California Assembly Bill AB2247 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2247INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Williams FEBRUARY 18, 2016 An act to amend Section 439.1 of the Military and Veterans Code, relating to armories. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2247, as introduced, Williams. Armories. Existing law requires the Military Department to submit an annual report to the Legislature on the status of all California armories. Existing law requires this report to include, among other things, information on the utilization of the facilities of the armory for military missions, emergency response, and community and social services. This bill would require the report to additionally include information on the utilization of the armory for educational services. 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 439.1 of the Military and Veterans Code is amended to read: 439.1. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Military Department is unable to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions due to deficiencies in the physical condition and suitability of some of its armories, and according to a 2006 Bureau of State Audit report, at least 87 percent of the 109 armories in California are in need of improvement. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that the Military Department has adequate facilities to perform its security, emergency response, and social and community missions. (c) The Military Department shall, on or before April 1, 2008, and each year thereafter, submit a report to the Legislature on the status of all California armories. For each armory, the report shall include: (1) The location of the armory. (2) The utilization of the facilities of the armory for military missions, emergency response, and  community   community, educational,  and social services. (3) The physical condition of the facilities of the armory for its current missions and uses. (4) Any identified improvement, renovation, and modernization projects for the facilities of the armory, and the total estimated costs to complete these projects. (5) The status of recent improvements undertaken at the facilities of the armory. (6) An 18-month projection of all work and improvements that will be completed on the facilities of the armory. (7) The projected workload and staffing necessary for the maintenance, repairs, improvements, and operating expenses of the facilities of the armory.