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Sponsor says new program would be separate from State Housing Trust Fund
Summary
Representative Barry asked whether the proposed program would make the State Housing Trust Fund more effective; the sponsor said House Bill 689 would create a separate program targeting people who do not qualify for other assistance.
Representative Barry asked whether the bill would address past issues with the State Housing Trust Fund and help move money more quickly to need. The sponsor responded that the bill "actually just creates a whole another a whole another program" and emphasized it would be separate from the Housing Trust Fund and focused on people who otherwise do not meet existing program qualifications.
Committee members were told the new program is intended to broaden options, not to replace or directly reform the Trust Fund. Additional questions about administrative capacity and the quickest routes to deliver funds were referred to Appropriations and DCA implementation discussions.
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