Section 2985.5 Of Article 5. Supportive Housing Program For Mentally Ill Parolees From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 5.
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. (a) Each provider shall report to the department regarding
the intended outcomes of the program, including all of the following:
(1) The number of participants served.
(2) The types of services that were provided to program
participants.
(3) The outcomes for participants, including the number who
graduated to independent living, the number who remain in or moved to
permanent housing, the number who ceased to participate in the
program, and the number who returned to state prison.
(4) The number of participants who successfully completed parole
and transitioned to county mental health programs.
(b) The department shall prepare an analysis of the costs of the
supportive housing program in comparison to the cost savings to the
state as a result of reduced recidivism rates by participants using
the information provided pursuant to subdivision (a). This analysis
shall exclude from consideration any federal funds provided for
services while the participant is on parole in order to ensure that
the analysis accurately reflects only the costs to the state for the
services provided to participants.
(c) The department shall annually submit, on or before February 1,
the information collected pursuant to subdivision (a) and the
analysis prepared pursuant to subdivision (b) to the chairs of the
Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the Senate Committee on Budget
and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, the Senate and
Assembly Committees on Public Safety, the Senate Committee on
Transportation and Housing, and the Assembly Committee on Housing and
Community Development.