Amended in Senate June 3, 2014

Amended in Senate July 11, 2013

Amended in Senate July 2, 2013

Amended in Assembly April 29, 2013

Amended in Assembly March 19, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 692

Introduced by Assembly Members begin delete Torres end delete begin insert Gonzalez end insert and V. Manuel Pérez

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(Principal coauthor: Senator De León)

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February 21, 2013

begin delete An act to amend Sections 50781, 50782, and 50786 of, and to add Section 50784.5 to, the Health and Safety Code, relating to mobilehomes, and making an appropriation therefor. end delete begin insert An act to submit an advisory question to the voters relating to immigration reform, calling an election, to take effect immediately. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 692, as amended, begin delete Torres end delete   begin insert Gonzalez end insert . begin delete Mobilehomes: loans. end delete begin insert Immigration reform: advisory election. end insert

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This bill would call a special election to be consolidated with the November 4, 2014, statewide general election. The bill would require the Secretary of State to submit to the voters at the November 4, 2014, consolidated election an advisory question asking whether the Congress of the United States should immediately reform our immigration laws and pass comprehensive immigration reform that includes a path to citizenship for immigrants meeting certain requirements, as specified, and whether the President of the United States should halt deportations of parents whose children were born in the United States until that new immigration law is passed. The bill would require the Secretary of State to communicate the results of this election to the Congress of the United States.

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This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an act calling an election.

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Existing law authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to make loans from the Mobilehome Park Purchase Fund, a continuously appropriated fund, to qualified mobilehome park residents, resident organizations, and nonprofit housing sponsors or local public entities to finance conversion of the parks to resident ownership and to make monthly housing costs affordable. Existing law requires a specified regulatory agreement to be recorded against the mobilehome park if a loan is made to a qualifying nonprofit housing sponsor or local public entity pursuant to these provisions. Existing law also requires the provision of specified information to the department before making loans for mobilehome park conversions.

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This bill would change the name of the fund to the Mobilehome Park Rehabilitation and Park Purchase Fund and authorize the department to provide loans from the fund to the owner of a mobilehome park for the purpose of rehabilitating park infrastructure, including water, sewage, and electrical systems. The bill would specify that the purpose of these loans would also be to bring mobilehome parks into compliance with applicable health and safety standards. The bill would require the department to consider specified criteria in determining eligibility for, and the amount of, loans made from the fund. The bill would require a regulatory agreement to be recorded against the mobilehome park if a loan is made to the owner of a mobilehome park and would require the agreement to contain provisions to prevent displacement of park residents. The bill would also require the provision of specified information to the department before making these loans.

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By authorizing a new purpose for the use of continuously appropriated funds, this bill would make an appropriation.

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Vote:  begin delete ²⁄₃ end delete begin insert majority end insert . Appropriation:  begin delete yes end delete begin insert no end insert . Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:

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(a) The United States of America was founded on principles of
freedom and opportunity, and on the tenet that all men and women
are created equal.

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(b) The nation’s history has been indelibly shaped by waves of
immigration.

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(c) The current immigration system in the United States is
antiquated, riddled with inefficiencies, and incapable of meeting
the challenges of the 21st century and our changing economy.

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(d) Immigrants are a major engine for the state’s economic
growth. Approximately 1 in 10 workers in California is an
undocumented immigrant, totaling 1.85 million workers.
Immigrants are vital for California’s industries, including
technology, agriculture, hospitality, and services.

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(e) The undocumented immigrant population in the United States
is currently 11.7 million and is expected to continue growing in
the absence of immigration and regulatory reform.

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(f) Almost one-quarter (23 percent) of the nation’s
undocumented immigrants reside in California.

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(g) Thousands of families have been separated because of the
enforcement of immigration laws that do not recognize the
complexities of mixed-status families. Each year, more than
350,000 immigrants face deportation proceedings.

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(h) Nearly one-half of undocumented immigrants in the United
States are parents of minor children, and 77 percent of these
children are United States citizens.

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(i) Since 1998, about 600,000 children who are United States
citizens have had a parent detained or deported. Currently, there
are at least 5,100 children in the child welfare system because
their parents are under immigration custody or have been deported.
This number is expected to rise to 15,000 in the next five years.

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A special election is hereby called to be held
throughout the state on November 4, 2014. The special election
shall be consolidated with the statewide general election to be
held on that date. The consolidated election shall be held and
conducted in all respects as if there were only one election and
only one form of ballot shall be used.

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(a) Notwithstanding Section 9040 of the Elections
Code, the Secretary of State shall submit the following advisory
question to the voters at the November 4, 2014, consolidated
election:

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“Shall the Congress of the United States reform our immigration
laws and immediately pass comprehensive immigration reform
that includes a path to citizenship to those immigrants who learn
English, pass a background check, and pay back taxes, and shall
the President of the United States halt the deportations of
noncriminal mothers and fathers whose children were born in the
United States, which separate families, until that new immigration
law is passed?”

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(b) Upon certification of the election, the Secretary of State
shall communicate to the Congress of the United States the results
of the election asking the question set forth in subdivision (a).

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(c) The provisions of the Elections Code that apply to the
preparation of ballot measures and ballot materials at a statewide
election apply to the measure submitted pursuant to this section.

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This act calls an election within the meaning of Article
IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.

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All matter omitted in this version of the bill appears in the bill as amended in the Senate, July 11, 2013. (JR11)