BILL NUMBER: AB 2254	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


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 introduced, 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 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 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.