BILL NUMBER: SB 608INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Ducheny FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to amend Section 50408 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 608, as introduced, Ducheny. Department of Housing and Community Development: bond fund expenditures: report. The Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002 authorizes, for purposes of financing various existing housing and code enforcement programs, and additional specified programs subject to the enactment of enabling legislation, the issuance of bonds in the amount of $2,100,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond 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 required to be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing-related parks. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, on or before December 31 of each year, to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. This bill would require the department, in addition to housing programs, to include infrastructure programs in its annual report. The bill would also require the specified report to include certain information relating to the programs funded under the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002 and the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006. 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 50408 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 50408. (a) On or before December 31 of each year, the department shall submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing and infrastructure programs administered by the department, including, but not limited to, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program and Community Development Block Grant activity. (b) The report shall include all of the following information: (1) The number of units assisted by those programs. (2) The number of individuals and households served and their income levels. (3) The distribution of units among various areas of the state. (4) The amount of other public and private funds leveraged by the assistance provided by those programs. (5) Information detailing the assistance provided to various groups of persons by programs that are targeted to assist those groups. (6) The information required to be reported pursuant to Section 17031.8. (7) The cumulative total for each item of information required under paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, for each program funded under the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2002. (8) The cumulative total for each item of information required under paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, for each program funded under the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006.