ASSEMBLY HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE HEARING TO ORDER UH,
WE WILL ACT AS A SUBCOMMITTEE
UNTIL WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE WANT
TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE JULY
11TH BILL HEARING. I WILL NOW
SHARE A FEW NOTES ABOUT THE
LOGISTICS OF OUR HEARING TODAY
REGARDING THE PUBLIC'S ACCESS.
TO THE DISCUSSIONS FOR THOSE
JOINING US IN PERSON. FACE
COVERINGS ARE ENCOURAGED FOR ALL
MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE
PUBLIC AND ALL COMMON AREAS AND
SHARE SPACES. FOR DOWLING
WITNESSES. WE WILL BE USING A
MODERATOR TELEPHONE SERVICE
THROUGH WHICH ANY MEMBER OF THE
PUBLIC CAN TESTIFY ON A BILL.
THE CALLING NUMBER FOR THIS
HEARING IS 877692. AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 131544. YOU CAN
ALSO FIND THIS NUMBER ON THE
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AS WELL AS ON
YOUR TV SCREEN. IF YOU'RE
CALLING IN, PLEASE DO SO NOW.
THE OPERATOR ON THE LINE WILL
GIVE YOU INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO
BE PLACED IN THE QUEUE BASED ON
WHETHER YOU SUPPORT OR OPPOSE A
BILL. WHEN CALLING IN. PLEASE BE
MINDFUL AND ELIMINATE ALL
BACKGROUND NOISE. WE WILL BE
HEARING 15 BILLS ON THE AGENDA
AND THREE BILLS ON CONSENT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE LIMIT
TESTIMONY, THE TWO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT AND TWO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION. EACH WITNESS HAS TWO
MINUTES TO TESTIFY AND ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES MAY ADD ON
BY STATING THEIR NAME AND
AFFILIATION. WE ARE STARTING
EXACTLY AT 1 30 SO WE WILL BEGIN
WITH SB 3 18 SENATOR KOA BOGUE,
PLEASE COME ON UP AND YOU MAY
BEGIN WHEN YOU ARE READY. THIS
IS MY FIRST TIME IN THIS
COMMITTEE HEARING ROOM, SO
GRATEFUL TO BE HERE.
SO GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE.
MR CHAIR MEMBERS. EVERY DAY,
THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIANS CALLED
TO 11, A CRITICAL INFORMATION
AND REFERRAL SERVICE THAT
CONNECTS PEOPLE TO HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES IN THEIR
COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC
AND RECENT NATURAL DISASTERS,
GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND OTHER STATE
OFFICIALS ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC
TO USE TO 11 TO ACCESS CRITICAL
INFORMATION. IN ASSISTANCE
RELATED TO EVACUATION ROUTES.
EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE
VACCINE APPOINTMENT, HOME FOOD
DELIVERY FOR SENIORS AND MUCH,
MUCH MORE. UNFORTUNATELY
WEDNESDAY, LEADERS DIRECT THE
PUBLIC TO THE 211 SERVICE
WITHOUT A CORRESPONDING INCREASE
IN FINANCIAL RESOURCES. BOTH THE
USERS AND THE 211 SPECIALIST WHO
ANSWERED THE PHONES CAN
EXPERIENCE FRUSTRATION AND
STRESS. SIMPLY PUT THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE TO 11
PROVIDERS FACE IS A SERIOUS LACK
OF FUNDING. SP 3 18 CREATES A
GRANT PROGRAM THAT FUNDS THE
STATES TO 11 SYSTEM IN AN
EQUITABLE AND MEANINGFUL WAY. SP
3 18 IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT WITH
SENATOR ROTH IN ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JOAQUIN ARAMBULA AND JIM
PATTERSON. UM AS CO AUTHORS HERE
, JUST TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT AND
ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS
ARE ATLANTA. HITCHCOCK THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO,
CALIFORNIA TWO AND ONE
PROVIDER'S NETWORK. AND KIM
STARS VICE PRESIDENT OF EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS FOR THE INLAND, SO
CALLED UNITED WAY. HELLO TO THE
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY. MY NAME IS ELENA
HITCHCOCK. AND I AM THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO OF
TWO AND ONE CALIFORNIA, WHICH
REPRESENTS AND SUPPORTS 211
SERVICES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS
ACROSS THE STATE. I'M HERE TODAY
BECAUSE TWO AND ONE IS A
CRITICAL PIECE OF OUR SOCIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE. WE THINK OF IT
AS THE TRIAGE SYSTEM OF OUR
SOCIAL CARE NETWORK, MUCH LIKE
THE ER FUNCTIONS FOR OUR MEDICAL
CARE NETWORK. PEOPLE COME TO 211
, AND THEY DON'T NECESSARILY
KNOW WHAT THEY NEED, BUT THEY
KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO POINT THEM IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. WE KNOW THAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE THERE TO ANSWER THE
PHONE WITH LIVE SKILLED
ASSISTANCE. 24 HOURS A DAY 365
DAYS A YEAR IN THEIR LANGUAGES,
REGARDLESS OF THEIR SITUATION,
THEIR BACKGROUND, THEIR
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OR
ACCESS. THANK YOU. AND ANY OTHER
THINGS. THEY DON'T NEED TO KNOW
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. THEY
JUST NEED TO KNOW TO 11. AND IN
THAT WAY IT IS MUCH LIKE 911 IS
FOR THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM.
HOWEVER. THERE ARE SOME
DIFFERENCES. 911 IS SUPPORTED BY
THE STATE. 911 AS WE KNOW
EVERYONE KNOWS 911 AND THEY KNOW
TO USE IT. IF EVERYONE KNEW,
TOO, AND ONE THE SAME WAY ONE
THERE WOULD BE LESS IMPACT ON
911 BECAUSE CALLS WOULD BE ABLE
TO BE DIVERTED THAT ARE NON
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, AND THAT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE WORK WITH OUR
NINE WOMEN PARTNERS TO DO. BUT
ON THE OTHER HAND, WE WOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT CAPACITY
IN THE TWO AND ONE SYSTEM AS IT
IS CURRENTLY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
911 AND 988 ARE CRITICAL TO
SERVING THE STATE WHEN PEOPLE
REACH OUT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY
NEED HELP IN SOME WAY, SO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT
IN BUILDING UP THE TWO IN ONE
SYSTEM. FOR THE NEEDS OF TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AS MISS STARS HERE. OH, YOU
MAY BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR
AND MEMBERS AND KIM STARS. I'M
ACTUALLY THE NEW PRESIDENT AND
CEO FOR INLAND SOQUEL UNITED WAY
INTO 11 PLUS SERVING RIVERSIDE
IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES ARE
TWO ON ONE. WE ARE EXTREMELY
PROUD OF THE SERVICE THAT WE
PROVIDE, AND WE ARE PART OF THE
TWO ON ONE CALIFORNIA NETWORK.
WE TAKE MORE THAN 500,000 CALLS
EACH YEAR, AND THAT VOLUME HAS
INCREASED SINCE THE PANDEMIC,
AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT LEVEL
OR DROP OFF, GOT SOME BACKGROUND
THERE. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THAT
LEVEL OR DROP OFF SINCE THE
PANDEMICS EFFECTS HAVE BEEN
REDUCED. UM WE ARE VERY PROUD TO
BE A FRONT DOOR SERVICE FOR OUR
COMMUNITIES. UM NAMELY, FOLKS
DON'T JUST CALL FOR IT.
INFORMATION REFERRAL, BUT THERE
ARE ALSO ABLE TO CALL AND BE
CONNECTED IMMEDIATELY TO
SERVICES. WE DO ENROLLMENTS FOR
CAL FRESH AND WE ARE THE
COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM FOR SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY, PROVIDING
HOMELESS SERVICES. WE REGULARLY
RECEIVE FEEDBACK FROM FOLKS THAT
GET SERVICES FROM 211, SAYING
THAT IS A LIFE SAVING SERVICE,
AND WE ARE VERY PROUD TO OFFER
THIS SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY
AND WE HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY
WOULD APPRECIATE ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT TO BE ABLE TO EXPAND THE
SERVICES TO MORE FOLKS. DOING 1
MILLION UNITS OF SERVICE EACH
YEAR FOR A REGION THAT IS 5
MILLION PEOPLE IS REALLY SHOWING
THE REACH AND THE BREADTH OF THE
SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE AND
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? SEEING
NINE. THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
ADD ON AND SUPPORT PLEASE STATE
YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR, UM AND
COMMUNITY MEMBERS BRIAN HAD WITH
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO
NOTE TO THIS COMMITTEE THAT THIS
IS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT, AND I
WANNA WE ARE COMMITTED TO SEEING
THE SENATOR KERRY THIS BILL
THROUGH. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GREG
TURNER ON BEHALF OF INFO LINE OF
SAN DIEGO OR 211, SAN DIEGO AND
SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON. JENNY
TRIES ON BEHALF OF COUNTY OF
SANTA CLARA AND SUPPORT PEDRO
CORAL, UNITED WAY CALIFORNIA
CAPITAL REGION AND FULL SUPPORT.
MATT PLOTKIN FROM UNITED WAY IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT
THANK YOU. HELLO LARRY ARMSTEAD
, CEO OF UNITED WAY OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL, VITAL DISASTER LIFELINE
FOR THE NORTH STATE. OKAY IT'S
THERE. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION IN
THE ROOM AT THIS TIME? SAYING
NONE. OPERATOR IS THERE ANYONE
IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON THE
PHONE LINE? THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
. HAS HE STATED IF YOUR SUPPORT
OR NOT POSITION TO SP 3 18,
PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO ONCE ALL BY ZERO. LET'S GO
TO LINE 49. PLEASE GO AHEAD FOR
THE ATTACKS. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THIS IS CLAIRE MORGENSON WITH
UNITED WAYS THEY AREA WE
SURVEYED COUNTIES IN THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA REGION AND WE
ARE IN THE STRONG SUPPORT OF
FUELING THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA,
AND RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR EYE
ON SP ITERATING. THANK YOU. LINE
65 YOU ARE OPENING THANK YOU.
AMBER KING WAS LEADING EDGE
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. LINE 54
EXCUSE ME. 64, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
64 YOU ARE OPEN. LET'S MOVE TO
LINE. 56, PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M
SUSAN GOOD REPRESENTING THE
UNITED WAY'S PRESIDENT, MADERA,
MERCED AND STANIFORTH COUNTIES.
WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 211
AND RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR VOTE
ON SB 3 18. THANK YOU. MY 37.
YOU ARE OPEN. LIKE 37, PLEASE
LET ME PLEASE. I'M YOU 37. ONE
MORE SHOT LINE 37. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SHERIFF. GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. THEN I
AFTERNOON, UM, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
, PERCENT OF FLORENCE,
REPRESENTING THE UNITED WAY OF
TONY. WE ARE IN 201. ESPECIALLY
EARLIER, A VOTE ON SB CREATING
THANK YOU. 9 68, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YES. GOOD AFTERNOON. THIS
IS MICHELLE MURPHY WITH ORANGE
COUNTY UNITED WAY AND 211. LINE
53 YOU ARE OPEN. JUSTIN GARRETT
AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. PLEASE GO
AHEAD LINE 50. LANDRY PURCELL
WITH JONAS PHILANTHROPIES AND
STRONG SUPPORT. LINE 59. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR,
REMEMBERS REPORT BACK TO RAY
REPRESENTING 11 STAND MARKING
OPERATED BY RESOURCE CENTER WITH
STRONG SUPPORT OF 211 AND
RESPECTFULLY URGE YOUR I VOTE ON
SP 318 80. I WILL GIVE ONE MORE
FINAL REMINDER OF YOUR SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION TO SB 3 18, PLEASE
PRESS 109 72, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR MEMBERS
. THIS IS RON RAP, SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT THANK
YOU. WE HAVE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. FANTASTIC IS THERE ANY
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
SEEING NINE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. I INTRODUCED SB 3 18
BECAUSE IT WOULD PROVIDE
CRITICAL FUNDING. SO COMMUNITIES
LIKE THOSE IN MY DISTRICT AND
YOURS CAN CONTINUE ADDRESSING
GAPS IN ACCESS 2211 SERVICES.
THIS $20 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM
WOULD INCREASE RESILIENCY IN
COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA BY
BUILDING UPON THE CURRENT
INVESTMENT MADE BY LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE FUNDERS.
OTHER STATES. FUN THERE. 211
SYSTEMS. MOST RECENTLY,
PENNSYLVANIA INVESTED MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS TO SHOW UP AND EXPAND
THEIR STATEWIDE 211 NETWORK.
OTHER STATES, INCLUDING NEW YORK
. WASHINGTON INDIANA, MICHIGAN
AND EVEN TEXAS. NOW I KNOW I HAD
TO PUT THAT IN THERE. NOW IS THE
TIME FOR STATE LEADERS TO INVEST
IN AND GROW TO 11 INFRASTRUCTURE
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY AND URGENTLY ASKED
FOR AN I VOTE. FANTASTIC SINCE
SHE MET SINCE YOU MENTIONED
TEXAS. THIS BILL WILL GET OUT OF
THIS COMMITTEE. WE WILL NOT OKAY
ANYWAY, UH, WE ARE AT A IN A
SUBCOMMITTEE AT THIS TIME, BUT
I'M LOOKING FORWARD FOR THIS
BILL TO GET THROUGH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS. WE
ARE LOOKING FOR SENATORS.
SENATORS COME ON IN AND HAVE
YOUR BILLS HEARD?
RIGHT?
YEAH, I DON'T I JUST TO.
YEAH, IT'S IN THE WHOLE TIME.
THIS IS OUR LAST SCHEDULED ONE.
THEY MIGHT. AS FAR AS SCHEDULED
ONE.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK
THAT. JUST ANOTHER CALL FOR
SENATORS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR
BILLS TO BE HEARD, THIS IS THE
PERFECT TIME TO DO SO.
I GAVE THEM REALLY.
DID WE HAVE.
NEXT STEP, WE WILL HEAR SB 773.
BY SENATOR GLASER. YOU MAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU.
CHAIR, JACKSON APPRECIATE IT. I
WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF
FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT THIS
AND PARTICULAR APPRECIATION TO
YOUR STAFF FOR YOUR THEIR WORK
ON THIS BILL. THIS BILL DOES
THREE THINGS. NUMBER ONE. IT
ALLOWS COUNTIES TO CONSIDER
ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INCOME.
TOWARDS THE 80% INCOME THRESHOLD
REQUIREMENT TO HELP MORE COW
WORKS. FAMILIES QUALIFY FOR
PERMANENT HOUSING ASSISTANCE.
THESE SOURCES CAN INCLUDE
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE, NON
PROFIT ASSISTANCE AND OTHER
FORMS OF PRIVATE ASSISTANCE THE
FAMILY REGULARLY RECEIVES NUMBER
TWO. IT REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO
REGULARLY COLLECT STATEWIDE DATA
TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF
APPLICANTS TO THE COW WORKS
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
WHETHER THE APPLICANTS ARE
ACCEPTED OR DENIED THE
APPLICANT'S INCOME LEVEL AND THE
REASON FOR DENIAL. AND THE THIRD
THING THE BILL DOES. IT REQUIRES
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES TO FORM A WORKING GROUP
WITH RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS. TO
DETERMINE BEST PRACTICES FOR
DATA COLLECTION ON THE HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND HOW TO
BETTER SUPPORT COW WORKS
RECIPIENTS AND IDENTIFYING AND
MAINTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING.
WE HAVE SEEN THE STATISTICS SIDE
AT THE LOW UTILIZATION OF
PERMANENT HOUSING ASSISTANCE. WE
KNOW THAT COW WORKS FAMILIES
REMIND THE LOWEST INCOME
FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA. AND
IMPROVING ACCESS TO PERMANENT
HOUSING ASSISTANCE WILL HELP UH
MORE COW WORKS, FAMILIES FIND
AND MAINTAIN HOUSING WITH ME
TODAY IS KEVIN. AS LATE AS LADY
IN AUSTRALIAN YEAH, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION OF
CALIFORNIA WELFARE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON, KEVIN AS
AND COALITION CALIFORNIA WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. AND
PERMANENT HOUSING HAS BEEN A
LONG STANDING ISSUE. FOR ABOUT
10 YEARS OR MORE. EVER SINCE THE
RENTS WENT UP, FOR EXAMPLE, IN
JULY OF 2022. 4862 FAMILIES WERE
GRANTED TEMPORARY HOMELESSNESS
ASSISTANCE. THERE ARE ONLY 349
RECEIVED PERMANENT ASSISTANCE.
THAT MEANS THE 4500 ENDED UP
BACK IN THE STREETS AFTER THE 16
DAYS, TEMPORARY HOMELESS
ASSISTANCE THAT THEY GOT. AND
JANUARY. UH ABSOLUTE CHRISTMAS
JANUARY FOR JANUARY OF 23 4788
FAMILIES RECEIVE TEMPORARY 517
WE SEE PERMANENT. AND THE
PROBLEM IS THAT IT'S HARD TO
FIND THE AVERAGE GRANT. MAYBE
IT'S $1000 A MONTH. SO IN ORDER
TO QUALIFY FOR PERMANENT
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE YOU WENT HAS
TO BE LESS THAN 80% OF YOUR
INCOME. THAT'S 800. AND THE 21ST
CENTURY. IT'S HARD TO FIND THIS
IN THIS DECADE FIND A PLACE
PERMANENT PLACE FOR $800, SO
THIS BILL WILL EXPAND DIFFERENT
WAYS AND MOST PUBLIC BENEFIT
BENEFICIARIES. WILL I ON SUPPORT
FROM THE COMMUNITY FROM FAMILIES
TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN
THEMSELVES? AND THIS WILL EXPAND
THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE
WANT TO HELP THEM THEY COULD
HELP THEM TO GET PERMANENT
HOUSING. WE SUPPORT THE BILL. AN
URGENT I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN THE ROOM?
PLEASE COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION. SAYING
NINE. IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION?
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. AH
OPERATOR, CAN YOU PLEASE BRING
UP ANY SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON
THE PHONE LINES? THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION OF
THIS BILL, PLEASE PRESS ONE FALL
BY ZERO AT THIS TIME WHEN
FOLLOWED BY ZERO AND PLEASE GO
AHEAD LINE 81. HI MY NAME IS
RAQUEL AT THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS,
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND WE
SUPPORT THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
AND WE HAVE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP AT THIS
TIME. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SAYING
NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
WHEN WE HAVE A QUORUM, WE'LL
TAKE A VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. NEXT WE'LL BRING UP SP 5
89 BY ALVARADO GIL. PLEASE COME
ON UP AND YOU BABY GAME WHEN
YOU'RE READY. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE HUMAN SERVICES
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT IN
FRONT OF YOU. SENATE BILL 589.
THIS IS A BILL TO AID FOSTER
YOUTH AND FOSTER FAMILIES DURING
NATURAL DISASTERS. ALL 13
COUNTIES IN MY DISTRICT HAVE
HIGH RISK FIRE AREAS AND 12 OUT
OF THOSE 13 COUNTIES HAVE VERY
HIGH RISK FIRE AREAS. IN FACT,
MORE THAN HALF OF RURAL
CALIFORNIA IS NOW IN A QUOTE
UNQUOTE VERY HIGH FIRE ZONE,
WHICH INCLUDES 50 COUNTIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE STATE'S
LANDMASS. THERE ARE
APPROXIMATELY 2300, FOSTER YOUTH
AND SENATE-DISTRICT FOUR AND
ROUGHLY 55,000 ACROSS CALIFORNIA
. THIS BILL WOULD ESTABLISH A
STATEWIDE CHILD WELFARE DISASTER
RESPONSE FUND TO ENSURE THAT
RESOURCES ARE IMMEDIATELY
AVAILABLE TO MEET THE URGENT
NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN
FOSTER CARE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS
IN THE SITUATION IN THE
AFTERMATH OF NATURAL DISASTERS,
SUCH AS FLOODS AND WILDFIRE.
THIS COULD INCLUDE THE COST OF
REPLACING LOST CLOTHING, FOOD
AND ESSENTIAL BELONGINGS,
SECURING TEMPORARY HOUSING OR
TRAVELING ADDITIONAL MILES TO
AND FROM A TEMPORARY SHELTER OR
MORE DISTANCE FROM HOME TO
APPOINTMENTS AND OR SCHOOL. WE
ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE THAT
RESOURCES ARE IMMEDIATELY
AVAILABLE POST DISASTER TO
REDUCE ADDITIONAL TRAUMA AND
MINIMIZE FURTHER DISRUPTIONS TO
ONE OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE
POPULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF OUR FOSTER YOUTH IN
CALIFORNIA ON THIS IMPORTANT
ISSUE, AND OF ALL FOR ALL FOR
ALL CALIFORNIANS IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL WOULD LIKE TO
INTRODUCE SUSANNA NIF N N FROM
CHILDREN NOW, AND JOSEPH
FINNEGAN, A YOUTH WHO WAS IN
FOSTER CARE DURING THE FIRES. HE
IS NOW AN INDEPENDENT LIVING
PROGRAM, A CASE MANAGER FOR
VOICES SONOMA. HELLO CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
SUSANNA KNIFFEN, DIRECTOR OF
CHILD WELFARE POLICY AND
CHILDREN NOW. THIS PROPOSAL WAS
DEVELOPED AND BROUGHT FORWARD BY
YOUTH IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM
AND FAMILIES CARING FOR CHILDREN
IN FOSTER CARE WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED DEVASTATING
WILDFIRES. THEY OFTEN FEEL AS IF
THE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR
SUPPORTING THEM IS NOT THERE
DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES,
AND THEY MUST STRUGGLE TO
MAINTAIN STABILITY AND TO
REBUILD ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS
TRULY UNACCEPTABLE IN THE WEEKS
AND MONTHS FOLLOWING A WILDFIRE
FLOOD CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN AND
YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE AND THEIR
CAREGIVERS ARE CONFRONTED WITH
DISTINCT CHALLENGES AND
HEARTBREAKING CHOICES.
RELOCATION ISN'T ALWAYS AN
OPTION OR AN APPROPRIATE CHOICE
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE OR CHILDREN WHO
MEET REGULARLY WITH THEIR
BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES. WHO ARE
RECEIVING CRITICAL SUPPORT
THROUGH THEIR SCHOOL OF ORIGIN
OR WHO ARE HEALING FROM THE
TRAUMA THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED
THROUGH THERAPY OR CRITICAL
CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY
SUPPORTS. YOU THINK CAREGIVERS
MAY STRUGGLE WITH THE ADDED
COSTS OF REPLACING DESTROYED
BELONGINGS, SECURING TEMPORARY
HOUSING AND FINDING
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO
MAINTAIN CRITICAL COMMUNITY
CONNECTIONS. THE STATE IS
LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MEETING
THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
AND FOSTER CARE. HOWEVER THERE
IS NO DEDICATED FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO HELP
COVER THE EXTRA UNEXPECTED COSTS
THAT ARISE AFTER A NATURAL
DISASTER, A STATEWIDE CHILD
WELFARE DISASTER RESPONSE FUND
IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THAT WE
FULFILL OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO
CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER
CARE WHEN THEY NEED IT. THE MOST
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU FOR OFFERING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE MY
STORY AS WELL AS SPEAKING
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 5 89. MY
NAME IS JOSEPH FINNEGAN. I'M 27
YEARS OLD AND A FORMER FOSTER
YOUTH. BEING A PARTICIPANT OF
ASSEMBLY BILL 12 AS A NON MINOR
DEPENDENT DURING THE 2017 FIRES
WAS EXTREMELY HARD. THE THOUGHT
OF HAVING TO RESTART MY LIFE FOR
THE FIFTH TIME WAS A REAL
POSSIBILITY. I WAS ON AN
EVACUATION LINE. I HAD NOWHERE
ELSE TO GO, AND THE BEST OPTION
FOR ME WAS TO STAY HOME. AND
STAY IN THE MANDATED EVACUATION
ZONE. WITH NO HOT WATER, NO
POWER AND NO WAY TO HEAT MY
MEALS. NO RESOURCE IS BEING
OFFERED TO ME AT THE TIME. I
FELT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO
ENSURE THESE THINGS WAS
FORGOTTEN ABOUT IN TIMES OF
EMERGENCY FOR CASEWORKERS,
SOCIAL WORKERS AND ALL THE LENS
OF PRIORITY GETS SMALLER, BUT
THE NEED GROWS LARGER TO SUPPORT
OUR FOSTER YOUTH. MAJORITY OF
THE PEOPLE DO RELY ON SOMEONE
WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT. BUT WHO
DO WE GO TO WHEN ALL THE
SERVICES WE RELY ON OUR
UNAVAILABLE IN THESE TIMES?
THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE AID AND
ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT AND ENSURE
MORE OF US DON'T FALL THROUGH
THE CRACKS AND END UP BACK ON
THE STREETS. I THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. WELL DONE. ANYONE
ELSE IN THE ROOM AT THIS TIME
AND SUPPORT PLEASE COME ON UP
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION.
AND HUME CLEANERS FOR KIDS .ORG.
STRONG SUPPORT. KRISTIN POWER
ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
AND SUPPORT. KIM LEWIS,
REPRESENTING HIS SPIRIT NET
SERVING FASTER THAN 35 COUNTIES
AND SUPPORT MY NAME IS GRAYSON
GUGGENHEIM. I'M THE INDEPENDENT
LIVING PROGRAM MANAGER FOR
VOICES SONOMA AND STRONG SUPPORT
OF SENATE BILL FIVE EVERY NIGHT.
MY NAME IS LADARIUS SPIKES ON
THE OP CASE MANAGER FROM VOICES
SONOMA AS WELL AND STRONG
SUPPORT SENATE BILL 5 89. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE
IN THE ROOM IN OPPOSITION?
OPPOSITION WITNESSES. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION SEEING NINE WE WILL
GO TO OUR OPERATOR. IS THERE
ANYONE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
ON THE PHONE LINES AT THIS TIME?
THANK YOU. MR CHARITY STATED IF
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
TO SB 589, PLEASE PRESS 10. AND
LIKE 52, YOU ARE OPEN. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR MEMBERS. TIFFANY
FAN ON BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA
COURT APPOINTS SPECIAL ADVOCATE
ASSOCIATION OR CALCUTTA SUPPORT
THANK YOU. PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE
85. HI CALLING IMPACT ON BEHALF
OF FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH AND
SUPPORT. ANOTHER QUICK REMINDER
ONE FALL BY ZERO. IF YOU'RE IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO 589,
PLEASE GO AHEAD LINE 45.
PROBABLY GOT A TROPHY ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE HAVE
SHOT AND FAMILY SERVICES AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL. AND
LIKE 50, YOU'RE OPEN. HELLO
LINDA PURCELL, WITH FAMILIES
EDUCATING FOR CHEMICAL AND TOXIC
SAFETY AND STRONG SUPPORT. AND
WE HAVE NO OTHER PARTICIPANTS.
QUÊ TO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SAYING
NONE WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
YES THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE. UM SENATE BILL 5 39
IS A SORRY 5 89 IS A LEGISLATIVE
WOMEN'S CAUCUS PRIORITY. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
IN THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WHEN WE HAVE QUORUM
WILL TAKE A VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH SO MUCH. YEP. NEXT WE'LL
MOVE ON TO SB 5 78 BY SENATOR
ASHBY. I SEE SENATOR UP. THERE
SHE IS. SENATORS PLEASE MAKE
YOUR WAY HERE TO GET YOUR BILLS
. HEARD WILL GET YOU IN AND OUT.
WE'RE PRETTY QUICK AROUND HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE NOT. WE'RE
NOT QUITE AS QUICK ON THE OTHER
SIDE. SOMETIMES, AS YOU KNOW.
FOR CHAIR SAT IN A HEARING ALL
MORNING. STILL PROBABLY WAITING
TO BE HEARD. SO SORRY. ALL
RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
I KNOW THIS IS A SPACE THAT YOU
ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH, AND I
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COME IN PRESENT TO YOUR
COMMITTEE AND TO YOU AND JUST
TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
WHAT S B 578 SEEKS TO DO. S P
578. WHICH WOULD REQUIRE JUDGES
TO PERFORM A TRAUMA, INFORMED
ANALYSIS WHEN CONSIDERING
REMOVAL OF A CHILD FROM THEIR
HOME. I LIKE TO START BY
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS, AND I WANT TO THANK
YOUR STAFF PERSON, JESSICA.
SHE'S BEEN GREAT. THANK YOU FOR
WORKING WITH MY TEAM ON ENSURING
THAT OUR INTENT IN THIS BILL IS
REALLY CLEAR. WHAT'S REALLY
SPECIAL TO ME ABOUT BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD TO YOU IS THAT
I GET TO PARTNER WITH THE
CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION.
JUST SAY YOU KNOW FOR THE JUDGES
TO COME FORWARD AND SPONSOR A
BILL THAT CHANGES WHAT THEY NEED
TO DO AS JUDGES IS A PRETTY
SPECIAL AND BIG DEAL, AND I'M
REALLY HONORED TO GET TO WORK
WITH THEM ON THIS HARM REDUCTION
MODEL. S P 578 WILL REQUIRE THE
COURTS TO CONSIDER THE TRAUMA.
THAT A CHILD WILL EXPERIENCE AS
A RESULT OF REMOVAL FROM
PARENTAL CARE AND WAY THAT HARM
AGAINST THE POTENTIAL RISK OF
NON REMOVAL. THE JUDGE WILL BE
ABLE TO ASK THE SOCIAL WORKERS
FOR TRAUMA, INFORMED REPORTS,
INCLUDING SUGGESTIONS TO
MITIGATE ANY TRAUMA THAT THEIR
CHILD MAY HAVE, FOR EXAMPLE,
THEY MAY NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM
THE HOME. BUT PERHAPS THEY CAN
STAY IN THE SCHOOL OR PERHAPS OR
SOMEBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE THEY COULD STAY, BUT THEY
WOULD BE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THAT
ANALYSIS. EIGHT STATES AND
WASHINGTON. D C ALREADY REQUIRE
THE JUDGES TO CONSIDER THE HARMS
TO A CHILD BEFORE REMOVAL.
CALIFORNIA DOES NOT THIS BILL. I
SAY THIS ALL THE TIME. I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. THIS BILL
IS NOT ABOUT TRYING TO MAKE SURE
MORE KIDS ARE REMOVED OR THAT
MORE KIDS STAY. THIS BILL IS
ABOUT CONSIDERING THE TRAUMA OF
BOTH OPTIONS WEIGHING THEM
AGAINST EACH OTHER. AND THEN
CONTINUING TO MAKE THE DECISION
THAT IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF
A CHILD. THAT TIME? JUST A
MINUTE. OPERATOR. WE'RE HEARING
SOME PHONE STUFF HERE IT TO DO
IT YOURSELF. ANYBODY I THOUGHT
FROM CAITLIN WALSH'S LYING OFF
MUTED. SHE PUT US ON HOLD, I
MUTED IT. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
ALRIGHT THANK YOU FOR CALLING
HER OUT. YEAH YOU MAYBE CONTINUE
. WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT.
THANKS, MODERATOR. UH, SO JUST
TO RESTATE THAT BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT OF
THE BILL. THE BILL DOES NOT SEEK
TO PUT ITS HAND ON THE SCALE.
THIS ISN'T ABOUT TRYING TO HAVE
MORE KIDS REMOVED OR MORE KIDS
STAY. IT'S ABOUT LOOKING AT THE
TRAUMA TO THE CHILD AND MAKING
THE BEST DECISION IN EACH
INDIVIDUAL INCIDENT. CALIFORNIA
COURTS CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE TO
CONSIDER WHETHER A CHILD IS AT
RISK OF HARM. IN ORDER TO
DETERMINE IF THEY REMAIN WITH
THE PARENT WITHOUT FACTORING IN
THE HARM THAT RESULTS FROM THE
ALTERNATIVE, REMOVING THAT CHILD
FROM THEIR HOME OR THE FAMILY OR
THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE SCHOOLS
WE'VE DISCUSSED, SO THERE ARE OF
COURSE, TIMES WHEN REMOVAL IS
ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. WE ALL
HAVE HEARD THOSE HORRIBLE
STORIES. THEY USUALLY INCLUDE
VIOLENCE AND ABUSE. TO BE CLEAR.
SP 578 DOES NOT ALTER THAT
REMOVAL PROCESS FOR WHEN A CHILD
HAS EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE OR
ABUSE. IT'S STILL SEEKS FOR THE
COURTS TO MAKE THE DECISION
THAT'S IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF
EACH CHILD, HOWEVER, BUT THIS
DOES DO IS IMPLEMENT A HARM
REDUCTION MODEL. AND REQUIRE A
TRAUMA, INFORMED ANALYSIS TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THE JUDGE BEFORE A
CHILD ENTERS THE SYSTEM. BEFORE
I INTRODUCE MY SUPPORT WITNESS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I KNOW
AND UNDERSTAND. AS I KNOW YOUR
CHAIR KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS, AND
THE JUDGES UNDERSTAND THE GOOD
JUDGES ALREADY DO THIS. THEY
ALREADY DO THIS. THEY ALREADY DO
IT AND A TRAUMA ANALYSIS. BUT BY
MAKING IT CALIFORNIA LAW WILL
ENSURE THAT ALL JUDGES. LOOK AT
A HARM REDUCTION MODEL AND A
TRAUMA INFORMED DECISION BEFORE
THEY MAKE A LIFE ALTERING
DECISION FOR A CHILD IN
CALIFORNIA, SO I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOU TO MIKE BELOW. WHO
MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW
REPRESENTS THE CALIFORNIA
JUDGES. THANK YOU, SENATOR. AND
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA JUDGES ASSOCIATION
AND THE JUVENILE COURT JUDGES OF
CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A SECTION
OF THE ASSOCIATION. WE'RE PROUD
TO SPONSOR THE BILL TODAY. UM
YOU KNOW, JUVENILE COURT JUDGES
ARE UNIQUE SUBSET OF THE
CALIFORNIA JUDICIARY. THEY ARE
NOT PEOPLE WHO TEND TO GO FROM
ASSIGNMENT TO ASSIGNMENT
THROUGHOUT THE COURT SYSTEM. THE
JUVENILE COURT JUDGES TEND TO DO
IT FOR ESSENTIALLY THE BALANCE
OF THEIR JUDICIAL CAREER. AND SO
THEY ARE LIFELONG EXPERTS IN
JUVENILE JUSTICE BOTH ON THE
DEPENDENCY AND THE JUVENILE
JUSTICE SITE. THAT FELLOW WHO
SUGGESTED THIS TWO THE
ASSOCIATION IS A LEGEND IN
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DEPENDENCY
FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY. UM WHO
AND THERE ARE EVIDENCE BASED
JUDGES. THEY ARE LOOKING AT
WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE
COUNTRY. WHAT IS WORKING AND
WHAT ISN'T AND THEY BROUGHT THIS
TO US AND SAID, YOU KNOW, AS
SENATOR ASHBY NOTED GOOD JUDGES,
I SHOULD SAY. UM WE THINK MOST
OF THEM ARE BUT THE BEST
PRACTICE IS TO CONSIDER THE
TRAUMA TO THE CHILD OF REMOVAL
AND TO ASK THE SOCIAL WORKERS TO
INCLUDE THAT IN THEIR REPORTS.
YOUR ANALYSIS, WHICH BY THE WAY
WAS EXCELLENT. IT'S LIKE A
PRIMER INDEPENDENCY LAW. ANYONE
WHO WANTS TO GET A QUICK UPDATE
ON THE SUBJECT TO READ THIS
ANALYSIS. UM NOTED THAT IT IS
PARTICULARLY ACUTE IN
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. SO THE
NOTION THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER
TRAUMA IN MAKING THAT REMOVAL
DECISION AND MAKE NO MISTAKE
THEY WILL REMOVE THE CHILD IF
THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT IT'S
NECESSARY. YOU ALSO HAVE TO LOOK
AT THEIR SCHOOL, THEIR COMMUNITY
, THEIR RELATIVE POTENTIAL OF
RELATIVE PLACEMENTS AND OTHER
WAYS TO MINIMIZE THAT TRAUMA.
IT'S A VERY SUBTLE POINT, AND
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH D. C S S
AND THE SOCIAL WORKER COMMUNITY
. WE THINK WE'RE CLOSE TO NOT
ONLY THE RIGHT WORDS, BUT WHERE
THEY GO IN THE STATUTE AND WE'RE
COMMITTED TO THE BEST POSSIBLE
PRODUCT, BUT WE THINK THIS WILL
HELP US HELP KIDS, AND FOR THAT
REASON WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND
SUPPORT PLEASE? STATE YOUR NAME?
AND AFFILIATION, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON. RUTH DAWSON WITH
CALIFORNIA ACTION IN SUPPORT,
ALSO EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW.
THANK YOU. DOMINICA CAMPBELL,
LOS ANGELES, DEPENDENCY, LAWYERS
AND STRONG SUPPORT. JENNY TRY
SOMEBODY HALF OF THE COUNTY OF
SANTA CLARA AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE
IN OPPOSITION IN THE OPPOSITION
WITNESSES ANYONE IN THE ROOM,
WHICH TO EXPRESS OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE. OPERATOR IS THERE
ANYONE ON THE PHONE LINES AND
SUPPORT OR AN OPPOSITION AT THIS
TIME? IF YOU ARE IN SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE
FALL BY ZERO AT THIS TIME ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND ONE MOMENT
WE HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF QUEUING
UP SHOULD BE WITH US
MOMENTARILY. ANYBODY ELSE?
PLEASE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESS 10 TO GET YOUR LINE
NUMBER. AND WE'LL GO TO LINE 41
YOU ARE OPEN. HELLO KAREN
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS MARTHA
HANDED, AND I'M AN IMPACTED
PARENTS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
WE ARE IN STRONG PART OF SP 5
78. THANK YOU. LYING. 48, PLEASE
GO AHEAD. HI I'M SUSAN SCOFIELD
. AND I REPRESENT L. A COUNTY
KIDS IN PROGRESS. I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. AND HERE'S MY DAUGHTER,
JANNEY, A VICTIM OF DCF BEST. HI
I'M JENNY SCOFIELD, ALSO
REPRESENTING L. A COUNTY AND I
AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE SELF.
THANK YOU. LINE. 41, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. I THINK THEY 41 IF YOU'D
LIKE TO RICK, YOU JUST GO AHEAD
AND HIT ONE FALL BY ZERO LINE.
60, PLEASE GO AHEAD. 60 YEAR
OPEN, PLEASE ON MUTE. HI I'M MY
NAME IS ALICE MORELLA SUPPORT
KIDS AND PROGRESS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. SENATOR ASH BEATS ON
BILL AND I FEEL LIKE TO ADD. I
HAD THREE ON MY GRANDCHILDREN
WITH ME. AND TWO WEEKS AFTER THE
CHILDREN WERE REMOVED, THE NINE
YEAR OLD ATTEMPTED TO THE SITE
TWICE. AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER
THE OTHER CHILDREN, UM, BEEN
HAVING, UM, REALLY SAID ISSUES
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SO I
STRONGLY IN SUPPORT OF SENATOR
ASHLEY FAILING. I THINK VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WANT
TO REMIND 41? JUST ONE SECOND.
JUST WANT TO REMIND COLLARS JUST
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION AND WHETHER YOU
SUPPORT OR OPPOSE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND WE'LL GO
BACK TO LINE 41. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME IS MARISA
HERNANDEZ. AND I'M AN IMPACTED
PARENT FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
AND I'M STRONG SUPPORT OF SB
578. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR. WE DID
CLEAR THE QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, BRINGING UP TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, SAYING NONE.
SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
TOLD YOU WERE FAST AROUND HERE.
YOU GUYS DID GREAT. I APPRECIATE
I APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT. I
THINK IT'S A BILL THAT WILL MAKE
A BIG DIFFERENCE. URGENT. I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONCE
WE HAVE QUORUM WILL TAKE A VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP. WE
HAVE SB 6 28 SENATOR WHO? TATO.
AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE
READY. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M HERE TO PRESENT
SB 6 TO 8, WHICH DECLARES IT BE
ESTABLISHED POLICY OF CALIFORNIA
THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING HAS THE
RIGHT TO ACCESS SUFFICIENT,
HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD. ON
AVERAGE, ONE OUT OF EVERY FIVE
CALIFORNIANS DO NOT KNOW WHEN OR
WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL WILL COME
FROM. THAT'S ABOUT 8. MILLION
CALIFORNIANS LIVING FOOD
INSECURE. WITH THE PANDEMIC. WE
SAW A SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF
CALIFORNIANS EXPERIENCING FOOD
INSECURITY. AND NOT ONLY THAT
WE'RE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE COST
OF FOOD GOING UP. CLIMATE CHANGE
IS ONLY GOING TO MAKE IT MUCH
MORE WORSE. IF YOU LOOK AT JUST
WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE DROUGHT
AND THE FLOODS, THAT'S ALL
IMPACTING CROPS, IMPACTING THE
FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN AND IMPACTING
PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD. BUT
ESPECIALLY HERE, ALWAYS IN
CALIFORNIA. SO SP 6 TO 8 REALLY
JUST SETS TO ESTABLISH THE HUMAN
RIGHT TO FOOD SO THAT WE CAN, AS
WERE CONSIDERED CONSIDERING
POLICIES HERE DOING OUR WORK
THAT WE ALSO TAKE INTO MIND FOOD
AS AS WE'RE GOING ALONG, UM, AND
WITH ME, I HAVE TWO WITNESSES,
DAVID GATES WITH BREAD FOR THE
WORLD AND WITNESS TO PRICK KARAM
WITH COMMUNITY ACTION
PARTNERSHIP OF KERN. FANTASTIC
IS, UM DAVID GUEST. GEIST IN THE
ROOM. SAYING AND THEN, UH,
PRETTY PARTICULAR RAM ON THE
PHONE LINES. DO WE HAVE SOMEONE
TO TESTIFY ON THE PHONE? YEP
FROM COMMUNITY ACTION
PARTNERSHIP RETURN. I AM NOT
SEEING THAT PERSON. THAT'S OKAY
. I'M SURE THEY'LL POP UP.
THAT'S USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'RE ON THE PHONE LINES. UH, SO
IF THERE'S SOMEONE WHO WISHES TO
TESTIFY WHEN WE GET YOU ON THE
QUEUE IF YOU'RE STILL HERE STILL
ON, WE WILL ALLOW YOU TO TESTIFY
AT THAT TIME, MR. ANYONE IN THE
ROOM WHO WISH TO COME IN AND SAY
WHO'S IN SUPPORT? PLEASE COME ON
UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION. SAYING NINE. IS
THERE ANYONE OPPOSITE? DID YOU?
QUOTAS OF CALIFORNIA WELFARE
RIGHTS ORGANIZATION. STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. VANESSA DATA AND
POLICY DIRECTOR WITH THE
MYSTICAL AND YOU CANNOT
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROJECT AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. ANYONE IN OPPOSITION AT
THIS TIME. SAYING NINE WE WILL
GO TO OUR PHONE LINES. IS THERE
ANYONE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
ON OUR PHONE LINES? THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR. IF YOU'RE IN SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE
FALL BY ZERO AT THIS TIME ONE,
FOLLOWED BY ZERO. AND LINE 81.
YOU ARE OPEN. THANK YOU. MY NAME
IS RAQUEL WITH THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS.
THE CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
THANK YOU. AND LINE 77. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. ALSO ANYBODY ELSE
PRESS 10 TO PUT YOURSELF IN? Q.
PLEASE GO AHEAD, 77. 77 COMMUTED
. GO AHEAD. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
GREAT AND I'M SO SORRY. THIS IS
CRITICAL RAM FROM COMMUNITY
ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN.
CALLING IN THROUGH THE GENERAL
LINE. SO OUR AGENCY UM IS
PRIMARILY IN CURRENT COUNTY
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP
OCCURRING OPERATES THE COUNTY'S
FOOD BANKS. ON AVERAGE, WE
DISTRIBUTE ABOUT £19 MILLION OF
FOOD AND DURING COVID WE REACHED
ABOUT 33 MILLION CHALLENGES.
FOOD IT'S OUR INTENT TO SUPPORT
SB 6 28 TO PROVIDE A LOCAL
PERSPECTIVE ON THE FOOD DELIVERY
MODELS AND ITS IMPACT ON LOW
INCOME FAMILIES. SO I DO REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT OF SB 6 28. AND MR
CHAIR. WE DID CLEAR THE QUÊ.
BRINGING IT TO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS AT
THIS TIME? SEEN ON SENATOR WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ONCE WE
HAVE QUORUM, WE WILL TAKE A
VOTE. THANK YOU. SENATORS IF YOU
ARE HERE. IF YOU WANT TO BE HERE
, COME ON UP. WE WILL TAKE YOU.
WE'LL GET YOU IN AND OUT.
YEAH. YEAH, IT'S HARD AND I.
YES.
NEXT UP. WE HAVE SB 4 91 BY
SENATOR DURAZO, YOU MAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU ARE READY. HI. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. NICE TO WALK IN
AND BE TAKEN RIGHT AWAY. THANK
YOU SO MUCH ASSEMBLY DOES IT,
DIANA, WE BETTER LEARN FROM YOU
. OH GREAT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR,
AND, UM MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH
US AND THE LEGISLATION. WE'RE
COMMITTED TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR
STAFF. UH SP 4 91 IS A BILL THAT
WILL PROVIDE AN OPTION FOR
UNHAPPY HOUSED CALIFORNIANS TO
RECEIVE AND PICK UP ALL
GOVERNMENT RELATED MAIL AT A
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES OFFICE. CURRENTLY
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE RELIED
ON THE UNITED STATES POSTAL
SERVICE TO DELIVER IMPORTANT
MAIL TO CALIFORNIANS THROUGH
GENERAL DELIVERY FOR PEOPLE
WITHOUT A RELIABLE MAILING
ADDRESS. GENERAL DELIVERY IS A
FREE SERVICE THAT PROVIDES
ACCESS TO MAIL DELIVERED TO A
LOCAL POST OFFICE AS AN
ALTERNATIVE CALIFORNIANS WITHOUT
A PERMANENT ADDRESS. HAVE ALSO
RELIED ON RECEIVING THEIR MALE
COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICES,
SHELTERS, NONPROFITS AND FRIENDS
OR FAMILY MEMBERS. RESIDENTS, UM
CALIFORNIANS WITHOUT A PERMANENT
ADDRESS HAVE USED THESE SERVICES
TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CRITICAL
GOVERNMENT FORMS OF I D S
ELECTION BALLOTS, PRESCRIPTIONS
AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, PUBLIC
BENEFITS. CALIFORNIANS WHO
RECEIVE PUBLIC BENEFITS RECEIVED
NOTICES AND ACCESS OF THESE
SERVICES THROUGH MAIL, INCLUDING
THE ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER
CARDS, THE CERTIFICATION OF
PUBLIC BENEFITS AND NOTICES OF
HOUSING PROGRAMS, AMONG MANY
MORE NOTICES FOR THESE DOCUMENTS
OFTEN REQUIRE PEOPLE TO RESPOND
IN A TIMELY MANNER, IF NOT,
THEIR BENEFITS OR SERVICES CAN
BE INTERRUPTED OR CUT OFF.
UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THESE
SERVICES ARE PROVEN RELIABLE
WITHOUT SET RULES AND STANDARDS
, WHICH HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
, HAVING NO ACCESS OR EVEN
EXTREME DELAYS AND THEIR
SERVICES DISTRIBUTED, ACCORDING
TO A REPORT BY THE U. S.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
PARTICIPANTS NOT RECEIVING MAIL
WAS A KEY REASON THEY LOST. FOOD
BENEFITS, ESPECIALLY IMPACTING
PEOPLE FACING HOUSING
INSECURITY. AH, UM. WITH MAY ARE
CHRISTOPHER SANCHEZ, LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCATE FOR THE WESTERN CENTER
ON LAND POVERTY TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY AND IT'S STEPHEN WEISS
HERE. OH HE'S ON THE PHONE. OKAY
STEPHEN WISE, REGIONAL MANAGING
DIRECTOR FOR THE BAY AREA LEGAL
AID. BUT IF THE WITNESS ON THE
PHONE CAN GO FIRST SURE, MR
WEISS HERE ON THE PHONE, YOU MAY
BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY.
I GOT IT. MR SANCHEZ, WHY DON'T
YOU GO? SURE GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS, CHRISTOPHER
SANCHEZ POLICY ADVOCATED THE
WESTERN CENTER ON LAW AND
POVERTY HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT.
AND AS A PROUD SPONSOR OF SB 4
91, AND I FIRST WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE FOR ITS THOROUGH
ANALYSIS AND IT'S DEEP DIVE AND
THAT IT WENT INTO AS MENTIONED
PREVIOUSLY THIS BUILD WILL
PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL OPTION FOR
CALIFORNIA'S WITHOUT A STABLE
ADDRESS. TO PICK UP GOVERNMENT
RELATED MALE BECAUSE,
UNFORTUNATELY, OUR NATION'S MAIL
DELIVERY SYSTEM IS NOT RELIABLE
FOR VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS. FOR
DECADES, WE'VE RELIED ON THE
USPS POST OFFICE TWO TO PROVIDE
US NOW, HOWEVER, IN RECENT YEARS
, THE POST OFFICE HAS HAD TO RE
PRIORITIZE ITS OPERATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT THERE IS STILL ABLE
TO MEET THEIR FEDERAL OBLIGATION
OF DELIVERY MAIL IN A TIMELY
MATTER. ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT
HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE BACK
BURNER, AS MENTIONED AS
REPURCHASE STATION OF GENERAL
DELIVERY. TODAY SOME COUNTIES
SUCH AS LOS ANGELES AND
BERNARDINO AND SAN DIEGO, HAVE
ALLOWED FOR A GOVERNMENT MAIL TO
BE PICKED UP FOR MORE THAN AT
THEIR OFFICES. SB 4 91 6 TO
ENSURE THAT ALTERNATIVE OPTION
FOR MALES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ON THE HOUSE AS AS WE AS
THEY ACCESS TO HAVE ACCESS TO
MAIL, WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL LINK
TO PROVIDING ACCESS TO SOCIAL
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS FOR
CALIFORNIANS LIVING IN POVERTY
BECAUSE THEY NEED ACCESS TO THE
BT CARDS. THEY NEED TO BE ABLE
TO RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION
THERE. HAD NOTIFICATIONS AND SO
FORTH. TODAY VETERANS, SURVIVORS
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY NATURAL
DISASTERS AND MANY OTHER
CALIFORNIANS, BUT THAT ARE
RELIABLE, MAINLY AN ADDRESS NEED
CRITICAL SOCIAL SERVICES THAT
THEY'RE THAT THEY HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY SIGNED UP FOR, AND
THEY NEED THIS LAST PART TO
RECEIVE THEM. IT IS FOR THESE
REASONS WE ADJOURNED. I VOTE FOR
S BEFORE 91. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
, MR WEISS. IF YOU'RE ON THE
PHONE LINES PLEASED, INDICATE
THAT TO THE OPERATORS THAT YOU
CAN TESTIFY, BUT IF YOU'RE IN
THE GENERAL QUÊ, THEN YOU MAY
BEGIN WHEN WE CALL YOU UP. UM IS
THERE ANYONE IN SUPPORT IN THE
ROOM AT THIS TIME? PLEASE? COME
ON UP. LET'S JUST STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION. PLEASE HAS
BEEN COALITION. CALIFORNIA OFFER
RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS. STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, DENNIS QUELLOS ROMERO
WITH THE CALIFORNIA HEALTH PLUS
ADVOCATES THE COMMUNITY HEALTH
CENTERS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. SUZANNE HUME.
CLEANERS FOR KIDS .ORG. STRONG
SUPPORT. THAT HAPPENS ALL THE
TIME AROUND HERE. YOU GOTTA BE
ON YOUR TOES. ANYONE ELSE IN
SUPPORT HERE? IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION WITH WITNESSES? GO
AHEAD. MR WHITE IS LYING. THAT'S
HIS WIFE. THIS HEARING IS
GETTING WEIRDER AND WEIRDER. NO
KIDDING, MR WHITE SAID. MR
WEISS, ARE YOU THERE? NO, HE PUT
IT ON HOLD. THAT WAS HIS WHOLE
MUSIC. THAT'S WHAT I'M LOSING
CONTROL OF THIS HEARING. UM IS
THERE IS WINE BECAUSE THEN IT
WAS FUN HOPE. OKAY WE WILL
CONTINUE ON UNTIL HE'S DONE WITH
HIS PARTY. UM IS THERE ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME SAYING
NINE OKAY, OPERATOR. AH! I'M
SCARED NOW, BUT YOU CAN GO ON
AND UH, DO YOUR THING, SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION ON THE PHONE LINES
OR WHENEVER MR WEISS IS READY.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PHONE LINES YOU'D LIKE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
. PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
ZERO FOR SB 4 91. AND PLEASE GO
AHEAD LINE 81. MINE. 81, YOU'RE
YOU ARE OPEN. HI SORRY ABOUT
THAT. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS WITH
THE NATIONALIST ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS. CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER AND SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, WOULD
YOU LIKE ME TO TRY TO OPEN HIS
LINE AGAIN? UM, SURE. HE HAD
MUSIC. OKAY, LET'S GO BACK ONE
SECOND. YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT?
OKAY HIS LINE IS OPEN. MR WEISS,
ARE YOU THERE? CLEAN YOUR TAXI.
LET'S JUST GO ON TO SUPPORT HER
OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME, AND
HE'LL STILL MR WISE. CAN YOU
HEAR ME? NOW WE CAN HEAR YOU.
YOU MAY BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONY BY
I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED
THERE. I'M SORRY. UM GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR, DEPUTY VICE
CHAIR, SANCHEZ MEMBER COMMITTEE
AND THANK YOU TO SENATORS BRAZO.
MY NAME IS STEVE WEISS FROM A
REGIONAL MANAGING ATTORNEY OF
AREAS. PEOPLE AID HEARING IN
SUPPORT OF SB 4 91. BILL ENSURE
ACCESS TO MAIL DELIVERY
SERVICES. FOR PEOPLE WITH THAT
ARE RELIABLE MAILING ADDRESS,
INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO ARE
EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TO
RECEIVE GOVERNMENT RELATED MAIL
AT A COUNTY LOCATION. INCLUDING
MAIL ABOUT RECEIVING PUBLIC
BENEFITS OR AVAILABILITY. AS
OUTLINED IN A RECENT REPORT FROM
THE WESTERN CETERA POVERTY
ENTITLED RETURN TO SENDER
ACCOUNT, UNRELIABLE MAIL SYSTEM
PARLIAMENT, CALIFORNIANS LIVING
IN POVERTY. THE U. S POSTAL
SERVICE DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCESS
TO TIMELY AND REMIND RELIABLE
MAIL SLIPPERY. PARTICULARLY FOR
PEOPLE WITHOUT A FIXED
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. THIS HAS
GOTTEN MUCH WORSE THAN TO START
PANDEMIC. WITH GENERAL DELIVERY
BECOMING MORE RELIABLE. UH SOME
COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES
CURRENTLY DO HOPE MALE COULD BUY
INTO RECEIVE COUNTY ADMINISTERED
BENEFITS. BUT THE SCOPE OF
SERVICES VARIES WIDELY BY
COUNTY. UH SOME OF ONLY HOPEFUL
THAT WEST WAS SET BY THE COUNTY.
IT MAY NOT MAIL THAT WAS SENT BY
THE STATE FEDERAL AGENCY OR SOME
OTHER PROGRAM. ADMINISTERING
GOVERNMENT HOUSING. FOR EXAMPLE,
IN EARLY 2020 COUNTRIES. STOP
CLOTHING MILK CLIENTS ON GENERAL
DIRECTED ALL NOW. OUR CLIENT
PENALTY. US POSTAL SERVICE
THROUGH GENERAL DELIVERY. MY
CLIENTS WENT TO GET THEIR MAIL,
THEY WERE OFTEN TOLD THAT IT IS
NOT YET BEEN SORTED. BY JULY
2021 USPS AND COUNTER THE COUNTY
NO LONGER ALLOW THE COUNTY
QUESTION. CUSTOMERS AND RETURNED
MAIL FOR UNHAPPY PEOPLE BACK TO
THE COUNTY. STARTING CONFUSION
AND DELAY DISRUPTION RECEIVING
THEIR MAIL. FRANCISCO ALL COUNTY
MALE FUNHOUSE PEOPLE, ONE U. S.
POSTAL SERVICE GENERAL DELIVERY
LOCATION. IN THE TENDERLOIN
NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE MALES ONLY
HELP TEMPORARILY. SO IF YOU'RE A
G A RECIPIENT AND YOU WANT TO
GET YOUR MAIL, YOU HAVE TO GO TO
THE TENDER LINE LOCATION AT
LEAST ONCE A WEEK. OFTEN WAIT IN
LINE FOR AN HOUR OR LONGER. OUR
CLIENTS HAVE REPORTED BEING
SOLICITED BY DRUG DEALERS ALL
WAITING IN MIND. PUTTING SOME AT
RISK OF RELAPSE. OTHER CLIENTS
HAVE REPORTED BEING ASSAULTED
WHILE WAITING IN MIND FOR HAVING
FEAR OF STALKING BY ABUSERS, WHO
THEY WHO KNOWS THAT THEY HAVE TO
GO THERE TO GET NOW. STILL RUN
SURE THAT ALL COUNTIES HAVE TO
PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF SERVICE TO
MAKE THEM FOREVER DELIVERY
AVAILABLE. THOSE NO REASONABLE
ALTERNATIVE. PEOPLE CAN GET
TIMELY NURSING DECISIONS
REGARDING THEIR ACCESS.
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS HOUSING.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, ANY, UM
FOLKS IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
ON THE PHONE LINES? AGAIN IF
YOU'RE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
, PLEASE PRESS ONE, FOLLOWED BY
A ZERO FOR SB 491. AND WE HAVE
ONE WITH AN OPERATOR. ONE
MOMENT, MR CHAIR. AND PLEASE GO
AHEAD LINE 95. MY 95. YOU ARE
OPEN. I TOOK THEMSELVES OUT OF
QUÊ. THERE ARE NO OTHER
PARTICIPANTS QUEUED UP. OKAY,
NOW WE'LL GO TO COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
? UH SEEING NONE. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? JUST WANNA MR CHAIR?
JUST UM, TO MENTION THAT THE
SPONSORS AND I COMMITTED TO
WORKING ON ISSUES RAISED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS AND BY THE
COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL HAVE A
VOTE AFTER WE HAVE A QUORUM.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU MEMBERS.
NOW WE'LL GO TO SB 3 43, SENATOR
SKINNER. AND YOU MAY BEGIN WHEN
YOU'RE READY.
I WANT BOTH COLBY. JUST ONE,
OKAY? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR.
CHAIR MEMBERS. SP 3 43 IS
REGARDING, UH CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT. UM THERE IS A, UH,
SOMETHING IN FEDERAL STATUTE NOW
THAT'S REFERRED TO AS THE FINAL
RULE. AND, UH, IT HAS NOT BEEN
REVISED IN 20 YEARS, HOWEVER, IN
2016, THE FEDERAL OFFICE
BASICALLY ENGAGED IN A FULL
REVIEW OF THIS, UH AND ENGAGED
IN A COMPREHENSIVE CHILD SUPPORT
REVISION, WHICH WILL RESULT IN
ORDERS BEING BASED ON THE
EVIDENCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S
FINANCIAL CIRCUMSTANCE. ALSO
THAT ALLOW FOR THE SCREENING FOR
THE ABILITY FOR TO PAY BEFORE
INCARCERATING PARENTS FOR
FAILURE TO PAY AND ENSURING THAT
INCARCERATED PARENTS ARE ABLE TO
ADJUST THEIR PAYMENT BASED ON
IMPLEMENT INCOME. CALIFORNIA HAS
TO IMPLEMENT THIS FINAL RULE BY
SEPTEMBER. 1ST 2024 AND WHAT
THIS BILL DOES. SP 3 43 IS
INSURERS CALIFORNIA'S CONFORMITY
WITH THAT NEW FEDERAL RULE, SO I
WANT TO THANK THE STAFF OF THIS
COMMITTEE. THE PRO TEAM AND
LEADERSHIP STAFF. WHO ALL WORKED
WITH STAKEHOLDERS OVER THE LAST
SUMMER AND FALL TO COME UP WITH
AN AGREEMENT ON THIS, AND NOW
I'D LIKE TO TURN TO MY WITNESS,
STEVE GOLDBERG, WHOSE LEGAL
SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. STEVEN
GOLDBERG REGIONAL COUNCIL FROM
LEGALS FOR LEGAL SERVICES OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I APPRECIATE BEING
HERE. SB 3 43 HAS TWO PRIMARY
PURPOSES. THE FIRST IS TO
IMPLEMENT THE FEDERAL FINAL RULE
REQUIRING AN END TO ORDERS BASED
ON PRESUMED INCOME AND TO BASE
CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS ON THE
FACTS OF THE CASE, AND THE BILL
PROPERLY DOES THAT SECONDLY, SP
3 43 HAS TWO CHANGES TO RIGHT
SIZE ORDERS. CHILD SUPPORT
ORDERS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN ON AFFORDABLE
FOR LOW INCOME OBLIGATORY AND
THIS BILL ATTEMPTS TO RIGHT SIZE
THOSE ORDERS IN TWO DIFFERENT
WAYS. FIRST IT CHANGES THE K
FACTOR IN THE CURRENT CHILD
SUPPORT FORMULA, WHICH HAS NOT
BEEN UPDATED SINCE 1992 TO HELP
ORDERS REFLECT THE ACTUAL
ABILITY TO PAY FOR LOW INCOME
OBEL GORE'S. SECONDLY IT
INCREASES THE LOW INCOME
ADJUSTMENT TO FULL TIME MINIMUM
WAGE. AND THESE TWO CHANGES
SHOULD CREATE ORDERS THAT BETTER
REFLECT WHAT IS A REALISTIC
ORDER FOR LOW INCOME OBRADOR'S
TO PAY. THESE ARE IMPORTANT
CHANGES TO COMPLY WITH THE
FEDERAL FINAL RULE AND TO HELP
RIGHT SIZE ORDERS AND I URGE
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO ADD
ON SUPPORT? PLEASE? STATE YOUR
NAME AND AFFILIATION, PLEASE.
KEVIN HAS THE COALITION
CALIFORNIA OFF THE RIGHTS
ORGANIZATIONS. STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION? PLEASE
COME ON UP. HI MYSELF. RAJESH
FROM FREMONT, CALIFORNIA. AND
I'M IN OPPOSITION UNLESS REVISED
OR AMENDED. AH THE MAJOR ISSUE
WITH BILL CONTENT. IS YOU KNOW,
FIRST OF ALL, IT DOESN'T MENTION
ANYWHERE WHAT THE FINAL RULE
REQUIRES AS A SELF SUPPORT
RESERVE. SO IF YOU HAVE A SELF
SUPPORT RESERVE FOR A LOW INCOME
OF THE GAR. THEN YOU CANNOT TAP
INTO THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE A
CHILD SUPPORT TAKEN OUT FROM
THERE. AND THE BILL, THE FINAL
RULE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SAYS YOU MUST HAVE ITSELF
SUPPORT RESERVE. SECONDLY THERE
ARE CERTAIN OTHER DATA IS LIKE,
YOU KNOW, 1.1 MILLION CHILD
SUPPORT CASES ARE THERE OUT OF
WHICH 850,000 CASES AS OF TWO
HOURS OF 2022. HAVE AREAS
SPENDING THAT MEANS 84. OF CHILD
SUPPORT CASES ARE NOT, YOU KNOW
, YOU CAN STAY UP TO DATE AND OR
THEY ARE NOT PAYING, YOU KNOW
REGULARLY. NOW 84% IS PRETTY
HIGH, RIGHT? NOT IF WE DO
TWEAKING OF THIS FORMULA OF
WHICH IS THERE IN 40 55 FAMILY
CODE 40 55. AND SOME NON, YOU
KNOW, DENOMINATORS AND NUMERATOR
HAVE BEEN CHANGED. WE ASKED THE
CSS TO WORK ON THAT FORMULA TO
GIVE US THE DATA AS TO HOW MUCH
WILL BE TODAY AND HOW MUCH WILL
BE WHEN THIS BILL BECOMES A LAW
AND WE FOUND THERE IS HARDLY ANY
DIFFERENCE OF $2030 FOR THE LOW
INCOME OF PUBLIC WORKERS. WITH
THAT, YOU KNOW DIFFERENCE. I
DON'T SEE ANY REASON WHY, YOU
KNOW, SELF SUPPORT RESERVE. HE
HAS BEING YOU KNOW, REFLECTED
ANYWHERE. SECONDLY YOU KNOW, THE
PEOPLE WILL AGAIN DEFAULT IN
MAKING THEIR CHILD SUPPORT. AS
OF TODAY, $18.5 BILLION IS
PENDING CHILD SUPPORT AREA IN
CALIFORNIA. AND IT'S SNOWBALLING
AT THE RATE OF 2.5 DAY. 950
MILLION PER YEAR. YOU CAN PICK
UP ANY LEGISLATIVE REPORT OF D.
C S S, AND YOU KNOW THERE ARE
GIVEN AN UNCERTAIN DATA'S IN
KNOW WHERE IT IS WRITTEN
STRAIGHTAWAY THAT HOW MUCH YOU
KNOW PENDING AREAS ARE BEING
ACCRUED EVERY YEAR. YOU HAVE TO
DO A LITTLE CALCULATION AND YOU
WILL FIND SINCE THE TIME YOU
KNOW THE LEGISLATIVE REPORTS ARE
COMING OUT. THAT IS 2015. EVERY
YEAR IS LIKE THAT UP. OKAY. I'M
SORRY ABOUT THAT. SO I WAS
SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A
CHILD SUPPORT OF FAMILY FUND,
WHICH SHOULD TAKE CARE OF
DEPENDING AREAS OF EVERY YEAR
LIKE AN ONLINE OR 50 MILLION,
AND IT SHOULD BE FUNDED BY TAX
SUPPORTED IN OUR CORPORATE FUNDS
, OR SOME OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE
OF FEDERAL FUNDS, WHICH COME IN
LIKE $650 MILLION EVERY YEAR TO
THE CSS AND SOME FROM THE STATE.
GRADUALLY, THIS WILL CATCH UP.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE
IT. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE
ROOM AND OPPOSITION? PLEASE?
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION,
PLEASE. SAYING NOT. WE'LL GO TO
THE PHONE LINES. IS THERE ANYONE
ON THE PHONE LINES AND SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION AT THIS TIME? IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO ASK D 3
43, PLEASE PRESS ONE FAULT BY
ZERO. 10. MR CHAIR. NOBODY IS
QUEUING UP AT THIS TIME. OKAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE
GOING TO PAUSE AND WE I THINK WE
HAVE A QUORUM. AND IF WE DON'T
CALL IT ALL. MIGHT HAVE TO SAY
SO. WE ARE GOING TO GET OUR
QUORUM ESTABLISHED. AND MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE TAKE THE ROLL
. JACKSON SANCHEZ ELONIS.
ARAMBULA BONTA HERE, BRIAN
CALLED AROUND, GARCIA. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON SB HAS BEEN
MOVED. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND AND WE
HAVE A SECOND, UM, QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS SEEING NONE. SENATOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE ASKED
FOR YOUR I VOTE. ALRIGHT MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. THE MOTION IS PASSED TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ALAN EASE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA AYE BONTA TÔI
. BRIAN BRIAN, I CALDERON.
GARCIA. ALRIGHT. IT IS 5 TO 0.
AND THE BILL IS OUT. ALRIGHT,
OUR FIRST BILL OUT. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. WE MEET AGAIN.
ALRIGHT NEXT UP. WE HAVE SB 805
BY SENATOR PORTANTINO. YOU MAY
BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY, BILL.
MOTION AND A SECOND YOU MAY
BEGIN. I LIKE THE TREND. SO I'LL
BE I'LL BE BRIEF. THIS IS A BILL
THAT THIS COMMITTEE HAS SEEN
BEFORE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, BUT
IN ESSENCE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT OUR CHILDREN GET AS MANY
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OPTION SHOULD
BE, UH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
TREATMENTS AS POSSIBLE. CURRENT
LAW PRETTY MUCH RESTRICTS IT TO
ONE. AND IF YOUR PARENT AND YOUR
CHILD GETS BENEFITS FROM OTHERS
YOU HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET
AND THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. I
HAVE A NUMBER OF KEY WITNESSES
WHO I THINK ARE ON THE PHONE
LINE TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT. DR
CULLINANE AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE
A PARENT. WE HAVE CAITLIN WELSH.
UM BOARD CERTIFIED EDUCATIONAL
THERAPIST, IF THERE IS, UM, ANY
WITNESSES ON THE PHONE LINE
OPERATOR, PLEASE PATCH HIM IN.
HELLO. THIS IS DIANE COLONY.
YEP. YOU MAY BEGIN. OKAY THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, NACHO
JACKSON AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS DR DIANE CULLINANE, A
DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICIAN AND
PAST PRESIDENT OF THE FLOOR TIME
COALITION OF CALIFORNIA. THE
BILL'S SPONSOR. A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT MY BACKGROUND. I WORKED AS
A PHYSICIAN AND MANAGED HEALTH
CARE AS THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
WITH L. A UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT. CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS
ANGELES CENTER FOR CHILD
DEVELOPMENT TRAINING COORDINATOR
AS A PHYSICIAN AT REGIONAL
CENTER AND FOR 23 YEARS, I WAS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF A
NONPROFIT AGENCY THAT PROVIDED
THERAPY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
WITH OUR AUTISM, LARGELY FUNDED
BY VARIOUS REGIONAL CENTERS. SO
AS YOU CAN SEE, I WITNESSED
FIRSTHAND THE DRAMATIC INCREASE
IN AUTISM. AND THE URGENT NEED
FOR MORE SERVICES. FOR THE PAST
12 YEARS I'VE ADVOCATED FOR
LEGISLATION TO MAKE BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH SERVICES MORE EQUITABLE
FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, AS YOU
MAY KNOW, IN 2011 LEGISLATION
REQUIRED INSURANCE TO COVER
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT FOR
AUTISM AND CALIFORNIA.
UNFORTUNATELY SUBSEQUENT
REGULATIONS HAVE RESTRICTED
SERVICES TO ONLY ONE TYPE OF
TREATMENT. NAMELY A B A, WHICH
IS NOT EFFECTIVE FOR ALL
CHILDREN, DESPITE THE INTENT OF
THE ORIGINAL 2011 LEGISLATION
THAT ALL EVIDENCE BASED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENTS BE
AVAILABLE THROUGH INSURANCE
FUNDING, DEVELOPMENTALLY BASED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT
PRESCRIBED BY PHYSICIANS AND
PSYCHOLOGISTS FOR CHILDREN WITH
AUTISM ARE BEING DENIED. SENATE
BILL 805 WILL FINALLY CORRECT
THIS INEQUITY AND ENABLE
CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TO GET THE
SERVICES THAT ARE BEST FOR THEM.
THIS WILL RESULT IN BETTER
OUTCOMES AS WELL AS IMMEDIATE
AND LONG TERM COST SAVINGS FOR
THE STATE HAS COSTS ARE SHIFTED
FROM REGIONAL CENTER TO
INSURANCE AND AS LESS COSTLY
FORMS OF INTERVENTION BECOME
AVAILABLE. I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
FOR SENATE BILL 805. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MISS WELCH.
ARE YOU ON THE LINE? OPERATOR DO
WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE AS A
WITNESS? ONE MOMENT, PLEASE. I
AM OPENING CAITLIN WELCH'S LIFE.
HI CAN YOU HEAR ME CAN HEAR YOU.
YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS CAITLIN WELSH. AND I'M
THE MOTHER OF SPENCER, WHO HAS
AUTISM. STARTING AT TWO. SPENCER
HAD SEVERE AGGRESSION TOWARDS
OTHERS KICKING, BITING HITTING,
INCLUDING MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF
, AND WHEN HE WENT TO SCHOOL
TEACHERS BECAUSE THE PRESCHOOL
DEMANDED WE ADDRESS THIS, WE SAW
A NEUROPSYCHOLOGIST WHO HAPPENED
TO BE TRAINED IN DE IR, A
DEVELOPMENTAL, INDIVIDUALIZED
RELATIONSHIP BASED APPROACH.
AFTER RECEIVING JUST ONE SESSION
, DAILY HOUR AND A HALF RAGES
WHERE WE HAD TO RESTRAIN HIM
BECAME 20 MINUTE RAGES EVERY
OTHER DAY. AFTER THE SECOND
SESSION, IT WAS DROPPED TO ONCE
A WEEK. EVENTUALLY, WE NEVER HAD
TO RESTRAIN HIM. THE I R. WAS
THAT EFFECTIVE FOR MY SON?
EVENTUALLY WE NEVER HAD TO
RESTRAIN HIM. UM WHY WOULD I
WANT ANY OTHER THERAPY? WE WERE
LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET D I R FOR
SEVERAL YEARS. BUT ONCE FUNDING
ENDED, I TURNED TO KAISER OR
HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN. I WANTED
HIM TO CONTINUE WITH THE I R,
BUT WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO CURRENT
LAW, KAISER COULD ONLY COVER A B
A. I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO STOP
ATTACKING PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE
OF CONSEQUENCES. WHERE WE
WITHHELD WITH REWARDS. I WANTED
HIM TO CONTROL HIMSELF BECAUSE
HE DIDN'T WANT TO HURT OTHERS.
BY DEVELOPING AWARENESS OF
OTHERS FEELINGS. SO WE ASKED
KYSER FOR JUST FOUR HOURS A
MONTH OF D I. R R KAISER
PEDIATRICIAN EVEN RECOMMENDED IT
. BUT KAISER SAID THAT OUR ONLY
OPTION WAS TO RECEIVE 40 HOURS
PER MONTH OF A B A 40 INSTEAD OF
FOUR. FLASH FORWARD TWO YEARS OF
DOING A BA PARENTS SUPPORT AND
SPENCER WAS MUCH WORSE. WE HAD
ZERO RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SON
AND HIS ANGER TOWARDS US WAS
INTENSE. I DECIDED I NEEDED TO
GO BACK TO THE I R, WHICH WORKED
IN THE PAST, EVEN IF KAISER
WOULDN'T PAY FOR IT WITHIN A
MONTH OF HAVING DIRE SESSIONS,
FOUR HOURS TOTAL, WE WERE BACK
TO HAVING A WARM, CONNECTED
RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SONS.
PLEASE VOTE YES. ON SB 805.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM AND
SUPPORT PLEASE? COME ON UP AND
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION,
PLEASE. AND HUME CLEANER FOR
KIDS STRONG SUPPORT. OKAY IS
THERE ANY OPPOSITION WITNESSES?
ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND
OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE.
OPERATOR IS THERE ANYONE ON THE
PHONE LINES AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO
SHOW SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION FOR
SB 805, PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO. OUR FIRST LINE WILL COME
FROM LINE. 83 PLEASE GO AHEAD.
YOUR LINE IS OPEN. I THOUGHT,
YOU KNOW, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF CHILD AND
ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY AND TRUMP
XB, 805. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE
GOING TO LINE 94. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HOWEVER TELL WITH THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
WORKERS CALIFORNIA CHAPTER AND
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
AND OUR FINAL AND Q IS LYING. 57
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HI DR ANDREA
DAVIS, LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST AND
THE CURRENT PRESIDENT OF THE DRM
COALITION, THE BILL'S SPONSOR IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 805. AND WE
HAVE NO FURTHER IN CUBE. OKAY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? SEEING
NONE. SENATOR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? JUST RESPECTFULLY ASKED
FOR AN I VOTED APPRECIATE THE
COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION TO THIS
ISSUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE
HAVE EMOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION
BY BRIAN SECOND BY ARAMBULA.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, I ELONIS ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA. I WANT TO
I, BRIAN BRIAN. I CALLED AROUND.
GARCIA. 5 TO 0 THE BILLS OUT
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE WILL
WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR OTHER
SENATORS, ANY OTHER SENATORS,
PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY HERE WE ARE
PRETTY QUICK AROUND HERE. UM AND
SO PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY. AND
WHILE WE'RE WAITING, WE WILL DO
SOME ADD ONS AT THIS TIME. UM
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE DO YOUR
DO THE AD ADD ON VOTES. ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR FILE ITEM THREE
SP 348 SKINNER. FINAL ITEM FIVE.
SB 456 MENJIVAR FINAL ITEM. NINE
SB 5 TO 1 SMALL WORD. CHÁVEZ I
NEED A MOTION. SECOND IT'S BEEN
MOVED AND SECONDED FOR CONSENT.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL CONSENT CALENDAR. JACKSON.
HI JACKSON. I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I
ALAN EASE. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA AYE
BONTA. PHªN TÔI BRIAN I, BRIAN.
I CALDERON. GARCI TODAY I 5 TO
0. THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT.
UM AND NOW WE WILL DO SOME ADD
ON VOTES FOR BILLS THAT HAVE
BEEN HEARD. FINAL ITEM ONE SB 3
18. I NEED EMOTION. IT'S BEEN
MOVED. CAN I GET A SECOND? WE
GOT A SECOND BY BRIAN. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON I.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ELONIS.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA
THOUGHT TÔI. BRIAN BRIAN. I
CALLED AROUND GARCIA. 5 TO 0.
THE BILL IS OUT. FINAL ITEM.
SEVEN SP 491 DURAZO IS THERE A
MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED. IS THERE
A 2ND 2ND? WE GOT A SECOND.
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL MOTION IS TO PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ELONIS
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA
BONTA. I BRIAN! BRIAN, I
CALDERON GARCIA. BUT THE VOTE IS
5 TO 0. THE BILL IS OUT NOW
WE'LL MOVE ON TO SB 578. IS
THERE A MOTION IN A SECOND?
MOVED A MOTION GOT A SECOND?
MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, I ELONIS ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA TÔI, BRIAN.
CALDERON. GARCIA. 4 TO 0 IS ON
CALL. FILE ITEM 11. SB 589
ALVARADO GILL. IS THERE A MOTION
THEY LOVED HIM MOVED. WE GOT A
SECOND. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL PASS TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ALLEGHENIES
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA,
TÔI, BRIAN. CALLED AROUND
GARCIA. THE VOTE IS 4 TO 0. THE
BILL IS ON CALL. BY LATE I'M 12
SP 6 TO 8 HER TAITO MOTION.
REMOVED. IS THERE A 2ND 2ND 2ND
, MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING ELONIS.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA? AYE BONTA,
TÔI, BRIAN. CALDERON. GARCIA.
THREE VOTERS, 3 TO 0 ABILITY
REMAINS IS ON CALL. FILE ITEM 13
SB 773 GLASER. IS THERE A MOTION
MOVED? MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND?
WE HAVE A SECOND. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
. THE MOTION IS PASSED TO THE
ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. JACKSON JACKSON, I,
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, I ELONIS
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE BONTA.
BONTA. I, BRIAN CALDERON GARCIA.
THE VOTE IS 4 TO 0 ON CALL.
COULD WE DO? STILL WAITING ON
SENATORS TO COME ON DOWN AND
HAVE YOUR BILLS TO BE HEARD.
NEXT UP. WE HAVE SB 4 99 BY
SENATOR MENJIVAR. YOU MAY BEGIN
WHEN YOU'RE READY. SPEND AN HOUR
AND A HALF IN HEALTH COMMITTEE.
I HOPE NOT FOR BOTH OF OUR
SAKES. MEMBERS. I'M HERE TO
PRESENT TO YOU. SP 499 MY CORE
SCORES, UM, ACT BILL. IT'S
LOOKING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF
HOT GROUND SERVICES ON SCHOOL
CAMPUSES AND THE IMPACT THAT
HEALTH AND SAFETY ON OUR
STUDENTS IN MY DISTRICT. ABOUT A
YEAR AND A HALF AGO. L A TIMES
DID AN ARTICLE THAT ON A 93
DEGREE WEATHER THE ASPHALT GOT
TO 145 DEGREES. THIS IS A CRISIS
THAT BOTH THE GOVERNOR RECENT
REPORTS U C L A JUST CAME OUT
WITH ANOTHER REPORT SAYING THAT
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING IN THE
LEGISLATURE. SO TO SAY TO THAT S
BEFORE 99 IS LOOKING TO IT
REQUIRES SCHOOLS TO DO TWO
THINGS. CREATING EXTREME HEAT
ACTION PLAN STATING THAT BY THE
EARLIEST TIME OR NEXT TIME
SCHOOLS WILL SURFACE TO
RESURFACE, THEY WILL OFFER A
COOLER SOLUTION. THIS ALSO
APPLIES TO CHILDCARE CENTERS
THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN SCHOOL
ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES. THIS DOES
NOT INCLUDE FAMILY DAYCARE
CENTERS OR DAYCARE. CHILDCARE
CENTERS ARE OFF SITE OF SCHOOL
CAMPUSES. IT'S ASKING THEM TO
INSTALL GREEN BEARS THAT HAVE
BEEN SHOWN TO MITIGATE THE
IMPACTS OF EXTREME HEAT AND
POLLUTION. ADDITIONALLY IT'S
ASKING FOR TWO THINGS FROM OUR
DEPARTMENTS REQUIRING THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND
CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO DEVELOP A
TEMPLATE FOR AN EXTREME ACTION
FOR AN EXTREME HEAT ACTION PLAN
THAT CAN BE UTILIZED BY SCHOOL
SITES TO GUIDE THEM.
ADDITIONALLY IT'S ALSO ASKING
FOR THEM TO CREATE A MODERN
PROGRAM GUIDE BOOK THAT WOULD BE
A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT CAN BE
HOW DID TO EVERY SINGLE YEAR OR
SO FORTH. SECONDLY IT'S ASKING
THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES TO IDENTIFY A LIAISON
THAT IS TRAINED IN EXTREME HEAT
MITIGATION EFFORTS TO HELP GUIDE
THIS CHILD DAYCARE CENTERS,
ALONG WITH OUR SCHOOLS WERE NO
STRANGER TO THE FACT THAT
CLIMATE CHANGE HAS LED TO AN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES RISING IN
THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE
DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING OUR
BIPAC COMMUNITIES ARE RURAL
AREAS AND SO FORTH. RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT COMMUNITIES WITH THE
FEWEST RESOURCES USUALLY HAVE
THE LEAST ACCESS THROUGH NATURE
WITHIN AND SURROUNDING THEIR
SCHOOL GROUNDS, COUPLED WITH THE
HIGHEST HEAT POLLUTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY LEVELS
. YOUR COLLEAGUE THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THAT
ARE RUNNING COMPLIMENTARY BILLS
. SOME MEMBER CALDERON HAS A
FUNDING PORTION OF IT BECAUSE
WHERE ARE WE GOING TO FIND THE
MONEY? IN THE PAST YEAR, THE
GOVERNOR HAS EARMARKED $150
MILLION FOR GRANTS TO BE ISSUED
UNDER CAL FIRE TO HELP OUR
SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH TO
IMPLEMENT SOME OF THESE CHANGES
ON THEIR CAMPUSES. A STATEWIDE
COALITION OF NEARLY 50 EXPERTS,
INCLUDING DOCTORS, MEDICAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHERS
, EACH EDUCATORS, YOUTH AND
COMMUNITY GROUPS RECENTLY
RELEASED THAT CALL TO ACTION
THAT I MENTIONED ABOUT A MONTH
AGO AND AMONG THEIR EVIDENCE
BASED RECOMMENDATIONS WAS THE
NEED FOR CLIMATE RESILIENT
MASTER PLAN, WHICH IS WHAT MY
BILL IS LOOKING TO DO. I WANT
STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO THRIVE IN
SCHOOL AND BY REMOVING THESE
HARMFUL SERVICES AND ADDING
GREEN SPACES WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
CHANGE IN STUDENTS, DAILY
EXPERIENCES LEARNING AND HEALTH
OUTCOMES, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, IF
IT'S REALLY EXTREMELY HOT, WE'RE
NOT LETTING THEIR KIDS GO OUT
AND PLAY. AND JUST TO REITERATE
IT ALIGNS WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
THE GOVERNOR'S EXTREME HEAT
ACTION PLAN THAT WAS RELEASED IN
APRIL OF LAST YEAR WITH HERE
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY. MR.
CHAIR WITH YOUR PERMISSION. I'D
LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO UM, NOT
CHUCK MILLS, CHRISTINA
HILDEBRAND PROCEED TO HILDEBRAND
WITH THE VOICE FOR CHOICE
ADVOCACY INS, CO SPONSOR OF SB
499 BELIEVE CHUCK MAY BE ON THE
PHONE. AH CHAIR JACKSON, MEMBER
OF THE ASSEMBLY HEALTH COMMITTEE
SERVICES COMMITTEE, MIKE MY NAME
IS CHRISTINA HILDEBRAND. AND
I'M, THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT
OF A VOICE FOR CHOICE ADVOCACY
AND PROUD SPONSOR OF SB 499. I
KNOW YOU'VE BEEN SITTING IN HERE
ALL AFTERNOON, BUT MY QUESTION
WAS GOING TO BE HAVE YOU BEEN
OUTSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND FELT
THE ASPHALT. IF NOT, I ASK YOU
WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS BUILDING TO
GO, JUST PUT YOUR HAND ON ANY
PIECE OF CONCRETE OR BLACK TOP.
FOR SEVEN SECONDS AND FEEL HOW
HOT IT IS ON A 90 DEGREE DAY,
WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE. I
ALSO ASK YOU TO STAND IN THE SUN
AND THEN STAND IN THE SHADE AND
JUST FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN
TEMPERATURE THERE. AS A MEMBER
OF OUR MENTION SYNTHETIC
SURFACES CAN RISE TO OVER 145
DEGREES. VEGETATION AND TREE
CANOPY, LOWER TEMPERATURES
THROUGH DIRECT SHADE AND A
PROCESS KNOWN AS PAPA
TRANSPIRATION, IN WHICH A TREE
PULLS MOISTURE UP FROM THE SOIL
AND RELEASES IT BY THE LEAVES.
AN AREA OF SHADE CAN BE 20 TO 45
DEGREES COOLER THAN SURFACES IN
THE FULL SUN, ACCORDING TO THE
U. S. E P A. THE GOAL OF SB 499
IS TO CREATE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS
WHICH BENEFIT THE STUDENTS AND
STAFF PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY AND ENSURES IT
IS ACCOMPLISHED FROM A PLACE OF
EQUITY SP 499 WILL MITIGATE BOTH
EXTREME HEAT AND AIR POLLUTION
IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS AND
DAYCARES IN LINE WITH THE
GOVERNOR'S PRIORITIES FOR OUR
STATE. A RECENT REPORT OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS SHOWS THAT
85% OF OUR SCHOOLS HAVE LESS
THAN 10% SHADE, COMFORTING.
CHILDREN SPEND A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THEIR DAY OUTSIDE.
AND THE OUTSIDE OF THEIR SCHOOL
OR DAYCARE, REMOVING SYNTHETIC
SURFACES THAT ABSORB HEAT AND
ADDING SHADE TREES IN PLACES
THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN
DURING THE SCHOOL DAY WILL
DIRECTLY PROTECT THEM FROM HIGH
TEMPERATURES AND TOXIC ERIC
EXPOSURE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE FOR CHILDREN IN DAYCARE OR
PRESCHOOL WHO ARE CLOSER TO THE
HOT GROUND CHILDREN IN LOWER
INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND
CHILDREN OF COLOR AFFECTED
DIFFERENCE PROPORTIONATELY WITH
ALARMING FREQUENCY AMID GROWING
PUBLIC CONCERN ABOUT ECONOMIC
INEQUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
INJUSTICE, IT'S A SENSE SHIL TO
UNRAVEL THE LINK BETWEEN POVERTY
AND POLLUTION AND EXTREME HEAT
AND DESIGN. IT EFFECTIVE MEANS
TO SPARE CHILDREN. THESE
DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT URBAN TREE AND SHRUB
COVER IN SCHOOLS IS POSSIBLE TO
BE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. ATTENTION
SOCIAL COLLABORATION AS WELL AS
HIGHER ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AS
WELL AS STUDENTS. IS IT WELL AS
DECREASING STUDENTS? ANXIETY
STRESS AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR.
TREES ARE ALSO AMAZING AS AS
CONVERTING CALIFORNIA'S HEAVILY
POLLUTED AIR INTO CLEAN AIR,
WHICH HAS BEEN SHOWN TO REDUCE
CHILDREN'S ASTHMA AND ALLERGIES
. SIGNIFICANTLY THIS IS BILL IS
A WIN WIN FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS
, STAFF AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. I
WILL SAY ONE OPPOSITION THAT
WE'VE GOTTEN IS THAT IT IS ONE
SIZE FIT ALL IF YOU READ THE
BILL, IT IS NOT EVERY SCHOOL CAN
DO WHAT THEY FEEL IS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO FOR MITIGATING
EXTREME HEAT. A VOICE FOR TRACE
ASKED YOU FOR TO PASS US BEFORE
99 OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE, AND
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH OPERATOR. IS
THERE A CHUCK MILLS ON THE LINE
FOR TESTIMONY? SECTIONALS IS
HERE. UM GOOD AFTERNOON, SIR
JACKSON AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE WITH THREE PEOPLE IN
L. A BASED NONPROFIT, UTILIZING
NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS TO
CATALYZE CLIMATE RESILIENCY IN
THE REGION'S MOST UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. PROBABLY SUPPORT
SENATOR MENJIVAR SP 4 99, WHICH
IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT IN
ADDRESSING EXTREME NEED AT OUR
STATE SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN SPENT
30% OR MORE OF THEIR WAKING
TIME. EXTREMELY HAS BECOME AN
INCREASINGLY VISIBLE AND
NECESSARILY TRUE FOR CALIFORNIA
TO CONFRONT THE STATE SEES MORE
TRIPLE DIGIT DAYS THAN IT EVER
HAS BEFORE, PUNCTUATED BY OUR
DUBIOUS DISTINCTION IN 2022 OF
HOLDING THE TITLE FOR SINGLE
HARDEST SEPTEMBER DAY ON RECORD
FOR THE PLANET. THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE MADE
SIGNIFICANT STRIDES ADDRESSING
THE ISSUE AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR
YOU THROUGH SUCH LAUDABLE
EFFORTS AS SENATOR MENTOR
MENTIONED THE EXTREME HEAT
ACTION PLAN AND GREEN SCHOOL
YEARS GRANT PROGRAM ADOPTED LAST
YEAR. HOWARD STADIUMS, PUBLIC
POLICY THAT CAN WE RECEIVE THIS
TOGETHER AND SEVEN STATUTE OF
FRAMEWORK FOR HOW CALIFORNIA
KEEPS OUR KIDS SAFE FROM THE
ADVERSE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL
EFFECTS OF PLAYING AND LEARNING
AT SCHOOL SITES, TOO HOT FRY
THERE. 3 14 96 TRANSFORMATIVE
CHANGE, CREATING A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE STATE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP
EXCHANGING ACTION PLANS ACROSS
ALL CAMPUSES AND IMPLEMENT THOSE
PLANS THAT ARE REASONABLE
TIMEFRAME. MOREOVER THE BILL
RECOGNIZES THE VALUE AND LONG
TERM BENEFITS THAT NATURE BASED
SOLUTIONS BRING TO THIS
EQUATION, INCLUDING SHADE TREES
AND RELATED GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE, AS ALREADY
NOTED. DECADES OF RESEARCH HAS
DOCUMENTED THE EDUCATIONAL AND
HEALTH BENEFITS THAT RESULT WITH
STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED PARKLIKE
ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH TO LEARN
AND PLAY. BILL RECOGNIZES THE
URGENCY TO COURSE CORRECT FOR
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL SITES BOTTLED
AND KNEW THAT TOO OFTEN FAVOR
PAVEMENT OVER GREEN SPACE AND
LACK A DEFINITIVE PLAN TO
TRANSFORM THESE CONCRETE
CAMPUSES IN DELIVERING
SCHOOLYARDS THAT WILL FURTHER
STATES EFFORTS TO CREATE CLIMATE
, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND
PROVIDE GENUINE HUMAN SERVICE
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE
BILL SUPPORTED BY OVER 30,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE GROUPS, DOING THE
UNDERGROUND WORK TO MITIGATE
EXTREME HEAT ON CAMPUSES THROUGH
GREEN SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITIES
LIKE RIVERSIDE, FRESNO, OAKLAND
AND LOS ANGELES. WE APPLAUD
CENTER DEMENTIA, MARS LEADERSHIP
ON THIS ISSUE AND RESPECTFULLY
YOUR QUESTION I VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE IN
THE ROOM AND SUPPORT PLEASE COME
ON UP AND JUST STATE YOUR NAME
AND AFFILIATION, PLEASE. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
KAREN AMAZON ON BEHALF OF SANTA
CALIFORNIA. WE SUPPORT SP FOR
99. SUZANNE HUME. CLEANER FOR
KIDS, VARIOUS STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES? GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS REBECCA
COLLEEN, WITH THE COALITION.
PRADA QUIT SCHOOL HOUSING IN THE
COUNTY SCHOOL FACILITIES
CONSORTIUM. WE REPRESENT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION ON SCHOOL FACILITIES
ISSUES. UM WE SUPPORT THE GOAL
OF SAFE AND HEALTHY OUTDOOR
SPACES TO SUPPORT CHILD
EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT AND WE
HAVE BEEN PARTNERS ON ADDRESSING
CLIMATE CHANGE HERE IN THE
STATE. WERE CONCERNED THAT THE
APPROACH AND SB 499 IDENTIFIES
BUILDING MATERIALS THAT ARE BAD
AND GOOD FOR THE PURPOSES OF
HEAT MITIGATION WITHOUT REGARD
FOR OTHER FUNCTIONALITY OF THOSE
MATERIALS. FOR EXAMPLE, SP 499
SAYS RUBBER SURFACES ARE BAD
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A LOW SPECIFIC
HEAT. BUT WE USED RUBBERIZED
PLACE SURFACES FOR IMPACT
ATTENUATION, SO THAT'S FALLS OFF
OF PLAY STRUCTURES. AND TO
ENSURE THAT CHILDREN OF ALL
PHYSICAL ABILITIES CAN SAFELY
ACCESS PLAY STRUCTURES. AS
BEFORE. 99 APPEARS TO CONFLICT
WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
ACCESS COMPLIANCE REFERS TO
REPLACEMENT OF OUTDOOR SURFACES
, WHICH, AS DRAFTED, WOULD
IMPACT PATH OF TRAVEL SURFACES.
WE CAN'T REPLACE A PAVED WALKWAY
WITH WOOD CHIPS OR NATURAL GRASS
AND STILL MEET ACCESSIBILITY
STANDARDS. SB 499 ALSO CONFLICTS
WITH EXISTING STATE POLICY ON
DROUGHT MITIGATION AND
IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY
REQUIREMENTS. SCHOOLS ABIDE BY
STANDARDS KNOWN AS MODEL WATER
EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE ORDINANCES.
MANDATING THE USE OF LOW
SPECIFIC HEAT SURFACES LIKE
NATURAL GRASS IS LIKELY TO
CONFLICT WITH THESE M. WELL, OH,
STANDARDS, AND THOSE ARE VERY
LOCALIZED REGIONAL STANDARDS
THAT ARE DEVELOPED IN LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. STATE BUILDING CODE
GOVERNED THE USE OF SPECIFIC
MATERIALS THROUGH A VERY ROBUST
PROCESS THAT ALLOWS FOR
CONSIDERATION OF MULTIPLE
FACTORS. SB 499 BYPASSES THAT
PROCESS AND ULTIMATELY CREATES
NUMEROUS CONFLICTS WITH STATE
AND FEDERAL POLICIES AND DOING
SO, THANK YOU. EVERYONE ELSE ANY
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AT THIS
TIME. SAYING NONE. IS THERE ANY
ONE ON THE PHONE LINES AND
SUPPORT OR IN OPPOSITION? AND
ONCE AGAIN IF YOU'D LIKE TO SHOW
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION TO SB 499
, PLEASE PRESS ONE AND THEN
ZERO. FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GO TO
LINE NUMBER 103 103, PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO KAREN MEMBERS,
CHRISTIE. SUPPOSED VIRTUE,
EDUCATE ADVOCATE. WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'RE GOING TO LIE IN 104,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
MEMBERS DISCUSSION INDIANS AND
COME ON THE CALIFORNIA PARENTS
UNION, OUR INSTITUTE FOR 99.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO
LINE 105. PLEASE GO AHEAD.
VANESSA FORESIGHT. WITH CLEANER
FOR KIDS CALLING IN TO SUPPORT S
34 99. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE
GOING TO LINE 87. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. WHAT PART OF BEER WITH
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL VOTERS
IN STOCK SUPPORT. NEXT WE'RE
GOING TO LINE 98. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. AFTERNOON MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS CHARLEVILLE ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS AND
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. NEXT
WE'RE GOING TO LINE 94. PARDON
ME. WE'RE GOING TO LINE 44.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN 44. GOOD AFTERNOON.
VENISON. DOLAN ON BEHALF OF
PREVENTION INSTITUTE CALLING AND
SUPPORT OF SB 499. THANK YOU.
NEXT. WE'RE GOING TO LINE 33.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON
, TERRY SAUCIER ON BEHALF OF THE
LOS ANGELES AND SAN FERNANDO
VALLEY CHAPTERS AND THE CLIMATE
REALITY PROJECT IN STRONG
SUPPORT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO
LINE 62. PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE
62. YOU MAY HAVE YOUR MUTE
BUTTON ON DIANE WALKIE SUPPORT
ON BEHALF OF STATE HEALTHY
PLAYING FIELD, NON TOUCH THE
COMMUNITY. STAN DIEGO SEQUEL,
THE FIELDS FUN JEWISH EARTH
ALLIANCE AND ANGELINOS FOR GREEN
SCHOOL. THANK YOU. NEXT WE'RE
GOING TO LINE 93. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. HELLO LINDA PURCELL, WITH
FAMILIES ADVOCATING FOR CHEMICAL
AND TOXIC SAFETY AND STRONG
SUPPORT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO
LINE 101, PLEASE GO AHEAD. LINE
ONE ON ONE POSSIBLY OF YOUR MUTE
BUTTON ON. WE'LL MOVE ONTO THE
NEXT LINE, WHICH IS LINE 1 10,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. FIGHTING IN THE
CALLER RESIDENTS CLARA COUNTY,
CALLING IN STRONG SUPPORT OF 99.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE
108, PLEASE GO AHEAD. MY NAME IS
PAM BOND AND MY PARENTS AND WAS
GOING TO CALIFORNIA. UH BUSINESS
DISTRICT THAT'S BEEN DIRECTLY
IMPACTED BY THESE SURFACES. AND
TRUMP SUPPORT OF BEFORE NINE.
NEXT WE'LL GO TO LINE 107,
PLEASE GO AHEAD. HELLO MY NAME
IS CYNTHIA KENYON AND I AM A
PARENT OF SCHOOLCHILDREN IN
SANTA CLARA COUNTY. ALSO CALLING
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND OUR FINAL LINE IS LINE 1111
11, PLEASE GO AHEAD. JOHN
BUTTERWORTH FOR KIDS .ORG AND
STRONG SUPPORT. AND WE HAVE NO
FURTHER IN QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, UM, PEOPLE MIGHT BE
WONDERING WHY IN THE WORLD IS
THIS BILL COMING TO THE HUMAN
SERVICES COMMITTEE? UM, WELL, WE
ACTUALLY WERE WONDERING THE SAME
THING. UM HOWEVER, IT'S
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS BILL
REQUIRES THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
TO DEVELOP A TEMPLATE FOR AN
EXTREME HEAT ACTION PLAN AND
MAKE AVAILABLE A MODEL PROGRAM
GUIDEBOOK AND REQUIRES CDSS TO
IDENTIFY A LIKE LIAISON FOR
CHILDCARE FACILITIES SO BECAUSE
IT IS DEALING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,
THAT'S WHY WE ARE ONLY HERE TO
HEAR THIS PORTION OF IT. UM IF
THIS BILL PASSES, IT WILL GO ON
TO THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
WHERE I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A
ROBUST DISCUSSION AS WELL. UM,
IS THERE A MOTION HAS BEEN MOVED
. WE HAVE A SECOND ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. YES. I
WANTED TO THANK THE SENATOR FOR
BRINGING UP THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE
LAST YEAR, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE
OF GOING TO FRANCE TO LEARN
ABOUT THEIR EXTREME HEAT PLAN
AND BELIEVE THAT YOUR MEASURE
HERE TODAY WILL TAKE CALIFORNIA
STEP FORWARD. WE HAVE A LOT MORE
THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM OTHER
MUNICIPALITIES AND LOOK FORWARD
TO THE EFFORT THAT COMES OUT OF
THIS BILL AND WHEN IT'S
APPROPRIATE WOULD LIKE TO BE
CONSIDERED TO BE ADDED AS A CO
AUTHOR OF POSSIBLE THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR DR ARAMBULA. THANK YOU.
OF COURSE, ABSOLUTELY. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS SAYING NONE. SENATOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR OUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
MOTION IS PASSED TO THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. JACKSON
JACKSON I SANCHEZ SANCHEZ, NOT
VOTING ELONIS. ARAMBULA TABULAR
I BONTA. I WANT TO I, BRIAN.
CALLED AROUND GARCIA. THE VOTE
IS 3 TO 0, AND WE WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL VOTES.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP. WE
HAVE SB 8 31 BY SENATOR CAFIERO
. UM AND YOU CAN DO THAT BILL,
AND AFTER THAT, I HEAR YOU HAVE
ANOTHER BILL THAT YOU'RE DOING
ON BEHALF OF SENATOR WAHABI AS
WELL AGAIN WHEN YOU'RE READY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT SB 8 31. S P A 31
WOULD GIVE AUTHORITY TO THE
GOVERNOR TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO CREATE A
PILOT PROGRAM FOR UNDOCUMENTED
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN
CALIFORNIA. IN ORDER TO CREATE A
PATHWAY TO PERMANENT RESIDENCY
STATUS. I'M WORKING WITH THE
ATTORNEYS AND THE U. F W TO
ADDRESS THE ISSUES RAISED IN THE
ANALYSIS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT
WHATEVER WE DO, UM GIVES THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE ABILITY
TO CREATE THIS PROGRAM JUST FOR
CALIFORNIA BECAUSE WE'RE
DIFFERENT THAN THE REST OF THE
STATES. THE UNITED STATES IS
HOME TO THE LARGEST IMMIGRANT
POPULATION IN THE WORLD. WHILE
ASSIMILATION IN THE UNITED
STATES IS REPORTED TO BE FASTER
THAN IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY,
IMMIGRATION REMAINS ONE OF THE
MOST CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN OUR
COUNTRY, AND IT'S REALLY SPLIT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO GET ANY UNIFORM
AGREEMENT ON HOW TO HANDLE
IMMIGRATION. THE AGRICULTURAL
SECTOR IS ONE OF THE LARGEST
INDUSTRY SECTORS IN CALIFORNIA,
AND ITS PERFORMANCE IS VITAL TO
THE ECONOMY OF THE STATE AND
FOOD SECURITY OF THE COUNTRY.
CALIFORNIA IS THE TOP
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCING STATE IN
THE UNITED STATES WITH MORE THAN
50 BILLION IN AGRICULTURAL
ANNUAL REVENUE, PRODUCING OVER
13% OF THE U. S AGRICULTURAL
VALUE. CALIFORNIA PRODUCES OVER
400 DIFFERENT COMMODITIES,
INCLUDING TWO THIRDS OF ALL
FRUITS AND NUTS AND MORE THAN
ONE THIRD OF ALL VEGETABLES
CONSUMED IN THE COUNTRY. THESE
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ARE
ALSO EXPORTED GLOBALLY,
ACCORDING TO A STUDY BY THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS.
EVERY DOLLAR VALUE IN FARMING
AND AGRICULTURE RELATED
INDUSTRIES. GENERATES AN
ADDITIONAL DOLLAR 27 IN THE
STATE ECONOMY FOR EVERY 100 JOBS
IN AGRICULTURE. THERE ARE 94
ADDITIONAL JOBS CREATED
THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
CALIFORNIA'S ABILITY TO GROW AND
FEED ITS POPULATION AND LARGE
PORTIONS OF THE NATION ARE
ESSENTIAL TO THE NATIONAL
SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
CALIFORNIA'S AGRICULTURE
CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE
STATE'S ECONOMIC WELL BEING. AND
IT'S VITAL TO ITS STABILITY AND
GROWTH. SO UM, WHY ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT FARM WORKERS,
ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR
FARMWORKER FAMILIES BETWEEN ONE
THIRD TO ONE HALF OF ALL FARM
WORKERS IN THE UNITED STATES
RESIDE IN CALIFORNIA, OR
APPROXIMATELY 500,000 TO 800,000
FARM WORKERS. APPROXIMATELY 75%
OF THEM ARE UNDOCUMENTED.
FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
STRUGGLING TO FIND A RELIABLE
AND CONSISTENT WORKFORCE, WHICH
IS AGING. UNDOCUMENTED
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS FACE
MULTIPLE FORMS OF EXPLOITATION,
ENCOUNTERING UNSAFE FOR
UNSANITARY WORKING CONDITIONS
ARE RELUCTANT TO REPORT THEIR
RIGHTS RIGHTS RESERVED FOR ALL
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN
VIOLATED BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID
OF JEOPARDIZING THEIR JOBS AND
FAMILIES. UNDOCUMENTED
AGRICULTURE WORKERS HAVE NO
ACCESS TO THE DISABILITY
BENEFITS AND SOCIAL SECURITY
BENEFITS THAT THEY EARN AS PART
OF THEIR WORK IN AGRICULTURE,
ANOTHER WAY THAT THEY FILL UP
THE FUND. BUT THEY'RE NOT, UM
THEY CAN EARN HIM CAN'T BENEFIT
BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDOCUMENTED.
DURING THE PANDEMIC, THEY WERE
CLASSIFIED AS ESSENTIAL WORKERS
WHO WERE EXPECTED TO SHOW UP
EVERY DAY TO WORK. YET WE'RE NOT
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS OR ANY OTHER COVID
RELIEF GRANTED BY THE STATE OR
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THEY FED THE
COUNTRY BUT SUFFERED HIGHER
RATES OF INFECTION AND DEATH DUE
TO COVID. SB 8 31 WOULD STATE
THE INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATURE
TO CREATE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNOR TO
CREATE A PATHWAY TO LEGALIZE AND
AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE THAT ARE
CRITICAL TO THE STATE'S ECONOMY
AND FOOD SECURITY. I WOULD LIKE
TO THANK THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THEIR
SUPPORT ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.
SHOULD THE BILL MOVE FORWARD
TODAY? I'M CONTINUING TO
CONTINUE WORKING ON IT IN ANY
LANGUAGE CHANGE THAT WE MAY. UM
UM EFFECTUATE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE SO YOU COULD
TAKE A LOOK. UM LOOK AT IT WITH
ME TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL AND FACILITATE QUESTIONS IS
VICTORIA POST WITH LEADERS.
CAMPESINOS SHALL SPEAK IN
SPANISH AND THEN IT WILL BE
INTERPRETED IF YOU CONSIDER
MANEUVERS. ONE OF HIS. WHEN
DORIAL FOR MADORE CAÑADA LOBBY
DELYLAH SALUTE TECHIE. MEAN
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SING, SING. PERMITS TRABAJO ONLY
EXISTED IN THE LEGAL MINTY. THE
MEDIA CONTROL GUATEMALA. ME
DODD, SO FREEDOM, MACHO. WHORE
COMIDA PARA DOES, THEY TOLD US
TRAVEL ADORES PARA LIKE THE
STARTLE. MAY AS LEADER IS
CAMPESINA IN CALIFORNIA. DAMASK
ESTÁ PARA LAS LAST CAMPESINA.
THE FREE AND THE DERECHOS WOMAN
, LES PIDO. AWARD PROPUESTA DE
LA LEY S A B TRAIN TO YOU KNOW.
IN A CAMPAÑA RAMOS. CLASSIC THE
FRUIT TO SEE THEY WERE DURIS. EL
SOL ALLOW AND CIMA DE OTRAS E
WAS NO NO SPAWNING INTENCIÓN.
CANNOT STORMING IN CUENTA
CAMPESINA TRABAJADORES CASINOS.
OBAMA'S A TRABAJAR CAME BECAUSE
CARLA'S FRUTAS CAME BECAUSE
CARLA'S VERDURA MANGUS,
EMBRAER'S. YOU CAN ALSO TRY
NECESSITY. DARRELL E. POQUITO
TESTIMONIAL KEDROSKY EMPLOYEES
OF COMPANY. CHAOS, MORIERO.
TRABAJAR LIST. NO, TANYA IS A
MORIERO TRABAJO. YOU CANNOT
SUPPLYING AND ALSO TRY TO GET
ADELANTE. VAMOS IN GUATEMALA
LIKE HIM LIKE. FAMILIA. OKAY NO,
SAYS MS MEXICO, CHATAAN SPENDING
JESUS TRABAJO. MONNING GRACIAS.
THANK YOU. OKAY? UM HELLO. MY
NAME IS VICTORIA PASS. AND TODAY
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT
CREATOR FOR ALLOWING US TO BE
HERE TODAY. I AM FROM GUATEMALA
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
SUCHITEPEQUEZ. MY NATIVE
LANGUAGE IS SPANISH, OR I'M
SORRY I SPEAK SPANISH. BUT MY
NATIVE LANGUAGE IS KEY CHAIN. I
WORKED IN THE FIELD DURING THE
PANDEMIC. WHILE MANY PEOPLE
STAYED AT HOME. I HAVE WORKED IN
THE HEAT, THE COLD, THE RAIN AND
THE DURING THE FIRES. I WAS VERY
AFRAID OF GETTING SICK AND
SEEING MY FAMILY IN GUATEMALA
GETS SICK AND NOT BEING ABLE TO
HELP THEM. I HAVE NO HEALTH
BENEFITS OR SICK TIME NOR
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. I MAKE
VERY LITTLE MONEY FOR HARD WORK.
THEY SAY THAT I AM ESSENTIAL BUT
I DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO WORK
OR EVEN EXIST IN THIS COUNTRY.
LEGALLY MY REASONS BEYOND FOR
REASONS BEYOND MY CONTROL,
GUATEMALA AND MY COMMUNITY HAVE
SUFFERED GREATLY. I HAD TO LOOK.
FOR A BETTER LIFE. WE GROW FOOD
FOR EVERYONE TO TABLES AND WORK
TO SUSTAIN THE ECONOMY OF THIS
COUNTRY AND STATE. I JOINED MY
FELLOW WOMEN FARMWORKER LEADERS
IN CALIFORNIA TO ADVOCATE FOR A
FAIR, MORE JUST LIFE AND PERFORM
WORKERS LIKE ME TO DEFEND OUR
HUMAN RIGHTS. I URGE YOU TO WORK
WITH US AND VOTE IN FAVOR OF SB
8 31. AND WE HAVE WORKED HARD
AND GONE THROUGH SO MUCH WORKING
IN THE SUN AND THE HEAT AND
NOBODY TAKES US INTO
CONSIDERATION. I BEG FOR YOU ALL
TO LISTEN TO THE WORKERS AND TO
TAKE THEM INTO CONSIDERATION. UM
THE ECONOMY IN GUATEMALA IS VERY
LOW, SO OFTENTIMES THEY DON'T
HAVE A CHOICE OF STAYING IN
THEIR OWN COUNTRY. AND SO SHE
JUST ASKS AND PLEADS THAT YOU
YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION HER
SITUATION AND MANY OTHERS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS
THERE ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND UP
IN SUPPORT? PLEASE COME ON UP
STATE YOUR NAME AND AFFILIATION
. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS TAYLOR, RUSSIAN ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA FRESH FRUIT
ASSOCIATION IN CALIFORNIA.
CITRUS MUTUAL IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. SUZANNE HUME,
CLEANER FOR KIDS STRONG SUPPORT.
IS THERE ANY OPPOSITION
WITNESSES IN THE OPPOSITION
WITNESSES SAY NOT ANY WENT IN
THE ROOM AND OPPOSITION. SAYING
THAT WE'LL GO TO OUR PHONE
LINES. IS THERE ANYONE IN
SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON OUR
PHONE LINES? AND IF YOU'D LIKE
TO SHOW SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
FOR SP 831 PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN
ZERO AT THIS TIME. AND WE HAVE
NO ONE IN QUÊ. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SAYING
NONE. SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK MS
POSE. SHE HAS, UM PRESENTED
TESTIMONY DURING THE TRAJECTORY
OF THIS BILL AND HER HER
COMMENTS ARE REALLY, UM,
APPOINTMENT. UM SHE SPEAKS FOR
ALL OF THE FARM WORKERS THAT ARE
LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
BE PART OF LEGAL PART OF THIS
SOCIETY. AND UM, AND THIS IS
JUST A REAL SIMPLE WAY FOR US TO
SEPARATE OURSELVES FROM THE REST
OF THE COUNTRY AND SAY HERE WE
APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF FARM
WORKERS AND WE WANT THEM. TO BE
RECOGNIZED, AND WE WANT THEM TO
BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS
THAT THEY EARN EVERY DAY AND SO
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DO WE HAVE
A MOTION AND A SECOND? WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND AND THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON I, SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING ELONIS
ELONIS II ARAMBULA ARAMBULA.
AYE, BONTA. BONTA. I, BRIAN
CALLED AROUND GARCIA. SORT OF.
THE VOTE IS FOR 20, AND WE WILL
KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL VOTES. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AH
NEXT, WE WILL HAVE SB 4 63 THAT
WILL BE PRESENTED. BUT FOR THE
AUTHOR IS WAHA BUT WILL BE
PRESENTED BY SENATOR CABALLERO.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
. I'M HERE TO PRESENT SB 4 63 ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR ONE HOB, WHICH
THE BILL REMOVES THE AUTOMATIC
PRESUMPTION THAT INABILITY OF A
PARENT TO PARTICIPATE REGULARLY
IN COURT ORDERED TREATMENT
PROGRAMS IS SUFFICIENT TO DENY
REUNIFICATION APPARENT AND CHILD
UNDER CURRENT LAW APPARENT OR
GUARDIANS, FAILURE TO
PARTICIPATE REGULARLY AND MAKE
PROGRESS IN COURT ORDERED
TREATMENT PROGRAMS IS USED AS
BASELINE EVIDENCE OF UNFITNESS.
AND CAN RESULT IN THE DENIAL OF
FAMILY REUNIFICATION UNLESS THE
PARENT OR GUARDIAN CAN PRODUCE
EVIDENCE. TO THE CONTRARY, THE
COURT MUST ASSUME THAT THE
PARENT OR GUARDIAN IS UNFIT
SOLELY BASED ON THEIR
PERFORMANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN
TREATMENT PROGRAMS. LACK OF
COMPLIANCE, MAYBE A RED FLAG,
BUT THERE ARE MANY REASONS
UNRELATED TO FITNESS THAT A
PARENT OR GUARDIAN MIGHT NOT BE
ABLE TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE
TREATMENT PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE.
SUCH AS THE INABILITY TO TAKE
TIME OFF OF WORK. THE LACK OF
TREATMENT PROGRAMS LONG WAITLIST
ILLNESS AND THE INABILITY TO
AFFORD THE PROGRAM, CHILD
WELFARE RESEARCH AND RECENT
LEGISLATIVE TRENDS SUGGEST
CURRENT RISKS TO A CHILD SHOULD
ALWAYS BE THE ANALYSIS, NOT A
PARENT'S LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE.
ADDITIONALLY MANY MARGINALIZED
GROUPS HAVE FEAR AND
GENERATIONAL TRAUMA AROUND THE
CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. MAKING
THEM LESS LIKELY TO BE COMPLIANT
OR COOPERATIVE. SB 4 63
ELIMINATES THE REQUIREMENT FOR
COURTS TO BEGIN WITH THE
ASSUMPTION THAT THE PARENT IS
UNFIT SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE LACK
OF PARTICIPATION. IT STRENGTHENS
JUDICIAL DISCRETION AND ALLOWS
THE COURT TO MAKE MORE HOLISTIC
DETERMINATIONS WHEN DECIDING
FAMILY REUNIFICATION. TESTIFYING
TODAY IN PERSON IS DOMINICA
CAMPBELL, AN ATTORNEY WITH THE
LOS ANGELES DEPENDENCY, LAWYERS.
UM AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
QUESTIONS VIA THE PHONE LINE IS
HILLARY KERRIGAN, THE LEAD
DEPUTY COUNSEL, COUNSEL COUNTY
COUNCIL FOR SANTA CLARA COUNTY
CHILD WELFARE WELFARE UNIT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR
MEMBERS AND STAFF. MY NAME IS
DOMINICA. CAMPBELL AND I'M AN
APPELLATE ATTORNEY WITH THE LOS
ANGELES DEPENDENCY. LLOYD'S
LAWYER. EXCUSE ME. MY
ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS PARENTS
IN ONE OF THE LARGEST CHILD
DEPENDENCY SYSTEMS IN OUR
NATION. WE REPRESENT NEARLY 2
20,000 PARENTS A DAY IN COURT.
ALSO PRESENT ARE MY COLLEAGUES
FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
ATTORNEYS TABLE ARE CO SPONSORS
THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
COUNCIL. HILLARY KERRIGAN BY
PHONE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ABOUT S
BEFORE 63, WHICH INCREASES
JUDICIAL DISCRETION IN DECIDING
DEPENDENCY CASES FOR THE WELL
BEING OF THE CHILD AND THE
FAMILY. INDEPENDENCIA
PROCEEDINGS. ONCE A CHILD HAS
BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENTS
, THERE ARE REVIEW HEARINGS THAT
HAPPEN EVERY SIX MONTHS. EACH OF
THESE HEARINGS HAVE CERTAIN
GUIDELINES THAT THE COURT MUST
FOLLOW. THE COURT MUST RETURN
THE CHILD HOME UNLESS A SHOWING
IS MADE THAT DOING SO POSES A
SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF DETRIMENT TO
THE CHILD. IF A CHILD CANNOT BE
RETURNED TO THE HOME, FAMILY
REUNIFICATION MAY STOP AND A
PERMANENT SEPARATION MAY BE
CONSIDERED. UNDER CURRENT LAW IF
THE GOVERNMENT SHOWS THAT THE
PARENTS FAILED TO ATTEND,
REQUIRED CLASSES OR MAKE
SUBSTANTIVE PROGRESS OF FACIALLY
SUFFICIENT CASE HAS BEEN MADE TO
SHOW THAT RETURN IS UNSAFE. THE
BURDEN, THEN FALLS ON THE PARENT
TO REBUT THIS PRESUMPTION, WHICH
CAN BE DIFFICULT TO ACCOMPLISH
WITH THE LIMITED RESOURCES
APPARENT OR COURT APPOINTED
COUNSEL MAY HAVE THE CURRENT
PRESUMPTION IN THE LAW IS
OUTDATED AND SIMPLISTIC. IT'S
OUTDATED BECAUSE IT TRACES BACK
TO THE 19 EIGHTIES, WHEN IT WAS
PROBATION OFFICERS AND NOT
SOCIAL WORKERS THAT RAN FOSTER
CARE. THE FOCUS WAS ON PUNISHING
PARENTS INSTEAD OF PROTECTING
CHILDREN. BACK THEN. THE CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEM HAS SINCE
CONTINUED TO BE OVERHAULED TO
PRIORITIZE CHILD WELL BEING AND
ENCOURAGE REUNIFICATION WHEN IT
CAN BE SAFELY ACCOMPLISHED.
CURRENTLY THE PRESUMPTION THAT
PARENTS NONCOMPLIANCE
AUTOMATICALLY EQUALS RISK. IT IS
SIMPLISTIC AND NOT IN CONFLATES
THE NONCOMPLIANCE WITH A DANGER.
THE OPPOSITE WOULD ALSO NOT BE
TRUE. A COURT. WOULD NOT FIND A
HOME TO BE SAFE FOR A CHILD JUST
BECAUSE THE PARENTS ATTENDED
CLASSES WITHOUT ACTUALLY
CONSIDERING WHAT THE PARENTS
LEARNED FROM THOSE CLASSES.
ULTIMATELY COMPLIANCE CAN ONLY
TELL US SO MUCH ABOUT THE SAFETY
OF A CHILD. THE PRESUMPTION
OVERLOOKS VALID EXCUSES THAT THE
COURTS CAN CONSIDER ABOUT WHY
THE PARENTS COULD NOT COMPLY AND
WHAT THE PARENTS EFFORTS TO
COMPLY WORK. WITH PERMANENT
SEPARATION OF FAMILIES AT STAKE
, THE COURT AND WE, AS A NATION
SHOULD NOT BE CONTENT TO RELY ON
INTELLECTUAL SHORTCUTS SUCH AS
THIS PRESUMPTION. FURTHERMORE
THE PRESUMPTION CREATES AN
INEQUITABLE RESULT AS ALL
MEMBERS ARE AWARE, LOW INCOME
FAMILIES AND FAMILIES OF COLOR
ARE OVERREPRESENTED IN THE CHILD
WELFARE SYSTEM. IN SOME COUNTIES
, THE PARENT MUST PAY FOR
SERVICES THEMSELVES, OR CLASSES
MAY ONLY BE OFFERED DURING
NORMAL WORK HOURS. THIS PUTS
FINANCIALLY STRUGGLING PARENTS
PREDICAMENT IF YOU CAN WRAP UP
YES, THIS PUTS FINANCIALLY
STRUGGLING PARENTS IN A
PREDICAMENT BETWEEN HAVING TO
CHOOSE WHETHER OR NOT TO COMPLY
OR TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILY.
TAKING AWAY THIS PRESUMPTION
WILL TAKE THE FINGER OFF THE
SCALE. THIS WILL INCREASE
JUDICIAL DISCRETION TO BE ABLE
TO LOOK AT ALL THE CASE FACT
WITHOUT HAVING TO GO INTO COURT
WITH THE PRESUMPTION THAT THEY
MUST FOLLOW. WE'RE ASKING FOR
YOUR SUPPORT THE LOS ANGELES
DEPENDENCY LAWYERS STRONGLY AND
WITHOUT RESERVATION SUPPORT SB 4
63, AND WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
AND I VOTE. THANK YOU, SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IS THERE
ANYONE ELSE IN THE ROOM AND
SUPPORT PLEASE COME ON UP AND
JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND
AFFILIATION, PLEASE. SAYING THAT
IS THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION?
THE OPPOSITION WITNESSES AND THE
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM. SAYING
NONE. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE
PHONE LINES AND SUPPORT OR AN
OPPOSITION?
KILL ARY KERRIGAN COUNTY
COUNCIL'S OFFICE TO THE COUNTY
AND SANTA CLARA IS A PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. ANYONE
ELSE IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION ON
THE PHONE LINES. WE HAVE NO. ONE
IN CUBA AT THIS TIME, PLEASE
PRESS ONE THAN ZERO IF YOU'D
LIKE TO SHOW SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION. AND WE HAVE NO ONE
IN QUÊ. OKAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS? HIS BENTO
THINK IT'S JUST A QUESTION FOR
THE EXPERT HERE. SO ESSENTIALLY
, UH, WE'RE MAKING AN ASSUMPTION
THAT WHERE WE'RE MOVING THE
PRESUMPTION THAT SHOULD HAVE, UH
, PARENT NOT BE ABLE TO SUPPORT
OR TENDS BOTH TREATMENTS AND
WORKSHOPS OR STATUS HEARING THAT
IT DOESN'T LEAD TO PRIMA FACIA
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE OF THE
JUDGE THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE
CHILD SHOULD NOT BE PLACED
WITHIN THE HOME FOR FAMILY
REUNIFICATION. THAT FAIR SO BUT
IT'S REPLACED BY ADDITIONAL
JUDICIAL DISCRETION WITH ANY
GUIDANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THAT,
OR WHAT? CAN YOU JUST SHARE A
LITTLE BIT? WHAT? WHAT THE
REPLACEMENT IS WHAT THE
ALTERNATIVE IS. THE REVIEW
HEARINGS THEMSELVES ALREADY HAVE
CODES THAT AND STATUES THAT'S
THE COURT MUST FOLLOW. SO
INSTEAD OF BEING A PRESUMPTION,
THE PARENTS FAILURE TO
PARTICIPATE NOW JUST BECOMES ONE
FACTOR IN A LOT OF FACTORS THAT
THE COURT CAN CAN CAN CAN
CONSIDER. SO THERE'S ALREADY
EXISTING LAW THAT ALLOWS THE
JUDGE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT
THEY NEED TO NOW WE'RE JUST
REMOVING KIND OF THIS THUMB ON
THE SCALE THAT THE JUDGE MUST
FOLLOW. NOW THE JUDGE CAN TAKE A
HOLISTIC VIEW AT ALL OF THE CASE
FACTS AND DECIDE WHAT'S IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD AT
THAT TIME. I'LL MOVE THE BILL.
THANK YOU FOR THE ANSWER.
SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE
HAVE A SECOND IN ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. SAYING NINE
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
OH, BUT WILL YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
SOUND BALL AND ROLL? WE'RE READY
TO WRAP UP. GOOD MR. CHAIR WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
ARRIVAL OF SENATOR WAHAB. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
TO PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, NO ELONIS. L ANY SNOW
ARAMBULA AMBULANCE! I MONTA
MONTA, I BRIAN! BRIAN, I
CALDERON GARCIA. $5. THE VOTE IS
42 IS ON CALL FOR OTHER MEMBERS
TO ADD ON TO THEIR VOTES. THANK
YOU. AND NOW WE'LL GO TO SB 4 35
OR FINAL BILL FOR TODAY, AND WE
WANT TO THANK DR ARAMBULA FOR
BEING ABLE TO PRESENT THIS BILL
FOR US. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I'M HERE TODAY TO
PRESENT SENATE BILL 4 35 ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR LENA GONZALEZ.
WHICH WILL TAKE THE NECESSARY
FIRST STEP TO UNCOVER TRENDS AND
POTENTIAL DISPARITIES THAT ARE
OFTEN HIDDEN IN AGGRAVATE
AGGREGATED HEALTH DATA FOR
LATINOS AND INDIGENOUS MESO
AMERICANS. SB 4 35 WILL ENSURE
THAT HEALTH DATA COLLECTED BY
THE STATE REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY
OF VARIOUS SUBGROUPS WITHIN
LATINO POPULATIONS AND IS ABLE
TO ACTIVELY ADDRESSED THE NEEDS
OF EACH GROUP TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE, I HAVE
MARVELOUS WITH THE LATINO
COALITION FOR A HEALTHY
CALIFORNIA. AND CARMEN HERNANDEZ
WITH MY COP, THE MYSTIQUE. OH
AND DEJAN ISSE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING PROJECT. WE HAVE
EMOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
YOU MAY DO YOUR TESTIMONY WELL,
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS
MARVELOUS DIRECTOR POLICY WITH
THE LATINO COALITION FOR HEALTHY
CALIFORNIA. CHC IS A PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF SB 4 35, AUTHORED BY
SENATOR LENA GONZALEZ, WHICH
WILL COLLECT AND DISAGGREGATE
ANONYMOUS DEMOGRAPHIC AND
LANGUAGE DATA FOR LATIN X
SUBGROUPS AND INDIGENOUS
MESOAMERICAN NATIONS IN
CALIFORNIA. THE GOAL OF S BEFORE
35 IS TO UNCOVER AND REDUCE
UNDERLYING HEALTH DISPARITIES
RELATED TO BOTH. THE SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, FOOD
ACCESS AND DISEASE RELATED
DISPARITIES SUCH AS DIABETES, OR
COVID, 19 FOR LATIN X AND
INDIGENOUS NATIONS. RESEARCH
SHOWS THAT MORE SPECIFIC HIGH
QUALITY DEMOGRAPHIC DATA IS
BENEFICIAL TO ADDRESS AND
EFFECTIVELY MEET THE HEALTH
NEEDS OF DIVERSE POPULATIONS.
FOOD INSECURITY IS A
PARTICULARLY PERVASIVE ISSUE
WITHIN THE LATIN X AND
INDIGENOUS MESOAMERICAN
COMMUNITY AND THE CAL FRESH
PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE PREMIER
PROGRAMS ASSISTING TO FIGHT FOOD
AND SECURITY IN OUR STATE. LATIN
X HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISE 40% OF ALL
HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING IN CAL
FRESH. HOWEVER A RECENT
STATEWIDE SURVEY SHOWED ONE IN
FIVE RESPONDENTS WHO
PARTICIPATED IN CAL FRESH
EXPERIENCED A LANGUAGE BARRIER
WHEN APPLYING FOR THE PROGRAM.
AN ESTIMATED 75% OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO EXPERIENCE DISCRIMINATION,
BIAS OR LANGUAGE BARRIERS
REPORTED THAT THEY WOULD BE LESS
LIKELY TO APPLY FOR SERVICES IN
THE FUTURE. AND SPANISH SPEAKERS
WERE TWICE AS LIKELY THAN
ENGLISH SPEAKERS TO HAVE THIS
EXPERIENCE, AND WE KNOW THAT FOR
INDIGENOUS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE
SPEAKERS THAT THEY FACE EVEN
MORE BARRIERS WHEN TRYING TO
ACCESS SOCIAL SAFETY NET
PROGRAMS AS THERE IS RARELY, IF
EVER LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR
INDIGENOUS MESOAMERICAN
LANGUAGES. SB 4 35 WILL
RECOGNIZE THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF
INDIGENOUS MESOAMERICAN, WHO
SPEAK MORE THAN 560 LANGUAGES
AND DIALECTS. COLLECTING
SPECIFIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND
LANGUAGE DATA CAN ASSIST PUBLIC
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS AND SAFETY
NET SYSTEMS LIKE THE SELFISH
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY
COMPETENT AND RESPONSIVE
INFORMATION AND CARE TO ADDRESS
THESE DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE
ENROLMENT AND OUTCOMES FOR THESE
PROGRAMS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE FOR US BEFORE 35.
KARMA PROGRAM AND FRESH IN YOUR
CONTACT VENTURA'S PROJECT
MYSTIQUE Ó. WHEN I START THIS
PRESIDENT AND MEMBER OF THE
COMMITTEE IS CARMEN HERNANDEZ TO
E ESPECIALISTA DEL CANCER DEL
PROGRAMA OPERATIONAL CONDADO DE
VENTURA PROJECT, INDIANA. S¼
SANYO'S LINGUISTIC, CULTURAL
EXPORT PARTICLE SYSTEM OF THE
COVERAGE. SIMPLEMENTE COMMUNITY
THAT INDIGENOUS DIFFICULT, THEN
THROW THE OWNER ROSSA. YOU
CANNOT STOP A PRESCRIPTION
APPLICATION. ONLY CHINA. THROUGH
THE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
PREGUNTAS CAPITAL HERE IN LAS
FAMILIAS AVELAR KILLER. LINGLE'S
BLANCO BARUCHEL CLIENT
PREFERENCE SHIA, US CARIBBEAN
B¢O. ESPANOL EMBARGO ENTREVISTA
CELIA MÁS AS FAMILIAR IN ESPANOL
OR INCLUSIVE IN ENGLISH. YOU
KNOW, AND MISTAKE. LAST FAMILIAR
IS NOT IN THE END AND
INTERPRETED LOCK WALLS ON THE
RETRO CIVIL HUMANO. CASSAVA
ESCALATED. SHANKILL INTERPRET
IDEA. TAMADA'S. THE LAST BASIS.
SO SKOCZOW SOLO ERIN CERRADO IN
LOS BENEFICIOS SCHOOL ENTREVISTA
RALLY THAT LINGUISTIC Ó.
TAMBIÉN INCLUDED. EUREKA ANIKO
OR MIXED UP. OR THROUGH INDIANA
. WAHA, KENYA. VIENTO ESTO ES
CRUCIAL RECOPILAR DATOS
DEMOGRAPHIC NATIONS INDIGENOUS
MESOAMERICAN LATINAS, TAMBIÉN
CONDOM USE MENTAL SPEEDO. PHOTO
ESTÁ SB SINK. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. IS THERE ANY TRANSLATE?
OH, I'M SORRY. GOOD AFTERNOON
SHARING COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS CARMEN HERNANDEZ, A
FORMER ROLLER AND OUTREACH
SPECIALIST FOR THE CALIPERS
PROGRAM IN VENTURA COUNTY WITH A
MISTAKE AND ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING PROJECT FOR SIX YEARS
, I SAW CULTURAL LINGUISTIC
CHALLENGES IN THE CALIPERS
SYSTEM SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY ARE
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED
WITHIN A RACE AND INNOCENTI THAT
WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY ACCOUNTED FOR
IN THE PRE ASSIGNED BOXES OF THE
APPLICATION, AND FOR THOSE WHO
SPOKEN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE.
WITHIN THE APPLICATION. THERE
ARE ALSO TWO QUESTIONS, WHICH
ASKED WILL LANGUAGE FAMILIES
PREFER TO SPEAK AND READ. IF
IT'S NOT ENGLISH IN THE
APPLICATION, THERE'S A BLANK
LINE SO THAT CLIENTS CAN WRITE
DOWN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE.
SO THERE I WROTE THAT THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS PREFERRED
LANGUAGE TO SPEAK WAS MISTAKE.
OH AND IN WRITING. IT WAS
SPANISH, HOWEVER, WHEN THE TIME
CAME FOR THE INTERVIEW, THESE
FAMILIES WERE CALLED IN SPANISH
OR EVEN IN ENGLISH, AND NOT IN
MISTAKE. Ó. THE FAMILIES DID
NOT UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN THEY
WERE SPOKEN TO, AND THEY WERE
ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW, THEY
ASKED FOR AN INTERPRETER, WHICH
IS A CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND
WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WAS THAT
THEY WOULD TELL THEM THAT THEY
WOULD CALL THEM AGAIN AND THEY
THAT THEY WOULD FIND AN
INTERPRETER. BUT IT DID NOT
HAPPEN MOST OF THE TIME THE
CALLS DID NOT ARRIVED MANY TIMES
. THEIR CASES WERE SIMPLY DENIED
AND AS WELL AS THEIR BENEFITS
WITH THE EXCUSE THAT THEY NEVER
COMPLETED THEIR INTERVIEW, BUT
IN REALITY IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE
LANGUAGE ACCESS BARRIER. THE
APPLICATION ALSO INCLUDES A
QUESTION ABOUT RACE IN THIS CITY
AND ETHNIC ORIGIN, AND THEY ARE
MANY OPTIONS, SUCH AS OTHER AND
MIX, AMONG OTHERS. ALTHOUGH
THERE IS A BOX FOR OTHER WE
WROTE IN INDIGENOUS OAXACAN YO,
WHICH WAS NOT EVEN TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT. KNOWING THIS, IT IS
CRUCIAL THAT WE BEGIN TO COLLECT
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FOR THE
INDIGENOUS MESO AMERICAN AND
LATINO NATIONS. WE ALSO COUNT
THIS IS WHY TODAY I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE ON SB 435.
THANK YOU. WINDOW. FANTASTIC
THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR THE
TESTIMONY ANYONE IN SUPPORT IN
THE ROOM? GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. CHRISTOPHER
SANCHEZ POLICY QUESTION. AND
STRONG SUPPORT. AND WITH
CHILDREN NOW AND SUPPORT.
MEDICAL STEEL GARCIA ON BEHALF
OF ULTIMATE IN SUPPORT. BUT I
SAID THAT I AM POLICY DIRECTOR
WITH MY CUP IS DRUNK SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. FANTASTIC IS THERE
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION ANY
OPPOSITION WITNESSES? SAYING
THAT WE'LL GO TO OUR PHONE LINES
. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE PHONE
LINES AND SUPPORT FOR AN
OPPOSITION ON THE PHONES? AND IF
YOU'D LIKE TO SHOW SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS ONE
THAN ZERO AT THIS TIME, 10. OUR
FIRST LINE IS LINE 51. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS OPEN. HI
MARY CHRISTIE ON BEHALF OF THE
CHILDREN'S PARTNERSHIP IN
SUPPORT. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO
LINE 42. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR
LINE IS OPEN. THEY'RE NON CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME
IS CARLOS DIAZ COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE WITH THAT NEXT
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
PROJECT CALLED IT NEW, STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 435. THANK YOU.
NEXT WE'RE GOING TO LINE 63.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. BUT AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ALONDRA, MENDOZA'S COMMUNITY
ADVOCATE WITH THE COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING PROJECT. CALLING IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 4 35. THANK
YOU. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO LINE
92. PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. CARDONA'S WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ETHNIC HELP NETWORK
AND BE HAVING OUR SAY COALITION
IN STRONG SUPPORT. NEXT IS LINE
1. 12 PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE
IS OPEN. HELLO DANIEL SANCHEZ ON
BEHALF OF CHURLA AND ALSO THE U.
C L. A LATINO POLICY AND
POLITICS INSTITUTE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. NEXT IS LINE 1 13.
PLEASE GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. GOOD AFTERNOON TURNED
MEMBERS JUST RAN WITH THE
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. AND OUR
FINAL LINE IS LINE 1 14. PLEASE
GO AHEAD. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
AND I'M WITH NOURISHED
CALIFORNIA AND I WERE IN SUPPORT
OF SB 45. THANK YOU. AND WE HAVE
NO FURTHER IN QUÊ. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT THIS TIME?
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING FOR THE
BILL. PLEASE MOVE THE BILL. ALL
RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
ELONIS, A SECOND BY SANCHEZ. UH
UM UH, DR ARAMBULA. WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT ON BEHALF OF SENATOR
GONZALEZ. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
AN HIGH VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
JACKSON JACKSON, I, SANCHEZ
SANCHEZ, I ELONIS ELONIS
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. AYE, BONTA
BONTA. I BRIAN! BRIAN, I
CALDERON GARCIA. THE VOTE IS 6
TO 0. THE BILL IS OUT. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. UM NOW WE WILL GO ON
TO, UM, ADD ONS TO THE BILLS FOR
THOSE WHO HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO
CAST THEIR VOTES RIGHT ON TIME.
MADAM SECRETARY. LET'S OPEN THE
ROLE SO THAT MEMORIES CAN ADD ON
THEIR VOTES. ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, ELONIS ELONIS? AYE
CALDERON. GARCIA GARCIA I FINAL
VOTE ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. 7
TO 0. FINAL ITEM ONE SB 3 18.
THE CURRENT VOTE IS 5 TO 0
ELONIS. AYE, CALDERON. GARCIA
GARCIA, I FINAL VOTE 7 TO 0.
FINAL ITEM TO SP 3 43. THE
CURRENT VOTE IS 5 TO 0 ALEDMYS
ELONIS. AYE CALDERON. GARCIA
GARCIA, I FINAL VOTE 7 TO 0.
VIOLATE THEM. FOR SB 4 35 THE
CURRENT VOTERS 6 TO 0 CALDERON.
GARCIA GARCIA, I FINAL VOTE 7 TO
0. FILE ITEM. SIX SB 4 63
CURRENT VOTERS FLORIDA TO
CALDERON. GARCIA GARCIA, I FINAL
VOTE 5 TO 2. FINAL ITEM. SEVEN
SP 4 91 CURRENT VOTERS. 5 TO 0
ELONIS ELONIS. AYE CALDERON
GARCIA GARCIA I FINAL VOTE 7 TO
0. FINAL ITEM. EIGHT SB 4 99.
THE CURRENT VOTE IS 3 TO 0
COLONIES. ALLEN IS NOT VOTING.
BRIAN BRIAN, I CALDERON. GARCIA
GARCIA, I FINAL VOTE 5 TO 0.
FINAL ITEM. 10 SP 5 78 CURRENT
VOTERS FOR 20 ELONIS I BRIAN,
BRIAN, I CALDERON GARCIA GARCIA.
I FIND OVER 70. FINAL ITEM 11 SB
5 89 CURRENT VOTERS. 4 TO 0
COLONIES. ELONIS I, BRIAN. HI,
BRIAN. I CALDERON GARCIA GARCIA
, I FINAL VOTE 7 TO 0. FINAL
ITEM 12 SB 6 28 CURRENT VOTERS 3
TO 0, BRIAN. HI. I'M SORRY
COLONIES. ALLEN IS NOT VOTING,
BRIAN I, BRIAN, I CALDERON.
GARCIA GARCIA, I FINAL VOTE 5 TO
0. FINAL ITEM. 13 SB 773 CURRENT
VOTERS FOR 20 ALEDMYS ELONIS I
BRIAN, BRIAN, I CALDERON GARCIA
GARCIA I FINAL VOTE 7 TO 0.
FINAL ITEM. 14 SB 805 CURRENT
VOTERS 5 TO 0 ELONIS ELONIS.
AYE, CALDERON. GARCIA GARCIA, I
FIND OVER 7 TO 0. FINAL ITEM. 15
SB 831 CURRENT VOTERS FOR 20,
BRIAN BRIAN I CALDERON GARCIA
GARCIA. I FIND ABOUT 6 TO 0.
TEAMWORK RIGHT IN THAT. BUSINESS
BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY HUMAN
SERVICE COMMITTEE IS NOW
COMPLETE. THIS HEARING IS NOW
ADJOURNED.