House Sponsors: MEYER-FEIGENHOLTZ-KOSEL-CURRIE-TENHOUSE, MCGUIRE, REITZ AND MATHIAS. Senate Sponsors: DILLARD Short description: IHDA-ACCESSIBLE SPEC HOUSING Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Accessible Housing Demonstration Grant Program Act. Provides that the Illinois Housing Development Authority shall establish a demonstration grant program to provide grants to builders who build "spec homes" meeting certain accessibility standards for disabled persons. Creates the Task Force on Housing Accessibility which shall provide recommendations to builders regarding the types of accommodations needed in new housing stock for disabled persons including provisions on how to build homes that will retain their resale and aesthetic value. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the program shall be established subject to appropriation. Provides that the goal of the program shall be that at least 10% of all new spec homes within a development participating in the demonstration grant program meet the accessibility standards rather than that at least 10% of all new spec homes meet the accessibility standards. Provides that there shall be 7 rather than 5 members on the Task Force with the 2 additional members to be the executive vice president of the Illinois Association of Realtors or his or her designee and the executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Illinois or his or her designee. Provides that the architect on the Task Force must have expertise and experience in designing accessible housing for persons with disabilities. In provisions that the recommendations by the Task Force shall include but not be limited to provisions on how to build homes that will retain their resale and aesthetic value, removes the "shall include but not be limited to" provision. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0451 Last action date: 99-08-06 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status