SB 761 Summary

• Transfers administration of the School Supplies for Homeless Children Fund from the State Department of Education to the State Department of Social Services, effective for the 2014-15 fiscal year.

• Requires the State Department of Social Services to distribute funds through a designated nonprofit organization (501(c)(3)) that must provide a 100 percent match in cash or verified in-kind materials.

• Limits fund use to procuring, assembling, and shipping school supplies and health-related products to homeless children through partnering local education agencies and domestic violence shelters.

• Designates nonprofit organizations for three-year terms beginning January 1, 2017, with authority for the State Department of Social Services to revoke designation for non-compliance.

• Sunsets the program on January 1 of the fifth taxable year after the fund's first appearance on tax returns, unless annual contributions reach a minimum threshold of $250,000 (adjusted annually for inflation).