Plain English Breakdown
The source does not specify exactly what 'certain workers' means in the context of employer prohibitions.
AB-1890: Changing Funding Rules for Farmworker Housing in Napa County
This bill raises the annual state matching funds available to the Napa County Housing Authority from $250,000 to $500,000, but it will not take effect until lawmakers approve new budget funding.
What This Bill Does
- Increases the maximum yearly grant from up to $250,000 to up to $500,000 for the Napa County Housing Authority.
- Requires the state Department of Housing and Community Development to award funds only if local leaders show they can effectively serve farmworkers in Napa County.
- Keeps the rule that the housing authority must provide at least as much money from local sources as it receives from the state.
- Stops using a specific existing trust fund for this purpose until lawmakers approve new budget funding in future years.
- Requires funds to comply with rules against giving subsidies to employers who employ certain workers, and requires those employers to pay back any money they received.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Napa County Housing Authority
- Migrant and nonmigrant farmworkers living in the County of Napa
- The California Department of Housing and Community Development
Terms To Know
- Matching funds
- State money given only if a local group provides an equal or greater amount from its own sources.
- Not operative until funding is appropriated
- The law does not start working and no money can be spent until the Legislature approves specific budget funds for it.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill cannot take effect until the Legislature approves specific funding in a future Budget Act or other measure.
- The text states that rules apply to employers who employ 'certain workers' but does not list exactly which types of employment are banned.