Bill Text: CA AB2737 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Veterans’ homes: Yountville.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-25 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2737 Detail]

Download: California-2017-AB2737-Amended.html

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Amended  IN  Assembly  April 16, 2018

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2737

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Introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry
(Coauthor: Senator Dodd)

February 15, 2018

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An act to amend Section 1034 1023 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans’ homes, and making an appropriation therefor.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2737, as amended, Aguiar-Curry. Veterans’ homes: Yountville.

Existing law establishes the Veterans’ Home of California system, comprised of subsidiary home locations including the Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville, in Napa County. Existing law requires all moneys received by a home, or by an officer of a home, to be paid to the administrator of the home, as specified. Existing law requires the administrator, on the 10th day of each month, to forward to the Treasurer all moneys in his or her possession for deposit in the General Fund, as specified. Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to lease any real property held by the department for a veterans’ home, and requires all moneys received from a lease to be deposited into the General Fund to the credit of and in augmentation of the appropriation for the support of the veterans’ home system.

This bill would require the administrator of the Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville, to deposit all revenue generated from employee housing on the campus into a continuously appropriated fund maintained by the administrator for expenditure by the administrator for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and restoration of the Yountville campus. By authorizing the expenditure of these funds, this bill would make an appropriation.

Digest Key

Vote: 2/3   Appropriation: YES   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 1023 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

1023.

 (a) The department may sue and be sued in any of the courts of this state. All property held by the department for a home shall be held in trust for the state and for the use and benefit of the home. The department shall manage the homes and administer their affairs, and, subject to the direction of the secretary, adopt rules and regulations for the government of the homes in conformity, as nearly as possible, to the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for their facilities.

(b) The Director of General Services may lease or let any real property held by the department for a home, and not needed for any direct or immediate purpose of the home, to any entity or person upon terms and conditions determined to be in the best interests of the home. In any leasing or letting, primary consideration shall be given to the use of real property for agricultural purposes, and except as provided in Section 1048, all moneys received in connection therewith shall be deposited in the General Fund to the credit of, and shall augment the current appropriation for the support of, the home.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), all revenue generated from employee housing on the campus of the Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville, shall be deposited in a fund maintained by the administrator of the home and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated for expenditure by the administrator for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and restoration of the Yountville campus.

SECTION 1.Section 1034 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read:

1034.

(a)Except money received from this state for disbursement, all moneys received by a home, or by an officer of a home, including pension and other moneys belonging to members and other trust moneys, shall be immediately paid to the administrator of the home. On or before the tenth day of each month the administrator of each home shall forward to the State Treasurer all moneys in his or her possession, except pension and other moneys belonging to members, trust moneys, donations made to each home, and the emergency fund, hereinafter mentioned, together with a statement of the sources from which the moneys have been received. The moneys shall be deposited by the State Treasurer to the credit of the General Fund; provided, however, that abatements of support expenditures shall be credited to the support appropriation current at the time of collection.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), all revenue generated from employee housing on the campus of the Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville, shall be deposited in a fund maintained by the administrator of the home and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is hereby continuously appropriated for expenditure by the administrator for the maintenance, rehabilitation, and restoration of the Yountville campus.