AB 1017 Summary

• Creates the Striking Worker Emergency Homelessness Prevention (SWEHP) program within the Encampment Resolution Funding program, administered by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency upon legislative appropriation.

• Provides zero-interest loans to eligible striking workers experiencing housing cost hardship due to prolonged labor disputes (strikes or lockouts lasting 30+ consecutive weekdays).

• Requires the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to develop a publicly accessible website and online application for SWEHP with eligibility checklist, housing cost calculator, and loan repayment calculator tools.

• Establishes eligibility criteria including 30+ days without work due to strike/lockout, financial hardship preventing housing payment, current lease/mortgage status before the dispute, and one loan per household with required repayment after work resumes.

• Limits SWEHP funding to no more than 50 percent of Encampment Resolution Funding program appropriations after the bill's effective date, with no prior funding redirected to the new program.