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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS -- MANDATORY
MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SHELTERS
Introduced By: Representatives Cruz, Henries, Potter, Morales, Sanchez, and Stewart
Date Introduced: March 03, 2023
Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 34-37.1 of the General Laws entitled "Homeless Bill of Rights" is 1
hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 2
34-37.1-7. Mandatory municipal emergency shelters. 3
(a) All cities and towns, which are entitled to receive additional school aid, based upon the 4
equalized weighted assessment valuation, established in ยง 16-7-21, shall be required to provide and 5
maintain at least one emergency shelter, with a minimum of ten (10) beds, open year round. The 6
cost of the shelter shall be borne by the host municipality. 7
(b) For purposes of this section, an "emergency shelter" means a facility, whose primary 8
purpose is to provide temporary shelter for the homeless, which does not require occupants to sign 9
leases or has occupancy requirements. 10
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 11
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS -- MANDATORY
MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SHELTERS
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This act would require all cities and towns that receive extra state school aid to provide and 1
maintain, at their expense, year-round homeless shelters with a minimum of ten (10) beds. 2
This act would take effect upon passage. 3
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