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League outlines changes to winter response and a proposed "code red" heat response; League says some duties are limited to outreach
Summary
Legislation under discussion would modify winter response planning and create a "code red" heat-response framework; League staff said proposals generally remove land-use preemption and focus on outreach and ensuring providers cannot be prohibited from offering emergency services during extreme heat or cold.
League staff briefed members Feb. 10 on multiple bills that would change the state's approach to time-limited emergency sheltering and extreme-weather responses, including winter response, code blue (cold-weather triggers) and a proposed code red heat-response.
Staff said Representative Clancy's earlier proposal substantially rewrote winter-response rules; the current direction retains requirements for winter-response plans (the seasonal policy that runs Oct. 1–April 15) but removes many land-use preemption elements and the sunset that would have limited obligations to a single…
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