Section 17974

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California Code › Code hsc › Division 13 › Part 1.5 › Chapter 5 › Article 2.3 › Section 17974

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[Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 55. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Inoperative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2027,\nby its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 56 of Stats. 2026, Ch. 28.]

For purposes of this article:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(b) (1) “Homeless shelter” means any of the following:

(A) An emergency shelter, as defined in Section 576.2 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(B) An emergency shelter, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 50801.

(C) A navigation center, as defined in Section 50216.

(2) “Homeless shelter” does not include emergency shelters that are funded by the program commonly referred to as Project Roomkey administered by the State Department of Social Services.

(c) “Local agency” means any city, including a charter city, county, or city and county.

(d) “State agency” means the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.

(e) “State funding” means any grant, loan, or other type of financial assistance awarded to a homeless shelter on or after July 1, 2021, from the following sources:

(1) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216) of Part 1 of Division 31).

(2) Future one-time state funding for homelessness services.

(f) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2026, and, as of January 1, 2027, is repealed.

[Repealed (in Sec. 55) and added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 28, Sec. 56. (SB 170) Effective June 29, 2026. Operative July 1, 2026, by its own provisions.]

For purposes of this article:

(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

(b) (1) “Homeless shelter” means any of the following:

(A) An emergency shelter, as defined in Section 576.2 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(B) An emergency shelter, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 50801.

(C) A navigation center, as defined in Section 50216.

(2) “Homeless shelter” does not include emergency shelters that are funded by the program commonly referred to as Project Roomkey administered by the State Department of Social Services.

(c) “Local agency” means any city, including a charter city, county, or city and county.

(d) “State agency” means the California Housing and Homelessness Agency.

(e) “State funding” means any grant, loan, or other type of financial assistance awarded to a homeless shelter on or after July 1, 2021, from the following sources:

(1) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 50216) of Part 1 of Division 31).

(2) Future one-time state funding for homelessness services.

(f) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

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