HB 1842 Summary

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for substance abuse treatment, mental health support services, and clean and sober housing support for homeless and at-risk individuals

• Establishes a rental assistance program (shallow subsidy program) providing up to $300 per month to homeless working individuals and families transitioning to permanent housing, requiring households to pay at least 40% of adjusted gross income for rent

• Appropriates funds to the Department of Human Services for housing first programs serving chronically homeless individuals, homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance, and matching funds for the federal shelter plus care program

• Mandates the Department of Human Services establish a three-year return-to-home pilot program providing transportation and support services to help homeless individuals reconnect with family in their home states

• Transfers administrative responsibility for the homeless assistance working group from the Department of Human Services to the legislature, requiring the chairs of the senate and house human services committees to convene the working group