2152-S AMS CFS S4242.1

SHB 2152 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Children & Family Services

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.    (1) The department of social and health services shall appoint a direct landlord pay task force to consist of eleven members selected as follows:

    (a) Two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one from each political party;

    (b) Two members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, one from each political party;

    (c) Two members that represent apartment owners;

    (d) Two members that represent low-income tenants;

    (e) One member that represents public housing authorities;

    (f) The director of the department of community development, or the director's designee; and

    (g) The secretary of the department of social and health services or the secretary's designee, who shall serve as the chair.

    (2) The chair shall be a nonvoting member, except in the case of ties.

    (3) The secretary of the department of social and health services shall appoint the members of the task force within sixty days from the effective date of this section.

    (4) Staffing shall be provided by the department of social and health services.

    (5) The task force shall meet at such times as determined by the chair."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.    (1) The task force shall conduct a study to determine whether the supply of housing for persons on public assistance would increase if the department made rental payments directly to the landlords.

    (2) In conducting the study, the task force shall:

    (a) Review the results of the department of social and health services' direct landlord pay pilot project;

    (b) Examine housing needs of persons on public assistance;

    (c) Make recommendations on program development and administrative operation options of a program designed to make rental payments from public assistance directly to landlords;

    (d) Take any other action relating to implementing this section; and

    (e) Provide a written report to the house of representatives housing and human services committees and senate children and family services committee by December 1, 1992, presenting the recommendations of the task force."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.    Sections 1 and 2 of this act shall expire January 1, 1993."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.    This act shall take effect July 1, 1992.  The secretary of the department of social and health services may take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented July 1, 1992."

SHB 2152 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Children & Family Services

    On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "assistance;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating new sections; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date."