Bill Text: IL HB3331 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Homelessness Prevention Act. Changes certain types of assistance grantees shall offer households to prevent homelessness as follows: (1) payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage (rather than payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage in an amount established as necessary to defeat the eviction or foreclosure, but shall in no event be greater than 3 months of rental or mortgage arrears); (2) payment of a security deposit (rather than payment of a rent deposit or security deposit and payment of not more than 2 months rent or mortgage payments); and (3) payment of rent or mortgage. Provides that in no case shall the total assistance for a household be greater than the equivalent of 6 months of rent or mortgage payments. Provides that, on an annual basis, a grantee's administrative costs and case management expenses shall not exceed 15% of the grant amount it receives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0280 [HB3331 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3331-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Homelessness Prevention Act. Changes certain types of assistance grantees shall offer households to prevent homelessness as follows: (1) payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage (rather than payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage in an amount established as necessary to defeat the eviction or foreclosure, but shall in no event be greater than 3 months of rental or mortgage arrears); (2) payment of a security deposit (rather than payment of a rent deposit or security deposit and payment of not more than 2 months rent or mortgage payments); and (3) payment of rent or mortgage. Provides that in no case shall the total assistance for a household be greater than the equivalent of 6 months of rent or mortgage payments. Provides that, on an annual basis, a grantee's administrative costs and case management expenses shall not exceed 15% of the grant amount it receives.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0280 [HB3331 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3331-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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Homelessness Prevention Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 6 and by adding Section 12.5 as follows:
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6 | (310 ILCS 70/6) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 1306)
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7 | Sec. 6. Forms of assistance. Assistance offered to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | households by
grantees shall include but
not be limited to the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | following:
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10 | (a) payment of a rent or mortgage arrearage in an amount
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11 | established as necessary to defeat
the eviction or foreclosure, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | but shall in no event be greater than 3 months of rental or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | mortgage arrears ;
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14 | (b) payment of a rent deposit or security deposit and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | payment of not
more than 2 months rent or mortgage payments ;
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16 | (b-5) payment of rent or mortgage; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (c) payment of utility bills and arrearages; or
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18 | (d) support services, where appropriate, to prevent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | homelessness or
repeated episodes of homelessness.
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20 | In no case shall the total assistance for a household be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | greater than the equivalent of 6 months of rent or mortgage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | payments. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 96-291, eff. 8-11-09.)
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1 | (310 ILCS 70/12.5 new) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 12.5. Administrative costs and case management | ||||||
3 | expenses. On an annual basis, a grantee's administrative costs | ||||||
4 | and case management expenses shall not exceed 15% of the grant | ||||||
5 | amount it receives under the Act.
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