102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4949
 
Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Lakesia Collins
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 3805/7.33 new

     Amends the Illinois Housing Development Act. Provides that from funds appropriated, directly or indirectly, from moneys received by the State from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (Authority) shall expend funds to create a Senior Home Preservation Grant Program to provide grants to legacy resident seniors to preserve the safety of their homes. Provides that  grants may be used for housing owned by a legacy resident senior to reduce the cost of repair and rehabilitation, to remove or correct health or safety hazards, to comply with applicable housing standards or codes, or to make needed repairs to improve the general living conditions of the legacy resident senior, including improved accessibility for seniors with disabilities. Requires applicants to apply to the program in a form and manner prescribed by the Authority. Provides that, to qualify for a grant, the applicant must, at a minimum, be the owner of the home and use the home as his or her  primary residence. Permits the Authority to establish minimum housing standards applicants must meet to qualify for a grant under the program. Provides that the Authority may adopt rules to implement the program. Provides that expenditures of funds provided under the authority of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 shall be in accordance with the permitted purposes under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and all related federal guidance.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Housing Development Act is amended  
5by adding Section 7.33 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 3805/7.33 new)
7    Sec. 7.33. Senior Home Preservation Grant Program.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "legacy resident seniors" 
9means seniors 65 years or older who have lived in their 
10community family home for at least 30 years. 
11    (b) From funds appropriated, directly or indirectly, from 
12moneys received by the State from the Coronavirus State Fiscal 
13Recovery Fund in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act 
14of 2021, the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall 
15expend funds to create a Senior Home Preservation Grant 
16Program to provide grants to legacy resident seniors to 
17preserve the safety of their homes. Grants provided under the 
18program may be used for housing owned by a legacy resident 
19senior to reduce the cost of repair and rehabilitation, to 
20remove or correct health or safety hazards, to comply with 
21applicable housing standards or codes, or to make needed 
22repairs to improve the general living conditions of the legacy 
23resident senior, including improved accessibility for seniors 
 
 
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1with disabilities. 
2    Applicants must apply to the program in a form and manner 
3prescribed by the Authority. To qualify for a grant, the 
4applicant must, at a minimum, be the owner of the home and use 
5the home as his or her  primary residence. The Authority may 
6also establish minimum housing standards applicants must meet 
7to qualify for a grant under the program.
8    The Authority may adopt any rules necessary to implement 
9the program. Expenditures of funds provided under the 
10authority of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 shall be in 
11accordance with the permitted purposes under the American 
12Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and all related federal guidance.