As used in this chapter:

has been admitted to residency at a veterans’ home.

applicable, are satisfied:

year, or is the surviving spouse or domestic partner of a recipient of the Medal of Honor or a former prisoner of war (POW).

POWs shall be given priority over all other qualified veterans.

veterans who do not qualify for prioritization under paragraph (1).

residency after the veteran’s death so long as they continue to pay all applicable fees.

criminal

background to determine the applicant’s or member’s income, assets, and suitability for residency at a home, or to ensure that the applicant or member is unable to pay for necessary hospital or domiciliary care outside of the home. The department may contract with any other state, federal, or private agency to conduct the investigation

on its behalf.

member to collections or dismiss the member from the home.

Notwithstanding Section 1012, the department may arrange by contract or any other form of agreement with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to do all of the following:

All property conveyed to and accepted by the State under the provisions of Chapter 101, Statutes of 1897, and any other property conveyed to and accepted for the home shall be the property of the home the same as though the description of such property and acceptance thereof were herein set forth.

for a home, and not needed for any direct or immediate purpose of the home, to any entity or person upon terms and conditions determined to be in the best interests of the home and its members. In any leasing or letting, except as provided in Section 1049, all moneys received in connection therewith shall be deposited in the General Fund.

members and the investment by the lessee in the property development of the home.

For those services and programs administered by the department and within the purview of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, appropriate facilities of the home shall be open at any time to the inspection of the Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the secretary’s authorized representative.

The department may enter into contracts with the United States or any agency thereof, any governmental agency, any person, or any corporation for the performance of services or manufacture of articles by disabled members of the homes. The proceeds of a contract described in this section, less the actual operating expenses, shall be paid to the individual disabled veterans who perform the services or labor.

The department may enter into contracts with the United States or any agency thereof and any other governmental agency for the purpose of providing courses of vocational training for disabled veterans who have been bona fide residents of this state for five years.

chief medical officer of the home, or their designee, determines that the member is medically appropriate for volunteer work and would receive a therapeutic benefit from volunteering.

required to obtain and maintain basic medical insurance policies that are in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.

Except money received from this state for disbursement, all moneys received by a home, or by an officer of a home, including pension and other moneys belonging to members and other trust moneys, shall be immediately paid to the administrator of the home. The administrator of each home shall forward to the State Treasurer all moneys in the administrator’s possession, except pension and other moneys belonging to members, trust moneys, and donations made to each home, together with a statement of the sources from which the moneys have been received. The moneys shall be deposited by the State Treasurer to the credit of the General Fund; provided, however, that abatements of support expenditures shall be credited to the support appropriation current at the time of collection.

Welfare, and Recreation Fund.

partners who have become members of a home prior to January 1, 1984.

administration, collect any money due the decedent, receive the property of the decedent, and have any evidences of interest, indebtedness, or right transferred to it upon furnishing the person, representative, corporation, official, or body owning the money, having custody of the property, or acting as registrar or transfer agent of the evidence of that interest, indebtedness, or right, with an affidavit showing the right of the home to receive the money or property or to have the evidences transferred. The receipt of the home shall constitute sufficient acquittance for any payment of money or delivery of property made pursuant to this section and shall fully discharge that person, representative, corporation, officer, or body from any further liability with reference thereto, without the necessity of inquiring into the truth of any of the facts stated in the affidavit. However, that payment or transfer does not preclude administration when necessary to enforce payment of the decedent’s debts, and the

administrator may, upon proof determined to be sufficient, pay the debts directly and without administration.

of administration or awaiting probate of any will, collect any money due the decedent, receive the property of the decedent and have any evidences of interest, indebtedness, or right transferred to it upon furnishing the person, representative, corporation, official, or body owning the money, having custody of that property, or acting as registrar or transfer agent of the evidence of that interest, indebtedness, or right, with an affidavit showing the right of the home to receive that money or property or to have those evidences transferred. The receipt of the home shall constitute sufficient acquittance for any payment of money or delivery of property made pursuant to this section and shall fully discharge the person, representative, corporation, officer, or body from any further liability with reference thereto, without the necessity of inquiring into the truth of any of the facts stated in the affidavit. However, the payment or transfer does not preclude administration when necessary to enforce payment of

the decedent’s debts, and the administrator may, upon proof determined to be sufficient, pay those debts directly and without administration.

admission to a home, shall not be valid as to any provision therein contained which purports to dispose, either directly or indirectly, of moneys or personal property to other than the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother of the member. This section does not apply to any veteran, spouse, or domestic partner who is not a member of a home at the time of death.

Any personal property held by a home pursuant to Section 1035 that the administrator determines to be of no substantial monetary value may be immediately delivered to any heir, devisee, or legatee under a will of the deceased member, or to any other interested person who makes application therefor, or if unclaimed within one year, may be destroyed or used, as the administrator directs, for the benefit of the home or its members.

otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.

father or mother is discovered within five years after the death of the member, any moneys exceeding fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) held by a home pursuant to Section 1035 and not paid or otherwise delivered to the spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, or father or mother, or otherwise disbursed by the administrator pursuant to Section 1035, shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.

This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners becoming members of a home on or after January 1, 1984.

This subdivision applies only to veterans, spouses, and domestic partners who have become members of a home prior to January 1, 1984.

death, the home may use their money or personal property that is in possession of the home or outside the home for payment of unreimbursed costs of care.

statement or accounting described in subdivision (a) and any notice relating to quarterly statements posted in a home shall be in 14-point font or larger.

frequently incurred by members.”

their moneys or personal property for payment of unreimbursed excess costs of care.

The members may voluntarily deposit money with a home, which the home shall receive and keep without charge as a trust fund.

The money belonging to a member and voluntarily deposited with a home may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the will of the member.

All money deposited with a home for a member shall be paid to the member, on demand, upon their discharge or voluntary departure from the home. If the money is not demanded at the time of discharge or departure or within a period of two years thereafter, if the amount does not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000), or within a period of five years thereafter, if the amount exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000) either by the member, or, in the event of the member’s death after discharge or departure, by the member’s heirs, devisees, legatees, or qualified executor or administrator of their estate, the money shall be paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.

All personal property other than money left at a home by a member at the time of their discharge or voluntary departure therefrom, unclaimed within a period of one year, either by the member or, in the event of their decease after their discharge or departure, by their heirs, devisees, legatees, or qualified executor or administrator of their estate, shall be sold in the manner described in Section 1035.4 and the proceeds paid to the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund.

Any money deposited with a home by a member shall be credited with interest in compliance with applicable federal law and regulation, and shall be paid to the member or to their heirs, devisees, legatees, or the qualified executor or the administrator of their estate pursuant to Section 1037 or Section 1038.

The administrator, subject to the approval of the secretary, may accept cash donations or other gifts to be used for the welfare of the members. Cash shall be paid into trust funds as the administrator may establish, and shall be expended for promoting the welfare of the members and for the purpose designated by the donor.

All accrued interest on money turned over to the administrator and retained by them under this chapter shall be accounted for by the home and deposited to the credit of the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund and used for the common benefit of members.

If any check is drawn upon any trust fund of a home, except checks drawn by members of the home on their own accounts, and remains unclaimed, or is not cashed, for a period of one year, it shall be canceled and the amount of the check shall be turned over to the administrator and be deposited to the credit of the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund and used for the common benefit of the members of the homes.

With the exception of officers and employees and their families, no person shall be admitted to reside in a home who is not a member eligible under Section 1012.

The secretary may adopt rules and regulations governing the admission of applicants and may prescribe the conditions upon which they may enter and remain with a home.

member and as a citizen. To this end, the member may voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services to home staff, other members, and outside representatives of the member’s choice, free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal, including retaliatory eviction.

This chapter does not prevent the state from transferring the property and management of a home to the United States for a home of similar character.

an individual, and for this purpose may sue and be sued in any court of this state.

invest and reinvest the funds in securities which are legal investments for savings banks in this state.

purposes of this subdivision, providing for the general welfare of the members of a home includes, but is not limited to, operating a canteen, base exchange, hobby shop, theater, library, or band, and payment for newspapers, chapel expenses, entertainment expenses, sports activities, celebrations, or any other function or activity that is related to the morale, welfare, and recreation of the residents that would not otherwise be paid for by the General Fund.

Fund.

allocation requests and requests for augmentation of those allocations.

of the homes’ requests.

the home.

Section 16470) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code or may hire a third-party investment broker to invest moneys from the MWR Fund consistent with Section 16480.2 of the Government Code and any regulations regarding selecting prudent, approved investment types. The amount invested and the accrued interest or earnings shall be credited to the MWR Fund for allocation by the department.

operations.

Veterans’ Home Allied Councils, which are established pursuant to the constitution of the Allied Council, Veterans’ Home of California, for each home, and which are composed of members of each home, are hereby recognized as established advisory bodies to the administrator of each home. Each Veterans’ Home Allied Council may also represent members who reside at the home for which the council was established in matters before the Legislature. In the course of providing that representation, each council shall comply with the following requirements:

in connection with that representation.