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Senate committee advances bill to create ombudsman for homeless services
Summary
The Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee voted unanimously to forward Senate Bill 78, which would create an ombuds within the Office of Homeless Services to collect and review complaints about homeless-service providers and report findings to the state.
Senator Plum told the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee that Senate Bill 78 would create an ombuds within the Office of Homeless Services to receive and validate complaints against homeless‑service providers and to report aggregated findings.
The bill, sponsor Senator Plum said, was prompted by a reported predatory interaction between a provider and an individual experiencing homelessness in the Salt Lake area. "There's almost nothing for individuals to do if they find themselves in such a situation," Plum said, describing the lack of a single reporting point and limited avenues for…
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