Bill > H1362

This bill aims to secure housing for individuals who were previously incarcerated. Key provisions include: 1. Establishing a "reentry and formerly incarcerated persons program" within the Department of Housing and Community Development to help incarcerated individuals understand their housing options before and after release, find short-term and permanent housing, and receive financial support like housing vouchers. 2. Requiring the Department to review the implementation and expenditure of funds for affordable housing programs to ensure they are effectively serving formerly incarcerated individuals and making improvements based on their feedback. 3. Mandating that various state housing agencies and authorities prioritize and provide preferences for housing projects that serve incarcerated individuals about to be released and formerly incarcerated persons. 4. Directing the state to allocate low-income housing tax credits with a priority for reentry housing opportunities for this population. 5. Expanding eligibility for public housing to include persons released from correctional facilities within the last 2 years. The overall goal is to improve housing access and stability for individuals transitioning from incarceration back into their communities.