SB 1283 Summary

• Appropriates $5,000,000 from the state general fund in fiscal year 2020-2021 to the Department of Economic Security for emergency shelter beds in western Maricopa County.

• Funds designated specifically for sheltering and serving homeless seniors aged 55 and older.

• Distribution limited to a single Arizona nonprofit provider meeting four specific criteria, including experience sheltering 400+ homeless individuals nightly and 10+ years serving chronically homeless populations in Maricopa County.

• Provider must demonstrate experience with housing placement services under the housing first model and participation in the Maricopa continuum of care coordinated entry system.