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Committee takes testimony on funding for immigrant and refugee home‑buyer counseling
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Summary
Senate File 2579 would appropriate funds to expand CAPI’s homeownership education and counseling programs serving immigrants and refugees; testimony described past outcomes and requested $400,000 to expand capacity. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion.
Senate File 2579, presented remotely by its sponsor, would appropriate funds to support CAPI’s homeownership education and financial counseling programs for immigrants and refugee families.
Senator Pah, presenting the bill remotely, said the program helps new Americans access the tools needed to pursue homeownership. Patricia Aguilar, economic empowerment director at CAPI, testified that CAPI served 674 low‑income individuals through homebuyer education, provided counseling to 249 low‑income households and that 41 families had achieved homeownership through the program. Aguilar asked for $400,000 in funding to expand capacity so more participants could receive individualized coaching, credit improvement assistance, and connections to down‑payment assistance and mortgage lenders.
Committee members asked no substantive questions about the program after testimony. Senator Pah closed by asking for the committee’s support. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion; no appropriation was finalized during the hearing.
