Each entity that receives a grant from the commission to establish or expand a community collaborative shall select at least four of the following outcome measures that the entity will focus on meeting through implementing and operating the collaborative:
(1) individuals the collaborative serves finding employment that results in those individuals having incomes that are at or above 100 percent of the federal poverty level;
(2) individuals the collaborative serves finding permanent housing;
(3) individuals the collaborative serves completing alcohol or substance use programs;
(4) the collaborative helping to start social businesses in the community or engaging in job creation, job training, or other workforce development activities;
(5) a decrease in the use of jail beds by individuals the collaborative serves;
(6) a decrease in the need for emergency care by individuals the collaborative serves;
(7) a decrease in the number of children whose families lack adequate housing referred to the Department of Family and Protective Services or a local entity responsible for child welfare; and
(8) any other appropriate outcome measure the commission approves that measures whether a collaborative is meeting a specific need of the community the collaborative serves.

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025