Bill Text: CA AB2746 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Funding accountability: state funding for homelessness.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-4-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2020-09-29 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2746 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2746-Amended.html
Bill Title: Funding accountability: state funding for homelessness.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-4-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2020-09-29 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB2746 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2746-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2746
| Introduced by Assembly Members Gabriel and Petrie-Norris (Coauthors: Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Cooper, Fong, Gipson, Gray, Irwin, Kiley, Low, Maienschein, Mayes, McCarty, Nazarian, O’Donnell, Blanca Rubio, Smith, Voepel, Waldron) |
February 20, 2020 |
An act to add Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15303) to Part 6.6 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to homelessness.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2746, as amended, Gabriel.
Funding accountability: state funding for homelessness.
Existing law provides for various public social services programs, including, among others, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, under which each county provides cash assistance and other benefits to qualified low-income families and individuals. Existing law also provides for various funding programs, including the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program (HHAPP) and the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program (CESH), under which state agencies allocate or grant funding to specified entities for purposes of addressing various issues relating to homelessness.
This bill would require a recipient, as defined, that receives state funds for the HHAPP, CESH, CalWORKs, Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program,
or the Bringing Families Home Program, or any other program receiving state funding to address homelessness, or that receives state funds appropriated in the Budget Act of 2019 for a Whole Person Care pilot program, to submit a report containing specified information regarding the use of state funds to the appropriate agency. The bill would require the recipient to submit the that report on a form and method provided by the agency within 90 days of receiving program funds, or by April 1, 2021, if the recipient already received program funds as of January 1, 2021. The bill would require the recipient to submit the report every 90 days thereafter until the recipient expends all of its program funds.
annually.
This bill would require every agency to post all reports received on its internet website within 30 days of receipt and provide notice of the posting to specified offices and committees of the Legislature. The bill would also require every agency to aggregate all reports received by October 1 of every year into one report and send the report to the Department of Finance by December 1 of every year, commencing with the year 2021. The bill would also require the Department of Finance to post the aggregated report on its internet website by December 31 of every year, commencing with the year 2021, in a manner that is easily accessible by the public.
By requiring counties to provide reports relating to CalWORKs, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Homelessness in California is a humanitarian, economic, moral, and public health crisis requiring an urgent and coordinated response from all levels of government.
(b) According to the 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, California has the nation’s highest number of individuals experiencing homelessness and the highest rate of unsheltered homeless.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact policies and direct funding in a manner that will
quickly, efficiently, and effectively address California’s homelessness crisis, while minimizing the trauma and suffering of individuals experiencing homelessness.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that there is clear transparency and strong accountability for all public funding appropriated to address California’s housing and homelessness crisis.
(e) It is the intent of the Legislature to closely track and monitor the use of public funding appropriated for homelessness, and to collect relevant data and information about expenditures and outcomes, so that policymakers can develop and refine data-driven responses and ensure the best outcomes for California residents, taxpayers, and individuals experiencing homelessness.
(f) It is the intent of the Legislature that all data and information regarding homelessness funding will be made available to the public in a timely fashion and in an easily accessible format.
SEC. 2.
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15303) is added to Part 6.6 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:CHAPTER 3. Homelessness Funding Accountability
15303.
For purposes of this chapter, all of the following definitions apply:(a) “Agency” means the state agency allocating or granting funds to recipients for a program.
(b) “Program” means any of the following programs:
(1) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216) of Part 1 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code).
(2) California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program (Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 50490) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health
and Safety Code).
(3) California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), including homeless assistance as found in Section 11450 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(4) Existing or new Whole Person Care pilot programs (Article 5.5 (commencing with Section 14184) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) supported through the one hundred and twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) of state funding appropriated under Provision 13 of Item 4260-101-0001 and Provision 1 of Item 4260-115-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2019 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes
of 2019).
(5) Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program (Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 18999) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code).
(6) Bringing Families Home Program (Article 6 (commencing with Section 16523) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).
(7)Any other program receiving state funding to address homelessness.
(c) “Housing unit” means any form of shelter, permanent supportive housing, or affordable housing.
(d) “Recipient” means an entity that directly receives funds from an agency for purposes of a program.
(e) “Subrecipient” means a unit of local government, a private nonprofit or for-profit organization, or other entity that the recipient determines is qualified to undertake eligible activities under the program and that enters into a contract with the recipient to undertake those eligible activities in accordance with the requirements of the program.
15303.1.
(a) (1) After receiving program funds, a recipient shall submit, on a form and method provided by the agency, a report to the appropriate agency that contains all of the following information:(A)(i)Funding amounts awarded to the recipient and description of the activities the funding supports.
(ii)
(A) Amount of funding spent as of the date of the report.
(iii)
(B) Amount of funding that is remaining.
(iv)Any program income received, such as interest earned.
(v)An ongoing tracking of the specific uses and expenditures of the program funds, categorized by the eligible uses for the funds, and the current status of those funds.
(B)(i)Projected performance measures.
(ii)
(C) Progress on the following performance measures, and others established by the recipient and program, if any, to evaluate the success of implementing eligible activities for the program:
(I)
(i) The number of homeless persons served.
(II)
(ii) The number of unsheltered homeless persons served, and the average length of time spent as homeless prior to receiving shelter or other housing through the program, if applicable.
(III)
(iii) The number of homeless persons exiting into permanent housing from shelter or other housing received through the program.
(IV)
(iv) The number of persons that return to homelessness after exiting shelter or housing received through the program and reasons for unsuccessful exits from the program.
(V)
(v) The number of persons at risk of homelessness served.
(C)(i)The number of housing units planned for, in construction, and completed within 90 days of receiving program funds or since the last report, whichever is later.
(ii)The number of housing units planned for, in construction, and completed since first receiving program funds.
(iii)The amount spent to plan for and construct each housing unit.
(iv)The number of housing units the recipient projects to construct with program funds in the next 90 days, in the next year, and until the recipient completely spends the funds.
(D) (i) The number of homeless persons served by the program funds in the last year, the total number of homeless persons served in all years the recipient has program funds, and a description of the homeless population served.
(ii) The type of housing assistance provided through use of program funds and the number of persons that received each type of housing assistance.
(E) The signature of the recipient’s chief executive officer, board of supervisors, city council, or equivalent.
(F) The signature of the recipient’s financial officer, treasurer, or equivalent.
(G) Any other
information the agency deems necessary or appropriate.
(2) A recipient subject to paragraph (1) shall submit the report within 90 days following receipt of program funds, or by April 1, 2021, if the recipient has already received program funds as of January 1, 2021, and every 90 days thereafter until the recipient expends all of its program funds. annually.
(b) Every agency shall post all reports received pursuant to subdivision (a) on its internet website within 30 days of receipt and provide notice of the posting to the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the
Senate Committee on Housing, the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development, the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, and the Assembly Committee on Budget.
(c) (1) An agency shall aggregate all reports received pursuant to this chapter and by October 1 of every year into one report and send the report to the Department of Finance by December 1 of every year, commencing with the year 2021.
(2) The Department of Finance shall post the aggregated report received pursuant to paragraph (1) on its internet website by December 31 of every year, commencing with the year 2021, in a manner that is easily accessible by the public.
