HB 1570-S.E - DIGEST |
(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB) |
Establishes the Washington housing opportunities act. |
Improves resources available to aid with increasing access and removing barriers to housing for individuals and families in the state. |
Requires the department of commerce, in collaboration with the state institute for public policy, to conduct a statewide homeless study every ten years to better understand the causes and characteristics of the homeless in the state and help decision makers promote efforts toward housing stability. |
Requires the department of commerce to: (1) Coordinate its efforts on the state homeless housing strategic plan with the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs advisory committee; and |
(2) Provide an update on the state's homeless housing strategic plan and its activities for the prior fiscal year. |