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CA AB2200
Bill
Status
11/30/2016
Primary Sponsor
Tony Thurmond
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AI Summary
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Creates the School Employee Housing Assistance Program administered by the California Housing Finance Agency to provide financing assistance for affordable rental housing for school employees, including teachers.
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Transfers $100,000,000 from the General Fund to a newly created School Employee Housing Assistance Fund, with funds continuously appropriated to the agency for grants, loans, and administrative costs.
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Defines qualified school districts as those with surplus land, high teacher recruitment costs, low retention rates, and at least 60 percent of students participating in the National School Lunch Program; requires State Department of Education certification.
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Provides predevelopment grants to qualified school districts and loans to qualified developers partnered with school districts, with developer loans having a term of not less than 55 years at 3 percent simple interest, capped at $10,000,000 per project.
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Allocates up to 5 percent of appropriated funds for predevelopment grants, up to 5 percent for agency administrative costs, and remaining funds for developer loans.
Legislative Description
School Employee Housing Assistance Grant Program.
Last Action
From committee without further action.
11/30/2016