Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.

This bill would incorporate changes to Section 50408 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by both this bill and AB 90, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.

This bill would incorporate changes to Section 50408 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by both this bill and AB 90, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.

This bill would incorporate changes to Section 50408 of the Health and Safety Code proposed by both this bill and AB 90, which would become operative only if both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2016, and this bill is chaptered last.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness of assisted programs projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness of assisted programs in helping homeless veterans of any organization veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness in helping homeless veterans of any organization that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness in helping homeless veterans of any organization that was issued funds pursuant to that act, as specified.

Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department. Existing law requires the report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014.

This bill would additionally require the evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness in helping homeless veterans of any organization that was issued funds pursuant to that act.

CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS

CSA1 Bill Id:AB 388

Author:(Chang)

As Amended Ver:September 4, 2015

Majority vote

Original Committee Reference: H. & C.D.

SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to include specified information relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Bond Act of 2014 in an annual report, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP. Specifically, this bill:

1. Provides that the annual report shall include, but is not limited to the following:

1. Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and changes in income, benefits, and education.

   1. "Housing stability" includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

   2. "Housing exit information" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. How many tenants left assisted units;

2. The length of tenancy in assisted units;

3. The reason those tenant left assisted units, when such information is readily obtainable;

4. The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when such information is readily obtainable.

2. Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.

The Senate amendments:

1. Require the annual evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness of assisted programs in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP.

2. Add chaptering out amendments.

3. Make technical, clarifying changes.

4. Add coauthors.

FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.

COMMENTS: Background: AB 639 (John A. Pérez), Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, established the VHHP, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014, primary election. The VHHP restructures $600 million of the $900 million in bonds approved by the voters for the CalVet Home Loan Program in 2008 and uses them instead to fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families.

The VHHP tasks HCD with administering the new funding program in collaboration with CalVet and explicitly restricts the use of bond proceeds to those housing units designated for veterans and their families. The focus of the program is on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and in need of services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

Existing law requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by HCD. The annual report must include an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP.

On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program guidelines. The VHHP program guidelines require local governments and non-profits receiving VHHP funds for supportive and/or transitional housing to report to HCD and/or CalVet on client data and performance outcome data. Among other things, the guidelines provide that performance outcome data may include an array of information, such as "information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits and education." While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data must include. This bill would require the inclusion of a specific set of data, partially based on suggested criteria within the program guidelines, in HCD's annual report.

Purpose of this bill: According to the author, "[r]ecent program guidelines established reporting requirements on the sponsors of Proposition 41 housing programs. The content of those reports is currently permissive and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs."

Analysis Prepared by: Rebecca Rabovsky / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085 FN: 0002350

 THIRD READING  

Bill No: AB 388

Author: Chang (R), et al.

Amended: 9/4/15 in Senate

Vote: 21

SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 7/7/15

AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: Housing: veterans: supportive and transitional housing: reports

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), to include specified information in an annual report relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) program.

Senate Floor Amendments of 9/4/15 specify that the report contain an evaluation of any program established by HCD to meet “the legal requirements of” Federal Housing Trust Fund program guidelines.

Senate Floor Amendments of 8/20/15 align the requirements of this new VHHP annual report with federal law by requiring HCD to include an evaluation of any program established by HCD to meet Federal Housing Trust Fund program guidelines; and add a coauthor.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1. Establishes the VHHP program, also known as Proposition 41, which authorized the issuance of $600 million in general obligation bonds to provide multifamily housing to veterans pursuant to the VHHP.

2. Requires the California Housing Finance Agency, HCD, and CDVA to establish and implement a program that focuses on veterans at risk of homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. This program will fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable transitional housing, affordable rental housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families to allow veterans to access and maintain housing stability.

3. Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous year, of the housing programs administered by HCD.

4. Requires HCD’s annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CDVA, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act.

This bill requires HCD, in collaboration with CDVA, to include an evaluation of the VHHP in an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP. The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and changes in income, benefits, and education.

1. “Housing stability” includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

2. “Housing exit information” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• How many tenants left assisted units;

• The length of tenancy in assisted units;

• The reason those tenants left assisted units, when such information is readily obtainable; and

• The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when such information is readily obtainable.

2. Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.

Comments

Purpose of this bill. According to the author, this bill will require sponsors of veterans’ housing established through Proposition 41 funds to report on specific data to demonstrate the level of effectiveness for their programs. This bill specifically requires information currently suggested in the VHHP guidelines and expands on that information. The current content of those reports is permissive, and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs.

VHHP Program. The VHHP requires HCD to administer the new funding program in collaboration with CDVA and restricts the use of bond proceeds to housing units designated for veterans and their families. The program focuses on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of service such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program guidelines, which, among other things: 1) prioritize projects that combine housing and supportive services, and 2) establish application selection criteria that integrate prioritization criteria expressed through preference-point weighting.

VHHP evaluation. The guidelines require recipients of funding that provide supportive housing and traditional housing to report annually on the sources of tenant referrals for the project and submit both client data and performance outcome data to HCD and CDVA. Client data may include demographic characteristics of the veteran and their family, educational and employment status, and veteran-specific information such as disability ratings, type of discharge, branch and era of service, and VA health care eligibility. Performance outcome data may include information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits, and education.

While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data might include. This bill requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of the VHHP through specific information in HCD’s annual report, which may be measured by a survey and changes in income, benefits, and education.

Prior Legislation

AB 639 (Perez, Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013) created the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 and allowed for $600 million in bonds to be used for housing homeless and low-income veterans.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 9/4/15)

American Legion - Department of California

AMVETS - Department of California

California Association of County Veteran Service Officers

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies

League of California Cities

Mental Health America of California

Military Officers Association - California Council of Chapters

Steinberg Institute

Veterans of Foreign Wars - Department of California

Vietnam Veterans of America - California State Council

OPPOSITION: (Verified 9/4/15)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15

AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins

NO VOTE RECORDED: Bloom, Dodd, Grove, Holden

Prepared by: Alison Dinmore / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121

9/8/15 14:38:32

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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS

CSA1 Bill Id:AB 388

Author:(Chang)

As Amended Ver:August 20, 2015

Majority vote

Original Committee Reference: H. & C.D.

SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to include specified information relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Bond Act of 2014 in an annual report, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP. Specifically, this bill:

1. Provides that the annual report shall include, but is not limited to the following:

1. Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and changes in income, benefits, and education.

   1. "Housing stability" includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

   2. "Housing exit information" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

1. How many tenants left assisted units;

2. The length of tenancy in assisted units;

3. The reason those tenant left assisted units, when such information is readily obtainable;

4. The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when such information is readily obtainable.

2. Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.

The Senate amendments:

1. Require the annual evaluation to include information relating to the effectiveness of assisted programs in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP.

2. Add chaptering out amendments.

3. Make technical, clarifying changes.

4. Add coauthors.

FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Senate Appropriations Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.

COMMENTS: Background: AB 639 (John A. Pérez), Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, established the VHHP, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014, primary election. The VHHP restructures $600 million of the $900 million in bonds approved by the voters for the CalVet Home Loan Program in 2008 and uses them instead to fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families.

The VHHP tasks HCD with administering the new funding program in collaboration with CalVet and explicitly restricts the use of bond proceeds to those housing units designated for veterans and their families. The focus of the program is on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and in need of services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

Existing law requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by HCD. The annual report must include an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP.

On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program guidelines. The VHHP program guidelines require local governments and non-profits receiving VHHP funds for supportive and/or transitional housing to report to HCD and/or CalVet on client data and performance outcome data. Among other things, the guidelines provide that performance outcome data may include an array of information, such as "information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits and education." While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data must include. This bill would require the inclusion of a specific set of data, partially based on suggested criteria within the program guidelines, in HCD's annual report.

Purpose of this bill: According to the author, "[r]ecent program guidelines established reporting requirements on the sponsors of Proposition 41 housing programs. The content of those reports is currently permissive and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs."

Analysis Prepared by: Rebecca Rabovsky / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085 FN: 0001603

 THIRD READING  

Bill No: AB 388

Author: Chang (R), et al.

Amended: 8/20/15 in Senate

Vote: 21

SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 7/7/15

AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: Housing: veterans: supportive and transitional housing: reports

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), to include specified information in an annual report relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) program.

Senate Floor Amendments of 8/20/15 align the requirements of this new VHHP annual report with federal law by requiring HCD to include an evaluation of any program established by HCD to meet Federal Housing Trust Fund program guidelines; and add a coauthor.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1) Establishes the VHHP program, also known as Proposition 41, which authorized the issuance of $600 million in general obligation bonds to provide multifamily housing to veterans pursuant to the VHHP.

2) Requires the California Housing Finance Agency, HCD, and CDVA to establish and implement a program that focuses on veterans at risk of homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. This program will fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable transitional housing, affordable rental housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families to allow veterans to access and maintain housing stability.

3) Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous year, of the housing programs administered by HCD.

4) Requires HCD’s annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CDVA, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act.

This bill requires HCD, in collaboration with CDVA, to include an evaluation of the VHHP in an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP. The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and changes in income, benefits, and education.

1. “Housing stability” includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

2. “Housing exit information” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• How many tenants left assisted units;

• The length of tenancy in assisted units;

• The reason those tenants left assisted units, when such information is readily obtainable;

• The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when such information is readily obtainable.

2. Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.

Comments

Purpose of the bill. According to the author, this bill will require sponsors of veterans’ housing established through Proposition 41 funds to report on specific data to demonstrate the level of effectiveness for their programs. This bill specifically requires information currently suggested in the VHHP guidelines and expands on that information. The current content of those reports is permissive, and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs.

VHHP Program. The VHHP requires HCD to administer the new funding program in collaboration with CDVA and restricts the use of bond proceeds to housing units designated for veterans and their families. The program focuses on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of service such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program guidelines, which, among other things: 1) prioritize projects that combine housing and supportive services, and 2) establish application selection criteria that integrate prioritization criteria expressed through preference-point weighting.

VHHP evaluation. The guidelines require recipients of funding that provide supportive housing and traditional housing to report annually on the sources of tenant referrals for the project and submit both client data and performance outcome data to HCD and CDVA. Client data may include demographic characteristics of the veteran and their family, educational and employment status, and veteran-specific information such as disability ratings, type of discharge, branch and era of service, and VA health care eligibility. Performance outcome data may include information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits, and education.

While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data might include. This bill requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of the VHHP through specific information in HCD’s annual report, which may be measured by a survey and changes in income, benefits, and education.

Related/Prior Legislation

AB 639 (Perez, Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013) created the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 and allowed for $600 million in bonds to be used for housing homeless and low-income veterans.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/24/15)

American Legion — Department of California

AMVETS — Department of California

California Association of County Veteran Service Officers

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies

League of California Cities

Mental Health America of California

Military Officers Association — California Council of Chapters

Steinberg Institute

Veterans of Foreign Wars — Department of California

Vietnam Veterans of America — California State Council

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/24/15)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15

AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins

NO VOTE RECORDED: Bloom, Dodd, Grove, Holden

Prepared by: Alison Dinmore / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121

8/26/15 10:38:15

**** END ****

 THIRD READING 

Bill No: AB 388

Author: Chang (R), et al.

Amended: 7/1/15 in Senate

Vote: 21

SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 7/07/15

AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: Housing: veterans: supportive and transitional housing: reports

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), to include specified information in an annual report relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) program.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1) Establishes the VHHP program, also known as Proposition 41, which authorized the issuance of $600 million in general obligation bonds to provide multifamily housing to veterans pursuant to the VHHP.

2) Requires the California Housing Finance Agency, HCD, and CDVA to establish and implement a program that focuses on veterans at risk of homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. This program will fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable transitional housing, affordable rental housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families to allow veterans to access and maintain housing stability.

3) Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous year, of the housing programs administered by HCD.

4) Requires HCD’s annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CDVA, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act.

This bill requires HCD, in collaboration with CDVA, to include an evaluation of the VHHP in an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP. The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and changes in income, benefits, and education.

1. “Housing stability” includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

2. “Housing exit information” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• How many tenants left assisted units;

• The length of tenancy in assisted units;

• The reason those tenants left assisted units, when such information is readily obtainable;

• The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when such information is readily obtainable.

2. Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.

Comments

Purpose of the bill. According to the author, this bill will require sponsors of veterans’ housing established through Proposition 41 funds to report on specific data to demonstrate the level of effectiveness for their programs. This bill specifically requires information currently suggested in the VHHP guidelines and expands on that information. The current content of those reports is permissive, and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs.

VHHP Program. The VHHP requires HCD to administer the new funding program in collaboration with CDVA and restricts the use of bond proceeds to housing units designated for veterans and their families. The program focuses on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of service such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program guidelines, which, among other things: 1) prioritize projects that combine housing and supportive services, and 2) establish application selection criteria that integrate prioritization criteria expressed through preference-point weighting.

VHHP evaluation. The guidelines require recipients of funding that provide supportive housing and traditional housing to report annually on the sources of tenant referrals for the project and submit both client data and performance outcome data to HCD and CDVA. Client data may include demographic characteristics of the veteran and their family, educational and employment status, and veteran-specific information such as disability ratings, type of discharge, branch and era of service, and VA health care eligibility. Performance outcome data may include information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits, and education.

While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data might include. This bill requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of the VHHP through specific information in HCD’s annual report, which may be measured by a survey and changes in income, benefits, and education.

Related Legislation

AB 639 (Perez, Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013) created the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 and allowed for $600 million in bonds to be used for housing homeless and low-income veterans.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/17/15)

American Legion — Department of California

AMVETS — Department of California

California Association of County Veteran Service Officers

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies

League of California Cities

Mental Health America of California

Military Officers Association — California Council of Chapters

Steinberg Institute

Veterans of Foreign Wars — Department of California

Vietnam Veterans of America — California State Council

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/17/15)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15

AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins

NO VOTE RECORDED: Bloom, Dodd, Grove, Holden

Prepared by: Alison Dinmore / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121

8/20/15 11:39:30

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 CONSENT  

Bill No: AB 388

Author: Chang (R), et al.

Amended: 7/1/15 in Senate

Vote: 21

SENATE TRANS. & HOUSING COMMITTEE: 11-0, 7/7/15

AYES: Beall, Cannella, Allen, Bates, Gaines, Galgiani, Leyva, McGuire, Mendoza, Roth, Wieckowski

SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15 - See last page for vote

SUBJECT: Housing: veterans: supportive and transitional housing: reports

SOURCE: Author

DIGEST: This bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA), to include specified information in an annual report relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) program.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1) Establishes the VHHP program, also known as Proposition 41, which authorized the issuance of $600 million in general obligation bonds to provide multifamily housing to veterans pursuant to the VHHP.

2) Requires the California Housing Finance Agency, HCD, and CDVA to establish and implement a program that focuses on veterans at risk of homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. This program will fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable transitional housing, affordable rental housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families to allow veterans to access and maintain housing stability.

3) Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous year, of the housing programs administered by HCD.

4) Requires HCD’s annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CDVA, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act.

This bill requires HCD, in collaboration with CDVA, to include an evaluation of the VHHP in an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP. The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

1. Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and changes in income, benefits, and education.

1. “Housing stability” includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

2. “Housing exit information” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• How many tenants left assisted units;

• The length of tenancy in assisted units;

• The reason those tenants left assisted units, when such information is readily obtainable;

• The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when such information is readily obtainable.

2. Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.

Comments

Purpose of the bill. According to the author, this bill will require sponsors of veterans’ housing established through Proposition 41 funds to report on specific data to demonstrate the level of effectiveness for their programs. This bill specifically requires information currently suggested in the VHHP guidelines and expands on that information. The current content of those reports is permissive, and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs.

VHHP Program. The VHHP requires HCD to administer the new funding program in collaboration with CDVA and restricts the use of bond proceeds to housing units designated for veterans and their families. The program focuses on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of service such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program guidelines, which, among other things: 1) prioritize projects that combine housing and supportive services, and 2) establish application selection criteria that integrate prioritization criteria expressed through preference-point weighting.

VHHP evaluation. The guidelines require recipients of funding that provide supportive housing and traditional housing to report annually on the sources of tenant referrals for the project and submit both client data and performance outcome data to HCD and CDVA. Client data may include demographic characteristics of the veteran and their family, educational and employment status, and veteran-specific information such as disability ratings, type of discharge, branch and era of service, and VA health care eligibility. Performance outcome data may include information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits, and education.

While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data might include. This bill requires an evaluation of the effectiveness of the VHHP through specific information in HCD’s annual report, which may be measured by a survey and changes in income, benefits, and education.

Related Legislation

AB 639 (Perez, Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013) created the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 and allowed for $600 million in bonds to be used for housing homeless and low-income veterans.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

SUPPORT: (Verified 8/17/15)

American Legion — Department of California

AMVETS — Department of California

California Association of County Veteran Service Officers

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies

League of California Cities

Mental Health America of California

Military Officers Association — California Council of Chapters

Steinberg Institute

Veterans of Foreign Wars — Department of California

Vietnam Veterans of America — California State Council

OPPOSITION: (Verified 8/17/15)

None received

ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 76-0, 5/28/15

AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Baker, Bigelow, Bonilla, Bonta, Brough, Brown, Burke, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Harper, Roger Hernández, Irwin, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, Wood, Atkins

NO VOTE RECORDED: Bloom, Dodd, Grove, Holden

Prepared by: Alison Dinmore / T. & H. / (916) 651-4121

8/18/15 17:03:28

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING

Senator Jim Beall, Chair

2015 - 2016 Regular

Bill No: AB 388 Hearing Date: 7/7/2015

SUBJECT: Housing: homeless veterans: reports

DIGEST: This bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA) to include specified information in an annual report relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) program.

ANALYSIS:

Existing law:

1) Establishes the VHHP program, also known as Proposition 41, which authorized the issuance of $600 million in general obligation bonds to provide multifamily housing to veterans pursuant to the VHHP.

2) Requires the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), HCD, and CDVA to establish and implement a program that focuses on veterans at risk of homelessness or experiencing temporary or chronic homelessness. This program will fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable transitional housing, affordable rental housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families to allow veterans to access and maintain housing stability.

3) Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous year, of the housing programs administered by HCD.

4) Requires HCD’s annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CDVA, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act.

This bill requires HCD, in collaboration with CDVA, to include an evaluation of the VHHP in an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to the VHHP. The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to the following:

1. Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey; and changes in income, benefits, and education.

1. “Housing stability” includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

2. “Housing exit information” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• How many tenants left assisted units;

• The length of tenancy in assisted units;

• The reason those tenant left assisted units, when such information is readily obtainable;

• The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when such information is readily obtainable.

2. Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and Veterans Affairs (VA) health care eligibility.

COMMENTS:

Purpose of the bill. According to the author, this bill will require sponsors of veterans’ housing established through Prop 41 funds to report on specific data to demonstrate the level of effectiveness for their programs. This bill specifically requires information currently suggested in the VHHP guidelines and expands on that information. The current content of those reports is permissive, and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs.

VHHP Program. The VHHP requires HCD to administer the new funding program in collaboration with CDVA and restricts the use of bond proceeds to housing units designated for veterans and their families. The program focuses on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and in need of service such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

On February 18, 2015, HCD adopted its initial program guidelines, which, among other things: 1) prioritize projects that combine housing and supportive services, and 2) establish application selection criteria that integrate prioritization criteria expressed through preference-point weighting.

VHHP evaluation. The guidelines require recipients of funding that provide supportive housing and traditional housing to report annually on the sources of tenant referrals for the project and submit both client data and performance outcome data to HCD and CDVA. Client data may include demographic characteristics of the veteran and their family, educational and employment status, and veteran-specific information such as disability ratings, type of discharge, branch and era of service, and VA health care eligibility. Performance outcome data may include information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits and education.

While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data might include. This bill would require an evaluation of the effectiveness of the VHHP through specific information in HCD’s annual report, which may be measured by a survey and changes in income, benefits, and education.

Assembly Votes:

Floor: 76-0

Appr: 15-0

VA: 9-0

H&CD: 7-0

Related Legislation:

AB 639 (Perez, Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013) — created the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 and allows for $600 million in bonds to be used for housing homeless and low-income veterans.

FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No

POSITIONS: (Communicated to the committee before noon on Wednesday,

July 1, 2015.)

SUPPORT:

American Legion — Department of California

AMVETS — Department of California

California Association of County Veteran Service Officers

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies

League of California Cities

Mental Health America of California

Military Officers Association — California Council of Chapters

Steinberg Institute

Veterans of Foreign Wars — Department of California

Vietnam Veterans of America —California State Council

OPPOSITION:

None received

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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING

ATR Bill Id:AB 388

Author:(Chang)

As Amended Ver:April 22, 2015

Majority vote

SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to include specified information relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Bond Act of 2014 in an annual report. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requires the annual report to include the following information:

2. Performance outcome data, which must include:

   1. Housing stability information, including:

1. How many tenants maintained housing and the length of time those tenants spent in housing;

2. How many tenants move on to other housing, excluding tenants who move on for a higher level of care and those tenants who died during tenancy.

1. Housing exit information, including:

   1. How many tenants left housing;

   2. The dates those tenants left housing;

   3. The reason those tenants left housing; and

   4. Where tenants who have left housing find new housing.

3. Tenant satisfaction as measured by a survey; and

4. Changes in income, benefits, and education.

2. Client data, which may include:

1. Demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family;

2. Educational and employment status of the veteran; and

3. Veteran-specific information including disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and veterans affairs health care eligibility.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Establishes the VHHP (Proposition 41), an initiative enacted by the voters in the June 3, 2014, primary election, authorizing $600 million in bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families (Military and Veterans Code Section 998.540, et seq.).

2. Requires the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), HCD, and CalVet to work collaboratively to carry out the duties and functions of the VHHP Act (Military and Veterans Code Section 987.002).

3. Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous fiscal year, of the housing programs administered by HCD (Health and Safety Code Section 50408).

4. Requires HCD's annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act (Health and Safety Code Section 50408).

FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, annual costs, for three years, of approximately $123,000 (General Fund) for up to one position for the likely need to establish a new data collection system. On-going costs of approximately $57,000 for half a position thereafter.

COMMENTS:

Background: AB 639 (Perez), Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, established the VHHP, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014 primary election. The VHHP restructures $600 million of the $900 million in bonds approved by the voters for the CalVet Home Loan Program in 2008 and uses them instead to fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families.

The VHHP tasks HCD with administering the new funding program in collaboration with CalVet and explicitly restricts the use of bond proceeds to those housing units designated for veterans and their families. The focus of the program is on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and in need of services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

Existing law requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by HCD. The annual report must include an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP.

The VHHP Program guidelines require local governments and non-profits receiving VHHP funds for supportive and/or transitional housing to report to HCD and/or CalVet on client data and performance outcome data. Among other things, the guidelines provide that performance outcome data may include an array of information, such as "information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits and education." While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data must include. This bill would require the inclusion of a specific set of data, partially based on suggested criteria within the program guidelines, in HCD's annual report.

Purpose of this bill: According to the author, "[r]ecent program guidelines established place reporting requirements on the sponsors of Proposition 41 housing programs. The content of those reports is currently permissive and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs."

Analysis Prepared by: Rebecca Rabovsky / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085 FN: 0000490

Date of Hearing: May 20, 2015

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Jimmy Gomez, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 388

Author:(Chang) – As Amended Ver:April 22, 2015

Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No

SUMMARY:

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to include specified information relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Bond Act of 2014 in an annual report.

FISCAL EFFECT:

Annual costs, for three years, of approximately $123,000 (GF) for up to one position for the likely need to establish a new data collection system. On-going costs of approximately $57,000 for half a position thereafter.

COMMENTS:

1. Purpose. According to the author, "Under the program guidelines adopted in February, entities that receive funding pursuant to Proposition 41, also known as sponsors, will be required to submit reports on their respective programs. However information on the effectiveness of these programs is not required in these reports. AB 388 will provide Californians and policy makers with the data necessary to demonstrate that the $600 million approved under Prop. 41 is providing sufficient services for California’s veterans."

2. Background. The VHHP Act was created to expand housing and service options for veterans, cost-effectively leverage public dollars, reduce the number of homeless veterans and the attendant public costs. The focus of the VHHP Act is on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and in need of services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

Existing law requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments of the housing programs administered by HCD. The annual report must include an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act.

The VHHP Program guidelines require local governments and non-profits receiving VHHP Act funds for supportive and/or transitional housing to report to HCD and/or CalVet on client data and performance outcome data. While these data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data must include. AB 388 would require the inclusion of a specific set of data, partially based on suggested criteria within the program guidelines, in HCD's annual report.

3. Prior Legislation. AB 639 (Perez), Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, established the VHHP Act, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014 primary election.

Analysis Prepared by: Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916) 319-2081

Date of Hearing: April 28, 2015

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

Jacqui Irwin, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 388

Author:(Chang) – As Amended Ver:April 9, 2015

SUBJECT: Housing: homeless veterans: reports

SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to include specified information relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Bond Act of 2014 in an annual report. Specifically, this bill: Requires the annual report to include the following information:

1. Performance outcome data, which must include:

   1. Housing stability information, including:

      1. How many tenants maintained housing and the length of time those tenants spent in housing;

      2. How many tenants move on to other housing, excluding tenants who move on for a higher level of care and those tenants who died during tenancy.

   2. Housing exit information, including:

2. How many tenants left housing;

3. The dates those tenants left housing;

4. The reason those tenants left housing; and

5. Where tenants who have left housing find new housing.

   1. Tenant satisfaction as measured by a survey; and

   2. Changes in income, benefits, and education.

6. Client data, which may include:

7. Demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family;

8. Educational and employment status of the veteran; and

9. Veteran-specific information including disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and veterans affairs health care eligibility.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Establishes the VHHP (Proposition 41), an initiative enacted by the voters in the June 3, 2014 primary election, authorizing $600 million in bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families (Military and Veterans Code Section 998.540, et seq.).

2. Requires the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), HCD, and CalVet to work collaboratively to carry out the duties and functions of the VHHP Act (Military and Veterans Code Section 987.002).

3. Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous fiscal year, of the housing programs administered by HCD (Health and Safety Code Section 50408).

4. Requires HCD's annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act (Health and Safety Code Section 50408).

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown.

COMMENTS:

Although perfect counts are impossible to come by – the transient nature of homeless populations presents a major difficulty – the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates that, nationwide, 49,933 veterans are homeless on any given night.

Further, approximately 12,700 veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation New Dawn (OND) were homeless in 2010. The number of young homeless veterans is increasing and currently constitutes 8.8% of the overall homeless veteran population.

The Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act of 2014 was created to expand housing and service options for veterans, cost-effectively leverage public dollars, reduce the number of homeless veterans and the attendant public costs, and place California at the forefront of our nation’s efforts to end veterans' homelessness by 2016. The focus of the VHHP Act is on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and in need of services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

As noted by the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development:

Existing law requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by HCD. The annual report must include an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP.

The VHHP Program guidelines require local governments and non-profits receiving VHHP funds for supportive and/or transitional housing to report to HCD and/or CalVet on client data and performance outcome data. Among other things, the guidelines provide that performance outcome data may include an array of information, such as "information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits and education." While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data must include. AB 388 would require the inclusion of a specific set of data, partially based on suggested criteria within the program guidelines, in HCD's annual report.

According to the author:

Under the program guidelines adopted in February, entities that receive funding pursuant to Proposition 41, also known as sponsors, will be required to submit reports on their respective programs. However information on the effectiveness of these programs is not required in these reports. AB 388 will provide Californians and policy makers with the data necessary to demonstrate that the $600 million approved under Prop. 41 is providing sufficient services for California’s veterans.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

American Legion-Department of California

AMVETS-Department of California

California Association of County Veterans Services Officers

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies

Mental Health America of California

Military Officers Association-California Council of Chapters

Steinberg Institute

Veterans of Foreign Wars-Department of California

Vietnam Veterans of America California State Council

Opposition

None on File.

Analysis Prepared by: John Spangler / V.A. / (916) 319-3550

Date of Hearing: April 15, 2015

ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Ed Chau, Chair

ABPCA Bill Id:AB 388

Author:Chang – As Amended Ver:April 9, 2015

SUBJECT: Housing: homeless veterans: reports

SUMMARY: Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) to include specified information relating to the effectiveness of the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention (VHHP) Bond Act of 2014 in an annual report. Specifically, this bill:

1. Requires the annual report to include the following information:

1. Performance outcome data, which must include:

   1. Housing stability information, including:

1. How many tenants maintained housing and the length of time those tenants spent in housing;

2. How many tenants move on to other housing, excluding tenants who move on for a higher level of care and those tenants who died during tenancy.

1. Housing exit information, including:

1. How many tenants left housing;

2. The dates those tenants left housing;

3. The reason those tenants left housing; and

4. Where tenants who have left housing find new housing.

1. Tenant satisfaction as measured by a survey; and

2. Changes in income, benefits, and education.

1. Client data, which may include:

1. Demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family;

2. Educational and employment status of the veteran; and

3. Veteran-specific information including disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and veterans affairs health care eligibility.

EXISTING LAW:

1. Establishes the VHHP (Proposition 41), an initiative enacted by the voters in the June 3, 2014 primary election, authorizing $600 million in bonds for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families (Military and Veterans Code Section 998.540, et seq.).

2. Requires the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), HCD, and CalVet to work collaboratively to carry out the duties and functions of the VHHP Act (Military and Veterans Code Section 987.002).

3. Requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments, during the previous fiscal year, of the housing programs administered by HCD (Health and Safety Code Section 50408).

4. Requires HCD's annual report to include, among other things, an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP Act (Health and Safety Code Section 50408).

FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown.

COMMENTS:

Background:

AB 639 (Perez), Chapter 727, Statutes of 2013, established the VHHP, an initiative measure enacted by the voters as Proposition 41 at the June 3, 2014 primary election. The VHHP restructures $600 million of the $900 million in bonds approved by the voters for the CalVet Home Loan Program in 2008 and uses them instead to fund the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable multifamily supportive housing, affordable multifamily transitional housing, or related facilities for veterans and their families.

The VHHP tasks HCD with administering the new funding program in collaboration with CalVet and explicitly restricts the use of bond proceeds to those housing units designated for veterans and their families. The focus of the program is on housing for veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and in need of services such as mental health counseling, substance abuse treatment, job training, and physical therapy to address injuries.

Existing law requires HCD to submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by HCD. The annual report must include an evaluation, in collaboration with CalVet, of any program established by HCD pursuant to the VHHP.

The VHHP Program guidelines require local governments and non-profits receiving VHHP funds for supportive and/or transitional housing to report to HCD and/or CalVet on client data and performance outcome data. Among other things, the guidelines provide that performance outcome data may include an array of information, such as "information on housing stability, housing exit information, tenant satisfaction as measured in a survey, and changes in income, benefits and education." While performance outcome and client data are mandatory, there are no required criteria for what this data must include. AB 388 would require the inclusion of a specific set of data, partially based on suggested criteria within the program guidelines, in HCD's annual report.

Purpose of this bill:

According to the author, "[r]ecent program guidelines established place reporting requirements on the sponsors of Proposition 41 housing programs. The content of those reports is currently permissive and therefore leaves room for these reports to leave out information measuring the success level of these programs."

Double-referred: AB 388 was also referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs, where it will be heard should it pass out of this committee.

REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:

Support

California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies

Mental Health America of California (MHA)

Steinberg Institute

Opposition

None on file.

Analysis Prepared by: Rebecca Rabovsky / H. & C.D. / (916) 319-2085