GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO
WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE UM
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HEARING
FOR AUGUST 16TH. THE WE WILL
HAVE 178 BILLS TO CONSIDER THIS
MORNING AS PART OF OUR REGULAR
ORDERED HEARING. BEFORE WE
BEGIN. I HAVE A FEW HOUSEKEEPING
NOTES TO COVER WE ENCOURAGE THE
PUBLIC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE HEARING BY
VISITING THE COMMITTEE WEBSITE
AT APRIL DOT ASSEMBLY DOT C A
DOT GOV PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY
WRITTEN TESTIMONY SUBMITTED TO
THE COMMITTEE IS CONSIDERED
PUBLIC COMMENT AND MAYBE READ
INTO THE RECORD OR REPRINTED.
THE HEARING ROOM IS NOW OPEN FOR
ATTENDANCE. ALL ARE ENCOURAGED
TO WATCH THE HEARING FROM ITS
LIVESTREAM ON THE ASSEMBLY
WEBSITE AT ASSEMBLY DOT C A DOT
GOV BACKSLASH TODAY'S EVENTS. WE
ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR
THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE FOR
UPDATES. WE WILL ACCEPT PUBLIC
COMMENT ON ANY BILL PLACED ON
THE SUSPENSE FILE BY THE
COMMITTEE TODAY AND FOR WHICH
THE AUTHOR WAVED PRESENTATION
BEFORE THE CLOSE OF REGULARLY
ORDERED HEARING. TESTIMONY ON
ANY SUCH BILLS WILL BE LIMITED
TO A STATEMENT OF NAME
ORGANIZATION, IF ANY POSITION ON
THE BILL. THE COMMITTEE WILL
ALLOW NO MORE THAN 40 MINUTES OF
TESTIMONY IN TOTAL. AS YOU CAME
INTO THE HEARING ROOM TODAY, THE
SERGEANT'S DIRECTED YOUR
ATTENTION TO THE RULES OF PUBLIC
ATTENDANCE AND PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION, WHICH WERE POSTED
OUTSIDE THE DOOR. I ENCOURAGE
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO ARE IN
ATTENDANCE TO BE AWARE OF AND
OBSERVE THOSE RULES. PLEASE BE
AWARE THAT VIOLATIONS OF THESE
RULES OR OTHER VIOLATIONS OF
GENERAL COURTESY OR DECORUM MAY
SUBJECT YOU TO REMOVAL OR OTHER
ENFORCEMENT PROCESSES. WITH THAT
WE WILL LOOK TO ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. THE CHAIR SEES IT. AT
THIS MOMENT. WE DO NOT HAVE A
QUORUM. AND SO WE WILL BEGIN AS
A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. I HAD
TALKED TO AUTHOR SENATOR GROVE
AROUND HER SB 14. THAT BILL IS A
CANDIDATE FOR SUSPENSE. NORMALLY
WE AH. WELL ALLOW, REMEMBER IF
THEY WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO DO
SO ENCOURAGED THAT THEY'RE NOT.
BUT THE SUSPENSE FILE AS A
PROCESS IN WHICH WE WILL
CONTINUE TO CONSIDER BILLS AND
EVALUATE THEIR FISCAL IMPACT, AS
WELL AS OTHER IMPACTS, AND IN
DUE COURSE, WE WILL HAVE A
SUSPENSE HEARING IN WHICH BILLS
WILL EITHER BE REMOVED FROM THE
SUSPENSE FILE AND MOVE FORWARD
OR THEY WILL BE HELD IN
COMMITTEE. WE WILL TAKE UP. AH!
SENATOR GROWS BILL FIRST. SO
SHE'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD. I
HAVE A SIGN IN ORDER OF
SMALLWOOD CUEVAS, WAHAB GLAZER
AND MENTAL BAR. AND WE'LL
PROCEED IN THAT ORDER ONCE ONCE
THIS PRESENTATION IS COMPLETED.
THE SENATOR, YOU'RE HERE TO
PRESENT AN SP 14, WHICH IS THE
SUSPENSE CANDIDATE YOU CAN
PROCEED WILL ALLOW YOU HAVE TWO
WITNESSES. I BELIEVE. OKAY WELL,
AND THEN THERE ARE TWO THAT ARE
OPPOSITION. I DON'T KNOW IF
THEY'RE HERE, BUT WE'LL WHEN SHE
GETS HERE. WE'LL ALLOW HER TO
I'VE HEARD TWO MINUTES. OH,
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. HERE WE GO.
SORRY. THANK YOU. WELL GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
SENATE BILL 14 IS A BIPARTISAN
MEASURE THAT IS JOINED TO
AUTHORED BY SENATOR CABALLERO,
SENATOR RUBIO AND HAS ONCE
AMENDED WILL INCLUDE 60 CO
AUTHORS UM, INCLUDING NINE FROM
THIS VERY COMMITTEE ARE BILL
INCLUDES SEX TRAFFICKING OF A
MINOR ON THE LIST OF CRIMES THAT
ARE DEFINED TO SERIOUS UNDER
CALIFORNIA LAW, MAKING IT A
STRIKE KABLE OFFENSE. WELL I
UNDERSTAND THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF
THIS COMMITTEE IS TO EVALUATE
THE FISCAL IMPACT OF SB 14. I
WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT
THERE'S NO PRICE TAG THAT YOU
CAN BE PLACED ON A VICTIM OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY A
CHILD. SELLING A CHILD TO BE
RAPED OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS A
CRIME THAT'S SO GROTESQUE,
IMMORAL AND BARBARIC. IT SHOULD
BE PREVENTED AND STOPPED AT ANY
COST. HOWEVER WAS IF WE LOOK AT
THE COST IN WHICH SB 14 THAT
HAVE LISTED IN THE ANALYSIS THAT
FOCUSES ON THE EMPLACEMENT OF
INDIVIDUALS AND PERPETRATORS
THAT COMMIT THIS HORRIFIC CRIME
IN PRISON AND THE COST OF THE
STATE. I SUBMIT TO YOU THAT THIS
BILL CANNOT AFFORD. WE CANNOT
AFFORD NOT TO PASS THIS BILL
TODAY. THERE ARE MANY COSTS
ASSOCIATED WITH ADDITIONAL
INCARCERATIONS THAT I WOULD
ARGUE THAT THE PRICE THAT IS
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN AFFORD IN
THIS STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO PUT
THESE PERPETRATORS BEHIND BARS.
ENSURING TRAFFICKERS THAT ARE
MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE OFF THE
STREET AND OUT OF THE REACH OF
CALIFORNIA'S KIDS IS SOMETHING
THAT WE MUST PRIORITIZE.
ADDITIONALLY THE IMPACT OF
TRAFFICKING ON ANYONE, LET ALONE
A CHILD CAN BE LIFELONG FROM THE
PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES TO THE
PHYSICAL AILMENTS TO HOUSING
NEEDS TO SOCIAL SERVICES. OFTEN
TIMES THE STATE PICKS UP THE TAB
FOR SURVIVORS. ONCE A CHILD IS
RESCUED FROM THEIR TRAFFICKER,
THE STATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
CARING FOR THOSE CHILDREN. THE
COST ASSOCIATED WITH
REHABILITATION FAR OUTWEIGHS THE
THAT OF INCARCERATION. THAT
WASN'T EVEN A LISTED IN THE
APPROPRIATIONS ANALYSIS. A
SINGLE TRAFFICKER WHO TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC SEPTIC 3 TO 5 VICTIMS,
IF NOT MORE. CAN YOU INCREASE
THE COST OF STATE RESOURCES? IN
CALCULATING SOME BASIC FUNDING
FOR THE RESOURCES THAT WE CAME
UP WITH. FOR REHABILITATION AND
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. CAL WORKS
WOULD BE ABOUT $9300 A YEAR DRUG
REHAB ABOUT 14. EXCUSE ME
$13,475 A YEAR MENTAL HEALTH
SERVICES ABOUT $8500 A YEAR ER
VISITS AROUND $3000 A YEAR AND
THAT'S A VERY CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE. IN CALIFORNIA VIXENS
VICTIMS COMPENSATION BOARD
SUPPORT IS ROUGHLY $10,000 A
YEAR. HOUSING IS A ROUGH
ESTIMATE IS JUST ALMOST $14,000
. A YEAR PER CASTELLA IS THE
LARGEST DISTRICT SERVICE
PROVIDER IN CALIFORNIA THAT GAVE
US THIS TESTAMENT. THESE ARE
JUST FOR BASIC SERVICES,
CONSIDERING THE AVERAGE AGE OF A
PERSON WHO BECOMES TRAFFICKED IS
AROUND 13 YEARS OLD. UM THAT
WOULD CREATE FIVE YEARS OF
SERVICES BY THE GOVERNMENT AT A
MINIMUM UNTIL THEY'RE AN ADULT,
WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT 290,765 FOR
THEIR CARE WHILE THEY'RE MINORS
. ONE TRAFFICKER WITH FIVE
MINERS WOULD COST THE STATE
ALMOST $1.5 MILLION 1,453,008
DOLLARS TO BE EXACT. THAT'S
ALONE JUST FOR BASIC SERVICES
WITHOUT CONSIDERING ASSOCIATED
COSTS, LIKE POLICE VICTIMS,
ADVOCATES AND SO FORTH.
CONSIDERING MANY TRAFFICKERS
VICTIMIZED MORE THAN FIVE
VICTIMS, THIS NUMBER CAN GET A
LOT HIGHER. THIS ALSO DOESN'T
TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE MULTIPLE
ER VISITS, SURGERIES AND OTHER
INTENSIVE TREATMENTS. UM THAT
ARE COMMON FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS YOU'LL HEAR FROM ONE OF
MY SURVIVORS TODAY. JENNA MCKAY
, WHO HAS SPENT A LIFETIME
DEALING WITH THE TRAUMATIC
INJURIES CAUSED BY HER
TRAFFICKER. TO RECEIVE A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT HUMAN
TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS ENDURE.
I'D LIKE TO SHARE A TESTIMONY A
BRIEF TESTIMONY OF ODESSA
PERKINS. HE WAS MY LEAD WITNESS
AND POLICY COMMITTEE. SHE'S A
CONSTITUENT OF MINE. SHE WAS
TRAFFICKED IN BAKERSFIELD,
CALIFORNIA SHE WAS RAPED AND
ABUSED BY ANYONE WHO'D PAY
ENOUGH MONEY. SHE'S NOT ABLE TO
BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE SHE'S A
TEACHER. TODAY'S THE FIRST DAY
OF SCHOOL. SHE'S AN INTERVENTION
SPECIALIST, AND SHE WORKS WITH
THAT RISK YOUTH. SO I WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT UM PEOPLE
UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S NOT JUST
INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE TODAY
, BUT OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT
HERE THAT HAVE THE SAME STORY OR
ROUGHLY THE SAME STORY OR THE
SAME CIRCUMSTANCE OF BEING
TRAFFIC. HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS
TRULY THE CRIME OF OUR TIME. AND
SADLY, CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF THE
LARGEST HUBS FOR HUMAN
TRAFFICKING. JUST LAST WEEK IN
MY DISTRICT, I WAS ABLE TO PIT
PARTICIPATE IN A STING OPERATION
THAT WAS DONE JOINTLY BY MY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, HOMELAND
SECURITY SECRET SERVICE. AND
THERE WERE 22 PERPETRATORS
ARRESTED. FOR DESIRING TO HAVE
SEX WITH CHILDREN. IT'S
SICKENING. YOU CAN RECALL JUST
LAST MONTH IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY
OPERATION PERFORMED WHERE
HUNDREDS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS WERE RESCUED HERE
LOCALLY, THEY ARRESTED FIVE
TRACK TRAFFICKERS, ONE OF THE
MOST EVIL, DEHUMANIZING,
DEGRADING, DESPICABLE CRIMES
THAT YOU COULD EVER POSSIBLY
IMAGINE IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE
IN THE STATE CAPITAL AND AROUND
OUR STATE SENATOR. I APPRECIATE
THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS A
COURTESY TO ALLOW YOU TO MAKE
YOUR PRESENTATION. BUT IF YOU
COULD UM BRING IT TO CONCLUSION.
IF YOU WOULD THANK YOU. UM. I
BELIEVE THAT PASSING US BEFORE
13 TODAY. WILL ALLOW OUR
CHILDREN TO BE PROTECTED IN THIS
STATE. I KNOW THERE IS CONCERN
OVER, UM WHAT THEY THINK THAT
VICTIMS WOULD BE WRAPPED UP IN
THIS. WE TOOK AMENDMENTS TO
ENSURE THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN.
WE'VE WORKED WITH THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE IT HAS PROSECUTED OVER
850 CASES, AND ONLY ONE VICTIM
WAS CHARGED WITH AIDING ABETTING
THEIR TRAFFICKER, AND WITHIN A
FEW WEEKS THOSE CHARGES WERE
DROPPED BECAUSE THEY SAW THAT
THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS A VICTIM. UH
CALIFORNIA IS A HOT SPOTS FOR
HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THREE STRANDS
GLOBAL IS A, UM, THE SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL WE HAVE OVER 80
STATEWIDE NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
, THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR
EXPLOITING CHILDREN AND THE L. A
CITY COUNCIL HAS JUST INTRODUCED
A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE 14.
HAVING WITNESSES HERE TO TESTIFY
. TODAY I HAVE MY FIRST SURVIVOR
JENNA MCKAY, THE JENA MCKAY
FOUNDATION. SHE'S NOT ONLY A
SURVIVOR, BUT A FIERCE ADVOCATE
. UM, AND SHE'S MADE IT HER
MISSION TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT
HUMAN TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS. AND
IF BRIANA WILLIAMS HAS BEEN ABLE
TO FIND PARKING HER SISTER WAS
MURDERED, UM IN HUMAN
TRAFFICKING SITUATION, AND SHE
WILL BE HERE TO TESTIFY AS WELL.
WELCOME. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. I
GREW UP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND WAS FOLLOWING IN ONE OF MY
BIG SISTER'S FOOTSTEPS AHEAD TO
COLLEGE AND PLAY VOLLEYBALL ON A
SCHOLARSHIP. MY TRAFFICKER LURED
ME OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AND SOLD
ME OUT OF AN APARTMENT 10
MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY
PRIVATE SCHOOL AND MY FAMILY.
WHILE I HAVE BUILT A SUCCESSFUL
LIFE NOW DOING MY ADVOCACY WORK
AND RAISING MY SON, I STILL LIVE
WITH THE EFFECTS FROM MY
TRAFFICKING. I AM IN THERAPY
EVERY WEEK TO WORK ON MY COMPLEX
PTSD AND I SUFFER FROM EXTREME
BACK PAIN FROM THE LAST TIME
THAT I WAS SOLD AND BEATEN.
PHYSICAL THERAPY, OMT THERAPY,
MASSAGE THERAPY AND CHIROPRACTIC
CARE OR WHAT? HELP EASE THE
PAIN, BUT BECAUSE MY COMMUNITY
NEVER IDENTIFIED ME AND OFFERED
ME SUPPORT AND RESOURCES, I
NEVER GOT THE SUPPORT THAT I
NEEDED. NOW I GO TO THE
CHIROPRACTOR AND IT'S GREAT TO
GO IN AND HAVE HIM EASE THE PAIN
ON MY BACK. BUT THE PROBLEM IS
AFTER I WALK AROUND THE CORNER
TO THE RECEPTIONIST DESK AND I
PULL OUT MY WALLET AND PAY FOR
MY OWN MONEY. FOR WHAT? MY
TRAFFICKER AND MY RAPIST DID TO
ME. AND IT TAKES UP MY THERAPY
APPOINTMENTS INSTEAD OF
RECOVERING FROM MY TRAUMA. TO
WHAT THAT DOES PSYCHOLOGICALLY
TO ME TO PAY FOR WHAT CRIMES
WERE COMMITTED AGAINST ME
AGAINST MY WILL. JUSTICE ALSO
WOULD HAVE GREATLY HELPED IN MY
HEALING JOURNEY. I HAD TO START
OVER WITH NOTHING AND BUILD A
LIFE WHILE SURVIVING WITH LIFE
TAUNT LIFELONG EFFECTS. MY
TRAFFICKER KNEW WHAT HE WAS
DOING WAS WRONG AND HE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE. ALL
TRAFFICKERS SHOULD BE HELD
ACCOUNTABLE AND ALL VICTIMS
DESERVE JUSTICE TO NOT SUPPORT
THIS BILL WOULD BE SENDING A
MESSAGE TO EVERY VICTIM INTO
EVERY SURVIVOR THAT THEY DON'T
MATTER THAT THEIR TRAUMA IS
MINIMIZED. IF THIS WAS YOUR
CHILD, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT FOR
THEM? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE
APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY AND WE
DEFINITELY. I UNDERSTAND THAT
YOU'VE GONE THROUGH SOMETHING
VERY TRAUMATIC. AND WE
APPRECIATE THE SENATOR BRINGING
FORTH BILL TO TRY TO ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES SO THAT OTHERS ARE
PROTECTED GOING FORWARD.
RECOGNIZE THAT AND APPRECIATE IT
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE
TODAY. YOUR OTHER WITNESS. SHE'S
INSECURITY. OKAY, UM ARE THERE
ANY WITNESSES THAT ARE HERE TO
TESTIFY AND OPPOSITION OR
NEUTRAL POSITION TO THIS BILL?
TWO MINUTES. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DUKE
UNI. I'M A LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
WITH A C O U CALIFORNIA ACTION
AND WE AFFIRM THAT HUMAN
TRAFFICKING IS A TRULY
REPREHENSIBLE CRIME. HOWEVER WE
MUST STAND IN STRONG OPPOSITION
TO SB 14 BECAUSE IT WILL NOT
SERVE OUR SHARED GOAL OF
PROTECTING SURVIVORS AND
PREVENTING FUTURE VICTIMIZATION.
SB 14 DOES NOT EVEN PROTECT
MINORS AND OTHER SURVIVORS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING FROM
PROSECUTION UNDER THE VERY LAW
THAT IS MEANT TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
SURVIVORS REFERRED TO AS VICTIM
OFFENDERS BY SP FOURTEEN'S LEAD
WITNESS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, ARE
ROUTINELY CHARGED WITH HUMAN
TRAFFICKING RELATED CRIMES
DURING THEIR EXPLOITATION.
EITHER BECAUSE THEY ARE NEVER
SEEN AS VICTIMS. OR TO FORCE
THEM TO COOPERATE AND TESTIFY
AGAINST THEIR TRAFFICKER. THESE
TACTICS ARE ROUTINELY USED BY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. SURVIVORS ARE OFTEN
FORCED TO COMMIT CRIMES BY THEIR
TRAFFICKERS, INCLUDING
RECRUITMENT. OR THEY'RE WORKING
TO KEEP OTHER SURVIVORS WITH
THEM SAFE IN OUR MISIDENTIFIED
AS TRAFFICKERS BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT. THESE SURVIVORS ARE
ALSO SUBJECTED TO PLEA BARGAINS
, WHICH CAN INCLUDE PLEADING
GUILTY TO TRAFFICKING RELATED
OFFENSES IN ORDER TO PROSECUTE
THOSE TRAFFICKERS. THIS BILL
WILL DOUBLE AND IN SOME CASES
TRIPLE PUNISHED. EVERY ENSNARED
SURVIVOR THAT HAS SUFFERED PRIOR
STRIKE CONVICTIONS RELATED TO
THEIR VICTIMIZATION, CREATING
ANOTHER TOOL TO CRIMINALIZE
SURVIVORS. SP 14 WILL ONLY MAKE
IT HARDER FOR THEM TO SEEK
SAFETY AND HEALING. ALREADY
SURVIVORS REPORT THAT CONTACT
WITH THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM
OR EX SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO
TREATMENT, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT
AND IMMIGRATION RELIEF. WE PAY
UPWARDS OF $106,000 TO KEEP ONE
PERSON INCARCERATED FOR ONE
YEAR. OKAY IF YOU COULD. YOUR
TWO MINUTES IS UP. JUST BRING IT
TO A CONCLUSION. THANK YOU.
THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE BETTER
SPENT SUPPORTING SURVIVORS,
CREATING PROTECTIVE ENVIRONMENTS
TO ENSURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE
MOST VULNERABLE WILL NOT BE AT
RISK OF TRAFFIC IN THE FUTURE.
FOR THOSE REASONS WE OPPOSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU,
SENATOR GROVE. YOU HAVE YOUR
SECOND WITNESS. I DO AND THANK
YOU FOR THE CHAIRS INDULGE IN
TWO MINUTES. WELCOME. HI. MY
NAME IS BRIANNA MOSLEY. I WANT
TO START OFF BY ASKING THE
COMMITTEE. HOW MUCH IS THE
TRAFFIC INDIVIDUAL'S LIFE WORTH?
HOW MUCH IS MY LIFE WORTH? WHAT
ABOUT THE LIVES OF MY LOVED ONES
OR YOUR LOVED ONES? AS A CHILD.
I WAS TRAFFICKED BY AN
INDIVIDUAL. SO VICTIMIZED
COUNTLESS OTHER CHILDREN. AS A
RESULT, I WAS SENT TO AN OUT OF
STATE PLACEMENT IN ORDER TO SAVE
MY LIFE. OUT OF OVER 100. OTHER
CHILDREN THAT WERE THERE. MOST
WERE FROM CALIFORNIA. MANY WERE
SEX TRAFFICKED PRIOR TO COMING
THERE OR AFTER RETURNING HOME.
WE ESSENTIALLY LOCKED WERE
LOCKED UP ON A MOUNTAIN IN THE
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. LOSING MOST
OF OUR CHILDHOOD. INSTEAD OF
LOCKING UP OUR PERPETRATORS.
WHILE WE WERE THERE WE WERE
WALKING. THEY WERE WALKING FREE,
VICTIMIZING THE NEXT VICTIM THAT
WILL THEN BE SENT WHEN OUT OF
STATE PLACEMENT. AND I SHOULD
MENTION THAT IT COST OVER 8
MILLION JUST AT THIS FACILITY TO
HOUSES. NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
MY SISTER BLAIR. THERE WAS A
BEAUTIFUL GIRL. SHE WAS MY BEST
FRIEND. MY SISTER. IN OCTOBER.
2001 SHE CAME TO ME AND THIS
GOES THAT SHE WAS BEING
TRAFFICKED. SHORTLY AFTER HER
DISCLOSURE. SHE WAS BRUTALLY
RAPED BY HER TRAFFICKER AND HER
AND HIS FRIENDS. LITTLE DID I
KNOW THAT, BUT IN SIX MONTHS SHE
WOULD BE DEAD. THIS TRAUMATIC
EXPERIENCE CAUSED HER TO REGRESS
INTO A YOUNG CHILD LIKE STATE,
AND SHE SPENT THE NEXT SEVERAL
MONTHS IN AND OUT OF MENTAL
INSTITUTIONS, ALL AT THE EXPENSE
OF CALIFORNIA. ON APRIL 24TH
2022 SHE UNKNOWINGLY WALKED INTO
I FIVE FREEWAY HERE IN
SACRAMENTO WAS STRUCK AND KILLED
BY A CAR. MY FAMILY WILL NEVER
GET TO SEE HER AGAIN. WE NEVER
GOT TO SAY GOODBYE TO HER BODY'S
CONDITION. SO I ASK YOU AGAIN.
WHAT IS BLAIR'S LIFE WORTH? AND
ALL THE OTHER PLAYERS THAT ARE
TO COME IF WE DON'T HOLD THEM
ACCOUNTABLE. MY BEAUTIFUL SISTER
. RETURN TO MY FAMILY IN A BOX
OF ASHES. THAT'S HARD TRAFFICKER
WALKS FREE. MY FAMILY WOULD PAY
ANY AMOUNT TO HAVE HER BACK FOR
JUST ONE DAY. I PRAY HE DOESN'T
LEAD TO HIS NEXT VICTIMS THAT AS
WELL BECAUSE THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE PRICELESS.
TRAFFICKERS SHOULD NOT BE VALUED
MORE THAN THEIR VICTIMS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE
YOUR TESTIMONY THIS MORNING. I
WILL NOW TURN TO THE PUBLIC. WE
WILL ONLY TAKE THOSE WHO ARE
HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR AN
OPPOSITION. UM NAME ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION ON THE BILL. GOOD
MORNING. GLENN BACK IS FOR THE
L. A BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS AND RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION. GOOD MORNING, MASTER
HERNANDEZ, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TURNS WERE COMING
JUSTICE, RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION
THE WAY THE BILL IS CURRENTLY
DRAFTED. DENISE HOW REGULAR CO
FOUNDER OF FREEDOM ANGELS IN
SUPPORT OF SB 14. TARA THORNTON
, CO FOUNDER OF FREEDOM ANGELS
IN SUPPORT OF SB 14. ANGELA LOOK
FROM CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
AND CURRENT COUNTY STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL AND ASK
THAT YOU PLEASE PASS THE BILL.
VERONICA FORMER YOUTH ADVOCATE
MOTHER OF FIVE. I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. ELIZABETH KENNY, OAKLAND,
CALIFORNIA I STRONGLY AND
RESPECTFULLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
CHEYENNE KENNY, CENTRAL
COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY, IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
PEGGY DELGADO, FATHER, EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR BRIDGE NETWORK THAT
WORKS WITH C SEC, COMMERCIALLY,
SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN EAT
CHILDREN AND TEENS. YOUTH
JUSTICE INVOLVED YOUTH AND WE
ADVOCATE FOR YOUTH THAT HAVE
BEEN IMPACTED BUT SEX
TRAFFICKING WITH CRIMINAL
CHARGES WE'VE ADVOCATED FOR THEM
, AND I DO JUST ORGANIZATION
POSITION ON THE BILL. WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL,
PLEASE PASS IT. SO MY NAME IS
MRS JEAN. I DROVE UP FROM ORANGE
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
UM, AND ALSO HERE FOR MY
CHILDHOOD FRIEND AND ELEMENTARY
THAT WAS TRAFFICKING. SO IN
SUPPORT OF HER, AND I OPPOSED
THIS, BILL, THANK YOU. MY NAME
IS PATRICIA KAWADA AND I'M HERE
FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE ANYONE
TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM, AND I
STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
TOMATO ON BEHALF OF THE TWO LI
RIVER TRIBE HERE IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SEE, YOU
KNOW OTHERS, SENATOR THE AS WE
SAID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
BILL SB 14 AS THE CANDIDATE FOR
SUSPENSE WILL TAKE UP THE
SUSPENSE FILE SHORTLY. BUT I'LL
ALLOW YOU IF YOU HAVE JUST A
SHORT CLOSING. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR, 30 SECONDS. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIR. SB 14 DOES NOT PROSECUTE
VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
IT'S A VICTIMS RIGHTS AND THE
VICTIMS PROTECTIONS BILL IF A
MINOR OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING STEPS
INTO THE ROLE OF A RECRUITER AT
THE MANIPULATION AND DIRECTION
OF HER TRAFFICKER OR HIS
TRAFFICKER, CURRENT LAW PROVIDES
TOOLS FOR AND LEGAL ASSESSMENTS
TO RECOGNIZE THEM AS
VICTIMIZATION AGAIN. THE
CALIFORNIA THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. THE
HEAT VICTIMS UNIT, THE FIRST IN
THE NATION. IT'S PROSECUTED OVER
850 CASES, AND ONLY ONE IS
VICTIM HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THOSE
CHARGES WERE DROPPED AGAIN.
CHECKING WITH ORANGE COUNTY.
IT'S SIMILAR UM, ALTHOUGH THE
CAN. THE BILL IS A CANDIDATE FOR
SUSPENSE, I URGE YOU TO CAST AND
I VOTE TODAY FOR SB 14 SO THAT
WE CAN MOVE THIS TO THIS INTO
THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR. THE SOONER
THIS BILL IS SIGNED. THE SOONER
THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT CHILDREN
IN CALIFORNIA ARE PROTECTED BY
PRESIDENT ORDERS. HUMAN
TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS JUST COME
HERE AND TESTIFIED ON THIS PIECE
OF LEGISLATION IN THE PREVIOUS
LEGISLATION FOR OVER THREE YEARS
AND TO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE
CAN'T GET THIS BILL TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK IS VERY
DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN TO THEM,
SENATOR 60 AGAIN. I GAVE YOU
JUST A COURTESY FOR A CLOSE.
THIS IS 60 CO AUTHORS, SIR, WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT, NINE OF THEM
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR NEITHER
APPRECIATE. BUILT TO THIS
ASSEMBLY FLOOR. THANK YOU. THE.
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AGAIN
AND AGAIN. THIS WAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU A
COURTESY TO PRESENT YOUR BILL.
EVEN THOUGH WE ALERTED TO THE
FACT THAT IT WOULD BE ON
SUSPENSE. AND, UM SO WE THANK
YOU FOR THE WITNESSES WHO HAVE
BEEN HERE TO PRESENT WE DO
APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTY OF THE
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT YOU'RE HERE.
BUT WE APPLAUD YOUR COURAGE IS
COURAGE, IT COURAGE. AND THE
FACT THAT THIS PROCESS HAS THIS
PART OF IT TO IT. UM AND SO WE
JUST HAVE TO ALLOW IT TO MOVE
THROUGH THE PROCESS AS WE DO OUR
WORK AS AN APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE. YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR. BRIEFLY THANK YOU,
SENATOR GIRL FOR BRINGING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD, AND I
AM PROUD TO BE A CO AUTHOR. THIS
MEASURE IS GREATLY NEEDED AS YOU
WELL STATED JUST TO REMIND
PEOPLE CALIFORNIA RANKED AS THE
NUMBER ONE STATE IN THE COUNTRY
FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASES WITH
OVER MORE THAN 1300 IDENTIFIED
IN 2021. ADDITIONALLY WE THE
STATE IS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN
THE COUNTRY AND WITH THE NUMBER
OF VICTIMS WE NEED S B 14 TO
BECOME LAW TO PROTECT OUR
CHILDREN. THESE RANKINGS ARE
UNACCEPTABLE. AND DISGUSTING,
FRANKLY, TO A CIVILIZED SOCIETY
IF I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VOTE ON THIS BILL, LEAVING THE
SUSPENSE FILE, I PLAN TO VOTE I
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING AS A PROUD CO
AUTHOR OF SP 14. AND AS THE
MOTHER OF A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD,
IT IS BOTH TERRIFYING AND
UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE ARE NOT
ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS
STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL, CURRENTLY
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TRAFFICKING, A MINOR FOR SEX IS
NOT CONSIDERED A SERIOUS FELONY
ROBBING A BANK COMMITTING ARSON
. THESE ARE CONSIDERED SERIOUS
FELONIES THAT WOULD GIVE AN
ENHANCED PENALTY UNDER
CALIFORNIA'S THREE STRIKES LAWS.
SP 14 MAKES IT CLEAR THAT SEX
TRAFFICKING OF A MINOR WOULD BE
CONSIDERED A SERIOUS FELONY AND
ELIGIBLE FOR ENHANCED CRIMINAL
PENALTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AND WE DO HAVE A AS I SEE AT
LEAST A NUMBER OF MEMBERS HERE
THAT WE CAN LOOK TO ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. OH, MR BRIAN QUESTION
FOR THE CHAIR. IS IT EVERY BILL
THAT COSTS 150,000 OR MORE
AUTOMATICALLY IN MOST CASES GOES
TO SUSPENSE, AND THIS IS A VERY
NORMAL PROCESS FOR EVERY PIECE
OF LEGISLATION, NOT A POLICY
COMMITTEE. IT'S A FISCAL
COMMITTEE. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S
CORRECT. CALL THE ROLE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. GOLDEN
PRESENT. ALI. BRIAN CALDERON.
RIO. NIXON. PHªN HEART. LOW AND
FALL. MATHIS. HAPPENED. TELL HER
IN SANCHEZ. SORIA. WEBER.
WILSON. FOR HIM IS ESTABLISHED.
WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE ITEMS
THAT ARE BEFORE US FOR
PRESENTATION. THE FIRST REMEMBER
TO PRESENT A SENATOR SMALLWOOD
CUEVAS. THIS IS SB 749. AND THIS
HAS A DO PASS. RECOMMENDATION.
IS IT GOOD? OKAY, HERE WE GO.
GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I'M PLEASED
TO PRESENT SB 749. WHICH WILL
ALLOW COUNTIES TO USE
PROPOSITION 40 SEVEN'S ORIGINAL
, MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR
QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS TO FILE
PETITIONS TO SEEK RECORDS OR
RECLASSIFICATION OR RE
SENTENCING. UH THAT LAPSED IN
NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. UH AND
THIS BILL SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT
INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS
THIS PROCESS. THE COST OF THIS
BILL ARE NOT ONLY MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE, BUT WHAT,
ADDITIONALLY MOST LIKELY PROVIDE
A COST SAVINGS TO THE GENERAL
FUND AND THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION WITH ME TODAY IS
THAT LITTLE REPRESENTING OUR
SPONSORS, CALIFORNIA'S FOR
SAFETY AND JUSTICE WHO CAN
ADDRESS ANY ATTACK. NO QUESTIONS
YOU MAY HAVE THANK YOU. WE WILL
TURN TO YOUR WITNESS IF WE NEED
TO. SO WE'LL TURN TO THE PUBLIC.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO SB? 749?
SEEING NONE WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE A
MOTION? THEN MOVED. IS IT SECOND
. THIS BILL. WELL LET ME ALLOW
YOU A CHANCE TO CLOSE IF YOU
LIKE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE. THIS IS OUT ON THE B
ROLL CALL WITH SORIA, NOT
VOTING. WOW. FOR A WHILE. SO YOU
HAVE TWO BILLS. SB 403 IS WHAT
YOU'RE PRESENTING FIRST AND THEN
FOLLOWED BY SB 4 63. DEFINITELY
THANK YOU. UH CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE PUBLIC. THE GOAL OF THIS
BILL IS TO BAN THE KINDS OF
CASTE DISCRIMINATION THAT EXISTS
ON EVERY SINGLE CONTINENT IN
THIS WORLD CASTE SYSTEMS OR
SOCIAL HIERARCHY THAT LIMIT
HUMAN POTENTIAL BRUSH SPIRITS
AND CAUSE INTERGENERATIONAL
TRAUMA SPANNING CENTURIES,
PEOPLE SUFFER IN SILENCE FOREVER
TRAPPED IN THIS BONDAGE. CASTE
DISCRIMINATION POSES A THREAT TO
CALIFORNIA INDUSTRIES FROM
AGRICULTURE TO HEALTHCARE AND
TECHNOLOGY AND THE OVERWHELMING
RESPONSE FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE
STATE AND SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION
. THE BILL HAS EXPOSED IT HIDDEN
DISCRIMINATION, CASTE
DISCRIMINATION, MANIFESTOS,
HOUSING DISCRIMINATION, UNFAIR
HIRING PRACTICES. HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, WORKPLACE BULLYING
, HARASSMENT, GENDER BASED
VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE. THERE
SIMPLY IS NO PLACE FOR THIS TYPE
OF DISCRIMINATION. SB 403 IS A
SIMPLE BILL THAT DOES NOT HARM
OR TARGET ANY COMMUNITY NOR
RELIGION. IT CLARIFIES THAT THAT
CAST DISCRIMINATION WILL NOT BE
TOLERATED IN CALIFORNIA UNDER
OUR FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND
EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY ACT, THE UNREST,
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT AND EDUCATION
CODE. IT DEFINES HOW CASTE
SYSTEMS MAY MANIFEST AND FOLLOWS
THE CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT'S
AUTHORITY FOR ENFORCEMENT OF
VIOLATIONS. THE APPROPRIATIONS
ANALYSIS. SPECIFICALLY STATES
THAT THE FISCAL IMPACT OF THE
BILL WOULD BE MINERS, IF ANY.
ADDITIONALLY THE AMENDMENTS MADE
IN ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY
POTENTIALLY MINIMIZE THE RANGE
OF LEGAL CHALLENGES THAT COULD
ARISE, REDUCING THE POTENTIAL
SCOPE OF LITIGATION AGAINST THIS
BILL AND LEADING TO A MORE
EXPEDITED PATH TO JUSTICE FOR
INDIVIDUALS CLAIMING CASTE
DISCRIMINATION CAST IS A CIVIL,
RACIAL, GENDER WORKERS, WOMEN'S
AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE, WHICH IS
WHY THE COALITION OF SUPPORTERS
ACROSS THE SECTORS INCLUDE THE
LABOR FEDERATION. W AND W C P
THAT ME, TOO, MOVEMENT INDIA'S
FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND SO MANY
OTHERS, INCLUDING THE COALITION
OF COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA
, UM INDIA, COMMUNITY MEMBERS
SEEK MEMBERS, MUSLIM COMMUNITY
MEMBERS CHRISTIAN JEWISH, JANE
AND MANY OTHER INTERFAITH
COMMUNITY SUPPORT US BEFORE
THREE. THE BILL NEVER DID AND
WAS NEVER INTENDED TO SINGLE OUT
ANY PARTICULAR GROUP AND THE
DATA IS AVAILABLE. AND UM, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU. YOU HAVE A WITNESS.
UM WE DO. BUT JUST FOR AN EFFORT
OF TIME, IF ALL OF YOU GUYS WHO
SUPPORT THE BILL, JUST STAND UP,
AND, UM. THANK YOU, AND I
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD A
TECHNICAL WITNESS. OR WE HAVE
TWO WITNESSES HERE WE HAVE SAM
GORDON, THE CHIEF PROGRAMS,
OFFICER OF TECH EQUITY
COLLABORATIVE. AND THEN MAURY
SUNDER RAJAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF EQUALITY LABS. THEY'RE HERE
TO PRESENT AS OUR UNLESS YOU
DON'T NEED THEM TO PRESENT IT'S
THEIR THEIR CHOICE. IF YOU'RE WE
HAVE YOU DOWN AS A WITNESS, SO
YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. THEN THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, CHAIR HOLDING
AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 403. AS THE
SENATOR SAID, MY NAME IS
SAMANTHA GORDON. I'M THE CHIEF
PROGRAMS. OFFICER AT TECH EQUITY
COLLABORATIVE. WE WORK ON
ADDRESSING INEQUITIES WITHIN THE
TECH INDUSTRY AND ARE PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF THIS BILL. MULTIPLE
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS FROM THE
WASHINGTON POST'S LATE WIRED
HAVE ALL WRITTEN ABOUT CASTE
DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE TECH
INDUSTRY. THE CASTE SYSTEM,
WHICH IS A SOCIAL HIERARCHY THAT
DETERMINES THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU
HAVE IN THE WORKPLACE AND THE
PROXIMITY TO VIOLENCE AND SOCIAL
EXCLUSION, YOU MAY FACE IS A
LOOMING PRESENCE IN SILICON
VALLEY. WORKERS ARE REPORTING
EXPERIENCING CAST AS SLURS,
DISCRIMINATORY HIRING AND FIRING
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND AGGRESSIVE
SEARCHES FOR EVIDENCE OF THEIR
CAST. THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING
QUOTE UNQUOTE FOUND OUT AS ONE
CAST OR ANOTHER CAN LEAD TO
CAREER IMMOBILITY. HARASSMENT IN
THE WORKPLACE EXCLUSION FROM
OPPORTUNITY OR PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT IF YOU'RE CONSIDERED
FROM THE RIGHT CAST. CALIFORNIA
SHOULD BE A PLACE WHERE ALL
PEOPLE CAN BE FREE FROM
DISCRIMINATION. SP 403 IS VITAL
IN PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM
CASTE DISCRIMINATION. MANY LEGAL
EXPERTS AGREE. CAST IS ALREADY
FUNCTIONALLY PROTECTED UNDER
OTHER PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS
SUCH AS RACE, RELIGION, NATIONAL
ORIGIN AND ANCESTRY. AS CAST AS
INEXTRICABLY INTERTWINED WITH
AND IS BASED ON THE INTERSECTION
OF OTHER PROTECTED IDENTITIES.
THIS BILL IS DECLARED OF
EXISTING LAW AND THEREFORE HAS
MINOR IF ANY FISCAL IMPACTS FOR
OUR STATE. BUT BECAUSE OF THE
GRAVE DISCRIMINATION CAST,
OPPRESS CALIFORNIANS FACE. THESE
EXISTING PROTECTIONS MUST BE
MADE VERY CLEAR IN ORDER TO
ENSURE CAST OPPRESSED. PEOPLE
FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING FORWARD
WHEN THEY'RE EXPERIENCING
DISCRIMINATION. ANOUMA RATING
THESE PROTECTIONS INTO OUR LAWS
HELPS IMPACTED PEOPLE FEEL
CONFIDENT THAT THEY HAVE RIGHTS
AND PROTECTIONS TO NON
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON THEIR
CAST. IT ALSO HELPS ENSURE THAT
EMPLOYERS AND HR PROFESSIONALS
WILL TRAIN ON THESE ISSUES AND
HELP PREVENT WORKPLACE HARMS
THAT STEM FROM CASTE BIAS AND
DISCRIMINATION. CAN YOU BRING
YOUR STATEMENT TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. THIS LEGISLATION HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN,
OVERWHELMING SUPPORT IN THE
SENATE AND PASSED THE ASSEMBLY
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WITH THE 9
TO 0 VOTE. WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST HER. I VOTE ON THIS
CRITICAL ANTI DISCRIMINATION
POLICY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
YOUR NEXT WITNESS. THANK YOU
CHAIR HOLDING AN HONORABLE
MEMBERS OF HIS COMMITTEE FOR
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON
BEHALF OF SB 403. I AM A CAST
DEPRESSED CALIFORNIAN AND A
PROUD MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA
CAST EQUITY COALITION. ALL MY
LIFE I HAVE EXPERIENCED CAST. I
WAS BULLIED IN SCHOOL. HAVE
FACED THREATS OF DEEP VIOLENCE
AND EVEN FLED TO A SAFE HOUSE
BECAUSE BIGOTS THREATENED ME AND
MY FAMILY FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT
THIS ISSUE. BUT MY STORY IS JUST
ONE OF THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIES
SHARED WITH LEGISLATURES ON THIS
URGENT ISSUE. THAT IS WHY MY
COLLEAGUES AND I ARE COMING OUT
OF THE CLOSET TO SPEAK ON THIS
ISSUE BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER
ALLOW THE EXCLUSION AND
DISCRIMINATION OF OUR PEOPLE BE
INVISIBLE AND THE EYES OF THE
LEGAL SYSTEM. IN OUR RESEARCH.
WE FOUND THAT ONE IN FOUR OF US
FACE PHYSICAL AND VERBAL
ASSAULT, ONE IN THREE
EDUCATIONAL DISCRIMINATION AND
TWO OUT OF THREE WORKPLACE
DISCRIMINATION. AND TODAY THIS
ROOM IS FILLED WITH CONSTITUENTS
FROM ACROSS THE STATE FROM SAN
DIEGO TO BAKERSFIELD, FROM
FRESNO TO SACRAMENTO, FROM YUBA
CITY TO THE BAY AREA, AND EVEN
CHESTER COUNTY. WE COME HERE AS
WORKERS FROM ACROSS MANY
INDUSTRIES WERE FARMERS, TRUCK
DRIVERS, NURSES, RESTAURANT
WORKERS, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS,
DOCTORS AND TECHIES, EACH WITH
OUR OWN STORY OF HEARTBREAK,
EACH WITH A JOINT DETERMINATION
TO END THIS DISCRIMINATION ONCE
AND FOR ALL. WE ARE ALSO FLANKED
BY CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE THE A C L U THE AMERICAN
BAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, THE
SOUTH ASIAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA. THE ASIAN LEGAL CAUCUS
, THE N DOUBLE ACP AND THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS
ASSOCIATION AS WELL AS THE ME,
TOO MOVEMENT AND THOUSANDS MORE.
GIVEN THE GRAVE DISCRIMINATION
CAST EQUITY IS NEEDED AND WIDELY
SUPPORTED ACROSS BOTH PARTIES
AND MAKING IT EXPLICIT, ENSURES
CLARITY AND ENFORCEMENT TRAINING
AND CASES THAT CAN ARISE. BRING
YOUR COMMENTS TOO CLOSE. THERE
IS NO PRICE TO CIVIL RIGHTS. WE
NEED TO BE FREE AND WE ASK FOR
THE COMMITTEE TO STAND WITH US
AND TO MAKE HISTORY ACROSS THE
STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. BOTH OF YOU,
AND WE NOW HAVE TWO WITNESSES
WHO HAVE INDICATED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE THAT
THEY WOULD LIKE TO TESTIFY. AN
OPPOSITION SAMIR CHOLERA. YOU
PRESENT NO. RAMYA. RANKIN
CHRISTIANA. OKAY WE'LL JUST MOVE
TO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE WHO
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OR
IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. YOU
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO
JUST NAME ORGANIZATION. AND
POSITION ON THE BILL. SEEING
NONE WILL BRING IT BACK. I'M
SORRY. OKAY SEE, NONE WILL BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ARE
THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IS THERE A
IS THERE A MOTION? EMOTION.
REQUIERAN. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION OF THE BILL. WE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFICIENCY
AND ALLOWING US TO MOVE THROUGH,
UM, IMPORTANT TOPIC. WE TURN TO
YOU NOW, IF YOU HAVE ANY CLOSING
COMMENTS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
MY VOTE. THE BILL IS OUT, DO
PASS. IT'S OUT WITH A UM, LET'S
SEE. WAIT. IT'S THE BILL IS OUT.
REPUBLICANS NOT VOTING WITH
DOLLY VOTING. NO AND SANCHEZ
VOTING, AYE. NOW MOVE TO 4 63. I
WILL SAY THAT IT'S THE FASTEST
FOR THAT PARTICULAR BILL. OKAY
SO THANK YOU GUYS. OKAY UM SO
FOR 4 63 AGAIN. I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT SB 4 63,
WHICH REMOVES THE PRESUMPTION IN
CHILD WELFARE LAWS THAT A PARENT
OR GUARDIAN'S LACK OF
PARTICIPATION OR PROGRESS IN A
COURT ORDERED TREATMENT PROGRAM
AUTOMATICALLY MEANS THAT
RETURNING THE CHILD TO THE HOME
IS UNSAFE. THERE ARE MANY
REASONS UNRELATED TO FITNESS OR
CHILD SAFETY THAT A PARENT OR
GUARDIAN MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO
FULLY PARTICIPATE IN A TREATMENT
PROGRAM. GRAHAM. THAT'S FROM THE
LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES TO WHETHER
IT'S TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK FOR
THE TREATMENT PROGRAMS BEING
AVAILABLE IN THEIR AREA. THE
LONG WAIT LISTS ILLNESS AND THE
INABILITY TO AFFORD THE PROGRAM
, CHILD WELFARE RESEARCH AND
RECENT LEGISLATIVE TRENDS
SUGGEST CURRENT RISK TO A CHILD
SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE ANALYSIS,
NOT A PARENT'S LEVEL OF
COMPLIANCE. 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
THE COURTS TO BEGIN WITH THE
ASSUMPTION THAT THE PARENT IS
UNFIT SOLELY BECAUSE OF LACK OF
PARTICIPATION OR PROGRESS IN THE
TREATMENT. IT STRENGTHENS
JUDICIAL DISCRETION AGAIN, A
JUDGE IS ABLE TO BASE IT ON AN
INDIVIDUAL BASIS FOR THAT
PARTICULAR CASE, AND THOSE
INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THAT
PARTICULAR CASE TO DETERMINE
WHEN DECIDING FAMILY
REUNIFICATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE.
THE COURT MAY CONTINUE TO FACTOR
IN THE PARENTS LACK OF
PARTICIPATION AS PART OF ITS
OVERALL FITNESS. AND FINALLY,
THE BILL CREATES NO NEW MANDATES
OR DUTIES AND AS THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS CONCLUDES, ADDS NO
SIGNIFICANT COST TO THE STATE.
TESTIFYING TODAY IS JOSH TAZ
NHIÀU, LEGISLATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR SANTA CLARA
COUNTY AND ONE OF THE BILL'S
SPONSORS. WELCOME. THANK YOU TO
SENATOR WAHABI INTO THE CHAIR
INTO THE COMMITTEE. I WORK ON
LEGISLATION OUT OF SANTA CLARA
COUNTY COUNCIL'S OFFICE AND OUR
COUNTY IS PLEASED TO CO SPONSOR
THE SPILL, ALONG WITH LOS
ANGELES DEPENDENCY, LAWYERS. UM
SUFFICE IT TO SAY. WE APPRECIATE
THE COMMITTEE'S ANALYSIS AND
AGREE THAT THE BILL HAS NO
SIGNIFICANT STATE COSTS. IT
SIMPLY MAKES A MODEST CHANGE TO
AN EXISTING JUDICIAL PROCESS TO
ENHANCE THE COURT'S DISCRETION.
HMM. AND AS THE SENATOR
MENTIONED, IT DOES NOT ADD NEW
DUTIES OR REQUIREMENTS. UM THAT
WE ARE SB 4 63 HAS A BROAD RANGE
OF SUPPORT NO OPPOSITION AND HAS
RECEIVED BIPARTISAN VOTES. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE,
AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. WE'LL TURN
TO THE PUBLIC IS THERE ANYONE
HERE WOULD LIKE TO COMEDY THERE
IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEE NONE WILL BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. THIS
ENJOYS A DO PASS. YOU MOVE
SECONDED. UM. SENATOR WOULD YOU
LIKE TO LIKE TO CLOSE REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. I JUST WANT TO
SAY AS A FORMER FOSTER YOUTH, I
THINK THAT PARENTAL
REUNIFICATIONS VERY IMPORTANT TO
ENSURE STABILITY FOR THAT CHILD
. THE LONGER THEY'RE IN THE
SYSTEM, THE HARDER IT IS FOR
THEM TO REUNIFY. SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK WHEN I DID
THANK YOU. BIG ROLL CALL WITH
DIXON VOTING, AYE. THANK YOU.
SEE NEXT ON OUR LIST. GLASER.
MOVE THE BILL. MOVED AND
SECONDED. ME AND MATTHEWS
LINKING UP FOR YOU. SO. I CAN
HEAR MYSELF. IT'S NOT WORKING.
IT IS NOW PUSHED ANYTHING. ALL
RIGHT. UM. SB 33 ENSURES THAT
SMALL BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO
BENEFIT FROM A TRUTH IN LENDING
DISCLOSURE THAT WE ENACTED FOR
FIVE YEARS AGO. THIS REMOVES THE
SUNSET. I THINK IT'S PUT IN
PLACE FOR THE REASONS THAT THE
COMMITTEE IS AWARE AND I WILL
NOT SUMMARIZED THAT I HAVE ONE
WITNESS TO SUPPORT THE BILL
TODAY. LET ME MENTION BEFORE SHE
SPEAKS THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE
AMENDMENTS ON THE FLOOR THAT
RESOLVE. UH OPPOSITION FROM THE
SECURED FINANCE NETWORK, WHICH
YOU'VE HEARD FROM. ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT AND INTRODUCE OUR WITNESS,
HEIDI PICKMAN, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR MICRO ENTERPRISE
OPPORTUNITY THANK YOU. I WAS
JUST SAYING WELCOME. THANK YOU,
CHAIRMAN HOLDEN, VICE CHAIR DOLL
OF MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
CAMEOS, A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF
BUSINESS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN A
VERY STRONG SUPPORTER OF SB 33
NOT PASSING. THIS BILL WILL COST
CALIFORNIA MORE THAN PASSING THE
BILL AND WILL COST SMALL
BUSINESSES, MONEY AND
POTENTIALLY THEIR BUSINESSES.
ACCION OPPORTUNITY FUND, A
COMMIE CAMEO MEMBER MICRO
LENDER. STUDIED LOANS FROM 104
BUSINESS CLIENTS AND ONLY WAS
ABLE TO REFINANCE 59 OF THEM
INTO LONGER TERM LOANS WITH
MONTHLY PAYMENTS THAT FELL OVER
BY 60% AND DECREASED A PRS FROM
94% TO 10. MOST BUSINESSES THAT
WERE TOO FAR IN DEBT TO BE
REFINANCED, CLOSED THEIR DOORS.
FOR EXAMPLE, HISPANIC BARS AND
THEIR SAMPLE HAD AVERAGE MONTHLY
PAYMENTS OF MORE THAN 400% OF
TAKE HOME PAY. SB 33 FAILS, THE
STATE WILL INCUR NEW COSTS FROM
HAVING TO REWRITE THE SP 12 35
ROLLS. IT WILL ALSO LOSE UP TO
12 BILLION IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC
BENEFITS TO CALIFORNIA. SMALL
BUSINESSES AND EMPLOYEES.
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. WE'LL TURN TO THE
PUBLIC. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO
SPEAK IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION?
MARGARET GLADSTEIN HERE ON
BEHALF OF THIS SECURED FINANCE
NETWORK, AS THE CENTER INDICATED
HE'S GOING TO TAKE SOME
AMENDMENTS WITH WHICH REMOVED MY
CLIENTS. OPPOSITION WHERE YOU
APPRECIATE HIM DOING THAT AND
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK. TODAY WE ARE. WE WILL BE
ONCE THE AMENDMENTS ARE TAKEN.
NEUTRON BILL. THANK YOU. VERY
GOOD. THANK YOU. BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE OR THEIR
QUESTIONS OF THE AUTHOR.
REGULATION WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? DEFINITELY ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE TODAY. THANK YOU. CHAIR.
THANK YOU. IT'S OUT ON A ROLL
CALL. AND A REMINDER OF OUR.
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.
FIRST TIME I'VE HAD TO PRESENT
TO WHAT SEEMS LIKE HALF OF THE
SENATE. HERE'S A LOT THE
COMMITTEE, OKAY? WELL GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
UM THANK YOU TO THE STAFF FOR
WORKING ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT
BILL FOR ME. UM SB 37 TO
PROTESTANTISM BIPARTISAN BILL.
UM AND IT WOULD WORK TO PROTECT
THE PRIVACY, ENSURE THE SAFETY
OF TRANSGENDER AND NON BINARY
INDIVIDUALS. AS THEY'RE WORKING
IN MENTAL HEALTH. THESE ARE
INDIVIDUALS THAT WE ARE KEEP. WE
KEEP CALLING FOR AND EVERY
SINGLE CORNER OF CALIFORNIA IN
OUR HOSPITALS, UM, ON THE
STREETS. WE'RE LOOKING. WE'RE
TURNING TO THEM AS IF WE WANT
THEM LIKE SEVEN ELEVENS AND
EVERY SINGLE CORNER BECAUSE WE
KNOW THE CRISIS IS REAL AND
EVERY SINGLE ISSUE THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT UNDRESSING HERE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THIS
BILL WILL ALSO PROTECT
INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE SECRETARY
OF STATE'S SAFE AT HOME PROGRAM
BY LIMITING THE USE OF PREVIOUS
NAMES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER AFFAIRS FOR LICENSED
PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE CHANGED
THEIR LEGAL NAMES. AFTER WORKING
WITH THE CIA, THE BILL HAS WAS
AMENDED TO EXPLICITLY CLARIFY
THAT DCS LICENSE FORTIFICATION
SYSTEM WHERE IDENTIFIED IF A
LICENSEE HAS AN ENFORCEMENT
ACTION AFFILIATED WITH THE
FORMER NAME GOING THROUGH ALL
THE POLICY COMMITTEES, YOU KNOW,
THANKFUL FOR SOME OF YOU HERE
THAT ACTUALLY HEARD THIS IN
POLICY COMMITTEE, WORKING WITH
EVERYONE TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE
CLOSING THAT GAP. PROVIDING
PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMERS, BUT
ALSO PROVIDING PROTECTIONS FOR,
UM, THE PROFESSIONAL. THE
DETAILS OF ANY ENFORCEMENT
RECORD WILL BE ALSO MADE
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PUBLIC
RECORDS ACT. MY ONLY DISPLAYING
THE DETAILS. LICENSE SEES
CURRENT LEGAL NAME THE STATE CAN
PROTECT LIKE I MENTIONED BOTH
THE PRIVACY AND SAFETY OF ITS
LICENSED PROFESSIONALS STRIKES
THAT BALANCE BETWEEN CONSUMER
PROTECTION AND INTEGRAL LICENSEE
PRIVACY. AS YOU SAW AND NOTED,
AND IT WAS NOTED IN THE ANALYSIS
TO ANTICIPATES ONLY MINOR AND
ABSORBABLE COSTS. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK HER. I VOTE TODAY AS THIS IS
VERY SIMILAR TO ANOTHER BILL
THAT IS ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
THAT AGAIN WILL ONLY, UM, HAVE
MINOR COSTS WITH ME TO THEM. MR
PRESIDENT, MR. CHAIR UM, WITH
YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO
TURN TO OVER 22 INDIVIDUALS THAT
ARE HERE TO TESTIFY. WE'RE GOOD,
PLEASE. YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.
GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
JENNIFER ALI WITH THE CALIFORNIA
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AND WE
ARE ONE OF THE FEW PROUD CO
SPONSORS OF SP 3 72. THIS BILL
IS CO SPONSORED BY THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST,
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
SOCIAL WORKERS. CALIFORNIA
CHAPTER, THE STATE ASSOCIATION
OF PSYCHIATRISTS, THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL
REHABILITATION AGENCIES.
PSYCHIATRIC PHYSICIANS ALLIANCE
OF CALIFORNIA, THE CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AGENCIES AND THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL
COUNSELORS. UM AND WE DRAFTED
THIS BILL IN RESPONSE TO, UM
FEEDBACK FROM OUR MEMBERS AND
THEIR CONCERNS. UM ABOUT
TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS BEING
OUTED ON THE LICENSING WEBSITES
ON THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
AFFAIRS. AND SO THIS BILL WOULD
MODERNIZE THE WEBSITES UNDER DCH
, ENSURE THE PRIVACY OF
INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE
TRANSITIONED BY ELIMINATING THE
USE OF THEIR DEAD NAME, WHICH
REFERS TO THEIR NAME ASSIGNED AT
BIRTH. THE VERSION BEFORE YOU
REFLECTS AMENDMENTS DISCUSSED
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
AFFAIRS AND THE POLICY
COMMITTEES, AND WE APPRECIATE
EFFORTS TO HELP US ADDRESS
CONCERNS RAISED BY VARIOUS
BOARDS UNDER DS DCH JURISDICTION
. WE BELIEVE THIS VERSION
BALANCES THE PRIVACY OF LICENSE,
INDIVIDUALS AND CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS AT A REASONABLE AND
ABSORBABLE COSTS FOR THE STATE.
UM THE ABILITY TO FILE
COMPLAINTS AND RECEIVE
INFORMATION REGARDING COMPLETED
, DISCIPLINARY ACTION REMAINS
INTACT FOR CONSUMERS, AND WE
THINK THE BILL APPROACHES
ADOPTED IN THIS BILL ARE BASED
ON THE WHAT THE CALIFORNIA STATE
BAR CURRENTLY HAS AN EFFECT. UM
AND FOR THAT THOSE REASONS WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. MORNING TERRY HOLDING
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS JOHN DREBIN JER, SENIOR
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH AGENCIES, ALSO PROUD CO
SPONSOR OF THE BILL. MANY OF OUR
MEMBERS EMPLOYED PROVIDERS WHO
HAVE TRANSITIONED AND WOULD BE
PROTECTED BY THIS BILL. AND
TODAY I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT FOR SP 37 TO THE
REASON AND HEARTBREAKING KILLING
OF O'SHEA SIBLINGS, A STARK
REMINDER THAT MANY QUEER
INDIVIDUALS FACE VIOLENCE SIMPLY
FOR BEING TRUE TO THEMSELVES AND
THEIR IDENTITIES. BY PROTECTING
THEIR IDENTITIES WHILE
PRESERVING VITAL CONSUMER
PROTECTIONS. THIS BILL WOULD
PROVIDE A SIMPLE AND A SIMPLE
FIX WITH A MAJOR IMPACT FOR
TRANS PROVIDERS WHO WISH TO LIVE
A NORMAL LIFE WITHOUT LOOMING
FEAR OF BEING SINGLED OUT AND
TARGETED. SP 372 COULD BE VERY
WELL BE LIFESAVING. WE FIRMLY
BELIEVE THAT SP 372 IS
UNNECESSARY INVESTMENT FOR THE
WELL BEING AND PRIVACY OF THOSE
PROVIDERS AND LICENSES WHO
TIRELESSLY CARE FOR SOME OF
CALIFORNIA'S MOST VULNERABLE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND FOR
CONSIDERING THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF
YOUR PRESENTATIONS. DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE. GOOD MORNING,
MICHELLE PRATT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. WE WOULD
CONCUR WITH THE ASSESSMENT OF
MINOR AND ABSORBABLE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
AND HAVE A NEUTRAL POSITION ON
THE BILL. THANK YOU RETURN TO
THE PUBLIC. IS THERE ANYONE THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AND SUPPORT
OR OPPOSITION? NAME ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION. GOOD MORNING
SEMANA HER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF MERGING FAMILY
THERAPISTS WERE ALSO ONE OF THE
PROUD CO SPONSORS OF THE BILL
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. LET'S SEE. EMOTION WE HAVE
A SECOND, UH, SENATOR, WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE APPRECIATE HIM AT
SUCH A CHAIR WITH RESPECT,
MASTER AND I VOTE ON THE B ROLL
CALL. THANK YOU. DR EGGMAN. IS
SHE HERE? OH, GOOD MORNING. I
SEE EVERYBODY THIS MORNING. I AM
HERE TO PRESENT SC 3 55. STILL
I'M HERE TO PRESENT SP 3 55. AND
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO A BILL I
DID IN 2015, WHICH PROVIDED A
BILLION DOLLAR OUT OF THE
GREENHOUSE GAS, UM, AUCTION
MONEY TO PROVIDE SOLAR FOR LOW
INCOME HOUSING, MULTI FAMILY
ROOFTOPS, SO THE TENANT GETS THE
ACTUAL BENEFIT AND NOT SOMEBODY
ELSE AS WE ALL KNOW, THE SOLAR
REVOLUTION OFTENTIMES LEAVES
POOR PEOPLE BEHIND BECAUSE THEY
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO PUTTING IT
ON THEIR ROOF. THIS IS FOR
RENTERS, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
LIKE THE VALLEY WHERE THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER AND I LIVE IN
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S AND I LIVE. IT
GETS BLAZING HOT. UM AND SO THIS
PROVIDES, AND PEOPLE NEED TO USE
THEIR POWER ALL THE TIME. IT'S
NOT AN OPTION. IF YOU CAN JUST
LEAVE YOUR WINDOWS OPEN OR NOT,
ESPECIALLY COMBINED WITH OUR AIR
QUALITY. SO THIS BILL GOES FAR
IN ADDRESSING MANY OF THOSE
ISSUES. IT WENT INTO EFFECT,
SAYING IT HAD TO BE MULTI FAMILY
ROOFTOP SOLAR THIS JUST AND IT
HAD TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS TO
GET ONLINE. THIS JUST EXPANDS IT
TO SAY IT CAN BE USED FOR OTHER,
UH NON ATTACHED BUILDINGS BUT
ARE STILL BY RENTERS AND THE
BENEFITS HAVE TO GO DIRECTLY TO
THE RENTERS. THIS IS JUST AN
EXTENSION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE AND I HAVE BROUGHT
YOU HERE TO BE VERY BRIEF.
ABSOLUTELY. MY NAME IS ROCKY
FERNANDEZ AND WITH THE CENTER
FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY. WE'RE IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF SB 3 55 WERE
PART OF THE PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION TEAM FOR THE
PROGRAM, AND WE HAVE PLENTY OF
DATA ON WHAT'S WORKING AND WHAT
BARRIERS ARE STILL HOLDING THIS
PROGRAM BACK. THAT'S WHY WE'RE
HERE TO SUPPORT SP 3 55. OUR
DATA SHOWS THAT UNDER CURRENT
LAW, THOSE HE STARTED AND THEN
WITHDREW THEIR APPLICATIONS.
BECAUSE THEY DID NOT MEET THE
ELIGIBILITY CURRENTLY UNDER THE
LAW SHOWS THAT MANY OF THESE
PROJECTS COULD COME BACK INTO
THE PROGRAM. IF WE MAKE THESE
CHANGES, AND WE THINK THE
SENATOR FOR THIS BILL AND URGENT
I VOTE AND MOVED, MOVED AND
SECONDED. THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE. NO FILE. OKAY WE'LL
TURN TO THE PUBLIC. IS THERE
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION? SAYING
NONE THIS ENJOYS THE Dð PASSES
THEIR EMOTION. OH, THANK YOU.
SENATOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THE MONEY IS ALREADY THERE.
LET'S GET IT TO THE PEOPLE ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU. IT'S
OUT ON A ROLL CALL WITH DOLLY
VOTING. NO AND SANCHEZ NOT
VOTING. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. TO SENATOR CORTEZ. YOU'RE
PRESENTING 6 36 AND ALSO ENJOYS
A DO PASS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS SP 6 36 IS AN
ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE IT WOULD
REQUIRE UTILIZATION REVIEW. TO
BE DONE BY DOCTORS LICENSED IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS WOULD ONLY
APPLY TO PRIVATE WORKERS COMP
CASES. BILL UH, WOULD GO INTO
EFFECT JANUARY 1ST 2025. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, DOCTORS DOING
UTILIZATION REVIEW DENIALS AND
MODIFICATIONS FOR WORKERS. COMP
CASES DO NOT HAVE TO BE LICENSED
IN CALIFORNIA. THEREFORE FOR
REVIEWER NOT LICENSED IN
CALIFORNIA MAKES IT UTILIZATION
REVIEW DECISION THAT RESULTS IN
HARM TO A PATIENT THAT DR IS NOT
ACCOUNTABLE. THE CALIFORNIA
MEDICAL BOARD SO I COULD
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MALPRACTICE
IS A DANGER TO PATIENTS. SP 6 36
BEGINS THE PROCESS OF GUARANTEED
GUARANTEED INJURED CALIFORNIA
WORKERS A FAIR PROCESS BILLS
COSTS HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED AS
NEGLIGIBLE. I WANT TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE FOR WORKING WITH MY
STAFF TO CLARIFY THE INTENT OF
SP 6 36. THE WEAK CAN'T CROSS
THE RESULTING AMENDMENTS IN THIS
COMMITTEE I'M COMMITTED TO
TAKING. UM IT'S ON THE ASSEMBLY
FOR THAT MY STAFF DID DISCUSS
WITH YOUR OFFICES. WE'VE WORKED
OUT A VERSION OF OUR BILL.
THAT'S A SIMPLE AND CLEAR AS
POSSIBLE IN ACCOMPLISHING OUR
GOAL. REQUIRING UTILIZATION
UTILIZATION REVIEW REVIEWERS TO
BE LICENSED. IN CALIFORNIA
PRIVATE UH, EMPLOYEES
SITUATIONS. HERE WITH US TODAY.
STEVE CATTOLICA, ONE OF OUR
SPONSORS, THE CALIFORNIA
NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETY. IF THERE
ARE ANY QUESTIONS OF HIM ON THE
BILL, HE'S AVAILABLE TO ANSWER
THOSE IN THANK YOU, AND I
RESPECT THE ASK FOR AN IPHONE.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. NO FILE. THANK YOU.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THEY WOULD
LIKE TO COMMENT AND SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION NAME, ORGANIZATION
AND POSITION ON THE BILL.
MORNING, MR CHAIR. GEORGIA WAS
BORN FOR THE UNION OF AMERICAN
PHYSICIANS AND DENTISTS IN
SUPPORT AS CO SPONSOR. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, SHARON
MEMBERS JOHN SHOVEN, CALIFORNIA
NURSES ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT.
WHEN YOU CHAIR MEMBERS JANICE
O'MALLEY WITHOUT ME, CALIFORNIA
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. SO YOU
KNOW, OTHERS WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE A
MOTION HELEN MOVED LONG SECOND.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BILLS OUT
ON A B ROLL CALL. MATH IS NOT
VOTING. SENATOR WIENER.
PRESENTING SP 90 AS A DO PASS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR CHAIR
COLLEAGUES, ESPIONAGE. 90 WILL
CAP THE MONTHLY COPAY FOR
INSULIN AT $35 A MONTH FOR TIER
ONE AND TIER TWO PLANS ALIGNS
CALIFORNIA LAW WITH WHAT
CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT
RECENTLY DID WITH RESPECT TO
MEDICARE SO THAT PEOPLE DO NOT
HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TAKING
INSULIN AND BUYING FOOD OR SOME
OF THE OTHER HORRIBLE CHOICES.
PEOPLE LIVING WITH DIABETES HAVE
TO MAKE. WE WORKED INTENSIVELY
WITH BOTH, UH THE DEPARTMENTS
AND OTHERS TO TRY TO REALLY
FOCUS THE BILL AND NOT TO HAVE
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE
WITH ME. TODAY IS SHARE GONZALES
ON BEHALF OF A RESPONSE TO THE
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS,
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HMM. MY
DOCTOR WEBER. I BELIEVE FELON.
DORIA. WE'LL TURN TO THE PUBLIC
AS THEY'RE WELL. FIRST
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NO FILE.
THANK YOU. TURN TO THE PUBLIC.
SUPPORT OPPOSITION, SAYING NONE.
SENATOR WIENER. WE START FAST
WHEN I VOTE. GOES OUT ON A ROLL
CALL. CONGRATULATIONS. SENATOR
ALLEN. YOU'RE PRESENTING SP 3
89. AND SP 6 81, AND I BELIEVE
YOU'RE ALSO PRESENTING FOR
SENATOR NEWMAN ON A COUPLE OF
BILLS. OKAY? IN FACT, WHEN I MY
COLLEAGUES HERE, I THOUGHT BILL
I'LL BE HERE FOR A WHILE, BUT,
UH YEAH, THAT WAS THAT WAS
ACTUALLY WONDERFULLY EFFICIENT.
SO YES, I'M GONNA PRESENT TWO
BILLS ON MY OWN SP 3 89 6 81,
AND THEN I'LL WITH YOUR
INDULGENCE ALL PRESENT, SENATOR
NEWMAN'S SP 3 80 65 68. PLEASE
PROCEED. GET STARTED WITH 3 89.
SO THIS IS A BILL THAT WILL
PROVIDE THE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD WITH THE
ABILITY TO VERIFY THE EXISTENCE
AND SCOPE OF CLAIMS. THE SENIOR
WATER RIGHTS AND WE'VE WORKED
FOR A LONG TIME ON THIS BILL. UH
AND I'M REALLY PLEASED TO SAY
THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE
RESOLVE THE CONCERNS OF THE
OPPOSITION COALITION. I WANT TO
THANK THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED
EFFORT IN GETTING THIS IMPORTANT
POLICY, RIGHT? AS THE STATE
FACES INCREASED DROUGHT AND
WATER SHORTAGES. IT'S BECOME
INCREASINGLY MORE CHALLENGING
FOR THE BOARD TO DO THE JOB THAT
WE TASK THEM TO DO. GIVEN THEIR
NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR DIVERSIONS.
THEY LACK SOME INEFFICIENT AND
INFORMATION ABOUT SO BY
PROVIDING THE BOARD WITH THE
ABILITY TO ASK FOR PROOF OF
THESE RIGHTS AND RELEVANT
INFORMATION, THE BOARDS THING
GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MORE
INFORMED DECISIONS, WHICH WILL
BENEFIT ALL HOLDERS. IN THE
SYSTEM, REGARDLESS OF THEIR KIND
OF RIGHT. UH THIS IS ULTIMATELY
ABOUT ENSURING THAT THE SYSTEM
OPERATES IN THE WAY THAT IT'S
SUPPOSED TO. BEFORE WE HAD RUN
OUT OF TIME TO FIX IT, AND I
HAVE WITH ME HERE TODAY. MATT
BAKER, WHO'S POLICY DIRECTOR
PLANNING CONSERVATION LEAGUE TO
HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU
MAY HAVE. GOOD MORNING TERRY AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MATTHEW BAKER
, POLICY DIRECTOR FOR PLANNING
AND CONSERVATION LEAGUE SPONSOR
OF THE BILL. WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT
UNLESS THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. YES I'M PROUD TO BREMEN
FINANCE. WE ARE OPPOSED TO THE
BILL OF THIS MOMENT THAT THE
ALTHOUGH THAT WE WOULD NOTE
THEIR DIRECT COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE BILL ARE CITED AS MINOR
ABSORBABLE. WE WOULD NOTE THAT
THE BROAD USE OF THE AUTHORITY
COULD RESULT IN FUTURE GENERAL
FUND COSTS REPAIRING AND PRE
1914 WATER RIGHT HOLDERS DO NOT
PAY FEES INTO THE WATER RIGHTS
FUND TO SUPPORT THE WATER BOARD
FOR ITS OVERSIGHT. THEREFORE ANY
FUTURE WATER BOARD EXCUSE ME.
WORKLOAD RELATED TO THESE TYPES
OF CLAIMANTS IS THAT IS NOT
ABSORBABLE WITHIN THE EXISTING
RESOURCES WOULD BE BORNE BY THE
GENERAL FUND. IF THE FUTURE COST
PRESSURES BUILD FOR THE STATE TO
REVIEW ALL THESE RIGHTS, THERE
COULD BE SIGNIFICANT STATE COSTS
AND POTENTIAL FOR LITIGATION. WE
WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THERE IS A
POTENTIAL STATE REIMBURSABLE
MANDATE. THAT'S A LOT. TURN TO
THE PUBLIC. IS THERE ANYONE HERE
THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OR OPPOSED TO THE BILL.
GOOD MORNING, MR TURN MEMBERS,
CARON LING ON BEHALF OF THE
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION
DISTRICT IN OPPOSE UNLESS
FURTHER AMENDED WERE PART OF THE
COALITION AND I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO SENATOR ALLEN AND
HIS STAFF FOR BEING SO LOVELY. I
KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK TO
GET WHERE YOU ARE. THE DISTRICT
IS A PUBLIC AGENCY THAT PROVIDES
WHOLESALE DRINKING WATER TO
THREE COMMUNITIES IN SAN
JOAQUIN. THE LANGUAGE UNDER
DISCUSSION. THERE'S A COUPLE OF
WORDING CHANGES, WE WOULD URGE
THE SPONSORS TO BE COMFORTABLE
WITH THE PUBLIC AGENCY THAT WILL
HAVE TO EXPEND PUBLIC RESOURCES
TO DEFEND THEIR WATER RIGHT IF
IT COMES TO IT WITH THE BOARD,
AND FOR THAT REASON, THEY'RE
JUST HOPING FOR A FURTHER
REFINEMENT ON THE LANGUAGE, BUT
I KNOW YOU'VE DONE A TON OF WORK
AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, AND
I APOLOGIZE THAT WE'RE NOT THERE
YET. URGE MORE CHANGES TO THE
BILL, AND THEN WE CAN GO
NEUTRAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. SO SORRY. HI. I'M SUZANNE
HUME. CLEANERS FOR KIDS. STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
SO YOU NO ONE ELSE WHO WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK AND SUPPORTER
OPPOSITION WILL TURN BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. IS THERE A OR ANY
COMMENTS? MOVED BY DR WEBBER.
SECOND, GREG HEART. SENATOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? WE'RE
CERTAINLY FURTHER IN A LOT OF
CONVERSATIONS ON THIS BILL. SO
FAR, IT WAS CERTAINLY LOOKING
FORWARD TO FURTHER CONVERSATIONS
AND BUT BUT CERTAINLY ASK YOU TO
GIVE GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CONTINUE TO AND THIS GET TO A
PLACE WHERE WE CAN REALLY LET
THE WATER BOARD DO THE WORK THAT
WE ENTRUSTED WITH. WE APPRECIATE
YOUR WORK. WE APPRECIATE YOUR
GOOD WORK. THIS BILL IS OUT ON A
B ROLL. CALL SORIA NOT VOTING.
THANK YOU. OKAY, SO 6 81. 6 81.
THIS IS ABOUT THE PUBLIC THE
POLITICAL REFORM ACT. SO SOME OF
YOU MAY KNOW THAT THE UNDER
CURRENT RULES BILLS THAT AMEND
THE POLITICAL REFORM ACT HAVE TO
BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
IN THEIR FINAL FORM, FINAL FORM.
NO, NO, NO. NO COMMAS OFF FOR 12
DAYS BEFORE BEING PASSED BY THE
LEGISLATURE, SO WE'VE RUN INTO
SOME PROBLEMS. SOME PR REFORMS
HAVE BEEN IMPEDED BY TIMING
CONFLICTS BECAUSE OF END THIS
SESSION, LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES
AND THEIR 12 DAY FINAL FORM
REQUIREMENTS SO THIS WILL
FACILITATE UPDATES TO THE ACT BY
SHORTENING THE FINAL FORM
REQUIREMENT TO EIGHT DAYS. WHILE
RETAINING THE EXISTING 12 DAYS
FOR FORGOTTEN AMENDS. THIS
CHANGE WILL MAINTAIN A PUBLIC
REVIEW PERIOD. THAT'S LONGER
THAN REQUIRED OF ANY OTHER
LEGISLATION WHILE EASING THE
ABILITY TO MAKE CRITICAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE P R A BILLS ON
THE FLOOR. I KNOW THE VPC
ESTIMATES VERY MINOR COST THERE
SUPPORTING THE BILL, AND I
RESPECT FOR ASTRONAUT VOTE.
THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. NO FOUL. ANYONE FROM
THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE TO
COMMENT ON THE BILL. SAYING
NONE. IS THERE A MOTION FROM THE
COMMITTEE ON SP 6 81 GOODBYE,
BRIAN, SECOND BY HAPPEN. THE
BILL IS OUT ON A B ROLL CALL.
GREAT. THANK YOU. UM WELL, NEXT,
IF WITH YOUR INDULGENCE, MR
CHAIR, I'LL GO TO SENATOR
NEWMAN'S BILLS. THE FIRST ONE IS
AN ELECTIONS BILL. SB 3 86. AND
THIS IS, UM. HE'S HE'S AT THE
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION AS THE SENATE'S EX
OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE. I THINK
HE'S DONE IN SAN DIEGO, SO HE
WASN'T ABLE TO BE HERE IN TOWN
TODAY, BUT THIS BILL MAKES THREE
MINOR CHANGES TO OUR ELECTIONS
CODES. FIRST OF ALL, IT DELETES
AN OBSOLETE REFERENCE TO
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SHIRT
SELECTION. IT EXTENDS THE
SIGNATURE VERIFICATION PERIOD
FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVE,
REFERENDUM AND RECALL PETITIONS
AND IT WOULD REQUIRE ELECTIONS
OFFICIALS TO POST SPECIFIED
ELECTION INFORMATION ON THEIR
WEBSITES. IT WILL ALLOW COUNTY
ELECTIONS OFFICIALS TO MORE
EFFICIENTLY MANAGE THEIR TIME
AND RESOURCES AND I ASKED FOR
AND I VOTE. BEEN MOVED BY BRIAN
IS THEIR SECOND. MY HEART. IS
THERE A DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE?
TURN TO THE PUBLIC. SEE NO ONE
FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK. WE WILL GOING BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE SEE NO QUESTIONS
FROM THE COMMITTEE. SENATOR
BUILDS OUT ON A B ROLL CALL.
OKAY, GREAT. AND THEN FINALLY,
UM THERE'S AN BILL REALLY INTO E
WASTE. SO THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE
AN INDIVIDUAL. THIS IS A SP 5 68
REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL OR AN
ENTITY IN CALIFORNIA TO ATTEMPT
TO LOCATE A LICENSED IN ST E
WASTE RECYCLING FACILITY. PRIOR
TO EXPORTING THAT WASTE ABROAD.
SO SOMETHING LIKE LESS THAN 20%
OF OUR E WASTE IS PROPERLY
RECYCLED. THE REMAINING 80% IS
JUST BEING RECYCLED IMPROPERLY
OR DUMPED INTO LANDFILLS.
OFTENTIMES IT'S TOXIC. AH AND,
OF COURSE, MUCH OF THE
IMPROPERLY RECYCLE THE WASTE
ENDS UP IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
WHERE IT'S PROCESSED BY HAND. IT
EXPOSES WORKERS TO HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCES SUCH AS MERCURY, LEAD
AND CADMIUM. CALIFORNIA'S E
WASTE RECYCLING MARKET, WHICH IS
ALREADY AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE
WORLD IS PROJECTED TO GROW BY AT
LEAST 15% BY 2027, AND WE DO
HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO
BECOME A GLOBAL LEADER IN THE
MARKET FOR SAFELY RECLAIMING
RARE AND VALUABLE MINERALS THAT
ARE CONTAINED IN THE E WASTE. SO
THIS BILL WILL WILL YIELD
ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR THE STATE
WILL REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT
TOXIC E WASTE MATERIALS AND THEN
FIND THEIR WAY INTO LOCATIONS
ABROAD WITH WEAKER ENVIRONMENTAL
STANDARDS. AND UH, I WANT TO
PERSONALLY THINK SENATOR NEWMAN
FOR HIS WORK ON THIS AND ASK FOR
YOUR IPHONE. DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. NO PHONE. ANYONE FROM
THE PUBLIC. I SPEAK. SUZANNE
HUME. CLEANERS FOR KIDS STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SEE, YOU
KNOW, OTHERS WILL BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. IS THERE A
MOTION GOODBYE, HEART. BY
PACKING HAPPEN. THIS BILL IS OUT
ON A ROLL CALL WITH DOLLY BODY.
NO AND SANCHEZ, NOT VOTING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. OKAY.
WE HAVE ONE FINAL BILL, TOO. TO
HERE TODAY AND THAT'S SP 3 85.
BY ATKINS. YOU NOT SEE.
DR WEBBER. BEEN MOVED BY BRIAN
YOU CAN BUY SORIA. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR ON BEHALF OF, UM SENATE
PROTEST IMM. ATKINS I AM PROUD
TO PRESENT SP 3 85. UM, AS OTHER
STATES CONTINUE TO ERODE ACCESS
TO ABORTION. IT IS CLEAR THAT WE
NEED TO REMAIN STEADFAST AND DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN TO INCREASE
THE NUMBER OF TRAINED
PROFESSIONALS AVAILABLE IN
CALIFORNIA. AND FOR THOSE WHO
COME NEEDING REPRODUCTIVE
HEALTHCARE TO THAT END, SP 3 85
WOULD IMPROVE REPRODUCTIVE CARE
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCE AND ENABLED
THEM TO PROVIDE FIRST TRIMESTER
ABORTIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF
THEIR CLINICAL PRACTICE,
EDUCATION AND TRAINING. THERE
ARE NO COSTS OF THE PHYSICIAN
ASSISTANT BOARD ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS BILL AND SP 3 85 IS
COMPLEMENTARY TO FOLLOW PRIOR
LAWS THAT ALLOW ADVANCED
PRACTICE CLINICIANS TO PERFORM
ABORTION AND WOULD FURTHER
STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND ACCESS TO
REPRODUCTIVE CARE. HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
HERE I VOTE AND HERE TO TESTIFY
AS RYAN SPENCER ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN COLLEGE. OF
OBSTETRICIAN AND GYNECOLOGIST.
THANK YOU. RYAN SPENCER. I'M
HALF OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF
O B. G Y. N S DISTRICT NINE
O'CLOCK, HAS LONG SUPPORTED THE
ASSISTANCE OF TRAINED, ADVANCED
PRACTICE. CLINICIANS LIKE PS TO
PERFORM EDWARD TO ASSIST
PHYSICIANS, IMPORTANT SERVICES
RELATED REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
, AND THAT INCLUDES FIRST
TRIMESTER ABORTIONS WITHIN THEIR
SCOPE. SB 835 INSURERS PAS ARE
SUFFICIENTLY AND ADEQUATELY
TRAINED TO PERFORM FIRST
TRIMESTER ABORTIONS SAFELY AND
EFFECTIVELY. THIS BILL HAS THE
ASSEMBLY WOMAN SAID, WELL,
PROBABLY ALIGN THEIR TRAINING
WITH THOSE OF NURSE
PRACTITIONERS AND NURSE MIDWIVES
AS APPROVED LAST YEAR, AND
NOTHING MORE SIMPLE, YET VERY
IMPORTANT, BILL AND WE ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE. YES
WE WOULD CONCUR THAT THE
PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT BOARD DOES
INDICATE THERE'S NO FISCAL
IMPACT AND WE ARE NEUTRAL IN THE
BILL. THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYONE
FROM THE PUBLIC THAT WOULD LIKE
TO COMMENT? SAYING NONE OF
THAT'S EMOTION. IT'S BEEN
SECONDED. AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE. OKAY? THE BILL IS
OUT ON A B ROLL CALL.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. I SUPPOSE WITH
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. MADAM
CLERK, WOULD YOU? READ THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. SB 55 HAMBURG.
S P 68 ACQUIRE SB EIGHT TO SEE
ARTO. SP 2 TO 3. MENJIVAR. S P
235 EMBURGH. SB 293 GROWTH. SP
373 MONTHS OVER. SP 374 ASHBY.
SP 449 BRADFORD. SP 4 75 MEN. S
P 505 RUBIO. S P. 515 STERNE. S
P 579 HAMBURG. S P. 595 ROTH. S
P 599. BARBIERO. SP 609
CABALLERO. SP 617 NEWMAN. SP 6
TO 2 ALLEN. SP 668 DODD. SP 669
ORTEZ. SP 706 COPY OUR Ó. SP
743 WIN. SB 775 PADILLA. SB 793
GLASER. SP 808 DODD SP 812 ROTH.
SB 819 EGGMAN. SP 833 MCGUIRE SB
88. I'M SORRY. SB 833 MCGUIRE S
B A 83 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC
SAFETY. SB 887 COMMITTEE ON
BUSINESS PROFESSIONS AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? OKAY? VICE CHAIR AND
SECOND BY PHªN. PLEASE CALL THE
ROLL ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
HOLDEN. GOLDENEYE. DOLLY! WELL,
THE I, BRIAN. BRIAN, I CALDERON.
CALDERON. AYE, CARILLO. CARILLO?
AYE, DIXON. X AND I LONG LONG I
HEART HEART. I LOWENTHAL LOW AND
FELT I MATHIS MATHIS. I HAPPEN.
HAPPENED? I PELLERIN. SANCHEZ.
SANCHEZ EYES SORIA. SORRY, I
WEBER WEBER. I WILSON.
CAN SILENT CONSENT CALENDAR IS
APPROVED. I WILL NOT TAKE UP THE
SUSPENSE CALENDAR. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE READ THE
SUSPENSE GALLERY. SB TWO
PORTANTINO. SB 10 ORTEZ. SB ONE
FOR GROWTH. SP 18 MCGUIRE. SP 19
C ARTO. S P 28 LASER. SB 29
GLASER. SP 46 ROTH. S P. 50
BRADFORD. S P. 54 SKINNER. SP 58
WIENER. SP 61 DODD. SP 67 C
ARTO. SP 69 ORTEZ. SP 70 WIENER.
SP 71 HAMBURG. SP 81 SKINNER. SP
94 CARTAS SP 2 TO 8 ROTH. S P
234 PORTANTINO. S P 240 SHOW
ABO. S B TWO FOR ONE MEN. SB 244
EGGMAN. S B TWO FOR EIGHT.
NEWMAN. S P 253 WIENER. S P 258
BROTH. SB 261 STERN. S P 263
DODD. S P 267 EGGMAN. S P 271
DODD. S P 272 LAIRD. SB 273
WIENER. S P. 281 MCGUIRE. S P
282 EGGMAN. SP 301 PORTANTINO SP
303 ALLEN. SP 306 KA PIERROT. SP
311 EGGMAN SP 314 ASHBY. SP 318
KOBO. SP 319 MCGUIRE. SP 321
ASHBY. SP 3 TO 7 LAYERED SP 331
RUBIO. SP 337 MEN S P 339
WIENER. SP 343 SKINNER. SP 344
RUBIO S P. 350 ASHBY. SP 353
DODD SP 354 KOBO. SP 357
PORTANTINO SP. TWO I'M SORRY. SP
362 BECKER SP 367 CIGAR TOE. SP
368 PORTANTINO SP 369 NGUYEN. SP
377 SKINNER. SP 381 MEN SP 387
DODD SP 390 LIMÓN. SP 391 LIKE
SPEAR SP 401 LIMÓN. SP 407
WIENER. SP 409 NEWMAN. SP 414
ALAN SB 416 LAYERED. SP 418
PADILLA. SP 4 TO 2 PORTANTINO.
SP 4 TO 5 NEWMAN. SP 430 DODD.
SP 433 CORTEZ. SP 435 GONZALES.
SP 440 SKINNER. SB 445
PORTANTINO. SP 447 ATKINS. SP 45
TO BLAKE SPEAR. SB 456 MEN,
JABBAR. SP 48 TO BLAKE SPEAR. SP
484 NEWMAN S P. 491 DURAZO. SP
496 RAMON. SP 499 MONTHS OVER. S
P 506 LAIRD. SP 414 ARCHULETTA.
S P. 519 ATKINS. S P 5 TO 1,
SMALLWOOD. WHOEVER'S S P 5 TO 5
DURAZO S P 538 PORTANTINO.
OKAY. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY
THAT SP 514 WAS ARCHULETTA. S P
539 STERN. SP. 540 LAIRD. S P
548. NEIL O. S. B. 553 CORTEZ. S
P 55 BIBLE HUB. S P 557 LIMÓN. S
P 567 DURAZO. S P 57 TO STERN. S
P 589 ALVARADO GUILT S P 596
PORTANTINO. SP 601 MCGUIRE SP
605 PADILLA. SB 607 ALVARADO
GUILT. SP 613 SUHARTO. SP 616
GONZALEZ. SP 6 TO 3 LAYERED SP 6
TO 8. POTATO. SP 631 CORTEZ E S
P. 646 CORTESI. SP 64 $8 SP 657.
WILL BE HERO SP 659 ASHBY. OKAY
ALVARADO GIL. CORRECTION SB 606
ALVARADO GUILT. SB 665 ALLEN. SP
666 MEN SP 671 PORTANTINO. SP
675 LIMÓN SP 680 SKINNER. S P.
683 GLASER. SP 684 COPY OUR Ó.
SP 688 PADILLA. SP 690 RUBIO. SP
716 OVER GIL. SP 751 PADILLA SP
753 COPY OUR Ó. SP 773 GLASER.
SP 777 ALLEN. SB 779 STERN. SP
781 STERN S BEEN 791 MCGUIRE SB
803 BECKER. SB 813 ROUGH. SP 814
BROTH. SP 816 ROTH. SP 831 COPY
ERO. SB 857 LAIRD. SB 868 WELL
SB 872 MEN. THANK YOU. THE
SUSPENSE FILE IS DEEMED
APPROVED. I WILL NOW MOVE TO
PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'D LIKE TO
OPEN UP THE LORD TO THE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON BILL'S NOT PRESENTED
TO THE COMMITTEE TODAY. AND
THEN, OF COURSE, PLEASE BE SURE
TO LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR
NAME ORGANIZATION, IF ANY AND
YOUR POSITION ON THE BILL THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR MEMBERS. IF YOU
INDULGE ME TO MEASURES CHRIS
MCKAY LI ON BEHALF OF THE
HOLLYWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL FOR
30 DODD REGARDING A TIGHT HOUSE
EXEMPTION, THE SECOND BILL ON
BEHALF OF THE SOCIETY FOR HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND THE L, A
AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO SB 616
GONZALES RELATED TO PAID SICK
LEAVE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
CREAM GREASY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS AND OPPOSITION. STRONG
OPPOSITION TO SB 5 67 BY SENATOR
DURAZO FOR THE REASONS STATED IN
OUR LETTER, WHICH REFLECT THE
CONCERNS RAISED IN ASSEMBLY
JUDICIARY, BOTH IN THE ANALYSIS
AND FROM THE DAIS RESPECTFULLY
REQUESTED. NO VOTE AT THE
APPROPRIATE TIME. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS ALTON
KING. I'M HERE TODAY
REPRESENTING OUR AIR OR SEA AND
TERRACES, UM, CORRELATION OR
PROUD SUPPORTERS AND CO SPONSOR
OF SENATE BILL 94. UM WE ASKED
FOR YOUR WERE FULLY SUPPORTED IT
AND WE ASK THAT YOU MAY SUPPORT
IT. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ANDREA COW
WITH A CALIFORNIA ASIAN PACIFIC
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO SB 5 TO
5 DRAWS. OH, THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE RONNIE BRADY GO HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION
, THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
HEALTHCARE DISTRICTS AND A BROAD
COALITION OF OPPOSITION
STAKEHOLDERS TO SB 5 TO 5 BY
SENATOR AS OH, THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
CONNIE DELGADO ON BEHALF OF THE
33 DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL
HOSPITALS OF THE DISTRICT
HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP FORUM IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 5, 25 DURAZO.
GOOD MORNING CHAIR MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE, JORDAN PARANA
CARVAJAL HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF
OF THE CO SPONSORS. FOR A FOR SP
6 84 BY SENATOR CAVALLERO,
CALIFORNIA UM BE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY BUILDERS LIST SAN
DIEGO IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
URBAN INSTITUTE. ALWAYS STRONG
SUPPORT OF SB 6 84. SENATOR
CAFIERO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD
MORNING, JOHN SCHUMANN FOR
CALIFORNIA NURSES IN OPPOSED
UNLESS AMENDED. SB 5 TO 5. THANK
YOU. RYAN SPENCER ON BEHALF OF
THE CROHN'S AND COLITIS
FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT OF SB 496
LEMON AND A SUPPORT OF SB 70
WIENER, WHICH THEY ARE THE
SPONSORS OF AND ALSO ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA PODIATRIC
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 5 TO 5 DURAZO.
GOOD MORNING, EVEN CHUNG WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
HEALTH FACILITIES REPRESENTING
OVER 900 SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES IN OPPOSITION TO SB 5
█25. SO THANK YOU. MR CHAIR
MEMBERS TO MADDEN, REPRESENTING
THE CALIFORNIA SOCIETY OF
PLASTIC SURGEONS. CALIFORNIA
RHEUMATOLOGY ALLIANCE, THE
CALIFORNIA CHAPTER, THE AMERICAN
COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY CENTER,
ALL IN OPPOSITION TO SB 5 25 AND
ALSO REPRESENTING THE GROSSMAN
HEALTHCARE DISTRICT, WHO HAS AN
OPPOSED UNLESS AMENDED. POSITION
TO SB 5 25. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, SARAH NACIDO ON BEHALF
OF THE LATIN X PHYSICIANS OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE UNITED
CHAMBER ADVOCACY NETWORK, BOTH
IN OPPOSITION OF SP 5 TO 5.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS LOUIS COSTA
WITH SMART TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB
506 LAYERED BE 553 CORTESI AND
PROUD CO SPONSOR OF SB 616.
GONZALEZ. THANK YOU. MONEY AND
CHAIR MEMBERS DINITIA BODNAR ON
THE BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES IN
SUPPORT OF SB 19, SEYARTO AND
SUPPORT OF SB 2, 40, OCHOA,
BOGUE AND OPPOSITION TO SB 5 25
, SENATOR DURAZO AND OPPOSITION
TO SB 6 23 BY STATED EARLIER.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS MARVELOUS
WITH THE LATINO COALITION FOR
HEALTHY CALIFORNIA AND ON BEHALF
OF OVER 60 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS
THE STATE IN SUPPORT OF SB 4 35
, THE LATIN X AND INDIGENOUS
DISPARITIES REDUCTION ACT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING, MEGAN
LOPER ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND
OPPOSITION TO SB 5 25. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
DENNIS QUOTAS. ROMERO ON BEHALF
OF CALIFORNIA HELP, PLUS
ADVOCATES ADVOCACY AFFILIATE FOR
THE CALIFORNIA PRIMARY CARE
ASSOCIATION IN OPPOSITION TO SB
5, 25 TERRAZZO AND IN A POSE A
LESS AMENDED POSITION TO SP 7
7/9 TURN. GOOD MORNING, TROY
POLK ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
BORDER PSYCHOLOGY HERE IN
SUPPORT OF SB 816 AND SB 887.
THANK YOU. IS THAT SHORT ON
BEHALF OF THE ALLIANCE OF
CATHOLIC HEALTHCARE, PEACH
REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA'S
COMMUNITY SAFETY NET HOSPITALS,
RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND
LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND
OPPOSITION TO SB 5 TO 5. GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
GREGORY CRAMER ON BEHALF OF
DISABILITY RIGHTS, CALIFORNIA
WERE IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL
50. BRADFORD SUPPORT OF SENATE
BILL 58 WIENER. IN SUPPORT OF
SENATE BILL 2 71 DODD. IN
SUPPORT OF SB 3 11 EGGMAN. IN
SUPPORT OF SB 4 35 GONZALES,
SPONSORS OF SP 4 45 PORTANTINO.
AND SUPPORTIVE. SB 4 56
MENJIVAR. UM. AND SUPPORT OF
SENATE BILL 5, 19 ATKINS.
SUPPORT OF SB 557 LEHMAN. AND IN
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 5 █67. SO
THANK YOU. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
AUTUMN OGDEN SMITH WITH THE
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER
ACTION NETWORK. HERE'S A PROUD
CO SPONSOR FOR BOTH SP 344
RUBIO. AND FOR SB 496 LIMÓN.
THANK YOU. TALIA TOMATO ON
BEHALF OF SEVERAL CLIENTS, SO I
APOLOGIZE. UM WE ARE. I'M HERE
IN SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE
DRIVE THROUGH GRAND TREE AND THE
TOOLEY RIVER TRIBE FOR SB 18
MCGUIRE. UM ON SB 51 BRADFORD. I
AM HERE ON BEHALF OF SEIZURE AND
CALIFORNIA NORMAL, BOTH IN
SUPPORT. UM SB 302 STERN ALSO
CALLUM, CALIFORNIA NORMAL IN
SUPPORT. UM SP 5 40 LAYERED.
ALSO CALIFORNIA NORMAL IN
SUPPORT AND ON SB 833 MCGUIRE,
JETER AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, AARON LEVI ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ASSISTED LIVING ASSOCIATION AND
UNIVERSAL UNIVERSAL HEALTH
SERVICES IN OPPOSITION TO SP 5
TO 5. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS PETER
KELLISON ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR
HEALTH SERVICES AT HOME. IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 5 TO 5. GOOD
MORNING, EVERYONE. I'M JULIE
HALL BURN SINGLE MOM FROM
NEWPORT BEACH AND PROTECTIVE
PARENT OF WILLIAM AND EMI WILL
BURN. I'M HERE IN SUPPORT OF SB
331 AND 6 90. I'M ALSO A VICTIM
OF LONGSTANDING ABUSE. I HOPE
AND PRAY THAT YOU ARE VOTING.
YES, ON BOTH OF THOSE. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ROXANNE GOULD ON BEHALF
OF SIX BEDS. IT'S IN A SMART
ASSOCIATION OF SMALL SIX BEDS OR
FEWER RESIDENTIAL CARE
FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY AND
DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED IN
OPPOSITION TO SB 5 TO 5 DURAZO.
GOOD MORNING, BRIAN SNOW
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE
ENGINEERS AND TRAINED MEN IN
SUPPORT OF SB 616 AND SB 506.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, RUTH
MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF SACRAMENTO
ACT AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER
IN SUPPORT OF SB 2 53. SB 2, 61
. SB 301, SB 306 AND SB 5. 67.
THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS MARLON LARA ON BEHALF OF
CALIPH PACE. THE STATEWIDE
ASSOCIATION OF PROGRAMS OF ALL
INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE ELDERLY.
INCENTIVE SEIZURE, HEALTH AND
RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION TO SB 5
$25.00. THANK YOU. DIANE KENNY
ON BEHALF OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
REPUBLICAN PARTY. I AM OPPOSING
SB 407. ELIZABETH KENNY FROM
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA I OPPOSE SB
407. GOOD MORNING. UM. SARAH
GONZALEZ AND I WOULD LIKE YOUR
SUPPORT ON SB 14 AND I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO OPPOSE. UM SP 407.
THANK YOU. MRS G IN SUPPORT OF
SORRY S B 14 AND I OPPOSE SB OR
07. THANK YOU. HELLO, VERONICA
MAMA FIVE PART OF MOM ARGUE ARMY
ORGANIZATION. I SUPPORT. SB 14
OPPOSE SB 407. THANK YOU. SUSIE
AND HUME CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS
DOT ORG IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
MENJIVAR FOR 99, ALONG WITH SAFE
, HEALTHY PLAYING FIELDS,
NONTOXIC COMMUNITIES, THE FIELD
FUND ANGELINOS FOR GREEN SCHOOLS
, CALIFORNIA NURSES FOR SAFE
HEALTHY. I'M SORRY, CALIFORNIA
ERCIS FIRST FOR ENVIRONMENTAL,
HEALTH AND JUSTICE BEYOND
PLASTICS. FACTS SAN DIEGO SEQUEL
IN NORTH COUNTY CLIMATE CHANGE
ALLIANCE THAT WAS ALL IN SUPPORT
OF MENJIVAR 4 99, ALSO CLEANER
FOR KIDS IS SUPPORTING SB 3 37
MEN. UM, SB 301, PORTANTINO AND
NEWMAN. SB 538 PORTANTINO. SB 2
44 EGGMAN. SP 303 ALLEN. SP 28
LIMÓN SB 2 TO 8 ROTH. SB 3 44
RUBIO, SP 605 MEDIA SP 6 88
PADILLA. SB 253, WIENER GONZALES
AND STERN SP 262 STERN, BECKER.
GONZALEZ AND WIENER. SP 306
CABALLERO AND SB 539 ALL IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU THAT LOOKS TO
CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC COMMENT. YOU
KNOW OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
COMING FORWARD WE HAVE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR. TWO MEMBERS TO
ADD ON. I BELIEVE OKAY, LET'S
OPEN UP THE ROLL CALL ON THE
CONTENT OF IT. A PELLERIN AND
WILSON. OKAY? OKAY, SO WE HAVE A
PILLAR IN AND WILSON WHO WE NEED
TO HAVE HERE TO VOTE ON THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, BUT ALL OTHERS
ARE FREE TO.
IT WAS DEPRESSING. LUCILLE.
SO BAD. OH, WHAT WE DID.
OKAY ADDING ONTO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR WILL CALL THE ROLL.
COLORING. WILSON. AYE, WILSON.
AYE.
THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE IS
COMPLETED FOR TODAY. THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED.