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House Human Services debate centers on budget tradeoffs: invest in case management or continue hotel sheltering
Summary
Committee members pressed for clarity on how many people the governor’s proposal would serve, raised concerns about phasing and transition from hotels to shelters, and urged outcome measurement and an independent evaluation to ensure accountability.
Committee members debated the budget tradeoffs embedded in the homelessness proposal, focusing on whether to reallocate funds from hotel/motel sheltering toward case management and supportive services.
Speaker 6 summarized the numbers cited in testimony: “That’s 2,837” when adding 1,676 adults and 481 children currently in motels to 680 shelter beds, and noted the governor’s plan would reduce motel rooms to 325. Members said the gap between current people served and the governor’s target raised…
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