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8. A - i8 Legislative Bill Action ............................................................... need numbers. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: Gov; provide a JPApooled investment program with Position: Request For Signature. the full level of authority that each and every one of its members can exercise on its own. Further, AB 2348 (Mullin) Housing Element: Regional members may choose to participate based on Housing Need. AB 2348 takes important steps their own assessment of any of the statutorily towards revising housing elsment law pertaining to authorized securities. AB 969 provides the same land inventory, adequate sites, and permitted use. appropriate concentration limits and ratings Specifically, this legislation provides local govern- restrictions that currently apply to securities in ments with increased clarity about existing statu- which local agencies may invest directly. Staff: tory requirements; particularly where state review Dan Carrigg; Status: Gov; Position: Request of local land inventories are concerned. Staff: Dan For Signature. Carrigg; Status: Gov; Position: Request For Signature. AB 2149 (Longville) Group Homes: Foster Care. AB 2149 would increase the level of SB 18 (Burton) Traditional Tribal Cultural accountability of operators of group homes Places. SB 18 promotes early consultation be- serving six or more children by ensuring that tween local governments and Native American counties and placement agencies have the Tribes at the general plan stage, by formalizing a necessary information to evaluate conditions in notice and consultation process that many local the home as well as to respond to complaints governments already practice when working with from neighbors. Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: local tribes. SB 18 requires the Governor's Office Gov; Position: Request For Signature. of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop advisory guidelines for local governments for AB 2661 (Steinberg) Foster Care. AB 2661 consulting with Native American tribes at the improves the regulation of group homes to planning stage, and requires identified representa- protect both the residents and the surrounding tives of tribes with traditional lands located within a community from the consequences of poorly city or county's jurisdiction to be notified nf pro- managed group home facilities. Specifically, it posed changes to the general plan, as specified. would increase the level of accountability of Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: Gov; Position: Re- operators of foster family group homes by ensur- quest For Signature. ing that applicants for certification provide true and correct information, to the best of their AB 672 (Montanez) Housing: Down payment knowledge regarding prior certifications and Assistance and Mortgages. AB 672 expands decertifications of the home by other foster family from three to five percent the permissible amount home providers. In addition, AB 2661 would of down payment assistance that a low or moder- require foster family agencies conduct reference ate-income household may receive in a locally checks for all applicants prior to certifying them, designated infill opportunity zone, transit village and would authorize the Department of Social development district or fransit-oriented specific Services to assess fines for non-compliance. plan. This measure will assist homebuyers to Staff: Dan Carrigg; Status: Gov; Position: purchase homes in infill areas. Staff: Dan Request For Signature. Carrigg; Status: Gov; Position: Request For Signature. AB 2446 (Montanez) School Facilities: Joint Use Projects. AB 2446 would add parks AB 969 (Correa) Local Agency Financing: and preschool facilities to the types of projects Validation Proceedings. AB 969 authorizes local authorized to receive joint-use school facility agencies to participate in a joint powers authority grant funding. The changes in AB 2446 would (JPA) pooled investment program, and would PAGE 6/PRIORITY FOCUS September 3, 2004 -- www.cacities.org