLOOR ALERT TO
MAKE SURE THAT MEMBERS AND STAFF
QUICKLY RECEIVED UP TO DATE
INFORMATION ON BILLS COMING TO
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. ACROSS OUR
HOUSE. HE DISTRIBUTED THE PRE
SESSION DOCUMENTS TO ALL MEMBERS
OFFICES TO PROVIDE CONTEXT
REGARDING THE BILLS BEING
BROUGHT UP. THIS WAS SENT TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THIS BODY ON BOTH
SIDES OF THE AISLE. DURING HIS
10 YEAR. WE ALSO MOVED MUCH OF
OUR WORK TO ISSUED IPADS WE
PILOTED AND LATER ENACTED THE
MEMBER PORTFOLIO APPLICATION
MEMBER ACTIONS, PORTAL AND
POSITION LETTER PORTAL. MAKING
US ONE OF THE MOST MODERN
LEGISLATIVE HOUSES IN THE
COUNTRY. HE HAS BEEN A SPEAKER
OF MANY FIRSTS. HE APPOINTED THE
FIRST BUDDHIST CHAPLAIN IN THE
ASSEMBLY HISTORY AND THE FIRST
MUSLIM CHAPLAIN IN THE HISTORY
OF THE UNITED STATES. HE
APPOINTED THE FIRST WOMEN IN
ASSEMBLY HISTORY TO SERVE AS
BOTH CHIEF SERGEANT AND CHIEF
CLERK. AND HE IS THE FIRST
SPEAKER TO LEAD A HOUSE OF A
RECORD BREAKING 62 DEMOCRATS. HE
HAS UPHELD THE COMMITMENT THAT
HE MADE TO EMPOWER CHAIRS GIVING
DECISION MAKING POWER BACK TO
POLICY COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND
DELEGATING MANY DUTIES TO HIS
LEADERSHIP TEAM. TO PUT THIS IN
PERSPECTIVE. OVER 75% OF THIS
LEGISLATIVE BODY REPUBLICAN AND
DEMOCRAT. HAS SERVED UNDER THE
LEADERSHIP EXCLUSIVELY OF
SPEAKER RENDON UP TO TODAY,
MEANING THIS ERA OF EMPOWERED
CHAIRS IS ALL WE HAVE EVER
EXPERIENCED. THIS INCLUDES ME.
THIS HAS PUT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S IN
POSITIONS TO BE THE LEADERS WE
WERE ELECTED TO BE, AND HAS
FOREVER SHAPED THIS INSTITUTION
AND ITS HISTORY. I CAN CONTINUE
ON AND ON REGARDING HOW MUCH
SPEAKER ANTHONY BRANDON HAS, AND
CONTINUES TO MEAN TO THE STATE
ASSEMBLY. I KNOW THIS ISN'T WHAT
HE LIKES TO HEAR. SO I WILL END
BY RECOGNIZING WHAT I KNOW IS
HIS PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENT.
DURING HIS SPEAKERSHIP. AND THAT
IS BECOMING FATHER TO HIS
DAUGHTER, VIENNA LAMB, RENDON.
SPEAKER. RANDOM CONTINUES TO
SERVE THIS INSTITUTION HONORABLY
AND HE DESERVES TO BE RECOGNIZED
FOR YEARS TO COME FOR THE WORK
HE HAS DONE DURING HIS 10 YEAR
SPEAKER BENEFITING THIS HOUSE
AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I
REQUEST YOUR VOTE ON H R 47,
WHICH WOULD NAME ROOM 3 17, THE
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON
CONFERENCE ROOM. THANK YOU,
SPEAKER PRO TEM AWARD YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I AM EXCITED TODAY TO
HELP RISE AND SUPPORT. HR 47 TO
HONOR THE SPEAKERS, LEGACY AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THANK HIM
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP BY NAMING
ROOM 3 17 IN THIS BUILDING THE
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON
CONFERENCE ROOM. I THINK IT'S A
FAIR OBSERVATION. TOO MANY OF US
THAT ARE SPEAKER DOESN'T DO
THINGS TO SEEK RECOGNITION. IN
FACT, I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT
HE IS REALLY SPENT HIS TIME AT
SEVEN YEARS OF SPEAKER TO
EMPOWER OTHER MEMBERS TO ALLOW
THEM TO BE ABLE TO LEAD ON SO
MANY OF THE ISSUES THAT
CALIFORNIA FACES. BUT THIS
RESOLUTION REALLY MIRRORS
SOMETHING THAT IS REALLY SPECIAL
IN THIS INSTITUTION THAT FROM
TIME TO TIME, WE HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO
MEMORIALIZE THE SPEAKERSHIP
SOMEPLACE IN THIS BUILDING. WE
HAVE A VERY SPECIAL CONFERENCE
ROOM. WHERE YOUR FIRST SPEAKER
BROWN, WE HAVE A PORTICO FOR
SPEAKER PEREZ. WE HAD A HEARING
ROOM FOR SPEAKER ANDREW AND
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT BACK
WHEN OUR NEW ANNEXES REBUILT.
AND SO H R 47 ALLOWS US TO NOT
MISS THAT MOMENT AS WELL TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE LONGEST
SERVING SPEAKER IN THE ERA OF
TERM LIMITS HAS AFFORDED THIS
INSTITUTION ARE MEMORIALIZED
HERE. AND WHY ROOM 3 17 YOU ALL
HAVE BEEN THERE. THIS IS A PLACE
WHERE CALIFORNIANS COME TOGETHER
WITH SOME OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS
OR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TO BE ABLE
TO HAVE GREAT CONVERSATIONS TO
DELIBERATE TO DISCUSS TO
EDUCATE. IT'S A PLACE THAT WE
RECEIVE DIGNITARIES, BOTH
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. IT'S A
PLACE THAT WE MAKE OURSELVES
AVAILABLE TO THE PRESS AND SHARE
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WAR. IN
THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. IT
IS A PLACE OF ENGAGEMENT. AND
COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION
, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE QUALITIES
THAT DEFINE THE SPEAKERSHIP OF
ANTHONY RENDON. SO FOR THESE
REASONS, I ASKED YOU
RESPECTFULLY I ON HR 47. THANK
YOU SIMILAR REWARD. SOMEWHERE.
GIBSON YOU WERE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR SPEAKER
MEMBERS. I ALSO RISE IN SUPPORT
OF THIS RESOLUTION. UM UM,
RESOLUTION OF 47 TO NAME AND TO
RECOGNIZE ROOM 3 17 ON THE THIRD
FLOOR OF THE STATE CAPITAL AS
THE SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON PRESS
ROOM. I WANT TO THANK MY
COLLEAGUE FROM SAN BERNARDINO
FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION
BEFORE US. I AM PROUD. UM TO
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS
RESOLUTION. 47 WE RECOGNIZE MY
COLLEAGUE, MY FRIEND OR SPEAKER
ANTHONY RENDON, REPRESENTING
BELLFLOWER COMMUNITY. OVER TIME
MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MY COLLEAGUE
HAS PROVEN HIMSELF TO BE THE
HARDEST HARD WORKER SPEAKER AND
DEDICATED TO THIS STATE
ASSEMBLY. HE HAS BEEN THE SECOND
LONGEST SERVING SPEAKER IN THE
CALIFORNIA ITS HISTORY
TRANSFORMED THE LEGISLATURE, UM
DURING HIS TENURE, AND I WON'T
BE REDUNDANT BECAUSE IF I STAND
HERE, IT WILL BE ALL DAY IN
TERMS OF HIGHLIGHTING THE GREAT
WORK THAT HE HAS DONE IN TERMS
OF POLICIES, THE KIND OF
POLICIES THAT HAS MOVED THIS
STATE FORWARD. WE ARE INDEED
GRATEFUL. UM AGAIN, SINCE I'VE
BEGUN TO SERVE, UM, YOU KNOW,
WITH A SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON.
HE HAS BEEN THERE HE HAS
TRANSFORMED NOT ONLY POLICIES
AND POWERED, UM UM, CHAIRS. HE
HAS DONE A YEOMAN'S JOB AND TO
NAME THIS ROOM, UM, AFTER HIM
WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR MEMBERS.
I RESPECTFULLY ASKED WHEN I VOTE
ON HR 47. THANK YOU, SENATOR
GIBSON, SIMILAR HOLDEN, YOU ARE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO RISE TODAY AND JOIN WITH
OTHERS IN SUPPORT OF HR 47
HONORING SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON
FOR HIS LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT
THE YEARS AND ESTABLISHING HIS
LEGACY. IN THE CALIFORNIA STATE
CAPITOL. BRENDAN BECAME THE
SEVENTIES SPEAKER OF THE
ASSEMBLY IN 2016 AND USHERED IN
A NEW ERA OF DECENTRALIZED
SPEAKERSHIP AND MEMBER
EMPOWERMENT. HE WAS THE LONGEST
SERVING SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE TERM LIMIT ERA. SPEAKER
RENDERED WORKED TO PASS LANDMARK
PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION FOCUSED
ON TRUE EQUITY. THE NATION'S
FIRST STATEWIDE MINIMUM $15
MINIMUM WAGE OVERTIME PAY FOR
FARMWORKERS UNIVERSAL TK AND
GROUNDBREAKING POLICIES ON GUN
AND TOBACCO USE. AND THE
ASSEMBLY, HE APPOINTED WOMEN TO
NEARLY ALL THE MAJOR STAFF AND
OFFICER ROLES. PROGRESSIVE
LEGISLATION, COUPLED WITH A
PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP TRULY
SHOWCASE THE POWER OF DIVERSITY
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
THESE ARE VICTORIES THAT ALL OF
US CAN SHARE IN SPEAKER RENDON
ALSO DECIDED NOT TO CARRY
LEGISLATION ON HIS OWN. AND AS A
MEMBER WHO CAME IN IN 2012 AND
RECOGNIZING THE SPEAKER SHIPS
THAT FOLLOWED. IT WAS BIG BILLS
THAT ORIGINATED OUT OF THE
SPEAKER'S OFFICE. SINCE THAT
TIME OF ANTHONY RENDON BECOMING
SPEAKER. BIG BILLS ORIGINATED
AMONGST US. WE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STEP FORWARD AND
PROVIDE LEADERSHIP ON THINGS
THAT WERE MEANINGFUL. AS I
MENTIONED IN THE LIST
PREVIOUSLY. AND THAT'S
IMPORTANT. BECAUSE WE ALL CAME
HERE TO BE RELEVANT. AND I'M
REMINDED OF A FAMOUS AFRICAN
PROVERB. IF YOU WANT TO GO FAST,
GO ALONE. IF YOU WANT TO GO FAR.
GO TOGETHER. TOGETHER UNDER HIS
LEADERSHIP, WE PUT CALIFORNIA'S
FIRST AND WE ARE EMPOWERED TO
ADVOCATE FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR
CONSTITUENTS. IT IS A FITTING
HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AND ENSURE
HIS LEADERSHIP WILL NEVER BE
FORGOTTEN BY NAMING ROOMS. 3 17
, THE ANTHONY RENDON CONFERENCE
ROOM. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH BEHOLDEN.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RAMOS, YOU'RE
RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER. I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT
OF HR 47 HONORING SPEAKER
ANTHONY RENDON, THE LONGEST
SERVING SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
IN THE TERM LIMIT ERA, SERVING
SINCE MARCH, 7TH 2016 UNDER HIS
LEADERSHIP IN MARCH OF 2021. HE
AUTHORIZED ME TO ESTABLISH THE
FIRST CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS, WHICH MANY
MEMBERS ON THIS FLOOR ARE PART
OF THAT CAUCUS. AND LAST YEAR HE
GAVE ME THE GREAT HONOR OF
SERVING AS THE FIRST CALIFORNIA
NATIVE AMERICAN CHAIR OF THE
ASSEMBLY RULES COMMITTEE. HE
ALSO CREATED THE FIRST ASSEMBLY
SELECT COMMITTEE ON NATIVE
AMERICAN AFFAIRS, WHICH
ESTABLISHED A MEANS TO SHARE
INFORMATION ABOUT CALIFORNIA
TRIBAL ISSUES SUCH AS MISSING
AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN.
AND WATER ISSUES, HEALTH ACCESS
AND EDUCATION. THE INFORMATIONAL
HEARINGS WERE NOT JUST ABOUT
INFORMATION SHARING BUT ALSO
SERVED AS INCUBATORS FOR
LEGISLATION AND FOR ALLOWING
TRIBAL LEADERS TO SHARE THEIR
VOICES HERE IN THE CAPITAL THAT
WAS DROWNED OUT FOR OVER 173
YEARS. HE CREATED THESE
SIGNIFICANT AND GENUINE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCREASED
CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP,
ALONG WITH MANY IN THIS BODY. WE
MOVED FORWARD ON A LOT OF
ISSUES. THOSE HISTORIC ACTIONS
THAT WILL SEND OUT RIPPLES OF
CHANGE FOR GENERATIONS AND THE
LEGISLATURE AND ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND HAVE NOW PAVED
THE WAY FOR LEADERSHIP IN THE
FUTURE. TO CONTINUE THESE
DIALOGUES TO CONTINUE THESE
THESE ISSUES MOVING FORWARD, WE
LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO
WORK ON THOSE ISSUES. FOR THAT I
AM MOST GRATEFUL FOR PAVING THE
WAY TO ENSURE THAT CALIFORNIA
HAS ITS FIRST CALIFORNIA INDIAN
ELECTED UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP AND
UNDER THE FUTURE LEADERSHIP SHIP
, WE LOOK FORWARD TO ELECTING
MORE CALIFORNIA INDIAN PEOPLE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMAN RAMOS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THREE OF US.
YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I WASN'T PLANNING ON
SPEAKING TODAY. UM BUT I KNOW
THAT THE MEMBER FROM LAKEWOOD
DOWNTOWN L A OR WHETHER YOU'RE,
HOWEVER, HE MOVED IN TO MOVE IN
FOR HIS ASSEMBLY DISTRICT IS
FROM, UM, IS PROBABLY ANNOYED,
UM AND MISERABLE AND HEARING ALL
OF THESE SPEECHES, AND I LIKE
THAT, AND SO YOU KNOW, UM I
WASN'T. I'M NOT SURE IF I'M
GONNA SUPPORT HR. 47 WE I FEEL
LIKE WE'RE BEING JAMMED. UM IN
WITH THIS RESOLUTION, THERE
HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH DISCUSSION. I
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT, RIGHT? WE
DIDN'T DISCUSS THIS IN CAUCUS.
UH YOU KNOW, WE HAVEN'T THERE'S
A LOT OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
FROM RENAMING THIS ROOM. I KNOW
IT IS 3 17. I'VE BEEN HERE FOR
FIVE YEARS. NOW MY STAFF IS
GOING TO TELL ME TO GO TO THE
SPEAKER ANTHONY RENDON ROOM. I'M
NOT GOING TO KNOW WHERE TO GO.
I'M GONNA GET CONFUSED. IT'S
GONNA CAUSE A LOT OF DISRUPTION
IN THE LEGISLATURE. UH AND WHAT
ABOUT THE FISCAL IMPACTS? RIGHT
WE YOU KNOW THERE. HOW MUCH IS
THAT BRONZE PLAQUE ON THE COST
THE STATE. THIS IS A BAD BUDGET
YEAR, RIGHT? WE NEED TO SAVE
MONEY AT ALL COSTS. AND SO I
DON'T THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT
TIME. UM TO MAKE THIS FAST
DECISION, UH, BUT I LISTENED TO
MY COLLEAGUES TALK ABOUT, UH,
THE POLICY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT
HAVE HAPPENED UNDER THIS SPEAKER
, UM, AND THE LEGACY THAT HE'S
LIVING, SO I'M WILLING TO GIVE A
COURTESY I FOR TODAY TO MOVE
THIS MEASURE FORWARD, UM AND IN
RENAME ROOM 3 17 THE SPEAKER
ANTHONY RENDON ROOM. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS
COURTESY SIMILAR WITH US NOW
WE'LL GO TO RECOGNIZE ASSEMBLER
MURATSUCHI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'M GONNA CONTINUE TO ANNOY
SPEAKER RENDON. BY THANKING HIM.
FOR HIS PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP,
YOU KNOW? SPEAKER RENDON. EARNED
MY RESPECT. NOT ONLY FOR HIS
RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS THE
SECOND LONGEST SERVING SPEAKER.
IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. BUT FOR ME THE
ULTIMATE TEST OF A LEADER. IT
IS. WHEN HE LEADS HE OR SHE
LEAVES. STICKING TO THEIR
PRINCIPLES STICKING TO THEIR
CORE VALUES. EVEN ONE. SOMETIMES
IT MEANS PUSHING BACK. AGAINST
OUR ALLIES AND OUR FRIENDS. I
KNOW THAT SPEAKER RENDON AND I
WORK TOGETHER ON MANY CLIMATE
CHANGE BILLS. YOU KNOW? WE TALK
A LOT ABOUT HOW CLIMATE CHANGE
IS THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT OF OUR
GENERATION. AND YET TOO MANY
TIMES. YOU KNOW, WE LET THE
SPECIAL INTEREST POLITICS
PREVAIL. TO KILL BILLS
NECESSARY. FOR CALIFORNIA LEAD
IN THE FIGHT. AGAINST THIS
GLOBAL EXISTENTIAL THREAT, AND I
KNOW THAT SPEAKER RENDON. EVEN
TO THE CONSTERNATION OF SO MANY
OF US ON THE FLOOR. HERE. HE
DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF. BYE.
STANDING TRUE. TO HIS CORE
VALUES TO HIS CORE PRINCIPLES.
AND ESPECIALLY YOU KNOW WHEN IT
PUT US ALL IN DIFFICULT
POSITIONS. I'VE OFTEN GOING
AGAINST PUSHING BACK AGAINST OUR
ALLIES AND OUR FRIENDS. AND SO,
SPEAKER RENDON. I WANT TO THANK
YOU. FOR YOUR PRINCIPLED
LEADERSHIP. AND I THINK THAT
THIS HR 47 IS A VERY FITTING
HONOR. TO YOUR RECORD. OF
COURAGEOUS AND BOLD LEADERSHIP.
THANK YOU, MR MURATSUCHI.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S GALLAGHER,
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. THANK YOU, MR
SPEAKER AND MEMBERS THAT RISE TO
RECOGNIZE SPEAKER RENDON ON HIS
SERVICE TO THIS GREAT BODY. UH
AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
SERVING WITH HIM FOR GOING ON
NINE YEARS NOW. UM SO LONGER
THAN MANY PEOPLE ASSUME NOT
EVERYBODY, BUT MANY IN THIS
ROOM. AND WHAT I JUST WANT TO
SAY WHAT I'VE ALWAYS APPRECIATED
ABOUT THE SPEAKER IS THAT HE
LISTENS. AND THERE'S BEEN
COUNTLESS TIMES WHEN I'VE GONE
AND TALKED TO HIM AND I FEEL
LIKE I'VE BEEN HEARD. AND SO I
APPRECIATE THAT. AND, UM MAYBE
EVEN ON BILLS YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
HEAR FROM ME FROM, UM I THINK I
WAS BRAZEN ENOUGH IN MY FIRST
YEAR TO TRY AND REPEAL HIS LEAD
AMMO, BANNON BILL, BUT HE HEARD
ME AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT
ISSUE. UM REMEMBER IN COMMITTEE
AND I WANT ONE OF MY FIRST
COMMITTEES. HOW YOU SAID, HEY, I
APPRECIATE THAT YOU ACTUALLY
REACHED OUT TO ME ON THIS ISSUE.
UM AND SINCE THAT TIME, MANY
TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO
TO YOU. AND TALK ABOUT IMPORTANT
ISSUES THAT ARE FACING THE
STATE. AND WE HAVEN'T ALWAYS
AGREED. BUT SPEAKER RENDON HAS
ALWAYS BEEN SOMEONE WHO HAS
TREATED EVERYONE WITH CIVILITY
AND RESPECT. UM AND HE WAS
TRYING TO PRESERVE THIS
INSTITUTION. AND FOR THAT, I'M
VERY, VERY GRATEFUL. ANOTHER
THING THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL TO
ME. IS IT WHEN MY DISTRICT HAS
GONE THROUGH? DISASTERS TERRIBLE
DISASTERS, THE CAMPFIRE. THE
OROVILLE DAM SITUATION. AND EACH
AND EVERY TIME I GOT A TEXT FROM
THIS SPEAKER. SAYING, HEY,
BROTHER. SORRY FOR WHAT? YOU'RE
GOING TO LET ME KNOW HOW I CAN
HELP. AND THAT MEANS A LOT. AND
YOU DID. AND MY DISTRICT IS
THANKFUL TO YOU FOR THAT AS
WELL. AND SO I THINK YOU ALWAYS
TRIED TO SAY WHAT WHAT CAN WE DO
TO HELP MEMBERS? WITH ISSUES
THAT ARE REALLY PERTINENT AND
IMPORTANT TO THEIR DISTRICT. AND
YOU SHOWED THAT LEADERSHIP IN
YOUR TIME HERE, SO I KNOW YOU
WOULDN'T WANT US ALL TO GO ON
VERY LONG. AND I WON'T BUT THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
AND WANT TO BE PART OF
RECOGNIZING YEAH. YOU'RE A GREAT
LEADERSHIP IN THIS BODY. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. REPUBLICAN
LEADER GALLAGHER'S SEEING AND
HEARING NO OTHER MEMBERS WHO
WISH TO RECOGNIZE MAJORITY
LEADER REYES. YOU MAKE CLOTHES.
I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUES
FOR YOUR COMMENTS AND ALSO FOR
THE COMMENTS YOU SHARED WITH ME
WHEN YOU SAW THAT THIS
RESOLUTION WAS BEING PROPOSED.
AND WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. AND I'D ASKED
BE OPEN FOR THE AUTHORS. THE
CLOCK. THE CLOCK WILL OPEN THE
ROLE FOR CO AUTHORS. ALL THOSE
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE VOTE ALL
THOSE WHO DESIRE TO VOTE VOTE.
CLERK WILL CLOSE THE ROLE. ISAAC
72 NO. ZERO WE ALL TAKE A ROLL
CALL VOTE ON THIS RESOLUTION,
THE CLERK WILL OPEN THE ROLE.
ALL THOSE WHO VOTE WHO DESIRE TO
VOTE ALL THOSE VOTES WHO DESIRE
TO VOTE. KEEP IT. CLERK WILL
CLOSE THE ROLE. I 71 NO. ZERO
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED.
MEMBERS WILL BE MOVING ON TO OUR
CONSENT CALENDAR, AND BEFORE WE
VOTE, WE'RE GOING TO FIRST TAKE
UP RESOLUTIONS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADDING CO AUTHORS CLERK WILL
READ THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SENATE
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 64 BY
SENATOR DODD AND OTHERS RELATIVE
TO ELDER AND DEPENDENT DOLLAR
REGIONS AWARENESS MONTH OLD
ALLOW ANY MEMBERS TO ADD ON HIS
CO AUTHORS, ALL THOSE WISHING TO
BE CO AUTHOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY
CASTING YOUR VOTE. THIS IS ON
CONSENT CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS.
CLERK WILL CLOSE ROLE. THERE ARE
69 CO AUTHORS MOVING TO A VOTE
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. HAS ANY
MEMBER WISH TO POLAND, IRELAND
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR,
SEEING AND HEARING NONE CLERK
WILL READ THE SECOND DAY CONSENT
CALENDAR. 3 60 BY CENTER BLAKE
SPEAR AND ACTUALLY IN THE
COASTAL RESOURCES. PURPLE OPEN
THE ROLE OF THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ALL THOSE VOTES WHO
DESIRE TO VOTE ALL THOSE VOTES
WHO DESIRE TO VOTE. WILL CLOSE
ROLL TALLY THE VOTES. I 71 NO
ZERO CONSENT CALENDAR IS ADOPTED
, WILL READ THE REMAINING ITEMS
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SENATE
BILL 2 50 71 NO. ZERO
RESOLUTION. 64 71 NO 06 39 71 0.
OKAY, GREAT. MEMBERS AN
ADDITIONAL REMINDER RECEPTION
FOR AIMEE LYNCH WILL BE UPON A
GERMAN SESSION IN CAPITAL ROOM 3
17. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAND BY
TO COME BY. AND AT THIS TIME
WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING TO A
GERMANS AND MEMORY ARE QUORUM
CALL IS LIFTED. WE ASKED IF YOU
ARE GOING TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS
THAT YOU TAKE THEM OFF THE FLOOR
SO WE CAN GIVE RESPECTFUL
ATTENTION TO THOSE GRANTED PRIOR
PERMISSION TO SPEAK ON AN
ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
MEMBERS OF THIS TIME WILL BE
MOVING TO OUR GERMANS AND
MEMORY.
MS FRIEDMAN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
AT YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT AND MEMORY. THANK
YOU, MR SPEAKER AND MEMBERS THIS
MORNING, I RISE TO ASK THAT THE
ASSEMBLY ADJOURNED IN THE MEMORY
OF MY FRIEND BARBARA BONNEY,
LAZAR. BORN IN 1948 BARBARA WAS
RAISED IN THE SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY AND ATTENDED MADISON
JUNIOR HIGH AND GRANT HIGH
SCHOOL BEFORE ATTENDING UC SANTA
BARBARA AND GRADUATING FROM UC
BERKELEY WITH A DEGREE IN
ANTHROPOLOGY. AFTER LIVING FOR
10 YEARS IN ISRAEL AND EARNING A
MASTER'S DEGREE FROM THE TECHNO
TECHNION AND URBAN PLANNING,
BARBARA RETURNED TO LOS ANGELES
AND BEGAN HER 30 YEAR LONG
CAREER AS A CITY PLANNER FOR THE
CITY OF BURBANK. BARBARA WAS A
FORCE OF NATURE IN BURBANK. IN
FACT, EVEN AFTER SHE RETIRED,
SHE CONTINUED TO FREELANCE AS A
CITY PLANNER. SHE SERVED ON THE
BOARD OF FAMILY PROMISE TO AID
IN THEIR GOAL OF HELPING
FAMILIES EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS AND LOW INCOME
FAMILIES ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE
INDEPENDENCE. SHE WAS PASSIONATE
ABOUT JUDAISM AND ISRAEL. SHE
MADE HER HOME A PLACE OF
GATHERING AND CONNECTION
CELEBRATING FRIDAY NIGHT SHABBAT
WITH FAMILY, SUCACO AND HER
ELABORATE SUKHA AND LARGE AND
INCLUSIVE PASSOVER SEDERS. SHE
OPENED HER HOME TO EVERYONE AND
TRULY LOVED TO BE SURROUNDED BY
FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SHE WAS. SHE
WAS A DEDICATED SUPPORTER OF
ISRAEL, COMMITTING HERSELF TO
AIPAC AND ITS MISSION AND
LOBBYING WITH THEM TO LOS
ANGELES AND WASHINGTON, D C.
ABOVE ALL, SHE WAS DEVOTED TO
HER FAMILY. SHE CHERISHED HER
ROLE AS A MOTHER TO HER THREE
CHILDREN OR IN DONNA AND MEYER
AND DEVOTED HER LIFE TO ACTIVELY
RAISING THEM WITH ALL THE JOY
LOVE, CREATIVITY AND BEAUTY THIS
WORLD CAN OFFER TO ME. SHE WAS A
FRIEND THAT I MET MAYBE BACK IN
2014 OR 15. AND I REMEMBER WHEN
I WOULD SEE HER OVER THE YEARS.
SHE WOULD ALWAYS GRAB MY CHEEKS
, SORT OF. SQUEEZE THEM AND LOOK
INTO MY EYES AND SAY BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. AND I WOULD ALWAYS
LOOK BACK INTO HER EYES AND
THINK YOU ARE INDEED BEAUTIFUL.
YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO GOES OUT OF
THEIR WAY TO SEE THE BEAUTY IN
EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY BECAUSE
BARBARA WAS BEAUTIFUL, INSIDE
AND OUT, TRULY, TRULY BEAUTIFUL.
BURBANK AND OUR ENTIRE REGION OR
A BETTER PLACE BECAUSE OF
BARBARA. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
THAT WE ADJOURN IN HER MEMORY
TODAY AND EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT
CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY. AND
TO EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER. MAY
HER MEMORY BE A BLESSING. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR FRIEDMAN. AND
ASSEMBLE LUCKY YOU'RE RECOGNIZED
FOR YOUR ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY.
THANK YOU, MR SPEAKER. I RISE TO
REQUEST THAT WE ADJOURN. IN
MEMORY OF A GOOD FRIEND AND
ICONIC PUBLIC SAFETY ADVOCATE.
MR JOHN LEVEL. JOHN PASSED AWAY
UNEXPECTEDLY. HERE IN SACRAMENTO
ON MARCH 30TH. 2023 AT THE AGE
OF 78. THE CAPITAL COMMUNITY
LOST A GREAT, PRINCIPLED MAN.
THAT IT WORKED. HERE IN THIS
BUILDING FOR DECADES. IT WOULD
BE IMPOSSIBLE TO ARTICULATE THE
IMPACT OF JOHN'S ENDURING
LEGACY. IN HIS CAREER SPANNING
MORE THAN 50 YEARS. HE WAS A
FIERCE ADVOCATE FOR
ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PUBLIC
SAFETY SPACE. REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION. CALIFORNIA POLICE
CHIEFS ASSOCIATION. LOS ANGELES
COUNTY POLICE CHIEFS
ASSOCIATION. AND THE CALIFORNIA
CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISORS
ORGANIZATION, AMONG MANY HIS
LONGTIME BUSINESS PARTNER, PAUL
CURRY, RECALLS THAT JOHN WAS
KNOWN FOR HIS INNATE ABILITY TO
COMMUNICATE WITH HIS CLIENT'S
POSITION WITH ADROIT SKILL. HE
SOMETIMES USED POLITE BUT
COLORFUL LANGUAGE. DRAWING ON
THE ABSURD OR COMICAL
REFERENCES. ONCE, REFERRING TO A
BILL RETURNING AFTER BEING
DEFEATED. THE PREVIOUS YEAR AS A
DOG RETURNING TO ITS OWN VOMIT.
HE WAS A PROPONENT OF GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZATIONS. TRAINING IS
CLIENTS MEMBERSHIP AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL ENGAGEMENT
AND HOW TO FIGHT FOR ADVENT,
ADVANTAGEOUS POLICIES AND
AGAINST EGREGIOUS ONES. IN HIS
OWN WORDS. IF YOU'RE NOT AT THE
TABLE, YOU'RE ON THE MENU. JOHN
WAS A COOK, A COLLEGE ATHLETE,
WHICH VERY FEW PEOPLE KNEW. HE
PLAYED FOOTBALL AND DEMONSTRATED
HIS BATTLING TALENT. AS A BOXER.
HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS
TENACITY AND HIS ABILITY TO
NEVER BACK DOWN IN THE FACE OF
OBSTACLES OR CHALLENGES. THOSE
IN LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY.
WE'RE PRIVILEGED TO BE
REPRESENTED BY JOHN ALONG WITH
LEGISLATORS LIKE MYSELF, WHO GOT
TO WORK WITH HIM. WELL, I'LL
MISS. JOHN IS SURVIVED BY HIS
WIFE, SISTER. TWO NEPHEWS AND A
MEMORIAL SERVICE THAT WILL BE
HELD NEXT THURSDAY. I ENCOURAGE
THOSE OF YOU WHO KNEW HIM TO
ATTEND AN HONOR. A LIFE WELL
LIVED. AND I'LL JUST ADD THAT
JOHN AND I SHARED DIFFERENT
PARTIES. AND YOU'D NEVER I HAVE
NEVER SERVED AS AN OBSTACLE.
BECAUSE WE FOCUSED ON THE THINGS
THAT WE AGREED UPON AND THE
THINGS THAT UNITED US INSTEAD OF
WHAT DIVIDED US. HE WAS A FIERCE
BATTLE ER AND JUST AN OLD SCHOOL
FRIEND THAT I WILL MISS DEARLY.
AND I ASKED RE HONORING HIS
MEMORY. THANK YOU, MR LACKEY AND
SOME MEMBER OF SALLY, YOU
RECOGNIZED AT YOUR DESK FOR YOUR
ADJOURNMENT MEMORY. THANK YOU,
MR SPEAKER. I RISE TO ADJOURN
THE STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORY OF
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY
BRETT HARRIS. ON THE EVE OF
MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 12TH DEPUTY
HARRIS WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR
CRASH OR RESPONDING TO A CALL
FOR BACKUP. THIS CRASH LEFT HIM
WITH A FATAL BRAIN INJURY. HE
WAS ONLY 26 YEARS OLD. BRETT
MICHAEL HARRIS WAS BORN ON APRIL
20/5 1996 AND SO FAR, VIRGINIA
HE GRADUATED FROM GREAT OAK HIGH
SCHOOL IN 2014, WHERE HE MET HIS
WIFE IN 2012. THEIR MUTUAL LOVE
AND COMPASSION FOR HELPING
OTHERS LET BREAD TO PURSUE A
CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREE FROM
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN
MARCOS, WHICH HE OBTAINED IN
2018. HE AND HIS WIFE TIED THE
KNOT IN THE FALL OF 2019, AND
LATER THAT YEAR, HE GRADUATED
FROM THE RIVERSIDE SHERIFF
ACADEMY. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, HE
BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER. UNTIL HE
WAS TRANSFERRED TO PATROL AT THE
HAMMETT STATION IN JANUARY. 2022
. BRETT WAS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO
SERVING HIS COMMUNITY. BEYOND
HIS OFFICIAL DUTIES. HE
PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS SUCH AS
BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS AND
THE POLICE EXPLORER PROGRAM.
WHICH EDUCATES CHILDREN WITH AN
INTEREST IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ADDITIONALLY BRETT WOULD
FREQUENTLY VOLUNTEERED TO READ
HIS SISTER'S READ TO HIS
SISTER'S SECOND GRADE CLASS AND
VISIT HER SCHOOL TO INTERACT
WITH THE STUDENTS. BRETT'S
DEDICATION CONTINUED UNTIL HIS
UNTIMELY DEATH. ALTHOUGH HIS
LIFE WAS TRAGICALLY CUT SHORT.
HE WAS A HERO TO MANY. HE IS
SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE, HIS MOTHER
, FATHER, TWIN SISTER AND HIS
BROTHER. MEMBERS. THIS IS THE
THIRD TIME I HAVE RISEN TO
ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF A FALLEN
OFFICER THIS YEAR. THE RIVERSIDE
COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS
NOT HAD A LINE OF DUTY DEATH AND
OVER TWO DECADES. AND NOW
TRAGICALLY, WE'VE LOST THREE IN
A SINGLE YEAR. I ASKED THAT WE
GIVE EXTRA APPRECIATION TO OUR
ENTIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY
AS WE ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF
DEPUTY BRETT MICHAEL HARRIS. MAY
GOD BLESS THEM ALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR ROSSELLI. MEMBERS
PLEASE BRING THE NAMES TO THE
DESK TO BE PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL. I'LL REQUEST TO
ADJOURN. THE MEMORY WILL BE
DEEMED READ AND PRINTED IN THE
JOURNAL MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THE SESSION SCHEDULES IS
FOLLOWS. FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD NO
CHECKING SESSION. NO FLOOR
SESSION MONDAY, JUNE 20/6. OUR
FLOOR SESSION IS AT 1 P.M. ALL
OF THE ITEMS REMAINING WILL BE
PASSED AND RETAIN ALMOST AND
SHALL BE CONTINUED SEEING AND
HEARING NO FURTHER BUSINESS. I'M
READY, ENTERTAINING MOTION TO
ADJOURN, MR FONG MOVES AND MR
SILLY SECONDS THAT THIS HOUSE
STANDS ADJOURNED UNTIL MONDAY.
JUNE 20/6 AT ONE PM WE ARE
ADJOURNED.