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