AB 388,
as amended, Chang. Housing:begin delete homelessend delete veterans:begin insert supportive and transitional housing:end insert reports.
Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.
This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectivenessbegin insert of assisted programsend insert in helping begin deletehomeless veterans of any organizationend deletebegin insert
veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing developmentend insert that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting the
2changes to Section 50408 of the Health and Safety Code made by
3Section 2 of this act to ensure that entities that are receiving funds
4through the administration of Proposition 41, the California
5Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Bond Act of 2014,
6are using them in the most effective manner possible to prevent
7veteran homelessness and to aid those impoverished veterans who
8are already residing in homelessness. The inclusion of this study
9would ensure that the Legislature will have adequate data to assess
10the viability of the program as well as to give the California
11Department of Veterans Affairs a means by which to determine
12the viability of
nonprofits that serve veterans and assess their
13worthiness in the program.
Section 50408 of the Health and Safety Code is
15amended to read:
(a) On or before December 31 of each year, the
17department shall submit an annual report to the Governor and both
18houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments
19during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs
20administered by the department, including, but not limited to, the
21Emergency Housing and Assistance Program and Community
22Development Block Grant activity.
23(b) The report shall include all of the following information:
24(1) The number of units assisted by those programs.
25(2) The number of individuals and households served and their
26income
levels.
27(3) The distribution of units among various areas of the state.
28(4) The amount of other public and private funds leveraged by
29the assistance provided by those programs.
30(5) Information detailing the assistance provided to various
31groups of persons by programs that are targeted to assist those
32groups.
P3 1(6) The information required to be reported pursuant to Section
217031.8.
3(7) (A) An evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of
4Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department
5pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 987.001) of
6Chapter 6
of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code,
7including information relating to the effectivenessbegin insert of assisted
8programsend insert in helpingbegin delete low-income homeless veterans of any begin insert veterans occupying any supportive housing or
9organizationend delete
10transitional housing developmentend insert that was issued funds pursuant
11to that article.
12(B) The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the
13following information:
14(i) Performance outcome data including, but not limited to,
15housing stability, housing exit information,begin insert
andend insert tenantbegin delete satisfaction begin insert satisfaction, which may beend insert measured by a survey, and changes
16asend delete
17in income, benefits, and education.
18(I) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “housing stability”
19includes, but is not limited to,begin delete both of the following:end delete
20begin delete(ia)end deletebegin delete end deletebegin deleteHowend deletebegin insert
howend insert many tenantsbegin delete maintainedend deletebegin insert exit transitional housing
21to permanent housing or maintain permanentend insert housing, and the
22length of time those tenants spent inbegin delete housing.end deletebegin insert
assisted units.end insert
23(ib) How many tenants move on to other housing, excluding
24those tenants who move on for a higher level of care and those
25tenants who died during tenancy.
26(II) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “housing exit
27information” includes, but is not limited to, the following:
28(ia) How many tenants leftbegin delete housing.end deletebegin insert assisted units.end insert
29(ib) Thebegin delete dates those tenants left housing.end deletebegin insert length of tenancy in
30assisted units.end insert
31(ic) The reason those tenants leftbegin delete housing.end deletebegin insert assisted units, when
32that information is readily obtainable.end insert
33(id) begin deleteWhere tenants who have left housing find new housing. end delete
34begin insertThe housing
status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit
35when that information is readily available.end insert
36(ii) Client data, which may include, but is not limited to,
37demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family,
38educational and employment status of the veteran, and
39veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability
P4 1ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and veterans
2affairs health care eligibility.
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