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Day 1: Afternoon Sessions (GSHA 12th Annual Supportive Housing Conference)
No full textU.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness: Leadership to Prevent and End Homelessness
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is the federal agency charged to develop and coordinate the strategic plan and federal funds to prevent and end homelessness in America. They coordinate with nineteen federal agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector to create partnerships, use resources effectively and efficiently, and implement evidence-based practices. Dr. Savage joins us to elaborate on USICH’s all hands-on deck approach to leverage and expand the availability and implementation of federal funds and coordinate elected leaders and communities under the House America coalition
Day 2: Afternoon Sessions (GSHA 12th Annual Supportive Housing Conference)
No full textHousing Innovation Around the State
Tiny houses for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, land banking for affordability over generations, and supportive housing development through RAD deals - these innovations are occurring in our state! Join us to learn from the experts behind these projects.
The Built for Zero Initiative to Measurably and Equitably End Homelessness
Community Solutions was awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change $100 million grant to help accelerate an end to homelessness in the United States. Learn how they are activating the grant, as well as engaging in partnership with the City of Atlanta and other communities across the country
HB 255: Reform Related to Georgia\u27s Sexual Assault Protocol
Get PDFThe Act includes various amendments to Georgia’s sexual assault protocol. First, the Act creates a statewide tracking system for sexual assault kits. The system will track the location and status of kits through the investigative process and allow sexual assault victims to track or receive updates. Second, the Act requires that law enforcement agencies investigating a homicide or attempted homicide thought to be serial, random, or sexually motivated input information into a national database maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Determining the Appropriate Reach of Escobar\u27s Materiality Standard: Implied and Express Certification
Get PDFIn 2016, the Supreme Court altered the landscape of the False Claims Act by recognizing implied certification as a viable theory of liability. Before the Court decided Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar, courts disagreed over the scope and legitimacy of the theory, arguing that it could create runaway liability if not held in check. The Court, although recognizing that implied certification expanded the reach of the False Claims Act, reassured itself and government contractors by reinforcing the common law antecedents of fraud, namely, that misrepresentations and omissions must be material to the government’s decision to pay a claim. Moreover, Justice Thomas, writing for the unanimous Court, characterized the law’s materiality standard as “demanding.”
In Escobar, the Court sought to provide clarity for highly complex False Claims Act litigation. Instead, the decision created even more confusion as courts have attempted to apply the “demanding” standard for materiality. Specifically, some courts across the country have applied the new materiality standard to other theories of liability, including the express false certification theory which was not at issue in Escobar. Others have limited Escobar strictly to cases arising under implied certification. The two theories of liability, although similar, have vastly different implications for what constitutes fraud under the False Claims Act. Courts that apply Escobar to express certifications overlook this crucial, albeit subtle, difference.
This Note argues that the “demanding” materiality standard articulated by the Court in Escobar should be limited to the implied false certification theory of liability. This argument relies on the history, text, and purpose of the False Claims Act, as well as the appropriate role of the courts in determining what legislative and administrative actions are considered material. In doing so, this Note hopes to provide clarity as to when Escobar’s “demanding” materiality standard should be applied and, more importantly, when it should not
The Enigma of Housing Choice
Get PDFThe U.S. faces a housing choice crisis. The growing shortage of affordable rental homes and looming mismatch between the homes offered for sale by baby boomers and the homes sought by the next generation of homeowners point to a need to fundamentally reshape the extent and diversity of the nation’s housing options. Housing and land-use policy experts have appealed to the aim of expanding housing choice to justify the removal of regulatory restrictions on certain housing types, the construction of affordable rental housing in transit-adjacent neighborhoods, the elimination of housing market discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity, and the expansion of tenant-based rental vouchers in low-poverty neighborhoods.
Housing choice expansion is a battle being waged on multiple fronts in defense of a variety of causes, but conceptual confusion threatens to erode the foundation of this fragile alliance. This paper brings clarity to the cause by exploring the concept of housing choice, evaluating the normative arguments in favor of expanding housing choice, and proposing a refined conception of the goal to expand housing choice. I defend a conception of housing choice expansion that prioritizes effective housing choice and tenure and type neutrality. This conception provides a justification for several policy reforms, including an expanded demand-side housing subsidy funded by eliminating homeownership tax incentives, enhancements to renters’ rights of occupancy, expansion of flexible tenure arrangements, and reform of local land-use practices
