Fremont Homeless Integration With Lasting Permanence Act
Section 1 (Title & definitions)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Frémont Homeless Integration Act."
ii. As it appears in this legislation, "anti-homeless architecture" refers to improvements to municipal infrastructure intended to deter vagrancy, including but not limited to middle armrests on benches and spiked platforms.
Section 2 (Ministry of Landless People)
i. The Ministry of Landless People is established as a non-playable entity within the purview of the Home Office.
ii. Approximately $6 million is appropriated to finance the ministry's activities for the fiscal years of 2021 through 2026.
(a) Forty percent of this sum shall go toward public housing;
(b) Thirty percent shall go toward soup kitchens and public gardens open to the homeless;
(c) Twenty percent shall go toward vocational training for the homeless;
(d) Ten percent shall go toward the health and medical needs of the homeless community.
Section 3 (Dismantling anti-vagrancy measures)
i. All active state and municipal statutes against vagrancy or "squatting" are repealed.
ii. No state or other jurisdiction of Frémont shall install anti-homeless architecture. Municipalities are given until January 1, 2023 to remove existing instances of anti-homeless architecture as identified by the Ministry of Landless People.
Sponsor: PSOL
The gentleman from Alaska is recognized.
