Report 2020-112 Recommendation Responses
Report 2020-112: Homelessness in California: The State's Uncoordinated Approach to Addressing Homelessness Has Hampered the Effectiveness of Its Efforts (Release Date: February 2021)
Recommendation for Legislative Action
The Legislature should require the homeless council to prioritize its statutory goals with an emphasis on giving higher priority to coordination of statewide efforts to combat homelessness. To this end, the Legislature should require the homeless council to finalize its action plan and ensure that the plan documents the State's approach to addressing homelessness in California and that the action plan is updated regularly.
Description of Legislative Action
AB 827 (R. Rivas, 2021), in part, would have required the homeless council, on or before June 1, 2022, to develop and publish an action plan to implement statutory requirements for creating partnerships with specified entities, and identifying resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California. The bill also would have required the homeless council, on an annual basis, to review that action plan and hold a stakeholder meeting to determine whether the action plan's goals are being met. This bill died in the Assembly.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: February 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Legislation Proposed But Not Enacted
Description of Legislative Action
AB 827 (R. Rivas) would require the homeless council, on or before June 1, 2022, to develop and publish an action plan to implement statutory requirements for creating partnerships with specified entities, and identifying resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California. The bill would require the homeless council, on an annual basis, to review that action plan and hold a stakeholder meeting to determine whether the action plan's goals are being met.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: August 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Legislation Introduced
Description of Legislative Action
AB 827 (Rivas) would require the homeless council to develop and publish an action plan to implement goals established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on or before June 1, 2022. The bill would require the homeless council, on an annual basis, to review that action plan and hold a stakeholder meeting to determine whether the action plan's goals are being met.
- Legislative Action Current As-of: April 2021