HB4949eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4949 Engrossed LRB102 24593 KTG 33828 b

AN ACT concerning State government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Housing Development Act is amended by adding Section 7.33 as follows:

(20 ILCS 3805/7.33 new)

Sec. 7.33. Senior Home Preservation Grant Program.

(a) As used in this Section, "legacy resident seniors" means seniors 65 years or older who have lived in their community family home for at least 30 years.

(b) 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 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. Grants provided under the program 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.

Applicants must apply to the program in a form and manner prescribed by the Authority. 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. The Authority may also establish minimum housing standards applicants must meet to qualify for a grant under the program.

The Authority may adopt any rules necessary to implement the program. 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.