SB 6262 — Establishing pilot programs to plan for the needs of certain college students experiencing homelessness.

S-4638.1SECONDS-3410.2SENATE SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6262State of Washington65th Legislature2018 Regular SessionBy Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Ranker, Palumbo, Darneille, Liias, Kuderer, Hasegawa, Hunt, Keiser, and Saldaña)READSaldañaRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 02/06/18.AN01/11/18. ACT Relating to establishing pilot programs to plan for the needs of certain college students experiencing homelessness;

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.AN ACT Relating to establishing pilot programs to plan for the needs of certain college students experiencing homelessness;

and providing expiration dates.BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:(1) The college board must establish a pilot program forto encourage college districts to plan for the unique needs and challenges of students experiencing homelessness.(2)(a)homelessness. As part of the pilot program, each college district must develop a capital project plan to renovate or rehabilitate an existing building or facility within the district to provide, but not be limited to, the following accommodations:

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SuchLaundry afacilities, capitalstorage, projectshowers, mustencouraging receive an enhanced score, as developed by the college board, as compared to other capital projects submitted by the college district.(b) If the college district implements a culinary program,programs it is encouraged to provide free or reduced-price mealsmeals, to reduce food insecurity.(c) To address student homelessness and increaseproviding housingshort-term options, the college district should also attempt to engage with the local housing authority to provide tenant-based rental assistance programs, including such programs to assist students who were recently released from a state correctional facility or localhousing jail.(3)assistance; The pilot program must include four college districts, two on each side of the Cascade mountain range.

and plans to develop surplus property for affordable housing to accommodate the needs of students experiencing homelessness.

The pilot program must include four college districts, two on each side of the Cascade mountain range.

The number of students experiencing homelessness during the pilot program, the number of students assisted, strategies for accommodating students experiencing homelessness, and legislative recommendations.(4)recommendations.(2) ForThis purposessection ofexpires thisJanuary section,1, "homelessness"2024.NEW meansSECTION.  Sec. 2.  A withoutnew asection fixed,is regular,added andto adequatechapter nighttime28B.77 residenceRCW to read as setfollows:(1) forthThe incouncil must establish a pilot program to encourage four-year institutions of higher education to plan for the federalunique McKinney-Ventoneeds homelessand assistancechallenges act,of P.L.students experiencing homelessness.

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1129.(5) This section expires January 1, 2024.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.77 RCW to read as follows:(1) The council must establish a pilot program formust four-yearinclude institutionstwo of higher education to plan for the unique needs and challenges of students experiencing homelessness.(2)(a) As part of the pilot program, each four-year institutioninstitutions of higher education, asone parton ofeach itsside submission to the office of financial management and the legislativeCascade fiscalmountain committeesrange. of the legislature under RCW 43.88D.010(7), must develop a capital project plan to renovate or rehabilitate an existing campus building or facility to provide, but not be limited to, the following accommodations:

Laundry facilities, storage units, showers, and lockers.

Such a capital project must receive an enhanced score, as developed by the office of financial management, as compared to other capital projects submitted by the four-year institution of higher education.(b) If the four-year institution of higher education implements a culinary program, it is encouraged to provide free or reduced-price meals to reduce food insecurity.(c) To address student homelessness and increase housing options, the four-year institution of higher education should also attempt to engage with the local housing authority to provide tenant-based rental assistance programs, including such programs to assist students who were recently released from a state correctional facility or local jail.(3) The pilot program must include two four-year institutions of higher education, one on each side of the Cascade mountain range.

The number of students experiencing homelessness during the pilot program, the number of students assisted, strategies for accommodating students experiencing homelessness, and legislative recommendations.(4)recommendations.(2) ForThis purposessection ofexpires thisJanuary section,1, "homelessness"2024.--- meansEND without--- a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as set forth in the federal McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act, P.L.

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1129.(5) This section expires January 1, 2024.--- END ---