Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 23:16:17 GMT -6
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California senators have approved a $2 billion bond to build permanent housing for mentally ill homeless people.
The plan senators passed would use money from an existing fund for mental health care financed by a tax on millionaires that voters approved in 2004.
It requires counties to provide supportive services for people housed with state aid.
Democratic leaders proposed the plan in January and Gov. Jerry Brown has endorsed it. The Senate approved AB1618 on a 35-1 vote Monday, sending it to the Assembly.
Read more: www.toledoblade.com/Nation/2016/06/27/California-lawmakers-approve-2-billion-for-homeless-housing.html
The plan senators passed would use money from an existing fund for mental health care financed by a tax on millionaires that voters approved in 2004.
It requires counties to provide supportive services for people housed with state aid.
Democratic leaders proposed the plan in January and Gov. Jerry Brown has endorsed it. The Senate approved AB1618 on a 35-1 vote Monday, sending it to the Assembly.
Read more: www.toledoblade.com/Nation/2016/06/27/California-lawmakers-approve-2-billion-for-homeless-housing.html