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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 996
8	8		January Session, 2023
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12	12		AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE,
13	13		ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT QUALITY OF
14	14		LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A HOUSING CHOICE
15	15		VOUCHER TASK FORCE AND REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF
16	16		CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN REAL
17	17		PROPERTY.
18	18		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
19	19		Assembly convened:
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21	21		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, 1
22	22		"resident advisory board" means any board established by a housing 2
23	23		authority pursuant to 42 USC 1437c-1(e). 3
24	24		(b) There is established a housing authority resident quality of life 4
25	25		improvement grant program to provide funds to housing authorities for 5
26	26		the purpose of making improvements to any residential buildings 6
27	27		managed by such authority as may be recommended by such housing 7
28	28		authority's resident advisory board. The grant program shall be 8
29	29		administered by the Department of Housing. 9
30	30		(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall, within available 10
31	31		appropriations, award grants under such grant program based on 11
32	32		applications submitted and evaluated as provided in this section. The 12
33	33		amount of grants awarded shall not exceed two hundred fifty thousand 13
34	34		dollars in the aggregate per fiscal year. 14
35	35		(d) The commissioner shall commence accepting applications for the 15 Substitute Bill No. 996
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42	42		grant program established pursuant to this section not later than 16
43	43		October 1, 2023. Each housing authority may apply for a grant pursuant 17
44	44		to this section by submitting an application to the department in a 18
45	45		manner prescribed by the commissioner. Grants made under this 19
46	46		section shall be used to provide an ongoing benefit, as determined by 20
47	47		the commissioner, for residents of a residential building. 21
48	48		(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 22
49	49		chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the provisions of this 23
50	50		section. 24
51	51		Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 25
52	52		study the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), 26
53	53		and its implementation in the state. Such study shall include, but need 27
54	54		not be limited to, an evaluation concerning any disparate impacts said 28
55	55		program has on the development of at-risk children and youth or 29
56	56		families. 30
57	57		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 31
58	58		(1) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 32
59	59		committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 33
60	60		relating to housing, or their designees; 34
61	61		(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 35
62	62		(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 36
63	63		(4) Two appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 37
64	64		(5) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 38
65	65		(6) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 39
66	66		Representatives; and 40
67	67		(7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of 41
68	68		Representatives. 42 Substitute Bill No. 996
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75	75		(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of 43
76	76		this section may be a member of the General Assembly. All initial 44
77	77		appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days 45
78	78		after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the 46
79	79		appointing authority. 47
80	80		(d) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the minority 48
81	81		leader of the Senate shall each select a chairperson from among the 49
82	82		members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first 50
83	83		meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days 51
84	84		after the effective date of this section. 52
85	85		(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 53
86	86		General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing 54
87	87		shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 55
88	88		(f) Not later than January 16, 2024, the task force shall submit a report 56
89	89		on its findings and recommendations regarding the implementation of 57
90	90		the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program in the state to the joint 58
91	91		standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 59
92	92		matters relating to housing, in accordance with the provisions of section 60
93	93		11-4a of the general statutes, and to the state's congressional delegation. 61
94	94		The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 62
95	95		January 16, 2024, whichever is later. 63
96	96		Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 47a-6a of the general statutes 64
97	97		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 65
98	98		October 1, 2023): 66
99	99		(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described 67
100	100		by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and 68
101	101		the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, (2) 69
102	102		"dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which 70
103	103		is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed 71
104	104		to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more 72
105	105		persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking 73 Substitute Bill No. 996
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112	112		upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways 74
113	113		or yards, (3) "agent in charge" or "agent" means one who manages real 75
114	114		estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and 76
115	115		supervision of property, (4) "controlling participant" means [an 77
116	116		individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational 78
117	117		control] a natural person who is not a minor and who, directly or 79
118	118		indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, understanding or 80
119	119		relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns greater than 81
120	120		twenty-five per cent of, a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 82
121	121		recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, and (5) 83
122	122		"project-based housing provider" means a property owner who 84
123	123		contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban 85
124	124		Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal Housing 86
125	125		Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o). 87
126	126		(b) Any municipality may require the nonresident owner or project-88
127	127		based housing provider of occupied or vacant rental real property to 89
128	128		[maintain on file in the office of] report to the tax assessor, or other 90
129	129		municipal office designated by the municipality, the current residential 91
130	130		address of the nonresident owner or project-based housing provider of 92
131	131		such property [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based housing 93
132	132		provider is an individual, or the current residential address of the agent 94
133	133		in charge of the building [,] if the nonresident owner or project-based 95
134	134		housing provider is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally 96
135	135		recognized entity owning rental real property in the state. [In the case 97
136	136		of a] If the nonresident owners or project-based housing [provider, such 98
137	137		information] providers are a corporation, partnership, trust or other 99
138	138		legally recognized entity owning rental real property in the state, such 100
139	139		report shall also include identifying information and the current 101
140	140		residential address of each controlling participant associated with the 102
141	141		property. [, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation, 103
142	142		partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based 104
143	143		housing provider shall include the identifying information and the 105
144	144		current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day 106
145	145		financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential 107 Substitute Bill No. 996
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152	152		address changes, notice of the new residential address shall be provided 108
153	153		by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in 109
154	154		charge of the building to the office of the tax assessor or other designated 110
155	155		municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the 111
156	156		address change occurred. If the nonresident owner, project-based 112
157	157		housing provider or agent fails to file an address under this section, the 113
158	158		address to which the municipality mails property tax bills for the rental 114
159	159		real property shall be deemed to be the nonresident owner, project-115
160	160		based housing provider or agent's current address. Such address may 116
161	161		be used for compliance with the provisions of subsection (c) of this 117
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163	163		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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166	166		Section 1 from passage New section
167	167		Sec. 2 from passage New section
168	168		Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 47a-6a(a) and (b)
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	170	+	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
	171	+	In Section 3 (a), a reference to "agent" was added for clarity.
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