CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1282Introduced by Senator Bates(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen and Kiley)February 18, 2022 An act relating to homeless services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1282, as introduced, Bates. Homelessness: addiction treatment and prevention: funding.Existing law establishes various programs to provide housing and necessary services for persons experiencing homelessness, including the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program and the Homeless Youth Act of 2018.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the availability of opioid settlement funds provided to the state and to local health departments represents a unique opportunity for significant investment in preventing and addressing addiction in Californias homeless population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of those funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population. The funds may be used for purposes including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Expanding proven housing programs that address root causes of homelessness, including those programs that require sobriety as a condition of participation.(2) Creating new or expanded substance use disorder treatment facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(3) Covering new operating costs for expanded substance use disorder facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(4) Securing housing for at-risk-of-addiction foster youth.(5) Covering wraparound treatment costs within homeless housing programs.(6) Diverting certain individuals with addictions from the justice system directly into treatment, including by providing training and resources to first and early responders.(7) Increasing school-based interventions to prevent drug addiction in vulnerable youth.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1282Introduced by Senator Bates(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen and Kiley)February 18, 2022 An act relating to homeless services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1282, as introduced, Bates. Homelessness: addiction treatment and prevention: funding.Existing law establishes various programs to provide housing and necessary services for persons experiencing homelessness, including the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program and the Homeless Youth Act of 2018.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 1282
Introduced by Senator Bates(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen and Kiley)February 18, 2022
Introduced by Senator Bates(Coauthors: Assembly Members Chen and Kiley)
February 18, 2022
An act relating to homeless services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 1282, as introduced, Bates. Homelessness: addiction treatment and prevention: funding.
Existing law establishes various programs to provide housing and necessary services for persons experiencing homelessness, including the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program and the Homeless Youth Act of 2018.This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population, as specified.
Existing law establishes various programs to provide housing and necessary services for persons experiencing homelessness, including the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program and the Homeless Youth Act of 2018.
This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population, as specified.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the availability of opioid settlement funds provided to the state and to local health departments represents a unique opportunity for significant investment in preventing and addressing addiction in Californias homeless population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of those funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population. The funds may be used for purposes including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Expanding proven housing programs that address root causes of homelessness, including those programs that require sobriety as a condition of participation.(2) Creating new or expanded substance use disorder treatment facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(3) Covering new operating costs for expanded substance use disorder facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(4) Securing housing for at-risk-of-addiction foster youth.(5) Covering wraparound treatment costs within homeless housing programs.(6) Diverting certain individuals with addictions from the justice system directly into treatment, including by providing training and resources to first and early responders.(7) Increasing school-based interventions to prevent drug addiction in vulnerable youth.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the availability of opioid settlement funds provided to the state and to local health departments represents a unique opportunity for significant investment in preventing and addressing addiction in Californias homeless population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of those funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population. The funds may be used for purposes including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Expanding proven housing programs that address root causes of homelessness, including those programs that require sobriety as a condition of participation.(2) Creating new or expanded substance use disorder treatment facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(3) Covering new operating costs for expanded substance use disorder facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(4) Securing housing for at-risk-of-addiction foster youth.(5) Covering wraparound treatment costs within homeless housing programs.(6) Diverting certain individuals with addictions from the justice system directly into treatment, including by providing training and resources to first and early responders.(7) Increasing school-based interventions to prevent drug addiction in vulnerable youth.
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the availability of opioid settlement funds provided to the state and to local health departments represents a unique opportunity for significant investment in preventing and addressing addiction in Californias homeless population.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of those funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population. The funds may be used for purposes including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Expanding proven housing programs that address root causes of homelessness, including those programs that require sobriety as a condition of participation.(2) Creating new or expanded substance use disorder treatment facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(3) Covering new operating costs for expanded substance use disorder facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.(4) Securing housing for at-risk-of-addiction foster youth.(5) Covering wraparound treatment costs within homeless housing programs.(6) Diverting certain individuals with addictions from the justice system directly into treatment, including by providing training and resources to first and early responders.(7) Increasing school-based interventions to prevent drug addiction in vulnerable youth.
SECTION 1. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the availability of opioid settlement funds provided to the state and to local health departments represents a unique opportunity for significant investment in preventing and addressing addiction in Californias homeless population.
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(b) It is the intent of the Legislature, to the extent permissible under the terms of the 2021 Multistate Opioid Settlement Agreement, to require relevant state and local departments to consider the use of those funds received under that settlement for the treatment and prevention of addiction within the homeless population. The funds may be used for purposes including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Expanding proven housing programs that address root causes of homelessness, including those programs that require sobriety as a condition of participation.
(2) Creating new or expanded substance use disorder treatment facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.
(3) Covering new operating costs for expanded substance use disorder facilities within the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program.
(4) Securing housing for at-risk-of-addiction foster youth.
(5) Covering wraparound treatment costs within homeless housing programs.
(6) Diverting certain individuals with addictions from the justice system directly into treatment, including by providing training and resources to first and early responders.
(7) Increasing school-based interventions to prevent drug addiction in vulnerable youth.