Section 6538 Of Article 1. Joint Powers Agreements From California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.

. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one or more private, nonprofit corporations that are organized pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and provide services to homeless persons or for the prevention of homelessness may form a joint powers agency or enter into a joint powers agreement with one or more public agencies. The agency formed pursuant to this joint powers agreement shall be deemed a public entity, as described in Section 6507, except that, notwithstanding any other law, the agency shall not have the power to incur debt.
  (b) The purpose of a joint powers agency or agreement authorized by this section shall be to encourage and ease the sharing of information between public agencies and nonprofit corporations, pursuant to subdivision (a), necessary to identify the most costly, frequent users of publicly funded emergency services in order to provide frequent user coordinated care housing services, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 65582, to homeless persons or to prevent homelessness.
  (c) An agency formed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be governed by a board of directors, the composition of which shall be determined by the participating public agency or agencies. The representation of private nonprofit corporations on the board of directors shall not exceed 50 percent.
  (d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.