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2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 7 - Veterans Revenue Debenture Act of 190 › ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous › Section 1006.16.

1006.16. The department shall require that all applicants under this article qualify under the applicable federal laws and regulations governing the permitted uses of tax-exempt bond funds, and file within the time limits required under applicable federal laws and regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1066, Sec. 10. Effective October 11, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 8 - Veteran Farmers or Ranchers › Section 1008.

1008. The Legislature finds and declares the following:
(a) Agriculture is a major industry in California, with 81,700 farms and ranches. California agriculture is nearly a thirty-seven-billion-five-hundred-million-dollar ($37,500,000,000) industry that generates one hundred billion dollars ($100,000,000,000) in related economic activity.
(b) In 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture Secretary cited that the aging of principal farm operators across the nation is rising. The USDA Census of Agriculture, 2012 Census Highlights, finds that the average age of America’s principal farm operators is 58.3 years of age and one-third are 65 years or older.
(c) An 8-percent national decrease in the number of farmers and ranchers is expected to occur between the years 2008 and 2018.
(d) Recognizing the growth of America’s food production needs, and low proportions of beginning farmers and ranchers nationwide, the USDA Secretary identified America’s returning military veterans as a promising population to enter careers as farmers and ranchers. The 2014 United States Farm Bill contains various landmark incentives to assist military veterans and disadvantaged populations to become farmers and ranchers.
(e) In November 2014, the USDA announced the designation of the nation’s first USDA Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison to coordinate information, resources, and support for active duty military and veterans interested in entering careers as farmers and ranchers.
(f) The 2014 United States Farm Bill, also known as the Agricultural Act of 2014, contained various incentives designed to assist the nation’s returning military veterans to acquire skills needed to start and manage a farm. Incentives include, but are not limited to, farm loans and microloans, education and training and technical assistance, including training in natural resource conservation techniques and practices.
(g) Eight percent of the nation’s homeless population are military veterans and 45 percent of homeless veterans are African American or Latino, while less than 10 percent are women.
(h) More than six million veterans reside in rural America and approximately two million veterans are residents of California.
(i) California veterans use fewer benefits than their peers at the national level. While all veterans report only partial awareness of benefits for which they are eligible, some states have more advanced outreach programs to connect veterans to these available resources.
(j) The Legislature recognizes the opportunities to the state through landmark funding contained in the 2014 United States Farm Bill and subsequent United States Farm bills to assist military veterans in entering careers as farmers and ranchers.
(k) The Legislature acknowledges opportunities offered through a state and federal partnership to strengthen and enhance these resources to benefit California’s veterans and historically underserved populations.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. (AB 376) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 4 - VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE › CHAPTER 8 - Veteran Farmers or Ranchers › Section 1008.5.

1008.5. (a) By July 1, 2018, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the California Department of Veterans Affairs, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture, in consultation with the United States Department of Agriculture and the United States Farm Service Agency, and other federal agencies as needed, shall identify and post information pursuant to this section on their individual Internet Web sites as appropriate to assist, educate, train, and otherwise support California’s transitioning service members and returning military veterans to enter into farming or ranching careers in California.
(b) Information posted by the Department of Food and Agriculture pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but is not limited to, information on all of the following:
(1) The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Healthy Soils Initiative.
(2) The 2014 United States Agricultural Act and subsequent agricultural acts.
(3) Farm loans offered through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency.
(4) The United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(5) The federal Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program.
(c) Information posted by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but is not limited to, information on the California Department of Veterans Affairs’ Farm and Home Loan Program and federal farm and home loan programs, as appropriate.
(d) Information posted by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but is not limited to, information on training and employment services offered through the America’s Job Center of California, operating under the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. It is the intent of the Legislature that the employment and training assistance provided through the America’s Job Center of California to military veterans seeking careers as farm operators and ranchers shall be in the same manner as the assistance provided to other career seekers.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 188, Sec. 1. (AB 376) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1010.

1010. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Home” means any facility operated by the department for the provision of long-term care, assisted living, adult day health, independent living, or other health care services to eligible veterans. The Veterans’ Home of California system is comprised of the following subsidiary home locations:
(1) The Veterans’ Home of California, Yountville, in Napa County.
(2) The Veterans’ Home of California, Barstow, in San Bernardino County.
(3) The Veterans’ Home of California, Chula Vista, in San Diego County.
(4) The Veterans’ Home of California, West Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County.
(5) The Veterans’ Home of California, Lancaster, in Los Angeles County.
(6) The Veterans’ Home of California, Ventura, in Ventura County.
(7) The Veterans’ Home of California, Fresno, in Fresno County.
(8) The Veterans’ Home of California, Redding, in Shasta County.
(b) “Administrator” means the senior executive appointed to operate a home.
(c) “Department” means the Department of Veterans Affairs.
(d) “Member” means a veteran or nonveteran spouse or domestic partner who has been admitted to residency at a veterans’ home.
(e) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
(f) “Veteran” means a person who is eligible for benefits under this chapter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 40. (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 1011.

1011. (a) There is in the department a Veterans’ Home of California system, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1010.
(b) There shall be an administrator for each home or homesite in that system, who shall be recommended by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and appointed by the Governor, and shall be located at that home or homesite. The salary for each administrator shall be subject to the approval of the Department of Human Resources.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 42. (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 1012.

1012. (a) Except as provided in Sections 1012.4, 1023, and 1023.1, veterans’ homes are for aged or disabled persons who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America who were discharged or released from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable, who are eligible for health care benefits, hospitalization, or domiciliary care in a veterans’ facility in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and who are bona fide residents of this state at the time of application; and for the spouses or domestic partners of these persons if all of the following conditions, as are applicable, are satisfied:
(1) Space is available.
(2) Joint residency will be in the best interests of the home member, as determined by the administrator.
(3) The spouse or domestic partner is a bona fide resident of this state at the time of application for admission to the home and either is married to, and has resided with, the veteran applicant for at least one year, or is the widow or widower of a recipient of the Medal of Honor or a former prisoner of war (POW).
(4) The home member and spouse or domestic partner agree to pay the fees and charges for joint residency, or for a widow or widower, for the residency, that the department may establish.
(b) (1) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter due to service during a time of war shall be given priority over veterans who qualify due to service during a time of peace.
(2) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter who are recipients of the Medal of Honor or who were prisoners of war (POWs) shall be given priority over all other qualified veterans, regardless of the level of care required.
(3) Veterans who qualify for benefits under this chapter who have been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 70 percent or greater service-connected disabled may be given priority over other veterans.
(4) The secretary may establish needs-based criteria for admission to the homes, and any veteran meeting those criteria may be given priority over veterans who do not qualify for prioritization under paragraph (2) or (3) and can afford to provide for their own care elsewhere.
(5) Paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not apply to veterans who, as of January 1, 2018, are on a wait list awaiting admission to a veterans’ home.
(c) A member spouse or domestic partner may continue residence after the veteran’s death so long as they continue to pay all applicable fees.
(d) The property of the home shall be used for this purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 61, Sec. 1. (AB 240) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1012.1.

1012.1. (a) Prior to the admission of a veteran, spouse, or domestic partner as a member of a home, and at any time during which a veteran, spouse, or domestic partner is a member of a home, the department may investigate an applicant’s or member’s financial status or personal background to determine the applicant’s or member’s income, assets, and suitability for residence at a home to ensure that the veteran is unable to pay for necessary hospital or domiciliary care outside of the home. The department may contract with any other state, federal, or private agency to conduct the investigation in its behalf.
(b) Providing false financial and other information by an applicant or member or nonpayment of fees may be grounds for financial penalties or denial of admission to, or discharge from, a home.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 44. (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 1012.2.

1012.2. (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, any member of the home who is receiving an aid and attendance allowance from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the member’s own care shall pay to the home an amount equal to that allowance in all levels of care excluding domiciliary.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a member of a home who is in intermediate care or skilled nursing care and has a disability that has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 70 percent or more service-connected, as determined under Part 4 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 123. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1012.3.

1012.3. (a) Members of a home, including members who are nonveteran spouses or domestic partners, shall pay fees as determined by the department to cover room and board and other expenses defined in regulations, except that the total of the individual member’s fees for any fiscal year shall not be greater than as set forth in the following schedule:
(1) Forty-seven and one-half percent of the member’s annual income for domiciliary care.
(2) Fifty-five percent of the member’s annual income for residential care for the elderly or assisted living.
(3) Sixty-five percent of the member’s annual income for intermediate care.
(4) Seventy percent of the member’s annual income for skilled nursing care.
(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to a member of a home who is in intermediate care or skilled nursing care and has a disability that has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being 70 percent or more service-connected, as determined under Part 4 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations and whose related payments made under Section 51.41 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations are considered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as payment in full for the member’s care.
(c) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to penalties for late fee payment.
(d) Failure to pay the required fees may be cause for the administrator to refer the member to collections or dismiss the member from the home.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 46. (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 1012.4.

1012.4. Notwithstanding Section 1012, the department may arrange by contract or any other form of agreement with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to do all of the following:
(a) Authorize veterans, collateral dependents, and other beneficiaries authorized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, who are not members of a Veterans’ Home of California, to receive outpatient medical services at that home.
(b) Establish rates for reimbursement from the federal government to the State of California for outpatient services rendered by a Veterans’ Home of California to veterans who are authorized under subdivision (a).
(c) Establish and charge fees for outpatient services rendered by a Veterans’ Home of California.
(d) The outpatient services and reimbursement procedures authorized under subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) may be established for any veterans’ home established by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 47. (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 1013.

1013. All property conveyed to and accepted by the State under the provisions of Chapter 101, Statutes of 1897, and any other property conveyed to and accepted for the home shall be the property of the home the same as though the description of such property and acceptance thereof were herein set forth.
(Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1023.

1023. (a) The department may sue and be sued in any of the courts of this state. All property held by the department for a home shall be held in trust for the state and for the use and benefit of the home. The department shall manage the homes and administer their affairs, and, subject to the direction of the secretary, adopt rules and regulations for the government of the homes in conformity, as nearly as possible, to applicable state and federal rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs regulations.
(b) With the consent of the secretary, the Director of General Services may lease or let any real property held by the department for a home, and not needed for any direct or immediate purpose of the home, to any entity or person upon terms and conditions determined to be in the best interests of the home and its members. In any leasing or letting, except as provided in Section 1049, all moneys received in connection therewith shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 61, Sec. 2. (AB 240) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1023.1.

1023.1. (a) A lease of real property held by the department for a home shall not exceed five years, unless one of the following apply:
(1) The lessee is a town, city, county, or city and county, or a political subdivision thereof, where the home is located.
(2) The lessee is a nonprofit organization that provides services exclusively for veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States and their families.
(3) The contract for the lease with the department or the Director of General Services was executed before January 1, 2021.
(b) The department or the Director of General Services and a lessee may renegotiate the terms of the contract described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), except that any terms regarding the duration or renewal of the contract shall not be extended, unless those terms meet the requirements of this section.
(c) A lease contract with any other party may be granted for a term greater than five years only with the approval of the Legislature by statute.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 61, Sec. 3. (AB 240) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1023.2.

1023.2. (a) The general purpose of any use, other than an easement, of real property held by the department for a home by a person or entity, other than the home or a resident of the home, shall meet all of the following criteria, as determined by the secretary:
(1) Provide substantial and direct benefits to the home and its members.
(2) Be appropriate and compatible with the nature of the home.
(3) Compensate the department in an amount that approximates fair market value, taking into consideration the value of the benefit provided to the home’s members and the investment by the lessee in the property development of the home.
(4) When the use contemplated carries a reasonable risk of injury or loss to the state, the home, or the members of the home, that use is appropriately insured by the lessee to cover those risks and to insure home residents, the department, and the state against liability.
(b) Each use, other than an easement, of real property held by the department for a home by a person or entity, other than the home or a resident of the home, shall be governed by a written agreement between the department or the Director of General Services and the person or entity using the real property that establishes exactly how the person or entity meets the criteria in subdivision (a).
(c) For the purposes of this section, a benefit may include any function or activity that enhances the morale, welfare, and recreation of the home’s members.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 61, Sec. 4. (AB 240) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1025.

1025. For those services and programs administered by the department and within the purview of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, appropriate facilities of the home shall be open at any time to the inspection of the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the secretary’s authorized representative.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 61, Sec. 5. (AB 240) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1030.1.

1030.1. The department may enter into contracts with the United States or any agency thereof, any governmental agency, any person, or any corporation for the performance of services or manufacture of articles by disabled members of the homes. The proceeds of a contract described in this section, less the actual operating expenses, shall be paid to the individual disabled veterans who perform the services or labor.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 55. (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 1030.2.

1030.2. The department may enter into contracts with the United States or any agency thereof and any other governmental agency for the purpose of providing courses of vocational training for disabled veterans who have been bona fide residents of this state for five years.
(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 490.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1032.

1032. The department shall fix a schedule of wages for members who are employed at a home, subject to the approval of the Director of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 57. (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 1033.1.

1033.1. (a) The department may pay the premiums on behalf of its members who are required to participate in eligible coverage, including medical assistance provisions contained in Title XVIII and Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, from funds appropriated for the support of a home.
(b) The department may pay for copayments and deductibles for members receiving care under the limitations of the veterans’ home medical program and under the direction of the veterans’ home physician. Medical expenditures in excess of the premiums, copayments, and deductibles are the responsibility of the member.
(c) When entering a home and while residing in a home, a member is required to obtain and maintain basic medical insurance policies that are in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 59. (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 1034.

1034. Except money received from this state for disbursement, all moneys received by a home, or by an officer of a home, including pension and other moneys belonging to members and other trust moneys, shall be immediately paid to the administrator of the home. The administrator of each home shall forward to the State Treasurer all moneys in the administrator’s possession, except pension and other moneys belonging to members, trust moneys, and donations made to each home, together with a statement of the sources from which the moneys have been received. The moneys shall be deposited by the State Treasurer to the credit of the General Fund; provided, however, that abatements of support expenditures shall be credited to the support appropriation current at the time of collection.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 29, Sec. 126. (SB 82) Effective June 27, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1035.

1035. (a) (1) All moneys and other personal property of any member held by a home, or by its authority, or left by the member upon the premises of a home, shall, upon the death of the member, be held by the home in trust to be paid or delivered by the home upon proof determined to be proper to the administrator, directly and without probate, to the heirs of the member, except that the administrator may disburse funds of any deceased member for payment of funeral expenses or any obligation owed to any home, including the cost of any care rendered by a home in excess of the fees paid by the member to the home. Any funds of the deceased member representing the cost of care rendered by a home in excess of the fees paid by the member to the home shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(2) This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners becoming members of a home on or after January 1, 1984.
(b) (1) All moneys and other personal property of any member held by a home, or by its authority, or left by the member upon the premises of a home, shall, upon the death of the member, be held by the home in trust to be paid or delivered by the home upon proof determined to be proper to the administrator, directly and without probate, to the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother of the member, except that the administrator may disburse funds of any deceased member for payment of funeral expenses or any obligation owed to any home.
(2) This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners who have become members of a home prior to January 1, 1984.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 62. (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 1035.1.

1035.1. (a) (1) A will executed by a member who was a member of a home at the time of death, whether executed prior or subsequent to January 1, 1984, which purports to leave any part of the member’s estate to an officer or employee of a home, unless that officer or employee would be eligible to take by intestate succession under the probate laws of this state, is void as to that provision.
(2) This subdivision shall apply only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners becoming members of a home on or after January 1, 1984.
(b) (1) A will heretofore or hereafter executed by a member, whether executed before or after admission to a home, shall not be valid as to any provision therein contained which purports to dispose, either directly or indirectly, of moneys or personal property to other than the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother of the member. This section does not apply to any veteran, spouse, or domestic partner who is not a member of a home at the time of death.
(2) This subdivision shall apply only to veterans, spouses, or domestic partners who became members of a home prior to January 1, 1984.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 64. (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 1035.2.

1035.2. Any personal property held by a home pursuant to Section 1035 that the administrator determines to be of no substantial monetary value may be immediately delivered to any heir, devisee, or legatee under a will of the deceased member, or to any other interested person who makes application therefor, or if unclaimed within one year, may be destroyed or used, as the administrator directs, for the benefit of the home or its members.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 65. (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 1035.3.

1035.3. (a) (1) If no will or heir is discovered within two years after the death of the member, any moneys not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) held by a home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the heir or heirs or pursuant to the will of the deceased member, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(2) If no will or heir is discovered within five years after the death of the member, any moneys exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) held by a home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the heir or heirs or pursuant to the will of the deceased member, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(3) This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners becoming members of a home on or after January 1, 1984.
(b) (1) If no spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild, or father or mother is discovered within two years after the death of the member, any moneys not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) held by a home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(2) If no spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild, or father or mother is discovered within five years after the death of the member, any moneys exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) held by a home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(3) This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners who have become members of a home prior to January 1, 1984.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 66. (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 1035.4.

1035.4. (a) All personal property held or received by a home pursuant to Section 1035, other than moneys or property described in Section 1035.2, which is unclaimed by, or not otherwise delivered to, the heir or heirs or pursuant to the will of a deceased member within one year after death, may be sold by the administrator by public auction or private sale. The sale shall take place at a public place in the home, and notice of the sale shall be posted in that place at least 10 days previous to the date of the sale. The proceeds of the sale shall be credited to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners becoming members of a home on or after January 1, 1984.
(b) All personal property held or received by a home pursuant to Section 1035, other than moneys or property described in Section 1035.2, which is unclaimed by, or not otherwise delivered to, the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother of a deceased member within one year after death, may be sold by the administrator by public auction or private sale. The sale shall take place at a public place in the home, and notice of the sale shall be posted in that place at least 10 days previous to the date of the sale. The proceeds of the sale shall be credited to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners who have become members of a home prior to January 1, 1984.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 67. (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 1035.5.

1035.5. (a) The administrator shall provide to the heirs or devisees of every deceased member who became a member of a home on or after January 1, 1984, a statement or accounting of all charges made against the member’s money or personal property under Sections 1035 to 1035.4, inclusive.
(b) Every veteran applying for membership in a home on or after January 1, 1984, shall be furnished a written explanation of the limitations and restrictions on the right to dispose of money and personal property contained in Sections 1035 to 1035.4, inclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 68. (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 1035.6.

1035.6. (a) The administrator shall provide each member of a home with a quarterly statement or accounting of all charges for the costs of care rendered to the member in excess of the member fee, as defined in subdivision (b). The quarterly statement or accounting of charges shall include, in plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible and using a coherent and easily readable style, all of the following:
(1) A statement that the charges for the excess costs of care are provided to the member for informational purposes only.
(2) A statement that, if the member is a resident of a home at the time of death, the home may use his or her money or personal property that is in possession of the home or outside the home for payment of unreimbursed costs of care.
(3) A statement that advises the member to seek counsel from a legal expert to protect his or her assets.
(b) “Costs of care in excess of the member fee” means all costs that are not covered by the member contribution fee, including, but not limited to, the unreimbursed costs of medical or dental services rendered to the member, either by a home or under contract with a home. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall promulgate regulations specifying the costs that are in excess of the member contribution fee and constitute the unreimbursed costs of care.
(c) The quarterly statement or accounting described in subdivision (a) and any notice relating to quarterly statements posted in a home shall be in 14-point font or larger.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 69. (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 1035.7.

1035.7. (a) Upon admission to a home, the administrator of each home shall provide written notice to the member informing him or her of costs of care that may be incurred in excess of the member contribution fee. The notification shall:
(1) Include an explanation of circumstances under which the member may incur costs that are in excess of the contribution fee.
(2) Specifically indicate that these excess costs of care are costs in addition to, or above and beyond, the member contribution fee.
(3) Provide examples of “excess costs of care that are frequently incurred by members.”
(4) Inform the member that he or she will receive a quarterly accounting statement of the total excess costs of care, but that the statement is provided for informational purposes only.
(5) Inform the member that, if he or she is a resident of a home at the time of death, the home may disburse his or her moneys or personal property for payment of unreimbursed excess costs of care.
(6) Include a statement advising the member to seek counsel from a legal expert to protect his or her assets.
(7) Include the terms and conditions upon which the member fees and costs can be changed.
(b) The notification shall require the signature of the member that acknowledges that he or she has read and understands the notification.
(c) The notification shall be written in plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easily readable style.
(d) A copy of the notification, containing all the information specified in subdivision (a) and titled in large font “NOTICE TO RESIDENTS,” shall be conspicuously posted in each home by the administrator of the home.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 70. (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 1036.

1036. The members may voluntarily deposit money with a home, which the home shall receive and keep without charge as a trust fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 71. (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 1037.

1037. The money belonging to a member and voluntarily deposited with a home may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the will of the member.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 72. (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 1038.

1038. All money deposited with a home for a member shall be paid to him or her on demand, upon his or her discharge or voluntary departure from the home. If the money is not so demanded at the time of his or her discharge or departure or within a period of two years thereafter, if the amount does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or within a period of five years thereafter, if the amount exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) either by the member, or, in the event of the member’s death after his or her discharge or departure, by the member’s heirs, devisees, legatees, or qualified executor or administrator of his or her estate, the money shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 73. (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 1038.1.

1038.1. All personal property other than money left at a home by a member at the time of his or her discharge or voluntary departure therefrom, unclaimed within a period of one year, either by the member or, in the event of his or her decease after his or her discharge or departure, by his or her heirs, devisees, legatees, or qualified executor or administrator of his or her estate, shall be sold in the manner described in Section 1035.4 and the proceeds paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 74. (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 1038.5.

1038.5. Any money deposited with a home by a member shall be credited with interest in compliance with applicable federal law and regulation, and shall be paid to the member or to his or her heirs, devisees, legatees, or the qualified executor or the administrator of his or her estate pursuant to Section 1037 or Section 1038.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 75. (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 1039.3.

1039.3. The administrator, subject to the approval of the secretary, may accept cash donations or other gifts to be used for the welfare of the members. Cash shall be paid into trust funds as the administrator may establish, and shall be expended for promoting the welfare of the members and for the purpose designated by the donor.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 76. (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 1042.

1042. All accrued interest on money turned over to the administrator and retained by him or her under this chapter shall be accounted for by the home and deposited to the credit of the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund and used for the common benefit of members.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 77. (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 1042.1.

1042.1. If any check is drawn upon any trust fund of a home, except checks drawn by members of the home on their own accounts, and remains unclaimed, or is not cashed, for a period of one year, it shall be canceled and the amount of the check shall be turned over to the administrator and be deposited to the credit of the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund and used for the common benefit of the members of the homes.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 78. (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 1043.

1043. With the exception of officers and employees and their families, no person shall be admitted to reside in a home who is not a member eligible under Section 1012.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 61, Sec. 6. (AB 240) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1044.

1044. The secretary may adopt rules and regulations governing the admission of applicants and may prescribe the conditions upon which they may enter and remain with a home.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 80. (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 1044.5.

1044.5. (a) A member of a home has the right to complain and otherwise exercise the freedom of expression and assembly guaranteed by the Sections 2 and 3 of Article I of the California Constitution and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The administrator of the home shall inform each member in writing at the time of admission of the right to complain to the administrator about home accommodations and services. A notice of the right to complain shall be posted in the home. The administrator shall also inform each member of the right to complain to the board or to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Each member of a home shall be encouraged and assisted, throughout the period of stay in the home, to understand and exercise the rights of freedom of expression and assembly as a member and as a citizen. To this end, the member may voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services to home staff, other members, and outside representatives of the member’s choice, free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal, including retaliatory eviction.
(b) An administrator may not retaliate against any member who exercises the right to voice grievances by evicting the member. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any eviction within 45 days of the exercise by a member of the right to voice grievances is retaliatory. This presumption does not apply in favor of a member who has failed to pay maintenance fees unless the member pays the overdue fees.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 81. (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 1045.

1045. This chapter does not prevent the state from transferring the property and management of a home to the United States for a home of similar character.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 82. (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 1046.

1046. (a) If it appears necessary or proper that a guardian or conservator of the estate of a member be appointed, the court, in its discretion, upon application of the administrator, or officer designated by the administrator, may appoint a home as guardian or conservator of the member’s estate and cause letters of guardianship or conservatorship of the estate to be issued to the home.
(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a home is a corporation and, acting through an officer designated by the administrator, may act as guardian or conservator of estates, assignee, receiver, depositary, or trustee under appointment of any court or by authority of any law of this state and may transact business in that capacity in the same manner as an individual, and for this purpose may sue and be sued in any court of this state.
(c) A home shall be appointed as guardian, conservator, assignee, receiver, depositary, or trustee without bond. The home shall receive reasonable fees for its expenses for filing fees and attorneys’ fees. The fees paid to the home may be used as a trust account from which may be drawn expenses for filing fees and attorneys’ fees in all estates it undertakes to administer. Whenever the balance remaining in the trust account exceeds a sum determined to be necessary by the administrator for the payment of the filing fees and attorneys’ fees incurred in the various estates, the excess shall be paid annually into the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.
(d) When acting as guardian or conservator of a member, a home may deposit the funds of the estate in the special deposit fund of the home, and may invest and reinvest the funds in securities which are legal investments for savings banks in this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 28, Sec. 83. (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 1048.

1048. (a) A Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Operating Fund (MWRO Fund) shall be maintained by the administrator of each home to administer quality of life activities for the general welfare of the members, pursuant to the annual allocation, including any augmentation provided by the secretary, from the MWR Fund.
(b) The annual allocations from the MWR Fund, including any augmentations provided by the secretary, and any other quality of life moneys received shall be deposited in a local bank account established for this purpose.
(c) Moneys in the MWRO Fund shall not be expended for the following:
(1) Medical treatment or medical care for a member.
(2) The maintenance or major capital improvement of the Home’s physical plant.
(3) A function, operation, or activity that is not directly related to the morale, welfare, or recreation of the members of the home.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 424, Sec. 5. (SB 543) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Military and Veterans Code - MVC › DIVISION 5 - VETERANS' INSTITUTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Veterans Home of California › Section 1049.

1049. (a) Moneys in the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund maintained under subdivision (a) of Section 1047 may be used, subject to approval by the secretary, to establish or operate a canteen and base exchange at each home location. The canteen may sell goods at a profit.
(b) The MWRO Fund of each home shall include proceeds from the operation of a canteen, or base exchange. Any moneys derived from golf course green fees, range ball fees, and operations of activities unique to each Veterans’ Home of California shall be deposited in the MWRO Fund allocation for that home after appropriate state costs, fees, and rent are deducted from the revenue received for those operations.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 424, Sec. 6. (SB 543) Effective January 1, 2017.)