California Assembly Bill AB505 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 505AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 31, 2011 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Harkey FEBRUARY 15, 2011 An act  to add Section 56410 to the Health and Safety Code,  relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 505, as amended, Harkey. Housing  programs.   programs: audits.  Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development which, among other things, administers various programs providing assistance for multifamily housing, emergency housing, farmworker housing, and home ownership and downpayment assistance.  This bill would require the Bureau of State Audits, on or before January 1, 2013, and every 2 years thereafter, to conduct a performance audit of all programs administered by the department, including, but not limited to, programs receiving funding from federal, bond, special fund, and General Fund sources.   The bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would shift responsibility of the department's programs to other public entities.  Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:  no   yes  . State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:  SECTION 1.   Section 56410 is added to the   Health and Safety Code   , to read:   56410. On or before January 1, 2013, and every two years thereafter, the Bureau of State Audits shall conduct a performance audit of all programs administered by the department, including, but not limited to, programs receiving funding from federal, bond, special fund, and General Fund sources.   SECTION 1.   It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would shift responsibility of programs of the Department of Housing and Community Development to other public entities.