GOOD. AND WELCOME TO OUR FIRST
ASSEMBLY BUDGET SUBCOMITTEE FIVE
HEARING. TODAY WE WILL KICK OFF
A SERIES OF HEARINGS HELD BY
THIS COMMITTEE TO EXAMINE
VARIOUS BUDGET PROPOSALS
INCLUDED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET RELATED TO THE STATE
ADMINISTRATION. OVER THE NEXT
FEW MONTHS, THIS COMMITTEE WILL
DIVE INTO A WIDE VARIETY OF
FISCAL ISSUES IMPORTANT TO
CALIFORNIANS RANGING FROM
HOUSING BANKING, VETERANS
AFFAIRS, CONSUMER PROTECTION,
ELECTIONS AND MORE. WELL, THIS
BUDGET YEAR MAY FACE CHALLENGES.
I AM OPTIMISTIC ABOUT OUR
STATE'S COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING
THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE.
TODAY THIS HEARING WILL FOCUS ON
LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
THE HEARING WILL COVER SEVEN
ISSUES AS LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
THE AGENDA IS AVAILABLE ONLINE
ON OUR COMMITTEE WEBSITE IN
PHYSICAL COPIES ARE AVAILABLE
OUTSIDE THE HEARING ROOM.
HOUSEKEEPING A FEW HOUSEKEEPING
NOTES. THIS IS AN IN PERSON
HEARING WITH ALL PANEL PANELISTS
TESTIFYING IN PERSON. WE WILL
TAKE EACH. WE WILL TAKE
QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AT
THE END OF EACH PANEL AND THEN
MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL
PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN IN
PERSON AT THE END OF THIS
HEARING. SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS
WE'RE GONNA HEAR ALL OF THE
PANELS AND THEN AT THE VERY END,
WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, IF YOU ARE AN UNABLE TO
ATTEND THIS HEARING IN PERSON,
YOU MAY SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS VIA
EMAIL TO ASSEMBLY BUDGET AT
ASSEMBLY AS M DOT èC DOT GOV.
BEFORE WE START. I'D LIKE TO ASK
, UM, MY COLLEAGUE HERE IF YOU'D
LIKE TO MAKE ANY OPENING
COMMENTS YES. UH, NOPE. SO WE
WILL GO AHEAD AND INVITE OUR
PANELISTS UP FOR OUR VERY FIRST,
UH, PANEL LABOR. OH, WE NEED TO
DO ROLL CALL. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
COURTS HERE. ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
PATTERSON. ASSEMBLY MEMBER WARD.
YOU CAN SEE WE ARE A SMALL BUT
MIGHTY COMMITTEE. ALRIGHT. SO
OUR FIRST, UM ISSUE LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
CUTS, DELAYS AND SHIFTS. SO
FIRST ON OUR AGENDA. WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES
APPROXIMATELY 500 MILLION IN
PROGRAM CUTS, DELAYS OR FUNDING
SHIFTS THAT WOULD IMPACT
WORKFORCE PROGRAMS UNDER THE
LABOR AGENCY. I'D LIKE TO. WE'VE
INVITED OUR DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE LABOR AGENCY AND, UH,
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE HERE.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND LET YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOU MAY
GO AHEAD AND BEGIN. HØI ANDREW
MARCH AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. UM SO AS A CHAIR NOTED,
UM, THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSES A NUMBER OF REDUCTIONS
AND DELAYS FOR WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. UH MOST OF
THESE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED IN THE
2022 BUDGET, UH, WHICH INCLUDED
APPROXIMATELY $2.2 BILLION OF
GENERAL FUND TOWARDS, UH,
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
APPRENTICESHIPS WORKFORCE
TRAINING TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND CREATING
MORE INNOVATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE
OPPORTUNITIES. TO RECRUIT TRAIN
HIRE, AND, UH AND ADVANCE THE
WORKFORCE OF CALIFORNIA. THESE
INCLUDE, UH, ALSO, UH, PROGRAMS
THAT ARE IN THE HEALTHCARE
SECTOR AS WELL. UH, SO THE
NUMBERS THAT I'LL BE REFERRING
TO INCLUDE SOME OF THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED
IN THE HEALTH CARE WORKSPACE AS
WELL, UM, SO OVERALL, THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES $100
MILLION OF REDUCTIONS FOR THOSE
PROGRAMS AND APPROXIMATELY $700
MILLION OF DELAYS. UM, WE'RE
HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ON
ANY OF THE SPECIFIC REDUCTIONS
OR DELAYS THAT ARE IN THE IN THE
AGENDA TODAY. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS,
UM CHAZ ALAMO WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE.
UH, FOR ISSUE ONE. WE'RE HERE TO
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR BE
HELPFUL, BUT DON'T HAVE ANY
SPECIFIC COMMENTS. THANKS. AND
NEXT TO YOU? YES. UM, NOW PEOPLE
WHO THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
UM, AS PART OF THIS BUDGET.
NOTHING TO ADD RIGHT NOW. ALL
RIGHT. SO ARE WE GONNA GO
THROUGH? ONE. WE'RE GONNA START.
AS WE SEE OUR, UH, CHAMBER
FILLED HERE. I KNOW THAT, UH,
I'LL JUST MAKE THE OVERARCHING
STATEMENT THAT EVERY PROGRAM
THAT IS UP FOR CUT OR DELAY IS
MEANINGFUL AND WE KNOW A HARD
WORK HAS GONE INTO, UH, MOVING
THESE PROGRAMS FORWARD, SO I AM
SURE IT HAS NOT BEEN AN EASY
DISCUSSION FOR YOU. AS YOU HAVE
MADE SOME DECISIONS ON WHAT YOU
ARE THINKING MIGHT BE CUT OR
DELAYED. SO THAT IS MY QUESTION
IS, HOW DID YOU IDENTIFY THE
PROGRAMS PER PROPOSED TO BE CUT?
UM AND WHAT WAS THE METHODOLOGY
THAT WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE
REDUCTION AMOUNTS? SO GENERALLY,
UH, THE PROGRAMS THAT WERE
DELAYED ARE PROGRAMS THAT, UM,
UH, WHERE THE FUNDING, UM,
WASN'T GONNA BE NEEDED UNTIL
FUTURE YEARS OUT, FOR EXAMPLE,
AND THE, UM AND ER WHAT IS NOW
CALLED CALIFORNIA JOBS. FIRST OF
THE DELAY OF THREE $100 MILLION
WHERE THAT FUNDING WASN'T GOING
TO BE ALLOCATED UNTIL THESE
FUTURE YEARS. UM, REGARDLESS OF
THE OF THE DEFERRAL OR DELAY, UM
, SO GENERALLY ACROSS THE BOARD
FOR MANY OF THE DELAYS WAS THAT
WAS THE STRATEGY THERE AS FAR AS
, UM, MAKING SURE THAT THE
FUNDING ALIGNED WITH WHEN THAT
FUNDING WOULD BE NEEDED OR
ALLOCATED, UM, AS A AS IT GOES
TO THE REDUCTIONS, UH, THERE
WERE MANY DIFFICULT DECISIONS
THAT WERE MADE IN ORDER TO HELP
BALANCE THE BUDGET. UM THE
ADMINISTRATION LOOKS FORWARD TO
DISCUSSING WITH THE LEGISLATURE
DIFFERENCES IN PRIORITIES OR, UM
OR OTHER REDUCTIONS OR CHOICES
THAT WOULD BE MADE. UM, BUT I
DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC COMMENTS
TO SPEAK TO ANY METHODOLOGY OR
OR STRATEGY WITH, UH, THE
SPECIFIC REDUCTIONS. AND THEN
FOLLOWING UP ON THAT, UH, AS YOU
MENTIONED SURF, UH UH, WHAT ARE
SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE
BEEN FUNDED TO DATE? CAUSE I
KNOW THAT THEY ARE ON ROUND ONE,
AND THEN THE DELAYED FOR FUNDING
WOULD BE THE SECOND ROUND OF
FUNDING, WHICH IS THREE 100
MILLION. BUT ON THE FIRST ROUND,
WHAT WOULD BE SOME OF THOSE
PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED?
YEAH, I'LL DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUE
DEREK KIRK FROM THE LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO
ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. WELCOME
THANK YOU, ANDREW AND MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. UM UH,
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. SO THE
THREE $100 MILLION THAT'S
PROPOSED TO BE DELAYED INCLUDES
REALLY TWO ROUNDS OF FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES. UM, 25 MILLION OF
THE THREE 100 MILLION IS
DEDICATED TO THE TRIBAL
INVESTMENT INITIATIVE. UM UH, WE
ARE CURRENTLY HAVING AN RFP ON
THE STREETS, UH, TO SELECT AN
INTERMEDIARY TO ADMINISTER THAT
FOR CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICAN
TRIBES. THE REMAINING UH,
PORTION OF THE FUNDS WOULD BE
ALLOCATED TOWARDS UM,
IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS ACROSS
THE STATE. UM READY TO GO
PROJECTS THOSE THAT OR SHOVEL
READY PROJECTS THAT THAT CAN BE
EXECUTED IMMEDIATELY UPON
FUNDING. AND THAT'S FOR THIS
NEXT ROUND OF FUNDING THAT'S
BEING PROPOSED TO BE DELAYED.
BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED
AS OF THE CURRENT FUNDING? SURE
SO THE FIRST ROUND OF FUNDING
THAT WAS PUT OUT WAS
APPROXIMATELY $65 MILLION TO
EACH OF THE 13 REGIONS TO
DEVELOP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGIES. UM, SO ALL 13
REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE ARE IN
THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW, WE ARE
ALSO IN THE FINAL STAGE OF
AWARDING 100 AND $82 MILLION TO
FUND PREVE. ACROSS THE STATE, UM
, FUNDS THAT WOULD ALLOW EACH OF
THE REGIONS TO PREP PROJECTS TO
DRAW DOWN ADDITIONAL STATE OR
FEDERAL DOLLARS. UM, IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, THINGS LIKE S¼ W N
, A FEASIBILITY STUDIES. WE ALSO
PER THE LEGISLATION DID ONE
INITIAL PILOT ROUND? UM, AND
ALLOCATED $39 MILLION TO PILOT
PROJECTS? UM, IN A FEW REGIONS
ACROSS THE STATE. WHAT WOULD BE
A FEW EXAMPLES OF THOSE PILOT
PROJECTS? SURE SO, UM, IN ORANGE
COUNTY IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
WE CO FUNDED WITH THE U S¼
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, UM,
THE WALNUT CREEK, DAISY OR
WALNUT DAISY CREEK FARM OF AN
URBAN FARM. THAT'S PROVIDING,
UM, JOBS FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE
COMMUNITY OF SANTA ANA, UM,
RIGHT HERE IN THE GREATER
SACRAMENTO REGION. WE UM COF,
FUNDED WITH THE U S¼ ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION AND
THE LEGISLATURE THROUGH PRIOR
BUDGET YEARS, UM, THAT DEVELOP
ONE OF THE ALCHEMIST PUBLIC
MARKET IN THE RIVER DISTRICT
ADJACENT TO SOME AFFORDABLE
HOUSING THAT'S BEING FUNDED, UM
BY THE TCC èC PROGRAM. UM, AND
THAT WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE A
BUSINESS INCUBATION SPACE FOR
COTTAGE, FOOD BASED BUSINESSES
AS WELL AS PROVIDE A GROCERY
STORE FOR RESIDENTS IN A FOOD
DESERT. THAT MY MEMBER. YEAH
THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
I'M KIND OF CURIOUS. JUST MAYBE
FOR ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO SPEAK
ACROSS ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS.
I'M GONNA I'M GONNA GENERALIZE
THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE. THIRD
GIVE OR TAKE OF A LOT OF THESE
ALLOCATIONS OVER THREE YEARS OF
SORT OF SORT OF BEING PROPOSED
FOR YOU TO DEFERRALS OR
REDUCTIONS. UM, THAT ON ITS FACE
AS IT SEEMS A LITTLE BIT OF A
BROAD BRUSH AND WHAT IS NOT
MEANINGFUL ENOUGH TO ME IS I
DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW EFFECTIVE
THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN TO
ACCOMPLISH THEIR GOALS. RIGHT SO
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE
COMING COUPLE OF YEARS, HOW AM I
TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THAT $10
MILLION HERE OR THAT $20 MILLION
THERE WAS EVEN GONNA BE, YOU
KNOW BE BE MEANINGFUL, RIGHT.
WHERE'S THE LEAST ARM IN SOME OF
THESE CUTS BASED ON WHERE WE'RE
PROJECTING SOME OF THESE
PROGRAMS ARE GOING MAYBE JUST BY
WAY, OF EXAMPLE. LET'S TALK
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE HIGH ROAD
TRAINING PARTNERSHIP FOR HEALTH
AND HUMAN SERVICES, UH, WHERE WE
HAD HOPED FOR 100 AND 35 MILLION
OVER THREE YEARS. WE'RE REDUCING
THAT BY 45 MILLION. UM HOW HAS
THAT GONE OVER THE LAST YEAR.
HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO USE THE
1ST $45 MILLION OR IS THERE JUST
BEEN HAVE YOU HAD A CAPACITY?
WHERE? MAYBE YOU JUST DIDN'T
NEED THAT TO BEGIN WITH. UM I
THINK SO, UH, SPECIFICALLY TO
YOUR QUESTION ON HÌ R Tð P AS AS
WE CALL IT, HIGH ROAD TRAINING
PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES. UM AS YOU NOTED,
THERE WAS 100 AND $45 MILLION
AND THE PROPOSAL IS TO RE REDUCE
THAT BY $45 MILLION, OR 100 AND
35 MILLION TO BY 45 MILLION. UM
I THINK SPECIFICALLY TO HOW THAT
PROGRAM IS GOING. I KNOW THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARD, UM, IS HERE AND CAN SPEAK
TO SOME OF THE SPECIFICS ON HOW
THAT PROGRAM IS OPERATING, BUT
THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
PUTTING OUT THE PREVIOUS FUNDING
AND ALLOCATING THAT, UM AND I
THINK SOME OF THAT, UH, SOME OF
THE METRICS THAT YOU MAYBE YOU'D
BE LOOKING FOR MIGHT BE A LITTLE
BIT MORE DELAYED. UH LOT. MANY
OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE MULTI YEAR
FUNDING WHERE THEY SORT OF THE
PROCESS TO AWARD THE PROGRAMS
AND ACTUALLY SEE THE RESULTS OF
THOSE PROGRAMS MAY TAKE MANY
YEARS THAT WE WOULDN'T
NECESSARILY HAVE AT THIS MOMENT.
HOWEVER THE HÌ R Tð P PROGRAM
HAS BEEN AROUND FOR QUITE SOME
TIME BUT SPECIFIC TO THE PROGRAM
THAT'S BEING CUT RIGHT NOW OR
PROPOSED FOR REDUCTION. UM
CURTIS, NOT IN CAN SPEAK TO MORE
OF THE SPECIFICS. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CURTIS NOT WITH
THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD, UH,
SPECIFICALLY ON THE HÌ R Tð P
FOR HEALTHCARE. UH, THOSE FUNDS
THE 1ST 90 MILLION, UH, ARE IN
CONTRACT THEY ARE IN THE FIELD
ACROSS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT,
UM UH UH, HEALTHCARE BASED, UH,
PROJECTS IN THE FIELD, SO THE
MONEY IS OUT THERE AS MR MARKS
MENTIONED THE OUTCOMES, YOU
KNOW, WE CAN, UH, GET YOU, YOU
KNOW, THE, UM THE METRICS THAT
WE TRACK FOR EACH OF THOSE
PROJECTS. WE CAN GET YOU WHAT
THOSE METRICS ARE AND WHAT WE
TRACK. UM THE OUTCOMES ARE GONNA
BE YOU KNOW, AS THOSE PROJECTS,
UH, IMPLEMENT THEIR PROGRAMS IN
THE FIELD WILL CONTINUE TRACKING
THEM. WE CAN PROVIDE UPDATES TO
THE LEGISLATURE ON ON HOW THOSE
PROGRAMS ARE GOING. THANK YOU NÓ
THAT THAT'D BE HELPFUL. AND I'M
JUST GONNA START THIS OFF BY
SAYING THIS IS PROBABLY A VERY
GENERAL COMMENT THAT I'M MAKING
A LOT THROUGHOUT ALL THESE
HEARINGS THAT IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND. MAYBE
THE INTENDED IMPACT THE PROGRAMS
AND THE METRICS OF WHAT WE WERE
HOPING TO FUND OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT
INFORMATION IS CRITICAL FOR US
TO DECIDE. WHERE WE MAY NOT HAVE
ACTUALLY ACHIEVED THAT BECAUSE
THERE WASN'T THE WORKFORCE TO BE
DEVELOPED THERE OR ESSENTIALLY,
WHERE WAS THEIR ACCESS TO BEGIN
WITH, RIGHT? THAT'S A LITTLE BIT
EASIER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO
JUSTIFY SOME CUTS TO BEGIN WITH.
AND IF WE'RE NOT, WE'RE ONLY
LOOKING AT JUST A RAW DOLLAR
AMOUNT TO SAY THAT. WELL, WE'RE
JUST GONNA TAKE A THIRD OF THIS
AND DELAY IT. OK LIKE WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A LOT OF
DIFFICULT DECISIONS, BUT IT'S
LESS INFORMATIVE AND LESS. WE'RE
TYING THAT TO HOW IS THIS
IMPACTING CALIFORNIANS?
OPPORTUNITIES UM, SO, YEAH. SO I
WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GET
MORE INFORMATION. UH, TO HELP US
MAKE. I KNOW WE'RE ONLY HOLDING
THIS OPEN TODAY. BUT YOU KNOW, I
SORT OF FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS AS
THIS PROCESS MOVES FORWARD. I'D
APPRECIATE THAT. UM WE COULD
BROAD BRUSH AND SAY I WANT TO
CUT 45 MILLION. I WANT TO CUT 50
MILLION. NOW I WANT TO CUT 20
MILLION THAT'S NOT THAT'S NOT
ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR ME TO
MAKE A RESPONSIBLE DECISION. IF
I IF I MIGHT ADD UM CHAZ ALAMO
WITH THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
OFFICE. UM JUST TWO POINTS THAT
I THINK MIGHT BE WARRANTED HERE.
THE FIRST IS A BIT OF CONTEXT
THAT THE 2022 23 BUDGET ACT
INCLUDED. I THINK IF I RECALL
CORRECTLY AT THE TIME $5 BILLION
IN NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS ACROSS THE BUDGET, SO
NOT JUST AT THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD, BUT ACROSS
THE BUDGET THAT WAS AN
UNPRECEDENTED EXPANSION OF THE
STATE'S EFFORTS IN WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. THOSE WERE ALL FOR
PRIMARILY NEW PROGRAMS. AND SO
WE HAVE TWO YEARS AGO, A LARGE
EXPANSION OF PROGRAMMING AT THE
TIME. OUR OFFICE RAISED CONCERNS
ABOUT THE STATE'S CAPACITY. TO
GET ALL THESE PROGRAMS
IMPLEMENTED QUICKLY AND
EFFECTIVELY TRACK THE VERY
METRICS THAT YOU'RE RAISING. UM
AND SO NOT ONLY AS PART OF THIS
YEAR'S GOVERNOR'S BUDGET BUT AS
PART OF LAST YEAR'S GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET, AS THE BUDGET LANDSCAPE
HAS CHANGED, SOME OF THOSE
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED TO
BE PULLED BACK. AND SO WE DON'T
HAVE VERY GOOD INFORMATION, AS
AS THE OTHER PANELISTS HAVE
MENTIONED BECAUSE THESE ARE NEW
PROGRAMS. UM SO I. I WANTED TO
SORT OF INTRODUCED THAT CONTEXT.
UH, BECAUSE WE'RE IN A KIND OF A
UNIQUE SITUATION IN HISTORY WITH
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE
SECOND POINT I WANTED TO MAKE
WAS THAT AS PART OF LAST YEAR'S
JANUARY GO GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
PROPOSAL. THERE WERE DELAYS,
DEFERRALS AND REDUCTIONS OF
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
MANY OF THEM ARE INCLUDED IN
DETAIL IN THE IN THE AGENDA, BUT
THOSE ORIGINAL REDUCTIONS WERE
NOT BUT WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY
ADOPTED AS PART OF THE BUDGET
ACT. SO THERE WAS THIS SORT OF
POINT A TO POINT B CONVERSATION
AND DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE
ADMINISTRATION, THIS SUB
COMMITTEE AND THE LEGISLATURE
ABOUT WHICH REDUCTIONS WE WERE
GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH GIVEN
THE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, AND I
THINK THAT'S THE SAME POSITION
THAT THE SUB COMMITTEE FINDS
ITSELF IN. NOW WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THESE
PROPOSALS, WE CAN LEARN MORE
ABOUT THEM WORK WITH STAFF, AND
IF THERE ARE DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS OF THE SUBCOMITTEE
WANTS TO GO. WE CAN PURSUE THOSE
THANK YOU. UH AND I DO CONCUR
WITH MY COLLEAGUE THAT IT IS
HARD FOR US TO. WE'RE JUST GONNA
GONNA GET A BROAD OVERVIEW BUT
TO KIND OF DRILL DOWN INTO THE
PARTICULAR PROGRAMS. UH, IT IS
HELPFUL FOR ME TO F TO THE
EXAMPLES. I CURTIS. NICE TO SEE
YOU. UH AND YOU MENTIONED A FEW
PROGRAMS UNDER THE HEALTH. UH,
CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF A
FEW OF THOSE PROGRAMS THAT THOSE
DOLLARS ARE WORKING TOWARDS?
YEAH WE CAN, UH, WE CAN PROVIDE
A LIST TO THE SUBCOMITTEE OF OUR
FUNDED PROJECTS. UM AND WE CAN
YOU KNOW, INCLUDE INFORMATION ON
WHAT PARTNERSHIPS HAVE BEEN
FUNDED WHAT THE TARGETS ARE, UH,
EVEN WHICH REGIONS WERE
TARGETING? I WOULD SAY GENERALLY
, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT A
LOT OF THE ALLIED TRADES AND A
LOT OF THE PROFESSIONAL TRADES
IN IN HEALTH CARE ARE, YOU KNOW,
HAVE A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS OF
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS. WITH WITH
THEM. UM, BUT WE WORK A LOT, UM,
WITH IN PARTNERSHIP, UM, WITH,
UH EMPLOYERS, UH, ORGANIZED
LABOR, COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS AGAIN. MOST OF OUR
THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED
THERE ARE MOSTLY IN THE ALLIED
TRADE. SO A LOT OF MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE. UM YOU KNOW X, RAY
FOLKS, OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE NOT
NECESSARILY IN THE PROFESSIONAL
CLASS, BUT BUT COULD REALLY
BENEFIT, UH, FROM THESE KIND OF
TRAINING PROGRAMS. RIGHT. THANK
YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER PATTERSON.
ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO
OUR NEXT PANEL? UH, ANY LAST
QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ISSUE TWO
SPECIAL FUND LOANS TO THE
GENERAL FUND AND BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSALS. THIS ISSUE WILL COVER
PROPOSALS TO MAKE LOANS FROM THE
LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND. WE
WILL ALSO COVER LÀ LABOR
AGENCIES BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL,
INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR
, UM L A Ó EXPERTS HERE AND
THEN, UH, OUR NEW UM, IT UM YES.
CAN YOU INTRO INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES? MY NAME IS ISAAC
GARCIA LONG? I'M THE AGENCY
OPERATION OFFICER. AND I'M JAY
STURGES WITH THE LABOR AGENCY AS
THE UH, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR
ADMINISTRATION. WELCOME AND DO
WE HAVE A TRUST? OH, SORRY. OK
THANK YOU. SO UH, WE ARE GOING
TO HAVE YOU GO AHEAD AND GIVE US
A SUMMARY ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE
WORKING ON. YEAH SO, UH, ANDREW
MARCH DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, SO
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET INCLUDES,
UM A NUMBER OF OR COUPLE OF
CHANGES FOR, UH LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND LOANS
TO THE GENERAL FUND. UH, FIRST,
UH, THERE'S A DELAY OF REPAYMENT
FROM 100 $7 MILLION LOAN THAT
WAS MADE IN 2020 TO 20 OR TO IT
WAS DUE TO BE REPAID IN 2425,
AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO DELAY
THAT REPLA REPAYMENT TO 2027 28
GIVEN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET
SITUATION AND THE GENERAL FUND,
YOU KNOW, NOT BEING ABLE TO
REPAY THAT. UH, THIS YEAR. UM,
AND THEN, ADDITIONALLY, UH THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET PROPOSES AN
ADDITIONAL LOAN FROM THE LABOR
AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND
OF $125 MILLION TO BE REPAID IN
2829, AND THEN, UM, JUST ONE
CLARIFICATION ON THE AGENDA. SO
THE 2020 THREE BUDGET ACT
INCLUDED CONTROL SECTION 13.4,
WHICH AUTHORIZED THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE TO MAKE A SPECIAL
FUND LOANS TO THE GENERAL FUND.
SO AS PART OF THAT, UH, CONTROL
SECTION THE DEPARTMENT FINANCE,
UH, MADE A LOAN FROM THE LABOR
AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND
TO THE GENERAL FUND OF $35
MILLION. SO THIS ISN'T SOMETHING
THAT'S A PROPOSAL IN THE IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET, BUT IT WAS AN
ACTION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
TAKEN. UM SO WITH THESE LOANS,
THERE'S STILL UH SUFFICIENT
FUNDING IN THE FUND BALANCE OF
THE LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FUND OF
APPROXIMATELY 100 AND $20
MILLION, OF WHICH THERE'S
APPROXIMATELY $13 MILLION OF
ONGOING OBLIGATIONS FOR THE FUND
, WHICH ARE THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. THE
AGRICULTURAL LABOR. RELATIONS
BOARD AND THE LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
AND THEN SPECIFICALLY TO, UH THE
LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
AGENCIES. BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL
DEFER TO MY COLLEAGUES. GOOD
AFTERNOON AGAIN. UM THE WELL MY
FIRST THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PERS PRESENT TODAY. I KNOW
THAT YOUR DINNER IS PRETTY LONG,
SO I'M GONNA TRY TO BE BRIEF.
UH, THE PROPOSAL DOES REQUEST
612,000 ONGOING REIMBURSEMENT
AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE TO FUND
THREE POSITIONS TO MANAGE NEW
AND EXISTING WORKLOADS WITHIN
THE LABOR AGENCY. CURRENTLY THE
THREE POSITIONS ARE LIMITED TERM
WITH FUNDING ENDING JUNE 30TH OF
THIS YEAR. THE REQUEST WILL MAKE
THE THREE LIMITED TERM POSITIONS
PERMANENT. UM AND THE POSITIONS
THEMSELVES ARE DEPUTY SECRETARY
OF STRATEGIC WORKFORCE, AS WELL
AS TWO CIVIL SERVICE STAFF, UM,
TO CONTINUE THE SUPPORT OF
GENERAL OPERATIONS. I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THE SUB-COMMITTEE MAY HAVE, UH,
REGARDING THE PROPOSAL. CHAZ
ALAMO WITH THE L A Ó. UM NÓ
SPECIFIC COMMENTS ABOUT THE
LABOR AGENCY BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL BUT JUST A BIT OF
CONTEXT ON THE PGA FUND LOANS
WITH THEM. LW Dð F FUND LOANS
LARGELY DERIVED FROM POCKET
REVENUES, UM UNTIL RECENTLY, UH,
STATE PROCEEDS FROM INTO THIS
FUND FROM PAGA CASE SETTLEMENTS
WERE RELATIVELY SMALL, AND IT'S
ONLY RECENTLY THAT THESE
PROCEEDS HAVE INCREASED SO
SUBSTANTIALLY. THAT'S PART OF
THE REASON WHY THE ONGOING
COMMITMENTS COMING OUT OF THE
FUND AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MENTIONED
OUR ARE RELATIVELY LOW. I THINK
13 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THAT
OBVIOUSLY PRESENTS AN
OPPORTUNITY IN A BUDGET
SITUATION THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY
IN. FOR THE STATE TO BORROW
THOSE FUNDS, UM FROM FROM THOSE
RESOURCES, BUT IT'S PART OF THE
REASON WHY THERE'S THIS
AVAILABILITY OR EXCESS REVENUE
IN THE FUND THAT HASN'T BEEN
COMMITTED AND SIMPLY BECAUSE
UNTIL RECENTLY THERE THERE
WASN'T THIS AMOUNT OF PROCEEDS
COMING IN EACH YEAR.
FATHER. THEY THIS AD. RELYING ON
UH, REVENUE. YEP. SO UM ANDREW
MARR'S DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, I
ASSUME, REFERENCING THE PROPOSED
BALLOT INITIATIVE THAT'S SLATED
FOR THE NOVEMBER BALLOT. UM SO
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET DOES NOT
INCLUDE OR DOES NOT CONTEMPLATE
ANY, UH, CHANGES TO EXISTING LAW
, WHETHER THEY WOULD MAYBE BE
PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE OR BY
THE VOTERS. UM SO THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET DOESN'T INCLUDE, UM, ANY
SORT OF, UM, ACTION TO CHANGE
ANY OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
FUNDED BY THE LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. FUNDS
SHOULD SOMETHING TAKE SHOULD
CHANGE AND IN REVENUE STRUCTURE
TAKE PLACE. ANY CHANGE IN
REVENUE STRUCTURE THAT WOULD
HAPPEN EITHER THROUGH, UH, THE
LEGISLATURE OR THROUGH THE
VOTERS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET FOR 2025.
NOW.
OK, NOW YOU CAN ALL RIGHT. SORRY
ABOUT THAT. UH, ANYHOW, UH, YOU
CAN JUST SEE YOUR THE
EXPLANATION ON, UH, TAKING A
CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUNDS OUT OF
THIS SPECIAL FUND TO UH THEN,
UH, PAY OTHER, UM, TYPES OF
PROGRAMS OR TO KEEP PROGRAMS IS
CONCERNING NOT IT'S A WAY TO
BALANCE THE BUDGET. NOW BUT AS
WE LOOK TOWARDS, UH NEXT YEAR,
AND THE YEAR AFTER WE CAN FIND
OURSELVES IN IN A VERY
PRECARIOUS, UH PLACE, UH, WITH
THAT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
MEMBERS OF THE PANEL? SEEN NONE.
THANK YOU. IT WILL BE
TRANSITIONING NOW TO EMPLOYMENT
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OR BETTER
KNOWN AS E, Dð Dð OR THIRD ISSUE
. UM IT IT WILL BE ON E Dð Dð S¼
MODERNIZATION PROJECT ALSO KNOWN
AS E Dð Dð NEXT, UH AGAIN, UH,
WE HAVE MANY OF OUR CONSTITUENTS
ALL TOO FAMILIAR WITH E Dð Dð,
UH, AS WITH THE PANDEMIC, WE
KNOW THAT, UH, YOUR PHONES WERE,
UH, RINGING OFF THE HOOK. AND
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF
MODERNIZATION THAT WE KNOW THAT
WE WERE FACED WITH WITH THAT WE
HAVE NEW PANELISTS, IF YOU, UH,
WELCOME IF YOU'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. BEAUTIFUL.
THE CHAIR MEMBER. AND DIRECTOR.
THERE'S A QUESTION I THIS IS RON
HUGHES. ON THE RADIO FOR ME.
I'VE FOUND IT EQUALLY BY THE
GENERAL FUND AND THE
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
DISABILITY FUND. TO CONTINUE THE
EED NEXT CUSTOMER SERVICE
IMPROVEMENT EFFORT. THIS WILL BE
THE THIRD YEAR OF THE
MODERNIZATION OF EDD'S BENEFIT
SYSTEMS AND SERVICES. THE THIRD
YEAR REQUEST FUNDING IN THE
FOLLOWING WORK STREAMS. UH, THE
TRANSFORMATION OFFICE. THIS
FUNDING ENSURES THE PROJECT
STAYS ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET.
IT'S REALLY FUNDING FOR A BASKET
OF SERVICES, INCLUDING PROJECT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES, QUALITY
ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL
SERVICES, ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT
SERVICES, Ó èC M GOVERNANCE
PROCUREMENT SERVICES, A PROJECT
EXECUTIVE AND A PROJECT ADVI. IS
REQUESTED BY èC Dð Tð AND
CUSTOMER SERVICE. UH, CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE SERVICES. THE SECOND
WORK STREAM IS, UH, THE
INTEGRATED CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
INTEGRATED DATA MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO
COMPLETE THE PROCUREMENT OF THE
M S¼ I Dð M S¼ SOLUTION COMPLETE
. THE ASSOCIATED PAL PROCESSES
BEGIN THEIR REPLACEMENT OF CORE
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND
BEGIN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A
MODERNIZED CLAIMS MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM. AS I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL
AWARE THE EXISTING SYSTEMS OVER
40 YEARS OLD. UH THE NEXT
FUNDING SOURCE. UH, SYSTEM IS,
UH, SHARED CUSTOMER PORTAL. THIS
FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO ENHANCE
OUR CUSTOMER DATA ANALYTICS.
INTEGRATE A NEW I Dð PROOFING
SOLUTION AT A CLAIMS INTAKE
NAVIGATOR TO DIRECT THE PUBLIC
TO ANY PROGRAMS THAT ARE
ELIGIBLE FOR AS WELL AS FUND
EXISTING OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE. DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
SOLUTION. THIS FUNDING WILL
ALLOW US TO REPLACE OUR LEGACY
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
WITH A MODERN SOLUTION THAT WILL
PROVIDE IMAGING DATA CAPTURE AND
CONTENT MANAGEMENT THAT SIMPLY
ISN'T AVAILABLE TODAY.
INTEGRATED CONTACT CENTER. THIS
FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO
COMPLETE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE NEW AWS CONNECT CONTACT
CENTER SOLUTION. FOR DISABILITY
INSURANCE AND PAID FAMILY LEAVE
AND BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION
PLANNING FOR UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE SOLUTION. AND LASTLY,
FRAUD IN DATA ANALYTICS. THIS
FUNDING WILL ALLOW US TO
COMPLETE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
OUR ENHANCED I Dð PROOFING
SOLUTION AND ENHANCE OUR FRAUD
AND DATA ANALYTICS CAPABILITIES.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A ROAD MAP THAT
I'M GLAD TO SEE IS UP ON THE
SCREEN HERE THAT WE CAN GO
THROUGH. I CAN TELL YOU THE
STATUS OF EACH OF THE WORK
STREAMS IF YOU'D LIKE. SO WE CAN
START WITH. AND BY THE WAY,
THESE WORK STREAMS WE REFER TO
ED NEXT AS ONE PROJECT, BUT IT'S
REALLY SEVEN DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
SO WE CALL THEM WORKSTREAMS, UM
AND THEY'RE BASED ON LESSONS
LEARNED DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE
PRIORITIZED EVERYTHING BASED ON
WHAT WOULD HAVE THE LARGEST
IMPACT TO THE PUBLIC. SO FOR
EXAMPLE, UH, ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES DURING THE PANDEMIC
WAS OUR EXISTING CLAIMS. INTAKE
PORTAL. UM WE WENT FROM HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CLAIMS TO
MILLIONS, AND IT'S SIMPLY
OVERWHELMED THE LEGACY SYSTEM
THAT WE HAD IN PLACE. WE REPLACE
THAT WITH A SALES FORCE BASED,
SHARED CUSTOMER PORTAL. WE CALL
IT MY E Dð. UM WE GAVE IT A LOT
OF CAPABILITIES. THE OLDER
SYSTEM DIDN'T HAVE INCLUDING
MULTI FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONS A
LOT OF DIFFERENT SELF SERVICE
CAPABILITIES. UM, WE ADDED SIX
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES, SO WE
ADDED THREE IN DECEMBER. WE'RE
ADDING THREE MORE IN MARCH. WE
WILL SUPPORT EIGHT LANGUAGES IN
OUR SHARED CUSTOMER PORTAL
ACROSS ALL OF THE PROGRAMS AT E
Dð COME MARCH. UM WE'RE ALSO
LOOKING AT A CLAIMS INTAKE
NAVIGATOR, AND WHAT THAT DOES IS
, IT REALLY JUST DIRECTS THE
CLAIMANT TO WHATEVER PROGRAMS
THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR. SO THAT'S
ONE WORK STREAM. UM ANOTHER
LESSON LEARNED WAS IN, UH,
INTEGRATED CLAIMS. I'M SORRY.
INTEGRATED CONTACT CENTER WAY.
TOO MANY ACRONYMS. UM AND, UM.
DURING THE PANDEMIC. PEOPLE
COULDN'T LOG ON TO FILE A CLAIM.
SO THEY CALL AND AGAIN WE WENT
FROM HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TO
TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
CALLING, UH, IT IT OVERWHELMED
OUR LEGACY CONTACT CENTER
SOLUTION. WE RECENTLY PROCURED,
UH, AN A W S¼ CONTACT CENTER
SOLUTION. WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF
PLANNING THAT IMPLEMENTATION,
IT'LL HAVE A LOT OF FEATURES
THAT SIMPLY WEREN'T AVAILABLE
WITH OUR OLD PLATFORM. FOR
EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE PRIMARY
BENEFITS IS IF YOU CALL WHEN WE
HAVE THIS NEW SOLUTION
IMPLEMENTED, YOU CAN SCHEDULE A
CALL BACK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO
STAY ON THE PHONE. YOU DON'T
STAY ON HOLD. YOU DON'T HAVE TO
KEEP CALLING. SO THAT'S ANOTHER
WORK STREAM. UM, WE ALSO FOUND
THAT UH, OUR FORMS ARE WAY TOO
COMPLEX ARE WAY TOO MANY
REDUNDANT QUESTIONS. SO WE'VE
MADE AN EFFORT TO GO THROUGH AND
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS
ON OUR FORMS AND ALSO, UH, MOVE
TO PLAIN LANGUAGE FOR THE FORMS,
SO THAT'S A PROCESS THERE'S 32
SORRY. THERE'S THREE 1002 100
FORMS OF ED Dð. UM SO WE ARE IN
THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THOSE
AND AGAIN BASED ON OUR OUR
APPROACH TO THIS PROJECT, WE
STARTED WITH THE FORM THAT'S
MOST COMMONLY USED BY THE PUBLIC
, WHICH IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INITIAL INTAKE FORM. UM. AND
THEN OBVIOUSLY WE DIDN'T DO A
GREAT JOB OF COMMUNICATING
DURING THE PANDEMIC, EITHER WITH
OUR STAKEHOLDERS OR THE PUBLIC,
SO IN ADDITION TO ALL THE OTHER
METHODS THAT WE'RE USING FOR
COMMUNICATION, WE'RE LOOKING TO
DO MORE SOCIAL MEDIA
COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC
AND WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS, SO WE
PURCHASED SOME SOCIAL MEDIA
TOOLS. WE PURCHASE TOOLS TO
MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
THOSE MEASURES. UM OBVIOUSLY
FRAUD WAS A PROBLEM DURING THE
PANDEMIC. I WASN'T THERE, BUT I
UNDERSTAND THE IMPLEMENTED A LOT
OF SOLUTIONS TO TRY AND REDUCE
THE AMOUNT OF FRAUD. UM SOME OF
THE SOLUTIONS THEY IMPLEMENTED
WERE, UH I Dð ME. THOMPSON
REUTER. THESE ARE FRAUD
PREVENTION AND, UH, I Dð
PROOFING SOLUTIONS AT Dð Dð.
NEXT WE'RE ACTUALLY ROLLING OUT
A NEW SOLUTION CALLED SECURE.
IT'S A FRICTIONLESS FRAUD
PREVENTION SOLUTION. AND WHAT I
MEAN BY FRICTIONLESS IS IT
DOESN'T REQUIRE THE CLAIMANT TO
UPLOAD ANY DOCUMENTS. IT'LL
ALLOW US TO HANDLE
NONTRADITIONAL FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION MUCH EASIER THAN
OUR EXISTING SOLUTIONS. UM WE
ARE ALSO. WE ARE ALSO ENHANCING
OUR FRAUD AND DATA ANALYTICS
USING ELASTIC SOLUTION. UM AGAIN
. WE'RE WE'RE MAKING MEASURE
EFFORT OR TAKING MEASURE STEPS
TO TRY AND PREVENT FRAUD AT Dð
Dð. UM WE ALSO ARE ENHANCING OUR
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION. A
LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE. BUT
EDD MANAGES BETWEEN 15 AND 20
MILLION PAPER DOCUMENTS A YEAR.
SO AND WE HAVE AN EXISTING
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION.
THAT'S OVER 20 YEARS OLD, UH,
HASN'T BEEN UPGRADED IN THAT
ENTIRE TIME. SO WE'RE IN THE
PROCESS OF PROCURING A NEW
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION OF
THAT DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
SOLUTION AS SOON AS WE FINISH
THE PROCUREMENT, WHICH IS
EXPECTED BEFORE THE END OF THE
FISCAL YEAR. AND THEN LASTLY,
THE PROJECT THAT MOST PEOPLE
THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF E Dð
Dð. NEXT IS OUR INTEGRATED
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED
DATA MANAGEMENT SOLUTION. OUR
EXISTING SYSTEMS OVER 40 YEARS
OLD. IT'S MAINFRAME BASED, UM.
AND THE PROBLEM WITH IT. BEING
MAINFRAME BASED IS IT'S REALLY
DIFFICULT TO SUPPORT. IT'S
REALLY EXPENSIVE TO SUPPORT AND
IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO MAKE
CHANGES TO SO WE'RE IN THE
PROCESS OF AN RFP WRITING AN RFP
TO REPLACE THAT SYSTEM. THE NEW
SYSTEM WILL BE A LOT MORE
FLEXIBLE AND ABLE TO RESPOND TO
PROGRAM CHANGES MUCH MORE
QUICKLY. SO THAT'S KIND OF A
SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE, UH
AGAIN. I APPRECIATE YOU GIVING
ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I I'D BE
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
THAT YOU HAVE. THANK YOU. AND
WE'RE REFERRING TO THIS DOCUMENT
, AND I APPRECIATE THIS DOCUMENT
. IT DOES, UH, GIVE US A CLEAR
ROAD MAP. AS YOU HAVE TITLED OF
NOT ONLY THE EXPENDITURES, UH,
MANY OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODY
THAT WERE HERE DURING THE
PANDEMIC. UM, INTERFACED A VERY,
UM ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS WITH
EDD TO TRY TO, UH HELP OUR
CONSTITUENTS WITH THESE CASES,
SO WE'RE AWARE OF SOME OF THE
ISSUES THAT YOU, UH ENDURED. DID
YOU SAY THAT THE SYSTEM IS 40
YEARS OLD OR FOUR YEARS OLD.
IT'S OVER 40 YEARS OLD. IT'S A
MAINFRAME BASED SYSTEM TODAY.
ALRIGHT SO WE KNOW THAT IT
DEFINITELY, UH, NEEDS THIS
UPDATING. UH THE INVESTMENT IS
SUBSTANTIAL, BUT IT IT UM UH,
CERTAINLY, UH, NEEDS TO BE
UPDATED. UH, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY
OF US ARE WORKING ON TECHNOLOGY
FROM 40 YEARS AGO. WE DIDN'T
HAVE IT AS WE SPEAK. BUT THE
POINT IS, IT CERTAINLY CALLS FOR
IT. UH, ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE
HAVE GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THIS
UPDATE. AND FOR ALL THE HARD
WORK, UH, TO TRY TO REFORM
SYSTEMS ON BEHALF OF MY, UH,
FIELD REPRESENTATIVES WHO HAVE
BEEN HANDLING A LOT OF THE UM,
KEITH, MANAGEMENT, UH, FOR
PEOPLE IN NEED, UM, WE
APPRECIATE THE MODERNIZATION
EFFORTS. UM I'M WONDERING A
COUPLE UH, THREE QUESTIONS THAT
NEED TO COME TO MIND. ONE IS,
YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY CONCERNED
WITH THE TOTAL COST OF THE
PROJECT. UM AND HOW WAS THAT
EVALUATED AS MAYBE THE LEAST
COSTLY OPTION TO GET TO $1.2
BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS TO
ACHIEVE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO
ACHIEVE, WHICH IS BASICALLY A
NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT CAN
HANDLE CERTAIN FUNCTIONS, RIGHT?
WHAT WERE SOME OF THE OTHER UH,
OPTIONS THAT WERE POTENTIALLY
EVALUATED TO TRY TO BE MORE
COMPETITIVE WITH PRODUCING THAT
PRODUCT. SO UM, WE STILL HAVE
TWO PROCUREMENTS. WE HAVE TO
COMPLETE THE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
SOLUTION AND THE, UM, INTEGRATED
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
THERE'S PROBABLY FIVE DIFFERENT
VIABLE VENDORS OUT THERE WITH
FIVE DIFFERENT COST RANGES AND
FIVE DIFFERENT IMPLEMENTATION
TIMES. SO UNTIL WE PROCURE IT,
WE WON'T KNOW THE FINAL COST.
BUT ALL OF THE ESTIMATES WE'VE
GOTTEN FROM ALL FIVE VENDORS OR
BELOW WHAT WE BUDGETED. SO WE'RE
PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL BE
AT OR BELOW THE BUDGET THAT WE
HAVE TODAY. IT IS THE HAVE
ENDING, DAD. CHAD ALAMO WITH THE
ANALYST OFFICE I, I THINK THE
WORK STREAMS OR WORK FLOWS.
BASIS OF EDD NAX IS AS IMPORTANT
SORT OF CONCEPTUAL PIECE TO KEEP
IN MIND THAT THESE ARE BASICALLY
SEVERAL SEVEN PROJECTS THAT ARE
BUILT TOGETHER. I WOULD NOTE
THAT AS TO MY UNDERSTANDING, THE
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND
THE INTEGRATED INTEGRATED CLAIMS
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE LAST TWO
THE BOTTOM TWO WORKFLOWS ON THE
SHEET ARE LAST TO BE IMPLEMENTED
AND ALSO SOME OF THE MOST
COMPLEX STEPS SO. PROJECT
FUNDING COST ESTIMATES AT THIS
TIME, AS MENTIONED BY THE
DEPARTMENT ARE BEST ESTIMATES
INFORMED BY SORT OF VENDOR. UM
POTENTIAL VENDOR IDEAS ABOUT
WHAT THESE COSTS COULD BE. BUT
UNTIL THE STATE GETS INTO
PROCUREMENT ON THESE TWO MOST
COMPLEX FINAL STEPS, BE VERY
DIFFICULT TO KNOW HOW MUCH THE
PROJECT WILL END UP COSTING,
ULTIMATELY, UM I THINK FROM OUR
POSITION THIS YEAR AND IN PRIOR
YEARS WITH E Dð Dð NEXT. OUR
MAIN FOCUS AS AN OFFICE HAS BEEN
TO ASSIST THE SUB COMMITTEE AND
THE LEGISLATURE WITH OVERSIGHT.
UM WE'VE WORKED WITH BUDGET BILL
LANGUAGE, UH, IN THE PAST YEARS
TO ENSURE THAT IF THERE ARE SORT
OF MIDSTREAM YEAR CHANGES TO THE
PROJECT, SCOPE OR TIMELINE OR
APPROACH THAT E Dð Dð NEX IS
TAKING THAT THEY NOTIFY THE
LEGISLATURES THAT YOU ALL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEIGH IN ON
THE DIRECTION. UM, OUR KEY GOAL.
NOW IS TO BRIDGE THAT GAP
BETWEEN COMPLEX PROCESS THAT'S
HAPPENING QUICKLY AT THE
DEPARTMENT AND LEGISLATIVE
OVERNIGHT. THAT CAN ONLY HAPPEN
A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING THE
YEAR HERE IN THIS ROOM, THANK
YOU. AND ALSO FOR THE L A Ó,
UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOOKING AT,
UH, TO KEEP ON TRACK, YOU KNOW,
NEEDING TO APPLY A THREE $126
MILLION FOR THIS YEAR'S BUDGET
SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN THE GENERAL
FUND AND THE DISABILITY FUND,
AND I'M WONDERING, UM. GENERAL
FUN, UH, BEING PRECIOUS THAT IT
IS, UH, AND ALSO SEEING WE'VE
SPLIT EVENLY YOU KNOW, IN RECENT
YEARS, TOO. ARE THERE OTHER
OPTIONS? IS THERE A REQUIREMENT
THAT WE HAVE TO USE 50% OF OUR
FUNDS OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND OR
WHAT MIGHT SOME OTHER OPTIONS BE
FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONSIDER
HERE, I? I WILL GIVE MY
COUNTERPARTS THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CORRECT ME. IF I'M WRONG. I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE'S A
REQUIREMENT. UM I THINK IT IS
CUSTOMARY THAT E Dð Dð I Tð
PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FUNDED ONE
HALF WITH GENERAL FUND AND ONE
HALF WITH THE BENEFIT FUND THAT
THAT IS, IS THE SORT OF MAIN
BENEFICIARY OF THE PROGRAM. I
WOULD NOTE THAT THIS FUND IS THE
FUND AS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM,
AND THERE'S ALSO THE PAID FAMILY
LEAVE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE
PROGRAM AS WELL TO CONSIDER, UM,
WITH RESPECT TO THE POSITION THE
STATE FINDS ITSELF IN WITH THIS.
CYCLE UM, I THINK WORKING WITH
OUR OFFICE AND THE DEPARTMENT TO
POTENTIALLY IDENTIFY AREAS THAT
COULD BE DELAYED THAT MAYBE
AREN'T READY TO GO TO
PROCUREMENT OR WHERE THE
DEPARTMENT CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON
KEY WORK STREAMS THIS YEAR
WITHOUT INCURRING AN ADDITIONAL
BUDGET AUGMENTATION AS PART OF
THIS BUDGET ACT COULD BE A
WORTHWHILE EXERCISE OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS AS WE MOVE
TOWARDS THE BUDGET ACT IN CASE
THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE MUCH
LIKE THE GOVERNOR'S VOTES AS
PART OF THE JANUARY PROPOSAL FOR
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
THAT COULD BE DELAYED WITHOUT
EFFECT. ARE THERE POTENTIAL
AREAS WITHIN E Dð Dð NEXT THAT
COULD BE DELAYED WITHOUT UM,
HAMPERING PROGRESS, BUT PROVIDE
SOME BUDGET, STABILITY OR
ALLEVIATION OF THE BUDGET
SITUATION IN THE BUDGET YEAR? UM
I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT
QUESTION. NOW IT'S SOMETHING
THAT OUR OFFICE IS WILLING TO
WORK ON BEHALF ON YOUR BEHALF
WITH THE DEPARTMENT ON OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS. THAT
COULD BE HELPFUL INFORMATION
GIVEN THE SIZE OF THIS
ALLOCATION HERE THAT WE MIGHT
NEED TO THINK ABOUT WITHOUT
DELAYING THE OVERALL TIMELINE.
HOW MUCH ARE THEY REALLY GONNA
NEED FOR THIS YEAR'S, UH,
ACTIVITY? DID FINANCE HAVE
ANYTHING FURTHER TO ADD? A
ANDREW MARS DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. SO I WOULD NOTE THAT AS
AS MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE L Ó
NOTED, CUSTOMARILY WE FUNDED I
Tð PROJECTS AT E Dð Dð WITH 50%
GENERAL FUND 50% DISABILITY
INSURANCE FUND, WHICH IS WHICH
IS USED FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE.
UM THE REASON WHY GENERAL FUND
IS USED FOR THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE. THIS HALF OF THE PER
HALF OF THE PROJECT IS BECAUSE,
UH, AS THE CALIFORNIA IS, UH,
ADMINISTRATION OF THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
IS FUNDED BY FEDERAL I COME BACK
TO THE STATE, UM AND, AND THAT'S
TYPICALLY NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO
OPERATE THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS
WHY THE STATE DOES SUPPLEMENT
THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
PROGRAM WITH GENERAL FUND IS AS
PART OF E Dð Dð S¼ ONGOING
ADMINISTRATION OF THE
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM
AND THEN, ADDITIONALLY FOR ANY
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROGRAM THAT
IS ALSO FUNDED BY THE GENERAL
FUND, BECAUSE THERE'S THERE IS
NOT ANOTHER FUNDING OPTION.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO GET TO.
OK WE'LL WE'LL PROCESS THAT, UM,
ON THE ISSUES OF FRAUD. UH, I
UNDERSTAND I'M GETTING LIMITED.
THAT UH, SOME CLAIMS THAT ARE
COMING IN MAY NOT BE BEST
SUPPORTED BY SOME OF THE WAGE
DATA THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT NOW.
AND I'M WONDERING WHAT WHAT?
WHAT DO YOU DO TO ENSURE WHERE?
WHERE ARE SOME OPTIONS THAT
YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING AT TO ENSURE
THAT YOU HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE
WAGE INFORMATION FOR SOME OF THE
, UM, APPLICANTS OR SOME OF THE
SOME OF THE REQUESTERS. I. I AM.
DEFINITELY NOT THE FRAUD EXPERT.
WE HAVE A FRAUD IN CYBER
SECURITY GROUP. I'D BE MORE THAN
HAPPY TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEM AND
GET BACK TO YOU. DO YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU HAVE ACCESS OR YOU
HAVE, UH, PARTNERSHIPS OUT THERE
TO BE ABLE TO VERIFY WAGE
INFORMATION? ABSOLUTELY. OK?
THANK YOU. UM AND THEN, FINALLY,
WHEN YOU'RE DESIGNING SOME OF
THE PRODUCT THAT'S GOING OUT
THERE FOR PUBLIC INTERFACE. ONE
THING THAT'S ALWAYS FRUSTRATED.
ME UH, IS WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE
DOING WE ARE PUTTING OUT PRODUCT
THAT IS USER FRIENDLY. UH, AND
IS ACHIEVING THE ENDS OF WHAT
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO ACTUALLY
GET TO. UH AND I'M WONDERING AS
PART OF YOUR EVALUATION OF SOME
OF THESE SYSTEMS. ARE YOU USING
ANY KIND OF QUALITY CONTROL TEAM
, ARE YOU ARE YOU ENGAGING WITH
POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO
UNDERSTAND? BECAUSE SOMETIMES,
UH, TECH DEVELOPER NOT
NECESSARILY THINKING ABOUT IT
THROUGH THE LENS OF THE AVERAGE
CALIFORNIAN THAT IS TRYING TO
GET ONLINE. SIMPLIFY AN ISSUE TO
GET THEM IN PROCESS AND GET
THEIR SUPPORT. YOU HAVE. QUALITY
CONTROL AS PART OF YOUR, UH,
PROCUREMENT PROCESS WE DO. IN
FACT, WE HAVE A CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE GROUP. THEY LOOK AT
EVERY DESIGN DECISION WE MAKE
FROM THE VIEW OF THE CUSTOMER TO
SEE IF, UH, YOU KNOW IF WE'RE
USING PLAIN LIGHT POTENTIAL
CUSTOMERS OR ARE THEY WE
ACTUALLY USE, UH, FOCUS GROUPS,
SO WE GET POTENTIAL. WE GET THE
PUBLIC. WE GET ADVOCACY GROUPS
INVOLVED IN IT. BUT YEAH, EVERY
DESIGN DECISION IS BUILT ON
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. IS IT CLEAR?
IS IT EASY TO UNDERSTAND? ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO A STAIN ON
THAT, UH, GO AHEAD. WELL, IF YOU
WANTED TO CONTINUE THAT. WELL, I
JUST, UH, RELATED TO FRAUD. BUT
MORE ON THE I Dð S¼. I KNOW THAT
YOU MENTIONED KIND OF A SUPER. I
Dð UH, THAT, UH, WOULD BE A
LITTLE BIT. UH UH, MORE
AGREEABLE THAT WE WHEN WE WERE
DOING CASE MANAGING RELATED TO
EDD, THAT WAS WHERE WE WOULD GET
STUCK WAS TRYING TO UPLOAD THESE
DOCUMENTS. AND THEN THE WAIT
TIME FROM THE TIME. UH, THEY
MIGHT HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO THE
NEXT IF YOU WANNA SAY MENTOR SO
FORTH. WHAT IS GONNA BE THE NEW
PROCESS WITH THE I Dð SO I MEAN,
BASICALLY, YOU ANSWER SOME BASIC
QUESTIONS, AND IT VERIFIES YOUR
IDENTITY BASED ON PUBLICLY
AVAILABLE INFORMATION. IF YOU
DON'T PASS THAT INITIAL
SCREENING, AND WE THINK
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 90 97% OF
PEOPLE WILL. THEN IT ASK, ASK
YOU TO UPLOAD DOCUMENTS AND
WE'RE STILL KEEPING THE OTHER. I
Dð PROOFING SOLUTIONS AS WELL.
SO IF YOU DON'T PASS, SO CURE
WILL RUN YOU THROUGH. I Dð ME
AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY
CHALLENGES WITH THE I Dð E
SOLUTION, AND THEN WE'VE ALWAYS
GOT THOMPSON REUTER AS A BACKUP.
SO THE, UH CONSTITUENT WOULD.
INITIALLY GET ON TO FILE A CLAIM
THEY GET TO THE PART WHERE THEY
WANT TO IDENTIFY. UM MAKE SURE
IT'S THE YOU KNOW, NOT FRAUD.
THEN THEY'RE GONNA ASK, UM, WHAT
TYPE OF QUESTIONS WOULD THEY
ASK? I. I COULDN'T TELL YOU
SPECIFICALLY WHAT QUESTIONS THEY
ASK THEM, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING
IS WE'RE, UM, TRYING TO VERIFY
YOUR IDENTITY BEFORE YOU
ESTABLISH AN E Dð Dð ACCOUNT.
BECAUSE WHAT WE FOUND WAS WE HAD
A LOT OF FRAUDULENT EDD ACCOUNTS
. SO WE'VE MOVED THAT STEP IN
FRONT OF THAT. SO WHEN YOU FIRST
TRY TO REGISTER, YOU'LL HAVE TO
GO THROUGH AN I Dð VERIFICATION
PROCESS. AND THIS WILL BE TESTED
BECAUSE SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS
THAT ARE REALLY GOOD AT FRAUD OR
USUALLY FIVE STEPS AHEAD OF US,
SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE SURE THEY'RE
NOT ABLE TO ANSWER THESE
QUESTIONS AS WELL. YEAH, YEAH, I
MEAN, UM IT'S A VERY ROBUST. UH
I Dð PROOFING SOLUTION. UM, WE
DID. A, UH, A LOT OF MARKET
RESEARCH, LOOKED AT A LOT OF
DIFFERENT VENDORS AND ENDED UP
SELECTING SO CURE SO WE'RE WE'RE
PRETTY HAPPY. WE'VE WE'VE JUST
STARTED RUNNING THE DATA THROUGH
THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY FIND, AND
THEY'VE IDENTIFIED SOME FRAUD
THAT OUR OTHER IDENTITY PROOFING
SOLUTIONS DIDN'T PICK UP. WHAT
IS THAT CALLED? SO CURE SO CURE?
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. NEXT QUESTION.
GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UM
JUST ON THE, UM. ON THE DEBT
REPAYMENTS, OR AT LEAST THE
INTEREST. PAYMENT THAT NEEDS TO
BE MADE, UM, ON A $20 BILLION,
AND IT SEEMS GROWING, UH, DEBT
TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IS
THERE ANY I GUESS IT'S PROBABLY
FOR FINANCE BUT THAT MAYBE THE
DEPARTMENT AS WELL. IS THERE ANY
, UH, TRACK RECORD, WHETHER IN
CALIFORNIA OR ANY OTHER STATE
THAT UM THEIR REQUEST TO WAIVE
THAT DEBT REPAYMENT. OH, I THINK
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR NEXT
ISSUE, BUT YOU CAN SET UP FOR
IT. YEAH WELL, WE CAN GO AHEAD
WITH THAT. YEAH, AS WELL. BUT,
UM THAT'S FINE. I CAN I CAN WAIT
FOR THAT NEXT ISSUE. UM ON THE,
UM TIES TO I DID WORK AT EDD 20
YEARS AGO. PROBABLY USE THE SAME
COMPUTER SYSTEMS NOW, AS UH,
THEN AND THEN THEY WERE OLD.
ALSO. UM. AND WE USED, UH, AT
THAT TIME I ACTUALLY WORKED IN
THE I Dð VERIFICATION UNIT. AND
BEFORE THAT I WORKED IN, UH, A
UNIT THAT PROCESSED UH, Dð THE
Dð E NINES, AND IF THERE WAS AN
ERROR, WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE
THAT OUT AND THEN AND DO IT. SO
I DO A ODDLY HAVE EXPERIENCE AT
LEAST A COUPLE DECADES AGO, UH,
DOING THESE SORTS OF THINGS. UM,
BUT ON THE, UM IT IN TERMS OF
THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS THAT ARE
GOING TO BE DOING A LOT OF THIS
WORK NOW THAT DID NOT EXIST WHEN
I WAS THERE, I'LL BE VERY
INTERESTED WHEN THIS IS ALL SAID
AND DONE, AND WE USE VENDORS NOW
TO HELP WITH I Dð VERIFICATION
AND I THINK YOU JUST SO CURE
MENTIONED ONE OF THEM. WELL THE
Dð E NINE, AS YOU KNOW, ARE DONE
QUARTERLY, RIGHT? SO YOU KNOW
THAT'S NOT REALLY TIMELY OR
ACCURATE INFORMATION WHEN PEOPLE
ARE UH, LET GO FROM THEIR JOBS
OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, UM ARE
WE USING A VENDOR, OR HAVE WE
CONSIDERED USING A VENDOR FOR
MORE ACCURATE AND TIMELY WAGE
INFORMATION? I, I I'M I KNOW WE
HAVE, UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT A
SOLUTION THAT ALLOW US TO, UH
IDENTIFY PEOPLE THAT GO BACK TO
WORK FASTER BECAUSE THAT'S A
CHALLENGE THAT WE'VE HAD IS
OVERPAYMENTS WHEN PEOPLE DON'T
REPORT THAT THEY WENT BACK TO
WORK, AND THEN A MONTH LATER
THEY REPORT IT NOW WE'VE
OVERPAID THEM FOR A MONTH, SO I
KNOW WE HAVE SOLUTIONS IN PLACE
TO PREVENT THAT. BUT AGAIN, I'M
I'M REALLY NOT THE FRAUD AND, UM
CYBER SECURITY EXPERT. BUT I I'D
BE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT QUESTION
TO THEM. YEAH I MEAN, IT MIGHT
BE WORTH BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S
UM GOING TO BE SOME DISCUSSION
ON WHETHER OR NOT WE NEED TO
REPAY SOME OF THIS MONEY TO FEMA
OR WHAT, NOT, BUT IF WE HAD
ACCURATE AND MORE TIMELY WAGE
INFORMATION, UM, COULD NOT ONLY
PREVENT FRAUD IN TERMS OF JUST
GENERALLY SPEAKING, BUT ALSO
JUST THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT
PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY MAKING,
BECAUSE A QUARTER IS A LIFETIME,
ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A
PANDEMIC OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
WHERE PEOPLE ARE IN AND OUT OF
JOBS OR GOING BACK FOR A FEW
WEEKS AND THEN ASKING A NÓ
LONGER GO TO WORK OR WHATEVER.
THAT MAY BE. RIGHT SO, UM, JUST
WANNA SAY IT MIGHT BE WORTH
CONSIDERING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S A GREAT POINT. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, THEN WE'RE GONNA GO
AHEAD AND MOVE TO ISSUE FOUR,
WHICH IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT AND
INSURANCE, FEDERAL DEBT
REPAYMENT, WHICH YOU WERE
ACTUALLY MOVING ON NOW. SO NOW,
UH, DO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL, UH
PANELISTS THAT WILL BE SPEAKING
TO THAT. WELCOME. IF YOU WANT TO
INTRODUCE YOURSELF, MAKE YOUR
COMMENTS. YES UH, GOOD AFTERNOON
COMMITTEE. UH, MY NAME IS JAIME
GUTIERREZ. I'M WITH THE
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PANEL HERE
TO ASSIST AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FROM E Tð
P, THE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
PANEL. ALL RIGHT. UH, SOMETHING
THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE
COMMENTS BEFORE? GO AHEAD. UM
ANDREW MARS DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE. SO, UH, AS THE AGENDA
NOTES THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET
INCLUDES, UM OR PROJECTS OF
THREE $131 MILLION DEBT PAYMENT
OR OR, UH, INTEREST PAYMENT ON
THE STATE UI DEBT. UM OF THAT
231 MILLION IS PROPOSED AS
GENERAL FUND 100 MILLION IS
PROPOSED FROM THE EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING FUND. UH, WHICH IS AN
EXISTING ALLOWABLE USE OF THAT
FUND. THE FUND IS, UH, FUNDED BY
A 0.1% ADD ON TAX ON EMPLOYERS
AND ON TOP OF THEIR U, I TAXES,
UM SO HAPPY TO TAKE ANY
QUESTIONS ON ON THAT. SOME
MEMBER PATTERSON. YOU WANT TO
ASK YOUR QUESTION CAN JUST
REPLAY WHAT? I ALREADY ASKED, UM
YEAH, JUST WONDERING IF THERE
WAS SOME KIND OF TRACK RECORD
FOR ASKING FOR THAT, UH, FOR
ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS ON ON ON
THE INTEREST. PRESIDENT BIDEN
SEEMS IN A VERY GIVING MOOD OF
WAIVING DEBTS. THESE DAYS, THE
ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO
ADVOCATE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
UM WE ARE ALSO PART OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE
WORKFORCE AGENCIES, WHICH HAS
ADVOCATED FOR, UM THE WAIVER OF
INTEREST PAYMENTS, WHICH
HAPPENED DURING THE PANDEMIC OR
FORGIVENESS ON ON STATES UI DEBT
. UM SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS,
THE ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO
ADVOCATE FOR IT. OR LEVEL. IS
THERE? UH, HOW MANY STATES
CURRENTLY IF YOU KNOW, HAVE A
DUI DEBT. SO THERE'S A THREE
STATES AND THEN THE U S¼ VIRGIN
ISLANDS, SO FOUR TOTAL AND OURS
IS BY FAR THE LARGEST CORRECT,
THAT'S CORRECT. AND DID WE USE?
UH OTHER STATES? I'M I'M TRYING
TO JUST GET THE FACTS ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED HERE. DID OTHER STATES
USE OTHER PANDEMIC DOLLARS OR,
YOU KNOW STIMULUS FUNDS OR
THINGS LIKE THAT TO REPAY THEIR
DEBT. YEAH I BELIEVE OTHER
STATES DID. CALIFORNIA DID AS
WELL. WE USED $250 MILLION FROM
FROM, UH, PANDEMIC RELIEF FUNDS
TO PAY OFF SOME OF THE DEBT. OK,
GREAT. THANK YOU. SOME MEMBER.
WHAT. ALRIGHT UH, A FEW
QUESTIONS. UM. JUST. WHY UH, HAS
THE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PANEL
BUILT SUCH A HIGH RESERVE PRIOR
YEARS. SO WE NORMALLY UM HAVE A
GUTIERREZ WITH THE EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING PANEL. UH, WE NORMALLY
DO HAVE A HEALTHY RESERVE THAT
WE TRY TO KEEP IN CASE OF
EMERGENCIES. UH, IN THIS
PARTICULAR SITUATION, LIKE MOST
DEPARTMENTS, UH, WHEN THE
PANDEMIC HIT, WE ASSUMED THAT
THERE WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTION IN THE COLLECTIONS OF
THE TAX AND THEREFORE ALLOCATED
ACCORDINGLY BECAUSE OF THAT OUR
RESERVE GREW SIGNIFICANTLY
BECAUSE THE COLLECTIONS ACTUALLY
CAME OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS,
ESPECIALLY AFTER THE PANDEMIC.
THE COLLECTIONS ACTUALLY GREW
SIGNIFICANTLY, UH, WHICH GAVE US
THE VARIANCE THAT WE HAVE TODAY.
COMMENTS. AND WHAT IS THE
TIMELINE? THE ADMINISTRATION'S
TIMELINE TO PAY BACK THE FEDERAL
U I LOAN CURRENTLY, THE
ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT HAVE A
TIMELINE TO PAY BACK THE U. I
LOAN, UM AS NOTED IN THE AGENDA,
UH, BENEFITS OUTWEIGH RECEIPTS
AT THE MOMENT. SO THE STATES UH,
U I DEBT CONTINUES TO GROW. UM
THEREFORE, ANY REPAYMENT OF THE
LOAN IS DEPENDENT ON THE
ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE STATE.
THE BALANCE OF THE LOAN. UM AND
OTHER FACTORS. ALL RIGHT. ANY
OTHER COMMENTS FROM NÓ NOT THE
SAME. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM
MEMBERS UP HERE. MADAM CHAIR TO
YOUR LAST QUESTION. UM THINK
ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, OUR OFFICE
DID A SORT OF RUDIMENTARY
FORECASTS OF REPAYMENT STRUCTURE
. UM AND AT THE TIME IT LOOKED
LIKE THE STATE WOULD NOT LIKELY
REPAY THE FEDERAL LOAN. I SHOULD
SAY THE STATE AND EMPLOYERS AS
IT IS A JOINT REPAYMENT. UM FOR
AT LEAST 10 YEARS. UH AND WE
MADE THAT ESTIMATE PRIOR TO THE
MOST RECENT ADMINISTRATION FUND
FORECAST FOR THE U I PROGRAM
WHICH IS NOW SHOWING THIS
STRUCTURAL IMBALANCE BETWEEN
CONTRIBUTIONS AND REVENUES. UM
THE OUTSTANDING LOAN BALANCE IS
PROJECTED TO CONTINUE INCREASING
AT LEAST THROUGH 2025 AT WHICH
POINT SORT OF SPECIAL. SURCHARGE
REVENUES FROM EMPLOYERS THAT ARE
COLLECTED SPECIFICALLY TO REPAY
OUTSTANDING FEDERAL LOANS SHOULD
BEGIN CHIPPING AWAY AT THE
OUTSTANDING LOAN AMOUNT, BUT
THAT COULD TAKE MANY YEARS. UM
BEFORE BEFORE. THAT LOAN IS
FULLY REPAID. UH, FOR CONTEXT,
THE LOAN WE TOOK OUT. UM, I
BELIEVE, BEGINNING IN THEN WE
BEGAN REPAYING IN 2010 OR 2011.
AFTER THE GREAT RECESSION. UM WE
WERE MAKING PAYMENTS ON UNTIL
2018. THANK YOU. IMPORTANT
INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE
ALREADY HAVE DEBTS THAT WE NEED
TO TAKE SERIOUSLY. UH, THAT
BEING SAID, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD
AND MOVE TO ISSUE FIVE, WHICH IS
TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM,
KNOWN AS èC, W Dð B. WE HAVE
ONE ISSUE FOR THE BOARD RELATED
TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN
INVESTMENT IN JOBS ACT, FEDERAL
FUNDING AND WE WILL CALL UP.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND ASK YOU
TO MAKE COMMENTS IN WHICHEVER
ORDER YOU AGREE TO THANK YOU,
MADAM CHAIR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, CURTIS NOT OR THE
CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
BOARD. UH, THE CW. DB WORKS
CLOSELY WITH STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL AND
CURRENTLY OVERSEAS AND FUNDS 13
REGIONAL HIGH ROAD CONSTRUCTION
CAREER PARTNERSHIPS COVERING ALL
58 COUNTIES IN THE STATE. WITH
LOCAL BUILDING TRADES COUNCILS,
JOINT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS,
LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARDS, COLLEGES
AND OTHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS
AND COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, ALL AT ONE TABLE
USING MULTI CRAFT CORE
CURRICULUM TO COORDINATE AND
DELIVER HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMMING
THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF
EMPLOYERS, WORKERS AND
COMMUNITIES. UH HÌ R èC èC
TRAINEES. ARE PROVIDED WITH A
WITH VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO
FURTHER THEIR CAREER GOALS
WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
TRAINING. UH ACCESS TO STATE
APPROVED JOINT APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS IN THE TRADES AND
PLACEMENTS, UH, AND IN THIS
CASE, SPECIFICALLY PLACEMENTS ON
CALTRANS PROJECTS TO ENSURE THE
SUCCESS OF OUR TRAINEES. HÌ R
èC S¼ PROVIDE WRAPAROUND
SERVICES, UH, PROVIDE, UM WE
FEEL THAT THESE SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES ARE CRITICAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF TRAINEES, UM,
ENTERING OUR PROGRAMS. UM S¼.
150 REQUIRED CALTRANS TO SET
ASIDE A TOTAL OF 50 MILLION A
FEDERAL FUNDS FROM THE II J TO
BE ALLOCATED OVER FOUR YEARS TO
SUPPORT HÌ R èC. WE'RE
PARTNERING WITH CALTRANS TO
DEVELOP AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
. UH, WHERE CALTRANS IS SEEKING
THE ASSISTANCE OF THE èC W Dð B
TO ADMINISTER HIGH ROAD
CONSTRUCTION CAREERS PROGRAM ON
THEIR BEHALF, AND IT SPELLS OUT
THE ROLES OF EACH ENTITY. UH WE
WILL USE OUR EXISTING HÌ R èC
èC SOLICITATION AND AWARD
PROCESS, UH, THROUGH OUR CAL E
GRANT SYSTEM FOR ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES TO APPLY FOR AN ACCESS
FUNDING. THE èC W Dð B WILL
ALSO DO OUTREACH, UH, TO ENSURE
THAT PROVIDERS IN RELEVANT
STAKE. ARE WHERE THE FUNDING OP
OPPORTUNITY CONVENE COMMUNITIES
OF PRACTICE, SOLICIT AND SCORE
APPLICATIONS RECOMMEND AWARDS TO
THE SECRETARY FOR FINAL APPROVAL
AND DEVELOP AND EXECUTE GRANT
AGREEMENTS FOR HÌ R S¼ ACROSS
THE STATE. WE'LL ALSO PROVIDE
GRANT MANAGEMENT UM, AFTER THE
GRANT AGREEMENTS ARE EXECUTED,
AND THIS INCLUDES SUPPORTING OUR
GRANTEES TO ENSURE THAT GRANT
GOALS AND DELIVERABLES ARE
DOCUMENTED AND ON TRACK
MONITORING AND TRACKING BUDGETS
AND FISCAL SPENDING, MANAGING
INVOICE, SUBMISSION,
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE
DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGING
CLOSE OUT PROCESSES. UH THE èC
W Dð B WILL RECEIVE 50 MILLION
OVER FOUR FISCAL YEARS STARTING
IN FISCAL YEAR 2425 THROUGH
FISCAL YEAR 2728 PER FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS. UH, THE 50 MILLION
WILL ALSO COVER TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND EVALUATION AS
WELL AS COVERING èC W Dð B.
STAFFING COSTS. UH, WE CONTINUE
TO WORK CLOSELY WITH CALTRANS ON
THE DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK AND
RELATED FORMS REQUIRED FOR THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND WE WILL
REPORT TO CALTRANS AND ALIGNMENT
WITH FEDERAL GUIDANCE.
ADDRESSING EXPENDITURE AMOUNTS
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.
PARTICIPANTS IN TRAINING
OUTCOMES AND OTHER BENEFITS
IDENTIFIED BY THE PROJECT'S
CALTRANS AND THE STATE WORKFORCE
BOARD. THANK YOU, UH, NEXT. YOU
JUST. I'M SO OH, YOU'RE JUST
HERE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
QUESTIONS. I'M SORRY. I'M EMILY
SUNAHARA, THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF
OPERATIONS FOR THE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. UH, WELCOME. UH,
ZACHARY, BOSS, UH, CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AND I'VE
GOT NOTHING FOR THAT. ANY
COMMENTS, CHAD. ALL RIGHT, AS
YOU'RE EXPLAINING THE
PARTNERSHIP WITH CALTRANS, AND
THAT WAS I KNOW, IMPLEMENTED
LAST YEAR WITH, UH S¼ B 150.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WHAT
IS THAT ADDITIONAL $50 MILLION
DOING? SO UH, THAT WILL BE USED
TO, UH, GROW AND EXPAND OUR
EXISTING HIGH ROAD CONSTRUCTION
CAREERS PROGRAM, SO IT'S A
ESTABLISHED NETWORK THROUGHOUT
THE STATE. UH, THE 50 MILLION
WILL CONTINUE FUNDING AND
SUPPORTING THAT PROGRAM. AND IS
THAT TO RECRUIT WORKERS? IS IT
TO TRAIN THEM? WHAT WHAT DOES
THAT DO? YEAH IT'S A PRE
APPRENTICESHIP OR APPRENTICESHIP
READINESS PROGRAM. AND SO IT'S
ADMINISTERED BY PARTNERSHIPS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. UM UH, THE
TRAINEES WHO ARE ENTERED INTO
THAT PROGRAM, UM DO AM WE CALL M
èC THREE MULTI GRAFT CORE
CURRICULUM CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
. UM, THEY GET, UM THEY GET
EXPOSURE TO WORK SITES THEY GET,
UM, SOFT SKILLS, ALL KINDS OF
OTHER SKILLS THROUGH OUR HÌ RCC
PROGRAM. AND WHEN THEY COMPLETE
THOSE PROGRAMS, UM WITH A JOINT
APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEES, UM AT
THE TABLE, IT ALSO CREATES
PATHWAYS INTO, UH, THOSE
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. HOW
DOES AN INDIVIDUAL FIND OUT
ABOUT THESE APPRENTICE PROGRAMS?
WHETHER IT'S WITH A CALTRANS OR
ANY OF THE OTHER HIGH ROAD? UM
INSTRUCTION APPRENTICE PROGRAMS.
THERE'S A VARIETY OF, UH,
OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT WE DO. WE
WORK WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY
BASED ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE WE
FOCUS ON A LOT OF POPULATIONS
THAT ARE HISTORICALLY
UNDERSERVED. UH AND SO WE WORK
WITH A LOT OF èC B Ó S¼ WHO
ARE CLOSEST TO THOSE
COMMUNITIES, UH, WHO HELP US DO
RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH INTO
THE COMMUNITY, UH, WHO ARE
TARGETING WITH OUR PROGRAMS THEY
WORK AND THEY GET, YOU KNOW
PROGRAMS IN THERE. ALL OF OUR,
UH HÌ R èC S¼ ALSO HAVE LOCAL
WORKFORCE BOARDS AS PART OF
THEIR PARTNERSHIPS. SO WE DO
RECRUIT. UH THROUGH THE, UH,
CAUSE JOB CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA
ALSO IN OUR LOCAL WORKFORCE
BOARDS. WHEN WILL KILL TRANS BE
ABLE TO PUBLISH THE EVALUATION
OF THIS PROGRAM? I KNOW IT'S
JUST BEEN IMPLEMENTED, RIGHT?
YEAH IT'S JUST BEING IMPLEMENTED
. I MEAN, ARE TYPICALLY UM ARE.
EVALUATIONS ARE MULTIYEAR
EVALUATIONS. SO THIS IS FOUR
YEARS OF FUNDING. WE WILL WE ARE
COLLECTING THE DATA AS WE GO. UM
BUT FOR A FULL EVALUATION
USUALLY TAKES PLACE AFTER THE
PROGRAM CLOSES. THIS IS A FOUR
YEAR FUNDING STREAM. AND THEN
THERE'S UM YOU KNOW A FEW YEARS
FOR PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AFTER
THOSE FOUR YEARS, UH, WE
GENERALLY CONTRACT WITH, UM, UH,
THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT
PROVIDERS FOR INDEPENDENT, UH,
EVALUATION OF OUR PROGRAMS. UH,
WE AN UH, WORKING WITH CALTRANS
TO DO THAT EVALUATION WORK.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM UP HERE? ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT. WELL LET'S
FASTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH
APPRECIATE YOU.
RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS. PLEASE JOIN US. WE
HAVE 12 BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSALS
AND TWO TRAILER BILLS THIS YEAR
REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT. IN
THE INTEREST OF TIME AND
EFFICIENCY. WE ARE ASKING THE
DEPARTMENT TO PRESENT THOSE
REQUESTS IN THREE BUCKETS. FIRST
BUCKET WILL BE ON WORKERS
COMPENSATION. THE SECOND WILL BE
ON CAL OSHA AND THE THIRD WILL
BE ON DEPARTMENT WIDE BUDGET
REQUESTS. WELCOME WE APPRECIATE
YOU BEING HERE AND, UH, LET'S GO
AHEAD AND BEGIN. GOOD AFTERNOON.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. UH, MY
NAME IS JOSH IVERSON. I AM THE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER FOR THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. UM I'M
JOINED TODAY BY DIANNA PING,
CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR. BENJAMIN
BONTE, CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER. AND CATHERINE. UH
ZALESKI, CHAIR WORKERS
COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD. UM
I'LL START WITH OUR FIRST
GROUPING OF BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSALS AND THE RELATED
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE AS THEY
RELATE TO THE DIVISION OF
WORKERS COMPENSATION AND THE
WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEALS
BOARD. THE DIVISION OF WORKERS
COMPENSATION REGULATES THE
ADMINISTRATION OF WORKERS
COMPENSATION CLAIMS AND PROVIDES
ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL
SERVICES TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING
DISPUTES THAT ARISE IN
CONNECTION WITH CLAIMS FOR
BENEFITS. THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD IS
THE STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
COURT OF APPEAL FOR WORKERS'
COMPENSATION CLAIMS, PRIMARILY
ADJUDICATING CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS
BY INJURED WORKERS. UM OUR FIRST
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL RELATES
TO THE DIVISION OF WORKERS'
COMPENSATION. UH, WE'RE
REQUESTING, UM, A THREE YEAR
PHASE IN OF 71 POSITIONS. THE
INTENTION OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO
BETTER EQUIP THE DIVISION WITH
THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO MEET
ITS STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS FOR
SETTING TIMELY HEARINGS,
REDUCING WAIT TIMES AND TO
PROVIDE SERVICES TO INJURED
WORKERS. THE INCREASED DEMAND
FOR SERVICES IS PARTLY DUE TO
ORGANIC GROWTH IN CLAIMS AND
ALSO PARTLY DUE TO THE EFFECTS
OF SENATE BILL 1127, WHICH
ALLOWS FOR INJURED WORKERS WHOSE
CASES HAVE BEEN DENIED TO CLAIM
A PENALTY IF A JUDGE DETERMINES
THAT THE DENIAL WAS ISSUED IN
BAD FAITH, WHICH ARE NEW DUTIES
FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION JUDGES.
THE NEXT BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL
IS FOR ELECTRONIC ADJUDICATION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OR EAMES
MODERNIZATION. WE REQUESTING, UM
ONE TIME 22.2 MILLION. THIS IS
NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE GENERAL
FUND. UM THIS, UH, BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL IS THAT FOR THE SECOND
YEAR, UH FOR THE ELECTRONIC CASE
MANAGEMENT AND DOCUMENT STORAGE
SYSTEM KNOWN AS EAMES TO REPLACE
, UM THE DIVISION OF WORKERS
COMPENSATION AGING 15 YEAR OLD
TECHNOLOGY THAT'S NEARING ITS
END OF LIFE. EAMES IS A MISSION
CRITICAL SYSTEM THAT SERVES THE
NEEDS OF INJURED WORKERS AND
EMPLOYERS OF THE STATE. THE
COURT CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLAIMS
BENEFIT ADMINISTRATION
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS ARE
CURRENTLY IN EAMES, WHICH NOW
SUPPORTS OVER 8 MILLION CASES.
THE SYSTEM IS USED PRIMARILY TO
MANAGE THE ADJUDICATION OF
BENEFIT RELATED ISSUES.
INCLUDING THE SCHEDULING OF
HEARINGS TO REVIEW THE ISSUES
BROUGHT BEFORE Dð W èC AND AS A
DOCUMENT INTAKE AND REPOSITORY
FOR CASE RELATED COURT
DOCUMENTS. HIS PROPOSAL PROVIDES
FUNDING FOR THE NEXT ONE YEAR
PHASE OF THE PROJECT. UM. THE
WORKERS COMPENSATION APPEALS
BOARD HAS SUBMITTED A BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSAL NOT PAID FOR BY
THE STATE GENERAL FUND FOR A
THREE YEAR PHASE IN OF 13
POSITIONS. WORKLOAD FOR THE
APPEALS BOARD HAS INCREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST FEW
YEARS DUE TO THE INCREASE IN
COMPLEXITY OF LEGAL ISSUES. NEW
LEGISLATIVE MANDATES THE IMPACT
OF THE COVID PANDEMIC AND
INCREASES IN LITIGATION. THESE
REQUESTED RESOURCES WILL ALLOW
THE BOARD TO MANAGE INCREASED
WORKLOAD AND REDUCE BACKLOGS.
UH, THAT BRINGS US TO THE, UH,
TRAILER BILL. LANGUAGE PROPOSAL,
UM, RELATING TO THE WORKERS
COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD. THE
APPEALS BOARD HAS BEEN FACING
CHALLENGES WITH A GROWING
BACKLOG OF CASES. IN ADDITION TO
THE BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL, THE
BOARD IS REQUESTING TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE TO ADJUST THE TIMELINES
BY WHICH THE APPEALS BOARD MUST
ACT ON A PETITION. UNDER
EXISTING LAW, INDIVIDUALS HAVE
THE RIGHT TO PETITION THE
APPEALS BOARD FOR A
RECONSIDERATION OF ANY DECISIONS
, ORDERS OR AWARDS RELATED TO
WORKERS' COMPENSATION. A
PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION IS
AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED DENIED
IF THE APPEALS BOARD DOES NOT
TAKE ACTION WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM
THE DATE THE PETITION WAS FILED.
THE PROPOSED TRAILER BUILDING,
WHICH SEEKS TO MODIFY THIS
PROCEDURE BY STARTING THE 60 DAY
COUNTDOWN. FROM THE MOMENT THE
APPEALS BOARD RECEIVES THE
PETITION INSTEAD OF WHEN IT IS
FILED. THIS CHANGE IS NECESSARY
BECAUSE THE INITIAL PROCESS OF
FILING THE PETITION ITSELF
CONSUMES A PORTION OF THE 60 DAY
PERIOD DUE TO THE VARIOUS
ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS INVOLVED.
BY ADJUSTING THE TIMELINE TO
BEGIN WITH. THE PETITION IS
ACTUALLY RECEIVED. THE APPEALS
BOARD BELIEVES IT WOULD HAVE
MORE TIME TO ACT WITHIN THE
ALLOWED 60 DAY WINDOW. MOVING ON
TO OUR KOSHA RELATED BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSALS. THERE ARE TWO
UM, THEY RELATE SPECIFICALLY TO
KOSHA. UH KOSHA PROTECTS AND
IMPROVES THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
OF WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA BY
SETTING AND ENFORCING STANDARDS
AND CONSULTING WITH EMPLOYERS.
Kò OSHA HAS SUBMITTED A BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSAL. NOT FUNDED BY
THE STATE GENERAL FUND. UH FOR,
UM 25 POINT THREE MILLION
DOLLARS RELATING TO THE KOSHA
DATA MODERNIZATION PROJECT. THIS
IS THE SECOND YEAR, UM, BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSAL TO CONSIDER TO
CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM TO
MEET FEDERAL AND STATE MANDATED
REQUIREMENTS. CONSOLIDATE
INFORMATION INTO A CENTRAL
DATABASE REPOSITORY. INTERFACE
TO OTHER Dð SYSTEMS AND AUTOMATE
MANUAL PROCESSES ACROSS ITS
UNITS. THE PROJECT WILL
STREAMLINE DATA INPUT ACROSS ALL
UNITS, REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NEW
PAPER CASE FILES AND USE OF
PAPER FORMS. INCREASE THE
ACCURACY OF CODING TO
CORRESPONDING INSPECTIONS.
IMPROVE REPORTING DIRECTLY FROM
THE SYSTEM. AND PROVIDE A PUBLIC
PORTAL FOR ONLINE REPORTING OF
COMPLAINTS AND ACCIDENTS. PAO IS
ALSO SUBMITTED A BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL RELATING TO ONE OF ITS
FEDERAL GRANTS. UH, SO THIS IS
NOT PAID FOR BY THE STATE
GENERAL FUND. UM KHA HAS
RECEIVED A BASELINE INCREASE IN
FEDERAL FUNDING OF APPROXIMATELY
$1.4 MILLION FOR THE OSHA. 20
THREE G GRANT. THIS GRANT HELPED
SUPPORT KOH'S ENFORCEMENT AND
CONSULTATION UNITS. THE
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
APPEALS BOARD. THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS
BOARD. AND THE LABOR
COMMISSIONER RETALIATION
COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATIONS UNIT
THIS PROPOSAL IS A TECHNICAL B
èC P TO COMMENSURATELY INCREASE
THE STATE FEDERAL TRUST FUND
AUTHORITY. AND THAT BRINGS US TO
OUR THIRD GROUPING OF PROPOSALS
AND TRAILER BILL. THE LAST GROUP
BEING BENEFITS MOST ALL OF THE
DEPARTMENT'S DIVISIONS AND HELPS
TO ADD ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE
CAPACITY GENERALLY, AS WELL AS
SPECIFICALLY TO THE DEPARTMENT'S
PUBLIC WORKS DUTIES AND INCLUDES
A TRAILER BILL RELATING TO
RECENT PUBLIC WORKS LEGISLATION.
UM THE DEPARTMENT HAS SUBMITTED
A BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL
RELATING TO IT. SECURITY
ENHANCEMENTS FOR TWO POSITIONS.
THIS IS NOT FUNDED BY THE STATE
GENERAL FUND. THESE RESOURCES.
ARE NEEDED TO UPGRADE AND
SUPPORT Dð. I S¼ I Tð SECURITY
SYSTEMS BY PROVIDING CAPACITY
FOR PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT AND
PROCESS, IMPROVEMENT TO ADDRESS
AUDIT FINDINGS AND ENHANCE CYBER
SECURITY COMPLIANCE. THE
DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO SUBMITTED A
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL RELATING
TO PUBLIC RECORDS ACT OVERSIGHT
UNIT. THIS IS NOT FUNDED BY THE
STATE GENERAL FUND. UM THIS
PROPOSAL IS FOR A TWO YEAR PHASE
IN OF 22 POSITIONS, WHICH WILL
HELP ADDRESS CHALLENGES HAS
FACED IN RESPONDING TO PUBLIC
RECORDS ACT REQUEST DUE TO THE
VARIOUS DIVISIONS AND OFFICES
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. THESE
RESOURCES WILL ALLOW THE
DEPARTMENT TO CREATE A DEDICATED
, CENTRALIZED UNIT TO MONITOR
AND COMMUNICATE PUBLIC RECORDS
ACT REQUESTS AS WELL AS
DEDICATED RESOURCES ACROSS ALL
Dð IR DIVISIONS AND OFFICES. Dð.
I IS ALSO SUBMITTED A BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSAL. NOT PAID FOR BY
THE STATE GENERAL FUND. FOR
SAFETY AND SECURITY RESOURCES.
AMOUNTING TO THREE POSITIONS.
THIS PROPOSAL REQUESTS RESOURCES
TO CREATE A DEDICATED SAFETY AND
SECURITY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO
SAFEGUARD THE SECURITY AND
SAFETY OF Dð. I EMPLOYEES AND
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONDUCTING
BUSINESS WITHIN Dð IR BY
CONDUCTING SITE ASSESSMENTS,
UPDATING EVACUATION MAPS.
DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING
UPDATED SAFETY AND SECURITY
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND
CREATING AND MAINTAINING ACCESS
AND I Dð BADGES. THE DEPARTMENT
IS ALSO SUBMITTED A BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSAL TO ADD THREE
POSITIONS FOR ADDITIONAL
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY, UH
RELATING TO, UH, ITS ROLE AS A
FEDERAL GRANTEE AND AS A PASS
THROUGH ENTITY. THESE ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES ARE NOT PAID FOR BY
THE STATE GENERAL FUND AND ARE
NEEDED FOR AUDIT AND BUDGET
SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL REPORTING.
FINANCIAL CLOSE OUT REPORTS AND
MEETING OTHER GRANT REQUIREMENTS
TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL
REQUIREMENTS. AND THAT BRINGS US
TO, UH UH, THE PROPOSALS
RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS. WE
HAVE SUBMITTED A BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL. UH, FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
I Tð SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS NOT
PAID FOR BY THE STATE GENERAL
FUND. UH, FOR ONE YEAR FUNDING
OF $10.7 MILLION THE I'S PUBLIC
WORKS SYSTEMS THAT SERVE THE
NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS
WHO WORK ON PUBLIC WORKS
PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA. ARE
NEARING THE END OF LIFE FOR THE
TECHNOLOGY AND MUST BE REPLACED
TO MAINTAIN FUNCTIONALITY. A Dð
UTILIZED $10 MILLION
APPROPRIATED IN 2021 2022 FOR
THE INITIAL PHASES OF THE
PROJECT. THIS FUNDING WILL
PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE FINAL
IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THAT
PROJECT. AND THEN THAT BRINGS US
TO THE PROPOSED TRAILER BILL
LANGUAGE REGARDING, UH, PUBLIC
WORKS. THE BUDGET ACT OF 2020
THREE INCLUDED TRAILER BILL AT
THAT CLARIFIED REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CONTRACTORS
AND SUBCONTRACTORS PURSUANT TO
2022 LEGISLATION KNOWN AS A B,
2011 AND S¼ B SIX. AND PROVIDED
Dð IR WITH THE AUTHORITY TO
ESTABLISH AND ADJUST ANNUAL
REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEES.
UM IN 2020 THREE. AS BEFORE
ENACTED ADDITIONAL CHANGES
RELATING TO HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
PROJECTS THAT IMPACTED
CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS. THE PROPOSED
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE IS BEING
REQUESTED TO CONFORM CHANGES
MADE BY S¼ B FOUR TO BE
CONSISTENT WITH THE 2020 THREE
TRAILER BILL. AND HAPPY TO TAKE
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU. UH BEFORE I ASK
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT? YOU UH,
JUST PRESENTED TO US. I DO.
WANNA ASK THE L A Ó, UH,
RELATED TO SOME OF THE, UH,
LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN
REFERENCED FOR SOME OF THE NEEDS
FOR THE AUGMENTATION. UH, DOES
THIS GET VETTED OUT BECAUSE THE
THIS LEGISLATION WAS LAST YEAR
OR PRIOR, UH TO THIS YEAR. UM
OBVIOUSLY WE GO THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATIONS. THE GOVERNOR
RECEIVES THE INFORMATION. BUT
THEN IF YOU WANNA SAY THE
ADDITIONAL COST TO IMPLEMENT,
UH, THAT TYPE, AND THERE WERE
SEVERAL EXAMPLES PUT FORTH RIGHT
NOW OF THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
FUNDING. UM MADAM CHAIR. LET ME
TRY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IN
IN IN TWO WAYS. UM FIRST. I
THINK THERE'S A THERE'S A GROUP
OF BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSALS THAT
THE LEGISLATURE SEES EVERY YEAR
THAT OUR SPECIFIC TO THEIR
THEY'RE LITERALLY TITLED
SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW. A B
èC P TO IMPLEMENT RELATED
LEGISLATION AND THAT CHANGE
PROPOSAL WILL INCLUDE THREE OR
FOUR OR FIVE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION THAT THE LEGISLATURE
PUT FORTH THAT THE DEPARTMENT
HAS RECEIVED REVIEWED AND THIS
IS THE PACKAGE OF FUNDING AND
STAFFING POSITIONS THAT IN ITS
ESTIMATION, THE DEPARTMENT WOULD
NEED TO EXECUTE THOSE THOSE
PIECES OF LEGISLATION. SO THAT'S
THE SORT OF MOST CLEAR OR DIRECT
EXAMPLE THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE IS WHERE OVER
PERIOD OF TIME. THE LEGISLATURE
ENACTS LAWS RELATED TO A POLICY
THAT A COMPLEXITY OR INCREASED
WORKLOAD, PERHAPS IN UNFORESEEN
WAYS, AND SEVERAL YEARS LATER, A
DEPARTMENT BEGINS TO NOTICE THAT
IT'S TAKING LONGER TO ADJUDICATE
, UH, A WORKER'S COMPENSATION
CLAIM OR A CLAIM FOR UNPAID
WAGES, FOR INSTANCE, AND THESE
ARE A LITTLE MORE COMPLEX TO
ASSESS BECAUSE THE PERIOD FROM
WHEN THE LEGISLATION WAS
IMPLEMENTED TO WHEN WE SEE THE
EFFECTS IS USUALLY A LONGER
TIME. PERIOD. UM BOTH OF THESE
CASES, THOUGH. OUR OFFICE AND
THE LEGISLATURE TENDS TO RELY ON
THE ADMINISTRATION TO ESTIMATE
WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WILL NEED IN
ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICY.
IT REALLY IS THE EXPERTISE AND
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT
THAT DETERMINES WHAT THESE
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSALS, UM ARE
ARE BEST SUITED TO IMPLEMENT THE
POLICY. IF THE SUB-COMMITTEE.
WANTS OUR OFFICE AS THE LAO OR
STAFF TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT A
SPECIFIC PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT'S DRIVING WORKLOAD. WE
WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO, UM, THE
DEPARTMENTS HAVE HISTORICALLY
INCLUDING Dð IR ALWAYS WORKED
WITH OUR OFFICE TO UNDERSTAND
BETTER HOW LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
ARE AFFECTING WORKLOAD. WE'D BE
HAPPY TO LOOK INTO IT MORE
CLOSELY. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC
PIECE OF LEGISLATION IN MIND.
HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF.
THANK YOU, UH, SO WITH THAT
SEVERAL OF THE INITIATIVE SEEM
TO BE BASED ON THIS IDEA THAT
THERE IS ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE,
THUS THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
POSITIONS TO BE HIRED. WHETHER
IT'S ON THE CLAIMS. UH WHAT IS
THE AVERAGE TIME RIGHT NOW? FOR
A CLAIM? I KNOW. ONE OF THE
DIMENSIONS WAS ON AN APPEAL. BUT
JUST NOT EVEN TAKING IN THE PILL
JUST AS SOMEBODY WHO FILES A
CLAIM WHAT WOULD BE THE TIMELINE
FOR? SOMEBODY TO GET A RESPONSE
IN THAT TO GET MOVED FORWARD.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THAT DIANA
PINK CHIEF DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR
Dð, IR. I I'M GONNA FOCUS, I
THINK AND ON THE DIVISION OF
WORKERS, COMP WORKLOAD B èC P,
AND IN THAT VEIN, UH, THE
DIVISION OF WORKERS COMPENSATION
THEY HANDLE WHEN THEY'RE
DISPUTES WHEN THERE'S A WORKER
WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM, SO
PART OF THE REASON WE'RE PUTTING
FORWARD THIS WORKLOAD B èC P IS
BECAUSE THEY HAVE A STATUTORY
MANDATE TO SET A HEARING WITHIN
A CERTAIN TIME FRAME. AND SO
THAT'S WHERE IT COMES IN. IF
THERE'S A DISPUTE AND A WORKER
FILES A CLAIM, AND AN EMPLOYER
DOESN'T AGREE. UH CURRENTLY
WE'RE FINDING THAT ONE IN FIVE
OF OUR DWC OFFICES HAVE
CHALLENGES, SETTING THAT HEARING
WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF 30
DAYS. SO THAT'S WHEN WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO DO IT BY STATUTE, 30
DAYS AND SO WE'RE PUTTING
FORWARD THIS WORKLOAD B èC P TO
HELP US BE ABLE TO MEET THAT
STATUTORY MANDATE. AND THAT THE
LEGISLATION FOR THE 30 DAYS
CAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS MENTIONED
60 DAYS IN THERE AND THERE, THE
THIS WOULD ADD 30 DAYS TO THE
TIMELINE FROM THE TIME IS THAT.
HØI UM, I'M CATHERINE ZALESKI.
I'M THE CHAIR OF THE W èC A B
AND I THINK I CAN HELP. UH,
DEPUTY DIRECTOR PING. THERE ARE
TWO BRANCHES REALLY WITHIN
WORKERS' COMP LITIGATION WITH Dð
IR. THERE'S THE DIVISION OF
WORKERS COMPENSATION, WHICH
HANDLES THE TRIAL LEVEL. THAT'S
THE 30 DAY WINDOW THAT THE
DEPUTY DIRECTOR IS REFERENCING
WHEN CASES ARE DECIDED OR SOME
INTERIM ORDER ISSUES, AND IT
COMES UP ON APPEAL TO THE
APPEALS BOARD. THAT'S WHERE THAT
60 DAY PERIOD COMES INTO PLAY.
SO THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT
TRACKS DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU
ARE. IN THE LITIGATION. AND YOU
WERE ASKING ABOUT TIME FRAMES. I
THINK MORE GENERALLY TO RESOLVE
CLAIMS. THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY
STATUTORY. LIFESPAN TO A
WORKERS' COMP CLAIM. OTHER THAN
THAT, ONCE A CLAIM IS MADE, THE
EMPLOYER OR THE INSURANCE
CARRIER HAS A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS
WITHIN WHICH TO ACCEPT OR DENY
LIABILITY AFTER THAT, THE TIME
IT CAN TAKE TO RESOLVE A CLAIM
DEPENDS LARGELY UPON THE
SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES. THE
COMPLEXITY OF THE ISSUES IF
THERE ARE NÓ DISPUTES, Dð W èC
ISN'T GOING TO SEE IT UNTIL IT'S
READY TO SETTLE BECAUSE
SETTLEMENTS HAVE TO BE APPROVED
AND THE APPEALS BOARD IS
PROBABLY WE NEVER GOING TO SEE
IT. IF THERE ARE HOTLY CONTESTED
CLAIMS THEY'RE GOING TO BE
FREQUENTLY BEFORE JUDGES AND
OFTEN THEN BEFORE THE APPEALS
BOARD SO, DEPENDING ON THE CASE,
IT CAN BE SOMEWHAT SWIFT OR VERY
, VERY LENGTHY. YES, IT IT CAN
LITERALLY TAKE YEARS. ALL RIGHT.
UH, THANK YOU, UH, AND I SEE
THAT YOU'RE REQUESTING
PERMISSION TO USE ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL FUNDING. AND AGAIN. WE
HAVE A LOT OF AUTHORITY HERE, SO
I'M JUST GONNA SAY YES, NÓ. THAT
THAT'S AN EASY ONE COMPARED TO
THE OTHER ONES THAT WERE GETTING
ASKED ABOUT. SO UH, YEAH, WE
HAVE TO BE A LITTLE LIGHTHEARTED
WHEN WE CAN FIND SOMETHING
THAT'S EASY BECAUSE THESE ARE
QUITE COMPLEX AND THERE ARE, UH
MANY REQUESTS UNDER YOUR, UH UH,
DIVISION. THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE
DON'T THINK THEY'RE WORTHY.
THEY'RE THERE'S JUST QUITE A BIT
. UH, BUT I ABSOLUTELY
UNDERSTAND NEEDING THE SUPPORT
ON YOUR TEAM TO GET THESE CLAIMS
MOVED FORWARD. DO YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. UM, JUST A COUPLE.
MAYBE CLOSING COMMENTS. UM. YOU
KNOW WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PACKAGE
OF Dð IRB èC P S¼. UM CLEARLY,
THERE'S SOME CAPACITY ISSUES
GOING ON WITH THE DIVISION OF
WORKERS' COMPENSATION. WE HAVE
THE TRAILER BILL, UM, A GENERAL
PROVISION TO BOOST STAFFING FOR
WORK COMP ADMINISTRATION AS WELL
AS, UM, SOME SOME ONE TIME
FUNDING TO CLEAR A BACKLOG. I
THINK THAT WARRANTS SOME
ATTENTION BOTH FROM OUR OFFICE
AND FROM THE SUBCOMITTEE.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVEN'T BEEN
ABLE TO SET A BRIEFING WITH THE
DEPARTMENT JUST BASED ON SOME
SCHEDULING CHANGES. WE'LL DO AND
IF ANYTHING COMES OF THAT WE'LL
BE IN TOUCH WITH STAFF. THAT'S
THE FIRST COMMENT. UM, SECONDLY,
THERE ARE THREE SORT OF THE
CONSTELLATION OF I Tð PROJECTS
THAT ARE IN THESE VÆ èC P S¼
PROPOSALS. UM, THERE ARE THREE
OF THEM RELATED TO KOSHA
MODERNIZATION AIMS IN THE
DIVISION OF WORKERS COMPENSATION
AND, UM, THE PUBLIC WORKS
OVERSIGHT TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. A
DEPARTMENT THE SIZE OF Dð,
MANAGING THREE SEPARATE. I Tð
PROJECTS AT ONE TIME IS GOING TO
PUT SOME STRAIN ON THEIR
CAPACITY FROM A TECHNOLOG
TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT, UH, WE'VE
MET WITH THE DEPARTMENT TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT THEIR APPROACH. BUT I
THINK THIS IS AN INSTANCE WHERE
THE SUBCOMITTEE MAY WANT TO
CONSIDER PAYING CAREFUL, SORT OF
OVERSIGHT. ATTENTION UM, JUST
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY MOVING
COMPLEX TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AT
Dð IR RIGHT NOW, UM, BEING A
LITTLE MORE INTENTIONAL ABOUT
ITS OVERSIGHT. UH, IN THE NEXT
YEAR OR TWO. AS THESE PROJECTS
MOVE FORWARD, UM, COULD PROVE
BENEFICIAL JUST TO AGAIN TO
CONNECT THAT GAP, UM, BETWEEN
THE LEGISLATURE AND THESE THESE
COMPLEX PROJECTS. AND I DO
APPRECIATE THAT, BECAUSE, UH,
THE GROUP THAT CAME UP BEFORE ED
Dð HAS A MAJOR. UM UH PROJECT
PRESENTED AS FAR AS UPDATING
TECHNOLOGY AND THEIR SERVICE,
AND IT IT SOUNDS LIKE A SIMILAR
IN YOUR CASE. THAT UH, YOU NEED
THAT, UH, THAT UPDATED SYSTEM.
ON THE OTHER HAND, UH, ALL OF US
KNOW THAT THESE, UH, TYPE OF
UPDATES AND TECHNOLOGY ARE NOT
SEAMLESS AND CAN TAKE MUCH, UH
MORE TIME AND EFFORT AND COST,
UH THAN ANY OF US PREDICT. UH,
WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT
BROADBAND AND ALL OF IN ANOTHER
SUB COMMITTEE, I THINK, ACTUALLY
, TOMORROW UH, THIS SO, I, I
HEAR YOU ON THAT AND WE'LL
DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO TALK
ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY PART THAT
DOES NOT CAUSE I ALWAYS GO BACK
TO THE CONSUMER. HOW ARE THEY
ACCESSING THE SERVICES YOU HAVE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE PERSONNEL
TO HELP MANAGE THESE CASES, UH
THEN YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO
SERVE, UH, THE CLAIMS THAT ARE
BEING ASKED FOR YOU TO BE
ADMINISTRATED. UH, BUT THAT
BEING SAID IN A BUDGET DEFICIT.
ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL BE
LOOKED AT VERY CAREFULLY. BUT WE
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, UM AND WE'LL BE IN
TOUCH. THANK YOU. YES. ALRIGHT
WE ARE AT OUR LAST PANEL HERE. I
WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE FOR
STAYING HERE WITH US. UH SO I'M
NOT THE LONE RANGER HERE. UH, WE
HAVE, UH, OUR BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSALS. A RB, UH, AND WE'D
LIKE TO COME CALL YOU UP HERE,
UH, WHICH WILL COVER REQUESTS BY
THE AGRICULTURE LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD. WELCOME. LOOK. HØI UH,
SEBASTIAN SANCHEZ. I'M THE
DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR IMMIGRATING
AND AGRICULTURE WORKFORCE AT THE
LABOR AND WORKFORCE OF I'M, AN
AGENCY. FIX THIS. UM, THIS IS A
RURAL STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT
PROGRAM IS A JOINT B èC P
BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND THE
AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD. UM THIS PROGRAM IS MEANT
TO ADDRESS A FEW ONGOING GAPS
AND OBSTACLES THAT FARM WORKERS
AND OTHER WORKERS IN RURAL AREAS
CONTINUE TO HAVE ENGAGING, UH,
OUR OUR SERVICES ACROSS THE
AGENCY. UH, PRIMARILY, UH, THE
DIFFICULTY BOTH IN JUST GETTING
TO OUR OFFICES DUE TO DISTANCE
OR DUE TO OTHER CHALLENGES THAT
THEY MIGHT HAVE THE CONFUSION
THAT THEY HAVE IN TERMS OF WHICH
ENFORCEMENT ENTITY THEY SHOULD
BE GOING TO. UH, WE ALSO WANT TO
ADDRESS SOME OF THE SILOED
ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS THAT THAT
THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON, UH,
REALLY LOOKING TO FOSTER MORE
COLLABORATION ACROSS THE AGENCY,
UM, AND ALSO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS
THE LACK OF INFORMATION THAT IS
EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO FARM
WORKERS. UM THIS PROGRAM IS
MEANT TO BUILD ON OUR ONGOING
OUTREACH EFFORTS. UH, COVID-19
WORKER OUTREACH PROJECT èC W, A
AS WELL AS OUR STATEWIDE
AGRICULTURE AND FARM WORKER
EDUCATION PROGRAM. UM THOSE
PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED
PRIMARILY ON DELIVERING
INFORMATION TO WORKERS. THIS IS
MEANT TO BUILD ON OUR CAPACITY
INTERNALLY, UH, TO BE ABLE TO,
UH, DELIVER SERVICES BETTER TO
THIS COMMUNITY. UM WE ARE
FOCUSING IN ON THREE PARTICULAR
STRATEGIES. THE FIRST IS, UH,
LAUNCHING IN PERSON CLINICS IN
RURAL COMMUNITIES. UH, THESE ARE
SPACES THAT WE WOULD HAVE BRING
ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. A RB, UH
, THE LABOR COMMISSIONER'S
OFFICE KOSHA AS WELL AS ED Dð.
SO THAT A FARM WORKER CAN WALK
IN AND GET ANY AND ALL OF THEIR
ISSUES ADDRESSED WITHOUT HAVING
TO BE BOUNCED AROUND FROM FROM
OFFICE TO OFFICE. UM THE SECOND
IS REALLY BUILDING A NÓ WRONG
DOOR POLICY ACROSS THE AGENCY
BUILDING A MINIMUM COMPETENCY,
UH, ACROSS ALL OUR OUTREACH AND
ENFORCEMENT STAFF AND
UNDERSTANDING. WHAT ARE THE
BASIC RIGHTS THAT FARM WORKERS
HAVE SO THAT IF A FARM WORKER
APPROACHES ANY OF OUR AGENCIES,
THEY CAN BE QUICKLY AND
EFFICIENTLY REFERRED TO THE
APPROPRIATE ENFORCEMENT ENTITY
AND FINALLY, WE WANT TO CONTINUE
TO INVEST. AND REALLY DEVELOPING
OUTREACH MATERIAL THAT IS
CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY
APPROPRIATE FOR, UH, FARM
WORKERS. UH, WE REALLY WANT TO
INVEST IN MORE AUDIO AND VISUAL
TOOLS FOR A PARTICULARLY IN
INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE SPEAKERS,
UM, AS WELL AS NAVIGATIONAL WEB
TOOLS THAT CAN MAKE ACCESS TO
INFORMATION ONLINE A LOT EASIER
FOR THIS COMMUNITIES. UM I CAN
LET THE A LRB SPEAK A BIT MORE
ABOUT THEIR PORTIONS. UH, BUT
WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS WILL BE THE
PRIMARY RECIPIENT OF FUNDS TO
LAUNCH THE CLINICS, AND IT'S
BUILDING ON EXISTING EFFORTS
THAT THE LABOR COMMISSIONER'S
OFFICE IN KOSHA HAVE ALREADY
STARTED IN TERMS OF DEVELOPING
CLINICS WITH TRUSTED PARTNERS IN
IN COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.
WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK
YOU. UM GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS
COMMITTEE CHAIR. MY NAME IS
VICTORIA HASID. I'M THE CHAIR OF
THE AGRICULTURAL LABOR RELATIONS
BOARD AS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
INDICATED THIS RURAL ENGAGEMENT
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL REALLY
BUILDS ON THE FOUNDATION THAT
THE LEGISLATURE UM HAS APPROVED
IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IN FISCAL
YEAR 2021 AND THEN AGAIN LAST
YEAR THEY MADE PERMANENT A
STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT. UM,
INITIATIVE, WHICH, UM, PROVIDED
CRITICAL STAFFING. TO THE AGENCY
TO FOCUS SOLELY ON EDUCATION AND
OUTREACH. AND WITH THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO, UM HIRE ULTIMATELY FOR
POSITIONS THAT WERE MADE
PERMANENT AND PLACE THEM IN
RURAL AREAS ACROSS THE STATE.
THAT WAY EXISTING STAFF DIDN'T
NEED TO TAKE TIME AWAY FROM
CASEWORK. UM AND THESE, UH,
OUTREACH WORKERS WERE ABLE TO
FOCUS SOLELY ON PROVIDING THAT
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WHICH HAS
REALLY BOLSTERED OUR ABILITY TO
REACH THAT MANY MORE WORKERS.
THIS NEXT ITERATION OF. UM UH,
THIS NEXT PROPOSAL WILL ALLOW US
AS THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
MENTIONED TO BUILD UPON THAT
WORK AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE, UM
PERSISTENT ISSUES THAT WE FACE
IN, UM SERVING THE NEEDS OF THIS
HARD TO REACH. AND AS WE KNOW,
VULNERABLE POPULATION, IT WILL
ALLOW US TO, UM, PROVIDE OUR
SERVICES TAILORED TO FARM WORKER
NEEDS, UM, THINGS THAT WE'VE
HEARD FROM STAKEHOLDERS THAT
WE'VE WE'VE EXPERIENCED
OURSELVES SO BEING ABLE TO MEET
THEM IN NONTRADITIONAL BUSINESS
HOURS, EVENINGS, WEEKENDS AND IN
AREAS WHERE OFFICES MAY NOT BE,
UM AND ALSO, UH, JOIN WITH SOME
OF OUR PARTNER AREAS. WE, UM,
HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF LOCATED
IN SE IN ALL THE STRATEGIC
AGRICULTURAL REGIONS IN THE
STATE. SO IN SANTA ROSA AND
SALINAS AND OXNARD IN VISALIA IN
INDIO, BUT THAT ISN'T ALWAYS
NEAR WHERE A LABOR COMMISSIONER
OFFICES OR A Dð W èC OFFICE OR
KOSHA OFFICE. SO THIS WILL ALLOW
US TO COME TOGETHER AND THAT WAY
WHEN A WORKER DOES HAVE BOTH THE
COURAGE AND THE TIME AND THE
NEED TO COME SEE US, WE CAN
ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. AND EVEN
IF WE CAN'T HELP THEM, WE CAN
PROVIDE THAT WARM HAND OFF TO
ANOTHER. SO THEY, UM THEIR NEEDS
CAN BE MET. I'M HAPPY TO GO INTO
GREATER DETAIL BUT WANT TO PAUSE
IN CASE THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.
WELL, YOU JUST MADE MY DAY.
HAPPY TO DO SO. I AM A CLASSROOM
TEACHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
TEACHER BY OVER 25 YEARS. AND.
YOUR APPROACH OF A ONE STOP SHOP
. IF YOU WANNA CALL IT THAT, OR,
UM BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IS
A THEME THAT I WILL BE BRINGING
TO THE SUBJECT OF A BUDGET SUB
FIVE FOR ALL OF THE HEARINGS
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF
PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA IN OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OUR HEALTH
CARE. BUT IF THE AVERAGE PERSON
CANNOT ACCESS IT, WHETHER IT'S
BECAUSE OF LANGUAGE BECAUSE OF
TRAVEL BECAUSE OF, UM THEIR WORK
SCHEDULE, IT DOESN'T MATTER. AND
THAT IS THE QUESTION I'M GONNA
KEEP ASKING IS WHO HAS ACCESS TO
THESE PROGRAMS AND IF WE ARE
INVESTING THESE STATE DOLLARS
AND WE HAVE LIMITED FUNDS AND
ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CUTS,
I'M GONNA BE LOOKING FOR
PROGRAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE IN
THE COMMUNITY YOU MENTIONED, UH
IN PERSON, CLIN CLINICS YOU
MENTIONED OUTREACH YOU MENTIONED
NONTRADITIONAL HOURS. THIS IS
REALLY SHOULD BE THE GUIDELINES
FOR MANY, MANY OF OUR CALIFORNIA
PROGRAMS BECAUSE HAVE UNSEEN
POPULATIONS, WHETHER THEY'RE
FARM WORKERS, OR, UM, UH, WOMEN,
UH, THAT ARE WORKING AND ARE
TRYING TO GET ACCESS FOR THEIR
FAMILIES AND CANNOT GET TO AN
OFFICE AFTER HOURS WHETHER IT'S
OUR FORMERLY INCARCERATED
POPULATION, REALLY, ANY
POPULATION ARE WORKING
CALIFORNIANS THEY CANNOT TAKE AN
HOUR OUT OF THEIR DAY TO BE ON
THE PHONE WAITING AND WAITING
AND WAITING. UH, THEY, UH, NEED
TO GET A AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER.
YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES FOR A LUNCH.
BUT REALLY, IT'S 20 MINUTES. BY
THE TIME YOU GET KIDS OUT, YOU
DO THE AND YOU CANNOT BE STUCK
ON A LINE WAITING FOR SOMEBODY
TO NAVIGATE YOU. SO IN ESSENCE,
YOU'RE NAVIGATORS. YOU'RE
CALIFORNIA NAVIGATORS. AND I'M
REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK. YOU
DO? UH AND, UM, YOU MADE MY DAY.
BUT WITH THAT, UH, DO YOU HAVE
COMMENTS TO ADD? UH, WELL, AS
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, UM LIMITED
DOLLARS YOU MENTIONED RURAL
CALIFORNIA. IS THERE ANY, UH,
OTHER REGIONS? UH, SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA THAT YOU'RE IN OR IS
IT MORE? MOSTLY NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA? UM IT IT WE HAVE
SOME IN THE COAST. SO UM, THE
ALB HAS OFFICES IN OXNARD AS
WELL AS VISALIA, WHICH IS JUST,
UM, A LITTLE BIT NORTH OF
BAKERSFIELD AND THEN INDIO IN
THE COACHELLA VALLEY. AND AS
THEY SHOULD BE, THAT'S WHERE THE
WORKERS ARE. BUT UH, IF ANYBODY
IS LISTENING TO THIS BUDGET SUB
FIVE HEARING NÓ THAT BEING OUT
IN THE COMMUNITY GIVING DIRECT
SERVICES WHETHER IT'S CLINICS,
WHETHER IT'S POP UPS, WHETHER,
UH, IT'S KNOCKING ON DOORS WHEN
WE LOOK AT OUR SCHOOLS, AND WE
LOOK AT ABSENTEE RATES, AND WE
SAID, WHERE DID ALL THE KIDS GO?
THEY DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. YOU'RE
JUST NOT GOING TO SCHOOL FOR
MANY REASONS, SO WE NEED TO
KNOCK ON THOSE DOORS AND GET
THEM TO SCHOOL. AND THAT'S HOW
WE NEED TO BE DOING THIS
CALIFORNIA WORK. THANK YOU. UH,
THERE ARE NOBODY ELSE TO AN ASK
QUESTIONS. SO WITH THAT, UH UH,
THIS IS OUR FIRST OF MANY
HEARINGS. STAY TUNED. UH, WE
WILL BE, UH, SCOURING THE BUDGET
TO DO THE LEAST AMOUNT OF CUTS
WE LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. UH AND
, UH, WE ARE READY FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT. WE WILL KEEP THEM
EXTREMELY BRIEF. THANK YOU.
PANELISTS FOR BEING HERE. THANK
YOU. IT WAS 40 SECONDS. OK, OUR
COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO LESS
THAN 30 SECONDS. NAME AND WHAT
YOU'RE PROPOSING. WELCOME. MY
NAME IS MIKE WEST ON BEHALF OF
THE STATE BUILDING TRADES, UH,
TWO IN OPPOSITION. THE FUNDING
REDUCTION ON WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY UNIT AND
ALSO THE, UH, 100 MILLION FROM E
Tð P FUNDS TO PAY OFF THE IU
DEBT. WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF THE
BUDGET CHANGE PROPOSAL, ADDING
POSITIONS TO THE WOMEN IN
CONSTRUCTION PRIORITY PROGRAM,
THE B èC P FOR TRANSPORTATION
AND INFRASTRUCTURE, THE ONE FOR,
UH WORKMAN'S COMP WORKERS
COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD
FUNDING FOR 71 STAFF MEMBERS AND
THE B èC P FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
ENHANCEMENTS $10.6 MILLION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD TO
SEE YOU. CHAIR NATE SULLIVAN ON
BEHALF OF THE PORT OF L. A. I'M
ALSO SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF
MARVIN PINEDA FOR ILWU, WHO
COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY. JUST
WANTED TO THANK YOU AND THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR YOUR
CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE GOODS
MOVEMENT WORKFORCE TRAINING
CAMPUS, THE NATION'S FIRST
TRAINING FACILITY SPECIFICALLY
DEVOTED TO SUPPLY CHAIN WORKERS
OF THE 110 MILLION ORIGINALLY
APPROVED IN 2022 70 MILLION HAS
ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED BY THE
STATE AND WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL TO
SPREAD OUT THE 40 MILLION THAT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDED THIS
YEAR AND INSTEAD PROVIDE 20
MILLION NEXT YEAR. AND 20
MILLION IN 2026, THIS 20 ACRE
CAMPUS EXPECTED TO OPEN BY 2029
AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
PORT OF L, A PORT OF LONG BEACH,
THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND ILWU IN
THE PACIFIC MARITIME
ASSOCIATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. I
WOULD. I WOULD JUST ASK AS YOU
MAKE YOUR COMMENTS ALSO FOLLOW
UP WITH A LETTER TO OUR
COMMITTEE OF SOME OF THE
SPECIFICS. THANK YOU WILL DO.
DÂN SHAW REPRESENTING FOR LONG
BEACH, REITERATING, UH, PORT OF
L A S¼ COMMENTS. THANK YOU FOR
THE, UH UH, YOUR SUPPORT IN THE
GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL. UM THESE,
UH, JOBS AT THE TRAINING
CONFERENCE WILL BE IMPORTANT FOR
LONG BEACH WORKERS AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. I'M HERE
ON BEHALF OF A LIST OF
ORGANIZATIONS, THE CALIFORNIA
FARMER ADVOCACY WORKING GROUP,
THE CENTRAL COAST ALLIANCE,
UNITED FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY,
THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NETWORK,
CENTRAL BACAL DE DE SOYO
INDIGENES OAXACAN PESTICIDE
ACTION NETWORK IN CALIFORNIA
FOOD AND FARMING NETWORK IN
SUPPORT OF ISSUE SEVEN, THE
RURAL STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT
PROGRAM. WE HAVE SOME SPECIFIC
IDEAS ON HOW TO INVEST MORE INTO
EXISTING TRUSTED èC VÆ Ó S¼
THAT WE CAN FOLLOW UP WITH.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AN
ALVARADO OF THE CALIFORNIA EDGE
COALITION HERE TO RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST THE COMMITTEE TO REJECT
THE DELAYS AND CUTS TO VARIOUS
WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS,
INCLUDING THE APPRENTICESHIP
INNOVATION FUND, THE CALIFORNIA
APPRENTICESHIP YOUTH PROGRAM.
THE HYBRID TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS
, WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION UNIT AND
THE CALIFORNIA JOBS. FIRST THESE
WORKFORCE PROGRAMS PROGRAMS ARE
VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR
UNDERSERVED CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE
SEEKING TO UPSKILL AND
ULTIMATELY LEAD THEM TO GOOD
FAMILY SUSTAINING JOBS. UM AND
MORE ECONOMIC MOIL FOR
CALIFORNIA. SO WE LOOK FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU AT. I MEAN
IN THE ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SUSAN BUEN
SUO. I'M FROM THE FILIPINO
ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE. AND I'M
HERE TO THANK THE SUB COMMITTEE
FOR, UH, THE SUPPORT THAT IT HAS
GIVEN THE DOMESTIC WORKERS AND
EMPLOYERS OUTREACH PROGRAM OR
DEW. WE HAVE HAD A GREAT SUCCESS
IN REACHING DOMESTIC WORKERS AND
TEACHING THEM ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS
. AND IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT
THIS FUNDING BE CONTINUED SO
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE. TO KEEP
WORKING AND GETTING THEM THE
RIGHTS AND THE INFORMATION THAT
THEY NEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. SO THIS NEXT COMMENT
IS GONNA BE THREE DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES. IT'S GONNA BE MIXTECO
SPANISH AND THEN ENGLISH.
PERFECT WELCOME. UH, YOUR MONEY
YOUR. THIS IS SAYS I.
NINE THE SAME PLAY MM. OK, TANYA
. MM. THANK YOU. UH, YOU CAN
MOVE THE MICROPHONE UP AND DOWN.
THANK YOU. I WILL BE INTERPRETED
FOR RENTON, WHO'S FROM FRESNO,
CALIFORNIA SHE'S BEEN WORKING
FOR MORE THAN 16 YEARS IN THE
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AND SHE'S
HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE
IN ADVOCATE FOR S¼ B 227 THAT
WILL GUARANTEE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE FOR FARM WORKERS WHO
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
UNEMPLOYMENT WHEN THERE'S A LOT
OF NATURAL DISASTERS LIKE THE
RECENT RAINS, AND SHE'S ALSO
ADVOCATING FOR THE, UM FOR THE
BUDGET FOR THE èC W A, WHICH IS
THE CO 19 IS A PROJECT. IT IS
ESSENTIAL TO NOT CUT DOWN THE
BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT BECAUSE
A LOT OF FARM WORKERS WILL LOSE
OUT ON THE INFORMATION AND THE
RESOURCES THAT THAT èC WAP CAN
PROVIDE. OK, CAN YOU HAVE HER
COME TO THE MIC AGAIN AND TELL
ME HER NAME? YEAH JUST INTRODUCE
YOUR NAME. YEAH SEMI RENDON AND
I'M VERY PROUD OF YOU FOR
COMING. THAT? YES, THANK YOU.
BUENAS STARTS MIRES FIDELIA
ESPINOZA. PEOPLE IN LÀ CIUDAD DE
MADERA, SO THE CENTRO VINACAL
PARA DESA ROYO AND DINA OAA. E
Ó? YES. TOYA PARAG PROA EVES,
BENTE DRI A LOS TRADOS PARACAS
PERMANENTE. CUANTO I IS THE
DIFFICULT CLIMATIC ITALIAN PDO
POLA ESA PID LÀ BOAC TOES? YES.
HELLO MY NAME IS FINNA FOR THE
BINATIONAL CENTER OF GUATEMALA.
AND I'M ASKING FOR THE SECURITY
OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND ALSO FOR THE
SUPPORT OF S¼ B 1030. THANK YOU.
HELLO MY NAME IS SIMON G WITH
THE JARA MOVEMENT SUPPORTING
WORKERS IN SUTTER. SACRAMENTO
MERCED, MADEIRA, FRESNO AND KERN
COUNTY. I URGE YOU TO PROTECT
FUNDING FOR CW, THE CALIFORNIA
WORKPLACE OUTREACH PROGRAM. THIS
FUND IS VITAL FOR INFORMING
WORKERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHT TO A
SAFE WORKPLACE. AND FIGHTING
WAGE THEFT. WE ASK THAT YOU
REJECT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER
FROM THE LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FUND SO THE MONEY
CAN BE USED FOR ITS INTENDED
PURPOSE FOR EMPOWERING WORKERS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TAKE THE
TIME TO DO MY PUBLIC COMMENT. MY
NAME IS FERNANDO MARTINEZ èC,
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH THE
MIXTECO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING PROJECT, BASED IN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY. IN THE
CITY OF SANTA MARIA èC W A HAS
BEEN ABLE TO REACH THOUSANDS OF
FARM WORKERS AND OTHER WORKERS
IN OTHER INDUSTRIES. WE KNOW THE
FARM WORKERS AND OTHER WORKERS
ARE THE BACKBONE OF CALIFORNIA,
SO IT IS VERY ESSENTIAL TO NOT
CUT DOWN THE BUDGET FOR èC WAP,
SO I COME HERE TO ASK THAT WE DO
NOT MAKE ANY TRANSFERS, KEEP THE
BUDGET AND MAKE SURE WORKERS ARE
PROTECTED BECAUSE èC W A HAS A
LOT OF WORK FOR FARM WORKERS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. I'M DAVID VALENCIA.
AND I'M HERE, UH, WITH THE CALI,
CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKER
COALITION, AND I'M A STAFF
PERSON, UH, OF THE WOMEN'S
COLLECTIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA. UM I'M HERE TO TALK
ABOUT THE DEW PROGRAM AS WELL.
THIS PROGRAM HAS HELPED US REACH
AND TRAIN THOUSANDS OF DOMESTIC
WORKERS IN THE AREA OF SAN
FRANCISCO AND MANY OTHER, UM,
CITIES IN CALIFORNIA AND ALSO
EDUCATE THEM ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS
AND PROTECTIONS. SO I'M HOPING,
UH, THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO
ALLOCATE FUNDS TO THIS ESSENTIAL
PROGRAM. THANK YOU. AND I'M
GONNA INTERPRET FOR UM, SOME OF
MORE MEMBERS OF THE COALITION.
THANK YOU. ALL I WHEN I STARTED
MY NUMBERS, ADRIANA SANCHEZ SO
VAJA DORA DE LOGA IME DE LÀ DE
VÀ DE TEGA DE CALIFORNIA DE
MERGA DELA COLLECTIVE IN SAN
FRANCISCO, YET THE PROGRAM SEE
THE IMPACT ON ME BE THAT FOR EPO
DID POER A MAAS A DES? YEAH.
PODER ARE TO BE THAT THE AREA
TENGO ESPERANZA DE QUÊ EL ESTADO
CONTINUA SIGNAL FONDOS AS THE
PROGRAM ESSENTIAL E.
ESSENTIALLY, PAL GRACIAS. YES.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
ADRIANA SANCHEZ AND I'M A
DOMESTIC WORKER AND ALSO A
MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA
DOMESTIC WORKER COALITIONS AND A
MEMBER OF THE WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE
IN SAN FRANCISCO. UM THIS
PROGRAM HAS THE Dð WORK PROGRAM
HAS IMPACTED MY LIFE, UH, IN
SUCH A GREAT WAY, AND I'M AND
I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPORT OTHER
DOMESTIC WORKERS AND IMMIGRANT
WOMEN IN THE AREA OF SAN
FRANCISCO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WHEN I START MÐI NOMBRES
VERONICO. SO ME BROTHER DE LÀ
CO. THE VÀ DE LO I ORGANIST AORA
DE MURE UNIDAS ACTIVA IN SAN
FRANCISCO. IT WAS ZAMBIAN TO
AQUI. THE PRIMERO CANCIO ALSO
COMA LAS TAAL, THE CALIFORNIA
PARA RECONOCE PORTIA DEL
PROGRAMA DE DIAP QUES TO ADA, OR
I SAID, GET ORGANI IN PODER LÀ
TRASER IMPLEMENT ANDO LAS LEES
QUÊ QUÊ REALMENTE. P Dð COMITE,
THE LÀ REDDER SEDA PARA TODOS EP
Ó JALA, ESTE AO ER, ESTE AND SU
AND SU PRE PUESTO ER SA SA. IT'S
A IT'S THE PROGRAMA DE
TRABAJADORES ES CLOOS GRAS.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH,
MY NAME IS VERONA NIETO. I'M AN
ORGANIZER WITH MUJERES UNIDAS
ACTIVA IN SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA. I WANTED TO THANK
THIS COMMITTEE FOR RECOGNIZING
THE IMPORTANCE OF DOMESTIC
WORKERS AND EMPLOYER EDUCATION
AND OUTREACH PROGRAM. UM TO KEEP
ORGANIZING AND EMPOWERING WOMEN
IN THE AREA OF SAN FRANCISCO.
ALSO, I WANTED TO TAKE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION, UH,
ABOUT THE SAFETY NET FOR ALL AND
I HOPE THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN
FUTURE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. WHEN NORA SOBRA
DE LÀ THE LÀ DE VÀ DEAR ME IT'S
A FRANCISCO A GRACIAS SUPER MY,
A DE CALIFORNIA FOR RECON LAC DE
D¯ÚI. MAY I? IN CONOCE RECS,
JESSICA PAAR YOY AND MATRA VÀ
DORA DE LOGA, WHICH HAS BLESS
HIM. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
MARTHA HERRERA. I'M A MEMBER W.
UH, WORKER, A DOMESTIC WORKER
MEMBER OF MUJERES UNIDAS ACTIVA,
AND I WANTED TO THANK THE
SUBCOMITTEE, UH, FOR RECOGNIZING
THE IMPORTANCE OF Dð W Ó
PROGRAM AND THESE HAVE THIS HAS
HELPED ME TO EMPOWER MYSELF AND
TO KNOW MY RIGHTS AND TO HELP
OTHER DOMESTIC WORKERS TO KNOW
THEIR RIGHTS TOO. THANK YOU. HØI
MADAM CHAIR. UM THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THE TIME. MY NAME IS
MEGAN WHALEN. I AM THE DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
DOMESTIC WORKERS COALITION. WE
REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, SEEING
THE BUDGET AND THE FUNDS
PRESERVED AND MAKING PERMANENT
THE PROGRAM THIS YEAR, AND WE'RE
JUST HOPEFUL IN A DIFFICULT
BUDGET YEAR THAT THOSE FUNDS FOR
THE DOMESTIC WORKER AND EMPLOYER
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM
CAN CONTINUE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HELLO MY NAME IS ROSE ARRIETA.
I'M A STAFF PERSON AT THE
CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC WORKER
COALITION. THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIR AND THE STATE LEGISLATURE
FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE
OF THE PROGRAM. UM WE'RE PLEASED
TO SEE THE FUNDING PRESERVED IN
THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND WE'RE HOPING THE STATE WILL
CONTINUE TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR
THIS ESSENTIAL PROGRAM THAT HAS
HELPED US TRAIN AND REACH
THOUSANDS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN
THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR
. MY NAME IS CHLOE STUCK AND I'M
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER. WE WANT
TO THANK THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
ALLOCATION TO MAKE THE DOMESTIC
WORKER AND EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION
AND OUTREACH PROGRAM PERMANENT
IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET, AND WE
WERE PLEASED TO SEE THE FUNDING
PRESERVED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. WE ASK THAT THE
LEGISLATURE PRIORITIZE
INVESTMENTS TOWARD CREATING A
STATEWIDE EXCLUDED WORKERS
PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY WE WANT TO
URGE YOU TO PROTECT FUNDING FOR
THE CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE
OUTREACH PROGRAM. THIS FUND IS
VITAL FOR INFORMING WORKERS
ABOUT THEIR TO A SAFE WORKPLACE
AND FIGHTING WAGE THEFT. FINALLY
WE ASK THAT YOU RE DIRECT THE
PROPOSED TRANSFER FROM THE LABOR
AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND.
UH, SO THE MONEY CAN BE USED FOR
ITS INTENDED PURPOSE OF
EMPOWERING WORKERS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. AND TOLD ME WHEN I
STARTED IN HOMBRES VIRGIN
MOSCOSO YO PER ECO ORGANI DE
LEADERS CAMPINAS A QUIN
SACRAMENTO YOLO YO TAMBIÉN, A
POOLA PRO PUA DE LE ESAI DOS
PARAS PERMANENTE PARA MÁS BAJA
ES COMO YO AGRICOLA NOCA NÓ
PERMANENT CAMOS AND A SOBRA IS A
AMOS MÁS EDUC SIPO EDUC CARA LÀ
POBLACIÓN. GRACIAS GRACIAS.
HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS, UH,
VIRGINIA MOSCOSO FROM LIDS.
CAMPINAS AND I WERE FROM
SACRAMENTO AND YOLO COUNTY. AND
I AM HERE TO SUPPORT S¼ B 1032
FOR IT TO BE PERMANENT SO THAT
PEOPLE LIKE ME CAN BE INFORMED
AND OF RIGHT. THANK YOU. WHEN I
STARTED, YOU KNOW JUAN CASTRO
AND GO TO AMERICA, CALIFORNIA SO
J DE AGRICULTURA BEGUN AND LO
MILES DE TRADOS AO MAYO QUEREMOS
QUÊ OF DE HILA DOES, UH, BUT IS
THE APOEL PROA S¼ A DOTE. JOS
YAO, THE BINO? UH, THE NAME OF
POS PARA NOS NE CæA RAIA MUCHO
GRACIAS. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS, UH, JUAN CASTRO FROM
MADERA, CALIFORNIA AND I'M HERE
TO SUPPORT S¼ B 227, WHICH IS
THE SAFETY NET FOR ALL FOR, UH,
TO HELP WORKERS. A FARM WORKERS
LIKE US, UM, TO SATISFY OUR
NEEDS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
PERFECT HØI THERE. MY NAME IS
KEVIN TORRES. I'M WITH THE
WAREHOUSE WORKER RESEARCH CENTER
, AND WE'RE HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR
THE CALIFORNIA WORKER OUTREACH
PROGRAM. SEE YOU UP FOR SURE,
BECAUSE, UH, HAS ALLOWED US TO
FURTHER OUTREACH WITHIN THE
EMPIRE. THE WAREHOUSE WORKING
INDUSTRY KEEPS ON INCREASING SO
SPECIFICALLY WANT TO CONTINUE
PROVIDING THOSE ACCESSIBLE
RESOURCES, VACCINE CLINICS,
WORKSHOPS AND EVERYTHING AS WELL
. DO WE DO COME IN SUPPORT OF
THE S¼ 227 FOR THE SAFETY NET
FOR ALL COALITION? THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DÂN
MADKINS. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BLACK WORKER
HUB REPRESENTING NEARLY 25,000
BLACK WORKERS ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA IN COUNTIES OF SAN
DIEGO, L, A SAN BERNARDINO AND
RIVERSIDE èC W, THE CALIFORNIA
WORKER OUTREACH PROGRAM OVER THE
LAST THREE YEARS HAS ALLOWED OUR
WORKER CENTERS TO SUPPORT BLACK
WORKERS IN GAINING ACCESS TO
EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS TO FAMILY.
SUPPORTIVE CAREERS IN VARIOUS
INDUSTRIES, HELP DECREASE
UNEMPLOYMENT AND HOMELESSNESS
EXTEND THE PROGRAM. VÆ S¼ B 1030
SUPPORT SENATE BILL 10 THIR. BE
A BILL 1030 SUPPORT SENATE BILL
16 TO ALLOW FOR LOCALIZING
PROTECTIONS AGAINST
DISCRIMINATION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. HØI. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS CARMEN GUTIERREZ. I AM
AN ORGANIZER AT THE CLEAN CAR
WASH WORKERS CENTER, AND WE
REPRESENT A CAR WASH WORKERS.
UH, WE ARE LOCATED IN THE CITY
OF L. A UM, AND WE SERVICE
MEMBERS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES
IN THE EMPIRE AND, UM, ORANGE
COUNTY AND WE ARE HERE IN
SUPPORT OF NOT TAKING AWAY FUNDS
FROM THIS VERY VITAL PROGRAM
THAT CALIFORNIA WORKER OUTREACH
PROGRAM UM, IT'S VITAL FOR OUR
MEMBERS TO RECEIVE THIS VERY
VALUABLE INFORMATION, AND I URGE
YOU TO HELP SECURE MORE FUNDS
FOR MANY OF THE CBO'S THAT ARE
HERE. UM IT HAS REALLY
INCREMENTED OUR CAPACITY TO DO
THIS WORK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WHEN I STARTED THIS MÐI NOMBRE
SARA ARS TRABAJO PARA BALI
VOICES BENIS, THE KING COUNTY
HANFORD EVEN GO PARA CASA POLLAN
PROGRAM A PARA TRAVARES EL CAMPO
YO TRAVEN ANOS AND EL CAMPO I
BALI VOICES ME PORTA ERIC. IT
REPRESENTS TRAVARES DEL CAMPO
SEGU AYANO HILES INFORMACIÓN SOO
SOO RESUS DERECHOS PORTO LOS
TOLO QUÊ EL CAMPO KENO. NÓ I
SOME BRAND COMIDA IN NOSOTROS
GMOS TO INFORMACIÓN IMO SEIA
POLLO PARAS A AYANO AO GRACIAS
GRACIAS. HELLO EVERYONE. MY NAME
IS ARACELI BARRIOS FROM VALLEY
VOICES, UH, REPRESENTING KING
COUNTY AND HANFORD. AND I'M HERE
, UH, IN SUPPORT OF THE FARM
WORKERS. I MYSELF HAVE WORKED 28
YEARS IN THE, UH, IN THE IN THE
FIELDS AND, UH, VALLEY VOICES
HAS GIVEN ME THE VOICE TO
REPRESENT, AND ALSO TO INFORM,
UH, THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THEIR RIGHTS WHETHER IT'S ABOUT
THE WATER SHADE FOOD. UH,
BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW AND THIS
WOULD HELP US KEEP INFORMING
THEM ABOUT THE RIGHTS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. BUT PRESIDENT I
Dð COMO DIRECTOR DE ORGANO
COMUNIDAD COMIC UP AND CONDADO
DE VENTURA. SO MAZ UNIQUE
TRABAJA MAYE CONTRA DORES
AGRICOLA INDIGENAS, COMOS POPE
ANDRE OTROS PALOS TRABAJADORES
AGRICOLA ESMO IMPORTANTE A
CRUCIAL QUÊ RECURSOS POS SOBRE
DERECHO LÀ MORALES IN THE SALUTE
J N, A ODIO IN MASS VÆ N AND
THE ORGANIZATIONS CON LAS
QUELLOS COLLABO CON LINGUISTIC
TOE CONOCE DE LÀ MORALES ES
PRIMER PASO PARA LAS IID, THE
LAS PERSONAS QUÊ COMIDA IN
WESTERN MESAS. FOR RAZON LAS OR
A PRESENT PIMS QUÊ SE SEGURA LOS
FOS, A DEOS PARAGUA EL PRIO DEL
CAN AND EL LUGAR DE TRABAJO PARA
DINERO PUEDA USAR SE PROPOSITO
PRESTO DE PODER A LOS TRAVARES
DE LÀ D¯ÚI INDUSTRIAS ALAR YANO
DE NOS TRAD GRACIAS. YES. UM.
HELLO MY NAME IS JUVENAL SOLANO
FROM MAKEUP, UH, FROM VENTURA
COUNTY AND I. I AM THE DIRECTOR
OF THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION OF
MAKEUP IN VENTURA COUNTY. AND
WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION THAT WORKS
MAINLY WITH FARM WORKERS.
INDIGENOUS FARM WORKERS LIKE
MIXTECO, SAPOTE COS PUREPECHA,
AMONG OTHERS, AND FOR, UH, FOR
FARM WORKERS IS VERY IMPORTANT
AND CRUCIAL TO HAVE THE
RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR THEIR
WORKING FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND
THEIR HEALTH, UM, FOR THEM TO BE
REACHED IN THE LANGUAGE THAT
THEY SPEAK, UH AND MORE SO, UH,
TO COLLABORATE AND SO THAT THEY
CAN KNOW ALSO CULTURALLY AND
LINGUISTICALLY THE RIGHTS, UM,
TO ALSO KNOW THEIR WORK OF
RIGHTS IS THE FIRST STEP TO
JUSTICE, DIGNITY FOR PEOPLE THAT
PUT FOOD IN OUR TABLES, BUT ALSO
TO EXERCISE THIS IS FUNDAMENT.
OR THAT'S WHY, UM, THAT'S WHY
THE ORGANIZATIONS HERE
REPRESENTING US, WE'RE ASKING TO
KEEP THE FUNDING. UH, THE
APPROPRIATE FUNDINGS FOR COP,
THE PROJECT AND THE OUTREACH
PROGRAM IN PLACE. UH, SO THAT WE
CAN KEEP OBTAINING THE MONEY
THAT SO THAT IT CAN BE KEPT SO
THAT IT CAN KEPT SO THAT IT CAN
BE USED, UH, FOR THE EDUCATION
OF THESE FARM WORKERS IN THE
DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES AS WE GO
ALONG. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT TRANSLATING THERE. OK?
SORRY I'M SURE SO SURE. OH, AND
WE WHEN I START THIS, UH
PRESIDENTE MIROS COMO EL REY S¼.
SO HERE DEL PROGRAM A DEL I
PROJECT COST CENTRAL DE
CALIFORNIA NOSTRO. NOSTRI. EJ
GALLO TRABAJADORES AFI FP A
TRAVÉS DE INFORMACIÓN, UM A
INDIGENAS. A INDIGENAS KOS
TRABAJADORES INDO IMPLEMENTED. I
CONCIENTE ARE, ALAS, ALAS, LEGIS
LÀ MORALES RELACION COLAS
PROTECTION. DE SALUT IS ARID AND
LARD DE TRABAJO LOS DERECHOS DE
LOS BENEFICIOS ILIC, ERM DE, UH,
PPA GAS IOS PLIO YAO RECURSOS
LOS IES CERVICIS ON CRITICOS
TALES COMO COMPENSATION DE
TRADOS. PROTECTION APO YARA
PRESENTATIONS THE QUEJAS POUR IN
COMPLIMENT. PARADOS RAJA DORES
AGRICOLA AGRA DESCO MUCHO DE
SUO. YES, PERS LÀ QUES SAM PER
MAO PARA ORGANIZATION IN PINE DE
LUC COMO SOS GAINS. HELLO MY
NAME IS GRISELDA REYES, AND THIS
IS REGARDING THE PROJECT. THE
OUTREACH PROGRAM IN THE PLACE OF
COVID-19 IN CALIFORNIA. UM SO
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. UM I'M
HERE REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE
FROM S¼ W, UH OR YEAH, REPRESENT
REPRESENTING FOUR IN FAVOR OF
èC W. UM AND I REPRESENT THE
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION PROJECT
ON MIXTECO, UM, OF WHICH THROUGH
, UH TEVEZ DEL CONDADO. OH, OK
IN THE IN THE COUNTIES OF
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA I FOCUSED ON
OBJECTIVE IS TO REACH THE
WORKERS IN THESE GEOGRAPHIC
AREAS AND THE AFFECTED AREAS
WHERE COVID-19 THROUGH THE
THROUGH THE DISSEMINATION OF
INFORMATION AND EDUCATION IN
DIFFERENT INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
TO THESE WORKERS, INFORMING THEM
AND AMPLIFYING THEIR CONSCIENCE
ABOUT THESE WORKING LAWS RELATED
TO THE PROTECTIONS TO THE HEALTH
PROTECTIONS AND SECURITY IN
PLACE OF THEIR WERE IN IN THE
PLAY IN THEIR WORKPLACES, AND
ALSO THE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS, UM
TO WHENEVER THEY ARE SICK AND
THE PROTECTIONS OF THESE
EMPLOYEES AH, THE FOLLOWING
SERVICES ARE CRITICAL. SUCH AS
COMPENSATION FOR WORKERS
PROTECTIONS AGAINST REVENGE AND
TO SUPPORT THE PRESENTATION OF,
UM AND TO REPRESENT THEM AND TO
SUPPORT THE REPRESENTATION. THE
PRESENTATION OF ANY, UM OF ANY
COMMENTS AGAINST THE EMPLOYERS.
THANK YOU. WHEN I STARTED, UH,
WHEN I STARTED THIS, UH
PRESIDENTE MEMBERS THE COMA,
GABRIEL SO I MÐI EM DE LÀ
COMUNIDAD PPE ORGAN COMA DEL MIO
. DON DE POLLO A LO TROJES,
AGRICOLA INDIGENAS AND LÀ DE
SANTA PAULA FILLMORE EROSE POER
PROPRIA IT TESTIMONIALS DE S¼ A
S¼ ORGANI DEVI CASE RUNS
INDIVIDUALS YORO COMMITS QUÊ
MUCHOS DEOS ANDRIAN RECURSOS A
LOSS QUERE CURRE SINO TO VIRA NÓ
NÓ GRACIAS. HØI I'M JACQUELINE
GABRIEL FROM VENTURA COUNTY FROM
PROSOM TECA IN THE MAKE UP UM,
GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND I
AM A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.
PUREPECHA AND AN ORGANIZER OF
THE COMMUNITY OF DEL PROSOM IS
TECA IN DIA, WHERE I SUPPORT ALL
THE FARM WORKERS INDIGENOUS FROM
WORKERS ON IN THE CITIES OF
SANTA PAULA FEEL MORE AND PU AND
I KNOW FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE
AND FOR THINGS THAT THE OTHER
WORKERS ME THAT THROUGH THEIR
STRATEGIES THAT OUR ORGANIZATION
IS DOING GOING TO VISIT THE
PEOPLE AT THEIR HOUSES, HAVING,
UH, ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH
THEM FOR THAT MUCH OF MOST OF
THEM, THEY WILL HAVE VERY
LIMITED RESOURCES. AH, IF THEY
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO THROUGH
OUR AGENCY. THAT HELPS US SO
PLEASE, I ASK YOU IF YOU CAN
SUPPORT THE FUNDS FROM èC W, A
THANKS. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR AND ESTEEM
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS VANESSA
TERRA. I'M POLICY DIRECTOR WITH
MY CUP. I KNOW YOU'VE HAD A LONG
DAY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
LISTENING TO US. I WANNA TAKE
THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO
REALLY KNOW SOME OF THE VITAL
WORK WE HIT ON THE GROUND OVER
FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO 2020 THREE
WE WERE ABLE TO HIT OVER 58,000
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS
ACROSS THE THREE COUNTIES OF THE
CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST,
VENTURA COUNTY, SANTA BARBARA
COUNTY AND VENTURA AND SIS OPO
COUNTY 79% OF VENTURA 14% IN
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, 7% IN SAN
LUIS OBISPO ARE COLLECTED.
EFFORTS ALSO REACH OVER 300,000
HITS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OVER
408 480,000 PEOPLE VIA OUR
INDIGENOUS RADIO STATION. THESE
NUMBERS HIGHLIGHT THE CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE OF RETAINING èC WAP
FUNDS FOR THE FUTURE HEALTH
SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF ALL
CALIFORNIA WORKERS. SO I WANNA
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT OF CONTINUAL FUNDS TO
SEE WHAT THANK YOU. HØI. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS LAURA. I'M
WITH THE CENTER FOR WORKERS
RIGHTS. UH, WE'RE A CBO THAT'S
LOCATED HERE IN SACRAMENTO. AND
UM, TODAY I COME TO URSA
PROTECTION OF èC WP, THE
CALIFORNIA WORKER OUTREACH
PROJECT. UH, WITH COOP, WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO HELP MORE THAN
10,000. WORKERS THROUGH, UM ONE
ON ONE CONVERSATION, PHONE
BANKING AND KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
PRESENTATIONS. UH, THE
CONVERSATIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN
HAVING WITH WORKERS HAVE RANGED
ALL THE WAY FROM THE START OF
THE PANDEMIC. ACCESSING, UM
COVID-19. VACCINES TO HEALTH
TEST. UM AND EVEN, UH,
UNDERSTANDING SUPPLEMENTAL PAID
SICK LEAVE. UH, WE ALSO NOW WITH
KAP. WE ARE HELPING FOLKS WITH A
WAGE STEP INFORMATION, HEAT
ILLNESS AND, UM, HEALTH AND
SAFETY AT WORK, SO WE DO URGE
THE PROTECTION OF THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE,
UM, COMMITTEE. UH UH, MY NAME IS
CARLA JIMENEZ AND I'M WITH EAST
LOS ANGELES WOMAN CENTER, AND,
UM, WE ARE SERVING OUR
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. UH, A PART
OF OUR PROMOTORA INSTITUTE
PROGRAM AND WELL, THEY WISH ME
WELL. A LOT OF THEM ARE
SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND EVEN HUMAN
TRAFFICKING, AND A LOT OF THEM
HAVE TO EXPERIENCE RETALIATION
AFTER. UM LET'S SAY I'M DOING
WORK TIME THAT THEY HAVE TO FILE
A COMPLAINT FOR SEXUAL
HARASSMENT. UM, AND THEY START
EXPERIENCE RE SUCH AS BEING LAID
OFF, UM, SUCH AS, UH, ASKING TO
BE WORKING, BE START WORK BEFORE
THE TIME AND NOT BEING PAID FOR
THAT TIME. UH ETCETERA,
ETCETERA, AND THE LIST GOES ON.
AND SO I URGE YOU TO PROTECT
FUNDING FOR CW, UH, AND TO
REJECT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER
FUND, THE LABOR AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT. UM BECAUSE WE ARE
WE HAVE BEEN A KEY. UM TO THESE,
UM INDUSTRIAL WORKERS THAT ARE
IN NEED OF THIS INFORMATION TO
KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE RIGHTS.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. AFTERNOON SA STEER ON
BEHALF OF LEGAL AID AT WORK. UM
I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE'S
DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF
THE E Dð Dð NEXT PROJECT, AND WE
JUST LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A
PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE HOPING WILL
BE INTEGRATED IN THE NEXT ROUND
OF FUNDING. UM CURRENTLY,
WORKERS IN CALIFORNIA ARE UNABLE
TO APPLY FOR PAID FAMILY LEAVE
AND STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE
PROGRAMS UNTIL THEY ARE ALREADY
ON AND UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE
FROM WORK. UM AND OBVIOUSLY,
THIS CAN CREATE SOME ISSUES IN
OF HAVING CERTAINTY BEFORE
BEGINNING THAT LEAVE, UM WHETHER
THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS
AND WHAT WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO OBTAIN. UM
WE HAVE A MATCHING BILL AUTHORED
BY SENATOR DIAZO S¼ B 1090,
WHICH PROPOSES TO ALLOW FOLKS TO
APPLY EARLY TO BOTH OF THESE
PROGRAMS. UM UP TO 30 DAYS. UM
OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW THAT PEOPLE
ENTER THESE LEAVES WHEN THEY'RE
DISABLED FROM WORKING OR
WELCOMING A NEWBORN INTO THEIR
HOME OR CARING FOR AN ILL FAMILY
MEMBER. UM SO WE REALLY, UM
SUPPORT THAT INTEGRATION INTO E
Dð Dð NEXT AND AGAIN APPRECIATE,
UM, THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON
IT. AND UM, WELL, HAPPY TO OFFER
ANY MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS
JENA CASSIDY. I'M THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA WORK AND
FAMILY COALITION. UM ALSO
APPRECIATE TODAY'S DISCUSSION
AROUND Dð Dð NEXT, AND, UM, LIKE
MY COLLEAGUE BEFORE ME WERE OH,
AND I ALSO HAVE, UM, PERMISSION
TO SPEAK FOR, UM, THE OH, JUST
SECOND. SORRY UM, SO WE WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUE AS WELL
OF BEING ABLE TO APPLY EARLY FOR
PAID FAMILY LEAVE AND STATE
DISABILITY INSURANCE. MANY
WORKERS ASSUME THAT THEY CAN
APPLY EARLY AND IT REALLY MESSES
UP THEIR APPLICATION WHEN THEY
TRY TO NOT TO MENTION THAT
PEOPLE ARE GOING ON UNPAID LEAVE
, AND THEN THEY'RE NOT CERTAIN
OF WHEN THEY'LL GET THEIR
BENEFITS. SO THIS HAS BEEN A
PROBLEM. UM ALSO, I WAS, UM,
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF FRIENDS
SERVICE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION
AS WELL. AND UM, SO WE WOULD
LIKE TO, UH UM, UM, CLAIMANTS TO
BE ABLE TO APPLY EARLY AS
OUTLINED IN S¼ B 1090 THE
DURAZZO BILL AS WELL, THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS BRIAN
SANCHEZ WITH THE INLAND
COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE
HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
IMMIGRANT WORKERS OF THE INLAND
EMPIRE. UH I URGE YOU TO PROTECT
FUNDING FOR èC W, A THE
CALIFORNIA WORKER OUTREACH
PROGRAM, UH, IN MY EXPERIENCE,
IMMIGRANT AND UNDOCUMENTED
WORKERS ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE
TO WAGE DEBT AND TO WORKPLACE
ABUSE AND UNSAFE WORKING
CONDITIONS. UH, DUE TO THEIR
BACKGROUND, EITHER THEIR
IMMIGRATION STATUS OR THEIR, UM,
A LANGUAGE BARRIER THEY
OFTENTIMES HAVE THE ARE UNABLE
TO ARE AFRAID TO SEEK OUT THE
EDUCATION FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND
ARE AFRAID TO DENOUNCE THEIR,
UH, ABUSIVE EMPLOYERS. èC WAP
ALLOWS èC B Ó S¼ THAT HAVE
EARNED THE TRUST OF THE
COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO DO THE
WORK TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER
WORKERS. I'M ALSO HERE IN
SUPPORT OF THE SAFETY NET FOR
ALL. UH, WHICH I HOPE, UH, YOU
TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF
FUTURE BUDGET TALKS. THANK YOU.
HØI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS KAY AND
I'M, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FROM
CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION
AND I'M HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT
OVER 20,000 CHINESE BASED, UM,
UH LOW LOW INCOME WORKERS IN OUR
BASE AND TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE
FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA WORK,
WORKPLACE OUT PROGRAM AND IN THE
PA IN THE PAST YEAR, WE JUST
LIKE WE ARE ABLE TO TALK WITH
OVER 4000 LOW INCOME CHINESE
WORKERS TO EDUCATE THEM ABOUT,
UH, DIFFERENT LABOR RIGHTS. AND
HERE TODAY, AND I'M GONNA
INTERPRET OUR, UH, ONE OF OUR
MEMBER LEADER AND TO SHARE ABOUT
HER STORY. THEY ARE ALL LIKE
AND, UH. YEAH, I SANG. MASS.
SANG ZONG. MOGA FIGHT. WELCOME
ALL THE Tð KHÓ LET QGZ YOU CAN
RIGHT, SO I GOT IN IN A PONG TO
ONE OF THE YOU CALL YOU? I GOT
SO A YO YO. SA. SO THOSE YOU
NOISY THAT WHITE WATER THERE. UH
HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M FANNIE LEE.
AND I'M A DOMESTIC WORKER. AND
UH, I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR
MORE FUNDING FOR THE OUTREACH
PROGRAM. AND UM, I USED TO WORK
FOR SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. LIKE WITH
NÓ REST. NÓ NÓ MEAL BREAK FOR MY
EMPLOYER AND ALSO WITH NÓ
OVERTIME PAYMENT. AND ONE DAY I
WAS AT THE BUS STATION AND I MET
SOMEONE FROM AN ORGANIZATION
FROM èC P FROM CHINESE
PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION TO TELL
ME ABOUT THE LABOR RIGHTS, SO I
KNOW THAT WHAT MY EMPLOYER DID
ACTUALLY VIOLATES MY RIGHTS AND
WITH HER HELP, I ACTUALLY EVER I
ACTUALLY NEGOTIATE WITH MY BOSS
TO DEMAND. I NEED SOME REST. SO
NOW I HAVE ONE DAY OFF PER WEEK.
AND I THINK OUTREACH IS SO
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO
MANY WORKERS AROUND ME JUST
FACED A SIMILAR SITUATION AS A
AS I DO. UM SO I. I ALSO WANT TO
HELP MORE WORKERS TO KNOW ABOUT
THEIR RIGHTS WITH THIS PROGRAM.
THANK YOU. HELLO, MADAM CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS DANIELA URBAN ON BEHALF
OF THE CENTER FOR WORKERS RIGHTS
. WE'RE BASED HERE IN SACRAMENTO
AND THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, WE
ASSISTED MORE THAN 24,000
CLAIMANTS WITH THEIR
UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. SO WE'RE
HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET
ITEMS THREE AND FOUR RELATED TO
E. Dð Dð FIRST IS E Dð Dð NEXT
WE'RE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE
CONTINUED FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF
THE E Dð Dð NEXT PROGRAM, BUT WE
ENCOURAGE THE BUDGET COMMITTEE
TO CONTINUE TO DIG DEEPER THAN
JUST THIS ONE GRAPHIC THAT WE'VE
SEEN NOW FOR TWO YEARS ON WHAT
IS GOING INTO E VÆ Dð NEXT AND
HOW THEY'RE ENGAGING WITH
STAKEHOLDERS. WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH THEM AND WANT TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND
SUPPORT ON THEIR CUSTOMER
EXPERIENCE. WE THINK THAT THAT
IS ESSENTIAL TO ASSURING QUALITY
, UM, OUTCOME AT THE END OF THIS
PROJECT. WE ALSO WANT TO ADDRESS
THE BUDGET OR THE GENERAL FUND
BORROWING AS IT RELATES TO THE U
I FUND AS WAS DISCUSSED. WE'RE
IN A, UH, A DEFICIT WITH RUI
FUND AND THERE'S NÓ PROJECTION
TO COME OUT OF THAT. WE BELIEVE
THAT IT'S NECESSARY TO ADDRESS
THIS WITH S¼ B 1434 WITH IS THE
U I BUDGET FUNDING PROPOSAL,
WHICH WOULD BOTH INCREASE THE
TAXABLE WAGE BASE TO EMPLOYERS
TO GET OUT OF THE INSOLVENCY
ISSUE, WHILE ALSO UPDATING OUR
BENEFITS AMOUNT TO BE CONSISTENT
WITH CURRENT STANDARDS SO THAT
WHEN PEOPLE ARE ON UNEMPLOYMENT,
THEY'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO PAY
THEIR BILLS. WE DON'T THINK THAT
IT, UH, WORKERS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO PAY WITH THEIR TAX. FROM THE
GENERAL FUND, AND INSTEAD,
EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE PAYING THAT
THROUGH THEIR TAXABLE WAGE BASE.
SO WE BELIEVE ANY FUTURE
BORROWING FROM THE GENDER FUND
SHOULD BE CONTINGENT CONTINGENT
ON A PLAN TO INCREASE THE
AMOUNTS PAID BY EMPLOYERS TO THE
U I FUND. THANK YOU. WHEN I STAR
MIRES, FRANCISCA SANTIAGO, ISO
MÐI M BRA DE QUI LOS ANGELES YE
BENITO ALES QUÊ PROTE PRESO
PUESTO PARA. YES YOU SAY GIVE
HACIENDO DIFFERENT AND LÀ
COMUNIDAD SOBRE LOS DERECHOS LÀ
MORALES, WHICH AS GRACIAS, HELLO
. MY NAME IS FRANCISCA SANTIAGO
AND I AM A MEMBER OF KIWA IN LOS
ANGELES. AND I CAME HERE TO ASK
YOU TO PLEASE AS YOU CAN SUPPORT
UH èC W A AND ALSO BECAUSE THIS
IS HOW BEEN ME TO INFORM THE
COMMUNITY ABOUT THEIR LABOR
RIGHTS? THANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON.
UH, MY NAME IS NEL CENTENO, AND
I'M AN ORGANIZER WITH KEY Y IN
LOS ANGELES AND THE CALIFORNIA
COALITION FOR WORKERS POWER THE
CO. UH, THE CALIFORNIA WORK
PLACE OUTREACH PROGRAM OR èC.
WAP, UH, IS A BIT IS A VITAL
STATEWIDE PROGRAM AND WE'RE
ASKING YOU TO PROTECT, SEW A
BUDGET, PLEASE. THANK YOU. MY
NAME IS Kò CHAN MIN. I'M A I'M A
MEMBER WITH Q AND ALSO W WORKER
IN LOS ANGELES. UH, WE ASK YOU
TO, UH, PROTECT THE PROJECT AND
WE SUPPORT AS WE CAN. 30. THANK
YOU, HAM. OK? HØI. MY NAME IS
HYUN KANG. UH, I WAS A
RESTAURANT WORKER FOR NINE YEARS
NOW I'M AN ORGANIZER AT KOREA
TOWN IMMIGRANTS WORKERS ALLIANCE
KIWA IN LOS ANGELES, PART OF THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WORKER
POWER. UH, THERE ARE STILL MANY
RESTAURANT, RETAIL AND GROCERY
WORKERS ARE EXPERIENCING WAGE
THEFT BUT REMAIN UNAWARE OF
THEIR RIGHTS. THE CALIFORNIA
WORKPLACE OUTREACH PROGRAM. èC
W IS A VITAL STATEWIDE PROGRAM
AND WE ARE ASKING YOU TO PROTECT
THE S¼ W A BUDGET SO WE CAN
PERSIST IN CONDUCTING SEA REACH
TO WORKERS THROUGH THE WORKER
EMPOWERMENT CLINIC IN THE
COMMUNITY ON A DAILY BASIS, AND
WE SUPPORT SB 1030. THANK YOU.
HELLO I DEEPLY APPRECIATE THE,
UH PATIENCE, COMMITMENT AND HARD
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE AND STAFF.
UH, MY NAME'S ALEXANDRA S¼. I'M
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF KIWA
IN LOS ANGELES AND ALSO CORE OF
THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
WORKER POWER. CAN YOU SAY THAT
AGAIN? KEY KEY KOREATOWN
IMMIGRANT WORKERS ALLIANCE? YES
WE WORK WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF WORKERS IN ORANGE AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTY EACH YEAR AND IN
THE 30 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN
EXISTENCE I HAVE NEVER SO WE'VE
NEVER SEEN A PROGRAM WITH THE
IMPACT AND SCOPE OF CW, THE
CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE OUTREACH
PROJECT. AND SO WE ARE. WE CAME
ALL THE WAY FROM LOS ANGELES.
SOME OF US ARE TOOK DAYS OFF
WORK TO URGE YOU TO PROTECT THE
CW BUDGET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I WANNA START THIS. I IN HOS
ARMANO CELESTINO. YO YUNA, UH,
UNA PERSONA INTI DE LÀ THE UH DE
LÀ CARO CENT VAC PINA KNO BECO
DE SERENO. HE UM YES, AQUI PARA
PIR QUÊ EL FONO PARA PROGRAM THE
DIRECTOR OF MOLES BE JOR
CONOCIDO COMO PEROTTA S¼ A S¼ S¼
L DIQUE. PROGRAM ATO PARA PARA
LÀ COMIDA PORQUE, UH, INFORMANT
ME A THE. AND TO YEBO LÀ. COM
THAT DE PROPO I, ANTON, UH, AOSA
SLY INFORMACIÓN. I AND TO A FTO
GRACIAS. HELLO MY NAME IS
ARMANDO CELESTINO AND I AM FROM
THE BINATIONAL CENTER FOR
OAXACAN INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT.
AND I'M FROM FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR FUNDS TO
BE SECURE FOR èC W, ALSO KNOWN
AS SB 1030, BECAUSE IT'S
IMPACTED MY ME AND MY COMMUNITY
I'VE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT, UH,
BENEFITS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE AND
WORKER RIGHTS, AND I BRING THIS
INFORMATION TO MY COMMUNITY IN
THE LANGUAGE THAT THEY SPEAK.
UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK
YOU. THAT. EVEN. IT Dð A TEMPLE
FRO A POLL DO S¼ BE DIE, TTE.
FAST AND PLAY PARATO LOS MIGRA
COM. THAT'S ALL. WELL, YES.
HELLO MY NAME IS KATO VELASCO
FROM ARA COUNTY. AND I'M HERE TO
SUPPORT S¼ B 227, WHICH SUPPORTS
THE SAFETY NET FOR ALL. UM AND,
YEAH, YEAH, AND I ALSO YEAH.
WHICH SUPPORTS THE SAFETY NET
FOR ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS ACTOR SALVA. I'M THE
WORKFORCE COORDINATOR FOR YOU.
UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS. 1428 I BASICALLY HELPED
ORGANIZE AND RUN THE WORKFORCE
TRAINING FOR WORKERS IN THE
RETAIL, HEALTHCARE AND FOOD
PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN THE
EASTERN PARTS OF L COUNTY, AS
WELL AS SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. I
ASKED THE COMMITTEE TO OPPOSE
THE PROPOSED 100 AND $25 MILLION
LOAN FROM THE LABOR AND
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND TO
THE GENERAL FUND OF THESE WORK,
LABOR AND WORKFORCE. DEVELOPMENT
FUNDS HELP SUPPORT THE
CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE OUTREACH.
èC AS WELL AS A HIGH ROAD
TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS. THESE
FUNDS ARE CRUCIAL TO SUPPORT
OUTREACH TO WORKERS AND EDUCATE
WORKERS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS. I'M
ALSO ASKING FOR A DEDICATED FOOD
CHAIN WORKERS FUNDING
DESIGNATION WITHIN THE HÌ R Tð P
FUNDS, UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU AN
EXAMPLE. WE JUST RECEIVED THE
FUNDS TO DO OUTREACH THIS YEAR.
WE ARE CURRENTLY TALKING TO A
GROUP OF 1000 WORKERS AT A FOOD
PROCESSING PLANT. UM, THERE'S A
TON OF ISSUES LIKE WORKPLACE UM,
SAFETY AS WELL AS, UH, WAIT
STAFF RETALIATION, BUT THE MOST
DIRE THING OR IS WRONG. WELL
WORKPLACE SAFETY. THE AIR
QUALITY INSIDE THE FOOD
PROCESSING PLANT IS DIRE. UM,
JUST A MONTH AGO, THEY HAD A
PNEUMONIA LEAK WHERE WORKERS
WERE SICK, ILL, UH, FAINTING AT
THE WORK SITE. THE EMPLOYER DID
NOT CALL THE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
AND WHEN I WAS TALKING TO THE
WORKERS, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
ACTUALLY HAPPENS REGULARLY. UH,
AS AS YOU MAY KNOW, AMMONIA
LEAKS CAN ACTUALLY BE FATAL. SO
WE'RE WORKING WITH THESE WORKERS
TO ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT'S
THE BEST WAY THAT THEY CAN
ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. AND IF
IT WASN'T FOR THE èC W A FUNDS,
WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO NOT JUST
UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING TO
OUTREACH TO THEM IN A WAY THAT
WE MAKE A CONNECTION BUT
ACTUALLY PROVIDE TRAINING AND
HANDS ON EXPERTISE. SUPPORT FOR
THEM TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR ALEJANDRO SOLIS ON BEHALF
OF COMMUNITIES FOR NEW
CALIFORNIA AND COMITA COR VALLE.
WE SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR'S 2425
BUDGET PROPOSAL TO DELAY
EXPENDITURE OF THE REMAINING
THREE $100 MILLION APPROPRIATION
FOR THE SERF PROGRAM. JOBS FIRST
, UH BY ALLOCATING 100 MILLION
ANNUALLY IN 2425 TO 2627. WE
ALSO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM
EXTENSION AS PROPOSED IN BUDGET
TRADER BILL LANGUAGE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. HØI.
MY NAME IS MEGAN STANZAK. I'M A
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR WITH UF
èC W LOCAL FIVE IN THE BAY
AREA. I AM TESTIFYING IN
OPPOSITION TO THE $125 MILLION
LOAN FROM THE LABOR. WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FUND. THIS LOAN WILL
AFFECT CRITICAL PROGRAMS LIKE
THE CALIFORNIA WORK OUTREACH
PROGRAM THAT INFORMS WORKERS
ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS FOR A SAFE
WORKPLACE. ADDITIONALLY THIS
LOAN MEANS CUTS TO HIGH ROADS
TRAINING PARTNERSHIP IN OUR
UNION AND MEN MEMBERS RELY ON
THIS, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO MAKE A
SPECIFIC DESIGNATION IN THE HÌ R
Tð P FOR FOOD CHAIN WORKERS TO
BE RECOGNIZED AS ESSENTIAL WORK
SECTOR FOR WORKFORCE FUNDING AS
A FRONT LINE WORKER MYSELF FOR
THE LAST 16 YEARS BEFORE
ACCEPTING THIS POSITION. I CAN
TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS
FUNDING IS FOR ALL CALIFORNIA
WORKERS. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
MARIANO CARRANZA. I CAME FROM
FRESNO. UH, YEN. PERLES QUÊ AURA
QUÊ PASSARO, A LAKE DE CUARENTA
EL CAMPS. PAGA NÓ RANCHERO NÓ
QUEER PARO TIME. UH, YA, JUAN,
DO TRASS PAGAN AND CASH OR NOS
PAGAN, A NOM NOM PAGANOS OVER
TIME, QUEER NONOS AON AND CANS
NOSARA NAPO NÓ NÓ. I CAN
GRACIAS. HELLO MY NAME IS
MARIANO CARRANZA FROM FRESNO,
CALIFORNIA AND I'M HERE TO ASK
YOU TO SUPPORT THE LAW THAT JUST
PASSED REGARDING THE 40 HOURS.
UH PLUS FOR THE PAID OVERTIME
BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENED TO ME IS
THAT, UH, THE EMPLOYERS DON'T
WANNA PAY US. UH DON'T WANNA PAY
US FOR THE Ó Tð SO IN TO
CIRCUMVENT THAT THEY PAY US IN
CASH, OR SOMETIMES THEY WANNA
PAY US WITH ANOTHER NAME. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. UH, MY NAME IS KATHY
HUANG AND I'M WITH POWER SWITCH
ACTION IN A CALIFORNIA WE
REPRESENT SEVEN AFFILIATES THAT
COVER TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE.
WE'RE ALSO HERE AS MEMBERS OF
THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
WORKER POWER. UM I URGE YOU TO
PROTECT THE CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE
OUTREACH PROGRAM FUNDING. WE'RE
REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE
PROPOSED LOAN FROM THE LW Dð. A.
THAT WILL PUT èC W A FUNDING AT
RISK. COP IS AN ESSENTIAL
PROGRAM THAT HAS REACHED OVER 6
MILLION WORKERS IN 46 LANGUAGES
IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, AND WE
MUST CONTINUE TO FUND THIS
PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT
CALIFORNIA WORKERS ARE EDUCATED
AND EMPOWERED. I'D ALSO LIKE YOU
TO URGE YOU TO CONSIDER SAFETY
NET FOR ALL A SAFETY NET FOR
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS FOR FUTURE
FUNDING. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. JOHN SCAN WITH THE
LEGISLATIVE AC WITH THE
CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION.
UM THE KOSHA HAS BEEN ABLE TO
UNABLE TO DO THEIR JOB
PROTECTING WORKERS' HEALTH
EFFECTIVELY FOR MANY YEARS, UH,
DUE TO INADEQUATE FUNDING,
UNDERSTAFFING AND HIGH TURNOVER.
KOHA LEADS THE NATION IN SETTING
LANDMARK OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH STANDARDS. AND TO THIS
DAY WE'RE THE ONLY STATE WITH AN
AEROSOL TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES
STANDARD FOR HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES. KOHA ALSO HAS THE
MOST COMPREHENSIVE WORK,
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AND SAFE PATIENT HANDLING
STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE
WORKERS IN THE COUNTRY. HAVING
STANDARDS THAT EXPLICITLY
ESTABLISH EMPLOYERS OBLIGATIONS
TO PROTECT WORKERS. AND
ESTABLISHING WORKERS RIGHTS TO A
SAFE, UH, WORKPLACE BOOST OUR
MEMBERS ABILITY TO HOLD THEIR
EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE. HOWEVER,
LONG TERM FUNDING AND RETENTION
CHALLENGES AMONG KOHA STAFF HAVE
LED TO DIRE SITUATION WHERE
AGENCY IS UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY
ENFORCE ITS OWN LANDMARK
STANDARDS. TOO OFTEN, WORKERS
HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO TURN TO
KOSHA FOR SUPPORT ON HOLDING
RECALCITRANT EMPLOYERS
ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR LEGAL AND
MORAL OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE A
SAFE WORKPLACE. IT IS ESSENTIAL
THAT KOSHA IS FUNDED ADEQUATELY
AND ENABLED TO HIRE AND RETAIN
INSPECTION STAFF SO THE AGENCY
CAN ONCE AGAIN PROTECT
CALIFORNIA'S WORKERS. MANY
NURSES ARE LEAVING THE BEDSIDE
DUE TO UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS
AND EMPLOYERS BLATANT DISREGARD
FOR THEIR HEALTH, PARTICULARLY
DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. THAT
IT'S VITAL THAT CALLOW SHOULD
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HELP US
IMPROVE SAFETY IN OUR HEALTH
CARE FACILITIES TO RECRUIT AND
RETAIN EXPERIENCED NURSES. WE
URGE THIS SUBCOMITTEE TO ASK FOR
THIS BUDGET SUPPORT TO
ADEQUATELY ENABLE KOSHA IN THE
RESPONSIBILITY AND PROTECTING
WORKERS ON THE JOB. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON.
UM I'M RACHEL WANGEN HOVEN,
REPRESENTING WORKSAFE, OUT OF
OAKLAND AND HERE AS WELL WITH
THE CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR
WORKER POWER. UM, AS
CALIFORNIA'S LEADING STATEWIDE
AD ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AND
PROTECTING THE BASIC RIGHT OF
ALL PEOPLE TO A SAFE AND HEALTHY
WORKPLACE. WE SEE TOO MANY
WORKERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS
CALIFORNIA'S STRONG LABOR LAWS
DUE TO LANGUAGE GAPS, LACK OF
INSTITUTIONAL TRUST AND ACCESS
AND OTHER CONDITIONS THAT
EMPLOYERS IN MANY INDUSTRIES,
LEVERAGE IN ORDER TO CUT CORNERS
AND INCREASE THEIR PROFITS. CW
AND Dð ARE VITAL BRIDGES WORKING
WITH TRUSTED COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATIONS TO REACH OUT TO
WORKERS IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGES.
AND THEY ARE MAKING THE LABOR
LAWS REAL FOR MILLIONS WHO WOULD
OTHERWISE SUFFER IN SILENCE. WE
URGE YOU STRONGLY TO PRESERVE
THESE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS IN THE
BUDGET, AND WE ALSO URGE YOU TO
SUPPORT SAFETY NET FOR ALL FOR
ALL OF THE WORKERS WHO ARE LEFT
OUT OF THE BENEFITS THEY HAVE
RIGHTFULLY EARNED THROUGH THEIR
LABOR AND THEIR TAXES. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS
JOCELYN LOPEZ HAGMAN, AND I'M
THE CALIFORNIA ORGANIZER WITH
UNITED FOR RESPECT. WE ADVOCATE
FOR WORK RETAIL WORKER RIGHTS,
INCLUDING WALMART AND AMAZON
WORKERS. I'M HERE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COALITION FOR WORKER
POWER TO SUPPORT, UM, SECURING
PERMANENT FUNDING FOR THE COVID
WORKER OUTREACH PROJECT. THE SEA
. WHAT FUNDING WE RECEIVED WAS
CRUCIAL IN REACHING HUNDREDS OF
WORKERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
PROVIDING THEM WITH THE
ESSENTIAL PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AT THEIR WORKPLACE
THAT THEIR EMPLOYERS WERE NOT
PROVIDING AND EDUCATING THEM ON
THEIR RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY AROUND
THE RETALIATION AND LACK OF
SAFETY SAFETY PROTECTIONS THEY
WERE EXPERIENCING AT THEIR
WORKPLACE. I URGE YOU TO PROTECT
FUNDING FOR THE COVID WORKER
OUTREACH PROJECT AND REJECT THE
PROPOSED TRANSFER OF FUNDS SO WE
CAN CONTINUE REACHING AS MANY
WORKERS ACROSS THE STATE TO
EDUCATE THEM ON THEIR RIGHTS AND
EMPOWER THEM TO SPEAK UP FOR
THEMSELVES AND THEIR COWORKERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
WELL UH, WHEN I STARTED AS
PRESIDENT, HE WHEN I START AS
ACA IN THE COM MORE OFELIA
FLORES UNA DIADORA COMAR CONO,
MR. DE VÀ MR. F S¼ ESTELLA COMA
IN TÚI MIRANTE TRABAJA LÀ
AGRICULTURA BUT IS THE, UH
NECESITAMOS QUEPASA PORQUE ESTE
PARADOS TRADOS QUÊ RECURSOS EL
MED DE SORE CLAS A TRAVÉS DE
COMMISSION YAO DEO NOO. PARACA
POMO ACE. CAN PODER THE EDUC
CARA NOSA COMUNIDAD I ID ROBO
DEDO YAE AND LÀ COMUNIDAD DE TO
PRINCI AGRICOLA, YAQUI MASA COMA
AND. IP ESCUCHAR. GOOD AFTERNOON
PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS OFELIA
FLORES. AND I'M AN ORGANIZER
WITH THE, UH MAKE UP, UH, ON THE
VENTURA COUNTY AND WE, UH THINK
THAT WE, UH, NEED TO TRUST AND
TO SUPPORT UM SORRY. UH, BECAUSE
WE NEED TO, UM ONE SECOND. UH,
WE NEED TO SUPPORT P Dð BECAUSE
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE
WORKERS THAN THEY HAVE A WAY TO
SEND THEIR CLAIMS, UM LIKE IN
CASES THAT, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN
THEY ARE SALARIES ARE STOLEN AND
IT'S VERY FREQUENTLY IN OUR
COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE
PEOPLE THAT WORKS IN THE FARM.
BECAUSE MOST OUR SEVERAL OF THEM
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO WRITE OR
READ AND THEY SPEAK THEIR, UH,
MATERNAL LANGUAGE AND SO THEY IT
WILL BE BETTER IF THEY HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO SEND THEIR CLAIMS.
UH IN A GOOD WAY. OTHERWISE
USUALLY THESE CASES ARE NOT
RESOLVED AND ALSO IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT IF YOU CAN CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT èC W Ó BECAUSE THAT
REALLY HELP US IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST THE SALARY, THE ROBS OF
SALARIES. THANKS. THANK YOU.
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ WITH THE
MONTEREY BAY CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL. UH, WE HAVE OVER 80
AFFILIATED UNIONS WITH
REPRESENTING 36,000 UNION
MEMBERS ACROSS MONTEREY COUNTY
AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTY. UM WE ARE
HERE TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT èC
W A AND TO REJECT ANY TRANSFER
OF FUNDS FROM THE PROGRAM. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS
, UH, ANDRES PUMAR. I'M UH FROM
TUBO. TRAVARES UNIDOS WORKERS
UNITED. IT'S A REGIONAL WORKER
CENTER IN THE S¼ FA AREA, SO IT
COVERS SAN FRANCISCO AND
OAKLAND. AND I'M HERE TO KIND OF
, UH, HIGHLIGHT HOW LIKE CW HAS
BEEN REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN LIKE
KEEPING, UH, ESSENTIAL WORKERS,
UH, INFORMED ABOUT THEIR LABOR
RIGHTS AND FROM THERE ALSO LIKE,
UH, WORKING WITH THEM TO LIKE
OVERCOME SOME OF THE FEARS OF
ACTUALLY MAKING THOSE RIGHTS. UH
UM MET, UM, AND IN ADDITION TO
THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
UPLIFT SAFETY NET FOR ALL SO THE
IMPORTANCE OF, UH, HAVING A, UM
IN A, UM, INSURANCE, UH,
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FOR, UH,
EXCLUDED IMMIGRANT WORKERS. I'M
SO I'M SORRY. WHERE DID YOU SAY
WHICH GROUP FROM? TU VÀ UNIDOS
WORKERS UNITED. OK, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ELDA SOLOMON. I'M THE POLICY
MANAGER WITH THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BLACK WORKER HUB. UH,
WE ARE A HUB WITHIN THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA REGION CONNECTING THE
FIVE REGIONAL BLACK WORKER
CENTERS IN LOS ANGELES, INLAND
EMPIRE. SAN DIEGO HIGH DESERT
AND LONG BEACH. UH, WE'RE ALSO
ENGAGED WITH HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF BLACK WORKERS IN
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION,
AND WE ARE HERE IN FULL,
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE
CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE ART REEF
PROJECT AND PROTECTING THE VERY
LIMITED FUNDS THAT ARE DIRECTED
TOWARDS THAT PROJECT. UH, WE
KNOW THAT BLACK WORK EXPERIENCE
DISCRIMINATION, WAGE THEFT, UM
HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS IN
THE WORKPLACE HAD
DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER RATES
AND IN DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE
DANGEROUS SECTORS AND INDUSTRIES
, AND WE URGE YOU TO PROTECT THE
WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AS
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO
ENSURE THAT WORKERS ARE INFORMED
OF THEIR OF INFORMED AND
EDUCATED OF THEIR RIGHTS IN THE
WORKPLACE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. UH DOZZY
GWA WITH UF èC W WESTERN STATE
COUNCIL. I'M SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION TO THE $125 MILLION
LOAN OUT OF THE CALIFORNIA
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND. UM
AND SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE
CW PROGRAM AS WELL AS I MAKING
SURE THAT WE RETAIN AND MAINTAIN
FUNDING FOR HÌ R Tð P S¼ THE
HIGH ROAD TRAINING PARTNERSHIPS.
UM UF èC W DOES SPECIFICALLY
HAVE AN ASK FOR A FOOD CHAIN
WORKER DESIGNATION WITH AN HÌ R
Tð P S¼. WE ARE NOT SEEN AS ONE
HOLISTIC SECTOR BUT MULTIPLE
DIFFERENT SECTORS FROM AG TO
PROCESSING. TO RETAIL AND SO
MAKING SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT
THAT WHOLE SECTOR. UM
HOLISTICALLY AND OUR WORKFORCE
TRAINING PROGRAMS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS OUR LAST
PUBLIC. UH, SPEAKER AND WE ARE
HAPPY TO HAVE HEARD ALL OF THE
INPUT. WE WILL TAKE IT, UH BACK
AND I HAVE A VERY LONG LIST OF,
UH, ORGANIZATIONS THAT SPOKE ON
BEHALF. BEHALF OF CW AND MANY
OTHER ISSUES. UH, WE THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE, AND THAT IS
THE EDITING OF OUR HEARING.