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CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.3.

5849.3.  (a) There is hereby established the No Place Like Home Program Advisory Committee. Membership on the committee shall be as follows:(1) The Director of Housing and Community Development, or his or her designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.(2) The Director of Health Care Services, or his or her designee, and an additional representative.(3) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or his or her designee.(4) The Director of Social Services, or his or her designee.(5) The Treasurer, or his or her designee.(6) The Chair of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, or his or her designee.(7) A chief administrative officer of a small county or a member of a county board of supervisors of a small county, as provided by subdivision (d) of Section 5849.6, to be appointed by the Governor.(8) A chief administrative officer of a large county or a member of a county board of supervisors of a large county, as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 5849.6, to be appointed by the Governor.(9) A director of a county behavioral health department, to be appointed by the Governor.(10) An administrative officer of a city, to be appointed by the Governor.(11) A representative of an affordable housing organization, to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.(12) A resident of supportive housing, to be appointed by the Governor.(13) A representative of a community mental health organization, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.(14) A representative of a local or regional continuum of care organization that coordinates homelessness funding, to be appointed by the Governor.(b) The committee shall do all of the following:(1) Assist and advise the department in the implementation of the program.(2) Review and make recommendations on the department’s guidelines.(3) Review the department’s progress in distributing moneys pursuant to this part.(4) Provide advice and guidance more broadly on statewide homelessness issues.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 322, Sec. 4. (AB 1628) Effective September 13, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.4.

5849.4.  (a) The No Place Like Home Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, continuously appropriated to the department, the authority, and the Treasurer for the purposes of this part. Accounts and subaccounts may be created within the fund as needed. Up to 5 percent of the amount deposited in the fund may be used for administrative expenses in implementing this part.(b) There shall be paid into the fund the following:(1) Any moneys from the receipt of loan proceeds by the department derived from the issuance of bonds by the authority under subdivision (b) of Section 15463 of the Government Code.(2) Any appropriation or transfer to the fund from the General Fund or other funds.(3) Any other federal or state grant, or from any private donation or grant, for the purposes of this part.(4) Any interest payment, loan repayments, or other return of funds.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 41, Sec. 4. Effective December 19, 2018. Approved in Proposition 2 at the November 6, 2018, election.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.5.

5849.5.  The department may adopt guidelines or regulations, including emergency regulations to expedite the award of moneys pursuant to this part, in consultation with the California State Association of Counties and other stakeholders, as necessary to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed on it by this part. Any guideline or regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the requirements 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). The department shall consult with key stakeholders, including, but not limited to, counties.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 322, Sec. 7. (AB 1628) Effective September 13, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.6.

5849.6.  For the purpose of administering Sections 5849.7 and 5849.8, the department shall organize counties into the following competitive groupings based on population:(a) The County of Los Angeles.(b) Large counties with a population greater than 750,000.(c) Medium counties with a population between 200,000 to 750,000.(d) Small counties with a population less than 200,000.The competitive program shall distribute funding among the groupings based on a calculation made by the department that shall include the number of homeless persons residing within each county, as determined by the department, and considers minimum funding levels necessary for a permanent supportive housing development. The department, at its discretion, may consider other factors in the calculation if it supports the objectives of this part.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 43, Sec. 5. (AB 1618) Effective July 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.7.

5849.7.  (a) In order to finance permanent supportive housing for the target population, the department may enter into one or more contracts with the authority as authorized pursuant to Section 5849.35 to provide services for the benefit of the people of the state as described in this section and Sections 5849.8 and 5849.9. The department shall use its best efforts to provide or cause to be provided permanent supportive housing for the target population in consideration for service contract payments to be received from the authority.(b) Under any service contract with the authority, the department shall administer a competitive program, pursuant to Section 5849.8, and distribution program, pursuant to Section 5849.9, for awarding a total amount not to exceed two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000) among counties to finance capital costs including, but not limited to, acquisition, design, construction, rehabilitation, or preservation, and to capitalize operating reserves, of permanent supportive housing for the target population. For purposes of this section and Sections 5849.8 and 5849.9, measurement of the dollar limit on amounts to be distributed by the department shall be based on the principal amount of bonds issued by the authority and loaned to the department, exclusive of any refunding bonds but including any net premium derived from the sale of the bonds, for deposit in the fund. There shall be no dollar limit on the distribution of moneys in the fund derived from the sources described in paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 5849.4.(c) For the competitive program established by Section 5849.8, the following shall apply:(1) A county may apply as the sole applicant if it is the development sponsor or jointly with a separate entity as development sponsor.(2) Funded developments shall integrate the target population with the general public.(3) Funded developments shall utilize low barrier tenant selection practices that prioritize vulnerable populations and offer flexible, voluntary, and individualized supportive services.(4) The guidelines may provide for alternative housing models, such as shared housing models of fewer than five units. Integration requirements may be modified in shared housing.(5) Funds shall be offered as either of the following:(A) Deferred payment loans to finance capital costs including acquisition, design, construction, rehabilitation, or preservation, of permanent supportive housing for the target population. (B) Grants for the capitalized operating subsidy reserve, as specified by the department in its guidelines, for permanent supportive housing for the target population.(6) The department shall adopt guidelines establishing income and rent standards.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 165, Sec. 12. (SB 1030) Effective September 25, 2020.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.9.

5849.9.  (a) Under any service contract entered into under Section 5849.35, in addition to the competitive program established by Section 5849.8, the department may distribute an amount not to exceed two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) from the fund on an “over-the-counter” basis to finance the construction, rehabilitation, or preservation, and to capitalize operating reserves, of permanent supportive housing for individuals in the target population with a priority for those with mental health supportive needs who are homeless or at risk of chronic homelessness. Funds shall be offered as either deferred payment loans to finance capital costs, including acquisition, design, construction, rehabilitation, or preservation, of permanent supportive housing for the target population or grants for the capitalized operating subsidy reserve, as specified by the department in its guidelines, for permanent supportive housing for the target population. Funds to be awarded pursuant to this section shall be available to all counties within the state proportionate to the number of homeless persons residing within each county as calculated in Section 5849.6 or in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), whichever is greater. A county receiving these funds shall commit to provide mental health supportive services and coordinate the provision of, or referral to, other services, including, but not limited to, substance abuse treatment services, to the tenants of the supportive housing development for at least 20 years. Services shall be provided onsite at the supportive housing development or at a location otherwise easily accessible to the tenants.(b) Funds not awarded within 18 months following the first allocation of moneys in accordance with subdivision (d) shall be used for the purposes of the competitive program.(c) The moneys described in subdivision (a) shall be administered either in accordance with the procedures for awarding funds to local agencies established by the existing Mental Health Services Act housing program administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and the California Housing Finance Agency or alternative procedures developed by the department for distributing these moneys that enhance the efficiency and goals of the distribution program.(d) The department shall make the first allocation of moneys pursuant to this section as soon as reasonably practical and in any event no later than 150 days after the effective date of a final judgment, with no further opportunity for appeals, in any court proceeding affirming the validity of the contracts authorized by the authority and the department pursuant to Section 5849.35 and any bonds authorized to be issued by the authority pursuant to Section 15463 of the Government Code and any contracts related to those bonds.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 165, Sec. 14. (SB 1030) Effective September 25, 2020.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.10.

5849.10.  (a) The sum of six million two hundred thousand dollars ($6,200,000) is hereby appropriated from the Mental Health Services Fund to the department to provide technical and application preparation assistance to counties.(b) Eligible use of technical and application preparation assistance shall include, but is not limited to, assistance in performing one or more of the following activities:(1) Applying for program funds.(2) Implementing activities funded by moneys distributed pursuant to this part, including the development of supportive housing for the target population.(3) Coordinating funded activities with local homelessness systems, including coordinated access systems developed pursuant to Section 578.7(a)(8) of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on May 1, 2016. (4) Delivering a range of supportive services to tenants.(5) Collecting data, evaluating program activities, and sharing data among multiple systems, such as the Mental Health Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, the Medi-Cal Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9) and implementing regulations, and homelessness systems.(c) The department shall provide funds to a county upon application as follows:(1) To a large county and to the County of Los Angeles, the department shall provide one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000).(2) To a medium county, the department shall provide one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).(3) To a small county, the department shall provide seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000).(d) If a county does not expend the moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (c) by June 30, 2020, those moneys shall be used to augment the funding pursuant to subdivision (e).(e) The department may contract for expert technical assistance and application preparation assistance. The department shall deploy such assistance to counties based upon a process to be defined in guidelines.(f) The department may establish a unit for the purpose of providing technical assistance to counties.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 43, Sec. 5. (AB 1618) Effective July 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.11.

5849.11.  (a) The counties shall annually report to the department on activities funded under this part, including information on the funded supportive housing development. Reported information shall include location of projects, number of units assisted, occupancy restrictions, number of individuals and households served, related income levels, and homeless, veteran, and mental health status.(b) The department shall submit a report on the program to the Legislature by December 31 of each year, commencing with the year after the first full year in which the program is in effect. The report shall contain the following:(1) The processes established for distributing funds.(2) The distribution of funds among counties.(3) Any recommendations as to modifications to the program for the purpose of improving efficiency or furthering the goals of the program.(c) The report required to be submitted by subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(d) The department shall submit a report to the authority by December 31 of each year, commencing with the year after the first full year in which the program is in effect, that contains the information described in subdivision (a) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) for all counties participating in the program and the services that have been provided pursuant to any service contracts entered into pursuant to Section 5849.35.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 322, Sec. 11. (AB 1628) Effective September 13, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.12.

5849.12.  (a) Upon an appropriation of funds for the purpose of this section, the department shall contract with a public or private research university in this state to evaluate the program. The department shall develop the research design and issue a request for proposal for a contract for the evaluation, with the assistance of the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Finance.(b) The department shall submit the final research design and request for proposal required by subdivision (a) to the Chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee no more than 30 days prior to executing a contract for the evaluation.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 43, Sec. 5. (AB 1618) Effective July 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.13.

5849.13.  An action to determine the validity of any contract or loan authorized pursuant to Section 5849.35 or of any bond authorized to be issued pursuant to Section 15463 of the Government Code, and any contracts related to those bonds, may be brought in accordance with Section 17700 of the Government Code.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 322, Sec. 13. (AB 1628) Effective September 13, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.14.

5849.14.  The Department of Finance may authorize one or more loans from the General Fund to the No Place Like Home Fund for cashflow purposes in an aggregate amount not to exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) subject to the following conditions:(a) The loans are for either of the following purposes:(1) To allow the department to begin program implementation activities, including, but not limited to, drafting program guidelines and regulations.(2) To allow the department, the authority, and the Treasurer to implement Section 5849.35 of this code and Section 15463 of the Government Code, including, but not limited to, payment for financial advisory and legal services to prepare for, and in connection with, any validation action pursuant to Section 5849.13 or any other court action regarding this part or Section 15463 of the Government Code.(b) The loans are short term, and shall be repaid within 30 days after the deposit of bond proceeds into the fund pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5849.4.(c) Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 16314 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 274. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5849.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 3.9 - The No Place Like Home Program|Section 5849.15.

5849.15.  The voters ratify all of the following provisions as being consistent with and in furtherance of Proposition 63, enacted by the voters at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, and approve all of the following provisions for purposes of Section 1 of Article XVI of the California Constitution:(a) Chapter 43 of the Statutes of 2016, which amended Sections 5830, 5845, 5847, 5848, 5897, and 5899 and added this part.(b) Chapter 322 of the Statutes of 2016, which added Section 15463 to the Government Code, and amended Sections 5849.1, 5849.2, 5849.3, 5849.4, 5849.5, 5849.7, 5849.8, 5849.9, 5849.11, 5849.14, 5890, and 5891 of, added Section 5849.35 to, and repealed and added Section 5849.13 of, this code.(c) Those provisions of Chapter 561 of the Statutes of 2017 that amended any of the provisions referenced in subdivisions (a) and (b).(d) The amendments to Section 5849.35, 5849.4, and 5890 made by the act adding this section.(e) The issuance by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority of bonds in an amount not to exceed two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000) for the purposes of financing permanent supportive housing pursuant to the No Place Like Home Program and related purposes as set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 15463 of the Government Code, the issuance of bonds for the purpose of redeeming, refunding, or retiring bonds as set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 15463 of the Government Code, and the process by which those bonds are issued, secured, and repaid, as set forth in the provisions referenced in subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 41, Sec. 5. Effective December 19, 2018. Approved in Proposition 2 at the November 6, 2018, election.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5892.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4.5 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FUND|Section 5892.5.

5892.5.  (a) (1) The California Housing Finance Agency, with the concurrence of the State Department of Health Care Services, shall release unencumbered Mental Health Services Fund moneys dedicated to the Mental Health Services Act housing program upon the written request of the respective county. The county shall use these Mental Health Services Fund moneys released by the agency to provide housing assistance to the target populations who are identified in Section 5600.3.(2) For purposes of this section, “housing assistance” means each of the following:(A) Rental assistance or capitalized operating subsidies.(B) Security deposits, utility deposits, or other move-in cost assistance.(C) Utility payments.(D) Moving cost assistance.(E) Capital funding to build or rehabilitate housing for homeless, mentally ill persons or mentally ill persons who are at risk of being homeless.(b) For purposes of administering those funds released to a respective county pursuant to subdivision (a), the county shall comply with all of the requirements described in the Mental Health Services Act, including, but not limited to, Sections 5664, 5847, subdivision (h) of Section 5892, and 5899.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 585. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5893 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4.5 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FUND|Section 5893.

5893.  (a) In any year in which the funds available exceed the amount allocated to counties, such funds shall be carried forward to the next fiscal year to be available for distribution to counties in accordance with Section 5892 in that fiscal year. (b) All funds deposited into the Mental Health Services Fund shall be invested in the same manner in which other state funds are invested. The fund shall be increased by its share of the amount earned on investments. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 15. Operative January 1, 2005, pursuant to Sec. 16 of Prop. 63.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5894 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4.5 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FUND|Section 5894.

5894.  In the event that Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800) or Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division, are restructured by legislation signed into law before the adoption of this measure, the funding provided by this measure shall be distributed in accordance with such legislation; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to reduce the categories of persons entitled to receive services. (Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 15. Operative January 1, 2005, pursuant to Sec. 16 of Prop. 63.)
CA Welf & Inst Code § 5895 (2021)
2021 California Code|Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC|DIVISION 5 - COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES|PART 4.5 - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FUND|Section 5895.

5895.  In the event any provisions of Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800), or Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850) of this division, are repealed or modified so the purposes of this act cannot be accomplished, the funds in the Mental Health Services Fund shall be administered in accordance with those sections as they read on January 1, 2004.(Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 15. Operative January 1, 2005, pursuant to Sec. 16 of Prop. 63.)