Section 50811 - Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program(a) Subject to an appropriation in the annual Budget Act to the Department of Housing and Community Development to continue the housing navigator program established as a result of the allocation in Provision (3) of Item 2240-103-0001 of the Budget Act of 2019, which is hereby renamed the Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program, the department shall allocate funding to county child welfare agencies to provide housing navigators to help young adults who are 18 to 24 years of age, inclusive, secure and maintain housing. A county that receives an allocation pursuant to this subdivision shall give priority to young adults currently or formerly in the foster care system.(b) The department shall consult with the State Department of Social Services, the Department of Finance, and the County Welfare Directors Association of California to develop an allocation schedule for purposes of distributing funds allocated to counties pursuant to subdivision (a).(c) The housing navigation and maintenance program for a county that accepts an allocation of money pursuant to this section shall provide training to its child welfare agency social workers and probation officers who serve nonminor dependents. The training shall address an overview of the housing resources available through the local coordinated entry system, homeless continuum of care, and county public agencies, including, but not limited to, housing navigation, permanent affordable housing, THP-Plus, and housing choice vouchers. The training shall also address how to access and receive a referral to existing housing resources, the social worker's and probation officer's role in identifying unstable housing situations for youth, and referring youth to housing assistance programs.(d) If a child welfare agency accepts any distribution of money, it shall report the following data to the Department of Housing and Community Development on an annual basis: (1) The number of homeless youth served.(2) The number of foster youth served. For purposes of this paragraph, "foster youth" means a child or nonminor dependent, as defined by Section 475 of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 675(8)) and subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who has been removed from the custody of their parent, legal guardian, or Indian custodian pursuant to Section 361 or 726 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and who has been ordered into any placement described in paragraphs (2) to (9), inclusive, of subdivision (e) of Section 361.2 of, or paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 727 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code.(3) The number of former foster youth served. For purposes of this paragraph, "former foster youth" means a child or nonminor dependent, as defined by Section 475 of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 675(8)) and subdivision (v) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, who had been removed by the juvenile court from the custody of their parent, legal guardian, or Indian custodian pursuant to Section 361 or 726 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, ordered into a placement described in paragraphs (2) to (9), inclusive, of subdivision (e) of Section 361.2 of, or paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 727 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, and for whom juvenile court jurisdiction was terminated while the youth remained in placement.(4) The number of homeless youth who exited homelessness into temporary housing.(5) The number of homeless youth who exited homelessness into permanent housing.(e) For a child welfare agency that accepts any distribution of money for the Housing Navigation and Maintenance Program pursuant to this chapter and the Transitional Housing Program pursuant to Chapter 11.7 (commencing with Section 50807), the department shall accept one county board resolution and one allocation acceptance form, and execute one standard agreement, for both programs.Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 50811
Amended by Stats 2022 ch 50 (SB 187),s 7, eff. 6/30/2022.Amended by Stats 2022 ch 50 (SB 187),s 6, eff. 6/30/2022(amends chapter heading).Added by Stats 2021 ch 86 (AB 153),s 13, eff. 7/16/2021.