Amended in Senate August 8, 2016

Amended in Assembly April 14, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1628


Introduced by Committee on Budget (Assembly Members Ting (Chair),begin delete Travis Allen, Bigelow,end delete Bloom, Bonta, Campos,begin delete Chávez,end delete Chiu, Cooper, Gordon,begin delete Grove, Harper,end delete Holden, Irwin,begin delete Kim, Lackey,end delete McCarty,begin delete Melendez,end delete Mullin, Nazarian,begin delete Obernolte,end delete O'Donnell,begin delete Patterson,end delete Rodriguez, Thurmond,begin delete Wilk,end delete and Williams)

January 7, 2016


An actbegin delete relating to the Budget Act of 2016.end deletebegin insert to add Section 15463 to the Government Code, and to amend 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, to add Section 5849.35 to, and to repeal and add Section 5849.13 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to mental health services, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect immediately, bill related to the budget. end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1628, as amended, Committee on Budget. begin deleteBudget Act of 2016. end deletebegin insertNo Place Like Home Program: financing.end insert

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(1) The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general election, imposes a 1% tax on that portion of a taxpayer’s taxable income that exceeds $1,000,000 and requires that the revenue from that tax be deposited in the Mental Health Services Fund to fund various county mental health programs. The MHSA authorizes the Legislature to amend its provisions by a 2/3 vote, provided that the amendment is consistent with and furthers the intent of the act.

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Existing law, known as the No Place Like Home Program, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to award $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, as specified. Existing law requires the department to distribute $1,800,000,000 through a competitive program and to allocate $200,000,000 among all counties within this state on an “over-the-counter” population basis.

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The bill would authorize the California Health Facilities Financing Authority and the department to, among other things, enter into contracts to provide services pursuant to the No Place Like Home Program related to permanent supportive housing. The bill would also authorize the authority to issue taxable or tax-exempt revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000,000 for these purposes and to make secured or unsecured loans to the department in connection with financing permanent supportive housing pursuant to the No Place Like Home Program. The bill would require that the dollar limit on amounts distributed under the No Place Like Home Program be based on the principal amount of bonds issued by the authority and loaned to the department.

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The bill would additionally authorize the use of moneys in the Mental Health Services Fund for the purposes of the No Place Like Home Program. The bill would also establish and continuously appropriate the Supportive Housing Program Subaccount in the Mental Health Services Fund. The bill would require the Controller, prior to any transfer, deposit, or expenditure from the fund for any other purpose, to transfer from the Mental Health Services Fund to the Supportive Housing Program Subaccount an amount necessary to cover the costs the authority is required to pay to the department pursuant to an above-described service contract, as determined by the authority but not to exceed an aggregate amount of one hundred forty million ($140,000,000) per year. The bill would prohibit moneys in the Supportive Housing Subaccount from being loaned to the General Fund pursuant to specified statutes.

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The bill would exempt service contracts between the department and the authority pursuant to these provisions from specified public contracting laws. The bill would also exempt loan agreements between the department and the authority and revenue bonds issued by the authority from any other law applicable to the execution of those agreements or issuance of those bonds, including the California Environmental Quality Act.

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(2) Existing law establishes the No Place Like Home Fund and continuously appropriates the moneys in this fund to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the purposes of the No Place Like Home Program. Existing law requires the deposit of, among other moneys, any proceeds from the issuance of bonds by the Treasurer.

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This bill would instead require the department to deposit into the fund the proceeds of loans derived from the issuance of bonds under this bill by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority. The bill would additionally continuously appropriate moneys in the fund to the Treasurer and the authority for purposes of the No Place Like Home Program.

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(3) Existing law requires counties to annually report specified information to the Department of Housing and Community Development on activities funded under the No Place Like Home Program, including information on the funded supportive housing development. Existing law also requires the department to report specified information 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.

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This bill would require the department to monitor compliance by counties with the grant and loan agreements and regulatory agreements pursuant to which funds are distributed pursuant to the competitive portion of the No Place Like Home Program and enforce those agreements to the extent necessary and desirable in order to provide, to the greatest degree possible, the successful provision of permanent supportive housing. The bill would require the department to submit a report to the California Health Facilities Financing 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 specified information about the counties participating in the program and the services that have been provided pursuant to any service contracts between the department and the authority, as described above.

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(4) Existing law establishes a procedure by which a public agency may bring an action in the superior court to determine the validity of any matter authorized by other law. Existing law authorizes an action under this procedure to determine the legality of any action by the Department of Housing and Community Development related to the No Place Like Home Program. Existing law requires the department to issue its first request for proposal for the competitive program no later than 180 days, and to make its first allocation of “over-the-counter” funds within 60 days, after the deadline for appeals under the validation procedure.

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This bill would recast this authorization to instead authorize an action to determine the validity of any service contract or loan agreement between the department and the California Health Facilities Financing Authority, as described above, in accordance with specified provisions governing actions to determine the validity of bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness. The bill would instead require the department to issue its first request for proposal no later than 180 days, and to make its first allocation of “over-the-counter” funds as soon as reasonably practical, but 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 service contracts between the department and the authority and any bonds issued by the authority.

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(5) Existing law authorizes the Department of Finance to authorize a loan from the General Fund to the No Place Like Home Fund for cashflow purposes in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000. Existing law requires that a loan comply with certain requirements, including that the purpose of the loan is to allow the department to begin implementation activities related to the No Place Like Home Program, including drafting program guidelines and regulations.

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This bill would instead authorize the Department of Finance to authorize one or more loans from the General Fund to the No Place Like Home Fund in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000. The bill would additionally authorize loans for the purpose of allowing the Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Health Facilities Financing Authority, and the Treasurer to implement the above-described provisions pertaining to service contracts and loan agreements between the department and the authority and revenue bonds issued by the authority.

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(6) Existing law makes various findings and declarations regarding the No Place Like Home Program.

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This bill would make additional findings and declarations pertaining to the financing and implementation of the No Place Like Home Program. The bill would also make various technical and conforming changes to the No Place Like Home Program.

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(7) This bill would declare that its provisions further the intent of the MHSA.

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(8) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Bill.

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This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes relating to the Budget Act of 2016.

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Vote: begin deletemajority end deletebegin insert23end insert. Appropriation: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 15463 is added to the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert,
2to read:end insert

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3

begin insert15463.end insert  

(a) For purposes of this section, the following
4definitions shall apply:

5
(1) “No Place Like Home Program” has the same meaning as
6“program” as defined in Section 5849.2 of the Welfare and
7Institutions Code.

8
(2) “No Place Like Home Fund” means the No Place Like Home
9Fund established pursuant to Section 5849.4 of the Welfare and
10Institutions Code.

11
(3) “Permanent supportive housing” has the same meaning as
12“supportive housing” as defined in Section 50675.14 of the Health
13and Safety Code, except that “permanent supportive housing”
14shall include associated facilities if used to provide services to
15housing residents.

16
(b) The authority may issue taxable or tax-exempt revenue bonds
17in an amount not to exceed two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000),
18exclusive of refunding bonds but including any net premium derived
19from the sale of the bonds, pursuant to Sections 15441 to 15450,
20inclusive, for the purpose of financing permanent supportive
21housing pursuant to the No Place Like Home Program or to refund
22bonds previously issued pursuant to this section. The authority
23may also utilize bond proceeds to fund necessary reserves,
24capitalized interest, credit enhancement or liquidity costs, or costs
25of issuance.

26
(c) The authority may make secured or unsecured loans to the
27Department of Housing and Community Development in connection
28with financing permanent supportive housing pursuant to the No
29Place Like Home Program or to refund bonds previously issued
P6    1pursuant to this section, in accordance with an agreement between
2the authority and the Department of Housing and Community
3Development.

4
(d) The authority may enter into any agreement for credit
5enhancement or liquidity, execute any instruments, and do any
6other acts it deems necessary, convenient, or desirable in
7connection with revenue bonds issued pursuant to this section or
8carry out any power expressly granted pursuant to this section.

9
(e) (1) This section provides a complete, additional, and
10alternative method for performing the acts authorized by this
11section and shall be construed as supplemental and additional to
12powers conferred by other laws; provided, however, that the
13issuance of the bonds and refunding bonds and the execution of
14any agreements under this section are not subject to, and need not
15comply with, the requirements of any other law applicable to the
16issuance of those bonds or refunding bonds and the execution of
17those agreements, including, but not limited to, the California
18Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section
1921000) of the Public Resources Code).

20
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1), the financing of
21permanent supportive housing pursuant to the No Place Like Home
22Program pursuant to this section shall not exempt the permanent
23supportive housing from the requirements of any other law
24otherwise applicable to the project.

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25begin insert

begin insertSEC. 2.end insert  

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begin insertSection 5849.1 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
26
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

27

5849.1.  

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that this part is
28consistent with and furthers the purposes of the Mental Health
29Services Act, enacted by Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004,
30statewide general election, within the meaning of Section 18 of
31that measure.

32(b) The Legislature further finds and declares all of the
33following:

34(1) Housing is a key factor for stabilization and recovery to
35occur and results in improved outcomes for individuals living with
36a mental illness.

37(2) Untreated mental illness can increase the risk of
38homelessness, especially for single adults.

P7    1(3) California has the nation’s largest homeless population that
2is disproportionally comprised of women with children, veterans,
3and the chronically homeless.

4(4) California has the largest number of homeless veterans in
5the United States at 24 percent of the total population in our nation.
6Fifty percent of California’s veterans live with serious mental
7illness and 70 percent have a substance use disorder.

8(5) Fifty percent of mothers experiencing homelessness have
9experienced a major depressive episode since becoming homeless
10and 36 percent of these mothers live with post-traumatic stress
11disorder and 41 percent have a substance use disorder.

12(6) Ninety-three percent of supportive housing tenants who live
13with mental illness and substance use disorders voluntarily
14participated in the services offered.

15(7) Adults who receive 2 years of “whatever-it-takes,” or Full
16Service Partnership services, experience a 68 percent reduction in
17homelessness.

18(8) For every dollar of bond funds invested in permanent
19supportive housing, the state and local governments can leverage
20a significant amount of additional dollars through tax credits,
21Medicaid health services funding, and other housing development
22funds.

23(9) Tenants of permanent supportive housing reduced their visits
24to the emergency department by 56 percent, and their hospital
25admissions by 45 percent.

26(10) The cost in public services for a chronically homeless
27Californian ranges from $60,000 to $100,000 annually. When
28housed, these costs are cut in half and some reports show reductions
29in cost of more than 70 percent, including potentially less
30involvement with the health and criminal justice systems.

31(11) Californians have identified homelessness as their top tier
32priority; this measure seeks to address the needs of the most
33vulnerable people within this population.

34(12) Having counties provide mental health programming and
35services is a benefit to the state.

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36
(13) The Department of Housing and Community Development
37is the state entity with sufficient expertise to implement and oversee
38a grant or loan program for permanent supportive housing of the
39target population.

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(14) The California Health Facilities Financing Authority is
2authorized by law to issue bonds and to consult with the Mental
3Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission and
4the Department of Health Care Services concerning the
5implementation of a grant program for California counties to
6support the development of programs that increase access to, and
7capacity for, crisis mental health services. It is therefore
8appropriate for the Department of Housing and Community
9Development to provide grants or loans to California counties for
10permanent supportive housing for the target population.

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11
(15) Use of bond funding will accelerate the availability of
12funding for the grant or loan program to provide permanent
13supportive housing for the target population as compared to relying
14on annual allocations from the Mental Health Services Fund and
15better allow countries to provide permanent supportive housing
16for homeless individuals living with mental illness.

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17
(16) The findings and declarations set forth in subdivision (c)
18of Section 5849.35 are hereby incorporated herein.

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19begin insert

begin insertSEC. 3.end insert  

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begin insertSection 5849.2 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
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begin insert is amended to read:end insert

21

5849.2.  

As used in this part, the following definitions shall
22apply:

23(a) “At risk of chronic homelessness” includes, but is not limited
24to, persons who are at high risk of long-term or intermittent
25homelessness, including persons with mental illness exiting
26institutionalized settings, including, but not limited to, jail and
27mental health facilities, who were homeless prior to admission,
28transition age youth experiencing homelessness or with significant
29barriers to housing stability, and others, as defined in program
30guidelines.

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31
(b) “Authority” means the California Health Facilities
32Financing Authority established pursuant to Part 7.2 (commencing
33 with Section 15430) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
34Code.

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35(b)

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36begin insert(c)end insert “Chronically homeless” has the same meaning as defined
37in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
38as that section read on May 1, 2016.

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39
(d) “Commission” means the Mental Health Services Oversight
40and Accountability Commission established by Section 5845.

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P9    1(c)

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2begin insert(e)end insert “Committee” means the No Place Like Home Program
3Advisory Committee established pursuant to Section 5849.3.

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4(d)

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5begin insert(f)end insert “County” includes, but is not limited to, a city andbegin delete county.end delete
6
begin insert county and a city receiving funds pursuant to Section 5701.5.end insert

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7(e)

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8begin insert(g)end insert “Department” means the Department of Housing and
9Community Development.

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10(f)

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11begin insert(h)end insert “Development sponsor” has the same meaning as “sponsor”
12as defined in Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code.

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13(g)

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14begin insert(i)end insert “Fund” means the No Place Like Home Fund established
15pursuant to Section 5849.4.

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16(h)

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17begin insert(j)end insert “Homeless” has the same meaning as defined in Section
18578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section
19read on May 1, 2016.

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20(i)

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21begin insert(k)end insert “Permanent supportive housing” has the same meaning as
22“supportive housing,” as defined in Section 50675.14 of the Health
23and Safety Code, except that “permanent supportive housing” shall
24include associated facilities if used to provide services to housing
25residents.

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26(j)

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27begin insert(l)end insert “Program” means the process for awarding funds and
28distributing moneys to applicants established in Sections 5849.7,
295849.8, andbegin delete 5849.9.end deletebegin insert 5849.9 and the ongoing monitoring and
30enforcement of the applicants’ activities pursuant to Section
315849.8, 5849.9, and 5849.11.end insert

32(1) “Competitive program” means that portion of the program
33established by Section 5849.8.

34(2) “Distribution program” means that portion of the program
35described in Section 5849.9.

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36(k)

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37begin insert(m)end insert “Target population” means individuals or households as
38provided in Section 5600.3 who are homeless, chronically
39homeless, or at risk of chronic homelessness.

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begin insertSEC. 4.end insert  

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begin insertSection 5849.3 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
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begin insert is amended to read:end insert

3

5849.3.  

(a) There is hereby established the No Place Like
4Home Program Advisory Committee. Membership on the
5committee shall be as follows:

6(1) The Director of Housing and Community Development, or
7his or her designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the
8committee.

9(2) The Director of Health Care Services, or his or her designee,
10and an additional representative.

11(3) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or his or her designee.

12(4) The Director of Social Services, or his or her designee.

13(5) The Treasurer, or his or her designee.

14(6) The chair of the Mental Health Services Oversight and
15Accountability Commission, or his or her designee.

16(7) A chief administrative officer of a small county or a member
17of a county board of supervisors of a small county, as provided by
18subdivision (d) of Sectionbegin delete 5489.6,end deletebegin insert 5849.6,end insert to be appointed by the
19Governor.

20(8) A chief administrative officer of a large county or a member
21of a county board of supervisors of a large county, as provided by
22subdivision (b) of Sectionbegin delete 5489.6,end deletebegin insert 5849.6,end insert to be appointed by the
23Governor.

24(9) A director of a county behavioral health department, to be
25appointed by the Governor.

26(10) An administrative officer of a city, to be appointed by the
27Governor.

28(11) A representative of an affordable housing organization, to
29be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

30(12) A resident of supportive housing, to be appointed by the
31Governor.

32(13) A representative of a community mental health
33organization, to be appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.

34(14) A representative of a local or regional continuum of care
35organization that coordinates homelessness funding, to be
36appointed by the Governor.

37(b) The committee shall do all of the following:

38(1) Assist and advise the department in the implementation of
39the program.

P11   1(2) Review and make recommendations on the department’s
2guidelines.

3(3) Review the department’s progress in distributing moneys
4pursuant to this part.

5(4) Provide advice and guidance more broadly on statewide
6homelessness issues.

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begin insertSEC. 5.end insert  

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begin insertSection 5849.35 is added to the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions
8Code
end insert
begin insert, to read:end insert

begin insert
9

begin insert5849.35.end insert  

(a) The authority may do all of the following:

10
(1) Consult with the commission and the Department of Health
11Care Services concerning the implementation of the No Place Like
12Home Program, including the review of annual reports provided
13to the authority by the department pursuant to Section 5849.11.

14
(2) Enter into one or more contracts with the department for
15the department to provide, and the authority to pay the department
16for providing, services described in Sections 5849,7, 5849.8, and
175849.9, related to permanent supportive housing for the target
18population. Prior to entering into any contract pursuant to this
19paragraph, the executive director of the authority shall transmit
20a copy of the contract approved by the authority to the commission.
21The contract shall be deemed approved by the commission unless
22it acts within 10 days to disapprove the contract.

23
(3) On or before June 15 and December 15 of each year, the
24authority shall notify the Controller of the amounts the authority
25is required to pay as provided in Section 5890 for the following
26six month period to the department pursuant to any service contract
27entered into pursuant to paragraph (2).

28
(b) The department may do all of the following:

29
(1) Enter into one or more contracts with the authority to
30provide services described in Section 5849.7, 5849.8, and 5849.9,
31related to permanent supportive housing for the target population.
32Payments received by the department under any service contract
33authorizes by this paragraph shall be used, prior to any other
34allocation or distribution, to repay loans from the authority
35pursuant to Section 15463 of the Government Code.

36
(2) Enter into one or more loan agreements with the authority
37as security for the repayment of the revenue bonds issued by the
38authority pursuant to Section 15463 of the Government Code. The
39department shall deposit the proceeds of these loans, excluding
40any loans relating to refunding bonds, into the fund. The
P12   1department’s obligation to repay these loans shall be limited to
2amounts received pursuant to its service contracts with the
3authority.

4
(3) The department may assign its right to receive payments
5under the service contracts entered into pursuant to paragraph
6(1) directly to the authority or its bond trustee, which may be the
7Treasurer.

8
(c) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the
9following:

10
(1) The consideration to be paid by the authority to the
11department for the services provided pursuant to the contracts
12authorized by paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) and paragraph (1)
13of subdivision (b) is fair and reasonable and in the public interest.

14
(2) The service contracts and payments made by the authority
15to the department pursuant to a service contract authorized by
16paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) and paragraph (1) of subdivision
17(b) and the loan agreements and loan repayments made by the
18department to the authority pursuant to a loan agreement
19authorized by paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) shall not constitute
20a debt or liability, or a pledge of the faith and credit, of the state
21or any political subdivision.

22
(d) The state hereby covenants with the holders from time to
23time of any bonds issued by the authority pursuant to Section 15463
24of the Government Code that it will not alter, amend, or restrict
25the provisions of this section, subdivision (f) of Section 5890, or
26subdivision (b) of Section 5891 in any manner adverse to the
27interests of those bondholders so long as any of those bonds remain
28outstanding. The authority may include this covenant in the
29resolution, indenture, or other documents governing the bonds.

30
(e) Agreements under this section are not subject to, and need
31not comply with, the requirements of any other law applicable to
32the execution of those agreements, including, but not limited to,
33the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13
34(commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).

35
(f) Part 2 (commencing with Section 10290) of Division 2 of the
36Public Contract Code shall not apply to any contract entered into
37 between the authority and the department under this section.

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38begin insert

begin insertSEC. 6.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.4 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
39
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

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5849.4.  

(a) The No Place Like Home Fund is hereby created
2within the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of
3the Government Code, continuously appropriated to thebegin delete departmentend delete
4begin insert department, the authority, and the Treasurerend insert for the purposes of
5this part.begin delete The department may use upend deletebegin insert Upend insert to five percent of the
6amount deposited in the fundbegin insert may be usedend insert for administrative
7expenses in implementing this part.

8(b) There shall be paid into the fund the following:

9(1) Anybegin insert moneys from the receipt of loanend insert proceedsbegin insert by the
10department derivedend insert
from the issuance of bonds by thebegin delete Treasurerend delete
11begin insert authorityend insert for the purpose of implementing the program.

12(2) Any other federal or state grant, or from any private donation
13or grant, for the purposes of this part.

14(3) Any interest payment, loan repayments, or other return of
15funds.

16begin insert

begin insertSEC. 7.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.5 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
17
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

18

5849.5.  

begin delete(a)end deletebegin deleteend deleteThe department may adopt guidelines or
19regulations,begin insert including emergency regulations to expedite the award
20of moneys pursuant to this part,end insert
in consultation with the California
21State Association of Counties and other stakeholders, as necessary
22to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed
23on it by this part. Any guideline or regulation adopted pursuant to
24this section shall not be subject to the requirements of the
25Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with
26Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
27 Code). The department shall consult with key stakeholders,
28including, but not limited to, counties.

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29(b) The department may adopt emergency regulations in order
30to expedite the award of moneys pursuant to this part.

end delete
31begin insert

begin insertSEC. 8.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.7 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
32
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

33

5849.7.  

begin insert

(a) In order to finance permanent supportive housing
34for the target population, the department may enter into one or
35more contracts with the authority as authorized pursuant to Section
365849.35 to provide services for the benefit of the people of the
37state as described in this section and Sections 5849.8 and 5849.9.
38The department shall use its best efforts to provide or cause to be
39provided permanent supportive housing for the target population
P14   1in consideration for service contract payments to be received from
2the authority.

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3(a) The

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4begin insert(b)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertIn furtherance of its service obligations under any service
5contract with the authority, the end insert
department shall administer a
6competitive program, pursuant to Section 5849.8, and distribution
7program, pursuant to Section 5849.9, for awarding a totalbegin delete ofend delete
8begin insert amount not to exceedend insert two billion dollars ($2,000,000,000) among
9counties to finance capital costs including, but not limited to,
10acquisition, design, construction, rehabilitation, or preservation,
11and to capitalize operating reserves, of permanent supportive
12housing for the target population.begin insert For purposes of this section and
13Section 5849.8 and 5849.9, measurement of the dollar limit on
14amounts to be distributed by the department shall be based on the
15principal amount of bonds issued by the authority and loaned to
16the department, exclusive of any refunding bonds but including
17any net premium derived from the sale of the bonds, for deposit
18in the fund. There shall be no dollar limit on the distribution of
19moneys in the fund derived from the sources described in
20paragraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 5849.4.end insert

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21(b)

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22begin insert(c)end insert For the competitive program established by Section 5849.8,
23the following shall apply:

24(1) A county may apply as the sole applicant if it is the
25development sponsor or jointly with a separate entity as
26development sponsor.

27(2) Funded developments shall integrate the target population
28with the general public.

29(3) Funded developments shall utilize low barrier tenant
30selection practices that prioritize vulnerable populations and offer
31flexible, voluntary, and individualized supportive services.

32(4) The guidelines may provide for alternative housing models,
33such as shared housing models of fewer than five units. Integration
34requirements may be modified in shared housing.

35(5) Funds shall be offered as deferred payment loans to finance
36capital costs including acquisition, design, construction,
37rehabilitation, or preservation, and to capitalize operating reserves
38of, permanent supportive housing for the target population.

39(6) The department shall adopt guidelines establishing income
40and rent standards.

P15   1begin insert

begin insertSEC. 9.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.8 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
2
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

3

5849.8.  

(a) begin deleteOne end deletebegin insertIn furtherance of the department’s obligations
4to the authority under any service contract entered into pursuant
5to Section 5849.35, the department may allocate an amount not
6to exceed one end insert
billion eight hundred million dollars
7($1,800,000,000)begin delete shall be allocatedend delete from the fund for the purposes
8of the competitivebegin delete program.end deletebegin insert program described in this subdivision
9and the alternative process described in subdivision (b).end insert
The
10department shall develop a competitive application process for the
11purpose of awarding moneys pursuant to this section. In
12considering applications, the department shall do all of the
13following:

14(1) Restrict eligibility to applicants that meet the following
15minimum criteria:

16(A) The county commits to provide mental health supportive
17services and to coordinate the provision of or referral to other
18services, including, but not limited to, substance use treatment
19services, to the tenants of the supportive housing development for
20at least 20 years. Services shall be provided onsite at the supportive
21housing development or in a location otherwise easily accessible
22to tenants. The county may use, but is not restricted to using, any
23of the following available funding sources as allowed by state and
24federal law:

25(i) The Local Mental Health Services Fund established pursuant
26to subdivision (f) of Section 5892.

27(ii) The Mental Health Account within the Local Health Welfare
28Trust Fund established pursuant to Section 17600.10.

29(iii) The Behavioral Health Subaccount within the County Local
30Revenue Fund 2011 established pursuant to paragraph (4) of
31subdivision (f) of Section 30025 of the Government Code.

32(iv) Funds received from other private or public entities.

33(v) Other county funds.

34(B) The county has developed a county plan to combat
35homelessness, which includes a description of homelessness
36countywide, any special challenges or barriers to serving the target
37population, county resources applied to address the issue, available
38community-based resources, an outline of partners and
39collaborations, and proposed solutions.

P16   1(C) Meet other threshold requirements including, but not limited
2to, developer capacity to develop, own, and operate a permanent
3supportive housing development for the target population,
4application proposes a financially feasible development with
5reasonable development costs.

6(2) The department shall evaluate applications using, at
7minimum, the following criteria:

8(A) The extent to which units assisted by the program are
9restricted to persons who are chronically homeless or at risk of
10chronic homelessness within the target population.

11(B) The extent to which funds are leveraged for capital costs.

12(C) The extent to which projects achieve deeper affordability
13through the use of non-state project-based rental assistance,
14operating subsidies, or other funding.

15(D) Project readiness.

16(E) The extent to which applicants offer a range of on and
17off-site supportive services to tenants, including mental health
18services, behavioral health services, primary health, employment,
19and other tenancy support services.

20(F) Past history of implementing programs that use
21evidence-based best practices that have led to the reduction of the
22number of chronic homeless or at risk of chronic homelessness
23individuals within the target population.

24(b) The department may establish an alternative process for
25 allocating funds directly to counties, as calculated in Section
265849.6, with at least five percent of the state’s homeless population
27and that demonstrate the capacity to directly administer loan funds
28for permanent supportive housing serving the target population
29and the ability to prioritize individuals with mental health
30supportive needs who are homeless or at risk of chronic
31homelessness, consistent with this part and as determined by the
32department. The department shall adopt guidelines establishing
33the parameters of an alternative process, if any, and requirements
34for local administration of funds, including, but not limited to,
35project selection process, eligible use of funds, loan terms, rent
36and occupancy restrictions, provision of services, and reporting
37and monitoring requirements. Counties participating in the
38alternative process shall not be eligible for the competitive process
39and shall be limited to funds in proportion to their share of the
40percentage of the statewide homeless population, as calculated by
P17   1the department in Section 5849.6. Funds not committed to
2supportive housing developments within two years following award
3of funds to counties shall be returned to the state for the purposes
4of the competitive program. The department shall consider the
5following when selecting participating counties:

6(1) Demonstrated ability to finance permanent supportive
7housing with local and federal funds, and monitor requirements
8for the life of the loan.

9(2) Past history of delivering supportive services to the target
10population in housing.

11(3) Past history of committing project-based vouchers to
12supportive housing.

13(4) Ability to prioritize the most vulnerable within the target
14population through coordinated entry system.

15(c) The department shall set aside 8 percent of funds offered in
16Rounds 1 through 4, inclusive,begin insert for the competitive programend insert for
17small counties as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 5849.6.

18(d) The department shall award fundsbegin insert for the competitive
19programend insert
in at least four rounds as follows:

20(1) The department shall issue its first request for proposal for
21the competitive program no later than 180 days afterbegin delete any deadline
22for appeals as set forth in Section 870 of the Code of Civil
23Procedure.end delete
begin insert the effective date of a final judgment, with no further
24opportunity for appeals, in any court proceeding affirming the
25validity of the contracts authorized by the authority and the
26department pursuant to Section 5849.35 and any bonds authorized
27to be issued by the authority pursuant to Section 15463 of the
28Government Code and any contracts related to those bonds.end insert

29(2) The second round shall be completed no later than one year
30after the completion of the first round.

31(3) The third round shall be completed no later than one year
32after the completion of the second round.

33(4) The fourth round shall be completed no later than one year
34after the completion of the third round.

35(5) Subsequent rounds shall occur annually thereafter in order
36to fully exhaust remaining funds and the department may
37discontinue the use of the competitive groupings in Section 5849.6,
38the alternative process in subdivision (b) for any funds not awarded
39by the county, and the rural set aside funds as set forth in
40subdivision (c).

P18   1(e) (1) Any loans made by the department pursuant to this
2section shall be in the form of secured deferred payment loans to
3pay for the eligible costs of development. Principal and
4accumulated interest is due and payable upon completion of the
5term of the loan, which shall be established through program
6guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 5849.5. The loan shall bear
7simple interest at a rate of three percent per annum on the unpaid
8principal balance. The department shall require annual loan
9payments in the minimum amount necessary to cover the costs of
10project monitoring. For the first 15 years of the loan term, the
11amount of the required loan payments shall not exceed forty-two
12hundredths of 1 percent per annum.

13(2) The department may establish maximum loan-to-value
14requirements for some or all of the types of projects that are eligible
15for funding under this part, which shall be established through
16program guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 5849.5.

17(3) The department shall establish per-unit and per-project loan
18limits for all project types.

19(f) (1) The department may designate an amount not to exceed
20four percent of funds allocated for the competitive program, not
21including funding allocated pursuant to subdivision (b), in order
22 to cure or avert a default on the terms of any loan or other
23obligation by the recipient of financial assistance, or bidding at
24any foreclosure sale where the default or foreclosure sale would
25jeopardize the department’s security in the rental housing
26development assisted pursuant to this part. The funds so designated
27shall be known as the “default reserve.”

28(2) The department may use default reserve funds made
29available pursuant to this section to repair or maintain any rental
30housing development assistance pursuant to this part to protect the
31department’s security interest.

32(3) The payment or advance of funds by the department pursuant
33to this subdivision shall be exclusively within the department’s
34discretion, and no person shall be deemed to have any entitlement
35to the payment or advance of those funds. The amount of any funds
36expended by the department for the purposes of curing or averting
37a default shall be added to the loan amount secured by the rental
38housing development and shall be payable to the department upon
39demand.

P19   1(g) (1) Prior to disbursement of any funds for loans made
2pursuant this section, the department shall enter into a regulatory
3agreement with the development sponsor that provides for all of
4the following:

5(A) Sets standards for tenant selection to ensure occupancy of
6assisted units by eligible households of very low and low income
7for the term of the agreement.

8(B) Governs the terms of occupancy agreements.

9(C) Contains provisions to maintain affordable rent levels to
10serve eligible households.

11(D) Provides for periodic inspections and review of year-end
12fiscal audits and related reports by the department.

13(E) Permits a developer to distribute earnings in an amount
14established by the department and based on the number of units
15in the rental housing development.

16(F) Has a term for not less than the original term of the loan.

17(G) Contains any other provisions necessary to carry out the
18purposes of this part.

19(2) The agreement shall be binding upon the developer and
20successors in interest upon sale or transfer of the rental housing
21development regardless of any prepayment of the loan.

22(3) The agreement shall be recorded in the office of the county
23recorder in the county in which the real property subject to the
24agreement is located.

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25
(h) (1) The department shall monitor compliance by counties
26of the grant and loan agreements and regulatory agreements
27pursuant to which funds are distributed pursuant to this section,
28and to which the department may be a third party beneficiary, and
29enforce those agreements to the extent necessary and desirable in
30order to provide, to the greatest degree possible, the successful
31provision of permanent supportive housing.

end insert
begin insert

32
(2) The department shall annually report to the authority the
33status of its efforts pursuant to this section and Section 5849.9, as
34set forth in Section 5849.11.

end insert
begin insert

35
(i) The department may provide technical assistance to counties
36or developers of supportive housing to facilitate the construction
37of permanent supportive housing for target populations.

end insert
38begin insert

begin insertSEC. 10.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.9 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
39
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

P20   1

5849.9.  

(a) Inbegin insert furtherance of the department’s obligations to
2the authority under any service contract entered into under Section
35849.35, inend insert
addition to the competitive program established by
4Section 5849.8, the departmentbegin delete shallend deletebegin insert mayend insert distributebegin insert an amount not
5to exceedend insert
two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) from the
6fund on an “over-the-counter” basis to finance the construction,
7rehabilitation, or preservation, and to capitalize operating reserves,
8of permanent supportive housing for individuals in the target
9population with a priority for those with mental health supportive
10needs who are homeless or at risk of chronic homelessness. Funds
11to be awarded pursuant to this section shall be available to all
12counties within the state proportionate to the number of homeless
13persons residing within each county as calculated in Section 5849.6
14or in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000),
15whichever is greater.begin insert A county receiving these funds shall commit
16to provide mental health supportive services and coordinate the
17provision of, or referral to, other services, including, but not limited
18to, substance abuse treatment services, to the tenants of the
19supportive housing development for at least 20 years. Services
20shall be provided onsite at the supportive housing development or
21at a location otherwise easily accessible to the tenants.end insert

22(b) Funds not awarded within 18 months following the first
23allocation of moneys in accordance with subdivision (d) shall be
24used for the purposes of the competitive program.

25(c) The moneys described in subdivision (a) shall be
26administered either in accordance with the procedures for awarding
27funds to local agencies established by the existing Mental Health
28Services Act housing program administered by the Department of
29Health Care Services and the California Housing Finance Agency
30or alternative procedures developed by the department for
31distributing these moneys that enhance the efficiency and goals of
32the distribution program.

33(d) The department shall make the first allocation of moneys
34pursuant to this sectionbegin insert as soon as reasonably practical and in any
35eventend insert
no later than begin delete 60 days after any deadline for appeals as set
36forth in Section 870 of the Code of Civil Procedure.end delete
begin insert 150 days after
37the effective date of a final judgment, with no further opportunity
38for appeals, in any court proceeding affirming the validity of the
39contracts authorized by the authority and the department pursuant
40to Section 5849.35 and any bonds authorized to be issued by the
P21   1authority pursuant to Section 15463 of the Government Code and
2any contracts related to those bonds.end insert

3begin insert

begin insertSEC. 11.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.11 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
4
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

5

5849.11.  

(a) The counties shall annually report to the
6department on activities funded under this part, including
7information on the funded supportive housing development.
8Reported information shall include location of projects, number
9of units assisted, occupancy restrictions, number of individuals
10and households served, related income levels, and homeless,
11veteran, and mental health status

12(b) The department shall submit a report on the program to the
13Legislature by December 31 of each year, commencing with the
14year after the first full year in which the program is in effect. The
15report shall contain the following:

16(1) The processes established for distributing funds.

17(2) The distribution of funds among counties.

18(3) Any recommendations as to modifications to the program
19for the purpose of improving efficiency or furthering the goals of
20the program.

21(c) The report required to be submitted by subdivision (b) shall
22be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government
23Code.

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24
(d) The department shall submit a report to the authority by
25December 31 of each year, commencing with the year after the
26first full year in which the program is in effect, that contains the
27information described in subdivision (a) and paragraphs (1) and
28(2) of subdivision (b) for all counties participating in the program
29and the services that have been provided pursuant to any service
30contracts entered into pursuant to Section 5849.35.

end insert
31begin insert

begin insertSEC. 12.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.13 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
32
begin insert is repealed.end insert

begin delete
33

5849.13.  

An action to determine the legality of any action by
34the department pursuant to this part may be brought pursuant to
35Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of
36the Code of Civil Procedure.

end delete
37begin insert

begin insertSEC. 13.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.13 is added to the end insertbegin insertWelfare and
38Institutions Code
end insert
begin insert, to read:end insert

begin insert
39

begin insert5849.13.end insert  

An action to determine the validity of any contract
40or loan authorized pursuant to Section 5849.35 or of any bond
P22   1authorized to be issued pursuant to Section 15463 of the
2Government Code, and any contracts related to those bonds, may
3be brought in accordance with Section 17700 of the Government
4Code.

end insert
5begin insert

begin insertSEC. 14.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5849.14 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insert
6
begin insert is amended to read:end insert

7

5849.14.  

The Department of Finance may authorizebegin delete a loanend deletebegin insert one
8or more loansend insert
from the General Fund to the No Place Like Home
9Fund for cashflow purposes in anbegin insert aggregateend insert amount not to exceed
10begin delete oneend deletebegin insert twoend insert million dollarsbegin delete ($1,000,000)end deletebegin insert ($2,000,000)end insert subject to the
11following conditions:

12(a) Thebegin delete loan is toend deletebegin insert loans are for either of the following purposes:end insert

13begin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insertbegin insertToend insert allow the department to begin program implementation
14activities, including, but not limited to, drafting program guidelines
15and regulations.

begin insert

16
(2) To allow the department, the authority, and the Treasurer
17to implement Section 5849.35 of this Code and Section 15463 of
18the Government Code, including, but not limited to, payment for
19financial advisory and legal services to prepare for, and in
20connection with, any validation action pursuant to Section 5849.13
21or any other court action regarding this part or Section 15463 of
22the Government Code.

end insert

23(b) Thebegin delete loan isend deletebegin insert loans areend insert short term, and shall be repaid within
2430 days after the deposit of bond proceeds into the fund pursuant
25to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 5849.4.

26(c) Interest charges may be waived pursuant to subdivision (e)
27of Section 16314 of the Government Code.

28begin insert

begin insertSEC. 15.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5890 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is
29amended to read:end insert

30

5890.  

(a) The Mental Health Services Fund is hereby created
31in the State Treasury. The fund shall be administered by the state.
32Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all
33moneys in the fund are, except as provided in subdivision (d) of
34Section 5892, continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal
35years, for the purpose of funding the following programs and other
36related activities as designated by other provisions of this division:

37(1) Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800), the Adult and Older
38Adult System of Care Act.

39(2) Part 3.2 (commencing with Section 5830), Innovative
40Programs.

P23   1(3) Part 3.6 (commencing with Section 5840), Prevention and
2Early Intervention Programs.

begin insert

3
(4) Part 3.9 (commencing with Section 5849.1), No Place Like
4Home Program.

end insert
begin delete

5(4)

end delete

6begin insert(5)end insert Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850), the Children’s
7Mental Health Services Act.

8(b) Nothing in the establishment of this fund, nor any other
9provisions of the act establishing it or the programs funded shall
10be construed to modify the obligation of health care service plans
11and disability insurance policies to provide coverage for mental
12health services, including those services required under Section
131374.72 of the Health and Safety Code and Section 10144.5 of the
14Insurance Code, related to mental health parity. Nothing in this
15act shall be construed to modify the oversight duties of the
16Department of Managed Health Care or the duties of the
17Department of Insurance with respect to enforcing these obligations
18of plans and insurance policies.

19(c) Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or reduce
20the existing authority or responsibility of the State Department of
21Health Care Services.

22(d) The State Department of Health Care Services shall seek
23approval of all applicable federal Medicaid approvals to maximize
24the availability of federal funds and eligibility of participating
25children, adults, and seniors for medically necessary care.

26(e) Share of costs for services pursuant to Part 3 (commencing
27with Section 5800), and Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850)
28of this division, shall be determined in accordance with the
29Uniform Method for Determining Ability to Pay applicable to
30other publicly funded mental health services, unless this Uniform
31Method is replaced by another method of determining co-payments,
32in which case the new method applicable to other mental health
33services shall be applicable to services pursuant to Part 3
34(commencing with Section 5800), and Part 4 (commencing with
35Section 5850) of this division.

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36
(f) The Supportive Housing Program Subaccount is hereby
37created in the Mental Health Services Fund. Notwithstanding
38Section 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys in the
39 subaccount are continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal
40years, to the California Health Facilities Financing Authority to
P24   1provide funds to meet its financial obligations pursuant to any
2service contracts entered into pursuant to Section 5849.35.
3Notwithstanding any other law, including any other provision of
4this section, starting on the first day of each month, the Controller
5shall, prior to any transfer, deposit, or expenditure from the fund
6for only other purpose, transfer from the Mental Health Services
7Fund to the Supportive Housing Program Subaccount an amount
8which has been certified by the California Health Facilities
9Financing Authority pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a)
10of Section 5849.35, but not to exceed an aggregate amount of one
11hundred forty million ($140,000,000) per year. If in any month
12the amounts in the subaccount are insufficient to fully pay the
13amount certified by the California Health Facilities Financing
14Authority, the shortfall shall be carried over to the next month.
15Moneys in the Supportive Housing Subaccount shall not be loaned
16the General Fund pursuant to Sections 16310 or 16381 of the
17Government Code.

end insert
18begin insert

begin insertSEC. 16.end insert  

end insert

begin insertSection 5891 of the end insertbegin insertWelfare and Institutions Codeend insertbegin insert is
19amended to read:end insert

20

5891.  

(a) The funding established pursuant to this act shall be
21utilized to expand mental health services. Except as provided in
22subdivision (j) of Section 5892 due to the state’s fiscal crisis, these
23funds shall not be used to supplant existing state or county funds
24utilized to provide mental health services. The state shall continue
25to provide financial support for mental health programs with not
26less than the same entitlements, amounts of allocations from the
27General Fund or from the Local Revenue Fund 2011 in the State
28Treasury, and formula distributions of dedicated funds as provided
29in the last fiscal year which ended prior to the effective date of
30this act. The state shall not make any change to the structure of
31financing mental health services, which increases a county’s share
32of costs or financial risk for mental health services unless the state
33includes adequate funding to fully compensate for such increased
34costs or financial risk. These funds shall only be used to pay for
35the programs authorized inbegin delete Sectionend deletebegin insert Sections 5890 andend insert 5892. These
36funds may not be used to pay for any other program. These funds
37may not be loaned to the state General Fund or any other fund of
38the state, or a county general fund or any other county fund for
39any purpose other than those authorized bybegin delete Section 5892.end deletebegin insert Section
405890 and 5892.end insert

P25   1(b) begin insert(1)end insertbegin insertend insert Notwithstanding subdivision (a),begin insert and except as provided
2in paragraph (2),end insert
the Controller may use the funds created pursuant
3to this part for loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections
416310 and 16381 of the Government Code. Any such loan shall
5be repaid from the General Fund with interest computed at 110
6percent of the Pooled Money Investment Account rate, with interest
7commencing to accrue on the date the loan is made from the fund.
8This subdivision does not authorize any transfer that would
9interfere with the carrying out of the object for which these funds
10were created.

begin insert

11
(2) This subdivision does not apply to the Supportive Housing
12Program Subaccount created by subdivision (f) of Section 5890
13or any moneys paid by the California Health Facilities Financing
14Authority to the Department of Housing and Community
15Development as a service fee pursuant to a service contract
16authorized by Section 5849.35.

end insert

17(c) Commencing July 1, 2012, on or before the 15th day of each
18month, pursuant to a methodology provided by the State
19Department of Health Care Services, the Controller shall distribute
20to each Local Mental Health Service Fund established by counties
21pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 5892, all unexpended and
22unreserved funds on deposit as of the last day of the prior month
23in the Mental Health Services Fund, established pursuant to Section
245890, for the provision of programs and other related activities set
25forth in Part 3 (commencing with Section 5800), Part 3.2
26(commencing with Section 5830), Part 3.6 (commencing with
27Section 5840), and Part 4 (commencing with Section 5850).

28(d) Counties shall base their expenditures on the county mental
29health program’s three-year program and expenditure plan or
30annual update, as required by Section 5847. Nothing in this
31subdivision shall affect subdivision (a) or (b).

32begin insert

begin insertSEC. 17.end insert  

end insert
begin insert

The Legislature finds and declares that this act
33furthers the intent of the Mental Health Services Act, enacted by
34Proposition 63 at the November 2, 2004, statewide general
35election.

end insert
36begin insert

begin insertSEC. 18.end insert  

end insert
begin insert

This act is a bill providing for appropriations related
37to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
3812 of Article IV of the California Constitution, has been identified
39as related to the budget in the Budget Bill, and shall take effect
40immediately.

end insert
begin delete
P26   1

SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory
2changes relating to the 2016 Budget Act.

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