Bill Text: IL HB3840 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Affordable Housing Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a Homeless Veterans Demonstration Project.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-07 - Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Hoan Huynh [HB3840 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB3840-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, | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Affordable Housing Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 14 as follows:
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6 | (310 ILCS 65/14) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1264) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 14. Homeless Veterans Demonstration Project. (a) The | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Program Administrator shall, on the the recommendation of the | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Commission and in cooperation with the Department of Veterans' | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Affairs, implement a demonstration project for low and very | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | low-income homeless veterans and their families. This | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | demonstration project shall consist of a short-term shelter, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | and will also provide assistance in assessing the needs of | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | veterans, ascertaining the programs for which veterans may be | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | eligible and making application for such programs and services | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | and referral to appropriate agencies. The project shall, to | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | the extent possible, establish liaisons with labor | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | organizations, community colleges, vocational rehabilitation | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | programs and other providers of trade apprenticeships and | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | other job training programs. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (b) The Program Administrator shall submit to the Governor | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | and the General Assembly a report by January 1, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | evaluating the effectiveness of the project provided in this |
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1 | Section. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the | ||||||
2 | number of persons served under the project, information as to | ||||||
3 | the cost of the services, and recommendations as to whether | ||||||
4 | additional homeless veterans projects should be established. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 86-925.) |