California 2011 2011-2012 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB806 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/18/2011

 BILL NUMBER: SB 806INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senators Correa (Chair), Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella, La Malfa, Negrete McLeod, and Rubio) FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to amend Section 986.2 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to veterans. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 806, as introduced, Committee on Veterans Affairs. Veterans' benefits: Veterans' Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943. The Veterans' Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943, administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, provides veterans with the opportunity to acquire farms and homes. Existing law provides that when a veteran has been authorized by the department to select a farm or home, the veteran shall submit the selection to the department, as provided. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 986.2 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 986.2. When a veteran has been authorized by the department to select a farm or home, he  or she  shall submit his  or her  selection in such form as the department prescribes.