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1539 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the hawaii public housing authority's administration of the housing choice voucher program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to provide fair opportunities for people on the waiting list to receive housing choice voucher program vouchers.
SECTION 2. Chapter 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to include a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§356D- Housing choice voucher program administration. Any housing choice voucher program voucher issued by the authority shall be surrendered to the authority when the last original member of the household that received the voucher vacates the housing unit for which the voucher was issued; provided that if the original parents in a household that received a voucher are survived by a minor or minors who were added to the household after the voucher was issued, the household may retain the voucher until the last surviving minor added to the household pursuant to this section reaches the age of twenty-one."
SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Hawaii Public Housing Authority; Housing Choice Voucher Program
Description:
Requires surrender of housing voucher upon vacancy of unit by last original household member. Allows surviving minor to retain voucher until age 21.
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