“‘As a coastal and a rural legislature, I’ve seen firsthand the plight of homelessness in our community,’ he said. ‘In my home county, 20 percent of student in schools are categorized as homeless. What we’re talking about here is seniors, families, low-income workers and, yes, we’re talking about kids.’

He said HB 4123 will find solutions because it will lead to greater cooperation among local governments.

‘This bill will give us the tools to work together to address our most pressing problems,’ Gomberg said. ‘This legislation will not only yield immediate relief, it will also collect information of what programs work best. It will require the pilot programs to report to the Legislature so we can use it to make good legislation.'”