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Council committee advances critical worker home‑buying assistance program with amendments
Summary
Prince George’s County Council’s Committee of the Whole voted 9–0 Oct. 21, 2025, to recommend CB 99, which would create a Critical Worker Housing Assistance Program offering 0% interest or interest‑deferred loans to eligible teachers, public‑safety workers and other designated critical workers.
Prince George’s County Council’s Committee of the Whole voted 9–0 on Oct. 21, 2025, to recommend CB 99, a bill to create a Critical Worker Housing Assistance Program in the Housing Investment Trust Fund to help teachers and public‑safety workers purchase homes in the communities they serve.
Why it matters: The bill would establish a county program to provide home‑buying assistance in the form of 0% interest or interest‑deferred loans, aiming to support recruitment and retention for hard‑to‑fill county positions and increase the ability of critical workers to live locally.
What the bill would do: According to staff, CB 99 would add a new program to the Housing Investment Trust Fund administered by the director of the Department of Housing and Community Development. The program’s assistance would be available to eligible critical workers and would include terms and criteria for eligibility, application approval, and administration by DHCD.
Amendments adopted in committee: The committee approved an amendment that: - Explicitly adds a nurse employed full…
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