(a) On or before December 31 of each year, the department shall submit an annual report to the Governor and both houses of the Legislature on the operations and accomplishments during the previous fiscal year of the housing programs administered by the department, including, but not limited to, the Emergency Housing and Assistance Program and Community Development Block Grant activity.

(b) The report shall include all of the following information:

(1) The number of units assisted by those programs.

(2) The number of individuals and households served and their income levels.

(3) The distribution of units among various areas of the state.

(4) The amount of other public and private funds leveraged by the assistance provided by those programs.

(5) Information detailing the assistance provided to various groups of persons by programs that are targeted to assist those groups.

(6) The information required to be reported pursuant to Section 17031.8.

(7) (A) An evaluation, in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs, of any program established by the department pursuant to Article 3.2 (commencing with Section 987.001) of Chapter 6 of Division 4 of the Military and Veterans Code, including information relating to the effectiveness of assisted projects in helping veterans occupying any supportive housing or transitional housing development that was issued funds pursuant to that article.

(B) The evaluation shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:

(i) Performance outcome data including, but not limited to, housing stability, housing exit information, and tenant satisfaction, which may be measured by a survey, and changes in income, benefits, and education.

(I) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “housing stability” includes, but is not limited to, how many tenants exit transitional housing to permanent housing or maintain permanent housing, and the length of time those tenants spent in assisted units.

(II) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “housing exit information” includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(ia) How many tenants left assisted units.

(ib) The length of tenancy in assisted units.

(ic) The reason those tenants left assisted units, when that information is readily obtainable.

(id) The housing status of a tenant exiting an assisted unit upon exit when that information is readily available.

(ii) Client data, which may include, but is not limited to, demographic characteristics of the veteran and his or her family, educational and employment status of the veteran, and veteran-specific information including, but not limited to, disability ratings, type of discharge, branch, era of service, and veterans affairs health care eligibility.

(8) An evaluation of any program established by the department to meet the legal requirements of the Federal Housing Trust Fund program guidelines.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 692, Sec. 3. (AB 388) Effective January 1, 2016.)