Second Regular Session S.B. 1581
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1581
(Reference to printed bill)
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Title 41, chapter 37, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3956, to read:
41-3956. Arizona department of housing; grant programs for sanctioned camping sites and homeless outreach teams; immunity
A. The department may disburse grants to a municipality or county to establish a sanctioned CAMPING site for homeless INDIVIDUALS. To be eligible to receive a grant, a municipality or county and the sanctioned camping site must comply with all of the following requirements:
1. provide sanitary facilities, potable water and on-site security and implement a progressive engagement case management model.
2. be integrated into the local coordinated entry system for homeless services.
3. set low barriers to entry for INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING homelessness.
4. allow Homeless individuals to camp and store personal property in areas designated by the operator of the sanctioned camping site.
5. establish rules for the safety of the residents. An individual who violates a rule may be removed from the sanctioned camping site.
B. Any grant that is disbursed to a municipality or county pursuant to subsection A of this section may not be continued if the municipality or county refuses to enforce ordinances in place that prohibit sleeping and camping in public places that are not designated as sanctioned camping sites.
C. THE DEPARTMENT may disburse GRANTS TO a nonprofit organization TO establish or support homeless outreach teams. A homeless outreach team shall:
1. Be composed of law enforcement officers, contracted off-duty law ENFORCEMENT officers or contracted security officers and social service and mental health professionals who are supported by these grants.
2. Work to move individuals who are camping and sleeping in public or private places not fit for human habitation into homeless services, shelters or sanctioned camping sites.
3. Enforce all state and local laws banning camping and sleeping in public and implement policies to move homeless individuals through drug or mental health courts whenever possible.
D. Any grant to a nonprofit organization for establishing or supporting Homeless Outreach Teams is contingent on the nonprofit organization entering into an agreement with the local jurisdiction's law enforcement agency to establish a Homeless outreach team.
E. Any grant that is disbursed to a nonprofit organization pursuant to subsection C of this section may not be continued if THE LOCAL JURISDICTION refuses to enforce ordinances IN PLACE THAT prohibit SLEEPING AND CAMPING IN PUBLIC PLACES that are NOT DESIGNATED AS SANCTIONED CAMPING SITES.
F. The municipality or county, or the designated operator of the sanctioned camping site, is not liable in any civil action THAT arises out of the operation of the sanctioned camping site unless the claim involves intentional or grossly negligent conduct.
Sec. 2. Appropriation; Arizona department of housing; exemption
A. The sum of $50,000,000 is appropriated from the monies allocated to this state from the American rescue plan act of 2021 (P.L. 117-2) in fiscal year 2022-2023 to the Arizona department of housing. The Arizona department of housing shall allocate the monies as follows:
1. $30,000,000 to municipalities or counties to establish sanctioned camping sites for homeless individuals pursuant to section 41-3956, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.
2. $20,000,000 to nonprofit organizations to establish or support homeless outreach teams pursuant to section 41-3956, subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.
B. The appropriation made in subsection A of this section is exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations."
Amend title to conform