{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5849.6","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5849.6","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 3.9. The No Place Like Home Program [5849.1. - 5849.15.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-3.9"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 43, Sec. 5.   (AB 1618)   Effective July 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-07-01","html":"<p>For the purpose of administering Sections <a href=\"/wic/5849.7\">5849.7</a> and <a href=\"/wic/5849.8\">5849.8</a>, the department shall organize counties into the following competitive groupings based on population:</p><p>(a) The County of Los Angeles.</p><p>(b) Large counties with a population greater than 750,000.</p><p>(c) Medium counties with a population between 200,000 to 750,000.</p><p>(d) Small counties with a population less than 200,000.</p><p>The competitive program shall distribute funding among the groupings based on a calculation made by the department that shall include the number of homeless persons residing within each county, as determined by the department, and considers minimum funding levels necessary for a permanent supportive housing development. The department, at its discretion, may consider other factors in the calculation if it supports the objectives of this part.</p>","text":"For the purpose of administering Sections 5849.7 and 5849.8, the department shall organize counties into the following competitive groupings based on population: (a) The County of Los Angeles. (b) Large counties with a population greater than 750,000. (c) Medium counties with a population between 200,000 to 750,000. (d) Small counties with a population less than 200,000. The competitive program shall distribute funding among the groupings based on a calculation made by the department that shall include the number of homeless persons residing within each county, as determined by the department, and considers minimum funding levels necessary for a permanent supportive housing development. The department, at its discretion, may consider other factors in the calculation if it supports the objectives of this part.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/the-no-place-like-home-program-5849-6","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}