(1) Existing law provides for relocation assistance for persons subject to possible displacement as a result of projects undertaken by a public entity. Existing law defines terms for purposes of these provisions, including defining a "public entity" to include, among others, the state, the Regents of the University of California, a county, city, or district, various other political subdivisions, and any person who has the authority to acquire property by eminent domain. This bill would expand that definition to include an entity utilizing low-income housing credits for the purposes of acquiring or rehabilitating a property already occupied by residential tenants. (2) Existing law defines a "displaced person" for purposes of the above provisions to include a person who moves from real property, or who moves their personal property from real property as a direct result of the rehabilitation, demolition, or other displacing activity, as specified. This bill would define "other displacing activity" within the above provisions to include rent increases exceeding 5% or more of a tenant's current rent in the subsequent 48 months after a public entity utilizes specified tax credits for the purposes of acquiring or rehabilitating a property already occupied by residential tenants. (3) The federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 and amendments to the Internal Revenue Code establish a low-income housing tax credit to stimulate the production and rehabilitation of shelter for lower income individuals and families. Existing state law implements the low-income housing tax credit and requires the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to, among other duties, allocate the housing credit on a regular basis consisting of 2 or more periods in each calendar year during which applications may be filed and considered and adopt a qualified allocation plan that complies with federal law. This bill would require the committee to implement regulations requiring housing credit applicants, with projects that will displace tenants and trigger specified relocation assistance protections, to both prepare and submit a displacement prevention analysis discussing the feasibility of alternatives to displacement and make the displacement prevention analysis available to all residents of the building affected by the project. The bill would also provide that an application for housing credits that triggers relocation protections will not be considered complete until the displacement analysis is approved by the committee at a public board meeting. The bill would also provide that an eligible person shall not be required to move from that person's dwelling because of the action of a public entity unless comparable replacement housing is available to that person. The bill would prohibit a public entity from proceeding with any phase of a project or other activity if the entity cannot determine that comparable replacement housing will be available, as required. The bill would also provide that if the action of the public entity would result in displacement and comparable replacement housing is not available, the public entity would be required to use its funds, or funds authorized for the project, to provide that housing, or terminate or suspend further implementation of the project activity. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions for costs mandated by the state pursuant to this act, but would recognize that a local agency or school district may pursue any available remedies to seek reimbursement for these costs. (4) Existing law implementing the low-income tax credit requires the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to annually submit to the Legislature a report specifying certain information about its activities relating to the total amount of low-income housing credits allocated by the committee. This bill would require the committee to include in its report information about the number of persons who were displaced by projects receiving housing credits.
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The Corporation Tax Law allows various credits against the tax imposed by that law. This bill would allow a credit under the Corporation Tax Law for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, and before January 1, 2026, to a qualified taxpayer that employs an eligible individual during the taxable year, in an amount between $2,500 and $10,000 per eligible individual, not to exceed $30,000 per taxable year, depending on the amount of hours worked by the eligible individual. The bill would define various terms for purposes of the credit, including defining "eligible individual" as a person who is homeless. The bill would require an eligible employer to obtain an eligible employer certification from the Employment Development Department to receive the credit, and would require the Employment Development Department to issue a certification to eligible employers, as specified. The bill would require each continuum of care to issue certifications to eligible individuals that are homeless, as specified. By increasing the duties of local continuum of care, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law requires any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure to contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would also include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.
This measure would declare March 5, 2020, as Family Justice Center Day in California and would recognize the lifesaving and hope-giving work of the California Family Justice Center Network and its member Family Justice Centers as they work with rape crisis centers, domestic violence shelters, human trafficking agencies, prosecutors' offices, law enforcement agencies, and other professionals and community-based organizations to ensure that adult and child survivors of trauma can access all of their services in one setting.
This measure would recognize March 7, 2020, as California Arbor Day, and would urge California residents to observe the day with appropriate tree-planting activities and programs.
Existing law makes it a misdemeanor to, by force or threat of force, willfully injure, intimidate, interfere with, oppress, or threaten another person in the free exercise or enjoyment of a right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of this state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States in whole or in part because of one or more of specified actual or perceived characteristics of the victim, including disability, gender, religion, race, or sexual orientation. Existing law also makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly deface, damage, or destroy the real or personal property of another person for the purpose of intimidating or interfering with the free exercise or enjoyment of a right or privilege secured by the Constitution or laws of this state or by the Constitution or laws of the United States, in whole or in part because of one or more of the same actual or perceived characteristics of the victim. This bill would make the above crimes punishable either as a misdemeanor or as a felony, to be served in county jail for 18 months, or 2 or 3 years. By increasing the punishment for a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
This measure would memorialize the achievements of Rosa Parks in the Civil Rights Movement and would commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Rosa Parks Day in California on February 4, 2020.
The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency charged with monitoring and regulating sources of emissions of greenhouse gases. The state board is required to approve a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit equivalent to the statewide greenhouse gas emissions level in 1990 to be achieved by 2020 and to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to at least 40% below the 1990 level by 2030. The act requires the state board to prepare and approve a scoping plan for achieving the maximum technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and to update the scoping plan at least once every 5 years. This bill would declare the policy of the state to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible, but no later than 2045, and to achieve and maintain net negative greenhouse gas emissions thereafter. The bill would require the state board to work with relevant state agencies to develop a framework for implementation and accounting that tracks progress toward achieving carbon neutrality, and to ensure that updates to the scoping plan identify and recommend measures to achieve carbon neutrality. The bill would require a specified plan prepared by the state board and other specified agencies to include sequestration targets consistent with achieving carbon neutrality, and would impose other requirements on state agencies relating to working toward carbon neutrality.