Bill Text: CA SB803 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Heal Our Heroes Act.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-06-25 - June 25 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author. [SB803 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB803-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 22, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Senate
May 18, 2023 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 21, 2023 |
Introduced by Senator Becker |
February 17, 2023 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law establishes the Department of General Services (DGS) in the Government Operations Agency for purposes of, among other things, planning, acquiring, constructing, and maintaining state buildings and property. Under existing law, by executive order, the DGS was required to, among other things, create a digitized inventory of all excess state land, create screening tools for prioritizing affordable housing development on excess state land, and issue requests for proposals for and select affordable housing developments on excess state land, as described. Specifically, Executive Order No. N-06-19 required the DGS to create a digitized inventory of excess state land no later than April 30, 2019, and required the DGS, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and the
California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) to collaborate to develop 2 new screening tools for prioritizing affordable housing development on excess state land no later than March 29, 2019.
Existing law requires the DGS to develop, in consultation with the HCD, no later than September 1, 2023, a set of criteria to consistently evaluate state-owned parcels for suitability as affordable housing sites. Existing law requires the department, on or before January 1, 2024, to update the digitized inventory created pursuant to the above-described executive order with all excess state land suitable for affordable housing identified, as specified.
The bill would require the DGS to verify a sample of the digitized inventory at least once every 4 years
to ensure that digitized inventory is accurate.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 19134 of the Government Code is amended to read:19134.
(a) Personal services contracts entered into by a state agency in accordance with Section 19130 for persons providing janitorial and housekeeping services, custodians, food service workers, laundry workers, window cleaners, and security guard services shall include provisions for employee wages and benefits that are valued at least 85 percent of the state employer cost of wages and benefits provided to state employees for performing similar duties.(a)Not later than September 1, 2023, the department, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, shall develop a set of criteria to consistently evaluate state-owned parcels for suitability as affordable housing sites.
(b)On or before July 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter, the department shall do all of the following:
(1)Conduct a review of all state-owned property and identify state-owned parcels that are potentially viable for affordable housing based on the established criteria developed in subdivision (a).
(2)Following
each review, contact all related state agencies to determine excess state land.
(3)Collaborate with the Department of Housing and Community Development to prioritize excess state land for development.
(c)(1)On or before January 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter, the department shall update the digitized inventory created pursuant to Executive Order No. N-06-19 with all excess state land suitable for affordable housing identified pursuant to subdivision (b).
(2)Not later than June 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall evaluate and update the screening tools jointly developed pursuant to Executive Order No.
N-06-19.
(3)The department, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, shall pursue the development of affordable housing on excess state properties, including those in the digitized inventory described in paragraph (1).
(4)The department shall, at least once every four years, verify a sample of the digitized inventory created pursuant to paragraph (1) to ensure that the inventory is accurate.
(d)(1)All state agencies shall respond to the department’s request for information to satisfy the requirements of this section.
(2)Notwithstanding any other law, all state agencies shall consider exchanging excess state land with local governments for other parcels for purposes of affordable housing development and preservation, if the exchange is appropriate and maximizes regional capacity to build and preserve affordable housing units.
(3)All state agencies shall use all existing legal and financial authority, subject to the direction of the Governor, to expedite and prioritize the developments described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c).
(e)For purposes of this section, “excess state land” means state-owned
parcels that are in excess of state agencies’ foreseeable needs.
(f)On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the Legislature on the status of the excess state properties identified pursuant to subdivision (c), including, but not limited to, whether the property has been leased and, if so, for what purpose.