Raised Bill No. 5237 - Summary

• Repeals and replaces subsection (a) of section 8-37r of the general statutes, effective October 1, 2020.

• Establishes the Department of Housing as the lead agency for all matters relating to housing, with administrative oversight remaining within the Department of Economic and Community Development.

• Designates the Commissioner of Housing as the department head, appointed by the Governor, responsible for state-level housing policy, development, redevelopment, preservation, maintenance, and improvement of housing and neighborhoods.

• Assigns the Commissioner responsibility for developing strategies to encourage housing provision in the state, including housing for very low, low, and moderate income families.

• Characterized as a technical change to existing Department of Housing provisions.