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Committee members said eviction prevention should be listed separately from diversion. Chair (unnamed) recorded that eviction prevention is distinct from diversion and that the committee would incorporate language reflecting that distinction. After discussion the committee agreed to change the wording to “landlord‑tenant outreach and education and conflict resolution.”

Supporters of the change said “mediation” is a legal term and may imply a legal role for providers that many community organizations cannot perform. One member suggested the new phrasing better captures practical activities providers already deliver, including landlord outreach, tenant education and conflict‑management coaching. As summarized by the chair, the final recommended wording is that supportive services include assistance “in resolving disputes with landlords; landlord‑tenant outreach and education; and conflict resolution.”

Committee staff (Katie) will insert the agreed phrasing into draft 4.1 and produce a revised draft. The chair checked the item off the agenda after the language change.

Why it matters: the substitution narrows legal inference about provider duties and clarifies the services the statute expects community providers to deliver, which affects training, contracts and implementation guidance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Human Services - 2025-03-19 - 8:30 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The Human Services committee revised supportive‑services language to add eviction prevention and to replace mediation with landlord‑tenant outreach, education and conflict resolution.","taxTitle","Human Services, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative , Vermont","taxId",35147,"location","Vermont","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6122338,"Committee narrows allocation role for Community Action Agencies, asks department for statewide planning and implementation guidance",1110,4920000,6030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2695151-0624b817e507baf5cfb202f94336a5a2&start=4920&end=6030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2695151-0624b817e507baf5cfb202f94336a5a2/thumbnail_4920000.jpg","/articles/6122338/Vermont/Committee-narrows-allocation-role-for-Community-Action-Agencies-asks-department-for-statewide-planning-and-implementation-guidance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6122338-d3fa27c4339bb3960b757672d422e9f2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775994897&Signature=Rd4UMfMnBL1upyAFfcRY7sTRPXnqER9YwSTVTseai1DRsAENxlm9awi48t4tdqwx0nrVJ3L3iGupVWGRwPoQ4B63YBTXmnIckrAaHF~ahhIF4bUYVZxPfrfConxg3LOl8fz2y2TQFGBv0W9Hy5A61lM~PfYnhsS6sftAhn09MEfZeJMcKXCqh113uieX7sKp3n0hpXWECyM3pqrISdFJrJUQeyuKZTkrwF6HptOWGxksOqh4kaJmuRJvTctHbOvM4LQuZo0KwiFCwzlWM6Bh7mkzYneMkzDxzb6Wts0T2xvHvet-X3Msm42H1F1UflWfPwWiBbQVm1Qt3g-v1wG~cQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Human Services committee refined how program funding will be allocated and which entities handle statewide planning and implementation. Members agreed the Department will have statewide responsibility for meeting the intent of the chapter and will adopt guidance and rules in consultation with Community Action Agencies and other partners.

Key decisions and directions included: the Department shall maintain a website listing shelter locations; it will provide statewide planning, oversight and monitoring of the program; it will consult with Community Action Agencies and the statewide domestic‑violence network when developing allocation methods; and it will annually distribute funding to Community Action Agencies using an allocation method developed under the statute (or, in a future model, to a statewide umbrella organization using the same formula).

Committee members removed a detailed priority/eligibility list from the statutory text and charged an implementation committee to return recommended prioritization methods, verification mechanisms, and caps or other adjustments before the program is implemented. Some members argued the allocation method should reflect customary resource‑allocation formulas, economic indicators and homelessness rates and should account for community‑based providers and provider capacity; others cautioned that regional planning within the bill must not be pre‑empted by early statewide allocations.

Committee language added that the Department's guidance on extreme‑weather shelters should include flexibility for regional weather conditions and that implementation rules must include accommodations for people with disabilities. Several members recommended the rules explicitly address federal obligations such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead v. L.C.; the committee asked staff to draft language for rulemaking and implementation plans.

Why it matters: the committee set a framework for statewide oversight and a formulaic allocation approach while deferring many operational criteria (prioritization, verification, caps) to an implementation committee and rulemaking process; the Department will be responsible for rolling up local plans and adjusting allocations as needs shift.","Committee directed the Department to hold statewide planning and oversight and to work with Community Action Agencies and the statewide domestic‑violence network on allocation methods; it tasked an implementation committee with returning prioritization and verification recommendations.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6122344,"Committee debates hotel/motel use, caps and case‑management requirements for temporary shelters",1272,1198000,2470000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2695151-0624b817e507baf5cfb202f94336a5a2&start=1198&end=2470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2695151-0624b817e507baf5cfb202f94336a5a2/thumbnail_1198000.jpg","/articles/6122344/Vermont/Committee-debates-hotelmotel-use-caps-and-casemanagement-requirements-for-temporary-shelters","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6122344-2023c0173f9c28cbfa56dd5f428746a9/orig.mp4?Expires=1775994897&Signature=dLF0IUEhNqNT5SdXiAiJ9Fco0ATjoP32vUggfWU8041nEYmsKYUn3qGCOLmoiu5UjDp2btg0IDCp2-~OW-dVIzxqGJhHAf2STDKuMVE6lIv0iwdudfnML7DRfvFxsDJAnCOcx~jKXx2GkFX640GVFtUuidINMELIWPm24vkOVsDnKGzrp7NRXESdjElLXl5tNjW8aQ7kSJx7sGb~gHPE51cwONYw3xzUUYpvPRGOFPlzZGfhaSQqVI1jKFdfeZ4R0ujpunBXROJtJA2QQLBWb5ZVqD~kLBm41mJpkvT6t6iY1NT~OkmzwstgfQP2qyRChGs~G36oijAkvOmFcbGPpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members spent an extended period debating whether the bill should set statutory caps (for example, a 90‑day cap) on hotel/motel stays and whether continuation of temporary or transitional shelter should carry an expectation of household participation in case management.

Pro‑cap members argued caps preserve rooms and limit quicker exhaustion of limited funds; others warned that hard caps could force exits for people still awaiting placements (for example, a person awaiting a nursing‑facility bed) and that a one‑size‑fits‑all cap could penalize people who are actively engaged in transition plans.

The chair and several members favored deferring numeric limits to the implementation process and rulemaking, while asking the implementation committee to examine caps and to recommend whether and under what circumstances limits should apply. Anne proposed language saying the implementation group should consider whether continuation of temporary/transitional shelter should include expectations such as household participation in case management or night‑limits on hotel/motel use; she moved that concept as a straw poll. The committee conducted a voice poll and the proposal was accepted by agreement.

Several members explicitly proposed a 90‑day cap with case‑by‑case reevaluation; others said that approach could be part of the rules if providers recommend it. Implementation of the program was discussed as contingent on receiving the implementation committee's recommendations before full rollout; committee members said full implementation is not scheduled to begin before the report back and rule adoption.

Why it matters: the committee left numeric thresholds to rulemaking but captured a consensus direction — that the implementation committee should report recommended expectations for case management participation and consider caps — which will shape how technical assistance and contracts are written and how funds are spent in hotels/motels.","Members disagreed about putting numerical caps in statute for hotel/motel placements and instead asked the implementation committee to recommend expectations on household participation in case management and possible caps; the committee conducted a voice straw poll to capture agreement on returning recommendations for rules and implementation.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6122348,"Committee adds data and geographic‑access language to extreme‑weather shelter prioritization",197,417000,614000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2695151-0624b817e507baf5cfb202f94336a5a2&start=417&end=614","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2695151-0624b817e507baf5cfb202f94336a5a2/thumbnail_417000.jpg","/articles/6122348/Vermont/Committee-adds-data-and-geographicaccess-language-to-extremeweather-shelter-prioritization","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6122348-4499257c5b6b3d82b939fb61151255b6/orig.mp4?Expires=1775994897&Signature=NxyiO1ulbSKD5uohcOEeq6NUoDa7WkUy61Nc88IZWFbmXW2pPe~sFo-eMMEj8e6AJayNkwA8t~CZ7N0w9rdy8B5IQC41dKJ0QQnZ4pOG0iXlb9VbNUaFgurAbrtC46IbgNGq3jzDl8bsRtnp19p7763g95Rwvy4LB~Sc6CRzp4ZUSBllt1mAKI7BOp90cpttPJ506UV1R99sicjT8ZyjG7PSNsBMIP4HEmmjnkhRnDOFkKPhc--sKlJ1uDZmvMObxsmgoQ8jQsVHFJSphCkF3hPwlhJ9QJ1jyBnrJOEasXq8svq4cwmqQPsTe2FMRg36DZn9iPFUzXZe0GduUJMQrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Human Services committee agreed to tighten the bill's extreme‑weather shelter prioritization language so Community Action Agencies would prioritize funding “in collaboration with community partners, utilizing available data under this section to regions of the state most impacted by homelessness and to consider geographic access.”

Members debated what datasets should guide prioritization. One member noted reliance on pages of the Department for Children and Families (DCF) that list eligibility and district office counts, while others emphasized HMIS (the Homeless Management Information System) as a broader data source that captures more people than motel placements alone.

A committee member proposed language reading: “Community Action Agencies shall prioritize funding utilizing available data under this section to regions of the state most impacted by homelessness, and to consider geographic access.” That wording was accepted and staff (Katie) will place it in draft 4.1.

Members also warned that using only the current pool of emergency providers could limit build‑out of new providers; the accepted language preserves flexibility to consider willing partners and geographic access. One committee member suggested a safety valve for state overriding in unexpected, localized crises, but the committee settled on collaborative, data‑guided prioritization and asked for implementation guidance to follow.

Why it matters: the change directs agencies to use specific data and consider geographic access when allocating funds for extreme‑weather responses; those determinations will affect which regions receive rapid funding in heat/cold events and could influence which providers qualify for grants.","The committee revised extreme‑weather shelter language to require Community Action Agencies to prioritize funding using available data and to consider geographic access and collaboration with community partners; members discussed using HMIS and DCF data and left final prioritization details to an implementation plan.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee narrows supportive-services language to emphasize landlord outreach, eviction prevention

Committee narrows allocation role for Community Action Agencies, asks department for statewide planning and implementation guidance

Committee debates hotel/motel use, caps and case‑management requirements for temporary shelters

Committee adds data and geographic‑access language to extreme‑weather shelter prioritization