SB-1109 • 2026

Short-term residential therapeutic programs.

Children Education Healthcare

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Alvarado-Gil
Last action: 2026-06-01
Official status: Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on the exact consequences for programs needing renewal despite fewer than five citations.

Short-term Residential Therapeutic Programs Licensing

This law changes how short-term residential therapeutic programs are licensed and reviewed by the State Department of Social Services in California, requiring annual renewals under certain conditions.

What This Bill Does

Requires licenses for these programs to be renewed annually if they receive five or more specified citations within a year.
Makes it so that programs do not need ongoing annual reviews if they have fewer than five violations after their review.
Says that programs must renew their license every year if they are in small counties with less than 75,000 residents and without high schools or general acute care hospitals.

Who It Names or Affects

Short-term residential therapeutic programs
The State Department of Social Services

Terms To Know

short-term residential therapeutic program: A place that provides special care and support for children who have experienced trauma.
citation: A notice given by the government when a rule is broken.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a program gets fewer than five citations but still needs to renew its license.
It's unclear how this will affect small counties with less than 75,000 residents and without high schools or general acute care hospitals.

Bill History

2026-06-01 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on HUM. S.
2026-05-22 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-22 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 33. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
Ordered to special consent calendar.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-05-14 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (May 14).
2026-05-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 14.
2026-05-04 California Legislative Information
May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2026-04-30 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing May 4.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 3955.) (April 20).
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2026-04-09 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 20.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on HUMAN S.
2026-03-25 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on RLS.
2026-02-18 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.
2026-02-17 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1109, as amended, Alvarado-Gil.
Short-term residential therapeutic programs.
Existing law, the California Community Care Facilities Act, provides for the licensing and regulation of community care facilities, including short-term residential therapeutic programs, by the State Department of Social Services, and defines a short-term residential therapeutic program as a residential facility licensed by the department and operated by any public agency or private organization that provides an integrated program of specialized and intensive care and supervision, services and supports, treatment, and short-term, 24-hour care and supervision to children that is trauma-informed. Under the act, the department is authorized to issue citations for violations of these provisions.
This bill would, notwithstanding any law and commencing January 1, 2027, require licenses for short-term residential therapeutic programs to be renewed
annually if the licensee has a total of 5 or more specified citations in the past 12
months, or if a short-term residential therapeutic program operates in a county with less than 75,000 residents and that does not have a high school or a general acute care hospital operating in the county.
months. The bill would require that the licensee not be subject to ongoing annual review if it receives less than 5 violations in the 12 months following an annual license review.

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