GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND THE
PUBLIC TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIRED. RETIREMENT BEFORE WE
BEGIN. I HAVE A FEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY IS
SUBSTITUTING FOR
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S CHAVO FOR
TODAY'S HEARING. WE WELCOME YOU
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S EARLY WE HAVE A
LETTER ON FILE FROM SENATOR
BECKER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO BE
HERE TO PRESENT A B 803 BUT HAS
ASKED ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HANDY TO
PRESENT THE BILL ON HIS BEHALF.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
WITH ONE ON CASSETTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. THAT BILL IS
FILE ITEM ONE. SB 3 TO 7 LAYER.
SECOND WE WILL BE LIMITING
TESTIMONY TO TWO PRIMARY
WITNESSES ON EACH SIDE OF THE
BILL, AND EACH WILL HAVE THREE
MINUTES TO SPEAK. WE NEED TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. MCKENNA.
HERE PRESIDENT LAKI ATIS
PRESIDENT VINCE FONG FONG
PRESIDENT HANEY. ANY PRESIDENT
STEPHANIE NGUYEN. STEPHANIE WENT
PRESENT. LEE BE PRESENT. TODAY.
WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. UM
LET'S BEGIN WITH THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. IS THERE ANY MEMBERS
WHO WISH TO REMOVE OUR ITEM ONE
FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR?
HEARING THEN IS THERE A MOTION
AND SECOND ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? MOTION BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FUNG SECOND BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ADDIS, CAN YOU
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST AND WE REFERRED TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR MAKIN ER ER I
LACKEY ADDIS AT US. I VINCE
VAUGHN, VINCE VAUGHN. I PINI
HANEY EYES STEPHANIE NGUYEN.
STEPHANIE WHEN I LEAVE RELEASE
THIS ON CALL. LET'S MOVE ON TO
FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO. SB 803 BY
SENATOR BECKER ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
HANEY, YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN
READY.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS ON
BEHALF OF SENATOR BECKER AND
PRESENTING SP 803. THIS BILL
WILL CLOSE TO LOOPHOLES IN
GOVERNMENT CODE THAT ALLOW
PROPERTY SERVICE COMPANIES
CONTRACTING WITH STATE AGENCIES
TO PAY THEIR WORKERS BELOW
INDUSTRY STANDARDS EXISTING
WHILE REQUIRES STATE CONTRACTORS
TO COMPENSATE PROPERTY SERVICE
WORKERS' CLASSIFICATION THAT
INCLUDES JANITORS, CUSTODIANS
AND SECURITY OFFICERS AT AT
LEAST 85% OF THE CORRESPONDING
CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS. THIS
ALWAYS INTRODUCED TO PROTECT
THESE WORKERS' WAGES, BUT THERE
ARE TWO EXCEPTIONS TO THE
REQUIREMENT THAT LEAVE WORKERS
VULNERABLE FIRST. THE GOVERNMENT
CODE DOES NOT SPECIFY WHICH PAY
STEP TO USE WHEN CALCULATING
THESE WAGES, SO CONTRACTS ARE
NEGOTIATED 85% OF THE ENTRY
LEVEL VALUE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES
, REGARDLESS OF EXPERIENCE.
SECOND CONTRACTS ARE EXEMPTED
FROM THE REQUIREMENT AT THE
STATE ENTITY. DOES NOT OCCUPY
THE ENTIRE BUILDING WHERE THE
COMPANY WILL PROVIDE SERVICES
BUILDINGS WITH A PRIVATELY
OPERATED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
OFFICE, COFFEE CARD CAFETERIA.
EVEN ATMORE EXEMPTED FROM THE
REQUIREMENT, OPENING THE DOOR
FOR PROPERTY SERVICE COMPANIES
TO PAY THEIR WORKERS FAR BELOW
INDUSTRY STANDARDS. THESE
WORKERS, A MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE
PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE AMONG THE
LOWEST PAID WORKERS IN THE STATE
AND AT HIGH RISK FOR WAGE THEFT.
THIS BILL WILL IMPROVE
PROTECTIONS AND CLOSE THOSE
LOOPHOLES AND PROPERTY SERVICE
WORKERS' PROVIDE ESSENTIAL
SERVICES TO THE STATE. AND THEY
ARE RESPECT AS WELL AS ENSURING
THAT THEY RECEIVE WAGES THAT AT
A BARE MINIMUM REFLECT INDUSTRY
STANDARDS HERE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT IS JOY HUNT, SECURITY
OFFICER AT THE LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL OFFICE AND SANDRA
BARREIRO. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
ADVOCATE FOR S C. I GOOD MORNING
AS A REMINDER TO PRIMARY
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT WILL HAVE
THREE MINUTES EACH TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM
CHAIR AND ESTEEMED MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS JOY HUNT. MS SECURITY
OFFICER AND A MEMBER OF S. C I U
U. S. W W I'VE BEEN A SECURITY
OFFICER AT THE LEGISLATIVE DATA
CENTER FOR FIVE YEARS. AND 63
YEARS OLD. I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN
. FOUR GRANDCHILDREN IN A BRAND
NEW, GREAT GRAND BABY. MY ROLE
AS A SECURITY OFFICER IS TO
ENFORCE RULES, MAINTAIN ORDER
AND SERVE AS A HELPFUL AND
APPROACHABLE PRESENCE FOR ANYONE
AND EVERYONE ENTERING MY
BUILDING. I HELPED LEGISLATIVE
EMPLOYEES FEEL SAFE AND
SUPPORTED. AND I OFTEN INTERACT
WITH THE HOMELESS POPULATION.
ACTUALLY EVERYONE WITH HIS MUCH
COMPASSION AS POSSIBLE. EVEN
WHEN I'M TELLING THEM THEY CAN'T
USE THE BATHROOM AND MILD IN THE
BUILDING. UM I SYMPATHIZE WITH
ANYBODY WHO STRUGGLES QUIETLY
BECAUSE I WAS ONCE HOMELESS
MYSELF. I WAS HOMELESS WHEN I
WORKED AT CITY HALL. UM.
ALTHOUGH NOBODY COULD TELL JUST
BY LOOKING NOW I'M FORTUNATE
ENOUGH TO JUST BE HOUSING
INSECURE. BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE
THAT WAY. I WORK FULL TIME
SERVING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND
BECAUSE OF LOOPHOLES IN THE LAW,
I'M PAID WELL BELOW INDUSTRY
STANDARDS. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING MY RENT
AND BUYING MY BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICINE. OR PAYING MY RENT. IN
PAIN. MY UTILITIES. I HAVE A
COWORKER WHO'S 25 YEARS OLD ALSO
WORKS FULL TIME. HE STRUGGLES
WITH THE SAME CHOICES. THAT I
AM. HE'S ALWAYS HELPING TO PICK
UP EXTRA SHIFTS TO MAKE SURE HE
CAN AT LEAST AFFORD TO EAT. WITH
38 YEARS APART. YES WE'RE
EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. TO
FIX THE HOMELESSNESS CRISIS. WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKING
PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND MY CO
WORKERS CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY
RENT. S E A 03 WILL FIX THE
LOOPHOLES IN EXISTING LAWS. SO
WE'RE PAID INDUSTRY STANDARD.
IT'S JUST A FEW DOLLARS MORE PER
HOUR BUT TO US IT'S THE FREEDOM
THAT COMES WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR BASIC
NECESSITIES. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTS. YEAH, EYEBALL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO
SPEAK THIS MORNING, AND, UM GO
SACK. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS SANDRA BURROW ON
BEHALF OF S E I U CALIFORNIA
LIKE TO THANK MISS JOY AND
ASSEMBLY MEMBER HANEY FOR THEIR
COMMENTS AND ALL ALIGN MYSELF
WITH WHAT WAS ALREADY SAID, UM,
I AM AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS AND I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE OTHERS
REMAINING IN SUPPORT? IF SO,
PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE
AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR
ORGANIZATION. GOOD MORNING. UH
MY NAME IS JOSE LUIS PABON, UH,
POLITICAL ORGANIZER FOR C I U U
S W W AND I SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING. DANIEL CHERYL,
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE WITH CTU,
LOCAL 1000 AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS
REMAINING IN SUPPORT? IF SO,
PLEASE COME UP. HEARING AND
SEEING NO OTHERS IN SUPPORT,
WILL CALL ON OPPOSITION TO COME
FORWARD. SEEING NO OTHER
OPPOSITION. ARE THERE ANY
OTHERS? WELL YOU KNOW, OUR
POSITION WILL BRING IT BACK TO
THE MEMBERS MEMBERS. ARE THERE
ANY QUESTIONS? YES
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S. I JUST WANT TO
SAY THANK YOU, JOY AND JOSE FOR
TAKING YOUR TIME AND COMING
HERE. IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I
ACTUALLY REALLY ENJOY THIS
COMMITTEE. IT'S ONE OF MY
FAVORITES IS WHEN WE GET TO HEAR
ISSUES LIKE THIS AND MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. AND, UM IT REALLY IS
BECAUSE YOU TAKE YOU HAVE THE
BRAVERY TO COME AND TESTIFY LIKE
THIS. AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
WORK AS WELL. ANY OTHERS. WELL I
JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR COMING AND TESTIFYING.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. NO ONE
THAT WORKS FULL TIME AND WORKS
TO SERVE THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT
BE ABLE TO AFFORD HOUSING. AND
SO I'M RECOMMENDING AND MY VOTE
. WE HAVE A MOTION BY ADDISON,
THE SECOND BY NGUYEN. SECRETARY
PLEASE CALL THE EMOTION IS DO
PASS AND WE REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
MAKIN, ER I KNOW I LACKEY VOTING
, NOT VOTING. ATIS VINCE VAUGHN,
VINCE VAUGHN, NOT VOTING. HANEY
EYES STEPHANIE NGUYEN STEPHANIE
WHEN I LI. POLICE ARE STILL ON
CALL. CAN I ALSO SAY SOMETHING?
I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T LET YOU
CLOSE. I APOLOGIZE. AH I ALSO
WANTED TO THANK MISS JOY AND
TELL HER HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE
WHAT SHE DOES AND WHAT WE DO
HERE IN THIS BUILDING AND
WORKING ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
WE REPRESENT. COULDN'T HAPPEN
WITHOUT YOU. AND YOUR COLLEAGUES
AND APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THE
WAY THAT YOU DO YOUR JOB AND THE
INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION. YOU DO
IT WITH. AND ALSO WANT TO
CONGRATULATE YOU ON YOUR NEW
GREAT GRAND BABY. YES THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. PAST THANK YOU. BYE. YES.
ITEM NUMBER ONE SB 3 27. THAT
BILL CURRENTLY HAS FIVE VOTES.
LUCKY I WHAT'S UP? WE NEED A
WEAPON LIKE THAT. REMEMBER
LEAVING? HE'S ON HIS WAY UP
UPSTAIRS. THANK YOU FOR MAKING
THIS A PLEASURE. MEMBERS, BY THE
WAY. THANK YOU LITTLE LADY ON
THE PHONE ALL MORNING. ON THE
PHONE ALL MORNING, AND IT'S NOT
NORMAL THAT I WANT TO ASSURE
JUST A LOT HAPPENING. I'M READY
FOR A BREAK. YOU READY TO BREAK?
I'M ALWAYS READY. I'M 64 YEARS
OLD. IT'S NOT REALLY A BREAK
JUST TO BREAK FOOD. WHAT WE DO
HERE BUSIER WHEN I'M BACK THERE
, RIGHT? I'M GONNA HAVE A HUGE
AREAS. I GUESS I'M IN MY CAR ALL
THE TIME AREAS NOT TRAFFIC SO
HORRIBLE. NO LEAST I'M MOVING.
YEAH NOT EVERYONE. THAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE, YOU SAID. THE
LICENSE PLATE AND WHAT I'M DOING
, BUT JUST I'VE BEEN IN THE
DISTRICT, THE SHORTCUT WORKED
HARD TO CONTROL. AND CENTRAL
ASIA FOR THREE YEARS, SO I KNOW
YEAH. DIEGO FOR SEVEN MORE SO I
CAN TELL YOU I KNOW. OTHER THAN
JUST THE DESERT. BECAUSE IT'S
NOT ENJOYABLE REFERRED TO THEM
TO HAVE BEEN OUT IN OUR STORE, I
GUESS. IT'S ALL OUT THERE. HOW
DO I REPRESENT ARE STILL SAYING
BE CAREFUL. BE CAREFUL. AND I
ALWAYS SAY THAT IT'S A LITTLE
WARMER. YEAH YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE
MORE ISOLATED. ITS LAST. BEFORE
VEGAS. REALLY REALLY RIGHT ON
THE RIGHT. IT'S LIKE DESSERTS. I
LIKE THEM TO SCORE. I DON'T KNOW
IF I'D USE THE WORD GORGEOUS,
BUT I DO ACTUALLY THINK IT'S UH
, IT'S GOT SOME BEAUTY FOR SURE
IT DOES, ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S A
LITTLE VARIETY, BUT WHEN THERE'S
NO VARIETY IT'S HARSH. IT'S
PRETTY PLAIN PRETTY DRY PRETTY,
UH, TRANQUIL. THAT'S WHAT I
LIKE. IT'S HOME TO LIZARDS. YES
RIGHT OUTSIDE. YEAH SOMEONE
LOVES IT. JUST LIKE NEXT WEEK
FOR A WEEK AND SO AT NIGHT,
EITHER. IT STAYS ROASTY ALL THE
WAY THROUGH 29 PALMS SOME YEARS
BACK. I REPRESENT THAT AREA TO
PLANT. WERE YOU A MARINE AT THE
TIME? IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS LIKE
ONE MAJOR INTERSECTION. I
BLINKED. MISSED IT LIKE I MISSED
THE TURN. BUT IT WAS A MARINE
CORPS ASSIGNMENT OR SOMETHING
FOR THE STATE AT THE TIME TO GO
OUT THERE TO MEET WITH SOME
ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRES A HUGE
INFLUENCE HERE. YEAH, THAT'S A
BIG DEAL. I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY
A COW. YOU KNOW WHERE THAT CONE
OF THAT REGION, RIGHT? BETWEEN
THAT AND THAT'S IT'S A VERY HIGH
REPTILE POPULATION. YES THERE'S
NOTHING RESIDENTS WERE LIKE. IN
THE SHADE DROPPING ON THE DRIVE
PRIVATE SO HOT, YOU KNOW, IT'S
HOT. SOMEONE HAS TO A LOT OF
THAT REGION, AND I DO. BECAUSE
GOD IS PROBABLY THE ONLY BIG
REAL FAN OF THE REGION. NOTICED
THAT THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF
LITTLE CHURCHES. ALL OVER THE
PLACE OUT THERE. IT'S VERY
SPIRITUAL OUT THERE. THERE'S A
LOT OF GOOD OUT FOR SURE. THANK
YOU. I LOVE HIM VERY DIFFERENT
KIND OF PEOPLE. WE LOVE HIM.
YEAH. HAVE EVERYONE JUST WAKE UP
EARLY. MATTHEW GREGORY YOUTUBE.
ALRIGHT FOLKS, WE ALWAYS NEED
THAT LIGHT ON YELLOW. YES.
I HAVE ONE OF ABOUT BRINGING
THIS LITTLE LITTLE LIKE FROM.
YEAH. I DON'T NUMBER ONE CONSENT
CALENDAR SP 3 TO 7. THE CURRENT
VOTE IS 60 LI. HI I VOTE. THAT
BILL IS OUT 7 TO 0. ITEM NUMBER
THREE SB 803 CURRENT VOTERS 4 TO
0 LI LI. I THAT VOTE IS A
FIGHTER ZERO THAT BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. WHERE? GERMAN THANK
YOU.