CA AB3269

Requires the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to conduct a statewide needs and gaps analysis to identify programs serving homeless individuals, assess permanent housing needs, and create a financial model for homelessness interventions by July 31, 2021.

Establishes the Housing and Homelessness Inspector General as an independent officer within the Department of Housing and Community Development, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, with authority to oversee compliance with homelessness reduction requirements.

Requires local agencies (counties) to submit actionable county-level plans by January 1, 2022 describing funding sources, gaps in services, specific actions to reduce homelessness, and roles for local jurisdictions and homeless continuums of care, with the goal of achieving a 90 percent reduction in homelessness by December 31, 2028.

Authorizes the Inspector General to bring legal actions against the state, local agencies, or cities that fail to adopt plans or make progress in accordance with adopted plans, with courts able to order compliance actions including resource dedication, coordination with other jurisdictions, rezoning for housing, and other remedies.

Prohibits deliberate and intentional transportation of homeless individuals to different jurisdictions to reduce homelessness numbers, with civil penalties up to $100,000 per individual transported, and adds the Inspector General position to state salary schedules.