Bill Text: CA AB1592 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Veterans: benefits: fee waiver.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 17-3)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2012-05-03 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [AB1592 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AB1592-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1592	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 13, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Olsen
   (  Coauthor:   Assembly Member 
 Cook   Coauthors:  Assembly Members
  Cook,   Donnelly,   Fletcher,  
Hagman,   Halderman,   Harkey,   Huffman,
  Jeffries,   Miller,   Portantino, 
 Silva,   and Wieckowski  )
    (   Coauthors:   Senators  
Cannella,   Dutton,   Fuller,   Harman,
  La Malfa,   Runner,   and Strickland
  ) 

                        FEBRUARY 6, 2012

   An act to add Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 935) to Chapter
5 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to
veterans.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1592, as amended, Olsen. Veterans: benefits: fee waiver.
   Existing law provides certain protections and benefits for
veterans.
   This bill would authorize the governing board of a county or city
to grant financial assistance, relief, and support to disabled
veterans, as defined, by waiving service-related fees charged by the
county or city, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 935) is added to
Chapter 5 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, to read:

      Article 1.5.  Disabled Veterans


   935.  (a) The governing board of any city or county may grant
financial assistance, relief, and support to disabled veterans by
reducing or waiving building inspection or permit fees charged by the
 county or city   city or county  for the
modification of a dwelling owned by a disabled veteran for the
purpose of making the dwelling more accessible.
   (b) The governing body shall use its general fund or other
appropriate revenue source to compensate for the difference between a
fee reduced or waived pursuant to this section and the fee that
would otherwise be charged.
   (c) For purposes of this section, "disabled veterans" has the same
meaning as defined in Section 999.