Title 35A, Utah Workforce Services Code

35A-16-104. Applicability. The provisions of this chapter governing funding for the provision of homeless services do not apply to money the Legislature appropriates for a direct award grant governed by Title 63G, Chapter 6b, State Grants.

35A-16-1301. Temporary shelter expansion -- Definitions -- Requirements -- Mitigation. (1) As used in this part, "municipal consent" means the written approval from a municipality in which a congregate shelter is located to the office and to a service provider for temporary expan…

35A-16-201. Office of Homeless Services. (1) The Office of Homeless Services is under the direction of the state homelessness coordinator appointed under Section 35A-1-204. (2) The coordinator shall serve as: (a) an advisor to the governor on homelessness issues; and (b) subject …

35A-16-202. Powers and duties of the office. (1) The office shall, under the direction of the coordinator: (a) assist in providing homeless services in the state; (b) coordinate the provision of homeless services in the state; (c) coordinate statewide emergency and crisis respons…

35A-16-203. Powers and duties of the coordinator. (1) The coordinator shall: (a) coordinate the provision of homeless services in the state; (b) in cooperation with the board, develop and maintain a comprehensive annual budget and overview of all homeless services available in th…

35A-16-204. Utah Homeless Services Board. (1) There is created within the office the Utah Homeless Services Board. (2)(a) The board shall consist of the following members: (i) a representative, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (ii) a representative, appoi…

35A-16-205. Duties of the board. (1) The board: (a) shall provide final approval for: (i) a funding formula developed by the steering committee under Section 35A-16-211; (ii) the homeless services budget; and (iii) the awarding of funding for the provision of homeless services as…

35A-16-205.1. Utah Homeless Services Board to establish standards for the prioritization of homeless shelter beds -- Dissemination -- Compliance with standards required for receipt of state funds. (1) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, th…

35A-16-206. Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee. (1) There is created within the office the Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee. (2) The steering committee shall consist of the following members: (a) the chair of each local homeless council or the chair's designee; (b) …

35A-16-207. Duties of the steering committee. (1) The steering committee shall: (a) support connections across continuums of care, local homeless councils, and state and local governments; (b) coordinate statewide emergency and crisis response in relation to services for individu…

35A-16-208. Reporting requirements -- Outcome measures. (1)(a) The office shall report, for the state and for each local homeless council: (i) the state's year-to-date progress toward reaching a functional zero level of homelessness for each type of homelessness and subpopulation…

35A-16-210. Shelter Cities Advisory Board. (1) There is established the Shelter Cities Advisory Board. (2) The Shelter Cities Advisory Board shall consist of the following members: (a) the chief executive officer of each first-tier eligible municipality, or the chief executive of…

35A-16-210.1. Shelter Counties Advisory Board. (1) There is established the Shelter Counties Advisory Board. (2) The Shelter Counties Advisory Board shall consist of the chief executive officer of each county that maintains a homeless shelter year round, or the chief executive of…

35A-16-211. Funding formula. (1) The steering committee shall develop a formula for the distribution of funds for the provision of homeless services. (2) A formula for the distribution of funds for the provision of homeless services shall: (a) take into consideration: (i) the var…

35A-16-212. Property Loss Related to Homelessness Compensation Enterprise Fund. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Fund" means the Property Loss Related to Homelessness Compensation Enterprise Fund created in Subsection (3). (b) "Homeless services facility" means an eligible shelter …

35A-16-301. Creation of Pamela Atkinson Homeless Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the "Pamela Atkinson Homeless Account." (2) Private contributions received under this section and Section 59-10-1306 shall be deposited into the re…

35A-16-302. Uses of Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account. (1) The board may award ongoing or one-time grants or contracts funded from the Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account created in Section 35A-16-303. (2) As a condition of receiving money, including any ong…

35A-16-303. Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Homeless to Housing Reform Restricted Account. (2) The restricted account shall be administered by the office for the purposes described in Se…

35A-16-401. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Account" means the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account created in Section 35A-16-402. (2) "Authorized provider" means a nonprofit provider of homeless services that is authorized by a third-tier eligible munici…

35A-16-402. Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account -- Formula for disbursing account funds to eligible municipalities. (1) There is created a restricted account within the General Fund known as the Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account. (2) The acco…

35A-16-403. Eligible municipality application process for Homeless Shelter Cities Mitigation Restricted Account funds. (1) An eligible municipality may apply for account funds to mitigate the impacts of the location of an eligible shelter through the provision of eligible service…

35A-16-404. Certification of eligible municipality. On or before October 1 of each year, the office shall: (1) certify the municipalities that meet the requirements of a first-tier eligible municipality or a second-tier eligible municipality as of July 1; and (2) provide a list o…

35A-16-405. Information to report to State Tax Commission regarding third-tier eligible municipalities. On or before October 1 of each year, the office shall provide the following information to the State Tax Commission: (1) a list of the municipalities that the office: (a) has n…

35A-16-501. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Applicable county" means a county of the first or second class. (2) "Applicable local homeless council" means the local homeless council that is responsible for coordinating homeless response within an applicable county. (3) "Bo…

35A-16-501.5. County winter response task force. (1) The council of governments of each applicable county shall annually convene a county winter response task force to advise and provide recommendations to the board concerning the needs of homeless individuals during a winter res…

35A-16-502. Winter response plan required -- Contents -- Review -- Consequences after determination of noncompliance. (1)(a) The task force for an applicable county that is a county of the first class shall annually prepare and submit to the office a winter response plan on or be…

35A-16-502.5. County noncompliance with winter response plan requirements. (1) This section applies to an applicable county that is in noncompliance with Section 35A-16-502. (2) Subject to Subsection (3), the following provisions apply within the applicable county during the subs…

35A-16-503. Rules. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the office shall make rules governing: (1) the submission of a winter response plan under Subsection 35A-16-502(1); (2) the review of a winter response plan for purposes of determining…

35A-16-701. Definitions. As used in this part: (1) "Affected county" means a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class in which a code blue event is anticipated. (2) "Applicable local homeless council" means the local homeless council that is responsible for coordinatin…

35A-16-702. Code blue alert -- Content -- Dissemination -- Rulemaking. (1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall: (a) monitor and evaluate forecasts and advisories produced by the National Weather Service; (b) issue a code blue alert under this section if the Departme…

35A-16-703. Provisions in effect for duration of code blue alert. Subject to rules made by the Department of Health and Human Services under Subsection 35A-16-702(4), the following provisions take effect within an affected county for the duration of a code blue alert: (1) a homel…

35A-16-801. Homeless services provider program requirements. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Pathway to human thriving" means the framework by which homeless services offered and administered in the state are designed to assist individuals experiencing homelessness, including meas…

35A-16-901. Safety requirements for homeless shelters -- Requirements -- Prohibitions -- Enforcement and penalties. (1) As used in this part: (a) "Homeless shelter" means a facility that provides or is proposed to provide temporary shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness…