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Homeless assistance working group (repealed June 30, 2016). L 2013, c 222, §§15 to 17; L 2014, c 134, §7.
Return-to-home pilot program for eligible homeless individuals (terminated on December 31, 2016). L 2013, c 222, §§12 to 14.
Working group on documentation for state civil identification card; reports to 2016-2017 legislature (dissolved on June 30, 2017). L 2015, c 243.
[§346-374] Homeless shelter stipends. (a) The stipend limits per shelter unit of zero bedrooms shall be adjusted by the department annually on the first day of July pursuant to standards established by rule, which may consider changes in the cost of operating homeless facilities, the fair market rents, the consumer price index, or other relevant factors. A "shelter unit of zero bedrooms" means a living unit that is a studio unit or a single-room occupancy unit. The homeless shelter stipend at transitional shelters for larger shelter units shall be proportional to the difference in unit size.
(b) The department may make or may contract to make homeless shelter stipend payments on behalf of one or more homeless families or individuals to a provider agency operating or managing an emergency or transitional shelter or, if the department itself operates and manages a homeless facility, to the department in amounts and under circumstances as provided by rule. The contract may specify a minimum total amount of homeless shelter stipends to be received by a provider agency for making its shelter and services available to eligible homeless families or individuals.
(c) In making homeless shelter stipend payments to a provider agency, the department may establish minimum services to be provided by the provider agency to homeless families or individuals at the provider agency's shelter. The department may also direct provider agencies to establish and manage a savings account program as described in subsection (d). Additionally, the department may direct provider agencies to subcontract for outreach services from other private agencies specializing in programs for the unsheltered homeless.
(d) Provider agencies and the department may establish and collect shelter and services payments from homeless families or individuals in addition to the amount received in homeless shelter stipend payments pursuant to rule. Provider agencies and the department may also set aside a portion of the payments in a savings account to be made available to homeless families or individuals when these families and individuals vacate the shelter. [L 2010, c 89, pt of §2]
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