Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding reporting requirements for the Idaho Housing and Finance Association.

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO Sixty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2026 IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1347 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AN ACT1 RELATING TO THE IDAHO HOUSING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION; AMENDING SECTION2 67-6223, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING REPORTING RE-3 QUIREMENTS FOR THE IDAHO HOUSING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION; AND DECLARING4 AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.5

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:6

SECTION 1. That Section 67-6223, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby7 amended to read as follows:8 67-6223. BORROWING POWER -- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE -- COOPERATION WITH9 STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (1) In addition to the powers conferred upon10 the association by other provisions of this chapter, the association is em-11 powered to administer any other state, private or federal assistance program12 including without limitation all tax credit programs, guaranty, loan or in-13 vestment funds and block grants and to borrow money or accept contributions,14 grants or other financial assistance or investment from private sources or15 from the state or federal government for or in aid of any housing project,16 nonprofit facility, economic development project or agricultural facility17 within its area of operation, to take over or lease or manage any housing18 project, nonprofit facility, economic development project or agricultural19 facility or undertaking constructed or owned by the federal government, and20 to these ends, to comply with such conditions and to make such trust inden-21 tures, leases or agreements as may be necessary, convenient or desirable.22 It is the purpose and intent of this act to authorize the association to do23 any and all things necessary or desirable to secure the financial aid or co-24 operation of the state or federal government in the undertaking, construc-25 tion, maintenance or operation of any housing project, nonprofit facility,26 economic development project or agricultural facility by the association.27 The association is specifically authorized to work with the Idaho department28 of agriculture in connection with any loan for an agricultural facility and29 the Idaho department of agriculture shall assist in the provisions of such30 loans.31 (2) On or after July 1, 2026, the association shall report on any fed-32 eral funds received through the continuum of care (COC) program and the emer-33 gency solutions grant program provided in 24 CFR 578 and 24 CFR 576, respec-34 tively, and shall report outlays and outcomes of spending of all recipient35 and subrecipient awards, except when data is not reportable from victim ser-36 vice providers, as follows:37 (a) For each recipient awarded program funding, the report shall in-38 clude the following information:39 (i) The organization's name and address;40 (ii) The total award amount;41

2 (iii) The total ending balance of unspent funds upon the expira-1 tion of the grant period;2 (iv) The recipient's total grant expenses by component, including3 by type of supportive service within the supportive services com-4 ponent for the COC program for projects and activities related to5 homelessness assistance; and6 (v) A narrative describing the purpose, objectives, and goals of7 each program;8 (b) For each subrecipient receiving a subaward under the program, in-9 cluding the recipient in any case where the recipient administers a10 project directly, the report shall include the following information:11 (i) The organization's name and address;12 (ii) The total subaward by project, including required match;13 (iii) The total ending balance of unspent funds upon the expira-14 tion of the grant period; and15 (iv) The subrecipient's total project expenses by component, in-16 cluding by type of supportive service within the supportive ser-17 vices component for the COC program;18 (c) For each recipient and subrecipient, the report shall include, at a19 project level, the following information about outcomes:20 (i) The number of individuals and households served by component21 types carried out under the project;22 (ii) The start date and end date of project participation by in-23 dividual or household, excluding personally identifying informa-24 tion;25 (iii) The supportive services provided to each de-identified26 household, directly or by referral, including referrals by case27 management, mental health treatment, workforce trainings, or ad-28 diction treatment;29 (iv) The start date and end date of each supportive service pro-30 vided directly within the project, by each de-identified house-31 hold;32 (v) Of those participating in permanent supportive housing,33 rapid rehousing, or transitional housing, the number of individ-34 uals or households who exited the project during the grant period35 and experienced an increase in earned income while participating36 in the project;37 (vi) Completions and failures of intervention programs, includ-38 ing treatment and workforce development, and increases in earned39 income; and40 (vii) The number of households who exit each project to one of the41 following locations or circumstances:42 1. Unsheltered homelessness;43 2. Owned or rental housing without a subsidy;44 3. Rental housing with a subsidy;45 4. Referral to treatment;46 5. Jail;47 6. Hospitalization or death; or48 7. Any other location or circumstance; and49

3 (d) Data provided in the report shall be de-identified or randomized1 and shall not include any personally identifiable information, includ-2 ing but not limited to name, social security number, date of birth, ad-3 dress, and contact information.4 (3) By February 1 of each year, the association shall submit the report5 required by this section to the governor and the legislature and shall post6 the report on a publicly available website.7

SECTION 2. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby8 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after9 July 1, 2026.10