Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 640, Sec. 1. (AB 1719) Effective January 1, 2023.
This part may be cited as the Community College Faculty and Employee Housing Act of 2022.
Part 14.1 - Community College Faculty and Employee Housing Act of 2022
California Health and Safety Code — §§ 53580-53584
Sections (5)
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 640, Sec. 1. (AB 1719) Effective January 1, 2023.
(a)The purpose of this part is also to facilitate the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental housing for faculty and community college district employees to allow them to access and maintain housing stability.
(b)A program established under this part shall be restricted to “faculty or community college district employees,” except that a community college district may allow local public employees or other members of the public to occupy housing created through this part, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
(c)A community college district shall retain the right to prioritize community college district employees over local
public employees or other members of the public to occupy housing.
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 640, Sec. 1. (AB 1719) Effective January 1, 2023.
As used in this part:
(a)“Affordable rental housing” means a rental housing development, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 50675.2, with a majority of its rents restricted to levels that are affordable to persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093, but neither definition is restrictive to only projects with five or more units.
(b)“Faculty or community college district employee” means any person employed by a community college district, including, but not limited to, certificated and classified staff.
(c)“Local public employees” includes employees of a city, county, city and county, charter
city, charter county, charter city and county, special district, or any combination thereof.
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 640, Sec. 1. (AB 1719) Effective January 1, 2023.
A community college district may establish and implement programs that address the housing needs of faculty and community college district employees who face challenges in securing affordable housing. To the extent feasible, the community college district may establish and implement programs that, among other things, do the following:
(a)Leverage federal, state, and local public, private, and nonprofit programs and fiscal resources available to housing developers.
(b)Promote public and private partnerships.
(c)Foster innovative financing opportunities.
Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 640, Sec. 1. (AB 1719) Effective January 1, 2023.
This part specifically creates a state policy supporting housing for faculty and community college district employees as described in Section 42(g)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code, and, further, permits community college districts and developers in receipt of local or state funds or tax credits designated for affordable rental housing to restrict occupancy to faculty and community college district employees on land owned by community college districts, including permitting community college districts and developers in receipt of tax credits designated for affordable rental housing to retain the right to prioritize and restrict occupancy on land owned by community college districts to faculty and community college district employees of the community college district that owns the land, so long as that housing does not violate
any other applicable laws.