Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage the provision of shelter, with effective personal rehabilitation and self-sufficiency development services, to homeless persons at as low a cost and as quickly as possible, without compromising the health and safety of shelter …

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Emergency Housing and Assistance Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Any repayments, inter…

As used in this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development. (b) “Designated local board” means a group, including social service providers and a representative of local government, that has met department requirements for distribution of g…

(a) The department shall adopt regulations for the administration of the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program. The regulations shall govern the equitable distribution of funds in accordance with the intent and provisions of this chapter, and shall ensure that the program is a…

(a) The department shall ensure that not less than 20 percent of the moneys in the Emergency Housing and Assistance Fund shall be allocated to nonurban counties during any given fiscal year. If the funds designated for facilities operation that are allocated to nonurban counties …

(a) The department shall issue a notice or notices of funding availability to potential applicants and designated local boards, as applicable, as soon as possible after funding becomes available for the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program. Each notice of funding availability…

(a) Grants awarded by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be used by a grant recipient to defray costs of eligible activities defined in department regulations or guidelines, including, but not limited to, any of the following activities: (1) Operating facilities, inclu…

Each designated local board shall provide a process for appeal of its decisions and comply with the requirements of this chapter and the regulations promulgated hereunder. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1022, Sec. 2. Effective October 11, 1993.)

(a) Each designated local board shall submit to the department for approval, a local emergency shelter strategy for its region, describing the procedures for complying with requirements pursuant to this chapter and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The department shall esta…

(a) Project budgets may be changed, within limits established by the department. (b) Funds allocated to a region shall remain available for funding applications within the region for a time period or dollar limit to be specified by department regulations. The department may desig…

(a) The director shall establish a statewide advisory body on emergency and transitional housing. The department shall consult with the advisory body in the development of regulations and guidelines for certification of designated local boards, requirements for the local emergenc…

The department may adopt emergency regulations to implement this chapter, with respect to award of funds and the administration of the program, to the extent necessary before the department issues the first notice of funding availability pursuant to Section 50802.5. The adoption …