5-20-10-5. Meetings and Records Open to Public
Sec. 5. All meetings of the task force shall be open to the public in accordance with and subject to IC 5-14-1.5. All records of the task force shall be subject to the requirements of IC 5-14-3. As added by P.L.75-2021, SEC.1.
5-20-10-6. Duties
Sec. 6. The task force shall do the following: (1) Determine the cost to build and operate a low barrier homeless shelter in a consolidated city, as well as potential funding sources. The low barrier homeless shelter must provide both short term and long term housing options. (2) Study ways in which the state and […]
5-20-10-7. Report
Sec. 7. The task force shall submit a report to the governor and the legislative council not later than December 31, 2022. The report submitted to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6. As added by P.L.75-2021, SEC.1.
5-20-10-8. Expiration
Sec. 8. This chapter expires January 1, 2023. As added by P.L.75-2021, SEC.1.
5-20-9-3. “Eligible Person”
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, “eligible person” means either of the following: (1) An individual with: (A) a serious and persistent mental illness; (B) a chronic chemical addiction; or (C) a serious and persistent mental illness with a co-occurring chronic chemical addiction; resulting in a housing crisis for the individual. (2) An individual: […]
5-20-9-4. “Housing Crisis”
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, “housing crisis” means a situation in which an individual or a household does not have sufficient resources or support networks immediately available to maintain safe and affordable housing or to prevent the individual or household from requiring emergency housing. As added by P.L.103-2017, SEC.1.
5-20-9-5. “Program”
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, “program” refers to the Indiana housing first program established by section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.103-2017, SEC.1.
5-20-9-6. Indiana Housing First Program Established; Program to Be Administered by Authority; Grants From Indiana Commission to Combat Substance Use Disorder; Policies and Procedures
Sec. 6. (a) The Indiana housing first program is established to provide housing and support services for eligible persons. The program shall be administered by the authority. The Indiana commission to combat substance use disorder established under IC 4-3-25-3 may award grants to the authority for the purposes of the program. Not later than January […]
5-20-9-7. Indiana Housing First Account Established
Sec. 7. (a) The Indiana housing first account is established within the state general fund to provide funds to provide housing and support services to eligible persons under the program. The authority shall administer the account. (b) The account consists of the following: (1) Money appropriated to the account by the general assembly. (2) Investment […]
5-20-9-8. Rulemaking to Establish Program Policies and Procedures
Sec. 8. (a) The authority may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including emergency rules adopted in the manner provided by IC 4-22-2-37.1, to establish the policies and procedures required under section 6 of this chapter and to otherwise implement this chapter. Rules or emergency rules adopted by the authority under this section must take effect […]