An Act to Create Transitional Housing Communities for Homeless Populations in the State
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1721
Committee Amendment CA_A_S522 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "/^ " to S.P. 684, L.D. 1721, "An Act to Create
Transitional Housing Communities for Homeless Populations in the State"
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, to Establish a Plan to Provide Transitional Housing and to Support the
Growth of Maine's Workforce'
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to develop plan for
transitional housing. Resolved: That the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future
shall propose a plan to provide transitional housing for persons seeking federal work
permits and their families based on the model being used in southern Maine, which consists
of leasing a property formerly used as a hotel and contracting with a private nonprofit entity
to provide support services, The plan must include an evaluation of options for purchasing
a similar property, or allocating funds to a nongovernmental entity to purchase a similar
property, to provide transitional housing concurrent with services aimed at supporting entry
into the workforce and an evaluation of the financial impacts upon the State and the
municipality in which the property is located. The plan must identify potential funding
sources, including but not limited to existing state and federal funds. In addition to the
proposed plan, using data collected from the current model used to provide transitional
housing, the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future shall provide information regarding
who is being served by the model, how many enter the workforce, the amount of tune those
being served use transitional housing and accompanying services before successfully
entering the workforce and how workforce needs are affected by the model. The Office of
Policy Innovation and the Future shall submit a report containing the proposed plan and
the information required by this section no later than January 15,2025 to the joint standing
committee or the joint select committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over housing
matters, which is authorized to report out a bill to the 132nd Legislature in 2025.'
5 Amend the bill by. relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^ " to S.P. 684, L.D. 1721 (^S-5'2^.>
SUMMARY
This amendment replaces the bill with a resolve. The amendment directs the Office of
Policy Innovation and the Future to propose a plan to provide transitional housing and
support services to persons seeking federal work permits and submit a report to the joint
standing committee or the joint select committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over
housing matters no later than Januaiy 15, 2025 .
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Approved: 02/06/24 ^fVSd
LD 1721 LR 1022(02)
An Act to Create Transitional Housing Communities for Homeless Populations in the State
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment "^!.
Committee: Housing
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Minor cost increase - General Fund
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Any additional costs to the Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to propose a plan to provide
transitional housing and support services to persons seeking federal work permits are expected to be minor and can
be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
LR1022(02) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1