(a) Grants or contracts awarded by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to this chapter shall comply with all of the following:
(1) May be executed with entities, including, but not limited to, nonprofit entities that meet the requirements set forth in either Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code or in Section 23701d of the Revenue and Taxation Code. An entity may partner with another entity to meet the requirements of this paragraph.
(2) Shall require reporting, monitoring, or audits of assistance provided, as determined by the department.
(3) Shall be used to deliver the following critical assistance to immigrants, as determined necessary by the department:
(A) Medical screening and treatment needs identified by that screening.
(B) (i) Temporary shelter that meets minimum habitability standards, including access to a bathroom, shower, and safe sleeping space. The entity may provide this assistance through temporary direct housing support, rental of physical space or hotel rooms, or by operating a shelter.
(ii) For purposes of this paragraph, shelter operations include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
(I) Securing physical space and making any necessary modifications to that space as required by a fire marshal or other legal authority.
(II) Personnel to oversee the shelter, including security officers.
(III) Janitorial services.
(IV) Laundry services.
(V) Insurance.
(VI) Any other associated and necessary costs of operating a shelter.
(C) Food.
(D) Clothing and other essential supplies.
(E) Transportation.
(F) Communications, including telephone and internet access, and translation services.
(G) Outreach and case management to support the delivery of the services listed in this paragraph.
(4) An entity that is awarded a grant or contract to provide medical screening shall have at least three years of experience providing medical screenings or other equivalent health care related services.
(5) An entity that is awarded a grant or contract to provide assistance other than medical services shall have at least three years of experience providing the assistance for which the entity seeks funding or shall subcontract with another entity that has at least three years of experience providing those services.
(6) An entity that is awarded a grant or contract pursuant to paragraph (5) to provide medical screenings may subcontract with another entity that has at least three years of experience providing medical screenings or other equivalent health care related services.
(b) Not more than 40 percent of each grant or contract awarded to an entity shall be advanced to that entity.
(c) Funding pursuant to this chapter shall be coordinated with any other funds available to support immigrants with critical assistance, and shall supplement and not supplant those funds.
(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 451, Sec. 5. (AB 1318) Effective October 7, 2025.)