| 1 | 1 | | 87R6704 JAM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Gervin-Hawkins H.B. No. 1261 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a compliance history assessment made for purposes of |
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| 8 | 8 | | allocating certain financial assistance administered by the Texas |
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| 9 | 9 | | Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 2306.057, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 12 | 12 | | amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to read as |
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| 13 | 13 | | follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (c) The board shall fully document and disclose any |
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| 15 | 15 | | instances in which the board approves a project application despite |
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| 16 | 16 | | any noncompliance associated with the project, applicant, or |
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| 17 | 17 | | affiliate that is reported by the department under Subsection |
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| 18 | 18 | | (a)(2). |
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| 19 | 19 | | (e) For a project application seeking financial assistance |
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| 20 | 20 | | administered through the department's multifamily housing |
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| 21 | 21 | | programs, the department may not include in the report provided |
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| 22 | 22 | | under Subsection (a)(2) any instance of noncompliance associated |
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| 23 | 23 | | with a project of the applicant or affiliate of the applicant if the |
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| 24 | 24 | | applicant or affiliate has submitted documentation, in a format |
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| 25 | 25 | | acceptable to the department, demonstrating that the |
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| 26 | 26 | | responsibility for project compliance was delegated to another |
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| 27 | 27 | | participant in the project, including, if applicable, a related |
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| 28 | 28 | | party as defined by Section 2306.6702. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act in amending |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 2306.057, Government Code, applies only to an application |
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| 31 | 31 | | for financial assistance that is submitted to the Texas Department |
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| 32 | 32 | | of Housing and Community Affairs on or after January 1, 2022. An |
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| 33 | 33 | | application for financial assistance that is submitted to the |
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| 34 | 34 | | department before January 1, 2022, is governed by the law in effect |
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| 35 | 35 | | immediately before the effective date of this Act, and the former |
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| 36 | 36 | | law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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