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2007 House Bill 1921: Providing assistance to homeless individuals and families.
  1. Introduced by Rep. Larry Springer, (Kirkland) (D) on January 31, 2007, to create the Transitional Housing and Rent Program to assist homeless individuals and families secure and retain safe, decent, and affordable housing. Grants would be provided for rental assistance, case management services, operating expenses of transitional housing facilities, and administrative costs of eligible organizations. The program would be administered by the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development. The bill would allocate $15 million for the purposes of implementing this program.
    • Referred to the House Housing Committee on January 31, 2007.
      • Substitute offered to the House Housing Committee on February 14, 2007, to authorize the DCTED to develop program eligibility criteria for the THOR program that go beyond the statutory definition of homeless person. Organizations participating in the THOR program which receive over $500,000 a year in housing funding from the state, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, and housing-related surcharges must apply to the Washington State Quality Award program every three years.
    • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on February 16, 2007.

Comments

Until all cities go along with affordable housing  by Anonymous on February 5, 2007 
RCW 43.185C.010 (7) it states Local Government..means a county government or a city government.. if.. the legislative authority of the city affirmatively elects to accept the responsibility for homeless persons within its borders.. I have (3) SRO units available.. and I want to contribute them for rent for the homeless/disabled/elderly/Vet's ect., but the city I live in..did not.. and won't adopt a city plan, ..as it is not required.. when the act to be decent to people becomes stronger then the love of a power position.. only then will the elderly/Vet's/disbalbed and homeless be treated with dignity and quality of life by being allowed to live in housing choices.. their is apparrently no bills or provision to force the cities to follow the Fed Aug 2005 , the State RCW's or the King County ordinances or codes.. because the cities are not forced to follow what has been set up... by the cities not having to accept the 10-year plan to end homelessness in King County.. they are simply doing..NIMBY..not in my backyard.. and throwing up regulattions and barriers to .. if you know of some RCW, WAC, any ordinance Federal or otherwise... that has been passed to force the cities to get in gear with that which is desparately needed ..please contact me.. thank you..

2007 House Bill 1921 (Providing assistance to homeless individuals and families.)  by admin on January 1, 2001 
Introduced in the House on January 31, 2007

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