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CA Health & Safety Code § 50221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program|Section 50221.

50221.  (a) After receiving program funds, a recipient, by January 1 of the year following receipt of the funds and annually on that date thereafter until all funds have been expended, shall submit a report to the council on a form and method provided by the council, that includes all of the following, as well as any additional information the council deems appropriate or necessary:(1) An ongoing tracking of the specific uses and expenditures of any program funds broken out by eligible uses listed, including the current status of those funds.(2) The number of homeless individuals served by the program funds in that year, and a total number served in all years of the program, as well the homeless population served.(3) The types of housing assistance provided, broken out by the number of individuals.(4) Outcome data for an individual served through program funds, including the type of housing that an individual exited to, the percent of successful housing exits, and exit types for unsuccessful housing exits.(b) No later than January 1, 2026, each applicant that receives a round 1 program allocation shall submit to the council a final report in a format provided by the council, as well as detailed uses of all program funds.(c) The council shall post this information to its internet website within 30 days of receipt and provide notice to the Senate Housing Committee, Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee, and the appropriate Fiscal Committees.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 11. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program|Section 50223.

50223.  (a) Beginning with round 3 of the program, in addition to the data required under Sections 50221 and 50222, applicants shall provide the following information for all rounds of program allocations through a data collection, reporting, performance monitoring, and accountability framework, as established by the council:(1) (A) Data on the applicant’s progress towards meeting their outcome goals, which shall be submitted annually on December 31 of each year through the duration of the program.(B) If the applicant has not made significant progress toward their outcome goals, the applicant shall submit a description of barriers and possible solutions to those barriers.(C) Applicants that do not demonstrate significant progress towards meeting outcome goals shall accept technical assistance from the council and may also be required to limit the allowable uses of these program funds, as determined by the council.(2) (A) A quarterly fiscal report of program funds expended and obligated in each allowable budget category approved in their application for program funds.(B) If the applicant has not made significant progress toward their outcome goals, then the applicant shall report on their outcome goals in their quarterly report.(3) The council shall compile and post a statewide report that aggregates each applicant’s outcome goals into a single statewide set of metrics.(b) No later than October 1, 2026, each recipient that receives a round 3 program allocation shall submit to the council a final report in a format provided by the council, as well as detailed uses of all program funds.(c) No later than October 1, 2027, each recipient that receives a round 4 program allocation shall submit to the council a final report in a format provided by the council, as well as detailed uses of all program funds.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 12. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Encampment Resolution Funding Program|Section 50250.

50250.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Agency” means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(b) “Applicant” means a continuum of care or local jurisdiction (c) “Continuum of care” has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(d) “Council” means the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council created pursuant to Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(e) “County” includes, but is not limited to, a city and county.(f) “Homeless” has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(g) “Local jurisdiction” means a city, including a charter city, a county, including a charter county, or a city and county, including a charter city and county.(h) “Program” means the Encampment Resolution Funding program established pursuant to this chapter.(i) “Recipient” means an applicant that receives grant funds from the council for the purposes of the program.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 13. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50251 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Encampment Resolution Funding Program|Section 50251.

50251.  (a) The Encampment Resolution Funding program is hereby established to, upon appropriation by the Legislature, increase collaboration between the council, local jurisdictions, and continuums of care for the following purposes:(1) Assist local jurisdictions in ensuring the safety and wellness of people experiencing homelessness in encampments.(2) Provide encampment resolution grants to local jurisdictions and continuums of care to resolve critical encampment concerns and transition individuals into safe and stable housing.(3) Encourage a data-informed, coordinated approach to address encampment concerns.(b) The council shall administer the program.(c) The council’s decision to approve or deny an application and the determination of the amount of funding to be provided shall be final and not subject to appeal.(d) The council shall maintain records of the following:(1) The number of applications for program grants received by the council.(2) The number of applications for program grants denied by the council.(3) The name of each recipient of a program grant.(4) The amount of funds allocated to each applicant.(e) The council may adopt regulations to implement this chapter. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation authorized by this subdivision is hereby exempted from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 13. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Encampment Resolution Funding Program|Section 50252.

50252.  (a) The council shall distribute moneys appropriated for purposes of the program in accordance with this chapter.(b) Except as specified in subdivision (e), the council shall award the moneys appropriated as competitive grants to applicants to be used to support encampment resolution and rehousing efforts for local jurisdictions. Council staff shall develop and disseminate encampment resolution strategies, case studies, and learnings to local jurisdictions.(c) Applicants may submit an application for a program grant to the council in a form and manner specified by the council. The application shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Information on the number and demographics of the individuals living in the encampment that the applicant is requesting funding to help resolve.(2) A description of why this specific encampment is being prioritized for resolution support.(3) A description of how the applicant intends to collaborate with state and local partners to mitigate risk and address safety concerns, while ensuring a pathway for individuals living in encampments to move into safe and stable housing.(4) A description of how the applicant intends to use these funds to connect all individuals living in the encampment to services and housing.(5) A description of other local resources and funding streams that will be used to ensure the ongoing availability of services and housing support for people who are moved out of encampments into permanent housing.(d) When determining grant awards, funding shall be prioritized for:(1) Jurisdictions that can demonstrate a commitment to cross-systems collaboration and innovative efforts to resolve encampment issues, while focusing on protecting the health and well-being of the individuals living in those encampments.(2) Jurisdictions that have 50 or more individuals living in the encampment that they are seeking to support with these funds.(3) The intent of the council is to award grants, to the extent feasible, to a range of applicants that represent the diversity of communities across the state, including rural, urban, and suburban communities. (e) Of the moneys available pursuant to subdivision (a), the council may expend up to 5 percent for administration of the program.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 13. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50253 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Encampment Resolution Funding Program|Section 50253.

50253.  (a) The council shall administer the program in accordance with the following timelines:(1) The council shall make a program application available no later than October 31, 2021.(2) Applications shall be due to the council no later than December 31, 2021.(3) The council shall make initial award determinations no later than March 1, 2022.(4) If not all funds have been awarded after the first round of grant awards, the council may accept additional applications and make additional awards until all funds have been allocated.(b) Recipients of funds shall expend at least 50 percent of their allocation by June 30, 2023.(1) Recipients who fail to expend their allocated funds in compliance with this subdivision shall return to the council no less than 25 percent of their total allocation amount for reallocation by the council during subsequent rounds of funding.(c) Recipients shall expend all program funds no later than June 30, 2024. Any funds not expended by this date shall be returned to the General Fund.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 13. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50254 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Encampment Resolution Funding Program|Section 50254.

50254.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, all recipients of funds pursuant to this chapter shall provide data elements, including, but not limited to, health information, in a manner consistent with state and federal law, to their local Homeless Management Information System for tracking in the statewide Homeless Data Integration System.(b) (1) The council shall specify the form and substance of the required data elements.(2) The council may, as required by operational necessity, amend or modify data elements, disclosure formats, or disclosure frequency.(c) Any health information or personal identifying information provided to or maintained within the statewide Homeless Data Integration System pursuant to this section shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(d) For purposes of this paragraph, “health information” includes “protected health information,” as defined in Part 160.103 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and “medical information,” as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 56.05 of the Civil Code.(e) All recipients shall provide information and products developed with grant funds on service delivery models in support of the overall program goal to mitigate risk and address safety concerns in encampments, while ensuring a pathway for individuals living in encampments to move into safe and stable housing, in a format and timeframe specified by the council.(f) The council shall evaluate the data and outcomes reported by recipients to assess efficacy of programs and identify scalable best practices for encampment resolution that can be replicated across the state.(g) The council shall report to the chairs of the relevant fiscal and policy committees in both houses on the outcomes, learnings, and best practice models identified through this program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 13. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50255 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Family Homelessness Challenge Grants and Technical Assistance|Section 50255.

50255.  For purposes of this chapter:(a) “Applicant” means a continuum of care, city, or county.(b) “Continuum of care” has the meaning provided in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations as that section read on May 1, 2021.(c) “Council” means the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council created pursuant to Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(d) “County” includes, but is not limited to, a city and county.(e) “Homeless” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on May 1, 2018.(f) “Local jurisdiction” means a city, including a charter city, a county, including a charter county, or a city and county, including a charter city and county.(g) “Program” means the Family Homelessness Challenge Grants and Technical Assistance Program established pursuant to this chapter.(h) “Recipient” means a jurisdiction that receives funds from the council for the purposes of the program.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 14. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50256 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Family Homelessness Challenge Grants and Technical Assistance|Section 50256.

50256.  (a) The Family Homelessness Challenge Grants and Technical Assistance Program is hereby established for the purpose of providing one-time grants and technical assistance to local jurisdictions in order to address and end family homelessness.(b) (1) Council staff shall administer the program, which shall provide grants and technical assistance. Technical assistance may be provided directly by council staff or through a contracted entity.(2) The program shall give preference to proposals that promote rapid innovation, accelerate nascent programs, expand promising practices, and meet new demands and conditions for solutions targeted towards ending family homelessness. Program funding shall be prioritized for jurisdictions that can demonstrate cross-systems collaboration, multifunder initiatives, and innovative efforts that coordinate across funding streams and systems.(c) The decision of the council to approve or deny an application and the determination of the amount of funding to be provided shall be final.(d) The council shall maintain records of the following:(1) The number of applications for program grants received by the council.(2) The number of applications for program grants denied by the council.(3) The name of each recipient of program funds.(4) The amount of funds allocated to each applicant.(e) In administering this chapter, the council shall not be subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 14. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50257 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Family Homelessness Challenge Grants and Technical Assistance|Section 50257.

50257.  (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, forty million dollars ($40,000,000) or whatever greater or lesser sum is appropriated for purposes of the program, shall be distributed in accordance with this subdivision.(1) Seventy-five percent of the amount appropriated shall be distributed through two rounds of competitive grants to applicants to be used to accelerate efforts by local jurisdictions to eliminate family homelessness in their communities.(A) Fifty percent of the amount referenced in this paragraph shall be distributed through the initial round of competitive grant funding.(B)  Fifty percent of the amount referenced in this paragraph shall be distributed through a second round of competitive grant funding. Recipients of the initial round of program funds that demonstrate adequate progress towards their program goals, remain in compliance with all requirements of this program, and demonstrate the most promising and innovative practices which could be scaled and replicated to support statewide efforts to eliminate family homelessness may apply for the second round of grant funding.(2) Twenty percent of the amount appropriated shall be set aside for intensive technical assistance to local jurisdictions to support the state’s efforts to reach functional zero for family homelessness.(3) Of the amount appropriated pursuant to this subdivision, up to 5 percent may be expended by the council for the administration of the program. The council may utilize any unused funds from moneys set aside for program administration for technical assistance or to augment existing allocations.(b) Applications for funding shall include a full description of how the applicant intends to use program funds for rapid innovation, accelerating nascent programs, expanding promising practices, or meeting new demands and conditions where practical work occurs for solutions targeted towards ending family homelessness, and any additional fiscal and programmatic information related to this grant as determined by the council.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 14. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50258 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Family Homelessness Challenge Grants and Technical Assistance|Section 50258.

50258.  (a) (1) The council shall make available an application for the first round of allocations no later than March 1, 2022.(2) Applications shall be due to the council no later than 60 days from the date the council makes those applications available pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Initial award determinations shall be made no more than 60 days after the deadline to submit applications.(b) Recipients of funds shall expend at least 50 percent of their first-round allocation by June 30, 2024.(1) Recipients who fail to expend their allocated funds in compliance with this subdivision shall repay to the council no less than 25 percent of their total allocation amount. The repayment amount shall be determined by the council based on its evaluation of the circumstances behind the failure to expend the allocated funds in compliance with this section. The repaid funds shall be reallocated by the council during the second round of funding.(2) Any funds not distributed in the first round of awards or repaid pursuant to paragraph (1), shall be allocated in the second round of funding.(c) (1) The council shall make available an application for the second round of allocations no later than December 31, 2023.(2) Applications shall be due to the council no later than 60 days from the date the council makes the application available pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) Initial award determinations shall be made no more than 60 days after the deadline to submit applications.(d) If, after the second round of awards pursuant to this section, not all funds have been awarded, the council may make additional awards or augment existing allocations until all funds have been allocated.(e) All program funds shall be expended by June 30, 2026. Any funds that are not expended by this date shall revert to, and be paid and deposited in, the General Fund.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 14. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50259 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 8 - Family Homelessness Challenge Grants and Technical Assistance|Section 50259.

50259.  (a) All recipients of funds pursuant to this chapter shall provide data elements, including, but not limited to, health information, in a manner consistent with federal law, to their local Homeless Management Information System, for tracking in the statewide Homeless Data Integration System.(b) (1) The council shall specify the form and substance of required data elements.(2) The council may, as required by operational necessity, amend or modify data elements, disclosure formats, or disclosure frequency.(c) Any health information or personal identifying information provided to, or maintained within, the Homeless Data Integration System shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(d) For purposes of this paragraph, “health information” includes “protected health information,” as defined in Part 160.103 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and “medical information,” as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 56.05 of the Civil Code.(e) All recipients of funds shall provide information and products developed with grant funds on service delivery models in support of the overall program goal to create scalable solutions to family homelessness in a format and timeframe as specified by the council.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 14. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT|CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers|Section 50400.

50400.  The Department of Housing and Community Development is hereby continued in existence in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 147, Sec. 19. (SB 1039) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 147.)