AB 1979 — Foster youth: housing.

Summary

Existing law requires county agencies that place children in foster care to conduct an evaluation of the county's placement resources and programs in relation to the needs of children placed in out-of-home care, and requires county placement agencies to specifically examine placements that are out of county and determine the reason the placement was necessary. This bill would additionally require a county placement agency to conduct an evaluation of the county's placement resources and programs in relation to the needs of nonminor dependents and to examine its ability to meet the emergency housing needs of nonminor dependents, as specified. Existing law establishes the supervised independent living placement as an independent supervised setting that is specified in a nonminor dependent's transitional independent living case plan and in which the nonminor dependent is living independently. Existing law defines a supervised independent living setting to include a supervised independent living placement and a residential housing unit certified by a transitional housing placement provider, as specified. Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of community care and residential facilities by the State Department of Social Services. A violation of the act is a misdemeanor. Existing law exempts certain facilities from the act. This bill would expand the definition of a supervised independent living setting to include a transitional living setting approved by a county to support youth who are entering or reentering foster care or transitioning between placements, excluding a youth homelessness prevention center or adult homeless shelter. The bill would exempt that transitional living setting from the act. The bill would also authorize a county, under certain conditions, to elect to certify that a supervised independent living placement meets health and safety standards once every 12 months. Existing law requires, in order to be licensed as a transitional housing placement provider, an applicant to obtain certification from the county specifying the population that will be served by the facility. Existing law requires the certification to confirm that the program includes specified components. This bill would authorize a county, in certain circumstances, to continue to approve payment to a transitional housing placement provider for a period of up to 14 days in a calendar month in which a nonminor dependent is absent from the placement and would generally prohibit a transitional housing placement provider from providing a removal notice or filling a nonminor dependent's place in the program if the county continues to pay the board and care costs for up to 14 days during the nonminor dependent's absence. The bill would also require the State Department of Social Services to issue guidance encouraging counties to continue to approve payment during temporary absences from the program as a best practice, consistent with federal law, to prevent nonminor dependent housing instability. By imposing new duties on counties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/25/20 - Chaptered Current pdf September 25, 2020
• Enrolled 09/01/20 - Enrolled pdf September 01, 2020
• Amended 08/20/20 - Amended Senate pdf August 20, 2020
• Amended 07/28/20 - Amended Senate pdf July 28, 2020
• Amended 07/07/20 - Amended Senate pdf July 07, 2020
• Amended 06/04/20 - Amended Assembly pdf June 04, 2020
• Introduced 01/23/20 - Introduced pdf January 23, 2020
• AB1979 View text html

Action History

1. September 25, 2020

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 141, Statutes of 2020.

2. September 25, 2020

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 10, 2020

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2:30 p.m.

4. August 30, 2020

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 5313.).

5. August 28, 2020

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. August 28, 2020

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4384.).

7. August 26, 2020

   Ordered to special consent calendar.

8. August 24, 2020

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

9. August 20, 2020

   Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

10. August 20, 2020

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 20).

11. August 17, 2020

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

12. August 10, 2020

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 28, 2020

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

14. July 07, 2020

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

15. June 23, 2020

    Referred to Com. on HUMAN S.

16. June 09, 2020

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

17. June 08, 2020

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 4706.)

18. June 08, 2020

    Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 17. Page 4700.)

19. June 08, 2020

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

20. June 04, 2020

    Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

21. June 03, 2020

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 18. Noes 0.) (June 3).

22. June 02, 2020

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

23. March 10, 2020

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (March 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

24. February 06, 2020

    Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

25. January 24, 2020

    From printer. May be heard in committee February 23.

26. January 23, 2020

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Friedman · Primary
• Jesse Gabriel · Cosponsor

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