BILL ANALYSIS
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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 2156
Author: Evans (D)
Amended: 6/14/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE : 4-0, 6/22/10
AYES: Denham, Correa, Negrete McLeod, Cedillo
NO VOTE RECORDED: Wyland, Vacancy, Vacancy
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 74-0, 5/6/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Military and veterans: Veterans Home Allied
Council
SOURCE : Allied Council, Veterans Home of California
DIGEST : This bill provides for the establishment of a
Veterans; Home Allied Council (Council) for each veterans
home, and additionally permits each Council to represent
veterans who reside in the veterans' home for which the
Council was established in matters before the Legislature
if each Council, in the course of providing that
representation, complies with specified requirements.
ANALYSIS : Existing law establishes the Veterans' Home
Allied Council pursuant to the constitution of the Allied
Council, Veterans' Home of California, comprised of members
of the home, as an advisory body to the Administrator of
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the Veterans' Home.
This bill:
1. Establishes a Veterans' Home Allied Council for each
veterans' home, which are composed of members of each
home and recognized as an established advisory body to
the administrator of each veterans home.
2. Permits each Council to represent veterans who reside at
the veterans' home in matters before the Legislature.
3. Requires each Council, in the course of providing that
representation to comply with the following
requirements:
A. The Council's representation shall be approved
by a majority of the voting members of the Council.
B. The Council shall not engage in any campaign or
endorse public candidates in connection with that
representation.
C. The Council's actions shall be in accordance
with its constitution, bylaws, and policies and
procedures.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 7/26/10)
Allied Council, Veterans' Home of California (source)
OPPOSITION : (Verified 7/26/10)
Department of Veterans Affairs
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : According to the author's office
and sponsor this bill the Allied Council Veterans' Home of
California, this bill is needed to clarify the intent of
the Legislature to allow for the authorized member
organization within Veterans' Home of California to have a
complete voice to when speaking to the home administrator
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or the Legislature on policy issues.
ARGUMENTS IN OPPOSITION : The Department of Veterans
Affairs contends that this bill creates tension between the
homes within the California Veterans Home system and also
creates unnecessary and competing advocacy groups between
the homes. The department also contends that this bill
jeopardizes the smaller homes in the system and threatens
their equal voice to share their concerns.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De
Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, Norby, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino,
Ruskin, Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio,
Audra Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico,
Tran, Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Block, De La Torre, Gilmore,
Mendoza, Vacancy
TSM:do 7/28/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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