BILL NUMBER: AB 1522INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to add Section 53545.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1522, as introduced, V. Manuel Perez. Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006: priority consideration. Under existing law, the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006 authorizes the issuance of bonds in the amount of $2,850,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. Proceeds from the sale of these bonds are used to finance, among other things, various existing housing programs. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the funds allocated to certain housing programs and annually report the allocation of those funds. This bill would require the department, in administering the expense of funds for specified housing programs, to give priority funding consideration to developers who work with organizations that provide training for at-risk youth. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 53545.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read: 53545.5. The Department of Housing and Community Development, in administering the expense of funds for housing programs specified in Section 53545, shall give priority funding consideration to developers who work with organizations that provide training for at-risk youth.