Bill Text: MI HB5802 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Housing; homeless; interagency council on homelessness; create. Creates new act.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-09-17 - Printed Bill Filed 09/17/2014 [HB5802 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2013-HB5802-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5802

 

September 16, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Cavanagh, Lane, LaVoy, Yanez, Brinks, Lori, Haines, Geiss, Barnett, Tlaib and Oakes and referred to the Committee on Oversight.

 

     A bill to create a state interagency council on homelessness;

 

and to provide for its powers and duties.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

 

"council on homelessness act".

 

     Sec. 2. As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Council" means the state interagency council on

 

homelessness created in section 3(1).

 

     (b) "Michigan state housing development authority" means the

 

Michigan state housing development authority created in section 21

 

of the state housing development authority act of 1966, 1966 PA

 

346, MCL 125.1421.

 

     (c) "Opening Doors" means the federal strategic plan to

 

prevent and end homelessness adopted by the United States

 

interagency council on homelessness.

 

     (d) "State plan" means the plan required under section 5(a).

 

     Sec. 3. (1) The state interagency council on homelessness is

 

created within the Michigan state housing development authority.

 

     (2) The council shall consist of the following members:

 

     (a) The director of the department of technology, management,

 

and budget or his or her designee.

 

     (b) The director of the department of military and veterans

 

affairs or his or her designee.

 

     (c) The director of the department of community health or his

 

or her designee.

 

     (d) The director of the department of corrections or his or

 

her designee.

 

     (e) The superintendent of public instruction or his or her

 

designee.

 

     (f) The director of the department of human services or his or

 

her designee.

 

     (g) The director of the department of natural resources or his

 

or her designee.

 

     (h) The executive director of the Michigan state housing

 

development authority or his or her designee.

 

     (i) A representative of the courts of this state.

 

     (j) Five members representing the general public.

 

     (3) Members of the council described in subsection (2)(i) and

 

(j) shall be appointed by the governor. The members of the council

 

described in subsection (2)(i) and (j) first appointed to the

 

council shall be appointed within 30 days after the effective date

 

of this act. Members of the council described in subsection (2)(i)

 

and (j) shall serve for terms of 4 years or until a successor is

 

appointed, whichever is later, except that of those members first

 

appointed under subsection (2)(j), 1 shall serve for 1 year, 2

 

shall serve for 2 years, and 1 shall serve for 3 years.

 

     (4) If a member described in subsection (2)(i) or (j) vacates

 

the council, the governor shall make an appointment for the

 

unexpired term. The governor may remove a member of the council

 

described in subsection (2)(i) or (j) for incompetence, dereliction

 

of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or any

 

other good cause.

 

     (5) The first meeting of the council shall be called by the

 

executive director of the Michigan state housing development

 

authority or his or her designee. At the first meeting, the council

 

shall elect from among its members a chairperson and other officers

 

as it considers necessary or appropriate. After the first meeting,

 

the council shall meet at least quarterly, or more frequently at

 

the call of the chairperson or if requested by 3 or more members.

 

     (6) A majority of the members of the council constitute a

 

quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the council.

 

A majority of the members present and serving are required for

 

official action of the council.

 

     (7) The business that the council may perform shall be

 

conducted at a public meeting of the council held in compliance

 

with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275. A

 

writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by

 

the council in the performance of an official function is subject

 

to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to

 

15.246.

 

     (8) Members of the council shall serve without compensation.

 

However, members of the council may be reimbursed for their actual

 

and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their

 

official duties as members of the council.

 

     Sec. 4. The council may establish an advisory group composed

 

of representatives from the state agencies participating in the

 

council, representatives of continuum of care organizations in this

 

state, a statewide homeless advocacy group, and other public and

 

private entities to assist the council in its duties and

 

responsibilities. The advisory group shall meet monthly. The

 

council may adopt, reject, or modify any recommendations proposed

 

by the advisory group.

 

     Sec. 5. The council shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Adopt, maintain, and update a 10-year plan to end

 

homelessness, as described in section 6 and monitor and participate

 

in the implementation of the plan.

 

     (b) Provide an annual progress report on the state plan to the

 

governor and legislature.

 

     (c) Serve as the single statewide homeless planning and policy

 

development resource.

 

     (d) Disseminate information, including data and best

 

practices, to educate state officials and the public regarding

 

homelessness.

 

     (e) Serve as the hub for collaboration, accountability, and

 

support for all programs serving the homeless population in this

 

state.

 

     (f) Maintain a publicly accessible website that provides

 

information on council activities and membership, the minutes of

 

council meetings, and a downloadable copy of the state plan.

 

     (g) Work collaboratively to coordinate resources, provide

 

training, and oversee a campaign to end homelessness.

 

     (h) Host an annual conference on homelessness.

 

     Sec. 6. The state plan shall be coordinated with "Opening

 

Doors" and tailored to the characteristics of this state's homeless

 

population. In carrying out its responsibilities under section

 

5(a), the council shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Develop measurable goals, including numeric goals for

 

permanent housing units made available for target homeless

 

populations.

 

     (b) Measure progress using the annual point-in-time data.

 

     (c) Measure housing retention and how well homeless programs

 

help their clients become employed and access mainstream programs.

 

     (d) Create and coordinate a statewide data collection and

 

reporting system.

 

     (e) Assemble accurate fiscal and demographic information and

 

research data to support policy development and track outcomes.

 

     (f) Prepare a statewide production plan for permanent,

 

supportive housing.

 

     (g) Coordinate the balancing of state continuum of care with

 

local continuums under the United States department of housing and

 

urban development's continuum of care program.

 

     (h) Promote systems integration, such as health services and

 

housing supports, to increase effectiveness and efficiency.