Section 17-2026-66 - Shelter stipend rates(a) The contract will specify a shelter stipend rate to be received by a facility Operator.(b) The stipend limits may be adjusted by the corporation each first day of July which may be based on any or a combination of the following changes in the cost of operating homeless facilities: the fair market rents, the consumer price index, or other relevant factors for the preceding calendar year, rounded off to the nearest dollar.(c) In geographical areas where an economy of scale does not exist for homeless Services, the corporation may establish, on a basis of no more than five consecutive years, a temporary stipend rate in excess of the stipend limits.(d) Where the costs of a homeless facility, including but not limited to repair, maintenance, security, and Operations, and the costs of Services temporarily are raised because of circumstances outside the control of the facility Operator, the corporation may establish a temporary stipend rate in excess of the stipend limits.(e) The corporation may establish further exceptions to the stipend limits set, based on special needs and circumstances.Haw. Code R. § 17-2026-66
[Eff NOV 15 2004] (Auth: HRS § 201G- 452(b)) (Imp: HRS § 201G-464)