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1559.110
. (a) (1) The State Department of Social Services shall
license transitional housing placement providers pursuant to this
chapter. Prior to licensure, a provider shall obtain certification
from the applicable county, in accordance with Section 16522.1 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) For purposes of the certification of a program that serves
nonminor dependents in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section
16522.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, "applicable county"
means the county where the administrative office or subadministrative
office of a transitional housing placement provider is located, or a
primary placing county.
(b) Transitional housing placement providers shall provide
supervised transitional housing services to foster children who are
at least 16 years of age and not more than 18 years of age, or
nonminor dependents, as defined in subdivision (v) of Section 11400
of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or both.
(c) Transitional housing placement providers shall certify that
housing units comply with the health and safety standards set forth
in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 1501. Transitional
housing shall include any of the following:
(1) Programs in which a participant lives in an apartment,
single-family dwelling, or condominium, with one or more adults
approved by the provider.
(2) Programs in which a participant lives independently in an
apartment, single-family dwelling, or condominium owned or leased by
the provider either with an adult employee of the provider or in a
building in which one or more adult employees of the provider reside
and provide supervision.
(3) Programs in which a participant lives independently in an
apartment, single-family dwelling, or condominium owned or leased by
a provider under the supervision of the provider if the State
Department of Social Services provides approval. The housing model
described in this paragraph shall be available to minor foster
children, if placed prior to October 1, 2012, and to nonminor
dependents.
(d) (1) The department shall adopt regulations to govern
transitional housing placement providers licensed pursuant to this
section.
(2) The regulations shall be age-appropriate and recognize that
nonminor dependents who are about to exit from the foster care system
should be subject to fewer restrictions than those who are foster
children. At a minimum, the regulations shall provide for both of the
following:
(A) Require programs that serve both foster children and nonminor
dependents to have separate rules and program design, as appropriate,
for these two groups of youth.
(B) Allow nonminor dependents to have the greatest amount of
freedom possible in order to prepare them for their transition to
adulthood, in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of
Section 1502.7.
(C) Maintain a program staffing ratio of case manager to client
not to exceed 1 to 12.
(4) For purposes of the certification of a program that serves
nonminor dependents in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section
16522.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, "applicable county"
means the county where the administrative office or subadministrative
office of a transitional housing placement provider is located, or a
primary placing county.