BILL NUMBER: AB 1462	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 26, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gonzalez

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to  amend Section 50083 of the Government Code,
relating to local government.   add Chapter 6.8
(commencing with Section 8549) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the
Government Code, relating to immigration services. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1462, as amended, Gonzalez.  Local government.
  Undocumented immigrants: legal services.  
   Existing law establishes the Naturalization Services Program,
administered within the Department of Community Services and
Development, to fund community-based organizations in assisting legal
permanent residents in obtaining citizenship.  
   This bill would, subject to the availability of funding in the
annual Budget Act, require a state agency or department, to be
determined by the Governor, to contract with qualified nonprofit
legal services organizations to provide legal services to Deferred
Action for Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action for Parents of
Americans applicants in this state.  
   Existing law specifies certain hiring practices and other
procedures governing officers and employees of local agencies.
Existing law prohibits local agencies and districts from requiring
that their employees be residents of that jurisdiction. 

   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this prohibition.

   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no
  yes  . State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   SECTION 1.    Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section
8549) is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the   Government
Code   , to read:  
      CHAPTER 6.8.  DEFERRED ACTION INTEGRATION SERVICES


   8549.  For purposes of this chapter, both of the following shall
apply:
   (a) "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action
for Parents of Americans applicant" or "DACA and DAPA applicant"
means an undocumented immigrant who either entered the United States
without inspection or who did not depart after the expiration of a
nonimmigrant visa to attain a lawful status.
   (b) "Legal services" includes culturally and linguistically
appropriate services provided by attorneys, paralegals, interpreters,
and other support staff for state court proceedings, federal
immigration proceedings, and any appeals arising from those
proceedings.
   8549.1.  (a) Subject to the availability of funding in the annual
Budget Act, a state department or agency, as determined by the
Governor, shall contract with qualified nonprofit legal services
organizations to provide legal services to Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans
applicants in this state.
   (b) Legal services provided in accordance with subdivision (a)
shall be for the sole purpose of providing legal assistance to DACA
and DAPA applicants relating to the United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services application.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 50083 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   50083.  No local agency or district shall require its employees to
be residents of that local agency or district.