Sec. 8-37zz. State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Advisory Committee.
Sec. 8-37zz. State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Advisory Committee. (a)
There is established a State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Advisory Committee. The
committee shall consist of the following members:
(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, who may be a
member of the General Assembly;
(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who may be a member
of the General Assembly;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall
represent a housing authority with one hundred or more but less than two hundred fifty
units of eligible housing and be appointed from a list submitted by the Connecticut
Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall represent a housing
authority with fewer than one hundred units of eligible housing and be appointed from
a list submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Housing and
Redevelopment Officials;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who
shall represent a housing authority with two hundred fifty or more units of eligible
housing and be appointed from a list submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall represent a housing authority with fewer than one hundred units of eligible housing and be appointed
from a list submitted by the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Housing
and Redevelopment Officials;
(7) Four appointed by the Governor;
(8) The State Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee; and
(9) The State Comptroller, or the Comptroller's designee.
(b) The committee shall meet at least quarterly and shall advise the Commissioner
of Economic and Community Development and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority on the administration, management, procedures and objectives of the financial
assistance provided pursuant to section 8-37yy, including, but not limited to, the establishment of criteria, priorities and procedures for such financial assistance and the adoption of regulations pursuant to section 8-37yy.
(c) The chairperson and vice-chairperson of the committee shall be selected by the
committee from among its members. The chairperson, or the vice-chairperson in the
absence of the chairperson, may establish subcommittees and working groups of the
members as needed and designate a chairperson of each such subcommittee.
(d) The initial term of the members appointed to the committee pursuant to subdivisions (1) to (7), inclusive, of subsection (a) of this section shall be staggered by lottery
conducted by the committee. After the initial term, the terms of all members shall be
three years. Members may be reappointed for an unlimited number of terms.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 105; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 3.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 made technical changes and amended
Subsec. (b) to require committee to advise on the adoption of regulations, effective October 6, 2007.