HB897

Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and Community Advisory Council on Homelessness; create within DHS.

Failed·2/3/26
In Text

Establishes an Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and a Community Advisory Council on Homelessness within the Mississippi Department of Human.

The bill creates the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness and the Community Advisory Council on Homelessness within the Mississippi Department of Human Services. The task force aims to develop a state plan to achieve functional zero homelessness, improve health and human services outcomes for people experiencing homelessness, and strengthen safety nets. The advisory council advises the task force and submits recommendations annually. Members include individuals with lived experience, representatives from various organizations, and state agency officials.

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History

Feb 3

House

Died In Committee

Jan 16

House

Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency