2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 138f - State and Regional Housing Planning, Policy and Development
Section 8-385 - Housing Advisory Committee.

(a) There shall continue to be a Housing Advisory Committee which shall consist of thirteen members appointed as follows: An attorney employed by a legal services agency, a representative of the Connecticut Housing Coalition, a representative of the Connecticut Community Development Association, a representative of an environmental public interest group and a representative of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness, appointed by the Governor; a representative of the Connecticut chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials and a representative of a Connecticut Banking Trade Association, appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; a resident of public housing, appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; a representative of the Home Builders Association of Connecticut, appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; a representative of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities and a representative of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns, appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; a representative of the Connecticut chapter of the American Planning Association, appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives and a representative of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. One of the members appointed by the Governor shall be designated by the Governor to serve as chairperson. The members of the committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. Upon the resignation of any member, the appointing authority shall appoint a successor. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall serve as an ex-officio member of the committee.

(b) The Housing Advisory Committee shall: (1) Advise the General Assembly, the Governor, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority on matters relating to housing programs and policies; (2) provide legislative recommendations relating to housing matters to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and the General Assembly; (3) monitor the housing-related activities of the regional planning agencies under chapter 127; and (4) promote coordination on housing matters among state agencies.

(P.A. 87-550, S. 3, 10; P.A. 89-126, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 5; P.A. 94-138, S. 1; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-68, S. 4; 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)

History: P.A. 89-126 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize an additional at-large member of the committee to be appointed by the governor, to provide that one member appointed by the governor be designated by the governor as chairperson and to require the commissioner of housing to serve as an ex-officio member of the committee; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12 amended Subsec. (b) to require the central housing committee to submit comments on the housing needs to the commissioner of housing rather than the Blue Ribbon Commission on Housing; P.A. 94-138 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing membership to thirteen and replacing requirement that members represent a fair cross section of the state with appointments from specific organizations and added Subsec. (b)(5) authorizing the committee to promote coordination on housing matters among state agencies; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 96-68 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing Central Housing Committee with the Housing Advisory Committee and removing chairmen of regional housing councils from membership and amended Subsec. (b) by authorizing the committee to advise the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and by deleting Subdiv. (4) re housing needs assessments and renumbering the remaining Subdiv.