Bill Summary: SB 142

• Establishes a housing authority resident quality of life improvement grant program administered by the Department of Housing to fund improvements to residential buildings recommended by resident advisory boards.

• Caps grants at $250,000 in aggregate per fiscal year, with the Commissioner of Housing beginning to accept applications no later than October 1, 2024.

• Creates a task force to study the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program and its implementation in Connecticut, including evaluation of disparate impacts on at-risk children, youth, and families.

• Task force membership includes joint standing committee chairs/ranking members, House speaker appointee, Senate president pro tempore appointee, House/Senate majority leader appointees, and two Senate/House minority leader appointees.

• Task force must submit findings and recommendations to the joint standing housing committee and Connecticut's congressional delegation by January 16, 2025, with the task force terminating on that date or upon report submission, whichever is later.