Bill Text: CA AB2047 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 2047 (Prior Session Legislation)

CA State Legislature page for AB2047

Introduced

Bill Title: Veterans, services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-21 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. [AB2047 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB2047-Introduced.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 2047	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ridley-Thomas

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2047, as introduced, Ridley-Thomas. Veterans, services.
   The Department of Veterans Affairs administers various state
programs, including education, medical, housing, and employment
programs, designed to assist California veterans.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would assist California veterans with their needs
and improve their lives in this state.
   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.  The Legislature finds and declares that California is
home to almost two million veterans, more than any other state in the
nation. With the winding down of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a
significant number of California veterans will return to our
communities. Many will be in need of housing assistance and
employment, mental health, drug treatment, and physical
rehabilitation.
  SEC. 2.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation
that would assist California veterans with their needs and improve
their lives in this state.