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Committee backs bill to centralize housing administration under GOEO, not to change policy
Summary
Lawmakers recommended a bill to consolidate roughly 40 housing programs under the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity and create a senate-confirmed deputy director for housing; sponsors said the bill moves administration and data only and does not alter land-use authority or substantive housing policy.
The committee recommended a housing reorganization bill intended to consolidate scattered housing programs under the Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO) and establish clearer accountability and a senate-confirmed deputy director for housing.
Representative Roberts, sponsor of the bill, told the committee the measure seeks to "pull all the housing functions under GOEO" and make it easier for…
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