AB 255: The Supportive-Recovery Residence Program.

The bill aims to provide supportive-recovery residences that emphasize abstinence as a long-term solution to homelessness. To qualify, at least 90% of program funds must be used for housing or housing-based services using a harm-reduction model. Applicants seeking funds must meet specific criteria, and the state will monitor select programs to ensure they meet requirements emphasizing long-term housing stability and minimizing returns to homelessness. Tenants in supportive-recovery residences are protected from eviction based on relapse, and they must reside in the program until a permanent housing placement option is secured. The residences must provide access to medications for behavioral and physical health conditions, overdose prevention training, and overdose reversal medication for staff and residents. The Department of Housing and Community Development will adopt national standar…