California Government Code 30035.2 – In order for a city, county, or city and county to receive funds …
In order for a city, county, or city and county to receive funds pursuant to the program, the facility for which it has approved a conditional use permit or other local entitlement pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 30035.3 shall meet all of the following criteria:
(a) The facility shall provide transitional housing for a period of not less than 10 years to persons who have been released from a state prison or county jail after serving a sentence for one or more felony or misdemeanor convictions.
Terms Used In California Government Code 30035.2
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
- program: means the Community-Based Transitional Housing Program and "department" means the Department of Finance. See California Government Code 30035.1
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(b) The facility shall provide, or contract with another provider for, two or more additional services to residents. These services may include, but need not necessarily be limited to, life skills training, employment counseling, vocational training, continuing education, psychological counseling, anger management training, substance abuse treatment and counseling, or cognitive behavioral therapy.
(c) The facility operator, and any entity with which it contracts for the provisions of services described in subdivision (b), shall be in valid possession of all licenses required by state law and local rules, regulations, or ordinances.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 32, Sec. 65. (SB 837) Effective June 27, 2016.)