Connecticut § 8-206i - Grants for supportive housing for persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities.

§ 8-206i. Grants for supportive housing for persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities.

Sec. 8-206i. Grants for supportive housing for persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities. (a) The Commissioner of Housing, in consultation with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, shall provide grants-in-aid or deferred loans to an eligible developer, as defined in section 8-39, that has partnered with a Department of Developmental Services qualified provider or a provider approved to provide services that support persons receiving services under the Medicaid waiver program for autism spectrum disorder services, operated through the Department of Social Services, for supportive housing for persons with an intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities, including, but not limited to, autism spectrum disorder. The Commissioner of Housing shall give priority in disbursement of grants to an eligible developer that reserves not more than twenty-five per cent of the initial residential capacity of a housing site for individuals with such disabilities who are on a waiting list maintained by the Department of Developmental Services or the Department of Social Services for supportive housing or who wish to move from a more structured setting to supportive housing.

(b) The Commissioner of Housing shall expend not more than five million dollars on the program established pursuant to this section in any one service region of the Department of Developmental Services. The commissioner may expend not more than two per cent of the funds allocated to the program established by this section on administrative expenses directly related to the program.

(c) The Commissioner of Housing shall develop and publish guidelines for the award of grants and deferred loans under subsection (a) of this section and a uniform application form for such grants and deferred loans. The commissioner shall post such guidelines and application form on the Internet web site of the Department of Housing not later than October 1, 2024.

(d) The recipient of a grant or deferred loan pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall report annually to the Commissioner of Housing, on a form to be developed by the commissioner, on the expenditure of such grant funds or deferred loans. The commissioner shall submit a report on January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, concerning the expenditure of grant funds and deferred loans awarded pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to housing, human services and public health.

(P.A. 23-137, S. 53; P.A. 24-122, S. 3.)

History: P.A. 23-137 effective July 1, 2023; this section was originally published as Sec. 17a-249 in the 2024 Supplement to the General Statutes; P.A. 24-122 transferred control of grant-in-aid program from Commissioner of Developmental Services to Commissioner of Housing, added provision authorizing deferred loans to be provided as part of program, amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “private nonprofit organizations” with provision re eligible developer that has partnered with Department of Developmental Services qualified provider or provider approved under Medicaid waiver program for autism spectrum disorder services, replacing “reserves fifty per cent or more of the initial residential capacity” with “reserves not more than twenty-five per cent of the initial residential capacity” and adding “or who wish to move from a more structured setting to supportive housing”, amended Subsec. (c) by replacing “July 1, 2024” with “October 1, 2024” and made technical and conforming changes.