Bill Text: CA SB1002 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Veterans' Home of California.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-22 - Placed on inactive file on request of Senator Ducheny. [SB1002 Detail]

Download: California-2009-SB1002-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1002	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Wiggins

                        FEBRUARY 9, 2010

   An act to amend Section 1011 of the Military and Veterans Code,
relating to veterans.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1002, as introduced, Wiggins. Veterans' Home of California.
   Existing law provides for the establishment and operation of the
Veterans' Home of California at various sites, and declares that
there is in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans' Home of
California, Yountville.
   This bill would update that provision to declare that additionally
there are in the department a Veterans' Home of California, Barstow,
a Veterans' Home of California, Chula Vista, a Veterans' Home of
California, Lancaster, and a Veterans' Home of California, Ventura.
This bill would require the Veterans' Home of California, Lancaster,
to also be known as the "William J. 'Pete' Knight Veterans' Home of
California, Lancaster."
   This bill would also make other conforming changes.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1011 of the Military and Veterans Code is
amended to read:
   1011.  (a) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of
California, Yountville, situated at Veterans' Home, Napa County.

   (b) (1) The department may establish and construct a second home
that shall be situated in the County of Imperial, Los Angeles,
Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, or Ventura. The home
may be located on one or more sites. The department shall operate the
second home concurrently with the first home.  
   (2) The initial site is the Veterans' Home of California, Barstow,
situated in Barstow, San Bernardino County. That site may provide
skilled nursing care for up to 250 residents.  
   (3) When completed, the second site shall be the Veterans' Home of
California, Chula Vista, situated in Chula Vista, San Diego County,
pursuant to the recommendations made by the commission established
pursuant to former Section 1011.5.  
   (4) When completed, the third site shall be the Veterans' Home of
California, Lancaster, situated in Lancaster, Los Angeles County,
pursuant to the recommendations made by the commission established
pursuant to former Section 1011.5.  
   (5) When completed, the fourth site shall be the Veterans' Home of
California, Ventura, situated in the community of Saticoy, Ventura
County.  
   (6) There shall be an administrator for, and located at, each site
of the southern California home.  
   (7) The department may complete any preapplication process
necessary with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for
construction of the second home.  
   (b) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Barstow, situated in San Bernardino County.  
   (c) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Chula Vista, situated in San Diego County.  
   (d) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Lancaster, situated in Los Angeles County. This veterans' home shall
also be known as the "William J. 'Pete' Knight Veterans' Home of
California, Lancaster."  
   (e) There is in the department a Veterans' Home of California,
Ventura, situated in Ventura County.  
   (c) 
    (f)  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
 second home is   homes are  a new state
function. The department may perform any or all work in operating the
 second home   homes  by independent
contractors, except the overall administration and management of the
 home   homes  . Any and all actions of the
department taken before September 17, 1996, that are consistent with
this subdivision are hereby ratified and confirmed, it having at all
times been the intent of the Legislature that the department be so
authorized. 
   (d) 
    (g)  There shall be an administrator for each home or
homesite, 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 Personnel Administration.