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Lawmakers hear plan for 21‑member interagency council on homelessness with three‑year sunset
Summary
A bill to create a 21‑member interagency council to coordinate state responses to homelessness was heard in subcommittee; advocates and housing groups testified in favor and lawmakers said the council would be sunset after three years for evaluation.
A state and local government subcommittee held a hearing on legislation to create a statewide interagency council to coordinate services for people experiencing homelessness.
Senator Jackson, the bill sponsor, told the committee she worked for years with people experiencing homelessness and described the bill’s goal as bringing state agencies together quarterly to develop a coordinated plan. The measure would establish a 21‑member council composed of state agency representatives and three representatives from service providers; the measure includes a three‑year sunset so the…
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