(a) (1) The State Department of Social Services shall license transitional housing placement providers pursuant to this chapter. (2) A transitional housing placement provider may operate either of the following programs, as described in Section 16522.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code: (A) A Transitional Housing Placement program for participants who are minor foster children. (B) A Transitional Housing Placement program for participants who are nonminor dependents. (3) Before licensure, a transitional housing placement provider shall obtain program certification from the applicable county, in accordance with Section 16522.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. For purposes of this paragraph, âapplicable countyâ means the county in which the administrative office or subadministrative office of a transitional housing placement provider is located, or a primary placing county. (b) Transitional housing placement providers shall provide supervised transitional housing services to foster children who are at least 16 years of age. (c) Transitional housing placement providers shall certify that housing units are adequate, safe, and sanitary. (d) Transitional housing units shall include any of the following: (1) A host family with whom a participant lives in an apartment, single-family dwelling, or condominium owned, rented, or leased by the host family, with supervised transitional housing services provided by the licensed transitional housing placement provider. (A) For a transitional housing placement program serving minor foster children, the host family shall be certified by a transitional housing placement provider. (B) (i) For a transitional housing placement program serving nonminor dependents, the host family may be a certified family home approved by a foster family agency and concurrently certified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1506, a resource family approved by a foster family agency pursuant to Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and concurrently certified pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 1506, a resource family approved by a county pursuant to Section 16519.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, a licensed foster family home, an approved relative caregiver, or a nonrelative extended family member of a participant. (ii) A resource family, licensed foster family home, certified foster home, approved relative caregiver, or nonrelative extended family member operating as a host family pursuant to clause (i) does not require additional certification by the transitional housing placement provider pursuant to subdivision (c). (2) A staffed site in which a participant lives in an apartment, single-family dwelling, or condominium owned, rented, or leased by a transitional housing placement provider either with an adult employee of the provider who provides supervision or in a building in which one or more adult employees of the provider reside and provide supervision. (3) A remote site in which a participant lives independently in an apartment, single-family dwelling, or condominium owned, rented, or leased by a transitional housing placement provider under the supervision of the provider if the department provides approval. The remote site shall only be available to nonminor dependents. (e) (1) A transitional housing placement provider may cosign a lease with a nonminor dependent as specified by the department. (2) A participant shall not be permitted to solely sign a rental or lease agreement. (f) A transitional housing placement providerâs plan of operation shall include a program statement. The program statement shall contain a description of the core services and supports, as set forth in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 11463 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and as prescribed by the department, to be offered to participants, as appropriate or as necessary. (g) (1) The department shall adopt
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