HB4955 Summary

• Appropriates $86,768,600 to the Department of Human Services for family and community services, including homeless prevention ($1,000,000), homeless youth services ($5,598,100), supportive housing services ($23,122,000), mental health housing ($15,915,800), and developmental disabilities/mental health programs ($34,450,000)

• Appropriates $223,200,000 to the Department of Revenue for housing programs including $65,000,000 for Illinois Affordable Housing Act grants and loans, $40,000,000 for Illinois HOME Investment Partnerships Program, $19,500,000 for foreclosure prevention, $15,000,000 for abandoned property relief, and $75,000,000 for rental housing support

• Provides funding from multiple sources including General Revenue Fund, Illinois Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Health and Human Services Medicaid Trust Fund, Federal HOME Investment Trust Fund, and Foreclosure Prevention Program Fund

• Appropriations valid for costs incurred July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016

• Takes effect upon becoming law