CA SB 748
Title: Encampment Resolution Funding program: safe parking sites: reporting.
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Summary
SB 748, as amended, Richardson. Encampment Resolution Funding program: safe parking sites: reporting. Existing law establishes the Encampment Resolution Funding program, administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, to, upon appropriation of the Legislature, increase collaboration between the department, local jurisdictions, and continuums of care for, among other things, providing encampment resolution grants to local jurisdictions and continuums of care to resolve critical encampment concerns and transition individuals into safe and stable housing. Existing law authorizes a continuum of care or a local jurisdiction to submit a specified application to the department for a program grant. Existing law, for additional rounds moneys, defined as moneys appropriated for the program in or after the 2021–22 fiscal year, requires that an applicant submit an application for a program grant that includes a description of how the applicant intends to use the funds to connect all individuals living in encampments to services and housing, among other things.This bill would additionally include, as purposes of the program, assisting local jurisdictions with operating safe parking sites while locating interim or permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness living in vehicles or recreational vehicles.This bill would, as part of this description, additionally require the applicant to include specified information about safe parking sites, when the application includes operating safe parking sites while locating interim or permanent housing for people experiencing homelessness living in vehicles or recreational vehicles.Existing law requires grant recipients to report specified data to their local Homeless Management Information System and as required by the department. Existing law requires the department to evaluate the data and outcomes reported by recipients to assess efficacy of programs and identify scalable best practices for encampment resolution that can be replicated across the state. Existing law requires the department to report to the chairs of the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature on the outcomes, learnings, and best practices models identified through the program.Beginning on April 1, 2026, and quarterly thereafter, this bill would require the department to report to the chairs of certain Senate and Assembly committees on the funding distributed pursuant to the additional rounds of funding, as specified. The bill, instead of requiring the department to evaluate the reported data and outcomes, as described above, would instead require the Legislative Analyst’s Office to evaluate the data and outcomes reported by the department to these committees to assess efficacy to assess the efficacy of programs and identify scalable best practices for encampment resolution that can be replicated across the state.
Status
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Bill Documents
CA SB 748 - 07/17/25 - Amended Assembly
07/17/25 - CA SB 748 (07/17/25 - Amended Assembly)
CA SB 748 - 06/19/25 - Amended Assembly
06/19/25 - CA SB 748 (06/19/25 - Amended Assembly)
CA SB 748 - 05/01/25 - Amended Senate
05/01/25 - CA SB 748 (05/01/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 748 - 04/09/25 - Amended Senate
04/09/25 - CA SB 748 (04/09/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 748 - 03/27/25 - Amended Senate
03/27/25 - CA SB 748 (03/27/25 - Amended Senate)
CA SB 748 - 02/21/25 - Introduced
02/21/25 - CA SB 748 (02/21/25 - Introduced)