Committee Membership

Carol serves on the following Senate Committees...



Chair, Human Services Committee
Primary jurisdictions are child welfare services, foster care, adoption assistance, child care, nutrition programs, CalWORKs, Food Stamps, SSI/SSP, developmental disability services, Adult Protective Services, In-home Supportive Services and community care licensing.


Banking and Financial Institutions
Bills relating to financial institutions, commerce, international trade, retail credit interest rates and corporations.


Budget and Fiscal Review
The Budget Committee's jurisdiction is the state budget.


Chair, Budget Subcommittee Number 1 - Education


Education Committee
Bills relating to education, higher education, and certificated educational personnel.


Governance and Finance


Public Safety Committee
Bills amending the following: a) Evidence Code, relating to criminal procedure. b) Penal Code. c) Statutes of a penal nature not related closely to a subject included in another subdivision of this rule. d) Bills relating to the Youth and Adult Corrections Agency.


Select Committee on High-Speed Rail


Select Committee on Workforce Development, School Environment, and Student Wellness


Joint Committees


Emergency Managment
The Master Plan for Higher Education