Bill Text: HI SB2893 | 2020 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Chronically Homeless.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2020-07-15 - Enrolled to Governor. [SB2893 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB2893-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CHRONICALLY HOMELESS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. In 2015, the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development established a definition of "chronically
homeless" for use in its homeless assistance programs. The purpose of this Act is to amend Hawaii's
definition of "chronically homeless individual" to better align with
the federal definition and reduce confusion among service providers,
communities, and private partners.
SECTION 2. Section 346-378, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
"(e) As used in this section, "chronically
homeless individual" means [a homeless individual who has an addiction
or a mental illness, or both.]:
(1) A homeless individual
having a mental illness, addiction, or physical disability who:
(A) Lives
in a place not meant for human habitation, a safe haven, or an emergency
shelter; and
(B) Has
been homeless and living as described in subparagraph (A) continuously for at
least twelve months or on at least four separate occasions in the last three
years; provided that the combined occasions equal at least twelve months and
each break in homelessness separating the occasions included at least seven
consecutive nights of not living in places as described in subparagraph (A);
provided further that stays in institutional care facilities for fewer than
ninety days shall not constitute a break in homelessness, but shall be included
in the twelve-month total if the individual was living in a place not meant for
human habitation, a safe haven, or an emergency shelter immediately before
entering the institutional care facility;
(2) An individual
who has been residing in an institutional care facility, including a jail,
substance abuse or mental health treatment facility, hospital, or other similar
facility, for fewer than ninety days and met all of the criteria in paragraph
(1) before entering that facility; or
(3) A family with an adult head of household, or a minor head of household if there is no adult in the family, who meets all of the criteria in paragraph (1) or (2), including a family whose composition has fluctuated while the head of household has been homeless."
SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Chronically Homeless; Definition
Description:
Amends the definition of "chronically homeless individual" to provide clarity and improve the delivery and development of homeless services. (HD2)
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