California Welfare and Institutions Code

§ 5849.8

WIC § 5849.8 Effective Sep 25, 2020Div. 5 · Part 3.9

Statute text

(a)Under any service contract entered into pursuant to Section 5849.35, the department may allocate an amount not to exceed one billion eight hundred million dollars ($1,800,000,000) from the fund for the purposes of the competitive program described in this subdivision and the alternative process described in subdivision (b). The department shall develop a competitive application process for the purpose of awarding moneys pursuant to this section. In considering applications, the department shall do all of the following:

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

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

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 165, Sec. 13. (SB 1030) Effective September 25, 2020.