RELATING TO HOMELESSNESS.

SB1007

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1007

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to homelessness
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 346, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by adding a new section to part XVIII, subpart B, to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:

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Interstate collaboration
on homelessness.
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(a)
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The office shall establish the interstate collaboration on homelessness
and invite all other states to participate.

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(b)
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The interstate collaboration
on homelessness shall promote:

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(1)
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Cooperation among states to address
homelessness through equitable and humane practices; and

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(2)
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Efforts to discourage government
entities from relocating homeless individuals to another state without first
establishing that the individual has a home and support system in the
destination state.

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(c)
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As part of the interstate
collaboration on homelessness or separately with individual states, the office may
enter into formal agreements with other states:

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(1)
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To reimburse the costs incurred by
other states associated with homeless individuals from Hawaii relocating to
those states;

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(2)
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For other states to reimburse the
costs incurred by Hawaii for homeless individuals from those states relocating
to Hawaii;

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(3)
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For mutually agreed upon ethical
practices for the treatment of homeless individuals;

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(4)
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For a framework of shared
responsibility to address homelessness; and

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To allow Hawaii to pursue legal
action against another state for violation of the formal agreement.

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(d)
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The office may adopt rules under chapter 91 for purposes of this
section.

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(e)
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For the purposes of this
section, "state" includes a territory of the United States.
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SECTION

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Section
346-386, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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Statewide office on homelessness and housing
solutions; establishment.
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There is
established within the department of human services, for administrative
purposes only, the statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions that shall:

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(1)
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Work with state, county, and community
agencies
in this State and in other states as required under
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section 346-
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to develop solutions to
prevent and end homelessness in the State through transitional and permanent
housing and supportive or assisted services, or both; and

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Develop and test innovative solutions
to prevent and end homelessness in the State."

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Section
346-389, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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Annual report.
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The coordinator shall submit an annual progress
report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of
each regular session.
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The report shall
include:

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(1)
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Performance metrics relating to
reducing the number of persons experiencing homelessness in the State;

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(2)
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Performance metrics relating to housing
and services inventory gaps, including but not limited to the number of persons
experiencing homelessness served and placed into permanent housing and the cost
per person served; [
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Performance metrics to evaluate the
State's performance on homeless services, housing, care coordination, and other
needed services to end homelessness in the State[
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The efforts to increase the number of states participating in the
interstate collaboration on homelessness, and a summary of any formal
agreements entered into under section 346-
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SECTION 4.
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There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii
the sum of $
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or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 for the interstate
collaboration on homelessness.

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The sums appropriated shall be expended by the
statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions for the purposes of this
Act.

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SECTION 5.
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Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 6.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Interstate
Collaboration on Homelessness; Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions;
Appropriation

Description:

Requires
the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to establish the Interstate
Collaboration on Homelessness to discourage sending unsupported homeless
individuals to other states and territories.
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Requires the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions to
enter into formal agreements with other states to reimburse costs associated
with relocated homeless individuals.
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Appropriates funds.

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