HOMELESSNESS REDUCTION

SB 190 creates a dedicated Homelessness Reduction Division within New Mexico's Health Care Authority, led by a director who will coordinate statewide efforts to reduce homelessness. The bill establishes a task force with agency secretaries to develop a strategic plan targeting homelessness prevention, improve health outcomes for people experiencing homelessness, and build a statewide data system to track homelessness services (while protecting privacy). It also creates an advisory council to provide community input. The bill directly affects state agencies coordinating housing and health services, and aims to streamline existing programs through better data sharing and cross-agency collaboration, with annual reports required to lawmakers.