reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-31 - Program description and purpose

Current through June, 2024
The homeless emergency loans and grants program is an
					 emergency financial assistance program of the corporation to assist homeless
					 and at-risk homeless families and individuals. The purpose of the program is to
					 make available to eligible homeless families and persons and at-risk homeless
					 program assistance to prevent, avoid, or remedy homelessness and its associated
					 dangers.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-32 - Source of funds

Current through June, 2024
(a) The corporation
				  may receive funds to be used for the grant program from State sources, other
				  governments, or from non-governmental sources.
(b) Funds received shall be used for program
				  assistance needs as described in section 17-2026-36(a). Unless otherwise
				  restricted at the discretion of the corporation, there shall not be a mandatory
				  allocation among the needs. The corporation may reserve an amount of the funds
				  for administration of the program.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-33 - Program applications

Current through June, 2024
(a) The provider
				  agency shall accept applications for program assistance at sites that are
				  geographically accessible to all homeless families and individuals in the area
				  served by the provider agency.
(b)
				  A provider agency may limit the number of applications for program assistance
				  that will be accepted from eligible homeless families or individuals during any
				  period.
(c) An applicant to the
				  grant program shall submit a completed application form, which includes
				  Information, related to the request for program assistance. This Information
				  shall include but not be limited to, the applicant's name, social security
				  number, marital Status, spouse or any other adult in the household's name,
				  family composition Information, present housing or homeless Status, employment
				  Status, income and expenses Information, amount and type of grant being
				  requested, date of application, and date of completed application.
(d) The application may be on a form
				  prescribed by the corporation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-34 - Participant eligibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) In order to be
				  eligible to participate in the grant program, an applicant shall:
(1) Submit a completed application,
				  including' but not limited to verification documentation pursuant to section
				  17-2026-39;
(2) Qualify as a
				  homeless or at-risk homeless family or individual;
(3) Have earning capabilities or have a
				  financial Situation which gives reasonable assurance of meeting future rental
				  payments in a timely manner when program assistance is used for housing
				  costs;
(4) Provide Information
				  regarding the causes of the emergency Situation or any other pertinent
				  Information which the agency requires to conduct a meaningful assessment of the
				  applicant's emergency Situation; and
(5) Agree to participate in any social
				  Service activities that may be required by the provider agency to ensure
				  avoidance of a similar Situation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-35 - Time limits

Current through June, 2024
(a) When funds are
				  available, program assistance shall be provided to an eligible homeless family
				  or individual no later than:
(1) A week after
				  they apply and qualify for program loan assistance;
(2) Four working days after they apply and
				  qualify for program grant assistance; and
(3) Eighteen hours after they apply and
				  qualify for program grant assistance when the eligible homeless family or
				  individual is in a life-threatening Situation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-36 - Eligible costs

Current through June, 2024
(a) Program
				  assistance. funds may be used to help an eligible homeless family or individual
				  with one or more of the following costs:
(1)
				  Housing or shelter, including but not limited to rental deposit and rent,
				  Utility costs, including Utility deposit, and transient shelter needs such as
				  blankets;
(2) Food, including food
				  preparation equipment or supplies or eating Utensils and supplies, including
				  transient shelter needs such as portable Stoves and fuel;
(3) Medical care or medicine;
(4) Transportation and job-hunting expenses
				  or expenses involved with getting qualification documentation for public
				  assistance programs;
(5) Child and
				  dependent care costs; or
(6) Other
				  emergency needs.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-37 - Ineligible uses of program assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) Ineligible uses
				  of program assistance funds shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Any payment for which other appropriate
				  resources available to a participant exist;
(2) Applicant's portion of financial
				  responsibility for government subsidized housing;
(3) Automobile purchases, loans, or major
				  repairs where public transportation is available;
(4) Airline tickets for relocation
				  purposes;
(5) Mortgage payments
				  where equity exists for the residence;
(6) Tax payments;
(7) Entertainment costs;
(8) Telephone or television cable
				  costs;
(9) Funeral costs;
				  and
(10) Education
				  grants.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-38 - Limits on program assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) Assistance
				  shall be made only to the extent that funds are available.
(b) Program assistance also shall not exceed:
(1) Up to $1,368 in grants and $1,368 in
				  loans for an eligible homeless or at risk homeless person once every six months
				  per fiscal year;
(2) Up to $1, 866
				  in grants and $1, 866 in loans for an eligible homeless family of two members
				  once every six months per fiscal year; and
(3) Up to $3,110 in grants and $3,110 in
				  loans for an eligible homeless family of three or more persons once every six
				  months per fiscal year.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-39 - Verification of Information

Current through June, 2024
(a) A provider
				  agency shall obtain documentation to verify applicant Information relating to
				  participation in the grant program. This documentation shall include but not be
				  limited to:
(1) Homeless Status: if at-risk
				  homeless, an eviction notice from current residence, lease agreement for the
				  unit from which the participant is being evicted, the unit to which the
				  participant will move, and the general excise tax license number of landlord of
				  unit for which the grant will be issued;
(2) Expenses and income, including but not
				  limited to pay stubs, and verification of' benefits;
(3) For housing-related program assistance, a
				  copy of the lease agreement for which the assistance will go towards and the
				  landlord's general excise tax license number;
(4) For sheltered homeless, verification from
				  the shelter staff at which the applicant is residing; and
(5) For unsheltered homeless, verification
				  from another provider agency, an outreach worker, case worker, or other
				  appropriate source.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-40 - Reporting requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) A provider
				  agency shall provide to the corporation relevant participant and grant
				  Information in a participants levels of program assistance report.
(b) A provider agency that disburses funds
				  for this program shall be required to submit summary reports and appropriate
				  documentation of program assistance. Program assistance found to be used for an
				  ineligible cost or an ineligible participant shall be reimbursed by the
				  provider agency expending such program assistance. The executive director for
				  the corporation may for good cause grant an exception to any ineligible use of
				  program assistance where compelling need and justification are provided in
				  writing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-41 - Loan requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) A provider
				  agency shall determine the terms of any program assistance given in the form of
				  a loan, subject to this section. A provider agency may require other terms not
				  inconsistent with those set by this section.
(b) Program assistance loans shall:
(1) Have a signed promissory note payable to
				  the State of Hawaii;
(2) Carry no
				  interest;
(3) Have no closing costs
				  or other fees; and
(4) Have a term
				  of not more than twelve months from receipt of the loan, except for rental
				  deposit loans, which may have terms of not more than twenty-four
				  months.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-42 - Delinquent loans

Current through June, 2024
(a) A provider
				  agency shall be responsible to decide whether any loan is delinquent.
(b) Besides any other actions taken,
				  delinquent loan amounts under this program may be deducted from monetary
				  payments due the delinquent participant by any agency of the State.
(c) Any program participant with delinquent
				  program loan amounts shall be ineligible to participate further in the grant
				  program until the delinquency is repaid.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 2 - STATE HOMELESS EMERGENCY LOANS AND GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-43 - Grant requirements

Current through June, 2024
Within the limits established by this chapter, a provider
					 agency shall determine the terms of any program assistance given in the form of
					 a grant. A provider agency may require other terms not inconsistent with those
					 set by this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-61 - Program description and purpose

Current through June, 2024
The homeless shelter stipend program assists eligible
					 homeless families and individuals to receive shelter and Services at emergency
					 and transitional shelters by making payments to facility Operators on behalf of
					 the eligible homeless families and individuals. The purpose of the program is
					 to assist facility Operators in paying for costs involved in providing shelter
					 and Services to eligible homeless families and individuals.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-62 - Applications

Current through June, 2024
(a) A facility Operator shall obtain an
				  application from each individual or family applying for the program according
				  to the criteria as indicated in section 17-2026-63.
(b) A facility Operator shall conduct a
				  personal interview with the applicant. Failure of the applicant to appear at
				  the personal interview without reasonable notice may be deemed a withdrawal of
				  the application and the facility Operator shall not be required to process the
				  application any further:
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-63 - Participant eligibility and priority

Current through June, 2024
(a) In Order to be
				  eligible for shelter and Services provided through the stipend program, an
				  applicant shall:
(1) Submit a completed
				  application, including but not limited to providing verification documentation
				  pursuant to section 17-2026-71;
(2)
				  Qualify as a homeless or at-risk homeless family or individual;
(3) Execute a release of Information form in
				  order for the facility Operator to determine the applicant's eligibility or
				  continued eligibility; and
(4) Have
				  the financial ability that gives reasonable assurance of meeting the program
				  fee payments on time as they become due;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-64 - Wait list

Current through June, 2024
(a) The facility Operator shall place an
				  eligible applicant on a wait list if no appropriate unit is
				  available.
(b) The facility
				  Operator shall admit eligible applicants from the wait list according to
				  written policies and procedures.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-65 - Time limits

Current through June, 2024
(a) To the extent
				  resources are available, the facility Operator may allow a participant to
				  reside in a unit of a transitional homeless shelter for up to twenty-four
				  months.
(b) A facility Operator may
				  grant an extension to the term of residency, provided that the facility
				  Operator obtains written approval from the executive director or designated
				  representative.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-66 - Shelter stipend rates

Current through June, 2024
(a) The contract
				  will specify a shelter stipend rate to be received by a facility
				  Operator.
(b) The stipend limits
				  may be adjusted by the corporation each first day of July which may be based on
				  any or a combination of the following changes in the cost of operating homeless
				  facilities: the fair market rents, the consumer price index, or other relevant
				  factors for the preceding calendar year, rounded off to the nearest
				  dollar.
(c) In geographical areas
				  where an economy of scale does not exist for homeless Services, the corporation
				  may establish, on a basis of no more than five consecutive years, a temporary
				  stipend rate in excess of the stipend limits.
(d) Where the costs of a homeless facility,
				  including but not limited to repair, maintenance, security, and Operations, and
				  the costs of Services temporarily are raised because of circumstances outside
				  the control of the facility Operator, the corporation may establish a temporary
				  stipend rate in excess of the stipend limits.
(e) The corporation may establish further
				  exceptions to the stipend limits set, based on special needs and
				  circumstances.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-67 - Paying qualified facility Operators

Current through June, 2024
(a) The corporation
				  may make or contract to make shelter stipend payments to a facility Operator on
				  behalf of eligible homeless families or individuals.
(b) The contract shall specify the amount of
				  shelter stipend payment to be made to the facility Operator on behalf of the
				  eligible homeless families or individuals who have received assistance through
				  the facility Operator. Within set stipend limits, the corporation shall
				  determine the amount of stipend based on, but not limited to, the amount of
				  available funds, the degree of need, the level of Services being provided and
				  the cost and efficiency of Operation of the shelter.
(c) The shelter stipend payment may be made
				  in advance by the corporation on a quarterly basis. Subject to the availability
				  of funds, the payments to facility Operators shall be made in a timely
				  manner.
(d) In making shelter
				  stipend payments to a facility Operator, the corporation may:
(1) Establish minimal Services to be provided
				  by the facility Operator; and
(2)
				  Direct facility Operators to establish and manage a savings account program
				  pursuant to section 201G-464(c), HRS, subject to guidelines established by the
				  corporation to safeguard the interests of participants.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-68 - Shelter stipend program conditions

Current through June, 2024
(a) In contracting
				  with a qualified provider agency, the corporation may establish minimal
				  Services to be provided by the provider agency to homeless families and
				  individuals at its shelter.
(b) For
				  an emergency shelter, the minimal Services under subsection (a) shall include
				  access to meals, clothing, shelter, sanitation facilities, security, case
				  management, and provision or referral to medical care and social
				  Services.
(c) For a transitional
				  shelter (including scattered sites) , the minimal Services under subsection (a)
				  shall include adequate meals or cooking facilities with access to emergency
				  food supplies, access to clothing, shelter, sanitation facility, security, case
				  management, provision or referral to medical care and social Services, and
				  child care referral plan.
(d)
				  Facility Operators who are operating a scattered site homeless facility shall
				  comply with all the requirements of a transitional shelter and the following
				  requirements, at a minimum:
(1) Maintain
				  adequate housing quality Standards in writing;
(2) Perform inspections of each
				  site;
(3) Secure a copy of the
				  lease or rental agreement; and
(4)
				  Ensure compliance with all State and local zoning, housing, and building
				  codes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-69 - Shelter and Services Payments

Current through June, 2024
(a) In addition to
				  receiving shelter stipend payments from the corporation or any donations or
				  other payments from other public or private sources, a facility Operator under
				  this subchapter may collect program fees from participants at its homeless
				  facility.
(b) The method and amount
				  of shelter and Services payments collected by facility Operators shall be set
				  by the respective facility Operator, subject to this section. The total payment
				  for shelter and Services, and Utilities shall not exceed the limits for
				  stipends as set forth in section 17-2026-66; provided that in cases where a
				  facility Operator is receiving funding from any other State, county, or federal
				  source for the shelter project, the shelter payment requirements imposed by
				  such sources shall control and the facility Operator shall not be allowed to
				  collect stipends for any participant whose shelter and Service payment exceeds
				  said limits; and further provided that the corporation may establish exceptions
				  to the payment limits set in this subsection, based on special
				  circumstances.
(c) A facility
				  Operator may:
(1) Establish and collect
				  shelter and Service payments from participants in addition to the amount
				  received in shelter stipend pursuant to section 17-2026-66; and
(2) Set aside a portion of the payments in a
				  savings account to be made available to participants when these participants
				  vacate the homeless facility and subject to guidelines established by the
				  corporation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-70 - Eligible activities

Current through June, 2024
(a) A facility
				  Operator may use stipend program funds for one or more of the following costs:
(1) Personnel costs;
(2) Operating costs;
(3) Client costs; and
(4) Administrative costs, not to exceed
				  fifteen per cent of facility Operator's stipend contract.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-71 - Verification of Information

Current through June, 2024
(a) The facility
				  Operator shall require an applicant or participant to provide documentation to
				  verify Information relating to participation in the stipend program. This
				  documentation shall include but not be limited to:
(1) Homeless Status, including but not
				  limited to the following:
(A) For unsheltered
				  homeless, verification from another provider agency, an outreach worker, case
				  worker, or other appropriate source as approved by the corporation;
(B) For sheltered homeless, verification from
				  the shelter staff at which the applicant is residing, or other appropriate
				  source as approved by the corporation; and
(C) For at-risk homeless,
the
lease agreement for
the
living unit from which applicant is being evicted and eviction notice signed by
				  landlord or other appropriate documentation as approved by the
				  corporation;
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-72 - Program agreement

Current through June, 2024
(a) A participant
				  shall enter into a program agreement with the facility Operator which sets
				  forth the conditions of occupancy of a unit. The agreement shall include, but
				  not be limited to, the following:
(1) Program
				  fees to be paid by the participant; provided that such fees are primarily for
				  Services at the shelter facility;
(2) Occupancy Standards with which the
				  participant shall comply;
(3) House
				  rules;
(4) Responsibilities of the
				  participant for continued occupancy of the unit; and
(5) Social Services agreement.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-73 - Social Services agreement

Current through June, 2024
(a) The eligible
				  applicant who has been selected to enter the program and become a participant
				  in a unit of a transitional homeless shelter shall enter into a social Services
				  agreement with the facility Operator. The agreement shall include, but not be
				  limited to, the following:
(1) An
				  individualized assessment of the financial, health, housing, vocational,
				  educational, and social needs of the participant and participant's family
				  members, if applicable;
(2)
				  Identification of goals and objectives to address the participant's assessed
				  needs; and
(3) Identification of
				  timeline, activities, and tasks to accomplish the participant's goals and
				  objectives.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-74 - House rules

Current through June, 2024
(a) The facility
				  Operator shall provide a copy of the house rules for a homeless facility to
				  each participant of the homeless facility at the time a participant commences
				  occupancy in the homeless facility.
(b) The house rules shall include, if
				  applicable, but not be limited to the following:
(1) Uses of the common areas;
(2) Visitor or guest policies;
(3) Prohibited participant conduct;
(4) Responsibility of participants regarding
				  members of family;
(5) Unit
				  inspections;
(6) Facility and
				  common area safety;
(7) Pet policy;
				  and
(8) Facility
				  sanitation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-75 - Withdrawal or termination of participation

Current through June, 2024
(a) A participant
				  shall give the facility Operator at least fifteen days written notice prior to
				  the date the participant will withdraw from participation in the
				  program.
(b) The facility Operator
				  may terminate a participant's participation in the program when the participant
				  has had the social Services agreement terminated by the facility
				  Operator.
(c) A participant
				  refusing a public housing offer made by the corporation may jeopardize
				  participation in the program under this chapter if the facility Operator
				  determines the refusal of offer was done without reasonable cause or a prior
				  approval was not obtained from the facility Operator.
(d) A participant found to be ineligible for
				  continued participation in the program shall be notified in writing of the
				  reasons therefor and the right to a hearing with the facility Operator and
				  other appeals procedure as provided in chapter 17-2029.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 3 - HOMELESS SHELTER STIPEND PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-76 - Eviction

Current through June, 2024
The facility Operator may evict a participant and obtain
					 possession of the unit as provided in chapter 17-2030.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 4 - HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-101 - Program description and purpose

Current through June, 2024
The homeless outreach program is a program of the
					 corporation to provide assistance to unsheltered homeless families and
					 individuals. The purpose of the program is to make available intake and
					 referral Services and other needed Services to the unsheltered homeless who
					 might not otherwise receive assistance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 4 - HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-102 - Eligible uses of assistance

Current through June, 2024
(a) Provider
				  agencies may use program funds for the following costs:
(1) Personnel costs;
(2) Operating costs;
(3) Client costs; and
(4) Administrative costs, not to exceed
				  fifteen per cent of the provider agency's outreach program contract.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 4 - HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-103 - Scope of Services

Current through June, 2024
Outreach Services may include the following
					 Services:
(1) Provision of emergency
				  supplies, such as food, clothing, hygiene, or basic shelter supplies, where
				  necessary;
(2) Provision of basic
				  medical attention and referral where necessary;
(3) Intake, including obtaining participant
				  Information regarding the participant's background, history, and basic
				  demographic data;
(4) Assessment,
				  including identifying the needs and barriers to attaining an improved living
				  condition;
(5) Counseling and
				  referral, including assisting the participant in addressing identified needs
				  and barriers, and facilitating referrals to local, State, and federal programs
				  and private sector agencies for further Services, such as emergency or
				  transitional shelter, employment training, mental health Services, or
				  educational training, where necessary; and
(6) Monitoring and follow-up, where feasible,
				  including tracking the participant's progress.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 4 - HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-104 - Participant eligibility and priority

Current through June, 2024
(a) In order to be
				  eligible for outreach Services provided through the outreach program, a
				  participant shall be qualified as an eligible homeless family or
				  individual.
(b) Priority shall be
				  given to eligible homeless families and individuals in the following order:
(1) Unsheltered homeless;
(2) Sheltered homeless; then
(3) At-risk homeless.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 5 - HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-201 - Program description and purpose

Current through June, 2024
The housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program is
					 designed to provide states and localities with resources and incentives to
					 devise long-term comprehensive strategies for meeting the housing needs of
					 persons with acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome or related diseases and their
					 families.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 5 - HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-202 - Source of funds

Current through June, 2024
(a) The corporation
				  may receive federal funds to be used for the housing opportunities for persons
				  with AIDS program from the United States Department of Housing and Urban
				  Development or from other governmental sources.
(b) Funds received shall be used for program
				  assistance needs as described in 24 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 574.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 5 - HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-203 - Administration

Current through June, 2024
The corporation shall administer this subchapter pursuant
					 to the federal government's implementing regulations published in 24 Code of
					 Federal Regulations, Part 574.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 6 - SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-301 - Program description and purpose

Current through June, 2024
The shelter plus care program is designed to provide
					 housing and supportive Services on a long-term basis for homeless persons with
					 disabilities and their families who are living in places not intended for human
					 habitation or in emergency shelters.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 6 - SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-302 - Source of funds

Current through June, 2024
(a) The corporation
				  may receive federal funds to be used for the shelter plus care program from the
				  United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or from other
				  governmental sources.
(b) Funds
				  received shall be used for program assistance needs as described in 24 Code of
				  Federal Regulations, Part 582.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 6 - SHELTER PLUS CARE PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-303 - Administration

Current through June, 2024
The corporation shall administer this subchapter pursuant
					 to the federal government's implementing regulations published in 24 Code of
					 Federal Regulations, Part 574.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-401 - Program description and purpose

Current through June, 2024
The emergency shelter grants program is designed to
					 provide states and localities with resources to improve the quality of existing
					 emergency shelters or make available additional shelters, and provide certain
					 essential Services to homeless individuals. and homeless prevention
					 activities.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-402 - Source of funds

Current through June, 2024
(a) The corporation
				  may receive federal funds to be used for the emergency shelter grants program
				  from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development or from
				  other governmental sources.
(b)
				  Funds received shall be used for program assistance needs as described in 24
				  Code of Federal Regulations, Part 576.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2026 - HOMELESS PROGRAMS › Subchapter 7 - EMERGENCY SHELTER GRANTS PROGRAM › Section 17-2026-403 - Administration

Current through June, 2024
The corporation shall administer this subchapter pursuant
					 to the federal government's implementing regulations published in 24 Code of
					 Federal Regulations, Part 576.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-2028-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
These rules are adopted under chapter
					 91, HRS, and shall govern the
					 administration of federal public housing programs designated to be carried out
					 by a public housing agency, including admission to and the continued occupancy
					 of federally-assisted public housing projects owned or operated by the
					 authority. These rules set forth some of the authority's admission and
					 continued occupancy policies that a public housing authority is required to
					 adopt pursuant to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development federal
					 public housing regulations in 24 C.F.R. Chapter IX ("ACOP"). These rules shall
					 be used in conjunction with other public housing policies, but shall supersede
					 any other policy that may conflict with these rules.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-2028-3 - Income limits

Current through June, 2024
(a) Income limits
				  for an applicant's admission to a public housing project shall be as prescribed
				  by HUD annual income limit guidelines.
(b) The authority shall adjust the income
				  limits as established and required by HUD.
(c) Because the HUD income limits are
				  mandatory and the authority has no discretion to amend or change the income
				  limits, the income limits shall be established without a public hearing as
				  provided in Chapter 91-3, HRS, as it
				  existed on October 20, 2022.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-2028-4 - Asset transfers

Current through June, 2024
(a) All assets
				  transferred or assigned from an applicant or tenant to another person, within a
				  two-year period prior to submitting an application for the program or
				  reexamination shall be included in determining an applicant's assets.
(b) In determining assets, the authority
				  shall include the value of any business or assets disposed of by an applicant
				  or tenant for less than fair market value (including a disposition in trust,
				  but not in a foreclosure or a bankruptcy sale) during the two years preceding
				  the date of the application for the program or reexamination, as applicable, in
				  excess of the consideration received therefore. In the case of a disposition as
				  part of a separation or divorce settlement, the disposition will not be
				  considered to be for less than fair market value if the applicant or tenant
				  receives important consideration not measurable in dollar terms.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-2028-5 - Occupancy guidelines

Current through June, 2024
(a) The authority
				  shall establish occupancy guidelines to maintain the maximum usefulness of the
				  dwelling units, while preventing excessive wear and tear or underutilization.
				  The occupancy guidelines are incorporated by reference and attached as exhibit
				  A.
(b) The occupancy guidelines
				  shall provide for minimum and maximum dwelling unit sizes depending on the
				  number of persons in a household for purposes of determining dwelling unit size
				  for the wait list. The occupancy guidelines are not to be confused with the
				  authority's occupancy standards, which are based on prevailing county building
				  codes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-2028-6 - Occupancy standards

Current through June, 2024
The authority and families shall abide by the occupancy
					 standards for the admission and continued occupancy in housing projects as
					 prescribed by the housing codes of the county in which the dwelling units are
					 located.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-2028-7 - Utility allowances

Current through June, 2024
(a) The monthly
				  rent for a family residing in a federally-assisted public housing project shall
				  include utility allowances established in accordance with HUD's standards for
				  utility allowances as described in
				  24 C.F.R. §
											965.505 as it existed on October 20,
				  2022.
(b) Utility allowances shall
				  be calculated by determining the utility rate then multiplying it by the
				  applicable quantity allowance. A schedule of applicable quantity allowances for
				  lighting, electric domestic hot water heaters, miscellaneous electrical, gas
				  domestic hot water heaters shall be developed annually and shall take into
				  account relevant factors affecting consumption requirements, including:
(1) The equipment and functions intended to
				  be covered by the allowance for which the utility will be used;
(2) The size of the dwelling units and the
				  number of occupants per dwelling unit;
(3) Type of construction and design of the
				  housing project;
(4) The energy
				  efficiency of authority-supplied appliances and equipment;
(5) The utility consumption requirements of
				  appliances and equipment whose reasonable consumption is intended to be covered
				  by the total tenant payment; and
(6) Temperature of domestic hot
				  water.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17-2028-9 - Misrepresentation

Current through June, 2024
An applicant may be denied admission to a housing project
					 if the applicant has submitted false information, withheld information, or made
					 willful misstatements. A tenant who does the same may be denied continued
					 eligibility and have the rental agreement terminated. A live-in aide may be
					 denied approval by the authority or a live-in aide agreement may be terminated
					 if the live-in aide has submitted false information, withheld information, or
					 made willful misstatements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY › Section 17-2028-21 - Applicants

Current through June, 2024
(a) A person seeking admission to a public
				  housing project shall electronically submit a pre-application form to the
				  authority's prescribed online application portal.
(b) Selection for placement on the waiting
				  list shall not be deemed a determination on eligibility or admission.
(c) An applicant who has misrepresented
				  material information in an application for any of the authority's programs
				  shall not be eligible to file an application with the authority for twelve
				  months from the date of written notification from the authority.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY › Section 17-2028-24 - Notification of eligibility

Current through June, 2024
(a) Applicants who
				  are selected for placement on the waiting list shall be notified by e-mail at
				  the e-mail address provided in the application that the applicant has been
				  selected and placed on the waiting list within ten business days of the date
				  the lottery occurs. Applicants who are not selected by the lottery shall be
				  informed by e-mail at the e-mail address provided in the application that the
				  applicant has not been selected for placement on the waiting list within
				  fifteen business days of the date the lottery occurs.
(b) Applicants who were either not selected
				  to participate in the lottery, or whose application has expired, do not qualify
				  for an informal hearing.
(c) All
				  other determinations of eligibility shall be made in writing by the authority
				  and shall state the reason for the determination.
(d) An applicant determined to be ineligible
				  for admission or participation in the program shall be provided an opportunity
				  for an informal hearing pursuant to section
				  17-2028-24.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 2 - ELIGIBILITY › Section 17-2028-25 - Informal hearing for applicants determined to be ineligible for admission

Current through June, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  determined to be ineligible for admission or participation in the program may
				  request an informal hearing by submitting a written request within fourteen
				  calendar days from the date of notification of ineligibility.
(b) The informal hearing shall be scheduled
				  within twenty-one calendar days from the date the written request is received
				  and shall be conducted by any person or persons designated by the authority,
				  but shall not be a person who made or approved the determination of
				  ineligibility or a subordinate of such person.
(c) The applicant shall be given the
				  opportunity to present evidence, which shall be considered by the hearing
				  officer, along with the data compiled by the authority.
(d) A written notice of the hearing officer's
				  decision shall be mailed to the applicant within twenty-one calendar days after
				  the hearing. The notice shall include an explanation of the reasons for
				  decision.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 3 - TENANT SELECTION › Section 17-2028-31 - Nondiscrimination

Current through June, 2024
Tenant selection and assignment shall be made without
					 regard to race, color, sex, religion, marital status, creed, national or ethnic
					 origin, age, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, handicap or
					 disability or HIV infection.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 3 - TENANT SELECTION › Section 17-2028-32 - Income targeting

Current through June, 2024
(a) Not less than
				  forty per cent of families admitted to the program during the fiscal year from
				  the waiting list shall be extremely low-income families.
(b) To the extent allowed by
				  24 C.F.R. §
											960.202(b)(2) as it existed
				  on October 20, 2022, admission of extremely low-income families to the
				  authority's Section 8 voucher program during the authority's fiscal year shall
				  be credited against the targeting requirement in subsection (a).
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Hawaii Public Housing Authority › Chapter 2028 - Federally-Assisted Public Housing Projects › Subchapter 3 - TENANT SELECTION › Section 17-2028-33 - Deconcentration

Current through June, 2024
(a) For federally-assisted public housing
				  projects, the authority shall give priority to applicants to ensure that, to
				  the maximum extent feasible, the housing projects will include families with a
				  broad range of income generally representative of low-income families in the
				  authority's area of operation. The authority shall not allow dwelling units to
				  remain vacant awaiting an applicant who meets the appropriate income
				  range.
(b) The authority may not
				  concentrate very low-income families in dwelling units in certain public
				  housing projects or certain buildings within projects. Additionally, the
				  authority may not concentrate higher income families in dwelling units in
				  certain housing projects or certain buildings within projects.
(c) In order to effectuate the policies
				  stated in this section, the authority may reserve a certain percentage of
				  dwelling units for applicant placement for applicants who do not qualify for a
				  preference as described in section
				  17-2028-34.