State agencies would coordinate plans and data to address homelessness

The Health Care Authority would have a division led by a homelessness reduction director. The division would oversee state efforts, develop a statewide plan, coordinate agencies, and work with people developing local plans. The act would take effect July 1, 2026.

An interagency task force and an advisory council would advise on homelessness efforts and recommend strategies. The task force would include state agency leaders and the council chair. The governor would appoint a diverse advisory council, including people with lived experience of homelessness or housing insecurity and representatives of service providers and other groups. The task force would report each year starting October 1, 2026. The council would send findings and recommendations each year starting September 1, 2026.

The Health Care Authority would receive $1 million to operate the division, task force, and council. The money would support the homelessness reduction division, interagency task force, and advisory council. Any money left at the end of fiscal year 2027 would return to the general fund. The appropriation would be available for spending in fiscal year 2027.