Plain English Breakdown
The specific reason why no reimbursement is required is stated as 'for a specified reason' without further detail in the provided source material.
AB-534: Rules for Transitional Housing Contracts
This law sets new rules for how long contracts last with organizations that provide housing to older foster youth and former foster youth, including terms for renewal and early ending.
What This Bill Does
- Requires initial contracts for transitional housing providers or Transitional Housing Program-Plus providers to be three years long instead of ten.
- Allows these contracts to be renewed twice for one year each after the first three-year period ends.
- Permits further renewal in ten-year blocks if the contract has already been renewed two times for one year each.
- Gives counties the power to end a contract early or stop part of the services by giving at least 90 days' notice.
- Allows counties and providers to agree on extending contracts either when they first sign them or later.
Who It Names or Affects
- Organizations licensed by the state that provide transitional housing for foster children aged 16 and older.
- Providers certified by a county to offer housing services to former foster youth who left the system on or after their 18th birthday.
- County agencies responsible for managing these contracts.
Terms To Know
- Transitional Housing Placement Provider
- An organization licensed by the state to provide transitional housing to foster children who are at least 16 years old.
- Transitional Housing Program-Plus
- A provider certified by a county to offer housing services to former foster youth who exited the system on or after their 18th birthday and is exempt from state licensure if they have local fire clearance.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill states that no state reimbursement is required for costs created by this law, but it does not explain the specific reason why.
- The text mentions a change from an initial term of ten years to three years, which implies previous rules may have differed.