(a) Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act, the Department of Housing and Community Development shall allocate funding to county child welfare agencies to help young adults who are 18 to 24 years of age, inclusive, secure and maintain housing, with priority given to young adults formerly in the state's foster care or probation systems.(b) The department shall consult with the State Department of Social Services, the Department of Finance, and the County Welfare Directors Association of California to develop an allocation schedule for purposes of distributing funds allocated to counties pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) If a child welfare agency accepts any distribution of money, it shall report the following data to the Department of Housing and Community Development on an annual basis:(1) The number of homeless youth served.(2) The number of former foster youth served. For purposes of this paragraph, "former foster youth" means a child or nonminor dependent, as defined by Section 475 of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 675(8)) and subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who had been removed by the juvenile court from the custody of their parent, legal guardian, or Indian custodian pursuant to Section 361 or 726 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, ordered into a placement described in paragraphs (2) to (9), inclusive, of subdivision (e) of Section 361.2 of, or paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 727 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, and for whom juvenile court jurisdiction was terminated while the youth remained in placement.(3) The number of homeless youth who exited homelessness into temporary housing.(4) The number of homeless youth who exited homelessness into permanent housing.(d) For a child welfare agency that accepts any distribution of money for the Transitional Housing Program pursuant to this chapter and the Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program pursuant to Chapter 11.8 (commencing with Section 50811), the department shall accept one county board resolution and one allocation acceptance form, and execute one standard agreement, for both programs.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 50807
Amended by Stats 2022 ch 50 (SB 187),s 5, eff. 6/30/2022.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 86 (AB 153),s 12, eff. 7/16/2021.Added by Stats 2019 ch 27 (SB 80),s 15, eff. 6/27/2019.