CA SB282

Repeals the Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolees (ISMIP) program and creates a new Supportive Housing Program for Persons on Parole to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development.

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to transfer all General Fund appropriations for ISMIP to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the new program and establish a referral process for eligible participants.

Establishes eligibility criteria for program participation: individuals on parole with serious mental disorder who are within 60-180 days of release and likely to become homeless, or currently experiencing homelessness as a person on parole, and who voluntarily choose to participate.

Authorizes use of program funds for rental assistance (up to twice fair market rent), operating subsidies for affordable housing (up to fair market rent), landlord incentives, and voluntary wraparound services including housing navigation and mental health treatment engagement.

Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to hire an independent evaluator and submit evaluation findings to the Legislature three years after the program becomes operative, measuring housing stability, recidivism, and participant outcomes.