General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 790
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1056
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. KANE, 32nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 790
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 1056
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. KANE, 32nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide that no public housing authority shall be required to accept a person with a history of criminal activity as a tenant in a public housing unit solely on the basis of a provisional pardon or similar certificate that indicates suitability for specific employment or housing.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide that no public housing authority shall be required to accept a person with a history of criminal activity as a tenant in a public housing unit solely on the basis of a provisional pardon or similar certificate that indicates suitability for specific employment or housing.