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For the purposes of this Article only, the following definitions shall apply to the terms used herein:
(a) "Licensed Early Care and Education" shall mean care and educational services provided to children prior to enrollment in kindergarten, including those provided by family child care providers, as determined by the Director of the lead agency.
(b) "Eligible Working Family" shall mean a family that meets all of the following eligibility criteria:
1. The family has at least one child between the ages of 3 and 5.
2. The family resides in the City and County of San Francisco.
3. The family's income is at 75% or below of the California median income.
4. The family applies for any state subsidy for which they are eligible but does not currently receive a subsidy from the State of California pursuant to Education Code Section 8263.1.
(c) "Ages 3 to 5" shall mean any child who is at least 3 years of age and determined to be too young for kindergarten as determined by the San Francisco Unified School District.
(d) "Subsidy" shall mean the difference between the actual cost of the service and the amount allowed for by the most current "Regional Market Rate Survey of California Child Care Providers." Families will pay a family fee based on the State family fee schedule.
(Added by Proposition I, 11/4/2003)
There is hereby established a "Smart Start for San Francisco Kids" program to be administered by a lead agency designated by the Mayor within 90 days from enactment of this measure. The program shall provide a portable subsidy for licensed early care and education to any eligible working family for the purposes of providing these services to any child ages 3 to 5. Nothing in this section is intended to preclude the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors from making subsides for licensed early care and education available to children between the ages of 0 and 2.
(Added by Proposition I, 11/4/2003)
There is hereby established a fund to be known as "Smart Start for San Francisco Kids Fund," which shall contain all appropriations for the implementation of this ordinance. This fund shall be a Category 8 fund, meaning that funds shall automatically be appropriated, interest shall accumulate and that any fund balance shall carry forward from year to year. The fund shall contain all monies appropriated from any lawful source for this purpose pursuant to Article IX of the City Charter, except that no funds provided by the Children's Fund (Charter Section 16.108(c)) may be used in the "Smart Start for San Francisco Kids Fund."
(Added by Proposition I, 11/4/2003)
The Director of the lead agency shall have the authority to promulgate regulations in collaboration with the Department of Children, Youth and Families, the Human Services Commission, the Children and Families Commission, the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council and any interested community organizations. Such regulations shall require approval by the Children and Families Commission. On an annual basis, the director of the lead agency shall provide a report to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors.
(Added by Proposition I, 11/4/2003)
In undertaking this program, the City and County of San Francisco is assuming an undertaking only to promote the general welfare. It is not assuming, nor is it imposing on its officers, commissions, and employees, an obligation for breach of which it is liable in money damages to any person who claims that such breach proximately caused injury.
(Added by Proposition I, 11/4/2003)
If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this initiative or any part thereof is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Chapter or any part thereof. The people hereby declare that they would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective.
(Added by Proposition I, 11/4/2003)
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*Editor’s Note: This Section number was inadvertently omitted from Ord. No. 3-21
. It has been included in brackets to indicate that the number is unofficial.
This Article VI shall be known as the “Permanent Supportive Housing and Public Benefits Utilization Ordinance.”
(a) In 2004, the “San Francisco Plan to Abolish Chronic Homelessness” (the “Ten Year Plan”) prepared by the S.F. Ten Year Planning Council, developed the City’s “Housing First” policy, finding that “permanent supportive housing has been proven to be the most effective and efficient way to take chronically homeless off the streets.”
(b) The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) considers housing “affordable” if it costs no more than 30% of a household’s monthly income.
(c) Based on the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, and on the McKinney-Vento Act of 1987, HUD limits the monthly maximum rental occupancy charges for housing provided through the federal Continuum of Care Program (“CoC”) to the highest of: 1) 30% of the family’s monthly adjusted income; 2) 10% of the family’s monthly income; or 3) the portion of a family’s welfare assistance that is designated for housing costs.
(d) It is in the best interest of the City and of the individuals living in Permanent Supportive Housing funded by the City and County of San Francisco, regardless of funding stream, to pay a standard rent contribution that is consistent with federal policy and regulations.
(Added by Ord. 3-21, File No. 201185, App. 1/15/2021, Eff. 2/15/2021)
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