(a) There is hereby established the No Place Like Home Program Advisory Committee. Membership on the committee shall be as follows:

(1) The Director of Housing and Community Development, or his or her designee, who shall serve as the chairperson of the committee.

(2) The Director of Health Care Services, or his or her designee, and an additional representative.

(3) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or his or her designee.

(4) The Director of Social Services, or his or her designee.

(5) The Treasurer, or his or her designee.

(6) The Chair of the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, or his or her designee.

(7) A chief administrative officer of a small county or a member of a county board of supervisors of a small county, as provided by subdivision (d) of Section 5849.6, to be appointed by the Governor.

(8) A chief administrative officer of a large county or a member of a county board of supervisors of a large county, as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 5849.6, to be appointed by the Governor.

(9) A director of a county behavioral health department, to be appointed by the Governor.

(10) An administrative officer of a city, to be appointed by the Governor.

(11) A representative of an affordable housing organization, to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.

(12) A resident of supportive housing, to be appointed by the Governor.

(13) A representative of a community mental health organization, to be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.

(14) A representative of a local or regional continuum of care organization that coordinates homelessness funding, to be appointed by the Governor.

(b) The committee shall do all of the following:

(1) Assist and advise the department in the implementation of the program.

(2) Review and make recommendations on the department’s guidelines.

(3) Review the department’s progress in distributing moneys pursuant to this part.

(4) Provide advice and guidance more broadly on statewide homelessness issues.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 322, Sec. 4. (AB 1628) Effective September 13, 2016.)