Amendment #477 to H3400

HomeBase Program Technical Amendment

[Sponsors] Mr. Garballey of Arlington moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 7004-0108, by striking the words “individual service providers shall continue to receive stabilization reimbursement in DHCD contracts in an amount equivalent to that in FY11” and inserting in its place, the words “individual service providers that achieve benchmarks for success determined by the department of housing and community development may receive stabilization sub-contracts from the regional service providers”; and in said line item, striking the words “provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall reallocate financing based on performance based statistics from under-performing service providers to above average service providers in order to move as many families from hotel, motels, or shelters into more sustainable housing;” and inserting in its place, the words “provided further, that the department of housing and community development may reallocate financing based on geographic need and performance based statistics in order to move as many families from hotel, motels, or shelters into more sustainable housing;”