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California orders a statewide homelessness prevention strategy by 2028
Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1924 (Chapter 794, Statutes of 2026) on September 29, 2026. New Welfare and Institutions Code section 8257.4 requires the state's homelessness council, by July 1, 2028, to develop a statewide homelessness prevention strategy in its Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, including a baseline estimate of first-time homelessness, agency roles, funding recommendations, goals and metrics, and practices such as emergency rental assistance, eviction defense and case management.
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- Requires a statewide homelessness prevention strategy by July 1, 2028.California Legislative Information
- Must include baseline estimates, agency roles, funding recommendations, and goals and metrics.California Legislative Information
- Covers predictive models, emergency rental assistance, eviction defense, and case management.California Legislative Information
- Agencies act within existing authority; no new primary data collection, predictive model or program evaluation is required.California Legislative Information
- Chapter 794, Statutes of 2026; no urgency clause, so it takes effect January 1, 2027.California Legislative Information
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