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Assembly committee advances bill requiring homelessness plans for women with children
Summary
The Assembly Human Services Committee voted to pass AB 790 as amended, directing cities, counties and continuums of care that receive state homelessness funds to develop systems that prioritize single women with children and survivors fleeing domestic violence.
Assemblymember Avi LaFarius on behalf of the author presented AB 790 on behalf of efforts to prioritize single women with children in homelessness prevention and services. The Assembly Human Services Committee voted to pass the bill as amended and moved it onward, with the committee recommending an "Aye" vote.
The bill would require cities, counties and continuums of care that receive state funds for homelessness to develop systems that specifically support women and children, including those fleeing domestic violence, according to testimony from the bill’s sponsor and nonprofit witnesses. Beatrice Olvera Stotzer,…
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