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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6808
January Session, 2023
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, within available appropriations, 3
develop and administer a competitive grant program to provide 4
funding for eligible (1) developers seeking to construct new residential 5
housing for individuals with intellectual and developmental 6
disabilities that will provide such individuals access to transportation 7
and supportive services and facilitate such individuals' integration into 8
the community, and (2) individuals with intellectual and 9
developmental disabilities and such individuals' relative caregivers to 10
(A) purchase residential homes and to (i) undertake renovations to 11
improve such homes' accessibility, or (ii) convert such homes to 12
congregate or supportive housing, and (B) construct new, accessible 13
residential homes. 14
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Developmental 15
Services shall develop eligibility criteria and an application process for 16
the grant program, and post a description of the grant program, 17 Substitute Bill No. 6808
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eligibility requirements and the application in a conspicuous location 18
on the department's Internet web site. 19
(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 20
Commissioner of Developmental Services prescribes, file an 21
expenditure report with the Department of Developmental Services. A 22
grant recipient shall not expend grant funds for purposes other than 23
those approved by the Department of Developmental Services 24
pursuant to this section. 25
(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 26
Commissioner of Developmental Services shall submit a report, in 27
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 28
concerning the operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the 29
joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 30
of matters relating to human services and housing. 31
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2023) (a) For the fiscal year ending 32
June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of 33
Housing shall, within available appropriations, develop and 34
administer a competitive grant program to provide funding for eligible 35
developers seeking to construct new affordable housing, as defined in 36
section 8-39a of the general statutes, intended and designed to (1) 37
house a significant number of individuals with intellectual and 38
developmental disabilities, and (2) contain, in a significant number of 39
living units, features that render such units accessible to such 40
individuals, including, but not limited to, accessible bathrooms, light 41
switches, doorknobs, counters and means of egress and doorframes 42
and hallways that are not less than thirty-two inches wide. The 43
Department of Housing shall determine what constitutes a significant 44
number of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities 45
and a significant number of living units for the purposes of this 46
section. 47
(b) Not later than January 1, 2024, the Department of Housing shall 48
develop eligibility criteria and an application process for the grant 49 Substitute Bill No. 6808
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program and post a description of the grant program, eligibility 50
requirements and the application in a conspicuous location on the 51
department's Internet web site. 52
(c) Each grant recipient shall, at such time and in such manner as the 53
Commissioner of Housing prescribes, file an expenditure report with 54
the Department of Housing. A grant recipient shall not expend grant 55
funds for purposes other than those approved by the Department of 56
Housing pursuant to this section. 57
(d) Not later than January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 58
Commissioner of Housing shall submit a report, in accordance with 59
the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, concerning the 60
operation and effectiveness of the grant program, to the joint standing 61
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 62
relating to human services and housing. 63
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
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