BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



                                                                     AB 388


                                                                    Page  1


          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS


          AB  
          388 (Chang)


          As Amended  September 4, 2015


          Majority vote


           -------------------------------------------------------------------- 
          |ASSEMBLY:  |76-0  |(May 28, 2015) |SENATE: |39-0  |(September 9,    |
          |           |      |               |        |      |2015)            |
          |           |      |               |        |      |                 |
          |           |      |               |        |      |                 |
           -------------------------------------------------------------------- 


          Original Committee Reference:  H. & C.D.


          SUMMARY:  Requires the Department of Housing and Community  
          Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of  
          Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to include specified information  
          relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and  
          Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Bond Act of 2014 in an annual report,  
          including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted  
          projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or  
          transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant  
          to the VHHP.  Specifically, this bill:


          1)Provides that the annual report shall include, but is not  
            limited to the following:


             a)   Performance outcome data including, but not limited to,  
               housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant  
               satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and  








                                                                     AB 388


                                                                    Page  2


               changes in income, benefits, and education.


               i)     "Housing stability" includes, but is not limited to,  
                 how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent  
                 housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of  
                 time those tenants spent in assisted units.


               ii)    "Housing exit information" includes, but is not  
                 limited to, the following:


                  (1)       How many tenants left assisted units;


                  (2)       The length of tenancy in assisted units;


                  (3)       The reason those tenant left assisted units,  
                    when such information is readily obtainable;


                  (4)       The housing status of a tenant exiting an  
                    assisted unit upon exit when such information is  
                    readily obtainable.


          1)Client data, which may include, but is not limited to,  
            demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her  
            family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and  
            veteran-specific information including, but not limited to,  
            disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service,  
            and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.


          The Senate amendments:


          1)Require the annual evaluation to include information relating  
            to the effectiveness of assisted programs in helping veterans  
            occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing  








                                                                     AB 388


                                                                    Page  3


            development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP.


          2)Add chaptering out amendments.


          3)Make technical, clarifying changes.


          4)Add coauthors.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  According to the Senate Appropriations  
          Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.  



          COMMENTS:  Background:  AB 639 (John A. Pérez), Chapter 727,  
          Statutes of 2013, established the VHHP, an initiative measure  
          enacted by the voters as Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014,  
          primary election.  The VHHP restructures $600 million of the  
          $900 million in bonds approved by the voters for the CalVet Home  
          Loan Program in 2008 and uses them instead to fund the  
          acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of  
          affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable  
          multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for  
          veterans and their families.


          The VHHP tasks HCD with administering the new funding program in  
          collaboration with CalVet and explicitly restricts the use of  
          bond proceeds to those housing units designated for veterans and  
          their families.  The focus of the program is on housing for  
          veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and in  
          need of services such as mental health counseling, substance  
          abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address  
          injuries. 


          Existing law requires HCD 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  








                                                                     AB 388


                                                                    Page  4


          housing programs administered by HCD.  The annual report must  
          include an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any  
          program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP.


          On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program  
          guidelines.  The VHHP program guidelines require local  
          governments and non-profits receiving VHHP funds for supportive  
          and/or transitional housing to report to HCD and/or CalVet on  
          client data and performance outcome data.  Among other things,  
          the guidelines provide that performance outcome data may include  
          an array of information, such as "information on housing  
          stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as  
          measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits and  
          education."  While performance outcome and client data are  
          mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data  
          must include.  This bill would require the inclusion of a  
          specific set of data, partially based on suggested criteria  
          within the program guidelines, in HCD's annual report. 


          Purpose of this bill:  According to the author, "[r]ecent  
          program guidelines established reporting requirements on the  
          sponsors of Proposition 41 housing programs.  The content of  
          those reports is currently permissive and therefore leaves room  
          for these reports to leave out information measuring the success  
          level of these programs."  


          Analysis Prepared by:                          Rebecca Rabovsky  
          / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085                     FN: 0002350



















                                                                     AB 388


                                                                    Page  5