H.B. 374 Summary

• Establishes a new position of state coordinator on homelessness within the Department of Human Services, reporting directly to the lieutenant governor

• Assigns the coordinator responsibility for organizing statewide homelessness efforts, overseeing programs and policies, implementing plans from the Hawaii interagency council on homelessness, and coordinating with county homeless coordinators

• Authorizes the coordinator to employ exempt staff and adopt necessary rules; requires the lieutenant governor's office to provide office space or, if unable, the department shall provide it

• Designates the state coordinator on homelessness as chair of the Hawaii interagency council on homelessness (changing from "Governor's coordinator")

• Appropriates unspecified general revenues for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to establish one full-time equivalent position and cover related expenses; effective July 1, 2019