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Bill would let state align Washington homeless census with HUD schedule, easing county burden
Summary
House Bill 18 99 would remove Washington’s statutory annual homeless census and require the Department of Commerce to conduct the census on a schedule consistent with HUD guidance, Commerce staff told the House Housing Committee.
House Bill 18 99 would remove the statutory requirement that the Department of Commerce conduct an annual Washington homeless census and instead direct the department to run the census on a schedule consistent with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) notice, Commerce staff told the committee on Feb. 13.
The change aligns state practice with HUD: HUD requires point‑in‑time (PIT) counts at least biennially and issues notices describing required data. Audrey Vacek, staff to the committee, summarized the bill: "Under state law, the Department of Commerce is required to conduct an…
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