HAPPY
NEW YEAR, EVERYONE. I'M CALLING
THE HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE TO ORDER AH
WOULD LIKE TO ASK COMMITTEE
MEMBERS TO PLEASE. SHOW UP. WE
HAVE SEVERAL AUTHORS IN THE
AUDIENCE READY TO GO. AH, AND SO
WE'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD. UM
HOLD OFF ON CALLING THE ROLE TO
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. AND TO HOLD
OFF ON WELCOME ME. NEW COMMITTEE
MEMBERS UNTIL THEY SHOW UP. UM.
AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, NOTE THAT
AH, WE. VERY MUCH HAVE VICE
CHAIR DOLLY AND IN OUR THOUGHTS
AND PRAYERS AND WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HER SPEEDY RECOVERY AND FOR
HER TO AH RE JOIN US AS SOON AS
SHE IS ABLE UM TODAY.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S FLORA WILL BE
SERVING IN VICE SHOW DOLLIES
PLACE FOR PURPOSES OF TODAY'S
HEARING. WE ALSO HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, UH ATIS, WHO
IS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY,
AND SO ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ORTEGA
WILL BE SERVING IN HER PLACE FOR
THIS HEARING. UM WE ALSO, UH.
RECEIVED WORD THAT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BONTA WILL BE
LATE TODAY. AND, UM BUT SHE
EXPECTS TO BE, UH ARRIVING
BEFORE THE END OF THIS HEARING.
SO WITH THAT WE HAVE FIVE BILLS.
ON FILE TODAY. BILLS WILL BE
HEARD IN SIGN IN ORDER. UH AS A
REMINDER FOR EACH BILL, WE WILL
HAVE UP TO TWO WITNESSES AND
SUPPORT TO WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION, EACH OF WHOM MAY
SPEAK FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE
HEARING ROOM WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO STATE THEIR
POSITION. PLEASE STATE YOUR
NAME, AFFILIATION AND POSITION
ON THE BILL ONLY. AND MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO WELCOME TO
PROVIDE COMMENT THROUGH THE
POSITION LETTER PORTAL ON THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
WEBSITE. WITH THAT. I, UM I
WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR FIRST
AUTHOR, ASSEMBLY MEMBER, UH,
JACKSON, STARTING AS A
SUBCOMMITTEE. UH WE WANT TO
WELCOME SOME REMEMBER FLORA WHO
WILL BE TAKING THE PLACE OF VICE
CHAIR, DOLLY AND SO MOVING
FORWARD AS A SUBCOMMITTEE.
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JACKSON
, WHO WILL BE PRESENTING FILE
ITEM NUMBER FOUR ASSEMBLY BILL
1299. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
CHAIR THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
COMMITTEE STAFF AND I WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS. UM AND I WANT TO
THANK THEM AND THANK EVERYONE
FOR WORKING WITH ME ON THIS, UH,
UM, IMPORTANT BILL. MAYBE 1299
AFFIRMS THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE BOTH
SAFETY AND JUSTICE. BY
ADDRESSING THE PHYSICAL. MENTAL
AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH. OF OUR
DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION. A B
1299 MAINTAINS THE BALANCE OF
SAFETY AND PROTECTS A POSITIVE
SCHOOL CULTURE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
ASSEMBLY BILL 1299. WE'LL ADD
SPECIFIC PARAMETERS TO WIN THE
USE OF HANDCUFFS AND PEPPER
SPRAY IS PERMITTED. WILL REQUIRE
THAT AN OFFICER MUST ARTICULATE
THAT THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE
DANGER TO THE PUPIL IN QUESTION
OR OTHERS. THE PRESENCE OF SELF
INFLICTED HARM. AND OR
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. IT WILL
ALSO REQUIRE THE USE OF PEPPER
SPRAY TO CONFORM TO CURRENT.
PINOT CODE GUIDELINES. ON THE
PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF A CHEMICAL
AGENT. ADDITIONALLY THIS BILL
PROHIBITS THE USE OF POLICE
OFFICERS, SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICERS OR ANY OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. THAT'S ON
THE SCHOOL CAMPUS TO BE USED.
SOLELY FOR STUDENT BEHAVIOR.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? A CRIME
HASN'T OCCURRED. THEY ARE BEING
USED BECAUSE OF COMMON CHILDHOOD
BEHAVIORS THAT HAPPENED ON THE
SCHOOL CAMPUS. UNLESS AUTHORIZED
OR INSTRUCTED BY THE LOCAL
EDUCATION AGENCY, OFFICIAL OR
STAFF WHO IS PRESENT. AND
LASTLY, THIS BILL ENSURES THAT
ALL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND
POLICE OFFICERS OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT WHO WORK ON SCHOOL
CAMPUSES. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT
WE THEY RECEIVED THE PROPER
CHILD DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO
ENSURE THEY ARE FULLY EQUIPPED.
WITH ALL OF THE TOOLS TO BE
SUCCESSFUL ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS.
AH SO COLLEAGUES. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
JACKSON BEFORE WE PROCEED ANY
FURTHER? I BELIEVE WE HAVE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH A
QUORUM. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD
YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
MURATSUCHI. DID YOU HEAR FLORA
LARA HERE, ALVAREZ PRESENT.
ALVAREZ HERE. BONTA HOOVER
MCCARTY ORTEGA HERE OR TAKE IT
HERE. OR, UM, HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED. AH!
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S JACKSON. DO YOU
HAVE WITNESSES AND SUPPORT OF
YOUR BILL AT THIS TIME, OKAY. I
WOULD LIKE TO, UH INVITE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENT IN SUPPORT. OF
THE ABILITY. UM LIKE TO TESTIFY.
PLEASE COME FORWARD TO THE
MICROPHONE. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, TRISTAN BROWN WAS
CFT UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. WE URGE AND
I VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. SEEING NONE
LIKE TO INVITE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. PLEASE
COME FORWARD. TO THE TABLE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, RYAN SHERMAN WITH THE
RIVERSIDE SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION,
UH, SPEAKING RESPECTFUL
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL TODAY,
ALSO REPRESENTING POLICE OFFICER
ASSOCIATIONS FROM AROUND THE
STATE AND OPPOSITION, INCLUDING
THE POLICE OFFICER. ASSOCIATIONS
OF CLAREMONT CORONA, POMONA.
NEVADO PALACE WORDS, NEWPORT
BEACH PLUS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF
ASSOCIATION LOS ANGELES SCHOOL
POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION.
UPLAND P O A SANTA ANA P O A
BURBANK, MARIA TO ARCADIA,
RIVERSIDE. L. A SCHOOLS POLICE
ASSOCIATION FOR 10 P O A COVER
CITY P O A DEPUTY SHERIFF
ASSOCIATION, MONTEREY COUNTY AND
THE SCHOOL CALIFORNIA COALITION
OF SCHOOL SAFETY PROFESSIONALS.
STRONG OPPOSITION AT 1299 THAT
WOULD DANGEROUSLY RESTRICT THE
ABILITY OF SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICERS TO SAFELY ENSURE THE
SUITS. EXCUSE ME, THE SAFETY OF
THE STUDENTS AND STAFF AT
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. AS AMENDED.
A B 1299 PROHIBITS THE USE OF
HANDCUFFS AND PEPPER SPRAY ON
SCHOOL GROUNDS. WITH FEW
EXCEPTIONS, HOWEVER, HANDCUFFS
ARE NOT EVEN PERMITTED TO BE
USED ON CAMPUS BY S. R. O S WHEN
ATTEMPTING TO EFFECTUATE AN
ARREST. THAT'S ROSE ARE FULLY
SWORN PEACE OFFICERS WHO HAVE
COMPLETED ADDITIONAL EXTENSIVE
TRAINING SPECIFIC TO STUDENT AND
STAFF. SAFETY ISSUES HAVE
DEDICATED THEIR CAREERS TO
PROTECTING MENTORING AND
ADVOCATING FOR STUDENT WELLNESS
AND SAFETY OF OUR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. 1299 ALSO PROHIBITS THE
USE OF AN SRO FOR PURPOSES OF
CORRECTING PUPIL BEHAVIOR. IT'S
EXTREMELY VAGUE AND BROAD
PROHIBITION WOULD EVEN PRECLUDE
OFFICERS FROM ADVISING PEOPLES
TO COMPLY WITH SCHOOL RULES AND
LAWS. OFFICERS WOULD BE BARRED
FROM TELLING A STUDENT THAT TO
LITTER, FOR EXAMPLE, OR PARK IN
THE RED ZONE, OR EVEN BULLY
CLASSMATES S R O S WOULD NOT BE
ALLOWED OR WOULD SORROWS EXCUSE
ME BE ALLOWED TO EVEN BREAK UP A
FIGHT. S R O INTERVENE IN SUCH
AN ALTERCATION. WOULDN'T THAT BE
CORRECTING PEOPLE BEHAVIOR BY
STOPPING THE FIGHT? S R. O S
WOULD BE BANNED UNDER 1299 FROM
ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT PEOPLE'S
BEHAVIOR, EVEN IF THOSE EFFORTS
ARE INTENDED TO KEEP OTHER
STUDENTS, STAFF AND SCHOOLS SAFE
FROM DANGEROUS OR CRIMINAL
BEHAVIOR. 1299 APPEARS TO IMPAIR
THE ABILITY OF SRS TO MAKE
ARRESTS ON CAMPUS IF AN ARREST
IS INTENDED, IN PART TO CORRECT
STUDENT BEHAVIOR. SIMILAR TO
THIS PROHIBITION ON HANDCUFFS
AND PEPPER SPRAY THE SPAN ON
CORRECTING PEOPLE BEHAVIOR IS AS
DANGEROUS AS WE BELIEVE IT IS
FOOLISH. OFFICERS NOT EMPLOYED
BY THE DISTRICT ALSO MUST MUST
NOTIFY THE PRINCIPAL OR DESIGNEE
BEFORE ACCESSING SCHOOL GROUNDS.
OR ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS ON
LIFE UNLESS LIFE OR GREAT BODILY
INJURIES THREATENED OR TO BRING
AN OBJECTIVELY DANGEROUS AND
LAWFUL SITUATION SAFELY AND
EFFECTIVELY UNDER CONTROL. MANY
OR MOST SORROWS ARE EMPLOYED BY
MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS AND
ASSIGNED TO WORK AS AN S. R O
FULL TIME VIA CONTRACT WITH THE
SCHOOL DISTRICT. HOWEVER THESE
OFFICERS WOULD BE TREATED THE
SAME AS ANY OFFICER WALKING OFF
THE STREET SEEKING TO ENTER
SCHOOL GROUNDS. THIS WOULD
REQUIRE THE OFFICER TO CHECK IN
WITH THE PRINCIPAL OR DESIGNEE
EVERY TIME THE OFFICER INTER
SCHOOL GROUNDS FOR ANY PURPOSE
AT ANY TIME, EVEN MULTIPLE TIMES
TODAY. OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ASSOCIATIONS ACTIVELY OPPOSED
LEGISLATION THAT SEEKS TO
ENDANGER THE SAFETY OF THE
PUBLIC, ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN.
FOR THESE REASONS, WE ARE
STRONGLY OPPOSED. 1299
RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED. NO VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ANY FURTHER
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION, MR
SHERMAN? UH, THERE MAY BE SOME
QUESTIONS FOR YOU. AND SO YOU
MAY WANT TO THANK YOU. TABLE.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER WITNESSES
IN OPPOSITION TO THIS MEASURE?
SEEING NO ONE COMING FORWARD ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
TO THIS MEASURE. SEEING NONE.
LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO THE
COMMITTEE. MR ALVAREZ. WELCOME,
MR ALVAREZ TO THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. I'M
HAPPY TO BE HERE CHAIR. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH, MR CHAIR, AND I
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
COMING BEFORE US AND ALSO FOR
THE TIME THAT WE'VE SPENT
TALKING REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
TIME. I, UH REALLY UNDERSTAND
YOUR COMMITMENT TO TRYING TO DO
THE RIGHT THING HERE, AND I
THINK YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD,
UM, IDEAS AS PART OF THIS BILL
TO DO THAT, AND I THINK THIS IS
GENERALLY IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. UM I'VE HAD A CHANCE
TO READ THE BILL AND I SO I HAVE
SOME QUESTIONS THAT SOME IN SOME
WAY, UM, REFLECT SOME OF THE
OPPOSITION, BUT, UM, I THINK
MAYBE A MISUNDERSTANDING.
PERHAPS EITHER FOR ME OR THE ONE
OF US IS GOING TO BE WRONG ABOUT
WHAT WE THINK THIS WILL ACTUALLY
SAYS, AND SO I LIKE TO GET THIS
ON THE RECORD. UM WHEN IT COMES
TO THE, UH, THE USE OF, UM
HANDCUFFS. THERE'S A SECTION
HERE IN, UM, THE BILL. THAT
STATES. UM. SO IT'S IN THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAVE
BEFORE US ON ON PAGE SEVEN. UM
THAT A PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF
HANDCUFFS ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS
EXCEPT IN SITUATIONS WHERE
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER
DETERMINES THAT PEOPLE MAY
PRESENT AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO
THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. MAY
EXHIBIT BEHAVIOR THAT RESULTS IN
THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY OR
MAY CAUSE SELF INFLICTED
PHYSICAL HARM THAT TO ME, PRETTY
CLEARLY STATES THAT RESOURCE
OFFICER ACTUALLY. IS ALLOWED TO
USE HANDCUFFS. AND SO I'D LIKE
TO I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHO TO
ASK THIS QUESTION TO MAYBE TO
OUR COMMITTEE. UH CHAIR OR STAFF
IF THEY CAN JUST HELP. UH,
CONFIRM. THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS
SECTION SAYS. BUT THEN I WILL
ALSO POINT OUT THAT 22
PARAGRAPHS BELOW THAT. THERE'S
SOMETHING THAT TO ME MIGHT BE A
LITTLE BIT OF A CONFLICT THAT
I'D LIKE TO REALLY FIGURE OUT,
WHICH SAYS THE PROHIBITION OF
THE USE OF A POLICE OFFICER,
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER OR ANY
OTHER OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIALS ACTING ON A SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS FOR PURPOSES
OF ENGAGING A PUPIL IN
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. EXCEPT AS
REQUESTED BY STAFFER OFFICIALS
SCHOOL DISTRICT SO THAT MAKES IT
SEEM LIKE AN OFFICER CANNOT
PARTICIPATE. IN THAT ACTIVITY,
SO I JUST WANT TO GET CLARITY ON
THE DIFFERENCE OF THOSE TWO
SECTIONS. THANK YOU, MR ALVAREZ.
SO LET ME SAY THAT FIRST OF ALL
UH, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AMONG
EDUCATION COMMITTEE STAFF AND
MYSELF DISCUSSING THIS BILL. UM
YOU KNOW, I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE UM ADDRESS THE
ISSUES THAT YOU SEEK TO ADDRESS
WHILE AT THE SAME TIME ENSURING
THAT. THAT WE GIVE SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS AND OTHERS THE
TOOLS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN
MAINTAIN A SAFE SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENT, KNOWING THAT IT IS
CRITICAL TO ANY EFFECTIVE
TEACHING AND LEARNING. UM. IN
RESPONSE TO MR ALVAREZ IS
QUESTIONS THE AMENDMENTS. WHERE
FIRST OF ALL, UM I DID ASK
COMMITTEE STAFF TO, UH, DISCUSS
THE BILL AND SPECIFIC CONCERNS,
AND WE RECEIVED A LIST OF
SPECIFIC CONCERNS FROM, UM LAW
ENFORCEMENT AS REPRESENTED BY MR
SHERMAN. UM AND THESE WERE THE
AMENDMENTS THAT THAT WE CAME UP
WITH THE TRIED TO STRIKE THAT
BALANCE. THE. SITUATIONS WHERE
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS CAN USE
HANDCUFFS ARE AS ARTICULATED IN
THE WRITTEN AMENDMENTS. UM SO,
FOR EXAMPLE, I MEAN, IT WAS. MY
INTENT THAT. A SCHOOL RESOURCE
OFFICER. CAN USE HANDCUFFS.
WHERE A PUPIL MAY PRESENT AN
IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THEMSELVES
OR OTHERS, SUCH AS IN A SCHOOL
FIGHT. MHM. IN TERMS OF THE.
CONSISTENCY OF THAT PROVISION,
WITH THE PROVISIONS ON THE USE
OF POLICE OFFICERS OR SCHOOL
OFFICERS ENGAGING IN PUPIL
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. WE HAVE,
UM. THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS. UH, WHO UM,
THEIR POSITION IS THAT. UH, THE
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. BEST
PRACTICES ARE FOR SCHOOL
RESOURCE OFFICERS TO DEFER THE
HANDLING OF DISCIPLINARY STUDENT
DISCIPLINARY ISSUES TO BE
HANDLED BY TEACHERS OR
ADMINISTRATORS. UM RATHER THAN
THE S. R O S. SO THAT IS THE
BASIS OF THAT PROVISION THAT, UH
. SA ROSE OR ANY OTHER POLICE
OFFICERS NOT ENGAGE IN THE PUPIL
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, BUT RATHER
THAN THAT BE HANDLED BY SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS OR TEACHERS.
UNLESS UH, AS REQUESTED BY STAFF
, OR OR OFFICIALS OF THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT. SO THE BASIC IDEA IS
THAT WHEN YOU'RE ON THE SCHOOL
CAMPUS THAT IS THE JURISDICTION
OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. SCHOOL
STAFF. UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE
SCHOOL OF STAFF. SO S R. O S. I
WOULD EXPECT THEM TO HAVE AN
ONGOING CONSENT AND PERMISSION
OF. AT SCHOOL SITE
ADMINISTRATORS FOR THEM TO BREAK
UP FIGHTS. FOR THEM TO, UH AH!
TAKE WHATEVER OTHER ACTIONS
NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE
SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. BUT ONLY AS
REQUESTED BY STAFF OR OFFICIALS.
AT THE SCHOOL SITE. IS THAT?
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. I BELIEVE
ONLY AS IT RELATES TO PUPIL.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS, NOT OTHER
ACTIVITIES ON SITE. IF THERE IS
STILL A RESOURCE OFFICER IS
STILL THE WAY I'M READING THIS.
UM CONTRARY TO BELIEVE THE
OPPOSITION'S TESTIMONY STILL HAS
THE AUTHORITY TO HANDCUFF.
INDIVIDUALS HAVE THEY BELIEVE
THAT THAT IS NEEDED BECAUSE
THERE'S AN IMMEDIATE DANGER OR
IT'S AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.
HOWEVER IF IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE
SITUATIONS, BUT IT'S MORE OF A
PEOPLE DISCIPLINARY ACTION,
WHICH MIGHT NEED TO BE DEFINER.
I NEED TO FIND THE DEFINITION.
SO I YOU KNOW, FULLY UNDERSTAND.
UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
WOULD BE THEN ONLY IF YOU GET
CALLED IN AS A RESOURCE OFFICER.
THEN DO YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY
TO UTILIZE HANDCUFFS? THAT THAT
IS WHAT THE AMENDMENT STATE IF
YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE THAT
IS, UH, ADDRESSING YOUR CONCERN
THAT MAYBE WE CAN TALK ABOUT
THAT. I THINK WHAT WOULD BE
IMPORTANT IS TO UNDERSTAND FULLY
WHAT PEOPLE, UH, SIMILAR IN
BEHAVIOR IS BECAUSE THAT'S KIND
OF IMPORTANT. NO, ABSOLUTELY. IF
I MAY, MR CHAIR UH, THE INTENT.
UM, OF THIS AND OF COURSE. UH,
THE MORE DISCOURSE THE BETTER
BUSINESS IS IMPORTANT, RIGHT? UM
IS TO ENSURE THAT, FOR INSTANCE,
IF YOU ARE GOING TO HANDCUFF A
STUDENT JUST TO TEACH THEM A
LESSON. NOW WE'RE GETTING INTO
THE AREA OF TRAUMA. NOW WE'RE
GETTING INTO THE AREA OF
EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AND SCHOOL
CLIMATE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT IF IT'S NOT NECESSARY,
BUT YOU WANT TO DO SCARED
STRAIGHT TACTICS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT. THAT IS PROVEN TO PREVENT
YOUNG PEOPLE FROM EVEN WANTING
TO GO TO SCHOOL IN THE FIRST
PLACE. RIGHT THEN WE NEED TO. WE
NEED TO HAVE A CHECK AND BALANCE
WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. RIGHT BUT
THE INTENT IS THAT IF PEOPLE ARE
IN PHYSICAL DANGER. IF PROPERTY
IS IN DANGER OF BEING VANDALIZED
, AND THINGS LIKE THAT A STUDENT
IS THROWING STUFF, RIGHT? PEOPLE
CAN PEOPLE IN PROPERTY CAN BE
THEN. LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN CAN DO
WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO TO ENSURE A
SAFE. AND CALM ENVIRONMENT AND
THOSE SITUATIONS I HONESTLY
BELIEVED TO THE OPPOSITION AND
YOU I'LL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO
RESPOND, BUT I THINK THERE'S
MAYBE A UM MISS COMMUNICATION
HERE HAVE HAVE YOU MAYBE I'LL
START WITH MR JACKSON. HAVE YOU
HAD A CHANCE TO SIT WITH EACH
OTHER TO TALK ABOUT THIS. I
HAVEN'T HAD ANY COMMUNICATION.
THEY HAVE NO ONE'S REACHED OUT
TO ME FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
APPRECIATE YOU SAYING, UM DO YOU
UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M RAISING HERE
AS I WHAT I BELIEVE IS, UH, A
POINT THAT IS ADDRESSED. YOU
STATE THAT THERE'S A CSO CAN
COULD NEVER AFFECTIONATE AND
ARREST OR USE HANDCUFFS. I DON'T
BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THIS
LANGUAGE STATES. THANK YOU, MR.
UH SOME OF THEM ARE. I BELIEVE
THAT I STATED. MAYBE 1299
PROHIBITS THE USE OF HANDCUFFS
AND PEPPER SPRAY ON SCHOOL
GROUNDS, WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS.
AND I BELIEVE YOU'VE MENTIONED
SOME OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS. SO,
YES. IT IS A PROHIBITION WITH
FEW EXCEPTIONS. NOW IF SOMEBODY
IF A STUDENT WAS YOUR HEAD
CARJACK SOMEBODY EARLIER THAT
DAY. DROVE A STOLEN CAR ONTO THE
SCHOOL GROUNDS. THAT'S R O FINDS
OUT ABOUT IT. YES OR OH, UNDER
1299 WOULD BE PRECLUDED FROM
USING HANDCUFFS TO OUR ASSETS
STUDENT BECAUSE IT IS NOT
THERE'S NO THREAT OF VIOLENCE.
NOBODY'S BEING THREATENED TO BE
HARMED AT THAT MOMENT. THERE IS
NO PROPERTY AT RISK AT THAT
MOMENT. SO THE S R O WOULD BE
PROHIBITED FROM USING HANDCUFFS.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO
EFFECTUATE AN ARREST? UH, POINT
WELL TAKEN. I THINK TO MY POINT
EARLIER WHEN THERE'S
CONVERSATIONS, I BELIEVE THAT
THERE COULD BE, UM UH, THE RIGHT
APPROACH TAKEN TO ADDRESS SOME
OF YOUR CONCERNS, I WOULD ASK
THAT, UM, ON THIS PARTICULAR
POINT, UM CERTAINLY, BEFORE I
SEE THIS BILL THAT WE HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION OR THAT YOU HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION TOGETHER TO
ADDRESS THOSE VERY FINE AND
DETAILED POINTS BECAUSE I
HONESTLY DON'T THINK THAT THE
AUTHOR IS INTENDING TO, UH,
PREVENT LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM, UM
DOING THEIR THEIR THEIR DUTIES.
UM AS REQUIRED IN SITUATIONS
LIKE THIS. I THINK I READ IT A
DIFFERENT A DIFFERENT WAY. BUT
UM, YOU DRIVE YOU DO BRING UP
ANOTHER POINT, WHICH WHICH I
NOTICE AND I MOVE ON TO THAT
ONE, WHICH IS THE ISSUE OF
PRINCIPLES DESIGNEE IN ORDER TO
ALLOW AN OFFICER TO COME IN ON
SITE. I ACTUALLY AS A PARENT OF
A MIDDLE SCHOOLER AND AN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT, OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, YOU KNOW, WE ALL
UM IF YOU GO VISIT A SCHOOL SITE
, UM, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF FEEL
LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO CHECK IN
WITH THE FRONT OFFICE BEFORE A
YEAR. THERE IN IN THE SITE, UM
AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO I DON'T
WANT THIS TO GET. I WANTED TO BE
REALLY CLEAR. HèA PRINCIPLES
DESIGNATES BECAUSE OF IF SOMEONE
WANTS TO COME IN. IMPORTANTLY AN
OFFICER, UH, WANTS TO COME IN TO
A SITE FOR A PARTICULAR REASON.
AND THEY CAN'T FIND WHO THE
DESIGNEE IS TO ALLOW THEM IN.
UM, I WOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT
THAT. SO I THINK THAT'S MY
SECOND MORE TECHNICAL QUESTION
IS HOW DO WE DETERMINE WHO IT
IS. THE PERSON THAT GRANTS THEM,
YOU KNOW, OPEN OPENS THE DOOR
FOR AN OFFICER TO COME IN. MHM.
AND IT'S MY INTENT THAT NUMBER
ONE. IF THEY ARE IN KANDAHAR
CONTRACT, THEY WOULDN'T BE
REQUIRED UNDER THIS BILL TO HAVE
TO CHECK IN IN AND OUT. OKAY,
THIS IS A STANDARD AND THAT'S
WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS THE
STANDARD S R O IS ON CAMPUS, AND
THEY ARE THERE. FOR WHATEVER
PURPOSES UNDER THEIR CONTRACT.
UH, NOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE
, I MEAN, I TOTALLY AGREE IN
TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT WE
CLARIFY IF THERE'S MORE
CLARIFICATION THAT NEEDS TO BE
NECESSARY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS
AND KNOWS THAT I'M TOTALLY OPEN
FOR CLARIFICATION. TOTALLY OPEN
TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS
DISCUSSION, AND THE IDEA IS THAT
THROUGH ALLOWING THIS TO
CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS WILL
CONTINUE TO REFINE IT AND MAKE
IT BETTER RIGHT. BUT THERE IS NO
DOUBT THE GOAL IS TO HAVE A VERY
BALANCED APPROACH TO MAKING SURE
THAT NO PARENT FEELS LIKE THEIR
SCHOOL CAMPUSES UNSAFE. THAT IS
DEFINITELY WE GOT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE MAKE THAT CLEAR RIGHT.
BUT THEN TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT
GIVEN THE VARIOUS STUDENT
POPULATIONS THAT EXISTS,
STUDENTS OF COLOR STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES I HAD A SCHOOL,
DEAR. I HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT
WHO JUST FINISHED A BIG
SETTLEMENT, UM, OF A LAW
ENFORCEMENT BEING INVOLVED WITH
DEALING WITH A STUDENT WITH A
DISABILITY. UM AND IT TURNS OUT
THAT IT WAS INAPPROPRIATE.
RIGHT? UH BECAUSE THERE WAS NO
ONE IN DANGER. THERE WAS NO
DISRUPTION IN THE CLASSROOM, AND
THE VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWED THAT
BUT IT BEGAN TO BE A POWER
STRUGGLE. AND. WE ALL KNOW THAT
IF YOU ARE ENGAGING IN A POWER
STRUGGLE. ON A SCHOOL CAMPUS.
THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER
DEAN, THE DIMENSIONS TO THAT. SO
THE IDEA IS, WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SPECIFIC
FOR SAFETY. NOW WORKING WITH THE
PRINCIPAL. THEY CAN STILL GO
INTO CLASSROOMS AND TALK ABOUT
THEIR CAREERS. TALK ABOUT RIGHT
BUILDING THAT GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS. NONE OF THAT IS
PROHIBITED. UM IN THIS, BUT
AFTER OUR SPECIFIC SITUATIONS
LIKE YOU, LIKE THE OPPOSITION
TALKED ABOUT IN TERMS OF
AFFECTING AN ARREST FOR
SOMETHING THAT MIGHT HAVE
HAPPENED IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT
JUST RAISED MY EAR. OKAY, LET'S
WORK ON THAT. NOT A PROBLEM.
THANK YOU, MR JACKSON. I WON'T
TAKE UP MORE TIME. I'LL JUST SAY
THIS. THIS IS THIS WILL NOT BE A
COURTESY VOTE. I DO THINK THAT
THERE IS A WELL INTENTIONED. I
APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING THE TIME
TO GET THIS TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
UM THIS IS NOT EVEN ABOUT LIKE A
LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED TO BE
TWEAKED TO GET FIXED. I DO THINK
THERE ARE MAYBE SOME
DEFINITIONS. UM AND THEN THERE'S
SOME INSTANCES THAT MR SHERMAN
RAISES THAT I THINK NEED TO BE
ADDRESS. I WOULD EXPECT THAT YOU
TO SIT TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT
WHAT THAT IS, UM, BEFORE I HAVE
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON.
THIS WOULD SUGGEST TO YOU THAT
BEFORE THE NEXT COMMITTEE AND,
UM BUT I DO THINK THAT THE
INTENT IS APPROPRIATE IF I
REALLY FELT LIKE THE INTENT WAS
TO LIMIT THE ABILITY FOR
ADEQUATE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO
OCCUR AT A SCHOOL I HAVE TWO
CHILDREN ATTENDING OUR LOCAL
SCHOOLS. I WOULD BE COMPLETELY
UNCOMFORTABLE WITH WITH THIS
IDEA. IN FACT, I'LL JUST BE VERY
HONEST. I WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN
I FIRST HEARD OF IT, BUT READING
THE LANGUAGE AND SEEING THE WORK
THAT THE COMMITTEE DID IN THE
AMENDMENTS. I THINK IT'S IN A
MORE APPROPRIATE PLACE AND I DO
EXPECT THAT IT GETS FIXED WITH
THOSE MINOR THINGS THAT WE JUST
DISCUSSED. SO THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU BEFORE I CALL
MR ORTEGA. UM, I JUST WANTED TO,
UH FOLLOW ON MR ALVAREZ IS, UH
LINE OF QUESTIONING. SO, UH, MR
JACKSON, I HEARD UH, A
COMMITMENT. TO, UH. FOLLOW UP ON
THIS ISSUE OF, UH WAIT. WHAT I
HEAR IS A SITUATION WHERE A
STUDENT MAYBE A POTENTIAL FLIGHT
RISK IF THEY COMMITTED A CRIME
PRIOR OR AT ANY POINT WHILE ON
SCHOOL CAMPUS AH, YOU GAVE
MATURE MAN. YOU GAVE THE EXAMPLE
OF YOU KNOW IF A STUDENT HAD
COMMITTED A CARJACKING BEFORE
THEY ARRIVED ON CAMPUS AND IT
WHILE ON CAMPUS, THEY'RE NOT
PRESENTING A THREAT OF IMMEDIATE
DANGER. THEY MAY NOT BE
PRESENTING A THREAT OF ME
IMMEDIATE DANGER. BUT YOU'RE
SAYING THAT A S R O OR AND OR
ANOTHER AUTHORIZED LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ON THE
SCHOOL CAMPUS MAY FEEL
APPROPRIATE TO USE HANDCUFFS. UM
I WOULD JUST, UM. I WANT TO
ECHO. MR ALVAREZ IS, UH COMMENTS
THAT THAT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO
ADDRESS THAT ISSUE BECAUSE I
THINK THERE IS A POTENTIAL ISSUE
THAT EVEN THOUGH I I'VE MADE THE
COMMITMENT THAT WITH YOUR
ACCEPTING AMENDMENTS THAT I WAS
GOING TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL, AS
IT IS TODAY, I WOULD HOPE THAT
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE YOU HAVE MY
COMMITMENT. UM MORE THAN HAPPY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE. WE
HAVE TO DELINEATE CERTAIN
SITUATIONS OR THINGS LIKE THAT.
MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. MISS
SHERMAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH,
PROVIDE ANY FURTHER EXPLANATION?
YEAH I THINK TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE THERE MIGHT BE IT MIGHT BE
APPROPRIATE TO CONSIDER, UH,
MAYBE MAKING IT WHERE YOU KNOW
IF AN OFFICER IS ATTEMPTING TO
EFFECTUATE AN ARREST. THAT THAT
BE ONE OF THE EXCEPTIONS TO
ALLOW FOR THE USE OF HANDCUFFS.
WE'VE GOT OTHER EXCEPTIONS IN
THE BILL RIGHT NOW TO ALLOW IF
THERE'S YOU KNOW, VIOLENCE,
POTENTIAL VIOLENCE, SELF HARM
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. THOSE ARE
ALL EXCEPTIONS IN THE BILL. NOW
I THINK IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE
TO ALLOW OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO
ALSO USE HANDCUFFS. IF THERE ARE
ATTEMPTING TO ARREST SOMEBODY.
MHM I CAN APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I
. I SEE THIS BILL THAT THE MAIN
INTENT OF THIS BILL IS TO TRY TO
STRIKE. A BALANCE WHERE SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATORS AND SCHOOL STAFF
YOU KNOW? OR IN CHARGE OF WHAT
HAPPENS ON THE SCHOOL CAMPUS
EXCEPT WHERE THEY AUTHORIZE
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OR
OTHERS, UH, TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE. AS TO THE DECISION
AS TO WHETHER TO USE HANDCUFFS
DURING ANY KIND OF AN ARREST. I
THINK THAT'S THE KIND OF WHAT MR
JACKSON CALLED THE TRAUMATIC,
POTENTIALLY TRAUMATIC IMPACT OF
USING HANDCUFFS ON A SCHOOL
CAMPUS IN FRONT OF THEIR THEIR
CLASSMATES. UH THAT THAT. WE'RE
WE'RE WE'RE TRYING TO STRIKE A
BALANCE BETWEEN A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS COMPLETE
DISCRETION TO, YOU KNOW AS TO
USE HANDCUFFS TO AFFECT SITUATED
ARREST, AND SO WE HOPE THAT THAT
CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE.
ABSOLUTELY MORE THAN HAPPY TO
AND OF COURSE, AS WE CONTINUE TO
GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, I'M SURE
WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE BACK AND
FORTH BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE ALONG THE ENTIRE PROCESS
THAT THE COMMITTEE IS INTENT
CONTINUES TO BE PRESERVED. THANK
YOU. MRS ORTEGA. I'LL BE BRAVE.
JUST WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
THINK EVERYTHING'S ALREADY BEEN
COVERED BY MY COLLEAGUES. UM YOU
KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT BALANCED
APPROACH THAT YOU ARE TAKING TO
SCHOOL SAFETY, WHICH IS A
PRIORITY FOR ALL OF US. AND YOU
KNOW, I ALSO HAVE A DAUGHTER IN
HIGH SCHOOL, AND UNFORTUNATELY
THERE THERE ARE TOO MANY
LOCKDOWNS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN
OUR SCHOOLS. AND SO I WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT SAFETY IS
PRIORITIZED. BUT ALONG WITH THAT
HAS TO BE OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND
THE MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR
STUDENTS. AND WHAT'S APPROPRIATE
. UM AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TAKE TODAY'S
AMENDMENTS AND CONTINUE TO WORK
WITH, UM THE OPPOSITION AND
TRYING TO GET US TO A GOOD PLACE
. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
NINE. UM I, UH. YES SO I WANT I
WANT TO THANK MR JACKSON FOR, UM
ALSO FOR WORKING WITH US, TOO.
AND FURTHER AND SO TRYING TO
STRIKE THAT RIGHT BALANCE. THAT
WE ALL, UM ARE COMMITTED. TO UM,
I ALSO WANT TO, UH ENCOURAGE MR
SHERMAN AS WELL AS ANY OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT. UH,
REPRESENTATIVES. UM. WE WERE
TRYING TO GET IT RIGHT WITH THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. IF YOU'VE
STILL FEEL THAT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS FALL SHORT IN TERMS
OF MAINTAINING A SAFE SCHOOL
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. AH I WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR THAT, UM AND SO I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, MR SHERMAN
TO CONTINUE TO STAY COMMUNICATE
ANY FURTHER CONCERNS YOU HAVE AS
TO HOW WE CAN, UH, FURTHER
IMPROVE THIS BILL. THANK YOU
WILL BUT WITH THE ACCEPTED
AMENDMENTS, I AM HAPPY TO
SUPPORT THE BILL AS AMENDED. ARE
SEEING NO FURTHER. YES SEEING NO
FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. UM, MR JACKSON, WOULD
YOU LIKE I REALLY WANT TO THANK
MEMBERS. UH COMMITTEE. UH, FOR
YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS. THIS IS
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I
THINK, GIVEN OUR TIME, UM IN
HISTORY RIGHT NOW. TO PREVENT
PENDULUMS FROM GOING FROM ONE
EXTREME TO THE OTHER. WE HAVE TO
STEP IN TO CREATE BALANCED
APPROACH IS MAKING SURE THAT IT
IS POSSIBLE. TO STRIKE A
BALANCE. AND I THINK WE'RE VERY
CLOSE TO DOING THAT. I THINK AS
WE CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS
WILL EVEN GET EVEN CLOSER.
RIGHT? UM BUT I THINK WE CAN
REALLY SET THE RIGHT EXAMPLE OF
WHAT THAT BALANCE CAN REALLY
LOOK LIKE. I HAVE MOTHERS AND
GRANDMOTHERS IN MY DISTRICT TWO
MM. AND THEY ARE MOTHERS OF
COLOR. WHO'S ALSO SAY I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT MY CHILD SAFETY
ON CAMPUS. UM AND. I WOULD HATE
TO GO BACK TO MY DISTRICT AND
FIND OUT THAT I GOT IT WRONG
WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING TO
THOSE MOTHERS AND GRANDMOTHERS,
UM AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE GET THIS RIGHT TO LOVE
THE DIALOGUE LAW OF THE BACK AND
FORTH. I THINK MEMBERS KNOW I
LOVE GETTING GOING BACK AND
FORTH AND TRYING TO FIND A GOOD
BALANCE AND SO LOOKING FORWARD
TO CONTINUE TO DO SO. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
I LET HIM FOR A B 1299. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI GI
FLORA NO ALVAREZ. ALVAREZ I
BONTA UBER MCCARTY MCCARTY. I
ORTEGA ORTEGA? AYE. THANK YOU,
UH, BILL IS OUT. Tð
APPROPRIATIONS. NEXT WE HAVE MR
MATHIS SIGN IN ORDER. FILE ORDER
. NUMBER OF FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE A B 960. OCEANS MADE. IS
THERE A SECOND? BYE, MR SECOND
BY MR ALVAREZ. MR MATHIS
WELCOME. HAPPY TO SEE THE
EXCITEMENT. SO GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. UM EVERYONE IN THIS
ROOM IS REGRETTABLY AWARE. THE
ATROCITIES THAT HAVE HAPPENED
AND COULD HAPPEN AT OUR SCHOOLS.
THE INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATION
IS TO HELP OUR SCHOOLS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IMPROVE
THEIR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO
CRISIS IS DREAMING INCIDENT
EVERY SECOND COUNTS THE LIVES OF
OUR MOST VULNERABLE AND MOST
VALUABLE OUR CHILDREN ARE AT
STAKE. WELL IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
MY PREFERENCE TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS
TO IMPLEMENT THE CONTENTS OF
THIS BILL. I AM APPRECIATIVE OF
THE CHAIRMAN AND STAFF. AND ALL
THEIR WORK AND I DO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND BELIEVE
WE ARE MOVING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION. ASSEMBLY BILL 960.
WE'LL ENCOURAGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF 100 PUPILS
OR MORE TO IMPLEMENT A WEB BASED
OR BASED SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM.
THE SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAMS THAT
ADDRESS KEY CHALLENGES FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT. AND ALL FIRST
RESPONDERS WHEN FACING AN ACTIVE
SHOOTER SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE
TO DISCUSS THREE DISTINCT
FEATURES. OF THE REFERENCE
PROGRAM THAT AID OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS IN THESE SITUATIONS.
FIRST THEY INCLUDE A
MULTILAYERED DIGITAL MAP OF THE
SCHOOL SITE THAT CONTAINS KEY
INFORMATION, INCLUDING DETAILED
BUILDING OR PLANS. ALPHA NUMERIC
BUILDING IDENTIFICATION GATE
LOCATIONS SHUT OFF OUR
LOCATIONS. FIRST AID EQUIPMENT
LOCATIONS. LINKS TO 316 DEGREE
INTERIOR AND AERIAL MAPPING OF
THE LOCATION. WITH FIELDS OF
VIEW, INCLUDING SCHOOL SITE
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS. SECOND THE
PROGRAM IMMEDIATELY ALERTS FIRST
RESPONDERS FROM MULTI AGENCIES
THROUGH THE EXISTING 911 SYSTEM.
THIRD. THEY CONTAIN DETAILED
SCHOOL SIDE INFORMATION,
INCLUDING THE GENERAL LOCATION,
SIZE PUPIL POPULATION GRADE
LEVELS. NUMBER OF STAFF ON
CAMPUS WIFI CONNECTION TO
INFORMATION A HIERARCHY
REPRESENTATION OF THOSE WITH
RESPONSIBILITIES DUTIES,
INCLUDING THEIR NAME, TITLE,
PHOTOGRAPH AND CONTENT
INFORMATION. AND THE EMERGENCY
PROCEDURES FOR THAT SPECIFIC
SCHOOL SITE. AND YES, EVERYTHING
IS ENCRYPTED AND PROTECTED
WITHIN THE SYSTEM. MEMBERS THERE
ALREADY EXISTS. A SCHOOL BASED
SAFETY APP, WHICH INCLUDES THE
FEATURES THAT A B 960
ENCOURAGES. IT'S CALLED ACTIVIA
NET. WHICH WAS DEVELOPED BY THE
TILLERY COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION IN MY DISTRICT. THIS
LOW COST PROGRAM HAS A PROVEN
TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS. AS
DURING LIVE ON SITE TRIAL EVENTS
WITH FIRST RESPONDERS. SCHOOLS
AND HOSPITALS THE TIME IT TOOK
TO APPREHEND OR ELIMINATE THE
SUSPECT WHEN USING ACTUAL NET.
IS ONLY 53 SECONDS, ON AVERAGE
FROM THE TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT
ARRIVED AT THE SCHOOL SITE.
DURING SUCH CRITICAL INCIDENTS
LIKE MASS SHOOTINGS, EVERY
SECOND COUNTS. AND IT DOES MEAN
THE DIFFERENCE OF LIFE AND
DEATH. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO
PROTECT OUR STUDENTS. AND MUST
BE PROACTIVE AND PROVIDING EVERY
MEASURE POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THE
SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF EVERY
CHILD AND STAFF MEMBER. IN OUR
STATE. OUR EXPERT WITNESS, TIM
HIGHER, UNFORTUNATELY, WAS NOT
ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE TODAY. BUT
I DO BELIEVE THAT WE ALL
UNDERSTAND. THAT WHEN THESE
SITUATIONS HAPPEN, OUR SCHOOLS,
OUR CHILDREN AND THE STAFF YOU
NEED TO HAVE EVERY TOOL POSSIBLE
TO ENSURE THAT WE MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY IS PROTECTED. AND
THANKS FOR JUST TAKING CARE.
THANK YOU, MR MR MATHIS. DO YOU?
UM SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY? UH MR
TIRE IS, UM, UNFORTUNATELY AS
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TULARE
COUNTY SCHOOLS CAN'T MAKE IT UP
TODAY BECAUSE HE HAS MEETINGS,
OKAY? UH ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. SEEING
NONE. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL? SAYING
NONE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. SEEING
NONE. I'LL BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM
THE COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE. UM.
THANK YOU, MR MATHIS. UH FOR
YOUR COMMITMENT, UH, UH, TO
ADDRESS THIS ISSUE OF SCHOOL
VIOLENCE. OBVIOUSLY WE ALL AS
YOU STATED SHARE A COMMITMENT
TO, UH I WANT TO ENSURE THAT OUR
SCHOOLS ARE PREPARED TO DEAL
WITH ANY KIND OF SCHOOL THREAT
OF SCHOOL VIOLENCE. UM, TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF AVAILABLE
TECHNOLOGY. UM AS TOOLS TO MAKE
SURE THAT THEY'RE WELL PREPARED,
UM WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH
YOU KNOW, WE OFTEN HEAR THE CASE
THAT WITH 10,000 SCHOOLS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES, DIVERSE STATE THAT
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE.
DON'T YOU KNOW? START TALKING
ABOUT ONE SIZE FITTING ALL AND
SO YOUR AGREEMENT TO AH,
ENCOURAGE SCHOOLS TO CONSIDER
THE MERITS OF THIS, UH AP
PRODUCED BY THE TILLERY COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION WOULD BE THE
BEST WAY TO GO FOR THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AND SO WITH THAT, UM
HAPPY TO SUPPORT YOUR BILL. UM,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. WE
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PREVENT EVIL
FROM HAPPENING. HOWEVER, WITH
PROGRAMS LIKE ACTIVE NET. WE CAN
BETTER PROTECT OUR LOVED ONES.
WHEN EVERY SECOND COUNTS. I
ASKED YOU FOR YOUR EYE VOTES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. FLOOR
MOVED IN. MR. ALVAREZ I BELIEVE
SECONDED. UM, MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THEM. VIOLATE HIM.
THREE A. B 960. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI GI
FLORA FOR ALVAREZ ALVAREZ I
BONTA UBER MCCARTY MCCARTY. I
ORTEGA ORTEGA? AYE. 50 THE BILL
IS OUT TO APPROPRIATIONS. THANK
YOU. ALRIGHT FILE OR SIGN AN
ORDER. NEXT IS FILE ITEM NUMBER
TWO ASSEMBLY BILL 801 BY
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S PATTERSON.
WELCOME YOU MAY PROCEED. GREAT
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
UM AS I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT BEFORE,
I HAVE A LOT OF KIDS AND THREE
OF THEM ARE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
RIGHT NOW. AND WHAT KIND OF
BOGGLED MY MIND ARE THE AMOUNT
OF PLATFORMS AND APPS AND THINGS
LIKE THAT, THAT THEY USE, UM
THAT THEY THAT ARE NECESSARY,
ACTUALLY, FOR THEM TO BE IN
SCHOOL, AND SO AS YOU KNOW, IS
CALIFORNIA AND I'M THE VICE
CHAIR OF THE PRIVACY COMMITTEE.
HERE WE HAVE SOME OF THE MOST
STRICT PRIVACY LAWS IN THE
NATION. MAYBE THE WORLD ACTUALLY
. BUT ONE THING THAT ISN'T CLEAR
IS THAT WHEN A CHILD LEAVES A
SCHOOL, UM OR IS OVER 18 WHETHER
THE PARENTS OR THE CHILD OVER 18
CAN HAVE THEIR DATA DELETED FROM
ALL THOSE PLATFORMS IF THEY NO
LONGER WISH IT TO BE. IN THE
DOMAIN OF THAT PLATFORM, AND SO,
UM, SO BECAUSE OF THAT, AND
BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF APPS
THAT WE HAD, WE WERE JUST KIND
OF THINKING ABOUT. HEY LOOK, WE
GOT TO PROTECT THIS PRIVATE
INFORMATION FROM UH OR AT LEAST
ALLOWED TO STAY WITHIN THE
DOMAIN OF THE STUDENT OR THE
PARENT AND IT'S KIND OF
CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE'RE DOING
IN CURRENT LAW. SO UM, SO I ALSO
APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THIS
COMMITTEE. THIS WAS DOUBLE
REFERRED. PASSED OUT OF THE
PRIVACY COMMITTEE AND WE HAD
SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO HERE
AND I GLADLY ACCEPT THOSE
AMENDMENTS AND THANK YOU FOR ALL
THAT WORK. SO UM, WITH ADAM,
IT'S ALL FROM MY PRESENTATION.
I'M MY OWN SPONSOR OF THE BILL
AS A PARENT OF MANY CHILDREN.
ALL RIGHT. MOTION MADE BY MR
FLORA, SECOND BY MR ORTEGA. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF
THE BILL. HAS COME FORWARD. HI
MY NAME IS DAVID BULLOCK ON
BEHALF OF SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
ALLIANCE, THE FACTS. LÀ TRUTH
JUSTICE LAW FIRM EXTEND
STANISLAW AND AS A MEMBER OF PER
GROUP I SUPPORT THIS.
LEGISLATION. THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL. SEEING NONE
ANY AH WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. SEEING NONE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. THE NUN. UH, BRING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
SEEING NO REQUESTS OR COMMISSION
FOR QUESTIONS. UM MR PATTERSON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS A
PARENT, I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU
AS A FELLOW PARENT. I WOULD
AGREE WITH YOU THAT, UH THAT WE
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, UM,
CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN TERMS OF
OUR PRIVATE INFORMATION EXTEND
TO THE PERSONAL INFORMATION HELD
BY EDUCATION. ENTITIES EDUCATION
AGENCIES, UM SO, YOUR BILL.
PROTECT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.
RIGHTS TO PRIVACY AS WELL AS THE
RIGHTS OF THE FAMILIES. AND SO
UM, HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM
JUST FOR THE RECORD. I JUST WANT
TO SAY THIS OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T
APPLY TO THINGS LIKE TRANSCRIPTS
AND THE THINGS THAT ARE
NECESSARY FOR THE EDUCATION
PURPOSES. SO WITH THAT, I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. MOTIONS WERE
MADE AND SECONDED. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE GOAL.
HIGHLIGHT HIM TO A B 801. THE
MOTION IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE FLOOR MURATSUCHI GI FLORA
FLORA, I ALVAREZ. ALVAREZ I
BONTA OVER MCCARTY. RICCARDI. I
ORTEGA ORTEGA? AYE. BYE. 50 THE
BILL IS OUT. ALRIGHT. WE.
SERGEANTS ARE CONTACTING THE
OFFICES FOR THE REMAINING
PRESENTING AUTHORS I KNOW THAT
MR HOLDEN WAS HERE EARLIER. ONE
PIECE SURPRISED IF HE'S
PRESENTING IN ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
UM AND SO WE WOULD ASK MR
WALLACE AS WELL AS HIS JOINT
AUTHOR, MR HOOVER. UH, TWO.
PLEASE COME TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE TO PRESENT YOUR BILLS.
OKAY I SEE MR WALLACE WALKING IN
THE ROOM. BUT I DON'T SEE MR
HOOVER. OKAY AND YOU'RE I KNOW
THAT WE HAD RECEIVED THE REQUEST
THAT YOU WANTED. YOU'RE YOU'RE
OKAY TO GO, OKAY? YEAH. ALRIGHT
WE HAVE MR WALLACE, UH, READY TO
PRESENT. THIS IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE ASSEMBLY BILL 1408.
WELCOME, MR WALLACE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR SUGGESTING THAT WE
AMEND A B 1408 WITH THE LANGUAGE
THAT WAS IN OUR A B 237 THAT
THIS COMMITTEE APPROVED LAST
SPRING. I'LL ACCEPT THE
AMENDMENTS AND WOULD LIKE TO ADD
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER ON IS A
JOINT AUTHOR. BECAUSE THIS WAS
OUR PROJECT TO BEGIN WITH. I'LL
BE DISCUSSING THE BILLS PROPOSED
TO BE AMENDED. UH WE ALL SHARE
THE GOAL OF PROVIDING OUR
CHILDREN THE BEST EDUCATION
POSSIBLE NOW SEEN HOW HARD THIS
COMMITTEE THE TEACHERS, THE
PARENTS, THE SCHOOLS ALL WORK TO
REFORM OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. BUT
AS WE SORT THROUGH THE IDEAS, I
WORRY THAT SOME CHILDREN ARE
BEING LEFT BEHIND IN SITUATIONS.
THEY'RE OUT OF THE CONTROL OF
THE PARENTS AND THE CHILD. ONE
SITUATION IS A CHILD WHO'S
STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY STUCK IN
A LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL. MAYBE
1408 ADDRESSES THE SITUATION IN
A VERY NARROW WAY, ALLOWING
THOSE STUDENTS TO TRANSFER TO
ANOTHER SCHOOL WITHIN A DISTRICT
OR TO ANOTHER SCHOOL OUTSIDE OF
THE DISTRICT. IT REQUIRES THAT
IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OF
ENROLLMENT ACCEPTS TRANSFERS,
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST PROVIDE
TRANSPORTATION FOR PUPILS WHO
QUALIFY FOR THE FREE AND REDUCED
PRICE MEAL PROGRAM. IT DOESN'T
LET PUPILS OR SCHOOLS IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT AND
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS TO
TRANSFER. AND WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT A SMALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS
USING CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION DATA. THE ASSEMBLY
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
ESTIMATED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
LOW PERFORMING STUDENTS AT LOW
PERFORMING SCHOOLS WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS BILL IS ABOUT 90,000 OUT OF
A POPULATION OF ABOUT 6 MILLION
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS. THAT'S
ABOUT 1.5% OF THE TOTAL STUDENT
POPULATION. NOT ALL OF THEM WILL
SEEK THE TRANSFER AND THE
RECEIVING DISTRICT STILL HAS TO
SAY YES. I DID MEET WITH SOME OF
THE OPPOSITION YESTERDAY AND
HEARD CLEARLY THEIR CONCERNS
ABOUT THE BILL. I COMMITTED TO
THEM THAT I WILL KEEP WORKING TO
ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS. BUT
SINCE THIS IS A TWO YEAR BILL, I
DO WANT TO KEEP IT MOVING. AND
I'LL ADMIT THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE
ANY BRILLIANT IDEAS IN OUR
MEETING. BUT I DID VALUE OUR
CONVERSATION. MY GOAL HERE IS
SIMPLY TO INCREASE EDUCATION
EQUITY FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE
STUDENTS SUFFERING UNDER THE
ACHIEVEMENT GAP. COMPOUNDED BY A
STRUGGLING SCHOOL. IT'S NOT MY
INTENT TO CREATE A MASS EXODUS,
BUT INSTEAD TO GIVE 1.5% OF
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS IF IT WORKS
FOR THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
A CHANGE. LET'S FACE IT.
FAMILIES WITH MEANS HAVE CHOICES
. BUT SOME OF OUR KIDS WHO ARE
LOW INCOME BLACK THE CHOICE
MAYBE 1408 GIVES THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THE
TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
TO HAVE THE OPTION TO ATTEND A
SCHOOL THAT BETTER FITS THEIR
NEEDS, EVEN IF THEY DON'T HAVE
THE INCOME TO MOVE TO A
DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD OR ATTEND
A PRIVATE SCHOOL. THANK YOU FOR
GIVING ME A SECOND OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE THE CASE FOR THIS IDEA.
I DON'T HAVE ANY WITNESSES WITH
ME TODAY. I WAS GOING TO REFER
ALL THE HARD QUESTIONS TO MY
JOINT AUTHOR, MR HOOVER. SO UM,
YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WE DON'T
HAVE TOO MANY OF THOSE. THANK
YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORTED THE BILL.
SAYING NONE. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME
ANY WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL TO THE TABLE.
UM GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN
MEMBERS CASSIE MANCINI HERE ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION.
WE REPRESENT A QUARTER MILLION
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES. PARA
EDUCATOR, SCHOOL DRUGS. SCHOOL
BUS DRIVERS, CAFETERIA WORKERS
IN ATTENDANCE CLERKS AND SCHOOLS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA. CFCS
RESPECTFULLY OPPOSED MAYBE 1408
AS PROPOSED TO BE AMENDED.
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS WILL
FACE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IF
THIS BILL WERE IMPLEMENTED. FOR
SOME THAT COULD MEAN A LOSS AND
A D. A. THAT WOULD REQUIRE
REDUCTIONS AND STAFFING AND FOR
OTHERS THAT COULD MEAN
UNMANAGEABLE GROWTH. IT'S
ALREADY A CHALLENGE FOR
DISTRICTS TO BUDGET AND PLAN
BASED ON A D A. SO WE OUGHT TO
PRIORITIZE GIVING DISTRICTS THE
SUPPORT THEY NEED TO ENSURE THAT
EVERY STUDENT CAN SUCCEED, NOT
ALLOWING FAMILIES TO MOVE
STUDENTS WITHOUT DISTRICT
OVERSIGHT. LOW PERFORMING
SCHOOLS NEED MORE SUPPORT. THEY
DON'T NEED BUDGET, THE BUDGET
REDUCTIONS THAT WILL COME WHEN
STUDENTS LEAVE FOR THOSE REASONS
. WE RESPECTFULLY URGE A NO
VOTE. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. TRISTAN BROWN
WAS CFT UNION AVERAGE OF
EDUCATORS AND CLASSIFIED
PROFESSIONALS. FIRST WOULD LOVE
TO THANK THE AUTHOR WHO DID, IN
FACT, INVITE US OVER TO HAVE A
GREAT DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BILL.
UH YOU KNOW, WE AGREE WITH THE
MERITS OF TRYING TO HELP EVERY
STUDENT SUCCEED. OBVIOUSLY UH,
THE ONE THING THAT I THINK
REALLY STICKS TO OUR MEMBERSHIP
IS THE FACT THAT WHEN STUDENTS
LEAVE ONE DISTRICT FOR ANOTHER.
THEY OBVIOUSLY DO TAKE THEIR
FUNDING WITH THEM, AND THIS MAY
BE AS A FATAL FLAW OF OUR
OVERALL SYSTEM WHERE YOU WILL
HAVE FOLKS THAT MIGHT MOVE FROM
ONE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER, THUS
EXACERBATING THE PROBLEM FOR
THIS SUFFERING OR THE LOW
PERFORMING DISTRICT, AND THIS
MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT IS,
INSTEAD OF INCENTIVIZING MORE
SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL THAT'S IN
NEED. SOMETHING THAT'S MORE AKIN
TO THE, UH, ADVISED NO CHILD
LEFT BEHIND ERA WHERE THEN
STRUGGLING DISTRICTS OR GETTING
EVEN LESS HELP AND LESS FUNDING.
SO RATHER THAN ALLOWING FOR
FOLKS TO COME OUT, YOU KNOW, WE
ARE COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT
THERE MIGHT NOT BE ENOUGH
OVERSIGHT OF WHAT HAPPENS TO
THAT STUDENT WHEN THEY DO ARRIVE
AT THE NEXT DISTRICT. FOR
INSTANCE, ARE THEY WHAT KIND OF
CLASSROOM ARE THEY ENTERING IN
THAT OTHER DISTRICT IS THAT
EDUCATOR PREPARED TO HAVE THAT
WORKLOAD INCREASE OR NOT? THERE
COULD BE SOME CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE THAT MAYBE WASN'T IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE STUDENT.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DETAIL
YET IN THE BILL TO ACCOUNT FOR
THESE SORT OF WHAT IFS, AND
THAT'S WHAT STILL PROVIDES FOR
THE HEARTBURN FOR THE CFT AND
OPPOSING THE BILL. STILL WE DO
WISH THAT WE HAD THE FUNDING TO
PROVIDE LOWER STUDENT TEACHER
RATIOS THROUGHOUT THE LAND SO
THAT THESE STUDENTS CAN GET THE
ATTENTION THEY DESERVE, RATHER
THAN FEELING LIKE THEY HAVE TO
PUNCH THE EXACT BUTTON AND GO
SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO WE HOPE THAT
WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT
PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, MAYBE CALL ME
CRAZY. A WEALTH TAX COULD BE
PASSED TO FUND THINGS LIKE THIS.
UM THAT'S A JOKE. SO THEN WE CAN
CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND
FIND SOLUTIONS RATHER THAN MAYBE
LEAVING BEHIND SOME GOOD
DISTRICTS THAT NEED MORE HELP.
SO PERSONALLY, WE STILL REQUEST
AND NO VOTE ON THE BILL, BUT
AGAIN, LOOKING FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE AUTHOR AS AN
ALLY IN THIS ENDEAVOR. THANK
YOU. ANY UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
OPPOSITION. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
ANY CHILD. ANY CHILD WITH THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
UM WE DO NOT HAVE A POSITION ON
THIS BILL, BUT WE HAVE OPPOSED
PREVIOUS VERSIONS AND ANTICIPATE
ON OPPOSING THIS AS WELL. THANK
YOU. AND THE FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEEN DONE BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. MR FLORA. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. AND TO THE
OPPOSITION, UM I JUST WANTED
LIKE THE NUMBERS AND IT'S OKAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK UP,
BUT THERE'S ROUGHLY 6 MILLION
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT 90,000 CORRECT.
I'M NOT PARTICULARLY GREAT AT
MATH, BUT THAT'S WHAT LESS THAN
1% RIGHT AROUND 1. 1.5% SO WHEN
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS, I MEAN
. THE FIRST TIME I'VE SAID ON
EDUCATION, SO I DON'T HAVE ALL
THESE NUMBERS IN THE TOP OF MY
HEAD, BUT THIS WAS SOMETHING
THAT THE SCHOOL OF THE CT USED
TO SUPPORT WAS INTER SCHOOL
TRANSFERS. THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT PREVIOUSLY WE LIKED. SO I'M
JUST CURIOUS LIKE AND I'M
PLOTTING. I'M GONNA WANT TO MOVE
THE BILL. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO
JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
YOU, LIKE, YOU KNOW, NOT IN THIS
COMMITTEE, BUT WHERE THAT CHANGE
HAPPENED. AND WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
BECAUSE I DO THINK IF WE ARE
FOCUSED ON OUR KIDS AND NO CHILD
LEFT BEHIND, HAVING THE ABILITY
TO GET THEM AN EDUCATION IF THEY
ARE HIGH PERFORMING STUDENT IN A
SCHOOL. THAT'S NOT MEETING THOSE
, UM, I HAVE A DAUGHTER. THAT'S
GOT AN I P RIGHT AND SO, LIKE I
UNDERSTAND LIKE KIDS NEED
CERTAIN THINGS. AND SO I THINK
IT'S BOTH WAYS AND I WOULD JUST
LOVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
CONTINUED WITH YOU BECAUSE IT IS
A VERY FASCINATING, UM, SUBJECT
FOR ME. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
MR ALVAREZ, ON THE THEME OF
CONTINUED CONVERSATIONS, I THINK
I LIKE TO, UM, JUST UH, SAY TWO
THINGS JUST AS YOU MIGHT HEAR,
OFTEN AS A THEME FOR MYSELF. I'M
A I SAID EARLIER, PARENT OF A
MIDDLE SCHOOLER AND A AND A
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT, BOTH
ATTENDING WHAT WOULD BE
CLASSIFIED LOW PERFORMING
SCHOOLS. UM I CHOOSE TO KEEP MY
KIDS AND MY LOCAL COMMUNITY
SCHOOLS. UM SO I GET THE ANOTHER
CONCERN ABOUT YOU KNOW, UM,
MOVING STUDENTS FROM SOME OF
THESE SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE THE
ONES THAT OFTEN ARE STRUGGLING,
AND WE DO SEE SOME OF THOSE
STRUGGLES AND CHALLENGES THAT,
UM THOSE BOTH OF THOSE SCHOOLS
HAVE WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNERS AND WITH LOW INCOME
STUDENTS, AND ALL THE OTHER
BARRIERS THAT WE KNOW ARE
IMPORTANT. BUT THE CONTINUED
CONVERSATION FOR ME IS MAKING
SURE THAT WE'RE FUNDING
STUDENTS. UM AND IN A WAY THAT
THEY CAN RECEIVE ALL THOSE
SUPPORTS AT THEIR SCHOOL. UM I
KNOW THAT YOU KNOW CURRENT LOCAL
CONTROL FUNDING FORMULA ONE
DISTRICTS, BUT I HAPPEN TO BE IN
A DISTRICT WHERE THERE IS VERY
DIFFERENT, UH, NEIGHBORHOODS
WITH SCORES WITH VERY DIFFERENT
NEEDS. AND SO I KNOW THAT THE
SCHOOLS THAT, UH, MY CHILDREN
ATTENDING TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
PEOPLE OF SAN DIEGO THAT I
REPRESENT HAVE WAY HIGHER NEEDS
THAN THE PEOPLE OF PLACES LIKE
LA HOYA AND POINT LOMA, WHERE
THOSE NEEDS DON'T EXIST FOR
THOSE FAMILIES AND YET, UM, THE
FLEXIBILITY THAT IS OFTEN FOUGHT
FOR IN LOCAL CONTROL. UM
SOMETIMES DOES NOT ALLOW US TO
FOCUS AS THE OPPOSITION REALLY,
I THINK IS HONED IN ON AND IT IS
IMPORTANT ON MAKING SURE THAT
THE FUNDS TO HELP THAT STUDENT
STAYS WITH THAT STUDENT, SO I
THINK THAT'S A CONVERSATION JUST
SORT OF PUTTING OUT THERE. THAT
MIGHT BE IMPORTANT, BUT, UM THE
OTHER. THE OTHER THING THAT I,
UH THAT I WANTED TO SO MAYBE ASK
ABOUT OR UM, POINT OUT ON THIS
IS UM IF WE? WE'VE ALLOWED
TRANSFERS TO OCCUR FOR OTHER
REASONS. I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY
UM, IN THIS CASE. UM. AND MAYBE
MR WALLACE, YOU CAN TALK ABOUT
BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU HAD
IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS WITH
PRIMARY OPPOSITION HERE. UM WHAT
THE OPPOSITION IS FOR THESE
PARTICULAR STUDENTS READ THEIR
OPPOSITION ACTUALLY AGREE WITH
THE POINT THAT THEY MAKE A
COUPLE OF POINTS, BUT ONE THAT
SAYS THAT SOME FAMILIES WILL
FIND IT MORE CHALLENGING, DON'T
KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM
TO MOVE THEIR STUDENT FROM ONE
AND THEN THAT DOES WORRY ME.
THAT UM, MAYBE YOUR INTENT MIGHT
NOT GET ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE IF
THEY HAPPEN TO BE STUDENTS WHO
HAVE OTHER CHALLENGES IN LIFE
AND FAMILY, THEY MIGHT NOT BE
ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM OF
HOW TO GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
UM THERE IS NO NO WAY INTENDED
TO BE DEMEANING, OR, UM, Tð TRY
TO SAY THAT PARENTS CAN'T FIGURE
IT OUT. I KNOW THEY CAN. AS A
PARENT. WE ALWAYS FIGURE IT OUT.
BUT I DO WONDER HOW MANY
STUDENTS ACTUALLY WE'LL GET
SERVED. UM AND MAYBE IF YOU CAN
SHARE ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE HEARD
ABOUT THE HESITATION TO ALLOW
FOR THESE PARTICULAR STUDENTS TO
BE ABLE TO MOVE FROM ONE SCHOOL
TO ANOTHER. YEAH. I APPRECIATE
THAT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO
PUT WORDS IN THE OPPOSITION'S
MOUTH HERE, BUT I THINK WE CAN
ALL AGREE THAT WE'D LIKE TO SEE
A MORE HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HOW
WE ADDRESS SOME OF THE
STRUGGLING SCHOOLS AND ARCADE
THROUGH 12 SYSTEM HERE IN
CALIFORNIA. I KNOW THIS
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO
WORKING TOWARDS THAT GOAL. UH,
YOU KNOW WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM
ON THIS IS THAT THEIR STUDENTS
WHO, UM, CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW
COMING OUT OF TWO YEARS OF
REMOTE LEARNING WHERE THIS BILL
IDEA CAME FROM, WAS ACTUALLY MY
WIFE'S, A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER,
AND SHE WAS THE DANCE TEACHER.
SHE HAD ONE, YOU KNOW, REALLY
ONE REQUIREMENT TO PASS THE
CLASS AND IT WAS TO GET UP AND
PERFORM IN FRONT OF YOUR PEERS
IN AN ANNUAL DANCE SHOW WHEN
KIDS CAME BACK INTO THE
CLASSROOM OR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
SAID, YOU NEED TO PULL THAT
REQUIREMENT. OUR KIDS AREN'T
CAPABLE OF DOING THAT ANYMORE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SENIORS,
KIDS WHO ARE GOING OUT INTO THE
WORLD ON THEIR OWN AS ADULTS.
UM, AND IT GOT GOT ME THINKING
AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
FOLKS IF WE DON'T HAVE THOSE
TOOLS TO HELP OUR MOST
VULNERABLE IN OUR MOST
DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, BECAUSE
WE ALL KNOW YOU KNOW FAMILY
MEMBERS, FRIENDS, FOLKS WHO HAVE
TOLD THEIR KIDS UP AND MOVED
THEM INTO PRIVATE SCHOOL. YOU
CAN EVEN SELL YOUR HOUSE AND
MOVED TO ANOTHER ZIP CODE TO GET
THE RESOURCES THAT YOUR CHILD
NEEDS. UM WHAT ARE WE DOING FOR
THOSE THAT ARE GETTING LEFT
BEHIND? AND SO THAT'S WHY WE
TRIED TO SORT OF NARROWLY CRAFT
THE LANGUAGE HERE, TOO. TO TALK
ABOUT JUST A LIMITED NUMBER OF
STUDENTS. I THINK REALLY, THE
MAIN OPPOSITION IS THEY'D LIKE
TO SEE YOU KNOW THE PERFECT
SOLUTION AND I GET THAT AND I
THINK WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO
WORKING TOWARDS THAT. BUT IN THE
INTERIM UNTIL WE GET THERE, WHAT
OPTIONS CAN WE PROVIDE FOR SOME
OF THE SOME OF THE CALIFORNIANS
WHO ARE MOST YOU KNOW, MOST
VULNERABLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR THE RESPONSE. I DON'T KNOW
IF THE OPPOSITION HAS ANY
COMMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY'D
LIKE TO MAKE EITHER TO THE
QUESTIONS I'VE ASKED, THEY JUST
ASKED OR COMMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE BY A COUPLE OF US. I'M
REALLY INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY. I THINK WE WANT TO
ACCOMPLISH SIMILAR GOALS HERE.
UH THANK YOU, MR ALFRED. SORRY
IF YOU COULD MAYBE BRIEFLY
RESTATE THE SPECIFIC QUESTION.
THE LAST ONE WAS MORE ABOUT THE
UM, HESITANCY TO NOT ALLOW THESE
PARTICULAR STUDENTS TO DO THE
TRANSFER WHERE WE DO ALLOW
OTHERS TO TRANSFER OUT OF UM AND
YOU KNOW, I'VE READ YOUR YOUR
YOUR LETTER, SO I UNDERSTAND THE
POINTS YOU'VE MADE THERE. BUT
JUST MAYBE IF THERE'S MORE TO
THAT, THAT YOU COULD SHARE AS TO
WHY THAT CONCERN EXISTS. WELL, I
THINK, UH AND MAYBE ALSO TAKING
THE UH, OPPORTUNITY HERE TO ALSO
ADDRESS MR FLORES QUESTION.
INTRA DISTRICT DOESN'T BRING HIS
MANY, UH QUESTIONS SEEING AS
THAT THE LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCY
OVERALL WILL KEEP THOSE
RESOURCES WITHIN THE DISTRICT
AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S STILL HELPS
WITH ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS
WHEN YOU JUMP DISTRICT LIONS.
THAT'S WHERE THINGS GET A LITTLE
MURKIER FOR US, AND YOU WOULD
HAVE A YOU KNOW, MAYBE ONE WORRY
IS THAT THESE SORT OF THINGS CAN
CATCH ON IN COMMUNITIES. YOU'LL
HAVE RENTAL FACEBOOK GROUPS OR
SOMETHING THAT WILL SAY, HEY,
HERE'S A NEW WAY. EVERYBODY
STARTS GETTING ON BOARD WITH
THIS PROGRAM. UH AND MAYBE
THERE'S AN UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCE OF EXODUS IS THAT
DON'T QUITE ALIGN WITH THE
INTENT OF THIS BILL, BUT STILL
WOULD FOSTER THE ABILITY FOR
FOLKS TO MOVE FROM ONE DISTRICT
TO ANOTHER. AND THUS CONTINUE TO
HURT THE STRUGGLING DISTRICT. SO
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT I THINK
OVERALL, WE'RE VERY PROTECTIVE
OF THE IDEA THAT DISTRICTS NEED
AS MUCH HELP AS THEY CAN GET.
THEY NEED AS MUCH FUNDING AS
THEY CAN GET. WE SHOULD KEEP
THAT FUNDING IN THE DISTRICT AND
UNFORTUNATELY THE WAY OUR
FUNDING STREAMS WORK, AND I
THINK THIS IS WHERE WE SEE EYE
TO EYE WITH THE AUTHOR IS THAT
IT IS IT IS NOT CONVENIENT TO
ACTUALLY DRILL DOWN AS YOU POINT
OUT ON THE MICRO LEVEL TO
ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, AND SO IT
YOU KNOW AGAIN, IT'S I WE VERY
MUCH UNDERSTANDING HERE. THIS IS
FIXING SOMETHING RIGHT NOW. UM
BUT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, THIS
MAY LEAD TO MORE UNDERSTAND
CONSEQUENCES THAT WOULD FURTHER
EXACERBATE THE HARM TO THE
ORIGINAL DISTRICT. THANK YOU. I
WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK
SOMETHING THAT YOU YOU MIGHT
HAVE INTENDED FOR ME TO
UNDERSTAND AT THIS POINT, BUT I
DON'T THINK IT WAS VERY
INTENTION OR DIDN'T APPEAR
INTENTIONAL, BUT IT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU RATE YOU SAID THAT SORT
OF TRIGGERED IN MY MIND. UM WHAT
ARE WE DOING TO FOLLOW UP? SO
WHEN THAT STUDENT MOVES TO THE
DISTRICT TO THE NEW DISTRICT
THAT THE RESOURCES ARE THERE,
BECAUSE IF THAT'S THE INTENT,
AND SO I THINK THERE MIGHT BE
SOME MAYBE SOME WORK THAT NEEDS
TO BE DONE AROUND THAT, BECAUSE
IF IT'S JUST MOVING FOR THE SAKE
OF MOVING, WE'RE HORRIBLE
ANALOGY, BUT REORGANIZING THE
CHAIRS RIGHT THAT ANALOGY
INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY MOVING WITH
AN INTENT AND A PURPOSE AND
ACTUALLY SUPPORTING AND HELPING
THAT STUDENT CONTINUE TO GROW.
SO I GIVE YOU THAT AS EXCUSE ME
AS FEEDBACK, MR WALLACE. I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT
THAT, BUT CERTAINLY SOMETHING
THAT, UM PIQUED MY INTEREST AS
PART OF YOUR YOU'RE. PROPOSAL
TODAY. YEAH I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE COMMENTS ON THAT, AND WE'RE
COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO WORK
WITH THE OPPOSITION ON THIS
BILL, AND, UM THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE DO NEED TO ADDRESS
MOVING FORWARD. SO APPRECIATE
YOU BRINGING THAT UP. THANK YOU,
UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM
THE COMMITTEE SEEING NONE. MR
WALLACE. UM THIS IS, UH. YOUR
SECOND TIME AROUND ON ON THIS
BILL, AND SO, UH, I, UH
APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE. UM.
YOU KNOW, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
THE OPPOSITION'S CONCERNS. UM
THAT, UH. IN THE IDEAL WORLD. WE
SHOULD BE DEVOTING MORE
RESOURCES TO AH LOW PERFORMING
SCHOOLS, SCHOOLS THAT NEED MORE
HELP IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE LIFTING ALL BOATS RATHER
THAN UH, ALLOWING SITUATIONS
WHERE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES FEEL
LIKE THEY DO NEED TO SEEK
OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF THEIR
DISTRICT. UM AND SO I. I KNOW
THAT THAT IS THE IDEAL WORLD
THAT THAT WE WANT TO, UH,
CONTINUE TO ASPIRE TO, UM AH, MR
ALVAREZ IN RESPONSE TO YOUR
QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THE
RECEIVING DISTRICT WOULD BE
PREPARED TO HAVE THE RESOURCES
TO BE ABLE TO ACCEPT THE
STUDENTS. UH, I WANT TO
EMPHASIZE THAT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS. UH, REQUIRE THAT A
SCHOOL DISTRICT UM, HAVE TO
APPROVE AND ACCEPT THE TRANSFER
AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE LOW
INCOME FAMILIES. THEY HAVE TO
AGREE TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE FAMILIES, AND SO WE
WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU
KNOW THIS WAS AN EQUITY MEASURE
TO, UH SO, YOU KNOW.
SUFFICIENTLY NARROWED SO THAT IT
ONLY, UH, APPLIES TO 1.5% OF
STUDENTS STATEWIDE SO THAT WE
DON'T UNDERMINE THE STABILITY OF
. OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THEIR
FINANCIAL SITUATION, AND THAT,
TOO, IS TARGETING LOW INCOME
STUDENTS. UH LOW PERFORMING
STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN
NEED OF HELP AND TO PROVIDE AND
FOR THE RECEIVING SCHOOL
DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE
TRANSPORTATION. UH AND SO WE'RE
WE TRY TO SUFFICIENTLY NARROW IT
TO PROVIDE THE STUDENTS, YOU
KNOW, WITH THE GOAL THAT I KNOW
WE ALL SHARE, WHICH IS TO MAKE
SURE THAT EVERY CHILD EVERY
STUDENT REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU
LIVE. BE ABLE TO PURSUE THE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT
THEY ASPIRE TO. UM AND SO I JUST
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
OPPOSITION'S CONCERNS. UM UM
WITH THAT, MR WALLACE, WOULD YOU
LIKE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GIVING
THIS IDEA. SECOND CHANCE AGAIN.
I ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM.
CERTAINLY. THEY'RE EMOTIONAL.
THAT'S FLOOR. MOVED. DO WE HAVE
A SECOND? I WILL. SECOND THE
MOTION. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. I LET HIM FIVE A
B 1408. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
AS AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I FLORA.
FOR I ALVAREZ. ALVAREZ I WANT TO
HOOVER MCCARTY. ORTEGA. TAKEN,
NOT VOTING. OKAY SO IT'S 12
EYES. THREE EYES. UH HUH. AND
THE BILL IS ON CALL. ALRIGHT
LAST BILL ON FILE IS, UH, FILE
ITEM NUMBER ONE ASSEMBLY BILL
359 AS SOME OF THE MEMBER HOLDEN
WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. GOOD
AFTERNOON TO YOU AND THE MEMBERS
OF FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT MAYBE 359, ALSO KNOWN AS
C CAP 2.0, OR PHASE ONE OF DUAL
ENROLLMENT REFORM. ACCORDING TO
THE PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS FROM C CAP
PROGRAMS. ENROLL IN COLLEGE AT A
RATE OF 82% WELL ABOVE THE STATE
AVERAGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL
GRADUATES. MAYBE 359 BILLS ON C
CAP ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY
INCORPORATING POLICY
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FALL
OVERSIGHT HEARING ON DUAL
ENROLLMENT. THIS BILL MAKES
SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO SEE
CAPTAIN ELIMINATE BARRIERS FACED
BY UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS,
LOCAL EDUCATION, EDUCATION
AGENCIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS. MAYBE 359
SPECIFICALLY ESTABLISHES A
FRAMEWORK TO INTEGRATE PATHWAYS
INTO EVERY C CAP PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT. STREAMLINE STUDENT
ENROLMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN C
CAB BY REMOVING THE PRINCIPAL'S
RECOMMENDATION AND REQUIRING
STUDENTS TO COMPLETE ONE
APPLICATION. ALLOWS SCHOOLS TO
PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES
OUTSIDE OF THEIR SERVICE AREA IF
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET.
PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH COURSES
ONLINE WITH APPROPRIATE STUDENTS
SUPPORTS IN PLACE. AND ENSURES
STUDENTS RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND
COLLEGE CREDITS FOR THE COURSES
THEY COMPLETE ON THEIR UNIQUE
PATHWAY. WITH ME TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORTER SANDRA MORALES,
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE FOR THE
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
COALITION. AND MELISSA BARDO,
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR
EDUCATION TRUST WITH I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
OVERLOOK THANK YOU. AND THAT
HIGH SCHOOL THANK YOU. SANTA
MORALES, REPRESENTING THE HIGH
SCHOOL COALITION OR COALITION
CONSISTS OF 55 SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ACROSS THE STATE. I WANTED TO
FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON ISSUES
THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO HIGH
SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS. ONE OF OUR TOP
PRIORITIES THIS YEAR IS DUELING
ENROLLMENT AND TO EXPAND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM,
PARTICULARLY IN THE COLLEGE AND
CAREER ACCESS PROGRAM HAS BEEN
SO EFFECTIVE. AS NOTED IN THE
ANALYSIS DOES BUILD US A LOT TO
REMOVE THE BARRIERS THAT ARE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND GOVERNANCE
THAT SOMETIMES MAKE THOSE
PARTNERSHIPS DIFFICULT. WE ARE
IN SUPPORT AND URGED HER I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY
NAME IS MELISSA BARDO, ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS FOR THE
EDUCATION TRUST WAS OF RESEARCH
AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
COMMITTING TO IT COMMITTED TO
ADVANCING POLICIES AND PRACTICES
THAT DISMANTLE THE RACIAL AND
ECONOMIC BARRIERS EMBEDDED IN
CALIFORNIA EDUCATION SYSTEM.
EDUCATION LEADER THAN
POLICYMAKERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REIMAGINE. HOW DO ONE MOMENT
CAN TRANSFORM OUR SYSTEM THAN
DIDN'T LIVES AND BE A POWERFUL
LOVER FOR EQUITY AND STUDENT
ATTAINMENT OF POST SECONDARY
EDUCATION, COLLAGEN CAREER
ACCESS PATHWAYS IN PARTICULAR,
AIMS TO PROVIDE EARLY EXPOSURE
TO COLLEGE COURSES FOR STUDENTS
WHO MAY NOT BE COLLEGE BOUND. OR
WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN
HIGHER EDUCATION. THIS BILL WILL
ELIMINATE OUTDATED BARRIER THAT
PREVENTS STUDENTS FROM ACCESSING
COLLEGE COURSEWORK RUTHIE CAP
WHILE ALSO MAKING IT EASIER FOR
ELLIOT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT TO DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS
AND EXPAND COURSE OFFERINGS. WE
ARE PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE STUDENT FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS
THAT ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT
FOR A PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDATION,
CLARIFY THAT STUDENTS SHOULD
SUBMIT ONLY ONE APPLICATION FOR
THE DURATION OF THEIR
PARTICIPATION AND WORK TOWARDS
ENSURING THAT STUDENTS RECEIVE
CREDIT FROM BOTH THEIR HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOR
COMPLETING COLLEGE LEVEL
COURSES. THESE ARE CHANGES WILL
GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS ENSURING
STUDENTS DO NOT ENCOUNTER
UNNECESSARY BARRIERS TO SEE CAP
AND MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF
THEIR PARTICIPATION. WE GREATLY
APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE, UM
FROM THE AUTHOR, SOME MEMBER
HOLDEN AS WELL AS YOUR COMMITTEE
STAFF TO, UM, WORKING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS ADVOCATE AND
COMMITTEE STAFF TO ADDRESS THE
UNIQUE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES THAT
DAWN RAHMAN'S STUDENTS FAITH AND
WITH THAT RESPECTFULLY AFTER
YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU. PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AND STAFF. HAPPY NEW YEAR. GREAT
TO SEE ALL OF YOU. PAMELA GIBBS,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS, AND WE STRONGLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND MEMBERS
DOMINIQUE TODAY ON BEHALF OF ED
VOICE. WE STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. THANK YOU. SAYING NO
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. SEEING
NO ONE COMING FORWARD ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? PLEASE COME FORWARD. DAVID
BULLOCK AS A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL
AND OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. ANY
FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION, SEEING NONE BRINGING
IT BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, MR
ALVAREZ. MR HOLDEN HAVE TO ADMIT
I AM A FAN OF YOURS WHEN IT
COMES TO SEE CAP APPRECIATE THE
WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I'M
EXCITED THAT YOU'RE CONTINUING
THAT WORK AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN
CONTINUE IN THAT LEGACY IN YEARS
TO COME BECAUSE I THINK IT'S
BEEN, UM, REALLY IMPORTANT. I
WANT TO FIRST STOP BY THANKING
YOU. UM AYE. I WANTED TO ASK ONE
QUESTION BECAUSE I'M NOT HAVING
BEEN PART OF THE HISTORY AND
HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP ME ANSWER
AND THAT'S UM THE WAY I'VE I'M
READING THE, UM THE BILL. THIS
IS ON PAGE EIGHT. UM, OF OUR
PRINTED, WHICH IS THE WRITTEN
DOWN THE SECTION, BUT IT'S UM.
REGARDING THE ADVANCED
PLACEMENT. PARAGRAPH THREE. IT'S
THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE TO
WEIGH THE G P A. PROVIDED FOR AP
COURSES APPLY THAT TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE THAT'S BEEN DELETED.
AYE. I DON'T THINK. I SEE THAT
ADDED SOMEWHERE ELSE CAN YOU
JUST CAN ANYBODY TELL ME ABOUT
BUT THAT'S ABOUT. WHAT EXCUSE
ME? I THINK I BELIEVE IT'S
REFERENCING THE FACT THAT WITH
UM, THE WAY THAT IT WAS
STRUCTURED BEFORE ÁP STUDENTS
HAD TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF
TAKING PAYING FOR A TEST.
SCORING A CERTAIN LEVEL ON THE
TEST TO BE ABLE TO GET A CERTAIN
NUMBER OF COLLEGE CREDITS
APPLIED. UNDER A C CAP. THERE'S
NO CHARGE YOU BASICALLY ARE
TAKING COLLEGE, OF COURSE, IS
THAT THAT'S COVERED UNDER, UH,
THE CURRENT BUDGET FUNDING
FORMULA, AND THE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
TAKE THOSE SAME LEVEL OF COURSES
AND ACTUALLY GET MORE CREDIT FOR
THEM. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, I
BELIEVE THAT MIGHT BE THE WAY I
READ. THIS IS, UM SO IF YOU
TAKEN ÁP COURSE, AND IT'S THE
ENGLISH AND YOU HAVE AN A. YOU
GET WAITED FROM THE 4.25 POINT.
AND THE WAY I READ THIS SECTION
IS THAT THERE WAS THE INTENT OF
THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE C CAP
COURSES TO BE WEIGHTED THE SAME
WAY. SO YOU'RE TAKING A C CAP?
ENGLISH COURSE. UM THAT THAT
WOULD ALSO HAVE YOU GOTTEN A
YOU'D GET NOT FOUR POINTS BUT
FIVE POINTS, WHICH I THINK IS
IMPORTANT, AND I SEE THAT, AS I
THINK BEING ELIMINATED AND I'M
JUST INTERESTED IN MAYBE I'M
WRONG. UM CAN SOMEONE HELP ME
UNDERSTAND THAT. THAT'S THE ONLY
THING I NOTICED ABOUT THE BILL.
I AM PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE AND
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF IT. IT'S JUST
I DON'T WANT TO UNINTENTIONALLY
DO SOMETHING THAT MAYBE WE DON'T
INTEND TO DO. OR MAYBE WE DO
INTEND TO DO THIS. I DON'T HAVE
THAT SECTION OF THE BILL IN
FRONT OF ME. OKAY CAN ONLY SAY
THAT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
IT'S REALLY TO CREATE A PARODY.
UM FOR THE PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS. TO BE ABLE TO
RECEIVE THE COLLEGE CREDIT. LET
ME JUST CHECK. YEAH ACTUALLY,
WHILE UM STAFF IS LOOKING INTO
IT, IT IS. THE COMMITTEE STAFFS.
UM. BELIEVE ALTHOUGH SHE'S
TRYING TO CONFIRM IT THAT THAT
MR. ALVAREZ IS REFERRING TO A
EARLIER VERSION OF THE BILL THAT
HAS SINCE BEEN AMENDED. RIGHT.
WE'LL TRY TO CONFIRM THAT THANK
YOU. UM WITH THAT EVENT AND JUST
GET THAT INFORMATION.
CLARIFICATION HAPPY TO MOVE THE
ITEM. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
MOTION MADE BY MR ALVAREZ.
SECOND BY MR FLORA. UM SO JUST
TO, UH CLARIFY. MR ALVAREZ.
YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE LANGUAGE
ON THE JANUARY 3RD. VERSION OR
NO, THE OTHER JANUARY, 3RD 2024
AMENDED VERSION PAGE 10
SUBDIVISION. THREE I AM NOT
REFERRING TO THAT VERSION OF THE
BILL. SO YOU COULD BE COMPLETELY
CORRECT THAT I'M LOOKING AT. BUT
IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION THAT WAS
REMOVED, AND SO MAYBE IT WAS
ADDED BACK ON. I THINK MAYBE
THERE'S SOMETHING WE COULD JUST
IDENTIFY AT ANOTHER POINT
CERTAINLY DON'T WANT THIS TO BE
THE ISSUE TO HOLD THIS UP. UM
AND WE'LL JUST FOLLOW UP. I
THINK IT WAS PART OF THE
AMENDMENT. PROCESS THAT MAYBE
THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS
INADVERTENTLY. OKAY THAT MAKES
SENSE IN A CERTAIN WAY, BUT
WE'LL LOOK TO THE COMMITTEE
STAFF TO GUIDE US ON THAT, BUT
OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
ON THIS BILL IN THE COMMITTEE.
UH I WILL FOLLOW UP THEN, MR.
ALVAREZ I THINK YOU AND I ARE
ARE ON A SIMILAR WAVELENGTH WITH
TEENAGE KIDS GETTING READY TO UM
UH, YOU KNOW, TAKE THEIR.
PLANNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL
COURSEWORK IN ORDER TO APPLY TO
COLLEGE. THIS ISSUE OF WEIGHTED
G P A S AS VERY IMPORTANT, UH,
GIVEN THE HYPERCOMPETITIVE. UH
UNIVERSITY OF MISSIONS THAT ARE
HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ARE FACING
NOWADAYS. AND SO, UM IT'S I'M
I'M LOOKING AT THE JANUARY, 3RD
2024 AMENDED VERSION THAT. UM
INDICATES THAT IT'S THE INTENT
OF THE LEGISLATURE THAT THE SAME
WEIGHTED GPA PROVIDED FOR AP
COURSES APPLIED TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE COURSES. OKAY? ALRIGHT
UM THEY WERE NOT CLEAR IT YET AS
TO WHETHER THAT LANGUAGE IS
STILL IN THE IN THE VERSION, BUT
I THINK THE OVERALL INTENT IS TO
PROMOTE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ALL STUDENTS, INCLUDING AND WHAT
THE EMPHASIS ON THOSE THAT DON'T
COME FROM, UH, HISTORICALLY
COLLEGE BOUND BACKGROUNDS. FIRST
GEN STUDENTS, LOW INCOME
STUDENTS, IMMIGRANT STUDENTS. UM
. BUT ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SEEK
OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE THE DOLE
ENROLLMENT COURSES TO TAKE THE
MOST RIGOROUS COURSEWORK. UH
THAT WE KNOW ARE THE COLLEGE
ADMISSIONS OFFICERS ARE LOOKING
FOR AND SO YOUR YOUR WORK, MR
HOLDEN IS CONTINUING THAT EFFORT
TO MAKE SURE AGAIN THAT
REGARDLESS OF WHAT HIGH SCHOOL
YOU GO TO THAT THAT YOU HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITIES IF YOU WANT TO
TAKE THE INITIATIVE, IF YOU IF
YOU WANT TO TAKE ON THE
CHALLENGE THAT THEY CAN, UH,
TAKE THESE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
COURSES, AND THIS HAS BEEN SUCH
A IMPORTANT MEASURE AND
PROMOTING EQUITY OR FOR STUDENTS
AGAIN, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU
LIVE, UM AND SO I AM STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF THIS AGAIN. IN FACT,
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ADDED AS A AS
A CO AUTHOR, UH, SEEING THE
DOUBLE THUMBS UP. UH, MR HOLDEN,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. YES I THINK YOU
GAVE MY CLOTHES. I WOULD ALSO
SAY THAT THIS BILL WAS HELD
INTENTIONALLY FROM WHEN IT WAS
INTRODUCED TO BE A TWO YEAR BILL
FOR THE STATED PURPOSE OF HAVING
THE COMMITTEES HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE, UH, HEARING
TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY AND
REPORTS BE GIVEN TO SHOW HOW WE
CAN REMOVE SOME OF THE BARRIERS
THAT WERE UNINTENTIONAL OR THAT
EXISTED AND THIS IS WHAT THIS
BILL DOES DOES IS DESIGNED TO
MAKE IT EASIER. UM REMOVE SOME
OF THE BARRIERS AND PRINCIPLE.
LETTERS ONLY ONE APPLICATION SO
THAT IT WOULD NOT BECOME MORE
TEDIOUS AND CREATED UNNECESSARY
BARRIER FOR A STUDENT TO
PARTICIPATE. SO EVERYTHING
YOU'VE SAID, IS REALLY WHAT
CONTINUES TO BE THE INTENT OF
THIS BILL, AND I WILL SAY TO THE
EARLIER STATEMENT BY REMEMBER
ALVAREZ. THIS IS A THIS BILL IS
GOING TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS
TIME GOES ON. BECAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE WHERE
ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND
OPPORTUNITIES WILL EXIST. AND
THAT WE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO RESPOND TO CREATE THIS
PATHWAY TO BE EVEN BROADER. AND
MORE PRECISELY PRESCRIBED SO
THAT STUDENTS CAN BE EXCITED.
ABOUT WHAT IT REPRESENTS. AND
EVEN THOSE WHO DON'T SEE
THEMSELVES CONTINUING TO A
COLLEGE EDUCATION. JUST TAKING
COLLEGE OF, OF COURSE, IS
PREPARES THEM TO BE JOB READY IN
A WAY THAT WOULD BE UNIQUE.
CERTAINLY FROM WHEN I GREW UP
WHERE WE HAD AUTO MECHANICS IN
SCHOOL. UH SO I THINK THIS IS A
REALLY OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO
CHANNEL SOME OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
INTO THE MATH. AND SCIENCES AND
STEM PROGRAMS THAT WILL PREPARE
THEM FOR JOBS THAT CLEARLY WE
KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A
DEFICIENCY AND COLLEGE DEGREES
TO PREPARE TO SERVE THE
MARKETPLACE. SO I'M EXCITED
ABOUT WHAT IT REPRESENTS. I'M
EXCITED ABOUT BEING COMING
COMING BACK AT A LATER TIME AND
HOPEFULLY TESTIFYING TO SOMEONE
ELSE'S BILL AND URGING A
COMMITTEE LIKE THIS TO SUPPORT
IT BECAUSE WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT IT'S DOING NOW AND WHAT IT
PROPOSES TO DO INTO THE FUTURE.
SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, UM, MOTION'S BEEN MADE AND
SECONDED. MANYA SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. HIGHLIGHT
THEM ONE MAYBE 359. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I, FLORA
FLORA ALVAREZ ALVAREZ I BONTA
HOOVER MCCARTY. MCCARTY. I
ORTEGA? ORTEGA? AYE. 50 THE
BILLS OUT. ALL RIGHT. AH, WE. I
HAVE ONE BILL ON CALL, UM THAT
IS. I'LL ITEM FIVE A B 1408.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BANTA AND
HOOVER ARE CURRENTLY IN ANOTHER
COMMITTEE. UH WE WILL HOLD THE
ROLL OPEN UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE
TO JOIN US VOTE. OKAY? AH! THAT
MAY CHANGE WITH MR MCCARTY. AND
SO, UH, WHY DON'T WE, UH GO
THROUGH THE ROLE. SO WELL OPEN
THE ROLE TO FOR MR MCCARTY TO
ADD ON. OKAY. FILE ITEM. 584.
1408 THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR
PUTTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING. I'M
MCCARTY MCCARTY AYE. THAT'S ALL.
SO WITH FILE ITEM NUMBER FIVE A
B 1408. THE BILL IS OUT, SO WE
HAVE NO BILLS ON CALL, AND SO WE
WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING AND
ALLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS TO ADD
ON UH, TIME LIMIT. YEAH. WHY?
WHY DON'T WE SAY? UH BYE BYE,
310. SO IF YOU WANT TO ADD ON,
PLEASE COME TO THE COMMITTEE BY
3:10 P.M. THE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.
OKAY WE'RE GOING TO WELCOME MR
HOOVER. WE'RE GOING TO REOPEN
THE ROLE FOR YOU TO ADD ON. VILE
ITEM 1359. THE MOTION IS TO PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS THE CHAIR
VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING AYE.
UBER UBER. AYE. FILE ITEM TO BE
801. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO THE FLOOR CHAIR
PUTTING. I ADVISED HER VOTING I
HOOVER OVER. I. FINAL ITEM. 3 89
60. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATION VOTING
I VICE CHAIR VOTING I HOOVER.
I LIKE HIM FOR A B 1299. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR, VOTING I
VICE CHAIR VOTING NO, HOOVER.
NEVER KNOW. THE FINAL ITEM. FIVE
D 1408 MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS VOTING
I VICE CHAIR VOTING I HOOVER
HOOVER? AYE. WE WERE IN.
ALRIGHT WE HAVE MISS BANTA, UM,
TO ADD ON TO THE ROLE UM SO. THE
ROLE AGAIN. OKAY FILE ITEM. 1 83
59. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR OF
LOADING I AND THE VICE CHAIR
VOTING I WANT TO. I WANT TO. I
70 THE BILL IS OUT. VILE ITEM TO
A B 801. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSES AMENDED TO THE FLOOR
VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING. I
WANT TO I 70 THE BILL IS OUT.
VILE ITEM. 3 89 60. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS WITH THE CHAIR
VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING. I
WANT TO NOT VOTING. I WANT TO
NOT VOTING. 50 THE BILL. 60. THE
BILL IS OUT. VIOLATE THEM FOR A
B 1299. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR
VOTING I VICE CHAIR VOTING NO
WANT TO. I WANT TO. I FIVE TO
THE BILL IS OUT. VIOLATE HIM. 5
80 1408 MOTION IS DUE PASSES
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR
VOTING I VICE CHAIR BOATING. I
WANT TO NOT VOTING, NOT VOTING.
FIVE VOTES. THE BILL IS OUT. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.