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(a) The department shall develop a statewide farm labor housing assistance plan and related policies, goals, and objectives for inclusion in the California Statewide Housing Plan.

(b) The farm labor housing assistance plan shall include, but not be limited to, an identification of impediments to the production of housing affordable to farm laborers, federal, state, and local sources of financing, private sources of funding, innovative approaches to financing that could be used as a model, the analysis of the need for permanent and migrant housing, and measures that need to be implemented to address the need for farm labor housing.

(c) The department shall establish a task force to assist in the development of the farm labor housing assistance plan. The task force shall include representatives of state housing departments and agencies involved in the planning and production of housing, infrastructure, and services to farm laborers and representatives from local government, agricultural organizations, organizations of farm laborers, and organizations serving farm laborers and low-income residents in rural areas.

(d) The department shall develop or revise the farm labor housing assistance plan on or before July 1, 2002. In the event the department does not update or provide the next revision of the California Statewide Housing Plan pursuant to Section 50452 on or before July 1, 2002, the department shall release the farm labor housing assistance plan separately from the California Statewide Housing Plan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 312, Sec. 2. Effective September 7, 2000.)

chapter: 2. Policy Activities of the Department

path: 31. HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE > 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT > 2. Policy Activities of the Department


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code: HSC

text: The Legislature finds and declares that a severe shortage of affordable housing exists for low- and moderate-income households, including the elderly, disabled persons, and other special needs populations. It is the intent of the Legislature that housing designed especially for low- and moderate-income elderly, disabled persons, and other special needs populations be given due consideration in the administration of the development, preservation, and rehabilitation of housing, and other housing programs, including encouraging the inclusion of supportive services to meet the unique housing needs of these populations.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 577, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)

division: 31. HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE

part: 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT


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(a) The department shall collect, publish, and make available to the public information about federal, state, and local laws regarding housing and community development. The department may provide a statistics and research service for the collection and dissemination of information affecting housing and community development.

(b) By June 30, 2019, the department shall complete a study to evaluate the reasonableness of local fees charged to new developments as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 66000 of the Government Code. The study shall include findings and recommendations regarding potential amendments to the Mitigation Fee Act to substantially reduce fees for residential development.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 374, Sec. 4. (AB 879) Effective January 1, 2018.)


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The department shall develop specifications for the structure, functions, and organization of a housing and community development information system for this state. Such system shall include statistical, demographic, and community development data which will be of assistance to local public entities in the planning and implementation of housing and community development programs.

The department shall, subject to the availability of moneys therefor, establish prototype housing and community development information systems in two or more counties or multiple-county areas. The department shall operate the prototype systems, or it may contract with one or more counties, or with one or more counties and with one or more cities, or with a regional agency including one or more counties for operation of one or more prototype systems and shall report to the Legislature thereon.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)


text: The department shall assist and advise the Office of Planning and Research on the performance of functions specified in Section 65040.3 of the Government Code.


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(a) The department may adopt, and from time to time, revise, guidelines for any of the following:

(1) The preparation of housing elements required by Section 65302 and Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

(2) The preparation of a document that meets both of the following sets of requirements:

(A) Requirements for housing elements pursuant to Section 65302 and Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

(B) Requirements for the Consolidated Submissions for Community Planning and Development Programs required by Part 91 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) The department shall review housing elements and amendments for substantial compliance with Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code and report its findings pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code.

(c) On or before April 1, 1995, and annually thereafter, the department shall include in the annual report required by Section 50408 a report on the status of housing elements and the extent to which they comply with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. The department shall also make this report available to any other public agency, group, or person who requests a copy.

(d) The department may, in connection with any loan or grant application submitted to the agency, require submission to the department for review of any housing element and any local housing assistance plan adopted pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 770, Sec. 17. (AB 1764) Effective January 1, 2024.)


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The department shall adopt guidelines relating to relocation assistance by public entities, as defined in Section 7260 of the Government Code, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. The department may provide consulting and technical assistance to these public entities in drafting and amending rules and regulations relating to relocation assistance. The department may require these public entities to reimburse the department for any assistance the department provides.

The department shall, at intervals of two years, review relocation plans prepared pursuant to Section 33411, and the progress in implementation of the plans.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 60.32. Effective July 1, 1983.)


text: The department shall establish a tracking system for all programs established under this part and administered by the department. The tracking system shall, at a minimum, include the deadlines for each step of a program application. The tracking system shall be published on the department’s internet website.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 644, Sec. 2. (AB 1978) Effective January 1, 2023.)


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The department may initiate, develop, and propose regulations for adoption by the agency and review regulations proposed by the board prior to their taking effect, with respect to the following:

(a) Standards for affirmative marketing programs of housing sponsors seeking financial assistance from the agency.

(b) Criteria for certifying that the sale or conveyance of real property pursuant to Section 51061 or 51251 will primarily benefit persons and families of low or moderate income living in a housing development or a residential structure.

(c) Regulations permitting grants to be made by the agency to housing sponsors for the purpose of attaining affordable rents in housing developments financed by the agency. Such grants shall not be made with moneys derived from the sale of bonds.

(d) Regulations governing payments, procedures, and eligibility for relocation assistance for individuals and families displaced by actions of the agency or of housing sponsors of housing developments or neighborhood improvement loans.

(e) Criteria for qualification of persons, families, and households as persons and families of low or moderate income, lower income households, or very low income households.

(f) Regulations establishing the maximum percentage of income which may be paid by persons and families of low or moderate income for housing cost within the meaning of the term affordable housing cost, as defined in Section 50052.5.

(g) Regulations designating geographical areas of need throughout the state for housing construction or rehabilitation, as identified in the California Statewide Housing Plan, identifying housing markets in which insufficient financing is available for purchase or rehabilitation of existing housing, identifying types of households with particularly severe housing needs, or establishing priority criteria for the selection of homes and projects to be financed as housing developments or neighborhood improvement loans.

(h) Criteria for inclusion of nonhousing facilities in housing developments financed by the agency.

Regulations proposed by the agency in such areas of responsibility shall not take effect without concurrence of the director, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing, or a representative of the secretary specifically designated for such review and approval.

This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 81. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 82 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 28.)


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The department may initiate, develop, and propose regulations for adoption by the agency and review regulations proposed by the board prior to their taking effect, with respect to the following:

(a) Standards for affirmative marketing programs of housing sponsors seeking financial assistance from the agency.

(b) Criteria for certifying that the sale or conveyance of real property pursuant to Section 51061 or 51251 will primarily benefit persons and families of low or moderate income living in a housing development or a residential structure.

(c) Regulations permitting grants to be made by the agency to housing sponsors for the purpose of attaining affordable rents in housing developments financed by the agency. Such grants shall not be made with moneys derived from the sale of bonds.

(d) Regulations governing payments, procedures, and eligibility for relocation assistance for individuals and families displaced by actions of the agency or of housing sponsors of housing developments or neighborhood improvement loans.

(e) Criteria for qualification of persons, families, and households as persons and families of low or moderate income, lower income households, or very low income households.

(f) Regulations establishing the maximum percentage of income which may be paid by persons and families of low or moderate income for housing cost within the meaning of the term affordable housing cost, as defined in Section 50052.5.

(g) Regulations designating geographical areas of need throughout the state for housing construction or rehabilitation, as identified in the California Statewide Housing Plan, identifying housing markets in which insufficient financing is available for purchase or rehabilitation of existing housing, identifying types of households with particularly severe housing needs, or establishing priority criteria for the selection of homes and projects to be financed as housing developments or neighborhood improvement loans.

(h) Criteria for inclusion of nonhousing facilities in housing developments financed by the agency.

Regulations proposed by the agency in such areas of responsibility shall not take effect without concurrence of the director, the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness, or a representative of the secretary specifically designated for such review and approval.

This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 81) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 82. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)


text: The department may certify local housing agents, and may periodically review, recertify, and decertify such local housing agents as provided in Section 51252.


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The department may:

(a) Make investigations of housing and community development in California.

(b) Call conferences of representatives of all levels of government, industry, and private groups, to discuss housing and community development problems of California.

(c) Investigate and report upon substandard housing and the problems resulting therefrom and the work being done to remedy such conditions.

(d) Study the operation and enforcement of housing, building, zoning, and subdivision laws and regulations, of housing finance, taxes, redevelopment programs and public housing projects, as related to housing and community development.

(e) Examine the records of housing authorities and redevelopment agencies, and secure from them reports and copies of their records at any time.

(f) Promote the formation of organizations intended to increase the supply of adequate housing and the proper living environment for all the people of the state.

(g) With the Department of Transportation, investigate and report upon the consistency between state, local, and federal housing plans and programs and state, local, and federal transportation plans and programs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1351.)


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(a) On or before January 1, 2009, the Department of Water Resources shall propose for adoption and approval by the California Building Standards Commission updated requirements to the California Building Standards Code for construction in areas protected by the facilities of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan where flood levels are anticipated to exceed three feet for the 200-year flood event. The amendments to the California Building Standards Code shall be sufficient to reduce the risk of flood damage and to protect life, safety, and the construction in those areas.

(b) Before the department proposes the amendments to the California Building Standards Code required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall consult with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the Division of the State Architect, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 364, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2008.)


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(a) (1) The department shall require each housing development that is financed on or after January 1, 2018, pursuant to this division, to authorize a resident of the housing development to own or otherwise maintain one or more common household pets within the resident’s dwelling unit, subject to applicable state laws and local government ordinances related to public health, animal control, and animal anticruelty.

(2) (A) (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the department shall require each housing development that is financed on or after January 1, 2023, pursuant to this division or by any moneys administered or otherwise provided by the department to authorize a resident of the housing development to own or otherwise maintain one or more common household pets within the resident’s dwelling unit, subject to applicable state laws and local government ordinances related to public health, animal control, and animal anticruelty, and subject to other reasonable conditions.

(ii) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any housing development that is the basis for the receipt, on or after January 1, 2023, of any low-income housing tax credit under Section 12206, 17058, or 23610.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall authorize a resident of the housing development to own or otherwise maintain one or more common household pets within the resident’s dwelling unit, subject to applicable state laws and local government ordinances related to public health, animal control, and animal anticruelty, and subject to other reasonable conditions.

(B) This paragraph shall not be construed to interfere with the ability to charge a refundable deposit pursuant to Section 1950.5 of the Civil Code. However, a monthly fee for the ownership or maintenance of common household pets in the housing development shall not be imposed.

(C) For purposes of this paragraph, “reasonable conditions” include, but are not limited to, policies on nuisance behaviors, leashing requirements, requirements to carry liability insurance coverage, limitations on the number of animals in a unit based on the unit’s size, and prohibitions on potentially dangerous or vicious dogs, as determined pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 31601) of Division 14 of the Food and Agricultural Code. A “reasonable condition” does not include a prohibition on a breed of common household pets or a limitation on the weight of the common household pet.

(b) For purposes of this section, “common household pet” means a domesticated animal, including, but not limited to, a dog or cat, that is commonly kept in the home for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.

(c) (1) This section shall not limit or otherwise affect eligibility for, or be included as a matter during the compliance period of, any credit under Section 12206, 17058, or 23610.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(2) This section shall not be construed to limit or otherwise affect applicable state laws and local government ordinances related to public health, animal control, and animal anticruelty, or other statutes or laws that require reasonable accommodations to be made for an individual with a disability who maintains an animal to provide assistance, service, or support.

(3) This section does not alter or affect the rights and duties of a landlord with respect to control or preventing harm to third parties caused by a resident’s pet.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 241, Sec. 2. (SB 971) Effective January 1, 2023.)


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(a) On or before January 1, 2024, the department shall create an impact fee nexus study template that may be used by local jurisdictions. The template shall include a method of calculating the feasibility of housing being built with a given fee level.

(b) The department may contract with nonprofit or academic institutions to complete the template.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 347, Sec. 4. (AB 602) Effective January 1, 2022.)


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(a) On or before July 1, 2028, the department shall create both of the following:

(1) A fee schedule template for proposed housing development projects that may be used by cities and counties.

(A) The template shall, at a minimum, contain the following:

(i) A list of the fees and exactions described in subparagraph (B) with the approximate cost per unit or per square foot.

(ii) The districts or neighborhoods where each fee applies.

(iii) The uses that each fee applies to.

(iv) Who should be contacted in order to calculate total fees.

(B) To the extent practicable, the template shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(i) A fee or charge described in the Mitigation Fee Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 66010), Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 66012), Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 66020) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code).

(ii) In-lieu fees for affordability requirements.

(iii) A construction excise tax.

(iv) In lieu fees for a requirement that the housing development project provide public art.

(v) In-lieu fees for dedications of parkland imposed pursuant to Section 66477 of the Government Code.

(vi) A special tax levied on new housing units pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).

(2) A list of best practices regarding presenting information for fees and exactions levied by local jurisdictions.

(b) The department may create a fee estimate tool that may be used by cities and counties for the purpose of meeting the requirements of Section 65940.2 of the Government Code.

(c) The department may contract with nonprofit or academic institutions to complete the fee schedule template, list of best practices, and fee estimate tool.

(d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Affordability requirement” means a requirement imposed as a condition of a development of residential units, that the development include a certain percentage of the units affordable for rent or sale to households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-income, lower income, very low income, or extremely low income households specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106.

(2) “Housing development project” means a use consisting of any of the following:

(A) Residential units only.

(B) Mixed-use developments consisting of residential and nonresidential uses with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use.

(C) Transitional housing or supportive housing.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 752, Sec. 2. (AB 3012) Effective January 1, 2025.)


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(a) Any notice of funding availability issued by the department for an affordable multifamily housing loan program shall state that adaptive reuse of a property for affordable housing purposes is an eligible activity.

(b) To the extent any affordable multifamily housing loan program also allows for home ownership, this section shall also apply.

(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), for purposes of this section, “adaptive reuse” means the retrofitting and repurposing of an existing building to create new residential units.

(d) Subdivision (c) shall only apply to an affordable multifamily housing loan program if the program does not define adaptive reuse in statute, agency guideline, or regulation.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 639, Sec. 1. (AB 1695) Effective January 1, 2023.)


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(a) The department shall not require a project-specific transition reserve for any unit subject to a qualified project rental or operating subsidy.

(b) The Pooled Transition Reserve Fund is hereby created within the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a pooled transition reserve. The fund shall consist of all of the following:

(1) Fees charged by the department to projects that receive qualified project rental or operating subsidies at the time of permanent loan closing.

(2) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys from the General Fund or other funds.

(3) Moneys from any other source, including from any private donation or grant made for the purposes of this part.

(c) The department may charge a fee to each project that receives qualified project rental or operating subsidies at the time of permanent loan closing, not to exceed the reasonable costs of the department to capitalize the reserve fund and cover administrative costs. All fees shall be deposited in the Pooled Transition Reserve Fund and used for the purposes of this section. The department may capitalize the fees authorized by this subdivision as necessary to ensure the financial feasibility and long-term affordability of the multifamily housing project, in which case funds may be transferred to the Pooled Transition Reserve Fund at the time of permanent loan closing.

(d) (1) “Project-specific transition reserve” means a reserve account or a set aside of funds accruing to the benefit of a particular affordable rental housing development to address the impacts on tenants of a loss or exhaustion of a rental or operating subsidy.

(2) “Pooled transition reserve” means a fund or account established and maintained by the department to mitigate, with respect to residential dwelling units described in subdivision (e), the impacts on tenant rents from the loss or exhaustion of a qualified project rental or an operating subsidy.

(3) “Qualified project rental or operating subsidy” means federally originated rental assistance or operating subsidies, a local rental housing subsidy program operated by the City and County of San Francisco or the County of Los Angeles, or other means of rental assistance or operating assistance identified by the department.

(e) This section shall apply to units of a multifamily housing project financed by any program administered by the department, for which permanent loan closing has not occurred prior to January 1, 2023, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) The competitive component of the Building Homes and Jobs Act (Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 50470)).

(2) The Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program (Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 50515.2)).

(3) The Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).

(4) The Transit-Oriented Development Implementation Program (Part 13 (commencing with Section 53560)).

(5) Housing for a Healthy California Program (Part 14.2 (commencing with Section 53590)).

(6) The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 (Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 987.001) of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code).

(7) The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (Part 1 (commencing with Section 75200) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code).

(8) The No Place Like Home Program (Part 3.9 (commencing with Section 5849.1) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code).

(9) The federal Community Development Block Grant Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 5301 et seq.).

(10) The federal HOME Investment Partnership Program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12721 et seq.).

(11) The National Housing Trust Fund established pursuant to the federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289), and implementing federal regulations.

(f) The department may review, adopt, amend, and repeal guidelines to implement uniform standards or criteria that supplement or clarify the terms, references, or standards set forth in this section, including adopting fees as set forth in subdivision (c). The guidelines may address participation in the pooled transition reserve by projects with existing project-based transition reserves, including disposition of the existing project-based transition reserve funds. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of any guidelines or terms pursuant to this subdivision is hereby exempted from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 770, Sec. 18. (AB 1764) Effective January 1, 2024.)


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(a) The department shall not require a tribe that is an eligible recipient of state funding to waive tribal sovereign immunity in order to access state or federal funds, as long as not requiring the waiver is not in conflict with applicable law. This subdivision does not apply to Sections 50237, 50244, 50675.1.1, or 50675.1.3, or any affordable housing programs administered by the department under those sections.

(b) (1) In order to facilitate better coordination between the department and the tribes that are eligible recipients of state funds, the department shall, to the extent practicable, include its designated tribal liaison or their designee in all discussions with tribes that are eligible recipients.

(2) The department’s designated tribal liaison and their designee shall complete a culturally competent training course before engaging in these discussions with tribes to equip the tribal liaison and their designee with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets necessary to interact effectively with tribes.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 266, Sec. 3. (AB 1878) Effective January 1, 2025.)


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(a) (1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund. All interest or other increments resulting from the investment of moneys in the fund shall be deposited in the fund, notwithstanding Section 16305.7 of the Government Code.

(2) Moneys in the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund shall not be subject to transfer to any other fund pursuant to any provision of Part 2 (commencing with Section 16300) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, except to the Surplus Money Investment Fund.

(b) Moneys in the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund shall be appropriated either through the annual Budget Act, or as provided in this subdivision, in accordance with the following:

(1) Moneys collected on and after January 1, 2018, and until December 31, 2018, shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be allocated as follows:

(A) Fifty percent of deposits into the fund shall be made available for local governments to update planning documents and zoning ordinances in order to streamline housing production, including, but not limited to, general plans, community plans, specific plans, sustainable communities strategies, and local coastal programs. Eligible uses also include new environmental analyses that eliminate the need for project-specific review and local process updates that improve and expedite local permitting.

(i) Five percent of the funds specified by this subparagraph shall be available for technical assistance to jurisdictions updating specified planning documents. Technical assistance shall be provided by the department and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.

(ii) The funds to be allocated pursuant to this subparagraph shall be held by the department until a local government submits a request for use. The request shall include a description of the proposed use of the funds in the interest of accelerating housing production. The proposed use of these funds shall be included in the local government’s funding plan and annual reports pursuant to subclauses (II) and (III) of clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2). Each recipient of funds under the program shall encumber the funds by December 31, 2020, and shall expend those funds no later than December 31, 2023. Any of these funds not allocated by the department within the first two years that those funds are available shall be made available by the department for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).

(B) Fifty percent of deposits into the fund shall be made available to the department to assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including, but not limited to, providing rapid rehousing, rental assistance, navigation centers, and the new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional rental housing.

(C) The department shall ensure geographic equity in the distribution and expenditure of funds allocated pursuant to this paragraph.

(2) Moneys collected on and after January 1, 2019, shall be allocated as follows:

(A) Twenty percent of all moneys in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be expended for affordable owner-occupied workforce housing.

(B) (i) Seventy percent of moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be made available to local governments as follows:

(I) Ninety percent of the moneys specified in this subparagraph shall be allocated based on the formula specified in Section 5306 of Title 42 of the United States Code, in accordance with the distribution of funds pursuant to that formula for the federal Fiscal Year 2017, except that the portion allocated to nonentitlement areas pursuant to that section shall be distributed through a competitive grant program, administered by the department, as follows:

(ia) The department shall award priority points to a county that has a population of 200,000 or less within the unincorporated areas of the county, to a local government that did not receive an award based on the formula specified in Section 5306 of Title 42 of the United States Code in 2016, and to a local government that pledges to use the money awarded pursuant to a competitive grant under this subclause to assist persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including, but not limited to, providing rapid rehousing, rental assistance, navigation centers, and the new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional rental housing.

(ib) Moneys awarded to a local government pursuant to the competitive grant program shall be used for the purposes specified in subparagraph (D).

(II) The remaining 10 percent of the moneys specified in this subparagraph shall be allocated equitably among local jurisdictions that are nonentitlement areas pursuant to the formula specified in Section 5306 of Title 42 of the United States Code for federal Fiscal Year 2017.

(ii) To receive moneys pursuant to this subparagraph, local governments shall document minimum standards including the following:

(I) Submit a plan to the department detailing the manner in which allocated funds will be used by the local government in a manner consistent with this paragraph and to meet the local government’s unmet share of the regional housing needs allocation.

(II) Have a compliant housing element with the state and submit a current annual report pursuant to Section 65400 of the Government Code.

(III) Submit an annual report to the department that provides ongoing tracking of the uses and expenditures of any allocated funds.

(IV) Funds may be expended for the uses listed in subparagraph (D). Two or more local governments that receive an allocation pursuant to this subparagraph may expend those moneys on a joint project that is an authorized use under subparagraph (D).

(V) Prioritize investments that increase the supply of housing to households that are at or below 60 percent of area median income, adjusted for household size.

(VI) If a local government does not have a documented plan to expend the moneys allocated to it pursuant to this subparagraph within five years of that allocation, those moneys shall be exempt from the allocation requirements in this paragraph and shall revert to, and be paid and deposited in, the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established pursuant to Section 50661 to be used for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)) or for technical assistance for local governments.

(VII) A local government may petition the department to return any moneys allocated to it pursuant to this subparagraph. Any moneys returned pursuant to this clause shall be used for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).

(C) Thirty percent of moneys deposited in the fund shall be made available to the department for use as follows:

(i) Five percent of the moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used for state incentive programs, including loans and grants administered by the department. If the department receives insufficient funding applications for incentive programs financed pursuant to this clause, the department shall make those funds available for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).

(ii) (I) Subject to subclause (II), 10 percent of the moneys deposited in the fund shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be used to address affordable homeownership and rental housing opportunities for agricultural workers and their families.

(II) On and after January 1, 2020, housing funded pursuant to this clause shall not be rented, sold, or subleased to an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205, until the expiration of the regulatory agreement or affordability covenant, as applicable. A person or entity who receives funds made available pursuant to this clause on or after January 1, 2020, and expends any of those funds for the purpose of funding predevelopment of, developing, or operating any housing that is rented, sold, or subleased to an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, and who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205, until the expiration of the regulatory agreement or affordability covenant, as applicable, shall reimburse the department or other state agency that provided those funds, as provided in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 50205. This subclause shall not apply to any contract entered into or any financial assistance provided pursuant to this clause prior to January 1, 2020.

(III) A person or entity who receives funds made available pursuant to this section on and after January 1, 2020, and expends any of those funds for the purpose of funding predevelopment of, developing, or operating any housing shall submit a declaration to the department declaring the following:

(ia) (Ia) The person or entity is not an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205.

(Ib) The person or entity will not rent, sell, or sublease any housing funded pursuant to this chapter to an agricultural employer, as defined in Section 1140.4 of the Labor Code, or its agent, or a farm labor contractor, as defined in Section 1682 of the Labor Code, or its agent, who employs at least one H-2A worker, as defined in Section 50205, until the expiration of the regulatory agreement or affordability covenant, as applicable.

(ib) The declaration described in sub-subclause (ia) can be met through the inclusion in a regulatory agreement or affordability covenant, as applicable, with the department that is signed by the person or entity receiving funds pursuant to this chapter.

(iii) Fifteen percent of the moneys deposited in the fund shall, notwithstanding any other provision of this section or Section 13340 of the Government Code, be transferred to the California Housing Finance Fund and continuously appropriated to the California Housing Finance Agency for the purpose of creating mixed income multifamily residential housing for lower to moderate-income households pursuant to Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 51325) of Part 3.

(D) The moneys in the fund allocated to local governments may be expended for the following purposes:

(i) The predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of multifamily, residential live-work, rental housing that is affordable to extremely low, very low, low-, and moderate-income households, including necessary operating subsidies.

(ii) Affordable rental and ownership housing that meets the needs of a growing workforce earning up to 120 percent of area median income, or 150 percent of area median income in high-cost areas.

(iii) Matching portions of funds placed into local or regional housing trust funds.

(iv) Matching portions of funds available through the Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 34176 of the Health and Safety Code.

(v) Capitalized reserves for services connected to the creation of new permanent supportive housing, including, but not limited to, developments funded through the Veterans Housing and Homelessness Prevention Bond Act of 2014.

(vi) Assisting persons who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including providing rapid rehousing, rental assistance, navigation centers, emergency shelters, and the new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional housing.

(vii) Accessibility modifications.

(viii) Efforts to acquire and rehabilitate foreclosed or vacant homes.

(ix) Homeownership opportunities, including, but not limited to, downpayment assistance.

(x) Fiscal incentives or matching funds to local agencies that approve new housing for extremely low, very low, low-, and moderate-income households.

(3) A state or local entity that receives an appropriation or allocation pursuant to this chapter shall use no more than 5 percent of that appropriation or allocation for costs related to the administration of the housing program for which the appropriation or allocation was made.

(c) Both of the following shall be paid and deposited in the fund:

(1) Any moneys appropriated and made available by the Legislature for purposes of the fund.

(2) Any other moneys that may be made available to the department for the purposes of the fund from any other source or sources.

(d) In consultation with stakeholders, the department may adopt guidelines to implement this section, including to determine allocation methodologies. Any guideline, rule, policy, or standard of general application employed by the department in implementing this chapter shall not be subject to the requirements of the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 70, Sec. 9. (SB 197) Effective June 30, 2022.)

chapter: 2.5. Building Homes and Jobs Act

article: 1. General Provisions

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text:
For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(b) “Local government” means any city, county, city and county, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 660, Sec. 5. (AB 1010) Effective January 1, 2020.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text: The department and the California Housing Finance Agency shall report on the expenditure of funds pursuant to this chapter in accordance with Sections 50408 and 51005, respectively.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 364, Sec. 4. (SB 2) Effective September 29, 2017.)

article: 1. General Provisions


text:
The department shall allocate the funds described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50470 as follows:

(a) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Bridges at Kraemer Place emergency shelter, located in Orange County.

(b) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the County of Merced, in furtherance of Phase 1 to create a homeless navigation center. These efforts may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Capital and construction costs.

(2) Contracting costs associated with hiring outside consultants to provide technical assistance for development of the homeless navigation center.

(3) Operating subsidies for current homelessness intervention efforts located in the county, coordinated by the county, and provided by a nonprofit organization, community-based housing, or homeless service provider in partnership with the county or by county employees.

(c) Of the funds remaining after making the allocations described in subdivisions (a) and (b), 50 percent of those funds shall be available for purposes of Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 50490), and 50 percent shall be available for the Housing for a Healthy California Program (Part 14.2 (commencing with Section 53590)).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 3. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)

article: 1. General Provisions


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(a) The Office of State Audits and Evaluation may conduct periodic audits to ensure that the annual allocation to individual programs is awarded by the department in a timely fashion consistent with the requirements of this chapter.

(b) The department shall reimburse the Office of State Audits and Evaluation for the actual costs of audit work performed pursuant to this section.

article: 2. Audits and Reporting

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text:
For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Administrative entity” means one of the following that has been designated by the Continuum of Care to administer California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program funds:

(1) A unit of general purpose local government.

(2) A nonprofit organization that has previously administered HUD Continuum of Care funds as the collaborative applicant, as that term is defined by Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(3) A unified funding agency, as that term is defined by Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b) “Applicant” means an administrative entity that has applied to receive funds under the program.

(c) “At risk of homelessness” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(d) “Continuum of Care” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(e) “Continuum of Care service area” means the entire geographic area within the boundaries of a Continuum of Care.

(f) “Coordinated Entry System,” or “CES,” means a centralized or coordinated assessment system developed pursuant to Section 576.400(d) or Section 578.7(a)(8), as applicable, of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and related requirements, designed to coordinate program participant intake, assessment, and referrals. In order to satisfy this subdivision, a centralized or coordinated assessment system shall cover the entire geographic area, be easily accessed by individuals and families seeking housing or services, be well advertised, and include a comprehensive and standardized assessment tool.

(g) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(h) “HMIS” means a Homeless Management Information System, as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The term “HMIS” also includes the use of a comparable database by a victim services provider or legal services provider that is permitted by HUD under Part 576 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(i) “Homeless” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(j) “HUD” means the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(k) “Permanent housing” means a structure or set of structures with subsidized or unsubsidized rental housing units subject to applicable landlord-tenant law, with no limit on length of stay and no requirement to participate in supportive services as a condition of access to or continued occupancy in the housing. “Permanent housing” includes permanent supportive housing.

(l) “Permanent supportive housing” means permanent housing with no limit on the length of stay that is occupied by the target population and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing residents in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. “Permanent supportive housing” includes associated facilities if used to provide services to housing residents.

(m) “Program” means the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program established pursuant to this chapter.

(n) “Subrecipient” means a unit of local government or a private nonprofit or for-profit organization that the administrative entity determines is qualified to undertake the eligible activities, described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4, for which the administrative entity seeks funds under the program, and that enters into a contract with the administrative entity to undertake those eligible activities in accordance with the requirements of the program.

(o) “Temporary housing” means housing that does not qualify as permanent housing as defined under subdivision (l), including, but not limited to, emergency shelters or navigation centers as defined under other federal, state, or local programs. All programs providing temporary housing funded pursuant to this chapter shall have partnerships or other linkages to case management services to connect homeless individuals and families to income, public benefits, health services, and permanent housing

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 4. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)

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text:
(a) There is hereby established the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program, to be administered by the department in accordance with this chapter.

(b) The department may carry out the program through the issuance of one or more notices of funding availability as necessary to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed on it by this chapter. An administrative entity may submit an application, which shall meet all the requirements in Section 50490.3, for an allocation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 in response to a notice of funding availability issued by the department pursuant to this section. Any notice of funding availability issued pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).

chapter: 2.8. California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program


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(a) The department shall allocate 50 percent of moneys available in the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund described in subdivision (c) of Section 50472, and any moneys that have not yet been made available pursuant to a notice of funding availability or request for proposal as of June 30, 2018, that were previously appropriated by Item 2240-105-0001 in the Budget Act of 2016 (Chapter 23 of the Statutes of 2016) for purposes of the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program (Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 50899.1)) for expenditure by an administrative entity within each Continuum of Care service area using the most recent data available for that Continuum of Care service area. The department shall allocate the money described in the previous sentence using a formula that is based off of the formula utilized, as of June 30, 2018, for the allocation of grants pursuant to the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program (Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 50899.1)), and that includes the following formula components:

(1) The 2017 point-in-time count published by HUD that includes both sheltered and unsheltered homeless.

(2) The number of extremely low income households in rental housing that pay more than 50 percent of household income on rent, based on HUD’s most recent Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy dataset.

(3) (A) The number of persons below the federal poverty line divided by the total population within the Continuum of Care service area, based on data from the United States Census Bureau.

(B) The formula required by this subdivision shall afford double weight to the factor described in this paragraph.

(b) The administrative entity within a Continuum of Care service area that receives an allocation pursuant to this section shall not use more than 5 percent of that allocation for administrative costs related to the planning and execution of eligible activities. For purposes of this subdivision, “administrative costs” does not include staff and overhead costs directly related to carrying out the eligible activities described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4. An administrative entity may share any funds available for administrative costs with a subrecipient.

(c) Any funds not distributed by the Continuum of Care service area or otherwise returned to the department shall be reallocated in the following manner in order to redistribute funds as soon as possible:

(1) Any funds not distributed after the initial round of awards shall be reallocated among all Continuum of Care service areas with a participating administrative entity, in accordance with the formula specified in subdivision (a) and any other applicable requirements of this section, in a subsequent notice of funding availability released for the program.

(2) Any funds not distributed after the second round of awards shall revert to be used for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).

(d) Funds available under the program are not required to be matched.


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(a) An application submitted in response to the department’s notice of funding availability shall meet all of the following minimum requirements:

(1) The application requests an allocation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 in order to carry out one or more of the eligible activities described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4 within the relevant Continuum of Care service area.

(2) The applicant is an administrative entity that meets one of the following:

(A) Has prior experience administering the eligible activities described in the application.

(B) Has partnered with one or more local governments or other entities within the relevant Continuum of Care service area that have the necessary prior experience to administer the requested funds.

(3) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (B), the application documents that the Continuum of Care service area has a functioning CES and HMIS that meet the applicable HUD requirements, as set forth in the department’s notice of funding availability.

(B) If the Continuum of Care does not have systems in place that meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), the application documents that a minimum of 20 percent of the allocation to the Continuum of Care service area pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 will be used to implement or update its systems to comply with the applicable HUD requirements.

(4) The application describes or provides documentation of the local program or project selection process anticipated to be used to allocate available funds to subrecipients qualified to carry out the eligible activities. In order to satisfy the requirements of this subdivision, the applicant’s proposed program or project selection process shall avoid conflicts of interest in program or project selection and shall be easily accessible to the public.

(5) The application identifies anticipated estimated amounts to be used for the specific eligible activities described in the application and numerical goals and performance measures established by the applicant, in collaboration with the relevant Continuum of Care, to be used to evaluate success in implementing eligible activities described in the application for the anticipated term of the agreement with the department entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.5. Any goal established pursuant to this paragraph shall be greater than zero, unless using funds for systemwide or administrative capacity-building such as improving CES functionality. At minimum, the application shall evaluate the following project or system performance measures based on HMIS data from the Continuum of Care service area, as set forth in the department’s notice of funding availability:

(A) The number of homeless persons served.

(B) The number of unsheltered homeless persons served, and the average length of time spent as homeless before entry into the program or project.

(C) The number of homeless persons exiting the program or project to permanent housing.

(D) The number of persons that return to homelessness after exiting the program or project.

(b) An application submitted in response to the department’s notice of funding availability may include, if available, the most current plan addressing actions to be taken within the Continuum of Care service area to address homelessness. If there is no current plan addressing actions to be taken within the Continuum of Care service area to address homelessness, the application may request that funds allocated to the Continuum of Care service area pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 be used to develop a plan. If an application requests funding to develop a plan pursuant to this subdivision, the applicant shall submit the plan developed to the department prior to the expiration of the contract pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.5.


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(a) An administrative entity shall use funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 for one or more of the following eligible activities:

(1) Rental assistance and housing relocation and stabilization services to ensure housing affordability to people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Rental assistance provided pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed 48 months for each assisted household, and rent payments shall not exceed two times the current HUD fair market rent for the local area, as determined pursuant to Part 888 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(2) Operating subsidies in the form of 15-year capitalized operating reserves for new and existing affordable permanent housing units for homeless individuals and families.

(3) Flexible housing subsidy funds for local programs that establish or support the provision of rental subsidies in permanent housing to assist homeless individuals and families. Funds used for purposes of this paragraph may support rental assistance, bridge subsidies to property owners waiting for approval from another permanent rental subsidy source, vacancy payments, or project-based rent or operating reserves.

(4) Operating support for emergency housing interventions, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Navigation centers that provide temporary room and board and case managers who work to connect homeless individuals and families to income, public benefits, health services, permanent housing, or other shelter.

(B) Street outreach services to connect unsheltered homeless individuals and families to temporary or permanent housing.

(C) Shelter diversion, including, but not limited to, homelessness prevention activities, and other necessary service integration activities to connect individuals and families to alternate housing arrangements, services, and financial assistance.

(5) Systems support for activities necessary to maintain a comprehensive homeless services and housing delivery system, including CES, data, and HMIS reporting, and homelessness planning activities.

(6) To develop or update a CES system pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 50490.3, or to develop a plan addressing actions to be taken within the Continuum of Care service area to address homelessness pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 50490.3.

(b) The administrative entity or a subrecipient, as applicable, shall establish the duration, amount, and other terms of assistance provided, consistent with the requirements of this chapter and other reasonable limitations established by the department in the notice of funding availability or in the contract with the department entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.5.

(c) Unless otherwise exempted by federal rules, an administrative entity that is allocated funding under the program for a program or project that is an eligible activity shall utilize a CES that meets the requirements of Section 576.400(d) or Section 578.7(a)(8), as applicable, of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations and related HUD requirements. Except in the case of a program or project specifically concerned with homelessness prevention activities as a part of shelter diversion activities authorized under subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), an administrative entity that is allocated funding under the program for an eligible program or project funded shall prioritize assistance to homeless individuals and families over assistance to individuals and families at risk of homelessness.

(d) An administrative entity that is allocated funds under the program for eligible activities described in subdivision (a) that provide permanent housing shall incorporate the core components of Housing First, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 8255 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(e) An administrative entity shall provide all eligible activities in a manner consistent with the Housing First practices described in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (b) of Section 8409 of Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations.

(f) An administrative entity shall not use more than 40 percent of any funds allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 in a fiscal year for operating support for emergency housing interventions as described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 169. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)


text:
(a) The department shall distribute funds allocated to an administrative entity pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 by executing a contract with that entity that shall be for a term of five years. After a contract has expired pursuant to this subdivision, any funds not expended for eligible activities described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4 shall revert to the department to be used for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).

(b) (1) An administrative entity that receives funds pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the department an annual report on a form issued by the department, pertaining to the administrative entity’s program or project selection process performed in collaboration with the Continuum of Care, contract expenditures, and progress toward meeting state and local goals as demonstrated by the performance measures set forth in the application pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 50490.3.

(2) The annual report required by this subdivision shall include the information required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), pertaining to funds distributed to subrecipients.

(3) The department may request additional information, as needed to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.

(c) (1) An administrative entity that receives funds under the program shall be responsible for ensuring that the expenditure of those funds is in accordance with this chapter and for the eligible activities described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4. The administrative entity shall monitor the activities and expenditures of any subrecipients at least annually to ensure that those activities and expenditures comply with this chapter.

(2) As part of the annual report required pursuant to subdivision (b), the administrative entity shall report to the department on the expenditures and activities of any subrecipients for each year of the term of the contract with the department until all funds awarded to a subrecipient have been expended.

(d) The department may monitor the expenditures and activities of the administrative entity, as the department deems necessary, to ensure compliance with program requirements.

(e) The department may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from an administrative entity or pursue any other remedies available to it by law for failure to comply with program requirements.


text:
For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(b) “Housing authority” has the same meaning as in the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 34200) of Part 2 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code).

(c) “Housing navigation services” means services that assist program participants with locating, applying for, and moving into permanent housing.

(d) “Inspection wait time” means the period of time between the tenancy approval by the housing authority and the completion of the housing quality standard, or another similar, inspection.

(e) “Payment standard” means the maximum monthly assistance payment for a family assisted in the voucher program before deducting the total tenant payment by the family, as defined by Section 982.4 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(f) “Search time” means the initial period of time during which the public housing authority allows a family to find housing with a voucher.

(g) “Success rate” means the percentage of new voucher families that successfully leased a qualifying unit.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 672, Sec. 1. (AB 653) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 2.9. Housing Vouchers

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(a) (1) (A) Beginning July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, all public housing authorities shall report each of the following United States Department of Housing and Urban Development reported data to the department:

(i) Its monthly success rate as of the first of each month.

(ii) Its current payment standards.

(iii) The average inspection wait times for initial lease-up.

(iv) Search times.

(B) The success rate reporting requirements described in subparagraph (A) shall become inoperative when the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development makes the success rate data described in subparagraph (A) for all public housing authorities publicly available on the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Voucher Data Dashboard.

(2) Beginning on January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the department shall make the data reported pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) publicly available.

(b) Beginning on July 1, 2025, and bi-annually thereafter until June 30, 2027, the department shall convene a group of public housing authorities that are diverse with respect to geography and size to discuss the factors that impact success rates and recommendations for state and local intervention.

(c) On or before July 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with participants in the Housing Choice Voucher program and other stakeholders, shall publish a report with recommendations for state and local interventions to improve success rates. This report shall be made publicly available.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the department shall report to the Legislature annually an evaluation of the statewide success rate and changes made to increase efficiencies in placements. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.


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The department may, upon receipt of a request of a local public entity, provide advisory assistance or staffing for development of new and rehabilitated housing for persons and families of low or moderate income, the elderly, and persons displaced by governmental action, and in the development of programs to correct or eliminate blight and deterioration and to effect community development or redevelopment. In providing such advisory assistance, the department shall encourage, to the extent possible, the location of housing developments in proximity to public transit service and, in assisting with programs of neighborhood rehabilitation, shall consider the availability of such services.

The department may contract with a local public entity to provide any necessary staff services associated with, or required by, a local public entity and which could be performed by the staff of a redevelopment agency or housing authority.

The department may provide technical assistance in developing housing for students and faculty of universities and colleges upon the request of a potential housing sponsor, or at the request of the governing board or other agency of a university or college.

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text: The department may furnish counseling and guidance services to aid any governmental agency or any private or nonprofit organization or persons in securing the financial aid or cooperation of government agencies in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, operation, or financing of housing for Indians, farm laborers and their families, persons and families displaced by action of any state or local public entity, workers engaged in cutting, processing, milling, handling, or shipping lumber or lumber products, the families of such workers, veterans, the elderly and handicapped, and persons and families of low or moderate income. The department may contract for or sponsor, subject to the availability of federal funds, experimental or demonstration projects for permanently fixed or mobile housing designed to meet the special needs of agricultural workers, persons displaced by action of any local public entity, the handicapped, the elderly, veterans, Indians, and persons and families of low or moderate income. Such contracts or sponsorship agreements may be between the department and local public entities, private enterprise, or nonprofit organizations.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 5. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013.)

chapter: 3. Assistance Activities of the Department


text: The department shall encourage research and demonstration projects to develop new and better techniques, including techniques of rehabilitation, for increasing the quality and supply of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income and may make grants or loans, with or without interest, in connection therewith.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)


text: The department may adopt rules and regulations establishing a mutual self-help housing technical assistance program providing grants to nonprofit housing sponsors for carrying out programs of technical and supervisory assistance to aid persons and families of low or moderate income to develop mutual self-help housing.


text: The department may make grants to nonprofit housing sponsors and local public entities for operating, administrative, and other expenses of planning, constructing, rehabilitating, and operating assisted housing and may make grants to housing sponsors for the benefit of residents of assisted housing in order to achieve lower rentals for some or all of the units within the assisted housing. Such grants may not be made with moneys derived from the sale of bonds.


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(a) The department shall develop by December 31, 2020, a list of existing state grants and financial incentives for operating, administrative, and other expenses in connection with the planning, construction, and operation of an accessory dwelling unit with affordable rent, as defined in Section 50053, for very low, low-, and moderate-income households.

(b) The list shall be posted on the department’s internet website by December 31, 2020.

(c) For purposes of this section, “accessory dwelling unit” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 66313 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 7, Sec. 25. (SB 477) Effective March 25, 2024.)


text: The department may enter into agreements to provide staffing to assist government agencies in the conduct of federal loan and grant programs for the provision of housing for veterans and persons and families of low or moderate income in this state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 6. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013.)


text: The department may conduct programs of subsidies for occupants of existing housing pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, or other federal programs, but may not submit any competitive application for operation of an existing housing program in a geographic area which includes a local public entity that has applied. However, in conducting subsidy programs pursuant to this section, the department shall not operate housing developments or engage in the purchase, lease, or sublease of housing developments.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1165.)


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(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of the following:

(1) To prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families because of homelessness or the lack of adequate shelter.

(2) To assist in the reunification of foster children and their families when housing remains a problem.

(b) The department may, upon the request of a local public entity, provide technical assistance for the purpose of developing applications and plans from the local public entity for federal funding under the Section 8 housing certificate program created by Section 553 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625).

(c) As used in this section, “Section 8” means Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Sec. 1437 et seq., Title 42, U.S.C.).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 292, Sec. 2. Effective July 23, 1992.)


text: The department may, upon request by a local public entity, provide technical assistance of staffing for the purpose of developing applications and plans for community development funding pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383) or other federal programs.


text: The department shall endeavor to obtain community development funds available under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383) or other federal programs. The department may, if federal funds are available, conduct an innovative neighborhood preservation program in cooperation with a local public entity.


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The department may compile, analyze, and report upon the use in redevelopment project areas, of federal funds granted under selected federal programs, including Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383), as amended. The department may report the amounts and percentage of such funds used for the purpose of (1) principally benefiting persons of low and moderate income, (2) aiding in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, or (3) meeting other community development needs having a particular urgency. Such analysis may include an assessment of the extent to which the application of such funds meet the specified purposes. Redevelopment agencies and other local agencies shall promptly respond to any requests for information from the department in connection with its duties under this section.

The department shall publish its analysis and assessment as necessary.


text: The department may provide technical assistance to any public entity or public utility undertaking construction, maintenance, operation, or financing of replacement housing designed for persons displaced because of the acquisition or clearance of real property for public purposes.


text: The department shall develop and, subject to specific authorization and appropriation by the Legislature or the availability of federal subsidies, implement demonstration subsidy programs to test the effectiveness of one or more housing subsidy programs for veterans, very low income households, or other persons and families of low or moderate income. Such programs may include housing allowance payments, homeownership downpayment assistance, homeownership interest subsidy, leased housing subleased to very low income households, rent supplement payments on behalf of very low income households, or other types of subsidy programs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 7. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013.)


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The department may provide technical assistance to housing sponsors who are involved in any of the following activities:

(a) The development of cooperatively owned mobilehome parks for persons and families of low and moderate income.

(b) The development of mobilehome parks in which the rents charged for spaces are affordable to and occupied by persons and families of low and moderate income.

(c) The development of manufactured housing subdivisions in which lots and mobilehomes will be purchased by persons and families of low and moderate income.

The department may also provide technical assistance to cooperatives and nonprofit housing sponsors who are involved in the purchase of an existing mobilehome park which is placed on the market and which will be occupied primarily by persons and families of low and moderate income.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1136.)


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The department may provide potential housing sponsors and persons and families of low or moderate income such advisory consultative training and educational services as will assist them to become owners or tenants of housing financed under this division. Such training and services may include but are not limited to, technical and professional planning assistance, the preparation and promulgation of organizational planning and development outlines and guides, consultation services, training courses, seminars and lectures, the preparation and dissemination of newsletters and other printed materials, and the services of field representatives.

The department shall, subject to appropriation by the Legislature, or the availability of private, local governmental, or federal funds establish a program of such home management training for persons and families of low or moderate income who are occupants or potential occupants of assisted housing.

The department may provide potential housing sponsors of multiple-unit housing developments with advisory consultative training and educational services in the management of housing.


text: The department may provide technical assistance and aid to governmental agencies, nonprofit corporations, and housing sponsors for the purpose of providing the benefits of assisted housing to veterans, very low income households, and persons and families of low or moderate income which are handicapped or in which the head of household has been previously confined to institutional care. Subject to the availability of staff resources, the department shall coordinate its technical assistance activities and loan and grant programs in order to increase participation and understanding of those activities and programs by public and private groups and individuals seeking to expand or improve housing opportunities for veterans, the elderly, or the handicapped.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 8. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013.)


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(a) The department shall provide technical assistance to a local educational agency that submits a notice pursuant to Section 50408.6 and that requests the department to provide technical assistance, as described in subdivision (b), for the purpose of supporting predevelopment activities related to a housing project located on real property owned by the local educational agency. The department may provide this assistance directly or through contracts with qualified third-party entities, including, but not limited to, legal firms, financial advisors, housing development consultants, and nonprofit technical assistance providers.

(b) Technical assistance pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be advisory in nature and may include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Providing information and guidance on statutory requirements, surplus land procedures, and local land use regulations relevant to predevelopment activities.

(2) Advising on available funding sources, including state and federal grants, tax credits, and loan programs and outlining application requirements and timelines.

(3) Offering insights on conducting project feasibility analysis and exploring partnership models, such as joint ventures with housing developers or public agencies.

(4) Clarifying state and local regulatory processes related to planning, zoning, and environmental review, including key steps and compliance considerations.

(5) Reviewing draft agreements with housing developers and providing feedback, including on ground leases, joint development agreements, and other public-private partnership contracts, without engaging in direct negotiation.

(6) Facilitating referrals to external experts, service providers, or funding agencies with specialized expertise that might support the predevelopment activities of the local educational agency.

(c) Any legal advice or other assistance provided by the department shall not be construed as forming an attorney-client relationship between the department and the local educational agency. The department shall not be liable for any damages, liabilities, or other obligations that a local educational agency incurs pursuant to activities under this section.

(d) The department shall prioritize technical assistance for local educational agencies that serve high-need student populations or are located in areas experiencing high housing-cost burdens or educator-staffing shortages.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 508, Sec. 2. (AB 1296) Effective January 1, 2026.)


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(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the G. David Singleton California Indian Assistance Program.

(b) The department shall provide comprehensive technical assistance to tribes, tribal housing authorities, designated tribal housing entities, tribal housing departments, housing sponsors, and governmental agencies on reservations, rancherias, and on public domain, and tribes that want to participate in tribal housing grant programs on fee simple land to facilitate the planning and orderly development of suitable, decent, safe, and sanitary housing for American Indians residing in those areas or within a tribe’s designated service area, as defined by the tribe. This assistance may include technical assistance in land use planning, natural and environmental resource planning, and economic resource planning.

(c) To provide assistance with waivers or modification requests submitted pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 50406, the department shall do all of the following:

(1) Assign each waiver or modification request submitted a reference number.

(2) Post on its internet website a waiver or modification request submitted to the department, including the nature of the waiver or modification request and the reference number.

(3) Post on its internet website whether a waiver or modification request is accepted, denied, or accepted or denied in part. If the waiver or modification request is denied, post on its internet website the reason the department denied the waiver or modification request.

(4) Where the department has made a determination that tribal law, tribal governance, tribal charter, or difference in tribal entity or agency legal structure causes a violation or does not satisfy the requirements of specific state financing being provided to a housing development administered by the department for more than two tribal applicants for a specific notice of funding availability, the director of the department or designee may incorporate that waiver or modification into any of its the department’s state financing programs.

(d) The department shall provide outreach, education, and comprehensive technical assistance to tribes, tribal housing authorities, tribally designated housing entities, housing departments of a tribe, housing sponsors, and governmental agencies on reservations, rancherias, and on public domain in the development of tribal housing grant programs, and before, during, and after the grant application process.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, data collected pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential and shall not be subject to public disclosure, including, but not limited to, any person or entity that provides technical assistance.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 121. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text: The department shall take appropriate measures to assure that its services and publications are available to persons and families having limited fluency in the English language, in order to assure full participation by such persons and families in programs administered by the department. Where a significant number of persons in a community have limited fluency in the English language, services and essential publications of the department shall be provided in the native language of such persons.


text: Notwithstanding the proviso to subitem (b) of Item 190 of the Budget Act of 1976, sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) of the amount appropriated by subitem (b) of Item 190 of the Budget Act of 1976 shall not be allocated and expended as provided therein and shall instead be allocated by the Department of Finance to the Department of Housing and Community Development for a loan to a community nonprofit organization for technical assistance in the development of an industrial park in the city of Calexico. The loan shall be repaid upon the terms and conditions prescribed by the Department of Finance.

history: (History: Added by renumbering Section 50518 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 83, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2000.)


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For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Annual progress report” means the annual report required to be submitted to the department pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 65400 of the Government Code.

(b) “Completed entitlement” means a housing development project that has received all the required land use approvals or entitlements necessary for the issuance of a building permit and for which no additional action, including environmental review or appeals, is required to be eligible to apply for and obtain a building permit.

(c) “Council of governments” means a single or multicounty council created by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code that is responsible for allocating regional housing need pursuant to Sections 65584, 65584.04, and 65584.05 of the Government Code.

(d) “Housing element” or “element” means the housing element of a community’s general plan, as required pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65302 of the Government Code and prepared in accordance with Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.

(e) “Jurisdiction” means a city, county, or city and county.

(f) “Program” means the Local Government Planning Support Grants Program established pursuant to this chapter.

(g) “Regional housing need assessment” means the existing and projected need for housing for each region, as determined by the department pursuant to Section 65584.01 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 159, Sec. 11. (AB 101) Effective July 31, 2019.)

path: 31. HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE > 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT > 3.1. Local Government Planning Support Grants Program


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(a) (1) The Local Government Planning Support Grants Program is hereby established for the purpose of providing regions and jurisdictions with one-time funding, including grants for planning activities to enable jurisdictions to meet the sixth cycle of the regional housing need assessment.

(2) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) shall be distributed under the program in accordance with this chapter, as provided in Sections 50515.02 and 50515.03.

(b) The department shall administer the program and, consistent with the requirements of this chapter, provide grants to regions and jurisdictions for technical assistance, preparation and adoption of planning documents, and process improvements to accelerate housing production and facilitate compliance to implement the sixth cycle of the regional housing need assessment.

(c) Of the total amount of any moneys appropriated for purposes of this chapter, the department shall set aside up to 5 percent for program administration, including state operations expenditures and technical assistance, as well as expenditures by recipients of funding pursuant to Sections 50515.02 and 50515.03.

chapter: 3.1. Local Government Planning Support Grants Program


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Of the amount described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 50515.01, one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) shall be available to councils of governments and other regional entities, as follows:

(a) The moneys allocated pursuant to this subdivision shall be available to the following entities:

(1) The Association of Bay Area Governments, representing the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma, and the City and County of San Francisco.

(2) The Sacramento Area Council of Governments, representing the Counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba.

(3) The San Diego Association of Governments, representing the County of San Diego.

(4) The Southern California Association of Governments, representing the Counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura.

(5) A central coast multiagency working group, formed in accordance with subdivision (c), consisting of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments, the Council of San Benito County Governments, and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, representing the Counties of Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz.

(6) A San Joaquin Valley multiagency working group, formed in accordance with subdivision (c), consisting of the Fresno Council of Governments, the Kern Council of Governments, the Kings County Association of Governments, the Madera County Transportation Commission, the Merced County Association of Governments, the San Joaquin Council of Governments, the Stanislaus Council of Governments, and the Tulare County Association of Governments, representing the Counties of Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare.

(7) Councils of governments from the Counties of Butte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the councils of governments described in this paragraph may apply directly to the department for funds pursuant to the program.

(8) The Counties of Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Inyo, Lassen, Mariposa, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, Tuolumne, and Trinity. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the counties described in this paragraph may apply directly to the department for funds pursuant to the program. The department may approve a fiscal agent to receive funds from the amount identified in this section on behalf of a county or consortium of counties listed in this paragraph.

(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (7) and (8) of subdivision (a), the department shall make the allocations required by this subdivision to each regional entity on behalf of all of the jurisdictions represented by that entity. The department shall calculate the amount of each allocation in accordance with the population estimates consistent with the methodology described in subdivision (a) of Section 50515.03.

(2) Each council of governments or other regional entity may, in consultation with the department and consistent with the requirements of this chapter, determine the appropriate use of funds or suballocations within its boundaries to appropriately address its unique housing and planning priorities.

(c) The following shall apply with respect to any allocation made pursuant to this subdivision to a multiagency working group, as described in paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (a):

(1) Before November 30, 2019, the multiagency working groups described in paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (a) shall be formed as follows:

(A) Each working group shall consist of the following members:

(i) One representative from each county described in paragraph (5) or (6), as applicable, of subdivision (a).

(ii) Two city representatives from each county described in paragraph (5) or (6), as applicable, of subdivision (a) appointed by the city selection committee for that county. In appointing city representatives, the city selection committee shall appoint one representative of a larger city within the county and one representative of a smaller city within the county.

(iii) Of the three representatives from each county serving on the multiagency working group pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii), at least one of the representatives shall also be a member of the governing body of the applicable council of governments representing the county.

(B) The multiagency working group shall select a council of governments to serve as the fiscal agent of the multiagency working group and identify staff to assist the work of the group. If the multiagency working group fails to agree to the selection of a council of governments to serve as fiscal agent pursuant to this clause within a reasonable time period, the department shall select a fiscal agent based on factors such as capacity and experience in administering grant programs.

(C) Upon its formation, the multiagency working group shall notify each city and county that is a member of a council of governments described in paragraph (5) or (6), as applicable, of subdivision (a) of its purpose pursuant to this section.

(2) In recognition of the unique challenges in developing a process through a multiagency working group, the department shall allocate eight million dollars ($8,000,000) of the amount available pursuant to this subdivision to the multiagency working groups described in paragraphs (5) and (6) of subdivision (a), as follows:

(A) Twenty-five percent of the amount subject to this subparagraph shall be allocated to the central coast multiagency working group described in paragraph (5) of subdivision (a).

(B) Seventy-five percent of the amount subject to this subparagraph shall be allocated to the San Joaquin Valley multiagency working group described in paragraph (6) of subdivision (a).

(d) (1) Until January 31, 2021, a council of governments or other regional entity described in subdivision (a), or a county described in paragraph (8) of subdivision (a), may request an allocation of funds pursuant to this section by submitting an application, in the form and manner prescribed by the department, that includes the following information:

(A) An allocation budget for the funds provided pursuant to this section.

(B) The amounts retained by the council of governments, regional entity, or county, and any suballocations to jurisdictions.

(C) An explanation of how proposed uses will increase housing planning and facilitate local housing production.

(D) Identification of current best practices at the regional and statewide level that promote sufficient supply of housing affordable to all income levels, and a strategy for increasing adoption of these practices at the regional level, where viable.

(E) An education and outreach strategy to inform local agencies of the need and benefits of taking early action related to the sixth cycle regional housing need allocation.

(2) The department shall review an application submitted pursuant to this subdivision within 30 days. Upon approval of an application for funds pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall award the moneys for which the council of governments, other regional entity, or county, as applicable, qualifies.

(3) Commencing October 1, 2019, a council of governments, or the fiscal agent of a multiagency working group described in paragraph (5) or (6), as applicable, of subdivision (a), may request up to 25 percent of the funding available to it under this section in advance of a request for funding made pursuant to paragraph (1) to develop and accelerate the implementation of the requirements described in paragraph (1), including the development of an education and outreach strategy related to the sixth cycle regional housing need allocation. The department shall award funds requested pursuant to this paragraph to the relevant council of government or fiscal agency within 30 days of receiving that request.

(e) A council of governments, other regional entity, or county that receives an allocation of funds pursuant to this section shall establish priorities and use those moneys to increase housing planning and accelerate housing production, as follows:

(1) Developing an improved methodology for the distribution of the sixth cycle regional housing need assessment to further the objectives described in subdivision (d) of Section 65584 of the Government Code.

(2) Suballocating moneys directly and equitably to jurisdictions or other subregional entities in the form of grants, to be used in accordance with subdivision (f), for planning that will accommodate the development of housing and infrastructure that will accelerate housing production in a way that aligns with state planning priorities, housing, transportation, equity, and climate goals.

(3) Providing jurisdictions and other local agencies with technical assistance, planning, temporary staffing or consultant needs associated with updating local planning and zoning documents, expediting application processing, and other actions to accelerate additional housing production.

(4) Covering the costs of administering any programs described in this subdivision.

(f) An entity that receives a suballocation of funds pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) shall only use that suballocation for housing-related planning activities, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Technical assistance in improving housing permitting processes, tracking systems, and planning tools.

(2) Establishing regional or countywide housing trust funds for affordable housing.

(3) Performing infrastructure planning, including for sewers, water systems, transit, roads, or other public facilities necessary to support new housing and new residents.

(4) Performing feasibility studies to determine the most efficient locations to site housing consistent with Sections 65041.1 and 65080 of the Government Code.

(5) Covering the costs of temporary staffing or consultant needs associated with the activities described in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 205. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)