Plain English Breakdown
The official source uses 'Controller' rather than 'State Controller', though they refer to the same office.
Online Portal for Homelessness and Mental Health Funding
This law requires state officials to create a website showing how much money California spends on homelessness prevention and mental health programs over the last 10 years.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Controller, Department of Health Care Services, and Interagency Council on Homelessness to build an online search portal by January 1, 2027.
- Mandates that the website lists funding amounts for the current fiscal year and the previous 10 fiscal years.
- Requires the site to show which state programs received money and which agencies manage those programs.
- Orders each of these three groups to place a link to the portal on their official websites.
- Allows officials to ask other state departments for information needed to make sure the data is correct.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Controller
- The Department of Health Care Services
- The California Interagency Council on Homelessness
- Other state agencies that provide funding or program details
Terms To Know
- Controller
- A top official who manages the money and accounts for the state government.
- Fiscal Year
- The one-year period used by the government to plan its budget, which runs from July 1 to June 30 in California.
Limits and Unknowns
- The law does not say when it officially becomes active because no effective date is listed.
- The text describes what information must be included but does not list every specific program name beyond examples like Housing First and the Early Psychosis Intervention Plus Program.