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7		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 302
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12		-	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT
13		-	QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A
14		-	HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER TASK FORCE AND REQUIRING THE
15		-	DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP
16		-	INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.
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	11	+	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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	20	+	AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE,
	21	+	ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT QUALITY OF
	22	+	LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A HOUSING CHOICE
	23	+	VOUCHER TASK FORCE, AND REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF
	24	+	CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN REAL
	25	+	PROPERTY.
17	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
18	27		Assembly convened:
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20	29		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 1
21	30		"resident advisory board" means any board established by a housing 2
22	31		authority pursuant to 42 USC 1437c-1(e). 3
23	32		(b) There is established a housing authority resident quality of life 4
24	33		improvement grant program to provide funds to housing authorities for 5
25	34		the purpose of making improvements to any residential buildings 6
26	35		managed by such authority as may be recommended by such housing 7
27	36		authority's resident advisory board. The grant program shall be 8
28	37		administered by the Department of Housing. 9
29	38		(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall, within available 10
30		-	appropriations, award grants under such grant program based on 11
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31	45		applications submitted and evaluated as provided in this section. The 12
32	46		amount of grants awarded shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand 13
33	47		dollars in the aggregate per fiscal year. 14
34	48		(d) The commissioner shall commence accepting applications for the 15
35		-	grant program established pursuant to this section not later than 16 Substitute Bill No. 302
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42		-	October 1, 2022. Each housing authority may apply for a grant pursuant 17
43		-	to this section by submitting an application to the department in a 18
44		-	manner prescribed by the commissioner. Grants made under this 19
	49	+	grant program established pursuant to this section not later than 16
	50	+	October 1, 2022. Each resident advisory board may apply for a grant 17
	51	+	pursuant to this section by submitting an application to the department 18
	52	+	in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. Grants made under this 19
45	53		section shall be used to provide an ongoing benefit, as determined by 20
46	54		the commissioner, for residents of a residential building. 21
47	55		(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 22
48	56		chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the provisions of this 23
49	57		section. 24
50	58		Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 25
51	59		study the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), 26
52	60		and its implementation in the state. Such study shall include, but need 27
53	61		not be limited to, an evaluation concerning any disparate impacts said 28
54	62		program has on the development of at-risk children and youth or 29
55	63		families. 30
56	64		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 31
57	65		(1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 32
58	66		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 33
59	67		relating to housing, or their designees; 34
60	68		(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 35
61	69		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 36
62	70		(4) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 37
63	71		(5) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 38
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66	79		(7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 41
67	80		Representatives. 42
68		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of 43 Substitute Bill No. 302
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	81	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of 43
75	82		this section may be a member of the General Assembly. All initial 44
76	83		appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days 45
77	84		after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the 46
78	85		appointing authority. 47
79	86		(d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the minority 48
80	87		leader of the Senate shall each select a chairperson from among the 49
81	88		members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first 50
82	89		meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days 51
83	90		after the effective date of this section. 52
84	91		(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 53
85	92		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 54
86	93		shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 55
87	94		(f) Not later than January 16, 2023, the task force shall submit a report 56
88	95		on its findings and recommendations regarding the implementation of 57
89	96		the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program in the state to the joint 58
90	97		standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 59
91	98		matters relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 60
92	99		11-4a of the general statutes, and to the state's congressional delegation. 61
93	100		The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 62
94	101		January 16, 2023, whichever is later. 63
95	102		Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general statutes 64
96	103		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 65
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98	105		(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described 67
99	106		by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and 68
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101	113		"dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which 70
102	114		is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed 71
103	115		to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more 72
104	116		persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking 73
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	117	+	upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways 74
112	118		or yards, (3) "agent in charge" means one who manages real estate, 75
113	119		including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and supervision of 76
114	120		property, (4) "controlling participant" means [an individual or entity 77
115	121		that exercises day-to-day financial or operational control] a natural 78
116	122		person who is not a minor and who, directly or indirectly and through 79
117	123		any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship, exercises 80
118	124		substantial control of, or owns greater than twenty-five per cent of, a 81
119	125		corporation, partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity owning 82
120	126		rental real property in the state, and (5) "project-based housing 83
121	127		provider" means a property owner who contracts with the United States 84
122	128		Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing to 85
123	129		tenants under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 86
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125	131		(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-88
126	132		based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to 89
127	133		[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other 90
128	134		municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential 91
129	135		address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of 92
130	136		such property, if the nonresident owner or project-based housing 93
131	137		provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the agent 94
132	138		in charge of the building, if the nonresident owner or project-based 95
133	139		housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 96
134	140		recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In the case 97
135	141		of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing [provider, such 98
136	142		information] providers are a corporation, partnership, trust or other 99
137	143		legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, such 100
138	144		report shall also include identifying information and the current 101
139	145		residential address of each controlling participant associated with the 102
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141	152		partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based 104
142	153		housing provider shall include the identifying information and the 105
143	154		current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day 106
144	155		financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential 107
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	156	+	address changes, notice of the new residential address shall be provided 108
152	157		by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in 109
153	158		charge of the building to the office of the tax assessor or other designated 110
154	159		municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the 111
155	160		address change occurred. If the nonresident owner, project-based 112
156	161		housing provider or agent fails to file an address under this section, the 113
157	162		address to which the municipality mails property tax bills for the rental 114
158	163		real property shall be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-115
159	164		based housing provider or agent's current address. Such address may 116
160	165		be used for compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this 117
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162	167		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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165	170		Section 1 from passage New section
166	171		Sec. 2 from passage New section
167	172		Sec. 3 October 1, 2022 47a-6a(a) and (b)
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169		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
170		-	In Section 1(d), "resident advisory board" was changed to "housing
171		-	authority" for accuracy.
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	174	+	Statement of Purpose:
	175	+	To (1) establish a resident quality of life improvement grant program,
	176	+	(2) establish a housing choice voucher task force, and (3) require the
	177	+	disclosure of certain natural person ownership interests in real property.
	178	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	179	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	180	+	underlined.]
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