Department would set rules for funds supporting disability housing

The department director would adopt rules for making community capital assistance funds available. The funds would help county boards acquire housing for people receiving supported living under the cited state program or a home and community-based services waiver administered by the department. The General Assembly must appropriate the funds to the department. The rules would apply to funds appropriated to the department; the text gives no start date.

The rules would allow funds to help acquire or build several kinds of housing and to combine them with other financing. The housing would be for people receiving supported living under the cited state program or a home and community-based services waiver administered by the department. Funds could not be combined with other financing if that financing has requirements that conflict with the director’s rules. The text gives no start date.

The rules would require county boards to give residents a meaningful chance to help choose their type of housing. This would apply to a resident who will live in housing acquired or built using community capital assistance funds. The text gives no deadline for providing this opportunity.

The department director could waive a rule to allow an innovative housing option. The waiver could apply to any rule adopted for community capital assistance funds. The option must align with the priorities of the department and county boards.