Bill Text: CA AB1845 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Homelessness: Office to End Homelessness.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Vetoed) 2020-09-28 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB1845 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB1845-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
July 21, 2020 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 04, 2020 |
Introduced by Assembly Members Luz Rivas and Chiu (Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Quirk-Silva) ( |
January 06, 2020 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
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Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 12095) is added to Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:CHAPTER 1.5. Office to End Homelessness
Article 1. Definitions
12095.
For purposes of this chapter:Article 2. General Provisions
12095.1.
(a) The Office to End Homelessness is hereby established in state government within the Governor’s office. The office shall be under the direct control of a secretary, who shall report to the Governor.Article 3. Powers and Duties
12095.2.
(a) The office’s primary purposes are to do all of the following:12095.3.
(a) The office shall serve the Governor as the lead entity for ending homelessness in California. In this capacity, the office shall:(5)Create local processes that make child welfare services available to unaccompanied minors experiencing homelessness.
12095.4.
(a) The office shall be comprised of those employees serving in state civil service transferred pursuant to Section 8257.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and shall oversee and carry out the council’s activities and existing mandates.(a)Agencies and departments administering state programs created on or after July 1, 2017, shall collaborate with the coordinating council to adopt guidelines and regulations to incorporate core components of Housing First.
(b)By July 1, 2019, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c), agencies and departments administering state programs in existence prior to July 1, 2017, shall collaborate with the coordinating council to revise or adopt guidelines and regulations that incorporate the core components of Housing First, if the existing guidelines and regulations do not already incorporate the core components of Housing First.
(c)(1)An agency or department that administers programs that fund recovery housing shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (b) by July 1, 2020.
(2)An agency or department that administers programs that fund recovery housing shall additionally do both of the following:
(A)Consult with the Legislature, the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, and other stakeholders between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020, to identify ways to improve the provision of housing to individuals who receive funding from that agency or department, consistent with the applicable requirements of state law.
(B)By March 1, 2020, submit a report to
the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review and the Assembly Committee on Budget on its efforts to comply with Housing First specifically and to improve the provision of housing to individuals who receive housing assistance from the agency or department generally.
(3)(A)For purposes of this subdivision, “recovery housing” means sober living facilities and programs that provide housing in an abstinence-focused and peer-supported community if participation is voluntary, unless that participation is pursuant to a court order or is a condition of release for individuals under the jurisdiction of a county probation department of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(B)A recovery housing program shall comply with the core components of
Housing First, other than those components described in paragraphs (5) through (7), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 8255.
(d)In order to fulfill the purposes of this chapter, an agency or department that administers one or more state programs, including, but not limited to, an agency or department represented on the coordinating council pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 8257, shall, upon the request of the coordinating council, furnish to the coordinating council any relevant information regarding those state programs.
SEC. 2.
Section 8256 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8256.
(a) Agencies and departments administering state programs created on or after July 1, 2017, shall collaborate with the coordinating council to adopt guidelines and regulations to incorporate core components of Housing First.SEC. 3.
Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8257.
(a) The Governor shall create a Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, which shall be under the supervision of the Secretary on(J)
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(2)The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one