Report 2017-112 Recommendation Responses
Report 2017-112: Homelessness in California: State Government and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Need to Strengthen Their Efforts to Address Homelessness (Release Date: April 2018)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
To better serve the needs of homeless Californians, and to provide statewide leadership to agencies at all levels for better coordination of efforts to address homelessness, the Legislature should enact legislation and include funding within the Budget Act of 2018 that will allow the state homeless council to hire permanent staff, including the appointment of an executive director.
Description of Legislative Action
Senate Bill (SB) 850 (Chapter 48, Statutes of 2018) requires the
Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency (agency) to staff the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council (council) rather than the Department of Housing and Community Development, and it provides for an executive director of the council under the direction of the agency.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2018