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This bill, known as the "Protecting Disabled Citizen Choice in Residential Access Act," aims to ensure that individuals with disabilities are integrated into their communities and can access the benefits of living in single-family residential settings. It defines a "Supervised Living Services home" as a dwelling for four or fewer unrelated individuals with disabilities, certified by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health, and clarifies that "disability" refers to a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as having one, excluding current illegal drug use. The act prohibits counties and municipalities from using zoning ordinances to prevent disabled individuals from residing in single-family areas or from excluding them from the benefits of such surroundings. It also specifies that individuals must be evaluated and deemed suitable for supervised living by the Mississippi Department of Mental Health before placement, and certain individuals, such as those in community corrections programs, on parole for felonies, or in state mental institutions due to criminal responsibility findings, are ineligible. Furthermore, supervised living homes must be certified by the Department of Mental Health, and local zoning laws cannot prohibit these homes in areas zoned for single-family dwellings, nor can they impose regulations on them that are not applied to other single-family homes in the same zone, with the exception of non-discriminatory building codes and other general regulations. The bill also amends existing law to ensure that these provisions regarding supervised living services homes are considered when local authorities regulate land use.

Housing and Urban Affairs

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