Amended IN Senate June 13, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2548Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add and repeal Article 5 (commencing with Section 9125) of Chapter 2 of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to older adults. An act to amend Section 69996.3 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2548, as amended, Nazarian. Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Program. California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program.Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) Program, under the administration of the Scholarshare Investment Board, for the purposes of expanding access to higher education through savings. Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program Fund in the State Treasury to serve as the initial repository of all moneys received from state and private sources for the KIDS Program, and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the board for the KIDS Program. Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the board to establish one or more Scholarshare 529 accounts and make a seed deposit of moneys from the fund into a Scholarshare 529 account established under the KIDS Program in an amount of at least $25, as determined by the board. Specifically, those moneys are deposited in KIDS Accounts, one designated for each California resident child born on or after July 1, 2022. Existing law requires the board to provide awards from these KIDS Accounts, as specified, for each recipient childs qualified higher education expenses at an eligible institution of higher education.This bill, commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, would increase the amount of seed deposits in KIDS Accounts to at least $100.Existing law establishes the California Department of Aging to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing developments for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.This bill would require the department to establish and administer a 3-year Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Pilot Program in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Shasta, and Sonoma. The program would provide grant funds to qualified nonprofit organizations that specialize in resident services for the purposes of hiring one full-time registered nurse and one full-time community health worker to work at 3 senior citizen housing developments in each county to provide health education, navigation, coaching, and care to residents. The bill would require the department to submit a report to specified legislative committees and state agencies at the completion of the program or before January 1, 2028, whichever is later, and would repeal the program as of January 1, 2029.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 69996.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.(2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.(b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parents street address and, if provided to the department, the parents mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify each parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:(1) How the parent may opt out of the program.(2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f).(3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(c) The board shall make a childs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link.(d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code.(f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the program. Moneys in a KIDS Account designated for a child, including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be used for the purpose of providing awards for qualified higher education expenses associated with the attendance of the child at an eligible institution of higher education. Each Before the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least twenty-five dollars ($25). Commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100). The board may provide additional financial incentives designated for a child into a KIDS Account if the parent or legal guardian of the child engages with the KIDS Account by verifying receipt of information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), establishing a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), or engaging with the KIDS Account by other means approved by the board.(g) Upon receiving documentation of a childs enrollment as a student at an institution of higher education, and the student self-certifying that they have resided in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the payment of qualified higher education expenses on the students behalf, the board shall make a payment to that institution in the amount of the seed deposit, enhanced deposit, if applicable, and any additional financial incentives designated for the child pursuant to subdivision (f), plus any investment earnings attributed to that amount since the date of that deposit as calculated by the board, for qualified higher education expenses associated with the childs attendance at that institution.(h) Subject to available money moneys in the fund, the board may provide additional incentives from the fund for children participating in the program, including, but not limited to, incentives targeting low-income households.(i) (1) Subject to available funding, a parent or legal guardian, residing in California, of a child who meets the criteria in paragraph (2) may apply to the board to enroll the child into the program. Subject to available funding, the enrollee shall be eligible for any incentives described in subdivision (h), as applicable, but is not eligible for a seed deposit.(2) The child is a current California resident under six years of age who was both of the following:(A) Born on or after the date designated by the board for which eligibility commences.(B) Not a California resident at the time of birth.(j) (1) A KIDS Account established pursuant to this article, and its investment earnings, shall remain assets of, and owned by, the state until used for the payment of qualified higher education expenses at an institution of higher education, and funds shall remain invested until they are used for the purposes authorized by this article or until the recipient achieves 26 years of age, whichever occurs first. If a beneficiary does not use any portion, or all, of the moneys intended for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account for a qualified higher education expense for any reason, including the death or disability of the beneficiary, before the beneficiary turns 26 years of age, all contributions made for the beneficiary into the KIDS Account and any earnings from those moneys shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), subject to available funding, the board may establish an appeal process to allow a beneficiary to use the moneys designated for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account after the beneficiary turns 26 years of age.(3) Moneys, less applicable penalties, collected pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code not used within the time period described in paragraph (1) shall revert to the fund after the payment of any amount determined to be due to the federal government as a result of the reversion.(4) All contributions made into a KIDS Account for a child who has opted out of the program pursuant to subdivision (b), including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program in a timely manner.(k) The board shall encourage each parent and legal guardian of a beneficiary, including each parent and legal guardian of a child who applies to enroll the child into the program as a beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (i), to establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980). The board shall provide assistance on how to establish the separate account.(l) The board may use up to 5 percent of state appropriations provided for purposes of the program for administrative costs. Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, this subdivision shall not apply to any one-time or ongoing local assistance funds first appropriated in support of the program beginning in the 202122 fiscal year.SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that, by the year 2030, the states population that is 65 years of age or older will nearly double, increasing by 4,000,000 people to nearly 8,000,000, while becoming more racially and economically diverse.(b)The aging of Californias population will impact all areas of the service delivery system, increasing the demand for long-term services and supports, transportation, oral health, health care, behavioral health services, and housing.(c)Service-enriched housing for the aging population is an important tool for solving our states housing, long-term services and supports, and health care challenges.(d)California is working to adopt a statewide housing-based population health model, similar to Vermonts Support and Services at Home (SASH) model. In the meantime, the Healthier Homes-Age in Place Nursing Program can help serve California seniors living in low-income housing.(e)The collaboration of onsite service coordinators, community health workers, and an onsite registered nurse who will provide comprehensive support for social services needs, health education, navigation, transitions of care, and coaching, enables older residents to receive more appropriate and better care, to remain living independently, and to avoid costly health care issues, including unnecessary hospitalization and long-term care facility stays.(f)The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted older adults more than any other age group and has demonstrated that keeping older adults, especially those with chronic conditions and high frailty levels, in their homes and out of the hospital and long-term care is even more crucial than before. Health care and social services must be brought to residents where they live.SEC. 2.Article 5 (commencing with Section 9125) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:5.Healthier Homes9125.(a)The California Department of Aging shall establish and administer the Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Pilot Program. The pilot program shall run for three years. The department shall choose projects in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Shasta, and Sonoma.(b)The department shall provide grant funds to qualified nonprofit organizations that specialize in resident services for the purposes of hiring one full-time registered nurse and one full-time community health worker to work at three properties in each county to provide health education, navigation, coaching, and care to residents. The three properties served by the registered nurse shall be senior citizen housing developments, as described in Sections 51.2 and 51.3 of the Civil Code.(c)The department shall establish criteria, guidelines, and an application process for grants. Grant recipients shall be required, as a condition of receiving the grant, to agree to provide data as required by the department to meet the reporting requirements in Section 9126.9126.(a)Upon completion of the three-year pilot program or by January 1, 2028, whichever is later, the department shall provide to the Senate Committee on Health, the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, the Assembly Committee on Health, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development a report that contains, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1)An evaluation of the success of the program and challenges to implementation.(2)Data on the types of services utilized and the outcomes of those services.(3)The number of residents who participated.(4)The number of participating residents who moved from the program sites to long-term care facilities.(b)A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. 9127.This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
Amended IN Senate June 13, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2548Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 17, 2022 An act to add and repeal Article 5 (commencing with Section 9125) of Chapter 2 of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to older adults. An act to amend Section 69996.3 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2548, as amended, Nazarian. Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Program. California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program.Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) Program, under the administration of the Scholarshare Investment Board, for the purposes of expanding access to higher education through savings. Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program Fund in the State Treasury to serve as the initial repository of all moneys received from state and private sources for the KIDS Program, and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the board for the KIDS Program. Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the board to establish one or more Scholarshare 529 accounts and make a seed deposit of moneys from the fund into a Scholarshare 529 account established under the KIDS Program in an amount of at least $25, as determined by the board. Specifically, those moneys are deposited in KIDS Accounts, one designated for each California resident child born on or after July 1, 2022. Existing law requires the board to provide awards from these KIDS Accounts, as specified, for each recipient childs qualified higher education expenses at an eligible institution of higher education.This bill, commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, would increase the amount of seed deposits in KIDS Accounts to at least $100.Existing law establishes the California Department of Aging to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing developments for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.This bill would require the department to establish and administer a 3-year Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Pilot Program in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Shasta, and Sonoma. The program would provide grant funds to qualified nonprofit organizations that specialize in resident services for the purposes of hiring one full-time registered nurse and one full-time community health worker to work at 3 senior citizen housing developments in each county to provide health education, navigation, coaching, and care to residents. The bill would require the department to submit a report to specified legislative committees and state agencies at the completion of the program or before January 1, 2028, whichever is later, and would repeal the program as of January 1, 2029.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate June 13, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
Amended IN Senate June 13, 2022
Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2548
Introduced by Assembly Member NazarianFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian
February 17, 2022
An act to add and repeal Article 5 (commencing with Section 9125) of Chapter 2 of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to older adults. An act to amend Section 69996.3 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education.
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AB 2548, as amended, Nazarian. Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Program. California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program.
Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) Program, under the administration of the Scholarshare Investment Board, for the purposes of expanding access to higher education through savings. Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program Fund in the State Treasury to serve as the initial repository of all moneys received from state and private sources for the KIDS Program, and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the board for the KIDS Program. Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the board to establish one or more Scholarshare 529 accounts and make a seed deposit of moneys from the fund into a Scholarshare 529 account established under the KIDS Program in an amount of at least $25, as determined by the board. Specifically, those moneys are deposited in KIDS Accounts, one designated for each California resident child born on or after July 1, 2022. Existing law requires the board to provide awards from these KIDS Accounts, as specified, for each recipient childs qualified higher education expenses at an eligible institution of higher education.This bill, commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, would increase the amount of seed deposits in KIDS Accounts to at least $100.Existing law establishes the California Department of Aging to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing developments for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.This bill would require the department to establish and administer a 3-year Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Pilot Program in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Shasta, and Sonoma. The program would provide grant funds to qualified nonprofit organizations that specialize in resident services for the purposes of hiring one full-time registered nurse and one full-time community health worker to work at 3 senior citizen housing developments in each county to provide health education, navigation, coaching, and care to residents. The bill would require the department to submit a report to specified legislative committees and state agencies at the completion of the program or before January 1, 2028, whichever is later, and would repeal the program as of January 1, 2029.
Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (KIDS) Program, under the administration of the Scholarshare Investment Board, for the purposes of expanding access to higher education through savings. Existing law establishes the California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program Fund in the State Treasury to serve as the initial repository of all moneys received from state and private sources for the KIDS Program, and continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the board for the KIDS Program. Existing law, upon appropriation by the Legislature, requires the board to establish one or more Scholarshare 529 accounts and make a seed deposit of moneys from the fund into a Scholarshare 529 account established under the KIDS Program in an amount of at least $25, as determined by the board. Specifically, those moneys are deposited in KIDS Accounts, one designated for each California resident child born on or after July 1, 2022. Existing law requires the board to provide awards from these KIDS Accounts, as specified, for each recipient childs qualified higher education expenses at an eligible institution of higher education.
This bill, commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, would increase the amount of seed deposits in KIDS Accounts to at least $100.
Existing law establishes the California Department of Aging to provide leadership to the area agencies on aging in developing systems of home- and community-based services that maintain individuals in their own homes or the least restrictive homelike environments. Existing law permits age restrictions in connection with housing and defines senior citizen housing developments for these purposes as a residential development for senior citizens that has at least 35 dwelling units.
This bill would require the department to establish and administer a 3-year Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Pilot Program in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Shasta, and Sonoma. The program would provide grant funds to qualified nonprofit organizations that specialize in resident services for the purposes of hiring one full-time registered nurse and one full-time community health worker to work at 3 senior citizen housing developments in each county to provide health education, navigation, coaching, and care to residents. The bill would require the department to submit a report to specified legislative committees and state agencies at the completion of the program or before January 1, 2028, whichever is later, and would repeal the program as of January 1, 2029.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 69996.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.(2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.(b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parents street address and, if provided to the department, the parents mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify each parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:(1) How the parent may opt out of the program.(2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f).(3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(c) The board shall make a childs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link.(d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code.(f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the program. Moneys in a KIDS Account designated for a child, including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be used for the purpose of providing awards for qualified higher education expenses associated with the attendance of the child at an eligible institution of higher education. Each Before the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least twenty-five dollars ($25). Commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100). The board may provide additional financial incentives designated for a child into a KIDS Account if the parent or legal guardian of the child engages with the KIDS Account by verifying receipt of information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), establishing a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), or engaging with the KIDS Account by other means approved by the board.(g) Upon receiving documentation of a childs enrollment as a student at an institution of higher education, and the student self-certifying that they have resided in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the payment of qualified higher education expenses on the students behalf, the board shall make a payment to that institution in the amount of the seed deposit, enhanced deposit, if applicable, and any additional financial incentives designated for the child pursuant to subdivision (f), plus any investment earnings attributed to that amount since the date of that deposit as calculated by the board, for qualified higher education expenses associated with the childs attendance at that institution.(h) Subject to available money moneys in the fund, the board may provide additional incentives from the fund for children participating in the program, including, but not limited to, incentives targeting low-income households.(i) (1) Subject to available funding, a parent or legal guardian, residing in California, of a child who meets the criteria in paragraph (2) may apply to the board to enroll the child into the program. Subject to available funding, the enrollee shall be eligible for any incentives described in subdivision (h), as applicable, but is not eligible for a seed deposit.(2) The child is a current California resident under six years of age who was both of the following:(A) Born on or after the date designated by the board for which eligibility commences.(B) Not a California resident at the time of birth.(j) (1) A KIDS Account established pursuant to this article, and its investment earnings, shall remain assets of, and owned by, the state until used for the payment of qualified higher education expenses at an institution of higher education, and funds shall remain invested until they are used for the purposes authorized by this article or until the recipient achieves 26 years of age, whichever occurs first. If a beneficiary does not use any portion, or all, of the moneys intended for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account for a qualified higher education expense for any reason, including the death or disability of the beneficiary, before the beneficiary turns 26 years of age, all contributions made for the beneficiary into the KIDS Account and any earnings from those moneys shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), subject to available funding, the board may establish an appeal process to allow a beneficiary to use the moneys designated for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account after the beneficiary turns 26 years of age.(3) Moneys, less applicable penalties, collected pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code not used within the time period described in paragraph (1) shall revert to the fund after the payment of any amount determined to be due to the federal government as a result of the reversion.(4) All contributions made into a KIDS Account for a child who has opted out of the program pursuant to subdivision (b), including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program in a timely manner.(k) The board shall encourage each parent and legal guardian of a beneficiary, including each parent and legal guardian of a child who applies to enroll the child into the program as a beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (i), to establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980). The board shall provide assistance on how to establish the separate account.(l) The board may use up to 5 percent of state appropriations provided for purposes of the program for administrative costs. Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, this subdivision shall not apply to any one-time or ongoing local assistance funds first appropriated in support of the program beginning in the 202122 fiscal year.SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that, by the year 2030, the states population that is 65 years of age or older will nearly double, increasing by 4,000,000 people to nearly 8,000,000, while becoming more racially and economically diverse.(b)The aging of Californias population will impact all areas of the service delivery system, increasing the demand for long-term services and supports, transportation, oral health, health care, behavioral health services, and housing.(c)Service-enriched housing for the aging population is an important tool for solving our states housing, long-term services and supports, and health care challenges.(d)California is working to adopt a statewide housing-based population health model, similar to Vermonts Support and Services at Home (SASH) model. In the meantime, the Healthier Homes-Age in Place Nursing Program can help serve California seniors living in low-income housing.(e)The collaboration of onsite service coordinators, community health workers, and an onsite registered nurse who will provide comprehensive support for social services needs, health education, navigation, transitions of care, and coaching, enables older residents to receive more appropriate and better care, to remain living independently, and to avoid costly health care issues, including unnecessary hospitalization and long-term care facility stays.(f)The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted older adults more than any other age group and has demonstrated that keeping older adults, especially those with chronic conditions and high frailty levels, in their homes and out of the hospital and long-term care is even more crucial than before. Health care and social services must be brought to residents where they live.SEC. 2.Article 5 (commencing with Section 9125) is added to Chapter 2 of Division 8.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to read:5.Healthier Homes9125.(a)The California Department of Aging shall establish and administer the Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Pilot Program. The pilot program shall run for three years. The department shall choose projects in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Shasta, and Sonoma.(b)The department shall provide grant funds to qualified nonprofit organizations that specialize in resident services for the purposes of hiring one full-time registered nurse and one full-time community health worker to work at three properties in each county to provide health education, navigation, coaching, and care to residents. The three properties served by the registered nurse shall be senior citizen housing developments, as described in Sections 51.2 and 51.3 of the Civil Code.(c)The department shall establish criteria, guidelines, and an application process for grants. Grant recipients shall be required, as a condition of receiving the grant, to agree to provide data as required by the department to meet the reporting requirements in Section 9126.9126.(a)Upon completion of the three-year pilot program or by January 1, 2028, whichever is later, the department shall provide to the Senate Committee on Health, the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, the Assembly Committee on Health, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development a report that contains, but is not limited to, all of the following:(1)An evaluation of the success of the program and challenges to implementation.(2)Data on the types of services utilized and the outcomes of those services.(3)The number of residents who participated.(4)The number of participating residents who moved from the program sites to long-term care facilities.(b)A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code. 9127.This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 69996.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.(2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.(b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parents street address and, if provided to the department, the parents mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify each parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:(1) How the parent may opt out of the program.(2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f).(3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(c) The board shall make a childs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link.(d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code.(f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the program. Moneys in a KIDS Account designated for a child, including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be used for the purpose of providing awards for qualified higher education expenses associated with the attendance of the child at an eligible institution of higher education. Each Before the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least twenty-five dollars ($25). Commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100). The board may provide additional financial incentives designated for a child into a KIDS Account if the parent or legal guardian of the child engages with the KIDS Account by verifying receipt of information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), establishing a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), or engaging with the KIDS Account by other means approved by the board.(g) Upon receiving documentation of a childs enrollment as a student at an institution of higher education, and the student self-certifying that they have resided in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the payment of qualified higher education expenses on the students behalf, the board shall make a payment to that institution in the amount of the seed deposit, enhanced deposit, if applicable, and any additional financial incentives designated for the child pursuant to subdivision (f), plus any investment earnings attributed to that amount since the date of that deposit as calculated by the board, for qualified higher education expenses associated with the childs attendance at that institution.(h) Subject to available money moneys in the fund, the board may provide additional incentives from the fund for children participating in the program, including, but not limited to, incentives targeting low-income households.(i) (1) Subject to available funding, a parent or legal guardian, residing in California, of a child who meets the criteria in paragraph (2) may apply to the board to enroll the child into the program. Subject to available funding, the enrollee shall be eligible for any incentives described in subdivision (h), as applicable, but is not eligible for a seed deposit.(2) The child is a current California resident under six years of age who was both of the following:(A) Born on or after the date designated by the board for which eligibility commences.(B) Not a California resident at the time of birth.(j) (1) A KIDS Account established pursuant to this article, and its investment earnings, shall remain assets of, and owned by, the state until used for the payment of qualified higher education expenses at an institution of higher education, and funds shall remain invested until they are used for the purposes authorized by this article or until the recipient achieves 26 years of age, whichever occurs first. If a beneficiary does not use any portion, or all, of the moneys intended for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account for a qualified higher education expense for any reason, including the death or disability of the beneficiary, before the beneficiary turns 26 years of age, all contributions made for the beneficiary into the KIDS Account and any earnings from those moneys shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), subject to available funding, the board may establish an appeal process to allow a beneficiary to use the moneys designated for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account after the beneficiary turns 26 years of age.(3) Moneys, less applicable penalties, collected pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code not used within the time period described in paragraph (1) shall revert to the fund after the payment of any amount determined to be due to the federal government as a result of the reversion.(4) All contributions made into a KIDS Account for a child who has opted out of the program pursuant to subdivision (b), including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program in a timely manner.(k) The board shall encourage each parent and legal guardian of a beneficiary, including each parent and legal guardian of a child who applies to enroll the child into the program as a beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (i), to establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980). The board shall provide assistance on how to establish the separate account.(l) The board may use up to 5 percent of state appropriations provided for purposes of the program for administrative costs. Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, this subdivision shall not apply to any one-time or ongoing local assistance funds first appropriated in support of the program beginning in the 202122 fiscal year.
SECTION 1. Section 69996.3 of the Education Code is amended to read:
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69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.(2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.(b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parents street address and, if provided to the department, the parents mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify each parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:(1) How the parent may opt out of the program.(2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f).(3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(c) The board shall make a childs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link.(d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code.(f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the program. Moneys in a KIDS Account designated for a child, including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be used for the purpose of providing awards for qualified higher education expenses associated with the attendance of the child at an eligible institution of higher education. Each Before the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least twenty-five dollars ($25). Commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100). The board may provide additional financial incentives designated for a child into a KIDS Account if the parent or legal guardian of the child engages with the KIDS Account by verifying receipt of information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), establishing a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), or engaging with the KIDS Account by other means approved by the board.(g) Upon receiving documentation of a childs enrollment as a student at an institution of higher education, and the student self-certifying that they have resided in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the payment of qualified higher education expenses on the students behalf, the board shall make a payment to that institution in the amount of the seed deposit, enhanced deposit, if applicable, and any additional financial incentives designated for the child pursuant to subdivision (f), plus any investment earnings attributed to that amount since the date of that deposit as calculated by the board, for qualified higher education expenses associated with the childs attendance at that institution.(h) Subject to available money moneys in the fund, the board may provide additional incentives from the fund for children participating in the program, including, but not limited to, incentives targeting low-income households.(i) (1) Subject to available funding, a parent or legal guardian, residing in California, of a child who meets the criteria in paragraph (2) may apply to the board to enroll the child into the program. Subject to available funding, the enrollee shall be eligible for any incentives described in subdivision (h), as applicable, but is not eligible for a seed deposit.(2) The child is a current California resident under six years of age who was both of the following:(A) Born on or after the date designated by the board for which eligibility commences.(B) Not a California resident at the time of birth.(j) (1) A KIDS Account established pursuant to this article, and its investment earnings, shall remain assets of, and owned by, the state until used for the payment of qualified higher education expenses at an institution of higher education, and funds shall remain invested until they are used for the purposes authorized by this article or until the recipient achieves 26 years of age, whichever occurs first. If a beneficiary does not use any portion, or all, of the moneys intended for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account for a qualified higher education expense for any reason, including the death or disability of the beneficiary, before the beneficiary turns 26 years of age, all contributions made for the beneficiary into the KIDS Account and any earnings from those moneys shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), subject to available funding, the board may establish an appeal process to allow a beneficiary to use the moneys designated for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account after the beneficiary turns 26 years of age.(3) Moneys, less applicable penalties, collected pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code not used within the time period described in paragraph (1) shall revert to the fund after the payment of any amount determined to be due to the federal government as a result of the reversion.(4) All contributions made into a KIDS Account for a child who has opted out of the program pursuant to subdivision (b), including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program in a timely manner.(k) The board shall encourage each parent and legal guardian of a beneficiary, including each parent and legal guardian of a child who applies to enroll the child into the program as a beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (i), to establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980). The board shall provide assistance on how to establish the separate account.(l) The board may use up to 5 percent of state appropriations provided for purposes of the program for administrative costs. Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, this subdivision shall not apply to any one-time or ongoing local assistance funds first appropriated in support of the program beginning in the 202122 fiscal year.
69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.(2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.(b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parents street address and, if provided to the department, the parents mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify each parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:(1) How the parent may opt out of the program.(2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f).(3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(c) The board shall make a childs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link.(d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code.(f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the program. Moneys in a KIDS Account designated for a child, including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be used for the purpose of providing awards for qualified higher education expenses associated with the attendance of the child at an eligible institution of higher education. Each Before the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least twenty-five dollars ($25). Commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100). The board may provide additional financial incentives designated for a child into a KIDS Account if the parent or legal guardian of the child engages with the KIDS Account by verifying receipt of information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), establishing a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), or engaging with the KIDS Account by other means approved by the board.(g) Upon receiving documentation of a childs enrollment as a student at an institution of higher education, and the student self-certifying that they have resided in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the payment of qualified higher education expenses on the students behalf, the board shall make a payment to that institution in the amount of the seed deposit, enhanced deposit, if applicable, and any additional financial incentives designated for the child pursuant to subdivision (f), plus any investment earnings attributed to that amount since the date of that deposit as calculated by the board, for qualified higher education expenses associated with the childs attendance at that institution.(h) Subject to available money moneys in the fund, the board may provide additional incentives from the fund for children participating in the program, including, but not limited to, incentives targeting low-income households.(i) (1) Subject to available funding, a parent or legal guardian, residing in California, of a child who meets the criteria in paragraph (2) may apply to the board to enroll the child into the program. Subject to available funding, the enrollee shall be eligible for any incentives described in subdivision (h), as applicable, but is not eligible for a seed deposit.(2) The child is a current California resident under six years of age who was both of the following:(A) Born on or after the date designated by the board for which eligibility commences.(B) Not a California resident at the time of birth.(j) (1) A KIDS Account established pursuant to this article, and its investment earnings, shall remain assets of, and owned by, the state until used for the payment of qualified higher education expenses at an institution of higher education, and funds shall remain invested until they are used for the purposes authorized by this article or until the recipient achieves 26 years of age, whichever occurs first. If a beneficiary does not use any portion, or all, of the moneys intended for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account for a qualified higher education expense for any reason, including the death or disability of the beneficiary, before the beneficiary turns 26 years of age, all contributions made for the beneficiary into the KIDS Account and any earnings from those moneys shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), subject to available funding, the board may establish an appeal process to allow a beneficiary to use the moneys designated for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account after the beneficiary turns 26 years of age.(3) Moneys, less applicable penalties, collected pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code not used within the time period described in paragraph (1) shall revert to the fund after the payment of any amount determined to be due to the federal government as a result of the reversion.(4) All contributions made into a KIDS Account for a child who has opted out of the program pursuant to subdivision (b), including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program in a timely manner.(k) The board shall encourage each parent and legal guardian of a beneficiary, including each parent and legal guardian of a child who applies to enroll the child into the program as a beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (i), to establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980). The board shall provide assistance on how to establish the separate account.(l) The board may use up to 5 percent of state appropriations provided for purposes of the program for administrative costs. Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, this subdivision shall not apply to any one-time or ongoing local assistance funds first appropriated in support of the program beginning in the 202122 fiscal year.
69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.(2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.(b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parents street address and, if provided to the department, the parents mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify each parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:(1) How the parent may opt out of the program.(2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f).(3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(c) The board shall make a childs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link.(d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.(e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code.(f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the program. Moneys in a KIDS Account designated for a child, including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be used for the purpose of providing awards for qualified higher education expenses associated with the attendance of the child at an eligible institution of higher education. Each Before the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least twenty-five dollars ($25). Commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100). The board may provide additional financial incentives designated for a child into a KIDS Account if the parent or legal guardian of the child engages with the KIDS Account by verifying receipt of information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), establishing a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), or engaging with the KIDS Account by other means approved by the board.(g) Upon receiving documentation of a childs enrollment as a student at an institution of higher education, and the student self-certifying that they have resided in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the payment of qualified higher education expenses on the students behalf, the board shall make a payment to that institution in the amount of the seed deposit, enhanced deposit, if applicable, and any additional financial incentives designated for the child pursuant to subdivision (f), plus any investment earnings attributed to that amount since the date of that deposit as calculated by the board, for qualified higher education expenses associated with the childs attendance at that institution.(h) Subject to available money moneys in the fund, the board may provide additional incentives from the fund for children participating in the program, including, but not limited to, incentives targeting low-income households.(i) (1) Subject to available funding, a parent or legal guardian, residing in California, of a child who meets the criteria in paragraph (2) may apply to the board to enroll the child into the program. Subject to available funding, the enrollee shall be eligible for any incentives described in subdivision (h), as applicable, but is not eligible for a seed deposit.(2) The child is a current California resident under six years of age who was both of the following:(A) Born on or after the date designated by the board for which eligibility commences.(B) Not a California resident at the time of birth.(j) (1) A KIDS Account established pursuant to this article, and its investment earnings, shall remain assets of, and owned by, the state until used for the payment of qualified higher education expenses at an institution of higher education, and funds shall remain invested until they are used for the purposes authorized by this article or until the recipient achieves 26 years of age, whichever occurs first. If a beneficiary does not use any portion, or all, of the moneys intended for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account for a qualified higher education expense for any reason, including the death or disability of the beneficiary, before the beneficiary turns 26 years of age, all contributions made for the beneficiary into the KIDS Account and any earnings from those moneys shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program.(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), subject to available funding, the board may establish an appeal process to allow a beneficiary to use the moneys designated for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account after the beneficiary turns 26 years of age.(3) Moneys, less applicable penalties, collected pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code not used within the time period described in paragraph (1) shall revert to the fund after the payment of any amount determined to be due to the federal government as a result of the reversion.(4) All contributions made into a KIDS Account for a child who has opted out of the program pursuant to subdivision (b), including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program in a timely manner.(k) The board shall encourage each parent and legal guardian of a beneficiary, including each parent and legal guardian of a child who applies to enroll the child into the program as a beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (i), to establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980). The board shall provide assistance on how to establish the separate account.(l) The board may use up to 5 percent of state appropriations provided for purposes of the program for administrative costs. Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, this subdivision shall not apply to any one-time or ongoing local assistance funds first appropriated in support of the program beginning in the 202122 fiscal year.
69996.3. (a) (1) Each child born on or after a date determined by the board pursuant to paragraph (2) who is a California resident at the time of birth is eligible for the program.
(2) The date designated by the board for which eligibility commences shall be no later than July 1, 2022.
(b) No later than 90 days after a birth certificate is registered for a child described in subdivision (a), the State Department of Public Health shall provide the board with identifiable birth data for the child in a file format as defined by the board. The birth data shall include the childs name and birth date and the name and contact information of each parent of the child, including the parents street address and, if provided to the department, the parents mobile telephone number and email address. In addition, upon request by the board, the department shall include, in the birth data it provides to the board, information collected pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 102426 of the Health and Safety Code. The department may provide additional identifiable birth data to the board, upon request, and upon a determination by the State Registrar, in consultation with the board, that the data is necessary for administration of the program. The birth data is confidential and shall not be disclosed except as necessary for the program. No more than 90 days after receiving the birth data from the department, the board shall notify each parent of each eligible child about the program. The notification shall include information on all of the following:
(1) How the parent may opt out of the program.
(2) The KIDS Account opened for the child pursuant to subdivision (f).
(3) How the parent may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980) and additional financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.
(c) The board shall make a childs designated balance in a KIDS Account viewable by the childs parent or legal guardian through a secured internet link.
(d) The board shall establish rules and regulations for a program recipient child, and the childs parents or legal guardians, to be notified of the moneys deposited and accrued in the childs KIDS Account, and rules and regulations regarding the establishment and operation of program components, including, but not limited to, the claims process, necessary documentation, deadlines for the claims, an appeals procedure, and any forfeiture procedures. A KIDS Account recipient child and each of the childs parents or legal guardians shall be informed of the establishment of the childs KIDS Account, provided information on how the parent or legal guardian may establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), and provided information on opportunities for financial incentives provided pursuant to that article.
(e) The board shall translate program notifications and information provided pursuant to subdivisions (b) to (d), inclusive, into languages pursuant to Section 7295.2 of the Government Code.
(f) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the board shall establish one or more accounts and shall make a separately accounted-for seed deposit from the fund into a KIDS Account established within an account in an amount determined by the board. Each seed deposit shall be designated for a particular child for whom the board receives birth data pursuant to subdivision (b), if no parent or legal guardian has opted that child out of the program. Moneys in a KIDS Account designated for a child, including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be used for the purpose of providing awards for qualified higher education expenses associated with the attendance of the child at an eligible institution of higher education. Each Before the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least twenty-five dollars ($25). Commencing with the 202324 fiscal year, each seed deposit shall be at least one hundred dollars ($100). The board may provide additional financial incentives designated for a child into a KIDS Account if the parent or legal guardian of the child engages with the KIDS Account by verifying receipt of information provided pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), establishing a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980), or engaging with the KIDS Account by other means approved by the board.
(g) Upon receiving documentation of a childs enrollment as a student at an institution of higher education, and the student self-certifying that they have resided in the state for at least one year immediately preceding the payment of qualified higher education expenses on the students behalf, the board shall make a payment to that institution in the amount of the seed deposit, enhanced deposit, if applicable, and any additional financial incentives designated for the child pursuant to subdivision (f), plus any investment earnings attributed to that amount since the date of that deposit as calculated by the board, for qualified higher education expenses associated with the childs attendance at that institution.
(h) Subject to available money moneys in the fund, the board may provide additional incentives from the fund for children participating in the program, including, but not limited to, incentives targeting low-income households.
(i) (1) Subject to available funding, a parent or legal guardian, residing in California, of a child who meets the criteria in paragraph (2) may apply to the board to enroll the child into the program. Subject to available funding, the enrollee shall be eligible for any incentives described in subdivision (h), as applicable, but is not eligible for a seed deposit.
(2) The child is a current California resident under six years of age who was both of the following:
(A) Born on or after the date designated by the board for which eligibility commences.
(B) Not a California resident at the time of birth.
(j) (1) A KIDS Account established pursuant to this article, and its investment earnings, shall remain assets of, and owned by, the state until used for the payment of qualified higher education expenses at an institution of higher education, and funds shall remain invested until they are used for the purposes authorized by this article or until the recipient achieves 26 years of age, whichever occurs first. If a beneficiary does not use any portion, or all, of the moneys intended for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account for a qualified higher education expense for any reason, including the death or disability of the beneficiary, before the beneficiary turns 26 years of age, all contributions made for the beneficiary into the KIDS Account and any earnings from those moneys shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), subject to available funding, the board may establish an appeal process to allow a beneficiary to use the moneys designated for the beneficiary in a KIDS Account after the beneficiary turns 26 years of age.
(3) Moneys, less applicable penalties, collected pursuant to Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code not used within the time period described in paragraph (1) shall revert to the fund after the payment of any amount determined to be due to the federal government as a result of the reversion.
(4) All contributions made into a KIDS Account for a child who has opted out of the program pursuant to subdivision (b), including any investment earnings attributed to the amount of the childs seed deposit since the date of the deposit as calculated by the board, shall be forfeited and deposited into the fund for the program in a timely manner.
(k) The board shall encourage each parent and legal guardian of a beneficiary, including each parent and legal guardian of a child who applies to enroll the child into the program as a beneficiary pursuant to subdivision (i), to establish a separate account pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 69980). The board shall provide assistance on how to establish the separate account.
(l) The board may use up to 5 percent of state appropriations provided for purposes of the program for administrative costs. Unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act, this subdivision shall not apply to any one-time or ongoing local assistance funds first appropriated in support of the program beginning in the 202122 fiscal year.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)The Public Policy Institute of California estimates that, by the year 2030, the states population that is 65 years of age or older will nearly double, increasing by 4,000,000 people to nearly 8,000,000, while becoming more racially and economically diverse.
(b)The aging of Californias population will impact all areas of the service delivery system, increasing the demand for long-term services and supports, transportation, oral health, health care, behavioral health services, and housing.
(c)Service-enriched housing for the aging population is an important tool for solving our states housing, long-term services and supports, and health care challenges.
(d)California is working to adopt a statewide housing-based population health model, similar to Vermonts Support and Services at Home (SASH) model. In the meantime, the Healthier Homes-Age in Place Nursing Program can help serve California seniors living in low-income housing.
(e)The collaboration of onsite service coordinators, community health workers, and an onsite registered nurse who will provide comprehensive support for social services needs, health education, navigation, transitions of care, and coaching, enables older residents to receive more appropriate and better care, to remain living independently, and to avoid costly health care issues, including unnecessary hospitalization and long-term care facility stays.
(f)The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted older adults more than any other age group and has demonstrated that keeping older adults, especially those with chronic conditions and high frailty levels, in their homes and out of the hospital and long-term care is even more crucial than before. Health care and social services must be brought to residents where they live.
(a)The California Department of Aging shall establish and administer the Healthier Homes - Age in Place Nursing Pilot Program. The pilot program shall run for three years. The department shall choose projects in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, Shasta, and Sonoma.
(b)The department shall provide grant funds to qualified nonprofit organizations that specialize in resident services for the purposes of hiring one full-time registered nurse and one full-time community health worker to work at three properties in each county to provide health education, navigation, coaching, and care to residents. The three properties served by the registered nurse shall be senior citizen housing developments, as described in Sections 51.2 and 51.3 of the Civil Code.
(c)The department shall establish criteria, guidelines, and an application process for grants. Grant recipients shall be required, as a condition of receiving the grant, to agree to provide data as required by the department to meet the reporting requirements in Section 9126.
(a)Upon completion of the three-year pilot program or by January 1, 2028, whichever is later, the department shall provide to the Senate Committee on Health, the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care, the Assembly Committee on Health, the California Health and Human Services Agency, and the Department of Housing and Community Development a report that contains, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1)An evaluation of the success of the program and challenges to implementation.
(2)Data on the types of services utilized and the outcomes of those services.
(3)The number of residents who participated.
(4)The number of participating residents who moved from the program sites to long-term care facilities.
(b)A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.