HB3331 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3331

Introduced , by Rep. Delia C. Ramirez

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

310 ILCS 70/6	from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1306
310 ILCS 70/12.5 new

Amends the Homelessness Prevention Act. Changes certain types of assistance grantees shall offer households to prevent homelessness as follows: (1) payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage (rather than payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage in an amount established as necessary to defeat the eviction or foreclosure, but shall in no event be greater than 3 months of rental or mortgage arrears); (2) payment of a security deposit (rather than payment of a rent deposit or security deposit and payment of not more than 2 months rent or mortgage payments); and (3) payment of rent or mortgage. Provides that in no case shall the total assistance for a household be greater than the equivalent of 6 months of rent or mortgage payments. Provides that, on an annual basis, a grantee's administrative costs and case management expenses shall not exceed 15% of the grant amount it receives.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning housing.

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

Section 5. The Homelessness Prevention Act is amended by changing Section 6 and by adding Section 12.5 as follows:

(310 ILCS 70/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1306)

Sec. 6. Forms of assistance. Assistance offered to households by grantees shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage in an amount established as necessary to defeat the eviction or foreclosure, but shall in no event be greater than 3 months of rental or mortgage arrears;

(b) payment of a rent deposit or security deposit and payment of not more than 2 months rent or mortgage payments;

(b-5) payment of rent or mortgage;

(c) payment of utility bills and arrearages; or

(d) support services, where appropriate, to prevent homelessness or repeated episodes of homelessness.

In no case shall the total assistance for a household be greater than the equivalent of 6 months of rent or mortgage payments.

(Source: P.A. 96-291, eff. 8-11-09.)

(310 ILCS 70/12.5 new)

Sec. 12.5. Administrative costs and case management expenses. On an annual basis, a grantee's administrative costs and case management expenses shall not exceed 15% of the grant amount it receives under the Act.