H.B. 1375 Summary

• Establishes a homeless care residence program allowing households to register with the Department of Human Services to provide temporary housing and care for homeless family or household members.

• Requires providers to obtain annual registration and comply with minimum health, safety, fire, sanitation, and abuse prevention standards established by the department through administrative rules.

• Limits homeless individuals to a maximum of 12 months of participation in the program (consecutive or nonconsecutive) and caps the total number of actively participating residences at 100 per month.

• Provides a non-refundable income tax credit to registered providers equal to 2% of gross reported income (capped at $100,000) for each month operating as a homeless care residence.

• Requires criminal history record checks for homeless care residence providers through the Department of Human Services and establishes penalties up to $1,000 for first violations and $3,000 for subsequent violations.