citation: MVC § 852

text: There is hereby appropriated the sum of one hundred thirty thousand dollars ($130,000) from the General Fund to the Military Department for the purpose of paying death benefits, as prescribed by this chapter, to the families of members of the California National Guard, State Guard, or Naval Militia who have lost their lives in the performance of duty, as determined by the Military Department.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 43. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)


kind: section

code: MVC

citation: MVC § 870

text: A person shall not advertise, offer, or enter into an agreement with a pension beneficiary that would involve an assignment of pension benefits that is prohibited by state or federal law.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 246, Sec. 2. (SB 386) Effective January 1, 2016.)

division: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 3.6. Nonassignability of Veterans’ Benefits


citation: MVC § 880

text:
(a) (1) The department shall, with existing funds or through appropriation by the Legislature, operate a competitive grant program, to be administered by the department. For purposes of this section, “existing funds” means funding already appropriated to any state department or agency, other than the department, for the purpose of providing services to veterans. The department may enter into memoranda of understanding with other state departments and agencies to implement this section.

(2) The department may cover reasonable administrative costs of implementing this section using the funds available for the competitive grant program.

(b) (1) Competitive grants shall be awarded to certified California veteran service providers, as defined in Section 881, for purposes of providing supportive services that improve the quality of life for veterans and their families. Supportive services may include, but are not limited to, housing assistance, health services, including mental and behavioral health services, counseling, small business assistance, case management, employment assistance, and job placement.

(2) Only a certified California veteran service provider is eligible to be awarded funds under the competitive grant program.

(3) Competitive grants shall be awarded in support of the state’s strategic plan for providing veterans with transitional assistance, as described in Section 90.

(c) The department shall, no later than July 1, 2019, develop regulations for the implementation of the program. These standards shall include, but not be limited to, the grant application criteria, application scoring process, data collection, and accountability for grant program expenditures and metrics for evaluation of grants made.

(d) Prior to awarding competitive grants under this section, the department shall develop regulations to define criteria for supporting the state’s strategic plan.

(e) All funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Certified Veteran Service Provider Program Fund, which is hereby created in the State Treasury, and shall be available for expenditure by the department and exclusively for the support of the department in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under this chapter.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 77, Sec. 22. (AB 137) Effective July 16, 2021.)

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 3.7. Certified California Veteran Service Provider


citation: MVC § 881

text:
(a) “Certified California veteran service provider” means an entity applying to the competitive grant program established pursuant to this chapter and that is certified by the department as having an established history of providing supportive services and that meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Provides supportive services as required by this chapter and regulations adopted pursuant to the chapter.

(2) Demonstrates, through the submission of appropriate supporting data, that the veteran service provider has the knowledge, experience, and cultural competency to provide supportive services to veterans and their families.

(3) Demonstrates, through audits and employment history, the fiscal and management capacity to capably perform supportive services to veterans and their families.

(4) Is a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(5) Demonstrates through the submission of appropriate supporting data that the entity has effectively served the needs of veteran or veterans and their families.

(6) Demonstrates that all required filings with the Secretary of State, the office of the Attorney General, and the Franchise Tax Board are current. Demonstrates that the entity meets or exceeds the provisions of Article 1.3 (commencing with Section 17510) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code and complies with the standards included in the Attorney General’s Guide for Charities.

(b) A certified California veteran service provider shall provide to the department all of the following up-to-date documents upon application for certification and at any time during the certification period on request and reasonable notice by the department:

(1) Articles of incorporation and all amendments to the articles of incorporation.

(2) IRS Letter of Determination.

(3) Taxpayer identification number.

(4) Independent audit reports dating back three years.

(c) (1) In order to obtain certification as a certified California veteran service provider, the applicant shall apply to the department, in a form and manner as required by the department.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2019, the department shall begin processing and approving or rejecting all applications for certification on the basis of the requirements set forth in subdivision (a).

(d) The department shall maintain a list of certified California veteran service providers on its Internet Web site, including the type of supportive services provided by the providers.

(e) On or before April 1, 2019, the department shall provide the Senate and Assembly Committees on Veterans Affairs with a progress report on the status of the regulations required by subdivision (b) of Section 883.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 416, Sec. 1. (AB 1618) Effective January 1, 2018.)

chapter: 3.7. Certified California Veteran Service Provider


citation: MVC § 882

text: For purposes of certification, the department may accept current certifications and licenses from any other state entity, agency, or department as supporting evidence of the applicant’s qualifications under the requirements set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 881.


citation: MVC § 883

text:
(a) (1) A certification approved by the department shall be valid for three years from the date the department accepts credentials for certification unless the department decertifies the certified California veteran service provider.

(2) Certification by the department may be used by other departments or state agencies for any other appropriate purpose.

(b) No later than July 1, 2019, the department shall adopt rules, procedures, and regulations as necessary to certify a veteran service provider, and to decertify a certified California veteran service provider prior to the expiration of a current certification when the certified California veteran service provider no longer meets the requirements set forth in Section 881.


citation: MVC § 885

text:
(a) The department shall establish the Veteran’s Military Discharge Upgrade Grant Program to help fund service providers who, for free or at low cost, will educate veterans about discharge upgrades and assist qualifying veterans in filing discharge upgrade applications.

(b) The department shall develop criteria, procedures, and accountability measures as may be necessary to implement the grant program. The department may prioritize veteran recipients of the services, such as prioritizing those who are able to demonstrate their less than honorable characterization of service was connected to a mental health condition, traumatic brain injury, sexual assault or harassment, or sexual orientation.

(c) Funding for the grant program is subject to appropriation by the Legislature.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 377, Sec. 1. (AB 325) Effective January 1, 2023.)


citation: MVC § 890

text:
As used in this article:

(a) “Veterans” means (1) any person who served in the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps of the United States and was killed in action or died as a result of war service in the World War since April 6, 1917; (2) any member of the Army, Navy, Coast Guard or Marine Corps of the United States, or any of their auxiliaries, including, but not limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts (“Old Scouts”), and the Special Philippine Scouts (“New Scouts”), who was killed in action in World War II on or after December 7, 1941, and prior to January 1, 1947, or who died at any time as a result of war service during such period; (3) any member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in action during any period of hostilities in which the United States is engaged, or who died or was totally disabled at any time as a result of active service during any such period or during the induction period; or (4) any person who, at the time of entry into the armed forces of the United States was a resident of this state and was subsequently declared by the United States government to be missing in action, captured in the line of duty by hostile forces, or forcibly detained or interned in the line of duty by a foreign government or power.

(b) “Dependent of a veteran” means the natural or adopted child of a veteran, or stepchild of a veteran as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation purposes, the unmarried surviving spouse of a veteran, or the spouse of a totally disabled veteran.

(c) “Induction period” means (1) the period beginning September 16, 1940, and ending December 6, 1941, and the period beginning January 1, 1947, and ending June 26, 1950, and (2) the period beginning on February 1, 1955, and ending on the day before the first day thereafter on which individuals (other than individuals liable for induction by reason of a prior deferment) are no longer liable for induction for training and service into the armed forces under the Universal Military Training and Service Act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 768, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)

chapter: 4. Educational Assistance

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 4. Educational Assistance > 2. Veterans’ Dependents


text:
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, on or after January 1, 2001, a claimant is not ineligible for a disabled veterans’ benefit for lack of certification of disability of the veteran with respect to whom the benefit is sought, if there is a currently pending application to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (USDVA) for certification of disability for that veteran and the subsequently received certification qualifies the veteran for the benefit. An entity of state government, or any political subdivision thereof, to which a claim for a disabled veterans’ benefit is made, shall require the claimant to provide written verification that an application had been pending with the USDVA at the time the claim for the disabled veterans’ benefit is submitted.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “disabled veterans benefit” means an exemption, privilege, service, or other legal benefit that is provided pursuant to law by the state, or a political subdivision thereof, exclusively to a disabled veteran, or their surviving spouse, surviving domestic partner, parent, or child.

(b) (1) For purposes of applying the disabled veterans’ property tax exemption set forth in Section 205.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, any amount of tax, including any interest or penalty thereon, levied upon that portion of the assessed value of real property that would have been exempt if the veteran’s pending application for certification of disability had been finalized, shall be canceled or refunded if both of the following conditions are met:

(A) The certification is received and is forwarded to the county assessor.

(B) A return is made as required by Section 277 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(2) Any refund issued pursuant to this subdivision is subject to the limitations periods for refunds set forth in Section 5097 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 69. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 891

text:
(a) A dependent of a veteran applying for aid under this article shall be over 14 years of age or shall have entered the ninth grade, and shall be a native of or shall have lived in this state for five of the nine years immediately preceding the date that the application is filed.

(b) Any dependent of a veteran who has attained eligibility pursuant to this article while under 21 years of age may continue to receive the benefits of this article until the needed training is completed or until they attain 27 years of age, whatever first occurs.

(c) The eligibility limitations of subdivision (b) shall not apply to the spouse or dependent surviving spouse or domestic partner of a veteran. However, the spouse or dependent surviving spouse or domestic partner of a veteran shall be limited to not more than 48 months, of full-time training, or the equivalent thereof in part-time training.

(d) Notwithstanding the eligibility limitations of subdivision (b), a dependent who has honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States may be granted an extension of training through 30 years of age.

(e) The eligibility limitations of subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to the dependent of a veteran as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 890.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 70. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 892

text: A dependent of a veteran who desires to continue his education may apply to the department. If in the opinion of the department the educational needs of the applicant can be satisfactorily met in educational institutions in this State or elsewhere, the department shall assume state wardship over the education of the applicant. The department may provide educational counsel for applicants and assist them in securing admission to suitable institutions of learning. Tuition may be paid at private schools only when suitable opportunity is not available in public or semipublic institutions.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1031.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 893

text:
The department, insofar as funds permit, may provide:

(a) For the payment of tuition and other fees.

(b) For the monthly payment of an allowance for books, supplies and living expenses of the student. Qualified applicants may claim their first monthly allowance upon completion of school registration and the department is authorized to establish a revolving fund if necessary to expedite payment.

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 894

text: For students of collegiate, community college, business and trade school rank, the amount expended by the department as an allowance for living expenses shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month. Dependents enrolled in the fifth year of any course requiring five years may be considered to be at the undergraduate level. For students of high school rank, the amount shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50) per month during the time the student is in actual attendance at a day school. Absence during the month on account of illness shall be included as attendance.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 44, Sec. 1.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 895

text:
For tuition and fees:

(a) The amount expended on account of any one applicant of undergraduate, collegiate, community college, business, or trade school rank under this article shall not exceed the maximum rate authorized for the regular school year under Section 69566 of the Education Code and not to exceed one-third more for students pursuing a summer session or full year course.

(b) For students of high school rank, the sum shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450) a year for students pursuing a regular course and five hundred fifty dollars ($550) a year for students pursuing a summer session or full year course.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 44, Sec. 2.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 896

text: The department shall consider applications in the order in which they are received. If the funds available are insufficient to meet the obligations which would arise from the guardianship of all worthy applicants, the department shall assume wardship over the applicants who are most urgently in need of further education, taking into consideration both scholastic achievement and financial need.

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


text: No dependent of a veteran, as defined in paragraph (1), (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 890, shall be eligible to receive the benefits of this article during the time that he is entitled to receive federal educational benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, as amended, or duplicate assistance from any other government source.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 884.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


text: Upon application to the department by a dependent of a veteran as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 890, the department shall reimburse such person for the costs of tuition and fees incurred by such person at a public or private educational institution in the amount provided for in Section 895.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 884.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


text: Any person who is reimbursed by the department for tuition and fees or on whose account the department has paid tuition and fees, shall not at the same time be eligible for any other allowances provided for in this article if, at such time, such person is also therefor entitled to receive educational assistance under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code, as amended, or duplicate assistance from any other government source.

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 898

text: The sum of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) is hereby annually appropriated from the receipts heretofore or hereafter collected under the provisions of Chapter 5, Statutes of 1938, or any other act under which oil royalties are or may be collected, other than those receipts received from rents, bonuses, and royalties accruing from the use of state school land, to carry out the purposes of this article. Such amount shall annually be paid into the General Fund.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1744.)

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 899

text: The department may, for the purposes of this article, draw upon its appropriation for educational assistance to veterans under Section 981 to 981.8 of the Military and Veterans Code.

article: 2. Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 920

text: As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, “veteran” means a person who has been honorably discharged from the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, United States Space Force, the Merchant Marine, or the American Red Cross, and who has served in any war.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 379, Sec. 16. (AB 1715) Effective January 1, 2023.)

chapter: 5. Local Aid

article: 1. Indigent Veterans

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 5. Local Aid > 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 921

text: The board of supervisors of any county may grant financial assistance, relief, and support to indigent veterans. Such assistance, relief, and support shall be administered through and by any military, naval, or marine organization created for the purpose of aiding, relieving and supporting such veterans under the terms and conditions set forth in this article.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 922

text:
Any organization desiring to assist indigent veterans shall first file with the board of supervisors of the county in which it is operating or intending to operate, a verified statement setting forth the following:

(a) Name, objects, and purposes of the organization. One of the purposes shall be that mentioned in section 921.

(b) Date of organization.

(c) Names and addresses of officers and relief committee.

(d) Name and address of the treasurer or financial officer in charge of the receipt and disbursement of funds.

(e) Number of members.

(f) Financial condition, showing total assets and liabilities.

(g) That financial assistance for indigent veterans to be administered in accordance with the provisions of this article will be requested.

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 923

text: Upon the filing of the statement the board of supervisors shall set a day for its consideration not more than ten days after the date of filing. At least five days’ notice of the hearing shall be given by mail to the clerk or secretary of the organization.

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 924

text: On the day set, the board of supervisors shall, after hearing any evidence presented, determine by resolution entered upon its minutes whether the organization is qualified to carry out this article. The resolution shall be effective for a period of one year only and may be revoked at any time.

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 925

text:
(a) No money shall be transferred to any person under this article except to the treasurer or financial officer whose name is given in the statement required by Section 922.

(b) The treasurer or financial officer shall, before receiving any money hereunder, file with the board of supervisors a bond or undertaking in an amount fixed by the board of supervisors. The bond shall inure to the benefit of the county and shall be conditioned upon the faithful and honest administration of the funds intrusted to the officer.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 314.)

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 926

text: Upon receipt of a request from any organization qualified under this article, giving the names of all indigent veterans for whom relief is desired, together with the branch of service, division, regiment, and company, or other unit or designation by which each of such veterans may be identified, and a further statement that the circumstances of each of such veterans has been personally investigated by the relief committee of the organization, and that each is in all respects worthy and entitled to relief hereunder, the board of supervisors may direct the county auditor to draw his warrant upon the county treasurer for the amount specified in the request, or a lesser amount. Such warrant shall be delivered to the treasurer or financial officer of the organization.

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 927

text: All money paid out by any county under this article shall be used by the organization receiving it exclusively for the relief of indigent veterans and no part of it shall ever be used for administration or overhead expenses.

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 928

text: The indigent and dependent surviving spouse or domestic partner, minor child, father, or mother of any indigent veteran may be granted relief by the organization out of the money available under this article.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 71. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 929

text: The necessary expenses, not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350), for burial or cremation of any indigent veteran may be paid out of the money available under this article.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 380, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 930

text: The money necessary to carry out this article may be taken from the general fund of the county.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 380, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 931

text: Any municipal corporation may extend assistance to any organization under this article. In such case all proceedings required to be had before the board of supervisors of the county shall be had before the legislative body of the city. The words “board of supervisors,” “county,” “county auditor” and “county treasurer” wherever used in this article shall mean “legislative body,” “city,” “city auditor” and “city treasurer.”

article: 1. Indigent Veterans


citation: MVC § 935

text: The governing board of any county may grant financial assistance, relief, and support to a disabled veteran, as defined in Section 999.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 113. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)

article: 1.5. Disabled Veterans

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 5. Local Aid > 1.5. Disabled Veterans


citation: MVC § 940

text: As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, “veteran” means a person honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, including, but not limited to, the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts (“Old Scouts”), and the Special Philippine Scouts (“New Scouts”).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 768, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.)

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 5. Local Aid > 2. Burial of Veterans and Veterans’ Dependents


text: As used in this article, the terms “burial” and “interment” include cremation, except that the election of the form of interment as between burial and cremation shall be made pursuant to the first paragraph of Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 134, Sec. 2.)

article: 2. Burial of Veterans and Veterans’ Dependents


citation: MVC § 941

text: This article shall not apply to soldiers, sailors, or marines who die in the national or State soldiers’ homes in this State.


citation: MVC § 942

text: The board of supervisors of each county shall designate an honorably discharged veteran of the United States military or a member of a veterans’ remains organization, as defined in Section 951, who shall cause to be decently interred the body of any veteran or spouse or eligible dependent of a veteran as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for compensation purposes who dies in the county. This section shall apply to all indigent, abandoned, or unclaimed veterans and dependents of veterans, including those deceased veterans and dependents of veterans without sufficient means to defray the expenses of burial, other than moneys paid or due and payable by the United States, pursuant to the World War Adjusted Compensation Act.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 189, Sec. 2. (AB 1644) Effective January 1, 2011.)


citation: MVC § 943

text: Such burial shall not be made in any cemetery or burial ground, or any portion thereof, used exclusively for the burial of the pauper dead.


citation: MVC § 944

text: When a deceased veteran or a surviving spouse or domestic partner of a veteran has been interred other than by the person designated by the board of supervisors, the person so designated may pay the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350) toward the burial expenses of the person who would have been entitled to interment by the person designated by the supervisors.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 72. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 945

text: The expenses to the county of each burial or contribution shall not exceed the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350). Claims therefor are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 380, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)


citation: MVC § 946

text: Such claims shall be paid by the county in which the veteran or surviving spouse or domestic partner dies. If the decedent was a resident of any other county than the one paying the claim, the county of the decedent’s residence shall refund the money advanced by the county where the person died. Such claims shall be audited and paid by the county as other accounts.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 73. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)


citation: MVC § 947

text: The person appointed under section 942, before he assumes the charge and expenses of any burial, shall first satisfy himself by a careful inquiry into and examination of all the circumstances in the case that the family of the decedent, if any, residing in the county, is unable for want of means to defray the expenses of the burial. If he finds such inability he shall cause the decedent to be buried as provided in this article. He shall immediately report his action to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county, stating all the facts and that he found the family of the decedent in indigent circumstances and unable to pay the expenses of the burial. He shall also report the name, rank, and command of the veteran, the date of death, place of burial, occupation, and an itemized statement of the expenses of such burial.


citation: MVC § 948

text: The clerk of the board of supervisors, upon receiving the report and statement of expenses, shall transcribe in a book kept for that purpose all the facts contained in the report respecting such decedent. The clerk, upon the burial of any honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine, shall make application to the proper authorities of the United States, for a suitable headstone, as provided by act of Congress, and cause the same to be placed at the head of the grave of such soldier, sailor, or marine. The expenses shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) for cartage and properly setting each stone.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 603.)


citation: MVC § 949

text: The board of supervisors shall perpetually maintain the grave of any such honorably discharged soldier, sailor, or marine. The expenses thus incurred shall be audited and paid as provided in section 946 for burial expenses.


citation: MVC § 950

text: The person appointed under section 942 shall receive no compensation for any duties he may perform in compliance with this article.


citation: MVC § 951

text:
(a) “Veteran status information” means the data required by the Department of Veterans Affairs to verify the status of a decedent as either a veteran or the dependent of a veteran for purposes of eligibility for burial in a national or state cemetery, including the person’s name, service number, social security number, date of birth, date of death, place of birth, branch of the service, and military rank.

(b) “Veterans’ remains organization” means any entity recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Personnel Records Center as an organization authorized to verify and inter unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans, including a member or employee of that entity.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 186, Sec. 3. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2014.)


text: The public administrator of the county shall make every reasonable effort to determine if the unclaimed remains of a decedent referred to the public administrator belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran. If there is reason to believe that the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran, the public administrator shall work with the county veteran service officer, a national veterans cemetery, the United States Social Security Administration, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or other applicable entity to determine if the remains belong to a veteran or the dependent of a veteran.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 722, Sec. 2. (AB 1806) Effective January 1, 2013.)


citation: MVC § 952

text:
(a) A cemetery corporation or association, or other entity in possession of the cremated remains of a veteran or dependent of a veteran, shall, upon request of a veterans’ remains organization and after verifying the status of the veterans’ remains organization as an organization currently authorized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Personnel Records Center or as an organization authorized by the local county board of supervisors to verify and inter unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans, release veteran status information to the veterans’ remains organization.

(b) The use or disclosure of veteran status information obtained by a veterans’ remains organization pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be permitted only for the purpose of verifying veteran interment benefits of the deceased veteran or a dependent of a veteran with the California Department of Veterans Affairs and shall not be used or disclosed for any other purpose.

(c) The cemetery authority, cemetery corporation or association, or other entity in possession of the cremated remains of a veteran or dependent of a veteran may, upon request of a veterans’ remains organization and after verifying the status of the veterans’ remains organization as an organization currently authorized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Personnel Records Center or as an organization authorized by the local county board of supervisors to verify and inter unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans, release the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran to a veterans’ remains organization for the sole purpose of interment, subject to Section 943 of this code and Sections 7110 and 7208 of the Health and Safety Code, when all of the following conditions have been met:

(1) The veterans’ remains organization has verified the interment benefits of the deceased veteran or dependent of a veteran with the California Department of Veterans Affairs and provided documentation of the verification to the cemetery authority, cemetery corporation or association, or other entity that the decedent is a veteran or a dependent of a veteran eligible for burial in a national or state cemetery.

(2) The veterans’ remains organization has made a reasonable effort to locate the agent or family member who has the right to control the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran.

(3) The veterans’ remains organization has provided notice to all known agents or family members who have the right to control the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran of the veteran’s remains organization’s intent to claim the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran for the purpose of providing a proper burial of the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran in accordance with Section 943 of this code and Sections 7110 and 7208 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4) An agent or family member who has the right to control the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran has made no attempt to claim the cremated remains.

(5) The cremated remains have been in the possession of the cemetery authority, cemetery corporation or association, or other entity for a period of at least one year.

(d) The cemetery authority, cemetery corporation or association, or other entity that releases veteran status information or cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran pursuant to this section shall not be subject to civil liability, except for gross negligence, if all of the conditions of this section are met.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 114. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015.)


citation: MVC § 953

text:
(a) A veterans’ remains organization shall take all reasonable steps to inter the cremated remains of a veteran or dependent of a veteran received in accordance with this article.

(b) A veterans’ remains organization that receives and inters the cremated remains of a veteran or dependent of a veteran pursuant to this article shall not be liable for negligence if the veterans’ remains organization does not know or have reason to know that the cremated remains of the veteran or dependent of a veteran were not released by the cemetery authority, cemetery corporation or association, or other entity in compliance with subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 952.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 189, Sec. 5. (AB 1644) Effective January 1, 2011.)


citation: MVC § 954

text: The board of supervisors of each county is encouraged to designate personnel from a veterans’ remains organization, as defined in Section 951, to fulfill the role created in Section 942.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 189, Sec. 6. (AB 1644) Effective January 1, 2011.)


citation: MVC § 955

text:
(a) (1) A county veteran service officer that determines, pursuant to Section 951.5, that unclaimed remains are those of a veteran or dependent of a veteran, and that the remains meet the criteria for interment by a veterans’ remains organization pursuant to Section 952, shall report the following information to the Department of Veterans Affairs:

(A) The name, rank, and branch of service of the deceased or, if the deceased is the dependent of a veteran, the name of the deceased and the name, rank, and branch of service of the eligible veteran.

(B) Dates of service.

(C) Location of the remains and a telephone number and name for the contact at that location.

(2) If, pursuant to Section 951.5, the public administrator of a county determines, without the involvement of the county veteran service officer, that the remains belong to a veteran or dependent of a veteran, the public administrator shall report this information to the county veteran service officer. Following this report, the county veteran service officer shall follow the reporting procedures described in paragraph (1).

(b) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall create and maintain a list of veterans and dependents of veterans whose remains are reported pursuant to subdivision (a). This list shall be available to the representatives of veterans’ remains organizations by telephone or in person.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 722, Sec. 3. (AB 1806) Effective January 1, 2013.)


citation: MVC § 960

text: Whenever in any cemetery or place of burial of human remains, which is established or organized under the authority of the board of supervisors of any county or the governing body of any city, there is any known grave of a former soldier, sailor, or marine of the United States who was not dishonorably discharged from the service, the officers who manage such cemetery or place of burial shall keep such grave properly marked and identified, and free from weeds and rubbish, and keep in decent order and repair and free from defacement, injury, and unlawful markings any tomb, monument, gravestone, wall, or other appurtenance to such grave.

history: (History: Enacted by Stats. 1935, Ch. 389.)

article: 3. Care of Veterans’ Graves

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text: Whenever in any cemetery or place of burial of human remains there is any known grave of a former soldier, sailor, or marine of the United States who was not dishonorably discharged from the service, the board of supervisors of any county as to territory, whether incorporated or not, within it, and the governing body of the city as to territory within it, with the consent of the officers who manage such cemetery or place of burial, if any may keep such grave properly marked and identified, and free from weeds and rubbish, and keep in decent order and repair and free from defacement, injury, and unlawful markings any tomb, monument, gravestone, wall, or other appurtenance to such grave.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1867.)

article: 3. Care of Veterans’ Graves


citation: MVC § 961

text: Any fraternal or benevolent organization which maintains a plot in a place of burial mentioned in section 960, which is devoted exclusively to the burial of soldiers, sailors, or marines of the United States, may apply under this article to the board of supervisors of the county in which the plot is maintained. Upon a showing of need, the board may keep the plot free from weeds and rubbish, and keep in decent order and repair and free from defacement and injury any tomb, monument, gravestone, wall, or other appurtenance to the graves in the plot.

article: 3. Care of Veterans’ Graves


citation: MVC § 962

text: The officers who are charged by law with raising money by taxation for maintaining any such cemetery or place of burial shall fix the tax levy at an amount sufficient to comply with the requirements of this article.

article: 3. Care of Veterans’ Graves


citation: MVC § 970

text:
(a) The board of supervisors of each county may, but is not required to, appoint, prescribe the qualifications of, and fix the compensation of an officer to be titled “county veterans service officer.” The appointee shall be a veteran.

(b) It shall be the duty of the county veterans service officer to administer the aid provided for in this chapter, to investigate all claims, applications, or requests for aid made pursuant to the terms of this chapter, and to perform any other veteran related services as requested by the county board of supervisors.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), two or more counties may jointly establish a single county veterans service office which shall serve all the counties that agree to the joint establishment of that office.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 186, Sec. 5. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 4. Administration

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citation: MVC § 971

text:
(a) The county veterans service officer shall assist every veteran of any war of the United States and every qualified former member, and the dependents of every deceased veteran and every qualified former member, in presenting and pursuing any claim the veteran or the qualified former member may have against the United States and in establishing the veteran’s or qualified former member’s right to any privilege, preference, care, or compensation provided for by the laws of the United States or of this state.

(b) The county veterans service officer shall present and pursue claims against the United States referred by any public agency pursuant to Section 721.

(c) For purposes of this section, “qualified former member” means any former member of the United States Armed Forces, who is eligible under federal law to receive any veterans benefit from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any other agency of the federal government.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 186, Sec. 6. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 4. Administration


citation: MVC § 972

text:
(a) The board of supervisors may provide the county veterans service office with any assistance and facilities that it determines to be necessary.

(b) If the position of veterans service officer is created and filled, the compensation and expenses of the county veterans service office shall be a county charge, but the Department of Veterans Affairs, out of state moneys available therefor, shall pay each county a portion of those costs in an amount determined by the department, conditioned upon the observance of standards and regulations adopted by, and in compliance with the direction of, the department and its authorized representatives.

(c) State money available for paying counties any portion of the cost of the compensation and expenses of county veterans service offices shall not include any funds of the Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund of 1943.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1274, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 4. Administration


text:
(a) The sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Veterans Affairs for allocation, during the 1989–90 fiscal year, for purposes of funding the activities of county veterans service officers pursuant to this section. Funds for allocation in future years shall be as provided in the annual Budget Act.

(b) Funds shall be disbursed each fiscal year on a pro rata basis to counties that have established and maintain a county veterans service officer in accordance with the staffing level and workload of each county veterans service officer under a formula based upon performance that shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for these purposes, and that shall allocate county funds in any fiscal year for county veterans service officers in an amount not less than the amount allocated in the 1988–89 fiscal year.

(c) The department shall annually determine the amount of new or increased monetary benefits paid to eligible veterans by the federal government attributable to the assistance of county veterans service officers. The department shall, on or before October 1 of each year, prepare and transmit its determination for the preceding fiscal year to the Department of Finance and the Legislature. The Department of Finance shall review the department’s determination in time to use the information in the annual Budget Act for the budget of the department for the next fiscal year.

(d) (1) The Legislature finds and declares that 50 percent of the amount annually budgeted for county veterans service officers is approximately eleven million dollars ($11,000,000). The Legislature further finds and declares that it is an efficient and reasonable use of state funds to increase the annual budget for county veterans service officers if it is justified by the monetary benefits to the state’s veterans attributable to the effort of these officers.

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, after reviewing the department’s determination in subdivision (c), to consider an increase in the annual budget for county veterans service officers in an amount not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000), if the monetary benefits to the state’s veterans attributable to the assistance of county veteran service officers justify that increase in the budget.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 694, Sec. 1. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2024.)

article: 4. Administration


text:
(a) There is in the State Treasury the Veterans Service Office Fund.

(b) Commencing January 1, 1995, the Veterans Service Office Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department of Veterans Affairs for allocation and disbursement to counties for the operation of county veterans service offices.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this section, that revenues from the special interest license plate fees for license plates issued pursuant to Article 8.1 (commencing with Section 5025) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, and deposited in the Veterans Service Office Fund, shall be used to expand the support of county veterans service offices.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1274, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)

article: 4. Administration


text:
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs may enter into an agreement with the State Department of Health Services and the State Department of Social Services for purposes of obtaining federal matching funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs to contribute toward the salaries and expenses of county veteran service officers for their activities which are reasonably related to the programs of the State Department of Health Services and the State Department of Social Services which are benefited, or realize cost avoidance, as a result of the services of those officers.

(b) At such time as the United States Department of Health and Human Services makes available additional federal financial participation, the State Department of Social Services may enter into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs for those county veteran service officers’ activities specified in subdivision (a). Such an agreement shall have no adverse impact on the General Fund.

(c) The sums obtained each fiscal year pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be disbursed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to counties for payment of salaries and expenses of county veteran service officers. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall make the disbursement to a county on a pro rata basis in accordance with the actual workload of each county veteran service officer under a formula based on performance to be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for these purposes.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 474, Sec. 1.)

article: 4. Administration


citation: MVC § 973

text: The county veteran service officer shall have power to administer and certify oaths and affirmations, take and certify affidavits and acknowledgments, and exercise any other power of a notary public, as a part of his duties under the provisions of this chapter in assisting veterans with respect to their affairs. The county veteran service officer shall not charge any fee for such service.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 436.)

article: 4. Administration


citation: MVC § 974

text:
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall annually prepare a report of the activities of county veterans service officers, and may require each county veterans service officer to submit information required to prepare the report. The report shall include the following:

(1) The number of veterans and their family members who have contacted or utilized the services of the county veterans service offices during the fiscal year.

(2) The number of claims filed to achieve benefits such as pension, disability compensation, and health care on behalf of veterans and their dependents.

(3) The annualized monetary value of benefits received by veterans and their dependents as a result of the efforts of county veterans service offices, broken down by type of benefit.

(4) A summary of other services provided by county veterans service offices and special events and activities in which county veterans service offices participated, such as veterans outreach events, homeless veteran “Stand Downs,” and job fairs for veterans.

(5) The composition of the county office, including the number of staff, and how many are administrative, clerical, or directly supporting claims filed on behalf of veterans.

(6) The annual funding of the county veterans service office by the county, including year-to-year changes and funding over the previous five years.

(b) The information required to be included in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (a) shall be set forth for each county together with a statewide total.

(c) For purposes of implementing this section, the department may require county veterans service officers to apply uniform measurement and workload units, claims, and other information required by the department under this section.

(d) The department shall transmit a copy of the report to the Department of Finance, the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Veterans Board, and to each Member of the Legislature.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 694, Sec. 2. (AB 1566) Effective January 1, 2024.)

article: 4. Administration


text:
(a) The purpose of this section is to provide a mechanism to facilitate the delivery of complete, efficient information and other services to veterans in a convenient setting.

(b) By July 1, 1999, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Employment Development may enter into interagency agreements with individual counties that elect to participate in the program pursuant to this section, after a determination that services to be provided pursuant to this section are not otherwise being provided and would, thus, not be duplicated. Services provided pursuant to this section shall not be contrary to the purposes of, nor shall they be in conflict with, any one-stop service program provided under federal guidelines. Pursuant to the agreements the departments may agree to provide resources and staff, or both, as necessary to locate within a single facility owned by the participating county, under the coordination of the county veteran service director, a more complete and convenient local service program for veterans.

(c) The veteran service center shall be staffed with persons knowledgeable in employment and veterans benefits issues, and shall contain all necessary resources, information, forms, and other materials necessary for a veteran to receive full employment assistance and a complete assessment of veterans benefits to which they are entitled.

(d) The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Employment Development, after consulting with participating counties, shall jointly report to the Legislature by January 1, 2002, regarding the progress of the program.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 74. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 4. Administration


citation: MVC § 975

text: The board of supervisors of any county may create and appoint members to a veterans’ affairs commission either as an independent agency or in conjunction with a California National Guard members’ commission or a veterans’ memorial commission, or in any combination of these commissions.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 638, Sec. 1.)

article: 5. Veterans’ Affairs Commissions

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text:
(a) The Department of Veterans Affairs shall provide for one paid veterans assistant position within the office of the county veteran service officer for the County of Los Angeles. The department shall establish one similar position for the County of San Diego and one similar position for the City and County of San Francisco.

(b) The veterans assistants employed under subdivision (a) shall conduct outreach programs in order to make veterans aware of readjustment counseling services and alcohol and drug abuse programs offered by community-based organizations and city, county, and federal agencies. The veterans assistants shall advise and counsel veterans concerning readjustment counseling programs and refer veterans to appropriate community-based or city, county, or federal counseling programs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 372, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1995.)

article: 5. Veterans’ Affairs Commissions


citation: MVC § 980

text:
(a) As used in this chapter, “veteran” means any of the following:

(1) A citizen of the United States who served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States on or after April 6, 1917, and prior to November 12, 1918, and who received an honorable discharge or was released from active duty under honorable conditions.

(2) A person who did all of the following:

(A) Served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days or was discharged from the service due to a service-connected disability within that 90-day period.

(B) Received an honorable discharge or was released from active duty under honorable conditions.

(C) Performed any portion of that service during any of the following periods:

(i) On or after December 7, 1941, and prior to January 1, 1947, including, but not limited to, members of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Regular Scouts (“Old Scouts”), and the Special Philippine Scouts (“New Scouts”).

(ii) On or after June 27, 1950, and prior to February 1, 1955.

(iii) On or after February 28, 1961, and prior to August 5, 1964, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period.

(iv) On or after August 5, 1964, and prior to May 8, 1975.

(v) On or after August 2, 1990, to and including the date on which the territories in and around the Arabian Peninsula cease to be designated as a place where the Armed Forces of the United States are engaged in combat, as described in Executive Order 12744 of the President of the United States. It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this clause, that the benefits provided by this chapter shall be available to all veterans who were on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or who were called to active duty in the reserves or National Guard during the pendency of the deployment of forces for Operation Desert Shield or Desert Storm, which resulted in Executive Order 12744, irrespective of whether these veterans served overseas or in the United States.

(vi) At any time, in a campaign or expedition for service in which a medal has been authorized by the government of the United States, regardless of the number of days served on active duty.

(vii) At any time in Somalia, or in direct support of the troops in Somalia, including, but not limited to, persons stationed on ships of the Armed Forces of the United States conducting support activities offshore in the vicinity of Somalia, during Operation Restore Hope, regardless of the number of days served.

(3) A member of the reserves or National Guard who does all the following:

(A) Is called to, and released from, active duty or active service, regardless of the number of days served.

(B) Is called during any period when a presidential executive order specifies the United States is engaged in combat or homeland defense.

(C) Has received an honorable discharge or was released from active duty or active service under honorable conditions.

(4) A person who did all of the following:

(A) Served in the Merchant Marine Service of the United States.

(B) Has been granted veteran status by the United States Secretary of Defense under Title IV of the GI Improvement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-202, as amended).

(5) A person who qualifies under federal laws for revenue bond or unrestricted funds (26 U.S.C. Sec. 143) and did all of the following:

(A) Served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days.

(B) Received an honorable discharge or was released from active duty or active service under honorable conditions.

(6) A person who qualifies for funds made available from a qualified mortgage revenue bond issued pursuant to Section 143 of Title 26 of the United States Code and is, at the time of application for Cal-Vet benefits, a member of the California National Guard or a reserve component of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States who has enlisted or been commissioned in that service for a period of not less than six years and has completed a minimum of one year of satisfactory service, or who was a member of the California National Guard or a reserve component of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States who has completed not less than a six-year commitment and was released under honorable conditions.

(b) For purposes of this chapter “veteran” does not include any of the following:

(1) A person who was separated from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions.

(2) A person who was separated from the Armed Forces on account of alienage.

(3) A person who performed no military duty whatever or refused to wear the uniform.

(4) A person who served only in an auxiliary or reserve component of the Armed Forces whose service therein did not provide an exemption from the operation of the federal Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 (Public Law 76-783: 54 Stat. 885, as amended).

(5) A person whose service with the Armed Forces was due to temporary active duty orders for the sole purpose of training duty, processing, or a physical examination, except as provided for in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a).

(6) A person whose only service was as a student at a military academy and who, for any reason, failed to complete the course of study and subsequently did not serve on active duty.

(c) For purposes of this section, “active duty” or “active service” is defined as provided in Section 101(d) of Title 10 of the United States Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 549, Sec. 2. (SB 661) Effective January 1, 2022.)

chapter: 6. State Benefits for Veterans

article: 1. Veterans

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text:
In the event of any conflict between any provision of this chapter and the federal Mortgage Subsidy Bond Tax Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-499; 94 Stat. 2660), including any amendment thereto and any regulation issued thereunder, the department shall comply with that federal law or regulation and any other federal law or regulation to the extent necessary to maintain the tax-exempt status of any issue of general obligation or revenue bonds.

Any prior action of the department to effect that compliance is hereby confirmed and ratified, it having been at all times the intent of the Legislature that the tax-exempt status of those bonds be maintained.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 416, Sec. 2.)

article: 1. Veterans


citation: MVC § 981

text: There is in the state government an educational institution known as the California Veterans’ Educational Institute, which is under the management and control of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The purpose of the institute is to provide opportunities for veterans to continue their education.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 86.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance

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text: Any veteran who desires to continue his education may apply for admission to the institute and if, in the opinion of the department, the educational needs and desires of the veteran can be satisfactorily met, the department shall assume state wardship and supervision over the education of such veteran. The department may provide for such education in educational institutions in this State, or in other states, or in other countries, when necessary or desirable for postgraduate or professional college courses. The department may provide educational counsel for students and assist them in securing admission to suitable institutions of learning in either public or private school field. The department may assist any eligible veteran who may apply for a short intensive postgraduate or training or refresher course in any professional field where the purposes of such course are to prepare the veteran for a state examination which he must pass as a prerequisite to practice his profession in the State of California or where said course or courses will acquaint the veteran in professional techniques developed in private practice during the time that he was in the service.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2082.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text:
The department, insofar as the funds permit, may provide an allowance of one hundred dollars ($100) for each month the student is in satisfactory and actual full-time attendance at an educational institution, and pursuing a course of study leading to a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, or to a recognized degree, license, certificate, or diploma.

For purposes of this section, the term “full-time attendance” shall be defined in the same manner as it is defined by the educational institution attended by the student. For purposes of this section, “educational institution” shall be defined as any school or college of the collegiate level accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, including a community college, and shall include a vocational school or any other school approved by the State Department of Education for the purpose of receipt by a student of educational benefits afforded by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

The department may provide for such educational benefits for full-time students pursuing a course of study leading to a recognized postgraduate or professional degree, license, certificate, or diploma in educational institutions in other states or in other countries when such course of study is otherwise unavailable to the student.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 186, Sec. 7. (SB 815) Effective January 1, 2014.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text: The amount expended on account of any one veteran under this article shall not exceed one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200). Eligibility for benefits conferred under this article shall not be granted if either the student has not exhausted their rights to educational benefits afforded by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or four years have elapsed from termination of educational benefits afforded by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 129, Sec. 75. (SB 1097) Effective January 1, 2025.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text: The department shall consider the application of veterans for admission to the institute in the order in which they are received. If the funds available are insufficient to meet the obligations which would arise from the guardianship of all worthy applicants, the department shall assume wardship over such veterans as are most urgently in need of further education.

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text: The department may co-operate and confer with authorized agencies of the United States in carrying out the provisions of this article.

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text: No veteran who is receiving federal educational benefits shall be eligible to receive the educational benefits provided by this article during such time that he is receiving federal educational benefits.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 354.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text: Nothing in this article shall be construed as repealing the provisions of Chapter 579, Statutes of 1921, appropriating money for educational assistance to veterans.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 627.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text:
(a) The Office of the Adjutant General is requested to annually make all of the following available to each member of the California National Guard, the State Guard, and the Naval Militia who does not have a baccalaureate degree:

(1) A copy of the enrollment fee waiver application of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.

(2) A copy of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

(3) A copy of the latest brochure or information relative to the current federal Post-9/11 GI Bill.

(4) A copy of the latest brochure or information relative to the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program.

(5) The contact information for a County Veterans Service Officer or the division responsible within the California Department of Veterans Affairs for higher education or the California National Guard.

(b) The Office of the Adjutant General is requested to provide assistance as necessary to help the members complete the forms made available to them under subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 97, Sec. 44. (AB 2193) Effective January 1, 2021.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text: “Suitable institutions of learning,” as used in this article, includes postgraduate schools of colleges, universities, or other institutions of learning, but does not include educational institutions whose enrollment of students receiving federal or state veteran subsidy exceeds 85 percent of their total enrollment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 475.)

article: 2. Educational Assistance


text: This article may be cited as the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 3. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013. Note: Sections 987.01 through 987.31 are located in Article 3; Sections 987.50 through 987.93 are located in Article 3.1.)

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text:
(a) The purpose of this article is to provide the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable transitional housing, affordable rental housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families to allow veterans to access and maintain housing stability.

(b) A program established under this article shall be restricted to veterans and their families.

(c) The California Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, herein after “departments,” shall work collaboratively pursuant to the memorandum of understanding, as specified in Section 987.006, to carry out the duties and functions of this article.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 3. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013.)

article: 3.2. The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014


text:
As used in this article:

(a) “Affordable rental housing” shall mean a rental housing development, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, with affordable rents, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, but neither definition is restrictive to only projects with five or more units.

(b) “Extremely low income” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) “Homeless” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on January 10, 2019.

(d) “Qualified entity” means an entity that is responsible for making referrals of qualified tenants to qualified units.

(e) “Qualified tenant” means an extremely low income veteran who is homeless.

(f) “Qualified unit” means a supportive housing unit restricted to extremely low income veterans pursuant to this article.

(g) “Secondary tenants” means a veteran who is homeless and has an income of up to 60 percent of the area median income.

(h) “Supportive housing” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, but is not restrictive to only projects with five or more units.

(i) “Transitional housing” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (i) of Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code, but is not restrictive to only projects with five or more units.

(j) “Veteran” means any person who served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States, or as a member of the National Guard who was called to and released from active duty or active service, for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days or was discharged from the service due to a service-connected disability within that 90-day period.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 918, Sec. 1. (AB 535) Effective September 29, 2024.)


text: The administration of this article is vested solely in the departments. Total costs of administering this article shall not exceed 5 percent of the bond funds issued.


text:
(a) The departments shall establish and implement programs pursuant to the purposes of this article that focus on veterans at risk for homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. To the extent feasible, the departments shall establish and implement programs that, among other things, do the following:

(1) Leverage public (federal, state, and local), private, and nonprofit program and fiscal resources.

(2) Ensure projects combine housing and supportive services, including, but not limited to, job training, mental health and drug treatment, case management, care coordination, or physical rehabilitation.

(3) Promote public and private partnerships.

(4) Foster innovative financing opportunities.

(5) Ensure program guidelines and terms provide threshold requirements to advance applicants with experience in combining permanent or transitional housing, or both, with supportive services for veterans, or for partnering with housing developers or service providers with experience offering housing or services to veterans.

(b) (1) The departments shall ensure at least 50 percent of funds awarded for capital development under this article provide housing to veteran households with extremely low incomes.

(2) Except as provided in paragraph (5) and subdivision (h), in determining whether a potential tenant is eligible for supportive, affordable, or transitional housing targeted to extremely low income households under this provision, eligibility shall take into consideration all of a household’s income sources upon initial tenancy.

(3) At least 60 percent of units funded targeting extremely low income households shall be supportive housing.

(4) This section shall not deter the departments from funding projects serving mixed-income populations.

(5) (A) A qualified entity tasked with making referrals to qualified units targeted to extremely low income households may submit a petition to the departments pursuant to subdivision (c) for the purposes of requesting authority to lease the qualified unit to secondary tenants if the qualified entity is unable to locate, match, or otherwise place a qualified tenant in a qualified unit within 60 days of the unit becoming available. The qualified entity may submit an application to the departments 30 days after the unit becoming available for occupancy, provided that the unit is vacant for at least 60 days at the time the departments approve the petition. The departments may not approve a petition if it would result in any changes other than tenant income eligibility criteria, as described in this section, that may impact the project’s regulatory agreement.

(B) This shall include circumstances in which approving a petition for a qualified entity to house tenants with incomes up to 60 percent of the area median income would cause a supported development to have less than 50 percent of its units occupied by tenants with extremely low incomes. The supported development shall not have less than 30 percent of its units occupied by tenants with extremely low incomes.

(C) If a qualified unit that is restricted to a qualified tenant with an extremely low income is occupied by a secondary tenant or other tenant who is a veteran experiencing homelessness with an income between 30 and 60 percent of area median income pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), that unit shall be redesignated to an area median income level commensurate with the income level of the secondary tenant and the secondary tenant shall pay rent commensurate with their household income’s percentage of the area median income.

(D) Beginning 12 months after the petition has been approved, if a qualified unit that is restricted to a qualified tenant with an extremely low income is occupied by a secondary tenant or other tenant who is a veteran experiencing homelessness with an income between 30 and 60 percent of area median income pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), the next available comparable unit shall then be rented to a qualified tenant at 30 percent of the area median income with the goal of returning the project into compliance with the unit mix required by the project regulatory agreement.

(6) The qualified entity tasked with making referrals to these units shall make a good faith effort to match a tenant with an extremely low income before submitting a petition to the departments, document these good faith efforts, submit this documentation as part of the petition, and make this documentation available to the housing sponsor, who shall include the documentation in the tenant file, and, upon request, to the departments. Documentation of these good faith efforts shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) Efforts to advertise to the community at least 90 days prior to the lease-up of the building.

(B) Efforts to work in partnership with local homeless services providers, including those that serve veterans experiencing homelessness.

(C) Efforts to coordinate with the local continuum of care to identify veterans experiencing homelessness with extremely low incomes.

(D) Efforts to coordinate with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to identify veterans experiencing homelessness with extremely low incomes.

(E) Documentation of contact with veterans experiencing homelessness with extremely low incomes and their case managers who were matched to the available unit and chose not to lease the unit.

(c) The departments shall create a standardized form for the submission of petitions described in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b).

(1) Upon receiving a petition pursuant to this section, the departments shall do both of the following:

(A) Review the petition and decide if the qualified unit is eligible to accept secondary tenants under all applicable guidelines, rules, and regulations, and other laws established by the Internal Revenue Service and the departments.

(B) Provide a written determination approving or denying the petition. The written determination shall be provided to the qualified entity as soon as possible, but no later than 30 days after the departments receive the petition.

(2) If necessary, the departments may create written rules for the review of and determination on the petitions that are consistent with the requirements of this section, including, but not limited to, additional rules related to projects seeking approval before permanent loan conversion.

(d) The departments may review, adopt, amend, and repeal guidelines or terms, or both, to implement this article. Any guidelines or terms adopted to implement this article shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

(e) Nothing in this article permits the departments or the board to purchase, operate, or manage properties except in the event of a foreclosure on a borrower or grantee.

(f) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, a housing developer or service provider that provides housing or services pursuant to this article may provide housing or services to female veterans and their children in women-only facilities in limited instances in which a female veteran (A) has suffered any form of sexual abuse, trauma, or intimidation or harassment while serving in the military and is seeking treatment for that sexual abuse, trauma, or intimidation or harassment, or (B) is seeking the housing or services as a result of being a victim of sexual abuse or domestic violence.

(2) A housing developer or service provider that provides housing or services to female veterans in women-only facilities pursuant to paragraph (1) shall ensure that the housing or services shall provide supportive housing or services with a focus on, among others, treating the effects of military sexual abuse, trauma, or intimidation in a gender-specific manner.

(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “women-only facilities” means the facilities may house and provide services to female veterans only and their children, and shall not house or provide services to any adult who is not a dependent of a female veteran.

(g) In administering the programs established under this article, the departments shall do all of the following:

(1) Make program funds available at the same time funds, if any, are made available under the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code).

(2) Rate and rank applications in a manner consistent with the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code), except that the department may establish additional point categories for the purposes of rating and ranking applications that seek funding pursuant to this article in addition to those used in the Multifamily Housing Program.

(3) Administer funds subject to this article in a manner consistent with the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code).

(4) Only applications serving veterans and meeting any additional threshold requirements established by the departments, shall be eligible to receive funds pursuant to this article.

(h) In determining whether a potential tenant is eligible for supportive, affordable, or transitional housing under this article, an income eligibility determination shall not take into consideration service-connected disability benefits received by the potential tenant.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 150. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


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(a) No later than August 15, 2014, the departments shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to address their respective and shared responsibilities in implementing, overseeing, and evaluating this article.

(b) No later than August 15, 2014, the departments shall submit the memorandum of understanding to the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees.


text: The departments shall convene a stakeholder process to inform the development of guidelines for the implementation of any program pursuant to this article. Stakeholders represented shall include, but not be limited to, organizations that have experience providing housing or homeless services, or both, to veterans, housing developers, and public and private agencies that serve the veteran population.


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(a) Pursuant to guidelines or terms developed pursuant to this article, a housing provider or sponsor may redesignate units within a project, so long as the same number of units financed under this act remain restricted to veterans and their families.

(b) Pursuant to guidelines or terms pursuant to this article, any units financed as supportive or transitional housing units for veterans may be redesignated as affordable rental or supportive housing to allow a veteran resident to remain housed in the project.


text: Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the proceeds of bonds deposited in the Housing for Veterans Fund pursuant to Section 998.544 shall be subject to annual appropriation, as determined by the Legislature.


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(a) For any loans issued pursuant to this article, loan terms shall be consistent with Section 50675.6 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) All moneys received by the department in repayment of loans made pursuant to this article, including interest and payments in advance in lieu of future interest, shall be deposited in the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established by Section 50661 of the Health and Safety Code, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code), except as otherwise provided in this section.

(c) The department may designate an amount not to exceed 1.5 percent of funds appropriated for use pursuant to subdivision (b) for the purposes of curing or averting a default on the terms of any loan or other obligation by the recipient of financial assistance, or bidding at any foreclosure sale where the default or foreclosure sale would jeopardize the department’s security in the rental housing development assisted pursuant to this article.  The funds so designated shall be known as the “default reserve.”

(d) The department may use default reserve funds made available pursuant to this section to repair or maintain any rental housing development assisted pursuant to this article that was acquired to protect the department’s security interest.

(e) The payment or advance of funds by the department pursuant to this section shall be exclusively within the department’s discretion, and no person shall be deemed to have any entitlement to the payment or advance of those funds.  The amount of any funds expended by the department for the purposes of curing or averting a default shall be added to the loan amount secured by the rental housing development and shall be payable to the department upon demand.

(f) All moneys set aside for the default reserve by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Housing for Veterans Fund established by Section 998.544, and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of the default reserve set forth above in this section.

(g) For the purposes of this section, “department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(h) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2022.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 21) and added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 192, Sec. 22. (AB 434) Effective January 1, 2021. Section operative January 1, 2022, by its own provisions.)


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(a) (1) In the City and County of Los Angeles, where the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted an authority, as defined in Section 34203, a waiver effective August 17, 2024, to allow household income verifications to occur after a lease contract is signed for unhoused populations seeking entry into projects pursuant to or in connection with Section 5.110 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, if an owner or a management agent leases a subsidized unit to an unhoused person and subsequently learns and verifies that the unhoused person does not meet applicable income requirements, then the department shall not take any negative actions against the owner or management agent if both of the following conditions are met:

(A) The owner or management agent has cured the noncompliance within 24 months of discovery of the violation.

(B) The local housing authority and continuum of care have developed and posted on their respective internet websites a plan describing how the local housing authority and continuum of care will coordinate with the owner or management agent to move tenants that do not meet applicable income requirements into affordable housing where the tenant is eligible for occupancy within 24 months of discovery of the violation. Income ineligible tenants shall retain their unhoused targeting eligibility.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “negative actions” include, but are not limited to, both of the following:

(A) Issuing negative points on a current or future application.

(B) Imposing a financial penalty.

(b) If an agreement between the owner or management agent and the authority or the departments restricts a unit to a tenant earning no more than 30 percent of the area median income, the tenant shall be deemed to satisfy the income requirements of this program during the 24-month period described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The tenant experienced homelessness prior to moving into the unit. For purposes of this paragraph, “homelessness” has the same meaning as “homeless,” as that term is defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(2) The tenant self-certified household income at no more than 30 percent of the area median income.

(3) A third-party verification shows that the tenant has household income of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, unless the tenant is otherwise eligible pursuant to federal income eligibility requirements.

(4) The tenant’s income certification is fully verified in accordance with the program rules within 90 days of the date the tenant took possession of the unit.

(5) At least 50 percent of the assisted units restricted to 30 percent area median income are occupied by verified, income-eligible households.

(6) The issuing housing authority and continuum of care, in coordination with other public agencies, coordinate with an owner or a management agent and move a tenant found to have a household income of more than 50 percent of the area median income following third-party verification described in paragraph (3) within 24 months of discovery of the violation to an affordable housing unit for which the tenant is eligible without reliance upon the same waiver described in subdivision (a). Income ineligible tenants shall retain their unhoused targeting eligibility.

(c) (1) This section does not modify any other eligibility requirements attached to assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(2) Tenant self-certified date of birth shall be accepted so long as the agreement between the department and the owner does not impose age-based demographic targeting requirements.

(3) If the conditions described in subdivision (b) are met, absent any rent setting methodology from subsidy programs, a tenant whose adjusted income at move-in exceeded 30 percent area median income shall have an effective rent limit for their unit be redesignated to 50 percent of area median income or, if the tenant’s verified income is higher than 50 percent of area median income, an effective rent limit for their unit be redesignated to an area median income level commensurate with the income level.

(4) Owner or management agents shall discontinue use of the waiver as described in subdivision (a) in the event that more than 50 percent of the assisted units restricted to 30 percent area median income are occupied by households with adjusted incomes at move-in over 30 percent area median income.

(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 31, 2025, or the final expiration date of a waiver as described in subdivision (a), whichever is later, and, as of January 1 of the following year, is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 491, Sec. 8. (SB 1500) Effective January 1, 2025. Inoperative on or after July 31, 2025, by its own provisions. Repealed January 1 following the inoperative date.)


text: This article may be cited as the Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974, also known as the CalVet Home Loan Program.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 549, Sec. 4. (SB 661) Effective January 1, 2022.)

path: 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE > 6. State Benefits for Veterans > 3.1. Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974


text: The object of this article is to provide veterans with the opportunity to acquire farms and homes.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1477.)

article: 3.1. Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974


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The provisions of this article are applicable, and the benefits conferred thereby are available, to:

(a) Any veteran as defined in Section 980;

(b) Any person who is on active duty in the military or naval service of the United States, whose service may or may not have been continuous, and who is in all other respects qualified pursuant to Section 980.


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As used in this article:

(a) “Farm” means a tract of land, which, in the opinion of the department, is capable of producing sufficient income to provide payment of the amortized contract installments, including principal, interest, and taxes.

(b) “Home” means a parcel of real estate upon which there is a dwelling house and other buildings that will, in the sole opinion of the department, meet or exceed industry health and safety standards. “Home” includes all of the following:

(1) A condominium as defined in subdivision (h).

(2) A mobilehome as defined in subdivision (k).

(3) A residence with two to four units, inclusive, that satisfies the requirements of Section 143(k)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code where at least one unit is occupied by a veteran and their family.

(4) A cooperative dwelling unit as defined in subdivision (s).

(c) “Purchaser” means a veteran or any person who has entered into a contract of purchase of a farm or home from the department.

(d) “Purchase price” means the price that is paid for the acquisition of any farm or home.

(e) “Selling price” means the price for which any farm or home is sold.

(f) “Initial payment” means the first payment to be made by a purchaser to the department or the seller for a farm or home.

(g) “Progress payment plan” means payment by the department for improvements on real property in installments as work progresses.

(h) “Condominium” means an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in space in a residential building on the real property, such as an apartment, which, in the sole opinion of the department, meets minimum property standards as defined by the department. A condominium may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of the property.

(i) “Effective rate of interest” means the average rate of interest on the unpaid balance due on a participation contract to which the department’s legal rights are subject, and the rate of interest on the unpaid balance of the purchase price, as determined by the department.

(j) “Participation contract” means an obligation secured by a deed of trust or mortgage, or other security interest, to include, but not be limited to, mortgage-backed securities, established pursuant to regulations of the department.

(k) “Mobilehome” means either a parcel of real estate, or an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property, on which is sited one or more mobilehome modules, or a site in a mobilehome park, as defined in Section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code, on which one or more mobilehome modules are sited or are to be sited that will, in the sole opinion of the department, meet minimum property standards as defined by the department and meet all requirements of local governmental jurisdictions. However, where the mobilehome module or modules are sited on trust land, “local governmental jurisdictions” means the tribal governing body.

For purposes of this subdivision, “module” means a section of a mobilehome at least 10 feet wide and at least 40 feet long.

(l) “Indian veteran” means a veteran, as defined in Section 980, who, in addition, either belongs to an Indian tribe, band, group, reservation, rancheria, or community which is recognized by the United States as eligible for services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs or is an Indian beneficiary and who is eligible under this article for purchase by the department of a home or farm sited on trust land.

(m) “Trust land,” with respect to an Indian veteran, means land held in trust by the United States government for individual Indians, Indians who belong to Indian tribes, or Indian tribes.

(n) “Allotment trust land” means land held by the United States under the Indian General Allotment Act of 1887, as amended, (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 331) of Title 25 of the United States Code), in trust for an individual Indian or for two or more Indians holding individual interests in common. It includes both trust and restricted public domain allotments and allotments within the boundaries of an Indian reservation.

(o) “Tribal trust land” means land held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe or band.

(p) “Tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, group, reservation, rancheria, or community which is recognized by the United States as eligible for services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

(q) “Immediate family” means the spouse or registered domestic partner of a purchaser, the natural or adopted dependent children of the purchaser, and the parents of the purchaser if they are dependent on the purchaser for 50 percent or more of their support.

(r) “Indian beneficiary” means an Indian for whom land is held in trust by the United States government.

(s) “Cooperative dwelling unit” means a unit in a development owned by a stock cooperative as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 1351 of the Civil Code, including a limited-equity housing cooperative as defined in Section 817 of the Civil Code, or similar entity, the exclusive occupancy of which is established in accordance with cooperative dwelling unit ownership documents.

(t) “Cooperative dwelling unit ownership documents” means cooperative housing stock together with any occupancy agreements or similar arrangements between the stock company and the owner of the cooperative housing stock. The cooperative dwelling unit ownership documents for a cooperative dwelling unit shall have terms that are acceptable to the department to allow the department to protect its rights under the applicable contract of purchase.

(u) “Cooperative housing stock” means a certificate of stock, a certificate of membership, or other evidence of ownership of an interest, in a stock cooperative as defined in subdivision (m) of Section 1351 of the Civil Code, including a limited-equity housing cooperative as defined in Section 817 of the Civil Code, or similar entity that entitles the purchaser to enter into occupancy agreements or similar arrangements with the stock cooperative, including a limited-equity housing cooperative, or similar entity, to occupy a cooperative dwelling unit.

(v) “Property,” except when used in the phrase “real property” or “personal property,” means a farm or a home.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 549, Sec. 5. (SB 661) Effective January 1, 2022.)


text: The administration of the provisions of this article is vested solely in the Department of Veterans Affairs.


text: The department shall adopt rules and regulations in keeping with the purpose of this article to establish preferences in the granting of benefits conferred by this article.