GOOD THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS NOW
CALLED TO ORDER WANT TO WELCOME
EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO THE
ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE'S FIRST OF SEVERAL
HEARINGS FOR 2024 LEGISLATIVE
MEASURES, WHETHER YOU'RE HERE IN
PERSON OR WATCHING VIRTUALLY I
SEND A WARM WELCOME TO EACH AND
EVERY ONE OF YOU. WE'RE SO
GRATEFUL FOR YOU TO JOIN US HERE
TODAY. AND I'LL GO OVER SOME KEY
ELEMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE OF
TODAY'S HEARING. PLEASE NOTE
WHILE THIS HEARING WILL NOT HAVE
PHONE TESTIMONY, WE ARE
ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE AT WWW. DOT A HÌ E Dð.
THAT ASSEMBLY DOT CæA DOT GOV
AND BILLS WILL BE TAKEN UP AND
SIGN IN ORDER. AUTHORS YOU CAN
SIGN IN AT THE SERGEANT'S DESK
IN ROOM 437. ADDITIONALLY PLEASE
NOTE THAT THE GUIDELINE FOR
BILLS HEARD IN THIS COMMITTEE IS
TO ALLOW TESTIMONY FROM Tð LEAD
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND TO
LEAVE WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO
SPEAK FOR NÓ MORE THAN TWO
MINUTES EACH STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
AND ENTITIES THAT ARE NEITHER IN
SUPPORT NOR IN OPPOSITION WILL
BE ALLOWED TO GIVE TESTIMONY FOR
NÓ MORE THAN TWO MINUTES WHEN A
CALL FOR TWEENERS THE MEASURE
HAS MORE THAN TWO ENTITIES AND A
TWEENER CATEGORY ONLY TWO WILL
BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR TWO
MINUTES EACH. FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IF YOU WOULD
LIKE TO RESPOND TO A ROLL CALL,
ASK A QUESTION AND PROVIDE A
COMMENT. PLEASE BE SURE TO
ACTIVATE YOUR MICROPHONE AND
SPEAK INTO YOUR MIC. FOR AUTHORS
OF BILLS UP TODAY. AUTHORS EACH
MEMBER PRESENTING TODAY WILL
PROVIDE AN OPENING STATEMENT AND
A CLOSING STATEMENT. AS PEOPLE
STATED, YOU ARE TOO LEAD.
WITNESSES EACH HAVE TWO MINUTES
TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY. AND FOR
TODAY'S ACTUAL HEARING OF BILLS.
THE FOLLOWING MEMBER HAS BEEN
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S COMMITTEE
HEARING. A SIMILAR JACKIE IRWIN
HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR TODAY'S
HEARING BY SIMILAR DON. AND
PLEASE NOTE THAT FILE ITEM
NUMBER TWO SOMEWHERE BE 1818 BY
SIMILAR DOCTOR. COY JACKSON FOR
THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR HAS
BEEN PULLED FROM TODAY'S
HEARING. AND BEFORE, UH, WE'RE
STILL UH, MOMENTARILY WELL
ESTABLISHED A QUORUM. AND WITH
THAT, WE'LL START AS AN
INFORMATIONAL, UH, HEARING AND
WE'RE SO PLEASED THAT DOCTOR
WEBBER, UH, HAS PRESENTED TWO
BILLS HERE TODAY. DR WEL
WELCOME. AND FIRST UP, WE'LL BE
PRESENTING SOME OF THE 1841. A
STUDENT SAFETY. DOCTOR. WE
WELCOME MM.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM HERE TO
PRESENT A B 1841. A B 1841 WOULD
REQUIRE THE èC S¼ U AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND REQUEST
THE U èC TO REQUIRE THAT
RESIDENTIAL ADVISORS BE TRAINED
AND HAVE EASY ACCESS TO
NALOXONE. IN RECENT YEARS,
CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN GOING
THROUGH AN ONGOING OPIOID CRISIS
THAT HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT
OF LENOX DISTRIBUTION PROJECT
MEANT TO PROMOTE HARM REDUCTION
THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. IT IS MOST COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS NARCAN, AND IT IS
LIFE SAVING, OVERDOSE REVERSAL
DRUG THAT IS ADMINISTERED
NASALLY. IF YOU ARE NOT
EXPERIENCING AN OVERDOSE, IT
DOES NOT HARM YOU AND SIMPLY
ACTS AS A NASAL SPRAY. THERE'S
BEEN AN INCREASE IN OPIOID
RELATED DEATHS IN CALIFORNIA,
WITH REPORTED OPIOID DEATHS
SKYROCKETING TO 6800 IN THE
YEAR, 2021 SPECIFICALLY ONE OUT
OF EVERY FIVE CALIFORNIAN YOUTH
AGED 15 TO 24 TRAGICALLY PASSED
AWAY IN 2021 DUE TO FENTANYL
OVERDOSAGE. CURRENTLY THERE IS
NÓ LEGISLATION MANDATING
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
AND COLLEGES TRAIN THE
RESIDENTIAL LIFE EMPLOYEES ON
HOW TO ADMINISTER NALOXONE.
DESPITE THIS LEGISLATION,
ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE
GENERAL STUDENT BODY. WHILE
STUDENTS CAN RECEIVE NALOXONE
THROUGH THIS DISTRIBUTION
PROGRAM ON CAMPUS. THIS DOESN'T
MEAN THAT STUDENTS KNOW WHERE
THE NEAREST DOSE OF NARCAN IS
LOCATED. IN THE EVENT OF AN
OVERDOSE EVERY SECOND MATTERS
AND HAVING A STUDENT KNOW THAT A
LIFE SAVING MEDICATION IS RIGHT
DOWN THE HALL CAN SAVE LIVES. A
B 1841 PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ON
CAMPUS UNIVERSITY RESIDENTIAL
LIFE STAFF AS WELL AS OFF-CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATE GREEK LIFE
FOR THE OVERALL WELLNESS OF THE
STUDENT POPULATION. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
AND TODAY WITH ME, I HAVE A
REPRESENTATIVE FROM GEN. UP
DARIA AHMED. THEY ARE THE
SPONSORS AND THE PRIMARY
WITNESSES ALONG WITH Z SHANEL.
BACK. SEVEN. WE HAVE A MOTION TO
SECOND. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE A
QUORUM YET, THOUGH, SO WE'RE
WAITING ONE MORE MEMBER FOR
QUORUM, BUT I APPRECIATE THE,
UH, NUMBERS THERE. THANK YOU.
UH, WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIRMAN FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JULIA
AHMED AND I'M CURRENTLY A THIRD
YEAR AT U èC L, A SERVING AS
CHIEF OF MEDIA AND DIRECTOR OF
HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY FOR
GENERATION OF JEN UP IS PROUD TO
BE AN ENTIRELY STUDENT LED AND
RUN YOUTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
FOCUSING ON ADVANCING
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY THROUGH
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND THE
LEGISLATIVE PROCESS REPRESENTING
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
NATIONALLY. AS A PROUD WRITER
AND PRINCIPAL SPONSOR, JEN UP
ADVOCATES FOR ASSEMBLY BILL
1841. TO FOSTER SAFER CAMPUS
COMMUNITIES THROUGH HARM
REDUCTION, AWARENESS AND AID. A
B 1841 WORKS TO INCLUDE NALOXONE
TRAINING AND ACCESSIBILITY ON
COLLEGE CAMPUSES, SPECIFICALLY
WITH IN A UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED
STUDENT HOUSING AS A CURRENT
RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT AT U èC L
, A AND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN
SURROUNDED BY DRUG USE AND
ADDICTION. MY WHOLE LIFE. I WAS
BEYOND SURPRISE WHEN I LEARNED
THAT CAMPUSES ARE NOT MANDATED
TO OFFER NALOXONE TRAINING AS U
èC L A DOES, UH, MY PREVIOUS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THREE
STUDENTS TRAGICALLY LOST THEIR
LIVES DUE TO OPIOID OVERDOSE IN
ONE SEMESTER WITHIN UNIVERSITY
AFFILIATED STUDENT HOUSING. THIS
LEGISLATION WILL NOT ONLY HONOR
THEM, BUT IT WILL PROTECT OUR
FUTURE GENERATION OF STUDENTS,
NALOXONE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS
NARCAN, IS A LIFE SAVING OPIOID.
DRUG THAT HAS SAVED ALMOST
200,000 LIVES SINCE THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NALOXONE
DISTRIBUTION PROJECT IN 2018.
OVERDOSE IS A PREVENTABLE CAUSE
OF DEATH WITH THE USAGE OF
NARCAN AND THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION ENSURES THE SAFETY
OF STUDENTS STATEWIDE BY
PROVIDING RESOURCES AND TRAINING
TO ALL STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT
BACKGROUNDS. J UP, SEEKS YOUR
SUPPORT IN PROMOTING HARM
REDUCTION IN CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC
CAMPUSES RATHER THAN SHAMING
STUDENTS FOR ADDICTION BY
PROVIDING UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED
STAFF SUCH AS R, A S¼ AND GREEK
LIFE, HOUSE MANAGERS, ACCESS AND
TRAINING TO LIFE SAVING
MEDICATION. WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THIS IS
IMPERATIVE TO THE SAFETY OF
STUDENTS AS PEOPLE HOLDING THESE
LIVE-IN POSITIONS ARE CLOSER TO
THIS GENERAL STUDENT BODY
POPULATION. THEY CAMPUS HEALTH
CENTERS BY EXPANDING STUDENTS,
EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO USE
UNIVERSITY HARM REDUCTION
RESOURCES AS WELL AS OFFERING
ACCESSIBLE AID AND SUPPORT WE
HAD DONE UP URGE YOU TO SUPPORT
A B 1841 TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS
ARE ABLE TO GROW IN A COMMUNITY
THAT VALUES NOT ONLY THEIR LIFE
BUT ALSO TAKES ACTION FOR THEIR
SAFETY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY. MY NAME IS SCHACH. I'M
A THIRD YEAR POLITICAL SCIENCE
MAJOR AT U èC DAVIS AND I AM
ALSO THE BASIC NEEDS OFFICER FOR
THE U èC STUDENT ASSOCIATION. I
COME FOR YOU TODAY WITH A PLEA
TO ADVOCATE FOR THE PASSAGE OF A
B 1841, A BILL THAT MANDATES ALL
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
IN CALIFORNIA TO EQUIP R A S¼
WITH NARCAN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
NOX ALONE AND FENTANYL TESTING
STRIPS THIS MOTHER MY THIS
MEASURE ISN'T JUST ABOUT
COMPLIANCE ABOUT SAVING LIVES,
PROMOTING HARM REDUCTION AND
IMPROVING STUDENT SAFETY. DURING
MY FIRST YEAR I BORE WITNESS TO
A HARROWING INCIDENT ON MY FLOOR
IN WHICH A FELLOW STUDENT OF
LORDOS ON OPIOIDS IT WAS A
MOMENT OF SHEER TERROR AND
HELPLESSNESS. I REMEMBER
SCOURING KNOCKING ON EVERY DOOR
TRYING TO FIND KNOX ALONE.
HOWEVER, I COULD NOT WE WERE
LEFT STANDING BY ANXIOUSLY
AWAITING THE ARRIVALS OF
PARAMEDICS AND OUR HANDS TIED
WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WE COULD
ONLY WATCH AND HOPE FOR THE
BEST. THANKFULLY ENOUGH, THE
PARAMEDICS DID ARRIVE IN TIME
AND REVERSED IT WITH THE
NECESSARY MEDICAL ATTENTION.
HOWEVER THAT MOMENT LEFT AN
INDELIBLE MARK ON ME. IT
UNDERSCORED THE CRITICAL
IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A MEDIA
ACCESS TO NARCAN ON CAMPUS,
PARTICULARLY FOR RESIDENT
ASSISTANCE, OFTEN FIRST
RESPONDERS IN SUCH EMERGENCIES.
A 1841 TRANSCENDS MERE REACTION
TO OVERDOSES. IT'S ABOUT
PROACTIVE PREVENTION. FENTANYL
WHICH IS A POTENT SYNTHETIC
OPIOID HAS PERMEATED THE ILLICIT
DRUG MARKET, PRESENTING AN
UNPRECEDENTED THREAT TO PUBLIC
HEALTH BY PROVIDING FENTANYL
TESTING STRIPS ALONGSIDE NARCAN.
WE CAN EMPOWER RESIDENT
ASSISTANCE TO DETECT AND
MITIGATE THE DANGEROUS POSED BY
THIS LETHAL SUBSTANCE, THUS
PROMOTING HARM REDUCTION
STRATEGIES THAT CAN SAVE LIVES
AND PROTECT OUR STUDENTS. SOME
MAY ARGUE THAT THIS BILL THIS
MAN, THIS MANDATE IMPOSES AN
UNDUE BURDEN ON UNIVERSITIES AND
COLLEGES. AND YET THE COST OF IN
INACTION FAR OUTWEIGHS THE
INVESTMENT REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT
THIS MEASURE. THE LIVES SAVED
THE FAMILY SPARED FROM THE
ANGUISH OF LOST LOSS. THE SENSE
OF SECURITY INSTILLED IN OUR
CAMPUS COMMUNITY ARE INVALUABLE
RETURNS ON THIS INVESTMENT.
MOREOVER A B 1841 ALIGNS WITH
OUR MORAL IMPERATIVE TO
PRIORITIZE THE HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF OUR STUDENTS AS
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER, UH, OF
HIGHER LEARNING IN CALIFORNIA
MUST EDUCATE AND NURTURE
STUDENTS. DEVELOPMENT PROVIDING
ACCESS TO LIFE SAVING
INTERVENTIONS LIKE NARCAN AND
FENTANYL TESTING STRIPS. IT'S
NOT JUST A POLICY BUT A
TESTAMENT TO OUR COMMITMENT TO
THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF EVERY
INDIVIDUAL WITHIN OUR UNIVERSITY
AND COLLEGE CAMPUSES. I IMPLORE
YOU TO SUPPORT A B 1841 AND SIT
ON THE SIDE OF COMPASSION,
RESPONSIBILITY AND PROACTIVE
INTERVENTION. LET US SEND A
RESOUNDING MESSAGE THAT IN THE
FACE OF THIS CRISIS, WE REFUSE
TO REMAIN IDLE BYSTANDERS. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM? CHAIR MEMBERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON AUSTIN WEBSTER
WITH W STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF
THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, UH, STEPHANIE GOLDMAN
, ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT
CENTER FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, AND OUR BOARD JUST
VOTED TO SUPPORT THIS. THANK
YOU. OTHER WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM.
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN A HEARING
ROOM? COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A
SORRY IT'S A LITTLE SLOW TO GET
UP HERE. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH,
MAGGIE WHITE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY. WE DO NOT YET
HAVE A POSITION BUT JUST WANT TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND HER
EXCELLENT STAFF FOR THEIR
PARTNERSHIP AND THEIR ATTENTION
TO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MARIO GUERRERO WITH
THE U èC OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT. WANNA UH, SAY AS
WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE
INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL. UH, U
èC. OBVIOUSLY THE PRESIDENT
DOES NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THE
BILL. AT THIS TIME. WE WOULD
JUST NOTE THAT WE DO HAVE, UH,
CARRY THIS MEDICATION AND OUR
STUDENTS, UH, HEALTH CENTERS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH AT
THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE, UH,
OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH QUORUM.
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE
GIRL. FARM HERE. CAR. YEAH. A
RAMBLA. BURNER. CHAN. A SALIE.
ADD JACKSON. LOW. SUU KYI. PORK
SILVA. THANK YOU SO MUCH WITH
QUORUM. SIX MEMBERS, UH,
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS OR THE RIVER MOTION.
UH, I KNOW WE HAD A PROMO FROM,
UH ALL RIGHT, DOCTOR JACKSON,
AND THEN WE HAVE A SECOND FIRM
SUMMARY. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT, UM DOCTOR
WEBBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE?
I'D WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE STAFF.
UM ALSO, THANK MY WITNESSES HERE
TODAY AND RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR EYE VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. DOCTOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER OF
WEBER FOR WORKING WITH COMMITTEE
STAFF ON THE AMENDMENTS TO
REDUCE DUPLICATION IN THE
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND TO
REDUCE THE OVERALL COST OF THIS
MEASURE. AS REFERRED FENTANYL
CONTINUES TO PLAGUE OUR STATE IN
PREVENTING OVERDOSES ON CAMPUS
AS A MORAL IMPERATIVE. I
UNDERSTAND CONCERNS HAVE BEEN
RAISED REGARDING LIABILITY. I
BELIEVE THE AMENDMENTS PROVIDING
AGENCY TO THE RESIDENTIAL
ADVISORS OR PROTECT EVERYONE ON
CAMPUS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING A MEASURE HERE TODAY,
UH, WITH THAT, UH, MADAM
SECRETARY. ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER FOUR. A B 1841.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
VAUGHAN I TA TA, I ARAMBULA
BURNER BURNER. I CHEN A SALLIE A
SALLIE, I ADDIS, ADDIS I JACKSON
JACKSON, I LOW MARSI. MARY I
CORK SILVA. THAT ITEM HAS SEVEN
VOTES. WE KEEP THE ROLE OPEN FOR
ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THAT
WOULD LIKE TO SIGN ON. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. EXCEPT WE HAVE A SUMMER
WE REPRESENT PRESENTING ITEM
NUMBER SIX. THAT'S WHEN WE BUILD
1891. WELCOME AGAIN, DOCTOR
WEBER.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. I AM HERE
AGAIN TO PRESENT A B 1891. I
WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS TODAY.
CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO 100% OF
CALIFORNIANS WHO SEEK THEM. THE
THESE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPEN
ADMISSION PROCESSES PRESUME THAT
THERE IS CAPACITY TO ADMIT ANY
QUALIFIED STUDENT WHO APPLIES
HOWEVER, DUE TO INCREASING
DEMAND FOR OUR ALLIED HEALTH
PROGRAMS, THERE IS LIMITED
CAPACITY TO ADMIT ALL STUDENTS
THAT APPLY. SINCE 2007 MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING HAS PROVIDED
THESE COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING
PROGRAMS WITH THE TOOLS TO ADMIT
, DIVERSE AND ACADEMICALLY
STRONG APPLICANT POOLS AMID
LIMITED CAPACITY. MULTI CRITERIA
SCREENING IS AN EQUITABLE
ADMISSIONS PROCESS THAT UTILIZES
VARIOUS EVALUATIVE METRICS TO
ADMIT A DIVERSE COHORT OF
STUDENTS WITH A LIKELIHOOD OF
SUCCESS. TODAY 58 OF OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING
PROGRAMS USE MULTI CRITERIA
SCREENING TO GROW DIVERSITY AND
ACADEMIC SUCCESS AMONG NURSING
STUDENTS AND TO ADDRESS NURSING
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. AS THE
LARGEST EDUCATOR OF CALIFORNIA'S
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES PLAY A MAJOR
ROLE IN ADDRESSING HEALTH CARE
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES. THOUGH THE
DEMAND FOR OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS
REMAIN HIGH CAPACITY LIMITATIONS
AFFECT THEIR ABILITY TO GROW AND
THEREFORE GROW CALIFORNIA'S
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. MULTI
SCREENING IS A PROVEN WAY TO
GROW DIVERSITY AND COMPLETION
RATES OF OUR HEALTHCARE
STUDENTS. THIS BILL WILL ALLOW
COMMUNITY COLLEGE ALLIED HEALTH
PROGRAMS TO UTILIZE MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING AND THEIR
ADMISSION PROCESSES IN ORDER TO
EQUITABLY ADDRESS CAPACITY
LIMITATIONS WHILE IMPROVING THE
SUCCESS OF ADMITTED STUDENTS.
CURRENTLY LAW ONLY PREVENTS
PERMITS. EXCUSE ME. ALLIED
HEALTH PROGRAMS USE LOTTERY OR
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE ADMISSION
PROCESSES. A B 1891 WOULD ALLOW
COLLEGES TO ELECT TO USE MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING A LOTTERY
SYSTEM OR A COMBINATION OF MULTI
CRITERIA, SCREENING AND LOTTERY.
THIS WILL ALLOW COLLEGES TO
ADOPT ADMISSION PRACTICES
BENEFICIAL TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS
OF THEIR DISTRICT. AS THE NAME
INDICATES THERE ARE SEVERAL
ASPECTS OF AN APPLICANT'S
BACKGROUND THAT COLLEGES
CONSIDER WHEN UTILIZING MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING. THESE
INCLUDE THE STUDENTS, PAST
ACADEMIC RECORD AND WORK
EXPERIENCE, SUCH AS GREAT POINT
AVERAGES AND CREDENTIALS, ALONG
WITH LIFE EXPERIENCES, OR OR
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
APPLICANT, INCLUDING DISABILITY,
LOW FAMILY INCOME. FIRST
GENERATION STATUS, REFUGEE OR
VETERAN STATUS AND OTHER
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AMONG OTHERS.
BY TAKING THESE CRITERIA INTO
CONSIDERATION ALLIED HEALTH
PROGRAMS WITH SIMULTANEOUSLY
IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND
DIVERSITY OF ADMITTED STUDENTS.
THIS PROVIDES MORE EQUITABLE
APPROACH TO MANAGING CAPACITY
LIMITATIONS, WHILE INCREASING
THE OUTPUT OF ALLIED HEALTH
GRADUATES TO JOIN CALIFORNIA'S
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
, AND TODAY I HAVE THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AS A SPONSOR
AND IN SUPPORT. WE HAVE LÀ,
CANDACE OCHOA, OCHO AND IMRAN
MAJEED. THANK YOU SO MUCH
WELCOME. THANK YOU. WITH A
MOTION BY IN A SECOND. THANK
YOU. GOOD AT GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS LÀ, CANDA
OCHOA AND I SERVE AS A DEAN
WITHIN THE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE,
WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION. I AM HERE
TODAY ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT A B
1891, A BILL THAT ALLOWS
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO
USE MULTI CRITERIA SCREENING
WHEN SELECTING STUDENTS FOR
ADMISSION INTO ALLIED HEALTH
PROGRAMS. ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS
ARE CONSISTENTLY AMONG OUR MOST
POPULAR OFFERINGS WITH OVER 1000
STUDENTS EARNING CERTIFICATES OR
DEGREES FROM ONE OF OUR 562
PROGRAMS AT 114 COLLEGES. MANY
OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE LIMITED
CAPACITY DUE TO THE NEED FOR
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, CLINICAL
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS OR THE
AVAILABILITY OF CLINICALLY
TRAINED FACULTY. TO CHOOSE
BETWEEN APPLICANTS FOR LIMITED
SPOTS. COLLEGES USE A LOTTERY
SYSTEM OR SIMILAR METHODS. MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING ALLOWS
COLLEGES TO GIVE ADDITIONAL
WEIGHT TO STUDENTS WITH PRIOR
ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS, WHO
HAVE LIVED EXPERIENCES SUCH AS
FIRST GENERATION OR LOW INCOME
AND WHO SPEAK MULTIPLE LANGUAGES
BY ALLOWING BUT NOT MANDATING
THE USE OF MULTI CRITERIA
SCREENING A B 1891 PROVIDES OUR
COLLEGES THE FLEXIBILITY TO
DECIDE ON THE BEST ADMISSION
PROCEDURE BASED ON THEIR STUDENT
POPULATION. IN 2007, THE
LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZED THE USE
OF MULTI CRITERIA SCREENING
DURING ADMISSION FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND NURSING PROGRAMS.
TODAY 58 OF 77 NURSING PROGRAMS
USE MULTI CRITERIA SCREENING AND
THE DATA CONSISTENTLY SHOWS
BETTER AND MORE EQUITABLE
STUDENT OUTCOMES. STUDENTS FROM
COLLEGES USING UTILIZING MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING PASS THE
LICENSURE EXAM AT A RATE OF
91.5% AND ARE MORE DIVERSE IN
ETHNICITY AND AGE COMPARED TO
STUDENTS FROM COLLEGES NOT
UTILIZING MULTI CRITERIA
SCREENING. ALLOWING MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING AND ALLIED
HEALTH WILL ALSO ALLOW THOSE
COLLEGES THAT ALREADY USE MULTI
CRITERIA. SCREENING FOR NURSING
TO STANDARDIZE EMISSIONS
PROCESSES ACROSS THEIR HEALTH
SCIENCES PROGRAMS. ALLOWING
MULTI CRITERIA SCREENING AND
ALLIED HEALTH WILL IMPROVE. BOTH
THE OVERALL SUCCESS RATE OF
STUDENTS AND ENSURE A MO A MORE
CULTURALLY COMPETENT
REPRESENTATION IN THE WORKFORCE.
FOR THESE REASONS, I ENCOURAGE
YOU TO SUPPORT A B 1891. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME
IS IRAN. MAJID AND I AM A SENIOR
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE. ALSO WITH
THE CHANCES OFFICE. I'M HERE
TODAY TO READ A STATEMENT FROM
NANCY JAMES, WHO OVERSEES HEALTH
CARE ADMISSIONS AT S¼ COLLEGE.
CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE ARE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR A B
1891, WHICH WOULD ALIGN THE
EMISSIONS PROCESSES FOR OUR
NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
PROGRAMS. AS THE CURRENT DEAN OF
NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
SCIENCES AT SIERRA COLLEGE. I AM
VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE USE OF
MULTI CRITERIA SCREENING FOR
NURSING PROGRAM ENROLLMENT. WE
RECEIVE BETWEEN 200 THREE 100
APPLICATIONS FOR A NURSING
PROGRAM EACH YEAR FOR THE 40
OPEN SPOTS. IN 2017. WE BEGAN
USING THE MULTI CRITERIA PROGRAM
AFTER MANY YEARS OF STUDENT
ATTRITION, WHERE STUDENTS HAD
SUCCESSFULLY GOT INTO OUR
PROGRAM BUT COULDN'T COMPLETE
THE RIGOROUS CURRICULUM ONCE
ENROLLED. WE ALSO COULDN'T GIVE
ADDITIONAL CREDIT TO STUDENTS
WITH SPECIAL LIFE EXPERIENCES
AND SUPPORT THE MUCH NEEDED
BILINGUAL STUDENT THAT WILL WORK
IN HEALTH CARE. BY USING MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING FOR THE PAST
SEVEN YEARS. WE HAVE REDUCED OUR
ATTRITION AND CHOSEN A TOOL THAT
HELPS TO CLOSE EQUITY GAPS. FOR
THE ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT
RECEIVE MORE APPLICATIONS THAN
SPOTS AVAILABLE. THIS TOOL WILL
ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENROLLMENT AND
WILL HELP STUDENTS BE MORE
SUCCESSFUL, ONCE FULLY INCENSED
IN HEALTH CARE. PIC POINTS FOR
LIFE EXPERIENCES, WORK
EXPERIENCE, VETERAN STATUS AND
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. SPOKEN THIS
TOOL PROVIDES ADDITIONAL WAYS TO
ENTER A HEALTHCARE PROGRAM WHEN
GRADE POINT AVERAGES MAY NOT
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS. I OVERSEE
MULTIPLE MULTIPLE ALLIED HEALTH
PROGRAMS AT SIERRA COLLEGE AND
FEEL THIS WOULD BE A WONDERFUL
ADDITION TO OUR ALLIED HEALTH ON
BOARDING PRACTICES, HAVING MULTI
CRITERIA SCREENING FOR BOTH
NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
PROGRAMS WOULD MAKE OUR
APPLICATION PROCESS MORE
CONSISTENT FOR FACULTY AND
COUNSELORS. WITH THE AVAILABLE
FOR EACH PART OF THE MOOR FARM
NURSING STUDENTS CAN I CAN INPUT
CURRENT REQUIREMENTS TO SEE IF
THEY MEET THE MINIMUM SCORE.
THIS WILL BE THE SAME FOR ALLIED
HEALTH PROGRAMS UNDER A B 1891.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. IT URGED
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
MR CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MANY DIAZ REPRESENTING
SAN JOSE EVERGREEN COMMITTEE
CALL VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. UH, THANK YOU. CHAIR
MEMBERS. MARK MCDONALD MGI
ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE CONTRA
COSTA, PALO VERDE, SAN
BERNARDINO, SAN DIEGO AND
SOUTHWESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS ALL IN SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HØI
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ASHLEY WALKER
WITH NASA IN ON BEHALF OF CITRUS
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND MOUNT SAN
ANTONIO, MOUNT MOUNT SAN ANTONIO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS QUESTION.
YES, SOMEWHERE. SUU KYI. SO, UH,
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UH, THIS, UH MULTI CRITERIA
SCREENING PROCESSES IS NEW TO ME
, I, I I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH
THIS. UH UM I, I HEARD, UH SOME
OF THE CRITERIA LIFE
EXPERIENCES. VETERAN STATUS. UH
LANGUAGE SKILLS. UM IS THERE.
ANY, UM UM FORMAL OR INFORMAL
POLICY OBJECTIVE TO GET YOU
KNOW, UH, THE, UH COHORT TO
REPRESENT, UH, TO BE MORE
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE, UH OF THE
LOCAL POPULATION THAT IT'S
INTENDED TO SERVE. SO THANK YOU
FOR THAT QUESTION. UM I THINK
THAT IT'S ALWAYS ONE OF THE, UM
DESIRED OUTCOMES. AND THIS IS
WHY THERE'S A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY
WITHIN THIS BILL. UM A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CAN CHOOSE TO CONTINUE
WITH THE LOTTERY. THEY CAN USE A
COMBINATION OF BOTH OR SWITCH
OVER TO SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IF
THEY FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BEST
SERVE THEIR THAT NEED AND THE
COMMUNITY'S NEED. BUT AAA AGAIN,
IT'S LIKE SAY, WITH THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES OR
ANY OF THE, UH UM, UH, MEMBER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS. UM
IS THERE ANY ANY KIND OF UH, UH,
FORMAL POLICY THAT THE M èC S¼
IS TO BE USED. TO TRY TO YOU
KNOW DEVELOP ARE YOU? ARE YOU
ARE YOU TRYING TO ASK? IS THERE
A MANDATE THAT IF YOU USE THIS
POLICY THAT IT THAT NOT A MAN
BUT A GOAL. OK SO I THINK THAT
IS NOT NECESSARILY A STATED OR
WRITTEN GOAL. UM AND I THINK
EVERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS
DIFFERENT, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT
PROBABLY THE MAJORITY OF THEM.
THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THEIR
GOALS. BUT IT'S NOT STATED OR
IMPLIED OR REQUIRED. SO THERE'S
NÓ FORMAL OR OFFICIAL POLICIES.
NOT THAT I'M AWARE, AND YOU ALL
HAVE BEEN USING IT SO SURE. SO
IT'S AGAIN. THE POLICY IS REALLY
INTENDED TO BE, UM FLEXIBLE FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ADOPT TO
WHATEVER THE STUDENT POPULATION
IS RIGHT. IF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
IS PARTICULARLY LOCA, LOCATED IN
A AREA THAT'S LOW INCOME, UH,
THE CHANCES OFFICE WOULD EXPECT
THAT LOW INCOME STATUS IS
CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE MORE
CRITERIA SCREENING PROCESS.
RIGHT SO, UH, YOU KNOW, AS DR
WEBER HAD SHARED, THERE'S A LOT
OF FLEXIBILITY. THE STATUTE IS
REALLY ONLY INTENDED TO PROVIDE
BROAD EXPECTATIONS IN TERMS OF
THE DIFFERENT CRITERIA THAT
COLLEGES CAN USE, BUT IT'S
REALLY UP. IN EACH INDIVIDUAL
INSTITUTION TO TAILOR IT TO
THEIR STUDENT POPULATION. AND
ALSO, UM YOU KNOW, COLLEGES DO
HAVE TO CONDUCT VALIDATION
STUDIES TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT,
UH, IT'S NOT DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTING CERTAIN GROUPS AS
WELL. MM. SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT
IT. THERE. THERE, THERE'S NÓ.
THINK I SAW ON THE STAFF
ANALYSIS THAT THERE IS A
PROHIBITION ON MERIT BASED
CRITERIA IN RESPONSE TO EQUITY
CONCERNS. UH, UM BUT, UM BA,
BASICALLY, UM SO THE ADMISSION
OF STUDENTS TO THESE IMPACTED
PROGRAMS WOULD BE, UM AT THE
DISCRETION AND CONTROL OF THE
LOCAL SCHOOL, UH, COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT. THAT'S
CORRECT. OK, THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
COLLEAGUES. èC N N. DR.
WEBBER WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. YES I WANT AGAIN. THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE
CHAIR. UM ALSO THANK MY
WITNESSES FOR COMING TODAY. AND
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE ON A B 1891. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. JUST LET ME REMEMBER FOR
BRINGING THIS, UH, MEASURE
FORWARD TODAY AND FOR AGREEING
TO THE AMENDMENTS, AS WE KNOW
THE MULTI CRITERIA SCREENING
PROCESS A PROVEN EFFECTIVE WAY
OF HANDLING IMPACTION. WHILE
ALSO PRESUMING DIVERSITY OF
PROGRAM APPLICANTS AS A MEASURE
MOVE FORWARD, I HOPE YOU WILL
CONSIDER MANY OF THE BALLOTS
INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DATA POINTS
SO THE LEGISLATURE CAN KNOW
WHICH ADELAIDE HOPE HEALTH
PROGRAMS ARE TRULY IMPACTED. AND
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY WITH THAT,
MADAM SECRETARY. ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX A B
1891. THE MESSAGE OR THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS. FONG FONG, I
TALK. I TALK. I ARAMBULA BURNER
BURNER. I CHEN CHEN, I ACE.
STATUS HAD I JACKSON JACKSON, I
LOW MARSI MARSO I CORK SILVA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT MANAGER
HAS SEVEN VOTES AND WILL KEEP
THE OPEN FOR ANY MEMBERS THAT
LIKE TO ADD ON. THANK YOU,
DOCTOR WEBER. NEXT UP. WE HAVE
WE'RE GONNA DO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON
THE CONSENT CALENDAR ASSEMBLY
BILL 179 THREE BY VICE CHAIR TA,
A STUDENT FINANCIAL AID. WE HAVE
A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
WE HAVE A SECOND ROLL CALL ANY
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEE YOU
N. IT'S CALENDAR. ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE A B
1793. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS
FONG FONG, I TA TA I ARAMBULA
BURNER I BURNER I CHAN CHAN ICE
AIS AIS I, JACKSON JACKSON, I LO
MARSI MARSO EYE CORK, SILVA.
THAT ITEM HAS SEVEN VOTES, AND
WE KEEP THE ROLL OPEN FOR ANY
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD ON.
THANK YOU MUCH SHE TO AND NEXT
UP. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AS
SO WE BILL 1914 AUTHORED BY
SOMEONE. BARBARA GRAYSON. UH,
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM
PRESENTING A B 1914, WHICH
DIRECTS THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. UH, COLLEGE, UH,
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE TO DEVELOP A
MODEL CURRICULUM FOR THE
CERTIFICATION OF PROVIDERS THAT
CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES.
CALIFORNIA IS REALLY GRAPPLING
WITH THE CRISIS IN ACCESS OF,
UH, TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH
DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES DUE TO
A SUBSTANTIAL SHORTAGE OF
SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT ARE
DEDICATED TO SERVING THOSE WITH
DEVELOPMENT DIS UNFORTUNATELY,
STAFF PROVIDING DIRECT CARE ARE
PAID AT OR JUST ABOVE THE
MINIMUM WAGE AND DO NOT COMPETE
OR COMPLETE A ROBUST PRESCRIBED
COURSE FOR TRAINING. SO AS A
RESULT, THE STAFF TURNOVER RATE
IS VERY HIGH. SO WE AS THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA YOU AS YOU ALL
KNOW, HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENT
DISABILITIES TO BE ABLE TO LIVE
IN THE COMMUNITY SET, UH,
SETTINGS AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO
PURSUE THEIR INDIVIDUAL GOALS.
SO IN ORDER TO DO SO, WE MUST
FIRST UPLIFT AND SUPPORT THIS
ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE THAT OUR
STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE
POPULATION TRULY RELIES ON SO BY
DEVELOPING A MODEL CURRICULUM
THAT GRANTS CERTIFICATION TO
INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO WORK WITH
THOSE WITH DEVELOPMENT
DISABILITIES, A B 1914 WILL
EMPOWER THIS CRUCIAL WORKFORCE
TO DEMAND HIGHER WAGES AS A
RESULT OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING. AND WITH THAT, UH, AND
THROUGH THE CHAIR, I WOULD LIKE
TO INTRODUCE MY WITNESS, FORMER
ASSEMBLY MEMBER JIM FRAZIER, WHO
GOVERNMENTAL ADVOCATE FOR THE
ARC, AND IT'S GOOD TO BE SITTING
BY, UH, MY FRIEND ONCE AGAIN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME
HONORABLE ASSEMBLY MEMBER. THANK
YOU, CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS JIM
FRAZIER. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE ARC OF
CALIFORNIA AND UNITED CEREBRAL
PALSY COLLABORATIVE. I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU.
THE ARC OF CALIFORNIA'S SPONSORS
BILL A B 1914. THERE IS THERE IS
THE NEED TO CREATE A PATHWAY TO
A SUSTAINABLE EDUCATED, TRAINED
AND A WORKFORCE THAT WILL BE
PAID A LIVING WAGE. THERE IS A
DIRECT EXCUSE ME THERE IS A
DIRECT SUPPORT PROVIDERS.
WORKFORCE CRISIS AND WE'LL CALL
THEM Dð S¼ P S¼. FROM THIS POINT
FORWARD, IT'S EASIER FOR ALL OF
US. UM AND THE CRISIS. THEY'RE
NOT PAID A LIVING WAGE. THERE'S
A THERE IS A DIRECT SUPPORT
PROVIDERS. UH, UM, MEANS TO
SUPPORT AND WE ARE ARE THAT
MEANS. THE COMPLEXITY OF SUPPORT
AND THE CARE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
DISABLED POPULATION IS ENORMOUS.
ALL OF THESE NECESSARY DUTIES
PERFORMED, UH, FOR THE I Dð
POPULATION IS VAST AND SO VERY
IMPORTANT. AND ALL OF THESE, UM,
ESSENTIAL OUR QUALITY OF LIFE
ISSUES. WE ALL HAVE A PROMISE BY
THE LETTERMAN ACT. THE Dð S¼ P
S¼ WOULD BE PROVI PRO BE
PRUDENT. SUBSTANTIAL AND ALSO,
UM WELL EQUIPPED. HISTORICALLY
THE Dð S¼ P WORKFORCE IS PAID AT
A MINIMUM WAGE, WHICH IS NOW $16
AN HOUR. HISTORICALLY, THE Dð S¼
P WORKFORCE HAS PAID A MINIMUM
WAGE. UM OF 2500 AND $60 A MONTH
BEFORE TAXES. A SINGLE A SINGLE
INDIVIDUAL IS LIKELY TO CLEAR
LESS THAN $2000 A MONTH. FOR 100
AND 60 HOURS OF WORK A MONTH.
LESS THAN $24,000 A YEAR. MINI
DSPS ARE ON SOME SORT OF STATE
AID AND OR WORK TWO OR THREE
JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET. THERE
HAS NEVER BEEN A YEARLY COST OF
LIVING INCREASE GIVEN TO THIS
WORKFORCE. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER. THIS WORKFORCE IS THE
CRISIS AND SHORTAGE OF Dð S¼ P
S¼ TO TAKE CARE OF THE 458,000
PLUS VULNERABLE COMMUNITY. MANY
OF THE ID COMMITTEE ARE WAITING
LIST FOR SERVICES DUE TO THIS
WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. THE ID
POPULATION CONTINUES TO GROW AT
A RATE OF 25. PER DECADE, AND WE
NEED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP PACE
WITH THIS GROWTH. PROVIDERS ARE
HAVING AN ONGOING PROBLEM
ATTRACTING POTENTIAL Dð S¼ P S¼
DUE TO THIS LOW WAGE. RETENTION
OF THESE EMPLOYEES HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS
A VERY LIMITED PATH FOR
ADVANCEMENT AND ALSO AGAIN A
VERY LOW WAGE. NOW, WITH THE
ADDITIONAL MINIMUM WAGE
PRESSURES FROM OTHER INDUSTRIES
IN OUR WORKFORCE, IT'S LIKELY TO
THEY ARE LIKELY TO SEEK
EMPLOYMENT IN THOSE HIGHER
PAYING JOBS, CREATING EVEN A
LARGER GAP. AS MISTER GRAYSON
HAS MENTIONED THERE IS NÓ
ROBUST. TRAINING PROGRAM IN
PLACE. THERE IS THE CRITICAL
NEED FOR A B 1914 TO START THIS
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING FOR THE Dð S¼ P
WORKFORCE TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY
CAREER ADVANCEMENT, BUT THE
NECESSARY SERVICES AND HIGH
QUALITY OF CARE. THE I Dð Dð
COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES
NEED AND DESERVE. THIS WILL ALSO
PROVIDE THE Dð S¼ P WORKFORCE, A
PATH TO A DESERVING LIVING, WAGE
AND CAREER. I WANT TO THANK MR
AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER GRAYSON FOR
ALWAYS BEING THERE AND CARING
FOR OUR I Dð COMMUNITY AND ALL
OF YOU WHO ALSO CAREFULLY I Dð
THE COMMUNITY. MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ARE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR I VOTE AND SUPPORT FOR A B
9 1419 14. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UH, BEFORE WE HAVE MEMBER
COMMENTS, WE'LL DO THE
WITNESSES. OF A MOTION BY
SOMEONE BERNER TO HAVE A 2ND 2ND
BY SUMMER CH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? THANK YOU ON
BEHALF OF AUTISM. HERE IN
SUPPORT ONE IN 36. ARE DIAGNOSED
WITH AUTISM. THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT MEASURE TO ENSURE THAT
THESE DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES
THAT THEY NEED. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE, WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE ARE TWEENERS IN A
HEARING ROOM. MEMBERS AUSTIN
WEBSTER WITH W STRATEGIES ON
BEHALF OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. WE DON'T HAVE AN
OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE BILL,
AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE
AUTHOR, UH, TO ADDRESS SOME
CONCERNS AROUND, UH, HOW
CURRICULUM IS DEVELOPED WITHIN
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM, SO
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING
THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS
SOMEWHERE OR BERNER? WELL I
MEAN, IT'S NOT A QUESTION, I
WOULD THINK BOTH ASSEMBLY MEMBER
GRAYSON AND FORMER ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ASSEMBLY MEMBER FRASIER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AS CHAN UM, I
JUST WANT TO SAY, UH TO MR
GRAYSON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT YOUR
INCREDIBLE BILL. I THINK IN THE
ERA OF DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES,
YOU'VE BEEN A LEADER AND I'M
JUST SO GLAD TO SEE MY GOOD
FRIEND. SOME OF JIM FRASER BACK
AGAIN. HERE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
I KNOW THAT THAT YOU'RE NÓ
LONGER, FORMALLY PART OF THE
LEGISLATURE THAT YOUR ADVOCACY
HAS ALWAYS CONTINUED, AND THAT
MY SUPPORT OF THE BILL IS A
MIXTURE OF MY TREMENDOUS RESPECT
FOR YOU AND A AND A LITTLE BIT
OF FEAR. FOR YOU AS WELL AS
YOU'RE KNOWN AS THE MAIN
BODYGUARD, UH, HERE IN THE
FLOOR, SO IT IS WITH THE SAME
PLEASURE TO SUPPORT YOUR
TREMENDOUS BILL. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS THAT SEARCHING CAN'T
RESIST THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH
UH, SAY GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK. MR
FRASER II I EXPECTED TO BE
LOBBYING FOR HIGH SPEED RAIL,
BUT INSTEAD YOU'RE LOBBYING FOR
DISABILITY RIGHTS, SO IT'S GOOD
TO SEE THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE
STAYING WITH THE CAUSE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? èC N N, MR.
GRAYSON, WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, UH, SOME GRAYSON FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE
FORWARD. WE KNOW THAT
INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES DESERVE THE BEST
SUPPORT. WE CAN GIVE THEM THE
TRANSITION FROM STATE RUN CARE
TO COMMUNITY LEVEL CARE REQUIRES
NEW LEVELS OF TRAINING AND
EDUCATION FOR OUR PROVIDERS
MOVING FORWARD. I KNOW THAT YOUR
STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO
COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE AND
A COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACADEMIC
CENTER TO IDENTIFY THE BEST WAY
FORWARD TO DEVELOP THE PROGRAM.
AND WITH THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING MEASURE HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU. MADAM SECRETARY. THE
MOTION BEFORE US IS TO PASS AN
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN. A B 1914. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG FONG, I TA I TA
I ARAMBULA BURNER BURNER. I CHEN
CHEN, I AI ADD, ADD I. JACKSON
JACKSON, I LO MARSI MARUCHI I
CORK SILVA. THE MEASURE HAS
SEVEN EYES AND WE'LL KEEP THE
ROW OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
ADD ON THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. THANK YOU. NEXT
UP, WE'LL HAVE A SUMMER ALANIS
WITH FIVE ITEM NUMBER THREE.
SOMEWHERE ABOUT 1839. WELCOME.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. WHICH ONE
WE WANNA START ON FIRST. UH, 18
THREE NINE. ITEM NUMBER THREE.
WELCOME. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER GRANT PROGRAM. ALL
RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS, MR. CHAIR. I APPRECIATE
YOUR COMMITTEE STAFF. STEPS TIME
. THANK YOU STEP ON THE BILL AND
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
PRESENT A B 1839 TODAY. THIS
MEASURE AS ITS ACCOMPANYING, UH,
A BUDGET REQUEST. THAT WAS
SUBMITTED TO THE BUDGET
COMMITTEE LAST WEEK WILL
COMPREHENSIVELY SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA'S GOAL AND IN
RECRUITING, BETTER TRAINED AND
EDUCATED PEACE OFFICERS IN OUR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
ON THE FRONT END. A B 1839 WILL
PROVIDE EDUCATION GRANTS TO
STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE A MODERN
POLICING ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND
COMMIT TO SERVING FOUR YEARS AS
A CALIFORNIA PEACE OFFICER OR A
DEPUTY SHERIFF. ON THE BACK END,
IT WILL AUTHORIZE LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO OFFER
HIRING INCENTIVES FOR NEW
OFFICERS AND UNDERSTAFF
DEPARTMENTS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON
NEW RECRUITS. MEMBERS. IT COMES
AS NÓ SURPRISE THAT THE
CALIFORNIA THAT CALIFORNIA
CONTINUES TO FACE A PEACE
OFFICERS RECRUITMENT CRISIS.
BETWEEN 2020 2022. THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON PEACE
OFFICERS, STANDARDS AND TRAINING
ARE BETTER KNOWN AS POST
REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN
REGULAR BASIC CERTIFICATES FROM
4551 TO 2761. IN LOS ANGELES,
THE LAP Dð AND THE SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT REPORTED SUBSTANTIAL
NET LOSSES OF 749 AND 315
RESPECTIVELY, HIGHLIGHTING THIS
PROBLEM ON A REGIONAL STAGE. THE
SORT THE SHORTAGE OF PEACE
OFFICERS IMPACTS ALL COMMUNITIES
IN OUR STATE. THESE PROBLEMS
HAVE LED TO STAFFING SHORTAGES.
AND SERVICE PRODUCTIONS, FURTHER
IMPACTING OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT'S
ABILITY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY
SAFE. MEMBERS. THIS BILL, ALONG
WITH THE ACCOMPANYING BUDGET
REQUEST GIVES OUR STATE A
FIGHTING CHANCE TO INJECT A
GENERATION OF HIGHLY QUALIFIED,
WELL EDUCATED AND BETTER TRAINED
POLICE OFFICERS INTO OUR
COMMUNITIES TO HELP SUPPORT AND
DEDICATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCIES RECRUITMENT PROGRAMS. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE
ON THIS MAJOR AND THANK YOU GUYS
FOR YOUR TIME. YEARS AGO. THANK
YOU SO MUCH WITH THE MOTION BY
SOMEONE. BERNER, SECONDED BY
SENATOR MEUCCI. ARE THERE
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN HER
ROOM? MR CHAIR MEMBERS, PAT RAN
WITH REID AND ASSOCIATES
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF HIGH PATROLMEN
AND THE PEACE OFFICE RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION. CALIFORNIA IS
STRONG SUPPORT. THE CALIFORNIA
UH PATROL. THEY'RE THEY'RE DOWN
ABOUT 1000 OFFICERS. AND WE'RE
DOWN THOUSANDS MORE IN LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. UH, STATEWIDE AND
WE THINK THIS BILL WILL HELP.
ALLEVIATE THAT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE, WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS SOME VICE
CHAIR TO YES, I DON'T HAVE A
QUESTION, BUT I REALLY
APPRECIATE THE OTHER FOR
BRINGING UP THIS BILL. I REALLY,
REALLY LIKE THIS VIEW. SO WOULD
LIKE TO ASK PERMISSION TO ALLOW
ME TO BE A CO AUTHOR OF THE
REALLY APPRECIATE THAT I
STRONGLY SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR
CHANG. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MERCI.
THANK YOU, MR ELOISE. FOR YOUR
FOR YOUR BILL. UM I WAS
WONDERING IF YOU HAD ANY, UH,
DATA OR ANY SURVEYS, UH, THAT
INDICATE WHY, UM UM, WE'RE
HAVING. UH UH SO MANY. WHAT ARE
THE BIGGEST DRIVERS OF THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT WORKFORCE SHORTAGE?
WHY WE COULD. HOW MUCH TIME DO I
GET FOR THIS ONE? AS MUCH AS YOU
LIKE HER. A AS FAR AS THE HARD
NUMBERS, UM I DON'T HAVE ALL
THOSE AS AS PER S¼ AS AS WHAT
YOU'RE ASKING IN THAT QUESTION,
BUT, UH AS YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY
ALL KNOW, FOR THE MOST PART, UH,
YOU KNOW, LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR
MOST PEOPLE. IT'S A CALLING, UH,
AND THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW.
MOST DON'T FEEL THAT, UH, WELL,
I JUST KIND OF HAD PUBLIC SAFETY
TODAY AND THAT CAME UP TODAY
WITH HAVING THE GOVERNMENT
BASICALLY SUPPORTING OR BACKING
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHEN
THEY'RE ATTACKED OR INJURED. UM
THEY JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE THE
PROTECTIONS THERE AND THEN THE
RESPECT LEVEL ALSO IS NOT THERE.
I KNOW OUR OUR OUR EVER CHANGING
WAYS GOING ON AT ONE POINT. I
REMEMBER AS YOU GUYS MAY KNOW,
I'M A RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER. WE WERE PRAISED, UH,
FOR EVERYTHING. WE WERE DOING
FIRST RESPONDERS AND STUFF LIKE
THAT. AND THEN YOU KNOW, AT
CERTAIN INCIDENT, HèA HAPPENED
WHERE EVEN LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS WERE UPSET WITH IT. BUT
UH THEN THE THEN THE ONE INDENT
COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING AND THAT
THAT HAPPENS WITH SOCIETY AS
WELL. AND SO OUR YOUTH ARE
GROWING UP. WHERE THEY USED TO
LEARN THINGS FROM LIKE CHIPS.
AND YOU KNOW YOU GUYS DON'T
MEMBERSHIPS, CALIFORNIA, HARRI
PATROL PO AND JOHN. YEAH YOU
WAKE UP WITH THOSE KIND OF
PROGRAMS THAT THAT IT REALLY
INCENTIVIZES THEM TO WANT TO
BECOME PART OF THAT, AND I THINK
WE KIND OF LOST THAT. AND WITH
THAT WE LOST THAT, UH, THE
NUMBERS AS FAR AS THAT GOES FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT. SO I KNOW I
HEAR THAT, UH, YOU KNOW,
ANECDOTALLY FROM FROM MY LOCAL
LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT, UH, II, I
GUESS, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I I'M
GONNA SUPPORT YOUR BILL. BUT I'M
I. I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT
YOU KNOW IT. IT DOESN'T SEEM
LIKE FINANCIAL THE NEED FOR
FINANCIAL AID. UM YOU KNOW, IS
NECESSARILY THE SOLUTION TO
ADDRESS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. I UNDERSTAND
THAT IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A AA A
AAA GOOD, YOU KNOW, GESTURE OF
SUPPORT, UH, FOR TO GET MORE
PEOPLE INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT
UM, II. I JUST WANTED TO SAY
THAT I SUPPORT YOUR BILL, BUT
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS, UH
WELL, I IF I COULD ADD ALSO,
JUST JUST IN MY EXPERIENCE. UH,
A LOT OF THE VALUES THAT ARE
BROUGHT UPON WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT COME FROM THOSE THAT
THEY LISTEN TO THAT THEY ARE
CONSIDERED MENTORS OR SUPERVISE
THEM, UH, OUR PROFESSION AS
OTHER PROFESSIONS ARE GETTING
YOUNGER, SO I HAVE, UH, YOUNG
DEPUTIES WHO HAVE MAYBE THREE
YEARS ON NOW ARE TEACHING A
PERSON WHO JUST GOT OUT OF THE
ACADEMY. WHEREAS BACK IN MY DAY
YOU HAD LIKE 10 OR 15 YEARS ON
BEFORE YOU EVEN BECAME A PERSON
WHO WAS TRAINING. WELL NOW OUR
WORKFORCE IS MUCH YOUNGER AND WE
NEED TO FIND WAYS TO FIX THAT,
JUST LIKE WE DO IN THE EDUCATION
WORLD WITH LIKE, SAY, èC Tð E.
WELL, YOU GUYS BE HEARING ABOUT
OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, TRYING
TO GET THOSE THAT ARE IN THE
INDUSTRY TO COME BACK AND HELP
SUPPORT THE INDUSTRY AND BRING
THEM BACK THAT WAY. UH AND IT'S
NOT JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT
DOES THAT, BUT I THINK THAT
WILL. THAT WILL BE A BIG PART OF
IT. I. I KNOW GROWING UP WHEN I
WAS AT JUNIOR COLLEGE AND IN
HIGH SCHOOL, I HAD OLDER, UH,
COPS THAT WERE TEACHING US OF
WHAT THEY HAD LEARNED. AND WE'RE
WE'RE TALKING 2030 YEARS ON THE
ON THE JOB. AND LIKE I MENTIONED
EARLIER, WE NEVER ONLY HAD THREE
YEARS ON AND THEY'RE TRYING TO
TEACH THEM THE ROPES. IT'S A
LITTLE DIFFERENT, SO IT MAKES IT
A LITTLE HARDER FOR GUYS LIKE ME
WHEN I WAS A SERGEANT,
LIEUTENANT OR CAPTAINS TO KIND
OF STEP IN A LITTLE BIT MORE AND
DO SOMETHING THAT USUALLY WASN'T
OUR ROLE, BUT BECOME PART OF IT
NOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. COLLEAGUES ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. èC N
N, UH, SUMMER. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE, PLEASE? AS FOR YOUR
EYE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS BILL
FORWARD AS WELL, APPRECIATE YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS HERE IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND AS A
RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER,
I KNOW THIS POINT IS ISSUE IS
VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU. WE KNOW
THE POSITIVE IMPACT THAT
EDUCATION HAS ON OUR LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND THIS
WAS A DRIVING BELIEF IN PASSING
MR JOHN SAWYER'S A B 89. I
BELIEVE THAT THE GRANT PROGRAM
YOU'RE PROPOSING COMPLEMENTS THE
MODERN POLICING DEGREE PROGRAM
AND WILL HELP TO REMOVE THE
FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT MIGHT
OTHERWISE PREVENT SOMEONE FROM
JOINING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
PROFESSION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE HERE
TODAY. WITH THAT, UH, THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMITTEE. MADAM SECRETARY. IS
CALLED THE ROLE WHILE ITEM
NUMBER THREE. A B 18 THREE NINE.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I TA TA
I ARAMBULA BURNER. I HEARD HER.
I CHEN CHEN I ACE STATUS. I
JACKSON JACKSON, I LO MAR SUU
KYI MARS, KY I CORK SILVA. THANK
YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES. THAT
ITEM HAS SEVEN VOTES AND WILL
KEEP THE ROLL OPEN FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS THAT WOULD
LIKE TO ADD ON. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. NEXT UP. WE HAVE ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT ASSEMBLY BILL 1927
BY SUMMER LANICE WELCOME. WELL,
THANK YOU. WE'LL CONTINUING ON
WITH OUR CONVERSATION. èC Tð E.
THAT'S WHAT THIS ONE'S ABOUT.
BUT THE MOTION IN A SECOND.
THANK YOU. SO AGAIN. GOOD
AFTERNOON AGAIN, EVERYONE AND,
UH, GLAD TO BE BACK. UH, 1927
WOULD EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY OF
THE GOLDEN STATE TEACHER GRANT
PROGRAM THAT HAS HELPED
THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS EARN THEIR
TEACHING CREDENTIALS AND
MINIMIZE THE STATEWIDE TEACHING
SHORTAGE. THIS BILL WOULD EXPAND
THE PROGRAM TO STUDENTS EARNING
THEIR TEACHING CREDENTIALS IN A
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION, ALSO
KNOWN AS èC, Tð E. THE PROGRAM
ALLOWS THE CALIFORNIA STUDENT
AID COMMISSION TO AWARD GRANTS
UP TO $20,000 TO STUDENTS WHO
COMMIT TO AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OF
WORK AND SOME OF OUR MOST
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WITH
THE RISING COST OF LIVING. A
COLLEGE EDUCATION SEEMS TO BE
LESS AND LESS AFFORDABLE.
MEMBERS I'M URGING YOUR I VOTE
FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST THE BILL
ADDRESSES TEACHER SHORTAGE BY
TAKING STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY
WORKING TOWARDS THEIR
CREDENTIALS AND GIVING THEM
EXTRA INCENTIVES TO COMMIT TO A
CAREER IN èC, Tð, E AND SECOND.
THIS BILL HELPS OUR YOUTH ACROSS
THE STATE BY PROMOTING THE
PLACEMENT OF HIGHLY EDUCATED
LONG TERM TEACHERS IN SCHOOLS
AND FURTHER SUPPORTING YOUTH
SEEKING èC Tð E PATHS. MAYBE
1927 SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA. LOCAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT èC Tð E
PROGRAMS BY INCENTIVIZING HIGHLY
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO SEEK
FURTHER EDUCATION AND TEACHING
CREDENTIALS IN èC èC Tð. AND
AS WE MENTIONED IN THE LAST
BILL, THIS IS ANOTHER HAVING
THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY OR AT
LEAST THOSE THAT ARE SEEKING THE
INDUSTRY THAT HAVE SOME
EXPERIENCE THAT CAN HELP OUR
YOUTH BETTER GET INTO THE
PROGRAM AND MAYBE HOPEFULLY
DISCOVER SOMETHING THAT WILL BE
A LIFELONG TRADITION FOR THEIR
FAMILIES AS WELL. SO WITH THAT,
I RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU I THOUGHT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
MY QUEST ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES
COUNCIL AND SUPPORT THANK YOU.
ARE THERE, WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
OK TO COME UP TO THE TABLE.
SURE.
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. I'M BRIAN
RES. I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF
THE EDUCATION TRUST WEST WERE
OPPOSED TO THIS MEASURE, AND
IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE OPPOSE
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION. IT'S
BECAUSE WE OPPOSE THE CHANGE
THAT WOULD SAY YOU COULD SERVE
EITHER IN CAREER TECHNICAL
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION OR A
PRIORITY SCHOOL. AND REMEMBER,
UM, IF I CAN JUST REMIND THE
COMMITTEE PRIORITY SCHOOLS OR
SCHOOLS WHERE 55% OR MORE ARE
ENGLISH LEARNERS, LOW INCOME OR
FOSTER YOUTH? THIS PROGRAM WAS
DESIGNED WITH THAT REQUIREMENT
IN MIND, BECAUSE THE STATE
RECOGNIZED THAT WE HAVE A
STATEWIDE TEACHER SHORTAGE, BUT
THE SHORTAGE VARIES BY COMMUNITY
AND BY SCHOOL, AND IT TOUCHES
COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS
DIFFERENTLY. ON TOP OF THAT, WE
HAVE A MALDISTRIBUTION. OF THE
TEACHERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
AND THOSE TWO FACTORS. COME
TOGETHER TO MAKE ONE OF OUR
BIGGEST EQUITY CHALLENGES IN
PUBLIC EDUCATION, ACCESS TO A
FULLY PREPARED AND PROPERLY
ASSIGNED TEACHER. SO WE'RE
OPPOSED BECAUSE WHEN YOU AWARD
SOMEONE AN INCENTIVE GRANT
WITHOUT THIS REQUIREMENT, YOU'RE
REINFORCING WORKFORCE TRENDS
THAT ARE WORKING AGAINST LOW
INCOME STUDENTS OF COLOR. SO
WE'RE ASKING THAT THIS
REQUIREMENT BE MAINTAINED. WE
HAVE NÓ PROBLEM WITH CAREER TECH
. WE JUST THINK THAT INCENTIVE
FUNDING SHOULD BE USED TO
ADDRESS ONE OF OUR BIGGEST NEEDS
. AND FOR THOSE REASONS, UH,
WE'RE OPPOSED TO THE BILL. THANK
YOU. WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON CHAIR FONG AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
HEATHER CALAMIS. I AM
REPRESENTING ED VOICE. UM AS MY
COLLEAGUE BRIAN RIVAS MENTIONED
EARLIER, A B 1927 WOULD EXPAND
THE GOLDEN TATE GOLDEN GOLDEN
STATE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM TO
GRANT AWARDS STUDENTS WHO COMMIT
TO WORKING FOUR YEARS AS A èC
Tð E TEACHER. BUT WOULD
ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT TO
SERVE IN A HIGH PRIORITY SCHOOL.
AS WITH MOST ISSUES FACING OUR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE DIFFICULTY
OF STAFFING QUALIFIED EDUCATORS
IS FELT MOST ACUTELY BY SCHOOL
SERVING CHILDREN IN MARGINALIZED
COMMUNITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA THAT ARE
PREDOMINANTLY STUDENTS OF COLOR
ARE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE
EXPERIENCE IN CERTIFIED TEACHERS
IN THE CLASSROOM. DIVERSE AND
EFFECTIVE. TEACHERS AND STRONG
STAFF PERSONNEL HAVE A MAJOR
IMPACT AND THE LEARNING AND
OVERALL SUCCESS OF STUDENTS A
RECENT ANALYSIS OF CALIFORNIA
SCHOOLS THAT 40% MORE TEACHERS
IN LOW INCOME SCHOOLS LACK THE
NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS THAN DO
TEACHERS AT HIGHER INCOME
SCHOOLS. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
YOUR COMMITTEE TO MAINTAIN THE
PROGRAM'S FOCUS ON ADDRESSING
THE INEQUITABLE IMPACT OF STATE
WIDE OF THE STATE WIDE TEACHER
SHORTAGE HAS ON HIGH NEEDS
SCHOOLS. WE ARE STRONG
SUPPORTERS OF EXPANDING CAREER
TECHNICAL EDUCATION. AND
APPRECIATE, UM, IN CALIFORNIA,
AND ALSO APPRECIATE THE FOCUS ON
COLLEGE AND CAREER THROUGH THE
MASTER PLAN. AND ALTHOUGH 18 A B
1927 WOULD EXPAND THE UNIVERSE
OF EDUCATORS WHO COMMIT TO WORK
FOR FOUR YEARS AS A CREDENTIAL,
CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
INSTRUCTOR, UH THE BILL, AS
WRITTEN, WOULD ALSO UPEND THE
CURRENT FOCUS OF THOSE GRANT
DOLLARS ON SERVING, UM, A HIGH
PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS FROM LOW
INCOME HOMES. UM SO LIKE MY
COLLEAGUES, WE WOULD AGAIN, UM,
OPPOSE THIS BILL IS WRITTEN BUT
WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT UM, YOU
KNOW, AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD
REQUIRE THE CANDIDATE TO BE
TEACHING IN A PRIMARY SCHOOL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OTHER
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM.
COLLEAGUES, QUESTIONS AND
COMMENTS. DR JACKSON OF
QUESTIONS FOR OPPOSITION,
ACTUALLY. OBVIOUSLY. ARTICULATED
A HIGH PRIORITY THAT CALIFORNIA
HAS HAD FOR DECADES. THERE'S NÓ
DOUBT FOR IN TERMS OF
LONGITUDINAL DATA. THAT IF
YOU'RE IN A LOW INCOME SCHOOL,
LOW PERFORMING SCHOOL, YOU'RE
MOST LIKELY TO HAVE SOME OF THE
MOST INEXPERIENCED TEACHERS. NÓ
DOUBT ABOUT THAT. I GUESS MY
QUESTION TO YOU IS HAVE YOU BEEN
ENGAGING WITH THE AUTHOR ON
THIS? IT? WAS HE AWARE OF YOUR
OPPOSITION? AND HOW HAS THOSE
DISCUSSIONS GONE? TRUE. UM AM I
SAYING IT CORRECTLY? ALANIS
ALANIS, MR ALANIS APOLOGY I
HAVEN'T MET WITH HIM. I
APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT WE HAVE
BEEN IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH HIS
STAFF. I THINK HE, UM AND I, YOU
KNOW HE CAN SPEAK FOR HIMSELF.
HE'S TAKING OUR ISSUES UNDER
ADVI ADVISEMENT AND IS
CONSIDERING SOMETHING TO ADDRESS
OUR CONCERN, BUT, UM, WE HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO REACH AGREEMENT.
AND ALSO THE SAME FOR VOICE AS
WELL. UM, WE HAVE, UH, I BELIEVE
COMMUNICATED. UM UH, WITH HIS
OFFICE, BUT NOT DIRECTLY
COMMUNICATED WITH WITH HIM AS
WELL. WERE YOU AWARE OF THE I? I
BELIEVE YOU GUYS SHOULD START A
COMMUNICATION A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
THAT IS CORRECT. YEAH SO I MEAN,
OBVIOUSLY, UM AS YOU KNOW,
REMEMBER, I'M BIG ON
COMMUNICATION. UM BUT, UM, I'LL
BE SUPPORTIVE OF THIS NOW TO
CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION BECAUSE
I THINK IT IS WORTH HAVING. UM,
HOWEVER, IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE SOME GOOD,
ROBUST DISCUSSION SO THE MEMBER
CAN HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION
NECESSARY TO UH, TO SEE, OF
COURSE, UM, IF IT GETS TO THE
FLOOR AND NOT THOUGHTFUL
DISCUSSION HAS BEEN MADE. I
THINK IT'S BEHOOVES YOU TO LET
MANY OF US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN
BE AWARE OF THAT. BUT PLEASE,
YOU GOTTA ENGAGE EARLY. YOU
GOTTA ENGAGE. YOU KNOW, IN A WAY
THAT MAKES SURE THAT WE CAN SEE
IF WE CAN GET SOME WIN WINS
HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MARY.
THANK YOU, UM III. I THINK I'M
ON THE SAME PAGE AS THE DOCTOR
JACKSON. UH, I. I SEE THAT THE
BILL'S BEEN DOUBLE REFERRED TO
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. AND SO,
UH, I, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT YOUR BILL WITH
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE STAFF.
BUT I, I WOULD AGREE WITH THE,
UH WITH ED TRUST WEST, AND, UH,
AND A VOICE THAT, UH, THE GOLDEN
STATE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM. UM
IT WE, WE ACTUALLY JUST
DISCUSSED IT A BUDGET SUB THREE
THIS MORNING. UM IT IS, UH UM,
TARGETED, UH, FOR TO GET MORE
TEACHERS TO SERVE HIGH HIGH
NEEDS COMMUNITIES. UH AND, UH,
TO THE EXTENT I, UM I, I I'M
JUST TAKING YOU KNOW THEIR
REPRESENTATIONS AND YOU NOT
CONTESTING THEIR REPRESENTATIONS
THAT THIS THIS DOES IN FACT,
TAKE OUT THAT, UH, THAT
PROVISION. UH, THAT WAS THE
ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE GOLDEN
STATE TEACHER GRANT PROGRAM. AND
SO TO THAT EXTENT, UH, I WILL BE
ABSTAINING FROM, UH, TODAY'S
VOTE AND, UH, LOOKING FORWARD TO
OUR CONVERSATION. UH IF AND WHEN
IT COMES TO THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, THANK YOU. AND YES,
AS JACKSON BROUGHT UP PIVOTS
VERY TIMELY MATTER OF WHEN WE
GOT THIS. IT WAS NOT VERY MUCH
TIME TO ACT ON THIS. AND SO MY
OFFICE HAS BEEN IN IN, UH,
COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEM AND
POTENTIAL FUTURE AMENDMENTS THAT
WOULD REMOVE THEIR OPPOSITION IS
WHAT WE WILL WORK ON WITH THEM.
BUT AGAIN, WE JUST FOUND OUT.
WAS IT YESTERDAY OR THE DAY
BEFORE YESTERDAY? SO I? I
HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME TO WORK ON
THAT. OK UH UH, THE COMMITTEE
STAFF JUST INFORMED ME THAT, UH
UH, CONTRARY TO WHAT'S INDICATED
ON THE STAFF REPORT. UH UH UH,
THE BILL APPARENTLY WAS NOT
DOUBLE REFERRED TO EDUCATION
COMMITTEE, AND SO, UH, I, I
THANK YOU. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL,
UH, GET REACH OUT TO THE
EDUCATION NÓ. WE DEFINITELY
WILL. IT'S JUST IT. I CAN ONLY
DO SO MUCH WITHIN 24 HOURS.
ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH SOMEWHERE AT US. I'M UH I'M
SOMEWHAT OF A ME TOO. IN THIS
SITUATION. I USED TO BE ON THE
HIGHER ED. I CAME BACK TO FILL
IN TODAY, SO I WOULDN'T WANNA,
UH, PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING
THIS SPILL OUT TODAY, BUT I DO
SHARE THE CONCERNS THAT WERE
EXPRESSED IN MY COLLEAGUES
EXPRESSED AND SO STILL RESERVE
JUDGMENT. IF THIS COMES TO THE
FLOOR, UM, BUT TRUST THAT YOU'LL
WORK ON IT, AND I NEED TO BE A
PERSON WHO, UH, STICKS TO YOUR
WORDS, SO TRUST THAT YOU'RE
GONNA WORK ON THIS AND LOOK
FORWARD TO A POSITIVE
RESOLUTION. AND THANK YOU FOR
THAT. YES. SO JUST WE NEED SOME
MORE TIME. THIS THE QUICK ONE
DAY TURNOVER DOESN'T WORK. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT,
ANY, UH, FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS? THAT'S A REAL NICE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? UH, YES
. THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST I WANNA
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS I
UNDERSTAND THE ADVANTAGE OF
POURING MONEY AND RESOURCES INTO
AN UNDERSERVED COMMUN. WHAT WHAT
IT IS LIKE TO POUR IT INTO AN
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. UH, WE
HAVE A PLETHORA OF THOSE AS FAR
AS PRIORITY ONE SCHOOLS IN MY
DISTRICT. AND UH, I HOPE, UM,
WITH THE INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL
AUTHORS PROGRAM WHILE EXPANDING
IT AND HOPING THIS WE WANNA MAKE
REALISTIC PATHWAYS TO èC Tð E,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THIS
THIS BILL WILL HELP DO. AND SO
THANK YOU GUYS FOR UNDERSTANDING
AND OBVIOUSLY YES, WE WILL BE
WORKING WITH THEM. I JUST MORE
THAN 24 HOURS. AND WITH THAT, I
ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE. THANK YOU
SO MUCH, UH, LANICE AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD AND TAKE IT TO, UH, THE
CONCERNS FROM THE OPPOSITION AS
WELL PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND TO
CONTINUE TO WORK AROUND, UH,
THESE EFFORTS HERE AND ONE EO
THOSE COMMENTS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES AS WELL AND ITS A
VERY SHORT TIME FRAME, BUT
REALLY, UH, WE KNOW THAT, UH, IN
GOOD FAITH, YOU'LL BE WORKING
WITH THEM ON THIS. AND WITH THAT
, UH, RESPECT. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE HERE
TODAY WITH THAT, MADAM
SECRETARY. B èC, PLEASE. THIS
MEASURE IS DUE PASS AT
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT. A B 1927. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG
FONG, I TA TA I ARAMBULA AMBU
EYE BURNER BURNER. I CHEN CHEN,
I AEE AT ADDIS I. JACKSON
JACKSON. I LOW MARSI MARSU NOT
VOTING CORK, SILVA. THAT MEASURE
HAS SEVEN EYES ONE NOT VOTING,
AND WE'LL KEEP THE MEASURE OPEN
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
LOCKED OUT ON. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR. THANK YOU SOMEWHERE. NEXT
STEP. WE'LL HAVE ITEM NUMBER
FIVE BY SOMEONE, DON TIS SOME
BUILT ONE. 885 WELCOME.
GRACEFUL. TAKE YOUR TIME. WE
HAVE A MOTION BY SOMEONE.
BERNER, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A
SECOND BY A DOCTOR, ALA. THANK
YOU. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE
ASSEMBLY BILL 1885 BY SOMEONE TO
A WELCOME. THANK YOU. CHAIR
STAFF AND ADVOCATES. UH I'M HERE
TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 1885
THE COLLEGE ACCESS FOR STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND THANK
YOU FOR THE MOTION IN THE
SECOND. UH, THE STUDENT WAS THE
STUDENT SUCCESS. COMPLETION
GRANT AWARDS. UH 1000 $298 PER
SEMESTER TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE
STUDENTS TAKING 12 TO 14. UNITS
AND $4000 A SEMESTER TO STUDENTS
TAKING 15 UNITS OR MORE
CURRENTLY, IN ORDER TO EARN THE
GRANT, YOU MUST FIRST EARN THE,
UH èC GRANT AND BE TAKING AT
LEAST 12 UNITS IN A SEMESTER,
WHICH IS THE NUMBER REQUIRED TO
BE A FULL TIME STUDENT. THAT
BEING SAID, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES HERE
TODAY, AND THERE IS A POPULATION
OF STUDENTS IN THE DISABLED
STUDENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
WHO RECEIVE A SPECIAL EDUCATION.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THEIR
DISABILITY AND ARE CLASSIFIED AS
FULL TIME AT NINE UNITS. SO UH,
THE GIST OF THIS BILL WOULD BE
ALLOWED TO ALLOW STUDENTS TO
STILL QUALIFY FOR THIS GRANT,
TAKING NINE UNITS INSTEAD OF
TAKING THE FULL 12 UNITS, AND
I'M GONNA PAUSE THERE SINCE WE
HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND HAPPY
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH SUMMER ADDIS. I SEE SOME
LEAD WITNESSES. WE DO HAVE LEAD
WITNESSES AND ALTERNATE OVER TO
THEM. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. I'M DOCTOR TONY
NEWMAN, THE FACULTY COORDINATOR
FOR DISABILITY SERVICES. Dð S¼ P
S¼ AT SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE.
IN DSPS. WE SUPPORT STUDENTS BY
PROVIDING ACCOMMODATIONS. IF A
DEAF STUDENT NEEDS AN
INTERPRETER, THEY GET ONE IF A
STUDENT'S DISABILITY IMPEDES
THEM FROM TAKING A FULL LOAD A
READER REDUCED COURSE LOAD SUCH
AS NINE UNITS IS AN
ACCOMMODATION THAT ALLOWS THEM
TO PRESENT PERSIST. IN PROGRAMS
LIKE OPS. AND THE PROMISED GRANT
DISABILITY SERVICES. Dð S¼ P S¼
WRITES A LETTER EXPLAINING THAT
REDUCED COURSE LOAD IS AN
ACCOMMODATION. THESE STUDENTS
DIDN'T RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF
THOSE PROGRAMS. THE STUDENT
SUCCESS AND COMPLETION GRANT
SHOULD BE NÓ DIFFERENT TODAY. I
TALKED TO A STUDENT WHO MISSED
CLASSES BECAUSE HER CAR BROKE
DOWN YESTERDAY I TALKED TO A
STUDENT WHO WAS $400 SHORT ON
HIS RENT BECAUSE HIS
UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK WAS STOLEN.
HE NOW RECEIVED AN EVICTION
NOTICE. BOTH OF THESE STUDENTS
CARRY NINE UNITS, THESE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS WOULD HAVE MADE
A DIFFERENCE. PELL GRANT. AND
UH, CAL GRANT FUNDS ARE REDUCED
BECAUSE STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES ARE NOT FULL TIME
STUDENTS. STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES HAVE THE SAME
EXPENSES, RENT FOOD AND
TRANSPORTATION AS EVERY OTHER
STUDENT, AND THEY ARE RECEIVING
FEWER FUNDS. AS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS. YOU
WOULDN'T GIVE ONE OF YOUR
CHILDREN LESS BECAUSE THEY HAD A
DISABILITY. TO BE HONEST, YOU'D
PROBABLY GIVE THEM MORE.
CERTAINLY GIVING THEM LESS WOULD
NOT BE AN EQUITABLE PRACTICE.
THEY NEED MORE BECAUSE THEY NEED
MORE SUPPORT AND MORE FINANCIAL
RESOURCES. WHEN WE SUPPORT
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN
THEIR EDUCATIONAL PROCESS, WE
ARE TRULY SUPPORTING THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. AS STUDENTS
GRADUATE, THEY BECOME TAX PAYING
CITIZENS DOING THIS WITHOUT THE
BURDEN OF LOANS IS A BOOST BEING
ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL AND TAKE
15 UNITS AS A PRIVILEGE THAT
MANY STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
DO NOT HAVE PLEASE SUPPORT. A B
1885 WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR
OVER 5000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE
STATE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS OLIVIA GOSSO
MARTINEZ. I'M A POLITICAL
SCIENCE STUDENT AS A COMO CITY
COLLEGE, A REGIONAL AFFAIRS
DIRECTOR FOR THE STUDENT SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, A WOMAN OF COLOR IN A
DISABILITY ADVOCATE. I HOPE TO
ONE DAY TRANSFER TO U èC L A
AND STUDY DISABILITY STUDIES AND
CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHTS
THAT THE CIVIL COMMUNITY I AM A
FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENT. I AM
CURRENTLY TAKING NINE UNITS AND
WOULD LIKELY QUALIFY FOR THE
STUDENTS. SUCCESS COMPLETION,
GRAHAM SHOULD THIS BILL PASS?
TAKE IT. NINE UNITS WILL GIVE ME
MORE TIME TO FOCUS ON MYSELF,
WHICH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
SOMETIMES NEED MORE CLASSES
WOULD MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ME
TO SUCCEED IN MY EXISTING
CLASSES. STUDENTS WITH
DISABILITIES HAVE THE SAME BILLS
AS EVERYONE ELSE, AND SOMETIMES
NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. THIS
FUNDING WILL HELP MINIMIZE
HAVING TO TAKE OUT STUDENT LOANS
WILL LEAD TO GREATER STUDENT
SUCCESS AMONG THE Dð S¼ P S¼
POPULATION, PLEASE SUPPORT A B
1885. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
GOOD AFTERNOON. JUSTIN SELLING
FROM THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, THE
SPONSOR OF A B 1885, WHICH IS
QUICKLY THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER AT
FOR AUTHORING THIS BILL AND
THANK OUR CO SPONSORS THE
STUDENT SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AS WELL AS
THE OTHER SUPPORTERS OF A 1885.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS ASHLEY WALKER
WITH NASSIM IN ON BEHALF OF
CITRUS COLLEGE AND MOUNT SAN
ANTONIO COLLEGE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. CHAIR MEMBERS. MARK
MCDONALD, UH, MG I ADVOCACY ON
BEHALF OF CONTRA COSTA, PALO
VERDE, SAN BERNARDINO, SAN DIEGO
AND SOUTHWESTER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICTS ALL IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, STEPHANIE
GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT
SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA. COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, PROUD TO CO SPONSOR
THANK YOU. MANY DEALS REPRESENT
THE SAN JOSE EVERGREEN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT IN SUPPORT. THE
LATTER IS IN THE MAILBOX. THANK
YOU. OTHER WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM.
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES. ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS SUMMER
BERNER. IS A FANTASTIC, BILL. UM
YEAH. YOU KNOW, YOU'RE MY SEAT,
MAN. SO BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I'M
I'M ASKING TO CO-AUTHOR IT. SO
THE NEXT APPROPRIATE TIME. I'D
BE HAPPY TO CO AUTHOR, UM,
REALLY FANTASTIC TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE FUNDING
THEY NEED TO SUCCEED A GREAT
JOB. THANK YOU SO MUCH ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
THAT ON OUR ARTIST WOULD YOU
LIKE TO CLOSE? I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK BOTH OF OUR WITNESSES. MY
APOLOGIES FOR NOT INTRODUCING
YOU, BUT VERY GLAD THAT BOTH OF
YOU ARE HERE AND THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TESTIMONY AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK THE COMMITTEE FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
YOU SO MUCH ALICE FOR BEING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD, AND
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING A
MEASURE HERE TODAY. I BELIEVE
THIS MEASURE PROVIDES PARITY FOR
OUR DISABLED STUDENTS ATTENDING
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES WHO ARE
CONSIDERED FULL TIME STUDENTS
UNDER THESE PROGRAMS, BUT NOT
ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM A STUDENT
SUCCESS COMPLETION GRANT, WHICH
COULD ASSIST IN TOTAL COST OF
ATTENDANCE. I CONTINUE TO
ENCOURAGE YOU TO WORK WITH
APPROPRIATE FISCAL COMMITTEES.
SINCE YOUR ADEQUATE FUNDING IS
AVAILABLE WITH THE EXPANSION OF
THE STUDENT SUCCESS COMPLETION
GRANT PROGRAM AND I LOOK FORWARD
TO SUPPORTING A MEASURE HERE
TODAY. BUT THAT THE MEASURE IS
DUE PASS. I MEAN, THE
RECOMMENDATION IS DO PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. MADAM
SECRETARY. ROLL CALL, PLEASE. IS
ITEM NUMBER FIVE A B 1885. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG
FONG, I TA I TA I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA EYE BURNER BURNER I
CHEN CHEN I AI ADD, I ADD I,
JACKSON JACKSON, I LOW LOW I
MARS MARS I KIRK SILVA. THAT
MEASURE HAS NINE EYES AND, UH,
WE'LL KEEP THE ROAD OPEN FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO
ADD ON AND IT IS OUT. THANK YOU.
SUMMER AT US. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
UH, WITH THAT, WE'LL, UM OPEN A
ROLE FOR ANY MEMBERS THAT I LIKE
TO ADD ON TO, UH ITEM NUMBER
ONE. WHICH IS THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON ITEM.
NUMBER ONE. THANK YOU. FILE ITEM
NUMBER ONE A B CONSENT A B 1793.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE ARAMBULA. RAMBLA EYE
ACE. LOW LOW I QUI SILVA CORK,
SILVA, I THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES THEN MEASURE HAS 10
EYES. UH, WE'LL KEEP THE ROOT
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS I'D
LIKE TO ADD ON. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER THREE FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE, A. B 18 THREE NINE. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE PUBLIC
SAFETY COMMITTEE. ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA I ACE. LOW LOW I PO
SILVA CORK SILVA. I THAT MEASURE
HAS 10 EYES. WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
I'D LIKE TO ADD ON NEXT UP IS
ITEM NUMBER FOUR FILE ITEM
NUMBER FOUR A B 1841. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA. I CHAN CHAN,
I LO LO, I CORSO CORKS. I.
MEASURE HAS 11 EYES THAT AMERICA
IS OUT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS
ITEM NUMBER FIVE FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE A B 1885. THE MOTION
IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES. PORK
SILVA CORK SILVA EYE THAT
MEASURE HAS 10 EYES WILL KEEP
THE ROLL OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD ON
THANK YOU. IS ITEM NUMBER SIX
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX A B 1891.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
ACE LOW LOW I QUAKY CORKS. I
THAT MEASURE HAS 10 EYES WILL
KEEP THE ROPE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO ADD ON.
NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN A B 1914.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I, A SALLIE.
LOW LOW I CORK SILVA CORK SILVA.
I THANK YOU COLLEAGUES THAT HAS
10 EYES. WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL
OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
I'D LIKE TO ADD ON LAST ITEM IS
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. FILE ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT. A B 1927. THE
EMOTION IS DUE PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, A LOW
LOW I CORK SILVA CORK SILVA. I
THAT ITEM HAS NINE EYES WHEN NOT
VOTING, AND WE'LL KEEP THE
MEASURE OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS. I'D LIKE TO ADD ON.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES
FOR, UH, R, UH, MEETING AND
THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR YOUR
PARTICIPATION HERE TODAY WE'LL
KEEP THE ROLL OPEN FOR FIVE MORE
MINUTES FOR ANYBODY WOULD LIKE
TO ADD ON THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES
AGAIN AND THE TEAM FOR A
WONDERFUL, UH, MEETING. I REALLY
APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WORK AND
EFFORTS IN THIS COMMITTEE
MEETING AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE
AUTHORS AND TO COMMITTEE STAFF
AND TO EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH
TODAY'S HEARING, AND WITH THAT
TODAY'S ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING IS
ADJOURNED.