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                                                                  AB 557
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          Date of Hearing:   May 1, 2103

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                 AB 557 (Yamada) - As Introduced:  February 20, 2013 

          Policy Committee:                              Veterans  
          AffairsVote: 10-0

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          No     Reimbursable:               

           SUMMARY  

          This bill conforms, to the authorizing statute, a recently added  
          code section that provides information to veterans' home  
          residents regarding potential charges upon a resident's death. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Negligible state cost.  

           COMMENTS  

           Rationale  . The author's intent is to make conforming changes to  
          current law. According to the author, "AB 557 makes technical  
          changes that will correctly reference veterans' money and  
          personal property outside the home to match language used in MVC  
          1035.05, make references to "unreimbursed costs of care"  
          consistent with other code sections and to the terms commonly  
          used by veterans and the Department, and require the notices in  
          quarterly statements and pertaining to unreimbursed costs of  
          care posted at the Home comply with ADA font standards."




           Analysis Prepared by  :    Geoff Long / APPR. / (916) 319-2081