Section 265.31.2. Duties of the council.

The duties of the council shall be to:

        1.            Develop a process for evaluating state policies, programs, statutes, and rules to determine whether any state policies, programs, statutes, or rules should be revised to help prevent and alleviate homelessness.

        2.            Evaluate whether state agency resources could be more efficiently coordinated with other state agencies to prevent and alleviate homelessness.

        3.            Work to develop a coordinated and seamless service delivery system to prevent and alleviate homelessness.

        4.            Use existing resources to identify and prioritize efforts to prevent persons from becoming homeless and to eliminate factors that keep people homeless.

        5.            Identify and use federal and other funding opportunities to address and reduce homelessness within the state.

        6.            Work to identify causes and effects of homelessness and increase awareness among policymakers and the general public.

        7.            Advise the governor’s office, the Iowa finance authority, state agencies, and private organizations on strategies to prevent and eliminate homelessness.

        8.            Make annual recommendations to the governor regarding matters which impact homelessness on or before September 15.

        9.            Prepare and file with the governor and the general assembly on or before the first day of December in each odd-numbered year a report on homelessness in Iowa.

        10.           Assist in the completion of the state’s continuum of care application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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