| 1 | | - | Assembly Joint Resolution No. 15 CHAPTER 147 Relative to Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program. [ Filed with Secretary of State September 09, 2019. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 15, Bloom. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program.This measure would state the Legislatures support for federal funding of at least $600 million per year to support the construction and operation of affordable housing through the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and would call on the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to support significantly increased funding for that program.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Evidence-based research has shown that older adults with safe, decent, accessible, and affordable homes connected to services are healthier, experience decreased hospitalizations and emergency room use, have shorter hospitalizations than peers without affordable housing-based supports, and reduce federal costs; and WHEREAS, In 2016, 9.7 million households 65 years of age or older spent more than 30 percent of their incomes for housing; andWHEREAS, In 2016, 4.9 million households 65 years of age or older spent more than 50 percent of their incomes for housing; andWHEREAS, The poorest older adult households spending more than one-half of their incomes for housing spend 53 percent less on food and 70 percent less on health care than their peers who are not burdened by housing costs; and WHEREAS, The share of individuals experiencing homelessness who are 60 years of age or older almost doubled from 2007 to 2017, from 4.1 percent to 8 percent; andWHEREAS, Only one of every three older adult households eligible for federal rental assistance receive it because federal housing assistance programs are too small to meet the large, existing need; andWHEREAS, The number of older households with low-incomes is growing, with the number of low-income households 65 to 79 years of age increasing 21 percent between 2000 and 2016; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has successfully built more than 400,000 homes since its inception in 1959; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Program serves more than 30,000 older adults in California, while more than 687,900 California households 65 years of age or older pay more than one-half of their incomes for housing, often forcing them to choose between paying for housing, food, and medicine; andWHEREAS, Federal funding for the Section 202 Program was reduced to zero for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, while the need for this housing expanded; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Program relies exclusively on mission-driven nonprofit organizations to provide quality, affordable homes with service supports to older adults with very low incomes; andWHEREAS, The construction of new homes by the Section 202 Program was restarted in the 201718 fiscal year as Congress recognized the large and increasing need for affordable housing for older adults; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Program is a critical program to meet the affordable housing plus services needs of older adults with very low incomes, but this program is too small to meet those needs; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature supports federal funding of at least $600 million per year to support the construction and operation of affordable housing through the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and calls on our state Congressional Representatives to voice their support for such a funding level; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature calls on the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to support significantly increased funding for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled September 05, 2019 Passed IN Senate September 04, 2019 Passed IN Assembly June 17, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Joint Resolution No. 15Introduced by Assembly Member BloomApril 03, 2019 Relative to Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAJR 15, Bloom. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program.This measure would state the Legislatures support for federal funding of at least $600 million per year to support the construction and operation of affordable housing through the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and would call on the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to support significantly increased funding for that program.Digest Key Fiscal Committee: NO Bill TextWHEREAS, Evidence-based research has shown that older adults with safe, decent, accessible, and affordable homes connected to services are healthier, experience decreased hospitalizations and emergency room use, have shorter hospitalizations than peers without affordable housing-based supports, and reduce federal costs; and WHEREAS, In 2016, 9.7 million households 65 years of age or older spent more than 30 percent of their incomes for housing; andWHEREAS, In 2016, 4.9 million households 65 years of age or older spent more than 50 percent of their incomes for housing; andWHEREAS, The poorest older adult households spending more than one-half of their incomes for housing spend 53 percent less on food and 70 percent less on health care than their peers who are not burdened by housing costs; and WHEREAS, The share of individuals experiencing homelessness who are 60 years of age or older almost doubled from 2007 to 2017, from 4.1 percent to 8 percent; andWHEREAS, Only one of every three older adult households eligible for federal rental assistance receive it because federal housing assistance programs are too small to meet the large, existing need; andWHEREAS, The number of older households with low-incomes is growing, with the number of low-income households 65 to 79 years of age increasing 21 percent between 2000 and 2016; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has successfully built more than 400,000 homes since its inception in 1959; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Program serves more than 30,000 older adults in California, while more than 687,900 California households 65 years of age or older pay more than one-half of their incomes for housing, often forcing them to choose between paying for housing, food, and medicine; andWHEREAS, Federal funding for the Section 202 Program was reduced to zero for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, while the need for this housing expanded; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Program relies exclusively on mission-driven nonprofit organizations to provide quality, affordable homes with service supports to older adults with very low incomes; andWHEREAS, The construction of new homes by the Section 202 Program was restarted in the 201718 fiscal year as Congress recognized the large and increasing need for affordable housing for older adults; andWHEREAS, The Section 202 Program is a critical program to meet the affordable housing plus services needs of older adults with very low incomes, but this program is too small to meet those needs; now, therefore, be itResolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature supports federal funding of at least $600 million per year to support the construction and operation of affordable housing through the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and calls on our state Congressional Representatives to voice their support for such a funding level; and be it furtherResolved, That the Legislature calls on the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to support significantly increased funding for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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| 15 | 24 | | LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 17 | 26 | | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 19 | 28 | | AJR 15, Bloom. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program. |
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| 21 | 30 | | This measure would state the Legislatures support for federal funding of at least $600 million per year to support the construction and operation of affordable housing through the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and would call on the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to support significantly increased funding for that program. |
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| 23 | 32 | | This measure would state the Legislatures support for federal funding of at least $600 million per year to support the construction and operation of affordable housing through the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and would call on the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to support significantly increased funding for that program. |
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| 25 | 34 | | ## Digest Key |
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| 27 | 36 | | ## Bill Text |
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| 29 | 38 | | WHEREAS, Evidence-based research has shown that older adults with safe, decent, accessible, and affordable homes connected to services are healthier, experience decreased hospitalizations and emergency room use, have shorter hospitalizations than peers without affordable housing-based supports, and reduce federal costs; and |
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| 31 | 40 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, 9.7 million households 65 years of age or older spent more than 30 percent of their incomes for housing; and |
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| 33 | 42 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, 4.9 million households 65 years of age or older spent more than 50 percent of their incomes for housing; and |
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| 35 | 44 | | WHEREAS, The poorest older adult households spending more than one-half of their incomes for housing spend 53 percent less on food and 70 percent less on health care than their peers who are not burdened by housing costs; and |
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| 37 | 46 | | WHEREAS, The share of individuals experiencing homelessness who are 60 years of age or older almost doubled from 2007 to 2017, from 4.1 percent to 8 percent; and |
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| 39 | 48 | | WHEREAS, Only one of every three older adult households eligible for federal rental assistance receive it because federal housing assistance programs are too small to meet the large, existing need; and |
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| 41 | 50 | | WHEREAS, The number of older households with low-incomes is growing, with the number of low-income households 65 to 79 years of age increasing 21 percent between 2000 and 2016; and |
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| 43 | 52 | | WHEREAS, The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development has successfully built more than 400,000 homes since its inception in 1959; and |
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| 45 | 54 | | WHEREAS, The Section 202 Program serves more than 30,000 older adults in California, while more than 687,900 California households 65 years of age or older pay more than one-half of their incomes for housing, often forcing them to choose between paying for housing, food, and medicine; and |
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| 47 | 56 | | WHEREAS, Federal funding for the Section 202 Program was reduced to zero for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016, while the need for this housing expanded; and |
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| 49 | 58 | | WHEREAS, The Section 202 Program relies exclusively on mission-driven nonprofit organizations to provide quality, affordable homes with service supports to older adults with very low incomes; and |
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| 51 | 60 | | WHEREAS, The construction of new homes by the Section 202 Program was restarted in the 201718 fiscal year as Congress recognized the large and increasing need for affordable housing for older adults; and |
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| 53 | 62 | | WHEREAS, The Section 202 Program is a critical program to meet the affordable housing plus services needs of older adults with very low incomes, but this program is too small to meet those needs; now, therefore, be it |
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| 55 | 64 | | Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature supports federal funding of at least $600 million per year to support the construction and operation of affordable housing through the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program and calls on our state Congressional Representatives to voice their support for such a funding level; and be it further |
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| 57 | 66 | | Resolved, That the Legislature calls on the President of the United States and the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to support significantly increased funding for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program; and be it further |
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| 59 | 68 | | Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution. |
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