3.__Staff. The state authority shall provide staff support to the council.

§5048.__Duties

The council shall advise the state authority with respect to the implementation of this chapter and the development of affordable housing. The council shall:

(1)

1.__Provide leadership.__Provide leadership in efforts to end homelessness and provide support to the regional homeless councils by ensuring access to senior-level government officials and the Office the Governor;

2.__Educate. Develop and coordinate an education campaign regarding homelessness;

3.__Serve as coordinator of information. Serve as a coordinator of information and communication among state agencies and among the state, municipal and private sectors with respect to this chapter. In carrying out this duty, the council shall:

A.__Review proposed legislative changes, system changes and resource recommendations from the regional homeless councils and compile the regional reports into a single statewide report; and

B.__Serve as a liaison with the federal Interagency Council on Homeless and recommend any necessary changes;

4.__Assess statewide needs.__With assistance from regional homeless councils, develop estimates of statewide resource needs;

5.__Identify potential resources. Identify new funding opportunities through private and public sources and assist in disseminating this information to regional homeless councils along with available grant opportunities;

6.__Assistance to homeless. In cooperation with the state authority, identify the resources available to and ways to increase access to services to the homeless and persons with special needs, identify the gaps in delivery services to this population and make recommendations concerning the policies and programs serving this population; and