BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2309
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2309 (Fletcher)
As Amended July 1, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |71-0 |(May 10, 2010) |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 11, |
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Original Committee Reference: V.A.
SUMMARY : Updates the Military and Veterans Code to rename
various veterans homes operated by the California Department of
Veterans Affairs (CDVA). Specifically, this bill provides that
within CDVA there are the following Veterans Homes of
California:
1)A Veterans Home of California, Yountville, situated in Napa
County.
2)A Veterans Home of California, Barstow, situated in San
Bernardino County.
3)A Veterans Home of California, Chula Vista, situated in San
Diego County. This bill provides that this veterans home
shall also be known as the "John Smith Memorial Veterans
Home."
4)A Veterans Home of California, Lancaster, situated in Los
Angeles County. This bill provides that this veterans home
shall also be known as the "William J. 'Pete' Knight Veterans
Home."
5)A Veterans Home of California, Ventura, situated in Ventura
County.
6)A Veterans Home of California, West Los Angeles, situated in
Los Angeles County.
EXISTING LAW provides for the establishment and operation of the
Veterans Home of California at various sites, and declares that
there is in the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA)
a Veterans Home of California, Yountville.
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AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY this bill was substantially similar to
the version passed by the Senate.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : John Smith's service to the veterans' community
included working with over a dozen veterans' organizations on
the local, state and national levels. In 1981, John Smith was
one of the original founders of Vietnam Veterans of San Diego,
now Veterans Village of San Diego, which serves to help not only
homeless veterans, but all of the region's military veterans and
their families through a wide variety of outreach programs.
John Smith was a Special Representative for DVA, with Public
Affairs responsibilities at the California Veterans' Home in
Chula Vista. Prior to this dual assignment, he was the first
Director of Volunteer Services for the Chula Vista Veterans'
Home. After developing the Volunteer Services Department, he
then volunteered to take on the additional responsibility of
Chief Fundraiser for the Veterans' Home.
CDVA has a mission "to provide the state's aged and/or disabled
veterans with rehabilitative, residential, and medical care and
services in a home-like environment at the California Veterans
Homes."
The Chula Vista Veterans' Home is located on a 30-acre site off
Telegraph Canyon Road, adjacent to Sharp Chula Vista Medical
Center, the Veterans' Home of California, Chula Vista, is the
only veterans' home located in coastal, urban Southern
California. Completed in May 2000, VHC-Chula Vista is a 400-bed
long-term care facility providing options for domiciliary -
independent living, licensed residential, and skilled nursing
care.
Analysis Prepared by : Eric Worthen / V. A. / (916) 319-3550
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