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          Date of Hearing:   May 1, 2013

           ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
                                 Jim Frazier, Chair
                  AB 503 (Wieckowski) - As Amended:  April 24, 2013
           
          SUBJECT  :   Agnews Developmental Center: transfer of title 

           SUMMARY  :   This bill would require the Director of the  
          Department of General Services (DGS) to transfer title of the  
          former Agnews Developmental Center to the Santa Clara Unified  
          School District (School District) for educational purposes at  
          fair market value. This bill also provides that the value of the  
          property shall be reduced to less than fair market value if a  
          portion of the property is zoned to allow for parks or open  
          space purposes.

           EXISTING LAW  provides for the Department of General Services to  
          dispose of state real property that has been identified as  
          surplus or declared as surplus by the Legislature. DGS is  
          required to offer surplus real property to other state agencies,  
          to local agencies and private entities as provided in statute.

          Current law also allows the Director of DGS to transfer surplus  
          state real property to a local
          agency for less than fair market value if the local agency uses  
          the surplus state real property for parks or open-space  
          purposes.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   Unknown

           COMMENTS  :   According to the author's office the voters within  
          the Santa Clara Unified School District approved a general  
          obligation bond that included funding for the acquisition of  
          sites for future schools. The School District is seeking to  
          purchase part of the closed Agnews State Development Center site  
          in north San Jose to serve K-12 students. 

          On April 16, 2013 the San Jose City Council unanimously adopted  
          a resolution stating, "whereas, the Santa Clara Unified School  
          District collaborated with the City of San Jose in developing  
          and adopting a joint use plan to use a portion of the Agnews  
          Developmental Center site for parks."

          This bill directs DGS to reduce the appraised value of the  








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          parcel to below that of the fair market value based upon the  
          City of San Jose using a portion of the property for parks and  
          open space. 

          DGS has informed committee staff that it continues to work with  
          the author, the School District, the City of San Jose and other  
          interested parties on an appropriate process to transfer title  
          of the former Agnews Developmental Center to the School  
          District.

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          Santa Clara Unified School District
          San Jose City Council (unanimous resolution)

           Opposition 
           
          None on file
           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    William Herms / A. & A.R. / (916)  
          319-3600