Supervisor Lindsey Horvath said, “We must decisively act to provide protection, support and opportunity for everyone.”

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors gave qualified approval Tuesday to a proposal to study the creation of a new county department to manage billions of dollars in homeless services funds and absorb functions of the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.

With more than a billion dollars a year coming to combat homelessness from the newly passed Measure A, Los Angeles County is pursuing the creation of a brand new department tagged with providing homeless services,