GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GONNA GET
STARTED WITH THE E S¼ Tð M
COMMITTEE HEARING IT'S TUESDAY
MARCH 19TH 2000. 24. WE'RE GONNA
START AS A SUB COMMITTEE. AND UH
, I'LL ASK THE SERGEANTS TO
PLEASE CALL THE ABSENT MEMBERS.
UM, PRIMARY WITNESSES, TESTIMONY
WILL BE LIMITED TO FOUR MINUTES
TOTAL FOR EACH SIDE. ALL
ADDITIONAL WITNESSES WILL BE
LIMITED TO STATING THEIR NAME.
ORGANIZATION IF THEY REPRESENT
ONE AND THEIR POSITION ON THE
BILL. I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT WE
ARE ACCEPTING WRITTEN TESTIMONY
THROUGH THE POSITION THAT PORTAL
ON THE COMMITTEE'S WEBSITE. WE
WILL HEAR TWO MEASURES TODAY
WITH TWO MEASURES ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. THE FIRST ITEM IS A B.
UH, 25 OR ONE AND, UH, WELL, WE
DON'T HAVE A QUORUM YET, SO
WE'LL PROCEED AGAIN AS A
SUBCOMITTEE. WE HAVE ONE MEMBER
WHO WILL BE PRESENTING THE BILL.
MR. ALVAREZ, PLEASE BEGIN. THANK
YOU, MR CHAIR. GOOD AFTERNOON.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
PLEASED TO INTRODUCE A B
ASSEMBLY BILL 25 01 CUTTING THE
GREEN TAPE. AND WITH ME TODAY WE
HAVE A MORE TOP WHO REPRESENTS
THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WITH UPON
THE SPONSOR OF THIS BILL. I LIKE
TO BEGIN BY THANKING THE CHAIR
FOR HEARING THE ITEM TODAY AND
FOR THE STAFF FOR YOUR WORK WITH
MY OFFICE ON PROVIDING THE
ANALYSIS AND THE FEEDBACK. A B
25 01 WILL AUTHORIZE STATE WATER
RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD AND THE
REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL
BOARDS TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM
PUBLIC AGENCIES FOR PERMITTING
AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORK ON
PROJECTS THAT HAVE A PUBLIC
BENEFIT. THE NEED FOR THIS BILL
BECAME MORE APPARENT IN JANUARY
THIS YEAR. MANY OF YOU HAVE
PROBABLY HEARD ABOUT THE NEWS IN
SAN DIEGO. WE WERE HIT WITH, UH,
ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS THAT BROUGHT
NEARLY THREE INCHES OF RAIN IN
ABOUT EIGHT HOURS, MAKING IT THE
FOURTH WETTEST DAY IN THE CITY
OF SAN DIEGO'S HISTORY SINCE
THEY BEGAN KEEPING RECORDS IN
1850. OVER 800 HOUSEHOLDS WERE
SEVERELY DAMAGED BY THE FLOODING
THAT REACHED NEARLY 5 FT. AND IN
SOME INSTANCES MORE THAN 5 FT. I
SAW THAT MYSELF AND ACROSS
MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE
COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH CRESS,
SHELL TOWN AND MOUNTAIN VIEW. UM
COMMUNITIES OF PRI, PRIMARILY
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, AND, UH,
LOWER INCOME COMMUNITIES. THE
CAUSE OF THE FLOODING WAS AS
PART IN PART DUE TO THE STORM
CHANNELS STORM WATER CHANNELS
THAT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET
MAINTAINED AND UPDATED TO FIT
THE NEW REALITY WHERE CLIMATE
CHANGE IS HAVING A GREATER
IMPACT ON OUR WEATHER. BY
ALLOWING THE WATER BOARDS TO
RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM
PUBLIC AGENCIES SUCH AS THE CITY
OF SAN DIEGO. WE CAN ENHANCE THE
ABILITY FOR THEM TO REVIEW
PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECTS
THAT ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION TO HELP PREVENT
FUTURE INCIDENTS LIKE THE ONE WE
WITNESSED IN SAN DIEGO. THE
AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT FUNDS
FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES IS NOT NEW.
NOR IS IT UNPRECEDENTED. SEVERAL
STATE AGENCIES ALREADY INCLUDING
THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
FISH AND WILDLIFE, THE COASTAL
COMMISSION. AMONG OTHERS BENEFIT
FROM BEING ABLE TO ACCEPT FUNDS
LIKE THESE FROM PUBLIC AGENCIES
TO FACILITATE THE REVIEW OF
PROJECTS. AS CALIFORNIA
EXPERIENCES GREATER IMPACTS FROM
CLIMATE CHANGE. THE DEMAND TO
IMPLEMENT ADDITIONAL PROJECTS IS
GROWING RAPIDLY AND
SUBSTANTIALLY IN CITIES LIKE SAN
DIEGO WANT TO TAKE ACTION. BY
LAW, WATER BOARDS ARE REQUIRED
TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING
AND PERMITTING PROCESS TO ENSURE
THAT THE PROTECTION OF WATER
QUALITY AND OF SENSITIVE
ECOSYSTEMS OCCURS. A B 25 01
WILL ALLOW PUBLIC AGENCIES TO
ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE
WATER BOARDS TO PROVIDE FUNDS
SPECIFICALLY FOR PERMITTING TO
MEET THAT INCREASED DEMAND. THE
BILL DOES NOT REMOVE OR SHIFT
ANY OF THE WATER BOARD'S
RESOURCES. IT SIMPLY ADDS TO
THEIR EXISTING ABILITIES AND
ENHANCES THEIR LEVEL OF SERVICE.
IT'S SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES THAT
ANY FUNDS ACCEPTED THROUGH THIS
AUTHORIZATION CAN ONLY GO TO
PROJECTS OF PUBLIC BENEFIT. AND
ANY AGREEMENTS THAT HAVE TO BE
APPROVED AT A PUBLIC MEETING,
WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO NOTICE
REQUIREMENTS AND PUBLIC INPUT.
WATER BOARDS WILL ALSO UTILIZE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS TO
INFORM THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDE
LONG TERM TRANSPARENCY ON
AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED BY THIS
BILL. MAYBE 25, OR ONE ALIGNS
THE AUTHORITY OF THE WATER
BOARDS WITH THAT OF OTHER STATE
AGENCIES AND IMPROVES THE
STATE'S ABILITY TO MEET THE
DEMAND OF CHANGES. THE BILL IS
ALSO SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. LIKE TURN
IT OVER NOW TO MS MARIA TO WE'LL
TALK ABOUT HOW THIS BILL WILL
BENEFIT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO
SPECIFICALLY AND OTHER LOCAL
AGENCIES. THANK YOU. UM GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I AM WE WERE TOP HERE ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THE
SPONSOR OF A 25 01. THE CITY OF
SAN DIEGO DOES MAINTAIN A VERY
STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR SAN
DIEGO REGIONAL WATER QUALITY
CONTROL BOARD. UM, BUT WE ALL
KNOW THAT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT
THE WATER BOARD HAS THE
RESOURCES TO EFFECTIVELY
PARTICIPATE IN THE PLANNING AND
PERMITTING PROCESSES TO ENSURE
THE PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY
AND ECOSYSTEMS. IN ADDITION TO
THE DEVASTATING, UH, FLOODS THAT
SAN DIEGO EXPERIENCED, UH IN
JANUARY, UH, THE CITY HAS
SEVERAL PROJECTS PENDING THAT
WILL REQUIRE 401 WATER QUALITY
CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER PERMITS
AND APPROVALS FROM OUR REGIONAL
WATER BOARD. EARLY CO ORDINATION
AND ACCEPTANCE OF DESIGN
APPROACHES WILL BE CRUCIAL FOR
US TO MEET THE CONSTRUCTION
DEADLINES SET BY THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT IN ORDER FOR US TO
RECEIVE WITH A FUNDING.
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING, IS THE
CRITICAL PATH FOR MANY OF OUR
PROJECTS, AND WE DON'T WANNA
LEAVE ANY MONEY ON THE TABLE
BECAUSE OF PERMITTING DELAYS DUE
TO UNDERSTAFFING. AS NOTED IN
YOUR ANALYSIS, AND BY THE
AUTHOR, THIS AUTHORITY BUILDS ON
SIMILAR ALLOWANCE PROVIDED IN
CURRENT LAW FOR OTHER REGULATORY
AGENCIES. A B 25 01 DOES NOT
MANDATE THAT LOCALS PROVIDE
FUNDING, BUT INSTEAD PROVIDES
THE AUTHORITY FOR LOCAL AGENCIES
LIKE THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO THAT
WISH TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE
EXCUSE ME OF THIS ALTERNATIVE.
UH, ON BEHALF OF SAN DIEGO MAYOR
TODD GLORIA IN THE CITY OF SAN
DIEGO. RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR
I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M
GONNA ASK TO SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR
OF THIS MEASURE. UH, PLEASE COME
FORWARD STATE, YOUR NAME
ORGANIZATION AND YOUR POSITION
FOR THE RECORD. HØI GOOD
AFTERNOON BRENDA BASS WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU. MAX PERRY
ON BEHALF OF THE SAN DIEGO
REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
ALSO IN SPORT. I SEE NÓ ONE ELSE
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO COME
FORWARD? UH, TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE. OK SO
NÓ ONE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE? OK? I
THINK WE CAN ENTERTAIN A MOTION
IN A SECOND. BUT, UM WE HAVE NÓ
QUORUM. SO WE'LL HOLD OFF UNTIL
WE DO. UH, THANK YOU, MR
ALVAREZ. THANK YOU. WE'LL BRING
UP THE ITEM. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. AUTHOR HERE. MR
HOLDEN.
OK? I'VE TOLD THAT WE NOW HAVE A
QUORUM. AND SO I ASK THE
SECRETARY, PLEASE. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLE. ESTABLISHED COR TO
ESTABLISH TO ESTABLISH QUORUM.
GARCIA GARCIA HERE. HOOVER
HOOVER HERE. CONNOLLY. MCKENNA
MCKENNA HERE. HAPPEN. REYES. TOP
TA HERE. WE HAVE A QUORUM BEFORE
WE, UH PROCEED WITH THE
PRESENTATION. LET ME MOVE. UM A
B 1851 CAN GET A SECOND. OK, WE
HAVE A SECOND AND SO ROLL CALL
ON 1851 UH, I'M JUST, UH, THE
ALVAREZ BILL. I'M SORRY. 25 01
CORRECTION A B 25 01 MO MOTION
IN A SECOND. THIS IS ITEM TWO ON
THE AGENDA. A B 25 01 ALVAREZ.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AND RE
REFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS. GARCIA GARCIA, I
HOOVER HOOVER. I CONNOLLY
CONNOLLY. I MINNER MCKENNA. I
PIN AYE HAPPEN. I REYES Tð Tð I
SO THAT, UM, MEASURE PASSES. WE
WILL LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR
OTHER MEMBERS TO ADD ON AND, UH
PROCEED WITH THE FIRST ITEM. SHE
OK? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 1851, WHICH WOULD CREATE A
PILOT PROGRAM. SCHOOL SITE LED
TESTING. THAT IS A DANGEROUS
TOXIN, AND THERE IS NÓ SAFE
AMOUNT OF LEAD A CHILD'S IN A
CHILD. IN A CHILD'S DRINKING
WATER. EVEN LOW LEVELS OF
EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE LEARNING AND
BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS FOR CHILDREN
AND DAMAGE THEIR ORGANS AND
NERVOUS SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE
U S¼ ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY AS MUCH AS 20% OF A LEAD
OF THE LEAD A CHILD TAKES IN
COMES FROM THEIR DRINKING WATER.
IN 2018 AND AUTHORED A BILL THAT
TASKED THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES AND CONSULTATION WITH
THE STATE WATER BOARD WITH
DEVELOPING REGULATIONS FOR THE
REGULAR TESTING OF LEAD AND
DRINKING WATER OF CHILD DAYCARE
CENTERS. THROUGH THOSE
REGULATIONS. THE LEAD TESTING
STANDARD FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS
IS SET AT FIVE PARTS PER
BILLION. A B F-18 51 BUILDS ON
THAT IMPORTANT WORK BY REQUIRING
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY WATER
SYSTEMS TO COLLABORATE ON
COMPREHENSIVE SAMPLING PLAN TO
TEST FOR LEAD IN DRINKING WATER
AND FOOD PREPARATION, ITS USING
A FIVE PARTS PER BILLION
THRESHOLD. A STANDARD USED IN
MANY OTHER STATES, INCLUDING
MARYLAND, MONTANA AND
WASHINGTON. FAUCETS AND OUTLETS
THAT TEST HIGHER THAN THE LEAD
THRESHOLD ARE REQUIRED TO BE
SHUT DOWN AND EITHER REPLACED OR
PROPERLY FIT, FILTERED. BECAUSE
TRANSPARENCY IS AN IMPORTANT
PART OF THIS PROCESS. SCHOOLS
MUST NOTIFY PARENTS IF OUTLETS
AT THEIR CHILD'S SCHOOLS TEST
ABOVE THE LEAD THRESHOLD. FROM
THE LEAD AND WATER DATA
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
LIMITED TESTING CONDUCTED TO
COMPLY WITH A B 746. WE KNOW
THAT NEARLY ONE IN FIVE
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS HAVE WATER
OUTLETS THAT ARE EMITTING LEAD
AMOUNTS HIGHER THAN THE FIVE
PARTS PER BILLION UNFORTUNATELY
THAT TESTING AROUND ONLY
REQUIRED TESTING OF 1 TO 5 WATER
OUTLETS AT EACH SCHOOL. WHAT'S
WORSE, SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS
WERE ABLE TO KEEP THEIR LEAD
LEACHING FAUCETS OPERATING BY
FLUSHING, A TECHNIQUE WHEREBY A
FAUCET IS LEFT TO RUN FOR 30
SECONDS, THEN TEST IT. A 2020
STUDY BY THE CENTER OF DISEASE
CONTROL ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
A B 746 ESTIMATED THAT AN ACTUAL
LEVEL OF FIVE PARTS PER BILLION
WOULD BE WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN
A NINE FOLD INCREASE IN THE
AMOUNT OF SCHOOLS REQUIRED TO
REMEDIATE THEIR DRINKING WATER.
FROM THE DATA WE HAVE. WE KNOW
THERE ARE MANY FAUCETS LEACHING
LEAD AT SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN ARE
ATTENDING, AND MANY OF THESE
SCHOOLS ARE CONCENTRATED IN LOW
INCOME AREAS PREDOMINANTLY
ATTENDED BY STUDENTS OF COLOR.
AS I'M SURE YOU ALL AGREE OUR
STUDENTS ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
SHOULDN'T DEPEND ON INCOME LEVEL
OR SKIN COLOR. TESTING AND
SUPPORT TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT OF
A 1840 51 IS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
OF CHILDREN NOW. NORA LYNN AND
SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
SUSAN LITTLE. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR VOTE. GOOD AFTERNOON,
MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
NORA LYNN AND I AM WITH
CHILDREN. NOW IT'S A STATEWIDE
POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY
ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON
IMPROVING KIDS, WELL BEING. WE
ARE PROUD TO COSPONSOR A B 1851,
ALONG WITH ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING
GROUP. THIS BILL IMPLEMENTS A
COMPREHENSIVE WATER TESTING AND
LEAD REMEDIATION PILOT PROGRAM
FOR STATE SCHOOLS BUILT BEFORE
2010 BUILDING ON WORK UNDERTAKEN
PURSUANT TO MR HOLDEN'S A B 2370
A B 746. LEAD POISONING.
SCREENING RATES FOR CHILDREN AND
ME ARE LOW LESS THAN 27% OF
ELIGIBLE MEDICAL CHILDREN
RECEIVED BOTH OF THE REQUIRED
TESTS WITH ONLY 45% OF BLACK
KIDS BEING SCREENED. THIS MEANS
TOO MANY KIDS ARE FALLING
THROUGH PREVENTION SAFETY NETS.
IN ADDITION TO BEING A
CHILDREN'S HEALTH ISSUE, LEAD
EXPOSURE IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE ISSUE. A U S¼ EPA
ANALYSIS FOUND THAT COMMUNITIES
OF COLOR AND LOW INCOME
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE AT A
DISPROPORTIONATE RISK OF LEAD
EXPOSURE IN DRINKING WATER.
EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ARE ALSO AT RISK. LEAD EXPOSURE
IN ADULTS IS LINKED WITH AN
INCREASE IN MORTALITY OF 37% FOR
ALL CAUSES 70% FOR
CARDIOVASCULAR AND 100 AND 8%
FOR HEART DISEASE. WE KNOW THAT
ONE SIZE FITS ALL DOESN'T WORK
FOR OUR SCHOOLS, THE FLEXIBLE
REMEDIATION APPROACH IN A B 1851
ALLOWS FOR BOTH FAUCET
REPLACEMENT AND FILTER
INSTALLATION BASED ON THE
SCHOOL'S NEEDS AND CAPACITY. WE
HAVE BEEN AND ARE CONTINUING TO
MEET WITH STATE AND FEDERAL EPA,
EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH
STAKEHOLDERS ON BEHALF OF
CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN'S AND
FAMILIES. I ASK FOR YOUR I GO ON
A B 1851. THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK
YOU AND GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS SUSAN
LITTLE AND I WORK WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP, ONE
OF THE A B 1850 ONE'S CO
SPONSORS. COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL
CONTROLLED LEAD TESTING IN THE
DRINKING WATER OF CALIFORNIA'S
LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTERS,
FOUND THAT ONE IN FOUR CENTERS
THAT IS 1700 OUT OF 665 100
CENTERS EVALUATED HAD WATER LEAD
LEVELS ABOVE THE FIVE PART PER
BILLION LIMIT, AND MANY CENTERS
HAD LEVELS FAR ABOVE THIS
THRESHOLD. 259 CENTERS UP AND
DOWN THE STATE FOUND LEAD LEVELS
BETWEEN 50 1000 PARTS PER
BILLION 10 TO 200 TIMES THE
ALLOWABLE AMOUNT AND NINE
CENTERS FOUND LEAD ABOVE 1000
PARTS PER BILLION, WITH ONE
CENTER DISCOVERING LEVELS OVER
11,000 PARTS PER BILLION. IN
ADDITION EARLY AND VERY LIMITED
LEAD TESTING IN SCHOOL DRINKING
WATER FOUND ELEVATED LEAD IN THE
WATER OF 18% OF SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE CENTERS OF
DISEASE FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION STATES THAT THERE IS
NÓ SAFE LEVEL OF LEAD EXPOSURE
FOR CHILDREN AND THE AMERICAN
ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS RECOMMENDS
THAT WATER CHILDREN DRINK
CONTAIN NÓ MORE THAN ONE PART
PER BILLION LEAD. INFANTS AND
TODDLERS ARE ESPECIALLY
SUSCEPTIBLE TO LEAD'S HARM. ALSO
CONCERNING IS INFORMATION
RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC
CONTRACTOR THAT LED TEST TO THE
WATER AT ALMOST A THIRD OF THE
CHILDCARE CENTERS. ACCORDING TO
THE CONTRACTOR, REPLACEMENT OF
FAUCETS AND FIXTURES DID NOT
BRING LEAD LEVELS BELOW FIVE
PARTS PER BILLION. IN 28% OF THE
OUTLETS REMEDIATED. SO AS WE
WORK TO REMOVE THE LEAD AND
WATER THAT CHILDREN DRINK WERE
FACED WITH NOT ONLY SOLID DATA
INDICATING THAT LEAD IN
CHILDREN'S WATER IN CALIFORNIA
IS AN URGENT PROBLEM, BUT ALSO
QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO REMEDIATE
THEIR LEAD AS QUICKLY AND
EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE WHILE
BEING PROTECTIVE OF CHILDREN'S
HEALTH UNFORTUNATELY, PENDING
FEDERAL REGULATIONS ABOUT LEAD
AND WATER WILL NOT PROVIDE
STATES MUCH GUIDANCE ON HOW TO
REDUCE LEAD LEVELS IN SCHOOLS. A
B 1851 SETS UP A PILOT PROJECT
TO ADDRESS THE URGENT QUESTIONS
AROUND LEAD IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL
DRINKING WATER. THE BILL ALSO
SETS A HEALTH PROTECTIVE GOAL OF
ZERO LEAD IN WATER, CHILDREN
DRINK AT SCHOOLS AND CHILDCARE
FACILITIES. WE'D ASK THAT YOU
SUPPORT THIS PROPOSAL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL
ASK OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
IF THEY WANT TO COME FORWARD AND
SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS
MEASURE, NAME, ORGANIZATION AND
POSITION, PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS AND STAFF MITCH
STEIGER WITH èC F Tð, ALSO IN
SPORT. UM SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ
WITH CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTERS IN SPORT. SAVANNAH
JORGENSEN WITH THE LUTHERAN
OFFICE OF PUBLIC POLICY AND
SUPPORT MR CHAIR MEMBERS. BRYCE
DOHERTY ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS,
CALIFORNIA AND STRONG SUPPORT.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS JESSICA MORAN
WITH THE CALIFORNIA DENTAL
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. HELLO,
WHITNEY FRANCIS WITH THE WESTERN
CENTER ON LAW AND POVERTY AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AND I ALSO
HAVE SUPPORT. UM THESE
ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ASKED US TO
LIST THEIR SUPPORT AS CLEAN
WATER ACTION FAMILIES ADVOCATING
FOR CHEMICAL AND TOXIC SAFETY.
CLEAN EARTH FOR KIDS CENTER FOR
COMMUNITY ACTION AND
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND THE
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION
ON CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. DO WE HAVE ANYONE WISHING
TO REGISTER OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? PLEASE COME FORWARD.
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL.
ELIZABETH ESCOBAR, CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION SCHOOL BUSINESS
OFFICIALS. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE
THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'VE HAD
WITH THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE AND THE
MOST RECENT AMENDMENTS HAVE
ADDRESSED OUR CONCERNS, SO WE
WILL BE REMOVING OUR OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
IAN PADILLA WITH THE COALITION
FOR ADEQUATE SCHOOL HOUSING. WE
DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE AAA
POSITION. BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING
WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE SPONSOR
SINCE, UH, I WOULD SAY DECEMBER
AND WE WORK WITH THE AUTHOR.
ALSO ON A B 249. WE VERY MUCH
APPRECIATE WORKING WITH THEM. UH
UH. AND THEN TAKING OUR CONCERNS
SERIOUSLY, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO,
UH UH UH. MONITOR THE BILL AND
WORK WITH THE AUTHOR AND THE
SPONSORS GOING FORWARD. THANK
YOU. NOT WITH THE POSITION
EITHER. JERRY DESMOND WITH
PLUMBING MANUFACTURERS
INTERNATIONAL, PM. I UH,
CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVE
OF THE LEGISLATION AND OF WORK
WITH THE MEMBER AND CO SPONSORS
ON LEGISLATION IN THE PAST THAT
WE'VE JUST RECENTLY, UH, PUT
TOGETHER SOME POSSIBLE
CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS THAT WE'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THEM
AS THE BILL MOVES FORWARD. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU BRINGING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS. OK? IS THERE A MOTION
TO MOVE THE BILL? MOTION.
THERE'S A SECOND BECAUSE, UH,
COMMENTS IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE
THAT SEEMS LIKE IT'S IN FRONT OF
US EVERY YEAR, AND WE'RE JUST
LOOKING FORWARD. I THINK THE, UH
, THE SPONSORS FOR THEIR LONG
STANDING AND UM AND, UH, INTENSE
SUPPORT FOR MAKING SURE THAT,
UH, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO GET
LEAD OUT OF DRINKING WATER
AROUND OUR KIDS. RESPECTFULLY
ASK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU
HAVE A MOTION RECOGNITION YOU
PASS OR FURTHER THE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. WE'LL CALL THE
QUESTION. THIS IS ITEM ONE. A B
1851 HOLDEN. THE MOTION IS DO
PASS AND RE REFER TO THE
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. GARCIA
GARCIA. I HOOVER HOOVER. I
CONNOLLY CONNOLLY, I MINNER.
MCKENNA I PIN PIN I REYES HUH?
TA YOUR MOTION PASSES.
SO NOW WE'LL, UH UH, MAKE A
MOTION, UH, FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. I'LL MOVE IT. IS THERE
A SECOND? OK, WE HAVE A SECOND
MOTION TO SECOND. I'LL CALL THE
QUESTION. SET CALENDAR. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR CONSISTS OF TWO
BILLS A B 20 THREE 18 PIN AND A
B 2599, THE COMMITTEE ON
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND TOXIC
MATERIALS. BOTH MEASURES HAVE
THE MOTION OF DO PASS AND
REREFER TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH
RECOMMENDATION TO THE CON
CONSENT CALENDAR. GARCIA GARCIA,
I, HOOVER HOOVER. I CONLY
CONOLLY I MCKENNA MCKENNA. I PIN
CAP AND I REYES TA TA. OF THE
CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUT. ALL
RIGHT. WE WILL LEAVE THE ROLL.
OPEN FOR 10 MINUTES FOR, UM LAST
MEMBER TO ADD ON FOR 10 MINUTES.
WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. OK WE'LL
RECONVENE. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF
ITEMS FOR MEMBER TO ADD ON.
WE'LL START WITH THE FIRST ITEM.
MAYBE 1851. I'M SORRY. ITEM.
ITEM A B 1851. THE VOTE STANDS
AT 60 REYES REYES. I SO THAT'S
HOW, UH UNANIMOUSLY ITEM TWO A B
25 Ó ONE ALVAREZ. THE VOTE
STANDS AT 60. REYES REYES, I
AGAIN THAT MEASURES OUT
UNANIMOUSLY. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR IS, UM AT 60. REYES. S¼
I AGAIN. 70 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME, AND WE WILL
ADJOURN.