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FL S1150

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2021

Primary Sponsor

Gayle Harrell

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Low-Income Home Accessibility Program within the Florida Housing Finance Corporation to help low-income individuals with disabilities receive home accessibility services that improve health and safety and reduce premature entry into long-term institutional care

  • Limits eligibility to individuals with disabilities whose income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty level and who reside in private dwellings such as single-family homes, manufactured homes, townhouses, or apartments

  • Authorizes funds for accessibility repairs (wheelchair ramps, handrails, electrical repairs, roof/wall/floor repairs), assistive devices (walkers, shower chairs, wheelchairs), direct service staff wages, and transition assistance from institutional care settings

  • Distributes funds through centers for independent living using a formula that assigns each county a base amount of at least $3,000 plus an additional share based on the county's proportion of the state's poverty population, with administrative expenses capped at 10% of total grant funds

  • Requires appropriated funds to be deposited in the State Housing Trust Fund, with uncontracted or unexpended funds at year-end returned to the fund and reallocated in the following contract cycle; effective date of July 1, 2021

Legislative Description

Low-Income Home Accessibility Program

Last Action

Died in Community Affairs

4/30/2021

Committee Referrals

Community Affairs2/18/2021

Full Bill Text

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