5693-S.E AMH CALD VANJ 096

ESSB 5693 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2871.1/22) 1194

By Representative Caldier

ADOPTED 02/26/2022

On page 34, line 20, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 by $1,250,000

On page 34, line 27, correct the total.

On page 35, after line 17, insert the following:

"(6) (a) $250,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely to conduct an accountability audit of each state agency, city government, and county government for a review of the following:

(i) Revenues for homeless housing or homeless services and the source of those revenues, by state agency or unit of local government, for the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2021; and

(ii) Expenditures for homeless housing or homeless services, by program and by object of those expenditures, by state agency or unit of local government, for the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2021.

(b) The state auditor must deliver a summary of the accountability audits conducted under (a) of this subsection to the appropriate committees of the legislature by June 30, 2023.

(7) (a) $1,000,000 of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for a performance audit of the efficacy of homeless housing and service interventions supported by state and local funding sources for the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2021. The audit must consider topics including but not limited to:

(i) A review of homeless housing and service interventions supported by state and local funding sources, including the total number of beds or units for each intervention type; the annual number of distinct individuals or households served for each intervention type; and the statewide average cost per bed or unit for each intervention type; and

(ii) A comparison of the relative efficacy of homeless housing and service interventions supported by state and local funding sources in assisting homeless individuals or households in exiting to permanent housing.

(b) The state auditor must submit a preliminary report of the performance audit conducted under (a) of this subsection to the appropriate committees of the legislature by June 30, 2023, and it is the intent of the legislature that the auditor provide a final report by June 30, 2024, to be funded in the 2023-25 appropriations act."

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