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HI SB114
Bill
Status
3/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Stanley Chang
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AI Summary
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Establishes a teacher home assistance program administered by the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to provide housing vouchers to full-time Department of Education teachers, including public charter school teachers, at hard-to-fill schools whose household income does not exceed 80% of area median income
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Housing vouchers of up to $500 per month are provided on a first-come, first-served basis and may be used for rent, mortgage payments on primary residence, or down payment on residential real property
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Vouchers are renewable for one additional year with proof of continued employment, and recipients must maintain employment at a hard-to-fill school and reside in Hawaii
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Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation shall develop application procedures and work with the Department of Education and State Public Charter School Commission to verify teacher eligibility
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Appropriates unspecified funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to provide housing vouchers through the program, effective July 1, 2052
Legislative Description
Relating To Teacher Housing.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
3/22/2019