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