99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2271
 
Introduced 1/27/2016, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



310 ILCS 110/15

 Amends the Comprehensive Housing Planning Act. Changes the date through which the State is required to prepare and be guided by an annual comprehensive housing plan that is consistent with the affirmative fair housing provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act to December 31, 2026 (rather than June 30, 2016). Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning housing.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Comprehensive Housing Planning Act is 
5amended by changing Section 15 as follows:

6 (310 ILCS 110/15)

7 Sec. 15. Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan.

8 (a) During the period from the effective date of this Act 
9through December 31, 2026 June 30, 2016, the State of Illinois 
10shall prepare and be guided by an annual comprehensive housing 
11plan ("Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan") that is consistent 
12with the affirmative fair housing provisions of the Illinois 
13Human Rights Act and specifically addresses the following 
14underserved populations:
15  (1) households earning below 50% of the area median 
16 income, with particular emphasis on households earning 
17 below 30% of the area median income;
18  (2) low-income senior citizens;
19  (3) low-income persons with any form of disability, 
20 including, but not limited to, physical disability, 
21 developmental disability, mental illness, co-occurring 
22 mental illness and substance abuse disorder, and HIV/AIDS;
23  (4) homeless persons and persons determined to be at 
 
 
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1 risk of homelessness;
2  (5) low-income and moderate-income persons unable to 
3 afford housing near work or transportation; and
4  (6) low-income persons residing in existing affordable 
5 housing that is in danger of becoming unaffordable or being 
6 lost.
7 (b) The Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan shall include, 
8but need not be limited to, the following:
9  (1) The identification of all funding sources for which 
10 the State has administrative control that are available for 
11 housing construction, rehabilitation, preservation, 
12 operating or rental subsidies, and supportive services.
13  (2) Goals for the number and types of housing units to 
14 be constructed, preserved, or rehabilitated each year for 
15 the underserved populations identified in subsection (a) 
16 of Section 15, based on available housing resources.
17  (3) Funding recommendations for types of programs for 
18 housing construction, preservation, rehabilitation, and 
19 supportive services, where necessary, related to the 
20 underserved populations identified in subsection (a) of 
21 Section 15, based on the Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan.
22  (4) Specific actions needed to ensure the coordination 
23 of State government resources that can be used to build or 
24 preserve affordable housing, provide services to accompany 
25 the creation of affordable housing, and prevent 
26 homelessness.
 
 
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1  (5) Recommended State actions that promote the 
2 construction, preservation, and rehabilitation of 
3 affordable housing by private-sector, not-for-profit, and 
4 government entities and address those practices that 
5 impede such promotion.
6  (6) Specific suggestions for incentives for counties 
7 and municipalities to develop and implement local 
8 comprehensive housing plans that would encourage a mix of 
9 housing to meet the needs of current and future residents.

10  (7) Identification of options that counties, 
11 municipalities, and other local jurisdictions, including 
12 public housing authorities, can take to construct, 
13 rehabilitate, or preserve housing in their own communities 
14 for the underserved populations identified in Section 10 of 
15 this Act.
16 (c) The Interagency Subcommittee, with staff support and 
17coordination assistance from the Authority, shall develop the 
18Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan. The State Housing Task Force 
19shall provide advice and guidance to the Interagency 
20Subcommittee in developing the Plan. The Interagency 
21Subcommittee shall deliver the Annual Comprehensive Housing 
22Plan to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1 of 
23each year or the first business day thereafter. The Authority, 
24on behalf of the Interagency Subcommittee, shall prepare an 
25interim report by September 30 and a final report by April 1 of 
26the following year to the Governor and the General Assembly on 
 
 
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1the progress made toward achieving the projected goals of the 
2Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan during the previous calendar 
3year. These reports shall include estimates of revenues, 
4expenditures, obligations, bond allocations, and fund balances 
5for all programs or funds addressed in the Annual Comprehensive 
6Housing Plan.
7 (d) The Authority shall provide staffing to the Interagency 
8Subcommittee, the Task Force, and the Executive Committee of 
9the Task Force. It shall also provide the staff support needed 
10to help coordinate the implementation of the Annual 
11Comprehensive Housing Plan during the course of the year. The 
12Authority shall be eligible for reimbursement of up to $300,000 
13per year for such staff support costs from a designated funding 
14source, if available, or from the Illinois Affordable Housing 
15Trust Fund.


16(Source: P.A. 94-965, eff. 6-30-06.)


17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
18becoming law.