THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
COMMITTEE
ON HOUSING
Senator Will Espero, Chair
Senator Breene Harimoto, Vice-Chair
MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2017
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DATE:
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Tuesday, February 07, 2017
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TIME:
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2:45 PM
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PLACE:
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Conference Room 225
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
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DECISION MAKING ON THE
FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
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SB588
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.
Defines emergency shelter to mean a homeless facility designed to provide
temporary shelter and services for up to six months. Allows homeless shelter
stipends to be adjusted at the end of each year based upon achievement of
performance measures. Requires homeless shelters to have no fewer than one
shower, one sink, and one toilet per twenty-five residents and the minimum
area of each partitioned space to be determined by the number of residents
and capacity of the shelter. Establishes that the storage space at a
homeless shelter shall be determined by each shelter's space availability.
Removes DHS's authority to require shelters to comply with additional
requirements. Establishes and funds 2.0 FTE positions to assist in the
implementation of the homeless shelter program. Appropriates funds for
homeless shelters and other non-recurring costs.
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HMS/HOU, WAM
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No testimony will be accepted.
FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and
measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both
underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the
agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-6360.