CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2903Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 15, 2024 An act to amend Section 8257.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homelessness. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2903, as introduced, Hoover. Homelessness.Existing law establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California by creating partnerships between federal, state, local, and nonprofit entities. Existing law requires the coordinating council to conduct, or contract with an entity to conduct, a statewide assessment to identify state programs that provide housing or services to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, as defined, and collect and analyze data to provide a comprehensive view of the homeless response system. Existing law requires a state agency with a member on the council to provide requested data within 60 days, subject to certain exceptions.This bill would revise the time within which a state agency must provide requested data to 45 days.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8257.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 45 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 45 days as necessary to produce high quality high-quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencingthe data, including, but not limited to, using the data for anysubstantiveanalysis summary statistics, orotherfindings.(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Personally identifying information has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.(2) State-funded institutional settings include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2903Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 15, 2024 An act to amend Section 8257.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homelessness. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2903, as introduced, Hoover. Homelessness.Existing law establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California by creating partnerships between federal, state, local, and nonprofit entities. Existing law requires the coordinating council to conduct, or contract with an entity to conduct, a statewide assessment to identify state programs that provide housing or services to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, as defined, and collect and analyze data to provide a comprehensive view of the homeless response system. Existing law requires a state agency with a member on the council to provide requested data within 60 days, subject to certain exceptions.This bill would revise the time within which a state agency must provide requested data to 45 days.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2903
Introduced by Assembly Member HooverFebruary 15, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Hoover
February 15, 2024
An act to amend Section 8257.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to homelessness.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2903, as introduced, Hoover. Homelessness.
Existing law establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California by creating partnerships between federal, state, local, and nonprofit entities. Existing law requires the coordinating council to conduct, or contract with an entity to conduct, a statewide assessment to identify state programs that provide housing or services to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, as defined, and collect and analyze data to provide a comprehensive view of the homeless response system. Existing law requires a state agency with a member on the council to provide requested data within 60 days, subject to certain exceptions.This bill would revise the time within which a state agency must provide requested data to 45 days.
Existing law establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to identify mainstream resources, benefits, and services that can be accessed to prevent and end homelessness in California by creating partnerships between federal, state, local, and nonprofit entities. Existing law requires the coordinating council to conduct, or contract with an entity to conduct, a statewide assessment to identify state programs that provide housing or services to persons experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, as defined, and collect and analyze data to provide a comprehensive view of the homeless response system. Existing law requires a state agency with a member on the council to provide requested data within 60 days, subject to certain exceptions.
This bill would revise the time within which a state agency must provide requested data to 45 days.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8257.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 45 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 45 days as necessary to produce high quality high-quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencingthe data, including, but not limited to, using the data for anysubstantiveanalysis summary statistics, orotherfindings.(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Personally identifying information has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.(2) State-funded institutional settings include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 8257.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 45 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 45 days as necessary to produce high quality high-quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencingthe data, including, but not limited to, using the data for anysubstantiveanalysis summary statistics, orotherfindings.(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Personally identifying information has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.(2) State-funded institutional settings include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.
SECTION 1. Section 8257.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code is amended to read:
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8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 45 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 45 days as necessary to produce high quality high-quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencingthe data, including, but not limited to, using the data for anysubstantiveanalysis summary statistics, orotherfindings.(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Personally identifying information has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.(2) State-funded institutional settings include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.
8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 45 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 45 days as necessary to produce high quality high-quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencingthe data, including, but not limited to, using the data for anysubstantiveanalysis summary statistics, orotherfindings.(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Personally identifying information has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.(2) State-funded institutional settings include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.
8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 45 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 45 days as necessary to produce high quality high-quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencingthe data, including, but not limited to, using the data for anysubstantiveanalysis summary statistics, orotherfindings.(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Personally identifying information has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.(2) State-funded institutional settings include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.
8257.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of designing, collecting data for, and approving the assessment described in Section 8257.1, a state agency that has a member on the coordinating council shall, within 60 45 days of a request for data pertaining to that state agency, provide to the council, or the entity conducting the assessment, the requested data, including, but not limited to, the number or rate of persons exiting state-funded institutional settings into homelessness. State agencies shall be granted reasonable extensions beyond 60 45 days as necessary to produce high quality high-quality data. The state department or agency shall remove any personally identifying data provided pursuant to this subdivision, if any.
(b) The coordinating council shall provide the local data collected pursuant to Section 8257.1 to the respective administering state agencies overseeing those programs within 45 days of receipt.
(1) The coordinating council and the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision shall work in collaboration to determine the format and timing of delivery of local data collected to comply with data security and privacy practices and availability of staff to execute requests.
(2) When feasible, the coordinating council shall notify the state agency receiving data pursuant to this subdivision at least seven days prior to sharing or publicly using or referencingthe data, including, but not limited to, using the data for anysubstantiveanalysis summary statistics, orotherfindings.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Personally identifying information has the same meaning as that in Section 1798.79.8 of the Civil Code.
(2) State-funded institutional settings include, but are not limited to, justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, and health care settings.