Bill Text: CT HB05288 | 2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Senior Housing.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-18 - Referred to Joint Committee on Aging [HB05288 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2016-HB05288-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5288
February Session, 2016		LCO No. 1087
		*01087_______AGE*
Referred to Committee on AGING
Introduced by:
(AGE)

AN ACT CONCERNING SENIOR HOUSING.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2016) (a) For purposes of this section, "elderly" means sixty-two years of age and older. The Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Department on Aging, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Developmental Services, the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and representatives from independent living centers for persons with disabilities, shall conduct a study concerning state-assisted housing for elderly tenants authorized pursuant to chapter 128 of the general statutes. The study shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The financial impact of an increase in younger tenants with disabilities on the availability of such housing; (2) the number of negative incidents between elderly tenants and younger tenants with disabilities from the beginning of calendar year 2011 to the end of calendar year 2015 and the number of evictions related to such incidents; (3) support services available to assist tenants with disabilities and any gaps in such services; (4) recommendations concerning the provision of comparable housing to tenants if the state reserves units in state-assisted housing for elderly tenants or younger tenants with disabilities; (5) recommendations for additional support services needed for tenants; and (6) an estimate of any additional state appropriations needed to implement recommendations made pursuant to subdivisions (4) and (5) of this subsection.

(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, on the study to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and housing not later than January 15, 2017.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2016	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To determine how the state may best provide housing to elderly persons and younger persons with disabilities.

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