Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.

Plain English Breakdown

The exact responsibilities and actions of the advisory committee are not detailed.

Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention

The bill establishes the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention within the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to reduce youth homelessness in California.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention with a mission to reduce youth homelessness to functional zero, defined as when the number of homeless youth does not exceed available housing capacity.
• Requires the office to develop and oversee a comprehensive framework by September 15, 2027, aimed at reducing youth homelessness to functional zero.
• Establishes an advisory committee appointed by the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness to assist the office in its efforts.
• Creates the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention Fund for supporting initiatives against youth homelessness.
• Requires the office to publish a publicly accessible dashboard on its website tracking progress towards goals by December 15, 2027.
• Requires annual reporting to the Legislature and the California Interagency Council on Homelessness starting from December 15, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

• Youth who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in California.
• The Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention within the California Interagency Council on Homelessness.
• Advisory committee members appointed by the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness.

Terms To Know

Functional Zero

A condition where the number of youth experiencing homelessness does not exceed the capacity to provide them with permanent housing.

Advisory Committee

A group appointed by the Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness to assist the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention in its efforts.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much money will be allocated to the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention Fund.
• It is unclear what specific actions the advisory committee will take to help reduce youth homelessness.
• The effectiveness of the measures taken by the office depends on funding and cooperation from various agencies.

Official Summary Text

AB 1899, as amended, Caloza.
Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention.
Existing law, the Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2025, beginning July 1, 2026, eliminates the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and instead establishes the Business and Consumer Services Agency and the California Housing and Homelessness Agency. The plan also, among other things, establishes the California Interagency Council on Homelessness as an independent entity within the California Housing and Homelessness Agency and renames the existing council as the California Interagency Executive Council on Homelessness, which it establishes within the California Interagency Council on Homelessness. Existing law requires the Interagency Council on Homelessness to set and measure progress toward goals to prevent and end homelessness among youth in California by setting specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among youth in the state, as
provided.
This bill would establish within the California Interagency Council on Homelessness the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention (office), with the mission of reducing youth homelessness in the state to functional zero, defined as the condition in which the number of youth experiencing homelessness does not exceed the capacity to provide youth with permanent housing. The bill would impose prescribed responsibilities on the office, including, by September 15, 2027, developing and overseeing the implementation of a comprehensive framework to reduce youth homelessness to functional zero containing specific and measurable goals, as provided.
The
This
bill would require the office, on or before December 15, 2027, to create and post on its internet website a publicly accessible dashboard tracking the office’s progress toward these goals. The bill would require the office to consult with an advisory committee, as provided, and would require the
Governor
Secretary of California Housing and Homelessness
to appoint the members of the advisory committee by March 1, 2027.
The bill would establish the Office of Youth Homelessness Prevention Fund and require that, upon appropriation, moneys deposited into the fund be made available to the council, as provided.
The bill would require the office to submit a report on its progress toward achieving its goals to the Legislature and the
California Interagency Council on Homelessness
council
on or before December 15, 2027, and annually thereafter, as provided.
This bill would make related findings and declarations.

Current Bill Text

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