CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
An act to amend Sections 53571, 53572, 53573, and 53574 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.
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AB 1719, as introduced, Ward. Housing: Teacher Housing Act of 2016: faculty and community college district employees.
Existing law, the Teacher Housing Act of 2016, authorizes a school district to establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of teachers and school district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing, as provided. Under existing law, a program established under the act is restricted to “teacher or school district employees,” except as specified. Existing law defines the term “teacher or school district employees” for these purposes to mean any person employed by a unified school district maintaining prekindergarten, transitional kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, an elementary school district maintaining prekindergarten, transitional kindergarten, and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, or a high school district maintaining grades 9 to 12, inclusive, including, but not limited to, certificated and classified staff.
This bill would expand the authorized scope of a program established under the Teacher Housing Act of 2016 to include housing for faculty and community college district employees and would make various conforming changes in this regard. The bill would also specify that a school district or community college district may allow...
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