Bill Text: HI HB1253 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Homelessness; Housing First
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-09 - (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. [HB1253 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HB1253-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE HOMELESS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. To immediately implement the housing first program under section 346-378, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the department of human services shall:
(1) Identify state, county, and privately-owned real estate properties statewide that are appropriately zoned and have necessary infrastructure in place for the development of affordable rental housing for low income individuals and families under the housing first program;
(2) Identify and provide a feasibility and cost analysis regarding an appropriate site on state, county, or privately-owned real estate property that is appropriately zoned and has necessary infrastructure in place for the development, by new construction or refurbishing, of an initial housing-first program model housing project that focuses on single resident occupancy affordable rental housing; provided that the site shall be centrally located within an urban core;
(3) Strive to locate health, social, educational, and employment services on housing first program project sites, where appropriate; and
(4) Identify dedicated funding sources for the housing first program.
SECTION 2. For purposes of section 1 of this Act, the department of human services shall report its findings and recommendations to the governor and the legislature no later than December 1, 2011, which shall include:
(1) Identifying each property by legal owner, street location, and tax map key number;
(2) Describing the existing use of each property and the current zoning designation of the property;
(3) Providing information on the value of each property and the basis of the valuation;
(4) Providing an analysis of the potential for the property to implement housing first programs and services; and
(5) Identifying dedicated funding sources for housing first programs and services.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Homelessness; Housing First
Description:
Requires the department of human services to identify suitable properties for a housing first program that identifies affordable rental housing projects, including an initial housing first single resident occupancy affordable rental housing model project site in an urban core. Requires DHS to report to the legislature and the governor.
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