BILL NUMBER: AB 2309	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 3, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fletcher
    (   Principal coauthor:   Assembly Member
  Salas   ) 
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Block,   Harkey,   Jeffries,   Lieu,
  V.B ManuelB Perez,   and Saldana   )


                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 1011 of the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2309, as amended, Fletcher. Veterans' Home of California.
   Existing law provides for the establishment and operation of the
Veterans' Home of California at various sites, and declares that
there is in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans' Home of
California, Yountville.
   This bill would update that provision to declare that additionally
there are in the department a Veterans' Home of California, Barstow,
a Veterans' Home of California, Chula Vista, a Veterans' Home of
California, Lancaster, and a Veterans' Home of California, Ventura.
This bill would provide for the Veterans' Home of California, Chula
Vista, to also be known as the "John Smith Memorial Veterans' Home."
 This bill would authorize the department to complete any
preapplication process necessary with the United States Department of
Veterans Affairs for construction of the homes. 
   This bill would also make other conforming changes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 1011 of the Military and Veterans Code is
amended to read:
   1011.  (a) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of
California, Yountville, situated  at Veterans' Home,
  in  Napa County.
   (b) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Barstow, situated in San Bernardino County.
   (c) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Chula Vista, situated in San Diego County. This veterans' home shall
also be known as the "John Smith Memorial Veterans' Home."
   (d) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Lancaster, situated in Los Angeles County.
   (e) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Ventura, situated in Ventura County. 
   (f) The department may complete any preapplication process
necessary with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for
construction of the homes.  
   (f) 
    (g)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
homes are a new state function. The department may perform any or all
work in operating the homes by independent contractors, except the
overall administration and management of the homes. Any and all
actions of the department taken before September 17, 1996, that are
consistent with this subdivision are hereby ratified and confirmed,
it having at all times been the intent of the Legislature that the
department be so authorized. 
   (g)
    (h)  There shall be an administrator for each home or
homesite, who shall be recommended by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs and appointed by the Governor, and shall be located at that
home or homesite. The salary for each administrator shall be subject
to the approval of the Department of Personnel Administration.