Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1296Introduced by Assembly Member BontaFebruary 21, 2025 An act to add Sections 50408.6 and 50512.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1296, as amended, Bonta. Local educational agencies: reserve funds.Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and publish specified reports, including, among others, a study of farmworker housing conditions, needs, and solutions. Existing law authorizes the department to provide technical assistance for specified purposes, including in developing housing for students and faculty of universities and colleges, as provided.This bill would require the department, on or before an unspecified date, January 1, 2027, to make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property that it owns for a housing project. The bill would require the department to review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website. The bill would also require the department to provide technical assistance assistance, as specified, to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. 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 50408.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50408.6. (a) On or before ____, January 1, 2027, the department shall make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property owned by the local education educational agency for a housing project.(b) The department shall review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website.SEC. 2. Section 50512.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50512.5. (a) The department shall provide technical assistance, including, but not limited to, legal counsel, assistance to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Legal advice regarding statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations.(2) Guidance on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs.(3) Assistance with project feasibility analysis and partnership models, including joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.(4) Support navigating state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review.(5) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with housing developers, including ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts.(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.
Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1296Introduced by Assembly Member BontaFebruary 21, 2025 An act to add Sections 50408.6 and 50512.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1296, as amended, Bonta. Local educational agencies: reserve funds.Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and publish specified reports, including, among others, a study of farmworker housing conditions, needs, and solutions. Existing law authorizes the department to provide technical assistance for specified purposes, including in developing housing for students and faculty of universities and colleges, as provided.This bill would require the department, on or before an unspecified date, January 1, 2027, to make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property that it owns for a housing project. The bill would require the department to review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website. The bill would also require the department to provide technical assistance assistance, as specified, to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025 Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
Amended IN Assembly April 10, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1296
Introduced by Assembly Member BontaFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Bonta
February 21, 2025
An act to add Sections 50408.6 and 50512.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1296, as amended, Bonta. Local educational agencies: reserve funds.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and publish specified reports, including, among others, a study of farmworker housing conditions, needs, and solutions. Existing law authorizes the department to provide technical assistance for specified purposes, including in developing housing for students and faculty of universities and colleges, as provided.This bill would require the department, on or before an unspecified date, January 1, 2027, to make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property that it owns for a housing project. The bill would require the department to review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website. The bill would also require the department to provide technical assistance assistance, as specified, to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop and publish specified reports, including, among others, a study of farmworker housing conditions, needs, and solutions. Existing law authorizes the department to provide technical assistance for specified purposes, including in developing housing for students and faculty of universities and colleges, as provided.
This bill would require the department, on or before an unspecified date, January 1, 2027, to make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property that it owns for a housing project. The bill would require the department to review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website. The bill would also require the department to provide technical assistance assistance, as specified, to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 50408.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50408.6. (a) On or before ____, January 1, 2027, the department shall make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property owned by the local education educational agency for a housing project.(b) The department shall review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website.SEC. 2. Section 50512.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50512.5. (a) The department shall provide technical assistance, including, but not limited to, legal counsel, assistance to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Legal advice regarding statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations.(2) Guidance on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs.(3) Assistance with project feasibility analysis and partnership models, including joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.(4) Support navigating state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review.(5) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with housing developers, including ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts.(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.
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 50408.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50408.6. (a) On or before ____, January 1, 2027, the department shall make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property owned by the local education educational agency for a housing project.(b) The department shall review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website.
SECTION 1. Section 50408.6 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
50408.6. (a) On or before ____, January 1, 2027, the department shall make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property owned by the local education educational agency for a housing project.(b) The department shall review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website.
50408.6. (a) On or before ____, January 1, 2027, the department shall make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property owned by the local education educational agency for a housing project.(b) The department shall review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website.
50408.6. (a) On or before ____, January 1, 2027, the department shall make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property owned by the local education educational agency for a housing project.(b) The department shall review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website.
50408.6. (a) On or before ____, January 1, 2027, the department shall make available on its internet website a form that enables a local education educational agency to notify the department of the agencys interest in using real property owned by the local education educational agency for a housing project.
(b) The department shall review the information submitted via the form and make the information available on its internet website.
SEC. 2. Section 50512.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:50512.5. (a) The department shall provide technical assistance, including, but not limited to, legal counsel, assistance to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Legal advice regarding statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations.(2) Guidance on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs.(3) Assistance with project feasibility analysis and partnership models, including joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.(4) Support navigating state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review.(5) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with housing developers, including ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts.(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.
SEC. 2. Section 50512.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
50512.5. (a) The department shall provide technical assistance, including, but not limited to, legal counsel, assistance to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Legal advice regarding statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations.(2) Guidance on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs.(3) Assistance with project feasibility analysis and partnership models, including joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.(4) Support navigating state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review.(5) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with housing developers, including ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts.(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.
50512.5. (a) The department shall provide technical assistance, including, but not limited to, legal counsel, assistance to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Legal advice regarding statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations.(2) Guidance on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs.(3) Assistance with project feasibility analysis and partnership models, including joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.(4) Support navigating state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review.(5) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with housing developers, including ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts.(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.
50512.5. (a) The department shall provide technical assistance, including, but not limited to, legal counsel, assistance to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(1) Legal advice regarding statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations.(2) Guidance on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs.(3) Assistance with project feasibility analysis and partnership models, including joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.(4) Support navigating state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review.(5) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with housing developers, including ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts.(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.
50512.5. (a) The department shall provide technical assistance, including, but not limited to, legal counsel, assistance to a local education educational agency for the purpose of pursuing supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local education educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.
(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) Legal advice regarding statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations.
(2) Guidance on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs.
(3) Assistance with project feasibility analysis and partnership models, including joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.
(4) Support navigating state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review.
(5) Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating agreements with housing developers, including ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts.
(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.
(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.