AB 146 — Relating to: grants to homeless individuals and families, grants to defray housing costs and for diversion programming, housing navigator grants, homeless case management services, and making an appropriation. (FE)

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The bill modifies existing housing grant and loan programs to include additional funding for diversion programming and housing navigator services, as well as changes to grant limits and allocations.

• 16.303 (1)

  The department shall do all of the following: → From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (b), subject to sub. (2), make grants or loans to agents designated under s. 16.304 to assist persons or families of low or moderate income in obtaining and participating in diversion programming. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants or loans are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.

  The main responsibilities of the department are restructured to also include grants for diversion programming.

• 16.3085 (2) (a)

  may award up to 10 grants, of up to $50,000 each, annually → may award up to 10 annual grants, of up to $75,000 each, annually

  Increases the maximum amount for annual grants to shelter facilities for case management services.

• 16.307 (1m)

  GRANTS FOR HOUSING NAVIGATORS From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fn), the department shall make equal grants to each continuum of care organization in this state designated by the federal department of housing and urban development. All grant funds shall be used to hire housing navigators to engage in activities that include: acting as a liaison with landlords, rental property managers, and homeless assistance programs; recruiting new landlords; identifying affordable housing for program participants; and mediating landlord-tenant issues. The department shall ensure that the grant funds are expended to fill housing navigator positions that are reasonably balanced among the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization.

  Creates a new grant program specifically for housing navigators.

• 20.505 (7) (fn)

  Funding for housing navigators. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to continuum of care organizations under s. 16.307 (1m).

  Establishes a new ongoing funding source for housing navigator grants.

• 16.303 (2) (intro.)

  In connection with grants and loans under sub. (1), the department shall do all of the following: → In connection with grants and loans under sub. (1) (1r), the department shall do all of the following:

  Updates the section to refer to the renumbered subsection related to grant and loan connections.

• 16.307 (2)

  The department shall ensure that grants awarded under sub. (1) are not used to supplant other state funds available for homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or families. → The department shall ensure that grants awarded under sub. (1) and (1m) are not used to supplant other state funds available for homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or families.

  Expands the provision preventing supplanting of funds to include new grants for housing navigators.

• 16.307 (2m)

  that summarizes how much money was received in the previous year and how that money was distributed. → that summarizes how much money was received under sub. (1)n the previous year and how that money was distributed.

  Changes the reporting language to reflect the addition of new funding sources.

• 16.3085 (2) (b) 5.

  Professional development of case managers, including travel expenses necessary for case managers to participate in training for professional development. No more than 10 percent of the amount of a grant may be used for the purposes described in this subdivision.

  Allows a portion of the grant funds to be used for professional development for case managers.

• 49.175 (1) (f)

  $500,000000,000 in each fiscal year. → $500,000 in each fiscal year.

  Corrects the funding amount for homeless case management services grants.

Action History

1. March 15, 2022

   Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

2. August 04, 2021

   Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor

3. July 12, 2021

   Representative Conley added as a coauthor

4. July 07, 2021

   Representative Shelton added as a coauthor

5. April 13, 2021

   Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

6. April 12, 2021

   Fiscal estimate received

7. April 07, 2021

   Fiscal estimate received

8. March 05, 2021

   Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate

9. March 05, 2021

   Introduced by Representatives Steineke, Snyder, Allen, Armstrong, Baldeh, Edming, James, Kerkman, Moses, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Plumer, Rozar, Shankland, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Subeck, Tauchen, Tranel, Tusler and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Bernier and Darling

Sponsors

• Jeffrey Mursau · Primary
• Ron Tusler · Primary
• Travis Tranel · Primary
• Tauchen · Primary
• Lisa Subeck · Primary
• David Steffen · Primary
• Mark Spreitzer · Primary
• John Spiros · Primary
• Skowronski · Primary
• Shankland · Primary
• Rozar · Primary
• Plumer · Primary
• Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Primary
• Todd Novak · Primary
• Clint Moses · Primary
• Kerkman · Primary
• Jesse James · Primary
• Edming · Primary
• Baldeh · Primary
• David Armstrong · Primary
• Scott Allen · Primary
• Patrick Snyder · Primary
• Steineke · Primary

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