Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1381Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 21, 2025An act to add Section 17199.7 to the Education Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1381, as amended, Muratsuchi. Educational workforce housing. California School Finance Authority: Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund.The California School Finance Authority Act establishes the California School Finance Authority and authorizes the authority to, among other things, issue revenue bonds to finance or refinance educational facility projects for school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts. Existing law requires the authority to administer various funds, including, for college applicants, the California Student Housing Revolving Loan Fund.This bill would establish the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the authority. The bill, upon appropriation, would require moneys in the fund be loaned to local education agencies (LEAs) for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts. The bill would require these loans be issued with no interest and based upon LEA average daily attendance, as specified. The bill would require these loans to be repaid over an unspecified number of years. The bill would require the authority to designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization, as specified, to, among other requirements, assist the authority in identifying LEAs for the receipt of a loan. The bill would provide that a LEA qualifies for a loan under its provisions if the LEA submits a signed commitment, as specified. For annual administrative costs, the bill would require the nonprofit organization to receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to an unspecified percentage of the total amount of loans issued. The bill would also make legislative findings and declarations related to its provisions.The Teacher Housing Act of 2016 authorizes school districts to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing by leveraging programs and fiscal resources available to housing developers, promoting public and private partnerships, and fostering innovative financing opportunities.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would improve and expand opportunities for local educational agencies to develop educational workforce housing.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The state is facing significant challenges with the recruitment and retention of a qualified educational workforce.(b) Numerous media articles, reports, and staffing surveys all point to the cost of housing as having an outsized influence on whether and where qualified educational staff choose to pursue the profession and seek employment.(c) The cost of housing has skyrocketed since the Great Recession, fast outpacing the ability of teachers and classified staff to afford the cost of rent or to own their own home.SEC. 2. Section 17199.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:17199.7. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) ADA means average daily attendance.(2) Fund means the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to this section.(3) Local education agency or LEA means a school district or county office of education.(b) The Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the authority.(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to subdivision (h), moneys in the fund shall be loaned to LEAs for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts.(d) Loans under this section shall be issued with no interest and based upon the ADA of the LEA as follows:(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a LEA with an ADA less than or equal to 2,500.(2) One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 20,000.(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 20,000.(e) Loans shall be repaid over a period of ____ years.(f) The authority shall designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization with demonstrable expertise in assisting LEAs with workforce housing predevelopment efforts to do all of the following:(1) Assist the authority in the identification of local education agencies for receipt of loan funds.(2) Assist with predevelopment activities, including, but not limited to:(A) Community engagement.(B) Feasibility studies.(C) Surveys of employee demand.(D) Project design and scope.(3) Provide training to LEA staff responsible for overseeing implementation of its educational workforce development project.(g) An LEA shall qualify for a loan under this section if the LEA submits a signed commitment that does all of the following:(1) Commits to pursue educational workforce housing.(2) Identifies all of the following:(A) The need for workforce housing.(B) Surplus land owned by the LEA.(C) Potential funding sources, including, but not limited to, general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, and certifications of participation.(3) Estimates any third-party costs and includes any third-party bids and itemized estimates.(h) For annual administrative costs, the nonprofit organization designated under subdivision (f) shall receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to ____ percent of the total amount of loans issued.(i) The Legislature finds and declares that this section serves a public purpose of helping to address Californias educational workforce staffing crisis and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Article XVI of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would improve and expand opportunities for local educational agencies to develop educational workforce housing.
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1381Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 21, 2025An act to add Section 17199.7 to the Education Code, relating to housing.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1381, as amended, Muratsuchi. Educational workforce housing. California School Finance Authority: Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund.The California School Finance Authority Act establishes the California School Finance Authority and authorizes the authority to, among other things, issue revenue bonds to finance or refinance educational facility projects for school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts. Existing law requires the authority to administer various funds, including, for college applicants, the California Student Housing Revolving Loan Fund.This bill would establish the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the authority. The bill, upon appropriation, would require moneys in the fund be loaned to local education agencies (LEAs) for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts. The bill would require these loans be issued with no interest and based upon LEA average daily attendance, as specified. The bill would require these loans to be repaid over an unspecified number of years. The bill would require the authority to designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization, as specified, to, among other requirements, assist the authority in identifying LEAs for the receipt of a loan. The bill would provide that a LEA qualifies for a loan under its provisions if the LEA submits a signed commitment, as specified. For annual administrative costs, the bill would require the nonprofit organization to receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to an unspecified percentage of the total amount of loans issued. The bill would also make legislative findings and declarations related to its provisions.The Teacher Housing Act of 2016 authorizes school districts to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing by leveraging programs and fiscal resources available to housing developers, promoting public and private partnerships, and fostering innovative financing opportunities.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would improve and expand opportunities for local educational agencies to develop educational workforce housing.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1381
Introduced by Assembly Member MuratsuchiFebruary 21, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi
February 21, 2025
An act to add Section 17199.7 to the Education Code, relating to housing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1381, as amended, Muratsuchi. Educational workforce housing. California School Finance Authority: Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund.
The California School Finance Authority Act establishes the California School Finance Authority and authorizes the authority to, among other things, issue revenue bonds to finance or refinance educational facility projects for school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts. Existing law requires the authority to administer various funds, including, for college applicants, the California Student Housing Revolving Loan Fund.This bill would establish the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the authority. The bill, upon appropriation, would require moneys in the fund be loaned to local education agencies (LEAs) for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts. The bill would require these loans be issued with no interest and based upon LEA average daily attendance, as specified. The bill would require these loans to be repaid over an unspecified number of years. The bill would require the authority to designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization, as specified, to, among other requirements, assist the authority in identifying LEAs for the receipt of a loan. The bill would provide that a LEA qualifies for a loan under its provisions if the LEA submits a signed commitment, as specified. For annual administrative costs, the bill would require the nonprofit organization to receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to an unspecified percentage of the total amount of loans issued. The bill would also make legislative findings and declarations related to its provisions.The Teacher Housing Act of 2016 authorizes school districts to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing by leveraging programs and fiscal resources available to housing developers, promoting public and private partnerships, and fostering innovative financing opportunities.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would improve and expand opportunities for local educational agencies to develop educational workforce housing.
The California School Finance Authority Act establishes the California School Finance Authority and authorizes the authority to, among other things, issue revenue bonds to finance or refinance educational facility projects for school districts, charter schools, county offices of education, and community college districts. Existing law requires the authority to administer various funds, including, for college applicants, the California Student Housing Revolving Loan Fund.
This bill would establish the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund in the State Treasury to be administered by the authority. The bill, upon appropriation, would require moneys in the fund be loaned to local education agencies (LEAs) for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts. The bill would require these loans be issued with no interest and based upon LEA average daily attendance, as specified. The bill would require these loans to be repaid over an unspecified number of years. The bill would require the authority to designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization, as specified, to, among other requirements, assist the authority in identifying LEAs for the receipt of a loan. The bill would provide that a LEA qualifies for a loan under its provisions if the LEA submits a signed commitment, as specified. For annual administrative costs, the bill would require the nonprofit organization to receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to an unspecified percentage of the total amount of loans issued. The bill would also make legislative findings and declarations related to its provisions.
The Teacher Housing Act of 2016 authorizes school districts to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing by leveraging programs and fiscal resources available to housing developers, promoting public and private partnerships, and fostering innovative financing opportunities.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would improve and expand opportunities for local educational agencies to develop educational workforce housing.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The state is facing significant challenges with the recruitment and retention of a qualified educational workforce.(b) Numerous media articles, reports, and staffing surveys all point to the cost of housing as having an outsized influence on whether and where qualified educational staff choose to pursue the profession and seek employment.(c) The cost of housing has skyrocketed since the Great Recession, fast outpacing the ability of teachers and classified staff to afford the cost of rent or to own their own home.SEC. 2. Section 17199.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:17199.7. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) ADA means average daily attendance.(2) Fund means the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to this section.(3) Local education agency or LEA means a school district or county office of education.(b) The Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the authority.(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to subdivision (h), moneys in the fund shall be loaned to LEAs for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts.(d) Loans under this section shall be issued with no interest and based upon the ADA of the LEA as follows:(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a LEA with an ADA less than or equal to 2,500.(2) One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 20,000.(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 20,000.(e) Loans shall be repaid over a period of ____ years.(f) The authority shall designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization with demonstrable expertise in assisting LEAs with workforce housing predevelopment efforts to do all of the following:(1) Assist the authority in the identification of local education agencies for receipt of loan funds.(2) Assist with predevelopment activities, including, but not limited to:(A) Community engagement.(B) Feasibility studies.(C) Surveys of employee demand.(D) Project design and scope.(3) Provide training to LEA staff responsible for overseeing implementation of its educational workforce development project.(g) An LEA shall qualify for a loan under this section if the LEA submits a signed commitment that does all of the following:(1) Commits to pursue educational workforce housing.(2) Identifies all of the following:(A) The need for workforce housing.(B) Surplus land owned by the LEA.(C) Potential funding sources, including, but not limited to, general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, and certifications of participation.(3) Estimates any third-party costs and includes any third-party bids and itemized estimates.(h) For annual administrative costs, the nonprofit organization designated under subdivision (f) shall receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to ____ percent of the total amount of loans issued.(i) The Legislature finds and declares that this section serves a public purpose of helping to address Californias educational workforce staffing crisis and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Article XVI of the California Constitution.SECTION 1.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would improve and expand opportunities for local educational agencies to develop educational workforce housing.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The state is facing significant challenges with the recruitment and retention of a qualified educational workforce.(b) Numerous media articles, reports, and staffing surveys all point to the cost of housing as having an outsized influence on whether and where qualified educational staff choose to pursue the profession and seek employment.(c) The cost of housing has skyrocketed since the Great Recession, fast outpacing the ability of teachers and classified staff to afford the cost of rent or to own their own home.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The state is facing significant challenges with the recruitment and retention of a qualified educational workforce.(b) Numerous media articles, reports, and staffing surveys all point to the cost of housing as having an outsized influence on whether and where qualified educational staff choose to pursue the profession and seek employment.(c) The cost of housing has skyrocketed since the Great Recession, fast outpacing the ability of teachers and classified staff to afford the cost of rent or to own their own home.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
### SECTION 1.
(a) The state is facing significant challenges with the recruitment and retention of a qualified educational workforce.
(b) Numerous media articles, reports, and staffing surveys all point to the cost of housing as having an outsized influence on whether and where qualified educational staff choose to pursue the profession and seek employment.
(c) The cost of housing has skyrocketed since the Great Recession, fast outpacing the ability of teachers and classified staff to afford the cost of rent or to own their own home.
SEC. 2. Section 17199.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:17199.7. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) ADA means average daily attendance.(2) Fund means the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to this section.(3) Local education agency or LEA means a school district or county office of education.(b) The Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the authority.(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to subdivision (h), moneys in the fund shall be loaned to LEAs for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts.(d) Loans under this section shall be issued with no interest and based upon the ADA of the LEA as follows:(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a LEA with an ADA less than or equal to 2,500.(2) One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 20,000.(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 20,000.(e) Loans shall be repaid over a period of ____ years.(f) The authority shall designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization with demonstrable expertise in assisting LEAs with workforce housing predevelopment efforts to do all of the following:(1) Assist the authority in the identification of local education agencies for receipt of loan funds.(2) Assist with predevelopment activities, including, but not limited to:(A) Community engagement.(B) Feasibility studies.(C) Surveys of employee demand.(D) Project design and scope.(3) Provide training to LEA staff responsible for overseeing implementation of its educational workforce development project.(g) An LEA shall qualify for a loan under this section if the LEA submits a signed commitment that does all of the following:(1) Commits to pursue educational workforce housing.(2) Identifies all of the following:(A) The need for workforce housing.(B) Surplus land owned by the LEA.(C) Potential funding sources, including, but not limited to, general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, and certifications of participation.(3) Estimates any third-party costs and includes any third-party bids and itemized estimates.(h) For annual administrative costs, the nonprofit organization designated under subdivision (f) shall receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to ____ percent of the total amount of loans issued.(i) The Legislature finds and declares that this section serves a public purpose of helping to address Californias educational workforce staffing crisis and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
SEC. 2. Section 17199.7 is added to the Education Code, to read:
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17199.7. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) ADA means average daily attendance.(2) Fund means the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to this section.(3) Local education agency or LEA means a school district or county office of education.(b) The Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the authority.(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to subdivision (h), moneys in the fund shall be loaned to LEAs for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts.(d) Loans under this section shall be issued with no interest and based upon the ADA of the LEA as follows:(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a LEA with an ADA less than or equal to 2,500.(2) One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 20,000.(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 20,000.(e) Loans shall be repaid over a period of ____ years.(f) The authority shall designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization with demonstrable expertise in assisting LEAs with workforce housing predevelopment efforts to do all of the following:(1) Assist the authority in the identification of local education agencies for receipt of loan funds.(2) Assist with predevelopment activities, including, but not limited to:(A) Community engagement.(B) Feasibility studies.(C) Surveys of employee demand.(D) Project design and scope.(3) Provide training to LEA staff responsible for overseeing implementation of its educational workforce development project.(g) An LEA shall qualify for a loan under this section if the LEA submits a signed commitment that does all of the following:(1) Commits to pursue educational workforce housing.(2) Identifies all of the following:(A) The need for workforce housing.(B) Surplus land owned by the LEA.(C) Potential funding sources, including, but not limited to, general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, and certifications of participation.(3) Estimates any third-party costs and includes any third-party bids and itemized estimates.(h) For annual administrative costs, the nonprofit organization designated under subdivision (f) shall receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to ____ percent of the total amount of loans issued.(i) The Legislature finds and declares that this section serves a public purpose of helping to address Californias educational workforce staffing crisis and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
17199.7. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) ADA means average daily attendance.(2) Fund means the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to this section.(3) Local education agency or LEA means a school district or county office of education.(b) The Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the authority.(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to subdivision (h), moneys in the fund shall be loaned to LEAs for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts.(d) Loans under this section shall be issued with no interest and based upon the ADA of the LEA as follows:(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a LEA with an ADA less than or equal to 2,500.(2) One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 20,000.(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 20,000.(e) Loans shall be repaid over a period of ____ years.(f) The authority shall designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization with demonstrable expertise in assisting LEAs with workforce housing predevelopment efforts to do all of the following:(1) Assist the authority in the identification of local education agencies for receipt of loan funds.(2) Assist with predevelopment activities, including, but not limited to:(A) Community engagement.(B) Feasibility studies.(C) Surveys of employee demand.(D) Project design and scope.(3) Provide training to LEA staff responsible for overseeing implementation of its educational workforce development project.(g) An LEA shall qualify for a loan under this section if the LEA submits a signed commitment that does all of the following:(1) Commits to pursue educational workforce housing.(2) Identifies all of the following:(A) The need for workforce housing.(B) Surplus land owned by the LEA.(C) Potential funding sources, including, but not limited to, general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, and certifications of participation.(3) Estimates any third-party costs and includes any third-party bids and itemized estimates.(h) For annual administrative costs, the nonprofit organization designated under subdivision (f) shall receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to ____ percent of the total amount of loans issued.(i) The Legislature finds and declares that this section serves a public purpose of helping to address Californias educational workforce staffing crisis and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
17199.7. (a) For purposes of this section:(1) ADA means average daily attendance.(2) Fund means the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to this section.(3) Local education agency or LEA means a school district or county office of education.(b) The Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the authority.(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to subdivision (h), moneys in the fund shall be loaned to LEAs for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts.(d) Loans under this section shall be issued with no interest and based upon the ADA of the LEA as follows:(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a LEA with an ADA less than or equal to 2,500.(2) One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 20,000.(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 20,000.(e) Loans shall be repaid over a period of ____ years.(f) The authority shall designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization with demonstrable expertise in assisting LEAs with workforce housing predevelopment efforts to do all of the following:(1) Assist the authority in the identification of local education agencies for receipt of loan funds.(2) Assist with predevelopment activities, including, but not limited to:(A) Community engagement.(B) Feasibility studies.(C) Surveys of employee demand.(D) Project design and scope.(3) Provide training to LEA staff responsible for overseeing implementation of its educational workforce development project.(g) An LEA shall qualify for a loan under this section if the LEA submits a signed commitment that does all of the following:(1) Commits to pursue educational workforce housing.(2) Identifies all of the following:(A) The need for workforce housing.(B) Surplus land owned by the LEA.(C) Potential funding sources, including, but not limited to, general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, and certifications of participation.(3) Estimates any third-party costs and includes any third-party bids and itemized estimates.(h) For annual administrative costs, the nonprofit organization designated under subdivision (f) shall receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to ____ percent of the total amount of loans issued.(i) The Legislature finds and declares that this section serves a public purpose of helping to address Californias educational workforce staffing crisis and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
17199.7. (a) For purposes of this section:
(1) ADA means average daily attendance.
(2) Fund means the Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund established pursuant to this section.
(3) Local education agency or LEA means a school district or county office of education.
(b) The Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury, to be administered by the authority.
(c) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to subdivision (h), moneys in the fund shall be loaned to LEAs for the purposes of conducting educational workforce housing predevelopment efforts.
(d) Loans under this section shall be issued with no interest and based upon the ADA of the LEA as follows:
(1) One hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a LEA with an ADA less than or equal to 2,500.
(2) One hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 2,500 and less than or equal to 20,000.
(3) Two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) for a LEA with an ADA greater than 20,000.
(e) Loans shall be repaid over a period of ____ years.
(f) The authority shall designate a statewide educational nonprofit organization with demonstrable expertise in assisting LEAs with workforce housing predevelopment efforts to do all of the following:
(1) Assist the authority in the identification of local education agencies for receipt of loan funds.
(2) Assist with predevelopment activities, including, but not limited to:
(A) Community engagement.
(B) Feasibility studies.
(C) Surveys of employee demand.
(D) Project design and scope.
(3) Provide training to LEA staff responsible for overseeing implementation of its educational workforce development project.
(g) An LEA shall qualify for a loan under this section if the LEA submits a signed commitment that does all of the following:
(1) Commits to pursue educational workforce housing.
(2) Identifies all of the following:
(A) The need for workforce housing.
(B) Surplus land owned by the LEA.
(C) Potential funding sources, including, but not limited to, general obligation bonds, lease revenue bonds, and certifications of participation.
(3) Estimates any third-party costs and includes any third-party bids and itemized estimates.
(h) For annual administrative costs, the nonprofit organization designated under subdivision (f) shall receive, upon appropriation, an amount equal to ____ percent of the total amount of loans issued.
(i) The Legislature finds and declares that this section serves a public purpose of helping to address Californias educational workforce staffing crisis and does not constitute a gift of public funds within the meaning of Article XVI of the California Constitution.
It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would improve and expand opportunities for local educational agencies to develop educational workforce housing.