Committee Membership
Carol serves on the following Senate Committees...
- Chair, Human Services Committee
- Banking and Financial Institutions
- Budget and Fiscal Review
- Chair, Budget Subcommittee Number 1 - Education
- Education Committee
- Governance and Finance
- Public Safety Committee
- Select Committee on High-Speed Rail
- Select Committee on Workforce Development, School Environment, and Student Wellness
- Joint 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.
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






