Connecticut 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 302 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER TASK FORCE AND REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
302 February Session, 2022 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER TASK FORCE AND REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.
247 February Session, 2022 Substitute Senate Bill No.
302 Senate, March 31, 2022 The Committee on Housing reported through SEN.
LOPES of the 6th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER TASK FORCE AND REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.
(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall, within available appropriations, award grants under such grant program based on applications submitted and evaluated as provided in this section.
(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall, within available appropriations, award grants under such grant program based on sSB302 / File No.
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247 applications submitted and evaluated as provided in this section.
(d) The commissioner shall commence accepting applications for the grant program established pursuant to this section not later than LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00302-R01 of 5 SB.docx Substitute Bill No.
(d) The commissioner shall commence accepting applications for the grant program established pursuant to this section not later than October 1, 2022.
302 October 1, 2022.
and (7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
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(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00302 of 5 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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302 this section may be a member of the General Assembly.
247 (7) Two appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.
(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, (2) "dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-00302-3 of 5 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(a) As used in this section, (1) "address" means a location as described by the full street number, if any, the street name, the city or town, and the state, and not a mailing address such as a post office box, (2) "dwelling unit" means any house or building, or portion thereof, which is rented, leased or hired out to be occupied, or is arranged or designed sSB302 / File No.
302 or yards, (3) "agent in charge" means one who manages real estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and supervision of property, (4) "controlling participant" means [an individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational control] a natural person who is not a minor and who, directly or indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns greater than twenty-five per cent of, a corporation,partnership,trustorotherlegallyrecognizedentityowning rental real property in the state, and (5) "project-based housing provider" means a property owner who contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o).
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247 to be occupied, or is occupied, as the home or residence of one or more persons, living independently of each other, and doing their cooking upon the premises, and having a common right in the halls, stairways or yards, (3) "agent in charge" means one who manages real estate, including, but not limited to, the collection of rents and supervision of property, (4) "controlling participant" means [an individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational control] a natural person who is not a minor and who, directly or indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship, exercises substantial control of, or owns greater than twenty-five per cent of, a corporation,partnership,trustorotherlegallyrecognizedentityowning rental real property in the state, and (5) "project-based housing provider" means a property owner who contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing to tenants under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program, 42 USC 1437f(o).
[, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based housing provider shall include the identifying information and the current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential address changes, notice of the new residentialaddress shall be provided LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SB-003024 of 5 R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
[, except that, if such controlling participant is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legally recognized entity, the project-based housing provider shall include the identifying information and the current residential address of an individual who exercises day-to-day sSB302 / File No.
302 by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in chargeofthebuildingtotheofficeofthetaxassessororotherdesignated municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the address change occurred.
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247 financial or operational control of such entity.] If such residential address changes, notice of the new residentialaddress shall be provided by such nonresident owner, project-based housing provider or agent in chargeofthebuildingtotheofficeofthetaxassessororotherdesignated municipal office not more than twenty-one days after the date that the address change occurred.
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247 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ Department of Housing GF - Cost Up to Up to 284,000 284,000 State Comptroller - Fringe GF - Cost Up to Up to Benefits1 13,700 13,700 Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Housing (DOH) to establish a housing authority resident quality of life improvement grant program, which results in a state cost of up to $297,700 per fiscal year.
The bill allows DOH to award grants totaling up to $250,000 per year, depending on available appropriations, to housing authorities that apply.
DOH is anticipated to require up to one part-time housing specialist at an annual state cost of $47,700 ($34,000 in salary and $13,700 in fringe benefits) to administer the program.
The bill also establishes a task force to study the implementation of the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) in Connecticut.
This has no fiscal impact because PA 17-236 prohibits transportation allowances for task force members.
Additionally, the bill specifies a reporting requirement for certain The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts administered by the Comptroller.
The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23.
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247 housing providers.
This has no fiscal impact.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to changes in employee wage and benefit costs.
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Information regarding the Housing Authority Small Improvement Program Department of Housing sSB302 / File No.
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247 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 302 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENT QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM AND A HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER TASK FORCE AND REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN NATURAL PERSON OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.
SUMMARY This bill establishes a grant program, administered by the Department of Housing (DOH), to provide housing authorities with funding for improvements to their residential buildings.
It also creates relatedrequirements concerning theapplicationprocess,funding limits, and use of the grants.
The bill also establishes a task force to study the federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program and its implementation in the state.
It requiresthetask force to report itsfindingsandrecommendationsto the Housing Committee andthestate’scongressionaldelegation by January 16, 2023.
Current law allows municipalities to require that landlords renting to participants of the HCV program provide identifying information for certain individuals that exercise control of these properties (i.e., controlling participants).
The bill extends this provision to also cover nonresident owners of rental property and makes it applicable only to business entities.
It also provides additional specificity as to what individuals qualify as controlling participants (generally those that exercise substantial control of, or own more than 25% of, these business entities).
Finally, the bill makes minor and technical changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Upon passage, except the provisions on sSB302 / File No.
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247 municipal landlord identification requirements, which take effect October 1, 2022.
§ 1 — GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOUSING AUTHORITIES The bill establishes a new grant program to provide housing authorities with funding for improvements to their residential buildings, as may be recommended by their resident advisory boards (see BACKGROUND).
It requiresDOHto award programgrants within available appropriations and begin accepting applications by October 1, 2022.
Under the bill, housing authorities can apply for a grant by submitting applications to DOH in the manner the commissioner prescribes.
The department must evaluate applications and can award up to $250,000 in total grants under the program per fiscal year.
These grants must provide an ongoing benefit to residents of the housing authority-managed building or buildings subject to the proposed improvements, as determined by the commissioner.
Additionally, the commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the program.
§ 2 — HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM TASK FORCE The bill establishes a 12-member task force to study the federal HCV program (see BACKGROUND) and its implementation in the state, including any disparate impacts the program has on the development of at-risk children and youth or families.
Membership, Initial Appointments, and Vacancies Task force members may be General Assembly members and must include (1) the Housing Committee chairpersons and ranking members, or their designees, (2) two each appointed by the minority leaders of the House and Senate, and (3) one appointed by each of the four other legislative leaders.
The legislative leaders must make the initial task force appointments no later than 30 days after the bill’s passage and appointing authorities fill vacancies.
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247 Chairpersons, Meetings, and Reporting Requirement The bill requires the House speaker and Senate minority leader to each select a task force member to serve as a chairperson.
The chairpersons must schedule the task force’s first meeting for no later than 60 days after the bill’s passage.
The bill requires the task force, by January 16, 2023, to report on its findingandrecommendationstotheHousing Committeeandthestate’s congressional delegation.
The task force terminates when it submits this report or January 16, 2023, whichever is later.
The Housing Committee’s administrative staff serves as the task force’s administrative staff.
§ 3 — MUNICIPAL LANDLORD IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS Under existing law, generally unchanged by the bill, municipalities can require nonresident owners and landlords renting to HCV program participants (also known as project-based housing providers or PBHPs) to provide (1) their current residential addresses or (2) the current residential address of the agent in charge of the building if the owners are a business entity that owns rental property (i.e., a corporation, partnership, trust, or other legally recognized entity).
Current law includes an additional “controlling participant” requirement for PBHPs.
It requires that they provide identifying information and the current residential address of each controlling participant associated with the property, meaning an individual or entity that exercises day-to-day financial or operational control.
If a controlling participant is a business entity, the PBHP must identify and provide the residential address for a natural person who exercises control over that entity.
The bill makes changes to this “controlling participant” requirement.
It only requires a PBHP to disclose the identifying information and current residential addresses of its controlling participants if the PBHP is a business entity.
It also redefines controlling participant to mean a natural person who (1) is not a minor and (2) directly or indirectly and through any contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship, sSB302 / File No.
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247 exercises substantial control of, or owns more than 25% of, a business entity that owns rental property.
Finally, the bill extends this requirement to nonresident owners in addition to PBHPs.
BACKGROUND Resident Advisory Boards Federal law generally requires public housing agencies (PHAs) to establish at least one resident advisory board to assist and make recommendations regarding the development of a PHA’s public housing agency plan (42 U.S.C.
§ 1437c-1(e)).
A housing authority located in Connecticut that does not administer any HUD programs or receive HUD funding is not considered a PHA and thus is not subject to this requirement.
Housing Choice Voucher Program and Project-Based Housing Providers The HCV program is the federal government’s main program for helping very low-income families afford private market housing (42 U.S.C.
§ 1437f(o)).
Eligible households that are issued ahousing voucher must find housing that meets the program’s requirements.
HUD funds the program and it is administered locally by PHAs and statewide by DOH.
State law defines PBHPs as property owners who contract with HUD to provide housing to tenants under the HCV program.
COMMITTEE ACTION Housing Committee Joint Favorable Yea 15 Nay 0 (03/15/2022) sSB302 / File No.
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  1. FILE NO. 247

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 198

  3. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/22

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0310

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Housing

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SB 302 is sponsored by Kevin C. Kelly.
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