Section 40-17-4. – Meeting and reporting requirements.
§ 40-17-4. Meeting and reporting requirements. Meeting and reporting requirements are as follows: (1) The council shall meet regularly; (2) The council, in conjunction with the housing resources commission, shall provide the strategic plan and specific recommendations to prevent and end homelessness to the governor, senate president, speaker of the house, the senate committee on […]
Section 40-17-5. – Advisory council established.
§ 40-17-5. Advisory council established. (a) There is hereby created a permanent advisory council to the interagency council on homelessness containing representation of advocates; service providers; members of the veteran community, including housing providers and a current or former homeless veteran; current and/or former members of the homeless community; as well as representatives specifically affiliated […]
Section 40-17-1. – Legislative findings.
§ 40-17-1. Legislative findings. The general assembly hereby finds that there exists in this state undetermined numbers of homeless persons, many of whom suffer from chronic mental illness and disability, and that this condition exists among families and among individuals of all age groups without regard to ethnic or racial heritage or sex. The existence […]
Section 40-17-2. – Agency established.
§ 40-17-2. Agency established. (a) There is hereby created a permanent council to be called the “interagency council on homelessness” consisting of eighteen (18) members and two (2) ex-officio members: (1) One of whom shall be the chief of the office of housing and community development, or his or her designee, who shall chair the […]
Section 40-17-3. – Duties and responsibilities of council.
§ 40-17-3. Duties and responsibilities of council. The duties and responsibilities of the council shall be: (1) To participate in the process of developing a strategic plan to end homelessness aligned with the federal strategic plan to end homelessness that will serve to reduce the number of homeless individuals and families in Rhode Island; (2) […]