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Committee backs revolving‑loan fund to help districts start educator workforce‑housing projects
Summary
AB 13 81 would create an Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund to help local educational agencies finance predevelopment for workforce housing. The committee approved the bill to Appropriations with cosponsor CSBA noting predevelopment costs as a key barrier.
AB 13 81 would establish an Educational Workforce Housing Revolving Loan Fund to support local educational agencies (school districts and county offices) in the predevelopment phases of workforce‑housing projects aimed at retaining and attracting teachers and other school employees.
Assemblymember Mitsuchi presented the bill, saying housing costs are a top reason staff leave the profession. Chris Riefe of the California School Boards Association, a co‑sponsor, told the committee the fund would help districts pay early costs—feasibility studies, community outreach and initial design—that typically block projects from starting.
CSBA and several districts described existing workforce‑housing projects underway and cited one example where a district opened roughly 144 units and reported a dramatic reduction in staff turnover. Supporters argued the revolving fund would reduce start‑up barriers and accelerate local workforce‑housing development.
No organized opposition appeared in the committee record. The committee voted to move AB 13 81 to Senate Appropriations.
