CA SB689

Requires housing projects serving veterans to prioritize mental health and drug treatment services through either accepting only VA-eligible residents or augmenting non-VA services with qualified mental health professionals on staff or contract.

Defines qualified mental health professionals as licensed psychologists, professional clinical counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and board-certified psychiatrists with at least two years of full-time experience serving veterans.

Mandates that at least 50 percent of capital development funds provide housing to veteran households with extremely low incomes, with at least 60 percent of those units designated as supportive housing.

Allows departments to review and adopt implementation guidelines without being subject to Administrative Procedure Act requirements.