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AN ACT concerning housing.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Comprehensive Housing Planning Act is
5
amended by changing Sections 5, 10, 15, and 20 as follows:

6

(310 ILCS 110/5)
7

Sec. 5.
Definitions.
In this Act:
8

"Area median household income" means the median household
9
income adjusted for family size for applicable income limit
10
areas as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing
11
and Urban Development under Section 8 of the United States
12
Housing Act of 1937. For purposes of analysis and policy
13
development, U.S. Census Bureau median household income data
14
may also be referenced to ensure comprehensive and regionally
15
relevant benchmarks.

16

"Authority" means the Illinois Housing Development
17
Authority.
18

"Interagency Committee" means the Interagency Committee of
19
the State Housing Task Force, which shall consist of the
20
following members or their senior staff designees: the
21
Executive Director of the Authority; the Secretaries of Human
22
Services and Transportation; the Directors of the State
23
Departments of Aging, Children and Family Services,

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Corrections, Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Emergency
2
Management, Financial and Professional Regulation, Healthcare
3
and Family Services, Human Rights, Juvenile Justice, Natural
4
Resources, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs; the Director
5
of the Environmental Protection Agency; a representative of
6
the Governor's Office; and a representative of the Governor's
7
Office of Management and Budget.
8

"State Housing Task Force" or "Task Force" means a task
9
force comprised of the following persons or their designees:
10
the Executive Director of the Authority; a representative of
11
the Governor's Office; a representative of the Lieutenant
12
Governor's Office;
the Secretaries of Human Services,
13
Transportation, and Financial and Professional Regulation; the
14
Directors of Aging, Children and Family Services, Corrections,
15
Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Emergency Management,
16
Healthcare and Family Services, Human Rights, Juvenile
17
Justice, Natural Resources, Public Health, and Veterans
18
Affairs; the Director of the Environmental Protection Agency;
19
and a representative of the Governor's Office of Management
20
and Budget.

and the Interagency Committee.
The Governor may
21
also invite and appoint the following to the Task Force:
22
representatives of the U. S. Departments of Housing and Urban
23
Development (HUD) and Agriculture Rural Development; and up to
24
18 housing experts, with proportional representation from
25
urban, suburban, and rural areas throughout the State. The
26
Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, the

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President of the Illinois Senate, the Minority Leader of the
2
Illinois House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of
3
the Illinois Senate may each appoint one representative to the
4
Task Force. The Executive Director of the Authority shall
5
serve as Chair of the Task Force. The Governor shall appoint a
6
housing expert from the non-governmental sector to serve as
7
Vice-Chair.
8
(Source: P.A. 99-564, eff. 7-15-16.)

9

(310 ILCS 110/10)
10

Sec. 10.
Purpose.
In order to maintain the economic health
11
of its communities, the State must have a comprehensive and
12
unified policy for the allocation of resources for affordable
13
housing and supportive services for historically underserved
14
populations throughout the State. Executive Order 2003-18
15
shall be codified into this Act. The purposes of this Act are
16
to accomplish the following:
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(1) address the need to make available quality housing
18

at a variety of price points in communities throughout the
19

State;
20

(2) overcome the shortage of affordable housing, which
21

threatens the viability of many communities and has
22

significant social costs, such as homelessness,
23

concentration of poverty, and unnecessary
24

institutionalization;
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(3) meet the need for safe, sanitary, and accessible

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affordable and community-based housing and supportive
2

services for elderly persons and people with disabilities
3

and other populations with special needs;
4

(4) promote a full range of quality housing choices
5

near job opportunities, transit options, and related
6

amenities;
7

(5) meet the needs of constituencies that have been
8

historically underserved and segregated due to barriers
9

and trends in the existing housing market or insufficient
10

resources;
11

(6) facilitate the preservation of ownership of
12

existing homes and rental housing in communities;
13

(7) create new housing opportunities and, where
14

appropriate, promote mixed-income communities;
15

(7.5) maximize federal funding opportunities for
16

affordable housing or the services people need to maintain
17

their housing with required State funding, such as,
18

without limitation, for federal Continuum of Care networks
19

and HOME Investment Partnerships Program project sponsors;
20

and

21

(8) encourage development of State incentives for
22

communities to create a mix of housing to meet the needs of
23

current and future residents
;

.

24

(9) facilitate public-private partnerships in
25

affordable housing using the Comprehensive Housing Plan
26

and Progress Report as tools to elevate the visibility of

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comprehensive, affordable housing resources and services
2

to non-governmental sectors;
3

(10) encourage sustainable and environmentally
4

resilient affordable housing programming and practices;
5

(11) promote principles of diversity, equity, and
6

inclusion in affordable housing development and the built
7

environment;
8

(12) create housing to avoid displacement of existing
9

residents in areas with rapidly escalating housing costs;
10

(13) promote housing investment in communities with
11

vacant and abandoned properties; and
12

(14) support innovative models of homeownership,
13

including, but not limited to, community land trusts and
14

other shared equity models.
15
(Source: P.A. 99-564, eff. 7-15-16.)

16

(310 ILCS 110/15)
17

Sec. 15.
Annual
Comprehensive Housing Plan.
18

(a) During the period from the effective date of this Act
19
through
July 1, 2038

December 31, 2026
, the State of Illinois
20
shall prepare and be guided by
a 3-year

an annual

21
comprehensive housing plan ("
Annual
Comprehensive Housing
22
Plan")
, which may be amended by the Task Force on an annual
23
basis,
that is consistent with the affirmative fair housing
24
provisions of the Illinois Human Rights Act and specifically
25
addresses the following
priority

underserved
populations:

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(1)
very low-income
households
, individuals, and older
2

adults
earning below 50% of the area median
household

3

income, with particular emphasis on households earning
4

below 30% of the area median
household
income;
5

(2) low-income
households, individuals, and older
6

adults in need of permanent supportive housing

senior
7

citizens
;
8

(3) low-income
households, individuals, and older
9

adults with a population-specific need, including, but not
10

limited to, justice-involved individuals; persons
11

experiencing homelessness;
persons with
a

any form of

12

disability, including
persons with a

, but not limited to,

13

physical disability,
a
developmental disability,
an

14

intellectual disability,
a
mental illness,
a
co-occurring
15

mental
health condition

illness
and substance abuse
16

disorder,
or

and
HIV/AIDS;
survivors of gender-based
17

violence; unnecessarily institutionalized persons;
18

veterans; and youth, including those aging out of the
19

foster care system; and

20

(4)
any other high need population, as determined by
21

the Task Force, to be defined in the Comprehensive Housing
22

Plan, and revisited each planning cycle, as needed.

23

homeless persons and persons determined to be at risk of
24

homelessness;
25

For the purposes of this Section, "homelessness" shall be
26
aligned with definitions guiding current statewide initiatives

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aimed at serving this population.

2

(5) low-income and moderate-income persons unable to
3

afford housing that has access to work opportunities or
4

transportation options;
5

(6) low-income persons residing in communities with
6

existing affordable housing that is in danger of becoming
7

unaffordable or being lost;
8

(7) low-income people residing in communities with
9

ongoing community revitalization efforts; and
10

(8) other special needs populations, including people
11

with criminal records and veterans experiencing or at risk
12

of homelessness.
13

(a-5) The Comprehensive Housing Plan shall reflect the
14
State's commitment to an affordable housing approach for
15
priority populations that promotes access to opportunity and
16
resources for low-income households through the following
17
priority initiatives:
18

(1) Affordable housing programs or investments that
19

enable individuals to have access to employment, including
20

housing programs that incentivize employer partnerships or
21

contributions in affordable housing; reserves a share of
22

units for employees of local companies or employers; is a
23

public-private partnership with an area employer; or
24

incentivizes housing investment proximate to fixed route
25

transit, such as rail or bus service.
26

(2) Preservation of existing affordable housing,

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including rental and owner-occupied units, which includes
2

any program or investment in Illinois' existing housing
3

such as, repair or rehabilitation programs; accessibility
4

programs; weatherization or energy upgrade programs; or
5

other homeowner assistance programs.
6

(3) Planning and development initiatives in
7

communities with unmet housing needs, including
8

communities with low concentrations of affordable housing
9

and communities in need of revitalization and investment.
10

This may be accomplished through technical assistance,
11

physical planning, or capacity building programs that
12

address a pre-existing community need.
13

(4) Any other high need initiative, as determined by
14

the Task Force, to be defined in the Comprehensive Housing
15

Plan, and revisited each planning cycle, as needed.
16

(b) The
Annual
Comprehensive Housing Plan shall include,
17
but need not be limited to, the following:
18

(1) The identification of all funding sources for
19

which the State has administrative control that are
20

available for housing construction, rehabilitation,
21

preservation, operating or rental subsidies, and
22

supportive services.
23

(2) Goals for the number, affordability for different
24

income levels, and types of housing units to be
25

constructed, preserved, or rehabilitated each year for the
26

priority

underserved
populations identified in subsection

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(a)
of Section 15
, based on available housing resources.
2

(3) Funding recommendations for types of programs for
3

housing construction, preservation, rehabilitation, and
4

supportive services, where necessary, related to the
5

priority

underserved
populations identified in subsection
6

(a)
and the priority initiatives identified in subsection
7

(a-5)

of Section 15
, based on the
Annual
Comprehensive
8

Housing Plan.
9

(4) Specific actions needed to ensure the coordination
10

of State government resources that can be used to build or
11

preserve affordable housing, provide services to accompany
12

the creation of affordable housing, and prevent
13

homelessness.
14

(5) Recommended State actions that promote the
15

construction, preservation, and rehabilitation of
16

affordable housing by private-sector, not-for-profit, and
17

government entities and address those practices that
18

impede such promotion.
19

(6) Specific suggestions for incentives for counties
20

and municipalities to develop and implement local
21

comprehensive housing plans that would encourage a mix of
22

housing to meet the needs of current and future residents.
23

(7) Identification of options that counties,
24

municipalities, and other local jurisdictions, including
25

public housing authorities, can take to construct,
26

rehabilitate, or preserve housing in their own communities

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for the
priority

underserved
populations identified in
2

Section 10 of this Act.
3

(c) The
Task Force

Interagency Committee
, with staff
4
support and coordination assistance from the Authority, shall
5
develop the
Annual
Comprehensive Housing Plan.
Beginning July
6
1, 2028, the

The State Housing
Task Force
shall provide advice
7
and guidance to the Interagency Committee in developing the
8
Plan. The Interagency Committee
shall deliver the
Annual

9
Comprehensive Housing Plan to the Governor and the General
10
Assembly by
July

January
15
of each year
or the first business
11
day thereafter
, and every 3 years thereafter
. The Authority,
12
on behalf of the
Task Force

Interagency Committee
, shall
13
prepare
a

an Annual
Progress Report by
January 30 of each

April
14
1 of the following
year to the Governor and the General
15
Assembly
, reporting on the activities of the prior fiscal
16
year.

on the progress made toward achieving the projected
17
goals, as defined in paragraph (2) of subsection (b), of the
18
Annual Comprehensive Housing Plan during the previous calendar
19
year.
These reports shall include estimates of revenues,
20
expenditures, obligations, bond allocations, and fund balances
21
for all programs or funds addressed in the
Annual

22
Comprehensive Housing Plan.
23

(d) The Authority shall provide staffing to the
24
Interagency Committee and the
Task Force. It shall also
25
provide the staff support needed to help coordinate the
26
implementation of the
Annual
Comprehensive Housing Plan during

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the course of the year. The Authority shall be eligible for
2
reimbursement of up to $300,000 per year for such staff
3
support costs from a designated funding source, if available,
4
or from the Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund.
5
(Source: P.A. 99-564, eff. 7-15-16.)

6

(310 ILCS 110/20)
7

Sec. 20.
State Housing Task Force.

8

(a)
The State Housing Task Force shall:
9

(1) (Blank).
10

(1.5) Adopt a mission statement no later than June 30,
11

2027. The mission statement may be updated during each
12

Comprehensive Housing Plan 3-year cycle, as needed.

13

(2) Create necessary subcommittees and appoint
14

subcommittee members and outside experts, with the advice
15

of the Task Force
and the Interagency Committee
.
16

(3) Ensure adequate public input into the
Annual

17

Comprehensive Housing Plan.
18

(4) Involve, to the extent possible, appropriate
19

representatives of the federal government, local
20

governments and municipalities, public housing
21

authorities, local continuum-of-care, for-profit, and
22

not-for-profit developers, supportive housing providers,
23

business, labor, lenders, advocates for the
priority

24

underserved
populations named in this Act, and fair
25

housing agencies.

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(4.5) Be responsible for providing the information
2

needed to develop the Comprehensive Housing Plan as well
3

as the Progress Report.

4

(5)
Develop the

Have input into the development of the
5

Annual
Comprehensive Housing Plan and the
Annual
Progress
6

Report prepared by the Authority.
7

(6) Oversee the implementation of the Comprehensive
8

Housing Plan by coordinating, streamlining, and
9

prioritizing the allocation of available production,
10

rehabilitation, preservation, financial, and service
11

resources.
12

(7) Vote on research questions and affordable housing
13

topics, which shall serve as a framework for meetings and
14

activities, and on definitions to ensure they are aligned
15

with State initiatives.
16

(8) Contribute to public engagement activities, as
17

necessary, in support of the Housing Task Force's mission.

18

(b) Task Force members who are housing experts shall be
19
limited to 2 terms of 4 years. A housing expert may serve a
20
third 4-year term following a break of at least 4 years.

21

(c) Task Force members who are housing experts shall:
22

(1) provide research, as needed, on topics to advance
23

affordable housing statewide;
24

(2) share and present expertise and research relevant
25

to discussions, as needed; and
26

(3) staff specialized workgroups, as needed.

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(Source: P.A. 99-564, eff. 7-15-16.)

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(310 ILCS 110/25 rep.)
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Section 10.
The Comprehensive Housing Planning Act is
4
amended by repealing Section 25.

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