GOOD AFTERNOON. THE ASSEMBLY
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE IS
NOW CALLED TO ORDER. WELCOME,
EVERYONE TO THE HEARING OF THE
ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. WHETHER YOU'RE HERE
IN PERSON OR WATCHING REMOTELY,
I EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO EACH
AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. I WILL NOW
GO OVER SOME KEY ELEMENTS OF THE
STRUCTURE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
PLEASE NOTE, WHILE THIS HEARING
WILL NOT HAVE PHONE TESTIMONY,
WE ARE ACCEPTING WRITTEN
TESTIMONY THROUGH THE POSITION
LETTER PORTAL ON THE COMMITTEE'S
WEBSITE AT WAHID DOT ASSEMBLY
CA.GOV. AND TODAY, WE'RE GOING
TO DO A SPECIAL ORDER OF BILLS
FOR THE FIRST AID ON OUR CALL TO
ACTION BILL PACKAGE AND THEN
AFTER THAT, BILLS WILL BE TAKEN
UP AND SIGN IN ORDER. AUTHORS,
YOU CAN SIGN IN AT THE
SERGEANT'S DESK IN ROOM FOUR
THREE, SEVEN. ADDITIONALLY
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE GUIDELINE
FOR BILL IS HEARD IN THIS
COMMITTEE IS TO ALLOW FOR
TESTIMONY FROM TWO LEAD
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT AND TWO
LEAD WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION TO
SPEAK FOR NO MORE THAN TWO
MINUTES EACH. STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
AND ENTITIES THAT ARE NEITHER IN
SUPPORT NOR IN OPPOSITION WILL
BE ALLOWED TO GIVE TESTIMONY FOR
NO MORE THAN TWO MINUTES. WHEN A
CALL FOR TWEENERS IF A MEASURE
HAS MORE THAN TWO ENTITIES IN A
TWEENER CATEGORY, ONLY TWO WILL
BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK FOR TWO
MINUTES EACH FOR MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. IF YOU LIKE
TO RESPOND TO A ROLL CALL, ASK A
QUESTION OR PROVIDE A COMMENT.
PLEASE BE SURE TO ACTIVATE YOUR
MICROPHONE AND SPEAK INTO YOUR
MIC. FOR AUTHORS OF BILLS UP
TODAY AUTHORS. EACH MEMBER
PRESENTING TODAY WILL PROVIDE AN
OPENING AND A CLOSING STATEMENT.
AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, YOUR TWO
LEAD WITNESSES WILL EACH HAVE
TWO MINUTES TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY
AND IN TERMS OF TODAY'S HEARING,
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
EXCUSED FROM TODAY'S HEARING. A
SIMILAR BILL IS. SALIH HAS BEEN
REPLACED FOR TODAY'S HEARING
ONLY BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN
ALANIS. A SIMILAR, EVAN LOW HAS
BEEN REPLACED FOR TODAY'S
HEARING BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER DON
ADDIS. WELCOME TO THE COMMITTEE,
A SIMILAR ADDIS AND A SIMILAR
ALANIS. AND TODAY WE HAVE A FULL
AND ROBUST AGENDA WITH 23
MEASURES ON THE AGENDA. TODAY
WITH FOUR MEMBERS, FOUR MEASURES
PROPOSED FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. ADDITIONALLY, FILE
ITEM NUMBER 13, ASSEMBLY BILL
2009 FOUR, AUTHORED BY SUMMER
VINCE FONG, WILL BE PRESENTED
TODAY BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER JUAN
ALANIS. BEFORE WE PROCEED WITH
OUR FIRST AUTHOR, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE. REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND
EFFORTS OF THIS COMMITTEE. AS
CHAIR IS MY DUTY TO ADDRESS WITH
UNWAVERING DETERMINATION THE
ISSUES FACING OUR HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. I AM
PROUD OF THE WORK THIS COMMITTEE
HAS DONE IN RECENT YEARS TO PUT
FORTH A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON
HOW THE STATE CAN BEST ADDRESS
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON OUR HIGHER
EDUCATION CAMPUSES. TODAY, WE
ARE HERE TO ANSWER THE CALL OF
OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF
TO MANDATE ACTION BY OUR HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO
ADDRESS AND PREVENT ALL FORMS OF
HARASSMENT, BUT ESPECIALLY
SEXUAL HARASSMENT. CALIFORNIA
CANNOT SUCCEED IF A LARGE
PERCENTAGE OF OUR COLLEGE
STUDENTS DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON
CAMPUS. WE CANNOT SUCCEED IF
THERE IS AN UNTOLD HUMAN COST
AND LOSS OF POTENTIAL BECAUSE
WOMEN AND MEN ARE WALKING WITH
INVISIBLE WOUNDS DUE TO THE
TRAUMA THEY HAVE SUFFERED AT THE
HANDS OF OTHERS, WE CANNOT
CONTINUE TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE AS
IT IS NOT JUST A WOMEN'S ISSUE,
BUT RATHER A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE,
BECAUSE IF WE'RE TRULY SAY THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM
TO ACCESS EDUCATION AND TO
THRIVE, THEN WE HAVE TO MEAN IT.
SOMEWHERE THERE IS A YOUNG
WOMAN, A YOUNG GAY MAN, OR A
TRANSGENDER STUDENT WHO IS
SUFFERING FROM HARASSMENT, AND
IT IS OUR DUTY TO HELP THEM FEEL
SEEN, HEARD AND RESTORED.
BARRIERS TO EDUCATION ARE NOT
JUST PHYSICAL. THEY CAN BE
MENTAL AS WELL. AND HAVING
EDUCATIONAL EQUITY MEANS
REMOVING ALL BARRIERS. HOPE
EVERYONE ON THIS COMMITTEE JOINS
ME TODAY IN COMMENDING THE
AUTHORS WHO HAVE JOINED ME IN
SAYING, TIME IS UP. WE WILL NO
LONGER TURN AWAY FROM THE
INJUSTICES THAT OCCUR ON OUR
CAMPUSES, BUT WILL INSTEAD
EXTEND THE HAND TO THOSE WHO
HAVE SUFFERED IN SILENCE AND
SAY, WE BELIEVE YOU. TO FURTHER
DEMONSTRATE MY RESOLVE IN
ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE, I HAVE
ASKED EACH AUTHOR THE CALL TO
ACTION BILL PACKAGE TO ALLOW ME
TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR. I WILL
CONTINUE TO AUTHORIZE STAFF FOR
THIS COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE THEIR
AMAZING, EXEMPLARY WORK IN
RESEARCHING HOW TO ADDRESS ALL
FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION ON OUR
COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES.
WITH THAT, I WILL CALL OUR FIRST
AUTHOR FORWARD FOR A SERVANT,
DAMIAN CONNOLLY. WHEN YOU'RE
READY, PLEASE PROCEED WITH FILE
NUMBER ONE. ASSEMBLY BILL 1790.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND CHAIR, THANK
YOU FOR THOSE GREAT REMARKS,
KIND OF SETTING UP WHAT WE'RE
HERE ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON AND
REALLY WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN BY
THANKING THE COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
THEIR TIRELESS WORK ON THIS BILL
PACKAGE. AND I WILL BE ACCEPTING
THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS. LAST
YEAR, THE CALIFORNIA STATE
AUDITOR'S OFFICE, DIRECTED BY
THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
COMMITTEE, CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM TO ASSESS CSU'S HANDLING
OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS
AGAINST EMPLOYEES. THE AUDIT
INCLUDED THE OFFICE OF THE
CHANCELLOR, CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, FRESNO, SAN JOSE
STATE UNIVERSITY, AND SONOMA
STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS IN MY
DISTRICT DUE TO COMPLAINTS THAT
CSU LACKS ADEQUATE AND
CONSISTENT CORRECTIVE ACTION IN
SOME ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL
HARASSMENT, THAT REPORT
HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL FAULTS AND
FAILINGS WITHIN THE CSU'S SEXUAL
HARASSMENT POLICY, AND CASES AT
MANY CAMPUSES HAVE ALLEGATIONS
NOT BEING ADEQUATELY OR
CONSISTENTLY INVESTIGATED AND
ADDRESSED. WHERE INVESTIGATIONS
WERE CONDUCTED. IT WAS FOUND
THAT MANY CAMPUSES UTILIZED
CONCERNING AND DEFICIENT
PROCESSES, INCLUDING THE
FREQUENT DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINTS
ON THE BASIS THAT THEY DO NOT
MEET THE CSU POLICIES.
DEFINITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT.
WE IN THE LEGISLATURE HAVE A
RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR STUDENTS
AND FACULTY TO ENSURE THAT
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT
ALLEGATIONS ARE NOT SLIPPING
THROUGH THE CRACKS. AB 1790 WILL
REQUIRE THAT THE CSU IMPLEMENT
THE CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR'S
RECOMMENDATIONS BY JULY 1ST,
2026. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS
INCLUDE REQUIRING THE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE TO PLAY A
MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN PROVIDING
OVERSIGHT, DEVELOPING
STANDARDIZED GUIDELINES FOR ALL
FORMAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND
ESTABLISHING SYSTEM WIDE
REQUIREMENTS TO ADDRESS
UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. THESE
EFFORTS WILL BE CRITICAL TO
IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOOD AND
WELL-BEING OF STUDENTS AT SONOMA
STATE UNIVERSITY AND CAMPUSES
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL MY
COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY TO MAKE
SURE THESE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED.
I'M JOINED TODAY BY KATE ROGERS,
A THIRD YEAR UCLA STUDENT AND
CO-CHIEF OF POLICY FOR
GENERATION UP. THE SPONSOR OF
THIS BILL WELCOME, KATE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME, GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KATE
ROGERS AND I SERVE AS CO-CHIEF
OF POLICY FOR GENERATION UP.
GEN-UP IS AN ENTIRELY STUDENT
LED ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
FOCUSING ON FIGHTING FOR
STUDENTS RIGHTS THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE PROCESS.
AND I'D LIKE TO START TODAY BY
THANKING ASSEMBLY MEMBER
CONNELLY FOR INTRODUCING AB
1790, A BILL TO IMPLEMENT THIS,
A STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE
CSU, SO WHILE THE AUDIT REPORT
MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPECIFIC TO THE
CSU, THE CULTURE THAT IT
UNCOVERED REALLY IS NOT, I THINK
THE APPROACH TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE
ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES HAS KIND OF
BEEN IGNORANCE IS BLISS, BUT FOR
THOSE OF US THAT ARE ON THE
CAMPUSES EVERY DAY, IT'S JUST
KIND OF ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF
OUR MINDS, AND WHEN SOMETHING
DOES HAPPEN, WHICH FOR 1 IN 4
UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN, IT WILL, WE
OFTEN JUST TELL OURSELVES, LIKE,
JUST GET OVER IT, DON'T BE
DRAMATIC AND DEFINITELY DON'T GO
TO THE TITLE NINE OFFICE, AND IN
MY NEARLY THREE YEARS AT UCLA,
I'VE HEARD THE STORIES ABOUT THE
INACTION OF THE TITLE NINE
OFFICE, SO WHEN I WAS FACED WITH
THE DECISION ABOUT WHETHER OR
NOT TO FILE A REPORT, I CHOSE
NOT TO. AND EVENTUALLY
CIRCUMSTANCES FORCED MY HAND AND
I HAD TO REPORT, AND THE PERSON
THAT I SPOKE TO AT THE TITLE
NINE OFFICE ASSURED ME THAT I'D
DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT, AND THAT,
YOU KNOW, SOMETHING WOULD
HAPPEN, BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I
DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FOR A FEW
DAYS, AND I JUST FIGURED, LIKE,
WHATEVER NEEDED TO HAPPEN WAS
HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT
A FEW DAYS BECAME A WEEK, AND
THEN A MONTH, AND THEN I JUST
REALIZED I WOULD JUST NEVER HEAR
ANYTHING AT ALL, SO THIS IS
WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING AT
CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
IS NOTHING, SO NOW, THANKS TO
THE INCREDIBLE WORK OF THIS
COMMITTEE STAFF, THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE TITLE NINE PROCESSES IS NO
LONGER JUST AN OPEN SECRET ON
OUR CAMPUSES. LIKE WE ALL KNOW
ABOUT IT. YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT IT,
SO FAILING TO PASS AB 1790 TODAY
WOULD BE FAILING TO ACCEPT THE
REALITY THAT THE STATE AUDITOR'S
REPORT EXPOSED. SO ASSEMBLY
MEMBER CONNERLY'S BILL HAS GIVEN
THE LEGISLATURE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REMEDY YEARS OF NEGLIGENCE.
AND I URGE YOU TO TAKE THAT
OPPORTUNITY, SO ON BEHALF OF
GENERATION UP, PROUD CO-SPONSOR
OF AB 1790, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
IN THE HEARING ROOM? HANNAH
DEVINE WITH THE CAL STATE
STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN STRONG
SUPPORT. ALYSSA. YUM. ON BEHALF
OF THE CSU EMPLOYEES UNION AND
STRONG SUPPORT, JOCELYN YOW ON
BEHALF OF IGNITE NATIONAL. AND
WE'RE IN STRONG SUPPORT. STEPHEN
FILLING FOR THE CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION. VERY STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THE WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN
THE HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
HI. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M MAGGIE
WHITE WITH THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY. IN THE INTEREST OF
TIME, I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A
MOMENT NOW TO THANK THE
COMMITTEE STAFF, THE AUTHORS AND
THE SPONSORS FOR THEIR WORK ON
THE ENTIRE BILL PACKAGE BEING
HEARD TODAY. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR
THE AMENDMENTS THAT WE SEE
REFLECTED IN THE ANALYZES, AND
WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR
WORKING WITH US SO
COLLABORATIVELY. THE CALL TO
ACTION REPORT WAS A MONUMENTAL
LIFT, AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE
OUR PERSPECTIVES BEING
CONSIDERED IN THIS PROCESS. I'LL
BE AVAILABLE IF THERE ARE ANY
QUESTIONS OF THE CSU THROUGHOUT
THIS BILL PACKAGE HEARING. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? MR. MURATSUCHI?
THANK YOU, MR. CONNOLLY, FOR
THIS VERY IMPORTANT BILL. I, I'M
THINKING ABOUT THIS PACKAGE OF
BILLS TODAY ON ON TITLE NINE. AS
A FATHER OF A DAUGHTER WHO'S
GETTING READY TO GO TO COLLEGE.
AND SO I WANT, YOU KNOW, NOT
ONLY MY DAUGHTER, OBVIOUSLY, BUT
BUT ALL WOMEN, TO FEEL SAFE, AT
THEIR COLLEGE CAMPUSES. AND I
WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU WOULD
ADD ME AS A COAUTHOR TO THIS
BILL AND WOULD BE PROUD TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL TODAY. THANK
YOU. WOULD BE HAPPY, TOO. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
MURATSUCHI. ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, SUMMER
ADUS CAN WE NEED ONE MORE FOR
QUORUM AND THEN, THEN WE'LL TAKE
YOUR MOTION. I'LL JUST SAY THANK
YOU AND THANK YOU TO THE
WITNESS, IT'S. THESE ARE HARD
THINGS TO COME AND TALK ABOUT.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO APPRECIATE
YOU HAVING THE BRAVERY AND, AND
ALSO PART OF THIS BILL PACKAGE.
SO THANK YOU, ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
FOR BEING AN AN AUTHOR OF ONE OF
THESE BILLS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR
QUESTIONS COLLEAGUES, SEEING
NONE A SIMILAR COLONY WE'D LIKE
TO CLOSE, PLEASE. YEAH.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. JUST
REALLY HONORED AND GRATIFIED TO
BE PART OF THIS LARGER BILL
PACKAGE. SENDING A CLEAR MESSAGE
FROM THIS BODY THAT WE STAND
WITH STUDENTS, EMPLOYEES AT OUR
CSU AND COMBATING SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AND WITH THAT, I'D
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE OF A
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ONCE WE HAVE
QUORUM, THEN WE'LL TAKE THAT
MOTION UP. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH
AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, FOR THE
ROBUST CONVERSATION. THANK YOU,
SENATOR CONNOLLY, FOR AUTHORING
THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEASURE AND
FOR SETTING A PRECEDENT OF
ACCOUNTABILITY. AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR POWERFUL TESTIMONY AS
MENTIONED IN OUR CALL TO ACTION
REPORT, THE STATE AUDITOR IS NOT
A REGULATOR BODY, BUT WE AT THE
LEGISLATURE CAN PARTNER WITH THE
STATE AUDITOR BY MANDATING THAT
ALL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE
IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY. AND
WITH THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE TODAY.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU
. NEXT UP, COLLEAGUES, IS ITEM
NUMBER FOUR, ASSEMBLY BILL 2326,
AUTHORED BY SUMMER ALVAREZ.
WELCOME A SIMILAR ALVAREZ.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I,
WANT TO THANK OUR COLLEAGUE FROM
SAN RAFAEL WHO JUST PRESENTED.
AND CERTAINLY THE CHAIR, MR.
FONG, AND THE OTHER MEMBERS WHO
HAVE JOINED IN THIS EFFORT, WE
MY PREVIOUS ROLE AS CHAIR OF THE
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH MR. FONG,
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE AND ALSO
THE SENATE COMMITTEE CONVENED,
AN OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE
FINDINGS OF THE AUDIT AND I'D,
DESCRIBE IT AS VERY SOBERING.
YOU COULD DESCRIBE IT AS IN SOME
INSTANCES, SHOCKING IN TERMS OF
WHAT THE AUDIT FOUND. AND,
BEYOND THAT, THE, OVERSIGHT OF
PERHAPS IN THAT CASE ARE ONE OF
OUR INSTITUTIONS OR SYSTEMS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION IN, DOING THE
NECESSARY WORK TO PROTECT, ALL
STUDENTS, WHICH IS, AS YOU
ADDRESSED IN YOUR OPENING
COMMENTS, THE INTENT OF THIS
PACKAGE. SO IT IS WITH THAT THAT
WE BRING TO THE COMMITTEE
ASSEMBLY BILL 2326, PART OF
THIS, PACKAGE OF BILLS THAT IT
WILL ENSURE THAT, THE FINDINGS
OF THIS AUDIT AND THE FACTS, AS
WE ALL KNOW THEM, ACTUALLY GET
ADDRESSED IN THIS CASE WITH,
WITH OVERSIGHT ON AN ONGOING
BASIS, AS THIS BILL INTENDS TO
DO SO FOR DECADES, WE HAVE BEEN
THERE HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTS TO
ADDRESS SEX DISCRIMINATION AT
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
HOWEVER, A LACK OF COMPLIANCE
AND ACCOUNTABILITY HAS OCCURRED
TO ADDRESS THE SERIOUSNESS OF
THE SENSITIVITY OF THAT
DISCRIMINATION AT OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
. WE HAVE SEEN AGAIN, AUDITS
FROM THE TWO SYSTEMS, WITHIN THE
LAST DECADE OR LESS, AT OUR LAST
YEAR'S JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT
COMMITTEE, WHICH WE PARTNERED
WITH, WE LEARNED THAT WE MUST
INCREASE THE ACCOUNTABILITY K¾T
FOR A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
THAT WAS A 232 PAGE REPORT,
SYSTEM WIDE, WHERE WE DISCUSSED
WE DISCUSSED THAT IN THE JOINT
HEARING. WE FOUND THAT CAMPUSES
DO NOT HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO
ADEQUATELY RESPOND, TO
MISCONDUCT THAT DOESN'T RISE TO
THE LEVEL OF OUTRIGHT
DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT. WE
SAW INSTANCES IN THE AUDIT
WHERE, IT WAS REPORTED, AS WE
ALL HOPE WOULD BE REPORTED, BUT
THEN THERE WAS NO FOLLOW UP
WHATSOEVER TO SOME OF THOSE
INCIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR FOUND
THE CAMPUSES LACKED CLEAR
RATIONALE FOR CLOSING CASES IN,
11. OF THE 15 CASES THAT WERE
REVIEWED IN IN DETAIL IN DEPTH,
CAUSING QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER
THEY SHOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED
THE ALLEGATIONS, WHICH AGAIN,
WERE NOT INVESTIGATED. TODAY, I
STAND AS A PROUD AUTHOR OF AB
2326. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE
LEGISLATURE'S HISTORY, WE ARE
BRINGING OVERSIGHT AND
COMPLIANCE TO THIS IMPORTANT
REPORTING. AB 2326 SPECIFICALLY
IDENTIFIES WHO IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR ENSURING THAT THAT CAMPUS
PROGRAMS ARE FREE FROM
DISCRIMINATION AND WHO HAS THE
AUTHORITY TO OVERSEE AND MONITOR
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE
AND FEDERAL LAWS. THIS BILL.
WITH THIS BILL, WE ARE MAKING
CREATING A PATHWAY FORWARD TO
PARTNER WITH HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS TO ASSIST THE
FULFILLMENT AND THE PROMISE TO
PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY. AND, PROGRAMS FOR
STUDENTS THAT ARE FREE FROM
SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION FOR
STUDENTS AND FOR EMPLOYEES.
TODAY WE WILL HEAR FROM OUR LEAD
WITNESS, KATHY VAN AUSTIN, WHO'S
HERE ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN,
AAUW, AND GEORGE ASHFORD, WHO'S
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AT GINA.
I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THEM. THANK
YOU, FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO
THANK OUR AUTHOR FOR NUMBER ONE
CALLING FOR THIS AUDIT. AND,
MOVING FORWARD TO ADDRESS SOME
OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE RAISED
IN THE AUDIT. AAUW CALIFORNIA IS
COMPRISED OF 9500 WOMEN ACROSS
CALIFORNIA. THAT'S ARE ACTIVE IN
OUR BRANCHES. AND WE HAVE
ANOTHER 2000, THAT ARE AD HOC
MEMBERS. SOCIAL AND RACIAL
JUSTICE IS PART OF OUR PLATFORM.
ACCESS TO A QUALITY EDUCATION IS
PART OF OUR PLATFORM. AND WHAT
WE VIEW AS I KNOW YOU DO,
EDUCATION IS REALLY A GATEWAY
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN
UNDERREPRESENTED OR MAY NOT HAVE
HAD THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT
OTHERS HAVE HAD TO REALLY BREAK
OUT AND ACHIEVE SUCCESS IN LIFE,
FOLLOW A CAREER THEY LOVE, BUT
WE ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN YOU'RE
YOUNG AND AT CAMPUSES, YOU CAN
RUN INTO SOME TROUBLE, WE'RE
ALSO WORKING ON ANOTHER BILL
DEALING WITH RAPE SURVIVORS, AND
I CAN TELL YOU, SEXUAL ASSAULT
ON CAMPUSES IS MASSIVELY
UNDERREPORTED IN CALIFORNIA, SO
WE DO KNOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM, WE
KNOW THAT INTIMIDATION,
HARASSMENT, ASSAULT, WHETHER
IT'S BULLYING, SEXUAL HARASSMENT
, OR OTHER TYPES, THAT IS GOING
TO IMPACT A STUDENT. IT'S GOING
TO AFFECT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.
IT'S GOING TO AFFECT THEIR
ABILITY TO STUDY. IT COULD
AFFECT BEYOND THAT THEIR
ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOLS, THEIR
ACADEMIC, PROGRESS AND SO FORTH.
SO IN SOME CASES, WE SEE PEOPLE
LEAVE, WE SEE STUDENTS LEAVE, OR
FRANKLY, OTHER FACULTY, SO WE
LOOK AT THIS BILL AS A CRITICAL
COMPONENT FOR WHAT WE NEED TO DO
TO CORRECT TITLE NINE, AND THAT
IS GET A SYSTEM WIDE SET OF
GUIDANCE RULES, IMPLEMENTATION,
THÀNH THROUGHOUT THE EACH OF
THESE PUBLIC, HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS AND HOLD THAT
ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE TOP LEVELS
BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY
YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE
ATTENTION THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE
SURE OUR CAMPUSES ARE SAFE, AND
THAT WHEN SOMEBODY FILES A
COMPLAINT, IT'S RESPONDED TO,
IT'S INVESTIGATED, AND THERE IS
A RESOLUTION. SO WE ARE GRATEFUL
AGAIN FOR OUR AUTHOR FOR
CARRYING THE BILL AND FOR THE
COMMITTEE FOR ITS ATTENTION ON
THIS ISSUE. AND WE ASK FOR YOUR
AYE VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN FONG, AND
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY
NAME IS GEORGE ASHFORD. I'M A
THIRD YEAR AT CLAREMONT MCKENNA
COLLEGE, AND I SERVE AS CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER FOR GENERATION
UP. CHEN UP IS DEDICATED TO
ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES THAT
ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF
STUDENTS IN THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE, SUCH AS ASSEMBLY
BILL 2326, CO-SPONSORED BY CHEN
UP, THIS BILL ESTABLISHES A
CRITICAL SYSTEM OF OVERSIGHT OF
THE UC, CSU, AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. TITLE NINE PRACTICES BY
MAKING SYSTEM LEADERSHIP
ACCOUNTABLE TO THE LEGISLATURE
FOR COMPLIANCE. THIS BILL
REQUIRES CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS TO
PRIORITIZE STUDENT SAFETY. THE
AUTHORS OF THE CALL TO ACTION
PACKAGE, THE STAFF OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND STUDENT ADVOCATES
ARE PROMOTING EVIDENCE BASED
SOLUTIONS TO THE BROKEN TITLE
NINE SYSTEMS AT THE UCS, CSUS
AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES. ANY
STUDENT ON THESE CAMPUSES WILL
TELL YOU THAT TOO MANY OF THEIR
FRIENDS, AND PERHAPS THEY
THEMSELVES DO NOT FEEL SAFE, AND
THAT THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO
PROTECT THEM ARE NOT WORKING. AB
2326 WILL ENSURE THAT THESE
ESSENTIAL REFORMS ARE
IMPLEMENTED AT EVERY PUBLIC
CAMPUS IN CALIFORNIA AND EMPOWER
THE LEGISLATURE TO HOLD
INSTITUTIONS ACCOUNTABLE FOR
PUTTING THEIR STUDENTS AT RISK.
ON BEHALF OF GENERATION UP, I
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 2326 TODAY. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND JUST
FOR A CLARIFYING POINT, A SUMMER
ALVAREZ, DO YOU ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS? YES, MR.
CHAIR, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
MARY WASHINGTON WITH THE CAL
STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. JOCELYN YAO WITH IGNITE
NATIONAL IN SUPPORT. ANNA
MATTHEWS, ON BEHALF OF THE
STUDENT SENATE FOR CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND SUPPORT.
STEPHEN FILLING FOR CALIFORNIA
FACULTY ASSOCIATION SUPPORT.
HELLO, WENDY. BRILL. WYNKOOP
FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN
SUPPORT TERRY WILSON ON BEHALF
OF CSU EMPLOYEES UNION IN STRONG
SUPPORT. TIFFANY MOORLACH ON
BEHALF OF CFT IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. DAVID HAWKINS WITH
THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INDEPENDENCE FACULTY UNION IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BEFORE WE GO TO ANY POTENTIAL
OPPOSITION, WE'RE GOING TO DO A
ROLL CALL, PLEASE, FOR QUORUM.
THANK YOU. FONG HERE TO HEAR
ARAMBULA BURNER CHEN ALANIS
IRWIN JACKSON HERE. ADDIS HERE
MURATSUCHI QUIRK-SILVA. THANK
YOU SO MUCH COLLEAGUES. WE HAVE
QUORUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN,
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN A HEARING
ROOM? COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? I'M SORRY. SORRY,
CHAIR. QUICK. WIENER ON THE
ENTIRE PACKAGE AT AUSTIN WEBSTER
WITH W STRATEGIES. ON BEHALF OF
THE ACADEMIC SENATE FOR
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
WE HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO RUN
THIS THROUGH OUR INTERNAL
PROCESS YET, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO
TAKING POSITIONS ON THESE SOON
AND THANK THE COMMITTEE STAFF
AND ALL OF THE AUTHORS FOR THEIR
HARD WORK. GOOD AFTERNOON,
ANDREW MARTINEZ, COMMUNITY
COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA.
SIMILAR TO WHAT MY COLLEAGUE
SAID, WE TOO HAVE NOT TAKEN A
POSITION ON THESE PACKAGE OF
BILLS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE AND
WITH THE AUTHOR ON THESE BILLS
AS THEY MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THE
PROCESS AND APPRECIATE THE
ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CNN,
A SUMMER ALVAREZ WOULD YOU LIKE
TO CLOSE, PLEASE? I JUST WANT TO
THANK YOU, CHAIR. CERTAINLY THE
COMMITTEE STAFF WHO WORKED I
KNOW FIRSTHAND HOW DILIGENTLY IT
WAS WORKED ON NOT JUST OUR BILL,
BUT THE PACKAGE OF BILLS. AND
AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT
FROM ALL THE SPONSORS IN TAKING
ACTION IN WHAT WE'VE CLEARLY
FOUND OUT LAST YEAR IN OUR
HEARING, WE NEEDED TO DO SO. AND
I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY, IN THIS
NEW SESSION AND I URGE AND ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH OF SENATOR
ALVAREZ FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND
EFFORTS AND AUTHORING THIS VERY
IMPORTANT BILL. AND AS
REFERENCED, A VERY ROBUST JLAC
HEARING THAT WE HAD A FEW MONTHS
BACK, AS WELL, ON TITLE NINE
REFORM, THIS MEASURE WILL CREATE
AN ACCOUNTABILITY STRUCTURE BY
WHICH THE LEGISLATURE WILL WILL
HEAR FROM THE SEGMENTS AS TO HOW
THEY ARE ADDRESSING ALL FORMS OF
DISCRIMINATION WITH A RISE IN
DISCRIMINATION AND HATE CRIMES
ON OUR CAMPUSES, IS IMPERATIVE
FOR OUR COLLEGES, WHICH TRAIN
OUR FUTURE WORKFORCE TO BE AS
INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE AND TO
PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR ALL
PEOPLE. WITH THAT, I LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY. COLLEAGUES,
WE HAVE A MOTION. SO MOVE. WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER
FOUR AB 2326. THE MOTION IS Dð.
PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG.
FONG I TO A TO I ARAMBULA BURNER
CHEN CHEN I. ALANIZ ERWIN
JACKSON. JACKSON I ADDIS. ADDIS
I MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. THAT MEASURE IS OUT
WITH SIX VOTES, AND WE'LL KEEP
THE ROLL OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS OUT ON. THANK YOU ALL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SENATOR
ALVAREZ, WITH THAT, WE'LL DO,
SINCE WE HAVE QUORUM NOW, WE'LL
DO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SO WE
HAVE FOUR ITEMS ON THE CONSENT
CALENDAR. FILE ITEM NUMBER 11.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 16. FILE ITEM
18. FILE ITEM NUMBER 19, MADAM
SECRETARY, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION
ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR? WE HAVE
A MOTION IN A SECOND. THANK YOU,
MADAM SECRETARY. ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER 11, AB
2057. THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FILE ITEM NUMBER 16,
AB 2277. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
FILE ITEM 18 AB 2702. THE MOTION
IS Dð. PASS THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE AND FILE ITEM NUMBER
19, AB 2834. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG. FONG AYE TO I
TO I ARAMBULA BURNER. CHEN CHEN
I, ALANIS IRWIN. JACK THÀNH
JACKSON I. ADDIS. ADDIS I
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA. THE CONSENT
CALENDAR SIX AYES. WE'LL KEEP
THEM OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
TO ADD ON. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, WITH THAT, IF WE CAN
GO BACK TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, DO
WE HAVE A MOTION, ON ASSEMBLY
BILL 1790, MOVE MOTION BY SUMMER
ADDIS, SECOND BY DOCTOR JACKSON.
ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE. MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. ON ITEM NUMBER
ONE. FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE AB
1790. THE MOTION IS TO PASS AS
AMENDED, TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG. FONG EYE TO EYE
TO AYE. ARAMBULA BURNER CHEN
CHEN. AYE. ALANIZ, ERWIN.
JACKSON THÀNH. JACKSON. AYE.
ADDIS. ADDIS AYE. MURATSUCHI.
MURATSUCHI. AYE. QUIRK-SILVA
THAT MEASURE SIX AYES AND WE'LL
KEEP THEM OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS TO ADD ON FOR ITEM
NUMBER ONE, WITH THAT, I'D LIKE
TO WELCOME A SIMILAR GREG HART
PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER FIVE,
ASSEMBLY BILL 2407. WELCOME.
HEY. WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON.
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, I'M PLEASED
TO PRESENT AB 2407, AND I JUST
WANT TO THANK, MR. CHAIR, FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS REALLY
CRITICAL ISSUE, PUT TOGETHER
THIS PACKAGE OF DIFFERENT
LEGISLATORS CARRYING IMPORTANT
BILLS THAT TOGETHER ARE AN
INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT PACKAGE FOR
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THANK
YOU. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR
COMMITTEE STAFF, ESPECIALLY
ELLEN, FOR WORKING TIRELESSLY
FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT BILL
PACKAGE. AS CHAIR OF THE JOINT
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE, I'M
PROUD TO AUTHOR THIS MEASURE TO
REQUIRE THE STATE AUDITORS TO
PERFORM COMPREHENSIVE AUDITS OF
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICIES
ACROSS CALIFORNIA'S COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, CSU AND UC CAMPUSES
EVERY THREE YEARS. THESE AUDITS
WILL EVALUATE OUR PUBLIC HIGHER
EDUCATION SYSTEM'S ABILITY TO
ADDRESS AND PREVENT SEXUAL
HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS AND ENSURE
THAT SYSTEM WIDE SEX
DISCRIMINATION POLICIES ARE
ALIGNED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL
LAWS. AB 2407 WILL EVALUATE
WHETHER CASES ARE HANDLED
PROPERLY, PROPERLY, AND THE
STATE AUDITOR MAY PROVIDE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON CAMPUSES.
THIS MEASURE WILL FOSTER
TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY,
AND A SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
WITHIN CALIFORNIA'S COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. I'D LIKE TO
INTRODUCE CHRISTINE HERNANDEZ
WITH IGNITE, WHO'S SPEAKING IN
SUPPORT OF THE MEASURE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME. HELLO GOOD
AFTERNOON. THANK YOU,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER HART, FOR HAVING
ME SPEAK TODAY. I APPRECIATE
THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS
CHRISTINE HERNANDEZ, AND I AM
THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE PROGRAMS
AT IGNITE NATIONAL WITH HUNDREDS
OF MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
ENROLLED IN UC'S CSUS AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. I'M ALSO
PROUD ALUMNA OF CAL STATE
FULLERTON AND COASTLINE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN WESTMINSTER
. I AM HERE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF
AB 207. PRIOR TO COMING TO
IGNITE, I WAS ACTUALLY A COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATOR FOR OVER A DECADE.
I WORKED WITH MANY STUDENTS WHO
FILED OR WERE CONSIDERING FILING
A FORMAL TITLE NINE COMPLAINT
WITH THEIR INSTITUTION. AND AS A
MANDATED REPORTER, I CAN TELL
YOU FROM EXPERIENCE THAT
STUDENTS ARE MORE LIKELY TO
SUBMIT A FORMAL COMPLAINT IF
THEY CAN TRUST THE PROCESS. EVEN
IF A STUDENT HAD TRUST IN ME AS
A MENTOR OR THEIR INSTRUCTOR,
THEY STILL HAD TO CONSIDER THE
TRUST THAT THEY HAD IN A SYSTEM
AND WEIGHED AGAINST THE BURDEN
OF TIME, ENERGY, AND RESOURCES
IT TAKES FOR SOMEONE TO FILE A
COMPLAINT AND SEE IT THROUGH. AB
207 WOULD ADD A LAYER OF
TRANSPARENCY TO THE TITLE NINE
COMPLAINT PROCESS BY ENSURING
THAT THE PROCESS IS ASSESSED BY
A STATE AUDITOR EVERY THREE
YEARS. PROVIDING THIS TYPE OF
AUDIT WOULD HELP INCREASE A
SAFER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT,
WHICH INCREASES THEIR ABILITY TO
ACADEMICALLY SUCCEED OVERALL.
AND BY TAKING A LOOK AT BOTH
PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE
MEASURES, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST
YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. WELCOME
THIS IS GENERALLY FOR ME AND FOR
MY STAFF. I'M JUST WONDERING
HAVE HER HAD A CHANCE TO THANK
HER IN PERSON FOR THE COMMITTEE,
FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT
SHE'S DONE ON THIS BILL? THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
I'LL PUT YOU ON THE SPOT THERE,
KATE ROGERS, ON BEHALF OF
GENERATION UP, STRONG SUPPORT.
HANNAH DEVINE WITH THE CAL STATE
STUDENT ASSOCIATION AND STRONG
SUPPORT. HELLO, WENDY. BRILL.
WYNKOOP FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN
SUPPORT. STEPHEN FILLING
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
AND TRANSPARENTLY STRONG SUPPORT
. CAROLINE NGUYEN, ON BEHALF OF
THE UC STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT. TERRY WILSON, CSU
STRONG SUPPORT. TIFFANY MARKS,
FTA UNION OF EDUCATORS AND
CLASSIFIED PROFESSIONALS IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES ANY?
OH, SORRY. GO AHEAD. MARIO
GUERRERO, ON BEHALF OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, WE'VE
PROVIDED OUR COMMITTEE WITH
RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS IN TERMS
OF THE PERIOD OF THE AUDITS, BUT
OTHERWISE, REALLY THANK THE
STAFF FOR WORKING WITH US. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
COLLEAGUES. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE, PLEASE. I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST AN AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, DO WE
HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION
BY MR. MURATSUCHI. DO WE HAVE A
SECOND, SECOND BY SENATOR ADDIS,
SEEING NO FURTHER COMMENT OR
DISCUSSION, MADAM SECRETARY,
ROLL CALL, PLEASE FILE ITEM
NUMBER FIVE, AB 2407. THE MOTION
IS DUE. PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG I
FONG, EYE TO EYE TO EYE.
ARAMBULA BURNER. CHEN CHEN. AYE.
ALANIZ ERWIN. JACKSON. JACKSON I
ADDIS. ADDIS. AYE. MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I QUIRK-SILVA. THAT
MEASURE HAS SIX EYES AND IS OUT.
WE'LL KEEP THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ADD ON. THANK
YOU. MR. VICE CHAIR. ITEM. ALL
RIGHT. NEXT ITEM. ITEM, NUMBER
TWO AB 2047. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MR. CHAIR AND MEMBERS, I WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS
PROVIDED BY THE COMMITTEE.
ASSEMBLY BILL 247 WOULD
ESTABLISH A SYSTEM WIDE OFFICE
OF CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE, AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE
OF THE PRESIDENT. THIS MEASURE
WOULD ENDOW THESE OFFICES WITH
RESPONSIBILITIES OVERSEEING THE
OPERATIONS OF THE SYSTEM AND
ADDRESSING AND PREVENTING SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AND SEX
DISCRIMINATION. THÀNH AND OUR
CALL TO ACTION REPORT. AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH TO THE VARIOUS
AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR. WE NOW
KNOW THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA HAVE NOT BEEN
FULFILLING THEIR ROLE TO OVERSEE
AND MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH
STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. THIS
MEASURE WOULD BE CONSIDERED A
FIRST STEP IN PROVIDING A
COMPREHENSIVE OVERSIGHT SYSTEM
WHERE NO BODY OF LEADERSHIP,
INCLUDING THIS ONE, IS LEFT
UNAWARE OF THE ACTIONS OF THE
SYSTEMS TO ADDRESS
DISCRIMINATION. WITH ME TODAY TO
SPEAK ON THE MERITS OF THIS
MEASURE ARE KATE ROGERS OF
GENERATION UP AND TERRY WILSON,
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE FOR
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYEES UNION, GOOD AFTERNOON,
KATE ROGERS AGAIN, C CHIEF OF
POLICY FOR GENERATION UP. SO
REPRESENTING, STUDENTS ACROSS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CHEN UP
HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO FIGHT
FOR SAFER CAMPUSES IN CALIFORNIA
. SO I'D LIKE TO START TODAY BY
THANKING CHAIRMAN FONG FOR BEING
OUR ALLY IN SUPPORTING THE CALL
TO ACTION BILL PACKAGE AND
INTRODUCING AB 2047. SO
CO-SPONSORED BY CHEN. UP AB 2047
WILL ESTABLISH SYSTEMWIDE
OFFICES OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE
UC, CSU AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
SYSTEMS, AS WELL AS STANDARDIZE
TITLE NINE POLICIES. SO, AS
SHOWN IN THE CALL TO ACTION
AUDIT REPORT, INDIVIDUAL
CAMPUSES ARE WHOLLY UNABLE TO
HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE.
COMPLEX AND AMBIGUOUS TITLE NINE
STANDARDS, COUPLED WITH A
COMPLETE LACK OF OVERSIGHT,
ALLOW SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND
HARASSMENT TO PERSIST IN HIGHER
EDUCATION. SO RIGHT NOW, IT IS
STUDENT SAFETY THAT'S SLIPPING
THROUGH THE CRACKS OF THE TITLE
NINE SYSTEM, AND STUDENTS WERE
NOT NAIVE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT
BROAD INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IS
HARD, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU IT
IS NOT AS HARD AS LIVING THREE
DORM ROOMS AWAY FROM SOMEONE
THAT ASSAULTED YOU, IT IS NOT AS
HARD AS FOCUSING IN CLASS WHEN
YOU'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING OVER
YOUR SHOULDER, AND IT IS
DEFINITELY NOT AS HARD AS
FEELING LIKE YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN
. SO AB 2047 WILL PLAY A CRUCIAL
ROLE IN ENDING CAMPUS SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT, SO BY
ESTABLISHING A TITLE NINE
FRAMEWORK, THIS BILL ENSURES
THAT STUDENTS HAVE MORE RELIABLE
ACCESS TO THEIR RIGHTS. SO
THROUGH AB 2047, EVERY CAMPUS
WILL BE TRULY ACCOUNTABLE FOR
THEIR STUDENT SAFETY. SO THANK
YOU AND I URGE YOU TO VOTE AYE
TODAY ON AB 2047. GOOD AFTERNOON
, MR. VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
FOR YOUR WORK ON THE CALL TO
ACTION BILL PACKAGE. AND I'D
ALSO LIKE TO THANK CHAIR FONG
FOR AUTHORIZING AUTHORIZING THIS
IMPORTANT BILL. MY NAME IS TERRY
WILSON, AND I'M THE VICE
PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE FOR THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMPLOYEES UNION, WHICH
REPRESENTS 35,000 NON-FACULTY
STAFF, STUDENT ASSISTANTS AT THE
CSU OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS,
INCREASING NUMBER OF MEDIA
REPORTS AS WELL AS
INVESTIGATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE
STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND BY
THIS COMMITTEE, HAVE ALL
HIGHLIGHTED THE NEED FOR
SYSTEMIC TITLE NINE REFORM AT
THE CSU. OUR MEMBERS CONDUCT
INTAKE ON REPORTS OF SEXUAL
MISCONDUCT AND ARE TARGETS OF
THAT BEHAVIOR THEMSELVES. SO WE
HAVE BOTH WITNESSED AND
PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED ISSUES
WITH THE CSU'S TITLE NINE
SYSTEM, SUCH AS OUTRAGEOUS CASE
DELAYS, LACK OF CONSEQUENCES FOR
THOSE WHO VIOLATE TITLE NINE
POLICIES, AND OFTENTIMES LACK OF
AN INVESTIGATION AT ALL. GIVEN
THESE EXPERIENCES, AS OUR
MEMBERS WERE NOT SURPRISED WHEN
THE STATE AUDITORS, 2023
INVESTIGATION OF THE CSU'S TITLE
NINE SYSTEM CONFIRMED THAT THE
CSU IS FAILING TO ADHERE TO MANY
TITLE NINE POLICIES. AB 2047
WILL ESTABLISH CRITERIA CRITICAL
OVERSIGHT TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF
OUR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS ARE ACTIVELY
MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH
FEDERAL, STATE, AND SYSTEM WIDE
POLICIES TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS
DISCRIMINATION ON CAMPUSES
WITHOUT ENSURING COMPLIANCE.
STRONG POLICIES WON'T BRING US
ANY CLOSER TO ACHIEVING SAFER
CAMPUSES. THESE MEASURES WILL
HELP OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR
COMMUNITIES BEGIN TO REBUILD
TRUST AND OUR TITLE NINE
SYSTEMS, AND WILL START TO
CORRECT SYSTEMIC FAILINGS THAT
HAVE LEFT STUDENTS, FACULTY, TÊ
AND STAFF FEELING UNSAFE AND
UNSUPPORTED ON CAMPUSES. FOR
THESE REASONS, WE RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION. AND IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN THE ROOM TO
SUPPORT THE BILL? PLEASE. JUST
EXCUSE ME. JOCELYN YAO WITH
IGNITE NATIONAL IN STRONG
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. ANNA
MATTHEWS WITH THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN STRONG
SUPPORT. MARY WASHINGTON WITH
THE CAL STATE STUDENT
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT DAVID
HAWKINS WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDEPENDENCE
FACULTY UNION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. TIFFANY MOCK WITH CFT AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. IS THERE
ANYONE HERE IN OPPOSITION? NONE.
ARE THERE ANY WIENER IN THE
HEARING ROOM? MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE, MARIO GUERRERO
, ON BEHALF OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, WE WOULD JUST NOTE
THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA RECENTLY ANNOUNCED
THE CREATION OF A SYSTEM WIDE
OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS. HOWEVER,
THE BILL CALLS FOR THIS OFFICE
TO BE LED BY THE TITLE NINE
COORDINATOR. SO WE LOOK FORWARD
TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH STAFF
AND ADDRESSING THESE KINDS OF
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I HAVE
A QUESTION FOR ASSEMBLYMAN FONG.
SO FOR CLARITY, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE, LIKE
FOR THE FOR THE AMENDMENT FROM
THE COMMITTEE? YES, I ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE. WOULD APPRECIATE
THAT. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
ORDERING THIS MEASURE AND FOR
ELEVATING THE NEED FOR THE
SYSTEM TO HAVE THE MAGIC OF SELF
AUDITING TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORT YOUR
BILL. SO ANY ANY CONCERNS COMING
FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? OKAY
OKAY. PLEASE THANK YOU, CHAIR
FONG, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN
THIS OVERALL, EFFORT TO ADDRESS,
THIS PROBLEM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT,
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT OUR COLLEGE
CAMPUSES, I NOTE IN SINCE THIS
IS YOUR FIRST OF, SEVERAL BILLS
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE
PRESENTING, I WANTED TO ASK YOU.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, A
CLARIFICATION ON THIS BILL. IS
IT ONE SYSTEM WIDE OFFICE OF
CIVIL RIGHTS FOR ALL THREE
SEGMENTS, IT'S A ONE SYSTEM WIDE
OFFICE FOR EACH OF THE SEGMENT.
OKAY AND, YOUR, COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS, ADDRESSES OR, YOU
KNOW, ACKNOWLEDGES THE CONCERN
ABOUT, ABOUT, DUPLICATION OF
CONTENT AND POTENTIAL INCREASE
IN COSTS IN FINITE BUDGET YEARS.
CAN YOU, YOU KNOW, AND WHATEVER,
WHATEVER YOU CAN, CAN YOU SHARE
WHATEVER YOU CAN IN TERMS OF HOW
HOW YOU EXPECT ANY DUPLICATION
OF THESE MULTIPLE MEASURES BEING
ADDRESSED SO THAT, WE HAVE ONE
SOLID CORE, RESPONSE TO ADDRESS
THIS PROBLEM. A GREAT QUESTION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
QUESTION, IN TERMS OF THE
SYSTEMWIDE TITLE NINE AND CIVIL
RIGHTS OFFICES, WHAT WE'RE
TRYING TO DO AS PART OF THIS
BILL IS TO REALLY CODIFY AND
ENUMERATE THE DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SYSTEM
WIDE OFFICES, BY CODIFYING THE
EXISTENCE OF THESE OFFICES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES, WE'RE HOPING
TO CREATE CHECKS AND BALANCES BY
WHICH OUR LEGISLATURE CAN HOLD
THESE SYSTEMS ACCOUNTABLE. BUT
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT
ALL OF THESE BILLS WORK IN
COORDINATION? AND ADDRESS
OVERLAPPING PROVISIONS, AS WE
MOVE ALONG WITH THE BILL OF
ACTION, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE
DIFFERENT, SIMILARITIES AND
DIFFERENCES WITHIN EACH OF THE
BILLS AND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO
HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS, BUT WE
NEED TO CONTINUE TO ELEVATE, THE
IMPORTANCE OF THESE ISSUES. AND
SO IF THERE'S ANY DUPLICATION,
WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH
DIFFERENT AUTHORS TO ADDRESS
THOSE ISSUES. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. IS
THERE ANY, ANY OTHER COMMENT AND
CONCERNS FROM, MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE, IF NOT SENTIMENT FROM
WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? THANK
YOU SO MUCH, MR. VICE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR VOTE ON ASSEMBLY BILL 2047
AND GRATEFUL TO MY WITNESSES FOR
THEIR TESTIMONY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND I THINK
WE HAVE THE MOTION AND A SECOND
ON THE FLOOR. MADAM SECRETARY.
SO WHO. OKAY SECOND. ALL RIGHT.
YEAH. SO WE HAVE THE MOTION BY
DOCTOR JACKSON AND SECOND, BY
CINNAMON FUTURE. YEAH. OH
MURATSUCHI FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO,
AB 2047. THE MOTION IS Dð. PASS
AS AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG AYE FONG, EYE TO
EYE TO EYE. ARAMBULA BURNER.
CHEN CHEN AYE. ALANIZ ERWIN.
JACKSON. JACKSON AYE. ADDIS
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI. AYE.
QUIRK-SILVA THAT'S 5 TO 0. WILL
HOLD THE BILL. ALL RIGHT. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. NEXT ITEM, A B,
2048. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR.
VICE CHAIR AND MEMBERS AND I
WILL BE ACCEPTING THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS PROVIDED
BY THE COMMITTEE. ASSEMBLY BILL
248 WOULD ESTABLISH CAMPUS BASED
TITLE NINE OFFICES FOR THE CSU,
èC AND DISTRICT BASED TITLE
NINE OFFICES FOR THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THIS BILL
WOULD ALSO CODIFY THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICES
AND ESTABLISH A REPORTING
REQUIREMENT TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS. THE
MEASURE IS ALIGNED WITH THE
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM A CALL TO
ACTION REPORT, WHICH FOUND THAT
TITLE NINE COORDINATORS WERE
OFTEN OVERWHELMED IN THEIR
DUTIES AND THEREFORE WERE OFTEN
LEFT UNSURE WHICH RESPONSIBILITY
SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED IN
PREVENTING AND ADDRESSING SEX
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS. THIS
MEASURE WILL NOT ONLY REQUIRE
THE TITLE NINE OFFICES TO HAVE
APPROPRIATE STAFFING LEVELS, BUT
ALSO CODIFY BEST PRACTICES, AS
IDENTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA
STATE AUDITOR RESEARCH CONDUCTED
BY THIS COMMITTEE STAFF AND THE
RECENT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
RESOLUTION WITH THE US
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. THIS
MEASURE, ALONG WITH THE OTHER 11
MEASURES OF THE BILL, CALL TO
ACTION BILL, PACKAGE, REPRESENTS
THE FIRST STEP OF PROVIDING A
SYSTEM OF COMPLIANCE, PREVENTION
AND OVERSIGHT, WITH THE GOAL OF
PROVIDING SAFE AND EQUITABLE
ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ALL OUR
STUDENTS. WITH ME TODAY TO SPEAK
ON THE MERITS OF THIS MEASURE
ARE KATE ROGERS OF GENERATION UP
AND TERRY WILSON, VICE PRESIDENT
OF FINANCE FOR CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES UNION.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, GOOD
AFTERNOON AGAIN, HERE, ON BEHALF
OF GENERATION UP, PROUD,
CO-SPONSOR OF AB 2048. SO EACH
OF THE CALL TO ACTION BILLS THAT
ARE BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS
COMMITTEE TODAY PLAY A VERY KEY
ROLE IN ADDRESSING SYSTEMIC
ISSUES WITHIN THE UC, CSU AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES BY
ESTABLISHING A TITLE NINE OFFICE
AT EVERY PUBLIC CAMPUS IN THE
STATE, AB 2048 WILL GUARANTEE
THAT THE BENEFITS OF EACH OF
THESE INCREDIBLE PIECES OF
LEGISLATION REACHES AS MANY
STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE. SO I'M
GOING TO GO OUT ON A LIMB AND
I'M GOING TO SAY, EVERYONE IN
THIS ROOM VALUES HIGHER
EDUCATION, AND SO WITH OUR TEN
UC, 23 CSU AND 116 COMMUNITY
COLLEGE CAMPUSES THAT CAN TAKE A
LOT OF DIFFERENT FORMS IN
CALIFORNIA, ONE THING THOUGH,
THAT SHOULD BE THE SAME FOR
EVERY STUDENT IS THEIR ACCESS TO
JUSTICE AND NAVIGATING THE TITLE
NINE PROCESS AT A LARGE, WELL
FUNDED RESEARCH INSTITUTION IS
HARD ENOUGH, AND COMING FORWARD
AFTER EXPERIENCING SEXUAL
ASSAULT OR HARASSMENT IS AN
INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT DECISION,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU KNOW THERE'S
SOCIAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, ACADEMIC
IMPLICATIONS. BUT FOR THOUSANDS
OF STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA TODAY,
THERE'S AN ADDED CHALLENGE. THEY
DON'T EVEN HAVE A TITLE NINE
OFFICE AT THEIR CAMPUS, SO
WITHOUT RESOURCES DEDICATED TO
THEIR SAFETY, WE CANNOT EXPECT
THESE STUDENTS TO FEEL LIKE
THEY'LL BE PROTECTED WHEN THEY
REACH OUT FOR HELP. SO THE LEAST
WE CAN DO IS MAKE SURE THAT
EVERY STUDENT HAS THE
OPPORTUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR
THEMSELF. SO AB 2048 WILL LAY
THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE CAN
BUILD A SAFER CALIFORNIA FOR OUR
STUDENTS. SO ON BEHALF OF
GENERATION UP, I RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE ON AB 2048
TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. VICE
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, THANK YOU
AGAIN TO THE CHAIR FOR AUTHORING
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS
LEGISLATION AND THE A CALL TO
ACTION BEALL PACKAGE. ONCE
AGAIN, MY NAME IS TERRY WILSON,
AND I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR
FINANCE FOR CSU EMPLOYEES UNION,
WHICH REPRESENTS 30 35,000
NON-FACULTY STAFF AND STUDENT
ASSISTANTS AT THE CSU. AS I
MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS
STATEMENT, CSU MEMBERS HAVE BOTH
WITNESSED AND PERSONALLY
EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE CSU
TITLE NINE SYSTEM, INCLUDING
EXTREME CASE DELAYS, LACK OF
CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE WHO
VIOLATE TITLE NINE POLICIES, AND
FAILURE TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS.
ASIDE FROM TITLE NINE POLICIES,
COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AS THESE
PROBLEMS HAVE ALSO BEEN
EXACERBATED BY BOTH THE SEVERE
STAFFING SHORTAGES IN OUR TITLE
NINE OFFICES AND THE LACK OF
SYSTEM WIDE COORDINATION AND
OVERSIGHT IN ADDRESSING
COMPLAINTS. AB 2048 WILL ADDRESS
BOTH ISSUES ADEQUATE STAFFING IS
ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TO SUPPORT
A ROBUST AND EFFECTIVE TITLE
NINE SYSTEM, AND THE OVERSIGHT
COMPONENT WILL ADD A LAYER OF
ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WILL ENSURE
OUR STATE CAMPUSES ARE MAKING
SUSTAINED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS AND
PREVENT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. WHILE
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF FOCUS
PLACED SPECIFICALLY ON THE CSU'S
TITLE NINE SYSTEM, THIS BILL
GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PREVENT THE SAME SYSTEMIC
FAILINGS FROM OCCURRING ACROSS
OUR UC AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CAMPUSES, AS WELL. EVERYONE WHO
STEPS FOOT ON A STATE CAMPUS
DESERVES TO LIVE, WORK, LEARN IN
A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. AND WE
BELIEVE THIS BILL IS AN
IMPORTANT STEP TOWARDS ACHIEVING
THAT. FOR THESE REASONS, WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR AYE
VOTE AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IS
ANYONE ELSE IN THE HEARING ROOM
IN SUPPORT?
JOCELYN YAO IRVING NINE
NATIONAL. AND WE'RE IN SUPPORT
OF THE BILL. ANNA MATTHEWS WITH
THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN
STRONG SUPPORT OF THIS BILL.
DAVID HAWKINS, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INDEPENDENCE FACULTY UNION IN
SUPPORT. HANNAH DEVINE WITH THE
CAL STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION IN
STRONG SUPPORT. TIFFANY MARK
WITH CFT IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
IS ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? ARE
THERE ANY WIENER IN THE HEARING
ROOM? GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN,
ANDREW MARTINEZ, COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA,
DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE FACT
THAT THERE IS A FUNDING REQUEST
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPOSAL OF
$73 MILLION FOR OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. IT IS, A SIGNIFICANT
RAMP UP FOR OUR COLLEGES TO
ENSURE THAT WE'RE ADEQUATELY
DOING THIS BILL AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE, AS, AS ENVISIONED BY
THE BILL. SO APPRECIATE THE
INVESTMENT, APPRECIATE THE FACT
THAT THERE THE LEGISLATURE WANTS
TO PROVIDE DOLLARS TO SUPPORT
THIS SIGNIFICANT, EXPANSION OF
STAFF FOR OUR CAMPUSES. WE'RE A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN CSU.
AND YOU SEE IN THIS SPACE. SO
THE RAMP UP IS PROBABLY GOING TO
BE MORE, CHALLENGING. I
APPRECIATE HAVING THE
CONVERSATION GOING FORWARD AS
WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ANY ANY
COMMON CONCERNS OR WESTERN FIRM
MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE, I SEE
NONE, I WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR BRINGING THIS MEASURE
FORWARD. HAVING DESIGNATED STAFF
ON CAMPUS WHO CAN ADDRESS A
COMPLAINT IN A TIMELY AND
REASONABLE MANNER IS AN ISSUE
THAT EVERY SYSTEM SHOULD
ADDRESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. SO CINNAMON
FONG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE,
THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO, DO
I HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A
MOTION. AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
MADAM SECRETARY, CAN YOU DO ROLL
CALL? VOTE FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE, AB 2048. THE MOTION IS
DUE. PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG A
FONG, EYE TO EYE TO EYE.
ARAMBULA. BURNER. CHEN CHEN I
ALANIS IRWIN. JACKSON. JACKSON
I. ADDIS MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA. WERE 5 TO 0 WILL
HOLD THE ROLL OPEN. THANK YOU SO
MUCH.
THANK YOU SIR. CARILLO. THANK
YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES, NEXT
UP, WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN,
ASSEMBLY BILL 2608, AUTHORED BY
A SIMILAR GABRIEL. WELCOME.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR
AND COLLEAGUES, I WANT TO START
BY THANKING YOU AND YOUR STAFF
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON TITLE
NINE IN ISSUES OF SEX
DISCRIMINATION ON CAMPUS. AND I
AM PLEASED TODAY TO ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS AND ALSO TO
PRESENT ASSEMBLY BILL 2608,
WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN
PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AGAINST
SEXUAL ASSAULT ON COLLEGE
CAMPUSES BY REQUIRING BY
REQUIRING IMPORTANT UPDATES TO
STUDENT TRAININGS. AB 2608 WILL
REQUIRE TWO IMPORTANT UPDATES.
FIRST, THE UPDATES WILL INCLUDE
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
SIGNS, SYMPTOMS AND PREVENTION
OF DRUG FACILITATED SEXUAL
ASSAULT AND HARASSMENT. SECONDLY
IT WILL ALSO REQUIRE THAT
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON HOW
STUDENTS CAN ACCESS CONFIDENTIAL
SUPPORT AND CARE RESOURCES FOR
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT.
THIS BILL WILL ENSURE TRAININGS
PROVIDE STUDENTS THE INFORMATION
AND RESOURCES THEY NEED TO STAY
SAFE ON CAMPUS, AND WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO PROMOTING
IMPORTANT TITLE NINE PROTECTIONS
AND AWARENESS. HB 2608 HAS BROAD
SUPPORT FROM STUDENTS AND
FACULTY, AS WELL AS VALOR US
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COALITION
AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT. IT HAS
NO KNOWN OPPOSITION WITH ME
TODAY TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF
THIS MEASURE IS BRIANNA CONWAY
MILLER, DIRECTOR OF THE UC SANTA
BARBARA CAMPUS ADVOCACY,
RESOURCES AND EDUCATION CENTER.
THANK YOU AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
MY NAME IS BRIANNA CONWAY
MILLER. I USE SHE HER GENDER
PRONOUNS. TODAY I OFFER MY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE FOR
CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 2608 AS
THE DIRECTOR OF CARE AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA
BARBARA, A POSITION I HAVE HELD
FOR TEN YEARS AS DIRECTOR. I
LEAD ONE OF THE UC SYSTEM'S TEN
CAMPUS PREVENTION AND SURVIVOR
SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR SEXUAL
ASSAULT, INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE, STALKING, AND
HARASSMENT. THERE'S A WIDELY
USED PROVERB AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH
PRACTITIONERS THAT SAYS AN OUNCE
OF PREVENTION IS WORTH A POUND
OF CURE. THE BILL'S EMPHASIS ON
PRIMARY PREVENTION IS ESSENTIAL
FOR CENTERING RESOURCES ON
STOPPING VIOLENCE BEFORE IT
BEGINS. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, CARE EMPLOYS A
PREVENTION STRATEGY BACKED BY
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
AND PREVENTION. IT IS INFORMED
BY RESEARCH AND LOCAL CAMPUS
CLIMATE DATA TO IMPLEMENT SUCH A
STRATEGY. THE EFFECTIVE
PREVENTION PRACTICES OUTLINED IN
THIS BILL INCLUDE ENSURING
COLLABORATION AMONG EXPERTS IN
THE FIELDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT,
HEALTH PROMOTION AND ALCOHOL AND
DRUG SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL FOR
DESIGNING, DELIVERING AND
EVALUATING CURRICULA THAT
REDUCES SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION.
OVERALL, THESE PREVENTION
METHODS MUST ALIGN WITH CURRENT
RESEARCH, ADDRESS AGGRESSOR
BEHAVIORS, AND PROVIDE SKILL
BASED INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
AMONG PEERS AND THEY MUST
PRIORITIZE TRAUMA INFORMED
EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS
SURVIVORS AND ENSURES ACCESS TO
CONFIDENTIAL RESOURCES SUCH AS
CAMPUS ADVOCATES AND CONNECTIONS
TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. RAPE
CRISIS CENTERS ASSEMBLY BILL TWO
608 IS A CRITICAL STEP TOWARDS
ENHANCING THE PRIMARY PREVENTION
REQUIREMENTS AT CALIFORNIA
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AS
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER ED OFTEN
PRIORITIZE RESPONSE AND
COMPLIANCE OVER PREVENTION, THIS
IS LEADING TO REACTIVE
ENVIRONMENTS. THIS BILL
ACKNOWLEDGES THE
INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF TWO PUBLIC
HEALTH ISSUES SEXUAL VIOLENCE
AND THE DANGERS OF SUBSTANCE
MISUSE, AND ENSURES THAT OUR
PREVENTION EFFORTS ARE
INTEGRATED AND COMPREHENSIVE IN
PROMOTING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS AND
SAFE CAMPUSES. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR.
JESSICA DONG WITH THE UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT,
JOCELYN YAO WITH IGNITE NATIONAL
, A CO-SPONSOR AND IN STRONG
SUPPORT. KATE ROGERS WITH GINA
PROUD CO-SPONSOR OF AB 2608.
STRONG SUPPORT. MARY WASHINGTON
WITH CAL STATE STUDENT
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT CAROLINE
NGUYEN WITH THE UC STUDENT
ASSOCIATION. PROUD TO CO-SPONSOR
TIFFANY MOK, CFT AND STRONG
SUPPORT WENDY WYNKOOP,
CONSTITUENT OF 8046 AND
PRESIDENT OF FACULTY ASSOCIATION
OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
IN SUPPORT. STEPHEN PHELAN,
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
STRONG SUPPORT. TERRY WILSON, ON
BEHALF OF CSU AND STRONG SUPPORT
DAVID HAWKINS, CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, INDEPENDENCE
FACULTY UNION SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN
THE HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FONG AND
MEMBERS OF THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE, IMRAN
MAJID, ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE. WHILE WE DO
NOT HAVE AN OFFICIAL POSITION ON
THE BILL TODAY, WE WANT TO THANK
THE AUTHOR AND THEIR STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH US, WORKING WITH
CLOSELY WITH US ON THE BILL
LANGUAGE. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK
AND ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF THIS
COMMITTEE. ALL THE AUTHORS, ALL
THEIR STAFF, FOR THEIR
DEDICATION AND ATTENTION TO THIS
ISSUE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT WOULD
ENSURE A SAFE, WELCOMING AND
INCLUSIVE CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT FOR
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? A
SIMILAR MURATSUCHI THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR. GABRIEL, FOR THIS
IMPORTANT MEASURE, I JUST HAVE A
FEW QUESTIONS TO CLARIFY. MAKE
SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M
VOTING FOR. SO YOUR BILL IS NOT
TO TRAIN EVERY SINGLE STUDENT,
BUT TO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
EVERY SINGLE STUDENT TO BE
TRAINED, SO, SO IT'S TO, AMEND A
PRIOR BILL OF MINE THAT THAT HAS
REQUIRED THIS TRAINING. IT'S A
LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON, THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAN IT IS AT
CSU. BUT WHERE THEY ARE OFFERING
THAT TRAINING IS IT'S TO UPDATE
THAT TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT
THE TRAINING THAT STUDENTS ARE
ALREADY GOING TO BE RECEIVING
ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE
PREVENTION, SEXUAL ASSAULT
PREVENTION, WOULD INCLUDE THIS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
ABOUT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HOW
THAT MIGHT PLAY INTO THOSE
SITUATIONS. CERTAINLY IMPORTANT.
ADDITION TO YOUR YOUR PREVIOUS
BILL. BUT SO THEN BUT SO THE
CURRENT REQUIREMENT, DOES THAT
REQUIRE THAT EVERY UC, CSU AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT BE
TRAINED? IT'S PHASING IN, AS
YOU'LL SEE, BECAUSE THE BILL
THAT WE THAT WE PREVIOUSLY
PASSED, HAD THE THEY HAVE UNTIL
SEPTEMBER FIRST, 2024 TO
IMPLEMENT IT. SO WE'RE NOT QUITE
THERE YET, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE
GETTING THERE, SO, THE BECAUSE
IT'S DIFFERENT AT THE COLLEGES
BECAUSE ORIENTATION IS NOT
MANDATORY THERE. BUT STUDENTS AT
CSU SHOULD BE RECEIVING THIS
TRAINING. AT CSU, AT CSU.
UH.HUH. WHAT ABOUT YOU? AND
HOPEFULLY AT UC AS WELL. UHHUH.
AND SO, WHAT'S THE NATURE? I
MEAN, LIKE, YOU KNOW, HOW OFTEN,
HOW HOW LONG IS. YES. SO, SO IF
YOU TAKE A LOOK, IT'S ON PAGE
FOUR OF THE ANALYSIS. IT SAYS
ALL NEW AND CONTINUING CSU
STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE AN ANNUAL
ONLINE TRAINING ON PREVENTING
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
HARASSMENT AT UC. ALL STUDENTS
ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE SEXUAL
VIOLENCE PREVENTION,
INTERVENTION, TRAINING AND
EDUCATION ANNUALLY, SO IT'S AN
ANNUAL TRAINING FOR THE STUDENTS
. AND HOW LONG IS THE ONLINE
TRAINING SESSION, DO YOU WANT TO
SPEAK TO THAT? SURE SO, AT UC
SANTA BARBARA, WE USE A KIND OF
A THREE PRONGED APPROACH OF AN
ONLINE MODULE WHICH TAKES ABOUT
ANYWHERE FROM 60 TO 90 MINUTES.
AND THEN WE HAVE AN IN-PERSON
SESSION THAT HAS TO BE DELIVERED
WITHIN THE FIRST SIX WEEKS OF
FALL QUARTER. AND THAT IS 90
MINUTES. IT'S SHARED WITH
ALCOHOL AND DRUG, MENTAL HEALTH,
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE. SO I WOULD
SAY APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 45
MINUTES ARE SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
AND, HOW DO YOU ENFORCE THIS
REQUIREMENT? GREAT QUESTION. SO
STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED OR THEY,
ARE ARE EXPERIENCE BLOCKS AND
THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY REGISTERING
FOR WINTER QUARTER CLASSES. SO
WE WORK ON AN ITERATIVE PROCESS
IN THAT WE TRY AND GET EVERY
STUDENT THROUGH NHÀ. AND SO THAT
THEY DON'T HAVE THAT IMPACT TO
THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS IN
WINTER QUARTER, BUT THEY WILL
BE, HAVE SOME BLOCKS ON
REGISTRATION. OKAY? OKAY GREAT.
BILL, MOVE, MOVE THE BILL. WE
HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ANY
FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?
ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE. YEAH
I JUST WANT TO JUST, I'LL FINISH
THE WAY THAT I STARTED, WHICH
IS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I WANT
TO THANK YOU AND THE COMMITTEE
FOR ALL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP ON
THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES. AND,
MISS, MISS, MISS BEING ON THIS
COMMITTEE. BUT I'M GRATEFUL TO
HAVE YOU HERE LEADING OUR
ASSEMBLY FORWARD. SO THANK YOU.
AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN I
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER, FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS AND
REALLY FOR BEING PART OF THIS
CALL TO ACTION BILL PACKAGE. AS
WE ALL KNOW, KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
AND IF WE WANT TO EMPOWER OUR
STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY THE SIGNS
OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL
VIOLENCE AND TO INTERVENE ON
EACH OTHER'S BEHALF, STUDENTS
MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS
NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY WHEN
CONSENT IS OR IS NOT PROVIDED. I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY. AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH AGAIN FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS ON THIS.
WITH THAT MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL
CALL, PLEASE FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN AB 2608. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG I
FONG, EYE TO EYE TO EYE.
ARAMBULA. BURNER. CHEN OAN.
CHEN. AYE. ALANIZ IRWIN. IRWIN,
I JACKSON. JACKSON I ADDIS
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA. THAT MEASURE HAS
SIX EYES AND IS OUT, AND WE'LL
KEEP THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OUT ON. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT
UP WE HAVE A SIMILAR IRWIN
PRESENTING ASSEMBLY BILL 2492.
ITEM NUMBER SIX. WELCOME.
WELL GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, I'M PLEASED TO PRESENT
AB 2492, A BILL RELATED TO
PROVIDING SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS,
STAFF AND FACULTY DURING TITLE
NINE PROCEEDINGS AT OUR
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
, AB 2492 WOULD CREATE TWO
POSITIONS A CONFIDENTIAL
ADVOCATE AND A RESPONDENT
COORDINATOR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
TO ASSIST STUDENTS, STAFF AND
FACULTY WHO ARE INVOLVED IN A
TITLE NINE ADJUDICATION PROCESS.
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES ARE FILLED WITH THE
BEST AND BRIGHTEST STUDENTS WHO
COME FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO
STUDY, CONDUCT RESEARCH,
PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETICS, AND
BETTER THEIR LIVES. AT TIMES,
THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION JOURNEY
PRESENTS THEM WITH CHALLENGES
RELATED TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND
SEX DISCRIMINATION. OFTENTIMES,
STAFF, FACULTY, AND STUDENTS ARE
NOT EMOTIONALLY PREPARED TO
NAVIGATE THESE PROCEEDINGS ON
THEIR OWN. THIS BILL WOULD
CREATE A CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCATE
FOR THOSE FILING A COMPLAINT AND
A RESPONDENT COORDINATOR FOR
THOSE RECEIVING THE COMPLAINT.
THESE STAFF MEMBERS WOULD BE
ABLE TO CONNECT THOSE INVOLVED
TO IMPORTANT CAMPUS AND
COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AS THEY
WORK THROUGH THE TITLE NINE
PROCESS. AB 2492 WILL HELP
ENSURE OUR COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES PRIORITIZE
PROVIDING THE SUPPORT THAT
STUDENTS NEED DURING TITLE NINE
PROCEEDINGS, WHICH ARE OFTEN
PROLONGED AND CONFUSING TO ALL
INVOLVED. THE MODEL, OUTLINED IN
AB 2492 IS ALREADY IMPLEMENTED
AT THE UC CAMPUSES, AND IS SEEN
AS A SOLUTION TO EXPAND TO OTHER
SEGMENTS. IN THE COMMITTEE'S
REPORT, A CALL TO ACTION. THIS
BILL WOULD CODIFY THOSE
PRACTICES AND REQUIRE THAT ALL
OUR PUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES PROVIDE THESE TYPE
OF SUPPORTS TO OUR STUDENTS. AND
WITH ME HERE TO TESTIFY TODAY IS
JAVON CORE, A MEMBER OF IGNITE.
GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JEVON
CORE, A STUDENT AT BERKELEY CITY
COLLEGE AND A MEMBER OF IGNITE.
AND I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF BILL AB 2492. TODAY,
I'LL BE SHARING MY PERSONAL
JOURNEY OF ENCOUNTERING
DISCRIMINATION WITHIN THE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. AS A WOMAN
PURSUING STEM FIELDS, I'VE
ENCOUNTERED SEXISM AND
DISCRIMINATION AT VARIOUS STAGES
OF MY ACADEMIC JOURNEY. ALLOW ME
TO SHED LIGHT ON A RECENT
EXPERIENCE AT ALAMEDA CITY
COLLEGE THAT LEFT A PROFOUND, A
PROFOUND IMPACT IN A PARTICULAR
CLASS. THE EDUCATORS BEHAVIOR
WAS ALARMING. HE NOT ONLY
BELITTLED STUDENTS, BUT ALSO
UNDERMINED THEIR CONFIDENCE,
CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT OF FEAR
AND INTIMIDATION. WHAT'S MORE
CONCERNING IS THAT THIS BEHAVIOR
WAS DIRECTED PREDOMINANTLY
TOWARDS FEMALE STUDENTS AND
CERTAIN RACIAL GROUPS. DESPITE
NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUE, I ENCOUNTERED RESISTANCE.
THE EDUCATOR WIELDED UNCHECKED
POWER, MANIPULATING, GRADING
SYSTEMS AND STIFLING DISSENTING
VOICES. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT
STANDING UP FOR MYSELF OR OTHERS
CAME AT A STEEP COST. WITH THE
THREAT OF ACADEMIC REPERCUSSIONS
LOOMING LARGE. NAVIGATING THIS
HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT AND GOING
THROUGH THE PROCESS BY MYSELF
TOOK A TOLL ON MY MENTAL HEALTH.
FEELINGS OF ANGER, FRUSTRATION,
AND ISOLATION BECAME ALL TOO
FAMILIAR. DESPITE SEEKING
SUPPORT FROM SCHOOL AUTHORITIES.
INITIAL RESPONSES DISMISSED MY
CONCERNS AND AS
MISUNDERSTANDINGS IS
EXACERBATING THE SENSE OF
HELPLESSNESS. THIS BILL HOLDS
THE PROMISE OF CHANGE BY
IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO ADDRESS
DISCRIMINATION WITHIN
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND
HAVING A CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCATE
OR CONFIDENTIAL RESPONDENT
SERVICE COORDINATORS ALONGSIDE
THEM THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. IT
OFFERS HOPE FOR STUDENTS FACING
SIMILAR CHALLENGES. NO STUDENT
SHOULD ENDURE WHAT I EXPERIENCED
AND PASSING THIS BILL IS A
CRUCIAL STEP TOWARDS CREATING A
SAFER AND MORE EQUITABLE
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THANK YOU
FOR CONSIDERING MY TESTIMONY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? MARY WASHINGTON
WITH THE CAL STATE STUDENT
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. KATE
ROGERS WITH GENERATION UP STRONG
SUPPORT. DAVID HAWKINS ON BEHALF
OF THE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, INDEPENDENCE AND
SUPPORT CAROLINE NGUYEN ON
BEHALF OF THE UC STUDENT
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. STEPHEN
FILLING CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORT. TERRY
WILSON, ON BEHALF OF CSU AND
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? CHAIR FONG,
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE, MARIO
GUERRERO, ON BEHALF OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, WE DO
NOT HAVE A POSITION ON THIS
BILL. AND AS WE'VE SAID BEFORE,
WE REALLY THINK, THE OUR ABILITY
TO WORK WITH COMMITTEE STAFF ON
THIS, ON THIS BILL, WE HAVE
SHARED CONCERNS IN PARTICULAR
WITH THIS BILL, SPECIFIC TO
MAKING RESPONDENTS SERVICE
COORDINATORS CONFIDENTIAL.
ESTABLISHING RESPONDENT SERVICE
COORDINATORS AS CONFIDENTIAL
RESOURCES COULD BE MISLEADING
FOR RESPONDENTS WHO MAY ASSUME
THAT THEIR COMMUNICATIONS WILL
BE PROVIDED THE SAME LEVEL OF
CONFIDENTIALITY AS COMMUNICATION
WITH RESOURCES THAT HOLD
EXPLICITLY, EXPLICIT EVIDENTIARY
PRIVILEGE. SO IN THE COURT OF
LAW, UNDER THE UC POLICY ON
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL
HARASSMENT, ANY UC EMPLOYEE WHO
IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS A
CONFIDENTIAL RESOURCE IS
CONSIDERED A RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYEE, MEANING THAT THEY ARE
REQUIRED TO REPORT SEXUAL
VIOLENCE, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, OR
OTHER CONDUCT PROHIBITED BY THE
POLICY TO THE TITLE NINE OFFICE
RESPONDENTS, SERVICE
COORDINATORS ARE NOT
CONFIDENTIAL RESOURCES CURRENTLY
IN THE UC SYSTEM AND ARE
THEREFORE DEEMED RESPONSIBLE
EMPLOYEES. ESTABLISHING
RESPONDENT RESPONDENTS, SERVICE
COORDINATORS AS CONFIDENTIAL
RESOURCES AND EXEMPTING THEM
FROM RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYEE
REQUIREMENTS RAISED CONCERNS. IT
IS ALSO WORTH NOTING THAT UNDER
THE UC PROCESS, RESPONDENTS
SERVICE COORDINATORS SUPPORT
STUDENTS, WHILE FACULTY AND
ACADEMIC PERSONNEL ARE SUPPORTED
THROUGH ACADEMIC OTHER ACADEMIC
PERSONNEL. AND NON-REPRESENTED
STAFF ARE SUPPORTED THROUGH THE
LOCAL HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE. WE
CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE
STAFF, THE AUTHOR'S OFFICE ON
LOOKING AT THIS ISSUE, AND SEE
IF WE CAN ADDRESS IT. THANK YOU
SO VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER, JUST FOR THE
CLARIFICATION OF OUR COMMITTEE,
DO YOU ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S
AMENDMENTS? YES. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MR. MURATSUCHI? MR.
COULD YOU RESPOND TO THAT LAST
CONCERN? WE WILL CONTINUE TO
WORK WITH UC TO, BOLSTER
CONFIDENTIAL K¾T, WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THIS WORKS FOR
UC. THEY DO HAVE A PROGRAM, AS I
MENTIONED ALREADY IN PLACE, AND
WE WOULDN'T WANT TO, CHANGE WHAT
THEY'RE DOING. AND SO OKAY,
WE'LL CONTINUE THAT. ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU. I TRUST THAT YOU'LL
FIND A SOLUTION TO MAKE IT WORK,
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOUR YOUR
WITNESS, I, I KNOW THAT STUDENTS
, FACE A LOT OF PRESSURE. YOU
KNOW, THE FEAR OF,
REPERCUSSIONS. CONSEQUENCES,
RETALIATION FOR SPEAKING OUT.
AND SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
SHARING YOUR PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE. THANK YOU. MOVE THE
BILL. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A
MOTION TO AND A SECOND, ANY
FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE ARE SIMILAR. WE'D
LIKE TO CLOSE PLEASE. I JUST
WANT TO ECHO IT, ASSEMBLY MEMBER
MURATSUCHI SAID, NOT ONLY THIS
YOUNG WOMAN, BUT ALL THE
STUDENTS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD.
IT DOES REQUIRE A LOT OF
BRAVERY. AND WE APPRECIATE
BECAUSE THEY THEY'RE MAKING A
BIG EFFORT ON WHAT THE PACKAGE
IS FINALLY LOOKING LIKE. AND I
WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GETTING US
ALL TOGETHER. AND OF COURSE, AS
I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU HAVE
EXCELLENT STAFF THAT HAVE,
REALLY PUT TOGETHER A PACKAGE OF
BILLS THAT I THINK WILL MAKE A
BIG IMPACT ON, THESE TITLE NINE
ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD AT THE
UNIVERSITY. AND WITH THAT,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR I VOTE
. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AARON, FOR
AUTHORING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
MEASURE. AND TAKE ALL YOUR
COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
ALL OUR STUDENT SPEAKERS, ALL
THE POWERFUL TESTIMONY HERE
TODAY. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU
BRAVERY HERE. AND AS MENTIONED
IN THE CALL TO ACTION REPORT,
CONFIDENTIAL ADVOCATES ARE THE
FIRST LINE OF ACTION WHEN IT
COMES TO HELPING SURVIVORS
DETERMINE NEXT STEPS MANDATING
ALL CAMPUSES HAVE AT LEAST TWO
IS THE LEAST THAT WE CAN DO TO
PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING WHAT CAN
BE THE WORST MOMENT IN STUDENTS
AND OUR STUDENTS YOUNG LIVES.
AND WITH THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM
SECRETARY. ROLL CALL, PLEASE
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX AB 2492.
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG I FONG, EYE TO
EYE TO EYE. ARAMBULA. BURNER.
CHEN CHEN I. ALANIZ IRWIN I,
IRWIN I JACKSON. JACKSON I
ADDIS. MURATSUCHI Â. MURATSUCHI
I QUIRK-SILVA. THANK YOU SO
MUCH, THAT MEASURE HAS SIX EYES,
AND IT'S OUT. AND WE'LL KEEP
THEM OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
OUT ON. THANK YOU.
SHE WAS RIGHT AT THE DOOR. OKAY
AWESOME. ORTEGA, WELCOME.
PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER EIGHT,
ASSEMBLY BILL 2987. WELCOME.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR
AND MEMBERS, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO PRESENT AB 2997. I WANT TO
START BY ACCEPTING THE
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY THE
COMMITTEE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS BILL.
AB 2987 WOULD WOULD BRING
TRANSPARENCY TO THE HANDLING OF
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS BY
BOTH CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY
COLLEGES, AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGE
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
SYSTEMS TO DO THE SAME. THE BILL
REQUIRES CAMPUSES TO GIVE
INVESTIGATION STATUS, UPDATES TO
COMPLAINTS TO COMPLAINANTS AND
RESPONDENTS EVERY 30 DAYS. AS
WELL AS WHENEVER AN UPDATE IS
REQUESTED BY EITHER OF THE
PARTIES INVOLVED. MOREOVER, IT
REQUIRES CAMPUSES TO INFORM
COMPLAINANTS AND RESPONDENTS
WITHIN THREE SCHOOL DAYS OF THE
INVESTIGATION'S CONCLUSION AS TO
WHAT DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THE
ADMINISTRATION WILL TAKE IN
RESPONSE TO THE FINDINGS LAST
YEAR, THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE
AUDIT COMMITTEE CONDUCTED A
HEARING ON THE MANAGEMENT OF
TITLE NINE COMPLAINTS ON CSU
CAMPUSES REYES. THE AUDIT FOUND
THAT CSU OFTEN IGNORED REPORTED
COMPLAINTS AND NEGLECTED TO
COMMUNICATE WITH COMPLAINANTS,
LEAVING VICTIMS IN THE DARK.
THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I'VE BEEN
SHOCKED TO HEAR THE STORIES OF
VICTIMS BRAVELY COMING FORWARD
TO MAKE COMPLAINTS, ONLY TO
RETURN TO CLASS AND BE
CONFRONTED WITH THEIR ABUSERS OR
HARASSERS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS
CAN BE A VERY TRAUMATIZING
EXPERIENCE FOR VICTIMS. STUDENTS
AND WORKERS DESERVE THE RIGHT TO
FEEL SAFE IN THEIR PLACE OF
STUDY AND WORK. THEY DESERVE THE
RIGHT TO FEEL LIKE THE
UNIVERSITIES WILL UPHOLD THEIR
COMMITMENT TO MAKE THEM ALL FEEL
WELCOME. IT IS SHAMEFUL TO SEE
THAT CAMPUS LEADERSHIP HAS
FAILED TO LIVE UP TO THE
STANDARD THAT PUBLIC EXPECTS,
AND WE EXPECT OF EACH OTHER.
THAT IS WHY IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
PASS AB 2987 TO ENSURE THE
STUDENTS AND WORKERS HAVE THE
RIGHT TO LIVE, WORK AND STUDY
AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FREE OF
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. TODAY
TESTIFYING WITH ME ARE DOCTOR
ANDREA TERRY, A SACRAMENTO STATE
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION,
AND CHRISTINE HERNANDEZ WITH
IGNITE. GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
FONG AND MEMBERS, AND THANK YOU
TO THIS COMMITTEE, THE BILL
AUTHOR AND THE STAFF FOR BEING
SO THOUGHTFUL AND DILIGENT IN
BRINGING THESE RECOMMENDED
RECOMMENDATIONS FORWARD TO SOLVE
THIS CRITICAL ISSUE. MY NAME IS
DOCTOR ANDREA TERRY AND I AM
CURRENTLY A PROFESSOR OF
COMMUNICATION STUDIES AT
SACRAMENTO STATE, AND MY
PRONOUNS ARE SHE HER. I'M A
DOUBLE ALUMNA OF THE CSU, AND
I'VE WORKED IN THE CSU SYSTEM AS
AN INSTRUCTOR NOW FOR ALMOST A
DECADE. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING ALMOST
30,000 FACULTY, COACHES,
LIBRARIANS AND COUNSELORS WHO
SERVE AS FIRST RESPONDERS TO
TITLE NINE CHALLENGES ACROSS THE
CSU. EACH DAY. WE ARE PROUD
SPONSORS OF AB 2987. FIRST, I'D
LIKE TO THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA FOR CENTERING THE
SURVIVORS GOING THROUGH THIS
PAINFUL AND COURAGEOUS PROCESS
OF COMING FORWARD TO TITLE NINE
OFFICES. SECOND, I'D LIKE TO
SHARE A PERSONAL STORY FOR WHY
THIS BILL IS SO IMPORTANT. WHEN
I WAS A LECTURER AT CAL POLY SAN
LUIS OBISPO, A YOUNG WOMAN IN MY
PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS CONFIDED
IN ME ABOUT BEING SEXUALLY
ASSAULTED IN HER DORM ROOM AT
CAL POLY. I ENCOURAGED HER TO
REPORT USING THE TITLE NINE
SYSTEM. SHE WENT THROUGH THIS
EMOTIONALLY GRUELING AND TIME
CONSUMING PROCESS ONLY TO
RECEIVE COMPLETE SILENCE FROM
THE TITLE NINE OFFICE. FOR
MONTHS, I ENCOURAGED HER TO
REACH OUT TO TITLE NINE, ONLY TO
FIND THAT DURING A PERSONNEL
CHANGE, HER INFORMATION HAD BEEN
LOST. SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE
PROCESS AND RELIVE HER TRAUMA
ALL OVER AGAIN. IN ORDER TO MOVE
FORWARD WITH HER CASE. WHEN I
LEFT TO TAKE A POSITION AT
SACRAMENTO STATE, HER CASE HAD
STILL NOT BEEN RESOLVED. NEARLY
THREE YEARS LATER, THE LAST TIME
I SPOKE TO THE STUDENT, SHE WAS
ON THE VERGE OF LEAVING THE
UNIVERSITY, HER STORY, AND MANY
OTHERS. FAR TOO MANY OTHERS LIKE
IT, SHOW HOW CHALLENGING IT IS
FOR A SURVIVOR TRYING TO
NAVIGATE THE PROCESS WITH
LIMITED INFORMATION ON THEIR
CASE STATUS, AB 2987 WOULD
MANDATE OUR PUBLIC HIGHER ED
SYSTEM TO PROVIDE TIMELY UPDATES
ON THE OUTCOMES OF SEX
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS,
INCLUDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT
CASES, TO COMPLAINANTS AND
RESPONDENTS INVOLVED IN THE
CASE. THIS STUDENT DESERVED
TIMELY UPDATES ON THE STATUS OF
HER CASE, SHE DESERVED TO HAVE
HER PAIN ACKNOWLEDGED AND
RESPECTED WITH A SIMPLE ACT OF
CONSISTENT AND TIMELY
COMMUNICATION. THÀNH I WANT TO
CLOSE WITH SOME COMMENTS ON OUR
OUR RESPONSE TO THE TITLE NINE
SCANDALS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THESE RECOMMENDATIONS DON'T
SIMPLY JUST BECOME ANOTHER BOX
THAT GETS CHECKED OFF. WE DON'T
WANT THIS TO CONTINUE
ADMINISTRATIVE BLOAT OR CREATE A
SYSTEM THAT FURTHER ENFORCES
RACIAL, GENDER, OR SEXUAL
ORIENTATION OR OTHER BIASES. BUT
WE ALSO WANT TO REITERATE THAT
TO CREATE REAL CHANGE, WE NEED
SOLUTIONS THAT ARE SURVIVOR
FOCUSED THROUGH PREVENTION AND
HEALING, NOT JUST PUNISHMENT.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR
COMMITMENT TO OUR STUDENTS,
FACULTY, AND STAFF. WE
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AN AYE VOTE
ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY MEMBER
ORTEGA, FOR ALLOWING US TO
SPEAK. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE
HERNANDEZ. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
COLLEGE PROGRAMS AT IGNITE
NATIONAL WITH HUNDREDS OF
MEMBERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY
ENROLLED IN THE UC CSU'S IN
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
I'M ALSO, AS I SHARED, A PROUD
ALUMNA OF CAL STATE FULLERTON
AND COASTLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
PRIOR TO COMING TO IGNITE, I WAS
A LONGTIME COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATOR, SINCE 2011, I CAN
REMEMBER THE DEAR COLLEAGUE
LETTER I HAVE WITNESSED THE
EVOLUTION OF HOW TITLE NINE HAS
BEEN ADDRESSED IN COMPLIANCE,
AND ADEQUATE TRAINING CAN STILL
BE A CHALLENGE. AND WE'RE A
DECADE OUT. AND WHILE THE FIELD
OF HIGHER EDUCATION HAS EXPANDED
IN TRAINING PROFESSIONALS AND
HOW TO PROPERLY ADDRESS SEX
DISCRIMINATION ON CAMPUS, CLEAR
AND CONSISTENT GUIDANCE IS ONE
OF THE BEST TOOLS THAT A
STATEWIDE SYSTEM CAN PROVIDE IN
ORDER TO ENSURE EQUITABLE AND
FAIR TREATMENT FOR ALL INVOLVED,
AS WAS FOUND IN THE REPORT BY
THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE. AN ISSUE OF
TIMELINESS OF CAMPUSES RESPONSES
TO SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS
WAS UNCOVERED. AND WE HEAR IT
FROM SO MANY STORIES. YOU HEARD
IT JUST A MOMENT AGO FROM OUR
STUDENT JOVAN CARR, WHO SHARED
WITH US AT IGNITE AN EXPERIENCE
SHE FACED WITH A PROFESSOR AT
ALAMEDA COLLEGE, HOW HE
BELITTLED, HOW A PROFESSOR
BELITTLED STUDENTS AND
UNDERMINED THEIR CONFIDENCE, AND
THAT THIS BEHAVIOR HAD BEEN
DIRECTED PREDOMINANTLY TOWARDS
FEMALE STUDENTS IN CERTAIN
RACIAL GROUPS. SHE FACED
RESISTANCE IN ADDRESSING THIS
ISSUE, AND EVEN AFTER FILING A
FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE SCHOOL
, THE ISSUE IS STILL UNRESOLVED.
THERE IS A NEED FOR REBUILDING
TRUST IN TITLE NINE. COMPLAINTS
ARE ADDRESSED AND THAT INCLUDES
ADEQUATE AND TIMELY INFORMATION,
COMMUNICATION ARE REGULARLY
COMMUNICATED. UPDATES ALLOW OUR
INSTITUTIONS TO BUILD MORE TRUST
WITH STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF
AND STAKEHOLDERS. AND WITHOUT
THE TRUST IN THE SYSTEM, WE CAN
ASSUME THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT
SUBMITTING COMPLAINTS BECAUSE OF
A DISBELIEF IN THE CURRENT WAY.
TITLE NINE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.
SO FOR EVERY STORY YOU HEAR OF A
TITLE NINE ISSUE THAT HAS NOT
BEEN ADEQUATELY ADDRESSED, YOU
CAN ASSUME THAT THERE ARE MANY
MORE THAT HAVE NOT BEEN REPORTED
BECAUSE OF A DISBELIEF IN THE
SYSTEM, WE CAN FEEL MORE
EMPOWERED WHEN WE KNOW TO EXPECT
COMMUNICATION AND WHAT
INFORMATION WE WILL RECEIVE. THE
TRANSPARENCY AND GUIDANCE
PROVIDES NOT ONLY A MORE
EMPOWERING EXPERIENCE FOR THE
COMPLAINANT, BUT IT ALSO
PROVIDES A DISTINCT LAYER OF
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR INSTITUTION
RESPONSES TO COMPLAINTS. AND FOR
THAT REASON, I REQUEST AND I
VOTE RESPECTFULLY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
MARY WASHINGTON WITH THE CAL
STATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION, AND
SUPPORT AND APPRECIATE THE WORK
OF THE COMMITTEE ON THIS BILL.
PACKAGE KAY ROGERS WITH
GENERATION UP CROWD PROUD
CO-SPONSOR IN STRONG SUPPORT.
WENDY BRILL, WYNKOOP FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN SUPPORT.
TIFFANY MACK, ON BEHALF OF CFT
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU TERI
WILSON ON BEHALF OF CSU IN
STRONG SUPPORT. DAVID HAWKINS
WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
INDEPENDENCE TITLE NINE
ADDRESSING SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
IN EDUCATION WAS ENACTED IN
1972. SO THIS IS IT'S WELL PAST
TIME. THANK YOU. STEVEN FILLING
CALIFORNIA FACULTY ASSOCIATION
PROUD CO-SPONSOR AND SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM? CNN
COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MR. MURATSUCHI, THANK
YOU, MISS ORTEGA, FOR THIS,
IMPORTANT, MEASURE TO AT THE
VERY LEAST, GIVE UPDATES TO THE
PARTIES INVOLVED IN A SITUATION,
WOULD BE HONORED IF YOU COULD
ADD ME AS A COAUTHOR. AND I'D
LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE
BILL. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE
HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY
SENATOR JACKSON? ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE ARE SIMILAR. WE'D LIKE TO
CLOSE, PLEASE. I RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SIMILAR ORTEGA, FOR
BRINGING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
MEASURE FORWARD AND FOR AGREEING
TO BE PART OF OUR CALL TO ACTION
BILL PACKAGE, PROVIDING PERIODIC
UPDATES TO COMPLAINANTS AND
RESPONDENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO
REBUILDING THE TRUST GAP BETWEEN
THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND TITLE
NINE OFFICES. AND WITH THAT, I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ROLL CALL. PLEASE MADAM
SECRETARY, FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT AB 2987. THE MOTION IS Dð
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG.
FONG I TORE ARAMBULA BURNER
CHAIR. CHEN CHEN AYE. ALANIZ
ERWIN. JACKSON, JACK. EISEN.
AYE. ADISS. MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI. AYE. QUIRK-SILVA
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
THAT MEASURES FOR EYES AND WE'LL
KEEP THEM OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS ADD ON. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN
TO ALL MY COLLEAGUES TO EVERYONE
FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS
AROUND THE BUILD, THE CALL TO
ACTION BILL PACKAGE, AS YOU
HEARD FROM THE TESTIMONY FROM
OUR STUDENTS, FROM FACULTY,
STAFF, THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT
ISSUE THAT WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO ELEVATE, TO UPLIFT,
AND TO REALLY DO THE HARD WORK
NECESSARY IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
AND I'M GRATEFUL TO MY
COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP.
AND THANK YOU TO THE STUDENTS
AND STAFF AND FACULTY FOR
SHARING YOUR POWERFUL INSIGHTS
AND NARRATIVES TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE ARE SEEING YOU, HEARING YOU,
AND TO RESTORE THAT TRUST. AND
I'M GRATEFUL TO MY COLLEAGUES
AND TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF,
ESPECIALLY ELLEN, FOR YOUR
TREMENDOUS LEADERSHIP AND
EFFORTS AROUND THIS ISSUE AND TO
ALL OF THE SPONSORS HERE TODAY,
TO ALL THE WITNESSES THAT HAVE
PROVIDED EXPERT AND Kò TESTIMONY
HERE TODAY, AND I REALLY
APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK AND
EFFORTS THAT HAVE GONE INTO THE
CALL TO ACTION BILL PACKAGE. AND
WITH THAT, WE HAVE A LOT OF HARD
WORK AHEAD, AND WE'RE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH ALL THE
AUTHORS AND EVERYONE GOING
FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH WITH
THAT. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR
YOUR PATIENCE AS WELL. WE ARE
GOING TO PROCEED WITH, MR. RAMOS
PRESENTING ASSEMBLY BILL 30155.
ITEM NUMBER 21, WELCOME
.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR AND
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AB 3015 HELPS
TO EXPAND COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
FOR NATIVE AMERICANS. THE MOST
UNDERREPRESENTED GROUP IN HIGHER
EDUCATION. THIS MEASURE WOULD
HELP ENSURE QUALIFIED STUDENTS
WHO ARE NOT DISADVANTAGED BY
TRIBAL LAND BOUNDARIES AND WOULD
AIM TO EXPAND DIVERSITY WITHIN
CALIFORNIA'S HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS BY GRANTING
STUDENTS A FULLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBES WHOSE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT
LANDS BORDERS ANOTHER STATE AND
WHO LIVE IN THAT STATE TO BE
CLASSIFIED AS A RESIDENT FOR THE
PURPOSE OF TUITION AND FEES, AND
ELIMINATES A FINANCIAL BARRIER
AND HELPS THEM PURSUE HIGHER
EDUCATION IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. AS STATED IN THE
ANALYSIS, NATIVE AMERICAN
STUDENTS MAKE UP LESS THAN 1% OF
ENROLLED STUDENTS, AND WITH THIS
BILL, WE CAN OFFER POTENTIAL
SOLUTIONS TO A PROBLEM AND
SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS
IN PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION.
WITH ME TODAY TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT IS JASON MURPHY,
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF èC STATE
GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR, AND
MEMBERS. JASON MURPHY, ON BEHALF
OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
HERE TODAY, IN STRONG SUPPORT
AND ALSO THE SPONSOR OF THIS
BILL, WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR AGREEING TO WORK WITH US ON
THIS IMPORTANT MEASURE AND JUST
WANT TO SAY IT'S MY HONOR TO BE
HERE WITH MR. RAMOS TODAY. I'D
ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE COMMITTEE
STAFF FOR THE WONDERFUL AND
ROBUST ANALYSIS. I THINK THAT,
THE ASSEMBLYMAN HAS LAID IT OUT
VERY WELL. I JUST WANT TO
UNDERSCORE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
CALIFORNIA BASED, FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES HERE. AND THE
FACT THAT IT'S DUE SIMPLY TO
ARBITRARY, SOMEWHAT ARBITRARY
STATE BORDERS, THAT THERE ARE
STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF IN-STATE TUITION
RESIDENCY LEVELS. I WOULD JUST
POINT OUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE
HEARD, EXAMPLES WITHIN THE UC
SYSTEM OF STUDENTS WHO'VE GONE
TO THE SAME TRIBAL HIGH SCHOOL.
JUST ONE STUDENT LIVES ON ONE
SIDE OF A RIVER, AND THE OTHER
STUDENT LIVES ON THE OTHER,
COLORADO RIVER. FACTORS IN A
NUMBER OF TIMES INTO A NUMBER OF
THE SIX TRIBES THAT ARE BEING
RECOGNIZED HERE. AND AGAIN, THAT
ARBITRARINESS IS SOMETHING WE'VE
BEEN TRYING TO TRYING TO CORRECT
THAT YOU SEE. SO I APPRECIATE
THE WILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER THIS
ISSUE. THANK THE AUTHOR FOR
CARRYING IT FORWARD AND
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM? GOOD AFTERNOON.
ANNABELLE URBINA WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, WE
RECENTLY JUST FINISHED OUR
REVIEW PROCESS AND WERE UNABLE
TO GET A LETTER IN TIME, BUT WE
ARE IN SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON.
NHîNG WITH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. HELLO, WENDY. BRILL,
WYNKOOP FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN
SUPPORT. GOOD AFTERNOON, DANIELA
RODRIGUEZ WITH THE CALIFORNIA
STUDENT AID COMMISSION. AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN
THE HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? MR. MURATSUCHI THANK
YOU. MR. RAMOS. THIS IS, A
BRILLIANT IDEA, I JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND. SO IF
THERE IS A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBE, THAT THAT, YOU KNOW,
CROSSES OVER THE CALIFORNIA
BORDER BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND
ARIZONA, THAT IT WOULD IT WOULD
APPLY TO THE FEDERALLY
RECOGNIZED TRIBES THAT CROSS
OVER THE CALIFORNIA BORDER. YES.
THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S THE, THE
PREMISE OF THE BILL, CERTAINLY
WITH ARIZONA AND NEVADA. TRIBAL
LANDS DO BORDER THOSE THAT ARE
PREDOMINANTLY HERE IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA. AND BY MOVING
FORWARD ON THIS BILL, ALLOWS
THEM THAT RESIDENTS TUITION AND
ALLOWS THEM TO MOVE FORWARD IN
HIGHER EDUCATION. OKAY AND, AT A
LATER TIME, I'D LIKE TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT WHY I THOUGHT THERE
WERE MORE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED
TRIBES, YOU KNOW, IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, BUT IT APPEARS
THAT THERE IS ONLY SIX THERE'S
MORE FULLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
HOWEVER, THEIR LANDS ARE ALL
WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
THE FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES
THAT BORDER STATES, NEXT TO THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA,
NEVADA, ARE THE ONES THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TO BE ABLE TO GET
THE TUITION. THERE WE GO. OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT
CLARIFICATION. WE'D BE HONORED
TO BE ADDED AS A COAUTHOR TO OUR
BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAPPY
TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR THE BILL.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A
SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY A
SIMILAR JACKSON, ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
COLLEAGUES SEEING NONE.
ASSEMBLYMAN WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. JUST THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR. AND THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTIONS I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SOME OF
RAMOS FOR BRINGING THIS VERY
IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD AND
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS
TO ADDRESS LOW HIGHER EDUCATION
ATTAINMENT LEVELS FOR NATIVE
AMERICAN STUDENTS. AND AS YOU
MENTIONED, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT
RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS SHOULD BE
PART OF THE MEASURE, PLEASE WORK
WITH OUR COMMITTEE STAFF AND
APPROPRIATE STAKEHOLDERS TO
ADDRESS THE RECIPROCITY CONCERN
RAISED IN PAGE FOUR OF THE
ANALYSIS. AND REALLY GRATEFUL
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS
AROUND, EDUCATIONAL LEVEL AND
ATTAINMENT LEVELS FOR NATIVE
AMERICAN STUDENTS. AND WITH
THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE HERE
TODAY. MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER
21 AB 3015. THE MOTION IS TO
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG. FONG I TO
ARAMBULA BURNER. CHEN CHEN I
ALANIS IRWIN. JACKSON. JACKSON
THÀNH I ADDIS MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI II I QUIRK-SILVA.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES.
MEASURE S FOUR EYES AND WE'LL
KEEP THE ROLL OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ADD ON. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
NEXT UP, WE'LL HAVE A SUMMER
JACKSON, PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER
TEN, ASSEMBLY BILL 1818.
WELCOME, ASSEMBLYMEMBER JACKSON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
AB 18, 18. I WANT TO THANK YOU.
AND THE, COMMITTEE STAFF FOR THE
ROBUST, CONVERSATIONS AND BACK
AND FORTH ON TRYING TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO GET THIS
RIGHT IN THE TRUE FASHION OF A
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE, AB
18 1818 OFFERS A TEMPORARY
SOLUTION, BY ALLOWING STUDENTS
TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES ON CAMPUS
FOR HOUSING PURPOSES WITHOUT
FACING PENALTIES ON SELECT
CAMPUSES. THIS BILL IS A CRUCIAL
STEP TOWARDS DECRIMINALIZING
HOMELESSNESS AMONG STUDENTS AND
PROVIDING THEM WITH A SAFE AND
STABLE OPTION, DURING TIMES OF
NEED. IMPORTANTLY, THE BILL
BEFORE YOU NOW IS NOT THE BILL I
FIRST INTRODUCED, I AM PROUD OF
THE WORK WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO
ON THE AND THE PROGRESS I KNOW
THIS BILL WILL MAKE FOR
CALIFORNIA'S, COLLEGE STUDENTS
WHO ARE DEALING WITH HOUSING
INSTABILITY, IN BRIEF, WE LIMIT
THE SCOPE AND TURN THIS INTO A
PILOT PROGRAM. WE LIMIT THE
NUMBER OF CSUS, AND WE LIMIT THE
NUMBER OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AS
WELL, WHO FALL UNDER THE BILL'S
PILOT PROGRAM. WE NOW REQUIRE
STUDENTS TO FOLLOW POLICY AND
PROCEDURES WHEN PARKING,
OVERNIGHT. SO NO STUDENTS. THERE
ARE NO TAILGATING, OVERNIGHT.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE REQUIRE A ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY FOR THE USE OF
DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, OUR, OUR
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
NOW HAVE CIVIL LIABILITY
PROTECTIONS DUE TO STUDENTS
HAVING TO SIGN A CIVIL LIABILITY
WAIVER FORM. THE BILL ALSO
REQUIRES THAT PARTICIPANTS IN
THE PILOT PROGRAM BE GRANTED
ACCESS TO OVERNIGHT PARKING
UNTIL STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED
ACCESS WITH A SUITABLE
ALTERNATIVE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, GRANTS THAT ARE
NECESSARY TO SECURE OR PREVENT
THE IMMINENT LOSS OF HOUSING.
HOTEL VOUCHERS THROUGH A PUBLIC
AGENCY OR COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION. RAPID REHOUSING
REFERRAL SERVICES AND
PLACEMENTS. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS
IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A
PROCESS IN WHICH THEY BEGAN AT A
PARKING LOT, BUT THEY SHOULD BE
ENDING UP IN HOUSING AND SO I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM? ANNA MATTHEWS,
ON BEHALF OF THE STUDENT SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES AND SUPPORT. MR, MISTER
CHAIR MEMBERS, MICHAEL GUNNING
HERE ON BEHALF OF POWER
CALIFORNIA ACTION AND SUPPORT
TIFFANY MOCK ON BEHALF OF CFT
AND SUPPORT. THANK YOU, STEPHEN
FELLING, CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF OUR
STUDENTS HAVING A SAFE PLACE TO
PARK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN
A HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE? GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
NINA GRIFFIN, ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA, I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR AND HIS STAFF AND THE
COMMITTEE FOR THE AMENDMENTS TO
THE BILL, OUR ORGANIZATION STILL
REMAINS CONCERNED WITH THE
LEGISLATION IN PRINT. WE BELIEVE
THAT A MORE COMPREHENSIVE
SOLUTION IS NEEDED TO ADDRESS
THE HOUSING AND SECURITY OF OUR
STUDENTS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
EXPRESS THE OPPOSITION OF MY
COLLEAGUE, WHO COULD NOT BE HERE
FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ADMINISTRATORS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR.
MURATSUCHI? DOCTOR JACKSON,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
ADDRESSING THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE
OF HOUSING AND SECURITY FOR OUR
STUDENTS. I, LIKE MANY OF YOUR
BILLS. MY FIRST WORD IS, LIKE
MANY OF YOUR BILLS, I APPRECIATE
THE INTENT, THE QUESTION IS
IMPLEMENTATION. YEAH, YEAH. SO,
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, ALLOW
OVERNIGHT PARKING IS I. I
COULDN'T FIND THE AMENDMENTS, IT
MAY BE IN THE AMENDMENTS, BUT,
IS THERE A LIMIT? A TIME LIMIT,
WE HAVE NOT COME TO A CONCLUSION
ON A SPECIFIC TIME LIMIT, AS YOU
KNOW, EACH COUNTY IS DIFFERENT
IN TERMS OF HOW MANY HOUSING
VOUCHERS THEY MAY HAVE AVAILABLE
AT A PARTICULAR TIME. RIGHT,
WHEN A PARTICULAR DORM MIGHT BE
AVAILABLE AT A PARTICULAR TIME,
SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE STILL
GOING BACK AND FORTH ON, BUT
WE'RE I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE'VE
GOT TO FIGURE THAT PART OUT
BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE, WE ALSO
TRYING TO ADDRESS, WELL, WHAT IF
HOUSING IS AVAILABLE, BUT THEY
DECLINE. CAN THEY STILL STAY
THERE TOO? RIGHT. SO WE'RE STILL
TRYING TO WORK THAT BABY OUT ON
TERMS OF THAT. THOSE PARTICULAR
THINGS, BUT THE IDEA IS, IS
THAT, THE REASON WHY IT'S A
PILOT PROGRAM IS THAT AS WE
BEGIN TO DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES
AND PARTICULARLY SOME OF THE
DIFFERENT CAMPS, REYES MAYBE THE
SAFEST PARKING LOT MAY NOT BE
THE ONE THAT'S CLOSEST TO THE
RESTROOM. RIGHT SO WE'RE TRYING
TO PICK DIFFERENT CAMPUSES AND
DIFFERENT SITUATIONS. SO WHEN
THE PILOT IS COMPLETE, WE
ACTUALLY SEE WHAT SOME OF THOSE
BEST PRACTICES CAN BE. OKAY YOU
ALSO SAID, THERE WOULD BE NO,
TAILGATING BUT OR ZERO TOLERANCE
FOR DRUGS OR ALCOHOL, BUT, HOW
WOULD YOU ENFORCE THAT. WELL, I
THINK THAT OVERALL, UNIVERSITIES
STILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE
PARTICULAR PARAMETERS AND RULES
WHEN IT COMES TO THE OVERNIGHT
STAY OR, YOU KNOW, STAYING
OVERNIGHT. SO WE DON'T WANT TO
TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM, AND SO
I THINK IT'S PERSONAL, PERFECTLY
REASONABLE TO ENSURE THAT, AS
THEY ARE BEING MONITORED FOR LAW
ENFORCEMENT THAT'S ON CAMPUS,
WHO IS DOING SOME OF THE,
MONITORING. IF IT SEEMED THAT
THERE MIGHT BE SOME TIMES TO SEE
IF THEY HAVE, DRUG OR ALCOHOL,
IF THERE'S SOME ASSUMPTION THAT
THERE IS AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT
TO LOOK AT IT. AND IF THEY ARE
AND THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE
RULES, THEN, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WE
DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT RIGHT
AWAY FROM THE UNIVERSITIES
EITHER. OKAY. BUT THAT WOULD
INVOLVE SOME MONITORING. CORRECT
SOME PERSONNEL. CORRECT. AND
SOME OF THE THINGS IS ONE OF THE
THINGS IS WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THAT'S WHY WE DIDN'T
EVEN PRESCRIBE WHAT PARKING LOT
IT HAS TO BE, OR WHETHER IT
SHOULD BE A PARKING STRUCTURE
VERSUS A BECAUSE, MANY,
UNIVERSITIES HAVE ALSO COME TO
US SAYING THAT YOU KNOW,
DEPENDING ON THE ROUTE OF THE
SECURITY, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY CAN PICK THE
APPROPRIATE ONE TO ENSURE THAT
SECURITY IS THERE FREQUENTLY,
OKAY. I, YOU KNOW, I'M WATCHING
WITH A, WHAT'S HAPPENING AT A
LOT OF OUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY NOW, LIKE,
FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, THESE
DEBATES ABOUT, HOW DO YOU
BALANCE, FREE SPEECH VERSUS,
STUDENT SAFETY ON CAMPUS AND.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, LIKE, IF, A
GROUP OF PRO-PALESTINIAN
STUDENTS WERE TO, LIKE, SET UP
A, YOU KNOW, A PARK AT THE TAKE
OVER THE PARKING LOT AND, AND
PUT UP A, POLITICAL SPEECHES,
BANNERS, ETC. YEAH. I GUESS I'M
JUST, TRYING TO THINK THAT'S
INTERESTING. YEAH. YOU KNOW,
FIRST OF ALL, I KNOW ON
PARTICULAR CAMPUSES THERE ARE
FREE SPEECH AREAS IN WHICH THEY
HAVE TO PARTICIPATE. NOW, THE
QUESTION I THINK YOU'RE RAISING
IS, WELL, WHAT IF THEY USE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR THE
GOOD, BUT THEY'RE USING IT FOR
SOME OTHER REASON OTHER THAN IT
WAS INTENDED, TO SAY THE LEAST,
I, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO, TO WORK THROUGH
THAT, MY INITIAL THINKING WAS
THIS, I'M A STUDENT, I'M A
STUDENT WHO IS UP TO DATE ON HIS
TUITION. I HAVE PAID FOR MY
PARKING PERMIT. MY ONLY THING
I'M GUILTY OF IS NOT HAVING A
PLACE TO STAY AT NIGHT. AND
SHOULD I BE THEN KICKED OFF OF A
PARKING LOT THAT I HAVE A PERMIT
FOR AND GO TO A, UNSAFE PLACE? A
MORE UNSAFE PLACE? AND THEN WHEN
WE'RE READY TO ACCEPT YOU THE
WAY WE WANT TO ACCEPT YOU, YOU
CAN COME BACK TO DO YOUR THING,
I'M OF THE OPINION OF. AND, OF
COURSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE MOST OF
MY BILLS, THERE'S A LOT OF
PEOPLE WHO OBJECT TO A LOT OF
THINGS I DO OR SAY, BUT I THINK
THAT IF YOU ARE A STATE
INSTITUTION, THÀNH, WHEN
HOMELESSNESS IS A STATE
PRIORITY, IT IS EVERY STATE'S,
EVERY INSTITUTION OF THIS STATE
RESPONSIBILITY TO DO ITS PART IN
HELPING TO SOLVE THE GREATER
ISSUE. AND I THINK THAT, WE'VE
GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT. I MEAN,
OBVIOUSLY, I ALWAYS PICK SOME OF
THE MOST GREATEST AREAS TO TRY
TO FIGURE OUT BECAUSE THERE ARE
SOME OF THE MOST COMPLICATED,
BUT I BELIEVE THAT IF WE
CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THIS
ROAD, I THINK WE'VE, I DON'T
BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO BE THE
ONLY, YOU KNOW, SET OF
AMENDMENTS THAT THAT WILL BE
GOING THROUGH AS WE GO THROUGH
THE PROCESS. BUT I WELCOME MORE
ROBUST DISCUSSION BECAUSE I
THINK WE NEED TO HAVE IT AND WE
NEED TO ALSO MAKE SURE THAT
COUNTIES ARE WORKING WITH
UNIVERSITIES TO MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE PART OF THE CONTINUUM OF
CARE PROCESS IN TERMS OF GIVING
THEM THE HOUSING VOUCHERS AND
THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. RIGHT, BUT
THEN ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE
GIVE UNIVERSITIES THE NECESSARY
AUTHORITY. SO IF THERE ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE MISUSING THE
PROCESS THAT THEY HAVE THE
AUTHORITY NECESSARY, AND WE'RE
NOT HANDCUFFING THEM IN THE
PROCESS, BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY
IDEAS IN THAT PROCESS, WE'LL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH, COMMITTEE
STAFF AND BOTH HOUSES TO TRY TO
FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT, ANY UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES ARE NOT A PART OF
THE FUTURE OF THIS PILOT. OKAY,
AGAIN, DOCTOR JACKSON, I
APPRECIATE ALWAYS APPRECIATE
YOUR GOOD INTENTION AND PUSHING
THESE, THESE OFTEN, DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS. I THINK THE
CHALLENGE FOR US, YOU KNOW, ALL
OF US, AS POLICY MAKERS IS TO
NOT ONLY RAISE THE ISSUE, BUT
ALSO TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE
IT WORK AND SO I, OUT OF RESPECT
FOR YOU AND YOUR INTENTION. I
WILL SUPPORT THIS BILL, AND I
HOPE WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MAKE IT WORK. ABSOLUTELY. AND
I'LL REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE AS
WELL, IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY OTHER
PARTICULAR IDEAS. THANK YOU.
YEAH. IS THAT A MOTION? YES.
THANK YOU, SENATOR JACKSON, JUST
FOR THE CLARIFICATION OF OUR
COMMITTEE, DO YOU ACCEPT THE
COMMITTEE'S AMENDMENTS? YES, I
DO, THANK YOU. I HAVE A SECOND.
I'LL SECOND THE MOTION,
SOMEWHERE WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE VOTE
. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIMILAR
DOCTOR JACKSON, FOR BRINGING
THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEASURE
FORWARD. AS WE KNOW, STUDENT
HOUSING AND HOUSING SECURITY IS
A VERY HAS A CRISIS LEVEL IN
CALIFORNIA. AND THESE AMENDMENTS
MAKE THE BILL BETTER. AND I WANT
TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR
WORKING WITH OUR COMMITTEE. AND
WE ALL CAME TO SACRAMENTO TO TRY
AND HELP PEOPLE AND DO THE RIGHT
THING. I BELIEVE THE BILL PASSES
BOTH OF THOSE TESTS, AND THE
WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO ELEVATE
THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY WITH THAT.
MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL CALL,
PLEASE FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN AB
1818. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG. FONG I TO
ARAMBULA BURNER CHEN ALANIZ
ERWIN. JACKSON I JACKSON I ADDIS
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA. THAT MEASURES THREE
EYES AND WE'LL KEEP THEM OPEN
FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO ADD
ON. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS A
SIMILAR SORIA. I'M SORRY.
WELCOME. SIMILAR. SAWYER.
PRESENTING ASSEMBLY BILL 2104.
WELCOME THANK YOU. CHAIR AND
MEMBERS. AB 2104 WILL HELP
ADDRESS OUR HEALTH CARE
WORKFORCE SHORTAGE AND IMPROVE
THE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY OF
A NURSING DEGREE BY ESTABLISHING
A PILOT PROGRAM ALLOWING UP TO
15 COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS
TO ESTABLISH NURSING. BACHELOR
BACHELOR'S PROGRAM. ONE OF THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT CONSEQUENCES OF
COVID 19 OF THE COVID 19
PANDEMIC IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN
AN UNPRECEDENTED NURSING
SHORTAGE, CALIFORNIA IS ACTUALLY
PROJECTED TO BE SHORT OVER
44,000 DODD REGISTERED NURSES BY
2030, THIS SHORTAGE IS FELT THE
HARDEST IN RURAL AREAS LIKE THE
CENTRAL VALLEY, WHERE WE'VE
ALREADY SEEN, MADERA COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL CLOSE IN PART DUE TO
ITS LACK OF AVAILABLE MEDICAL
PERSONNEL. IN FACT, WHEN WE LOOK
AT MADERA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, AT
ONE POINT, IT WAS RELYING ON,
TRAVELER NURSES BEING 40% OF THE
ACTUAL NURSES STAFFING THE
HOSPITAL, WHICH BECOMES REALLY
INEXPENSIVE, TOO EXPENSIVE FOR
SMALL HOSPITALS LIKE MADERA.
WHILE OUR EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SYSTEM HAS PROVIDED MANY
STUDENTS WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S
DEGREE IN NURSING, OUR HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM MORE FREQUENTLY
DEMANDS A BACHELOR'S. AND WHILE
OUR RURAL STUDENTS WOULD LOVE TO
COMPLETE THEIR EDUCATION AT A
CSU CAMPUS, THEY DON'T ALWAYS
HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION TO REACH
THESE SCHOOLS. AND WHEN THEY DO,
THERE MAY NOT BE ANY SLOTS
AVAILABLE. FOR MANY OF MY
CONSTITUENTS WHO LIVE IN PLACES
LIKE HURON, LOS BANOS, FIREBAUGH
AND EVEN MADERA, GOING TO MAYBE
EVEN FRESNO STATE MAY NOT ALWAYS
BE AN OPTION, BECAUSE OF LACK OF
PUBLIC TRANSIT OR EVEN, YOU
KNOW, COMING FROM A LOW INCOME
FAMILY, NOT HAVING A VEHICLE TO
TRANSPORT THEMSELVES TO GET TO
THE UNIVERSITY, BUT THEIR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE CLOSER,
IT IS ALL TOO COMMON FOR OUR
MOST PROMISING STUDENTS,
UPROOTING THEIR LIVES TO GO TO
SCHOOLS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
STATE AND NEVER COMING BACK OR
ATTENDING A CLOSER PRIVATE
UNIVERSITY WHERE THEY ARE
BURDENED WITH HUGE AMOUNTS OF
DEBT. OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE
THE MOST AFFORDABLE AND
ACCESSIBLE HIGHER EDUCATION
OPTION FOR CALIFORNIA STUDENTS.
THEY ARE THE SOLUTION TO OUR
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE,
AND THAT HAS BEEN STARING AT US
IN THE FACE THIS WHOLE ENTIRE
TIME. AND WE MUST MEET THIS
CURRENT MOMENT, MEET THE MOMENT
TODAY BY SUPPORTING AB 2104,
THEY ARE READY TO HELP US, MEET
THIS CHALLENGE, ALL WE HAVE TO
DO IS ALLOW THEM TO HELP US. THE
AB 2104 DOES THIS BY DIRECTING
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE TO SELECT UP
TO 15 COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A
PILOT PROJECT, TO OFFER A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN NURSING,
WITH ME HERE TODAY. CHAIR TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF AB 2104. I
HAVE, DOCTOR CAROL GOLDSMITH,
WHO IS THE CHANCELLOR OF STATE
CENTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT AND ALSO, JOINING US
TODAY IS A NURSING GRADUATE FROM
FRESNO COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ALEX
SPEAKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME. THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
CHAIRMAN FONG AND MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE. I'M REALLY PROUD
WHEN I DID MY HOMEWORK THAT YOU
REPRESENT 29 COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
SO THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING
US, I'M CAROL GOLDSMITH. I'M THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE CENTER
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE FOUR
COLLEGES SERVING OVER 58,000
STUDENTS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY,
AS YOU KNOW, WE FACED A DAUNTING
CHALLENGE. CALIFORNIA'S NUMBER
ONE AS IT RELATES TO THE
SHORTAGE OF NURSING, YOU KNOW,
AND THIS REALLY IS A TRUE CRISIS
. ALTHOUGH THIS IS NOT THE FIRST
TIME CALIFORNIA HAS FACED A
CRISIS. 20 YEARS AGO, WE FACED
ANOTHER CRISIS REGARDING
TEACHERS AND THE TEACHER
SHORTAGE. THEN GOVERNOR
SCHWARZENEGGER SIGNED A BILL
WHICH ALLOWED THE CSU SYSTEM TO
GRANT DOCTORATE DEGREES, AND IT
MARKED A DEPARTURE FROM THE
CALIFORNIA MASTER PLAN, WHICH
WAS DRAFTED IN 1960. I WAS
BEFORE I WAS BORN, SO IT WAS A
WHILE BACK, EARLIER DURING THE
LEGISLATIVE, DEBATES. THEN THE
CSU EXECUTIVE CHANCELLOR, DAVID
SPENCE, ARGUED THAT DUE TO THE
TREMENDOUS GROWTH OF THE STATE
AND THIS BOOMING K-12 CHALLENGE,
THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS, THIS
WAS TRULY A CRISIS THAT NEEDED
TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT, TO DO
SOMETHING BOLD, THAT ARGUMENT
WAS SOUND. THAT ARGUMENT WAS
LOGICAL. AND THE TEACHER CRISIS
RESULTED IN A NEED THAT THE CSU
WERE ABLE TO HELP, AT THAT TIME,
THE ARGUMENT WAS SOUND. IT STILL
IS. NOW IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT
CRISIS AND IT'S DIFFERENT
PLAYERS. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR
ARGUMENTS AND THAT'S OKAY. BUT
WE'RE HERE TO SAY WE WANT TO BE
PART OF THE SOLUTION. WE BELIEVE
THIS IS AN ALL HANDS ON DECK
MOMENT. WE'VE DONE OUR DUE
DILIGENCE. WE PARTICIPATED WITH
THE ADMINISTRATION ON THE, THE
MASTER PLAN FOR EDUCATION, WE'VE
BEEN APPRECIATIVE OF THE
GOVERNOR'S EFFORTS. WE'VE
ADDRESSED THE WORKFORCE
SHORTAGES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THEIR
SUPPORT AND HELPING US STEP IN
THIS MOMENT. WE HAVE THE
CLINICALS. WE HAVE THE FACULTY
TO STEP IN THIS MOMENT AND HELP
THE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN THE
CENTRAL VALLEY AND ACROSS THE
STATE WANTING TO EARN A BSN AND
BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION. AB
2104 IS NOT JUST AN IT'S NOT
EDUCATIONAL HERESY. IT'S NOT.
IT'S A PILOT, A PILOT TO BE ABLE
TO HELP US MEET THE MOMENT. IT'S
A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THOSE OF US
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY THAT FACE
HOSPITAL CLOSURES, NOT JUST
MADERA, BUT OTHERS. BY APPROVING
THIS, WE'RE HOPING WE CAN HELP
ADDRESS THE CRITICAL SHORTAGE
AND PAVE THE WAY FOR A MORE
DIVERSE AND SKILLED AND
RESILIENT WORKFORCE READY TO
MEET THE FUTURE HEALTH CARE
CHALLENGES AHEAD. IT'S GOING TO
TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER
TO ENSURE A HEALTHIER, MORE
INCLUSIVE CALIFORNIA. I'M NOW
REALLY PLEASED TO INTRODUCE MISS
ALEX SNYDER, WHO'S A WORKING RN
AND A PROUD FRESNO CITY COLLEGE
ALUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELCOME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING, LIKE SHE SAID, MY
NAME IS ALEX SNYDER. I CURRENTLY
WORK AT OUR LEVEL ONE TRAUMA
HOSPITAL IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY.
I GRADUATED FROM FRESNO CITY IN,
MAY OF LAST YEAR OF 2023 AND GOT
RIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE, I WAS
ALSO DOING A CONCURRENT PROGRAM
WITH GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY AT
THE SAME TIME OF DOING MY ASN
PROGRAM AT FRESNO CITY, AFTER I
FINISHED MY ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
IN MAY OF 23, I HAD ONE MORE
YEAR AT GCU, AND I GRADUATED IN
FEBRUARY OF 24. SO JUST
RECENTLY, AND I PLAN TO START MY
MASTER'S PROGRAM AT GONZAGA
UNIVERSITY IN MAY OF THIS YEAR
AS WELL, ON TOP OF GOING OUTSIDE
OF THE LOCAL AREA, I DID APPLY
TO CSU'S PRIOR TO APPLYING TO
FRESNO CITY COLLEGE AND SO ON. I
APPLIED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES TO
THREE DIFFERENT CSUS, AND WAS
TOLD THAT MY GPA AND MY TEST
SCORES WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO
GO TO CAMPUS. SO I CALLED THE
OFFICES AND ASKED WHY MY
APPLICATION WAS REJECTED OR WHY
IT WOULDN'T EVEN BE CONSIDERED.
AND BECAUSE OF MY 3.8 GPA AND MY
80, TÊ SCORE, THEY TOLD ME
BECAUSE I WAS NOT A 4.0 STUDENT
AND BECAUSE I WAS NOT TESTING IN
THE 90% TEST RANGE FOR OUR ENTRY
LEVEL EXAM AND NURSING SCHOOL, I
WAS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THEIR
CAMPUS. SO THAT'S WHY I APPLIED
TO FRESNO CITY, LUCKILY I GOT IN
ON MY FIRST ATTEMPT AND IT HAS
BEEN WONDERFUL, GCU OFFERED THE
ASN TO BSN PROGRAM, BECAUSE THEY
WORK WITH FRESNO CITY. THERE ARE
OTHER PROGRAMS RAIMES, AT THE
TIME, FRESNO STATE WAS NOT ONE
OF THE ASN BSN PROGRAMS, SO IT
WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME, THEY DO
HAVE ONE NOW, AGAIN, I WAS NOT
ABLE TO PARTAKE IN THAT AS IT
WASN'T AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE
TIME OF MY EDUCATION AT FRESNO
CITY. SO I DID GO TO GCU, AND I
SPENT OVER $10,000 FOR MY
BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TO TAKE 11
CLASSES. SO I HOPE THAT, BY
HAVING THIS BILL, BEING RAISED,
WE CAN OFFER A BACHELOR'S
PROGRAM IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY
AND, TO OUR ASSOCIATE NURSES WHO
TRAVEL FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS,
EVEN TO GO TO FRESNO CITY. WE
HAD A BUNCH OF STUDENTS FROM
OAKLAND AND TURLOCK AND JUST
OTHER, AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE
CENTRAL VALLEY THAT, LIKE I
SAID, TRAVELED FOR THIS PROGRAM.
AND IF THEY CAN HAVE A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE THAT HAVE A BACHELOR'S
PROGRAM IN THEIR LOCAL AREA, I
THINK YOU'D SEE A LOT MORE
NURSES WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE
VERSUS AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, A
LOT OF THE WORKFORCE ARE SENDING
NURSES BACK TO SCHOOL TO GET
THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE. IF THEY
WANT TO STAY IN THE WORKFORCE OR
EVEN DO HIGHER LEVEL CARE. IF
YOU'RE AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT OR
IF YOU'RE WANTING TO DO
SOMETHING SO SPECIALIZED AND
THEY ARE REQUIRING A HIGHER
LEVEL EDUCATION, AND IT'S A LOT
HARDER TO GET BACK INTO THOSE
SCHOOLS WITH SUCH LIMITED SPOTS.
SO PLEASE, PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO
CONSIDERATION. WE APPRECIATE YOU
LISTENING. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
IN THE HEARING ROOM? MR. CHAIR
MEMBERS. RANDY PERRY WITH THE
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
AND FULL SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR.
JUSTIN FRENZEL ON BEHALF OF
PRESIDENT VITELLI FROM MERCED
COLLEGE, IN SUPPORT. ALIYA
GRIFFIN WITH THE AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY
MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN SUPPORT.
PAT WAYLAND ELLISON WILSON
ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF EUNUCH UCP
AND FULL SUPPORT CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AUSTIN WEBSTER WITH W
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ASSOCIATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT CHAIR AND
MEMBERS JOE SIGNS ON BEHALF OF
THE COUNTY HEALTH EXECUTIVES
ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTING LOCAL
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN SUPPORT
ANNA MATTHEWS WITH THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN STRONG
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA, IN STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MANNY
DIAZ, REPRESENTING THE SAN JOSE
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT, VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
MARK MCDONALD ON BEHALF OF THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY SAN DIEGO CONTRA
COSTA KERN AND THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND MEMBERS
ASHLEY WALKER, ON BEHALF OF
NORTH ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT, MOUNT SAN
ANTONIO COLLEGE, AND CITRUS
COLLEGE IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM
?
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR FONG.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. I'M
RAMONA TARR. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF THE
CHANCELLOR HERE TO PRESENT OUR
SYSTEM'S POSITION ON ASSEMBLY
BILL 2104. WHILE THE CSU IS
DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE OF SENATOR
SORIA'S ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE
SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE STATE'S
NURSING WORKFORCE CHALLENGES,
THE CSU BELIEVES THAT AB 2104
WILL NOT ACCOMPLISH ITS INTENDED
GOALS. THE CSU PRIDES ITSELF IN
PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE
AND TRAIN CALIFORNIA'S NURSING
WORKFORCE AT ALL LEVELS. HOWEVER
THE STATE FACES SYSTEMATIC AND
INFRASTRUCTURAL CHALLENGES,
WHICH HINDERS ALL NURSING
PROGRAMS FROM GROWING AND
EXPANDING, SPECIFICALLY, THE
LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF CLINICAL
PLACEMENTS AND OVERREGULATION BY
THE STATE'S BOARD OF REGISTERED
NURSING BOTH IMPACTS ENROLLMENT
GROWTH IN OUR NURSING PROGRAMS.
THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT UNIQUE
TO THE CSU AND WOULD EQUALLY
AFFECT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WHILE
ALSO LIMITING THE STATE'S
OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF NURSES AND ADD TO THE
CHALLENGES WE ARE ALREADY
EXPERIENCING. THE CSU BELIEVES
THAT ADDRESSING THESE SPECIFIC
ISSUES WILL BENEFIT ALL PUBLIC
AND PRIVATE NURSING PROGRAMS. TO
ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES FACING
THE STATE, THE CSU HAS DEVELOPED
AND PROVIDED SOLUTIONS SUCH AS
THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
THAT PROVIDE INCREASED
ACCESSIBILITY AS WELL AS
ACCELERATED PATHWAYS. THESE
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS OFFER
CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT WITH MANY
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES.
STREAMLINE THE PATHWAY FOR
STUDENTS SEEKING THEIR
ASSOCIATE'S AND BACHELOR'S
DEGREE IN NURSING AT AN
ACCELERATED RATE. THE CSU HAS
ALSO DEVELOPED A ROBUST NURSING
EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE THAT
EASES ACCESS AND NO LONGER
LIMITS STUDENTS EDUCATION TO THE
REGIONS WHERE THEY LIVE. THE
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS BENEFIT
STUDENTS IN RURAL AREAS AND
PROVIDES FLEXIBILITIES FOR
NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS. THE CSU
HAS A CAPACITY TO INCREASE ITS
ENROLLMENT BUT IS HINDERED BY
EXTERNAL BARRIERS. THE CSU
BELIEVES FURTHER INVESTMENTS IN
THESE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS
PROVIDE A RETURN ON INVESTMENT
THAT WILL BENEFIT ALL SEGMENTS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE, BUT MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THE STUDENTS THAT
SEEK TO ENTER THE NURSING
WORKFORCE. FOR THE REASONS
STATED, AS WELL AS THE STRONG
OBJECTION TO DUPLICATION OF
PROGRAMS AND THE PRESIDENT THIS
BILL WILL CREATE. THE CSU WILL
RESPECTFULLY REQUEST A NO VOTE
ON AB 2104. THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR TIME. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY
NAME IS DOCTOR ANN STOLTZ, AND
I'VE BEEN A DIRECTOR OF THREE
NURSING PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BOTH PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE. AND I'M SPEAKING TO YOU
TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF
COLLEGES OF NURSING, IN
OPPOSITION TO AB 2104. CÁC N
WELCOMES DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW
TO ADDRESS NURSING, EDUCATION
AND WORKFORCE ISSUES. BUT THIS
BILL FAILS TO ADDRESS THE
UNDERLYING CHALLENGES PREVENTING
AN INCREASE IN THE NURSING
WORKFORCE AND IN FACT, SERVES TO
EXACERBATE EXISTING BARRIERS.
THE MAJOR IMPEDIMENTS TO
INCREASING ENROLLMENTS IN
NURSING PROGRAMS ARE LACK OF
CLINICAL PLACEMENTS AND A LACK
OF CLINICAL FACULTY. NEITHER OF
THOSE ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED IN
THIS BILL, AND THEREFORE WE DO
NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS
LEGISLATION WILL ADD ONE SINGLE
ADDITIONAL NURSING STUDENT INTO
THE PIPELINE TO ADDRESS
WORKFORCE SHORTAGES, THE NEED TO
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF BSN
PREPARED NURSES IS BEING MET
THROUGH THE INTERSEGMENTAL
PARTNERSHIPS THAT CURRENTLY
EXIST AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
UNIVERSITIES. THESE INNOVATIVE,
COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS PROVIDE
ONLINE AND CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT
MODELS WITH PATHWAYS TO THE BSN
IN AS LITTLE AS TWO ADDITIONAL
SEMESTERS. WE SHOULD BE
ENCOURAGING THE EXPANSION OF
THESE MODEL PROGRAMS. THE MOVE
TO THE BSN AT THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGES WILL ONLY INCREASE THE
NUMBER OF FACULTY REQUIRED BY
THOSE PROGRAMS, THEREBY SHIFTING
THE LIMITED SUPPLY OF FACULTY
AWAY FROM CURRENT BSN AND MSN
PROGRAMS. I PROPOSE THAT INSTEAD
OF STRAINING EXISTING RESOURCES,
WE SHOULD FOCUS ON EXPANDING
CLINICAL PLACEMENT AND PIPELINE
PROGRAMS TO LEVERAGE EXISTING
PATHWAYS. ACCORDING TO THE
RESEARCH FROM UCSF, THE NURSING
SHORTAGE IN THE STATE IS
ACTUALLY EXPECTED TO RESOLVE IN
THE NEXT FEW YEARS. WHICH BEGS
THE QUESTION OF WHY ADD MORE BSN
PROGRAMS IF THE ISSUE IS RURAL
ACCESS? THERE ARE A PLETHORA OF
ONLINE BSN PROGRAMS CURRENTLY
OFFERED IN THE STATE. IN SHORT,
AB 2104 DOES NOT ADDRESS THE
NURSING SHORTAGE AND MAY HAVE
UNINTENDED AND UNINTENDED
UPSTREAM EFFECTS THAT DECREASE
THIS CRITICAL SUPPLY OF RNS IN
CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. AND I'M
AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY WITNESSES AND
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR AND
MEMBERS, ALEX GRAVES, THE
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES REPRESENTING 90
PRIVATE, ACCREDITED NONPROFIT
COLLEGES IN THE STATE, IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU. ARE THERE ANY TWEENERS IN
THE HEARING ROOM? GOOD
AFTERNOON. MEMBERS BRIAN HOWE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATIONS, MY MEMBERS HAVE
EXPRESSED SOME SIGNIFICANT
CONCERNS ON THIS BILL, CITING
DUPLICATIVE AND UNNECESSARY. AND
I'VE BEEN I'VE BEEN FIGHTING
THIS ISSUE SINCE I WAS A
LOBBYIST. AT MY AT MY PREVIOUS
JOB AT CALIFORNIA FACULTY,
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF
TEACHERS. BUT I AM HOPEFUL THAT
I CAN WORK WITH THE AUTHOR, AND
HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND A SOLUTION
THAT WORKS FOR ALL. THANK YOU.
GOOD AFTERNOON. IMRAN MAJID, ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE. WHILE WE DO NOT HAVE AN
OFFICIAL POSITION ON THE BILL
TODAY, WE ARE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF
EFFORTS TO EXPAND OUR NURSING
EDUCATION PIPELINE. CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES GRADUATE
ABOUT HALF OF THE STATE'S
NURSING WORKFORCE, AND WE
SATISFY MORE THAN ONE FIFTH OF
THE STATE'S DEMAND FOR NURSES.
BUT AS THAT'S AS WHAT'S BEEN
NOTED BY OUR WITNESSES HERE
TODAY, THE BSN IS BECOMING THE
BARRIER TO ENTRY FOR OUR NURSING
STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE THIS BILL
WOULD EXPAND THE NURSING
EDUCATION PIPELINE AND ALSO SO
IT WOULD PROVIDE AN ACCESSIBLE
AND AFFORDABLE OPTION FOR
STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THEIR BSN,
OUR STUDENTS, OUR COLLEGES WILL
GRADUATE ALSO, A MORE DIVERSE
POPULATION OF NURSES AND WE
BELIEVE THESE STUDENTS WILL
PRACTICE IN MORE ETHNICALLY
DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND CLOSE
REGIONAL HEALTH DISPARITIES.
THOSE REGIONS OFTEN SUFFER. WE
WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR. AND
THE SPONSORS FOR THE LEADERSHIP
ON THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, DOCTOR JACKSON.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIR.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A INTERESTING,
CONVERSATION HERE BECAUSE
OBVIOUSLY, I'LL BE SUPPORTING
YOU SO THAT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO
HAVE FUN AND HAVING THESE
DISCUSSIONS, BUT I THINK
OVERALL, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS
ON THE CSU BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND
WE WERE ADVOCATING AND ONE,
HAVING A DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION
THÀNH TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. I
REMEMBER THE UCS FIGHTING US
WHEN WE WERE ON THE CSU SYSTEM
RIGHT, SO I THINK AT THE END OF
THE DAY, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY
YOU'RE FIGHTING FOR KEY THINGS
AND YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU NEED
TO HAVE THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU
NEED TO HAVE. I HOPE YOU
CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE
DISCUSSIONS AND KIND OF FIGURE
OUT AND ADDRESS SOME OF THE
ISSUES, BUT OBVIOUSLY, I THINK
THERE'S, THERE'S NOT ONLY JUST
AN ACCESS ISSUE, THERE'S AN
AFFORDABILITY ISSUE AS WELL,
SOME SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO
BE ABLE TO DELIVER A DEGREE AT A
WITHOUT HAVING DEBT ISSUES OR AS
MANY DEBT ISSUES, I COULD SAY,
SO, CERTAINLY A DISCUSSION WORTH
HAVING. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE
NUMBER OF NURSES WE NEED TO
CONTINUE TO HAVE, THE AMOUNT OF
NURSES WHO ARE RETIREMENT,
INCLUDING MY MOM, WHO RETIRED
AND SAID, OH, I AIN'T GOING
BACK, SO I THINK OVERALL WE'VE
GOT TO KIND OF FIGURE THIS OUT.
I THINK ALL THINGS NEED TO BE ON
THE TABLE, BECAUSE AT THE END OF
THE DAY, WE HAVE TO REMEMBER
THIS IS NOT A SYSTEM ISSUE. THIS
IS HOW MANY PATIENTS ARE WE ABLE
TO SEE. HOW MANY HOSPITALS CAN
WE FULLY STAFF? HOW MANY CLINICS
CAN WE FULLY STAFF RIGHT TO MEET
THE PLETHORA OF ISSUES THAT
WE'RE FACING THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA. SO LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THIS BILL TODAY. BUT
ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS BEFORE
THEY COME TO THE FLOOR. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. SELMER JACKSON, A
SIMILAR MURATSUCHI. FIRST OF
ALL, THANK YOU, MISS SORIA, FOR
BEING A CHAMPION FOR YOUR
COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT THE
CLOSURE OF YOUR HOSPITAL, WAS A
VERY, CRITICAL ISSUE IN YOUR
COMMUNITY. AND YOU'VE BEEN SUCH
AN EFFECTIVE CHAMPION IN MAKING
SURE THAT YOUR COMMUNITIES HAVE
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. AND WE
KNOW THAT, THE WORKFORCE
SHORTAGE IS A CRITICAL PART OF
THAT ACCESS, I, FULLY APPRECIATE
YOUR ARGUMENT, BUT I THINK YOUR
STRONGEST ARGUMENT AS FAR AS I'M
CONCERNED, IS THAT, ALLOWING
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO PROVIDE,
BACHELOR'S DEGREES IN NURSING
WOULD EXPAND ACCESS, GEOGRAPHIC
ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY ACCESS,
AND I, APPRECIATE, THOSE
ARGUMENTS, ON THE OTHER HAND,
AS, AS YOU AND I HAD DISCUSSED,
I DO HAVE SOME CONCERNS, I, I'M
LOOKING AT, THE LETTER FROM THE,
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES AND THEY'RE,
THEY'RE THEY'RE QUOTING,
LANGUAGE FROM, ASSEMBLY FORMER
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MEDINA'S BILL.
AB 927. APPARENTLY A CLEAR
RESTRICTION THAT A BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE PROGRAM SHALL NOT OFFER A
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE PROGRAM,
ALREADY OFFERED BY THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY OR
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
AND, THE LETTER EVEN INDICATES
THAT THE CHAIRS OF THE ASSEMBLY
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE THAT
THEN CHAIRS OF THE ASSEMBLY
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND
THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
SENT A JOINT LETTER, IN AS
RECENTLY AS APRIL OF 2023,
AFFIRMING THIS POSITION. SO HERE
WE ARE ONE YEAR LATER. YEAH,
ALMOST EXACTLY TO THE DATE.
RIGHT WE, APPEAR TO BE RENEGING
ON THAT COMMITMENT, WANT TO GIVE
YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON
THAT. YEAH. AND THANK YOU FOR
THAT. AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE
COMMENTS BEING MADE THIS
AFTERNOON, WELL, OBVIOUSLY, I
APPRECIATE THE JOINT LETTER. I
WAS NOT PART OF THAT LETTER.
AND, TRUTH BE TOLD, I THINK FOR
ME, WHEN I THINK WHEN I TALK
ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WHEN I
ADVOCATE FOR THIS ISSUE IS
REALLY ABOUT THE COMMUNITIES
THAT DON'T HAVE ACCESS. AND, YOU
KNOW, YES, A DECISION THAT WAS
MADE MAYBE A YEAR AGO. I THINK
THE CONDITIONS TODAY IN MY
COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHERE,
YOU KNOW, FACILITIES ARE OR
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ARE
STRUGGLING TO STAFF UP AND
HAVING TO RELY ON TRAVELER
NURSES IS AN ISSUE THAT WE HAVE
TO, I BELIEVE, MEET THE MOMENT
AND TODAY BY, YOU KNOW, PUTTING
THIS BILL FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO
HAVE THE CONVERSATION. AND I'M
HAPPY TO HAVE THE DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE CSUS. BUT TO ME, TO BE
HONEST, I THINK IT'S AN
INCREDIBLY ALSO JUST INTERESTING
HOW, YOU KNOW, I COULD USE I
COULD PRETTY MUCH QUOTE WHAT THE
CSU THEN ARGUED ON THE
EDUCATIONAL DOCTORATE DEGREE
WHEN THEY WERE FIGHTING THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. I
COULD JUST INSERT, YOU KNOW, THE
TWO ALSO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND NOW THE CSU. AND SO
I THINK WE'RE IN THAT SAME BOAT
TODAY THAT WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE MOMENT
BECAUSE THE CHALLENGE IS REAL.
AND IF WE DON'T DO THE HARD
THINGS, AND SOMETIMES YOU DO
HAVE TO KIND OF GO IN A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION, BECAUSE IT
IS CRITICAL. AND I BELIEVE THAT
THIS MOMENT IS CRITICAL AND THAT
IN ORDER FOR THE MADERA
HOSPITALS NOT TO EVER HAVE TO
HAPPEN IN YOUR DISTRICT OR IN
YOUR DISTRICT, WE HAVE TO DO
SOMETHING AND WE CAN'T CONTINUE
TO DO THE SAME. RIGHT? WE ALL
KNOW THE, THE DEFINITION OF
INSANITY. IF WE CONTINUE TO DO
THE SAME AND EXPECT DIFFERENT
RESULTS, YOU KNOW, AND SO I
THINK THAT TODAY WE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING
DIFFERENT. AND I ALSO JUST WANT
TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, THE
COMMENTS BEING MADE BY THERE'S
ONLINE COURSES, I WILL TELL YOU
THAT IN MY COMMUNITIES, LIKE
HERE ON MENDOTA, FIREBAUGH, MY
FOLKS ARE STRUGGLING TO GET
INTERNET SERVICES AND, YOU KNOW,
SO FOR THEM, IT IS A TRUE ACCESS
ISSUE. BUT WHAT I KNOW THAT IS
CLOSE TO HOME IS THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE. AND THAT'S WHY TODAY I
BELIEVE THAT IT'S OUR TIME TO
SAY WE NEED TO CONTINUE THE
CONVERSATION AND REALLY MEET THE
MOMENT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I
COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU. I WAS
ALSO FRUSTRATED DURING THE
PANDEMIC, LIKE SEEING HOW
CALIFORNIA HAD TO RELY SO MUCH
ON TRAVELING NURSES AND, YOU
KNOW, KNOWING HOW HOW MUCH MORE
EXPENSIVE THAT THAT IS, BUT WHEN
I LOOKED INTO THAT ISSUE, YOU
KNOW, AND I WAS CONTACTED BY A
NUMBER OF, NURSES OR PEOPLE THAT
HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS NURSES
IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. YOU KNOW,
I, I WAS TOLD AND IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THE STATE
BOARD OF NURSING, IS PERHAPS A
BIGGER OBSTACLE TO GETTING MORE
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS AS NURSES
BECAUSE THEY RESTRICT THE, THE
LICENSING OF, OF NURSES. AND SO,
YOU KNOW, I DON'T I, I DIDN'T
FOLLOW UP ON, ON THAT ISSUE, BUT
IT SEEMS TO BE REINFORCED BY
SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE FROM
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
THAT THAT PERHAPS THERE ARE
BIGGER OBSTACLES TO ADDRESSING
THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE ISSUE,
I'M JUST FLAGGING THE ISSUE. I
PROBABLY GET MYSELF IN TROUBLE
FOR EVEN FLAGGING IT, BUT IF
IT'S A REAL ISSUE, I WOULD LIKE
TO, YOU KNOW, GET AT THE REAL
SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, NOT
SAYING THAT YOU'RE THAT, YOU
KNOW, IT DOES ALSO SOUND LIKE,
YOU KNOW, I HEARD I TALKED ABOUT
THIS BILL WITH, WITH WITH THE
CHAIRMAN AND, AND THE CHAIRMAN
INDICATED THAT THERE IS A, YOU
KNOW, THE NURSING PROGRAMS ARE
IMPACTED AT OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE PROGRAMS, NOT JUST IN,
IN YOUR DISTRICT, BUT EVEN IN
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, THAT THERE
ARE TWO, THREE YEAR BACKLOGS TO
GET INTO, INTO NURSING PROGRAMS,
SO, YOU KNOW, WHILE I
APPRECIATE, THE MASTER PLAN, I
APPRECIATE THE SEGMENTS AND THE
ORIGINAL INTENT OF THE SEGMENTS.
I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE IF THE
SEGMENTS UNDER THE, UNDER THE
CURRENT ARRANGEMENT IS NOT
MEETING THE DEMAND, THAT IS
FACING OUR WORKFORCE, THAT THAT
IN FACT, IF EDUCATION ACCESS IS
PART OF THE PROBLEM, IF NOT THE
MAIN PROBLEM, BUT AT LEAST PART
OF THE PROBLEM, THEN IT SEEMS
LIKE YOU'RE OFFERING PART OF THE
SOLUTION, SO I, I PROMISE YOU, I
WOULD VOTE FOR YOUR BILL FOR
TODAY, I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT,
ABOUT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE
SEEM TO BE RENEGING ON THIS
COMMITMENT THAT WAS MADE JUST A
YEAR AGO, AND I ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONCERNS RAISED
BY THE CALIFORNIA FACULTY
ASSOCIATION, I, TRUST THAT YOU
WILL WORK OUT THE DIFFERENCES,
FOR TODAY AS A COURTESY VOTE, I
WILL SUPPORT YOUR MEASURE. THANK
YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I'LL
JUST SAY THAT, I DON'T INTEND TO
SAY THAT AB 2141 IS GOING TO
ADDRESS THE ENTIRE ISSUE, BUT IT
IS, I THINK, ONE, KIND OF
FACTOR, ADDRESSING ONE OF THE
FACTORS. AND I THINK THAT IT'S
OUR OUR OPPORTUNITY TO GROW THE
PIE AND RATHER THAN JUST TRY TO,
YOU KNOW, STAY WITH THE SAME
THAT WE NEED TO REALLY GROW AND
I THINK THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IS
A GREAT OPTION. SO I DO WANT TO
THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE COMMENTS.
AND, YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT THAT
WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS
DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT IS A
CRISIS THAT WE ARE FACING. AND,
AND IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT
CONVERSATION THAT WE NEED TO
HAVE WITH THE VARIOUS
STAKEHOLDERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MR. MURATSUCHI. ANY FURTHER
COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? SEEING
NONE ASSEMBLY WOULD LIKE TO
CLOSE. I WOULD JUST ASK FOR YOUR
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE HAVE
A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND,
SECOND, SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION
A SECOND, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SIMILAR STORY FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS AND
REALLY ADVOCATING FOR RESIDENTS
IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND
FRESNO, MADERA AND THE CENTRAL
PART OF CALIFORNIA AND MANY
UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO
EXPLORE OPTIONS AS TO HOW WE CAN
CONTINUE TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE
PROGRAMS. AND I JUST WANT TO
NOTE, FOR THE RECORD, ALSO, THE
LETTER THAT WAS REFERENCED AT,
THE SENATE EDUCATION CHAIR AND I
SENT WAS A LETTER ON STANDING
LAW, REGARDING THE, PROCESS AND
PROCEDURES AS TO HOW WE APPROVE
BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND THEN
WORKING WITH BOTH SEGMENTS. SO I
JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AS
POLICYMAKERS, AS WE'VE HEARD, WE
HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO EXPLORE
EXISTING POLICIES AND TO ASK
THOSE HARD QUESTIONS AND TO TAKE
ACTION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
AND BELIEVING I BELIEVE THAT
THIS PILOT WILL HELP US
UNDERSTAND, GOING FORWARD, HOW
WE CAN ADDRESS THE HOUSING. I
MEAN, THE NURSING SHORTAGE, AND
TO ALSO LOOK AT HOW COMMUNITY
COLLEGES SHOULD BE OFFERING
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, NURSING
DEGREES AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY
SHOULD BE OFFERING THEM GOING
FORWARD. BUT REALLY, THIS IS A
TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY, GOING
FORWARD AS WELL. AS NOTED ALSO,
THIS PILOT IS A DEVIATION FROM
THE TRADITIONAL TENETS OF THE
MASTER PLAN. BUT AS NOTED IN THE
COMMITTEE ANALYSIS, THERE'S A
HISTORY OF GOING BACK 20 YEARS
TO EXPLORE NEW PROGRAMS WHEN
THERE IS A NEED THAT IS
DEMONSTRATED AND WARRANTED. AND
WE'VE HEARD THE IMPACT OF LONG
WAITS FOR OUR PROGRAMS AT OUR
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AT
INSTITUTIONS UP AND DOWN THE
STATE, THE NURSING SHORTAGE AS
WELL. I APPRECIATE THE TESTIMONY
AND TO EVERYONE'S COMMENTS ON
THIS BILL AS WELL, AND LOOK
FORWARD TO SEEING THE RESULTS OF
THE LAO STUDY FOR BOTH THIS BILL
AND FOR THE LEGISLATION LAST
YEAR THAT HE AUTHORED ON JOINT
PROGRAMS AS WELL. AND WITH THAT,
I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY, WITH THAT
MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER 14, AB
2104. THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
FONG I FONG I TAWT I TAW I
ARAMBULA BURNER CHEN CHEN I
ALANIZ. ERWIN. JACKSON. JACKSON
I ADDIS MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA. THAT MEASURE HAS
FIVE AYES, AND WE'LL KEEP THE
ROLL OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
ADD ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
WANT TO THANK ALL THE AUTHORS
FOR ALL THEIR PATIENCE. I KNOW
FOLKS HAVE BEEN WAITING THE
AUDIENCE FOR A BIT HERE, BUT
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING BY
SIGNING ORDER. AND I LIKE TO
WELCOME ASSEMBLYMAN BERMAN, WITH
ASSEMBLY BILL 3158.
WHICH WILL TAKE THESE TWO. THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR AND COLLEAGUES.
WE'RE HERE TO GET YOU BACK ON
TIME. STUDENTS THROUGHOUT
CALIFORNIA ARE STRUGGLING TO
MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS, SUCH AS
FOOD AND HOUSING. IN MY
DISTRICT, THE SOARING COSTS OF
LIVING HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY
CHALLENGING FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. TO ADDRESS
THIS, WEST VALLEY MISSION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
FUNDED A COLLEGE PROMISE
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THROUGH
THEIR UNRESTRICTED GENERAL FUND,
BUT THE DISTRICT WOULD LIKE TO
DO MORE FOR THEIR STUDENTS. AB
3158 WOULD ALLOW UNTIL JULY 1ST,
2030 WEST VALLEY MISSION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TO
PROVIDE FREE COLLEGE TO THEIR
STUDENTS BY WAIVING TUITION
FEES, WHICH THE DISTRICT IS
READY AND ABLE TO DO WITH THEIR
EXISTING LOCAL FUNDING. THIS
WOULD PUT SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL
RESOURCES BACK INTO STUDENT'S
POCKETS, ENSURING THEY DO NOT
HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TAKING
THE EXTRA CLASSES THEY NEED OR
AFFORDING GROCERIES OR RENT. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE, AND I AM HONORED TO BE
JOINED TODAY BY MELANIE HÌ, THE
WEST VALLEY COLLEGE STUDENT
TRUSTEE, AND KADE STALLETTO,
CHIEF OF STAFF FOR THE WEST
VALLEY MISSION COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DISTRICT CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME.
THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR.
CHAIR, AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS, MY
NAME IS MELANIE HÌ, AND I SERVE
AS THE STUDENT TRUSTEE AT WEST
VALLEY COLLEGE, LOCATED IN
SARATOGA, CALIFORNIA. TODAY I'M
HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF MY
EXPERIENCE WITH FREE TUITION. I
AM A FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE
STUDENT WHO STRUGGLED WITH THE
FAFSA PROCESS. SINCE MY PARENTS
WON'T SPEAK ENGLISH, AND I
EXPERIENCED FIRSTHAND THE
REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS FOR FREE
TUITION AT WEST VALLEY PRIOR TO
FALL SEMESTER, I PAID ROUGHLY
$900 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR
ALL OF MY CLASSES, AND THIS WAS
NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF
TEXTBOOKS OR ANY OTHER BILLS
THAT I MAY HAVE. I RECEIVED A
REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY FIRST
SEMESTER'S TUITION SEVERAL
MONTHS LATER, ROUGHLY JANUARY OF
THIS YEAR. I JUST WANTED TO
EMPHASIZE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT
MANY STUDENTS FACE DUE TO THE
RISING COST OF LIVING IN THE BAY
AREA. I CAN ATTEST FOR MYSELF
AND ON BEHALF OF MANY STUDENTS
THAT WAITING SEVERAL MONTHS FOR
NEARLY $1,000 IS QUITE PAINFUL
CONSIDERING WE ALL HAVE TO PAY
BILLS. AND THIS ISN'T EVEN
FACTORING ALL OF THE OTHER
EXPENSES RELATING TO SCHOOL. AB
3001 58 IS A STEP TOWARDS MAKING
EDUCATION MORE ACCESSIBLE AND
AFFORDABLE FOR STUDENTS IN THE
BAY AREA. BY REMOVING FINANCIAL
BARRIERS, THIS BILL CAN HELP
ENSURE THAT MORE STUDENTS ARE
ABLE TO PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL
GOALS. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AB
3158 FOR THE FUTURE OF STUDENTS
SEEKING AN EDUCATION. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
WELCOME. HI THANK YOU ALL FOR
YOUR TIME AND YOUR STAMINA. IT
SEEMS LIKE IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY,
MY NAME IS KATE STALLETTO. I'M
THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE
CHANCELLOR OF OUR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT. OUR DISTRICT
SERVES JUST OVER 16,000 STUDENTS
ACROSS OUR TWO CAMPUSES. BUT AS
THE MEMBER ALLUDED TO, MORE THAN
HALF OF OUR STUDENTS STRUGGLE
WITH BASIC NEEDS AND SECURITIES.
A LOT OF TIMES, THIS MEANS THAT
OUR STUDENTS MAY DROP OUT OR
BECOME HOMELESS AS A RESULT OF
THAT. IN RESPONSE TO THIS, OUR
DISTRICT HAS PULLED MANY LEVERS
TO TRY AND MAKE COLLEGE MORE
AFFORDABLE FOR OUR STUDENTS.
WE'VE WAIVED FEES ASSOCIATED
WITH MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING,
WITH PARKING, CHILD CARE FEES
FOR OUR PARENT STUDENTS. IN THIS
SEMESTER, WE EXPANDED THE
PROMISE PROGRAM TO OFFER SELECT
TUITION WAIVERS FOR STUDENTS
THAT QUALIFIED AND COMPLETED THE
COMPLEX REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS.
WHILE THE PROGRAM ENROLLED OVER
5000 STUDENTS IN JUST OUR FIRST
SEMESTER, IT'S BECOME CLEAR TO
US THAT THE PROCESS HAS BEEN
OPERATIONALLY CUMBERSOME FOR OUR
STAFF AND DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE,
AND OFTEN TOO EXPENSIVE FOR OUR
STUDENTS TO GO THROUGH, SO WHAT
THIS BILL IS, IS THE NEXT STEP
IN REMOVING BARRIERS FOR OUR
STUDENTS. JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT
DOES NOT ASK FOR A SINGLE DOLLAR
FROM THE STATE. IT DOESN'T
INCREASE OUR BUDGET WHATSOEVER.
IT SIMPLY ASKS THAT YOU
AUTHORIZE OUR DISTRICT TO DRAFT
THE POLICIES TO MAKE OUR
EXISTING PROGRAM MUCH MORE
EFFICIENT FOR OUR STAFF AND MUCH
MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR OUR
STUDENTS. SO FOR THESE REASONS,
WE HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT
IN THE HEARING ROOM? CHAIR
MEMBERS AUSTIN WEBSTER WITH W
STRATEGIES. ON BEHALF OF MY
COLLEAGUES AT THE STUDENT SENATE
FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IN SUPPORT. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM? THANK YOU,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR WONDERFUL
TESTIMONY AND HIGHLIGHTING THIS
WONDERFUL ISSUE. JUST WANTED TO
THANK THE AUTHOR AND HIS STAFF
FOR THE CONTINUED DISCUSSION TO
MAKE SURE THAT THE GOALS OF THE
BILL ARE REACHED AND WE ENSURE
THAT WE LOWER THE FINANCIAL
BARRIERS WHILE ENSURING THAT WE
CAN PROVIDE ALL THE CLASSES AT
THE SIZES THAT THEY HAVE, AND
HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE
THE NECESSARY RESOURCES FOR ALL
STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I
FORGOT MY NAME, TIFFANY MACK, ON
BEHALF OF CFD, I APOLOGIZE GUYS,
I WAS I WAS GOING TO SAY BECAUSE
IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS, IT
HAS BEEN THAT THAT I'VE KNOWN
TIFFANY FOR 30 YEARS, SO AND SHE
WAS THE ALL STUDENT BODY
PRESIDENT IN HIGH SCHOOL WHEN I
WAS JUST THE SENIOR CLASS
PRESIDENT AND TREMENDOUS LEADERS
HERE ALWAYS WORK WITH TIFFANY ON
CONCERNS THAT SHE HAS. THANK
YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. TO OUR
STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTS HERE FOR
THE RECORD. THANK YOU, TIFFANY.
AND THANK YOU, MR. BERMAN. ARE
THERE COLLEAGUES ANY QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A SECOND
SECOND BY MR. TO SOMEWHERE WE'D
LIKE TO CLOSE RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
BERMAN FOR BRINGING THIS VERY
IMPORTANT MEASURE FORWARD.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE DESIGNED
TO HELP COMMUNITIES THRIVE BY
PROVIDING RESOURCES TO ADDRESS
THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE REGIONS. THIS MEASURE
ALIGNS WITH THE MISSION OF THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES BY HAVING A
FEE WAIVER TO HELP STUDENTS MEET
THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS WHEN
OTHER FEE WAIVERS IN STATUTE
HAVE FAILED TO SUPPORT THEIR
UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES. AND WITH
THAT, I LOOK FORWARD. I LOOK
FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY. MADAM
SECRETARY, ROLL CALL, PLEASE
FILE ITEM NUMBER 22 AB 3158. THE
MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG.
FONG I TALK TO I ARAMBULA
BURNER. CHEN CHEN I. ALANIZ,
IRWIN. JACKSON A, JACKSON I
ADDIS MURATSUCHI QUIRK-SILVA.
THAT MEASURE HAS FOUR EYES AND
WE'LL KEEP THEM OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ADD ON. THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT
UP IS A SIMILAR ALVAREZ WITH
ASSEMBLY BILL 2953. WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I AM BACK
WITH ASSEMBLY BILL, THIS TIME
WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2953.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2953 IS A BILL
THAT CALLS ON THE CSU AND THE UC
SYSTEM FOR A FOUR YEAR
ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN TO EMPOWER
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS, I
WANT TO THANK THE STAFF, AS
ALWAYS, FOR HELPING US WORK
THROUGH THIS BILL AND FOR THE
ANALYSIS THAT IS PREPARED BEFORE
YOU THAT I THINK WELL,
IDENTIFIES THE ISSUE WE'RE
TRYING TO SOLVE AS A FIRST
GENERATION COLLEGE GRADUATE
MYSELF AND A PROUD PRODUCT OF
THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM, I THINK MYSELF AND MANY
OTHER MEMBERS, COLLEAGUES OF
OURS ARE TESTAMENT OF HOW HIGHER
EDUCATION CAN BE CRITICAL. AND
IT'S PIVOTAL IN LEVELING SOCIO
ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN OUR
STATE. A 2020 REPORT BY THE
PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF
CALIFORNIA, EPIC CONFIRMED THAT
LOW INCOME LATINO AND AFRICAN
AMERICAN STUDENTS ARE LESS THAN
50% LIKELY TO MAKE IT FROM NINTH
GRADE TO OBTAINING A COLLEGE
DEGREE AS COMPARED TO THEIR
PEERS. THE SAME REPORT ALSO
CONFIRMS THAT WAGE GAINS BY
CALIFORNIANS WITH A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE ARE ABOUT 43% HIGHER THAN
COUNTERPARTS, WITH JUST A HIGH
SCHOOL DIPLOMA. I THINK THIS
STATISTIC ALONE IS IMPORTANT TO
NOTE, AS OFTENTIMES, WE OVERLOOK
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF A BACHELOR'S
DEGREE AS IT RELATES TO SOCIAL
MOBILITY, ECONOMIC MOBILITY IN
OUR STATE. ACCORDING TO A REPORT
BY EDSOURCE, IN 2023, 56% OF
CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
DID NOT COMPLETE A THROUGH G
REQUIREMENTS. MORE THAN HALF OF
OUR STUDENTS, THOSE ARE THE
REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO ATTEND,
OUR UNIVERSITIES, THE LACK OF
FULFILLMENT IS DISPROPORTIONATE
AND IT'S SEEN IN OUR BLACK AND
BROWN COMMUNITIES WHERE ONLY 36%
OF 36% OF LATINO STUDENTS AND
32% OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDENTS, AND 25% OF NATIVE
AMERICAN STUDENTS GRADUATING
WITH AN A THROUGH G REQUIREMENT.
IT'S ALSO CLEAR THAT FIRST
GENERATION STUDENTS ARE BECOMING
INCREASING IN THE LARGER
POPULATIONS OF OUR UC AND CSU
SYSTEM. THE 2023 FORBES ADVISOR
REPORT STATED THAT 46% OF
COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA
WERE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILY
TO GO TO COLLEGE. ALMOST HALF OF
OUR STUDENTS, STUDENTS OF COLOR,
WHO ARE THE FIRST GENERATION
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, OFTEN FACE
INTERSECTIONAL BARRIERS WHILE
ENCOUNTERING CHALLENGES IN
MEETING THOSE A THROUGH G
REQUIREMENTS. FOR THOSE REASONS,
OUR LEGISLATURE HAS AN
IMPERATIVE TO SET A PRECEDENT
FOR UC AND CSU TO ORGANIZE AND
ANNUALLY REPORT ON OUTREACH
EFFORTS TARGETING FIRST
GENERATION STUDENTS, AND AB 2953
DOES EXACTLY THAT WITH A
PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION TO
REGIONS IN CALIFORNIA WITH LOW
ATTAINMENT AND COMPLETION RATES
IN THOSE EIGHT THROUGH G
REQUIREMENTS. AS A FOCUS, THIS
REPORT ESTABLISHES A CONSISTENT
AND STRUCTURED INITIATIVE AIMED
AT GATHERING AND UNDERSTANDING
DATA TO ASSESS THE STEPS OUR
HIGHER EDUCATION SECTORS ARE
TAKING IN BRIDGING THE GAP FOR
POTENTIAL FIRST GENERATION
STUDENTS EAGER TO PURSUE A
COLLEGE DEGREE. TOGETHER, WE CAN
MAKE A TANGIBLE DIFFERENCE IN
STRENGTHENING OUTREACH PROGRAMS
AND EMPOWERING FIRST GENERATION
STUDENTS FROM ACROSS OUR STATE
TO SPEAK MORE OF THE BENEFITS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
FOR FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS.
IN PARTICULAR, WE HAVE DOCTOR
INES GONZALEZ PEDROSA. SHE IS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MANA DE
SAN DIEGO, HERE TO TESTIFY AS A
WITNESS AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER ALVAREZ, CHAIRMAN FONG
AND THE COMMITTEE, I AM
REPRESENTING OUR MEMBERS. WE ARE
THE LARGEST CHAPTER OF A
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION. OUR
MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM
COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING
LATINAS TO ACHIEVE UPWARD
MOBILITY AND A BETTER QUALITY OF
LIFE. EDUCATION IS A PATH TO
UPWARD MOBILITY AS YOU ALL KNOW,
THIS IS WHY MANA DE SAN DIEGO IS
PROUD TO SPONSOR ASSEMBLY MEMBER
DAVID ALVAREZ'S BILL AB 2953.
THIS BILL SHINES A LIGHT ON THE
UNFORTUNATE STATISTICS THAT MORE
THAN HALF OF HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN CALIFORNIA GRADUATE
WITHOUT COMPLETING A THROUGH G
REQUIREMENT. CGRTS IN SAN DIEGO,
LATINO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
FACE THE LOWEST COLLEGE
READINESS RATES OF ALL
DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS AT 38. IN
OTHER WORDS, THE MAJORITY OF
LATINO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN
SAN DIEGO ARE INELIGIBLE TO
APPLY DIRECTLY TO SAN DIEGO
STATE UNIVERSITY STRAIGHT FROM
HIGH SCHOOL. THIS BILL ENHANCED
EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FOUR YEAR
INSTITUTIONS BY ADDRESSING THE
INFORMATION GAPS THAT LOW INCOME
FAMILIES FACE. MANY LOW INCOME
PARENTS AND STUDENTS ARE NOT
AWARE OF THE A THROUGH G
REQUIREMENTS IN THE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH
COMPLETING THIS COURSEWORK, AB
2953 PROMOTES OUTREACH EFFORTS
TO ADDRESS THIS INFORMATION GAP.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERY
STUDENT PLANS TO ATTEND A FOUR
YEAR UNIVERSITY AND THAT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE AN
IMPORTANT PATHWAY TO HIGHER
EDUCATION. NEVERTHELESS, ALL
CALIFORNIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
KNOW ABOUT A THROUGH G
REQUIREMENTS AND TO COMPLETE THE
COURSEWORK. THIS WILL MAKE THEM
COLLEGE READY. UNDER THIS BILL,
UC AND CSU CAN HELP ADDRESS THIS
INFORMATION BARRIER THROUGH OUT
THROUGH OUTREACH EFFORTS. AS WAS
SAID EARLIER, KNOWLEDGE IS
POWER. LET'S MAKE SURE THAT
STUDENTS KNOW THE A THROUGH G
REQUIREMENT. OPPORTUNITIES SO
THAT THEY CAN MAKE THEIR BEST
CHOICES, TO GO TO HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. THANK
YOU. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR
I VOTE THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM? HI, MY NAME IS
KATIE ALVARADO. I'M HERE WITH
THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK
YOU, SUMMER, WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THIS
IMPORTANT ISSUE AS IT RELATES TO
FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS AND
CERTAINLY, ON THE
UNDERREPRESENTATION THAT OCCURS
PRIMARILY IN COMMUNITIES OF
COLOR WITH, VAST MAJORITY OF
STUDENTS NOT COMPLETING THESE
IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS AND
THEREFORE NOT HAVING ACCESS TO
THE SAME HIGHER EDUCATION
OPPORTUNITIES THAT OTHER
STUDENTS FACE. AND WE
RESPECTFULLY ASK YOUR AYE VOTE
TO CONTINUE PROGRESS IN THIS
REGARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH,
SUMMER ALVAREZ, FOR BRINGING
THIS VERY IMPORTANT MEASURE
FORWARD AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF FIRST
GENERATION STUDENTS, THANK YOU
IN ADVANCE FOR WORKING WITH MY
COMMITTEE STAFF AND APPROPRIATE
STAKEHOLDERS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS
THE POLICY. COMMENTS ON PAGE
FOUR OF THE ANALYSIS, AND THANK
YOU FOR BRINGING THAT RESOLUTION
FORWARD. LAST WEEK AS WELL, WITH
THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE HERE.
TODAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY
SENATOR JACKSON. DO WE HAVE A
SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY VICE
CHAIR TO, ANY FURTHER COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE, MADAM SECRETARY,
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 20 AB 2953. THE MOTION IS
DUE. PASS TO THE APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEE. FONG AYE FONG I TO I
TO I ARAMBULA BURNER. CHEN CHEN
I. ALANIZ I. ALANIZ I IRWIN.
JACKSON. JACKSON I ADDIS
MURATSUCHI. QUIRK-SILVA. THAT
MEASURE HAS FIVE EYES AND WE'LL
KEEP THE DOOR OPEN FOR
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ADD ON. THANK
YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU, THANK
YOU, THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR
YOUR PATIENCE, NEXT UP AND SIGN
IN ORDER HERE IS, MR. TANG
PRESENTING. YES. MISS FRIEDMAN
HAS BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY FOR A
LONG, LONG TIME. Ã SUMMER
FRIEDMAN, WELCOME. I PRESENTING
ITEM NUMBER 17, ASSEMBLY BILL
2507, WELCOME TO SUMMER. LET ME
THANK ASSEMBLY MEMBER TANG FOR
VERY GRACIOUSLY LETTING ME GO
FIRST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I
WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL OF YOUR
HARD WORK ON THIS BILL OVER THE
PAST TWO WEEKS. I WILL BE
ACCEPTING THE SUGGESTED
COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS, AS
DISCUSSED BETWEEN OUR STAFF AND
OUTLINED IN THE COMMITTEE
ANALYSIS. AS WE ALL KNOW,
FINANCIAL BARRIERS POSE
SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES OBSTACLES
FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS STRIVING
TO COMPLETE THEIR COLLEGE
EDUCATION, HIGH TUITION FEES,
EXPENSES RELATED TO HOUSING,
TRANSPORTATION, AND TEXTBOOKS
OFTEN FORCED STUDENTS TO JUGGLE
MULTIPLE JOBS TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
MOREOVER, THE AND THEN THE ISSUE
IS PARTICULARLY BAD FOR
CALIFORNIANS WHO ARE GRAPPLING
WITH INCREASED LEVELS OF STUDENT
LOAN DEBT. AND I'VE ALWAYS
WONDERED WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO
ARE TRYING TO BETTER THEMSELVES,
WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE
THEMSELVES MORE VALUABLE TO
SOCIETY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHY?
WHY WE DON'T SEE THAT AS AN
INVESTMENT FOR THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY TO MAKE THE LONG TUM
REPERCUSSIONS OF REPAYING
STUDENT LOAN DEBT OVER SEVERAL
DECADES CANNOT BE OVERLOOKED.
WITH THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE OF
STUDENT LOAN INTEREST RATES IN
CALIFORNIA SOARING AS HIGH AS 9,
AB 2507 WOULD ESTABLISH A PILOT
INTEREST FREE AND NO FEE STUDENT
LOAN PROGRAM PROGRAM AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS
ANGELES, CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, AND
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO
MEET THE SKYROCKETING DEMAND FOR
STUDENTS WHO ARE LOW INCOME,
HOMELESS, AT RISK OF
HOMELESSNESS, OR FOOD INSECURE
TO HAVE THEIR FINANCIAL NEEDS
MET WHILE IN PURSUIT OF HIGHER
EDUCATION. NOW, WE'RE NOT SAYING
THAT WE'RE GOING TO PAY THEIR
LOANS BACK. WE'RE NOT SAYING
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE LOANS.
WE'RE SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT
GOING TO PROFIT OFF OF THOSE
LOANS. AS A COMMUNITY,
IMPLEMENTING AN INTEREST FREE,
NO FEE STUDENT LOAN PROGRAM
WOULD AFFORD GRADUATES THE
CHANCE TO REPAY THEIR LOANS
WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME,
WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SAVING FOR
IMPORTANT MILESTONES SUCH AS
STARTING A FAMILY, STARTING A
BUSINESS, OWNING A HOME AND
THEIR OWN RETIREMENT. TESTIFYING
IN SUPPORT THIS AFTERNOON IS
CLIFF BERG WITH THE JEWISH FREE
LOAN ASSOCIATION AND THE JEWISH
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF
CALIFORNIA. I APPRECIATE YOUR
THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION OF THIS
BILL AND WOULD REQUEST YOUR I
VOTE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
CLIFF BERG HERE ON BEHALF OF
JEWISH FREE LOAN, WHICH IS THE
SPONSOR OF THIS LEGISLATION.
FIRST OFF, I WANT TO THANK THE
ASSEMBLY MEMBER FOR BRINGING
FORWARD THIS BILL. AS THE
AUTHOR, I WANT TO THANK THE
CHAIR AND THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR WORKING WITH US ON
AMENDMENTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO,
REVIEW THEIR SUGGESTIONS AS WE
MOVE FORWARD, ON THIS
LEGISLATION ON, JEWISH FREE LOAN
HAS BEEN PROVIDING ZERO
INTEREST, NO FEE LOANS FOR
CALIFORNIANS FOR OVER 102 YEARS
AND UNDERSTANDS FIRSTHAND THE
IMPACT OF THESE LOANS HAVE ON
STUDENTS FACING DIRE FINANCIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES, INTEREST FREE, NO
FEE LOANS ARE A LIFELINE TO
THOSE IN NEED AND REPEATEDLY
PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
WHEN PEOPLE HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO
TURN FINANCIAL BARRIERS HINDER
LOW INCOME STUDENTS FROM
COMPLETING COLLEGE DUE TO HIGH
TUITION, HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION
AND TEXTBOOK COSTS OFTEN LEADING
TO MULTIPLE JOBS AND
ACCUMULATING STUDENT DEBT. AT
CSU'S SCHOOLS, NEARLY ONE THIRD
OF LOW INCOME STUDENTS ARE
GRADUATING WITH STUDENT LOAN
DEBT OVER A 20 YEAR PERIOD, AND
AT CURRENT INTEREST RATES, THIS
AMOUNT CAN DOUBLE, MAKING THE
COST OF ATTENDING COLLEGE EVEN
MORE UNAFFORDABLE, I KNOW YOU,
AS THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE
ARE WELL AWARE OF THE CRISIS LOW
INCOME STUDENTS ARE FACING IN
CALIFORNIA AND THE BARRIERS TO
EDUCATION AND THE CRISIS IN
STUDENT LOAN DEBT, WITH
GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, PROVIDING
LOANS BUT CHARGING INTEREST, WE
ARE JUST INCREASING THE DEBT
BURDEN, JEWISH FREE LOANS
EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA SHOWS
THAT WE CAN PROVIDE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS TO KEEP
THEM IN SCHOOL, TO GET PAID BACK
AND ENSURE THAT OUR LOW INCOME
STUDENTS THAT ARE FACING FOOD
INSECURITY, HOUSING CRISIS ARE
ABLE TO STAY IN SCHOOL, THIS IS
A PILOT PROJECT, WE BELIEVE THAT
IT WILL LEAD TO FURTHER AND
INCREASED DISCUSSION, OF THIS
ISSUE. AND WOULD URGE YOUR AYE
VOTE, SWITCHING MY HATS HERE FOR
AIPAC, THE JEWISH PUBLIC AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE, WHICH IS ALSO IN
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL. AND YOUR
ANALYSIS LISTS, I THINK, OVER
30, ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE
MEMBERS OF JPAC THAT ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION.
THANK YOU. AND URGE YOUR
SUPPORT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES,
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
SEEING NONE ALL SUMMER. I'M
SORRY. SUMMER ALLEN. THANK YOU,
MR. CHAIR. SORRY I'M LATE TO THE
PARTY, BUT, I THINK THIS IS A
GREAT BILL. YES, JUST AS
EXPLAINED. OBVIOUSLY WE ARE
EXPECTING A LOT, AND WE WANT
SUCCESS, BUT YET WE'RE NOT
HELPING THEM GET THERE. AND
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL DOES. I
FEEL LIKE I WAS JUST IN MY
MEETING WITH MY STAFF TODAY,
HEARING YOU SPEAK ON ON YOUR
POINT. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING
THAT UP AND I'LL BE SUPPORTING
THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR.
ALANIZ. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE ASSEMBLY I
WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE. I WILL
ACCEPT MR. ALLEN'S, COMMENTS AS
MY CLOSING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU
SO MUCH TO SENATOR FRIEDMAN FOR
BRINGING THIS, MEASURE FORWARD
AND FOR ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AS OUTLINED ON PAGE
FIVE OF THE ANALYSIS. THIS
MEASURE IS A CREATIVE WAY TO
PROVIDE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ZERO
INTEREST LOANS. PLEASE CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE AND
APPROPRIATE STAKEHOLDERS IN
ORDER TO ADDRESS THE POLICY.
QUESTIONS RAISED IN ANALYSIS.
AND WITH THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE HERE
TODAY. THE BILL. SECOND, WE HAVE
A MOTION BY A SIMILAR JACKSON.
SECOND BY SUMMER ALANIS, MADAM
SECRETARY, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
WHILE ITEM NUMBER 17 AB 2507,
THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG FONG I TO T I
ARAMBULA BURNER. CHEN CHEN I
ALANIS. ALANIS I IRWIN JACKSON.
JACKSON I ADDIS MURATSUCHI
QUIRK-SILVA. THE MEASURE HAS
FIVE AYES AND WE'LL KEEP THE
ROPE IN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.
ADD ON. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER TANG WITH
ASSEMBLY BILL 1780. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR COURTESY. THERE ITEM
NUMBER NINE. WELCOME. THANK YOU,
MR. CHAIR. FIRST, LET ME THANK,
THANK YOU AND YOUR COMMITTEE FOR
YOUR HELP WITH THE BILL. I'LL BE
HAPPILY ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENTS
FOR AB 1780, 17 AB 1780, QUITE
SIMPLY, WILL PROHIBIT PRIVATE
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN
CALIFORNIA FROM PROVIDING LEGACY
ADMISSIONS PREFERENCES, WHEN
MAKING THEIR ADMISSIONS
DECISIONS AND QUITE SIMPLY, WHAT
OUR LEGACY, WHAT OUR LEGACY
PREFERENCES. LEGACY PREFERENCES
ARE PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR
INSTITUTIONS, FOR THEIR ALUMNI
OR THEIR WEALTHY DONORS, WHAT
WE'VE SEEN, FROM A REALLY
FASCINATING, GROUNDBREAKING
REPORT BY OPPORTUNITY INSIGHTS
WHEN THEY LOOKED AT SOME OF OUR
MOST ELITE INSTITUTIONS, IS THAT
LEGACY APPLICANTS WERE 33% MORE
LIKELY THAN NON LEGACY
APPLICANTS TO RECEIVE AN
ADMISSIONS OFFER. THEY ALSO
FOUND THAT, ALL THINGS BEING
EQUAL, THAT FAMILIES MAKING MORE
THAN $600,000 AND WHEN THEY
LOOKED AT STUDENTS WITH
COMPARABLE GPAS, TEST SCORES AND
EXTRACURRICULARS, FAMILIES WHO
ARE MAKING MORE THAN 600,000,
WHICH IS THE TOP 1% OF THE
COUNTRY, ACTUALLY HAD A WERE
TWICE AS LIKELY TO RECEIVE
ADMISSIONS THAN, STUDENTS FROM
FAMILIES FROM BELOW THAT INCOME
BRACKET, WHAT WE SEE ALSO IS
BASED ON A BILL THAT I DID A
COUPLE YEARS AGO WITHIN
CALIFORNIA, THAT THREE
INSTITUTIONS PRIMARILY, USE A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PREFERENCE
FOR LEGACY ADMISSIONS. THAT'S
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, SANTA CLARA
UNIVERSITY IN STANFORD, BASED ON
THE DATA THAT THEY THEMSELVES
SUBMITTED THAT HASN'T BEEN
AUDITED, BUT THEY THEMSELVES
REPORTED, THAT THEY ADMIT
BETWEEN 13 TO 15% OF THEIR CLASS
THROUGH LEGACY ADMITS, FOR THOSE
INSTITUTIONS, IT'S SOMETIMES
MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF
AFRICAN AMERICANS, THAT SIZE OF
LEGACY ADMISSIONS ALMOST EQUALS
THE NUMBER OF LATINO STUDENTS
THEY ADMIT AS WELL. SO IT'S
QUITE A LARGE CHUNK OF THEIR
INCOMING CLASS, IN TERMS OF
PENALTY, BASED ON THE AMENDMENTS
, WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE DO, HAVE
A PENALTY FEE, AND THAT PENALTY
WILL BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF
CAL GRANT THAT THEY RECEIVE.
IT'S SIMILAR TO, YOU KNOW, WE
LOOKED AT DIFFERENT PENALTIES
FROM OTHER STATES THAT HAVE ALSO
TAKEN ACTION ON LEGACY
ADMISSIONS. AND, MANY OF THEM
HAVE PENALTIES IN A SIMILAR
NATURE. SO, AGAIN, GIVEN THE
SUPREME COURT'S DECISION ON
STRIKING DOWN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
IN INSTITUTIONS AND ABILITY TO
ACTUALLY LOOK AT ANYTHING AROUND
RACE, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT
WE CAN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT RACE,
OR RACIAL DISADVANTAGE, BUT THAT
WE CAN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
SOMEONE'S WEALTH AS WELL AS
THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE
UNIVERSITY. WHILE THIS DOES NOT
SAY THAT YOU CAN'T ADMIT DONORS
OR, CHILDREN OF ALUMNI, WHAT
THIS SAYS IS YOU JUST CAN'T
OFFER THEM PREFERENCE. AND SO
AGAIN, VERY PROUD TO, OFFER THIS
BILL AB 1780. I HAVE SARAH ARCE
HERE WHO'S WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. GOOD MORNING.
OR I SHOULD SAY GOOD AFTERNOON,
CHAIR FONG AND MEMBERS, MY NAME
IS SARAH ARCE. I'M THE VICE
PRESIDENT OF POLICY AND ADVOCACY
WITH THE CAMPAIGN FOR COLLEGE
OPPORTUNITY, AN ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO ENSURING ALL
STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF RACE,
ETHNICITY, DOCUMENTATION,
STATUS, OR THE ZIP CODE THAT
THEY WERE BORN INTO, CAN ACCESS
A COLLEGE EDUCATION WITH THE
SUPREME COURT'S DECISION LAST
SUMMER TO BAN RACE CONSCIOUS
ADMISSIONS, IT IS CRUCIAL NOW
MORE THAN EVER TO PROMOTE
EVIDENCE BASED SOLUTIONS AND
EQUITY ADVANCING STRATEGIES IN
COLLEGE PREPARATION, ACCESS AND
COMPLETION TO ENSURE THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY EXCLUDED
AND UNDERSERVED IN OUR COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE A REAL
OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO COLLEGE AND
SUCCEED. LEGACY AND DONOR
ADMISSIONS PERPETUATE A CYCLE OF
PRIVILEGE THAT FORTIFIES AN
EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION,
WHERE STUDENTS FROM WEALTHY
BACKGROUNDS ARE GRANTED UNDUE
ADVANTAGES IN THE ADMISSIONS
PROCESS. ONE STUDY FOUND THAT
LEGACY APPLICANTS, WHO ARE
TYPICALLY WHITE AND WEALTHY, ARE
45% MORE LIKELY TO GAIN
ADMISSION TO SELECTIVE COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES COMPARED TO
EQUALLY QUALIFIED NON LEGACY
CANDIDATES, FURTHER WIDENING THE
GAP IN EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES. THE VAST MAJORITY
OF CALIFORNIA'S COLLEGE AGED
POPULATION ARE FIRST GENERATION
BLACK, LATINX, ASIAN AMERICAN,
NATIVE HAWAIIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER
STUDENTS WHO DO NOT BENEFIT FROM
LEGACY ADMISSIONS BUT HAVE THE
MOST TO GAIN FROM A COLLEGE
EDUCATION. THE PRACTICE OF
LEGACY AND DONOR ADMISSIONS IS A
BARRIER TO SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR
THESE STUDENTS, AND A BARRIER TO
THE ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF
THE STATE. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT SOME PRIVATE COLLEGES IN
CALIFORNIA, LIKE OCCIDENTAL
COLLEGE IN LOS ANGELES, HAVE
CHOSEN TO DO AWAY WITH LEGACY
ADMISSIONS OF THEIR OWN ACCORD
IN THE WAKE OF THE SUPREME COURT
DECISION. AND WE APPLAUD THIS
DECISION AND COMMEND THE
COLLEGES FOR THEIR EFFORT TO
MOVE TOWARD MORE EQUITABLE
ADMISSIONS. AB 1780 PROVIDES A
SIMPLE SOLUTION IN ALIGNMENT
WITH THE EFFORTS OF FIVE OTHER
STATES PURSUING SIMILAR
POLICIES, PROHIBIT PREFERENTIAL
TREATMENT IN ADMISSIONS BASED ON
LEGACY OR DONOR STATUS, ENSURING
THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN ADMISSION TO
PRIVATE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITIES
REGARDLESS OF THEIR PRIVILEGE.
WE URGE YOU TO SUPPORT AB 1780
AND STRONG AND SEND A STRONG
MESSAGE THAT IN CALIFORNIA, WE
BELIEVE THAT POWER, INFLUENCE
AND MONEY SHOULD NOT DICTATE WHO
GETS A SEAT AT OUR ESTEEMED
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND
THAT ALL STUDENTS DESERVE A FAIR
SHOT AT A COLLEGE EDUCATION.
THANK YOU. CHAIR FONG, MEMBERS
OF THE COMMITTEE, THANK YOU FOR
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF AB 1780.
MY NAME IS RYAN CECIL
WIECKOWSKI. I'M A CALIFORNIAN
AND A RECENT GRADUATE OF
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. I'M HERE
TODAY AS THE LEAD ORGANIZER FOR
A NONPROFIT CALLED CLASS ACTION,
WHICH CONSISTS OF STUDENTS,
ALUMNI, ACADEMIC EXPERTS, AND
ADMINISTRATORS WHO ARE WORKING
TO ENSURE THAT SO-CALLED ELITE
COLLEGES PRIORITIZE THE
INTERESTS OF ALL AMERICANS AND
NOT JUST THE PRIVILEGED FEW. 75%
OF COLLEGE STUDENTS THINK THAT
LEGACY ADMISSIONS IS UNFAIR AND
THEY'RE MOBILIZING ACROSS THE
COUNTRY TO END IT. FROM
CALIFORNIA TO CONNECTICUT. CLASS
ACTIONS STUDENT ORGANIZERS ARE
TESTIFYING IN STATE CAPITALS,
LOBBYING THEIR REPRESENTATIVES
TO INTRODUCE BILLS, PASSING
RESOLUTIONS IN THEIR STUDENT
GOVERNMENTS, WRITING OP EDS. AND
AS THEY'LL DEMONSTRATE LATER
TODAY, SHOWING UP EVEN WHEN IT'S
INCONVENIENT TO MAKE THEIR
VOICES HEARD. IN THE LAST FEW
WEEKS, I'VE ASKED THESE STUDENTS
, MANY OF THEM CALIFORNIANS,
WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE ME TO SHARE
WITH YOU TODAY. AND THEY ASKED
ME TO SAY THAT LEGACY ADMISSIONS
NEEDS TO GO BECAUSE THEIR
SCHOOLS ACCEPT MORE STUDENTS
FROM THE TOP 1% OF THE INCOME
DISTRIBUTION THAN THE ENTIRE
BOTTOM 50. AND LEGACY ADMISSIONS
IS ONE OF THE LEADING DRIVERS OF
THIS HARROWING DISPARITY.
STUDENTS ASKED ME TO REMIND YOU
THAT LEGACY HAS ANTI-SEMITIC
ORIGINS AND DISPROPORTIONATELY
ADVANTAGED WHITE PEOPLE, A
REALITY WHICH IS ALL THE MORE
UNACCEPTABLE AFTER THE FALL OF
RACE CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS. THEY
ASKED ME TO CONVEY THAT TRUST IN
HIGHER EDUCATION IS AT AN ALL
TIME LOW, AND LEGACY IS ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY. HOW CAN WE
EXPECT AMERICANS TO TRUST HIGHER
EDUCATION? WHILE OUR MOST
HERALDED COLLEGES PRACTICE
BLATANT NEPOTISM? FINALLY,
STUDENTS WANTED ME TO SAY THAT
THEIR SCHOOLS, WHICH ARE FAST
TRACKS TO THE HALLS OF POWER AND
THEREFORE HOLD THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF SELECTING AND
EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF
LEADERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO
PREFERENCE CERTAIN APPLICANTS
OVER OTHERS SOLELY ON THE BASIS
OF BLOODLINE MEMBERS. AB 1780 IS
ON THE SIDE OF STUDENTS, AND I
URGE YOU TO BE AS WELL. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE
THERE WITNESSES IN SUPPORT IN
THE HEARING ROOM? CHAIR AND
MEMBERS AUSTIN WEBSTER WITH W
STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF MY
COLLEAGUES AT CHEN UP,
CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST YOUTH LED
ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, THÀNH
PROUD TO BE A CO-SPONSOR. GOOD
AFTERNOON. CHAIR MEMBERS MARIA
MORALES, ON BEHALF OF HISPANAS
ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL
EQUALITY. HOPE AS A PROUD
CO-SPONSOR. THANK YOU. HELLO.
FAITH LI WITH ASIAN AMERICANS
ADVANCING JUSTICE, SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA, WE'RE ALSO A PROUD
CO-SPONSOR. I ALSO HAVE THE
FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS WHO
CAN'T BE HERE, BUT WOULD LIKE TO
PROVIDE A META. ASIAN AMERICANS
AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS FOR CIVIC
EMPOWERMENT. AAPI FOR LATINO
LATINA ROUNDTABLE FROM COLLEGE
FOR ALL AND EMPOWERING PACIFIC
ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. ALSO KNOWN
AS EPIC CENTER FOR ASIAN
AMERICAN ACTION, SOUTHEAST ASIAN
RESOURCE ACTION CENTER, SEA
RACK, AND LOS ANGELES UNITED
METHODIST URBAN FOUNDATION.
THANK YOU. K¾T ALVARADO HERE
WITH THE CALIFORNIA CHARTER
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT.
HI, CAROL GONZALEZ HERE ON
BEHALF OF TRUST WEST IN SUPPORT.
AND WE WANT TO THANK THE AUTHOR
FOR THE LATEST AMENDMENTS. THEY
WERE REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THAT
INCLUSION. AND THEN ON BEHALF OF
US BUYER WHO COULDN'T BE HERE,
THEY'RE ALSO IN SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. HI. MY NAME IS CAMERON
MCCONDICHIE. I'M A STANFORD
GRADUATE AND A CLASS ACTION
ORGANIZER IN SUPPORT. HI, CALVIN
PROBST, STANFORD STUDENT AND
CLASS ACTION ORGANIZER HERE IN
SUPPORT. HI SOPHIE CALLCOTT,
LEGACY STUDENT AT STANFORD AND
CLASS ACTION ORGANIZER HERE FOR
SUPPORT. MY NAME IS KATIE VÆ.
I'M A LEGACY STUDENT AT STANFORD
AND A CLASS ACTION ORGANIZER IN
SUPPORT NAUSICAA, A STUDENT AT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. CLASS
ACTION ORGANIZER HERE IN SUPPORT
SEBASTIAN ANDREWS, STUDENT AT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. CLASS
ACTION ORGANIZER HERE IN
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. AVA
DECONCINI, LEGACY STUDENT AT
STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND A
CALIFORNIAN HERE IN SUPPORT. HI,
ANNIE HOOPER, A LEGACY STUDENT
AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND CLASS
ACTION ORGANIZER IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM
?
GOOD AFTERNOON. ALEX GRAVES WITH
THE ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT
CALIFORNIA COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES IS HERE IN
RESPECTFUL POSITION OF OPPOSE,
UNLESS AMENDED, WANT TO START BY
SAYING WE APPRECIATE THE
DISCUSSION AROUND HOW WE CAN
ENSURE THAT STUDENTS, FAMILIES
IN THE PUBLIC FEEL THAT THE
ADMISSION PROCESSES OF OUR
INSTITUTIONS ARE GIVING ALL
APPLICANTS AN EQUITABLE REVIEW.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE MEMBER
AND THE CAMPAIGN FOR TAKING TIME
WITH US IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO
AS BEING OUR PRESIDENT AS WELL
AS OUR BOARD CHAIR, TO DISCUSS
OUR COMMITMENT TO TRYING TO WORK
TOWARDS A PATH THAT WORKS FOR
US, MANY DON'T REALIZE THAT PROP
209 DID NOT APPLY TO
CALIFORNIA'S PRIVATE, NONPROFIT
INSTITUTIONS. AND SO WHEN THE
SUPREME COURT DECISION CAME DOWN
LAST SUMMER, THAT HAD
SIGNIFICANT RAMIFICATIONS FOR
OUR INSTITUTIONS, OUR UNIVERSITY
LEADERS HAD TO REEXAMINE THEIR
POLICIES AROUND ADMISSION,
RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH. AND
THAT SELF-REFLECTION HAS
CERTAINLY EXTENDED TO BROADER
CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT WHAT
POLICIES COULD BEST PROMOTE A
DIVERSE SET OF APPLICANTS COMING
TO OUR CAMPUS COMMUNITIES
REGARDING LEGACY ADMISSIONS AND
AB 1780, I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE
FOUR BRIEF POINTS, BUT DO WANT
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE ANALYSIS
FOR COVERING MUCH OF THIS.
FIRST, OUR COLLEGES, OUR
COMPLIANCE DRIVEN INSTITUTIONS,
AND ADJUST OUR POLICIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH STATE AND
FEDERAL LAWS PASSED EACH YEAR.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE COMPLIED WITH
RECENT LEGISLATION REGARDING A
BAN ON SCHOLARSHIP DISPLACEMENT,
ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR
STUDENTS BEYOND WHAT'S CONTAINED
IN TITLE NINE, GREEK LIFE
TRANSPARENCY SCORECARDS. AND
SINCE 2020, WE'VE FULLY COMPLIED
WITH THE DATA REPORTING AS
OUTLINED IN AB 697, SECOND, WE
PHILOSOPHICALLY DON'T BELIEVE
THAT A CAL GRANT T I OR A CIVIL
PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO
THE CAL GRANT DOLLARS, IS THE,
IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE BY OUR INSTITUTIONS.
AGAIN, GIVING THAT WE COMPLY
WITH STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS EACH
YEAR, SO MOVING FORWARD, THAT'S
CERTAINLY SOMETHING WE HOPE WE
CAN WORK ON WITH THE AUTHOR AND
SPONSORS TO CRAFT LANGUAGE THAT
PROVIDES THE APPROPRIATE
DISCLOSURE AS TO OUR COMPLIANCE
WITH THE LAW. THIRD IS OUR
REPORTING WITH AB 697 SHOWS
NEARLY ALL STUDENTS ADMITTED WHO
ARE DONOR OR LEGACY RELATED MET
THE SAME ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
FOR ADMISSIONS AS EVERY OTHER
APPLICANT TO THE INSTITUTION. IN
THE UNIVERSE OF STUDENTS. FROM
THE REPORTING WE'VE DONE, WHO BY
THE INSTITUTION'S OWN ADMISSION,
DID NOT MEET THE SAME CRITERIA,
HAS BEEN VERY SMALL, PROBABLY IN
THE BALLPARK OF 10 TO 12 STUDENT
APPLICANTS ACROSS FOUR YEARS AND
7 TO 8 OF OUR INSTITUTIONS WHO
HAVE SELF-REPORTED. AND THEN
FOURTH, INSTITUTIONS DO USE THAT
INFORMATION REGARDING LEGACY
STATUS FOR THINGS THAT ARE
OUTSIDE ADMISSIONS AND WE
CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THIS POLICY
CAN CLARIFY THAT THAT DATA POINT
CAN STILL BE COLLECTED FOR OTHER
PURPOSES. I KNOW THE STATE OF
MARYLAND HAS LEGISLACIÓN ON THAT
VERY CLEARLY DISTINGUISHES WHAT
THIS CAN AND CANNOT BE USED FOR,
AND WE HOPE WE CAN WORK ON THAT
AS WELL. AND SO IN CLOSING, YOU
KNOW, AS NONPUBLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES WHO DO NOT RECEIVE
DIRECT SUPPORT FOR INSTRUCTION,
YOU KNOW, WE ARE ADMITTEDLY A
BIT UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA
OF THE STATE STARTING TO DICTATE
ADMISSION PRACTICES FOR OUR
INSTITUTIONS TO BE HONEST. BUT
WITH THAT SAID, WE DO WELCOME
THIS DISCUSSION ON AN
APPROPRIATE PATH FORWARD THAT
ENSURES THERE'S GREATER CLARITY
FOR POLICYMAKERS, STUDENTS, AND
FAMILIES AS TO HOW OUR
INSTITUTIONS ADMIT DIVERSE CLASS
OF STUDENTS. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS
AND, APPRECIATE THAT. AND THANK
YOU AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AS
WELL. SO I WOULDN'T SPEND IT ANY
OTHER WAY. YOU STILL HAVE
TONIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. GO
KING'S. WELL, AND, ARE THERE ANY
TWEENERS IN THE HEARING ROOM?
COLLEAGUES? ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE AGAIN
. YOU KNOW, APPRECIATE THE
COMMENTS FROM, THE AQ, AGAIN, I
THINK, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO
IS TO ENSURE THAT THAT WE HAVE
AN ADMISSIONS PROCESS WITHIN ALL
OUR INSTITUTIONS THAT IS AS OPEN
AND TRANSPARENT AND AS FAIR AS
POSSIBLE, MANY STATES HAVE GONE
THE EXTRA STEP AND ACTUALLY,
STARTED TO BAN LEGACY MISSIONS
FOR THEIR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
WE DID NOT NEED TO DO THAT
BECAUSE OUR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
DO NOT PRACTICE LEGACY
ADMISSIONS. AND SO, AGAIN, US
TAKING THE STEP OF THE PRIVATE
UNIVERSITIES, I KNOW THAT IN
PARTICULAR ON THE STEPS OF THE
SUPREME COURT CASE, I THINK THE
TIME IS RIGHT, TO REALLY RESET
THE BAR FOR ALL OF OUR
UNIVERSITIES, ESPECIALLY SOME OF
OUR MOST DESIRABLE UNIVERSITIES
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. AND WHAT
WE'VE SEEN IN, YOU KNOW, YOU
UNDERSTAND THIS IN THIS
COMMITTEE MORE THAN ANYTHING
ELSE, IS THAT HIGHER EDUCATION
MATTERS. IT DEFINITELY CHANGES
THE TRAJECTORY OF PEOPLE'S
LIVES, IT REALLY CREATES
SIGNIFICANT, MORE OPPORTUNITY.
IT'S WHY WE SPEND SO MUCH MONEY
ON HIGHER EDUCATION IN, IN THIS
COMMITTEE, IN THIS STATE. AND
WHY WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH OF THE
BENEFITS. I THINK IT'S BECAUSE
OF OUR PRIVATE AND OUR PUBLIC
UNIVERSITIES THAT, WE'VE
REALIZED THAT, YOU KNOW,
CALIFORNIA IS NOW THE FIFTH
LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD.
IT'S NOT ACCIDENT. IT'S
SOMETHING THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS PLANNED FOR AND THAT WE
CONTINUE TO INVEST IN. SO AGAIN,
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR THE AYE
VOTE ON AB 1780 AND APPRECIATE
ALL THE HELP FROM THE COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS SUMMER.
THANK FOR BEING A CHAMPION OF
ADDRESSING THE FALLOUT FROM
OPERATION VARSITY BLUES, SEVERAL
YEARS AGO. AND THANK YOU FOR
ACCEPTING THE COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS AS OUTLINED ON PAGE
EIGHT OF THE ANALYSIS. AND,
PLEASE CONTINUE TO WORK, KEEP
WORKING WITH THE INDEPENDENT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES TO
ADDRESS CONTINUED CONCERNS ABOUT
THE FEASIBILITY OF
IMPLEMENTATION. AND WITH THAT, I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY. WE HAVE A
MOTION. I'LL SECOND IT. WITH
THAT, MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL
CALL, PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER
NINE, AB 1780. THE MOTION IS
DUE. PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG
AYE. FONG I TO ARAMBULA BURNER.
CHEN CHEN NOT VOTING. ALANIZ,
IRWIN. JACKSON A JACKSON I ADDIS
MURATSUCHI QUIRK-SILVA I
QUIRK-SILVA I THAT MESSAGE THREE
EYES AND WE'LL KEEP THEM OPEN
FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ADD ON.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT UP WE
LIKE TO. LIKE I'D LIKE TO
WELCOME MR. CHEN, PRESENTING
ITEM NUMBER 23, ASSEMBLY BILL
3167. WELCOME THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIR, FOR YOUR TIME. ALLOW ME
TO PRESENT AB 3167. UNDER
CURRENT LAW, MANY NONPROFIT
UNIVERSITIES FALL INTO THE SAME
REGULATORY CATEGORY AS
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS. THIS
IMPORTANT LAW, ESTABLISHED TO
PROTECT STUDENTS FROM PREDATORY
INSTITUTIONS, NOW IS AN OUTSIZE
EFFECT ON INSTITUTIONS THAT
MERGE WITH CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS
SUCH AS NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
AND MILLS COLLEGE. WHILE THIS
IMPORTANT LAW PROTECTS AGAINST
FRAUD THAT COULD LEAD TO THE
LOSS OF STUDENTS TUITION AND
FEES, IT NO LONGER SERVES
STUDENTS ATTENDING CERTAIN
HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS
THAT REMAIN COMMITTED TO
EDUCATING CALIFORNIA STUDENTS.
AS MORE NONPROFIT COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES MERGE, STUDENTS
ATTENDING THOSE INSTITUTIONS ARE
UNFAIRLY BURDENED WITH FEES AND
REQUIREMENTS THAT OTHER STUDENTS
DO NOT FACE. AS MORE COLLEGES
UNIVERSITIES MERGE, HIGHLY
QUALIFIED NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS
WITH APPROVAL TO OPERATE IN
CALIFORNIA SHOULD NOT BE
REQUIRED TO SUBJECT STUDENTS TO
BURDENSOME RESTRICTIONS BASED ON
BUREAU RULES THAT WERE
ESTABLISHED MORE RISKY
INSTITUTIONS AB 3167 OFFERS
HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS AS
AN ALTERNATIVE APPROVAL PATHWAY,
WHILE MAINTAINING BUREAU
OVERSIGHT AND SAFEGUARDS FOR
STUDENTS. THIS BILL REQUIRES
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS TO BE
CONSIDERED HIGHLY QUALIFIED. AN
INSTITUTION MUST BE NONPROFIT,
NOT HAVE OPERATED FOR PROFIT IN
THE LAST 20 YEARS. AWARDED AT
LEAST 500 DEGREES PER YEAR. BE
ACCREDITED FOR AT LEAST TEN
YEARS, AND THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS MUST NOT HAVE AN
EQUITY INTEREST IN THE
ACCREDITING AGENCY. NOW HERE TO
TESTIFY WITH ME, WE HAVE RENEE,
JESUS LOVER OF NORTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY, AND ALEX GRAVES OF
ICC C¯. WE ALSO HAVE MIKE
FERRARI OF NORTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY FOR ANY OF THE
TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. WITH THAT,
MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION,
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
TESTIFY THIS AFTERNOON ON
ASSEMBLY BILL 3167 OFFERED BY
ASSEMBLY MEMBER CHEN. MY NAME IS
RENEE LEVER AND I'M VICE
PRESIDENT OF CAMPUS
ADMINISTRATION AND STRATEGIC
INITIATIVES AT NORTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY, OAKLAND. PRIOR TO
JOINING NORTHEASTERN FOR 31
YEARS, I SERVED IN A VARIETY OF
LEADERSHIP ROLES AT MILLS
COLLEGE AND HISTORIC PRIVATE
LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE AND LEADERS
ON ISSUES OF EQUITY, SOCIAL
JUSTICE, AND WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP.
FOUNDED IN 1898, NORTHEASTERN
UNIVERSITY K¾T IS A
COMPREHENSIVE NON PROFIT GLOBAL
RESEARCH ONE UNIVERSITY AND THE
RECOGNIZED LEADER IN
EXPERIENTIAL LIFELONG LEARNING.
IN JULY OF 2022, MILLS COLLEGE
MERGED WITH NORTHEASTERN,
JOINING NORTHEASTERN'S NETWORK
OF 13 CAMPUSES ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES, CANADA, AND THE UNITED
KINGDOM. THIS INCLUDES A CAMPUS
OFFERING GRADUATE DEGREE
PROGRAMS IN SAN JOSE, WHICH
OPENED IN 2015. UNDER CURRENT
LAW, HIGH QUALITY NONPROFIT
INSTITUTIONS THAT MAINTAIN A
PHYSICAL PRESENCE IN CALIFORNIA
BUT WHICH ARE HEADQUARTERED
OUTSIDE THE STATE, SUCH AS
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, FALL
INTO THE SAME REGULATORY
CATEGORY AS PRIVATE, FOR PROFIT
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS OFFERING
SHORT TERME TRAINING PROGRAMS.
THE INTENT OF AB 3167 IS SIMPLE
TO STREAMLINE THE REGISTRATION
PROCESS FOR HIGH QUALITY
NONPROFITS LIKE NORTHEASTERN,
BUT ONLY WHEN THOSE INSTITUTIONS
MEET RIGOROUS QUALITY STANDARDS,
PROTECT STUDENTS AND MAINTAIN
CONSUMER SAFEGUARDS.
IMPORTANTLY, THE BILL WOULD
ELIMINATE REQUIREMENTS THAT
IMPEDE STUDENT ACADEMIC PROGRESS
AND RELIEVE FINANCIAL BURDENS ON
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS AT
COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH
UNIVERSITIES. ACADEMIC
EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERY ARE
THE HALLMARK OF AN UNDERGRADUATE
EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY DURING
THE FIRST YEAR. THIS BILL WOULD
CORRECT THE PRACTICE OF
REQUIRING STUDENTS AT SUCH
INSTITUTIONS TO ENROLL IN A
DEGREE PROGRAM BEFORE THEY HAVE
DECIDED ON A MAJOR AND CAREER
PATHWAY. ADDITIONALLY STUDENTS
AT SUCH INSTITUTIONS ARE
REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENTS INTO
THE STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY
FUND. THESE FEES ARE BASED ON A
STUDENT'S EXPECTED FOUR YEAR
COURSE OF STUDY. THIS DRIVES UP
THE COST OF ATTENDANCE FOR
CALIFORNIA STUDENTS BY HUNDREDS
OF DOLLARS PRIOR TO THEIR
ENROLLMENT. STUDENTS SHOULD NOT
BE REQUIRED TO PAY THIS
ADDITIONAL FEE IF THEY ATTEND
HIGH QUALITY NONPROFITS THAT ARE
NOT AT RISK FOR CLOSURE. AB 3167
WILL WAIVE THIS FEE IF SUCH
INSTITUTIONS ISSUE A SURETY BOND
TO COVER THIS RISK ON BEHALF OF
THEIR STUDENTS. FOR ALL THESE
REASONS, I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU. HELLO
AGAIN, ALEX GRAVES WITH THE IQ
IN SUPPORT, JUST BRIEFLY, I'D
LIKE TO SAY THAT THE ISSUE POSED
BY NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY IS
ILLUSTRATIVE OF ISSUES IT WOULD
FACE. ANY NONPROFIT UNIVERSITY
IN CALIFORNIA THAT, WHILE
ACCREDITED, IS NOT ACCREDITED BY
WOSC. AND AS THE HIGHER
EDUCATION LANDSCAPE CHANGES,
HIGH QUALITY INSTITUTIONS THAT
OFFER FULL LIBERAL ARTS
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DO NOT DO
NOT FIT THE SAME REGULATORY
STRUCTURE OR PURPOSE THAT HAS,
EXISTED IN THE PAST WITH THE
BUREAU. THIS HAS RESULTED IN
COMPLEX AND BURDENSOME
REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS
ATTENDING THOSE INSTITUTIONS. AB
ONE 3167 CREATES AN ALTERNATIVE
PATHWAY WHILE STILL PROVIDING
STRONG OVERSIGHT AND CONSUMER
PROTECTION IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE
ROLE OF BP AND IS INSTITUTIONS
MEET THIS HIGH STANDARD OF
HIGHLY QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONS.
WE THINK THIS STRIKES AN
APPROPRIATE BALANCE AND PATHWAY
MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SENATOR
JACKSON, CAN YOU JUST REITERATE
THE PROBLEM YOU'RE TRYING TO
SOLVE HERE? SURE, SURE, SURE. DO
YOU WANT ME? KIND OF LATE. SO
LAYMAN'S TERMS, RIGHT? THANK YOU
. SORRY. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY
BACK. THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THE
QUESTION. MIKE FERRARI,
ASSISTANT ASSOCIATE VICE
PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY,
BASICALLY, THE PROBLEM WE'RE
TRYING TO SOLVE IS THAT, THE
BUREAU'S REGULATIONS ARE REALLY
DESIGNED TO, TO REGULATE, AS MY
COLLEAGUE RENEE SAID, FOR PROFIT
PROGRAMS. BUT AS APPLIED TO
COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITIES THAT
OFFER FOUR YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS,
IT CREATES THE REGULATORY
REGIME, CREATES BURDENS ON ON
STUDENTS THAT BOTH IMPEDE THEIR
ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND ALSO DRIVE
UP THEIR COST OF ATTENDANCE. IT
ALSO CREATES BURDENS ON THE ON
INSTITUTIONS AS WELL IN TERMS OF
COMPLIANCE IN SEVERAL WAYS, I
CAN GIVE YOU A COUPLE OF JUST
EXAMPLES ON THE INSTITUTION, BUT
I NEED SOME EXAMPLES. SURE,
SURE. JUST GIVE ME A GIVE ME AN
EXAMPLE. SO IN TERMS OF THE
STUDENT ACADEMIC PROGRESS, THE
UNDECLARED MAJOR ISSUE THAT
RENEE JUST MENTIONED IS ONE, THE
STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FEE IS
ANOTHER. ON ON INSTITUTIONS,
UNDER THE BUREAU'S EXISTING
RULES, IF AN INSTITUTION LIKE
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY WANTS TO
OFFER A NEW DEGREE PROGRAM, IT
NEEDS TO MAKE AN APPLICATION TO
THE BUREAU THAT HAS TO BE SIGNED
AND BY EVERY MEMBER OF THE
INSTITUTION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES,
NOT ELECTRONICALLY, BUT WITH AN
ACTUAL WET PHYSICAL SIGNATURE,
AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE, YOU
KNOW, THAT'S DESIGNED SO THAT
THE TRUSTEES WHO ARE FIDUCIARIES
, CERTIFY THAT THEIR, YOU KNOW,
THAT THEY'RE PERSONALLY
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE, FOR THE
APPLICATION, BUT IN THIS, IN
THIS DAY AND AGE, A HIGH QUALITY
NONPROFIT INSTITUTION THAT THAT
IS VERY WELL ENDOWED AND HAS NO
RISK OF CLOSURE POSES NO
FINANCIAL RISK. AND SO, INSTEAD
OF HAVING A WET SIGNATURE, WHAT
WE'VE WE'VE TALKED TO THE BUREAU
ABOUT IS, HAVING JUST THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR THE
PRESIDENT, FOR EXAMPLE, MAKE
THAT APPLICATION, MAKE THAT
APPLICATION THAT'S ONE WAY.
THERE'S ONE OTHER ONE OTHER
THING I WANT TO DRAW YOUR
ATTENTION TO. AND THAT'S THE
STUDENT PERFORMANCE FACT SHEETS
THAT ARE REQUIRED FOR EVERY FOR
EVERY PROGRAM. NORTHEASTERN
CURRENTLY OFFERS OVER 400
PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BUT UNDER THE
BUREAUS AND UNDER THE BUREAUS,
SORRY. NORTHEASTERN IS CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE OVER 400
PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, BUT ONLY PROVIDES
CURRENTLY ABOUT 30 PROGRAMS. BUT
UNDER THE BUREAU'S RULES,
NORTHEASTERN HAS TO NORTHEASTERN
IN ANY INSTITUTION HAS TO
PREPARE A PERFORMANCE FACT SHEET
FOR EACH OF THE PROGRAMS THAT
ARE AUTHORIZED IN THE STATE,
EVEN IF THEY AREN'T OFFERED. AND
SO THAT CREATES A COMPLIANCE
BURDEN IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF
STAFF HOURS THAT IS REQUIRED TO
BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO COMPLY
WITH THAT, WITH THAT BURDEN. SO
THESE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS THAT,
SO YOU'RE TRYING TO SIMPLIFY THE
PROCESS WITHOUT ONEROUS. THAT'S
RIGHT. OR ANTIQUATED PROCESSES.
SO THIS WOULD CREATE A
REGISTRATION PROCESS. AND IF
THERE IS A PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF
THERE BEING A, INSTEAD OF THERE
BEING A SET OF REQUIREMENTS THAT
WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO FIT SORT
OF A SQUARE PEG INTO A ROUND
HOLE, WHAT YOU HAVE IS A
SITUATION WHERE AN INSTITUTION
LIKE NORTHEASTERN WOULD
PROACTIVELY LET THE BUREAU KNOW
THE BUREAU STILL HAS OVERSIGHT.
WE'LL LET THE BUREAU KNOW THAT,
THAT IT'S HAVING AN ISSUE, AND
IT COULD BE ADDRESSED. GOT IT.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? SEEING
NONE ARE SIMILAR, WE'D LIKE TO
CLOSE, RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR A
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A
SIMILAR CHEN FOR INTRODUCING
THIS BILL. I UNDERSTAND WHAT
YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH
HERE, AND I THINK IT MAKES SENSE
THAT AN EXPEDITED REGISTRATION
PROCESS COULD EXIST FOR HIGHLY
QUALIFIED NONPROFIT
INSTITUTIONS. I ASK YOU TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH BP GOING
FORWARD, AND ANALYSIS IDENTIFIES
SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE EXISTING
PROCESS, BUT LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE BILL HERE TODAY
WITH THAT. MADAM SECRETARY, I'M
SORRY, MY MOTION. A SECOND,
MOTION BY SENATOR JACKSON, A
SECOND BY SENATOR MURATSUCHI.
MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. FILE ITEM NUMBER 23, AB
3167. THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG HI FONG I TOR
ARAMBULA BURNER. CHEN CHEN I.
ALANIZ, IRWIN. JACKSON. JACKSON
I ADDIS MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA. THAT MEASURE HAS
FOUR EYES AND WE'LL KEEP THEM
OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ADD
ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. NEXT UP, I. I'D LIKE TO
WELCOME A SIMILAR SANTIAGO
PRESENTING ITEM NUMBER 12.
ASSEMBLY BILL 2093. WELCOME HEY,
SIR. WELL, MR. CHAIR, HOW ARE
YOU? GOOD HOW ARE YOU, SIR?
GOOD. THANK YOU. WELCOME THANK
YOU FOR LETTING US PRESENT, AB
AB 2093, WHICH IS CONTINUING THE
WORK OF FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
THE BOTH YOU AS THE CHAIR AND
MYSELF HAD BEEN WORKING ON FOR A
NUMBER OF YEARS, NOW THAT WE'VE
MADE FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO
ALL THOSE ELIGIBLE FIRST TIME,
FULL TIME STUDENTS, TO EARN AN A
OR THE OR, AS WE LIKE KNOW, IS
TWO YEARS, WE'RE NOW EXPANDING
THAT TO THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES CURRENTLY
DO FOR ALL THE SAME REASONS, WE
NOW KNOW THAT IF A STUDENT GOES
FULL TIME, THEY ARE MORE
SUCCESSFUL THAN A PART TIME
STUDENT. WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE
COST OF EDUCATION, LEAVES EVERY
STUDENT IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT
17,000. WHEN THEY'RE DONE, WE
HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY. NOW,
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES Dð
BACHELOR'S DEGREE TO EXTEND THE
WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. A FREE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ALSO KNOWN AS
THE CALIFORNIA, CALL THE PROMISE
PROGRAM, WHOSE GET TONGUE TIED
ON THAT ONE, TO THE BAS THAT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES CURRENTLY DO.
SO IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE THAT
WE NOW HAVE TWO YEARS OF
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. WE ADD THE
ADDITIONAL TWO YEARS SO A
STUDENT CAN NOW GO TO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE FOR FOUR YEARS UNDER
THIS BILL, ABSOLUTELY FREE,
LEAVE DEBT FREE AND EARN A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE, ALL IN NEAR
THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIKE THE
WONDERFUL DISTRICT OF THE LOS
ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND I
HAVE ONE WITNESS, JIM LONBORG,
PRESIDENT OF WEST LA. THANK YOU
SO MUCH. WELCOME THANK YOU.
WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR
FONG. AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE AGAIN. MY NAME IS JIM
LIMBAUGH. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF
WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE, AND
I'M SHARING TESTIMONY ON BEHALF
OF CHANCELLOR FRANCISCO
RODRIGUEZ AND THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. OUR
DISTRICT IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF
AB 2093. AS ASSEMBLY MEMBER,
SANTIAGO MENTIONED IN HIS
OPENING STATEMENT, THIS BILL
ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THIS
LANDMARK AB 19 AND AB TWO
LEGISLATION AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER SANTIAGO IN 2017, CREATED
THE CURRENT CALIFORNIA COLLEGE
PROMISE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES
TWO YEARS OF TUITION AND FEE
WAIVERS FOR FIRST TIME, FULL
TIME STUDENTS AT CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES. THAT LAW WAS
EXPANDED SUCH TO FULL TIME
RETURNING STUDENTS, AS WELL.
NOW, AB 2093 WILL FURTHER
BROADEN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE PROGRAM BY ALLOWING
STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR
BACCALAUREATE DEGREES TUITION
FREE AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAT
OFFER BACHELOR'S DEGREES.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES PLAY AN
ESSENTIAL ROLE IN PROMOTING
EQUITY IN THE LABOR MARKET BY
PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
INDIVIDUALS TO ACCESS HIGH
QUALITY POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
AT A LOW COST. FOR EXAMPLE, THE
TUITION COST COST OF AN LACCD
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IS
APPROXIMATELY $10,560, COMPARED
TO THE COST OF A CALIFORNIA
STATE UNIVERSITY, A FOUR YEAR
DEGREE, WHICH IS ESTIMATED AT
ALMOST $30,000 BASED ON THE FALL
2024 TUITION AND FEE SCHEDULES,
AND EVEN HIGHER FOR A UNIVERSITY
OF CALIFORNIA DEGREE IN CLOSING,
AB 2093 WILL HELP CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO BUILD THE
EDUCATED WORKFORCE THAT
CALIFORNIA NEEDS TO MAINTAIN ITS
PLACE AS ONE OF THE LARGEST
ECONOMIES IN THE WORLD, AND IT
WILL CREATE MORE FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS TO
ATTAIN THEIR GOAL OF A
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE. FOR THESE
REASONS, THE LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
RESPECTFULLY ASKS FOR YOUR AYE
VOTE ON AB 2093. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
THANK YOU. CHAIR FONG AND
MEMBERS MARK MCDONALD MGA
ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE
ANTELOPE VALLEY AND SAN DIEGO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS, AS
WELL AS THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BACCALAUREATE CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BACCALAUREATE
ASSOCIATION, ALL IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ARE THERE
WITNESSES IN OPPOSITION IN THE
HEARING ROOM? ARE THERE TWEENERS
IN THE HEARING ROOM
?
THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS FROM COLLEAGUES? WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THANK YOU. QUICK QUESTION.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER. IN TERMS OF THE
CAL GRANT, HOW DOES THE CAL
GRANT, PROCESS WORK IN TERMS OF
COVERING SOME OF THE COSTS FOR
THE STUDENTS AS, AS PROPOSED IN
THIS PROGRAM? I MEAN, IT WOULD
STILL APPLY FOR THE CAL GRANT,
LIKE IN ANY NORMAL PROCESS, THE
SAME WAY WITH THAT IS CURRENTLY
AVAILABLE TO PROMISE, COLLEGE
PROMISE STUDENTS, WE'RE NOT
SEEKING TO CHANGE THE CAL GRANT.
THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. DO WE
HAVE A MOTION A SECOND? WE HAVE
A MOTION A SECOND. SO MAY WE
LIKE TO CLOSE? YEAH.
RESPECTFULLY. AND ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU. SENATOR
SANTIAGO, FOR BRINGING THIS
MEASURE FORWARD. AND THANK YOU
FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EFFORTS
ON ASSEMBLY BILL TWO AND
ASSEMBLY BILL 19 OVER THE YEARS
TO EXPAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ACCESS AS A GREAT WORKING WITH
YOU ON THOSE MEASURES AT ON
THESE GOING FORWARD. AND THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CALIFORNIA
COLLEGE PROMISE HAS HELPED TO
ATTRACT STUDENTS TO CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TO HELP
EASE FINANCIAL BARRIERS. WE KNOW
THIS BILL WILL TAKE ADDITIONAL
IMPORTANT STEPS TOWARDS MAKING
COLLEGE A REALITY FOR ALL. AND
WITH THAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO
SUPPORTING THE MEASURE HERE
TODAY. THANK YOU, MADAM
SECRETARY. ROLL CALL. PLEASE
FILE ITEM NUMBER 12 AB 2093. THE
MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. FONG.
FONG AYE TO ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
AYE. BERNER CHEN CHEN AYE.
ALANIZ ERWIN. JACKSON A JACKSON.
AYE. ADDIS MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI
Â AYE. QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA
AYE. THAT MEASURE SIX AYES. AND
IT'S OUT AND WE'LL KEEP THEM
OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO
ADD ON. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, MR. SANTIAGO, NEXT UP
IS, WE'RE WAITING FOR AN AUTHOR
ON THIS ONE, BUT MAYBE WE CAN
DO, I'M SORRY, DOCTOR ARAMBULA,
SIMILAR ARAMBULA PRESENTING
ASSEMBLY BILL 2150. WELCOME.
THANK YOU TO THE COMMITTEE STAFF
FOR THE RECOMMENDED AMENDMENTS,
WHICH I ACCEPT. STUDENTS SHOULD
BE Ã SUPPORTED BY SOCIAL
SERVICES, WHICH ARE TAILORED TO
THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS. AB 2150
ESTABLISHES A STATEWIDE
KNOWLEDGE SHARING NETWORK OF
BASIC NEEDS. COORDINATORS AND
COUNTY LIAISONS OF HIGHER
EDUCATION IN A RECENT STUDENT
AID COMMISSION SURVEY OF
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE STUDENTS,
MORE THAN HALF OF THE STUDENTS
FACED HOUSING INSECURITY AND
OVER TWO THIRDS OF THE STUDENTS
FACED FOOD INSECURITY. FOR
STUDENTS WHO ARE ACCESSING OUR
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, IT IS
FRAUGHT WITH EXTRA COMPLICATIONS
AND STEPS THAT ARE OFTEN TIMES
NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD, EVEN BY THE
ADMINISTRATORS OF THESE
PROGRAMS. TO HELP STUDENTS
NAVIGATE THESE COMPLICATIONS, I
AUTHORED AB 1326. IN 2021, WHICH
ESTABLISHED A SINGLE POINT OF
CONTACT IN EVERY COUNTY CALLED A
COUNTY LIAISON OF HIGHER
EDUCATION, THAT INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION COULD REACH OUT
TO AND CONTACT FOR GUIDANCE.
UNFORTUNATELY, STUDENTS IN
DESPERATE NEED OF FOOD OR
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ARE
EXPERIENCING INCONSISTENT
SUPPORT ACROSS COUNTIES. AB 2150
ESTABLISHES QUARTERLY MEETINGS
TO SHARE INFORMATION, IDEAS AND
BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT
COUNTIES AREN'T LEFT TO THEIR
OWN. TO DEVELOP THESE EXPERTISE
IN A SILO. TESTIFYING IN SUPPORT
OF AB 2150 ARE GABBY DAVIDSON
WITH THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF FOOD BANKS AND AARON KUNST
WITH THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY
COMMUNITIES AT CHICO STATE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME. HI,
CHAIR AND MEMBERS, GABBY
DAVIDSON WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS. SO
COLLEGE IS HARD ENOUGH WITHOUT
HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT WHERE YOUR
NEXT MEAL IS GOING TO COME FROM
OR IF YOU CAN AFFORD RENT AND AS
ASSEMBLY MEMBER ARAMBULA
MENTIONED, A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE
FACING HOUSING AND FOOD
INSECURITY WITH DISPROPORTIONATE
LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY AND
HOUSING INSECURITY, WITH
INTERSECTIONAL IDENTITIES LIKE
RACE, CLASS, GENDER AND
IMMIGRATION STATUS. WHEN
STUDENTS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO OR
FACE BARRIERS TO RECEIVING
RESOURCES TO MITIGATE THESE
CHALLENGES, THE TOXIC STRESS OF
POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, AND
HUNGER THAT MAY FOLLOW HAS SHORT
AND LONG TERME ECONOMIC AND
SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THESE
STUDENTS. MANY COLLEGES HAVE
ESTABLISHED FOOD PANTRIES AND
BASIC NEED CENTERS, BUT THESE
ALONE CAN'T ADDRESS HUNGER AND
HOMELESSNESS. PROGRAMS LIKE
MEDI-CAL, CALWORKS, AND CALFRESH
ENSURE STUDENTS CAN ACCESS THE
RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO STAY
FED, HEALTHY AND HOUSED, WHILE
ALSO IMPROVING THE LOCAL AND
STATE ECONOMY. STUDIES
CONSISTENTLY FIND THAT THESE
SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS
POSITIVELY IMPACT STUDENTS AND
COMMUNITIES, AND I KNOW THIS
FIRSTHAND AS I USE CALFRESH WHEN
I WAS IN COLLEGE, AND IT HELPED
ME FOCUS ON SCHOOL, AND I'VE
HEARD COUNTLESS OTHER STUDENTS
SAY THE SAME WHEN I HELPED THEM
ENROLL AS A CALFRESH OUTREACH
ASSISTANT IN MY FORMAL, MY
FORMER POSITION. SO HOWEVER,
MANY STUDENTS, DESPITE BEING
ELIGIBLE, ARE NOT ENROLLED IN
THESE VITAL PROGRAMS. AN
ESTIMATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICE SHOWS THAT ONLY
ABOUT 18 TO 30% OF LIKELY
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED
IN CALFRESH. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR
THE IMPORTANT WORK DONE TO
ESTABLISH COUNTY LIAISONS AS THE
POINT OF CONTACT FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THEIR
COUNTIES, WE BELIEVE AB 2150
WILL BUILD ON THIS TO ENSURE
THAT COUNTIES, INSTITUTIONS OF
HIGHER EDUCATION AND
STAKEHOLDERS CAN MAXIMIZE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM EACH
OTHER AND IDENTIFY BEST
PRACTICES TO INCREASE AWARENESS
OF THESE PROGRAMS SO THAT
STUDENTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA CAN
GET ACCESS TO THESE PROGRAMS.
CFP IS PROUD TO SPONSOR AND WE
URGE YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
CHAIR. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
AND ASSEMBLY MEMBER, DOCTOR
ARAMBULA, I REALLY APPRECIATE
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TODAY
, YOU KNOW, WE ON BEHALF OF THE
CENTER FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
AND JUST APPRECIATE YOU
ADDRESSING THE URGENT NEED OF,
YOU KNOW, MAKING SURE THAT BASIC
NEEDS IS COVERED ON OUR COLLEGE
CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE AND
THAT WE'RE A LEADER WHEN IT
COMES TO SERVING OUR STUDENTS.
AS A CO-DIRECTOR OF THE LARGEST
CALFRESH, OUTREACH NETWORK IN
THE COUNTRY OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES
AND OFFERING SUPPORT TO ALL 149
PUBLIC COLLEGE CAMPUSES WITH
CALFRESH INSIDE AND TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE, WE HAVE UNIQUE
INSIGHTS WITH WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH BOTH COUNTY AND
HIGHER ED PARTNERS. AND SO IT'S
IMPORTANT, TODAY TO KIND OF
DISCUSS HOW WE CAN CONTINUE THE
MOMENTUM OF ELEVATING OUR
STATE'S COUNTY AND CAMPUS
PARTNERSHIPS TO INCREASE EQUITY,
COLLABORATION, EFFICIENCY, AND
ULTIMATELY BENEFITING OUR
STUDENTS, THE STATE AND THE
ECONOMY. SO YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE
WORK WITH ALL 158 COUNTIES. AND
I THINK AS DOCTOR ARAMBULA
MENTIONED, THERE ARE THERE ARE
SOME CHALLENGES. THERE'S ALSO
SOME INCREDIBLY INNOVATIVE AND
SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE
SEE BENEFITING BOTH CAMPUS AND
COUNTY STAFF, WHICH ALSO CREATES
MORE EFFICIENCIES, BETTER
PROCESSES FOR WORKING THROUGH
REALLY COMPLICATED APPLICATION
PROCESSES. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
RIGHT. AND SO UNTIL WE HAVE
FEDERAL ACTION TO MAKE, FOR
EXAMPLE, CALFRESH EASIER TO
ACCESS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS, I
THINK IT'S PIVOTAL FOR OUR STATE
TO, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
ELEVATING AND MAKING SURE THAT
ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
THESE PROGRAMS. AND A LOT OF
TIMES, RIGHT, STUDENTS FALL
THROUGH THE CRACKS WHEN THEY GO
TO FOR THEIR INTERVIEW OR
THROUGH THEIR, WORKING WITH
THEIR CAMPUS. AND SO WE REALLY
WANT THOSE TO BE, YOU KNOW,
CONJOINED AND WORKING TOGETHER
FOR, TO UPLIFT THIS WORK. AND SO
I SEE A WORK GROUP AND THE OTHER
ELEMENTS IN THIS BILL AS
CRITICAL FOR CONTINUING THAT
MOMENTUM. AND REALLY, YOU KNOW,
AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT COUNTIES
AND CAMPUSES CAN COLLABORATE AND
CAN TALK THROUGH THE BEST
PRACTICES ACROSS THE STATE,
RIGHT FROM A SMALL COUNTY TO A
LARGE COUNTY TO A MEDIUM COUNTY,
SO THAT THEY CAN REALLY, YOU
KNOW, ELEVATE AND SHARE THOSE
BEST PRACTICES TO BE MORE
EFFICIENT OVERALL WORKING
TOGETHER. SO I JUST REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND I
REALLY SEE THIS AS SOMETHING
THAT WILL UPLIFT OUR STUDENTS,
OUR EFFICIENCY AT OUR COUNTIES
AND CAMPUSES. AND AGAIN,
ULTIMATELY HELP OUR STUDENTS
MEET THEIR BASIC NEEDS WHILE
ALSO STIMULATING OUR STATE'S
ECONOMY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. OTHER
WITNESSES AND SUPPORT IN THE
HEARING ROOM. GOOD AFTERNOON,
LINDA WEI WITH WESTERN CENTER ON
LAW AND POVERTY AND SUPPORT.
OSCAR SANDOVAL WITH CENTER FOR
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND STRONG
SUPPORT. JESSICA DUONG WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT. CHAIR AND MEMBERS
AUSTIN WEBSTER WITH STRATEGIES
ON BEHALF OF THE FACULTY
ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AS WELL AS
MY COLLEAGUES AT CHEN, UP IN
SUPPORT. DANIELA RODRIGUEZ WITH
THE CALIFORNIA STUDENT AID
COMMISSION AND SUPPORT. GOOD
AFTERNOON, MAGGIE WHITE WITH THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY IN
STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. ARE THE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING
NONE A SIMILAR ARAMBULA. I'M
SORRY. THERE'S A. WELCOME. GOOD
AFTERNOON, AMANDA KIRCHNER. ON
BEHALF OF WWDA, WE DO HAVE AN
OPPOSED LETTER ON THE BILL RIGHT
NOW, ALTHOUGH I DO NOTE THE
AUTHOR'S AMENDMENTS. AND SO WE
WILL BE REVIEWING TO SEE IF THAT
ADDRESSES OUR CONCERNS, BUT
WE'LL NOTE THAT THESE PROTOCOLS
WERE JUST FINISHED WITH OUR
COUNTIES AND OUR UNIVERSITIES.
AND SO TO EXPAND OUT, THIS, THIS
PROGRAM, WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO
REDO SOME OF THOSE PROTOCOLS AND
THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL
WORKLOADS ON OUR ELIGIBILITY
WORKERS, WHICH WE THINK MIGHT
POSE, PARTICULAR CONCERN FOR OUR
RURAL COUNTIES WHERE THEY HAVE
SMALLER CAMPUSES AND STUDENT
POPULATIONS. BUT WE'LL CONTINUE
TO HAPPILY WORK WITH THE AUTHOR
ON THIS AND APPRECIATE HIS
COMMITMENT ON THIS ISSUE. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? A SIMILAR
QUIRK-SILVA I WANT TO THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD
AND ASKED TO BE A JOINT AUTHOR.
THIS KIND OF MODEL OF TAKING, OR
IMPLEMENTING, I SHOULD ACTUALLY
SAY, ACCESS FOR STUDENTS SEEMS
LIKE IT WOULD BE SEAMLESS. AND
YET WE KNOW DEPENDING ON YOUR
LOCATION AND EVEN DEPENDING ON
WHO THE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT MAY
BE, INTERFACES WITH, IT CAN BE
VERY SEAMLESS AND, VERY GOOD
PROCESS. OR IT COULD BE ONE
HURDLE AFTER ANOTHER. AND THOSE
SHARING OF BEST PRACTICES AT
THESE ROUND TABLES OR CONSORTIUM
REALLY WILL PROVIDE NOT ONLY,
GOOD INPUT ABOUT HOW TO MOVE
THROUGH THIS PROCESS, BUT MANY
OTHER PROCESSES, BECAUSE THAT'S
THE WHOLE POINT OF THESE
COLLABORATIVES, CONSORTIUMS, IS
TO COMMUNICATE AND TO REALLY
SAY, HOW DO WE MAKE IT A
SEAMLESS FOR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO
FOR THE PEOPLE PROVIDING THE
SERVICE BECAUSE THEY WILL GAIN
SOMETHING, IF THEY ARE ABLE TO
SAY, OKAY, THIS IS SOMETHING I
KEEP ENCOUNTERING, IS THIS A
BETTER WAY TO DO IT? SO I'M A
FIRM BELIEVER IN THAT. AND
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK IN THIS
AREA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS? SEEING NONE ARE
SIMILAR WE'D LIKE TO CLOSE,
PLEASE. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR,
FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT.
I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR AN AYE
VOTE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. A
SIMILAR ARAMBULA FOR CONTINUING
TO ADDRESS BARRIERS AND ACCESS
TO SOCIAL SERVICES FOR OUR
COLLEGE STUDENTS. WHILE I
UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY WELFARE
DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION HAS
CONCERNS REGARDING WORKLOAD AND
CAPACITY, IMPROVING ACCESS WILL
ALWAYS INCREASE WORKLOAD DUE TO
STUDENTS BEING ABLE TO ACCESS
AND RECEIVE BENEFITS THEY ARE
ENTITLED TO UNDER THE LAW. I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY. AND WITH
THAT, MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL
CALL. I'M SORRY, DO WE HAVE A
MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED BY MR.
MURATSUCHI, SECOND, SECOND BY
MR. ALANIZ WITH THAT, MADAM
SECRETARY, ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 15 AB 2150. THE
MOTION IS TO PASS, AS AMENDED,
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
FONG. FONG EYE TO EYE TO AYE.
ARAMBULA AYE. ARAMBULA. EYE
BURNER. CHEN CHEN. AYE. ALANIZ.
ALANIZ AYE. IRWIN. IRWIN. AYE.
JACKSON JACKSON. AYE. ADDIS
MURATSUCHI. MURATSUCHI. AYE.
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA AYE.
THAT MEASURES NINE EYES, AND
WE'LL KEEP THEM OPEN FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO ADD ON.
AND NOW PRESENTING OUR FINAL
BILL OF THIS HEARING, ASSEMBLY
BILL 2094, ON BEHALF OF VINCE
FONG, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME A
SUMMER ALANIZ. WELCOME TO THE
BILL. WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I HAD SIX
COMMITTEES TODAY. ANYBODY ELSE
WELCOME. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR
AND COMMITTEE. I'LL MAKE THIS AS
FAST AS POSSIBLE. THIS IS, I'M
PRESENTING FOR, VINCE FONG, MY
COLLEAGUE. AND SO I WILL START.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. MEMBERS, I
AM HERE TODAY TO PRESENT AB 2094
ON BEHALF OF THE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
, VINCE FONG. THIS IS A DISTRICT
BILL THAT WILL HELP GENERATE
CRITICAL REVENUE FOR BAKERSFIELD
COLLEGE. COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE
THE BEDROCK OF LOCAL HIGHER
EDUCATION AS THEY OPEN COUNTLESS
DOORS FOR CALIFORNIA'S PURSUING
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES, AB
2094 CREATES PARITY BETWEEN
COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OTHER
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
THROUGH EXPANDING BUSINESSES
OPPORTUNITIES AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT FOR BAKERSFIELD
COLLEGE TO DRIVE FUNDING FOR
STUDENT SERVICES AND ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS, MEMORIAL STADIUM
STADIUM AT BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE
OFFERS A LARGE CAPACITY WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO BRING MORE
ATTENTION AND EVENTS TO CAMPUS.
THE STADIUM REGULARLY HOSTS
SPORTING EVENTS, CONCERTS, AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND CAN SEAT
OVER 19,000 ATTENDEES, MAKING IT
ONE OF THE LARGEST STADIUMS ON A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS IN THE
STATE. ALLOWING ALCOHOL TO BE
SOLD AT THE STADIUM WILL BRING
REVENUE TO BENEFIT THE COLLEGES
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FROM
FOUNDATIONS AND STUDENT CLUB
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS. I'M
JOINED HERE WITH MARK MCDONALD,
ALSO ON BEHALF OF THE KERN
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND MEMBERS,
MARK MCDONALD. MY ADVOCACY. I'M
HERE TESTIFYING ON BEHALF OF
DOCTOR STEPHEN BLUMBERG, THE
CHANCELLOR OF THE KERN COMMUNITY
COLLEGE DISTRICT, IN SUPPORT OF
AB 2094, JUST TO BE BRIEF,
MEMORIAL STADIUM IS AN IMPORTANT
GATHERING PLACE THAT SHAPES THE
IDENTITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT THE DISTRICT SERVES. THE
STADIUM IS A HISTORIC VENUE THAT
HAS HOSTED SPORTING EVENTS FOR
NEARLY 70 YEARS, AS WELL AS
GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND
STATEWIDE PERFORMING ART EVENTS.
IT IS IN HIGH DEMAND FOR HOSTING
EVENTS BY NON COLLEGE GROUPS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. HOWEVER,
THIS CURRENT LAW MAKES IT
DIFFICULT FOR THE DISTRICT TO
ACCOMMODATE ALL OF THOSE
POTENTIAL VENDORS. AB 2094 WOULD
ENABLE MEMORIAL STADIUM AT
BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE TO SELL
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR SPORTING
EVENTS, CONCERTS AND OTHER
EVENTS, THE STADIUM IS ONE OF
THE LARGEST EVENT VENUES NOT
JUST IN BAKERSFIELD, BUT IN THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, AND WOULD
EASILY ACCOMMODATE LARGE EVENTS
THAT MAY OTHERWISE PASS BY THAT
COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, THANK
YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND
WOULD URGE YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK
YOU SO MUCH. ARE THERE WITNESSES
IN SUPPORT IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE WITNESSES IN
OPPOSITION IN THE HEARING ROOM?
ARE THERE TWEENERS IN THE
HEARING ROOM? COLLEAGUES, ANY
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? CNN,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER, WE'D LIKE TO
CLOSE. THANK YOU. THIS NARROW
EXEMPTION OFFERS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COLLEGE TO
BRING MORE EVENTS TO BAKERSFIELD
AND GENERATE REVENUE TO REINVEST
IN THE COMMUNITY'S EDUCATIONAL
PRIORITIES. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR YOUR AYE VOTE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
ASSEMBLYMEMBER, FOR BRINGING
THIS FORWARD ON BEHALF OF
SYLMAR, VINCE FONG. THIS MEASURE
MAKES A MODEST EXEMPTION, AND I
LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE
MEASURE HERE TODAY. WITH THAT,
MADAM SECRETARY, ROLL CALL,
PLEASE. I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE A
MOTION ON THIS? I'M SORRY. OKAY.
WE DO. SO, YES, MADAM SECRETARY,
ROLL CALL, PLEASE. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 13 AB 2094. THE MOTION IS
DUE. PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. FONG A FONG AYE TO A
TO AYE. ARAMBULA. ARAMBULA AYE.
BERNER AYE. BERNER AYE. CHEN
CHEN AYE. ALANIZ AYE. ALANIZ
AYE. IRWIN. IRWIN AYE. JACKSON
I. JACKSON AYE. ADDIS MURATSUCHI
. VÌ. MURATSUCHI. AYE.
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. AYE.
THAT MEASURE IS TEN EYES AND
IT'S OUT. AND WE'LL KEEP IT OPEN
FOR ADDITIONAL MEMBERS TO ADD
ON. THANK YOU CHAIR. THANK YOU.
COMMITTEE. THANK YOU MARK. AT
THIS TIME NOW WE'LL ENTERTAIN
ADD ONS. WE'LL DO THE CONSENT
CALENDAR AND THEN WE'LL GO
THROUGH ITEM BY ITEM, AND THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE,
MADAM SECRETARY. ROLL CALL ON
THE ADD ONS FOR THE CONSENT
CALENDAR, PLEASE. IS. THE
CONSENT CALENDAR INCLUDES FOUR
BILLS. FILE ITEM NUMBER 11, AB
2057. THE MOTION IS DO PASS, AS
AMENDED, TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE FILE ITEM NUMBER 16,
AB 2277. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
FILE ITEM NUMBER 18, AB 2702.
THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE AND
FILE ITEM NUMBER 19, AB 2834.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I, BERNER I
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I ERWIN
I ERWIN I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA I THAT MEASURES 11
EYES. THANK YOU SO MUCH
COLLEAGUES. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER ONE, ASSEMBLY BILL 1790.
FILE ITEM NUMBER ONE AB 1790.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS AS AMENDED
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER I,
BERNER I, ALANIZ. ALANIZ I IRWIN
IRWIN I QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA
I THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES. THAT
MEASURE HAS 11 AYES AND IT'S OUT
NOW ON ITEM NUMBER TWO, FILE
ITEM NUMBER TWO AB 2047. THE
MOTION IS Dð PASS AS AMENDED TO
APPROPRIATIONS ARAMBULA ARAMBULA
I BERNER. BERNER I ALANIZ.
ALANIZ I ERWIN IRWIN I ADIS
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I THANK
YOU, COLLEAGUES. THAT MEASURE IS
TEN EYES. WE'LL KEEP THEM OPEN
FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ADD
ON. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER
THREE. FILE ITEM NUMBER THREE AB
2048. THE MOTION IS Dð PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
BERNER. BERNER I CHAIR. ALANIZ I
, ALANIZ I IRWIN IRWIN I ADIS
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA. I THANK
YOU COLLEAGUES, THAT MEASURES
TEN EYES AND WE'LL KEEP THEM
OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
TO ADD ON. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER FOUR, FILE ITEM NUMBER
FOUR AB 2326. THE MOTION IS Dð
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER I
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I IRWIN
IRWIN I QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA
I. THAT MEASURE IS 11 AYES.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER FIVE. FILE ITEM NUMBER
FIVE AB 2407. THE MOTION IS Dð.
PASS TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
BERNER I BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ
I IRWIN IRWIN I QUIRK-SILVA
QUIRK-SILVA. I THANK YOU,
COLLEAGUES, THAT THE MEASURE HAS
11 AYES. NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER
SIX. FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX AB
2492. THE MOTION IS Dð PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
BERNER. BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ
I ADIS. QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA
I THANK YOU COLLEAGUES, THE
MEASURES TONIGHT AND WE'LL KEEP
THEM OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS ADD ON. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER SEVEN, FILE ITEM NUMBER
SEVEN AB 2608. THE MOTION IS Dð
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER.
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I ADIS.
QUIRK-SILVA I QUIRK-SILVA I.
THAT MEASURE IS TEN EYES AND
WE'LL KEEP THEM OPEN FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS. ADD ON. NEXT
UP IS FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
FILE ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AB 2987.
THE MOTION IS Dð PASS AS AMENDED
TO THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
TO TOR I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I
BERNER. BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ
I IRWIN. IRWIN I ADIS.
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I. THAT
MEASURE IS TEN EYES AND WE'LL
KEEP THEM OPEN FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OUT ON. NEXT
UP ITEM NUMBER NINE FILE ITEM
NUMBER NINE AB 1780. THE MOTION
IS Dð PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO NOT
VOTING TO NOT VOTING ARAMBULA.
Ã. ARAMBULA I BERNER I BERNER I
ALANIZ. ALANIZ NOT VOTING IRWIN
IRWIN I ADIS MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I. THE MEASURE IS A
SEVEN EYES, AND WE'LL KEEP THE
DOOR OPEN FOR ANY ADDITIONAL
MEMBERS TO ADD ON AND TO NOT
VOTING, NEXT UP IS ITEM NUMBER
TEN, FILE ITEM NUMBER TEN AB
1818. THE MOTION IS DUE PASS AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE TO. NUMBER TEN. YES
ALL RIGHT. TO I ARAMBULA
ARAMBULA. I BERNER. BERNER I
CHEN. ALANIZ. ALANIZ I IRWIN.
IRWIN I ADDIS. ADDIS I
QUIRK-SILVA. QUIRK-SILVA I. THE
MEASURE IS TEN EYES AND IT'S
OUT. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 12,
FILE ITEM NUMBER 12. AB 2093.
THE MOTION IS DUE. PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO NOT
VOTING. TO NOT VOTING. BERNER.
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ. NOT
VOTING IRWIN. IRWIN I ADDIS AB
ES I. THE MEASURE IS NINE EYES
AND TWO NOT VOTING THAT MEASURES
OUT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS FILE
ITEM NUMBER 13. FILE ITEM NUMBER
13 AB 2094. THE MOTION IS DUE
PASSED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ADDIS ADDIS I THANK
YOU COLLEAGUES, THAT MEASURES 11
EYES AND IT'S OUT. NEXT UP IS
ITEM FILE ITEM NUMBER 14. FILE
ITEM NUMBER 14 AB 2104. THE
MOTION IS Dð PASSED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER.
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I IRWIN
IRWIN. NOT VOTING ADDIS. ADDIS I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I. THE
MEASURE IS TEN EYES AND ONE NOT
VOTING. THANK YOU COLLEAGUES.
NEXT UP IS ITEM FILE NUMBER 15.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 15 AB 2150. THE
MOTION IS DUE PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
BERNER I BERNER I ADDIS. ADDIS I
. THAT MEASURE IS 11 EYES AND
IT'S OUT. THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER 17. FILE ITEM
NUMBER 17 AB 2507. THE MOTION IS
Dð PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER.
BERNER I IRWIN. OR OR. I'M
SORRY. ADDIS. ADDIS I MURATSUCHI
MURATSUCHI I QUIRK-SILVA VÀ I
QUIRK-SILVA I THAT MEASURE HAS
11 EYES AND IT'S OUT. THANK YOU.
NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM NUMBER 20.
FILE ITEM NUMBER 20 AB 2953. THE
MOTION IS Dð. PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER.
BERNER I IRWIN. IRWIN I ADDIS.
ADDIS I MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I. THAT
ITEM HAS 11 EYES AND IT'S OUT.
NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM 21, FILE
ITEM NUMBER 21 AB 3015. THE
MOTION IS Dð. PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO I TO
I ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER.
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I IRWIN
IRWIN I ADDIS. ADDIS I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I. THAT
MEASURE IS 11 EYES AND IT'S OUT.
THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM
22. FILE ITEM NUMBER 22 AB 3158.
THE MOTION IS Dð PASS TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ARAMBULA ARAMBULA I BERNER I
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I IRWIN.
IRWIN I ADDIS I ADDIS I
MURATSUCHI MURATSUCHI II I
QUIRK-SILVA QUIRK-SILVA I THANK
YOU COLLEAGUES. THAT MEASURE HAS
11 EYES AND IT'S OUT. NEXT UP IS
FILE ITEM 23. FILE ITEM NUMBER
23 AB 3167. THE MOTION IS DUE.
PASS TO THE BUSINESS AND
PROFESSION COMMITTEE TO I TO I
ARAMBULA LÀ ARAMBULA I BERNER I
BERNER I ALANIZ. ALANIZ I IRWIN.
IRWIN I ADDIS I ADDIS I
QUIRK-SILVA I QUIRK-SILVA I
THANK YOU COLLEAGUES. THAT
MEASURES 11 EYES AND IT'S OUT
AND LET'S DO ADD ONS FOR, IF YOU
DON'T MIND, A COUPLE MORE ITEMS,
PLEASE. THANK YOU. SO. IF WE CAN
DO A ADD ONS FOR A FEW MORE
ITEMS. MADAM SECRETARY, THANK
YOU
.
FILE ITEM NUMBER TWO AB 2047.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS, AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ADDIS. ADDIS. I THAT
MEASURE HAS 11 EYES. THANK YOU.
COLLEAGUES. NEXT UP IS ITEM
NUMBER THREE. FILE ITEM NUMBER
THREE AB 2048. THE MOTION IS Dð.
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ADDIS
ADDIS I THAT MEASURE IS 11 EYES.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES NEXT UP IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER SIX. FILE ITEM
NUMBER SIX AB 2492. THE MOTION
IS Dð PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ADDIS
ADDIS I THAT MEASURE AS 11 EYES.
THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES NEXT UP IS
FILE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. FILE
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AB 2608. THE
MOTION IS Dð PASS AS AMENDED TO
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
ADDIS. ADDIS, I THANK YOU SO
MUCH. THAT MEASURES 11 EYES AND
IT'S OUT, NEXT UP IS FILE ITEM
NUMBER EIGHT. FILE ITEM NUMBER
EIGHT AB 2987. THE MOTION IS Dð
PASS AS AMENDED TO THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. ADDIS
ADDIS I THAT MEASURE 11 EYES AND
IT'S OUT. THANK YOU. COLLEAGUES.
FILE ITEM NUMBER NINE AB 1780.
THE MOTION IS DO PASS, AS
AMENDED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE. ADDIS. ADDIS I THAT
MEASURE AS EIGHT EYES THREE NOT
VOTING. AND IT'S OUT, THANK YOU
SO MUCH, COLLEAGUES, FOR A
ROBUST HEARING HERE TODAY. AND
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
ENGAGEMENT, FOR YOUR INSIGHTS.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO
TESTIFIED, ESPECIALLY ON OUR
CALL TO ACTION BILL PACKAGE, AND
TO ALL THE WITNESSES AND TO ALL
THE TESTIMONY HERE TODAY. AND
APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES. THANK
YOU TO THE ASSEMBLY HIGHER
EDUCATION COMMITTEE STAFF FOR
YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS AS
WELL. OUR NEXT HEARING IS ON
TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD AT 1:30 P.M.
IN STATE CAPITOL HEARING ROOM
ONE, TWO, SEVEN. AUTHORS AND
STAKEHOLDERS, PLEASE MAKE SURE
YOU'RE ENGAGING EARLY WITH OUR
MY COMMITTEE STAFF ON YOUR
MEASURES. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
AGAIN, COLLEAGUES, AND THANK YOU
TO EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH
TODAY'S HEARING. WITH THAT, THE
ASSEMBLY HIGHER EDUCATION
COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED