§ 21-404 Homeless and runaway youth shelter access report.
AC § 21-404
a. Beginning July 31, 2018, and by each January 31 and July 31 thereafter, the department shall submit to the speaker and post on its website a report relating to the number of runaway and homeless youth who contacted or presented themselves to a runaway and homeless youth services program to request shelter and were not able to access shelter services during the six month periods ending on June 30 and December 31, respectively. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the total number of youth eligible for a department-funded program on the date such program's services were sought who could not access shelter services, disaggregated by: 1. The type of shelter services the youth was attempting to obtain, including, but not limited to, a runaway and homeless youth crisis services program or a transitional independent living support program; 2. The name of the runaway and homeless youth crisis services program or transitional independent living support program at which the youth did not access shelter services; 3. The bed capacity at such runaway and homeless youth crisis services program or transitional independent living support program; 4. The number of beds available at such runaway and homeless youth crisis services program or transitional independent living support program at the time the youth did not access shelter services; 5. The ages of youth who did not access shelter services; 6. Whether the youth who did not access shelter services identified as a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or intersex community, if such information was volunteered by the youth; and 7. The reason why the youth did not access shelter services including, but not limited to, bed capacity, bed availability, insufficient beds in a specific type of program, or whether such youth chose not to accept a bed that was offered. Such information shall be further disaggregated by the reason such youth did not accept the bed, if such information is available. b. Beginning January 1, 2019, all providers under contract or similar agreement with the department to provide runaway and homeless youth crisis services or transitional independent living support programs shall submit the information required pursuant to this section to the department through an electronic database designated by the department and shall include the following information in the reports required pursuant to subdivision a of this section: 1. Whether the provider referred the youth to another department-funded runaway and homeless youth crisis services program or transitional independent living support program; 2. The name of the runaway and homeless youth services program or transitional independent living support program to which the provider referred the youth, if applicable; and 3. Whether that runaway and homeless youth services program or transitional independent living support program admitted the youth to receive shelter services. (L.L. 2018/079, 1/19/2018, eff. 1/19/2018)
