Plain English Breakdown
The official text states the bill takes effect immediately as an urgency statute, but does not specify a date for when it was signed or enacted.
Extending the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program
This law extends a grant program for emergency systems until June 30, 2032, and changes which groups can receive funding.
What This Bill Does
- It extends the deadline of the C.R.I.S.E.S. Grant Pilot Program to June 30, 2032.
- It requires the Department of Social Services to run the program if money is available in the annual Budget Act.
- It changes grant recipients from government departments to community-based organizations starting before January 1, 2027.
- It asks a stakeholder workgroup to meet at least quarterly and update rules for who gets grants.
- It requires the department to fill empty seats on the workgroup within 90 days.
Who It Names or Affects
- The State Department of Social Services
- Community-based organizations applying for grants
- Members of the stakeholder workgroup
Terms To Know
- C.R.I.S.E.S. Act
- A law that created a grant program to help emergency systems.
- Stakeholder workgroup
- A group of people who meet regularly to give advice and set rules for the grants.
Limits and Unknowns
- The program only works if lawmakers approve funding in the annual Budget Act.
- This law stops working on June 30, 2032, and is fully removed from books on January 1, 2033.