Asm. Chris Ward

(1) Existing law creates the California Agricultural Export Promotion Account, a special account, in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and continuously appropriates moneys in the account to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture to support export promotional and public relations activities conducted generally and pursuant to specified provisions relating to foreign marketing. Existing law requires the account to consist exclusively of funds received for that purpose from private industry sources, marketing order advisory boards, and agricultural councils and agricultural commissions. Existing law requires funds expended from the account to be used exclusively for activities that directly benefit the industry sources from which the moneys are derived. This bill would authorize the secretary to enter into goods and services contracts using funds from the account for the above-described activities and using federal funds authorized for international activities, as necessary, and would exempt those contracts from contracting requirements applicable only to state contracts. The bill would authorize funds expended from the account to be used for representational allowance expenditures for the purpose of providing proper representation of California to foreign government officials and federal officials of the United States, including business-related meals that include the participation of foreign government officials or federal officials of the United States and the California agricultural industry, as prescribed, and representational gifts, not to exceed $100 dollars. By expanding the purposes for which money in a continuously appropriated special account may be used, the bill would make an appropriation. (2) Existing law requires the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop and implement an International Trade and Investment Program that serves specified purposes. Existing law authorizes the Director of GO-Biz to establish and terminate international trade and investment offices outside of the United States if certain conditions are met. Existing law authorizes GO-Biz to accept nonstate moneys for the purposes of operating an international trade and investment office and to accept private moneys for purposes of promoting international trade and investment events, as specified. Existing law requires private sector moneys for these purposes to be deposited into the Economic Development and Trade Promotion Account, a special account, which is continuously appropriated to the Director of GO-Biz for these purposes. This bill would instead authorize GO-Biz to accept moneys, including, but not limited to, state, federal, and private sector funds, for purposes of operating an international trade and investment office or international trade show or activities related to promoting international trade and investment events, as specified. The bill would also authorize the director to expend funds in the Economic Development and Trade Promotion Account, and any other state, federal, or private funds authorized for these purposes, by entering into goods and services contracts as necessary to support international market development activities, and would exempt those contracts from contracting requirements applicable only to state contracts. The bill would authorize moneys in the Economic Development and Trade Promotion Account to be used for representational allowance expenditures for the purpose of providing proper representation of California to foreign government officials and federal officials of the United States, as prescribed, including representational gifts, not to exceed $100 dollars. By expanding the purposes for which money in a continuously appropriated special account may be used, this bill would make an appropriation.

Existing law authorizes a transit bus in the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to be equipped with a yield right-of-way sign on the left rear of the bus if the applicable entity approves a resolution requesting that this section be made applicable to it. Existing law requires the sign to be designed to warn a person operating a motor vehicle approaching the rear of the bus that the bus is entering traffic and be illuminated by a red flashing light when the bus is signaling in preparation for entering a traffic lane after having stopped to receive or discharge passengers. This bill would expand the authorization to equip transit buses, as described above, to apply to any transit agency if the transit agency approves a resolution that this authorization be made applicable to it. The bill would also authorize the yield right-of-way sign to be a static decal, and would only impose the above-described design and illumination requirements on a sign that is a flashing light-emitting diode (LED) sign.

(1) Under existing law, each school district and county office of education is responsible for the overall development of a comprehensive school safety plan for each of its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, in cooperation with certain local entities. Existing law requires that the plan include identification of appropriate strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the school's procedures for complying with existing laws related to school safety. Existing law requires the comprehensive school safety plan to include the development of procedures for conducting tactical responses to criminal incidents, including procedures related to individuals with guns on school campuses and at school-related functions. This bill would additionally require, as part of the comprehensive school safety plan, if the plan includes procedures to prepare for active shooters or other armed assailants by conducting a drill, the development of specified procedures relating to that drill. Existing law prohibits a chartering authority from denying a petition for the establishment of a charter school unless it makes written factual findings supporting at least one of specified bases for denial. One of those bases for denying a petition is if the petition does not contain a reasonably comprehensive description of the development of a school safety plan that includes the same safety topics required in the comprehensive school safety plan of a school district or county office of education. This bill would authorize a chartering authority to deny a charter school petition that does not include in its proposed development of a school safety plan the same provisions on procedures and policies relating to active shooter and armed assailant drills as are required by the bill in a school district or county office of education comprehensive school safety plan. To the extent the bill imposes additional duties on chartering authorities, which include governing boards of school districts and county boards of education, when reviewing the petition for the establishment of a charter school, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require, on or before June 15, 2025, the State Department of Education to curate and post on its internet website best practices pertaining to school shooter or other armed assailant drills for use by school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools, as provided. The bill would encourage a school district, county office of education, or charter school to comply with these best practices. (2) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 32282 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2887, AB 2968, AB 176, and SB 176 to be operative only if this bill and any or all of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 47605 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2887 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2887 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 47605.6 of the Education Code proposed by AB 2887 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2887 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (3) 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.

Under existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, the State Emergency Plan is the official document approved by the Governor that describes the principles and methods to be applied in carrying out emergency operations or rendering mutual aid during emergencies, and includes elements addressing continuity of government, the emergency services of governmental agencies, mobilization of resources, mutual aid, and public information. Existing law makes the State Emergency Plan effective in each political subdivision of the state, and requires the governing body of each political subdivision to take necessary actions to carry out its provisions. Existing law requires the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency by the political subdivisions of this state, which are to be integrated into and coordinated with the State Emergency Plan and the plans and programs of the federal government and of other states to the fullest possible extent. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the office of the Governor and requires the office to be responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters to people and property. Existing law requires the office to update the State Emergency Plan on or before January 1, 2019, and every 5 years thereafter, and, when updating the plan, to coordinate with specified representatives from the access and functional needs population regarding the integration of access and functional needs into the State Emergency Plan. Existing law also requires the office, on or before July 31, 2015, to update the State Emergency Plan to include proposed best practices for local governments and nongovernmental entities to use to mobilize and evacuate people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs during an emergency or natural disaster. This bill would require the office, as soon as possible, but no later than January 1, 2029, and every 5 years thereafter, to update the State Emergency Plan to include proposed policies and best practices for local government and nongovernmental entities to equitably serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and plus (LGBTQ+) communities during an emergency or natural disaster. The bill would require the office to coordinate with specified representatives from LGBTQ+ communities in complying with this requirement and would make related findings and declarations.

Existing law requires the Governor to create an Interagency Council on Homelessness, consisting of specified members. Among other goals, existing law requires the council to coordinate existing funding and applications for competitive funding. Existing law requires the council to create a statewide data system, which is known as the Homeless Data Integration System, that collects local data through the Homeless Management Information System, with a goal of matching data on homelessness to programs impacting homeless recipients of state programs. Existing law also requires the council to collect, compile, and make available to the public financial data provided to the council from all state-funded homelessness programs. Existing law defines state programs as any programs a California state agency or department funds, implements, or administers for the purpose of providing housing or housing-based services to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, except as specified. This bill would additionally require the council to include the Governor's Tribal Advisor. The bill would remove the above-mentioned reference to competitive funding and would instead require the council to coordinate applications for funding. The bill would require council staff to develop and regularly maintain a strategic funding guide and a calendar of new or existing funding opportunities. The bill would require agencies and departments administering state programs to provide the council updated information on new or existing funding opportunities on a quarterly basis. The bill would also require council staff to collect fiscal and outcome data, as defined, from state agencies and departments administering state homelessness programs with a grantee or entity that is required to enter data elements on the individuals and families it serves into its local Homeless Management Information System, as specified. The bill would require the state agencies and departments to submit the fiscal and outcome data to council staff on or before February 1, 2027, and annually thereafter. The bill would require council staff to make the data publicly available on or before June 1, 2027, and annually thereafter. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by SB 1443 to be operative only if this bill and SB 1443 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.

Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development and requires it to administer various programs intended to promote the development of housing, including the Multifamily Housing Program, pursuant to which the department provides financial assistance in the form of deferred payment loans to pay for the eligible costs of development of specified types of housing projects. Existing law sets forth various general powers of the department in implementing these programs, including authorizing the department to enter into long-term contracts or agreements of up to 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents. Existing law, the Administrative Procedure Act, sets forth procedures a state agency is required to follow when adopting, amending, or repealing any regulation, including providing public notice and time for public comment, with exceptions for emergency regulations in the case of a situation that calls for immediate action to avoid serious harm to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. This bill would authorize a borrower to use any funds approved, reserved, or allocated by the department following the effective date of specified guidelines and for purposes of providing a loan under specified multifamily housing programs, including the Multifamily Housing Program, or any additional multifamily housing lending program that the department elects, for construction financing, permanent financing, or a combination of construction financing and permanent financing, as provided. The bill would require the department, by July 1, 2026, to adopt guidelines as emergency regulations to, among other things, implement these provisions. The bill would also require the department, by January 1, 2027, to adopt guidelines, in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, to, among other things, implement these provisions. The bill would authorize the department to charge fees, including, but not limited to, application and monitoring fees, to cover the enhanced administrative costs under the bill's provisions. The bill would specify that these provisions do not limit the eligible uses of funds otherwise authorized under any program administered by the department. The bill would specify that the implementation of its provisions are contingent upon appropriation by the Legislature of sufficient funds for specified purposes.

Existing law, commonly referred to as the Density Bonus Law, requires a city or county to provide a developer that proposes a housing development, as defined, within the city or county with a density bonus and other incentives or concessions, as specified, if the developer agrees to construct, among other options, a senior citizen housing development, as defined. The Density Bonus Law defines a "development" for these purposes to include a shared housing development, and defines various other terms, including "shared housing unit." This bill would expand the definition of a development for the above-described purposes to include a residential care facility for the elderly, as defined. The bill would also specify that, in the case of a residential care facility, a "shared housing unit" includes a unit without an individual kitchen where a room may be shared by unrelated and a unit where a room may be shared by unrelated persons that meets the minimum room area requirements, as specified. By expanding a city or county's duty to administer the Density Bonus Law, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65915 of the Government Code proposed by AB 3116 to be operative only if this bill and AB 3116 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. 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.

(1) The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires a city or county to provide by April 1 of each year an annual report to, among other entities, the Department of Housing and Community Development. The annual report is required to include, among other things, the city's or county's progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs, as specified. This bill would require a city or county to include in the report on the progress in meeting the city's or county's share of regional housing need the progress in meeting the need for the 6th and previous revisions of the housing element. (2) Existing law defines various terms for purposes of requirements applicable to the housing element. Under existing law, a housing element is required to include specified information, including an analysis of special housing needs, such as those of the elderly, and quantification of the locality's existing and projected housing needs for all income levels, including extremely low income households, calculated as provided. This bill would define all income levels or all household income levels, acutely low, extremely low, very low, lower, low, moderate, and above moderate income for purposes of requirements applicable to the housing element, and would make related changes. The bill would modify the specified information required to be included in the housing element, including by removing the calculation method for extremely low income households and by specifying acutely and extremely low income households as a special housing need for the 7th and subsequent revisions of the housing element. This bill would require the Department of Housing and Community Development to publish, by December 31, 2026, advisory guidance, including, but not limited to, sample analyses and programs, pertaining to special housing needs for acutely low and extremely low income households and programs to assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of acutely low income households, as specified. The bill would additionally require the Department of Housing and Community Development to publish advisory guidance to be used by each council of governments or delegate subregion, as applicable, to develop a proposed methodology for allocating the regional housing need for acutely low and extremely low income households. (3) Existing law requires the housing element to include an analysis of potential and actual governmental constraints upon the maintenance, improvement, or development of housing for all income levels, including certain policies and procedures that directly impact the cost and supply of residential development. This bill would require the housing element to include an analysis of historical preservation practices and policies and an assessment of how existing and proposed historic designations affect the locality's ability to meet its share of the housing need, as specified. (4) Existing law requires the housing element to include an inventory of land suitable and available for residential development, as specified. Existing law also requires the element to include a program that sets forth a schedule of actions during the planning period that the local government is undertaking or intends to undertake to implement the policies and achieve the goals and objectives of the housing element, as described, and requires the program to identify actions that will be taken to make sites available during the planning period to accommodate the city's or county's share of the regional housing need for each income level that could not be accommodated on sites on the inventory, as described. Existing law requires the program to assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of extremely low, very low, low-, and moderate-income households. This bill would also require, for the 7th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, the program to assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of acutely low income households. Existing law requires sites to be rezoned, among other things, if the inventory of sites does not identify adequate sites to accommodate the need for groups of all household income levels, as specified, in a manner that accommodates 100% of the need for housing for very low and low-income households, as described. This bill would instead require the inventory accommodate 100% of the need for lower income households. Existing law requires the housing element to identify adequate sites for housing, including rental housing, factory-built housing, mobilehomes, and emergency shelters, among other things. Existing law requires the housing element to contain an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints relevant to the meeting of these needs. This bill would, for a jurisdiction within the coastal zone that has not identified adequate sites to accommodate the locality's housing need for a designated income level, require completion of any necessary local coastal program amendments related to land use designations, changes in intensity of land use, zoning ordinances, or zoning district maps, as specified. (5) Existing law requires, for the 4th and subsequent revision of the housing element, the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region in a specified manner. Existing law provides that household income levels are to be determined by the department pursuant to specified law relating to very low, low-, moderate-, and above moderate-income households. This bill would, for purposes of the above-described determination with respect to the 7th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, include acutely low and extremely low incomes, and direct the determination to be made in accordance with the definitions for those income levels as set forth in the bill. Existing law also requires, for the 4th and subsequent revision of the housing element, the department to meet and consult with the council of governments regarding the assumptions and methodologies to be used by the department in determining the region's housing needs and requires the council of governments to provide data assumptions from the council's projections, including, if available, specified data for the region. This bill would require the council to provide data regarding the housing needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness, as specified. (6) Existing law requires, at least 2 years before a scheduled revision, each council of governments, or delegate subregion as applicable, to develop a proposed methodology for distributing the existing and projected regional housing need to cities, counties, and cities and counties within the region or subregion, as specified. Existing law requires the final allocation plan to further specified objectives, including increasing the housing supply and the mix of housing types, tenure, and affordability in all cities and counties within the region in an equitable manner, which results in each jurisdiction receiving an allocation of units for low- and very low income households. Existing law requires the final allocation plan to ensure that the total regional housing need is maintained and that each jurisdiction in the region receives an allocation of units for low- and very low income households, consistent with the development pattern included in the sustainable communities strategy. This bill would require the final regional plan, as an objective, allocate units for extremely low- and acutely low income households in a manner that is roughly proportional to the regional housing need for very low income households, as specified. The bill would require, for the 7th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, the allocation to each region to also include an allocation of units for acutely low and extremely low income households, consistent with the development pattern included in the sustainable communities strategy. (7) Existing law, during a specified timeline, requires the entity that assigned the county's share of regional housing needs to reduce the share of the regional housing needs of a county if certain conditions are met. Existing law, however, reduces the county's share of low-income and very low income housing only in proportion to the amount by which the county's share of moderate- and above moderate-income housing is reduced. This bill would also include, for the 7th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, extremely low and acutely low income housing in this proportional reduction. (8) The bill would include findings that changes proposed by this bill address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair and, therefore, apply to all cities, including charter cities. (9) This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65400 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2580 and AB 2667 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65583 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2023 and AB 2667 to be operative only if this bill and either or both of those bills are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65583.2 of the Government Code proposed by AB 2023 to be operative only if this bill and AB 2023 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65584.01 of the Government Code proposed by SB 7 to be operative only if this bill and SB 7 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 65584.04 of the Government Code proposed by SB 7 to be operative only if this bill and SB 7 are enacted and this bill is enacted last. (10) By imposing additional requirements on local governments with regard to their housing element, 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.

(1) Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires an owner of an assisted housing development proposing the termination of a subsidy contract or prepayment of governmental assistance or of an assisted housing development in which there will be the expiration of rental restrictions to provide a notice of the proposed change to each affected tenant household residing in the assisted housing development, as specified. The Planning and Zoning Law defines "assisted housing development" for these purposes to mean a multifamily rental housing development of 5 or more units that receives governmental assistance under any of specified programs, including assistance provided by counties or cities under specified law in exchange for restrictions on the maximum rents, as specified, and on the maximum tenant income, as specified. The Planning and Zoning Law defines a "termination" for these purposes to mean an owner's decision to extend or renew its participation in a federal, state, or local government subsidy program or private, nongovernmental subsidy program for an assisted housing development, as specified. The Planning and Zoning Law defines the "expiration of rental restrictions" for these purposes to mean the expiration of rental restrictions for an assisted housing development, as specified, unless the development has other recorded agreements restricting the rent to the same or lesser levels for at least 50% of the units. This bill would instead impose the above-described notice requirement on an owner prior to the anticipated date of termination of a subsidy contract or expiration of rental restrictions or prepayment on an assisted housing development, as specified. The bill would expand the definition of "assisted housing development" to include a development that receives assistance from counties or cities in exchange for affordability restrictions, as described above, pursuant to the Middle Class Housing Act of 2022; streamlining assistance pursuant to the Affordable Housing and High Road Jobs Act of 2022; specified law providing a streamlined, ministerial approval process for certain housing developments; or the Affordable Housing on Faith and Higher Education Lands Act of 2023. The bill would revise the definition of "termination" for these purposes to instead mean the failure of an owner to extend or renew its participation in the above-described programs, as specified. The bill would also revise the definition of "expiration of rental restrictions" to instead exclude an expiration in a development that has other recorded agreements restricting the rent to the same or lesser levels for at least 50% of the units or the same number of units, as specified, whichever is greater. The Planning and Zoning Law requires an owner to include in the above-described notice certain information, as specified, including among other things, in the event of prepayment, termination, or the expiration of rental restrictions, whether the owner intends to increase rents during the 12 months following prepayment, termination, or the expiration of rental restrictions to a level greater than permitted under a specified provision of the Internal Revenue Code, relating to low-income housing tax credits. At least 6 months prior to the anticipated date of termination of a subsidy contract, expiration of rental restrictions or prepayment on an assisted housing development, the Planning and Zoning Law requires an owner described above to provide a notice of the proposed change to each affected tenant household residing in the assisted housing development at the time the notice is provided and to the affected public entities that includes, among other things, a statement of the owner's intention to participate in any current replacement subsidy program made available to affected tenants. The Planning and Zoning Law requires an owner of an assisted housing development that is within 3 years of a scheduled expiration of rental restrictions to provide notice of the scheduled expiration of rental restrictions to any prospective tenant at the time the prospective tenant is interviewed for eligibility, and to existing tenants, as specified. This bill, for the 12-month notice described above, would instead require an owner in the event of prepayment, termination, or the expiration of rental restrictions, to include in the above-described notice, as specified, whether the owner might increase rents during the 12 months following prepayment, termination, or the expiration of rental restrictions, regardless of whether that increase would be to a level greater than permitted under the above-descried provisions of federal law. The bill would also require that the 6-month notice, as described above, additionally include a statement that the owner shall accept all enhanced Section 8 vouchers if the tenants receive them. The bill would additionally require an owner of an assisted housing development that is within 3 years of a scheduled termination of a subsidy contract to provide notice of the scheduled termination of a subsidy contract to any prospective tenant at the time the prospective tenant is interviewed for eligibility, and to existing tenants, as specified. The Planning and Zoning Law provides for injunctive relief to any specified party who is aggrieved by a violation of these provisions. This bill would specify that the parties who may obtain injunctive relief under these provisions include, but are not limited to, affected tenants that meet the requirements of a legitimate tenant organization, as defined in federal regulations, or a tenant association, as defined. (2) The Planning and Zoning Law requires an owner of an assisted housing development, as defined, to give notice, as specified, prior to the anticipated date of the termination of a subsidy contract, the expiration of rental restrictions, or prepayment on an assisted housing development, to specified entities, except as provided. The Planning and Zoning Law prohibits an owner from terminating a subsidy contract or prepayment of a mortgage unless the owner or its agent has provided specified entities an opportunity to submit an offer to development, as specified. To qualify as a purchaser of an assisted housing development for these purposes, the Planning and Zoning Law requires specified entities to meet certain requirements, including, among other things, to be certified by the Department of Housing and Community Development (department) , as specified. The Planning and Zoning Law requires the department to establish a process for certifying qualified entities and to maintain a list of entities that are certified, as specified. This bill would define a "qualified entity" for these purposes to mean an entity that is a specified entity that meets the requirements described above. The bill would also revise the requirement for the department to establish the above-described certification process to clarify that the department is required to establish a process to certify entities meeting the requirements under existing law to have the opportunity to purchase an assisted housing development. The Planning and Zoning Law requires a qualified entity that elects to purchase an assisted housing development under these provisions to make a bona fide offer, as provided, within 180 days of the owner's notice. If an owner has received a bona fide offer from one or more qualified entities within the first 180 days from the date of an owner's bona fide notice of the opportunity to accept a bona fide offer from a qualified entity, the Planning and Zoning Law requires an owner to notify the department of those offers and either accept a bona fide offer from a qualified entity to purchase or declare under penalty of perjury that, if the property is not sold pursuant to these provisions within 2 180-day periods, the owner will not sell the property for at least 5 years, as specified. When one or more bona fide offers to purchase have been made, as specified, and the owner wishes to sell, the Planning and Zoning Law requires the owners to accept the bona fide offer that meets the requirements of these provisions and execute a purchase agreement within 90 days of receipt of the offer. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes an owner to accept an offer from a person or an entity that does not qualify as a purchaser of an assisted housing development during the 180-day period following the initial 180-day period, as specified. This bill would extend the period in which a qualified entity may make a bona fide offer under these provisions from 180 days to 270 days. The bill would require that notification to the department of one or more bona fide offers be made within 90 days. The bill would delete the above-described requirement that applies when one or more bona fide offers to purchase have been made and the owner wishes to sell and would, instead, revise the option for the owner to accept the bona fide offer to require that the owner execute a purchase agreement. The bill would delete the option for an owner to declare that it will not sell the property for 5 years, as described above, and would instead authorize the owner to record a new regulatory agreement with a term of at least 30 years, as specified. If an owner does not receive a bona fide offer from one or more qualified entries within 270, or if after the 270 days all bona fide offers are withdrawn, the bill would authorize the owner to do any of specified actions, including selling the property to any buyer. The bill would delete the above-described authorization for an owner to accept an offer from a person or entity that does not qualify as a purchaser after the initial 180-day period. The Planning and Zoning Law requires owners of assisted housing development in which at least 25% of the units on the property are subject to affordability restrictions or a rent or mortgage subsidy contract to certify compliance with these provisions and other applicable law annually, under penalty of perjury, in a form as required by the department. This bill would expand this requirement to apply to owners of an assisted housing development in which at least 5% of the units on the property are subject to affordability restrictions or a rent or mortgage subsidy contract. The bill would make a conforming change in this regard. By expanding the requirement to certify compliance to apply to additional owners of assisted housing developments thereby expanding the scope of the crime of perjury, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes the enforcement of these provisions by any qualified entity entitled to exercise the opportunity to purchase and right of first refusal, any tenant association at the property, or any affected public entity that has been adversely affected by an owner's failure to comply with these provisions, as specified. The bill would additionally authorize enforcement of these provisions by a group of affected tenants that meets the requirements of a legitimate tenant organization, as specified, and would define tenant organization for this purpose, as specified. (3) The Planning and Zoning law exempts an owner from providing the above-described notices if certain conditions are contained in a regulatory agreement, as specified, including a prohibition against the owner terminating a tenancy of a low-income household at the end of a lease term without demonstrating a breach of the lease. This bill would additionally require that this regulatory agreement include a prohibition against an owner terminating a tenancy of a low-income household due to a planned renovation of the property. (4) 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, among other things, urge the United States Congress and President Joseph R. Biden to fully fund the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Comprehensive Infrastructure Solution for the Tijuana River due to the ongoing impacts to public health, the environment, and the local economy caused by cross-border pollution and would urge President Joseph R. Biden to declare a national emergency due to those ongoing impacts.