HB539 SD1

Report Title:

Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawaii

 

Description:

Allows the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii to establish permanent resident advisory board or boards comprised of residents who are directly assisted by the corporation under the federal public housing and section 8 tenant-based assistance programs. (SD1)

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	539
TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF HAWAII.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to comply with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998, P.L. 105-276, 112 Stat. 2461, by establishing resident advisory boards in federal public housing projects. The resident advisory boards will be responsible for assisting and making recommendations to the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii regarding the development of the public housing agency plan and any significant amendments or modifications to it.

SECTION 2. Chapter 201G, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding two new sections to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§201G- Resident advisory boards; establishment. (a) The corporation may establish a resident advisory board or boards, which shall be comprised of federal public housing residents or section 8 tenant-based housing assistance recipients, to assist and make recommendations to the corporation regarding the development of the public housing agency plan and any significant amendments or modifications to it. The members of the resident advisory board or boards shall adequately reflect and represent residents of federal public housing projects and recipients of section 8 tenant-based assistance administered by the corporation.

(b) The members of the resident advisory board shall not be compensated for their services but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred while engaged in business for the resident advisory board.

(c) The corporation may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 with respect to the establishment of the resident advisory board or boards including, but not limited to, rules concerning the composition, eligibility, selection, and term of members. This section shall not apply if it conflicts with any federal law.

§201G- Resident advisory board nomination of resident board member. In the event of a vacancy for the resident member seat on the corporation board, the resident advisory board shall compile a list of five individuals for the governor’s consideration for appointment to the board; provided the nominees to the board shall be:

(1) Participants who are directly assisted by the corporation under the federal public housing or section 8 tenant-based programs and who need not be members of the resident advisory board;

(2) At least eighteen years of age; and

(3) Authorized members of the assisted household."

SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.