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This concurrent resolution urges the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to modify federal homelessness regulations to provide more flexibility for Utah in addressing housing challenges. Specifically, the resolution calls for seven key changes: (1) granting a waiver to allow more diverse housing solutions like sober living and mental health step-down facilities, (2) streamlining the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) reporting requirements to reduce administrative burdens, (3) allowing Utah to replace federal performance measures with state-specific outcomes, (4) rescinding housing first policy mandates to permit more varied housing approaches that include sobriety and accountability, (5) reducing federal standards in the Emergency Solutions Grants Program to better align with local priorities, (6) decreasing HUD's role in Permanent Supportive Housing to give local agencies more implementation flexibility, and (7) shifting HUD funding to block grants to enable more targeted and responsive resource allocation. The resolution argues that these changes would help Utah develop more effective, community-tailored approaches to addressing homelessness and housing insecurity, moving away from what it describes as a one-size-fits-all federal framework.

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