PLEASE NOTE: Legislative Information cannot perform research, provide legal advice, or interpret Maine law. For legal assistance, please contact a qualified attorney.
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 7th line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "The" and inserting the following: 'A program participant shall accept a Section 8 voucher when it becomes available. Beginning July 1, 2018, the'
Amend the bill in section 1 in the indented paragraph in the 8th line (page 1, line 11 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "the housing" and inserting the following: 'a housing'
Amend the bill by inserting after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Implementation. The Department of Health and Human Services shall ensure that a person participating in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program does not lose assistance under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, section 3011 as a result of the department requiring the person to contribute toward rent the same amount that is required of a participant in a housing voucher program administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8.
Sec. 3. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
 
Bridging Rental Assistance Program Z205
 
Initiative: Provides funding to allow a participant in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program to contribute the same amount toward rent that is required of a participant in a housing voucher program administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8.

GENERAL FUND	2017-18	2018-19	
All Other	$0	$1,542,416	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,542,416	
 
’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment, which is the majority report of the committee, requires that participants in the Bridging Rental Assistance Program accept a Section 8 voucher when it becomes available. The amendment provides a start date of July 1, 2018 for the requirement in the bill that the Department of Health and Human Services require a program participant to contribute the same amount toward rent that is required of a participant in a housing voucher program administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the United States Housing Act of 1937, Public Law 75-412, 50 Stat. 888, Section 8. It directs the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that no program participants lose assistance during the transition to the new contribution amount. It also adds an appropriations and allocations section.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached)