Bill Text: CA SB1386 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Department of Veterans Affairs: inventory of resources.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-27 - Held in committee and under submission. [SB1386 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB1386-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1386	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 21, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Veterans Affairs ( Denham (Chair),
Cedillo, Correa, Maldonado, Negrete McLeod, Wiggins, and Wyland)

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to add Section 705 to the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1386, as amended, Committee on Veterans Affairs. Department of
Veterans Affairs: inventory of resources.
   Under existing law, the Department of Veterans Affairs has
specified powers and duties relating to veterans.
   This bill would require the department, by  an unspecified
date   January 1, 2012  , to conduct an inventory
of existing military resources  , as described,  in
California, in order to facilitate the department's efforts to
maximize available federal funding to provide services and support
for veterans, and  by June 30, 2012,  to submit a report to
the Legislature concerning the results of the inventory.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 705 is added to the Military and Veterans Code,
to read:
   705.  (a)  On or before ____,   (1) 
   On or before January 1, 2012,  the Department of
Veterans Affairs shall conduct an inventory of existing military
resources in California, including military bases and personnel, in
order to facilitate the department's efforts to maximize available
federal funding to provide services and support for veterans. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs shall consult with the Military
Department in connection with the conduct of the inventory required
pursuant to this subdivision.  
   (2) For purposes of this section, "military resources" includes,
but is not limited to, all of the following:  
   (A) Federal active and reserve component military units and
installations, which currently are operational, and unclassified
descriptions of their potential to support the goals of this
inventory.  
   (B) State active and reserve component military units and
installations, which currently are operational, and unclassified
descriptions of their potential to support the goals of this
inventory.  
   (C) Military installations previously closed pursuant to a base
closure and realignment process, and their potential to support the
goals of this inventory.  
   (D) Federal government veterans resources, including, but not
limited to, veterans homes, hospitals, clinics, post-traumatic stress
syndrome and other counseling services, and employment assistance.
 
   (E) State government veterans resources, including, but not
limited to, veterans homes, hospitals, clinics, post-traumatic stress
syndrome and other counseling services, and employment assistance.
 
   (F) Other resources, as may be designated by the Legislature.
 
   (b) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall, on or before ____,

    (b)     (1)     The
Department of Veterans Affairs shall, on or before June 30, 2012,
 submit a report to the Legislature concerning the results of
the inventory specified in subdivision (a). 
   (2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under this
subdivision is inoperative on June 30, 2016, pursuant to Section
10231.5 of the Government Code.  
   (3) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.