Plain English Breakdown
The official text does not list specific resources available through the phone line, only that they will be provided.
Homelessness Resource Telephone System
This law requires Los Angeles County to create a phone system that connects people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with resources, while allowing other local agencies to choose whether to set up similar systems.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the County of Los Angeles to establish a telephone system for homelessness resources.
- Authorizes other local public agencies to establish their own homelessness resource telephone systems if they choose.
- Directs the phone system to receive calls from individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness and provide them with resources.
- Includes legislative findings that a special law is necessary specifically for Los Angeles County.
- States that reimbursement may be provided by the state if the Commission on State Mandates determines there are costs mandated by this bill.
Who It Names or Affects
- The County of Los Angeles, which must create and run the phone system.
- Individuals who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness in areas with these systems.
- Other local public agencies that may choose to establish similar telephone systems.
Terms To Know
- Local public agency
- A city, county, school district, or other government group in a specific area authorized by the bill.
- State-mandated local program
- A new duty required of a local government by state law that may require reimbursement from the state.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not specify exactly which resources or services callers will receive.
- Reimbursement for costs depends on whether the Commission on State Mandates determines there are mandated costs.
- Other local agencies may choose to create these systems, but they are not required to do so.