An Act To Prohibit The Department Of Health And Human Services From Reducing General Assistance Reimbursement Maximums For Payment Of Costs Of Providing Emergency Shelter

Summary

The bill would lock the maximum amount of municipal general assistance for emergency shelter at the actual cost of providing that shelter and bar the Department of Health and Human Services from adopting rules that cut those limits or shorten eligibility periods. It applies retroactively to July 1, 2023, affecting municipalities, shelter providers, and people who rely on emergency housing assistance. The measure failed to pass and was placed in the legislative files.

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