BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 557 Page 1 Date of Hearing: May 1, 2103 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair AB 557 (Yamada) - As Introduced: February 20, 2013 Policy Committee: Veterans AffairsVote: 10-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill conforms, to the authorizing statute, a recently added code section that provides information to veterans' home residents regarding potential charges upon a resident's death. FISCAL EFFECT Negligible state cost. COMMENTS Rationale . The author's intent is to make conforming changes to current law. According to the author, "AB 557 makes technical changes that will correctly reference veterans' money and personal property outside the home to match language used in MVC 1035.05, make references to "unreimbursed costs of care" consistent with other code sections and to the terms commonly used by veterans and the Department, and require the notices in quarterly statements and pertaining to unreimbursed costs of care posted at the Home comply with ADA font standards." Analysis Prepared by : Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081