GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING,
MEMBERS AND COMMITTEE AND THE
PUBLIC TO THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE
ON PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT AND
RETIREMENT. BEFORE WE BEGIN. WE
NEED TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
OKAY, NOW HERE. HERE, BLACKIE
HERE AT HERE HERE. NGUYEN. FROM
HERE. SHE ELBOW. THANK YOU. WE
HAVE A QUORUM. I HAVE TWO
ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE FIRST WE
HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT
THAT IS BILL. SB 7 65 PORTANTINO
SECOND WILL LIMIT TESTIMONY TO
TWO PRIMARY WITNESSES ON EACH
SIDE OF THE BILL, AND EACH WILL
HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
LET'S BEGIN. SENATOR PORTANTINO.
YOU MAY PROCEED WHEN READY.
CHAIR. CHAIR FOR ARRANGING THIS
SPECIAL HEARING. AND, UH, THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. AS YOU KNOW, WE
ARE IN A SIGNIFICANT TEACHER
SHORTAGE. UM SINCE WE HAVE A
MOTION AND A SECOND, I'LL JUST
KEEP IT SHORT. THIS BILL HELPS
US DO SOMETHING IN THE INTERIM
AS WE RECRUIT MORE TEACHERS TO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR TEACHERS TO
COME OUT OF RETIREMENT TO HELP
TEACH KIDS AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE AND OBVIOUSLY
THE BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED, AND I
DON'T THINK I HAVE TO SAY EXCEPT
THAT I THINK THEY'RE ALREADY IN
PRINT. SO THANK YOU RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AND I VOTE AND WE HAVE
TWO WITNESSES WHO WILL ALSO BE
BRIEF. GOOD MORNING CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. BLAKE JOHNSON
OVER HALF OF STATE
SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION. TONY THURMAN.
HERE'S A PROUD CO SPONSOR. UM,
KEEP MY ACCOUNTS VERY BRIEF.
URGES SUPPORT POSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, MR
MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS CRISPY
FROM BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION, ALSO
CO SPONSOR. I'M JUST WANTING TO
EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION AND
THANKS TO THE STAFF COMMITTEE,
UM IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS. UM
BUT I THINK YOU KNOW PROGRESS IS
PROGRESS. THE ONE THING I'LL
JUST SAY IS THIS TOOL IS
PROBABLY ONE OF, IF NOT THE ONLY
LEGISLATIVE TOOL. THIS
LEGISLATURE HAS TO ADDRESS THE
TEACHER SHORTAGE TODAY.
OTHERWISE WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR IN
APPRECIATE THIS SUBJECT IF IT'S
SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS THAT THE
STATE HAS MADE IN THE BUDGET TO
PRODUCE GREATER SUPPORT FOR
CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS, BUT THIS
IS THE TYPE OF CHANGE THAT COULD
WELL RESULT IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
BEING PULLED UP FILLED
CLASSROOMS IN THE COMING SCHOOL
YEAR. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS REMAINING
IN SUPPORT? IF SO, PLEASE COME
FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME,
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION ON THE
BILL. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, DOROTHY JOHNSON ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS, PLEASE TO
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, CAITLIN
JOHN ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL
EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT. GOOD
MORNING ON JACE GORDON ON BEHALF
OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF THIS,
BILL, THANK YOU. MORNING MADAM
CHAIR MEMBERS. I'M HEARING
SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF FOUR
ORGANIZATIONS, THE CENTRAL
VALLEY EDUCATION COALITION, THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
SUBURBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE
ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION AND THE LONG BEACH
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS, JEFF, AKA REPRESENTING
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND
SUPPORT GOOD MORNING CHAIR
MEMBERS SAM NASHVILLE ON BEHALF
OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS, DR
DELBERT WARD IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD MORNING, MADAM CHAIR
AND MEMBERS MITCHELLVILLE ON
BEHALF OF CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS AND
SUPPORT. GOOD MORNING, JENNIFER
BAKER WITH THE CALIFORNIA
RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. WE
DO HAVE A WATCH POSITION, BUT WE
DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE
AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN
AND FEEL THAT IT'S A PRODUCTIVE
STEP FORWARD. THANK YOU. GOOD
MORNING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS
SETH BRAMBLE HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION, JUST WANTED TO PUT
ON THE RECORD THAT WE ARE
REMOVING OUR OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. I'M SEEING THERE
NO MORE, UM WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT WE'D LIKE IS THERE
ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? SEE NO.
ONE IN OPPOSITION. I WILL BRING
IT TO THE UM, COMMITTEE. IS
THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR
RESPONSES? THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR AND THANK YOU,
SENATOR FOR BRINGING THIS BOARD
. UM, I WENT TO COLLEGE TO
BECOME A TEACHER AT NIGHT. GOT A
CHANCE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
BE A TEACHER FOR A COUPLE OF
YEARS. AND IT'S TOUGH. IT'S
REALLY HARD AND I FEEL LIKE
TEACHERS DON'T GET APPRECIATED.
ENOUGH WE'RE ALL HERE BECAUSE A
TEACHER IMPACTED OUR LIVES IN
SOME WAY FORM OR ANOTHER. AND
THAT THE REALITY IS THERE REALLY
IS A SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS UP AND
DOWN CALIFORNIA. AND THAT WE DO
NEED TOURS TO BE ABLE TO ENSURE
THAT OUR KIDS ARE ABLE TO GO TO
SCHOOL AND HAVE A TEACHER IN
FRONT OF THEM. AS I DROPPED OFF
MY TWO LITTLE ONES AT SCHOOL
THIS MORNING, I THOUGHT ABOUT
THIS BILL, AND I APPRECIATE THAT
. WE HAVE THIS TOOL AS MENTIONED
EARLIER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE. I DO WANT TO THANK THE
STAFF. THE CHAIR AND FOR ALL
PARTIES COMING TOGETHER BECAUSE
IT REALLY IS ABOUT THE KIDS,
RIGHT, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE
SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR
EVERYBODY FOR TEACHERS FOR THE
KIDS FOR THE CLASSROOMS FOR ALL
DISTRICT AND SO I'M I'M
SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I WANT TO
SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN THE
NEXT TWO YEARS AND SEE HOW WE
CAN IMPROVE IF THERE ARE
OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE IT.
THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES TO
CHANGE IT UP A BIT. AND IF
THERE'S YOU KNOW, WAYS THAT WE
COULD MAKE IT BETTER, UM, I
THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD
START. IT'S SOMETHING FOR US TO
WORK WITH. AND SO I WANT TO
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND FOR ALL PARTIES AND
WORKING TOGETHER. TO REMOVE ALL
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. SEEING
ANY ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO RESPOND.
SEEING NO OTHERS. UM. I WOULD
LIKE TO TELL YOU, SENATOR, I'D
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THIS BILL FORWARD. I'D LIKE TO
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PASSION FOR
THE CHILDREN FOR ENSURING THAT
WE MAKE OUR KIDS SUCCESSFUL
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND BRINGING
MAKING SURE TEACHERS ARE THERE.
WE KNOW THERE'S A SHORTAGE AND I
JUST APPRECIATE YOU WORKING WITH
US AND BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD AND GETTING IT DONE, UM
, SAYING NO MORE HEARING
ANYMORE, UM, MA'AM, SIX. I'M
SORRY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS AND
EVERYONE FOR COLLECTIVELY
RECOGNIZING HOW IMPORTANT THIS
IS AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP TO
AND PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GET US HERE AND STAFFS WORK BOTH
MY STAFF AND YOUR STAFF AND ALL
THE ADVOCATES. YOU DON'T GET
FIRST GRADE BACK. YOU DON'T GET
THEIR GRADE BACK, YOU KNOW, AND
IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TEACHER IN
THE CLASSROOM YOU KNOW, THAT'S
YOU KNOW, NOT GOOD FOR THOSE
KIDS. AND SO THIS WILL HELP KIDS
SOMEWHERE, NOT EVERY KID AND WE
JUST HAVE TO DO THE BEST WE CAN
SO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT WAS
MOTION BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FUNK
AND SECONDED BY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
LACKEY. SECRETARY PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. THE MOTION IS DO PASS
AND WE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ON APPROPRIATIONS MAKIN, ER I
MAKIN HER. I LACKEY I ATIS I
FANG I HANEY WHEN I WHEN I
SHIAVO VÚI. THE BILL IS PASSED.
THANK YOU. THAT. WE'RE ADJOURNED
. THANK YOU. YEAH EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU