This webpage includes public testimony for the Assembly Jobs Committee hearings on February 23, 2021, and March 16, 2021, relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on small businesses, workers, and California communities. The Committee is accepting public comments through April 15 15, 2021. Send comments to ajed@asm.ca.gov. Please note that written comments submitted to the Committee in response to a request for public comment will be considered public documents and available for general distribution. Return to the main hearing webpage
| Item | Submitted By and Title | Document | Date |
| 1 | California Dental Association - Mandatory COVID-19 Control Drive Costs | Document | 2/15/21 |
| 2 | National Federation of Independent Businesses - Policy and Legislative Considerations | Letter | 2/15/21 |
| 3 | CalNonprofits - A Thriving Nonprofit Sector is Critical to California | Report | 2/17/21 |
| 4 | CalNonprofits - Urgent request for support of California’s nonprofits during the COVID-19 crisis | Letter | 2/17/21 |
| 5 | WORC - Budget Proposal for Worker Ownership Transitions to Protect Small Businesses | Strategy | 2/17/21 |
| 6 | CalNonprofits - Comments Before Asm Budget Sub 4 on February 2. 2021 | Letter | 2/17/21 |
| 7 | Orange County Inland Empire SBDC Network - Regional Economic Profile | Report | 2/17/21 |
| 8 | California Forward - The Need for Equitable Economic Revitalization | Report | 2/18/21 |
| 9 | Milken Institute - Recalibrating Workforce Development Across California | Report | 2/18/21 |
| 10 | Milken Institute - Accelerating Infrastructure Investment across the Country | Report | 2/18/21 |
| 11 | CalNonprofits - Value of the Nonprofit Sector and Request for Parity | Letter | 2/23/21 |
| 12 | California Women Business Centers - Background on 2020 Achievements | Report | 2/23/21 |
| 13 | The EDGE Coalition - Understanding Competency-Based Education, Credit for Prior Learning, and Other Flexible Learning Approaches in California | Report | 2/25/21 |
| 14 | The EDGE Coalition - Recovery with Equity: A Roadmap for Higher Education after the Pandemic | Report | 2/25/21 |
| 15 | REDF - A New Sociol Contract for Work and Workers | Report | 3/10/21 |
| 16 | REDF - 2021 California Policy Recommendations | Report | 3/10/21 |
| 17 | Pacific Gateway Workforce Partnership - CalFLEXI Platform is an online platform to support the irregular workforce | Briefing | 3/11/21 |
| 18 | NIVACalifornia - CA Independent Live Event COVID-19 Stimulus Grant Program | Proposal | 3/12/21 |
| 19 | JVS - Overview of Bookkeeping Training and Employment Program | Briefing | 3/14/21 |
| 20 | Los Angeles/Orange County Building and Construction Trades Council - Apprenticeship Readiness Program Report | Report | 3/15/21 |
| 21 | Coalition for ETP - Proposal to supplement ETP funding to support more job training | Proposal | 3/15/21 |
| 22 | California Women Business Centers - Testimony before JEDE Committee on March 16, 2021 | Testimony | 3/15/21 |
| 23 | Worker-Oned Recovery California - Worker Ownership for Rebuilding an Inclusive and Equitable Economy | Proposal | 4/16/21 |