(e)

1. (1) The qualified entity tasked with making referrals to qualified units shall make a good faith effort to match a qualified tenant with an extremely low income, shall document these good faith efforts, and shall make this documentation available to the housing sponsor, who shall include the documentation in the tenant file, and, upon request, to the California Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Documentation of these good faith efforts shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

   1. (A) Efforts to advertise to the community at least 90 days prior to the lease-up of the building.
   2. (B) Efforts to work in partnership with local homeless services providers, including those that serve veterans experiencing homelessness.
   3. (C) Efforts to coordinate with the local continuum of care to identify veterans experiencing homelessness with extremely low incomes.
   4. (D) Efforts to coordinate with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to identify veterans experiencing homelessness with extremely low incomes.
   5. (E) Documentation of contact with veterans experiencing homelessness with extremely low incomes and their case managers who were matched to the available unit and chose not to lease the unit.
2. (2) The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee and the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee may adopt regulations to establish additional documentation standards for demonstrating a good faith effort.

(g) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

1. (1) “Extremely low income” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50106 of the Health and Safety Code.
2. (2) “Homeless” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on January 10, 2019.
3. (3) “Qualified entity” means an entity that is responsible for making referrals of qualified tenants to qualified units.
4. (4) “Qualified tenant” means an extremely low income veteran who is homeless.
5. (5) “Qualified unit” means a supportive housing unit restricted to extremely low income veterans pursuant to a regulatory agreement with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee or with a bond issuer under the private activity bonds program administered by the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee.
6. (6) “Secondary tenants” means a veteran who is homeless and has an income of up to 60 percent of the area median income.
7. (7) “Supportive housing unit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 987.003.
8. (8) “Veteran” has the same meaning as defined in Section 987.003.