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New housing task force created by House Bill 1549 aims to expand reentry housing, task force chair says
Summary
The housing task force established by House Bill 1549 will examine homelessness definitions, develop housing assistance models (vouchers, master leases), improve coordination with DHHS and housing providers, and monitor sober‑living capacity for people leaving DOCR custody, task force chair Tom Earhart said.
Tom Earhart, chief probation and pretrial officer for the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, told the subcommittee the housing task force formed under "house bill 15 49" will focus on improving access to safe, affordable housing for people leaving DOCR custody and under community supervision.
Earhart said the group has developed six outcomes that mirror the statute’s directions: review and clarify DOCR’s definition of homelessness; design…
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