§ 42-160-5. Pilot program established.
There is established a five-year (5) pay-for-success pilot program to be administered by the Rhode Island executive office of health and human services. The pilot will follow the proposal outlined in the 2016 pay-for-success grant proposal to HUD and 2017 feasibility study. The pay-for-success project will provide a housing and supportive services intervention (PSH) for one hundred twenty-five (125) persons in Rhode Island experiencing homelessness who are high utilizers of the healthcare and justice systems. The pilot program will leverage eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars ($875,000) of HUD/DOJ grant funds. Contract agreements with the executive office of health and human services pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) per fiscal year or six million dollars ($6,000,000) in the aggregate over the five (5) years of the pilot program, as determined by the department; provided, no agreements shall be entered by the department after July 1, 2026, without further authorization by the general assembly.
History of Section.P.L. 2021, ch. 162, art. 14, § 8, effective July 6, 2021.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-160 - Rhode Island Pay for Success ActHistory of Section.
Section 42-160-1. - Short title.
Section 42-160-2. - Legislative findings.
Section 42-160-3. - Annual reporting.
Section 42-160-4. - Definitions.
Section 42-160-5. - Pilot program established.
Section 42-160-6. - Establishment of restricted receipt account.