2011 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 207 Family Services)
Section 207.150. Housing assistance, provided by division, limitations on amount and duration, rules.

207.150. 1. The division of family services may, subject to appropriation, provide housing assistance to the parents of children who are at imminent danger of removal and placement or who are in the custody of the division pursuant to court order, if a primary barrier for keeping the child in the home or reuniting the child's family is the homeless condition of the parents and to parents who are at risk of having their family separated due to inadequate housing or homelessness. Housing assistance shall be provided pursuant to this section, based on the development of a family housing plan. The plan will address current needs, and the movement toward adequate housing and independence. Housing assistance shall not exceed the average market rate for the area, and the plan shall be provided on a month-to-month assessment, not to exceed six months. Such housing assistance may be in the form of rent subsidies, rent arrears, deposits or other housing-related assistance sufficient to obtain adequate rental housing.

2. The division of family services shall designate a housing specialist within the division who shall be responsible for the administration and coordination of housing assistance funds.

3. The division of family services shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024.

(L. 1994 S.B. 595 2, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

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