AB 2254: Armories: homeless shelter.
- Session Year: 2015-2016
- House: Assembly
- Latest Version Date: 2016-09-22
Existing law requires the Military Department to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year.
This bill would revise the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
Existing law requires the Military Department to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year.
This bill would revise the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
Existing law requires the Military Department to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year.
This bill would revise the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
Existing law requires the Military Department to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year.
This bill would revise the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero and Camp San Luis Obispo armories armory in San Luis Obispo County.
Existing law requires the Military Department to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year.
This bill would revise the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero and Camp San Luis Obispo armories in San Luis Obispo County.
(a)The El Centro and Calexico armories in Imperial County; the Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, and West Los Angeles Federal Avenue armories in Los Angeles County; the San Rafael armory in Marin County; the Merced armory in Merced County; the Fullerton and Santa Ana armories in Orange County; the Roseville armory in Placer County; the Corona, Indio, and Riverside armories in Riverside County; the El Cajon, Escondido, and Vista armories in San Diego County; the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County; the San Mateo armory in San Mateo County; the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria armories in Santa Barbara County; the Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, and Sunnyvale armories in Santa Clara County; the Santa Cruz and Watsonville armories in Santa Cruz County; the Redding armory in Shasta County; the Petaluma and Santa Rosa armories in Sonoma County; and the Oxnard and Ventura armories in Ventura County, shall be made available to these counties or a city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
(b)The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General.
(c)Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
(a)The El Centro and Calexico armories in Imperial County; the Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, and West Los Angeles Federal Avenue armories in Los Angeles County; the San Rafael armory in Marin County; the Merced armory in Merced County; the Fullerton and Santa Ana armories in Orange County; the Roseville armory in Placer County; the Corona, Indio, and Riverside armories in Riverside County; the El Cajon, Escondido, and Vista armories in San Diego County; the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County; the San Mateo armory in San Mateo County; the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria armories in Santa Barbara County; the Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, and Sunnyvale armories in Santa Clara County; the Santa Cruz and Watsonville armories in Santa Cruz County; the Redding armory in Shasta County; the Petaluma and Santa Rosa armories in Sonoma County; and the Oxnard and Ventura armories in Ventura County, shall be made available to these counties or a city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
(b)The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General.
(c)Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
(a)The El Centro and Calexico armories in Imperial County; the Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, and West Los Angeles Federal Avenue armories in Los Angeles County; the San Rafael armory in Marin County; the Merced armory in Merced County; the Fullerton and Santa Ana armories in Orange County; the Roseville armory in Placer County; the Corona, Indio, and Riverside armories in Riverside County; the El Cajon, Escondido, and Vista armories in San Diego County; the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County; the San Mateo armory in San Mateo County; the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria armories in Santa Barbara County; the Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, and Sunnyvale armories in Santa Clara County; the Santa Cruz and Watsonville armories in Santa Cruz County; the Redding armory in Shasta County; the Petaluma and Santa Rosa armories in Sonoma County; and the Oxnard and Ventura armories in Ventura County, shall be made available to these counties or any a city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
(b)The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General.
(c)Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
(a)The El Centro and Calexico armories in Imperial County; the Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, and West Los Angeles Federal Avenue armories in Los Angeles County; the San Rafael armory in Marin County; the Merced armory in Merced County; the Fullerton and Santa Ana armories in Orange County; the Roseville armory in Placer County; the Corona, Indio, and Riverside armories in Riverside County; the El Cajon, Escondido, and Vista armories in San Diego County; the Atascadero and Camp San Luis Obispo armories armory in San Luis Obispo County; the San Mateo armory in San Mateo County; the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria armories in Santa Barbara County; the Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, and Sunnyvale armories in Santa Clara County; the Santa Cruz and Watsonville armories in Santa Cruz County; the Redding armory in Shasta County; the Petaluma and Santa Rosa armories in Sonoma County; and the Oxnard and Ventura armories in Ventura County, shall be made available to these counties or any city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
(b)The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General.
(c)Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
(a)The El Centro and Calexico armories in Imperial County; the Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, and West Los Angeles Federal Avenue armories in Los Angeles County; the San Rafael armory in Marin County; the Merced armory in Merced County; the Fullerton and Santa Ana armories in Orange County; the Roseville armory in Placer County; the Corona, Indio, and Riverside armories in Riverside County; the El Cajon, Escondido, and Vista armories in San Diego County; the Atascadero and Camp San Luis Obispo armories in San Luis Obispo County; the San Mateo armory in San Mateo County; the Santa Barbara and Santa Maria armories in Santa Barbara County; the Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, and Sunnyvale armories in Santa Clara County; the Santa Cruz and Watsonville armories in Santa Cruz County; the Redding armory in Shasta County; the Petaluma and Santa Rosa armories in Sonoma County; and the Oxnard and Ventura armories in Ventura County, shall be made available to these counties or any city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
(b)The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General.
(c)Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
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| Apr 21, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 4463.) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m. |
| Aug 31, 2016 | Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4873.). |
| Aug 11, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. |
| Aug 11, 2016 | In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 14 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77. |
| Aug 2, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Aug 1, 2016 | From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar. |
| Jun 14, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Jun 8, 2016 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on V.A. |
| May 5, 2016 | Referred to Com. on V.A. |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Read first time. To print. |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. |
| Apr 21, 2016 | In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar. |
| Apr 13, 2016 | From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (April 13). |
| Mar 30, 2016 | From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. |
| Mar 14, 2016 | Re-referred to Com. on V.A. |
| Mar 10, 2016 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on V.A. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar 3, 2016 | Referred to Com. on V.A. |
| Feb 19, 2016 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 20. |
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| Aug 31, 2016 | AB 2254 ACHADJIAN Concurrence in Senate Amendments | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Aug 11, 2016 | Consent Calendar 2nd AB2254 Achadjian | Senate Floor |
Passed |
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| Jun 14, 2016 | Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar | Senate Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs |
Passed |
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| Apr 21, 2016 | AB 2254 ACHADJIAN Consent Calendar Second Day Regular Session | Assembly Floor |
Passed |
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| Apr 13, 2016 | Do pass. To Consent Calendar. | Assembly Standing Committee on Appropriations |
Passed |
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| Mar 29, 2016 | Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] | Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs |
Passed |
This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| American GI Forum of California | ** Support | Aug 31, 2016 |
| City Of Atascadero | ** Support | Aug 31, 2016 |
| County of San Luis Obispo | ** Support | Aug 31, 2016 |
| San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors | ** Support | Aug 31, 2016 |
| Vietnam Veterans Of America, California State Council | ** Support | Aug 31, 2016 |
CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
CSA1 Bill Id:AB 2254
Author:(Achadjian)
As Amended Ver:June 8, 2016
Majority vote
ASSEMBLY: | 79-0 | (April 21, 2016) | SENATE: | 37-0 | (August 11, 2016) |
Original Committee Reference: V.A.
SUMMARY: Revises the list of armories to be made available each year from October 15 through April 15 for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
The Senate amendments make a minor non-substantive change and add a co-author.
EXISTING LAW: Government Code sections 15301-15301.6 pertain to assistance of homeless persons and the emergency shelter program.
Section 15301 currently lists certain armories, El Centro, Calexico, Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, West Los Angeles Federal Avenue, Merced, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Roseville, Corona, Indio, Riverside, El Cajon, Escondido, Vista, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, Sunnyvale, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Redding, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Oxnard and Ventura, which shall be made available to their respective counties or any city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General.
Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee there will be a minor absorbable cost to the Military Department.
COMMENTS: This bill adds an additional armory to the emergency shelter program. No opposition has been received for the bill. Existing code sections contain language to allow the Adjutant General to expand or curtail the program should there be additional need for shelter and/or changes in the operational needs of the Military Department.
Analysis Prepared by: John Spangler / V.A. / (916) 319-3550 FN: 0003817
Office of Senate Floor Analyses (916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) 327-4478 | AB 2254 |
CONSENT
Bill No: AB 2254
Amended: 6/8/16 in Senate
SENATE VETERAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: 5-0, 6/14/16
AYES: Nielsen, Hueso, Allen, Nguyen, Roth
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 4/21/16 (Consent) - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Armories: homeless shelter
DIGEST: This bill revises the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
ANALYSIS: Existing law requires the California Military Department (CMD) to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year.
This bill revises the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
Background
Under direction of the Adjutant General (TAG), the CMD operates 99 active armory sites in California. Armories (or “readiness centers”) are the primary sites for unit training and are integral to the readiness of National Guard personnel for both federal and state missions and non-Guard personnel for state purposes.
Armories also are used to mobilize and house troops when the Guard responds to wildfires, while also serving as emergency operations centers for other first-responder agencies. Armories also are used to shelter displaced civilians, who have been evacuated from their homes due to fires or other state emergencies. Several armories throughout the state serve as homeless shelters during winter months.
The use of armories to temporarily house California's homeless during bad weather months began in 1987, when then-Gov. George Deukmejian, by executive order, initiated the Emergency Shelter Program, which authorized the California National Guard to make the state's armories available for temporary emergency shelters. Sixteen armories were used as shelters.
Government Code Sections 15301-15301.6 pertain to assistance of homeless persons and the emergency shelter program.
Section 15301(a) lists certain armories: El Centro, Calexico, Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, West Los Angeles Federal Avenue, Merced, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Roseville, Corona, Indio, Riverside, El Cajon, Escondido, Vista, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, Sunnyvale, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Redding, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Oxnard and Ventura, to be made available to their counties or any city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
Section 15301(b) provides that the TAG has sole discretion to use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the CMD. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the TAG.
Section 15301(c) provides that, subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the TAG may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The TAG shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
Section 15301.1 states that state armories shall not be made available during any period that any organization of the state militia or United States Armed Forces is conducting drills or other military training or activity at the armory or during any period that the armories have been designated by the Governor or TAG for use appropriate to a condition of emergency, including, but not limited to, use by the Red Cross during an earthquake, fire, or other disaster.
Related/Prior Legislation
AB 1954 (Jackson, Chapter 958, Statutes of 2000) revises the list of armories to be made available as temporary homeless shelters and expands the timeframe of the Temporary Emergency Shelter Program, as specified.
AB 612 (Jackson, Chapter 793, Statutes of 1999) appropriates $1,365,000 from the General Fund, in augmentation of the Budget Act of 1999, to provide temporary emergency shelter to the homeless.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No
American GI Forum of California
City of Atascadero
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors
Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
None received
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 79-0, 4/21/16
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Arambula, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Grove, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Quirk, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Rendon
NO VOTE RECORDED: Ridley-Thomas
Prepared by: Wade Teasdale / V.A. / (916) 651-1503
8/3/16 19:00:44
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON
Senator Jim Nielsen, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular
Bill No: Hearing Date: 6/14/16
Author: | Achadjian | ||
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Urgency: | Fiscal: | ||
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Subject:
DESCRIPTION
Summary:
This bill revises the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
Existing law:
Requires the California Military Department (CMD) to make certain state armories available to specified cities and counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons from October 15 through April 15 each year.
This bill:
Revises the list of armories to be made available to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
BACKGROUND
California Military Department
The CMD comprises several organizations, the largest being the approximately 22,000-member California National Guard (Guard), which includes official components of the United States Army and Air Force, as well as purely state entities, such as the State Military Reserve and State Active Duty force. The Adjutant General (TAG) is “dual-hatted” and has both federal and state authorities and responsibilities; therefore, the TAG serves both as commander of the federally trained and paid Guard and also as “state director” of the CMD.
Armories as Emergency Shelters
The CMD operates approximately 99 active armory sites throughout the state. Armories (or “readiness centers”) are the primary sites for unit training and are integral to the readiness and responsiveness of Guard personnel for both federal and state missions and non-Guard personnel for state purposes.
Armories are routinely used to mobilize and house troops when the Guard responds to wildfires, while also serving as emergency operations centers for other first-responder agencies. Armories also are used to shelter displaced civilians, who have been evacuated from their homes due to fires, floods or other state emergencies. Several armories throughout the state serve as homeless shelters in the winter months.
The use of armories to temporarily house California's homeless during bad weather months began in 1987, when then-Gov. George Deukmejian, by executive order, initiated the Emergency Shelter Program, which authorized the California National Guard to make the state's armories available for temporary emergency shelters. Sixteen armories were used as shelters.
Government Code sections 15301-15301.6 pertain to assistance of homeless persons and the emergency shelter program. These provisions have not been amended by the Legislature since 1999.
Section 15301(a) currently lists certain armories: El Centro, Calexico, Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, West Los Angeles Federal Avenue, Merced, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Roseville, Corona, Indio, Riverside, El Cajon, Escondido, Vista, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, Sunnyvale, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Redding, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Oxnard and Ventura, which shall be made available to their respective counties or any city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
Section 15301(b) provides that the TAG has sole discretion to use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the CMD. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the TAG.
Section 15301(c) provides that, subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the TAG may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The TAG shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
Section 15301.1 states that state armories shall not be made available during any period that any organization of the state militia or United States Armed Forces is conducting drills or other military training or activity at the armory or during any period that the armories have been designated by the Governor or TAG for use appropriate to a condition of emergency, including, but not limited to, use by the Red Cross during an earthquake, fire, or other disaster.
COMMENT
Prior/Related Legislation
AB 1954 (Jackson, Chapter 958, Statutes of 2000) revises the list of armories to be made available as temporary homeless shelters and expands the time frame of the Temporary Emergency Shelter Program, as specified.
AB 612 (Jackson, Chapter 793, Statutes of 1999) appropriates $1,365,000 from the General Fund (GF), in augmentation of the Budget Act of 1999, to provide temporary emergency shelter to the homeless.
POSITIONS
Sponsor: Author.
Support:
American GI Forum of California
Atascadero, City of
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors
Vietnam Veterans of America, California State Council
Oppose: None on file.
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Date of Hearing: April 13, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2254
Author:(Achadjian) – As Amended Ver:March 10, 2016
Policy Committee: | Veterans Affairs | Vote: | 8 - 0 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No
SUMMARY:
This bill revises the list of armories to be made available each year, from October 15 through April 15 for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons, to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County armory.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor absorbable cost to the Military Department.
COMMENTS:
Background/Purpose. The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those specifically identified in current law, may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General. AB 2254 adds the Atascadero armory and removes the Camp San Luis Obispo armory, both in San Luis Obispo County to the list of over 30 armories specifically listed in statute.
Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
Analysis Prepared by: Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916) 319-2081
Date of Hearing: March 29, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS
Jacqui Irwin, Chair
ABPCA Bill Id:AB 2254 (
Author:Achadjian) – As Amended Ver:March 10, 2016
SUBJECT: Armories: homeless shelter
SUMMARY: This bill would revise the list of armories to be made available each year from October 15 through April 15 for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons to include the Atascadero armory in San Luis Obispo County.
EXISTING LAW: Government Code sections 15301-15301.6 pertain to assistance of homeless persons and the emergency shelter program.
Section 15301 currently lists certain armories, El Centro, Calexico, Culver City, Glendale, Inglewood, Long Beach 7th Street, Pomona, Sylmar, West Los Angeles Federal Avenue, Merced, Fullerton, Santa Ana, Roseville, Corona, Indio, Riverside, El Cajon, Escondido, Vista, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Gilroy, San Jose Hedding Street, Sunnyvale, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Redding, Petaluma, Santa Rosa, Oxnard and Ventura, which shall be made available to their respective counties or any city in these counties for the purpose of providing temporary shelter for homeless persons during the period from October 15 through April 15 each year.
The Adjutant General may, in his or her sole discretion, use alternate armories as may be necessary to meet the operational needs of the Military Department. Additionally, any county or city, including those not listed in subdivision (a), may use any armory within its jurisdiction subject to the approval of the Adjutant General.
Subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Adjutant General may increase or decrease the number of days of operation among all of the armories funded in any year to best meet cold weather demands as they develop. The Adjutant General shall periodically report to the counties authorized to receive funds on the ongoing availability of remaining funded shelter days.
FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown at this time.
COMMENTS: This bill adds an additional armory to the emergency shelter program. No opposition has been received for the bill. Existing code sections contain language to allow the Adjutant General to expand or curtail the program should there be additional need for shelter and/or changes in the operational needs of the Military Department.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
City of Atascadero
County of San Luis Obispo
Opposition
None on File
Analysis Prepared by: John Spangler / V.A. / (916) 319-3550
Bill Author
Bill Co-Author(s):
