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SB 918 · 2017-18

Expands state council's role on youth homelessness

Official subject Homeless Youth Act of 2018.

Became law Chapter 841, Statutes of 2018

Plain-language summary

The Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council must set specific, measurable goals for preventing and ending homelessness among young people. It must define outcome measures and collect data on those goals. It must work with certain stakeholders. If funding is available, it must give technical help and program support.

How these summaries are written

Official summary · Legislative Counsel's Digest

Describes the final version (Chaptered, Sept. 27, 2018).

Read the official summary (2 paragraphs)

Existing law establishes various programs, including, among others, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program, homeless youth emergency service pilot projects, and Housing First and the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council, to provide assistance to homeless persons. Existing law establishes the council to oversee the implementation of the Housing First guidelines and regulations, and, among other things, identify resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California.

This bill would require the council to assume additional responsibilities, including setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among youth in the state and defining outcome measures and gathering data related to those goals. The bill would also require the council, in order to coordinate a spectrum of funding, policy, and practice efforts related to young people experiencing homelessness, to coordinate with certain stakeholders and, to the extent that funding is made available, provide technical assistance and program development support.

Official title

An act to amend Section 8257 of, and to add Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8259) to Division 8 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homeless youth.

Timeline

  1. Jan. 22, 2018 Introduced
  2. May 30, 2018 Passed Senate 37 yes, 0 no
  3. Aug. 30, 2018 Passed Assembly 80 yes, 0 no
  4. Sept. 11, 2018 Enrolled and sent to the Governor
  5. Sept. 27, 2018 Signed by the Governor
  6. Sept. 27, 2018 Chaptered (became law)
Full official history (30 actions)
  1. Jan. 22, 2018 Introduced: Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
  2. Jan. 23, 2018 From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 22.
  3. Feb. 1, 2018 Referred to Coms. on HUMAN S. and T. & H.
  4. Feb. 6, 2018 Set for hearing April 10.
  5. March 6, 2018 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
  6. April 11, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 4624.) (April 10).
  7. April 12, 2018 Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.
  8. April 18, 2018 Set for hearing April 24.
  9. April 25, 2018 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 4821.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  10. April 27, 2018 Set for hearing May 7.
  11. May 7, 2018 May 7 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  12. May 18, 2018 Set for hearing May 25.
  13. May 25, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 4299.) (May 25).
  14. May 25, 2018 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  15. May 29, 2018 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  16. May 30, 2018 Passed Senate: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4399.) Ordered to the Assembly.
  17. May 31, 2018 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
  18. June 7, 2018 Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
  19. June 27, 2018 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
  20. Aug. 8, 2018 August 8 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
  21. Aug. 20, 2018 From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (August 16).
  22. Aug. 21, 2018 Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.
  23. Aug. 22, 2018 Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
  24. Aug. 30, 2018 Passed Assembly: Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6981.) Ordered to the Senate.
  25. Aug. 30, 2018 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
  26. Aug. 31, 2018 Ordered to special consent calendar.
  27. Aug. 31, 2018 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6114.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
  28. Sept. 11, 2018 Enrolled and sent to the Governor: Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
  29. Sept. 27, 2018 Signed by the Governor: Approved by the Governor.
  30. Sept. 27, 2018 Chaptered (became law): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 841, Statutes of 2018.