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Introduced Session

This bill requires preliminary approval by a municipality as a condition for the Department of Human Services (department) to be able to issue a license to operate a community group home. The bill defines the term "community group home" to mean a living arrangement that is operated in a residence or residences leased or owned by a licensee, which provides the opportunity for individuals with developmental disabilities, or drug or alcohol addiction, to live together in a home, sharing in chores and the overall management of the residence, and in which staff provides treatment or specialized services needed to assist the residents to live in a community setting, and supervision, training, or assistance in a variety of forms and intensity as required to assist the residents as they move toward independence. Specifically, the bill requires an applicant who seeks a license from the department to operate a community group home to first obtain a certificate of preliminary approval from the appropriate municipal officials in the municipality in which the community group home is located. The bill requires the preliminary approval to consist of a letter or affidavit from the appropriate municipal officials that the proposed community group home conforms to all applicable municipal ordinances and regulations adopted prior to the date of the request for preliminary approval, including but not limited to, zoning and land use ordinances and regulations. The bill further requires that the department not approve an application for a provisional license, or thereafter, a permanent license, to operate a community group home if the applicant fails to provide this certificate of preliminary approval to the department with the license application.

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Bob Auth (R)*,  Chris DePhillips (R)*,  John Azzariti (R), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Community Development and Women's Affairs Committee (on 06/12/2025)

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