GOOD MORNING.
WE'LL START THIS MEETING.
WELCOME TO THE SPEEDING ASSEMBLY
JETTY COMMITTEE HEARING WILL
START THIS AS A SUBCOMMITTEE TO
ENSURE MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA AND
THE PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO OUR
PROCEEDINGS TODAY THIS HEARING
WILL BE STRAINED ON THE ASSEMBLY
WEBSITE AND MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE TESTIMONY IN
PERSON HERE. IN ROOM 1 27 ALL
WITNESSES, TESTIMONY WILL BE IN
PERSON. THERE WILL BE NO NO
PHONE CALL TESTIMONY OPTIONS FOR
THIS HEARING. AH IF ANY MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ROOM WOULD
LIKE TO TESTIFY ON THE BILL. I
WILL ASK YOU TO APPROACH THE
MICROPHONE. AT THE APPROPRIATE
TIME. AH TO PRESERVE THE SAFETY
OF EVERYONE HERE TO ENSURE THAT
PUBLIC ACCESS TO DISCUSSIONS
PLEASE FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF
OUR SERGEANTS. TODAY. WE HAVE
FIVE BILLS ON THE AGENDA ON THE
AGENDA FOLLOWING BILL ON
CONSENT. AH SAID ITEMS OR FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR SCR 24, SENATOR
BRADFORD. TO BE ADOPTED AND
AMENDED. FILE OUT OF NUMBER FIVE
. SCR 57 BY FLORENTINO TO BE
ADOPTED. WE ALL OUR PRIMARY
WITNESS HERE IN THE ROOM TODAY
TO SPEAK FOR TWO MINUTES EACH TO
PRIMARY WITNESSES PER SIDE. ANY
ADDITIONAL WITNESS WILL BE
LIMITED TO EITHER NAME
ORGANIZATION THEY REPRESENT AND
THE POSITION OF THE BILL. WE'RE
GONNA WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN TO
HEAR HIM AGAIN AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. THAT. AH, I AM I
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM AND WE'RE
NOT GONNA MOVE FOR YEAH, I'M
GONNA JUMP RIGHT INTO. AND
GENDER NUMBER TWO SB 447 BY
ATKINS. I SEE THE SENATOR PRO
TIM ATKINS. SENATOR WHEN YOU'RE
READY, YOU CAN START I ALSO SEE,
UH. FORMER SPEAKER. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, MR CHAIR, AND I APPRECIATE
VERY MUCH THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT SB 4 47. THIS BILL WILL
LIFT THE TRAVEL BAN AND CREATE
IN ITS PLACE. THE BRIDGE PROJECT
, A NONPARTISAN MARKETING
PROGRAM THAT COULD BE USED IN
OTHER STATES TO EMPHASIZE THE
VALUE OF INCLUSION AND
ACCEPTANCE OF THE LGBT Q PLUS
COMMUNITY. BEFORE I TALK ABOUT
WHERE THE BRIDGE PROJECT COULD
TAKE US. I WANT TO PROVIDE JUST
A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT ABOUT
WHAT IT SEEKS TO CHANGE AND WHY
I THINK THAT IS NEEDED, AS YOU
KNOW, BACK IN 2016. WE PASSED A
B 18 87 THE TRAVEL BAN, WHICH
PREVENTS STATE FUNDED TRAVEL TO
PLACES WITH ANTI LGBT Q. PLUS
LAWS, THE TRAVEL BAN HAD A
MEANINGFUL IMPACT, PARTICULARLY
EARLY IN ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
MAYBE 18 87 HELPED RAISE
AWARENESS REGARDING LGBT Q PLUS
DISCRIMINATION AND EVEN GAVE
STATES LIKE NORTH CAROLINA AND
GEORGIA. SOME PAUSE ABOUT THEIR
DISCRIMINATORY LAWS. AND
FORTUNATELY IN THE YEAR SINCE
THE TRAVEL BANS PASSAGE, STATES
HAVE CONTINUED TO ENACT
DISCRIMINATORY LAWS AND THE LIST
OF BANNED STATES HAS BALLOONED
TO 23. IN MANY INSTANCES, THE
TRAVEL BAN AS INADVERTENTLY
CAUSED CALIFORNIA TO ISOLATE ITS
SERVICES AND CITIZENS IN A TIME
WHEN WE ARE LEADING THE NATION
IN ENSURING INCLUSIVITY AND
FREEDOMS. RESEARCHERS MANY OF
WHOM ARE SEEKING TO ANALYZE AND
SHED LIGHT ON THE DISCRIMINATION
AND STATES, SUBJECT TO THE
TRAVEL BAN ARE UNABLE TO USE
STATE FUNDS TO TRAVEL TO THOSE
STATES FOR STUDY. OR TO PRESENT
THEIR FINDINGS TO OTHERS IN
THEIR FIELD, SEVERAL STATE
UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC PROGRAMS
ALSO HAVE HAD TO ADJUST TO A B
18 87 AND SECURE PRIVATE FUNDS
FOR OUT OF STATE TRAVEL. AND
THEN THERE'S THE IMPACT ON
CALIFORNIA'S EFFORTS TO BE A
BEACON OF REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
AND HELP THOSE IN OTHER STATES
OBTAINED CARE. SB 4 47 RETHINKS
OUR APPROACH. IT WOULD LIFT THE
CURRENT TRAVEL BAN AND PUT IN
ITS PLACE THE BRIDGE PROJECT
BUILDING AND REINFORCING
INCLUSIVE, DIVERSE GENDER
SUPPORT OF EQUALITY. THE INTENT
OF THE BRIDGE PROJECT IS TO
TARGET AUDIENCES AND STATES THAT
HAVE ESTABLISHED DISCRIMINATORY
LAWS WITH COMPELLING MESSAGING
REGARDING ANTI DISCRIMINATION.
OPEN HEARTS AND MINDS AND TO
HELP THE L G B T Q. PLUS FOLKS
AND OTHER STATES FEEL LESS
ISOLATED AND ALONE WITH NEARLY
500 PLUS ANTI LGBTQ PLUS BILLS
HAVING BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE
LEGISLATURES NATIONWIDE THIS
YEAR ALONE NOW, MORE THAN EVER,
WE NEED TO REACH INTO THOSE
COMMUNITIES WITH MESSAGES OF
SUPPORT. INCLUSIVITY AND
UNDERSTANDING TO BRIDGE THE
DIVISIVENESS THAT IS TEARING US
APART. ONE THING THAT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO NOTE. THE BILL
PROHIBITS BRIDGE PROJECT
MARKETING CAMPAIGNS FROM
PROMOTING A POLITICAL PURPOSE OR
FEATURING ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL
OR CANDIDATE FOR ELECTED OFFICE
. IT WILL FOCUS ON ISSUES, NOT
POLITICS, MESSAGES TO ENCOURAGE
KINDNESS, COMPASSION AND PEACE.
I'VE HAD SEVERAL POSITIVE
CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER
LEGISLATORS AND ADVOCATES WHO
SUPPORTED ABBY 18 87 AND WHO
AGREE IT'S TIME TO LIFT THE BAN
AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW
APPROACH. THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE
ONGOING. I LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS AS
THIS CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH
THE PROCESS IN THE ASSEMBLY NOW.
AH COLLEAGUES. SB 4 47 THE
BRIDGE PROJECT IS THE POSITIVE
APPROACH AND THE POSITIVE TOOL
THAT CALIFORNIA NEEDS. AND IT'S
A POSITIVE MESSAGE THAT REST THE
REST OF THE NATION NEEDS TO SEE
HERE AND I THINK FEEL I WOULD
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. AND MR
CHAIRMAN WITH YOUR PERMISSION
HERE TO TESTIFY TODAY AND
SUPPORT OUR, UH JOHN A. PEREZ
èC SPEAKER, èC REGION AND
FORMER SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY.
HE IS THE SPEAKER OF MARRIAGES.
AND CRAIG PULSIPHER, WHO IS THE
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR OF
EQUALITY, CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU.
MR CHAIRMAN IS THE SENATE
PRESIDENT, PRO TEMP SAID I'M
JOHN BERRIES AND THE SPEAKER,
MARRIAGE TO THE ASSEMBLY AND
REGION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA. BUT AS IT RELATES TO
THIS BILL, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT
TO NOTE THAT I'M THE AUTHOR OF
THE ORIGINAL LEGISLATION
CREATING GO BIZ THROUGH WHICH
THE BRIDGE PROJECT WOULD OPERATE
. IT IS NICE TO BE BACK HERE,
AND I APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY. TO JOIN SENATE
PRESIDENT PRO TEM ATKINS AND
SPEAK ABOUT HER SP 4 47. IS A
REGION I KNOW THAT THE èC
RESPECTS THE ORIGINAL GOALS OF
THE TRAVEL BAN AND THE ISSUES
UNDERLYING SP 40 44 47 THAT SAID
THE TRAVEL BAN HAS PROPOSED A
RANGE OF CHALLENGES UNIVERSITY
PERSONNEL HAVE HAD TO MAKE
DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO AVOID
STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF
TRAVELING TO TARGETED STATES,
EVEN THOUGH WE'RE IN THEIR
PROFESSIONAL OR ACADEMIC
PURSUITS NECESSITATED THAT
TRAVEL THIS HAS LED TO
BUREAUCRATIC SHELL GAMES WITH
EXTRANEOUS EFFORTS BEING MADE TO
ENSURE THAT EVEN THE MOST BASIC
COST OR NOT COVERED BY STATE OR
INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS. BèC IS
AWARE OF CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE
UNIVERSITY COULD PAY FOR A
PERSPECTIVE FACULTY MEMBER WE
WERE TRYING TO RECRUIT TO TRAVEL
TO CALIFORNIA, BUT THEN COULD
ONLY PAY FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO
AN ADJACENT STATE BECAUSE THE
RECRUITS HOME STATE WAS ON THE
BANNED LIST. IN 2021 U C L, A
QUALIFIED FOR THE SWEET 16 BEING
HELD IN MEMPHIS THAT YEAR. U C.
L A S MEN'S BASKETBALL
LEADERSHIP WAS ABLE TO LOCATE
NON STATE FUNDS AND NOTED THAT
THEY WOULD NOT DENY OUR STUDENT
ATHLETES THE RIGHT TO
PARTICIPATE IN POSTSEASON PLAY.
BUT NOT EVERY ATHLETIC PROGRAM
AT OUR STATE UNIVERSITIES HAS
THAT ABILITY. SIMILARLY NUMEROUS
STUDENTS AND FACULTY HAD
LEARNING AND ADVANCEMENT
OPPORTUNITIES CURTAILED BY THE
BAN. AND NOT ALL FACULTY AND
STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RAISE
OR ACCESS PRIVATE NON STATE
FUNDS TO ALLOW FOR THEM TO
PURSUE THEIR ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS.
AS A REGENT, AND AS A MEMBER OF
THE LGBT COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT
S P 447 WOULD ALLOW OUR
UNIVERSITIES TO CONTINUE. THEIR
IMPORTANT WORK WILL ALSO
PROVIDING A WAY TO REACH INTO
STATES PASSING CRUEL ANTI LGBTQ
LAWS WITH A STRONG MESSAGE OF
INCLUSION AND SUPPORT. I ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS CRAIG PULSIPHER ON
BEHALF OF A QUALITY CALIFORNIA
PROUD TO BE HERE TODAY IN
SUPPORT OF SB 4 47 2016 EQUALITY
CALIFORNIA IS PROUD TO CO
SPONSOR A B 18 87 BY SOME MEMBER
EVAN LOW, WHICH BANNED NON
ESSENTIAL STATE FUNDED TRAVEL TO
STATES THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST
LGBTQ PEOPLE AS THE PRO TEM
NOTED, CALIFORNIA'S TRAVEL BAN
SERVED AN IMPORTANT PURPOSE AT
THE TIME. SENDING A CLEAR
MESSAGE THAT TAXPAYER DOLLARS
WOULD NOT BE USED TO FUND
BIGOTRY AND HATRED.
UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE NOW
WITNESSING ATTACKS ON THE LGBTQ
COMMUNITY ACROSS THIS COUNTRY
LIKE NEVER BEFORE. NEARLY 500
ANTI LGBTQ BILLS HAVE BEEN
INTRODUCED THIS YEAR ALONE, THE
MAJORITY OF WHICH TARGET TRANS
YOUTH AND THEIR ACCESS TO
LIFESAVING MEDICAL CARE. IT'S
TIME FOR A NEW APPROACH AND TO
BE EVEN MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT
COMBATING ANTI LGBTQ POLICIES
AND OTHER STATES. WE'RE GRATEFUL
TO THE PRO TEM FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD, WHICH WILL REPEAL
THE STATE'S TRAVEL BAN. AND
ESTABLISH A NEW PROGRAM IN ITS
PLACE TO HELP SPREAD INCLUSIVE
MESSAGING AND STATES WITH ANTI
LGBTQ LARS. THE BRIDGE PROJECT
IS AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO
HELP BRIDGE THE DIVIDE IN OUR
NATION AND SHOW SUPPORT FOR
LGBTQ PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IMPORTANTLY, THE BILL WOULD
REQUIRE GO BIZ TO CONVENE AN
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HELP
DEVELOP AND EVALUATE THE CONTENT
OF ALL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS,
INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE LGBT Q
COMMUNITY MARKETING
PROFESSIONALS AND RESEARCHERS.
WE KNOW THAT PERSONAL STORIES
ARE ESSENTIAL TO CHANGING HEARTS
AND MINDS AND PUTTING A PROGRAM
IN PLACE TO INFUSE INCLUSIVE
POSITIVE MESSAGES. IN OTHER
STATES AS AN IMPORTANT WAY THAT
CALIFORNIA CAN HELP SPREAD ITS
VALUES QUALITY. CALIFORNIA IS
PROUD TO SUPPORT SB 4 47 AND
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED I VOTE.
THANK YOU. WHO MOVED TO SEE IF
THERE'S ANY OTHER WITNESS IN IN
THE ROOM. AND SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TENDER MOLLY HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
CHANCELLORS, OFFICE AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AYE. C NINE WILL NOW
MOVE TO OPPOSITION. IF THERE'S
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION, THE REBELS
. SHE REMEMBERS SENATOR GOOD TO
SEE LANCE CHRISTIAN, SOME OF THE
CALIFORNIA POLICY CENTER. IT'S
INTERESTING TO WATCH A BILL THAT
WAS SO VARIOUSLY SUPPORTED HERE
YEARS AGO, BE PRETTY MUCH
REPEALED AND TAKEN AWAY. BECAUSE
OF DISCRIMINATORY ACTION, AND
NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO AND
CREATED A WHOLE OTHER
BUREAUCRACY IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. IT'S GOING TO HAVE
MASSIVE COSTS. GOING DOWN THE
LINE AND UNFUNDED LIABILITIES
WILL INCREASE. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA IS RIGHT NOW ABOUT $1
TRILLION INTERNAL LIABILITIES
AND CREATED NEW BUREAUCRACY TO
FUND SOMETHING THAT A LOT OF
THESE ADVOCATES COULD DO ON
THEIR OWN DIMES OR WITH OTHER
MONEY WOULD BE. I THINK MORE
FARMER APPROPRIATE PHILLIPS
REASONS WE OPPOSE THE BILL.
THANK YOU. OKAY? I SEE NO ONE
ELSE IN THE ROOM. THEY LIKE TO
COME UP AND SPEAK WITH THAT ANY
QUESTIONS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS?
LESS OF A QUESTION MORE OF A
COMMENT. JUST WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND SPONSORS FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING IT WHEN THE TIME IS
APPROPRIATE. SEE NO ONE ELSE. UM
SENATOR. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
? THANK YOU. I WOULD SAY WE'RE
WE PURPOSELY WENT WITH JOB IS
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT CREATING A NEW
BUREAUCRACY. THIS IS A DONATION
DRIVEN PROGRAM. WE UNDERSTAND
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF
CALIFORNIA FEEL CERTAIN THAT
WE'LL BE ABLE TO RAISE FUNDS TO
DO THIS SEPARATE. AND UH, JUST
RESPECTFULLY APPRECIATE YOUR
SUPPORT. OKAY? WELL I WANT TO
THANK THE SENATOR PROTHOM ATKINS
FOR BRAINS BILL FORWARD. I
SUPPORT RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS
AND PROMOTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND
ANTI DISCRIMINATION THROUGH
EDUCATION, ADVERTISING AND
MARKETING. ACTIVITIES THROUGH A
BRIDGE PROJECT. AH RIGHT NOW,
SENATOR. WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM
, SO WE'LL KEEP THE ROLE. ROBIN
OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. MHM. YEAH. THE LET'S WE'RE
MOVING ON TO AGENDA NUMBER ONE
SB 4 18 BY SENATOR PADILLA. I
SEE. WHEN YOU'RE READY, SENATOR
. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU. IT'S MY
PLEASURE TO PRESENT SP 4 18.
WHICH WOULD CREATE THE PRISON
REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND
DIRECT THIS COMMISSION TO
PROVIDE CALIFORNIA WITH DETAILED
STRATEGY TO CONVERT CLOSED
PRISONS. IT'S A LOCAL ASSETS
THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS
AND CONDITIONS OF LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. IN THE LAST DECADE
, THE VOTERS HAVE ENACTED
SWEEPING AND APPROPRIATE
SENTENCING REFORMS IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. AND AS A RESULT,
STATES PRESIDENT POPULATION HAS
DECLINED AND WE NO LONGER NEED
THE PRISON BEDS AND CAPITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE DID AT
ONE TIME. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS
OF CLOSING SEVERAL PRISONS,
INCLUDING CHUCKLE WALLA VALLEY
STATE PRISON IN MY DISTRICT.
MANY OF OUR PRISONS ARE LOCATED
IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. WHICH RELY
UPON PRISONS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
LOCAL ECONOMIES AND ACCESS TO
INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING
HEALTHCARE. CLOSING THESE IN
THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE FAR
REACHING CONSEQUENCES FOR
ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL WELL BEING
OF THESE COMMUNITIES. MY BILL IS
MODELED AFTER A COMMISSION IN
THE STATE OF NEW YORK WHEN
FACING SIMILAR CHALLENGES OF
CLOSING PRISONS ESTABLISHED
THEIR OWN REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION. THIS BILL WOULD
PROVIDE SPECIFIC SLIDES AND THE
15 MEMBER BOARD THAT WOULD
REPRESENT EXPERTISE IN REAL
ESTATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. UH
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC
JUSTICE MATTERS WOULD INCLUDE
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LABOR
COMMUNITY. REPRESENTATIVES OF
THE BARGAINING GROUPS THAT ARE
EMPLOYED IN MOST IMPACTED BY THE
CHANGES. THIS BILL WOULD CREATE
A COMMISSION THAT WOULD PROVIDE
ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATIONS AND
REPORTING TO THE LEGISLATURE
WITHIN A DISCRETE PERIOD OF
TIME. AND ASSURE THAT THESE
COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST
AFFECTED BY THESE CLOSURES
ACTUALLY HAVE A VOICE AND
LOOKING AT THE FUTURE POTENTIAL
USES OF THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IN
THESE ASSETS, YOU KNOW, IN A WAY
THAT COULD PROVIDE ECONOMIC
BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE
BILL HAS HAD NO NO VOTES. I
DON'T HAVE A WITNESS WITH ME
THIS MORNING. IT'S BEEN A CRAZY
WEEK, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER
AND THEN RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
AND I VOTE, OKAY? WITH THAT.
WE'LL MOVE TO SEE IF THERE IS
ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND
SUPPORTIVE SB 4 18. YES, MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MARYANN WARMERDAM. I REPRESENT
RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES OF
CALIFORNIA, HOME TO MANY OF
THOSE PRISONS THAT THE SENATOR
MENTIONED AND WE SUPPORT THE
MEASURE. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. I'M ELIZABETH ESPINOSA
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS IN THE COUNTY OF
RIVERSIDE. ALSO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. OKAY? I SEE NO OTHERS
ANY ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM?
SEE NONE. LET'S BRING IT BACK TO
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
SENATOR. I JUST WANT TO THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
THOUGHTFULNESS ON THIS BILL
WOULD LOVE TO BE A CO AUTHOR ON
IT. I AM ACTUALLY JEALOUS. I
DIDN'T THINK OF IT MYSELF. AND
UM, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO
SEEING WHAT GREAT IDEAS COME
FROM THIS. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU REMEMBER? UM
WITH THAT. I KNOW YOU CLOSE, BUT
YOU'D LIKE TO CLOSE IT DOWN.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
OKAY I WANT TO THANK THE SENATOR
FOR THE AIR FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. UM REPURPOSING THE
STATE. OKAY, I DID DO THE
OPPOSITE. YEAH, WE DID AN
UNSEEN. UM I'LL DO IT AGAIN.
JUST FOR THE RECORD. IS THERE
ANY OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM? I
SEEN THAT. BRING IT BACK. BUT
AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK THE
SENATOR. PDF FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD PURPOSE IN THE
STATE PROPERTY AND HELPING OUR
COMMUNITIES THAT JUST TO THE TO
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS BY PRISON
CLOSURES IS NECESSARY. WITH THAT
. I DID HEAR EMOTION. I THINK BY
BY SOME OF THEM WERE JACKSON,
RIGHT? RIGHT? WAS THERE A
SECOND? THE SECOND BY SOMETHING,
OR WALLACE. UM SECRETARY, CAN
YOU PLEASE CALL WELL? FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE SB 4 18 PADILLA DO
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MOVED BY JACKSON
SECOND BY WALLACE V. VALLAPUDUA
I HOOVER HOOVER, I. HANEY HANEY.
JACKSON. JACKSON. I
PETRIE-NORRIS PETRIE-NORRIS
RAMOS. RAMOS. WALLACE WALLACE.
AYE. THANK YOU, SENATOR. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS. NOW WE'LL
MOVE TO. WE'RE GOING TO, UH,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CONSENT
CALENDAR, RIGHT? OH, WE'RE GONNA
TAKE FORUM FIRST. IT LOOKS LIKE
WE HAVE A FORUM HERE. SECRETARY
IF YOU COULD PLEASE CALL ROLL.
BE VALLAPUDUA VALLAPUDUA HERE.
HOOVER HOOVER HERE, HANEY.
JACKSON JACKSON HERE,
PETRIE-NORRIS. RAMOS. WALLACE
WALLACE HERE. Tð MM HMM. OKAY
NOW THAT WE HAVE A PORN WILL
TAKE AND SET CALENDAR NOW. THE
MOTION IN THE SECOND. AH OKAY.
CONSENT CALENDAR FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR SCR 24. BRADFORD TO
BE ADOPTED AS AMENDED BIO ITEM
NUMBER FIVE SCR. 57 PORTANTINO
TO BE ADOPTED. MOVED BY JACKSON
SECOND BY WALLACE V. VALLAPUDUA.
YES. VÆ VALLAPUDUA? YES. HOOVER
HOOVER. I HANEY JACKSON. JACKSON
I PETRIE-NORRIS RAMOS, WALLACE
WALLACE. AYE. TRUE PASSES. AH WE
ARE. OKAY WE'LL TAKE PROTOCOL ON
I DIDN'T NUMBER. I DON'T NUMBER
NO RIGHT HERE. NUMBER NO. TWO
YEAH. MOVING TO TAKE REAL CALL
ON AGENDA ITEM. NUMBER TWO SB
447. MOST SCHOOLS. JACKSON
SECONDS, OKAY? BIO ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB 447 ATKINS DO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS MOVED
BY WALLACE SECOND BY JACKSON V.
VALLAPUDUA VÆ VALLAPUDUA I.
HOOVER HOOVER. NO, HANEY.
JACKSON JACKSON. I PETRIE-NORRIS
. RAMOS WALLACE. WALLACE. AYE.
OKAY WHAT SHOULD PASS THIS TO?
YES IS NO WAY WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLL CALL OPEN. YEAH. OKAY?
WE'RE WAITING ON. I DIDN'T
NUMBER THREE YES. HMM.
HERE WE GO. HARRY AND SECRETARY
CAN YOU PLEASE CALL ROW? YES
CONSENT CALENDAR. FILE ITEM FOUR
SCR 24 BRADFORD TO BE ADOPTED AS
AMENDED BIO ITEM NUMBER FIVE SCR
57 QUARANTINE. OH TO BE ADOPTED.
IT WAS MOVED BY JACKSON, SECOND
BY WALLACE. RAMOS. RAMOS. AYE.
OKAY MOVING ON TO THE FILE
AGENDA. BIO ITEM NUMBER ONE SB 4
. 18 PADILLA DO PASS AS AMENDED
TO APPROPRIATIONS MOVED BY
JACKSON'S SECOND BY WALLACE
RAMOS. RAMOS I BIO ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB 447 ATKINS DO PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS. MOVED
BY WALLACE SECOND BY JACKSON
RAMOS RAMOS AYE. MHM PASS. I'M
GONNA WAIT. I NEED ONE MORE.
LET'S GO ON.
THAT'S IT TO APPROPRIATION. IT
WAS MOVED BY JACKSON SECOND BY
WALLACE PETRIE-NORRIS.
PETRIE-NORRIS I FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO SB. 447 ATKINS DO PASS AS
ADMITTED TO APPROPRIATIONS. IT
WAS MOVED BY WALLACE SECOND BY
JACKSON PETRIE-NORRIS.
PETRIE-NORRIS. AYE. MHM.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? OKAY. MAKING
SURE. OH CHAIRS BACK. HMM.
PETRIE-NORRIS IS GOING TO BE
PRESENTING. PERFECT. OKAY I'M
READY. I'M READY. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM
REALLY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO
PRESENT SB 8 TO 2 ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR DRAWS. OH, TODAY WE ARE
IN THE MIDST OF AN INDUSTRY
CHANGING MOMENT IN THE
INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING AND
SUSTAINABILITY SECTORS. YET
UNLIKE PREVAILING WAGE AND
PUBLIC WORKS, JOBS, PUBLIC
INVESTMENTS IN NON CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRIES LACK THE
ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT AND
STATUTES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON
REALLY IMPROVING JOB QUALITY. SB
8 TO 2 WILL ESTABLISH AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN STATE AGENCIES TO
ADVANCE PROCUREMENT, CONTRACTING
AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT
CREATE QUALITY JOBS WITH
EQUITABLE PATHWAYS INTO THOSE
JOBS. MOST POOR PEOPLE WORK
OFTEN FULL TIME AND MORE THAN
ONE JOB ABOUT A THIRD OF
CALIFORNIA'S 40 MILLION PEOPLE
LIVE IN POVERTY OR NEAR POVERTY,
POVERTY, AND THE PROBLEM ISN'T
THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE JOBS OR
THAT ARE HISTORIC INVESTMENTS
WON'T CREATE JOBS. THAT MORE
PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO GOOD, HIGH
QUALITY JOBS AND FEWER THAN HALF
OF CALIFORNIA WORKERS RIGHT NOW
CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE IN A
QUOTE UNQUOTE GOOD JOB. THE
RESEARCH IS CLEAR THAT ABSENT
STATE POLICY, THESE GREEN JOBS
WILL NOT BE THE QUALITY JOBS
THAT CURRENTLY EXIST IN OUR
FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRIES RIGHT NOW
. GREEN JOBS PAY 40% LESS THAN
POSSIBLE FUEL JOBS. FOSSIL FUEL
LIKE OCCUPATIONS PAY AN HOURLY
WAGE THAT ALLOWS WORKING ADULTS
WITH LESS THAN A COLLEGE DEGREE
TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES
NEEDS. OUR STATE IS AGGRESSIVE
ABOUT COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE,
USING ALL THE LEVERS OF
GOVERNMENT TO SHAPE MARKETS TO
REDUCE CARBON AND WE NEED TO
BRING THIS SAME INTENTIONALITY
TO CREATE GOOD GREEN JOBS AS
PART OF THIS TRANSITION.
CURRENTLY THE FEDERAL U. S
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS AN MOU
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
THAT CREATES CLEAR PATHS INTO
HIGH QUALITY JOBS IN
CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE,
MANUFACTURING AND OPERATIONS.
JOBS STATE LEVEL MOU BEFORE
BETWEEN THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES COMMISSION CREATES
THESE SAME EQUITABLE PATHWAYS
INTO HIGH QUALITY ENERGY AND
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR JOBS. AYE.
AS SENATOR GERARDO DURAZO HAS
HAS SHARED SB 822 IS A KEY PIECE
OF PROTECTING AND MAXIMIZING OUR
HISTORIC INVESTMENTS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF WORKING CALIFORNIANS
AND PLEASED TO BE JOINED TODAY
BY DOUG BLOCK, WHO IS HERE TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
AND GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS
DOUG BLOCK. I'M A STRATEGIC
ADVISOR TO THE UC BERKELEY LABOR
CENTER. IN THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ON
HIGH ROAD CLIMATE AGENCY
PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. WHICH IS
HOW THE BOARD PROVIDES GUIDANCE
, RECOMMENDATIONS AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO STATE AGENCIES
COMMITTED TO ADVANCING ECONOMIC
EQUITY AND JOB QUALITY THROUGH
PUBLIC INVESTMENTS IN CLIMATE
AND INFRASTRUCTURE. I'M ALSO AN
ADVISOR TO THE U. S DEPARTMENT
OF ENERGY ALONG WITH MANY LABOR
UNIONS, AND I'VE BEEN ASKED TO
REPORT BRIEFLY ON HOW AGENCY
PARTNERSHIPS ARE HAPPENING AT
THE STATE LEVEL. BUT FIRST I
THINK IT'S INSTRUCTIVE TO TALK
ABOUT HOW IT'S WORKING AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL. AS MENTIONED IN
2020 TO THE U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR LAUNCHED THE GOOD JOBS
INITIATIVE AND CREATED A SET OF
GOOD JOBS, PRINCIPLES THAT ARE
INCORPORATED INTO M O U. S WITH
THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE,
TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY.
RECOGNIZING THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, D
O T KNOWS TRANSPORTATION AND
DELEON. OL KNOWS LABOR. THE
PARTNERSHIPS BEHIND THESE AMMO
USE, LET EACH AGENCY DRAW ON
THEIR OWN EXPERTISE, AND IT ALSO
GUARANTEES THERE'S NO ATTEMPT
FOR A ONE SIZE FITS ALL
APPROACH. NOW THE GOOD NEWS IS
AGAIN AS MENTIONED. CALIFORNIA
IS THE MODEL FOR THIS. BEGINNING
WITH AN MOU BETWEEN THE PUC AND
THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD
FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, BUT WE
ARE REALLY AT THE INFANT STAGE
RIGHT NOW. UNDER THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR TIM RAINEY'S LEADERSHIP
WE'VE NEGOTIATED IN MOU WITH THE
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION AND
WE'RE WORKING ON, INCLUDING JOB
QUALITY AND EQUITY STANDARDS
INTO THEIR UP, COPY UPCOMING
SOLICITATION FOR MEDIUM AND
HEAVY DUTY, ZERO EMISSION
VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
, AND THIS IS AN ENCOURAGING
SIGN. SB 1 50, WHICH JUST PASSED
AS PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
STREAMLINING PACKAGE SETS ASIDE
$50 MILLION OF ANTICIPATED
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE STATE'S
HIGH ROAD CONSTRUCTION CAREERS
TRAINING PROGRAM. AND IT WILL
CONVENE STATE AGENCIES AND
STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP
PROCUREMENT MODELS THAT WILL
PROVIDE CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE
PATHWAYS TO WORKERS FROM
DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES INTO
GOOD PAYING UNION JOBS. LAST
THING I WANT TO SAY, IS THAT ALL
OF THESE EFFORTS WILL HELP
CALIFORNIA BETTER COMPETE FOR
NEARLY $2 TRILLION IN
COMPETITIVE FUNDING. UNDER THE
BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW,
THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT AND
THE CHIP CHIPS ACT. THIS IS AN
ISSUE THAT CALIFORNIA CAN AND
SHOULD LEAD ON CLIMATE AND JOBS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I'M
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
TRUE. WITH THAT WILL WILL OPEN
THE ROOM FOR ANYONE IN SUPPORT.
I'LL SEE NONE. AND NOW WE'LL GO
TO OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM AND
ANYONE IN THE ROOM, PROBABLY AN
OPPOSITION. NONE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MOTION
BY MR WALLACE SECOND BY MR
JACKSON. AH! WITH THAT. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? WELL THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. THIS IS A
CRITICAL MOMENT FOR JOBS HERE IN
CALIFORNIA AND AS WE BUILD OUR
CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY, WE MUST BE
INTENTIONAL ABOUT CREATING A
WORKER CENTERED ECONOMY BY
ACTING NOW WE CAN NOT ONLY BRING
NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
TO OUR DISTRICT. UM BUT CREATE
THOUSANDS OF HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF GOOD HIGH PAYING
HIGH QUALITY JOBS. DELIVER
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND BUILD
FINANCIAL SECURITY AND
PROSPERITY ALL ACROSS THE STATE
. SO WITH THAT ON BEHALF OF
SENATOR DRAWS OH, I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE, REMEMBER?
THANK YOU ALSO FOR STEPPING IN
TODAY. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE
THAT. I WANT TO THANK THE
SENATOR DRAWS FOR BRAINS BILL
FORWARD. WITH THAT THERE WAS A
MOTION SECOND SECRETARY, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL ROB? WHILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE SB 8 22 DURAZO DO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS MOVED BY
WALLACE SECOND BY JACKSON VIA
PULLED HUESO I. HOOVER HOOVER.
NO HANEY HANEY. I, JACKSON
JACKSON. I PETRIE-NORRIS
PETRIE-NORRIS. AYE RAMOS RAMOS
I, WALLACE WALLACE. AYE. GREAT.
UH WE'RE GONNA WE'RE GONNA NOW
MOVE TO INSTINCT. HMM. THAT'S
GOING TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR SCR 24
BRADFORD TO BE ADOPTED AS
AMENDED IT WAS MOVED BY JACKSON
SECOND BY WALLACE HANEY. K¾T AYE
. BIO ITEM NUMBER FIVE SCR 57
PORTANTINO TO BE ADOPTED AGAIN
WAS MOVED BY JACKSON SECOND BY
WALLACE. HANEY HANEY. I 70. OKAY
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE SB 4. 18
PADILLA DO PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MOVED BY
JACKSON'S SECOND BY WALLACE.
HANEY HANEY. I H. 70 MEASURE
PASSES BIO ITEM NUMBER TWO SB
447 ATKINS DO PASS AS ADMITTED
TO APPROPRIATIONS PAINTING.
PAINTING I 61 MEASURE PASSES.
AND SB 8 22 DURAZO DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE. THAT MEASURE ALSO PASSES
61. BUT OKAY, WE'RE GOOD. SO
THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK
YOU, EVERYONE.