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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Homeless Emergency Aid Program › Section 50215.

50215. (a) (1) No later than January 1, 2020, each recipient of program funds shall submit to the agency a report, on a form provided by the agency, pertaining to contract expenditures, the number of homeless individuals served by program funds, and progress toward state and local homelessness goals.
(2) The agency may request additional information, as needed, to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.
(b) (1) Not less than 50 percent of program funds shall be contractually obligated by January 1, 2020.
(2) One hundred percent of program funds shall be contractually obligated by June 30, 2021. Any funds not expended by that date shall be returned to the agency and revert to the General Fund.
(c) The agency may monitor expenditures and activities of an administrative entity, as the agency deems necessary, to ensure compliance with program requirements.
(d) The agency may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from an administrative entity, or pursue any other remedies available to it by law for failure to comply with program requirements.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 2. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 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 50217.

50217. (a) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program is hereby established for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.
(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the council shall distribute the following amounts in accordance with this chapter:
(1) For round 1 of the program, six hundred fifty million dollars ($650,000,000) in the 2019–20 fiscal year.
(2) For round 2 of the program, three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) in the 2020–21 fiscal year.
(3) For round 3 of the program, one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in the 2021–22 fiscal year.
(4) For round 4 of the program, one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in the 2022–23 fiscal year.
(c) The council shall administer the program. The program shall provide grant funds to cities, counties, continuums of care, and tribes.
(d) The council’s decision to approve or deny an application and the determination of the amount of funding to be provided shall be final.
(e) The council shall maintain and make available to the public on its internet website records of the following:
(1) The number of applications for program funding received by the council.
(2) The number of applications for program funding denied by the council.
(3) The name of each recipient of program funds.
(4) Each applicant receiving funds pursuant to this chapter shall provide a list of all awards to subrecipients.
(5) Annual reports filed by recipients pursuant to Sections 50221, 50222, and 50223.
(f) 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).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 5. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
2023 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 50220.

50220. (a) Timelines for round 1 of the program shall be as follows:
(1) No later than February 15, 2020, each applicant shall submit to the agency its program allocation application.
(2) No later than April 1, 2020, the agency shall make award determinations for the program allocations based on the point-in-time count numbers.
(3) If, after the first round of awards pursuant to this section, not all funds have been awarded by the agency, the agency shall set aside any remaining funds for a second round of awards.
(4) (A) (i) On or before May 31, 2023, a recipient shall contractually obligate not less than 50 percent of round 1 program allocations.
(ii) Recipients that are counties shall contractually obligate the full allocation awarded to them by the agency at this time. Any funds that are not contractually obligated by this date shall be reverted to the continuum of care that serves the county.
(B) If less than 50 percent is obligated after May 31, 2023, recipients that are continuums of care and cities shall not expend any remaining portion of the 50 percent of round 1 program allocations required to have been obligated pursuant to subparagraph (A) unless and until both of the following occur:
(i) On or before June 30, 2023, the recipient submits an alternative disbursement plan that includes an explanation for the delay.
(ii) The agency approves the alternative disbursement plan.
(C) On or before December 31, 2023, recipients that are continuums of care and cities shall return to the agency any funds that have not been expended pursuant to an alternative disbursement plan approved pursuant to subparagraph (B) for a subsequent round of awards by the agency.
(b) The agency may request additional information, as needed, to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.
(c) In addition to requirements in Section 50221, the agency may monitor the expenditures and activities of an applicant, as the agency deems necessary, to ensure compliance with round 1 program requirements.
(d) The agency may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from an applicant, or pursue any other remedies available to it by law for failure to comply with round 1 program requirements.
(e) Any remaining amounts of round 1 program allocation funds not expended by June 30, 2025, shall revert to, and be paid and deposited in, the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 15, Sec. 12. (AB 83) Effective June 29, 2020.)
2023 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 50220.6.

50220.6. (a) Notwithstanding any law, a recipient that enters into an agreement as set forth in paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 50219, paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 50225.5, clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 50220.7, and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 50220.8 shall provide data elements, including, but not limited to, health information, in a manner consistent with federal law, to the statewide Homeless Management Information System when the system becomes available.
(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 provided to, or maintained within, the statewide Homeless Management Information System shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(d) For purposes of this paragraph, “health information” means “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.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 98. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 6.5 - Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program › Section 50231.

50231. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature for the council to administer the program with the department.
(b) In every instance in which the council is called upon to perform a task pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216), the obligation to perform that task shall be modified by the terms of this section.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact future legislation to further support the efforts of the Interagency Council on Homelessness in providing statewide policy coordination and development by transferring grants administration to the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(d) It is the further intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes to effectuate this transfer through the Budget Act of 2024, to commence with the 2024–25 fiscal year and no later than July 1, 2024.
(e) It is the further intent of the Legislature to effectuate the transfer of grant administration from the Interagency Council on Homelessness to the Department of Housing and Community Development in a phased manner, beginning with the transfer of the administration of the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention grants beginning in the 2023–24 fiscal year. The transfer of all other grant programs and related administrative functions shall be effectuated through statutory changes enacted through the Budget Act of 2024, to commence with the 2024–25 fiscal year and no later than July 1, 2024.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the 2023–24 fiscal year the Department of Finance shall make the final determination of the budgetary and accounting transactions and treatments to ensure the proper implementation of the transfer of the administration of the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention grants from the Interagency Council on Homelessness to the Department of Housing and Community Development, as specified in subdivision (d).
(g) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide additional funding for the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216)) in the 2024–25 fiscal year.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 40, Sec. 17. (AB 129) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 6.5 - Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program › Section 50237.

50237. (a) For the purposes of this section, the supplemental Homekey program shall be the same as the program set forth in Section 50675.1.3, except that the applicants are limited to those described in meeting the criteria set forth in subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) Cities and counties that are eligible for round 5 shall be eligible, separately, for supplemental Homekey funding pursuant to this section.
(c) To be eligible for the supplemental Homekey program, a city or county must satisfy the following:
(1) Have a compliant Housing Element as defined in Section 65589.9 of the Government Code at the time program applications must be submitted.
(2) Have an approved regionally coordinated homelessness action plan pursuant to this chapter.
(d) On or before July 1, 2024, the council shall make an application available for supplemental Homekey funding.
(e) Funding allocated by this section shall consist of round 5 funding provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 50234.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 40, Sec. 17. (AB 129) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 6.5 - Regionally Coordinated Homelessness Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program › Section 50238.

50238. Funding shall be distributed, upon appropriation of the Legislature, as follows:
(a) For 2023–24 fiscal year funding, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be made available to cities, counties, and continuums of care that are eligible for round 5 consistent with the formula funding distribution provided by this chapter and upon approval of their regionally coordinated homelessness action plan pursuant to the requirements of round 5 provided pursuant to this chapter.
(b) (1) For 2024–25 fiscal year funding, two hundred sixty million dollars ($260,000,000) shall be made available to cities, counties, and continuums of care that are eligible for round 5, who shall be eligible, separately, for supplemental program funding pursuant to this section consistent with the formula funding distribution provided by this chapter upon satisfying all of the following, as applicable:
(A) The city, county, or continuum of care has an approved regionally coordinated homelessness action plan pursuant to this chapter.
(B) The city or county demonstrates it has a compliant housing element as defined in Section 65589.9 of the Government Code.
(2) A city or county shall not receive funding provided pursuant to this subdivision until it has satisfied subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1).
(c) The council shall award supplemental program funding available pursuant to subdivision (b) upon the jurisdiction receiving its round 5 base allocation award.
(d) On or before November 1, 2024, the council shall make an application available for supplemental program funding pursuant to subdivision (c).
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 40, Sec. 17. (AB 129) Effective July 10, 2023.)
2023 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) “Additional funding round moneys” means moneys appropriated for the program in or after fiscal year 2022–23.
(b) “Agency” means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.
(c) “Applicant” means a continuum of care or local jurisdiction
(d) “Continuum of care” has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(e) “Council” means the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, previously known as the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council created pursuant to Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(f) “County” includes, but is not limited to, a city and county.
(g) “Funding round 1 moneys” means moneys appropriated for the program in fiscal year 2021–22.
(h) “Homeless” has the same meaning as in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(i) “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.
(j) “Program” means the Encampment Resolution Funding program established pursuant to this chapter.
(k) “Recipient” means an applicant that receives grant funds from the council for the purposes of the program.
(l) “State right-of-way” means real property held in title by the State of California.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 3. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 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) (1) The council shall administer the program.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the council may consult with and designate a state agency or department to support the administration of the program.
(c) (1) 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.
(2) In determining which applications to approve, the council shall evaluate and score proposals based on all of the following criteria:
(A) The applicant’s capacity to carry out the proposal.
(B) Whether the site selected for services aligns with the proposed service delivery model.
(C) Whether the demographics and needs of service recipients align with the proposed service delivery model.
(D) The applicant’s ability to develop a detailed service delivery plan, including a description of how individuals will be served with permanent housing solutions.
(E) The applicant’s ability to coordinate with other systems to increase services and housing options.
(F) The applicant’s capacity to involve people with lived experience and local community partners in the implementation of its project.
(G) The applicant’s ability to recruit and deploy personnel with experience and expertise needed to support the success of their proposal.
(H) The applicant’s ability to demonstrate a prudent and effective use of requested funding relative to the number of people it seeks to serve and the types of services to be provided in the proposal.
(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).
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 4. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 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 funding round 1 moneys 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.
(f) This section only applies to funding round 1 moneys and does not apply to additional funding round moneys.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 5. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) 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.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 100. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 9 - Compliance Monitoring › Section 50260.

50260. (a) On or before July 1, 2024, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Housing Finance Agency, and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to streamline the compliance monitoring of affordable multifamily rental housing developments that are subject to a regulatory agreement with more than one of these entities. The memorandum of understanding shall meet all of the following criteria:
(1) Ensure that only one entity conducts physical inspections for a particular project.
(2) Eliminate the submission of duplicate information.
(3) Provide for an aligned process to obtain required approvals for, including, but not limited to, reserve draws, ownership changes, property management changes, operating budgets, and capital needs assessments.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter, any delegation of responsibility provided in the memorandum of understanding pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not constrain the regulating entity’s obligations with third parties, performance of inspection standards, or ability to approve or deny any related process pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 646, Sec. 1. (AB 2006) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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 50400.5.

50400.5. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, any money contained in the Rural Predevelopment Loan Fund created pursuant to Section 50516, the Predevelopment Loan Fund created pursuant to Section 50531, the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund created pursuant to Section 50661, the Homeownership Assistance Fund created pursuant to Section 50778, and the Rental Housing Construction Fund created pursuant to Section 50740, is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, for any purposes authorized by statute. It is the intent of the Legislature that this section also supersede the amounts appropriated pursuant to Items 2240-101-635, 2240-101-929, 2240-101-936, 2240-101-938, and 2240-101-980, respectively, of the Budget Act of 1984 (Ch. 258, Stats. 1984).
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 395, Sec. 2. Effective October 1, 2001.)
2023 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 50401.

50401. The department shall be administered by an executive officer known as the Director of Housing and Community Development. The director shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Governor. The director shall receive the annual salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 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 50402.

50402. The provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code apply to the department, and the director is the head of the department within the meaning of such provisions. The director shall perform all duties, exercise all powers, discharge all responsibility, and administer and enforce all laws, rules, and regulations under the jurisdiction of the department. The director shall keep all books and records necessary for proper and efficient administration of the department. In order to assist in the administration of the department’s loan and grant programs, the director may appoint committees of department employees and public representatives, the latter to serve without compensation except for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to law.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1165.)
2023 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 50403.

50403. The Governor shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the director, a deputy director. The deputy director shall hold office at the pleasure of the director and shall receive a salary as shall be fixed by the director with the approval of the Department of Finance.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 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 50404.

50404. The work of the department shall be divided into the following three divisions:
(a) The Division of Codes and Standards.
(b) The Division of Housing Policy Development.
(c) The Division of Financial Assistance.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 348, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 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 50405.

50405. Each division shall be in the charge of a chief, under the direction of the director. The chiefs shall be appointed, upon recommendation by the director, by the Governor. Such division chiefs shall hold office at the pleasure of the director, and shall receive a salary as shall be fixed by the director with the approval of the Department of Finance.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 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 50405.2.

50405.2. The Division of Codes and Standards shall be divided into two sections, the Housing Standards Section and the Manufactured Housing Section. Each section shall be in the charge of an assistant chief, under the direction of the chief. The assistant chiefs shall be appointed, upon recommendation by the director, by the Governor. Such assistant chief shall hold office at the pleasure of the director, and shall receive a salary as shall be fixed by the director with the approval of the Department of Finance.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1149.)
2023 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 50405.5.

50405.5. (a) Effective January 1, 2024, the department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice for any employee, prospective employee, contractor, and subcontractor, whose duties include, or would include, access to nonanonymized confidential information, personally identifiable information, personal health information, or financial information received by the department or contained in any information systems or records of the department, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(b) (1) The department shall require any services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement that includes, or would include, access to information described in subdivision (a) to include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to do both of the following:
(A) Perform criminal background checks on its employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors who will have access to information described in subdivision (a).
(B) Certify the results of the criminal background check to the department as part of their services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement with the department.
(2) This subdivision shall only apply to a services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement that is entered into, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2024.
(c) This section does not apply to employees hired before January 1, 2024, unless the employee has subsequently separated from state service pursuant to Section 19996 of the Government Code or accepted an appointment to a different appointing authority, as those terms are defined in Sections 18524 and 18525 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 198, Sec. 16. (SB 152) Effective September 13, 2023.)
2023 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 50406.2.

50406.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the department may enter into long-term contracts or agreements for not more than 30 years for the purpose of servicing loans or grants or enforcing regulatory agreements or other security documents entered into pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 1. Effective September 26, 1985.)
2023 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 50406.5.

50406.5. (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may make advance payments to eligible borrowers and grantees under any loan or grant programs for housing established pursuant to this part, if the department makes all of the following determinations:
(1)  The advance payments are necessary to meet the purposes of the housing program.
(2)  The advance payments are necessary for the feasibility of the assisted housing.
(3)  The use of the advanced funds is adequately regulated by contract or budgetary controls so that the opportunity to accrue interest on the funds is not unnecessarily reduced.
(b)  The department may enter into regulatory agreements to ensure that there is adequate financial security for the funds from which those advance payments are made.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1001, Sec. 1.3. Effective September 26, 1985.)
2023 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 50406.7.

50406.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall reduce the interest rate on any loan issued by the department to a rental housing development to as low as forty-two hundredths of 1 percent per annum, or a rate determined by the department that is sufficient to cover the costs of project monitoring described in subdivision (c) of Section 50675.6, whichever is greater, if the following conditions are met:
(1) The development will utilize low-income housing tax credits.
(2) The department determines either one of the following:
(A) The loan issued by the department is not eligible to be treated as debt for federal or state low-income housing tax credit purposes without a reduction in the interest rate of the loan.
(B) The department determines that the rental housing development is not able to syndicate due to projected negative capital account balances.
(3) The change in the interest rate will materially increase the feasibility of the proposed project and will ensure long-term affordability for the residents.
(b) The department is authorized to change the current interest rate for any loan issued by the department for which it receives a loan extension request associated with an award of federal or state low-income housing tax credits made on or after January 1, 2014, to the applicable federal rate published by the United States Internal Revenue Service and in effect at the time of the project closing. The additional tax credit equity generated by the change in interest rate shall be used for rehabilitation of the development. If the total amount of debt and accrued interest at the end of the loan term would be greater after making this change than it would have been under the original interest rate, the department may forgive an amount of accrued interest equal to the lesser of either the amount necessary to make the expected principal and accrued interest the same as it would have been using the original interest rate, or the total amount of interest accrued at the time of the sponsor’s request.
(c) The department may charge a fee in an amount sufficient to cover administrative costs associated with a loan modification requested by a borrower pursuant to this section.
(d) For purposes of a determination made under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a), the department may require a third-party tax professional to verify the determination, the cost of which shall be borne by the sponsor.
(e) The amendments made to this section by Assembly Bill 2562 of the 2017–18 Regular Session shall not be construed to affect any interest rate reduction authorized by the department pursuant to this section as it read prior to the effective date of these amendments.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 765, Sec. 1. (AB 2562) Effective January 1, 2019.)