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AHS urges changes to homelessness bill, warns against shifting administration to OEO
Summary
Agency of Human Services officials told the Senate Health & Welfare Committee that the homelessness response bill should be adjusted to clarify eligibility, remove a proposed Human Services Board authority and keep administrative functions and key staff at the department level rather than shift them to the Office of Economic Opportunity.
The Agency of Human Services told the Senate Health & Welfare Committee that a proposed homelessness bill that stays within the governor's $82,634,153 total should be reworked to improve clarity and implementation. AHS officials said the measure can strengthen shelter development, expand case management and create clearer pathways to permanent housing while warning that some sections as written are unworkable.
"We recommend removing this section entirely," Christian McClure, deputy secretary at the Agency of Human Services, told the committee when describing the bill's provisions that would create a new human services support authority. McClure said the section raises legal, programmatic and logistical concerns and that the agency has submitted a legislative report with recommendations to clarify the Human Services Board's role.
The agency walked the committee through the bill's allocations and how they have been "bucketed" across base and one-time funds. Presenters identified roughly $39.3 million for operations, about…
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