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Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
Filed: 4/2/2018
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5508
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5508 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the |
| 5 | | Access to Affordable, Permanent, and Supportive Housing and |
| 6 | | Services Act.
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| 7 | | Section 5. Housing services and supports. |
| 8 | | (a) If a unit of local government determines that a person |
| 9 | | experiencing homelessness is living in a public space, the unit |
| 10 | | of local government may do all of the following: |
| 11 | | (1) Provide an assessment of the housing and service |
| 12 | | needs of the person. This assessment
shall be administered |
| 13 | | by a housing or homeless service provider receiving |
| 14 | | federal, State,
or local funds. |
| 15 | | (2) Provide access to: |
| 16 | | (A) either: |
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| 1 | | (i) permanent housing or permanent supportive |
| 2 | | housing; or |
| 3 | | (ii) affordable housing as defined under the |
| 4 | | Illinois Affordable Housing Act; and |
| 5 | | (B) appropriate supportive services including, but |
| 6 | | not limited to: |
| 7 | | (i) job training; |
| 8 | | (ii) substance abuse counseling; |
| 9 | | (iii) mental health programs; |
| 10 | | (iv) transportation; |
| 11 | | (v) child care; and |
| 12 | | (vi) other services deemed necessary by a case |
| 13 | | manager.
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| 14 | | (b) Any person receiving assistance from a unit of local |
| 15 | | government in accordance with this Act shall have the right to |
| 16 | | request housing in a geographical area based on his or her ties |
| 17 | | to
the community, access to services, access to ongoing |
| 18 | | employment, and access to public transportation. |
| 19 | | (c) A unit of local government shall not require a person |
| 20 | | to vacate a public space unless adequate affordable housing, |
| 21 | | permanent housing, and supportive housing units are available |
| 22 | | within the unit of local government's geographic area and a
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| 23 | | permanent housing option is offered to that person. |
| 24 | | (d) A person has the right to decline any housing |
| 25 | | assessment and services offered by a unit of local government |
| 26 | | in accordance with this Act. |
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| 1 | | (e) The Department of Human Services shall annually compile |
| 2 | | and distribute to each unit of local government a list of the
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| 3 | | homeless services and housing services available throughout |
| 4 | | Illinois. |
| 5 | | (f) No unit of local government shall dispose of a person's |
| 6 | | personal belongings in any manner.
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| 7 | | Section 10. Damages and attorney's fees. In any civil |
| 8 | | action alleging a violation of this Act, the plaintiff may
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| 9 | | request a trial by jury and the court may award appropriate |
| 10 | | injunctive and
declaratory relief, actual damages, and |
| 11 | | reasonable attorney's fees and costs to a
prevailing |
| 12 | | plaintiff.".
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