Bill Text: CA AB2576 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mental health.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-07-01 - Referred to Com. on HEALTH. [AB2576 Detail]

Download: California-2019-AB2576-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 2576

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Introduced by Assembly Member Gloria

February 20, 2020

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An act relating to mental health.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2576, as introduced, Gloria. Mental health: homelessness.

Existing law, the No Place Like Home Program, as ratified and amended by Proposition 2, which was approved by the voters at the November 6, 2018, statewide general election, provides funding to provide permanent supportive housing for the target population, which is defined to include individuals who have a serious mental disorder and who are homeless, chronically homeless, or at risk of chronic homelessness.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to use existing, unspent resources to assist individuals with mental illness who are also experiencing homelessness.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to use existing, unspent resources to assist individuals with mental illness who are also experiencing homelessness.