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GA HR1553
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Jimmy Pruett
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AI Summary
- Creates the House Study Committee on Homes for Georgia's Families, composed of 5 House members appointed by the Speaker, to study homelessness and affordable housing conditions in the state
- Responds to data showing at least 13,790 people were literally homeless on a single night in 2015, with 42% entirely unsheltered, and nearly two-thirds of Georgia counties having no emergency or transitional shelter beds
- Notes that 561,000 Georgia households (16%) spend more than half their income on housing costs, and 908,000 children (36%) live in households with high housing cost burdens
- Directs the committee to identify best practices, funding opportunities, coordinated planning needs, and possible solutions, with particular focus on children, people with disabilities, veterans, seniors, formerly incarcerated persons, and rural communities
- Requires the committee to file a report of findings and legislative recommendations with the Clerk of the House, with the committee set to be abolished on December 1, 2016
Legislative Description
House Study Committee on Homes for Georgia's Families; create
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/2/2016
Full Bill Text
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