§ 42-167.1-2. Establishment of council.
(a) There is hereby created a permanent council to be called the "Interagency Council
on Homelessness� consisting of seventeen (17) members:
(1) One of whom shall be the secretary of housing, or the secretary's designee, who shall
chair the council;
(2) One of whom shall be the director of the department of human services, or the director's
designee;
(3) One of whom shall be the director of the department of health, or the director's designee;
(4) One of whom shall be the director of the department of children, youth and families,
or the director's designee;
(5) One of whom shall be the director of the office of healthy aging, or the director's
designee;
(6) One of whom shall be the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities
and hospitals, or the director's designee;
(7) One of whom shall be director of the department of labor and training, or the director's
designee;
(8) One of whom shall be the director of the department of corrections, or the director's
designee;
(9) One of whom shall be the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary
education, or the commissioner's designee;
(10) One of whom shall be the director of the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance
corporation, or the director's designee;
(11) One of whom shall be the director of the emergency management agency, or the director's
designee;
(12) One of whom shall be a representative from the office of veterans services, or their
designee;
(13) One of whom shall be the public defender, or the public defender's designee;
(14) One of whom shall be the Medicaid director within the executive office of health and
human services, or the director's designee;
(15) One of whom shall be the secretary of the executive office of health and human services,
or the secretary's designee;
(16) One of whom shall be the chair of the continuum of care created pursuant to Part 578
of Subchapter C of Chapter V of Subtitle B of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
or the chair's designee; and
(17) One of whom shall be the lieutenant governor, or the lieutenant governor's designee.
(b) Forthwith upon the effective date of this chapter [June 29, 2025], the members of
the council shall meet at the call of the chair and organize. Vacancies in the council
shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. A majority of seats filled
shall constitute a quorum.
(c) The executive office of housing is hereby directed to provide administrative support
for the council.
(d) All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish advice and information, documentary,
and otherwise to the council and its agents as is deemed necessary or desirable by
the council to facilitate the purposes of this chapter.