OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6436
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OPEN CHOICE VOUCHERS PILOT
PROGRAM.
As Amended by House "A" (LCO 9243)
House Calendar No.: 119
Primary Analyst: MP 5/25/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Department of Housing (DOH) to establish the
Open Choice Voucher Pilot Program and is not anticipated to result in
a fiscal impact to the state or municipalities. As the program is
intended to utilize twenty existing vouchers under the state's rental
assistance program (RAP) as they become available from regular
turnover, there is no anticipated increase in the number of state-
supported rental assistance certificates under the bill.
There is no anticipated cost to DOH to develop the program
procedures or produce the reports required by the bill, as the agency
has the necessary expertise.
House "A" specifies that the program use existing rental assistance
certificates upon turnover rather than additional certificates, which
eliminates the cost in the underlying bill.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None