2017 -- H 5159 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | |
OPPORTUNITY | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Lancia, Lima, Chippendale, Solomon, and Jacquard | |
Date Introduced: January 19, 2017 | |
Referred To: House Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 42-11.2-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-11.2 entitled |
2 | "Affordable Housing Opportunity" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 42-11.2-11. Tenant eligibility. |
4 | (a) In order to be eligible to reside in a unit assisted under this chapter, the tenant must be |
5 | a low-income family as defined in ยง 42-11.2-3. |
6 | (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a tenant is eligible to reside in a unit |
7 | assisted under this chapter if: |
8 | (1) The tenant was a low-income family at the time the tenant initially moved into the |
9 | unit assisted under this chapter; or |
10 | (2) The tenant resided in the unit assisted under this chapter at the time that the unit first |
11 | became assisted under this chapter. |
12 | (c) Persons who are registered, or are required to register, as sex offenders under the laws |
13 | of this state or any other jurisdiction shall not, whether permanently or temporarily, reside in |
14 | more than ten percent (10%) of the units in, or form more than ten percent (10%) of the |
15 | population of, any residential facility receiving state funding or assistance under the provisions of |
16 | this or any other chapter; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to hospitals, |
17 | nursing homes, long-term care facilities or psychiatric facilities. |
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1 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | |
OPPORTUNITY | |
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1 | This act would prevent registered sex offenders from forming more than ten percent |
2 | (10%) of the population of residential facilities receiving state funding or assistance, with certain |
3 | exceptions. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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