ALL RIGHT. I LIKE TO CALL THIS
MEETING TO ORDER. UH, GOOD
AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. UH, THIS IS
THE HEARING OF THE ASSEMBLY
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. UM WE DO
NOT. UH UH, WELCOME, MS BONTA. I
WELCOME WE WELCOME. UH, THE REST
OF THE COMMITTEE TO PLEASE JOIN
US IN ROOM 1100. SO WE CAN
ESTABLISH A QUORUM. I UH WELL,
WELCOME ASSEMBLY MEMBER FLORA
WHO WILL BE SERVING AS OUR VICE
CHAIR TODAY, UH, IN ASSEMBLY
MEMBER DOLLY ABSENCE. UH, WE, UH
WE MISS, UH, MISS DOLLY AND, UH,
LOOK FORWARD TO HER RETURNING WE
HAVE 31 BILLS ON FILE TODAY. UH,
ONE BILL. HAS BEEN PULLED BY THE
COMMITTEE. A FILE ITEM NUMBER 20
A B 2245. UH SO THAT WILL NOT BE
HEARD. THAT IS A B 2245. I, UH,
MR ARIO? THERE ARE 15 BILLS ON
CONSENT. UH, THEY ARE A B 1796
WITH AMENDMENTS. A B 1871 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 1884 A B 1913 A B
1930 A B 1939 A B 1955 A B 20 Tð
46 2046. A B 2073 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 2251 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 20 THREE 45 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 2377 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 2588 WITH
AMENDMENTS A B 2630. AND UH, A B
2831 WITH AMENDMENTS. ALL OF
THOSE ARE ON CONSENT, AND SO
YOU'RE HERE FOR ANY OF THOSE
BILLS. THEY WILL NOT UM IT WAS
WE WILL NOT HAVE TESTIMONY ON
THOSE BILLS. WE WILL HAVE A
SPECIAL ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE MR
TA AND HIS VERY SPECIAL GUEST.
UH, A B 18 Ó FIVE AT THE TOP OF
THE HEARING. UH OTHER BELLS WILL
BE HEARD AND SIGN IN ORDER. UH,
FINALLY, UH, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
HOOVER WILL BE PRESENTING FILE
ITEM 14 A B 2050 THREE, UH, ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY MEMBER MATHIS
, UH, AS A REMINDER, UH,
GENERALLY, UH, FOR THE PROCEDURE
EACH BILL, WE HAVE TWO WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT TO WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION, EACH OF WHOM MAY
SPEAK FOR UP TO TWO MINUTES.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THE
HEARING ROOM WILL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO STATE THEIR
POSITION, PLEASE STATE ONLY YOUR
NAME AFFILIATION. AND POSITION
ON THE BILL. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC ARE ALSO WELCOME TO
PROVIDE COMMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT
THROUGH THE POSITION LETTER
PORTAL ON THE ASSEMBLY EDUCATION
COMMITTEE WEBSITE. AND SO WITH
THAT, UM, OUR FIRST AUTHOR IS VÆ
ITEM NUMBER ONE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
TA ASSEMBLY BILL 18 Ó FIVE.
WELCOME.
WELCOME ASSEMBLY MEMBER TO AND
WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR
SPECIAL GUEST? OH, I'M IS YOUR
MIC ON HELLO? YES. UH, I'M HERE
WITH MY VERY SPECIAL GUEST. UH,
SHE WILL RISE. UH, MOVEMENT
ICON. èC VÆ MENDES. WELCOME MS
MENDEZ. AND, UH, YOU'LL BE, UH
TALKING ABOUT THE IMPORTANT
CONTRIBUTION THAT MS MENDEZ THE
IMPACT OF MS MENDEZ HAS HAD, UH
NOT ONLY IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS
BUT ALL SCHOOLS ACROSS AMERICA.
CORRECT SO GOOD AFTERNOON. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
I'M HERE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 18 Ó FIVE BY PARTISAN
MEASURE TO ENSURE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT LEARN THE BLAZING CIVIL
RIGHTS STORY OF MENDEZ VERSUS
WESTMINSTER. I WANT TO BEGIN BY
ACCEPTING THE COMEDIC AMENDMENT
TO A B 18 Ó FIVE WITH WOULD AT
MANDEVILLE TO INSTEAD REQUIRE
THE STRUCTURAL QUALITY
COMMISSION THE NEXT TIME IT
RECOMMEND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
IN HISTORY, SUCH AS SCIENCE, BUT
THE OPTION TO THE STATE BUT
EDUCATION CONSIDER IT IS
VALUATION, RIGHT? TIA FOR
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL CONTENT
ON THE MANDATE VERSUS
WESTMINSTER CASE. THESE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT WOULD MAKE
THE BILL MORE EFFECTIVE AND GET
MENDEZ VERSUS WESTMINSTER CASE
INTO CALIFORNIA HISTORY.
TEXTBOOK TO BETTER REACH STUDENT
AND TEACHER. AND ONE OF THE
THINGS A CHAIR AND COMMITTEE
STAFF. BUT WORKING WITH MY
OFFICE AND THIS BILL I ALSO WANT
THINGS SENATOR TOM UMBER FOR HIS
SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE AND FOR
HIS LEADERSHIP IN PROMOTING
AWARENESS OF THIS LANDMARK CORE
CASE. I'M DEEPLY HONORED TODAY.
TO PRESENT THIS BILL ALONGSIDE
WITH ST VÀ AND CENTRAL MENDES,
THEIR PARENTS, INZO AND MENDES
ALONGSIDE OTHER MEXICAN AMERICAN
FAMILIES SUCCESSFULLY. CHALLENGE
THE THIS REMIT TORY POLICY OF
FOLKS. SEPARATION IN CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL. SO YOUR MANDATE HAS
BECOME A CIVIL RIGHTS ICON.
WORKING TO RAISE AWARENESS. THE
MANDATE VERSUS WESTMINSTER CASE
AND WAS AWARD THE PRESIDENTIAL
MEDAL OF FREEDOM BY PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA. YOU CAN THINK OF
NÓ BETTER WITNESS. TO EXPLAIN
THE SIGNIFICANT OF THE MENDEZ
CASE. IN 1943, THE CHILDREN OF
MENDEZ FAMILY WILL DENY ENTRY
INTO THE 17TH STREET SCHOOL IN
WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA BECAUSE
THEY WERE MEXICAN AMERICAN. THE
CHILDREN WERE TALL INSTEAD. THEY
WOULD HAVE TO ATTEND THE SECRET
MEXICAN ONLY SCHOOL NINE YEARS
OLD SYLVIA MENDEZ, TO WALK PAST
THE WHITE SCHOOL TO THE SCHOOL
OF MEXICAN CHILDREN FURTHER DOWN
THE STREET. MAN THAT'S FAMILY,
ALONG WITH OTHER MEXICAN FAMILY
SUCCESSFULLY. CHALLENGE THIS
THIS REMIT TORY POLICY IN COURT.
I N THE CASE NOW. FAMOUSLY
KNOWN AS MENDEZ VERSUS
WESTMINSTER. TWO MONTHS AFTER
THE NINE CIRCUITS COURT RULE IN
FAVOR OF THE FAMILY GOVERNOR OF
WARREN S¼ VIEW THAT MET
CALIFORNIA, THE FIRST STATE TO
OUTLAW OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL.
DECORATION. MENDEZ VERSUS
WESTMINSTER WERE THE FIRST
FEDERAL LAWSUIT OPENLY TO
CHALLENGE SEPARATE BUT EQUAL
SEPARATION IN CARE TO 12 SCHOOL.
THIS LANDMARK CASE LED TO
CALIFORNIA BECOME THE FIRST
STATE TO OUTLAW ALL PUBLIC
SCHOOL SEPARATION. THE A N F
SEPARATE SCHOOL FOR MEXICAN
AMERICAN CHILDREN, ROSS, ME AND
SOUTHWEST AND PAVED THE WAY FOR
NATIONWIDE SCHOOL. THE
SEPARATION BY SECOND LEGAL AND
STRATEGIC RESIDENT FOR BROWN
VERSUS BOARD OF EDUCATION. AS A
FORMER MAYOR OF WESTMINSTER IN
ALL THE POWER OF THE MANDATE
VERSUS WESTMINSTER CASE. THIS IS
IMPORTANT FOR CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS TO LEARN THE CIVIL
RIGHTS CHALLENGE FACED BY
MEXICAN AMERICAN IN THIS STATE.
CALIFORNIA STUDENT WOULD BENEFIT
FROM LEARNING HISTORICAL LINK
BETWEEN MENDEZ VERSUS
WESTMINSTER AND BROWN VERSUS
BOARD EDUCATION. ENOUGH HOW
CALIFORNIA LED THE WAY THE FIRST
DAY. TO OUTLAW OR PUBLIC SCHOOL.
SEPARATION. HE PASSED A B 18 Ó
FIVE. WE ENSHRINE MANDATE VERSUS
WESTMINSTER LONGSIDE PRO VERSUS
BOCA. IN THE STATE. EDUCATION.
CURRICULUM. THIS LEGISLATION HAS
NÓ OPPOSITION. HE SUPPORT BY THE
CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE, THE P Tð, A AND RA
CITY AND SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND
ENJOY THE PORK FROM A BROAD
COALITION OF CO AUTHORS LOOK
FORWARD TO A B 1805 COMMON LAW
IN CALIFORNIA STUDENT LEARNING
THE STORY OF THE MAN THAT'S
FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA. BE IT TO
ROLL AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS
MOVEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MENDEZ WELCOME. YOU PULL THE
MICROPHONE SO THAT REST OF THE
WORLD CAN HEAR YOU. THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY
. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY
TO HEAR OUR STORY. I HAD BEEN
GOING AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR
OVER 20 YEARS. TALKING ABOUT
MENDEZ VERSUS WESTMINSTER. AND
THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATION
THAT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME, AND
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE ARE FAR FROM
IT. WE HAVE DE FACTO SEGREGATION
AT THIS TIME. I STILL THINK IT'S
SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY KNOW
THE POSSIBILITIES THAT WE HAVE
IN THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY OF
OURS. HOW ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
AS IT WAS AT THAT TIME IN 1947
WHEN MY PARENTS FOUGHT MENDEZ
VERSUS WESTMINSTER, I THINK IT'S
SO IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS. OF
ALL NATIONALITIES TO KNOW THAT
IN THIS WONDERFUL, POWERFUL
COUNTRY OF OURS, ANYTHING IS
POSSIBLE, AND EDUCATION IS A
NUMBER ONE AND I CALL MYSELF IN
EDUCATION ADVOCATE. I AM NOT A
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. I AM AN
EDUCATION ADVOCATE BECAUSE I
LEARNED VERY YOUNG. THAT
EDUCATION WILL GIVE YOU ANYTHING
YOU WANT, AND IT'S NOT. IT HAS
NOT BEEN EASY. AND I KNOW HOW
HARD IT IS FOR SOME STUDENTS, SO
I GO AROUND THE COUNTRY. TALKING
ABOUT THE STORY. MENDEZ VERSUS
WIM. OH, MY PARENTS FOUGHT. TO
HAVE EQUAL EDUCATION FOR ALL AND
I WANT ALL THE STUDENTS IN THIS
WONDERFUL COUNTRY OF OURS TO
KNOW THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ALL
OF THEM TO HAVE THAT SAME EQUAL
EDUCATION AT THIS TIME. AND I
WANT THEM TO KNOW THE ROOTS OF
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED. HOW MENDEZ
VERSUS WESTMINSTER WAS STARTED.
AND HOW I CALIFORNIA WAS THE
FIRST STATE TO BE INTEGRATED.
AND HOW CAN IT NOT BE IN OUR
HISTORY BOOKS THAT CALIFORNIA
OUT OF ALL THE STATES WAS THE
FIRST STATE THAT OUR GOVERNOR
INTEGRATED? THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU FOR
SHARING. YOUR SISTER WILL SAY A
FEW WORDS. THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S
AN HONOR TO BE HERE. UH IT'S
BEEN AN HONOR TO BE JUST AMONG
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE. UM SO ITS
SUCH ACCOMPLISHED PEOPLE I WAS
EDUCATED. MY NAME IS SANDRA
MENDEZ DURAN. I WAS EDUCATED IN
CALIFORNIA, OF COURSE. AND I DID
NOT LEARN ABOUT THE CASE. I AM
THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF GONZALO
AND FELICITAS MENDEZ DID NOT
LEARN ABOUT THE CASE TILL I WENT
TO COLLEGE IN U èC, RIVERSIDE.
AND TOOK A CHICANO STUDIES CLASS
BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS IT NOT
TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS. MY PARENTS
DID NOT DISCUSS THE CASE AT
HOME. BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT'S NOT TALKED ABOUT IS THAT
FIGHTING. THIS CASE WAS A TRUE
STRUGGLE FOR THEM. THEY TOOK
EVERYTHING THEY HAD, INCLUDING
ALL THEIR FINANCES. EVERYTHING
THEY HAD TO FIGHT THIS CASE WHEN
THEY WON, THEY MOVED BACK TO
SANTA SANTA ANA. AND LIFE JUST
WENT ON, AND LIFE WAS DIFFICULT
AND THEY WORKED HARD, SO THEY
NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT BECAUSE
THEY DID NOT REALIZE THE IMPACT
THIS CASE HAD SO I WAS AWAY AT U
èC RIVERSIDE BACK IN THE DAYS
BEFORE CELL PHONES HAD TO STAND
IN LINE AT THE DORM TO CALL MY
MOTHER AND SAY, I AM READING
THIS BOOK. AND THERE ARE NOT A
LOT OF PEOPLE NAMED GONZALO AND
FELICITAS MENDEZ. SO COULD THIS
BE US? AND MY MOTHER SAID. IT'S
IN A BOOK. AND I SAID, YEAH, MOM
, IS THIS REAL? AND SHE SAID YES
, WE FOUGHT BECAUSE THEY
WOULDN'T LET YOUR SIBLINGS INTO
THE SAME SCHOOL AS THE WHITE
KIDS. I HAD TO LEARN THIS IN
COLLEGE, AND ONLY BECAUSE I TOOK
A CHICANO STUDIES CLASS. IT WAS
NOT PART OF THE REGULAR
CURRICULUM. I AM ASKING THAT YOU
CONSIDER PUTTING THIS IN THE
SCHOOL BOOKS BECAUSE IT IS SO
IMPORTANT FOR KIDS AGAIN OF ALL
NATIONALITIES TO KNOW THIS STORY
BECAUSE IT IS NOT A LATINO STORY
. IT IS ABOUT A CAUCASIAN BANKER
. IT IS ABOUT A JAPANESE FAMILY
THAT WERE INTERRED. THERE WERE A
LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE
COUNTRY AT THE TIME. AND IT'S
ABOUT A JAPANESE FAMILY IT IT'S
ABOUT THAT A JEWISH LAWYER, IT'S
ABOUT PEOPLE OF ALL COLORS AND
ALL ETHNICITIES COMING TOGETHER
TO RIGHT OR WRONG, AND THAT'S
THE STORY OF MENDES AND THAT A
YOUNG COUPLE WERE JUST NOT
HIGHLY EDUCATED PEOPLE, NOT
PEOPLE OF WEALTH, BUT JUST
EVERYDAY, HARD WORKING PEOPLE
SAYING THIS IS NOT RIGHT. WHAT
CAN WE DO? THEY HAD NÓ NOTHING.
NÓ COLLEGE EDUCATION NÓ BACKERS
NÓ SUPPORTERS THEY HAD TO FIGHT
TO GET THE OTHER FAMILIES
INVOLVED. BUT WHEN THE OTHER
FAMILY STEPPED UP THEY FOUGHT
AND THEY WON THIS CASE AND I AS
A DAUGHTER, AS I AM EXTREMELY
PROUD, BUT AS A STUDENT OF
CALIFORNIA I'M PROUD OF
CALIFORNIA. I'M PROUD OF
EVERYBODY WORKING TOGETHER. AND
I THINK THAT IT IS A EVERYWHERE
WE'VE BEEN. WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER
THIS COUNTRY AND FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE EVERYWHERE ELSE. PEOPLE
SAY THIS STORY MOTIVATES THEM,
AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT THIS
STORY TOLD BECAUSE IT MOTIVATES
EVERYONE TO KNOW. HOW THINGS CAN
HAPPEN AND THAT PEOPLE CAN
CHANGE THINGS. SO I APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE YOUR TAS
EVERY ALL THE EFFORTS AND ALL
THE WORK THAT'S GONE INTO THANK
YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
FOR SHARING. UM IT'S UH, OUR
HONOR TO HAVE, UH YOU HERE IN
THE HEARING ROOM HERE TODAY. UM,
I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, INVITE ANY
WITNESSES OR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT
IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE AND
TO PLEASE COME FORWARD. CHAIR
MEMBERS JOHN WINGER ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT MARTHA
SARAGOZA DIAZ, REPRESENTING THE
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. JENNIFER BAKER,
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GOOD
MORNING, MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
TRISTAN BROWN WITH èC F Tð, A
UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS. WE
APOLOGIZE FOR A LATE LETTER OR
STATE COUNSEL THIS PAST WEEKEND,
SO EVERY BILL TODAY HAS A LITTLE
ASTERISK THAT WE OR YOU MISS THE
DEADLINE, BUT HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS PAMELA GIBBS,
REPRESENTING THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. WE
ARE SO PROUD TO JOIN IN SUPPORT
OF THIS BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON.
SARAH LILLIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF TEACH PLUS CALIFORNIA IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CASEY ELLIOTT ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
WESTMINSTER AND THE COAST
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IN
THE RANGE OF SANTIAGO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEE NONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEE NONE. LET ME BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, MS BONTA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M UH, VERY
PROUD AND HONORED TO BE A
PRINCIPAL CO-AUTHOR ON THIS BILL
. THANK YOU, UH, MR TOUGH FOR
ALLOWING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TO THIS IMPORTANT, BILL.
WE ALL KNOW LITTLE ROCK NINE. WE
ALL KNOW RUBY BRIDGES. WE ALL
KNOW BROWN VÆ BOARD OF
EDUCATION. I, AS A LAW SCHOOL
STUDENT LEARNED FOR THE FIRST
TIME ABOUT MENDEZ VÆ WESTMINSTER
AS A BLACK LATINA WHEN I WAS IN
LAW SCHOOL, UM AND I LEARNED
ABOUT THE CRITICAL AND REALLY
LIFE SAVING ACTIONS OF THE
MENDEZ FAMILY AS A MEXICAN
AMERICAN TENANT FARM FAMILY. UH
ENSURING THAT I HAD THE ABILITY
TO BE AT THAT LAW SCHOOL. SO I
WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS MEASURE, AND I
BELIEVE THAT EVERY STUDENTS
STARTING IN ELEMENTARY HAS THE
RIGHT TO LEARN ABOUT THIS
CRITICAL HISTORY AND THE
IMPORTANCE OF FIGHTING FOR
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY EDUCATION
WITHIN, UH NOT UNDER THE IDEAL
OF SEPARATE BUT EQUAL BUT FULLY
INTEGRATED EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. SO THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
BILL. THANK YOU, MR NÓ. MR
ALVAREZ. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM
I WANNA THANK THE MENDEZ FAMILY
FOR, UH, THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE
TO SHARE YOUR STORY AND CONTINUE
TO BE EDUCATION ADVOCATES FOR
STUDENTS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS. UM
CERTAINLY, UH, ADMIRE THE WORK
THAT WAS DONE IN. UH I'M SURE
YOU'RE A RECOGNITION WITH THE,
UM UH, PRESIDENTIAL AWARD. UM IS
IN HONOR OF YOUR PARENTS AND
WHAT THAT MEANS TO YOUR FAMILY.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR SHARING
YOUR STORY. UM IT REMINDS ME A
LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY THAT I
LEARNED IN IN SAN DIEGO OF
ANOTHER CASE THAT ISN'T REALLY
WELL KNOWN, BUT IT WAS, UM UM
ALVAREZ VERSUS LEMON GROVE,
WHICH I KNOW, YOU KNOW. WELL I
NÓ RELATION BY THE WAY, UH,
ALVAREZ NOT NOT AT ALL RELATED.
UM BUT BUT I ALSO ONLY LEARNED
IN COLLEGE. UM, EVEN THOUGH IT
HAPPENED LITERALLY IN MY OWN
BACKYARD. AND SO, UM THE COURAGE
OF YOUR FAMILY AND THEIR FAMILY.
CERTAINLY UH BROWN VERSUS BOARD
OF EDUCATION WOULD NOT HAVE
OCCURRED WITHOUT SO MUCH OF THE
FOUNDATION IN THE THIRTIES IN
YOUR CASE IN THE FORTIES,
ULTIMATELY TO THE DECISION, SO,
UM I PROUD TO SUPPORT AND I
WOULD BE HONORED TO BE, UH, ADD
IT AS A CO-AUTHOR TO YOUR BILL.
MR. TA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK
YOU, UM M, ADDIS. NÓ. I WANNA DO
A BIT OF A ME TOO, AND SAY THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I'M A SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHER, UH BY TRADE
AND MUCH OF THE DESEGREGATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
IS FOUNDED IN, UH, THIS CASE IN
BROWN VERSUS BOARD OF EDUCATION
AND OTHER CASES THAT, UM DE
SEGREGATED HIRED TO STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES BEING INCLUDED
AND THEN, UH, WORKED FOR MUCH OF
MY CAREER WITH STUDENTS WHO ARE
LEARNING ENGLISH AS AN
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, AND MANY OF
THE GAINS WE'VE MADE REALLY GOES
BACK TO THIS CASE AND OTHER
DESEGREGATION CASES. SO I WANNA
SAY A DEEP. UH, THANK YOU TO YOU
AND TO YOUR FAMILY FOR THE WORK
THAT IS STILL CHANGING LIVES FOR
CHILDREN TODAY. AND WOULD BE
PROUD TO CO AUTHOR IF YOU'RE
ACCEPTING ADDITIONAL CO AUTHORS.
THANK YOU ANY OTHER COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE? NÓ, UM LET'S
SEE. UH, BEFORE WE GO ANY
FURTHER, LET ME UH UH, AS A
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE
THE ESTABLISHED SUU KYI HERE,
LAURA WE'RE HERE AT THAT IS
HERE, ALVAREZ. PONTA. HERE TO
HEAR HOOVER. OVER HERE. MCCARTY
RIGHT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. OCEAN'S
BEEN MADE AND SECONDED, MR TAO,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I UM AS FOR I WILL
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR Tð, UH, FOR
BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE
FORWARD. UH THANK YOU TO THE
MENDEZ SISTERS. UH OR, UH,
JOINING US TODAY. UM I WOULD
ALSO, UH, BE HONORED IF I CAN BE
ADDED AS A CO-AUTHOR TO THIS
IMPORTANT BILL. UH AND, UH, MS
MENDEZ I. I THINK IF YOU LOOK
BEHIND YOU, YOU'LL SEE MANY
STUDENTS WHO ARE PART OF YOUR
LEGACY. AND SO, UH UM, I, I HOPE
THAT THEY ALL HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YOU. UM AND,
UH UH, YES, I. I SINCE BEEN MADE
IN SECONDED. UM, MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
FILE ITEM ONE. A B 1805. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MAR SUU KYI I
FLORA FLORA, I ADDIS, I ADDIS, I
ALVAREZ ALVAREZ, I BONTA I BONTA
I HOOVER HOOVER. I MCCARTY. 60,
THE BELL IS OUT.
CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. I REALLY, REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. AND
HOPEFULLY YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE
TO MEET THERE. SOME OF THE
STUDENTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
JOINING US. OK? ALL RIGHT. UH,
WHY DON'T WE, UH TAKE CARE OF
THE CONSENT CALENDAR. UM
INDICATED EARLIER. THERE ARE 15
BILLS ON CONSENT, AS INDICATED
ON THE AGENDA. UH, DO I HAVE A
MOTION TO ADOPT THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? SECOND MOTION HAS BEEN
MADE AND SECONDED. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
ON THE CALENDAR. MARCI MARUCCI,
I FLORA FLORA. I ADDIS, I ADDIS
I ALVAREZ ALVAREZ, I BONTE BON.
I HOOVER HOOVER. I MCCARTY
PARTY. I ALL RIGHT. CONSENT. UH,
CALENDAR HAS BEEN ASKED, UM WE A
RE GOING TO SIGN AN ORDER. SO MR
RAMOS FIRE ITEM NUMBER THREE A B
1821. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN
BY ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AND THANKING YOU AND
YOUR STAFF FOR WORKING WITH OUR
OFFICE TO, UM, GET THROUGH THOSE
AMENDMENTS. FOR FAR TOO LONG.
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE IN
THEIR HISTORY HAS BEEN IGNORED
OR MISREPRESENTED, REPRESENTED
IT IN THE STATE CLASSROOMS,
INSTRUCTION OF THE SPANISH
COLONIZATION AND THE GOLD RUSH
PERIODS LEAVE OUT THE TRUE
IMPACT ON CALIFORNIA'S FIRST
PEOPLE THAN IN MANY CASES LED TO
ATROCITIES, GENOCIDE AND THE
TAKING OF LAND FORCEFULLY FROM
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE. THOSE
HISTORICAL OMISSIONS IN
CURRICULUM ARE MISLEADING AND
PREVENT OUR STUDENTS FROM
LEARNING AN ACCURATE HISTORY OF
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE. I AM
GRATEFUL THAT NATIVE AMERICAN
LEADERS HAVE CONTINUED TO WORK
TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE HISTORY.
OF OUR PEOPLE IS PRESENTED IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. MY BILL
WOULD BUILD UPON MY PREVIOUS
EFFORTS ON ACCURATE HISTORY AND
MAKE IT A REQUIREMENT THAT
SCHOOLS TEACH ON THE TREATMENT
AND PERSPECTIVES OF NATIVE
AMERICANS DURING THE SPANISH
COLONIZATION PERIODS AND THE
GOLD RUSH ERAS. BUT THEY SHOUT
TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT ON
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE DURING
THOSE PARTS OF HISTORY IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I'M PROUD
TO HAVE THE SUPPORT OF VARIOUS
GROUPS ACROSS THE STATE AND THE
BILL SPONSORS. THE SBA TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT, THE SEMON TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT. AND THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION TONY THURMAN. WITH
ME TO TESTIFY ON BEHALF OF THE
SALMON. WELL, TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
IS FRANK MOLINA. AND ON BEHALF
OF THE SUB BOBA TRIBAL
GOVERNMENT, CHAD MAYS. WELCOME.
PLEASE PROCEED. CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND
FRANK MOLINA AND I'M TESTIFYING
ON BEHALF OF THE SAME MISSION
INDIANS AND OUR VICE CHAIRMAN
JOHNNY HERNANDEZ, WHO WAS UNABLE
TO JOIN YOU TODAY. JUST A FINE
AND SUPPORT OF A B 1821 A BILL
TO AMEND THE EDUCATION CODE
REGARDING STUDENT INSTRUCTION TO
INCLUDE THE FACTUAL AND ACCURATE
HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA'S FIRST
PEOPLE. FOR TOO LONG. THE TRUTH
ABOUT TRIBAL CULTURES, LANGUAGES
, TRADITIONS AND THE CRIMES AND
ATROCITIES INFLICTED UPON MANY
GENERATIONS OF NATIVE NATIVE
PEOPLE, HAS BEEN ELIMINATED FROM
MAINSTREAM CONVERSATION,
ESPECIALLY IN THE CLASSROOM.
THIS HAS BEEN NOTHING SHORT OF A
BETRAYAL TO NATIVE PEOPLE. WHAT
NATIVE AMERICANS HOLD AS TRUE IS
VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS
TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS. THIS HAS LEFT
THEM VULNERABLE AND HAS CAST
DOUBT ABOUT THEIR PLACE IN
CALIFORNIA. THIS BILL WILL HELP
ENSURE FUTURE GENERATIONS WON'T
EXPERIENCE THE SAME PAIN MOVING
FORWARD. MOREOVER THIS BILL WILL
ENSURE THAT ALL CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE NATIVE AMERICAN
EXPERIENCE AS A PART OF THEIR
EDUCATION. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
STUDENTS AND COMMUNITIES TO HAVE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT
IN UNDERSTAND CALIFORNIA'S FIRST
PEOPLE. PAST GENERATIONS WITHIN
ALL TRIBES HAVE LIVED THROUGH
VIOLENT REPRESSION OF THEIR
LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY
IN SCHOOLS. SAN MANUEL TOOK A
GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO BRIDGE
THIS DIVIDE. IN SAN BERNARDINO,
A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SAN
MANUEL'S TRIBAL CITIZENS AND
EDUCATORS CREATED THE SAN
BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT TITLE SIX INDIAN
EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THE LATE
EIGHTIES. THE PROGRAM HAS ITS
ORIGINS IN THE WORK OF TRIBAL
ELDERS FROM SAM MANUEL, WHO FOR
DECADES BEFORE WENT TO LOCAL
SCHOOLS ON THEIR OWN TO SHARE
THEIR CULTURE WITH STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS WHILE BUILDING
RELATIONSHIPS ON A SCHOOL BY
SCHOOL BASIS. THE UNDERSTOOD
THAT IF THEIR CHILDREN IN OTHER
NATIVE CHILDREN WITNESS
AUTHENTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, IT WILL HELP
TO AFFIRM THEIR IDENTITIES,
LEADING TO BETTER OUTCOMES AND
CLOSING THE DIVIDE BETWEEN
SCHOOL AND HOME. TO CONTINUE THE
PATH FORWARD BY THE SAN MANUEL
ELDERS. FOUR YOUNG FATHERS FROM
THE RESERVATION ASSEMBLY MEMBER
JAMES RAMOS, BEING AMONG THEM
BEGAN THE COLLABORATION WITH SAN
BERNARDINO CITY COUNTY SCHOOLS
AND CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO IN
1998. ORGANIZED LARGE SCALE
FIELD TRIPS OF STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS OFFERING A WEEK LONG
CALIFORNIA INDIAN CULTURAL
AWARENESS EVENT IN HONOR OF THE
STATE'S NATIVE AMERICAN DAY. AT
THIS EVENT, NATIVE PEOPLE BECOME
THE TEACHER TO STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS ALIKE, PRESENTING THE
FACTUAL ACCOUNTS OF TRIBAL
COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES. A B
1821 IS A CRITICAL AND POSITIVE
STEP FORWARD THAT HELPS ENSURE
FUTURE GENERATIONS KNOW AND
UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH. IT ALSO
BUILDS UPON THE FOUNDATION OF A
B 17 0 THREE, THE CALIFORNIA IN
INDIAN EDUCATION ACT. IT WAS A
PILLAR DAY FOR INDIAN COUNTRY
WHEN A B 17 AND THREE WAS SIGNED
INTO LAW. IT IS AN IMPORTANT
TRUTH TO BE TOLD, WHICH REQUIRES
PATIENCE AND RESPECT WHEN
SEEKING TO CAPTURE THE AUTHENTIC
AND REAL TRUTH OF NATIVE PEOPLE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PASSAGE
OF A B 1821 AND ENCOURAGE EACH
OF YOU TO CONSIDER THE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT THIS WILL
HAVE ON FUTURE GENERATIONS KNOW
AND UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH OF
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
THIS TESTIMONY WITH YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU, MR MOLINA. AND UH,
WELCOME BACK A CELL MEMBER MÁS.
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I'M CHAD
MAYES WITH CAPITAL ADVOCACY. I'M
HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THE SABO
BAND OF LUO INDIANS AND ACTING
AS A PROXY FOR CHAIRMAN ISAIAH
VIVANCO. SO BUBBA STANDS UNITED
IN OUR SUPPORT FOR A B 1821
LEGISLATION DEEPLY RESONANT WITH
OUR VALUES AND CRITICAL FOR
HONORING THE TRUTH OR COLLECTIVE
HISTORY. A B 1821 IS A CALL FOR
TRUTH. THIS LEGISLATION WILL
REQUIRE THAT CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS
ACCURATELY TEACH THE IMPACTS OF
THE SPANISH MISSION IN GOLD RUSH
ERAS, A NATIVE AMERICAN
COMMUNITIES, THESE PERIODS
MARKED SOME OF THE DARKEST
CHAPTERS IN OUR HISTORY.
CHARACTERIZED BY FORCED ASSIM,
ASSIMILATION, DISPLACEMENT AND
PROFOUND SUFFERING. MAYBE 1821
IS A STEP IN CREATING A MORE
RELEVANT AND ACCURATE CURRICULUM
FOR ALL CALIFORNIA STUDENTS
DURING THE SPANISH MISSION ERA,
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WERE STRIPPED
OF THEIR CULTURAL IDENTITIES AND
SUBJECTED TO HARSH LABOR. THE
GOLD RUSH ERA FURTHER ESCALATED
VIOLENCE AND DISPLACEMENT WITH
1850 ACT FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND
PROTECTION OF INDIANS LEGALIZING
INJUSTICES THAT STILL ECHO
TODAY. YET AMIDST THIS ADVERSITY
, OUR ANCESTORS SHOWED
RESILIENCE AND RESISTANCE. IT'S
DRIVING TO PRESERVE OUR
CULTURES, LANGUAGE, LANGUAGES
AND TRADITIONS, THEIR SURVIVAL
AND THE ENDURING SPIRIT OF
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES
UNDERSCORE THE CRITICAL NEED FOR
A CURRICULUM THAT REFLECTS OUR
TRUE HISTORY. BY SUPPORTING 1821
. WE ADVOCATE FOR AN EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM THAT ACKNOWLEDGES THESE
HISTORICAL TRUTHS AND CELEBRATES
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF NATIVE
AMERICANS TO CALIFORNIA'S RICH
TAPESTRY. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT
CORRECTING INACCURACIES. IT'S
ABOUT FOSTERING RESPECT,
UNDERSTANDING AND
RECONCILIATION. OUR CHILDREN AND
STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA MUST
LEARN FROM A CURRICULUM THAT
REFLECTS HISTORICAL FACTS WITH
INTEGRITY, ESPECIALLY THOSE
PERTAINING TO THE SIGNIFICANT
CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF
NATIVE AMERICANS. BY SUPPORTING
A B 1821. THIS LEGISLATURE HAS
THE POWER TO CORRECT HISTORICAL
INACCURACIES AND PROVIDE A
PLATFORM FOR UNDERSTANDING THE
PROFOUND EFFECTS OF THESE THESE
ERAS HAD ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
UH, WE ASK THAT YOU SEIZE THIS
OPPORTUNITY WITH A B 1821 TO
EDUCATE FUTURE GENERATIONS ON
THE FULL SPECTRUM OF OUR SHARED
HISTORY, ENSURING A LEGACY OF
TRUTH AND INCLUSIVITY. THANK YOU
FOR THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO
SPEAK TODAY, MR CHAIRMAN. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL,
PLEASE COME FORWARD. HØI THERE.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS RACHEL BW FROM
A èC LU CALIFORNIA ACTION AND
STRONG SUPPORT. JENNIFER BAKER
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT. CHRIS LINDSTROM,
CALIFORNIA TRIBAL BUSINESS
ALLIANCE AND STRONG SUPPORT. I
JUAN HERRERA WITH THE SAN MANO
BAND OF MISSION INDIANS AS A
SPONSOR AND SUPPORT MARTHA
ZARAGOZA DIAZ, REPRESENTING THE,
UH DELTA KAPPA GAMMA, CALIFORNIA
IN STRONG SUPPORT. SARAH LIIS
WITH, CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
MARISSA MARA, LEGISLATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR STATE
SUPERINTENDENT, TONY THURMOND.
STRONG SUPPORT MR CHAIR MEMBERS,
ADAM KAGAN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT MISTER
CHAIRMAN. I'M DOLAN WITH INLAND
CONGREGATIONS UNITED FOR CHANGE
HERE IN STRONG SUPPORT. MISTER.
èC E Ó OF POWER ON PARADE
WHERE A FOUNDATION THAT WORKS IN
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS. AND
STROKE SUPPORT. THANK YOU, MR
THANK YOU. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. SEEING
NÓ ONE COMING FORWARD ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? THE NUN. BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE. MR. ALVAREZ, MS
BONTA. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. UH,
I WANNA THANK MR RAMOS FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. UM AS A
PARENT OF TWO. ONE WHO IS, UH,
HEADING TO HIGH SCHOOL NOW AND
ONE WHO IS IN THE MIDDLE. I SAID
EARLIER. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.
TODAY IS MY SON'S BIRTHDAY. HE'S
1/4 GRADER. FOURTH GRADE, AS WE
ALL KNOW IS A IS A IMPORTANT
YEAR WHERE YOU LEARN A LOT ABOUT
CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY. UH, AS
I'VE SHARED WITH MR RAMOS
PERSONALLY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO SEE UH UH WHAT MY CHILD IS
LEARNING AND HOW ACCURATE IT IS
GIVEN, UH, THE HISTORY OF THE
STATE, AND SO, UM YOU KNOW, WE
AS PARENTS TRY TO PROVIDE
ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT
HISTORY AND CERTAINLY ON THIS
PARTICULAR ISSUE AS MISSIONS ARE
SUCH AN IMPORTANT UM OR OR HAVE
SUCH A HEAVY WEIGHT IN THE
INSTRUCTION OF FOURTH GRADE, UH,
IN HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA. UH,
IT'S IMPORTANT FOR IT TO BE
ACCURATE, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
REFLECT WHAT CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
THE ROWS OF CALIFORNIA AND YOUR
BILL IS, UM, IS ACTUALLY QUITE
SIMPLE AND IT IT'S BEAUTY IS IN
IS IN ITS SIMPLICITY, WHICH IS
JUST TO HAVE MAKE SURE THAT
INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE
SPANISH MISSIONS IN CALIFORNIA
OR THE GOLD RUSH ERA, ALSO,
INCLUDING INCLUDE INSTRUCTION
REGARDING THE TREATMENT OF
NATIVE AMERICANS DURING THAT
SAME PERIOD UM, THAT'S THAT'S
WHAT THIS BILL DOES. AND IT'S
SIGNIFICANT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS,
UH A VERY SMALL CHANGE, AND SO I
WANT TO THANK YOU AS A PARENT OF
SOMEONE WHO'S STILL GONNA GO
THROUGH OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
THAT I HOPE THAT, UM MY
LIMITATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF
NATIVE AMERICANS AND THEIR
HISTORY IN OUR STATE. UH, IS, UM
RECEIVES ADDITIVE SUPPORT FROM
INSTRUCTION AT THE SCHOOL WHERE
MY KIDS ARE LEARNING ABOUT WHO
THEY ARE AS CALIFORNIANS, AND
CERTAINLY WHAT AMERICA WHAT, UH,
NATIVE AMERICANS MEANT TO
CALIFORNIA AND THEIR
SIGNIFICANCE. SO I THANK YOU FOR
MAKING MY CHILDREN AND FUTURE
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION, MUCH MORE
INCLUSIVE AND MUCH MORE, UM
THOROUGH AND REAL SO THAT WE GET
TO LEARN ABOUT OUR HISTORY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING
SO, AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE
BILL. THANK YOU AND MOVE IT AT
WHEN APPROPRIATE. THANK YOU, UH,
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND
SECONDED, MS MONTA. SECOND OR IF
IT HAPPENED OVER THERE. I JUST
WANTED TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING FORWARD THIS BILL AS A
MOTHER OF THREE KIDS WHO'VE GONE
THROUGH CALIFORNIA PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. WHO DID HAVE TO DO A
MISSION PROJECT IN THE FOURTH
GRADE. AND WHO HAD TO WRESTLE
WITH ESSENTIALLY BEING TAUGHT A
LIE. BY THEIR SCHOOL SYSTEM
ABOUT THE TREATMENT. OF NATIVE
AMERICANS, UH, WITHIN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. I'M VERY THANKFUL
TO THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS BILL. UH, I THINK
IT IT'S THE START OF A VERY LONG
ROAD THAT WE NEED TO TAKE IN
TERMS OF OVERALL. UH, LIFTING UP
OF THE CURRICULUM RELATED TO
NATIVE AMERICANS AND INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. UH BUT CERTAINLY
VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT. WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW TO
CORRECT A LONG STANDING WRONG,
UH, THROUGH THIS, UH, REPARATIVE
LEGISLATION. SO THANK YOU, MR
RAMOS AND YOU ARE OPEN TO TAKING
CO AUTHORS. I WOULD LOVE TO CO
AUTHOR THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE
MM-HMM ALL RIGHT. IS ADDIS. I'LL
DO ANOTHER QUICK. UH, ME, TOO.
AND THANK YOU FOR THIS BILL. I
THINK IT STRIKES A REALLY
IMPORTANT NOTE IN BEING ADDITIVE
, UH, ABOUT HISTORY AND, UH, NOT
ERASING, UH, ANYBODY'S HISTORY
AND VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR
PERSPECTIVE ON THIS AND WOULD BE
HONORED TO CO-AUTHOR. IF YOU'RE
ACCEPTING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ALL RIGHT, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS
FROM THE COMMITTEE? NÓ, UH,
CHAIRMAN RAMOS. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. I I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THIS BILL. I KNOW
OUR PERSONALLY SIGNIFICANT AND
IMPORTANT. THIS BILL IS FOR YOU.
I GET IT. AND I WOULD ALSO BE
HONORED IF YOU WOULD ADD ME AS A
CO-AUTHOR TO YOUR BILL. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR. CHAIR. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR THOSE COMMENTS AND IT
IS DRASTICALLY NEEDED HERE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO GIVE
THE TRUE ACCURATE HISTORY OF
CALIFORNIA'S FIRST PEOPLE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND I ASK
FOR YOUR EYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND
SECONDED. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. HIGH ITEM
THREE A B 1821. THE MOTION IS
DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MAYOR SUU KYI.
MAY I, FLORA? ADD, I ADD. I
ALVAREZ IF IFI HOOVER HOOVER. I
MCCARTY MCCARD I 60. THE BILL IS
OUT. CONGRATULATIONS. I SEE MR
CARRILLO NEXT, BUT I DON'T SEE
HIM IN THE ROOM. AND SO I SEE.
AND IS MS REYES. I AGAIN SO WE
WILL TAKE A FILE ITEM. 30. UH,
ASSEMBLY BILL 2724. I MISS
REYES.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT A B 2724.
BUT FIRST I'D LIKE TO NOTE THAT
I WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
A 2724 WILL PROVIDE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA THE
OPPORTUNITY AND THE RESOURCES
NEEDED TO PREREGISTER TO VOTE BY
THE END OF 11TH GRADE. EVERY
ELECTION CYCLE. WE DISCUSS HOW
LOW LOW VOTER TURNOUT FROM ALL
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AFFECTS OUR
ELECTIONS. UNFORTUNATELY MILL
MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS PASS UP
ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE
THEIR DEMOCRATIC RIGHT TO VOTE
AT EVERY ELECTION. ONE CRITICAL
STRATEGY WE CAN EMPLOY TO
ADDRESS THIS IS BY ENSURING THAT
CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO
VOTE ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE. BUT
RED PRE VOTER PRE REGISTRATION
IS AN EXCELLENT TOOL THAT MAKES
IT POSSIBLE FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR
OLDS TO PREREGISTER TO VOTE SO
THAT UPON THEIR 18TH BIRTHDAY,
THEY ARE AUTOMATICALLY
REGISTERED VOTERS. HOWEVER
CURRENTLY ONLY 11% OF 16 AND 17
YEAR OLDS IN CALIFORNIA ARE
ACTUALLY PREREGISTERED TO VOTE.
BY FOCUSING ON OUR YOUTH AND
BRINGING THE RESOURCES TO THEM
AT THEIR HIGH SCHOOLS. WE CAN
ENSURE MORE CALIFORNIANS,
ESPECIALLY YOUNG CALIFORNIANS
ARE VOTING AND DEVELOPING THE
HABIT OF DOING SO AT AN EARLY
AGE. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IS
INVALUABLE. WHICH IS WHY WE NEED
A B 2724. A HIGH SCHOOL VOTER
REGISTRATION ACT SO MORE VOICES
CAN BE HEARD AT THE POLLS ON
ELECTION DAY. HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. OUR NÓ AM
AND JOHN HUDDLE. BOTH ARE YOUTH
LEADERS FROM THE INLAND EMPIRE
AND ARE AND ARE WITH OUR
SPONSORS THE INLAND
CONGREGATIONS. UNITED FOR
CHANGE. HELLO THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS NORA PHAM
AND I AM A SENIOR AT RIVERSIDE
STEM ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL. I'M
HERE TO EXPRESS MY STRONG
SUPPORT FOR A B 2724 A BILL THAT
HOLDS AMENS POTENTIAL TO EMPOWER
YOUTH LIKE MYSELF TO BECOME
INFORMED AND ENGAGED
PARTICIPANTS IN OUR DEMOCRACY
GROWING UP IN AN ERA DEFINED BY
SOCIAL MEDIA IN A CONSTANT
STREAM OF NEWS, MANY OF MY PEERS
AND I HAVE DEVELOPED STRONG
BELIEFS IN A DESIRE TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
HOWEVER DESPITE OUR PASSION AND
ENTHUSIASM, WE OFTEN FEEL
UNCERTAIN ABOUT HOW TO TRANSLATE
OUR CONVICTIONS INTO MEANINGFUL
ACTION. VOTING CAN BE THE START.
LIKE MANY OTHER FIRST GENERATION
AMERICANS, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WAS NOT A TOPIC
COMMONLY DISCUSSED IN MY
HOUSEHOLD. GROWING UP, VOTING
FELT LIKE A DISTANT CONCEPT,
SOMETHING RESERVED FOR ADULTS OR
THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY WELL
VERSED IN THE INTRICACIES OF
POLITICS. IT WASN'T UNTIL
EXTENDING MY HAND INTO CLUBS
LIKE YOUNG DEMOCRATS, SOCIALISTS
OF AMERICA IN ORGANIZATIONS LIKE
THE INC INLAND CONGREGATION
UNITED FOR CHANGE THAT I BEGAN
TO UNDERSTAND THE PROFOUND
IMPACT EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN HAVE
ON SHAPING OUR SOCIETY. ONLY
THEN DID I TRULY UNDERSTAND THE
PHRASE EVERY VOTE COUNTS. WE
LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WE LEARN
THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY AND
STUDY THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE
SCIENCES. YET WE ARE NEVER
ADEQUATELY EMPOWERED TO LEVERAGE
THIS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH VOTING. A
B 2724 PRESENTS A CRUCIAL
OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS GAP
BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE VOTER
EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS. IT
LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF CIVIC
ENGAGEMENT. IT WILL SEND A
POWERFUL MESSAGE THAT OUR VOICES
MATTER AND THAT OUR VOTES HAVE
THE POWER TO SHAPE THE FUTURE OF
NOT ONLY OUR STATE, BUT OUR
NATION. LASTLY IT WILL TAKE THE
FIRST STEP IN PLACING VOTER
LITERACY AT A HIGHER STANDARD,
STARTING WITHIN OUR CURRICULUM.
WITH THE RIGHT RESOURCES AND
SUPPORT, WE CAN HARNESS OUR
PASSION AND ENERGY TO ADDRESS
THE PRESSING ISSUES FACING OUR
SOCIETY FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, L
GB Tð Q RIGHTS TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
, BUT WE NE WE NEED YOUR HELP TO
MAKE THIS VISION A REALITY. IT
STARTS WITH YOU, EVERY COMMITTEE
MEMBER HELP US SUPPORT AND GIVE
ENERGY TO EVERY STUDENT AND GIVE
EVERY STUDENT IN CALIFORNIA THE
EDUCATION IN ORDER TO HAVE A
VOICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. HELLO MY NAME
IS JOHN HARROW. AND I'M A SENIOR
ROYAL BAY HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN
MARINO. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO
DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF A B
2724. A B 2724 SEEKS TO INCREASE
VOTER REGISTRATIONS AMONG YOUTH
IN CALIFORNIA. BY ENLIGHTENING
STUDENTS AND THEIR VOTING RIGHTS
AND PREREGISTERING THEM TO VOTE.
A B 2724 IS, THOUGH THAT WILL
EMPOWER AND FORM A CULTURE WHERE
STUDENTS WILL ACTIVELY BE UH,
ABLE TO INVOLVE IN SHAPING THEIR
OWN FUTURE. I GREW UP IN AN
IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLD. OR ALL MY
P. MY PARENTS DIDN'T HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE ME AND MY
SIBLINGS ABOUT OUR RIGHTS AS U
S¼ CITIZENS GROWING UP WITHOUT
THE KNOWLEDGE OF MY UH, VOTING
RIGHTS IS NOT ONLY A PREDICAMENT
THAT I SUFFER FROM YOUNG ADULTS
AGES 18 TO 34 MAKE UP 31% OF
CALIFORNIA, BUT ONLY 18 ARE
LIKELY TO BE VOTERS. YOUTH NOT
JUST SAN BERNARDO, UH, AND IN
CALIFORNIA SUFFER FROM THIS LACK
OF VOTING LITERACY, EITHER FROM
BEING TOLD THAT THEIR VOTE
DIDN'T MATTER OR GROWING UP IN
AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE VOTING
DIDN'T MATTER. MY FRIEND SAM
MENDES WAS TOLD HER WHOLE LIFE
THROUGH THE MEANS OF RELIGION.
SHE SHOULDN'T GET INVOLVED IN
POLITICS YET ALONE VOTING IS
FIXED MINDSET INFLUENCES A
CULTURE THAT DIMINISHES YOUTH
SENSE OF EMPOWERMENT AND INSTEAD
ADD TO THIS ALREADY EXISTING
LACK OF VOTING LITERACY. OUR
VOTING LITERACY ISN'T ONLY
CONSTRUCTED BY OUR UPRISING, BUT
BY THE ENVIRONMENT WE ARE PLACED
IN ALTHOUGH WE LIVE IN A NATION
BUILT OF DEMOCRACY IS DRIVEN BY
SOCIAL MEDIA OR MISINFORMATION,
A DECEPTIVE TACTICS USED TO ON
UNEDUCATED AND UNSUSPECTING
VOTERS. THIS MISINFORMATION IS
EMBEDDED INTO OUR SOCIETY,
CREATING A SOCIAL NORM FOR
PEOPLE WHO KNOW VERY LITTLE ARE
PERSUADED. BY MANIPULATIVE
MEANS, AS POLICY WOULD INFORM
STUDENTS. OF THE FACTS AND ALLOW
THEM TO COME TO THEIR OWN
CONCLUSIONS. YET STUDENTS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE AND
UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR VOTE
REALLY DOESN'T MATTER, WHICH
WILL CREATE A CULTURE OF HEALTHY
VOTER LITERACY. A B 2724 WILL
FORM A CULTURE WHERE ALL
STUDENTS WILL BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE EQUIPPING
STUDENTS WITH THE INFORMATION
THAT THEY NEED AND RESOURCES TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR
PARTICIPATION AFFECTS THE
DEMOCRATIC ACTIVITIES. THUS
SUPPORTING BILL A B 2724 IS ON
ONLY A STEP TOWARDS TEACHING
STUDENTS BOTH THEIR CIVIC DUTIES
BUT ALSO INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
OF DEMOCRACY IN CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD JOB TO BOTH OF YOU, UH,
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
THE BILL, PLEASE COME FORWARD TO
THE MICROPHONE. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR INTRODUCING THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE. KAREN STOUT
ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT POWER
CALIFORNIA ACTION. WE ARE IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. HELLO MY NAME IS ROCIO
RUIZ. AND I'M HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL WITH I èC
U. HELLO MY NAME IS EMILIO
SANCHEZ. AND I'M HERE IN STRONG
SUPPORT WITH I èC U. HELLO. MY
NAME IS OZZIE DAWN. I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT FROM I èC U.
HELLO. MY NAME IS DAVID GÓMEZ
WITH I èC U AND I'M IN STRONG
SUPPORT. I HØI. MY NA ME IS EMIL
ALVARADO AND I'M FROM, UH,
INLAND CONGREGATION FOR UNITED
FOR CHANGE, AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE ALEX WALKER, GRIFF
, WITH ARNOLD AND PORTER ON
BEHALF OF GENERATION UP IN
SUPPORT. HELLO MY NAME IS ANA
VICTORIA CHÁVEZ. I'M FROM I èC
èC AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
HELLO, MY HELLO. MY NAME IS
JACQUELINE REESE. I'M FROM I èC
U AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
HELLO. MY NAME IS ACHILLES
WORKER AS VALA. I'M PART OF I
èC U èC, AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. HELLO. MY NAME IS ALEX.
ALEXANDER FUENTES. I'M WITH I
èC U èC, AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. HELLO MY NAME
IS SERENITY. UM, FROM I èC U
AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. HELLO. HELLO. UM HELLO.
I'M AT S¼ VAGON FROM I èC AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. HELLO MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS ME
AMANATY. AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF
OF GENERATION UP IN SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. HELLO MY NAME IS JARA
RODRIGUEZ. I'M FROM ICC AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. HELLO. MY
NAME IS JOCELYN RODRIGUEZ FROM I
èC U èC, AND I'M IN STRONGER
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. HELLO MY
NAME IS PATRICIA OROZCO. UM, I'M
WITH I èC U èC AND I'M IN
STRONG SUPPORT. HELLO. MEMBERS
OF COMMITTEE. I'M JIMENA CRIADO
AND I'M WITH ICC AND I'M WITH
STRONG SUPPORT OF THE BILL. WHEN
I LISTEN TO HERNANDEZ, I'M WHAT?
I èC U èC I WITH STRONG
SUPPORT OF THE BILL. HELLO. MY
NAME IS GEL. BLANCO. I'M WITH I
èC U AND I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. MY NAME IS
ALEXANDRA ARROYO. I AM PART OF I
èC U AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. MY NAME IS DE MARIS
CASILLAS AND I'M STRONGLY
SUPPORTING THIS BILL FOR I èC
U. HELLO I'M SAVANNAH POLOS. I'M
FROM I èC U AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. HØI MY NA ME
IS VIVIAN HØI. MY NAME IS VIVIAN
ESPERA. UM I'M FROM I èC U èC
AND I'M IN TRUMP SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. HELLO MY NAME IS RIS KOI.
I'M WITH YOU AND I SUPPORT THIS
BILL. HELLO. MY NAME IS NATALIE
MENDEZ. I'M WITH I èC U èC AND
I SUPPORT THIS BILL. OH, HELLO.
MY NA ME IS ANGEL ROSCO AND I'M
A STRONG SUPPORTER OF THIS BILL.
HELLO MY NAME IS LYNN HERNANDEZ.
I'M WITH ICC AND I ALSO STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. HELLO. MY
NAME IS MARIANA VENEGAS. AND I'M
FROM I èC U èC, AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. HELLO I'M
JULIE HERNANDEZ. I'M WITH I èC
AND I'M IN STRONG SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. HØI MY NAME IS DAMIEN
GONZALES. I'M WITH I èC èC AND
I STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
HØI. MY NAME IS ASHLEY PLAZA
AND, UM UM I SUPPORT THE BILL.
HØI MY NA ME IS ROXANA BARRERA
AND I'M ALSO FROM I èC U èC
AND I ALSO SUPPORT THIS BILL.
HELLO MY NAME IS ANGELA CARDENAS
. AND I'M ALSO FROM I èC U èC,
AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL. HELLO,
EVERYONE. MY NAME IS AA LOPEZ
AND I'M WITH THE CONGREGATIONS
UNITED FOR CHANGE FOR SUPPORT OF
THIS BILL. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY
NAME IS ARTURO OROZCO WITH ICC
AND ALSO STRONGLY SUPPORT THIS
BILL. HØI. MY NAME IS TOM DOLAN.
I'M WITH I èC U AND I STRONGLY
SUPPORT THIS BILL. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, ANY
OTHER WITNESSES IN SUPPORT?
SEEING NONE. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? SEEING NONE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION?
SEEING NONE. I BRING IT BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE AND CO. UH,
COMMENTS QUESTIONS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. AS HE WAS OVER. MR
MCCARTHY. THANK YOU, UH, JUST
WANTED TO THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
BRINGING THIS BILL FORWARD. UH,
I WILL BE SUPPORTING IT TODAY.
AND I'M UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY
EXCITED. UH, JUST FROM THE
STANDPOINT OF YOU KNOW, I THINK
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT I N
ADDITION TO THIS. I THINK WE ALL
KNOW THAT THE FIRST STEP IS
OBVIOUSLY REGISTRATION. BUT THE
SECOND STEP IS ACTUALLY VOTING
RIGHT? AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN
OUR TRENDS TODAY IS, YOU KNOW
RECORD LOW VOTER TURNOUT. I
THINK, UH, THESE ARE THE TRENDS
THAT WE REALLY NEED TO IMPROVE
AND CHANGE. AND THAT'S WHERE I
THINK A LOT OF THE FOLKS ON THIS
COMMITTEE CARE AS WELL ABOUT
CIVIC EDUCATION AND IMPROVING
THAT IN OUR SCHOOLS AS WELL AND
NOT TEACHING PEOPLE, OBVIOUSLY
WHO TO VOTE FOR, BUT HOW
IMPORTANT IT IS TO USE YOUR
VOICE AND HOW YOU KNOW, THERE
IS, UM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND SO JUST
WANNA THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE
BILL FORWARD. MR MCCARTHY? YES
THANK YOU AND I. I WAS IMPORTANT
TO NOTE HER OF I I'M IN FULL
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL, AND I
THINK MR HOOVER MADE A MOTION
AND ALL ALL SECOND IT, UM THAT,
UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE A LOT
OF WORK IN 10 YEARS TO MAKE IT
EASIER FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO
PREREGISTER. AND I ACTUALLY DID
A BILL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO
WITH OUR OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE,
ASSEMBLY AMERICAN GONZALEZ, UM
THAT MADE IT EASIER AUTOMATIC
FOR PEOPLE TO PREREGISTER WHEN
THE YOUNG PEOPLE GO GET THEIR
DRIVER'S LICENSES, BUT YOUNG
PEOPLE AREN'T ALWAYS GETTING
THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSES AT 16
AND 17 ANYMORE AS WE'RE AS WE'RE
LEARNING, TOO, SO I THOUGHT THAT
WE COULD FIX THE ISSUE THAT
YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO BY DOING
AUTOMATIC PRE REGISTRATION WHEN
THEY GET THEIR CALIFORNIA IDEA
LICENSES, BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
AND UM, WE NEED WE NEED TO MAKE
IT EASIER. AND SO I'M I'M IN
FULL SUPPORT. BUT UM, I ALSO
NOTE AS THEIR PRIOR COMMENT.
THAT'S NOT JUST YOUR NA ME ON
THE SHEET. UM IT'S ENGAGEMENT ON
HOW TO VOTE AND ALL OF THAT. THE
EQUATION. AND THIS IS WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. SO
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, UH, SEE NÓ
FURTHER COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE. UM MS REYES. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS IMPORTANT
, BILL. I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT I
WANTED TO, UH, COMMEND YOUR YOUR
EXCELLENT, UH, HIGH SCHOOL
WITNESSES AS WELL AS, UH, EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF THE STUDENTS
THAT CAME ALL THE WAY UP HERE
FROM RIVERSIDE AND SAN
BERNARDINO. UH ALL ALL OF YOU
STUDENTS. GREAT JOB, YOU KNOW,
PERHAPS SOMEDAY YOU CAN GROW UP
TO BE JUST LIKE MISS REYES. UH,
MS REYES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR AND
THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS WHO
COMMENTED, UH, YOU'RE RIGHT. WE
NEED TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO GET
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, UM, REGISTERED
TO VOTE. GET THEM ENGAGED. UH,
IN A NONPARTISAN WAY IN IN A
SAFE PLACE IN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL,
WHERE THEY CAN HAVE DIALOGUE AND
AS YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBER OF
STUDENTS FROM A NONPROFIT, UM,
NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION IN THE
COMMUNITY, UH, TO HAVE TAKEN THE
TIME TO COME UP HERE. THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THEM. AND I
WANT TO THANK OUR TWO WITNESSES
WHO DID A FABULOUS JOB. AND WITH
THAT I WOULD REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
I ITEM 30, A B 2724. THE MOTION
IS TO PASS AS AMENDED TO
ELECTIONS MAY SUU KYI A FLORA.
STATUS HØI ADDIS I. ALVAREZ FTE
HOOVER. U I MCCARTY BACARDI EYE.
OR OH, WELL WAIT FOR A COMMITTEE
MEMBERS TO COME BACK TO ADD ON
THANK YOU. OK, ORO 4 TO 0. THE
BILL IS OUT. SIGN AN ORDER. NEXT
IN LINE IS, UH, MISS RES FILE
ITEM NUMBER 28. IS A B 2595.
IS THERE A MICROPHONE ON? OH,
THERE WE GO. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I WANT TO
START BY THANKING, UH, YOUR
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
MY OFFICE ON THIS BILL. UH,
BEFORE I PRESENT A B 2595
EXPLAIN WHAT THE BILL DOES. I
WANNA START BY SHARING A STORY
OF A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT I
HAVE WITH SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS.
UM I'M THE FOUNDER OF A
NONPROFIT. UM AND I CHOSE TO RUN
PROGRAMS AT LIBRARIES DURING THE
SUMMER BECAUSE OF THE MEALS THAT
THEY PROVIDE IN MANY OF THE
GIRLS THAT PARTICIPATED IN MY
PROGRAMS, UH, YOU KNOW,
QUALIFIED FOR FREE MEALS IN THE
COMMUNITY. UM, AND WHAT I
WITNESSED WAS WHEN PARENTS WOULD
COME PICK UP THEIR CHILD. UM
THEY JUST WOULD WATCH THEIR
CHILD EAT AND COULDN'T SHARE A
MEAL. UM WITH THEIR CHILD, UM
AND, UH AND SO THAT'S WHAT
MOTIVATES ME. UM UH, TO BRING
THIS BILL FORWARD AGAIN. UM,
BECAUSE YOU KNOW, MANY PARENTS
ARE THERE. UM ALSO, UM, FOOD
INSECURE, UM, IS IF THEY COME
FROM A FOOD, INSECURE HOUSEHOLD,
UM AND I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS
BILL, UM IS NEEDED. UH, SO A B
2595. I SEEKS TO COMBAT
HOUSEHOLD HUNGER DURING THE
SUMMER BY ALLOWING PUBLIC
LIBRARIES THAT PROVIDE CHILDREN
WITH MEALS ALSO TO PROVIDE
PARTICIPATING PARENTS IN CæA
CAREGIVERS WITH THOSE MEALS,
ACCORDING TO STUDIES FROM THE
INSTITUTE FOR POLICY AND
RESEARCH, ONE IN FOUR HOUSEHOLDS
WITH CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA, UM
IS FOOD INSECURE IF CHILDREN
FROM A FOOD INSECURE HOME ARE
HUNGRY, IT IS ALMOST CERTAIN
THAT THEIR PARENTS ARE
CAREGIVERS ARE ALSO FACING
HUNGER. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
, STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
BECOME INCREASINGLY VULNERABLE
TO HUNGER. WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN
SESSION. STUDENTS ARE NOT
PROVIDED THE FREE BREAKFAST AND
LUNCH MEALS, UM, THAT ARE
NORMALLY PROVIDED AT SCHOOLS.
FAMILIES THAT DEPEND ON THE
SCHOOL MEALS ARE ESTIMATED TO
SPEND AN ADDITIONAL THREE $100
PER MONTH FOR A SINGLE CHILD ON
FOOD DURING THE SUMMER, WHICH
CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL
STRAIN. HOWEVER THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUPPLEMENTS MEALS FOR CHILDREN
THROUGH THEIR SUMMER FOOD
SERVICE PROGRAM. THIS IS A
VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR SCHOOLS,
LIBRARIES, COMMUNITY BASED
ORGANIZATIONS, FAITH BASED
INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES TO HOST AND PROVIDE
FREE MEALS TO CHILDREN. AGES 18
AND UNDER. UM, CURRENTLY THE
FEDERAL SUMMER FOOD SERVICE
PROGRAM MANDATES THAT ONLY
CHILDREN 18 AND YOUNGER ARE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE FREE
REIMBURSABLE MEALS SINCE PARENTS
ARE NOT ALLOWABLE UNDER PROGRAM
GUIDELINES. IT'S STRESSFUL FOR
THEM WHEN THEY ARE HUNGRY AND
CANNOT RECEIVE FOOD. MANY
PROGRAM DIRECTORS WANT TO FEED
THE HUNGRY PARENTS BUT ARE
UNABLE TO DO SO. WHILE SOME
LOCATION LOCATIONS OFFER PARENT
MEALS AT A REDUCED PRICE.
SOMETIMES THE REDUCED PRICE IS
NOT AFFORDABLE. THE PROGRAM CAN
BE A DIFFICULT SELL FOR PARENTS
TO TAKE THE TIME OFF, ESPECIALLY
IF THEY ARE WORKING TO BRING
THEIR CHILDREN TO A SHORT TINY
MINUTE MEAL. THEY CANNOT EAT. A
B 2595 CREATES A STATE SUMMER
MEAL PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPATING
LIBRARIES TO ALSO PROVIDE MEALS
TO PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS TO
FAMILY SO THAT FOR FAMILIES THAT
ARE UTILIZING THE SUMMER MEAL
PROGRAM FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
TODAY UM, TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
AND SUPPORT OF THE BILL. I HAVE
ITZEL GUTIERREZ. SENIOR POLICY
ADVOCATE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS. HØI
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
YUL GUTIERREZ, SENIOR POLICY
ADVOCATE AT THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS. AT
THE ASSOCIATION. WE HAVE A
NETWORK OF 41 FOOD BANKS LEADING
THE COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO END
HUNGER IN CALIFORNIA. NÓ CHILD
SHOULD GO HUNGRY YET.
CALIFORNIA'S HIGH COST OF LIVING
LEADS MANY FAMILIES TO STRUGGLE
TO MAKE ENDS MEET. UH, CURRENT
DATA SHOWS AS WE HEARD THAT OVER
ONE IN FOUR HOUSEHOLDS WITH
CHILDREN IN CALIFORNIA ARE FOOD
INSECURE. UM, WITH DEEP
DISPARITIES FOR LATIN AND BLACK
HOUSEHOLDS. AND THANKS TO THE
TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP BY THE
LEGISLATOR AND THE
ADMINISTRATION IN 2021,
CALIFORNIA BECAME THE FIRST
STATE TO PASS A STATEWIDE
UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM
FOR CHILDREN WHEN DURING THE
SCHOOL YEAR NOW WE LOOK TO
ADDRESSING HUNGER DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS WHEN SCHOOLS ARE
CLOSED, WHICH ONLY AFFECTS WHICH
NOT ONLY AFFECTS CHILDREN, BUT
THE WHOLE FAMILY. PRIOR TO
JOINING èC FBI WORKED AT THE
REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK
OVERSEEING SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS
AT ABOUT 40 SITES ACROSS SONOMA
COUNTY. ONE OF THE HARDEST PARTS
OF THE PROGRAM WAS SERVING MEALS
TO CHILDREN, KNOWING THAT
PARENTS WHO WERE HUNGRY
THEMSELVES TWO WERE NOT ALLOWED
TO EAT MEALS. UM AS AS MENTIONED
THE FEDERAL U S¼ Dð. A RULES
PROHIBIT PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS
FROM RECEIVING MEALS ALONG WITH
THEIR CHILDREN. BUT ONE SUMMER
WE WERE FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE A
TEMPORARY GRANT FUNDING. UH TO
THE PILOT, UH, PROVIDING A PILOT
TO PROVIDE CAREGIVER MEALS. WE
ACHIEVED REMARKABLE SUCCESS IN
ADDRESSING HUNGER FOR THE FOR
ENTIRE FAMILIES, INCLUDING
PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS, WHILE
FOSTERING A POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE
FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE
SUMMER MONTHS. I WANTED TO READ
A QUICK QUOTE FROM MARIA FUENTES
, EVERY CHILD EVERY DAY MANAGER
AT THE RIVER EMPIRE FOOD BANK,
CURRENTLY, UM, WHERE THEY
OPERATE SOME MEAL SITES. OUR
SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM SERVES
SEVEN LIBRARIES IN CINEMA
COUNTY, PROVIDING LUNCHES CLOSE
TO 1600 CHILDREN A MONTH. WE
ALREADY KNOW THAT AS CHILDREN
ARE OUT OF SCHOOL AND
EXPERIENCING A GAP IN NUTRITION.
THEIR CARETAKERS ARE ALSO
EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR GAP. THE
CHILDREN'S CARETAKERS ARE
ATTENDING OUR MEAL SERVICE TO
BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO RECEIVE
A NUTRITIOUS MEAL AND WOULD
HIGHLY BENEFIT FROM A MEAL
THEMSELVES. OUR LIBRARY CONTACTS
HAVE PROVIDED FEEDBACK THAT WE
COULD SERVE MORE CHILDREN FACING
FOOD INSECURITY IF WE COULD HAVE
MEALS FOR CARETAKERS AS WELL.
GOTTA ASK YOU TO WRAP UP. OK, UM
SO MAYBE 2595 INSURES THAT
CAREGIVERS SIT DOWN AND HAVE A
MEAL WITH THEIR CHILDREN. AND WE
KNOW THAT PUBLIC LIBRARY SITES
ARE A GOOD PLACE TO START THIS
PILOT BECAUSE LIBRARIES ARE AN
IDEAL SPACE, PROVIDING AS A HUB,
UM FOR FAMILIES TO CONNECT AND
GET RESOURCES AND OUR COMPANY,
UM THEIR CHILDREN, SO THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.
CAN HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU, AND, UH, ALL THE
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THIS
BILL. HAS COME FORWARD. LELANI
ADO FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND SUPPORT SEEING NÓ
FURTHER WITNESSES, UH, AND
SUPPORT ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN OPPOSITION. THING NÓ BRING IT
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. ANY
COMMENTS? MS ADDIS? UH, I'LL
MOVE THE BELL, BUT ALSO IF IT
HASN'T BEEN MOVED, I'LL MAKE A
VERY BRIEF COMMENT, THOUGH. UM I
JUST APPRECIATE THIS. I
COORDINATE SUMMER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS AND HOSTED ONE OF THESE
, UM ON CAMPUSES, AND IT WAS
FOOD ONLY FOR THE CHILDREN, AND
IT WAS AWKWARD TO SAY THE LEAST,
THAT CHARACTERS WEREN'T ABLE TO
SIT DOWN AND HAVE THE
NOURISHMENT THEY NEEDED WHEN
THEY WERE HAVING LONG DAYS AS
WELL. SO APPRECIATE YOUR
THINKING ALONG THESE LINES.
THANK YOU. SEEING NÓ FURTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE. THE
SECOND MOTION MOTION HAS BEEN
MADE AND SECONDED. YEAH, I JUST
I JUST THINK ASSEMBLY MEMBER I
KNOW THIS IS YOUR YOUR FINAL
YEAR, AND YOU'RE CLEANING UP
THIS WORK THAT YOU'VE WORKED ON,
AND WE HAVE UNIVERSAL SCHOOL
MEALS IN CALIFORNIA, IN LARGE
PART BECAUSE OF YOUR EFFORT,
PUSHING THIS ISSUE THREE OR FOUR
YEARS AGO, SO NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CONTINUE THIS AND HOW
IT'S IMPLEMENTED YEAR ROUND FOR
HOME KIDS, SO THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, I. I GUESS I'LL WRAP UP. UH
UM IS RES. SO THERE'S THIS BILL
I KNOW IS YOUR YOU KNOW YOU'RE
CONTINUING TO FIGHT THIS GOOD
FIGHT, AND SO, UH, UM WISH YOU
THE BEST AS AS YOU MOVE FORWARD.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE IN SECONDED
ADAMS. OH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? THANK YOU. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR AN EYE VOTE. HIGH ITEM
28 A B 2595. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS MAYOR SUU
KYI FLORA ADD STATUS. I ALVAREZ
HØI PONTA, I. HOOVER MCCARTY.
BACARDI. I ORO. THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. NEXT IN THE FILE ITEM
IS, UH, FILE NUMBER 15 ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. A MAYBE 2071.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING
ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
2071. AS MANY OF US KNOW THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA
HAS NOT ALWAYS SERVED ENGLISH
LEARNERS FAIRLY AND EQUITABLY.
AS AN IMMIGRANT, BILINGUAL
SPEAKER AND ENGLISH LEARNER AND
MAYBE STILL LEARNING ENGLISH. I
KNOW THE STRUGGLE OF LEARNING A
NEW LANGUAGE WHILE TRYING TO
SEEK HIGHER EDUCATION. AS A
SPANISH SPEAKER. I ALSO
UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCE OF
MANY ENGLISH LEARNERS IN
CALIFORNIA WITH OVER 82% OF THEM
HAVING SPANISH AT THEIR HOME
LANGUAGE. FOR A LONG TIME,
NATIVE OR HOME LANGUAGES WERE
SEEN AS A BARRIER TO ACADEMIC
AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS. IN
2017, THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION TOOK AN IMPORTANT STEP
FORWARD IN ADOPTING THE
CALIFORNIA ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP POLICY. THE ROAD MAP
TRANSFORMED TEACHING METHODS TO
RECOGNIZE STUDENTS AS NATIVE
LANGUAGE AS AN ASSET. BUT
DESPITE THIS ADOPTION, THEY
REMAIN GAPS AND CHALLENGES
WITHIN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
POLICY. THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE.
INVESTMENT GRANTS HELP
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ROAD MAP.
BUT THE PROGRAM ALONE WAS NOT
ENOUGH TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FOR
SYSTEMIC AND BROAD CHANGE ACROSS
THE STATE. 30 SEPTEMBER 1ST 2025
, MAYBE 2075 WOULD PROVIDE 25
SEPARATE ONE TIME GRANTS TO
SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT THE ENGLISH
LEARNER ROAD MAP PROGRAM OVER
THREE YEARS. THOSE SCHOOLS WITH
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ENGLISH
LEARNERS WILL BE PRIORITIZED,
ALONG WITH THOSE WITH THE LOWEST
NUMBER OF ENGLISH LEARNERS TO
ENSURE NÓ ONE IS LEFT OUT. MAYBE
2071 ENSURES THAT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS HAVE THE NECESSARY
TOOLS TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT
THE ROAD MAP. BY REQUESTING
ENROLLING INFLUENCING DATA IN
THE APPLICATION PROCESS. IT WILL
ALSO ALLOW US TO BEGIN
EVALUATING BEST PRACTICES. AS A
PARENT. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE
VALUE OF PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE
IN MY CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO
EMPOWERING PARENTS WITH WAYS TO
PARTICIPATE IN THEIR CHILD'S
UNIQUE ENGLISH LEARNING
JOURNEYS. A 2071 WILL ADDITIONAL
REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION TO CREATE AND ADOPT A
CALIFORNIA ENGLISH LEARNER ROLE.
MY PARENT TOOLKIT. RECOGNISING
THAT IMPLEMENTATION WILL LOOK
DIFFERENT IN EACH SCHOOL. THE
TOOL KIT CAN BE APPLIED IN WAYS
THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF
PARENTS. THE TOOL KIT WOULD
PROVIDE QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS TO
ASK THEIR SCHOOLS, INCLUDING
INFORMATION THAT IS TRANSLATED
INTO THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE IN A
GLOBAL CITY OF TERMS. PARENTS
WILL ALSO HAVE A SEAT AT THE
TABLE TO ASSIST IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS TOOLKIT. BY
WAY OF INCENTIVE GRANTS AND WITH
THE HELP OF PARENT TOOLKIT,
CALIFORNIA WILL BE A BETTER ABLE
TO ENSURE THE ENGLISHMEN A ROAD
MAP POLICY HAS BEEN EFFECTIVELY
IMPLEMENTED. JOINING ME TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS. IT'S OLYMPIA KIIS
SENIOR DIRECTOR, MORE EDUCATION
AND GLOBAL ACHIEVEMENT, LEARNING
AND LEADERSHIP SERVICES AT SAN
DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
AND THE LAW. DE ORTEGA LAMPKIN,
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE W AND JOHN
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. GOOD
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY ON
BEHALF OF A B 2072. MY NAME IS
DELOIA ORTEGA LAMKIN. I'M THE
PROUD SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
WOOLEN JOIN OF HIGH SCHOOL
DISTRICT. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY,
I'M A VERY PROUD ENGLISH LEARNER
. MIGRANT A PRODUCT OF MIGRANT
EDUCATION AND A DAUGHTER OUT OF
A BRACERO. I'M HERE TODAY
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF BILINGUAL
EDUCATION. WHY POER HAS HAD AN
ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP POLICY
SINCE 2017 APPROVED BY THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE HAVE YET
TO INSERT FULL IMPLEMENTATION
AND OUR STUDENTS ARE SUFFERING
FOR THIS. THE IMPORTANT POLICY
BECAME LOST IN THE COMPLEXITY OF
DEALING WITH THE PANDEMIC WHERE
SO MANY OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING
MINE. AS A RESULT, WE DO NOT
HAVE A COMPRE, UH, A COMPLETE
PICTURE OF HOW MANY DISTRICTS
HAVE EITHER FULLY OR PART OR
PARTIALLY IMPLEMENTED ENGLISH IN
A ROAD MAP. MY DISTRICT BEGAN
IMPLEMENTING DURING THE PANDEMIC
. HE WAS VERY CHALLENGING WHEN
WE DID OUR BEST THAT WE CAN AND
WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON. I KNOW
THAT MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE
NOT EVEN STARTED OR EVEN KNOW
ABOUT THE ENGLISH GENERAL MATH.
I BELIEVE THAT TAKING, UM THE
TAKING, UH, Tð TO ENSURE THIS
POLICY IS IMPLEMENTED, UM, THAT
WE NEED TO, UH, FUND IT AND
SUPPORT IT. UM DURING MY 10 YEAR
, ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE WING
SCHOOL DISTRICT. I HAVE WORKED
TO ENSURE THAT OUR DISTRICT IS
TAKING THIS POLICY VERY
SERIOUSLY. AND WE NEED OUR
COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE STATE TO
ALSO DO THE SAME WITH SUPPORT.
ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS I'VE HAD.
WAS. IT HAS BEEN MY
UNDERSTANDING OF THE NUMEROUS
PROGRAMS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
OF ENGLISH LEARNERS. BECAUSE I
AM BILINGUAL. I'VE BEEN A
BILINGUAL TEACHER, BILINGUAL
EDUCATOR. BUT MANY OF MY
COLLEAGUES DO NOT. AND THOSE ARE
THE CHILDREN THAT THEY SERVE IN
CALIFORNIA. NOT ALL OF OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UM HAVE THE
SKILLS AND THE LONGEVITY OF THIS
OF SO ENGLISH LEARNERS. FRANKLY
MANY DISTRICTS NEED MORE
COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO
IMPLEMENT THE ENGLISH LEARNER
ROAD MAP, PROVIDING DEDICATED
RESOURCES AS THEY AS THEY
CONSISTENTLY UM BEGIN. UH,
SUPPORTING AND MOVING IN THIS
DIRECTION. THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE WOULD PROVIDE FUNDING
AND MECHANISM TO PROVIDE 25.
THREE YEAR INCENTIVE GRANTS TO
DISTRICTS WITH HIGH NUMBER OF
ENGLISH LEARNERS TO ASSIST WITH
LOCAL PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS TO ENSURE
THE ENGLISH LEARNER ROAD MAP CAN
BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS MULTIPLE
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE. IT'S
A VERY POWERFUL POLICY IS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IMPLEMENT
IT AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR
ENGLISH LEARNERS. IN ADDITION, I
WOULD ASK THE STATE THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A
PARENT TOOL KIT. OUR PARENTS
ALSO AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALSO
NEED TO BE EMPOWERED AND HAVE
THE KNOWLEDGE TO UNDERSTAND.
WHAT IS IT GONNA THE SHOWS ARE
GONNA NEED TO BE TAKEN. UM TO
FULLY IMPLEMENT. UM PLEASE
SUPPORT THE, UH BY VOTING. UH UM
YES, ON A B 2071. I HAVE TO SAY
I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS I. I WISH I
COULD HAVE DONE AS WELL AS THE
KIDS DID EARLIER. THANK YOU.
HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE
TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF A B 2071.
I'M OLYMPIA. KRIS I'M THE SENIOR
DIRECTOR FOR MULTILINGUAL
EDUCATION AT THE SAN DIEGO
COUNTY OFFICERS BED. I WAS VERY
EXCITED TO SEE THIS LEGISLATION
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EL
ROAD MAP AT THE LE A LEVEL IT IS
REALLY NEEDED. UM AND MY
EXPERIENCE. I HELP SUPPORT 42
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AND HALF A
MILLION STUDENTS OVERALL 88,000
OF WHICH ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS IN
SAN DIEGO COUNTY. UM WHAT WE
TEND TO SEE IS THAT THERE IS A
THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY,
AND IT IS INTENDED TO BE SO BY
DESIGN, AND IT'S INTENDED TO
TOUCH ALL PARTS OF THE SYSTEM,
THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. BUT
SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION
REQUIRES CO ORDINATED ALIGNMENT
AND CAPACITY ACROSS AN LE. A
THAT CROSSES A MANY DIFFERENT
FUNCTIONS IN THE IN THE
DISTRICTS, MANY DIFFERENT
DEPARTMENTS AND JOB ROLES WITHIN
THE DISTRICT. AND IT ALSO CALLS
FOR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP. LIKE
OUR WONDERFUL SPEAKER JUST
SHARED, UM TO SPEAK TO THE
SHARED RESPONSIBILITY ACROSS THE
SYSTEM AND ACROSS DIFFERENT
STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING OUR
PARENTS, BUT DEFINITELY OUR
EDUCATORS AND LEADERS. TO
IMPROVE EDUCATION FOR ENGLISH
LEARNERS AND TO HAVE THOSE
REALLY STRONG OUTCOMES. IT'S
EVERYONE'S SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
TO DO SO. AND IN MY EXPERIENCE
THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE FURTHER
ALONG IN THIS PROCESS, THE
ENGLISH LEARNERS IN THOSE
PROGRAMS HAVE HIGHER ACADEMIC
OUTCOMES. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO
MORE RIGOROUS COURSES, AND THEY
ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE BY
LITERATE. ON THE OTHER HAND,
SCHOOLS THAT HAVE NOT
IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM DON'T
HAVE THOSE SAME OUTCOMES AT ALL,
AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO
IMPLEMENT THIS VERY IMPORTANT
POLICY THAT IS ASSETS ORIENTED
AND RESEARCH BASED UM THEY'RE
THEY REALLY LACK THE CAPACITY TO
DO SO. AND THEY OFTEN SHARE WITH
US. AND MYSELF AND MY TEAM, AND
WHEN WE DO OUR WORK THAT THEY
THEY REALLY NEED MORE SUPPORT. A
DEDICATED PERSON, FOR EXAMPLE,
WOULD GO A VERY LONG WAY IN
HELPING THEM TO BUILD CAPACITY
AND IMPLEMENT THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT WORK. SO THE POWER IN
THIS LEGISLATION IS THIS. THE
GRANTS WOULD GO A VERY LONG WAY
TO HELP THE A BENEFIT IN
IMPLEMENTING THE EL ROADMAP AND
REALLY IMPROVING THE OUTCOMES
FOR STUDENTS AND HELPING TO RID
US OF THIS PERSISTENT
OPPORTUNITY AND ACHIEVEMENT GAP
FOR OUR ENGLISH LEARNERS. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR LISTENING, AND I
HOPE WE HOPE TO HAVE YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
HAS COME FORWARD. YOU SEEN US AT
LÀ, A CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER
PROUD, COSPONSOR. BROWN èC F Tð
HERE IN SUPPORT. MARTHA ZARAGOZA
DIAZ REPRESENTING THE DELTA
KAPPA GABBA, CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. HØI GOOD AFTERNOON,
CAROL GONZALEZ HERE ON BEHALF OF
HOPE HISPANO, ORGANIZED FOR
POLITICAL EQUALITY AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. GREETINGS, DOCTOR,
EDGAR LAMKIN. èC E Ó FOR CAVE
AND ALSO FORMER SUPERINTENDENT.
IMPLEMENTING SEAL. I REALLY
NEEDED IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SAM ASHER WITH THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. HELLO, SARAH LIIS WITH
TEACH PLUS IN SUPPORT. YOU WRITE
WITH A Z, A UNIFIED AND FULL
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR MEMBERS, ADAM
CLAN ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT THAT WITH CHILDREN NOW
IN SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEE NÓ COMING FORWARD ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL? SEEING NONE. ANY
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE, MS
ADDIS? I'M DOING A LOT OF ME
TOOS TODAY, WHICH MEANS I THINK
THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD BILLS
COMING FORWARD. BUT UM, I THINK
I'M ALREADY A CO AUTHOR AND JUST
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS. I
WORKED WITH THE ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP AND WAS IN CHARGE OF
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN OUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT. UH, WHEN THE EL
Dð STANDARDS WERE GETTING
ROLLING, AND THEN WHEN THE EL
ROAD MAP CAME FORWARD, AND THE
CONSTANT ISSUE THAT I RAN INTO
IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT THE NEED FOR RESOURCING
AND THE NEED GET THIS TO
TEACHERS, SO THAT BOOTS ON THE
GROUND WE COULD UNDERSTAND, UH
WHAT THE COMPONENTS OF THE ROAD
MAP LOOKED LIKE IN THE CLASSROOM
, SO THE ROAD MAP IS SUCH A
PHENOMENAL START. BUT IF WE
REALLY WANT TO MAKE EDUCATION
POLICY THAT TOUCHES THE LIVES OF
KIDS, THEN WE NEED TO GO DEEPER
WITH THIS. AND SO I JUST I
REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU,
UM, FOR CONTINUING THIS
CONVERSATION AND FOR PUSHING IT
TO THE NEXT STEP, AND I'LL MOVE.
UH, TO APPROVE THIS. MOTIONS
MADE AND SECONDED ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
NONE. THANK YOU, UH, MR CARRILLO
FOR, UH, BRINGING THIS IMPORTANT
MEASURE. UM MR ALVAREZ AND I
ALSO HAVE ANOTHER MEASURE TO, UH
TO, UH, IMPLEMENT THE ENGLISH
LAND. UH, LEARNER ROAD MAP. UH
AND SO, UH, WE ARE JOINED IN
THIS EFFORT. I WOULD ALSO BE
HONORED TO BE ADDED AS A
CO-AUTHOR TO YOUR BILL. UM AND,
UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? UH,
WELL, THANK YOU. UH I
RESPECTFULLY ASK WHEN I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OCEANS
BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. FILE ITEM 15 A B
2071. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS. MARY MARY I
FLORA. ADDIS HØI ADDIS I.
ALVAREZ F IFI. HOOVER MCCARTY.
BACARDI. I OR ZERO. THE BILL IS
OUT. ALL RIGHT. MR HOLDEN'S BEEN
PATIENTLY WAITING, UH, FILE ITEM
NUMBER 22. YES. IS A B 2270
THREE.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. EXCUSE ME.
AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2270 THREE, THE
CAREER TECHNICAL PAID INTERNSHIP
BILL. A 2273 INSURES EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO èC Tð E OPPORTUNITIES
FOR ALL STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA.
èC Tð E PROGRAMS HAVE EMERGED
AS PIVOTAL PATHWAYS FOR
ENHANCING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
RATES AND FACILITATING HIGHER
EDUCATION ENROLLMENT. I N THE
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 TO 2022,
CALIFORNIA WITNESSED THE
PARTICIPATION OF OVER 647,000
STUDENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS, THE
TESTAMENT TO THEIR WIDESPREAD
IMPACT AND EFFICACY. IT IS
IMPERATIVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
èC Tð E PROGRAMS SERVE AS A
CRUCIAL PLATFORM FOR A DIVERSE
ARRAY OF STUDENTS, PARTICULARLY
THOSE HAILING FOR ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS.
INDIVIDUALS PREPARING FOR
NONTRADITIONAL CAREER PATHS,
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. DATA
SHOWS èC Tð STUDENTS.
GRADUATION RATE IN HIGH SCHOOL
IS 90% VERSUS ONLY A 75% AVERAGE
NATIONWIDE GRADUATION RATE FOR
NON èC Tð E STUDENTS. HOWEVER
SIGNIFICANT IMPEDIMENT TO THE
PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS IN èC
Tð E PROGRAMS PERSIST IN THE
FORM OF UNPAID UH, INTERNSHIPS.
THESE INTERNSHIPS POSE A
CONSIDERABLE DISADVANTAGE,
PARTICULARLY FOR STUDENTS WHO
REQUIRE MEANINGFUL WORK
EXPERIENCE BUT LACK THE
FINANCIAL FLEXIBILITY TO ENGAGE
IN UNPAID LABOR. NOTABLY
INDIVIDUALS FROM LOW INCOME
HOUSEHOLDS OFTEN FACE BEARS IN
ACCESSING QUALITY INTERNSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES, THEREBY
EXACERBATING EXISTING
DISPARITIES IN THE WORKPLACE.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2270 THREE, SEEKS
TO ADDRESS THIS DISPARITY BY
ADVOCATING FOR THE COMPENSATION
OF HIGH SCHOOL INTERN
PARTICIPATING IN èC Tð E
PROGRAMS BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL
RENUMERATION REMUNERATION. THE
BILL AIMS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO
FULLY ENGAGE IN THE WORKPLACE
LEARNING EXPERIENCE, ALLEVIATING
CONCERNS REGARDING FINANCIAL
INSTABILITY AND ENSURING
EQUITABLE ACCESS. TO
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. TESTIFYING IN
SUPPORT OF A B 2270, THREE IS
LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVES. THE
COLLEGE. HE'S HERE TODAY TO, UH,
JOIN AND SUPPORT THE BILL. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
PETE CALLIS. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
THE KOREAN COLLEGE TRANSITION
DIVISION AT THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF, UM, EDUCATION ON
BEHALF OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. TONY THURMAN
. WE'RE PROUD TO SPONSOR
ASSEMBLY BILL 2273 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER HOLDEN. THE BILL CREATES
THE CALIFORNIA PILOT PAID
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH WOULD
SUPPORT HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN EIGHT WEEK
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS. THEY'RE
PROVIDE UP TO 40 HOURS OF PAID.
PER WEEK. AT THE MINIMUM WAGE,
WE'LL NEED TO AMEND THE MINIMUM
WAGE LEVEL THAT WE HAVE IN THE
BILL RIGHT NOW, UM, A CRITICAL
WORKFORCE CHALLENGE IN THE
UNITED STATES IS THE SKILLS GAP,
PARTICULARLY AMONG JOBS THAT
REQUIRE EITHER A HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA, POST SECONDARY
CERTIFICATE OR ASSOCIATE'S
DEGREE. ANOTHER CONCERN IS
LIVING POVERTY IN WHICH PEOPLE
EARN WAGES BUT QUALITY. AND RELY
ON ESSENTIAL SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
TO MAKE ENDS MEET, ACCORDING TO
THE FUTURE OF WORKS COMMISSION
21 2021 REPORT NEARLY 45% OF
APPROXIMATELY 7 MILLION
CALIFORNIANS IN POVERTY REPORTED
LIVING IN A FAMILY WITH AT LEAST
ONE FAMILY MEMBER WORKING FULL
TIME. èC Tð PROVIDES AN
IMPORTANT AVENUE FOR YOUNG
ADULTS TO GAIN SOFT AND INDUSTRY
SPECIFIC SKILLS BEGINNING AND
MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, SO
THEY'RE READY FOR COLLEGE AND
CAREER TAUGHT BY SPECIALIZED
INSTRUCTORS. A UNIQUE DESIGN OF
èC Tð PROGRAMS OFFER STUDENTS,
AN INTEGRATED LEARNING OF
ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE AND APPLIED
SKILLS FOR HIGH DEMAND
INDUSTRIES. THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA OFFERS MORE THAN
10,000 èC Tð E COURSES THAT
MEET THE A THROUGH G
REQUIREMENTS, THE NECESSARY FOR
ENTRANCE INTO THE U èC COLLEGE
SYSTEM. SCHOOL SELECT èC Tð
CONTENT AREAS THAT ARE THE BEST
FIT FOR THEIR REGION AND ALIGN
WITH THEIR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS.
MANUFACTURING CONSTRUCTION,
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH
CARE AND HOSPITALITY ARE SOME
EXAMPLES OF INDUSTRY STUDENTS
GAIN EXPOSURE TO THROUGH èC Tð
CONTENT AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE.
DATA SHOWS THAT STUDENTS WHO ARE
ENROLLED IN èC Tð E COURSES ARE
MORE LIKELY TO ATTEND AND
GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THAN
THEIR PEERS. THERE ARE ALSO MORE
LIKELY TO BE EMPLOYED FULL TIME.
EIGHT YEARS AFTER EXPECTED
GRADUATION. I GOTTA ASK YOU TO
WRAP UP. RIGHT? SO UH, PAID
INTERNSHIP PROVIDES EQUITABLE
RESOURCES FOR PARTICIPATING
STUDENTS. THIS ADDITIONAL INCOME
CAN BENEFIT PARTICIPATING
STUDENTS BORN INTO FAMILIES WITH
LIMITED RESOURCES OR UNDERSERVED
COMMUNITIES. IT IS FOR THESE
REASONS WE REQUEST FOR AN I VOTE
ON A B 2270 THREE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL?
GOOD AFTERNOON, LUCY SALCIDO
CARTER WITH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN SUPPORT.
SAM N SHOW WITH THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
SUPPORT. ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. X N ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL? SEEING NONE. ANY
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE? MR
ALVAREZ. THANK YOU. UH, I WANNA
THANK YOU, MR HOLDEN, FOR, UH,
BRINGING THIS BEFORE US TODAY.
UH I ALSO JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT NOT TOO LONG AGO. UH, CARE
AND MYSELF AND SUB SUB THREE NOW
EDUCATION HEARING RELATED TO, UH
CTE PROGRAMS. AND, UH, THE
MESSAGE TO ME WAS VERY LOUD AND
CLEAR FROM PRACTITIONERS FROM
THOSE WHO WERE ON THE GROUND. UM
AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN WE HEARD
FROM PRACTITIONERS. UM, SAYING
THAT THE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS MAKE
IT DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO BE ABLE
TO UH, ESSENTIALLY MAKE THEIR
PROGRAMS EFFECTIVELY RUN. AND SO
MY ONLY FEEDBACK TO YOU WOULD BE
, UM, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS
COMPLETELY WELL INTENTIONED, AND
IT'S LOOKING TO SUPPORT THAT
GOOD WORK THAT THEY ARE ALREADY
DOING. IS HOW CAN WE? AS YOU
MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THIS? HOW
CAN WE CREATE NOT A NEW PROGRAM
THAT REQUIRES NEW FUNDING CYCLE
WITH MORE WORK FOR THEM TO APPLY
FOR WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF
WHETHER THEY'LL GET THE MONEY OR
NOT. UM A LOT OF THE WORK THAT
YOUR PROGRAM WOULD HELP FUND
THEIR ALREADY FIGURING OUT AND
THEY'RE DOING, AND SO HOW DO WE
JUST SUPPORT THE WORK THAT
THEY'RE ALREADY DOING WITHOUT
MAKING THEM HAVE TO GO AND APPLY
FROM REFUNDING? THAT'S WHAT I
HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THEM.
AND SO I'M JUST I WANT TO VOICE
WHAT I HEARD FROM THEM.
OTHERWISE I THINK I WOULD NOT BE
DOING JUSTICE TO THEIR, UM TO
THEIR TESTIMONY BEFORE US AT
THAT COMMITTEE, AND, UM, AND IT
WAS PRETTY EVIDENT THAT PEOPLE
FEEL BURNT OUT BY HAVING TO GO
AND APPLY FOR THESE LITTLE
PROGRAMS HERE AND THERE, BY THE
WAY, THEY'RE NOT ALL IN THE SAME
PLACE. I'M AN EDUCATION HAS ONE.
WE'VE GOT ONE AT SCHOOL
CONSTRUCTION. WE'VE GOT THERE
ALL OVER THE PLACE. AND, UM AND
IT DOESN'T MAKE IT EASIER FOR
THEM TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK THAT
YOU ARE HOPING TO SUPPORT WITH
YOUR BILL AND THAT THEY ARE
WORKING HARD TO TRY AND
ACCOMPLISH ON A DAILY BASIS. SO
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK OF YOU
THERE. THERE'S THAT DOESN'T GIVE
ME ENOUGH PAUSE TO NOT SUPPORT
THE BILL TODAY, BUT I WOULD HOPE
THAT AS THIS MOVES FORWARD UM
AND IF WE GET TO SEE THIS UM, ON
THE ASSEMBLY FOR THAT'S PROBABLY
WHERE I'LL SEE IT AGAIN. UM,
I'LL BE CHECKING IN WITH YOU ON
WHAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO
ENSURE THAT THAT UH,
COLLABORATION THAT THAT
SIMPLIFICATION THAT THAT WE
DON'T JUST CREATE ANOTHER
PROGRAM IN ANOTHER BUREAUCRACY.
THAT DOESN'T FACILITATE, UH, THE
WORK THAT YOU'RE HOPING TO
SUPPORT AND THAT I THINK IS
DEFINITELY, UM, WELL INTENTIONED
AND THAT WE DO NEED TO HELP
PROPEL. SO THAT WILL BE MY
COMMENTS. UM FOR TODAY. I HAVE
NO OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS
BONTA. THANK YOU. I THINK YOU
CHAIR ALVAREZ FOR SHARING THAT I
SHARE SHARE VERY SIMILAR
SENTIMENT. UM AND I WONDER IF
THERE'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ENSURE THAT THE EXISTING PAID
INTERNSHIPS. UH FOR STUDENTS. DO
YOU HAVE A CLAUSE IN THERE THAT
REQUIRES THEM OR INTERNSHIPS FOR
A PORTION OF THOSE FOR THE
EXISTING PROGRAMS REQUIRES A
MINIMUM WAGE. UH, PAYMENT FOR
STUDENTS, THE OTHER JUST
CURIOSITY I HAVE WITH THIS IS
THAT THE MINIMUM WAGE IN
CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW IS $16, AND
THIS IS SET TO BE $15 SO ALSO
WANTING TO HAVE PERHAPS HAVE THE
AUTHOR ADDRESSED THE ISSUE
AROUND OH, WHY THERE ISN'T
PARODY WITH THE EXISTING MINIMUM
WAGE STANDARD FOR THESE PAID
INTERNSHIPS AND ALSO A QUESTION
TO THE C D. E AROUND WHETHER
THERE WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO
SHAPE OR REFRAME OR REALLOCATE
THE EXISTING DOLLARS. UH AND
PROGRAMS WITH THIS REQUIREMENT
AROUND HAVING A PORTION AT LEAST
A PORTION OF THOSE BE PAID
INTERNSHIPS. PERMISSION OF THE
CHAIR. I WOULD. FIRST OF ALL I
AGREE ON ON ALL FRONTS. LOOK,
WE'RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO BE
VALUE ADDED. TWO AND TO
RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A REAL
OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE MORE YOUNG
PEOPLE IN THIS PROCESS AND
GIVING THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE RESOURCES ATTACHED TO IT. I
THINK CREATES A PATHWAY FOR THEM
TO PARTICIPATE IF FOR A VARIETY
OF REASONS THAT WE SEE THAT
THEY'RE NOT, UM, ENGAGING INTO
INTERNSHIP AND THE WAY THAT WE
BELIEVE THEY SHOULD AND CAN
BENEFIT FROM AND THE AND THE
STATISTICS SHOW THOSE WHO DO
EXCEL EXCEEDINGLY WELL. WE ARE
BLESSED TO HAVE THE PARTNERSHIP
WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION TO BE A PART
OF THIS BILL. UH TO THE, UH,
REMEMBER ALVAREZ'S QUESTION
AROUND, UM MAKING SURE THAT
THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR UH,
EFFICIENCIES. WE DON'T WANT TO
HAVE A BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS.
WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND WAYS
OF CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE EXCITED ABOUT
VALUING FROM AN INTERNSHIP
PROGRAM, AND SO THOSE THAT ARE
ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND IN
PLACE, I'M SURE THAT IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
SUPERINTENDENT. THAT WE CAN
THINK ABOUT HOW WITH HIM HAVING
A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL
THE DIFFERENT POTS OF RESOURCES
THAT ARE THERE AND THE
PARTICIPANTS IN PROGRAMS THAT WE
CAN TRY TO FIGURE OUT, UM,
BRIGHT WAY TO CARVE A PATHWAY SO
THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE
PARTICIPATING. CURRENTLY THEY
DON'T FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE TO GO
THROUGH ADDITIONAL BARRIERS WILL
HAVE TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS AND
FIGURE OUT HOW BEST TO STRUCTURE
THAT AS IT RELATES TO $15 VERSUS
16. I THINK WE'RE CERTAINLY WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALL THE
WAY EQUITABLE. THERE WERE
STAYING IN LINE WITH WHAT
CURRENT MINIMUM WAGES. I THINK
WHEN WE WHEN WE LOOK AT THE FACT
AND THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN FINDING
WAYS TO MAKE THIS WORK, THIS IS
A PROGRAM OR PILOT THAT'S IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH PRIVATE
INDUSTRY TO PARTNER TO BRING
RESOURCES TO THE TABLE, AND WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT UM
CERTAINLY WHERE IT WAS ZERO. WE
WANT TO MAKE IT SURE THAT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT MEETS, UM THE
RIGHT STANDARD FOR PARTICIPATION
AND WHAT WE CAN FINDING THE
RESOURCES WITHIN THE GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO HELP AUGMENT BUT
AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE PERFECTLY
COMFORTABLE MAKING THE
ADJUSTMENT TO SEE HOW WE CAN
STEP UP TO THE TO THE MINIMUM
WAGE NUMBER. CERTAINLY NOT
PROBLEM IN OUR IAN. WE JUST IT'S
ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE WE CAN.
FIND THE $12 MILLION TO PULL
THIS TOGETHER, BUT WE DO THINK
IT'S WORTH THE EFFORT. AND WE
CERTAINLY WANT TO MEET ALL THE
APPROPRIATE STANDARDS THAT WE'VE
SET. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS FROM
THE COMMITTEE. IT'S OVER. NO.
ALRIGHT LATE TO THE PARTY HERE.
UM JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR
THE BILL. I WON'T BE ABLE TO
SUPPORT IT TODAY. BUT I DO
APPRECIATE THE EFFORT HERE AND I
JUST THINK MORE GENERALLY
SPEAKING. UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE
BEEN I WAS ACTUALLY AT A HIGH
SCHOOL IN MY DISTRICT LAST WEEK
WHERE, YOU KNOW, TALKING TO SOME
OF THE STUDENTS WHO ARE JUST
TRYING TO GET JOBS IN THEIR
COMMUNITIES, YOU KNOW, FIRST
TIME JOBS AND REALLY STRUGGLING
TO DO THAT, UM, I FEEL LIKE A
LOT MORE COMPANIES, ESPECIALLY
AS THE MINIMUM WAGE CONTINUES TO
RISE OR NOT WANTING TO TAKE TAKE
THAT CHANCE ON HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS AND SO ANYWAY THAT WE
CAN FIND TO BETTER ENGAGE THEM.
I THINK AT THAT LEVEL TWO IS
REALLY IMPORTANT. IS THAT IS YOU
KNOW, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS BILL.
I SEE IT AS A GREAT EQUALIZER,
AND THERE WAS A PRETTY POPULAR
BOOK WRITTEN A WHILE AGO AGO
CALLED LEAN IN, AND IT REALLY
TALKED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
INTERNSHIPS, BUT SOME OF THE
PUSHBACK WAS AROUND A AND PAY AN
EQUITY AND LACK OF PAY AND WHAT
A HUGE BARRIER THAT IS FOR WOMEN
TO GET INTO CERTAIN FIELDS
BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY CANNOT
AFFORD TO DO FREE UNPAID
INTERNSHIPS. HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS I THINK ARE VERY MUCH
IN THE SAME BOAT AND A WHOLE
HOST OF OTHER COMMUNITIES. AND
SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU. I
DO THINK THERE'S CLEARLY FROM
THE CONVERSATION TODAY. THERE'S
A BIT OF WORK TO DO. YOU ALL
DEFINITELY BE SUPPORTING IT
BECAUSE I THINK IT'S THE RIGHT
STEP. TOWARDS CREATING EQUITY
FOR THE PIPELINE OF JOBS THAT
ARE OUT THERE AND SOME OF THEM
THAT ARE GOING TO END UP BEING
VERY, VERY HYPER HIT JOBS ONCE
PEOPLE CAN GET THROUGH THESE
ENTRY LEVEL LEARNING
EXPERIENCES, SO THANK YOU FOR
THAT. OKAY SEEING NO FURTHER
COMMENTS. I WOULD, UH I AGREE
WITH MS ADDIS THAT, UH YOU KNOW,
I'M I'M SEEING AS A PARENT OF A
TEENAGER. HOW IMPORTANT YOU
KNOW? BEEN BACK IN MY DAY. WE
DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
INTERNSHIPS UNTIL COLLEGE. BUT
NOW IT SEEMS LIKE MORE AND MORE
HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ARE WORRYING
ABOUT INTERNSHIPS. UH BUT WE
KNOW YOU KNOW HOW CRITICAL IT IS
TO GET YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR FOR
A LOT OF THESE CAREERS. UH A LOT
OF THESE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND
SO THIS IS A IMPORTANT MEASURE
TO HELP THOSE WHO CANNOT. AFFORD
TO TAKE UNPAID INTERNSHIPS. UM
AND SO I'M FULLY SUPPORTED THE
MEASURE. WOULD YOU LIKE CLOTHES?
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I THANK YOU
FOR A LOT OF THE CONSTRUCTIVE
DIRECTION THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
AND THAT CERTAINLY GIVES US AN
OPPORTUNITY TO FINE TUNE IT AS
WE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THAT
WE'RE ALL AGREEING THAT THE
GENERAL PRINCIPLE HERE OF MAKING
SURE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE
BEING DISADVANTAGED FOR
PARTICIPATING IN INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMS ARE ENCOURAGED AND
GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
PARTICIPATE, BECAUSE THEN WE SEE
WHAT THE DATA SHOWS AND HOW
THEY'RE OPENED UP TO
OPPORTUNITIES AND SEE CLEARLY A
VISION AND A FESTIVE OPPORTUNITY
DOWN THE ROAD THAT SHOULD NOT.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE PRECLUDED
FROM PARTICIPATING IN AND SO
GETTING EXPERTISE AND BEING ABLE
TO AT HIS EARLY AGE AS POSSIBLE
TO KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE IN
A WORK ENVIRONMENT. HOW TO
OPERATE, HOW TO UNDERSTAND HOW
TO FUNCTION AND TO EXCEL IS
SOONER. IT HAPPENS, THE BETTER
AND IT PROVED UH, PRETENDS FOR A
BRIGHT FUTURE DOWN THE ROAD, SO
I APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE
SUPPORT AND I RESPECTFULLY ASK
THREE. I VOTE OKAY. I HEARD A
LOT OF SUPPORT, BUT I DIDN'T GET
A MOTION AND A SECOND OF
EMOTIONS MAY BE MADE AND
SECONDED. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. VIOLATE
HIM. 20 TO 2273. THE MOTION IS
DO PASS THROUGH APPROPRIATIONS
MURATSUCHI FIVE FLORA ADDIS! AYE
ALVAREZ BONTA TÔI HOOVER NEVER
KNOW MCCARTY. MCCARTY? AYE. 51
THE BILL IS OUT. ALRIGHT MISS
DAVIS HAS BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING
. THIS IS FILE ITEM NUMBER 1980
2179.
THERE WE GO, OKAY? THANK YOU, MR
CHAIR MEMBERS TODAY I'M HERE TO
PRESENT A B 2179. I FIRST WANT
TO THANK COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH MY STAFF AND
STAKEHOLDERS ON THE MEASURE, IT
WILL BE ACCEPTED PROPOSED
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, CALIFORNIA HIGH
SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE
STUDENTS AND PARENTS INFORMATION
ABOUT A VARIETY OF COURSES
OFFERING, INCLUDING OUTSIDE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB CORPSE
ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CALIFORNIA
CONSERVATION CORPSE. HOWEVER
THERE'S NO STANDALONE
EDUCATIONAL CODE RELATED TO
INFORMING STUDENTS AND PARENTS
ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OR
APPLYING FOR AN APPRENTICESHIP.
CALIFORNIA IS AT A CROSSROADS.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF JOBS THAT
NEED TO BE FILLED BY EDUCATED
AND TRAINED WORKFORCE YET NOT
ENOUGH WORKERS TO FILL THESE
ROLES. FOR YEARS, OUR
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM HAS PROMOTED
A HIGH SCHOOL TO HIGHER
EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY. IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO
UPDATE AND INCLUDE AND PROMOTE A
HIGH SCHOOL TO HARD HAT
OPPORTUNITY AS WELL. A B 2179 IS
SIMPLE MEASURE TO ENSURE THAT
THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR
PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE
INFORMED ABOUT LOCAL
APPRENTICESHIPS OPPORTUNITIES
OPEN TO STUDENTS. ACCORDING TO
ZIP RECRUITER ON AN AVERAGE AND
APPRENTICE CAN EARN ROUGHLY
$72,000 A YEAR AND ENTRY LEVEL
POSITIONS IN A VARIETY OF
APPRENTICESHIPS. NOT ENOUGH
YOUNG STUDENTS KNOW THAT BEING
EMPLOYED AND THAT TYPE OF FIELD
CAN LEAD TO LUCRATIVE AND STABLE
CAREER. THIS MEASURE HAS NO
OPPOSITION. IT'S A SUPPORTED BY
THE VERY GROUPS WHO NEED THE
GENERATIONS OF WORKFORCE,
INCLUDING THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADE COUNCIL,
CALIFORNIA STATE PIPE TRADE
COUNCIL, CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS AND THE SHEET METAL
WORKERS. LOCAL UNION NUMBER 104.
WITH ME HERE TO TESTIFY AND
SUPPORT IS VINCE THE GREW FROM
THE SHEET METAL WORKERS. LOCAL
UNION NUMBER ONE OF FOUR. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE
ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS VINCENT GREW. STATE
LEGISLATIVE DIRECTOR WITH SHEET
METAL WORKERS LOCAL 104 IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. WE
REPRESENT OVER 10,000
HARDWORKING MEMBERS AND THEIR
FAMILIES, AND I'M BEFORE YOU
TODAY TO ADVOCATE STRONGLY IN
SUPPORT OF 2179, AND TO THINK
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S DAVIES FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD THIS
LEGISLATION IS ABOUT RESHAPING
OUR APPROACH TO EDUCATION AND
CAREER GUIDANCE, ENSURING THAT
EVERY STUDENT HAS ACCESS TO
DIVERSE AND FULFILLING PATHWAYS
TO SUCCESS. IN RECENT DECADES,
OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE VEERED
AWAY FROM EMPHASIZING THE
UNIONIZED TRADES AND THE
APPRENTICE APPRENTICESHIP
PATHWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM AS
VIABLE CAREER OPTIONS. THE
PREVAILING NARRATIVE HAS PUSHED
STUDENTS TOWARDS THE TRADITIONAL
FOUR YEAR COLLEGE EDUCATION,
OFTEN NEGLECTING THE IMMENSE
VALUE AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT
EXIST WITHIN THE SKILLED TRADES.
AND LOCAL ONE OF FOUR. CURRENTLY
WE HAVE OVER 1000 ACTIVE
APPRENTICES. TWO THIRDS OF WHOM
ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND WE ARE
WITNESSING A STRIKING TREND. THE
AVERAGE AGE OF OUR APPRENTICES
IS 29 YEARS OF AGE. THIS
STATISTIC IS A CLEAR INDICATION
THAT MANY INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
BEING EXPOSED TO THESE
OPPORTUNITIES UNTIL LATER IN
LIFE, MISSING OUT ON YEARS OF
POTENTIAL GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT. THE VALUE OF
EXPOSING YOUNGER INDIVIDUALS TO
DÍAS APPROVED APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. I
COULD PROVIDE YOU COUNTLESS
STORIES OF MEMBERS WHOSE LIVES
HAVE CHANGED WHEN THEY FOUND
STABILITY THROUGH THEIR CAREER.
CHOICE AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN.
WE HEAR THE ONLY THING I REGRET
IS NOT BECOMING A UNION SHEET
METAL WORKERS SOONER IN LIFE.
FOR MANY YOUNG PEOPLE, THE
TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING
MAY NOT RESONATE BUT THE
OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THEIR
HANDS AND SEE TANGIBLE RESULTS
WHILE EARNING WHILE THEY LEARN
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND THE KIND
OF PASSION AND DRIVE THAT MAKES
THEM SUCCESSFUL IN THE BUILDING
AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES TO
CONCLUDE A B 2179 REPRESENTS A
CRITICAL STEP FORWARD IN
BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN
EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY. WE FEEL
THIS BILL IS LONG OVERDUE AND
WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON
THIS IMPORTANT LEGISLATION TO
INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OUR
YOUTH AND OUR STATE. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
THANK YOU. SAYING NO FURTHER
WITNESSES. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS
IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL, PLEASE
COME FORWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS MIKE WEST ON
BEHALF OF THE STATE BUILDING AND
CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL. AND
IF I COULD JUST TAKE A MOMENT
SINCE THERE WAS NO OTHER PRIMARY
WITNESS, UM I'M A PROUD MEMBER
OF GLASER'S LOCAL 1621 AFTER
GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL IN 1982 I
DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OR
THE FINANCIAL MEANS TO GO TO
COLLEGE. UM IN MY JUNIOR AND
SENIOR YEAR, IT WASN'T A SAFE
ENVIRONMENT. I SPENT MONEY, MANY
NIGHTS COUCHSURFING AND SLEEPING
IN A VEHICLE. UM STATE APPROVED
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDE
A PATH TO THE MIDDLE CLASS FOR
UNDERSERVED, UNDERREPRESENTED
AND BASICALLY UNDER ENCOURAGED
AND UNDERFINANCED YOUTH LIKE
MYSELF. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE
VOTE ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU.
FERNANDO CHICO WITH THE WESTERN
STATES COUNCIL SHEET METAL
WORKERS AND STRONG SUPPORT. LUCY
SALSEDA CARTER WITH THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND
SUPPORT GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS ROMAN VOGELSANG WITH THE
PREY AND COMPANY ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA WORKFORCE
ASSOCIATION. APOLOGIES WE
WEREN'T ABLE TO SUBMIT A LETTER
BEFORE THE DEADLINE. WE
FINALIZED OUR ALLEGED PACKET
JUST YESTERDAY BUT ARE HERE TO
TESTIFY AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
TRISTAN BROWN AND CFT HAPPY TO
SUPPORT ALRIGHT. ARE THERE ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SAYING DONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SAYING NONE. QUESTIONS.
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
NONE. MISS DAVIES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR FOR YOUR
BILL. HAPPY TO SUPPORT. UM THIS
VERY IMPORTANT MEASURE, WHICH
LIKE CLOTHES. RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN EYE AND THANK YOU THE
BELL. THANK YOU. MOTIONS MADE
AND SECONDED. MADAM SECRETARY.
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. I LIKE HIM
. 1980 2179. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI FLORA
ATIS. THAT IS I. ALVAREZ BONTA.
I WANT TO I HOOVER HOOVER. I'M
MCCARTY. THANK YOU. OKAY?
MCCARTY? AYE. SIX, SO THE BELL
IS OUT. NEXT IN SIGNING ORDER IS
FILE ITEM SEVEN MR ARAMBULA A B
1915.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR, AND MEMBERS
WILL BEGIN BY THANKING THE
COMMITTEE STAFF AND WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS TODAY. PEOPLE ON HIGH
SCHOOL CAMPUSES SHOULD KNOW WHAT
TO DO WHEN CONFRONTED WITH AN
OPIOID OVERDOSE EMERGENCY. A B
1915 MAKES AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC
HIGH SCHOOLS AND OPIOID OVERDOSE
RESPONSE TRAINING TOOLKIT, SO
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE
PREPARED TO RESPOND IN A CRISIS
TO SAVE LIVES. THIS BILL WILL
DIRECT CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC HEALTH TO DEVELOP THE
OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION
TRAINING PROGRAM AND RESPONSE
TOOLKIT TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
VOLUNTARILY WISHING TO TRAIN
STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY, RESPOND
AND ADMINISTER AND OPIOID
OVERDOSE. AND TO ACCESS
RESOURCES AFTER AN EVENT HAS
OCCURRED. THIS BILL WILL REQUIRE
THAT THE OPIOID ANTAGONISTIC
THAT ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON
CAMPUS TO BE IN LOCATIONS THAT
ARE WIDELY KNOWN AND EASILY
ACCESSIBLE. TIME IS TISSUE, SO
WE NEED OUR STUDENTS TO BE OUR
EYES AND EARS AND TO IDENTIFY AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE THOSE WHO
WOULD BENEFIT FROM NARCAN. A B
1915 IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
PREVENT OVERDOSES TO BRING HOPE
AND TO EMPOWER OTHERS TO SAVE A
LIFE DURING AN EMERGENCY. WHILE
SCHOOLS MAY PROVIDE AN NALOXONE
TO SCHOOL NURSES AND TO TRAINED
PERSONNEL. THERE IS NO THERE IS
CURRENTLY NO TRAINING FOR YOUNG
PEOPLE. LEARNING THE TECHNICAL
PROCESS OF ADMINISTERING
NALOXONE ONLY TAKES A FEW
MINUTES. THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE
TRAINING. WILL STUDENTS BE
PREPARED TO SUPPORT THEIR PEERS
EXPERIENCING AND OVERDOSE? IN
SUPPORT OF A B 1915. TODAY WE
HAVE TWO WITNESSES. FIRST WE
HAVE MEGA ROMANA THON WITH CHEN
UP. AND SECOND WE HAVE JIM
HORTON WITH THE ZACHARY HORTON
FOUNDATION. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ARAMBULA FOR
THE INTRODUCTION AND THANK YOU
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR ALLOWING
ME TO TESTIFY. MY NAME IS MEGA
ROMAN ARE THIN, AND I'M A JUNIOR
AT DUBLIN HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL
AS CHIEF OF CAMPAIGNS THAT
GENERATION UP, A STUDENT LED
ORGANIZATION CREATED A FOSTER
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY TODAY. I'M
HERE IN SUPPORT OF A B 1915
BECAUSE I FIRMLY BELIEVE IT'S A
CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS ADDRESSING
THE URGENT ISSUE OF OPIOID
OVERDOSES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN
OUR STATE, OPIOID OR OVERDOSES
IS A LIFE THREATENING CONDITION
AND THAT HAS RAVAGED COMMUNITIES
ACROSS OUR NATION, INCLUDING
RIGHT HERE IN CALIFORNIA. IN
2021 FENTANYL HAS CONTRIBUTED TO
80% OF DRUG RELATED DEATHS AMONG
YOUTH IN CALIFORNIA HAS COST
OVER 7000 DEATHS BY ITSELF.
BECAUSE OF THE COMPETITIVE
ENVIRONMENTS THAT MANY DISTRICTS
LIKE MINE PRODUCED. MANY OF MY
PEERS OFTEN REDUCED RESORT TO
DRUG USE. I'VE SEEN MY VERY
CLASSMATES OVERDOSE BECAUSE OF
TAKING PILLS BEFORE TESTS OR
SMOKING THEIR OF OWN MARIJUANA
BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO HANDLE
SO MUCH ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL
STRESS. ONE OF MY CLASSMATES IN
MY FRENCH CLASS FRESHMAN YEAR
WAS AN ENGAGED STUDENT. WHO
WANTED TO DO WELL IN SCHOOL, BUT
UNABLE TO COPE WITH THE TOXIC
ENVIRONMENTS WHERE EVERYBODY WAS
CONSTANTLY OUT TO GET THE
HIGHEST TEST SCORES AND DO
BETTER THAN THEIR PEERS. HE WAS,
HE BEGAN TO ISOLATE HIMSELF FROM
AN ENVIRONMENT FROM SUCH AN
ENVIRONMENT. HE BEGAN TO TAKE
PAINKILLERS TO OFFSET THE MENTAL
STRAIN HE FELT BECAUSE OF SUCH
PRESSURE. EVENTUALLY HE
OVERDOSED AT A SOCIAL GATHERING
AFTER SCHOOL. AFTER THE ARRIVAL
OF POLICE AND THE AMBULANCE, HE
WAS PLANNING TO REHABILITATION
AND SLOWLY BEGAN TO RECOVER. HIS
STORY ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THE
RISK OF YOUTH OVERDOSES, A
REALITY FOR STUDENTS JUST LIKE
ME AS SCHOOL OR ENVIRONMENTS
BECOME MORE COMPETITIVE AND
TOXIC, EQUIPPING THE YOUTH TO
FIGHT OPIOID OVERDOSE IS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER HAVING TOOL
KITS TO HELP OVERDOSE CAN ALLOW
FOR QUICK INTERVENTION AND
PREVENTION AND HELPED MILLIONS
OF YOUTH A B 1915 JUSTICE THAT I
URGE YOU TO VOTE AYE ON THIS
LIFESAVING LEGISLATION. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
JIM HORTON. I'M PRESIDENT OF THE
ZACHARY HORTON FOUNDATION. THE
MISSION OF OUR FOUNDATION. IS TO
END THE STIGMA OF ADDICTION. MY
SON AND ONLY CHILD. ZACK DIED OF
A NATIONAL OVERDOSE ON JANUARY
7TH 2020. HE WAS 19. HE JUST
GRADUATED SEVEN MONTHS. EARLIER.
HE'D SPENT THE LAST NINE MONTHS
OF HIS YOUNG LIFE AND REHABS AND
SOBER LIVINGS. HE WAS MAKING
GREAT PROGRESS IN HIS RECOVERY.
HOWEVER HE MADE A FATEFUL
CHOICE. TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH
AN OLD PARTYING FRIEND OF HIS ON
JANUARY 6TH. SEVERAL EXACTS
RELAPSES IN HIS RECOVERY JOURNEY
HAD BEEN WITH THIS YOUNG MAN.
BUT THAT NIGHT, ZACK TRIED TO
MIXTURE OF HEROIN AND METH. WITH
HIS FRIEND AND THIS IS MY SENSE
FIRST EXPERIMENT WITH THIS
COMBINATION. AND DURING THIS
TIME, HIS FRIEND FACETIME, SOME
MUTUAL FRIENDS OF THEIRS ON THE
PHONE, WHO COMMENTED ON HOW
DISTRESSED ZACH SEEMED IN THAT
HE MIGHT NEED SOME HELP. THEY
TOLD HIM OF PLACES HE COULD GET
NARCAN. BUT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN
EITHER IT WAS LATE. WHERE THEY
WERE LOADED AROUND CONCERNED.
HIS FRIEND OPTED TO LEAVE ZACH
ALONE AND GO TO BED. THAT NIGHT,
HIS FRIEND'S MOTHER HEARD ZAC'S
LABORED BREATHING. WHICH IS
REFERRED TO HIS DEATH RATTLES OF
AN OPIATE OVERDOSE. MY SON DIED
THAT NIGHT. IT DIDN'T HAVE TO
DIE. ZACH HAD NARCAN. IN HIS
CAR. BUT NEITHER MY SON'S FRIEND
NORA'S FRIENDS, MOTHER. KNEW THE
SIGNS OF AN OVERDOSE. OR HOW TO
REACT TO IT. JUST TWO WEEKS AGO.
I SPOKE 275 FACULTY MEMBERS OF A
HIGH SCHOOL IN VENTURA. AT THE
END OF OUR DISCUSSION. I ASKED A
SIMPLE QUESTION ABOUT AND AT
THAT TIME THEY INSTRUCTED ME. I
WAS NOT ALLOWED TO DISTRIBUTE
NARCAN TO THEIR ADULT TEACHERS.
AND I ASKED HIM AT THE END OF
OUR DISCUSSION DURING LUNCH. IF
THEIR STUDENT POPULATION IF
SOMEONE NEEDED NARCAN, WOULD
THEY KNOW WHERE TO ACCESS IT ON
THEIR CAMPUS. AND A AND A COUPLE
OF THE ADMINISTRATOR SAID, WELL,
YEAH, OUR NURSE HAS IT. THE
TEACHERS DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT
AND THEN I ASKED THE QUESTION.
WITH THE STUDENTS AT LUNCH IF
THEY WANTED TO KNOW WHERE TO GO
GET ILLEGAL DRUGS DURING LUNCH.
WOULD THEY KNOW WHERE TO GET
THAT? AND OF COURSE, THE
CHUCKLES CAME FROM ALL OVER THE
ROOM UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE
NARCAN, THE LIFE SAVING MEDICINE
MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN THE ILLEGAL
DRUGS THAT THAT THAT PERMEATE
OUR STREETS TODAY WE'RE FIGHTING
AN UPHILL BATTLE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. PLEASE COME FORWARD. GOOD
AFTERNOON, LADIES CUT SONA HERE
ON BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT
PSYCHIATRY AND THE CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF
PSYCHIATRISTS AND SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, TRENT
MURPHY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG
PROGRAM EXECUTIVES AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. LUCY CELSIUS
. CARTER WITH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT
MITCH STEIGER, WITH CFT ALSO IN
SPORT. GROHN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA CONSORTIUM OF
ADDICTION PROGRAMS AND
PROFESSIONALS AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. JOE SIGNS ON
BEHALF OF THE COUNTY HEALTH
EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATION AND
SUPPORT I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT ALEX
WALKER GRIFFIN ON BEHALF OF
GENERATION UP WITH AN IMPORTER
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU ANY
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEEING NONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL? SEEING NONE COMMENTS, MR
VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU TO MY
COLLEAGUE FOR BRINGING THIS
FORWARD AND TO THE FATHER, UM I
AGREE WITH YOU. UNTIL THE
ADMINISTRATION OF NARCAN IS AS
PREVALENT AS CPR. WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE A PROBLEM. AND THIS IS NOT
A WE ALL WENT TO THE DRUGS OFF
OUR STREETS. WE KNOW THE FIGHT
THAT WE HAVE AHEAD OF US RIGHT
ON THAT. SO I COMPLETELY SUPPORT
THIS BILL. INCREDIBLY SORRY FOR
YOUR LOSS. UM THE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF WHAT WE'RE
DEALING WITH. I THINK IT IS NOT
LOST ON ME. SO WE NEED TO MAKE
THIS EDUCATION. AS PREVALENT AS
WE DO CPR. MS ADDIS NO, I MEAN
MY HUGE CONDOLENCES FOR YOUR
LOSS, AND I THINK IT TAKES SO
MUCH FORTITUDE TO COME TO A
TESTIMONY LIKE THIS AND TO TRY
TO MOVE BEYOND CONDOLENCES AND
BEYOND WELL WISHES TO TRUE STATE
ACTION AND SO ON TO COMMEND THE
AUTHOR AS WELL FOR TAKING ACTION
. I DO THINK WE CAN ATTACK THIS
JUST YOU AND I THINK THIS IS ONE
OF THE MANY THINGS THAT WE NEED
TO DO. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND
I'LL MOVE THE BELT. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. MR RIGHT, ARAMBULA. I
KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONTINUING TO
FIGHT THIS FIGHT. THANK YOU, UH,
TO BOTH OF YOUR WITNESSES, BUT
ESPECIALLY TO MR HORTON. UM. FOR
KEEPING THIS YOUR SON'S MEMORY
AND TURNING IT INTO ACTION. UH
UM. HAPPY TO SUPPORT THE BILL.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND
SECONDED. MADAM SECRETARY,
PLEASE CALL. UM WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE? THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR MY VOTE.
FILE ITEM SEVEN. A B 1915. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
HEALTH MURATSUCHI GI FLORA FLORA
I ADDIS ADISAI ALVAREZ. I WANT
TO. I WANT TO I HOOVER HOOVER.
I'M MCCARTY MCCARTY AYE. 70 THE
BILL IS OUT. NEXT AND SIGNING
ORDER. FILE ITEM NINE. MS. MAKIN
ER A B 1929.
MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND
SECONDED. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
MEANS? MISS MISS MCKENNA. OH,
ACTUALLY, PLEASE TURN ON YOUR
MICROPHONE. HELLO CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT A B 1929.
CURRENTLY THERE EXISTED
CONCERNING UNDERREPRESENTATION
OF DESCENDANTS OF ENSLAVED
PEOPLE WITHIN STEM FIELDS AND
ASSOCIATED CAREER TECHNICAL
EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BOTH AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVELS.
REGRETTABLY, EXISTING
LEGISLATION. FAILS TO ADEQUATELY
ADDRESS THIS DISPARITIES, WHICH,
UM, WHICH PERPETRATES SYSTEMIC
RACIAL INEQUALITIES WITHIN STEM
INDUSTRIES, A B 1929. IT IS
IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT
IS NOT AN ISOLATED EFFORT, BUT
RATHER AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK
CAUCUS IS 2020 FOR REPARATIONS
PACKAGE. UM IN CLOSING. EVERY
1929 REPRESENTS A CRUCIAL STEP
TOWARDS FOSTERING INCLUSIVITY
AND EQUITY WITH THE STEM
EDUCATION. BY ADDRESSING THE
UNDERREPRESENTATION OF
DESCENDANTS OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE
IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS. WE ARE ACTIVELY
WORKING TOWARDS A MORE JUST AND
EQUITABLE SOCIETY FOR ALL, AND I
AM REQUESTING AN AYE. VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM SEEING
NO WITNESSES AND SUPPORT ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SUPPORT.
PLEASE COME FORWARD. THE LAST
GUY FOR THE CALIFORNIA AFRICAN
AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
THE GREATEST SACRAMENTO URBAN
LEAGUE BOTH AND STRONG SUPPORT.
LUCY SELL CEDO CARTER WITH THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SAM NASHER
WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. AFTERNOON TURNED
MEMBERS, JESSICA MORAN OF THE
CALIFORNIA DENTAL ASSOCIATION
AND SUPPORT THANK YOU ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. SEEING NONE ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS IN OPPOSITION IN THE
BILL? SAYING NONE. COMMENTS
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. MR
ALVAREZ. UH MISS MCKENNA. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE BILL. I
JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE, UH
THE CERTAINLY SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE PACKAGE. THIS IS THE FIRST
BILL I ACTUALLY GET TO SEE AND
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
DID OVERALL ON THE REPARATIONS
PACKAGE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
THIS IS PART OF THE WORK THAT
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LEADING WITH
YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE BLACK
CAUCUS. UM AND I JUST THINK THIS
IS, UM THIS ONE'S JUST A NO
BRAINER. COLLECTING THE DATA.
THE ONLY WAY WE WILL KNOW IF
WE'RE ACTUALLY MAKING STRIDES TO
ADDRESS THE INEQUALITIES, AND
CERTAINLY TO ENSURE THAT WE
DON'T PERPETUATE THEM IS IF WE
HAVE THE INFORMATION, AND THIS
IS, UH ABSOLUTELY MUST WHAT IS
NEEDED, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO OTHER BILLS THAT ARE LOOKING
TO DO THE SAME SO THAT WE CAN
HAVE THE DATA AND THEN WE CAN
POINT TO THE DATA AND SAY, WE'VE
GOT MORE WORK TO DO. I THINK
THAT'S WHAT WE'LL FIND OUT. I
THINK YOU KNOW THAT WE'LL FIND
THAT OUT. BUT WITHOUT HAVING IT.
WE CAN'T POINT TO IT. AND SO I
THANK YOU FOR MOVING THIS
FORWARD IN THIS WAY AND BE HAPPY
TO MOVE THE ITEM. MOTION'S BEEN
MADE AND SECONDED ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
THAT'S BEING NONE. ASTHMA.
KENDRA THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
ALSO, UH, RECOGNIZED THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS MEASURE AS
PART OF THE LARGER EFFORT. UM
RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE
UNFORTUNATELY, UH, OPERATING
WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF
PROPOSITION TWO AND NINE AND THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
RECENT RECENT DECISION THAT YOU
KNOW, WE NEED TO START BY BY
BREAKING DOWN THE DATA BY BYE
BYE RACE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR
PROGRAMS ARE REACHING ALL
COMMUNITIES EQUITABLY. UM IF
YOU'RE TAKING CO AUTHORS, I
WOULD LOVE TO, UH BE A CO AUTHOR
TO MEASURE AND, UH I WOULD LIKE
TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO
CLOSE THANK YOU, MR CHAIR.
APPRECIATE THAT. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE. QUESTIONS
BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE WRONG
I LET HIM 9 1819 29. THE MOTION
IS DUE PAST A HIGHER EDUCATION
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I, FLORA
FLORA I ADDIS. THANK YOU,
ALVAREZ. ALRIGHT, I PONTA I WANT
TO I HOOVER OVER I MCCARTY THE
PARTY. I 70 THE BILL IS OUT.
THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. WE ARE YEAH.
MR ALVAREZ IS A STEP AHEAD OF
YOU, MR MCCARTHY HERE. SO MR
ALVAREZ HAS, UH, BILE ITEM
NUMBER 25. A B 2429. THANK YOU,
MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS. I BRING
ASSEMBLY BILL 2429 TO TRY AND
HELP BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO
ADDRESS WHAT YOU ARE AWARE WE'RE
WELL AWARE OF WHICH IS THE
ALARMING RISE OF FENTANYL
RELATED DEATHS AND OVERDOSES IN
OUR COMMUNITIES WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF
ARE WORKING WITH US TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD A UH,
BILL THAT WOULD ADDRESS WHAT
WE'RE HOPING TO ADDRESS AND
HAPPY TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS TODAY AS WE MOVE
FORWARD. THE BILL IS ASKING THAT
SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA
WITH HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS TO
INCORPORATE LESSONS ON THE
DANGERS OF FENTANYL INTO THE
CURRICULUM. FENTANYL ORIGINALLY
DEVELOPED IN 1959 FOR MEDICAL
PAIN RELIEF PURPOSES HAS BECOME
A PERILOUS FORCE IN OUR SOCIETY.
ONE OF THE MOST SOBERING
STATISTICS THAT I'VE LEARNED AS
I WAS DOING RESEARCH AND TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND FENTANYL IN THE
IMPACT. UM ONION PEOPLE'S LIVES
IS THAT FENTANYL IS THE LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH. FOR AMERICANS
AGED 18 TO 49 LEADING CAUSE OF
DEATH. THE CDC FOUND A
SIGNIFICANT SURGE IN ADOLESCENT
OVERDOSES FROM 1920 19 TO 2021.
AND CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
PARTICULARLY HARD BY THE CRISIS
BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021. OPIOID
RELATED DEATHS IN OUR STATE HAVE
SURGED BY AN ALARMING 121. IN MY
OWN COUNTY, SANTIAGO COUNTY, AND
WE'LL HEAR FROM THE COUNTY IN A
SECOND DEATHS INVOLVING FENTANYL
ROSE BY 2300. IN A FIVE YEAR
TIME PERIOD. EDUCATION IS OUR
STRONGEST TOOL AGAINST THE
SPREAD OF FENTANYL AND A B 2429
ENSURES THAT OUR HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS ARE COMPREHENSIVELY
EDUCATED ABOUT THE DANGERS OF
FENTANYL AND EQUIPPED WITH THE
TOOLS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND
OTHERS. WE HAVE MICHELLE ROBOT
CAVA FROM ON BEHALF OF THE KENT
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HERE TO
TESTIFY AS A WITNESS AND SUPPORT
AND HELP ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MUSHARRAF
WELL, GAVA FROM NIELSEN MARKS
MORE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO COUNTY IS VERY PROUD
TO BE SPONSORING THIS
LEGISLATION. UM AS YOU ALL KNOW,
ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE DEATHS
CAUSED BY FENTANYL HAVE REACHED
HISTORIC LEVELS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND THE NATION. THE
CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION ESTIMATE THAT OVER
80,000 OVERDOSE DEATHS CAUSED BY
FENTANYL OCCURRED IN 2021, AND
THAT ACCIDENTAL DEATHS CAUSED BY
FENTANYL IS THE NUMBER ONE
KILLER OF PEOPLE BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 18 AND 45. WELL.
FENTANYL IS THE NUMBER ONE
KILLER OF PEOPLE BETWEEN THE
AGES OF 14 AND 1845. IT IS WORTH
NOTING THAT INCREASINGLY, THAT
DRUG IS POSING THREATS TO OUR
YOUTH IN 2021 12 CHILDREN UNDER
THE AGE OF 18 DIED FROM THE
ACCIDENT ELICIT UM, ILLICIT
FENTANYL OVERDOSE IN OUR COUNTY.
THAT IS MORE THAN TWICE THE
NUMBER FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. THE
YOUNGEST WAS ONLY 13. POISONINGS
FROM FENTANYL ARE GREATLY
IMPACTING ARE ALREADY STRAINED
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND IN
DOING SO FURTHER HARMING OUR
COMMUNITY AT LARGE AS TRUSTED
MESSENGERS, THE EDUCATION
COMMUNITY IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED
TO PROVIDE YOUTH WITH LIFE
SAVING INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
IN A SAFE, STRUCTURED AND
SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT.
INVESTING IN THE WELL BEING OF
YOUTH IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE
FUTURE OF OUR OVERALL COMMUNITY
HEALTH. AND WITH THAT WE WOULD
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
SEE NO FURTHER WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORT COME FORWARD. THANK YOU.
CHAIR MEMBERS, JOE SIGNS WITH
COUNTY HEALTH EXECUTIVES
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT SAYING
NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT AND
SUPPORT ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION. SEEING NONE. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
SEEING NONE ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM THE COMMITTEE?
SEEING NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
. MR ALVAREZ FOR CARRYING THIS
ON BEHALF OF EUROPE COUNTY, THE
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO TO MAKE SURE
THAT MORE OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE I
KNOW THAT WHEN I STARTED
LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOU KNOW,
EVEN THE TRACE THAT DANGEROUS OF
TRACE AMOUNTS OF FENTANYL
IMMEDIATELY HAD THAT
CONVERSATION WITH MY DAUGHTER
WHEN I GOT BACK, UM FROM
SACRAMENTO, AND SO YOU ARE
TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
CONVERSATIONS HAPPEN WITH ALL
CALIFORNIA. STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES. SO UH, WAS EMOTION
MADE AND SECONDED. 2ND 2ND
MOTION. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. OH YES, MR
HALFORD'S I'LL JUST THANK YOU
AND TRYING TO DO OUR SMALL PART
IN EDUCATING OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ON
THE DANGEROUS AND I APPRECIATE
AND I VOTE ON THIS MEASURE.
THANK YOU. FINAL ITEM NUMBER 25
24 29. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE FLOOR. MURATSUCHI
FLORA FLORA I ADDIS ADISAI
ALVAREZ ALVAREZ, I BONTA. I WANT
TO I HOOVER MCCARTY. MCCARTY?
AYE. ALRIGHT, 60. THE BILL IS
OUT. NEXT. WE HAVE FILE ITEM
NUMBER 18 IS ADDIS A B 2173.
WELL, THANK YOU, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE
HERE TODAY AT MY FIRST COMMITTEE
HEARING FOR EDUCATION, I
APPRECIATE YOU AND I'M GOING TO
TRY TO BE QUICK. I'M HERE TODAY
TO PRESENT A B 2173 THE REDUCING
STIGMA AND EDUCATION ACT AND I
JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING
THAT WE'RE ALL HERE SERVING ON
THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. BECAUSE
WE BELIEVE IT'S OUR JOB TO OPEN
DOORS FOR KIDDOS. BUT I WOULD
ALSO SAY WHAT I'VE HEARD TODAY
IS THAT WE BELIEVE IN HELPING
CHILDREN THROUGH THOSE STORES.
SO UM, WE HAVE GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY HERE. AND I WANT
TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR THE
COMMENTS THAT I'VE HEARD TODAY.
AND WE IN THE LEGISLATURE, I
WOULD ALSO SAY, BELIEVE THAT
WORDS MATTER. WORDS ARE VERY,
VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND THAT'S
WHY THIS BILL IS IMPORTANT TODAY
. SO AS I'VE SHARED, MY
BACKGROUND IS AS A SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHER AND I WORKED
FOR MANY YEARS IN PROGRAMS
SPECIFICALLY SERVING STUDENTS
WITH EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES.
ABOUT ALSO IN PUBLIC SPECIAL
EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, AS WELL AS
INCLUSION SETTINGS AND WHAT I
EXPERIENCED TIME AND AGAIN IS
THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO USE
LANGUAGE AND REQUIRED TO USE
CATEGORIES SUCH AS EMOTIONAL
DISTURBANCE OR CALLING STUDENTS
EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED. THAT
AREN'T JUST HURTFUL AND
DISRESPECTFUL BUT ACTUALLY
CLOSED DOORS FOR STUDENTS BY HIS
STIGMATIZING THEM, AND IT'S WELL
PAST TIME TO CHANGE THIS BY
SIMPLY ALLOWING EDUCATORS,
FAMILIES AND STUDENTS TO
OFFICIALLY USE AND
INTERCHANGEABLE TERM OF
EMOTIONAL DISABILITY OR SAYING A
STUDENT HAS AN EMOTIONAL
DISABILITY. THE REASON WE NEED A
LEGISLATIVE FIXES BECAUSE THE
INDIVIDUAL WOULD DISABILITIES
ACT OR WHAT'S CALLED I D. E A IS
THE FEDERAL LAW THAT WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 1975 AND I, D E.
A PROVIDES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS,
AND IT SETS OUT 13 DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES OF DISABILITY AND IN
ORDER TO RECEIVE SPECIALIZED
SUPPORTS AND SERVICES. STUDENTS
HAVE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND LABELED
INTO ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES AND
SO IN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1975 TO
GET SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR A
BROAD SET OF MENTAL IN THE MOUTH
AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES,
STUDENTS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE
LABEL EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. UH
AND SO BECAUSE OF THE STIGMA,
SOME FAMILIES, MANY FAMILIES, I
WOULD SAY HAVE OPTED OUT. THEY
DO NOT WANT THEIR CHILDREN
LABELED EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED
AND IN OPTING OUT, THEY'RE
MISSING OUT ON THE ALIGNED
NEEDED SUPPORT AND SERVICES,
WHICH OFTEN CAN CAUSE AN
INCREASE AND DROPOUTS AND AN
INCREASE IN INVOLVEMENT IN THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM. AND SO BECAUSE
OF THAT STIGMA UM IT'S REALLY
CAUSED US TO CLOSE DOORS ON
CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN, SO THIS
IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD BILL
. IT DOESN'T CHANGE I D E. A IT
DOESN'T CHANGE FEDERAL LAW. THE
TERM EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE WILL
STILL EXIST. HOWEVER IN
CALIFORNIA, WE WILL JOIN 20
SOMETHING OTHER STATES. AND BE
ABLE TO USE THE TERM EMOTIONAL
DISABILITY WHEN WE ARE GOING
THROUGH THIS SPECIAL EDUCATION
OR THAT I E P PROCESS, UM AND SO
THAT WE CAN REGAIN SOME DIGNITY
FOR CALIFORNIA'S CHILDREN AND
CALIFORNIA'S STUDENTS AND
FAMILIES WITH ME TO TESTIFY
TODAY AS VERONICA COATS, THE
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AT THAT
TEHAMA COUNTY SOUTH TO AN
ALTERNATE OVER TO HER. OH THANKS
, ROOKIE MOVE. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
VERONICA COATS, ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TO HEMA
COUNTY CELTA, ALSO SPEAKING ON
BEHALF OF THE SULFA
ADMINISTRATORS, CALIFORNIA,
PROUD SPONSOR OF HB 2173. IF
ENACTED, A B 2173 WOULD FINALLY
REPLACE AN OUTDATED TERM
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE WITH
EMOTIONAL DISABILITY IN
CALIFORNIA WOULD JOIN MANY OTHER
STATES, AS ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
ADDIS SAID. MAKING THIS CHANGE,
AS WE ALL KNOW. LANGUAGE MATTERS
. THE TERM EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE
, AS DESCRIBED UNDER STATE LAWS
AN OFFENSIVE TERM AND COULD BE
REPLACED WITHOUT ALTERING THE
MEANING UNDER STATE LAW. NOT
ONLY DO I COME WITH THE
LEADERSHIP LENS, BUT A PERSONAL
LIVED EXPERIENCE. MY CAREER
JOURNEY WAS REALLY BORN FROM
THIS VERY ISSUE I WAS IN DR
MARGARET BY EARLY IS EXCEPTIONAL
CHILD CLASS IN COLLEGE, LEARNING
ABOUT SPECIAL EDUCATION IN THE
CAREER, I WAS ABOUT TO EMBARK ON
AT THE VERY SAME TIME MY MOTHER
WAS NAVIGATING THE EDUCATION
SYSTEM FOR MY YOUNGER SISTER,
WHO HAS EXTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH
NEEDS. I ATTENDED THOSE IP
MEETINGS WITH MY MOM TO SUPPORT
HER AND SAW THE IMMENSELY
PAINFUL DILEMMAS SHE HAD TO FACE
IN THOSE MOMENTS. IN THE END,
SHE REFUSED THE LABEL OF
EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. AND WITH
THAT THE SERVICES THAT MY SISTER
SO DESPERATELY NEEDED. IT REALLY
CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF OUR
FAMILY AND MY SISTER'S LIFE.
MUCH OF THOSE OUTCOMES.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ADDIS TALKED
ABOUT WAR, THE OUTCOMES THAT SHE
FACED, AND IT SENT ME ON A PATH
TO BECOME A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST,
A ROLE THAT DOES ASSESSMENTS FOR
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ELIGIBILITY.
WHAT A JUXTAPOSITION OF MY
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE RIGHT? I
HAVE ATTENDED A THOUSANDS OF I
PS WITH FAMILIES HAVING THE SAME
CONVERSATION AROUND THE SAME
LABEL THE IMPACTED MY FAMILY SO
DEEPLY. I ALSO PROVIDED
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES TO STUDENTS
WITH THIS LABEL HEARD FIRSTHAND
THE IMPACT TO THEIR SELF WORTH
AND IDENTITY. I ALWAYS HAD HOPE
I WOULD SEE THIS CHANGE IN MY
LIFETIME AND IT IS TRULY A DREAM
REALIZED TO BE HERE TODAY. I
WILL CLOSE BY SAYING I THINK
THIS SHOULD ONLY BE THE
BEGINNING OF AN EXAMINATION OF
LABELS AND HOW THEY STIGMATIZE
AND FURTHER PATHOLOGIZE, OUR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND I COMMEND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ADDIS FOR
TAKING THIS IMPORTANT STEP IN
THAT JOURNEY AND BEING A
CATALYST FOR CHANGE. THIS BILL
IS SIMPLE YET IMPACTFUL AND WILL
MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR MANY
STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
ON A B 2173 THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME. THANK YOU. ANY PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL, PLEASE. MICHELE MACKAY
UNDERWOOD ON BEHALF OF THE
COALITION FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING
FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, ALSO IN
SUPPORT. MITCH STEIGER WAS CFT
ALSO IN SPORT. SARAH WILLIS,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TEACH PLUS
CALIFORNIA AND SUPPORT ANDREW,
RIGHT, TEACH, PLUS POLICY FELLOW
AND I SUPPORT AS WELL. SAM
NASHVILLE, LOS ANGELES COUNTY
OFFICE OF EDUCATION SUPPORT
THANK YOU ANY WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION? SAYING NONE ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
SAYING THAT NONE. UM, COMMENTS
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE. MS
BANTER. I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING FORWARD THIS
BILL. AND WHAT A PERFECT UH,
WITNESS THAT YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE
TO BOTH TESTIFIED TO THE
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND IMPACT
THAT THIS HAS AS WELL AS THE
KIND OF INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE
IT HAS FOR SO MANY FOR SO MANY
CHILDREN. I TO DID I E. P S AND
WORK WITH CHILDREN AND RECOGNIZE
THAT WORDS, STICKS AND STONES.
THEY BREAK MY BONES, BUT WORDS
DO HURT YOU. AND, UM, I'M VERY
THANKFUL THAT YOU PUT THIS BOARD
THANK YOU AND THE FURTHER
COMMENTS UH, SEE NONE. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, MR. STATUS. UH, NOT
ONLY DID YOU HAVE GREAT WITNESS
TO BRING THIS FORWARD. BUT YOU
KNOW, OUR FIRST SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHER ON THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. UH, IT'S
VERY FITTING THAT YOU ARE THE
AUTHOR OF THIS AND SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH HAPPY TO SUPPORT WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? I JUST WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
RECOGNIZING HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
FOR THESE STUDENTS TO MAKE THIS
VERY SMALL CHANGE THAT CAN HAVE
HUGE EFFECTS AND RESPECTFULLY
ASK FEAR. I FOLLOWED THANK YOU.
WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND.
SECOND MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. VIOLATE HIM. 1880
2173, THE MOTION IS DUE PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI GI
LARA LARA AYE ADDIS ADISAI
ALVAREZ I WANT TO. I WANT TO I
HOOVER MCCARTY. CARDI. I
ALRIGHT? CONGRATULATIONS, 50.
THE BILL IS OUT. MR MCCARTHY.
FILE ITEM 26 ÁP. 2565. MHM.
MR MCCARTHY THAT YOU'RE MOVING?
YOUR BILL WAS MOVED AND SECONDED
THAT YOU KNOW THIS IS THE
EDUCATION COMMITTEE. I WISH WE
WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT THIS TOPIC
20 YEARS AGO ED COMMITTEE. WE
PROBABLY WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT
MASS SHOOTINGS AND INTERIOR
LOCKS, BUT THIS IS THE REALITY.
AND AFTER SANDY HOOK, WE STUDIED
THIS ACROSS OUR COUNTRY AND ONE
OF THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSIONS FROM
THE COMMISSION IS HAVING
INTERIOR LOCKS. AND BE NICE TO
RETROFIT EVERY CLASSROOM TODAY
AND HAVE THAT IN THERE, BUT
THAT'S NOT A REALITY. THIS WOULD
JUST SAY GOING FORWARD WITH THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS THAT WE
ACCEPT THAT WE WOULD HAVE A
PROCESS TO FOCUS ON INSTALLING
INTERIOR LOCKS WHEN WE GO
UNDERGO. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR I VOTE I
HAVE WITH ME TODAY. KRISTEN
BROWN WITH THE CALIFORNIA
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS.
AFTERNOON, MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
HEAR YOUR CALL FOR EXPEDIENCY.
THIS HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING
FOR CFT. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS POLICY ISSUE FOR MANY, MANY
YEARS EVER SINCE THE ATROCITIES
THAT WE SAW IN COLUMBINE AND SO
MANY OTHERS SINCE THEN, THE
NIGHTMARE SCENARIO OF HEARING
SHOTS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER
THROUGH A HALLWAY ARE ALL TOO
REAL FOR TOO MANY PEOPLE TODAY.
WE'RE SEEING BACKPACK SOLD WITH
BODY ARMOR SEWN INSIDE. THIS IS
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. UH THE
JUDICIAL BRANCH IS ILL EQUIPPED
TO DEAL WITH THIS THUS FAR, AND
THESE ARE THE REALISTIC MEASURES
THAT WE CAN TAKE TO PROTECT
CHILDREN. EDUCATORS HAVE ALREADY
SERVED. HAVE THEM AS HUMAN
SHIELDS. SO I DON'T THINK WE
NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.
THIS IS AN OBVIOUS STEP FORWARD.
WE ASKED FOR YOUR I VOTE TODAY
AND THANK YOU. THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS AGAIN SO WE
CAN FINALLY GET EVERYONE AS SAFE
AS WE CAN IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SAYING NO
FURTHER WITNESSES, PUBLIC
COMMENTS AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. AND HE WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION TO THE BILL. ANY
PUBLIC COMMENTS AND OPPOSITION
TO THE BILL. QUESTIONS, MRS
ADDIS I JUST TRULY WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR THIS. I WORKED IN A
CLASSROOM WORKED IN MANY
CLASSROOMS THAT WERE MISSING
THIS AND IT WAS ALWAYS VERY,
VERY CHALLENGING TO THINK ABOUT
HOW I MIGHT KEEP STUDENTS SAFE.
AND SO I WANT TO REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND
NECESSARY. I DO THINK IT'S
SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE, BUT
PROFOUND THAT WE CAN DO FOR KIDS
AND FOR TEACHERS. THERE IS A
MOTION YES, I'LL MOVE. OKAY,
ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT MOTION'S BEEN
MADE AND SECONDED ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. SEEING
NONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
MCCARTY. I MEAN, JUST HEARING
ABOUT BACKPACKS WITH BODY ARMY.
I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT. BUT YES,
IT'S UH, SAD BUT NECESSARY. UM
BILL AND SO THANK YOU, MR
MCCARTHY FOR BRINGING IT
FORWARD. WOULD YOU LIKE TO
CLOSE? YES THANK YOU. THIS IS A
VERY HEAVY TOPIC AND I'LL NOTE
THAT I REMEMBER WHEN SANDY HOOK
HAPPENED. MY GIRLS WERE ABOUT TO
START KINDERGARTEN. AND ONE OF
THE TWINS NAMES AS VICTORIA WHEN
THE TEACHERS THAT DIED THERE
FORGET HER LAST NAME RIGHT NOW,
BUT HER NAME WAS VICTORIA AND
SHE PUT HER BODY IN FRONT OF HER
STUDENTS, AND SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT THE SENATE
COMMITTEE. INTO REALITY WE FACE
AND, UH, I THINK THIS CAN GO A
LONG WAY OF MAKING OUR CLASSROOM
SAFER AND ASK YOUR EYE, BUT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL
VIOLATE HIM. 26 25 65. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASSES AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI FLORA
FLORA I ADDIS ADDIS, I ALVAREZ
WANT TO I WANT TO I. HOOVER
RICCARDI MCCARTY. AYE. 50 THE
BILL IS OUT. I DON'T SEE MR
HOOVER HERE. AND SO I THINK I
WILL. I HAVE TWO OF THE LAST
THREE BILLS.
ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIR. WE'RE
GONNA BE ON FILE ITEM EIGHT A B
1917.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. MR VICE CHAIR. I'M
HERE TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL
1917. AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER. I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT
WAS FOR ME TO, UH, RECEIVE
TRAINING ON UM THE BASICS OF A
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER. WHETHER
IT'S SCHOOL FINANCE, WHETHER
IT'S, UH, DEALING WITH PERSONNEL
ISSUES, SO MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES
, UM THAT, UH MEMBERS OF
GOVERNING BOARDS OF SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AND COUNTY OFFICES OF
EDUCATION SHOULD RECEIVE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THE CURRENT
SITUATION IS THAT UM, OFTEN, UM
MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARDS
HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO BACKGROUND
AND PUBLIC EDUCATION PRIOR TO
ASSUMING THEIR GOVERNANCE ROLES.
AND WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
MANY OF THE DECISIONS ARE MADE.
UM AND, UM, BEING RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ALL OF
THEIR STUDENTS THAT TRUST OF
THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND IN MANY
CASES DEALING WITH MULTI MILLION
DOLLAR BUDGETS AS STEWARDS OF
PUBLIC FUNDS. A B 1917 WOULD
REQUIRE MEMBERS OF GOVERNING
BOARDS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION. AS
WELL AS MEMBERS OF GOVERNING
BODIES OF CHARTER SCHOOLS TO
RECEIVE TRAINING IN K 12 PUBLIC
EDUCATION, GOVERNANCE LAWS.
TRAINING TOPICS TO INCLUDE, BUT
ARE NOT LIMITED TO SCHOOL
FINANCE PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS,
PUBLIC SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND
OPEN MEETING LAWS. UH I AM VERY
PLEASED TO BE JOINED BY
SUPERINTENDENT DAVIES HUGHES,
HUMBLE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS, AND
DOROTHY JOHNSON, REPRESENTING
THE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH. FIRST WITNESS,
PLEASE. MEDICAL FIRST GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR VICE CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
MICHAEL DAVIS HUGHES AND I AM
THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOLS WHEN
PROUD TO SERVE 31 SCHOOL
DISTRICTS, 15 CHARTERS AND
17,000 STUDENTS ACROSS OUR
COUNTY. I'M HERE ON BEHALF TODAY
OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS AND ASSOCIATION
THAT REPRESENTS THE 58. COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS. AND I'M PLEASED
TO SUPPORT ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI IS A B 1917. THE
GOVERNANCE TEAMS OF ALLEYWAYS
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA PLAY A
VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING STUDENTS
SUCCESS CHARGED WITH MAKING
DECISIONS ON A WIDE RANGE OF
TOPICS SET THE COURSE FOR
ACTIONS AND SERVICES, IMPACTING
EVERY STUDENT STAFF MEMBER AND
SCHOOL COMMUNITY. BOARD MEMBERS
REPRESENT THE DIVERSE VOICES OF
THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, AND
WE BELIEVE THEY DESERVE TO BE
SUPPORTED IN THE DECISION MAKING
ROLES. MAYBE 1917 GOES A LONG
WAY TO PROVIDING THE SUPPORT
BECAUSE IT HELPS ENSURE THAT ALL
MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING TEAM
COME TO THE TABLE WITH
FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF TOPICS CRITICAL
TO THEIR ROLE. OPEN MEETING LAWS
, SCHOOL FINANCE AND PERSONNEL
LAWS AND SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY
REQUIREMENTS. AS COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT. I HAVE ATTENDED
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS THROUGHOUT
HUMBOLDT COUNTY AND I HAVE
WITNESSED FIRSTHAND THE STARK
CONTRAST AND OUTCOMES FOR WELL
PREPARED AND WELL TRAINED
GOVERNANCE TEAMS VERSUS
UNPREPARED OR INADEQUATELY
TRAINED ONES. THE CONTRAST IS
MOST VISIBLE. WHEN THINGS GO
SOUTH. FOR EXAMPLE, A WELL
TRAINED BOARD KNOWS THE
APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO A PUBLIC
COMMENT THAT DEMANDS BOARD
ACTION ON THE NON AGENDA ITEM
KNOWS WHAT FACTORS TO CONSIDER
WHEN ASKED TO PRIORITIZE THE
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES WHEN
DISTRICT BUDGETS MUST BE CUT
KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE COMPLAINTS
REGARDING SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND
KNOWS WHAT DISCUSSIONS TO HAVE
HAD A BOARD MEETING DUPLICATED
PUPILS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF
INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE ON
GOVERNANCE TEAMS DON'T BECOME
EXPERTS IN THESE AREAS BY VIRTUE
OF BEING ELECTED, AND IT'S
IRRESPONSIBLE FOR US TO EXPECT
THAT ON THE JOB EXPERIENCE IS A
SUFFICIENT SUBSTITUTE FOR
CAREFULLY CURATED PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING. THANK YOU CLOSING. I
HOPE YOU SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS BY
SUPPORTING A B 1917. THANK YOU.
PERFECT TIME. THANK YOU, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR VICE CHAIR
AND MEMBERS DOROTHY JOHNSON ON
BEHALF OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
. I'LL BRIEFLY ADD THAT WE'RE
VERY PLEASED TO BE IN SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE. WE TOTALLY
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A
REASONABLE EXPECTATION,
CONSIDERING THAT, AS WAS
MENTIONED ARE BOARD MEMBERS COME
FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE, BUT NOT
ALWAYS HAVING PUBLIC EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE. I DO WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT. WE APPRECIATE THE
BALANCED APPROACH THAT IS USED.
TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE THE
TRAININGS. WE THINK THIS WILL
HELP WITH COMPLIANCE. UH, AND
MAXIMIZE RESOURCES AND LIMIT
COSTS. SO AGAIN, PLEASED TO BE
IN SUPPORT OF THIS MEASURE
TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ANY OTHER WITNESSES FROM
THE AND SUPPORT. LEILANI
AGUINALDO ON BEHALF OF FRESNO
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
SUPPORT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT OF A B
1917? SAM NASHER WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT APPRECIATE
THAT ANYONE IN OPPOSITION TO A V
1917.
WE HIT A BUTTON. GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M CARLOS MICHELLE WITH CALVIN
SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, CSB
RESPECTFULLY AS AN OPPOSITION TO
THE BILL UNLESS IT'S AMENDED. WE
APPLIED ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MERCY
CHEESE GOAL OF ENSURING SCHOOL
BOARDS. MEMBERS ARE TRAINED IN
IMPORTANT EDUCATION RELATED LAWS
. AMONG THE MANY SERVICES IT
PROVIDES TO SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION'S YES,
B A HAS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE
AND DELIVERING TRAINING. TWO
BOARD MEMBERS IN THESE AREAS AND
OTHERS AND RECOGNIZE THE VALUE
OF THIS TYPE OF TRAINING AFFORDS
TO NEW AND EXPERIENCED BOARD
MEMBERS ALIKE ALSO WANT TO THANK
THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR OUR
HELPFUL DISCUSSIONS LEADING UP
TO THIS HEARING ON THIS BILL. AH
WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE BILL
DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CRITERIA
THAT WITH ENSURE UNIFORM
TRAINING QUALITY. WE SEEK THE
ADDITION OF SAFEGUARDS THAT THE
TRAINING ITSELF IS DELIVERED
WITHOUT BIAS. SCHOOLS ARE
NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATIONS AND
THE TRAINING SHOULD BE AS WELL.
INCLUSION OF STANDARDS FOR
TRAINERS ARE ALSO IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THEY ENSURE BOARD
MEMBERS RECEIVED TRAINING FROM
THOSE WHO TRACK NOT ONLY THE
CHANGES IN LAW BUT ALSO RELATED
CASE LAW. EXPERIENCED TRAINERS
WILL HELP PROMOTE BETTER
COMPLIANCE BY INCORPORATING BEST
PRACTICES ADDRESSING THE ISSUES
THAT, UH, YOU KNOW THAT THAT
WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER. UM AND
THOSE BACKS BACKS IS CAN COME
FROM OTHER DISTRICTS AND COUNTY
OFFICES THAT HAVE ADDRESSES THE
SITUATIONS REQUIRING TRAINING TO
BE PROVIDED BY NONPROFIT
ENTITIES WILL HELP KEEP COSTS
THAT ELIA'S BEAR FOR THIS NEW
REQUIREMENT TO A MINIMUM AND
PROTECT RESOURCES THAT WOULD
OTHERWISE GO TO STUDENTS. LASTLY
BY LEAVING THE TASK OF
CURRICULUM, ACCURACY AND
SUFFICIENCY TO THE STATE
SUPERINTENDENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION
, THE BILL LEAVES OPEN THE
POSSIBILITY THAT THE CURRICULUM
COULD VARY WITH CHANGES TO THE S
P. I FOR THESE REASONS, WE MUST
OPPOSE THE BILL UNLESS UNLESS IT
IS AMENDED, AS NOTED CSP REMAINS
COMMITTED TO WORK WITH THE CHAIR
AND THE AUTHOR AND THE COMMITTEE
STAFF TO ADDRESS THESE CONCERNS.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
THAT ANYONE ELSE IN OPPOSITION
TO A B 1917? SEEN ON BRINGING
BACK TO THE COMMITTEE. YES WOMAN
AT US. JUST IF YOU COULD, UM,
MAYBE ADDRESS THE CONCERNS THAT
HAVE BEEN BROUGHT UP AND MAYBE
YOU DIDN'T. I MISSED IT. MY
APOLOGIES. UM THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. I UM ACTUALLY, YOU
KNOW, MY TRAINING AS A FORMER
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER WAS THROUGH
A CALIFORNIA SCHOOL BOARD
ASSOCIATION TRAINING PROGRAM.
AND SO, UH, I, UH UH, YOU KNOW,
FULLY RECOGNIZE, UH, YOU KNOW
THE GREAT TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT
CSB PROVIDES, YOU KNOW,
UNFORTUNATELY, WE CANNOT PROVIDE
A MONOPOLY FOR CSB A TO PROVIDE
ALL OF THIS TRAINING, WHICH I
KNOW IS NOT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
FOR. BUT, UH, I CERTAINLY
WELCOME YOU KNOW, AND WE'LL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CSP TO
MAKE SURE I MEAN, IT'S BASICALLY
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
HAVE QUALITY OF VETTED PROGRAMS
FOR TRAINING AND SO, UM, LOOK
FORWARD TO CONTINUE WORK WITH
CSB. A, UH TO THAT EFFORT. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL SECOND THE
BILL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM
THE COMMITTEE WANTED TO THANK
THE AUTHOR FOR BRINGING FORWARD
THIS BILL I TO, UH, WAS SCHOOL
BOARD MEMBER AND ALSO WENT
THROUGH THE CSB A TRAINING AND
ALSO HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO
THROUGH ANOTHER NONPROFITS.
TRAINING UH, I THINK FIRST AND
FOREMOST, IT WAS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING THAT I ACTUALLY
WENT THROUGH TRAINING AND IT WAS
VOLUNTEERING AND I THINK,
ENSURING THAT SCHOOL BOARDS WITH
THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS THAT THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE
FOR IN TERMS OF FIDUCIARY DUTY,
THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THE WORK
THAT THEY DO, UH, AND THE FACT
THAT THEY ARE OFTEN UNPAID
VOLUNTEERS COMING FROM ALL WALKS
OF LIFE AS AS WAS STATED BY, UH,
THE TEST THE WITNESS IS WE NEED
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
PROVIDING A STANDARD OF
PROFESSIONALISM AND CARE FROM
OUR SCHOOL BOARDS THROUGHOUT, SO
I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
BILL. AND THANK YOU. GOD FOR
BRINGING IT FORWARD. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE
OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE
DIOCESE? SEEING NONE. MR CHAIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ADD TO MY
EARLIER RESPONSE ON MAKING SURE
THAT WE DO THIS RIGHT? I MEAN,
CURRENTLY, THE BILL CALLS FOR
THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO THAT THE TRAINING
PROGRAMS, BUT AGAIN, WE'LL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH. CSP A TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS UM
THEIR CONCERNS, SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM
SECRETARY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
HIGHLIGHT HIM 8 1819 17. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI FLORA
FLORA, I ADDIS, ADDIS, I ALVAREZ
WANT TO I WANT TO I HOOVER
HOOVER. I'M MCCARTY MCCARTY.
AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THAT
BILL IS OUT. 60 MOVING ON THE
FILE ITEM 17 A B 2074. I'LL MOVE
THE BILL. THANK YOU. I'LL TAKE
THAT AS A SIGNAL THAT KEEP IT
SHORT. UM, I AM HERE TO PRESENT
ASSEMBLY BILL 2074 ALONG WITH I
KNOW HE WANTED TO JOIN ME. BUT
MR ALVAREZ IF THEY JOINT AUTHOR
OF THIS MEASURE TO REQUIRE THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT THE
CALIFORNIA ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP POLICY. ARE YOU HEARD
EARLIER, MR CUDDY, UH, TALKING
ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT POLICY
THAT WAS ADOPTED IN 2017 BY THE
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. UH A
NEW, COMPREHENSIVE AND RESEARCH
BASED CALIFORNIA ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP POLICY. YOU KNOW, THIS
IS CRITICALLY NECESSARY AS
CALIFORNIA. HAS 20% ALMOST 20%
OF OUR STUDENTS ARE ENGLISH
LEARNERS, ALMOST 60% OF OUR
STUDENTS GREW UP IN HOUSEHOLDS
HAVING A HOME LANGUAGE OTHER
THAN ENGLISH. AND SO THIS MAKING
SURE THAT THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE
CURRICULUM OR TEACHERS OR STAFF
ARE TRAINED. UH ACCORDING TO
THIS ENGLISH LEARNER. ROADMAP
POLICY IS CRITICAL TO ADDRESS
ACADEMIC GAPS. UM WITH TOO MANY
STUDENTS EVER ACHIEVING ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY AND ACADEMIC
OUTCOMES REMAINING UNACCEPTABLY
LOW. THIS E L POLICY EXPLICITLY
FOCUSES ON ENGLISH LEARNERS IN
THE CONTEXT OF THE STATE'S
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, THE QUALITY
OF TEACHING QUALITY OF LEARNING
AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES.
CURRENTLY THERE IS NO STATE PLAN
FOR BUILDING AWARENESS SENSE, A
SENSE OF URGENCY AND OPPORTUNITY
RELATED TO IMPLEMENTING THIS E L
WROTE BAD POLICY. THERE IS NO
MONITORING OR ACCOUNTABILITY
REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION.
AND LASTLY, THERE ARE NO
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
POSITIONS THAT ARE FUNDED AND
DESIGNATED TO SUPPORT. THIS
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT, UH,
IMPLEMENTATION MAYBE 2020 74
ENSURES THE VISION TO ADEQUATELY
SERVE CALIFORNIA'S ENGLISH
LEARNERS TO TRULY GET IN THE
CLASSROOM BY RECORDING OR
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE E L
ROADMAP WITH INPUT FROM L. E. A
S TEACHERS, PARENTS AND OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS. THIS BILL IS CO
SPONSORED BY CALIFORNIANS
TOGETHER AND THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL
EDUCATION, WITNESSES AND SUPPORT
DR EDGAR LAMPKIN, THE CEO OF
COBB. AH, AND ALSO ANGIE, RIGHT
WITH TEACH. PLUS UH, CALIFORNIA
POLICY FELLOW AS WELL AS THE
TAROT THREE TEACHER ON SPECIAL
ASSIGNMENT FROM AZUSA UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. FIRST WITNESS TO
MISSISSIPPI'S PLEASE. READINGS.
MY NAME. IT'S STUCK. GREETINGS
MY NAME IS DR EDGAR LAMPKIN, CEO
OF CARB, CALIFORNIA SECTION FOR
BILINGUAL EDUCATION, ALSO A
FORMER MIGRANT AND ENGLISH
LEARNER. EVEN THOUGH YOU HEAR
LAMP AND THEN YOU GO. HMM HMM.
UH, THERE'S A STORY BEHIND IT.
AND TODAY I STAND PROUDLY
REPRESENTING KB AS ONE OF OUR CO
SPONSORS AS THE COAST BUSTER OF
A B 2074. COBBY. PRUDENTLY
EMBRACES THE TRANSFORMATIVE
VISION OUTLINED IN THE ENGLISH
LEARNER ROADMAP. POLICY AND IT
SETS OUT TO ACHIEVE WHICH STATE
THAT THAT WHICH STATES ENGLISH
LEARNERS. FULLY AND MEANINGFULLY
ACCESS AND PARTICIPATE IN THE
21ST CENTURY EDUCATION FROM
EARLY CHILDHOOD THROUGH GRADE 12
. THE RESULTS IN THEIR ATTAINING
HIGH LEVELS OF ENGLISH
PROFICIENCY, MASTERY OF GRADE
LEVEL STANDARDS AND OPPORTUNITY
TO DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN
MULTIPLE LANGUAGES. CALIFORNIA
AS YOU KNOW, HAS WEATHERED
CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGES IN
RECENT YEARS. THAT HAVE HINDERED
THE REALIZATION OF THIS
VISIONARY EDUCATION PLAN.
REGRETTABLY OUR PROGRESS IN
IMPLEMENTING THE ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP POLICY EFFECTIVELY
ACROSS HAS FALLEN SHORT,
EXPOSING THE URGENT NEED FOR A B
2074 A B 2074 SERVES AS A
CRITICAL CATALYST. BY REQUIRING
THE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION,
THE CRAFT AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
, ACTING AS A LINCHPIN OF
SUPPORT. FOR DISTRICT SEEKING
GUIDANCE AS THEY EMBARK ON THIS
TRANSFORMATIVE IMPLEMENTATION
JOURNEY. THIS LEGISLATION IN
CARVER'S UNWAVERING BELIEF IS
THE LINCHPIN THAT WILL INSTILL
ACCOUNTABILITY. AND DELIVER
INDISPENSABLE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO PROPEL US TOWARDS
THE REALIZATION OF OUR
EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENGLISH
LEARNER ROADMAP. ARMED WITH OVER
1.1 MILLION ENGLISH LEARNERS,
THE LARGEST POPULATION IN THE
NATION. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO
FALTER AND PROVIDING EQUITABLE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AS
THEIR ENGLISH SPEAKING PEERS. UM
ON BEHALF OF KV. I WANT TO
EXTEND A HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR
THIS MOMENT. TO ADVOCATE FOR A B
2074. URGING YOU TO CAST AN
IMPACTFUL I VOTE AND SUPPORT OF
IMPLEMENTING YOUR POLICY. ARE
YOUR POLICY THE CALIFORNIA
ENGLISH LEARNER? ROADMAP I SAY
MY POLICY BECAUSE THERE WAS A
FORMER SUPERINTENDENT. I ALSO
HAD THE IMPLEMENTED APPRECIATE
THAT VERY MUCH NEXT WITNESS,
PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY NAME IS
ANGELA. RIGHT? I HAVE TAUGHT FOR
24 YEARS AT THE SUSHI UNIFIED
AND I'M ALSO A POLICY FELLOW
TEACH, PLUS THANK YOU FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO
TESTIFY IN FAVOR OF A B 2074.
THE LEGISLATION TO CREATE AN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN OF THE
ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP. I'VE
BEEN TEACHING ENGLISH LEARNERS
MY ENTIRE CAREER AND I'VE SEEN
MANY OF THEM LANGUISH IN THE
SYSTEM BECAUSE MANY OF OUR
TEACHERS STRUGGLE TO SUPPORT
THEIR LANGUAGE NEEDS. THERE'S
ONE STUDENT I THINK ABOUT OFTEN.
MATTEO WHO CAME INTO OUR SCHOOL
AS A KINDERGARTENER WAS STRONG,
CONVERSATIONAL ENGLISH. THE
CHALLENGE FOR MATEO WAS THAT HIS
ACADEMIC ENGLISH, WHICH IS WHAT
EVERY STUDENT NEEDS IN ORDER TO
ACCESS CONTENT. AND DEVELOP
DEMONSTRATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WASN'T AS STRONG. HIS PREVIOUS
TEACHERS WEREN'T EQUIPPED TO
ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
NEEDS OR SCAFFOLD. HIS
INSTRUCTION. AS A RESULT, HIS
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PLATEAUS,
AND HE STOPPED REACHING ANNUAL
PROGRESS. BY THE TIME HE GOT TO
ME IN FIFTH GRADE, MATEO WAS AT
RISK OF BECOMING A LONG TERM
ENGLISH LEARNER. YOU FELT
COMPLETELY DEFEATED. INSTEAD OF
BEING EXCITED ABOUT LEARNING. HE
KEPT QUESTIONING WHY HE WAS
STILL IN ENGLISH LEARNER WHEN HE
SPOKE ENGLISH SO WELL AND CAN
EVEN READ AND WRITE IT. THE
TRUTH IS THAT IF HIS PREVIOUS
TEACHERS KNEW OF AND HOW TO
IMPLEMENT THE DEAL, ROADMAP, HE
WOULDN'T STILL HAVE BEEN
CLASSIFIED AS AN ENGLISH LEARNER
SIX YEARS LATER. WHEN THE STATE
BOARD FIRST ADOPTED THE RAILROAD
MAP, THERE WAS A DEFINITE
FEELING OF HOPE, AS THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA ACKNOWLEDGED THAT
LEVERAGING LATE LANGUAGE ASSETS
WAS HOW TO BUILD EQUITY INTO THE
EDUCATION SYSTEM. SEVEN YEARS
LATER. THE ILL ROADMAP HAS NOT
REACHED ITS FULL POTENTIAL. I
SOMETIMES DESCRIBED THE ILL
ROADMAP AS A SELF GUIDED TOUR,
LACKING ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ITS
IMPLEMENTATION. WHICH IS WHY I
WAS SO EXCITED TO LEARN THAT A B
2074 FOCUSES ON A STATEWIDE PLAN
TO ENSURE THAT ENGLISH ONLY DAYS
ARE LONG GONE, THAT THERE IS A
DESIRE TEST STEP AT CD TO ASSIST
AS WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT
VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE
POLICY. WITH YOUR SUPPORT. TODAY
YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF THE L
ROADMAP AND IMPACT. THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, WHICH
INCLUDES ARE 1.1 MILLION MEALS
LIKE MATEO ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND
GIVE THEM THE EDUCATION THEY
DESERVE AND BE PART OF SEEING
THIS HISTORICAL POLICY FULFILL
ITS PROMISE TO HEELS AND
TEACHERS OF EELS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND ATTENTION. ENCOURAGE
YOUR SUPPORT FOR A B 2074
APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
ANYONE ELSE IN SUPPORT OF A B
2074? CHRISTINA'S ALLESANDRO,
CALIFORNIANS TOGETHER PROUD CO
SPONSOR MARTHA ZARAGOZA, DÍAS,
DELTA KAPPA GAMMA AND SUPPORT
PAMELA GIBBS, REPRESENTING THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE OF
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF THE
BILL. HI CAROL GONZALEZ HERE ON
BEHALF OF HOPE YOU SPANISH,
ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU. MR VICE
CHAIR AND MEMBERS DOMINIQUE DNA
FROM ED VOICE AND STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SARAH
WILLIS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
TEACH PLUS CALIFORNIA AND STRONG
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, ANDREW
AVILA WITH EARLY AGE CALIFORNIA
WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PUT US
SUPPORT LETTER IN YET, BUT WE
STRONGLY SUPPORT THANK YOU. NOT
ABOUT JUST CHILDREN NOW IN
SUPPORT. MR CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ADAM KEIGWIN ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA TERROR SCHOOLS
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE IN
OPPOSITION TO A B 2074? SEEING
NONE BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS RESPOND TO DID
WE MOVE THE BILL? SORRY. I JUST
WANTED TO SAY SOMETIMES I'M
SURPRISED ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE
DON'T HAVE LEGISLATION TO
SUPPORT PARTICULAR THINGS AND
GIVEN THE FACT THAT 19% OF OUR
STUDENT POPULATION RTL OR NATIVE
LANGUAGE LEARNERS, UH IT SEEMS
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
BE ABLE TO DO THIS. I DID HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT THE WAY IN WHICH
THIS BILL WILL INTERACT WITH THE
BILL THAT WE JUST HEARD A B 2071
AND MORE BROADLY HOUSE CD AND AS
THE UM, SCHOOL BOARD WILL STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL WORK
WITH EACH OTHER. ON THIS ROAD
MAP? YES, THANK YOU. I UM SO
THIS BILL WOULD REQUIRE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
IMPLEMENT THE OVERALL ENGLISH
LEARNER. ROADMAP POLICY. UM MR
CARDIO IS BILL WAS FOCUSING ON
SPECIFIC PROPOSALS LIKE A PARENT
TOOLKIT, WHICH MAY END UP BEING
PART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION'S IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE ENGLISH LEARNER ROADMAP. UM
SO I THINK, UM, AND AS I TRIED
TO MAKE THE POINT WITH MR CUDDY
EARLIER THAT THAT WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TOWARD THE SAME GOAL,
UH, OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
ROADMAP. I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
KNOW EITHER OF YOU MIGHT HAVE
ANY ADDITIONAL CURRENT. SURE
DEFINITELY. I MEAN, THE OTHER
BILL ACTUALLY GIVES, UH EVERYONE
AN OPPORTUNITY THAT GIVES THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO
ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT AND SUPPORT.
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH
GRANTS. UM, THAT CAN GIVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SOME
MODELS FOR OTHER SCHOOL
DISTRICTS TO PURSUE AND TO
FOLLOW ANOTHER. AH AGENCY THAT I
THINK ALSO MODELS,
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENGLISH
LEARNER ROADMAP, AND I KNOW THAT
BECAUSE I SAID SUPERINTENDENT, I
WAS IMPLEMENTED AS THE SEAL. UH,
INITIATIVE, THE SEAL PROGRAM.
WHICH MR RITCHIE KNOWS WELL,
RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I
FEEL LIKE YOU HAD SOMETHING TO
SAY AS WELL. JENNIFER BAKER ON
BEHALF OF CABE. WHEN THE BILL
SPONSORS WERE COORDINATING WITH
C, D E AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS
COLLABORATIVELY ON BOTH OF THESE
MEASURES, AND THE PREVIOUS
MEASURE THAT ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
CARILLO IS CARRYING, INDEED
WOULD HELP TO CREATE GRANTS TO
INCENTIVIZE DISTRICTS TO BEGIN
TO IMPLEMENT OR FURTHER
IMPLEMENT THE ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP AS WELL AS CREATE THE
PARENT TOOLKIT. THIS CREATES A
MECHANISM WITHIN THE TVE TO
ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY IN ASSISTANCE TO
HELP THOSE DISTRICTS AS THEY'RE
IMPLEMENTING THE ENGLISH LEARNER
ROADMAP. WE SEE THEM AS A
COMBINATION THAT IS GOING TO
FURTHER CALIFORNIA IN HELPING
OUR ENGLISH LEARNER STUDENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE? MS
ADDIS? I'LL JUST SECOND MY
COMMENTS FROM EARLIER ABOUT HOW
NEEDED I BELIEVE THAT SAYS IT'S
REALLY THAT I VIEW THAT AS THE
FUNDING MODEL. THIS IS THE PRESS
PRACTITIONERS MODEL OF HOW WE'RE
GOING TO REALLY HELP TEACHERS
UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THESE
THINGS AND HAVE WORKED
INTIMATELY WITH THE SEAL MODEL.
SO ASKED VERY GLAD THAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT CL BEING INVOLVED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS SEE NONE. MR. CHAIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO THANK,
YOU KNOW, COPY AND CALIFORNIA'S
TOGETHER FOR BEING LEADERS IN
THIS SPACE. UH UM, I DID HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY AS DR LAMPKIN. UH,
UM, REFERRED TO I VISITED A SEAL
PROGRAM AND PRACTICE AND EAST
SIDE SAN JOSE LAST FALL. WHERE I
VISITED, UH, YOU KNOW WHAT I
KINDERGARTEN CLASS THAT WAS
TODD, PRIMARILY IN SPANISH. UH
BUT IT WAS TAUGHT BY A MASTER
TEACHER AND JUST SEEING LIKE,
HOW ENGAGED AND HOW YOU KNOW YOU
CAN JUST SEE IT IN THE KID'S
FACES. YOU KNOW HOW YOU KNOW
WHEN THEY CAN LEARN, YOU KNOW,
AND THEIR OWN HOME LANGUAGE, BUT
BUT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PLAN ON
TRANSITIONING EVERY YEAR, THE
PERCENTAGE OF ENGLISH
INSTRUCTION GOING UP I MEAN, I
THINK THAT I JUST GOT A GLIMPSE
OF HOW, UM HOW MUCH YOU KNOW THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS ENGLISH
LEARNER. ROBOT POLICY CAN REALLY
, UM UH, ENGAGE KIDS CHANGED
LIVES AND SO, UM VERY PROUD TO
BE WORKING WITH THE LEADERS IN
THIS SPACE, AND I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR MY VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. VIOLATE HIM. 17 A
B 2074. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
TWO APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I, FLORA FLORA I
ADDIS. AT HIS I ALVAREZ. QUANTA
QUANTA. I HOOVER HOOVER. I
MCCARTY MCCARTY? AYE. VERY MUCH
THAT BUILDS OUT WITH 60. YEAH,
THANKS.
ALRIGHT LAST BILL OF THE DAY. UM
PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S MATHIS IS AS
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER. THIS IS
FILING ITEM NUMBER 14 A B 2053.
THANK YOU, MR CHAIR. I WILL BE
AS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE. I'M HERE
TODAY TO PRESENT A B 2053 ON
BEHALF OF ASSEMBLYMAN MATHIS,
THE AUTHOR WOULD LIKE I THINK
THE CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS
MEASURE. UM A B 2053 WOULD
REQUIRE THAT WHEN STUDENTS ARE
TAUGHT ABOUT ADOLESCENT
RELATIONSHIP ABUSE AND INTIMATE
PARTNER VIOLENCE, THEY ARE
PROVIDED WITH INFORMATION ON
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM,
INCLUDING NATIONAL AND LOCAL
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINES,
WHICH PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PUPILS.
DATA FROM THE AMERICAN
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION AND
THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FOUND THAT UP TO 19% OF TEENS
EXPERIENCE SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL
DATING VIOLENCE. THIS IS VERY
SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO MY
HEART. I DID HAVE A BILL ON THIS
SAME TOPIC LAST YEAR AND, UM AND
I'M VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THIS
BILL IN COMMITTEE TODAY. I THINK
THIS COMMON SENSE MEASURE
ADDRESSES A RISING ISSUE FACING
MANY STUDENTS. AND ENSURES THAT
THE MOST VULNERABLE AND
SUSCEPTIBLE STUDENTS ARE
PROVIDED WITH THE RESOURCES THEY
NEED AND THE TREATMENT AND
SUPPORT THAT THEY DESERVE. I AM
JOINED TODAY BY RICHARDSON DAVIS
, WHO'S GOING TO BE SUPPORTING
SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE BILL
AS WELL AND I WOULD LIKE TO
REQUEST TO BE ADDED AS A JOINT
AUTHOR AS WELL, IF POSSIBLE. I
DON'T KNOW IF I'M ABLE TO DO
THAT, BUT, YOU KNOW YOU KNOW,
I'LL KICK IT TO YOU. OKAY? HELLO
MY NAME IS RICHARDSON DAVIS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF
COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
AGENCIES. CBS IS A STATEWIDE
ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATION OF
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE
DISORDER. NONPROFIT COMMUNITY
AGENCIES SERVING OVER 1. MILLION
CALIFORNIANS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
. UM ARE PROVIDERS ARE ALSO
PROVIDES SERVICES TO YOUTH AND
YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE
EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE, OR IPTV AND THEIR
FAMILIES. UM AS ASSEMBLY AS
ASSEMBLYMAN HOOVER JUST
MENTIONED INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE WHERE I P V AND TEAM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. TGV IS A HUGE
ISSUE FACING MANY STUDENTS
ACROSS CALIFORNIA, AND
UNFORTUNATELY IT'S INCREASING IN
FREQUENCY. UM ALONGSIDE THAT
DATA. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S HOOVER
OUTLINED THAT WHICH CORRECTLY
INCLUDED WELL THAT WHICH
INCORRECTLY INCLUDED THAT 19% OF
TEENS EXPERIENCE SEXUAL,
PHYSICAL DATING VIOLENCE AND
ABOUT HALF FACE FACE, STALKING
OR HARASSMENT. AND AS MANY AS
65% REPORT BEING PSYCHOLOGICALLY
ABUSED. ADDITIONALLY DATA FROM
THE CDC S NATIONAL INTIMATE
PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SURVEY INDICATE THAT ABOUT 16
MILLION WOMEN AND 11 MILLION MEN
WHO REPORTED EXPERIENCING
CONTACT, SEXUAL VIOLENCE,
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE OR STALKING BY
AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR
LIFETIME, SAID THAT THEY
EXPERIENCED THESE FORMS OF
VIOLENCE BEFORE THE AGE OF 18.
MHM ALSO ABOUT ONE AND NINE
FEMALE AND ONE IN 36. MALE HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORT HAVING
EXPERIENCED SEXUAL DATING
VIOLENCE IN THE LAST YEAR. THE
DATA IS TRULY STAGGERING DEEPLY
CONCERNING AND HEARTBREAKING.
FURTHERMORE, AS THE CDC AS THE
CDC HIGHLIGHTS. TEAMS OFTEN
THINK SOME BEHAVIORS LIKE
TEASING AND NAME CALLING ARE
OFTEN NORMAL PARTS OF OUR
RELATIONSHIP. HOWEVER THESE
BEHAVIORS CAN BECOME ABUSIVE AND
DEVELOP INTO A MORE SERIOUS
FORMS OF VIOLENCE, AND MANY
TEAMS DO NOT REPORT UNHEALTHY
BEHAVIORS BECAUSE THEY'RE AFRAID
TO TELL FAMILY AND FRIENDS. ONE
KEY TOOL AND OPPORTUNITIES
AVAILABLE TO TACKLE IT. P V AND
T D V IS EDUCATION AND
DEVELOPING HEALTHY AND
RESPECTFUL, NON VIOLENT
RELATIONSHIPS, INCLUDING
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOUTH,
SHOULD THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN
AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP? SO I P
V STARTS EARLY AND CONTINUES
THROUGHOUT PEOPLE'S LIVES.
THEREFORE THE CURRICULUM AND
INFORMATION PROVIDED TO TEENS
AND YOUNG ADULTS DURING THEIR
TIME IN SCHOOL IS CRITICAL FOR
THESE REASONS. I HOPE THAT
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE WILL
VOTE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU. ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND
SUPPORTED THE BILL. ANY
WITNESSES AND OPPOSITION TO THE
BILL. ANY OF THE COMMENTS IN
OPPOSITION IN THE BILL. SEEING
NONE MOVING BACK TO THE
COMMITTEE. ANY COMMENTS FROM THE
COMMITTEE? SEEING NONE. WELL, MR
HOOVER. AYE. I THINK IT WOULD
ONLY BE FAIR SINCE MR MATHIS
ISN'T AROUND TO DENY YOUR
REQUEST I I'LL TAKE CO AUTHOR TO
THAT WORKS. THAT'S FINE. I'LL
LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU WITH MR
MATHIS. BUT YES. WE RECOGNIZE
THE IMPORTANCE OF THEY CONSIDER
THAT ESPECIALLY ARE OUR TEENS.
UM WE RAISE AWARENESS OF THE
ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE
AND SO, UH, HAPPY TO SUPPORT
THIS MEASURE. UM, MOTION. MAKE A
QUICK COMMENT. YES WELL, THANK
YOU TO THE AUTHOR. I KNOW THAT
MUCH OF THE DATA SHOWS THAT, UM,
THAT TEEN VIOLENCE ACTUALLY
STARTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND,
UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET KIDS AT
THAT AGE AND OTHERS MAY BE A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT JUST
REALLY WANT TO APPRECIATE THE
TOPIC AND I'M HAPPY TO MOVE THE
BILL. THANK YOU. BILL'S BEEN
MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND?
SECONDED MADAM SECRETARY. PLEASE
CALL THE ROLL. UM JUST BRIEFLY,
UH, A STUDENT IN MY DISTRICT, UM
, LOST HER LIFE TO TEEN DATING
VIOLENCE, AND I THINK THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING WAY
TOO OFTEN IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN
CALIFORNIA, AND SO I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU KNOW ANY ACTION
THAT WE CAN TAKE ON THIS AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN I VOTE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MADAM
SECRETARY, PLEASE GO.
HIGHLIGHTING 14 A B 2053. THE
MOTION IS DUE PAST TWO
APPROPRIATIONS MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I FLORA. LARA. AYE,
ADDIS. AYE ALVAREZ. WANT TO WANT
TO I HOOVER OVER I MCCARTY
MCCARTY? AYE. 60. THE BILL IS
OUT. ALRIGHT WE WILL GIVE IT
OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE TO ADD ON, UM I WILL
DEFER TO YOU, MADAM SECRETARY.
YES? ALRIGHT. FILE ITEM ONE A B
1805 CHAIR VOTING. I'VE I SHARE
VOTING. I MCCARTY MCCARTY? AYE.
PHYLLIS OUT. SEVEN BELLS OUT 70
FILE ITEM 318. MAYBE 1821.
EMOTIONS DO PASSES A MINUTE TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING. I
BUY SHARE HAS NOT VOTED, FLORA.
AYE. I DON'T OUT. THE BILL IS
OUT 70. HIGHLIGHTING EIGHT A B
1917. THE MOTION IS DUE PAST
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR BOATING. I
ADVISED HER VOTING. I ALVAREZ
HIGHLIGHT AND 15. A B 2071
MOTION IS DUE PASSED THE
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING I'VE
VICE CHAIR HAS NOT VOTED FLORA
OR I. ALVAREZ HOOVER. HOOVER?
AYE. HOW DOES HE COUNT? SIX. 60.
THE BILL IS OUT. VIOLATING 18,
MAYBE 2173. THE MOTION IS DUE
PAST TWO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR.
VOTING ADVICE HERE. VOTING I.
ALVAREZ HOOVER. OVER. I 60 THE
BELLS OUT. I'LL LET HIM 1980
2179 MOTION IS DUE PASSES A
MINUTE TO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR
VOTING I VICE CHAIR HAS NOT
VOTED FLORA. OR I 70 THE BILLS
OUT. HIGHLIGHT HIM 22 A B 2273
THE MOTIONS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR. VOTING I
VICE CHAIR HAS NOT VOTED FLORA.
OR NO. FIVE TO THE BILL IS OUT.
VIOLATE HIM. 25 24 29 VICE
CHAIR, VOTING ADVICE CHAIR
VOTING I HOOVER VERSUS 70 THE
BILL IS OUT. HIGHLIGHT HIM 26.
MAYBE 2565 MOTIONS DO PASSES.
UM, MINUTO APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR.
VOTING I ADVICE. TEAR VOTING. I
ALVAREZ HOOVER. OVER. I 60 THE
BILLS OUT ITEM 28 25 95. THE
MOTIONS DO PASS TO
APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR VOTING I
BUY SHARE HAS NOT VOTED LARA. OR
I. ALVAREZ HOOVER. OVER. I 60
THE BILLS OUT. FILE ITEM 38 27
24. THE MOTION IS DUE PASSES A
MINUTE TO ELECTIONS. VOTING I
VICE CHAIR HAS NOT VOTED FLORA.
OR I, ALVAREZ BONTA. I WANT TÔI.
60 THE BILLS OUT.
OKAY? UH, WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR
BUSINESS TODAY. THE MEETING IS
THE HEARING IS ADJOURNED.