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2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5y - The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014 › Section 998.555.

998.555. 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 article includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this article or any previously issued refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. (AB 639) Approved in Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5y - The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014 › Section 998.556.

998.556. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the investment of 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 take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds required or desirable under federal tax law or to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. (AB 639) Approved in Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5y - The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014 › Section 998.557.

998.557. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this article 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. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 1. (AB 639) Approved in Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014, election.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.600.

998.600. Together with Part 16 (commencing with Section 54000) of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, this article shall be known and may be cited as the Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.601.

998.601. (a) 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), as amended from time to time, except as otherwise provided herein, is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this article, and the provisions of that law are included in this article as though set out in full in this article. All references in this article to “herein” refer both to this article and that law.
(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the Department of Veterans Affairs is designated the board.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.602.

998.602. As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
(a) “Board” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(b) “Bond” means a veterans’ bond, a state general obligation bond, issued pursuant to this article adopting the provisions of the State General Obligation Bond Law.
(c) “Bond act” means this article authorizing the issuance of state general obligation bonds and adopting the State General Obligation Bond Law by reference.
(d) “Committee” means the Veterans Finance Committee of 1943, established by Section 991.
(e) “Fund” means the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943, established by Section 988.
(f) “Payment Fund” means the Veterans’ Bonds Payment Fund established by Section 988.6.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.603.

998.603. For the purpose of creating a fund to provide farm and home aid for veterans in accordance with the Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974 (Article 3.1 (commencing with Section 987.50)), and of all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, the committee may create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in the aggregate amount of not more than one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), exclusive of refunding bonds, in the manner provided herein.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.604.

998.604. (a) All bonds authorized by this article, when duly sold and delivered as provided herein, constitute valid and legally binding general obligations 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 principal and interest thereof.
(b) There shall be collected annually, in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, a sum of money, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, sufficient to pay the principal of, and interest on, these bonds as provided herein, and all officers required by law to perform any duty in regard to the collection of state revenues shall collect this additional sum.
(c) On the dates on which funds are to be remitted pursuant to Section 16676 of the Government Code for the payment of debt service on the bonds in each fiscal year, there shall be transferred to the Payment Fund to pay the debt service all of the money in the fund, not in excess of the amount of debt service then due and payable. If the money transferred on the remittance dates is less than debt service then due and payable, the balance remaining unpaid shall be transferred to the General Fund out of the fund as soon as it shall become available, together with interest thereon from the remittance date until paid, at the same rate of interest as borne by the bonds, compounded semiannually. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, this subdivision shall apply to all veterans’ farm and home purchase bond acts pursuant to this chapter. This subdivision does not grant any lien on the fund, the Payment Fund, or the moneys therein to the holders of any bonds issued under this article. For the purposes of this subdivision, “debt service” means the principal (whether due at maturity, by redemption, or acceleration), premium, if any, or interest payable on any date with respect to any series of bonds. This subdivision shall not apply, however, in the case of any debt service that is payable from the proceeds of any refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.605.

998.605. There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund, for purposes of this article, a sum of money that will equal both of the following:
(a) That sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and the interest on, the bonds issued and sold as provided herein, as that principal and interest become due and payable.
(b) That sum necessary to carry out Section 998.606, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.606.

998.606. For the purposes of this article, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of a sum of money not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold pursuant to this article. Any sums withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. All moneys made available under this section to the board shall be returned by the board to the General Fund, plus the interest that the amounts would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this article.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.607.

998.607. The board 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 article. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of unsold bonds which the committee has, by resolution, authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this article. The board shall execute whatever documents are 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 board in accordance with this article.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.608.

998.608. Upon request of the board, supported by a statement of its plans and projects approved by the Governor, the committee shall determine whether to issue any bonds authorized under this article in order to carry out the board’s plans and projects, and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out these plans and projects progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds be issued or sold at any one time.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.609.

998.609. (a) As long as any bonds authorized under this article are outstanding, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, at the close of each fiscal year, require a survey of the financial condition of the Division of Farm and Home Purchases, together with a projection of the division’s operations, to be made by an independent public accountant of recognized standing. The results of each survey and projection shall be reported in writing by the public accountant to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the California Veterans Board, the appropriate policy committees dealing with veterans affairs in the Senate and the Assembly, and the committee.
(b) The Division of Farm and Home Purchases shall reimburse the public accountant for these services out of any money that the division may have available on deposit with the Treasurer.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.610.

998.610. (a) The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds authorized by this article at the time or times established by the Treasurer.
(b) Whenever the committee deems it necessary for an effective sale of the bonds, the committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell any issue of bonds at less than their par value, notwithstanding Section 16754 of the Government Code. However, the discount on the bonds shall not exceed 3 percent of the par value thereof.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.611.

998.611. Out of the first money realized from the sale of bonds as provided herein, there shall be redeposited in the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund, established by Section 16724.5 of the Government Code, the amount of all expenditures made for the purposes specified in that section, and this money may be used for the same purpose and repaid in the same manner whenever additional bond sales are made.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.612.

998.612. Any bonds issued and sold pursuant to this article 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. The approval of the voters for the issuance of bonds under this article includes approval for the issuance of bonds issued to refund bonds originally issued or any previously issued refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.613.

998.613. Notwithstanding any provision of the bond act, if the Treasurer sells bonds under this article for which bond counsel has issued an opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excludable from gross income for purposes of federal income tax, subject to any conditions which may be designated, the Treasurer may establish separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and for the earnings on those proceeds, and may use those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required by federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of bond proceeds required or permitted under federal law necessary to maintain the tax-exempt status of the bonds or to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 5z - The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2018 › Section 998.614.

998.614. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this article 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 Article XIII B.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 365, Sec. 4. Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 6, 2018, election; effective November 7, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.1.

999.1. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each awarding department shall have annual statewide participation goals of not less than 3 percent for disabled veteran business enterprises for contracts entered into by the awarding department during the year for professional bond services. This section shall not apply if a contract for professional bond services of an underwriter is to be obtained by competitive bid. However, each awarding department shall establish goals for contracts to be obtained by competitive bid for professional bond services.
(2) These goals shall apply to the overall dollar amount expended by the awarding department with respect to the contracts for professional bond services relating to the issuance of bonds by the awarding department, including amounts spent as underwriter’s discounts.
(b) In attempting to meet the goals set forth in subdivision (a), the awarding department shall consider establishing cocounsel, joint venture, and subcontracting relationships, including disabled veteran business enterprises, in all contracts for professional bond services. It shall be the responsibility of the head of each awarding department to be supportive of the Treasurer’s program for assigning representative portions of professional bond services contracts for purposes of meeting the goals established pursuant to this section. However, nothing in this article shall preclude the awarding department from achieving the goals set forth in this section without requiring joint ventures, cocounsel, or subcontracting arrangements.
(c) This section shall not limit the ability of any awarding department to meet a goal higher than those set forth in subdivision (a) for the participation of disabled veteran business enterprises in contracts awarded by the awarding department.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1207, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.3.

999.3. Notwithstanding Section 999.1, if a contract for professional bond services of an underwriter is to be obtained by competitive bid, the awarding department shall, at a minimum, take all of the following actions:
(a) Deliver the notice of sale or other notification of intention to issue the bonds to all disabled veteran business enterprises that have listed their names with the awarding department for the purpose of this notice and other qualified disabled veteran enterprises known to the awarding department.
(b) State in all notices of sale and other notifications of intention to issue bonds that disabled veteran business enterprises are encouraged to respond.
(c) Require all submitting bidders to certify their awareness of the goals of the awarding department in accordance with this article.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1207, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.55.

999.55. An awarding department shall maintain all records of the information provided by the prime contractor pursuant to Section 999.5 and shall establish appropriate review procedures for those records to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the award amounts and paid amounts reported. The records shall be maintained in a manner that facilitates access and review by external auditors. Records collected pursuant to this section shall be retained for a minimum of six years after collection.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 689, Sec. 1. (AB 1365) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.6.

999.6. In implementing this article, the awarding department shall utilize existing resources such as the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Small Business Administration.
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 623, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.7.

999.7. (a) The awarding department shall withhold, on a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2021, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from the final payment, or the full final payment if less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), until a prime contractor complies with the certification requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 999.5. A prime contractor that fails to comply with the certification requirement shall, after notice, be allowed to cure the defect. Notwithstanding any other law, if, after at least 15 calendar days but not more than 30 calendar days from the date of notice, the prime contractor refuses to comply with the certification requirements, the awarding department shall permanently deduct ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from the final payment, or the full payment if less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). For contracts awarded for use by multiple state agencies, the Department of General Services may prescribe additional or alternative mechanisms for enforcing the certification requirement.
(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2024, the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall complete a comprehensive assessment of the disabled veteran business enterprise program and submit a report to the Legislature. All other state entities shall assist the Legislative Analyst’s Office in completing its assessment to the greatest extent practicable.
(2) The report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include, but is not limited to:
(A) Reports of noncompliance with the requirements of the disabled veteran enterprise program.
(B) Whether the Department of General Services is tracking complaints of abuse of the program, and information about those complaints, if available, including the type of abuse, how it was reported or discovered, dates that specific actions were taken on the case, and preventive measures taken by awarding departments.
(C) Whether the awarding departments notified disabled veteran business enterprise subcontractors when they were named on an awarded contract.
(D) Whether prime contractors received approval by the Department of General Services to replace a disabled veteran business enterprise subcontractor identified by the prime contractor in its bid or offer.
(E) Whether withholding payments have deterred prime contractors from failing to provide accurate certifications.
(3) A report to be submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, an awarding department shall not withhold more than the amount specified in subdivision (a) on the final payment of any disabled veteran business enterprise contract for the purposes of ensuring compliance with the certification requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 999.5.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 80, Sec. 2. (SB 588) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.8.

999.8. (a) Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, the validity or enforceability of any bonds, or any contract or any notes, or other obligations issued by the awarding department to provide for the payment of any contract subject to this article shall not be affected in any way by the failure of an awarding department to meet the goals established under this article.
(b) No action may be maintained to enjoin the issuance of any bonds to which this article applies or the enforcement of any contract for professional bond services based on an awarding department’s failure to meet the goals set forth in Section 999.1.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1207, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.10.

999.10. (a) An awarding department taking bids in connection with the award of a contract shall provide, in the general conditions under which bids will be received, that a person making a bid or offer to perform a contract shall, in the bid or offer, set forth the following information:
(1) The name, disabled veteran business enterprise certification number, contact information, and the location of the place of business of each subcontractor certified as a disabled veteran business enterprise who will perform work or labor or render service to the prime contractor in connection with the performance of the contract and who will be used by the prime contractor to fulfill disabled veteran business enterprise participation goals.
(2) The portion of work that will be done by each subcontractor under paragraph (1). Except in cases of emergency when a contract is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health, welfare, or safety, or protection of state property, the prime contractor shall list only one subcontractor for each portion of work as is defined by the prime contractor in the contractor’s bid or offer.
(3) A certification, signed under penalty of perjury, that the portion of work that will be done by each subcontractor under paragraph (1) serves a commercially useful function, as defined in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 999.
(b) The Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code) shall apply to the information required by subdivision (a) relating to subcontractors certified as disabled veteran business enterprises.
(c) For purposes of this section, “subcontractor” and “prime contractor” shall have the same meaning as those terms are defined in Section 4113 of the Public Contract Code.
(d) As used in this section, “contract” does not include a contract negotiated pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 756, Sec. 15. (AB 1574) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.11.

999.11. The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall appoint the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate. The California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate shall report directly to the secretary and shall do all of the following:
(a) Promote implementation of the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program.
(b) Support and facilitate the activities of administering agencies and existing and potential disabled veteran business enterprises to achieve the goals specified in Sections 999.1 and 999.2, including, but not limited to, both of the following:
(1) Assisting awarding departments in identifying certified disabled veteran business enterprises that can offer their services for contracts that contract procurement staff have difficulty identifying.
(2) Assisting disabled veteran business enterprises in effectively utilizing certification documents and the state electronic procurement system in identifying which products and services businesses have on offer.
(c) Coordinate with the agency Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate appointed in all awarding departments pursuant to Section 999.12.
(d) Establish a method of monitoring adherence to the goals specified in Sections 999.1 and 999.2.
(e) Establish and promote a system to track the effectiveness of promotional activities undertaken by state agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 124. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.12.

999.12. Each awarding department shall appoint an agency Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate. This person shall be the same individual appointed pursuant to Section 14846 of the Government Code. The agency Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate shall do all of the following:
(a) Assist certified disabled veteran business enterprises in participating in that agency’s contracting process.
(b) Assist contract officers in seeking disabled veteran business enterprises to participate in the agency’s contract and procurement opportunities by performing outreach efforts to recruit certified disabled veteran business enterprises to offer their services as either a prime contractor or subcontractor on any contract proposed by the awarding department that requires disabled veteran business enterprise participation, and by other feasible means.
(c) Meet regularly with the contract and procurement staffs of their departments to disseminate information about the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program, learn of future contracting opportunities, and identify the types of goods, services, and information technology contracts for which the contract and procurement staff is having or anticipates having difficulty in identifying potential certified disabled veteran business enterprise contractors or subcontractors.
(d) Serve as an advocate for the disabled veteran business enterprises that are utilized as the agency’s contractors or subcontractors.
(e) Report to the Office of Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Services regarding any violation of this article.
(f) Coordinate and meet, on a regular basis, with the California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Advocate at the Department of Veterans Affairs in an effort to meet the statewide 3-percent goal provided for in Section 999.2.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 756, Sec. 17. (AB 1574) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 6 - Disabled Veterans Participation Goals for Professional Bond Services and State Contracts › Section 999.13.

999.13. This article includes language similar to that contained in Article 1.5 (commencing with Section 10115) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code and does not create an independent or additional goal or program.
(Added by renumbering Section 999.12 by Stats. 2001, Ch. 666, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 7 - Contracts with Nonprofit Veteran Service Agencies › Section 999.50.

999.50. It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to encourage state agencies, cities, counties, districts, and other political subdivisions to purchase goods manufactured by, and services provided by, a nonprofit veteran service agency whenever it is both feasible to do so and the location of the nonprofit veteran service agency makes the purchases reasonably convenient.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 359, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 6 - State Benefits for Veterans › ARTICLE 8.2 - Veterans Services Funding › Section 999.80.

999.80. Any entity, or other entity with which it subcontracts, that receives funding from the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2801 et seq.), as identified in Item 7100-001-0869, schedule (4) 61.60 - WIA Removing Barriers for Special Needs Populations, identified for use for veterans, of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2009 (Chapter 1 of the Statutes of the 2009 Third Extraordinary Session), and future budget acts, shall meet the following criteria:
(a) Demonstrate the knowledge, experience, and capacity to provide desired services to veterans.
(b) Demonstrate that the majority of the entity’s WIA resources are dedicated to serving the needs of veterans and their families.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 12, Sec. 26. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 1000.1.

1000.1. This chapter may be cited as the Veterans’ Revenue Debenture Act of 1970.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1488.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 1000.3.

1000.3. There is hereby created a Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee composed of the Governor, the State Controller, the State Treasurer, the Director of Finance, and the Director of Veterans Affairs, each of whom shall serve thereon without compensation and a majority of whom shall be empowered to act for such committee.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1488.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.1.

1001.1. Debentures may be issued by the department at such times and in such amounts not to exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) in the aggregate as the department, with the approval of the Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee, may determine. The issuance of debentures shall be authorized by a resolution of issuance adopted as in this chapter provided.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1243.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.2.

1001.2. Whenever the department determines that debentures should be issued, it shall adopt a resolution of issuance, which shall be executed for the department by the Director of Veterans Affairs. Each resolution of issuance so adopted by the department shall be submitted to the Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee, which shall consider and approve or disapprove any resolution of issuance so submitted. Upon such approval, by a resolution adopted by a majority of the members of the Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee, the resolution of issuance shall become effective and the State Treasurer shall cause the debentures authorized thereunder to be prepared in accordance with the terms of the resolution of issuance.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1488.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.3.

1001.3. Debentures shall be issued in the name of the Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California and as the obligation of the department, but neither the principal of, nor the interest on, any debentures shall be or become a lien, charge or liability against the State of California, the department or the Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee, or against the property or funds of any of them, except to the extent of the pledge of revenues as may be provided by the resolution of issuance pursuant to which such debentures are issued. Every debenture shall contain a recital substantially as follows: “This debenture is a special obligation of the Department of Veterans Affairs of the State of California, and is not a lien, charge or liability against the State of California, or against the Department of Veterans Affairs or against the property or funds of either, except only to the extent of the pledge of revenues or part of revenues as provided in the resolution. The holder of this debenture cannot compel the exercise of the taxing power of the State of California or the forfeiture of its property to pay this debenture or the interest thereon.”
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1488.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.4.

1001.4. All debentures shall bear the facsimile signature of the Director of Veterans Affairs and the Deputy Director of Veterans Affairs and shall be authenticated by the trustee. The seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be impressed, mechanically reproduced or imprinted by facsimile upon each debenture. The interest coupons attached to any debenture shall bear a facsimile of the signature of the Director of Veterans Affairs. In case any such official whose signature or countersignature appears on the debentures or coupons shall cease to be such official before the debentures so signed or countersigned shall have been actually executed or delivered, such signature or countersignature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he had remained in office until the delivery of the debentures, and such debentures and coupons shall be issued and shall be as binding upon the department as though the person who signed such debentures or coupons had been such official on the date borne by the debentures or coupons and on the date of delivery. Any such debentures may be signed and sealed on behalf of the department by such person as at the actual date of execution of such debentures shall be the Director of Veterans Affairs or the Deputy Director of Veterans Affairs, as the case may be, although on such date as may be borne by such debentures any such person shall not have been such official.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 302.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.5.

1001.5. The validity of the authorization and issuance of any debentures shall not be dependent on or affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the expenditure of the proceeds thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1488.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.6.

1001.6. Reference on the face of any debentures to a resolution of issuance by its date of adoption, or the apparent date on the face thereof, shall be sufficient to incorporate all of the provisions thereof and of this chapter into the body of the debentures and their appurtenant coupons. Each taker and subsequent holder of the debentures or coupons, whether the coupons are attached to or detached from the debentures, shall have recourse to all of the provisions of the resolution of issuance and of this chapter, and shall be bound thereby.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1488.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.7.

1001.7. In addition to the debentures authorized by Section 1001.1, the department may issue additional debentures not to exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) in the aggregate, at such times and in such amounts as the department, with the approval of the Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee, may determine. The issuance of such debentures shall be authorized by a resolution of issuance adopted as provided in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 702.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.8.

1001.8. In addition to the debentures authorized by Sections 1001.1 and 1001.7, the department may issue additional debentures, not to exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) in the aggregate, at the times and in the amounts that the department, with the approval of the Veterans’ Debenture Finance Committee, may determine. The issuance of these debentures shall be authorized by a resolution of issuance adopted as provided in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 414, Sec. 1. Effective July 17, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 2 - Authorization and Issuance of Debentures › Section 1001.9.

1001.9. In addition to the debentures authorized by Sections 1001.1, 1001.7, and 1001.8, the department may issue additional debentures at any time pursuant to this chapter if the total amount of debentures outstanding at any time does not exceed the total amount of debentures authorized by this article.
Debentures which are refunded pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 1004.1), or for which money or securities sufficient to pay the principal, interest, and any redemption premium thereon have been deposited in any reserve fund or in trust, are not debentures which are outstanding within the meaning of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 414, Sec. 2. Effective July 17, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 3 - Provisions of Resolutions of Issuance and Supplemental Resolutions › Section 1002.1.

1002.1. A resolution of issuance may provide for the issuance of debentures in one or more series and for the aggregate principal amount of any series thereof. Any series of debentures may consist of serial debentures or of term debentures with sinking fund requirements or partially of serial debentures and partially of term debentures with sinking fund requirements. For any authorized issuance of debentures, the resolution may provide the department with the discretion to determine the number of series to be issued, the aggregate principal amount of each series, the designation of debentures within any such series as serial or term debentures, and the mandatory sinking account payments for term debentures, if any, subject to the aggregate principal amount of debentures authorized in the resolution.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 287, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 3 - Provisions of Resolutions of Issuance and Supplemental Resolutions › Section 1002.2.

1002.2. A resolution of issuance may provide for the dates to be borne by debentures, and by each series, issued thereunder and for the dates of maturity thereof. For any authorized issuance of debentures, the resolution may provide the department with discretion to determine the dates of the debentures and maturity dates of the debentures, subject to the maximum maturity date authorized in the resolution.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 287, Sec. 2. Effective September 25, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 3 - Provisions of Resolutions of Issuance and Supplemental Resolutions › Section 1002.3.

1002.3. A resolution of issuance may provide for date or dates for the payment of interest on debentures and the interest rate or rates, fixed or variable, or the method of determining such rate or rates. For any authorized issuance of debentures, the resolution may provide the department with discretion to determine the interest rates and payment dates, subject to the maximum rate of interest and the method of determination authorized in the resolution. The first interest payment may be at any time on or before one year from the date of the debenture. The resolution may also provide the department with discretion to obtain credit enhancement or liquidity support for the authorized debentures and to determine the form of any such agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 287, Sec. 3. Effective September 25, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 3 - Provisions of Resolutions of Issuance and Supplemental Resolutions › Section 1002.4.

1002.4. A resolution of issuance may provide for the call and redemption of debentures issued thereunder, upon such terms, conditions and notice, and upon the payment of such premium, as may be fixed in said resolution. For any authorized issuance of debentures, the resolution may provide the department with discretion to determine the prices, terms and conditions for redemption, and the amount of premium, if any, not to exceed the maximum amount authorized in the resolution. No debenture shall be subject to call or redemption prior to its fixed maturity date unless the right to exercise such call is expressly stated on the face of the debenture.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 287, Sec. 4. Effective September 25, 2008.)