1      BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

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            3                   SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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            8                    REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT

            9                       AUGUST 30, 2016

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           15              PRESENTATION OF BOARD RESOLUTION

           16               HONORABLE SENATOR SHARON RUNNER

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           27                      REPORTED BY:  Kathleen Skidgel 

           28                                     CSR NO. 9039




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            1                        P R E S E N T

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            3    For the Board               
                 of Equalization:           Fiona Ma, CPA
            4                               Chairwoman
                 
            5                               Diane L. Harkey
                                            Vice Chair
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                                            Jerome E. Horton
            7                               Member
                 
            8                               Sen. George Runner (Ret.)
                                            Member                  
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                                            Yvette Stowers 
           10                               Appearing for Betty T. 
                                            Yee, State Controller 
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                                            Section 7.9)
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                                            Joann Richmond 
           13                               Chief 
                                            Board Proceedings      
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            1                               450 N STREET

            2                               SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

            3                               AUGUST 30, 2016

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            5             MS. MA:  Okay, Ms. Richmond, please call 

            6    our first item.  

            7             MS. RICHMOND:  Good morning, Chairwoman Ma 

            8    and Members.  

            9             Our first item on this morning's agenda is 

           10    presentation of a Board Resolution for Honorable 

           11    Senator Sharon Runner.  

           12             MS. MA:  Yes.  Thank you, Members.  We lost 

           13    a dedicated, vibrant public servant, family member 

           14    of the State Board of Equalization, Ms. Sharon 

           15    Runner, on July 14th.  

           16             She was a devoted wife and partner to her 

           17    husband, Board Member George Runner, dedicated 

           18    mother and grandmother.  

           19             Her most notable public policy achievements 

           20    was co-authoring Jessica's Law with her husband 

           21    George, one of the strongest laws enacted to protect 

           22    our children from sexual predators.  

           23             Sharon was also a strong advocate for 

           24    public safety, education and children's issues in 

           25    both the California State Assembly where she served 

           26    from 2002 to 2008 and in the State Senate from 2011 

           27    to 2016 respectively.  

           28             Sharon's long public service encompassed 




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            1    many exceptional accomplishments, such as 

            2    founding -- co-founding the Desert Christian 

            3    Schools; serving as President of California Women 

            4    Lead and Political Action; Committee Chair of the 

            5    California Women's Leadership Association; 

            6    volunteering for Donate Life California, the 

            7    National Scleroderma Foundation, and serving on the 

            8    Sierra Donor Services Advisory Board.  

            9             She also worked with the charter schools, 

           10    developing programs to help at-risk students achieve 

           11    academic success, and the United Way, Antelope 

           12    Valley Hospital Gift Foundation, Healthy Homes 

           13    Advisory Council, and Care Net, a pregnancy resource 

           14    center.  

           15             Therefore be it resolved that the 

           16    California State Board of Equalization recognizes 

           17    the remarkable achievements of Senator Sharon Runner 

           18    for her distinguished public service career, mourns 

           19    her death, and extends its sincerest condolences to 

           20    Board Member George Runner and his family.  

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            1                   REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE

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            3    State of California    )

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            5    County of Sacramento   )

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            7             I, Kathleen Skidgel, Hearing Reporter for 

            8    the California State Board of Equalization certify 

            9    that on August 30, 2016 I recorded verbatim, in 

           10    shorthand, to the best of my ability, the 

           11    proceedings in the above-entitled hearing; that I 

           12    transcribed the shorthand writing into typewriting; 

           13    and that the preceding pages 1 through 4 constitute 

           14    a complete and accurate transcription of the 

           15    shorthand writing.

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           17    Dated:  September 12, 2016

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           21                           KATHLEEN SKIDGEL, CSR #9039

           22                           Hearing Reporter

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