Plain English Breakdown
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AB-1296: School Districts Using Land for Housing Projects
This law requires a state housing department to create an online form so school districts can share plans to build housing on their own land and ask for help.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to post an online form by January 1, 2027.
- Allows local educational agencies to use the form to say they want to use their owned land for housing projects.
- Asks the department to review information sent through the form and publish it on its website.
- Requires the department to give technical help to school districts that ask for support with early project steps.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Department of Housing and Community Development
- Local educational agencies, such as school districts
Terms To Know
- local educational agency
- A public school district or similar group that runs schools.
- real property
- Land and any buildings on it that a person or organization owns.
- predevelopment activities
- Early steps taken before construction starts, like planning and design.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not say how much money the department must spend on this help.
- No effective date is listed in the provided source material.