CHAPTER 380

S.P. 624 - L.D. 1678

An Act To Replace the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness

and Housing Opportunities with the Statewide Homeless

Council

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

PART A

Sec. A-1. 30-A MRSA c. 202, sub-c. 5, as amended, is repealed.

Sec. A-2. 30-A MRSA c. 202, sub-c. 5-A is enacted to read:

SUBCHAPTER 5-A

STATEWIDE HOMELESS COUNCIL

§5046.__Statewide Homeless Council created

The Statewide Homeless Council, established in accordance with Title 5, chapter 379, shall serve as an advisory committee with respect to the administration and implementation of this chapter to the state authority, the Governor and the Legislature.

§5047.__ Membership; appointment; terms of office; chair

1.__Membership; chair. The council consists of 11 members appointed as follows:

A. Six members appointed by the Governor, 2 from each of 3 regional homeless councils, based on nominations provided by the 3 regional homeless councils;