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 1        AN ACT in relation to housing.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 1.  Short title. This Act may  be  cited  as  the
 5    Illinois Housing Initiative Act of 2003.

 6        Section 5.  Comprehensive housing plan.
 7        (a)  During  the  period  from the effective date of this
 8    Act through December 31, 2008, the State  of  Illinois  shall
 9    operate  under  an  annual  comprehensive  housing  plan that
10    prioritizes the development of a range of  permanent  housing
11    for the following underserved populations:
12             (1)  Families  earning  below  50%  of  area  median
13        income,  with  particular  emphasis  on  families earning
14        below 30% of area median income.
15             (2)  Low-income seniors.
16             (3)  Low-income persons with any form of disability,
17        including  but  not  limited  to   physical   disability,
18        developmental  disability,  mental  illness, co-occurring
19        mental illness and substance abuse disorder, or HIV/AIDS.
20             (4)  Homeless persons and persons determined  to  be
21        at risk of homelessness.
22             (5)  Low   and  moderate-income  persons  unable  to
23        afford housing near work.
24        (b)  The  annual  comprehensive  housing  plan  shall  be
25    developed by a task force composed of all key State  agencies
26    with  functions  related  to  housing  and  other  experts in
27    housing, chaired by a person designated by the Governor.  The
28    task force's responsibilities shall be:
29             (1)  To  project  goals  for  the  number, type, and
30        location  of  housing  units  to   be   constructed   and
31        rehabilitated  each  year  for  the  priority populations
 
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 1        identified in subsection (a) of this  Section,  based  on
 2        available housing resources.
 3             (2)  To  coordinate  all  State policies and funding
 4        decisions for housing  construction  and  rehabilitation,
 5        and  supportive  services  where  necessary, based on the
 6        comprehensive housing plan.
 7             (3)  To identify  State  actions  that  promote  the
 8        construction  of  affordable  housing  by private sector,
 9        not-for-profit, and government entities, and  to  address
10        those  practices  that  impede  the  development  of such
11        housing.
12             (4)  To report at 6-month intervals, to the Governor
13        and  the  General  Assembly,  on  progress  made   toward
14        achieving   the  projected  goals  of  the  comprehensive
15        housing plan during the previous 6 months  and  from  the
16        effective date of this Act.
17        (c)  In developing the annual comprehensive housing plan,
18    the  Governor,  or a person designated by the Governor, shall
19    involve, to the extent possible, appropriate  representatives
20    of    the    federal   government,   local   government   and
21    municipalities, public housing  authorities,  for-profit  and
22    not-for-profit   developers,  supportive  housing  providers,
23    business, labor, lenders, and fair housing agencies.

24        Section 10.  Illinois Housing  Initiative;  purposes  and
25    process.
26        (a)  The  Illinois  Housing  Initiative  (hereafter  "the
27    Initiative")  is  created  for  the period from the effective
28    date of this Act through December 31, 2008.  The  purpose  of
29    the  Initiative  shall  be  to  coordinate and streamline the
30    allocation of available housing resources to make it possible
31    to prioritize the  development  of  housing  for  underserved
32    populations  in  accordance  with  the  annual  comprehensive
33    housing  plan. The purpose of the Initiative shall also be to
 
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 1    further the goal set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court  in  the
 2    case of Olmstead v. L.C. ex rel. Zimring (119 S. Ct. 2176) by
 3    providing  housing for disabled persons in their own homes or
 4    in community-based settings.
 5        (b)  At least once per year, or as often as  appropriate,
 6    the Governor or his or her designee shall issue a request for
 7    proposals   or  request  for  qualifications  announcing  the
 8    number, type, and location of housing units to be constructed
 9    and rehabilitated for the priority populations identified  in
10    subsection  (a)  of  Section 5, based on available resources.
11    The request for proposals or request for qualifications shall
12    include, but not be limited to:
13             (1)  the funding for construction or  rehabilitation
14        costs that may be available for each type of housing;
15             (2)  the  funding  for operating cost subsidies that
16        may be available for each type of housing;
17             (3)  the funding for supportive services that may be
18        available, if appropriate, for each type of housing;
19             (4)  the eligibility requirements for applicants;
20             (5)  the relevant program guidelines;
21             (6)  the selection criteria and process; and
22             (7)  the conditions that must be met  by  applicants
23        and selected respondents.
24        (c)  Funding  decisions  in  response  to the request for
25    proposals or qualifications shall be made by a  committee  of
26    qualified   staff   from  the  Illinois  Housing  Development
27    Authority,  the  Department  of  Human   Services   and   the
28    Department  of  Commerce  and  Community  Affairs,  or  their
29    successor  agencies, and any other personnel so designated by
30    the Governor.

31        Section  15.  Illinois  Housing  Initiative;  awards  for
32    housing construction and rehabilitation.
33        (a)  For each year of the Initiative, the Governor  shall
 
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 1    identify  in  the  State  budget  the  total  pool  of moneys
 2    available through the Initiative  for  housing  construction,
 3    housing   rehabilitation,   and   supportive  services  where
 4    necessary. The funding pool may include, but is  not  limited
 5    to,  a  portion  of the following federal and State moneys as
 6    are available to the State and are not otherwise committed as
 7    of the effective date of this Act:
 8             (1)  State Affordable Housing Trust Fund;
 9             (2)  Federal HOME Program;
10             (3)  Federal Community Development Block Grant;
11             (4)  Housing Choice Vouchers;
12             (5)  Low income housing tax credits;
13             (6)  Donation tax credits;
14             (7)  Tax-exempt bond volume caps;
15             (8)  State general revenue funds;
16             (9)  Rental assistance  programs  available  through
17        specific  programs  for persons with special needs, wards
18        of the State under the supervision of the  Department  of
19        Children and Family Services, or other persons;
20             (10)  Federal   or  other  moneys  that  may  become
21        available; and
22             (11)  Private grants,  loans,  and  guarantees  from
23        local banks, foundations and businesses.
24        (b)  To  the  extent  possible, the State shall encourage
25    municipalities and public  housing  authorities  desiring  to
26    construct  or  rehabilitate  housing in their own communities
27    for the priority populations identified in subsection (a)  of
28    Section  5  to participate in the Initiative by adding to the
29    funding pool some portion of their own allocation of federal,
30    State, or local moneys.

31        Section  20.  Illinois  Housing  Initiative;  awards  for
32    supportive services.
33        (a)   For each year of the Initiative, the Governor shall
 
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 1    identify in the State budget the total  pool  of  moneys  for
 2    supportive  services  to  be  awarded  for  housing  for  the
 3    priority  populations identified in subsection (a) of Section
 4    5 who need and request some level of supportive  services  in
 5    addition  to housing. To serve these populations, the request
 6    for proposals or request  for  qualifications  shall  require
 7    applicants  selected  to  participate to develop a supportive
 8    services plan for persons served.
 9        (b)  The  funding  pool  for  supportive   services   may
10    include,  but  is  not limited to, a portion of the following
11    State or federal moneys available to the State:
12             (1)  State moneys matched by the federal  government
13        through  the  Medicaid  program  for  eligible seniors or
14        other persons by expanding the Supportive Living  Program
15        and   converting  or  closing  vacant  long-term  nursing
16        facility beds.
17             (2)  State moneys matched by the federal  government
18        through  the  Medicaid  program for eligible persons with
19        disabilities who desire to and  are  able  to  reside  in
20        supportive  or  supervised  community residences or other
21        accessible housing or to live independently.
22             (3)  State moneys matched by the federal  government
23        through  the  Medicaid  program for eligible persons with
24        mental  illness  or  persons  with  co-occurring   mental
25        illness  and  substance  abuse disorder who desire to and
26        are able to reside in supportive or supervised  community
27        residences  or  in  supportive  housing  or other housing
28        programs, or to  live  independently,  by  converting  or
29        closing  long-term  nursing facility beds in Institutions
30        with  Mental  Diseases  (IMDs)  that  are  not  currently
31        eligible for Medicaid funding.
32             (4)  State moneys matched by the federal  government
33        through  the  Medicaid  program,  State  general  revenue
34        moneys,  or other moneys for structural modifications and
 
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 1        assistive   technology   devices   for    persons    with
 2        disabilities  who  desire  to  and  are able to reside in
 3        their own homes.
 4             (5)  State moneys matched by the federal  government
 5        through  the  Medicaid  program,  State  general  revenue
 6        moneys,  or  other  moneys  for grants for operating cost
 7        subsidies or social services that are  available  to  the
 8        State   and  are  offered  in  conjunction  with  housing
 9        programs.

10        Section 25.  State-municipal partnerships.
11        (a)  Each municipality in the  State  of  Illinois  shall
12    create  a  local housing development plan for the development
13    of a broad range of housing, including, but not  limited  to,
14    permanent  housing for the priority populations identified in
15    subsection (a) of  Section  5  of  this  Act.  Local  housing
16    development  plans  shall  be  filed with and reviewed by the
17    Governor or his or her designee.
18        (b)  A municipality adopting a local housing  development
19    plan  shall  receive preference for the municipality or other
20    taxing district  located  within  such  municipality  in  the
21    awarding of grants, loans, and contracts with the State under
22    various  State  funding sources, tax credits, tax incentives,
23    and technical assistance grants,  through  a  process  to  be
24    determined by the Governor.
25        (c)  This Section does not apply to any municipality with
26    a  population  of  less than 5,000; provided, that any county
27    with a population of less than 25,000 may develop  a  housing
28    development  plan for unincorporated areas and municipalities
29    of less than 5,000 within  the  county,  and  thereby  become
30    eligible  for  any preferences granted pursuant to subsection
31    (b) of this Section.