Homelessness: California Interagency Council on Homelessness.

Existing law requires the Governor to establish the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council and appoint up to 19 members of that coordinating council, including the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing, or the secretary's designee, to serve as the chair of the coordinating council. Existing law requires that the coordinating council be under the direction of an executive director, who is under the direction of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, and staffed by employees of that agency. This bill would rename the council to the California Interagency Council on Homelessness and would remove authorization for the Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing's designee to serve as chair of the council. The bill would instead require the Secretary of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency to serve as cochairs of the council. The bill would make other changes to the council's membership, including adding 5 new members, as specified. The bill would require the council to seek guidance from and meet with an advisory committee to the council, consisting of specified members. The bill would also provide that the appointed members of the council or committees serve at the pleasure of their appointing authority. The bill would require a state agency or department that administers one or more state homelessness programs, as described, upon request of the council, to participate in council workgroups, task forces, or other similar administrative structures and to provide to the council any relevant information regarding those state homelessness programs. The bill would also make conforming changes. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Sections 8256 and 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code proposed by AB 977 to be operative only if this bill and AB 977 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.