Budget Amendment ID: FY2017-S4-784

ECO 784

Emergency Assistance Reporting Language

Messrs. Barrett, Moore, Donnelly, Joyce and Brownsberger moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 7004-0101, by striking out the words “provided further, that the department shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report of the most recently available monthly data on: (1) the number of applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108; (2) front-door entries into the emergency assistance system; (3) diversions as a result of HomeBASE household assistance; (4) exits through termination; (5) exits through HomeBASE household assistance; and (6) exits to any other subsidized housing program;” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “provided further, that the department shall provide to the house and senate committees on ways and means a report of the most recently available monthly data on: (1) the number of applications for services provided for in this item and in item 7004-0108; (2) the number of families who inquired about applying for shelter or HomeBASE but for whom an application was not taken and the reasons why applications were not taken; (3) the number of front-door entries into the emergency assistance system; (4) the number of applications that were denied and the reasons for such denials;  (5) the number of diversions as a result of HomeBASE household assistance; (6) the number of exits through termination and the grounds for such terminations; (7) the number of exits through HomeBASE household assistance; and (8) the number of exits to any other subsidized housing program;  provided further, that the department shall report quarterly to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the number of families transitioned from shelter benefits to affordable, subsidized or otherwise assisted housing through this program; provided further, that the report shall include the average, minimum and maximum cost per family of such assistance, the number of families served who previously received shelter or short-term housing benefits and the current housing stability of each family who received temporary emergency shelter or short-term housing assistance within the prior 12 months; provided further, that the report shall also include the following information from the department of children and families: (a) the number of families assessed for shelter eligibility based on a substantial health or safety risk in the previous quarter; (b) the number of families determined to be at a substantial health and safety risk; and (c) the number of families receiving multiple health and safety assessments within the previous 6-month period; provided further, the report shall include the following demographic information: 1) the ages of the heads of household who applied for shelter; 2) the ages of the heads of household denied shelter and the ages of the heads of household approved for shelter; 3) the race and ethnicity of heads of households who applied for shelter based on information voluntarily provided by such heads of household; 4) the race and ethnicity of heads of household who were approved for shelter and of those who were denied shelter based on information voluntarily provided by such heads of household; 5) the race and ethnicity of the heads of household who were terminated from shelter for reasons other than obtaining housing; 6) the number of children served in the shelter system during the quarter broken down by age; 7) the average income and breakdown of income type of families served by the shelter system;  8) the breakdown of educational attainment of the heads of household who were served by the shelter system, who exited the shelter system for housing, and who exited the shelter system due to a termination for reasons other than obtaining housing”.