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Committee backs bill expanding safe parking authority and encampment resolution funding for RV encampments
Summary
SB 748, as amended, would expand resources and program authority for local governments to operate safe parking sites and to acquire sites and services for people living in vehicles; the Assembly committee passed the bill and directed reporting by the California Interagency Council on Homelessness.
SB 748 would expand the state's Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) program to allow local jurisdictions to acquire and operate safe parking sites, increase service hours and site operations, and provide on-site services such as showers and case management for people living in vehicles.
Senator Richardson, the bill author, said the amendments clarify the bill’s scope and provide resources to help jurisdictions offer temporary shelter and…
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