Bill Text: IL HB3844 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that, if and only if Senate Bill 1980 of the 101st General Assembly becomes law, then the Housing Authorities Act is amended by requiring every housing authority organized under the Act to collect and report to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority specified housing data in addition to the criminal history record data required under the Act. Provides that the housing data to be collected and reported by each housing authority shall include: the number of vacant rental units within each housing project operated by the housing authority; and information on whether each waiting list maintained by the housing authority is opened or closed. Requires the information to be reported to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority in addition to the required criminal history record data. Effective immediately or on the date Senate Bill 1980 of the 101st General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3844 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3844-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning housing.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. If and only if Senate Bill 1980 of the 101st | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | General Assembly becomes law, then the Housing Authorities Act | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | is amended by changing Section 8.10a as follows:
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7 | (310 ILCS 10/8.10a) | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 8.10a. Criminal history record and housing data . | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Every Authority organized under the provisions of this | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Act shall collect the following criminal history record data : | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) the number of applications submitted for admission | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | to federally assisted housing; | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (2)
the number of applications submitted for admission | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | to federally assisted housing by individuals with a | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | criminal history record, if the Authority is conducting | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | criminal history records checks of applicants or other | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | household members; | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (3)
the number of applications for admission to | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | federally assisted housing that were denied on the basis | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | of a criminal history record, if the Authority is | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | conducting criminal history records checks of applicants | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | or other household members; | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (4)
the number of criminal records assessment hearings |
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1 | requested by applicants for housing who were denied | ||||||
2 | federally assisted housing on the basis of a criminal | ||||||
3 | history records check; and | ||||||
4 | (5)
the number of denials for federally assisted | ||||||
5 | housing that were overturned after a criminal records | ||||||
6 | assessment hearing. | ||||||
7 | (b) The information required in this subsection Section | ||||||
8 | shall be disaggregated by the race, ethnicity, and sex of | ||||||
9 | applicants for housing. | ||||||
10 | (b) Every Authority organized under the provisions of this | ||||||
11 | Act shall collect the following housing data: | ||||||
12 | (1) the number of vacant rental units within each | ||||||
13 | housing project operated by the Authority; and | ||||||
14 | (2) information on whether each waiting list | ||||||
15 | maintained by the Authority is open or closed. | ||||||
16 | (c) The information collected under subsections (a) and | ||||||
17 | (b) This information shall be reported to the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Criminal Justice Information Authority and shall be compiled | ||||||
19 | and reported to the General Assembly annually by the Illinois | ||||||
20 | Criminal Justice Information Authority. The Illinois Criminal | ||||||
21 | Justice Information Authority shall also make this report | ||||||
22 | publicly available, including on its website, without fee.
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23 | (Source: 10100SB1980enr.)
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24 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
25 | becoming law or on the date Senate Bill 1980 of the 101st | ||||||
26 | General Assembly takes effect, whichever is later.
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