NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

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Sep 7, 2017 - As leaders of the nonprofit community in California, we write to express our opposition to AB 1250 and to
NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Abode Services

Domestic Abuse Center

North County Connection

Alameda Council of Community Mental Health Agencies - ACCMHA

ElderHelp

Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc.

Alpha House "A Place for New Beginnings"

Exceptional Family Center

Nurse Builders Academy

Alternative Family Services

Family Builders by Adoption

PDAP of Ventura County, Inc.

Amador Cancer Research Foundation

Family Service Agency

Peer Recovery Services (Wellness Center of San Joaquin County)

Angels Camp Museum Foundation

Goodwill Industries of San Joaquin Valley, Inc.

Potrero Kids

Ann Martin Center

Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness

Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA)

Big Valley Endowment Foundation

Grounded Guild

San Francisco Human Services Network

Cambridge Academies

Helping Hand Worldwide, Inc. (The)

San Francisco Study Center

Caster Center, The Nonprofit Institute, University of San Diego

Humboldt Pomona Grange #19

SCC Senior Care Commission

Catalyst Domestic Violence Services

Humboldt Skatepark Collective

Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council

Choral Singers of Marin

Intersection for the Arts

Southern California Horticultural Society, Inc.

Community Revitalization and Development Corporation

Janis Brewer Consulting

Stanislaus Family Justice Center

Creative Connections, Inc.

KIPP

Storyteller Children's Center, Inc. dba: Pueblo Storyteller

Creative Life Change Institute

Mission Council

T.E.R.I., Inc.

Desert Sanctuary, Inc.

MSK Solutions, Inc., dba Mile High

Valley Restart Shelter

Do Something Now!

Neighbors Building a Better Altadena

Without Permission Women Organized to Make Abuse Non-Existent, Inc.

September 7, 2017 The Honorable Kevin De Leon Chair, Senate Rules Committee State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Assembly Bill 1250 (Jones-Sawyer). Counties: Contracts for personal services. As amended on September 5, 2017: OPPOSE Dear Senator De Leon,

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

As leaders of the nonprofit community in California, we write to express our opposition to AB 1250 and to ask that you hold the bill in Senate Rules Committee. Nonprofits across the state remain alarmed at the provisions in AB 1250. There is widespread concern that the bill will reduce services to vulnerable members of communities while adversely impacting the nonprofits providing those services through contracts with counties. We have combed through the bill – including the recent amendments – to look for ways to amend it so that it is workable across the spectrum of different nonprofit services and counties, but frankly so many of the provisions are confusing, vague and unfeasible that it has proven impossible to craft amendments that will solve the problems with the bill. AB 1250’s requirements are far too onerous, adding many restrictions and raising costs without boosting real accountability. AB 1250 will drive up unfunded overhead and compliance costs and includes disclosure requirements that could be in violation of HIPAA and other privacy laws and conflicts with other state and federal laws. And while the most recent amendments eliminate the costly and cumbersome audit requirements, the bill’s remaining provisions continue to apply to all contracts with nonprofits for “personal services currently or customarily performed” by county employees, require cost savings to be “clearly justified,” and mandates that cost comparisons exclude overhead from county costs. We have met several times with the bill’s proponents to share these and other concerns in detail and to request that the nonprofit sector be exempted. That request has been rejected on multiple occasions by the bill’s proponents who said they were not making any further exemptions. But the new amendments include new and expanded exemptions for construction contracts and a limited range of health services contracts. An array of state statutes and federal laws already set limits on how counties can contract with outside service providers. We are very concerned that passage of AB 1250 will result in a halt on nonprofit contracting – a prospect the counties are saying unequivocally will occur – or else be so delayed that they cause serious adversity to the low-income and marginalized Californians nonprofits serve. We are concerned about some misconceptions that understate the negative impact of AB 1250. Contrary to what has sometimes been stated, AB 1250 would apply not only to new contracts, but also to existing contracts when they come up for renewal. Some proponents claim that AB 1250’s provisions are included in California State Government Code 19130, and this simply reinforces those codes, but in fact AB 1250 contains numerous provisions that go much further than the state requires. There are important reasons that counties turn to nonprofits to partner with them on delivery of critical services such as health and human services, animal welfare, juvenile justice, domestic violence, immigration matters and more. Nonprofits have a long and proven track record of providing quality, cost-effective, linguistically appropriate, and culturally competent services that are geographically located in the heart of rural and urban communities. In fact, as noted in CalNonprofits’ seminal report, Causes Count: The Economic Power of California’s Nonprofit Sector, over 80 percent of Californians have confidence that nonprofits act in the public’s interest and deliver quality services, operate efficiently and spend money wisely. AB 1250 could not be proffered at a worse time. Communities are particularly fearful right now and people are shying away from government contact. Nonprofits have built trusted relationships in those communities, making this an especially bad time to end contracting with nonprofits. Additionally, with a federal administration that has suggested significant cuts, the simple truth is California’s nonprofits,

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

especially those serving our underserved communities through health and social services, are under particular threat of federal destabilization. Many of us are allies with labor on opposing the privatization of government jobs (and many other issues of common cause, such as the successful campaign to raise the minimum wage). But AB 1250 distorts how decisions should be made about providing critical services for our communities. A county’s decision to allocate funds for services is complex, and includes technical expertise, experience, efficiency, cultural and linguistic competency, and geography. At the core of county agency and board of supervisor decisions is a commitment to community. Because of the harm that would result, putting into disarray the system of providing crucial services to millions of Californians, we urge you to hold AB 1250 in Senate Rules Committee.

Sincerely, Robert Lowe Chief Operating Officer American Society on Aging* San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Celeste DeWald Executive Director California Association of Museums* Santa Cruz Senate District 17 | Assembly District 29

Joel Kirsch President American Sports Institute* Mill Valley Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10

Liz Helms President & CEO California Chronic Care Coalition* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7

Bruce Saltzer Executive Director Association of Community Human Services Agencies Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53

Lorena Campos Public Policy Associate California Coalition Against Sexual Assault* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7

Derrell Kelch Executive Director California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, Inc.* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7

Jyl Marden Executive Director California Consortium for Urban Indian Health* San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 19

Sue Sigler Executive Director California Association of Food Banks* Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Rick Schlosser Executive Director California Council of Churches IMPACT* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 8

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Charles Bean Executive Director California In-Home Supportive Services* Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Jan Masaoka CEO CalNonprofits* San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Robin Bowen Executive Director California Parenting Institute* Santa Rosa Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10

Marilyn Geller Chief Executive Officer Celiac Disease Foundation* Woodland Hills Senate District 27 | Assembly District 45

Krista Niemczyk Public Policy Manager California Partnership to End Domestic Violence* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7

Kim Kruckel Executive Director Child Care Law Center* San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Mark LeBeau, PhD, MS Chief Executive Officer California Rural Indian Health Board, Inc.* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 8 Kris Lev-Twombly Executive Director California State Alliance of YMCAs* Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53 Bob Lanter Executive Director California Workforce Association* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Carmela Castellano-Garcia President and CEO CaliforniaHealth+ Advocates* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Colleen Lazanich CEO CalNonprofits Insurance Services* Capitola Senate District 17 | Assembly District 29

Jessica Haspel Senior Associate, Child Welfare Policy Children Now* Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18 Sharon Rapport Associate Director, California Policy Corporation for Supportive Housing* Los Angeles Senate District 30 | Assembly District 53 Evelyn Abouhassan Senior Legislative Advocate Disability Rights California* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Colin Bailey Executive Director Environmental Justice Coalition for Water* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Erin Smith Executive Director Family Violence Appellate Project* Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Christopher Martin Legislative Advocate Housing California* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Eric Dowdy Executive Vice President LeadingAge California* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Patricia Jones CEO League of California Community Foundations* Jamestown Senate District 5 | Assembly District 8 Salena Copeland Executive Director Legal Aid Association of California* Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18 Zima Creason President & CEO Mental Health America of California* Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 8 Myron Quon National Director National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse* Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53 Jason Sutton Business Manager National Center for Youth Law* Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18 Margaret Morrow President and CEO Public Counsel* Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53

Chad Carlock Attorney-at-Law The Alliance Supporting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities* Davis Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Tracy Jordan French Administrator United States Servas, Inc.* Arcata Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2 Peter Manzo President & CEO United Ways of California* South Pasadena Senate District 25 | Assembly District 41 Sara Edson Treasurer Big Valley Endowment Foundation Adin Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 Lynda Roath Bookkeeper Child Advocates of Nevada County Nevada City Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 William Rutledge President Community Revitalization and Development Corporation Redding Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 Doreen Bradshaw Executive Director Health Alliance of Northern California Redding Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 Lynn Dorrah CEO Hill Country Community Clinic Round Mountain Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Dave Jones CEO Mountain Valley Health Center Bieber Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1

Jessica Brown Client Services and Prevention Director Tahoe SAFE Alliance Kings Beach Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1

C. Dean Germano CEO Shasta Community Health Center Redding Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1

Edie Jessup Secretary/Treasurer Affordable Homeless Housing Alternatives Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

April Carlton Project Director Shasta County Child Abuse Prevention Coordinating Council Redding Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1

Michael Scippa Director of Public Affairs Alcohol Justice San Rafael Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10

Tami Fraser CEO Shingletown Medical Center Shingletown Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 Colleen Nelson Program Supervisor ShiningCare, Inc Redding Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 Malaika Bishop Co-Director Sierra Harvest Nevada City Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 William Valena Fiscal Officer Strong Family Health Center Alturas Senate District 1 | Assembly District 1 Laurene Park President Syzergy, Inc. Gold River Senate District 1 | Assembly District 8

Jay Berlin CEO Alternative Family Services Santa Rosa Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2 Jaffa Wahlberg Board Member Arcata House Partnership Arcata Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2 Donna Garske Executive Director Center for Domestic Peace San Rafael Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10 Marcus Small Executive Director Center for Restorative Practices San Rafael Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10 Kerry Venegas Executive Director Changing Tides Family Services Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Jan Pedersen Schiff Executive Director Choral Singers of Marin Mill Valley Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10

Rebecca Wissing Chief Financial Officer McKinleyville Family Resource Center Mckinleyville Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Susan Wright Executive Director Creative Life Change Institute Corte Madera Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10

Lucresha Renteria Executive Director Mendocino Coast Clinics Fort Bragg Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Heidi McHugh Community Education and Outreach Coordinator Food for People Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Carole Press CEO Mendocino Community Health Centers Ukiah Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Peggy Pryor General Manager Humboldt Mediation Services Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Tim Rine Executive Director North Coast Clinics Network Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Taffy Stockton Coordinator Humboldt Network of Family Resource Centers Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Terry Coltra Executive Director Northern California Indian Development Council, Inc. Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Dwight Winegar President / Master Humboldt Pomona Grange #19 Arcata Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Val Martinez Executive Director Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Charles Caldwell Director Humboldt Skatepark Collective Arcata Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Deirdre Bernard-Pearl Medical Director Santa Rosa Community Health Centers Santa Rosa Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10

Libby Maynard Executive Director Ink People, Inc. Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2

Kate Sullivan President Sonoma Action for Equine Rescue Sebastopol Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Richard Dale Executive Director Sonoma Ecology Center Eldridge Senate District 2 | Assembly District 4 Mary Denton CEO Sunny Hills Services San Anselmo Senate District 2 | Assembly District 10 Alexandra Pierangeli Executive Director Symphony of the Redwoods Fort Bragg Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2 Donalyn Sjostrand Executive Director Tri-County Independent Living Eureka Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2 Mary Szecsey CEO West County Health Centers Guerneville Senate District 2 | Assembly District 2 Robin Affrime CEO CommuniCare Health Centers Davis Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Betty Jo Dubois Co-Executive Director Contra Costa ARC Martinez Senate District 3 | Assembly District 14 Michele Grupe Executive Director Cope Family Center Napa Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4

The Rev. Robert T. Fuentes Executive Director Faith in Action: Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of Solano County Fairfield Senate District 3 | Assembly District 11 Shelee Loughmiller Board of Director Humane Society of the North Bay Vallejo Senate District 3 | Assembly District 14 David Wagner CEO Kaleidoscope Adult Day Program Petaluma Senate District 3 | Assembly District 10 Rob Weiss Executive Director Mentis Napa Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Myra Binstock Treasurer NAMI Solano County Fairfield Senate District 3 | Assembly District 11 Terence Mulligan President Napa Valley Community Foundation Napa Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Kathleen Dreessen Executive Director Napa Valley Community Housing Napa Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Tracy Lamb Executive Director Nurturing Empowerment Worth Safety (NEWS) Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse Services Napa Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Pedro Toledo Chief Administrative Officer Petaluma Health Center Petaluma Senate District 3 | Assembly District 10 Suzie Shupe CEO Redwood Community Health Coalition Petaluma Senate District 3 | Assembly District 10 Sandy Stelter Treasurer Solano Pride Center Fairfield Senate District 3 | Assembly District 11 Jenny Ocon Executive Director Up Valley Family Centers of Napa County Saint Helena Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Katie Villegas Executive Director Yolo County Children's Alliance Davis Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Zane Hatfield Agency Relations Coordinator Yolo Food Bank Woodland Senate District 3 | Assembly District 4 Anastacia Snyder Executive DirectorCatalyst Domestic Violence Services Chico Senate District 4 | Assembly District 3

Steven Hepworth Business Manager Children's Hope Foster Family Agency Gridley Senate District 4 | Assembly District 3 Trudy MacPhee Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Feather River Senior Citizen's Association Inc. Oroville Senate District 4 | Assembly District 3 Alison Tudor Executive Director Alliance for Community Transformations Mariposa Senate District 5 | Assembly District 8 Geni Boyer Executive Director Cambridge Academies Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 21 Cynthia Duenas Executive Director Center for Human Services Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 21 Esther Rosas Executive Director Community Housing and Shelter Services of Stanislaus County Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 21 Denise Ost President and CEO Goodwill Industries of San Joaquin Valley, Inc. Stockton Senate District 5 | Assembly District 13 May Rico Executive Director Haven Women's Center of Stanislaus Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 21

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Karen Williams Executive Director LearningQuest -- Stanislaus Literacy Centers Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 21

Nilda Valmores Executive Director My Sister's House Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7

Michael Fields Executive Director Peer Recovery Services (Wellness Center of San Joaquin County) Stockton Senate District 5 | Assembly District 13

Shari Egeland Associate Director Omni Youth Programs Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 8

Debra Herrera Human Trafficking Navigator Stanislaus Family Justice Center Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 21 Keenon Krick Executive Director United Cerebral Palsy of Stanislaus & Tuolumne Counties Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 12 Katherine Hendrickson Operations Director Without Permission Modesto Senate District 5 | Assembly District 21 Ted Ross Board Secretary Capital City AIDS Fund Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Cathy Frey CEO Central Valley Health Network Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Rachel Iskow Executive Director Mutual Housing California Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7

Staci Anderson President and CEO PRO Youth and Families Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 8 Eileen Thomas Executive Director River City Food Bank Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 David Heitstuman Executive Director Sacramento LGBT Community Center Sacramento Senate District 6 | Assembly District 7 Valeria Jonas Chief Development Officer Axis Community Health Livermore Senate District 7 | Assembly District 16 Verna Haas Executive Director Contra Costa Senior Legal Services Concord Senate District 7 | Assembly District 14 Carly Finkle Advocacy Manager Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Concord Senate District 7 | Assembly District 14

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Sandra Scherer Executive Director Monument Crisis Center Concord Senate District 7 | Assembly District 14

Ralph Silber Executive Director Alameda Health Consortium San Leandro Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

James Schnepp Treasurer Amador Cancer Research Foundation Fiddletown Senate District 8 | Assembly District 5

David Theis Executive Director Ann Martin Center Emeryville Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Karen Strand President, Angels Camp Museum Foundation Angels Camp Museum Foundation Arnold Senate District 8 | Assembly District 5

Naomi Pollack Business Manager Berkeley Therapy Institute Berkeley Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Ashley Swearengin President & CEO Central Valley Community Foundation Fresno Senate District 8 | Assembly District 23

Lorna Jones Executive Director Bonita House, Inc. and Bonita, Inc. Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Stephen Schilling CEO Clinica Sierra Vista Fresno Senate District 8 | Assembly District 31

Thomas Gregory Deputy Director Center for Independent Living, Inc. (TheCIL) Alameda Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Chad Mitchell Community Services Director Inyo Mono Advocates for Community Action, Inc. Bishop Senate District 8 | Assembly District 26

Paul Chavez Executive Director Centro Legal de la Raza Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Dennis Romano Executive Director Alameda Council of Community Mental Health Agencies - ACCMHA Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15 Suzan Bateson Executive Director Alameda County Community Food Bank Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Alvaro Fuentes Executive Director Community Clinic Consortium Richmond Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15 Josh Leonard Chief Executive Officer East Bay Agency for Children Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Jill Jacobs Executive Director Family Builders by Adoption Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Andrea Dallman Administrative Assistant MSK Solutions,Inc., dba Mile High Richmond Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Barbra Silver Executive Director Family Paths, Inc Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Corey Newhouse Founder and Principal Public Profit Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Janis Brewer Owner Janis Brewer Consulting Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Orson Aguilar President The Greenlining Institute Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

June Lee Executive Director Korean Community Center Of The East Bay Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

David Harris President & CEO Urban Strategies Council Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Mary Herrmann Vice President Administration Les Amis de la Culture Francaise Berkeley Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Debra Farmer Executive Director Westside Family Health Center Richmond Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Marty Lynch Executive Director/CEO LifeLong Medical Berkeley Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Lisa Perry Executive Director Women's Therapy Center Berkeley Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Linda Stewart Executive Director Magnolia Women's Recovery Programs, Inc. Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 18

Jenny DeRuntz Executive Director YWCA Berkeley / Oakland Berkeley Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Steve Bischoff Executive Director Mental Health Association of Alameda County Oakland Senate District 9 | Assembly District 15

Louis Chicoine Executive Director Abode Services Fremont Senate District 10 | Assembly District 20

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Christa Gannon Founder & CEO Fresh Lifelines for Youth, Inc. Milpitas Senate District 10 | Assembly District 25

Bill Hirsh Executive Director AIDS Legal Referral Panel San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Michael Fox President & CEO Goodwill of Silicon Valley Santa Clara Senate District 10 | Assembly District 25

Emberly Cross Coordinating Attorney Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Craig King Executive Director Greater Opportunities for the Developmentally Disabled Santa Clara Senate District 10 | Assembly District 25

Adriana Furuzawa Division Director Felton Institute San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Colsaria Henderson Director of Programs Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence San Jose Senate District 10 | Assembly District 25 Erlinda Reyes Sales & Marketing Nurse Builders Academy Santa Clara Senate District 10 | Assembly District 25 Senator Liz Figueroa (ret.) Vice President Planned Parenthood Mar Monte San Jose Senate District 10 | Assembly District 28 Monica Spear Executive Director Silicon Valley Urban Debate League Milpitas Senate District 10 | Assembly District 25 Lara Calvert Executive Director Spectrum Community Services, Inc. Hayward Senate District 10 | Assembly District 20

Tom Long Founder Grounded Guild San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 19 Lauren Kahn Director of Public Affairs and Policy HealthRight 360 San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 Randy Rollison Executive Director Intersection for the Arts San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 Dr. Anita Friedman Executive Director Jewish Family and Children's Services San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 19 Stephanie Shew Accounting Manager KIPP San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 |

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Ashley McCumber CEO Meals on Wheels of San Francisco San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Seth Schalet Chief Executive Officer Prevent Blindness Northern California San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Rachel Del Rossi Executive Director Mental Health Association of San Francisco San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Dana Van Gorder Executive Director Project Inform San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Don Gedeon Member, Board of Directors Mission Council San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Karen Nemsick Executive Director Rebuilding Together San Francisco San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Gene Takagi Managing Attorney NEO Law Group San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Deena Lahn Vice President, Policy and Advocacy San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

EddieChan CEO North East Medical Services San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Debbi Lerman Administrator San Francisco Human Services Network San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 19

Denise Kelly Executive Director North Peninsula Food Pantry & Dining Center of Daly City Daly City Senate District 11 | Assembly District 19

Geoff Link Executive Director San Francisco Study Center San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

DavidDubinsky CEO Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 19 Potrero Kids San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

Anni Chung President and CEO Self-Help for the Elderly San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 Becky Gershon Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator SF-Marin Food Bank San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Donald Falk Chief Executive Officer Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 John Esterle Co-Executive Director Whitman Institute (The) San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 Jill Zawisza Executive Director Women Organized to Make Abuse NonExistent, Inc. San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 Nisha Ajmani Staff Attorney & Policy Advocate Young Minds Advocacy San Francisco Senate District 11 | Assembly District 17 Esther Curtice Executive Director CASA of San Benito County, Inc. Hollister Senate District 12 | Assembly District 30 Patricia Jaquez Office Manager Community FoodBank of San Benito County Hollister Senate District 12 | Assembly District 30 Julia Foster Executive Director Foundation For Monterey County Free Libraries Salinas Senate District 12 | Assembly District 30

Kristi Rush Program Manager Howard Training Center Modesto Senate District 12 | Assembly District 21 Leslie McGowan CEO Livingston Community Health Livingston Senate District 12 | Assembly District 21 Kristen Wolslegel Executive Director Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium South San Francisco Senate District 13 | Assembly District 22 Catherine Martineau Executive Director Canopy Palo Alto Senate District 13 | Assembly District 24 Patricia Miljanich Executive Director CASA of San Mateo County Redwood City Senate District 13 | Assembly District 22 Melissa Lukin Executive Director Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA) San Mateo Senate District 13 | Assembly District 22 Bryan Neider CEO Gatepath Redwood City Senate District 13 | Assembly District 22 Abigail Karlin-Resnick Executive Director Health Connected Redwood City Senate District 13 | Assembly District 22

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

M. Stacey Hawver Executive Director Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County Redwood City Senate District 13 | Assembly District 22

Salvador Chavarin CEO Foothill Community Health Center San Jose Senate District 15 | Assembly District 27

Melissa Platte Program Assistant Mental Health Association of San Mateo County Redwood City Senate District 13 | Assembly District 24

Reymundo Espinoza CEO Gardner Family Health Network, Inc. San Jose Senate District 15 | Assembly District 27

Heather Cleary Executive Director Peninsula Family Service San Mateo Senate District 13 | Assembly District 22

Sonya Tetnowski CEO Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley San Jose Senate District 15 | Assembly District 28

John Blaine Chief Executive Officer Avenal Community Health Center Avenal Senate District 14 | Assembly District 32

Pamela Bancroft Commissioner SCC Senior Care Commission Monte Sereno Senate District 15 | Assembly District 28

Jim Baldwin Exectuive Director Bakersfield ARC Bakersfield Senate District 14 | Assembly District 32

Ann Marie Pate COO/CFO YWCA Silicon Valley San Jose Senate District 15 | Assembly District 27

Darcy Pickens Deputy Director Champions Hanford Senate District 14 | Assembly District 32

Sondra Ryan Director Alpha House "A Place for New Beginnings" Taft Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

Andy Souza President/CEO Community Food Bank Fresno Senate District 14 | Assembly District 31

Roy Abueg Community Advocate Bakersfield Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness Bakersfield Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

Dolores Alvarado CEO Community Health Partnership San Jose Senate District 15 | Assembly District 28

Louis Gill CEO Bakersfield Homeless Center / Alliance Against Family Violence Bakersfield Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Jerry Valadez Board President/CEO Community Science Workshop Network Sanger Senate District 16 | Assembly District 31

Della Hodson President United Way of Kern County, Inc. Bakersfield Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

Andretta Stokes Executive Director Creative Connections, Inc. Bakersfield Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

Laura Williams Executive Director Valley Achievement Center Bakersfield Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

Peggi Fries Executive Director Desert Sanctuary, Inc. Barstow Senate District 16 | Assembly District 33

Crystal Nevosh Executive Director Achievement House, Inc. San Luis Obispo Senate District 17 | Assembly District 35

Grace Huerta President Exceptional Family Center Bakersfield Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

Cynthia Druley Executive Director CASA of Santa Cruz County Watsonville Senate District 17 | Assembly District 30

Sheryl Chalupa President and CEO Goodwill Industries of South Central California Bakersfield Senate District 16 | Assembly District 34

Jim Roberts Human Resources Manager Family Care Network, Inc. San Luis Obispo Senate District 17 | Assembly District 35

Leslie Gardner Executive Director Happy Trails Riding Academy Tulare Senate District 16 | Assembly District 26

Tim Brattan Executive Director Grey Bears Santa Cruz Senate District 17 | Assembly District 29

David K. Mineta, MSW President & CEO Momentum for Mental Health San Jose Senate District 16 | Assembly District 25

John Beleutz Executive Director Health Projects Center Santa Cruz Senate District 17 | Assembly District 29

Diane Hayes Development Director Sequoia Riverlands Trust Visalia Senate District 16 | Assembly District 26

Karen Jones Executive Director Long Term Care Ombudsman Services of San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo Senate District 17 | Assembly District 35

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Mary Reed Treasurer Mid-County Senior Center Corporation Capitola Senate District 17 | Assembly District 29

Julie McLeod Executive Director Art Without Limits Santa Barbara Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37

Crystal Nevosh Executive Director NCI Affiliates, Inc. Paso Robles Senate District 17 | Assembly District 35

Lisa Brabo Executive Director Family Service Agency Santa Barbara Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37

George Rowland Treasurer North County Connection Atascadero Senate District 17 | Assembly District 35

Karin Powers Finance/HR Director North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center Lompoc Senate District 19 | Assembly District 35

Clay Kempf Executive Director Seniors Council of Santa Cruz & San Benito Counties Aptos Senate District 17 | Assembly District 29 Julie Macecevic Executive Director Walnut Ave Family & Women's Center Santa Cruz Senate District 17 | Assembly District 29 Gail Pincus Executive Director Domestic Abuse Center Van Nuys Senate District 18 | Assembly District 46 Melanie Winter Founder & Director The River Project Studio City Senate District 18 | Assembly District 46 Zeina White Executive Associate The Village Family Services North Hollywood Senate District 18 | Assembly District 39

Ginny Connell Executive Director PDAP of Ventura County, Inc. Camarillo Senate District 19 | Assembly District 44 Donna Fisher Executive Director Storyteller Children's Center, Inc. dba: Pueblo Storyteller Santa Barbara Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37 Barbara Wishingrad Executive Director Sweetwater Collaborative Santa Barbara Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37 Rona Barrett Founder & CEO The Rona Barrett Foundation Santa Ynez Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37 Kathleen Baushke Executive Director Transition House Santa Barbara Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Matt Schuster Executive Director TV Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37

Melissa Crandall Director of Operations Cancer Care Network Foundation Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 51

Rev. Dr. Myrna Tuttle Pastor and Teacher, Ret. United Church of Christ Santa Barbara Senate District 19 | Assembly District 37

Kenneth Martinet President/CEO Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53

Ellen R. Silver CEO ParkTree Community Health Center Pomona Senate District 20 | Assembly District 52

Ana I. Grande Policy & Community Affairs Director Clinica Mons. Oscar A. Romero Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 51

Alicia Mardini CEO East Valley Community Health Center West Covina Senate District 22 | Assembly District 48 Susan Larkin Grants Administrator Valley Restart Shelter Hemet Senate District 23 | Assembly District 42 Wendy Rogina President/CEO Vocational Improvement Program (VIP), Inc. Rancho Cucamonga Senate District 23 | Assembly District 40 Craig Pulsipher State Affairs Specialist, Government Affairs APLA Health Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53 Karin Wang Vice-President of Programs & Communications Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53

Alberto Roca Executive Director DiverseScholar, a project of Community Partners Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 51 Junko Nagamatsu Community Advocate Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 51 Kirby Van Amburgh Director of Special Projects Kheir Center Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53 Tenaya Senzaki Executive Assistant Little Tokyo Service Center Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53 Joel Roberts Chief Executive Officer PATH Los Angeles Senate District 24 | Assembly District 53 NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

James Prust President ConductAbility, Inc. Glendora Senate District 25 | Assembly District 48

Katherine McMahon Program Manager Lupus LA Beverly Hills Senate District 26 | Assembly District 50

Nancy Lavelle President and Founder Institute for the Redesign of Learning South Pasadena Senate District 25 | Assembly District 41

Mariko Kahn Executive Director Pacific Asian Counseling Services Los Angeles Senate District 26 | Assembly District 62

Melanie Goodyear Executive Director Jericho Road Pasadena Pasadena Senate District 25 | Assembly District 41

Elizabeth Benson Forer CEO Venice Family Clinic Venice Senate District 26 | Assembly District 62

Monica Hubbard Member, Leadership Team Neighbors Building a Better Altadena Altadena Senate District 25 | Assembly District 41

Chona DeLeon Interim CEO/Sr. Vice President, COO Eisner Health Sherman Oaks Senate District 27 | Assembly District 45

Saaliha Khan Government and Community Relations Manager Northeast Valley Health Corporation Sun Valley Senate District 25 | Assembly District 39

Dale Gorman Executive Director Kids Community Dental Clinic Burbank Senate District 27 | Assembly District 44

Linda Offray Executive Director Shepherd's Door Domestic Violence Resource Center Pasadena Senate District 25 | Assembly District 41 Laura Bauer Treasurer Southern California Horticultural Society, Inc. Pasadena Senate District 25 | Assembly District 41

Albert Senella President and Chief Executive Officer Tarzana Treatment Center, Inc. Tarzana Senate District 27 | Assembly District 45 Jonathan Zeichner Executive Director A Place Called Home Los Angeles Senate District 30 | Assembly District 59 Louise McCarthy President & CEO Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County Los Angeles Senate District 30 | Assembly District 53 NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Rachel Kassenbrock Policy and Media Manager Downtown Women's Center Los Angeles Senate District 30 | Assembly District 53

Kim Kolpin Executive Director Bolsa Chica Land Trust Huntington Beach Senate District 34 | Assembly District 72

Barbara Hines President & CEO QueensCare Health Centers Los Angeles Senate District 30 | Assembly District 53

Lori Pack CEO Child Guidance Center Inc. Santa Ana Senate District 34 | Assembly District 69

Alicia Diaz Community Impact Manager Corona, Norco & Eastvale United Way Corona Senate District 31 | Assembly District 60

Michael Arnot Executive Director Children's Cause Orange County Santa Ana Senate District 34 | Assembly District 69

Richard Smith Executive Director Independent Living Partnership Riverside Senate District 31 | Assembly District 61

Isabel Becerra CEO Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers Santa Ana Senate District 34 | Assembly District 69

Damien O'Farrell CEO Path of Life Ministries Riverside Senate District 31 | Assembly District 61 Castulo de la Rocha President and CEO AltaMed Health Services Los Angeles Senate District 32 | Assembly District 58 Christina Padilla Birkey Executive Director Kingdom Causes Bellflower Bellflower Senate District 32 | Assembly District 58 Christine Petit Executive Director Building Healthy Communties: Long Beach Long Beach Senate District 33 | Assembly District 70

Tamra King CEO/Executive Director Harbor Community Clinic San Pedro Senate District 35 | Assembly District 70 Pat Dixon Executive Director Pools of Hope Long Beach Senate District 35 | Assembly District 64 Lateesha Pinkney Program Associate Social Action Partners Los Angeles Senate District 35 | Assembly District 62 Jodi Diamond CEO Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside Oceanside Senate District 36 | Assembly District 76 NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Don Stump Executive Director North County Lifeline Oceanside Senate District 36 | Assembly District 76

Harve Meskin President Do Something Now! San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 78

Joseph Michalowski Chief Financial Officer T.E.R.I., Inc. Oceanside Senate District 36 | Assembly District 76

Shanika Webb HomeShare Manager ElderHelp San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 77

Sita Helms Executive Director Helping Hand Worldwide, Inc. (The) Laguna Beach Senate District 37 | Assembly District 74

Henry Tuttle CEO Health Center Partners of Southern California San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 79

Judy Rose Chief Program Officer Human Options Irvine Senate District 37 | Assembly District 68

Michael Hopkins Chief Executive Officer Jewish Family Services of San Diego San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 77

Eldon Baber Executive Director Raise Foundation (The) Costa Mesa Senate District 37 | Assembly District 74

Leslie Hine Government Relations San Diego Nonprofit Association San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 77

Peter Whittet Outreach Coordinator Dream Center San Diego San Marcos Senate District 38 | Assembly District 75

Amy J. Fitzpatrick, Esq. CEO San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc. San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 78

MaryJo Schumann Director Caster Center, The Nonprofit Institute, University of San Diego San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 78

Nancy Gannon Hornberger President and CEO SAY San Diego (Social Advocates for Youth) San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 79

Christine Murphy Executive Director Consumer Advocates for RCFE Reform (CARR) San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 79

Paul Downey President/CEO Serving Seniors San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 78

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250

Sue Evans COO Walden Environment; Walden Family Services San Diego Senate District 39 | Assembly District 79

Lesslie Keller CEO Episcopal Community Services National City Senate District 40 | Assembly District 80

Monte Jones Chief Executive Officer BAME Community Development Corporation San Diego Senate District 40 | Assembly District 80

Fran Butler-Cohen CEO Family Health Centers of San Diego San Diego Senate District 40 | Assembly District 80

P.T. McEwen Chief Executive Officer Boys & Girls Club of Greater RedlandsRiverside Redlands Senate District 40 | Assembly District 23

Constance Kirk Executive Director Imperial Beach Community Clinic Imperial Beach Senate District 40 | Assembly District 78

Yvonne Bell CEO Clinicas de Salud Del Pueblo Brawley Senate District 40 | Assembly District 56

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Kevin Mattson CEO San Ysidro Health Center San Diego Senate District 40 | Assembly District 80 Maria Serrano Care Giver UDW: The Home Care Providers Union Calexico Senate District 40 | Assembly District 56

Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher Members of the Senate Rules committee Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon Senator Mike McGuire, Chair, Senate Governance and Finance committee Monique Limon, Chair, Assembly Select Committee on the Nonprofit Sector

* Indicates organization is a national or statewide organization/association.

NONPROFIT OPPOSITION TO AB 1250