As Introduced

128th General Assembly
Regular Session
2009-2010
S. B. No. 76


Senator Kearney 

Cosponsors: Senators Morano, Miller, D., Turner 



A BILL
To enact sections 3742.55 and 3742.56 of the Revised 1
Code to establish a grant program to pay lead 2
hazard removal costs incurred by qualified 3
homeowners and to make an appropriation.4


BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

       Section 1. That sections 3742.55 and 3742.56 of the Revised 5
Code be enacted to read as follows:6

       Sec. 3742.55. As used in this section and section 3742.56 of 7
the Revised Code:8

        (A) "Costs of lead hazard removal" means all costs associated 9
with the removal of lead hazards from a qualified homeowner's 10
primary residence, including hiring and paying contractors and 11
storing household furnishings and other belongings taken from the 12
residence.13

        (B) "Federal poverty guideline" means the official poverty 14
line as revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the 15
"Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981," 95 Stat. 511, 42 16
U.S.C. 9902, as amended.17

        (C) "Qualified homeowner" means a person who owns and resides 18
in a single-family home as a primary residence and to whom all of 19
the following apply:20

        (1) The income of the household of which the person is a 21
member is less than or equal to two hundred per cent of the 22
federal poverty guideline.23

        (2) The person resides with a minor.24

        (3) The home is subject to a lead hazard control order issued 25
under section 3742.37 of the Revised Code.26

       (4) The person meets all other qualifications required under 27
federal law.28

       Sec. 3742.56. The director of development shall establish, 29
maintain, and administer a program to provide grants of amounts up 30
to twenty thousand dollars to qualified homeowners to pay the cost 31
of lead hazard removal. The director of development, in 32
consultation with the director of job and family services, shall 33
adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code 34
necessary to establish, maintain, and administer the program.35

       Section 2. Up to $25,000,000 in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 36
from appropriation items 600410, TANF State, or 600689, TANF 37
Block Grant, whichever the Department of Job and Family Services 38
determines is most appropriate, shall be used to provide grants to 39
cover the costs of lead hazard removal pursuant to sections 40
3742.55 and 3742.56 of the Revised Code. If necessary, the 41
Director of Budget and Management shall create appropriation items 42
in the budget of the Department of Development, and adjust 43
appropriations in the budgets of the Department of Development and 44
the Department of Job and Family Services as needed to implement 45
this program. The funds are hereby appropriated.46

       Section 3. The codified and uncodified sections of law 47
contained in this act are not subject to the referendum. 48
Therefore, under Ohio Constitution, Article II, Section 1d and 49
section 1.471 of the Revised Code, the codified and uncodified 50
sections of law contained in this act go into immediate effect 51
when this act becomes law.52