Bill Text: CA AB2254 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Armories: homeless shelter.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2016-09-22 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 462, Statutes of 2016. [AB2254 Detail]

Download: California-2015-AB2254-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2254	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 10, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Achadjian

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act to amend Section 15301 of the Government Code, relating to
temporary shelter.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2254, as amended, Achadjian. Armories: homeless shelter.
   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.
   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 15301 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   15301.  (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.