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Introduced
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
In Committee
01/22/2025
01/22/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), entitled "An act to promote public health, safety, morals, and welfare by declaring the necessity of creating public bodies, corporate and politic, to be known as housing authorities to engage in slum clearance, and to undertake projects, to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income; providing for the organization of such housing authorities; defining their powers and duties; providing for the exercise of such powers, including the acquisition of property by purchase, gift or eminent domain, the renting and selling of property, and including borrowing money, issuing bonds, and other obligations, and giving security therefor; prescribing the remedies of obligees of housing authorities; authorizing housing authorities to enter into agreements, including agreements with the United States, the Commonwealth, and political subdivisions and municipalities thereof; defining the application of zoning, sanitary, and building laws and regulations to projects built or maintained by such housing authorities; exempting the property and securities of such housing authorities from taxation; and imposing duties and conferring powers upon the State Planning Board, and certain other State officers and departments," providing for training requirement for members of authority.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Housing Authorities Law to establish a mandatory training program for members of housing authorities, administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development. The training program requires new and existing housing authority members to complete an 8-hour comprehensive training within 180 days of appointment or the bill's effective date, covering critical topics such as fair housing, fiscal management, board governance, building code compliance, crime prevention, ethics, open meetings, and the Right-to-Know Law. Members who do not complete the training may be removed from their position. The training will be provided at no cost to authorities or members, and the department can partner with third-party entities to develop and deliver the program. Authorities are also permitted to offer additional training at their own expense. The overall goal is to ensure housing authority members are well-informed, ethical, and effectively prepared to serve their communities. The bill will take effect 180 days after its passage.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Referred to URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING (on 01/22/2025)
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