Senate Standing Committee on Appropriations

The Senate Committee on appropriations will now come to order. Good morning, everybody. We are holding our hearing today in room 2200 of the O Street building. I ask that all members of the Committee come to the hearing room so that we can begin the hearing. We are going to be a little shorthanded today. We've been notified that Senators Ashby and Wahab will be absent. And thankfully, Senator Niello will be sitting in for Senator Seyarto for this hearing. Welcome to the Appropriations Committee, Senator Niello.

Thank you very much.

It's a difficult task, but someone has to do it. We have 60 measures on today's agenda, all of which are suspense candidates. All members with bills before the Committee have waived presentation, with one exception. But in all of the cases, we will take testimony from the public on each item. I also want to announce that SB 1253 by Senator Gonzalez is still listed in the daily file, but that measure will be rescheduled for our hearing next week.

Additionally, the Department of Finance has indicated that they do not have a file on any of the measures before the Committee, and their representatives will not be here to present. Before we begin, I want to remind the witnesses to limit their testimony to the fiscal aspects of the bill, which is what this Committee deals with. And please refrain from lengthy policy discussions and repeating prior testimony in your comments. Before we begin today on the measures before us, let's establish a quorum. Madam assistant, please call the roll.

[Roll Call]

A quorum has been established. Now we can move on to the business of the day. So first up is Senate Bill 892 by Senator Padilla. This is a suspense file candidate, and Senator Padilla has waived presentation. So we'll go directly to the witness testimony. Is there anyone present who would like to testify in support of SB 892? Seeing no one come forward, is there anybody here to testify in opposition to SB 892? No movement.

Again, thank you to our witnesses, this bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 892 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 893 by Senator Padilla. Is there. Senator Padilla has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support? Welcome.

Good morning, Madam Chair. Chris Micheli, on behalf of the Los Angeles area Chamber of Commerce, in support of the measure. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else here in support? Is there anyone here in opposition to SB 893? Seeing none. This is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 893 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1006 by Senator Padilla. Senator Padilla has waived presentation. So we'll go directly to witness testimony. Is there anyone here to testify in support of SB 1006? Anybody here to testify in opposition to SB 1006? Seeing none. This bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 1006 will move to suspense.

Moving on to SB 1049 by Senator Padilla. Senator Padilla has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 10? Anybody here to testify in opposition of SB 1049? This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1049 will move to suspense. Next is SB 1105 again by Senator Padilla. Is there anyone here that would like to Senator Padilla has waived presentation. Anyone here that would like to testify in support?

Hello, my name is Yusef Miller. I'm with the Clean Earth for Kids and the North County Equity and Justice Coalition, the North County Climate Change Alliance, ESP, eco sustainability, ESP facts, grandparents for action, and safe agriculture, safe schools in support.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else in support of SB 1005? Seeing no one. Is there anyone in opposition? Seeing no movement, this bill is a suspense file candidate. So SB 1105 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1241 by Senator Padilla. Is there anybody. Senator Padilla has waived presentation. Welcome, sir.

In support, Youssef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Clean Earth for Kids, the North County Environmental Justice Coalition, and the ESP facts grandparents for action, and Safe Agriculture Safe kids are in support.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support of SB 1241? Is there anybody in opposition to SB 1241? Seeing none. This bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 1241 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 896 by Senator Dodd. Senator Dodd has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 896?

Madam Chair, good morning. Chris Micheli, on behalf of the LA area Chamber of Commerce, in support of Senator Dodd's bill. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone in opposition to SB 896? Seeing none. This bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 896 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1014 by Senator Dodd. Senator Dodd has waived presentation testimony in support.

Madam Chair. Chris Micheli, on behalf of Humboldt Redwood Company and Mendocino Redwood Company in support of Senator Dodd's bill. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone in opposition to SB 1014? Seeing no opposition, this bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 1014 will move to suspense. SB 1380 by Senator Dodd. Senator Dodd has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 1380?

Good morning, Madam Chair. Well, Carlos Machado with California School Board Association cosponsor on 1380. We're in support of the bill, obviously. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Anyone else in support of the Bill? Is there anyone who would like to testify in support of SB 1380? This Bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 1380 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 903 by Senator Skinner. Senator Skinner has waived presentation on this Bill. Is there anyone who would like to testify in support?

Yusef Miller, Clean Earth for Kids, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Grandparents for Action, North County Climate Change Alliance, the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice, and Safe Agriculture, Safe Schools in support.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else that would like to testify in support of SB 903 by Senator Skinner? Testify in opposition?

Good morning, Madam Chair and Members. Tim Shestek with the American Chemistry Council, in opposition. Thank you.

Thank you.

Good morning, Madam Chair. Silvio Ferrari on behalf of the California Building Industry Association, in opposition, who has labeled this a housing killer. Thank you.

Good morning, Chair. Adam Regele with the California Chamber of Commerce in respectful opposition as a job killer. Thank you.

Good morning. Bret Gladfelty with Apex Group on behalf of AGC incorporated, in opposition.

And good morning, Members. Rob Spiegel, California Manufacturers and Technology Association. This is a manufacturing breaker and appreciate your time.

Thank you.

Dennis Albioni, behalf of Spand. We are opposed. Also, on behalf of several agricultural organizations, we remain opposed as well. Thank you.

Thank you. Anyone else in opposition? This Bill is a suspense candidate.

Yeah.

Without objection, SB 903 will move to suspense. We're going to move on to SB 950 by Senator Skinner. Senator Skinner has waived presentations, so we'll go directly to those in support. Is there anybody that would like to testify in support.

Yusef Miller, CleanEarth4Kids, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice, ESP, Eco Sustainability, Grandparents for Action and Safe Agriculture, and Safe Schools in support.

Thank you very much.

Anyone else in support? Anyone in opposition to SB 950? Seeing no opposition, this bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 950 will move to suspense. SB 907 by Senator Newman. Senator Newman has waived presentation. Is there anyone in the room that would like to testify in support? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition?

Good morning, Madam Chair, Committee Members. Tom Sheehy, on behalf of the Orange County Board of Education. The staff analysis has identified almost a million dollars in costs associated with this bill, which comes from adding new trustees, which that'll be a cost in perpetuity, which comes from reorganizing Orange County's election process, and which comes from a new redistricting process, which this bill will trigger by adding the additional trustees. All of those costs are going to add up to over one million dollars.

Legislative Counsel has keyed this as a mandate, which means that this cost will ultimately be borne from the state General Fund. And with respect to the trustee cost, that means the General Fund will be paying for those trustees and their health insurance and their per diem and all the rest of it in perpetuity. It also means that all of your constituents will be paying for the cost of these trustees down in Orange County.

We would respectfully ask that this bill be held on suspense when the time comes. Thank you, and with me today, I have the President of the Orange County Board of Education, Mr. Tim Shaw.

Thank you.

Good morning. Tim Shaw, the President of the Orange County Board of Education. Our Board unanimously took a position to oppose Senate Bill 907. As Mr. Sheehy indicated, it is a very costly bill that we find to be, frankly, unnecessary. We recently went through our redistricting process. We didn't hear a single comment about adding trustees or changing the time of our election. So it's not really been an issue for us in Orange County, so we would respectfully ask for you to hold this bill. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Is there anyone else that would like to testify in opposition? Seeing no further testimony? The bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 907 will move to suspense. SB 1080 by Senator Newman. Senator Newman has waived presentation. Is there anybody in the room that would like to testify in support of SB 1080?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Activists San Diego, Poway Interfaith Team, and Escondido Together in support.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else who would like to testify in support? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition to 1080? Seeing none. This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1080 will move to suspense. SB 1171 by Senator Newman. Senator Newman has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of 1171? Is there anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 1171? Seeing no testimony, this bill is a suspense file candidate.

So without objection, SB 1171 will move to suspense. SB 1263 by Senator Newman. Senator Newman has waived presentation on this bill. So we'll go directly to witness testimony in support. Anyone here in support. Is there anyone in opposition to SB 1263? Seeing neither. This bill is a suspense file candidate. So, without objection, SB 1263 will move to suspense. SB 945 by Senator Alvarado-Gil. Senator Alvarado-Gil has waived presentation. Witnesses in sport.

Madam Chair, Chris Micheli, on behalf of Humboldt Redwood Company, in strong support of the bill. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support? Is there anybody here in opposition to SB 945? Saying, no one. This bill is a suspense file candidate. So, without objection, SB 945 will move to suspense. SB 1396 by Senator Alvarado-Gil, who has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of her bill? Anybody who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1396? Seeing no testimony?

This bill is a suspense file candidate, so we're going to move it to the suspense file, without objection. And that's 1396. Moving on to SB 951 by Senator Wiener. Senator Wiener has waived a presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of 951. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 951? Seeing no testimony, the Bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 951 will move to suspense. SB 988 by Senator Wiener.

Senator Wiener has waived presentation on this bill as well. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of 988? Is there anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 988? This Bill is a suspense file candidate. So, without objection, SB 988 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 987 by Senator Menjivar. Senator Menjivar has waived presentation. Is there anybody here that would like to testify in support of SB 987?

Is there anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 987?

Good morning, Madam Chair. Willie Pelote, on behalf of AFSCME, AFSCME Local 685, and AFSCME Local 1967, in strong opposition to the bill.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else who would like to testify in opposition?

Yusef Miller, CleanEarth4Kids, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, the North County Climate Change Alliance, Eco-Sustainability Peeps, FACTS, Grandparents for Action, and Safe Agriculture Safe Schools, in support.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support? Is there anybody that would like to testify in opposition to 1112? Seeing none, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so SB 1112 without objection will move to suspense. SB 1193 by Senator Menjivar. Senator Menjivar has waived presentation on this bill, so we'll move on to witness testimony in support. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support?

Yusef Miller, CleanEarth4Kids, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, the North County Climate Change Alliance, FACTS, Grandparents for Action, Safe Agriculture, Safe Schools, and California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice, in support.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else who would like to testify in support? Is there anyone who would like to testify in opposition to 1193? Seeing no testimony, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1193 will move to suspense. SB 996 by Senator Wilk. Senator Wilk has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 998? Is there anyone here that would like to testify in opposition of SB 998? Seeing no testimony? I'm sorry.

SB 996. Let's start that over. Anybody in support of SB 996? Anybody in opposition to SB 996? This is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 996 will move to suspense. Thank you. Moving on to SB 1029 by Senator Min. Senator Min has waived presentation. Is there anybody here who would like to testify in support of SB 1029? Is there anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 1029? Seeing none, this bill is a suspense file candidate.

Without objection, SB 1029 will move to suspense. SB 1078 by Senator Min. Senator Min has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support?

Yusef Miller, CleanEarth4Kids, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, the North County Climate Change Alliance, Grandparents for Action, and Safe Agriculture Safe Schools, in support.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else who would like to testify in support? Is there anyone who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1078? Seeing none, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1078 will move to suspense. SB 1378 by Senator Min. Senator Min has waived presentation on this bill as well. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1378?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, CleanEarth4Kids, Grandparents for Action, North County Climate Change Alliance, and the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice, in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone here to testify in opposition to SB 1378? This bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1378 will move to suspense. SB 1041 by Senator Portantino. Senator Portantino has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1041? Anyone here to testify in opposition to 1041? Seeing neither, the bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1041 will move to suspense.

We're going to skip the next presentation--the next bill. My understanding is Senator Grove would like to present on her bill, so we'll wait until she gets there. Moving on to SB 1066 by Senator Blakespear. Senator Blakespear has waived presentation. Is there anybody here that would like to testify in support of SB 1066?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, CleanEarth4Kids, North County Climate Change Alliance, Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice, Grandparents for Action, Safe Agriculture Safe Schools, in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone here to testify in opposition to 1066? Seeing none, this is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1066 will move to suspense. 1077 by Senator Blakespear. Senator Blakespear has waived presentation. Is there anyone here to testify in support of SB 1077? Anyone here to testify in opposition of SB 1077? Seeing neither, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1077 will move to suspense. SB 1092 by Senator Blakespear. Senator Blakespear has waived presentation on this bill. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Activist San Diego, in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone here to testify in opposition? Seeing no one, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1092 will move to suspense. SB 1082 by Senator Eggman. Senator Eggman has waived presentation. Is there anyone here to testify in support of SB 1082?

Theresa Comstock with the California Association of Local Behavioral Health Boards and Commissions, in support.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone in opposition to SB 1082? Seeing no opposition, the bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1082 will move to suspense. SB 1238 by Senator Eggman. Senator Eggman has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 1238? Anybody here to testify in opposition to SB 1238? This bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1238 will move to suspense. SB 1108 by Senator Ochoa Bogh. Senator Ochoa Bogh has waived presentation as well.

Is there anyone here to testify in support of 1108? Anyone here to testify in opposition to SB 1108? Seeing no testimony, this bill is a suspense file candidate, and without objection, SB 1108 will move to suspense. SB 1468. Senator Ochoa Bogh has waived presentation on her bill. Is there anybody here that would like to testify in support of SB 1468? Is there anyone here to testify in opposition to SB 1468? Seeing no testimony, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1468 will move to suspense. SB 1143 by Senator Allen. Senator Allen has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would wish to testify in support of SB 1143?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, CleanEarth4Kids, the North County Climate Change Alliance, Grandparents for Action, Safe Agriculture Safe Schools, and Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice, in support.

Thank you.

And nurses--I'm sorry--California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice.

Thank you.

Good morning. Mike Robson, here on behalf of Worthington Enterprises. We're a producer that would be covered by--that has products covered by this bill and believe it's a good bill, so we'd urge your support. Thanks.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone here to testify in opposition to SB 1143? This bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1143 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1231 by Senator Allen. Senator Allen has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1231? Anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 1231?

Seeing none, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1231 will move to suspense. We're going to go back to Senator Grove. Welcome this morning. SB 1043 by Senator Grove. She is here. We're happy to see you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to thank the chair for allowing me to present this bill. It's one of our children's protection packages that we have a lot of joint authors on from our Senate colleagues. And so I do thank you for the opportunity to present today. I'm here to present SB 1043, the Accountability and Children's Treatment act, which would create more transparency surrounding the use of restraints and seclusion rooms in short term residential therapeutic programs, also known as STRTPs.

Some of California's most vulnerable children are housed in these STRTPs, including foster youth who have been previously sexually exploited. With this knowledge, we must require the highest level of transparency and accountability in the care for this vulnerable population. SB 1043 is a simple transparency measure which will require to provide a public dashboard by January 1st, 2026 that displays the data and use of restraints and seclusion rooms in STRTPs.

This data will include the number of incidents when restraints and seclusions were used, the duration of time, and if there were any injuries or deaths, along with other necessary data. This is all data that the California Department of Social Services is already required under statute to collect and maintain. Currently, STRTPs are required to provide a debrief to patients anytime restraints or seclusions are used.

SB 1043 will require DSS to include on the dashboard a written description of those debriefs, including the identifying information, excuse me, excluding the identifying information of all those involved. The Department of Social Services has been instructed through statute, again, it's already law to make the restraints and seclusions use available to the public. However, although they're required to collect and maintain the data, they have failed to make it available to the public for the last seven years since the creation of STRTPs.

Unfortunately, the public dashboard wasn't created when we had a budget surplus, and now that we have a budget deficit, I don't want that to be the continued reasons of why we're not implementing this very important policy. The health and safety of our children under the state's care should be our top priority. My office has repeatedly asked for the cost estimate from the California Department of Social Services to find out how much the dashboard would cost to implement.

However, we were not provided this information until late Friday afternoon. I look forward to sitting down with DSS and finding out if there are any cost savings and measures that we can implement in order to help reduce this unbelievably high estimate of $1.7 million for its implementation and $1.6 million annually for maintenance. It seems incredibly high as an estimate for DSS since they're already required to collect the information.

DSS has stated that they will need the funds to support the development quote development and continuous quality improvement of the data collecting methodology to perform data analysis and reporting and respond to a Public Records Act or PRA request regarding data and the public dashboard, as well as collect data for reporting and manual restraint use directly from the facilities. Members, again, DSS is already required to be collecting and maintaining this data.

I'm incredibly concerned that they would require additional staff positions to perform these duties they should already be fulfilling. Required by current law, dashboards are created through other state agencies have much lower cost associated with the implementation and maintenance. I would encourage the Department to seek out support from those other agencies, which I'd be glad to provide to them so that they could learn how to lower their cost associated with implementing the dashboard such as the one required under SB 40.

Members, this measure accountability in children's treatment other accountability in children's treatment is just that, a simple transparency measure. And we're asking DSS to establish a public dashboard in order to ensure that there is the highest level of transparency in caring for our most vulnerable. California has already invested millions of dollars bringing our youth back from other states where we knew and found out that they were abused. We acted immediately, invested $8 million to bring them back. We are now housing them in state STRTPs.

We already know on a dashboard that DSS already has the complaints, broken arms, broken bones, you know, people being put in seclusion rooms, but they don't provide the information of how long. They don't provide the information that we're asking for here on transparency. The whole purpose of this bill is to get this information provided to us so as we, as policymakers, if we need to introduce legislation to keep these children safe, then we should be able to do that based on correct information and data.

Respectfully ask for an aye vote. Again, I realize that because of the cost estimates, it's going to go on suspense, but I really do appreciate the chair allowing me to present this important bill.

Well, I appreciate your presentation, focusing on the fiscal aspects of it, and you make some really good points there. It's worth looking at. And I know that your priority has been protecting children. So I really appreciate this. I'm going to see if we have any questions from the Committee, any questions on the fiscal part of it. Thank you very much. There are no questions and we'll take a look at it and be in conversations with you.

Thank you, Madam Chair. And just briefly on other agencies. SB 928 Reyes of 2023 was chapter signed into law. It was minor cost required the California Department of Social Services to create a dashboard SB 1145 Laird 2022 was chaptered again for the ARB, the California Air Resources Board, and its approximately $210,000 for initializing the dashboard and ongoing services. And I look at the way that government is run on the fiscal component of it.

You know, we all have a heavier workload and our offices in April than we do in December. And it's hard for me to believe that if we require our ledge Director, our Chief of Staff, or our scheduler to go outside of their work capacity to do something that we need done in April because of the workload that we have, that we have to have additional resources do, that, our staff jumps in, gets the job done.

Know why we have to continually fund additional tasks for state agencies. We should probably look at that as a body, too, because I think that's where a lot of our expense comes in our budget. But thank you again, Madam Chair, for your willingness to let me present this bill today.

Absolutely. Thank you very much for your presentation. This Bill is a suspense file candidate. Ah, yes, we do need to see if there's support in opposition. Is there anyone here to speak in support of SB 1043?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Activists San Diego, and Clean Earth for Kids in support of this bill.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support of SB 1043? Is there anyone here to speak in opposition to SB 1043? Seeing none. Thank you very much. This is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1043 will move to suspense. Moving on. SB 1332 by Senator Allen. Senator Allen has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 1332? Anyone who is here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 1332? Seeing neither.

This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1332, we'll move to suspense. SB 1406 by Senator Allen. Senator Allen has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1406? Anybody here that would like to testify in opposition to 1406? Seeing no testimony? This bill is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 1406. We'll move to the suspense. SB 1422 by Senator Allen. Senator Allen has waived presentation.

Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1422? Saying no testimony? This is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1422 will move to suspense. SB 1450 by Senator Allen. Is there Senator Allen has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1450? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1450, seeing no testimony?

This is a suspense file candidate, so SB 1450 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1151 by Senator Hurtado. Senator Hurtado has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of 1151? Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support? I mean, excuse me. In opposition to SB 1151, seeing neither. This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1151 will move to suspense. SB 1157 by Senator Hurtado, who has waived presentation.

Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1157?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Activists San Diego, and Mosques Against Trafficking in support of this bill.

Thank you. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition, seeing no further testimony? SB 1157 is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, it will move to the suspense file. Moving on to SB 1163 by Senator Dahle. Senator Dahle has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 1163? Anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 1163? Seeing no testimony?

This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1163, we'll move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1207 by Senator Dahle. Senator Dahle has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 1207? Anyone here who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1207? Seeing no further testimony or no testimony at all? This bill is a suspense file candidate, so SB 1207, without objection, will move to this suspense. SB 1188 by Senator Laird.

Senator Laird has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 1188? Anyone here who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1188?

I'm sorry, I meant to stand up in support. Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, and Activists San Diego in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support that I missed? Back to opposition. Anyone here in opposition to SB 1188? Seeing no opposition. This is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 1188 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1201 by Senator Durazo. Senator Durazo has waived presentation. Is there anyone that would like to testify in support of SB 1201? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1201 seeing no testimony. This is a suspense file candidate. Without objection, SB 1201 will move to suspense.

SB 1255 by Senator Durazo, who has waived presentation on this bill as well. Those in support of SB 1255?

Yusef Miller, activist, San Diego North County Equity and Justice Coalition in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Anyone in opposition to SB 1255? This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1255 will move to suspense. SB 1325 by Senator Durazo. Senator Durazo has waived presentation. Is there anyone who would like to testify in support of SB 12? 1325. Anyone who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1325? Seeing no further testimony, this bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1325 will move to suspense. SB 1220 by Senator Limon.

Senator Limon has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to testify in support of SB 1220? Anybody who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1220? This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1220 will move to suspense. SB 1376 by Senator Gonzalez. Senator Gonzalez has waived presentation. Is there anybody that would like to testify in support of SB 1376? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition to 1376? This bill is a suspense file candidate as well.

So without objection, SB 1376, we'll move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1425 by Senator Gonzalez, who has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1425? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1425? This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1425 will move to suspense. Moving on to SB 1277 by Senator Stern. Senator Stern has waived presentation. Is there anyone that would like to testify in support of SB 1277?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition and Activist San Diego in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone here that would like to testify in opposition to SB 1277?

Seth Morrison with Jewish voice for Peace. This Bill uses state money to exceptionalism the Jewish Holocaust at the expense of all the other holocausts that are going on. And the California Teachers Cooperative, which this Bill enshrines, has been started by Holocaust organizations and of the 14 Members of this group, seven of them, seven of them are Jewish Holocaust organizers, which means it will be impossible for all the other genocides, especially the one going on now in Gaza, to be taught to our students. Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

Daniel Childs, also with Jewish voice for peace from Oakland. I am Jewish myself. I also oppose this Bill unless amended. It's a bias Bill, funding bias groups and education that lead to racism. I myself only learned about the Holocaust growing up, didn't know about all these other genocides, which is horrible. Special treatment for the Holocaust is not okay. It's working with biased groups, as my colleague said, that don't recognize the current genocide of the Palestinian people recognized by the ICJ.

And these groups represent the interests of a foreign government, Israel. This Bill needs to be amended to treat all genocides the same and not finance bias organizations. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Again, if you could speak to the fiscal aspects of it that would be great.

Jasmine Virk, activist from Oakland, California. I stand in opposition to this Bill as it is currently written. I respectfully ask that it be amended to include education around the United nations, international law, and the Genocide Convention, and be neutral by not placing any emphasis on any genocide in particular. Thank you

Thank you.

I'm Clyde Leland from Jewish Voice for Peace in Berkeley. And I'm opposed to this Bill because by funding this Bill, we are actually promoting a certain degree of Anti Semitism by prioritizing the Jewish Holocaust over all the other genocide that has happened over history and the one that is happening right now, which causes people to resent the Jewish people and the influence that they have. And so I am calling for this to be amended so that money is not spent to miseducate our youth. Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Marie Hoff with Jewish Voice for Peace, Shasta county. I'm here to encourage the amending of this to reflect a more accurate rendering of what constitutes genocide in order to properly put our funding towards a view of genocide that is just more inclusive and is more accurate, and that's a more appropriate use of funding, in my opinion.

Thank you very much. Is there anyone else who would like to speak in opposition to SB 1277? Thank you for being here today. I appreciate your input. This Bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1277 will move to suspense. SB 1311 by Senator Stern. Senator Stern has waived presentation. Is there anyone here who would like to speak in support of SB 1311?

Good morning. Alejandro Solis, on behalf of the clean power campaign and support. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Anyone else in support? Is there anyone who would like to speak in opposition to SB 1311? This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1311 will move to suspense. SB 1509 by Senator Stern. Senator Stern has waived presentation on this bill. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1509? Anybody who would like to testify in opposition SB 1509? Seeing neither. This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1509.

We'll move to suspense. SB 1316 by Senator Wahab. Senator Wahab has waived presentation. Is there anybody that would like to testify in support of SB 1316?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Clean Earth for Kids, and Activists San Diego in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Anyone that would like to testify in opposition to SB 1316? Seeing no further testimony, this Bill is a suspense file candidate. So, without objection, SB 1316 will move to suspense. SB 1328 by Senator Bradford. Senator Bradford has waived presentation, and for that I am eternally grateful. Is there anyone here who would like to testify in support of SB 1328?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice coalition, and Activists San Diego in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Anyone in opposition to SB 1328? This bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1328 will move to suspense. SB 1415 by Senator Glazer. Senator Glazer has waived presentation. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in support of SB 1415? Anyone who would like to testify in opposition to SB 1415?

Yusef Miller, North County equity and Justice Coalition, Clean Earth for Kids, and Activists San Diego in support.

Okay, very good. Thank you. Anyone else in support or in opposition? This bill is a suspense file candidate. So without objection, SB 1415 will move to suspense. SB 1443 by Senator Jones. Senator Jones also has graciously waived presentation on his bill. Is there anyone here who would like to speak in support of SB 1443?

Yusef Miller, North County Equity and Justice Coalition, Activists San Diego in support.

Thank you. Anyone else in support? Anyone in opposition to SB 1443? This bill, again, as well as a suspense file candidate, so, without objection, SB 1443 will move to suspense. And last but not least, SB 1465 by Senator Archuleta. Senator Archuleta has waived presentation on his bill. Is there anyone here that would like to speak in support of SB 1465? Is there anyone here that would like to speak in opposition to SB 1465?

Seeing neither, this bill is a suspense file candidate, so without objection, SB 1465, we'll move to suspense. And with that, that concludes our agenda for today. I want to thank everyone for participating in today's hearing and invite you to come back when we do our big file. We've concluded the agenda, and the meeting of the Senate Committee on appropriation is adjourned. It.