Just got sent to the Senate-AB-57 California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people.

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Just got sent to the Senate-AB-57 California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people. (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)

An act to amend Section 51523 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 57, as amended, McKinnor. Home Purchase Assistance Program: California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people. Existing law establishes the California Housing Finance Agency in the Department of Housing and Community Development, and authorizes the agency to, among other things, make loans to finance affordable housing, including residential structures, housing developments, multifamily rental housing, special needs housing, and other forms of housing, as specified. Existing law requires the agency to administer a home purchase assistance program for the purpose of assisting low- and moderate-income home buyers to qualify for the purchase of owner-occupied homes, as specified. Existing law establishes the California Dream for All Program to provide shared appreciation loans to qualified first-time homebuyers, as specified. Existing law establishes in the State Treasury the California Dream for All Fund, which is continuously appropriated for expenditure pursuant to the program, as specified. This bill would require, upon establishment of an agency to determine whether an applicant qualifies as a descendant of a formerly enslaved person, at least 10% of the moneys in the fund to be made available to reserved for applicants who meet the requirements for a loan under the home purchase assistance program and are descendants of formerly enslaved people, as specified. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 51523 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 51523. (a) The California Dream for All Program is hereby established to provide shared appreciation loans to qualified first-time homebuyers. The program shall be limited to providing assistance to low- and moderate-income homebuyers in the purchase of owner-occupied homes. The agency, subject to the availability of funds for the purposes of this chapter, shall implement and administer the California Dream for All Program in accordance with this chapter. (b) (1) In implementing this part, the agency shall adopt policies, rules, and regulations by resolution of the board of directors of the agency and consistent with this part to achieve all of the following: (A) Provide assistance to meaningfully expand access to homeownership. (B) Expand opportunities for California households to accumulate wealth for themselves and their families. The agency shall make any necessary program adjustments consistent with the requirements of this chapter, which may include limiting the percentage of appreciation payable under the program, to ensure that design of the loan product is not an unreasonable impediment to homeowner wealth creation. (C) Maximize the number of households assisted over time by exploring and implementing methods for selling subordinate second mortgages originated pursuant to this chapter to investors in order to generate additional funding for the program. (D) Establish a revolving, shared appreciation first-time homebuyer program with the goal of eventually providing up to one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) per year for first-time homebuyers. (E) The amount of assistance shall only be made available in conjunction with first mortgage loan financing provided by the agency, and funds available pursuant to this chapter shall also be available for interest rate buydowns and closing cost assistance for that first mortgage loan financing. Any funds made available for interest rate buydowns shall be made in conjunction with a shared appreciation loan. (F) All repayments shall be deposited into the fund for ongoing use in the program. (G) Sustainability for the agency without significantly adversely affecting its borrowing capacity or ability to meet other affordable housing or agency needs. (H) Adequate consumer protection and consumer disclosure protections. (2) Policies, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant to this part 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. (c) (1) Upon establishment of an agency to determine whether an applicant qualifies as a descendant of a formerly enslaved person, at least 10 percent of the moneys in the fund shall be made available to reserved for applicants who meet the requirements for a loan under the program and are descendants of formerly enslaved people. (2) Upon establishment of an agency to determine whether an applicant qualifies as a descendant of a formerly enslaved person, that agency shall establish criteria for determining eligibility for moneys made available pursuant to paragraph (1) that include, but are not limited to, a defined historical period for when an applicant’s ancestor must have been subjected to enslavement within the United States.

An act to amend Section 51523 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to housing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 57, as amended, McKinnor. Home Purchase Assistance Program: California Dream for All Program: descendants of formerly enslaved people. Existing law establishes the California Housing Finance Agency in the Department of Housing and Community Development, and authorizes the agency to, among other things, make loans to finance affordable housing, including residential structures, housing developments, multifamily rental housing, special needs housing, and other forms of housing, as specified. Existing law requires the agency to administer a home purchase assistance program for the purpose of assisting low- and moderate-income home buyers to qualify for the purchase of owner-occupied homes, as specified. Existing law establishes the California Dream for All Program to provide shared appreciation loans to qualified first-time homebuyers, as specified. Existing law establishes in the State Treasury the California Dream for All Fund, which is continuously appropriated for expenditure pursuant to the program, as specified. This bill would require, upon establishment of an agency to determine whether an applicant qualifies as a descendant of a formerly enslaved person, at least 10% of the moneys in the fund to be made available to reserved for applicants who meet the requirements for a loan under the home purchase assistance program and are descendants of formerly enslaved people, as specified. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 51523 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 51523. (a) The California Dream for All Program is hereby established to provide shared appreciation loans to qualified first-time homebuyers. The program shall be limited to providing assistance to low- and moderate-income homebuyers in the purchase of owner-occupied homes. The agency, subject to the availability of funds for the purposes of this chapter, shall implement and administer the California Dream for All Program in accordance with this chapter. (b) (1) In implementing this part, the agency shall adopt policies, rules, and regulations by resolution of the board of directors of the agency and consistent with this part to achieve all of the following: (A) Provide assistance to meaningfully expand access to homeownership. (B) Expand opportunities for California households to accumulate wealth for themselves and their families. The agency shall make any necessary program adjustments consistent with the requirements of this chapter, which may include limiting the percentage of appreciation payable under the program, to ensure that design of the loan product is not an unreasonable impediment to homeowner wealth creation. (C) Maximize the number of households assisted over time by exploring and implementing methods for selling subordinate second mortgages originated pursuant to this chapter to investors in order to generate additional funding for the program. (D) Establish a revolving, shared appreciation first-time homebuyer program with the goal of eventually providing up to one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) per year for first-time homebuyers. (E) The amount of assistance shall only be made available in conjunction with first mortgage loan financing provided by the agency, and funds available pursuant to this chapter shall also be available for interest rate buydowns and closing cost assistance for that first mortgage loan financing. Any funds made available for interest rate buydowns shall be made in conjunction with a shared appreciation loan. (F) All repayments shall be deposited into the fund for ongoing use in the program. (G) Sustainability for the agency without significantly adversely affecting its borrowing capacity or ability to meet other affordable housing or agency needs. (H) Adequate consumer protection and consumer disclosure protections. (2) Policies, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant to this part 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. (c) (1) Upon establishment of an agency to determine whether an applicant qualifies as a descendant of a formerly enslaved person, at least 10 percent of the moneys in the fund shall be made available to reserved for applicants who meet the requirements for a loan under the program and are descendants of formerly enslaved people. (2) Upon establishment of an agency to determine whether an applicant qualifies as a descendant of a formerly enslaved person, that agency shall establish criteria for determining eligibility for moneys made available pursuant to paragraph (1) that include, but are not limited to, a defined historical period for when an applicant’s ancestor must have been subjected to enslavement within the United States.

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