CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1724
Chapter 266, Laws of 2022
67th Legislature
2022 Regular Session
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING—OVERSIGHT AND COORDINATION
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 9, 2022
Passed by the House February 12, 2022 CERTIFICATE
Yeas 96 Nays 1
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
LAURIE JINKINS State of Washington, do hereby
Speaker of the House of certify that the attached is
Representatives SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1724 as
passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Passed by the Senate March 2, 2022
Yeas 48 Nays 0
BERNARD DEAN
DENNY HECK Chief Clerk
President of the Senate
Approved March 31, 2022 4:33 PM FILED
April 1, 2022
Secretary of State
JAY INSLEE State of Washington
Governor of the State of Washington
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1724
Passed Legislature - 2022 Regular Session
State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session
By House Housing, Human Services & Veterans (originally sponsored by
Representatives Macri, Ryu, Berry, Taylor, Wicks, Valdez, Morgan,
Bateman, Davis, Goodman, Gregerson, Peterson, Santos, Simmons, Chopp,
Pollet, Stonier, Ormsby, Harris-Talley, and Kloba)
READ FIRST TIME 01/25/22.
1 AN ACT Relating to ensuring oversight and coordination of
2 permanent supportive housing resources to maximize the creation of
3 high quality housing opportunities for people living with disabling
4 conditions in communities across Washington; amending RCW
5 43.185B.020; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; and creating
6 a new section.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
8 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature recognizes permanent
9 supportive housing as an evidence-based practice to ending the cycle
10 of chronic homelessness and creating affordable housing for people
11 living with behavioral health conditions, other disabling conditions,
12 and extremely low incomes. The legislature finds that as greater
13 investment has been allocated for permanent supportive housing
14 capital, operations, maintenance, and services in order to meet the
15 need in communities across the state, greater coordination of state
16 and local resources is required to ensure these resources are being
17 leveraged effectively so that the maximum number of high quality
18 permanent supportive housing units are created each year. Therefore,
19 the legislature intends to create a permanent supportive housing
20 advisory committee to provide advice, recommendations, and
21 stakeholder engagement of resource coordination to bring high quality
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1 permanent supportive housing to scale as efficiently as possible and
2 to add a permanent supportive housing representative to the
3 affordable housing advisory board.
4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.330
5 RCW to read as follows:
6 (1) An advisory committee on permanent supportive housing is
7 established with members as provided in this section.
8 (a) One representative of the aging and long-term support
9 administration at the department of social and health services;
10 (b) One representative of the health care authority;
11 (c) One representative of the developmental disabilities
12 administration;
13 (d) One representative from a city that invests resources in
14 permanent supportive housing;
15 (e) One representative from a city with the largest number of
16 chronically homeless households;
17 (f) One representative from a county that invests resources in
18 permanent supportive housing;
19 (g) One representative from a county with the largest number of
20 chronically homeless households;
21 (h) One representative of public housing authorities as created
22 under chapter 35.82 RCW;
23 (i) One permanent supportive housing service provider;
24 (j) One permanent supportive housing developer;
25 (k) One permanent supportive housing building operator;
26 (l) One permanent supportive housing resident;
27 (m) One permanent supportive housing researcher;
28 (n) One permanent supportive housing advocate;
29 (o) One representative from the behavioral health sector;
30 (p) One representative of the health care sector; and
31 (q) One representative of each of the following permanent
32 supportive housing populations:
33 (i) Single adults;
34 (ii) Older adults over age 55;
35 (iii) Families with children;
36 (iv) The American Indian and Alaska Native community;
37 (v) Communities of color;
38 (vi) The LGBTQIA+ community;
39 (vii) The intellectual and developmental disability community;
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1 (viii) The mental health disability community;
2 (ix) The substance use disorder community; and
3 (x) The physical disability community.
4 (2)(a) The members of the advisory committee shall be appointed
5 by the director. Members must reflect the geographic, racial, and
6 ethnic diversity of the state of Washington and be inclusive of
7 historically marginalized communities.
8 (b) The members of the advisory committee must be reimbursed for
9 travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
10 (3) The advisory committee shall:
11 (a) Select a chair from among its membership;
12 (b) Meet quarterly;
13 (c) Provide guidance and recommendations on the administration of
14 permanent supportive housing resources managed by the department,
15 including recommendations to ensure alignment of capital, services,
16 and operating investments and fidelity with the provision of
17 permanent supportive housing as defined in RCW 36.70A.030; and
18 (d) Until December 31, 2027, report its recommendations to
19 enhance the coordination and availability of permanent supportive
20 housing to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the
21 governor by December 1st of each year.
22 (4) The director and the director of the office of supportive
23 housing shall regularly consult with the advisory committee. The
24 department shall convene the advisory committee for its initial
25 meeting no later than November 1, 2022. The advisory committee shall
26 be staffed by the department.
27 Sec. 3. RCW 43.185B.020 and 2003 c 40 s 1 are each amended to
28 read as follows:
29 (1) The department shall establish the affordable housing
30 advisory board to consist of ((twenty-two)) 23 members.
31 (a) The following ((nineteen)) 20 members shall be appointed by
32 the governor:
33 (i) Two representatives of the residential construction industry;
34 (ii) Two representatives of the home mortgage lending profession;
35 (iii) One representative of the real estate sales profession;
36 (iv) One representative of the apartment management and operation
37 industry;
38 (v) One representative of the for-profit housing development
39 industry;
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1 (vi) One representative of for-profit rental housing owners;
2 (vii) One representative of the nonprofit housing development
3 industry;
4 (viii) One representative of homeless shelter operators;
5 (ix) One representative of lower-income persons;
6 (x) One representative of special needs populations;
7 (xi) One representative of public housing authorities as created
8 under chapter 35.82 RCW;
9 (xii) Two representatives of the Washington association of
10 counties, one representative shall be from a county that is located
11 east of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
12 (xiii) Two representatives of the association of Washington
13 cities, one representative shall be from a city that is located east
14 of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
15 (xiv) One representative to serve as chair of the affordable
16 housing advisory board;
17 (xv) One representative of organizations that operate site-based
18 permanent supportive housing and deliver onsite supportive housing
19 services; and
20 (xvi) One representative at large.
21 (b) The following three members shall serve as ex officio,
22 nonvoting members:
23 (i) The director or the director's designee;
24 (ii) The executive director of the Washington state housing
25 finance commission or the executive director's designee; and
26 (iii) The secretary of social and health services or the
27 secretary's designee.
28 (2)(a) The members of the affordable housing advisory board
29 appointed by the governor shall be appointed for four-year terms,
30 except that the chair shall be appointed to serve a two-year term.
31 The terms of five of the initial appointees shall be for two years
32 from the date of appointment and the terms of six of the initial
33 appointees shall be for three years from the date of appointment. The
34 governor shall designate the appointees who will serve the two-year
35 and three-year terms. The members of the advisory board shall serve
36 without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as
37 provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
38 (b) The governor, when making appointments to the affordable
39 housing advisory board, shall make appointments that reflect the
40 cultural diversity of the state of Washington.
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1 (3) The affordable housing advisory board shall serve as the
2 department's principal advisory body on housing and housing-related
3 issues, and replaces the department's existing boards and task forces
4 on housing and housing-related issues.
5 (4) The affordable housing advisory board shall meet regularly
6 and may appoint technical advisory committees, which may include
7 members of the affordable housing advisory board, as needed to
8 address specific issues and concerns.
9 (5) The department, in conjunction with the Washington state
10 housing finance commission and the department of social and health
11 services, shall supply such information and assistance as are deemed
12 necessary for the advisory board to carry out its duties under this
13 section.
14 (6) The department shall provide administrative and clerical
15 assistance to the affordable housing advisory board.
Passed by the House February 12, 2022.
Passed by the Senate March 2, 2022.
Approved by the Governor March 31, 2022.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 1, 2022.
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Statutes affected: Original Bill: 43.185B.020
Substitute Bill: 43.185B.020
Bill as Passed Legislature: 43.185B.020
Session Law: 43.185B.020