BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
1622 (Committee on Budget)
As Amended June 23, 2016
Majority vote. Budget Bill Appropriation Takes Effect
Immediately
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(Vote not relevant)
Original Committee Reference: BUDGET
SUMMARY: Amends the 2016 Budget Act to provide additional
resources to the Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) and the Department of Health Care Services related to the
No Place Like Home Initiative. Specifically, this bill
1)Carves out $10 million from the current Proposition 41 program
and, instead, directs it for loans to counties and/or
nonprofit organizations for the construction or rehabilitation
of transitional housing or shelter facilities that provide
services for homeless veterans. Priority will be given for
applicants that demonstrate need and focus on long-term
solutions, including mental health and addiction treatment
services, as well as having proven long-term effectiveness.
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2)Carves out $10 million of the budget appropriation previously
made for the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program
and, instead, directs it for the expansion of the existing
Homeless Youth and Exploitation Program at the Office of
Emergency Services. Specifies that the expansion shall
include, over five years, new pilot projects in four
additional counties: Orange, Fresno, San Bernardino, and El
Dorado.
3)Provides the Department of Health Care Services $500,000
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds from the state
administrative cap for additional oversight staff to conduct
county program reviews, pursuant to MHSA performance
contracts, and work with counties on findings from these
reviews and corrective action plans.
COMMENTS: The funding related to these changes is contained in
the 2016-17 budget.
Analysis Prepared by:
Genevieve Morelos / BUDGET / 916-319-2099 FN: 0003519