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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6808
January Session, 2023
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Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
Introduced by:
(PD)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING GRANT PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE THE
CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF HOUSING FOR
INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending 1
June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of 2
Developmental Services shall develop and administer a competitive 3
grant program to provide funding for eligible (1) developers seeking to 4
construct new residential housing for individuals with intellectual and 5
developmental disabilities that will provide such individuals access to 6
transportation and supportive services and facilitate such individuals' 7
integration into the community, and (2) individuals with intellectual 8
and developmental disabilities and such individuals' relative caregivers 9
to (A) purchase residential homes and to (i) undertake renovations to 10
improve such homes' accessibility, or (ii) convert such homes to 11
congregate or supportive housing, and (B) construct new, accessible 12
residential homes. 13
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Developmental 14 Raised Bill No. 6808
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Services shall develop eligibility criteria and an application process for 15
the grant program, and post a description of the grant program, 16
eligibility requirements and the application in a conspicuous location on 17
the department's Internet web site. 18
(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 19
Commissioner of Developmental Services prescribes, file an 20
expenditure report with the Department of Developmental Services. A 21
grant recipient shall not expend grant funds for purposes other than 22
those approved by the Department of Developmental Services pursuant 23
to this section. 24
(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 25
Commissioner of Developmental Services shall submit a report, in 26
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 27
concerning the operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the 28
joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 29
of matters relating to human services and housing. 30
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 31
30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Housing 32
shall develop and administer a competitive grant program to provide 33
funding for eligible developers seeking to construct new affordable 34
housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes, intended and 35
designed to (1) house a significant number of individuals with 36
intellectual and developmental disabilities, and (2) contain, in a 37
significant number of living units, features that render such units 38
accessible to such individuals, including, but not limited to, accessible 39
bathrooms, light switches, doorknobs, counters and means of egress and 40
doorframes and hallways that are not less than thirty-two inches wide. 41
The Department of Housing shall determine what constitutes a 42
significant number of individuals with intellectual and developmental 43
disabilities and a significant number of living units for the purposes of 44
this section. 45
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Housing shall 46 Raised Bill No. 6808
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develop eligibility criteria and an application process for the grant 47
program and post a description of the grant program, eligibility 48
requirements and the application in a conspicuous location on the 49
department's Internet web site. 50
(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 51
Commissioner of Housing prescribes, file an expenditure report with 52
the Department of Housing. A grant recipient shall not expend grant 53
funds for purposes other than those approved by the Department of 54
Housing pursuant to this section. 55
(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 56
Commissioner of Housing shall submit a report, in accordance with the 57
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, concerning the 58
operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the joint standing 59
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 60
relating to human services and housing. 61
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Departments of Developmental Services and Housing to
develop and administer competitive grant programs to facilitate the
construction and renovation of housing for individuals with intellectual
and developmental disabilities.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]