State property: juvenile detention centers.

Existing law authorizes the Director of General Services to dispose of surplus state real property if that property is not needed by another state agency and the Legislature has authorized disposal of the property. Existing law also specifies the manner in which the department is to dispose of surplus state real property. The California Constitution requires that the proceeds from the sale of surplus state property be used to pay the principal and interest on bonds issued pursuant to the Economic Recovery Bond Act, until the principal and interest on those bonds are fully paid, the final payment of which was made in the 2015–16 fiscal year, after which these proceeds are required to be deposited into the Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties, a continuously appropriated fund. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to explore the reuse and repurposing of juvenile detention centers that have closed or that have a specified vacancy rate.