Utah Code 35A-16-206. Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee

35A-16-206. Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee.

(1)	There is created within the office the Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee.

Collaborative applicant: means the entity designated by a continuum of care to collect and submit data and apply for funds on behalf of the continuum of care, as required by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
Continuum of care: means a regional or local planning body designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to coordinate services for individuals experiencing homelessness within an area of the state. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
Coordinator: means the state homelessness coordinator appointed under Section 63J-4-202. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
Department: means the Department of Workforce Services created in Section 35A-1-103. See Utah Code 35A-1-102
Local homeless council: means a local planning body designated by the steering committee to coordinate services for individuals experiencing homelessness within an area of the state. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
Office: means the Office of Homeless Services. See Utah Code 35A-16-102
Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Steering committee: means the Utah Homeless Network Steering Committee created in Section 35A-16-206. See Utah Code 35A-16-102

(2)

The steering committee shall consist of the following members:

(a)	the chair of each local homeless council or the chair’s designee;

(b)	one individual who has experienced homelessness, appointed by the cochairs of the steering committee;

(c)	one representative of the collaborative applicant for the Balance of State continuum of care, appointed by the collaborative applicant;

(d)	one representative of the collaborative applicant for the Mountainland continuum of care, appointed by the collaborative applicant;

(e)	one representative of the collaborative applicant for the Salt Lake County continuum of care, appointed by the collaborative applicant;

(f)	one representative of the office’s program staff, appointed by the coordinator; and

(g)	one representative of the office’s data staff, appointed by the coordinator.

(3)

The steering committee shall select two members from among the members described in Subsection (2)(a) to serve as cochairs, of which:

(a)

one cochair shall be chosen among the members representing:

(i)	the Mountainland local homeless council;

(ii)	the Salt Lake County local homeless council;

(iii)

the Davis local homeless council; and

(iv)	the Weber-Morgan local homeless council; and

(b)	one cochair shall be chosen among the members representing all other local homeless councils that are not listed in Subsection (3)(a).

(4)	The cochairs are responsible for the call and conduct of meetings.

(5)

(a)	A majority of the members of the steering committee constitutes a quorum.

(b)	The action of a majority of a quorum constitutes the action of the steering committee.

(6)

A member may not receive compensation or benefits for the member’s service, but may receive per diem and travel expenses in accordance with:

(a)	Section 63A-3-106;

(b)	Section 63A-3-107; and

(c)	rules made by the Division of Finance pursuant to Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.

(7)	The office and the department shall provide administrative support to the steering committee.

Enacted by Chapter 403, 2022 General Session