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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7227
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7227
8	6		January Session, 2019
	7	+	LCO No. 3989
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT CONCERNING AG ING IN PLACE.
15	20		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
16	21		Assembly convened:
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18	23		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Department of Housing 1
19	24		shall, within available appropriations, conduct a study of methods to 2
20	25		assist senior citizens who wish to continue independently living in 3
21		-	their homes as long as possible. Specifically, the study shall include, 4
22		-	but need not be limited to, a consideration of: 5
23		-	(1) Application of the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit 6
24		-	program, 26 USC 42, to further encourage the development of housing 7
25		-	near public transit and livable community settings; 8
26		-	(2) Whether the Housing Trust Fund program, established under 9
27		-	section 8-336p of the general statutes, has specific regulations that give 10
28		-	extra consideration to projects that serve senior citizens; 11
29		-	(3) Increasing current building standards beyond those required by 12
30		-	the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101, to 13
31		-	require building standards that consider people with limited physical 14
32		-	capabilities and apply those standards to private housing and single 15
33		-	family units built with public funds; and 16
34		-	(4) Integration of local efficiency principles into decision making as 17
35		-	it relates to housing for senior citizens. 18 Substitute Bill No. 7227
	26	+	their homes as long as possible. Specifically, the study shall consider: 4
	27	+	(1) Application of the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit 5
	28	+	program, 26 USC 42, to further encourage the development of housing 6
	29	+	near public transit and livable community settings; 7
	30	+	(2) Whether the Housing Trust Fund program, as established under 8
	31	+	section 8-336p of the general statutes, has specific regulations that give 9
	32	+	extra consideration to projects that serve senior citizens; 10
	33	+	(3) Increasing current building standards beyond those required by 11
	34	+	the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101, to 12
	35	+	require building standards that consider people with limited physical 13
	36	+	capabilities and apply those standards to private housing and single 14 Raised Bill No. 7227
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42		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Housing 19
43		-	shall submit a report on the results of such study, in accordance with 20
44		-	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 21
45		-	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 22
46		-	matters relating to housing. 23
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	42	+	family units built with public funds; and 15
	43	+	(4) Integration of local efficiency principles into decision making as 16
	44	+	it relates to housing for senior citizens. 17
	45	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Housing 18
	46	+	shall submit a report on the results of such study, in accordance with 19
	47	+	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint 20
	48	+	standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 21
	49	+	matters relating to housing. 22
47	50		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
48	51		sections:
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50	53		Section 1 from passage New section
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52		-	HSG Joint Favorable Subst.
	55	+	Statement of Purpose:
	56	+	To direct the Department of Housing to conduct a study of methods to
	57	+	facilitate seniors residing in their homes as long as possible.
	58	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	59	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	60	+	not underlined.]
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