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Rhode Island General Laws Title 42. State Affairs and Government § 42-167.1-2. Establishment of council

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) There is hereby created a permanent council to be called the “Interagency Council on Homelessness” consisting of seventeen (17) members:

(1) One of whom shall be the secretary of housing, or the secretary's designee, who shall chair the council;

(2) One of whom shall be the director of the department of human services, or the director's designee;

(3) One of whom shall be the director of the department of health, or the director's designee;

(4) One of whom shall be the director of the department of children, youth and families, or the director's designee;

(5) One of whom shall be the director of the office of healthy aging, or the director's designee;

(6) One of whom shall be the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, or the director's designee;

(7) One of whom shall be director of the department of labor and training, or the director's designee;

(8) One of whom shall be the director of the department of corrections, or the director's designee;

(9) One of whom shall be the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education, or the commissioner's designee;

(10) One of whom shall be the director of the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation, or the director's designee;

(11) One of whom shall be the director of the emergency management agency, or the director's designee;

(12) One of whom shall be a representative from the office of veterans services, or their designee;

(13) One of whom shall be the public defender, or the public defender's designee;

(14) One of whom shall be the Medicaid director within the executive office of health and human services, or the director's designee;

(15) One of whom shall be the secretary of the executive office of health and human services, or the secretary's designee;

(16) One of whom shall be the chair of the continuum of care created pursuant to Part 578 of Subchapter C of Chapter V of Subtitle B of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or the chair's designee;  and

(17) One of whom shall be the lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee.

(b) Forthwith upon the effective date of this chapter [June 29, 2025], the members of the council shall meet at the call of the chair and organize.  Vacancies in the council shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment.  A majority of seats filled shall constitute a quorum.

(c) The executive office of housing is hereby directed to provide administrative support for the council.

(d) All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish advice and information, documentary, and otherwise to the council and its agents as is deemed necessary or desirable by the council to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.

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