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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6808
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING GRANT PROGRAMS TO FACILITATE THE
15	20		CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION OF HOUSING FOR
16	21		INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL
17	22		DISABILITIES.
18	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
19	24		Assembly convened:
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21	26		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending 1
22	27		June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of 2
23		-	Developmental Services shall, within available appropriations, 3
24		-	develop and administer a competitive grant program to provide 4
25		-	funding for eligible (1) developers seeking to construct new residential 5
26		-	housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental 6
27		-	disabilities that will provide such individuals access to transportation 7
28		-	and supportive services and facilitate such individuals' integration into 8
29		-	the community, and (2) individuals with intellectual and 9
30		-	developmental disabilities and such individuals' relative caregivers to 10
31		-	(A) purchase residential homes and to (i) undertake renovations to 11
32		-	improve such homes' accessibility, or (ii) convert such homes to 12
33		-	congregate or supportive housing, and (B) construct new, accessible 13
34		-	residential homes. 14
35		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Developmental 15
36		-	Services shall develop eligibility criteria and an application process for 16
37		-	the grant program, and post a description of the grant program, 17 Substitute Bill No. 6808
	28	+	Developmental Services shall develop and administer a competitive 3
	29	+	grant program to provide funding for eligible (1) developers seeking to 4
	30	+	construct new residential housing for individuals with intellectual and 5
	31	+	developmental disabilities that will provide such individuals access to 6
	32	+	transportation and supportive services and facilitate such individuals' 7
	33	+	integration into the community, and (2) individuals with intellectual 8
	34	+	and developmental disabilities and such individuals' relative caregivers 9
	35	+	to (A) purchase residential homes and to (i) undertake renovations to 10
	36	+	improve such homes' accessibility, or (ii) convert such homes to 11
	37	+	congregate or supportive housing, and (B) construct new, accessible 12
	38	+	residential homes. 13
	39	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Developmental 14 Raised Bill No. 6808
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44		-	eligibility requirements and the application in a conspicuous location 18
45		-	on the department's Internet web site. 19
46		-	(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 20
47		-	Commissioner of Developmental Services prescribes, file an 21
48		-	expenditure report with the Department of Developmental Services. A 22
49		-	grant recipient shall not expend grant funds for purposes other than 23
50		-	those approved by the Department of Developmental Services 24
51		-	pursuant to this section. 25
52		-	(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 26
53		-	Commissioner of Developmental Services shall submit a report, in 27
54		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 28
55		-	concerning the operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the 29
56		-	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 30
57		-	of matters relating to human services and housing. 31
58		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending 32
59		-	June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of 33
60		-	Housing shall, within available appropriations, develop and 34
61		-	administer a competitive grant program to provide funding for eligible 35
62		-	developers seeking to construct new affordable housing, as defined in 36
63		-	section 8-39a of the general statutes, intended and designed to (1) 37
64		-	house a significant number of individuals with intellectual and 38
65		-	developmental disabilities, and (2) contain, in a significant number of 39
66		-	living units, features that render such units accessible to such 40
67		-	individuals, including, but not limited to, accessible bathrooms, light 41
68		-	switches, doorknobs, counters and means of egress and doorframes 42
69		-	and hallways that are not less than thirty-two inches wide. The 43
70		-	Department of Housing shall determine what constitutes a significant 44
71		-	number of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities 45
72		-	and a significant number of living units for the purposes of this 46
73		-	section. 47
74		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Housing shall 48
75		-	develop eligibility criteria and an application process for the grant 49 Substitute Bill No. 6808
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	45	+	Services shall develop eligibility criteria and an application process for 15
	46	+	the grant program, and post a description of the grant program, 16
	47	+	eligibility requirements and the application in a conspicuous location on 17
	48	+	the department's Internet web site. 18
	49	+	(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 19
	50	+	Commissioner of Developmental Services prescribes, file an 20
	51	+	expenditure report with the Department of Developmental Services. A 21
	52	+	grant recipient shall not expend grant funds for purposes other than 22
	53	+	those approved by the Department of Developmental Services pursuant 23
	54	+	to this section. 24
	55	+	(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 25
	56	+	Commissioner of Developmental Services shall submit a report, in 26
	57	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 27
	58	+	concerning the operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the 28
	59	+	joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 29
	60	+	of matters relating to human services and housing. 30
	61	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 31
	62	+	30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of Housing 32
	63	+	shall develop and administer a competitive grant program to provide 33
	64	+	funding for eligible developers seeking to construct new affordable 34
	65	+	housing, as defined in section 8-39a of the general statutes, intended and 35
	66	+	designed to (1) house a significant number of individuals with 36
	67	+	intellectual and developmental disabilities, and (2) contain, in a 37
	68	+	significant number of living units, features that render such units 38
	69	+	accessible to such individuals, including, but not limited to, accessible 39
	70	+	bathrooms, light switches, doorknobs, counters and means of egress and 40
	71	+	doorframes and hallways that are not less than thirty-two inches wide. 41
	72	+	The Department of Housing shall determine what constitutes a 42
	73	+	significant number of individuals with intellectual and developmental 43
	74	+	disabilities and a significant number of living units for the purposes of 44
	75	+	this section. 45
	76	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Housing shall 46 Raised Bill No. 6808
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82		-	program and post a description of the grant program, eligibility 50
83		-	requirements and the application in a conspicuous location on the 51
84		-	department's Internet web site. 52
85		-	(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 53
86		-	Commissioner of Housing prescribes, file an expenditure report with 54
87		-	the Department of Housing. A grant recipient shall not expend grant 55
88		-	funds for purposes other than those approved by the Department of 56
89		-	Housing pursuant to this section. 57
90		-	(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 58
91		-	Commissioner of Housing shall submit a report, in accordance with 59
92		-	the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, concerning the 60
93		-	operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the joint standing 61
94		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 62
95		-	relating to human services and housing. 63
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	82	+	develop eligibility criteria and an application process for the grant 47
	83	+	program and post a description of the grant program, eligibility 48
	84	+	requirements and the application in a conspicuous location on the 49
	85	+	department's Internet web site. 50
	86	+	(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 51
	87	+	Commissioner of Housing prescribes, file an expenditure report with 52
	88	+	the Department of Housing. A grant recipient shall not expend grant 53
	89	+	funds for purposes other than those approved by the Department of 54
	90	+	Housing pursuant to this section. 55
	91	+	(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 56
	92	+	Commissioner of Housing shall submit a report, in accordance with the 57
	93	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, concerning the 58
	94	+	operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the joint standing 59
	95	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 60
	96	+	relating to human services and housing. 61
96	97		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
97	98		sections:
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99	100		Section 1 July 1, 2023 New section
100	101		Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 New section
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102		-	PD Joint Favorable Subst.
	103	+	Statement of Purpose:
	104	+	To require the Departments of Developmental Services and Housing to
	105	+	develop and administer competitive grant programs to facilitate the
	106	+	construction and renovation of housing for individuals with intellectual
	107	+	and developmental disabilities.
	108	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	109	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	110	+	underlined.]
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