Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06941 Compare Versions

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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6941
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6941
6	6		January Session, 2025
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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12	19		AN ACT EXEMPTING THE INCOME EARNED BY A CHILD OF AN
13	20		APPLICANT FROM THE CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME IN
14	21		CONSIDERATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE RENTAL
15	22		ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
16	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	24		Assembly convened:
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19	26		Section 1. Section 8-345 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
20	27		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
21	28		(a) As used in this section, "housing" or "housing unit" means any 3
22	29		house or building, or portion thereof, that is occupied, designed to be 4
23	30		occupied, or rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, exclusively as a 5
24	31		home or residence of one or more persons. The Commissioner of 6
25	32		Housing shall implement and administer a program of rental assistance 7
26	33		for low-income families living in privately-owned rental housing. For 8
27	34		the purposes of this section, a low-income family is one whose income 9
28	35		does not exceed fifty per cent of the median family income for the area 10
29	36		of the state in which such family lives, as determined by the 11
30	37		commissioner. 12
31	38		(b) Housing eligible for participation in the program shall comply 13
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32	45		with applicable state and local health, housing, building and safety 14
33	46		codes. 15
34		-	(c) In addition to an element in which rental assistance certificates are 16 Substitute Bill No. 6941
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	47	+	(c) In addition to an element in which rental assistance certificates are 16
39	48		made available to qualified tenants, to be used in eligible housing which 17
40	49		such tenants are able to locate, the program may include a housing 18
41	50		support element in which rental assistance for tenants is linked to 19
42	51		participation by the property owner in other municipal, state or federal 20
43	52		housing repair, rehabilitation or financing programs. The commissioner 21
44	53		shall use rental assistance under this section so as to encourage the 22
45	54		preservation of existing housing and the revitalization of 23
46	55		neighborhoods or the creation of additional rental housing. 24
47	56		(d) The commissioner may designate a portion of the rental assistance 25
48	57		available under the program for tenant-based and project-based 26
49	58		supportive housing units. To the extent practicable rental assistance for 27
50	59		supportive housing shall adhere to the requirements of the federal 28
51	60		Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), relative to 29
52	61		calculating the tenant's share of the rent to be paid. 30
53	62		(e) The commissioner shall administer the program under this section 31
54	63		to promote housing choice for certificate holders and encourage racial 32
55	64		and economic integration. The commissioner shall affirmatively seek to 33
56	65		expend all funds appropriated for the program on an annual basis 34
57	66		without regard to population limitation established in prior years. The 35
58	67		commissioner shall establish maximum rent levels for each municipality 36
59	68		in a manner that promotes the use of the program in all municipalities, 37
60	69		provided, if the fair market rent established for a housing unit under the 38
61	70		federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o), is greater 39
62	71		than such maximum allowable rent established for such housing unit, 40
63	72		such fair market rent shall apply for such housing unit. Any certificate 41
64	73		issued pursuant to this section may be used for housing in any 42
65	74		municipality in the state. The commissioner shall inform certificate 43
66	75		holders that a certificate may be used in any municipality and, to the 44
67	76		extent practicable, the commissioner shall assist certificate holders in 45
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68	83		finding housing in the municipality of their choice. 46
69	84		(f) Nothing in this section shall give any person a right to continued 47
70		-	receipt of rental assistance at any time that the program is not funded. 48 Substitute Bill No. 6941
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	85	+	receipt of rental assistance at any time that the program is not funded. 48
75	86		(g) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the 49
76	87		provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section. The 50
77	88		regulations shall establish maximum income eligibility guidelines for 51
78	89		such rental assistance and criteria for determining the amount of rental 52
79	90		assistance which shall be provided to eligible families. Such income 53
80		-	eligibility guidelines shall include an exemption for the income earned, 54
81		-	not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars annually, by any child 55
82		-	who resides with the applicant, until such child reaches the age of 56
83		-	twenty-four, from inclusion in the calculation of gross income for 57
84		-	consideration for participation in the program under this section. 58
85		-	(h) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner or the 59
86		-	commissioner's agent pursuant to the program under this section shall 60
87		-	have the right to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of section 61
88		-	8-37gg. 62
	91	+	eligibility guidelines shall include an exemption for the income earned 54
	92	+	by any child who resides with the applicant, until such child reaches the 55
	93	+	age of twenty-six, from inclusion in the calculation of gross income for 56
	94	+	consideration for participation in the program under this section. 57
	95	+	(h) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner or the 58
	96	+	commissioner's agent pursuant to the program under this section shall 59
	97	+	have the right to a hearing in accordance with the provisions of section 60
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89	99		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
90	100		sections:
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92	102		Section 1 July 1, 2025 8-345
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	104	+	Statement of Purpose:
	105	+	To exempt the income earned by a child of an applicant from the
	106	+	calculation of gross income in consideration for participation in the
	107	+	rental assistance program.
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	109	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	110	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	111	+	underlined.]
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