Amendment ID: S23-11-R1

Redraft Amendment 11

Reporting requirements for Housing Permanency

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 44 the following section:-

“SECTION 44A.   Item 7004-0101 of said section 2 of said chapter 126 is hereby amended by adding the following words:- ; provided further, that any funds expended under this item for the relocation of families and individuals to temporary housing placements including, but not limited to, shelters, hotels, college campus housing and any other forms of state-provided shelter shall be expended with the intention of both providing temporary emergency shelter and utilizing other state, federal and local programs to assist households in finding permanent housing; and provided further, that the department of housing and community development shall submit quarterly reports to the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing the total and per household costs of shelter provided under this item, broken down by type of housing arrangement, and the number of families that were previously provided assistance under this item who were successfully able to find permanent housing solutions in fiscal year 2023, including details on the number of families utilizing other state, federal or local programs to find those solutions.”