Military Veterans

• Benefits
• Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise
• Employment
• Miscellaneous

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Benefits

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SB 290 (Knight-R) Nonresident tuition exemption: veterans

Exempts a California Community Colleges student, or a California State University undergraduate student, from paying nonresident tuition if that student was a member of the U.S. Armed Forces stationed in California on active duty for more than one year immediately prior to being discharged, if he/she files an affidavit with the institution at which he/she is enrolled or intends to enroll, stating that he/she intends to establish residency in California as soon as possible, and uses this exemption within two years of being discharged.
Chapter 696, Statutes of 2013

SB 358 (Corbett-D) Military leave: domestic partner

Includes the domestic partner of a qualified member of the U.S. Armed Forces or state militia within the definition of a qualified employee for purposes of obtaining unpaid leave under its provisions.
(In Senate Veterans Affairs Committee)

SB 382 (Roth-D) Veterans' benefits: Department of Veterans Affairs

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a California Veterans Leadership Program to connect returning veterans of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with employment, housing, and mental health resources and tools.
(In Senate Veterans Affairs Committee)

SB 720 (Correa-D) Military service: benefits

Extends enhanced protections currently offered only to service members ordered to active duty as part of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, including protection from having to pay interest on the accumulated principal or interest of a deferred financial obligation, to all federal military reservists and California National Guard service members ordered to active duty. Incorporates specific safeguards afforded to financial institutions under other deferment statutes to financial obligations deferred by service members under these enhanced protections.
Chapter 220, Statutes of 2013

AB 13 (Chávez-R) Nonresident tuition exemption: veterans

Authorizes the California Community Colleges, California State University, and the University of California to exempt from paying nonresident tuition a student or prospective student of their respective segments who is a former member of the U.S. Armed Forces, who has been discharged from active duty, and who is using, or is intending to use, "GI Bill" education benefits.
(In Senate Rules Committee)

AB 143* (Holden-D) Use taxes: exemption: National Guard: transfer orders

Exempts from the use tax, property purchased by a qualified active duty or reserve member of the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard, or his/her spouse or registered domestic partner, outside the state and prior to the report date on official orders transferring the qualified service member to California.
Chapter 687, Statutes of 2013

AB 150 (Olsen-R) State parks: armed services: fee waiver

Authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to offer veterans and active duty or reserve military personnel of the U.S. Armed Forces or the National Guard, free day use access, or reduced fee access, to California state parks on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
Chapter 688, Statutes of 2013

AB 151 (Olsen-R) Local government: disabled veterans: assistance

Authorizes the governing board of a county to grant specified financial assistance, relief, and support to a disabled veteran.
Chapter 689, Statutes of 2013

AB 315 (Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee) State parks: veteran of war: Purple Heart recipient

Makes recipients of a Purple Heart eligible to use all facilities of a state park for free.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

AB 526 (Melendez-R) Military service: benefits

Extends to a larger class of military reservists the enhanced financial protections currently offered only to service members ordered to active duty as part of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Adds utility bills to the list of financial obligations subject to statutory deferment.
Chapter 236, Statutes of 2013

AB 557 (Yamada-D) Veterans' homes: accounting of charges

Requires a veterans' home's resident's quarterly statement or accounting to specify that the home may use the deceased veteran's money or personal property, that is outside the home, for payment of unreimbursed costs of care.
Chapter 134, Statutes of 2013

AB 614 (Chávez-R) Veterans' homes of California: financial investigation

Requires, prior to the admission of a veteran as a member of a Veterans' Home of California, the Department of Veterans Affairs to review the veteran's financial status to ensure that he/she is unable to pay for the necessary hospital or domiciliary care outside of the home.
(In Senate Veterans Affairs Committee)

AB 639* (John A. Pérez-D) Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014

Authorizes the issuance of $600 million in general obligation bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families, if approved by the voters at the June 2014 Primary Election.
Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013

AB 1093 (Grove-R) Veterans: student financial aid

Reinstates provisions of prior law, which requested the Office of the Adjutant General to make copies of the enrollment fee waiver application of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid available to each member of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and Naval Militia not having a baccalaureate degree, and requests that the Adjutant General also make available additional specified information regarding federal Montgomery GI Bill benefits and contact information for veterans' educational assistance.
(In Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee)

AB 1124* (Muratsuchi-D) Medi-Cal: Public Assistance Reporting Information System

Removes the pilot project status of provisions of the Public Assistance Reporting Information System and requires the Department of Health Care Services to implement this program, that identifies veterans and their dependents who are enrolled in the Medi-Cal program, and assists them in obtaining federal health care benefits, throughout the state.
(In Senate Health Committee)

AJR 19 (Pan-D) Veterans' benefits

Urges the Congress and the President of the U.S. to provide benefits, including applicable spousal benefits, to those veterans discriminated against solely on the basis of their sexual orientation.
Resolution Chapter 154, Statutes of 2013

Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise

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SB 276 (Roth-D) Public contracts: small business contracts

Increases the upper limit of the value of contracts, permitted by the Small Business Procurement and Contract Act, to $500,000.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 297 (Roth-D) Public contacts: disabled veterans

Increases the participation goal for state agencies, departments, officers, and other state governmental entities to contract with disabled veteran business enterprises to 5%.
(In Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee)

SB 719 (Correa-D) Department of Veterans Affairs: reports

Requires an awarding department under a program that uses the Financial Information System for California, commencing with the first reporting period after the implementation of the system at the awarding department, to report its statewide participation goals for disabled veteran business enterprises in the overall dollar amount expended each year by the awarding department to the Department of General Services.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

AB 372 (Eggman-D) Civil service: veterans' preference in hiring.

Deletes provisions of existing law granting veterans' preference points in specified state civil service examinations and instead requires that whenever any veteran, widow or widower of a veteran, or spouse of a 100% disabled veteran achieves a passing score on an entrance examination, he/she will be ranked in the top rank of the resulting eligibility list.
Chapter 75, Statutes of 2013

AB 550 (Brown-D) Office of Small Business and Disabled Veterans

Establishes procedures and accounting to ensure all state agencies and departments achieve a 25% small business participation rate for state contracts.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

Employment

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SB 354 (Roth-D) Department of Veterans Affairs: disclosure of information

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop outcome and related indicators for veterans, for the purpose of assessing the status of veterans in California, for monitoring the quality of programs intended to serve those veterans, and to guide decision making on how to improve those services.
(In Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee)

SB 723 (Correa-D) Veterans

Requires the Employment Development Department, and the Department of Consumer Affairs, on or before 1/1/15, to jointly present a report to the Legislature containing best practices by state governments around the nation in facilitating the credentialing of veterans by using their documented military education and experience.
Vetoed

AB 171 (Chávez-R) Department of Veterans Affairs: consolidation of services

Establishes the California Veterans Services and Workforce Development Division within the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of coordinating and administering veterans assistance programs in California, and requires the Division to perform various functions and duties relating to the coordination and administration of veterans assistance programs.
(In Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee)

AB 213 (Logue-R) Healing arts: licensure and certification

Requires the Department of Public Health and healing arts boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs to undertake activities intended to facilitate the transition of military veterans to civilian careers as health care professionals.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

AB 704 (Blumenfield-D) Emergency medical services: military experience

Requires the Emergency Medical Services Authority to develop and adopt regulations to accept the education, training and practical experience that an applicant received as a member of the armed forces toward the qualifications and requirements for certification as an Emergency Medical Technician I or II, or licensure as an Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic.
Vetoed

AB 705 (Blumenfield-D) Combat to Care Act

Requires the Board of Registered Nursing, in conjunction with the California Military Department, to promulgate regulations that identify the military education, training, and experience equivalent or transferable to coursework required for licensure as a registered nurse.
(In Assembly Appropriations Committee)

AB 1268 (John A. Pérez-D) Unemployment insurance: veterans

Establishes the Veterans Workforce Development and Employment Office within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency of the Employment Development Department for the purpose of coordinating veterans' workforce services.
(On Senate Inactive File)

Miscellaneous

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SB 106* (Monning-D) California Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Ord

Provides the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) statutory authorization to enter into a financial agreement to receive cash advances into the Endowment Fund (previously created to help the proposed cemetery), contingent upon that agreement not requiring the state to repay or make payments on cash advances. Requires CalVet to develop and submit a State Veterans Cemetery Grant Program application to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the establishment of a veterans cemetery upon the determination of the State Controller, after consultation with the Secretary of CalVet.
Chapter 41, Statutes of 2013

SB 237 (Calderon-D) High school diplomas: veterans

Expands the pool of veterans who may receive a retroactive high school diploma to include those who served in the military after the Vietnam War.
(In Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee)

SB 272 (Corbett-D) Advertising and solicitations: endorsements

Prohibits implying any military veteran or military veteran service organization connection, approval or endorsement of any financial product, good or service unless there is an expressed connection to that military veteran's entity.
Chapter 695, Statutes of 2013

SB 296 (Correa-D) County veterans service officers

Appropriates the sum of $9 million from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans Affairs for disbursement to counties to fund the activities of county veterans service officers and specified veterans service organizations.
(In Senate Appropriations Committee)

SB 722* (Correa-D) California Mexican American Veterans' Memorial

Extends the date for the reversion of funds to the General Fund, from the California Mexican American Veterans' Memorial Beautification and Enhancement Fund until 7/1/16.
(In Senate Veterans Affairs Committee)

SB 725 (Anderson-R) Veterans buildings and memorials

Expands the types of local governments that cannot revoke the dedication of a specified veterans' facility to include a city, or city and county.
Chapter 697, Statutes of 2013

SB 769 (Block-D) Veterans: criminal defendants

Clarifies that when a case is dismissed after probation, under a provision for veterans who have suffered service related mental health problems, the veteran still does not have the right to carry a firearm.
Chapter 46, Statutes of 2013

SB 815 (Senate Veterans Affairs Committee) Veterans

Corrects technical errors and outdated California Military and Veterans Code references.
Chapter 186, Statutes of 2013

SCR 20 (Yee-D) Leyte Landing Commemoration Day

Designates 10/20/13, and each 20th day of October thereafter, as Leyte Landing Commemoration Day in recognition of the significance of the Leyte landing in liberating the Philippines from Japanese occupation, helping to establish the independence of the Philippines, and fostering closer ties between the Philippines and the U.S.
Resolution Chapter 87, Statutes of 2013

SCR 27 (Jackson-D) National Purple Heart Trail

Designates specified portions of State Highway Route 101 in the Counties of Santa Barbara and Ventura for inclusion in the National Purple Heart Trail.
Resolution Chapter 88, Statutes of 2013

SCR 34 (Correa-D) Black April Memorial Week

Proclaims the week of 4/23/13 to 4/30/13, inclusive, as Black April Memorial Week, a special time for Californians to remember the countless lives lost during the Vietnam War era, and to hope for a more humane and just life for the people of Vietnam.
Resolution Chapter 90, Statutes of 2013

SCR 40 (Hueso-D) Korean War Armistice Day

Proclaims 7/27/13, as Korean War Armistice Day, and urges Californians to observe the anniversary and calls upon them to honor and give thanks to Korean War veterans. Urges the Governor to instruct state departments, agencies, interest groups, organizations and individuals, to fly the U.S. flag at half-mast on that day, in memory of Korean War veterans.
Resolution Chapter 80, Statutes of 2013

SCR 45 (Wolk-D) Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Highway

Designates the portion of Interstate 80 between Midway Road and the State Route 12 East interchange in the County of Solano as the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Highway, to honor the Tuskegee Airmen and the contributions they made during World War II.
Resolution Chapter 92, Statutes of 2013

SCR 59 (Knight-R) William J. "Pete" Knight Veterans Home of California

Recognizes the location of the William J. "Pete" Knight Veterans Home of California-Lancaster in Los Angeles County along State Highway Route 14 near the exit for West Avenue "I" in the City of Lancaster and requests the erection of four directional signs at that exit indicating the location of the home.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)

SCR 60 (Knight-R) Lance Corporal Javier Olvera Memorial Highway

Designates a specified portion of State Highway Route 14 in the City of Palmdale as the Lance Corporal Javier Olvera Memorial Highway.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)

SCR 72 (Padilla-D) David M. Gonzales Memorial Interchange

Designates the interchange of State Highway Route 5 and State Highway Route 118 in the City of Los Angeles as the David M. Gonzales Medal of Honor World War II Memorial Interchange.
(In Senate Rules Committee)

AB 186 (Maienschein-R) Professions and vocations: military spouses: licenses

Requires all licensing entities under the Department of Consumer Affairs to provide military spouses and domestic partners, who hold a valid professional license in another state, an 18 month provisional license to practice in California.
(In Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee)

AB 244 (Bonilla-D) Vehicles: license plates: veterans

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to sponsor a veterans' special interest license plate and requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue the veterans' plate if the Department of Veterans Affairs meets the current statutory requirements.
Chapter 690, Statutes of 2013

AB 258 (Chávez-R) State agencies: veterans

Requires every state agency that requests on any written form or written publication, or through its Internet Web site, whether a person is a veteran, to request that information in a specified manner.
Chapter 227, Statutes of 2013

AB 269 (Grove-R) Vote by mail ballots: military or overseas voters

Allows the vote by mail ballot of a military or overseas voter to arrive up to three days after the election and still be counted, provided that the ballot is postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or the Military Postal Service Agency on or before Election Day.
(In Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee)

AB 287 (Frazier-D) Vietnam veterans' memorial: update

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to annually compile a list of names of Vietnam veterans to be added to the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial and requires the Department to form a committee to review and consider requests from the public to include names on the Memorial. Authorizes the names on the list to be added to the Memorial if specified requirements are met, including that adequate private funding is available.
Chapter 229, Statutes of 2013

AB 508 (Ian Calderon-D) Debt collection: homeless veterans

Delays garnishing wages or levying against the bank account of a veteran to pay for specified violations when a court determines that he/she is homeless.
Chapter 234, Statutes of 2013

AB 556 (Salas-D) Fair Employment and Housing Act: military veterans

Adds "military and veteran status" to the list of categories protected from employment discrimination under the Fair Employment and Housing Act. Provides an exemption for an inquiry by an employer regarding military or veteran status for the purpose of awarding a veteran's preference as permitted by law.
Chapter 691, Statutes of 2013

AB 585 (Fox-D) Homeless veterans' assistance pilot program

Establishes the Homeless Veterans' Housing Assistance Pilot Program, in up to four counties to provide a $500 housing stipend to eligible veterans, to be administered at the state level by the Department of Veterans' Affairs, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(In Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee)

AB 717 (Chávez-R) Veterans

Requires the California Veterans Board to serve as an advisory body to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans of Affairs and the Department, eliminates certain qualifications to be a member of the Board, and requires every Board member to be a member in good standing with a congressionally chartered veteran service organization.
Chapter 692, Statutes of 2013

AB 733 (Mansoor-R) Community colleges: academic credit

Authorizes community college district governing boards to grant academic credit to students who are honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces, or who are current members of a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces, for their military training and experience that is determined by the district to meet prescribed guidelines.
(In Assembly Higher Education Committee)

AB 919 (Williams-D) Sales and use taxes: veterans: vendors: repayment

Provides a procedure for a qualified veteran, who is a person who met specified requirements for being a qualified itinerant vendor between 4/1/02 and 4/1/10, to submit a claim for qualified repayments of sales and use taxes of $50,000 or less with the Board of Equalization.
(In Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee)

AB 1057 (Medina-D) Professions and vocations: licenses: military service

Requires licensing boards within the Department of Consumer Affairs to ask on every application for licensure if the applicant is serving in, or has previously served in, the military.
Chapter 693, Statutes of 2013

AB 1289 (Cooley-D) State government: California Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Establishes the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial as the official state Vietnam veterans war memorial; and makes legislative findings.
Chapter 191, Statutes of 2013

AB 1397 (Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee) National Guard and Military Reserve: employment

Declares the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to enhance, clarify, and strengthen the employment protections afforded to members of the California National Guard or the U.S. Military Reserve in California.
(In Senate Veterans Affairs Committee)

AB 1410 (Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee) Courts-Martial Appellate Panel

Establishes the Courts-Martial Appellate Panel to have power over the issuance of extraordinary writs relative to specified matters and adjudicating appeals of sentences of a court-martial.
Chapter 322, Statutes of 2013

ACR 7 (Wagner-R) Korean War Armistice Day

Proclaims 7/27/13, as Korean War Armistice Day and urges Californians to remember the Korean War and those who fought against communism. Urges Governor Jerry Brown to proclaim 7/27/13, as Korean War Armistice Day and to instruct all state departments, agencies, interest groups, organizations, and individuals to fly the United States flag at half-mast on 7/27/13, in memory of the veterans who died as a result of their service in Korea.
Resolution Chapter 22, Statutes of 2013

ACR 18 (Gorell-R) Seabees Memorial Highway

Designates a portion of State Highway Route 1 in the County of Ventura as the Seabees Memorial Highway. Requests the Department of Transportation to determine the cost of appropriate signs showing that special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs.
(In Assembly Transportation Committee)

ACR 28 (Nazarian-D) Armed Forces Day

Honors and recognizes the service and sacrifice made by members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families, on the occasion of Armed Forces Day on 5/18/13.
Resolution Chapter 31, Statutes of 2013

ACR 31 (V. Manuel Pérez-D) Cinco de Mayo Week

Proclaims 5/1/13 through 5/7/13, as Cinco de Mayo Week, and urges all Californians to join in celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
Resolution Chapter 134, Statutes of 2013

ACR 33 (John A. Pérez-D) California Holocaust Memorial Week

Proclaims 4/7/13 through 4/14/13, as California Holocaust Memorial Week and urges Californians to observe these days of remembrance for the victims of the Holocaust in an appropriate manner.
Resolution Chapter 18, Statutes of 2013

ACR 36 (Atkins-D) Veterans: treatment courts and treatment review calendars

Encourages all superior courts to consider establishing veterans treatment courts and/or veterans treatment review calendars to assist troubled veterans who have service-related mental health issues.
Resolution Chapter 39, Statutes of 2013

ACR 63 (Nestande-R) United States Korean War Veterans Day

Recognizes 6/25/13, and every June 25th thereafter as United States Korean War Veterans Day.
Resolution Chapter 108, Statutes of 2013

ACR 78 (Logue-R) Hmong History Month

Recognizes September 2013 as Hmong History Month, urges all citizens to join in celebrating the accomplishments of the Hmong people during that month, and encourages the people of California to recognize the many talents, achievements, and contributions that the Hmong people make to their communities.
Resolution Chapter 150, Statutes of 2013

AJR 22 (Gorell-R) The federal Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009

Calls upon the U.S. Congress and the President's administration to expedite actions at the U.S. Department of State to process the visa applications of Afghan allies who have been identified and vetted by the U.S. military or other agencies as having risked their lives by supporting and working for U.S. troops overseas, and to expand the number of visas offered to our Afghan allies.
Resolution Chapter 156, Statutes of 2013

HR 11 (Eggman-D) Relative to Women in the United States Armed Forces

Recognizes that the contributions of women in the U.S. Armed Forces are an example for all to follow, an important part of this nation's history, and are to be celebrated during Women's History Month.
Adopted by the Assembly

HR 14 (Melendez-R) Relative to Month of the Military Child

Urges all Californians, local and state leaders, private organizations, and businesses to observe the month (April) by showing appreciation to the children and youth of military families for standing by their parents and loved ones who are serving as members of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Adopted by the Assembly

HR 25 (Bigelow-R) Relative to the 361st Infantry Regiment Day

Proclaims 7/7/13, as 361st Infantry Regiment Day in California.
Adopted by the Assembly

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Note: * Denotes Urgency or Tax Levy Legislation.