California Health and Safety Code 50506.5 – (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of …
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of the following:
(1) To prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families because of homelessness or the lack of adequate shelter.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 50506.5
- department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
(2) To assist in the reunification of foster children and their families when housing remains a problem.
(b) The department may, upon the request of a local public entity, provide technical assistance for the purpose of developing applications and plans from the local public entity for federal funding under the Section 8 housing certificate program created by Section 553 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625).
(c) As used in this section, “Section 8” means Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Sec. 1437 et seq., Title 42, U.S.C.).
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 292, Sec. 2. Effective July 23, 1992.)