Housing: local educational agencies.

The bill text was reformatted from a formal chaptered document layout (with page numbers, running headers, and centered formatting) into a plain web page layout. No words in the operative statutory text were added, removed, or changed.

Website navigation elements were added, including menu links (home, accessibility, FAQ, feedback, sitemap, login), a quick search box, version history dropdown listing all prior versions of the bill, and action buttons (Track Bill, Add To My Favorites, Share).

Formal chaptered document elements were removed, including the 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL' header, page numbers (92), running headers ('Ch. 503'), and page break markers.

Section 65914.7(a)(5) height limits were restructured from a confusing nested format into three clear tiers: (A) sites surrounded by single-family zoning or not within half a mile of a major transit stop get the greater of local limit or 35 feet; (B) sites not in a metropolitan jurisdiction, not surrounded by single-family zoning, and within half a mile of a major transit stop get the greater of local limit or 45 feet; (C) sites in a metropolitan jurisdiction, not surrounded by single-family zoning, and within half a mile of a major transit stop get the greater of local limit or 65 feet. The top-level language changed from 'the greater of the following' to 'shall be the following,' moving the 'greater of' comparison into each sub-category.

Duplicate paragraph numbers in Section 21080.40(a) definitions were corrected: two separate paragraphs numbered (9) and two numbered (10) were renumbered to (9), (10), (11), and (12) sequentially.

The final two sections of the bill were renumbered: the statewide concern findings section changed from SEC. 5 to SEC. 4, and the no-reimbursement section changed from SEC. 6 to SEC. 5.

Minor typo corrections including 'at on land' changed to 'on land' in the findings section, and a garbled 'foursided four-sided' corrected to 'four-sided' in the CEQA exemption adjacency requirement.

The bill header changed from the standard enrolled bill format (with Assembly/Senate passage dates and blank Governor receipt line) to the authenticated chaptered law format, adding 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHENTICATED ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL,' the chapter number 503, and the approval/filing date of October 10, 2025.

Page headers changed from 'AB 1021' to 'Ch. 503' and page numbering shifted (starting at page 92 instead of 93) to reflect the chaptered law pagination.

Removed the requirement that a majority of total units be set at affordable rent to lower or moderate-income households. This was a drafting artifact left over from an earlier version. The bill now relies solely on two specific alternative affordability mixes: (A) at least 30% lower income and at least 20% moderate-income, or (B) at least 12% very low income, at least 15% lower income, and at least 20% moderate-income.

Senator Wiener was added as a coauthor of the bill.

The entire amendment to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 202 was deleted. This provision would have extended the existing property tax exemption for public school employee housing to include real property owned by local educational agencies, effectively making school-district-owned rental housing for employees exempt from property tax.

Assembly Member Blanca Rubio was added as a coauthor of the bill.

Sections were renumbered after removing the property tax section: the findings and declarations section moved from Section 5 to Section 4, and the no-reimbursement provision moved from Section 6 to Section 5. The 'An act' description was updated to remove the reference to amending the Revenue and Taxation Code.

Height limits restructured from a two-tier system (35 feet or 65 feet near transit) into three tiers: 35 feet for sites surrounded by single-family zoning or not near transit, 45 feet for non-metropolitan sites near transit not surrounded by single-family zoning, and 65 feet for metropolitan sites near transit not surrounded by single-family zoning.

The detailed 'infill site' requirement (which required the site to be in an urban area per the 2020 Census and meet specific adjacency criteria with qualified urban uses) was removed and replaced with a simpler requirement that the property be located entirely within any applicable urban limit line or urban growth boundary established by local ordinance.

The zoning standards provision changed from requiring that objective standards 'do not preclude' the project from achieving permitted density and height, to requiring the project satisfy standards that 'apply for the closest zone in the city, county, or city and county that allows multifamily residential use at the residential density proposed by the project.'

The sunset date for Section 65914.7 was extended from January 1, 2033 to January 1, 2036, giving local educational agencies three additional years to develop housing on their properties.

The definition of 'real property owned by a local educational agency' changed the ownership cutoff date from January 1, 2023 to January 1, 2026, meaning the bill now captures properties that LEAs own as of 2026 rather than only those they already owned in 2023.

The rental priority provision removed the 'directly adjacent' requirement when offering unoccupied units to employees of other local educational agencies, broadening which neighboring LEA employees can be offered housing.

The definition of 'affordable rent' changed from referencing Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code to being defined as an amount consistent with rent limits established by the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.

The affordability requirement in Section 65914.7(a)(2) was restructured from a single standard (majority of units affordable to lower or moderate income, with at least 30 percent for lower income) into two alternative options: Option A requires at least 30 percent lower income and at least 20 percent moderate-income; Option B requires at least 12 percent very low income, at least 15 percent lower income, and at least 20 percent moderate-income.

A new definition for 'very low income households' was added (paragraph 13 of subdivision (f)), referencing Section 50105 of the Health and Safety Code. This supports the new Option B affordability path.

In paragraph (6)(A)(i), the language identifying which zone's standards apply was clarified from 'the closest zone in the city, county, or city and county that allows multifamily residential use' to 'the closest zone in the city, county, or city and county closest in proximity to the project that allows multifamily residential use.'

Assembly Member Solache was added as a coauthor of the bill.