Anybody else wishing to testify or any questions on SB 2936? Seeing none, um, Senator Inoy. >> Thank Thank you, Chair. Uh we'll proceed with SB2850 and this is relating to parking with persons with disabilities and it provides that people who are blind or deaf are eligible to apply for and receive a disabled paid parking permit. The uh disability and community access board Christine Pagano >> or representative sorry about that. for me in opposition. >> Okay, thank you very much. Uh, next up, State Council of Development Disabilities who stand our testimony in opposition as well. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, testifying for the deaf and blind task force. We have communication uh from Lois Erdichek. >> Oh, okay. Thank you. And that's um in support. >> Is that in support or opposition? >> Support. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh let's see. There's four, five, six.
We simply can't fund a full-time teacher with five kids in one class of kids in the class. It's not economically feasible. >> So, if we do pass this the way it is and there is a need down the road, we can always change it. Correct. >> Correct. We could always buy a position, hire someone back. >> Yeah. Okay. But I hear what I hear, Stephen. I think what you're saying in a nutshell though is that you do that, but then the danger is you're you're not going to be able to get those grants coming in because you don't have that position to offset applying for those. >> You you do we still would receive those grants 100%. You just uh our matching dollar value decreases. So, our percentage of of received from the state would go down. >> Well, I'm sorry, interrupt, make sure it's clear.
It doesn't work very well. And I have mowers out there now. I have a tractor that just sits outside. I have all their carts sit outside. The principal's cart sits outside because there's no storage. There's nothing. There's nowhere for him to put anything to where it's secure. So, in that I'm working on getting the last bay of that for bay. Um, getting a just a a wall ran up to the top of the raptors with a rollup door. Um, and then entrance door on the side to where the guys can actually park stuff in there, lock it up, not have to worry about it. My guys out there don't they cannot they tools they can't leave tools on a car. everybody else here, OCI, they can have all their tools, jump on their cart, and go and they can go take care of what they need to take care of.
All those in favor? I >> any opposed? None. Great. >> Next up is board policy 5125.1, release of directory information. Again, it is recommended that the board approve board policy 5121, release of directory information. >> I'll also move to adopt uh this board policy for first reading and also waving the second reading. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I. And finally, um, D5, exhibit 5125.1, release of directory information. It is recommended the board review and adopt this exhibit um as information of first reading, waving the second reading to meet our March 1st deadline. >> Your motion. >> I will move to adopt this uh exhibit. and for first reading and waving the second reading. >> I'll second. >> All those in favor? >> I Okay, awesome. Are there any requests for staff followup? Any items for future agendas? All right. Is there a motion for adjournment?
So again, this consistency from the DOE as to where and how you folks are looking at some of these programs really concerns me, >> right? You see the inconsistency here. >> Um I I will still go back to we fully support student books and student publishing. We support um civic engagement opportunities. And in this case, we're not asking for additional money from the legislature, >> but you may have to at some point if there's no money and you can't raise the money, right? >> Well, I think then this opportunity might not be available, but the opportunity to teach civics's education will still be available and the opportunity for students to take informed action will still be available. I would hope that you would had that same attitude earlier because this this first line says the department supports this whereas in the other case said we cannot support.
Let's see. Four testimonies. Um and I will read these because two are on Zoom. in opposition. Marie Hutfold, James Gashel. >> James Gashel right here. I'll just stand on our written testimony for National Federation of Line of Hawaii. Just urging you not to pass this bill, but instead to have a working group with DAB to uh consider this and make recommendations for the legislature next year. >> Thank you, James, for being here. On Zoom, it KD kind >> not present on Zoom. Chair. Okay, thank you. And >> is also here. >> Thank you so much. I'm sorry. Did I miss you? >> Marie cut. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Thank you so much. We did get your uh communications. Okay. Next, Virgil Stinette uh on Zoom. >> Also not available on Zoom. Chair. >> Thank you. It uh that's in opposition. We have two other persons in opposition.
So, >> the person retiring is has a higher salary. person that's coming over from West Valley. So if they're still getting it, it's a lower amount because that's teacher making us less. If if someone from West Valley resigned, moved away, and we hired an experienced a teacher, we only get 12 years service in our contract, but still not much. >> No, you're you're still going to see a reduction in in your your funding value. Um but far less as as losing a whole decision. >> It's just a matter of of how much. I can't give you that number, right? Um, >> yeah, that number changes every year for the position of funding from the state based on how many people. >> Okay. >> So, did you make a motion? >> I'll move to approve. >> Second on it. >> I'll second it. >> Second this reduction statement.
They don't have that option out there. So, they're just grabbing here, grabbed there, put back, put back. I want them to be able to just go to their cart, it stays the way it is, and we're good to go. So, that's something that I'm working on hopefully sooner than later to get that taken care of. Um and uh one other thing is is the talk we've been talking is getting the portable the 12x60 portable that sits on the outside of the cafeteria that's not being used for whatever situation is um is I'm going to use it. I'm going to move that to the back and actually give the maintenance and operations, the three guys that are there, an actual place to where they have an office where they can store stuff. Um, again, their office is a small area about where you guys are sitting, but it's under that whole barn covered in tarps which leak.
So again I I find a huge inconsistency going on. >> Senator, >> so do you believe that a trust fund is the best way to set this up? >> Um because when you take a look at audit reports generally they've been recommending that we close a lot of our trust funds, right? I I I think trust fund is an opportunity and I would have to defer that question. Um and I can get back to you. >> So So there was no you know and I don't know if this is your bill or what but I I guess was there any thought of the foundation doing this public school foundation >> because it's mostly philanthropic dollars, right? >> Correct. Correct. But I I will get back to you with the um >> Okay. Well, because it would be it would be good to understand how many trust funds does DOE have?
Annette Tashiro and Joel Ko not here in opposition. Uh Johnny May Perry in support. Opposition Rodney uh Gold and that's you're here as well. >> Yes. >> Okay. Uh you're in opposition. >> Thank you so much. Sherry Shimizu in support. Laura Safransky in support. Is there anyone else wishes to speak to SB2850 hearing? >> This is Morice. I did submit testimony, but I don't know if you had it received it in time. >> No, that's okay. Um, are you here to testify? I will allow you to testify. >> Position just briefly. >> Oh, sure. >> Sure. Madam Chair, >> uh, can you come and Yeah. Can you manage to find a seat right here? >> Of course. >> Okay. and speak into the mic. And uh you prefer standing up. >> That's fine. >> Just move a little in the back here. >> You can sit down right here.
It's in the board packet. All those in favor? I >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. >> And Mr. Mr. Booth and I have conversation with you about possible ground cover. That's possible. We'd love to do it. >> No, 100%. >> I promise to try to be a dig. I just um >> I just want to be as as clear as I can with with the board. I have sometimes you guys don't get to see all the all the pieces that come with that different pieces. So, I just wanted to be able to give a little bit of clarity as some of the things coming our way >> and thank you for coming. Yeah, thank you. Our every single meeting >> I try. >> And you give valuable information and I love your ideas and I'm curious to see if you can make your idea of doing an AD intro to AD in the middle school.
So, when you go in there when it's raining, the floor is soaked and just not I don't know. I'd like to get them an area to where they have a space. They don't have to worry about it leaking. They can organize them in as well. Take the things out of their seat containers, organize it inside that that space. All their their electrical like their electric guns and tools that don't need to be outside. They can stay in there. And then I can utilize one of those portables to actually park a tractor in and it can be under lock and key. and I can still have space on the other side that I've been talking about. So, that's something that I've gotten priced on. I'm trying to get the best price that I can to move it from one point to another. It's not cheap. Um, and I think moving at 1,000 ft would be as expensive it is.
I know other departments have it. Okay. Right. >> And and how are we doing with our management of those other type of funds if if this does move forward. So, >> okay. I'll get that information. >> Thank you. >> I guess the question is is begged is how many trust funds do you have? >> That's I I'm going to get that information to you. >> I I don't know off hand. We don't know any. Maybe does border education [clears throat] know. You know how many trust funds the deal we have? >> How many trust funds? >> We don't know. I didn't even know we had trust funds. >> Interesting. Anybody knows? No. Maybe. Maybe chat GPT knows. [laughter] >> Yeah. >> I don't know either this point. Um, Senator C, did you have questions? >> No questions. >> No. >> Okay. Thank you very much.
>> Thank you so much for being here and having patience as well. >> The mic's right here. >> All right. Mahalo, Madam Chair, vice chair, and uh distinguished members. The While I appreciate the spirit and >> state your name, please. >> My name is Maurice Pereé, and I stand in opposition. I'm not I I appreciate the spirit and the uh intent of the bill. Um but what I I have to oppose because of the language because blindness and deafness is uh set up as a presumption of incapacity and diminish capacity. Uh I would not want to have anyone excluded from from this uh accommodation for people who actually need it. Um but for those of us who are blind or deafness in and of itself does not mean that we cannot walk more than 200 yards. So I just would also lend my support to any working group that would uh help to refine the language and change it so that it um uh could be considered on on a a more equitable basis.
That would be amazing. >> I don't know how that would work, but >> yeah, that I'm sorry. Have you spoken to Chickley yet? I have spoken with with their their principal. Um he was very impressed with our program at eighth grade day. Um as well as a few of their board members. And so um they they are also in budgetary issues. So we would have to um you know figure out how that would work for them and if that would be something they would be on board forum at this time. But but they are open to the possibility of trying to go down that route. Um and in the effort to stop loss for us. I think that's a a valiant effort to try to to guide a program even with same thing with you know Mr. Jones's class um partnering with Tree of Life.
So, I'm working on that situation, trying to find out the best way possible. And last but not least is working with a company um that works directly with PG& in regards to updated lighting, thermostats, energy saving roofing material um and possible energy saving situations for the AC and heat um units. When it comes to that, it would be more or less the motors in that. And so that's a that's a districtwide with the three schools. They initially came out talked to us um but we didn't qualify for what they for what the what the situation was because of the because of Wasuma and the solar farm and as much as it produces they looked at that as a whole and so in that P Gen came out with some other ideas of what they can do to help with energy efficiency and one of those being metal roofs which works out in our favor because this whole school is metal roof and also the flat roofs.
>> Senate Bill 3279 also relating to the Department of Education establishes the board of education internal audit office to conduct program and fiscal evaluations. The Department of Education's key strategic initiatives to identify program improvements and provide other benefits. requires the board of education to establish standing committee with a scope that includes audit related responsibilities. Prohibits the department of education from expending FY2627 appropriated monies for certain auditor evaluation specialists and related positions and expenses. Let's see. Superintendent Department of Ed. >> Good afternoon, chair, vice chair. Um, Tammy Chun, Department of Education. Uh, the Department of Education provides comments on the bill. We are primarily pointing out concerns with two things. One is the timeline that's in the bill. The bill would leave the Department of Education or the Board of Education without an internal audit office for one year as currently written. And the second is the personal impacts um of the way that this the staffing would transition.
So >> mahalo. >> Thank you. Thank you so much for being here as well. Is there anyone else wishes to speak to SB285 >> chair? My name is Peter Fritz. >> I have a few I have a few comments. I'm on Zoom. >> Okay. State your name again, please. >> Okay. My name is Peter Fritz and I have some comments. Not taking a position either way. But when I read DAB testimony saying we don't want to do it because it's going to make parking harder. The issue isn't whether or not a parking is harder. The issue is whether or not there's a safety basis for doing this. And so as I look at this, the question is first um how much pressure will this be on? I've done some research and there's a small percentage of people that might be included to increase this um the capacity.
They have a wood shop program over there that is doing great things from what I I'm on their board for um for their grant that they have. I I volunteer on that and so I'm trying to connect with those folks as well. >> After the the February break next week, make an appointment with Scott and then we'll talk. >> Perfect. Thank you. >> Okay, moving on to 6.4. Four, summer school calendar. Do we have any comments on that calendar? >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Move to second. All those in favor? >> I unanimous 6.5 memorandum of understanding with California State University Merrced which guarantees admission to high school district students. >> I actually did make a title on this. It's not California State University. It's University of California. So my fault you don't know >> University of California Merrced, right? >> Yes. >> UC it's a normal normal thing we do right with these things.