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SB 3813

HOME ILLINOIS PROGRAM

104th Regular Session Introduced by Mary Edly-Allen and 3 co-sponsors

Establishes the Home Illinois Program to fund homelessness prevention, housing, and related supports, with discretionary rules, cross-agency input, and a 30% accessibility funding

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Bill Summary · SB 3813

Summary: SB 3813 (104th Illinois General Assembly) — Home Illinois Program

Purpose and intent

  • Establishes and governs the Home Illinois Program within the Department of Human Services (DHS).
  • Primary aim: prevent and end homelessness in Illinois through a comprehensive set of services and supports, including prevention, emergency and transitional housing, rapid rehousing, outreach, and related services and capital investments.
  • Provides that program implementation, eligibility, and requirements may be set by rule, with coordination and consultation from other state agencies (Capital Development Board, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Illinois Housing Development Authority) in relation to capital-related projects. The consulting agencies would assist in evaluation, scoring, and administration of grants, but would not be primary grant administrators.

Key provisions and changes

  1. Program Creation and Scope

    • DHS shall establish the Home Illinois Program subject to appropriation.
    • Program elements may include:
      • Homeless prevention
      • Emergency and transitional housing
      • Rapid rehousing
      • Outreach
      • Capital investment
      • Related services and supports for individuals at risk or experiencing homelessness
    • DHS may set eligibility criteria and program requirements by rule.

  2. Interagency Collaboration

    • DHS may consult with:
      • Capital Development Board (CDB)
      • Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
      • Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA)
    • These agencies would play a consulting role focused on evaluation of applicants, scoring, and grant administration for capital-related projects.

  3. Funding and Match Requirements

    • Generally, service providers shall not be required to provide a matching funds requirement to receive funds from DHS for Emergency and Transitional Housing or Supportive Housing programs, unless otherwise required by state law or federal requirements.
    • DHS retains discretion to consider:
      • Ability of providers to leverage other funding sources
      • Overall fiscal solvency of providers
      • Providers’ reliance on state funds for service provision

  4. Accessibility/Disability Compliance Condition (new trigger)

    • For municipalities with a population of 500,000 or more that receive DHS grants for emergency and transitional housing:
      • If the municipality fails to achieve compliance with federal and state disability discrimination laws by July 1, 2027, DHS must allocate 30% of its emergency and transitional housing funds to activities that improve accessibility and achieve compliance with disability discrimination laws (federal and state).

Who would be affected

  • Primary: Service providers and organizations that operate or apply for funding under the Emergency and Transitional Housing Program and related Home Illinois Program activities.
  • Local governments/municipalities: Especially large municipalities (pop. 500,000+) that receive DHS emergency/transitional housing funding; these municipalities would be subject to the accessibility funding requirement if non-compliant with disability laws by the specified deadline.
  • State agencies: DHS leads the program; collaborating agencies (CDB, DCEO, IHDA) would assist in evaluation and administration for capital-related aspects.

Timeline and procedural aspects

  • Introduced: February 6, 2026.
  • Major trigger date: July 1, 2027, for assessing disability law compliance by large municipalities.
  • Rulemaking: DHS would establish program criteria and requirements by rule (subject to appropriation).
  • Committee/activity timeline: Rule 2-10 deadline and general legislative scheduling noted (as of 2026 filings), with standard committee and floor consideration paths.

Potential impact

  • Provides a framework to fund a spectrum of homelessness interventions under a single program.
  • Encourages capital investments and collaboration across state agencies for housing-related projects.
  • Introduces a measurable accessibility compliance lever for large municipalities receiving housing funds, potentially redirecting up to 30% of certain funds to accessibility improvements if compliance is not achieved by the 2027 deadline.
  • Maintains flexibility in funding (no mandatory matching funds), while prioritizing fiscal solvency and leveraging other funding sources.

Note: The bill reflects provisions from prior law (P.A. 103-8, eff. 6-7-23; 104-2, eff. 6-16-25) and introduces the disability-accessibility conditional allocation linked to large municipalities.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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