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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Housing Development Act is amended
5by adding Section 7.33 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3805/7.33 new)
7    Sec. 7.33. Senior Home Preservation Grant Program.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "legacy resident seniors"
9means seniors 65 years or older who have lived in their
10community family home for at least 30 years.
11    (b) From funds appropriated, directly or indirectly, from
12moneys received by the State from the Coronavirus State Fiscal
13Recovery Fund in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act
14of 2021, the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall
15expend funds to create a Senior Home Preservation Grant
16Program to provide grants to legacy resident seniors to
17preserve the safety of their homes. Grants provided under the
18program may be used for housing owned by a legacy resident
19senior to reduce the cost of repair and rehabilitation, to
20remove or correct health or safety hazards, to comply with
21applicable housing standards or codes, or to make needed
22repairs to improve the general living conditions of the legacy
23resident senior, including improved accessibility for seniors

 

 

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1with disabilities.
2    Applicants must apply to the program in a form and manner
3prescribed by the Authority. To qualify for a grant, the
4applicant must, at a minimum, be the owner of the home and use
5the home as his or her primary residence. The Authority may
6also establish minimum housing standards applicants must meet
7to qualify for a grant under the program.
8    The Authority may adopt any rules necessary to implement
9the program. Expenditures of funds provided under the
10authority of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 shall be in
11accordance with the permitted purposes under the American
12Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and all related federal guidance.