Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01365 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 4965 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1365
6	6	January Session, 2025
7	7	LCO No. 4965
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10	10	Referred to Committee on HOUSING
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM TO CREATE
20	20	AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WITH CERTAIN DEED
21	21	RESTRICTIONS.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) The Department of 1
26	26	Housing shall, within available appropriations, establish a grant 2
27	27	program to provide funds to applicants to create affordable housing 3
28	28	developments in which sixty per cent of the dwelling units are deed 4
29	29	restricted to individuals or families with a maximum annual income of 5
30	30	thirty-five thousand dollars. 6
31	31	(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall develop standards for the 7
32	32	affordable housing development grant program. The department may 8
33	33	consult and coordinate with other state agencies, quasi-public agencies, 9
34	34	housing authorities and municipalities in developing such standards 10
35	35	and implementing the grant program. 11
36	36	(c) Not later than November 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Housing 12
37	37	shall develop eligibility criteria to be used in selecting among applicants 13
38	38	for such grants, develop application forms and deadlines and post in a 14
39	39	Raised Bill No. 1365
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43	43	LCO No. 4965 2 of 2
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45	45	conspicuous location on the Internet web site of the department a 15
46	46	description of the grant program that includes, but is not limited to, such 16
47	47	criteria, forms and deadlines. 17
48	48	(d) Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the 18
49	49	department shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 19
50	50	section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 20
51	51	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing. 21
52	52	Such report shall include information for the preceding calendar year 22
53	53	on the number of grant applications received, the number of grants 23
54	54	awarded and a list of applicants that received grants and the amount of 24
55	55	such grants. 25
56	56	(e) The Commissioner of Housing may adopt regulations, in 26
57	57	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 27
58	58	implement the provisions of this section.28
59	59	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
60	60	sections:
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62	62	Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
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64	64	Statement of Purpose:
65	65	To establish a grant program to create affordable housing developments
66	66	in which sixty per cent of dwelling units are deed restricted to
67	67	individuals or families with a maximum income of thirty-five thousand
68	68	dollars.
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70	70	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
71	71	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
72	72	underlined.]
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