Bill Text: CA AB1386 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Veterans housing: tenant referrals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-11 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 760, Statutes of 2023. [AB1386 Detail]
Download: California-2023-AB1386-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
June 13, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
April 11, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 21, 2023 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel (Coauthor: Assembly Member Addis) |
February 17, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
This bill would authorize an entity that is responsible for making referrals of extremely low income veteran tenants to qualified units, as defined, to submit a petition to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee for purposes of requesting authority to allow veterans who have an income of up to 60% of the area median income to be located, matched to,
or otherwise placed in a qualified unit, if the entity is unable to locate, match, or otherwise place extremely low income veterans in a qualified unit within 21 days of the qualified unit becoming available. The bill would require the committee to create or otherwise establish by July 1, 2024, a standardized form for the petition, an online portal for the submission of the petition, and rules and regulations for the review of and determination on the petition. The bill would also require the committee to review and make a determination on the petition, as described, and provide a written determination to the entity that made the petition within 30 days of receiving a petition.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 987.003 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:987.003.
As used in this article:(a)
(b)
(c)“Affordable rental housing” shall mean a rental housing development, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, with affordable rents, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50675.2 of the
Health and Safety Code, but neither definition is restrictive to only projects with five or more units.
(d)
SECTION 1.SEC. 2.
Section 987.005 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:987.005.
(a) The departments shall establish and implement programs pursuant to the purposes of this article that focus on veterans at risk for homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. To the extent feasible, the departments shall establish and implement programs that, among other things, do the following:(D)
SEC. 2.SEC. 3.
Article 3.3 (commencing with Section 987.300) is added to Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, to read:
Article
3.3. Supportive Housing Unit Petitions for Veterans Funded by Tax Credits and Private Activity Bonds
987.300.
(a) If a qualified entity is unable to locate, match, or otherwise place a qualified tenant in a qualified unit within(b)The committee shall create or otherwise establish all of the following by July 1, 2024:
(1)A standardized form for petitions that a qualified entity may submit for the purpose described in subdivision (a).
(2)An online portal for the submission of the petition.
(3)If necessary, rules and regulations for the review of and determination on the petitions that are consistent with the requirements of this section.
(c)Within 30 days of receiving a petition pursuant to this section, the committee shall do both of the following:
(1)Review the petition and make a determination of whether the qualified unit is eligible to accept secondary tenants pursuant to all applicable federal Internal Revenue Service and committee guidelines, rules, and regulations, and other law.
(2)Provide a written determination to the qualified entity that made the petition.
(d)
(3)“Project-based voucher” means a project-based voucher issued under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f), including project-based federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Veterans Supportive Housing vouchers, as authorized by that federal act.
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