OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. THE
HEARING ON MILITARY AND VETERAN
AFFAIRS COMMITTEE IS CALLED TO
ORDER. BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
JUST A PERSONAL POINT OF
PRIVILEGE. I WANT TO WELCOME OUR
NEW SECRETARY, GRACIELA, TO THE
COMMITTEE, IT'S HER FIRST
COMMITTEE HEARING. HAPPY TO HAVE
HER. AND, OF COURSE, VERY
SEASONED CHIEF CONSULTANT.
CHRISTIAN IS WITH US, SO TODAY
WE HAVE SIX BILLS ON THE FILE.
THREE ARE ON CONSENT. WE USUALLY
HEAR BILLS IN PRESENTATION. BILL
PRESENTATIONS AND FILE ORDER.
AND IF THE AUTHOR OF THE NEXT
BILL AND THE FILE IS NOT IN THE
ROOM, WE'LL IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO
THE NEXT BILL. SO I SEE WE, WE
HAVE A QUORUM. WOOT WOOT, SO IF
THE SECRETARY COULD PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. ZIOVO HERE. DAVIS ADIS
ALANIZ HERE. ALVAREZ. BERNER
HERE. CARRILLO HERE TO. I'M HERE
. VALENCIA AND VILLA. OKAY, SO
WE HAVE A QUORUM, AND, I KNOW
MR. TODD IS HERE. IF YOU WANT TO
COME UP AND PRESENT YOUR
WITNESSES, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I
FIRST LIKE TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
MY OFFICE ON TECHNICAL
AMENDMENTS THAT CLARIFY THE
INTENT OF THE BILL. AB 1793. WE
ENSURE THAT DEPENDENT OF ACTIVE
DUTY MEMBER OF THE MILITARY WHO
ARE STATIONED OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA
BUT MAINTAIN A CALIFORNIA
RESIDENCY WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR
CALTRAIN AND MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. MILITARY
SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE
CALIFORNIA RESIDENT MAY
SOMETIMES RECEIVE GOVERNMENT
ORDER REQUIRING THEM TO RELOCATE
OUTSIDE OF THE STATE FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. FAMILY
MEMBERS OFTEN ACCOMPANY THEM FOR
THESE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DUTY
ASSIGNMENT CAN OCCUR DURING
DEPENDENT DURING A DEPENDENT
CHILD'S SCHOOL YEAR, WHICH IN
THEM BEING INELIGIBLE FOR
CURRENT IN THE MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. SINCE THE
PARENTS ARE STILL OFFICIALLY
RESIDENT OF CALIFORNIA, THE
STUDENT QUALIFY FOR IN-STATE
TUITION RATE AT OUR COLLEGE AND
UNIVERSITY. HOWEVER, UNDER
CURRENT LAW, THE STUDENT IS NOT
CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR CALTRAIN
OR THE MIDDLE CLASS SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY ARE
TEMPORARY LEAVE OF THE STATE. AB
1793 WOULD APPLY TO A VERY SMALL
BUT DESERVING BODY OF ACTIVE
DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS WHO HAVE
BEEN RELOCATED OUTSIDE OF
CALIFORNIA BUT MAINTAIN THEIR
RESIDENCY IN CALIFORNIA DURING
THEIR TIME IN THE SERVICE. I
WANT TO BE CLEAR, THIS MEASURE
WILL ONLY APPLY TO A VERY
SPECIFIC SUBSET OF INDIVIDUALS
WHO MEET TWO STANDARDS. NUMBER
ONE, DEPENDENTS OF ACTIVE DUTY
MEMBERS. ACTIVE MILITARY STATION
OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA. AND
NUMBER TWO, THOSE WHO HAVE
MAINTAINED THEIR CALIFORNIA
RESIDENCY RATHER THAN RATHER
THAN CHANGING RESIDENCY TO
ANOTHER LOCATION. I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE CEDRIC FROM GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT
AB 1973. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SETH REEB
WITH REEB GOVERNMENT RELATIONS.
I MEAN, I AM A UNITED STATES
ARMY COMBAT VETERAN, AND I'M
HERE REPRESENTING AMVETS
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA,
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS,
CALIFORNIA STATE COMMANDERS,
VETERANS COUNCIL. TO EXPRESS OUR
SUPPORT FOR ASSEMBLY BILL 1793,
THIS LEGISLATION IS A BEACON OF
HOPE FOR THE VERY SMALL
DEMOGRAPHIC OF DEPENDENTS. OUR
BRAVE SERVICE, OF OUR BRAVE
SERVICE MEMBERS, OUR MILITARY
FAMILIES MAKE IMMENSE SACRIFICES
FOR THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION
AND THE PREPARATION PRESERVATION
OF OUR FREEDOMS. IT IS A
PROFOUND INJUSTICE THAT THEIR
CHILDREN, THROUGH NO FAULT OF
THEIR OWN, FACE BARRIERS TO
ACCESSING THE EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES THAT CAL GRANT,
THAT CAL GRANTS AND MIDDLE CLASS
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDE.
THIS BILL IS A SMALL BUT
SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD,
RECTIFYING THAT IMBALANCE BY
EXTENDING ELIGIBILITY TO THESE
DESERVING STUDENTS. WE ARE NOT
ONLY HONORING THE COMMITMENT OF
THEIR PARENTS, BUT ALSO
INVESTING IN THE FUTURE LEADERS
OF OUR STATE AND COUNTRY.
EDUCATION IS A CORNERSTONE OF
SUCCESS, AND IT IS OUR DUTY TO
ENSURE THAT IT IS ACCESSIBLE TO
ALL WHO SEEK IT, REGARDLESS OF
THE TRANSIENT DEMANDS OF
MILITARY SERVICE. IN CLOSING, I
URGE YOUR SUPPORT AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY IS
THERE ANYONE IN OPPOSITION AND
ANY PUBLIC SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION
COME TO THE MIC. OKAY IF YOU'D
LIKE TO CLOSE OR I'M SORRY, LET
ME OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMITTEE.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS I'LL
SECOND. OKAY OKAY. FIRST OF ALL,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD. AND, YOU KNOW,
IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE OF OUR MILITARY FAMILIES
AND THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE
THAT THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO GET
GRANTS TO GO TO COLLEGE. SO, YOU
KNOW, I THINK THIS IS LONG
OVERDUE AND I DEFINITELY WILL BE
SUPPORTING IT. SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR WORKING WITH
MY OFFICE AND I AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT BILL.
AS SOMEONE WHO WENT THROUGH
COLLEGE AS A MILITARY, VETERANS
KID AND USING A CAL GRANT, I
DEFINITELY KNOW HOW IMPORTANT
THAT IS, SECRETARY, CAN YOU CALL
THE ROLL? AB 1793 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER TO. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. MOVED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ADAMS, SECONDED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ALANIS SHIAVO.
DAVIES. ADDIS. AYE. ALVAREZ
BURNER. CARILLO. Ã TO AYE.
VALENCIA. MVP ALLEN AND I ALSO.
THANKS. THANK YOU. THAT IS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THAT
WILL BE ON HOLD. AND WE'LL FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS. NEXT DO WE HAVE
ANYONE NØ CARILLO WOULD YOU LIKE
TO PRESENT? THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT ASSEMBLY
BILL 2736. THIS BILL SEEKS TO
IMPROVE ACCESS TO HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF
THE SEVERAL VETERANS BY ALLOWING
THEM TO RECEIVE THE CALIFORNIA
COLLEGE FEE WAIVER AT THE SAME
TIME AS THE SURVIVOR AND
DEPENDENTS EDUCATIONAL
ASSISTANCE, OR DEA PROGRAM.
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF THE
CIVIL VETERANS WITH 100% SERVICE
CONNECTED DISABILITY RATING MEET
THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
BOTH PROGRAMS. DUE TO THE
SEVERITY OF THE VETERAN'S
INJURIES DURING THEIR TIMES OF
SERVICE, THESE PROGRAMS WERE
ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE MUCH
NEEDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE
FAMILY MEMBERS AND DISABLED
VETERANS WHO WANTED TO PURSUE
HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 1972, A
BILL WAS PASSED THAT PROHIBITED
THE ACCEPTANCE OF BOTH BENEFITS
AT THE SAME TIME. UNDER THE
COLLEGE FEE WAIVER PLAN, A, ONE
OF THE FOUR PLANS UNDER WHICH
DEPENDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE.
DESPITE THE RIGHT OF BOTH FORMS
OF AID. THE REASONING FOR THIS
PROHIBITION WAS THAT DEA PROGRAM
FULLY COVERED TUITION DURING
THIS TIME, AND RECEIVING BOTH
PROGRAMS WAS CONSIDERED
DUPLICATE ASSISTANCE. HOWEVER,
THERE IS AN EXACERBATED NEED TO
ACCEPT BOTH PROGRAMS
SIMULTANEOUSLY DUE TO THE
INCREASE IN LIVING EXPENSES,
RISING TUITION RATES, AND THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC FOR VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES, INCLUDING THE HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS THAT LIVE WITHIN MY
DISTRICT. THIS ECONOMIC
PRESSURES CAN BE PARTICULARLY
BURDENSOME CONSIDERING THE
ADDITIONAL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH
DISABILITIES AND THE UNIQUE
CIRCUMSTANCES THEY FACE STEMMING
FROM THEIR TIME OF SERVICE.
CALIFORNIA HAS SEEN THE POSITIVE
IMPACT THAT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS HAD HAD OVER ON THE
LIVES OF VETERANS AND THEIR
FAMILIES, AND THE RECENT
JUSTIFICATION FOR DENYING ACCESS
TO BOTH FORMS OF AID
CONCURRENTLY, Kò AB 2736 WILL
REMOVE THE OUTDATED LANGUAGE
THAT DOESN'T ALLOW FOR SPOUSES
AND DEPENDENTS OF THE CIVIL
VETERANS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY
ACCEPT MONTHLY PAYMENTS FROM THE
DEA PROGRAM WHILE RECEIVING
TUITION COVERAGE UNDER PLAN A OF
THE CALIFORNIA COLLEGE FEE
WAIVER. THE DEA PROGRAM IS
FEDERALLY FUNDED AND WILL NOT
IMPACT THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND
AS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS BILL WILL
NOT EXPAND OR AFFECT ELIGIBILITY
FOR EITHER FORMS OF FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE. IT WILL ONLY
ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT IMPEDE
ACCESS TO BOTH OF THESE PROGRAMS
AT THE SAME TIME. JOINING ME
TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT IS
CARLA SEIJAS. SHE IS A
CONSTITUENT IN THE MERCED REGION
AND HAS BEEN A PROUD ADVOCATE
FOR SIMILAR MEASURES RELATED TO
SUPPORTING OUR VETERAN COMMUNITY
. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. I AM CARLA
ALEJO'S FROM MERCED. MY HUSBAND
SERVED 20 YEARS IN THE ARMY. HE
IS A COMBAT VETERAN WHO SERVED
MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS TO IRAQ AND
IS 100% SERVICE CONNECTED
DISABLED. I AM ALSO A PHD
STUDENT AT UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, MERCED. I'M HERE IN
SUPPORT OF AB 2736, WHICH AMENDS
PLAN A OF THE CALVERT COLLEGE
FEE WAIVER THAT CAN BE USED AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. CSU OR UC
CAMPUS. CURRENTLY UNDER PLAN A
SPOUSES SUCH AS MYSELF CAN ONLY
BENEFIT FROM THE FEE WAIVER IF
THEY ARE THE UNMARRIED SURVIVING
SPOUSE OF A WARTIME VETERAN
WHOSE DEATH WAS RATED AS SERVICE
CONNECTED OR THE SPOUSE OF A
VETERAN WHO IS 100% SERVICE
CONNECTED, DISABLED AND SERVED
DURING A PERIOD OF WAR. DUE TO
OUR VETERAN BEING 100% SERVICE
CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN
CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSE ARE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE CHAPTER 35
FEDERAL BENEFITS KNOWN AS
SURVIVORS INDEPENDENCE
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. FOR 36
MONTHS, VETERANS HAVE EARNED
FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR THEMSELVES
AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THEIR
SACRIFICE, OFTEN SPOUSES AND
CHILDREN OF 100% DISABLED
VETERANS SERVE AS UNPAID
CAREGIVERS TO THEIR VETERAN.
SOME SPOUSES BECOME THE FAMILY'S
PRIMARY INCOME EARNER SINCE THE
VETERAN IS DISABLED, FURTHERING
THEIR EDUCATION AND IMPROVES
THEIR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK POST
DEGREE ATTAINMENT. THE CURRENT
LANGUAGE IN PLAN A FOR THE
CALVERT COLLEGE FEE WAIVER
DISCRIMINATES AGAINST THE MOST
VULNERABLE MILITARY AND VETERAN
FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA UNDER
PLAN B OF THE CALVERT FEE
WAIVER, CHILDREN OF VETERANS WHO
ARE 0% DISABLED OR MORE DO NOT
HAVE TO HAVE SERVED DURING
WARTIME ARE IN FACT ALLOWED TO
USE CHAPTER 35 BENEFITS AND THE
CALVERT COLLEGE FEE WAIVER
CONCURRENTLY. THERE IS NO
ADDITIONAL FISCAL IMPACT TO OUR
STATE BECAUSE IF FAMILIES ARE
CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE TO USE THE
CALVERT COLLEGE FEE WAIVER UNDER
PLAN A, THIS BILL WILL ALLEVIATE
OUR CONSTRAINTS AND ALLOW US TO
USE FEDERAL BENEFITS WE ARE
ENTITLED TO USE AND THE CALVERT
COLLEGE FEE WAIVER CONCURRENTLY,
WE MUST CREATE AND PASS POLICIES
WHICH DECREASE BARRIERS AND
INCREASE SUPPORT IN ATTAINING
HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE MOST
VULNERABLE CALIFORNIA VETERAN
FAMILIES. PLEASE VOTE YES IN
ADVANCE. AB 2736. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY PRIMARY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION? OKAY. MEMBERS OF THE
PUBLIC IN SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION?
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR
POSITION OR ANY ORGANIZATION
YOU'RE ASSOCIATED WITH. OUR
MEMBERS, TANISHA BOETTNER WITH
THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION
OF COUNTIES IN SUPPORT OF AB
2736. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS
THOMAS NORTON. I'M A VETERAN AND
I ALSO SUPPORT THIS BILL. MY
NAME IS JESSICA BASTOS. I'M A
VETERAN AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL,
SERGEANT BURKE, CHRISTOPHER,
DISABLED COMBAT VETERAN, AND I
SUPPORT THIS BILL. MY NAME IS
ALEX PENALVER. I'M A COMBAT
VETERAN, AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL
. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
AND I'LL REPEAT WHAT I SAID
EARLIER. MY DAD'S DISABLED
VIETNAM VETERAN. I WENT TO
SCHOOL ON THIS WAIVER. I KNOW
HOW IMPORTANT IT IS. AND IT'S
CRITICAL, YOU KNOW, FOR MILITARY
FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR
KIDS AND SPOUSES HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
, SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE
AUTHOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I
WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO ANY
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMITTEE.
OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND. AND, SECRETARY, CAN YOU
CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE?
ALL RIGHT. AB 2736 BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CARRILLO. MOTION IS DUE.
PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
WAS MOVED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ALVAREZ AND SECONDED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER OTIS AT CHAU. DAVIES. HI.
ADDIS. AYE ALANIS. AYE. ALVAREZ.
AYE BERNARD. CARRILLO. AYE. TO
VALENCIA. YES. VÆ ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR THANK YOU. AND, MR. VÆ
VALLAPUDUA, IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
YOUR WAY DOWN, BUT WE'RE IN THE
INTERIM, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE
CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE. OKAY.
ON CONSENT, WE HAVE AB 1854 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHABOT. THAT
MOTION IS Dð. PASS. OH DO WE
HAVE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR? ON THE CONSENT? OKAY
LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN. AB 1854 BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHAU. THAT IS ON
CONSENT WITH THE MOTION IS Dð
PASS TO, TO THE FLOOR AND AB
1908 BY MEMBER SCHIAVO Dð PASS
TO APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, AS
WELL AS AB 1994 THE MILITARY
VETERANS COMMITTEE, AND THAT IS
Dð PASS TO APPROPRIATIONS. AND
WE HAVE CHAU PHÐ Ã DAVIES, ADUS
, ALANIS ALVAREZ, A BURNER.
CARRILLO A TO A VALENCIA. YES.
VÀ ABDULLAH A. THANK YOU. AND
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL OPEN, MR. VÌ
VALLAPUDUA. THANK YOU MADAM
CHAIR. MEMBERS, I'M PROUD TO
PRESENT AB 1882 TODAY TO CLARIFY
EXISTING LAW FOR DISABLED
VETERANS. LICENSE PLATE ELIGIBLE
ELIGIBILITY BY MAKING IT
CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL
REGULATIONS. THIS BILL ADDRESSES
THE AMBIGUITY IN CURRENT STATUTE
THAT DETERS DISABLED VETERANS
FROM APPLYING FOR THEIR BENEFITS
, THAT THEY MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR.
BY MORE EXPLICIT DEFINITION.
THÀNH, THE QUALIFICATIONS WE CAN
BETTER EXTEND THE IMPORTANT
BENEFITS OF DISABLED VETERANS
LICENSE PLATES TO VETERANS WHO,
SUFFER FROM BURDENSOME
ALIGNMENTS THAT RESTRICT THEIR
MOBILITY. SECOND, THIS BILL
ESTABLISHED A VEHICLE
REGISTRATION FEES, EXCEPTIONS
FOR A DISABLED VETERAN WHO HAS
SERVED SERVICE CONNECTED TO
DISABILITY, DISABILITY RATE
RATING OF 50% OR GREATER.
CURRENTLY, WE ARE WORKING WITH
THE STAKEHOLDERS AND WILL BE
AMENDING THE SECOND SECTION ONCE
IT'S OUT OF COMMITTEE. THIS WILL
HELP RELIEVE FINANCIAL BURDEN
FOR OUR DISABLED VETERANS WHO
FOUGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND
DESERVE A BETTER SUPPORT TO COPE
WITH THE RISING COSTS OF LIVING.
LIVING HERE WITH ME TO TESTIFY
IS CHUCK JAMISON, MEMBER OF THE
MILITARY OFFICE OF ASSOCIATIONS
OF AMERICA. GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR MEMBERS. MY NAME IS SETH
REEB. CHUCK HAS ASKED ME TO GO
FIRST. I AM WITH REEB GOVERNMENT
RELATIONS, AND I'M REPRESENTING
AMERICAN LEGION, DEPARTMENT OF
CALIFORNIA, AMVETS, DEPARTMENT
OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA STATE
COMMANDERS, VETERANS COUNCIL,
ALL IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
ASSEMBLY BILL, 1882 IS A CRUCIAL
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT SEEKS
TO EXTEND MUCH NEEDED BENEFITS
TO OUR PARTIALLY DISABLED
VETERANS. AB 1882 IS A TESTAMENT
TO OUR STATE'S COMMITMENT TO
HONORING THE SACRIFICES MADE BY
OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN, BY
EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF
DISABLED VETERAN, AND INCLUDING
PARTIALLY DISABLED VETERANS WITH
A SERVICE CONNECTED DISABILITY
RATING OF 50% OR GREATER. THIS
BILL ACKNOWLEDGES THE DIVERSE
CHALLENGES FACED BY OUR VETERANS
. THE BILLS ALIGNMENT WITH
FEDERAL REGULATIONS PROVIDES
CLARITY AND CONSISTENCY, MAKING
IT EASIER FOR MEDICAL PROVIDERS
TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR
DISABLED VETERAN LICENSE PLATES.
WE URGE YOUR WE URGE YOUR
SUPPORT FOR 1882 AND THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR THIS PIECE OF
LEGISLATION. MY NAME IS CHUCK
JAMISON, I SERVED EIGHT YEARS
ACTIVE DUTY AND ANOTHER 30 GUARD
AND RESERVE. I REPRESENT SEVERAL
, I MEAN, SEVERAL, SERVICE
ORGANIZATIONS. AND I'M A SERVICE
OFFICER AND VFW, AND I KNOW THAT
THIS BILL WILL HELP A NUMBER OF
FOLKS. I KNOW SOME PERSONALLY,
AND I KNOW IT WILL HELP A LOT.
SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION OF BILL 1882.
THANK YOU. ANY PRINCIPAL
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION, ANYONE
IN THE PUBLIC EITHER SUPPORT OR
OPPOSITION? THÀNH. NAME AN
ORGANIZATION AND POSITION. THANK
YOU. JESSICA BASTOS I'M A
VETERAN AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
MY NAME IS THOMAS NORTON. I'M A
VETERAN AND I SUPPORT THIS BILL.
SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER BARRETT AND
VETERAN SUPPORT THIS BILL.
CLIFTON WILSON WITH CHAU AND TÔI
AND L®NG ON BEHALF OF SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ALEX PENALVER, COMBAT
VETERAN I SUPPORT THIS. THANK
YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
BY THE COMMITTEE? MOVE THE BILL
SECOND. OKAY. WE HAVE A FIRST A
MOTION AND A SECOND SECRETARY.
YOU NEED TO CALL THE ROLL EIGHT
AB 1882. MY APOLOGIES. DO YOU
WANT TO CLOSE? I WOULD THANK
YOU, MADAM CHAIR. OKAY. I JUST
WANT TO SAY THESE CHANGES WOULD
IMPROVE THE CHALLENGES DISABLED
VETERANS FACE. TO QUALIFY FOR
PRIVILEGES THAT THEY MAY OTHER
IN OTHER STATES WILLINGLY HAVE
BEEN GIVING THEM. SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL CALL THE
ROLL. OKAY. I HAVE AB 1882 BY
SALIBA MURPHY. MOTION IS DUE.
PASS THE TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE AT SCHIAVO. A DAVIES.
HI ADDIS. I ALANIS I ALVAREZ I
BERNER I CARRILLO TO I VALENCIA.
YES VILA PADUA I. OKAY. AND
THAT'S OUT AND SO WE'LL WE'LL GO
BACK AND LIFT THE CALL FOR
ABSENT MEMBERS ON THE FIRST
BILL, AB 1793. MR. TO SECRETARY
CAN CALL THE ROLL. AB 1793
MOTION IS DUE PASS AND REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
ALVAREZ A TO. VALENCIA. YES. THE
PADUA. YES Þ. ASSEMBLY MEMBER.
BERNER. YES. OKAY. THAT'S OUT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND. WELL,
WE'RE ALL NEW HERE, AND AB 1882
VÀ VALLAPUDUA Þ. WE JUST DID
THAT ONE. SORRY, AB 2736 CARILLO
AB 2736. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED AND REFERRED TO THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
BURNER I TO A OKAY. THAT ONE IS
ALSO OUT AND, THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ON CONSENT WE HAVE AB
1854 BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER SCHIAVO
MOTION AN IS Dð PASS AS WELL AS
AB 1908 AB MOTION IS BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. SCHIAVO MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS AND AB 1994
MOTION IS BY THE COMMITTEE ON
MILITARY AND VETERANS AFFAIRS.
MOTION IS DUE PASS TO REFER TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS.
ÓRDENES BURNER I. THAT'S IT. AND
CONSENT IS OUT. AND THIS BRINGS
OUR HEARING TO A CLOSE. THANK
YOU EVERYBODY. AND WE ARE
ADJOURNED