093_HB2345

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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
 
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 1        rehabilitated  each  year  for  the  priority populations
 2        identified in subsection (a) of this  Section,  based  on
 3        available housing resources.
 4             (2)  To  coordinate  all  State policies and funding
 5        decisions for housing  construction  and  rehabilitation,
 6        and  supportive  services  where  necessary, based on the
 7        comprehensive housing plan.
 8             (3)  To identify  State  actions  that  promote  the
 9        construction  of  affordable  housing  by private sector,
10        not-for-profit, and government entities, and  to  address
11        those  practices  that  impede  the  development  of such
12        housing.
13             (4)  To report at 6-month intervals, to the Governor
14        and  the  General  Assembly,  on  progress  made   toward
15        achieving   the  projected  goals  of  the  comprehensive
16        housing plan during the previous 6 months  and  from  the
17        effective date of this Act.
18        (c)  In developing the annual comprehensive housing plan,
19    the  Governor,  or a person designated by the Governor, shall
20    involve, to the extent possible, appropriate  representatives
21    of    the    federal   government,   local   government   and
22    municipalities, public housing  authorities,  for-profit  and
23    not-for-profit   developers,  supportive  housing  providers,
24    business, labor, lenders, and fair housing agencies.

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

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

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

11        Section 25.  State-municipal partnerships.
12        (a)  Each municipality in the  State  of  Illinois  shall
13    create  a  local housing development plan for the development
14    of a broad range of housing, including, but not  limited  to,
15    permanent  housing for the priority populations identified in
16    subsection (a) of  Section  5  of  this  Act.  Local  housing
17    development  plans  shall  be  filed with and reviewed by the
18    Governor or his or her designee.
19        (b)  A municipality adopting a local housing  development
20    plan  shall  receive preference for the municipality or other
21    taxing district  located  within  such  municipality  in  the
22    awarding of grants, loans, and contracts with the State under
23    various  State  funding sources, tax credits, tax incentives,
24    and technical assistance grants,  through  a  process  to  be
25    determined by the Governor.