SENATE BILL 32

51st legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2013

INTRODUCED BY

Richard C. Martinez

ENDORSED BY THE MORTGAGE FINANCE AUTHORITY ACT

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

AN ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE LONG-TERM HOUSING SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OR ISSUES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR MENTAL ILLNESS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION.--Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of finance and administration for expenditure by the New Mexico mortgage finance authority in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to provide long-term access to supportive services to homeless persons with disabilities, substance abuse issues or mental illness in an effort to assist them with staying housed. The services may include case management services, assistance in finding and moving to long-term affordable housing, assistance and training for development of skills related to housing stability and assistance with connecting to support networks focused on increasing housing stability. No more than five percent of this appropriation shall be used by the New Mexico mortgage finance authority for administrative expenses. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2015 shall revert to the general fund.

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