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2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1050.

1050. Veterans’ Home Allied Councils, which are established pursuant to the constitution of the Allied Council, Veterans’ Home of California, for each home, and which are composed of members of each home, are hereby recognized as established advisory bodies to the administrator of each home. Each Veterans’ Home Allied Council may also represent members who reside at the home for which the council was established in matters before the Legislature. In the course of providing that representation, each council shall 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 84. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1051.

1051. (a) On or before January 1, 2019, the department shall create a transparent admissions and waiting list process for admission to the homes.
(b) On or before January 1, 2019, the department shall create a page on its Internet Web site that does all of the following:
(1) Explains the application and waiting list process developed in subdivision (a), including an explanation of the process, laws, and regulations pertaining to admission, the wait list, and continuum of care.
(2) Allows online submission of applications.
(3) Provides a reasonable level of information to applicants about the projected wait time at each home for various levels of care, enhancing applicant’s ability to make long-term care planning decisions.
(4) Allows an applicant to check his or her current wait list status and overall application status.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 86. (SB 96) Effective June 27, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1052.

1052. (a) The master plan for the overall operation of the veterans’ homes system mandated by Provision 4 of Item 8955-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017 (Chapter 14 of the Statutes of 2017) shall, notwithstanding that provision, be prepared by the department no later than December 31, 2019, and shall be revised every five years thereafter.
(b) The master plan, in addition to the requirements of Provision 4 of Item 8955-001-0001, shall include consideration and discussion of all of the following elements:
(1) The locating of future facilities at or within the vicinity of United States Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
(2) The locating of future facilities near existing veteran populations within the state or the use of smaller homes in a larger number of communities to allow veterans to age in place in their existing communities.
(3) Providing services through community-based care service delivery models.
(4) The closure of facilities.
(5) The expansion of existing facilities or conversion of existing facilities to provide different levels of service.
(6) The local area cost of living for employees at current and proposed facility locations.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 38, Sec. 3. (AB 1824) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Veterans Homes Planning Strategy › Section 1070.

1070. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) “Home” means a veterans home located in Barstow, Chula Vista, Fresno, Lancaster, Redding, Ventura, West Los Angeles, or Yountville.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 509, Sec. 1. (AB 1365) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Veterans Homes Planning Strategy › Section 1072.

1072. (a) On or before February 1, 2019, the department shall submit to the Legislature and post in a prominent location on its Internet Web site in an accessible and searchable format a financial report that provides all of the following information regarding each home identified in subdivision (b) of Section 1070:
(1) The amount of state funds budgeted to and the amount of revenue collected from the home.
(2) The remaining amount of expected revenue from the home over a period of several years, as applicable.
(3) Aggregate costs of care per resident, segregated by level of care, for the home.
(4) Current maintenance costs of the home.
(5) Projected maintenance costs for the home.
(b) The department shall update the report required by subdivision (a) on or before February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter. The department shall submit to the Legislature and post on its Internet Web site each updated annual report in compliance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 509, Sec. 1. (AB 1365) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Veterans Homes Planning Strategy › Section 1074.

1074. (a) The department periodically shall review the use of each home to determine the best continued, unrestricted use of the home. The department shall submit a report to the Legislature regarding this determination and post it in a prominent location on its internet website in an accessible and searchable format.
(b) In developing the report, the department shall review all of the following:
(1) Every financial report created pursuant to Section 1072 and released during the five previous years or since February 1, 2019, whichever is fewer.
(2) Current needs of the regional veterans population.
(3) Projections regarding the changing composition of the veterans population.
(4) Assessment of resources available to serve the projected veterans population.
(5) Input from veteran residents of the home, community members near the home, and other stakeholders.
(6) Any other factors the department determines are necessary to review to make the determination.
(c) The report for each home shall be due in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) The report for the Barstow home shall be due on or before December 31, 2026.
(2) The report for the Chula Vista home shall be due on or before December 31, 2025.
(3) The report for the Fresno home shall be due on or before December 31, 2028.
(4) The report for the Lancaster, Ventura, and West Los Angeles homes shall be due on or before December 31, 2025.
(5) The report for the Redding home shall be due on or before December 31, 2028.
(6) The report for the Yountville home shall be due on or before December 31, 2022.
(7) The report for any future home shall be due on or before December 31 of the fifteenth calendar year after the home admits its first resident or after the home is deeded to the department, whichever is later.
(d) The department shall update each report required by this section every five years. The department shall submit to the Legislature and post on its internet website each updated report in compliance with this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 137, Sec. 1. (SB 1435) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Veterans Homes Planning Strategy › Section 1075.

1075. When the department reviews the use of each home to determine the best continued, unrestricted use of the home, pursuant to Section 1074, the department shall additionally assess all of the following:
(a) The need by residents of state veteran homes in accessing care at a Veterans Health Administration medical center.
(b) The need by nonresident veterans in the communities where state veteran homes are located in accessing care at a Veterans Health Administration medical center.
(c) The potential for the Veterans Health Administration to place satellite medical clinics on the state veteran home campuses to serve both residents of the veteran homes and nonresident veterans in the communities where state veteran homes are located. In making this assessment, the department shall meet and confer with officials of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on the possibility of locating satellite clinics on state veteran home campuses.
(d) The potential for the Veterans Health Administration to place satellite medical clinics within a 30-minute drive of a state veteran home campus to serve both residents of the veteran homes and nonresident veterans in the communities where state veteran homes are located. In making this assessment, the department shall meet and confer with officials of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs on the possibility of locating satellite clinics within a 30-minute drive of a state veteran home campus.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 194, Sec. 1. (SB 1195) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Veterans Homes Planning Strategy › Section 1078.

1078. The department shall submit each report to the Legislature required by this chapter in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 509, Sec. 1. (AB 1365) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1.5 - Veterans Homes Planning Strategy › Section 1080.

1080. This chapter shall not be deemed to require or authorize the disclosure of personal or medical information otherwise prohibited or restricted from disclosure.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 509, Sec. 1. (AB 1365) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 1100.

1100. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Veterans’ Homes Bond Act of 2000.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 1102.

1102. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meaning:
(a) “Board” means the Department of Veterans Affairs designated in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 1108.
(b) “Committee” means the Veterans’ Home Finance Committee created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1108.
(c) “Fund” means the Veterans’ Home Fund created pursuant to Section 1103.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Homes › Section 1103.

1103. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Veterans’ Home Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Homes › Section 1104.

1104. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, money in the fund shall be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of designing and constructing veterans’ homes in California and completing a comprehensive renovation of the Veterans’ Home at Yountville. Funding from this bond shall be allocated to fund the state’s matching requirement to construct or renovate those veterans’ homes in Section 1011 first, and then fund any additional homes established under this section. These homes shall be in addition to sites authorized under Section 1011.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, construction contracts awarded for veterans’ homes shall have a statewide participation goal of not less than 3 percent for disabled veteran business enterprises, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 999.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Homes › Section 1104.1.

1104.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the moneys in the Veterans’ Home Fund established by Section 1103 are, subject to the limit set forth in subdivision (b), hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, for the funding of the state’s matching requirement for the design, equipping, and construction of all of the following:
(1) The Veterans’ Home of California, Lancaster, as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1011.
(2) The Veterans’ Home of California, Saticoy, as described in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 1011.
(3) The Veterans’ Home of California, West Los Angeles, as provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 1104.
(b) The total amount appropriated in accordance with subdivision (a) may not exceed the sum of thirty-one million dollars ($31,000,000).
(c) The homes specified in subdivision (a) may care for veterans with substance abuse disorders.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, in addition to the funds appropriated pursuant to this section, the federal matching funds available pursuant to the State Veterans’ Home Assistance Improvement Act of 1977 (38 U.S.C. Sec. 8131 et seq.) are hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, for the purpose of design, equipping, construction, renovation of, or expansion or repayment of any loan related to the projects specified in this section.
(e) Subject to approval of the Department of Finance, the Department of Veterans Affairs may expend state funds pursuant to this section for the design of projects specified in this section in anticipation of the receipt of federal matching funds.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 237, Sec. 3. Effective August 16, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 2 - Veterans Homes › Section 1104.2.

1104.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, an amount, not to exceed the sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000), is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, from the Veterans’ Home Fund to the Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, for the state’s matching share for the design, construction, equipping, and renovation of the Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville, as described in Section 1011.
(b) Excluding any funds required to pay for costs associated with issuing and administering general obligation bonds, any remaining general obligation bond funds available in the Veterans’ Home Fund created under Section 1103 after funding the design, construction, equipping, expansion, or renovation of the Lancaster, Saticoy, West Los Angeles, or Yountville veterans homes, as specified in Section 1104.1 and subdivision (a), and projects funded through any Budget Act, are, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, hereby continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years to the Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, to fund the state’s matching share for renovations, design, construction, and equipping at Yountville consistent with the purposes established in subdivision (a) of Section 1104.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, in addition to the funds appropriated pursuant to this section, the federal matching funds available pursuant to the State Veterans’ Home Assistance Improvement Act of 1977 (38 U.S.C. Sec. 8131 et seq.), are hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Department of Veterans Affairs, subject to the approval of the Department of Finance, for the purpose of design, construction, equipping, renovation of, or expansion or repayment of any loan related to, the projects specified in this section.
(d) Subject to approval of the Department of Finance, the Department of Veterans Affairs may expend state funds pursuant to this section for the design of projects specified in this section in anticipation of the receipt of federal matching funds.
(e) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature and Governor semiannually, beginning on March 1, 2005, on the progress of the acquisition, design, equipping, construction, establishment, and expansion of the veterans’ homes specified in Section 15819.60 of the Government Code, including updated cost estimates and a synopsis on the efficacy of the design-build procurement process.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 460, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1105.

1105. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Veterans’ Home Fund, created by Section 1103.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1106.

1106. Bonds in the total amount of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 1130, or as much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this chapter and to be used and sold for carrying out the purposes of Section 1104 and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and shall constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both the principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1107.

1107. The bonds authorized by this chapter shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set forth in full in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1108.

1108. (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the Veterans’ Home Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this chapter, the Veterans’ Home Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Treasurer, the Controller, the Director of Finance, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or their designated representatives. The Treasurer shall serve as chairperson of the committee. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.
(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the Department of Veterans Affairs is designated the “board.”
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1109.

1109. The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in this chapter and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1110.

1110. There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds maturing each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1111.

1111. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 1112 appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1112.

1112. The Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. Any amount withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from money received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1113.

1113. The Department of Veterans Affairs may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code for the purposes of carrying out this chapter. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds that the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. The department shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the department in accordance with this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1114.

1114. All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1115.

1115. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this chapter includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this chapter or any previously issued refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1116.

1116. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and the investment earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or to take any other action with respect to the investment and use of bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Veterans Homes Bond Act of 000 › ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 1117.

1117. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this chapter are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 728, Sec. 2. Approved in Proposition 16 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - County Institutions › Section 1120.

1120. Any county may provide and maintain a home for veteran soldiers, sailors, airmen, guardians, and marines who have served the United States honorably in any of its wars.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 379, Sec. 17. (AB 1715) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - County Institutions › Section 1121.

1121. For the purposes of this chapter the board of supervisors of any county may:
(a) Purchase, receive by donation, condemn, lease, or otherwise acquire real and personal property necessary for such home, and improve, preserve, manage, and control the same.
(b) Purchase, construct, lease, furnish, and repair buildings for such home and provide the necessary custodians, employees, attendants, and supplies for its proper maintenance.
(c) Levy a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code, and spend the proceeds for the purposes of this chapter.
(d) Establish a fund for the purposes of this chapter, and transfer from the general fund to such fund such moneys as the board deems necessary.
(e) Incur, in the manner provided by law, a bonded indebtedness on behalf of the county for any of the purposes of this chapter.
(f) Join with any incorporated city in the county in the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter and to that end hold jointly with such city all property acquired, and expend money in conjunction with such city.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 77. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1170.

1170. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates:
(a) “District” means a memorial district organized under the provisions of this chapter.
(b) “Board” means the board of directors of a memorial district.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 69. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1171.

1171. A memorial district may be established, maintained, governed, supported, and operated in the manner and for the purposes herein provided, and may exercise the powers and jurisdiction herein expressly granted or necessarily implied.
(Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 600.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1172.

1172. No district shall include territory not wholly in the same county. A district may include any incorporated territory of the county together with any contiguous unincorporated territory thereof, or may be formed entirely of contiguous incorporated territory or entirely of contiguous unincorporated territory.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1173.

1173. By petition filed with the county clerk, registered electors residing within the boundaries of a proposed district, equal in number to at least eight per cent of the number of votes cast in the proposed district for the office of Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected, may propose the formation of a district. If both incorporated and unincorporated territory are included within the proposed district, the petition shall be signed by registered electors equal in number in each territory to at least eight per cent of the votes so cast therein for Governor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1174.

1174. The petition shall be addressed to the board of supervisors of the county within which the proposed district is situated, shall be signed by the number of qualified registered voters specified in section 1173, and shall propose and set forth:
(a) The formation of a district under this chapter.
(b) The calling by the board of supervisors of a special election to vote upon the question whether the proposed district shall be formed and to elect the first board of directors of the district.
(c) The name of the proposed district, as “____ memorial district.”
(d) An accurate description of the boundaries of the proposed district specifying what portion of the territory is incorporated territory and what portion unincorporated territory.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 70. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1175.

1175. The petition may be filed in sections, each of which shall fully comply with all of the requirements for a petition, except that each section need not contain the total number of signatures required for a petition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
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1176. Within 30 days after the filing of the petition the county elections official shall find and certify whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of qualified registered voters of the proposed district and of the incorporated and unincorporated portions thereof and shall present the petition with the certificate of his or her findings attached thereto to the board of supervisors at its first regular meeting held 10 days from the date of certification of the petition. The board shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the petition not less than 20 days nor more than 40 days after the date of the meeting, and shall direct the clerk of the board to publish a notice once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper circulated in the territory that it is proposed to organize into a district, and that the board deems most likely to give notice to the inhabitants of the territory.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 71. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1177.

1177. If the petition and certificate is presented to the board of supervisors at a regular meeting the board at that meeting shall ascertain whether the petition in all respects complies with the requirements therefor, except that the certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the sufficiency of the signatures to the petition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1177.5.

1177.5. The notice required in Section 1176 shall state the fact that the board has fixed the time and place, which shall be stated in the notice, for a hearing on the matter of the formation of a memorial district. The notice shall describe the territory or shall specify the exterior boundaries of the territory proposed to be organized into a district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 909.)
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1177.6. At any time prior to the time fixed for a hearing of the matter, any person interested may file with the clerk of the board written objections to the formation of the district. At the time and place fixed for the hearing or at any time to which the hearing may be continued, the board of supervisors shall consider and pass on all objections to the creation of a district, or to the inclusion of any territory in the district. At the hearing, the board of supervisors may exclude any territory that in the opinion of the board would not be benefited by inclusion in the district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 909.)
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1178. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors shall either adopt an order abandoning the creation of the proposed district or shall by resolution call a special election to vote upon the question of formation of the proposed district and to elect the members of the first board of directors thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 909.)
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1178.5. Sample ballots shall be printed and mailed, together with a synopsis of the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing at Section 1170) of Division 6, to each registered voter in the proposed district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 893.)
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1179. The special election shall be held upon a date not later than the 130th day after the meeting of the board at which the petition was presented. At the special election, the proposition submitted shall be “Shall the proposed ____ memorial district be formed?” There shall be elected at the same election a board of directors consisting of five members.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 72. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1180.

1180. The special election shall be called, noticed, held, and conducted, election officers appointed, voting precincts designated, candidates nominated, ballots printed, polls opened and closed, ballots counted and returned, returns canvassed, results declared, certificates of election issued, oaths of office administered, and all other proceedings incidental to and connected with the election shall be regulated and done, in accordance with the provisions of law regulating elections conducted pursuant to the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 73. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1180.1.

1180.1. Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.
The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation.
The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed.
The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
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1180.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.
Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
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1180.3. If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.
In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:
(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.
(b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
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1180.4. The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.
The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following, in the order prescribed:
(a) The complete text of the proposition.
(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition, prepared by the local agency formation commission.
(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.
(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.
The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 157. Effective January 1, 1995.)
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1181. For the purposes of this chapter the board of supervisors and the county elections official, respectively, shall have all the powers and duties that boards of trustees and city clerks have under Section 1180 and the terms “city,” “municipal election,” “board of trustees,” and “city clerk,” shall mean “proposed memorial district,” “proposed memorial district election,” “board of supervisors,” and “county clerk.”
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 74. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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1182. If a majority of the votes cast at the special election are in favor of formation of the district, the county elections official shall, within ten days after the board of supervisors has declared the result thereof, record in the office of the county recorder a complete certified copy of the statement of results entered on the minutes of the board of supervisors in accordance with Section 1180, together with a complete certified copy of the petition for formation of the district, except that the signatures on the petition need not be certified and recorded.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Formation › Section 1183.

1183. Such certified copies when recorded shall, after sixty days from the date of the special election, be conclusive evidence against all persons, firms, associations and corporations, except the State, of the regular and sufficient formation of the district and establishment of the boundaries thereof as set forth in the petition and of the validity of all proceedings preliminary to the formation and establishment of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
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1185. A district may be formed in the manner prescribed by this article that is within an existing memorial district, if, in addition to the petition required by Section 1173, there is filed with the county elections official a verified copy of a resolution by the board of the existing district consenting to the formation of the new district.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Management › Section 1190.

1190. Every district shall be a public corporation, have perpetual succession, and may:
(a) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
(c) Call upon the district attorney for legal advice and assistance in all matters concerning the district.
(d) Make contracts, employ labor, and do all acts necessary or convenient for the full exercise of any of the powers of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
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1190.5. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 6 - VETERANS BUILDINGS, MEMORIALS, AND CEMETERIES › CHAPTER 1 - Memorial Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Management › Section 1191.1.

1191.1. (a) The Lindsay-Strathmore Memorial District may enter into a joint powers agreement with the Strathmore Public Utility District to provide for the management, maintenance, and operation of the memorial district property and improvements located at Strathmore, California, and for the use by the public utility district of the real property and improvements owned by the memorial district for offices, maintenance, and storage facilities.
(b) This section applies only to the Lindsay-Strathmore Memorial District in Tulare County. This section is not intended to amend any of the provisions of Section 1266, and use of the Lindsay-Strathmore Memorial District property by the Strathmore Public Utility District under this section is not an abandonment of the facility by the Lindsay-Strathmore Memorial District or the veterans’ organization.
(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 46, Sec. 1.)