Report 2023-102.1 Recommendation 2 Responses

Report 2023-102.1: Homelessness in California: The State Must Do More to Assess the Cost‑Effectiveness of Its Homelessness Programs (Release Date: April 2024)

Recommendation #2 To: Interagency Council on Homelessness

To ensure that its 2024 update to its action plan aligns with the statutory goals that the Legislature has established, Cal ICH should clearly identify in that update the statutory goal or goals that each of the action plan's objectives addresses.

6-Month Agency Response

Cal ICH's current "Statewide Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness" will expire December 2024 and a new plan will be adopted by the Council to take effect January 1, 2025; this new plan will include the incorporation of Cal ICH's statutory goals, as recommended by the California State Auditor.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

Cal ICH's current "Statewide Action Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness" will expire December 2024 and a new plan will be adopted by the Council to take effect January 1, 2025; this new plan will include the incorporation of Cal ICH's statutory goals, as recommended by the California State Auditor.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2023-102.1

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.